SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

H2BB WATBs{|^J^^ CMorias. o^s iM^BAajlU-LiU-' Q -arter, S»T. % tJI 848.

ARRIVALS.

Argsi', »J • Cri-wfoTd, torn Wnacgaral 3toii!o Hare, KheeMf, SktcUs, ?roai B.tJ bcrre

TO-DiT,

B'sbotne, ichonziii. Sttnner, £reai POTSttT Bot

DEPARTURES.

WtStagtan. fa. Amoileo, far I'aatasga

IcwJjaa COisrmss^-tizsOe, Irons Tlame?. wto ffljCO feen umler; Z-.UaS, from lhascM. ttitltlSffllofeat dmheriOaiha.com lferca'7 tMr,. wltt M.-IW fees jimaur; Nancy, £roa» T^»tw<w,.. iabaliuEi

. OBIWiKES C6AS.I-WTiS.-O«jUii (OCWEM.- Nane7 la Tciassa; Toksrai tor Tao mcKS; linla tor Hftjte tU Uejcary Ear» 'Has seha«ter JUnnlft Hare arri«d from Gfe * tome and East Coast pora Eaat evemiis ■*££■ Sffi ba«3 mate, IBluM wheat, ® w«a pcwiMea, 15 baas boc*STr and 5 hides. C&xnfcfcaSl, ifes ffioeo&, 1 «e«aga A sew wwfiw simmer tor teeXpper - Tyrer. boHt w otdtr of Me S. T. Cor, ul Hiisftaubcr/, w laanehed by Mr K. Same, of ■mmttt o*a been cirliten*<i tha ' HnJ*. ;!3 -lai* -SSaiOt* water. Hoe wU m to cci^on*- Sra with Ifce l:oS>r W»m »fe* joocsioa of Ta inland Walßiowmal to enatobor/. and Trtß alio taie geteral earsto torn tbe Tfiaiza;'. Tno tiawe-aaatei fCJiocner Ea*rgy. feom UunkatL. and l&« to&.'*U sclitOMr ufailtda, day. ' •rb» To Assti. -wtlch is sipected h»re on M^W'bdn,i*W s^cto wb»« ««l]B mm b>icoa J/orn Ij t:el£oa. Tie Om»p«8, »« amT«., c«TOtßdjiy, briassa 1H sactot wbsas »nd i bar xeSsato from tb« same por-. . Tie ichseea Gls'aoius arrfTed £rs«n Pprestr Bay and coa»s»l Peru tola morr.iiK T»ita jW svfes mala >. J9 tarXi tr heat, sia»c23 and « biita '■mnwlrka,4 kegabatter,2 bales asd 2 b JS 3, wool, -

COMMERCIAL.

Enorae; SWB CfHee. 7rM»j.

US AITBTD BCCSIiaK'S WBOfXT. BIPCBX. At the H«ymaiites. on Friiay laat, tliere was l^aloomsstlcUß.aad erne load «*4 tea «fe %^Ve Oa.S faSrUttSlft: ifiasca, 5s 1M to 6> each: taltow, 27ato32ilhacwt, -At Eemncra, ca TJraraday.dAlrj- cataewere JaSSu.^UteTJJra. Store cattle. Snseqiieiit m tea conttoncd dp- weathsr, at SSrSnca. Tut cattle in ttroai notera, and 1-SrwSta we:l mte& Sataft&sw&7ita| SgrTOtlte was towcrSn Price to tar^ ■Smtis. Prices ranged coo 223 to pa the IDOUb_ and were zqhzV.e Uswogfcwt ice aa^e. Xtf&ve! i-reatttnU aadlower 1^ s/ to IGstoSs each. Sheep In tea »g»^ .^ E i-wal. ahom Wtfttas at Md the »; UTrrajre supply, and ranged te «» Si toW, 12s 64 to lis eacaT Pigs; 3lanT of a rerr coara: de- Sri^on. tanToany pleutitol, t»ut fo scftd ax qairy at fnH rales.

Hot'ea: A largeismalex fcara ieen brsvjAt fa-ward an 4 a sie*3y dtsuifi has exisa*L. tut I «£g oa ITrids?, aod there was a lane««j ---»„ zgcd sisrosssooos, asd wltli irtcjr few etcep^tut.toaTftrscfcatsd. ti«« retains Item £? 5s to £!7; :!^:»hKßs=>s too. emss:tc:i™t!xht&n.nitei, SO totM; Ssavj onftwd as lid. 3HbB, li Ud w la id. w£l :«teS Bd lock*. 2H » «S fl*« la b»*».6M. Csttto: AnnßniaaU/lar^etnrabeT itnihtck disposed of. Tiere -was » a^ay =P were brcoghstorwari. B»J*a! b Siade easier, anS SaJiT csw* niaujKed in Tal^S. Tte3TeWTn*ii«jarf3Ci«iTiia3da7 were crainsed wJtH imdc. a tenw aualer or imw hefcajKflaatttaoferaoma dmi. Daay 00-wa waieln «anna»wpptr,oiinejlnni<le*«lptJoß, «nd bwut of ttsn sge«s. Fat beasts were gafilefeEifci:-isaslfttaeaa. tan. pnc« receded i ftaSySjperlOf-U. J'ortcpKsrtE.-wsr.jo^.plTea TMtr old heifer*, from £2 & trt w S3. 15-; jg.l^»«e«fc«toi!Sl7*«. Shsop: Tts wlflijed cm Tiu^ay ; | iraliJKe^ w-»jetttto, uiislw J^tot dnrtaz tbepi«TloT3 week wests^afcwd. K^ witew, Ito 94 to 17»: fjw. in 3d to Jto ?S»J» fall"wOTlt, sad wttii an upward too daory la vaina. SOS3JS3 BIHK3 AST* CO.'S TOBW EKPOBT,

