SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

-..„.. _ ._-_- (This Evenintt, 6.13 . HIGH WA_«a{*J^ orM w Morning. 6 .31 BDNB___.-Th_* Evening, 6.8 BUNRISE.—To-di-rrow Morning, 6.25 MOONS AGE,-New Moon, l_tu, 6.40 p.m,

ARRIVALS.

TO-DAY. Southorn Cross, b.s., Berneoh, from Duncdin Wolrarapa; b.s„ Cliatneld, from Whangarci Barcy Prat«. brigantiuo, Joss, from Duncdin Tarmow. brigantine, Simon, from Timaru

DEPARTURES.

LAST KVKNINI*.

Argylo, s.s., Crawford, for Whangarei

TO-DAY. Advance schooner, I.almiinno, for llokiancn, Prospector, barquo, Anthony, for Mercury Hay Minnio Hare, sohooner, Nlcholcs, for Gisborne Soa Broezo, schooner, Sylvo, for Russoll

IMPORTS.

Por Christine from Oamaru : 536 HtMilgk __|ts, 130 sacks bran, 100 sacks wheat.—'lvtsPil*-U and Co.

Por Southern Crois, from Southern ports— 100 sacks wheat, 100 saoks oats, 250 saoka pots, toes, 250 oases jam. 10 hhds beer, and a large quantity otsu. dries.

Per Tarmow, from Tlmaru-7.6 Baoks oats, 1201 sacks wheat.

Per Daroy Pratt, from Dunedin—loo saoks ilrar, ICO s~oks bran, 300 Backs bones, 110 Backs oatmeal, 200 Backs wheat, 1603 saoks oats.

Fer Marmlon, from Oamaru, 320 bags oats, B«0 Backs flour, 60 bags potatoes.

' Inwards Co_B-Wis-.-Start, from Tairua' with2l,o67fttimber; Progress, from Ruakaka, with 11 saoks gam and 70 ton. firewood.

OorwAßcs Coabtwi«b.—Meroury, for Talruaj Start, for Whangarei; Sea Breeze, tor Russell; Result, for Port Charles.

The sohooner Marmlnn left Oamaru on Fop tem.er 21th; roundad East Cape on October 6tb, and arrived in harbour laat ovening. Had froahW. and S.W. win. s until the sth, and thenoe till arrival atrong head winds.

The ship Zealandia, whioh arrived at Port Chalmers from London yeßterday, experienced torrlllo weather while crossing the Southern Ocean. She came into port with tha front of tbe saloon staved In, and tho loss of her poop ladder, part of ber bulwarna, hor forecastle, and head rails. The seamen wero waehed out ot the foreoastle, and their ohoats carried over board.

The brigantine Sarah Pile Is announced to proceed to Lyttelton, Bhould .ufllol.nt Induce ment oifor.

The barque Frederick Bassll entered out at the Customs for Kaipara to-day.

The brigantine Omaha has boen deoked for a 80-eral overhaul.

Tho brigantine Tarmow left rimaruontlic Ist," experienced westorly winds and voriablo •woather along tho coast, and arrived in harbour early to-day. . .

• Tho brigantine Darcy Pratt arrived this morn ing. Sho left Port Chalmers a» 1 p.m. on Tues day, the 3rd instant, had fair weather to Cape Runaway threo days ago, and thenco to port light variable winds and flno weather.

The c.'. Southern Cross arrived at 5.33 _,m. She ie't Port Chalmers at 10 'a.m. on tho 2nd. called at Oamaru on tho 3rd, Tlmaru same d.y, Napier on the 7th, and Gisborne on tho Bth, Strong southerly winds wero experienced the whole passago up, Passenger; Captain Ken nedy. Tho Cross returns South early to-morrow.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. LiUa Itookb, s.s., Robertson, from Baglan

DEPARTURES.

Waltoke, s.s., Alnsby. for the South

The s.s. Lalla Rookh arrived from Baglan yesterday atternoon with 13 oases baoon. 5 bales fungus. 11 pkgs hides, 127 bales flax, 25 bales tofv, 11 pigs. 10 boxes eggs, and 7 pkgs sundrle?.

Ths Union Companj _ steamer Waittkel left at 830 md. to-day for .Southern ports, with 7 pkgs and -0 tons sundrlet*.

The s.s. M-cgregor was expected to arrive from Waitara this afternoon or to-morrow mornlntr. She Is advertised to retnrn to Wai tara at 1 o'clock to-morrow atternoon.

KAIPARA SHIPPING.

[BY THLEaKAPH.—OWN CORKESTOHDE-IT.]

Akataptj, this day loading: Robin Hood. Welooms. Island Lilly, Anne Wilson,

Tb Kofubir, this day.

Loading I Enterprise and Tores.

KiiFiRA Heads, this day. Wlndbound: Aloestis, BeUa Mary, Syren, Camille, Aurora. Tho Moa loads baulk timber here ex Vlndex wreok.

-TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

I.uß_.__. tbis flay i Sailed t Griffin and J alia Price.

Mail Notice.

MAIM WIU. CLOU- IB UNDER,- THIS DAY.

For Thamos, por Enterprise, at 6.30 p.m.

Tuns-DAT, 12th Inst. For Whangaioa, per Fanny Kelly, at 8 a.m, For W-ltar-f&o., per Maog-caor, at 11 a.m. For Wolwera, Te.Kapa, Cralgleburn, and Warkworth, per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. Per Walrarapa, as follows :— For India, China, Japan, Modi toranoan Ports, and|Contlnent of Enropo, at 10 a.m. For (Olaborne, Napier, Southern ports, Aus tralian Colonies, and United Kingdom, via Suez and Ilrindlsi, tor letters, etc., speolally BO gpropald and addressed, atjll a.m. For money oraere, reglstor-O letters, and newspapers, at 10 a.m. Late letters till 11.20

a.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 12.30 p.m. For Mangowal and Halwaka, per Douglas, at 3

p.m. For Glsbomo and Napier, per Oreti, at 3 p.m. For Tauranga, Ohlnemutu, and Opotiki, per

Glenelg, at i p.m. For Glßborne and Napier, por Southern Cross,

at 5 p.m. For Thamos, por Ruby, at 6.30 p.m.

Friday, 13tb inst. For Walhoko and Coromandol, por Coromandel, at 3 p.m.

For Australian Colonies, por s.s. Australia, Immediately after hor arrival from Honolulu. Bi B, BIS 3, Chief Postmastor. Obiet Fc3_-oi~co, Auokland.'

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

Octobbsb 11, 1-BJ.

Abbott's Opera Houso—Speotaoular Drama, "New Babylon," 8 p.m.

Pitt .treat Wo.loyan Churoh-Annlvorsary Tea and PubUo Meeting; tea 6.30; mooting 7.30 p.m.

Working Men's Club-Mootlng of Cabinet makers to appoint a Dologate for Eight Hours' .Demonstration, 7.30 p.m.

Notices to Correspondents.

A Roman Catholic.—Wo havo already rof used several lottora on tho conditional Immortality doctrino, and If wo woro to insort your lottor, wo should bo bound In fair piny to afford spaco for replies, thereby opening tip an end leas and profitless controversy. Wo must, thoroforo; again decline.

Death.

EVANS-At tho Valley, Blue Mountain., N.S.W., on 28th ultimo. Henry Evana, aged 28, lato Btoward ot the Northern Club.—Homo papers pioaao oopy.

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

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1882.

For the causa that lacks asslstancs. For the wrong that needs resist-noi For the future In the;d_.t_ncc. And the _ood that we can do.

THE election of a Council of Auckland University Collego will take place shortly, aud preparations will bo mado to com mence work immediately on the arrival of tho two Professors who havo boen engaged in England. The Council will consist of oloven members, "ono of whom|shall bo tho Mayor for the time being of the city of Auckland, another shall be the Chairman for the time being of the Education Board of tbe district of Auckland, and of the remaining nine members (divided into three equal groups) threo shall be elected by members of the General As sembly resident in tho Provincial District of Auckland, three otbers shall be ap pointed by tbe Governor-ln-Council, and the romtiining threo shall bo elected by the graduates of tho University on the books of the College." Until thero arc thirty graduates tlio Goveroor in-Couucil will appoint tho graduate menu bers. Wo understand tbat Bishop Cowie, Dr, Campbell, nnd Colonel Haultain, will be nominated os candidates for election by the General A«sembly. No other namea are as yet mentioned, but a better selection than the gentlemen already mimed could hardly bo made. Tho Bishop's recent ad dress has done much to disseminate accurate views with regard to the aims of the new College, and we have no doubt that Dr. Cowie will be afforded an opportunity for putting his ripo experience to practical uso in building up the chief scat of learning in this city. The College is na yet with out a 9 settled abode, and it lacks a landed endowment for its permanent maintenance. Tbe Act under which this University was created, however, guaran tees an aunual subsidy of £4000 a year towards the expenses of the institution, and this will suffice to commence tha work, Government Houso being tem porarily used for the accommodation of tbe various classes. The inauguration of such an Institution is an event of n. common order, and we hope that steps will be taken to mark the occasion with a suitablo public celebration.

