SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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ARRIVALS.

LAST RVBNINQ, Flnzali ft*. Norrlo, from Mnngawal

TO-DAY. Manapoorl, s «., Logan, from tho South OlenelK. 5.8.. Btephonson, from rauranga

DEPARTURES.

• tABT BVHNIKQ. onthern Crocs. s s., Bernooh, for Whangarol

TO DAY. Byno, brlgantlno, Harris, for Sunday Mawl

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Sydney-Australia, Juno 28 London— Hftlolone, loading _._« n -i Melbourne, via Southern ports - Manapourl,

TManafcl dand Bouth-Waltaki, on arrival ot

Bassoj'Vhangaroa. and MonKOnul-WelUnot ton or Glenolff, Mond»y Tauranga-Glenslg or Wellington. Monday or Wb&ngarel and Whangarol Ileirts-Argylo, Xuoßday and Friday Mangawai-Fin«r*l, Thnraday Meroary Bay—Pineal, Monday

VESSELS EXPECTED.

SAM FRANCIPOJ. Australia, P.M.s.a, Bnnday,

LONDON. ICasterhill, Rhlp (R.V.O. J), sailed Apt 113 Aahmore, ship; luaillnic April Hermioee. ahip (W.T.R.D.): loading April Gtaalora, barque (W.G.P.T.). silled, April i Chill, barques, sailed March 1 Ojoleen, barque; Bailed prior April 2-1 LIVERPOOL. i Asterlan, barque (H.Q.D.W.); loading Maroh M NEW YORK. Rapldo. barque; snllfd Mnroli27 Karnan, barque, from Now York

southbrm ponm Olarladn, Bohooner. from Danodln Kmlly, brlK. from Danedin Loohrlna, schooner, train Ly ttelton; sailed May 17 Boraalla, brlgantlnp, from Lytteltoa Olansroan, brlgantlne, from Nelson Oreit of tho wave, sch, from Timara, sailed May 23 Agnes Joaalo, solwonir, lon I.y Helton

AUSTRALIA. Niagara, barquo, from Nawoa»tlo Annalwll, brig, from dyanoy; loading

SOUTH DBA ISLANDS. SoreralKn, schooner, from Tahiti Pearl, ketoh, from Uurntonara Aonoa Doaald, gcbomer, from Rarotonea Winifred, sohoonar, from Tavluni Hyrtie, brixuntlne, from Tonxn; Milled April 8

JAPAW. ■ ■ Sybil, schooner (3.L.M.H.), sailed April

IMPORTS.

Per Manapourl—3o caso3 bacon and bamp. T. H. Hall & Co.

EXPORTS.

!Per Rjrno, for Bunday Island—2t packagnf reQned treaole, 50 boxes oigars, 6 paokaguf toboooo.

iNWAttna COABTWI9B—WaIpa, from Mer oury Bay, with 30,000 feei sawn tlmbar; I3oßav, from Kennedy B»y, with 20100 feet tlnioer: Morning Light, from Cabbage Bay, with 637 feet timber; Lake Bt. Clalr, from Kennedy Bay, with 21,000 feet sawn tlmbor.

Octwabd* Coabtwisb.—Voronty.for Talrnn, with 30 hetd oattle; Mahurungl, fur Ohora ; (Jlsborne, for 'Whitangl; Bessie, for Kotnody Bar L Mornlne Light, for Cabbage Bay ; Lake St. Clair, for Kennedy Bay; Onward, (or ltnisell.

The b b Qlenelg arrived from Tauronga eai 1 j this - morning. — Passengers: —Mr and Mrs WJ«o, Mrs DeThlerry. Miss Wilson, Miss Wilkla; Messrs Campboll; Bqohanan. Smlu , Tomer, and two steerage. Cargo :3SO aookt maize, 69 sheep, 7 pigs, S sack* gum, i tons Bin aries. Tho s.s. Klngal, from Mangawai last evening, brought33sacksgum. 1 oa*e eggs lease fow.n. and one passenger, Mlbs Maouilllan, .

ARRIVAL OF THE MANAPOURI.

Fhe Union Co.'b nuKnlfloent new steamship Manapourt, 1.030 tons, Captain Logan, arrived . In harbour, this afternoon, from the South

Hhe brings the following passengers :—Saloon— ; Mr and- Mrs Macohoraon. Mr a*d Mrs Macfar lane. Mr and Mrs Thompson, Mrs PUkiogton and son, Mrs Smith. Mrs noalo. Misses Latcel loa, Hogg, Beats. Jones; Kov. O. B. Innlla. Moaara Inglls, Bailer, Kobo, Haydon, Marmok, Molr. VVelr, Twentymm, Dougherty. ICohn. Smith, Walmsley, white. Rouleton, Webster, Brans, Davis, Hudson, W. Borry, T. W. Lejp, Janlclnsip, McDonald, Good,Ballantyne.Bke#t, Adalr, McConnaohy. Whittiker. MoCleUnd, James, Garrott. Morrin, Haultaln. Williams, Masters Seooomho (2). and ulxty In the steerage. The Manapoarl left fort Chalmers kt 6 p.m. on 1 'the 15th last., »nd anchored inside the Beads Until 2.30 a-tn. on the 13th; had ire-h N.W. wlada with heavy swell until arrival at L 5 itel ■ tod. at 5.50 p.m. Left at 530 p.m. on 17th, ex porlfineod strong northerly breeze, and pawed • Oape Campbell at 5 a.m. on 18th, reaching Wol .HnKton at 8 a.m. Left at 8.30 p.m. on 19th, and

anohorod off Napier at 2.25 p.m. ] eft at 11 A& p.m , had brisk K.N. JC. winda with dull weather, and arrived oil' Qlsborse at 8.35 a.m. on the 21bi. Left at 0.45 p.m same day, experienced a. strong N.W. brenzo with heavy rain, passed Haps Col at 11 a.m. on 22nd, arriving at the wharf Blioctly before 2 o'clock. -. ■

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRiVAOS. Macgreffor, s.r., MoArthor, from Waltara lislla Rookh, b.s., Roaertson, from Waltara The. Northern Company's steamer Maegreiior arrived at &30 a,m. to-day from Waitarn. with 30 head cattle, St naokattea sundries, and tba following paisenners:—Mr and Mrs Kyan and four children, Mrs Taylor, Messrs doodiall anil Gordon." Bhe was to return thither this after noon. ■ ,Tha sb. Lalis. Rookh. from Waltara, with a •-load of stook, orossed tho bar at 1130 a.m., and would reaoh tho wharf about 1.30 p m, today.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

HBrjtNSvitr.B, this day. Arrived : 3.8. ICopuru, with 372 bugs gum, 60 hides, fi bales tkins 11:1:1 sundries.

Mail Notice.

XAILfI VmX ULO6B AS UNDKB.-

This vat. For Mercury Bay, per BTngal, at 5 p.m. . For Tauranga, Ohlnemutu, and OpotlKl* per Glonolg, at 1 p.m.

Fhiuxy. 23rd Instant. For Coromandel, per Coremandel, at 12.30 Sim. For Thames, per Rotomahana. at 5 p.m. For Lavuka and Suva, per Tataroa, at i p.m. For Russell and Kawakaws, per Taiaroa. ex i

V til. For Whangarel Heodfl. Walpu, ■WangoreJ, and Mangapal, per Argyle, at 4 p.m. For Thauios, per ttnterprlse, at 7 p.m.

Satckday, 21th Instant. For Wftlwera, Te Kapa, Cralgleburn, Warir wortb, and Matokann, so) per Hose Coaoy, at For'oisborne, Napier. Southern port*, and Australian Colonies, per Mnnlpourl, at 11 a.m. For Glsborne, and Napier, per Southern Cross, For Taranakl and Southern Provinces, per Watt ifti, Immediately after arrival of 0.8. AußtraUa from Honolulu For Australian Colonies, per s.«. Australia, Im mediately after her arrival from Honolulu. Si B. BIS 9, Chief Postmaator. Chief Poat-offloa. Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc,

June 22. 1882. Theatre Royal—John L. Hall's Byrenlo Com pany : " Our Girls," 8 p.m. Lorne-atreet Hall — Mr Denton's Third Leo tare, " Story ot the Earth," 8 p.m. St Benedlot's, Newton-Saored Conoort, 8 p.m. Moant Albert Hall—Annlvorsary Mooting of Total Abatmenoo Booloty, 7.30 p.m. V.M.C.A — Davotional Meeting; address bj Rev. H. B. Macartney, M.A., 7.30 p.m. St Andiow'a Mutual Improvement Soolety— .Original Tales by members. 7.30 p.m. Parnell Hall-Subaorlptlon Bal', 8 p.m. N Z. Regiment of ArtlUarj— Monthly Inspec tion, 7.30 p.m.

