SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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ARRIVALS.

today.

Glenelg. s.s„ Johnson, from Tauranga Ruby, schooner, Lambert, from Ru.sell " Fingal, s.s.. Norrls, from Mercury Bay Southern Cross, s.f., Hemcck, from Tologa Bay

DEPARTURES.

LAST EVKSINO. Rotorua, s.s., Tozer, for Russell TO-DAY, Griffin, schoouer. Bishop, for R us.'oll

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Bam Franolsco—City of Sydney, Tuesday fcivu-to and anva-Talaroa, March 27 Melbourne, and Southern ports —Te Anau, to-morrow Taranaki and South-Wanaka, Tuesday Russell and Kawakawa—Te Anau, to-morrow Russell, Whangaroaand Mongonul—Wellington or Glenelg, Monday Taurongo-Giene 1* or Wellington, Monday or Thursday Whonsarai «md Whangarei Heads - Argyle Tuesday and Friday ajangawal- Fingal, Thursday Jdenrary Bay-JJingal, Montfoy

VESSELS EXPECTED.

City of Sydney, P.M.s.s., from Sydney, March Pareora, ship, (Q S.G.W.I, from London; Balled Deoember 23 Holdone,ship(J.N,M.S.), tarn London; sailed January i Aloeetls. barque, (H.C.M.N.) from Liverpool, via Wellington,- Bailed. November 7 Arabell_,__rque(-.__.Q.V.),_romLondon; sailed Deo. 9 A. T. StalUcnecht, barque, from New York sailed December 8 Adamant, barque (N.J.F.S.), from London; load- Imc Orient, barque, from Liverpool, loadiDg Lalra, Barque, from London, loading Cambria, barque, from London, loading En-Held, barque, from New Yoik Mendo.B, barque, from Liverpool; loiding Remington, barque, from Lou ..on; soiled Jan 14 Uohamyl, barque, from flow York;sailedDeo 1. Lovesprinjf, barque, from Newcastle Annie Burr, barquentiue, from New York Vision, brig, from Lyttelton Annabell, brig, fromSyanoy Borealle, brigantißO, from tho Islands Aratapu, brigantlno, from Lyttelton

IMPORTS.

Per Southern Cross from Tologa Bay—B3o Bheop:

EXPORTS.

Per Rotormi. f,•_• Sydney.- 101 bias seed, 75 doors, 10 balea funKUs, 20 keg* suet, 70kegs beef, S case, oar.oj, 3 pens cheep, 1 box notes.

Inwards Coa.twi.._.—Ruby, from Russell, with SO tons con).

Ootwardb Coastwise ~5.111ah, for Thames, with 151 sacks oata, 30 sacks poilard, 100 oaoka brio, 21 sacks grass seed, 12 sacks clover seed, SEsO bundles shingles.

The s.s, -onthern Cross arrived from To'.oga Bay this morning. Passengers—Messrs Mac ffa-lane (2,, and Mrs A. C. Carter.

Tho s.B. Rotorua left for Sydney at 10 P.m. jreß-eiday.

The brlgantlne Aratapu left Lyttelton for Auokland yesterday.

SO no of the buoys In Tauranga harbour having Iftod from the reef near where the Taupo went ashore into deep water, tho cutter Leo was yesterday engaged replacing it

Mr Stone is bul'ding a Urge barge at Short land for the Thames- Klyer S.N. Comoauy. She will be _3ft long, 12ft beam, and built on the diagonal principle, with threo skins.

H.M.S. Habicht arrived at Sydney from this port on the 7th Inat.

The ship Margaret Galbraith and the barque Coromandel sailed from jNapler for London on Monday the 16th inst, and a olose run home is anticipated. Tho Galbraith got the start by two hours.

The s s. Fingal arrived from Mercury Bay at 1 o'clock this morning, with a quantity ot (sun dries and the following pasßengars:—Mrs Croker and flya children. Mrs Bryant and three children, Mrs Brown. Messrs Bishop, Robinson, McCarthy. Sims, Brown and Laid.

The s.a. Glenelg left Tauranga at 1 p.m yes terday, and arrived at Auckland at 7 P.m. to day. Passengers—Sir J. and Lady Pondorgast, Mr and Mrs Jordon, Captain and Mrs l.aldy, Mr and Mrs Wallace. Judge Wilson, Mr and Mrs Lymington, Mr and Mrs Burnett, Messrs McLeod, Lyle Harjes. Lynch, R. and Campbell, Atkinson, Snßd.en, T, Wrlgloy, R. Home, J. O. isai-len. X. Dalnes, 11. Barnett, Cummlng., Owen, L, D. Murdook, P. Doran and Co.. and 2 steerage. Cargo—l 7 pigs, 37 packets and 2 bales wool, SO bundles sheepskins. 60 hides, .8 sacks wheat. 3 saoks maiza, and a quantity of ■o__t-.es,

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

DBFARTURE. Lalla Rook, s.s., Robertson, for Raglan.

The Northern Co.'s steamers Mac_r_gor and Rowena are expected to arrive to-morrow morning—the former from Waitara, and the latter from Hokianga.

The Maogregor is announced to leave again at 3 o'clock to-morrow afternoon for Waitara, and the Rowena proceeds to Wanganul on Monday at the same hour.

The Leila Rookh left for Raglan at 1 o'clock this afternoon, with about 10 tons sundii.s.

KAIPARA SHIPPING.

(BT TKLEaRAPH,—OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

K-ipara Hkaes, this day. Arrived and gone to Pahi: Moa, brig, from ' Port Chalmers.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Rcssttii, this day. Arrived: Te Anan, s,s ,from Anckland, 6a.m.

Nblbov, thi. day. Arrived: Wanaka, c.c„ from New Plymouth B.i Op.m.

Pout CRAT.It -RS, Thurs-ar.

Bailed: Albion, for -ho North. Passengers for Auokland: Mea.ra Reid, CJemonsjn, Guthrlo, McUuean, Cintbrie, and Macandrow. For Sydney: Mr Johnstone.

COMMERCIAL.

Ktsminq Star OHie., Thursday. ur A-iranD bdcki_a..d'_. weiuilv r_port.

At the HRymarket hide and skin »ale, on Tuesday, hldea brought from S.-l to 3.d the lbi ■heepsklns. Is 3*l to 2. Id uach; amali paroels of wool, Bid to 71d the lb.

Mr R. Arthur off-rod a number of properties for sale to-day, bat only two were sold. The allotments in Newton Rood, with dwelllng- Souse th-reon, btomrht .350, nnd four allot ments In Commorcltl Koad realise. £710s each. Allotments In Chapel and Durham streets and Biverhead wero roseivod for private treatment. Tbo Northcot. properties will bo offered on a future dato.

Mail Notice.

Mails will Closb as Urniitn.—

this Day, For Thames, per l-oto.ii.___a, at 1 p.m. For Tauranga, Ohinemutu, and Opotiki,.per

Glenelg, at i p.m. For Mangawoi, per Fingal, at 5 p.m. Friday, 21th instant. For Gisborne, Napier. Southern ports, Austra lian Colonleß, por To Anau, at 11 a m. For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at 10 a.m. Lato letters till 11.20 a.m. __ For Waitara, New Plymouth, and Wanganul, per Maogregor, at 1 p.m. For Waihokeand Coromandel, per Coromandel, at 1 SO p.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana. at 1 p.m. Kor Whangarei Heads. Waipu, Paroa, Whan garei, Tanglhtia, and Mangapal, per Argyle, at i p.m. For Thames, per Bntorprlse, at 5.30 p.ra. Saturday. _stn Instant. For Waiwera, Mahurangl, Matakana, Manga wal, &c, per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. Monday, 27th Instant, For Friendly Islands and Samoa, per Myrtle, at 4 p.m. Tuesday, 28th instant Per b.b. City of Sydnoy as follows :— For Sandwich Islands, United States Of America, Canada, British Columbia. Centrtu and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 1 p.m. Fer nianoy orders registered lottors, and newspaper., at 11.30 a.m. Late lottors bearing an extra fee of slxpenoe. to addition to tho postage, will be received by tho Mail Agent on board the Bteamor up tc the time of aotling. This mail will be due In l/ondon. on Mon day. May 8, 18.2.

H. B. 8188. Chief Postmaster. Oiilof Post-oil!co. Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

March 23, ISB-. Thoatro Koyal—Mr JamoJ Maco and Dramatio Company: .tatuesquo Illustrations from clas.loal history, comedy, etc., 8 p.m. Young Men's Christian Assoclation-UevO tloaul Meeting, 7.30 p m. St Andrew's M.I. Society—Sir Walter Scott and his writings, 7.30 p.m. Masonlo Hall, Karangahape Boad—Court Nil Dosporandum, A 0.X., 8 p.m. Pontonby Hall—Ratepayers' Meetlng,B p.m.

Birth.

LIN D.-At North Shore, on the 11th Instant, Mrs W. Llnd of a sou. MAKTIN.-On March 17th. at hor residence, Anglesoa-street, the wife of Mr. Aobort M.r tin of a daughter. SNOVV.-On M.rch 21rd, at hor roaldenee Devonport, the wife of Mr W. P. Snow, of a daughter, still born.

Marriage.