Wc have to acknowledge the receipt of a copy of an "O Saiutaris," composed by Hcrr Carl Schmitt (the popular conductor of tin Choral Society), and dedicated to the Very Rev. Father O'anllivan, 0.5.8. It is a pleasing morccau of tho German style of composition, and though not very exten slvo hears traces of the acknowledged talent of the composer. It is a quartette for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass, written in three-four time. On the first page is a sforzato, which, if properly attacked, should contraat "vvcll with the piano move ment with which the piece opens. It was sung by St. Patrick's Cathedral choir last Easter, and subsequently at the opening of St. Benedict's Church, Newton. The " O Saiutaris " should meet a ready sale among the patrons of local talent. It is printed at the Evening Star Ollice, Wynd ham-street.

The seaman Avcnllo, charged with making a false declaration respecting the laat vessel in which he served, has at last been discovered by the police, and tho case comes on for hearing at the Police Court on Friday next.

The excursion to St. Heller's Bay by the steamer 1 oiigarlro this afternoon was well patronised. The company seems deter mined to make their place well-known to the public, aud the latter aie by no means backward in taking advantage of its liberality.

At the Police Court to-day, before J. E. Macdonald, Esq., R.M., a seaman named Joseph Alexander was lined 10s and costs 1 for disorderly conduct on the Qucen-stroct wharf last night, to the terror of people pasting. Edward Churches and Ttiomas Cori'if.an, two boys, were remanded till Monday on the charge of breaking and entering the dwelling houso of John Burn. Thomas Sims, alias Richard Btigatock, again appeared in answer to two charges of obtaining money by false pretences. A further remand was requested. Mr E. Cooper, for defendant, asked for bail, but Sergeant Gamble objected, as a number of other charges were in course of investiga tion. Finally prisonerwasallow.dbail, him self in £50, and two sureties in £25 each. John Lundon was charged with deserting bis -wife, but failed to appear in answer to the charge. Tho officer who had been entrusted with tho summons informed the Court that ho had not been able to find Mr Lundon. The case was held over until the icturn of the summons.—Biidgct Lcstrapge obtained an order warning hotel-keepers not to supply her son, Martin Lestrangc, with intoxicating liquor for twelve months, he having been drunk for many months. Mr J. Jebbutt, an astronomer of some note in New ISouth Wales, writes :—lt is known that Ihe great comets of 1843, 1880, and 1882 aim-st graze the solar photo sphere, [and certainly rush through the region occupied by the larger rose-coloured prominences. Should the view with regard to the identity of the comets of 1668, 1843, 1880, and 1882 ho correct, It is probable that the magnificent body which now adorns our morning sky will return in the course of a short interval, and, sooner or ator, be absorbed in the sun itself,

Wo make the following extract from a letter from a member of the Sydney foot ball team, written from Auckland to a ■ friend, shortly after the first match in this city : —" We were made honorary members of the Auckland Club, and have met some of the best fellows I ever knew, . . . Passes were sent to us for the theatre and free passes on all the railways. Every day we bad hard practice, and took long walks. On Saturday we met the Auckland team and had a hard up-hill They played 10 forwards and got the ball in the middle of a tight scrimmage, and forced it clean through past our quarters ; if the quarters attempted to pick up tbey were tackled straight. They play four half hourß, and change ends after each. The game is decided hy points - two for a try, five for a goal kicked from a try, and four for a drop kick geal. The Aucklandc*s dribble splendidly, tackle well, and kick with the greatest precision. We shall have another match against them about October 2, and I think, when we get in gcod form, and know each other's play, we shall give a tetter account of ourselves."

Tho Ponsonby Cricket Club holds a meet" ing to-night for the election of a captain and the transaction of other business.

Wo learn that Mr Laishley has resigned bis membership of the Grafton Licensing Bench, as his numerous •other engagements will not permit ot his attending tho sittings.

Mr Gordon Gooch's class will not meet on Thursday evening, as tho uhoral Society's concert is announced for that date,

Wo arc requested to state that neither Dr, Haines nor Dr, Goldabro were in attendance on the late Mr Guscott.

The meeting of Pitt-strcot Wesleyan Mutual Improvement Association has been postponed till Friday next,

Wc aro requested by the llovpital authorities te tbank Mrs T, T. Gamble for a donation of illustrated papers aud old linen, and the Auckland Club for news papers,

At the service to-night at St. Paul's Church, {the incumbent will continue the readings commenced some weeks ago. The subject this evening is, "The Church of England considered as a National Church,"

Patrick Quinu a bushman of Northern Wairoa, is receiving treatment at tna Hos pital for a nasty wound several inches in length on his leg. It was caused by a fall over a plcco of rugged timbor. Dr Norton saw tho sutierer after tho accident, and recommended his removal to the Hospital.

The quarterly meeting of the Auckland Bricklayers' Society was held last evening in the business-room iv tbo Working Mou'e Club. A considerable amount of business was done, and a delegate chosen to repre sent tho society at the forthcoming trades demonstration. The election of officers then took place, aud Mr G. Crouch was elected president and Mr Lcydou secretary for the ensuing quarter.

A labourer named Christopher McCon nell has been brought in from Pukokobe, and taken to the Hospital, suffering from a nasty wound under his right car. Ho was accidentally thrown from his hone, ana the injury caused by falling on a stump.

Mr R, C. Greenwood sold at his Laud Mart yesterday a number of gold-mining and insurance shares at the following prices : for Alburnia Goldminiug, paid up, 13s, and contributing, ss. Caledonians brought 10s; Deep Level Tribute, SJd; Kuraiuii Hill, 3. Cd, and 50 Colonial Insur ance brought 103 Gd.

An error inadvertently crept into our re port last night of the proceedings at the Police Court yesterday, inasmuch as Mr Lamb, in the case ot Jones v. Roper, appeared for the prosecutor, (Jones), in whoso favour judgment was given, and hoc for the defendant:, Roper,

Tho Pitt-street Wesleyan Church anni versary tea and public meeting tako place this evening; tea at half-past six in the lower school-room ; the public meeting at half-past iv 7 the church. It is anticipated that [there will be a veiy large gathering. Tho programme of spcakors is one of in terest, and a pleasant meeting is antici pated,

A rohcarsal of tho music to bo sung at the Choral Festival of the Diocesan Choral Association, to ba held on Mouay evening next, took place at St. Paul's last night. The attendance, considering tho short notice of tho altered evening, was satisfactoiy, and good work in the way of preparation was done, Mr H. Wells, of Christchurch, conducted, and Mr Bcalc was at the organ. Mr K. D. Sykci, hydropatbist and in ventor of the portable hot air bath, has returned from au extended tour in the South, where he has been vory successful iv introducing his invention. The bath is a home luxury, and is recommended upecially in cases ofJrheumatlsni,sciatic»,and heart disease. Dr. Prins. of Christchurch, certifies to ono case of heart disease and dropsy in its last stages which was recently restored by the use ot this bath.

Persouß who aro desirous of making pur chases of jowcll.ry for personal adornment, or as presents, should not fail to attend tho tale at Mr Montague's establishment to morrow. Tlie goods in question, which are valued at £1,800, form tho remaining portion of tho stock purchased some timo ago by Mr Montague from iho Goldsmith Hall Company. There is considerable variety amongst the article-, all of which are of the latest design. 'Ihe sale will be commouccd by Mr Gabriel Lewis at 11 o'clock.

The youth, James St, Clair, whose left hand was so painfully mangled at tbo Fibre Company's works on Monday, ia doing very well at the Hospital. He was vory weak from loss of blood when admitted, and it was at first feared that he would not survive the amputatioD, but lie came through tho operation very satisfactorily. The Bufl'ercr was at tho Hospital only a few days ago, believing tbat ho bad dislocated his shoulder or broken his collar bone by a fall.

