SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

rTr ~W w . mpR J This Evening, 11.9 HIGH WATER j To . raorrow Morning, 11.33 SUNSET.—This Evening. 7.0 SUNRISE.—To-morrow Mornin?. -1.10 MOON'S AGE.—Last Quarter, 3rd,<2.35 a.m.

ARRIVAL.

to-day. Oretl, c.s , Campholl, fivm Napier lota, p.".: Johnson from Wrnnja-e I WalworK. nohoo-or, Basholt. front Aitntalti Ventij, ketch, Wt'i.i, trout Oiiotilti. Julia Prco, rchfOO'L-r, '.'licma.ta, from Thames

INW»HD3 OoASlwisir.—Sllen, fr m "Wade, wltn 21 bags Bum, It) bas. Cum elu-t, 100 po»tp; Kami, from Pot Charles, with 50 000 ft lors. .Tnila I'rjO). from Tti.nnes in bivlajt; Ghost, from Coromanlo', -Hitlt 2J,000t0 timber.

OU'wards OoAS'wsr.—'Glen, for Wide" Mercury for "atrtiu; Coralle, for AVoltiaßßi; Julia Vrs co f r Hn-reel'.

The departure nf the Hannah Mokau for Gip. homo is Hill farther postponed uttttl to-mo -row.

The ketch-Vomw srrivol from opotlki ann To Kaha this moru<nt.', with 162 Baoks main), 32 pigs, i,ni 2 bag. wo.i.

Tho brlsanlino Ryno entered out for Sn wsirow at .he Customs to cay.

Mr I>. (Jouk dooirod tho brigan'ine Maria \ irglna this morning for a Keno _t overhaul

Tao p.s. Oroli arrived from Napier and <?ls bjrno early thla morning, re,-, so: gors-Mosars otewnri "and Rlley,

Tho schooner Throe Chfo-s (it Whangarei) from Suva, Fiji, entered Inward" at the Cus toms today, .he ar.ived at Whsnfcarel In bal'ost.

The s.". To.io, from Whnnwroi this tnevnlog, brongnt 35 Bvtts fur,RU', 210 eaoks gum, 15 ba^s wool. Bhid- p, 20 bjxes. c;«. 60 hunonesbananas 80 ke*s hntior. ..Lopt^'ia MiKwizlO of the rohooier Tai-os ulcers was _ passt-ugir.

UNKNOWN.

.Moping In i.ort to-day was very dill _ Ihn following vessels are no* In the harbour:-At the Queen-street Wharf: LHiding and diocna'-c ---mg: ship. Margmt Galbtaith: baiques. lech Urr, Loch lt'iec t, Storomnndol and Mary - vans; Oretl, s.c, for .iaborno tola . vening ; Hinnah Mokau aud Argyle under r.palr; ivtodora, sohooner, for Awannl (early), and Qieen, nohooner. (i.ehartting. Hallway Wimrf: Nfagira brig;forNeno»Bfle; barques Ashatora, and Lalrr., luadlng for Lnneiou; biijjantlnea Kyno and Magellan Cloud, discharging; BChocnfra Wejcoaia and-M»ry KHon, _ieo___ Ins-; Loulo. new sehnoc.or. In Inlldeis'hands. Iv deck: May.a Virginia, brigantine, for general ove h*.'. windbound: L'eimione, •""■o. for London: Pear), ketch, for .jdney; Griffln. tchoooer. fur Rusto.l. To berth: Golden Isle, schooner, from Suva.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

DEPARTURES.

Macga-gor. T.i„ McArtnui-,) or Waltara

The s.s. Mao.rogor left at 1 p m. yesterday for Waltara w.th Mr Jobnst n ami three na-.lvojts a .eig-rs. and tbo ollowlngoarsp —111oisoskoroaane SI bjxos soap, 30 bigs salt, 425 bsga and smoKs fliur. 33 boxen or.ndles. 77 boxes and J-ohests 10a, 51 mat. a. d minnlea , FpfraivltU cattss and paoa.aj?ea of suutliy mer ... chandls?.

. ihe p.s, Rowor.a should arrive from Wanga nnl tom,r.o* morning. She is aunjnncdd 10 p.ocoid tjHoSlftng.ou Tneslay.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Whanoahoa, this day. The Cygnet arrived yesterday morning. Iho barquo East Lothian wiU go to sea with the first favourable winds. I The Result (barque) for Auckland is wind bound. -

Tauba!. oa, this day. Arrived : Glonelg, from An<_l»nd. 0 40 a.m.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star Office, Friday. MR ALFRED BUCKLAND. WEEKLY REPORT. , At the Haymarket on Friday, November 21th, fodder was in lesa quantity thau usual, and sold freely at from 3s to Gs tho cwt; linseed, 3d the lb. Horso stook wero yarded infullnum-

bers, and although at lower values than a month since, wero nearly all quitted at satis -1 factory prices. Heavy draught, from £30 to £35 ; medium draught £23 to £2G; light harness and .air lidlftg sk-ok, £S Co £20 ; poor un-i agea Bto„t from £1 each At tha wool salt- oa Tuea • day thero vras a num-irous attendance, and between -103 and 500 b-iles sold at steady values throughout. 'Ihe prlc. s -uling at flrstsate wore fairly sustn-i-ert. At ilu regular Papikura market unAVafluesedaj l-.ss therj wss the u*u*l muster cf stock, wth a fait- attendance of buyer?, aud prices, pmicnlirlv for g.own cattle, were higher thau hivo lately to;n obtained.

MESISRS nUKTZR ANO NOL IN _ WftBKLV BSPORT. Horses: Thos'ipply has beon very large. At tho Durham yards, on Friday. the yards were completely crammed with every description, but bidding was not so brisk as usual. Of tho

Gisborne lot thoso- quitted wero at prices satis factory to the owner, but somo did not reach tho reserve, and wore passed in. Wool Skins and Hides: We hcid tho usual weekly salo on Tuesday, and thero was no alteration except aslight advance in the price of hide 3. Cattle : At tho Newman et yards, on Tuesday, the usual number of dairy and store stock were br_ugnt forward, ana nn adequate number of lat beasts wer, peon-id; da ry. o m wero Bl gi t'y

.owerihsn me previoua weok. *ndcon.eqaenl on the want of rain, Btorea sail-red a de-cltce. Beof at last week, valuo. Sheep: Over an avurago nnmbsr were penned on 'luesdar.Bnd for good fat wethors last wee's.. prices vere Riven. Lamba were In full number and fair demand, Pss were in good detna-d especially lor dairy tr.a parkers. _, ME3-BS B4KKI AND OJ.'d WREIiLY BEPOHT. Our market at Parawai, on Thursday, was not so fully supplied with beef cattle as usual, hut owing to the day being a general holiday, the attendance of buyers was al3o limited. Cattle imperfectiyfatted w'oro dull of sale, and did not average more than 20s per lOOlbs., hut for plump, choice quality steers, a better demand was shown, and for such 23s to 2is was given. Sheep wero in limited numbers. Shorn wethers brought lis 9d to 15s 3d each; ewes, 12s 3d to 13s 2d, or _ldond 2Jd respectively. Lambs were in largo Bupply and good request. All yartlel wore good, and prices ranged from lis Gd to 15s 9d each.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS.