MALAVEY—WATSON.— f>n February 9th, at St Patrick "a Cathedral, by the Vary Ke t. Walter McDonald, Mr. M. Maiavey t_ Miss M. A. Watson, both of Auckland.

Death.

BADDILKy.-On March 33. at the Provincial Hospital, yar.aret. tho bolovea wife of the late A. Q. Baddlley, »_ed 53 years —Adolatde paper, please copy. The (uaeral will leave tho Provinclil Hos pital to-morrow (. ilduy). tho 2lih Instant, at 3 o'clock, friends aro respectfully Invited to attend.

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

THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1883.

For the came that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs r-_i.ta_.__ For the future ia the distance, And the good that we can do.

' A FEW days ago wo published nows of a Conservative caucus held at London, when it was resolved to offer strenuous opposition to Mr Gladstone's cloture proposals, and to maintain a moderate attitude with regard to the Irish land question. Tho first of these resolves is being at tho present moment put into practice; and from the length of time which is being absorbed in the discu.sion of tbe Premier's proposals, i' would seem as ii the Party of Obstruction were hampering very much tbe operations of the Party of Progross. Our cable advices yesterday showed that Mr Gladstone had made the queition a Cabinet oue — the Marquis of Hartington announcing that tho Government wore prepared to stand or fall by the result of the debate. It seems rash to stako the existence of a Government on such a question as this, but probably Mr Gladstone has found it necessary to mako tho is.ue a party one, in order to insure the support of his followers in view of the com bined action of the Tories. Theneccsaity of tbe case mast form the plea for the course he has taken. Some better control over the procednre of the House is imperatively demanded, and the policy adopted by the Cabinet ought to succeed in dofeating the unholy elliauce of the so-called Constitu tional parly and tbe Obstructionists. It is hard to imagine anything more ludicrous than this combination of tbe Party of Order and the Party of Disorder to defeat the cause of good government. That the Conservatives are assiduously courting the Irish vote is evidenced by the second resolution of their recent caucus, to adopt a moderate attitude ■ towards the Irish diffi culty. And what is stranger, there are un doabted indications that the Home Kule party have for the nonce sworn all.giaace to the cause of the Opposition. It passes comprehension to understand what the Irish members hope to gain by tbe alliance. If their object is to punish the Liberal party for not making greater concessions to their demands, their action very closely resem bles the process vulgarly known as " biting off their nose to spite their face." If, as is more likely their object, they hope by making a feint of going over to the enemy, to extort something more substan tialfrom the Liberals, itis impossible that the Conservative Party can gain any permanent benefit from the Home Rule support. That they should ally themselves with a disrepu table faction with whom they have nothing whatever in common, for the sole purpose of defeating the Government, and securing for themselves the loaves and fishes of office, might almost shake one's faith in the efficiency of Government by Party. But with every do.«ire topnt the most charitable construction possible npon the present tactics of the Conservative leaders, we can not see that they have any other object in view than to attempt to farce a dissolution. It J3 certainly not on the score of principle that the professed exponents of order and the avowed champions of loyalty oppose tbe anti-obstruction measure of Mr Gladstone, and associate themselves with the op.n foes of the State.

The new rules submitted by Mr Glad stone, though considerably modified since they were tot laid before the House, will probably prove effective in securiagtho end aimed at. They provide that on the motion to close a discussion, the House shall there and then divid», when, it there are more than one hundred members in favour of the motion, and les3than forty opposed to it, the discussion .ball be at once closed, and the .vote taken. The cable despatch referrinc; to tho matter does not make this qvite .clear, and by its wording would seem to imply that there must be a majority of 100 votes before the culture can be applied. This is not so, as in a House'of 150, the votes of 111 for tho application of the rule would suffice, amounting to a majority of 72, or nearly one-hal. of those present. A House ot less than 100 could not apply the rule at all, and when a little over that number of members were present, they could only vote the cloture by being nearly unanimous. This represents the maximum power given to minorities, for iv a House of 100, qr a little over it, tivo or three members can prevent the application of the rule. The minimum power of the minority se.roe to he attained in a House of about 150. Their power is increased as t__3 attendance becomes moro numerous; for in a House of 200, it would require 161 votes tJ seenre the application of the iule'; in a house of 300,261; andsoon. Thus, while in a home of IGO, one-fourth of those pre. J

sent have the power of obstruction, in a house of 500, one-twelfth of the number can oppose the application of tho cl6ture rule— 40 having the power to frustrate the wishes of the other 460 members. It cannot be said, therefore, that the rights of minorities are not sufficiently protected ; nor can it be alleged that there is any curtailment of liberty of discussion. It will no doubt be found lhat the new rules will prove another exemplification of the trite saying that liberty can only te fully secured by law. In practical oporatiou, thoy will effectually 9tamp out tho crying evil of the whole business of Parliament being held at tbe mercy of a few miserable mai contents or thirsters after notoriety. They declare, in effect, that a cause which can not command 40 votes in the House of Commons has no right to obstruct the procedure of the Chamber; and all who believe in working for " the greatest good of the groatest number" will agree that the restriction is a wise one.

Agricultural Statistics for Wai kato.

The agricultural ptatistic. for the County of Waikato have been completed, aud shew that the number of holdings has increased from 206 to 242. The extent of land broken up but not under crop is 3,227 acres, as against 1,074. There is an increase of 535 acres in the area under wheat, and the yield is estimated at 20,350 bushels, against 0,485 bushels in 1881. In oats the urea for green food has decreased from !>GO acres to 5.9 acres ; but this is counterbalanced by the cultivation of grain, which has risen irom 491. acres to 700 _ acre. In hay there is only a slight increase—the area is 894_ acres; and potatoes are about the same in area, though the yield is better, namely, 1,558 tons from 307.. acres. The area under turnips or rape has de clined from 2.G57 acres to 2,354 aero.. A notable feature in the returns is tho marked decrease in tho unpleughed grass lands, without a corresponding increase of the area in grasses on land broken up. Duly 4,690 acres aro returned as grass-grown lands not prcvious'y ploughed, as against 15.176J in 1881, whilo the incren-.e iv ploughed grass land is onlyabout 3,000 acres. The dillerenea is not mado np by increased cropping; thcrofmo wo may assume that some of the surfaco-sown laud Ims lapsed back Into a state of nature, v conclusion borne out by the c.timate of the total area under cultivation, which is thi. year given at 40,369 against 47,791 last year. Ihe decline does not iudicito agricultural I decay, but rather a tiucr estimate of i what is and what is not cultivated laud.

Ihe Waipa County has made v»ry sub stantial progress. The number of holdinji has increased from 33G... to 448a.; the land broken up, but not under crop, from 1,405.a. to 4,002a. ; the wheat land from 310_a. to 1,055J«., nnd tho yield from 7.559 bushels to 25,501 bu.hcls. There is ft similar decrease in the oats for green food and an increase in the area sown for graiu lo that noticed in tho Waikato statistic.. Tho area in hay Is 1,791_a. against l,lSG_a. in 18S1, aud the total area under sown grassis on ploughed land i. ■19,309a. against 45,304 last year. Potatoes also show an increase from 7Sl_t acres, ex pected ta yield 3,075_ tons, to 004 acres and 5,52G._ tons. Tho total area under crop in cluding sown grasses is G1,403acr.», against 55.019 acres in 18S1.

In Raglan County the number of hold ings has fallen from 13G to 124. The area under grain also shews ionic diminution. In preparations for the eusuing year, how ever, more activity is exhibited. The area broken np, but not under crop, was 2.052 acres, against 67G.1 acres in ISSI.

Ourcobledoapatches thisatternoen convey intelligence of a general insurrection ot Traußvaal natives, who have succeeded in inflicting sever, defeats on the Bo.rs. The latter will find their independence, with consequent liability to defend themselves from a large and brave natire population, a blessing that is by no means unmixed with sorrow.

15. McLean, Esq., Judge of tho Assess ment Court, eat at Mr Hay's store, York street, tbi. morning, for the purpoio of hearing aud determining any objections t. the Valuation List of tho Ka.atigj.ia;>. Highway District. No objections having been lodged, the list was confirmed.

The only business at the Polico Curt to day comprised two drunk.rd.*, wao were respectively "crowned," or in other word?, fined 5« each. H, de Martclli, Esq., J ;.'., on the bench.

The Tauranga sailing boats Formosa, Silver of the ica, Shamrock and Rose, en gaged in a sweepstakes racoon Friday lasi. The Formosa won by about half a length, Silver of the Seas, second, Shamrock, third.

An excellent programme of sports has been issued by the Australian champitn pedestrians, and tbo events will take place on the Domain Ciicket Ground on April Ist About £30 have been offered in prizes. The chief item on the programme is a run of ten miles in one hour by Mr J. O'Brien, the long-distanco runner.

Mr Macginn's carter informs us that Mrs Gardiner was not carryiug in tho box oilemonade when the two bottles exploded. The accideni happened two days after tho lemonade had been delivered. He carried in the box himself.

The licensing olection for the district of Newmarket is taking place at tbe New market Hall to-day, Mr Tho.. cotter being tbe substitute Returning Officer, The names of the candidates are: George Bishop, F, G. Clayton,W. Hogg,J, Mason, J. Jenkins, J. McColl, J. Tnit, and J. McNeil. The result will appo rin our next issue.

