SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

SIGH WATER{^SS^S„B. J. 48 fl _NHST.-Tl>t9 Kvening, 6.3 BUN RISE.—To-morrow Morning, 5.32 MOON'B AGB.-Ne" Moon, 12t_, 5.11) p.m.

ARRIVALS.

TC-DA'S.

Omaha, brigantine, Mtlkieinan, from; Chatham

Islands _ . Mana, cutter. Stephenf, from Tairua

LAST KVRNINO. Argyle. T.i„ Crawford, from Whangarei

DEPARTURES.

LAST KVKHINO. Rntoiua,».«., Tozer, for Sydney Weiilrgton, a a , AmoSeo, for Tauranga Fingal, &8„ Norrie, for Mangawai

TO-DAY.

Champion, cotter. McDermott, from Ngurgnrn Uiglc, oattsr, Donovan, from Ngurguru

IMPORTS.

Per Wave Queen, from London : C cases Pain's Ilreworks.—D. Evitt, 211, Queen-street,

Per Wave Queen, from London : 22 cases of patent mediciaf s. 11 casks of bottles, 5 cases of druggists' sundries, 5 cases tinctures, 2 cases of epongea. 1 bale of paper. -T. B. Hill. Per WavoQaeen-rj capos toya, 11 tip dolls, 1 do ChrUtmas cards, 3 do shoe brushes. I do Borab and cloth brushes. 1 do b:ads. 1 do pocket bosks. 1 cask marble* 5 cease nmdrita.-_i. Levy and Co.

EXPORTS.

i Per Rotltna. for Sydncv-131 bales flax. 1288 bundles mouldlntra. 2500 places timber, 10l doora 1070 aaoaa flour. 70 kegs butter, 32 baga oymorj. 20 caws preserved meats. 51 cases pinea, il bales cotton, 81 paokagea Joinory. 12 balea fnngus, 8 bsles fibre. 31 casea oheeßO, 10 aackß horns, !»7bsobs b:_e3.sl bundles, 6 casks munU metal, 3 casks copper, 65 bundles tin.

The ship Hermione, to load for London, wai bjrthed at the Railway Pier t>day >_ .

The Northern Steanßhlp Co.'a new ijteamer Djnglas hoe an offiolal trial trio to-morrow morninr/, leaving the wharf at 11 o'clock.

The 8.9. Argylo from Whangarei list evening brought the following passengers: Mr and Miss E. Mallaband, Mls« Klnlnyson, Mr aud Mra Ciark. Moure Vnoke, Haines and2children, D. Young, W, Finlayson, W, Cook, Harrieor, McDonald, Conyngham, Kothergill, Eawardr, Creamer, Longdoll and MoPlo.

Aftor a lengthy pGS3ago of 19 days from the Chfttharoß, the brigantino Omaha nrriTcd in harbour early thia morning aud dropped anchor off Orakei, in ordor to discharge aheep.of which ■ho had 170 on board. Captain Mt-lkleman aava tho weather experienced bus been the worst ho haa como through for ninny years. A con stant succeaaion of gales and contrary winds pre vailed during tho whole voyage Passengers : Mrs Gamble. Mra Nichols, Miss Hurley, Miss Shand, Messrs Brown, Hood. Harwood, lioss (J), Heryotr, G. Robertson, and Rev. P. C. Anderson. Tho buqao tVare Queen brought up at nnohor olf Qaeer--street Wharf ihordy before 7 o'o'ock lost evening. Captain Belly reports aa follows:—Left Lioaonj on Juno 20. with light westerly breizea down thoChtnnel. »nd thence light variable winds till tasing tho N.E. trades. whioh were droupoi In lit. 15*2-2 N. ».n July 13th St. Antonio wta alghtetl. The Kqnator waa orootl in lontr. 21de# 3'JmlD. weat on July 30lb. Had light and medarato winds down to the Capo of Good Hope on Aujuat 28 in lar. Jo's 6, then strong northerly (bneees in running down the easting. The Three Kings was sighted on Tuesday at St.m., and strong westerly breezes were carried down tbe coast to arrival. Tho passengers are all well.

The schooner Maty King baa oleared at ths Cnstoma for Lyttelton, via Kaipara, and the schooner Threo Oncers Ins entered ont for Levuka (Fiji).

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVAL.

Atalanta, schooner, Johnstone, from Patea

DEPARTURE.

Macgregor, 3.3., McArthur, for Waitara

Tho echooner Atalanta arrived from Patea yesterday evening in ballast.

Tlie a.c. Macgregor left yesterday afternoon for Waitara, witb t■vrolvo tons sundries and the following paasengerai —Key. Jlr Johnstono, Father Choatagnon, Mrs Take, >fr and Mrs Brown. MetsrsTßydder, It. 11. Nolan, Irelander, and Carrol.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Wellington, thia day. Arrived: Hero, from Sydney.

Ltttelton-, thia day. Balled, yeaterflay: Walrarnpa. Cargo for Auokland-8 cases bacon, 2(9 earthen plates, I casea chicory, 5 packages sundries. Sailed: Rotomahana. Auckland cargo: 15 casea bacon, 1 parcel.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star Ofllco, Friday. MR ALFRED BUCKIAND'3 WKHKLY BBPORT. At the Haymarket. on Tuesday, a small sale Ot hl-as realised fnll vulaca, good quality ' broutcht from 3}d to id the It-. Sbee&aklnß are new becoming ot more valne, those sold brought from Xa to Sj lOd each. Tallow, from 20a to KU < 61 the o,wt. At Pafcekoha, on Monday, tnsre j was a large muster of stool:, and good enquiry throughout the sale at current volue3; all wero sold satisfactorily. HHBSS HOKTKR, ANT) NOLAN'S WIS <KI.Y RBPOHT. Horsen: There has been inoreased activity in the market, and a large r.nmber have beon brought >o-ward, whuh lonnd rendy pur ehase'B at prices showing an np ward tendency. At tbe Durham Yards, on Friday above an average number wero submitted. Competition wasitooi throughout the sale, and almost with out exception lota wera cleared. We quote— Hooka, from £8 103 to £20; medium-sized icouv, from £13 10a to £16 15<; active qulok dranaht' homes, from £11 to £25; heavy draught, from £28 to £3o. Wool, Hides, and ikina; Tho aupply has boon limited. Malea were made ot bides at 3}d ; Bklnt, 1» 2d to 5J Bd, Oattle; The marxet for dairy and storo stock has been doll, bat tor fat beasts there baa been a steidy doomed at the previous week's values. There was a good mustar of dairy and atore stock at Me wm arkot, oo Tuesday, but the demand waa Blaok. Fat boast* were fairly ploutifnl, and were woll oompatod for, the demand evlnoed being more brisk for top sorts. Thi number catalogued for the f&lr on Monday at Papakura waa not so largo as is n«nally tho oase at the Octobor fair, bat was sufQolent for requirement?. Ai the uatial monthly sale, on Wednesday, a largo number were yarded, and prloes. ruled muoh tha _mo as on the two provitms day?. We quote b::of from 2is to SOi; oalves, 18a to 2JI; yearlings, from 25a to 365; two-year old heifers, from £2 6a to £217a Cd; dry oow«, £2 to £3 18!; two year-old Bteera, A3 to £3 17S Cl; grown steers, from £6 10a toJBS 2a Gd. Sheep: A good mar y bave been brougbt forward. There haa been a steady demand and corresponding loflnanco as regarda prices. Tho wothors yarded were sot so heavy wfiehte as the prevlona week, the highest prlo»b3lng2la Od eaoh ; shear ing, from 13a Od to Its 3d; lambs, acaroe and dear. Figs Bnt few yarded.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS.

Woolpaoks In quantity, 3a 3d to 3s Sd eaoh earn saaka, 8s to 9s 6d per dozen. Fencing wire Not 6,7 and 8. assorted, £1610s to £17 per ton Coal and Firewood M'akkkt. CoiX.—Newcastle, cargo 38s per ton; yard, 32s Co 86s. Bay of Islands, at yards, 265; screened, 289 Dd; ditto at the mine, 13s: ships' side, 21a Cd. Taupiri, as mines, 10s to 12a; at yard.iaa to 21a; delivered, 26s to 20s. Whanwha, at mine, 8a 6d; yard (steam), 17s; household, 225; Kamo (household), 255, delivered; steam. 20s. Fm_wooD.—Uncut, at wharf (cargo), fiato Us per ton; delivered, 13s to lis Gd; cut, 18s to Kauri Bum ato Flax Market. aumlß steady. The following sales have been enacted since last Friday t—Good ordinary Kal _!R and 'Wbanßarol at £37 to £39: Kast Coast, *47ito m; receipt- for the wees', k tons. Fr,Ax.-Finestquality *17—£20 perton Tow - - «. „7 — B tfuiraoß _ _ _ _ _3d. per lb Buhjmno MATEnur-a -OCSEB.—Boards and Soantling, 100 ft, boat' Ua ; seoond class, 9a ; boat, planed' tonKuedandgrooved,_rst-olass,l6s6d; medium' IDs; second ditto, lie, Millar Cargo, best, 12s- I ISOOnd-olasß, 6a Bd; Baulk, 0s Cd to 7s.

