SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

t Tils'" !E> u<"jis'l, 'i.lB flffJH WATER |"v c .- n ,CTr.:,w ;'<:rn!n«, '1.57 H'JN'HBJB.—To-morrow Alorr;JxiK. 7.18 MOON'S AOK-Fall Moon, 2nd. 812 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

LAST B7BNINO. Arable 8 a.. Cfiiwfoi-a, from Whanßarel O«3I B.B.rOHmpbßll, from Glsborne TO DAY. Reward, soh, Youiden, from Russell Chill, barque. £Rom London

DEPARTURES.

' t*?T RVKNIHO. Wolllnßtoo, n. 8., Farqnhar for Taurana* OloD-Jsr, H.».. HtoDhonson, for Husaell Fingal, s a., Norria, for Mercury Jiay

IMPORTS.

Xx s.a. Australia, from Han Francisco: 5U Oises oa»ln»o.-Harry Canhnm. Pet Potorn.. from Melbourne i 1712 mate filn Sam r1So?60 hait-ohHsw tea. 2 barrels coflae, LlC^h^/aU'r & 2SS ?3^oU? rojo, 10 hhda., 10 klloklns, 63 boiler iubM anSenndrlos From Lyttelton: S, J-caaka wla&I11-oaaks whisky, 20 cases b»con. 180 sacks barW 7'Vrbm Wellington: 2 boxes bronzo. 118 ■ioka barley, 31 oases meats. 10 cases Kerosene.

EXPORTS.

Pe* .Rotorua. for aydnoy-55 kega bnttor.- AdamLaybourne.

iHWiHKS Coastwisb.—Norval, Iroin Rußßel, With2l bags gum, 80 tons coal. Odtwabds cJoißTWisa-Nanoy for Thames, With 35 tons coal. Tlio schooner Qaeen has entered, ont at the Customs forNortolk Island and Noumea. The b a. Arnylo arrived from whangarel laat evenine Pawmogera :-Mlbj Kails. Moadamoa loffrfPalno and child. Miss Carty. Miss Hazard, Meaara Johns. McKenzle, Belllngham, and Thompson. The Cathona which loft Port Chalmerß for Auokland on Saturday brines 2,303 kioks oats, BJ7 Baoka wheat, 200 ascka fltnr, 110 sacka bar- Joy, SCO aiioks bones 120 aaoka oatmeal. The 8 s Oratl arrived from Southorn ports at S, 15 pm. yesterday. She waa unable to call at Gisboma owing to the provalnnco ot a heavy sale with high nea. On aatnrday, at 11p.m., a heavy Bqoall ol hull and rain came on. and the foresail waa Bpllt to ribbon-. Thenoe till ar rival light and squally weather. Paesangera— Str and Mr» Kxcell. Mesßra Bell, Bartley. and J. w. Hardie. Tho Oroti retiima aouth at i p.m. to-morrow.

BARQUE CHILI, FROM LONDON.

Tho barauo Chili. 118 days out from London, was signalled late this afternoan. She may be expeoted in harbour about 7 or 8 o'clock thla evening.

ARRIVAL OF THE ARAWATA.

The Arnwnttt left Bjdnry on the 32nd, at 6 n m., and experienced fine weather throughout, i arriving at Kussoll at 3 a.m. «aloon paßßongars ■ tor Auokland—Mows Pitman, Carr, Lamb, Mrs Kamea, Masters Lamb and Bennett. Btnor : age-Messrs Montidblan. Navall, BaekovlUe, : Jones, Hcffman, Sargeant. Mr nnd Mm Bar : tress. Mesßrs Pearson, Morton, Patorgoo, stnok lana, Mr and Mra Pratt. Mr and Mrs Jordan. ' 8»loon for Napier-Mr xhodes. Steerage-Mr ; Keogh. Saloon for Wellington-Mr Leslie. ' ateeratto—Messrs Hawkins and MoLeod, Mr and Mrs Becker, saloon far Lyttelton—Messrs : Thomson. Klatob, .auokloy. St«erago-Mr Tonka. Saloon for Port Chalmers-Mr fmlth.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVAL.

Hanrakl, as,, Harvey, from Waltara

DEPARTURES.

Eowena, b.b,. Scott, for Wangnnut Weltatci, b.b.. Ainaby. for the South

' The Union Co.'s Bteamer Waltakl left for the South at 2,30 p.m. yoßterclay, conveying the , Southern portion of the English mall and tho following cargo: -10 cases iron, 16 paokages gashes, 33 doors, 39 bundles timber. 30 cased kerosene, 53 borea tin, 6 oases fruit, i water wheels, and 15 oases and paokages sundries.

The b.b. Bowena left at 2 p in. yesterday. Passengers-Mr and Mrs W. O. Drake and family, ami four others. Cargo for Opnnake— GO sacks flour, 20 oases and 1 it-cask spirits, 10 cafes ale. 12 cases drapery, 7 packages rope, 16 paoksgOß sundries. For New Plymouth-6 saoks coooannts. i packages plants. 37 boxes soap, 6 OBBcs confectionery, 3 oases boots, and 31'paokages.

The b.b. Haurnki arrived from Waltara at an early hour today, with 432 sheen and 11 horses. She proceeds South again to-morrow.

Tha 8.8. Lalla Rnokh will leave for Waltara to-morrow should the weather moderate.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

, ' WarxmciTON, Ifonday. Arrived: Helen Denny, barque, Keth, 103 d»ys from London.

Port Chalmbbs, Monday.

Arrived: Zlor, from Thames. Sailed I Wanakft. for tno North. Passengers for Minu Van— Messrs Boss and Blaikie.

London, June 26. The Orient Company's steamship Cotopaxi, whlohloftMolbonrnoonMay 16, arrived here 10-tlay. M-:i rouhnb, June 2ft

The P. and O. Co.'a steamship Sutlej. with the toward mails via Suez and Brlndlsl, datod London, May 19, arrived here tbls evening. MiiiinnMii, June SO. The Orient Co.'s new steamßhlp Auetral, Which left Plymouth on May 20, arrived hore today.

Mail Notice.

Maim wile Olobh as undeb.—

THIS DAY.

For Whangarel Heads. Walpu. Wangarel, and Mangapal, per Argyle, at i p.m.

Wedkkbday, 23th Inßtant, For Waltara, per Lalla Rookb, at 5 a.m. For Wellington, Canterbury, and Otagov per Haurakl; at 8 a.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 10.30 a.m. For Waitara, etc., per MaoureßOr, at, 11 a.m. For Coromandel, per Coromandol, at 11,30 «.m. For Olahorne, and Napier, per Oretl, at 3 p.m.

TBnBSDAY, 29th Instant. For Qlnborno. Napier, Southern ports, and Australian Colonies, per Arawata, at 9 a.m. For Walwera, Te. Kapa, Cralelebnrn, and vVarkworth, per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. For Mangawal and Kalwatca, per Fingal, at

6 p.m. For Tauranga, Ohlnomntu, and Opotlkl, per Wellington, at i p m.

8i B. 8183, Ohlof Poatniaater. Chief Post-otfloe. Auokland. '

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

JuNit %, 1882. Thoatro Royal—John L. nail's Byronio Com pany : "Our Glrla," 8 p.m.

Birth.

SULLK.V.—On Juno 27, at her residence. Sale atroet. Froeman's Bay, the wlfo ot H, Sullon of a daughter.

Death.

ALEXANDHR-On June 25, at her parsnta' residonos Franklin ltoad, Margaret Atoxan der; aged 21 years. COUKTNKT On June 28, at hla realdonoo ltohoboth, Bpßom, John Clasaon Courtney, in hla 86th year. a Tha funeral will loavo. his lato resldenco on Wednesday, at 2.30 p m. for the Auokland Cemetory. By decoasod'a expressed wish, hlB family will not wear mourning.—Homo papers ploaeo cony.

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

TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1882.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance For the future in the distance, And the gocd that we can do.