An old man, named William Francis Crowe, whose character has not been of the most creditable description, was found in his miserable dwelling, iv Oxtord-itrect, Arch Hill, this morning, alone, and in a wretched condition. Crowe is quite blind, is sixty years of age. and saffcring from general debility. Jiio has been visited once or twice by a minister of tho district, and expresses himself as "quite resigned and ready to depart." He wished, if pos-ible, to die iv Ihe Hospital, and this morning ho was conveyed thither, by Mr Alexander Edger, in his express. Dr. Cooper inti mated, however,, that it was a case for the Old People's Refuge, rather than for the Hospital, and he was taken in as a patient.

Intelligence of the death of Henry Evans, late steward of the Northern Club, was brought irom Sydnoy by tho Zealandia, Mr Evans had beon connected with the Club from a youth, and was a dutiful and trustworthy servant. For tho last eighteen months his health had been tailing, and about two months ago tho gentlemen of tho Club, considering that a change Of air might be of benefit, sent him to the Blue Moun tains Valley, where ho died on tbo 28th ult., in the 28th year of his age. Mr Evans was of a saving disposition, had insured his life for £500, and was the owner of a small farm. Bis complaint was consumption,

"Now Babylon" was presented last night at A bhott's Opera House, for the ninth timo, and was recoived by a good house with feelings of pleasure. The drama pour trays with truthful vividness, scenes and characters of which the bom colonist can have no adequate idea, but iv which older heads can distinguish realities of other lands, Mr Bland Holt, as the Brummagem Bullfinch, was successful. Owing to Hock ing audiences, the manae-era will continue the delineation of " New Babylon " for a few nights • it wil then be withdrawn for the purpose of introducing the wonderful sensational drama of " Mankind," a six-act play, which has never been performed ia the Australian colonies. " Mankind "is tbe joint production of Messrs, Paul Merritt and George Conquest. Two cases came before Mr Macdonald to-day, in which the defendant-, Mr Yv. Parker and Mr Wm. Rhodes, wero charged with breaches of the City Byelaws, by pl&cing timber in tho public road. Defendants said tbey were certainly guilty, but bad been in tbo habit of doing the same thing for years. They used the utmost care in order to prevent accidents. Mr Cotter informed the Court that tbe Council did not press for more than a nominal fine, but, under the n«w Act, t'no Council was determined to intcrfcro with obstructions in our public streets, and espe cially in Custom-House-streot. Ona of tho defendants complained that the Council did not keep tbe road, which was a wide one, in good repair. His Worship replied that this conld not be urged a.a cross-action or set-off. They must be obodieht unto the law. Tho nominal penalty of Is was imposed in each case, in the hope tbat builders and timber merchants generally will be forewarned.

1 The Arch Hill Band of Hope held its usual meeting—the first iv their fifth year , —in the Newton West School last evening. There was a good attendance of members present. Mr W. Morgan, one of tho vice presidents of the Band of ii opo Union on a visit from Pukekohe, and Mr J. Jones, de legate fro.n the Union, briefly addressed the meoting. A duet, flute solo, and several recitations by members wore very creditably given, one littlefellow—HerbertHumphries —quite surprising tho meeting by the feel iog manner in which he recited, "There Goes the Drunkard." At the conclusion of the Band of Hope, the committee held its usual quarterly meeting, which was well attended, eleven members being present. Several details were entered into with re ference to tbe forthcoming demonstration, and a committee appointed to make all necessary arrangements in connection with the same, and other items of import ance to the society were discussed. Three new names were added to the committee, and the following gentlemen elected oflicerß for the ensuing year •-President, Mr Geo. Ilemus; superintendent, Mr K. B. Downey • musical conductor nnd treasurer, Mr J, liadclil-'e; secretory, Mr James M. French ; registrar, Mr W. Mell; visitors, Mrs Koebuck, and Messrs J. King and G. H. Jones; delegates, Messrs Downey and Hodgson, The first five were to-elected, ,

Tha Auckland Working Men's Club have obtained an extension of lease, and intend to make various important improvements,

The comparatively low price, 4d per lb., at which tho Mrtaura's cargo of New Zea land frozen meat was sold, was .duo to its excessive fatness.

Mr Sberidan, the American tragedian, is drawing large audiences in Shukesperian characterj in Melbourne,

A london telegram, September 28ih, says : —" General Wolseley is suffering trom sovcic exposure to the sun; and General Sir E. Wood is pro.tra'cd by au attack of continuous diarrhoea. There are serious complaints made of the state of the hospital service in Egypt,"

Mr Superintendent Thomson has gone to the Thames to conduct the iurpji-y into the serious allegations that have been made against Sergeant Whito of that place.

Bishop Neville, in his opening addiess at the Otago Anglican Synod, refeired at some length to the question of cU'octing a union between the Wesleyans and Kpiscopuliaus ln Otago, and oxprossed the hopo that at no distant day this would come to pass.

At tho meeting of the Onehunga Borough Coudcil on Mondny, it wns reported that tbirty-six vosscls had been supplied with water for £15 4s Gd. A resolution was carried with reference to impounding cattle that the hours duriug which theraujjer may not interfore be extended to 5 p.m. in the summer, and "That on the request, in writing, of not less than two-thirds of the residents or owners ot property in any street, the impounding of cattlo by the ranger may be suspended ln that street."

Mr W. White, of Norfolk-stioct, Pon sonby, complains tbat through some ncgligenco in the postal department, a registered lottor, sent fiom Totara North, dated Octobor the stb, was not delivered to him, at his residence, until 5,15 on October the Oth. It was of great importance, and too lute for auy business to be done in time fir the return steamer,

Tho City Council have rctolvod to take legal proceedings to prevent too orcction of tha Tallow and Manure Factory near the Western Springs. This determination will bo universally applauded. Thero arc plenty of sites in tho vicinity of tbo city for such manufactories without taking tlieni right on to the watershed of tho water supply.

The usual weekly meeting of the Hope of Parnell, No. 3, 1.0. G.T., will bo held, nt tho Presbyterian school-room, this even ing, when it la expectod that the G.W.C.T. and G.W.S. will pay that lodge nn official visit.

To the Kditor: Sir,—Knowing your anxiety oa all occasions to reward merit, I beg you will initiate a movement to present Mr Tardy with a testimonial, who is leaving fromauiougst us ; it would rellcct credit ou the citi/ons of Auckland, and acknowledge the Borvices rendered by that active and very intelligent olficer.—Youis, &c, A Citizen.

Tlio chief Paora Tuhaoro has entrusted Mr H. T. Kemp, lato Civil Commissioner, with tho business of leasing tbo Orakcl estate for the erection of villa residouces. Iho power to grant these leases was authorised under the Act carried last session, and a magnificent area of suburban land is thus brought into the market.

" Women's du*,y to Women "is the tit of tbo reading in St. Matthew's cburc to-night. The suoject is particularly a p plicaulc to tho present juncture, nnd should command a large auditory. This reading will be followed on tho next occasion, by tbe companion ono. " Bearing One An other's Burdens.*' The choir aro sum moned for rchoar.al afterwards of the sacred cantata, " Scenes from tbo Life of David," which is announced for porfor mance on Friday evening.

-Wo publish cl.ewlioreiu this impression a full outline of tho lengthy and remark able lecture dcllvcrod yesterday in tho Opora Houso by tho Bey. Joseph Cook. The rcquiroiiuiiits of space for tho chronic ling of ordinary news forbids the insortion of a verbatim report. The lecturer spoke for two and a half hours with more than ordinary rapidity of deliverance, and hi. ut terances would hardly como within the compass of liftoen columns. A typographi cal error that calls ior correction has ciopt into the portion of the report tbat appears on our four-.h p-ge. It is there stated that £17,0-0,000 ia now spent iv Christian mis sion*, whereas it should bo £1,700,000.

Two women, mother and daughter, Anne Hogan and Mary Welsh, who were charged with violontly assaulting a pensioner, named Thomas Hamilton, wero brought up at tbe Police Court this momini; and re manded. The prisoners lived together in a shanty by Union-street, Freeman's Bay, and yesterday ovrningr, after having im bibed a coDsidurablo quantity of brandy, tbe happy pair adjour.ed to the cottago of Hamilton to claim hia a« her own. Hamil ton, however, was preparing a meal of eggs and bacon, intimatinc; that the supply would uot go all round ; in fact, he did not want any hungry visitors just then. He would talk to them after supper. Tho women were immediately in arms. One caught hold of Hamilton's gridiron, and the other handled the frying-p^n with much vigour upon poor Hamilton's head, The unfortuuitc man's screams reached the cars of Constable Bernard, wbo, with the assistance of S-rgo-nt Kelly and Constable MoCpnnell, removed tho women to the stition. Hamilton, who was sadly cvi, oruisod, and greased with bacon fat, was convejed to the Hospital.