New Zealand Palings, 6ft (sap), 10a; sft(heart) 12s; Oft, 13b : TI-troo Rails, £3 10a per 100 J Puriil Posts. £6 10s; Shingles, 16a per 1,000; Hobart Town Palings 6ft, 17a: Bft, 19a; Hobart Town oils, 90a, Belling quotation!.

Brtctc9 (at Whau,) lis per 1,000; Town Yards, £2 ; delivered, £310a. Drain pipes at workß.per 100, (6 inches bore), 10s; Inohes, lis; 3 Inches, 9s: 2 Inches, £2 10a per 1,000 socket glazed pipes, 19 inches 2a 6d per foot; 15 inches, 2a per toot; 12 inches, Ib 6d per foot -, 9 Inches, la per foot 6 finches, 6d per feot; 1 inches, Xd per foot.

Mail notice.

X-t£3 WlL_ OtOSB A8 TJKORR — THIS DAY. For Whangarei Heads. Porna. Waipu, Whan garei, Kamo, Tanglhua. and Mangapai, per Argyle, at X p.m. For Thames, por Enterprise, at 6.30 p.m. Saturday. 7th Instant. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 8 30 a.m. Far Waiwera, Mahurangi, Matakana, Manga wai, eto, per Rose Caaey, at 10 a.m. For Levuka, per Three Cheers, at 11 a.m. For Tairua. per Mana, at 3 p.m. Monday, Oth Instant, For Wanganui. por Rowena, at 9 a.m, For Coromandel, per Coromandel, at 11.20 a.m. For Russell, Kawakawa, Whangaroa. ana Mon gonui, per Wellington,at 1 p.m. For Whitiangi and Upper Mill, por Fingal, at 3 p.m. For Tauranga, Ohinemutu, and Opotiki, per Gleneig, at X p.m. TrjiRDAV, 10th instant, Por b.b. Zealandia, as follow:— For aandwioh Wanda, United Htatee of America. Canada, Britlah Columbia, Contra! and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 1 p.m. For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at 11.30 _m. Late letters bearing an extra fee of sixpence. In addition to the postage, will be received by the Mall Agont on board the steamer np to the time of sailing, Thia mall will be dne In London, on Mon day, November 20th, 1882. W-DNKBDAY, 11th mat. For Taranaki and Southern porta, per Waitaki, at 6 a.m. 8t B. BIS 3, Chief Postmaster, Chief Pofit-offloo, Auokland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

OCTOIIBB 6, 1881. Abbott's Opera House—Spectacular Drama, " New Babylon," 8 p.m.

Birth.

COTTLE.—On October let, at Newmarket, tho

wife of Sydney H. Cottle of a eon. PARKSR.-On Ootober Ith. at Devoonort. the wife of Captain _. J. Parker, ship Ualelone, of a daughter.

Marriage.

OOUTTS-BROOKBS.-Onthe 6th October, at the Office of tho Reglttrar, Anokland, Now Zealand, John Contta to Marie K. Brookes, NOBTON-PEAR9».-On September J9. at St. Sepulchre's Church, by the Rev. B. T, Dudley, Charles James, eldost son or C. J. Norton, Woodend, Christchurch. Canterbury, to Kmily Mary, seoond daughter of J, W. Pearse. Auckland.

Death.

COOHLAN.-On tho 6th Instant, at Parnell. Frar.ols Coghlan. seed 4 yeara, Friends will kinrlly accept this Intimation.

DONOVAN.-On fJotobor flth. at hia lato re sidence. Ilukc-atreoi. Freeman's Bay. tho boloved husband of Kate Donovan, agod 39 yeara. The funeral will leave hia late resldenoe at 330 p.m. to-morrow (Saturday). Frionds please accept tbia Invitation.

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

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1883.

For the cause that lacl_ assistance. For the wrong that needs reslsUnca For the future in the distance, And the good that wa can do.

The extreme length of local reports to day compels the omission of leading matter,

To-morrow's Saturday Supplement will be a doublo issue, and will contain :— "The Leavenworth Murder" (continued), "Arsenic Poisoning—A Lawyer's Story," " Work of a San Diego Spiritualist Im oostor,'' " Shakcspeure and Euphuism," by Dr. ,J. Murray Moore, " A Cemical Breach of Promise Caso," "A Medium in Spite of Himself," "Queer Runaway Matches," and a variety of other prose and poetical selections.

The demand for sawn and dressed timber of every description continues so biisk tbat tbe mills have more ordets ou hand than they can nt once supply. Another general ij.e in prices is the natural Bctjucnce. For boards and scantling ol best quality 15s per 100 feet ia now ar-ked, and for second-claßs ditto 9a per 100 feet, being an advance of sixpence per 100 feet on last week's quotations. Shingle* are also dearer, and are worth 16s per 1000, or ono shilling in advance of iast week's value.

Mr Goldie is wagiug a relentless war against the owners of collarless doga. Seven summonses wero (crved this after noon.

Intelligence was received per s.s. Rotoiun yesterday of a paiuful accident that hap pened tlie Rev. Father O'Sullivan, who left here for Sydney for the purpose of taking part iv the consecration services of St. Mary's Cathedril in # that city. Father O'Sullivan, it would appear, was risidiog nt St. John's College, Cimperdown, and on leaving bis room after dark, he took a wrong turning, and fell through an un guarded opening for. a distance of eight feet. Tho muscles of the right leg were greatly injured, and it is probable that the accident will occasion the rev. gentleman's detention in Sydney much longer than he anticipated.

Early this morning Mr Stevenson,F.S.S., while examining the structure ot the fine compt now visible, found tbat a pecond, bnt much lakitcr tail, which ho had seen for several mornings past, which adjoined tho brighter one and was of the same length, had a)>o extended itaelf fully 2 degrtcs beyond the head and pointed towards the sun ; that is, in a direction contrary to tint of the briahter one. The bright luminous tail is itself divided into two portions throughout its entire length by a long and narrow dark band. A good opera or field glass will f how thia appearance and al-o the fainter and more delicate tail now visible, Very minute stars were seen through the densest part of tlie" tail. Observations should not be made later than \ a.m. as the morningdawn greatly diminishes the beauty of the spectacle.

We have been lequested to publiih tho following statement of income and expendi ture in connection with the subscription made on bohalf ot Mrs Ball and family ;— Collected: Mrs Hancock, £2; "Herald" office, £1; Mr Trafford, 10s; Mrs Heath (subscription list), £18 Is 6d; MraHadley (subtcription list),£l6; Mr Rcid,£l; Gordon Gooch, 10a; Mrs Pierce (subscription list), £3 15a ; Messrs Gee and Potter, £1 10s ; Messrs Gee and Potter's employe's, £1 10s; Messrs Boslen, £1; Messrs Basten's em ploye?, 14s; Messrs Cousins and Atkin, £14; Friend, ss; Mr James Mackie, £1 ; Mr James Mackie's employds, £1 7s 6d ; Mr R. Bull, 10s; Mr G. Brnce, 10s; Mr G. Brace's employds, 19a 6d ; Keyso St. John, sa; gross proceeds ot concert at opera, £24 7s. Total, £77 14s 6d. Expen diture: Funeral expenses and payment of small debts, £28 10s; gross charge on concert, £18 13s; cash in Savings Bank, £30 lis 6d. Total, £7714s Gd.

Tho Rev. Thomas Spurgeon has been in communication with the Rev. Joseph Cook» the famous Boston lecturer, wilh a view to a lengthened stay in New Zealand. Mr Cook bas replied, however, that owing to pressing engagements in America he can not remain over a month in New Zealand, and during the s.s. Zealandia's stay in pirt at Auckland, a* he passes through, enroule for America, he will be happy to givo a lecture. It is Mr Spnrgeon's intention, therefore, to secure cither the Theatre Royal or tho Opera House for the occasion, and Mr Cook will lecture (ahould nothing prevent) at 11 o'clock on Tuesday morning next, October 10, the subject beiEg "The Religious Signs of the Times." There will be no charge for admission. Mr Cook is one of the moat able preachers and lecturers in the United estates, a scientific man of considerable attainments, Mid a strong de fender of biblical inspiiation.

The usual monthly meeting of the Mount Eden Lromain Board was held at the City Council Chambers this morning. Present: Messrs Thompson (presiding), Potter, Harper, and Bridgeman. The chairman announced that the domain grazing had been leased for £75. The trimming of i trees had been completed, and the carriage drive up the mountain had been cleared. Plans prepared by the enciueer for a cut ting to the gravel pit\ at a lower level thau she present, were laid beforo the meeting, It was decided tbat the trustees of the Road Board shonld be asked to co-operate with the object of carrying out the work, and that tenders be called for the same. The matter of providing a tank for the J district was allowed to stand oyer until the I report from the waterworks engineer was sent in to the City Council. It was stated I that the gross takings for September amounted to £54 16s 3d, the largest yet received, for onio month. This concluded the business, J

There was" another good" attendance at the Opera House last evening, when "Sew liaylou ' was played lor tbe fifth night, with great success. It will be presented again thia evening.