Mr Donald McKenzie, for many ye.rs tho popular chief mate of the .teamer Rowena and other coasting vessels, is about to proceed from Tauranga to the old county vift Sydney, Melbourne, and Suez, in tho John Elder, ono ef tho Orient lino of steamers, lo*ving at the beginiiiuK of April. Mr McKenzie, wo understand, only pur poses a pleasure trip, and will return to Auckland at some not far distant date. We wish him a pleasant voyage.

There is on view in tho window of Mr Thomas Steadman, seedsman, a curiosity in the form of a double apple of tbe variety known »a " Reins de Canada." Starting on two independent stems, well separated, tho apples havegrown together, aud tho fruit is now to all intents and purposes being united by a thicl. section of firm and soand flesh. This latest freak of nature was grown in t-*e orchard ot Mr lidward Bull at Ponsonby.

The unfortunato cab accident last night, which resulted in a serious accident to a boy named McLauahlin, .hould be a warniog to contractors not to leave cuttings or obstructions without making, them thoroughly secure or having them properly lighted. It will be seen from the appended clause in the conditions of contract that tbe wuolo responsibility falls npon tho contractor. We make the following extract :—"The contractor shall keep the streets as clear from obstructions as possible, and comply with the require ments of tho Municipal Corporation _. ct.; also watch, g_ard, light, and effcctuall. protect the works so that no accident may happen to the public, and the contract.r shall bo answerable for all accidents aud pecuniary damages arising therefrom, caused by neglecting to take all reasonable precautions both by day and by night to protect the public from any accident that might take place by reason of carrying the works into effect,"

The gentlemen comprising tbe Royal Commission on military and naval claims aro likely to have a lively time of it, as R. J, ]. cltns has sent in no io.ss than three dis tinct claims : —Firstly,for his lather's right as a soldier in H.M. sSth Regiment, and who retired from the service to settle in New Zealand with his pension, but was thrown overboard on the shores of Hew Zea'and, being the last of 79 deaths. He was then en route with the New Zealand Fencibles. Secondly, for his only brother, who left his home at the call of duty, and lost his life in tbe Waikato War. And thirdly for hiniseU, having as a volunteer aud issuer of stores for tbe Colonial Govern ment travelled throughout the whole dis trict from Auckland to the front day and night.

There is now on view at the yard of Mr William Thomas, monumental mason, a very handsome monument, which obtained the first prize at the Melbourne Exhibition in the monumental statuary clasp. The principal feature of this piece of statuary isa fem.lo figure, leaning on a cross, and representing Faith. The figure is four feet six inches in height, and i.3 composed o£ the purest and most highly-polished Sicilian marble. This rests on a rusticated base of the same material, carved to represent a ciini of atones, from tbe interstices of which grow j ivy and other plants. The pedestal is a | boahtifully-drcssed block of Melbourne' bluestone. The height of this chastely . jceputed-pieco of monumental statuary is eleven foe. ? and its value is £200, It was exhibited by Messrs Oliveri and Larfatti, | and was not the leas^be&utiful of the many ' works ,Q%t in the Italian t'ourt,;

A large batch of summonses for city rates are being prepared for issue in the City Council office. Wo advise those who wish to save legal expenses to give a call at once.

Captain Macgregor has telegraphed from Hokianga, slating that the _.._. Company will grant the use of the s.s. Wellington for flagship at the Ponsonby Regatta.

A large number of trophies and flass for presentation to the winners ia different events at the forthcoming Ponsonby Re ga'ta have been promised. The prize_ list will be made up at an early date, and it is therefore advisable that all gifts of this nature should be forwarded this week.

Tbe Hospital authorities desire us to thank Mrs Clark for a donation of jam,and Mr Firth for a quantity of apples, Now that fruit is so plentiful, it may not be out of place to remind those of our citizens who possess nourishing orchards that Hospital patients, like other people, appreciate fruit, and that a few apples, pears, figs, or plums would not como amiss now and then.

The Ponsonby Bowing Olubhas forwarded the purchase money for the new string-test gig which is beipg built to order by Messrs Donelly and Sullivan of Sydney. About one half of tbe amount w»s realised from the proceeds of the recent concert, while the remainder waa generously advanced by Mr W. Swan*o9, M.H.R. JS'o difficulty is ap prehended iv raising the subscription, necessary to cover the deficiency.

A social tea was given last evening to the scholars of St. Thomas's Sunday-school, which was well attended, The childieu enjoyed themselves immensely, but a magic lantern enteitainnient, which wan to have formed a part of the programme, was inavaidahly postponed till some future occasion, o.iug to an accident to the light ing apparatus. A singular incident in connection with a wedding has occurred at a village near Ather-tone, England. A couple'were re cently united in matrimony, but after thty left for the honeymoon the ofliciating minister discovered that the sacred edifice was not licensed for tho solemnisation of marriages. The bishop being communi cated with, declared the wedding illegal; consequently, on the parties returning from the honeymoon, they had to be reunited.

" I''air Play " writes complaining bitterly of the way N. or M. was scratched at the Henderson's Mill races, through being Bcized at ten o'clock the previous night for a lien on her, Ho says that the bookmakers bad previously given big odds against her, while the public, knowing her owner to be a man who would not lend himself to a mean action, hud backed her lnavily, Ho concludes: "Is there no law to atop such underhand ways. If they had their deserts th.y would be disqualified from ever tun ning another horse in New Zealand."

The nil-comer.' gig race at the Ponsonby Rcgatia is expected to tie a very intenstint; event, and tlie Ponsonby Rowing Club crew is already in active tr»inin_;. The new gig which is being bult by Messrs Donnelly aud Sullivan is expected to reach Auckland in plenty of time for the 1.. gatta, whicli takes place on April 10, Easter Mon day. It is said that two of tlie Whites, McDcmld, and Brown will form ono oi tliu crews iv the race.

A great gathering of tho Tuhurangi Iribe from Taupo and Wairoa districts is now being held at Karikuri, Maungatawa, for the purpose of crying over tho remains of Hori 'lupen, Haninra Tv, and Hone Te Aternu, three principal chiefs of the Ngaitorangi, recently deceased. The Tnburangis, numbering some 300, aro being ri>;iit royally entcrtaiucd by their hosts, th_ rfg.iteraugi (.ribc, and ou their return home, in a few days, will ho pre sented, according to ancient native cus tom, with largo quantities of dried shark, all kinds nf lish, native relic., and gold and silver coin.", which are iteuerally stuck on to a ti-ttco stick, and so handed over. |A largo amount of speechifying is going on, but the tangi has no politicil signification.

A bieuch of promise at.., Foley v. Hollow (reports the Melbourne "Argus") caruo before His Konor Mr Justice Hoiroyd and a jury of six on Friday. Plaintiff, it appeared, had been induced by defendant to break off a former ruatriuioniul engagement in order to become his fiaiicoe. Afier making fervid pledges of hi. love and con stancy, he seduced the plaintiff and then renou'iiced her. When the action was com menced, ho made pitiful appeals to htr to withdraw tbe proceedings, and his whole conduct waß char_ct.rißed by counsel as being destitute of a spark of manliness. He did not appear or make any defence, and the jury therefore had only to assess tbe d.mnse*. Plaintiff was awarded £180. The plaintiff wa. o servant girl; the defen dant employed on the railway.

An occurrence which possesses feature! of special Interest for the medical profession' ha. com. under our notice during tho last few days. Two men who hid been work* ing as mattes nt Mercury Bay were brought to the Hospital about a week ago, hut sin gularly, enough, one was suffering from a malignant type of typhoid, while the other had scarlet fever. Both men had been working together, and had slept in the same wharc for some timo pre viously, and thoy took ill simultaneously. No reasoii c.«n be a»signcd for this remark able dissimilarity in the diseases, bnt it affords plenty of room for conjecture nnd speculation. It is well known that fcarlct fever ia very contigious, but there arc many who hold that typhoid is not. We com mend the ca c to the notice- of our medical savants.

At tho Pokcno annual races the several events resulted as follows : Hurdle Race — Hcnrie Kuban's Kattler, aged, lOst 121bs, 1; FuUc ton's El-ie, aged, lOst lOlbs, 2; Taylor's lady Godivj, np,ed, lOst 12lb>, 3. Maidon Plate—l.nckl.nd, aged, 1 ; Skid more's Piwa, aged, 2; Bilkcy's Icarus, 3 years, 3 —Pokcno Handicap, Dalgleish and Gallery's Ravenshoe, aged, O.t 91bs, 1 ; McCracken's Nell, aged, 7st, 2; Ngawharau's Saint, aged, 7st 121.8, 3. Selling Ha.k Race of 5 sov_., the winner sold lor 7 soy.-Sprig, 1; Wonder, 2; Violet, 3, Maori Raco - Buckland, 1 ; Rattier, 2 ; Maori, 3. Conaolation—Nell, 9.r, 1; Saint, 7st lOlbs, 2; Ireno, 7st, 3.

