SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

__~,,.,. __. ___ . T-daK-Tanner,-.13 EaW WATER j To . Dot ~.~ JtoralrwU « froSHBTv-Thi- Ewc-hir. i.M y _m __ " eCNRiaZ.—T--m.:—nw Mornlnir. . , ICOON*3 ASS.—-Toll Mooni.!_-id proa., 8; 12 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

stTtra-UY ivaaiw. „ ... Haw*. Government schoouer, Bter. fram i ero-S* V 1 :'."•■*"' ■raftTEltO'AT ftttallfl, 6«* nue, Gartih, from Newcaatli. Ute-aer.schooner. Queen, trom Russell Brlffla. schooner, Btahop. from Rnascll Fanny Thornton, katch- -Ceane, bom RU-sall last Bvureca. jßtataora, schooner, Ur .uhart, from Tai-ua —_<mic&. schooner. Mouldan, trom Whaagrars E'femMda; schooner, Bati-nr.-, irom Wtw JBWflft B aet, schooner, Anatln, from Whangarei

DEPARTURES.

lass zv__»_s_. to-da*. Ia te»_, aUKr McSHHVray, from Levnto

IMPORTS.

JScWaaa**—-Ocnaaa Picton.Hersings:|WM_ lac 8-»BiH:-<3'« W# B-nnay, Far Q__B_fe,. from Nawcaatte—33l tons1 coal. 13 »_a: cofea, and 1200 ap._._,

ItewA-HW CoMTwrait*—J_.net, from Whan -8».al Heads, withßllo hrraheis sand; I.anga-lr_, Sou* o_cn___&, wit-l 30: tons fira-wood; Sloinora. from W_a_sraroa,. with 20,385 fens timber; WH-uwaw.!,-rom Whangarei, with 3. tona coal; Bwieveraace, from Sandaptr, with 31)0 baaheto navel; Reward, from Whangaret.. wish, 88 tOU eo«l•; Start from Hansel, with 3d tons mtmaanea*; Rite, tram Part Charles, with, JfivWO feet ttabev s Gael, from Whangarei. wUh 1 jli ions c _a_L OOTW-.BT.S Co_3TW.a-.—Janet, for W_a_ jsutai Heada; RanKHtlra,, for Omaha; Perse verance; tor w__a~_e 5 &at» for fort caarien c Ui_e.tar Talma.; Minaia Hara. for Slabjrnes/ wid Me-cnry Bay, with general _ar<ro, '—__ IWm Oratl anlvad from the So_-_ at 2 j turn, yesterday. Bba bronxht 200 sheep' tram jttalwrae for this pore Tlienew Ferry steamer Ata.andr.na was cuts ga m official trial trip saia afternoon, seTOral of th* directors baton an board, i_very-_msr seamed.te worfe. wi L Wa hold arae tusthev pa-ticnlars until tomorrow. The barme Ga-nHo' arrived firotr. Newcaatte _tgt evanta* _-tars, iff dij a'poa-ag.. Ims the Mtt_tol_i*_B_-__i-!WT safe was* experienced 4adßgE wfcfel- the vessel was- hove tot The revs OS __C 8 passage waa made fa flna weather. TOebrtantraeOceo-. leas entered ont at tha Cnntoma ;or Sydney- She loarfa Sim ber herß. : ■ and __... Utenca nest w.el_. Kr___ i __» lehooner! Sael -left Whanaareii I fwtir_-_r, tl* Onward tot just dntaned load- : tefiosL The Clyde had loaded about WO tons,, ] •net the in.tia.nar!. Saucy Kata and -taerur. i i wan* op ihe same morning. T_e**-Ta A_ar_. from, Melbourne ft. _o_-h- j efnßmrta. bavl-is. oaen detained-tNapterowlnsr | to Bad WB-ttef, need not Be expected to arrirs-1 Iters&mßmts to-morrow forenoon, ___I»arqiieAl<siat"s was towerl ont ef W_a J Basra* B-r-onr by tha a.a Wall ng. on on ! TaiMday aftarnonn last, sad g_n.il for Sydney \ With 310.0-. feet timber. . T_<. SBhaeaer Maui Gteaam. Ittti LjtWtna for ; WaUlaatoa and. AacWaad act May 23. She baa j 575 aaclca wheat. 133 sacka oata. IT- saclta barl_y,; . etaxm m&. cases blacal t_ tor twa 5011

T*« katna. -Tauiiy IhaM far the safety of wWeti-oabtjr were snio-t time sines ssprsssed, •ntred la theharbonr on Sunday night. C*o_ Ksane raBO-tat Left a_e__uid oa April-sch. With HWK BOrt-l-weali wtnd and Una weather, Anchorad1 _t tte Wade the same nlgat, whiU __ wim hard, 1 eft on the Us;., and on she 3iKii anchored at Whangarnra, left on ila-s Ist, wEdWIII Iromi the north-w-at. Ran tacit to Wianaarairtj and left the. next day. Thence to Itan&i-Sw Bay, west and north-west winds to -tatf. Caps, and tnence sonth and sonth east wfcda te arrival, left Hofe-tam* <in tbeMth, and arrived as Anoklaad on the _Bf.ii. Cargo, 110 totara- piles.

ARRIVAL OF THE TAIAROA.

The tJ.3.3. CO.*s s.s, Taiaroa arrlTed to day at * w.a_ Cftetain. A. D. McfillUTray reuorts ___vt__rA-_-_u.de-.ti_e IStn tastant at I p. nt, Im levnka, via Bay ef Island 3 Left latter oort on SaWTday. the 13th Inaraat, as 7 c-m- with feaab N.w. wlsdst, wbfcb cvntlnaed toll ff» ncsiiay, ITtts Instant; ttom thence had mod_r_ra —J—X. wia<{« aad ftna weachar -111 arrival at teTUSr* on Tirarsday, latlt Instant at S a,in. Left teTOka a«ali_ for anT» on Trfday —i—tt"tt'.Sm.—\,, anrtytnatat Soy* r_t._-30a.n_ Lef t SttTS at I p,m.oa BMnAqr_Mh, arrlflna atLan-fca a* 83. p-.rn. Left Lernlca fir iadt land on Wednesday mornlnsr, th* 22hd, at . cm, with Htfht westerly wind and think rainy weather; Kandmn ateam at (p-.m. Jfrom thence experienced stronsr KW, wwws wiwi nasty se*. aatll Sainlay moi_te_r, when wind booked to J_J_v with fresh orsi"- * and tictsk rainy weaEher, At,. 20 a ns. rounded the TBimel to nn accoonS of the thick weather oatii* am. At'a. m. sighted the Mokoklnoo Islands^ and. srrSred as abOTe. Passengers :—?._ioo_; Mr FalrbaP,and # la Ibe steerasra. We are indebted to M* 3. N_»» Keith, ptir.ar, for lace fifes smd press psnoela.

PORT of ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS.

Waaaka, s s. Holmes, froai the South Lalla Booklt, s.s^ Kabertsea, from Waitara

DEPARTURE.

fitella,Govt.l.J. Falrehild,forWeuiaxton

The g.., talla Ra4'«_ arrtTed oh Satnrday afwrnoon irorn Waitara, with II;. sheep. I. hotsie, 19 sacfc* wheat, I peekastea, and one jsasweaofe-—Mrs Lewis.

TJieGoTuramentstearaer atella left with tbe .bno-wsstpasaaaiarers-fat' WeUlnarton, on siatn? day afternoon :—Btt W* mx, Jac!*s3 Mnr.ro and Ifenton, Wm Campbell. Mrs and Mis. lilacir, Hon. J. WlßJamson. ___ices WSBaraaaa (2), jW«-_wW,T,__eys, w. Berry, sen., W. Berry, ion., Nell, oa7y, and two others.

Tito Union Co's M WsmaSai reached »c wbarf Irom the Sontft at 8 id <_m, ye&ieti&y. SB. J____fci_t 85 tons (HIS and the following mamo (f»rsr—Eev. E. Neilson, Capt. KMa, Mlsnea Keid &t, Messra Parnell, B-dtt, Btws. Cajrew.Hay- WnriL J, AndeMon, Br«eti, McQueen (2), Mr and Mrs H«_n__». Miss Gray. Mrs MorW. Mr and Mrs Oame, Mr and Mis* Willi!., Messrs Gallagher. RlnpLCosear, Henderson, and nine la the steerage.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Mojroosrol. this day;

the American whaling barqno Ciiarlea W. Morgan, CaoSaJn Keftb, 9 months out from' New MeMst., with W barrett oil, aritred last, eren- Rtjsst-IX, thi. flay, Tbe w__le»_ lo James Arnold, with ICft barrels apetm since last craiae, arrived yeawr. ay, WMtusmost; Sunday. II ___«. Nelsoti anrtvei. frora Sydney this morn' Ine, Dnrliisjtte day she was visited by bnnd retis, H.M,.. Cormora_t ha. sailed lot 2B_lasd, Ltttw.tox this day. Arrlyed: Walpawa, shfp, CaDtain Baxter, Itom Union, 1". days out. Btcre, this &k_t. Arrayed: Rfn«aroom*i ss, (torn Melbotuae, •wit_ tte 8067, ratil, IS,. a.m.

Mail Notice.