The anniversary services of the Pitt street Wesleyan Church will be held on Sunday next"; the Ber. H. K. Dewsbury will preach in the morning, and the Key. a, Beid in the evening, The anniversary tea meeting will be held on Wednesday next.

The passengers who arrived from London by the Wave Queen last evening, land in good health,after a plcaiant, but rather un eventful passage. The usual amusements were indulged in during the voyage, which occupied 106 days from London.

Our readers are reminded of the anniver tary cntettainmmt of the arch Hill Band of Hope, which takes place thia evening, in Newton West School-room. As the weather is promising, no doubt the attendance will be good, nnd the programme is all that can be desired.

The Court Eureka of the Ancient Order of Foresters have made vety con siderable progress during tho past two years, nnd the Court now numbers about 130 members. The committee have com pleted the purchase of a piece of land in WakeGcld-street for the sum ot £700, on which it ia intended to erect a J/oresters' Hall during the coming year.

A new block of live two-stoned shops jb about to be erected at the corner of Howe-street and Karangahape Koad for Mr Walker. Tenders for this work were called by Mr 11. G. Wade, architect, with tbe following result: — Hosscr, £2 400; Scott and Coombes, £2,342, McColl, £2,19G; Currie, £2,160; Connolly, £2,051; Ellingbam, £2,130; Jones and Pollard, £2,074; Wrigley and llandcock, £1,920. The second lowest tendt-r, that of Messrs Jones aud Pollard, for £2,074, was ac cepted.

The members of tho Pitt-street Wesleyan Mutual Improvement Society held a very interesting meeting last evenina in the school-room. In the abtencc of Mr Heid, the vice-president, MrH. Buttle, presided. The following were tbo subjects of the ex temporaneous speeches and the names of tho speakers :—" Advantages of a Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association," Mr Howe; "Punctuality," Mr Cole; "Music," Mr Lcos; "Literature," Mr Cooper; " Love," Mr G. A. Buttle. Tho subject for Thursday evening next will be " Mental Culture," by Mr W. Johnston.

The case of Hammond v. MacCormick wus heard yc-terday afternoon nt the Resident Mapjitrate's Court; Mr Theo. Cooper for plaintiff, nnd Mr George for the execution creditor. The claim was for value of goods seized nnd sold by an order of the complainanr, which belonged to Mr MacCormick, and remained in his posses sion, but which wcra purchased by the pre sent plaiuliff, The ca=e was somewhat complicated, and involved soma points of law. Finally His Worship gave judgment for plainttlf, also an order for the b»iliiF to retire from the possesion of the goods, Mr Murchie, the creditor, to pay costs, £9 8a Od.

The exclusion ot gig races from both the North bhore and Auckland tiegattn pro grammes seems to have already borne cood results, At a meeting of the Ponsonby Rowing Club held Itistevoninif.a letter was road from the North Shore Club asking for ci-operation in an ellott to form an Auck land Bowing Association, and the members present decided to heartily support any such movement. Tho object of such an as-ociatiou would be to arrange a series of rowing racci for smull sums of about £5, to take place on Saturday afternoons between the varioas club boat*, quito independent of Kegatta couvpditious. Wc consider the idea an excellent one, nnd hope the Rowing Clubs will act unitedly and carry the project to a successful issue.

The annual mectiup; of the Homo Mis'ion and extension fnnd was held last evening in the Wesleyan Church, Devonport. The lev, Mr Spcncc, iniiiiH'er of the church, opened tho proceedings with a hymn and prayer. Mr _d*on was voted to the chair, and in his remarks said he resetted to sec ao small an audience. Tha object of the Home Mission and Church Extension Fund was to help weak districts, and lend a bnnd to churches which wero placed in less favourable circumstances. Jf it was cot for such friendly aid many places would be without Uospsl ministrations. The Xcv, Mr Spcnce read the annual report of the mission, giving interesting details of the work. Bey. W. R. Dewsbury and others addressed the meeting, which closed with a hymn and prayer.

The Ponsonby Bowing Club held its annual meeting at tbo Club Hotel. The statement of accounts presented showed tbac £30 had been realised from concerts aud about £35 from subscriptions, etc. A new boat had been got and paid for, the cost being £45. This, with other items ot expenditure, left a debit balance of £3, but thero were the current sub scriptions to como in. The report stated that the club had competed iv all rowing events which had takca place in the hirbour, and bad been very successful, the prizes won at the Ponsonby Regatta beiog a substantial addition to tbe funds. It was regretted that the Kegatta Clubs had struck out the gig races from the yearly programme, as they rendered the new boat purchased especially for such con tests almost useless. Captam Farquhar was elect-d to the oilice of captain, and Mr A. IL Jones secretary.

• Many draya which are employed in con veying cargo and ballast to vessels on the wharf have been dhcovcred to be greatly overloaded, and should tho practice of cruelty to animals be continued, it is just potsible the drivers or owners of numerous conveyances will have to answer fnr their mUdccds befote the Resident Magistrate. During tho past few days we have observed Sergeant Martin keeping a look-out for offenders,and if evi dence were wanting that tho law is broken it is found on the weighbridge scales oftm enough. Cue dray was found to have on nearly four tons, a second three, and another somewhat less, whilo each waa only entitled to cairy two tons, Carters endeavour to take two loads instead of one, and thus save a trip and evade tho toll, but although successful in this respect the profit derived may be more than counterbalanced by a heavy fine npon introduction to the Police Court.

The cricket match—the Stage versus the Press-eventuated yesterday afternoon in the Domain, and resulted in a decisive victory for the members of tho Fourth Estate, who scored 55 runs against tlieir opponents' 21. For the Professionals, Jeweit carried out his bat for a woll-earned 10, and with the exception of Patterson (5) and Robinson (3), the others could make no staod against tbe bowling of diooks and Isaac, the former in particular deserving praise, as he took seven wickets, and alao performed the "hat trick." Osmond, for the Press, played a very patient innings for 18; C. Owen, 13; Gardner, 6 ; and Sinclair, 6. The bowling hjnonrs were divided be tween Kobinaon, Sengrave, and fcyan, the former taking four wickets; beagrave, two; and Ryan, three. Messrs Welsh and Mears ably filled tbe position of umpires, and the teams were nnder tbe leadership of Messrs Eeagravc (Stage) and Cecil Gardner (Press). A return match is likely to take place at no distant date,

In the case of Ready v, Board of Educa tion, in which plaintiff claimed, on the part of his wife, the sum of £3 14s 2d, being a month's Balary as head-teacher of the school at Taupiri, Mr Earl appeared for plaintiff, and Mi Lusk for defendants, It appeared that Mra Ready was iv tbe habit of getting her salary on her order through Mrs Taylor, of Ponsonby, but in this par ticular instance a third person, named Fraser, g >t hold of the order, and decamped ta.Sydncy. Mr Garland, accountant to the Board, proved, by receipt, ihat he paid Fraser, by cheque, on the Bth of August, ti order signed by M. Taylor, which it would seem was a forgery. There was no negligence on the part of plain tiff, nor could Mr Garland be blamed in the matter. Mr Earl submitted .that the order was not transfer able, ond quoted authorities in favour of the point. Mr Dusk admitted that the second order would Dot make the matter any better, and all that the Board could , say was that by the action of plaintiff and ■her laches, the Board was prevented from slopping payment of the cheque. His Worship said thero was some force in the arguments on both sides, and promised to look into the matter antf give judgment before goiDg to Gisborne on Thursday j noxt,

IJie office of the Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, 1b now in the Pcst ofilae building, npper floor, faolng Fort-street.— fAdvtl

A concert, in aid of Mary Ai;n Willows, one ot tbo wives engaged in the case against Lyttle, will be given in the Temperance Hall on Stturday evning. A splendid programme*, has been prepared for the occasion, when Mi_es Lawrence and Rotherham, Mendamea Good! son, Battany and Anderson, Messrs Carter. Goodison, Nelld, Rold and several others will kindly assist, as the young woman Ib really well deserving of publio sympathy. No doubt the hail will be well filled,

THE EGYPTIAN WAR.

SPEOIAL DSSPAT-HES.

Arabi Authorised the Massacres,

LONDON', October 5. The "Times" publishes it telegram in thia morning's issue to the effect that the English officers possess documenlary evi dence of Arabi's complicity in the massacres of Europeans at Alexandria. Arabi Prefers English Judges. LONDuN, October 4, 5 5 p.m. The "'limes" ttates that Arabi has demanded to be tried by a tribunal com-1 posed entirety of Englishmen, Russian, Pressure on Turkey. Kusiia ia pressing strongly for reforms in Armenia, Army Notes. The health of the army in Egypt is gene rally bad. Colonel Valentine Baker has proposed to tho Egyptian Government to recruit the army.by the enlistment of Albanians. TUKKEY f HRKATJSNING TO APPEAL. CONSTANTINOPLE, October 4. It haa transpired that the Kultaa has pressed Lord Dufl'erin to state definitely the date upon which the British troops will be withdrawn from Egypt, and declares that he will appeal to the Powers unlc3s the British Government arrive at an early de cision in the matter. THB IKIAL UF THK KEBELS.

