SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATK!> ] 'K^M'olni'g. IMS SUNMCT ~'lnU 4vw.in«. v 20 ,BliNltl3H To-morrow ituMinjf, wi MOON'S AeK.-I^3tQu"tor' IJ*,S,7 P,m.

ARRIVALS.

YiBVXHTIAX. Dollanca, bilsantlco, JlcKjy, froraGisborne Saita Oni!!, ketch, Ayres. from Lyttelton tark U.M. schooner, Oldhnm (put back)

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

London—Antare?, loading Sydney—Uotorua, 23rft Melbourne nnd touthern portß-Rinsarooina, Thursday Taranaki and Sonth-Penßiiln, Tuesday Knßaell. Whaog'irir.iandMongonul—VVelllnfiteo or QUenele, Monday _. , Tamanßa-Gienelg or Wellingtoa, Monday or Whanjrarei and Whangarci Heads — Argyle Tne*day and Friday Mangawai- Finjral, Thursday Mercury Bay—Klngal, Monday

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Halolone,Bhlp(J.N.M.S.), from London; sailed

Pareora, ship, (q S.G.W.I, from London; sailed Alooßtiß, barqno, (H.C.M.N.) from Llrerpool, via Wellington; sailed, November 7 Awi >>oUa,barque(F.K.Q.V.),fromLondon; sallod

D6fl. 9 A. T. atallknooht, barque, from New York

sailed December 8 Adamant, barque (tf.J.F.S.), from London; load-

inpf Orient, birquo. from Liverpool, loading liiilrn, barque, from London, loading Cambria, barque, from London, loading Kndflsld, bara ue, from New York Mendons, barqno, from Liverpool; lo«dJng Bomlnirton, barqne, from London; sailed Jan 11 Bohamyl, barque, from flow York; galled Deo 14 liovosprlng, barque, from Newcastlo Thamsf, barque, from Sydney Annie Barr, barquentino, from Now York Vision, brirf, from Ljttolton Albert tho Good, brin, from Molbotwno Annabel], brig, from Sydney ltorealif, brlKantine, from the Islands Albert the Qood, brig, from Melbourne Oalorlonia, gohoonor, from Noumea Aurora, briunntlno, from Newcastle Coronet, schooner, from tbo Islands Kdlib, aohwner, from Suva Kato Macgregor, sohooaer, from Dnnedln Pirate, oohoensr, from Hnahlno Belle Brandon, schooner, trom tho Islands Pearl, ketch, from Rarotonga

IMPORTS.

Par Saatn friz, from Lyttelton—l,o3l sacks Whiat, 24 «ttc!iu ks'ms bjed, Per Dtfiinco from Daoeilin-210 sacks outs, VH 3Hck'i wii »nt, 'JSU ooolta flour. ii oast-j hams, 84 inol-s pnli>ir<i, 10) sacks br«n. H )iaokagep. ICroio Gu'jorae -li sa<:ka an ■jfiiri. #Rom 'Dnn.V.tn, i'oc'!'l!iirae«-7'r5r3ai-!;!>. ! ,.:iia soed, 220 supWi/j^ ■■•■ sc ■ .ijtßpolliiM. iWfiifkabrtß, ■ Iwwahoei Coastwisib.—flns;'y, Irsra Ken nedy Eoj-. with S» S!» foot timber, ___ "™bcfTw*nui CiiAtiTwisv^-lirDaia, for Tairua, in ballwf. Tho ketch Hftuta Cruz arrived from Lyttelton y(wt«ra»y mornln?, ifr^r a pw»?n of 7 days. t>ii9»jßsew-Uli«<iloaniith 12), Tb* ship vv'6iiingu)ii. froai th/a port arrived at Port Crmlmeru qa Maroh S. OiKtain Cowan KeporW having a p'ieasnnt trip down. si'UuJ ui AKi'llßl'Muaiif!1" >'Wf.'-Jiaj-ijarnO"'"' -uJf^-^Avc fiU iV **■»■!>>;<•■ '■' m The brigantlne Defiance an», — ... _.um»ru Via Gisborno on Suuilay afternoon, having left the latter portlat 0 p.m. on the 10th mat. The sehosner Adelaide has cleared at the Cuswina for Whanguoa. She proceeds there in ballast to load timber for Sydney. The s.s. Riofrarooma did not leave Gipborne Until 10 30 a.m. to-duy on aocount of bad weather, She will, tharefaro, arrive hero about noou to morrow.

lI.M. surveying iohooni>r Lark, which loft for Eolomon Islands on Saturday afternoon, brought up bof»r<j a Btlff north-easter outside the reef tho iiarn* oveniog. she sot underway again early on Sunday morning, bat bad not pro ceeded far when tho etptala doomed it advisable to uut baok. and aooordlogly brought his vessel up insido tho North Head, whore she now lies awaiting a lull of the storm.

Tho"Thames -Advertiser" understands that the owners of tbe steamer Knterprlae Intend to dlsoosi of that vessel shortly, and that there is a possibility of the local Bteamboat oompanr eenuring her to run 1h oonjanotion with the pre sent boats on tho up river trade.

The ship Oxford's pis'engers were landed by h» b to»Hier lily this afternoon.

The Belim, from I-yttelton. which arrived at Dunkirk on January 1, had jettisoned abomt 160 bags wheat.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. Pengnln, «b., Andorson, from the South Waikato, p. 8., Msrsbail, from Port Walkato

The p.p. Walkato arriv«d on Saturday after noon, with lit) baloe flax and t0w,220 poats.from Port Waikato.

The bfigantlne Ellbi Firth from Greymoutb with ooal, and another btlgantlne Bupposed to be tbo sea Gall from Weßtport, were passed outside the Manukau Heads by the s.s. Penguin yesterday morning. The Sea Gull brings ooal for the Railway Departmont

The Union Co.'i s.a. Penguin drrived from the South at noon yesterday with the following Poaßengers:-Chief Juatloe Sir James and Lady Prtindergast, Judg9 Gilllos. Mrs Bailey, /atones Irvine (2), Aldroo, LaßKdon, Mrs Dlvler and family (]), Mr and Mrs Perm and family (3), Moadamos Graou, Abrahams, Langdon, Miss Nownhaw. Mr and Mrs Crisp and family (2), Captain; Wlldman, Messrs Potblow, Gordon, Armstrong, Beiramsn, fowler, Johns, Floyd, Webster. Weir, Fathers, Walker, Graoe, Hall. Hrey, Hemenpchaelder, Langdon, bmithnrst, Halifax. Fotherulll.DoCastor. Gibbons. Franks, Jones, To Wetora, Bailey, Beamißb, Keys, Dr McMillan, and thirteen in the steerrge. Sho is announced to return South at 1 p.m. to-morrow. Mat train from Aaokland, 12 nooc.

KAIPARA SHIPPING.

ICaifara jihads', March 10. Onr only arrival during the week has been the Annie Wilson, from Melbourne yesterday, after Bflfteen dan'praflage. Sailed, yestorday: The barque Anne Molkulflh for Sydney. , Tie barquns Stag and Vcbs Trader, and brljtautine Clansman, are expected to be loaded to-night«r tomorrow.

KAifara Hbabs, this day. Sailed. Thursday: Anne Melhutßtf; yestei] day: Clansman. Arrived: Energy, three maatoa schooter, Sara"- Pile, brigantlne.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Gisnonwif, this day. SaUed: Rtagarooma. s.s.. for Auokland, W.30 "•"• WiiANOAiiw, thla day. Bailed: Argyle. s.s., for Auoklan*. 1 p.m.

COMMERCIAL.

KvnrnNQ Stab, "Monday.

Maura Ooohrane & Bon hMd a land and pro pertysuleat their mart to-diy. The. farm at Wnirna Boath. the proiiorty of the lato Mr B broVkt *38r ThoUsland shells (vory curious) will be oflsred on Woflnesdiiy next. Mr R C Greenwood oflared a number or small farms and allotments to-dw: the mart was largely attended, but the bidding did not re»oh tho reoerved prioeo. The properties are opan for private sals, on application ta Mr GM? Dl?w?Batonhelda fruit sale to-day at 8, tower Queen-street, The sale was well attended by the trade. Apples, lid to 2id; pears, 2id; plums, 4d to Jid; quinces, Jd to Id, Mr Gabriel Lewis sold tho Btook-ln-trade of Mr J. Taylor, oonilßt'ng of boots, shoes, and coneral plant. The goods wore all sow. and realised oapital prices. Mr L»wis will hold a Bale of leather and saddlery materials at his mart to-morrow.

Smokers, whoso ladulgence in the weed is continuous, should use jurt such a cordial as UooLrBO Wouit'a !;chibdam Abomatio Boh.vappb. for these palpable reasons: Tobacco drains the salivary glands and deranges the nerVons organism. It ia a powerful drug, that tolls on the strongest constitution. It invites Sygpepala, heartburn, indigestion, nausea, often torlnstiDß on treraora, and its fumes impair the "idon. While this elixir may obviate these results, it will certainly brace tbe system against 4s pernicious enW*

Mail Notice.

