SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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ARRIVALS.

IO DAY. WelUngton, s.s.. Forqahar, f rom T.u.anga

DEPARTURES.

LAST KVBSISO. Oreti, 5.»., Campbell, for Gißborne TO-DAY. Arawata. s.s.. Sinclair, for tho South

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

London-Haloione, to sail, Mondoy, July 10 ar^e'aKShV^inau. Thursday k2_--U. Whangaroa. and Mongonul-Welllng ton or Olonelg, Monday _ TaurSga-GlenSgor WelUngton. Monday or WhSga»l B and Whangarei Heads-lrgyle, Tuesday and Friday Mangawal-mngal. Thursday Mercrary Bay-Fingah Monday

EXPORTS.

Pat Arawata, for Napier: 10 caaes blood restorer ond trandrha. For Wellington: 10 boxes soap. 5 Backs oysters. 185 caiea canned aood- 3 boxos telopho_fln, 128 mats sugar, and Sundries. For Wanganui: li packages sundries. For Patea: 2o .-boxes soup. For Lyttolton: 25 oossa orange*. 125 casea tiurdwaro. and sundries. For Dnnedin: 2.0 co_os salmon, 20 ompty hbds, 10 barrels, aod 2 pa.ka<?es annrtrles. For Oamorai I roll. For "Ximaru: 2 packages. For Melbourne: 2 cisea.

Iswares CoASTWiar.—Lose Scpirior, from Pakirl, with 26000 __r>t b.ulk titnbir, £0,000 shingles, 20 tons gum; Rangatlra, from Barrier, With 50 toos firewood, OdtWASD- Ct.AßTtv.s~.—Rnakaka. for Whl tlangl; Lake Superior, for Fikirl; Rangatlra, for Omaha.

The birqua Loongana was catered out nt tho Customs tor Newcastle to-day.

The s.s. Orett left for Glaborne and Napier last evening with 23.0 C. f-iet sawn tlmb.r for the former and 500 casts eeooencand a quantity of sundries for the la tor port. Paaaengers — Messrs Austin, Legge, and Henderßon.

The a._. Wellington arrived from Taaranga early this morning with 315 sa .ks maize and the following passenger-:—Misses 8011. FaUoon, STatea. Moon*y and Hobertson, Mr, Mrs and Mlas Caiher, Rev J M_ Fraser. Captain Clarke. Mrs Abrama, Messrs Smith, Ch»pman. Menzles. Bell. Cozens. A -«Bber, Hurst, R. Graham. G. T. Smith, and 0. Chapman.

The s.s. Arawota left for Melbonrne via tho Sonth at 11 a.m. to-day. Passengers for Me' boarne: Mes.r_ A; O. Laman, Mattiie (2), J. MoCaray; Salmon, and H. P. Popham. For Southern porta: Misses Scott, William . Mr and Mrs Burke. I_r andMi.s'lhompson. Messrs Biakey, H. G. Jones, Bunkley. Mltcholaon, Kh"dos. Bollantvne, Lesley. Elston. Klewail;n, Eiphenston, Diddams, D, U. MoUonald, Skelton. tloutn, W. Molr, Arohdeaoon WillUms.

The b.b. Fingal, bound from Auokland for Miroury Bay, when off Cspe colvlUe on Mol oay night, was disabled through the breaking of her shaft. Captain Norrls deomed lt ad visable to put Into Oplto Bay, n»ar the Hole ln the Wall, whence a man was despatched overland to Coromandel with a telegram to Captain Farquhar, at Tanranga. asking for assistance. The cutter Waratah waa in the mesntlme chartered, and passengers and cargo conveyefl by her to Mercury Bay. whllo the s.s. Wellington, inward bound, took the Klngsi Is tow. and brought her into harbour this morn ing. Repairs wIU be effected as speedily as possiblo to permit tho Fingal to resume her running next week.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVAL. Macgregor, b.s., MoArthur, from Waitara

DEPARTURES. Hanrakl, 8.8., Harvey,-7>r Foxton

The B.s. Hanrakl left this morning for Foxton. The b.b. Maogrogor arrived loit night abont 10 o'olook from Waitara with 5 horses, 305 sheep, and the following oassengers :—Mr and Mrs Ohlsan and two children, Mr and Mrs Adams and two children, Mrs Marshall and two children, Mesdames Burgoyne, Walker. B own, Hodge and son, Messrs Urorge, Bennie, Snell, Broodgat., A. Hoby, J. B. Ponn, iHutc_l.cn. Anderson, Hugo. Grunke, Watt, J. Young, Hicks, -8* Corks, Burgoyne, Davis, R. Love, (agent for Barton's Australian cltcos).

The Northern Co.'s steamer Rowena, whioh left the wharf for Wanganui shortly after noon on Monday, returned to port about 5 p.m. je. terday. Captain Scott reports having ex perienced very rough weather ontslde. The vessel was kept at it from Monday afternoon Sill about la a.m. yesterday, bnt made very littlo headway owing to the BtronK ncad wind and heavy sea whioh was running, un Tues day night the starboara boat was carried out of the davits by-_ benvy sea and damaged slightly. A good deal of trouble was experienced in get ting" thd boa. on!board again, as the Bteamer was rolling about very considerably at the time,

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Dunedin. this day. Arrived \ Here, from Melbourne, direct.

COMMERCIAL.

Ev-Sirniro Stak Offlco, Thursday.

Mr Gabriel Lewis sold 15 bales Kent hops, ex Vanguard, at his mart to-day. realising from Is t) la 2_d per lb (In bond). The whole of the saddlery was also disposed of at good prices.

We wonld direct tha attention ot capitalists to the sale of a large freehold property in Karanga hapo Road, naar Pitt-street, which takes place at Mr R. Arthur's Auction Mart on Monday next The business promises and goodwill of on extensive business reoently carried on by Mr David Qrabb, baker, will ba then mi omitted, and shonld oommand spirited bidding. The property haa a frontage of 63ft, by a depth of 102 ft,, on which are ereoted four good shops w i th conveniently arranged residences. Fall particu lars ore contained ln an advertisement pub lished elsewhere.

Mail Notice.

i-itxa wiu. CtoflH Afl Undeb.- THIH DAT. For Tauranga, Ohinemutu, and Opotikl, per Wellington, .tipm. Friday, 80Lh Inst-nt. For Waiheke and Coromandel, per Coro mandel, at 12 30 p.m. .___ For Thames, ocr Kotomahana. at 12.30 p.m. For Whangarei Heads, Paruo, Walpn, Whan garei, Tanglhua, ana Mangapai. por Argyle, at 1 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 5.30 p m. Satubday. Ist Jnly. For Walwera, Mahurangi, Matakana, Manga woi. Sec, per Rose Casey, at 10 cm. For Norfolk Island and New Caledonia, per Qaeen, at 11 a.ii. Tu-sdiy, 4th Jnly. For Taran.W, Southern porta, and Chatham Islands, via Lytt.lion, per Wanaka, at 8 a.vi. Tuesday, 18th July. Per b.b. City of Sydney, as follow :— For Sandwich Islands, United States of America. Canada, British Columbia. Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 1 p.m. For money orders registered letters, and newspapers, at 11.30 a.m. Late letters bearing an extra fee of sixpence^ ln addition to the postage, will be received by the Mail Agent on board the steamer up to the time of Bailing. $ This moil will be duo in London, on Mon. ; day. August 28, 1883. 8: B. 8133. Chief Postmaster. Chief Poet-office. Anokland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

June 29, 1883.

Industrial and Provident Permanent Building eoolety, corner of Queen-streot and Vnkan Lane, 7 p.m. St. Hepnlohre's Church—Evening Festival Service. 7 3. p.m. Mount Eden Baptist Chnroh-Sermon by Mr T. Spurgeon, 7.30 p.m. V.M.C.A. Rooms—Evangellstlo Service, 7.30 p.m. L.rne-Btreet Hall—" Ancient Egypt: ItaHla tory. its Monnments, and its Religion," by Mr W. Denton, 8 p.m. Athenmum (1-to Newton Kirk)—Dr Wallis on "_.plritUm,"7 30pm. Theatre Rojal—Mr J. L. Hall's Company: " Onr Dad," 8 p.m. Otahuhu Pnbllo Hall- Court Star of the South, A.O.F. Anniversary Ball, 8 p.m.

Answers to Correspondents.

X.—The problem haa never been solved. L.P.S.-Yes.

Birth.

WILLTAMS.-On Joce l.th. 1882. at Wyndham- Btreet, Auckland, Mrs, John Williams of a eon, WAYMOUTH.—On the 27th Instant, at her realdonoe, Unl.n-i-treet. the wife of J, Way nonth, janlor, of a daughter.