" Wholesale. Retail. r-: s. d. B.d. s. tl. s.d. :W Butter, fs.lb o 0-0 8 Butter, fa, lb o 0-ti 10 . .y, '- ~Cheese (local) 0 7-0 0 Cheese (col.) I 0-0 0 •:.' _". ■"-.'• Do., Cant. 0 B—o 91 Egg3,doz._ 1 6-0 0 " * Eggs, doz. 13-0 0 Milk, quart 0 4-0 0 ■■■■■■''. . 'Lard, lb (tins) 0 7-0 8 Lard, lb _ 0 o—O 0 ■.'•-'"' BaconandHams, Fowls,each 2 6—3 0 Provincial 0 6-0 "8 Ducks, each 2 6—3 0 ■> Canterbury Hams Geese, oaoh 5 o—7 0 ,- . ond .Bacon (in Turkeys _ 5 o—7 0 oloth) .. 0 8-0 8} Bacon, lb _ 0 8-0 10 - W .:..- . Hams, lb ..10-10 i. Bread, ii to 4}d per 21b loaf O -3.4m5, per case, a doz, 3Ja fid to 37s 61 • BOTCHER 8 A_5AT| i" _ - ' Retail. -; lb. lb -"Roasting Boef _,; •■■_ _ . _ 0 sto 7 0 Boiling Beef .. _ _ ..04-0 -' iMtitton, hind-quarter.. .. ,64 —00 U „ fore-quarter _ _ _ 021— 0 0 # Lamb, fore-quarter 1_ ■- ■ , „ _. „ •? „ hind-quarter j.. - -40-50 " Pork and Veal .. .. _ ..06 —07 Steaks .. .. .. _ -06 — 08 . Chops and Sausages .. -.. ..05 —06 Tallow best (wholesale)— Mutton, 31b mixed, Esb to 30a. Floor Market. '--"' litHii . Wholesale. „■ ' _ s. d. Superfine Flour, Bilkdrossea, perton- 13 10 fl __ieFiour,ditto,household _ ... 12 10 0 Adelaide, pc? ton _ _ _~ (none) Oamaru, per ton :■'.'.-. .. _ _ 11 0 0 Dunedin, per ton ~ _ .. .. 11 n 0 Canterbury, per ton .. _ .. _ 11 0 0 Bran per ton (Backs Included) '.. £6 610 0 Sharps, por ton - ... _. _ _ till 0 Cabin Bread _ -■'■_, „, _ _ 18 0 0 - . Oatmeal ■',-_, _, .. 17 0 0 Pearl Barley _ _ _ _ £20 21 0 0 Hay and Corn Market. Wholesalo. s. d. c. d _b. _b Malza (Byd.) none Hay me'dow ;. „ (Fi,in.| 5 6-(l 0 ton pressed 4 10-5 0 ■;■-•'- ' „ (Coast) 5 0-5 S Lucerne, do 6 o—6 10 ' • Oats .. ..3 6-3 9 Straw (load) 0 18-110 Wheat (fowl) 4 J—l 6 Chaff .. „ 3 10-0 0 ■ :."■•"'' Hay (oaten) 5 o—s 10 V Canterbury nnd Oamaru potatoes (sacks 1 Included), £8 Ms to £7. Oaten chaff, £8 Retail. 8. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Maize.bushel 5 (1-6 0-1 Oat'nhayowt6 o—7 0 , Oats, ditto ..3 9-1 0 Straw, ditto 3 o—l 0 ."■-- i Bran, lOOlbs.. -7 61 Chaff,ditto " - Wheat (fowl) 4 9-5 ft fee.vce) '' 6 0-7 0 - Hay. owt. ..6 0-7 01 Potatoes', £7 to £7 10- Lncerne, cwt.7 6-S 0 ■ Woolpaoks in quantity, 3s 3d to 3s 6d each '■'-... oorn sacks, 8a to 9a 65 per dozen. Fencing wire . Nos. 6,7 and 8. assorted, £1610s to £17 per ton Coal adtd Firewood Market. : Coal.—Nowcastle, cargo 58s per ton; yard 32s ■ to 355, Bay of Islands, at yarela, 265; "ditto at tbe iu:n_. 13.; screened, 28s; shlpß side, 253 6d. Taupiri, at mines, 10s to 12s; at iare* 18s to 21s'. delivered,26s to 295. Whauwhau, at mine 8s Gd! yard (Btoam), 17s; household,22B; ' B_tmo f-ousehold), 255, delivered; steam. 20s. Firewood.—Uncut, at wharf (cargo), 5s to 10a per ton; dehverod, 13s to lis6l; cut, 16b to "' Kauri Gum and flax Market. Gum is quiet. The following are the latest , ouolatlonßt-Good ordinary Kaipara and Whan ' garel at £10 to £11; Kast Coast, £52 to £51. lie ceipts for November, 100 tons. < , Flax.—Finest quaUty en— £2o per ton tow _ „ _ -7 — 9 Fu_auß - _■:■ - - 3Jd. per lb Boildino Materials Timber.—Boards and Scantling. 100 ft. best, 1K 3 - second class, 10b ; best, planed, tontmed and grooved, first-class, 17s; medium. ITS-second ditto. 12) 6d. Mills: Cargo, best, 12s; seonnd-olasß, 7a 6d; Baulk, 8s 6d. Kew Zealand Palings, sft (sap i, 10s; sft (hear!). " 12a •Mt Ms! Tl-tree Rails, £310s per 100; Purii i Posts. £0 108; Shingles. 16s Gd per 1,000; nobart ' Town Paling. 6ft, 17s; 6ft. 19s; Hobart Town '^A^Vau^sPl.OM; Town Yards. ! fil: delivered, £310s. Drain pipes at works, per ; 100, (6 Inches bore), 10a; lnohes, 14s j 3 inches^: 2lnches, £210s per 1,000; socket glazed pipes, 19 , - Inches 2s6d per foot; 15 nohes, 2s per foot; 12 , laohes, la 6d per foot; 9 inches, l 8 pec foo.; 0 " Inches, 6d per foot; 4 inches 4d per f oat. .

Mail Notice.

i'_ras wiu Ciicnn as Undsr.—

This Day.

(Tor Whangarei Heads, Parua. Waipu, Whan garel, K.vmo. T&ngthna. and Mangapai, per Argyle, at 4 p.m.. For «uv_. per Australian, at 4 cm. For Tairua, por Memory, at 4 p.m. Kor Thames, por Rottmabana, at 4,80 p.m. For Thames, par Enterprise at 6.30 p.m.

Saturday, 2nd December. ' For "Waiwera. Mahurangi, Maiakan*. Manga ««', et:., per Ituuo Oravy, at 10 a.m. For Watorford and Taumnxa, via Tln'meF, par Rotouiahunn, at 1 30 p.m For Thames, por Rotomahana, at 5 p.m. Monday, 4th December. For Waltara, _o. per Macgre.or, at 8 n.m. For Coromamlel, por Coroiimndol, at 1.30 p.m. i For Westpott, per Omapere at 3 p.m. For Whltiauga and Upper Mill, per Dourlbp, at 3 p.m. For Tauranga, Ohinemutu, and Opotlkl, per Wellington, at 4 pm. For Rusaoll, Kawakawa, Wangaroa. and Motigonnl. and Friendly Islands, from Wa nga- ot, por Glonelg, at 4.30 p.m. Tuesday, sth Dcooinbor. For Taranaki and Southern ports, por Wanaka, at 1 p.m. For Sandwtoh Islands, United States ol America, Canada, British Columbia. Central and South Amorloa, and Brltiah and Foreign Weal Indies, atl p.m. For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 1 p.m. For monoy orders, registered letters, and Newspapers at 11.30 a.m. Late letters bearing an extra foe of sixpence. In addition to the postage, will be received by tho MaU Agont on board tho steamer up to ; the time of sailing. I This mall will bo duo In London, on Mon day, January 15_>, 1383. •

N.B.—ln fill uro, additional mails forofllces on tho Wairoa, Kaipara, botween llelonsvillo nnd Dargavillo, will bo closed at this ollleo ovory Friday, ut 3.30 p.m.: return mails will bo re ceived every Monday, at 7.30 p.m. A Money Order and Savings Bank Office is now open at Whitiangl (Mercury Buy).

St B. DISS, Chief Postmaster, Chief Foat-offloe, Auokland,

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

December 1, 1882.

Abbott's Opera House—Juvenile Opera-BoulTo and Pantomime Company, 8 p.m. .

. t. J .una.. Hall-St. Matthew. Entertain ment, 73J p.m. St. MarkV, Remuera—o gan Reolts', 7 15p.f. South British Bindings—Auok'aid Balldetb' Association, special meeting, 7 3d p.m.

Working Men's Club—Meeting el Trade Dc legates, 7 30 p.m.

Tattersall's Clob-Ainial General Moetln., 9 p.m.

Thblle Hotel— Annntl Meetltgof Auckland Coursing Club, 7.30 p.m. Temperaioe Ball-Address by Mr Garrard, 7.30 p.m.

Birth.

DUNN.-At the Manse, Pake I'oho, on Tuotday, the 28th Notombcr. mo wife of iho Kov. T, Wir. Dunn otason.

Marriage.

BTID-SUE )LEY.-On Novomber 3), 1832, at tho reatdenoa uf the tuile, Ponsonby, Auok land, b; tbo Bnv. D. W. Hunolman, Mr Pete. Beld, late of Guildford; Surrey. Kngland, lo Jesite. re.lot ot the Into *. Smedley. Ksq.. of Wcodlands. Illawarra. N..W. — Australian and Boaie papers please oopy.

Death.

NEAL._.-At Ouohunga. on 30th November, John Neales, aged 78 yoor-. The funer-l will le^vo his late residence, Salwyt-streat, at 4.50 o.m. to morrow. Friends ore respectfully Invito! to attend. RonBRTSON -On November 27eh, at -hi Pro vlno'al Hospl»a', Robatt. thlid son ot the late Mr. Jcituea Kobo'taon. MauKi.ro RIX.—On the 30th November, nt Symondß »>.raot *nokland. JonettoMarj.infiintdaugh ter of John at.d Re,BO Hix, aged 4 months.

Answers to Correspondents.

W. & 0.. Wellington.—The advertised fares to tho Thames from Auckland by Enterprise No. 2, Duke of Edinburgh, and other boats, during 1809, were 6s saloon, and 4a foro-cabln.

The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, The Morning News and The Echo.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1882.

For the causa that lucks assistance, For the wrong that need. rasUtisci I_r the future in the distance. And tha good that we can do.

Wben Sydney Taiwhanga took a street preacher's stand in London, and harangued a crowd of roughs on their " igerauce " of the blessings of Christianity, one Bill Sykcs in the assemblage wanted to know whether the free and enlightened citizens of the great metropolis were going to stand a Maori coming thirteen thousand miles to teach them. Theincpressible d_rk-skinned missionary, however, retorted that it was the more shame to thorn that they were so heedless and inappreciativc of the bless ings around them, He knew better than that, if he was a Maori. Applying this little incident to a less spiritual and more spirituous subject, we have, in the io port of tbe judges at the Birdeaux .Wive Kxhibition, aa instance of missionary eflb't coming from a far country to convert the j scoffers of the Home lanel. Tbe best con sumeis and admirers of Australian wine have boa foreigners; who wero only too familiar with the ordinary wines of th; Continent. As for the native Australian, logwoodand chemical decoc tions, sold at high prices, have figured on his table, because fashionable, while the more wholesome home-manufactured fruit of the vineyatd bas been very highly re commended for foreign consumption only. There never was the slightest doubt of the reLtive merits of fir t class Australian wine and the im ported stuff sold under that des'gnntion, but the wretched spirit of affectation has prevailed to the detriment of an im portant local industry. To these people, the report of the Bordeaux judges will come like Sydney Taiwhanga's message, and the snobbery that affects a preference for the vat-washings of ihe Rhine over the genuine vintages of Australia will hereafter give proof of "igerance," and not of superior judgment and gentility. In the words ot the "Australasian," the merits of colonial wines "are now labelled with tbe approval of tbe highest authority to which they could be submitted. It .will give them a place in the estimation of consumers at home and abroad, which will largely stimulate the demand for them, and thus lead to increased production. The sweeping and non-distin guishing term 'colonial wine' has long ceased to be one of reproafch and con tumely; it will no.v be one of praise acd. approbation. Sa that the high and numerous prizes carried off by, our wines must have a t-olid commercial effect in adding to the pecuniaiy value of wbat are growing to occupy an important placo in our products." Though N ow Zeaiand does not participate directly in the honours that have been showered upon Australia, theyjjare not without a leflcx influence of a favourable kind upon this colony. The Bor deaux awaids scatter that itloa which appears to have gained possession of some minds that there is amagic virtue aboutCon tioeatal wines which the colonial wine can never attain to. The Australian wines have fought and beaten selected wines exhibited by the very best makers iv tho world; and while their appearance more commonly in tbe place of ports and sherries on New Zealand dinner tables may now be anticipated, we should be encouraged to look forwaid to tbe time when Auckland wines will take equal rank with these of the neighbouring colonies in the world's matkets.

