SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

mnn wATwnlThis Kvonlntf, 1.10 HIGH WATKR} To . raorrOHrMorn | nfl | 1,50 BUNSKT.-Thls Evening, 7.17 BUNKIBK.-To-morrow Morning, 5.3 MOON'S AGE.—New Moon, 20th, 1.11 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

LASTEVKNIKO. Liz/.10 Guy, gohooner, Stevens, from Oamura Transit, aohoonor, Hooper, from Russell

TJ-DAY. Wellington, s s,, Farquhar, from Rubboll Glonelg. 8.C., Stnphenson, from Tauniui;a Vonus, ketch, Busholl, from Napier Rllza Mary, brlgamine, Graham, from Timaru Glsborne, Bch., Sklnnor, from Poverty Bay

DEPARTURES.

LAST KVKNINO. Argylo. 8.5., Johnston, for Whanffaroi Krlcmhllda, sohooner. Bathurafc, for Whangaroa Ruby, eohooner, Lambert, for Rnsaoll to-day. Luna, b.B , Taylor, for Whangarel

IMPORTS.

Per Hllza Mary, from Tlmaru—los Backs oate, 1611 sacks wheat, 81 sacks bran. Por Lizzie Gny from Oamarn—B2 naokn oats, 10 saoka flour, 10 Hacks llour,lß J-eacka flour.W) Backs pollard.

EXPORTS.

Per Hally Bayley for Sydney (to bo loaded at Talrua)—4o,ooo foet Bawn undressed timber, JO.OU'J feet sawn dressed timber.

Per Btraoathro, for Ijondon—3 J-oaekß wine, 1 case ourios. 1 bale baalls, 1 drum, 2 cases, 2G58 o&sjs gum, 112 casks tallow, 1992 bales wool, 127 bales leather, 30 bags and 1 loads shark bones, HO tons and 757 bags °opra, 203 tons manganese, 257 Ingots zinc, 100 tons cotton seed. 63 bales flax, 21 bundles bark, 25 kegs butter and 39 baloß cotton.

Outwards Coastwibb.—Leo, for Grahams town, with 50 tona coal; South Carolina, for Barrier; Morning Light, for Cabbage 13»y; Ghost, for Orewa; Columbia, for nussell.

Inwards Coabtwisb.—Dream, from Tairna, with 2i,000 feet tlmbor; Fanny Kelly, from Whargaroa, with 32COS foft timber; South Carolina, from Barrier, with 18 tonn wood; Morning Light, from Cabbaxe Bay, with 47 tons firewood; Transit, from Russell, with 80 tons manganese; ghost, from Orowa, with 12,000 foet tlmbor. 8,000 shingles; Kllun, from Coro mandol; BOBBy, from Kennedy Bay, with 20,800 feet timber; Pakn, from Mercury Bay, with 25,000 feet timber.

Tho schooner Mazeppa has commenced load ing for Fiji. Captain ltobiuaon, late ol the Or well, takes command.

Tho barque Antares will bo bortbed where tho Stracathro now llea on Monday and commonco loading for London.

Theß.s. Rotomahaimleavoß for Thames at 8 o'clock thla evening,retnniing at;io.3o on Tues day morning.

The "B. P. Timea" of Thursday says: A vobbol, supposed to bo the tonsall schooner Kenllworth. from Oamaru, with breadstuff's, arrived off tho Mount at 3 p.m. this afternoon.

The b.b. Arawata will nrrlve from Melbourne Via. Southern ports on Monday forenoon.

The b.B. Wanaka from Southern ports arrives Ia thoManukau to-morrow.

The b.B. Glenelg, from Tauranga this morning, brought tho following passengers:—Mosdames Morton, Hazard. Swaine, Gordon, Meeaia W. A. Graham, S. Phillips, and i steerage,

Tha three-masted schooner Kyvor beitbed at the end of the Railway Pier today.

The barque Straoathro will clear at the Cus toms for London on Monday and probably Ball the same day. She takea a fall cargo (as per export list) and tbe following passengera :— Mrs Singleton, Anette, Sarah, Nellie, Charlotte, Andrew, Matthew. Wildham, Hannah, and Infant Singleton.

The a.s. lona has been added to tho list of regular coasters by tho Northern S.S. Co. She la to leave for waiwera and Russell fevery Saturday, 3 p.m.; Walwora and Whangarel, Wednesday, i pm.; Coromandel, Tnesday (carrying passengers only) and Friday, i p.m, ; and Saturday, 9 a.m.

The following entries outwards were made at tho Cnstoms to-day:—Waiwera, schooner, for Norfolk Island and Noumea; Mazeppa, schooner, for Suva; Borealls, brlgantine, tor Mulgrave Island.

Tho barque Coromandel oloared at the Customa for Napier today,to load there for London,

Tho R.a. Wellngton arrived from Russell this morning with 150 eaoks gum. 53 casks oil, a quantity of sundries, and the following passen gers :—Mr and Mrs Williams, Mesdames Moore, Htophonßon, Culpan, Cathery, Matthews, Misses Harris, Matthews, McCallum, Bowyor, Captain Ed wards, Messrs Hare, Wylle, Herbert.Browne, Rloharda, Turnbull, Callagban, Martin, Mar shall, Yarboiougb, Totari, Triphook, Harroo, Graham, Boland, Hopkins, Pareona, and 12 steerage.

The brlgantlne Eliza Mary arrived in harbour at noon to-day. Captain Graham reports:—Lett Timaru on Sunday, December 25, had light and variable windil until reaching Banks Peninsula, N. and N.W. winds to K'ait Cape, which was paused on January 8, and W. and 9, W. winds, with heavy sea, thence till arrival.

The bngantine Lizzie Guy arrived from Oamaru last evening, after a passage oV 13 days. She berthed at Queen-Btreet Wharf to-day.

That portion of the Zeaiandla's cargo which went on to Sydney with tho steamer was marked as follows :—B2 in diamond, 3 packagos :J. C. Firth, 25 pao&agos ; Harbutt, G barrels broom corn ; Hentz. Sbarrola broom corn; M. and Co. In diamond, i barrels hops ; Oppenheimer and Co., 2 oases soytheß; P. in diamvnd, 1 case; Superintendent Post-office, 1 case; Tonka, 1 box. The balance is at present In the schooner Mariner In quarantine, but will probably be brought up to the wharf, next week.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Lttteta'ow, this day. Arrived 1 Penguin, from Wellington, 3.33 a.m. Spit, this day. Arrived: Ta Anau, from Glsborne, 9 a.m. Whancuuki, this day. Arrived: Argyle, from Auckland, g3O a.m. Uamaho, this day. Cleared : Marrulon, Neil, with wheat for Queenstown.

COMMERCIAL.

Kvbnino Star Office, Saturday. M. B. Arthur reports of his weekly sale:— Fowls, laid to 2s 8d; ducks, la Id to 2a 3d; geese, 2a 3d to 2s 9d ; pig-, 69 cJd to 22a; pigeons, Is Id to 39 oaoh: potatoes. Is 31 to 4s (id ; onions jd to lid por lb; oats, 2s Id to 33; sharps. Q* ; bran. Is; oatmeal, Ud per lb: flour,-fi6 to £M 10a; chaff, 2a per sack: cheese, 2jd to Sid: bacon, 2d to BJd ;. harnn, id to Is Id; butter, 3d to 6id; BURar. 3}d tti 4ld : cornflour, CJd; soap, Ms to 20a; tea ibox), 183 to 2 la; ri oe. 25a; candles, BJd to lOd; white load. l}d; honey, id to s£d; peon, Gd to 9d per pock: carrot', Is 9d per owt; lemons, Is 5d to la Od per dozen; apples, Id to 3ld ; pears, Hi to 2|d; buianas. 2}d; peaohea, 2Jd to Is Id per dozen; plums, 6d to 9d. Messrs Carblne3 and Taylor report: Poultry: Fowls, from Is Id to 2s Id: ducks, 1b Gd to 2o; geese. 39 Ud to is Id; rabbits. Is each; chicks, Sd to Is Id each; guinea fnwls, lt 2d to 5b ; young piga, la 6d to 63 3d. Produce : Hams and bacon, 3d to l)d per lb; English hams, lOd per lb; onions id to Ud; potatoes, £1; kidneys, 2a 9d to Is; cabbage, per bag, la 6d; greon peo», 5d per peck; ' Walroa cheese, lid to 5Jd per lb; Canterbury, lid to 4}d, according to quality; salt beef, Jd to 2d per lb; mutton, Id; salt, 5s : oata, 2a to 2s Ud; maize, S3; bran, 6s; sliarpa. 5n Gd; flour, £9 to £13; oatmeal, Ud per lb: chaff, 2a Gd per bag. Grooeriea: Tea, i-ohosts, la id to 2s; boxes, 20a to 213: sugar, 3id to lid: starch, lid; corn flour, fid; oandlea, Od per lb; kerosene, 2s; mus tard, 9a per dozen j-lb tlna. The household fur niture, organ, and clothing, were all oleared at wtlafaotoryprioea. Messrs S. Coohrane and Sons sale of Mr J.K, Pouods'a furniture at Hpeom on Thursday was well attended, and the bidding spirited. The 1 following are tome ot the prices realised:— I Dining-room suites, £32. easy chairs, from £2 I 10a to £3 2a Od each; oheil'onier, £5; piano, £26 ; I Oouoh.til 10a; arm chairg,£2 5a eaoh; Davenport, £7 10a ; whatnot, £3 12a 6d; table. £i 17a 6d; mirror, M 10a; wardrobs, £10 10s; office table, £8 Sa ; dining-room table, £5. Mr W. Oowden's weekly sale of produce. &0., was well attended, and a considerable quantity Otftoodg was disposod of. At Mr George Bibbln'a sale at his auction mart, next to Mr M. Niccol's. Lowor Qaean street, there was a Rood attendance, and quan tities of most of the goods advertised wore Bold.

