SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATERl^SMornlng 9.53 hUNBBT.-Thls Kventng, 7.14 • SUNBIBB.-To-morrow Morning1, 6.U MOON'S AGE.-Flrat Quarter, 28th, 7.21 P.m.

ARRIVALS.

YEBTRBDAT.

"Wellington. 8.8.. Farquhar. from Tauranga Myrtle, brigantlne, Lane, from Samoa

TO-DATf. • ~»■>. Vorval, BOhoonor, Kdwardll, from Russell So* Breeze, sohooner, Sylva, from EusaoU

DEPARTURES.

YHBTHBDiY.

Wlnlfrefl, schooner, Douglas, for TatWni Lizzio Guy, sohooner, Stevens, for Thames Sunoy Kate, sohooner, Lewis, forßussoU

TO-DAY. Walwera, sohooner, Bnshell, for Nemnea Howard, schooner, Anderson, for Whangarei

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Tjondon-Anteres, loading. B<n Franoiaco-Ctty of New York, Tuesday, Slat I^vuka-aouthern Crosß, obout 31st - Melbourne and south—Kotomahana, Thursday k ydnay-Hero, Thursday, S6th TtwanSki and South-Hawea. Tuesday Hussell, Whnnßiroa and Monfconul— Wellington or QlonelK. Monday Tauranga—Glenelg or Wellington, Monday or

Whaoßarei and Whangarel Heads — Argyle a»tarday,anaArßyl6,^ruesaay M""

IMPORTS.

Per Corotnandel, from London-3 tanks flneßt maw olover seeds.—Adam Laybourn.

Per Anns!, from London-14 tanks prime fresh •now clover seeds.—Adam Lajbourn.

■Per itexte Guy, from Oamaru—6oo SRoks oats. ■— \dam Lay bourn. Per Myrtle, from Tonga andlSamoa-80 tons cobra, 2 owt fungus, 18 casks llmsjuloe. •Per Roman Empire - 1 case pistols, gun material, etc, 6 oasfes shot, 1 cmo porousaion onos, 1 ease oartridge coseß.-D. Bvltt, gun maker. Queon-street. Per Roman Emolra-1 oaae Tltterton and Howard's hair brushes, 1 oaso Crown Peifnmery ' "ompany's ooraha, 2 cases surgical inßtraments, 1 oaso feeding bottles, sundries, flesh gloves, So., lease nail brushes and toilet sundries, 1 case nursery lamps and druggists' sundries, 1 Case 0 nton wool and lustral wire «oodß, 1 oose ad hesive plaster, thymal and carbollo Boap, 1 oaae earthenware Inhalers and composition mor tars, 2 oasks ohemloal apparatus, l oaw Bal volatile, 2 cases spirits of nitre, 1 oase spirits of oamphor, i owes Langton s ootl lWer oil, 1 case Lanuton's extraot of sarsaparllla. 1 ease inseoe powder and hypophosphite of lime, 1 oaae medical oonfeotioneiy, 4 oases ex tracts and oonoontratod infusions, 31 oases eiaentlal oila and assorted ohemloils.—Gravea Aickin.

EXPORTS.

Per Wmlwera, for Norfolk Island and Houmea-at mats sugar, 3 oaaes kerosene, 20, tiioksgei merchandise. 25 tons potatoes, 40 tins fljar, 20 paokages sundries.

TOWARDS COiSTWiam-Cygnet, from Whan- Btros, with 8000 feet sawn timber, 250 posts; Zillah, from Thames, with 23,000 feet timber; Soeedwell, from Thames, 32,6000 feet timber; Christina, from Russell, with 86 tons coal; Sea Brexse, from Russell, with 80 tons coal; South Carolina, from Barrier, with 38 saoks gum, 40 tons wood. Ootwabds Coabtwisd.—tliette, for Thames; Soeedwell, for Whangarei; South Carolina, for Barrier; Perseverance, for Sandspit; Whan gnreit for Whangarei. ■ The cutter Dolphin, with Mr Gibbon on board was at Tongatabu On Dec. 27. Tho B.S. Rotomahana, from Molbourne via Southern ports, having been detained at Gls borne, will not arrive Defore about 10 a.m. to morrow,' ; ' .

The threo-maateil sohooner Ryvor has entered oat at the Customs tor New York.

The ship Wellington will be a clean vessel: jibont Saturday, when Bhe will probably haul n(F into the stream. She soils hence either for' t'lmaru or Wellington. \

Mr Bailey launches tbe «ew 13 ton yacht at nigh water to-morrow morning.

The p p. Effort was deoked by Mr O. Bailey to day. She is to be stripped, caulged, and newly ojppered. One of the Waitara Rowing Clubs has given Mr C. Bailey on order for a 13 feet cedar Btrlng ifoatgig. i . ■ ' . Thela.s Wellington, on acoount of the co. tntttnm Of whioh vessel at Tauranga appears .■lsewhere. arrived on Sunday evening with the tollowtncc passengers:—Mrs and Master Jamoa, Mlsaes Cox, Mulgar, Jolinstono, Mesßrs Brown, Podd. W. J. Geddes, K. Griffiths, J. Coutts, ■Robertson, MUlala, Yates, Dr Griffiths, and Dr OJborne. i ' ■ ■ ■ .' ■

The brigaiitlne Myrtle arrived from Samoa iifld Tonga yesterday. Passeagers^MrondMrs Decker and two children, Mr and Mrs Jones and three children. Mr and Mrs Salloway and daughter, Mr M, David and bod, Messrs Heine meyer, Brown. Yon Hagan, and Blrkett. The BObooner Walwera sailed for Noumea, this forenoon, Passenger—Mr Buffet.

The brig Fmlly sails for Aratapu to-night, with a cargo comprising SO tons lime, 5,000 h ioks, 80 gunnies sugar, 19 tins paint, 15 drums oil, 3 cask* oil, 10 bags Bolt, 10, oases gum, 15 .oases kerosene. ' '■', She ship Roman Kmplte was berthed on the outer side of the morthpvn Tot the Queen-btreet wharf to-day., Sbo commences discharging ia-morrow. ; «'

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

.jyu,r.-: ~-, ■ -ARRIVAL.-I ft'i .'' lilawea, g.s. Kennedy, from the Eontb.

, The Northern Company's s s. Rowena, which Intt for Waitara on Friday afternoon, returned hither yesterday at •! p.m. Captain Scott reports having e*Serieneed" very rough weather on the oiaat. The Rowena stood in towards Waitara bar on Saturday, but received the signal to proceed to sea, owing to the bar breaking hoavdy. After hanging off till 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the sea still running very high, with no appearance of modifying, the vessel was put away anata for Manukau, which she reached Ob nbove. 1

The Union Co.'as.s. Hawea arrived from the Pouthat 11 o'clock yesterdayimoming, with the following passengers:—Mr and Mrs F. C Shar l.tnd, Mr and Mrs Aahneld and infant, Mrs Lockerbie, Mrs Kirkwood and two children, Hey. J. Long, Messrs" R. H. Willam, W. S. "■vallter, Levtashon, Tait, F. T. Cheeaeman, Vlußon, Goldle and son, 9 Bteerage. and twenty f >r Taranaki. She left Port Chalmers on the 16th ut 130 p.m. and arrived at Nelson at 9.5 a.m. na the 20th: left again at 7 p.m., and after a vory rough passage arrived abreast New Ply mouth next day at 3 p.m. The sea running tre mendously high, could not land passengers or cargo. Received signals to proceed on to Manu kati, which was reached as above, she leaves njcainaocordlngto announcement at 11 a.m. to morrow. Latest train from Auckland, 9.10 a.m.

KAIPARA SHIPPING.

-i Hbmn3viu,b, this day. Loading at Helensville: Nightingale.

Eaifaba Hkads, this day. Sailed: Thurflday/Arme Wilson and Tele- Kraph; on Friday, Syren, for pydney. The Fanny and Falcon, essayed to get out, but put liaok, the latter with loss of the anchor. Windbonnd: Ooeola, Aratapu, MarmiOD, "Poderiok Dhu, Torea twhich goes to Auckland Kaitattal, Fanny, and Falcon. . Arrived, to-day: Santa Onus, Jane Anderson. The barques W. C. Wentworth and Anne Melhulsh are at Makarau. The latter is wait ing orders. . . r .... r I, Patb, this day. The Thomas and Henry is loadißg at Pahi. The Bast Lothian is at the Heads stil!. ■

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

.PHWir.r . Wkminoton, thla day.H The Wakatlpn arrived from Sydney this morning. After fumigation Bhe came alongside

the wharf at noon.

Bluff, this day. i Arrived 3 Ratorna. Saloon —Mr Abbott and family. Mr and Mrs Browne, Rev. A. and Mrs MoKUlon, Misaea Watt (2), Mrs Oliver, Messrs Goddes. Allbones. Byron, Blngham. Barnert, Wlnßop, Young, Johnston, Postlewaithe, Har vey, and McQueen. ' *

COMMERCIAL.