Mr W.J. Clark's Baronetcy.

It is a relief to learn that someone has at last found a reason for the baronetcy con ferred upon Mr W. J. Clark, of Victoria. Ostensibly the honour was awarded for services in coanec ion with the Melbourne Exhibition, but the Melbourne "Ago" observed Ihat Mr Berry, who conceived and car.ied out the Exhibit'on despite the opposition of Mr Clark's political friend.', did not get so much as a X.C.M.C,, while the " Sydney Morning Herald " notes that ! Sir P. Jennings, who was quite as as ! siduous in Sydney as Mr Clark in Mel bourne, received merely a knighthood. The London "Daily "1 elegrapfa,"' hotv ever, according to today's cablegrams, comes -to tbe rescue, aud is able to tell the colonists all about it. Wo are requested by the organ of Jingoism to accept Mr Clark .baronetcy as a sign of the coming Federation of the Empire. If that were Lord Kiinberley. inspiring motive, he could not have chosen a better emblem of Federation than Mr Clark, for that gentleman . U rapidly feder ating tho colonies in hi* own person, by judiciously investing in land the enormous savings of a* parsimonious father. He has just added to the vast tracts of territory in Victoria and New Zea land; on whichhe already grazes M 3 cattle

and sheep, 144,722 acres of freehold land in New South Wales. Unfortunately for the Imperial scheme," however , this form of federation Is eminently calculated to arouse tho ire of colonists, whose best statesmen bave, for munv yet r.5, been engaged upon the knotty probom of d«vL ing laws that will effect Hie peaceful disintegration of those vast landed accumu lations which tho Imperial Government, if they mean to repeat tho Clark pre cedent, aro resolved to } consetve under hereditary titles. No fanciful gain which tbe light of representation ill an Imperial. Council at London mi s lit stive will bo accepted by the colonies as an offset to the gtavc danger that Ims been created by the recent action of tbo Crown, j and we do not hesitate to say tlut a j majority of the people ot these colonies would rather sever the connection with Enc-

land altogether, than submit to the evils which the creation of hereditary titles will inevitably entail. The Government of Victoria-which exists only at the mercy of the nioiiied classes of that colony-has failed to ; icmonstrate on the subject;, and it "may yet bo loft to New Zealand to raise tho warning note. Iho duty is one well becoming the dignity of a Legislature engaged in creating institu tions for a young nation ; and wo trust ilial the New Zealand Parliament will not piove unequal to the task.

In to-morrow's "Saturday Supplement (ilouble one) will appear two capital stories "Found Dead ; aStory of Circumstantial Evidence," by a Lawyer; and "In a Coat Pocket," Further chapters from Monsieur Claude's Memoiis, giving a sensationa' account of tho Orsini Conspiracy against Emperor Napoleon ; " Too Bishop of Mel boivne on Church Lotteries"; "Cardinal Manning on the Salvation Army " ; " Men and How to Manage Them," by an eld Housekeeper," giving some valuable summer recipes; " The Elopement of Mrs Wynd ham Stanhope"; "Spiritualism, the Various Theories Examined," by Skcp tikop, e'e, etc., etc.

Our weekly market price list appears in the usual column of this issue. Several al tera'ions may bo noticed in the flour market. Superfine llo'ir is now quoted at £13 lOi per ton; household flour, £12 10s; and southern produce at £11, or £1 per ton less than last prices given. Bran and sharps are also cheaper, tbo wholesale ptiecs being from £6 to £0 10s per tou for eillor. Oatmeal is worth £17 per tn. Maize and oa's are both plentiful, and the former may be quoted from 5s to 5s 3el for coast (wholesale), and the latter from 'ii G I to 3s 9.1 whole sale, nnd 3s 9d to 4s retail value. Bay of Hands coal, at ship's Bide, is markeil at 25s Gd, an advance of Is per toa on la week's prices. The gum market is quiet, good oidinary being bought at from £40 to £44, and East Coast produce from £50 to £54 Kectipts for tho week amounted to about 90 tons, making 400 tons produce for November. Butter remains plentiful' at last week's rates, but eg.s hare again advanced, and are now sold at Is 3d per dozeu, wholesale, and Is Gd retail.

A pulJingboatbolongingto Ben Williams, waterman, b came jammed between the steamer Argyle and the wharf this morn ing, and wit', consequently, seriously mutilated. The steamer was iinderweie.li at tho time, and the possibility oE the accident was not observed soon enough to avert a collision,

The annual general meeting of Tatter sall's Club takes placo at ninu o'clock to right, in the club-room of the Occidental Hotel. Tha Cnp acceptances will be de clared and posted this evening.

At the weekly meeting of the Band of Hope, held in the Ponsonby Baptist Church, prizes were awa ded last ovtiniog forfcooel reciting to G. I'lummrr, J. isinipoi), nnd Bosina Exeter. Miss Nellie SinHi read the story oi tho " Little Pilgrim." It was mentioned that tlrs poc a had been sent out by a lady in london.

A resident complains of the state of the drainage in Union-street, between Sale and Drakc-strteK There aro four verandah c ttages in this neighbourly id, the drainage fr. m which is allowed to oyeillow and lio in front of the tous.s, ami the smell is abomiuuhle.

riorse-owncrs should brat- in mind that acceptances tor the Auckland I'up anil Steeplechase close to-night at 8 o'cleck

A sweepstake sailing raco for £5 a-sido between the 13ft. open b^a's, Uia, Ol vc, and Ruby, has been arranged to take place to-mo row afternoon, starting from ttio end of Quern-street Whaif at 130 p.m. 'Jhe Ruby will be sailed by Sa'ii Dire, Una by Mattho*s, and the Olive by Grayrion. Mr E. Mills bas couseated to act as .tarter.

Tho lemains of Hugh A. Hamilton, tho circun-stances ot whoso death have alicady been chronicled, were interred yesterday. • ho deceased bung an Orangeman, th.re was a large attc".dance ot members of that body. The Rev. R. F. Maenicol con ducted the funeral service, Bro D. Goldie, G.M., subsequently reding the O at-ge i-ervice, while Bro the hey. Mr Potter ie cited ijie buri.l prayers of the ritual of tho ■■range Institution.

A meeting was he'd at the Clnrlemont Hotel on Wednesday, th.c 29th inst, for the purpose of funning a cricket cub. A number of members wore enroled, su it was decided to name tbe club the East End Cricßet Club. A meeting will be hcl.d to-nit-ht for the purpose of drawing up rules and other business.

The poll at Remuera yesterday on tho eiucitiou of granting liqu- r licenses in that district went in favour of keeping it closed against the traffic. Mr Dinuison was Return ing Ollicer. The numb;rs wero :—Publi cans' licenses: 18 f r, 44 against; New Zealand wine liccn.es : 14 for, 40 against j accommoda'ion licenses : 13 tor, 39 against j bottle licenses :13 for, 39 against. Two informal papers.

The challenge issued by No. 3 Company to tho local volunteer corps hai only been accepted in one instance, viz , by the " a." Battery of Artillery. The match between fifteen men a-side will .take placo at the rifle range to-morrow at one o'clock p.m. The fallowing compiuo tbo No. 3 com pany's team :—Major Morrow, Lieutenant Kobinson, Sergeant J. C. Soall, Col.-Ser geant Bay, Sergeant Stretton, Corporals Buchanan, Leigh, and Nicholson, and Volunteers Jas. Leigh, Hoz.r.l, Brighton. Partington, Pross r, Boyd, and Cameron, wi'h Johnson as emergency man.

There was a largo muster of vi.-itors from Auckland at lhe installation of officers in connection with Lodge Northern Li.'hr, IS7B, E. C, Kawakawa. Bro. W. P Mont D.G.S.W., tf. 0., acted as in tailing raast.r, Bro. Wm. Mann was Inst-lied as W M., and invested his officers as follows ; —Brothets A. E. Farr I.PM., George Turnbull S.W., M. Natt.ass J.W„ Francis McKenzie treasurer, Juo, McNicc . ißcre tary, Jno. Keritlcy, S.D., Wm. Cout» J.D., J. A. L Hall 1.G., J. 11. Moore O.G. a banquet at tho Masonic Hotel provider! by the host, Brother D. Middleton, followed.

Mr G. Elliott's cleverly invented beo crates are much in use at Mercer and in tho Waikato districts, The erato holds eigh teen boxes of honey weighing two pounds each. Ihe hives are on a new construction, manufactured by the Sash and Door C.m pany, superior in tbe opinion of tho bee keepers wbo have tried them to others of longer use, and are easy to mina'p, .Bee keepers, .ho may be visiting Mercer, will do well in paying a visit to Guard J Ihott's garden,where numbsrs of th-so hives may be seen. The Takapuna Jockey Club's Spring Meeting yesterday afternoon was of a highly enjoyable character, and it is safe tt? assume tbat this result will very largely tend to popularise Bimilar gatherings under the sarn,e auspices, Fufiy 1,500 people were present when tjhp second race was started, and nofca single disorderly scene occurred to mar the pleasurable character of the sporr. Eg far as the cojxte ts are concerned there was little left to be desired. The animals engaged may not have been first class, but they wcie run ou tho'r merits, and the liand'cappers had di - charged their task with such shrewdness that, wi'h the single exceptiou ef tho Brat race (which was a clear gift to Merlin), everyone produced capital running and a close finish. Tbe ttrugglos for the St. Andrew's Handicap and the Stceplecha-c weie espec'nlly keen and exciting, .here is one matter to whioh the ofljceis of the club will do well to givo gioater heed in ' future—tho punctual despatch e.f the various races," In this re'pect tbo ixamrJe of tho Victorian Kacing Cub is w. rth fol- ! lowing. On tho Flemingtoa course there is co waiting for dilatory jonks, The starter has regard only to t!.o advtrtised ijme of' fcfartiog, and when the appointed bpur i a'rivca he promptly gives the signal. Every- j thing, consequently, works with automatic precision, and the public know exactly j when they may expect to see the various events, . Reverting to local considerations, we heartily congratulate the Takapuna Jockey Club upon the success of their latent, meeting, and trust tbat it may be the pre cursor of many others.' ■'•' ''"'.