Miiis whx Dumb as Unjmeii.- This Day. For Rarotonga, per Transit, at I p.m. tor Russell, Kawatowa, WauKiuroa. and Monttonul, per Glenelg, at 4.31) p.m. For Tauranga, Ohlnemuta. and OpoUki. per Wellington, at 1.30 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 5 SO s.ra. Tbebdas, 14th instant. for Tairua, per Dream, at 9 a.m. _ For Waiwera, Kawau, Omaha, and Matak&na, por Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. For Taranaki and Southern ports,per P«ngaln, at 11 a.m. For Knßßell,Karwakawa, etc,; per Rtegarooma, at 3 iktu. For Tonga and Hanao.i, por India, at 3 p.m. For WbaßKarei Heads, Waipu, Wbangarei, und MaDgapai. per Argyle. at J p.m. WsdnesdXy, 15th iaatunt. For Thames, vor Hcwiuahiißa. at 8 a.m. Fer Tairua, per Maßio, at 11 a.m. N.B —Payments on account of Property Tax will be received at this office between 9 a.m. and S p.m. A Post-offloe has been opened at Whittord, uonr Howiok. Malls will bo despatched from this •ffi<* every Tuesday and Friday, at 2.30 p.m. Jioturn mails will arrive ovory Wednes day and Saturday, at 10 a,m. a. B. Bias, Cfalet Postmaster. Ohlef Post-ofOoe. Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

Milieu 13. 1882.

£heaire Royal-De»ias'»Bpeoialty Company, amlet," 8 p.m: Ponsonby Wesleyan Bazaar, 2 to 9 p.m.

Beresford - street Church Soiree and Public Mooting, 6.30 p.m.

Manuere Ratepayers' Meeting-Old School room. 7.50 p.m.

wt. Jamoa'j M.I. Association—Lecture by K. W. Burton, " Considerations of the Upper Houses of the Australasian Legislatures, 7.30 p.m.

Licensing Committee Nominations, Onehunga Courthouse, Takapuna, Karangahapp, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Oddfellow*' Hall, Parnell-Monthly meeting of Working Men's Friendly Aid Society. 7 P.m.

Birth.

BYKKS.-On March 11, 1883, at her MBldenoe, Wjnyard-atreee, Auckland, Mra Q, Bykei of a daughter; both doing well.

Death.

UUE.-On the 12th March, at Froenan'a Buy, Garnet Sylvester, the dearly beloved infant Bon of George and lan Elixaboth Gee, aged 1 yeir and It months. HOB BIN.—At her parants" resident, York street Kyber Pans, Leonora, youagaet child of wm, Keaben and Leonora Hobbla; aged 5 years. Not lost, but gone before. SCOTT.-On March 12, 1882, Baraa Soott, aged IS years. Tbe fnneral will loave the residence of her father, James Hoott, tailor, WelliDgtom Place, near tap of Hobion-Btreet, on Tuesday, the 14th Instant, at S p.m. Friends ore invited to attend, Tbe monitors of St. Matthow'a C"t muaio»nt Guild,thßjßJhKaias "'.'"T^i,; ,u...0t UioSundtiy School are invlttMi ■ tv kocompany tbe remains to the cemetery. WALLi.OB.~On tho 12th Inattnt, at her parents' reaidenoo, Lower Hepburn-street, Auokland, Josephine H lien. Infant daughter I ofWeorge and Anna Wallace, aged 3 month?. —Wellington papow pleaso oopy.

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

MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1882.

For tho caus« that lucks assistance, For the WKOg that needs reaistanc* For tho future in *« dutonce. And the good that we can do.

Two recent items of American newi which reach ua by cubic scorn to be directly con tradictory of each other, in so far as prin ciple is concerned. The first message noti fies tkat several hundreds of pmecuted Jews from Southern Kussia have met with a warm welcome in the United States; and the other is to tha effect that tha United States Senate has passed by a largo majority a bill, the object of which k to effect the exclusion of Chinese from tho country. The contrast here presented is most striking—on the one hand, the Jews received with open arms and pretested with tracts of country td settle upon) and on the other, the Chinamen threatened with total expulsion from United States terri tory. To fully appreciate this ooatraat, it is neceisary to bear in mind that to the present day, in Rome American circles, a Jew is regarded with aa aversion second only to that with whioh the negro is viewed. Brother Jonathan, with all his Republican virtues, is a stickler on questions of caste, and under his dominion to be a Jew is to be snbject to social ostracism. It was bat a few ycara since that a larg'°£jtel keeper at Saratoga Springs—the jSew Yorker's fashionable health resort—nearly ruined the reputation of his house and drove " society" temporarily from the Springs, by admitting a wealthy Jew as a bo&rder at his establishment. In New York itself the proprietors of hotels have to adopt the process known as "rooiting ofi " in order to keep Jews out, and prevent their cuitom suffering. Being bound to receive all comers and provide them with board, the hotel-keeper retorts to artifice, and assures the Jtwish applicant that he has no rooms except those m the attic flat, and for these he asks a most exorbitant price—the result being that the oppressed Israelite i» effectually got rid of. Tho excuse offered for this unfair if not brut.il treatment is that the Jews are filthy in their habits—an excuse which comes with a rather bad grace from people who have not the highest reputation themselves for refinement of manners or cleanliness of habit. But the fact to be remarked is that this race so des pised is now being heartily welcomed, and being treated in a manner which does credit to onr American brethren. It is the triumph of sympathy over prejudice; for wo cannot conceive that anything more than an unreasoning antipathy was the cause of American dislike of the Jews, nor would we impute to the Government of the United States any other motive in their preeeat action than pnre philanthropy. In this triumph all lovers of their species will rejoice. But while the Republic is thus extending its hand in cordial welcome to an oppressed race, and giving them the shelter and protection ot its free laws, the hatred against the Chinese has grown in intensity, until the national Legislature hag been compelled to yield to the demand for prohibitive legislation. Is this mere prejudice ? It would, indeed, be an extraordi nary and unaccountable spectacle to see a nation which receives with open arms the refugees and crowded-out workers of all Europe—a country which in its elements combines all races, and has fused them into % noble national life—animated by a blind prejudice against one set of people. It is an impossibility. The sub ject is too familiar to our readers to render necessary any recapitulation of the evils which the Chinese bring in their train. It is enough that the American people, after trying the experiment fairly, have satisfied themselves that the Chinese work man, with his indescribably filthy habits, his want of conformity to domestic and State duties, and his miserly habits directed towards the accumulation of money for the solo purpose of taking him back to live in hit own country, is a disturbing element in the population. The Anglo-Saxon cannot exist side by side with him; and as the Rational Government in neither ready to admit that the native born snbject must eo,npr that he shall hold his ground by sinking to the Astatic level, it has been compelled, with no little reluctance, to eloge American ports against) the influx of an element so demoralising to the nation. We think tha .contrast presented in the attitude of the Americans towards the Russian Jews and the Chinese sufficiently defines tho lines that divide the boundaries of a reasonable tear and a blind prejudice, Both people have in common habita of acquisitiveness, industry, and race exclusiveness ; but the Americans know from experience that the one class sjriU makecood subjects, while the other lack any sjngle quality that would enable them to replace those dements in the national vitality which they eat away and most surely destroy. Like grasshoppers, they come only to gather in the harvest pre. pa"red by the enterprise .of their predecessors, and then pass on to mpi'e attractive fields, heedless of the .desolation they laayp in their wake.

Temperance and Life Insurance.

Within the last fifty yeara it was quite a usual thing for assurance offices to decline the lives of teetotallers, uuleas at an increased rate for extra risk—it being con sidered that their ahitinenee would have the effect of shortening their lives. In self, defence, some teetotallers in London formed an assurance society in which they should not thus be placed at a disadvan tage ; and this society is the United King dom Temperance and General Provident

Institution, which has taken a place as one of the largest and soundest of Home Life Assurance Societies. During the forty j ears it las b«en in existence this society has paid for assurances the sum of £1,336,693 5j 5d ; and it has at present an accumulated capital of £2,838,081 5s lOd, which, as the society Is on the " Mutual" principle, is entirely the property of the members. The directors determined on proving that teetotal lives were at least as good a3 those of moderate drinkers, and therefore divided the business of the society into two section*—a temperance and a general—working each independently of tho other. The quinquennial investigation of the society s affairs for the period 1876-80 has recebtly been completed, and shows the following results:—Of expected claims dur ing the five years, there were in the temper ance section 933, on which the sum assured was £193,748, but the actual claims proved to be only 651, and the sum paid £126,142. As against this, in the general section the expected claims during the same period were'l,4Bs for sums amounting to £311,326; and the actual claims made were 1,480 for a total of £322,644. The calcula tions for the different sections are made upon the same basis—the usual mortality table—in order to show the difference between the two classes of lives; and it will be seen from the above figures that while there were 252 fewer deaths than were expected among tke teetotallers, there were only five loss than were anticipated among the moderate drinkers. The effect of this is to show that the lives of tee totallers are 25 per cent, better than the usual assurance tables calculate for ; and if the monetary test ia applied, the same testimony is given to the superior advan tages of total abstinence. For the last quinquennium, the bouus which falls to be paid on the premiums received during the period is as follows in the respective) sections:—Temperance section, 41 to 135 por cent., according to the age of the as sured; general section, 26 to 83 per cent., showing that the abstaining members make from 15 to 52 per cent, higher profits than the non-abstainers. This is still more clearly shown by compaiiug the sums actually apportioned as bonus during the period referred to an insurances of £1000 :—At age 20, tho bonus added ia the temperance section was £97 ; in general section, £60 10j. At ago 50, temperance section, £142 16s; genaral sectiou, £89. Nor are these isolated experiences ; these figures apply, with more or less accuracy, to every quinquennium of the society's exis tence. These fact* conclusively demolish the ignorant prejudice that abstinence from spirits is, on the average, v""~! . .'•■ health ; and,.in, m},/;./ ~'...;■■ "jtlllo.U3 }° vestif"'"'!_' ...\iu age when scientific in ~~" n-tion 's treated with a profound res pect, they will carry gr«at weight. As with many other agreeable things which the stomuch protests against, however, alcoholic liquors will yet find many devotee* who prefer tho agreeable sensa tions of the moment to the dry probabili ties of a lengthened career held out by tee total actuarias. Still, wo conceivo that figures like those quoted are better calcu lated to convince tha iatelligent than many cold-water lectures, even when rendered endurable by the minor indulgences of tea and plum cak«—the terrors of tho dys p-ptic.