Kvkhino Stab Office, Monday. Messrs Coohraneond Son held a sale of pro pwtles at their Fort-street Mart to-day, by order of the executors 6f the late Captain Casey with the following result. .Lot jfl, section 2, IlityotAuoWand.Tiavtozafrontese of 30ft by 100 ft deep, held under a lease for 99 years from Ist February. 1860, at a rental of la a. year, &20; Irtt 27, Vincent street. With cottage thereon, £360; lots 7 and 8, Dovonport, with residenoe, K<i., £525; allotment 67, parish of Waikomitl, consisting of 10 acres, at 20fl per acre; lots 6 to 13 Klvernead, at £2 2s 6d per acre; and 1 allot ments ne&r tho Whau village. £3 28 fld. The i'liloa were well attended and the competion fairly brisk. ' Messrs Tonks and Co. will offar to-morrow the surplus stores of the ship Welllngtod, also, 22 packages of tobacco, aa per announcement. :

Mail Notice.

MAILS WIM, ULOSB A8 UHBEFi-

; Tma Day. For Thames, per Botomahana, at i p.m, For Russell, Kawakawa, Wangarqa, and Vtonfconul, per Wellington, at 4.30 pan. For Tauranga. Ohlnomutu, and Opotiki, per Glenelg, at 1.30 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 6.30 p.m.

TUKBBAT, 21th instant. For Taranaki and Southern ports, per Hawea, For Wai tors, per Lalla Rookh, nt 8 a.m. For Walwera, Kawau, Omaha, and Matokana, per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. For Hokianßa, per Rowena, at Ip.m. For Taranaki and Wanganui, per Macgregor,

- at 1 p.m. Voe CoroMandel, psr lona, at 3.30 p.m. For Whanscarel Heads, Waipu, Whangarei, a and Mangapai, per Argyle. at 4.30 p.m. For Thames, qer Kotomahana, at 1.30 a.ra. For Russell, Kowokawa, oto., per Rotomahana, ' lit 1 P.m. ; ,;,,..,

T.mmsDAY, 26th instant ■ ■ <■. ■ ■ Foe Glsborne, Napier, Southern ports, and Aus tralian Colonies, per Rotomahana, at 11 a,m. For Australian Colonies, per Hero, at 3 p.m. i? Tuesday, Slst instant.' Per 8.8. City of New York, as follows I— For Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British ana Foreign • West Indies, at 1 p.m. ' For .United Kingdom and Continent of Kurope, at Ip.m. .... For money orders registered letters, and newspapers, at 11,30 a.in. Late letters bearing; an extra fee of sixpence, "in addition to the postage, will be received by the Mail Agent on board the steamer up to *"thettaeor«UHnK. i This mail will be due in London, on Mon day, 13th Moroh, 1882..

KN 8.-A Poat-offlco has bepn established at -'Vjaom. Mails will eloßoaUMs office dally at ;;jj a.m. lioturn inaila will ba reoelvod. at 8. Bi Bias, CShlet Poetmatteft

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

January 23,1882. Theatre Royal-Cai j'e Juvenile Pirates, 8 p.m. Ponsonby Choral Sooiety-Prac'tioe: Haydu's 11 Imperial MaM" and " Athalle. M&sonio lUH-Lod«e S^ Andrew, 7.30 p.m. Court Ptid« of Onehunga, A.0.F.. Qaeen- Btreet, Onehunga, 8 p.m. Alnual Meetings of Hoaseholders of School BODby Sohool, 7.30 p.m.

Notice to Correspondents.

a nossTAOT Rbadbk.—lf you refer to last rams WatUe did not ride for Mr Smith. This Jffir"however, won the Derby on Tim Whifflor for Mr Smith in 1880. g jw —We cannot answer your question with certainty, but we fancy that Parainena was fourth in the PubUoans' Purse at Cambridge. That horse was leading when the horses cama into the straight. Timothtt.— According to the .Repertoire General (Inoludiog all sea-going vessels over 50 tons, whether engaged in foreign or coasting voy ages) ot France, the sea-going tonnage of the world shows the following proportions :— Vessels. Tons. British 18,103 6,435 851 American 6,043 2,055.087 Norwegian i,m 1,396,289 German .. 3,011 915.696 Italian 3 018 930,578 Frenoh 2 678 6U,MM All other Flags .. .. 11,705 2,631.315 49.037 13,911,915 Steamers. Of sea-going merchant sUsmers: ; Vessels. Tons, Great Britain owners .. 1,100 1,823,043 United States 669 666,737 Franoe 381 461.179 Germany 304 832.033 Spain .. .. .. .. 237 220,085 AU other natioas .... I^9 • 869,774 ■ 6.C57 7,475,851

Birth.

NAIRN.—On the 7th January, 1882, at her re- Bldenco. View Road, the wife of Wm. Nairn of a daughter.

Marriage.

PHILP-JOHNSON.-On the 23rd January. 1882, at the Registrars Office. William Phllp, contractor and sawyer, ot Wainul, to Mar vraret Johnson, widow of tho late Bernard Johnson, No. 8 Battery, Royal Artillery, of Limerick, Ireland. — Homo papers please copy.

Death.

BACH.—On 23rd January, 1832, at her father's residence, Napier-street, the Infant daughter of Thomas and Jane Baoh, aged 7 weeks. OAULIBtU-Onthe 22nd January. 1882. athor mother's reßldenoe, Uratton Road, Ida Minna, BBOond daughter of the late Henry Sklpton CaUller, aged 6 years and 6 months. _ The fnneral will leave Qratton Road at 2.80 p.m. to-monow. 21th instant. Friends please aoooot this invitation.

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

MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 1882.

For tho causa that lacks awiilance. For the wrong that seeds resistant For the tattnre in the distance) And the good that we can do.

THE annual meeting of the various city and suburban school committees will be held to-night. On former occasions these meet, ings havo been marked by a good deal of apatby. The policy of the Board of Education in snubbing the committees and ignoring their representations had for a time the effect of reducing the local bodies to mere supervisors of Bchool cleaning. Five men of intelligence could rarely be found to accept for a second terra the oflice and indignities of an abused charwoman. But at last there were found householders with independence and determination enough to fight for the full recognition of the authority of local committees in the administration of the Act. That position is bylaw as dis tinct, and for the purposes of specific school districts, as important as those exercised by : the Board of Education. The committees have, on the whole, gained their point, and v. more amicable feeling has naturally arisen out of the mutual respect which is growing, if it has not matured, between them and their representatives at the Board. The position of committee-man has thus become one to which any honourable man may aspire. It is of moment to our national system of education that the school com mittees shall represent the intelligence of the several school districts. Besides hold ing powers which, if wisely exercised, will have very great influence in popularising and lubricating the machinery by which the educational system runs, the committees are, ■as the constituency by which the Board of education is elected, the real governors and administrators of the entire system. Tho people cannot justly complain, therefore, if theeducatioaal system should sink into a pure officialism. 1 hey hold the primary au thority in their own hands, which, operating 'through these committees directs the entire management of educational affairs. We think nothing more cogent could be said, were we to dwell on the point for an hoar, to shew why householders, and especially parents having boys at school, should interest themselves actively in these meetings. Through them they may exercise a potent influence on the future national life of New Zealand. Service on the com mittees is in itsglf educational; giving the parents an opportunity of examining the working of the Education Act at close quarters. Opinions so formed will weigh in moulding the future educational policy of the country.

Austria, which some time ago occupied an isolated position among tho European Powers, has of late been cultivating closer friendly relations with Germany and Italy, and there can be no doubt that the Em peror Francis Joseph was actuated by some thing more than a sudden access of good feeling, when he us«d means to bring about that rapprochement. The monarch or hie statesmen probably foresaw ,the arising of the trouble in which the Austrian Go vernment now finds itself—a position which makes tbe alliance of friendly neutrality- of ,its neighbours a thing' very much to be ■ desired. The insurrectionary movement in Herzegovina, aa Austrian province formerly ruled by Turkey, has led to open hostilities between the Austrian troops and tbe insurgents, but as. yet, with no decisive result. At the same time, there is a revolutionary move ment in Ealmatia against Austrian rule, ■which seems to be sympathised with by the L'urkish Government, It is not improbable that both movements are instigated by Tur "kishagents, workingupon thechronic discon tent of the Slav population, with a view to bringing them again under Ottoman domi nation. There is, as yet, no rupture of peaceful relations between Austria and Turkey.but the former Government has sent a strong protest to the Porte against the atti tude taken up by the Turkish Consul at lia"u?!i. in favour of the Dalmatian insur gents. In the interests of peace, as well as of the insurgents themselves, it is to be hoped that the Austrian troops will.spee dily restore order and good government in those portions of the Empire now distur bed. . ■■."';..