At Ptrawaf, oa TtnraJAj. tit cattla were In STexaaasßSpJT. 83regards nnmbera, but ware Si»«»B«fe cla^i -.ban fcara la-y y been yardett, {'lickaianita Uora gr U> £3 te far better aM «J7*6tl. ahew*«re pientifal, shorn waihera o£ ■ requirements, and^ ams* qataUy prl<?ra decitiea Ircm ate v-Uuea. A /oil tea ot extra tf Vaty brongat 1> td to 153 94; tomsur«oo4 averagela-rbs werarad at ftm» 7» MtolS U each. Wo quo» fj?si,^ s£ S& per 3001b»; zecood riie, 23j; worn Trettusw, 2i<>. »er Ib. CHF3»TOTtfX7f. WorewteT 2.—TSTiolcaaie pro dac« pricw: Barter (feed), * » to » «jp« taafcef;tarter (wtitbtf.i» tofoId wrbt«; batter. Sid to 10£d;fowl I»' h«at '39^ / s? n p?r ■Knah*'^' floor. XBf v) £11} hima and bacon, In loah^ljoats fmllllr^, 3*3 d toSte M per Jmstel; poiiitora. Sfe to MWS wheat (millingr, to 3i to /a id per ba*<;i.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS.

a. a, s.d. • ■ o. i?. a BBBer,f«,n> a n-Q S Batter, 13,1b 0 0-0 0 jSSlbftortO T-0 3 Wa - J ff-ttlg BsoonandHami, .JVm&.eacfc JMO Ptortnctel O&-0 g Daefc3,escfc WJ Broad, 4d to JSd per 21& loaf Jams, pot cane. 5 doz, 3&J Sd to 37s 8a BOTCHERS MttTt ova ~. ' BetaiJ. ■ - _ H1 ..':■■ lb> R» Boastlnßßeel - - - - 0 Star 0 FoSc and Veal - - '- - 06- 0 7 Bteaka - - « - - g g-0 8 °S"bSt I(Seaiie)-Muttos, Sia mixed, 25a to 30s. •,:;■• »■ Jloitr Makiiet. Wholesale. J,,^. |~j ;. : ~, , V-: .■■•.. (1.1, Snperflno Flour. Bilkareaaed.porton- U 0 0 Wtao Fjobt, ditto, houaohflld .. .. 13 00- Adeiaiaa.perton _ - - fils is 10 0 Oatnam, per ton ... .. - •• 12 o 0 Cantes burr, per ton .. _ .. _ 12 0 0 Bran je* ton (sacks lncludod) aoaroo „ 8 0 0 gban«,pcrton ...... ,> ■■• « 0 0 f^Wn i'.'U^i •. «■ ~ — H 18 U 0 StojJ : : ." is o o PwTlßMte7 - - - „ fi2o 21 0 0 Him isn Coras Mahkist. Wholesale; 8, d. 8. d C fl. fl 8 vgtrs ot&s sono Hay me'dow Mjn.» S 8-« 0 ton preaaed i 10-5 0 (sc6Sts 6 0-5 8 Lucerne, do 8 o—6 10 aSa ~ .. t B—i Z Straw (load) 0 18—110 (tevf/ntborr bxA Oivmu potatoes (auoka Kctaa, *. <?. sf- fi. b. d. b. d. SfSftW „* (*-| g te*Jf, ditto 3 0-1 0 fcCTt^ *I J'Staioea, ft to £7 103 |j^Sp*sie* is <jt.fist;r«y, U U to 3a 5d eaoh corn »«*». »*«" ' *Bk VmcAng wire h08.6.7 ft«4B.e«e**«l,<n&iteto^l7porton

to 3ttT Bar of UHsaOg, sf, turn, •%*-, ■preened. 283 Od; ditto at. th» Btfwev 13s { jmpa fui i£ to 'a» ; deUvcred, W. to &, fffhuffwH, at miie, 8a M ;Vard fetftsr/i), 17*; i*m#>toM,m; KamoftoMeholdt.2s9, 6eUve*edt BtfMtl.m. »raxwooD^-Uacn*, at wharf fcargoy, *(to iniTporton; tteUverod,l3atolto6l: cxrt.lSfM 18* - - VLLVta am, AWD TfLkX MtUKfrt*