" MRALKBKDBCCKr,AND'aWKEKr,YREPOBT.— At tha Haymarkctyesterday (Friday) the Bupply Ot fodder was short of requlrementsand brought from 2a 3d to 5s Gd iper owt. email loads, 17s to 335. The yard was fairly filled with horses, which consisted chiefly of an inferior stamp. Medium draughts brought from £16 to £23, and a number of light hacks and harness horses, £5 to £10 each. There Is still a demand for young and sound horses of all olasses at fair values. Tho Steeplechaser Hawthorn brought £27. The properties advertised were withdrawn. TiUMsa Cattle Mahuct.—Mbssfs Bankb and Co. Kbpobt : — Ac, Pieroa, fat ateera brought £6 10s to £8 ss. Store cattle not in request. Haokn. £610s to PAX. At Parawal, on Thursday, outside competition had tho effect of rallying lato a lea of c.itllo-a few ohoioe pens reaohlng 25a par lOOlbs Sbeep plentiful; nice quality wethers Belling freely at 2'jd per lb. Lambs in excess ot requirements-prices varied from 9a tolls each.

Mail Notice.

mails will ulobk as unbbb.— This Day. For London direct, per Straoathro, at 1 p.m. For Thames, por Kotomahana. at 5.30 p.m. Monday, 16th instant. For Coromandol, per Coromandol, at 11.30 a.m. For New Plymouth, Wanganul, etc, per Rowena, at 1 p.m. For Wsitara, etc., per Lalla Rookh, at 1 p.m, xor Talrua, per Paku, at 1 p.m. For Whitiangl, per Fingal, at 3 p.m. For Tauranga, Ohlnorauto, and Opotlki, per Wellington, at 1.39 p.m. For Rnsaell, Kawakawa, and Hoklanga, per Arawata, at i p.m. For Russell. Kawakawa, Wangaroa, and Mongonnl, per Glenelg, at 1.30 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 6,30 p.m. Tuesday, 17th instant. For Taranaki and Southern ports, per Wanaka, at 3.15 p.m. For Kapanga, por lona, at 3 30 p.m. Wednesday, 18th Instant. For Norfolk Island and New Caledonia, por Waiwera, at 11 a.m. Tuesday, 31st instant. Per 8.8. City of Now York, as follows :— For Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdom and Continent of Kurope, at 1 p.m. For money orders registered letters, and newspapers, at 11.30 a.m. Late lotters bearing an extra fee of sixpence. In addition to the postage, will be received by the Mall Agent on board the steamer up to the time of Bailing. Thiß mall will be due in London, on Mon day, 13th March, 1832, S. B. 8138, Chlof Postmaster, Chief Post-office. Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

January U, 1882.

Theatre Royal — Montague-Turner English Opera Company: " Rose of Castile," 8 p.m. V.M.C.A. Rooms—Devotional, 7.30 p.m. Wellesley • street Rooms — French Literary Class: "Episodes in the Life of the Prince Imperial," by Mons. Peltzer, 7.30 p.m.

Marriage.

PUIiHAM-KBIPPNER.-On Tuesday. 10th instant, at the Puboi Church, by the Rev. W. <■■ Tobbs, W. P. Pulham, oldest son of H. Pal ham, Esq., High Holm, Warkworth, to Mary, daughter of Captain Krippner, K.K.IC,, late of the Austrian service.

Death.

FORT.—On January 13, at her residence, Paget street, off Anglesea- street, .Elizabeth, the beloved wife of David Fore, bootmaker, aged 72 years.—(Edinburgh papers please copy. The funeral will take place to morrow (San day), at 3 p.m. Friends are respectfully in vited to attend.

JOHNS.—At the reßidesce of his parontß, Baker-street, on the 13th January, Louis Alodzo, the dearly beloved aon of T. A. A. J. Johns, aged 2 years and 2 months.

The funeral will take place on Sunday next, leaving lato residence at 3 o'olock p.m. Friends are respectfully invited to attend.

MOUNT KDGCUMBK.-On November 2, 1881, at Saltram Park, Plymouth, Devon, Carollno Augusta, Countess (Dowager) of Mount Kdg cutube, in her 71th year. H.I.P.

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

SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1882.

For tho causo that lacks assistance, For the wrong; that needs resistanc Far the future ia the distance, And the good that we can do.

To Bay that the Press is a mighty power, either for good or evil, is only another way of saying that no blessing in this imper fect mundane sphere is an unmixed good, A recent most atrocious crime at Notting ham England, particulars of which we pub lish to-day, furnisher an instance, happily rare, of the evil which it seems well-nigh impossible to dissociate from the existence of a free press. A youth of 17 years named Westby, a solictor's clerk, and of respect able connections, bad contracted a taste for sensational literature of the "Dick Turpin," "Jack Sheppard," and "Claude Duval" type, which is issued in pestiferous swarms from the slums of the press in Lon don ; and, as a consequence, has murdered a fellow-clerk, and latterly his own father, in cold blood, No motive is assigned for the commission of the horrible crimes, save the morbid desire of the prisoner to distin guish himself after the manner of the " heroes " of theso abominations of fiction, the reading of which formed his only amusement, This handsome, curly-haired youth, a murderer and parricide while in his teens, has been literally rained by the noxious influence of a literature which is worse than "trashy," since it ia cunrungly devised to charm the adventurous spirit of

youth, while the basest ctimes are so pre sented as to appear the highest manly virtues, and worthy of imitation and emula tion. That this unfortunate lad's mind has been most effectually poisoned is shown by his cool admission of guilt, and his callousness at his mother's grief; his only anxiety being that be should pose as a "brave" and "daring" fellow. A still stronger proof is his statement that the murder of the boy was an experiment, prior to carrying into execution his premeditated parricide. Tfie almost identical features of this crime with those of one com mitted some years ago by a New York boy who studied the same pernicious class of literature, seems to show that, on certain temperaments, the result of such a course ot reading could almost be foretold with certainty. This being the case, everyone will join in the wish that something could be done to crush theso debasingpublications We in New Zealand arc fortunately free from this plague-spot, and it ia earnestly to be hoped that we may never witness such a prostitution of the press in our midst. But the objectionable books and papers may be imported; and the only effectual remedy —at Home, as well its here —ib for parents to exerciso a Very strict supervision over the kind of reading which they allow their children, and uot fall into the ready error that because a boy is read ing, he is therefore engaged in a useful or at any rate a harmless pursuit. No one would dream of curtailing tho liberty of the Presp.or of placing it under an inquisitorial censorship, because its beneficial powers are sometimes abused; but it is an iuh'nite pity that some means cannot be devised of cutting short the career of those literary ghouls who, sapping the foundations of the moral sense in our youth, may be said to live on the best hearts-blood of the nation.

When tho application for continued aid to tho Big Pump was before the Thames County Council, a statement was submitted showing that 1,403 persons are now de pendent for bread upon the mines which are drained and kept clear of gas by the pump. The table discloses tho extent of mining operations, even in tha present dull times, on that section of the Thames Gold field :-

No words could more powerfully demon, strate the disastrous consequences of stop, ping the pumping operations. The whole prosperity of the Thames in the present, as well as its future development and perma nence, depend upon the steady prosecution of the various works associated with the great pump. The feeling at tho County Council meeting was almost unanimously favourable to the continuance of public aid to the enterprise, but one or two members wished to have some definite plan of operations before them, and succeeded in postponing the question. Something like captiousneas was manifested in the tone adopted by thc;o gentlemen, from whom active assistance, lather than ob-. structioD.was fairly to bo expected iv a pro ject so seriously affecting the ontire gold field and tho county revenues. If private investors, whose interests are only secondary, adopted the same attitude.iustoad of putting their shoulders heartily to the whio', Thames people would soon sec the import, ance of returning broad-minded men to their public institutions. We believe, how ever, that if unity can be sccuredamong the companies interested there will bo public spiritenoughin Auckland and atthcTbames to go ou with the systematic prospecting of the deep levels which have been opened and drained by the big pump shaft, and lie a tempting and almost virgin Held for exploration. The reefs below havo scarcely been tested, small trial crushings from the points where reefs have been cut serving to disoourago any further work. To abandon the thousands of pounds that havo been spent on those works now would bo a disgrace to the entire com munity,

Slightly altering "Pinafore," tho City Council officers arc probably saying "Tell us of the why and whereforo " of this won droua difference in the treatment of the city and harbour olticials. A considerable per ceutago of the membership of both bodies and yet the inventive fieniu3 ftoat employs itself unceasingly in the preparation of new rods for the backs of city olticers, proseots a most benevolent aspect towards their aquatic cousins. At the very moment when a motion is on tho paper tor a new screw upon the city odlcors, intended to give the Council greater facili ties for ridding itself of its employe's, an other motion has passed the Harbour Board ncm. con. raising the salaries all round, from the head oi the department to the smallest office boy. It is seven years sinco the Council emplnyds saw the colour of a rise, and in tho inteival their work and responsibilities have undoubtedly been materially increased by the Rrowtli of the city, the addition of important departments, aud the holding of night meetings, is the different treatment duo to greater tact in the management of men by the Harbour Board Secretary, or to a sort of feeling among tho members of the Council that a popular constituency requires a zeal in keep ing down salaries—a pressure from which the marine board, from its constitution, is entirely fice?