THE PARAKATO MURDER CASE.

(BY TELE-lUPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

DUNEDIN, this day. Tub following is the conclusion oi the Crown Prosocutor's opinion in tho Parakato murder case:—lt would bo shown that although the police had made careful en quiries in the neighbourhood of Papato, they had beon ueablo to find that deceased had a single cnomy, and from tlio fnet that there was money and jewellery found in her houae after tho deceased's death, it would be clear that the motive for the commission of tho crimo could j not have been robbery. Tho only other fact he wished to bring out was this : That the pris.ner slept in his own house on the night of June 17tb, Mr Warwood would state that on the night ot that day prisoner camo to his house and got a box of matches and a candle, saying ho was going to sleep in his own house, as ho had heard a "cooey" up the gully, and wanted to know where it camo from. The prisoner went away, and | riturned next morning to Warwood's, where he breakfasted. The evidence would show that at this time the pillows wero stained with blood, and thero weic also blood stains about the house, and although tho prisoner was in the house all that night, and till eight o'clock the next morning, ho did not mention io anyone tbat bo had seen the blood. Moreover, ou tbo next day he said that the woman had gone to Dunedin or Christchurch, and did not allude to the presence ot tho blood, which would tend to throw so much light on the woman's fate. Without taking np the timo further, tho jury would liave gathered from what he had stated, that the caso against tho prisoner was this: Do had a motivo for tho committing of this crime. He had used threats against the life of thu deceased. He had opportunities foi com mitting the crime. No one oho had been found who had ever quarrelled with her. I. could not bo imputed that her death was caused by her own will. The pris oner's conduct was unaccountable on many occasions—notably on tho night of tho llth June, when be went to bed at the Peebles Hotel, and he was found at Millington's verandah at three o'clock next morning. Prisoner slept in his house on the night of the 17th June, and must have seen the blood that was there iv large ■ quantities, and yet he made no mention of this. Blood was found on his own clothes. He mado an untrue statement with regard to the finding of the razor, and, as would be gathered from the evidence, he also said that in looking for the deceased he bad gone down a shaft of a disused coal-pit, when it would be proved it was utterly impossible for him to have got there Theso and other small points which ho ('he learned Crown Prosecutor) did not think it necessary to trouble the jury witb, in the lirst place, they would have to carefully weigh in coming to a conclusion with regard to the guilt or otherwise of the prisoner. It was a case which they would have to watch very closely. There were dilficultieß connected with it, and it would, no doubt, be a troublesome matter for them to .olve those difficulties, out they were capable of solution, and if the jury would only devote to the ca-e that amount of at tention and importa-ce which it deserved he was sure they would come to a rieht con cluiioH with icgard to the cvidenco put be fore them. Tho geueial opinion is tho prisoner will bo acquitted.

"THE RELIGIOUS SIGNS OF OUR TIMES."

Address by the Rev. Joseph

Cook,

Tin-; late hour at which the Bey. Joseph Cook's addross in the Opera House yester daywas iioished. couplod with a press o£ local and mail news, prevented us from giving iv our last impression more than a general abstract of It. Wc now take the opportunity of furnishing an- extended report of thcgentleman's remarks.

Mr Cook began by saying that in life there is nothing so much worth living for as death.' He had been asked to speak tbat day on "The tteligious Signs of Our Times," which were of a threefold charac ter, v'z.,' first "Pcr.onal Signs," then " National Signs," and next "Cosmopolitan Sigus." To begin with the " Personal Signs of the Times," it was at least certain that they were short. No mm or woman there could seal a bond to remain on earth for over, or say with any degree of certainty how loag he or she would cootinue to be a sojourner upon it, So, therctoro, the highestthing hero was tho hope of a higher. He had never looked into thoir faces be fare, and probably never would again, and he would thciefore speak to them on that occasion as if he already were a disem bodied spirit—as if they could already feel themselves to bo transformed iuto cit'zins of that universal kingdom made up of the spirits of earth, and in the space to which all men were hastening. He rojectod utterly the doctrine of conditional immortality as both philosophical and rxegetical luuacy. Ho took it for granted that they all expected to go lomewhero when they died—that the good would taile ot holiness, and that the wicked bad no good reasons for anticipating annihilation. He was not there to oppose cither the doctrine of conditional immor tality or that of annihilation, but as he must bogin by speaking of the pcr.onal signs of our time), he could not refrain from referring to them. If there was no immortality after this lifo except for those who had experienced the new birth,—the immortality that cune to them through Christ,—then he had to say to them that the Bible was a riddle, and tbat the ordinary reader of it must be misled, Yet, this was tho book that had been written for the millions—written, that he who runs should be able to gather the sense of it, and they knew that those who had studied it on their knees, through the microscope, and with the scalpel had found in it a promise of immor tality far all souls. Ho knew the man who championed in London this doctrine of con ditional immortality, he had takon tea at his houso, snd he had a great respect for his personal character, but no sympathy for his doctrine. Profoaaor Meade's book, " Hero and Hereafter," was a most overwhelming answer to Conditional Immortality, and Professor Dormer's "Scientific Theology," was another work which he could recommend to the notice of thoso who were investigating tbe doctrino. That wo porishod physically was no roason whatever for thinking that we perished spiritually as well. Uo bad made these references to great authorities rather than detail to them himself the arguments which could b- used against conditioual immortality, for time would not pormit him to enter fully into his reasons for his hope iv immortality. A* Shake speare had finely pointed out, there was in us all an organic in stinct which anticipated something after death, From this instinct, he could arguo that it must havo its co-relate, just as wc reasoned from the eye to light, from the fin to water, from tho ear to sound, from the migratory instinct to climate. There was an maradicablo p-cdi-po.itioa or tendency in all men to anticipate something aft-r death, and thou .h Christianity had streng thened the feeling, it wai in the world beforo Christianity had ben heard of. It was part of the constitution of human nature, aud it mado itselt manifest in Roman Paganism, and appearol in the darkest parts of tho earth before Christian ity haii'ov.r taught it. It grew out of man naturally. Tho tendency of man to anti cipate re .ur d or punishment iv another state, as a reward for his conduct in this, was part of the organised laws of our con stitution-ono of the plainest of concrete fact<. It was a tendency strengthened in human nature just as by exercise we strengthen tho arm, but wo were usable to do tbat until we had the arm, and, unless this tendency was a part of us, we could not account for its existence and preva lence. Physiology shewed us d.y by day more and more of ourselves. It proved that in the manner wc wero woven- or put together there was an exact adaptation of mean. to ends. This weaving power, which bad Its cause before v«, must have existed before it* own effects, and if .o, why might it not exist after its effects also ? The weaving power as ths causo of the organisa'ion and mechnni-m of the body did not produce life, but every c ius must go beforo its own effect. He went onco iuto thest.dy of the greatest physiolo gist ln London. His first question was " What weaves u« ?" asd the answer given was " Life." " Yes," ho replied, " but do you define lifo a. Aristotio did—the c.U'c and form ia organisation—the forco that weaves us?'' "I do," ths physiologist said, "and no othor definition can be sus tained in tbe lieht of scientific research." " Then," he remarked, " if life came before us, as tbo weaver before the web, do wo not find authority that a« this power comes beforo us, it is independent of us, just as the weaver is not dependent upon his web ?" It needed no ghost to come nnd tell us that every cause came before its cficct, and was independent of it. When ho struck on tbo platform ln front of him, the blow must bo delivered beforo tho noise could be produced, aud was independent of it. Now, according to physiology, through out life there was an immottal power gsing before organisation, and existing indepen dently of it. Ho mijfht they not believe that it existed also after disorganisation, and independently of it. And jnst as this iorco wovo us one body for this life, might it weave us another in a future state. It was no moro wonderful that we should live again than that we live at all. It was less wonderful that we should continue to live thau that wa should have begun to live. This reasoning applied both to the wicked and tho holy. There was no standing ground either for annihilation as a doctrine, or for coudit'onal immortality. It was less wonderful that iv a higher state of existence we shonld have woven for us another body of the finest texture thai that our present bodies should have been constructed out of tho still loam clay of this world? What was it that lit up a man's face, tbat over spread bis countenance, and looked through and flamed forth from his eyes ? DrMuiler had said that it was tho germ of the spiritual body in man which was destined to remain a germ until freed from its bodily tabernacle. It was timo that tbe old Scriptural doctrino was taught again, that there was, natural body and a spiritual body, and that we ware made up of body, soul, and spirit, The New Testament did not teach tho doc trine of a bodiless immortality. On the contrary, It told us clearly that we were to have spiritual bodies—the wicked as well as tho holy. The Biblo was made not msroly a riddle of ideas, if the doctrine of conditioual itnni.rtality were truo, but it h,a. also brimful of self contradictions, Where the Bible speaks of immortal hap piness of the righteous, it speaks also in a ooidinat. mode of the punishment of the wicked. Tho venerable father ot their chairman, Mr Spurgcon, had been told by the champion of tha doctrine of conditional immortality, tbat he would have to accept the responsibility _ of being tho most powerful and mischievous of its opponents, and Mr Spurgcon had said he would bo most happy to accept the responsibility. No man had preached for a greater number of years to such large audiences as had Mr Spurgeon, He (the speaker) had stood that morning en the summit ot tho extinct vole.no which overlooked Auckland, and bad gazed with pleasure upon the pic turesque, land-cape tbat stretched away beneath and around him. He did not know that he had been more charmed in any part of Australia with the scenery thau here, aud he could imagine how profoundly attached we were to this part of tbe colony - how attscbed we were to tbe colony of which we formed a part, and how attached we wore to the British Empire, from which most of us had come. But the signs of the times warned ua tbat ere long we should cease to be Britons or Americans, and bid these scenes adieu for ever. We had to go hence, and our concerns were wilh the everlasting. Thus his opening statement was demonstrated—that a'l wo had worth living for in this lifo was death, A hundred and thirty-five thousand work ing hours wtre about the most that any of us could hope to have. The majority of us commenced to labour for ourselves at the age of twenty-five, and our toil rarely con tinued after wo had reached the age of seventy, thus leaving for tbe best of us only forty-five years of labour. Leaving out tho lifty-two Sundays in every year,

