SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

_._.__ __, _ _*._. i Tins _svonin_, 6.9 HIGH WATER \ Tomorrow -Joining. 55. B-TNSKT.—This Bvenlnu, e.-t BUN___-8.-To-morrow Morslng. 5.7 SHWN^-A-rK.-ir-ll Moon, 27tn. 2.13 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

TODAY. Argylo. s.s„ Crawford, from Whangarei Arawata, s~*., Carey, from tho fcoutii

DEPARTURES.

LAST EVftNIKQ. Wellington, 8.5., Amodco, for Russell Gleneß s.s., Stephenson, for Tauranga Omaha, brigantine. Meiklcham, for Mercury Bay.

tc-dav. Staffa, R. 8., Norris, for Mercury Bay Krlemhilda, schooner, Urquhart, tor Whanga roa

IMPORTS.

Per Arawata, from Melbourne.—s cai'oaoham paane. 21 n,r-&_.ks wlte .il baleß contacts, (00 oka-, 560 mats sugir, 306 half-chests tea, 17 atones. 24 lars iron, and sundries. From Hobart_-lboxmedldn-. .Rom D-ue-In.-ii- Dk~« rope, 25 ca^s j_m, 20 casks vinegar. From Ltttolt.nr.-2,10 bbo.s putntott*. -Tom weiiin-. -ton.—3l boxes soap.

-TSotpw ards Cois-wiffl. - Kricrahilda, or "Whangaroa; Mana, for Tairua. Tho schooner Clarinda entered out at Iho Customs for Greymouth this morning. Tho Loch AWB proceeds heneo to Adelaide, and not direct to Calcutta aa previously an nounced. Sho entered out at tho Customs to day. The old boilers of tho Union Cor*. s.s. Penguin were removed at Dnnedln on the 16th. the speolal g_a- ore-tod on the Omspure for suoh purposes being used) Thai". 0. Arßvleairi-ed from Whangarei at 8 s m tod-j*. C-ifP: -I sacks gum, 5 sacks fun bus. 28 boxes tggs, 5 kegs butter. 5 kits lemons Paa-engorß i Misses If.iilayßon, Craig and Cai rol Rev.. W, KcKse and »__rnothy, M~&}or Alilton and Moo.oy. Mesdamea BllUngton, Banting, Morlry. C. H. Reed. Mr and Mrs BeUlngham. Messrs Williams. Preaoott. Mc- Innes, T. Cotter. Ma-oc, Koorpp Smith, Johns ton. RHodos, Brown ana __csn-gor.

During last week tno s s. lona has undergone a'oomplete overhaul alonasldo oC iho Kallw y •Wharf. She will commence abont the Ist ot November to >un iint.wt.on Auckland and Whan.aret ln ocniunotlon with the s.s. Argyle. but will only go up aB tar a. the Hallway "Wharf tomeetpa>_o.!ge.B»nd goods by train to »nd from Wha.garel. The Argyle will leave Auck land aa at pre*ent,eveiy Turßdav and Friday, and tho lota every Monday and Thursday. Tha opening cf tho railway Is expected to greatly lnoreaso tha trafflo b.twoen whangarei and Auckland, and hence tha addition to the steam service.

ARRIVAL O- THE ARAWATA. The 5... Arawata, C.pt. Cary. from Mol b-Urne, arrived ar noon to-oay Sho left Hob- Boa's Bay on Ihe lltb, at 2.30 p.m, and ar rived at Hobart tt7 30 on the 13th. BlolTon 17th at 5 a.m., Port Chalmers at 730 r-ome day. Called at -.yttelton snd Napier, aud letc Qls buno yesterday at 9.30 a.m.. arriving as above. Virl-ble winds snd weathoron c~.s_ Saloon DUsengaiS—Me.ars 1-ilhum, Painter, Scarden, Fer-ÜBB.n. uibba. _--j.vt.-is, Dongla". Cbass, Haywood. Wearhorburn. Eoko. Slovens and fam'ly, Wingate at.d family, Dackett, Carina', Walker, Holder. Miller. Watt, Paxton. Walker. Po len. Uardner. lyall. Kovd». Spencer, Lodan, Davie-, Mesdanvs Cooper, Uibb-, Ohat~) Allo way, P»iWd, W»lker, Lyall, Mlar.es Nioholes and Anderson. We are Indebted to Mr D. Dal glel.n imrper. for press parcels, eta, and above report

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

DEPARTURES. Hawea, b.s., Kennedy, for the South Energy, scboonor, Savory, for Greymouth Gael, schooner, Austin, for Oi .ymouth

The s.b. Macgregor Is expected to arrive from Wanganui to-morrow afternoon.

The s.s. Lalla Rookh left Waitara yesterday afternoon and would arrive about 3 p.m. to-day. ' The threo masted schooner Energy and the topsail schooner Gael sailed for Greymouth this morning iv ballast.

The Union Company's Hawea left nt 8 a.m. to day with 137 bags now potatoeg,2o tonssundrie_r, and a number of passengers, ,

Mail Notice.

A.Aits wni'CicS-i aa UarD-i-r-

Tun* DAY.

For Russoll and Kawakawa. per Arawata, at 1

For whangarol Holds. Waipu, Whangarei, Kamo. and Mangap-1, per Argyle, at 1 p.m. For Trypbons, per Tevlot, at 1 p.m.

Wednesday. 25th Inst For Waitara, Sec. per Macgregor, at 11 _,__, For Coromanooi, per Coroui_uQol, at 1.30 I~m. For Chatham Island?, per Omaha, at 2 p.m. For Thames, por Enterprise, at 5.30 pm.

Thuhsday, 28th lust. For Waiwera, Te Kapa, Cralgle.urn, and Warkworth, per Rose Casey, at 10 _._-. Per Arawata, aa follows :— For India, China, Japan.Medlteranean Ports, and Continent of Europe, at 10 am. For Olsborne, Napier, Southorn ports, Aus tralian Colonies, and United Kingdom, via Sues and Brindlal, or Suez and Naole-', for letter*, etc.. specially to prepaid and ad dressed, at 11 a.m. For money orders, registered letters, and newspaper, at 10 a,m. Lato letters till 11.20 a.m.

For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 130 p.m, For Tauranga. Ohlnemutu. and Opotiki, per Qlenelg, at 1 p.m.

Friday, 27th Inßt. For Olsborne and Napier, per Boulhern CrOJB, at 3 p.m

Tu.bday. November 7.

Per s.s. City of 8 j dney. an f olio wa:— For Bandwloh Inland-, United Statea Of Amerioa, Canada, Brlilsh ColumblA. Central and South America, and Brltiah and Foreign West Indies, at 1 p.m. __ __ _ . For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 1 p.m. ... For money orders, registered lettors, and Newspaper., at 11 30 a.m. Latelottors bearing an extra fee of sixpence, in addition to the postage, wUI be received by tho Mail Agont on board the Bteamer up to the time o£ ______;. This mall will bo dno in London, on Mon day, December 18_-, 18--.

Si B, BIS-. Chief Postmaater. Chief Post-offlce, Auokland.

Birth.

FOX.-On Ootoher 22-d, at Newmarket, the wife of 1). T. For of a son.

Death.

PATTEKSOV.-On Ootober 21th. 1883. at the re-ldeuoo of hii nephew (James Patterson). Cook-street. Auckland, William Patterson, In the sith year of his a.c. one of tho passengers by tho Duohess of Argyle In 1811. The Inn .ml will leavo bid late resldenoo to morrow (Wednesday), at 3 p.m. Piiendsare Invited to a'tend.

meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

OCTOSBB 23, 1881.

Abbott's Opera House— Bland Holt's Poetic _n_,Be__atlonai Drama, "Taken From Llfe,**B p.m.

Devonport Hsll-Annlverssry Tea and Publio Meeting ln connootlon with the Bnnday-sohooL Tea. 6.30 p.m.

Masonlo t-aU—Qaarterly o.nimnnle.tlon of Provincial Grand Lodge of New Z.aland, 7.31 p.m.

Newmarket HaU—Concert ana Ball.tn aid ot the local Institute. 8 p.m.

Newton West School-4 roh Hill Band ot Hope; special entertainment, 7.30 pm.

Newton Hall-Loyal United Brothers Anel Ternary Entaitalnment and Ball. Tea. 6.30 p.m.

St JoWa Wesleyan Mutual Improvement ABBOolatlor. Threo Ks-arr, by momberß, 7.30 p m.

Answers to Correspondents.

-OTTB.—Onoe.

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

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1882.

For the cause that lacks assist-a.-, Far the wrong that need, r-slst-ac. For the future iv the distance, Aod the good that we can do.

A BATCH of revenue returns, gazetted yesterday, .fiord another remarkable testi mony to the general prosperity ol Auck land, 'ltd. city takes the lead in every departnent. The postal and telegraphic bu-incis of a country is always accepted iv a very fair iudex to the general activity of trade. When mercantile men arc doing well, they dont hesitate about the price of a telej-raut. The cash revenue of the Tele graph Department last qu.rter was : Auck land, £4,114; Dimediu, £3,7G8; Christ church, £2,9.7 ; Wellington, £2,C92. The postal revenue : Auckland, £5,263 ; Dun edin, £5,111; Cliristchurch, £5,041; W.U Ungtou, £3,043. Tbe money orders issued : Auckland, £23,979; Dunedin, £18,540 ; Ch-'istchurch. £16,249 ; Wellington, £14,879, The Savings Bank transactions do not, apparently, show so favourably, until it is explained tbat Auckland is the only city whore thero is a Savings Bauk managed separately from tbo Government Bank. If tbe figures ot tho Auckland Savings Bank were added to the £50,521 received by the Post Ollice Bank the total amount would very much exceed the £71,510 deposited in Christ church during the quarter, or the £58,074 ol Duncdio. The Wellington deposits were £41,550. These figures, it may be hoped, presage the fact wbich we fully anticipate will be disclosed by the next census—that Auckland is once more tbe foremost city of the colony in population and wealth, as it has always oeen in beauty, and in the mag nitude ot its shipping trade.