The Scriptural declaration that "God .made man upright, bat he has sought out many inventions," which by the disjunctive conjunction in the middle oftheaentonce places uprightness and invention in opposi iiimjo oacn other, has probably had nsra little influence in retarding the course of human progress. Certain it is, at any rate, that the efforts of inventive genius have hitherto been eyed askance by the " unco quid," and have sometimes been con demned as ungodly by the rigidly orthodox. There is scarcely any useful discovery or beneficent invention which has not had to fight its way against the opposition of the religious classes, or which nas not had tho taunt flung at it of being a device of His Satanic Majesty for the subversion of the truth or the destruc tion of the human race. The persecution and tcrture of Galileo, for daring to pro pound the theory of the revolution of the earth round the sup, must readily occur to the mind when thinking on this snbject; and-the newspaper press has a continual reminder, in the person ot the youngest apprentice in each office, of the time when "the printer's devil" was no mere playful designation, but was applied in bitter earnest to the foul fiend who was supposed to asaist and superintend the operations of thoße who pursued the black art of printing. In the same way various kinds of machinery and the steam-engine itself were denounced as infernal agencies. This was, of course, in earlier and less enlightened times than

the present, when, to the natural con servatism of men's nature and theirs pardonable veneration for old institutions and usages, there were supcradded the baneful influences of superstition, ignorance, and prejudice This trinity of evil, though now deprived ofrnnch of th^e power it formerly wielded, dies hard j and to the present day tljere are .not a few people, evfin i% the most advanced comtpuuijties, who Jtfiok on new mechanical and]jH.her devices in much'^he same light as Tennyion's " .Nor thern Farmer" viewed the steam plough—

" A kittle o' steam, Huzrfn' an' maazln' the Holds wi' the devil's own

.team^1 . ■ but it is a matter for congratulation that this is now exceptional, and that tho intel ligence of tho masses is so far advanced aa to enablo thorn to discriminate between the good and evil contained in theories of appliances—to judge them, in short, oil their merits, and not comtnend them because they have the resjiecta' bility of age, or condemn them because they happen to bfe "newfangled." But now'a.dayslt might almost be said that the march of invention is too rapid. It Vised to be truj that " Necessity Is the mother of In vention." In the past, when the strides of a youthful civilisation were \>ou!itantiy evolving new wants amonff the meihbefs of the great human family, inventive genius was in nearly every instance awakened or stimulated t6 activity by the calls ot neces sity. Now, tho state of affairs seems to be pretty nearly reversed, or, to oarry out the figure contained in tho ancient aphorism, old Mother Necessity has lost her power, and Invention promises to bo a most dutiful son. Such now is the state of our know lodge that theoretical science anticipates all discoveries, and invention quite outruns the march of our necessities. One might well have imagined that the wonderful possi bilities of steam and the steam-engine would have supplied our waits ill the form of motive power for centuries to come, and that tbe illuminating gas now in general use would prove bo serviceable that we would desjro no better. But now wo have got electricity as a motor and illuminating ugent discovered and mastered, and only waiting Our command to pass into almost universal use. Further important dis coveries of motive agencies are promised from time to time, including tho perennial dream of the perpetual motion. On Satur day we published in our .supplement par ticulars of an alleged discovery .by an American, whioh, if it is what it pro fesses to be, Will mark an epoch In the .history of steam power. It pro poses to provide for what has been foreseen to bo a danger looming ahead for the 9toain.engine, viz., tho exhaustion o! our fuel supplies. The schema is neither more nor leas than one for the utilisation of water as fuel, thus supplying a practically inexhaustible store of force-. The inven tion is said to have beon applied and worked moat successfully, and at an immenso saving, on a. New York railroad, Wo will leave scientific men to decide on tbe merits of tho new process. After the gigantic hnrabuffof the " Kccloy motor," and the way in which sensiblo men wort) hocu-sed by Us professed in ventor, even scientific men will bo chary of accepting as genuine evory discovery announced from the United Sta!os of America. Inventors, like other mon of genius, are liable to crazes of a kind which almost justify the well-known lines of Dryden,

"Great wits are sure to madness near allied. And thin partitions do their bounds divide" Therefore, the non-scientific individual will find it necessary to summon reason to hia aid when confronted by such astounding statements as that of this latest American discovery, and will wisely suspend his judg racnt aud allay his jubilation until indispu table evidence of the fact is laid before him.

At a meeting" of tho Onehunga School Committee held on Saturday night, Mr K. Luishley, solicitor, was the only gentleman nominated for vacancies in the Central Hoard.

Mr J. E. Macdonald was the presiding Justice at the folice Court -this morning, but the business transacted was very light. Two beery individuals, who had been iu dulging heavily on Saturday night, were charged with drunkenness. One was fined, and the other discharged.

The late rains have brought a splendid stroke of luck to the Union Sash and Door Company. Tho fresh drove down logs representing about eighteen million fact of timber, a quantity altogether unprece dented.

The builders and contractors' picnic comes off next Monday at Hunua. It is ex pected to be n fine affair if the weather per mits. No doubt the employe's are looking forward to it with bright anticipations of pleasure.

B. Maclean, Esq., of Auckland, has been appointed Judge of the Assessment Court?, under the Rating Act, 1876, for all districts hitherto under Mr Barstow, that gentleman having resigned.

. A good ch'inco of obtaining a first-class sailing boat is offered in the disposal, by Mr Waymouth, of the well-known fast yacht Observer, which is advertised in another column.

A carpenter named Menzies met with an accident yesterday afternoon at Newmarket in attempting to mount a horse. As soon as Meoziea was on the horse's back the animal became restive and unmanageable, and threw bis rider, The unfortunate man was at once conveyed to the hospital and attended te by Dr Philson, who found the shoulder much bruised, and, it was feared, partially dislocated.

"A man named Matthew Hoar, about 50 years old, is basing treated at the Hospital tor an nnscess oh the hand, supposed to have been contracted in a peculiar manner, He was an attendant at the Lunatic Asylum, and by some means got his hand in contact with the mouth of a patient, wherefrom he supposes his hand became poisoned. He can account for the abscess in no other way,

Mr Doran, inspirited by his successful entertainment to King Tawhiao and. hia friends at the Theatre Koyal on Friday lost, has taken the Helensville hall for the even ings of the 28th and SOth in order to give the Kingites other opportunities of witness ing the drolleries, acrobatic performances, and amusements of bia company, i

"Mrs Carnie, Of 'Union-Street, complains of insolence offered to her at the railway station to-day. She saya < that, having taken a ticket for the noon train to EUerslie, she objected to accept as Change a token which was tendered by the clerk as a penny, while it only passes current as a half-penny. The clerk withdrew the ticket, and told hir she might get change where she liked, although there was plenty of change lying on tho counter. Civility and cour tesy, though costing nothing, are often rather scarce in officials, and we have no doubt Mr Macdonald will make inquiry and ascertain whether the present com. plaint is well founded,,

During; last week Dr. Philson performed two rather delicate operations in the way of removing troublesome tumours. One case was that of Talbot, a cabman/ who has been suffering from an excrescence on his jshoulder for the past three years. The doctor removed tho tumour in his usual style, and to-day the cabman returned to his duty. The second case was that of a Maori woman who also had a tumour on her arm. She was very anxious to have it removed, bnt objected loudly to the opera tion. Hewever, Dr. Philson succeed^ and she is now well satisfied as to his ability to heal. >' i;l

Some 'time ago, the late Captain Marks> formerly pilot and Harbour-master at Tau : ranga, reported the existence of a sunken rock,outside that port. The matter was referred to. the authorities, and a search having been made without success, it was supposed that the rock had no existence. This supposition, however, is not correct, as Captain Farquhar, of the Wellington, saw the rock breaking between Town Point and Motiti on Saturday, and pointed it out to several passengers. It bore due east from Mount Monganui, and was distant about eight or nine miles. The rock, is not marked on the chart, and as it lies in the track of steamers bound south from Tau raoga, the attention of the authorities should be drawn to the matter before some mishap renders action necessary. ■

An effort is being made to secure the for mation of a new company of rifle volunteers in Auckland, and a meeting to consider the subject is to be held to-morrow evening. There is at present one company less than the proper number in the lattalion, the vacancy having been caused by the disbandment of the Scottish corps. Major Dcrrom has, it is said, pro mised to accept the command of the pro posed company, should its seiyiccs be ac cepted by the Government, Various ad vantages are derived by young men from connection with the volunteer force, and not the least amongst these is the exemp tion from Bervice on juries. Under these circumstances, it is anticipated that the meeting to-morrow night will be largely attended, and that the projected company will be formed with a large number of members.