-Una —-._ Ctcaa aa Ut-ssu- Thss Da_. War Hnßsell, Eawalcawa, Waatjaroo, and Mon gonnt _c per Glen«'jf. at t p.m. J,.w T'aa_ao({a_. Ohincmatn. and, Opot____, per W-lHoarton, at I cm. Jar Thames, per Enterprise, at j„10 p tn. Tuesday, 30th iastan*. 3"or Walwera, Kawau, Omaha, and ...aiaka-ta, per Rose Casey, at 19 _.__. ?or Thames, per Rotomahana. at Id *,___. Jar Roas_i aad Kawakawa, )er Te anaa, at 3 p.m. For Wanganni Heads. Wa'pu, Waaaarsi, and i-aa^anaJ-, p_r Ar??i« at . p.m. Waniraa-AT. 31st l-atmst. B*or Coromaarfel, per t'oramande I. at It JO a.m. fa. Australian Co ou.ea, per Arawata, a*3 p.m Faroav, iad Jane, for Levuka and Suva, per 'taiaroa, a* ( p._n. ."or /«nss__l}_n Colonies and London, vlv Brlndtsf, p_r r'ltr of flvdaev. -mmetttately after her arrival trom Hano-Uln. For* T»-_n»Jt{ and Southern ocrts.per Wasiaia. imrnedtately after arxlvs- o_ _.«. C-ty.o£ Sydney. 3; B. 8131. Chief Posta_aater. Chiei Poßinsrßce. Aadtiaad.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

lUt 23, 1.32. Abbott. Opera House—Willlamana's Eo7al Opera. Company, 8 p.n_. Audi land Institute, JV.nces-atrset—Month!? meeting of members. .30 p.m. Temperance Hall—Loyal Pfoaeera Juvenile Lodge, >'.1.0.0. F., T p.m. St Jama*. U.lA.—lSauffg: "Aitvlee to Tout_,"_nrl •* Louis XtT. and 6la taflience on Kurope," 7.30 p.m. 8s Sepu'-hre. M.T.A,—Diaiting-room Enter tainment, 3 pan. Hnnna Schoolroom—Ms W. f. Ba_k!__d and the e'-ctass o_ fran-Min M'or __, 7.20 p.m. Pnbtfc HU), Otahnrtn—Major Harris aad the elector*e_ franklin North, t.30 pm. United Methodist Free Chaich—Blocnilonarv Kntert-lamen:, 7..U p.m. Wor'-Jas; Mac'-r Clnb, Auckland—Plumbers' social nnron. 7.30 p.m.

Birth.

SKILL.—On May 23th, 1333. at Fernly-_.reef, Ponsonby, tha wife ot Mr. A. Sell! of a daughter.

Marriage.

PIDDCCK-COPIu_ND.-Oii May SSSfc. 133 J, at tha Registry Office. WiHfam PJddcck. of anci_l*iJd, to iJtaie Copland, second dangtiter of J. M. Copland, of T__.»e;..—lhaicea and WeUlagtoa paper* pl-*ae cop..

Death, 831D015N3-Oa _f_j--.ll!. at her parents're sidence, 3ummer-street,. near Mount ltd en. fioge Edith, Infant daughter of Edward and Martha B.l_zens, a..d 7 months. The faneral will take place to-morrow Crteai_47>. at 3 p.m. HKNOO«.-On May MA. Charlotte, wife of John Bendon, la her 63rd year. The funeral will leave her late residence. Cooi-atreet, to-morrow, 30th Instant, at 330 pjn. CSET-Ja—B/ cablegram, dated 24th Mar. at Bou_h_ea. Hants. James OX.UI, la: t Of Aue__ land, aged 65. PKSMAN.-On the 27th instant, at the resi dence of her parents, Nelson-street, Alice Mary, daughter of Joeeph and Teresa Pea man ; e_ed 20 months. WILMAM3.—On 53th May, at his residence, 0-aStei Boad. Rem sera, William Wiillama, ajed n years. The funeral will leave his late residenoe at 2 o'nlcc". to-morrow f Cnesday). Frlenda are invited.

Notice to Correspondents.

Mk Jobs Piercs", Ginborn*,—We cannot now reopen the -abject of Thomas Paine. moral -haracter. Tfcagroo-dycnrlettercovers wu gone over pretty thorong hiy by Mr A. Camp bell a month ago.

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

MONDAY, MAY 25, 1882.

i'or tfeera_s tlsai!__:_» «si_tas£_, For the wrong that seeds resi_Unes For t&e too--in t£ie distance, Aod the zooi that we can do.

As was anticipated, the feeling against the Gaming and Lotteries Act pawed by the

last Parliament has found early expression is both branches ol the Legislature. In the House of Representatives, on Friday ait, Mr Dick, on behalf of the Govern ment, intimated that they had no intention 0- proposing any alteration oa the above named m<asare, but conveyed the impres sion tbat they would be prepared to accept reaaonab'e modifications of the law, when under discussion on the second read ing of Mr Steward's Amendment Bill. Mr McDonald, M.H.R., has meanwhile given notice of a Bill to repeal the Gaming and Lotteries Act; bnt however much room there may be ior amendment io that measure, we are sure that no more tban a very inconsiderable section of the House would be prepared to sweep iway the whole of its provision*. The Hon. P. Dig_.au has also introduced aa Amendment Bill in the Legislative Council, so that at an early date we shall probably have the whole Act under review in both Houses, The object of Mr Dignan'a Bill i. to have raffles _orreli»iou. and benevolent purposes legalised, and thia proposal is likely to meet with much support. We would, however, enter our vigorous protest against the church bazaar lottery nuisance receiving the sanction of law. In a recent article we pointed out tbe dangerous and demoralis ing tendency of such lotteries, aa regards both trade and religion ; and thongn the proposal to legalise lotteries and raffles for private charitable objects may be adopted with advantage, we trust no countenanec will be given to the contemplated legalising of religious gambling, No doubt a strong effort will be made to pass ao amendment on the Act, which will allow the holding of "sweep*" as formerly. The stock argument iv support of this .proposal will be that the effect ot prohioitiog tbaf. species of gambling has been to imp.verijh tbe colony by draining off from it to Melbourne a sum stated at £100,000 annually, Sach an extensiro system of investment out of the colony is to bo deplorsdj Hi fha i

frienda of the Gaming Act might eMm _tl_e, 'i fact stated aa a strong argument against, . gambling instead of a reason for the repeal cf tha Gaming and Lotteries Act. Bat in point of fact the moat of the money so sent oat retnrna in prizes ; ar, if it does not, the factwouM only prove the folly of the people of new Zealand" in entering into such a rash speculation. The only reliable deduction ,; from the fact that a vast sum of money is invested in " sweeps " outside of the colony, la that a large _ianiher of people will gamble, in spite of all obstacles that may be thrown in their way, and this love of gaming £.. a Biitiah trait of character which will not be eradicated by any Act of Parliament The saying, " Never ven ture, never win," ia aa expression in pro verbial form ot the national loye | of 3pecu__._lo.l_ risk, and adven ture : and that characteristic, properly developed, has given to Englishmen, the foremost position in commerce, i'aven , tion, and discovery. Bii. when betting,. t etc., come to be so general aa ia this colony, it ia a symptom of dei^eniiracy, and some legislative check is called for. If the < capital, euergy, and ingenuity annually ex*' pended in New Zealand on betting aad other forma of gambling were directed into other channels, tho result could not fail to be greatly to the advan tage of tho colony, aa well aa to the , individuals interested. Therefore the law aims at counteracting the tendency to de generacy which flows from open aad general gaming, while at the same time leaving every liberty for the nursuit of games of hazard, &c, as private amusements. These and other con-ideratioai will doubtless be taken into account by tiie mombors of oar Legislative Asaemoliea in considering what modification*, if any, should be made in tha i existing law for the suppression of gaming ' and lotteries.

TEI. day (May 20) waa regarded for more than a century by the English people aa " Royal Oak Day," ia memory ot tha escape of Charles 11. after tha famous

[ battle of Worcester in ISSI. '-'ha story of the King's d.fau. by Cromwc!! and _t.a__.-_. ia well known to stnicats of Eagii.._i history. Charles Cook refuge at Bosei._ei. near the little to'v f Madeley, oo the con fines of Worce... t and Salop. Boaeobel was the borne ot the Pendreib, who were moat loyal to the " Merrie Monarch," S.nst afforded him "shelter from his enemies. Charles waa secreted ia a. wood and lodged, like the birds of th-: ai-, ia a " pollard oak," since termed the *' Royal Oak," subsequently emblazoned on a thousand pa .lie-house signs in honour of th. evens. Tradition saya that the King's pursuers actually passed round and under th.it notable oak. The hiding of Majesty in tbe oak occurred in the early autumn {September _-i-|. when oak leaves begin to ..ids ; still the fugitive might have been secure, in the tw.light, from the p_eri_sr. gaze of the C.omw_ll.aa r, Charles entered London on the 29th. May, in the following year, aad, being i-i_ btrtli day, the Royalists displayed branches of oak, aa a tree of that kind had beea instru mental ia ihe reiteration of Charles Stuart to the throne ol England. Venera tion for the memory of, not the best nor tbe wisest of English Kings, ha-> nearly passed away in the old land. Soma fifty years aao, esery person appearing without a..prig oc oak was hunted, pinched, and ataa;* by nettle.., anil designated "shiek shack," the meaatn.j? of which term haa never Beea rightly ascertained. Coatlea plaatedtwooak.ua Hj da Park, London, from Boaeobel acorns, and one of these memorial oaks still fioiirishes o . the north-side ot the Serpentine. The Pendreil family were pensioned (Charlea was great at pensions ■with tb» people's money), aad a _e»cen dant of tie Pendrells, the wife of a re.ired ptijjiliat io London, is stilt In receipt of a yearly sum in recognition of 'he loyalty and fidelity of _Ja_ie Peodr.ll and hit sooa at B.scobel.

To.day being Whit Monday, the banks aod lawyer'a office* were closed. We 3re requested to acknowledge the receipt of 2s fid, from a friend, for family cf carpenter wishing to go to Greytown. The drainage rat. In Cbrutchu.ch is Is : in the £. It is the intention of the Auckland Plumbers' Kociasl Union to bold a meeting ia tbe Working Men's Club thia evening. Tbe evening service at the Theatre .royal wm well-attended las. evenioz. MrTfcos. Buddie presided, and addresses were de livered by Messrs Driv.r and Vines. Measles are prevalent at Tamafei We>t, and one whole family, viz.. Mr and Mrs Pilkington and seven ci-itdren, areonier the spotting influence of this disease. A North Canterbury man borrowed some money from a friend and got married, ar.d next week want tnroogh the Court on money borrowed front another frieod. The inmatea of the Old Men's Refuge rlesire to return their sincere thanks to Means Linabory, Fenton and Winter, for thetr kind present ot pipes and tobacco jo liberally given on Friday laat, aLxo they gave Is each, to noa-smokers. The heart, of the inmates were cheered. They say tbis »3 the first present ot the kind they have ever receive!. It was erroreoasly stated in onr last im pression that the population of tbe Karan gahape district was 588, and that it con tained ten public houses, whereas the num ber of ratepayers alone ii 53S {hence the . mistake) and the copulation nearly 4,000, and the number of public homes ia only six.