The capture of tho Epsom murderer, Wi« nifita, to-day—which will cause intense satisfactisn in all parts of the colony—is another sign of the change that has come over the tribes who have so loDg lived [in isolation [under tho Maori King, A very few years ago the feat which has just been performed by the half-caste, Barlow, would have been impossible. No man could have attempted it and escaped with his own life. Not- that the Kingites ever sympathised with the cold-blooded, dastardly crime of which Winiata was guilty. They drew a very marked and just distinction be tween the treacherous murder of a friend for the purpose of robbery and murders like Purukutu's, perpetrated in tho assertion of landed rights. But Winiata was related to very influential members of the most in fluential tribe; and even without their countenance and help the prevalent hatred of pakeha law and pakeba intrusion beyond tlic aukati was sufficient to ensure for him safety within the King country, and defenders against any official invasion of Ms asylum. Mr James Mackay fonnd out that even the passport ot the leading chiefs would not protect him from the fury of Hatihau fanatics. As the desire I for more open communication with the colonists grew, as the dislike and distrust were worn away by trading relations, as internal dissensions over territorial rights and land sales hurried the chiefs ou to the settlement of their titles, the em barrassment eauacd by Winiata's presence was felt more keenly as a. bugbear' and the adjustment of those questions which the Kiugitcs were really anxious to get settled by negotiation with the Govern ment. Hauhauism, which is more a political system than a religious faith, also lost its hold upon the people. Winiata himself became conscious of the altered conditions, and felt the insecurity of his hiding-place, Whereoß a few years ago he boldly pre sented himself at meetings between re preeentatives of the Government and Tawhiao, and is known to have been in cloae proximity to the European settle ments, he has latterly retired inland, and has carefully kept out of the way of those Europeans who had acces3 to the country, and of half-castes of whose friendliness he was at all doubtful, He has received hints from prominent chiefs that his presence was a nuisance, and that his surrender to justice was a mere matter of ti'ae. During the Whatiwhatihce meeting, the I'prevalence of this feeling and the freedom with which it - was expressed was comented upon by our special reporter. Jt was then that the plans lor Winiata's capture were laid } and through the ingenuity of the Waikato police, and tho courage of the half-caste who under took the difficult task of executing their plans', they have been brought to a success, ful issue. We feel confident that if Tawhiao and his counsellors have net actually connived at the capture, they will feel immensely relieved at the result. There are, however, doubt less, sympathisers with Wiuiata, who would "make it warm" for Barlow if he returned to the King Country, and he will have to be handsomely compensated. Probably the amount of the reward was fixed in his negotiations with the police be fore he entered upon the dangerous mission. Our Hamilton telegrams declare that £500 was the sum agreed upon. The ser vice is well worth a good deal of money to Government, The capture, fol lowing upon the recent seizure of Hiroki and the Upper Thames chiefs, will have an excellent moral effect npon the whole Maori race. It will teach them that the arm of European justice, if suspended for a time, is certain to fall upon the offender in the long ran, and bijng him to account for his crimes. Winiata will, we doubt not, re ceive a fair and impartial trial, but the circumstances of the murder were such as left no uncertainty about its author, and if there' has been no mistake .about the identity of the captured native', the man's chances of escape from the gallows can afford very little consolation to him iv his imprisonment.

We bear that' another Grammar School enquiry is on the tapis. The head-master has reported one of the masters, Mr Kobort son, for thrashing a pupil -with undue se verity, The matter will probably come bsfore the Board' of bovernors at their meeting this afternoon. . - At the Police Court yesterday, a young man named Troy was charged with forging and uttering a cheque for £17. It is stated that several other young men are mixed up in the affair, The following tenders have been received by Mr Hickson for the Wharf Koad con tract at St Helier's Bay :—McCarthy, £84 15s; Hunt and White, £100; Irvine and White, £147 10a; Featherstone and Hope, £171; W. Kirby, £173; Brett and Sheriff, £175. Eewi is returning to Auckland from Mokau by the s.s. Macgregor. He is said to be well satisfied with the result of the Mokau Lands Court.and Te Wetero and Mr Joshua Jones ot Mokau are going to Wel lington for the purpose of pressing on the opening of the country. It is related concerning Winiata, who was arrested at Te Awomutu to>day on the charge of murdering Edwin Packer, in 1876, that twelve years, ago, when on a visit to Napier, he had a love affair with a native girl there, that her friends not consenting he eloped with herjas his wife, and that being .closely followod by Te Kauparaha, and Wi Tako, to the port, ho carried the girl on his back tied up in a sack, as his " bag gage ".and got her safely on board the steamer, and away to Auckland, where, ftow.ever, they were afterwards followed, and the girl taken back by her friends,

The murderer Winiata, who was arrested at Te Awamutn toiday, will be brought down by to morrow's train, and will be brought up at the JPolke Court on the following moraine oji th,e charge ot murdering Edwin Packer a$ Epsom on January 26, 1876. A remand will be applied for in order that the police may have time to get up the necessary evidence, ajl of which is expected to be forthcoming in qaite as complete form as at the time of the occurrence. Mr Superintendent Thomp son confidently expects to have the case ,ready for the approaching sessions of the Supreme Court, which .commence on July 10th. ■ v" r ; '

In our Saturday's impression a paragraph appeared drawing attention to tho forth coming concert for the benefit of Mr W. Wesley, and stating that tho concert took place to-night (Tuesday). This was an error, as the concert does not eventuate until a week from to-night, viz,, on Tues day, 4th July.

" Our Girls" was produced at the Theatre Eoyal again last evening by the Hall Comedy Company to the satisfaction of an appreciative audienco, To-night is the last occasion but one on which the play will be presented,; "Our Dad" being anuonuceu for Thursday,

Mr John A. Fairfax, who recently trav elled through the Lake district and wrote an iateresting description of his experi ences there for the "Sydney Mail," has lately died from typhoid fever in Sydney. The dectsscd, who was a grandson of the late Mr Fairfax, of the "Sydney Morning Herald," was a young man of much prou'ise.

We hear that Detective Farrell, who re cently resigned his position on the Police Force under circumstances already kuown to our readers, intends to proceed to Wellington to personally bring his case under the notice of the authori ties. There is a strong feeling at the Thames on the matter, as it is univer sally believed that Detective Farrell has been harshly treated.

Messrs Samuel Cochrane and Son offered for sale, by auction yesterday properties in Wyndham and Beresford snoots, and 40 acres kauri bush at the lluia. These did not reach the reserves.

We heat that some changes are about to be mado in the location of the detective stair ot the Auckland police district. It is pvobablo that Detective Doolan, of Cam bridge, will bo transferred to the city, and that Detective Brcnnan will be sent to the Thames, vico Detective Farrell resigned.

Two men named Low is and Murphy were arrested by the police yesterday on a charge of forging Mr Alfred Bucklaud's signature to two cheques and uttering them. One of the cheques was cashed at Mr Bridgcman's drapery establishment.and the other at the Shakspeare Hotel. They wore brought before the Police Court to-day and re manded. The prisoner Lewis is a young man with a decidedly Hebrew cast of couutennnco. Ho is said, to have been present at the execution o£ Hiroki.

Dr WallU'i 1 cturo on Thursday first will bo on " . i iiitism," instead of tho sub ject appearing on the programme. The revi lecturer thiuks that political subjects fail in attracting popular attention, unless at a time ot political excitement, and ho has therefore, for tho present, passed over the three subjects on the list—■" Democ racy and Local Government," " Now Zea land Debt and Repudiation," and " Tax ation and Representation." It is to be hoped that the "spirits" will draw a good house,

Yesterday morning, a man named Thos, Gorman was arrested by Acting-Detec tive Strathern, on a charge of perjury, alleged to havo been committed at the Resident Magistrate's Court here, on tho 11th May last, during tho hear ing of the action for rent, in which he was defendant, and Mr J. Williams, tailor, plaintiff. The" prisoner, it would appear, swore ho never occupied a house in Mnrmion-strcet, belonging to Mr Williams. Gorman was charged with tho crime at the Police Court this morning,

The Treasurer of the Pnrnell Orphan Home acknowledges, with thanks, the receipt of £1, from Thomas C , per post letter.

Mr Superintendent Thompson, who has been nbauit in Australia in connection with the arrest of the levanter iiarjes, for some weeks past, returned to town yester day afternoon by the Kotorua. He was compelled to leave his prisoner behind, in a consequence of his sentence to n tort night's imprisonment at Adelaide, but the absconding merchant will arrive here in week or two hence in the .company of an Australian police officer. Criminal pro ceedings will then bo instituted against him, the charges being of a varied mature. We may mention that the £GOO found in his possession hns not been secured -to tho Auckland creditors, Their claims will be rent in with those of the Adelaide creditors, and a proportionate division made.

An advertisement requests tho choir o^ St. Sepulchre's Church to moot for practice to-morrow (Wednesday) evening, after service, . "* Tho pnblic meeting convened at Wel lington by Mr W. L. Travers, for the pur pose of forming.there an Electric Lighting Company for the whole colony, took place yesterday, and resulted in the passage of toe foilowing resolution :—" That in the opinion of this meeting it is expedient that a company should be formed, to be called 'The New Zealand Electric Light Company, Limited,' to undertake the business ef public and privato lighting, and the application of electricity to pur poses of locomotion, with a capital sufli, cicnt to enable it to carry on the business in all parts of New Zealand ; that the following gentlemen be appointed to pre pare the meinoraudum and articles of association and prospectns of the com pany :—Mr J. C. Brown, M.H.R., Hon. J. Martin, M.L.C., Captain Hose, Messrs Pownall, Thorpe, Mills, Barnott, Shannon, risher(Mayor),Logan, Greenfield, Dawson, Harris, Lawson, Travers, Dransfidd, McDowell, and Harcourt, with power to add iO their number." Thirty business men were present, and the proceeding* appeared to be marked by unanimity of feeling. Mr Travers, in his opening speech, said that of course local directorates would be appointed in tho other towns of the colony, but that the chief directors would reside at Wellington.