' Gore ifl quletorr The following txe ttottfeS* nutaioni -.-Good ordinaryKalpara and WBMi iarel ot fi)2 to SA t; Wast Coast. £52 to ISA. K« oeipt« for October, 100 tons, lfor November no Ulfjjli?-Vtoest' quality &1-S2O per ton Tow - - - '-?—£, Vukgub - - - - _ 3d. »ar )b Borxuraa Matkbiaib

TrMßKK.—Boards and B-antUntr. IQOft.'bost, I6s • second claw. Vto '• Iwzt, planed, tonimoi and icroovwl. flnit-cl/ws, 17*: medium.- M?; reconft ditto, 121 Cd. Mill*: Cargo, test, 12s; geoonrl-ctaJ, 7» Ed; Kaslk, & 6S.

■Ne-sr Zealand PaKm<S,Srt (Mtf, Jte; fiftfbwn). I^. h.'t I 1, > ' i > yogta. £6 ICb ; BMI ■ f:; M;- - fcW9; Hrtiftrt 'Xqwu Palings slt, Bif: wj, ife; d«M town Bils, afla. soiling qnos»tlott4.. B«iCK3 tot Whan,) 15« t»w J.OOO: Towr, "2surd«, (a<4.',-liv')ro(!. C3loa. Drain pipes at wi/rjw.pef iM iftteS." b911.), 10a; inohos. Us; 3 Inchea, 9a: '»,.*!,. (> i twi,oou Boo!cetglnzodpipsß,l3 j!Jm4*wTI?w"SSMWti IS toefuss, 3d per toot; 12 '~,: m ly^i; M f»ol»(f, Id cor toot 0 jW^w^w»? Ites^i <4 we foot,

Mail notice.

UinKVTU, Cicrni ta Vavss- THI3 DAT. Tat Wh4E«arel Haaaa. Psnu. Warptt. Woaa earei. Sums, Tus^oa. and U&agapal. r«r ArgjLa. as i pan. Fee 1 tamea, ps Sntiiir;Tlae. ai 5.33 p.m. I aiiraoAir. ita lastaat. Vat Tkimm. per Boujunatona, a« 7.20 un Jot Walheksand Uonnundel. per catamwdel, at T. 33 a.nj, Tir Walwera, irahoiingt H.stat»EA. Maa» mi. etc, per Boce C&isj. at It «-m. Fo; HoUacsa, etc. per Foweca, at 11 a.m. liJosDAT, EUi bsatast. For Walters, &»-.. per Lalii l'.ojkh, at U « jb. For Gbborne oca N»p!er, per OreU. Ac S cm. For ItnaeU and KawtJcs wa, P«T Kb Asa a, at 1 p.m. ?gt Raxen, Ka-watawa, Wanasroa. aad Moasoßil, per Weaingtoo, at 1.3) pjn. for Taoraasa, OhissmoHi, aad uioasJ, per Qleotig, at 1 pus. Tx;»ai>iT, Jib. icataot. For CnaUiun lilicd*, iper Omah*, a» S a,ro. For TaranaSl and SJwittam toxtt, per Hawea, as 1 a.m. Per i.s. City oi afdn«3r. aa foUowa :— ffcr aindwlcli lil&Dda, Unliad SJtalea ot inertffl. Caaada, Brftlaa Cornmbla, Central and Soatn America, asd BriCUh acd Fotbl«b Weal Indies, at I OJH. For trailed Eißiidom and ConilneaJ or Sarote, al 1 PJO. For raooey ordeni, registered letters, and Nawspitsra. at n. 3) a.m. Late letters beartcK aa extra fee of stepe»u». ta addißom to tha postage will be recciTed by tbe Mall Ascent on board the sue.u-.es up to it a time ct gaiiin*. Tola man ?nll be <lne Is Lcorton. cm Mon day, December IS-,b, IiSSI 3; B. 8133, Chief Poatraajrtot, I Chlrf POtft-ofßce, Aucfelatd-

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

KOVEKBKB ?. latL

Abbott's Opera Hoi33*.-TainliocrM*JOTOpera CottT&ay. 8 p.m.

V.M.C.A.—Public Jfcetiaj? on tha Costogioca D.'3«aaea Act, 7.30 p,m. Sfc James's Hal! -Monthly Meeting of the Prcabyterto Band of Hope, 7.30 p.m.

Driß-ahed — Meeting: ot Ancklaai Naval Brigade, 7.30 p.m. Lodge Weitemata—M&soaic HaU. 7J3iJ p.m. Poajonbj HaH— Fanc^ Dress Ban, S p.m.

Birth.

BBEWBB —On NoveniD«r 2a4J. at Meunt Kdea Hoai uo wife ci H. C. Brew»r ola son (pw ma;nr»!jl. BUSSKLL.—(Jn rormiberl aJ Gtndrr^trest, Newton, ice wife U lv. W. Rnuell of a Km, WHITK.-Oa No-ramta lit, at UAnniaa Read, PsrneU, tbe wife of 3%mm White of * eon.

Marriage.