Death.

BRADEY.—On 22nd Jane, at Nugent-street,off Kybor Pass Road, Toronoo Bradey, aged :)5 years. K.I.P. Funeral will take plaoa at 3 p.m. ta-morrow (Friday). Friends are rospeotf ally Invited to attend.

BUKRIDGK.-On Jane 31st, David Burrldgo. ag«d CS years. The funeral will leave his late rosldenoo, Panmnre, to-morrow (Friday), the 23rd Idb\, at S o'clook. Frionda please aooopt thla in vitation.

THRONK.-On tho 31st Jnne, 1832. at tho Pro vinolal Boipital, Thomas Throne, agad 33 years. The funeral will leave the Provincial Hospital at 8 o'clock p.m. tomorrow (Friday), 23rd lnatant, for Interment t>t tno Church of England oomotery, Onehunea. Friends please aocepr> this invitation

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

THURSDAY, JUNE 22 1883.

For the couso t^n> locks assistance, For the wrong tlut seeds resLstsuco For the future ia the distance, Aad tho good that wo can do.

" AH work and no play " is an arrangement which ii popularly credited with making a dull boy of Jack; but in a eolony_ like this, where over-work is*the exception and pre 'us sharp ness the rule, the converse orm of this piece of proverbial wisdom has more need of being enforced—viz., that too much leisure is apt to develop habits of idleness, larrikinism, and other forms of "mischief" which (on the authority of" Dr. Watts) a certain old gentle man is ever ready to disseminate. But our grave and reverend seigniors at Wellington, in Parliament assembled, seem to think them selves over-worked, and to save themselves from the frightful penalty of Dulness have resolved to take a week's holiday* There may be some sarcastic individuals inclined to make the ill-natured remark, -that if such be the object of the holiday, our representatives might have spared themselves the trouble, as the dreaded infliction has already settled down upon the inmates of Parliament House. This, however, would be a most undeserved libel upon the Members of the House of Represen tatives, though the remark might with some jus tice be applied to the Legislative Council, since we learned yesterday that many members of that august assembly —humorously called "The Lords"—were enjoying a sound sleep while the important West Coast Peace Preservation i Bill was under consideration. If "physical exhaustion " has overtaken the drowsy drones in the Upper Chamber, it is not to be mar velled at that, even at this early stage of the Session, the active members of the Lowtr House should desire a little recuperative change and recreation. Had they put this forward as their plea for deserting their duty for a week, we might have had little to say on the subject, though in the interests of the constituencies who pay a certain number of men for attending to the work of legislation for a fixed number of days, the shirking of work which the ad journment implies might still have been strongly condemned, But no such plea is ad vanced by these public servants who have agreed to take "French leave " for a week's holiday;,and, indeed, it might puzzle an in genious Hbrain to; find out the true reason of the motion which the House last night adopted by 41 to 20 votes. The reasons are probably various; but the ostensible one—that hon. members might have an opportunity of visitsng the Christchurch Exhibition—is too transparent to require any showing up. The theory of Mr. Seymour George that the pro posal was mainly advanced by Southern mem bers in order that they might visit their homes is a more feasible explanation of the matter, though it must in justice be added that such indefatigable Southerners as Messrs. Seddon and Green raised their eloquent voices in pro test against the proposed period of idleness. Major Atkinson was not very happy in giving reasons for the Government acceding to the proposition. To say that it was advisable for members to see the country in order that they might understand the wants of the Colony was, in the circumstances, equivalent to saying that the district around' Christchurch was that Whose requirements were most pressing— Which anyone knows is not the case. How a ' week's cessation from work was calculated to " expedite the business " it is not easy to un derstand, unless the gallant Major's idea is to obtain time to hatch out the Public Works Statement, " square " certain clamorous mem bers, and canvass support against the threatened vote of no-confidence. If Ministers diligently improve the interval Opposition members may regret that, in their childish eagerness for a holiday, they played so effectually into the. hands of the Government. It is just withm the range of possibility that the South ern members have a deep though hidden intent in their present action. The proposal to remove the Seat of Government to Christ church is gently simmering, and this visit, by showing hon. members the superior attractions of Christchurch over the windy metropolis in Cook s Straits, may do much to prepare the minds of hon. gentlemen for the contemplated coup. Mr Macandrew—sober Presbyterian though he is—did not scruple to appeal to the baser appetites of hon. members in support of the projected visit. He temptingly dangled before the House the seductive delights in prospect—consisting, not of intellectual feasts at the great industrial show, but of the more carnal pleasures of balls, music, concerts, banquets, and other entertainments." No wonder that our legislative fathers yielded to the temptation held out, and, deaf alike to the calls of duty and policy, resolved to choose the delights of the modern City of the Plains. The step having been>ken, all we can do is, express the hope that Jack will come back from play with a keen appetite for hard work and settle down to it in earnest. But unless Jack is as good as his master," the constiut encies may have something to say on the sub ject at a future date.

Our report of the proceedings in Parlia ment last night, and some items from Waikato appear on the fourth pago. ■

Mr Inspector Thomson may be expected he'c from the South by the Kotorua on Monday next.

In a few days the town clock is to be taken down for the purpose of cleaning, etc., by Mr Bartlett. The citizens will miss the good offices of this faithful public servant for about a week.

The Magistrates appear to be determined at last to take severe measures for the re pression of larrikinism in Auckland. At the Pol-ce Court this morning, a lad named Palmer "Wilson, described as the leader of the Ponsonby hoodlums, was found guilty of using obsceno language in a public thoroughfare to Mr Stanford, of the Ponsonby Club Ho'ol. In sentencing the defendant, Mr Boardman said the gentlemen on the Bench were deter mined to inflict severe punishment ta offenders of this character, uho law pro vided that they could impose a fine of £10 and costs or three months imprisonment, and had the defendant appeared for the second instead of the first time, they would certainly have - inflicted the gerate<t penalty. As it wap, he must pay £5 and costs, or take one month's imprisonment with hard labour. If this punishment was not sufficiently evero to exercise the desired effect, offenders would be sent to gaol without the option of a fine, Larrikins had.batter Ijo careful. .

Messrs Murray, Roberta, and Co., of Dunedin, have received cable advices of the sale of 349 carcases of mutton, forward ed by them in the ship Dunedin. After paying freight, at 2Jd |uer lb, and all charges, the net return was equal to 2d 4-stt'S per lb, reckoning skins, offal, etc. At the time of their shipment, sheep were selling at the Buinside Yards at ISs per head.

The Kotornnhana block still occupisa the Native Land Court at Ohinemutu. Another week may sco the tnd of this keenly con tested and protracted cusp, after which the Mangorewa block of C'o,ooo acres comes on. It is situated between llotorua Lake and the Tauranga confiscated block, chiefly forest. The Court has many months' work here yet before the last of the claims can be concluded.—"Bay of Plenty Times."

As Mr Derret, the purser of the steamer Graftou, was standing talking near the wharf yesterday, atLytteltOD, three trucks ran off tho line used by the contractors for the wall. One of the trucks struck tin unfortunate young man and precipitated him over the embankment on to the rocks below, a distance of about twenty feet. His skull is badly fractured, with the brain pro truding, He was at oncu taken to the hospital, but is not expected to recover.

A concert is to be givon in the Poiiscmby Hall on Tuesday evening next in aid of the funds of the Ponsonby Rowing Club. Tho committee have already disposed of a largo number of tickets, and as the intending performers have been assiduous in their re hearsals, it is expected that the affair will be a great success.