and thirteen days for recreation or pleasure, we had three hundred working days as the maximum for each year. Supposing each of us had strength enough to labour tor ten hours in each ot these working days, then we had one hundred and thirty-live thou sand as the sum'total of our working hours. This was not so much a theological as au arithmetical truth. It was as certain as Guntor's chain. Some of thorn had not ninety thousand hours of life — some not ten thousand — and many very much lean. He did not know whether tho Pacific, would float him safely to his native land, This was hi. last address in Australasia, and perhaps it was his last on earth. That was at least probablo, but it was an absolute certainty that everyone of us would go hence at the end of 135,000 working hours moro or less. Ho turned now Irom the personal to the national signs of the times. He would address them all as the Pilgrim Fathers of the fairest domain of the Southern Hemisphere. Wo had not yet tour millions of people In Australasia, and it was the lirst three millions of people in countries like the.c aod like his own that set the fashions and fixed the charac ter of the millions that were to follow. He hoped that it could enter into the mart of the Australian people, as lightning to the heart of the oak, that they were to bs the rudder for those who were to come after them. The three millions of people who were now here were more important to tbe future of Australia than any ten millions who would be here fifty or a hundred years hence. Look at tho three millions by whom America's history had beon set, and her politics and social life determined, They had made some mis takes, but they had throttled the young, : viper of slavery, and ere the hiesing mon strosity had curled about the limbs of the nation they had wrenched it away for aver by a supreme effort. He insisted upon it that they who bolongcd to tho first three ' millions of Australians bad a responsibility upon them not easily imagined. The most prosperous citiei of tbe southern hemis phere were planted here, bo bad not seen the southern cities of thi. colony m he had hoped, commencing from Invercargill and travelling by way of Duacdiu, Christ church, ana Wellington to Auckland, but he had re-id much a^oot 'hem, asd all that he had seen had verified the truth of what he had heard to their credit. He hoped to have been able to have stayed bcre a week, Out now he found that he had .only six hours, and he regarded it as one of the si_;ns of the times that at so short a notice an assembly like that could gather together to bear a discourse of su<h a character at that of the one ho was delivering. He bad seen fonrteen of the cities of Australia and Tasmania, and ho ventured to say that Brazil could not match cither of the three leading oses. Brazil bad a population of 10,000,000, but Rio was not so large as either Melbourne or Sydney. Adelaide, too, was a most cul tured and brilliant city. Tho secoudary cities of Brazil were also inferior to our secondary cities, and the state of her peoplo was by no means so happy or so free, bhe maintained a degraded order of virtual slaves—the Poons, or servile class. He firmly believed tnat slavery would not bo a success here evon if it were tried. He wn quite aware of the charges brought against Queensland with regard to tho slave trade, but he had looked into the face -f Queensland popula tions, and he had seen there the thunder bolts tbat would bring it to an end, and if that did not do it, weightier thunderbolts would be. flung at it from the heights of British power, and from the learned classes of our populations—our clergymen, our lawyers, aud our statesmen. Wc were, too, the only freo people in the whole Southern Hemisphere. We believed in Govern ment, of the people.by the people, and for tho pooplo. We wore the subjects of an Empire —a limited monarchy —very limited hore, however. As an American, he might be permitted to say that he bad a great reverence for tho British Umpire. If the American Union had not been treated badly by the British Gov.rament, they might now be British colonies, as wc were. He thought if *"c had had such a George as they had he would have been our laat King, 'n future England would have good Kins-3 and Queens, or none at all. He prayed that so loug as tha S >uthern Crosi and the Ursa Major .hone in the same heavens, so long migut Australia and tbe British Isles live in peace together. He did aot lii- to venture to prophesy, but he thought it a moderate hope that in Australia we would have a huniired millions of people, aud, therefore, we should be busy, niakinp preparations for them. Ho urged tbem to utilise to the best advantages the -ppor tunities they haa, as the Pilgrim Fathers of a great empire, to mould aright its cbaracter and to direct its yauthful energies to wise purposes. These were tbe things fer which we would be held responsible, aud he hoped it would pleate God to enable us to discharge oar duty iv this respect most thoroughly. It would bs sub lime to be numbered amongst the Pilgrim Eathers of New England, and hore wc occupied a similarly honourable position as being tho pioneer colonuts of new nations. Wc brought with us tbe idea", the civilisation, and the opinions wo had derived from residence in Europe, but our youHg populations were growing up far removed from the influences of tbe older oi-rilis-tion, and it behoved us to see they did not suffer by tho change. Our school, were turning out the statesraon, the lawyers, tho cloigymeD, and the public leaders of the future age, and if we neglected our duty ln t_i» respect, tho consequences would be felt hereafter. Were they who had brought here their torches lit at Oxford or Cambridge, at Edinburgh or Glasgow, and who should be pillars of fire in the morning to confound the enemies of the Lord, doing their duty wilh all the energy that should arise irom the perception of the importance of the taßk that lay to their hands. All their efforts were needed, all the precautions that should bo dovlscd were required, for a wild spirit of unrule was ari-ing, the first character istics of a young country. Our young mea and women would Invent new fashions, and if thoy had never seen tho civilisation of the West, it was very probable they would never invent anything equal to it. Another sign of the times in our national affairs was the quality of our population. Quantity of population did not mako any nation groYr*. We were English and Scotch, and for the most part Piotestants, but we had also a certain per centogo of Asiatics in our papulation, and in regard to these latter he wished them to remember that God blessed all working men—black, white, or yellow. Ho had proclaimed that fact in California,although the slums of'tho population there showed that a different opinion prevailed. He be lieved tbat we meant well, that we would be a tower of light casti-g forth javelins of Christian truth and in fluence to the centres of Pagau'sra lying around to the North, East, aud West; The vast broadtbs of ocean, which separated us from tho older countries of the earth wero a kind of protective tariff, shutting out from us the drones and the scoundrels of tho mother countries. True, iv the early days of colonization there had been a cer tain admixture of the convict clement, but the foul stream had long since cca<ed to flow, and the traces of it that still existed would soon, it was to be hoped, dis appear, Sir Charles Dilko had told tho Californians that he had found their pubic men and tbe population generally to be of mora than average ability, and that the pioneers of settlement had b-on pickca men ; so it was hore. Our papulation consisted of selected men, obtained by tho operation of tbe law of tbe survival of the fittest, which marked them out as the fittins. founders of a new nation. Ho had found through looking into the examination papers set lor University students, that wc insisted upon high edu-at tonal attainments tor the winning of a degiee, so that tbcre was uot much chanco of any but tho worthy and deserving acquiring the much coveted educational distinction. He did not feel quite satisfied, however, with the exclusion of devotional exercises from our State schools. There w_.s a tendency to secularism that proceeded from the dissevering of Church and State, but he recommended the colonists not to allow it to carry them so far as to prohibit all re ligious exercises whatever. & t tho time he was in South Australia, a movement had been set on foot by tha Ri. hop of Adelaide ti prevent tbo entire secularization of the public schools in that colony. There should be ju.t sufficient rtligion in the schools to show that coosciinti m-iiess was a necessary part of iducation TLe experience of older nations waa showing that something of the kind was essential to the poper training of children. G.rmaoy had put the Bible out of the State schools for a time, but tho results were found to be mischievous, and it had to b* replaced, A merica, also, bad put the Bible out of the -chools, but several ot the States aud leading cities had now commencsd to order its re ■ admission, for there, too, the results of its exclusion had beau shown to be pernicious, One of theso was New Haven, in which Yalo College was situated, and the example ot Now Haven was new regarded as the model for the rest of the States. The Americans did not be [ lievo in denominational schools, nor in the