A report bad somehow gained currency in the South to-day, that Mr De Lias, the proprietor of the Theatre Royal, was dead. Telegrams of condolence consequently poured in to his manager. There is no truth whatever in the story, Mr De Lias has been ill, but is now steadily improving, and will, it ia hoped, bo soon about agaiu.

Mr Geo, Goldic will commence on Mon day his raid against uncollarcd dogs, or dogß kept within the city, which have not the registration city collar for 1882. Those who wish to save their doggies' lives should lose no time ere it be too late.

Tho programme of tho French Literary Society fer tho six months ending on June 30, will bo found published in cxleuso in our advertising columns. It is ot a highly attractive character, and therefore reflec's much credit upon hose who were engaged in its compilation. Mr Pcllzer lectures this evening upon "A Distribution of Prizes at the Sorbonne," and tho gentle man's well known ability as a ready and fluent speaker, will doubtless have the effect of securing for hitu a largo audience,

It is about time that either the directors of the Ferry Company, or, in case they are indisposed to move in the matter, that the harbour authorities provided proper wait ing-rooms for passengers to and from the marine suburbs of tho city. At present there is no accommoda tion of such a kind worthy the name, and the want of it is grievously felt, especially by the ladies. The new Ferry Co. should certainly exhibit a desire to anticipate tho wishes of their patrons in this respect, and if they are disinclined to take any action for that purpose it devolves upon tho Harbour Board to see that the convenience publiot the travelling is not neglected. At present, complaint it, loutl and pretty general.

The electric fire alarms aro now all in position, and on Monday next they will be available for use. Thoy bear some resem blance to Po3t-offico pillar-boxes, are painted red, and have been placed as follows :— City West: No. 1, Freeman's Biiy, at the corner of Victoria and Wellcsley streets; No. 2, corner of Napier and Union-streets ; No. 3, corner of Hep burn and Beresfordstreets ; No. 4, corner of Ponsonby Road and Karangahape Road. City East: No. 1, corner of Grey and Queen-streets, in front of the fire-bell; No. 2, corner of Princes and O'Rorke-streets; No. 3, corner of Fdun-atreet and Waterloo Quadrant; No. 4, Police station; JVo. 5, corner of Queen and Custom-house streets, beside Waitemata Hotel; No 6, corner of Hobspn and Wyndnam-streets. It is already being made manifest to the city authorities that these fire alarms will prove a source of expense, for already the glass front in every one of them has been mis chievously broken. Inßomccasesglassfronts have been put in two or three times, but al ways with the same result. Some means will have to be found for checking this spirit of wanton destruction. It will also be necessary, if the Fire Brigade are not to bo subjected to an infinite amount of trouble and annoyance,to provide that only tho lire alarm in the immediate vicinity of a conflagration shall be the one used, for if people arc to be given carle blanche to do as they please, the whole of the alarms may lie pressed into requisition at tho same time,thus rendering it impossible to ascertain through them the exact location of the ontbreak. Tho system certainly requires regulation.

The mine manager of the New Golden | Belt claim telegraphed as follows to-day :— "Few pounds specimens yesterday; better than last. Letter by mail.—A. L, Wilson," Nominations for the Tauranga Jockey Club Handicap, Hurdlas, and Publicans' Handicap, close at 8 p.m, on Tuesday, the 17th January, at the Commercial Hotel, Tauranga. The general entry night is on 27th January,

At the quarterly meeting of the Auckland Licensed victuallers' AssociationlastThurs day, tho subject of the election of Licensing Committees was discussed, and it was tacitly agreed not to move in the matter, but to accept moderate men who were prepared to administer the Act fairly.

f&The following telegram was received from tho Tokatca mine-manager to-day:—"3s pounds picked stone last nigbt in No, 3 low level.—T. A. DoiiSdN."

We have been requested to remind water consumers that the city turncock will pro ceed on and after Monday next to cftt off Water supplies due on Dec, 31st last, and yet unpaid.

An accident happened yesterday after noon to a fine horse, the property of Mr Donald McPherson, storekeeper, of Pan mure. Tho horse was harnessed to a spring cart, laden with trunks and forms, and on going down Wyndham-street, the forma shifted and irritated tho animal, causing it to bolt and fall. It was found that the horse was badly cut at tho knees'and other wise injured, 'J'he horae Wan tt valuable one.

Suuday services at the Auckland churches, according to announcements in another column : Primitive Methodist, Alexandra-street, evening 3crvice will be conducted by Rev. Mr Logan, Missionary froln the Islands ; Temper ance Hall, Mr Goo. A. Brown; Lome street, tfev. S. -ledger, at 11 a.m., " The Eternal Love and Victory over Evil," Theatre service at 8 p.m., addresses, etc.

Mr Fantham's farm at Cambridge has sold at an average of £1116s an acre. He paid about £9 an acre for it. The lots ruled as follows : Lot 1, 3£ acres, £20 per acre ; lot 2, 9i acres, £13; lot 3, 23.§ acres, £11; lot 4, with house and buildings, 33 acres, £14 ; lot 5, CO acres, £7 ss; lot 6,116 acres, £8 ss; lot 9, 61 acres, £6 ; lot 10, 34 acres, £4 1O.«. 300 acres were sold to Mr Buck laud for £12 per acre, and 124 acres to the Cambridge Jockey Club, at £20 per acre,

The installation ot officers of the Loyal United Friends Benefit Society look place on Wednesday as follows:—Bro Drum niond, W.M. ; Bro Elliott, D.M. ; Bro Dawson, secretary ; Bro Sharpc, steward ; Bro Davis, assistant steward; Bro Boith, I. tiler; Bro Clarkson, O. tiler; Bro Cox, assistant secretary. The secretary's report showed cash on hand belonging to tho sick fund, £135 14s, Bro G. Warburton, sen., G.M., was the installing officer.

The prizes for district firing by tho three Waikato Cavalry Troops have been awarded as follows :—lst, Lieutenant Wil kinson, G3 j 2nd, Trooper Forrest, 59; 3rd, Sergeant-Major Kisher, 58 ; -Itb, Lieut. Johnson, 58 ; sth, Corporal Pearson, 51; Lieutenant Bruce, S4 ; Trooper Rhodes,s4; Sub-Lieutenaut Hunt, 54 ; Trooper Short, 52 ; Trooper Bond, 50. The Te Awamutu Troop carried off Ist, 6th, 9th, and 10th prizes. Cambridge took 2nd, 3rd, ami 7'h prizes, and Hamilton took 4th, sth, and Bth.

Tho marriage of Mr W. Pulham, eldest son of Mr 11, Pulham, of Warkworth, to Miss Krippncr.daughter of Captain Krippner, K.R.K., took place at the Puhoi Church on Tuesday last. The ceremony was performed by tho Rev. \V. Tebbs. An ample break fast was provided, at which ICO sat down, a large number of them being Auckland friends, who left by the steamer in the morning, dancing being kept up until 12 o'clock noxt day, after which the Auckland friends returned home by the steamer, bringing the bride und bridegroom with them. It might bo added that they had a litle excitement on the passage up, A gentleman fell overboard, but he was very soon got on board again, none the worse of his ducking.

The railway employe's, their wives and bairus, will hold their annual picnic at lfunua ucxt Saturday. The men on tlie line aro kept busy whon everybody elso is holidaying, and we hope, therefore, that their one great outing will this year bo as enjoyable as the postpones were. The public can assist in making it so by a littlo consideration in their despatch of goods. Tho District Manager notifies that on that day the goods train leaving Auckland for Hamilton Junction at 6.30 a.m. and Hamil ton Junction tor Auckland at 2 p.m. will bo suspended, and that goods received at Auck land station up to 3 p.m. on the 20th will be forwarded that evening.

The Madrid newspapers mention a scheme which has been set oa foot for .1 national subscription for the purpose of buying Gibraltar from England. Some Madrid bankers are said to havo oiForcl to give 5,000,000 francs towards this object. If England refuso to entertain tho proposi tion, the proceeds of the subscription aro to be omploycd in fortifying points on tho Straits both in Africa and Spain. England might offer to give it up if the Spanish Go vernment would settle in full, with interest to date, with all British bondholders, their heirs and assigns,

The announcement of " Maritana" sulliccd to till the theatre yesterday even ing. The two performances which the com pany have already given of this popular opora were of such high merit that tho ex pectation of a rich musical treat was general last night. It was uot belied either. Mias Montague as "Maritana," Mr Turner as Don Civjsar, Mr Farley as Don Jose", Miss Godfrey as Lnzarillo, and Mr Gordon as tbe King, wore all in good voice, and they sang and played with complete success, and tho audience in proof of their thorough satisfac tion exacted an inordinato number of encores. Balfo's fascinating opera "The Rose of Castile," will bo reproduced to-night.