Thb requisition presented to Mr Clark to day, asking him to stand for a third term as Mayor, of Auckland, expresses, we be lieve, the almost unanimous wish of the ratepayers. That is saying a good deal for the general satisfaction caused by Mr Tark's past administration of the office, because, on principle, there is hardly a man in the city who does not believe, in tbe abstract, that tbe retention of so important an office for a succession of terms is a bad thing. It prevents other men who have given up their tin., and talents to the pub lic service from enjoying tlioie honours which they may reasonably aspire t.,' A third term for tbe United States Presidency, even when represented by so popular and distinguished a man as Gm.ral Grant, split the Republican party, and would have wrecked it but for the merging of differences in the nomination of Garli-ld, The memor able third term of Dick Whittington has been embalmed in popular story, although it is very doubtful, historically, whether the hero was Lord Mayor of London more than twice, and his terms were, of course, divided by long intervals. In this instance, however, it is felt, In the first place, that we shall find it difficult to Improve upon Mr Clark; some declare that he has spoiled the office for any successor. And in the next place, It is recognised that thero are important ques tions with which he Ins been personally identified—as, for instance, the iramways and union of city and suburbs— which are still in an inchoate state, and be should be-tiforded the satisfaction of seeing them brought to full fruition. -Thcfe reasons appear to be sufficient for the waiver which has, by general consent, been entered against tbe objections to a third term, and a feeling of universal satisfaction will be felt that Mr Clark has consented to give his time to the duties for another year. Since the enlargement of the city, the work will ho more arduous than ever. When the Council is increased to an influential body of eightcea representative men, the question will arise whether they have notafair claim to the right of electing their own Chairman, or at least to Insist that any burgess chosen by the ratepayers to preside at their deliberations shall bave fin. qualified himself for tho position by service in the Council.

The collector of the rates for the late Ponsonby district ha 3 received instructions to take immediate steps for the recovery of all an earn of rates.

Prior to his departure for Gbristchurcb, Mr Medlicott was the recipient of a hand some present from tbe officers of tbe Bank of He. South Wales, who had served under him during hit accountantship of the Auck land branch of that institution, *

The Anckland Total Abstinence Society h~lds its annual meeting for the election of officers, &c, en Saturday next at 8 p.m. It is hoped tbat a very largo gathering will attend.

"Pro Bono Publico" complains of the practice of throwing fire-crackers about in Durham streel, which, he says, is carried on so recklessly that a fire is almost certain to be the result unless repiessive measures are adopted.

The Pitt-street Young Men's Association closes its present Bes-ion with a picnic at St. Helier's Bay. The affair is expected to be a grand success. It takes plaoe on Satur day next, The steamer leaves the whaif at 2 pm., returning at 6 o'clock. The price of the ticket is Is, and this includes re freshments on the ground, No doubt a very large number of fiieuds will go. Tickets can be had from any member, and will be sold at the steamer. . '

In tho action, Stewart Bates v. Jsme. Stephens, claim £49 17< 7d, heard .efore Judge Mac Donald in the District Court, His Honor gave judgment for plainiifl.with c ists £3 3s.

Short essays will bo read this evening at St. John's Wesleyan Young Men's Society, Ponsonby, by Messrs liulbert, Eowe, and Elkin, comm-ucing at 7.30.

The Ponsonby Fancy Dress Rail is an nounced for Friday, tbe 3id proximo, in the district hall. The stewards are Mes-rs A, Boardn-an, J. Cun_i-g_nm, A. Devore, W, K. Jones, Ed. Lewis, T. T. Mas.field, Charles Mnciadoe, and F. Quick, and the secretary, Mr D. K. Evans.

A hou.o at Otahuhu, owned and occu pied by Mr Miles Clarke, railway em ploye, was destroyed by fire early oh Sun day morning. Mrs Clarke was awakened about three o'clock by a smell of lire, snd had barely time to save her_elf nnd child ren. Her husbaud was iv town at the time. It is believed that tbe fire wub caused by some embers falling out of tli3 grate, where Mr Clarke's supper had been awaiting liis return. The natives who arc to take part in the Maori War Canoe Rice at the North Shore Regattn, during tbeir stay in Auckl.nd, will probably be lodged in suitable sheds erect.d at lirick Bay, opposite the Queoii . treet Whaif. A committee meiting for the purpose of making nccssary arrange ments in this respect is to be held this evening.

Tend.rs for alterations to the premises putchased hy the National Insurance Com pany haye beeu received by Mr H. G. Wade, the architect, from the following tenderers:—Messrs Morris and Co., £1,040; ,1, J. Holland, £1,28.1; VV. Gill, £1,2.5; El'ingbnm, £1,315; Currie, £1.328; Ma mure, £1,360; W. G. Connelly, £1,47-1. The tender of Morris and Co., at £1,010, has been accepted.

Building operations are about to be com menced on the St. Belier's estate. Mr Holder has just prepared the plons of a villa icsidcuce to be erected tbem for Capt. Clark, and others are expected to follow. A commodious waiting-room has been bit It at the landing place, aod a tramway iuus tho wholo length of the pier for the con veyance of passcngcis' luggage. The aviciiue and the wharf road are also lini-hed..

An inquest was held at Flat Busb, on the 20th inst., before Captaiu Kells, on the body of Mary Kingf-boroujjh, wbo died suddenly on the previous day. Deceased was w«ll known at Otahuhu, and was the widow of a pensioner. The evidence of C'barlci Cheater, and the statement of tho medical gentleman who had been in tbo habit of atttending upon her, disclosed suffi cient to account for death. Iho jury, aftt-r a brief consultuli n, gave a verdict of " Death from apoplexy."

In consequence of the death of the Key. Samuel Edger, B. a., who for several jcars filled with much ability the piesidcutal chair of the Auckland Total Abstinence Society, the committee are looking round for a citizeu to act as Mr Edpo-'s sueei ssor. Among members mentioned at a iccent meeting of the committee the namej ol Mr Joshua Robinson, about tho oldest member in Auckland, and Mr John Lamb, who has long been connected with the cause, were conspicuous. Much has been written about tho Civil War iv America, but rarely have we heard tho experiences ot an eye-witneis of tho terrible events of tbat unhappy _ time. Jos-ph Neave. a member ot the Society of Friends, bus kindly consented to deliver a lecture on " Peisonal Reminiscencrs of the War iv America," ou Friday evening, in the lecture hall of the Young Men's Chris tian Association. A treat may be antici pated. J dmission will bo free, but a col lection will bo made on behalf of the evangcli-tic work of the association. Members of Bands of Hopp, Juvenile Temples, aud friends of tho young, aro re quested to assemble ut the Temperauce Hall oil Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock, to practise hymns, to be aung in the uomain on the Oth November. Ihe pieces to be sung are thoso ko pleasingly tendered by tho 300 or 400 cbiUlicn iv the Choral Hall on the 24.h May last, ard have beon selected in compliance wilh llio request of a number of friends prcsont en that rc casion. Copies of t'-o words can be ob tained in the hall, but friends possessing Hoyle's melody book-i are requested to bring them. The St. James's Mutual Improvement Ass iciation held ita usual week y mcetirg last night, and, although a comiderablo number of visitors and others were disap pointed at the non-aopcaranco of tho lecturer for tho evening, a good meeting took place, the business being extempo raneous speeches oa subjects chosen by lot by tho members. Mr Kinsclla. who was to have discoured upon "The Wits of the Last Half-Ceutury," was unavoidably de tained by a business eog-gement. Among the subjects brought forward, those of "International Intervention," J'Outdoor Sports," "Contagiou. I isenscs Act," aud "The Desirability of Amalgamating the Various Mutual Improvement Societies of /..uckland,"' provoked most discussion, and many diffe rent views wero taken of t!,hem. Several property owners of Avondale have resolved to apply for the Government borer to sink for coal. The jox office of the Tambour Major Opera Company has been opened at Wa)te's. Special advantages are offered to those who purchase tickets before tho opening nixhtj first, reduction of prices; secondly, the privilege of securing their seats before the place ii open to the geicral public. The s«le of family tickets is proceeding now at Wayte's, and will be open on Thur.-day, the 2.th, when holdeis of family tickets only will have the privilego of securing their seats two days in „-vnnce. -he tickets are _old in packets of eighteen at 4s each, being a leduction of Is ou the regular prico of admission. They aro transferable, and therefore two or three persons may secure scats for the operas at the reduction

by dividing a packet between them. This p-ivilcge will not be available after the 2nd of November.