Marriage.

NOIiAN-DURIE.-On the 10th Instant, at nhriat Churoh, Wanganui, by the Rev. T. L. Tudor. B. H. Nolan, Ksq., ot Hawera;" to Octavla Jane, eighth daughter of the late David Stark Durle, Esq., formerly Resident Magistrate of Wanganui,

Death.

KDMOND.ON.-Ch- -Jnne 28th, 1852. Edwin, second son ot Chi istopher and Agnes Kdmond son. aged 3 years and G months

The funeral will leave the residenoe of bis parents at 3 o'olook p.m. to-morrow (Trlday). Friends please ocoept this invitation.

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

THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1883.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do.

The report of the inspector of Prisons for 1881, recently laid before both Houses of the General Assembly, is very instructive, both directly and suggestively. While declaring himself fully satisfied with the general management of the prisons of the colony, Captain Hnme condemns the sys. tern, which he is labouring to replace by an improved system, nnder which due atten tion will be paid to the classification of prisoners, reformatory treatment of convicts, and employment of prison labour in repro ductive pursuits. In these circumstances it would be unfair to offer any criticism upon the existing system of prison treat ment, or its effects upon criminals. But there are several matters to whioh it is important that public attention shonld be directed, aud a few points which call for comment. The tabular portion of the report oaly refers to the twelve larger prisons, viz., those at Auckland, Dunedin, Lyttelton, New Ply moHth, Wellington, Addington, Wanganui, Invercargill, Wapier, Hokitika, Nelson, and Timaru ; and we find that the gross total expenses of these prisons for the past year amounted to £31,295 8s sd, or an annual cost of £43 2a Id per prisoner. After de ducting the receipts from prison labour, sale of old stores, _.c., the net average cost of a prisoner is found to he £37 Is Id per aannni. Of that sum, only £1319s 6d is required for the actual maintenance of the prisoner, while £27 3a lOd, or two-thirds of the total cost, goes to pay the prison staff, and £1 18s 9d is absorbed in removals, fittings, and incidental expenses. This is much too high an average for management, and a comparison of. the. different prisons gives some clue to the cause of this high average,

Auckland Prison, which is the largest in the colony, is conducted at the rate of £34 14s _d gross cost per prisoner per 1 annum; Dunedin, £41 19. 6d ; and Lyttel ton, £43 12s Id; while the [smaller prison at Hokitika costs £90 14s 2d ; that at Nelson £78 7a 6d, and so on. The cost of the staff of management in Auckland is £20 18s 6d per prisoner; Dunedin, £29 16s _; an_i Lyttelton, £27 4s; but at Hokitika

the cost is as high as £GS 17a 8d ; at Nel son, £56 2s 3d, and ao on. With the excep tion of Napier prison, which appears to be most economically conducted, all tbe ..mailer prisons are far above the average cost, both for staff and maintenance of prisoners. The cost of maintaining pri soners varies with the cost of provisions in different parts of the colony; but the cost of management is found to be uniformly le3a in the larger prisons than in the smaller ones. This being so, the con clusion is irresistible that, in the exercise of economy, the small prisons should be abolished, and our criminals confined in large central establishments. There is another view of the matter, from which it would appear that additional ad vantages are to be derived from a tystem of centralisation. In the larger prisons, facilities exist for the employment of priso ners at reproductive forms of labour yvhich are not available iv smaller establishments. Thus yve find that by thi3 means the yearly cost of maintaining a prisoner is reduced iv Auckland prison by £12, in Lyttelton by £9, and in "Wellington by £S, In the smaller prisons, however, the sums received tor prison labour are infinitesimal, yvhile at Hokitika, Nelson, New Plymouth, and Wanganui. there are no receipts whatever from that source. It must be borne in mind that there are many smaller prisons than those named in the return, and it is natural to expect that these will be managed at comparatively far grea'er cost than those specified. It is thus apparent that, after paying for the removal of prisoners, there yvould be a great saving effected by concentrating the prison estab lishments of the colony. We observe that the accounts show a sum of £437 IS- lid as Bpent during the past year in the prisons mentioned on the purchase of tobacco for prisoners. Auckland and Wanganui prisons are conspicuous for the absence of the tobacco item from their accounts, aud yve arc glad to notice, from a remark made hy the Inspector iv hia re port, that aa endeavour is to be made to cut off this luxury from all prisoners un dergoing sentence. Apart from the purely economic aspect of the question, the centralisation ol the prisons of the colony would enable the Inspector to carry out his project of classifying prisoner-, placing them at industrial occup.tious, and taking other steps to accomplish their leform; | tion, whicb f.ir obvious reasons coulu not be applied in isolated establishments, unleas at an enormous expense. On the contrary, such a system judiciously carried out, in a few central penal establishments, would not only effect an immediate saviug in the cost of maintaining prisoner-*, anc more particularly in the amount paid in salaries to officials, but it would ulbo have a marked effect in preventing the growth of a criminal class, which is one of the greatest curses with yvhich any community can be bnrdencd.

City Tramways.

We are glad to hear tbat the Tramways Committee, at its meeting, yesterday, made various important modifications iv the proposals of the sub-committee, to which reference was made in our iasuo of Satnrday laat. Their report will be breught np at the meeting of the City Council to-night. We understand that the clause admitting the Corporation to participation in all profits over seven per cut., has been struck out and in place of it the committee recom mend (1) that free use of the streets shall be given for the first seven years ; (2) that should the company, after seven years, be in a position to pay ten per cent..on its capi tal, the Council shall receive a rental of £200 a year for the next seven years and £300 a year for Ihe last seveu yea.s of the company's charter; (3) that twelve months' notico shall be granted at the end of 21 years, shou'd the Council decline to buy the company out and desire the removal of the tramways. These terms, arc, we consider fair and reasonable, and if the company are in earnest thej will not hc.itato to accept them. The Council would not be warranted iv tying their successors for more than 21 years, and the liberal terms ou which the use of the streets is offered will enable the company to provide a sinkiug fund to meet any contingency that may arise at the end of their tenure. TLe coromitce have resolved to recommend that the use of steam motors on the trams shall be dis allowed, ln this also, we believe, they are acting wisely, according to past experience. i The steam engines which were first ! used on the Wellington tramways were such a nuisance that they aro not allowed to run during the day. The time may come i when a better motor will be discovered, 1 but at present hor.es ara th. best wc are acquainted with for street traffic. We must congratulate the committee on the judgment they havo displayed in aijusting the interests of the ratepayers on the one hand, with tho neces. sary concessions to tho company on the other. We have little doubt that their de cition will be endorsed by the Council to night. It will then remain for the company to accept. If they ever really meant busi ness by their proposals, we may conclude that the expressed wishes of the ratepayers for the construction of tramways, n Auck land will at last be satisfied.

On Saturday another double supplement of thirty-two columns, each as long as those of the STAR, will be issued. It will con. tain, besides the usual budget of highly interesting articles (oiiginal and selected), the opening chapters of a new sensational novel by Anna Katherine Green, entitled "The Leavenworth Murder." This story, which was received by the mail, is one of great interest, and the unravelling of the mystery described in the first chapter keeps tho reader entranced to the end. Those of our country friends who wish to follow its whole course should at once send in their subscriptions to the publisher.

Mr D. G. McDonnell has received the following telegram from Te Aroha :— " Waitaki cut a reef. Can see gold in stone.—EDW. Cameron, June 29."

The subject of Dr. Wallis's lecture at the Athencenm, Newton, to-night is, "Spirit ism." The amended programme of the course will be found in ano her column,

"Our Girls" was repeated for the last time this season at the Theatre Koyal last night, .here was a moderate attendance, and the performance proved to be quite as successful as on previous occasions. " Our Dad," which is announced for this evening, is said to be a most amusing comedy, which has never yet been produced in Auckland. It closely resembles "Our Boya," and ia said to be quite aa amusing as that re nowned comedy.

A meeting of the committee of ihe Pon sonby At Home was held on Tuesday evening last, and arrangements were made to invite the officers of H.M.b, Nelson to a fancy dress ball; but in consequence of the departure of the vessel having been fixed for an earlier date than anticipated, the committee have been obliged to abandon the idea.

Winiata statss that the night previous to the arrest he dreamt that he was travelling in a railway train, and that he was attired from head to foot in white garments. On waking, he felt very sad,' regarding the dream as a presentiment of danger, and he related it, to his frienda. They, however, laughed at his fears. It is very probable that the execution ot Hiroki and the c»p tore of Pakara and Kpiha caused an uneasy feeling.