The first entertainment connected wi'h the series of winter ltctures at the V.M.C.A. will be given to-morrow ev«ninp, wheH readings will be givon by Mr Spurgeon and Mr Templar, and musical selections rendered by a choir under the direction of Mr Bridson. >

Mr U, G. McDonnell has received the following telegram from the Queen of Betuty mine manager :—"Just touched hanging wall side of main reef in winze, aod got strong colours of gold iv nearly every stono.-Geo. Black.

" A Citizen " writes strongly animadver ting upon the state of Custom-house-street l which he declares to be "simply a disgrace to our Corporation." Ho goes on to sjy that, "in wet woathcr the street is ull but impassable to pedestrians from the depth of mud and the pools of water with ■which it is covered. It has no pathway or side channels nnd is totally destitute of anything like a'oantrc crown,' beim*, on the contrary, hollow down the middle and therefore inferior to ninny of our bush roads."

It in noteworthy that for the first time iv many years tho presentation of a Roman C>thoho prelate was made ;\t tho Prince vt Wales's levee in April. Dr Lynch, Arch bia1 op of "Toronto, Canada, was the per sonage presented, Lord Kimberley doing the honours. It is not at all unlikely cer tain English cardinals and bishops will bo requested to allow themselves to bo presented at Court Whether they will consent to do so is another matter.

At the Supreme Court sittings at Tnvor cargill yesterday, in the caso of Tait, the railway goods clerk, charged with embezzle ment, the ti rand Jury mado a presentment commenting ou the looseness in the manner of conducting the business of the railways, which gave to some an encouragement to commit crime. The system of audit teemed very imperfect, and they also considered that the department was offerinv: an incen tive to crime, by paying an oilicer, through whose hands the sum of £2,000 pushed, tho small salary of £110 per annum.

Lloyd, fined for stone-throwing at the Poiica Court to day, is a somewhat crxen trie individual, Indeed, he has been three times an inmate of the I unatic Asylum. Thrice previously he has been convicted of utHiuUr, twice of vagrancy, thrice of drunk enness aod disorderly conduct, ouc* of stone-throwing, and once of malicious injury to property. He is said to bo in receipt of remittances from Home.

It is almost unnecessary at this stage to invite itteniion to the advertised pro grammo^of tho concert to bo given in St. Boncd'ct'.s church to-night. For several days past the affair has been tho leading topic »f conversation in musical citclcs, and there is every reason to anticipate a rich treat and a very strong assurance is hold out of a crowded " house."

The half-yearly mcetiug of the U.A.C.IV Society took place last oreiiing in St. Pat'ick's Hall, Hobson-street. Allot the ordinary business had been transacted, the election of officers for the ensuing six months took pluco,and resulted as follows:— President, C. Little; vice-president, T. O'Connor; secretary, J. O'Brien (re elected) ; treasurer, J. Clarke (re elected); warden, X Murphy ; guardiaa, Kennedy ; sick visitors, P. O'Hara and P. Bartlcy ; iiudito-s, P. Kearney and P. Lynch. JDr Evans was elected medical attendant to the Branch. The bilancc-sheet showed the Branch to bo iv a highly flourishing state.

The Mannkau Highway District, in the County of Wai'omata, is declared coi^ti tut-rd iv a " Gazette," under date June 15. The new highway district is bounded towards the north-wost and south-west by the parish of Karangahapo, to Big Muddy Creek, thence by the parish of Waikomitl on the north woat to the Manukau Harbour; thence towards tho south-east by the Manukau Harbour to the North Head ; and thence towards the west by the sea to the point of commencement. Tho Governor has appointe 1 the 10th July as tho date of the first m^-ting of ratepayers, to bo held at Little' lUuddy Creek School-room, at 2 p.m., Mr George Laing. chairman.

At a meeting of the N.orth Auckland Cattle Board, hold to-day, and at which Messrs May, (chairman), and T. Morria were present, the following resolution was passed:—"That in the opinion of this Board it is desirable that liorses arriving from foreign ports should be landed and kept in a place other than the quarantine ground at Motuihi; this Board, therefore, in compliance with tho powers conferred upon it by section 21 of Tho Diseased Cattle Act, 1881, hereby Bete apart the premises known at Mr Buckland^s stable and yard, situated at Newmarket, as a placo to which horses arriving at Auckland from foreign districts may be taken or driven, subject, however, to the granting of a quarantine certificate for that purpose by the Cattle Inspector."

Captain Logan, who returned to Auck land by the Manapouri this afternoon after a twelve mopths' visit to Great Bri tain to bring the vessel out, will receivn quite an ovation from the crowds of A uck landers whom he has successfully .piloted across the ocean in the good old Hero. His present command is well worihy of so worthy a skipper. The Manapouri has been visited by thousands of people at every port along the coast, and tbe general verdict is Al. She is one foot broader in the beam than the Kotomahana which gives her 200 tons greater carrying opacity. The saloon, baing the full.width rf the ship, is a remarkably spacious apart ment, and its handsome decorations, set off to advantage by the brilliancy of the electric light, have boen very greatly ad mire 1. The light itself, however, is the chief object of curious enquiry. The lamps are o: diuary kerosene lamps—silver plated and may be used to bara oil in. Close examination, however, reveals at tb.o top of the globe a round glass ball about the size of an e^g. Inside this hollow ball, from which the air has been exhausted, is a thio platinum thread, curled into a_double circle, attached to the end of the wire, which is in turn connected wilh main Hues of wire leading from the electric machine tb tbe 170 lamps which are distri buted throughout ibe ship—lighting the gangways, tie cabin?, the saloon, the marble smoking room, and indeed every corner and crevice. As the evening shades clo-e in, these lamps are lighted up mysteriously by an unseen hand, and but that the wonders of science have been reduced to a simple everyday business, one would feel in wacching the transforma tion that he w«.s indeed in an enchanted fairy palace. The lamps burn with a steady white glow, each jet being equal to tbo power of an oid'nary gas jet, only that the light is purer and emits very little heat, rhe fact that the air is exhausted from tbe lamps prevents combustion of the illuminated thread, and each of these lamps is warranted to burn for a thousand hours. Only two have been destroyed since the steamship "left fcngland. What ever may bethe future of the electric light for household use, its success as an illumi nator tor ocean-going vessels is determined. The steam for driyiDg the fourteen horse power engine which moves the eJectric machine is supplied from the same boileis ; as are used for propelling the vessel, so that the motive power causes no appreciable increase in cost. We have no doubt tbe vessel will be visitod by many Auckland citizens when illuminated at nißtji An ac count of her general fittiDgs and accommc dation is given in another column. We nned only add, therefore, that the vessel is a credit to the Union Company's fleet. The Manapouri will be open for public inspec tion both this evening and to-morrow. She returns South on Saturday morning.

Tho conditions of tho competition lor the prizes offered by tho Auckland Scripture Gift Association appeared in our issue of Tuesday last.

A musical and literary entertainment will be given to-morrow (Friday) evening, at the Young Men's Christian Association.in con nection with the winter series of lectures,

The suhject of Dr Wallis'a lecture at the Athenreum (Newton Kirk) to-morrow even ing, will ba the " Anliquity of Man."

We have received a letter from Mr Thos. C. Self, Sub-lieutepant of the Victoria Company, contradicting the statements in a local with reference to the talked of rifle match, between the No. 3 and Victoria Companies, which appeared in'our issue of Tuesday last. Our correspondent says that the No. 3 did not accept the Victoria's challenge, which was to lire them a match 20 u-side, for £1 a man. The No. 3 an swered tho challenged la Irishman, by pro posing the conditions. Our correspondent abiolutely denies that the Na, 3 Company was treated with discourtesy.

Tho first anniversary meeting of the M«unt Albert Total Abstinence Society will bo held this evening in the district public hall. 'I he Rev. John Haseldon will tade the chair at 7.30. Addresses by the chairman, Bay. J. K. Davis, \V. J. Watkin, and other friands, kinging and music by a select choir and friends. The committee desire a lurgo attendance of residents and families, consequently no charga will be made for admission.

A special mooting of tho City Council will be held in order to consider the ad visability of constituting the wards of the city, this step being rendered necessary by the enlargement of the municipal boundaries.

The fortnightly mooting of tho Waste Lands Board was held this afternoon, the members j resent being Messrs D. A. Tole (iv the chair), Campbell, May, Moat, and Tonks. Tlio business was of a routine nature, aud owing to pressure on our space, we are compelled to hold over our report until to-morrow.