The grand Templar entertainment last evening in the Tempeianco Hall was by no means a success—at least, not such as its promoters anticipated. In the unavoidable absence of Mr Uoldie, the chair was occu pied by Mr Wiclock. who introduced the proceedings. Tbe Misses Griffiths gave a pianoforte duet in a satisfactory manner, and were justly applauded. Mr Lee-ham B»ng "Sailing;" Mi-s and Mr Peace give the well-known duet "The ring ing Lesson," highly creditable, and was encored; Mr George Carter sang in pretty style, and with tenderness of feeling, "Jessie, tbe flower of ilun hlaae," " Sweethearts," hy Mts Goodison, was likewise successful. Mr Goodison's " Uear England " was a moving strain in excellent style, Mr Martercouie foith with an old-fashioned comic, " Susan's Sunday Out," without an accompaniment, as this original singer needs no music to his songs, haying a style peculiarly his own, Mr Marter's songs ece-n to have a galvanic action upon tho audi once. As a laughter - produc'ng vocalist, he ia unequalled. Mr Alexander Smuh gave his three stereoiypcd recitations, the meiits of which bave often beeu pointed out. Seve ral other songs were given; but, honesty speaking, the entertainment wns generally disappointing to Mr Matßon and those who undertook considerable labour in making the necessary arrangements.

The annual meeting of the Ponsonby Choral Society was held last night in the Ponsonby Ball, Mr A If red Boardman (vice president) being m the chair. Upwards of ijfty members were picsent. The chairman briefly stated the operation* of the year, and, in conclusion, intimated that there was one .question to be decided, --which affected their relations with the''present society, viz., that of conductorßhip. Herr Schmitt had virtually notified tho com mittee that he desired to relinquish the post of conductor, bnt subsequently he had consented to hold it as long as hia health would permit. If he continued to act in his present cipacity, the society would remain asliated to the Auckland one, but if nor, ihere would have to be a separation. There were eighty-secep members on the roll at piesent, and only one cpnc.rt had been given in the Chotal Bali during the year. The icport was accepted as read. After Bowie discussion on tbe qtieati.in raised by the chairtnaD, it was proposed, i "That the Ponsonby Choral Society dis- I Bolve its coonectiou with the Auckland . Choral Society," uppn which the amend ' ment, " That the Ponsonby Choral Socio y i remain as it is," was moved. The amend ment was eventoa'ly carried. The follow ing officers were then elected:—Preside.t, Mr A. Boardman. Committee : Mcssis Geo. Cruickshnnk, Shaw' Chad~lck, and Macicdo.. Mr Boardman referral in terms lof high piaise to the valuable services which the late Key. S. Edger (first presi dent) bad rendered tbe society, and a vote of condolence having been passed, the new president was requested to communicate it to tbe members of Mr ledger's family. The meeting was then adjourned till Monday evening next, when a vice-president and a secretary will be elected, and, at the same time, the advisability or otherwise ot reorganising the society will come up for consideration.

To the Kditor: Sir,— Touching tbe letter in lost night's Star by " Half Drowned," 1 wish to remark that a lifo buoy in an open nailing boat is nonsense, and in nine cases out of ten persons cannot swim. When a boat sinks the buoy floats away and a noti swimmer cannot make for it; tvheiens, if the occupants of the boat wore a cork "-est or jacket tbey would lie all right, Twelve or foutteen ounces keeps a mau up, made as it should be. I sent a letter in to the STAK Ollice a few yeirs back on the same subject, showing how the jacket should bo made. — Yours, &c., A. C. Lucky, Parnell, Auckland.

A bout thirty hills purporting to havo been scut from the National Bank of flew Zea land, Wellington, to the branch bank in Wanganui for collection aro i-imag. The bills were posted on the IStb, an- it was supposed that they had been lost through the Posl Office in transit from Wellington to Wanganui. One or two business people in Wansianui (says the "Herald") have taken advantage of the mishap, and refuse to meet their bills.

The latest thing in novelty advertising is a card made of sycamore wood, thiuner th.ii veneer, and ns llexibleas the ordinal y c./d. Mr W. Is. Langbridge is the intro ducer. He has also in his possession a c_py of a lcttir seat by Mr E. H. Hamilton, private secretary .to. the Right don. W. E. Gladstone, acknowledging receipt of a spiciiucn of such cards cut fiom a tiee which was felled by the Premier of England at Hawarden. Of course theae cards are parts of the tame tree ; and guaranteed by that letter, the tree will probably go as far or further than (according to Mark Twain) a. sai.'.'s bones or the original cross are made to do under careful management.

Prosperous times are recalling some old faces to Auckland, among tht-m is that of Mr G. N. Bras.cy, barrister and solicitor, who has returned after practising hia pro fession for six years at the Thames, He has taken Chambers in Coombcs's buildings, (Juecn-strect.

The Commercial Club was largely P, ronised to-day,! but unfortunately * . number oi waiters was deficient, but this will soou he rectified. It was only to be expected that ou the first day or so some little confusion would occur, but the mem bers would, no doubt, pardon this. When the affair is alloat for a few days every wunt will be supplied.

The repetition of "Taken from Life" at the Upera Houso last evening was witnessed by a larger audie.ee than that which assembled on tho previous night, The sensation scenes were much more effective, several minor defects having been remedied. The humorous soliloquies by Mr B'nnd H.lt nud the " business" of Mr St. I awrence aud Miss Fenwick kept the audience highly amused, while the natural acting of Mr Douglas and Miss Jennie Watt-Tanner in the rOles of the persecuted hero and heroine at once commanded sympa thetic attention. '• Taken from Life" is lkely to be well suppoited du-ing the week.

A very attractive programme is in course of preparation for the concert which is to be given in ths Parnell Hall on Friday evening next (under the presidency of Bishop Cowie) In aid of the fund for tbe re pair of St, Mary's Pariouage. Among its special features will be the playing by Mr John Hnrtwell of a piece of mu.ic compo. Ed by himself. Th- hall bas b°en completely icnovated by Mr Totnlio.on, of tfco Ex change Hotel.and tho public who now resort there for entertainment are cimfortablv provided for. The tickets aro going off well, aud a crowded house is anticipated.

TELEGRAMS.

(PEK PUIS. A.SOCIATIONON.)

WELLINGTON, Monday. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

A woman namea juilaO'Beiroeatlempted lo commit suicide this afternoon by jump ing off tbe breastwork. She was rescued by two gentlemen who were pa?siog, and conveyed to tho lock-up. She will bo charged with the offence to-moirow.

ChI.ISTCHOr.CII,

this day.

This afternoon the 1.-sur-nce Association presented Mr Harris, late Superintendent of (tho Fire Brigade, with » bnndsomo piece of plate and a purse of 100 guinea-.

OAMABU,

Monday.

FATAL ACCIDENT TO A FABMER,

A farmer named Krace was to day kicked on the head by a horse he was driving, and sustained concussion of the brain. Bis life is despaired of, He was found by a ne'ghbour on the road, and medical assist ance was immediately summoned, but tho doctors hold oat little hope of his recovery,

THE V.R.C. SPRING CARNIVAL.

BY CABLE.-COPYRIOHT.

(SI'KCUL TO THE "STAR.")

ME LB /URNE, tbli day. Cup Betting Notes. Little Jack .. 100 to 10 Cunnamalla 100 to 9 Sting 100 toO Sweet William 100 to 8 Navigator 1(10 to 4 Hereford Bay 100 to 4 Sylvanuß 100 tot Darebin 100 to 3 Savanaka 100 to 3 Santa Claus.. .. .. .. 100 to 3 Prometheus 100to3 Calma.. .. 100 to 2 Belmont 100 to 2 King of tho Vale 100 to 2 Scgenhoc 100 to 2 Hecla 100 to 2 Bosworth - 100 to 2 Commotion 100to2 Sting has improved in consequence of a good gallop, aud is now quoted at 100 to 9. The Drummer picked up a nail in bis ; foot, and it is doubtful it he will be a starter. 110 has gone all to piec*s, and has been knocked out of tho betting.

The Derby Betting.

Belting on the Derby is unchanged, lraining Notes. At Flunington, yesterday, Savanaka and First Water went tho Cup distance in a style that satisfied tbeir bacKers.

Commotion and Allendcr went the distance at half speed.

Stockwell and Bagot went the Derby distance at a rattling pice.

Darebin was also out and did a good working gallop.

Aide-de-Camp and Prince George d*d a fast gallop.

Prometheua, King of the Vale, and Brunette were also out. The rain here has interfered with work on tho eonrse. [RETJTER'S CABLEGRAMS.] THE M-LBOUHNE CUP. MELBOURNP", Ootober 23. I The following horses have been . cratched for the Melbourne Cop :— Aide-de-Camp; Atlacb(s, Bryan O'l.yon, Garde-ia, Hobart, Ironmaaler, Mistake, Mauti'u.-, Proctor, Prattle, and Bupert. The betting is uncharged, wilh tbe ex ception of Drummer, whose price has de clined, owing to an accident to 100 to 1.

" This" for the Maribynong Plate, Derby, and Cup.

DUNEDIN, this day. "Warrior." io the "Daily Times," gives the following tip. :—

MAEIBYNONG PLATE.—Ncina, Lap lander, Sir Lawrence, Ditty, Segenboe, Navigator, and Prometheus. Cur. —Hereford Bey or Little Jack ; Sweet William, Savanaka, Cunnamulla, Sting, Stockwell, and Assyrian close np. Darebin was so badly kicked in the Caulfleld Cup that he may be prevented for some time from lunning.

A MAORI PROHIBITION OF PROSPECTING.

Warning Letter to tlie Mayor.

