SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

raoH wxaa{^SmStS^&. 8.37 BCNBBT.-ThiS Kvcning. 6.68 BONRISB.—To-morro-vr Morning, 6.11 MOQJSra ABE,—Ltdt Qnaitor. 4tn, 1.50 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

LAST EVKNISO,

ArgJlfli e.r-i Crawford, from Whangarei

TC-DAT. Mariner, soh, Queen,from Russell Grlilln, schooner, Bishop, from Rnagell

DEPARTURES.

LABI EVBNJKG.

Olenelg, P. 9., Stepheneon, for Taurarga Magellan Cioud, schooner, Bell, lor laitna

IMPORTS.

Per Loch Awo, from London, 149 bdla sheet iron, U casea pointed horse na.Ua, Iti ooaea boiler rivets, 6 oases pipo .fittings. 176 kegs wtro nails, 3 cages copper boilers, 4 casks aosortad tool?, 150 drums raw oil, 100 drums boiled oM, 101) drums colza oil, 20 drums noatafcot oil, 20 drums tarpontlno, 10 cuakji raw oil, 10 oasks balled oil, 11) caßks colza oil, 81 bundles scndoa, abovolß, and, f jrks, 2 casks olostro-platod larks and spoons, &c, 72 canks trying pans. 2 casks air briokß. 11 casks onaroellod and tin ware, 6 oaaka water flltora, 1 case I.R. belt, 4 oasea brasswa'o, 12 Avoir's weighing machines, i oases weighing machineß, G Osaka weighing maoMnes. 10 casks bolloware. 24 blaoksmlths bellows, 9 portable forges, 1 bslo tool kits, 2 ca*J3 braaß looks. 1 oaae lacquered tnbou, 6 OUM aota ipringa, 1 case knobs, 53 owks asßOTtßji bolta and nata. 11 crates galvanlßtd buckets, a cratea oval and round tuaa. 10 keßn blue stone, 6l)ktKß galranisod nails, S cbbgb eheoo shears, 1 oases asddlea, 250 boxas charcoal tin, 3a tonß fencing wire, 10 tons Ralvaniaod oorrusated iron. 20 tons tram raiia, 17 oases and casks <r»neral lronmonsery.-T, end 3. Morrlu ana | Co. (limited).

Pec LoohAwa, from London—3lll bsra Iron, 232 bars angle iron, 173 bundles Iron, Ghhds hol loware. lhhd kiteheuera, lhhd glue pota, lhhd enamelled holloware, 2 bandies sanitary sinks, 1 cask butt binge;, 1 cash sink traps, 1 cask bronzed door knockers, &c 1 txek Bash rollers and pulleys, 13 rolls nheet lo d, 9 oasea Bingle and double caw frames with saws oompleto. 2 cases circular aaws, 1 nano bund saw a, 1 oaae tonnon saws. 1 case mill saws, 2 cases cross out saws, 1 oaao pincers and braco bits, &o, 1 case brass bucu and pruning sheam, 1 caio stocks and dies and compasses, 1 civso scissors. 2 bales brown piper, i casea steel breasts, 180 plates Iron, 6 horse and pony gear?, 5 Intermediate inotiona, 3 horse threshing machines, 70dos! Park's spades, ladY/: L'ara's ahoyeU), Siioz Park's digging forks, ".to/, Park's drain scoopb, 8 Mhvi bolt ends, 5 oisks ooaob sorowa. 12 caaka WEBbrJ caska bolta aadnnu.loosestlirflßhiag n4Bw>B fittings. 18 otaks zinc, 37 caaka Kw&ank iiails,l3 oases plain galvanised (ron, 7 bales door mats, 2 oaaca cart springs, 40 bales oakum, 6 casea Dltob, 1 oast fern hooks, 2 casks spades, 10 Aver y'a weighing maohlnef), 1 oaso Avory'a counter mftohinoa and scaloo, 1 caw braaa looks, 1 case steam cocks, whistles, and tallow oupb. 1 cue Btoain guages, 1 oaak kettlo carp, 2 casks rim looka, 9 mangles, 2 combined wasters and mangles, 3 oaska tin tacks, 1 cask ilsbhooke, 1 0580 paottlng needles, hammers, and punches, 1 cano tin oandlestloks, 2 oaska sofa Bprlngs, 2 casks box lions, 1 cask rat traps, Sea, 1 oaak otraroh bolls, 2 oasis bullock bells, 1 cask ruor tico furniture. 1 oaak oentre knoba and finger plates, 2 casks tee hinges, 10 boxes soy ihu aionee, 1 oask Iron washers, 1 balo sash line, 2 bales cotton wsflto, 1 oaak oven knobs and ventilators, U copper furnaoo pans, 3 bundles digging fork*, 71 dozen galvanised. buckets. 33 dozen gal vanluoil tabs, 1 cask porloratad zlno. 1U cottage ranKos, 4 cast iron baths, 1 cask flint paper, 18 Howard's simplex plougbs, 8 Howard's Btool chain harrows. 13 Howard's harrows, 2 Howard's clod oruohora, 2 casks Howard's plough «haro», I.W Howard's plough Bkelths. 1 caso Howard's muuldjboufde,—ic, i'ortor and Co,

Inwabds Coastwise.—Perseverance, from Sinduplt, with 300 bushels sand; Rats, from fort Charles, with WJ7 feet feet timber; Mum, from Tairua, with 25,000 feet Umber; Qrlfflo, fiom Koaaell. with 80 tons ooal; Tevlor, from Uahnrosgt, with 32 tons firewood.

Outwards Coastwise. — Perseverance, for Baadsplc; Siart and Mans, for Talma; Tevlot. fur Trypbona; Kata, for Port Charles.

Tho brlgantine Defiance arrived at Dnnedin yesterday (all well).

The b.s. Oretl had not arrived dp to the time At whioh we went to press.

Tho ship Hermione entered out at the Cus tom* for London to-day.

Tho Union Company s new sfosmor Omapere left Tautanga bound Noith at 8.20 a.m. 10-day, rmH mar therefore be expected here about 8 o'clock this evening.

The barque Aster-fan was berthed at the inner eastern tea of tho Quoon-atreet Wharf this morn ing. She will be moved to the outer tee this evening and commenco discharging to-morrow. The barpue Ashmoro linnled off into the stream- this afternoon, where sho will await orders. It is expected sho will be the next vessel on tho berth for London, to follow the Hermione.

An alteration has boon made In tho c.«. Core maadel's time table, as advertised elsewhere. Sruo leaves Anoklantt on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday ; and Cororaandel on f-oturdny (to morrow), Tuea lay, Thursday and Saturday.

The b.p. Argyle arrived from Whangarel last evening with 60 sacks gnm, 1 haras. 6 cjsob lemons. S euoka baoon, 8 sacks fungus, 40 boxes egg i, G boxen fowls, 6 oises fresh butter, 10 kogs suit batter, i tons sundries, and tbo following pißsengnrs:—Misses McC! jllou,[h, Sollara, Stuff, -MoKunzlo, Mrs CVel). Airs dart, Messrs O mrt. Baokland, August, H. M, Wilson, Fltz MoCullough, O. McLian, Ma»OD, McCjubUd, Constable liunrko, and three steerage.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

DBPARTURK. Kangaroo, p."., Uampbell.for Wtstport

Tho Northern Company's steamer Msojrogor U expected to arrive from Wultara to-night or to-morrow morning. t The p.p. Kangaroo loft tat Westport at 7 o'oloos last night.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Tatjiiihoa,' this day. Arrived: Crlenelg. from Auokland, 7.20 a.m, Stilled 1 0mspsre, for Auckland, 8.20 ».m.

Nhisom, this day. Arrived i Hlnemoa, from the North, 0.20 a.m.

COMMERCIAL.

Evknirg Stab OHloo, Friday.

Messrs V. Tonka and Co. Bold to-day the ristht to pasture the Mount Kdeii Domain for twolve inotha. The rlßht was purchased by,Mr H. Umllh, of Mount Eden, for £75. Mr W. Dowden'a general irodaoa sale waa well attended, and a fair amount of business Hone. Average market prices were obtained Tbe produce marftet Is very dull this week, and oar weekly markat price list will be found very ulljfhtly altered team that ot last Friday. Butter acd, eggs leniatn unchanged at last week's figures. There la no alteration In gam quotations, business being very quiet. 'I'he wook'rt receipts amounted to about 80 tons, which makes a total amount to band for the month of September of abont 3 0 tons, We this week insert a price for medium toogued and grooved timber, viz.. 13a per 100 ft. Merchants are now sorting in three olwua?. There are no other alterations worthy of special mention.

MS AIJMIED BOCKLARD'S WEEKLY BIFOBT.

At tho Haymuket, on Tuesday last, hides Were in fall numbur, lito prices ruled, beet quality brought from 37.1 to 321 tho lb; eheop- Bklns from Is to as 5a oiioa: wool, In nroase, C}d tho lb; tiiiow, 10j to29a thoowt. At Papakura, on Wednesday, a modorate muster of cattle met a steady demand, alt yarded being sold at tho aaotlon at prices aarnothlng higher than thoaa obtained at the previous aaloe. At l3emuera. on Thursday, dairy oattlo were at late valuoa; store cattle wero abundant. Xhsse of Rood quality in demand, but tho greater nntnbw were iv very low condition, aDd at low vataos. Fat ca'tle were In usual numbor—l6o head yarded, mostly light wolghte. Prioes hardened, and 283 wsa freely given for choloa quality. A largo muster oC well-factad sheep Buatainßd last week's valnea, but larutu were lower In prlca fis.per head; best kinds only realising 15s. and Inferior only realising 6s eaob. Not many vU» oii'otod, and those were at late vataei?. Averages were—2l steora, J. Goodfol low. £3 17b 2d; 41 Bt»era. Anatio, £9 2s 6d: 8 eteen, MoNlunol, £819a; 18 atoara and oowa, W. BU!tle,fifllTß 6<J. „ , m MESBBB HUNTKB ASD NOtAN'fl WjtFKtT Report :-Horses: The supply has been mode rate, the demand good, and those of a useful ■tamp roallsad pricos satisfactory to vendors. There remains an unsatisfied demand for young Working draughtetock and upstanding ooaohere. At the Durham yardr, on Friday, there waa above an average nurabsr submitted. Good hacks scarcely sold so well as the previous week, bit other descriptions maintained their value. We quote haoks at from £6 to £18; medium draught, from£2s to £3110). Wool, hides and Bkins: The supply his not bsen large and the quality only Beconf-Blasr, conseqonntlr the highest price Riven was, lor hides, 3|i; wool, 71a, rough; fat, in bags, 23a 64. Cattle: There baa been increased activity la the market, acd for fat Btook on upward tendenoy in prtoe. At Newmarket, on Taesday, the, yards wore wull filled. The competition for fat atoci was good, for store steady, bat dairy stock was comparatively neglectod, and oonßequentlv but few wore disposed of at nominal price?. Storea faily maintained last weeKs values, arid for •ome fresh steers from tte North.a shade hlßhnr va'.ne was given, bat there was no noteworthy site b tloni In qnotatlons. Rest beat realised 30s per!00lb?. Bheop: n'bcrehaabeenaßupply,and good demmd. The Newmorketyards were well lied en Taueday. Storos, mixod soxob, sold nt 13s ad; best wothord, in wool, realised 25s 3d ; Shorn, li 4 01: Uraba, from 8s to 17s 6d. Plga wo»o ngaln Dlftnclfai, and wore scarcely worth, no ranch a» the previous week, very few obtain ing Hid per lb. live weight.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS.