Court Eureka, No. 6171, A.0.X., held its usual half-yearly meeting last evening, at which the followt.g officers were elected :—C.R., Bro. H. Kafton ; S.C.K., Bro. J. Gilds; S., Bro. E. Fitness; Treasurer (re-elected) Bro) T. F, Lovell; S.W., Bro. Cummane; 1.W., Bro. Probine; 5.8., Bra. Awning; 1.W., Bro, Watkjas. The installation ceremony was impressively performed by P.D.S., Bro. h. Garrett, and the retiring C.K., Bro. B, Fitness, was unanimously accorded a Past Chief Hanger's neck-ribbon and certificate as a recognition of his services. A short address ■was delivered by P.D.O.R. Anger, who took the occasion of there being a large muster of the brethren, to strongly point oat the advantages of their joining the Ancient Order of Shepherds, as the benefits were exactly the same 03 in the Foresters, at only half the subscription. The meeting then closed with a vote of thanks to i'.D.C.H. Bro. Au«er, and P.D.S.Bro. Garrett.

The concert which is to he given in the Pousonby Hall this evening by (he'mem bers ;of the local rowing club promises to be a great success. A large number of tickets have been sold, and a good attend ance is therefore confidently expected. The programme, which was published in our Saturday evening's issue, is an excellent one of its class. It opens with the chair performance,' in which Messrs Stewart anu Gapes take the part of bones andtambo respeciively. The songs will include "A Flower from Mother's Urave," by Mr Tremain ; " Genevieve," by Mr A. Farquhar; "Razors in the Air," by Mr Stewart; "Lost in the Wide Wide World," Mr Worrall; " That Girl in the Jersey Dress," Mr Gapes ; and "Queen of the Night," Mr Austen, the whole conclud ing with the medley, "Going to Name the Baby," by |the company. An interval of ton minutes will be followed by a double song and dance by Mettam Brothers, songs by Messrs Tremain, Worrall, Austen, and a duet by Messrs Austen and Worrall. Mr Brabazon will introduce his funny twins, and the performance will- conclude with the farce of " The Darkey Photo grapher," in which Messrs Gapes, Austen, Farquhar, and Leatham, will take part,

The suggestion offered by us yesterday that either the Board of Education or the City Schools Cojnmittee should take advau. tage of Professor Denton's pi esence in our midst to arrange for •the delivery of a course of geological lectures for teachers and school children, has already borne good fruit, and to the Newton School Committee is duo the credit of taking the initiative in the matter. ■At their meeting last night the proposal came up for consideration, and having been cordially-approved, a deputa tion was appointed to wait upon the lecturer and make the necessary arrange ments with him, Accordingly,' Professor Denton was interviewed this morning and his promise obtained to the delivery, on Monday next, of a eeplogical lecture specially adapted for children, the subject to be further illustrated by the exhibition of 60 of his best limelight view?. The price of admission will be sixpence each for Children, and a shillingeach for adults. The Newton school Committee deserve hearty commendation for the promptitude wjth which they have acted in the matter, _ and it is to be hoped that the force of their example will have its.due effect upon the City Committee, or failing them,upon the Board.Such opportunities for scientific instruction occur so rarely, that they should never be missed by those who are entrusted with the direction of affairs educational.

We observe by notice in another column that Mr Sewnrd, tho representative, has opened an office, in Hoffman's Buildings, in connection with tho New Zealand Post Office Directory, 1883-84, It is evident the publishers avo devoting much attention to the correctness of tUe Directory, and we havo no doubt the step will bo duly recom pensed by the mercantile community of Auckland.

Election of officers for the ensuing session was to have been the business at the half yearly meeting ot the National Indepen dent Order of Oddfellows last night, but owing to the obstruction of a past officer, who spoke for several hours with the object of preventing a change of doctors being agreed upon, the election had to be postponed until next Monday week. The meeting on that occasion will be held as usual in tho Temperance Hall, and as tho business will be of a most important char acter, all members should make a point of being present.

The prospectus is Issued of the Walwera Hot Springs Company, which has been formed to purchase from Hoht. Graham, Esq., the valuable hot springs, baths, hotel, and estate, situated at tho Wahvera, within four hours by a coach road, or 24 miles by water, from the City of Auckland. The capital is £,50,000, in £1 shares. It is proposed that 500 fully paid-up shares will be issued to Mr Graham, as part payment for the property. The capital on the re maining shares will be payable as follows : 5s per share on application ; 5s per share on allotment, and the balance in calls not excoeding 5s per share, at in tervals ot not leas than threo months. A provisional directory consisting of about ninety leading citizeng has bein formed, and Mr John Milne has been appointed secretary pro torn. Our readers arc well acquaiuted with tho property to be taken over, Steamers run daily, and a muil coach to and from the Worth Shoro three times a week. The Waiwcra Harbour being within the Hauraki Gulf oilers a de lightful pleasure trip, of which many thousands avail themselves dating tho year. According to the prospectus, tho property will cousist of the Hot Springs (which have yielded an inexhaustible supply of mineral water from timo immemorial) ; the hotel, which is doing a largo and proliiablo busi ness, aod capable of accommodating from 90 to 100 persons comfortably ; tho whole of tho harbour fronta^o, and 728 acres more or le*s of adjacent country. The latter is admirably oduptod for a township, villa residences, and small farms. It will be-: come very valuable when a proper wharf b built by thu Government, which, it is hoped, will not bo much longer delayed. A further block of 102 acres has boon leased by Mr Graham, from Mr Anderson, at a rental of £50 per annum, for ten years with a right to purchase for £1,000. This louse will also be handed over to the com pony, Tho property, with furniture, plant, live stock, ftc, baths, bath-heuscs, hotel, cottages, laud, and tho lease above mentioned will be sold by Mr Graham to the company for £23,000. Mr Graham only requires one-half of this amount to bo paid within six months from allotment of. shares, and will accept fully paid-up shares for tho balance of tho purchase money. One-third of tho shares will bo apportioned to and reserved for the Southern provincial districts of New Zealand, and Sydney and Melbourne. Tho preliminary oxpenets in curred in tho formation of the company will also bo paid by Mr Graham. From tne balance-sheet, for the year ended May, ISS2, prepared by Mr John Way mouth, it appears that according to tho profit and iuss account tho business done during tho twelve months amounted to £5,159, yielding a piolit of £1,622. The figures for tho year endiog May 13th, 1881, were : Business done, £4,545, and prolit, £1,291. Tho business done in the year ending 13th May, ISS2, has there fore been £Cl 4 and the prolit £331 more than during tho previous year. A por cmtuge comparison shows that tho business douo was thirteen and n-half percent, more than last year, yielding an increase of pro lit of twenty per cent. Applications for shares in tho company will bo received by the members of tho Auckland Brokers' Association, and at the temporary offices of tho company, Colonial Bank Buildings, till 20th day of July, 1882.

MR. FORREST'S ORGAN RECITALS.

In pursuance of advertised arrangement, two or<>aa recitals of a vory choice character wero given yesterduy in St. Paul's Church by the organist (Mr Angclo Forrest), a large number ot people being present on each occasion, the evening attendance, how ever, being particularly good. The afternoon recital was introduced by a few remarks from the incumbent (Rev. C. M. Ntlsun), in the course of whichhe said that this was the first thing of the kind at tempted iv Auckland, although the practice of giving organ recitals had grown to be very popular in England sinco ho quitted its shores. The first selection" was then played, namely, a fugue in G minor, by J. B. Bach end tho other pieces (each by a distinct composer) followed in chronological order, thus: — Air with Variations (Handel), Finale fiom No. 1 Symphony (Hnydn), Andante from a Sonata (Mezirt), Overture to " Prome theus " (Beethoven), " Bencdictns" from the Mass in G (Weber), Allegro, written in the Ancient Style (Moscheles), Andan tinp from " Kosamunde " (Schubert), First part of Grand Org.in Sonata vi,, written on n chorale (Mendelssohn), March from 'Tannhliuser" (Wagner). Tha mor ceaiix from the works of Hajdn, Bee thoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Wagner were .especially fine, while the organist's masterly skill was displayed in his able execution of Beethoven's difficult overture. In consequence ot the iucorpora tion of a number of vocal performances, the evening recital was to all intents and pur poses a sacred concert, and tho satisfaction of the audience was unmistakable. Mr Forrest performed a march by Collin, Mendels sohn's Grand Sonata, the overture to' Mo zart's "La Cleraenza di Tito," a flute con certo byßinck, a well-written fuguo in G by the organist himself, a nocturne by Spohr, and an oflertotre in C minor by Batiste. They were each aud all marked by careful aud tasteful execution. The vocal contributions wero as follow :— Hymn No. 299 (H. Lahee), Choir; air and chorus—" When Thou eomest" (Kossini), I Mrs Revitt and Choir;. trio—1' Hearts feel that love Thee " (Mendelssohn), Mrs Page, Mrs Nelsou, and Miss Fenton ; canticle "Magnificat" (Berthold Tours), Choir; Hymu No. 229 (Stainer), Choir; anthem— "To Thee, great Lord" — (llossini), Choir; quartette,—"The Pilgrims "—{Les lie), Mies E. Holdof, Mra Nelson. Mr Skinner and Mr Edmiston; air,—"Letthe Bright Seraphim" (Ifaudel), Mrs Rnynea; Bymu—" Gloria iv. lSxcelsis"- (Garret), Choir; Hymn 24—(Dykes), Choir. The trio, "Hearts ttiat Love Thee," was the gem of the yocil part of the concert Mrs Revitt's singing of the air in " When ThouComost" from the "Stahat Mater" is also worthy of mention. The lady was jn good yoice and sang in the best style ( An offertory was taken up both afternoon and pvening, to defray choir expenses, and yielded a total of £13 5s 7d. It is to bo hoped, now the experiment of holding an afternoon organ recital has been tried aud proved so thoroughly satisfactory to all concerned, that it will be repeated from time to time at short intervals.