His Wobship the Mayor received a letter yesterday, in Maori, which, on being tran 1" lated hy Mr S. J. idmonds, waa found to be a notice from Hamiora Te Kuri (a well known ar.d influenti ..1 Kingite chief) that all prosptcttug was to cease over his laud, viz., Rangitoto, Maiaeroa, Hutaki, and Tuhua. The epistle is more explicitly woided thau ia the custom with native deliverances, and there is a veiled threat in it that bloodshed may ensue if the prospecting is continued. It may po»sibly mean only n display of idle braggadocio ou the part of the writer, or it may, indeed, be a forgery in so far as the signature is concerned; hut at auy rate it calls for immediate euquiry. It i* wtll known that the Tuhua country is said to possess many indications of auriferous wealth, and tb-re is reason for believing that a good deal of private prospect ing is going on. If the letter really has all tbe authority that its writer arrogates to himself, it may forebode trouble in connec tion with the" very delicate negotiations which the Native Minister is here to open up for tlio continuation of the Te Awamutu railway line through the King Country to Taranaki. We append the translation ot the epistle :—

" To the Mayor Chief of the Council of the Piovinco of Auckland :■—

""Salutations.—Th's is our request, which give effect, to and cause your in- Jlueuce to beexeited, that this our prayer may be properly attended to. Greetings,— May you live for ever, and may God pro tect you during tho days you may live. Here ends our sympathising greeting. Our request, which we send to you, ib this : That the Europeans cease ta pros pect for go!d on the following places—viz., Kangicoto, Maraeroa, Hu-aki, and Ttihuß, because all these lards aie settlements belonging to me,—(hey are all farms belonging to me. We bate all possc.Bions or treasures iv these lands, aud it would be better that the Europeans aad Maoris cease entirely to travel on those lands. This is to ask you to give notice or advortise these featiincnt* for the informa tion of tho Europeans, lest tho time should arrive when the pri-on house of my ances torß should be reached, tbat is -laughter. You will theu say the crime is mine. No, I have not committed a

crime (?) that is the description or kind of person my ancestors und for adnlteroui thieves and murderers. These arc tbo sentiments indicated. Secondly, the whole of this island has been appr-ipiiated (swallowed up) by the Euro peans. 1 his land ia a storehouse (contain ing the necessaries of life) and you are actually seeking for tho treasures tbat are under me. Let thin bo put a stop lo "IIAMIORE TE KdIII. " Whatlwhatihoe, Alexandra, " October 20th, 1882."

[Trakslatok's NO-K]

"The writer, in using the word "P.tengi," has niisconst-ucted the sentence. I think he iutended to convey tbe Idea that th. storehouse was being undermined, and tbo con'.enrs appropriated to the European*, who are pHced in the c-tr-goty of adul terous thieves and murderers."

DEPUTATION TO THE MAYOR.

He Accepts Nomination. "~~

A dkputaiiox of burgesses, consisting of Messrs J. P. King, A. Linabuty, W. 11. Fenton, J. Gray, and W. 1). Dallen, waited upon Uis Worship tbo Mayor,at tho City Council offices,this motning.for the purpo.e of presenting a requisition inviting him to accept nomination for re-election (for t_e third term) to the Mayoral chair.

After tbe deputation had been received,

Mr King said—Your Worship,—We wait upon you this morning not as tbe tailors of Tooley-strcct, but as representing tbe people of a tic-laud, backed up by a strong petiiiim toliciting jou to stand again for election to the Mayoralty of the city. Wo fe 1 ihat you have pro pounded certain iaipruvtments for the city, and we feel al-o that you have con ferred an immense benelit, not only upon the municipal residents, but on the people generally, by yourendoavours especially to bing the outer districts within the city. No stronger proof of the universal ru-isfac tion with your representation of ub as cur Mayor could be given than tbis influential petition asking you to accept office again for the next twelve months. I need not detain you with any funh.r rcmarke, but will at once read the petition. It is as tollows:—"To vis Worship the Mayor of the Ci yof Auckl.nd. The undesigned burgesses' of tbe City of Auckland view with regret your appio-chiDg retirement from ollic- through etlluxior, of lime. We have had every opportunity ofdiscernirg your many estimable qtali ies for the office you bave to ably hl'ed for the punt two yearn, aod wc respectfully request tbat you will agaiu allow yourself to be nomi nate! as Mayor for tbh city." [Signn. tures.l I may just add tbat 107»r6 ap pended, and that tbe number conld have b.-en trebled without any difficulty. His Wort-hip replied ; I need not say lo you, gentlemen, tbat it is gratifying to me to receive the exprofsions of approval which Mr King has just made verbally, and which arc also contained in tbi. requisition, re garding the way in which 1 have discharged the duties of Major during the last two years, or, at all crews, tbe endeavours I have made to discharge those du'ies satis factorily. I may Bay without egotism tbat 1 havo not spared myself in the endeavour to dinehargo them satisfactorily, although, in some inspects, no doubt, 1 have fallen short, and may not have pleased everyone. That, of course, Is scarcely lo be expected. With reipect to the requisition, 1 will say tbat 1 havo beeß looKing forward with pleasure to a relief from the continuous wotk which tbe posi tion I bold places upon one. .Not, as regards tho weekly tvening meetipg-. (f.r though cu»tom, I suppose, I have got to feel that that arr-ngement was not such a task as l anticipated at one time they might bave been), bnt rather as regards tbe daily work, and tbo never-ceasing demand upon one's thoughts in connection with mattors going on. But I have bro-ght my mind to the point of acceding to the request, and principally because there are several important matters that are in progress which I should like to see finished. Ido not mean to say tbat my presence io the Council is necessary to the finishing of tbe«e matters—even Jna satiafactory way— bnt I have a certain amount of gratification in knowing that I was in the Council when they wore initiated, and I should also liko to be ln it wh'en^ they were in a forward way for concluding that, at all events,' satisfactory arrangements were being made. 1 need not particulatiso these questions further tban to say that I might indicate Ihe question of the wator supply, It is much purer now thau it wss two years ago, and I hopo that before the end of an other year I shall be in a position to say that it is un>uipi~sed in purity by any water supply in the world. Then there is the question of a Free Public Library and Town Hall. The point to which Mr King referred, viz., tbeexten-ion of the boundaries of tbe City, has not yet been disposed of, -Ibe arrangements for the wards are net yet complete— indeed, only temporary arrangements, and this, rather tban bare none at all. The various districts . have been added to the City as they applied, because there was no time for arrangement. Then there is that other nutter, which has got me into disfavour with a certain portion of the community, tbat I would like to see fairly tried —tbe Contagious Pi-eases Act. Although, as I lemajkcd before, I do not consider my presence in the Council neces sary to the carrying-out of tilts- matters, still I .liquid like to take a hand, and in spite of |tbo faci that I feel it in volve* a certain amount of saeiifice on my part in the matter of time—well, I willingly give it. Mr King : I know that ihe acceptance ot office invo'v s a .actifi-C, and people have often sp 'ken of your Bcif-abn. gation in these matter's. We are glad to obtain your consent to nomination," howe-er, for the matters referred to will he better|matnred under your hands and more success'ully carried out- than they could be under a successor who was new to the Mayoral office and had his duiien to learn. We feel that your coutiuued service as Mayor will be of immense benefit to the city. The Mayor : I wish tbat you had not put it so strongly. Ihe Mayor, abhough thp head of the Council, is not wholly iosten sible for tbe measures that are canied. Thereare Councillors wbo havegivenadoae attention to a'l tbe matters I have spoken of, and in case a change in the Mayoralty did take place, and a raw man was returned to office, the business would go on satisfactorily. I say this in compliment to the Council. There are Councillors in it who are qualified

equally well to drive the Corporation coach I or to coach a new Mayor, After some further remarks ou ■ either I side, the deputation thanked Bis Worship j for acceding to Iheir requ.st and then with drew.

CABLEGRAMS.

[Pfi.ss Association Despatches—

Copyright.]

LONDON, October 23-6.30 a.m,

CETEW .Yu'S ROLE.

The Kinglets have been created unteu mas under Uetewayo.

THK ERENCII IN THE PACIFIC. The question ot Fiench evacuation of the Island of Kaitraiha is unsettled. C LLIERY DEMAND?. The. English colliers are insisting upon au advance of fifteen per cent. THE JOHN ELDER ARBIvED. LOSDON, October 20. Arrived yesterday : The Orient steamer John Elder, from Melbourne on bept. 4. LAND LEAGUE DEFALCATIONS. LOI.D »N, October 22, It iB alleged tbat the Land League aocounta omit receipts to the extent of £98,000. FENIAN SOCIETY IN LEICESTER. A Fenian society of the extr.me Ameri can type has been discovered at - eicester. ARABI'S THIAL. ALEXANDRIA, f*ctober 22. The counstl employed to defend Arabi j have socured the light of cross-examining witnesses, a.d it is certain that Aiabi and his fellow-prisoner* will receive a fair trial, SIR GARNET AVOLSELKY'.* RETURN TO ENOi_A_.D. ALeX~N-)R1.., October 22. Sir Garnet Wol-eley has sailed for Hog laud.

ENGLISH OFFICERS IN THS EGYPTIAN ARMY. ALEXANDRIA, October 22, Under the scheme of re-oigaoisation drawn up for the Egyptian Government by Baker Paßba, half tne officers in future will be Englishmen.

A STEAMttR ASHORE.

LONDON, October 22.

Intelligence lus been received be c that the steamship Gulf of Finlaud, 1586 tons, outward bound from Liveipool to Mel bourne, went ashore at Gebbuizoogur, in the Bed Sea, and is in need of assistance, ■which has since been promptly sent from Aden,

AUSTRALIAN.