ALEXANDRIA, October 5. The pieliminary inquiry into the recent rebellion ia now proceeding, and a large amount of evidence has beeu taken by tbe Koyal Commission appointed by the Khedive to'conduct the prosecution" of tbe rebel officers.

TELEGRAMS

[FROM OUlt o\ra COKEESPONDKNT ]

ALEXANDRA, this day.

THE MOKAU LEASE,

There ia a considerable amount of annoy ance in the minds of the King natives, or some portion of them, about the lease at Mokau lately obtained by Mr Joshua Jones. M^ny hopes are entertained that a re-hearing will be granted. It ia un« fortunate that this discontent should have arisen as tending to restrain ethers from putting lands through the Court. There h no doubt whuiever that it will bave a de'erring cflect. The natives do not know positively tbo terms of lease, bnt they understand them to bo as follows :— Area, 40,000 acres, wi(h promise of ad ditional acreage; rent, £25 per annum; term oileasc, as in accordance with judg ment of Native Land Court, 56 yeara ; 10 per cent, on net prolits of working ot coal to be given to nativca as royalty; improve ment clause in leato, by which improve ments are taken at valuation : patches of four and five hundred acres in patches and yteW grassed, rich in other minerals besides coal, but no royally on others thau coal, Such uro the tcriiß tbe King natives have been told the lease contains. Others have been told that 10 per cent, profits on tho cal working will mean lully £1000 a-year, and thus hold tbe lease made at the rate of £1,000 a-year. The bettcr-infermed inquire whether the Commis-ioner will pass the lease. It is BUted that Mr Grace, who negotiated the lease, has a bond for a very high iiijure aa payment for services. How true this may be ii, of course, unknown, Tbe feature of public interest in this matter ii tho deterring efl'ect on the King lands going through tbe Court. wanganui, this day. TROTTING RACE-} The Wangiuiui Trotting Club have de clared tho following handicaps :—Trotting match for horses in single harness, one heat—Our Pany, scratch ; Little Nell, fisecs; Darkey (Kirkwood's)l2scc.»j Kamble,l6iecs; Maud, 17sccs ; Wakatu, 17secs ; Castaway. 20secc Trotting uvea for horses iv saddle, titree miles - Uur I'ouy, scratch; Little Nell, 22secs ; Darkey (Kirkwood'.«),27secß ; Jack, 31sec<; Tommy, 32jccs ; Speculation, 43 sees ; Kambler, 43secs ; Wakatu, 43«cca ; Dan, 45bccs ; Darkey (Chadwick'sJ.SG.ecs ; Castaway, SSsocs. WELLINGTON, Thursday. PROPERTY TAX ASSESS-iRS.

The following additional assessors havo been appointed in tbe Auckland property tax asi-casment district:—William Whit aker O'Neil, of Papiroa ; Samuel Brooking, of Auckland ; John r-hepherd, of Port Albert ; Thaddeus V. Fitzpatrtck, of New cns.lo ; Hcury Clirke of Onehunga ; J»b. Mansfield Gelling and Kennedy Hill, both of Hamilton ; Edward Percy Dutucriiuc, of Opotiki ; William Henty Wallis, of Kag lau ; William Henry Bates, of Hokianga.

POLICE COURT.—This day.

(Before J. E. Macdonald, Esq., K.M.) LiCiNSIaG AOT.-Jlr Laintuey, on behalf of Mary Stewart, mia- application, under iho I,io-Miri»K _ot for a prohibitive orderin rospoct of her father, James Stewart, farm labourer, of Qneen-Btreet.—Alter no.rlng tbe evidence of 4i«ry rjibwart. his Worship grauted tlie orde'. Bh-ioh os1 Bhippins Ar._ .--amen's Aot.— Jonn Ni-l'Oa was chared with Doing absent without lo»vd from me British thip [Asterion,— Defendant Bald be left the ve-eel after the or dinary working time.— The o»ptaln ot tho veesol dep wed thai tho prisoner had been arrestod by tho police on Tuesday and was sontenond to 18 hour.'impriionment On tho expiration of his Bentenco ho did not return to hlB ship.—2l days' imprison— tonr. _ako_hy.—Mary Kfnttn, a little girl, waa oharged with tho larcocy of of a purse contain ing Vie 81, and rt'indry othor articles, tbo pro perly ot Phoebe Gibbe.—Defendant said »he hsd fuund mo b .g at tbo door and bud not Biolon ir. —Mr f'e-dy etated that tho prosecatrix h*d freea at a party ~t tbo Newton Hall, aad hid left tho articles behind the door. Trie little girl had notioed whero tho bag waa placed. Whon the par y uro&e up MrsWlbbß went for tho bag ana found k. missing. Hho nuapected the girl and accused har ot iho /thoft, bat prisoner denied all know ledge of lr. Information was gl»on to tho police, and on p-l»oner's place of realdonce being Bearoh«<t tho art idea were found. Prisoner's fathor had chastiaed h«r f everely, and had pro mltcdto loon more clearly after hnr In 'uture, Thia being too giri.llrßc 'ffeace, Ills Worship O luclodoo hor aad lather FO* Breach of Bk law.—Dr. Evanß wasobarged wltb riding hie horse on the ;00tpatb.— Defend ant admitted tno ofl-noe.but Baid ho had been sammonod in a hurry to attend a oase of eater goricy. Tho road was bo bad that he oould not ride along it.--Mr Pardy Baid that dofenant had bsen previously cautioned not to ride on tho fotpatb.—fined 10s and coats.

liAHRfKINiSM.-Adward Wilson, Kdwin Wil son, John Conway, and James Pot ohaae wero charged with wlifal'y and maliciously mal •treatlng a hen, tbe property ot Mra Qrabam. at Pousonoy.—The defendant* pleaded not guilty. —Oharlea Farquhar, a little boy, deposed to seeing t*ie" defendants Btr.ke a Inn in Mrs Graham's paddock. They pioked it up and took it down tbe beach and tramped on its head. Witness and George Graham went over and the boys ran away, I'hoj found the hen's head broken and covered with blood.—John Graham give corroborative evidonoe.-aonatable Ber nard s sld that Conway at, d Brown had admitted to him that they had knooked thp fowl over by throwing stones andbottita at K-Hla Worship reserved hia detrition until after the hearing of another oase in whioh several of the defendants were interested.

Famous Hiding.—Walter Lowls was charged with furious riding ia Qaoen-atrcer.—Defen dant, a yonng man, aaid he bad recently arrived in tho oolony and was not aware that he was breaking tho law.—Discharged with a cantlon.

Bkbacii ov thb Licensing Act.—John Darby was charged wlta having supplied John Brown with rum, between the boure of twelve on Saturday night tho 23rd fieotember, and Bix on Monday mornirjg following, the eaid John Brown not being a bona fide traveller.—Mr Iyer apposed for defendant, who ploaded not guilty.—John Brown deposed that ho had been Bupplied by Mr Darby's barman with a nobbier of rum, for which ho paid 3d. Ho told the barmen that he was cold and had been travel ling.-Uy Mr Pardy: He nad hew walking about all right, as |ho had no monoy to get a bed. Ho had not been able to ace ma employer i on Saturday to get his wagea from hlm.-C, Johnson (barman) gave corroborate eevlcionoe, —Oonatabo Walker deposed that ho had no-' tlced saveral men going into the Greyhound Hote'. Ho followed Drown In and aaw him drinking.-The ceae was dlßmlased. LabO-NV.—Kdmnnrt and Kdwin Wilson and James Porteoua were ioharged with stealing a quantity of lemonY, tae property ot Oharles Byatr.-They pleaded gn<lty.—The two llrst named, vrbo had been previously oinvieted, were sentenced io one month's imDrhonment with hard labour; and Portions and the lads charged with moitrea'.lng tho hon were dla oha'Ked with a caution. WirHDRAWtr.—The charge pie'e-red against Mary Ann Rielly for larceny of a number ot articles to the valuo ot £20, tne property of Andrew Heavy, was withdrawn, Sr-ALiNG a WATCU.-Thomaa Igoo, a lad, oharged with Bteallng a watch from hia father, which he pawned for 30s, waa aentenced to Bix montha' imprisonment with hard labour, Tns Thicsty Ahmv.—KUza Leßtrango, Kllen Curtis, and John No'aon woro each punished In the Uiual manner for druntennes?. James Keor.an who tad redvered from an attacs: ot delirium tremena was brought ap. He said he waa all right now.anri wan qu'te con vinced that the Kelly gang did cot want to mnrdor him.—Discharged. The Bigamy Case.— W. J. Lyttlo was charged with marrying Mary Jane 'Willows, hia former wife being then alivo.—Mr Pardy said that the prisoner after being acquitted at tho Supremo Court had been re-arrested, as the polico had become possessed of evidence which ho thought would get over tho legal diilloulty on which prisoner had been discharged. Ho applied for a remand till Friday next.—Remanded, bail being fixed, prisoner in his own recognizances of I £50 and one surety of £25.