Tho final meeting of creditors in tho citato of Frederick George Kemp was to liTiVft been held to-day, but a<) a quorum was not obtained the debtejr will Have to apply under tli; ISlli section of.tho Act for his discharge. The trustee's report is favourable. Pnor to bis ■ departure for America, whither he goes'for the purpose ot engaging in a spnniiii* eoiro t, Mr Jas. Macd (cham pion boxerof the world) will give two pugilis i tic performances, the first one taking place m the Theatre Royal to-morrow* evening. Several amateur boxers and wrestleis will appear in conjunction vithhim, viz., McGiun, Weathcrbourne Davi'.end 1 horn bury. Prize's aio to be given to all com- I petitois, H, A. Slado, champion wrestler of New Zealand, accompanies Mr Mace to America. They slat t ou Tuesday- by the Australia,

The- "Sydney Morning Herald," not at all. prone to Democratic views, has beon endeavouring iiicltectually to line! out why Mr W. J, Clark should have boon selected from ninoug colonists for the honour of a bar.inccy. It opseivcs :-" We are told it is the good work lie did in connection with the Melbourne International Exhibition. His ell'.r.s ou that occasion wove doubtless worthy of recognition, Ho displayed some administrative skill, and was courteous aud generous iv his entertainment ol stiangers; but many others equalled him in ilio>o respects, aul we her nothing t,f any other baronuls to b_ Sic Patrick Jenui"gs, ns iixocutive Commissioner for the colooy at our own Exhibi lion, vuis veiy cour:coiis and hos pitable, nnd _in the puforniance of h?s many duties laboured earnestly acd welt, Iris cflbrls wo:i him a knighthood, wherewith both he and the country were probably well enough content. Why, then mike tho distinction betneeii the two—tho one ii knight; tho other a baronet? 1^ it not tantamount to an odmi.sion that the weight of gold is more thin the weight of merit in the English Court?—that a man may mount the lir.-t rnrg of the ladder by good st-rv co or person il mci', but tlut a hi.lh leap cm only be tccomplished ly tho aid of (;o.'dt'ii wing- ?" To tho Editor : Hi;— ln tho rcpott of the proceedings of the (i'y Council last night, Councillor Phillips, in his ronitt'ks on Councillor Montague's m tion ti rescind 'he resolution authorising a vole of fifty pounds to Mrs McLaughlin, says that "whenever lhe Cwuncil brought a case into Court, they wero either uou-suitcd or h st it. Why should such he the case ?'' B'■ c.iu«o the Council aro very badiy advised by the legal committee, some of whom would ra her speud one hundred pounds in law than i>ivo lif y pounds to it poor woman who, through her penury, was unable to take hor case into Court, and thereby get hrr ju . cuinpcnsaliou for tho loss of her ■on (who was her main suppoit), ai did the owner of tho cab, who received an nwaid of upwardi of one bandied pounds for dsmage done to his property. I not'ee that tho Council aro not satisfied with the decision of the Dis trict Court Judge in the Tallow Com. pany's case, at d are applying to tho Supreme Couit for an injunction which tl oy have not the slightest chance of gain ing, thus wasting another hundred ptunds of the ratepayers' money without the slightest necessity, as the directors of the Tallow Company havo done all in their power to meet the Council and settle the matter satisfactorily to the all part'es in 'crestod.-Youis, c c , F. T. Patbn.

The Fnchsh mail leave* on Tuesday next. Send Home tho Comet Christmas card \ price, Is. Copyright secured anil purchased by William Rattray, Draper and Clothier, 178, ISO, and 182, Queen-street.—[Advt.]

Mr Mumfnrd, of High-street (onr well known crickotar), has received another ship ment of cricketing Roods from tho best makors All tho poods nro of tho best quality. The bats aro well-balanced, and the Ittutilles finished according to Mr Mumford's special order. Turkl-h Towelling, or Terry Cloth, for Dresses; Nuns' Veiling. Is 3jil; Oatmeal Cloths, 11-1*1; Sateens, "3d ; Guinea Ostrich Feathers for lto 6tl; 7s e!.l Mack Gros Grain Silk for 5s lid ; Mack and. Coloured Stilin from Is llel; Black Lustre, GJ.I; Mack Cashmeres, 11 yards wltlo, from 2s llel at. Smith & Cnmrhcy"s, 1100 and 302, Upper Queen-street. (Advt,]

SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

A little boy named D.bie, aged about six jears, whose parents reside iv Mount stree f, oil' Wakefield street, met with a terrible a,ccidc-t yesterday afternoon. In corniany with several cbildr n, ho was playing near the new Globe Bote!, in course "of erection, and ventured to mount a ladder ..placed agiinst Iho build ing. The little- fellow climbed up several yard, and suddooly 10-ing his hold fell lieid.downwards on tho pavement. Mr He-Hand, contractor, who was passing at tho time, picked up lhe child aud cam d him to his pa'cuts' residence, whero the at tendance of Dr. Wire was secured. The niedt'cil gentleman found tbat very severe injuries had been sustained, and it was fea-cd that the acc;t. Nt might ter minate fatn'ly. Dr. wino bound up the wounds, which amounted to several fevcro bruises about the head, and af ci wards the child seemed to rally, bfing this mo uing in a lair way towards recovery.

CRIME OF CONSPIRACY.

[BY TEf.EQRATII.-QWN C.ORRESI'O.: EtT

CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Commenting on tho legal aspect of tho decision in tho Adams Longhurst case, this eyoniug's " Telegruph " says :-"Sfinco we la . referred to the subject, our atten tion ha* been directed to an old statute (|f t^e reign of Edward First, called the "Ordinate do Conspirator'tbus," in which tha offence of conspiracy is defined in the fol owing words, which very singularly in clude exactly what the Court of Appeal has just now held not to be conspiracy. The " Ordinato " is as follows :—Conspira'ors he they that do confederand bind themselves by oath, co-cant, and othor appliance th»t every one of them shall aid and bear the other falsely and maliciously to indite or fabely to move or maintain pleas, and also such as cause children loilh age to appeal men of felony, whereby they are imprisoned and sore grieved, and such as retain men m the country with liveries or feet for to maiatain their malicious enterprises, &c The oir'enea mu»t have altered since the days of Edwa'd 1., for. what is charged against Adam* is exactly, to quoto the qtia'nt words of the statute which wo have put in italics, that he caused a child within age to appeal a man of felony, whereby he was imprisoned and sore grieved.

CRICKET.

Ponsoniw 2nd Eleven --v? Avondale.—This match will tako placo to-morrow, on No. 6 wicket, play to start, at 2 o'clock sharp. Pon sonby team : Howe, Gilchrist, Scott, Valentino, Baxter, Stevenson, Whiting, Portcous, Jonnings, Boulter. Ponsonuy Ist Eleven y. Otaiiuhu Ist Eleven.—This match will take place to-morrow. A drag will leavo the Union Hank at l o'clock sharp. Ponsonby team :J. W. Hall (captain), Edwards, C. J. Owen, C. S. Owen, Marditt, Rothorham, Jones, Cook, Andrews, Armltago, 15, Owen ; emergency, Charters Gokdin v. _d.en.-A cries ot match will be p ajta to-morrow at 2.30 p.m in the Domain Itellow bstween tho Gordon and Eden r.oor,d Elfj'nr, Thefo'lnwlng will ranrosont Gordon : J, Corbett, Hruo», Moriarty. fhleldp. Bradr, Himpeon. Forgusson, Mo-Inlay. Anderson, Btevois and Janer>. Emergencies: Cooker, T, Shields, and Donaldson. Aipha v Noßin Shoris CO.. oommenoltg at 230 P.m. punctual, on s> p. 3 wloket. Alpha tt-am: Juok-00. Hay, Cr.noh, Cutler. Kit- Patrick Monermott, C. Abel. Kdndaton. Whit", Goolaore, and Fpenoer. Garton, emer ercy, Norihi-horeiSlbbln, 2; A Prater, C. Nlooul, A, Huruest., J. Jo'tiiHon, G CcU»n, F. Bartley, T. ' ander. f. Ou ok. an I W. Hnrle. Ede* v. "Herald." —At 2.20 sharp. " Herald":-T. Cox (Capt.), E. Pearson, Rosa (2), Macklo, Adllngton, Goodman (2), Rothor ham, J. Gill»spie, F. Lincoln. Emergencies, J. Spence, F. Keetloy, and A. Tibbott. South End v. hohd.n — I his match will take plaoe on No. 5 wloket In lhe Domain to morrow The following players wlil represent South Eifl: frown (2), Sutherland, Beaver, Jackson. Diekeiv, Birr, I rail, I awton. Hun:, nnd i."»hy. GiMrat; A-ieennr,Canton,Oonir'i Kissling (2), HaTington, Kcndcrdino, Sykcs, Wiiyte,'Williams, mid Ryburn ; omorgencies, W. Clayton and Diddams- Ivoi.Tli Bhojik Ist olkvesj and AUPKCANp 2nd Vivtms will meet for the first time (thla Boanon) to-morrow afteraoan. The, following plryera wl 1 repraseat Auckland: Webster, Holdstlp, Mostele. Btale, Frlpp. Buttle. Ball, Sohmitt, Ansley. Dalnllsb, Merz'es. Morrison. Williamson, Williams, and O'Reilly- North Shore: Messrs Lankham, Slim, Slma Wynyarrt, R. and G. Reed, Johnston, Woods, We It), Hnrecs'. Mbbin. : Tho following team will represent tho Excel sior C.C. against the West End 2nd Eleven, on tho Domain Ground, to morrow:—Wadding ham, Hobson, Craig, Pooloy, Burns, Colgan, Mi)|d, Perkins, Sexton, Smith, Davies. Emer gencies, Barnes and Frost. United v. Oun Boys.—This match will bo continued in the Domain to-mpi'i-QW afternoon. Pliyers arc rceiuested to be punctual, United team: Mum ford, Gleeson, MacC rmiek $),' Lankhain, W.vnyard, Jervis, Speed, Bucklo, Dufaur, and Young. Our Boys: Whiteside, Wajker, Ripley, Cromwell, White, Hendry, Ma'cliattjo, Ellis, Mills, George, and Craig; emergencies, Gatland and Joughin. Caxton C.C. v.' Alpha 2sp Eleven.—On No. 10 wicket. Play to commencp at 2.J5 nm, sharp Caxton: Christmas (captain), Sinclair, Bramo, Denize, Harvey, Geddes, Koetley, Phil lips, Lawrence, Quirk, Stuart. Alpha 2nd: Done (captain), Dowar (2), MoDermott (2), Smart, G. Coombes; Gilmor, Hard wick,. Puhnan, and R. Cox; emergencies—Nosbitt, J. Smart, and White, ■ . ■ i • • -,-, ~,- ■.:«..