WELCOME RAIN IN AUSTRALIA.

MELBOURNE, October 23. Accounts to hand from all parts of Auntralia state tbat a heavy ininfalt has been experienced, and glowing accounts of the effects upon the crops are to hand from the country district-. DEATH OF J. P. HYDE.. MELBOURNE, October 23. The death is announced of Mr J. P. Hyde., the well-kuown actor.

A SCHOONER WRECKED. MELB.Ut-NE, October 23,

The schooner Yarra, bound irom I>ew castle to Melbourne, became a total wrick at 3 o'clock this morning, /.ll on board have been saved.

SCINTILLATIONS.

Common sense is not a common thing.— Valaincourt. It is a double pleasure to deceive tbo de ceiver.—Fontaine.

Every one is eagle-eyed to see another* faults and his deformity.—Dryden, When credulity comes from the heart it does no barm to the intellect. —Joubert.

Fra-k, who had been out to hunt for egg,, .ays: "Ma, the hens are laying eggs by the bu.bel, and the old looster Btands around and encourages them." Dai.y, hearing the sunset-gun for tbe first time, asked ber sister Be->ie what it was. Be»Bie say., *' JD.n't you know, it is the sun goinis down with a bijng." Though the Prtmier goeß|» Wellington agaio next month, he is resolved io ipeud Christmas in Auckland. The almost total failure of the year's opium crop is announced from Yertia. it i« proposed to bold an exhibition of fans at Paris during the coming winter. During tbe last fiscal yc»r the fees on bills iv the House of Commons amounted to £31,009, fend in the House of Lords to £30,022. ■'Can you tell me," asked a Sunday school teacher of n little girl, "why the Israelites made a golden calf?" "Be cause they hadn't g-ld enough to make a cow I'" was the reply. At Hokitika the authorities kindly rang the fir-bell in the early morning, to rouse people desirous to ree the comet. ''Grandpapa, the sun is brighter in summer ihan in winte-, is it not?" "Yes; and it is warmer, and enjoys betttr health ? " "Why does it enjoy better healh?" " Bee.use it gets up earlier." Under a new law, three women are to be appointed in each c.unty of Ohio, in con junction ~ith two men, as a Board of Visitors for tbe charity and correctional inttitutions.

Mr J. P. Hydcs, whose death is reported in our Melbourne telcgrnnn-, was one of tho oldest and ablest el colonial actors. He was well-known to old Auckland play gucrs. Be died in great poverty. The i ondou " Tilegr»ph" reports Mr Gladstone as saying tbat he had " sat at the feci ot the Game bird of Birmingham," iustend of the Gamaliel of Birn_ingb_,m. According to a recent return there are 88 convents, with 2020 nuns and 54C monks, in Switzerland. The property ot these foun dations is estim&tedas being worth £800,000, Cztr Alexander HI. is adding to the seventeen p-laces of nis father a new ore at Peterhofi, overlooking the Golf of Fin land. Its foundations aro to be completed at a cost of £60,000. The news from the French vineyards is of a very unfavourable natutc. In a majority of them the phylloxera has the field pretty mach to itself. All remedies seem to fail, wholly or in part. The Colonial Secretary and Minister of Public Works are b.-th seuthward bound, with the resolution to look as pleasant and say as little as tbey possibly o-n. Mr Bamlin is in town, trying to enlist tbo sympathies of tho people in ihe wants of Franklin electorate.

1 here is a deficiency of £919 a yeer in the working of the Christchurch Cathedral, and a scheme of wholesale reductions has been submitted to tho Diocesan Synod.

MI NING.

SUCCESS.—The man«gcr telegraphed la«t evening: -"About 201bs. rich specimens to-nipht; more showing.—(Signed) Petkb Reid."

SOUTH-BN Cif-ss.—According to the usnal weekly report received to-day, clean ing up and retorting to-ik place on Satur day, resulting iv a return of 45-zi 15<lwts. retorted gold from all soufces, as follows :-Junction frotwail lender, from 50 tons, 15ozs Sdwfs; Albion, from 40 tons, llozs ; Oddfellows winze, from 4 tons, 4 zs; Oddfello.s rise, from 15 tons, sozs; All Nations.trom 30 tons,6 oz. ; Albion winze.below SOfll evel, from 3 tons, 3ozs: trials from various parts, from 8 tou», loz lOdwts. Total: From 150 tons, 45ozs 15dwts.

THAMES,

this day,

Tho Big Pump wa.9 drained to tbo 640 feet level at 2 o'clock this morning.

CRICKET.

EOUTH END V. KXOKISIOH.

Thb cricket mat oh-Outh End v. Uxoelstor toik olaoo on Saturday, and resulted ln favour or the former with 71 runs to spare. Appended are iho scores :-

..uu.n UND.- Howard, b Wa-.irgham, 3; Beaver, hit wicket 8; Sutherland c WaOCing ham b Macha-.tie, 13; G. drown, o Mac battle, b - aidirgham, ll ; Leahy, b Machattlr. 5 ; Hnlgar-, b Wvidingham. 1: Dtoki-y, b W.ddlng ham 8; D. Brown, b Wbdoligham. 0; l.raet, b vvaddtngham 5; Uroohfl-ld o snd b Wad dlnghain, 2; Lawt~n. not ont, 5; extras, 1 Total. 9S

Excelsior.—Machat tic, b Leahy, 0; Smith, b Sutherland, 0; Craig c Howard, b Leahy, 2; Colgan, c Brown, b Leahy, 4; Burns, c Leahy, b Sutherland, 0; Wadding~ani,.b Leahy, 0; Hob son, c Brown, b Leahy, 11; Perkins, b Leahy. 2; Sexton, o Dickey, b Leahy, 0; Milla, not out, 1: Smith, b Sutherland 1. Total, 21. The cricket match played on Saturday be tween the Sefton and Kingsland Cricket Clubs resulted in an' easy victory for the former by one innings ahd twenty-soven runs. -

AUCKLAND INSTITUTE.