FBA3iR—FLSIIIJfO.-Oa NoTambeT Ind, at the Office of tfte Kejri*»ar. AnckUisd, Haah yraaer. eidMt ion ot Alexander ITraier, O'a*- Kow. Bcotland, to Kva Oertruilc. tolrd Oasttbter of the teu John Vlimlaic, Of Aotberawagbi Lougterd. Ireland.

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

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1882.

For thifisis that bdainwiam, Ta t! c vrocz th;»t seedi miirtno jTot ti* fn*.i if ia iJ^s distssot, Aod tha 20c«i i^atf wa ess dow

Me Betce'3 pToposal.ii to Tawbiao and the Watkato tiibe are ot a very liberal charac ter. He has efleettuliy guarded bimicli against any charge ot faDnre ariaing from s. want of magnanimity, and has won from Tawbiao aa acknowle<3»eaient that tbe provision he oflera fair the people iz aati-s ---facto.y. Tawhi*o yeitarday assented definitely to the proposed grants of land in Waikato and at Kaipara, bat he still hesitates about the formal anr render of kingly preteDsions, which Is made aa inseparable condition of the tran saction. That Mr Bjyee will be upheld by a ananimoos public opinion in his plain and resolute declaration on 'that sab ject, there can be no doubt whatever. Sir Donald McLean wa« disposed at one time to recognise Tawhiao aa a chieftain endowed with the prerogatives of a Hereditary Indian Prince. But: .Ait proposal, which coald never have been sanctioned by Parliament even at that tirno, is utterly absurd and out of the spnerc o£ praciical politics now, The sooner Tawhiao understands this the greater the prolaability ot a perfect understand lag being come to between the natives and the colonists, and Mr Bryce's apsectt, therefore, con. taised a wholesome lesson. The libera lity of bis proposal* will also occasion a feeling of agrteible turpriae. It conld cevcr bs denired by any class of coionute that the Waikats tribe, upon whom the brunt of the confiscation policy fell, should bo left destitale. A generous policy Eocuring the location of the satires on well-nianaged reserves will be the cheapest in the end. Left unpro vided for, they muni ultimately become vagrant gipsies, a nutuanc: to out-settlers Mr Bryce's proposals to Tawaiao may be freely interpreted to mean this: "Ample land fhall be found for the support of your people. You shall maintain your chief tainship, bat iti character must be changed. Your authority shall be undci the law; yon shall govern the people asa Magis trate, and shall hn elevated to a place where your voice can. be heard in making the laws, both for Europeans and Maoris. Yen shall have a salary and residence suit able' to yoar position." The whole plan is based upon a recognition of the law of the colony and the employment of the chiefs in administer ing instead of thwarting it. And wo do not hesitate to say that tbe voice of the entire country will declare that there can be no deviation now from ibat policy, whether Tawhiao chooses to accept it or not. From the Governor of the <colony to the poorest labourer ia New Zealand they matt submit to the law, and it is idle to suppose that Tawhho can ever be placed above it or that there is any room in this country for a tatterdemalion king. Every year the determination is gathering strength that Tawhiao's pretensions are unbearable, and that he and his people shall not be allowed to maintain an effective defance of laws which the Governor fairmeli would oe com pelled to obey. The survey of tho railway line ia a work which no European land owner coulJ stop, and Mr Bryce would be justified in saying plainly to tbe natives, "You may do as you please about accepting my offers; you may tell your land or keep it, as you choose—it is yonr own property; but yon (hall not do what no European flare attempt. Ibis railway, which is indispensable to the progrecs of the country, mast go on, and its survey shall not bo stopped by you." Perhaps the time for saying that has not yet corns—we are scarcely in a position to judge-but come it will, and come quickly should tbe present con ciliatory overtures fail; and Te Wheoro, who is now Tawhiao'n chief adviser, should know this well enough to ensure Tawhiao against another rejection of offers that may never again be renewed, If Tawhiao accepts the GoTernment pro posals, as he probably will, there will still be tho Nga'imaniapolto tribe to deal with. They are the real land-owners, and may under Wabanui and other chiefs continue their opposition to th«i opening of the coun try. It h within the bound of ptssibility, thongh not at all probable, that they will elect another King, yfe do not, however, apprehend any serious trouble from that rource. When Mr Bryce has dis posed of Tawhiao, he will meet the'Ngati maniapotos, and endeavour to shew them the advantages of opening up their lands, and how they may, if they wish it,- secure themselves) against the improvidence of individual owners, who bavo a fatal facility for turning land into water at the frontier grogchops, The lands letnrned to Tawhiao under the "Waikato Con fiscated Lands Act will come under the operation of the Native Resorves Act, and Mr Bryco, no doubt, hopes for the volun tary suircndcr of a largo area of Maniapoto land for administration under clause 21 of the same Act, to bo leased by auction, as was done so successfully with the land at Lake Kotorua, A Maori landed proprietary over a larga extent of country Is not, how ever, a thing to be desired, and we hope that when the bug-bear of kingisra is once effectually broken down 'the native land owners will como frucly into the Nativo

