SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

BUNaHT.-Tl.lß iivuuUiii, 5.20 IiUNUISiL-'fo-ni.inort M(ir-ijiv,, 0,3 uoon'h aok.—Now Moon, 1j«. «*» a-ra>

ARRIVALS.

T.AST r.VFN'INO.

irovo, s.s., ATcGeo, fmm Jlelboitrno '.raiaroa,H.s., Molntosli, from hovukn TO-DAY. Wollington, as,, Farauhar. from 'ranvmiKH <llenclk,H.s., Stcplienson, from I ««1 .„„,.„ BoWonisie Bohoooer.Oitveiiy, from tfusroll

DEPARTURES.

LAST KVKNINO.

Argylo, 8.9., Crawford, for Whrnißnrel TODAY. HorOi p.p., MeOw, for f'.yflnoy

IMPORTS.

Par Tuiaroa fmm devuka-1,420 bnr.oheß bananal), 102 tooks and 7 biindlosco'iOnnjtH, 11 Sobw mm, 53 hM«, Bfi bHM bark, 8 kegs andl oaatt tallow. 1 cann ooral, i knß* b""'«f- \ ™, B" lemons. 3 baxa and 2 bundlon Bfclns, 200 bao;a po» - from Malbourno-d2 3fiO Kunnisu, 800 mala BORar, BO.> l h»"- ) o, ho s s" sacks X and a SSanllty of .undrios.

EXPORTS.

I'nr Ooronot, for Gilbart Group: U mats n <«. 10 oTeYkoroalu*. 5 b*lt-boxe«, tobacco, i o»8O8 potted flan, 2 haU-ohoata too. Por Welcome, for Sydney: 70 doors, 75 bundles m»ntlopleooa, 10 roller*, f.7 Bholvoa, 1J.109 foot sawn and drvasud tlmbof. 3 plaooa joinery. Por India for Todki-2C bags rloe, 20 cases koroieno, 20 tona Hour, 8A oaaes biscuits, 21 mate BU|?ar, and sundrlo?.

Inwards COASTWISB.-Artfth, from Whan earoi with 50 tons ooal; Oho-it. from Whan«a poua, with 19,174 foot lirabor; Meroury, from •Talma, with 23,100 foot tlmbor, 600 palings: Gotten Ifilo, from Kiissoll, y»lth ISO tons coal: Walpu, from Omaha, with SI tons) wood, rfiO OCTWABM COABTWI9V.—WiId DuCfe. Jilt Whangarßl; Qhoat, lor Orovva; Walpu lor Moroaryßay.

Tho briganllso Oamillo had tikon In over 8000 bugs of gr*ln at Lyttolton for Auckland on Wednoaday lost.

Tho P.M.f1.9. Company's Australia from Syd ney may bo oxpoctcd horo oarly on Tuesday morning.

Tha barquo Mattl«n waa towed Into Whar garoa by the as, Glenola on Thursday last.

The aohooner Goldon Isle, from Soya vi» Russell, arrived In harbour thla mornln?, coal ladon.

Tno eohoonnr Gluborno olairecl for Glsborne to-daywlt.h9oootttimbor. 8000 slates, 2500 pal iu(?a, 14,000 ft mouldings, 2000t11e3. 100 nosts plpas. 00 oases kerosono, and largo quantity Of sundries.

The schooner Coronet for Hoppors inland (Oilbort Gront)(, bjrquo India for I'ong'taDU. and now sohoonor Weloomo for SySney direor, oloured at tha diatoms for Sydney this after noon. Captalo Harris, lato Of tho Kyno, tnki>B oha^ee of ttao India, while Mr Fry asanmos the positloh of mastor of the Welcome.

Tho B.s. Talaroa will Joavo for Fiji ngaln about tho 23rd, in ohnrge of Coptlnn Mo'->llll vray. Her lato arrival will not permit of a trip to the South before that time. It Is posulb'e. Atao may bo docked hero.

The f.r. Kotorua, from Melbourne, vl.-t Southern Ports, may be expaotod to arrive here on Monday morning.

The 9.9. Wellington arrived frnm Tanrantr.i thla forenoon, with 330 saoka malza. a quantity ot Bnndrloa.and the (olUwlntc pas<on«or« :-Mn Tnnka, Baron Yon Btllow. O»ut»l« Norrip, Messrs Naah, Clarka, Brook, Friond.ProebßtinK. nnd throo Bteorags.

The b.b, Gl^nelt! arriv«id from Rnssoll ard Northern ports about 6 a.m. today. P«sse>- KOTB — lilaaaa H»ra«tt. Lame. Dunn, and Worsloy. Mrs Ilaniun. Mr and Mm G. Kallr nnd family, Mostrs Nluhoistm, Frenoh. llswltt. Gsnlton, OelUbrand. Tatton, Coogtablo Moorn and tyro prlioners, ami 3 atoer»go. Cargo—l 43 nnoka gum, 12 tone fumituro, i saoks fungus, i<) hides,

The 8.8. Hero was to li«ve I»ft for Sydney late this aftornooa. Bho takes tha followlne paasrn gers:—Misaea BlainpleriiuJ Banner (2) Matter Banner. Mrs McGowhd, Mr and Mrs (JUri'lurr, Mr and Baton, Me nnd Mi 8 Tonhort. and family, Mr and 3Jiv Vmit, Alwsw H«i:, Mc- Gowan. Howard, Balloy. Lodtaghnm. Thomp son, Blamplor, G. Ithode». Wilson, Tonbart Vail, cradley, Flesottub, N, Jnuios, and M. Oildwator.

Tho s.b. Taiaron arrived from Fiji about !> o'clock lost night. Sho loft Auckland on July 25th, at 7.15 p.m., arriving at Russell at Sa.m. next morning, nnd loft tho same ovening at !i o'clock for Lovuka. Sighted Kanduva at lia.in. on August 1. arriving in Lovuka at 8.30 p.m. Snilod on August 3, at 2 a.m., for Suva, whore sho arrived at 8.30 a.m. on tho same day. At T a.m. on tho Ith, left for Lovuka, calling in to Loucallaßay. on rnuto, nnd arrived in Lovuka at 7.30 p.m. Sailed at 12 p.m. on tho sth, for Auckland, watt abreast of Capo Brott at 9.30 a.m. on tho 11th, arriving in Auckland at 9.1;'. p.m. From Russell to Lovuka, had for tho ilr.it throe days fresh northerly gules and heavy Boas; thonco to arrival, lino weal her. From Jjovuka to Auckland had /or tho first three days moderate W. winds; and thence to arrival, had Btronp; W. and B.W. Rules, with high soas. Pnasongora:—Saloon : Mr nnd Mrs Olarideo, Mr, Mrs and Mlsh Kennedy, Miss Fowler. Messrs Allardyoo. Unckloy, K. Walkor. Thompson, MlUor, P. \V. Howard, Murray, and Dr. Shaw. Stoorago : Mr L. McLivor.

Tho s.c Horo arrirsd f'om Melbonrno, vln Sonthorn port«, at 10 r.m. yesterday Pa3songora — From DnnMin: Mr nnd Mm Qlover and two chlldron, Mlsa Grant, Vrom Lyttloton: Mr Hankin, Mrs l-mith Mr Farmer, Miss Farmor, Messrs Way mouth and Aahflold. Vrom Wellington: Messrs Bponcor, Malcolm, Qrahan, R. try. D-mtiitoo. From Napier: Mr and Mn Croamer and two ohildren. Meaars Cotton, Howard. McKlnnon. MoDonald, Willlama.O'Welll, John Owan. Ham lln, Wiitorhomo, Nloolson. From Qisborne: Mrs and Miss MoPcre, Meinw McDonald and Good.

KAIPARA SHIPPING.

[BY TEIiKORAPIt—OWN CORRESrONDENT,]

KAipißi Heads, Friday.

Tho sohoonor Anno Wilson mmo down from Pahi to-day loaded, and at once proceeded to MA.

The barque Cabarfoldh did not ko ont as wired on Wednesday, but put back to North Head. She now Una with the Catherine Jane, barque; Robin Hood, brig; Peerleao and Tar mou, brlcantlnes; Wave of Life and Marrnlon, dohoonora; all windbonnd. The sohooner Christine his sailed; barques Laira and KUlar ney are both loading at Panl.

Tho sohoocora Clvdo and Daroy Pratt are &t Nicholson's Mill, Port Albert.

The barque Speedwnll and brlga Albert tho Good and Wave aro loading In theMakarau, Oaptalo Frannis has bean reinstated as ulnnal man at tho North Kalpara Head, and has re turned to his dutlo«.