I connection of Church and State, but they I wero equally assured that the admission of the Bible into the public schools was not likely to lead to cither of these results, or I to open up either of these questions.' There was a very largo dais of the population which did not go to church at all, and it was necessary that for their sakeß, somo devotional exercises should be allowed, and some lessons of morality taught. Evidence had shewn that while the churches were efficient enough, they were not quite sufficient. Wc had separated tho Church and State hcre that was another of the national signs of the time*/—and as an American ho congra tulated us upoa the separatio6. Perhaps the result might be to lessen the salaries of curates in rural districts, but he did not think tbcre would be any real falling off, for tho private beneficence and the sectarian spirit engendered by the voluntary system would come in to supply or to mako up tbat which was lost by the deprivation ot State help. That had been tbe experience in America. At the opening of the century in America there were only free churches, and now there were only free churches. Roundly speaking, there had never been any national connec tion of the Church and State in America. In the year 1800, the proportion of evangelical church members to tlie whole popula ion wa3 one in fifteen, and to-day, under the voluntary system, it was one in five, That was tho result 1 achieved in a century. He meant by evan gelical Christinas, those who were admitted into churches after the manner of Non conformists and the Church of Scotland by baptism and a profesaienof faith. He took no account in his calculations of Unitarians or Universalists. Tbey had then 10,000,000 church members out of 50,000,000 of peoule, and, Including the sympathisers of tbe Church, 40,000,000, There was not a propoition higher than that in any other portion of the world, not even in Scotland, and he believed the result was attributable to tho separation of Church and State, and the adoption of the voluntary

THE WELLINGTON BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.

(BY TEL-GRA-lI,—OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

WELLINGTON, this day. The hearing of the action instituted by Mies Harriet Swiney, a saleswoman, to recover £.00 damages from William J. Leybourne, a civil servant,, for alleged breach of promise of marriage, was con tinued at the civil sittings of the Supreme Court, before His Honor the Chief Justice, and a common jury. The plain tiff's evidence-in-chief was continued, She stated that ou the 28th March last, the defendant sent her a letter, in which he hinted that- he was un able to satisfy himself as to his exact state of feeling toward her until he^had seen her face again, te decide who should be his lawful wedded wife. In tbe tame letter defendant described his experiences at a recent "tea-fight" he had attended. He said two certain young ladies (whose names were not mentioned in Conrt, out of consideration to the ladies in question, aud also because, as Mr Shaw said, they were still on the war-path) had fought to decide which of them should sit next to him, while a third leaned over him at the back, and a fourth hovered nepr him in front. He ex pressed a hope that she would not catch diphtheria, then prevalent in her neighbourhood, because it wouid "go bard with her as sho. was far too fond of flesh meat, which made her liable to catch anything circulating io tbe air and caused an inflammatory state of body easily pierced and made io suffer," (Loud laughter). Witness denied that she was over partial to flesh meat. (Laughter.) Further correnpo-dciic. ensued, and on the 21th March defendant wrote a letter in which Mr Shaw stated he told her he had come across a volume called "Social Science," and gave her a resumd of thedoc irines of social science, He also gave cer tain reasons why their marriage should be hastened.

Mr Allen objected to counsel for the plaintiff making side speec-es to tha jury. The letters, be Slid, spoke for th.mselve..

Plaintiff, continued: Ddendant subse quently sent a letter from Christchurch, in which he told hor that yesterday he was visited by a lady, who gave him some Scotch whisky—good, grand, glorious stuff. (Laughter.) He added that he had reason to think that had he not been above the common class, possessing good prospects, plaintiff would never have entertained him At that time witness believed defendant got ten shillings per day as a cl<-rk in the Audit Office. She answered that l.tterfrom Palmerston North ou the llih April. Iv ber communication, Bhe told him of an incident she sad lately experienced.in which a school master and ex-clergyman wished her to become aa " old man's darling," and asked if she wero engaged; she replied "she was and she was not;" tbat she had an under standing with her lover and did n'lt know exactly how sho stood. .Defendant, wrote back on the 16th April. After receiving thi* letter she came down to Wellington; ebo was determined to give him an oppor tunity of seeing her face again, and then endeavoured to get him in the same frame of mind os formerly, She performed the latter part of the joarney by steamer, .-he assumed the name of "Wilmott" for the occasion, ' for tear her name would appear in tho "Evening Post," and defendant would see il and make it his business to be absent from homo when she called. She arrived at 10 am, on the 19th April, aud went to defendant's house in Nairn-street in the evening. He asked _what she meant by coming there and annoy ing him, and wished to know if she could not take "no" for an answer. Sne replied that after the letters he had written her it was impossible he could take such a sud den dislike to her for not having written for a fortnight He conducted her home that night, promising to acquaint her with his intentions before parting. When they got to the door of her rc.idencc.defend ant said " Now for the finale. Can I marry twowomen?" "Witness replied "No," and a-ked him if he were a married man. De fendant said he was; he had cot married in Christchurch to a tall, stout, auburn haired lady, to whom he would introduce her when sho came up to Wellington, Witness then gave him back a watch and chain he bad presented her.

Mr Shaw: That, of course, was to adorn the bosom of the fat, auburn-haired lady ? (Loud laughter,) Plaintiff, continued: She made an ar rangement to meet him the next night to receive back some presents she had given. When they met he asked her if she really thought he was a married man, and added that he was no more a married man than she was. (Laughter.) He said ho wa9 going t« a tea-meeting that niijht in con nection with the Young Men's Christian Association, and asked her to accompany him. She went. Before going he returned the watch and chain. His manner was very objectionable. They had buns, sand wiches. and tarts together. (Laughter). There was not much opportunity for making love there, but they managed to bavo a sly glance or two at each other. (Renewed laughter). In tho truo love least she be hoved tho gas was put out, but it Was not out OU this occasion. Going homo thoy mot defendant's mother in the street. He said to his mother, *'You see it takes me to do these things; I told you-I would bring her round," That was on the 20th April, and she saw him frequently during the next montb. She was twenty-seven last September. On one occasion, a Satin day night, whilo at his house, ho became veiy aogry with her for wiping up with a towel some hop beor be had .pilled on tho carpet. Tbe towel would be worth about 2d or 3d, He said it was the most absurd thing he had ever seen. He recsvered his temper, however, and saw her home. On the fol lowing Wednesday eveninj, they had an appointment for seven o clock. She was a little behind time, and ho said it showed sho had not much respect for him when she kept him so long in the cold and ram. Subsequently, he suggested she should go to Sydney to procure a husband. She imagined this was a joke, and answered him by another, saying she was sorry sho had not gone when tbe rush was 00. Afterwards thoy met at tho Tonic Sol Fa singing claw, when he told her he could not marry her this year. She replied that she was not in a hurry, and could wait. Ho then said he would think it over, and write to her; that if it had not been for his position sho would never have thought of him. The said position made no difference, she was not dazzled by bis rank. On the 26th June, not hearing from, him she.wrote making an appointment for that evening. He then told her "it was all over." be asked her to take hi. kind advice and get mor- religion into her, and curb her temper, She rerli d that even he was not poifection,, and both could do with a little more religion if it came to that.