Wholeoale, Retail. S. (1. H.ll. S '1. B. 3. Butter. f».H» 1 0-0 <• Butter, to, lb X 3-0 0 cX) (local) 0 7-0 0 Cbeosetaol.) 1 0-0 0 IDoYCttnt. 0 D-0 9J Ems.dOTi. _ 10-0 0 fcgKß,do°r 0 10-0 it MlTit.ot.art 0 1-0 0 £$rdlb(tlna)O 7-0 8 J-ard.lb „ 0 0-015 Bacon undHuraf), Fowls, oaoh 2 C-3 0 provincial 0 0-0 8 IJuoko, ench 2 B-!l 0 Canterbury Hams Geese, oaoh 6 o—7 0 - and Bacon (la Turltoj-B .- 5 0-7 0 Bread, Id to did per Silb loaf Jams, per case, 6 dnz, 369 6d to 378 Od JBUIOUKKH MBAIk Retail. Ib. 1b ftqasUnttßeel - •. - - - - 06to 7 0 3olllng Hoof .. - .. .. 0i — 0 Mutton, liind-qnailor .. .. — 0 1 — 0 n „ torc>quurtor _ _ _ 02J— 0 0 1 tamb, fore-quarter 1.. n r n a I ' ",. hlnd-qoarter /.. " - 0 5-0 6 tr Fork and Veal .. .. _ ~06 —07 ij t'tuakn ~.-. .. ~ - _ 06— 0 8 t ChopeandElaUßngoa .. .. ... 05— o 6 J Tallow bust (wholesale)— Mutton, Bia mixed, j ItotoSte. •■"■ • ' |: . X■ ■ ■ .■■ » JfliOOß MAUICKT, • . ,• ■■ . Wboleeale. !!• Hnuerftne Flow, sllkire^seil, porton_ v 6 5 '■ VbieJfiour, ditto,Jtioiuobcild „ .. 13 0n ■' h .'(Adelaide, par ton • .. - £15 IS lo 0 IL Oanrnru. par ton .. .. _ .. 12 0 n ; E Ilmiodiß.periton ~ _' .. ~ 12 0 n ' ji i t:ujtert)iir7, l jxirtou.. „ .. «.' 12 0n ; iftaßwtqpnuftcWilr.'ilnda(l)aoaroßl« 8 Q Q j ...3i ~

Sharps, por ton ... - - ■•■ |J J Cabin Bread -■:..,-■- -. -»,.,S }§ S 8 Oatmeal _ -. -v 817109 18 O 0 Pawl Barley Z _ - - «W 21 0 0 HAY AND GORNT MAKKBT. Wholesale. B. d. a. d 88.88 Maize (Syd.) none Hay me'dow,.''.. (Fun.) 5 3-0 0 'ton preaaed i 10-8 0 (Coast) 10-4 3 Luoerne, do 6 0-0 10 Oats Vr\. 3 &-4 01 Btraw (load) 0 18-1 10 Wheat fowl) 4 0-4 9 Chaff .. _ 3 10-0 0 Potatoes. £3 5s tofil. Hay (oatenl B 0-^i 10 Canterbury potatoes (aaoka lnoludod), Aloito £1108. Oaten ohafi, £8 . Ketail. 8. rL B. d. 8. d. b. fl. Mato,buahel 1 8-fi 0 Oaten, ewt g 0^ —T 0 Oats, ditto ..4 0-4.6 Straw, ditto 3 0-4 0 nrnn, 1001bs_ -8 0 Chaff, ditto WhoaMfowlH 9-5 0 (scarce) B 0-7 0 Hay. owt -.8 0-7 0 Potatoes 4 0-4 H Laoerno, owt.7 6--8 0 Whoatseea 6 6-7 0 Sbsds.—Retail. . . a A a A 0. d. S. v. Ryegrass .6 0-6 8 Oooißftlot,W.7 6-8 0 Italian, do. ~7 O-7 6 Trefoil. X* 9 «Z2 R Red Clover.lbO B-0 10 Ratßtaii, lb. 1 8-0 6 WhltecToVerl O-l 3 Timothy,lb. a7J 0 AiHvicn lb 12-00 Lucorne, lb, I—oo Oowgraes, ibl 2-0 0 Rape, lb .15 0 1 Woolpncka to qnantity, 3s 3d to 3s Bd each corn saoks, 8b to Ba Bd por dozen. Fenolng wire Nos. c, 7 and 8. assorted. fil6losto £17 per ton Coat, and Firewood Market. CoAi,.-Newcastle, cargo 38s per ton; yard, S2a to Sfla. Bay of Islands, at yards, 26a: Bcreonod, 283 Od; ditto at the mine, 13s; ships' Bide, 24a 6a. Tanpiri, at rnlnea, 10s to 12s; at yar<?.lßa to 245: delivered, 26s to 295. Whanwha, at mino, 8s 6d; yard (ateam), 17a; household,22s; Kamo (household), 255, delivered; steam. 20a. FrRKWOOD.—T)ncnt, p.r. wharf (cargo), Sato lllfl per ton: delivered, 13s to Ha 6d ; cut, 18a to Kauiu dnM aotj Flax Market. Gum in quiet. The following sale* have been effected since last Friday :—Good ordinary Kal para and Whangarei at fi37 to £39; East Coast, f147 to £18: receipts for September, 310 tona. FLAX.-Fineat quality £17-£2O per ton kS-ngds I : - - -3d.perlb HUJr.TJINO MATERIALS. Timber.—Boards and Scantling, 100 ft, beet, lla 6d; second olaai. 8s 6d : beat, planed, tonened andßTOoved,flrst-claßß,l6a Od; medium. 13a-second ditto. lls«, Mills: Cargo, best, 12s; eecond-olaas, 6a 6d; Uauik,6B to6aed. New Zealand Palings. sft (sap). 10a; sft (heart) 12s- 6£t, 13a;Tl-troo Prills, £3 10a por 100; Pnriri Poata. £6 10a; ShinKles, 153 par 1,000; Hobart Town Pallnga 6ft. 17s; 6ft, 19a; Hobart Town alls, 90s, aeUlnff quotations. • Bricks (nt Whau,) 45a por 1,000; Town Yards, £3 ■ dolivored, £310s. Drain pipoa Rt works,per 100 (0 inohes bore), 10s; inches. 14a; 3 lnchea, 9s:; 2 inches, £210s per 1.000 Bookot glazed pipes, 10 inohos 2a 6d per foot; 15 inohos, 2a por foot; 12 inohea. In 6d per foot; 9 inohoa, la per foot 6 inches. 8d per foot; i inches. 4d per foot.

Mail Notice.

KUU WILL CLOaa AB UNDBU.— xma vax. „., • For Whangarel Heads, Parna, Walpu. Whan garel, Kamo, Taugihua, and Mangapal, per Argyle, at 4 p.m. For Tryphena, per Teviot, at 4 p.m. For Talma, per Start, ot 4 p.m. For Wbangarol Heads, Whangarol, and Kamo, per Umapere, at 5 p.m. For Thames, por Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m. Saturday, 80th lost. For Walwora, Mahnrangi, Mfttakana, Man gawai. etc, per Rose Caaey, at 10 a.m. For Waltarn, etc, per Maogregor, at 1 p.m.C3 For Thames, per Kotomahasa. at 3 P.m. For Qißborne and Napier, per Oretl, at 3 p.m. For Tairaa, per Mana. at 4 p.m. Monday. Oof. 2. For Goromaadol, por Coromandel, at 1,30 p.m. Kor Whitlaogl and Upper Mill, per Flngal, at 3 , p.m. For Rußsoll and Kawaknwu. per Te Anau, at 4 P.m. For Huaeell, Kawakawa. Whangaroa, and Mon gonui, per Glenelf?, at 4 p.m. For Tsnranga,' ohinemntu, and Opotiki. per Wjelllngton, at 4 p.m. Tubsdat, 3rd Ootober. For Taran&kl and Southern ports, por Haw ea, at 8 a.m. Wbdnkbday, 4th mat. For RusßOll, Kawakawa, and Australian Colonies, per Rotorua, at 4 p.m. Tuesday. October 10. For fl.s. Zealandla, aa follow :— For Sandwioh Islands, United Btatefl of America. Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indicia, atl p.m. For United Kingdom and Continent of JSaropo, at I p.m. For mono? orders registered letters, and newspapers, at 11.S0 a.m. Hi B. BUS, Chief Pontmastor, Chief Poat-ofUco, Auokland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

Settxmbbb 29, IBS?.

Abbott's Opera House-Speotacular Drama, ".The World," 8 p.m.

Y.M.C.A.—Orand Eatertalnmont, RoadlnKf, Muulo, &0., 7.30 p.m.

Annual moetlng of supporters ot the Auok land Dlapeneary, at Mr Rattray'a Large Room, Queen-street, 4.15 p.m.

ltnunion ot old polonl?t?. Commlttoo raootl»g at Cunnlnu'a Reatauront, 7 p.m. Pancnura Hall—Court Robin Hood Ball, 8 P.m.

Birth.

BURGKSP.-On the 23ra instant, at the North Hhore. the wlfo of Mr, Joseph Burgeas of a daughter. WOOLLrtR.-On September 27th, the wife Of Georga Woolier, builder, of a daughter.

Death.