H.M.S. Nelson was visited by a large number of persons this afternoon, the new ferry steamer Alexandra having been specially laid on between the Queen-street wharf aad the vessel of war. The Nelson will again be open to the public on Sunday afternoou next.

To-day being the first anniversary of the dedication of the church of the Holy Sepulchre, Kyber Pass, ia kept with special services. This morning there was a Com munion Service, at which a number of the parishioners were present. Tliis evening at 7.30 there is a special Festival Service" at which the Right Rev. the Bishop is to preach. The day ia the twelfth anniversary of his Lordship's consecraiion in West minster Abbey. It is hoped that many of the clergy and other friends and sympa thisers willhe present with the parishioners on this occasion.

Winiata, who is in custody for the murder of Edwin Packer, haa quite a history of bia own. Just after the war he was residing with his father and family at Karakarika. They were fighting against our troops at Rangiriri and Mere Mere. The names tattooed on his arms are his own, Katarina his wife's (now supposed to. be dead), and Hara, his sister's name. Hara Te Ata, the wife of Paiwhenua, the native who, when Mr James Mackay visited the Kuiti on his mission to demand the murderers of Sullivan, saved that gentle man's life when attacked by Rnru te Ngahi in his tent.

* Dr Goldsbro' called on ns to-day to say that he has not becu killed iv a buggy accident; nor has he met with any accident at all. A report summarily disposing of the worthy doctor had gained such wide currency in Parnell that his house was be sieged with anxious friends.

The steward ot the barque Mendozi has been missing for several days and the Water Police are anxious to hear of his where abouts. Aa his blankets have also departed, the conclusion ia tbat he has deserted his vessel and not that he has been drowned as has been announced.

Edward Murphy was 2harged at the Papakura R.M, Court with personation, by putting in an application for the enrol ment of Frank Campbell, a minor, as an elector, withont Campbell's authority. As Campbell has left bis employment and could not be found, the case yvas dis missed.

The New Zealand Shippihg Company have received a telegram from London, as nouneiug that the barque Sydenham, from Lyttelton, has arrived home, all well. This will be welcome intelligence to those who may have friends on board, as, according to a paragraph from the " i-uropcauMail" published by us recently, the Sydenham waa spoken " in distre.s " on May Ist. It is therefore noyv evident that she has finished the voyage without further mishap.

The friends of (Sir G, Arney will be glad to hear that he is recovering from a long and daagerous illuc?.. In letters received fiom him by the last mail, expressions occur which show that he is as mindful a_ ever of his friends in Auckland, aud other part, ot New Zealand.

The Key. C. E. Barley, of the Thames, will deliver a lecture in the Alexandra street school-room this evening, on behalf of the Mew Zealand Order ot Good Tem plars. Subject, " Autibiography of J. B, bough." The lecture will commence at 7.30.

Owing to the publicity givon through the STAR, as well as by messages dis patched, very little disappointment was caused hy the postponement ot the anni versary auuounced to be hold iv the Epsom 11.11, on Tuesday last, whilst the action of the committee, uuder the distre-sing circumstances, was fully endorsed by public opinion. As all the arrangements are completed, the anniversary will be cele brated by a grand literary and musical en tertainment ou Friday noxt.

This morniug seven hundred people as sembled iv High-street to sic Winiata con> ducted .from the police cells to the Court house. The prisoner yvas marched across the roaJ between Detective iircimnn and Constable MeGilp and seemed utterly ob livious ot the interest his presence occa sioocd. Sincfi his arrival here he has eaten his food heartily and chata fre-ly with those with yvhoni he comes iv contact.

Mr Lachlan McGov.an, the popular comedian, we understand, h:i.» ju.t com pleted a new sensation drama, as a com. pauion play to "it's Never Too Late to Meud," which he pnrposea presenting, on the first opportunity that offers for its pro-' duction, in Auckland. Mr McGowan is well knoirn throughout Australia aa a moat successful adaptor of a number of plays that have been well received in Sydney and Melbourne. " The Poli.h Jew," "Mau and Wife," "The Frozen Deep," and " It's Never Too Late to Mend," have atl boen presented before an Auckland audience, The two latter pieces wero moat favourably received dining the "golden seasou" at the Theatre Koyal last year, and from the very efficient manner in which Mr McGowan succeeded in his dramatization of " It's Never Too Late to Mend," wc anticipate a genuine success for hia latest work, which, we learn, is full of exciting and effective situa tions, and of the modern type,

A number of additional specimens of art wood-staining, executed by Mr E. Rawlins, aro now on view at Messra Wayte and Co.'a stationery establishment, (Jueen-strcct, where they have bsen exciting considerable attention during the last two or three days. The staining is done in an admirable and masterly manecr, and possesses great artistic meiit. The subjects of the sketches that havo been added to the collection arc - "Tho way of tho world," "Warbling a tender roundelay," " Women of Morocco," aud " Hounding tho buoy." The latter is a yachting representation, and gives a very realistic pourtrayal of tho scene on board the leading vcsstl when tho time arrives to

" haul in the sheet." The pictures are mounted as tops for small occasional t.bles,

aud present to lovers of art something novel and useful, while, the price being very moderate, they are placed within the reach of all, Mr Rawlins's object ia rather to foster a tasre for art furniture than to profit to any great extent by tho sale of the pic tures. Tho re-opening soiree in connection, with the Primitive Methodist Church, Alexan dra-street, was held last evening in the school-room adjoining, Tho Key. 11. S. Potter, pastor of the church, presided over the public meeting, aud referred to the improvements recently made, ani the interesting fact tint these v>erc being made chiefly through tho generosity of Mr Harris (deceased), who had formerly inter ested himself in his spiritual education in childhood and youth. Pleasing instances of the old gentleman's Christian fidelity were roferred to. The Key. James Guy delivered a thoughtful and earnest address on "The needs of the church to secure success," and spoke upon the fulness of the Spirit, and the necessity of having each Christian engaged in the work for which he was specially adapted. The Key. C. E. Barley, of the Thames, addressed the meeting upon three requirements necessary to make the mau, the home, and the church, what each should be, and said these were Work, Thought, and Worship. Mr D. Goldie stated that considerably more than Mr Harris's bequest had beon expended, and an effort would shortly bo marie to reduce the debt incurred, The addresses were interspersed by musical selections, and a few practical remarks upon church work, by the chairman, brought the meeting to a close. To the Editor: Sir,—Will you kindly permit me to protest against the manner in which the native arrested on suspicion of having killed Packer is spoken of as the " Epsom Murderer." It seems to me very unfair to assume his guilt without trial, and thus to prejudice against him the minds of those from among whom his judges will be drawn. Wo have yet to hear the evidence which the police think will be certain to secure the conviction of the accused, and until then 1 think the judgment of all fair-minded persons should be suspended. It is quite possible that the prisoner's statement, that the murder was perpetrated by a halt-caste, may not be successfully disproved.—Yours, &c, Lux.—[onr correspondent's objection is a somewhat fastidious refining of terms as applied to Winiata, who, for the last six years, has been eluding the warrants issued tor his arrest on the charge of having mur dered Packer. "Lex" takes his objection rather late in the day. Nevertheless, wc have too good an opinion of the fairness of the trial that awaits Winiata to believe that even his own conduct will prevent him from being judged solely on the evidence of guilt produced Defore the jury. Much less do we suppose that a change in the common designation of the prisoner from "The Epsom murderer" to " The man accused of the Epsom murder," would materially alter his chancea of receiving a lull measure of justice.—td. E.S.]

The action brought by the Union Steam, ship Company of New Zoaland against .the Melbourne Harbour Trust was (the " Argus " reports) concluded in the Supreme Courr, Melbourne, on Friday. The steamer JRotorna, in coming up the Biyer Yarra on the 19th Octooer last, struck on ' an anchor belonging to the dredge Platypus. The anchor had been placed in tho middle of the stream, and it was said that this waa in the way of the passage of the steamer*. One of the blades of the steamer's propeller was broken, and the other blades were so injured that they were useless. The Hotorua was taken into dock, and a large sum of money waa spent in repairing'her. The company had also to charter the steamer Alhambra to take the place of the Rotorua in a voyage to New Zealand, and this caused the expenditure of a large sum of money. The defendants denied that there was any negligence on the part of the officials in placing the anchor where it had been placed, and also contended that they j were entitled to a month's notice [ of action; that no such notice had been given, and therefore that the action could not be maintained Mr Justice Holroyd reserved the questioa as to the notice for the full Court, and as a matter of form directed a verdict for the de fendants, leaving to the jury the que.tions as to whether the defendants had been guilty of any negligence, and whether, the Rotorua bad properly been navigated in the river. The jury by a majority of thrre fourths found those questions in favour of the plaintiffs, and assessed the damages for the plaintiffs contingently at £5210 14a. A formal verdict was recorded for the defen dants, the plaintiffs having leave to apply to the full Court to enter a verdict for them for £5210 14s.