An interesting article entitled "The Outcast Itusrian Jews," appoars in the fourth page of this issue.

Colonel Reader is still here engaged on business in connection with his dopait ment, Ho will prsbably proceed to Wai kato tomorrow.

" A Ratepayer" writes warning tho electors of Arch Hill Licensing District againit false representations, which, ho says, are boing made by a paid canvasser In furtherance of a ticket put forward in the publicans' Interest,

At the meeting of St. Tamcs's Mutual Improvement Association to-night, Mr E. W. Burton will deliver a lecturo entitled '•Considerations on tho Upper Houses of tho Australasian Legislatures."

The attendance at the evealng service at the Theatre was large. Mr Themas Buddie presided, and excellent addresses ■were delivered by vh« Key. Wm. Morlcy and Mr PrancU Aligns Whit*. Tho hymns were selected from Moody and Sankoy.

As per announcement In another column, Mr George K. Ireland has withdrawn from being a candidate for tho Mount Wellington District Licensing Commitee. If ono other generom gentleman would only withdraw it would save tho cost and trouble of an election.

At eleven o'clock to-day, tho horso attached to a buggy belonging to Dr. Pur chaa bolted from f'itt-street, thence down Wellington, Union, ami William-streets, aad bringing up Cnally iv the Uowc-strect gully. Oo examination the buggy was found to be v«ry much damaged, being inioui a wheil. The horse escaped injury,

At tho Theatro Royal on Saturday eveu. ing an atiructivo double-bill was presented, 'Ihe "Colonel" wns first performed, and proved, as ever, to be highly amusing, A comedy in three actß, entitled "Taming a Shrew," followed, with Mr Harkins as Petruchia, and Mis* Tanner as Kate, This was also a very successful production, and tho actors were frequently loudly applauded. To-ni«ht Mr Harkinß appears as "H»mlet," prince of Denmark, % character which he is said to represont very faithfully.

Theb»za»r on behalf of the new Wca leyan Church at Ponsonby will be continued this evening. Although ninee its opening a large quantity of goads has boen disposed of, yet still (so liberal havo been the contri bution*) a considerable stock is remaining on hand. Thoie tho Gommitteo are de sirous of turning into ready money, and in order to effect sales, they will bo sold very cheap. The articles consist of a great num ber of useful, ornamont.il, and fancy goods, and it is hoped the bazaar will close up to night without anything further being left for disposal. There will be an auction sale ef the balance of the goods at the close (Mr Arthur, Auctlonetr). Admission Gd,

The anniversary services of tho Borosford stre«t congregation were held yesterday. The preachers were in. Koseby and the minister of the congregation. In the morn ing an impressive discourso was preached by the RevDrßoseby (Congregational minister, Dunedin), who preached from Ecclcsiastes 10 c, v. 10., "If the iron be blunt, and ho do not whet the edge, then Inu.lt he put to more strength." In the evening Key. J. Robertson (pastor ot the chnrcb), preached from Ist book of Chronicles, 29 c. and pirt of v. 5, " And who then is willing to conse crate his service this day anto the Lord ?" The congregation was large, and the offer terles will be devotod to the gallery fund.

The usual weekly meeting of the French Literary Society was held on Saturday evening, Mr J. B. Lenoir being in the chair. Mr The?. Morrin was elected a member of the society, and after some dis cussion, it was agreed to change the mid week meetings from Wednesday till Thurs day evenings, in order to ascertain if the alteration will tend to increase the atten dance. The literary business consisted in the reading and consideration of two essayc, viz, "Incident* de Voyngo" by Mr B, Cronin, and <;Le Macbeth de Shakespeare "byMrJ, M. Geddis. Both productions were favourably criticised. On Saturday evening next Messrs A. Grange and Chan. Williamson are to contribute a lecture and translation respectively, while Mr W. H, Dumpier will give a recitation.

To the Editor : Sir,—Since the band con test, an erroneous impression has got about to the (fleet that Messrs Quick and Stark were connected with the day's proceeding?. It is only fair to these gentlemen that an explanation should be given. They were waited on by Mr Thompson for the purpose of obtaining their gardens for the band con' test. They refused at once, stating that thoir grounds were not in a lit state for a gathering of the kind; but as Mr Thnmpson assured them he simply wanted to make use of the enclosure for the day, as it was tho only place on the North Shore large enough to gather tbe public together, they consented, and kindly gave the free use or their grounds, fully expecting Mr Thompson would make the necessary preparations for the reception of hia yiai'tors, This was not done ; and in justice to Messrs Quick and Mark be it said that they borrowed the oaly avail able seats on the shore, and employed their pwn men carting them to the gardens for tbe use pf the spectators, for the miserable failure of thp evening's entertain ment it is to Mr Thompson the blame is to be attached; not to the gentlemen who so kindly placed their groimda at his disposal, On seeing bow things were boing con ducted they ordered their gates to be thrown open and refused to allow money to be taken for an entertainment that Mr Thompson had failed to carry out, 1 have not the slightest hesitation in stating that when the Victoria gardens are completed, and filled with animals and curios from all parts of the world, the public will then have an opportunity of judging as to whether Messrs Stark and Quick are competent to cater for their amusement.— lam, &c, Justice.

For the convenience of persons making application for the appointment of secretary to tho Domain Board, Mr Brown will be in attendance at the Minister's room, Post otlice, on Wednesday next, the 15th inst., between the hours of 10 and 12 a.m.

The open sailing boat race between the Fraud, Gem, Eunice, and Ped, which took place on Saturday afternoon, finished as follows : - Fraud, 4hrs 4mins BOsecs; Gem, 4hrs Smins 25secs; Eunice, 4hrs Smins 4O.secß, The owners of the Petrel have challenged the winning boat to a race for £10 a-side.

1 with I had been a woman, remarks Lord Beaconslield, in "Endymion." Wo men are the only people who get on. A man works all his life and thinks he has tlor.e a wonderful thing if, with one leg in the grave, and no hair on hia head, he manages to get a coronet; and a woman (lances at a ball with some young fellow or other, or sits next to some old fellow fit dinner, and pretends she thinks him charm ing, and he makes her a peeress on the spot.

Mr Herbert Gladstone, who has just arrived home from Ireland, will hardly have seen anything worse in the way of wretched living than he might havefoundinbiafather's parish. It was stated before the Hawarden magistrates, the other day, that a family of father, mother, and eight children slept in one room without ventilation. In another case, father, mother, and six children elept in one room ; the oldest son was 15, and the eldest daughter 21 years of age.

A curious census has been taken in Bristol. On a rec.ent Saturday night a cuusua was taken of'the attendances at all the public-houses in Bristol. It shows that between seven and eleven o'clock 54,074 men, 36,803 women, and 13,415 children entered the public-houses of the city.giving a total of 104,557, the population being 210,000. Abuut 2,000 enumerators were engaged in this compilation. The Sunday census a few weeks ago showed that about 60,000 persons were present in tho churches and chapels on a Sunday evening.

Tho anniversary services in connection with tho Poiisonby Baptist Sunday School were held yesterday in the Ponsonby Hall. Mr Spurgeon preached in ttic morniDg frara tho text, "And Jesus called a little child unto him," while the services in the after noon and in the ovening were conducted by Mr Kub»oa and Rev.Mr Carter respectirely. To-morrow evening the annual soiree will bo held in tho schoolroom, when addresses will bo delivered by Rev>n>vu<i<'-"nn Knur geon, and n" '■ - %-■■ ■*-.•* ■-".%.' »>uf-», -y . t iTuu«<iS»£*iuoW,

The deputation appointed at a recent' meeting of Richmond Koad and Springbank residents waited on the Pon9onby Highway Trustees, in accordance with their instruc tions, in order to ascertain what steps they were prepared to take to have the Richmond Rotd metalled, A discussion took place, when it appeared that no proposition on the subject had ever been made by the Nowton Board. Tho deputation withdrew on tho understanding that the Pohsonby Board was open to receive a proposal from the Newton trustees, so that there is an immediate prospect of the work being done

Mr Joshua Koyle, who died lately in Manchester, was a member of the Anti- Corn Law League, and during a critical de bate got access to tho House of Lords in a very peculiar manner. Very anxious to be present, and unable to gain admission by tin ordinary channel*, ho walked right into the Chamber, and, being unchallenged, eat down on ono of the benches, two scats from the Duko of Wellington, where he remained until the close. A man of some presence, he wan probably taken for ono of thoso noble lords who rarely attend the H'juso.