POLICE COURT.-This day.

(Before J. Cosgravo and G. Ton Der Hoy do, J.P.'b). A Oatalobub of Chime.—Alexander Lynch was oharged with breaking two panes of glaBS, valne33. the property of Miobael Barke* also, ■with unlawfully assaulting Michael Burke by striKlng him on tbn face ■with his clenched fht, and knocking him down; a>BO, with H-eaulttng Theresa Hands.- Defendant bleadod not ijuilty. —The evidence of complainants and Mrs Hands's eon shpwed tnat the prisoner oamo round to the honso of Bnrke, who is a flsh-hawkrr in Aber orombie-stroet, and as liurtro refused him ad mission, he deliberately broke two panes of kin v, and subsequently struck Burke in the faoe. Karlior In the day he had assaulted I Hands, the woman with whom he was livincr. Mrs Hands's oye was "in mourn ing," -which tho lady asoribed to the blow from her quondam associate.—Burke, in his evidence, said he had tolerated defen dant about his premises, beosuse he galnei information from him concerning tho rogues I and vagabonds of Auckland for the benefit of tha public. The Bench aßke.l Mr Hardy if that was bo. but Mr Pardy eald he knew nothing about it.—Defendant was fined 20a and oosts, i and to pay the damage, or 7 days' imprisonment ! for the window breauing, and one month's im prisonment for each of the assaults. * Forgery.—Henry Howard Lewis and John Murphy alias Daniel Mannering wore oharged with forcing and uttering a cheque on the Bank of New Zealand purporting to ba signed by. Alfred Bnokland, with intent to defraud, at Auckland, on the 26th.—On tho application of Mr Hardy, the prisoners wero remanded till ] : Tuesday next.

Anotbkk Cjhrge.—Henry H. Lewis was further charged with a similar offonoe, com mitted on the 24th inut, A remand in this case till Tuesday rrxt was alfio granted

Pkujcmt.—Thomas Goiman, on warrrant, was arurfj d witn committing perjury at Auck land on May Hth.—rlemanaed until Tuesday next, prisoner's ball being enlarged Neglected Child.—James Whorskey, -agea 11 years, was oharged with beta* a noftleoted child and committed to the Indußt-ial Sohool for a term of two years.

CABLEGRAMS.

[Rbuteb's .Teucubams,

RETURN OF SIR HENRY PARKES.

LONDON, June 26.

Sir Henry Parkea, the Premier of New South Wales, will leave England for Aus tralia, via the Cape of Good Hope, on Saturday next.

CETEWAYO VISITS ENGLAND,

LONDON, June 20.

An arrangement has been made for I Cetewayo, the deposed Zulu King, to visit. England at an early date. THE SULTAN HONOURS ARABI PASHA. CONSTANTINOPLE, June 24.

The Sultan has conferred the Imperial Order of the Medjidie on Arabi Pasha, the Egyptian Minister for War.

BISMARCK ON EUROPEAN UNREST.

LONDON, June 15. A phofound sensation lias been caused in diplomatic circles throughout Europe by tho statement made by tho Imperial Chan celloroltho German Reichstag Count Bis-' marck, who took occasion to avow his con viction that matters wero rapidly ripening for a crisis, and predictod a general up heaval throughout Europo at an early date, MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. The opposition to the erection of a bridge over the Forth has at length been over come.

The Czarina of Russia has given birth to a daughter.

At Copenhagen a disastrous waterspout has occurred. It U reported from Virsltz Unit a vessel was submerged, and 44 of the crew and passengers drowned. The agitation forgrantioß local autonomy ou various subjoces by the Nationalists in tne Kussian Umpire is assuming definite dupe. It is proposed that several autono mous States will bo formed, which, whilst independent as to local legislation, should form part of tha Imperial confederation A disastrous liro has just occurrod at Montreal, tho chief city in the Canadian dominions. Property to the value of 1,000,000 dollars was destroyed before the Humes could be extinguished.

SIX SAMUEL WILSON A TORY CANDIDATE.

LONDON, Juno 19.

It is anuounced that at the next parlia mentary election Sir Samuel Wilson will be a candidate, selected in the Tory interest. '

Parnell denounces Davitt's scheme for nationalisation of land in Ireland.

FENIAMSM,

A\ alsfa, who was arrested for supposed complicity in Fenian designs, was brought before the Clerkcnwcll Police Court to-day and remanded. THE FENIAN SCARE. . A Fenian scare has occurred in the provinces.

Tho "Economist" has an article on Australian securities. It pronounces the linancial position of Victoria sound

AUSTRALIAN.

MARINE INQUIRY. BRISBANE, June 20. Inquiry has been held by the Marine Board into the sraanding of the steamship Ranelaigh on King's Reef, uear Cardwell, on the Uth ult. The Board has found that \ the captain was at fault, and his certificate has been suspended for three months. The tnnto is censured by the Board for having kept the log in an inaccurate manner. MAURITIUS SUGAR MARKET. MELBOURNE, June 20, Mauritius advices to June 13th report that tho sugar market had at that date been swept of all stocks. One thousand tons had been cleared for the colonies, but nothing was loading.

MELBOURNE CUP WEIGHTS.

(BY TBLKORAPH.—MESS ASSOCIATION.)

MKLBOURNK, Wednesday, THE following weights wero declared to day:—

AUCKLAND INSTITUTE.

The monthly meeting of the Auckland Institute wa3 held last evening in the Museum' Building, Princes-street, Mr E. A. Muckechnio, president, in the chair. Messrs. C. Cooper, Auckland ; A, Gray, lilcmuera.; andT. Melville, Auckland, were announced as new members. Mr T. Cheese man, secretary, stated that the following donations had been received since last meeting:—Keport of the New Zealand Exhibition of 1865, J. D. Bnys; "Buller's Manual ef the Birds of New Zealand," Geological Survey Department; "Journal of. the Linnean Society of New South Wales," vol. 7, pt. 1,-the society; nests and eggs of New Zealand birds, J. Symona; swimming crab from' Fiji, — Sloane; Maori stone adzes, greenstone ornament, Dr Wright; portion of the wreck of the Buffalo, curious pertorated stone, X. Carina,-

Several papers were then read ana dis cussed. Captain T. Brown described six newspocies of pselaptridce, a curious class of beetles, five of which he had found ia Waitakerei district and one at Tuakau. A paper by Mr A, T. Urquhart oa " Tho Protective Ueseniblancss of New Zealand Spiders ' pointed out the singular coinci dence of animals with their environment. Ij'or instance,' all the spiders found by him on the charred branches of burnt manuka. I were of an ashy grey colour, streaked and Bpotted with black, and often gq closely resembled the blackened branches in colour as only to be distinguished by .close obser vation. On the other hand, the spiders collected on the living manuka were of various shades of green, brownish green, brown or- grey—colours all to be tauud in the leaves, twigs, and bark of the tree. Similarly, spiders found on the common furze, the cabbage tree, the kanga roo acacia, and even on the pines and eucalypti, always possessed colours har monising with the different tints ef the vegetatioD. Pawing on to species found chiefly on the ground and rocks, the same rule was found to apply. Mr H. G. Seth Smith delivered a lecture on the " Origin of Language," criticising tho theories ot Max Muller and Frofecsor Suyce at some length. Subsequently, Mr Smith exhibited the results of an ineenious little machine for drawing curves, directed by the motion of two pendulums suspended from two rods at right angles. The result of tho experiment was a number of draw ings of curves on cards. •

ASSASSINATIONS IN IRELAND.

[Special Particulars From Our Loir

DOK COEREBPONDENT,]

Never within the memory of the {.ro verbid oldest inhabitant has London been more palpably and visibly excited than it was on the morning of Sunday, May 7, and long before I opened the "observer" and learut what had eventuated, I saw some thing unusual must have occurred. The writer's rocms overlook the Thames em bankment, ivliich, prior to Sunday mid day, is usually by no mearis crowded. On this morning, however, numberless small knots of people were noticeable talk ing loudly and angrily, and nearly everyone seemed to hold or to be reading a newspaper, Later in the day we passed down Piccadilly, and found the Duke of Devonshire's town house guarded, by an immense crowd, which watched with sympathetic interest the arrival and depar ture of the magnates of the land who, sortie in gorgeous carriages and some on foot, called to leave cards of candolence for the Marquis of Hartington, the murdered Chiet Secretary's brother. We (myself and , a friend) had barely squeezed through the mob, when the police made a passage, and Mr Gladstone—looking terribly broken down —came out arm in arm with Lord Granville, who hailed a hansom, in which they drove off towards Kensington. The crowd gave the Premier a cordial cheer, but he hardly looked round, and probably didn't even hear it. The following after noon, returning" from the city about 4, I found Palace Yard (the enclosure outside the Houses of Parliament at Westminster) filled by an immense assemblage waiting to cheer Mr Forster, the rumoured news— subsequently contradicted—of whoso re -1 appointment to the Irish Secretaryship spread like wildfire. \ ou will, I suppose, have heard both by cable and via America many of the parti culars oE the Phoenix Park tragedy. I ven ture to think, however, that tha following items, which arc culled foom various papers, will be read with interest :—

Statement by an Eye-Witness.

