SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATRB] To ., norrow Mornlns;. 3.21 BKNBKT.-Th'..! i:voniti<i, 5.01 BUNBIBJC—To-morrow Mornlnot, G. 15 MOON'S AOIV- New Mocn, ISth. 0.88 a.n>.

ARRIVALS. TO-DAY.

Wellington, 8.8,, Fnrquhar, from Tnurivnga FinHttl, 8.C., Norrla. from Morunry Bay Mahlriapna, 8 S.. .Tonna, from WiianKarol Tdiaron, 8.c.. McOHUvray, from Lovuka

DEPARTURES. LAST EVENING.

Mary Bllon, schoonor, Donovan, for Whangarcj

TO-DAY. Kotomnhiinn, P. 8., Unflorwoofl, for the Soath Saucy Kate, schooner, Lowia, for AVhangaroi

IMPORTS.

Por Taiaroa, from Fiji: For Auckland-1,512 bunches bananas, 18 cases pinca, 87 sacks cocoa nuts, 1,891 mats sugar, 30 bales cotton. 109 bugs peanuts, 1 box parrots, 21 hides, 5 bundles skins, 3 Cfisca coral, For Wellington—U halt-bags coffco and 9 sacks peanuts. For LyttOlton-W sacks peanuts, Gl7 mats snfjar, 5 casks and - boxes coral. For Port Clmlniora-OO sacks pea nuts and 51 sucks cocoumits.

EXPORTS.

Por Kotomahana for Melbourne: 380 aaoka malzq, 15 sacks oysters, 13 saokn Rum, 5-qr caßtia brandy, For cSoncharn porta: 20 baifs oysters, 00 aaoka seed and orlftlnal Sydney oarjto.

Imv»HDS Coastwipk.—Start, from Uoro mandei. «-ith Ul.oooft tlmhor: Totarn, from Port Charles, with 30,600 ft tlmbor: Mornlnsc Uffht, from UabbßKo Hay, with M.bOOtt timber. Outwawdh Co^STWisn,—Start, for Hussoll; Siuoy Kato, for rtuesell; Moroary, for Tatrna : Totara, for Port Charles; Makaran. for Omnlm; Morning liiKht, for Cabbage Buy.

The a a. Talaroa will leavo for Tlmarn direct early to-morrow morning. She rotni us hore in time to take her d oportrnro for J .is vnku and Suva on Tuesday, thoifltli instant.

The 8.8. Mnhlnapna arrlvoil from Whanprard this morning, with a full cargo of ooal, -which aho la now discharging Into one of too lmll:«. 81)0 loaves for Gisborno and the South at 5 p.m. to-morrow.

i'hoa.B. Rotomahana loft for Molbonrno and Southern ports at noon today. Passengers: Meadamoa Welah and JCnndoh1, JMbbcs Motley anfl Wlßlnton, Kov, A. Thompson, Dr. Kemp, Messrs Lnons and boy, Syrnonds, K. >V, Mark?, Klnteil. Walker, junior, AT. Jenkins. T. J> Reed, J. Tronp, H. C. Brook, W. Ridley. Cliarabora. Ollander, H. Soffiirn, T. .1. Brassy, 0. Wjßinton, S. Tld'tjn, Hayes, Ivwin, Jtol'son and tllncox.

The topsail HOhoonor Konllworth, havlr« completed the dfochnrjco ot her oirpro nt Tnn rancra, was expaotort to leavo thnt port for Tnlru* ye6tordar.

Captain Nnrrlrt vminrta tho cotter LnO loading nt Meronrr Buy lor AnOltland ; thn brlßantino AraUpu, nt Tairnn, 1 )ftdlns for 9ydn«y; and tin Annabel], u£ Tairua, lonHhk for tho South.

The barque Mondoza. for New Yoilc, and tho barque ijoongana. for Hohati, were onterod outwards at tbo Customß to-dny,

The sohooner Queen la nxpected to leave fcr Norfolk Island tomorrow.

Tho bh. Plnpfftl arrived from Mercmy Bny and 'J'alran thla mcvnlntr with 23 'iioici fimu, 2 toaa lukki.«o, and the following ptu<seiißora— Maaara Al«lkl.i, Biahop, Arthur. Jones, Alias Brown, and three others.

Messrs Hendenon and Spr»K2On will launch next month a new ketoh for Mr O H Kton>\ She will be abonc 25 tons roitlstor, Hi feet keel, 15 feet 10 inoliof) boam, 5 font depth of hoki. The new vessel takoa tha placo of tho cutter Nancy on the Thame? trade.

The us. Wellington arrived from Tanranga oarly this morning with 25 sacks mwizo, 7 sacks gam, 3 bales wnol. Passanerors—Rev Mr Barbur, jdotdameai Homo, Tunny, and Walmsley, Misses SomoTvlllo, Cornish, and \ lalon, Mobbj b Wrlftht, MoGarvoy' aledstsines, Kelly, Amorr, Brennan, Penny, Buttlo, Brown. Dlleaold. Dan can, Stanford, forter, Uant, Nioholos, Hubbard, and Bidden.

ARRIVAL OF THE TAIAROA.

Tho U S.S. Oo'd H. 9. Talaroa arrlvod hare to day at 10 n.rr. ttho loft Jvjvukn at 5 p.m. an Sept. Ist, and arrived at Rnssoll at 4.30 n.m. on Sopt. Gth. XiefC Itm 'nil at 9.30 p.m., arriving ai above. Kxperlencerl fine weather throughout- Passengers from Fiji :—Hiloon : Mrs Nlohol, 2 Children nnd tiorrau', Messrd Lesley, JTranoo, MoKnlght, Mooro. tnylor, Bornett. Oaptsln Mair. fltoorago: Mrs Campbell, Messrs Nelil, Bentley, GUlots. Coastwise.—Saloon: Miss and M«Rtfir GoU't>, Mrs Biuolr, Messrs Dlokonaon, Hall, Hosßotli, fieri iJamljoiilo. Wo are Indebted to Mr J. Ness Keith, cursor, for late files, &c, And above- report.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Pght Chami^bs, yastorflay. Arrived: Auckland, Bhip, from London. Balled: Mannpouri, for tho .--firth. Passengers for Auckland—JSlaj MacduiT. Meeßrs Batlvr, Wybar, SUors, Btepaenson. Brown, ana Prootor.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Stau Office, Thursday,

Mt Greenwood held a Bslo to-day In Mr Dow den'a Criterion Marr, oil allotments elcnata in the township of Mount Albart. There was a verr large sttendaijOWtrat only a portion of tha allotment mot ■with n ready sale, i-oti 7. S. 9.10 and 11, New North llaad, brought 19s por foot; 12,13a; 13.11 and 15,11s; lot 30. 20a; lota 50, 51 and 51, 111. Tbone wero all thut wero sold. Tho remaining unsold allotments will ba open for private sals ot Mr Oreenwojd, at his office, nntll tho 10th lost,

Messrs B. Tanks and Co. held a sale o" ptopertieJ by order of the Roglatrar of tho Bapreme Covjt. The attoudnuee. was large, and s good dsal of ppirlt wns oaous'.onally mani fostod by the bidder?. The following were tbe resnltsfof the sale:—Lot No. J, Chickenlaiandß, Nos. 1 to 7, G3O aores 3 roods, purchaser, Robert Fratar, for £255; lot 2, allotment Id Hopourn strest, Auckland, QeorßO Froser, £1 Wa por fom; lot 3, an allotment In Rsmnera, of 11 acres 0 taods 23 perches, Goorgo iTrasor, for £600: lot 4, 435 acres o£ land, parish of Ami, George Fraaer, at i% per acre; lot S In Poor Knighta, oompria ing 182 aores 2 roods. Robert Frater, £120: lot C, iand in Molcohinan Islands and Fannal Island, Koberc Frator. £385; lot 7, an allotment of ten acres In tbe pariah of. Wolkornitl, G. HoM- Ohio, at B3 12j 61 per acre; lot. No. 8, 112 acres at Okahn, Connty of Mars^en, Georue Krator. ■t 12s Gil per acre: lot 9, an allotment cf 112 aores In the pariah of Knakaka, George Fraser, for 7a por aoru; lot 10. 353 acres ot land, parish of Paremoremo, W. P. Featheratono. fit &l 6a per Bcro; lot 11,13 acres Hny ot Island*. D. Nathan, at 22s T>er ncm; lor. 12. ullitnient Jo of section G snbnrbs ot Anoklano, vjxa. Aif.ken, for £930; lot 13.6anre» II perohes. sltnate at Kororsreka (wnnty of Bedford), D. Nathnn. for £810a per acra; lot IJ, allotment Mof tho parish of Walkomlti. oontalnlnj? lit t hctps (exooptiny; gpaolQed lots). Qeorga Fraser, tor £1750.