I Mr Dallon, caterer for the dinner to (itiiWhiao, sends us a letter explanatory of the failure ot the arrangements on?that occasjon^ The letter was received too late for pttblioatlon to-day. It will appear to •morroW;

£ A small sailing boat containing two lads! named Charles Darling and Edward Mc- Giuney was capsißed a Bhort distance from the Watertflan's Siop3 about 7 p.m. yester day. Constable Foreman, and Ben WUv liams, the waterman, put off to their'asßist*:' anfefe.'only to discover that tho oßpnpants had already been rescued by the male of the steamer Anne Milbank, which was lying close by. Tho capsize of tho boat was caused by keeping the sheet fast during squally weather.

Mf Heropath opened tenders to-flay for a handsome villa residence^ in Graf ton Road, for Mr C. F» Maxwell. . Tito tenders werd as follow i—Kos&er, £406; Mackorell, £419; Hanson, £425; Brabazon, £428} Smith and Wooller, £434 ) Currie, £446 j Scott and Coombcs, £494 ; Bllingham, £495 { Leigh Brothers', £497.

A bushman named Bartlctt met with a serious accident on Saturday afternoon about thrije o'clock by falling from the upper step leading info the Alexandra Hotel, Chapel-street. The man, it appears, was sober, and was going in on come pri vate busiaeea, when ho slipped and fell backwards, tho back of his hoan coming in contact with tile hardasliphaltpavoment. He ■was taken up in' a state of unconsciousness, and concussion of the brain was feared, as blood was oozing from one of hia ears. He was taken to the house of Mrs Chase, where he had been lodging, and Bhortly at tended by Dr. Hooper, of Hobson-street. Ho has not yet recovered c'dnsciousncsß.and it is apprehended that he has suffered serious internal injury.

A very distressing case was under treat', ment at the Hospital to-day. An old man named Adam McKamish, who senorally employs himself in gathering'and vending empty bottles in and around tbe town, got a thorough drenching through being ox posed to the downpour of rain |on Friday last, and not taking necessary precautions, became seriously ill. Ho applied for ndmission to tho Hospital on Sunday about nion, complaining of a terrible pain in the side. The man was admitted) and found tp be suffering from a aevcro attack of what is known as pleurisy.

This morning he was so ill that the nurses doubted whether he would live throughout the day. McKamish has a wife and seven of & family, the oldest child being but ten years of ngov

The Court which sat during tho latter pavt of last week for the determination, of compensation claims in roapect of l»nd taken by the Government for the purpose of the Kawakawa railway, mado tho following awards on Saturday :—Hohepa Whatonga, £6117s (id, ss against £230 claimed ; Marsh Brown, £81 15s, as against £2,500; Hemi Tautari, £150, as against £400. Bryers and Triphook claimod £664-^dismisßed without pre] udice., the land being inautttciently dq scribei}. To Puku),u,plaim.#7os,dismissed without prejudice for a similar 'reason. Triphook's leasehold, claim £300, dismissed. J. R. Triphpoki claim £70, disjiissed, the land having been bought from a native grantee, but not subdivided. Twenty-six member* of the Auckland Naval Brigade*met on Friday at the Rifle Kauge to compoto for tho money prizes given annually oy the Insurance Companies in recognition of their services at iii'es. The iirat prize waa won by Petty Officer F. smith with a magnificent ecore of 73 out of a possible .84, olthbn'i(h tho weapons used wero carbines, and there was a strong wind Dlowing. At the monthly inspection parade in the evening, Captain LeKoy, on behalf of the Brigade, presented to Lieutcnat Smi'.h a very handßomo silver star With ribbon attached, bearing a suitable inscription on the revcrso side, intimating that it was pre sented in recognition of the services he had rendered to the Brigade. Lieutonant Smith, on receiving the handsome testimonial, made a suitable acknowledgment. Detcctivo Jeffrey, well'known io tho Auckland police force, left to»doy for Wan ganni, whither ho has been tranaferreii, He has served in Auckland nearly fourteen ycars.havius arrived here from Christcnurch in 1809.' Commissioner Naughton was in charge 6f the force at that time, and Deteo tiv^^effrcy did street duty under him for a short period. He was then appointed Court orderly, aud less than twelve months afterwards was promoted to the rank of Seregant. Soon after this ho wa3 trans ferred to the Detective Dopartment, whero ibo roso steadily until he reached the Sosition of chief detective in Auckland, luring his servico in Auckland,ho has won the reputation of being an intelligent and efficieat officer. Detective Sullivan.of Wan« gsinui, has been appointed to fill the vacancy.

To tho Editor t Sir,—Tho -Writer of the account of improvements at tho Lake, la the SfAR, ba3 been misinformed with regard to the character of the congregation, the hebdomadal services of which it is my privilege to conduct, as well as with Toward to that 'of which I had charge for the1 best years of my life in Scotland, neither of which are by nny means Of a bucdlic de scription. I am also credited with a degree and kind of muscular Christianity to which I am not able to lay claim, however desirous I may. think it to be that ministers should oftener follow the example of a preacher who " spake of trees " and " planted car dens and orchards," or of a still greater who "worked with his own honds." In that case, perhaps, as Cowper pats it, farmers would not be thought so coarse, or " clergy be made bo fine." Our hay would not be so wet, or our homilies bo dry. So far as my own humble fruit farm is concerned (which in America would be only a very small affair), it make* no pretence to vie with the charming places belonging to well-known residents at the Lake, in which " Mlgnon's Longing " might be gratified, and Goethe's dream realised— , "Where a wind ever Boft.'from the bine heaven blows, . ' , ' '"'• And the groves ore of lemon, and laurel, and



The Rev. 3< T. Warlow Davies, M..A,, now of Sydney," but formerly of Auckland, preached last evening to a crowded congre gation in the-Beresfordifitrcet Congrega tional Church, the subject;, of discourse being "The Mwal"addKKeligioua Aspects of the Census recently'taken, throughout these Colonies." lii excluding the sermon the rev. gentleman said that,'ns ; an old resi dent of this colony, he rejoiced sincerely at the turn . affairs had taken, Somewhat more than fifteen years ago, in landing here, he w&a impressed with the sight of the last regiment of. Imperial troops filing from the Waikato on its way home. The succeeding years had been years of anxiety and gloom, in consequence of tbe state of depression in which the North Island was plunged. He tow joined with them in thanking God that the clouds had disappeared from the akies, and that the complete reconciliation of the two races had now been effected through the throwing down of the barriers of isolation, behind which a section of the Maoris had so long entrenohed themselves. Whilst, however, we were taking account .of our progress as a colony, wo should not forget to recognise Uod in our affairs, by consecrating to Him the national life and energies, and building up an empire that should be enduring, be cause it was based upon the firm foundation of righteousness, and not on the shifting and treacherous sands of worldlinesa and impiety.

The steamer Wellington, which arrived late last night from Tauraaga, had an un usually long passage. She left Taurauga at 4.30 p.m. onfriday, but was compelled to bring up v der Mount Monganui owing to the heavy gale blowing, An attempt to get out was made by Captain Farquhar on Saturday morning, but it was found im possible to cress the bar owing to the tremendous sea that was breaking in, and the steamer returned to her anchorage nndef the Mount. During tho, forenoon, Captain Farquhar had the pas sengers conveyed ashore in the ship's boats, and under hia guidance, the ascent of Mount Mongantu, nearly 2,000 feet high, was successfully accomplished by seven gentlemen and two ladies, the latter persevering splendidly, and putting some of their male companions to shame by the rapidity with which they travelled up the mountain. The old fortifications and rifle pits were pointed out by tho worthy skipper, and excited considerable interest. On Saturday afternoon th? gale had rather

increased than otherwise, and it was found

impossible to get out till yesterday morning at daybreak When the steamer was about to take the bar, the rudder

chain broke, but the anchor was let go in time to prevent any further mishap. The steering gear having been re connected, the vessel proceeded on her passage, and reached' town safely. Not withstanding the unexpected demands upon his resources, Mr Fiddes, the purser, sus tained his reputation by providing an ex cellent table, and so far as he was concerned, the passengers had no reason to complain of iheir detention. Captain Farquhar aho did all in his power to make the passengers comfortable during their stay on board.

A young man named Snff, while unload; ing a dray at Mnngore one day last week, got overbalanced through the horse bolting, tf ailing backward, the fleshy part of his log near the knee caught on a sharp spike, suoh as. is used on vehicles when carrying,)! (iy, and tb« unfortunate fellow found himself Hung Up like a sheep as if intended tor slaughter. He wis conveyed to the Hos pital and the wound, which was about slit or seven inches longj.was cawfully dressed, »He-'lu now prdgressing favaurably. • ■ 7 v;

The much'Celobrated Belfast Ginger Ale, made by tha inventors, Messrs CantroU anfl Coohrnno, can now bo procured In Auckland. Mr Uraves Alokln has been appolnUd agent for the celebrated ginger ale and Montserrat Lime juice a delightful beverage that the strictest Good fcomplar may drink and epjoy without danger to his obligation. The repnta tion ot these Derated waters is long established, and their peouliar piquancy is greatly esteemed by epicures. Wowiß's Aromatic Sohudam SOHNAM?s,to /toduoo the destruction and prevent the im proper nee Ot their wrappers and, labels, and thus further proteot fte Pnblle against fraud ?ftna'deception, have enclosed In the Wrappers, or under the label on the. quart bottles, slnoe Ist October, 1878, and continue to enclose in bvery DAY'S PAOKINO THKOtjQHOUT THB YEAR THRBK 41 ORD KB S, whloh are drawn upon the undersigned, and which will be cashed by thdm on presentation. To seoure these Gifts, the PttbUp must be oareful to ask Mr. attd acOept nothing but, the GKNUINK UpOU>HO WpUrfß SOBNAPfB, With out name upon tho top label, M. MOBS & CO., Wynyard Lane; Sydney.