The Union Company have agreed to issue return tickets at single rates to tha wives ot competitors visiting the New Zealand Rifle Association Meeting, at Dunedin) next montb.

THE CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ACT.

Deputation to the City Coiuicd.

Drs. WALUS and Kenderdine were in .at tendance at the meeting of the City Coun cil last night for the purpose of presenting the ladies' petition against the introduction of the Contagious Diseases Act, and in order to explain how the informality con nected with it had occurred.

The subject was brought up by the read ing of the following letter from the two delegates :—" Auckland, 4th October, ISB2 To V. A. Philips, Esq., Town Clerk : fair, —We tike tbe liberty of bringing under your nuticethe following facts:—A petition against the carryingout hereof the Contage oua Diseases Act, ISG9, bas been signed by upwards of 1,100 women in Auckland and its neighbourhood. It waa addressed to the Acting-Governor, Sir J, Prendergast. The ladiea most active in getting up the petition were informed, aa we understand, last week, by the Hon. Mr Dick, that the petition ought to have been addressed and peaeoted to the local authorities. At a public meeting ol tbe petitioners, held laßt Monday, in tha Young Men's Christian Association Rooms, it was resolved that the petition, though addressed to the Acting-Governor, should be addressed to the Mayor and Town Couecil; and that Drß. Kenderdine and Wallis should be requested to present tho petition and give whatever explanations mi^ht be necessary. We arc awaro ot ihe informality of address ing a petition to one party and presenting it to others. However, as the change in the destination of tbe petitiou w*b agreed to at a public meeting, we earnestly hope that His Worship and the Councillors will sea their way to tho receiving of the peti tion. —We have the hoi-our to be, sir, your obedient servants, James Wallis, Thos. B. Kenderdine."

The Mayor said the petition waa of course informal, and could not be received. Tbe question was whether Dr*. Wallis and Kenderdine thould ba allowed to show reasons why the Council ought to consider the question upon their letter. He thought that they should not make lengthy state ments in favour of the prayer of the petition, but give further explanation why the petition should be received. Cr. Crowther thought the best) readiest, and mott satisfactory way of dealing with the petition would hi to haod it back to the gentlemen who had presented it, 80 tbat they might simply alter the heading—the head could bo very easily clipped oIF and auother pasted on, The subject was of suflicicnt importance for the Council to have a special meeting to receive and dis cuss it.

His Worship replied that that was a sub ject of discussion. The petition was ad dressed to Sir James Prendergast, and he did not think tha gentlemen present had the authority of all those who signed It to make the alteration, Urn. Kenderdine and Wallis might bave the authority of a good number ot them, but not the authority ot 1,168 who signed the petition.

Cr. Montague said it would be better to let the genl It men discuss the matter dis closed in the Utter.

It was then decided that Dra. Wallis and Kenderdine ehould be heard, and that they should be allowed to state any arguments which they might wish to bring forward iv support of the matter raised In the letter.

lit Wallis then aaid that the only ex planation he could give of the informality of tho petition was that contained in tbe letter. For bia own part, he had two reasons to urg* against the working of the Contagious Diseases Act The first was that it waa an undue_ Interference with the liberty ol the subject, and the second tbat wherever it had been tried in Europe, without exception, it had proved to be a complete failure. In the iiret reason he was su-tained by John Stuart Mill, Herbert Spencer, and other eminent autho rities, and bo far as the second was con cerned he might say that he had alosely w.tclicd the operation of the Act since it was lir*t introduced iuto England iv 1804, and the opinion ho had cotr.e to he could aulntantiate. In PariH it bad proved quite inoperative. There were in that city about 30,000 known prostitutes, and 10,000 others perhaps who carried on iheir traffic in a sly way, and yet never more than 5000 of thesa women had been made subject to it, and disease increased largely outside tho city boundaries. In England, experience had shown the same result. Our Act which was passed in September, 1569, wa< an exact copy of tho Imperial Act of 18G6, which had been said "to he quite un workab'e at Homo, and had long sine? been rordaced by a much milder measure. Tho elfect of the Act in the garrison towns of

Kngland bad bean to drive the prostitutes here and there all over the couutry, and so too it would act with us. Taen iv those garrison towna the cases of disease among iho soldiers had been eligbly reduced -' from 16 in 1,000 to 11 In 1,000 he be lieved, but, aa ho bad said, it largely in creased the diseaso outside the limits of the town. He took no sentimental objection to the .»ct, and if it could bo shewn that it had lessened diseaso to any appreciable ex tent, he would heartily vote for it, but he ww sure that tbat result could not be shewn. The CD. Act was the grea'cst leeislative blunder thathad ever been made. It w>s passed under tbe o'roneous imprts sion tbat it had a beneficial effect in France, and thtit.ai a comequence, there was much less disease among the French soldiers than the KDglish. Subsequent investigation proved that although the statistics of the Frencharmydidshow tbat it was apparently less diseased thau tha English troops under corresponding circumstances, yet that in the French army there were two hospitals— a regimental hospital and a divisional hos pital. Vcnoreal disease waa dealt with and cured in the rcgimontal hospital, and only the more serious cases of sypbilia were sent to the divisional hospital. So tbat it was undor a great mistake that the Act was pa»»cd in Kngland, His Worship pointed out that the Select Committee of the'Houaeof Commons which had recently inquired into the operation of the Acts, 1860 69, had reported the peroen. tages of reduction attributable to the opera tion of the ' cts to be 31, 34, 47. 29, and 39 in the case of syphilis, and 5 and 7 in that of gonorrhoea.

Dr. Wallis replied tbat it was never in tended to apply to the civil population |at all-it was for thesoldieis. So far as he could learn, it had been a failure in overy place in which it had been tried.

Cr Montague asked if Dr. Wallis was aware what tho operation of the Act in Chrigicharch did.

Dr. Wallia replied that he knew some thing about it. There were about 200 or 300 prostitutes in Christchurch, and yet only 30 were upon the books of tbe police. In answer to Or Aickin, Dr. Wallis said he was acquainted with Dr. Anton's book on " Prostitution."

Cr Aickin then read trom the Star some facts cited by it from Acton, showing the beneficiil effect of the Act.

Dr. Wallia replied lhat Acton had pub lished his book in 1871, or only aftrr the prcacnt Act had been two years in opera tion at Borne.

Cr Aickin asked Dr. Wallis if he was aware that the Vagwut Act, by authoris ing tbe police to enter any brothel and arrest the inmates as vagrants, was not a more undue interference with the lihorcy of the subject than the CD. Act. Dr Wallia replied tj'iat, with the Vagrant Act iv operation, there was no necesaify for the CD. Act if tbo police only did their duty.

The Mayor drew attention to the report of tho fchct Committee of the House of Commons, which shewed that tho CD. Act had led to a diminution of diseaso in the garrison towns,

Dr Wallis replied that it was true the Act lessened disease in the towns where it was in operation, but It enormously in creased tbe extent of the disease in places where it had no epcration. Cr Phillipps painted ont that the effect of thia argument was to shew the advantage of having the Act in force all over the colony, Dr Wallis replied that tbe di-ease would increase largely then in places remote from us,

The Mayor said if the Act had the effect of driving prostitutes Out of a town where it was in operation and if the Act were in operation all over Now Zealand, then the result must be that prostitutes would either have to leave the colony or reform alto gether.

i Dr Wallis retorted that public prostitutes might he lessened,hut clandestine pro3titu tion would be enormously increased. Cr Devore said that all Dr Wallis's argu mentation had been beside the question. He asked bim to show the defects of the Act of which he and)the ladies complained, to state their objectiono, and to point out where the Act unduly interfered with the .liberty of the subject. Dr. Kenderdine said that, as the mouth piece of the ladies, he would state their objections. One was tbat the Act gave any policeman the opportunity of levying blackmail, or intimidating any virtuous female by threatening to bave her up before a surgeon and examined.

Cr. Aickin asked if the gentleman had read the Act.

Dr, Kenderdine replied that he had not, but that tho ladies for whom ho spote had.

'Ihe Mayor: And do ihcy understand it?

Dr. Kenderdine : Yes; I thiok so. Cr. Aicken then pointed out that the Act only authorised the Inspector of Police to deal with suspected females, who were to be examined.

Dr, Kenderdine replied that the Inspec tor was dependent for his information upon his subordinates, and that they had the power, therefore, that he referred to.

Cr. Boardman asked Dr. Kenderdine if, as a Magistrate, an old inhabitant of the town, aud a man ot common sense, he could believe tbat the police would so abuse the Act as to pursuing the coimes he had indicated.