CONNKI,Ij.-Cn the 23th instant, at Tauranga, Klohard, fourth aon oC the late William Con noil, Keg., Glenferrj, Kyber Pass, aged 30. IMPKY.-On September 28. Mary Josephine, the beloved wife oC Jtuuea Impey, agtd 39 years. Tho funeral wilt leave ber lite waidenco, opposite the Choral Hall, on Sunday after noon, at 3 p.m. Friends please accept this Intimation. KUNOIM&N.—At BannysldOtPonmnby, on the 23th Instant, Alexander, son of tho llsv. U. W. ltunolmnn, aged 0 mon(bs. RICHARDS. —At bin residence, Symonde street. on ?opterobor IStb, Mr, John Kloharda, late of Nottingham, Kngland, aged C t years. SINCtAirL-On September 28th, at hia late re sldenoe. Avondale (late Whau), after a long lUnosa. borne with Christian patience, Jamea Faterson Sinclair, lata of Gsllowayshlre, Soot land. The faneral will leave for tho Preebyterlan Church, Avondale. on Snnday. at 1,30 p.m. Friends please accept this Invitation.

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

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1882.

For ths cams that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resislioc* For ths future in ths distance, And tho eotxi that we can do.

A rifort of the proceedings at the final meeting cf the Guthrie and Lamacb Com* puny has been circulated in pamphlet form, and is anything but pleasant reading on those who are unfortunate enough to have invested their money in this precious com* patiy. Beginning in 1877) the company has had the manipulation of a subscribed capital of £209,000, not one sixpence of which—in all probability—will ever bo returned to the shareholders. No light whatever has been thrown upon these extraordinary losses, beyond the allegation that Mr Outline's over-sanguine temperament led him to cany on a high pressure policy which tan ths (company into debt for the establishment of unprofit able branches, that were uuiiu more disastrous through the depression following the failure of the Glasgow JJinlc. The most remarkable part of the story of this wretched business, however, is the fact that for many years the company has been in difficulties which were recognised by those in the best position to judge as in. extncnble, and yet the concern has been floated along, and the shares buoyed up by highly misleading, if not actually fraudu lent balance-sheets. In tho directors' re part issued last January, the ac companying balance-sheet showed a capital juntoHched of £184,000-that is the original capital less £25,000; yet the directors should have known at that time, had they used ordinary judgment, that the concern v/m past redemption, and that the assets were set down at excessive value*. Ihe correspondence submitted by Hi Lar nach shews that on November 15th, 1878, little more tban a year after the company was formed, Mr Murray, Inspector of the Bank of New Zealand, wrote to Mr lar aacb, then in BDglaDd, urging him to press on tbe sale of debentures and shares, without which " mote or lets complete collapse is in evitable." In this letter ho says : "Thecom pany is bearing on its bankers to an un bearable extent, and failing the importation ef fully £100,000 more capital in some forn., shutting up all the branches and general curtailment of business is the only alterna tive. Whether were this done the com pany could be carded on at all at a profit, I doubt. Could this be done, I regard it as a moi al certainty that your shares would soon be worth lin) per cent, premium," Mr Liu. nach, however, and the company's agent in London apparently found that there was no chance of getting the required advances, Mr Laraach Bays he "took no steps to sell shares on debentures because he did not believe in the future result. Writing to Mr Guthrie, the manager, on the 16th of January, 1879, he says : " Your best plan, I think, is to sell the. whole of the first iwie in New Zealand, ami should the company live to see the second issue, £1 per share only should bo called, and half the issue reserved for this market." Farther on he speaks of Mr Gutbric's " fast-trotting-high stepping policy," and concludes}: "I am not a seller, but will buy no more. lam content to wait and take my share from the liquidators whi.n ' Policy' Has broken its knees," All tbia time the shareholders, deluded with fair promisee, were in blissful unconsciousness of the financial disaster which was surely impending. Mr Larnaeh excuses himself from responsibility on the ground that when the company started he •was attending his Parliamentary duties, and he left tor England in the "following year, where he remained until 1880, and he had no chance of taking any part in the management. .After protesting' against the policy being pursued by Mr Guthrie, he resigned his directorship, Mr Lamach comes out ot the mess so far clear that it was shewn that he had not cold a single share, though opportunities had offered of Belling at a premium, and he bad even increased his large interest of £50,000 by purchasing other thures to the value of £14,000 since the formation of tbc company. Bis remonstances tbrorjgbout also go to prove that he dissented very strongly from the policy of launching into extravagant speculations carried out entirely upon bank overdraft; and in one letter be expresses surprise that the bank should, have given such unlimited accom modation. His explanation of the admin istration of the affairs of tho company since be came back from England, and re-joined the directory, docs not seem so satisfactory, paiticularly with respect to ths balancc-Bhoet submitted to the shareholders in January last He appears to have been animated by the for lorn hope, that the bank would' float the company along until they could dispose of their ironmongery business, and by other reductions get rid of £150,000 of the lia bilities, and so give the directors a chauco of pulling something out of the wreck for the unfortunate shareholders ; but considering that the " bills payable, open credits, and amounts due to the company's bankers " at that time amounted to £229,283, the confidence reposed in the long-suffering patience of the bank must have been dictated by tome experiences moie favour able than any vouchsafed to ordinary mor tals who have occasion to do business in )ank parlours. Tho bank waited until the opportunity most favourable to themselves arrived, and then intimated peremptorily that the company must be wound up, Mr Larnaeh finds fault with the bink for this determination, and holds ii partly respon

aiblo (not without some show of reason) for j allowing Mr Guthrie's fat trotter suck swing, \iut ho adds: " I think I must agree . that the Dank has acted in good faith and : for tho best throughout. It has tried, I have no doubt, at far as possible to study the company's interests, and I think it honestly hoped that the business of the company would improve, and that it would work out gradually from its difficulties." Mr Larnach also showed that the com pany's account had not been such a bad thing for the bank, which had reaped in In terest, discaunt, and exchange tho hand some sum of £117,000 iv cash from their transactions, But tho Uunedin manager ot the bank, who was present at the meeting, observed that the operations had | boon very large, and there was no reason to i suppose that the bank could not have employed its money as profitably in other quarters. We have sketched the baro outline ot this huge failure —tbe biggeat that baa ever occurred in New Zealand. The secret history of the transaction—tho promoters' shares, tbe pickings iv the way of salaries and commissions, tbe blunders in business transactions, will, we cup pose, never bo written; but there is enough in tbe bare statement of the fact thutj a company starting with such a huge capital has frittered it away so utterly in a psriod of livo years, during which other firms carrying on precisely the same busi nesses have made enormous profits, to ex cite caution in the minds of investors, and produce greater vigilance in watching tho management of companies in which their money is at stake.

Colonial Industries.

The clieeso and bacon factory at To Awa mutu, which is the first attempt to intro duce these important brandies of industry in tho AucKland province, is expected to bo in operation by the Ist of November next. This speedy consummation was not looked for on Saturday evening last, when Captain Huncinian gavo in his report to the directors of the result of his visit to America. It will be remembered 'hat Captain Kunciman some months ago went to tho United States, on behalf of the To Awamutu nod Hamilton Cheesoand Bacon Factories, tn colloct information as to the working of such factories and to order tho necessary plant. He gave a most satis factory account of his proceedings, until it was learned that, in order to avoid the heavy freight charges of the 'Frisco route to this colony, he had sent all tho plant round by way of New York. This gave rise to disappointment, fines it meant the loss of a whole season's produce, and mean while the buildings were complete and waiting for tho plant. Tho company, howovor, aro fortunate in having secured as manager Mr 11. Walpolc, whose intimate knowledge) off flic management and working of such factories i 3 accom panied by xtroog practical sense and business enpacity. Both in America (the birth-place of the modern checse-.'a'itory and in Victoila, this gentleman has had a wldo and vuluable'oxpericnco; and the directors, in order if possible to start the manufactory without delay, requested Mr Walpole to visit Auckland and see if lie could not got plant supplied from that city. He is now in Auckland in pursuance of these instructions, and having prepared de signs of tbe various appliances required, be , finds that there will bcjno diflicultv in got ting them mndein Auckland. Mr Waite, tin smitb, High-street, has been entrusted with the work of mating the necessary plant, and has satisfied the manager of his ability to produce articles in every way suited for tbe manufactory, and to have them de liven dso that cheese-making may commence by Ist November. When in full operation, tbe buildings at present constructed are estimated to oiler accommodation for maim. factoring the milk of 400 cows, or 1000 gal lons dally, into checso.

In connection with tho above gratify ing Items ot intelligence, th«rc aro two thingfl worthy of remark. The first is the importance of tho step taken by Tc Awsmutu capitalists and others iv entering upon such a useful manufacture. If, at we recently pointed out, the colony is to pro grcsi>, it must bo by manufactures t-oing hand in hand with productiveness. Fac tories of the kind established at Te Awamutu and Hamilton aro doubly useful in providing a market to the farmers for their produce, and in giving direct to the consumer tbc articles of food which he requires presently to Import. These articles we will bo atsured 'of bav iDg purer, fresher, and ultimately nt a less cost than is paid for the imported equiva lents. In this city thore is a larpe and ready market for cheese and bacon, and there is every reason to anticipate the eitablished success and speedy growth of tho factories now being started. Tliß other subject for congratula is found in the fact that for the supply of tbe requisite plant and appliances for such factories wo do not need to depend on foreign skill and labonr. People in New Zealand arc apt to run to excels in their desire to havo tho best apparatus, &c, poesiblc, and to conclude that this can. only be dono by importing the thing desiderated. It should not be for gotten that we have now in tbe colony mca'skillcd in nearly every department of labour—particularly the mechanical arts - and tbat they can turn out work as neatly aud effectively as workmen in any part of the globe. The fact that in Auckland such specialties as cheese making appliances for factory use can be satisfactorily produced, ought to en courage all who wish anything made to givq the tradesmen of the colony an oppor tunity of showing their ability to supply the want, before they take tbe round-about »nd costly method of importation. In this way further encouragement will be given to the industrial manufactures, and the foun dation of the permanent prosperity of tho colony will bo laid mere securely.

An escaped lunatic named Evans, who is under the impression that everyone is seek ing to kill him, was brought down from Kiverhead this morning by Constable Fere man, Evans was endeavouring to secure work in tbe district when discovered by tho police officer.

( Ernest Lionel llotrers, a child of Mr Samuel Boxers, residing at Auamutu, near Tuskau, died <m Ihe 27ih inst., from the effects of having eaten poisonous berries on the provious day. There will be an inqucat hold on the body.

The committee of the various trade societies in Auckland aro making great preparations for tho projected Eight Hours' Demonstration, and hare appointed dele gates tor csrrying out the preliminary details, being desirous of making it a creditable success. The bricklayer?, a' their meeting, entered heartily into the project, and appointed Messra Crouch and Ley don as their representatives.