Lands Conrt, obtain Crown grants for theit land (aabjact to the proclamation of Jn> alxnable reserves}, aad the; dial with tbeii land a3 they liie

Arothar doable snpplernect will ke! Issued with the Stae to-morrow night, and: ■will contain farther chapters of "The! Memoire of Monsieur CFande, Chief of! j Police ucder the Second Empire," "The Baiie of toe Chester Bell," " How English men Enjoy Themselves," "Story of the Fenayron Murder Case," " Spiritnalism: AreitaEvidencssSa&uct'rjf'A Psetical Prisoaer," "Bating the Coaet," "The Old, Old Story," " Iteminucence of a March," aad a variety of cthar interesting matter, po«try, hnmorons clipping', &c Oar weekly market price list, pabli»hed to-day, contain-i several alteration-! from that of last Friday. Coist maize (whole aale} his advaic^d to from os to 5j 6d, the letiil value being 5s Gd to 6* per bashel. Fowl wh«at (wholesale) is worth •is 3J to4i 6d per bathel, Polaioe3 are dearer. Canterburj and Oamaru produce bate sold ' during the we«k at from £(J 10i to £7 p«r ton, wholesale, and £0 10a to £7 10a retail, The kauri gnm market is quieter. Good. ordinary is worth from £42 to £44, aad Kast Coast produce from £52 to £00 per ton. Beceipti for October amounted to 4S») tons, aod for the pavt we«k 155 t".as. Another rise has been miiie in the price of certain clawea of timbir, aa will tc «€ea oa lefcrenee to the market list. Gold to the value of £3,323 cam* from the Tokatca mine last j ear. 'Ihe company put in 1,351 feet of usain level 4, 3uaK ana ; ro>e 340 fe«t, and stoped 110 fathoms 0' ground. The JXo. 7 level is now 2,231 feet long. Such aa amount of vigorous work , deserves success.

Up to date, there are 620 rejjiVerei dega In the city. Last year 905 were registeied.

The health of the city just now v re markably goo-i. J-i urine the moatn of October only 40 cai&« of infectious diseaie were lepotud to the lßsp<ctor, viz., 35 ca«ei me*s!es, three acarlatini, and two diphtheria. Twenty-eub.t of the cases of meailes occurred at the Industrial School,

An old Swiis shoemaker, named Bay mond Dean, w»a b.-ought from Helensville yesterday by Constable 2iangu!on,,and, in obedience to a recommetditioa by Dr Stewart, Pean was conveyed to_tha Dos pita!. Tbe old maa was foand in a desti tute condition, asd nn»b!e to work on account of his bid sta'.e of health.

Tbe A Battery of Artillery has decided to accept the challenge iwucd by tbe ?fo. 3 Company, A.P».V., to fire a nntth of fifUen men a-.ide at 2tX», 40<J, and 503 yarJs. It ha* a'so been agreed to compete with the Eoginier Cjmpmy oa the same condition].

A »p«ml meeting of the Australisn Mutual Provident Society is coaventd lor the 22nd of ftovember, lor the parp<we cf iimtndiag by-law* 5, 10, aid 19, rilattng to the remuneration of directors, and by-law '20 so as to peovide that at the end of the present qainqntnnium the division of any surplus shall be mide annually. Proxy tsrma may bo oblain«d by policy ia»ld«rs from the Anckland agent, Mr A. Sannders,

A flock ot ;«heep,"about forty in number, while ceing dnren from the steamer Argyle, uj> the Queea-»t<eet Wharf early Ibis morning, declined, aa U ojaai with itbeir kind, to ptoce«d in the one de*ired direction, andin»tead of goto" np Queen atreat, turned to the left acu lloundctcd into the intake. The mud here prored deciiedly soft, and the consequence was Uat the sheep had to te hauled mhore by meant of ropes. One unfortunate was not equal to the excitement, and died in ihe bop, while others were rescued in a v«ry exhausted itate.

The new Governmeat Volunteer Regula tions were con»i'tered at a meeting of A. Battery of Artillery kut ni<ht, Captain Payne presiding it was suggested that rule 50. 4, clause 4, should be altered to "10" Inspection parade* ia place of 12 as Wore ; that clime i»o 6 should bt altered to read, " two-thirds of the total strength upon the roll for capitation," instead of 43 aa formerly ; and that tbe w»rd3 "comion ons teiricc " iboald be struck oat of clause 8, the numbers considering ihe whole am- Mgaous, and not calculated to convey tha proper meaning. It was aho caruidered that the A battery, being tbe senior one Lere, should be allowed to retain their own hand, which should he composed of twenty member*.