♦ I LAtT night, tbe monthly meeting of the Auckland lostitute was held in tha build- • ings of the Museum and Institute, Princes street. There wai a good attendance of members, and Mr E. A. Mackechnie, presi dent, ocupied the chair. j The Chairman, in opening the proceed- ' logs, said : I tru.t it will not be con sidered out of plate if 1 take occasion to refer to the loss the insitute has sustained'l iuthedea-.h of the rev. Mr Edger. Be' had been a member of the isstitute for' some years, and took an active part iv the i procei dings. When I was elected president , 1 wai'ed upun hith, and he exprcs.ed bis I willingness to prepare a paper oh " Kduci- j catiou," a subject upou which he was well qualified to sprak, if only from .the success i of the education as carried out iv his own family. The paper was prepared aud placed on the list io June last, but there was no opportunity of reading it until the season tad ter minated. He then placed the paper at my disposal, but he expressed a wisb to be present wbeo it was read. As he had lef * the colony, and expressed a wish to be present whoo it was read, it was not pressed op lor reading, hopiug that he might in due time return. lam sure we should have ex perienced much pleasure in seeing hira once more m the coloDy in restored health and spirits. I have therefore handed tbe piper over to the in coming council of the insti tute, audit will be read, I presume, early next session, I have so far confined my self to remarking upon the connccti-n of the late Mr Edger with t-is in stitute, Hi- public Beivices and personal worth in other directions are well Known and recognised hy the community. They require no words of mine ta make him b.iter known or more highly valued. But I am sure I meet tbe wishes of tbe members in taking the earlie.t opportunity of ex pres.iog the general feeling of r. gret that prevailed upon receipt of the news of the death of Mr Kdger, and reminding tlioso present of the loss we have all eubtained in the removal from among us of au able and value- member of this institute, (-p ---plaus?.) Ihe Secretary (Mr i ■heeseman) thea read the fillovfing list of new members and donations :—New members : i>r. Eiigelow, Konsonby; Rev*. Air Macßao, Waipu. Donations to ibe Library aud Museum: 40 volumes N.Z. Parliamentary Blue-books, 10 volumes Universal Dicticnary of Bio graphy, 10 volume* .'antolojia, 22 pamph lets, Hon. H. Cbam.erlin. Papers on the Affairs of New Zealand, Debates in the Canadian Parliament on the Fed.iation of British North America, History of the Kebellion of 1837, London Magazinj for 1733, Hon. Colonel Haultain; Picturesque New Zealand, Mr C. O. Mont rose; Sword-fish, MrS. T. George, M.H.R ; Skin of White Swan, Mr F. B. Combes ; Skin of Black Swan, Mr J. Sinclair; skios of penguin, 1 rare fish, Mr P. Sandager fctewart; skin oftuinstone, Mr C. S. Gcoige; tiger's claw, Dr. Wright; 120 epecies of land shells from booth Enrope and North Africa, in exchange from Dr. Hobelt, Frenkforfc on the Maine ; case of silk specimens produced in New Z-a land, Hon. Mr Rolleston ; volcanic bomb, Colonel Haultain ; specimens of quartz and other rock specimens from Te -troba, Mr Porter; coppor and galena from Coro mandel, Mr J, Boyd. The Chairman said Ihat members would perceive that the donation, embraced a gift of GO volumes from the Hon. Henry Chamberlio,' Thete were ef very great valu.,—the more so as tbey completed their collection of Parliamentary bloc books and papers. In acknowledgment of Mr Cham.e.lin'f. kindness he would pro pose the following resolution : —" Ihat the thanks of the members be given to the Hon. Henry Cbani.erlia for his presentation to the institute of a laige number of books." —Mr J. Bttger seconded the motion, which was earth d unanimously, 'ihere being n • further discosrion offered on previous papers, the meering proceeded to new business. New Genera and Species of Coleop- TKJU.— A p»per on this subject, by Cap tain Broun, was read by Mr Chre.emau, Secretary, giving particulars of new kinds of these insects, discove ed at Tuakau, Bay of Island", Waitakerei, Wellington, and Duuedin. >o criticism or remark was offend upon the paper, which the Preri dent remarked w»a uot surprising when ii w_s borne in mind that there wee 2.0,000 different kinds of coleoptera, snd the s-udy of the subjeC. was. therefore, not easy or popular. He complimented Captain Broun hinbly on hh research. This 0-igix of tbe Boomerang.-Mr Campbell icad a short paper on this subject, illustrated by diagram., etc. He Btated that the^existencc of such an extraordinary weapon as the boomerang among such a rude tribe of mankind as.the Australian natives had never been satisfactorily ac counted ior, and he ptopo.ed to advance a theory propounded by hi< friend Mr W. Blytti, of Rustell, with that gentleman"* permission. That theory was that the pec-liar flight of the boomerang was sug gested by the exactly similar flight of the leares of the eucalyptus tree, which bad also a striking resemblance ia shape tc the boomerang. Th>s would account for the absence of the boomerang from other c.uii tric*, since the eucalyptus wa« essentially au Australian tree; and adopting the theory of some ethnologists that the natives of Australia were allied to the Decc-os of India and tho ancient I.gyptians>, be found that these primitive p.-opie had throwing cudgels and other weapons of a similar kind, of which the boomerang was probably a devtlopm.e-t.-Dr. Purchat _ ked if the b-omera-g h.d b.en known to the aborigines of Tiumnma, where the eucal.ptus wa? also indigeneus.—Mr Campbell believed it was not; hut ex plained is absence by pointing out that the T.sma-iaris were of Papuan or Polynesian ori.in, and would not, therefore, have tbe starting point from which to develop the boomerang as the natives of tbe Austr.li.h Continent had, PL-TIHU_t IN GOLD-B-ABING Quak.tz. —Ou this subject Mr J. A. Pond reid a valuable paper, pi which we give, tbe full text 'as ' follows:— Some months ago, while the sbaft in the Queen of Beauty Goldmining Company wa? being deepened from the 54,0 to tbe 600 feet level, a quartz yeiu was cut, which descended neatly ver tical, and finding this to b<? impregnated with massive pyrites, I decided t-ai.ay portions t- prove as ,to its gold-bearing character. The first assay of 200 giains yielded bullion -021, whicb, on farting in nitric acid, stil retained i s silvery lustre and appcsr.nce, allowing that Borne other metal than gold was present, and this led me to continue the further examina tion of this vein. Making assays of the different portions of the stone, I obtained various values, the highest being *776grs. of bullion from _00grs. of ore, which,' after parting, was reduced to *126grs., or equal to lOozs. to the ton. Plac'iijj the various beads together, I proceeded to isolate the metal, obtaining silver, gold, platinum and iridium. My examination has only been a qualitative one as yet, as the breaking of a flask containing the whole of my solution resulted iv the lo*s of an unknown amount; and hence tbe absence of exact dsta; Tbe assays made from this leader varird con siderably, the lowest being at the rate.of loz, sdwls, lSgr.. to lOozs. Gdwts., show ing that it was ye y irregularly present' in tho stone. ' When the peculiar characteris tics of its presence arc found ie will be possible to isolate sufficient of the group to show the quantity of the o'her members of the platinum group which accsmpauy it. In the continuation of this investigation I have found this metal present in tin large reef, both at the 540 feet and 600 feet levels, by assay, but in very much smaller prr-por*inns, and have washed several packet' ot tailings from tbe battery, tho resu t of the crushing of this reef, and obtained the metal iv the shape of minute grains accompanying the esciped gold. These grains viewed under the microscope are generally rounded, but a great many tnke the o.tuhedral shape, same being beautifully p.ifect crystals. As it is intended to commence si-king immediately to the 670 feet level, 1 shall have ample opportunity of continuing my examina tion of this subject with a view to finding wbe lrr it is possible to note its jresence in tbe stone by any visible peculiarity. The raity of tbis metal beiDg found in situ may be gathered from Ore, who remarks of a sample of or. con'ainitigphtinuni Irom Guadalcanal in Spain, 'Tnis would be the only example ri platinum existing in a rock and iv a vein." ! Since then, however, EdisoD in America i and RoscoO and Schbrlemmer have shewn that it exists more largely tban.isgeDeraily ! presumed,"and I ihink it is highly probable i that if it was Icok.d for systematically at the Thames, it would result in its being found much more widely distributed in the J netwoik of ldfs and leaders thau is i generally supposed, - R.pljing to questions on the subj.ct. Mr .Fond said he had not gone iuto the commercial value of the dis covery at all; that tlie platinum did not form an alloy with the gold, as found by him ; and that the former metal could not he separated by amalgamation, hut solely by gravitation. At the close of the meet

ing, "Mr Pond also exbitoiTdtfilW teretted, by means of tbe microscS&X crystals of platinum referrred to _«P paper. V . The Visionary Faculty op Mi_. d '__~.' Mr Macke-hnie next read a len-tby oh _ able paper on this subject, which was heaid with much evident iuierei-t. He remarked at the outlet that, whatever mental powers might be posse-.cd by visionaries, it would in every insla.ee be found that the imagination was ia excess of ihtir other power.. and it wa3 al .„ gc-crally true of visionary people that they lived solitary liven, were very sparing in their diet, and were close students of the Bible.. Emanuel awndmtorg might be taken as the mo.t promiuent repre»entative of the m.dero visionary or see. ; and the j writer pioee-ded to give a brief sketch cf j tbe nfe aod labours of that remarkable I man. There could be no doubt tbat Swedenborg wrote truthfully, and that the I spirits, angels, &c, described by him were a. real io him as any material oh jects. ,\l_y, then, were those things which were true to Siredenoow not true to every one» X fair criticism of Swedeuborg's writings showed that all the anyelic and spiritual beings described hy him were devoid of in. dividua.ity ; they all held tbe same view* and hud the tame modes of thinking and form, of expres ion j they displayed a most narrow and mtolerant spirit, not con.istent with angelic attributes ; they spoke of the plijnet-, but only mentioned those known to science In Swedeuborg's timo j thoy siated all the planets to be inhabited, and even our moon, though it is pretty nearly a certainty that some of them are not habitable; and it was thus fair io conclude that in all there was no more than the expression of Sweden oorgs own kiowl.dge and opinions, evolved by the reflex action of his own mind. The writer next referred to Wm Blake, a London art.st and poot, as a re! mark-blc instance of the possession of the ywiona.y faculty. Unlike Swedenborg, the faculty in Bloke wa ß developed at a very early age When between eight and ten years of age he saw angels and other spiritual beings who seemed to him aa real as the people around him. All through his life Be saw and conversed with Mos-s. Homer Haute, Milton, and lar*e aambel'a of great men, kings, and warrior", of farmer ThlnA S°P *,Cl l Vlew ol the-e Phenomena than did Swedenborg and other visionaries, inasmuch as he did not look upon the being. as real, but recognised them as the product of his own imagination. The poet Shelley was aI SO induced as a? vi-ionary! i t* ,o-JR n l not.°f •><* Pronounced a type as Blake, but marked by tbe general , chsr_cten_ttc« of insufficient nutrition, ; solitary Belf-communin KS , and powerful imagination. Bu ease with the others ; went to prove the truth of the saying -'• If ; we eat too much wo dream, and if we eat , too little we see vision.." Turning ;to consider fictitious works, Mr : Macicechme gave a _ ul i analysis of the character of Hamlet, which was . that of a vistionary who by solitary , brooding on one subject was at length ; wrought up to an to imagine tbat he saw his father s spirit. The imagiaatl. c works ■ of Dante and Milton, regarding heaven, , hell, and spiritual exi.tence, were next noticed and it was pointed out that the j descriptions here, thouji avowedly factitious, exactly corresponded with . the ieal descriptions of Swedenborg. In answer to the question-What _ is tnediflerencebetwoau th« imaginations of . fictitioas writers and those of visionaries' , the »r,ter asierted that the one class were ( in a sUte of mental health, while the ( others were in a state of disease. The ; imaginative miter sees with his miod's eye f o.ly, but the visionary sees with his bodily , eye also j in other words the visionary mind , was sound in all re-pects but one—and that one was tbe imagination. It was theu , explained scientifically, by means of a dia . gram of the brain and eye, how the ibtina , might be disturbed by internal mental action in a certain condition of tbe blood, I so as to produce the impression of actual l 8!. e'1!. an/ k°\ v ihis annormal condition of the bio d could ba artificially Induced by ; means of alcohol, opium, or belladonna. . The horribl. vi-ions of diabolic beings which tormented Bunyan in his early days _ were quite analogous to the painful ex. . periences of the yiciim. of delirium tremens ! —the exciting cause in Bonyan's case being } tbe deterioration ef his blsod caused by liis , "crucifying thp fle^" by abstemious living, . combined with his naturally powerful im. , agination. The discus-don of this paper , was deferred ii'l next meeting ot the in . shtute—the final one of thia session—which , takes place on Monday, 20th JVovember next. _ Among the exhibits shown on the side tables were epeciroena of the Australian black swan and the English white swan -ihe fomcr measuring nearly five feet , aud tbe latter fully five feet from the tip oi the beak to the tip of the tail. Both . were bred in New Zealand, and were really _ splendid specimens.