The last of the entertainments advertised in connection with the winter series of lec tures is to take place, this evening, in tho hall of the Young Men's Christian Associa tion, in Wellesley-street. The programme, which appears in our advertising columns, has been prepared by Mr N. Heath, of the Girls' High School, who, it will be seen, has succeeded in securing tbt am.'tance of Herr Schmitt, Mr Goocb, and a nnmber of favourite lady and gentleman amateurs. An entertainment of a very high class has thus been ensured, and a crowded house will, no doubt, be the remit. The proceed ings begin at 8 o'clock; doors open at half past 7. Ticket-holders should bo early. Mr Spurgeon's lecture, on the 20th October, will close the series.

Freah tendeis are invited by Messrs W. F. Hammond and Son, architects, for the erection of an hotel at Nortbcotc, in con sequence of those received yesterday not being satisfactory.

The members of the A Battery of Artillery Volunteers and Band nut last evening at Mr McKcown's Imperial Cafe", for the purpose of making a presentation to Bandmaster Hunter for his years of service in connection with the Artillery Bind. Major Burns occupied the chair, and Cap tain Pay no tho vice-cbair. Major Witherc, on beha'f of the battery and band, made the presentation, in suitable terms, which consisted of a splendid cornet and illuminated address, noticed in a previous number of the Stab. Mr Hunter thanked the company heartily for these testimonials of appreciation and esteem, und trusted tbat futuro services would shew that he was not unmindful of their kind ness. The address was brief and as follows :—" On behalf of the members of the Volunteer Artillery Band, of which you have been bandmaster for the last eight jeaw, we take this opportunity of expressing to you our high appreciation ot your skill as a musician, and to thank you for the great pains you have taken with the band. Through the firumem you have dis played in making every member attend his quty, the band now ranks second to none in the colony. We beg your acceptance of this testimonial, aa an oxpresaion of our regard and esteem, as well as our wishes foryourfutureprosperity," (Signed on behalf of the Band) G. Robinson. T H Shove, W. Keid. i

To the Editor: Sir, —I was sorry to sco I that the moating advertised to take place at Motthcoto lust week, to consider the subject of steamboat communication with 1 Auckland via Ponsonby, fcll'through for . wnnt of attendance. I would suggest that ) a meeting beheld at the Ponsonby Hall, i at an early Jute, to consider the matter, whoa I feel sure there will bs a full aiton- ; dauce, it beiog a subject in which the in- j ' habitants of that papulous district are | deeply interested, -lam, &c, Ponsonby. ( A rumour to the effect tbat the Auek- - land schooner Qaeon had been very recently wrecked on the coast, bos obtained cur- ' roncy iv town, but as those most interested ' in that vessel's welfare! know no-, thin" ot such a mishap having taken place, we cannot credit the story. We doubt the truth of the rumour, know ing that t-Hn Queen left for Norfolk Island fully thr.. weeks ago, and tbat sbe had then a fair wind to carry her clear oil the coast, and further, that it was ex pected the vessel would thence proceed to Sydney before returning to Auckland. Mr Malcolm JNiccol, who has a large interest iv the Queen, has not heard of her sustaining any mishap, and docs not think such is the case. Some of the verdant residents cf Wbiin garei have been made the victims of a sad hoax. Tluy were waited upon by n man claiming to have found payable gold at Hikmangi, a short distance from Whaujra rci, and were induced to advanci.small sums of money to him on the undcrstand iug that be would not only produce tpec; mons which he euid he possessed, but also Bhew them where he obtained them. Two gcntlomon accordingly accompanied him on Sunday, and after about nine hours in tho i saddle, returned to Whangnroi disappointed, j little dreaming they had been watched by I a party of horsemen who were observing the ' prospecting party on the quiet. The mum still promising to produce Hueeiuiens, a litllu further time was given bin), but their patience becomiuff exhausted, he was, on | Tuesday morning, arrested on the charge of j obtaining money undor false pretences, re ceiving a sentence of two mouths' imprison- I luent. He proceeds to Auckland to-day * per Argylo, bo ending our goldfcrer for the i present. The tfou, T. Dick (Coloninl Secretary,), in company with Colonel Uaultain and Capt, JUaldy, paid a visit of Inspection, yesterday, to the Mt Eden Asylum reserve, in crJer to assure himself « ho'thcr or not it wm suited for the purposes of the proposed Industrial Dome for girls It is about 30 acres in extent, and was found to be quite adaptable for the required obiect, besides affording ample room for a liiya' Industrial Home as well. Tne erection of the Girls' School will bo undertaken first, but it is not contemplated to do moro this year thaii to havo the nacosiary plans pro pared, dntermiuu tho arrangement", nod make tho nccos9nry excavations, &c , for the building, Mr Pick also viaited the IndiiHt'iai School fnr Muys at Kobimaramn, whither Mr Mow, M.H.K., uiul Dr Goldsbro' (tho medical attendaut) accompanied him, the pirty h->inir ennvpyod in tho CustomH launch. Ho was greatly pleased with the mutability of the place, ltn salubrity, and the fnc litics that were offered for soa.bath inp etc. Uo iilso cxprei'Scd himself grati fied at the order and discipline shown by the inmates, and with the management generally of the master and matron (Mr and Mrs Hogan). The ninth anniversary of tho .Star of Newton Lodge of tho 1.0. G.T. was cele brated last evening in the Newton Hall, by a tea and concert, Mr E. Leltoy in the chair. The tables were well provided with good things and decorated with flowers, undor tho suporintendancc of Mcsdames Lightfoot, Daniels and Bright, The D.G. \V, C.T., Bro Lightfoot, had procured the assi-intice of a very superior clasH of per formcrst, both vocal and instrumental, thus providing the bc-t entertainment ever pro duced at the Lodge's annual rneetingn. The progri'nme was long and varied aud well canied out. Mr Minchur and his family contributing several duets on v iriom instrument* us well as songs ; Mr Minehor's song, "Tho Death of fccluon," boing especially well sung. Mr Nield's, of Epsom, rendering of somo comic tongs wa-i highly uunming. Mr Carter and Miss Grillith's matrimonial jar "Very Impro per," was thoroughly enjoyed, it boim; well rendered. The meeting was closed by tho national Anthem at 10 p.m. Contrary to our expectation, the " Herald '' docs this raoruing oiler somo sort of apology for its egreiuoui mistake about the drawing class. The excuse mndo is that the head-master's report was not read at the meeting. Unfortunately for the credit of our contemporary, it turns out that it was read, Mr Nelson, who pro posed the resolution that tlio fees for draw ing should bo collected by the secretary, read out the report word for word before doing so. Now, the meeting was held in tho secretary's ofiicc, not a large room, and tho rev. gentleman does not enjoy the repu tation of being un indistinct reader. rbo members of the Board present heard it, if tho reporter did not. The " Herald's " ex cus«,tben, lands it in this position :—(lst) There wa* either no reporter present for the paper, or he was asleep; and (2nd) It con fesses to having written a violent attack upon tbc bead-master of the Grammar School, for a report which the writer of the article had never read. This morning's apology is exceedingly hme, It is neither generous nor indeed true in matter of fact. It is seldom that so many large vessels are to be seen in harbour as at present. Tho recent arrivals in Kngli-h vessels have been so numerous tbat great difficulty is now exscrienced in Hading berthing accommo dation at the wharvos. The HerniioDC, to lo id for London, lies in the stream, wait ing for a berth at the Queen-street Wharf; tbe Atminorc, which lius just tini&bed dm cha'ging, hauled r(V to-day and made room for the ARterinn, which arrived on Tuesday. The Derby and Langstonc arc etiU discharging Home cargoes ; and the Loch Awe and Antorian will probably both "break bulk" to-morrow. In rmailcr craft, there are the barque Gazelle (coal laden), Ada C. Owen (repairing), bri#antino Seabird, pchooners Advance and Annie Wilson (discharging). At theliailway Wharf, tho Kapido is about to load for London with gura, -while the Raman, -ftunab-U, Oceola, Prospector, Welcome, aud numerous smaller vessels are discharging. Thus tho berthing accommodation is almost filled up, excepting of course, tbat required by steamers, and to-day, if any large steamer had come in, somo vessel would have been shifted to make room for her. Two other skips,, tho Wave Qucon and Loch Fleet, are now doe from London, and should arrive early next week. The pre sent improvements going on at the wharf, however, will give greater berthing rpace, and wo havo no doubt tbat as tho shipping arrivals are showing such an increase, the authorities will, from time to time, make extension of the wharves. An excellent concert was held last oven* ing in tbe hall at Avondnle, in aid of the church funds. Tho vocalists and musicians were members of the choir of St. Sepulchre's and Auckland friends. The first part of the programme was the tea. which was liberal and enjoyable. Itcv. John Haseldcn was called to the chair, and introduced the pro ceedings of the evening, referring particu larly to the progress made in the district during the past few years, and to tho site given by Mr James Palmer for church purposes. Other settlers bad also shown much liberality in the cause which they had at heart. Tho choir of St. Sepulchre's, under the direction ot Mr Bice, gavo the favourite glee " The Victor's Return"; Mr Shirley followed with " Tho Tar's Farewell; Miss and the Brothers Harkor saDg with great effect " The Hawthorn in the Glade," and Mrs Glover gang "My Quean"; Miss Brown performed, with great proficiency, the pianofoifce solo " itfgoletto " j Mr Harker sang the ancient comic ditty, "Sally in our Alloy," a song .which is never out of date. Miss Ball won favour by her sweet aod playful rendering of "I Must .Not Tell." Itev, William Tcbb3, of St. Matthew's, gave a reading, "Five or Ten Minutes," showing the importance of using spare minutes aright, and how much may be accom plished by using them properly. The second part of tbc programme consisted of the "Three Chargers," a quartette, by Messrs HarKer, 6'iliillan, and Wells; ''Alice," byMrsSnellj " itomembrance," by tbe choir; " Eileen Alannab," by Miss lileazard; "I Fear No Foo," and (encore) "The Midshipmite." by Mr Stuart, and other songs by Mi?s Giliillan and Mr James. Rev. B. 11,I 1, Dudley gave a pleasing address on his early connection with the church and district, and congratu lated the people on their success. On the motion ot Mr Bollard, voteß of thanks were accorded to the Rev.. Messrs Dudley and Tebbs, to Miss James, the pianist, and to the choir of St. Sepulchre's and Auckland friends. Mr" Bice replied, and the whole closed with the glee, " Come, Dorothy," by the choir.