'-'.': HttLßfisviLTJs:, Saturday. Iha E. 3.5. Co.'s b.h. Klna which has beon laid up for some time, is now in active amploy mont, a great deal of work belt- f< found forhhre r In towlntt vessola ont and In. and bringing down ratts, both for the now mill and for loading vessels lying at Helenoville.

RnsSKLL, this day. Balled—Handa Isle and Brlffln for Auckland.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Wiuncmrki, this day. Arrived: Argyle, from Auckland, 7 a.ro. Lyttklton, Friday.

Balled: Rotorua, for Auckland. Cargo: 39 oases baoon; % oases ohoeao, 5 oaoka oats, i bales obafT, SO F*>oka?es sundrlos. The Mahlnapua tates 25 oases castor oil. Sailed: Maud Graham, with 1.700 bags flour, 22 Baoka flour, 85 saoks wheat, 571 sicks bar'ey.

COMMERCIAL.

EvENiNa Stab OilTco, Saturday. At Jlr K. Arthur's sale yestorday, sales were cfl'ccted os follows:—Fowls, 3a to 2s lid; Urnli mas, 2a Id to 3a; Spuuish. 13 Del to 2a Del; ducks, 3s Gd to 3s; gaoso, 6a fid; turkeys,f>3lort to Gs Id: pica, 5s 3d to 10s fld; potatoes, 3a to 3s Cd; onionß, Id to 3d: pumpkins, Is lid to 3s 3d ; carrots, 'la 8d to 33 Cd; mangels, la 8d to 2s; malt, 33 fid to Is; malzo, Is 3d to us 3d; oats, Ja; fcron. C 3 lOd: wheat, is lOd; (lour, £13 10a; rico, 27s ■ oatmeal. 2d; clieoao, 7Jd to 8d; bacon and hnms,3Sd to 8kl; butter, 9d; sugar, 4Jd; tea lGs 3d to£l 4s; blsouits, 5(1 to lid; lard, Cd; lollies, BJd: oandlos, 9d; apples, JJd; poarl barley, l}d Messrs Carbines and Taylor sold yesterday :— Poultry: Fowls, Is Gd to 3a each; young plga.ds 3d to 63. Fruit treca, plants shrubs, &c, wore all cleared. Produce: Hams and bacon, from 3d to 7d; Wftiroa cheese, 7d to Bid; salt butter, lid; salt boot Id to 2d per lb; potatoes. 33 to 3s Gd; carrots, 2s 0d to 3s Gd ; pumpkins, 2a Od; onions, Id to Jd; lard, i& ; Bait. 6h ; oats. 3s 10d to 4s; m&tzo, Is 3d; sharps, 8s; bran, 7s fid ; fowl wheat, da fld. Oroceriea : Tea, la Id to 2s; boxes, 13s to 21s; sugar, J Jd; rico, 2d; mustard, Hsper dozen Sib tins; currants. 3d; barley, 2d; Ofiudlos, 8d; fcerosonc, 13 lOd; homatito paint, 20a por owt. The household f urnitiuo, clothing, troca, &0., wero all cleared. MH AIFBUD BUOKLAHD'S WKBKMT IMPORT. At tho Hayinarket on Friday, fodder was plontlfnl and in brink encmirj-. Beat loads bronuht from In fid to 6s 3d tho owt.; 150 cacti a mains, 4s 2d to da B.t; end O'O sack!) oats, 3s Id and 3a 7d the bnahol. For tho on tiros adver tised there was not mnoh comcotltlon. F<sve waa withdrawn for £200; Cl4O was the highest hid Black Cook gold for £fio, and the draught entire Clyde for £00; Bged heavy draught adding, JB30; young draught maroa, mostly In low condition, from £20 to £30; medium dranftht, £13 to £\H i Btnall Inferior horw, from £1 and upwards.

Mail Notice.

MAIM WILL OEOBB AS ONDBB -

This lux. For Port Fltzroy, por Watorllly, at I p.m. For Bussoll. Kawakawa, and Australian uo!oiilo8i cor Horo. at 5 p.m. Late letters tor Sydney und Mo'bourn* only, 5.20 p.m.

AtriNDAv, 11th lnfitant. For Waltaro, &<•„ por Lalla Rookh, at G a.m. Kor Coromandol, por Coromandol, at U.SO a.m. For Waltara, &0., por Maoßroßor, at 11 a.m. Kor Thamoe. por Kctomahaoa. at 1.80 p.m. For Whltlangl and Upper Mill, por iflngal, at 3

p.m. For Talrun, por Miroury, at 2 p.m. For Russell, KawaKawa, Wongaroo. And Mongonnl, por Wellington, at 4 p.m. For Tauranga, Ohlnomutu. and Opotilct, por QlonoJg, at i p.m. Foe 'J'hamoa, por Kntorprlso, at 5.30 p.m.

TuRanAY, 15th lnst. For Taranoki and Southern ports, per wanatta. at 8 a.m. Per ».s. Anstralla as follow i— For dandwloh laUuida, United States of America. Canada, Britlsn Columbia, Central and Sonth America, and British and Voreisn West Indies, at 1 p.m. for United Kingdom and Continent of Snrope, at 1 p.m. For money orders registered lectors, ana newspapnre, at 11,30 ft.m. Latelettere.bearlnß an extra foe Of sixpence. In addition to the postage, will bo received' by the Moll Agent on board the atoamor np to tho time of iudUuK. This mall will be due In London, on Mon day, Houtombsr 25tli, l&Jl 8: B. Bias, Chief Postmaster. Ob Of Post-Olfloe. Auoklana.

Birth.

CLARK.—Ou the lOih Instant, the wtfo Of JUatthow Anderaon Clartc ot a dauxhter. KOtflt— On AuKunt 10th. at her runidonoi, Da^-stroot, the wifo of Mr. Hy. Howe of a eon,

Marriage.

BEABUOOK-MoH;LWAIN.-On August Bth, at tho rusldencu of tho bride's father. Mount Ko.klll Koad, by the Roy. T. W. Dnnn. Honry H. Suabrook to Mary Anno, oldost daughter of John MoUllwaln, Kan,. J.I1., bath of this City. .

Death.

BBVBRIDQR.-On the 11th Instant at tho residence of hor son-ln-law.Matihow Anderson Clark, torll&nd Road, Koamurn, Oathorlnn, widow Of tho late Aiulrow UoveiidKO, soliol tor.

The funeral will tako nlaoo on Mosday, 1 Kb, at 2 p.m. yrieatfs will oblige by joining tho prooeß«ion at the corner of Portland and Kemuira It-jada. GEIIYE.—On Angast 10th, at her laic resld»noo. Uppar Parnoll, Aloxy Ann Uedye, aiiud C 7 yeara.—l£n«lioh and American papiiis pleaso oopy. The fuaatal will leavo her late residence to morrow (dundiiy), at 3 p.m., for St. Stepnon's i.'omoiory. Frioudj ploosu aocopt this luvlta tlOD. POSSXNNISEIB.-On August 2nd, 1882, at his roaidenco, 421, KllKabeth Btreot, sitrawberry Hills, vtydnuy. WilUain Po-isonnlakio, a«ed 91, late of * uckland. New Zealand. UKHS.-On 12th instant, at tho reaidonos of her son, ."hcily Ba.>ori, Pon&onby, Jane Keen, In hor 70<h year. Tho funeral will leave the above addrosa on Monday, 1 Ith instant. ntSpra. Friends Will please acoopt this Intimation.

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

SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1882.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that nuuds resisUnc* For the future in the distance. And the good that we can do.