A youth named Keesing was passing alone Albert-street on Saturday night, whan ho saw a glare of lire through one of the window* in Means T. and 11. Cooke's furniture factory, Victoria-stroct. lie gave the alarm at tho station, and tho Albert street bell was rung. Superintendent Hughes, accompanied by Captain Butler, of tUe Salv»go Corps, and the men on duty, prococded to the factory, and found v quantity of half-burnt shavings smoulder ing in a largo open firo placo, whoro they had probably bnon loft in tho afternoon by the employe". The embers wore soon ex tinguished, and the Brigido returned to tho station.

A New York paper says : Since IGIO, 523 theatres h«ve beon burnt down in tho old and Now World, 460 disasters of this kind having taken place within tho last hundred years (up to 1878), whllo from 1871-78 the aYoraec rate wa« 13 theatres per annum. Iv tho list of localities, London, with 31, is at the head; Paris, with l>o, follows next; the youthful city of New York has 26, and tho yet younger San Frnuci«co, 21 (?). Barnum's Theatre, in the Krnpiro City, has been burnt down no leas thnu five times, while Astloy's, in Lon don, and the Grand Opera House, in Paris, have each beon destroyed four times, Her Majesty's, Drury Lano, and Covent Garden" have been thrice laid waste by fire, while numerous London theatres can boast of double conflagration?, tho oldest in the list bsing tho Globe, on Bankside, which was burned down A.D. 1613. Though the Vienna disaster, with some eight or nino hundred lives to its score, ranks first for fatality, there have been several vory nearly as bad. When Lchmann's Theatre in St. Petersburg was destroyed (1838), between fix and seven hundred lives weresnerified, though tho official accounts returned but half that number; the Cnrhruho Court Theatre (1847), with about two hundred victims, tho Brooklyn (1876), with nearly three hundred, and tho Nice catastrophe, come next.

An Interesting address was delivered yostorday attornoon in tho Pitt-street VVealeyan Church on " Missions in South nnd Central Africa," by Mr Qow Jukufifar, who is sojourning in this city. Vcv, Mr Morley presided, and opened the proceedings by rending a portion of Scripture, after which the Rev. Thomas Huddle engaged in prayer. Tho speaker, who has a very good knowledge of English, nnd spe&kn with comparative fluency, gavo a most interesting account of the mission work in Atrica, the general condition and social habits of tho people, and native obstacles to the spread of Christianity. The address was brightened by tho relation of several telling anecdotes, one being tho speaker's endeavour to convert a tall heathen chief. The heathen resented his overture*, eons a last resource on leavfng ho prayed with him, but did so with his eyes open in case the old sinner attempted to do him violence for, us Mr Jukufifar quaintly remarked, " It was just one of those cases in which the Scriptural maxim ' Watch and pray ' camo in handy." A collection was made at the close of the service. The chairman an nounced that Mr Jukufifar would give an address on "Africa and the Africans" at an early date, possibly on Wednesday even ing. This address will bo specially interest ini;, as the speaker will not only describe the Africans and their customs, but will give samples of their songs,

"Red Cloud" writes i—"Sir,— Any straDger passing up Queen-street tho last two months could not but 1.13 struck at the glaring extravagance and wasto of money that is being perpetrated by the Auckland Savings Bank in removing a fine substantial and commodious building for (he purpose, they say, of erecting one more bcantiful. The stranger, no doubt upon enquiry, would be told the reaaon for this extravagance lies iv the fact that the Bank ha« more money than they know what to do with. Now, if the stranger was of a philosophical turn of Mind he might, in that answer, derive some food for thought. Tho first question likely to arise, would be, what will the Bank do with their huge surplus that will exist again in say two or three years hence? Will they tear down and re-erect again, or will the management pay a bonus to the owners of the'bank, viz., tho depositors? Of course this latter course would be the more just and equitable way of disposing the surplus; but it is not at all likely to be ever acted upon. The ingenuity of the management no doubt will devise some method of keeping down the surplus. Tho hard_ saving depositor must pay fine salaries to such management. This little development of high salaries might of course be expected, and probably tolerated, where there is such a plethora of cash, but why, Mr Editor, should the bank advertise constantly in our daily papers that they have money to lend, and use other extraordinary moasures in their endeavours to drive a bigger trade. I am informed that the law will not allow the Savings Bank to pay more than {? per cent., but they could give the depositors a bonus according to their deposit. There is auothpr tiling that I deßire to briijg before the public \ that is, when a deposi tor places monpy in the bank, »ay tho 3vd or 4th of this month, docs the interest count from that date or from the beginning of tho next month, This was the rule of (ho Auckland Savings Bank at one time, but I do not know what It is now, 1 think that the depositors ought to receive interest from the time they put their money In the bank till they take'it out again—for it belongs to them. And more economy should be exer cised with the money, for bad times might como again, and affect the bank very much,"

The Key Mr Edwards preached both mor»i»g and evening at St, Thomas's Cliiroh, tuero being large congregations on botti occasions. There was a full choir, Mr T. Jonca presiding at tho organ.

From the tact that since the 4th instant only three cases of scarlatina have been re ported to the City Sanitary Inspector it may be safely summed that this disease is dying out in Auckland. During the first four days of the month numerous eases were reported, and during the month of February five cases of scarlatina and one case of typhoid fever were reported.

To-morrow (Tuesday) week has been fixed for the Auckland Dramatic Society's next and third performance, to be given in the Kemuera Hall. The piece chosen is Byron's ever-popular comedy, " Our Boys." Ttie cast will include Meesrs Barnett, Kobertson, Earl, and Pearson; while the lady parts will be filled by the most talented ladies of the society. Full particulars with regard to 'busses and prices of ad mission will appear in cur advertisement columns in tho oourse of the week.

The present condition of the electric light in London is (according to "Truth") :— Streets ate now being lighted with it at one-fourth of the price of gas; incandescent lamps can be introduced into every room of any house as soon as the mains are laid ; there can be a separate meter to each house ; the lamps can be separately lighted and put out by turning a cock ; if one light goes out no other one is affected ; the subdivision is so complete that there is no glare, and yet a room with incandescent lamps is far more brightly lighted than with an equal number of gas lamps', and an equal amount of candle power produced by electricity is cheaper than an equal amount produced by gas. In addition, the electric light has no odour, it does not vitiate or heat the air, nor does it, like gas, tarnish paint or decoration.

A story is current in Paris, illustrative of the readiness and tact of Alexander Dumas. Two playwrights, MM. De Couccy and J heaalon, had been requested to write a play called " Kean," which they did, but being unsatisfactory it was not accepted. The same proposition was made to Dumas, who produced apiece that was successful, and in compensation the manager of the Vatiete's agreed that if the first twenty-five performances gave to the treasury 60,000 francs, Dumas should he paid 1,000. "I accepted the proposition," said Dumas, " and at the twenty-fifth performance I en tered his office. ' Have you recoil"l/"* GO, 000 francs icoj»tha : pie.ce.?- ■■';'- j'J™ jju me" an unlucky* fellow, my dear author! I have just added the total re ceipts. We have 59,998 francs, so we lack three franca of the amount which would entitle you to your compensation.' I said nothing. I Quitted him, wont to the ticket-office, and bought a parquet stall, which coat five francs. Then I return«d to his office with the ticket in my hand, and iaid: "You are an unlucky fellow, my dear manager; you bavo more thai 60,000 francs in your treasury, for I have just pur chased a five-franc ticket,' He was a follow of intelligence, so he openod his till and (.aflame 1,000 francs."

Tho young man Isaac Hargraveß, who was reported in our last Thursday's issue to have died suddenly in Mr K. Annett's garden, Taupaki, Kaipara, arrived from Skipton, Yorkshire, in 1879. Ho was em ployed at haymaking tor somo time in Kaipara, and then engaged in gum-digging, until his whare was destroyed by firo, when Mr Aunett took him into his own house. On the morning of the fatal occurrence, Mr Aunett saw the deceased washing some clothcL. lie seemed to be in his usual health. Ile was much troubled with asthma, and had a severe cough. Mr Anßctt left home on business to friverhcad. On his return, wishing to apeak to dc eoased, ho doairod two young girls to go into the garden and call him. They shortly after returned, and said the deceased was lying on his face on tho garden walk, Mr Annott proceeded there, and found him dead, with blood issuing from the nose, mouth, and ears. He had evidently burst a blood vessel a short distance from where he bad fallen. An inquest was held subsequently at Kmiieu, when Mr John. Stuart, medical at tendant on tho Kaipara Kailway, had no hesitation in saying that tho imiucdiato cause of tho deceased's death was rnpturc of a blond vessel. Tho deceased being at the time in an advanced stage of consump tion, Mr John Berry, foreman of tho jury, Bald the jury \y«re uuaulinously of opinion th\t the deceased died from natural causes.

If 1831 waa pre-eminently tho astro'Qgers' year, owing to the great can junction of Jupiter and Niturn, upon which so many frightful prophcoieß wero based, 1832 will lio in a similar senso tbo astronomers' year, on account of the truusit of Venus, Xho transit. does not occur nntil December, but the astronomers aro already preparing for their observations of it. In fact, they began their preparations more than twenty-live years ago— so important is this event to astro nomical science. By the transit of Venus is meant tbo passage of that planet between the earth and the sun, so that the planot is eeen against the djak of tho sun like a black dot, It owes its importance to the fact that it furnishes perhaps the best means of measuring the distance be* tween tho earth and thn sun, and this dis tance in the astronomer's yard-stick, with out which he cannot get along. The more accurately the sun's distance is known the morocorrect become other astronomical meas urements. Modern estimates of tbia distance have varied between 95,600,000 miles and 91,000,000 miles. Since thetran»itof 1874 it has been put at about 92,800,000 inilot<, but tho astronomers think they arc yet ono or two hundred thousand miles out of the way, and this year they hope to cut these limits of error down very much. The results they achieve mast stand for moro than a century, ciuco there will not be another transit of Venus until 2004.