Captain Wm. Jackson Barry, a gentle man who haa won colonial dittisction in the field ef letters and ro'ontal enterprise, will deliver hi. lectures in the torne-atreet Hall, on his colonial experiences, his trip to England, and interview with the Tirrh borne Claimant, Captain Barry is known as the author of "tf. and Down,'or'Fifty Years of Colonial Life," from which he will give extracts.

, In order to provide facilities for country residents visiting town and witnessing th. performance of "Patience" by tbe Opera Company, the manager of district railways (Mr Macdonald) haa decided to issue return r tickets at singe rales on Thursday and 1 Friday next and thsy will be available up . to and including Saturday. On Friday a lite train will leave for Otahuhu at 11.15 , p.m. and on the following night a late train will leave at the same hour tor Henderjoa. A petition has been presented to the Harbour Board by the residents of the North "Shore and Takapuna District*, I raying them to set apart for the purposes of public recreation the mangrove swamp situated at the head of Sboal Bsy, which ' comprisea an area ot 120 acres, the inten tion of tbe promoters being, in case the Board assents, to stop the tidal influx, and in coarse of yeara to mase deposits of earth there so a3 eventually to have it suitable for sowing grass seed and planting trees and shrubs. The project, however, is at pre sent b.set with di.Ec._U.es, inasmuch as the Takapuna Jockey Club have made appli . cation for a portion of the ground, while Mr , li. M. Stark owns about 50 acrea in the vicinity, part of which carries with it : certain riparian rights which would be af fected by tbe proposed utilisation of tbe swamp. In th. public interests it is to be bored that the will be .moothud away, aod tbe desires of thr. petitioners carried to a satisfactory realisation. The death of Mr James O'Neill, which ii ■ recorded elsewhere in this issue makes another gap in the fast lessening ranks of the pioneer colonists of New Zealand, As t the career of the deceased gentleman is to ■ some extent bound up with the early hia tery of Auckland, a cursory sketch of i ; ft. may not prove aninter&Hing. Be ; arrived at Sydney, we understand, in 1337, i as surgeon of an immigrant ship, and on i landing be proceeded to Melbourne, where Ihe married and settled down. After a two ft years' sojourn there he was attracted s towards New Zealand, and took passage to the Bay of Islands, whence he removed to ; Auckland upon its selection as the seat ' of Government. He became a member of ! its first Corporation, and in 13.53 was elected to represent it io the first Provincial • I Council. The citizens subsequently re turned him as their member in the House iof and in 1869 ihe was called to the Legisla tive Council and made one of the Com missioners for Inspecting Prisons, b.sides being enrolled as a magistrate and visiting Justice. He bad a family of twelve children —of whom six sons and five daughters survive, representing a further progeny of twelve grandsons aud thirteen grand daughters. The elder and third sons were called to the English bar. and nre now prac ti'ing at Christchurch and Hamilton respectively, while tbe second aad fourth sons follow the medical profession, the two younger ones being in Her Majes'y's ser vice as military officers. The deceased died on tho 23rd instant—his 66th birthday —at Swansea, where thice ot his five daughters all of whom are married to navalolßcers—reside. His wife isstill living, bnt is an invalid. Ec is remembered as one of the promoters of the Bank of New Zealand.and Bank of Auckland, and last Visited Auckland ln September, 1874. Mr Al|aii Q'ifeU-, of the Lake, is his brother,

Mr Henry Driver, the Baptist student, leaves here for London, during the Icurren. week, for the puipose of completing hia. theological studies.'-!.- Mr Spurgeon's College. "Mr Driver preached his-farewell sermon a. tha WellesfeyHjtrce* Baptist Church yesterday morning.

Intelligence baa been received hy Mr H. K. Giimour, proprietor of the Auckland B*usii Factory, formerly carried on. by Mr Harbutt, that be bas received, first oriiero. rroris and silver medal for bra»hware and bellows entered by him at the Christchurch Exhibition.

Measles are still on the increase in the city and suburb;, and the attendance at the public scnoola has di.ami.had to a remark able extent in consequence. Hundreds ot children are Mil up- with the disease, and it has not been confined, to these, many teachers having fallen victims to the epidemic. It haa beea decided to close the ' Urafton public school for the present, the attendance having fallen off to a surprising dearae, and several other schools are likely to __llaw suit.

The first monthly mcc.ing of tbe new ses sion of the & nckland i latitate will be held thia evening, when the President, E. A. Mackechnie, Esq, , will deliver tbe inaugural addreaa,and the tallowing papers will be read and discussed: "On some recent additions to tho New Zealand Flora," by T. F. Cheese man, F.L.S, ; " Additions to the Geode phaga of Sew Zealand," by Captain T. frrmin M. E.S. .Ladies are respectfully in" vited to attend.

Mr Graham and on* or twe ladiea had any thing but a pleasant trip through the bu.ih. They left ul_.inec__.t_r. at 0 a.m., and after being jolted and shaken for several hours owing to the shocking atata of the road, almo.t came to standstill about 3 _>i!e» from the Oropi Hotel, the read being too heavy tor the tired horses to do mors than walk. They arrived at Oropi about 7,30 p.m. It ia certain that unless some eceW-Gic steps are taken the Oropi Bush will have to be closed during the winter months.

With the view of ascertaining whethei the Board, of Education aave the power to veto a text book, sanctioned by the __n.at.oaal Department- Mr John Kaßert son has notified hia intention of moving, aS the next meeting of the Grafton Eoad School Committee-—" That steps be taken to introduce Dr. Richardson's book into tbe school." This ia the work which tha temperance bodies have hitherto an_vai_- Enstly tried ta have ntcodaeed iato the punk school of thi. provincial district.

. SiriJohn Hail haa.reptied to the coagra tu latinos sent him from Invercargii! on his I knighthood- Be says that he considers tbe J boaaor a compliment to the whole colony, as no doubt it t-f. 16 is a reward which tbe recipient has well earned by many years of arduous saDonr, through evil report and good report, t\ir the welfare of New Zea , land. There are aot many on the list of ..CH G'.. mho have a more distinct claim to the distinction than tiie ex-Premier, and aad stilt fewer who can point to a e.recr mor* honest and free from doc'-ifal trans actions. All parties mast unite En congratu lations to Hit John, and wishing him long life So enjoy hi. honours. The telegraph work in England is !ar*zaiy '.one by women, and at the central office theie are no less than seven hundred female oper itora. Tbe staff of the telegrapb clearing-house case. branch, which super vises the whole telegraph work of the king dom, and acts aa a check opun ail the cierfcs in the department, is exclusively composed of women, in whom also is *a sm.ted ste entire Sainciai fa_.«neas. Cer tain branches of the Savings Bank depart mens and the Dead Letter office is also in their hands, Clone of -be more important -ficea have yet been filled by woaiea, who, tt is thong-.-, are better officered by s_oro-gbly competent m^n. The next lecture oi the winter course in connection with the Youn» Men's Christian Association will be aiven oi Friday eve ning, ia the ntH of tbe iastitaeira, by the Key. Me-_e__t.. Fraser, Subject: "Things a.they migfcS..hive been." Our young men would do wall to make a point of hearing this lecture; it will be instructing and interesting, and helpful to those who are troubled with doubts. An etfithitioa tad fancy fair in aid of tbe coanent schools was opened ia S«. Mary's Hall, Onehunga, on tne 2__h inst, ani will remain open foe a few days this week, from two to fire and seven to a;ae p.m. daily. The goods on exhibition are for rhe raosS part She work of the papil. and "isters o; the Conv_.it, while a few cootri btttiona have boon m irte i»y otber friend, in terested in the cause. There Uao excellent assortment of n-efnl articles,, ia the work manship of which maca skill is displayed. Up to- the present, the exhibition has proved very successful, .£(.) having been the takings for the first tnree nights. Taia evening" a firam*aod co-cert is annoonced to take place, aad should p;ove aa extra at traction. Barbarism still linger, in Italy. Amongst tfte crael sport* of Rome is one of racing nderfesr feor.es and called tbe " Birberi." The h«T3e», goaded l.y apilcei balls swing tog oe their __r_nc_esr r are let loose on the fast day of the carnival from the Piazza del Kopolo, ano made to race towards a stock ate in the Piazza Y^nes... This race is of forae historical interest, inasmuch _t anciently tha Jews of Kome had to perform it in ptisan amid the jeer., cf tin. populace. At List one of toe Popes commuted the burden into a h.t.e race, for which the Jews found the means, 'and this so-called sport has continued unSit the present day. At tbe last carnival several were killed by tbe "Barberi," and strangely enough the first one killed was a Hebrew hay, who was run over by one of the frantic soimats. It is believed that the brutal custom is likely to be abolished.