Tub division on the Want-of-Confidencc Motion last night terminated in favour of the Government by a majority of six, though but for tho mistakes in pairs— Messrs Sutton and J. B. Whyte voting for the Government after they had given pairs to two members of the Opposition who abstained from voting—the actual majority would have been four. Mr Montgomery's amendment being thus rejected, the socoud reading of the One Million Loan Bill was carrieil by an overwhelming majority of forty-six to twenty-four, Auckland and other members, who had voted against tho Government on the want of-confidencc motioD,voting for the second reading of the Bill. Mr Sheehan is the only Auckland member who, having voted against tho Government ou tho first division, also went into tho notfl lobby on the second division; he wa«, however, curiously enough, joined there, if the division list is correctly telegraphed, by Mr Swanson, who had supported the Government against Mr Montgomery'smotion. We'can hardly doubt that the result of the vote has been to greatly stoongthen the Bill securing speci ally the North Island Trunk JKailway, .and we have good hopes it may pass now with out very serious obstruction. It is sincerely to be hoped that there will be no further disunion on the subject among the Auck land members, but that they will act firmly in a compact body to ensure that no loan shall be authorised this year unless this ! special vote ii passed. With reference to the Auckland members who veted against the Government last night, it remains for them to justify their action to their constituents. It is obvious, however, that if they had given their adhesion to Mr Montgomery's proposal before it was brought down, it woald have been not only dishonourable but also ruinous to the interests of the North for them to have drawn back at the Ciitical moment, A feeliag so intense would have been aroused among the Oppo sition that no Auckland measure would have had the smallest chance ef passing ibis session, and the influence of 'our members must have been permanently destroyed. 1 heir objection to the character of the amendment ought to have been taken before it was tabled. A plain intimation to Mr Montgomery that he must pat his vote of want of e.oni'i in some other form would have aa\ed his supporters from being placed in a false position. One result of the division, wo may hope, is the final demolition of the pompous incapacity of the Montgomery leadership, and the relegation of the member for Akaroa to the fifth-rate place which he should properly occupy in ihe House.

THE banquet given to Mr Q. W. Griffin United States Consul for Mew Zealand, at St. Mango Booms, last night, was an ap propriate recognition of the interest that gentleman has taken in everything that pertains to the industrial progress and re sources of this colony. It was also a proof of the very cordial feelings entertained in the colony towards the United States ,of America, with which our trade re lation* aro already large, and are steadily increasing. it speaks well for Mr Grilliu's administration of the important office he holds that no predecessor at the Consulate has received such a mark of esteem and respect. The gathering was composed of representative mercantile men. It was a spontaneous and cordial testimony of friendship which any man might value,— and we have no doubt Mr Griffin does value—coming from a community in which his residence has been comparatively of so snort duration. tie has fairly earned the encomiums passed upon his work, and we join most heartily in the good wishes ex pressed for bis speedy return to the colony after a pleasant and satisfactory visit to Jiis native country.

Friendly Societies.

THE report on the Friendly Societies presen ted to Parliament, states that nineteen new societies, and fifty-one new branches, were

placed on tho register dining the year. Of \ tho nineteen new bodie3 which were thus / registered a* separate socistiss, aine . were ia reality iudepondunt bodies, viz., "The urey Valloy Acoiilcst Kolief Fund," the "Invorcargill Total Abstinence Society," and seven " Woiking Men's Clubs." Of the fifty-one bodies registered as new branches during tho year, 15 wcie " lo l^es " of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows; ouo was a "lodge" of the American Order of Oddfellows; 10 were "courts " of the Ancient Ordc of Foresters; 7 were "tents" of the Independent Order of Rechabites; 4 were subordinate divisions of the Sons and Daunhters of Temperance; 15 were " lodges " »f the Independsnt Older of Good Templar*; aud oue a " temple "of the same Order. Tlw progress of registra tion durlßg 1831 has thus not been as rapid ns during ISSO. Tho only societies valued during the year 19S1 were tbc Nelson District of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellow, with its several lodges, aud Court Pride of Parnell of the Ancient Order of Forester?, situated at the Thames. The result of the first-named valuation was to show that tho district as a whole ned nil its lodges arc, from an actuary point of view, utterly insolvent. The valuation of Court Prido'of Parnell, A.O.K, resulted in the declaration of a nominal balance iv favour of the Court, but no valuation of the District Funeral Fund having barn made, it is impossible ns yot to ascertain how far the fnid surplus is a real one.

The ameudoil Water worKs By-law, as adopted by tho City Council, are advertisod on the fourth piiko of to-night's papar. Tho new scale of charges comes into opera tion on tho Ist of September. The funeral of tho young man John Thomas Mason, who died on Thursday moraing last under circumstances of :t some what remarkable nature, took place this afternoon. Tho funeral cortege included a number of tho Forester brethren, deceased hiiviii!.' been a member of that order, TUo native P«reui Toui, whu stole v boat at Mosgonui some time ago, and subse quently icscapod to Morcer, where he was nrro.ted nud sent back to M»ll|»onui, ar rived by tho Glenclß thismtruing, in charge of Constable Burke, having been smitm cetl to uudorgo three mouths impri.onment in Mount Eden. At the meetiujj of the French Literary Society, this evening, tho ifev. Philip Walsh will tli liver a lacture entitled "A Monograph on Nmfolic Island." Tho programme t« be presented on tho occaslou of Mr J. J. Welsh1 * benefit, on Tuesday ev«nlnjf uext, will be fouud iv our advertiiUicnt ctlumns. It is of a highly attractive aud diversified charucter. Professor Cailliuu notifies tho members of his violiu chua that after Wedui'Sihiy next the rcgulnr mcctinss will be hold in the Christians Mooting House, Cook-snoot instead of his private ro*i(lence as hereto fore. The new quarter commences on tho day jiwt ruoutioncd, and tho only fresh pupils who will be admitted aro thusa who are prepared to otnit with tho third posi tion. The advertisement is published in another part of thin issue. Woodycar and Itoss'n Royal Australian Circus, which tbey advortiso as " The Great Moral Show offtho Century," will be open»d f«r the first time tuis evening on the Market Reserve. The proprietors kave a full atud of caicfully trained and utelll gent horses, whilo tho pe:formcr« are said to be "facile prlnccps"in thairrcjpoctivo lines, so far as the colonies are concerned. Tho charges for admissiou ate reasonable, viz,, 2s, 3s, and 4s. Further particulars are snpplied iv the advertisement which ap pears el»cwh»r«. The businem of the Police Cotrt this morning »nly occupied Mr Macdonald live minuiati. Mary Kiloy and Duuiol O'Bri«ii wero punished for drunkenness, and John Mitchell, on roniand for v similar oifjncc, was discharged. Jersmiah Regau, an»d six year*, and Patrick Owen Regan, Ur«c years, were ordered to bo Bent to tho Indus trial School for live yearn on the applica tion of their mother, who w»s no longer able U maintaiu them. The father wa. sent to gaol reccutly on a ckarga of aaiault. Intelligence lim been received that Mis.' Tarawhiti, a young Maori woman who wa* to have given cvtdcnco in the charge ol bigamy against Samuol Joy, hiw broken h»i leg while ou h<-r way to Auckland. Nc particulars are given concerting the cans* of the accident The jouug lady was bound from the King Country at the time the misfortune overtook her. She is now undergoing medical trcatm»-nt. Those dosiroua of becuioj; villa or busi ness sito* in the tisiug suburb of Mourn Albert will shortly ha'»c an excellent op portuuity of doinm so. By our advertising olumns to-day it will be soeu that the estate of Randcr3yl is to be offered for sale by auction, in suitablo lets, by Mr R. C. Greenwood, auctioneer. Lithographed plans of the property are in preparation ami wilt be ready in it fortnight. At the usual fortnightly meeting of the City Schools Committae last evening, s letter was road from the Board of Kduca tion.itating that £135 had been paid to the crodit ot the school fund account at the Bank of Hew Zealand, A letter was al»c lead from Mr Brabazon, respecting the larrikin nuisance in the vicinity of Nelson •trett school, and stating that ho would have to oxpelscver*! boys. Other business transacted at tho meeting was un;mpoi taut, It will be noticed in our advertising columns that Mr Greenwood will sell, or Wednesday next, forty splendid villa sites near Mount Ruskiil Road ; the sites arc very fine ones and command an excellcnl view of Mount Eden, Mount Albert, and surrounding cotntry. Tho soil is purely volcanic, and has for the most part been cleared of stones, ploughed and grassed. This is a fair opportunity of gettinga good site for a suburban dwslliug within easy distanoj of Queen-street. Tbe remaius of Lord Abbefc Alcoek will be enclosed in a snit of three coffins— o»c of lead —and temporarily laid in a vault formed in the enclosure set ap»rt for the burial of his bro;br«n, the Benedictines, in the Catholic cemetery, it has bson found noocsgary to tuspend tke atrangorcents made for the ultimate intsrmeiit of till* mnch-lanvnted aud popular prelate iv the crypt beneath St. Benedict's Church until the general drainage plain of the church have been completed. The funeral obse quies take place in St. Benedict's Church to-morrow morning, comojencitg at 11 o'clock. The choirs of the Kora.an Catholic churches are invited to take part in tho musical portion of the cerpmonr. The judging ot the competition conun drums at Knliler'a Waxworks la«t night afforded much ammemen^. The various piodu-.Mons, about 100 in number, were first read over to tbe assemblage and judged on the voioes-those condemned being put in a white hat, while those restrved for future judgment were put in a black hat Many of the competitors hud Mends present, as was evideaced by the loud cries of " blaok hat," which from certain quarters greeted very commonplace productions, and the more determined shouts of "whilo hat" which condemned some more meri torious attempts. Shoemakers, school masters, and bet-masters, from their con nection with "wax" or "whackf,' woe favourite subjects of comparison, and numerous p«ni (none of them successful) were attempted on tho name of Kohler. The conundrums in the black hat were adjudicated upon by a committtce of six gentlemen, who decided that tho following (by Mr W. S. Pulfoid) wai the best: ". Why is Mr Kohler like a bad man !— Because, though hs has a lot of good people round him every n'ght, he has robbers and murderers above him, and keeps a boy who 'shocks' every one who goes near him." As the author, however, did not appear to claim the prize, it was carried off by the author of the conundrum next in point of merit. A lecture was doliyered at the Young Men's Coristian Association Hall last night by His Lordshio, Bishop Cowie, on "English University Life Thirty Years Ago. There was a good attendance, and Colonel Haultain presided. The rev. lecturer said he had expected to see an audience of young men who had no oppor tunity of being acquainted with the mat ters of which he was about to speak, When he was at Cambridge there were but 1700 undergraduates, and there were now 2800. In his time the largest college, Trinitr.containcd 500 undergraduates. The lecturer gave an interesting account of the life of a young man at college, his tempta tions, amusements, and advantages. In conclusion, he said, that with all its defects, an English university course in those days was a grand preparation for after life, even though a man took away little knowledge of classics or mathematics that could be tuvjied t,o direct account. The course com monly eradicated bigotry, narrowness, and provincialism generally. 4- hlgli sense of honour was cherished, manliness in all its forms was encouraged, and not a little strengthening of the faith was experienced by thousands who saw before their eyes quiet Christian profession and work, com bined with deep learning, and its ordinary attendant, great humility. At the conclu sion,of tho lecture a hearty vote of thanks was returned to his Lordship, and to the young ladies who had performed musical selections.