An eye-witneas of the murder gives the following account of what took place :—I was in the park on Saturday, May 6th, upon my tricycle, accompanied by Mr Maguire. We went along the north circular road, arouud the People's Garden to the Gough monument, then going up the main road. We saw two gentlemen arm-in-arm walking along. Tuey stopped to look at us as we passed, and I particularly noticed Mr Burke, wlione appcaranoa I knew slightly. Maguire wint round the Phoonix Monument, but I did not. Then I heard a noise as if a car was coming and I looked around and saw a car with a red-paiated back go down the road which leads to Cnapelizod, It was dashing down. There were some people upon it, but I could not say who they were. I took no more notice of it, and we came down towards the city very rapidly. We Dover stopped until we came to a cart on the main road, where we found a gentleman lying in a pool of blood, and close to him ■was another gentleman, the latter being on the footpath, with his throat dreadfully gashed, and his face be smeared with blood. Maguire did not alight, ana I at once said it was a murder, naguire said he would go for the police, and I stayed with the two gentlemen, I remained for what seemed to me to be twenty minutes, and then two constabu lary men came up. They stopped with me. 153 D and Sergeant 27 D wero the first up, and they came from the Costlckaock Station. The police then arrived from Dublin, and at once, after this, up came Colonels Foster and Caul field. It was Colonel Foster told mo who the dead men were, Mr Burke was lifted up on a car with me and two policemen, and brought to thn hospital, whilst a strotcher wob brought for Lord Frederick, on which he was borne by. soldiers down the road until a car was pro cured. Tho park was particularly lonely on this afternoon. Lord F. Cavendish was on his right side, with his right cheek al most buried in the ground ; his right arm was under his side, and he had a big ring on the right baud. Ho was in a dreadful pool of blood. Mr Burke was lying on his back, with a dreadful gash on the left side iof the neck. His mouth was wide open, and hh left hand was across bis watch pocket. Mine or ten minutes clap-cd be tween first seeing them arm-in-arm and finding the bodies, and the murder must have occurred in that time, '.there was no noise, andl think daggers were used. The left hand of Lord .Frederick was also to wards bis watch. His collar was torn, and beside him was his umbrella. There was a youDg chap in the park, close by, when he rode up. He came over to the bodies, no said he was over towards the Lord Lieu tenant's when he caw an outside car with some four or five persons on it who looked like roughs. He saw this car stop, and then the men jumped off towards two men. Then there was a sort of tussle between them. He did not take much notice of them, as he thought they were drunk. Two of the party fell on the ground, and then the others walked towards the car, which had gone aloa« up tho road towards the Phoonix monument. Mr Burke was not dead when found. His lips moved as if he was trying to speak.

Ihe Brassfltters' Story of the

Murder.

Two brassfitters, named Macnee and Fry, in the employment of the Great Southern and Western Railway Company, state that they were actual witnesses of the as3ussina tion of Lord' Cavendish and Mr Burke, Ac cording to their narrative, it appears that, on Saturday evening they had gone up the park from Inohicorc oh bicycles, one being an excellent rider, and the other Icing but indifferentjy skilled. When they reached the Phccnix column they turned towards town, and were going in that direction, when they saw close to them Lord Cavendish and Mr Burke. The attention of Macnoe and Fry was almost wholly concentrated on their bicycle's, but sud denly they observed two men attack the Chief Secretary and the Under-Secretary, while not far distant wore two other men. Thu bicyclists arc unable to give a very explicit account of what took place, as they found themselves, owing to the speed at which they were riding, in the midst of the assassins. They saw ode man raise what appeared to be a butcher's large knife and plunge it into the breast of Lord Cavendish, who had gon& out ia the roadway from off the patnway after he had, as is conjectured, received the first stroke, They heard his lordship exclaim te his assailant, "Ab, you villain 1" At the same lnornent the kuife was again thrust into his breast. Lord Cavendish fell almost under the bicycle,-which was going unsteadily, and wbich he touched ia falling. The rider was dreadfully frightened, ana made all possible speed to get away. It is stated that his com panion, who was following at some yards' distance, when he saw what was being done, was about to Btop his bicycle and go to the assistance of the Chief Scaetary, but the same murderer who had stabbed his lordship advanced towards the bicy clist with blood-stained knife uplifted, and made a dash at him. The bicycle rider, terrified by what he had seen, and the attack upon his own life, made all possible haste to follow his. comrade, leaving the unfortunate, nobleman to his ' melancholy "fate. But before he had gone far he says that he noticed that one of the assassins want back to the prostrate form of the Chief Secretary and again buried his knife in the body. Macnee and Fry appear to have had their attention so absorbingly attracted to what was occurring on the, load that they did not observe the assaasiuation of Mr Burke, which took place on the path way, and their sole desire seems to have been to get awa# from tho appalling scene as soon as possible, and to secure their own safety. They also state that at a distance of some 20 or 30 feet from where the murders were being perpetrated, they ob served a hackney car standing ou tho loft hand side of the road, the driver sitting in the box and the horse being turned to wards the city. The car was empty. Did not see it start. Lord Cavendish' the First Irish Secretary jsuir Attacked. Additional importance (remarks the " St. James's Gazette") is lent to the murder of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr Burke by.the consideration that it is the first of the kind that has ever occurred in Ireland. It is noteworthy, indeed, that in a country where—to U3e the expression of a famous Lnsh Attorney-General—" assassination has long been as familiar as fowling," the life of the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieu ;enant, who is commonly held responsible for the conduct o£ affairs, has never been aken or even attempted before. Lord Soorge Sackville, aftetwarda Lord George Germaine, the supercilious "Secretary Bashaw" of the Duke of Dorset's second and most' unpopular vicert>yalty, who divided with Primate Stone the hatred of | Irishmen of all classe3 and creeds, wai never touched. Mr Pelham, who, under timid yacillating T Lord Camden, had to fight the "United Irishmen " single-handed, was

only stabbed in. the columns of the "Northern Star" or "Freeman's Journal.; while Uastlereagh himself, who "turned the Irish Parliament Home into a bank parlour," lived to die by his own hand at North Cray. Perhaps the assas sination of Lord Kilwarden (Chief Justice Wolfe) comes nearest to that of the late Chief Secretary in the horror it excited; and it is curious to note that in both cases the assassin obtained from his victim the identification he required. The Chief Justice was driving in the streets of Dublin with his daughter, when his carriage was stopped and attacked in Thomas-atrcet. He put his head out of ±he window and cried out, "It is I, Kilwarden, Chief Jus tice of the King's Bench." " You are the mas I want," answered a man close by, and iustantly plunged a pike into his breast. A auspicious Incident. On the afternoon prior to the murder, as the Vice-Kegal procession was passing through Dane-street, near the Castle, a man stood at the carriage ia which LordF. ; Cavendish, Mr jenkinson, and the Hou. Mr ' Spencer wereseated andaskedwhether Lord F. Cavendish was in the procession. He re ceived no answer, aud moving on, repeated ttr s question, without eliciting a reply. He asked a third time, and then Lord F. Cavendish, raising his hat, said, "I am Lord F. Cavendish." The man replied, "Thank you, that will do," and went away. A man similarly Attired was after wards observed in the park near the scene of the murder, and the "Times" thinks thatthis proves beyond question the exis tence of a' carefully-planned plot to assassinata the new Chief Secretary, and possibly the Lord Lieutenant also.

Incidents and Itemarlcs Con. nected with the Assassinations.

Mrs Gladstone, who was Lord .North brook's guest at' the Admiralty, fainted away wnen told the terrible news from Ireland, and was conveyed home by Lord Baring. It is eaid, observes "Atlas" in the " World,-" that Chief Justice Mjchael Morris, who has incurred the displeasure of the Irish ' Executive' (the real Executive, I moan), was also to lie murdered on that memorable fateful Saturday, but received a friendly warning from a ragged urchin at the coraer of a by-street or lane.