SCINTILLATIONS.

"Bo brie*, ior.it is wit* W0r«8 as with sunbeams; the more they, are condensed tue deeper they burn."— Southey.

A Counter-irritant.—The woman who Is for ever shopping and never Unding any thing Bho wants', .. , . •. .. She suffers herself to bo soen through a microscope who allows herself to be caught in a fit ot passion. • Mr A. T. Maginnity has been appointed Receiver of Gold Revenue and Mining Registrar. H. T. Owen, of Cambridge, has been ap pointed a licensed interpreter. Mr Heury Weekes, surgeOn, has been awarded the N. «5. war medal. The lato husband, when he finds that Bomebody has stolen the keyhole out of his door, and diffidontly rings the bell, knows exactly who " the Coming Woman " is. Spoony dry goods clerk to smart niiss trying on a hut befool the glaßs : " Don't I wish I was a Ibdkiug-glass ?" Smart miss: "Yes, perhaps you'd get more girls to look at you then I" ' When a country merchant returned from London, hid Wife eagerly asked, "What were the neatest things in silka in the City, my dear?" "The pretty women," he re plied, and he soon repentod. ' , A fire at Whangaroa has destroyed 30,000 feet of squared logs belonging to Mr Snowden. The wet weather has done considerable damage to ripened crops. > Timmins has a bright idea: "What a contradiction a watch is I" Said Timmins. " How so ?" asked Mrs Timmins. " Why, because it always keeps perfectly dry, although it constantly has a running spring inside" Mr Jacksqn Keddellhas been gazetted Crown Lands Officer at Naseby. Dr» Jackson is gazetted Public Vaccina. tor for Wairoa district. The appointment of Thomas Lake, pound keepor at Ponsonby, and the scale of tees, are gazetted. Advice thrown away: " Husband and wife,I'says some sage person, "should no more struggle to get the last word than they should struggle for the possession of a, lighted bomb." They don't The wife gets it without a struggle. ~r f he tender of Mr J, C. Booth has boon accepted for making th« approaches on tho west side of the Hamilton Traffic Bridgej amount, £169 9s, The Municipal Council contiibuted £60 towards the work. -, The Kav. Mr Mactarlane, lately Congre gationalist missionary at Now Guinea, will arrive in Auckland by tho s.s, Hero next Friday, and will address the social gather ing at the Beresford-atreet Church on Friday evotring. , The alterations to tho Auckland -Sayings Bank have now been bcftiin. The business of the institution will meanwhile bo carried on in temporary premises, Darby-street. Mr Hannay is expected to succeed Mr Maxwell as General Manager of Rail ways, A supplementary Gazette was issued on Saturday which proclaims the now licensing districts under [the Licensing Act which was (pasted last session. It also contains a list of Returning Officers and clerks for these districts.

Two suicides arc roported from Hawkes' Bay. A woman named Hall committed suicide yesterday by jumping from a bridge into the Tutaekori Kiver Another woman named Kirkpatriok, wife of a well-to-do settler, severed her windpipe. She now lies in a critical position. The teachers and elder scholars of the Primitive Methodist Churches will hold their annual picnics on the 30th inst. Mr P. Doran intends giving entertain ments at the Holensville Hall for the 28th and 30th inst., during the Kingito visits to the native settlements at Reweti.

The Government have agreed to expend £147, the balance of the vote, In screwing up' and re-bracing the Hamilton Traffic Bridge, and painting the most necessary parts thereof. The Hon. John Hall, in his capacity of Minister of Pablic Works, will visit the Waikato. The registration of the Loyal Franklin Lodge, 1.0.0. F., Otahuhu, is gazettod. There were 23,892 passengers and 5,660 tons of freight conveyed on the Kaipara-Te A.wamatu railway for the four ■weeks end ing 10th Dec Also 1,150 horses and cattle, and 2,327 sheep and pigs. Some of the Maoris who were present at the dinner on Thursday say they had heard thepakehas liked game "high," bat had never known that they preferred fish in the same Savoury condition. The axle of the eleven o'dook Ponj onby 'bus broke on Saturday night near the Three Lamps, but the accident caused no in jury to the passengers. ''" '• '* . Baltimore baa just completed, at a cost of £1,000,000, works for supplying the :clty with water from Gunpowder River. -Their capacity is 150,000,600 gallons daily. The tunnel leading frota : Gunpowder'River'jjd" the cfty''is seven 'milos long, '■;'' '' ■' In Paris, an unfortunate wight found with, light weights or short measures, in ad dition to the fine or imprisonment, has a placard posted' on his door with a copy of the sentence. ' ..' ' ■ , ■ : .- . . The Kcctor of St. James's Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, the Rev. Marshall T. Moigs, Recently stole "from the church fund, and from a widow's estate, and absconded with a. month's, salary in ad- Vance, i"-' •' ' : ■"''['

Mr Van Hagcn has brought from Samoa and Tonga a petition signed by a number of persona in Tonea to Sir Arthur Gordon, asking him to use his authority as High Commissioner of the Western Pacific to prevent the Kcv. Mr Baker from returning to Tonga. '. i.. ' n , :; * The ram fair at Napier next Wednesday will be tlie biggest ever held here. Over one thousand are catalogued. Two dead bodies were found in' Mohaka river on Saturday. One is identified as Floyd, the hangman of Kereopa, who dis appear© 1 a fortnight ago; the other is not known.

Mr R. Mair has been gazetted registrar of electors fbr.'tho electoral district of Mars den, in place of Mr C. Haselden ; and Mr Frederick James Burgons tor the electoral districts of Thames and Coromandel, vice Mr A. J. Allom.

The first instalment of the Property Tax for the half-year, which commenced Ist of April, 1881, is payable on the 15th of Feb ruary. Tho second instalment, due on the Ist of October, 1881, will be payable on the Ist of March next.

Miss Leaf has gone f rom Christchnrch to Melbourne to fill a very good engagement. Fourteen members of the Dunedin police foice have applied for transference on ac count of the order recently issued by Inspector Weldon requiring them to wear uniform certain hours when off duty.

The Presbyterians at Hamilton will hold a coDversazione in the Publio and Volun teer Hall on Tuesday evening next, at which Mr J. B, Wh.vte will preside, and Mr T. A. Bell has charge of the musical department.

Thefolloiring corp? have been disbanded : Otahuhu Rifles, Auckland Scottish, Puke kohe Rifles, Tuakia Kifles, and Auckland Engineer Cadets. The commissions of officers lapse.

Mr Medlicott, who has been in charge of the Oamaru branch of the Bank of New South Wales for some years, has been transferred to Auckland.

The Government have succeeded, chiefly through Mr Sheehan's influence, in getting the tribal title settled to about 78,000 acres of land in the Piako district.

The following is a sample of the election bills common in England. The account is a copy of one actually rendered:—" E. Wayman, Esq., agent to E. Bulwer, Esq , Q.C., dr. to JamesUurbage,—lßßl—Sept. 3, to Sept. 7— Professional services as a pugilist to keep the roughs in order, attend ing at the Lion, Corn Exchange, and generally humbugging about, £3 3b.

CABLEGRAMS.

IftEUTEB'S TELKORAMS.J

MORE TROUBLE IN TURKEY.

VIENNA i Jannary'SOT" Telegrams have been received announcing that actual hostilities have now commenced between the, Austrian troops^and the in» Burgents in Herltegov.ina. Fighting has already taken place at several places, but no engagement of any serious character is as yet reported to have occurred. Certain recent, action on the>,par.t of the, Turkish Consul at KagUß9,the Beat of the Dalmatian rising, baying been reported to the Austrian Government, ,the latter, it ,is announced, has sent a stroag protest to the Porte on the subject/complaining of the attitude which has been assumed by the Turkish Consul in favour of the Dalmatian insar gents, ; .

AUSTRALIAN.

DEAIHS FROM THIRST IN QtTEENH. LAND.

BRISBANE, January 3,

The skeletott of Mrs Watson and her child and a Chinaman, who wero supposed to have been murdered by the natives of Lizard Island, have been found ttn the Harwick Isliinds. It is now proved that thoy died of thirst and were not massacred by blacks. Three more of the New Caledonian retugces, who recently landed, have been captured by the police. One remains still at large. SMALL-PO& PATIENTS.