SCINTILLATIONS.

Major Harris obtained a vote of confid dencii a', Ilowiek. His mcetine at Papakura" has been po tpin.d till Wednes day next. Detective Walker has been transferred from Dunedin to Wellington. Mr S. Coombes has paid tbe City Council £IS7 for the con-tructi >n of a road through hu property at Ponsonby, recently offered for sale.

The Caledonians did not muster in such force at Archibald Forbes, enteitaiument as was expected. They weie more at home at the banquet at night, which was as heaity as could be wished.

Tha coal cxpott from Greymouth last mouth was 6,466 tons, ns against 5.35G for the preceding four weeks.

The Moral Lesson.—Master Jack: "It must be very jolly, to be pretty, like yon, mamma." Mamma (anxious to improve the shining hour) : " It is better to be good, Jack. ' Master Jack : " Ah I but if you're pretty people think you're good, and that's easier than having to be really gocd, you know,"

Son. for Sir Wilfred in the House— " . riok ti me only with thine ' j> yes.' "

The coat tail flirtat.on ia the latest. A wrinkled coat tail bearing dusty toe maiks means, "I have spoken to your father,"

Moasoo wants to know whether going to a soiree, nt which " dancing commences at too o'clock," is what wo mean by " dancing at ten-donee " upon paople ? Mrs Kamsbothum has been invited lo a garden party, and she is anxious to know whore she can obtain the now garden hose which, she understands are likely to bo so fashionable.

Jack, aged four, taking a walk-" What becomes oi peoplo when they die J" Mamma —"Thoy turn into dust, daar." Jack— "Whata lo: of people thero must bo on this road then."

McGinn says ho will bet £20 he throws blade to-morrow evening. llm steamer Sorrento has now almost completed her 1 ading at Dunedin. The shipment of frozen meat prtpircd for her by tho New Zoilnnd Refrigerating Com pany consists of 7,2G0 carcasep, but 1,428 of these were i-hut out, and will be sent in stead by the ship Dunedin, . , " Shall we take a 'bus at Charing Cross ?' said a young Cockney, who was showing tho wondots ot tho metropo is to his country cousin. "O, daar no 1" said ihe alarmed maid n, '" i culd not allow such a thing in so public a thoroughfare !' The Lyttelton Harbour Board have settled tho dispute with the dock coatractois by paying £580, arbitration award. The dock will bo opened on Janumy 3rd, 1883. Plant to light ttio harbour"with electricity has bien ordered.

Mr Salmon, manager of a brush factory, iv Cutuberlaud-streut, Dunedin, Went on un excuision to the Maori Ka ti, yostciday, and was sitting at tho bottom cf a steep incline, when a horßo on the top dislodged a stone, which rolling down struck him on tho back of tho nock, killing him in santly. Mr tidwia Smith, chief of tho American Transit of Venus Expeaition, has recovered his health, and ii actively at work popar ing for the ureit cvout of I hursday next. Mr Smith bus observed that tho sky is usually clear iv the early morning, but clouds soon &a< her after the sun is up. A poll of iho Cambiidgo ratepayers en dorsed tho proposal to bjrtow under the Uoads and Bridges Construction Act by 52 to 6.

Another bush firo is reported, at the head of llawea Lake, whoie it is feared the whole of a valuable forest will bo des troyed.

Ju-ttol—We tt'l of us aro acquainted with the popular saying, " It is onough to make a cat laugh ; " but it is not gcneially known that the thing which makes tbo cat laugh must necessarily be a-mew-siuf, ~

Thre.iiih the representations of Herr Mjx K-ber, a number of small Australian farmers nro now ou their way to settle iv New Z aland,

A man at Sydney named Dood, in the courso of a doroctic argument, " aimed a blow at his wife with a sick," but missing ber struck his son, aged 15, and fractured bis rkull. The lad had to undergo the operation of trepanning. Commodore Erskinc has written to tho Goveroor of Victoria a letter of coogratula i tan upon the success that attended tbe d-ckiug ef H.M. .Nelson in tho Alfred (. yav'ma Dock, Melbourne. W, J, Clark's last puiciase—tho Cobran e-tato—situated in the Mtirrumbidgeo dis tiict, New South Wa'es.coiibists of 144,722 ac cs of freehold, with about 50,000 acrrs of Crown lands. Is it suppo ed for one moment that theso vnst tcnitorial posses sons will be allowed to pats from genera tion to generation in the hands of a series of titled nobodies?

A caso of diphthe'ia in Mr ScboQeld. family at ttio Thames has been succe sfully isolated till recovery.

Cue watch set right will do to set many by ; but, on tbo other baud, one that toes wrong may bo the means if misleading a whole neighbourhood; and the same may be said of the t-xamplo we set to those arouud us.

The principal boundaries In the Waotu case, now beforo tho Naive Lands Court Cambridge, _has been decided by mutual consent.

Join Mace appca'od at tbo Academy of Mus>, Tbnmee, last cvonjpg, to a crowded hou o

The gates aud booth privileges con nected with a hospital fete at Gisborne were sold by auction for £55. Mrs Jones was rending a piper tbo other day about a widow that got £10,000 from tbe inilroad tbat killed ber huiband in an accident, Jones couldn't imagine what .roprio her look at him and ri.^h sd hard after sib finishei rcadinr- it.

A life of earnest wo.k and po'itive benevolence la the safeguard against the selfish and slavish misTy of over-sei sitivc ness, and the more rcsolut-ly tlo we embrace the one Ihe more tntirely shall we escape the otbor.

_ A short race, a roujjh pi'grlmape, a dangerous voyagf, a fierce combat, a hard day's work—and then a glorioui prize, a happy end, a good borne, a complete victory, and an eternal reward. Fear not, tho end crosins Iho wholp.

PONSONBY V. THAMES.

(BY TRLKGKAPH—OWN CORRESPONDENT.

TBAMES. Thursday. : TnE following is the conclusion of the ', Thamej first innings: — Mills was | caught hy Hall, and soon after Fenton was clean boivlcd by Gilchrist, his I score being 26. Lough and Pearce took the bats, and the latter slipped one for two, but Lough was bowled without scoring, Bun er ttking his place. Pearco was then caught by ball, Might following, Ho started with a s'nvle. i Hunter was then bowled by Gilchrist. 1 Five runs (o make, nnd ono wicket to fall. Slight then drove Owen for four, and then for a single, and Conry also made a single, thus bringing the (core ono ahead of the Ponsonby. Conry made another single, and Slight then knocked.his bails off while batting. Ap pended Is the score ; - Ta.M*B—l'lßflT INKING*. C ark, o Kdwards 0 Mils, o Hall 7 llon.li gs. b Had 0 Kggi.ton, o _ _ 0 fmlth.it .. .. .. _ ..2 Font m, b Gilchrist .. .. ..21 Lough, b Gl'ohrlet .. .. .. .. 0 Pearce. c Hall .... .. .. 2 Hunter, b - 0 Slight, st 6 Coney, not out 2 Extras _ ..2 Total .. _ .. .. _ 47 Bowling Analysis. I I - «. « .a £ Edwards '~-■ .. 40 15 3 1 Hall 50 13 5 3 Gilchrist .. ..35 12 3 4 ' Owen ... •■ .. 20 4 3 2 In the second innings Ponsonby improved upon the fir. t score, totting up 72, «s follows : — F-J.SONBY -SIO JND INNIXB J. C, I. Q yen, oG. Smith, b Eggintoa 0 *b.l, ibw, hE<glnton .. _ _ 13 Jo es, . KnglhVn.. '-,}'. .. .. 17 Kdwardr, o rtO'kleip, bCoiOF.. .. 33 C >-. owon. o Kenton, b (Cgglnton ~ 0 peal', o Kenton, b t'onoy 0 Rotherbam. b Coney _ .''_.... 4 Andrew, b Rpglnton ._._'.. 6 Baxter, b Egglnton' .. . _ .. 0 Gllohrlst, n"t out .. ..-',-_ .. . E. Owen, o Fenton b Coney 1 Ext as ' ... .. .. _ _ 7 Total _ .; '.. ..' .. 72 The Thames second innings closed} for 50, Ponsonby thus winning, with '8 runs to j Spare. Tho full score is appended :—" j . THAMES-SECOND IWJNGS, Clark, not out .. ~..,, 0 i Hoßhlngs b 10 Egglngton. 0.. .... _ ..0 ; Smith, 6 .. .. .. 10 Fo.ton, b ~ .. .... .. _" ' Lough, b .... .. .. _ o , Pearce, b ■■_>.. .. '... .. 2 Hunter, b ~ .':.. li ' Slight, o .. .. .. .. ... 16 1 Coney, o _ .... .. _ .11 \ Extras .. ;_.';_, _ _10 j Total '~«,'«. m m SJ »

CITY COUNCIL.