In our last issue we reported tho results of the meeting of citizens held for tho pur pose of taking the initiatory steps for the litting reception of Tawhiao and his fol lowers. At a meeting of tho Reception Committee held immediately after tho general one, it was resolved to hire a steamer and bring Tawhiao and Ilia party in it from Orakei on Tuesday morning to tho Quqen-slrcct Wharf, whero they are to bo met ou landing by His Worship the Mayor and tho City Councillors. Thence they arc to bo conveyed through the town in carriages, preceded by it band of musicians. They aro also to be bauqucttcd, Sub-committees wore appointed to arrange with all possible expedition for tho satisfac tory carrying out these details.

A striking instance ot tho activity of mau in destroying foiests may be shown by the following figures, which wo find in M, Olshevsky's paper in the hut issue of the "Izvestia" of the Russian Geographical Sooicty. After having taken into considera tion the surveys which were made in the province of Ufa before 1841, and tho rocent distribution of forests in that province, M. Olshoveky shows that the area of forests, which formerly was about 17,577,000 acres, has now diminished by at least 3,500,000 acres, although the population is still very sparse—that is, lpss than throe souls per square mile, and it was yet less some time ago.—" Nature."

Several towns in the Westorn States of America aro now lighted by moans of the Brush Company's towers, each from 200 to 250 feet high, with six lights, each 6,000 candle power. The light from those towers resembles brilliant moonlight. The towers are of light and graceful construction, being 3ft in diameter at the base, and tapering to about Sin at tbe top; the material consists of steel. The Brush Company now employ upwards of 1,000 men at their works in Cleveland, Ohio. The new docks at the North End, Liverpool, are to be lighted throughout by means ot lights, each of 6,000 candle power, suspended from the tops of latticework poles 80ft high, A rraDge ments have been made for throwing the ight on vessels engaged in loading and un loading.

■jo tho Editor : Sir,—A letter appeared in Thursday's Star afiectinc my family and tho neighbourhood in which I live, making certain statements which arc wholly devoid of truth. " Atnicus " states first that yesterday evening (i.e. Wednes day) a little girl called at my house and was informed that my daughter, the Louisa "referred to, had died just a few minutes ago." The singular fact is that no such call was madfa by anyone, and that my daughter had then been dead two days. Then he states that fever and death are never long absent from Edinburgh-street. Why " Amicus" should make such a reckless statement it is difficult to imagine. It is now about live •years since a death occurred in Edinburgh street, and of the two deaths that occurred then one was tint of a man who had been brought in from Otahuhu in a dying con dition. When "Amicu?," in his wisdom und friendliness, next deems it necessary to make false statements and attempt to give a bad name to any locality or neighbourhood, let him have the courage to append his name to the charges, and not shelter him self behind a norn de plume from the just resentment of the inhabitants of the district. —I am, &c, E. Tucker, Edinburgh-street,

Tho Artillery Company proceeded to the North Shore this afternoon for target prac« tice. The band was in attendance.

We ("Post") observe from the "Home News " that Mrs Louisa Moule, widow of Lieut.-Colonel Moule, lato Commissioner of Armed Constabulary, New Zealand, was, on 9th November, married to the Rev. W. M. Farley, Vicar of Cretingham, Suffolk. The twelve largest landowners, as regards area, in England and Wales aro the Duke of Northumberland, Duke of Devonshire, Duke of Cleveland, Sir W. W. Wynn, Duke of Bedford, Earl of Carlisle, Duke ot Rutland, Earl of Lonsdale,!Lord Leconfield, Earl of Powis, Earl Brownlow, and Earl of Derby. The two largest owners in North Wales are Lord Penrhyn and Sir Watkin Wynn ) and in New South Wales, Earl 01 Cawdor and Earl of Lisburne.

Life at present in tlie South African dia mond iioldg is not agreeable. Hundreds of miners Who are unable to get work tramp from place to place, and finally lapse into bepgary. Money is Very scarce, and very few miners, even •with nominal means, can leave thn place. Fever abounds, and the hospitals arc crowded. Vegetables have run up to starvation prices. Small cab bages are worth nearly a sovereign apiece, and potatoes fetch twenty-five cents, per The' funeral o£ ihd late Earl of Airlie, who died in New York Bomo weeks ago, took place at Cortachy Castla on Friday, November 4, when a vast Concourse at tended to do honour to his memory. He was not buried in the vattlt in the parish church, where his seven predecessors m the title test, but in a new burial cronnd close to the bank of the Esk. Lady Airlie followed the coffin, lean ing on the aim of her oldest son. Lord Airlio having been chief of the clan Ogilvy, the procession was headed by the pipers, who played the "Portuguese Hymn" and "The Land o' the Leal," while, before it started, the pipers of Lord Breadalbane and other noblemen played in front of the castle. The pibrochs were "Lochaber no More," and "Glengarry's Lament."

Mother Shipton's alleged prophecy, that " The world to an end shall conio, in eigh teen hundred and eighty-one," has been the direct cause of the death, at London, of a girl named Kate Wecdon, agod 10 years. It appeared Jthat the deceased child had been rending Mother Shipton's prophecie», and had become very much alarmed at tho prediction that tho world would come to an end last year. She frequently cried and talked about it. One day, towards the close of the year, she went to school in her usual health, and on her roturn was weep ing bitterly and speaking of tho approach ing end of the world. Her mother told her it was all nonsense, but this had not the least effect upon her, and when she went to bed at half-past ten she was still crying and wringing her hands, saying that she knew the end of the world would come in tho night. At about 3 30 on the following morning, the mother was awakened by hearing her cry, and upon eoing to her bed-room found the child in a lit. A doctor was immediately sent for, but his services were of no avail and the child died two hours later.

To the Editor: Sir,—A few facts may induce some who really care for our Chris tian religion to be even more in earnest than they are for the maintenance of public worship. The " Liverpool Daily Post" recently published a census of the morning and evening attendances on a Sunday at the churches and chapels in that city. '1 ho churches, numbering 73, tvore atteuded by 23,193 worshippers in the morning, and in the evening by 31,163. The Wcsleyaus and other sects of Methodists had 7,085 atten dants in the morning;, and 13,207 in the even ing. The Baptißts wero 4,090 in the morn ing, and C,4G3 in the evening. The Presbyterians were 6,226 in tho morning, and 5,160 in the ovening. The riongrcga tionalists were 2,062 in the morning, and 3,476 in tho cvenidg. The Koman Catholics had 14,483 attendants in the morning, and 9,442 in tho evening. The total attendance at evening service was 50.177 against 65,584 at the morning service. Now the population of Liverpool is about 800,000 souls, so that tho total evening attendance, 20,177, means that one person out of ton was pjeaent at divin;; worship. This, aficr all the revivals we have had of lute years !—Yours, &c, Critic.

A sensational drama has recontly been performed in the chief theatre of Moscow, the crowning situation of the piece being a combat in a rocky pass between a lion and an Arab chief. Tho lion scrambles up a steep ascent, and is abuut to sprirjg from its summit upon his foe, when the man brings him down with a well-aimed shot. The part of the lion has been sustained most successfully bya trained gjniDast named Alexeivitchuntil about a fortnight ago, when that artist sud denly fell ill, and the management was compelled to intrust his rule to an active super, who undertook it at a few hours] notice, When the timo arrived for his dubut, he bounded on the stago with admirable vigour, and scuttled up tho cliff in irreproachablo style. But when tho Arab chief discharged his musket, tho lioa, utterly thrown off his guard by the report, stood erect on his hinder paws, crossed himself devoutly, and, exclaiming "Heaven holp us I" jhurriedly descended the cliff, tail foremost, amid tho jubilant shouts of the audience.

Frederick Zanc, a man of Bmall stature, dark complexion, n native of Germany, was brought up at tho Police Court, charged with bavine committed about seventeen petty larcenies, to all of which ho pleaded not guilty. Mr Blades, who acted for Mr Tyler, withdrew from tho defence. Tho principal chargcß were, larceny of two zinc tubs and a bed, value £1 Bs, tho property of James Cater; larceny of two Crimean shirts, sheets, &c, tho property ot George Bennett; larceny of three cotton sheets and ;v quantity of wearing apparel, value i' 3, the property of Wm. O'Brien ; larceny of one blanket and wearing apparel, value £2 2s, the property of Charles Palmer; larceny of four babies' dresses and a quantity of apparel, value £3, tho property of Gerald Kiyim ; larceny of a table cloth and apparel, value £2, Uio property of Ellen Taxeird; larceny of eight chemises and other ladies' apparel, valuo £3, the property of Frcderika Hadrill; larceny of ono packing case, value 6s, tho property of Henry Slater; larceny of two table cloths and ladies' apparel, value £1 18s Cd, tho property of Francos Lloyd; larceny of lour shirts, window blinds, &c., valuo £1, the property of Frederick Stauton; larceny of one jack plane, value 2s 6'd, tho property of John Kirby ; larceny of four sheets of corrugated iron, tho property ot Francis Butcher. The case of robbing Mrs Hndrill'a clothes line of-property worth about £5, was heard, and proved against tho prisoner, who deposed that he bought the things in Ger many, but prosecutrix showed satisfactorily that sho. made the .things of material pur chased in Auckland. Sovcral similar cases were proved, the property having beon found in Zaue's possession, and which pro perty will be restored to the respective owners. Tho indictable cases, viz,, for robbing Messrs Garret, wore adjourned.