ADELAIDE, January 22.

Two small-pox patients on board the P. and O. steamship MiriSapore are now con valescent, one having been so eleven days, and the other nine days. Both cases were bad, and of the confluent type.

ADDITIONAL CABLES.

[Via Melbodenk and Bluff.]

LONDON; January 13;

The pfoposal of the Government to intro duce a modified form of cloture in the House of Commons, for the purpose of over coming (he systcmatip obstruction adopted during the recent session by the Irish mem bers, has excited much discussion in Ire land. The Idea ha? been greatly ridiculed, and it is openly asserted that it will prove ineffective to secure the object desired. Much excitement has been caused in Germany by the arrest of the Socialist Deputy for Stuttgart. It is maintained that the arrest is iflceal, as the Reichstag is now in session. The offence charged against him is that of selling a calendar, setting forth the political; principles which had been prohibited by the Government.

LONDON, January 15,

Chancellor Bismarck has announced in the Keichatsg that at the request of his Minister* the Emperor has agreed to with draw the Imperial rescript, recently issued, in which be claimed as his perogative the support of all officials employed under the Crown. The necessity of extending the fortifica tions of Rome has been strongly impressed upoD the KiDg of Italy by his Ministers, In accordance with their advice King Hum bert has isaued an authority for the expen diture of three million lire (£12,000) upon the fortification of home, as recommended by the military staff. The Government of Servia have decided to establish legations in London, Atfienß, and Borne,' where hitherto they have not been represented. The Indian troopßhip Crocodile, under command of Captain Doughtery, ran aground while passing through the Suez Canal, and has for a time completely blocked the traffic.

A Swedish mail steamer has been wrecked off the coast of Kaltuac, the Eastern Pro--' vinco of Sweden. The vessel sank, and is a total loss. Fifteen of the crew and pa&seu gers were drowned. The French troopa in Algeria are Buffer ing greatly from the severity of the weather on the frontier of the great deacrt of Sahara. There have been heavy falls of snow, and many French soldiers have died from exposure. Alpnonso, King of Spain, ha; paid a visit of friend ihip to the King of Portugal, A review was held in his honor at Lisbon, and 12,000 Portuguese troops marched before him,

Much sympathy is evidenced in England with the Jews of Kussia who have been subjected to revere persecutions, A fund has been started in London for their relief, and subscriptions are pouring in, Miss Richman, i South Australian young lady, niece of Lady Ferguson, late wife of the Governor of Bombay, has died from choleia. The death of Lady Ferguson, from the same cause, was announced a few days ago.

BENT AND BACHELDER'S MINSTRELS.

Owisa to the failure of the Hawea to com municate with New Plymouth on her voy age up, Bent and Bachelder's Minstrels, announced to open in the iOrne-street Hall to-night, were unable to come on to Auckland. They will arrive by the 8.8. Macgregor to-morrow,in time to appear at the Lome-street Hall the Bame evening.

THE STRANDING OF THE CITY OF CASHMERE.

(BY TELEGRAPH.—PEBSS ASSOCIATION.

TIMARU, this day. At thu wreck enquiry, the evidence of the second mate and earpeuter of the ship, and of the Harbour-Master, were taken on Saturday afternoon. The Harbour-Master supposes that the shackle pin had come out, letting the ship adrift, tie trusted that the steamer Lillie Denhani would take the vessel, not expecting the difficulty of keep ing up steam. He says the vessel was exceedingly well found. The carpenter says the cables had.net been specially over hauled since June last at Calcutta, but had been glanced over. .

CAREY'S JUVENILE OPERA COMPANY.

OPENING PERFORMANCE TO.

HIGHT.

Caty's Juvenile Operatic Company open at the Theatre boy al this evening in "The Pirates of Penzance." They ore very strong in point of numbers, and have been carefully trained in their respective parts, while the costumes, the scenery, and the properties are tasteful and appropriate. Miss Lena Robinson, a little maiden of considerable artistic ability, takes tbo lead ing rdle, Viz:, that of Mabel, and Master Geo. Williams, a boy of 11 years of age, plays tbe part of Frederick. Master Willie Gary impersonates the Pirate King j Miss Lizzie Schulukie, Buth ; Master Smith the Police"Sergeant; and Master Wyatt, the Major-General.' The company bave won great kudos in the (South for their operatic representations, and it is therefore safe to presume that they Will be successful in Auckland.

DISTRICT C OURT.—This day.

(Before J. E. Macdonald, Esq , R.M.)

Hughes t. Armstrongs — In this oase, pltintiff (A. K. Hughes, house agent) olaimod £26756 d, oommiasinn on the sale of a house.— The particulars of this oase were heard on a previous day. The plaintiff, it appeared, bad Offered a house belonging to defendant to Mr Gittoa, bat as the terms did not suit, the offer was declined, and there the matter ended as far bs the plaintiff was oonoerned. Subsequently, improvements were made in the property and a sale was effaoted with another person, inde pendent of the present plaintiff.—A nonsuit was entered.

Brown and Co. v. Caixaghan; Claim £53 19s.—Mr Thorne, for plaintiff, asked for an order on a judgment summons, and oallod plaintiff — Herman Brown, deposed that ho was a msmber of the arm of Brown and Co,, coffee merchants, and defendant a store-keeper, at loglewood, near Tar&nabi. The claim was for goods, and for the amount a judgment was obtaiuod in this Conrt on the 21th Oct. The defendant was still in bnsinesß, and should be in a position to pay,— Hia Honor made an order for payment on or be fore the Ist Maroh, or one month's Imprison ment at New Plymouth.

Mabbfuld v. GiuHAM.-Claim, £100.—Mr Theo. Cooper for plaintiff; Mr Cotter (for de fendant) said that an arrangement had been made for settlement betweenltha parties, and he would aoflopt judgment for £75, and costs.—Mr Cooper offered no objection, and judgment for that amount was given.

Stewart >nd Another v. Rdbt and Whitilaw.—Claim, £28 5s 3d.—ln oonaoquonco ot the non-appearance of plaintiff's solicitor. Mr Alexander, the hearing of this ease was postponed until to-morrow (Tuesdayi morning. Abjodrned.—ailva r. Palmer.—Claim, £87 7 s; Burton v. Lundon, £37 6s,

NORTH FRANKLIN ELEC TION PETITION.

A PUBLIC meeting, called by advertisement in the STAR, took place on Friday evening, but, owing to the Heavy downpour or ram during the whole day. iho attendance of electors was not of that magnitudetbdt gives success to a meeting. The audience were very orderly and attentive, but ,the resolution placed before ,them was allow.cd to drop until a, future occasion, Mr George Frost was voted to the ohairi and Baid he had con vened . the electors of North Franklin to consider, what action they would take in, reference to the petition of Mr Buckland, .against Harris and Shapaghan. B,e reviewed the pai>t apathy of the people in such matters, and urged upon those present to watch the coming •' trial," and to be prepared for any emer gency that might arise, by placing subscript tion lists in the banks and offices of our daily papers, to defray the expenses of a solicitor who should Watch over the in terests of the electors. He said the candi dates could take care of themselves, but no one knew what the result would be to the electors, andj therefore, he urged them to be agreed With him that the "rights of the people" should be protected and looked after in any trials under the Elections Petitions Act, 1880. Mr W. R. Wills movftd the resolution; "That subscription lists be opened to defray the costs of a solicitor to watch over or defend the rights of the elec tors of North Franklin at the forthcoming trial between Mr Buckland and Messrs Harris and Sbariaghan.'1 He said many people laugh when they hear the term, "flights of the people," but if, they would look into the real nieanicg of the words they would have no cause to blush when that sentence came before them. " Right" was the motive leverage of the world—the sovereign power of the universe. Although '•Might" has usurped and still attempts to- usurp the majesty of "Eight," still to-day we have right upon our side—we have the right of public meeting) and free discussion, we have manhood suffrage and the, ballot, and a free press—and no tnah \fould be insane enough to attempt openly to deprive ns of any of these blessings. Up man date coerce us in the legal exercise of our rights of free citizens. flaving,then,these rights, we assemblo'in this hall to-night, not to discuss the coining action between Messf« Buckland and Harris, but to take such i steps as will be found requisite to protect and watch over the interests ,of the electors. It Mr Buckland thinks that the. late election for ifianklin Noith was not carried out in a tair and honest manner, he has a m6st perfect right to petition against the return of .Major Hams, and the eleolora havealso a-most perfect right to see that no undue influence shall oust from that seat a gentleman who has been declared duly elected. • Ab old adage saye, "Those who live in glass h&usefe should not throw stones," and you will «B agree with me that no man has the right to preach purity and honour unless his own hands are clean. If any man did so, "it would !>e like " Satan in the pulpit reprov ing siD." It is not every Member .of the House of Assembly who can, boast of having more property than" the whole number 'of his., electors, or,, who can affirm he has the banks of the colony at his back, or that the ministers of the day are bis Mends; but the people can say more than this. The whole colony arid its leaßt domains are ours.and the ministers, if not our friends.are our servants. We may not have a miserable shilling to jingle upon a tombstone, but we have rights equal to and with the richest in the land. Support; then, the resolution, and let us be pre pared, to watch over and protect the interests of apy individual elector and $he common good of all. ' > Mr John Gordon, J.P., said no matter how worthy the object of the conveners of the meeting might be,' they were quite , wrong as to the right of the people placing a solicitor, at the Election* Petitions Court -for they would find only the petitioner and respondent would be allowed, counsel, and therefore subscription lists at the pre sent time were quite uncalled fon It would be quite time enough to consider the matter after the trial was over, and then shoti'd any help be required he would be very happy to subscribe to defray any elector's expenses- should any have occurred. . , Mr Wills said that was like watching a drowning man, and refusing: to throw him a rope until he sank. Better to take1 such steps as had been pointed out to them, and be prepared with counsel. Still, he would not press bi» resolution upon them.' Many who would have taken part in the meeting were pre vented by the weather, and he, therefore, for the convener of the meeting, apologised for their non-arrival, a#d tbarked those of the electors who were pre^ sent for their attendance. : -,/ ' The meeting terminated with the under standing that another will be called shortly upon the same subject.