Tueek Pounds are offered in prizes in thld wook'd "obaorvur.' Open to all oompeti toro,-[A.DVr] In consequence of the death of Mrs Impor.the Hogineer Band Conceit Is postpone!

SCINTILLATIONS.

An effort made for tho comfort of others lifts us above ourselves. • Youth is tho tassel and silken flower of life; age Is the full corn, ripe and solid in the ear. Despair and postponement are cowardice and defeat. Men are born to succeed, not ! to fail. There is in the heart of woman such a deep well of love that no age cau freeze it, — Buliver Lytlon. He who obeys with modesty, appears worthy, tome day 01 other of being allowed to command.— Cicero. Never let your zeal outrun your charity 5 I the former is but humao, the latter is divine. - Hosed, Ballou. Is there ever a hard question in morals that children do not drive straight at In their wide-eyed questioning ? Every man must worlcat something. The moment he stops working for himself the devil employs him.— John Bright, Messrs Handraban and Keehao, of Christchurch, shipped 16' heavy draught horses by the Te Anau, for Auckland, to day. They aro described as a fine lot of animal". Dr. Philson leaves shortly on a trip to the Hot Springs, at Uotorua, (or the benefit ot bis health. Yick thong, who was hurt, is doing as well as can be expected. The Primitive Methodists of England had no existence as late as 1810, They had then no chape), whereas to-day they have 6,221. Messrs Royse, Stead, and Co, have bought from Mr G. M. Bell, of Waimoa, his well-known herd of ehorthorns, com j prising 10 bulls and 30 cows and heifers. j Tho PoDsouby Lawn Tennis Club will I soon open their season, the committee elected last Tuesday being an energetic one, 'lho fact that in an educated city like Berlin out of a population of 1,140,000 souls less thiiu 80,000 are church-goers, is ÜBod as ! an argument against "wasting moucy on . foreigu missions." The Superintendent of the Luchino Canal, Canada,discourages bathing in that estuary by confiscating the costumes of tho blithers. The other day a mau was obliged to walk home wrapped up in a Hour barrel. A missionary writes from Saa Paulo, Brazil: " Last Sabbath in the interior I organised a children's missionary society, and culled it the Brazilian Evangelical Society." The American mission in Kgypt has been utterly broken up. The missionaries, who but lately were proaching, teaching, I and establishing churches, have songht re fill: 0 in Europe. Dr. Shcdd writes from Oroomiah,| Persia, that tho mitsiormry work tbore has been much disturbed, but that in spite of op . position the accessions to tho churches since the first of last November bavo becu 157. " Pa, aro wo going to bavo any girl vnnized iron on our ucw hoose ?" " Any whatl' " Any girlvanized iron." "Gal vauized, you mean, don't you?" "Ye*, pa; but teacher says we inusn't tay gal— I its uirl 1" At a public meeting, held at Melton, Cautcrbury, it was resolved to establish a woollen factory if sufficient shares are taken up. Three thousand shares were subscribed in the room, It is proposed to have 30,000 shares. News has boen received in Dunodin that a detachment of tho Salvation Army for service in New Zealand is on its way out from London per steamor Potosi, The Bishop of Carlisle, preaching, not long ago, to the congregation of a deaf and dumb chaptl la London, remarked that among the compensations his hearers pos sessed was that they were not distracted by tho ceaseless noises of tliii bustling age. Some people are always finding a love affair in everything. Now it is said that Ismail, the ex Khedive, carried off Arabi Pasha's swoetheart to his harem, and tried to pacify the lover by raising him to tbc dignity of a Boy. But Arabi vowed vcu gcauco against Ismail and his family. .Lord Wostburv, grandson of the Lord Chancellor, has married Lord Dysan's sister, with £200,000. Tho Chancellor left £30,000 tightly tied up. a spectacular play at the London Albambra did not pay until a giant girl was introduced as aa Amnion Queen, although the woman was formerly a farm labourer, is not pretty, and cannot act. English army officeis hold that it is ab solutely necessary to re-establish floggini for crimes when on active service. Im prisonment is impossible, and deatr, d comes the only alternative.

POLICE COURT.—This day.

(Before J. B. M&oionald, Eiq., 8.M.)

Tiie MAitcii l.w— William Armstrong waa flnod 5a (or arunkonnes>.

John Bull.—The Hriilth representative was obarKud, od the information of Constable l'atten, wlih proclaiming his natlonnlity and artitooratlo descent, wbllet drank on tbe pave ment in Queen-street last mght.-PrlßOner eald he know nothing about Ir. He was aa KagiUh nmn, and waa going to bnvo bin portrait tak*r. —Fined 20i and ooet]; being hla third offenoe. . A. Long UaßK.—Mary Ann Long, ot Ctmnoery Lane, was charged wltb, unuemlr oondnot yes terday afternoon, and creating much noise— Mr Pardr uala tho woman was completely overcome by exooeaLvo orlnklnn; ahe took ill m tno ntKht after staging a cumber o( orudn songs; oho was now In the Hcapital.—Remanded for eight days.

O.T.'h-James Koenan, ot Oevonport, waa charged with being drunk, but ap bo was sufT >r lng from dollrlum .tiomena be was remanded for eight dsyp.

Daniil'b AiM.-D&slel Wlntle waa charged with unlawfully ageaoltlog Henry Oooaward on tho 23rd, lost., by levelling a loidod revolver at his bead tn the Aurora Hotel.—Mr Pardy Bald bo hsd made enquiries Into this oaae, and fauna tbat it waa not ot so serious a oharaoter as at first Imagined; ho would, therefore, a>k that the obarge might be reduced to one of common aeearut.—Mr c. Uosketb appeared, for the defendant, and was willing to oolnoido with Mr I'otflr'u application.—Defendant waaa man In respectable clroumatanoog. and was ex cited, more than nenal on that day. Uo had. do recollection ot tho ooourrenoe, bit wou'd plead goilty. Uo hoped, however, that the police would bo satlsflod by defendant's finding sureties to keep the roaoe.—Mr Pardy had bo objection.—lils Worship ordered him to ilnd HurotloH to keep tho peace for tbree months. himself In £60 oad iwoßUretles In A25 eaoh.

('luiiorc of AFBAULT.—Fredenok W. Klxher wni charged with aisaultln«r Frederick Aahley. by striking him. on tho 12th lmt.—Defendant pleaded Dot guilty, ho only Btrnok him with Ma opon hand, and. undor voty P'ovoking elronm- Biancof.—(Frederick Ashley depoticd thtt he, as well aa defendant, were ooaaeot*d with the Burdett Howe Company. There waa a dispute about the partr. im speaking to defendant, ho received vevernl blows Id the face.—Another wltnees, whueo oama was not siren, deposed to Booing a Borlnimage. He taw defen dant strike Mr Aihton. and rushed between thorn »nd tbe soeno closed.—Defendant eald the ease was brought out of mailer, and ho wai compelled, to come down from Dar gavllle at expense and Inconvenience beosnpo tho complainant would not allow tho oaco to Btmd orar for a week. -Mr Pwdy said anoh wa» tho oaw.—Under these clronmutanneß His Wo-Bnlp loflloted the lowoat flno, la and Uonrt oostv.

A OEBEitTRR.-Kdwln Leeds pleaded guilty tobolna a deserter tromH.M.o. NeUon. The prisoner waa arrested, at tho Northern Walroa by Constable Boorke.-Bemanded for elgbi days.

Bbkics of Licensing Aot.—John Gallagher was ohargod, on Bummnnil, with suppljiog al cohollo drink to Alfred Smith and others, at Bis licensed hotsl, the Globe, Wakeflold-atreot, on tho istli ln.r., daring prohibited hour*.—Mr Lalshloy apearoa tor defendant, and pleadid not guilty.—Mr Pardy Btated psrtloularg, and pat In tho UoeneiDg Aot — Alfred Smith deposed tb.it be waa a labourer In a a timber rard; was la tho Globe Hotel at two o'olook on the morning of the 16th Instant ■ ho wai In company with threw men: tielr names wore Fnuiols Ryan, Wm. Allen, ond A'frei Wright. Had snndry long beers On leaving the hotel ho went to tho Station and Baw flergrant Clarko, to lay an information against one of the men who had taken 31 from him.—To Mr Latshl»y: Ja». Wlshart was also in the hotel; he was pretty well oi, bat not a rank. Was saro of having beers; Wright paid for odd round. They wore s^ppllod by the landlord.-to Mr Pardy: Met the'men at I the Market Corner. W»s awfully dry; arlted i thora whore ha could got a drain, as alt the houses were olobed. He wae taken to the Globe Hotel, where the boor was supplied.— Jamoa Wlehart. oarpenter, itatod tint he waa at ihe Globo on tho night of the 15th. it was before 12 o'olook. The house was not num.— To Mr L»lshley : Waa positive it wai not two o clock. He was in bed and asleep at that lime. Was not acquainted with the othor moc— Smith recalled. He was oortaln Wlehart was there. He was fighting and bis foci was nearly covered with blood.-Wish»rt: I deny that; it's falsa—Alfred Wright, lnnonrer, <"e ---poaod that he did not remember bslng In the Globo that night. Ho was in the Thistle about llo'oincts. Thora was a great row there. One man bit another naa'i nose, and a fight took place—Berßt. Clatke depoßsd that Smith came to too Btatlon at 2.20 r.vo, on the Kriday moroiDg, and nißdn a oomphlnt about tho house. Be wont to tho Olob ■, but found It oloaol; no light was vielble—Mr lialrhley eaid ho was prepared with othor evldonoe if neoeßsary.—Bis Worship sad them was a doubt In the matter, and tbe principal witness wa« not aobor at the time. Ho felt th'it he ooald not oonviot the defendant of b breach nf thn Aar.—UlfirolsnPd. Wholesale Traffic—Mary Ann Roilly was brought up on a charge of stealing from tho house of Andrew Heavy, of Wyndham-street, anicles of apparel, bedding, and furniture to the value of £20 during the past six months.-A number of the articles had been traced to the possession of the accused. Others had been found. Remanded for a- week. Uisobbdibnd«. — Joseph HoKatnara waa ohargtd with a breach ot the Waster aDd Ap prontioe'<'Aot by wllfnl aots of olaobediencr.— Tho boy pleaded guilty.—Mr Prince eald the lad was an indentured apprentice to the firm of Prince and Davy, boot manufacturer?, of which he ttbs a member. The bry was formerly a very good bar. but Utterly he h&d displayed a diaobodiont spirit. He did not wish to punish tbe boy If he would return to his duty and amend his ways. — Joseph consented to be nbedtent ia future, and, wiih watery eyes, went baok to hu work Neglect.— William Marshall, a small farmer, was ordered to pay 2s M a-we»k towards the uuriooi-t of his father. Thla waa all the bußlnees.

ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH.

Conversazione at the Choral Hall.

A CONVERSAZIONE in aid of. the building fund of St. Andrew's Church took p'.ncoottho Choral Hall last evening. It wag estimated that there wero fully 700 present, and amongst tho visitors wo noticed the Hon. Mr Dick, Colonial Secre tary, tho Revs. R. F. Macnicol, 11. R. Dowsbury, T. Spurgoon, McKinney, Mr T. Peacock' M.H.R., and Mr Jacob Pitman. Tho tobies were provided by and presided ovor by the following ladies and gentlemen :— Mesdame3 Cowcn, Street) D. H. McKcnzie, A. Clark, Hdneyman, A. Bell, J. Heid, Keir, F. Bennett, H. W. Heath, Campbell, Haslett, Cliapmail, T. Whitson, Stockwell, G. Fraser (Parncll), J. M. Mowbray, G. Fraser (Wynyard- BtrectK H. F. Anderson* Ji Richmond, 1). McNab, and Kirkwood. Bachelors' trays: Messrs Ellison, Tait, David Chapman, and George. The object o£ the gathering was the augmentation of the building fund of the church. Aftor teai the Rev. R. Fi Macnicol took the chair, one of the ciders of the church reading n telogram from tho ReVi A. Carrick, who is at Taranaki, stating that ft would be impossible [or him to be present. Tho chairman having made a brief introductory speech, expressed regret at Mr Carrick's absence, remarking that the largo attendance tostillcd to the respect in which that gentleman Was held by his congre gation. The Roy. H. R. Dewsbnry spoke in praise of tho exortions of tho congregation to beautify their church. The Rev.J. Robertson, M.A., hoped they would have their church all they wished it to be, and free from deb. They were laying the founda tion for a church for posterity. Ho was not one o£ those who thought that posterity should pay, as if they left posterity to pay, they would have to pay a good many times over. Me wished tho church, pastor, ana congregation of St. Andrew's every succoss. Tho Hon. Mr Dick (who was recoived with loud applause) said ho felt rather out of his way in making a speooli, and he had felt somewhat alarmed when Mr IScll asked him to attend this meeting and say something about the Presby terians of tlie country he came from. In Scot land, some seventy years ago, there was an alarm of war. it being said that "Napoleon was coming." When tho volunteers were inarching through Haddington.a woman with a broom over her shoulder accompanied them. When asked what uso that would be, she said, " It will just show what side I am on." Ho was glad of having this opportunity of expressing his sympathy with the object of the meeting. He had been asked to say something about tho Presbyterian Church at Dunediu, and though ho kept in mind Mr Trollopo'sadvico, "Don t blow," he believed that the Presbyterians of Dunedln were not deterred from occasionally erecting £16,000 churches. In conclusion, he referred to the burning desire of the Presbyterian body to maintain their public worship. If they kept up their enthusiasm for religious morality they would promote tho highest objocta of Christianity and bo the very copestone of tho Christian Chnrch itself. (Cheo'S.) Tho Rev. Mr McKinney spoke in terms of pruiso of the work done by St. Andrew's Church, which bo said had been a moans of promoting Christian work throughout the province and a great part of tho colony. After a few remarks of congratulation nnd encouragement from Messrs Peacock nnd Pit man, and tho Hcv. Mr Spurgeon.Mr 801 l moved tho customary Aeries of votes of tliunks, which wore carried by acclamation. During tho course of tho ovoning songs wero Bung by Mrs Culpan, Miss Sampson, and others. The proceedings terminated with the uingiDg of tho National Anthem,

CITY COUNCIL IN COM MITTEE.

Thk City Council met lost night, in com mittee, for the purpose of dealing with the basinosß received at the previous meeting. There were proient:— Councillors Waddel (in tbe chair), Dacre, Boardman, Devore, Aickin, Phillipp*, MascSeld,Flerning,Crow ther, Harper, and Montague.

Dukk-stke«t.—Tho Surveyor reported that the catting down of Duke-street to its permanent level and its being drained, as prayed for by the residents, would cost £252, while the rates derived from the thoroughfare *nly amounted to £13 19a 6.1. It was agrocd to authorise the wort minus the kerblng and channelling, wbicb were estimated to cost £130 alone.

Proposed Enlargement of Kybes Pass Keskkvoir.-The qncstiou *f en. Urging the Kybcr Pass reservoir then coibc up for consideration. Mr Errington was in attendance, and ho reported verbally that to build a 20 feet tower would cost £3,500 ; to add 10 feet to the present reservoir would coat £2,500 ; to make at Mount Eden a tescrvoir capablo of containing 11,000,000 gallons (but not including mains), would cost £3,600. Tbe present machinery, how ever, would not pump to Mima I Eden. In order to double the size of the exi<tiu<' reservoir, an expendituic of £1,500 .would be necessary. Bis recommendation was that the present reservoir should be raised tea feet higher, as that, be considered, would meet all the necessities oi the case for some time to come. The addition of 10 feet to the height of the present reservoir, would just double its capacity. He beleved that eventually a reieryoir would bave to be constructed on Mount Eden. It wan 150 feet higher thau Kyber Pass,—The Town Clerk stated that there was a balance to the credit of the waterworks account of £1,500.—0 n the suggestion of Cr. Aickin it was agreed to dofer the further considera tion of the matter for a month, and that in tbe meantimo the Engineer should draw up a full report with suggestions and relativo cost of various plans, etc.

Proposed r allow Factory.—The Legal Committee, in reporting upon the Auckland Tallow Company's application for a site near the Western Springs for tho purposes of their bosinc-s, stated that it was not expedient that any lands beloDg ing to the Council or in the neighbourhood of the watershed should be leased for the purposes of t'm application. This opinion was confirmed by tbe Waterworks Engineer, and the report was therefore adopted. The Newton Fire. —Reports were sub mitted from the Superintendent of tbe Fire Brigade and tho turncock, as to the pres sure of water available at the fire in Mr Walker's premise, Karangabape-road.—■ They wero received and laid on the table.

J*XTRA CLERICAL ASSISTANCE. - The Town Clork's memo, as to the extra assist ance lequtred in some of the departments, was read, and after being diicusscd it was agreed to authorise - the Town Clerk to employ a junior clerk at a ralary of about £2 a wrck, and that Mr Payne should have full cWpo of the waterworks department. Forming and Metallino.—The Sut. Tcyor's report npon the forming, metalling, etc, of Karangahape Road, Symonds street, and Ponsouby Road.at an estimated cost of £3,400 (in order to prepare for the tramway) having been brought up, Cr. Crowther moved, and Cr, Montague secon ded, " That the matter bo deferred until the financial statement ia in band.—Crs. Aickin, Mapoflcld, and Phillipps urged im mediate action.—After tome further dis cuesion, tbe Surveyor was authorised to prepare plans and specifications for the works.

StNiTAKY Inspector's Report.—This officer's report was also laid on the table, and tbe Town Clerk wan authorised to employ extra clerical astistauce in order to furnish councillors with copies of it and otbor reports.

Bo«k Keels —Cr. Crowtber moved, "That tho Council, procure hose reels and plant to be stationed in anitablo positions, clioaon by the Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, and approved by the CouDcil." Ho did not think the Brigade could 'be fit to do ranch work after dragging beavy machines say to the i Three Lamps at Ponaonby. It was necessary to expedite their movements and 1 facilitate their labours by every reasonable i means. He did not think the expense would be great, and any person having property in the immediate neighbourhood of where it was thought desirable to establish these plants would no doubt bo willing to allow sheda on their property for Btoragc purposes.—The Chairman suggested that a repott should be obtained from the Superin tendent of the Firo Brigade as to what was required, when the cost cou'd be ca^ly esti mated.—Cr. Crowther adopted the sugges tion by moving as an addition to hla mot:on that it should 1)9 referred to the Firo Bri gade Superintendent for his report.—Cr. Boardman proposed as an amendment, and Cr. Montague seconded—"That the matter be remit'ed to the Fire Alarms Committee."—The motion, however, was carried.

The Town HALU—The Town Clerk submitted information that hi bad obtained of the town halls of Duncdin, Christcburch, and Hobart; also, a long letter from Mr T. B. Hannaford, on tho subject of a local Town Hall.—Cr Phillippi moved, "lhat tbe Council bo recommended to refer the business to a committee to report therenn." — Cr. Montague seconded the motion, which was agreed to. Municipal Acts. -The Town Clerk was authorised to procure bound copies of the Acts for the new councillors.

Tnis concluded the business,

The Auckland Cricket Club will open the season to-morrow (Saturday), 30th Sept. The match will be A to H and Ito Z. The following are the names of the players: — Ato H—Adam?, Barton, Beale (2), Blair, Brownintj, Buckland, Cameron, Cheeseman, Davies, Dewes. Karl, and Fripp. Ito Z— Nichol (2), Nicholls, O'Brien, O'Keilley, Osmond, Purchas, Keid, Hipley. Koacb, Kobioson, Schmitt, Thomas, Williamson, and Yates,

TURFIANA.

(BY CHEVAL.)

Mr Wnltera, juo., has scratched Hippo damia (Zander Filly) for the Napier Handi- One of my contemporaries state that Mr Percival's mare Evergreen bas visited Musket. This is not to; Evergreen baa not yet been covered, but Mr fercival iv. tends mating her with Anteros. . Entries for the Auckland Spiing Meeting close to-night. The p'ueky local sportsman, Mr Kobert Blaikie, has books on the V.X.C. Derby and Melbourne Cup, Napier spring Handi cap and Hurdles, and PakuraDga Hunt Club events. Jjurin,' the past week there has been a little b Ming on the Pakuranga Club Meet- I iug. The two Tricotritiß and St. Swithm have been backed for the double members Hurdle Race and Hunt Club Cup. Wagering on the Melbourne Cup during the past few days has been decidedly languid, but the metalliciats anticipate a revival after the arrival of the next mail from Melbourne, when information con cerning the doings and form of tbo horses will be to band. Notwithstanding the dullness there has been a little bettiog oa the doubles V.R.C. Derby and Cup,; Doubles, tuch as Navigator and Sweet William, Navigator and Uuda'z. have been laid at 100 to 2, and Mr Blaikio has laid the two Navigators twice during the past week at 100 to 4. Navigators, with out side picks for the Cup, have been laid at 100 to 1.