Mr Hog., chief olficor of the ship Oxford, had a narrow escape from drowning la.t evening, He was leaning upon one ot tho piles at the end of Queen-street Wharf watching the departure of the Te Anau, about six o'clock, and being pushed from his support by a largo crowd of persons, fell between the steamer and the wharf into the water. A very exciting sceno ensued. Buoys and ropes were thrown to him from all direction.. Mr Hogg is a very heavy and bros'l-Bhouldertd nun, and was unable to get hold of the buoy properly. After he had been in the water several minutes, a sailor from the To Anau bravely went to his rescue, and fastened a rope around him, enabling soveral willing persons on the wharf to haul him ashoro. Mr Ho?g was iv bed toduy, but beyond feeling rather weak and stiff is little worso for the accident.

Mr Justice Gillies, at tho conclusion of the Chamber business to-morrow,, will nt ns arbitrator, under the Supreme Court Cases Arbitration Act, to investigate a claim of £<100 ; 000 which Messrs Brogden and Son havo preferred against the Govern ment, viz., £250,000 for breach of contract in respect of railways to bo constructed; and a sum amonntiig to £100 000 for non fulfilment of arrangements nllegod to have been mado under the Immigration Act, The claim ari<es out of certain disputes that arose during tho progress of the New Plymouth riilway between the contractors and tho Government engineers. The £400,000 is the aggregate amount of a number of claims, the first of which is for £9,000, It will be heard first. The Attorney-General will appear for the Government, and Messrs E. Hesketh and R. Stout for Messrs Br.g.ien, Me-:srs Bell aud Cave, from Wellington, are also engaged in the case.

The ratepayer, of Mangere assembled in tbe old schoql-room on Monday evening last, to consider tho advisability of re moving tho present old building for the purpose of erecting a teacher's dwelling house on tbe site. Mr J. Robertson, jun., presided. The meeting proved a very dis orderly one, the chairman's decision being questioned several times. After a number of different resolutions and amendments thereon had been submitted to tho meeting amid gre_.t uproar, the chairman announced that the following motion was carried : - " That tho buildings be removed to a con venient site adjacent to the public pound, if land can bo acquired of Messrs Gibson and-Paul, and Mrs Somervell."

I The recent heavy penalties for bribery in England have not materially reduced the cost of elections. In the late election for North Durham, which is part of " the black country,'' where the electors are irios ly colliers or men employed in one ! capacity or other about the mines and factories, tho expenses officially acknow ledged by the two candidates nomo to £13,731, of which sir Gcorgo Elliott, the successful candidate, owned to £7,161, and his Liberal opponent, Mr James Laing, to £6,5.70, Sir George Elliott paid £2,257 for a .cuts and clerk., £1,011 for conveyances, £580 for railway fares, and £244 for Can vassers; and we presume it is safe to set down bis real expense, at double the amount officially returned,

Tbe annual meeting of tho Auckland Bricklayers' Society was held last evening in tho Working Men's Club, but the busi ness was of a purely private nature.

We understand that the orchestra of the Choral Society intend giving another con cert iv the Choral Hall on Easter Monday. This will be the third concert given by the orchestra since Herr Schmitt assumed con trol. As heretofore, we have no doubt the music will be of a high class.

Tenders will be opened at the meeting of the Karangahape Highway Board for the formation of Dublin, Eden, and Upper Queen-streets. These works will entatt a very considerable expenditure, and will prove a boon to the residents in these por tions of Newton, who for many years have been almost entirely neglected as far as road expenditure is concerned.

The members of the Anckland Engineers underwent their monthly inspection last night in the Drill-shed. Captain Ander son, Lieut. Shillington, nnd Sub-Lieut, Shaw, were in command, The inspection was satisfactory, and subsequently the men had a splendid march out, headed by their excellent band, whose military and national airs sent a thrill of merriment through the heart ot the city.

The city fire-bells were rung last evening at eight o'clock, and, being early, the alarm caused a general commotion and rush in all parts ot the city. The glare was seen in the distance, and the members of the Fire Brigade, under their leader, Superintendent Hughes, were immediately in gear, but as their services were not required, they re. tired. 'Ihe lire quickly decreased, and ap peared like a scrub lire far beyond Mason's Gardens and the pleasant confines of Ponsonby.

Tho writings ot Sir Walter Scott will engage the attention of the members of St, Andrew's Mutual Improvement Society, this evening, in the] school-room, Symonus- Btrcet. Mr Lewis will opan with a brief sketch of the Knight of Abbotsford, whose industry in the realms of romance and his tory has never been surpassed. Selected passage., from Sir Waller's poetry and prose will be given by member.., with criticisms thereon; hence, an interesting and profitable hour may be spent. Several Scotsmen, ardent admirers of their national novelist, will take part in the proceedings, aud visitors and ladies will have a free opportunity of listening to the utterances of members.

The paiuters of Auckland met last even ing in Mr Jeune's Excelsior Hall, Upper Pitt-street, for the purpose of c»nsidering the desirability of joining tho eight hours movement, and for such other business as might he introduced. Mr David Koss occu pied tho chair, add opened the proceedings with a characteristic speech, followed by ethers upon the main question of discussiou. The meeting seemed In .curable,but nothing detiuite was done. The meeting was ad jonrned until Wednesday evening next; the secretary in the meantime to ascertain the date of the proposed demonstration and tho number of painters inclined to take part ia it. The chairman intimated that a Painters' Union, might be formed, as there were at least 100 painters in Auckland. An hour was then spent in conviviality and song.

The City Council is being threatened with another deluge of compensation claims arising Irom various causes. The most important of the wholo number is that of Captain Philip Jones, who demands a sum of £1,000 damages for tbe permanent in juries ho sustained through being knocked down and run over by a hose reel car on the occasion of a recent fire at Ponsonby, the accident being attributed to the negligence of tbe Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, His lawyer* (Messrs Russell and Devore) state that if a proposi tion is not made within fourteen days legal proceedings will bo instituted. Then Mr Sl-tcr makes a claim of £51 5s for losses which he avers he has sustained through what be terms Councillor Offer's meddle? soineno.s and interference with his busi ness. There arc also some smaller claims founded upon alleged damages done by ex cavations in Alexaudra-f-treet. They will all be considered to-night.

The measurement rule which affects the twenty feet open sailing boat race at Ihe Pon. son by Regatta was taken into considera tion at a committee meeting held la<t even ing, in Mr Waymouth'a office, Insurance Buildings. The whole matter was care fully discussed, the outcome beinjj a deter mination to ..lure to the exiiting rule, viz. :—First class boat: not to exceed 25ft. i- length, 7ft. beam, 3ft. deep; second class : 20ft. x Cft. x 2ft. Gin.; third class: 16ft. x Gft. x 2ft. Gin, This, it was con. sidered, would be the best general working rule, and much superior to (ho old one, which stated :—" Multiply the length by the beam; that by the depth, and divide by 20 for feet." In the former rule the measurement for depth is taken to the lower edge of the rabbet, and in the latter to tbe lower edge of the keel. While remaining firm on this point the committee, in view of representations made by several boat owners,aod in consideration of tbe fact that a large number of boats wee bnilt before the new role was made, decided to admit all craft under the rule of last year and suspend the new ra'e ia this particular case. The boats which took put in the 20 ft. open sailing boat race last year were the Ague?, Madge, Imp, Eunice, Fruud, Hettio, Observer, Comet, and Crab. In addition, we now have Lance, Ped, Blanche, Young Colonial, Gem, Foam, Logan's new boat, Hcwson and Melville's new boat, and several others yetunfinished. Most of tluse boats may now be expected to compete, and a splendid tacs may be anticipated. We hope the committee will see fit to set apart good prizes foi the event, and so allow no excußO for boat-owners declining to compete.

The recent burglaries and robberies have made residents in tbe town and suburbs hok with much suspicion on per sons seen about tbeir premises alter dark, with no apparent object. Shortly after ten o'clock last night, Mrs Levy, wife of Mr Levy, draper, of Queen-street, when looking from the back door, fancied she saw a man prowling abont the shop yard. Sho told Mr Levy of the circumstance, and that gentleman carried the news to Constable Walker, who was patrolliog in Queen-streot. The con stable secured the assistance of two of the Messrs E-gleton,bairdree-.r., wbolivenext door, and they all srarted to investigate. It was thought that tbe supposed burglar would most likely bo in Duune, Hall, and ■ Co.'s premises adjoining. The shop was entered from a window at tho back, and a strict search made, but no robber was discovered. Hence the search party scaled the wall between Dunne, Hall, and Co.'s and Mr Levy's premises, and went down as far as Lome-street, without seeing anyone, and it was evident that if there had been a burglar about he piovod too smart for his pursuers. In connection with this matter, our attention has been directed to tbe fact that many of the yards of shops in Queen-Street, whero goods are stored, are very insecure against the operations of thieves. In many cases the fences are low and the gates insecurely fastened, and if tradesmen are anxious to prevent their goods changing hands without receiving any return, these dofects will lie attended to at once.