CRICKET MATCHES.

PLAYED ON SATOKDAY,

United (2nd eleven) v. PoNsoaßY,

This event was drawn in favour of PoßßonbjTi The scores wore as folioits j— .r .jj

UNiTiD.-^Badler, b 0. Owen, 0; Holdßhip. b J. Owen, 0; W. Goorgo, bJ. Owen, 8:■ McPher bod, b C. CW6D, 2; Bhove, b,C. Owen, 0; J. George, o and b C. Owen, S; Tliwaltes, not out. 15; CarribDone, 7; Chartere.oHall. hJ.Owon, 2; Scone, not out, 0; Schmitt, to bat, 0; extras, 2: total, 39. Ponsonbv.-J. Hall o Shove, b Hoidahip, U ; Marflltt, b Holdshlp, 0; 0. S. O wen, o Johns on, b Holdßhtp, 9; Craig, ran out, 1; 6.'Done, b Holdshlp, i ; O. Owen, b Holdship, 13; H. Hall; b Georue..o; Edwards. Ibw. b Holdship, 2 ; Whiting, b Holdshlp, 3; J. OweD, b George, 0; B. Done, not out, 6; extras, 6; total, 67. Alpha v. ONIHDSO4 BBOOND Klevmj. This waß a return match, remitting in favour of the Alpha, scoring asunder:— ALPHA.-Jackßon, b Hunt, 0; Frost, b Wall, 0; Hay, b Hnnt, 0; MoDermott, b Wall. 1-j Cranoh, st Cullen. b Hunt. 0; Bpencer. b Wall, 3: Kllpstrick, b Jeffrey. 10; MoCh^ttie, o Cul len, b Jeffrey. 16; Ootler, b Wall, 3; Brown, not out, 0; White, b Wall, 0 s extras* »7: total, ONKrosrai.—Wall, b Kilnitrlck, 15; Howard, o Cranoh, b Kilpatriok, 3; Hunt, run out, 0: Jeffrey, o KUpitriok, b JaokgOn, 5: Black, b Jaoksan.o; Sheldrlok, o Cranoh, b Kilpatriok. 1; Cullen. b Kilpatriok, 1; MelloHkO Cranoh, b KUpatriok, 0; Bower, not out,4;MoGratti, not out. 0; Lawton, to Vat; extras, 1: total, 30. <rr< < Messrs a. Cjcirk and Sons y. W. Mo : i. , ARTHUB AND CO. ' !fl O HOT The employes of Moesrs Clark and Sons se cured an easy victory bj one innings and 5 rm a r Before the teatoh commenced Mr J. C.' Mucky was presontod with a batin recognition of past services. The totals were made up as follown : ■ W. Me ARTHttR AND CO.-Mrst Irmincrs- Woods, b McGeohie, 11; Mitchell, b McGoehie, 6; Talbot* b Brown, 10; Nolan,. bvßrowp, 5; Beavan, bMoGeobie.O; Taylor, b Brown, 0; Baker, b Brown, 2; Fisher, b McGechie; 3; Furley, b MoQeohie, 0; Lewis, b McGeohie. 0; Clark, not out, 0; extras, 5; total, 12. 2nd, Inn'ngs—Woods, bMoGeohie, 6; substitute, b Brown, 0; Talbot, b MoGeohie, 8; Nolan, b Gilohciet.l; Beavan, b Oolgaa, 0 ; Maraden, b Mo«e6hloiß : Baker.bGllchiirt,l;43nbsHtute, o Brown, b McGoohle, 0: Furley, b MoQeohie, 1; Lewis, not out, i; Clark, o Macky, b Mo« Geckie, 0 ; extras, 6 ; total, 36. A. Clark and SokS—Maoky, b Nolan, 1; Brown, run out, 41 rMcGeohio. b Woods, 1; Oolgan. run out, 3; Walker, o Clark, b Woodß, 6; Rees, b Woods, 3; Retd, not* oat, H; Gil chrlst, o and b Nolan, 3; F. Robinsqn, b Nolan, 1; A, Barker, st Beaven, 0; Allen, st Woods, 0; extras; 10: total, 83. • » J "'{' ■ ~ West BKD C.C. v. AnokxiND C.C. ]", This two-day match was commonoed.on Satur day afternoon in very unfavourable weather, and will be continued on the 28 th instant. The scores at preeeut Btand !— Auckl&nd.-Cox, b Arnoll, 15; O'Brien, run out, 1; Roach, b Arneil, 16; Robinson, not out, S3; Dewes. b Isaac, 16; Cameron, b Isaac. 2; Blndon, b Isaac, 1; Yates, not out, 38; extras, 3: total for Bix wlctrots, 115. K.Bealo, A.Beaie, and Adamß to bat. Unith) C.C. Fibbt Klbvbn vi;J.O.C. Second FIFIKKN. The matoh between these Olubs took plaon on Sa'.urdiy, bat was interrupted by wet weather. A C.C. Skcond Fiftbks.—Kiplov, o Testro, b Lankham.jun.,2l; Cheesemaa.b Lankhamjun., a; Osmond, run out, 16; K. Roach, b bankhsm, Jan.. 5; Thompson) b Laukhain, jun., 6; Reid, b Lankham. sen,, .2; Bindon, run out, 0; Moginie, b Lankham, bbd,, 0; Silva, o Jervls, b Lanktiam, ten , .2; Fripp, b Lankham, jun,, 6; Clayton, not out, i; Luinedon.bLankhiim.jun., 0 ; Kelly, run out, 0; O. Clayton, b Lankham, sen.. 1; smith, b Lankham, jun., 0; extras, i: total, 79.

UC.C. Fikst Eleven.—Lowis, b Roach. 6; Gardner, b ftipley, 1; P. Dufuar. not out 12; W. Dufuar, not ont, 0; total for 2 wiokete, 18. Gordon v. North Shore Second HSlkvbn. This match was played on Saturday In the Domain, and resulted in a draw in favour of North Shore Owing to the rain only 8 men on each side turned up. The following are iho scores:—

N.B. Second Eleven.—T. Slbbio. not not, 25; Cropland, oOanavan. b Clayton, 0 ; Sims, bKissllna 0; Johnston, b Klasllng, 7; Wyn. yard, o WeDster, b Clayton, 12 ; Niccol. b Clay too, 5; Johnston, b Kiesling, 0; Webster, run out, 21; Pitts, not oat, 3 ; oxiras, S; total, 91. Gokdon.—Caravan.b Wynyard, 6: Kyburn, b Wynyard, 1; Kissling, c Sibbin, b Innes, 5; Bykes, b Wynyard. i ; MoCaualand.'not out. 12 ; Anstnne, not out, 11; Clayton, Kenderdins, and Gould to bat; extras, 3 ; total, 42. The return match between tho Union and West End Cricket Cluba took place at the Whau. The .weather, proved Very uncomfortable for players. However, the West Hnd men came through it all true to their appointment. The matoli proved a close and pleasant one, tho Union mnn winning by li runs. Scores—West Bod: Lewis, b Wallaoe, 13; Waters, b Wallaoe, 1; Chapman, b Bollard, 0: Hanna. o and b Bol lard, 2 j Young, b Bollard, 1; Courtayne, b Bol lard, 0; Sullivan, b Wallace, 0; Laxcn, run out, 5 ; Davis, b Wallaoe. 0; Driver, 1: substitute, 0; extras. 5: total, SO. Union : Wallace, c, 2 ; J. Archibald, std, 17; Archibald, b Laxon, 3; R. Bollard, d Laxon, 2 ; Hill, rot oat, 5; Kxler, b Laxon, 1; Binney, run out, 3; Stewart, a Laxon, 1; Sinclair, b Laxon, 0: D. Archibald, b Laxon, 0; Harvey, b Laxon, 3; extras, 8: total, 45. In the second innings the West Bad had three wickets down for 25 runß # , ,

TAWHIAO'S MOVEMENTS.