To the Kditor: Sir,—ln this morning's " Herald " appears a paragraph concerning thb death ot Mr Thornc, or, as the " Herald " has it, Tome My name having I'cen mentioned, 1 wish your readers to understand thatseveralmi.takes have been made by your morning contemporary. In the first pluco, 1 was not in Air Buckland'a company at all on the date mentioned. Secondly, 1 left Otahuhuin company with Mr Walter Paul, hia son, and Mr Massey. When wo were ou our road to Mancoro Mr Taorue overtook w, and after riding a short, distance with us, gallopod off at Mr Paul's oato, I did not, at Mr Paul's gate, "stand up for a chat," but left immo. diatoly, and have novor seen Mr Thome from the time ho galloped off. My finding him on tho road is a misslatement. -1 am, &,;,-Gko. McCbAE.

A complimentary benefit concert was ten dered to Mr P, Doran last night in abbott's Opera House, the lowtr part of which was full, but the dress circle not being patron ised tn tho extent anticipated. Mr Doran has long catered for the public in his special line, and frequently to hit own pecuniary disadvantage, and ho desorved a more sub- H'untial appreciation. The programme was lengthy, and its general promises wnl per formed. The proceeding* opened with an overture by tho baud. Messrs ljonke ana Hdcr uext porformcil feats of ability on tiie horizontal bar with much »atUfactioa. Mr A. J, Campbell wnsoncorod in "H«re Upon vy Vessel's Deck," and iv answer »unc "TnoDear Little Shmnrock," which mat with rapturuua applause. Mr J, Buckliuid eumo forward with a loading, "I'ray Km ploy Major !• amby, ' but in consequence of the tumultuous conduct of tho larrikin; in the gatlery, was unable to complete hia ■interesting and highly humorous sketch. Mettarn Bros, were eminently tmcsesjful in " Dancing In tho Moonlight." Mr Wesley succeeded admirably yi his sen timentalaiCßro impersonation "Trarcllin>; back t« Ltixoy." He lias nn excellent voicu, and sang the plaintive melody with pioiu injj effect, Mr C Hill gave "Beloved Stivr," iv his best style. Mr Tom Wil liams gave ono of his irresistible comic baUds, funny and witty. Tho douolc Aiiel feat of Ettio and Mr Lconaitl clicit-d great satisfaction. Mr Brabazon was nlso successful with his "funny folks," and their colloquies and witty fayintjs. Mr John Reid i-aiig tho " Blacksmith," to the evident delight of the nudiotce, and Mr Edwards /a>"g " Madeljne " (encored). Mr A. UugheV displayed his physical abilities in,a siilor's hornpipe. Tha whole was moat nmutunp, concluding with n farce, tho " Dramatic Agency," In which Mr L oran took the lea'ting character, and sustained it with much ability.

To-morrow's ''B3EUVKR will contain " A >'ew Comlt opera. Tha Martla and Auntie N»l'lo."na produced for the first time to a Ue ilghtod AU'Uence, in Abboti's Opera House—a Bcrouiutag bur)osqno in verso, illustrated b' numerous woodcuts;" Billy Big wool's Towf rj" "' Honest Woman ; M " Measle" und Jealously ;" •• Monsetraps and Mymtvs i' " A Plons Ifrtud :' "ift?thetlOs and Hobnails;' "A Joreiny Dld dlor." Also, a Cartoon and Biography of Mr Alfred K. I«»*oj. Another Coupon for the un -eh' ku Art Union.

Pewing Machines, wholesale and retail Repairs warranted.—U. ?. Chambers, 70, Quoen street.—[Adtt,]

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.—This Day.

(Boforo J. K. MaouonuH, Esq., R.M.) ■TODOMBHTS FOB PLAIN »IPKS.

11. B. M*rton v. Voalo and Huruea-, a'alm £,1 16d lOd (Ci paid in); nosts £1 3s 6d. Mr T«oo. Oooper for plaintiff— Nathan & 00. v. F. Hill, ,er> 3i let (oromlssnry note); costs £1 Ha, Mr i urn* f>r p'a'ntltts. - Cartridge & Co. v. SteohanCjw.) I, £)7 ll»64: 008t« Hi In.— John MnNell v. o»muol Fern.--, £9 1..-. — Kdward Johnston r. Charles i,jnn 0 , £3 u»; ooois 12d - Mivy Oldham v. G v;., £«)|ront); ontU £t I*B. Mr Thorno for p'alnillf.—J. 6. MumOorm'ck v, Francois Kayer, £>0 15s Jd (left ovor (or arrangement). Mr 'Ihuo. Cooper for pUlntliT. JODOMHKT SUMMONS CISBS. Pbi'llps r- Brooking.—Claim. £30111 61.—Mr Duraur tot judgment oro<ltor.—Defendant im » .wmmla ton awool, and ducoaoa! th»t In con- Boqutmeot ml-foruina aad lllnwss, h» had been unanlu t« raout tho demand; If thrao months were granted .h» boUav*d ho should bo able to paf.—Vjourned aooordlnijly. aloane v. Murl»'ly.-«4 9s 6d— Mr (Joorgefor ju(lHm«nt creditor.—VVUllttm ijloano st Mod that tho nvmny had booa owing a long time, aad that defendant had m»1o »o pil'ort to par; ho know 'ha', Mullally was riwnged. on n numbor of contract*.—Dofonxant, who did not appovr, wan ordered to par forthwith or H d&js in Mount Kden.

Willi»ma v. Gormsn.—Mr Cotter for plaintiff —'his oase hd beon fcvoral tlm*n bo'oro tho Court, and on tho first hoarltg t]i-. plalui'ff Mr William*, was nonsuttod, as it was not than Droved thu tho man had anything to do wlih the taking of tho cottage btlonitinic to plaintiff The case was again brought forwa'd, and fre«h ovldonooaiduo-d; and Although vary co»fl'ct Ing, left no doubt upon the tnlnd of. tho Court that the husband wsa lUble. His W<r»htp reviewed the evidence, and considered, sfotr bearing the stitomon'H of defendant and his wife, that the claim was fairly established, and (five judgment for plaintiff for the balnnco of rent a"d costs. Adsm Laybourno v. Donald Mnnro, oUira £1915s id.—sir Thorns, for plaintiff, stated that thia claim w»b on a promissory note, and called Henry Cuthberison, plaintiffs book-keeper, who deposed chat he hsd rcoolvod £10 on uciount, bat did not know Mr Monro, who lu-crl at Wn'pu; nor could he swear to his signature Ills Worship eatd that hs could not glvo judg ment on such ovMonce; d»fen<lant*s signature mist ba proved. Plaintiff was sent for, but an he was absent from hi] ofHoa, tho owe was ad journed for a week. DEFENDED OABK3. Bhearer v. Comrle.-Claim, £12.—Mr Dufiur appeared (or plaintiff', and Mr Ollphant for di fendant.—'f his was a somewhat curious ca>.e. In which the plaintiff claimed for nursing tho Key, Wm, Comrie, in West; Qieengtreit. who was invalided torough Bevere illness—Mr Dnfaursta oi the caße.ani Mr OUphant replied with the view of showing that Mrs Shearer was not tho appointed nurse, and really had no olaim upon defendant -Dr Konderrilne deposed that he attend' d tho iiev. Dr Comrle from f«aroli lust; plaintiff was there but Mrs Boyce was tho principal name : the house seemed at tfmeß to bo full ofjinrsasl It was a small houee wnera defendant was iylnu only two rootna. Mrs Boyco seemei to be a very ajtcntiva nurse; when he tv»s extremely 111 ho bnd a man (to nttoud upon him • he was suffering from paralysis: can now walk from one room to anolhor.-By Mr Du'aur : 30s a weofc was the ptnneral amount paid. — Mary Sheerer, native woman, was exatrined as to her alleged olalm. (Mr R. De Thierry inter preted ) Plaintiff then statod that she aotod as nurse, and devotod her almost ondlvlded atten- Uoa,. night an.i day, to the Rev. Mr Oomrlo. Bne washed ha linen,and did whatever was required for his oleanllnesa and oimfort. He nad bsen paying an old man named rviillam Stone !9n per week, but he was found drunk upon the frrasa. and discharged for his mlecon auot.- Jane Bruce, of Helensvllle, wa» ensaeed to atteLd npon Key. Mr Comrle. When she wont she saw Mrs Shearer, who attended to aIT 3S> tlea re Bnlar)y' jspeolally at nl«ht. £r, 9u di? t ?? Qd deal of vn Dleaaant work.~ Mlchael MoUermott. West Qneen-atreot. had often seen her attending npon Dr Cotirto. He' t equently heard Mr Comrie In the night calling Mary. Mary "nnd Mrs Shearer would attend upon him. and often oomplalnod afterwards of ielng bI fc-KateMyersdepoßedtoaetiit'eMftry «hearjr continoaby at Mr OimrlG'a, and doing ob^assho witness, would not do.-this was the case for the plaintiff.—Mr Brook, solicitor, then gave evidence ; he enßaged Mr Myles as nurse, but ho could not do the washing nnd retitedl; he engaged Mary Adran, bnt eho waa sen to Mount Mden for prison ; he then applied to Mr John Graham and Wm.J tone wag cent rcm tho hospital, bnt ho got a little tip^y ; he was drunk, in fact, onoo a day: then came Mnry i-hearer.but ho had notUng to do with hr BngaKement, if she was engaged.—Mary Boyoo stated .that she was with Mr Comrie, and ho made nor a preaent in oonsidoratlon of her ser vices. Mary Shearer did the offensive part of thowork.-Mr OHphant then afldreased tho court In aefenee. Hla Worship gave judgment for plaintiff, &<0 10a; oob1» £7. The Ccurt wim iben adjoarnccl,