Settling on the Cambridgo meeting will take plaoe atTattoraall's this evenicg.

We understand tho Good Templars of Auckland and imburbs are about to givo a social entortninment in tho Newmarket Hall, to welcome tho return of the delegates who have been attending the session of the Grand Lodge at Hew Plymouth. Tho event will probably oomo off on Tuesday evening.

An important sale of merchandise will bo bo held on Momliij-, by Mr It. Arthur, at Messrs Potter and Co.'s store, Durham-streut. The sale comprises 48 cases of mlcellaneous goods (sspet advertisement).

Mr C. B. Andrews, of Wellington-street, re-opened his day and night schools on Momlaj evening la? t, as |por announcement. Those schools offer numerous advantages to young persons desirous of improving themselves in tho various branches of education. Tbo terms, wo notioe, are exceedingly moderate,

G. Hulme's list of prices.—Wholesale : Qr, or side of beet, 2}d ; carcases of mutton, 2W; pigs, 3Ju and Id. Ketall: Mutton, 2d, 3d, -id; roast beef, 3Jd, Id, sd; pork, 3d to M ; lamb, from 2i par Qr; veal, 3d to 51; largo quantities of ox tongues, corned rounds of beef, salt legs of pork, Canterbury hams, suet in any quantity; oorned beof, 3d: in barrels, lOOlbs, 20O1DB, and 3001bs, 2Jd, delivered on board or railway; atmosphorio sausages, Id per lb; German saunage, Gd, Dlsoount to the trade. Warrant everything the vory best quality.—3EoßGK HULME, Butcher, Quoen street, Auckland,— (Advt.)

Mr Henry White, High-street, as will be seen by advertisement in the Stab, has been appointed sole colonial agent for Messrs Kef sell and ton's patent portablo Belf-acting crystal and majolica fountains, and has received a number of buecimons of those fountains, varying in price according to size, character, and clostgu. Ladies and gentlemen possessing aquariums, conserva tories, rookeries, and gardens will do well to make a call at Mr White's office. Theae foun tains aro chat to in design, and are a simple and effective means of keeping up a fresh aupply of .crated and evenly tempered wator to the aquaria, thus insuring health to the little inmates of these interesting additions to drawing rooms and conservatories. They require no fixing, boing portable, and may be put m aotlon at any momont. The opinions of the Press are very favourable. Th 0 " European Mail" torniß them very pretty fountains, com bining grout variety with perfcot simplicity. They require no fittings or pormanont fixtures; all that ißneoesßary is a jug or vase of wator ralsod a few feet higher than the fountain, when it will throw a jet from oae to six feet high, without attention. To those who live in hot climates they will prove a great boon, as they are not only adapted for playing water out also to perfumery, disinfectants, &o.

CABLEGRAMS.

ADDRESS TO MR GLADSTONE,

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LONDON, January 13,

The Right Hon. W, E. Gladstone, who is at pressnt staying at his country seat at Hawarden, was to-day presented with an addresa by the tenantry of the district. In the course of the speech which he made on the occasion, he' announced that the measures to be introduced by the Govern ment during next session would include bills for the reform of the system of county government and local taxation, for the improvement of the relations between land lords and tenants, and for cheapening and facilitating the transfer of land in England. LONDON, January 12. Consols remain at 100}. Bank rate un> changed at 6, and mat ket rate discount at 4| per cent. Total reserve in notes and bullion in the Bank of England £10,125,000. New Zealand securities re main at last quotations; colonial bread stuffs unchanged; Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, 66s $ New Zealand wheat, bx ware house, 535; Adelaide Hour, ex warehouse, 425; Australian tallow firm at 43s for best beef, and 7s Gd for best mutton; galvanised iron, 26 guago, £18 10s; best Sydney copra, £14 10s. CLERIC FACTION IN GERMANY. BERLIN, January 12. The Reichstag to-day, by a majority of two-thirds of the whole House, passed a resolution, moved by Ilerr Wendthrope, granting permission to the clericals to exer cise their functions in Germany without the sanction of the Government, FRENCH PKIESTS MURDERED. PARIS, January 12. Intelligence is to hand from Algeria that three French priests attached to the mission station at Anapoli have been murdered by the Arabs at Ghadamcs, on the border between Algeria and Tunis. CAIRO, January 12. ASSURANCES TO THE KHEDIVE. , In consequence of the bad impression which has been created at the .Egyptian Court by the construction placed upon the recent action of the English and French Consuls-General, in sending their joint note to the Khedive, Mr E. B. Malet, X.C.8., British representative at Cairo, has bad an audience of His Highness, in the course of which he took occasion to reassure him that the British Government has no inten tion of departing from the line of policy it has hitherto followed, to interfere no further in Egyptian affairs beyond taking such steps as might be neces sary in the event of an outbreak of rebetllton to assure the permanence of the status quo, and the maintenance of His Highness authority. Mr Malet fur ther stated that the course which has been adopted by himself and the French represen tative in issuing their joint note, was simply intended to re-allirm the alliance which has hitherto ext9ted between England and France in their diplomatic relations with E(jypt,and to iudicate to His Highness's the unanimity with which tho two conntries were prepared to act, in order to secure the prosperity of Egypt.

AUSTRALIAN.

THE GARONNtt'S PASSENGKKS. MELBOURNE, this day. Tho New Zealand passengers, per Garonne, who aro quarantined, have ap plied for leave to proceed, by the steamer leaving for the Bluff on the 16th inst. The Government has, however, refused them permission. LATER. All tho Garonne small-pox patients, with one exception, are progressing very favour ably towards recovery. ADELAIDE, this day. Among tho passengers per Garonne, quarantined here, one steerage passenger baa developed symptom? of small-pox, and been isolated.

ATTEMPTING TO FIRE A SHIP. MELBOURNE, January 13. The carpenter of the ship Oasis has been committed for trial on a charge of attempt ing to act fire to the vessel on the sth inst. COMMERCIAL. ADELAIDE, January 13. Wheat is quoted to-day at 4s lOd. The market is firm. Town flour, per ton, is £11 10s to £11 15s ; country brands, £10 5s to £1010s.

SCINTILLATIONS.

"Bo brief, tor It Is witb words aa with sunboaniß; the moro they aro condensed the deeper they burn."—Southev.

Mr Gamble brought up from the Quar antine Island yesterday two cases of Cnli fornian quail which came by tho Zealandia for tho Acclimatisation Society. They arc in excellent condition.

A lad named Dickson of Parnull lias lost lug little finger and part of the palm of liis hand by tbe explosion of a dynamite fuse which lie had picked up when playing at Stokcs's Point, ignorant of its dangerous properties. The man who stood in front of his glass for two hours getting tho right colour of his moustache, said he was just dying to sec his girl.

It was wrong in Peg, tho shoemaker, to say to tho doctor who complained that ho had made a poor job of that last pair of boots, "Physician, heel thyself."

Enquirer: Do wo approve of the habit of thinking aloud ? Not always. But there arc times when a man must, as, for in stance, when in darkness ho gets hold of a bee.

A collego student in rendering to his father an account of his term expenses, inserted "To charity, £10." His father wrote back, " I fear charity covers a multi tude of sins."

Mrs Partington went recently to a chemist's for some venom extinguisher. Sho imid tho cockroaches enumerated so fast that she was impelled to get something to asperse them,

An American Jew at St. Petersburg, per formiug in a circus, was ordered to quit on account of professing the Hebrew faith. He protested. " Pack " expects to Cud that Kdison's electric light was in use in Noah's ark. If it was, the ancient umincr was ahead of our own times. Nobody in this century has ever seen Edison's electric light in use. Tbe petition of Mr Ballance against Mr Watt, for the Wanganui ecat, has been received by the Chief Justice. Tho grounds are bribery, and by oilering employment to two electors; also intimidation of three others by threatened deprivation of em ployment.

Tho petition of Mr Hirst against Mr Patiiels, for Wallace, has also been re ceived,

The Government have authorised free railway passes to all volunteer competitors attending the Nelson meeting. Negotia tions arc now in progress with the Union Company for passages.

Eaily poaches are coming into the mar ket, a foretaste of the coming harvest of this luscious fruit, which arc reported to bo a rather scanty crap. The repairs to tho freezing machinery of the ship JUuncdin are completed, and tho vessel recommenced taking in meat.