POLICE COURT.-This day.

. - '■'- (Before J. E. Maodonald. Ekj., R.M.) Dau» K.-B6bert Birmingham, Ba. , BTE-UKG.-Chrlstlna Allen was charged with iaroeny ol noots and a lady's ulster, value -U10& the property ot Margar.t MoR-ady, on the llth inst. t-nthe appilc*tion of Begeant Gsmble the oise was r-_n_nde_ nntll Friday. Theprl. so.er, a reep-ot-ble-looking young woman, said , the was not guilty. BaU allowed, one burely In Watch a-jd Chaix.—Edward MuUer and , Alfred Wright were charged with stalinij a gold vratch and chain, Value £20, on the "'lst instant, the property of Ellen Waller—Thi • case was remanded untU to morrow. I The Little One.-Henry Gidlelgh was , charged with fading to obey an order for the payment of 15s per week towards the support of his illegitimate child.-Mr Theo. Cooper asked for a remand until to-morrow, aB thero ■ were boiuc peculiar circumstances in the caso.— Sergeant Gamble said it was a Thames affair and should be remanded to that districts-Mr ! Cooler said he «_> not urns th.t nn, Womb to i had power to deal with tho case, which waa . first h_ard by Mr K-nriotc—VlnaUy li waa derermlnod to oriog the case forward to morrow. - - defendant armitted to ballin the meantime. • I A Poor Man _>nd Hie w ip«._a u or __ t waa granted to J amis McQuillan, a. labourer. piC hlbltlug hotel-keepers from supplying his wife • with intoxicating drink. "'? i Oinxous.—Edward Lloyd was charged with • I assaulting -v. j. Qoak bjr threatg a__ follow hi* him yritp »n open klsf.. on the 7th inßtant. ' The prosecutor dla not »pp-w. — . ergeant i ?J ia£ 3l° J** 1? !*?? Dri«. oner haa been lodging at I tnoProiinol_lßoardtßg-honse,abortland_itrest, s Prisoner ha. been heavily oa the diinlr, __A. was In a state ot delirium tremeriß .aifthe time. .* Ho ■»bb now recovering and Mr Cook' waa not i lnfearothl. life.-Discharged. *.. f Breach op C»u»__ts to animals Act — , Übarifs Whisker was charged, on Bummons. » with 0-ÜBinn to be o-rrled 18 sheep from Sew- i 3 mark-to Anokland. ijing them,and causing* l unn-oeseary pata to the sheep, on'thi 18th loot _ --Defetdant said the sheep wpre placed In a comfortab'e position, there was 'ample room. J ani their heads were up - Sergeant Gamble cx l preeted a different oplnlon.and rallea evldenoe. - —Uef-ncant s-.ld he was unlearned ln the bye ; laws, and would plead guilty throngh Ignorance. . -Sergeant Henry Martin deposed to the facts 1 he did not oonnt the sheep, the fluricg oart was . orowded ; the driver Bala there weie 18 nheen r tier1 .—Fined 10s and oDSte. . I OvE..i,iADiNO.-The foi'owlng persons were 1 oharged with breaches of the Harbour Board 3 Regulations by carrying a greater weight than 3 two tone on a Stogie p.ir of wheels over tbe i Q leen-. treet Wharf:— tVilllam Nealey. George • Cooper, George Gilpin, J a-r os Snfelgar, Edward ' Simrwln, and r.iohard Finn. Is eaoh. ~* t Ebvobof JoLQMW.T.-~lexander Watson. _ bm.d.r, was chiiged on Bummons with not • ping a "-nt burning by 'a certain f.noe. ■ alleged to have been ereoted by him lnCom i merce-Btreet.-Mr "Wateo'n Bald the wrong per". . bo- had been summoned; he had nothing to do t either with th» contraot. r the fence On the'l7th Inst. -1 he oass was dl«mis»ed. ■ Cmno. . f Fomouß D«iv_no.-Tbon_aa i Patteson was charted with furloualy driving , two horses and a 'bus at a furious rate alone Fort Btrurt on the Ut ti __Bt.-On tne applio-tlO » Kiids e**. the oiße waa rem»nded until f _.BowLI?,, Saloon, r Gerhard Hansen and , Stephen Ward were charged with a breach of the Gaming _ Act by establishing a game of » chance, and by disposing of tickets'for whioH 1 ™°ney Prizes wen?i tobegiven.on the 31st _OBt.-~ 1 ~f, .v ylor ~ pp?~'S.d % defendants and pie -ded _ R*ullty, and said that ho had pointed out to Han. ~i?„~ h*iLS? ww-wrpng, and advised him to flead guilty. Ward was simply a servant • .„~ 1.~ S 0 en' -~*#? w «s'willing to take , the responsibility upon himself. Ho F !J"~ht say, in extenuation, that,' although illegal, it waa only fair to state that Hansen I merely accepted a very modest per-centoge on j each game. Ho might also inform the Court that amongst the patrons of defendant's at ■ | tractive table wero the detectives themselves.— ! ; bupenntendent Thomson admitted Mr Tyler's j statement; the detectives undoubtedly were in , j the saloon. Defendant, somehow or other had J obtained a license for his bowling table. On - i visiting the saloon on Saturday ovenine ho . . found nearly 150 youths in defendant's ph-ce. , purchasing tickets and participating in theexcit ing games, out of which defendant got a good • percentage. In one Inßtau. c a youth bad been - attracted to the table, and lost nearlyll?M? Irr e .~_,W. B. a ~' a.nd M he"for 'be time be'ng, i Wi b the bread -winner of the family. It became "L"*Xf 6i,oa5 m»t:ert<>nl"'n>other.lMr^lM RSf X"h~3.~_£ Sf_" el"!*Sed »°th'spar IcJii. i ana four I ere, — and he h-d nevrr-b-en SJSftl'Ba. '*-H»*»*E£. Tit ll ha h.„ noarr J °. on openly; bnt now. wotTld .SSfc? 1J? JT«t »* that »' was l legal, bu Ti~f f r~ pso? n 1 ana Proootd at once t_ Ike United eiatoi. of dmerlcs. He might tay tbat ha*,?m~-~.S al d. XP° ,l~ e W-B--wS W -Hlf w~yA.tod _aßt_ hß P'«_»-BP ot tbe pins. ~~.J .»Vo «hlp. havirg commented upon the oase Imposed a floe of 20b and costs. " 1 ThU wasallthehutlneßr>.

The barque Earl Derby hauled off Into ' the stream this morning. About eighty tons of manganese was dis. charged from tho sohoorcr Uiilfin into the . barque Ashmore yesterday. This is the first of her London cargo, all of which is * expected to come to hand speedily after the ' Hermione's loading bas been completed,

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 24



piANoSI FlAmS} p MOS] JUST LANDKD. PICK A-HMORK. Being made to special order, persons ln want Of a goon Piano should call at onoe and see tbem. Second-hand Piano, £21. Can be seen at Mr T-CO9. h. wsb_*3, ho_ ■on-Btreet. three doors from Cook-street. __■ -WDUSTKIAL AND PROVIDE*.! JL PERMANENT HTjn.i'lNß.L-ND. AND *_____-.'-_._*-'-' SOCI-l V OF A_*OKI__ND, ( INVESTING -HARES. This Society Is now Isa-inf. a limited number Ot Investing Shares as f.l'ows :— INVESTINO BHAKES, Ordinary, carrying fall rate of Interest and profit. Members paying Bnbßorlptinna in advance for a period ot 6 month, and upwards aeoura oorrOcpond ing advantages. PAID-UP SHARES ot the value of fi.or_-.oli for limited periods, carrying 7 per cent. Interest, payable hilt-.early lo cash and participating In proilta. MONEY ON DKPOB.T. The Society Is aIBO prepared to receive Money On Deposit on the following rates of interest :— . For 12 months, at 7 par oent, interest pay able h» If yearly. For 6 months, at 8 ocr cent. For shorter perlo 9t, 5 per oent. ..." .. GfcOKGE i*RASER, Manager. Ofilcesl Corner of Queen-Btreet and Vulcan ane. Wm. MoArthcr & Co., AUCKLAND, TO DEALERS INT FANCY GOODS, EARTHENWARE, CHINA AND GLASS AND GENERAL STOREKEEPERS. Plain and Fanoy Stationery Perfumery and Toilet Bosps Bmshwaro and Combs TabioandFouket Cutlery X.l', and B.M. Gooda Iron Bedsteads Mirrors and Fanoy Furnltnro Clocks. Watches, and Jewellery Tobaooo, Cigars, and Pipes Mq-1001 Instruments Barthenw _re. China, and Glass "Vase., Flower-stands, Seo. Parian Ware, Plotures Purses. Hand Hues, and Baskets Crioketlng Appointments lawn Tennis and Badminton Archery and Croquet Indoor Games, Toys, and Dolla NOVELTIES FOR CHRI3TMAS . XTITCHENS'S BLOOD RESTORER. The Publio are Cautioned against the sup position that tbe CORDIALIZKD BLOOD RKSTORER will oure tbe speolal ailments and diseases that the medicinal Is now so famous a me-iclne for. The Cordlalized Ib not a _~_Dion-_ ax all, but simply a preparation as a Palatable Drink, tbat will not counteract the effect of the Mediolnal, and that affords Hotel frequenters an escape from the nee of stimulants while being treated nnder Mr HITCHBNS'S CELEBRATED MEDICINAL BLOOD BBBTORBB. " L. D. NATHAN & CO SOLB AOENTS. T. & H. Cook c, ' 44 AND 46, VIOTORIA-STEEET [Factory: Elliott-stiieetl Having completed the arrangement of their New and Extensive Premliee, whioh are fitted With every appliance for the despatch of Ba.i ness. Invite tne attention ot Ladieß and Gentle mem FURNISHING to their Large Btook ot Drawing and Dining Boom Suites Brussels, Tapeitry. and Kidder Carpets Iron Bedsteads. Wardrobe*, Drawers Tables. Cheffinlerß, Side-Boards Mattraanes. Paillasses, Pillows Bolsters < Toilet Ware in great variety Linoleum, Floorcloth, Matting : Bearthrugs, wool Wat?, cocoa Mats Chimney and Toilet Glasses . Gilt Cornice* and Ccriiics Poles , Verandah, Venetian, and Toller Blinds Cane, Foldlnsr. and Chlldrens' (.hairs Hall T.ble., Hat Stands, Hall Ohalra Kitchen Tanleß and Kitchen Chairs Every Article Guaranteed, and Prices Reduced to the Lowest Amount, consistent with Best Quality in Mllt-iU.lt. and Workmanship. T. & H. COOKE, Victoria and Elliott Streets. G # T. CHAPMAN, BOOKSELLER AND STATIONS-., Has much pleasure in notify Ing to his Cus tomers and the Pnbllo goneraUy that he has now tskeh pocseesion of aud resumed Bußinesß In bis NEW AND SPACIOUS PREMISES ( On the Old Site, viz. 64, QUEEN-STREET, OPPOSITK BANK OF NEW ZEALAND tad also takes this opportunity ol*thanking his Customers for the support oooorded t~. him during the past 28 years, and hopes that, with ane-. accommodation as he now has. he will be •bio to supply aU requlrem„t_t3. '•); '; .. i,'.~ . ,' r ..■ ..:-! G. T. CHAPMAff, BOOKSELLER AND SVATIONEB. J H, Q-___._-IH.6T. ; 1) 1