Tho inmatos of the Hospital wcro treated to a full service of sacrod song yesterday afternoon by members of the choirs of An glican Churches, viz., All Saint's, St Mat thew's, St Paul*, St, Sepulchre's, nnd St. Mary's. Altogether, about sixty members of tho several cbolis wore present. Tho wcathei was not promising, still a .goodly number of Dcrsons reached tho green emin ence overlooking the Domain and tho stream, with the outline* of mountains in the blue distance. The clouds were threatening, and the wind-harper sounded his storm-song among surroundiig trees. Still tbo breezes wore refreshing, and the intermittent gleams of sunshine welcome. Tho various selections were sung with spirit, and mnch enjoyed by the patients. The fine anthem, "In Jewry is God Known," was sung with much power and effect. Ihe Key, C, M. Nelson delivered an explanatory discourse based on the words, ''And tho door was shut" (St. Matthew c. 25 v. 10), whicU was listened to with devout atten tion. A collection was mndo in favour of the Hospital Orfran Fund, which originated with Mr Lincoln,' through whoso persevering efforts, assisted by Mr Ryan, these Hospital services have been continued from month to month for three years. Tho collection amounted to £3 Is. This was the first of these services in which the united choirs of tho English churches have taken an active part, although Mrs Kcritt and Mr Mackie (St. Paul's choir) havu all along rendered able and willing assistance.

The usual meeting of the ex-employe's of the Union Sash and Door Company was hold in the Working Men's Club on Satur day night, Mr Turner in the chair. The Chairman stated that rumours were going about town that some of the men were going back to work now that Mr Herbert was leaving tho mill, and some of the men considered that they were justified in so doing, fie (the Chairman} was of an opinion that Mr Herbert leaving the mill > did not settle the grievance, as it lay with the company and not with Mr Herbert, he 1 being only a representative of the directors; aud in the event of Mr Herbert going into any other mill, tho men were justified in applying for work undsr his management. IMr Middleton moved, " That the lock-ou's adhere firmly to the resolutions carried at tho fitst meeting." He said that if any of the men went back, it would have been better that not a shilliug had been collected on behalf of the lock-outs. It did not matter who was to become practical m&na ger, the men had no right to go back, as their lay with the company, and not with the retiring manager, Mr McEwin seconded tho resolution, and in doing so conpurred with the remarks of the last speaker, and tbo Chairman. Mr Shorbom also spoke strongly in favour of the resolution. The Chairman here stated if the men adhered to the first resolution carripd at the former meetings they could not, on principle, go back, as two of the committee men were tab'oopd. ' Mr Murdoch bad told a committee man that that man Turner would never get a job from the company as long as it was a com pany for the action ho had taken in connec tion with the lock-out. Tho resolution was put to the meeting and carried unanimously. The usual vote of thanks to the chairman and to the collectors and subscribers brought tho meeting to a close.'

A special maeting of No, 3 Company, will be held to-morrow evening, In tho Drill Bhed, at S o'olock. Major Morrow requests tho atten dance of every member, in order that business of importance may ba fully dlfloaeaod.

SCINTILLATIONS.

"Be brief, for'it la with words as with sunbeams; tho moro they are condonsod tho deeper they barn."—Southed.

Mr Green has successfully ascended Mount Copk. Continual persecution of the Jews in Russia has caused the desertion of seventeen villages. The Czar has given 100,000 roubles in aid of the sufferers from the Warsaw Christmas riots.

British railway lines have not been pay ing as well as formerly, Receipts were £1,000,000 short last year. The three great Whip; Dukes — Devonshire, Bedford, and Westminster— have an aggregate annual income of £1,500,000. The death of Mr Cucksey, formerly music seller of Auckland, Is announced. He died at Woolwich, England. An American humourist fays :—" You cannot throw a snowball in Washington without hitting an office-seeker on the nose.'1

Patti wears a fur coat which the late Em press of Russia gave her that is worth £1,000.

Dancing-men have become so scarce in England that the "Saturday Review" dis cusses at length the best means of utilising the email stock which is still available.

Henry Irving's limbs are thus concisely criticised by a London female a:sthete : Mr Irving's legs are limpid and utter. Both are delicately intellectual, but his. left leg is a poem. A Fellmongery Company is beinfj es tablished at Ngaruawahia.with a capital of £5,000.

Mr Vesey Stewart received a favourable answer from Mr Kolleston relative to the concession of land in the event of the tram way from Taurancta to Rctorua being under taken by a private company,

Bandsman Frederick Hunter, of the Thames Scottish Band, who was taken seriously ill after the recent baud contest here, is very much better.

It is supposed that tha reasou tho sailor returns after many days is because " he was brad on the waters."

"So your daughter has married a rich husband?" "Well," slowly replied the father, " I believe she has married a rich man, but l r understand he is a very poor^ husbMxV„ * ■'• •••t ■• ■-• w* '>»*": ■ 1 -~'-<2s.d.

Miss Clara Edmiston was appointed a pupil teacher in Welleeley-street school, nnd not Beresford-street school, as was in correctly stated.

Lord Lytton's extremely rscent angry speech at Woodstock has produced a certain sensation, owing to the violence of his attacks on Mr Gladstone which damaged only Lord Lytton himself, Mrs Langtry's debut in Robertson's "Ours," as a regular member of the Bay market Theatre Company, confirmed the general belief in her possession of a rare natural aptitude for the stage. People who eat fast should order their coffins, insure their lives for the benefit of their families, and start on hazardous jour neys. It may be the last.

Paper has gone into uae in some of the restaurants in Berlin as plates for dry or semi-dry articles of food.

It is announced that, after some years' labour, tbe tunnel under the Severn has at last practically been made. The workmen aru said to have met in the middle of the channel, and joined the two paths of com munication from the English and Welsh Hides. Chief Justice Prcndergast nnd Mr Justice Gillies arrived from WaDganui yesterday, anl will commence the hearing of tho Franklin North election potition to-mor row.

A new form of outrage to tho Jew has been adopted in South Russia. A large bag seat by a goods train to Odessa was opened, and found to contain the corpse of an old Jew. Under tho corpie wai found a note in which was writteu, " If you Jews will not quit the country living, wo shall send you out dead."

There is evidently a Wilde man loose at Yale. Listen to tho ".Record's " soDg :— Ared-or-greonplush Youdk iflrl, A Husßlan-hare-mnff Youds girl; A littlo fur oapcry, VHathetlo drapery, 'J'en-aore-hat young girl.

A confidential report of Dr. P«zzi, of tbo French Ked Cross Society, asserts that not withstanding Garabotta's statement that deaths among tho troops In Tunis only amount to 1000, they are nearer 30,000, but the fact is concealed.

Tin Toronto " Mail" says that the appearance of % pet dog with earrings created a decided sensation (probably of disgust) among the promenaders on & fashionablo street in that city.

At an evening party, Jerrild was looking at the dancers. Seeing a very tall gentle msn waltzing with a remarkably short lady, he said to a friend at hand: " liumph ! there's the mile danciDg with the mile-stone."

Female emigration to Canrda : Miss Le prancer (reading Lord Lome's speech on the subject) : The further west the young woman went the more offers she got! Ob, mamma, let ua go to Canada, as far wost as possible. Extract from a young lady's letter: " And, do you know, Maud aud I am qnite sure Captain Popplo bad taken too much champagne at the ball, for he took out his watch and looked hard at tho back of it and then muttered : ' Blesh my shoul! I hadn't any idea it was this time o' night.' "

It was the wife of President Madison who gave a young woman tho famous advice : " Give your appearance careful and serious thought in your dressing-room and forget it elsewhere," Earl Grey's so-odllod defection from the Liberal party is the defection of a politician equally able and impracticable, who, for a genoration, his availed himsolt of his posi tion as a nominal ally to make flame attacks on hix friends.

SUCCESSFUL ASCENT OF MOUNT COOK.

(BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION),

TIMARU, Sunday. The alpine tourlHts, comprising the Itev. W. L. Qroen and two Swiss guides, returned to Timaru on Saturday night, after suocosnf ully ascending Mount Oook, Two unsnooesßful attempts wore made. For the third attempt, a stop was made Bt an altitude of 7000 fteet, nearly under the peak. Starting at 0a m. on the 2nd of March, travelling by Ice the whole dlstanoo, made longer by Daring to make numerous detours to avoid tbo tracks of almost Incessant avalanohon. the party reached, the summit at 6,20 cm. It was im pOßßlble to return to their bivonao that night, and they stood 01 a narrow ledge, 200 tost below the summit, all night, wot through, and without food. They descended eafoly next morning, and reaohed their camp at 7 p.m., having been on their feet 37 hours, the last 22 hours without food. They than set out for Timaru.and arrived «avely as abovo. Themcent Is not very difficult, as far as climbing is con cerned, bnt it is extremely dangerous, on account of the almost incessant avalanches which roll down the moun tain sides. The weather wag, unfortu nately, oloudy, ao that no view was obtained from the summit. Mr Green's ttrno was limited, or he would haro aaoonded somo of the other peaks, whloh he considers oould be easily dono. The alpine scenery is described as surpassingly grand, excelling anything of the kind In the Swiss Alps. The galdes, naturally prepossessed in favour of their own country, conour with Mr Green In saying that tho weather was generally favourable for mountaineering, only five wet days being met with in tho month, The guides are almost astonished at this. Thoy say that five fine days in a whole season are seldom obtained at homo: Mr Greon proooods to Ghrlstohuroh to morrow, and home by tho next steamer,

MINING NEWS.

MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS,

Old CatjsdoniAn,-—Thore is very little change to lvport in the Btopes of No. 1 reef. No. 1 lo»el: The leading stope Is now com pleted, tytid draws very well, bo that in future we shall have plenty of air. We only got a few pounds of stone this week. I finished crushing and retorted on Friday, and got 196 ounces 14 dwts. retorted gold, and when melted reduced to 194 ounces, valued at £551 Is Cd. Atter next week, I expect to start 10 hesd, and intend keeping them going, 1 have boen laying down truck: rof d in drive top of Captain Richards'* rife this week, and have broken through to come old drive which is full of mullock. It appea.s to havo been driven between two reefs, but have not taken down very much of either.—T. B. HICKS.

Taikua Uoldfield.—Wheel of For tune : The contractors have cut the reet in the 40ft'level. The lode is well mineral ised and shewed gold. The size of the reet is got known and wil[ not be until cut through. Gem : Breaking down from the reef is going on and it is expected that crushing will bo started next week.

CABLEGRAMS.

[REUTERS TELEGRAMS.]

H_— ~i/oN, March 11. There arL"n6"cfianges to report in money or colonial produce markets. At to-aay's wool auction 10,300 bales were offered. The market was firm. Fighting in Africa, Intelligence is to hand from the West Coast of Africa that the Yamins (sic) have attacked an Ashantee village and killed some of the inhabitants. The occurrence is likely to result in farther hostilities, and it is feared that war between the two tribes is imminent. RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT FOX NATAL. CAPE TOWN, March 10. The Natal Legislative Council has dis solved, with the object of testing public oninion in regard to the offer recently made by Earl Kimberley, Secretuiy of State for the Colonies, that Natal should have the concession of responsible Government. THE FRENCH IJN jttGYPT. Jt'Aßlii, March 10. The "Temps," in its issue to-day, pub lishes a statement to the effect that M. Blignieres, the French Controller-General in Kgypt, has resigned. The announcement, however, requires confirmation. SKOBELOFF AND THE CZAR. ST. PETERSBURG, March 10. General Skobeloff, who was ordered to return to this city from London in conse quence of his speech to the Servian students in Paris, has arrived, and had an audience to-day with the Czar. No par ticulars of the interview have, however, jet transpired

AUSTRALIAN.

MELBOURNE, this day. Jones, tho Sydney cricketer will ioin the Australian team which proceeds to England. .-. ~ - ■ SHIPPING---. --y Arrived, era the .e.v» 3 ' lng ' of the mh> the .s^^S&Kji Albion, from Wellington. ADELAIDE, this day. A disastrous fire has occuired here, in the premises of Marshall, the draper, in Ilindley-street. The building was com pletely gutted. The insurances include : On the building, £1,000 in National of New Zealand; £2 000 each in New Zealand and Union of New Zealand. Arrived this morning : Steamship John Elder, from New Plymouth. INTERNATIONAL CRICKET MATCH. MELBOURNE, March 11 (afternoon). In the cricket match, England v. Austra lia, the English Eleven, iv their first iunings, made a total ot 339. The remain. iDg scores to-day were—Frnmett. bowled, 27 ; Shaw, caught, 3; Peato, caught and bowled, 13 ; Pilling, not out, 7 ; extras, 16. Evening. The Australians went in for their first innings, and when the stumps were drawn for the day had put together 228 for the loss of only five wickets. The following are the scores :—Bannerman, c and b, 37 ; Murdoch, b, 82; Hoian, c and b, 20, Massie, c, 19 ; Giffen, c, 14 ; Macdmincll; not out, 41; sundries, 12,

CABLE NEWS.

(Special to Melbourne " Agb.")

LONDON, 28th February. IN order to allay the excitement caused iv Germany by the recent utterances of General Skobeloff and the great military preparations made by Russia, Prince Aloff, Russian Ambassador at Berlin, has had an interview with Prince Bismarck. Assurances of a peaceful natare were given by the former, who stated that the lluisian Government had no warlike intentions towards Germany and that it ought not to ba held responsible for the utterances of unauthorised person?. ■

Joseph Coper, member for Ncwcastle,has given notice of his intention to move that a free pardon be granted to Uavitt, the re cently elected member for Meatb, who was some years ago convicted of treason-felony. The Government ia continuing to make arrests in Ireland of persons suspected ef being concerned in the acts ot violence and inlimidatiou that hava been frequent of late in County Wexfotd. JNine persons have been seized by the police and lodged in gaol.

The damage caused by tho explosion of an infernal machine at the railway shed at Bemlan turns out to be more serious than was first reported. In addition to the destruction of a groat part of the railway Ntation, it has been ascertained that tan lives were lost through tho explosion.

An unusual event took place on Sunday at Kirkcaldy, a seaport town in County Fife, elsvon miles from Edinburgh. It bad boon nnnounced that a vessel would be launched that day, and an immense con course acsembled, fully 3,000 persons being present to witness the proceedings. Great indignation was expressed by some among the crowd, and one Fifcshirc minister ssverely censured those who were present for desecrating the Sabbath.

Party feeling is very much excited over the Northumpton election. Mr Corbett, tbo Conservative candidate, was assaulted by the supporters of Mr Kradlaugh, and was in considerable danger. Assistance of tho military had to be called in to restore order.

Tho American supporters of the Irish Lund League have decided to hold a con vention at Washington in April, for the purpose of expressing sympathy with that body and devising means to assist in carry ing out the object. It is expected that there will bo a large gathoring of Irish sympa thisers on the occasion.

The position of the Egyptian Ministry Is re ported to be insecure. Dissensions havo broken out among tho military, by whose influence the Ministry were placed in office, and a further cbnngo Is believed to bs imminent.

It is reported that tho Nihilists who have been oonvicted and sentenced to death will not bo executed, The Czar has decided to commute the sentence to penal servitude.

Owing to the late hoavy and continuous rain in England rivers in the Midland Counties have overflowed their banks, causing serious floods. Adjoining land and houses havo sustained much damage, aud the loss is ctfiL -jtod at a considerable amount, >v»"a>r

Real diiliculty has boon experienced lately in the navigation' ot the Atlantic, owing to the multitude of icebergs which have drifted southwards. Several vessels were placed in considerable danger, and it is thought that some which aro now over due have been detained by tho same cause.

The new Egyptian Gazette, which has made itself conspicuous by holding Sparaby Bey, head of the Government, up to ridicule, has boon warned that If tho offence is repeated it will be suppressed. Baron Lcsseps, engineer ot the Suez Ca,nal, is now in Egypt, on a visit of inspec tion to tho Canji', In view of tho greatly increased traffic, Baron Lcsseps recom mends that the Canal be considerably widened.

In consequence of tho great frequenoy of Btrcet ontrago and aots of personal violence of late, the Government has decided to adopt severer measures for their suppression, A Bill will shortly bo introduced into Parliament to enable the authorites to deal effectually with this class of ofi'enccs.

A fatal and calamitous accident occurred to a Thames ferry boat. It was crowded with passeugers, and capsized and sank. Forty-seven lives were lost.

Owing to representations made to tbe Czar by the Council of Ministers, it is believed that General Ifinaticff will be removed from the head of the Ministry. His successor will probably be Walrnonieff, who has held for some years the post of Minister ot the Imperial Dominip,ns. General Skobeloff., who is now at St. Petersburg, has delivered a speech on the present position of affairs. Keferring to tho Panslav movement, the General highly eulogised tho Poles, who, he asserted, were well affecteditowards the Kussian Govern ment, and could be thoroughly relied on in a struggle entered upon by Kussia for the purpose ot freeing the Slavs who were oppressed by foreign Powers. Native tribes in West Transvaal refuse to submit to tho taxation imposed upon them by the Boers, and are offering aimed resist ance to the tax collectors. The Boers are mpbilising their forces, with a view'to coer cing the tribes, and hostilities are immi nent, Lord Churchill, a prominent member of the Conservative party, is seriously ill; ' suffering from disease of the lungs. Great { anxiety is felt as to tho result. Trickett is training at Putney for the champion sculling match with Hanlan, which is to bo rowed on the Ist of May for £500 a-side.

Grave fears are ffclt that serious compli cations will arise in cousequpnee of the policy pursued by the Egyptian Ministry. It is rumoured that they are about to take steps to fortify the Suez Canal.

The Austrian commander of tho insur gsnt provinces has refused to allow news paper correspondent to accompany his army. Several special correspondents in Bosnia have been arrested by his order. The Turkish Government have com pletely evacuated Thessaly, and Greece has now full possession of the territory ceded her. *

The proclamation of Prince Milan has been received with general assent by the chief European Powers. It is considered that the change is the complete independ ence of Servia, and it has a claim to be ad mitted one of the recognised European States. Although the chief European Powers have recognised the new kingdom of Servia, strong objections are felt in Austria at the assumption at the present time of a royal title by Prince Milan. The press of Vienna and Pesth are unanimous in condemning the step taken as ill-timad and calculated to increase the existing complication in the Danubian province,

Very severe weatker has been experienced at Danatic, on the South American Coast. Numbers of vessels have been wrecked in the neighbourhood of Buenos Ayres, and a great mauy lives have been lost.