The usual monthly dance of the Poa aonby At Home will take place to-morrow evening in the Ponsonby Hall.

A shooting party, including about thirty Auckland gentlemen, Commander Erskine, and several officers of H.M.S. Nelson left for Motutapu by the p.s, Tongariro this morning, They would reach the island about two honrs later, and would from that time until evening have an opportunity for a really enjoyable days sport on the grounds of Messrs Reed Brosi, tbe proprietors.

Winiata, the murderer, haa £20 in the Auckland Savings Bank, which he de posited prior to the commiasion of the murder in 1876, Surprise was expressed at the time that he did not drayv it out before his escape, but it was thought that he did not want to attract notice by doing this, and perhaps depended on his skill in carry ing out bis purpose to so disarm suspicion as to render it unnecessary for him to do

Of late yeara ao little has been heard concerning the doings of Te Kooti, the ringleader in the Poverty Bay massacre, that he has almost gone ont of the memory of the public. The capture of Winiata, however, again brings the name of the arch-murderer to ihe front. Te Kooti, it would appear, ia now in the public house line; at anyrate, he is the presiding genius of a grog shanty, at Te Kuiti, and it was from his establishment that Batlow pur chased tho ieaipiro with which he made Winiata and the other natives drunk.

We notice by our advertisements that Mr Jacob Pitman, brother to the author and inventor of phonography, whicli is con sidered the most perfect system of short hand writing in the world, is on a visit to Auckland. We should be glad to ice this beautiful art more generally practised, and especially by the young of both sexes. The practice of the "winged art " in England has added an additional accomplishment to the charming sex, and many beautiful writers are to be found among the ladies.

Commander Henderson, of H.M.S. Nelson, has kindly consented to permit the floe brass baud belonging to the vessol to play on tho Government House grounds on Saturday afternoon next, between 2 and 4 o'clock.

The s.s, Manukau, which arrived from Waiuku shortly before 12 o'clock last night, brought up a yosng man from Otaua Mill named W. Robioaon, who met with a very serioua accident the previous day while working at the circular saw beuch at Mr J. _ ibbon's Mill, Otaua. Robinson saw his mate was likely to be killed by the circular, and in trying to save him he placed hisowo hand on the saw and had three of the fingers taken off. He was brought into Waiuku in a very exhausted state, owing to the loss cf blood he had sus tained. On arrival of the steamer at One hunga wharf he was at once conveyed to the Hospital,

To-morrow (Friday) evening a very pro mising musical and literary entertainment takes place in connection with the ht. David's Band of Hope, aymonds-street, the object being to clear off the debt on the harmonium, Bey. Peter Mason is to pre side, and the Rev. Mr Neville (recently from Scotland) is announced to give an address. The musical part of ihe pro. gramme vi-ill be sustained by the Prith family, Misses Mercer, Peace, and Gee, &c, while a humorous Scotch reading, " Sandy Jamieson and the Schule Board," forms part of the literary pabulum. There should be a good audience.

It would appear that there is ao truth iv the statement tbat Barlow drugged VViniata prior to his capture. When the half-caste found that the murderer was asleep he quietly removed a revolver (which he always carried about with him) from his breast, and secured his hands, Winiata the- woke, and asked his quondam friend what his hands were tied for, "I am now a constable, and have come to arrest you," replied Barlow, and without more ado, tied hia man to the saddle. Winiata made an attempt to cry out, which, how ever, the captor stopped by throttling him. Another statement anent the capture is also err.neous. Barlow was not in the slightest degree exhausted when he arrived at Kihikihi, and Winiata was as a child in his hands. Ilia reason for obtaining as. sistance at Kihikihi was a fear that the natives might be in pursuit.

"The Races of Mankind; their origin and destiny," wns the subject of a highly interesting lectbre delivered by Professor Denton iv the Lome-street Hall laat even ing. After explaining how comparatively slight was our knowledge of ethnology, and pointing out how widely diverse were the recognised authorities on the subject in their classifications of the various groups of the great human family, the' lecturer, by means of a series of 2. coloured charts attached to the screen, showed the differ ences of colour, facial expression, and cranial conformation that existed in the race. Arranging man in six classes, vi_., Hyper borean or Esquimaux, Caucasian, Mongo lian, American, Ethiopian, and Malaysian, he tbon devoted a few explanatory remarks to the characteristics of each, passing on thence to a consideration of the question whether all theae peoples had descended from one pair. This he answered emphati cally in the negative. He said that scien tific reseatch went to prove conclusively that such a thing was absolutely impossible, as the further back along the stream of time that our inveatigat.ons extended the races instead of gradually approximating toward each other became mere aud more markedly distinct. The persittoncy of race even now shewed itself in tbo Jew, the -Egyptian and the Chinaman, He predicted, however, that the time would come when there would only bo ene raco upon the pi .not through the dying out of the inferior ones and the miscegnation of those of superior ability, and he further ventured to say tbat in the time to which he referred there would only be one language—the Anglo-Saxon. A number ot lime-light views were then ex hibited to tbo satisfaction of the audience. Professor Donton will lecture thisoreningon " Ancient Egypt, its History, its Monu ments, and its Religion,"

To-morrow's observer will contain Particulars ot" Another Qroat Gambling Scan d.l, Ao.o to a Penny f " An Extraordinary Bill Usee, a £1000 Bill Denounced as Fraudulent;" In addition to the usual Sporting, Tbeatrlca', Social, and Fashionable Artioles.

Special Cartoon. — Splendid Like nesses ef the Late LORD CAVENDISH and tbo Late Mb. T. H. BUREB.-See To-mor row's 084-BV-R. »

IT-iE Epson Murder. — Lifelike PORTRAITS OF EDWIN PACKER AND WINIATA.—See To-morrow's Observes.

BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.

A North Shore Lady Sues a Re calcitrant Lover for £200.

It is reported tbat a breach of promise of marriage case will come before the public shortly. The preliminary steps have already been taken by the lawyers for the prr.s.cution, and it is not unlikely that the case will be heatd in the Supreme Court at an early date. The prosecutrix is a young lady who resides at the North Shore, while the defendant ia said to be a draper's assistant, who recently deserted the object of his affections in favour of another lady, to whom he was subsequently united in the bonds of matrimony. We are not yet in posses« sien of the full details of the action, but they are said to be of an interesting nature. The defendant denies his liability, and has given instruction to his lawyers to defend tho cause. Damages are laid at the ex? cecdiogly moderate snm of £200.

ALLEGED BIGAMY.

A NcivmarJcet Woman Charged With Having Three Husbands,

A woman, who is known in Newmarket as Mrs Richards, is now in custody ova charge of bigamy, and will be placed on her trial for this offence at the Police Court to morrow. Although the charge against her is that of bigamy, the allegations made against her arc ot p mnch more serious nature, and it is asserted that she'is guilty of trigamy. Whether this is really[so or not is scarcely for us to say, bnt the facts of the case are likely to come out in evidence to-morrow. The accns.d is said to have been married in 1866 to a man named William Kelly, with whom she proceeded to California. She returned to Auckland again soon after wards, and it is alleged that in IS6S she was again united in the bonds of matri-. mony to an Alexander Davidson, who is said te be at the Thames now. This is the extent of the charges made against her, but it is also alleged that she is also mar tied to a butcher at Newmarket, with whom she has since resided. Whether the latter accusation is^true also remains to be seen. The case will come on at the Police Court to-morrow morning. .•

TELEGRAMS.

[FKOM OUR OWN COKRI-SrOSDENT],

THAMES, this day. MEETING RE THE THAMES RAIL WAY. A public meeting of the Thames portion of the Coromandel electorate was held last evening and adopted a petition to the Assembly, to be presented by Mr Cadman, urging the completion ot the Thames-Wai kato Railway.

TE AROHA, this day, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.

At a public meeting last night at O'Halloran's.convened by that gentleman,to discuss the wants of the place, Mr Wilkin son was called to tbe chair. Resolutions were passed requesting the Government to supply a bridge at Te Aroha to connect with settlements opposite and push on railway works, improve the Hot Springs reserve according to promise! given, to ap point District Justices and Coroner, erect Government buildings on the reserve for the purpose, and requesting the county authorities to make the footpaths on one side of all formed streets.

The words " Bank of New Zealand," ap pear on an enlarged and improved building, indicating the opening of that institution. The meetisg, last night, passed a vote of thanks to them for supplying a long felt want.