A sum of £15 hits been received at Tau ransa from the Defence Department, Wel lington, for tho orecti»H of a fence te en clohr tho grar«s sf tii« solaior* aud tailors who fell it! Gate Pa and Te Kanga. The woik ia to be proceeded with at once. Immcttiate advantage is being taken of the nominated immigration scheme just introduced afresh by tho Government. Mr J. A. Clark has already had applications from no lesa than six differeut settlers in Tuuranga, who dosiie t > introduce an aggre gate of 25 souls. Mr Gamble, a«ent for the Pacific Mail S.S. Company, has received a cablegiam stating that the s.s, City of .Sydney, whicn sailed on the 18th July, arrived at Sun Ftanoieco on tho Sth in»t., bein» two du.VB in advance of contract time. A Native Laud Court is boiug held lit Helen«villo by Jud«e Fauton and Assessor K. Tapsall. A number of natives, brought down by the Durham fiom the Oruawharoa and Wiiiioa Rivets, and from other places, are assembled here. Several ne-v buildings are going up there, aud the place is pro gressing with rapid strides. The uew bridgd ia nearly completed. The pressure of the water kitpply was reduced in some parts of tho city for a short time this forenoon, We learn it was tv allow ot certaiu works bsiac completed now in progress, haviug for their object the more easily llusibiug of the reservoirs as may from time to t:me ha required.] Tho annual bala»ce-sheet of tho Victoria lu.uranco Company, Limited, to JJOth Juno, »hows that the premiums received amouuteJ to £149,002. Tlie lossus amounted to £51,3G0 for same period, and the re iuauruuojs with other companies, to £57,023. A dividend was declared, ab hoibiug ,W5,0U0. 'Iheso li^uroa would indicate that the public recognises the Bocuiity of a large Biibnctibed cipita), not withstanding that the liability of share holders in " limit.d "to oue million pounds sterling. Owen PatUn, who was sentenced t» two months' imprini»nmout, at Tanraiga, for the larcouy of a cash-box, bin beau brought to towu by Scigi'iiut White, iv order thut ho may bavo tho opportunity of serving his term at Mouut Eden, An accident happened this morning, which fortunately was not serious. It ap pears that the trap belonging to Dr. Moore wn baing driven through Nclsou street West, and a little child only IS mouths old Wits right in the middle of the roud, and was uuubserved by the driver. Tho trap kuucltcd tho child down, but did it no injury, Tho mother of tho child (Mrs Cnun'ic) la surely to blame for nllowiug such ail infaut to be crawling about the street) uucared for. Of course, Dr. Mooro run to see if the child wus injured, but fortunately it escaped unhurt, Captain W. J. Barry will deliver his interesting lectuio ou "Fifty Yturs of Colouial Life" in Ihe Opera Housr on Thursday evening next, when, in nddition to other things, he will detnil his interview with tlie 'licaborno claimant, rend the Quoen'a letter, narrate his visit t« the King country and k»rero with Tawkiao, and describe tho extcution of Winiata. The gullaut captain's lectures are both novel in style and higkly entertaining in matter, so that taose who go with tho desiro «i bfttnp amused aid interested niny rest assured that taey will not bo disappointed. Tho attention of our readers Is directed to the adveriitemcnt of tho PiU-atro«t Wealoyan Improvement Claw, the members of which intend ou Friday evening next to jiivo a musical and literary entertain ment. Iho programme «miaiun a very cholo* selection of glees, solos and musical 1 morecaux generally, the latter being under i tnkon by a strong band of instrumentalists ; of the Cioral Society, aud the former by the choir, under the ismductorship of Mr ISrid sou. Tho liUraiy portion will be under taken by several of the young men, while ; abort addresses will be delivered by the Hers. lie id, Dew.sbury,and I'arsonson, It. is hoped that n large number of the Iriends of thin nnJ kindred irißtitutiouß will nat -1 roniso tho cll'orts of the promoters in their inaugural entertainment. 1 Madame Libri has opened a Kinder . Garten eaUblishmsnt at her residence, Windmill Villa, Symonas-stroet, whero cveiy apparatus for teaching young children ' will bo found. Tho wystcm, aa is pretty ' generally known, aims at commencing the ' education of children by means of toys and ' appliances suited to their budding intel lect". The first lesson is taught by maaiiß of balls made of wools of difToroni colours, J from which is learnt colour, density, form, " Ac. >From these the youthful student ' passos to cubes, sphcros, and cylinders, from ' which he gathers a variety ot frc<h notions. ' Pacing from onu apparatus to another tho ' child leaini quickutrs of perception, neat ness, exactness, dexterity with it* fingers, and many othor lc nous of the utmost value 'ia after years. Wbilo being made ac quainted with »ovcl facts every day, ! capacity is at the same time being enlarged i aud trained for tho acquisition of othrr aud ■ higher branches ot knowledge. The i system, c*pecially w»enas9ociat«d with tho i elementary subjects mually taught, h«s ) proved a groat success, not moroly in Gir i many (whuru it originated), but in • Kngland and Pa'is, whero Madame Libri I was a teacher of it for some years. Full i particulars will bo willingly supplied by , Madame Libri en application. ' A proposal has been made for extensive, 1 alterations to Princes-street which, it is 1 said, will give an outlet to the eastern side 1 of the towu. Tho «chcoto has been pro. ■ potibded by Mr Erie Craig, iu^ a letter to ' the City Council, ia which he says :—There ia no place where thojrjiiiwfly can be cross -1 ed (except on tho level) between Queen street Wiiarf aod the bridge in Mechanic' - Bay, aid as tho traffic on the railway in creases tho level crosnings will become ex- Homely dangerous. I have designod too accompanying plan as a supgtstion for one ! way i>f obvianng that difficulty, that is, by making an outlet from Princes-itrtot to tho Break-water road, commenciig the grade at " Hardwick's cor«cr," and carrying down on o»e grade (as shown in pkn) to.the Broak -1 water-road. The earth that is taken out of the cutting In Jimily Place c»n be utilim.il for the reclamat on works, and the arches a>e so domgned that they o«n be u«od for business purposes, and let either as stores or used as coal and firewood yards. Two of the arches I hare uarked for public uses, viz., one as fnh-niurkct—a building greatly needtd—and the other as a milk-market, having a line of rails into it, so that the milk waggsne, on arrival ef train, can be pnt into the milk-market, and tho delivery carts, or milk-moD, can receive the milk for town dolirery, and by having a srparate place for milk the station platferra w^uld not be impeded by the large milk cans as at present. The reasons for such an under tak ing may be summed up thu«, viz. :—l. It makes an owtlet from Jormyn-atroet te the corner of Fort and Customhouse-streets. 2. It makes a good road over the railway instead of on a level crossing. 3. It gives a Rood road to tho harbour. 4. By utilising the arches, ■» good rcyooue could bo derived from thorn ; there are twelve arches, includ ing fish and milk markets, and each ought to bring in on an average £52 a year, £624 for the twelve archec 5. Drainage would go direct to the harbour.insteadof round by (Jueon-street as at present. Persons interested in the development of the coal-mining industry will have observed that our morning contemporary loses no opportunity of doing a gratuitous injury to the Kamo colliery, If this conduct is adopted|in the interest of the Bay of Islands Coal Company, it is a very miserable one. Every Auckland man that has a spark of interest in the progress of the place must welcome every effort to enlarge our in dustrial resources ; and tho Kamo colliery his been developed with indomitable en terprise and a very largo expenditure of capital. But for it, moreover, we should have had steamers leaveing this port either with out fuel or with Newcastle coal, purchased at three times the price. It cannot so soon have been forgotten what blind stupid prejudlco the Bay of Is lands Colliery had to contend against before it could force its coal intu general consumption and obtain a recognition of its excellence. The Kamo Colliery is now passing through precisely the same ex p.rlenee. _ The official tests made in the Colonial Laboratory prore it to be of firs' -class quality, and testimony of the same charac.er is given by first-class engi neers who have u»ed it for many years. But every coal requires a special tieatment. The Bay coal was pronounced un'a'eable v til proper fire-bars were provided, and then its first-class steam-proaucing powers were appreciated. It is now a well-asccr taiued fact that Kamo coal requires special manipulation, and that when used as Bay of Islands or Newcastle the results are not | satisfactory. On the othor hand, when it i is properly used, we have certificates bcfoie ! us to prove that it is quite equal to New : castle. The last trial by the Auckland . railway people as against other Now Zea j land coal was unfavourable to it; but upon itsnatuio being ascertainedthepublicrecord ' proves it to be equal to any > ew Zealand coal. In fact, the'first trial of Kaiud coal is invariably Unsatisfactory, whereas those ; Who get accustomed to it prefer it to any other, ' " ■