Dr. Kenderdine said tliat at any rate snch conduct would he possible. He was in fotmed that in Brisbane there were fright ful goings on, that females hal been used very badly, and that there had been a great raw abont it.

The Mayor pointed out that the Select Committee of the House of Commons ap pointed to deal with this subject, after sit ting GS days and examining 71 witnesses, had reported that during 1C years' experi ence of the Act no complaint had been made by any woman of its operation hy the police, Cr Devore asked if the gentlemen had no other objections to oiler. He failed still to see the dtfects complained of, Dr Kenderdine said he had other objec tions to oiler. One was, that the Act gave a legal recognition to prostitution. Cr Aickin rcmaiked tbat the Vagrant Act had already done that. He also ssked Dr Kenderdine if he did not think tho public discussion of the Act had not al ready had a more baneful effect than its operation ould—had not tho ducusiion been objectionable by familiarising virtu ous and innaceut women and girls with many disgusting details of an impure sub ject. Dr Kenderdine answered th»t the discus sion had undoubtedly had a degrading oll'ect. Still, in consequence of this io. formality, the ladies intended to draft a petition to tho Council and to agitate the whole town on the subject. Cr Phillipp* asked Dr Kenderdine if he thought it waa the duty of the .State to do all in its power to allay the disease ? Dr. Kenderdine said he thought it was. He would have all prostitutes arrested and put in prison, but he would not give them certificates. He WHS told that these certifi cates were used in public-houses in Christ church as gdv«rtisements.

Cr Harper objected to heanay evidence.

Questions were then put as to whethtr tho ladies who had signed the petition against the Act_ had not done so under wrong impressions of its character and objects. Dr. Kenderdine could not speak for all, but to thought they knew what its purpose was.

Cr Dacre entered his protest to further time being taken up with the discussion ot the subject.

Dr. Wallis obtained leave to explain that Dr. Kenderdine and the ladies opposed the Act on religious ground*, and that he opposed it entirely on political grounds. Tbe Mayor then read out for the benefit of Dra. Wallia and Keade. dine, various extracts from the before-mentioned leport of the Select Committee of the House of Commons, all tendiog to show the bene ficial effects of the Act. 'Ihe following letter from Mra Ellis was then read by the Town Clerk :— To Hlb Worship tbe Mayor aid the Members Of the Council.—Gentlemen.— I have the honour of jorwardicg jou the enclosed resolutions, unanimously adopted at a pubic meeting ot the women ot Auckland, held is tbe large room o( the Young Men'o Christian Association, an Oct, 3. 1882, to protest against the enforcement ot the Contagious Dlsea es Aot, as being Injurious to tbe health, Ihe morals, aad generalw«u-being of the commani.7.—lam. &c.._c__nß. V—lib. Keaolvea: That this meeting views with grler and alarm the determination of tbe Uiry Coanoll to force tbe onooxloui DUeassa Act upon this young oley of Auckland without first oontiUltioK tho citizens, a large majority of whom ac believed to bo Btrongly opposed to tho Act as utterly degrading. tteeolvel: That It iv monstrous to demand that tbe pure and true shall provide bad men with the xratl-Cttlon bf unchaste deslret, alt co an vigorous lite olear'y troves that hcaltn aud mo lis must go hand in h*nd— toaeverth&m Is to imperil both. Resolved : 'lhat Mra Ellis ba requested to forward ihe foregoing resolutions to the Mayor and City Council of Auotlano.—M. a. Lincoln In the chair. October 3, l&j J. I His Worship, moved that the following answer should be returned to Mrs Ellis, and also to the ladies whom Drs. Wallis and Kenderdine represented:—"That the

City ConncU,in requesting the Governor to proclaim the City of Auckland ;a district under the Contagious Diseases Act, acud ai the representa'iccs of the citizens of Auckland, and as.the body npon which the duty devolves of protecting the public health; that tbe subject ia one which it is undesirable to explain in all its ditgurting details to the public, consequently any vote of the public on ihe question would have jlttle or no value; tbat in addition to Becuring the primary object and the improving tbe health of the cemmunity tbe Coaccil believe that the iotroduction of the Contagions Diseases Act will exercise a beneficial effect upon the morals of the dis trict. In support of this opinion,an extract from the report of tbe -elect Commit'ee of tho House of Commons recently mbtniited is euclosed, [enclosubk.]

"The evidence adduced shows that the Acts have—(l) Diminished prostitution in the subjected districs, and almost entirely suppressed juvenile prostitution ; (2) res cued fallen women from the frightful ttate of disease and filth in which thoy had pre viously lived, and thus placed them under conditions in which they, for the first time, become anirnaVc to humanising and re forming influences; end (3) contributed to promote public order and decency in tho districts in which they aro in force." Tho resolution was seconded and passci unanimously. Dr. Wallis thsnkfd tbo Council for the time and attention they had given to the subject, and he aud Dr. Kenderdine then withdrew.

WOMEN'S REFORMATORY.

A ME-ilNa of ministers and others interest ed in the establishmentjof a Women's.Kefor matory in Auckland was held at the V.M.C.A.rooms yesterday afternoon at four c clock. There were present: The Rev.Mr Buddie (who presided),the Veil. Archdeacon Maunsell, the Rev. Messrs Goldstein,Mac nicol, Humphrey Davis, Hodgson, Guy, _r Wallif, and Mr F. G. Bwington, who ful filled the duties of secretary. An apology was recrived irom the Rev. Mr Tebbs. Tne deputation who waited on the Mayor re the Contagious Diseases Act reported the re sult thereof, and after a lengthy discussion oa the merits and the dements of tho ordinance, it was resolved, on the motion of Dr Wallis, " That this meeting ia of opinion that in the present agitated state «f the. public mind in Auckland, the carrying out ot the Contagious Diseases Act 1869, should be deferred until the end rf next session of the Colonial Parliament, and that the chairman of the meeting be in structed .to forward this resolution to His Worship tho Mayor, and thi City Council of Auckland " It was understood by those present that the resolution was to be for warded in the fotm of a protest. The object of the meetiog, viz., the establishment of a Womens' Reformatory, was then introduced by Mr Ewington, who suggested that a cottage home would meet the rt quire meats for the present. He then moved, " That this meeting considers it desirable that efforts be made forthwith tb establish a women's reformatory,' and that the' fol lowing gentlemen be a committee to eu quire into the means at disposal, and for the purpose of calling a public meeting to consider the matter as soon as possible:— The Yen. Archdeacon Maunsell, the Rev. Mr Buddie, and Mr Ewington," In mOvipg the resolution, Mr Ewington stated that there were £200 which had been voted during the old provincial days, and ihe interest that had accrued thereon; also tbe j land at Mount Eden, which was valued at J £1,000. The motion waß carried unani mously, and the nieeting separated with the customary compliment to the chair man. ' ' . ■ ••

■Sir William Gull in Ms"ClinicalObserva. tionaon Medicine in Modern Times," cnunciatca the following pithy 'aphorism :-" I have often had occasion to remark, how little wo can estimate tho reparative powers, however able we miy be to discover diseaso—this is per haps, never more striking than in some chronic affections—organic strength lies nowhere but in tho living circle of nutrition an t function." The lunga being organs readily liable to thia lesion they require healthful surroundings and' high nutrition. When attacked byloss of function contracted breathing power, with a cough and tenacious expectoration, Aickin's Syrup of Euca -Ilptv,3 J WlthHvpophospnlte of Limoand Quinine Bhould bo taken thrice daily. Thia valuable remedy will, oxcite a healthy vitality and promoteia reparative action in tho disorganised tissues, tho breathing will becomo free, and the Tl ia course of treatment ia andl aathnw oonaumption, bronchitis,

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON, this day.

THE NEW CABINET MINISTER

E, G. Wright arrived here from Christ- i church this morning to coLter with the : Government with regard to the vacant port- * folio, and also the appointment of a Royal Commission to report upon the Middle Island Trunk Railway. I THE INWARD S rN FRaNCISC'J mails: The s.s. Australia, with September Eng- , lish mails, left San Francisco for Auckland on the 24th ultimo, one day later than the . time-table date. Tbe City of New York, J •with the September colonial mail*, arrived j at San Francisco from Auckland on the 3rd j instant, two days earlier than time-table date. THAMES, this day. The Southern Cross got 61bs nice picked stone from Ne. 2 r<ief in the winze being sunk trom the Prince Imperial. JNo. 3 level: The winze is down about 3Gft., and j in good country. The leader is somewhat j split up, but is likely to junction a few feet j lower down. Stone was got from one of j the veins in the hanging-wall, and gold ■ waa showing in it this morning. The Queen of Beauty, at No. 9 drive, is - bevng put in a body of quartz inside the cross lode. It is about five inchr-s thick of j solid quartz, hut would yield about a foot of crushing dirt. It has a defined hanging- j wall, carries nice mineral, and may prove to be a continuation of the main reef in ihe stopes. The reef near the winze and junction is about 15 feet thick, but coming back westward it decreases in size, and in the laat stope is only 4 feet thick, j Gold ii seen all over the stopes, but tho | stuff ia not picked over. Hart and party have started to drive west on the reef at No. 9, and are in good couutry, Kaater nnd party have also started to drive west on the main reef at oo 7, and driving is in progress at IVo. 8. At the crosa lode to wards the Bird-in-Hand shaft, men are busy at tbe Piako shaft preparing to take out the old pnrap lifts. The Moanataiari Company banked 560z3 Bdwts melted gold to-day, foj which they crushed 20 tODs general dirt aud 751bs picked fit me. This makes tbe total yield j for the month 210ozi 2dwts, from 170 tons i dirt.