Mr Joseph Gallagher, the plucky Taupo sportsman, informs me that he only intends racing two horses this season. Te Whetu will go for nothing, but the Auckland steeplechase. Amazon,who is in gwndcon dition, amongst other events will be entered for the Trial Stakes at the Spring Meet toft

In the last day of the Sandown meeting, Friday, July 21st, F. archer had a mount fn each of the six races run, and was suc cessful iv f. ur of them, while for the re maining two he run into second place. He now heads the l'st of winning jockeys to date with a tutil of 105 wins, C. Woods standing second with eighty-five. Sting's owner had backed him to win the treble—tbe Uawkeabury Handicap, Metro politan and Melbourne Cups, "ihe Met." of course, upset tbe pot.

Lc Loup has already started his duties at the stud, for his new owner. Titaoia and Dolly Barwin have been coveted by him. Mr Tngqart intends keeping him near Duncdin this season.

The stakes to be given away at the Wel lington spiing Meeting amount to £300. Ttic Soring Handicap, of £125, is the prin cipal event. The Dunedin Jockey Club purpose erect ing a new grand stand, at t'orbury, at a cost of £1,520. It will accommodate 2,000 people. Unknown, who won tbe St. Andrew's Handicap at tbe Dunedin Spring Meeting in 1877, is dead. Uld Hailstone, according to " Soukar," has during bis racing career started twenty-seven times, won sixteen, second five limes, third twice, and unplaced only four times, and his last performance was winning the Wanganui Cup. The Hon. George McLean's string in training comprise the fallowing: Lady Emma. Matannka, Legerdemain, Gitana, and Gorton.

There is a falling-oil in the entries for the Derby and Oaks for 18S4, the following being the numbers for tbe last few years :— Derby : 1877, 253 ; 1878, 236; 1879, 235 ; 1880, 257; 1881, 242; 1882, 203; 18S3, 240; 1884, 203.-Oaks: 1877, 177; 1878,

216; 1879,188; 1880, 190; 1881, 182;

1882, 153 ; 1883,169 ; 1884, Ml. The following is tbe latest betting on the C. J. C. Handicap :—6 to 1 agaiDSt Be trayer (off); Bto 1 against Salvage (off); 10 to 1 against Natator, Lady Emma, Slander filly (oil); 15 to 1 'against Gorton, Emir Bey, King Quail, Tasmao, Holderncss ; 20 to 1 against the others. Mr Latng recently refused £1000 for King of the Vale, a coming favourite for the

Melbourne Cup. He i» a three-year-old cilt of King of the Ring —Amethyst,and bis

weight for the Cup is 6at 41ba, I have no record of his performances last season.

Wheatear, whose death was announced

by cable duiing this week, was one of the grandest horses that ever bad the Anstra-, lian Cup. H's performance last season was a perfect string of victories, winning the A.J.C. Derby, the Members' Handicap (A.J.C. Spring), Caulfiela Guineas, Mel bourne Stakes, St. Leger, and All Aged Slake?. He was aiso pecond in tbo Craven Plate, and all through the season he securod a place every time he started. Tbe hi'tory of Guy Fawkes, a slallion in the ttud of Mr Studholme, of Canterbury, is quite romantic. His mother, then in foal, was swapped by her owner, a cittle driver, for a calf. When the you<hful Guy was born he was sold to Inspector Rmerson, of Westland, for £30. That gentleman leased him for lacing purposes to Mr Ked wood, and in one year be won £2500 in stakes alone. Eventually work told on the Conspirator, and he broke down in the stifle, notwithstand ing which Mr Kmeraon sold htm for £700 to Keith and Lyford for stud purposes, and Mr Studholme, a tunholdcr of bouth Can terbury, subsequently became and is now his possessor, out keep] him for his own mares only. It is said that tbe veteran has thoroughly recovered, nnd that it is not im probable he will face the starter once more, Hispreseat owner has been offered £1,009 for the despised foal of former days On Tuesday nest (October SJtheHawko'u liay Jockey Club Spring Meeting will be held. A good deal of interest is taken here in this meeting, as testified by the appli cation made to tbe pencillers to book wagers. Louie is much fancied lor the principal event, the Spring Handicap, but all the betting has been done in doubles— hand'eaps ana hurdles. Louie and Morn ing Star and JLonic and Kuahina have been Uid ,at 10 to 1 —not very long odds, certainly, -but considering that the handicap is almoet a moral for the name little rnoro, the hookers wou'd scarcely be justified in laying anything longer. The entries for the Handicap are : Foul Play, 9st'7lb(>, Versinia Water, Bst 12lbs; Hippodamia, Sit lib; Louie, Sst; Prim, 7st 101b*; Lone Hand, 7st 71bs; Merlin, 7st Gibs; Obipai, 7st lib; Kaogipo, 6st l'-'lbs; Mavis, fist 81ns, Dan, fist 7lbe. Jttippodamia having been reatcbed," my ! belief is that the result will be something like the following: -Louie, 1; Mavis, 2; and Dan or M. rlin 3. Tbo Hurdle race should Ho between Kuabiae and Morning Star—the former for choice. To the Trill Plate, special interest is attached from tbe feet that it will be tbe first event in New Zealand in which a horse of Musket's stock will sport silk— I refer to Waewaatika, Mr Donnelly's two year-old Musket —Aconite filly. She will meet two other well-bred young sters, viz, Nymph by Patriarch—Nymph, and Kobina by Kingaborough-Etiquette, Perhaps tbe 'wish is the father to the thought, but I fully expect to see the winner in the first fruits of Musket's resi dence in tbe Southern Hemisphere. Foul Play or Merlin for the Flying Handicap, arid Mr McDonald's selection for tbe Maiden are my fancies tor the other events. Of tho horses entered for the Guineas I must plead entire Ignorance,

THE GERALDISE RACES.

[BY TELEGIUPH.-OWN CORBESPOKDEMT.]

ORAKI, this day. The Geraldlno llaoos came off ycßterday. It was splendid weather and there was a large attendance. The mooting was held on the new ooui'eo at Orari.

Handicap Hurdm Racb, 85 soya.; 2 miles.— Pilbron'a (Jlarouco, 12st 51b (Luod) 1: Jooeb'b Lvly Verdita. 9*t Wlb (Joyce) 2; Sherwlu's Mokarakara (Cottton) 3. Quumbjv.oitory atul Jack also ran. It was an excellent race, but Clarence had lc In hand from the start and won by three lengthß from Lady Fordita. Makara kara was a good third.

M'iDß» Platb, 40sovb. li miles.—liunn'a Weloome Jaok, 7st 6ibi (W. Butler), 1; Mason and Vallanoe'a Inrquolss, 7st 51b (0. Williams), 2; O'Brien's Holderuesw, Oat ob (Cllffjrd), 3. Bliirjaoket and Trinket wore soratchoct. Kot tiDg ovon on Turquolße. 6 to i wralnat Weloomo Jack. Turquoiae and Welcome Jack took up tho running at start and kept together till neaily the flnlsb, when tbo lattor shot in front and won by a neolr, amid loud chcerr. Holdernees Rood third. There wns fimi in tho Totalixator £30 on the winner. Maiden time, Zinlns 171soo;.

Qkriuink Handicap, 10Q sgvb; Hmlleß.— Tasmaa (Clifford). 1; King Quatl (I'horrson), 2; Sir Modred (Qoodman), 3 i bis was an excel lent raoa, won by halt a length, come distance EoparatlDg the third horre. 'Time: 2mfn. lfieco. There was £222 in the tolallsator—£l6 on tho Winner.

According to a law still on the Statute Book in England, to speak anything in derogation of the Book of Common Prayer ia an offence which may be punished in a layman, on the third repetition, b> im. prisonment for life. Norwegian papeis report a remarkable find on the coast near Tiondhjeni, consist ing of what is supposed to be a door, from one of the carriages forming part of the ill. fated train that fell from the Tay bridge during the gale, j

CABLEGRAMS.

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SMALL-POA PLAGUE AT THE CaPm LONCOtf, Septembers. ' Small.pox has appeared amoogst Si, Hercules Robinson's household at r. town and tbe very etrcets of the, dtv SS' deaerted. Two thousand case 3 haveL' 6 repotted in Capetown, and of these a i* hundied have proved fatal. The Hi.- * has, heretofore been chiefly eonßned & native population, but it b now apread n» amongst tbe white , D»lte«uing CHIEF JUSTICE GORKIB. Chief Justice Gorric, of FilL hn'a ». ssMSifjsr »'*'"«« THE FLOOD < IN THE TYROL. The Austrian Legislature lm. „' t . 700 000 florin, for thekicf of the auffeS by tbe recent floods. ou «ererg

AUSTRALIAN.

SIR HENRY PaUKES BETTER SYDNEY, September 28 Sir Henry Parkes, Premier, i, much L proved in health, fle re BUme 7n7s«' tendance at the House of Assembly to-daT and was greeted with cordial cheer* from THK NEW SOUTH WALES MINISTRY. 8 The Hon. John Lackey, who recently w , signed his portfolio as Minister nt r>iu- Works, has withdrawn hisresignatioj bllC TWO CHILDREN BURNT T(T DEATH. SYDNEY, September 28, Two children were this morniDE bnrno^ to death at a house in Marv-streetf THtS MELBuUKNE CUP MELBOURNE, September 28 Suwnrrow and Grand Duchess hay« been scratched for the Melbourne fW race. UP SHIPPING NEWS. SYDNEY, September 28.. Arrived yesterday evening: Tha Union Company s steamship Rotorua, from Auck land.

SPECIAL DESPATCHES.

SILE ( F NEW ZEALAND FaOZEN MKAT,

LONDON, September 28 (8.1 a.m.) The shipment of frozen meat, ex shin ' Mataura, from Duncdin, has arrived in ex. 1 cfllent condition. Tbe mutton realised 6£d per lb. The salesmen express them- Belves delighted both with the condition and quality.

TELEGRAMS.

[PEB FBKSS ASSOCIATION.]

KUMAR A, this day, < FATAL ACCIDENT.