THE Council met at 6.30 lust evening. Present- His Worship tha Mayor, .)., Garrett, ' Masefield, George; Montague, Thompson, Bell, Harper, Aickin, Waddol. CroWtber, Phillipps, Dacre, Mackechnie. Boardmah, Stevenson, Burns, aod Fleming. CORRESPONDENCE. — Letters were re ceived from the Culonial Secretary, stating that the Council's letter, applying for a piece o£ land at P. ins Chevalier for. sanitary purposes, has been referred to the Crown Lauds Department ihe Major said that tbe Crown Lauds Commissioner ] hid informed him that tho land applied for was a portiou if tho Asjluui reserve, but that he would be prepared to recommend tbe Government to vest it by Act in the i Council for the purposes named.-From 11. Gray, complaining of the bil'd state of the Kuascli-street too.path, and drawing a.ten tiou to the defective drainage. 1 lie mutters Ciintiiincd in the letter woie referred to the c. ity ' urveyor nnd the Sauilary Inspector. —From Wiiitnker aud Russell, re the con veyance of a right ot way for Gey s root. Refeired to Streets Committee. — From Whitaker and Russell, submitting the names of Meisrs W. Aitkea and T. Morriu ai sureties of the Tramway Company f..r the performance of tbeir contract with the Council.—from E. .Smith (for Mrs Wil liamson), re a c'niinodiigbt-of way n a' the Grammar School. Referred to L. gal C >m mittee,—From E J. Fitz„'t>i\ild, ollering to exchange tho crner alio ment of Chancery and William sticcts for the allotment known as " SavoryV," or to sell it for £1200. The Mayor, in m-.ving the reference of the maltcr ta the StiQt-ts Cmnmitt c, said it was advisable to have Chance.y-strcet to William-street widened, but the price asked by Mr Fitzgerald was quite exc.ssivc He had no donbt, howeve-, but ihat tho matter could be sntis'acterily arranged. The m >tion was earned,— From J. Lawrence, complaining of the manner the cily night i oil was disposed ol at Point Chevalier. in-teid of being buiied 5 feet deep, it was spread over the ground and sometimes left for el iy?. Tlui mode of disposal had a prejudi iri ofl'ect on the Witter of tho Western Springs and was a nui-ance to the residents.—The letter was received.— Cr Aickin sa el the proper courso for Mr Lawrence to pursue was to lay an information under the Pubic Health Act.— From J. H. Tolo, stating thit being intcr e-ted in lots 8 aud 9, Karaugahapi', which had bien inju ci by excavations ot the Kaiangahape It >ud Board, he intended to apply to the Council for compensation. Received,—From S. Coombes io the resolu tion passed by tho Council at their last meeting, Stating that the Council were labouring under a misapprchen-ion, aud askiug that ho might be heard. The Council having decided to heir Mr Coombo', that gentleman said he wished the Council to accept two sureties instead etf the £180 required by the Council to be d pat-ire d as security for the construction of toad in Waterview c tate. He thought it untair tbat he sh mid be compelled t > lio out of £180 for twelve months. Tho Council decided to take no action.—Fr. m J. A. Tel.?, on behalf of Mr Glo son, askiu. that be mtght erect an hutel building in Princes street, under a permit issue! under the old building regulations. It appeared that Mr Gleeson hid obtained a permit to er-ct a wooden building, and a"c pte.l a tender for its erection. Tne contractor failed to take up the contract, and in the meantime tho now regulations came into force Gleeson then had plans p .par. d for a brick build ing, whici, from the conver.-ation he had had with the Surveyor, appeared not to be in accordance with the regulations '1 he objection the Surveyor had to granting the permit appeared to hi a eioubt under which category public houses camo —"public building* " or " dwelling houses," the regulations requiring much thicker walls for the former thin for the Ja: ter.—Tho Council decjd d to nfer the definition of tho clause of tlm regulation' to tho Legal Committee, and to rcque t Mr Gleeson to make application to the sur veyor for a permit. From C. Goodson, op plying for a permit to erect lamps outside hii shop.—Kofcr ed to tbo Streets Com mittee. From Nivcn & Low, applying for permit for buildings in Vic'oria-streot.—lt appeared that oriel windows projected eight inches below lhe basement lino, 'iho Council decidod to grant the permit, Petition.—A petition was received from R. Sheddan, asking the C ninctl to extend a lane between Napier and- Union-street:". Referred to Stree's Committee. TpspEl}3.— Tcnden for tha C olostreet contract were received from A. Archibald, £193 (accepted); X, Byrne, £218; E. Smith, £209 153. Tho Engineer's csiini .to was £175. Streets Committee's Report.—This committee recommended : (I) The work in I'aget-strcct to bo defi rr^d until the f rma tion of Picton-street; (2) the Surveyor lo be instructed to havo the Karangahape Road water*d as often as required; (3) the trough at Britomart Hotel to remain until the city troughs should bo erected.—Tho report was adopted. Financial.—The accounts for tbe past fortuight wore read over.— The Mayor mentioned that an account from tho Waterworks Consulting Engineer for £19 commission on certain alterations at the ponds had been held back by tho commit tee for investigation cqneorning tho con ditions qt Mr Erriogton'g ongagament with tho Council. Surveyor's Estimates. — The Sur veyor's estimate, of the cost of cutting down, forming, kcrbing, aud moUtling Franklin Road from Wellington-street to Ponsonay Rosd, an! othor works, wore roid. t-'e estimated tho cost of tho works in Frank lin Road at £1,950 10s : Middle s'.rcot, £429. RscaiPTS.-Tho Treasurer reported that he had received £2,107 la 7d from tha lb'.h to 30th Novombe'. Pbinting.- Itwasdecided to ca'l fcnde.s fur piititing for tho ensuina yea. Trial of Coals. - The folhwing icport was read fiom the C.usul iog Engineer to tho Waterwoiks :—"lhave tho honour to inform you that 1 have uo » completed tho trials of the seveial coals unddrmrii ioood. In each case iho quaivity of it atcr raised was 1,000,000 gallons, and every pound of coal used was weighed, thus entailing a considerable amount of extra lab mr, but making tbo results as correct as it is pos i ble to get thorn. Oa tho previous trials of the various coals, I took the consumption per million gallons tor the month, allowing the dilt'erence to Kyber, but on this occa-iou each of the tri.ls represents simply one day's work of nine daya' pumping into the Ponsonby Reser voir. Tho day was the thiid day f.om starting in each week, and all other condi tions wero the same in ench case, 'the coils also were of tho average quality. Under these circumstances, therefore, the res'ilts now la!d bilore you aio more reliable tbaii on aiy previous occasion, the consumption of coal per million gallons for the month will show an increase on these trials, but tbat is owing to the fact that when we stop pumping for two or three days tho brickwork and the wa'er iv the boilers get cold, so that when we start pumping ogam these have to be re-heated to ihe working temperature, causing a much greater consumption on the first day than on the s-cotd. The labour attached to the working of each of tho coals varies, but taking the Bay of Islands as the s'andard of case iv workin., ihe order will bi as follows :—Bay, Newcastle, Kamo, Whau Whau coke, and Kami coke. Iho following aro Iho several results,— Bay coal—2 tors 16c\vts. 2qrs. of this were required, the cost ot 22s 3d por ton—£3 2j lid per million gallons. Kamo : 3 tons Gcwts. of tlrs'nere lequired, the cost at 18i 6d per (on—£3 2s lid per million gallon?. Whau Wbai: 3 tons Gcwts. of

this were requited, the cost at 18s Gd per ton— £3 5? 3d per million gallon'". New castle : 2tonsl2c»ts. 3qrs. of this were re quired, the cst at 3Ss per ton—£s 0s 3d per million gallons. Kuruo and coke :In this tti 1 1 used equal quantities of Kami ancl coke together. Of thi< mixture, 3 tons Scwts. iqr. were required, tbe cost at 18s Gd and 23s per ton resp ctively—£3 10s 10d per milljon gallons. Coke :In this tiia', T was compelled to use 6 cut. of Whau Whau coal to bank the fires, owing to the great difficulty of getting coke to ignite by itself. Two tons 16 cwt. and 2 qrs, of coke were required, tbe cost at 23s per ton—£3 4s Sd, To this must be added the cost of 6 cwt. of Whau Whau coal at 18s 6d per ton, v'z., 5s 7d, malriua the total cost £3 103 3d per million gaPons. Taupiri: Before the tenders for next year's sutp'yare accepted, I hope to be able ti (ry this coal, and I will then forward you lhe result."

The Waterworks.—A memo from Mr Erriogton, re cost of certain projected woks in connecion with the water supply, was read:-"To build up on the present reservoir at Kyber fass, makiog'it 10 feet higher than at pi esent, sons to contain 1,250,000 gallons (double its present cipa citj), £2630. To construct a new reservoir, joining the present one, to contain '-,250,000 gallons, part excavation, lined with cement and concrete, and covered with concrete arches, £4518. To build nn elevattd reservoir, to'contain 180,000 gal lons, at an elevation of 50 feet, £3075!' To make a permanent summit r'eservbir at Mount Eden, (o contain 12,000,000 gallons, at an elevation of 200 feet above Kyber

Pass, giving Karangihape, Gralton, and i Ponsonby the sanies advantages of pressure for the extinction of fire as Qusen-stroiit, £9753. Mr l<.'nin>:toa was present, and ! fully explained bis plans to the Council,— J Co - sideratiou was deteired. I

GitAFTON BoAf,—Cr. George withdrew the motion of which he bad given notice io the fixing of tho levels of Grafton iioad District.

Mrs McLaughlin's Claim.—Or, Mon tague moved •' ihat the resolution, passed ou the lGth ins"-., nu'.horisiug » vote of £50 to Mrs McLaughlin, ho rescinded, and tiio origiuit'. lesolutioa adopted by tho Council carried out." — Considerable discussion eusued, many of the Councillors giving iheir reasons for voting pro and con to the repoit of the committee.—Cr. Phillipps remarked that it appeared to him that when Buintau's claim came be'ore the. K.M. Court the Council had tho weight of evidence ou their side, but still judgment was given against them, anel Cr. Montague referred to Mr Macdonald as a "hostile magistrate."—The lcsoiuliou was event ually negatived. I'AitK COMMITTBE,—Mr Mackechnie. name was added lo lhe Park Committee.

Lighting.-Cr, George moved, "'lhat llu City Surveyor report lo tho S'rcets Committee this day toituight as to the necessity ef providing additional gas lamps in the Grafton aLel Fonsjnby AVtirds, and what number of extra lamps he recom mends."—Carried.