Wourtfa Aromatic sohibdam SJCHNAPPfI.of nduco the dostrnotton and provont tho lm proper nso Of their wrappers and labels, and thuiTftirther protect the Publla Wains* fraud and doceptlon, havoenolosed in tho wrappers, or under the label on tho quart bottles, Bllico lßt Ootobor. 1878, and oontlnno to onolosa in evebx ? A¥h 8 b"b 0"to«" ho ok'd 0¥ v hs" wVoS BfO drawn upon tho undersigned, and whioh will bo cnuboil by them on nroaontatlon. To secure these Gifts, the PubTio must be oarefnl to ask tor, and accept nothingbutjtne GKNUINB UDOnPHO WOUB'H SOHNAPPS, with onr namo upon the top label, M. AIOBB & CO. Wvnyftrd Lano. Brdnov.

We have opened another lot of ou romarkably good valuos In Belfaat Cam brio HandVerohiefa and Linens, lnolndlns Children's Cotton Coloured Bordors. ljd eaon; iiadiea' Pure Linen Cambric 2a 6d »or halt dozen packages; Beat Quality, 5s 3d per half dozun; Gents' Sootofa Cambrlo, Hi eaoh; all Ijlnoiij full size. Ha 9d per dossen, and Us 8d; nsual Anekland prloa for the Bamo. 18j and 20a por dozen; Tab'o Napklna, from 6Jd to 2a eaoh; Table Cloths, from 2i upwards; 51-inoh Table Linen, la por yard; other qaalltloa up to U lid per yard; &o , &0., &o.—Win. H. Smith's (moap Urapory Warehouses, 300 and 302. Qu«en-Btreot, ooposite Army and Navy Hotel, and at our Newmarket Branoh Warenonao— I Advt,].

Mail Notice.

Millfl mil CtOBB AH UHDol xaia day. For Tairua. por Moroary, at 4 p.m. For Tlraaru. Canterbury ana Utago, por Taia ro«, at.l p.m. For Tauranga, Ohluoniutu, and OpOtlkl, por WellinKton, at i p.m. For Thfunoß, pot h b. Huby, at 5.30 p.m. Friday. Bth lnat. For Port Fltzroy, pop Watorllly, at 8 a.m. For Thamoß, por Kotomahana. ax 10 a.m. , For Waiheko and Coromandol, por COrO mandol. at 12 SO p.m. For Whnnsarol Uoade, Walpn. Whanßarel. lCamo. J anglhua, I'aroa. and Mangapal, ptr ForrG yißborno. P N«plor. WolHn«ton. Woatnort, j and Southern ports, por Mahlnapoiia. at 5 i p.m. : For i'hamos, por Kntorprlso. at 6.30 p.m. Saturday, Oth inst. For Walwera. Mahuranßl, Mn.tftkana. Man prawal, otc. per Koso Caßoy, at 10 o.m. For Norfolk Island, por Queen, at 11 a.m. KorTautanßa. Glsborno, and Napier, per Oroti, at 3 p.m. Wednesday. Kith Instant. For Taranaki and Southern ports, por Hawen. at G a.m. Tuesday, 12th lost. Por p.s. City of Now York, as follow :— For Sandwloh Islands, United states of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and youth America, and British and Koroma West Indies, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdom and Continent of Kurope, at 1 p.m. For monoy ordora roßlaterod lottora, ana nowßpapore, at 11.30 n.m. late lottora baaiing an oxtra fee of slxponoa. In addition to the postage, will be reoelvod by the Mall Airent on board thu atoamor up to the time of sailing. Thin mall will be dno In London, on Mon day; October 23rd, 188}.

N.8.-Nnwspapora may now be poalcd In tho following Rooelvers—viz.: Ponsonby (Hondor son'j). Newton (the fost-offloo), Newmarket (TnrnbnU's), Mount Kdon CuokscyV), ParneU (Johnatone'e). Si B. 8133, Chief Poßtmaater, Chief Poet-offloa. Anokland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

Septhmhbb 7,1883.

Abbott's OperaJ *raw- Hurdolt Howo Com pany, " Sloopy Hollow," S p.m.

Kohler'a Waxworks, adjoining Mr PhlUlps's rihop, Qaeen-streot, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Choral Hall—Choral Society's Concert, 8 p.m. Masonic Hall. Devonport—Committee of Takapnna Jockey Club, 7.50 p.m.

Birth

BAKER.—On September Ist, at Orobnl View. R«muorn, the wife of tho-Riv. F, T. linker, of Knl]iit a, of a dftUßhtor.

Death.

BARRY.—On Soptembor G'h, 1882. at Woat atroet, Nowton, nllon Harry aged 53. Tho funeral will leave har slrtorVi roaldoneo to-morrow (FrlDay) afternonn, ot 3 i.'ctoofc. Mombon of tha ConfratorDicv of tho flniid and frlonds are recittcttdd to uttond.

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

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1882.

For the causa that lades asslstouc«, For the wrong thatineeds/estsUoc* For the future In the distance, And tho Kood that we,can do.

Tub Amnesty Bill introduced by the Go vernment ia a very necessary measure If the King country is to be opened. Maori warfare did not discriminate very care» fully between combatants and non-com batant?, and outrages were committed by war parties which, though strictly within the recognised ethics of Maori custom in war times, would, accordiug to European rules, be punishable as murder. One of the worst offenders in this respect was Titokowaru, and he baa been allowed to go scot free. He has even been in gaol, and was let loose. There is no- reason why the clemency which he enjoys should, bo withheld from lesser offenders, Mr Bryce appears to have been of that opinion when he gjve To Wetere a friendly caution to leave Welling ton ia order to avoid a warrant which a re lative of the Key. Mr Whitcly waa prepar ing .to take oat. The war, with its wretched record of w^ong* on both tides, has been over for a decade and a half; let its record be peacefully buried. Our own sins would not bear too ' close a scrutiny. But there is another reason why those who may have forfeited their lives by crimes which they considered legitimate acts of warfare, should know ex actly their position. Apart from the trouble that might at any moment be brought about by the indiscreet acts of men like the intended prosecutor of Te Wetere, *ft has Ijooomo only too evident, from the forged telegram circulated at Waiters, that there are unscrupulous scoundrels in the country who will not stop at any rascality that they they believe is calculated to for* ward their ends—no matter what the consequences to the rest of the European and native population. The forged telegram in question ran as follows, and its purpose is manifeat :•—

"Wellington, 3 p.m., Jst August, 1882. To Te Uira, Waiwahaiho,—

I have saved myself through confessing to thu Government concerning the death .of the Euvouoans at Pakearubc, Some of us will suffer, some of us will bo saved, on account of that work. Those who confess.will be saved. I have indicated you as one to relate all regarding that affair, so that you may be saved. Listen to me,' go straight to the town, confess all to be said of the massacre at Pukearuhe to the chief magistrate there,—From your IoTJDg friend,

Ta Kebenga." It nay be imagined that considerable alarm for the safety of the Europeans at Mokau was felt in Waitara when the nswa was spread ' abroad that a native had gone to . Mokau with a tele gram announcing arrests in connec tion with the White Cliffs massacre.

The promptitude of Captain Messenger, in allaying the excitement amongst the natives and the nlarm amongst the few European settlers at Mokau, probably alone pre vented deplorable consequences. Captain Messenger describes the excitement amongst the natives as intense, and farther stated that many of them bad gone into ,the interior with a determination to resist capture. The|orderlies despatched by the (Officer men tioned took painß to explain to the #at£ yes that there was no truth in the report con tained in the bogus telegram. The tele gram has been recovered and for warded to the Mative Minister, and we hope be will cause a searching kquiry to be made into its authorship. The other step which tin; occurencc of this incident proves to be necessary, Mr Bryce has already taken, in bringing down the Amnesty Bill. This Bill enables the Governor to proclaim an amnesty to offenders in particular in stances. We are not Btire that jt would not have been better to proclaim a general am nesty. The question of including Te Kootf would, however, in that case, have had to' be considered, and it is evident, from a statement made by Mr Bryce in the House, that he is not yet prepared jb'o extend to the author of the Poverty Bay massacre the absolution which is about to be granted ■ to the offenders in the earlier war, But j that To Kooti has many claims upon the mercy ,of the Crown is a fact of which the Government cann ptbc unaware.

The mail steamer Australia arrived at San Fraacisco three d?iya aliend o.£ contract time.