THE LATE REV. S. EDGER.

It seems desirable to add something to the brief, notice of the Key. S. Edger's decease published in last night's issue, on acconnt of tlu interest and value attaching to his ministerial labours in Auckland, first at the Albertland settlement, and latterly in the city itself. Mr Kdger was born in Sussex in the year 1823, and was brought up near East Grinstead, an agricultural di.trict not far from Tunbridge Wells. The studious bent of his mind in his early years is evident from his graduating B. A. at the Univer.ity of London, after which he entered the ministry of the Baptist connection, and accepted the charge of a congregation at Birmingham. He laboured eubsequently at Kimbolten, Huntingdonshire, and at Abingdon, Berks. Wnen the Nonconformist settle ment scheme was organised by the late Mr W. R. Brame, Mr Edger, ou application, was chosen the first tniuister, and he sailed with the division of settlers which arrived here September, 18S2, in the ship Maiilda Wotteubach. He proceeded tojthe Albert land district, where for some yeara he re sided on his farm, aud miniatured to the settlers. There was no church, and the services held were of an undenominational character. Owing to the diveraity of sects represented- amongst the |ueop!e, the name of the scheme was changed to that of the "Christian Colonization Movement." Mr Edger's residence being burnt he quitted Albertland aud came to Auckland, where a series of services .under his conduct was given in the Parnell Hall. The services were continued in various public places, the City Hall (vow occupied by Garlick and Cranwell), the Temperance, Oddfellows', Choial Halls, and lastly the Lome-street UalL At tinvs Mr Hdgerhad a largo following ; the services being con stantly crowned. His style of preaching, however, waa not whit is termed popular, His sermons were too deep for the ordinary ' run of church-goera: they were truly " caviare to the general." The same may be said of the subjects ho chose to handle. They were not sensational, or exciting or j emotional, such a? are calculated to attract large audiences.

MrEdger's ability as a preacher is too well known to need emphasis. For yeara to come minister* in tbis city will possess a vivid recollection cf the eloquence and the pro fundity of his discourses. A selection of th« beat of those delivered in the Lome street Hall were published in .England, aid were favourably reviewed by some of the most critical literary journals. The last three sermons preached by Mr Edger were published in the Stak Supplement a few weeks ago. Not msrely for the special interest which must now be felt in them by those who admired and rever enced the powers and attainments of the preacher, but for their great intrinsic value, they will belong tre-aured. They exhibit no tailing off whatever from any previous efforts, and the broad uncontractt d Christian principles which he advocated for so many years, stand out as prominently as ever. The congregation which Mr Edger gathced seems now to be dispersed. One reason, ptobably the mest powerful, is to be found in the fact that tbcte waa no proper organisation to carry on the work when the founder should be removed. But whatever measures may be taken to tevive the body, it is certain It will be long bffote anothei leader of Mr Edger's stamp will be found to take charge of it. The rcholarsbip of Mr Edger may be said to be perpetuated by his two daughters, who, owing doubtless in great p»rt to their thorough eßrly grounding, have attained to the highest University honours. They were engaged for some time as teachers in Christchurch, tut have now been chosen out of a number of applicants to the positions of principal and assistant principal of the Nelson College for Girls,

Mr Udgerwasa prominent supporter of the temperance movement, one of his last labours in connection therewith being a lecture on the question whether publicans can lay claim to compensation. It will be remembered that the able lecturer main tained tbe negative. His remarks wee published in pamphlet form. In art and music Mr Edger took great interest. He was formerly a vice-president of the Choral Society, and a member of the committee ot the Artists' Society.

i Mr Superintendent Thomson to-day ie -1 ceived a telegram fram the Commissioner of Police, intimating that Sergeant-Mijor Hardy is to be transferred to Sew Plymouth, and that Setgcant-M.jor Goodall, at present 'stationed at New Plymouth, ie 'to be removed hero. Mr Paruy's many friends, while reeretting his departure from Auckland, will be glad to hear that the change will in some mea sure be an advancement. Ho has for "many years beeu identified with this city, and bears tho reputation of being ono of the smai tost police efficers in the colony, and the able conscientious manner in which he has performed the manifold duties appertaining to his office, have given satisfaction to his superiors and the public at large. The highest compliment we can pay to the departing Sergeant-Major, is to state that he is the beau ideal of a policeman. We heartily wish him long lifo in his new sphere, and speedy advancement.

Mr Stevens, missing a number of boota from bis shop, gave ' information to the police to-day. Detective Sullivan took the case in hand, and shortly after arrested a boy named Samson Jostphsorr, who bad been employed at Stevens's shop, and charged bim with the larceny of 13 pairs of boots, valued at £6 4a. A young man named Mark Marks was also arreted on a chargo of receiving the gcods, well know ing them to be stolen.

Captain Nordenftldt, of the schooner liarnan, has comp'ain ed to the police that one or the "receivers" on the wharf in sulted him and kicked him in the mouth this morning because he insi-ted upon urging that he bad in his possession a receipt for a case which had disappeared. Ihe receiver, we understand, declines to acknowledge the receipt as genuine.

A paragraph which appears in the pre ceding page of this issue states that Mr Thoma9 f'purgeon'intended to secure either the Theatre Itoj al or the Opera Houae for Tuesday next for the purposes of the pro mised lecture by tic Bey. Joseph Cook. Since it was written, we have been informed that Mr Spurgeon has interviewed Mr Bland Bolt, aud that that gentlemen has gener ou4y granted the free use of the Opera Bouse for the occasion.

Mr Andrew Young's tenders for the Thames, Paeroa, and Tauranga, and for the Thames, Tauranga,' and Ohinemutu mail services, from the Ist of January next, have been accepted,

CABLEGRAMS.

(BY ELECTBIC TELEGRAPH — COPYKIGHT.

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AWABDS FOR AUSTRALIAN WINES.

LONDON, October 4,

The jurors at the Bordeaux Exhibition have awarded eight gold medals and fifteen silver ones to Ne.v South Wales exhibitors of wines, but tbis award is subject to re vision. The red wines are generally pre ferred, but the whole of the new vintage commands a ready market, and wL orders for both are being forwarded to Australia,

NEW ZEALAND FROZEN MUTTON LONDON, October 4, '

The extremely fat mutton, by the Ma taura, from New Zealaud, only realised 4M per lb., and the best only sid. The b.b Garonne's meat brought s|d.

AUSTRALIAN.

RAILWAYS IN QUEENSLAND,

BRISBANE, Octobers,

In the legislative Assembly to-day a I division was taken upon the Warrool Kail. way Bill, and resulted in a majority of two for the Government. THE ARAWATA GOES INTO KEFUGE COVE. MELBuWRNE, (his day. The steamship Aiawata, which left tbe Bluff on the 29th ult., waa sighted off Wil. son's promontory last night, aud was seen going into Kcfuge Cove. She made no signals, and the cause of the movement ia i therefore at present unknown. MELBOURNE CUP BETTING. p MifLBOURNE, Octobers. The following is the latett betting on the Melbourne Cup race : 100 to 12 against Cunnamulla, 100 to 6 sgnin.t 'Sweet William, 100 to 6 against Sting, 100 to 4 against the Drummer, the Gem, Hereford Bay, Navigator, Sylv'anus, and Balmoral, THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL. ' SYDNEY, Octobers. Sailed, this afternoon : The Pacific mail! steamship Zealand.!, for San Francisco, via Aucklaud. THE BISHOPRIC OK SYDNEY. - SYDNEY, Octobers. The Provisional Bishops have (elected the Bight ttev. Edward Parry, Biehop Suffrage of Dover, and ihe Bey. Richard Appleton, Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, for recommendation to the >; Bishops of Australia and Tasmania for the vacant Bishopric of Sydney, and the primacy of Australia Canon Fleming, of York, whose name was selected by the Diocesan Synod, is no longer a candidate for the office.

CITY COUNCIL.

J HE regular fortnightly meeting of tho City Council took place last night. Present :— The Mayer (Mr J. M. Clark), and Cw. Waddel, Thompson, Phillipps, Oacre, Devore, Aickin, Crowther, Montague, Boardman, Fleming, Harper, and Mase« field.