HIE MARKST. -Cr. Bell's motion, "That steps be taken to uti.ise the whole ar. a of the Market, aud for that purpose plans be rnaele by the ollicers of the Coun cil, or prize plans be advertised fo'," was wi lidniwn, on the uude.staoilmg that something in that direction would be done prior to tbe next tnnual leasing. Cemetery Gully.—Cr. George moved, ''That tho City Surveyor repoitasto the cost of constructing a bridge of wire, or otherwise as lie might suggest advisable, for foot passengers or otheiwiaa acioss tho gully between the cemetery, Symonds street, anil Abraham's properly, Grafton rotul "—This was curried after a lorglliy discussion.

The Council rose at 11 p.m,

CHORAL HALL. — BAPTIST ENTERTAINMENT.

A VERY hiicccs-ful musical and literary entertainment, in aid of the Building Fnt.d of the AVellcsley-strcat Baptist Church, took place List night in the Choral Hall. The attendance was larg-i, and ihe various performances, both couceittd and indivi d ia), appeared to meet with great favour from tho audience. Mr Lambert gave the opening selection, viz., an imp oniptu upou the organ, and it was so much appreciated tbat the execu'aot was ooliucd to repeat it. Miss Gee sang "Tell Him I Love Him Still," Mi'B Marlcy "Killarney," Miss Peace " Waiting," and Mr and Mrs Goodison that well-remembcri d duct ent tied ' 'J lie Singing Lesson." All these items were heartily encoied. Mr liyan gave au opetatic ptace, " The Heart Bow'd Down," iMr Smyth contributed ""The Bugler," and Mr Goodison rendered Pinsu'is " I Fear No Foe," whie pianoforte solos were well executed by Mr.i S. VaiLc/Miss Header, and Mr Martin McDermo'.t. The. Rev Tho?. Spurgeon r.cited in a h'ghly effective minuer '■ Elon, the Leper" (.v. P. Willis), aud readings were given by the Rev. H. R. Dewsbury and Mr Theo. Cooper, junr., tho foimer's selection being M.caulay's " Battle of Na=cby " (verse), and the tatter's being Elitm Burritt's familiar descriptive piece, " One Niche Higher" (prose). A band of some 90 singers, com prising members of the choirs of the Wel le'slej -street Baptist Church, Pitt street Wes'eyan Churcb, St, James's Presbyterian Church, iieresfoid street Uongregatioual Church, and the Ponsonby \V.sleyan Church, performed very creditably indeed tho following ebonites :—"Hark, bark 1 The Lark," " «ere ia Conl Grot," "Awake! __ dian Lyre," and "Como, Let us all A-Maying Go." Mr Theo. Cooper, sen., leader of the Baptist choir, was tho c nductor, and he crtainly deserves to be compli mented uptn tho manner in which tbe con cert was carried out. Ou tbe motion of Mr Spurgeon, yores of thanks were passed by occlamition to the peif. rmers and the conductor. Tho a-seiublage dispersed after the doxology had been sung,

LECTURE ON MARRY AT, THE NOVELIST.

A L'CTUBK on Captain Marryat, author of " Peer Mmple" and other sea-stories, was given last evening at St. Thomas's Hull, in aid of the huilding fund, by Mr John Black-

man There was a full attendance, and general satisfaction was expressed. The proc cdiugs opened with a pianoiotte duet .by tbo Misses Hamilton, who gave ether musical selections during thp evening with gratifying effect. The lecturer on being in? fieduced was plea*antly receiver). Ihe eariy part of the ltctutp dealt with Ma-rjat's school day a aud the sufferings he (injured under a crusiy ill-tempered peda<;o^uc, who believed that every pupil riquietl a "basting" at lea: t once a day. Marryat, glad to cscipe from such tyranny, j ran away and went to sea, and, beiug deters mined to follow a sea-faring life, his father olleted no icrious objection, Marrya''s career as a seaman was sketched j ako the active p.irt ho took in a series of naval engagements, for which he received au mad quata pension ia com parison to nat'onal services. Tin lec'irer showed the good cil'eot of several of Ma- ryat's novels iv improving iho navy, and h rw, alter twenty-two > c a. of active service, hej'ook up the novelist,, pen, feeling ihat he could turn bis experiences at sea to good account in a comparatively unexplored region of fiction, and np seaman was better qualified for the tat-k. He felt that in dopic'ing ocean scenes he would cot only huve an opportunity of amusing thousands of readers, but, while the proceeds if suc cessful would assist in supplying an in tero-ting fami'y of six children, he would bo able at the same time to expose many abuses .iv the navy, and do good on laud, as he had been permitted to eio on tha wide ocean. A pleasant sketch of Marrjat, horn tbe Ucnrer. lecollcc tions of bim at Wimbledon, was given, Mnrivat's series t-f naval stoiies were noticed in cider wii they appeared, fro-n the "King's Own," to "Poor Jack." and several yarns weio narrated, creating much fun among tbo audieuc-, especially Terence O'Brien's cute for sea sickness. The pecu'iariiies of Pooi Jack's mother, fi-hiug up a lieutenant, ihe talkative woman, ani Marryat. travels were nana ted. Manyat was guilty of some eec n trici'ics in his lust years; lis made au attempt to enter Parliament, and stood for the Tower Hamlets, but failed to convince that radical constituency that the author of "Midshipman Ea-y" win wertiy of their conhdroce aDtl tupport. Marryat, in imitation of Mr Mcchi, the cutler, of Leader.hiill-stioef, coi ceived the idea of a model farm, and purchased Langbam Park, a fine eriate iv Norf. Ik. But plough ing of land, 11 nil ploughing ihe main wen widely clifl'eient occupation?. Marryatt was eminently successful as a seaman, but singularly unsuccessful as a fanner. He died on the 9th ct Augiut. 184S, in bis 66th year, after sufi'eiing sad bereavements and physical affliction. Several excellent naval songs were rendered, in lllustiation of the lectu-e, at intervals duri-g tbe evening. Mr Fo.rder sang ihe " Midshipmite" and "Tom B iwltog," and Mr O. li. Waymouth the "Fairy Jane" and "We Tars," Miss Hamilton accompanying the singers. A vote of thanks, on the moti n of Mr Hamil ton, tcrmioated tbe meeting.

THE SOCIETY OF ARTS.

(To the editor.)

Sir*,—A coitcpondent of this morning's " Herald "mak sa false statement when he says tha' I. being a judge, retired into a o herrcom whist the merits of my pic-' iur-a were being decided on, and he en deavours to lead ihe pubPc also to believe that I recehed a prize. Now, my pictures have never been in competition for - pr'zi' at any exhibition; I do not think there wan any prize given for oil pi tares at the two la-t exhibitions Some time ago, when I was not a member of the Artists' Society, I recollect being asked to award prize.", and there might have been one for oil, but 1 had no picture inthe exhibition. My daughter' gained a P'iz; for fi .vveis at the list exhibition,' but when the prizj was awarded 1 was not in the exhbitibn buildtDg, or even in the town of Auckland

I should not bave made any observations about the notice in the Star concerning the judges, but I thought a mis-statement of tbis sort might be injurious to the Society if it were not contradicted.'—l am, &c.; Albin Martin, EUerslie, November 29th, 1882,

CABLEGRAMS.

SY ELECTRIC TBLEaKAPH.-COPYRIGHT,

(Spkcial to Press association,) (received 1 t .December, 12.10 pra) LONDON, Nvember 30, 1.8 p. m . Sir George Bowen and Sir John PrL Honnessy exchange nf Mauritius and Hoya Kong. o£ Field, the wounded juryman, is still lingering in a precarious cundhiou.

THE HO.V. W. J. CLARKE'S BARONETCY". 6

The "PaUy-.Te'egraph" sajs that lhe hmiour of a boronctey conferred on tho Hoo. W. J. Clarke marks a step in tbp direction of tho federation of tbe Empire ARABI TO BE EXfLEu.

It is believed that a seutence of exile against Arabi P..sha is imminent.

NEW BISHOP OP ADELAIDE The Itav, G. W. Kennion has beeu 'con secrated to the Epi-copdl e'ee of Adelaide' lhe c-r.mony was pc.formed with great pomp in Westminster abbey, by (he Bight Rev. the Bishop of London.acticg as the re preseuiative if His Urace the Arch" bishop of Cauterbuty, who was tco *'' ">, be W"8"- «» Bishops of Winchester, Roches'er, Durham and Lichfield, the flight Itev. Bi.hop Snter Btahop of ivelson, N.Z., and the Right Lev. Simtiel Thornton, Bishop of Ballarat assisted at the cc cmony. Tbo sermon wis preached by the _ cv. Dr Gofl", of Leeds

[RHUTItR.]

THE MURDER OF A DETECTIVE LONDON, November 3o! Two of the meu charged with being con cerned iv the murder of a detective in Dub lin on the 27th have been cniuuiitted lot trial. SIR GEORGE B WENS NEW GOVER NlßStilP. X LONDON, November 30, It is announced that Sir George Fit gu son Bjwen, Governor cf Mauritius, his been appointed lo tbe governorship of Hongkoog,and that Sir John Popeßemiessy Will tike ihe vacant governorship of Mauri tius. DESTRUCTIVE FLOOD IN THE RHInE VaLLEV. 8.K.1N, November3o. The Rhine is now higher than it has been for a century, and the principal towns along its banks are innndateel. Great dis tress prevails in consequecce. M. GAMBECTA RECOVERING. PARIS, November 30. M. Gambctta is progicssiog favourably towards recovery from his recent aceidenr. THE SAN FRiNCISCej MAILS. "■ LONDON, November 29. The homeward mails, via Sau Francisco, which loit Auckland on Octobei 8, were delivered here ycs-erd>y. WOOL SALES. LONDON, November 29. At to-day's wool auction 9.G00 bales, were offered. The tune of tho salew'ta rather easier. Scoured wools generally are about £d lower th..n at the close of last sales, lt.fo.ior aad faulty wools of • all kinds^d told lower. Scoured cross-bred fleece and greisy cross-bred* are irregular. Adelaide greasy wools are about Jd to Id below la-t sale's closing lates. heavy: line crcs-breds are iv demand, and veiy firm. wool Market unchanged. LONDON, November 28. Seedy and burty wools are neglected. Up to date 44,000 bales ha\e beeu Bold, The total quantity withdrawn to date is 5,000 bales. . LONDON, November 29. The tone of to-day's wool sale was dull, and coane crossbreds were very de .pressed. Too catalogue comprised 9,1(0 I bales. j SBIPPING NEWS. [PER MERCHANT SHIPPING AND UNDER WRITERS' A-SOCIATION.] LONDON, November 29. Arrived: Ships Waimoa, fiom Port Chalmeis, Au.ust 12, and Halcioqe from Auckland, July 31.