In his diary of European travel the Shah of Persia says that an Englishman who dis obeys a policeman is instantly put to death. Ihe question is raised in the Paris "Fisiaro," whether a man should bow on entering a railroad carriage. If to wears a silk hat and the car door is the regulation height, the probabilities are that he would bo compelled to bow,

Talk about gossip. How could the werld dispense with it ? A party of men on the backyard fence, and a parcel of women around the tea table, would fall to sleep from innate stupidity if thore was no such thing as gossip.

Mr Wilkinfon, while engaged judging the cereal and root crops on behalf of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association, met with a painful accident. His horse bolted and smashed the buggy, throwing Mr Wil kinson heavily to the ground. London is, it seems, redeemed trom the reproach of not having a really first-class restaurant. The " Bristol" has been started by a Parisian. It is splendidly appointed, and its 10a dinner is excellent.

Zululundis in so unsettled a state that the people are afraid to plant mealies, massacres are taking place, and a severe and prolonged famiuc is imminent. There appears to be a strong feeling for the return of Cetywayo.

Tho centenary of the abolition of serf dom in 1781 by the Emporor Joseph It. is to bo celebrated shortly with popular re joicings throughout Austria. In particular "rand fetes on a large scale arc being pre pared in Vicuna.

Tho Tauranga "Times" welcomes Mr James Coatee, who comes to take charge of the National Bank here, pending altera tions in the management. Mr G. B. Morris, the present manager at Taurauga, loaves for a ficsh appointmeat to another branch of tke Bank.

SAN FRANCISCO MAIL NEWS.

DOUBLE MURDER AT NOTTINGHAM.

Ihtehse excitement was caused in Not tingham on Saturday, Nov. 19, by the re port that two murders had been discovered, and that there was every reason to suspect that the same person was implicated in both. Mr Henry Westby kept a tobac conist's shop in Peas Hill Road, and lived ■with his wife, his son—Henry Smith Westby, about nineteen years of age—and two younger daughters. The elder Westby, besides keeping the shop, was engaged in the lace trade, and the young man was a clerk at the office of Mr 3). H. Fraser, soli citor, Whcelergate, Nottingham. The de tails of the first crime are surrounded with some mystery. .

The police'officers, Sergeant Carr and Constable Cockcrell, who were nn duty in the neighbourhood shortly before 3 o'clock on the above morning, heard cries of "Murder"and "Police" proceeding from the residence of the deceased. They at once made their way to the house, and noticed a young man, the tupposed mur derer, emerge from the premiaes into the street. The moment, however, that he caught sight of the policemen he ran up the road and disappeared in a by-street. When the policemen entered the houso a scene of the greatest confusion prevailed. On going upstairs they discovered on the floor of a bedroom Wcstby, who had been shot two or three times, and with such deadly effect that he expired before the assistance of a surgeon could be obtained, and indeed as soon as the police-officers attempted to raise him. Superintendent Court, on searching the premises, found two bullets, one in the bedroom and the other on the stairs. Jt appeared, from an •xaminatiem of the body made at the curliest possible moment by Dr. Dunn and his assistant, that there were traces of three shots having been fired, two of which had resulted in wounds, each sufficient to cause death ; one ot the bullets had passed through the body and out of the back, and the other, it is believed, had lodged in the chest. The statement of the widow is as fol lows : The family, including the deceased, myself, and son, retired to bed last night about, halt-past 11 o'clock. Wo heard nothing to disturb us after retiring to bed until about half-past two o'clock this morn ing. About that time a little dog, which be longed to my husband, and was a great favourite, came upstairs and jumped upon our bed. My husband tried to make the dog go away, but he could not do so, as the little thing seemed so "fussy." At last he thought the best thing to do would be to take the dog downstairs, and by shutting the door at the bottom prevent it from from returning. My husband got out of bed, and took the dog in bi9 arms for the purpose of carrying it away. In about half a minute, and when he was on the stairs, I heard a loud report as if a pistol or a re volver was being fired. Thia was repeated twice, and the deceased then shouted out at the top of his voice, "I am shot 1 I am shot I Mind yourself, but do open the window and shout." At this I jumped out of bed and ran to the the top of the stairs, but only to see my husbaud enter the loom and drop lifeless to the flour. I opened the window as quickly as I could and called "Murder! murder!" "Police! police!" Iv a thort space of time a police sergeant and another officer came running into the house, but the person who had done the murder waß not there. A search was made in the house by the policeman, but neither a revolver nor a pis tol was found. I believe some bullets were found, but I do not know of my own know ledge. With regard to the person who ba? done this horrible deed, none of us know anythiug. Some people—in fact, almost everybody—point to the lad, my son, as the murderer, but why should he do it ? I don't think be would do such a thing. He never had a pistol or a revolver in his possession, ao far as I know. Hu was a young, fine looking man, about eighteen years of age. He was of light complexion, and his hair curled. My son, lam sorry tn say, had gone when we got downstairs, and we have never seen him siace last night when we went to bed. I really do not think it was he who did it. At any rate, it it was, I think he must have thought it was a burglar or something of that sort. But I i cannot tell wherever, if ho did kill his poor father, he got the pistol or revolver from that he did it with. When we iirst missed my lad I fancied that he must have gone after the person who had fired the bullets. I know he went to bed at half-past eleven o'clock, because I was last up, as I generally am, and he had then gone upstairs, the same as the rest of the family. My son hardly ever went out at night after he left work. He was very fond of reading, and would sit for hours at his favourite amuse ment, studying periodicals and sensational literature. As to my husband, he was a lace nia'ier, and worked at Gregory's, and I believe he was pretty much liked by tho men who worked with him and under him. We havo lived here fourteen years, and we are well known by all the people aroiind this part.

The policc'Officers proceeded to Mr Fraser's oflico at a late hour ia the morning, in the hope of ascertaining some intelligence of young Wcstby. Before this the charwoman em ployed on the premises had discovered that the door of a room adjoining the office occu pio'l by the supposed murderer and another clerk, and which was used for the storage of lumber, was locked. The woman said she had never known this room to be locked heron:, and this fact almost led the officers to conjecture that the object of their search would be found there. The door was accordiugly Lurst open, and before the detectives got over the threshold they were staggered at the sight before them. Lying huddled up on the floor was the body of a youth cohered with blood, the head being nearly severed from the body. Near him were found a small iron rod and a largo butcher's chopping knife. Tho body was quite cold. The appearance of the roem showed that a severe struggle had taken place. There were spots of blood all over the room, and it is thought that tho murderer, having enticed the Jad into the room, struck him with a large iisb knife, which was afterwards foußd, and then followed him uround the room until he became insensible. An ex amination of the body showed it to bo that of Win, Onions, a boy fifteen years of age, engaged in Mr Fraser's office. The jaw was broken, and the neck and throat nearly severed. No sound of a quarrel or struggle was heard in the office on the previous night, But it is evident that the poor lad was killed prior to the office being closed on Friday night. The remains were taken in a cab to the police station, St. John's strcot. Shortly after the discovery Onions's father arrived at the office, and was com pletely overcome by the dreadful calamity. As-yet no cause can he assigned for tho crime. Pursuing their inquiries.Detectives Golding and Atherton found that Mr Froser had handed to the youth Wcstby a cheque for £7 10s, a day or two previously,' payable to " Leonard Lindlay," but which he would be able to cash. This was not to be found in tho office, and the officer accordingly proceeded to tho Nottingham and Notts Bank, Thurland-street, where it was fouud that the cheque had been cashed onFriday. The clork who received the cheque remembers that it was presented by a young man with curly hair, and so far as it goes this description tallies with Westby's appcr.rauce.

Westby was always considered a sharp lad, but of late Mr Eraser and Mr Day have noticed that he had become eccentric in his manner aud habits. Ho has been in Mr Eraser's employ live or six years, and was generally a well-conducted youth. Onions had not been engaged at tho office for so long a period.

Chief Detective-inspector Eddy, accom panied by a clerk named Hobson, who was acqiihintod with Westby, went in search of the suspected murderer, and in the course of the afternoon visited a garden at Lentou Sands, near Nottingham, in the occupation of Mr Eraser. On a piece of ground near this garden Westby was discovered con. coaled in n fowl house. He at iirst refused to surrender, but after much persuasion came out of his hiding place, where he had with him a new revolver, six chambers of which were loaded. He said had it been anyone but Inspector Eddy he would have shot them. He asked if the lad was dead, and being told that he was, and also that bis father was dead, he replied, "It's about time." Some spots of bloud were seen on his clothes. He was taken to the police-station.

Thousands of poisons on Sunday visitod tho huuse where Westby was shot," as well as tlio feeno of the murder of tho boy Onions. There Is no doubt that the accused had been reading sensational literature. The walls of his bedroom were embellished with pictures, from life, of Dick Turpin, and many newspaper cuttings were found in his ollicc |desk with accounts of marvellous adventures. In his bedioomhe has made a trap door through the floor, and always bolted himself in at night. A few hours after Westby was

arrested he was visited in the police* cell, and was found attended by . a special warder,and police-officer. His coat and vest being blood-stained, were removed, and he was . wrapped in a rug. la reply to a question, it was stated where certain articles might be found at Mr Eraser's office. He is rather tall, thin, and of pale complexiou, with a boyish appearance. He seemed agitated and be wildered. Tho prison .surgeon states that he is sane, though these have been traces of insanity in the family. A later telegram announces that the prisoner has confessed to the murder of his father, but maintained a marked reticence as to the death of the boy Onions, saying, " No one saw me do it. They will have to prove that." Although he had money, he states that he had eaten nothing for two days preceding the murder. He slept well 'on Saturday night, and partook of refreshment on Sunday morning, In the afternoon he asked for some legal assistance for his, defence, but afterwards said it would be of no,use, , fife mother wjshed;to see him, but he declined to see her. The purchase of the revolver has been traced.