' Lord Beaconsfield, who possessed th 2 peculiar Hebraic faculty of divination, de clared, towards the end of his life, that the one thing which he really dreaded in Ireland was political murder. His worst fears are now realised. The secret societies have proclaimed political war against the English Government. We are not merely on die threshold, but in the midst of a civil struggle.—The "World," May lOtb. Words areinadequate to convey any sense jf the loss Ireland, has sustained in the assassination of Mr Burke. • From his earliest youth he worked in the Secretary's olhce, and no man knew Ireland better. He alone of all the Irish officials remained permanent through successive dynasties ot Lords-Lieutenant and uhief Secretaries. He was personally very popular.ond'' band some Tom Burke " was loved and liked by all shades and sections of Irislimen. Mr Burke rarely made an enemy, and his kindly courtesy endeared him te all who ever met him officially or socially. Stand ing by -the fireplace in his office in the Castle Yard, his hands tucked under the little short jacket in which he always worked, his bright face, that us.cd to remind me of a handsome eagle, keen and clear, he would listen patiently to the most minute grievance, or petition, or complaint, and no one for thiity years ever had cause to say Vi^t Tom Burke forgot him or bis case. He never married, his heart seemed always in the office ; bat he was capital company, a warm friend, an untiring workman, and a thorough gentleman.

In oilicial circles in Dublin no one doubts that the crime was irenian, and I (special correspondent of the " Daily Telegraph) must confess to a certain amount of sur prise to-day (May 11th), when a gentle man, occupying a high position in the ad ministration of the Jaw in Ireland, ex plaiiied to me the extent and power of the FeDiaa Organisation in this country. He did not expect any response to the Government offer of £10,000 reward. "The driver alone," he said, "could ex pect a free pardon, and yon may depend he was well sworn. Such ia the power ot these secret councils that if a member of the fraternity is suspected even of. the disposi tion to betrayal, he is sentenced to death, and execution is sure to follow. What have we seen quite recently in thia city t Bailey in a fit of temper enabled the police to seize twenty-five stand of arms. Within fouitecn days he was a dead man. Peter Andrews was shot by Kinsala at his own door in Tighe-street, Kinsala beiag now in prison for manslaughter. Iv the same way we want the power to deal with these secret societies-a real Coercion Act on the lines of the Weatmeath Act." My informant had no doubt that the death of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr Burke had been formally decreed by this terrible " brotherhood " of Cain ; and, I may re peat, he is in a position to know. It is stated in a despatch from Limerick that Mr Clifford Lloyd has received a warning like that sent to Mr Burke. Be is used to being warned. This time he has learnt, from a- source which is above sus picion, that his assassination has been re solved upon, and that already emissaries are upon, their way from America to carry out: the terrible behests of the secret tri bunal, Mr Lloyd is reported to have asked the advice of the Dublin authorities on the subject. It is indeed strange, saya "Truth," how exceedingly little Englishmen kaow of the real state of parties in Ireland. Before the inauguration of the Laud League, there were Fenians, Whitoboys, and membeis of other secretfjpeieties, scattered throughout Ireland, O'Uonovan Rosaa, and others in America, who were affiliated to these societies, derived a rich harvest from the 'trade of patriots in America. Moat of the money they had collected they epent themselves, but a small portion they eeat over to their fdeads in Ireland, in order to maintain their influence with them. The Land League was, and still is, the object'of their bitterest hatred, for American money found its way to the coffers of tiie League, and ceased to flow as plentifully into the pocKets of these pernicious scamps, some few of their adherents in Ireland joined the local branches of the Land League, but a con siderable number of them held aloof. These latter, in fact, constitute the village ruffians about whom Mr Forster so fre quently discoursed.

They are the equivalent to our dangerous class —ready to sell themselves to anyone who will buy them, and ripe for any mis chief that will enable them to continue their lawless hand-to-mouth existence. O'Donovau Rossa during the last year or two has been a drunken sot; He and- a few adherents iv America live princi pally by contributions, and in order to ensure the continuance ot sub scriptions, they endeavour to prove to their dupes that they aro waging war against England. They accordingly Bend over "skirmishers " to Ireland, who put them selves into communication with the in digenous village ruffians, and making use of the old organisations of the .secret societies, encourage murders and other atrocities.

PARLIAMENTARY.

[By Telegraph,—Special Reporter.]

WELLINGTON, this day. The Auckland Harbour Bill.

The Hon. Jas. Williamson tells mo ho expects to get the Auckland Harbour Board Bill through the Council without the inser tion of the limaru clauses.

Goldfields County Indebtedness.

Hie following is a return of the indebted ness oo June 24th of the goldfields comities and boroughs :-To banks, being advances for which security has been given ; Buller, T ?°° fs J fe f 000; InanS^«a £603 Lake, £1200; Manitoto, £1500; Piako, £320; Ross, £310; Thames, £7031 : Tau & ; TH&F £4835 5 Wallace, £6001); Westland, £800'; total, £37,631. Telephone to the Hosjrttal and Asylum. Mr Peacock has been urging the Govern ment to connect the hospital, gaol and asylum with the city by telephone The matter will probably be attended to at once.

Owing to the sad. death of Mr J J Tya the anniversary entertainment announced to be held in the Epsom Hall this evening, has been postponed. Mr Tyc was generally a large contributor towards the success to the Epsom Hall entertainment, and when it became known that his name would appearl on the present programme, great satisfaction was expressed. General regret is felt through out the Epsom district, for his sad, and sudden death, and more es pecially perhaps is tliia sorrow felt by those in the district who have been associated with h_m in the Epsom Hall affairs,

THE EARLY CLOSING MOVEMENT.

The Earfßi Closing Association, with th object of enlisting public sympathy in the present movement, held a meeting in St. James's Hall last evening, Mr J. M* Shera presided, while the following gontle-' men were on the platform :—The Eight Key. Dr. Cowie, Bishop of Auckland; the Very Key. Fynes, Vicar-Capitular; Eevs. A. Bold, K. F. Macnicol, G. W. Spence W. Tebba, Messrs Shalders, Vines, Brame' E. Arthur, Dr. Kenderdine, and others.

The Chairman said they had met that evening to express sympathy with the early closing movement which, to a con siderable extent, affected the welfare comfort, and happiness of thousands of fellow citizens. The subject would be brought before the meeting by gentlemen, of well-known ability and philanthropy He felt sure tnat throughout the agitation nothing would i c done which could justify anyone in charging them with pitting the the employer against the employe", and he felt confident that during the continuance of the long hours the employe's would con tinue to discharge their duty with the samo good temper and fidelity that they had been accustomed to in the past.

Letters were next read by the secretary, containing apologies tor absence and expres sions of sympathy with the movement from Archdeacon Maunsell, Father Walter Mac donald, Keve. W. G. Oliver, T. McKenzie Fraser, and B. N. Bree; Messrs Gar rett, Garlick and Cranwell, Milne and Ciioyce I% S. Coombes, and ffm, Kattray. Bishop Cowie said he came there that evening to move the first resolution in token of his sympathy with the object of the as sociation, viz., the relief of a large numbor of fellow citizens, who, owing to circum stances orer which they felt they had no control, ate kept at work an excessive number of hours on six daj s each week. Bow the relief that is desired is to be effected Uo was not prepared to say ; and as he had not seen any of the resolutions to be proposed but the one entrusted to him, was not pledged to any plan of operations that might be proposed by speakers who followed. He was informed by the chairman that " over 300 shops, are open after 7 o'clock in the evening, io the city and suburbs of Auckland, employing 700 assiitancs and apprentices; and that on Saturday nights orer 300 such persons are thus oil ployed up to ll or 12 o'clock." The mere statement of Buch afaet was surel'v sufficient to interest all lovers of their kind, to bear their part in effecting a remedy. Which of them would like a son or daughter of his own to be so employed ? How con)d any young man or woman be expected to continue healthy in body or mind, at this season of the'year, with no more time for recreation that the remnant of their days ami nights left to them by this system of labour. He would not do any of his fellow citizens the injustice of supposing that they were content with the state of things, either the employers of those whose cause they were interested io, or those for whose con venience they arc obliged to work daily tor so many hours. In eagerness to help one cUbs of sufferers, they should be on guard not to wrong aaother class equally deser ving of our sympathy. The head of a re tail business whose presence is necessary in his shop or store as long as his doors are open, is as much overworked in most cases as his assistant or apprentice. He detains his assistants to a late Hour to aid him in work which he cannot accomplish alone, and he keeps his doors open to a later hour than he otherwise would for the convenience of his customers. It was to the customers, therefore—that is, the gene ral public— to whom they must mainly look for the remedy that is sought. There were many customers at retail shops whose only time for making purchases was the' evening, especially in some of our suburban dis tricts —to such an extent, indeed, that were places of business in some of them compul sory closed at an early hour, they might as well be closed altogether. He trusted that this association would be able by the careful and impartial collection of in formation from the three sections of the community whose interests are to be con sidered, namely—the assistants, the heads of the business establishments, and the general public—to devise some means of relief for those who are oppressed, without inflicting injury on any section of their fellow citizens and no one would be found more ready than himself to assist in carrying into effect such a means of relief, when it is the privilege of the association to discuss it. He would read the motion, viz., " That the Early Closing Associa tion appeals to all elapses of the commun ity to aid them in their efforts to improve the condition of those employed in retail shops, by curtailing the long hours during , which many are now engaged." (Applause.) The Eev. Father Fynes seconded the proposition. He would remind them of the saying that " all study aud no play made Jack a dull boy;" and would, on the other hand, assert that all work, too much work,_ or insufficient relaxation, would have a similar effect on the future people of New Zealand. He would be sorry to support any movement likely to retard the prosperity of the land of our adoption; but, at the same time, it would be to him a cause of regret not to have assisted in curbiug the spirit of enterprise of those whose im prudent ardour in business might tend to deprive them of the enjoyment of the f.uits of their labour. Let them work wisely; if they did but little, let them do it well; let them not expect to become rich and influential all at once; for neither we nor our successors, in the im? inedi«te future,, could achieve the works which must be achieved, to make New Zealand the fondly-prophesied gram} Great Britian of the South. As others would speak, he would say no more, but desired to impress on^the meeting that, in the sole sense of the'above remarks, dis claiming all connection with the movement, should it assume a political phase, he sec onded the resolotion just moved by his Lordship Bishop Cowie,

The uiotion was then submitted to the meeting and carried unanimously.