A miner named James Bard when froing down the ladder of a shaft at Larrikini Terrace this morning, misted his hold and fell 45 feet He was ceareyed to the Hois pital and died hours latter ; aged 53. }'

NAPIER, this day. The resolutions passed at a special meeting of the Borough Council last nijiht will have tbe effect of saving salaries to tbe amount of £626 a-year. Most of the reduc. M tions come into force in January next. m

WANGANUI, thisdey. '•'■' Horl Tauri, chief of Tanpo, refu.cdto accompany Mr Bryce, Native Minister, but will take J. A, Browne, C.E., ofWellinj;. ton, through the territory in connection witb the central railway and opening up »)f 1 the interior. " ■•';

WELLINGTON, this day. SEKIOUS ACCIDENT. Mr O. W. ClaytOD, purchaser of the old ';" "Tc>ej>raph". office, sustained serious injury _> tbis morning. He is having tke buildine : removed, and when a section was being ' lowered all'tJie men were called to staid r clear. Mr Clayton, however, did not hear ■ the warning, and ho was struck across tt»o hips and rendered unconscious. He is in a. critical condition. ADDBEBS TO THE QUEE*. 'Ihe City Council last night adopted a r congratulatory address to the Queen on ' the SUCCISB of the Brithh atms iv Egypt. They also adopted a report of the Hospital Enquiry Committee on division of 9 to 4, andagred to fettle tho long-standing land suit by Mr Climie, formerly Drainage ' Engineer, by payment of £500. LEATHER COMPANY. A meeting of shareholders of New Zea< !. land Leather Manufacturing Company-V elected directors, and resolved to register the company at once.

CHRIS VCHURCH, Thursday. SUICIDE By; L.\UDANHM.

Tod&y a man named Archibald W. -W Symons committed suicide at the Rendal Boarding-house, Peterboro-stroet, by taking laudanum. It appears bo came to the 1 boarding-house on Sunday night last, and I stated he bad arrived from tho West Coast. He entered his name as Archibald W. Syroons. He was movipg abont his.room ■ shortly after 5 o'clock this morning, but as" he was an early riser no notice was taken of it. About 10 minutes to 1 this afternoon hisdoor was found to be locked on the inetf c, and Mr Ottaway, the landlord of the house, entered the room by the window, and found Symons lyiog ia tbe bed unconscious, and dressed in hi'shiit and trouserp, and I a 2oz. bottle with one of Mr Townsend's j (chemist) labels on it was by his side. It contained eight or ten drops of laudanum. Symons was removed to the hospital, where tbo stomach-pump was applied, and ',' n'her means taken to p'eservo bis life. He died at 3 o'clock.

DUNEDIN, tbis day.

The candidates for Dunedin mayoralty aic :—Councillors Thompson, A. H. Kobs, W. P. Street.

OTAHUHU ROAD BOARD.

A MBKiiKQ ot tbis Board took place last even- Ids. Present—Messrs fiowden, GordODi Good will, Wills, and Stringer.

A petition was reo»lvert from Mr Luke and 63 other?, praying tbe Board to oonvono a pnbllo I mooting to protest against tbe notion of Ibo Mount Wellington Board in their attempt to , olose a road hading from Churoh-Btroet. Ota huhu, into Panmure Itoad. Resolved-'Th»tthe chairman write to chairman of Mount Welling ton tho do-ermlnatlon of OtahnbU trustees <o § oppoeo, by every meabß in their power. th« proposed mjury which ench etoppago woollen- '; tail udou the oittl- m of bovh olstrictp, and that B a publlo mottlng be held at an earl; date, dan notice of whioh will bo given in tho Stab end "Herald. Measmc. — Dr. Kmslfij'B account of £2 tot i reports s i B >»rd for 16 cases was ordered to be pud. Rates.—A rite of 9A in the £ wob confirmed, ; after an attempt by Messrs Wills and fctrlDßer to levy one of 86. Gokse.—Tho chairman was empowered to enforce the Provisions of I'obiic Woria Aot against atl ooouplers o? property in the district i who h%d failed to comply with the notioen Bant tbom ft cut and crab all Korar. • •; Rotb?.-It was agreed ; to proceed with repairs, &p.. and heep up the well-known oharacter of Ocahuhu for goodrotdr. ■

UNION CLUB SPORTS.

The following handicaps have been de clare! for the Union Amateur Athletic Sports, which take place at rllenlie on September 30th: — Name. lOOidg. 200yrts. SMjd* Aanott .. sotob, sctch. eotob. '•yre .... 1 1 do Donald ..2 1 do Vernom ..2 1 2 Salt 3 i 4 ... Bionoy ..3 H H Coylo.. .. 31 i a Olovor _ i 5 ■ v A. Tyro .. JJ 7 8 Uatlß .. .. S ' 7 H ClurK.. ..3} fi i\ 200 YD?. HURDLE BAOIT. Coylo, scrutcb; Vornom. eoratoh; Donald, scratch : Watsoa,6yds; 7. Tyre, lOids; Mshon- Bton, 12yds. . TWO MH.KB W*LKIK3 KAOr. Kail, arratoh; Liwrcncr. stratoh; Uanssy, ■lOydi; Watson. 60yds; F. Tyre, Mjrdß i Tire, COids; Hills, WsGa. It. Gloves, Hon. goo.

THE EVENING STAR THURSDAYM MAY 1 1875.



', ttoeoial Advertisements mHORNTON* SMITH AND FIRTH HAVE FOR SALBI i Crown Flour. In eracke, loo's and W» "Champion",, ~ •• » "Con tab .. .< Soups Bran Fowl Wheat Wbab* Mill, Auckland pAS II rufiC HA S E My Spring Goods now to band bare been bought for Baou;|Ta , OASH DOWN. at nnuanally good Discount, and I am now In the very best position tn offer you NKW AND CHEAP DRAPERY FOR OASH. EDWARD TBSTEB, DBAPBK, KAKANOAHAPK ROAD, PUBLIC NOTICE.—I hereby protest against the ereotlon of Brick Kiln by private Individuals on Public Ballway (Station at New Lynn (within 10 feet of my boundary fence, trees, and land In oats), as a departure from the original Intention of the Government, and damaging to my interests. The Hon. Mr, Kolleoton rules that It Is the dear duty of tho Government to maintain railway fenoea tn re pair. The Railway Department roles that It la the clear duty ot the Government to poUuto the air we breathe. " The land was takes for rail way purpoaee."-N. G. LENNOX, 100, Queen- Street. Auckland.



A» JjINABURY & Co.'S NKW GOODS! NEW GOODS 1 NEW GOODS 1 . NEW UOOD3I WR ARK NOW SHOWING OUR FIRST SHIPMENT Off Spking and Summer dkess goods, MILLINKBY, JACKETS, MANTLES, ULSTERS, &O. Wil HOLD THE LAKGKST AND BBST EKWCCI'KD BTOOK OB1 MILLINERY IN MILLINERY MILLINEKY ATTCKLAND MILLINiSRY MILLINBKY AVCKL*ND- MILUNEKY -I —You are— —respeotfollr— -Id vitad to vlatt —Our Establishment— —before making— —your Pur— —ohnaep,— ■+1*- DRESSMAKING ON THE PREMIBKS. CO3TUMB3 MADE ON TWENTY FOUR HOURS' NOTICE. * I IKABUBY & r(O,, Mi & 300, QUBBN-STRBST.-



NORWICH UNION FIXE INSUR. .... ANOB HOOIKTY. XSIADUBEID 17 07. Amount Insured exo d £150,000,000 Lobbcb paid —_..,.. ~.-..C3,781,C00 THIS SOCIETY. Well known for to liberality in lta dealings, and (or promptitude In the settlement ol claims, la prepared to aoobpi!#isks on KVBttY INaUKAJILK DESCRIPTION 07 PROPERTY. GREATLY REDUCED HATES. LOSSES PAID by Ohoano on Society's Bank ers in Auckland, without rof oreaoo olHowhero, Immediately after prodnotlon of PROOF OF LOSS. WILLIAM T. J. BELL, CHHEIAGKHT, ProvlnolallDletrlots ol Anokland and 1 Munakl N.B.—All Monies received In New Zealand are Inverted In the Company. 12,000 YARDS J3bess IVI ate rials AT HALF USUAL PRicls. Bought Job, and to be Sold at Lets than SELLINU-Offtf BATES, 610 Yards Tress Material, 3}fl, worth 61 DPO do Plain and Kanoy do, Hi, worth 9d 1500 do do do (j:M, worth la 400 do do do Bid, worth la 3510 do do flo 7jd. worth In 3d 18C0 do Bilk-inlxod Stripes and Checks, SJd, worth Is 6d , COO do CarmalitPß, varlons shades, Bid, worth la 3d ■ 300 do Coetuine Tweeds, IOJ3, worth Is 3d 1200 do Fanor Dresa Materials, very neat, Is, worth U 01 . 650 do All Wool Summer Dress Serge, 13id, worth Is 9d 750 do All Wool summer Dress Serge, eplendld line. Is 6<l, worth 2s Large lot of Remnants 1b Fancy Dress Prints, Tweeds, &0,, cheap Large Btook of Drees Buttons in went variety bone, tilk, &o,—atnomiaal.prlces to clear Black and Coloured Hating for Trimming, Is lid yard Job lot of Grenadines to clear, Cd yard Ulack Lustres from 61 yard Nlco ituuor tiuon t of Mow Spring Goods at lowest rates, S Por Cent. Discount on Cash Purchases ot 20s, William K. Uridgman, Junction Drapery Warehouse, OFECUI NOTICK The nnderelßnod begs ts Inform bis numerous customers end the general public that ha has just received the first shipment of SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS, CONSISTING Off— 15NQU3H, VRBNOH. & SCOTOH TWEEDS AND COATINGS. Also, SKRGK3 of different shades. Suitable for the season, and a Bulonclld line la MO3KLLA VKBTINGS, N.8.-The trade supplied with short lengths t.t wholesale prices. H, L, POasiklSKlE, Meumiast Tailor and Importer, Vootot Bhortlnndßtteot, Anoklana,



Oram'a Prince Aithnr Hotel, situated in Hobsonttreet. la now oomplete In all Its depart ments, andfu-nishadtbrotißhoat In a princel/. ■ B'yle. Mr Hunort Oman, thn spirited moprietor, ereoted his hotel with tbo view of affording iq visitors and travellers, aa well as to thoKenori.l public all the oamforta and convcnlonooa ot a home. In a former issue oil the Stab a desorlr ttcm ot of tbU'hotel was Rivou. It contains three storlop, spaolous dining and eitclncr roome, and private atiarttuent?,coinin»ndiDg extensive sub urban and water vie wa. la short no oon venl enoe or appliance baa beon'nogleotud In its oon- Btruction. It may beiwded that MrOrara lies Issued a flue lithographed picture, oxoouted by Meßsrs Wilsons andi Horton, from Pulnmu'u photograph of the Prince Arthur Hotel,