The " Thames Advertiser" gives an inter esting account of tho Maori Arcbd.aconry Board, held at Parawai on Tuesday last, at which tho Yen. Archdeacon Maunsell pre sided. The Europeans were represented by Rev. Wm. Calder, Messrs Lawlor and Beere. An excellent dinner wa. served to the members by the Farawalan?. The speeches were brief and to the purpose. The business embraced the following subjects .— (1) They decided to write* to the School Board to enquire what was.being done with the lands in tho Waikato which they had given for tcliool purposes. (2) They framed a letter to the Qu.en congratulating her upon her late escape from the assa.sin, and expressing their affection for her, and ad miration of the ju.tice of her rule, (3) They largely di_cus«ed and unani mously passed a resolution approving of the late Actof the Gorernment respecting selling spirituous liquors to the Maori, in native licensing districts. (4) They passed a re solution that the incomes of the ministers should jo raised to £120 per anniim. (5) They decided that the Maori ministers— before the meeting of the next Board shall send to the Bishop a statement of tbe numbers baptised, the numbers attending the Lord's Supper, and how much each district baa contributed towards the sup port of its ministor. (6) They directed that the ministers should look out men who would be likely to act as ministers, and send them to St. Stephen's School for instruction; also, that more attention should bo given to the instruction of the children.. (7) That better provision should be msdo for hospitising members when travelling to the meetings. The Rev. W. Colder addressed the'meeting, the Arch deacon interpreting, and assured tbcm of his sympathy and desiro to he}_> them, and offered, if any were sick, to give ti.ketsfor admission to the Hospital, , An admirable spirit of harmony pievailed at the meet ing, and the speakers yielded most ready obedience to the lulings of the chairman. The sum of £8 7s 6d was contributed towards the expenses of the Board.

Henry P, Beehre, carter, has filed his schedule, and a meeting of creditors will be held on the 29th inst.

We unders'and that Councillor Offer in tends to resign his municipal functions to night, in view of his approaching departure for England.

The boy Ashby, who was sent down from Pnkekohe a short time ago as a scarlet fever patient by Dr. Dalziell, returned to bis home several days ago, no symptoms of the disease having developed themselves in tbe interval.

Ponsonby ratepayers will have an oppor tunity of determinns to-night whether the district shall be formed into a separate borough or united with the city, as a meeting has been called to consider the question.

The Naval Brigade will meet for monthly inspection, to-morrow evening, at the Uiill-.hed, at 7.30.

Mr VV, Leake announces a minstrel and variety show, to be held at Devonport Hall on Tuesday next, March 28th. A number of new songs and local hits will be given on the occasion, aud there is no doubt an en joyable evening's entertainment will be provided,

A special meeting of tbe Newton Catholic Church Committee is called by adver tisement f_r this evening. A lull atten dance is requested aa business of impor tance will be brought forward for considera tion,

Ondit that Jem Mace, anxious to give the Auckland public an exhibition of his boxing skill, has expressed his willingness to give £50 to any man who will undertake to stand up against him for hulf-an-hour's bout at fisticuffs.

The residents of St, Mary's Road are making complaint of the practice which some people seem to have adopted of throw ing cast-off clothing into the dish channel, where it impedes the flow of sewage, and consequently creates a nuisance. The local authorities should see to having the matter remediedi

At a final meeting in the estate of Mr Frederick Archard, late hotel-keeeper, Auckland, held to-day, tbe creditors unanimously gave the debtor his dis charge, Mr Thomas Macffarlane was in the cbair. There was ho opposition what ever, and sympathy was expressed for Mr Archard,

Mr F. Stephens, boot and shoe maker, exhibited to-day in his shop window, Queen-street, a fine sample of luscious apples giown by him from trees supplied by Meters D. Hay and Co.

The police havo instituted proceedings against Messrs Mason and Archibald, con* tractors for the drainago works in West Queon-street, where the serious accident happened last night, for not keeping a proper light burning ovor the mound of surplus earth from the drain. Should the boy McLaughlin not recover, the contractors will be called upon to answer a charge of manslaughter.

Jem Mace will make his first publi appearance in Auckland to-night, when from the stage of the Theatre Koyal, he will deliver a descriptive lecture on his pugilistic performances, exhibit his trophies, and finally give a series of statu esque illustrations, for which ho haa re ceived cordial praise in England. A dramatic company which has been engaged will also pc form two comediettas.

Next summer, Gaylord and Fryei's Menagerie and Circus will visit New Zea land from America. Mr Gaylord was general agent tor Cole's Circus when it made a tour oi this Colony in 1880 and therefore has a good idea of what will snit the tastes of the public. The show will not be on such on extensive scale as Cole's, yet it will be far from a small one, and everything in it will be of the first order of merit. The show will, according to present arrangements, arrive at Auckland.about November, and will not confine its performances to the principal towns of the colony.

The restorations have been completed of tbe three portals of the north-east transept oi Wc.tminster Abbey outside the principal entrance in St. Mary's Churchyard, at a cost of about £20,000. The sculptured figures embrace all the patriarchs from Adam to Solomon, and all major and minor prophets There is also a life-sized figure of Christ, surrounded by the twelve apos tles, and another life-sized Bet of statues o the apostles.

What poison people sometimes drink has been diaclosed in a sei-ure lataly made on the premises of a publican at Ipswich, Queensland. Samples ot whisky sub mitted to test contain a salt of antimony and f nsil oil. the bases of the spirit being silent spitits or refined rum filtered through charcoal, with creosote as flavouring matter; one sample of whisky which'had been very much interfered with had -vater and sugar largely added ; a sample of gin was much watered and salt of antimony added ; a sample of mm hsd salt of tin in it to the proportion of 2grs to a Goz bottle ; a sample of colonial beer bad 112 grs of common salt and 65! _rs of sul phuric acid to the gallon; a sample of Scotch beer was similarly got up, Tbe publican had previously been a photogra pher.

The members of the Young Women's Bible Class, at the Wellesley-street Baptist Sunday-school, held a tea-meeting and con versazione on Tuesday evening, in the course of which a presentation of a hand some illuminated album was made to their teacher, Miss Cooper, as a mark of their love and esteem for her. Miss Cooper has been in charge of the class ever since the depa • ture of Mrs CornforJ, and by h*r amiability of disposition and tho earnest ness with which her duties have been dis charged, she has gained and has long en joyed the high respect of all her pupils. They arranged the entertainment and decided upon presenting the testimonial quite unknown to their teacher. The programme comprised songs, readings atd recitations, and was very creditably gone through.

A large crowd of persons assembled on the Queen-stree'' Wharf this afternoon to watch tbe interesting operation of raising the schooner I liz.beth. The vessel ho. been submerged for the last two days to destroy the unpleasant collection of cockroaches, etc. The most interesting spectacle was a Kanaka, who waa engaged stopping several holes ia the vessel's bottom. Armed with wooden plugs an I a hammer, and striped to Ihe waist, ho dived below the water in the hold, and could be seen from above working most energetically. At intervals he came to the surface like a wbale to " blow " aod receive a fresh supply ot air, after which ho threw his heels in the air and again descended to the lower regions. The " business" seemed to be much appreciated by numerous 810,011 boys, who, each time the woolly h ad re-appeared, cheered most lustily. The Kanaka was still below when we went to press.

Mr J. D. Schmidt (Chairman of the City Schools Committee) received information ; yesterday from the headmaster of the Wel lesley-street school that tho building had been burglariously entered between six o'clock on the previous night and seven o'clock that morning, and that a shilling had b.an stolen from a drawer in one of the lady teacher's desks. Mr Schmidt immediately communicated with Superin tendent Thomson, and Detective Sullivan 1 waa sent up to enquire into the matter. He fonnd that an. entrance had been effected by the window, th it a sperm candle must have been brought by the burglar (none being kept in the school) and used in his ex ploration as drops of grease were found upbn the floor, while the drawer of the teacher's desk had been forced open and the money abstracted. Nothing else was disturbed. The thief must hove taken his departure by one of tbe outer doors, for one of them was unlocked when the cnarwoman arrived. The detective's opinion is that the .burglary was committed either by a pupil or ex-pupil of the school,

1 The County Engineer returned to Tau ranga on Friday night from laying off that portion of the Thames and Tauranga Road from Hikurangi Gorgo to the Waihi Gold field, tenders for which art invited, This road is an important one, a. connecting the Bay of Plenty with the Upper Thames. The survey line between Hikurangi and Waini is five miles, leaving nine miles from Captain Hugh Stewart's to tho Waihi Goldfields, and it is probable that when the road isjformed, all supplies for the Waihi Goldfields will be procured from Tauranga. It is proposed to throw a bridge across the Ohinemuri River, close' to the Lower Battery of Waihi, arid we understand the Dattories will be com pleted in flix weeks, when a considerable influx of population will ensue. There is nn extensive, kauri forest in the range im mediately north if Waihi, the owner of which intends at once sending timber to Tauranga1, via Katiicati, wheie it will be shipped in cutters for Tauranga.

"St. IfATKICR'a Day.—Amusing pome by Barney Flynn (lHustrat.d..-_o-M9K_.ow's ObMßteb. j Social Events of the week | Cartoon.—Mr' Adam Cairns, — To- morrow's obsksvbb, -. j

CABLEGRAMS.

[REITTEH'S TELKGSAMS,]

General Native Rebellion in

Transvaal.—Boers Defeated.

CAPE TOWN, March 22.

Telegrams are to hand from Transvaal announcing that the native tribes in the south-west are now in open rebellion against the Boers, and that n severe engagement has been fought in the district. The latter were defeated with considerable loss, The whole of the south-west district is now the scene of frequent encounters between the natives and Boers.