"Elector" writos suggesting ihat arrange. mento should be made to give the Auck* land members a suitable reception on their return to Auckland.

The artistic group of figures, "Moses striking the rock," attracted a large num. berof people to KoMer's wax-works lout evening and this afternoon,

Wo learn that the members of tho Hob son Band aro favourably progressing under their new bandmaster, Mr Morris, a gen tleman well qualified by long experience tor the post. Mr Morris hold a similar position at tho Thames, aad previously was leader of the orchestra of the Pano rama of the Zulu War.

The Key. D. Kmldock, one of the Wes leyuu Missionaries at Solomon Islands, has been on a short visit to Now Zealand to recruit his health, and will probably return via Norfolk Island by the schooner Queen, which leaves this week, He delivered n short address on mission work at S*. Sepulchre's Church to an audiecce of about one hundred persons. In the course of his addross on "Mormons," in Sydney, Professor Hughes, reforriup; to Joseph Smith, said he woulc' have made a splendid Sydney alderman ; in fact, he added, he was such au artful dodger and unmitigated liar that if he hat lived ia JNew South Wales at the preaeni time he would undoubtedly hnvc been made aC.M.G,, a sally which provoked a goon deal of laughter.

Thtre was quite a rush on Archibald Forbes at Adelaide. Over £500 worth of tickets for bis lectures were sold there in two hours. Mr William Katclill'o, of Gisborno, the enterprising agent for the Mutual lusuranco Company, bas joined in the holy bond of partnership with Cnptaiu C. W. (Farria. Tbe style of the now firm will bo " Wm. Ufitcliflc and Co." and their business will be carried on in Mr KatclillV.s temporary ollice in the Gladstone Koiul. -" Poverty Bay Standard." On one of the street railroads in Chicago the cars arc drawn by wire cables. The plan has been iv use only about six months. In that time It lias killed eight persons, and injured many other*. The difficulty arista from the clumsiness of conductors and pas sengers, and tbe company claims that practice will eventually rendor both expert, but with how much further loss of life is not estimated. The quarterly re-union of Professor Gail liau's siufjing class brought n large numbi r of tbe prof-ssor's s pupils together last evening, and a harmonious evening was ploasantly passed. Miss Gribblc gave a solo from "Montana" with happy effect. Thin promising lady vocalist was also suc cessful equally with Miss Cailliau in a duet, rendered i« good style. Mr Hoylo sang " The Gauntlet," ana other ladies nnd gentlemen gave pianoforte selections and songs. The class in very promising under Professor Cailliau's careful training. The foutth of the series of concerts in. augurated some months ago in connection with tho oichostra of the Choral Society takos place this evening, and will doubt less be well patronised. At any rate, tlia uniform excellence of the previous concerts, and tho known ability of the vocalists who nro to contri bute to tho progranimo on (his occasion, all'ord the most satisfactory assurances of a musical treat. Operatic arias arc to be rouderod by Miss M D. Ilalsteud, Miss Stephoijson, Mrs Alexander and Mr Edwards, and a soDg will bo snng by Mr Edwards, and, in addition, thoio are the u-ual number of concorted selections and orchestral performances. A "Freethinker" writes :—•'Your correspondent ' Mephistopheles,'' iv a letter iii a recent issue, ns--crts that the spread of Frcethought, or Materialism, as ho calk it, would produce a di-iregard for commercial and Eotial morality, nnd that if the restraints of religion were removed, mankiud would bo 'resolved on the gratification of their lower propensi ties.' 1 contend that theio are other elevating intluences in the world besides religion (supposing it ia one), and that the enuobling and self-sacrificing spirit ot love alone would prevent tho world from becom ing so degenerate as to resemble tho pic ture he has painted. Uo entirely over- Looks tho educational power of art and poetry, u-nd the fact that pious professions co.uld then no longer ,be made a shield for misdeeds.'' Tho Tauranga County Council would appear to be in financial difficulties. At its last meeting a letter was read from the Bank of New Zealand, asking the Council to consider the financial position, and that no accounts be passed until some satisfac tory arrangement is made. One of tho members drew attention to the fact that they had eighty miles of road to look after, and that while the probable expen diture for tho year would be about £17,000, they had only assets of £3GO, and part of this would probably not be collected. It was agreed that all works oil tho Makctu- Kotorua road be stopped; that the order to shell tho Gate Pah road and Otumoctai road be rescinded, and alsi the order to call for an estimate for repairing the Omanawha road; and further, that no account shall be paid if presented by a Councillor as agent for the party to whom the same may be due, and all money be paid by cheque pa) able to order. To tho Editor: Sir,—l perceive from an article in yonr valuable paper of the sth inst., that you suppose I signed the nomination paper ot Mr O, Stuines as a joke. This is not tic case. Although I do, not consider Mr Slaines as a fit and proper person to represent any electorate, and do not intend to vote for him, still, if any citizen bclievos himself qualified to fill tho' position to which he aspires, 1 think that no impediment f-kould be placed in the way of liio going to the poll. It may be that Mr Stainee would represent the interests of bis constituents quite »5 well as come other well known members of the City Council, who opposed tramways, sought to have the Town Hall built in a side street in, proximity to their owii properties, and iv other ways have obstructed the advance and beautifying of the city. Mr T. Cole's reasons for signing the requisition are puerile in the extreme. If he thought Mr; Staiocs a proper candidate Defore he heard of Mr Harpers womination.ha lyould not bo Jess suitable after.—l am, &c, H. WAITE,. Tinsmith, High-street. There was a masked and fancy dress ba 11 held in Kensington. At midnight two policemen called, and said the company must separate. " JJot at all," said the' host; "this is a private house." "'> Very i well, s:r," Baid one of tho policemen, " heie are my orders, and I must take the names of all who are present." "Do so," res ponded the host. The policemen went to work, and pnt down all the names, making everybody feel supremely uncomfortable. Directly they had done so, ode of them walked up to a table aud poured himself out ii g)#«3 of champagne, " What right have you to drink my wioe ?" roared the host, "I supposed, when I was invited," res ponded the policeman, "that refreshments were included;" and, amidst a roar of laughter, he showed his card. Both tho men wore simply guests.

What lias been termed the Wagonga mystery in New ,Soa,4h Wales, may be aaid to have now been cleared .up by the fiading, the otber day, of the body of Spiitji, y/tyo with David Wilson and another 'm,an— whose name is unknown—were missed about two months since. Smith's body was much eaten by sharks, but the suspicion of foul play is cleared by the fact of his rings, watch, and money being found in his clothes, most of which were still #n his body. He is reported as having been wall

off, and an owner of property, including an hotel in Sydney. A curious instance of pre sentiment of coming harm is related in his case, Jant before starting in the bo»t with other two men he related a dream, in which he thought he was driving a cart when a tram passed over him, causing his ileath, not by mangling but suffocation. This preyed ou his mind, and he refused for florae time to go with them, feeling assured of coming injury, especially as his com rades were not sober. .Even when in tho $bwhe waa heafd to express a wish to be ashore j that was the last scon of him till he was picked up in the river in the state mentioned. .One man is still missing; his .name is not known. The Government have just completed tlie. work ot a substantial scoria road, leading' from the wharf and railway' station to; Helensville South, the want of jauch .having} been urgently represented to them by Mt W. J. Hurst, M.H.R. for Waitemata. A great many more new buildings have lately been erected in the district, and more are in contemplation, The Helens ville Saw-mill Company has just completed the purchase of a number of cottages from Mr J. Hands for their workmen. An answer ha* recently been received to a numerously signed petition of residents to the Government asking that JJr A, J3onar, fop many yeara coroner and Justice of £he Peace, might be appointed a Resident Magistrate, great inconvenience arisiug through the long intervals Jjotween the visits of Mr Clendon, K.M. The Govern ment decline to /comply with Hie request,! on the ground that Mr Clendon should be able to perform the dntips. Constable Naughtoa has sufficiently re- , covered1 from his late accident to enable him to .resume his police duties, and Constabje Walker, who has been acting for him, l£ft tor town yesterday. Thin latter officer, made, a clever capture o( a man charged with wife desertion by taking him off the outward bound barque .OiliwHdli, lying at the Heads,

Hance, a chemist's assistant, in Queens land, who killed n child by giving it es»euce of. bitter almonds, instead of sweet oil of almonds, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. The jury recom mended him to lUfrcy.

The Hobson Band, under Bandmaster Morris, have kindly consented to perform at the Pltcorn concert to be held on Mon day evening next. Mr Doran is pushing ahead in (he matter, and intends advertis ing tho complete programme in tlio Stab on Saturday next.