BANQUET TO G.W. GRIFFIN, UNITED STATES CONSUL.

A. banqckt given by tho merchait* of Auckland in honour ot Mr Griffin, tho United States Consul, took place lust night in St. Mutigo Booms, all the leadiug business firms,and most of the public bodies leing represented. His Worship the Mayor (Mr J. M. Clark) occupied the chair, supported on the right by the guest of the evening (Mr G. W. Griffin), Mr J. C. Firth, and Mr J. E. Macdooald (District Court Judge),and on hisleft.by Mr Justice Gillies, Mr Chamber* (I", aud S. Morriu and Co.), and Mr C. C. McMillau (McArtaur and Co.), while the vico-chair was filled by Dr, Campbell (Chairmau ef the Chamber of Commerce). Tho bauquetting room and its approaches were very tastefully decorated for the occasion,th« latter being lit up by Chineic lanterns, and lined with foliage and lloral offerings, while the former win draped with bunting, the looped Hags of England and America behind the (Junkman's seat producing a pretty effect. The banquet itself was of a sumptuous character, tho menu comprising seven or eight courses, and the wine carle contain ing the names of the choiceit wines and liqueurs. Sixty Invitations had been issued, and the popularity of the guest was attested by tho fact that of this number fifty-four were respunded to. In additiou to those already named,there were present :— U: B. Cruickahank (French and Chilian Couaul), Captain Andenon, J. M. Shera (Italian C»mul), A. Stewart (Stewart aud Uai'lick), ti. J5. Morton, John Lamb, J. Cosgrave (Cosgrave and Co.), J. Newman, U. P. Barbor (Barber and Co.), G. Hold ship (Auckland Timber Company), John Heid(Keid a»d Co.), Councillors Thomo sou, Waddell, Aickiu, and Philliupa.G. P. Pierce (N*w ZuulauJ lusurauce Company), C. 13. Stove (Stone Hroihers), Tuit (Na tional lusuruaci! Company), Albert Walker, 1.1. P. Page, P. Comiakoy, T. Chiug, Dr Schwurzbach, P. A. Philip* (Towu Clerk), T, C»ttur (Corporation Solicitor), W. Lod der, a>id Dr Murray Mooro. The musical arraug«rneutt> we:e under tho direction of Mr Angelo Forreßt (piano) aud Mr Gordon Uooch (bass vocalist). ( After the viands aud sweets had been duly diacuascd, liis Worship Rave the opening toast— "Tho Quoou-which was drunk with loyal fervour aud cordiality, ths drinking of Her Majcety'a health being followed by the singing of the rVational Anthem. ill* Worship next proposed the health of tho President of tho United States. He, said that It was the usual custom in pro posing whnt weto called the " loyal aud patriotic toaata," to make fow or no re marks. However, on the present occasion it weuld not be oat of pluce to say a fow words, not referring to the President per sonally, but nuhor to the great country over which he presided. His own experi ence of Amcrioanß had been that they wore proud of their country. (Cheers), Ha liked ( to see men proud of their country, and particularly so when there was some thing to bo proud of, as undonbioily wa» the case with Americans. The United States of America could not point back to centu ries of glorious memories; but althcmKh they ciuld not point back so far they could refer to glorious incident! in their carter. He weuld o»ly refer to one—that struggle for her iadopend«nco—a struggle with which now nearly every Englishman, and cortainly erory ctlonist »ympathig«d. H« might aUo hare adverttd 10-jlho immense sacrifico in blood and treasuro whiek tho country poiiied out in order to preserve its national unity, aud wipo out that blot an its institutions'—the blot of ilavery, which was hmded down by Eii(laad. America de termined to cfl'acß it for «vor and it was done, aud siaco then her career of progr»si had boon otc» nitm rapid than before. He repeated that an Amurican had came to be proud when he thorn-lit of tho free imtitu tious of bid country—of those institutions which enable uuy man, however low his po»itiou, to rise to the highest otlicc in tho State. He had cuust too to bu proud when he thought of the progress which his country had made in population, in wealth, in manufacture, and in ay£ • culture. And as the American felt thU pride swelling within him he (the speaker) could lympalhtie with him if, when he twgan to talk of »he future, he indulged n little in what was knowu as " high falutin," because, to his own mind, the future of America can scarcely be realised. ("flw, he»r," aad cbeerg) Within a few years her position would be amongst the most powerful natiens in the world, if «hu did not actually become the moat powerful. All this cfluU be realised even without any extcn»ion of territory. Ttacro was »uflicient within her own boundaries to do it. Bor vast extent uf fertile soil, hor noble forcM, hor mineral wealth, scarcely touched as yet—evorythiug, iv f»ct, she had that was noctssary for her to become the moit powerful nation in tho world, and that, too, without any enlarge ment of hor present boundaries. VTo might not live to see it, but ho belioved the limo Wiuld sartly come when the Pro aidtnt of tho inited Stato* would rule over a nation extending from the Arctic regions to tho Carribcan Sea. (Chcors.) He aaktd if there wai not somtthing in that to justify an American fseling proud, and cause for Englishmen to feel proud. (Re newed cheers.) The Americans wero »f our own race. Tru», tbey were mixed, but the An«lo-Sax«n element was predominant, and absorbod the rest; while thoy spoko our language, and their literature was the samo as ours. They enjoyed In many cases the sams laws, eitlmir adopted from England, or, in some instances, made by them and borrowed by us. Their interests and ours should bo identical throughout tho world, aud he hoped that if England should ercr, in tho turmoil of politics, and in arrango ments for tho balance of power, find nor self in an awkward position, she would be backed Hp and supported by liar sturdy offspring. (Cheen). Uis Worship concluded by calling upon tho company to drink to tho health of tho President of the United States. The response was enthusiastic. Song, " The Star Spangled Banner," Mr H. Gordon Goocb. Pianoforte solo, " Yankee Doodle," Mr Angelo Forrost. The Mayor then proposed the toast of tho evening—"Our Guest" He said: "We have met in compliment to our guest, Mr Griffin, to testify to him »he esteem and respect in which we hold him personally and socially ; and to show our appreciation of the intcrot ho has taken in our institu tions, and in th« r«fi*urcos, trade, and com merce of New Zetland, aad the labour he has giron officially to promote these ob jects. In speaking to the first part of the object of this mooting, there is always a dilHculty in npcakinp of the personal qualities of a mania his presence, But I may remark mat a lamtntabla oocur rence shortly after Mr GritUn'g arrival here provonted him mixing among ub as under other oitcainetances ho would have done. For s«mio time back, however, he has minglid freely in aocioty in Auckland, and 1 can only say that those who know Mr (-triliin mnst like him the best. Iv re gard to tho interest which Mr Griffin has taken iv New Zealand, I think we are all convoriant with his labours in tho endea vour to give the Department under which he serves the fullest information. He has taken great trouble in collecting informa tion regarding the statistic, resources, trade, manufactures—in fact everything re latirjg to New Zealand. He Ikm written on these subjects in a course, clear, and for cible style to the Department under which he serves, and in a way which, no doubt, will conduce to our interests. Uojh&s men tioned to me that some of his friends ex pressed an opinion that his conmnnications had rather a roseate hue. But Mr Griffin at [the same time says that it would be benoftth him to writoanythlng—particularly in his official capacity—unless he believed that what ho was writing was the truth. Mr Griffin is bettar known in this colony socially, as a writer upon New Zealasd mattow, than as a literary man, but he has published a good many books, shewing in them great mind and feeling of heart. He has shewn, too, in his literary stadies, a love for Englnnd'sgreatost poet. (Cheors). He has published au interesting record of his official st»y in Copenhagen in an ngree able work, entitled "UurD&nish Days." New, I hope that in the future Mr Griffin may find time to sdd to his publications by the production of the com panion work, to be entitled "Our New Zealand Days,"orperhaps, "New Zealand Priends." I have a dilliculty in bringing my remarks to a conclusion. It U usual on occasions like the present to wish the de parting truest a pleasant voyage and a speedy return, Now here is my difficulty. i might say "I wish you a pleasant voyage, Mr Griffin, and I hope that you may not return"—that is, "^tnaty'Ur services may ba so appreciated by the De partment that you obtain a much more im portant appointment." 1 hesitate between wishing that and wishing Mr Griffin back amongst us, I will rather vary the senti ment, and say, " We wish you a pleasant voya.e, and may your visit Home prove to tour 'advantage, whatever that be, and whatever our feeling* may be." (Cheers.) The toast was drunk - with cheers and musical honours. "