Thotewdiscovory in the New Find is said to be ef a satisfactory nature. The battery works are progressing satis factorily.

HAMILTON, this day, A ROW IN THE COUNCIL.

A special meetiog of the Borough Coun cil was held last night to consider the question )of Borough boundary. The pro ceedings were somewhat lively. Coun cillor Gaudln spoke uncomplimentary of the Hon. Mr Williamson, whom he •aid had grabbed up 20,000 aores of load near Hamilton at 2s Gd ar acre, and through political influence had caute_ the railway to run through it, and having effected his purpose thus far, he now endeavoured to grab from the people of Hamilton the land given them as a re serve. He concluded by urging the adop tion of the _urvcyor.Gcner*l'_ report An amendment of the Mayor, to the effect tbat the suggestions of Mr J. B. Whyte be adopted, and urged upon Parliament, wa subsequently carded.

A Mutual Improvement Society, with which is combined tbe Diaoiatic Element, was started in Cambridge last night.

(PKE P.-.ESS ASSOCIATION.)

NAPIER, this day,

SUDDEN DEATH,

A man named Thomas Hamilton, beard ing at the Temperance Hotel, was found dead in bed this morning. He apparently died peacefully in his sleep. He had been to church in the evening in his usual health. He ia a carpenter by trade, and lately came from Christchurch, where he haa a wife and family,

WANGANUI, Wednesday,

At a meeting of gas consumers held to day, it was decided to refuse the Gaa Com pany's offer of one shilling reduction to consumers of 5,000 feet, A resolution was passed for a reduction of 50 per cent, to consumers of 2(00 feet and upwards, otherwise the consumers to resort to kero ene.

INVEKOARGILL, this day.

. Charles Everett aud Daniel Moore, charged with burglary at Mason's Hotel, have been committed fortrial at the Supreme C.urt.

DEVONPORT MUSICAL SOCIETY.

The Devonport Musical Society, compris ing a choir of upwards of 50 voices, under tho conductorship of Mr Gordon Geocb, A.R.A.M., gave the first concert of the season in the district public hall, last even ing. The hall was well filled, shewing that the ssciety is attracting mnch public attention in the marine suburb. The overture, " LTtalisna in Algeri," by Metsrs Hannken and Hartley Bros.— piano, two violinj, violincello, and double ba*B,wasacapita^pcrformance, atd thesame remark would indeed apply to each and allot the instrumental morc_aux, viz., duct, " Clmntilli " (piaoo and organ), by Messrs L. Harbutt and A. Bartley ; duet (piano and organ), consisting of variations from the well-known air, "Love -Sot," by the somo two gentlemen ; and a third selection by the . Messrs Hannken and Bartley Brothers, The various choir pieces were very creditable productions, considering the very recent formation of tie society, each selection being ruudersd with precision and pleasing effect. The fact that all the singers were arranged in two rows, while on thesame footing, placed those behind at manifest disadvantage. The tenors es pecially, being few in number, and not par ticularly powerful, suffered by the arrange, ment, whereas, had they been on an eleva tion ab_ve tho frsnt tier, they would have been heard much more distinctly. -Other wise everything went very smoothly, and probably a raised- platform of some description will improve the performances at any future concert. The choir selections included: Chorus, "The Stars that Abovo us are Shining;" part song, " Green Leaves;" serenade, "Awake ! the Starry Midnight Hour"; part song, "When Winds Breathe Soft; chorus, "The Carnival"; part song, "Otphou., with his Lute"; patriotic chorus, '*Uur Native Land." Miss Harriett Burgess aod Mrs C. H. Burgess gave a very pleasing rendering of the duet,. "The Wind and the Harp," while the former lady was alao successful in the song, "The Old Love and tbe New." Mhs Stuart, who sang «' Some flay," and Miss Linton, "To the Woods," were both hsard to advantage, while Mr A. Bartley was deservedly ap plauded at the conclusion of his song, " The Koll Call." Mr Gordon Gooch treated the audioncc to two selections," The Gauntlet," and "Simon, the Cellarer," delivered in | his usual style, the latter b.ing encored. The only real failure of the evening was tho quartette, "Sweet and Low," by Mrs CH. Burgess, Miss Harriet Burgess, Messrs B. Bartley and Trevithick. Through faulty intonation at starting, the effect of the piece was marred throughout, and tailed to call forth the slightest mark of approbation from the audience. The National Anthem (two voree . soli and chorus) brought the concert to a close. On the whole, it muat be considered a very successful start for the new Devon port Musical Society, which gives promise of much better things some short time hence.

POLICE COURT.-This day.

(Before Capt, Daldy, E.A. Isaaos, and J, Baber, Keqa.) Drunks.—Three persons were punished in the usual manner for this oflonoe. BitKAcn of the LioiNSif a act. — Margins I Bryant was charged with a breaoh of the Licensing Aot by refusing to leave the shako-I spearo Hotel when ordered to do so by the police.—Defendant pleaded guilty.—The Bench, taking into consideration that this was the firsti oase of tbe kind, fined defendant Is and coats, j OnscamiT-r. — The same defendant was ohaiged with usingooscene languige In a publio plane, to wit. Wyndh.m-stre.t.—Defend ant pleaded not guilty.—Constable Rlst and Constable Colli, deposed to the language. She said she wonld not move "for any white faced of a policeman.''—Fined 6s and ooßto, or 21 hours' imprisonment.

DmoH-DiuNT Seam >n.—John Buckley was charged with a breach' of the Shipping and Seamen's Act,by continued wilful neglect 01, duty on board tho British ship Mendoza.-De fendant pleaded not guilty, and applied for a remand v.til to-morrow, whioh waa granted. THKKAT-tNiNO Language. — John Kitz- Bimcaons was charged -with' threatening to horsewhip Captain Shortt.—Defendant pleaded not guilty.—Mr Spoed appeared lor com plainant, who deposed that defendant had come on his vesael from New Caledonia. When he pale the orew off, defeidant handed him £6 to hold in trust on account of some money owing by him to a man named Barr, A day or two after it ards defendant came and demanded the monoy, which witness refuted to give. De fendant then threatened to take it out of his hide.—Complainant's brother gave corrobora tive evidence, and defendant was biund over to keep the peace for three months, himself in £10, and one surety of £10. The Epsom Murderer, Winiata Tawlangoika, alias Henry Wynyard, alias Turua, was charged with feloniously, wi: tally, and with ma'ice aforethought killing one Edwin Packer.at Epsom.on 27th January,lß76.— Mr Dufaur intimated that be had been in structed to appear to watch the proceedings on behtlf of the prisoner.—Mr Pardy Baid that the murder had been oommitted in January 1876 and ihe prisoner had sneoeeded In eluding his pursuers ana reaching the King Country, a tew days ago the prioner had been arretted by a maa named Barlow, in accordance with a Slan to which Sergeant McSovern ahd ionatabie Gillies were privy. As the mur der was oommitted so long ago, it would take some little time to gather the witnesses and he would make application for a ramand till the 7th July. He hoced to be in a position to bring the case forward at the next sitUf c of the Supreme Court,—The prisoner was re manded accordingly. This was all the business.

PARLIAMENTARY.

[By Telegraph,—Special Reporter.]

WELLINGTON, this day. Thk House last night presented a most deserted and miserable appearance. Many members had gone South, others had gone to the ball given by the Hon. Walter Johnston, and a quorum was with difficulty kept together. No Buck indifference to public business bas been exhibited for many years. It appears as though the majority of members were glad of any excuse to shirk their duties. When tke honorarium question comes up, however, there will be a full and deeply-interested house.

Improvement in the Onehunga

Railway.

Mr Dargaville has had one or two inter viewiwith the Minister for Public Works, with reference to having a double line of rails laid between Auckland aud Penrose Junction, The Minister, after enquiry, represented tbat the expense of enlarging the tunnel would be very great, and might, if the matter .vera pressed, affect other pro posed expenditure in tbe Auckland Pro vincial District, but he promised that he would make the necessary arrangements for more powerful locomotive., and a fur ther supply of carnages for Auckland meantime.