The New Church (Sw£denb?rgian) Con ference *atm Gla-gowncentiy. The report of tue National Missionary institution fur niabed several matters for discussion. In ISS3 tbe New Church will attain the one hundredth jeat of its existence, and it waj decidedly suitably to celebrate the event. £8000 having been subscribed within the year to be applied in various ways for the benefit of the 9ew Church, it was deter mined to apply a considerable portion of tbe money to ihe building of a church and the support of a minister at .NewcastJe-on- Tyne. Ihe treasurer's accounts »ho»ed that the total amount now in the p_oss«s.sion of the Conference in trust for various pur poses it £55,204. The statistics showed a net increase of 298 registered members dnr ing tbe year. In the evening a public lecture wia delivered by the Rev. T. Child, of Bath, on " The Bible aid modern criti cism, with special reference to the poiition of Profeißor Kobsrtson Smith and others."

Mr John Kyan, whe for woe years past has taken an active part as ie«der and vocalist in connection with Sunday-school and other entertainment'), more particularly with the Hospital Services of Song, held monthly, in the interest of patients and aged person?, informa us that he intends to " take it ta»y " for gome time to come if any jioging fiiend will come forward to till his place en ihe tame terms. Mr Ryan's familiar form and face will be mined in oar l.ical halls. We understand tbat Mr Eyan intends thortly to take passage for his fatherland.

An Association tc'cgram from Dunrdin cays :—The Auckland cricketers play their match against a team chosen by the Association t far ted this year, called the ItanedinSabnrban,not by the Otago Associa tion. The principal play era of this team will be—U Frith, Harris, Greenwood, Kvans, Parker, Ilolgate, and Bayward. The namea of Collinson, Spring, Cooke, Kose, Crawsbaw, Carglll, Austin, JUttray, etc, will be missed among the list. Out of these players all belong to the Otago Association. Every effort will be put forth to make the stay of tbc Ancklandera an enjoyable one.

The new e:ght-ton yacht Araw», built by Mr H. Logan, of Noith Shore, for ALr Bloomfiekl, had a trial spin in the harbour ye-tetday, and acquitted herself remar kably we)L She ha pretty crafr, looked at from any point, and the workmanship is excellent. Canjiog Stons 7cwt, lead bal it.st, she made several trips up and down the harbour, under heavy prf bi of canvas, and proved very stiff, tbc viind prevailing strong from tbe northward, with a lumpy sea. She answers her helm cicely, and rails well on any course, although her best point is evidently beating to windward, .lodging by her performance yesterday, we believe the Arawa'has a good prospect of carrjing off the first prize at the Worth Shore .Regatta. She is certainly a much smaller tesulthan this Rita, but favoured with anything like moderate weather, is bound to give a good account of herself, while, independent of the state of tbe elements, she is a dangerous rival for the winner of the Auckland Kegatta prize. Mr Bell is to be entrusted with this fine craft on Regatta Day, and he will give her every opportunity of showing her sail ing ability. The race should be one of the most interesting of the competitions on the Oth November.

To the Editor: Sir, -How long will it be until the colonitts learn that foreign capi tal is a cnr«e to any country. The pro posed Eoglish Maori Land Scheming Com pany—according to jour London correspon dent—will, if successful, draw £12 000,000 out of the colony. This money will come out of the pickets of the colonists, the company will not add annc-e to our domain I venture to ts>ert that if we were to put an import duty of 20 p;r cent, on foreign —tbat is, rapital without the owners, and 50 per cent, import duly on manufactured goods-wo i-hoold toon havo money enough iq the country; and if we had higher inter est we should bo better able to pay it, as wages and profits would riso in proportioD. But I doubt if inter eat would ba higher, because property could not assume a fictitious value. If property waa half its present value, we should need less capital to start an industry to competo with iho imported article. Money would be required for reproductive works only, such as manufacturing and ag ricultural machinery. The foreign capital is at present employed to raise property in Yiilue, lower wages, and make the necessar ies of life dear. It causes irr.de to be mon opolized by a few people. I could write until I convince people I am rijdit, but I am afraid you would not take tho trouble to read it through, so I beg to subscribe myself, Kobimson Cbusok.

iTo the Editor: Sir,-I see tidat the f r Auckland Haibonr Baud are about to hate * a licessad pilot «ervice in AnckJand. It is abonS Has icniething wia done, because there La always tome complaiat or some one leaving there. I 3=e that toe coxswain has left lately,, tttrongh a disagreement with ■ Pilot W. Burgess. A special committee i ba? been farced to look ir»t> the matter, 1 ani I h»pe that the evidence of the apprcn ! «Jc4B wtli be taken. Ttsey can give impor tanl evidence on the subject.—Yours, &c, OSE ISTEEESTBD. To tie Editor: Sir,—la the interests 0! public laiety only, I beg through the medium of yoar valuable paper to call the attention of catt'e-owners at Arch Hill to the fact that a nnmbtr of cattle have been allowed to ftetl and sleep in the sheets, both night and day, to the danger of human life. Yesterday morning, as_ a little boy was going to schcol, he was vio lently thrown down and b.-obed about the face by a cow in one of the streets, and last night a aomber of horses were wanderingon ths footpath in Great Ntrth Roidat a late hour. These grievances should not be allowed, and it is hoped Ihe owners of cattle will avoid tte risk of damages being charged for accjdmts and loss of life, also expenses piyatde on relieusu stray animals from the pound, if «nch theia is for —arch Hill (a Sdbpbb, not a Farm- YAED). A meeting of [he ra'ep^yers in the Pan mure and Mount Wellington Highway JJistiicU was held at 7 o'clock on the evening of the Ist imtanS, in the large room of tbe Panmura Hotel, to take into con sidera'ion the beat means of preventing the cicsi&g and sale of toads recently advertised by the Mount Wellington Board. Mr Jas. Loomb waa elected chairman. On the rnotioL of Mr Doonelly, seconded by Mr Gaoley, it was resolved that the Fanmora Kosd Board tc authorised by the meeting.