The new Oddfellows' Hall, i'onsonby, will be formally opened to-morrow evening. The dedication will take place at C, the dinner at 7, anc^the ball at 0 p.m. Great preparations ate in progress in order to en sura success.

Mr E. H, Gibbon, in another column, advertises for a schooner of from 50 to 100 tons burthen, which he is willing to pur elm •. Persona desirous of selling can suo hiiii at the Star Hotel, on ov before noon to-mmrow.

'J oudera for the erection of the Auckland Tall >w and Manure Coiupany'afactory were opened la&t night, They were as follow :— F. It. Alderton, £540; T. Colebrook, £490 ; H. and (1. Brubazon, £'JCS ; G. Kllinghain, jC4:!O ; T. Constalile, £39G; W. Price, £380 ; F, C. Kobertshaw, £350.

Iv Melbourne the electric light is advauc ing beyond the experimental stage, In a few days the Koyul Victoria and Eastorn Arcades will be au lighted, :r<d six lauiiM will be p!iic!il on the south sido ot Bounce street, between Elizabeth and Stephen street?.

To the Editor : Sir, — I have received from Mr Morrison the Bum of £11 Is Cd, the proceeds of a concert tfiven at Qnecu's Hoilonl)t, on 25tli August. You will greatly oblige by acknowledging the sauio in the columns of the EvKNINO STAR; anil also to return my sincere tlmnka to the ladies and gcntlomen who so synipathisinßly interested themselves in my bohalf on the above occasion.— Mrs Walker, Pokenn,

SlrC Gavan Dully, K.C.M.G,, lias just published what promises to be a populaj and timely little work calleJ "a Ulrdseye View of liish History." It is well-printed, nnil can be read, according to thu design of Sir Charles, " in a siugle evening." All tho main fiictsiu Irish histo'y appear to ba lucidly and fairly (rented.

News has reached Sydney from Solomon Islands that H.M.S. Diamond called in at Makira Bay on June 24th, and reported that sho was going thenco to punish the natives of Malay ta for the nussacro of the crow of the labour schooner Janet Stewart, last February. Subsequently it was hta'd that tho Diamond had been there and pun-' ished the nativos severely. All was quiet iv tho Island when tho Princess Louise left.

There has lately been exhibited in the Botanical Garden of Berliu the biggest llowor in tbe world—the groat llower of Su mtiiro, known in ecienca as tho HaJjksUi Anwldi, aud peculiar to Java aud Sumatra It measuros nearly ten feet in circumfer ence and more than three in diameter. Sir Stamtord Kalllos and Dr. Joseph Arnold wore exploring iv company when they dis covored this champion plant.

Tho Jlov. John K. ])avin resumed his Wednesday evening lectures last night in All Saint's Church, on " Tho life, travels, aud teachings of tho aposile Paul." The attendance was not large, but those who were present were edified by tho discourse. The lecturer has a pleasant manner, and deals iv plain laugnage. He introduces his subject with two or three events from tho apostle's life, and fixes upon a particular sayiug which forms tho text of the lecture. Last evening the words were " God's Will," according to St. Paul's view of it; and the lessons elaborated from this thought: - (1) "Dependence upon God ;" (2) " Resigna tion to the Divine Will"; and (3) " Endeavouring actively to make that Will tho rule of every day life." Having defined those lessons ia connection with tho words of the apostlo, with his religious experience and inner consciousness, thu lecturer urged his hearers to uso them for their mental peace and practical good.

Ycsteraay, the quarterly meeting of the Wiikotniti Licensing Committee was hold at tho school in that district, Present -Mr K. J. Parr (chairman), aud Messrs David Cable, Kowland Hill, and Humphrey E. Sharp, with the clerk, Mr Seaman, The Inspector's report, which was favourable, wa* accepted. A vacancy in the com rivttoe having occurred by tho absence of Mr William Hill from two con?eoiitive meetings, tho clerk wai requested to submit to tho Government, subject to their ap proval, the name of Mr James Archibald, tor appointment to fill the vacancy. The

clerk wa3 also instructed to request the proprietor of the .New Lynn Hotol to have the hotel aod its outbuildings completed prjlor to next lrectinn. An application from Alfred Eamedco, proprietor and liccn'ce of tho hotel, to have the license transferred to William Amos Clarke, was acceded to, a temporary transfer having already been granted by the chairman in accordance with clause 90 of tho Act.

The Parliamentary correspondent of the " VVaikato Times" (owned by Mr F. A. Whitaker) who should be well-ioformed on the subject of Ministerial changes, says : "A report that the Premier will, after the close of the session, resign, and Major Atkinson will asm me tbo portfolio is pre mature. It is not improbable a step of the kind will eventually be taken, as it is well known Mr Whitakcr'.n numerous piivate engagements will not admit of his co'utiuucd residence in Wellington. About tbe end of the year it is believed a change in this direction may eventuate. In that caie Mr Whitaker will retain the Attorney-Geneiabhip. His administration as head of tho Government has from timo to time been borne favourable testimony to by all sides in the leprescntativo Chamber. The report tbat Sir John Hall would probably resume the leadership is discountenanced by the fact that of late ho has not been altogether in accord with tbe Government, prominently so in reeard to the leasing proposals of the land Dill."

Mr C. A. Robertson, until lately master in charge of the junior department of the Auckland College and Grammar School,has just had a number of his testimonials printed. In date jthey extend from 1804 till the present year, and amongst the sig natures are those of the tieadmaster'of the Duke of York's School,' Royal Mili tary Asylum, Chelsea, London; Mr Farquhar Mcßae, formerly headmaster of the Auckland College and Grammar School { Mr R. J. O'Sullivan, Inspector of Schools, Auckland j Mr fl. H. Lusk, late Chairman of the Education Board, Auck land { the Rev, D. Bruce; Mr Sloman, of the Grammar School; Mr McArthur, Principal ot th« Auckland Training College; Mr C. P. Bourne, p-esont Head master of the Auckland College and Gram mar School, besides many others who are qualified to tpeak of Mr Robortson's abilities as a toachor and his educational at tainments.

The. secretary of the Auckland Diatiict of the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity, has furnished us with the quarterly report for the quarter ending Junp, J8.?2, 'containing a full accuuut of finance and' generarproceediugs, addresses of officers of the various' lodges of the Order, with every information for the use of members. The cash account for (the 1 lerm shows receipts, including a balance of £252 9-i Sd from tho previous quarter, of £1,30118s 4d j whilo the expenditure during the same term amounts to £807 0a Id, lea*, ing a credit balance of £474 9s 31. The funoral fund for the same period shows receipts, £1,21J> 18a 4d; expenditure, £761 14s ; credit balance, £458 4s 4d. The management fund shnws receipts, £58 4s lOd ; disbursements, £55 18a Gd j balanae, £2 63 4d. Benevolent fund : Keceiptp, £28 18s Id j of which £15 was dispensed in gifts to distressed members, leaving £13 18s 7d in hands of treasurer, For further particulars of the successful and economi cal working of this useful ana flourishing order, readers are referred to the quarterly report, ■ ■ ■ ■ 1

The September issue of tho Presbyterian "Church News" (Chapman) is to hand,' a.iid contains the usual quantity of interest-' ing matter, including an article on need of ministers for the colony, of which there ap-, pears'to lie a scarcity; also'a statement ot. the present position of the New Plymouth ch^rgp, -jyjth an expressed desird from the congregation that the Church" of 'Scotland will reader promised Gid to phe'fiev.'M. S, 1 , Breach, minister ,of the dptricji. The paper on "Uhrisfcian Responsibility" ja '■ freely and pleasantly written, shew ing how much good may be per formed by persons in humble life, as instanced in the live 3of Kaikes, the founder of Sunday-schools, who was a Gloucester journalist; Nasmytb, who origi nated Young Men's Christian Associations; Ppunds, the Portsmouth cobbloV, whp opened th/s ■ first Ragged School; and Wright^ ,o£ Manchester, the practical phil janthropist. Among thjo i'ctus.ini)i2 con teats are # bipgraphy cf the Eey. Joseph Cook, from jth,a pan of Key. Principal Mc- GosJi.'D.p., .of Princeton;"Presbyterian Federation," " Chaldean t,cgen,ds," Mpody on ''Tfimpefance," " Arph/pology j n th.s Nila Valley," reports, correspondence, items of church news,.and'the treasurer's state- ' menr.