Song, "bimon the OelUrer," Mr 11, Gordon Gooob. Mr GIUFFIN, on rising to respond, was loudly and uuthuaiHUiicilly clicerod, lie said: Mr Chairman aid geutlcmon, —I donirs to thank you vary kindly for tiic cor dial and complimentary manner in which you have propoaed my liealth. I entreat | you to believe me that lam grateful and I thankful for the many acts of kindness bestowed upon ras during my short resi dence in jour beautiful city. I have accepted them us earnest manifestations of the fiiendly feeling existing in the colonies toward tlio United Statea. Reference has been made in very eulogistic terms to my reports upon the resources and products of JSew Zealand, but I cannot help feeliug that this praise is undeserved, besides I could not have prepared them without your kindly aid and sympathy. Much of the matter was furnished me by my friends. My thanks are especially duo to "Mr Pond and Mr Uliphant. The former aided me in the report on "Mangancsa," and the latter in my paper* on the " Whale ifishcriea," and the "Coalfields." I wish to assure you that I have taken far greater pleasure in the preparation of these re ports than you could possibly feel in their perusal. this colony has become very dear to me, and if my • life were to be spent outside of my native country, I would not wish for a fuirer home than that afforded me on the shores of the Waitemata. Indeed, if a more geueral knowledge prevailed abroad, respecting the genial climate which cau hi enjoyed in these splendid Mauds, a considerable migration hithcrward would be the result. I luitu liken all the principal ports of the colony, and I am convinced that Auckland is outstripping them all in the march of progress. She is far in advance of any other town in North A'aw Zealand, and her proud pre-iniincucc in not likely soon to depart. la beauly of surroundings do othor place pojisesnes greater charms to Iho eyo of the artut, or is iuoru calculated to iufusie inspiration into the tongii ot tho pout. Am a site for extensive commerce she stands tbo peerlcssQusen of the Pacific. : Seated up an (he south shore of a narrow neck of laud, bctweeu two viut harbours opening into the wide oceau, her poiition under uuy circumntaucon would be a com rnandin(ione,butwbenthegeofjraphicalpisi- tion which the two harbours occupy are con siderad, we cannot fail to distinctly trace ; her future glories. There is but one ! Corinth north of the Equator, and but one south of it, and to tin* Southern Corinth Nature has been prodigal b«yond eutiuia , tion, nod it remains for you to complete what Watuie has left undone. The Corinth of tho North became one of the wealthiest aud most important citioa in the old world. , She, like her southern uister, commanded a , vast trade vn tho cast, and on the west. , Tho borlharn Corinth wan aurroundud by , old and pspulus Status, from whiahshe drew her trade and wealth, The Southern , Corimh has already catered upon a glorious , career without tlieae advantage o*,0*, for the va«t teriitoriew by which the is sur \ rounded are a« y«t but Bpariely , inhabited, She hag, however, btgun j a course of absorption which must in. crease from year to year. Ponsonby will 1 soon bo vtitliin the limits of the city of I Auokla»d. The other suburb), Newton, Parnoll, Kybcr Pass, Rcmutra, and Now- J market will follow, and this process of ' aggregation around a great ceitre wilt go L on year by year u«til the nock of land t between tuu two harb»urs shall become one , vast, magnificent, compact, and homoKoue ' ohb city, Then the authority of the Mayor , of Auckland will uot b» limited by a Karan ( gahapo or a Ponsonby-road, but will *xtend ( from the Waitotnata to Munulcau, aid from the Tamaki to the Whau. 1 make this pro ( diction, not in a spirit of idle boaaiiog or ( lor the pnrpo<a of saying something th^t ! will be coniideroi new or origin*], but I , m«k« it from an abiding faith in your future—a faith that has been strengthened j by what I have actually seen since I havo ( been amongst you, and by a close study of the material and conditional rciourcts of ( the surrounding country, and other tribu j taries to tho wealth aud prosperity of the city. The growth of Auckland has been , extraordinary. Indcod, she has more than doablod her population within the last thr«e or four j'eais, and there is strong reason to believe that you will soon ha»e j communication by railway with Welling ton, the capital of the colony, and with other important towns in the »outhorn j part of the North Island. Tbc prediction | 1 hare mado ot your future greatness is no m«o day-dream. Little of it will remain to be realised within the next fifty years, , and perhaps earlier than that. Already, ' your Mayor, your City Council, jour Cbam j brr of Commerce, and your Harbour Board , , havo twgun to sh«w their faith in a great [ future for Auckland. When the Canal across tho Isthmus of Panama is finished, the distanoo to New York will be shortened ' to about eight thousand miles, and ocean going itoameru will pass from the Atlantic to the Pacific through tb.e lithrnus, and the ' commanding aud ceutral position of this , oily will at once be realised. Then Auck laud will come in contact with the direct , '. trade from the Old and tho iVew Worlds. ( Aucklandwill theaprobably becomethefirst port of call and the lost of departure for all voasels trading betwetn Australia and the [ Old and tht Ntw Worlds. The Ilarbour Hoard of .Auckland, I do not doubt, will i make suitable provision for changing the t chiof natnral harbour in New Zealand Into a commanding ana imperial position ' ao far as tho trade of tho world is con j earned. The chaugo is a mighty one, r but the city will oxtond from harbour to , harbour, Manukau, I lean, has a number ot endowments that hare not yet been ' utilised, and there will bo little difficulty j in securing other endowments for the work which will soon b« required of it, ' when both harbours are placed under one [ administration. The Auck'and Harbour Board has already begun a great work in ' tho comtruction of the new dock at tho , North >>hore, the most extensive work of »ho kind In this hemisphere, Large , steamers coming through the Panama r Canal would not like to call at Auckland and th«n proceed round tho North-Cape, tor the purpowj of oentiuuing thtir . voyage to Australia. Tno neck of laud at tho Whau will bo cnt through. , so that vtoaals coming from Europe and America can find a short route to Australia by way of the Manukau harbour. I know it will be said that tho Manukau bar will . prevent this, but you must remember I that the bar is compseed of stnd, which , a powerful dredge would soon disperse, and kcop cloar at a small cost. The expense of cutting the canal will bs trifling ( compared to, the boon to be gained, [ Nero began cutting a ship canal through the ; Isthmus of Corinth, but did sot live to finish it, and the work still remains un finished, but wo shall not have to wait long for a deep-water communication between the east and west harbours of the Southern ; Corinth. You will not hesitate to perfect I what Nature has (0 boldly outlined. The scenery around and about Auckland is fairer than that of which Greece can i boast, and although wa may not be able to ' look upoa Mounts Helicon and Parnassun, , we hare, at least, their counterparts, if not, indeed, far lovelier pictures in Mount Eden and Rangitoto, and I do not doubt that poets will yet weave around theso moun | tains as delightful associations as those which cluster about their Grecian rivals.