PROF. DENTON'S SECOND LECTURE.

Profbssor Denton lectured last evening, in tho Lome-street Hall, on " The World Before Life, and the Ocean That Once Covered Australia." The night was in clement, and yet there was a good assem blage of people in the body of the hall, while the seats in the gallery wore nearly all occupied. _ After a brief but very apposite exordium, tha lecturer proceeded to point out on a coloured map the variom strata of which the earth's crust is composed, namely, the tertiary, cretaceous, permian, durassic, carboniferous, Devonian, carboniferous again, Cambrian, Lauren'ian, and, {under neath all,tho granite, which was of igneous formation, and formed the basis of the outer shall upon which we lived and moved and had our being, Tho ages token tor the deposition of these various beds of rocks were, the lecturer said, an eternity in all but name, for it was just as impossible to gain an idea of tho time this' had occupied, as it win to rnoasure eternity itaelf. Having described tho manner in which granitic rocks and our atmosphere were formed, the lecturer went ou to show that the matamor phic rocks, which followed next in order,were composed,in the first pltice,of sediment washed to the beds of oceans, and whose nature was subsequently changed by pressure from above uud the active fires trovn beneath. Our plaaet was then a wilderness, and nothing was heard on its surface but the roar of the volcanoes and the dash of the angry waves. Above tho metamorphic rocks we came upou those of fossiliferous urigiu, and herathu first traces of animul or vegetable life were to be din corercd, commencing with the radiates, or jelly-fish. Human remains had never been found lower than the upper teriiary, or pliocene formation, while lower still were the fossils of gigantic mammals, their size, however, decreasing gradually the further we went down, until remains ot beasts were no longer to be found. Then came the age of colussal birds, beyond that agaiu the age of cnoimouß reptiles, re:notor still, tho age of immense fishes, further away tvon than t'nit.the a,'.'fi of hu^e shells, and, earliest of all these poriods of animated nature, the age of rauntes, the primary forms of tach distinct mm being sniull and weak, but continually increasing la bulk, variety, aad strengtu. Having eloquently referred to the labours of the innumerable myriads of living being* that had helped to build up tho earth upon which wo walked, and, in this connection, recited Montgomery's linos upou a molehill, the lecturer passed on to explain that petro leum was not coal oil, as at first popularly imagined, nor erea the blubber of whales drawaud during the Deluge, as others had fancifully supposed, but the product of coral iuuocta, expressed out of their shells after death, and absorbed by the spongy, porous which was superimposed upon them. Ho concluded by saying that although man bad made wonderful discoveries in the store, house of Nature within recent years, yet that there were still millions of sleeping servant* in the earth who but awaited hit call to ride and mUister to hit comfort and enhance his enjoymant. We ourselves were but links in that grand chain toat was leading up and day by day approaching imarsr the eventful humanity which was to appear o& the earth and become its universal master. A large number of illustrative views were then exhibited upon ttie screen, and were greatly appieciatedby tho audience. No reference was made in the discourse to "the ocean that once covered Australia. The title of to-nigh'.'s leciuie is " The Coal nnd salt Period*."

FRANKLIN ELECTION.

DECLARATION OF THE POLL.

The declaration of tho poll of tho North Frunklin election took placo at Otahuhn yesterday. Tho ltcturuing Officor (T. (Jot\er, fsq.) declined tha rosult of the poll to bo: Harris, 520; JtuckUmi, 499; ma jority for Uairis, 30. He said the scrutiny disclosed that two porsons had voted at different places for the same number.— Major Harris, amidst cheers, returned thanks, and announced his intention of proceeding to Wellington on Saturday. Mr Kuckland said he believed that a greater number of w*rking msn bad voted fir him than for tho successful candidate. He boliered that if h» had had fair play at tho last election, ho wou'd hare been at Wellingtons now. Whether member for the district or not, he would always do hia beat f«r its interests, and would carry no animoiity out of the contest. He thanked both thoie who voted for him nnd those who voted ogainst him. In answer to questions by Mr Wordon, Mr Luko said Major Harris promised to endeavour to xecure suitable accommodation for the administration ot justice at Otahuhu. - Mr Gordon asked Major Harris would be en deuvour to get sub-stction B of section 29,0f the Act alterod.se that the Returning Officer should put tho statutory question to every voter. Major Harris »aid he did not think that he would. Ho thought thoro was sufficient safety at present. Mr Gordon said ho had bten infoimod that one of tho electors had recorded his v.itu on the table, aud did not retire inlo the inner compartment as pre scribed by the Act.-The Roturniig Officer stated that no elector hud recorded his voto io tha manner described by Mr Gordon.— In reply to Mr Bturges, Major Harris pro mised to take action iv the matter of improvement* to the Great 9outh Koad Immediately on his arrival at Wellington Mr Shepherd wished to bring under notice the delay in this service, owing, be believed, through want of adequate main tenance. A telegram from Auckland at 9 a.m. wes not delivered till past 4 p m., by which the person it was meant tor was a lo«r of about £40. Major Harris pro mised to bring the matter under the notice of the Government,—The proceedings ter minated witb a vote of thanks to the Returning Officer, moved by Major Harris nnd seconded by Mr buckland,

POLICE COURT.- This day.

(Before A. Boatdman, Esq., and H. de C. Mar tslli, Ksq.. J.P.'*.)

DRraKBNNESs.-B'ive persona were pnnUhed for this offence.

GOue (-Thomas Barry was oalled In answer to a onarge of being the occupier of a house frequented by persons having no visible lawful mta-18 of support— Prisoner did not appear,— It was sUted that the chirge hai been with drawn yesterday on oondltlon that the prisoner thonld leave town at once, and as he did not appear, it was oonoluded that ho had gone.— Adjourned for clx months.

on 8n0.R8.-John Buckley was charged with dlsohodlonoe ot lawful commands on the British ship Munrtoia on the 20th June Prisoner ploaaed not guilty.— The mosior of the vessel deposed tt at tho prisoner, who was ship's oarpentor, oame intu the cabin on Xutsday morning and asked for his discharge Witness replied that ha oould not do so, and prisoner went away from tho vessel. Gave information to the polloe, who arrested prisoner.—Prisoner said the captain had promised him his dis charge on Monday. Ha had wltoosses to prove that the oiptnln told him to no on shore and ho would give him his discharge Prisoner was olsoharßed on a promise to retur* to his ship. A Singular Fukik. — William Lloyd, a middle-sued man, was charged nnder the Manloipul Police Aot, witti throwing stones to the dangor of one John MOHarry, on the pub lio road oi Onohnnga Prisoner dooied the onarge, and said the name en tho warrant was not his. His name was wuium Walker Uoyd.-Sorgeant Gamble stated that about i o clock on the iriofoing of the 14th, the proseoa tor was , driving Into town, bringing the Fuoply of milk from the Auck land Diiry, Prisoner assaulted him by ■ttii-owl.g Bt'iDOß, and tha horsos. boooming frightened, bo'ted, and the |pole[ot tho wagon broke. Oia result of the accident was that he got into town so late that sixty gallons of the milk wiia too lato for delivery, and was prac tically lost,—John Mollarry depotodito the cir oumatnncoß. Tho prisoner stopped him between 3 a.in. and I a.m., when ha was driving his mtlfc vau through Onehonga. He told .him that a buggy had broken down up the Bt oot. Witness got out and found that prisoner had a lantern but It win not llgbted. When he got into his van prisoner threw coveral Btones at htm canning the damage previously stated Pt£ soner was found guilty on this and another oha'go.— vuo^ £5 or one month's imprlnonmetit for the first offence, and £2 or a fortnight for tha second.. PrUocerthanked the Bsnoh and withdrew.