It may be interesting to our readers to j know (remarks the Canterbury " Preaa ") ! that jsst twenty years ago, this day, the \ fi-a. telegraph pole in New Zealand was ! erected, tiie site being at the corner of Colombo-street and tbe South Town Belt, part of what is cosr the railway reserve. 16 was erected by Mr Alfred Sheath, who had just rec.irei tbe apaointment of tele graph engineer from the Piovincial Govern ment. \ery little ceremony appears to have beea observed on tha occasion, as we I-am from Mr J. D. Enys, of Castle Hill station, who was present, and to whom we are indebted for this information, that the only coin placed under th. pole was one ot Mr E. Reece'* pence. Prom this small beginning bas grown the present tele graph system of the colony, -which last year consisted of 375. miles of line carrying 35-57 miles of wire. To this bad to be added 2820 miles of wire duplexed, which was really eqnal to 5643- miles of single line, making the total wire accommodation at the disposal of the department 12,407 miles. The following re;ort was received from the Old Caled' niao mine manager to day : —"Mo. 2 Level; The drive and hanging wall leader has been driven 7ft. through into the Cross. '1 he reef ia from loin to 2ft thick, well mineralised through, with colours of gold showing at each breaking down. The reef looks best at bottom of drive, where the mineral and gold appear to be dropping. I have the men excavating a chamber, where I pnrpo«e sinking a winze oa the mineral run near Cross boundary, No. I Level: lSt>. 1 drive is without change. We are getting on very well with cleaning ont and repairing. At old Ho. 1 Level several small veins bave been disco vered goinginto the footwall which looks very promising. They will be prospected on com pletion ol drive. Tbe drive at top of Capt. Kiebards's rise still carries the same minerals —copper, antimony, and every in fixation of gold. Tbe reef is folly 4 feet thick, with gald in 2 feet of the footwril portion, from which 8 or lOlbs of picked stone have come to hand this week. The trial crashing fron here will be through next week.—T. B. Bicj_3, May 27." Dr. Bakewell, ot Hokitika, writing to tbe " West Coast Time?,'' says .—" About four years ago I had an opportunity of examining Trickett's hand a few months after he had received the injury which re quired the amputation .of a finger. The wouod waa perfectly he ilea, and the ampu tation had been very neatly performed, leaving what we surgeons call ' a good stump.' The finger amputated was the ring finger. Trickett told mc he had began to practise again, and that he felt no loss of power in his hand, which was, I think, the lett one. But alter we had left Trickett's hotel, I predicted to the ', gentleman who had introduced me, that Trickett would never win a race again against anyone who W33 bis equal, or nearly his equal, before the amputa'ion, And I grounded this prediction on the loss of grip th»t must inevitably be the result of the amputation. If anyone will bend the ring finger into the palm of the hand, and then try to grip an oar or any object of similar .hape and size' with the remaining fingers and thumb, he will at once see what I mean. Ihe loss of power in one hand would require tha', in rowing with a pair of sculls, the force used by the other hand must bs correspondingly diminished, or the boat would not keep the true course. Thus there must be a considerable loss of speed. I do not .ay that the two men would have been equal bslore Trickett's accident, but I am sure that thi3 £tlo£? wotjld bave en sured hia defeat,"

Tbe Porta has officially protesteil agains the despatch oi an Anglo-Crenel-. Squadroa to Egypt as as infringing oa the Fower. exercisad by the Sultan at Suzerain of that country.

At the weekly meeting ol _S-._ James's Mtttual Improvement Associoatioa this evening Mr Wilson Skeen is to read an essay on. "Louis and His Influence on Europe," while Mr J. A. Jagger has pro mi-ed a paper entitled' L Advice to Youths.' The youths intend to be present in excep tionally large force.

A poor woman from Riverhead was dis covered at an early hour thia morning waltzing ou the wharf. Con-table McDonnell observed tha woman doing a jig, and thinking she might dance into the water, went to her assistance. She waa desirous of taking him aa a partner, but the keen-eyed constable at the moment inhaled a strong smell cf liquor, and generously took Mra Hogan to the station. The poor woman excused herself by saying thit she had bsen keepina tha royal holiday in Auckland, and took a considerable quantity of the wipiri, which affected her head and set her waltzing. She begged for mercy, being a " poor woman," aa she wiihed to go home to her family at Riverhead by the. Lily, and aa she had not been tight for three yeara. hhe waa discharged with a caution.

On Friday, the 266a inst, a poll was taken, by Mr Seaman,, at the Waikomiti school-hoaee, to receive the decision of the ratepayer., oa the Local Optioa clauses of the Licensing Act. For some years past there had been no hotel in taia district ; but Mr Alfred Ram.dea, having applied for a pub'ican'. license, for a aew and com modious brick house, which he has erected near the New Lynn railway station, the voting was really to determine whether tbe committee should be empowered to grant the same. The feeling in the district waa decided!.- in favour, as shown by eighteen vote* being recorded for it, and only one against. There- are only thirty-five voters resident in tha district, many of whom live' at a considerable distance irom the polling place. In tbe Waitakerei district the poll was taken, by Mr Seaman, on the following day, at the farm-house, Henderson, where, out of sixty resident voter», there were re corded, in favour of an increase of publi cans' licenses, 3, and agriast, 7 ; and for accommodation licenses 12, and against -t; ! thu* allowing aa increase of both at the i discretion of the Licensing Committee, who I will meet on Friday, Jaae 2nd.

Tbe formal opening of the fine new school j recently built at the Whan by the Board of j Education will take place to - mor- ' row afternoon. Mr Wm. Swanson,M.Fl.E., with hia usual liberality, gave the amount ni.ct.s?ary for providing a plentiful supply of good things for the children attending the school; and Mr Thomas haa been en trusted wiih providing the same, so the youngsters may expect quite a feast In tne evening a concert to celebrate the event wi I take place in the Whan Public Hall, to be fallowed by a qaarfrille party; the concert and dance will be free to the public. The building itself ia a thoroughly good and substantial ftuetiire. andrefieeia fjreat credit 6a the Board cf Education for having, after a considerable amount of putting off, and pomiiea w ich a good many thought they never intended to fulfil, had a building erected which would be a credit to some of our larger townships, and would bear comparision with any in the colony. Mr H. £.eUaf sends as a long letter com plaining of tbe shameful delay on the Auc-Uad and Kaipara railway. He says : —On Saturday morning I had to make a jouraey as far as Mount Albert, a diitance of about four miles. Tae time the train t«o__ Irs reachiog chat place made it quite a journey. I paid for my ticket at 10.55-, and crossed over several sets of rails to get to the train, which l found to consist of one timber truck, lades, and one passenger

carriage, which I found quite fail. Tbe same carriage was halt first e'aau. half second - tbe platforms at either end were also quite fall of people ;

th. train started at 11.15. On reaching Newmarket they attached a vaa te the train, bat so seats. -After a ijnarter-of-an hoar's detention we were again in motion. Oa arrival at Mount Kdea station thirty passengers were haddled into the said van, oae lady being ace mmodated with a Clair ; the rest m.i___, if they liked, ataad, sit, or lie on the floor. The trsin. how ever, reached Mount Albert ia fifty-6ve minutes, I, aad thirty nine other perseaa hivinsj to stand all the time, tfaous-t I p.ida heavy price for my ticket for so short a journey." At a meeting h_.fi ia Dunedin on Satur day of deferred paymeat settlers, about thirty persons attended, several of whom represented whole districts. The result of tbe deliberation- waa embodied in ape i* tion to Parliament It urges that many b .og.t their Und at a time of land fever. and paid bejond the real value; that, in order to avert tbe cotfiication provided by the Land Act ia caaes where payments are ia arrear, they have had to borrow money with which they have paid in fall th. rem lining unpaid instalments, though ia same caaea they have received no rebate of interest from the Government, mo consequently are practically paying two inter sU on the same sum of money—one (o the Government, and one to their mortga« gors ; tbat by the Land Act, 1577, the Legislature did not iatend toraiae the price of land to £3, bat Judge Wtlfism. advised the local Board that the Act h*d that effect, and th-t, consequently, many paid £3 an acre for land really only intended to be charged 30a; that the pro vision, so raising the price were repealed daring ISSO, bat such repeal was aot made retrospective, aa many purchasing bad been led to expect it wonld be ; and that, in the opinion of tbe petitioners, their landihoald be re-valned by competent and

impartial persons, and _ re-arrangement of tbe terms of payment also effected. Fur. th.r, that the Bill prepared by Mr J. A Council, of Dunedin, is eminently suitable to their case, and is approved by them, except that personal residence oa pastoral deferred pajrasct land should bs retained.

Gold Medals fer >.ing»r Machines at C_riatc__rcii.-D S. Chambera.-.Advt

THE WEST COAST COMMIS SION.

Sir JF. Fox's Report, (BY TT-J.EOEAPH.—SPECIAL EEPOETEB,) WELLINGTON, this day. Sib William Fox is again on the West Coast continuing his investigations con. nected with the West Coast Commissioa. Bis report will be presented to Parliament shortly. It will state that the allotment of tribal interests in reserves is completed. With minor exceptions, the land bas been apportioned among the hapus.the Commis sioners considering it inadvisable, except in special instances, to make individual grants. Sir W. Vox has also completed the investigation into the unsatisfied land scrip awarded as compensation to loyal natives alter the war. Be will report on this subject tbat the chief difficulty in coming to a final settlement is the inextricable confusion of old Taranaki chain surveys, which the Crown Landa Commissitners will not now recognise. So bad are these surveys, tbat some authorities declare it wiiltake five years to make detailed sur veys accurate enough to allot each scrip holder his ground. Sir William will ask power from the Government to put on sur vey parties enough to complete the work in one year. Upon the vexed question nf re ] sponsibility for delay that has occurred in satisfying these award*, Kir W. Fox will report that past Government* are no more , blameable in the matter than the natives themselves, who for years after the awards i were made by Compensation Courts, re fused to allow the surveyors on the ground. \ Now they exhibit the greatest eagerness to get their grants, and are pressing the Commissioners to hasten on the work. When this is done, the work of the West Co3t Commission will be closed. His in ' vestiga'.ions have been confined to the Upper Waitara awards, the Lower Wai tara brine settl.d years ago.

Mr Hutchinson's questions in the House relative to an article in the Stub of the 14th February, alleging tbat the best lands available for satisfying these grants had been allotted to Europeans who bad bought native land scrip, and urging the Govern ment to set apart lands to meet that scrip still outstanding, led the Government to telegraph to Sir W. Fo_c inquiring the state of affair... He replied that he had advertised in lour papers to ascertain what scrip had been sold in the Upper Waitara, and found that either through tbe depres sion ia Taranaki, or the uncertainty of title, only six or seven small .crip bad been sold, and that there was more tban ample land to sa.isfy all claims. He had alio inquired into ihe question whether any officers of the Native Lends Depart ment had been engaged in land jobbing, and he bad obtained satisfactory proof to tbe contrary. Probably a reply to this effect will be made by Ministers when Mr putcbinson's question comes np,

NEWS OF BISHOP SELWYN.