FAILURE OF THE FROZEN BUTTER,

LONDON, March 22.

It has now been proved that the cargo of frozen meat and butter was badly shipped at Melbourne on board the Protos, and that the- very interior condition of samo on arrival is attributed to this cause.

J-LECTORAL REFORMS IN ENG LAND.

LONDON, March 22.

In the House of Commons last evening, there was under consideration a motion re quiring that the electoial franchise of Eng land, Scotland, and Ireland should be equalised. A motion which was in troduced by Mr A A. Arnold, one of tho Liberal Members for Salford, was sup ported by Mr Gladstone, and the House signified its indirect approval of the pro posal, though no definite decision was come to on Mr Arnold's motion.

BLOWING UP POLICE OFFICES, LONDON, March 22.

An attempt was made this evening to destroy the offices of the Detective Depart ment in Dublin, A quantity of explosive material which had been placed in the offices was fired, and much damage was done to the buildings. No loss of life was occasioned, although there were several persons in the building at the time of the explosion, ALLOWANCE FOR PRINCE LEO POLD. LONDON, March 22, Tbe messages addressed by the Queen to Parliament, asking that provision should be made for PriDce Leopold upon his approaching marriage, were tabled in both Houses to-day, A debate on tho message will take place to-morrow in the' House of Commons. Mr Labouchere has announced his intention of opposing the Queen's mes sage.

ARREST OF THE MARQUIS OF HUNTLY.

L0.D0., March 21

The Marquis of Huntly, for whose appre hension a warrant was issued in January last, on a charge of defrauding a money lender, and who was supposed to have ab sconded to Russia, has returned to Eng land, and surrendered himself to the pob'ce.

OUR WELLINGTON TELE GRAM.

(BY TELEGRAPH—OWN CORBESPONDKNT),

THE MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.

WELLINGTON, this day. At a meeting of the Executive Council held this afternoon, it was finally decided that Parliament should meet "for despatch of business " upon Thursday, the 18th May. at 2 p.m. The proclamation went by this afternoon's steamer to Canterbury to receive tbe signature of His Excellency, LICENSING FEES. It his transpired that no provision has been made in the Licensing Act for remitting a portion of the fees payable in respect of wholesale licenses which may be granted between the present time and the 30th of June, up to which date such licenses re main in force. Such an ovei sight on the part of tbe Legislature cannot fail to inflict a great hardship oh many merchants thronghont the colony. For instance, the wholesale' license held by a firm of merchants in Wellington expired a few weeks ago, after having been in force the usual period—one year. On applying for a renewal for another year they discover that the license cau only be renewed up to the 30th of June, rather more than 3 months, and for this they will be required to pay the same fee as for a renewal for a whole year, viz., £20. Licenses of this kind taken out on and after the 30th Jane next will, of course, remain valid till tbe same period of next year. COOK'S STRAITS CABLE. During the Stella's recent sounding ex pedition in Cook's Strait, no fewer than 35 soundings were taken; the result being that a more easterly line is likely to be adopted in relaying the cable when re paired.

PRIZE PRESENTATION AT NEWTON EAST PUBLIC SCHOOL.

Tnic distribution ot prizo. and certificates for Work done during the past term took place at Newton East School last evening. There was a large attendance of scholars and parents, the large room being crowded. Mr Joseph Warren, Chairman of Committee, oc cupied ihe chair. Mr W. . wanson's prize, viz., books to tho value of £5, was presented to Master N. E. Burton, who also received the Board of Education scholarship certificate. Other prizes to tbe value of A6, several speci.l prizes presented by the teaobers, and a number of cerdflcates were distributed as follows :— Clabs.s VI. nnd V.—John Wishart, work and full attendance; Geo. McGlbbon, ditto; bobert Blsakley. ditto; Charles Smith, work and attendance (123); _\ L. Soverne, work and conduct; E. Cleveland, attendance (.2fi) conduct and work; Eliza Phippa, attendance snd work; Mtbel Heverne, work and oonauct; K. Byrne, work and oonduct; M. -Edwards, highest attendance (112).

iroußT_i o__ss_9 -A. K. Smith. Ist (In work, 2nd in oondnot; Samuel Keesing, 2nd in work and attendance and 3rd in conduct; F. Jer. le, Ist In conduct. 3rd in wore; Charles Benjamin and Pranol. Hatlem.hlg'heat in attendance (421); G.orge Warren, 3rd in attendance; .Arthur Heigbton. Ith ln work,oonduct,and attendance; Mary Kemp, highest attendance (426); Marion Paterson, l.t in work. 2nd in conduct. sth ln attendonoe; Helen Ritchie, Ist In conduct, 2nd in work; Kinily Johnson, 2nd in atten dance, 3rd In work and conduct; Klien Con noil. 4th In work, conduct, end attendance; Agnes Paterson. sth in conduct, work, and attendance : Harriet Jeffrey, 6lh.

Third Class.s.—Albert Benjamin, full atten dance ; Arthur Brißty, 2ud hlgheßt attendance; J. lE. Walker. Is. in conduct and work, 2nd in attendance; W. Wat. on,2nd work,3rd conduct, 4tb attendance; Benjamin McKorras, 2nd con duct, 3rd in wort, ,sth In attendance; George Smith, 3rd In attendance, Ith in work and oonduct; Benjamin MoKorras, good attendance; Fred. Jackson, good attendance; AnnaPltko.hley.lst in attendance. 3 d in work, 2nd iv oondnot; Loulb Dunn, 2nd in attendance, Ist in oonduct, 2nd in work ; Ida" Wallta, Ist in (work, 3rd ln conduct; Alice Dixon, 3rd in attendance; Mary J. Simpson, 4th ln work; Lily Gibson, good work.

Second Ones...- Arthur Dunn, highest at tendance (1261; Fred Bell, 2nd, attendance (125); Hugh AtcGUboon, 3id. attendance; Frank Hepburn, Ist, work and conduct; Wm. Bailey, 2id. work, 3rd, conduct; James John ston, 2nd conduct; Cbss. Clarke, 3rd, work, _tb, eondnct; Allan Weir, Ist, work; M. A. Berry, Ist, oonduct, 2nd, work; Annie Budoll, 2nd, work; Florenoo Smith, 3rd, work, sth, conduct; Lizzie Munns, 3rd, oonduct, sth, work; attendance in 2 classes vory bad, notably that of tbe girls. No. I Olas.i-.'.-Jbs. Pltkethly, full attend anco(i«D; W.walker.2nd attendance (.2.); J. Booth, Ist. work, 2nd conduct; W. S'mpson,3rd work; Vv, Simpktn, 3rd, conduct; Besso Busby, full attendano.; Helen Mouibbon, 2nd, attendance (.25); Edith Feigusson, 3rd, attend ance (123). 2nd, work; Agnes Gordon, Ist, work: Bertha, Jackson, lat,conduct; Louis. Berjamin, good attendance; Jane Weir, ditto;- May Villenowoth, 2nd. conduct, 3rd. work.

Primir clabs-S.—Boss Liddell, tnll attend anco 1127); Henry Robb, 426; L. Villenowe.b -26: W. Martin, .25; Alica Shepherd. 425; Alice Hewltt, 427; Bertie Taylor. 419; George Mrown 419; Edith Buchanan, 419; Mark Chapman, 418 • George Busby, 417.

> Attendakcs Cbrtifiolras.—T. Wiehart, G. McGibbon, and R. Bleakey, Bth olass; Albort Berj.mtn and Anna Pitketbloy, 3rd class- Jameß Htketbley and Rose Busby Ist class- K. Liddell and Kowena, lit primer. BE_ONi).Cf.A6S Oertii. ioaths. - Elizabeth Cleveland, Charles Smith, and Maria Hdwarda, 6th class; 0. Benjamin, F. Haßlem.and Mary Kemo, 4th class; A. Busby, J. K. Walker, and i? v;. a _..UDn' 3rd c,aSB :a. Dunn, .. Bell, and H. MoSibbon, 2od class; W. Walker, H. Mo- L.bbpn, and Kdith Fergusson, Ist class; Alice Khephard, Henry Robb. Wm. Martin, Arthur Hewett, and Ltllie .Villenowetb, primer. Six absent only once. 4 twice. 5 three times, 3 four times, and 2 five times _. 8 __IOJ. L, PRiz-B.—Good Conduct (presented byMrßiDdoD),Mabel Severno, "Mrs Beetdn's Needlework;- Albert Krneet Moglnie, World's Explorer," Sewing.—special prize (work box*, presented by Mrs Skeen, Lizzie Bjrne. c . . Sp.cia_ Paize.—(Silver ihimble), presented by Miss Moaiashan, Amy Frankham. At intervals during the evening musioal selections were rendered by scholars and teachers, and altogether a very pleasant even ing was spent. Mr Blndon, head-master, and his staff ot teachers, deserve to be complimen ted on -the orderly behaviour of the ohlldren during the progress of the entertainment. -

' The Tauranga Kegatta has now been definitely fixed to take place on FridaY March 31st, A number of sailing boate from Auckland are expected to compete including the Madge, Imp, Hattie May! and a number of 16ft boats,

SCINTILLATIONS.

"Be brief, (or to Is with words as with sunbeams; the more the. are condensed the neeper they b urn."—Sou toby.