Special Adveni-M-iDeata. i W. J. H™ 81 s C°"i HAVK ON BALE- j PRIME WHITE TUSCAN SEED WHEAT TARTARIAN SEED OATS BULL'S } In. BONKDUBT BELL'S -.ONE*. LOUR NEWCASTLE BONEFLOOR VICTORIAN BONEDUST AUOKLAND BONKDUST PERUVIAN AND OTHER GUANOS SUPER PHOSPHATE HURST'S MIXTURE. &0_ fttt. fcO. Also, PRIME TABLE POTATOES And, - f i OATEN CHAFF (Superior Sample) JIAIZB, OATS, BRAN BARLEY. FOWL WHEAT WOOD'S FLOUR. SHARPS BARLEYMEAL. OATMEAL i tea., tea., toe. WK HA E ALSO IN STOOK AND TO ARRIVE. AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; or ever, desoriptiow, STEAM ENGINES TBRABBING MACHINES. DRILLS, &C„ SIC,, _--. W_ J_ Hurst & Co., 101. QUEEN-STREET, Auokland. AUCKLAND GAS COMPANY (LIMITED). Established 1882. r.RVEYOEs of Light, Heat, andPowkb. The Company sell and ereot gaß-Ilttlngs. In cluding ~aa apparatus of every description, and gas-power engine-. Btook induae. Otto Gaa Engine.'. Oflice and Showrooms, Fort-street. MUTUAL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW Z-ALAND. The Business of the Company will In future be conducted io tne Offices lately occupied by Mr Edwin Blnney, No. 30, Queen street. Fire and Marine Risks accepted at current rates. By order ol the Board, ROBKR. DOBSON. General Manager. HASH I*U_CH_S_ My Spring Gooda now to band have been bought lor ABSOLUTE CASH DOWN, at unusually good Dlsoount, and I am now In the very tvst position to offer yon NEW AND CHEAP DRAPERY FOR CASH. Edward tester, Dbapsb, kakanqahap* Road. PUBLIC NOT'CE,—I hereby protest against the erootlon of Brlok Kilo by private Individuals on Pnbllo Ball way fetation at New Lynn (within -10 feot of my boundary fenoe, tries, and land ln oata), aa a departure from the original Intention of the Government, and damaging to my lntereata. The Hon. Mr. Roileston rules that It Is tho olear duty of the Government to maintain railway' Causae In re pair. The Railway Department rules tbat It Is the Olear duty ot the Government to pollute the air we breathe. "The land was taken lor rail way ot-rnoe-8.-— IT. G. -BNMOX, 100, Queen street. Auokland. raiHOKNTON, SMITH AND FTBTH HAVE FOR SALE I -1 Crown Fiom:, In sao_B, ICo*_ and Ifft " Chatnplon " ~,._. _ v Cantab ~ .. Sharps Bran Fowl Wheat Whabf Mill, Auokland DARIB -m/|ILLINERY, SILKS AND SATINS. RIBBONS AND LACES. HOSIERY, GLOVES LOWEST OASH PRICES, \\TILLIAM JJaTTRAY, NEW ZEALAND HOUSE, , 178, 180, _. 182, QUEEN.STREET, AUOKLAND, 12,000 ™"» THE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. ■'''•' 158 and 166, " QUEKN-BTKEET, AUOklaUd. EIGHTEEN RRTAIL BRANCHBB NOW OPEN IN THE COLONY. Now Showing. NBW BOODBI — 600 Boys* and Youths' Suits to ...... ■ . seleot from, at prioes . to suit everybody. Several new styles in - Little Boya' Washing Suits. -..'"■ Now Showing, NKW OOODSI-SOO Men's Tweed Salts, 650 Men's Trousers and Vests, 700 Men's Trousers. Wori- Ing Men, try our Mole- Skin Trousers, the best and cheapest in town. Now Showing. NEW GOODS 1-7.0- Hats and Caps, all styles; Hel mets Se Straws ln great variety; Hard and Soft Felts, Several novel ties, selected for the Auokland climate, Now Showing, NEW GOODS 1— In Regatta and Oxford Shirts, Ties, Scarfs, Merino. Cotton, and Bilk Shirts and Drawers, Portmanteau, Rukb. Umbrellas, Hat . " *"'._'* Cases, 8.0, QP E CIA L NOTICE. The undersigned begs to Inform his numerous customers and the general public that he haa lust received the first shipment of ... SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS, CONSISTING or— ENGLISH, FRENOH, & SCOTOH TWEEDS AND COATING.. Also, SERGE 3of different shades, suitablo (or the season, and a salendld line in MOSELLA Vf-STINGS. - .: ■■ N.8.-The trade supplied with -short lengths at wholesale prices. . ... H. I_ POSSENISKjre, Merchant Tailor aud iSportbr, Btreet, Anokland. -kTORWICU TJNIUN jfißn INSUK _LI ANCB SOCIETY. E lIUISHID 179 7. Amount Insured exo * £150,000,000 Losses paid _.__,_, ----- .._._.«. ..fi3.7M.000 THIS SOCIETY, Well known for b liberality In Us dealings, and for promptitude ln the settlement, of claims, is prepared to acc_i'-"ri.k_ on EVERY INSURABLE DESCRIPTION 09 PROPERTY, il ** ■ GREATLY EEBUCED RATES. LOSSES PAID by Cheque on Society's Bank ers IN AVCBLAXD, without ref erouce elsewhere, Immediately after production of PROOF OF Loaa WILLIAM T. J, BELL, Chief Agent, Provlnolal Dlstrlcta ot Anokland and 1 Mranakl N.8.-All Monies received in NOW 2J-_land nre Invoetad ln the Coropaayi



Price :To Gentlemen—Thank you. To Ladle.— A smile. l.ate»t Oladatoalan Adver tising N-Velty — "The BursaD."—Stlo-buiy's BulldlnKa.-fADVT.I Kcvcrnl respo-tablo young women, as waitresses, aro wanted for the Commercial Club. Kespcctnblo young persons would find the wages good, and the hours nro only Irom 12 till half-past 2„ and from 5 till 7 p.m. Appli cants aro to apply nt once to John Karlo, lion, , Secretary, High-street.—[A_-VT.] A speciil entertainmotit will ho given this evening, ln tho Newton West School, by the committee and members of tho Arch 1111 l Hand of Hopo. Tho intolloctual and musical provisions will consist ot selections of muslo Irom approved and popular composer., several solos, poetical extracts from tho British trea sury ol song, passages from tho over-fresh pages of tlio authors who havo made this century ctlulgent with tbo light of genius; a drawing room sketch, combining tho laughable nnd tho lovable, the comic and tho beautiful; with am oration on the profrrcss of tlie c_u,o hy Mr \V"m. Cole. tVo notico that tlio procoeds will be devoted to tho Christmas treat anticipated with so much plnasuro by the young and hopeful members of tho happy band of Arch Hill.



A f .w of tbe Ellerslte allotments belong? inn to F. J. Someiflold are still ef-. Persons wantlna a dry voloanlo soil for building pur poses would do well to lnspeot the above. Terms low, qn&rietioa.h balance oin remain for three or flveyo re at j per cent. Railway fere. Is 9d per week. Small pla-s »o view the property will be ready tbis week.- [Adv.. j