Cross-examined: Tho date of the marriage was fixed for the 7th Sep tember. Defendant professed to be a Good Templar. -ho admitted having told him she was once iosolent to Mr Holliday. She

had never said "Damn Holiday," She might, however, have said "Damn the man." She was very exasperated with de fendant's conduct at the moment. Sho denied ever having said to Mrs Thew that she congratulated herself she was clear of such a cranky fool as Leybourne. She might have told her, when she went to Christchurch, before the engagement was broken off, that Mr Green, M.H.R., a min ister of the Goßpel, was a passenger by tho same steamer. She denied, however, say. ing there was a Minister of the Crown on board aud that she had fallen ia love with him, Plaintiff said the ex-clergy, man at Palmerston North was a widower with 5 children. She had never looked upon him in the light of a lover, William Swiney, in the employment of Mr Gear, stated it was understood that de fendant was engaged to bis sister, and he - approved of tho match. Since the present proceedings had beeu commenced,defendant had offered to pay the amount of tho verdict in weekly instalments, and said he had gained half a stone in weight. (Laughter). He-also said he now slept well, whereas | while the engagement was on, his rest, wit ness believed, was very much broken, (Renewed laughter). Cross-examined: Witness believed de fendant's salary was £IGS per year. Wit ness had advised his sister to alter her manner towards Leybourne. Defendant complained that she used to get into "petß" and, disagrceaole moods. Leybourne, he believed, offered to compromise the matter, but afterwards he wrote saying he was not going to make any compromise. He be lieved he told Leybourne his sister wsb taking these proceedings from a viudictivo spirit, and a bit or a desire to chow blm up. He-examined : That was witnesses opin ion ; his sister told him so, Plaintiff: I did not. (Laughter). Witness : Oh yep, you did. Plaintiff then left tbe Court.

Charles Swiuey, another brother of the plaintiff, deposed that he too approved of the engagement after his sister came down. The case for the plaintiff having been closed, William John Leybourne, the de fendant, was next examined. He described th 6 manner in which he became acquainted with plaintiff at a picnic on the last Prince of Wales's Birthday, while playing a game of " Jolly Miller." He to.k her round the rocks. A few days afterwards, she ex pressed a wish for a watch, as the clock where she resided did not keep, good time. He did not care to be' kept "waiting about" for her so; a day or two afterwards he was passing a sale where he saw a watch being offered, and, as it was going very cheap, ho bought it for her. (' oud laughter.) When plaintiff went to Palmerston North she wanted him to write to her occasionally; he had doubts as to the propriety of this, but promised to do so on her uodcrtakiog to amend her ways in respect to flirting, to which she admitted she had been addicted for the last five years. He remembered Miss Swiney coming down from Palmerston North on 19th April; he asked her why she had not written, stating her inten tion to come down, so tbat he might have left a letter fbr her informing her that after the treatment to which sbc had sub jected him he could have nothing farther to do with her. She paid she meant no thing by the reference in one of her letters to

the ex-clergyman. She denied it was a trap to get witness to write back, request ing her not to ta .c the ex-clergyman but to take him, Ultimately he promised to give ber three months, (Laughter,) She be haved very well for about a week. ' Very speedily, however, she began to lose her temper again. Witness had friends coming to see him occasionally, and she did . not like this. She told him afterwards he would have to clean his own boots, (__djid laughter),. . He replied that civil servants ought not to be aiked to clean their oavu boots, to which she said he would have to get a servant then. He said be could cot afford it. Regarding the inci dent about the towel and the hop-beer, ho denied having beeu angry on that occasion. He only lifted his eyeorows in surprise. Ex-plaining her outbreak of temper.sbe told him she was an only child and had been spoiled. On tbe night when be found fault , with her for being late, plaintiff told him be had stuck to his ground much better than any ot her previous lovers, (Laughter). She said she was tired of Wel lington and was going to Sydney. The Wellington young men were a lot of duffers —otherwise they would have married her. (Laughter). She said she liked a dog better than him, to which he replied tbat sho would not put her arms round a dog's neck as Bhe did round his. (Loud laughter.) Referring to Mr Holliday, Bhe stamped her foot and said "D—Holliday." Witness was shocked at thi.. He thought she might be " d —ing " bim next. (Laughter). Oa the occasion whan they had dinner together at her brother's houso she sHlked, snd ho made overtures to her in tbe way of pitch ing things on hor plate. (Roars of laughter.) She wouldjiot >peak. A day or two later, the night of her appointment with bim to make his final decision,she said as (hey could not agree it was better for them to separate adding, "I hope you will get someone to love you as I have." Witness replied, "If in olence is a proof of your love, I do not waut anyone else." With respect to the occasion on which it was alleged witness had offered to compromise the present action, he denied the truth of the story. There was somo talk about tho matter. Ho said his case was as good as hers, that sho had bcou guilty of diro conduct.and merely sought to hold him up to the ridicule of the public. Cross-examined : Plaintiff wished to bo married on the 7th September.her birthday, but he did not agree to that, telling her lie had not the means, moreover, he had not the incliuation. (Laughter.) Mr Shaw : Then was the love making all on her side ?

Witness_. I think so. (Loud laughter.) Mr Shaw* Then how did you come to write such affec'ing Jotters ? Witness : I have what they call a "Com pleta Letter Writer." (Peals of laughter). Mr Shaw: Then those letters Were all gammon ?

Witness replied that portiois of the let ters were his own composition; the others were filled up, Mr Shaw: Did you write this to her, "After you, had gone, I felt extremely lonely, oh, how sad—Ob, how forlorn." Witness: Yes.

Examination coatinued: Witness could not say he got that piece out of the Letter Writer. He coold not tell the name ot the author of the work in question. Ho had not got the book now; he had destroyed it for fear Miss Swiney would find it out on coming to the house, (Laughter).

Cross-examination continued : Witness was not paying attention to any body now. He was takiog a short spell, but would be at liberty shortly. (Laughter). Ho gave 38s for the watch presented to Miss Swiney; it was not meant to be instead of an engagement ring. The house he was living in was rented by him for 3s a weeic, but as he let the rent run on it was reduced to _5a 6d. He was surprised at plaintiff wiping up the hop beer with a tea towel; it indicated a want of knowledge regarding household duties; he was not angry, however, nor did he look as black as thunder at hor. Witness was .never engaged to Miss Swiney; what the young lady thought, he did not. He put her on probation for threo months from tho 13th April, at the end of which period he "intended to sco further." Shehadhadtwo or three «• trial trlp?"before tins. (Laugbtor.) What he meant by seeing further was ' that he might accept tho young lady on good terms. (Renewed laushter.) Mr Shaw : You are one of tho-o unfortu nate young men, who, by their natural graces, arc pestered with feminine atten tions.

Witness : I desire to maintain my fair prestige as a single young man. lam not going to commit myself. (Loud laughter.) Oroos-examinatiou continued: Ho was 27 years of age* Ho had asked Dr. Collins's advice about getting married, and that gentleman caudinly f O M bim to do so ; giving his reasons. He wrote to Miss Swiney, telling hor this. He did cot get this out of tho letter-writer. He gave her a long and olaborate discussion on the medical aspect of marriage, as ho had nothing else to write about. He hlled Ihe letter up' with extracts from " The Elements of Social Science." r-°, _* i ecu a local preacher oa trial before ho came to Wellington. Miss Swiney was a sweetheart on probation. (Loud laughter.) Re-examined : Witness had been support ing his parent till very recently. ..<f . l ar„«J c,b,roed * verdic' tho plain wa Soo daaiages' The amount alaimed

At the meeting ot the Ark of Eden Lodge, No. 52, 1.0. G.T., held in the Eden nail, lidco Terrace, last evening, it was announced that the second anniversary of the lodge would be celebrated by a tea and entertainment on the evening of Tuesday Oct, 24th. As tho entertainments of this lodge aro celebrated for their.excellence, there will doubtless be a large attendance It was also decided to pay an oflicial visit to the Hope of Parnell, flo. 3, on Wednes day, the 18th iost.