The Gladstone Ministry have been for some timepast considering the advisability of appointing a Minister of Commerce and Agriculture. They have decided upon doing this, and the appointment will shortly be announced.

DISTRICT COURT-This day

(Before J. is. Macdonald. R.M.) UNDEFENDED CASE. In the case of Win. P. Hoffmann v. Chas. Ferns, ln which £43 4s was claimed for goods supplied, tho defendant did not appear, and judgment was according given for the plaintifl with costs.-Mr A & Whitaker. a .np esre -a f or the plaintiff. .... DEFENDED CASES. Jean Baptiste i,arcne v. J. M. Dargaville Claim, £100, damages for breach of contract. -Mr Cotter appeared for tho plaintiff, and Mr Tyler for the defendant. The former gentleman in opening tho case said that the plaintiff was a Frenchman, who had cou traded wilh the defendaut to proceed to the property of tho latter, iv the Kaipaia, and plant and maintain there a vine yard. The contract was reduced to writing and the plaintiff was to have re ceived a copy, but he aid not. The terms of it, however, were a ten years' partnership between the litigants as vignerons, the defendant finding the money and the plaintiff supplying the skill and l ab ™ui\ r,he defendant was to find £1,000, £528 of which was to be represented by 528 acres of land at £1 per aero, and the £472 m cash, which was to be banked for the purpose of paying the preliminary expenses. The plaintiff was to plant and carry on a vineyard at a salary of £3 10a per week, £2 only per week of which he ■was to Ret,the remaining 30* going in pay. ment of his share of the business. This, in ten years, would amount to £780.-At this stage a discussion arose as to tho whereabouts of the written contract.-His Worship asked Mr Tyler if the document was in Court, but the latter gentleman declined to answer.—Mr Cotter then applied for an adjournment till 2 o'clock, in order to be allowed tima to give notice to produce the document.—Mr Tyler opposed the application as unreasonable, seeing that there had been plenty of tima before the sitting of the Court to hava given the required notice.—His Honor saifl that he felt inclined to grant the adjourn* ment for two reasons :—(1) To avoid unae» cessary costs; (2) to ascertain if ho had the. power to insist upon an answer by Mi- Tyler to his question re the document. After some further discussion betweec tiis Honor and the learned counsel on tho latter point, Mr Tyler produoed the docu ment from his coat pocket.—His Honor having expressed regret at having had to put the learned gentleman to so much mental torture, read out the terms of the contract. — A discussion ensued as to ■whether this agreement compelled the de fendant to pay to the plaintiff the sum claimed, and other sums for his labour, or only to pay it into the partnership account. —Kirentually His Hoaor reserved the fol lowing points, promising to give a written decision upon them, viz., (1) As to whether the declaration, as framed, is sufficient to entitle the plaintiff to recover > and (2) aa to whether the defendant, even if the parti* culars were true, was liable to the plain tiff under the agreement without a partner ship account having first been takon. -The Court then adjourned.

POLICE COURT.-This day.

(Before J. E. Macdonald, Esq., R.M.) Dbdbkjbdb.—Five; 5b eaoh. Undir thb Vagrant ACT.-Eliza Rioe waa charged with being a habitual drunkard, hav ing been oonvioted e5 times. Uliza said she, was tired of this sort of life i she h»d been led astray by bad company, but wbb resolved ta leave the wretohed society of Chancery l*ne.- His Worship approved of nuob a wise resolu tion -Mr Pardy intimated that the unhappy orealuros promises were evanescent, and like, the old proverb of the "Pie Crust." A short term in Mount Kden would be of advantage to. Kllzabeth Best, charged undor the same Aot said she was about leaving the ••oonthrle? - Mr Pardy said this was a similar case. The woman "Best" was one of the worst of her class. A friend in Court here intimated to Mr Pardy that he was prepared to ongaze Bessie at his Walroa farm, as she understood making buttar. Ho would take he* &U Wednesday. 11 OTenln«-Adjourned

Smashing a Dooß.-Kavan Mason, a yontb wbb charged with being drunk and disorderly atNowton.onthonlghtof tho 11th hut., and breaking a door, damage 30s, the property of Patrick Coad. Prisoner pleaded. "Scm°t know, might havo been no."-Mr tardy ox plat nod the affair and Constable Clarice de posed 10 arresting the prisoner, who was under tho influence lot liquor.—prisoner said it was through his mother, who was gaggling in tho houßO against his will with another woman, who had a tasto for rum, in fact the was a rum'un; he had taken a few drops, and becom ing excited, the axe pitohed into the door; ho hoped the Court would look upon hie folly with a lenient eye: he was going away.—His Wor jhip,.where do yon think of golog to—Prisoner: To tho Whan, your Worship; Iktond tosattl© there,—His worship adjourned the cote until to-morrow, advising Mason to pnt the doos ttSffK 110 moro of toe oharße" A Danqbboub GAMB.-Charleß Webster was charged with breaking a ohamDagno bottle on the head ot William Allen.-! ha oomplalnant did not appear to prosecute. »•«»"• Eow in a Coumtby Hotel.—James Martin was charged with a breaoh ot the new Licens ing Act, by permitting violent condnot in his hotel at the Wade on the Ist lnßt-Defen dant pleaded guilty, but said it was licensing day ; he did all he could to suppress the row.- Mr Pardy said it wai not txaotly bb Mr Wilson had stated. Slnoe Mr Martin had taken nos seSßion ot the hotel ho had conducted it very badly: there were fights continually at the hotel and Mr Martin himself wasrurely sober.—Com plaints were continually coming in, and after holding divine sofvloe a few Sundays back, tho Bishop ot Auckland witnessed a most dltaraoeful scene at Martin's Hotel. — William James Moar, constable, deposed that an olootlon of licensing commissioners was hold at tho Wede Hotel on the Ist Marcb. Hearing a great noise he went in and found Mr Martin and another man fighting in the passage. He desired thorn to doitt, and tried to part them. Martin appeared to be foremost in the ilght.and said ha did not euro for the b constable. After a time, ho was oalled to the honee again, and found Martin and another man fight i°e »nd rolllDg about the floor. - Fred. Williamson doposed that he was at tho hotel at the time of the row. Saw Martin try to put the man out, He wag there after Moar. slli5 lli? °'see tho fight In the passage-Alexander Hatfteld. of the Wniwera, was oalled as a wit ness to shew that he was not tho astrrestor. A (rum digger got excited, and was bawling about tlie result of the election. This man waa nanoylng tho whole honee. The man was put out, and presently he Rot in again. Ho wan then tackled by the landlord.— JJefondant had nothing mora to urge beyond the fact that ho was irjloß to keep order, and waa drawn into a fight, iJis Worship said, accepting Hatfleld's account of the proceedings, it was quite clear that the proceedings were very disorderly. Finod 20s and costs.

Tnrc Bicumt Cabs—Elizabeth Darrah was again brought into Court on a charge of bigamy, she having married Francis Maurice Hewson in September, 1871. her first husband, Robert Darrah, being then alive —MrHudson William son, Crown Solicitor, for tho pros;cation, — His Worship said in this ca3B some farther evldenoe woald be forthcoming, in addition to that which had already been given. It would bo necessary therefore, to adiourn the case until to-morrow. The Bottl* CASie.-Towards the end of tho cases, prosecutor made his appearance with a, out and bandaged face, and expressed his wil lingness to withdraw proceedings against his wl? n stfr !i he wonld Pay the dooto.t'B bill.-Webster said he would do so with plonuro and was exceedingly sorry that ho had injured his old friend Alien.-Acjourned for mutual arrangement. This was all the business.

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR. MONDAY, MARCH 13.



TAST B E X OF TBII GREAT CLEARING-OUT SALE OF SLIGHTLY DAMAGED GOODS AT m T INABURY a riO.'S. £250 W orth of BBMNANTS to be sold at HALF-P RI[CE, Wo hare made farther Reductions on (tho General etook ta order to clear out a large portion of Goods SLIGHTLY DAMAGED, AH INBPBOTTON INTITBD, ik. USABUEY & Cl, «W|and:Bo6, Queen St, - j