as representing the ratepayers, ta take any proceedings necea-ary, legal or otherwise, to prevent the closing and rale of roads ad ver'tued bytheMount Wellington Highway Bcurd., It iiinlended by the Panmure Boa'd to co-cperate with the Oiahnha Board in this matter, aa the question of haviog these roicJs kept open will be of visal importance to both districts in years to cinse, when the land will be cat op inta smaller sections tthan at present. Besides otli.er aivantagct, on one of the>e r«aiis there is one of ihe best watering places for cattle to be found for mi!«s arotrad.— ICOBE.SPOJDIXT.] «~ln tie Ota go "Daily limes," Biihop Moran replies to oce cf the statements made in th« Anjlicaa Synod &g follows : — "In yonr i--sue of this moroing, Arch deacon Edward* is reported to have said, it a tptitch at the Anglican Synod, the followin* iroriis:—*H«stid he would call on the Mother Superior, as be bad more than once been told tint they did not seek to prwelvtise. The next m»rninj>, how ever, he received a letter from the Her. Mother txprasiing great regret at what bad Lippeucd, and fayiog that she hid severely rebuked the cud in question, and tbat if it occurred again the would tend the nun straight back to L-tla-iL' The Rev. Mother aathori*«s me to say that ihe did not wrie a letter of apology lo Archdeacon Kdwardj, stating that she had severely re buked the hud in question, aod saying if it occurred again ibe would «cod htr straight bsck to Ireland. The Eer. Mother authorises nio to say that she cover said to Archdeacon Edwards any words to the effect that sbe would tend the nna straight back to Ireland."

The most acceptable gift to friends abroad 1< " Hotumqoe. J*»w Zealand." I»ric9, Is. To be had or all sook«*Uars.- [id vt.l.

A msctin? of the members of the Auck land Naval HtUade will be held tola ereolnsr, (or th* onrpcao of con.i!»rloK tae new roUm aad regulations. A fnH atteodftooe Ia reg netted

The Newmarket True lilu-j will hold their annircrwrr s-lnw asd ball on Mor.dnj erenlafi sex>. ia lbs aUsrlc*. h«ll. An aUr&atlre proeraaun* la Id oocme o( proporailcn for tha coming event.

G«rlic!c »md Oanweil will po'iiireiy ter rr.lnate their most successful sale of Drapery and Clothing on Saturday, 11th November.—Advt.

All thoie who heard Cook'a lie sure are reqnwud to purciiue a eopr, urice ilxpesc« ani teofor iherrualrti ltUu aoc oomot. May b j but tiom w. B. Meaxs. IJookioiler, Qocec »trect.-[ADTr.I

THE TRANSIT OF VENUS.

WE are indebt<d to Professor Pritchett, of the American Transit Obtenratiou Party, for UiefoPowing^ddSticnal information with respect to the importance of correctly ob serving the approaching astronomical erent: —

" The object of the observations to be made of the transit of Teout in December is the determination of the parallax of the sua, or, more popularly speaking, of the sun's distance from the earth. By parallax is meant tha angu'ar displicemeat of ihs projected image ot Venus, aa seen from different parts of the earth's surface. The rcis«niag upon which tho determination of the distance depends can be readily under stood from a very simple diagram. .Suppose A and B to bo two widely ' scpaiated points on the earth's surface from which Venus is Ecen as it creeses tbe apparent di.<c of the nun, Tbe obscrTcr at A would see Vtnus projected upon tbe sun at 81, and h woold i-cc the plnnet at Al. After determining tbis angular di-placemcnt (A.li.), as will be done from the observations, and, know in: the distance (A.8.) between the two points of ob.-ervation on the earth's surface, it reqairea simply tho solution ot a triangle to obtain tbe distance of the eaith from the son. Vi course, in the actual computtition, the work is vastly complicated. The rota tory motions of the onrth and Venus dutinc contact time have to be taken Into account, and many small corrections need to be applied, but the principle is a* simple as that stated above.

CRICKET MATCHES TO MORROW.

The ratorn erf clot m»toh hotwnon Klngriand and Albion Crlczet Claba will be p!»yni to morrow at 2.30 p.ir. sharp. KlQKulanrt trail, : R. Kob*>rj»on (»pialn), W. K>mp, Gclbbon, Carke Kee'inst. Jhnee (2), Churoa, M»goiro, Yearbarr, Co'hmnß. Emergencies: A, uUri; ani W. B'omr.fiaK.