Adjourned. - A oharge against William Crossley, or stealing a ooat and soarf pin. was adjourned till to-morrow.

Ojisohnb L.-iNonAGK. — Palmer Wilson pleaded not guilty to a otmrga of using obaoono language In Ponsoaby Road on the 13th inst aerg'snt Gamble stated the clroumetanoetr.— Mr * Stanford, proprietor of the Poosonby Olub Hotel, deposed that on the morning In question ha went out Into his back rard. *rd toond the defendant turning the tap of his tank ond letting the water escape. Ho put him out, and the youth used moat Vila and disgusting Janeuage towards him. The boy was the leader of a band of larrikins who ciused him a great deal of annnyanoe.—Defendant Bald Mr Btan ford struck him, and he could get witnesses to provo it. Lotn of follows went into the yard to got a arink, and that's what he went for. He did not waste any water.— The Benoh con sidered the charge fully proved, and eald that had the boy been before the Court previously they would have Imposed the fnll penalty. He must pay a floe of £5 abd coats, or go to prison for a month. Next time he would ht ye a term of imprisonment without the option of a

STKATiva Cowa—John Conway was finea 10a and ooetß for allowing his cows to stray in Ponsonby.-Defendant Bald the cows would not nave srot out of the paddook only that the fences had been broken down by Wilson, the flefondant In the last case, and hla larrikin band.

Thia connlndod the business.

CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

A MEETING in connection with the above was held last evening at the Choral Hall. Ui'a Lordship the Bishop of Auckland pre sided, and notwithstanding the threatening appearance of the weather, the hall was fall. On the platform were the Right Rev. D. Sargent, Bishop of Tinnivelly, the Bight Rev. D. Stewart, Bishop of Waiapu, the Rev. Me Tebta, F. Larkius, Esq., and others.

After religious exercises, The Chairman said he had great pleasure in introducing Bishop Sargent from Madras. He had wished that any other night than-' Wednesday had been appointed for this meeting, as several of the churches held services. But the night was fixed under the idea that Biahop Sargent was to leave Auckland on Thursday. He was glad, however, that they were to have his presenco for a day or two longer. Bishop Sargent was a coadjutor of the Bishop of Madras. Tie is a member of the C.M.S. There was another Bishop-coadjutor ap pointed by the Society for tho Propagation of the Gospel. Theae societies worked together with creat cordiality in India. After a few remarks on Tinnivelly district, and upon Bishop Sargent's work there, he concluded by saying that the Bishop did not come as a beggar, but as his work could Dot be carried on without lands, they would have an opportunity of making any offering they might think fit. (ap plause.) Biahop Sargent, who was receivsd with applause, introduced his lemarksby saying that he had a large field to travel over and a small time to do it in. The district of Tinnivelly was situated on the extreme south of India, the lecturer's residence being but 55 miles from Cape Comoiin. It was a coliectorate, having a collector sent out by tho Government to collect the re venue : a judge, other officials, and a Sepoy regiment. He had met with some adven tures during hia 45 years' residence in the country, and many curious cir cumititices had come uudcr his notice. lie narrated an anecdote of bis first visit to Cape Comorin. His groom stopped to take a tuorn out of his foot, and he went on and found a tiger devouring the remains of a hors». Fortunately, the groom came up with the lautern, and no harm was done. That was the only tiger he had been very near to during his 45 years' residence in India. Having related another tiger anecdote, shewing the strength, cuunibg, ami ferocity of that animal, he said on oue occasion 37 cattle out of 43 in an enclosure, were all killed by one tiger in one night. It was a very hard thing to couie near a tiger, but clephantn were more common, and tnakes, but they seldom attacked man un less irritated. He described the capture of the wild elephant by means of tame animals, in graphic terms, and said the Rajah of Travancore employed these sagacious brutes in dragging great logs of teak from the mountains to the plains below. He bad once seep an elephant lift a great beam of timber on his tusks. This Rajah once allowed a a missionary three elephants to assist in the coastruction of a church, on the condi tion that the animals were properly fed. The missionary's wile noticed that the animals were getting thin, and eventually one of the elephant", by Its own sagacity, showed the lady that the driver had been robbiog them of their food. In India,rice, or paddy, which was rice in the husk, was the staple food ; and in Tinnivelly they always had two crops a year. He de ncribed the mode of cultivation, and bore testimony to the wonderful growth of the cereal. The native Heathens always gave a portion of the first of their crop reaped to their temple. The threshing was done by the treading of oxen, which method has also been used by the ancient Jews. The fust crop of rice was sown broadcast, but the second was raise! fr*m needling* planted in regular rows. He described the meant of taking the juice of the palmyra or sugar palm tree. Speaking of the Hindoo people, he said he lored them well. They were a thoroughly kind-hearted and very polite people, and when a European gentleman visited one of their villages, the head m»n placed s garland on the visitor's shoulders, and praised him for bringing the rain. The failing of the native character was disregard for the truth. The officials had a proneness to take bribes, and once one of theae people boosted to the lecturer that he never took a bribe but from the persons who had justice on their aider. Ho referred to the degraded condition of tho Hindoo women, though he could not say that they wore cruelly treated by their hus bands. Once a missionary accused his groom of beating bis wife, and the groom replied, in astonishment, "Beat my wite; why, she is more like a sister to me." The 1.-ctu a- exhibited a number of Hindoo sch 101-books, written with the stylus in leaves of th« palmyra. He gave some interesting particulars of the Hindoo ryetvin of education. All their school bookß, doctor's books, &c, were written in rhyme. He chanted, in the native tongue, B'fvtral specimens of the Hindoo philoso phy, the work he read from, though by a man of low origin, being received by the Brahmins and high class natives, as classi cal. Their poetry was unlike oars, as the rhyming commenced at the beginning of the line or stanz*, instead of the end. Once the lecturer wrote a werk in Tamil, thehistory of aicientßabyloo, and he thought it would take well with the learned men if written in the ancient rhyming Hindoo style. So he went to a learned man, and in a fortnight the result of his labours was roturntd. The history corunnuced by a statement that the foundations of the walls of Babylon went down, down, down, till it reached the back of a serpent, on which the world rested, and irs walls extended to' mioh a height that the moon and stars went through the windows. (Laughter.) Of oour.-e he (the lecturer) could not pat his name to a book like that. Bis Lordship related numerous anecdotes illustrating phases of the native character, and especially showing their pronenc^n to flattery. Addressing himself to the' ques tion of their religion, he said the natives were very bigoted, and adhered to the traditions of their fathers. Many of them w»re convinced of tho truth oi the Chris tian religion, but they did not act on their convictions. They never argued against the truth of Christianity. They said it was very good for the white people, but was not suitable for themselves. Once a man pointed out a tower to him, and told him as he must ascend step by step, so would the Hindoo people have to ascend. Ke ferring to tho missions amongst the zenanas or harems of Tinnivelly, the lecturer said that three English ladies - one of them from Sydney—had given them selves to the good work, and already the results of their labours were becoming ap parent. Ho said that six-sevenths of the district was in charge of the Church Missionary Society, and in it there were over 100,000 natives Christians. Before his arrival there were 5,000 or 6,000 nominal Christians. Ho refsrred to the Christian work done by Schwartz and Hough. At the lectnrcr's own church, on the last occasion when he preached at Palmacotta, there were 1,200 native Christians and about 250 communicants'. Last year be collected from the natives of Tinnivelly 33,000 rupees. In Tinnivelly there wore several schools, containing altogether 100 boys, who wore called the "Australian Boys," because they were supported by friends in Australia. He read a letter, written in Tamil, oo a palmyra leaf, from a boy at the Tinnivelly school, to the children of a Christchurch Sunday-school, who paid for his support and education. (Cheers.) The Right Reverend Dr. Stewart, Bishop of Waiapu, briefly addressed tho meeting. He had met Bishop Sargent nineteen years ogo at Palaacotta, and never then thought he would meet Bishop Sargent in New Zea land. He had had the privilege of ac« conipanying Bishop Cotton when he made the memorable inspection ot the Tinnivelly mission, of which the metropolitan had written in such glowing terms to Dr, Bradley, now Dean of Westminster, m those days he bad been acquainted with the chairman, who was then domestic chaplain to Bishop Cotton, and he could say, from Peshawur, m northern India, to Tinnivelly, in the extreme south, he (Bishop Cowie) had been icceived with pleasure. In gratitude for his efforts on their behalf, the people of one of the North Indian villages nad peti tioned the Government to permit them to name their hamlet Cowie-gunj, by which name it was still known. He concluded by moving a vote of thanks to the lecturer, which was seconded by the Rev. Mr Tebbs and carried. A collection in aid of the mission was made during the course of the evening, The meeting terminated with the benedic tion, pronounced by the Chairman,