Mr Hobbs on the Franklin

Election,

, Referring to a statement made by Mr Sheehan as to the Government appointing Mr Cotter as Returning Officer at the late election between Messrs Harris aud Buck land, Mr Hobbs laid that certainly it came with a very bad grace from that side of the House for the hon. member to complain of tbe action of the Government in this matter, seeing that his Government moved heaven and earth to keep him (Hobbs) out when be contested a foimcr election unsuccessfully. Tho post and the telegraph, the police, and every influence that the Government could bring to bear to ensure his defeat was tak.n advantage oi, and he thought tbat the less said on this subject the better ; at any rate as far as the late Government were concerned. Auckland Business. Mr Peacock, as before telegraphed, has altered the Auckland Csllege and Grammar Schools Bill so as to leave the title as before, and validate leases already granted. For the rest, the provisions of the High Schools Reserves Bill, which empowers leasing for 50 years, are accepted. In rsply to Sir Johu Hall's question about a native lands purchater paying for the Ohiaemuri block with his own promissory notes, Which had not been met, Mr Bryce premised inquiry. Mr Dargaville will a.k leave to intro duce a Bill to enable trustees for religious, charitable, or educational purposes to form themselves into bodies corporate. Petitions were presented to-day by Mr Swanson from J. H. Palmer, Grace-street, Ponsonby, for remission of duty on au im ported carriage ; and also one from Joseph Lewis Worms, of Auckland, for injuries re ceived in prison, by being mads to lift heavy pieces of stone into a cart. An adverse repart has been returned on the petition ot Allan O'Neill, and the peti tion of John McKay for a road to Marsden Point bas been referred "to the Govern ment. Mr Tole presented a petition from sixty six licensed victuallers of Auckland asking certain amendments to be made in the Licensing Act. Otahuhu Court-house. Mr Hamlin, in the House yesterday, re presented the great inconvenience caused by the want of a proper Court and post ollice at Otahuhu. In reply, the Hon. Mr Johnston said he was advised that the post office was sufficient, and Mr Dick .aid he would make inquiries about the Court, though no complaint had come from the Magistrate. There were only 59 cases dealt with last year, so that the matter could not be important. To bring the matter to an issue, Major Harris ha? given notice to move on the 12ih July, " That a respectful address be presented to H_3 Excellency the Governor, praying that he will recommend for appropriation this year a sufficient som of money for the erection, in Otahuhu, of suitable buildings for the purposes of a Court-house and lock-up." Kawakawa Railway. • Mr Wright asks the Government whether a fresh agreement has been made with the Kawakawa Coal Company for the working of tho Kawakawa railway, and, if so, why such agreement has not been laid before the Honse, Government House anil Grounds. Sir G, Grey yesterday gave nolics to ask the Government, " If, until it is decided whether the Government House and grounds at Auckland are to be permanently appropriated to educational or other pur pose?, the Government will allow the gar den and grounds to be used by the citizens of Auckland as a public park and recreation gronnd, and the ioems in the Honse to be used as lecture rooms by any profe3sois who may be appointed to the Auckland University." • Wharf and Goods Slied at One hunga. In reply to Mr Hamlin, the Government have promised to repair the old wharf at Onehunga, and also erect a new goods shed in that town. Various Topics. Mr Hutchison has introduced a Bill to compel insurance companies to pay a per centage of their profits ia'boroughs towards the maintenance of the local water snpply, In the Legislative Council, Mr Whitaker stated that Messrs Seed and Bat-tin's re port on the Civil Service Department yvas purely confidential. Sir George Whitmore has given notice of a question in the Council pointing ont that it is objectionable tbat the Acting Governor should be a member of the Judicial Bench. Mr Dargaville's Financial

Speech.

I notice in the "Berald" of the 26th June, a telegram to the effect that the talk of the lobbies was the number of inac curacies in Mr Dargaville's sp.ech on tbe Financial Statement; had there been any such talk I must have heard something of lt. The statement is,in fact,quite untrue, and to eaable Mr Dargaville's constituents to judge for themselves, I will send yen for publication the "Hansard" verbatim report of the speech. One other thing is certain, tco, namely, that although more than one opportunity has Bince occurred in the Hsu.e, neither his figures nor his facts have yet been' challenged.

A return laid before .Parliament shows the.adult male population of the colony to be 132,364; number on electoral lolls, 120,972; votes recorded at the last general election were 69,820. Mr Ivess has given notice of a motion for the refunding of expenses incnrted in tho Wakanui and North Franklin elections through mistakes made by Government officers. Mr Wtight has given notice to place the management of Southern railways under a Board of Directors. Mr Dick introduced a Bill to give the leaseholders votes. Mr Pharazyn's Case, There is a very curious feeling in tho Council about Mr Pharazyn's case. It is felt as being most anomalous that a man should lose all his civil offices by infringing the Corrupt Practices Act, and yet be enabled co retain the highest office, after that of a Minister in the colony, that of a Legislative Councillor. Mr Pbarazyn was obliged to resign his position a. chairman); of an Education Board,'j but still he ia considered fit for a Councillor. What made the matter more awkward was Mr Phar.zyn bringing in a Bill in tho Council to whitewash him.elf. Had any one else done so it wonld not have mat tered so much. The Council say, and say truly, that it is a new thing for a malefac tor to provide legislative machinery to en sure his own pardon. There is a doubt also whether oi not Mr Pharaz'yn is already dis qualified. This doubt the Committee will solve, and seyeral Councillors said he should receive the same treatment aa was meted out to Taiaroa, but while no one knows what will be done, the Lords are in a great etew, and want, if possible, the other House to aid them in getting out of their mess. The Suppressed Report. I am told that Seed and Batkin's report, which Mr Whitaker has got locked np, and he says is a long and exhaustive affair, describes many of the Civil Servioe in no flattering manner. " Bible Reading in Schools, | The only business of interest at the after noon sitting was Mr Pulton's motion tbat, "In the opinion of the House, the .Education Act, 1877, should be so amended as to enable any School Com mittee to introduce Bible reading without comment inthe public schools, subject to a

time-table and conscience clause." He said he yvould not detain the Bouse long aa 'he was aware the motion would not be carried He, however, moved iv the matter as a question of duty, and because he believed that throughout' the colony a majority of parents were in favour of Bible reading In Southland, Otago, South Canterbury and Hawke's Bay, this had been ascertained as an indisputable fact. He quoted the figures showing the majority were in favour of the system, ■ Mr Greek in a long speech supported the motion, stating that afc.his election he had stated that, had it not been for his desire to support this proposal, he would not have songht a seat in that House, Mr MACANOBEW briefly supported the motion, Mr Sheehan thought the debate was idle and useless, as the Htuse wonld not have the motion. He would therefore move the previous question. Mr Barron seconded pro forma, and contended that the Act gave the committees full poyver to provide for Bible reading now. Mr Turni.oLL strongly supported the original motion, and spoke till interrupted by the 5.30 p.m. adjournment. Dog Registration. Mr Steward moved the second readin» of the Uog Kegistration Act Amendment Bill. The Bill was read a second time without discussion. Vagrancy Bill. Mr O'Callagkas. moved the second readiug of the Vagrant Act Amendment Bill. He spoke of the frequency ef cases of indecent exposure, and the necessity for adopting effectual means of checking the evil. As the lash had stopped garotting at Home, it might stop this offence here.

Sir G-ORQE Grey opposed the Bill, as he objected to personal torture as a mode of punishment. .

After some farther debate, the second reading was carried by the Speaker's cast ing vote, the numbers being 26 to 26.

Native Land Court Bill,

The Native Land Court Amendment Bill was considered in committee, and reported with amendments.

Increase of Maori Members.

After the 10 o'clock adjournment, Mr Hobbs moved the second reading of the Maori Representation Bill.

Sir George Grey held that Maoris should be placed entirely on the same foot ing as Europeans in regard to voting. No one, he urged, could deny that the conduct of the Maoris in the House had always been of most excellent character, and also that their speeches had been sensible, bnt he could not help saying they had quite as much power now as was at present ex. pedient, and consequently he could not at present support the measure. Mr Taiaroa hoped the House would adjourn, in order that the Bill which he had given notice of might come before the House.

Mr Hobbs said he had no objection at all to the adjournment, as his only object was to place the Maoris on a better footing, and he would second the amendment.

Mr Whitaker said that Maoris were more in favour of their repreaentatioa being increased than being placed on the Euro pean rolls, He held th»t the Maori race were not sufficiently educated to exercise the franchise tbe came as Europeans. At the same time he spoke in glowing terms of the general behavicnr ef the Maori representatives in the House. He believed the time was not far distant when the principles enunciated in the present Bill would be approved of. Major Te Wheoro said that an old ar gument in the House was that an increase of Maoris was objsctionable on the grounds that they could then tutu out euy Govern ment, lie believed the general opinion of the House was not to increase in any way the Maori representation.

The debate was adjonrned at midnight,

The whole evening sitting was one of the tamest and most uninteresting of the ses sion.

R .M. COURT.—This Day.

(Before J. B. Macdonald, .Esq., E.H.) . ONDEFEKDE.D CASES.