The inquest on the murdered mjn Westby was concluded at three o'clock ,on Tuesday, when the jury found the prisoner guilty. His mother gave evidence against her son, and fell in hysterics into the prisoner's arms, who exclaimed, "Don't be so soft." He merely smiled when the coro ner told him he was committed on both charges. The body of the murdered lad Onions was interred on Tuesday in the general cemetery in the presence of thousands of spectators. From private information received, tho Press Association Nottingham correspon dent is enabled to state that the prisoner Westby has not only made a full confession of the murder of his father and the boy O-Dions, but has detailed the whole of his proceedings on the day preceding the murderandthefollowingmorning. He seems rather to glory in his crime, and says he con templated the murder of his father some time before he mustered courage and found a suitable opportunity to accomplish it. He only killed the boy Onions as a means of nerving ihimself for the act of murdering his father. After shooting his father ha went out of the house with the full deter minatiou of shooting the first person he met, but he did not meet anyone.

The City of Rome.

New York, Dee. 15.—1t was reported yesterday that the new steamship City of Koine was a failure, and that the Inman Company had refused to accept her from the builders. The agent tor the line in this city said there was no truth in the story. He explained that the vessel's not coming back here is due to the fact that passenger traffic at this season doea not call for so large a steamer, but confessed that some changes were necessary in machinery, cabin, etc., and that the workmen would have to take hold of her again.

Railway Project in Spain.

Madeid, November 21.—The Chamber of Deputies rave passed a bill authorising the construction of the Huesca and La Vrancc railway, with the subvention of GO,OOO pesetas per kilometre. The cost of boring a tunnel through the Pyrenees is estimated at 13,000,000 pesetas, which will be borne equally by France and Spain.

Monument to Garfield.

Cleveland (0), Dec. 14.—The follow ing statement is made in answer to in quiries :—" The Garfield Monument Fund Committee desire to raise 250,000d315. for the purpose of erecting an appropriato monument at the late President's grave. Of this amount over 51,000d015. has already been subscribed by citizens of Cleveland. Ohio, including Cleveland, will raise not less than 100,OOOdols. inall,and2s,ooodols. has been raised by small voluntary sup scriptions in different parts of tho country and forwarded to the committee. Thus half of the whole amount asked is practi cally secured, leaving' only 125,000d015. more to be raised outside of Ohio. In order to carry out the plaus of the com mittee, and place over the remains of Uar field one of the finest works of art to be found in the civilised world when sufficient money has been subscribed, it is the pur pose of the committee to have the Monu ment Association incorporated under the laws of the State of Ohio. The design of tho monument will be determined and its erec tion controlled by tie association, which T.-ill be composed of representative men from different parts of the country. It is hoped and believed by this committee that tho additional amount required for this purpose can be easily raised, so that the association may bo incorporated, plans adopted, and all necessary arrangements made for begin ning the work early in the coming year. J. H. Wade, H. B. Patine, Joseph Per? kins, committee.

The Latest London Sensation.

Mrs Langtry's appearance at the Hay market Theatre as Mrs Hardcastlc brought together an audience unprecedented at this season. The house was overflowing with rank and fashion, and celebrities of all kinds. Her friends and tbc public were equally delighted and surprised by the merits'of her performance. Her beauty, supposed to be too delicate for the stage, stood tbc test well. Nobody expected, from a debutante almost without introduc tion, such a knowledge of stage business; so much case and so accurate a conception of a difficult part; such skilful use of a delicious voice, or such evidence of marked dramatic aptitude. The press unanimously applauded Mrs Langtry. She has still much technical knowledge to acquire, but all agree that she has a brilliant future be fore her. Bancroft, the manager of the Hayinarket, after seeing the rehearsal, offered her an engagement on liberal terms. She accepted, and begins in January. She says, "Some day, when she will have couquered some difficulties of the ait, she hopes certainly to visit America." She has a great deal of resolution and perseverance. She has, for some time, been taking courses of lessons, and has greatly improved as an actress, though it is but fair to say that were it not for l;er social position and wide spread publicity to her name, she might have found it less easy to secure an engagement."

Wrangel Land.

The complete exploration of Wrangcl Land, by officers of the Rodgcrs, is s great geographical achievement, for this far-off island, so long just heard of, then at last sighted, but always on the very threshold of the unknown, has been one of the longed for goals of discoverers ever since tho Tehuktehis told Baron Wrangel that it could be seen on a clear day from Capo Yukon. They said thai herds of deer some times camp thence across the ice, and their traditions related how the Orkilo, Omokic and other tribes had wandered northward over the ice So distant points, so that there was a halo of romance over this Siberian ultima thule, which was heightened by the gallant but vain efforts of Wrangcl himself to reach it by dog sledges in 1822 and 1833. With regard to the new United States possession, Wrangel Land, Captain Hooper says:—" That we were the first to land on it there can be no doubt, and that by our act of landing and taking possession of it in the name of the United States it became part of the territory of this country is equally clear. The land Is principally a slate formation, forming a sticky clay where exposed to tho water. It is sparsely covered with vegetation. On the beach small pieces of sandstone, quartz and mica schist were found. The eastern shore, as far as we could see with the glasses, presented & succession of dark slate cliffs, from 100 feet to 300 feet high, and the entire surface a succession of smoothly rounded hills from l,OOOjto 3,000 feet'high. Murrs, guillemots, gulls, snow buntings, cider ducks and a solitary golden plover were the birds no ticed, and walruses and Ecala the animals. Tho vegetation was comprised in twenty eight plants, including three grasses, lich ens, mosses, dwarf willow and saxifrage. On the hilltops were found the droppings of wild geese in such quantities as to show that at a different season this was a great breeding resort of these birds. There were also fouud upon the hilltops evidences of the existence of some burrowing animal.'

The Fnribaka natives are now selling potatoes to tho Government ration con tractors.

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR. SATURDAY, JANUARY 14



No. do- No. of No. ot pond- Name Of mino. men mini iu« on single. Imanied. Total, them. Moanatalarl „ 30 C5 !)j 3S0 Kuronul _ ..13 iC 59 278 Southern Cross 2 a 11 5ii Calodooian .. li 2j 31 Idfi GoldonCalf ..1 SI 10 .19 Care ~ 3 11 11 59 Golden Crown.. 21 33 5l 219 Walotalil ..2 33 10 135 Big Pump ..0 S S - 21 78 211 319 1103



ARTHUR TLjiADY, MUSIC-SELLER, Invites attontlon to Ma Stook of MUSIC, which haa been largely increased to meet the demands of the coming season, and whloh for variety and excellence la not equalled by any bouae in Auckland. Spoolal attention haa boon given to Muslo suited forTeachlnorpnrposoß. and the Profession and publlo generally may rely upon being able to Roloct ploces suitable for the yoonßest per formers up to the most di flloul t concert solos, THE VIOLINIST'S OUTFIT, consisting of Violin, How, and Self-Instructor, sent to any address on reoolpt of P. 0.0. for 30s, Vloiln Strings and Fittings of the bost quality always in stock. . ..Country orders promptly attended to. Btbikg jnd Brass Bands supplied for Balls, Garden Parties. &o. ARTHUR EAD V, * MUSIC-SELLER 88, QUEBH-BTBBET, AUOKtAND, -yy ANTJftD KNOWN, |^ JJAM3 AND BACON « JfliOSl THK BEST OUSERS, Hi AT LOWBST MARKS! PRICKS, I it E w' Si H ~ Victoria-streot.