To the Editor : Sir,—Will you please allow me to express my thanks to Mr Montague for his kindness in rewarding my eflorta at being honest in returning pro perty I found belonging to him, though I neither expeoted nor askod a reward; also, my thanks aro due to Mr Lewisson for his : kindness in obtaining for me the sum of £2 as a reward. This !s a great contrast to tke conduct of another gentleman for whom I picked up a pnrse, valued, as he said, at £40, who, in place of civlng me a reward, told me I was sufficiently paid by being allowed to look into it, at the same time telling me that I ought to think myself lucky that I was not handed over to the police for looking in^o the purse, forgetting, in his rago at his loss, that i£ l'had not looked into it I should not have known to whom it belonged. Had I, in place of re turning his puree, advertised it, he would have had to pay dearly.—l am, &C., Reginald B. Fitzpatrick. "

To-Morrow's Observer will contain prizes for all competitors; a new competition open to our subscribers: cartoon and likeness of Mr Samuel Coombes, with biography; engrav ing—Tho Ministerial Thimble-riggers: Rhymes for tlio Times, The Song of the M.L.C.; Kati kati morality; Painfal Scandal; Tho Leader of the Opposition ; a sketch; Tho Grey-streot Mystory; Burning Questions, our Christchuroh letler.specially interesting to ladies: an amusing article on the Egyptian War, and latest fashions, turf, athlotio, sporting, theatrical, and country items.

CABLEGRAMS.

[RKOTKII'a TKUttQItAMS,]

Australian Success at Notting-

lit nil.

LONDON, September 5.

The cricket match, Australians v. Notts', was resumed to-day. The Home team, with 5 wickets for 41 runs, continued their first innings, and were all disposed of. for 111. Shrewsbury was the highest scorer with 28. The Australians went n for their second innings, and when the stumps were drawn for the day had scored 114 for the loss of only 2 wickets ; McDomi'll boingnot cut with 41, Tbo woather was showery during tho day and play was occasionally stopped.

AUSTRALIAN.

MELBOUKNB COMMERCIAL.

MELBOUKNK, September C. Malting barley is steady at Cs to 5s 2d ; shipping wheat, 6s 9d to Cs lOd. Tho market is active New Zealand feeding oats ore quoted (duty paid) at 4s 2d, and in bond at 3s 7d to 3s 9d. The market is depressed. Sailod, this morning: The Union Com pany'u steamship Estonia, for the Bluil'.

MINING.

CalkdosiAN.—Twumy pounds of speci mens and twenty-five pounds picked stone were obtained yesterday from the drive fiom the bottom of the No. 2 winze.

Qukbnofßkautv. —The mine manager's rsport for the past week (Sept. sth) is as follows .'—Tho specimens obtained last night and this morning are the richest yet obtained. The gold bands are becoming wider and tbe gold coarser. Some of the bands of gold extend for 12 and 16 inches in a face through the stone, and are fully an inch thick. Ihe richest of the gold is found within 4ft. of the floor of the drive, and tich gold has been passed over in tho bottom of the drtvo, which shows well for the rich ness of the noxt level ; in ftct, I have no hesitation in saying tbat the next level will bo richer than the pre sent) becautc to all app«aranc<w wo are passing over an exceedingly rich shot c>f gold, as iv tho lower half of the level the gold, the pyrites, and the quartz, all charge ia character. The gold is coarser, and in stronger band«, tho pyrites increase in quantity, and Ichange colour to a dark brown, and tbe quartz becomes denser and darker in colour, carrying viens of flint, in which the gold penetrates to tho centre. There are three distinctviews of gold in tbe fico at present, besides one close in the hanging wall ssde of tho.drive, which is not taken up to the face. At present we have on hand (108 pounds of specimons and 282 pounds of picked stone. All the machinery and pumps are in good working order and erudition.—G. Black.

The following telegram was received from the mine manager to-day .•-" Got 118 pounds specimens. To-day timbering up, and to-night." Despite the fact that in less thau a fortnight about half a ton of speci men ore, and between 3cwt. and 4cwt. of picked stono, bavo been taken out of tho mine, tho shares have apparently come to a stand-still— indeed, since yesterday, tho price has receded ss. An Auckland gentleman, who visited the mine early this week, reports very favourably of the mine. Pinafore.—The manager (Mr K. Coiner) telojjraphod to-day:—"Gold shows freely in breaking down. No other change."

THAMES, this day.

New PniNCe Imperial. -The drive sea ward is in 40ft. The reef is 3ft, thick. Tho drive enstwaul ii in 20ft. ; the reef about 3ft. Tea or twelve lbs. of pick*d slone wore bagged from here on Tuesday. The wontcrn stopes will bo oponert up be fore tbe quartz on hand is through the mill.

A slight improvement is visible in tbe Caledonian, gold showing in several different places. Queen of Beauty.—llßlbs. specimens are to hand. Timbering up goes on to-day and tonight.

Mr Adam Porter bas laid a plaint against tho Golden Run portion of the Mariner, formerly Crown Pnncess, for? non-work log. , ""

ARARIMU LICENSING COURT.

TUB quarterly licensing meeting of this Court was held at ;the Hclensvillc Court House, yesterday (Wednesday). Present: —Messrs J. McLeod (Chairman), Hjorth, Sinclair, Little, and Foster. KxipARA Hotel. The minutes having been read and con firmed, {the Glcrk called on Mr D. McLe'i lan, proprietor of the Kaipara Hotel, to present himself before the Commissioners, by virtue of a request in writing, asking htm to attend, whereupon, the Chairman stated that a_ complaint Had been made to the Commissioners against this house, 'on account ■of alleged Sunday trading, and want of accommodation. Ho said thoyjhad no wish to punish the hotel piopnetor for this act, but hoped that all cause of complaint would bo romoved. The landlord re pectfully bogged to deny tho soft impeachment, whereupon Mr Foutor, ono of the Commissioners, stated that ho was an eye-witness to the fact, Mr Me- Lilian asked that if this Commissioner had any grievance to make known he might bo put upon oath and his evidence recorded. This request was not complied with, and the subject was dropped, T#k kaipara Steamers. Tho Chairman next brought under tho notice of the Court that the captain of: tho Kaipara Co.'s steamer) had applied to him for two packet licenses, which be granted ; but ho. had lately received a letter from the secretory of £he Waitonmta County Council, stating that tho tees had not been paid, and upon enquiry ho discovered that the steward had compromised the matter wiih the Hobsou County Council, who 'ftad granted him the packet licenses, thereby depriving Waitemata of tho fees. He un? derftood that this steward had received the licenses and held them, and in his (the Chairman's) opinion the captains were the- responsible persons,—Jt was agreed, on the motion of Mr Sinclair, seconded by the chairman that the local constable be requested to interview the party holding these licenses, and carefully examine the same with a Tie tv to discover any flaw or discrepancy in them, in order that if such is the case legal- proceedings may be taken. Proposed New Hotel, The Chairman'laid "before 'his brother Commissioners an application for a new licehid frem Mr J. Mowbray, on behalf of a client, for' premises proposed to be ejrectc'r)'at a cost of £2,000 in Helens yillc' (South. ' I^e showed .that, 'accord ing to nis vje\vs, ihete' was no" first? Class family hotel in" "ftelpnsvilie At for the accpmo/Jatioij or visitor.*. MV Scott, proprietor of the Terminus Hotef, look objection to these remarks of. thi chairman,maintaining thatthe hotel acpoiri odatioc was quite adequate to the present requirements gi the .place, and that at this ! moment botlj hotels. w t cre. nearly empty. ! JVfefisra. Fisher 'and' Sinclair obiecfefl to ' grjjmtlug'' licences 'except 'to tempov.itjtco i hotels, which they considered far more suitable for the dittrict'. ■' ' ■'' ■," Mr Kpbert Alexander McLcod next ap- ' pljed by le#er fox a '%eui\e to' be granted t0

an hotel to be built iv Hqlensville South.— After a desultory discussion, Jit was agreed that whoever built the first public-hquic in addition to the two at present in existence should get the preference.

PARLIAMENTARY

[By TKLiaBAPH.—bPKOIAIi KEPORTBB.]

Wellington, this day, ihe Petition of Mr Aitken.