__t Record of Labour and Danger•', THBOTCH the courtesy of tha Bishop c£ Auckland, we are enabled to pabliah the latest information respecting Bishop Selwyn^ who writes' from Bali, Solomon Island, under date ol March 26th U_st :- . I spent Christmas at Gaeta, and a very ■ bright happy Christmas too. We had a tree and a magic lantern, ani did very welt. Then I went on to a new school at Halain, where one of onr teachers is doing most admirably. Here I baptized the first fruits of the place, a party of seven, which rsmiadad ova of the words so often used" by St. Paul—" the Church which v ia Hia honse." There Is a large class be sides under instruction, and a fair little school. . The next place waa Kavana, an inland station, where also good work is being done. Here I heard a very funny story of thair superstition. The people'of a neigh bouring village a few years ago had dag a, pit in the track of a wild pig, into which ;he only f.IL. To him came an alligator, that trying to reach him f«ll in also. The ' pit was so small that he stood on his head with hi i tail waving above ground. Here he waa discovered by the people, and they straightway bound him like a pig to a pole ; and hauled him out. Then they sat in - judgment on him. Kill him, said some. : No, said others : he belongs to a tidalo, ; i.e., spirit. Finally they allowed him to ■ settle the matter by carrying him dawn to tbe water edge aad lea'ing him there ■ bound. He managed to struggle oat of his : bonds and disappeared—to the approval of 1 the "tidalo" section. This year a man : bathing near this place was nearly killed 'by an alligator. Query—was it the same ? I am always glad to get hold at such ! stories, a3 they give one a good handle to . talk of the God whom we do not fear in the way theae people dread the spirit world, aad whom we may love. After this I came ' back here for a day ar two, and then went • over to Bagotn, on the Island of Ysabel, « getting the great piece ofc luck of • a cast acroia ia a trader—a vast "improvement on thirty-five miles in ' aa" open boat with very light winds,, a "' very, hot am, and perhaps, a heavy squall ■ or two hy way of a change. Here I spent • _ very pleasant five weeks, among moat friendly people. The schools are doing I fairly well, and' will be much better when _ tbe bead teacher comes back from Norfolk - Island. 'They still have the old fear of head , hunters, and there still goes on among some 6 of then, head haating of their own, which x makes them disunited aad Urns an easier j prey when the head tranters do come. Tegs, oaa of our stations, is on a very c high hill with buildings perched oa ail tha . crags, and is inaccessible if resolutely de e fended. Thia has attracted a large poptcla e tiea, aai people come in from the bash to a live in comparative security, When I was .1 there ia October a large party of seventy at i so had come in. Bat they no sooner felt I safe than they went oat to attack same less a fortunate oat-ider.. I spoke very strongly a to tha chief, and he came some time after i wards to apologise, aad made me a prsaent, t which I capped oa my part, by telling him g it was a covenant between us. I hope c that Sampson Ino, the Christian chief ,r there, will k.ep him ia order. At the same time I arjre oa all of them moat strongly the lawfniaeaa ani duty of resisting to the c uttermost the cowardly head hunters, who . come down oa them in large fleets fr*m dis _\ taat wlanda. Nothing caa be mare c cowardly or brasai than their attacks. At a dawn of day a village is surrounded; the _ .sea are cut down, aa they come ya»niag -. oat of their bouses, and every bedy w&o can ,j be got at v stain. Then off they go, exnlt ', ing in their prow«ss, and the result ia tbat ■ r the people are reduced by f*ar to the depti.3 j of cowardice, aad its invariable attendants ,_l — m.aaneasaudcrnei.y. They fear to re ,3 si.it; they are divided among themselves ; '. they boy off, if they can, the attack with i the life of some shrinking woman oi , c wretchid slave ; and then, ss I have said, '- they try to do to others aa they have been ___ done by. j Leaving Bagota we cams acres, to Flo ride _ again, and hid what Moltfce would call a a bad quarter of an how. The weather wis • very unsettled ; but it Icoked much Bette. r ! when we started, and we did so well that ,_. we all agreed to ran on here, to land one ol _g my crew who wa3 ill, instead of making foi I a little wland, where there was a house ir sa which we hoped to sleep. S > I steered foi a pasaase between two islands, »ftei which there waa only twelve miles oi t" smooth water to Both But there it came down on ns heavily. Tfie tide was m, tanning against the wind, and made j . very heavy sea; and I waa right glat l * when we ran round the corner of a little l^ island onder oar lee and hauled the boa ?' np. The boat behaved beantifally, an m we did not ship any water ; bat, running it '^ such a sea, one is liable at any moment ti re broach to, and then tbe >ea is on boan w before one can keep avay again. At Bagott m a vessel came in from Sydney, with letter *' by which I heard of the arrival ii 10 Auckland of the Southern Cross—ver; ' ' good news; and, thoagh I had no bomi j° lett*r* myself, there was a letter fron 10 to :—, which told me aboa .** my children up to the end of October,; 18 little pabulnm fur a very hungry man win f5 had heard nothing since Jane3o. ' Yon will bave heard of the fresh steel • oa the Janet Stewart. ?he was here i; |5 November, aad I had service oa board. I "^ *eema to have been the resalt o °* carelessness. The captain and mat 18 were away ; over 100 native. II were on board, and I suppose th< ]% crew were engaged in their ttaaal work I Imagine the temptation sach a state . '{ things is to tbe natives ! And people wil j persist in thinking Malanta safe, wherea it is the mtat danjeroa* island here '!' abonts. 7. In six weeks I expect the Scuthen c Cross; and I hope then to ordain Cbarie n: Sapilnana, ia the village he haa ma__age< so well at Gaeta.—" Church Gazette."

POLICE COURT.-This day.

(Before ISetrrs John Ccagrave and H, da Courcy Martell. J.P.'s.) Datrnr.—Frank Faulkner and Win. Barter were fined 5s c _ca. __»*____»& x CHisAiti-f. — James O'Hara, Stepfce. CHaloran, Patrick Collies, and George Bnrton were charged with unlaw fully assaulting Alt Chl-g, by throwing i stcnes at him and -ticking him on the legs.— __r Laishley appeared (or the prosecution, and Mr Qnoy interpreted for his countryman.—De fen-aats pleaded not guilty.— Mr _aS.hi._r .aid he had been retained by the Chinese, aa they considered that it was fcl_h time that tnis species o: larrttteism was put a stop to, the assault occurred on the Queen's Sirtiic ay, and tbe Chinaman was set upon by about IS larrikins, who were not lafcUfled wit h pelting and kia_i_g toe Chinaman, bat following blm home, pulled up his cabbage and battered his cottage. He would ask that the case ot the boy Burton, _ _h_ema_er, or Ponsonby, might be taken on Thursday, as there appeared to be a doubt as to how tar he was concerned In the assault, A. Qnoy gave ev.d*nc_ t. the effect that three of tha lads had ac-_no fledged tbat they were pre sanc—ThechargaagaJn-t Burton waa adjourned until Thursday.—Ah Chteg deposed j_hat he was a gardener; was in the Domain on the Queen. Birthday with a number of other Cninamea, now in Court (naming themt. It waa about 33; the ap.rts were on at tha time; caw defendants there; he kn .w one of t'.e lads well (o'Halloran% and had seen the lttls one before. They stood acid looked at him, man calle-l him names and threw dirt 'at him ; men atones ; called him •■ Chins Chong China man," and worse than that. O'Hera, waa tha worst ot the lot; he was the leader; he did not prevoki them : saw CVHalioran throw a stone, am* hammered one ot __U friends. Sen t for the police; a constable from Pencil came. They went home, and come time alter atones were thrown and their windows were broien; a lot ot them went into their garden and rooted np their cauliflower and caboase ; he was aare O'Hara was one of those who assaulted him. he was positive the three defen dants aoaisted in the outrage; one window waa completely .mashed (stone produced). The house was in Stanley-street. CDpoaite the f cmry of Merara Fr_ger and Xinne —Ah Klnn, Ah Chana, Ah Ti, and four other Celes ti-a, gave evidence as to the assault, and tha destruction of their vegetables.—Mr La'sh ley said he waa de-irons of examining the who c of the Chinaman. (9) in order to make it clear to the Bench that the three defendants were of tl c crowd aun the partl-s who nan assaulted th*. Chinamen, aa <Jetend*nt* In-ended to bring witnesses to shew that they were not in the Domain that day,—Tbis was the c»se for tn. prosecution. —I he following were he.rd in defence.-Jer_mt_h O'Brien depoeed that he : was in the Gnvernment grounds on that day in 1 company with O'Hara. They were together from neon until half-pan two, when he and O'Hara went to a funeral; they fell In at Bt. Patrick's H*ll, at 3,30 p.m., in regalia.—To Mr i_,_h_y : Got home from the funeral at 5.30.—% iillam Smtih gave flmllar evidence. Left the review at 1.30. O'Hara was there, and subseouently saw him at tha luneral. Henry Jones saw OHara at tho review at 12, and in his father's house, Alexandra-,treet, at 2 p.m. — Patrick O'Hara gave like testimony. —James R. DnCourcy spoke as to the general character of O'Hara—air Laishley asked tha-. Coo.t.ble Dews might be examined. Ho stated ', that he wa_ called to a f-ay in S-anlsy _;re_t, and a.w a crowd attacking tho Chin .men. He di.tlncsly _aw one ot the defendants throw a stone. He chased come of them, and 10-t them in the gnlly b. Urafcon Road.— The Bene, having considered the evidence, -aid they believed thia was the first attack ot i tha kind that had been made upon China- ' men, and it was much regretted by the people cf Auckland, as Chinamen wore a peaceful and indaatrtons reople. The Ee_ch were determined as far as possible to put down such gross out rage?. O'Hallcran, against whom the evidence waa Knmistakable, would go to prison for 11 d ays withont tho option of a flne; C Hera would ba fined 20-andcosts, the weightofevfdence being against htm; the younger defendant would be discharged, as it was not clear that he took any aorfve part in the assault. CostMS Us. This was the bosluesa. ■

THE VOLUNTEER COMMIS- SION.