Tauranga is agitating for a water supply, A certain man has a watch which he say has gained enough to pay for itself in six months.

On week-days you buy your music by the sheet; ou Sundays you can have it by the choir.

Druggists are not inappropriately termed the " pilfers " of society. Mrs Partington says she gets np every morning at the shrill carrion of the chandelier.

Whenever Mary went to see John's mother, it was npon the understanding that John was to see she got a 'bus at the door— and she alway. got it. The Spaniards say : At 18 marry your daughter to her superior, at 20 to her equal; but at 30 to anybody who will have her.

When the curious or impertinent would pick the lock of the heart, put the key of reserve in the inside.

" Husband," said the wife of a young clergyman, " read me one of your sermons; I feel dreadfully wakeful to-night, and wish to sleep."

The "honour of knighthood having been conferred upon a silversmith, a wit sug gested that "it was because of his brilliant aud valuable services."

Some very large schnapper were caught at Tauranga Heads on Saturday afternoon by amateur fishermen. Nine weighed 901b, TheiChief Surveyor, Mr McKerrow, has gone overland from tbe Thames to Tan. r&nga. " What comes after T," asked a teacher of a small pupil who was learning the alphabet. He received the bewildering reply, " Yon do—to see' Liza," Mr T, B, Hill haa a specimen of coal from a seam abont 25 miles up the Mokau Biver. The seam is about 7ft. thick.

A spark from a steam roller in Mel. bourne cost the Corporation £350 and costs. It injured tho eyes of a yonng girl named Tobin,

la three wards of the city of Melbourne there was an excess of deaths over births in 1881. Births in excess in the other four wards.

Deaths iron: heart disease, consumption, and diseases of the brain and nervous system were much above the average in Melbourne during the past year.

The total deaths in Melbourne and suburbs during 1881 were 5,505, of which 2,082, or about two-fifths, were those of children under five years of age. The Yen. Archdeacon Mannsell has brought from the Synod of Maori clergy men at Parawai, a loyal addres? to the Queen congratulating her on her recent escape. The address was drafted 4B|irely by the natives. Mr D, MePherson is erecting a rope-walk in Napier-street. A very rich sample of stone has been got in the Young Band and Albion Freehold, Ballarat, between tbe 500 ft. and GOOIt. levels of the mine. .

The l.ew Zealand Parliament meets for despatch of business on the 18th of May. baffles at church bazaars are doomed ia New South Wales. So say the police. Herr Bandmann and Miss Beaudet were last heard of from Calcutta at the end of the year. They appear to have been doing excellent business at the Corinthian Thea tre.

Mr C. J. Murdoch, manager for Guthrie and Larnach's Company at Manukau Heads, has been presented with a pnrse of sovereigns and complimentary address —having severed his connection with the! firm—by the emploj _« at the Paraiaha and Karlkari sawing and planing mills. - General Fielding only values land on the Queensland Transcontinental railway line at Gs and 3s per acre, and requires a guaran tee of 4 per cent, on an expenditure of £7,000 per mile.

The Rabbit Inspector of Masterton has imported 76 ferrets from Melbourne for breeding purposes.

Detective Jeffrey bailed np at Marlon Mr Franks, member of the firm of Wimble and Co., of Sydney, in mistake for a man named Oliver, who had stolen a gold watch at Dunedin and gone North under the assumed name of Franks. '

At Adelaide a private company haa been formed, representing £25,000, and h. s bought 44.000 acres on the Burton Downs, Northern territory, suitable for sugar culti vation and cattle breeding. They have also purchased 4000 acres at Bynoe harbour. According to a contemporary Queensland Is to go in for a militia 13,000 strong.

Satin is very fashionable at present. A yonng lady says it is everlasting wear, and makes capital petticoats when superseded for dress purposes.

Morton Tavares cills himself " The Mexican Actor" at the Cape, yet at Bris bane he was looked npon as a thorough Britisher, and ran a parcels delivery van. Crushed again.

Matilda Foley, a servant girl, sued Charles Hollow, an ex-railway official, at Melbourne, for breach of promise of marriage. She got a veidict for £1.0 ont of £500 claimed.

A splendid specimen of quartz has been taken from the 850 ft level in Annet's gold lease, Adelong, New South Wales; it is lOin by 12-3 in thick, and is supposed to contain from loz. to 3oz. of fine gold. At the inquiry into the collision between the steamers Waitaki and Koputaki, in Dunedin harbour, the evidence given by Captain Hansly, as to his signals, was flatly contradicted by his engineer. The evidence was forwarded to Wellington.

The " Lyttelton Times " says the Colon ial Treasurer lost £18,000 of probate duty through not appealing from the decision,., the A'ew Zealand Courts, in the matter of the Rhodes will case, which has not. been decided, by the Privy Council, in favour of Miss Rhodes, against the ruling of the New Zealand jndges.

THE AUCKLAND BATTALION TO BE ABOLISHED.

A deputation consisting of Major Derrom ' commanding Auckland Rifle Battalion, 7 Major Morrow, Captains Mahon and Dig. i nan, and Lieutenants Hitchens, Conolly, 7 Clifton, Selfe, and Robinson waited on Colonel Reader yesterday with reference to the organisation of the Anckland Batolion. Major Withers commanding the Anokland 1 District, was also in attendance, AU tbe officers present spoke strongly against the 1 present organisation of the Battalion, is 1 being pointed out to Colonel Reader that the body had no legal standing, and instead of doing good it militated ' against the welfare of the individual I companies. Colonel Reader, after hearing all the opinions on the matter, said under the circumstances he could do nothing but recommend the Hon, the Defence Minister to abolish the batalion and permit the com panies comprising it to revert back to their old position, until such time as the decision of Parliament regarding the re-organisation of the force was known, The deputation thanked Col. Reader, and withdrew.

THE DOMAIN.

(To the Editor.)

Sib, — With reference to Mr Street's letter concerning the action of the Dunedin Cor- ? oration and leasing of the Town Belt, toll to see the analogy with our Domain. Probably their Municipality ■ found they trad no power to lease. We have , not been quite so fortunate as Dunedin in ob taining fat reserves and' large provincial expen diture, or suoh bold advocates for onr require ments, or possibly we shohld not now lis.e needed means for an endowment to reelaln. our present Domain. Sydney can be cited ios an Inetancß, where some five mansion-, built on tho eklrt of the Domain, have in no manner - injured tho plaoe, but rather provided a lasting endowment which has enabled jtto become one of the Bight spots of the antipodes.' Why should we be oontent with a place thot is neither a credit to us nor tha town, because of the fear of [some action resulting, wWoh w_ 7. muss know neither' would arise or bo allowed. m —Youra, eto„ R. . . r » ,

CENTRALISM.

(To the Editor). I? IR_— Jußt no wwe are suffering from a severe 7 attack of this chronic disease. The Buggeited •'-'•_ removal ot the Native Lands Conrt from the 7 centre of the olasß of people moat interested tho natives-io Wellington ought to awaken , somei enthn_iasm among the leaders of the 75 people in this city to prevent, suoh removal, which, In the present lunoture of native affaire, would he a.great calamity. Then ~L!?}1™1 7 matter. which ia frequently 7. oropsing up every now and again; some one from the Umpire City, armed with certain SSS. 6™--^1. 68 ce..'4. n arbitrary changes, the only reason for whioh appear, to be to let HI i «?«_.,__.LK-S™. uled tnta Wellington. Tatt rSffio^' a*"ervantß just now, old : SiSfii „erva nj? ln Borne o"es. with largo ■ mW_f.» d£ I,.ndinß nponjthem. suddenly cOY , missed to make room for Wellington men. 'in S_2{S__s£S! J° obedienoe to ordew, one oflloial ■ HS. J es fro? the country nearei to Auc-ltond. S 8??.-* hOUSB. tlten Allows dismissal 7 _._mar? .2°° m ./°5 R. man f«>m Welling, 7 : ton. it is well for the public to know the manner of this dismissal. On the arrival of H J_«-?i_ niroinii.eUInP ton'the m«n whose places they^oame to fill received notloe.ln tomeoasesa month, but to leave on the first Saturday, and _i.To t Hme aa a holiday. With all our theoretic freedom, it appears that wo ore but sorts under a oeutral despotism of the _£ n.J?)2• ■ Lef vacancies arise in the Govern- . mental departments-ln most oares men from i the South fill those vecanoies. Surely, as onr I province Is opened nn, the residents should have the opportunity of having Increased means i of employment opened up to themselves and .__.l U_i_.l_ «?, a _ _* beln __tmned ««*•"• Md "v..?. °l e mea br men from other provlnca-. d —Yours, Sec, ' > Acck__ndkb,

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAB. THURSDAY. MARCH 23.