The Public Petitions Committee report in the case of Alexander Aitken, who prays for consideration for loss of Provin cial office, as follows:—It appears from the evidence boforo the committee that the petitioner did not retire at the date of the abolition of the provinces from tbe service, but continued in the employ of the General Government and of the Thames County Council. The committee did not there fore consider that ho is now entitled to compensation as a Provincial officer for loss of office. "Mansard" Printers' Petition. The Government decline to recommend the increase of wages asked for by tho 11 Hansard" printers, on the giound that the present prices are fully equal to the general rates paid for work of that class. The Close of the Session, The programme for the remainder of the session is to finish tbe Local Government" and Loan Bills. Then (on Friday) take the Public Works aod Supplementary Ksti mates. To sit on Saturday and on Mon day morning; to finish and prorogue on Tuesday. It ia expected that most of the members will leave by Monday's steamer for the South, and the Wanaka for Nelson, the Hineraoa taking up the Taranaki and Auckland member*. This arrangement may bo interfered with by subsequent events, but such iB tho present plan. A Dull Sitting. The proceedings yesterday were probably the most dreary and uninteresting during the whole aessioD. The Lower House was in commutes the whole afternoon and night on the Counties Bill, and the Upper House on the Laid Act Amendment Mill. Mr Reynolds, during the progress of the measure, observed that be was not going to see business lushed through, if it was necessary to stop a fottnight or a month. He maintained it was the duty of honourable gentlemen to stay, and he for one intended to see due consideration ■was given to each and every measure brought before them. The Premier, I understand, intends moving to-morrow tbat the Council commence their sittings at 11 a.m. until 11 pm, of course, with tbe usual adjournment intervening. There are j yet scvouty-four Bills on the order paper, but tbe Government still hold the opinion they gave last week, that the session will close before the middle of next week ; but i with such a number of Bills staring them in the face, it is somewhat hard to believe such expectation will be verified. Fire Brigade Allowance, Mr PETRIB is to ask to-day if durirjg the receS3 the Government will inquire into the services rendered by the various Fire Bri gades in the colony with a view of granting them some annual allowance similar to the volunteers. The Land Bill. Tho Couucil had a long discussion uppn the Land Act Amendment Bill. The chief amendment made was ia clause 13, and on the motion of Captain Fraser, it wai carried by a division that the area of a lease should be32oiastead of G4O acres.—Progress was reported. Counties Act. In the House of Kepresentatives, ' the following clauses were added to the Coun ties Act Amendment Bill;—A. new clause giving holderi of miners' rights votes in the district in which they renide. Another clause by Mr MCMILLAN, "That any County Council may prescribe the condi tions upon which any works, constructed by the Council for tho purpose of water supply or drainage of land, may be used, and the rates to bs charted for the use of Buch works, and the water supplied by such work", and, ia addition to any penalty imposed for breach of a by-lnw, the Coun cil may sue any person for the amount of any damage done by such persons to any such works." The Bill was reported with amendments, which were agreed to. Roads and Bridges Construction Bill. The Roads and Bridges Construction Bill was also reported. Trie amendments were agreed to, and on the motion for the third reading, Mr MONTGOM«RY again objected to the Bill, which, he said, was calculated to destroy tbe self-reliance of the local bodies.—Mr Hotchison also objected, and moved the adjournment of the debate, which was earned with consent.

THE REPORT ABOUT SIR GEORGE GREY AND THE GOVERNORSHIP.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

WELLINGTON, this day. The following strange and improbable story appears in last night's "Post." I have already telegraphed you that it U three years since Mr Macandrcw wrote to the Home Gvernment on the subject. The " Poat" article commences by siying that Mr Macandrcw and certain other members of the so-called "Great Liberal Party" having some time since come to the conclu sion that it was hopeless trying to wrest theseala of oilice from the present Minis try, so long as Sir George Grey remained in the House as a dis turbing influence, and practically hold ing the balance of po>ver s cast about for some feasible means of getting rid of the obstacle in their read to office, and ulti mately determined on a certain course. Ac cordingly, they addressed a letter to Mr Gladstone as tho head of the English Liberal party, and speaking as the mouth nieces of the " Groat Liberal Party " in New Zealand, suggested that the under stood intention of Sir Arthur Gordon to re tire from the Governorship of New' Zea land ' afforded tin eligible opportunity to further the .great Liberal cause in this coloriy by' appointing ' sir Goo. Grey as Sir Arthur Gordon's succes sor. This, they thought, would tend greatly to'the permanent settlement of the native difficulties, Sir George's views being at one with those of Mr Bryce on this questlqn, and as he, by declaring his aotprmination not to take office again, had substantially abandoned all poliljcal leadership, while he was already nn ex- Governor nf high reputation ho might with propriety be installed at Government House onco more. Moreover, it would bo a grateful compliment on the part of the English Liberal Government to the New Zealand Liberal leader. The story does not go on to say whether Messrs Macan drcw and - Co. privately explained how nit important it wav for their political interests to get Sir George Grey out of the way, but that is a mere detail which does not affect the beauty and completeness of the tale. Volume two pro ceeds to relate how Mr Macandrew and his friends received a very courteous reply from Mr Gladstone, cordially reciprocating the high-souled and liberal sentiments of his correspondents, and hinting in language of diplomatic vagueness that their sugges tion nad great meri's, which would receive the favourable consideration of his Govern ment, but evading any direct assurance on the subject. Lastly, it alleges that Sir George Grey, notwithstand ing w £he disclaimers of" his frieuds, moaus to proceed ajraost immediately by raaij steamer to England, and pha't' then, unleca he shall be satisfied on certajn piints, he will endeavour to i-pcure election to the House of Commons for an Irish constituency, and will give the 1 Gladstone Government "fit*," possibly undertaking ,the leader ship of tie "third party " in the House of Commons, and so utilising the experience he has acquired in a similar capacity in New Zealand. Suoh is the Auckland story, told very circnmstantially and pro fessedly on trustworthy information. Un fortunately, many reports of a sadly .inexact character are circulated under an equally pretentious imprimatur, but this i^ really such, a very nice, and en joy able tale that it would be qujte a pity for it to be proved a mere canard, Is it si/nply to b« the biggest of many " whoppers " which jliavo'found currency this session ? Or is it ■a'" ficti'oh founded on facts " ? Or is it-but jiever mind the other alternatives.' '

We hear thaj a few of the allotments aye atlU left of tlia Sllbratfe property belonging "to Mr 81,B 1, J. JSomerqeld. Personn who require build1- Ing sites in1 a BheHeyed"Jlbsitioa'ttf a risinc vlllage.ana wlihla three mfantegof ehDrallwar nannot do better than Inspect tho above. The ground is deep rloh soll« extending {oar feat Bolav the (mrfaoa. >Tha railway' and onitl ppofts pa3S tha, prpnnrty BeVeral tlmea during the day! 9aas6n tfottets by rail averase one BhlJUnB and nmapanoa 'jjir wooK Terms : Qta-toUrtacaah Jfiajanca oan renfalil for 3.5, or ST ieaJa at 8 W oeftC Plana to'be had aim Queen-street,qr of Hr WiUls.JlUerolJo Gardens. -[Advt.

TELEGRAMS.

[Fboji Our. Own Correspondent.]

HAMILTON, this day,

At a meeting of the Kirikiriroa Highway Board to. day, it wm decided to spend £400 on the Tauhei and Piako Roads through the Waikato to the Agricultural Association's property; the company^ to subsidise the expenditure £ for. £. Four candidates were nominated to the three vacancies ia the Hamilton Borough Council to-da*. They are: Messrs Peat, Bradley, Qualbrough, and Yon Stunner.

CAMBRIDGE, thia day.

Mr Clements intends taking another action againtt the Town Board, this time for damage to property in Alpha-street. The Towa Board Kngineer is considering a scheme for supplying the town with water out of the Waikato Klver.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

NAPIER, Wednesday-

A SINGULAR STORY.

A strange story comes from Kaikora. Mrs Stauey, a relative of Mr Henry Hickey, left Waipawa by train on Saturday after noon, for her home, which is some four miles from Kaikora. Un getting out of the train at Kaikora, she proceeded to walk to her residence, and was not heard of till she was found on Sunday morniug, on one of the hills in the neighbourhood, qnite un conscious. Her clothing was partly torn off ( and her head and upper part of her body were much bruised. She cannot account in any way for the strange condition in which She was found, Mrs Stacey is an elderly lady.

WELLINGTON, thia day. WELLINGTON RACES.

The stewards of the Wellington Kaoing Club have decided to hold the Spring Meeting on St. Andrew's Day, the 30th of November. The amount of prize-money will be abont £300, and included in the programme is a walkiDg race.

CHRISTCHURCH, this day,

THEFT OF A SAFE.

The iron safe stoleu frqm the Black Horse Hotel come time ago lias been found in a ditch at Cashmere, two miles from the hotel. The safe had been broken open and was empty.

At the quarterly meeting to-day the Heathcote licensing Committee declined to grant an extension of hours from 10 to 12 O'clock, The St. Alban's Committee granted the only application made for ex tension of hours.