Me'cffinifiendations for Be-Or_ja ni-^diton of the Force, [tir T--Kti-AP&— raass __sso'_tat-oh'.] j "WELLINGTON, this day, |, IT is anderstoadthat the recommendations,, abont to be presented by the Board of o dicers■ , ordered to report on the volunteer system in j . New Zealand, will Include the foEowing . suggestions:— ■"•* I Volunteers shall serve three years ia., "first line and one year in "second line,"'"" and' shall be subject during that period to all the existing regu lation-, to sign oa enrolment an engagement .to serve for the prescribed period, to takS the reqmred oaths, and famish address. No person nnder 17 yea.3 of age to be enrolTedesCevrt trained musicians, or in other especial cases/ En- , raiments to take place half-yearly, an_ canaidatea to snbmit their names to- the Commanding Officer for approval thirty daya prior to date of enrolment, together | with particulara of age. height, and occupa tion. Volanteers aot to be allowed to r.aign except on account of ill-health cr departure from the colony ; bat, on re- ' movai to another part of tbe colony, to be transferred to the local corps. Trocpa ot cavalry end batteries of artil- I lery to consist of not less than 30 or more than 50 men, exclusive of officers. Com-, ! panics of infantry to constat of not leas than. 40 or more than 60. A legiment of cavalry j to be fo-med for each i.land, and one of j artillery for tbe -whale colony. Six regi- j meats of infantry to be formed, viz., (1) i . Auckland, (including that province,, excep: - i ing Gisborne); (2) Wellington (in-lading j Hawke _ Bay and Gisborne, bat excluding,; ' Wanganui, Fatea, and Bangitikei),; (3) j Taranaki (including Wanganui, &<:.,) ; (_. I Nelson (including Marlborough and West- j land) ; (5. Canterbury (including Oamaru); j (6. Utago (inclnding Southland). Pre- I cedency of arms to be as follows: First | line, Cavalry, Artillery, and Rifles; second j line,Navals and Kii-ea ; precedence of com panies to go by seniority, and officers by I rank and date of commission. The CoL- j Commandant to superintend the Whole or- j saniaation, training, etc., of the Volunteer j farce. Naval companiea to be stationed at tfca Thames, Auckland, Nelson, Weliingron, . Lyttelton, and Port Chaimer., to censis. entirely of seaman, and to take right of second line. No Naval officer to hold higher rank than Lieutenant. A qualified Naval instructor to be obtained from the f.oyal Navals, Infantry and artillery of first line to attend annually 20 dajlight drills, ot three hours' daratinn; each day in camp t.- count as two daylight drills; pay far three haari drill to be 2s Sd toe all raaka. Officers to provide their own uniform, bnt complete aniforma to be issued hf Government to every volunteer of the first line Under commiaaionedofficers rans, such uniforms to last for three yeara (witn the exception of great-coats, which are to lass six), and than to Become the property of tha volanteers. .Every volunteer to give promissory note for £3 to cover cost ia caae of detenti.n of uniform. A capitation alls wanes of 10a per annum to be granted to each company of the first line far every volunteer {excepting: sarge-sus and captains] wha has attended fifteen day light drills in the year. Any volunteer failing so to attend to receive no pay, to be entitled to no efficiency certificate, and to pay IDs to the lands ef his corps. The se eoad Hue to be raised within £3 miles of the company they support in the first line. The second line capitation grant to he as. at present—3oa per annum, with arms and ammunition, bat uniforms not : found. Six inspections and six company , parades to be attended to qualify for capi ' cation grant. i An adjutant at £300 per annum to be appointed to teach the regiment, with a , bonus of £50 after five years, and a subse quent increase of £10 per annam te his pay. b A drill instructor at £150 per annaia to be provided, at the rate of one to, each six ! companies Officer, in the first instance to be ap pointed on the recommendation of the earoll < ing officers-anil vacancies to-be filled byelec _ j tion from candidates submitted tc the com ; pany by tbe commandant. Senior lieu . tenants to he promoted to vacant captaincies. 1 So far aa possible, non-commissioned = officera to be appointed by the commanding , officer of the regiment oa the recommenda tion of the compaay. Officers of volunteer), t on tbe expiration of their term of office, to I ' receive certificate, cf discharge and of . efficiency, if deserved. I The following penalties are prescribed : . —Absence from parade, torteitare of pay with fine, if some anificient explanation of absence ia notferthcomisg; absence from five , coE.S4car.ive parades, _ac ot £.., ot tea days' imprisonment ; absence from rrcr_it drill, _s 6d for first offence, 5a for second!, -dismraal for third ; inattention and talking in raaka, la ftr each effeace ; slovenliness, ' 2s Sd ; drunkenuesi-, os or tea days' im. prisonment, with, ii a non-commiajioned t officer, reduced to ran__s, aad if commis stoned officer, decrivatioa ot commiasion as well; discharging fire-arms in pnbfic with out authority, £2; inaabordina'ioD, £2 tc £10, or ten or twenty days' ..npriscftmeni and summary dismissal; absence from dutj . when called out for actual s;rvice, £5. oi j six weeks' impri-onment. Yoianteera may be arrested by order o . an officer and detained in custody, fen) most be brought before a Magistrate withir three days, ufficers to be tried by Conr Martial.with power to enforce penalties, i Coarta of enquiry to be held when necea « aary. The commanding officer to fat allowed £-50 a year in lien of tn veiling --ex pecaes; other volunteer officers to bt a allowed 10s to 15s per day when travellinj a on duty; pay and equipment in actual ser j vice to be as scheduled. Volunteers changing their address mna notify.sash change to the commandinj officer, nnder a penalty cf ss. There are numerous other recommends tions, bat the above are those of chief im portacce and interest.

THE FRENCH LITERARY SOCIETY.—CONCERT.

Thk proceedings at the usual weekly gathering of the French Literary Society ou Saturday evening took the form of a vocal and instrumental concert, which passed off very successfully. There was a numerous attendance of members and visitors and the various items on the programme were heartily applauded. After some business had been transacted, viz, the election of Messrs Hill and W. J. Napier, and the nomination of Jilr Hoff man, the president (Mr C. de LEan) opened the entertainment wita a few felicitous remarks, inthe course of which he gave the secretary (Mr Villeval) great credit for zeal and energy in arranging a satisfactory programme. Tha concert was then entered upon, the initial number being a pianoforte solo, "Hymn to Garibaldi " (Hobson), by Miss Hazard, The same hdy, in the coarse of the evening, played one of D'Albert's valses, "Marguerite," and a fantasia on BerangeFs songs, besides rendering, in con. junction with Master Williamson, "Le Chevalaresque," a well-known quadrille. Master J. U. Cosgrave executed upon tie piano, in a highly creditable manner, Kohl's arrangement of Irish airs, the audience signifying their appreciation by emphatic applause. The vocal items consisted of a rollicking little song from "La Filie de Madame As-got." by Mr D. N. Gamier, Gounod's bsrcarole " Ou Yeux-iu Alter," by Miss K. Clayton, a charming romance "Ytici L'Hiver" (HeurionV, by Mr W. Jennings, the song "Never More," by Miss E. Stevens, a pretty little sentim.n.ai ballad, "What is Why my Hair has Whitened" (music by Professor C3ill.au) by Mr A. Villeval, and a piecing romance, "My Soul to God, my Heart to Thee" (Clapissou) by Misa B Kirby. Air Archibald Clark was also to have sung, but in his unexplained absence Mr Villeval came forward and sang, "Bon heura JFeies, Bonheurs Peidas," another agreeable composition by Profe.sor Cailiiau. Madame Foley was to have rendered a Spanish bolero, ■ but as she was suffering from cold she gave a recitation instead. Mr Dampier also'con trihuted tathe evening's entertainment by recitins, very effectively, a translation, by himself, of Mackenzie's ".Bashful Man," while Mr John Ansenne read satisfactorily one of Fontaine's tables, viz, "Tbe Cat and the Aged Eat." The performance ot the National Anthem brought the concert to a close.

The fourth annual entertainment of the United Frea Methodist Churoh Rlocation Class will be held this eveni-sr in the schoolroom. An excellent progrrammo ol selection, bee b»en prep-red. consUilng ot recitations, read-nan dialo.nea, and vocal and instrumental musio Tho chair will bo taken by tho Key. Thomas Hodgson, . - "vuibo

CABLEGRAMS.

[BBUTHE'S TELISBAMa.]