AUSTRALIAN.

NEW SOUTH WALIS *L>CTIONR. -' SIRHE.\RITPARKESD_FEAiED. SYDNEY", November 30. Much excitement prevails iv East Sydtey on account of the preparations for the approaching general election, which it is be lieved will be closely conte»ted. The pro- CjediujLS are, however, perfectly ordeily. Later,

Tho election of four members for Sydney constituency took place to-day, andresulted in tbe return if Mess s Reid, Barton, Griffiths, andMcElhone. SirHenryPaikes and Dr Kenwick were defeated. Great excitement prevails iv the city to-night. SIR HENRY PARKES ON TBE DLFE \T. SYDISfKV, this day. Iv his sperch at Ha-tings )(_ *t evening, f-ir Henry Parkes sad that bo rrfased ti* accept his defeat fur Kast Sjdney as ihi verdict ef (he country, but tbat it won id probably result in certain changes ia t|i» Goucrnment. THE E.M.S. AUSTRALIA. SYDNIiY, N.ovembpr 30. Sailed this afternoon : The R.M.S. Australia for San Francispa, via Auck land,

THE AUSTRALIAN CIUCKETE-S. MELBOURNE, November 30. . A torchlight procession and di-play 0 fireworks was given in honour of ihe Aus tra'ian cricketing team to-night COMMERCIAL. MELBOURNE, November 39. Shipping wheat has advanced'to 5s 7d, and is now very strong. Mailing barle shows some iinpiovenicnt. MELBOUKNE WOOL SALES. > MELBOUbNE, November3o. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report having catalogued 3,000 bales at their wool sales this week. Of this quantity 2,400 bales bave been sold. There h«s been a good atteuilancc ot buyers, and bisk competition, although na specially go.xl lots have been ottered. Prices were in sympathy with the London market. Lower classes of wool are easier. SHIPPING. MELBOURNE, November 30. Sailed, last night: The Union Company's steamship, Tc Anau, for the Bluff.

SPORTING.

Takapuna Baces.

We subjoin- the results of thoso races which eventuated yesterday afternoon, after we had gone to press :—

NOVEL BAT re of 20 soys. Entrance 1 nov, to go to th» funds. Dlstanoo I mile. Winner to be ;old by auction Immedlitely after the race, and tne whole of tbe proceeds to g. to the funds. B. Thompson's Kakioo (Byers)... ... 1 R. B. Shakspea-'s b g Day Dawn (D. , Hughes) ... ... ... 2 S*. Willet. g c Stray Shot (J. CJaike)... "3 J. Mays. Painty (Crowe) also ran. Olivia was scra'ched. There were 220 rub sc ibers in tho totalisator, 107 on the win ner, dividend 18. The winner was put up to auction, aod sold by Mc A. E. Isaacs for £11 to Mr T. Batnett.

Handicap Stseplecils. of SfJsovs. with a eweef-stokes of lsoveaih, amount aocrnlmc from "weepatakes to gi to seoond htir<.e. List»nee, aoout three mles.

R. H. Shake-pear's eh g Harkaway, aged, list 121 bs (--"owlauds) I H. N. Smith's eh g St. Swithin, aged, list lOlr-s (Goodman) ... 2 R. Biaikie's b g Argler, aged. Ilst4lbs (D. Taylor) 3

T. Halstead's b h Tiicotrin. 6vrs, 12st lib' (Kraft); J. Balmain's eh g EUeVsliey age d, lOst 7lbj (T. Williams), and > rlaudo's gr g Chanticleer, aged, lOst 7tbs (J. Laing) also ran. 1 handler, list 10 b?; Tempest,lOst,and Miss Ws'ltorj, lOst, w-re scratched, leaving six to meet the starter. The belling wai 6 to 4 against Harkaway, 3 16 1 a»aibSt Tricettin, Ellets'ie, and Chanticleer, 5 to! against St.'Swithin. ThiV was a vplendid race, and the winner received quite an ovii tion. Totaliator: 459 subscribers; '187 outhe winner; dividend, 235. . ','- Consol.vho. H.kdioaT of lflsovs. Entrance, lsov. Distance,' one mile. There were only two entries—vuba "Rill, 9st; Nigger, Gsf. The latter woh easily. 'Iheie were 4i> chances on. the totalLdiir, 5.3 on the wiii'ner. The dividend was 18.8,''; This brought tbe sport to' a close. ' th.-J;.-'. We omitted to mention yc-'terday that the humbiir'ot fofali.-ator sub-cribers^or the St. Andrew's Handicap was 530, o£ whom 152 backed the winner. Thie _iv'i« dehdwas3os,

THE AUCKLAND EVENING BTA.HL FRIDAf.' DECEMBEB 1.



QP E O.'S'A h NOTI OV. ''"•'-"■ The undersigned begu t a Inform his numerous onatomers and the general pnblio that he has just received tho flrst shipment of SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS, '.!■: DONSISTIN- Off— ENGLISH, FBJINOH, Se SCOTCH TWEEDS AND COATING.. , T; ' Also, SICRGK3 of different shades, suitable for the Boason, and. a solenoid Une in MOHBLLA yj-STINGS. -•-. , _ : ... N._.—The trade supplied with short lengths ' nt wholesale prices,. - . H. L, POSSENISKIE, ...7 Mbroh-nt Tailor and Impcrtef, i _ tfootot Bhortland street, Auoklan.l



| Special Advertisements. OALSA L I N El The Great Food Preservative, ! This InvaluaWo Antiseptlo Comp-und Is TAS rBLKS:-, ODOUHLKd., and ptrfeotly HARMLESS. SALSALINE Keeps MI k Soup Bsor, and any fluid foon ttweet and wholesome In any weather. SALSALINE Koooi. M-.at froi-h and sound, ond maltca it toaaer and digest I lble. 3AL9ALINB Keops Eggs perfectly sweet and UDtalnt :d for a y.-ar or more. f"ALd_LINE Keerß Fresh nutter quleiLpalat able, und froa from ranowlty in the hottest weather. .... SALSALINE Keeps Msh fr'Bh and untainted nntll required for use. SALSALINE Kroos Infanta"and Invalids Food BHcet and wholesome, nnd pre vonta fletulence, griping, and diarrheal. . SEND FOR PAMPHLET. m Soo Report oi D- Hector, 0.M.G., F.R.S., Colnii-1 Laboratory. WeUlngton. i Sold br the prlnoipal Grooors and Store i keepers in la aod 2i packets. Solo Agents for Auokland-TAINE BRO3. mHOR-NTON, SMITH AND FIRTH HAVE FOR SALE : "Crown" Flour, in sacks, 100's and 50's "Champion" „ „ „ >. "Cantab" „ „ >. Sharps Bran Fowl Wheat Wharf mill, Auckland. * UCKLAND GAS COMPANY ___ (LIMITED), EBi"ABLiBHBD 1882. FunvEYOas of Lioar, Heat, and Power. Tho Company Bell and erect gas-fittings, In cluding gas apparatus of evory description, also gaa-powor engines. Stook Inolutlea Otto Gaa Euginep. Offloe and Phowrooma Fori-Btreet. JV Cosgrave & Co. Beg to Inform the Inhabitants of Auokland, that T3EY HAVE DECEIVED THEIR LAST SHIPMENT OF QUMMtR /^IOODS, Summer Qoods, Ordered from Home Last Year. THE>E GOODS WILL BE hOLD REGARDLESS OF COST < THIS WILL BE THE ""CMNAT, ./CLEARANCE QALE, HE JUINAL V^LEABANCB OALK As their Time is Limited in Auokland. PREMISES WILL BE £JI.OSED ON WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, is obdsr to MARK -TVOWN _„, 77 WIRE QTOCK ARK JJoWN THa JiiNTIRHi OTOOK Tho E tabllshment WILL BE OPENED ON FRIDAY, j Nov. 17. THE SALE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL TENDERS ARE CALLED FOR, Whloh will take placa imme diately after Christmas. All Accounts are requested to be paid at onoo, or legal proceedings wlil bo.taken after the Ist December,



rpEE E V fILO'TE ) - >-~ J JUST OPENED, ) . ..:"...' :L.-.. ' I A CASK OF THE TCTEW rjIERRY pLOTH, OR I rpUBKISH rpOWELLINO, FOR DRESSES, IN White, Cream, Drab, Pink, and Blue. | • .". ! ALSO, , •-,.■'- ' '■ . •'" .'•'■• '• ■-I A CASE OF ¥DSS' ytILISG, In all the Newest Shades. MILNE &CHOYCE, QUEEN-STREET. fipßE LAST DAY IS APPROACHING. The Closing of the Great Sale of Clendlnina- BANKRUPT STOCK. The Remnants and Lengths accumulated during our S»le will be marked andoleared out at nominal Prices. FOR ONE WEEK ONLY. Several lots of Dress Material will be sold at 3/9fori, yards Lustres in all colours will ba cleared at /6} per yard 2000 yards Somervllle'a Flax Shirtings /7_ Bold elsewhere at 1/ per yard Horrooke'a and other celebrated makes In Calicoea,/3J per yard Good Household Calloo, li J worth /5d White Twill Sheeting Uoo. qaalltj), two yards wide. /10J per yard * Brown-Hollands,/31 psr yard, worth/G We will clear the remains of our Blaok and Coloured Silks at 2/101 per yard, regular prioe, 6/8 Clew)inlng. Stook bt Men's Mercery and Clothing will be sold at enormoaa leduotlon , For One Week Only. _t ' . SAMUEL COOMBKa & CO _~ WOKEN-BIBBET. j GSO Boys' and To'-ths' Butts apeolally low, from ' - ty --'-■' '--'■'—1/11. at -'.-j. .;- ■ 1 s. COOMBES & cOUi Queen-street, J