At fraquent intervals during £he deliyery of his speech, Mr Griffin was interrupted by loud cheers, and as he resumed his seat he received quite an ovation, » Pianoforto solo : " Home, Sweet. Homo," Mr Angelo Forrest. Mr Griffin theu gavo as the next toast "The Colony of New Zoaland," He aid not think it necessary to make a speech in support of this toast, for bis love for it was well known, and it was his ambition to be allowed to return to it, (Lheers.)

Mr J. C. Firth, in responding, said that ho did not intend to commit the egrcgous bad taste of responding to a toast which being interpreted, meant "Our noble selves," yet he would any a few words in relation to what Mr Griffin, whom they all appreciated, had said. New Zealand was certainly a little colony compared with the United States, bat it hsd its ambitions aspirations, as had Greece of old. They were proud of Englishmen, and although we loved our cousins across the water, wo loved the country of our parentage 1 none the less. We liked Mr Griffia , very much, for he had not only made himself very agreeable, but also very useful, .»o that in honouring him we wore, in true Yankee style, keeping an eye to the main chance. Although this was only a little country, it was one of wonderful resources. We might have a tendency to blow, but there was no need for the opera tion, as a genial climate and a kind Pro vidence had rendered that unnecessary. Good wine needed no buah. Mr Griffin had proved a capital fellow-citizen, and we should be sorry to lose him, and, therefore, very eager to welcome him back. He was glad to see that the results of the cursed policy of Lord North and George 111, were dying out, and that the two great branches of the Anglo-Saxon race wore coming into close communion to gether, America had won her indepen dence in a series of brilliant exploits, but, after all the bad feeling and jealousy en gendered through a stupid old King, and a still more stupid miui-t.r,

there W'ts reaionable expectation of a fusion of the Knglish-speuking races, which would lead to tue formatiou of a Uuited States »! Kngland and Amerio,which would i ha able to confront tho world in arms, and I powerful enough to teach tlm natim* the ) blessings of peace. Keverting to the imme diate subject of their gathering, he hoped that Mr Grillia would take with him our good wishes for our kith and kin beyond the seas, (''heers ) ?ong, " True till Death," Mr H. Gordon Gooch. Dr. Murray Moore delivered a speech eulogistic of Mr Grillia, and then the toast of " The Ladies " having been proposed by Mr H. B. Morton, and responded to, the remainder of theeveniug waa given to con viviality.

PARLIAMENTARY.

[By Telegraph.—hPECiAt Reporter.]

WELLINGTON, this day. Statements of Auckland Oppo-

sitionists,

The Auckland members voting with the Oppositiou tell me they are doing the be«t possible service to Auckland by not desert ing after Sir George Grey had agreed with Mr Montgomery on what is a vote of want of confidence, which they could notavoidgiving ontbe Loan Bills, und which Ministers dis tinctly accepted an being on both Bills. The real trouble on t&e Auckland Bill will not beijia till after the division, whichever side may win. Thore is a strong party agaimt it on both sides of the House, as putting a liability on the colony before it is shown to be rigut or necessary. Some of the Auckland country members object also that they will get nothing for their districts as long aa thia Bill is hanging over Auckland. I hey also say OtagJ members could have easily got a special Act tor the Central Kail way secured on Grown Lands through which the line will pass if they had agreed to sell their votes for it, and that what they would consider shameful would not bo less shameful when dune by members from any other province. Mr Dargaville tells me that he has had a lot of wires from his constituents, some urging him to vote against all loans, othen to vote for the Main Trunk nailway. He Bays the fact is people up North don't know what is doing here apparently, or the drift or intonuuus of northern men. Skilled Labour in Gaols. Mr Hutchison give notice on going into Committee of Supply to move lhat the teaching of trades uud the employment of skilled labour iv guols are regarded by tbis Ilauso as inimical to an eulightened system of prison discipline, and prejudicial to the imereita of free skilled labour in the coun try, and that it is deniable that such teach ing of trades and employment of skilled Übour should bo diiojmiiiued as soon as possible. Upper Thames Petition. The Native Affairs Committee report in the case of Ropata (and Pakehas) as to tho Thames Cou»ty Council building a bridge over the Ohiicmuri river at I'a&roi, that bis objection to the bridge being built wa« removed by his being promised that a house should be built for him at J'aeroa. That th«re so«uu to have been a promise made by Mr Shaehan, but hew far it cxtend«d is not clear. In 1880. Mr Bryce recommended tie petitioners to apply to the Ctunty Council for compema tioa, Nothing setms to hive come of tbis. The committee consider that the matter should be caaefully gone into, and redrsas given, it there hi a gruvanc*. It rjcom mends, tho<efo/e, that the attention of ihe Government sh»uld be givun to die case. Mr 22. Graham's Petition. Mr Robert Graham petitioned for tie recognition of a right to 50 icres of hud at Ellerslie, which he alleged he had pur chased in 1845, and the Waste Lauds Committee report that the petitioner has failed to establish any claim. Mr Pilliett's Vote. Mr l'illiett, I hear, promised to vote for the Opposition up till within a few minutes of the division. Considerable interest was taken in the way he would re cprd his vote, and many were the expres ►io»s of surprise as he entered the Govern ment lobby. It is understood that ho will not return to Canterbury, as at the ter mination of the session he will take editorial or Bub-oditoria! charge of the " New Zealand Times." Mr JDeLautour's Euoloati of Mr WhitaJccr. The following is the text of Mr Do Lautour's. eulogy on the Premier: " I came to this House thia session with many other honourable members who have beeu in Parliament before, determined that no act of mino or of theirs should preclude tho»e gentleman who sec their way to sup port a Govcruuicnt who' are as liberal in their expressed views as we are, but I say no act of ours shill b«r them from acting with us thia session, or next session, or as soou as pos sible, in putting an cad to incapacity in high pUocB. Sir, an incap»b!e Government is endeavouring to raise up a wall in this House between parties, which does not cxitr. Up to the elections and since then, we kave been educated every day, and in every pap«r, mil in every orttoricul uttei- i auce by members of the Government and their strong supporters, to this, tnat there is no real distinction in politics at the pre sent day ; that they ara all Liberal; that they are as Liberal as we ar<\ Now, why do they shrink from the result of that education which we have accepted ? We believe in them ; their supporters who canto into this House believed in them ; but we arc both, doseived. Their supporters and wo ourselves see that they are not Liberals ; but there is an exception. The hon. gentleman at the head of the Govern ment at the present time has the truest right to be called a Liberal of any mau now in this House. Prior to 1860 ho wna formulating measures which only now— la^ROids that we are—we have enacted into law. Who was it in this House, when Liberal proposals were brought forward by Sir George Grey, out-Heroded them, and proposed even more Liberal measures?— who, but tbat hou. gentleman. Who was it last year — when a subordinate member of the Ministry — brought forward tho m-8t Radical measure in regard to the loaure of prsperty that was ever brought i«to the t ouse of Parliament ? It waa tho hou. gentleman. But now, while nominally the ruler of a Cabinet with dissensions—Ministers, if rumour is true, refusing to speak to each other—l say that this hon. gentleman, the Premier, ruling this country nominally, is retarded by the incapacity of his colleaguoa in the Houbo of Representatives. Sir, if that hon. gentleman were in this House him self, ax we have a right to expect, he should be influencing the Mousr, support ing his colleagues by the power of his intellect and his power of sp;ech, creating a real force of public opinion round himself, Many that are on this side of the House now would not be joining In this vote at the present time. But he is not here—he is an intellect standing aloof and apart from us, to whom wo can lend no assistancs. He is isolated in a celestial sphere clsowhe;e, the utility of which many of us doubt, and he cannot there exercise such an influence on public opinion, whijs at the same time he is checked and hampered by incapacity at his heels as to command a majority in this Houso. Nominated Immigration. The following nominations havo beon made for men leaving Grrat Britain :— Auckland, 86; liiverrargill, 47; Mail borough, 15 ; Nelson and Hokitika, 12; Taranaki, 5; Wellington, 140. No official information from Dnuedin or Chilstchurcb. Mr T. Craig's Petition. Tho Native Affairs Committee report ou the case of Thomas Craig that the Govern ment did what it could to enable Mr Craig to get his logs away, and that be got a good many to his mill in CBDsequence. Id 1876, the Pablic Petitions Committee, after a lull investigation, reported that it could see no way of granting turthcr relief. This com mittee has no recommendation to make, as it recognises no equitable claim against the colony. The Public Petitions Committee report on the petition of James H, Palmer, that, as appears from the evidence of the Collec tor of Customs, the petitioner did not bring the carriage with him from England tor the purpose of using it in his trade as cab proprietor. The committee cannot recommend his claim to the consideration of the House. Sir George Grey's Lecture. Speaking of Sir George Grey's lecture, last night, the " Post" has the following :— "The New Zealand S)stem ef education was highly eulogised by Sir George Grey, during the course of his lecture last DJghr. As one rosult, he predicted that it would produce a race of statesmen seldom equalled and never excelled. No effort was being spared to afford every possible epea ing for talent in the country, and lie, for his own part, believed that intellect, caupled with goodness, could achieve anything, Arapgemeuts were being made to enable