Special Advertisements. C* ARLICK & CRANWELL still sell all V3T DraperyandClothingontheCO-OPERA TIVK Cash Principle Prloes fnuoh EESS GOODS.—The greatest variety ana a beautiful assortment is to be found at our Kstablishment, with Trimmings of various kinds to match, and sold at CCKi rCKANWELL. MADRAS MUSLIN, la 8d and Is lOd nor yard: Coloured Lustres from Cd to Zs 3d. our own importing and s eolal good value: Black Silks at various prloes, but those at is 3d and 5a 3d aro _nnOan G a A r ß C£fJk m CRANWELL._ OURNING GOODS. — Black Cash meres. Crape Cloths, Balmorals, Dre?s and Bonnet Crapes, Mourning Goods, Jo suit all classes of Customers, at tho City HaU Slick & cranwell. rjMBRKLLAS AND SUNSHADES. - U Fashionable Sunshades, plain and fanoy, In satin and other kinds of coverings. Just opened, some very pretty Children s ANCHESTER GOODS. -Sheetings, Calioos. Bod Quilts, Blankata; large lot of White Laco and Muslin Curtains. or wnlle clTV HALL aucaDE. C~TrkTONNES.— Upwards of 60 patterns J to select from, aome of them the hand somest in Auckland, varying in price from 8d to 3b 2d, Linings and Trimmings for same, White and Fancy Dimities. GA.RLICK & CKANWELL. MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS. —Largo Stock of Trimmed Hata and Bonnets. Milliners on the premises to oxeoute orders in beat Btyle and with deaoatoh. Straw Hats, all the leading shapes, a capital line just opened at Is, GARLICK & CRANWELL. £rtANCY GOODS,—SiIk Mantles, Che -1 nillo Dolmans, Capes, Fanoy Soarfs, Children's Fancy Dreaßes, Feathers, Flowers, Undorolothiner, &o.: all at low CMhGAKLICK & CKANWELL. MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING.-A well-assorted stock at Co-oporatlve Cash Prices. Men's Trousers and Testa, Suitß, Men's and Youths' Imperial Sao Suits, Boys' Tweod and Kniokor Suits. Borne special lines in Trousers, Waistcoats, &c, worth lnspeotlog. p< ARLICK & /IKANWELL, CITY liALL ARCADK. Auokiand, ISIDOK ALEXANDER'S SPKOIALTIKB, FINE WATCHES J RICH JEWELLERY 11 CHOICE CLOCKS I! 1 At Lowest Fbicks I 96, QUEEN-STREET, Auckland. JC U L L E N C (RBCBNTLX FrtOM ENGLAND), Respectfully Informs the Inhabitants of Auck land and surrounding districts that ho has now Opened tho Premises, No. 250, Queen-Btreet Kaßt with a Large and Choice Stock of NKW SUMMER GOODS, imported and purchased on the best oaaa terras, comprising General Drapery, Prints, Lace and Mualin Curtains, Damask and Cretonnes* Blankets, Flannels, Tickings, &0., Millinery, Ribbons, Laces, Hosiery, Umbrellas and Sun Shades, Shawls, Mantles. Fichus, Co3tumes, Silks. French and English Dress Goods, embracing all tho no veltiee in fabric and colour for tho present season, Ladies' and Gentlemen's Undorclothlng in variety, and a choice collection of Fanoy Goods eultablo for Christmas presents. Spooial attention is Invited to tho following exceptionally Cheap Lots, bought at a large pel centime offoost price for prompt cash. viz. :— 300 dozen Scotoh Cambric Handkerchiofs,froni Is 6d per dozen 100 pairs Muslin Harness Window Curtains, from la Ud per pair 200 Ladios' Costumes, from Is 6d eaoh 500 Ladies' Straw Hats, from old each 300 Ladleß' and Girls' Fanoy Sunshades, fron Sid each 100 Ladles' Black Satin Sunshades, with Lac< Borders, from 6s 9d each 400 yards Superior Blaok Dress and MantU Silk, from is per yard. J.O.haa had business relations with the Besi Wholesale Houses in England, Ireland, anc Scotland for the past 25 years; and as he pur poses to conduct his business on the mosi economical principles on cash terms and smal profits he confidently assures tkoeo who ma; favour him with an inspection of his Btook thai it will (be found replete in the various Depart msnta with New, Fashionable, and Cheat goods, and that be will place nothing before the pn blio in print which shall not be carried out ii entirety and practice. N.B.—J. C. has secured the services of a First olass Milliner, who has had a long practical Home experience, and has been engaged in one of the first Millinery establishments In Auofc and sinoe her arrival in this] Colony. /^REAT TOIRX AT t inabury & rmps. THE ENTIRE STOCK MORE OR LESf DAMAGED. SALE NOW ON, WE MUST CLEAR OUT THE ENTIRE STOCK AT ANY PRICE, To make room or extensive repairs to Buildings, SHOP EARLY TO AVOID THE CRUSH. . I^ILLIAM T> "DRIDGMAN JUNCTION 'dBAPEBY WAREHOUSE. Having purchased some large lots of Clearing Warehouse Lines, will sell them very cheap, 100 Laco Fichus and Capea at 2a fid : warehouse price la lid 20 Girls' Canlanore Jackets from 7s 6d 60 Ladies' Cashmere Fichus and Dolmans, 7s 6d tolOiM 100 Ladies' Ulotorn, Fichus (Blaok and Colorod), Dolmans, from 10s fid to 253, being less than half warehouse price; very handsomegoods 50 Ladies' Handsome Black Silk Jackets from 25s 20,000 dozen Buttons, new goods, In great variety, from 2d per dozon 2500 yards New Pattern Mnslln Works, 2d, 2Jd, 3Jd, lid. to Is—much under usaai price Very good lino Men's Oxford Shirts, to 17, 17J inch, 6s 9d; worth 8s 6d Good Coloured Damask Tablo Covers, 6s Bd, 7s Linoleum, varlouß widths, is 6d square yard 600 Jards New Pompadour Prints, 4|d; worth «,.««*"• Jnßt opened, choice patterns 1500 yards New Pompadour Prints, 6Jd; worth Ba. Jnst opened, choice patterns Good Bod Tick, l\& ; extra value at 7id 1000 yards Good Dress Materials, to clear, Bd per yard. Half-price, Doublo Widths Scarlet and Green Furniture Repps,3d: worth6a 6d Doublo width, all Wool, Soarlet Damask, 2s lid. Half-price Jice lot Ladieß' Leather Bags, from 3s 9d 100 Cocoa Mats, Is Bd, 2s 3d, 3s 6d. 100 Door Slips, 2b id. 300 pair Men's Coloured Mole Trousers, 7s. worth 8s 6d ' Men's Tweed Trousers, 7s 6d, 8s 6d, 10s 6d, 12s Cd. Splendid valua Men's Tweed Trousers ana Vests, 13s 9d, 16s 6d, 21b Men's Tweed Suits. 22s M, 32a 6d, 37s 6d. Colonial do., 52s Cd Boya' Suits, 9s 6d. 10s 6d,12s 6d. Galatea d0.,359d I All Goods Marked In Plain if iguroß (not t for Cash. WILLIAM R. BRIDGMAN, Upjer Qaeen-Btreet. J^EAD, MARK, AHD LEARN I JAMES REID~& SONS, Hobson-stroet DABINBTMARERB, SPIRAL TOBNBBS, AND ■an .. VJPHOLSTBBBBS, wish to call the attention of the publio to their fine display of Furniture now on exhibition at their apaolouH warerooms. Customers liberally dealt with. Havingintroduoedsteampowerjherareable to supply oU artidoe lowor than any other shop



Special AdvertiaemeHta. MO L E S KIH TROUSERSI MOLESKIN TROUSERS Since tho AboUtlon of Duty on Piece Goods, THE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY ARE AGAIN TO THE FKONT, And can now supply their Customers with MOLESKIN TROUSERS At 25 "A loss Than Usual WholkbalkPricb. TRY THEM 111 To bo had at all tho Retail Branches of the NKW ZEALAND CLOTHINO FACTORY. Auckland Branch: QUKKN-STRKKT (Opposite Theatre Royal). And at Albert-street, Thames. JUST RECEIVED, Per Steamer, AND NOW BEING SHOWN, LATEST STYLES IN J^ILLINERY. jjjANTLEa, JfIOHUB, T.ADIES1 QoSTUMES, CHILDREN'S COSTUMES, In Great Vurioty o£ Stylos and Materials. Childrbn's and Ladikb HOSIERY. MIINE AND (vHOYCE, QUEEN AND WKLLESLEY-STREETS, AUCKLAND. -| UST RECEIVED, Per May Qaeon and Coromandol. larqb sihpmknts of brussels and tapestry CJarpets, (ALL NKW PATTERNS). A Splendid Assortment of French and Engllßh CRETONNES. LACE AND NET CURTAINS In Great Variety, Bkass and Ikon Bedsteads and Cots, iron vknetian bunds (all colours). VERANDAH BLIND 3. PERAMBULATORS. FURNITURE ot every description In stock and made to order. INSPECTION INVITED, Trr INKS AND DTA LL, Wholesale and Retail cabinetmakers and upholsterers, and carpet warehousemen, suortland-stkhkt. A groat many neural gio aiseasos. when aggra vated, become spasmodic, find it is in this part tloular atago or type of tho disease, that the great molllfler, known as Udolpo Wolfe's Sohiedam Aromatio Schnapps, assorts Its supremacy. It soothes the nerves by its gontly diffusive proper ties, allays irritation by its quieting effects, and toning the system, strengthens the organs, BO.as to.perfoot functional



Youu« ladies and gentlemen about to start housekeeping will be relieved of a great deal ot tronble by calling; on the nndersiwied. You can ascertain in a few minutes the coat of furnishing a three, four, five, or six roomed house. Not only cun you form a correct estimate, but you can Bee all tbe goods ready for delivery at iho various prices. Garliok and Cranwell keep a larKor stock of caruela and bedste&Ss than any other house in Auckland; also the greatest variety o( household furniture most of it monufacturod by their own workmen. Flvo per cenr. disoount allowed for cash at time of purchase. Now-comers aro invited to stroll through tho City Hull Arcade, and satisfy themselves by an inspection of tbe stock of tho good value we ofTor, and tho readiness we nro enabled to executo orders entrusted to our care —Qnrlick and Uranwell, City Hall Arcade.— (A.DVT.)