Sentence of Albert Young. LONDON, May _% The Houae of Commons stands adjourned! to __n_ra__y next for Whitsuntide holidays. A. youth named Albert Young aged jj formerly employed aa clerk in the Railway Telegraph office at Donca.ter, vho was arreated last ras-nth on a charge of sending a threatening letter to the Queen with tits object of extorting' kssz_- from Her Majesty, has been .oundi g__Jy, and been. sentenced' to tea years' .mfriaeniaeut. CJSISIS IN EGYPT. LONDON, May 2J. In the House o( Common., to-day, __£_. Gladstone suted that _h_ Gove_n'_ag a * declined to pledge England not to use force io bring abont a aettiement of the present eriaia ia Egypt, aad added that tile. " entente cordiale " betweea France and England waa aa close nosr a. it waa at th* time of the Crimean war. CAJR'O. May 27. Since the resign-atio-n cf the Council of ' Miniate..?- the Khedive has issued a proclit. .nation annGTsreing that he has assumed* the supreme contra, oi the Egyptian army. Many of the Generals are- however, openly- ... urging the deposition of Tewfik Pasha, and have sent a demand to His Highness thai Arabi 'Pasha ahould within twelve hours, be reinstated as Minister of War. T_t e i Khedivo has resolutely refused to agree t<_. 1 the demmd, and the position of affaia _ deemed most critical. I LONDON. [ May 17. Jas. Lillywhlte, who accompanied t&e. v laat team of English cricketers to tbe coin-' I nie.-, has vmtten a letter, to the papers tfe* ! nyng the truth of the reports recently pnb- " lished regarding the alleged conapimcybe | tween th. Engiiahmen and certain Anatra- , lian betting men affecting the result of the • {as. match played. | AUSTSALIAN CEICKETEEs; !_ LONDON, May 2S_ | The cricket mate!., Australians v. SunreVr j at Kennington Oval, was continued to-day,,- I The weather was very fine, aad there was' I a very large attendance. The wicket. waa rather bumpy. The Australians continued 'their first innings, aad were all dispoasd of. for 100 runs. The following were the highest scoters ;—Murdoch, b. 23; Heran, c, ._). Tha fielding of the Engiiahmen waa ex cellent. The Surrey eleven thea went in for their second icniDgi, and were all c_s__- . poaed of for 46 r_n_. Oairett and Bojfe bowled splendidly^ the former taking S: wickets for 30 runs, and Boyle 4 for IS. At the close cf the day's play, the Australians • had lost two wickets for 08 runs. Baaner- I man .corid 2S, and waa bowled. May 25. ; At the cricket match to-day, at tap Keonington Oval, the Auatraliana reaumacS. tbeir second innings, and succeeded ,_? '■-. putting together the required number <_? runs, 119, fsr the loss of only 4 wickets; th-a winning the mstch hy S wickets.- McDonnell, howled for 35; and Horan-p bowled for 33. FEOZEN MEAT FROM DUNEUIN. The ahfp Ihinediii, frem Port Chalmers, ■ with a cars- of trozea meat, has arrived at 1 London. The frozen mutton is m splendid! : ' condition. It was placed in the market to* ' day, and rsatiaed an average price of Sd per ' lb." EGYPTIAN MINISTRY KESIG-C i CAIRO, May 2tf. '. , The Egyptian Ministers hay« defiaitmlf • refuied to accept the ultimatum delivered , by the French and English Cosanb* v ; General, and have referred the ©overa-; : meats of France and England to the Saltan of Turkey for a reply. The Khedive ha*;. • intimated to the French and English Con- .■; - sals his acceptance of the ultimatum- and • the Ministers have coaseqae'atty reaignei • their portfolios. CuMMERCIAL. [ LOIXDON, May 2o_ ; CiosoL. are unchanged at 101 i "blew, ■ Zealand securities coatinue at the following , quotations :—The 5 per cent. 10-40 loan i» > 10r>_ , tbe 5 per ceat. IBS 9 loan is 105; the' t 4| per cent. 187.-100- loan is■ 10S_. Colo--: nial breadstnffs continue dull at 52s for : Adelaide wheat, and 51a ffd for New Zea-:i - land, ex.store ; Adelaide Sour remains at f -Sas, ex store. The total quantity ot wheat c afloat for Great Britain is 2,300,000 oust- ■■ i ters. Australian beat mnttoo tallow" has t advanced 6"d, to 445; bett beef remains at _ 4_ta 6d_ Best Sydney copra has declined j iQsr, to £15 per ton. Galvanized Scso-.'SS ~ guage, remains at £17 IDs.

At the wool sale to-day the catalogue comprised 10,200 bales. The prices were firmly maintained. Coarse merino wools are no is _d to Id lower (ric. ) than the closing prices of last auction. The wool market will be closed until Wednesday next, the .".Ist May, for the Whitsaa holidays.

AUSTRALIAN.

SYDNEY, this day. I. j Arrived : Alhambra, from New Zealand.. 7,7 Thomas Walker, of Yaralla, who is about 7: to proceed on a trip to England, has dis tributed a sum of £10,000 among tie various New Sonth Wales charities. - The Krug Champagne Sculling Trophy .7 which was rowed for oa the Parra-natt* 1 river on Saturday,-was won by Fittes, the ,:7J Victorian amateur sculler. j MELBOURNE, thia day. The Victorian Humane Society propose to give rewards to the survivors of tiie recent disaster at Timaru. J »LLIMONT RAILWAY ACCIDENT Edwards has been awarded £4000, and yy Geunson £2,500 for injuries sns.af-.ed at 7 the Joilimont railway accidaatjlass year. _ j The Victorian Government offer a reward I of £200 for information leading to the djs- 7 j covery of the perpetrators of the dynamite Vv { explosion at Prahran, on the iSth fast. . j

LATE ENGLISH CABLE GRAMS.

* i '.' i I LONDON, May ft jj ! The new lighthouse, erected on the ■'■ | : Eddyatone rocks, offcoast of Corn trail, to ra* ■ 7 i ' place the famous Smeaton- structure, has I • been opened. tl Mr Macdonald, the Premier of Canada, 7 1 has announced that, during the recess of !:. the Dominion Parliament, the Miaistry 1 will endeavour to negotiate commercial | treaties with France and Spain, with the - | approval of the Imperial Government. | The Irish judges bave disapproved the | proposal of the Government to empower* ' j commission of three judges to try criminal 7 : j charges without assistance of a jury ia -, jl districts of Ireland where the ordinary law 1 is powerless to repress crime. Instead of i an absolute suspension of trial by jury, they ! urge the Government to allow that special juries, too, be empannelled to try offences in'he proclaimed districts. The Irish newspapers published in New , York, in referring to the Phoenix P«k tragedy, assert tha! the murder of Gl»d- . stone, Forster, and Burke (the permansnt Under-Secretary) had been deliberately , planned in America, but that at the last moment the sentence agaiost Gladstonehad bsen revoked. A statement which has been made, that 1 the London " Times "* intends reducing its | p-ice to one panny, is authoritatively"con tradicted, and the report is characterise,l ss absolutely false. Michael Davitf, in a speech delivered at Manchester on Saturday evening, expressly disavowed the compact which Mr P*nl*f is alleged to have entered into with Mr Gladstone tor bis release from Kilmainhani gaol.

SPORTING.

EESULT OF THE OAKS.

LONDON, May 26. The race for the Oaks resulted .— Lord Stamford's br f G-heinmi-S, "by Kosicrucian—Nameless ... •■■ * Mr W: S. Crawford's eh f St. Mar guerite, by Hermit—Devotion — " MrL. de Rothschild's chf Nellie, by .'. 1-erniit—Hippia ; 3 Gebeimnws was purchased as a yearling by Cannon, the well-known jfeckey, WW was subsequently bought from him by Lor* Stamford. She started ssven times as « two year-old, and wsx victorious in WeIT event. St. Marguerite won the One Tnw sand Guineas last month.

THE VoCKi&iNO E^EJTttfG STAK. MONDAY. MAY 39



-TTAICIOHB & OKIE-IT STEAM-SB. Wear. nowOpenlns- tip from above Vessels ' ; uwVXBX ttATKS. ______ In tGt-tsetf {very stilish) TJresa Goods Ifatrimmed Bonnet* Plain' and Brocaded ■ " «<_ Hat* Velvets __. S«W Flower Head P!*ln and Brccided ••'•■■ am* Velveteen* J«oe aooo"s Mastlea sad Jackets F*««y Woo. Good* Ulstec. __tlauiot»-a. Hosiery BtlU tf__o7_-S |tef Cs__ns. not to to had elae where. Blanket. _f Towefa - -p___j__*._*_*li.-STwO-r Corsets Callcca .1 Cretonnes . joutet-isif 'I Te*Cloth*tc, A Very Complete Assortment of BAM LISEfT AMD LAMBS' & CHILDS' , UMTOBRCIiO-HINO, Boys' Si-Its f Collars , Boys' Ulsters Shirts Boys' Hats I Hosiery •I)_r___g: 5 i*k C-W-. DiscatJjrr rop.Gimt. ..-/MI.IHH AHD C/HOYCIS, AUCTXAMD, ■«T X HAVE K-C_IV-D 500} fggg {500 •6* Imikw Wbwb .. Blankets, Tfl-f Wha 0* (tea At 1%. fe. a *_._*. J. C OBOjBAVK& Ca "O OOTSI T3OOTS I ]> 0018 I .1 " JUST OPKNKD __KI._IH BU.PMKI.T~, ■ • ti Ex ship Oxford and s.s. Borata, ,- . ComprlolDg— '■* LADIBB' K.B. BOOTH and BHOKB, and a V Well-assorted Stock' ot Button Boots of every description. OHILDBKN'd «... BOOT., Shoos, and Button , Boots. In Glaoo, Goatskin, Calf. Kid, Glaco ■ Kid, Blue Cloth and Brown Cloth. In ell . .....■' iIZM. ' OJSNTi. CLTJMPKD B.S. BOOT 3, Watertight, ■with, clomp soles; also, Laco and K.S. Boots ■*__% em- mUoa, tne best articles that oan bo »* _ to*j> oat damp and water boeides; # mm mmm stock ot <le_to' Light Boots,