The members of St. Andrew's Mutual Immovement Society will hold their fort nightly meeting this evening, in the school room, Symends-stroet. to which ladiea are invited. Sereral members will read original tales, viz , "Scientific Courtship;" by Mr We^Sx.'pfol, 0 Stoly OflOCal

PARLIAMENTARY.

[Fbom our Special Reporter.]

WELLINGTON, this day.

Mokau Land Court. — Kemp

Threatens Uesistance. I IjEARN on good authority that Major Kemp is by no means satisfied with the decision of the .Native Lands Court re Murimotu, and that he will resist, by every moans in his power, the occupation of the land by Messrs Studholme, Moorhouse and Co., who, he considers, have obtained a verdict from the Court by moans of a lavish expenditure of money distributed through their agents. As Kemp has been a strong partisan of the colonists, he is to be feared as an opponent to law and order. I\e Thames Railway. The expenditure to date on the Thames Railway—Hamilton and Te Aroha section —i 9 £19,613; Te Aroha and Thames, £4,809. The liabilities of the Hamilton-Te Aroha contract are £5,824 ; Te Aroha and Thames, £141. Authorities at Hamilton and Te Aroha, £1,324; Te Aruha and Thames, £1,300. Permanent Way, Hamil ton to Te Aroha, £1,128. The balance available is £25,800; and in reply to Mr Cadman, who wanted to know how much was spent but of the £60,000 vote, it was slated that instructions had been given to Mr Orchiston to survey and report on the line of telephone to connect Tairua, Mer cury Bay and1 Whangapoa.

The Neiv Loan. » BJMr Barron's motion that any proposal for ttie increase of the public debt by further borrowing should be submitted to the electors and receive the approval of three fifths of them before being finally sanc tioned by the Legislature, met with con siderable opposition. Major Atkinson looked upon the motion as a great mistake, and contended that hon. members were far bettor suited to deal wiih the requirements of the country than the electors. Mr Karron, in roply, said New Zealand was the heaviest taxed conntry in the world.. The House divided, aud the motion was thrown out by 45 to 21-. The Electric lAght. Mr Kelly continue} his remarks re the lighting of the Buildings by means of the electric light. He siid that 140,000 feet of gai was buined weekly, or 1,200 every hour. He maintained that the electric light was cheaper and healthier. After a short discussion the motion was cirried. Sir Geo. Grey on Pastoral Lands.

In the Home yesterday Sir George Grey ' asked to be allowed to introduce a Bill to regulate the disposal of pastoral lands of the Crown.—Mr Kollcston said he had no knowledge whatever ot ihe Bill. For himself he did. not see any necessity for the introduction of the Bill, because tho Government were about bringing down a measure which would most likely be a similar one,—Sir Geo. Grey hoped the Go vernment would allow the Bill to be intro duced until the House saw what kind of a Bill the Government intended to bring for ward. Such a procedure, he maintained, was in perfect accordance with tbe Parlia mentary practices of home.—lt was ultimately decided that the question be brought forward to-morrow. The Upper House. The Council is expected to make very short work of Mr Pharazyn's Bill to-day, and this more especially from Pharazyn being unpopular, and wanting to do himself what others should have done for him. In the cose of Daniels, his committal for trial makes Pharazyn's attempt more impudent, and his impudence is increased by the almost certainty of conviction of Daniels, against whom the case is very clear, but yet his innocence is as strongly marked as was that of Pharazyn. A telegram re ceived from Mr Daniels to-night states that the Grand Jury has brought in a true Bill against him, and that Mr Stout has been engaged to defend him. Mr Williams spoke ia the Council yester day as though he bod a etrong dislike to Maoii people and spoke without confid ence;

Among other odd things said by Dr. Pollen, one was amusing. Tbe roystering administration of tho Grey Government ia Naiire Affairs was not more objectionable itiuu the puritanism of tbe present one.

Col. Whitmoro has given notice of motion to-day that a return be furnished to this Council showing tbe amount ot each contract signe-l by a Ooloma' "Minister, and chargeable to tbe loaq up to the 31st March, 1882. from the 7th October, 1879. Hi* object is to show how much of tbe £5,000,000 loan tho present Government have de*lt with, and how much of the £142,300 treasury bills they have issued bavo also been used. Public Works Statement. Tho delay in bringing down the public works estimates has displeased some of the Government supporters. From Work to Pleasure. ■ When Mr Shrimski moved his motion for adjournment of the House to be changed ftoin 29th to 30th, a strong opposition was at ooce started by tie member for LyUel t>u, who said he understood the adjourn ment was arranged for the purpote of members visiting the Exhibition. Krom what he could see it looked very much as though the members were going to make an exhibition of themselves. For himself, howevor, he objected to be gadding all over the country. -Mr Thompson said he was sure the Northern members particu larly would be glad to visit Cbristchurch. Mr Turnbull said it would be a mistake to alter the day,—Mr Seymour George said it was not the Northern members whoso par ticularly wished to pay the Exhibition a visit, as it was the Southern members who wished to have a week's holiday.—Mr Sut ton characterised the proposed visit as a mistake. He looked upon the whole pro gramme as a fraud, a Members would bo doing far better if they stopped here and attended to their Parliamentary duties.—Mr Levestam did not think it wa* a question m to whether they should ga to Christchurch, but merely changing the date—Mr Serfdon, in a strong speech, ob jected to the adjournment.—Major Atkinson was of opin'ou that the adjournment would, in a great measure, tend to expedite the business. He. thought the more of the country the members saw the better would they understand the wants and require ments of the colony. He hoped, however, the Government business would take pre cedence on "Wedsesday night,—Mr Pyke drew hon. members' attention to the fact that the invitation was received from the citizens of Christchurch, and he thought it should be accepted.—Mr breen looked upon the whole procedure more as a sham, and would like to see the motion struck out altogether.—Mr Macan drew assured the House that the programme was a very good one. Balls,music, concert", • banquets, and other suitable entertainments had_ been prepared. (Laughter). —Mr Shrim3ki's motion waa then carried on a division by 41 to 20.

Committee Clerks acting as Correspondents.

DISAGREEABLE INCIDENT.