t^i ARLICK & GRAN WELL still sell all V3T Drnpary and Ohirhlivon tlsoO'J-OPKRA TIVH Cash PrlsMVp'B, P/looa iaucli lower than if they did a credit business. CITY UAiiL SRCADE. DKESS GOODS.—The greatest variety and a bountiful Rmortmwt is to be found at our Kstablifhmeut, with Trimmings of various kind* to match, and sold at Co operative O^h Prices. GAULK'K & CKANWELL. MADKAB MUSLIN, Is 8d and Is 1W per yard; Coloured Luat; es from 6d to ?g 3d our own Importing »na B. eolal uood value; Blaes Silks as variona prices, but thoae at la 3d and 54 3d are unusually cb©ap. MOURNING GOODS. — Bbck Cash meres, Crape Clotln. Balmbrali, Drees and Bonnet Crapes, Mourning Hoods, to unit all classes of Customers, at the Oity H^OARLICK&CRANWKLL. rTMBRELLAS AND SUNSHADES.-1 U Fashionable Snnahadea, plain and fsnoy,J In satin and other kinds of coverings. Just openei, some very pretty Children's | parasols We advise an early seleotion. GARLICK & CRANWELL. CTrbTONIW:^— Upwards of 60 patterns j to select from, some of them the hand- Homest in Auckland, varying in price fromßdto3B 2d, Linings and Trimmings for same, White and Kanoy Dimities. GARLICK & CRANWELL. MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS. —I,nrge Stock of Trimmed Hats and Bonnots. Milliner* on the premises to oxeoute orders in best style and with despatch. Straw Hats, all the leading shapoe, a capital line just opened at Is. GARLICK & CRANWELL. inANCY GOODS.—SiIk Mantles, Che- P nlllo Dolmans, Capes, Fanoy Soarfs, Children's Fancy Dresses, Feathers, Flowers, Underclothing, &o.; all at low GARLICK & CRANWELL. AKCHEhTERGOODS. —Sheetings, Calicos, Bed Quilts, Blankßtg; large lot U white Laoe and Muslin Curtains. CITY HALL AKCADE. MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING-A well-aasorted Btook at Co-operative Cash Prices. Men's Trousers and Vei*s, Suits, Men's and Youths' Imperial Sao SuliS, Poyn' Tweed and Knicker Suits. Some Bpoi Ihl liniw in Troußors. Waistcoats, *C ! worth inapeajpar. riARLICK & nRANWELL, OITY HALL ARCADH. Anck?and, FUNCTION DRAPJERA/:; , WABKHOPWT'■'•-■ !•■"•' '■'•_■ WILLIAM R. bRIDGMAN . ncMres to iiifmm W* oustomsrs, and purohsaers n( drapery (fenerally, that he has now com plated extensivu imvrovereeas to his premise*, whlob. have been much enlarged, and thereby much more convenient toe owning on business. He is now opening up and shooing a large and varied M sorttpeni of New Qooil* suitable for the coming Season, asd wh!ch will be marked at muohfess than osral rat<M ns a large retarn will enable him ta Bell at a MnaUrate of WOflt. The following I.lbbb are Srwclal Talae, and are continually belnx added to: 300 Pairs New Bluiwrtf, oil •'■» and mak«B, splendid valtiß, from 10i<6-1 pair White TwlUSheMlnpa, Till on. from Is yard Unbleached Twill Shooting, i'« «nd 72 inoh, A'iSrgTßnd WeU-»9sort«l Etuoic ot White Oalicos, all makes, from hjd Splendid V»lae in Gr#y CaHco3. f.om BJ4 Blaok Velveteans (ext'ft value), from 2» M yard Flaanela in Gnrnt Varietj-itugilwh Make* from 7id; Colonial. aUp»ioea Balanoa Suromor l'rmt« end Dress Stuffi) at. greatly reduced prices (to dear), from Sja Clark* and Coats's 200 y«ri Reel, la M doien A Largo and Well aawrted Stock ot Blaok and Gola Cashmeres and Krench Morlnos to be A^Nloe ot Cvmoiites. Ooetuma Tweeda, Drosa Ber»(eB, Focle Beleej. and other Dre»3 Materials In all tho Newest ahades —— The Btook la Well-assoited, ana oontlnually boltw added to. »nd will bs Sold at Frlcea that will ensuie latMuctloo. WILLIAM R. BKIDGMAN. SMITH AKD AKIifOLJD, AEOHITKCtS, ObD CITT COUNCIL CHAMBERS, Seeds t Sebdsi Seeds i WT TTURST & pO. Have Jobt Landed theirKJJKW BS\9ON'3 CLOYitIIS. whlob-are of Very Huperlbr Quality. White Clover, English and Dutch H,eA Clovei. Knaliiib and Amorioan Cowgrass, Hngiiab and Araorloan Alsjke, Timothy, Trefoil, Kapa Lucerne, Linseed, &0., &c, &o. Having purohaied prior to the rise, ennblm tham to offtr the abovo at wholesale rates. Inspection Invited, AISO. Poverty Bay Rye Graas, machine dressed a splendid samplo Southern Bye Grass. Italian Rye Grass Cooksfoot, Prairie Grass, Poa ProetenslJ And oil other kinds of Agricultural and Garden Seeds. bonedustT" bonedust: At the Citf Council's desire, we have detei mined to dear out our present stock, and in order to do so quiokly, we have reduced the prices toe cash. Our Quotations are from £6 to £9, aooordlng t» quantity and quality. Ik Stock: Bell's Celebrated i inch and Boneftonr; Sydney 2 sir and 3 Star Bonedust and Boneflonr; anrt a limited quantity of Bon net's 1 joal manufacture. We have also fcr Sale: 2 New Robot's 8 and 8 h.p. Engines and ThrashorH Coulter'a Urlila Kearsley'o Uoiub!vd ileaper ana Mower Corneas' Patent U.P. OiafT-outter AliO, OorbettfcPepVi manufacture . nouble-fur.-oweioaaho.wellworthinweotJoo Single furrow FlotiKh", Horse Hoes Cultivators, ttollers and OK)d-orußhotß Winnowerß, Chaes1* Presses Cheesemakerß, CbarT-ciittan (small) &«., &n>, &o. Ab», Feed Md Seed Oat.'. Mala;. Barley, Flonr, Pharps, Oatmenl, Chiif, Bran, Fowl Wheat, He, fee Ike. Prime Samples of Picked Table Potatoes O U A N O. Peruvian, Ohlondorff'*, liissolved Peruvian) Maldon Island. Hnon Js'and, and other Che mical Manures. w. j. c™ 1' & c°- Ml, QUEKN-STRSKT, Auckland. MEN'S ) In preparation tor and Istosk-raiting WillUam BUY'S OLOTB.INB Ruttray Is offering his I splendid Stock of Men's nnd Bays' Clthino, fchirta, Hojiery, Collar*. Scarf*, Ties, &o, &o.; at unusually l>ow Prices. EN'S \ 75 Men's Ti.eed 3 TWE'fD Lhuttoo Sao Suits, worth BAe SUITS i 70s. are now offered at / 68s at William Kattray s Central I'rapery Ware hoase, 178-83, Queen street, Auckland. EN'S '~ ) William Rattray is TWKBD Inow selling Men's Tweed TROUSKR3 AND (Trousers and ■Vertß(well VBBTB. /ent and well made) at 17i (ill and ma. at tbe Central Drapery Warehouse, 118 1 180, and 182, Queen street, Auckland. MEN 8 ,) Two cases of Men's WHITS! "(.White Shirts (Military SMHTBi Fronts) well worth 5a 6d Military Fronts ' and Js Bd eaoh, are now offered to the public at 31 lid and fis Gel at Wil liam Battray's Central Drapery Warehouse, 178 ---82, Qaeen-straet, Anck- lajd. LACK } 10 Dojen Black Felt FffiLT f American Hats (üßual AMERICAN HATB^ price Ga 6d)'fcM now sell ing at 4s 9d at William Kattray's Central Dra pery Warehouse, 178-82, Queen-street. BTFS AND) 10 Cozen Men's ii«Y3" f Straw Hats at Is od, ana STRAW HATS >12 dozen Boys' Straw Hats, in yarious new Styles, to bo oleared at Cost wico at William Rattray's Dmpery Ware house, 178, ISO. and 182, Qaeen-street, Anokland, JUST RECEIVED — ALVBKD BntD'a BAKING) POWDKU, CUBTiED POWDER, and BLAND Manob Powdkb. Custard Powder, lor making Custards without eggs; choice ana delicious. Blano Mange Powder, for making the most delicious Blano Mange with little trouble and a trifling oost; to be obtained in the following flavours:—Vanilla Almond, Straw berry, Jftaapborrr, Chocolate, Coffee, and Almond. Baking Powder for Bread, Pastry, 3akea, Plnm Puddings, Sao, Its effects ore enr prising, as It lmparte a lightness, wholesome nesß, and sweetness that cannot be otherwise produced. — Testimonials : From Captain Sir r. L. McCllntook. K.K., Franklin Bxpoditlon Ardtio Yaobc Fox) Bopt 21, 1659; from the {migration Commissioners, Westminster, I on ion, aw.. J'iro «: from tha War Office, jonflon; a Our»tloate from tho Admiralty, London, Feb. 5. Agent for Auckland: I ROBIBT BIV{ • QaOOEB lii!,, VICTOBU-BTaMT.



The annual tea meeting in connection with the Ponaonby Baptist Sunday tohool. will Ho held to-morrow (Tuesday) evening in the > dlstriot hall. Addreuea will be dellrered by Mr Bourgeon, Rev- Mr Eunclman, and other friends. ' The half-yearly entertainment of tht Arch Hill Band of' Hope will be hold' to-morrow evening, in the Newton West Sohool-room, at 7.80 p.m. Mr George Hemus will occupy the ohalr; muslo, rooltatlon, songs.



Young ladles and gentlemen about to Btart housekeeping will bo relieved ot a sreat deal or trouble by calling on the undersigned. You can ascertain In a few minutes the cost of fuxnlahlng a three, four. five, or six roomed nouso. Not only can you form a oorroot estimate, bat you oan see all the goods ready for delivery at the various pricos. Garlick and Cranwef) seep t larger stock of carpets and bedsteads than any other house Id Auckland; also the greatest varlf ty of household furniture, moat of it manufactured by their own workmen. Flvp per cone, discount allowed for cash at tune ot purchase. New-comers are invited to stroll through the City Hall Aroade, and satisfy themselves by on inspection of the Btook of the good value we ■offer, and the readiness we are enablod to execute orders entrusted to our oare, —Garliok and Uranwoll, City Hall Arcade,-, Advt.)