The Key. R. P. Macnicol moved the secondresolution/'Thatthisnieetingdesirea to express its sympathy with the early closing movement, Wtiicb, whilst anxious to miti: gate the hardships of -those employed ia retail shops, in the long hoars they are so employed, is desirous to avoid a dictatorial attitude towards the employers, at the same time affirming its conviction, that tea hours' work per day is as much as any employer can reasonably expect, and as much as the employe's can efficiently and faith fully perform; this meeting therefore affirms the conviction that.all retail shop?, where practicable, should be closed at 8 o 'clock in the eysning, Saturdays included." He ielt sure"that jail present had sympathy with Ihe movement; he believed they had the sympathy of*tigreat many employers. He had asked l^Relf why shopkeepers should ask their employe's to work for a longer period daily than those engaged in manual labour, and could only see two reasons—first, because the occupation waa not so' laborious, and therefore those era* ployed in shops for 10 or 12 hours a day would not suffer so much physical ex haustion as others engaged in manual labour for the shorter period ot eight hours per , day. This he did'not consider as adequate reason. Ue did not wish to interfere with i the privileges of shopkeeper*, but there was a measure of injustice, involuntary, perhaps, inflicted by the employer. Long hours of business, however slight, requiring little or no manual effort, required a mental i strain and nerve exhaustion, which would try the nerve of any man more than if he were employed in manual toil. There were social and moral duties-,' aftectiuß both employer and employe which were sometimes loat sight of in their efforts to gain all they can as the fruits of , labour. The employer should consider the intelligence and moral condition o£ those under his care,aad he would be rewarded in the way they would work. Ihe second reason, he had cause to believe, existed in the readiness of the employer to accommo date the habits of purchasers. There was a teadency to procrastinate- to put off till the last moment— gdpg to the shop for articles which necessity aid not require should be purchased at a late hour. The labouring classes ceased work at 4 p.m. on. Saturday, and many others before that time. The readiness of shop-keepers to accommodate the habits of procrastination, •he believed, was the principal reason for the present system of late hours, fie suggested that they should combine iv whatever way seemed most reasonable and practicable to both themselves and" purchasers to brine about a better state of thing?, when he believed both would reap physical ami spiritual advantage. . ' rh. e. ?ov- 6- W;jSpence considered that the thing asked by the association was reasonable, requiring neither argument nor advocacy, it being only required that tho public thould surrender what they can sidered a (questionable) great boon. Oh physical, intellectual, and moral grounds the hours of tuil should be shortened?, and as citizens they should feel bound to aid in the matter. He had much pleasure in seconding the resolution, which, on being put before the meeting, was carried unani. mously, i

THE AUCKLAND. EVENING STAR. TUESDAY. JUNE 27.



Bt lb e f iv. Darobio _ -99 AlUwder .. „ j ( Commotion ..9 3 Hereford Biy _ o 13 Orlp .. ..DO Bylvanas .. .. 6 13 Lord Burghley .. 8 12 Footstep .. ..6 13 Barber ~ - 8 9 Lady Hampden.. 813 Havunaka.. . 8 9 Salooara .. .. o io Wheatoar.. .. 8 U Atiaoho .. ..on Prootor .. ..8 8 Lavicia „ .. 6 11 Hesperian ..8 8 Transferred „ 011 Mantndalo ..8 8 Cooroona „ .. 6 11 First Water .. 8 C Harebell _ ..6 11 fclr Joseph — 8 5 Morpeth .. gig Bathurat _ -85 Prlma Donna .. 610 Lord CHlfdon ..8 6 Kuport .. „ 6 10 Suwarrotf ..3 1 Golden Butterfly 6 U Vernon .. - 81 Iron Maator „ 6 B i HnoUd .. _ 8 3 8o»ndal _ _ 6 9 Sardonyx.. ..8 3 Kulkal .. „ 6 0 Cannamulla ..8 2 Hobart .. ,, <j " TheDrummor .. 8 1 Dunedln .. ..6 8 Hoa worth.. ..8 0 Waxworks ..6 8 Liberator.. .. 713 -Aanandalo 6 8 CroBwlok.. .. 7 13 Cotewayo.. ..6 7 Pollio .. .. 7 13 BrjanO'Lynn :. fi 7 Watorloo.. .. 7 13 Mistake .. _ 6 7 Sesennoo.. .. 7 12 Prometneua ..6 7 Czar .. ..7 12 Wig»rd mh h) ..6 7 Canary .. .. 7H Twelve Years ..6 7 HODBatlon _ .. 7 11 Flying Jib _ 6 6 Baronet .. .. 7 11 -&ldo do Camp .. 6 6 Swoet WUUam.. 7 11 Miatako ■.. 6 6 ThaDuke.. .. 7 11 Cheviot .. " g 6 Crystal .. .. 7 10 Winifred ,. ..6 8 sunaot .. - 7 10 -AnKlGsua ,, .65 TheAfiayrlan .. 7 10 QoBtwyok_ _ 6 6 Sauntofor.. ..7 9 Conlsoun „ . 'j j Navlsator - 7 9 Bagot „ ..6 1 Balvaito .. ..7 9 KJntco£ the Vale 6 4 Wm.Froderlok.. 7 9 Wteard .. „ 6 4 Brio MoneBoa .. 7 9 Standard Bearer 6 i Mulatto .. ..7 8 Weslbury.. 6 3 Gudarz .. ... 7 7 Bodmoat .. .. 6-3 Santa olanB .. 7 7 Fandango. .. 6-3 Lord Llsgar ..7 7 Omelette .. 6 3 OddTrioK .-77 Kva_ .. "„ 6 8i Jessie .. „ 7 6 The Hebrew ..6 3 LohenRrin .. ,7 g Sir Oliver.. ..6 8 NauillUB .. ..7 6 Brannotto_ ..6 2 Spite _ ..7 6 Grana Dnohesa.. 6 2 Stookwell.. ..7 5 Kssex ... .6 2; 8iln(j _ ... 7 6 Jimryaoa .. 6 1 Petrol .. .. 7 5 Little Jaok .. 6 1 King Qaall ..7 5 Calmla .. .61 Kalnbow .. ..7 5 Halltop .. .. 6 1 Gem- .. ..7 4 Crazyjano ..6 0 Plraoy .. ..7 4 Vangaara *» _ 6 0 Paul 7 4 Lord Lottoa _ a o .OroBvonor ..7 4 The Queen _ 6 0 Koh-Unoor ..7 4 Phoboua .. 6 0 Stella .. ..7 3 Gardenia.. ..6 0 Prattle .. .. 7 2 HU Royal Hlgh- Boolka .. .. 7 2 ness .. _ 6 0 Baseanlo .. .. 7 2 Aoo.. .. _ 6 0 Qnesawortc ..7 2 Iris 6 0 Glostor ....70'