young m«n, howover poor, to enter eithn. Homo of Parliament, on a perfect footirm of «<xuality with any member th«re A effort, to», was being made—was, i a f ac 7 already accomplished—by which the studJ of law would be open to all ou equal term it having boen determiued that the inhabit auta of tbis colony should possess the sam. advantages as those of America, and iW every post of honour should, i n mT manner, be placed in the reach of all <£ c George Grey then pointed to the careers nf Liocoln, Garfield, and Grant, whoJiad nil started oarly in life with no prospects what ever—who had la turn studied law workc!) their way to tke front, and two of whom at anyrate, had left a perfectly im Der ; 1' able name behind them. »

The Want-of-Confidence Debate.

The debate on Mr Montoomerv'o amendment to the Loan Bills was resnu j by Mr Stevens, who declared himself f? the Government. r

Mr Peacock followed, and announced his intention of votiDg for the Government He believed that the colony wa« D «t „„' mindful of the great service the Govern" raeut rendered in introducing a firm ami determined system of retrenchment and

policy at a time when it waa ino»t required Now tbat firmness had brought about an improvement,^ the general aspect of affair* it would be unfair and ungenerous to un seat them.

Mr George professed himself an inde pendent member, who haibeen brought to vote for Mr Montgomery1* resolution ob the ground that he was eutirely opposed (o borrowing. He criticised the statement made by the Treasurer in suppoit of tho loaus, and again argued that thete would to a very large extent, damage their credit in the monoy market.

Mr DODSON disclaimed knowing any thing what»v«r about tho pipet said to have been signed pledging Mr Mont gomary'a supporters. He .believed iv the etucacy of government by party but still he would not sacrifiw everything U party. He meant to follow Mr Msntgonnry f oto the lobby, but jon the other hand, he was not prepared to support any Governmint that miuhc be formed by th« Oppoaition, or, as they called themselvet, the Liberal party. Witn his vote to-day ended his obligation to the Opposition. From that time henceforth he would vote tor measures on their own merit*, and get the aesaion completed. On no account w«uld he assist in any further attempt to upset the Government. As regarded next sefisitn, he would watch carefully the effect of legislation during the recess, and be guided accordingly. At the eveniug sitting, the galleries were again crowded to almost suffocation by people anxious to see the chief division nf tke session take pace. The beat and crush, however, w*s too much for niany—pardon, larly the ladies, who had to retreat to fresh air outside. Mr Fergus commenced tho deintp, last night, by saying he was glad to notice that the majority of members had acted and behaved themselves, during the debate, like gentlemen, and hoped he wonld say nothing that would bring Mm into disgrace, The must able speech in the debate, he thought, was delivered by Mr Fish, but he thtupht it far too personal, in speaking of the Opposition, he said its head wm wagged by its tail. It was all nonsense to say that the member for Auckland City East did not intend to take office. It was ju*t as Decesiary for Sir George Grey to bo in the Opposition Government ;u it was for our worU to be lighted and heated by the sun. lie was surprised tbat there was any opposition to the construction of the Otago central line, and suggested that the Gov ernment should give members a free trip1 over tbis line to see the'importance of it, He attacked the Grey administration. Mr Bracksn said tke Ministerial jack daws were moulting their feathers, and bad to go to an Auckland Peacock to borrow plumes again. He saw the Treasurers in other places did not boast and cry " cock-a-doodle-doo" like the present Chanticleer. Their whole cry was "Loan j my kingdom for a loan," and why—to keop I them in office. It was certain that since this diacuuion had come on the word "no" had been struck out ef the Ministerial vocabulary. "Ask and you shall receive "is the order of the day. But directly the debate is finished the blunt "No " will come back again. All the idoM of the Government had been fetched from Sir Geo. Gny, who had led the public' opinion of the country. Mr Htjrsthotjse Bpoko iv favour of a dis tinct party being formed to put an end to this system of borrowing. He denied that he looked at tho quention from a local standpoint, He had looked at the ques tion iv the light of tho coming generation, and the picture be saw was the reverse of flattering. He denied the statement that taxation was lighter now than it was ten years ago. On tho contrary, it w»s largely increaiod. On what had been alluded to as the unsatisfactory state of this colony when the Government took office, he said' that tbat state of things was the result of want of foresight on the part of the Grey Government, rather than to its evil doing or want of captcity. Mr Montgomery was in a false position. Bis speech was arranged to catch non-borrowing member*, whereas tha policy was not of that nature. Their bor rowing scheme in the past bad been most. demoralising in its effects. He did not believe the completion of any one of the main trunk lines would be a commercial success, at least for many years to come. Mr Smith offered a suggestion which bo thought would not bo a popular one—viz., that members return to the country at tbe termination of evory Parliament, He did not see the use of members coming here d ing nothing. For himself, he meant business, and was perfectly astonished at tbe deadlock iv the way of business routine.

Mr J. McKknzik spoke strongly against the Government. He said a few days ago he paid a visit to the railway sheds at Wel lington to ascertain what amount of pro duce was brought down from W'airarapa. All he found there was a rosty boiler, half a dozen broken chairs, and an old box. He ventured to say such a collection would not be found in any other railway shed in the colony. Mr Fitzgerald characterised Mr Fish'» speech as a disgrace to any person repre senting a constituency. Mr W. C. Buchanan and Mr Watt spoke in favour of the Government, and Mr Ivbss against them.

The Division. — Government Majority of Four.

The division was taken at twenty minutes past one o'clock, aiifl resulted in a majority of six for the Government, Mr Satton, however, whp had paired with Mr Joyce, and Mr J. B. Whyte, who had paired with Mr Holmes, voted by mistake, making the majority really four. The fol lowing is the division list :— Ayes, 40. Atkinson Mnnro Beotbatn OVa'iaßhan ' Bryoe Poacook Raohanan, W. P. Ponraon Oonolly Fotrle Uiok Postlothwalte Driver Rutherford ( forgus Stevens Fitzgerald Batter Fnller Satton Green, J,, WatkotlftUl Bwsnaon Hamlin Thomson, BL Ofh, N. Hobbs Tijmble Hum Watt Johnston, 0. J., TeAro Whltakei! Johnston, W, W, Whyto, J. 8., Waifcato Koily Wilson, T., Kalapol Lovln Wilson, J. G,, Foxton Mollwrafth Wright MoMillsn PUllet Noeb, Si. Barron Montsbmery Bracken Mo Donald Brown, J. C. Tnapoka McKonzle, J,. Mosrakl 1 Buchanan, J,, Napier Pyke Daniol Seddon Darßavlllo Sheehan Loason Shephard Dunoan Shrlmskl Koldwlok Smith Fish Steward Georga Talaroa Harria Tawhul Hi.rsthoußO Thompson, J., Clnths Hntdhlßon Tomoana Iveßs Turnbnli Loveßtam Western Maoandrow White, W., Sydenham Pins. Ayos. Noes. Mltoholaon Cadman Captain McKenzio DaLautpnr Morris Te Wheoro Wynn Williams Moss Hall Bathgato Fnlton Seddon Mason Soaton AHwright Grey J K. Brown Tolo Kolloßtan M. W. Groon — Holmes —- Joyce. Had Mr Joyce voted, there would haVB been 45 Opposition voteß recorded. As it was, there were only 44, thus the Govern ment majority is four instead of six, as Messrs Sutton and Whyte, of Waikato, both pairrd aod voted. Mr Sntton, when he sought to make an explanation, was hissed in the House, the first time I hoard a member hiss another. Sir G. M. O'Roriio steadfastly set his authority against the hiss ing, which may have been caused by many bets being -made, that.the Gorern went would win/ or would not win, by six,

NBE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR. SATURDAY. AUGUST 12.



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