In the following cases judgmerft went by default for the plaintitfs: —Adam Lay* bourne v. Hewson, £11 8a 7d, goods sold; W. h. Roth v. Geo. Jeffrey, £27 9a 9d, goods sold; Sharland ana Co. v. Carter, £12 153 6d ; Partington and Co. v. Robin, son, £12 2.; Gilberd v. Christopher Hammond, £9 8s 9d; Thos. Steadman v. lraac Wilson, £5 13s 3d; Macunne and Son v. Chas. Bell, £1 14s 4d; Holland and Fortzer v. W. Lepine, £3 Id ; Same v. Mrs McManus, £23 10s Id ; C. I. Eller v. Thos. Belcher, £3 os 4d, rates ; Dowden v. Lumsden and Somers, £15 8s; Garlick and Cranwell v. J. F. Camp, £15 4s; 8. Coomhea and Co. v. H. Bowman, £2 10s Gd. judgment confessed. M, Marks v. Alex. Mackay, clsirn 19s 9d. The claim was admitted, and an offer made to pay it off in a fortnight. This wa. agreed to, ABJOUBBED. A. Mackay v. W. W. Wiggins; Adam Laybourn v. Donald Munro ; J. T. and H. J, Stoddart v, .Edward Menzies £*Close Bros. v. J. H. Parish ; Richard Forgie v. tlobert Davis; 0. S. Ellis v. Thoa. Hew lett ; R. Laishley v. C. E. Johnson ; G. W. Binney v. A. Warbrick ; C. S. Flem ming v. E. C. Sn»w ; Close Brothers v. J. J. Be'ry ; R. Laishley v. J. W. Waller JUDGMENT SUMMONS CASE. Mrs Montague v. Mary Stanford. — Claim, £6 5s 6d, charges for nursing a baby. The plaintiff was a nurse, and the defendant^ smart young damsel of 20, who alleged that she was a servant,.and in re ceipt of 14s per week, She had had a furnished bouse, but had sold it out_ before judgment was obtained against her. She had no money at the Bank and was obliged to make pro vision out of her wages for the support of her baby. She would, however, endeavour to pay at the rate of £1 per month.—This offer was accepted ahd an order made ac cordingly. Jane Hall v. Joseph Young.—Claim, £4 Is 2d.~Tht defendant consented to pay at the rate of 10a per fortnight Margaret Hunter v. James Bird.—Claim, £IC—The defendant, wbo pleaded that he had a small wife and a big family, was ordered to pay £1 per month until the debt is cleared off. DEFENDED CASKS. Peach v. Brown.—Claim £10, damages, caused by the defendant coursing through plaintiff's pioperty.—Mr Alexander lor plaintiff, and Mr Theo. Cooper for deten. dan t.— The sum of £l had been paid Into Court, and this was accepted in satisfaction, of all demands. J. C. MacCormick v. Joseph Maxwell.— Claim £7 ss, legal chafes.— Mr Theo. Cooper appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Lusk for the defendant. —The performance of the duties ia respect of which the claim' was made was admitted, and the plea was set up that the claim had been satisfied. It teemed that in 1879 the defendant was endeavouring to obtain possession of a cer tain hotel, and that the plaintiff was employed to carry out the neces sary negotiations connected therewith, The defendant -deposited a certain sum of money with the plaintiff, and he alleged t_f_,t the plaintiff deducted his own charges from this, bandiijg over the balance. Haynes was the hotel proprietor whom the defendant wished to succeed, and the latter was to pay Haynes £25 for the license.—These things were Bworn to hy Maxwell and his wife. —Ihe plaintiff, how ever, positively denied that he had paid himself in full ont of the defendant's deposit, but he said that he returned the greater part of it, vis., £9 out of £15, at tho defendant's request, as he wished to have its uso for some' special purpose. The matter was finished in 1879, but the bill of costs had not been rendered until the present year.-His Worship de cided to ignore the alleged settlement, and to submit the plaintiffs bill to toxation. Tho3. Clark v. Edward Day.-Claim, £14 3s, wages and jockey's fees.-Mr Browning appeared for the plaintiff, aisd Mr C. A Buddie for the defendant,—There was a set-off amounting to £1310s, which was not admitted. ■ The plaintiff is a jockey, and was engaged by the defendant, who is a traUer, to assist him, and ride for him, the remuneration being 12s 6d per week with board and lodging. It was alao part of the agreement that of all fees (viz, £5 for winding mounts, and £3 for losing) the defendant was to receive half when the horses belonged to his own stable. When horses not (belonging to the stable were ridden th. defendant was not to participate in the fees. At the time the plaintiff left defendant's employ the latter owed him £14 3s for wages, and he had earned besides £27 for riding other horses than those in the stable. The defendant claimed half these fees, £13 10s, Which he deducted from their wages and then tendered the balance, viz., 13s, and this the plaintiff declined to accept. The plaintiff gave evidence to this effecK while the defendant alleged that it was part pf their agreement that he was to receive half of all riding fees, whether or not the horses ridden had been in defendant's stable.— I'onald Taylor and John Lang swore that

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAK. THUKSDAY. JUNE 29.



Q__nuine Clearing Sale ' . OF nLOTHINQ, it?af' clothing, oo _-_« SHIRTS, HOSIKRY, » << SHIRT., HOSIERY, S3 m FLANNELS, ?? . .. $, Jj ..:.;. FL-...NEL., - &C, SeO.. Sec. JgAMUKI. (COOMBES &; (Jo. HftVlng FUHOHASBD THE PRKMISEB at present oocupled hy them, intend mak - :;_ilg Extensive Alterations to meet " the requirements of their ln >..). creasing Business. Before tho alterations are commenced, it will bo necessary,to Reduce their Immense Stock. Id order to do this, Samuel Coombes & Co. WILL HOLD A CLEARING SALE . Commencing on FRIDAY NEXT. THE STOCK WILL BK REDUCED IN KAOH DEPARTMENT TO BUOH PRIORS AS MUST' EFFEOT A SPEEDY CLEARANCE, In this Sale will be inoluded tbe STOCK of the ' - AVBTHJU-lAH CLOTHIKO -IND D_UP__E__ ' t . r ',:'•, COMPjtKY, PURCHASED BY SAMUEL COOMBKS & CO. "V V FOR CASH. i ... Axao, ABOUT , • ' 60 CASKS AND BALKS OF HOODS $;... JDST 88-NG LANDED. [ KBMEMBER l-THE SALE COMMENCES '. i J V.v on FRIDAY MORNING. COMB EARLY AND SECURE THE **' ' BARGAINS. QAMUEL r^OOMBES & iT.O., Thb Nbw Zeavand Clothing Company, 88, queen-street, 1 'Opposite Wyndham-Btreet,



I Medical. '■'-»': mOOTHACHE I TOOTHACHE I ' JL TOOTHACHE 11 I Immediate Roller by using EDSON'S MAGIC ESSENCE, in is Bottles, if m A II SIIA L V -> Pure Homeopathic ii .]_•__. Medicines aro sold at is the bottle, or 9s ' the do-en.—Ooodaon'a London Arcade. |>V KOYAL LETTERS PATENT. Gold Medal, PflrisTlsra! Spoolal Award, Philadelphia, 1870; Gold Medal, Sydney, 1880; Gold Medal, Brussels, 1880: Gold Medal, Melbourne, 1881. JostLandbd, CANTRKI.L Se COOHRANE'3 CE&KBKATED SKATED WATERS. j j MONTBERRAT LIMEJXJIOE.OPAMPAGNE ' A Health giving Non-alcoholic Beverage, at ! . and. Clubs; Sd per bottle. , AROMATIC GINGER ALEi The Original i Belfast Ginger Ale, so jnatly celebrated at Hotels and Clubs; 9d per bottle. . Th*B6 /Kiutkd Watbbb are the same quality ! ai eoatraoted for and now supplied to The ;f OW*rdß.B.a«. t tho Montreal S.S. Co. . | tae hvasm 8,8. Co.) Oceanlo B.S. Go. t || -'>'^M«M0Ml8.8.00.1 the l_aelflo'''--''- II :-■"-:..' '■$//*, 00.. Anchor, 8,8. 00, !| Kingston wad JlolyhosA, ' JRM.,fiq, Ss. ' ' ':'-'" ■',''' .'|W_Sw* AW_W. ■■■•'■■■ |||!. " ■"" 'JAICKm. '. ;Sii V_J_______________j. .