WANTED KNOWN ■KSr FOR CASH ONLY- Good Valno in Blankets, from 9/11 to 45/ pair Good Valae In Quilts, from i/a to 12/4; size. 10-9 Good Value in Sheeting, from /8}; 72 inoh, 1/ Good Valno In Calloos. from ,"21: white. IS Good Valun In Dross Materials, from HI Good Valuo In Winceys, from /3J to 1/3 Good Value In Luce nurtalna, from S/il to 30/ Good Value In Ladies' Vh tors, from 8/9 up Good Valuo in Hosiery, all sizes and makes Good Value in Hating and Velveteens, from 2/8 Good Valno In Handkerchiefs, from /1J each Good Value in Table Napkins. /7J; Cloths. 2/ Good valne In Felt Carpets. 1/4; Tapestry, 2,9 Good Value In Millinery and Underclothing Good Value In Haberdashery Good Value In 2-Button Black Eld Gloves, ITS Good Valae in Ladies' Corsets, 2/6 to 10/6 t AT WM. H. BMITH'S Cheap Drapery Warehouse, Corner of Upper Queen and Alexandra-streets, Opposite Army and Navy Hoteli ■ N,8.-Onr Well-assortod Stock ot GENRRAL DKAPKRY is bought ohkap Foi OASn, and marked in plain figures at 10 ncr cent, less than usual Queen-street prioes. We invite couipnrl tw--.. ■ ■ ; GrENUINE CtiSARING SaLE . CLOTHING. nTof CLOTalNt*. ... Pp t*H BHIHT3, HOSIRRY. » << BHIRff, HO3IERY, SS WM KIiANNELB, W FL&JNNEL9, . &C. &C &O. ,gAMUBL QOOMBES & (^O. Having Puhchaseu thk Frsmisbs at present ooonpled. by them, Intend mak lnK Kxtenalvo Alterations to meet the requirements of their in creasing Business. v t Before the alterations are commonoed, It will ,j j.!1 ';.'.'!. be nooesßary to .' ;'* ' - Ekduok thktr Immisn'sk Stock. In order to do this, Samuel Coomboafe Co. WILL HOLD A CLEARING SALE Commencing on FRIDAY NEXT. IHffl STOCK WILL BB HEDUCED IN FACH DEPARTMEiNT TO BUOH PRIOE3 Aa MUST EFFKOT A SPEEDY - ODBARANOE, In this Sole will be Included the STOCK of the Australian CiOTiima and Db*pbhy Company. PURCHASED BY SAMUEL COOMBS 9fc CO. FOR OASH. AIJBO, ABOUT I *0 CASES AND BALES OF GOODS Just Using Landed. Kbmkmbsb i—the sale commences ON FKIDAY MORNING. tiOME EARLY AND SECURE THE BARGAINS. OAMUEL QOOMBES & r\O., Thk Hbw ZEAtAND Clothing CoMPAuy, 88, QVEBN»S TREE T, . Opposite Wyndham-streett |1Y RuYAL LETTEKB FATJENT. Gold Medal, Paris. 1878 jSpeolal Award, • PhuadelDbla, IW ; Gold Medal, Bydney, 1880: Gold Medal, Brnsselß, 1880; Gold Medal. Melbourne, 1881. ♦ Just Landed, . OANTBKLL fc COOHRANE'S CELEBRATED SKATED WATERS. MONTBKBKAT LMBJUIOB CHAMPAGNE A Heatthglvlßg Non-aloohollo Beverage, at . Hotelfl and Clubs; 9d por bottle, AROMATIC GINGER ALB i The Original ' .Belfast Ginger Ale, so Justly celebrated at Hotels and Clubs; Dd per bottle. These .Sbatxd Watebs are me asms quality m contracted for and oaOw supplied to The Paaard S.S. Oe, j the Montreal S.S. Co. thelnman 8.8.C0,; OoSuiloß.B,Co.t the National S.S, Cojmhe, PaolQo . 8.8. Co.; ABoho^pH.B. Co. t BJngeton anpßolybsAd, L :.'':'' '•- *jgtfk*UMMiuri, '- ' m '" ' •■ :



Special Advertisements. rpHOENTON, SMITH AND FIKTH HAYS FOR SALE I- H Crown ' Flour, In Baoka, 100*6 and tfft "Champion" „ ~ •• n "Cantab; '„ » Sharps Bran Fowl Wheat Whakf MilK, AnoMana New Zealand, For aSffiJSgRS&Z SlwilaiSn QWUW' clSlSlnlFffl NewZeltod B1"' Olothlng Factory H , w Olothlng Factory Newila^a For Olothlng Factory New^aland Vaiaib. Olothlng Faotory OUB MANUFACTURES CANNOT BR KXCKLLHD! THE YKABtiY INORBABING DBMAND IS THE MOST SATISFACTORY PROOF or PUBLIC APPRECIATION! TWO PR I Z E MEDALS ■' AND CERTIFICATE OF MERIT , awarded at CHBIBTOHDBOn EXHIBWIONt TRY OUB CLOTHING MADE OP THE CELEBRATED MOSQIEL TWEED 1 Yoo Wiix Gkt Nonk Bkttbr t Anokland Branoh: New Zealand Qhben-bthret. Clothlnst Faotory EPSSS «•-»•, Sffiftffi&g NewZeffi Theatre Royal: clothing Kaotory NewZeaiand and at Clothing F»otory N,ff/'Xd Alhert-stroet. Clothing Faotory New Zealand Tnamea. Cothng Faotory Now Zealand ClothlnK Faotory New Zealand J, FrmiMONB, Clothing Factory New Zealand Branoh Cloth ng Faotory New Zealand M anager. Clothing Faotory rnHE UNION BANK OF AUSTRA- X LTA (LIMITED). ESTABLISHED 1837. INCOBPORATED 1880. Paid-up Capital. £1.600.000; Reserve IBMn Fandß, mom, tOßethep . BffiSS2 Reserve Liability of Proprietors.... 3.000,000 Total Capital ana Koserve Funds... «5,310,600 An AOKNOY ot thla Bank waa Opened at OPUNAKB. Taranakl, on 9th JUNK, ander the temporary oharito ot MR. QKO. GORDON, JOSH. PALME X, Chief Officer for Zealand. TjiROM THIS DATE, 5 PBR OKNT 5 Will be Allowed ON ILL CASH PURCHASES FROM ()nk Pound And Upwards, . J. COSGRAVE & CO.



! VTTE HAVE KECEIVBD A liARGB QUANTITY 09 Ladies- B LAOK C LOTH Jackets. PnnoriAßED Chimp, at the Rnd of thib Season. TH&Y WILL BE OKFKKKD AT LOW PRICKS. j. c°aoßAVi & C° OAY THKEE MONTHS! I have just Opened Two Cases of EIGHT DAY MARBLE CLOCKS. They are in the Window, marked In plain figures. Taken home free ot cost, and you need not pay for them till you are satleflttd they go correctly (say three montha). From 60s to £7 10s. F. H. LBWISSON* Watohmaker, opposite Union-Bank, AuofclandJ jy/r v f f sin We have juat opened up a beautiful lot of MUFFS, very tasty and very cheap, having bought a Job In London. They are trimmed with Fur and Satin, ornamented with Crewel work, have pockets, and are a very convenient size. • Will be Bold quickly at the price they are marked. GARLICK & CRANWKLL.



fYARLICK & f^KAMWELL Ate now selling very cheap. WINTER DRAPBRY »' . Largo Araortment Drean Goods Beautiful Fast Dye Velveteens Moire Antique Groa Grain Silks Ulster, cloth and N, Zealand Tweeds. X PKK CENT. DISCOUNT on Cash Purchases fJ of fit upwards. WINTER MIIiLINKRT aha FANCY TRIMMING S- Wlnter Jackets, Dolmans Ulsters, Winter Hosiery Gloves, and Ribbons. X PBR CENT. DISCOUNT on Purchases of fil ** upwards. WINTER BLANKBTS- Tha ' Boelyn' Blanket, tho beat Colonial make ' Roslyn' Flannels, superior to Kngllah • English Blankets, various makes. X PER OKNT. DISCOUNT on Cash Payments |i.*f £1 upwards, CRETONNE3-A Beautiful Assortment; Sdto 3s nor yard Tho 'Cabal* Curtain, very handsome. moderateprloe Cretonne Tassels and Trimmings, X PER CENT. DISCOUNT. . . Vi-.VB PKR CKNT. DISCOUNT. MEN'S AND BOYS' OLOTHINO- Sulte. Trousers and Vesta, well made Cheap line. Men's Beaver Overcoats . ■ uncap lot Men's witnoy Overooats Best Valae In Clothing In Town. GBNKRAL HOUSEHOLD ffUBNITURK- Immense variety Bedroom Farnltiuo and Bedsteads. ' Bedding kept ready tor delivery Carpets, over 100 pat torn s to soleot from Linoleum and Oil Cloths, FURNISH SOUR HOUSE FROM THE CITY HALL ARCADE. v BUY YOUR DRAPERY AND CLOTHING FROM TUB CITY HALL AROADK. X PBR CENT. DISCOUNT ALLOWED OFF V , OABH PRICKS. G-AELIOK & CeANWELL, CABINETMAKERS, UPHOLSTERERS. DRAPERS, AND CLOTHIERS, j CITY BALL ARCADB. -, Qubkn and Lobne-btiheets, Auckland.



U l B B ° N -S ■ B . RIBBONS li I RIBBONS ■ I B RIBBONS B B KIBBOxiS B O EIBRONH O j N RIBBONS N S. RIBBONS 8. XV IB BO N S WILLIAM RAITKAY, DRAPER AND CLOTHIER, 178,180, & 182, quken-stbket, auckland.. Has Boushi a manufactureb's Stock of ribbons) at (ribbons ribbons f vjbry ) ribbons ribbons t low 1 ribbons KIBBOJNS ) prices, ( RIBBONS WHIOH WILL Btß BOLD AT PRICES HITHERTO UNHEARD OF IN AUCKLAND. SAMPLES SENT ON APPLICATION. ' FIRST SHOW DAY OF THESE GOODS " .'••-. . ON , Monday, 19th June.



Bpeoial Aflvertißementß. IY|" E D I C A li. DR. SCHWARZBACH may bo Consulted for Diseases of the KYS, KAR, and THROAT, at Albert Park (Mra Stiera's). Prlnoos-otreot. Auokland. Honra: From 10 to 1.