A MAGISTRATE AND LICENSING

PROSECUTIONS,

The other day a well-known teetotaller here wrote a letter accusing Mr J, Olli vier, who is K.M. for Lyttelton, and fre quently sits on the Christchurch Jbiench, of partiality for publicans, for which he had to publicly apologise thia morning. The "Times" published a tabJe of all the cases against publicans in Christcburch and Lyttelton for breaches of the Licen sing Act, February 3, 1881, from which two remarkable facts are made apparent. Out of IS cmcs nq less than 15 have been dismiss d, the accused pleading guilty in two out of the three in which' fines weto inflicted; secondly, Mr Ollivier was on the Bench In every case, once by him self, six trmea with only one other gentle man, and five times with two or more. The total subscriptions in Christchurch towards tho fund for the relief of the persecuted Jews in Russia amounts to £400. At the Llcensluc Court for Christchurch West, to-day, all applications for extension of hours from 10 to 12 o'clock were granted. DUNEDIV, this day. ENGLISH SHIP. '1 be ship Auckland, Captain McPongall, had an uneventful passage of 84 days. She brings sixteen passengers, who enjoyed good health. Arrived : Oraapere, from Hobart. THK DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER, "the Duncdin Presbytery by six to three, carried a resolution askiog the Synod to enjoin on ministers not to perform or coun! ttnance marriages with deceased wife's Sisters. Tho Cromwell Company last week crashed seventy tons, and yesterday had 38ozs. amalgam. A 400oz. cake for tbo month is expected. prospectus is out for a new insurance company, having its head offices here, to be called tbo Equitable Insurance Association ot New Zealand. It will eventually include life businuss and fire. The business will be confined Jo the colony. It will also include the issue of bonus, as well as ordinary policies, the bonus being divided, after ten per cent, has been poid to tho shareholders, INVjKRCaRGILL, thig day. THE FOOTBALLERS. Tho Football Club have accepted tho offer ot the Sydney team, now in Auck land, to visit Invcrcargill on the 2Gth "" BnpRESBYrERIAN EDICTS. The Presbytery of Southland to-day de cided, by a majority of seven to six.against union with the Presbyterian Church of IjTew Zealand. A motion was carried by six to two that, in view of the fact that it appears uncertain whether the teaching of Scripture prohibits marriage with a de ceased wife's sister, the Presbytery re commend the Syned to grant Individual liberty on-tbe subject.

THE O PERA HOUSE.

There was a fair attendance at Abbot's Opera House last evening, when the " Sigh Mess Bride " was presented. Mr J. B, Howe sustained the leading character— Dr, Moncardo-and gave a good reudcr ing of the persecuted husband and loving father, his histrionic abilities calling forth repeated applause. Miss Jennie Nye as Blanche acquitted herself with credit, and next in order of merit were Miss Lawrence (Baroness do Cleicy), and Miss Hajfwar'd (Julie.) Mr West assumed the. character of Jerome, but had nbt much scope for his abilities, The entertainment concluded with an amu'siog farce—"The Lottery Ticket "—which created some mirth, and was well received, all the per formers' coming in for applause. By the courtesy of the ifianagement, the Wew South Wales ' team' pf footballers have been granted cards qE admission during their stay here, and were present last evening. They exr pressed themselves as highly plpasedwith the performance, and also speak in praise of the neatness and comfort of tho theatre. "Sleepy Hollow" is announced for this evening, Mr Howe sustaining the leading character. **

AMATEUR ENTERTAIN MENT—REMUERA HALL.

A LOCAIiLY-WBiTTEN musical entertain ment called " An Medley " camo oiF at the Kemuera Social Hall last evening. It was a clever burlesque of that curious conceit that has of recent years affected the higher classes of English society, and which has' been made Lmiliar iv the colonies by the caitoons in "Punch," and by Gilbert and Sullivan's tost hetic opera; "Patience." air Alfred E. Isaacs was the life and 'soul pf'tlie piece 'as the'ultra;!jGsthetlc personage with tlfe exceedingly uncommbq name df f'ijjtepsely ptter,'.'aud dined off a primros>, washing it dowp \vith tlya fpgnißpe of the scented violet. He entered ' thoroughly into the spirit of the part, and his portrayal of its manifold absurditL s kept the audience continually amused. His singing of the incidental music was creditable, and Mr 1?. Yonge's voice was heard to advantage in the role of Adolphu». Messrs Burtt, Wolan, Tonks, Mocatta, and Jackson appeared as the dragoons, and several young lady amateurs, whose names did not transpire, were charming as lackadaisical female foithetes whose names wore as "fearfnl and wonderful" as their dresses, viz : Miss Medieval, Miss Too-Too, Miss .Early Eng lish, and Miss Angelina. The accessories, though simple, did not savour of crude ness, and the tasteful decoration of the stage .with sunflowers and arum lilies enhanced the effectiveness of the toyt cnseniblc. We trust' that the,1 ladies and gentlemea who, performed last night will be induced tq.'reneat the "./Eg'thctic Modjcy;'"' af'an early dfite, '" '".

Short essays on the following subjects : —: "Study,"'fJolinWcsley, T'(fTheJapai]eßo," and,'," The' Penny Postage," will be rpad b> Messrs Tyl|er, Brooks, Hq,rdy, anal iNlfsholson respectively, ftt'thp mesting' b'£ the Aucklapd Wesleyan Mutual Improve ment AgßOoiasion this evening.

A REJECTED LOVER POISONS HIMSELF.

[BY TELEGRAPII.-PKESS ASSOCIATION.]

NAPIER, Wednesday A CASB of attempted suicide from unr quited love took place at Waipukaran Z Saturday evening. A man named Ham mond, employed ag a gardener at Monnt Herbert, was fouud dangerously ill v being questioned as to the cause of u,^ ness, he stated that ho had taken ado V,' arsenic, with a view to "end his fl He was removed to the County Ho*! 3?1" and prompt remedies were applied k,*?' Is stjll in a very precarious condition T packages labelled " poison," one cont' n ; j .trychpino and the otho'r a^S^S found in his box; also a will, in JSu! 6 directed that all lua goods shiuld *, and the proceeds handed over to hiV n? lady-love. nckle

R.M. COURT.-This Day.

(Before J. E. Macdonald, Esq., r,m , UNDEPKSDEO CASES.

In the following cases judgment went r i the plaintiffs, inaofault of apSrSi or for the defendants :-J. D . PhiuTpsy ? Parsons, claim 20.4; costs £1 2e fid • Ji£ 1 Williams v. John Hay, claim £ 4 '& k costs £111s Gd ; David Bloom vAP. ' son, claim £10 12s Gd, costs £2fi s if King v. W. 8, Evans, claim £19 U',tY £1 ss; John llae v J. U mjr' ?t claim £34 10,, coats £4 13 S ;"R«iben S v. Thomas Keid, claim £50 c ? TiT. John Birnie v. J. McKcnzie, claim uV

JUDGMENT SUMMONS CASKS -P. Bugdon y. F. Crombie. -Claim £141, 3d.-Payment ordered; i n default fm' prisonmen*. ull» lm< 11. and W. Hellaby v. X «»„,„ Claim £20 13, 9<1.-Paym ni T'orde"! -Z default, imprisonment, uraerea, m

ADJOURNED. Cruicksbank and C>. 7, F. Winter «n »avid Bloom v W. Kelly, SSaTd f' ffi Eller v. John Waymouth, £3lk m . hi; and D Mclntosh v. R. C.tecnlool. £ P. J. Alurtu K h v. Alfred BucklanV £80; M. O'SallivM v. j IT* ' £16 16s; Holland and FortzYr v ft JoDfih, U 12s sdj B. and A. Isaacs v iJ. Dempscy, £19 Is 2d ; Lewis Moses v J F. Churlon, £3 14s Gd; John Kmnearv Thos. Elliott, £4 Is 4d; John™ „ ,' Edwd. Fisk, £2 Ss lid; J. D. OxlevTff Haa9e, £10 18s; At Campbell v j'w Waller, £53 10*5 M. Murchiev. w! l/avis! £0 10s Cd; JUallen v. Wynyard, £5 7 8 V Fisher and Co. v. M. Wallace, £1010s U • John King v. F. MacCormick, £5 n s g d '. Someriicld and Leek v. A, Bryden, £62i Gd; Morpeth and Another v. Harkins, £8, DEFENDED CASKS. Wm, Souttcr v, J. Johnston.--Claim 30s; damage alleged to bo done a cart by a horse belonging to the defendant.—Mr 8 Hesketh for plaintiff', and Mr Tyler for de« 1 fendant. Tne plaintiff is a travelling yen. dor of vegetables, and it seems that white absent from his cart for the purpose of selling good.*, 1 howo tethered to a cart baloogiiifi to the defendant was drawn up hard-by, and throwing up its heels broke a shaft in plaintiff's vehicle.—The evidence being deemed insufficient to prove the case a non-suit was recorded. " '

Thos. Powell v. Henry Paterson,—Claim, £4 ss, for board and lodging.—This claim was proved, and judgment given accord. ingly-

Thos. Button v. John Adams,—Claim, 19s Sd, for milk supplied.—Mr Tjler for plaintiff and Mr Cotter for defendant. The defendant pleaded a contra accoant as against the plaintiffs father, whom he alleged to be his milk purveyor. He claimed that the milk was supplied in order to wipe out a liquor debt. The plaintiff, however, asserted that- his father bad iad nothing whatever to do with the milk'tupr plied, and owned none of the cows whence the supplies wore derived.