Correspondence.—Letters were read and disposed of as follows*:—From Thomas alator (Market Lessee) praying for a re onsideration of his claim for' compensation in respect of the loss he had sustained by being deprived of the use of a portion of the market through the fire that had taken place there ; the sum of £18 15s 9d that had bei n awarded waa quite in sufficient to cover his loss.—Council declined to further consider the matter; from A. Otto, asking that csrtain earth on tbe footpath nt the corntr of Nelson and Wellesley-strcetß should be removed to the street line—agreed to ; from B. Tonka re questing ' that when the Kyber Pass reservoir ia enlarged meansshould be taken to get a bullicient head ol water t > enable supplies being extended to Remuera

--consideration defer.cd until the subject of ealargiog reservoir comts up; from S. Coombes anking that he should be allotted lo lay out a street 60ft. wide at Ponsonby, as the surrey and plans were made before the district was added to the city—referred to Streets Committee; from S. Young, re? porting tbat a cab belonging to him had been inju ed through the collapse of a culvert in Wellesl-ystreet West, and stating that he ahould look for compeusa: tion — consideration deferred, Young In interim to forward particulars ot his claim ; from J. James, stating that in laying off the right-of-way objected to by the Council he had timply exercised the rights granted in his peim.it—referrred to Legal Committee ; from Corporation Solici tor, pointing out that there was legal difficulty in the way of authorising the ex change of Crowther's and Rami den's leasee in Rutland-street—referred to Endowment Committee.

Proposkd New Buildings.—The fol lowing letter, addressed to tho Mayor and Councillors, was also read :—" We, tbe undersigned, respectively'tenants ef the city of Auckland (many of us claiming through leases for the last 24 years from the representatives of the city, and thb city) of tho premises in Queen-street, Fort-street, and Sborthnd-street, respect fuly represent that tbo term of years for which we hold the premises we now occupy will shortly expire. That taking into account the great inconvenience it will be to have so many business persons seeking places to c«rry on their respective callings attheonetime-we refer to the period in which our leases expire—and the losßthc city will sustain if action be not soon taken to relet the premises, before the expiry of the time the piemises are now held for, we beg respectfully to submit: (1) That we are willing to extend onr pie sent term for a further period of three or more years at the present rental/or (2) that we are willing to meet a committee of the Council and arrange for along lease for the whole, or in blocks, and in such event ami agreement, we will form ourselves into a Joint Stock Company, ana er«ct a whoja block of three story buildings ol such dtslgn as will be an ornament to the city, and to the approval of tho Council. Our reason for asking the consideration of thia matter is i that we may nuke timely provision for our future business should the Council be de |Biroua of making fin arrangement which would deprive us of an opportunity of carrying on business where many of us have now establish cd a reputation' and trade, giving an increased value to our personal .ccupation.—James Howden, Chaelbs L*NGSFORD, H. L. POSS-NISKIE, R. C. GRfisSwooo, J. M. and J. Mowbray, Samuel Cochbane and Son, Anpbew utto, Charlis Cleal." The letter wai referred to the Endowments uommittee.

Committed Kepoets.—The reports of the Streets Committee and Finance and General Purposes Committee were brought up and reported. Their recommendations have already been published. Band Pbrfoimakces.—Cr Montagus mived, "Tbat tbe Town Clerk be in structed to ascertain tbe cost of a band - rliylng in the Albert Park twice a week." —Cr Aickin and others having objected to musical performances in the Albert Park,, as it was not yet in a fit condition for crowds assembling there, Cr Montague substituted for the words "in tho Albort Park" "in the Government Heuse grounds," and the motion as amended was carried.

Donation op Plants. —A vote of thanks was passed to Mr Jir.tice Gillies for Ma donation of choice plants for the Albert Park. '

The Water Scheme, -A letter from Mr Errington was read, stating that he would be glad to meet tbe members of the Council and explain tho proposed water, works ex tension. Tho Mayor undertook tc arrange for a meeting. ' ■■>'' NOK-CONSUMBRo' WATK RATE. -ft '■ was agreed to collect this rate annually. TE.spEits.—The following fenders'for works in Bonen-lans were received ;— A, McGuire, £61 (accepted) j A. Archibald, £61; T. P. Coulon, £73 j B. McDonald, £67 2i lid j John Heath, £85. '' A Boon for Ponsonby.—On the mo tion of Cr ficvore, it was decided to recom ment tho stationing of two additional con stables in Pocsonbv. • PoKSONiiv- Water Suppi.Y.-Cr Aickin moved "That the engineer be instructed to estimate the cost of laying down mains mcessaty for supplying Water to bach street in the Pun-onby Ward; also, the cost of a chief main slong Ponsonby-Road, through College-road into Freeman - Bay." An amendment by Cr Waddell, proposing to delay the matter uutil Grafton roan and Karangahape-road wero included in the cty was negatived and the moti-n carried.

Council Meetino3—On the motion of the Mayor, it was agreed that in future the Council should meet every Thursday at 6.30 p.m., thel committees to meet prior to that hour. • •• . . . .

' Representative at Harbour Board. —Crßoardman was appointed as an addi tional representative-of the Council at the.

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Wholesale. Retail. 8. d. g. A. s d. s. d. Butter, fa,lb 1 0-0 0 Bnlter.fs.lb 1 3-0 0 Cheese (local) 0 7—0 0 Cbeesolcol.) 1 0-0 0 1 Do.,Cant. 0 9-0 91 Eggs,doz.- 1 0—0 0 Eggs, doz. 0 10-0 U Milk, quart 0 1—0 0 Lard, lb (tins) 0 7-0 8 Lard, lb „ 0 0-0 10 Bacon and Hams, Fowls, each 2 6—3 0 Provincial 0 0-0 8 Ducks, eaoh 2 6—3 0 Canterbury Hams Geese, eaoh 5 0—7 0 and Bacon (In Turkeys .. 5 0-7 0 Cloth) .. 0 8-0 Bi Baoon, lh _ 0 8-0 10 Hams, lb ..10-13 Bread, id to 4}d per 21b loaf Jams, per oase, 5 doz, 90s Od to 37s Cd BUTCHER S MKATI Retail.

lb. lb , Roasting Beef «.'.:- _ _ 0 e to 7 0 Boiling Beet _ „ - ..01 — 0 Mutton, hind-quarter _ .. -01 — 00 „ tore-quarter „ _ -,0 2} — 6 0 Lamb, fore-quarter )_ n i n n ',, hind-quarter ;„ - - 0 »-0 6 Fork and Veal .. .. - .,06 — 07 Stoaka - .. - _ -06 — 08 Chops and Sausages , 0 5 — 06 Tallow best (wholesale)—Mutton, 31s mixed, 26a to 30e. E-Otnt Market. Wholosale,

- g. d. Superfine Flour, allkdroaaed, perton- li 0 0 Fine Fioor. ditto, household _ .. 13 0 0 Adelaide, per ton _ „ - „ia 15 lo 0 Oamaru, por ton .. .. _ .. 12 0 0 Dunedin, por ton .. _ .. .. 12 0 0 Canterbury, per ton .. _ .120 0 Bran per ton (sacks Included) source _ 8 0 0 Sharps, per ton ... _ _ ... 8 0 0 Cabin Bread _ _ - _ -18 00 Oatmeal _ _ .. £1710s 18 0 0 Pearl Barley _ _ '_ _ £20 21 0 0 HAY AND CORN MABKET, x Wholesale B. d. a. d £ b. £ B l_Un (Syd.) none Hay mo'dow „ (F«n.) S 3-0 IT ton pressed X 10-5 0 „ (Coast) X 0-5 0 Luoerne, do 6 0-6 10 Oats .. _ 3 8—1 0 Straw (load) 0 18—1 10 Wheat (fowl) 1 6-1 9 Chaff ... _ 3 10-0 0 Hay (oaten) .0 0-5 10 Canterbury potatoes eicka Included), SA 10s to 135; Oamaru potatoes. £5 10*. Oaten chad, £3 Retail. 0, d. a. d. s. d. b. d B__M,buflhol 5 0-B 6 Oaton, owt 6 0-7 0 oan), ditto .. 1 0—1 6 Straw, ditto 3 0— X 0 Bran, lOOibS- -8 6 Chaff, ditto Wheat (fowl) 1 B—5 0 (scarce) 6 0—7 0 Hay, owt _6 0-7 0 Potatoes 1 0-4 6 Luoerne, owt 7 6—8 Ol'iVhoataeed 0 6—7 n SBEDS.-R8tall. B. d. b. d. b; d. b. d. Ryegrass -.6 0—6 6 Cockafoot, bl. 7 6—8 0 Italian, do. ..7 0-7 6 trefoil, lb. 0 7-0 0 Red Clover.IbO 9-0 10 Ratatail, lb. 1 6-0 6 White Cloverl 0—1 3 Timothy, lb. 0 7—0 0 Alayke, lb ..1 2-0 0 Luoerne, ib. 1—0 0 Oowgraas, lbl 2-0 0 Rape, lb ..0500



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