Special Advertiaementa. yrr_ HAVE RECEIVED A LARGE QUANTITY CF Ladies-B^^C 10™ Jackets. PtJECBASBTD CH-AF, AT THK EOT) OV THB Season. THRY WILL BE OFFERED AT LOW PRICES. J # Cosgrave & C° RIBB O N g B RIBBONS ,R I RIBBONB 1 B RIBBONS B B bIBBOnS B O RIBBONS O N BIBBUNS N S. RIBBONS S. R, I R B O N S WILLIAM RAITRAY, DRAPER AND CLOTHIER. 173, 180, & 182, QUKKN-3TEEET, AUCKLAND, Has Bouoht a MANDS-Acrcaita's Stock or RIBBONS} AT (KIBBONS RIBBONS ( VBRY ) RIBBONS RIBBONS I LOW ) RIBBONS RIBBONS ) PRICES, ( KIBBONS WHICH Will, BE BOLD AT PRICES HITHERTO UNHEARD OF IN AUCKLAND. BAMI'Lia SENT ON APPLICATION. FIRST SHOW DAY OF THBBE GOODS on Monday, 19th June.



TXALCIONE & ORIENT STEAMEB. We are now Opening np from above Vessels the VERY LATEST STYLES in Millinery (very stylish) Dress Goods Untrlmmed Bonnets Plain1 and Brocaded and Hats Velvets The New Flower Head Plain and Broo.d_d Dress Velveteens Lace Ooods Mantles and Jackets Fancy Wool Goods Ulsters Taffeta Glaoes Hosiery KID GLOVK3 (Ist Choice), not to be had elaowhero. Blankets Towels flannels, Plain & Twill Corsets Calicos Cretonnes Sheetings Tea Cloths. Seo. A Very Complete Assortment ot BABY LINEN AND LADIES* & C_-_C__D3' U-H-ItRCLOTHING. Boys' Suits I Collars Boys' Ulsters Shirts Boys' Hats | Hosiery Tebms: 5 fer C-onr. Discount .on Oash. Milne and Choycb, ATjc_n-J-_ro, "CtROM THIB DATE, 5 PER CKNT 5 Will bb Allowed on ALL CASH PURCHASES irBOM ONK Pound and Upwabds. J. COSGRAVE & CO. i New Zealand For Clothing Factory New Zealand on__r_rnr Clothing Factory New Zealand V-uautx, ciathlng Factory- New Zealand For Cloti-inK Faotory Nov Zealand Stvlb, Clothing Faotory New Zealand _™' Clothing Factory New Zealand For Clothing Factory New Zealand Vabiett. Clothing Faotory New Zealand Clothing Factory New Zealand -"or Clothing Faotory New--.aland Vaeuk. .Clothing Faotory OUR MANUFACTURES CANNOT BB EXCELLED! THE YEARLY INCREASING DEMAND IS THK MOST SATISFACTORY PROOF OF PUBUO APPRECIATION! TWO PRIZE MEDALS AND CERTIFICATE OF MERIT awarded at CHBISTOHUBOH EXHIBITION! TRY OUR CLOTHING MADE OF THE CELEBRATED MOSGIKL TWEED I Yoo Wirj. Got None Bexteb I Auokland Branoh: New Zealand Queen-btbbbt. Clothing Faotory New Zealand _n_o_it_ Clothing Factory New Zealand _. "P"0™10 Clothing Faotory New Zealand Theatre Boyal; clothing Factory New Zealand - and at Clothing Faotory New Zealand Albert-street. Clothing Faotory New Zealand Tnames. Clothing Factory New Zealand . Clothing Factory New Zealono J. F-TZ.imons, Clothing Faotory New Zealand Branoh - Clothing Faotory New Zealand Manager. 1 Clothing Factory j^T U *F F " SIM We have Just opened np a beautiful lot ol MUFFS, very tasty and very cheap, having bought _ Job ln London. They are trimmed with Fur and Satin, ornamented with Crewel work, have pockets, and are _ very convenient size. WiU be sold golokly at the price they are marked. GARLICK Ss CRANWELL, Q.ARLICK & pEAAWSIiL Are now selling vory oheap, WINTER DRAPBRY . Lawo Assortment Dress Goods Beautiful Fast Dye Velveteens Moire Antique Gros Grain 811ks Ulster O-oth and N. Zealand Tweeds. 5 PER OENT. DISCOUNT on Cash Pnrohasca ot £1 upwards. WINTER MILLINERY and FANOY TRIMMINGS— Winter Jaokets. Dolmans Ulsters. Winter Hoßiery Gloves, and Ribbons. 5 PER CKNT. DISCOUNT on Purchased Ol Bl upwards. ' ~ WINTER BLANKETB- The' Rosly n Blanket, the best Colonial moko ' Roslyn' Flannels, superior to English English Blankets, various makes. 5 PER OENT. DISCOUNT ou Cash Payments £1 upwards. CRETONNES—A Beautiful Assortment. Bdto 3s per yard The • Cabul' Curtain, vory handsome, moderate price Cretonne Tnsselu and Trlmmings, 5 PER OENT. DISCOUNT. 5 PER CKNT. DISCOUNT. MEN'S AND BOYS* CLOTHING— Sulta. Trousers nnd Vesta, well made Cheap line. Men's Heaver Overooats Cheap lot Men's Witney Overcoats Beat Value to Clothing in Town. GENERAL HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE— Immense variety Bedroom Furniture and Bedsteads. Bedding kept ready for delivery Cornets, over 100 patterns to seleot Irom Linoleum and Oil Clothe. FURNISH YOUR HOUSB FROM THB CITY HALL ARCADE. BUY YOUR DRAPERY AND CLOTHING FROM THE CITY HALL ARCADE. « PER OENT. DISCOUNT ALLOWED OFF v oabhpmobs. Garlick & Cranwell, CABINETMAKERS, UPHOLBTEKERS. DRAPERS, AND CLOTHIERS. ' CITY It ALL ARCADE. Qotmk ah» Lour.wfTni.iiw_, Auokland. .



Special AQvertiaementa. t lyr E D I c A l, t DR. SCHWARZBACH may be Consulted for Diseases of the EYE, EAR. and THROAT. at Albert Pork (Mrs Spiers'a). Princes-street, < Auckland. Hours. From 10 to 1. __ j QAY THREE M OMTHSI j I have just Opened Two Cases of EIGHT- I DAY MARBLE CLO-KB. They are in the t Window, marked ln plain figures. Taken home , free of cost, and you need not pay for tnem tin you are satleflad they go correctly (aoy three ' months). From 60s to £7 lOi. F. H. L E WIBS ON, Watchmaker, opposite Union Bank, Auckland! npHORNTON, 8-IITH AND FIRTH HAVE FOR SALE I •t Crown Flour, ln Baoka, 100's and 60. " Champion",, „ „ •• "Cantabi' ~ ~ Sharps Bran Fowl Wheat Wham- Mux, Auckland Seeds i Seeds i Seeds i W. J. Hill * C.; Have JOBT LANDBD tholr NEW SEASON'S CLOVKKS, which are of Very Suporlor Quality. White Clover, English and Dutch Red Clover. Kngliah and Amorioan CowgraßS, Kngtlah and Amerioan Alsyke, Timothy, Trefoil, Rapa Lucerne, Linseed. Sec, Sec, Sec Having purchased prior to the rise, enables them to offer the above at wholesale rates. Inspection Invited. Also, Poverty Bay Rye Grass, machine dressed a splendid sample Southern Rye Grass. ItaUan Rye Grasa Cocksfoot. Prairie Grass, Poa Preetensis And all othor kinds of Agricultural and Garden Seeds, bonedust! BONEDUST At tho City CouncU's desire, we have deter mined to clear out our present Btock. and In order to do bo quickly, wo have reduced the priceo for cash. Onr quotations are from fid to t_, according to quantity and quality. In Stook t Bell's Celebrated 1 lnoh and Boneflour: Sydney 2 star and 3 Star Bonedust and Boneflour: and a limited quantity of Sop pet's local manufacture. We have also for Sale t 2 New Robey'a 6 and 8 h.p. Engines and Thrashers Coulter's Drills Kearßley'B Combined Reapor and Mower Corneas' Patent H.P. Chatf-outter Also, Corbett JB Peel's manufacture Double-furrow Ploughs, well worth Inspection Slngls-furrow Ploughs, Horso Hoes Cultivators, HoUers ond Clod-crushers Winnowers. Cheeso Presses Oheeaomakers, Chaff-cutters is mall) Sec, Sec, Sec Also, Feed and Seed Oata, Maize. Barley, Flour. Sharps, Oatmeal, Chaff, Bran. Fowl Wheat, -c, Sec. Sec Prime Samples of Picked Table Potatoes GUANO. Peruvian, Ollendorff's, Dissolved Peruvian Maldon Island. Huon Island, and other Che mical Manures. w. j. !™ ST & c°" .101. QUEEN-STREET, Auokland, ——*