(Left Sitting.)

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Before Messrs F. li. Prime and A. Boardman, Justices.) A Refreswntativb Man.—John Bull was !> fined for drunkenneex. violent Assault.—Thomas Mulvany waa otaarged vfttn unlawfully BBsaoltlnK John : f Brown, by striking him with his right aim la the loft eyo. The assault oooared on the '.<h instant— Prisoner aald ho certainly blacked Brown's eye, but he was provoked to do it. Be ' was an unfortunate man; had already dcno about eighteen months In gaol, and wag dosl- I rons ot getting work—Sergeant Gamble, said tho man was drank, and because he was re- ! fused more drink at the Thistle Hotel, he Btrnok Brown.—Seven days in Mount Kdon wl>h hard labour.—tTleoner: I run extremely thankfal. gentlemen, * With kh ins SPRtNa Flowers,—Ellen Grant" Fanny Greonlni?, and Sarah Hadfleld. were charged under tho Vagrant Aot wltb having no viaible. lawful, meus, eta. Sergesnt ' Gamble described a Bad pioturo of yonthfal Im morality in the career ot these young girls. The parents of tho glrlß grant and Greening ara decent people in their line of life, and appeared ; very anxious to reclaim their children from the streot, The case of Hadfleld wbb remanded until tomorrow, and in the other oases oonvlo* tions were reoorded against the sirls, and they -: were allowed to ro, but if again brought up • they will bo punished. Patrick and Maogie —Patrlok Collins, s young man o( bashfnl appearance, was charged ■ with sdeserting Maggie, his wife, and baby, leaving them to the winds of time.— Mr Browning for defendant.—Sergeant Gambia Bald It w&b all a mistake, defendant did not ■ intend to leave >hla partner; It appeared a • dream which Mrs Collins thought was a reality.—Tho charge was withdrawn, Fibei—William Bruoa and Michael Breett wereohsrged with permitting their ohimners to ba on lire, the former in Graham-street, on the 28th ultimo, and the seo&nd in Abef oromble-street, on tho 27tn.-Hr Brnoe ad mitted that !hla chimney was on fire, but Me Brean was absent—Fined 2s and coats, ■ ; Yootij and Aoa.-Wllilard Hoggett wai ooargod with striking an elderly man named John Black, a fisherman, on tbo 6th ' instant.—Defendant, a youth, said he hit tbe old man, bat in Bolf-dotenco.—John BlaoE deposed that he was a de&lnr In flsh, orßters, eta., and when la Custom-house-street, while in the act of taking a quiet pipe on his barrow, Black gave him a wipe—Defendant t But you hit me first, and I could not stand it, and so I tipped you on the nose—A witness, Carroll, deposed that he saw tho whole affair; j it happened opposite bis door. The old man was taking his 'pipe, and he asked him for 3s, which the boy owed him. Hogget replisd that he was a liar, and Btruok him a violent blow on tho hoafl and ran away- . Thos. Edinburgh eaveaimilar evidenoe. 'The boy was very offensive. .Saw the Old man atrnok by the boy.—Defendant: Jfouare'a ; pretty fellow to throatan to norew aifeilow'B

. ncck.ftin't y<;. Defendant said Jack Koblneoa waii thoro, but Jack did not appear. Defend ant : Uall ITrod Foster.-l'hU witness sain oom plainant klokod Bill HORge: first, and ohased him with a stone.—Defendant made a long statoment to the effect that Black had-tafctn his fish-barrow (or 3a, which he did not owe, The old man Btmck him baok iv the same yni> —The Bench considered the : balance of evl denoe against tho boj*, and sentenced hint to one monjm'a imprisonment with hapt labour, " 'i be Larrikin Eminent.—Nino boys—flojo Storey, Frank Hay don, John Shaw. Joseph Johnston. j;liu Doylo; Denny Davis,"Wn< Baaclle, George Austin, mid Walter Neil, wer4 summoned to answer a charge of assault uponA man namod Charles MoGsfflo, on tbe Httk September.—Mr I.ulshloy appeared for Beadle, Shaw, and Johnston, and Mr Armstrong (01. i HaydoD,—Sergeant Gamble opanod the oaw, ana said that on the night cif the 20th, the Old man (Mr Gaffio) went Into the Shamrook Botol. for a drink, and was brutally asssnltoJ by a number of youths iv consequents o( which he had to keep his bed for Bomo time, Charles Moßafllo deposed that ha was a car penter residing In Etliott-stteot. Sawanumber I of ladp, who were evidently intent npon aesanlt- Inghimi Uewontlntothehotelforadrlokand to got shelter. He was allowed to go ont bythe ' alae door, wh en ho was struok by severalladaand klotcod badly about the legs and body; lndetd, he thought kla loi? was broKon. Bo was nn&ble to pursue his work, and was attendol by Dr Hooper. There were more than a dozen ladfl! ho could not roooßnlße tho crlsonera as his as< Ballantß.—To Mr Latshley: Ho mnst say he bad a aroD too maoh that night, He desired them, for God's sake, hoc to kill an old man.—To Mr Armstrong: Could not rocoßniee them, had not tlmo; ho was floored In an inatant.-To one ol defendants 11 was in ai Johnny Gillanderil first.. Ran into tho Shamrock for shelter.-r

James Hawkins. landlord ot tho Shsmraotr, re membered the old man calling for a drink; n 9 qpemed agitated. The boys were making a noise outside. Ue advised complainant to £8* home as soon as be court. I Ha recojjnieofl Hal r' den, Shaw.and Nell, as cf the orowdthatevplr Ing.—To Mr Lalahley: Did not' Dee tno'poyfl doing anything To Mr Armatrtttift! HSfOflß had been In tne hots).—To the Bench: VUL noi see anything of the apqault.—W.'Shanafehatt deposed to belne in the parlour of tbe BbSn»_: took on the evening In question, Mra Haw Kins made a Btatomant which induosd him to go 081 with tho old man: he recognised Storey, tied. tieidlo, Shaw, Doylo. Austen and Harden ainonij the crowd at the door; did not sse tiio Other two, Johnston and Davis. Saw Moßamia making a rush at tfaydfln; he tried to prevent it and got a sharp olout from the old man; no went oat to proteot McGafno and subsequently he was threatened with one on the ■ klaaer oy the corner fellow. — Doyle: Did not you give ms ono on the Bneezer - Witness, I did not.—Doyle : Old you rot give tho Old man one In tho broid-haskot? —Witness: N6i I Jnott to proteot M< 8j18.i.-Uonstuble John Eteathern doDOsedthat no had made enquiries into the •matter. Hadlntfrroaatea sovoralof thoboyß,an(l found that they h*d bsen hunted out of Queen stroot thatulKht, but they a'l denied uaine'B the row ontelde tha Shamroolr.—Mr ha&snleX cddresed the Court In defence, and'sald this wan the weakest case that had evor come under an observation; ho should cot call any witnesses! or, acoordlng to tin Instrpotiuno, no migbt M r.blo io shpw that tho nsaanit tjpon toe old man wap really committed by tho'last wltaeaa but oinel—Tho-Beinch romarkod upon tho proyalJinß lprrlkininra In our raldpt, whloh w&q modh tq bo reKfettod. In the present instance tUero w»8 DO dltootevidence to convict oltiier of tho boys; and oonspqtnently they would be disoharßOfli Bha Bonoh hppod, howovei-, that they would t axe warning:, and- keep batter houra! had any of tbem been convicted the 'punishment would have been two months' In Mount Kdqn, ana they would blbo have been 'required' to ,flna Btfrnt'o f>r their I'lt-iro Rood coriduot. , '

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR. THUKSDAY. SEPTEMBEB 7.



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