In Saturday's issue we described the visit of Tawblao to tfie water supply reservoir at the corner o£ Karangahape and Poneonby Roadi 4fter the natives had thoroughly eatifefib.d tlleir curiosity concerning the 'Wai;'1 a stari was made for Onehuoga, thi-ffttte taken being vift Symonds-strcet, Kybef'^ss arid the Manukau Road; Many of the Europeans passed on the rouio raised their hata to the king in a right loyal manner, an honour duly appreciated by his sable majesty and his.courtiers. ,At New. market a large body of. ephool childrea cheered the procession as it .moved through that quiet township. The natives fro. quently expressed surprise at the " altered appearance of tne country through "'I which they wcro passing, speaking of the various centres of population by their Maori designation. Frequently enquiries were made as to the whereabouts of Mr Firth's residence, the natives appear, ing to take a great interest in that gentle, man, who had so often endeavoured to effect a reconciliation between the two races, Arrived at Onehimga, some light refresh ments in the form of beer, biscuits, and cheese were parUken cf at the Manukau HoteL The king expressed himself as very much surprised at the altered appearance of the country bordering on the shores of the Manukau, the bridge* the railway, and tile neat residences clustering round the natural amphitheatre being allnjw features in the landscape. The bridge was cicsseel, and at the Mangere end the party were received by Mr Robertson; jun., chaif. '^ man of the Mangere Highway Board; Mr Robertson senr., and Mr H. Harding ton, who welcomed Tawhiao to the ancieht "§ demesnesiiof his ancestors. Mr Robertson j is perhaps the oldest settler at Mangere, having resided there in the piping times of -I peace before Potatau, Tawniao'a father, ' was elevated to the kingly dignity. Tawhiao recognised the old gentleman immediately, and shook hands with him warmly. Mr ivlcCrae, a settler at Mangeref | having kindly invited Tawhiao and the natif cs to luncheon, the party then drove to His comfortable residence, where an ex cellent repast was partaken of., A number [ of old settlers joined the gathering, includ ing the Rev, James Bruce, of Onehunga; Mr John Eco'tt, of Mangere, Mr Wylie, of Papatpetoe, and Mr .Walter Paul. After; | the repast, a young lady presented Tawhiao with a splendid bouquet of flowers. The host then informed Tawhiao that it bad given hinr much pleasure to entertain him arid his friends, and ia the event of his returning again to Auckland, he would be welcome to repeat the visit. Tawhiao in reply said that he had been very much im. pressed by,,and. was. very grateful tor the kindnesses he' bad experienced since his arrival on,!the Queen-street wharf. The Europeane had not trod lightly—they had put down their feet with firmness. He would not deceive his pakeha friends about coming back.' That which was in the future time alone could reveal; If all went on , smoothly between the two races he would return, but if otherwise he would not. He felt perfectly assured of their f riendlincps towards him; A hearty vote of thania for his hospitality having been accorded to Mr Macrae, on the motion of His Worship N the Mayor, the party adjonrned to the Ji spacious lawn in front, where three cheers were given lor. Tawhiao, and a similar compliment was paid to Mr Macrae and his family.l < While at Mangere, the party passed the chapel erected by Manuhiri, and also some fields of grain and potatoes o^v ned by Tamati Hera, the King's father-in-]aw. , Diirffiteetisit, Mr Hardington presented' Tawhiad with, a ring, and also—perhaps what pleased him more—the uniform be was wont to year When acting as Clerk of fhe CouM'oßthe old Auckland Racecourse. The party reached the Mayor's hospitable . residence at Rerauera -shortly after foiu o'clock. Here a band was discoursing sweet music, and a number of ladies and gentlemen indulging in the invigorating game16f lawn'tennis. A most recherche luncheon: was laid out on a long table on the lawn, at which provision was made for upwards of 200 gueste. The Mayor presi ded.'beind supported by Tawhiao, Wahanui, Major Mair,and Captain Kuhn, of the Ger. matf warßhip Babicht The natives wero very much'astonished at the splendour of the repast-arid it was amusing to notice themthrowing furtive glances at the Europeans with the view of picking up a few wrinkles in the etiquette of the pakeha dinner-table. The delicacy that | occasioned the greatest amount of astonish- j ment was the ice-cream, many of the natives remarking that it was Buapebu—l( snowy mountaiil in the King country. The luncheon was provided by Mr Canning, of , the St. Mango Caf6, and gave universal satisfaction. ' - «'■'■' At the clobb of the repast, the Mayor arose, &nd Mr Mackay interpreting, ad dressed the natives as follows:—Friends of the native race, before you rise from the table I wish to take this opportunity of ex pressing the pleasure experienced by Mrs Clark and myself ai your presence here this j evening. I hope Tawhiao and his friends will accept the hospitality as an indication Of the feelrrig of , the Europeans towards them. In days now gone by the races bad been at war, but the Europeans "wished ti> forget the past, and - from,-this time forth live at peace with the native race. This is the first time Tawhiao has visited Auckland since the past troubles commenced, and I hope that now having found the way, he will often be seen among us. 'I will now conclude by again expressing the pleasure I feel at seeing the natives here to-night, arid ■ hope they nave enjoyed their visit to Auckland, Again I say, in Mrs Clark's name and in j my own, they are very welcome. (Yocifer- ; ous applause.) '■ ~ - Tawhiao then rose and responded. Ho I said: I greet allot y°u wb-° are here—the ■: Europeans and tno Maoris and the Euro- . pean ladies. Women are gifted with better perceptive faculties than men. Women can appreciate things.and they specially apprcci« ate good speaking., (Applause.) I wish you aE to listen to my:epeecb.: I have now met the Europeans on four occasions in friend* ship, arid if affairs remain in their present ' peaceful condition, I shall accept the invita tion tp.return here. That is in the future —it siaßdsVlfefore us. If things are,brought before mo I^in prepared to give my adhesion {meaning', tthat he would remain friendly if things were done fair arid above board). If I find, the Europeans say something and then turn their backson it I will not return. , If things go on peaceably I invite you all to come to a meeting at Kopua in March. (Loud cheers.) There were loud cries for Manuhiri, but he did not seem inclined to respond. Patara te.Tuhi then rose and said: Listen' to me, European gentlemen, and a|lß!i4ft£;b.Oßfc. I am very much delighted artW: hospitality which has been evinced towards us. I was very much pleased with the reception the other, evening, when w« all met and gat together in friendship. I call.upoff me "Maoris arid the Europeans to Hive three cheers for Mr Clark and Mrs . Clark. :,Z,Zui. ;:" This having; been done,- a similar com pliment was pafdtb'Ta^hiaQ. The homeward route then commenced, the Maoris chejeririg .'ajlorig as Mr Clark's residenceremaincdiasight* ';

The Torchlight Procession.

The torchlight'procoseion of the Fira Brigade, which Was arranged to take placo on Saturday- evening, passed off very, suc cessfully, the night being fine and starlit, and the, streets crowded . with people. Shortly before eight o'clock theyireßrigade, under Superintendent Hughes, mustered at theirehed in Albert-street, where also iho Salvage Corps, under Captain Butler, and. the »aval Brigade, under Captain Loßoy and Lieutenant Smith, assembled. While the preparations for the march were going on, Tawhiao and a number of his chiefs, accompanied by His Worship the Mayor, Major Mair, and others, put in an appear ance, and were ■ received with cheer?. The procession was quickly formed, and preceded by the Artillery band it moved on in good order, torch-bearers accompanying the, instrumentalists, tollowed by the large engine drawn by four horses, and bearing Superintendent Hughes and his officers, ■ then the Brigade carrying torches, and next in due order the band of the Naval Brigade, the Naval Brigade itself, and a four-horso drag containing Captain Butler and-his staff, as well as the Mayor, Tawhiao and wife, and a number of chiefs. The general body "of.the Maoris, marshalled'four deep by Mr J. Mackay, formed the r ear-guard, The Bftception Committee were aleo present. The route was from Albert-street by way of Wellesley -street to Hobson-street,and thence along Pitt and Grey streets to Queen-street, along the entire length of which the'eort^ge | moved slowly, amid a dense throng of people. ■'■ It turned the corner of the Thames Hotel in Customhouse-street, and from that point marched straight to the end of the Railway Wharf. From a distance the double row of blazing lights approaching at an even pace had a pretty appearance, and the music assisted to enhance the effect, while the lurid glare, given out by the blue lights and Roman candles that were burned at short intervals, completed a very striking ensemble. At the intersection of Queen

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