Special AdTarEiaemeiiiH. 1 TPKOJI THIS DAT ____| ; || 2EE C-KStT 5 ;.!% """" OiT Atl CASS PURCHASES raom ost ~ potj ar d A3SID Z72WX-M, $ t COSGBATS dis CO. aBOTE all. Th» L-«a8-t,. Beat, and Chaapeflt Stock ot WATCHi.a In. Waw Zaaiand, all la my window, and mar-tarl In slain Agar... F. H. LffiWl^aOlff. Qa«en-4traflt, Oppoalta Union Sana.. W. B. B KIDGMAN Hafl' J*_nt Pur-Haaed a "lot ob> wam-ms of FBBSCH MEEIH 03, , SAT I N CLOTHS, ___■ OTHEK DE-SSS GOODS, B__o_«_mo ro a BAS-ourer aTocs:. HaTe hee_ bon«_it Low, And-win be SOLD AT A VERY MODERATE. ADVANC-L. A iarsfa Aasortmeat Cents' Slacte ICld GUJvas, TeryCbeao __ _~. _, __ __. W Pairs* Ladiea 1-bnttoaTan Kid OloTe»,3ffSld ; pair, worth, aa ■ A Wee Stock. o_ Black SBSrs, all prices; two pieces beln _■ sli_h-l7 apo-iai. will be sold cheap to clear _ .__ Larga Lot o. Bloc Sams, la yardspfendid jaitia Jaas Puro-M-aed- a Largral Lot ot Wars-looße SamplVs _.«__-_ A Ckeat TarfatT a. Articles to- te Sold Cheajr. ! wartliTO-'i-iapee-10-i , __ > A Sew Lot 0. Raya'C-othinaropanad thia week, all sorta: and 31.881;: yary nlc_. Gooda .Uso. Lor. of:»ewTweada, amantlM patterm.. all tnatar T weeds and Jactat Clatha. in rairfety —faßketa, BTanaelß, Cailcoa, ice «, E. B. will, from t)i la data, afire * IJia- COUNT fi. OMB aHILf-BTS otr «v_bry a . POUSD on CASH. PffKCBAaSB. tha Caah Sysiam beinor alike an: adTaaeasra t» Bayer and galfeir. not ta*».n« to provide for bad debts. I curt tS&Ut CHi-APifiß that 1. I dla 1 1 _srijß' craolt trade. Patterns Frae by Past on application. B-V-E PT-B Cl.-ST. BiaCOUNT IS THB POTJ-CD FOR CASH. AT THE TTOCTIOW J)EAP__ET Vr—eo. Qxmm-z-wiß. ] DBT EICUTID B_c Oow-thoma aad ArabeOs, aad Lata Arrlyaia, luUtS2 SBITHSS-S 07 88U33ZL3 Af» D T A PfliE ST R I Qaefsts, l_u wjcw p-.Trsiwa!. A Sfteodid Assoraaeat of French sad __ns_safe Cfi_ETG.SJS-_a LAcns a?tb srar cthitaisb la Great Tatlety. BitA_» ASD 11-O-t B_n_aT__ADß ASB CfITSW IEOS YarS-fiTTA-T BUNDS (all coi<-u--)_ TERASDAH EUHD3. PERAMrBC__ATOB3 rOßjaroHß of ewery descrl?C<Jtt ta stcek sud raada to ord-ar. DriEP-Kmo-i isTnsB nTIITKS AHD C| ALL, WHOL3__-__« AHD ESTAn. C-_i3IJ«TJCA-_-Blta ASD DPHOLBTSEKBS, ANC CAKPBT WARaHOTOKMIBN, SHoßTldls_>9T_tl__T. ; /. louraoir sisaics. I_o__b.t cbaswmx |.|IITT rfALL A KCADB. FDEHITCKE, CAOKPET*, DBAPEEY, CLOTHING. Ifs hays Jest Keeeirwi a. Spfaadld Aaeortment o. CSRFIStQ AKPETO Han_aoma Wilton, Royal Axn-fnour, and BrasMla, with. Bordars to m_tch. Alao, Tft-iestry, Fels, KWdar-nl-atOT, Dutch, and 3um Stair Carpets. OIL CLOTHS and W_.OI_BOJ.-3, New Design.. Oaxpcta made, np aad laid is the best workman. like tty'e. HBARTH RTJG3 fftstim. __tala), tram Ss npward-i. GABIICK & CBANWELLv CUy Hail Arcade. Gaelick & Cranwkll . Allow S pcs eenfc,' Dlaconnt On aH C-glt Pnrchancs oyer i!L TTOOSE3 FORHISHBB THBOUOHOOT. pORNITOKffiUt •ifkladsready for iaUraj. TROK B-.83T5A03 to Great Variety TJEOWNS Of aU sizes itept la atcclc " JU3T BKCEIVBO-Brn-Be-i Carpet at 3a Bd per yard. . L__foLl_tlM3 (New De-lg_sß.,l"lwt and Second Qaallty. KAUTIFUL A3_ORT_U__.T Of fANCY BRACKETS, fceyetglaaa front* and aldea. N-2W BTYLK of Vaaea, Jars, and B_s_Bl__' tor Pat aad Cnt glowara. : «_tK StYLvsh «Ri_'iOr.NSa, PaatDjea Wa-rmnted ta Waah, BlsSSodn _rukSITUl_-S of eTery descriii tto_. , DKAwT^a-rtoo-a SIISSKOS-S Latest atyica, YOC abb llf viTBO to la—sea onr atock liefore ynrnlahlng. Gl RffiAT CARffi ta_«_ In PACK INS and r P-.LiVI.RTNS SOOD-t. TJTOBNI3H TOUR BOUSE from t__ CITX JO HALL ARCADE, Ctaklick & Cbahwell, CA___H-Sra_Aa_EE3, U_^OL3TS!RBE3^ANI> OCTJB.TTEB3, O-ENEBAL BOTOI- ECRNIBHBBO. p*M*£&^£fiA^,*^f*^**_*_*f*£g^_J. _*.*—■&>** f. |SBSS|.|SS2Iii2SSS2S2S2Sg|§ B&&bbqob_;_v&odS&i_&&&B&Scbd_». &,Ssia,S.i,s-ii,i,Jii ) i,i,i,i < iistii(si&,s! l iia,*i,s.&, ___&___ ___'____e,t_t_z____tsßG:__ A UTUMN. 188 g 50 CASES 50 Tha flrst portion of the<NEW GOODS for this Season aro now on yiew, amongst which are aoino MASMIincKOT LlJfKg 0-* BOYS" AND YOUTHS' CHEAP SUITS. P_tc_-TT_ asb OtTAKDWirs will find It adyan ta«_o_3 to make an Eahi.y S___cnoir. The STOCK of MKN'S CLOTHING la almply trnperb, and the ■variety of HATS, HOSIERY. SHIRTS, BLANKETS, FLAN NELS, &C„ second to none In New Zealand. Auck-_A-Td Branch: QUEEN-STREET, Opposito Theatre Koyal; AMD AT AiBBBT-STBEET, THAJfJES. J. BTTZSIMONS, Manager, PiPlilillillllllii _^_^i'lY}^^-I^-.-:3^^-<-<-<*?-?-t!*.^-<-<^-<!*_ wMw^A'-'£-M-ji----A-el^%„-M__%_ N^s4^sl_.«S-.N_4t4SsNSs_._._._.NSN_.s]S s_s_^Ss*;2^^Si.sSssSSSS_i_!_i_i_ia_i >5>5J5}.5.i5>.55>4i!;}5>!;z;5.5!;2;55J.K!_;55!.5!;!5a2; S3_5g.SS:.-.2.S:tJaijaa«aaKaa3as3aa ft(^HWi«ririir<^riiriririr<r!&ic'rtrifric<&iS-iriciH rriKOBISrXOIJ, SMITH AND TIBTH il AYE: ffOR SALE j '»Crown ' #.«!_. In aawka, I(K/a and 40. "ChatnplOT.'* „ ~ „ » "Cantab' „ .. » „ Bharps Bran Ifowl Wheat Whabit Miix, Anokland BELOW ALL, fi p. d. Waltham Watohes 3 6 6 Kngllßh Watohe. .. .. .. 38 B Boat Genevas- 2 10 0 Gold Hunting GonoyftS .. ..700 flo._-rhftm'. Gents 2. 0 0 V " J", H. LEWIBSON, Opposite Ugtoo Benfe.



Special Aa.T-_lnaemeriiiß. Szsds! SssDsi Seedsi ~'h W. J. HBS£*-C& H-tya Jest La_*_bi> _tu_r jfßiW aHASgN CJ^OT-SRSi which ara Of. Very anoeribt Qnallty. WM» Cloyer; Enaßsh and DMoh ; K«!d Ciovor. __n_[_--l- «nd American I Cowman, Bn«i_n_i and Amerlcaa Al«s*a.Tlmo.ay, .ref-11, Bapa Lnearna, Linseed, Sec. See., ao. Haylm« nnrnhaßßd prior to tha rise, enablea __m. to offer toa above as wiioleaala rates. Inspection. Inrlted. AISO, Poverty Bay Rye Sraas. tnachlne dressed a splendid samgle Sotitaenr Bye Srasn. Itallao Ry» Graaa Cocira-aofi, f-ralrle Sraaa, Poa Pnaeanala - And all other Idada of Asriciutaral and Gasrden Seedo. BOjOT-UStI ioHSDUST AS Ota City Conncil's desire, we haya deter mined so clear ont onr present atoclt. and la art-erto do 30 quickly, we luvyo rudaced tha prlcea for caali. Oar nno-a-lono: are Irom; £11 to M, accordlna to .'__ni_cf and finality, ts Stocic t Bettl. Celebrated £ Incit and Bona_onr; Sydney '1 Star and 3 atar Bonednat and Boneflonr; and a limited quantity ci Ho. pet's local maaat-.cm.re. We haTe also for Sale 1 _ New Ilohej'a 8 and a b._u Engines and Thrashers t Coalter. -Jrllla Kaaraley's Comhfaed Rfsivper and Mower Cornese' Patent H.P. Chaff catter Also. Corhett Se Peel's manufac-ura Doul-ia-turrow Plouaha, well worth Inspection Ship. « furrow Ploughs,. Horse Hiea Coi-lTitora, BoUera and Clod-ornahers Winnowers, Chense Presses Cheeßemakars, C___.-.ntters (small) Sec. Sec —0. Also, feed and Seed Oatar, Malae, Barley. Flonr, Sharps, Oaumeal, Chaff. Bran, Jowl Wnear., arc. Sec Sec Pxlme aamplea of Picked Tabla Poutoea _DASa Penrrt-n, Ohlendorff^., DfssoTyed Pt-TOTUtn Maldon* Island. Hnon Island, and othet Che mlc-l Manarss. W. J. H^ Ear & O o ' m. QUEEN-aTREUT, Anokland..



WOU-TS AnmtaTlC SCBIXDJUK SOT3_-PP9f.a_ nduee tha destrnoaon and prevent the Im proper _ac at their wrappers and labels, aad ana further protect the Pnbllo against frand and deception, have enclosed In the wrappers, or under the label on the quart bottles, since Ist October. 137!. and continue to enclose n» avmv B_-*_ FaCKTS- -HttOCG-Q.. TH_ T__» TB___ il OP. D 8 R 3, which »ra drawn npon the undersigned, and whlfi will he cashed by them on presentation. To secnre these Gifts, tha Pu_l_. tuna, he careful to a__ for, and accept nothing bus, the .—frr—mi Unoi-PHO Wourara ac__v_ppa, with ear name npon the top label. M. Moaa k Co.. Wvnvarrf Lane. aTi-nav.