A JSOST disagreeable incident has occurred in connection with the representatives of the Press employed inParliamentßui'dings. Yesterday they were stopped by a police man when proceeding to parts of the build ing to which they have hitherto had free access. Enquiry was immediately insti tuted, when it was found that the order had been given by the House Committee in consequence of two reporters having been discovered in a room, number forty-eight, adjoining that in which the Opposition caucus was being held, and in which what transpired in caucus could be overheard. So well known was this that on the same morning an official of the House, whose duty it is to attend to such matters re quested tha Goldfields Committee, which was to have mot in room forty-eight to take another room. One of the intruders is a committee clerk and also acts as special corresponpent for a Dunedin paper, and his excuse Is that he wanted to write out some olhcial notes, and asked the other reporter a lad who acts for an Auckland paper to assist him. The result has been an im perative order thftt committee clerks shall write out their notes in the room set apart tor that purpose, and which was quite un occupied at the time the caucus was being held. The committee clerks will probably also be prohibited from acting as special correspondents. On the matter being fully investigated all the offensive- restrictions placed on unoffending journalists were immediately removed. The affair has created more annoyance in tho press-room than auything that has occurred for years.

A concert will be given to-morrow eve rang in the All Saints' school-room, in aid of the Sunday-school. The programme is jYaried and A fctaresting, and the object a worthy/one. .iijho concert will commence at 8 o clock.

THE SUEZ MAIL.

ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

[FROM OUJt OWN CORKKSPOM)ENT].

GILBERT AND SULLIVAN'S NEW OPEKA. "

Me3srs Gilbert and SutLivAu'a new comic opera—for tho production of which in London thero will not be any necessity for months to come—is founded on one of Mr Gilbert's "Bab" ballads, "The Fairy Curate," which tells how—

Onoo a fairy, light and airy. Married with a mortal; Men, however. Never, never Pass the (airy portal. Slyly stealing she to Kallng Made a dally journey; There aha found him, Clients round him— (Se was an attorney).

The result of this strange union was a Bon named "Georgie," who became in due time a curate, who, being half a fairy, haa the power of paying flying visits to Mb fairy mamma. One day, however, his bishop, popping in unexpectedly, finds Georgie'a mother, a la" the fairy Hebecca in wings and short petticoats, and assum ing her to be a lady of the ballet, denounces her son, who, in his indignation at the in sinuation, " changed religion, like a pigeon and became a Mormon I" The denouement is, of course, changed, and the story much elaborated in the opera, but the main idea is to be found ia these verses.

SIR JLTLIDS VOGBL ON THE TELEPHONE.

The great progress of the telephone dur ing the comparatively short time it haa been prominently before tbe public is for cibly illustrated b> the almost daily in creasing use of the instrument. So strikin" also have been the improvements made in it since, that, in the opiuion of Sir Julius Yogel, expressed at the meeting of the Consolidated Company, the orl ginal instrument is soon likely to become obsolete. Considerable litigation has taken place respecting the patent and other rights in connection with this wonderful discovery, and tUo Post Office authorities also felt obliged to pro. tect the rights acquired at the cost of the nation in the telegraph. Arrangement* however, have, since been come to, and the Post Office and those interested in the telephone are now working in harmony together. Positive and condi tional contracts have been entered into with the Post Office for supplying the de. partment with a large number of instru ments, and so great is the interest taken by the officials in the telephone that, to use the words of Sir Julius Vogel, scarcely a week passes without his company receiving valuable suggestions from them as to im provements in making the instrument. Mr Fender, at the meetings of the Submarine- Cable Companies, has frequently referred to the numerous difficulties against which they had at first to contend, while now, as the hon. gentleman has also pointed out, there v scarcely a civilised portion of the globe which v not thus connected with other parts of the world. Whether Mr Pender and Sir Julius Vogel are right In their view that sooner or later the telephone and the telegraph will go Hand in hand, re mains for the future to«how, but meantime they may be congratulated on the striking progress of ihe instrument in which they aie so greatly interested. . AN INTEKESIING OCCASION". On Monday evening last, the 23rd inst., your special assisted at a very interesting and amusing performance—no lees, indeed, than the anniversary or 365 th repetition of " Patience "at the Savoy Theatre, The house was crowded from floor to ceiling, and the composer, Arthur Sullivan, him self conducted. I had never seen "Patience" before, and 1 enjoyed itira meusely. The dresses are wonders of gorgeous sestheticism, and the attitudi ■ ising mnst have taken months of rehearsal. The words and the music are no doubt clever, but they form only a portion of the London representation. It is the sly bur gestion which seems so humorous; • and that, of course, was taught the performers by the author himself. "Patience" is a great success everywhere. Be sides running for more than a year in London, the opera has been played in the provinces 323 times, 180 times in New York, and 111 tim«s fn other parts of America; thu», collectively, numbering a total of 977 performances within twelve months, the calculation including the estimate that 870,000 persons have paid for admission to hear the oDera, and that a sum approximating to £138,000 has been re ceivjd during that time for admissions. To Gilbert and Sullivan it has, so fa.r, been the most profitable of all their works. On Monday every lady Sn the stalls and dross circle was presented with a half-guinea bouquet, as a memento of 'ho occasion, whilst the gentlemen tec, i ..1 iuperbly got up programmes. The Savoy is lit throughout bySwan electric lamps, and a great success they are. I in tensely dislike the ordinary electric light with iis cold steely blneness a»d aggrava ting flicker, but the Swan lamps are simply peifection. The theatre appears to be per vaded with a soft yellow sunshine, a sort of aotherialised gas light, ia fact, which neither glares nor heats, It can't be very long before this Swan process is used in all public buildings, the world over. Besides being far cheaper than gas it does away with the lisk of fire, and that in itself is a great thing. THE PREMIER OF NEW SOUTH WALES. The impression which the Premier of New South Wales has made on the British public is by no means altogether favourable. Sir Henry Parkes strikes most people as beiag very bounceable, very talkative, and very cocnceited. At every pos aible _ opportunity he refers pompously to his own wonderful rise in the world, ana hints—if he does not abso lutely say—that he is one of Australia's greatest colonuts. As a natural conse quence, aome folks are Retting quite a wrong idea about Antipodeans. A gentleman said to me the other day, " I was rather under the irspression that the self made men of your part of the world were, if nst particularly refined or intellectual, at any rate shrewd and self-contained. This Parkes, however, appears to be a regular wind-bag." There is a certain sort of super, ficial cleverness in his speeches, out they cansist mainly of, rather vulgar brag, -as to the importance of the colony he governs, and thinks that England must prepare ere long for separa tion from Australasia. This separation talk is certainly, in the worst possible taste, and will, .1 feel confident, be heartily condemned by the majority of colonists. Beyond laughing a little at Sir Henry and his vain boasting, the English press has so far been very forbearing to the Premier of N.S.W., but I observe tbe '•Globe"gives him a pretty severe roasting for his talk about separation. THE BUDGET, The "Daily Telegraph," which is Con servative on most questions, describes the position of things tolerably accurately thus:— Mr Gladftone's Budget speech last night was more than two hours in length; but the proposals to which an elaborate, discursive, yet very interesting review of the financial position of the country led up were simpli city itself. To many persons they will seem even commonplace, and the right <Mllomi, c gentleman himself called them humble.1 A relief of the county high way rates by a contribution of £250.000 from the Treasury, and an addition to the tax on carnages to almost exactly tljo same amount —this is the Budget of the year. It will, disappoint only those ir ° have forgotten how completely Mr Gladstone is for the present traniei led. by the imperious necessities of the cose, and who appear to thitk that the items constituting the national icvenue cap. be made liable to a series of kaleidoscopic changes, endless in variety, but each more striking than its predecessor. The day for startling Budgets must, however, be ad mitted to be past, when eyen the present Chancellor ot the Exchequer can no longer startle, but can only admit with something of a sigh the plßicity of materials at his command and the extent to which destiny now-forbids any daring attempts to bo original. The "Daily News," on the other hand, congratulates the Premier on having pre ferred an honest commonplace budget to some startling sensation; and even the ,»■« Gazette," tbe bitterest 'of all Mr Gladstone's detractors, is constrained to admit that "Nobody could have done beticr with the material at hand, though, ot coiir.se, there is always a chance that a magician of finance may work wonders even in the most stubbornly adverse cir cumstances."

THE CRICKET SCANDAL IN AUS,

The rumour that two of the All England Eleven were successfully bribed in Mol." bourne to low a very important match has created an enormou* sensation in cricketing

THE AUCKLAND EVENING -STAK. THURSDAY. JUNE 23



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