WSK- WIS*? ' WMnJES "6% f, OCTOBEB II

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TMPORTANT NOTICE. JOHN KEESING Begs ts inform hia customers and the pnbllo generally that, in ooutequenoe of ill health, he rBQIVIN-- UP THB DRAPKRY BUSINKS9. and as the object will bs simply to Clear Out the BTOOK an quloklylas p-sslbla, the Goods will be sold actually without referring to the oost, and far below anything hitherto obtained ln Drapery, eto. It will be evldtnt to everyone that nnder the olroamst-no-s this Sale -will afford a flrst-olass opportunity (or obtaining Goons for UNDKR WHO-KSAtS PRIOHS. tho sole objoot being to realise for oash. Tho Sale has now commenced. Closed on Saturday till sunset. JOHN KEESING, .78, Upper Queen-street, opposite Firebell. TO THE LADIES OF AUCKLAND AND VICINITY. MRS Wi M. TENCH Hits commenced bueineßs in Hobson-street (on pc.lt- tho Princo Arthur Hotel) as Feather Dresser and Dyer. Feathers can be Curled and Dyod In any Bhade. Awarded Gold Modal at Kxhlbltlon,lßß3. A trial Is respootfully solicited, " , Yottrs truly, MRB W. M. TENCH Cj P B 0;. I A,L NOTICE : T.*H. Ora, CABINETMAKERS, UPHOLSXBRBBB teci HAVE REMOVED xo mi-ia Naw Prebhsks in Vioiobia-bt„ TnUEE DOORS ABOVE TnEATBB Boi.Dn._s. TOriTOHEN-S'S BLOOD RESTORES, The Pnbllo are Cautioned against the sup position that the COBDIALIZBD BLOOD RESTORER will oure the speolal ailments and diseases that tbo medicinal ia now so famous a me.iolno for. The Cordlali_o_ Is not a medioinb ai all, but simply a preparation as a Palatable Drlnfe, that will not counteract the effect of tho Modlolnal, and tbat affords Hotel frequenters an escape from the use of stimulants while being treated nnder Mr HITOHENS'S CELEBRATED MEDICINAL' BLOOD EESTOREB; L. D. NATHAN & CO., Bole Aqknto, Gv T» C HAPM AW, BOOKBHILLBB AND STATIONER, Has much pleasure In notifying to his Cus tomers and the Publio generally that he has now taken possession ot and resumed BuslnoßS in bia NEW AND SPACIOUS PBEMISES On the Old Site, viz. I ; s_, QUEEN. STREET, OPPOSITE BANK OF NKW ZEALAND: and also takes this opportunity of thanking his Customers for the support acoorded to him during tho past 28 years, and hopeß that, with Bach accommodation as he now hue, ho will be Able to supply all requirements, G. T. CHAPMAN, BOOKSELLER AND STATIONER, 61, Queen street,



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Special Aaver_ise_uen._. W. J. H URST & C°" HAVE ON SALB PRIME WHITE TUSCAN SEED WHEAT TARTARIAN BKKD OATS BULL'S . ln. BONRDUBT Bltl-L'S BONEFLOUR NEWCASTLE BONEFLOUR VICTORIAN BONEDUST AUOKLAND BONKDUST PERUVIAN AND OTHER GUANOS BUPKR PHOSPHATK HURST'S MIXTURE, tea., tea., tea. Also, PRIME TABLE POTATOES And, OATEN CHAFF (Superior Sample) MAIZE, OATS, BRAN BARLEY, FOWL WHEAT WOOD'S FLOUR. SHARPS ' BARLEYMKAL. OATMEAL Sec, tec fee. WB HA E ALSO IN STOOK AND TO , ARRIVE, AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY OF KVKR.Y DKSOBIFTIOH*, STEAM ENGINES THRASHING MACHINES, DRILLS, _J0„ -EC.. /&0, W» J- Hurst & Co., 101. QUERN-STREET, Anokland. > UCKLAND GAS COMPANY (LIMITED), ESTABLISHED ISO 2. PORVEYOES OFLIOBT, Heat, ANDPoWJ-K. The Company sell and ereot gas-fittings, In-* eluding gas apparatus ot overy description* and sas-powor engines. Stook inoludea Otto Oas Engines. Oflice and Showrooms, Eon-street. rpHORNTON, SMITH AND FIRTH HAVE FOR SALE I t Crown Flour, ln saoks, lOCS and Wa "Champion",, „ ~ .. "Cantab ~ .. Sharps Bran Fowl Wheat WBAnr Mill, Anokland dTTcTTI NOTICE. The undersigned begs to Inform bis numerous oustomors and the general pubUo that he has Just received the first shipment ot SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS, OOKBISTINO OF— ENGLISH. FRENCHES SCOTCH TWEEDS AND COATINQd. Also, SERGES of different shades, suitable tor the season, and a splendid line In MOSELLA VESTING-. N.B.—The trade supplied with Bhort lengths at wholesale prices. H. L. POSSENISKIE, Mebohant tailor and I__.o-.r_B, Foot of Shortland Btreet. A-c-land. 18,000 YABDS Dress at half usual prices. Bought Job, and to bo Bold at Loss than SBLIiINO-OFJ. BATES. SCO Yards Ureas Material, 3J~, worth 61 DGO do Plain and Fanoy do, _3d, worth Sd 1500 do do do Sid, worth Is 400 do do do Bid, worth la 3300 do do do 7_d, worth li 3d 1800 do Bilk-mixed Stripes and Checks, o_d, worth 18 6(1 600 do Carmalites, various shades, Bid, , . worth la 3d _0O do Costume Tweoda, lOJii, worth la 3d 1200 do Fanoy Dreas Materials, vory neat, Is. worth la 91 650 do AU Wool Summer Dress Serge, 13_d, worth Is 9d 750*- do All Wool summer Dreas Serge, aplendid line, le fid. worth 2s Large lot ol Remnants ln Fanoy DreßS Print., Tweeds, &c oheap Largo (Rock of Drees Buttons ln groat variety bone, >ilk, __o,—at nominal, prioes to olear Blaok and Coloured Satlna for Trimming, Is lid , yard Job lot ot Grenadines to clear, fid yard Blaok Lustres from Gd yard Nice assortment of New Spring Goods at lowest rates. 5 Per Cent. Discount on Cash Purchases of 20s. William R. J3ridgman, Junction Drapery Warehouse. K EPIER Malt E xibaui The undersigned, AS AOKNT, haa just opened in EXCULLENT CONDITION the flnst , ' shipment ot the following l— KBPLER'S EXTRACT OF MALT, Large and Small Sizes. KEPLER S EXTRACT OF MALT, With Hops KEPLER'S EXTRACT OF MALT, With H-pofhosfhiti-B, KEPLER'S EXTRACT Off MALT. Wlih I'KraiNE KEPLER'S EXTRACT OF MALT, With CIIKMICAL FOOD, KEPLER'S EXTRACT OF MALT, With Bbef and Ibok*. KEPLER'S EXTRACT OF MALT. With Ou, and lodidb or InoN. Tho "Lancet' says:—"Kepler Malt Extract Is very good,and maybe used with oonfldenoe." Seoond Report of the Lancet" on the Kepler Malt Extract i—Kepler's Extraot of Malt is aa distinct an advance In therapsatlos as waa the introduction ot ood-llver oIL It is one of our best remediea for atonlo dyspepsia, and is undoubtedly useful ln consumption and other wasting diseases." Agent fob Auckland— GRAVES AICKI\T The Ph arm aot. Queen st 11% HASH PURCHASE, My Spring Goods now to band have been bought for ABSOLUTE OASH DOWN, at unusually good Discount, and I am now In the very best position to offer you NEW AND CHEAP DRAPERY FOR CASH. EDWARD TKSTER, DBAPBB, KABANQAHApg ROAD. P"UBLIC NoTlCE7^r_te7eby protest against the erection of iirlok Kiln by private individuals on Publio Railway btation at New Lynn (within 10 feet ot my boundary , fence, trees, and land ln oat.), as a departure from tbe original intention of the Government, and damaging to my lntorosts. The Hon. Mr. Rolleston rules that it is the olear duty ot tha Government to maintain railway f.noes in re pair. The Railway Department rules tbat it is the clear duty of tbe Government to pollute the air we breathe. " The land wbb taken tor rail* way pu-pobbb."—N. G. LENNOX, 100, Queen- Btreet, Auokland. pABIS IY| I L L J. NER V, SILKS AND SATINS. RIBBONS AND LAC ES. HOSIERY, GLOVES, _________ LOWEST CASH PRICES, \Y I L LI AM 'Qa'IIBA V, NEW ZEALAND HOUSE, 178, 180, & 182, QUEEN.STREET, AUOKLAND,



Wo_r.a Aromatic Bohikdam Sohnapps.ol Induce tho destruction and prevent the lm proper use of their wrappers and labels, and thus further protect the Fublla against fraud and decoptlon, have enolosed In the wrappers, or under the label on the quart bottles, since Ist October, 1873, aud continue to enclose in bvbry DA-'S PAOKINB THBOUGHOUT THB YEAB T H R X B £1 ORDERS, whioh __!?_ .drown upon the undoralgned, and wnion win be cashed by them on presentation. XJSFFB 'J 6! 10 QUts> the Publio must bo _S2S~JSt*S? lor- "i* "oep' nothing bnt, tho Gkntjinb Übowho Womb's Bohn-__W with our name rroon the top label/ 1 M, MOM fti CO I W. nyard Lano, Sydney. " wu



Tho tostimony of Auckland's shrewdest ndv_rtl_K.ru points the moral: Consult "The Bureau," Stltohbury's Buildings, ditto.-A. v_.