Speoial Aav-Jrusernents. -*TT EH A V E OPENED SKVERAL CASES OF X A N T LBS, iNciuniso KEAL SEALSKIN JACKETS, .. BROCADED BATIN)DOi.MANS. WATERPROOF MANTLES IN THB NEWEST SHAPI-3. 1" pOSGRAVE AND QO. A» -LINABURY tt Co.'S NEW GOODS! NEW GOOHSI NEW GOODS I WK ARK NOW SHOWING OUR JTIRST SHIPMENT OF AUTUMN AND WINTER DRESS GOODS, MILLINERY, JACKETS, MANTLES, ULSTERS, &C WB HOLD THB LARGEBT AND BEST SELECTED STOOK OF MILLIrTERY Ih MILLINERY MILLINERY ATOi ___A ND . "}"."£"£ MILLINERY MILLINERY You aro respect.ally Invited to Visit onr Establishment before _______ Your Puroha.es. OREHBMAKING ON THE PRBMISBS. . Cobtome- Maws oh Twbnty-ko.i. Hoots' Noticr. . | INABURY ft no,; jOt»_O3,<3T7BSN-BTBKRT.



Special Advertlsememts JUST OPENED UP, EX CBOWKTHORri, A SPLENDID AS.ORTMEST OF TTL-TKRS, TACKE'IS, ■\TANTLE3, X/TANTLK CLOTHS, TTLSTBR CLOTHS. DRESS GOODS, in Great Variety. Plain and Brocaded VHLVET3. Plain and Brocaded VELVETEENS. | HO3IKRY |ln every Quality and Style. Miuk anb Oho yce, quebn and wkllesi.ey-strel.t3, AUCKLAND. JUNCTION DRAPERY ** WAREHOUSE. WILLIAM R. BRIDGMAN neilrea to Inform his oustomors, and purchasers -^drapery generally, that he has. now com %etedKsive improvements to his wsmtaes, which have been much enlarged, and thereby Sioh more convenient for-owning: on bushiees. Ho Is now opting up and -howing a large and varied Atsortmontof Now Goods suitable tor the STSWBM. and wldoh wiU bo marked at much less thftn usual rates, as a largei return will enable him to SeU at a Bmall rate of profit. The following Lines aro Special Value, amd are continually being added to: _,__._. 300 Pairs New BlsnKets, all sizes and makes. (■ plendld value, from 10a Gd pair White Twill Shootings, 72 inch, .from Is yard Unbleached Twill theotlng, .0 and 72 inch, A Large and Well-assorted Stook of White Callcoß. all makes, from 2Jd Splendid Volue in Grey Ca icos.from SJd Black Velveteen, (nrtra value), from JU l 3d yard Flannels in Great Varloty-KngUah Makes from 7*d ; Colonial, aU pricOß _~„__,•_,« Balance fcuinmor Mints and Dress Stufl_ at gr.atly reduced prices (to clear), from 3Jd darks and Coata'a 2*3 yard Reel. Is 6d dozon A Larw and Woll assorted Stock of Black and Gold Cashmerea and French Merinos to be A BNico h Assortment ot Carmelltea COBtume Tweeds. Dress Serge. Fou;4 Beige', and other Dresa Matoriols In aU the Noweat Shades ■ The Stook IB Well-assorted, and continually being addei to. and will be Sold at Prices that will ensure _ati.fa.tloD. WILLIAM R. BRIDGMAN. ooooooooooooooooopoopooooo {^^i H^^___- _^-^_^^^W^^^EHrHc Hr^c^rHHHtT't^c* i BSoSoSoooooooqowQgpqboqqqq oocsoooi-ocsosoooeegsaageooea 252~H.555-'_.3_:Sr:SSS33SSSSs39 E2£_X£C£^~^~^^H^H^H.-Hr<_-'r'Hr-< S3S3SSSS33SSS3S3SSSSSSSSSS J382 WINTER. 50 CASES 50 Tho flrat portion of tho NEW GOODS for this Season are now on view, amongst which ore some Ma...1--CE_t Lines ok BOYS AND YOUTHS' CHEAP SUITS. Parents and Guardians will find it advan tageous to make an Early Selection, The STOCK of MEN'S CLOTHING Is simply superb, and the Variety or HATS, HOSIERY. SHIRTS, BLANKETS, FLAN NELS, See, second to none In New Zealand. Auckland Branch: QUE EN-STREET. Opposite Theatro Royal; Axd at Albert-street, Thames. J. FITZSIMONS, Manager, oaQQcaQfIQQeoQOQQQOQgpaopQa 3j33334.333 1 4j3j^^^^4daaa ra.H.j.'.i-'------------I*-I'-^ _jSSSs.SxSI_.-.t.NNNNSN!SJNNIS!SNN-.N HHHHHSf.ErAKW2.!3KKSHHMHHKWH__ OMITU ADD ARNOLD, ARCHITECTB, OLD «IVr COUNCIL CHAMBERS. Seeds i Seeds i Seeds i W. J. Si_i*Cß: Have Just Lawdrd theli4 NEW BEASON'S GLO VARS, whioh are of Very Superior Quality. White Clover, English and Dutch Bed Clover. English and Amerioan Cowgrass, K.gll.h and American Alsyke, Timothy, Trefoil, Rape Lucerne, Linseed, &o, &c„ Sic. Having purchased prior to the rise, enables them to offer the above at wholesale rates. Inspection Invited. Also. Poverty Bay Rye Grass, machine dressed a splendid sample Southern Eye.Grasa. Italian Rye Grass Coo.Bfoot, Prairie Gross, Poa Prcoteusis And all other kinds of Agricultural and Garden Seeds. BONEDUST! BON.DUST At the City Council's desire, we have deter mined to clear out our present stook, an* in ordor to do so quickly, we have reduced the prices for oash. Our quotations are from £B to £3, according to quantity and quality. In Stock: Bell's Celebrated 1 inch and Bonoflour: Sydney 2 Htar and 3 Star Bonedust and Hor,.flour; and a limited quantity of Sop pet's local manufacture. We have also for Sale: 2 New Robey'a 6 and 8 _.p. Knglnee and Thrashers Coulter. Drills Koarsley's Combined Reaper and Mower Cornets' Patent H.P. Chaff outter Alao. Corbett & Peel's manufacture Double-furrow Plouahs, woll worth Inspection Single furrow Ploughs, Horse Haee Cultivators, Rollers and Clod-orußher. Winnowers, Cheese Presses Cheesemakers, C_.H-cutt._n (small) Sec, Sec. Sec Also, Feed and Seed Oats, Maize, Barley, Flour. . h-r_ _ Oatmeal, Chaff, Bran, Fowl Wheat, &0., Sec, Sec Prime Samples of Picked Table Potatoes GUANO. Pernvlan, Ohlendorff 'a. Dissolved Peruvianl Maldon Island. Huon Island, and other Che mical Manures. - W. J. H™ BT & C o ' IM, QUEEN-STREET, Auckland. fPHE LADIES OP AUCKLAND _L PROVINCB aro requested to inspect the GRAND SHOW Ot AUTUMN and WINfBR GOODS in the Window of the CITY HALL ARCADB, Q_-.bi.BT-.r__. ON VIEW this *"*' GARLICK & CKANWELL/ Proprietors. o><——-V rf <^> /\ V T U M N Vp *-y WINTER GOODSX / NOW OPENING ' > / UP. NOVELTIES in Dress Goods j. NOVELTIBS ln liress Trimmings NOVKLTIKS In MUlloery NOVKLTIKS in Jackets and Dolmans NOVKLTIKS in Cretonnes NKW HAT 3, BONNETS, FLOWER 3 NKW MBN'd AND BOYS' CLOTHING NRW BLANKBT., FLANNKLS, &C. FUR AND SPRING-TOP KID QLOVK.<. \GARLICK AND CRANWELLy •N. CITY HALL ARCADE, A <> QUBKN-STRKBT, /• V IP /v Auckland, x^b <^\ i /h WE NOW ALLOW ON ALL CASH »' PAYMBNTS £ PSR CENT. DISCOUNT on Furniture D PKR CENT. DISCOUNT oo rarpets k PKR CKNT. DI.COUNT on Floor-cloths D PER CENT. DISCOUNT on Furnishing k PSR CKNT. DISCOUNT on Drapery! deeds O PKR CENT. DIBCOUNT on MUllnei* *; PER CKNT. DISCOUNT on Clothing O PER CENT. DISCOUNT on all Purohsses ever One Pound, IN ANY DEPARTMENT AT THB CITY HALL ARCADE, ONLY ONE PRICK! CABHPRICKI extra ca-h discount i Gtarlick & Ckanwell, ; CITY HALL j DRAPBRY AND FURNISHING AROADE, Qdekn-sib -et, Anokland.



Special Advertigements. npHCj-INTON, SMITH AND FIRTH HAVE FOR SALE : '-• Crown " Flour, in sooks, 100's and 30's "Champion" „ ~ „ » "Cantab" „ „ Sharps Bran Fowl Wheat WnABF Mri, Anckland. 1 Woura'a Aromatic Schi_d__t Bca_.APPa, to Induce the deatruction and pfovent the Im proper use of their wrappers and labels, and thua further proteot the Publio against fraud and deception, havo enclosed In the wrappers, or under the label on the quart bottles, slnoe Ist Ootaber, 1878, and continue to enclose ix evert nA.'fl P.OKINO THItOCaHOUT THB YEAR T H X X X «1 O R D B R S, which are drawn upon the undersigned, and which will bo a-shed by them on proaentatlon. To secure these Gifta, tho Public muat be careful to ask for, and accept nothing but, the Gknuinb Udoi,pho Wolf■ h Schnapps, with our name upon the top label, M, Moss Se Co., Wynyard Lane, Sydney.