REPRESENTATIVES V, ALL COMERS—Bcprc: sentatives: Arneil, Barton. Blair; Buckland' Ucfaur, Gill, Lonkham, Mumford. O'Brien, Robinson, Teatro, and Votes. All Comers- A. Bealo, ¥~ Boalo, Uowdcn, Dewes, Gardner, Glceson, Lankham, Loader, C. SlaeConnlck, A. MacCormick, Osmond. nndWynyard.- This match will bo played on No. 2 wicket, and com mences at 2.30 p.m. to-morrow. Tbe followitg t-i*m repn i-nu Alpha CO OB No. I Wicket to-rorrow:-Jaslraon, Abel (2, Crunch. Cutler. Edmlston. Goodscro, a&y. £11 ---patrlsk, McOermott. And While ilmergenoj : Gorton. Escalator team: VTayidlßghtm (cur tain), Co'ftan. «v. Smuh. Hobeon, Poo'ey, XjoitOD. M^hatllo Krtißt. BaDS Osfg, ud 1. Mi IK Emerge-otes: Divtcaand Biroes. VVK6T KUD V. AVON'DAIE UNIO.V,—WfBt Eod: BowrloK, BsvttD.Dawson. Donghtr. Hud son. I>axr,n. Munro, MoHardle, If, Waters, Cbapmao, and Croker. A drae will lesve the Onion Hank corner at 1.15 f.m. sharp.

Wbst Eud v. 15 or 2sd A' cblikd onNo. 1 wicket to-morrow at 2 v.m West And: Artel', Brook, Choice, Coloman, Gressoo, Isuo, Sing, Maoky, Mltuhell. Held, Ueorge EOUTH END v. fOvBODB? SrOOSD on No. 8 wlotet, Domain.—South Bod : Brown ('<), Mm- Kan, Jackßoi', fewer. Hnlh'rlsnd, Hnnt, Law ton, S Brooktleld, Israel, and Loahr. Foatonbr Second: ifountaln, Scot-- Porteona, Baxter, aiich'iit Stevcn'on, Coulter, Whlilnf, Boa?, ch'it-.rs. and Howe.

KTiMDAHD.v. Kdxh on Ho. 8 wicket at 2 30 p.m. chart). — Standard : HobMin. P;ltchord, Cohsn Smith. Williamson, Sexton, Doan. Wil on. Savage, O'Leary, and Nlcholias. Ktjc- f, enolct: BncnaMtn, Smith, and Pitt. Bden : Iloberti, May. Anhton. Drum, White. La Roobe, liiini. Lovatt <2) B-ol bwalto, sod Tar or. Kmerxenries: Brown, Ohnroh, an.l H ker. West End (2nd Elkves) v. Gordon.—Wot End: b. Baker, Banflcld, Berry, Hanna, Lewis, Mears, Sim, Talbot, Vernor, D. Waters, R. Woods, and Bourkc. Gordon: Anßenne, E. Clayton, Gould, Ilarington Kcnderdino, Kiss- Udk (2), Ryburh, Sykes, Whitoker, N. Williams, and w. Clayton. United v. Ponsokb? (return match).— United: Sa'ler(captain), JtcPherson, Clayton, Harries (3), Rogcra, Barton, Lctham. Lumpkin, Lawton. Emergencies: Asbton, BulTott, Brot ton. Ponso»oy iJ. W. Hull (captain), Owen (3|. Kdwards. B thcrbam. /rmltaKO, Weston, Garder, Andrews, and Mar/1 tt.

"Hbbiid" v. "Star" Ofkxois (nomaln).— "Ilar«ld"team: Regan (cajiwlD), Jones, | onr taynfl. Cooper. Uwan, Jlicklo, Lane, rtegtn. Quirk, Hardwlck. i honias, Ooodman.—Stab : W. JennlßKS (suptsln) PArry. W. J, Geddfs. Hidden, Ch&ppal, Brookes, Mitchell, Speight, Cnrnncha'j, Loulne. Diddama.

The f ollowlnsr players will represent Our Boyn" In tho match aKainot North^nnrei— Wnitealdo, Iliplny. Cromwell. WWtcrJoußhln, Walker, Aliilp, Georse, Mschattlo, i<yan and Hsndry, Emergencies— Qatland, Bins, and Sewit'.

A cricket match will bo played at Onahnnßa on Batuidoy, IthNovember, between the Mann k»u Orieet Ciab aod the Otahnhu Crloket ClubS joood Hloveu. Tho following will roore pont tho Mttnnkau Cricket Olnb :—A. Howard, H. Hrooknald. B. Harris, />. Ntohaap, H. Winyard, f. Dinlell', G. Hil'e, 11. Jeffrey. H. Potter, A D-nize, 11. Harris. Alt tha absvo aro particularly requested to turn up.

A cricket matcli will be played to-morrow in tho Domain Cricket Ground, between the Alpha 2nd eleven and tho Scfton C.C. The following arc the names of Iho players:—Alpha: Done, Dcwar, White, Wilson, Smart, O. Hardwlck, Coombes, Brame, Nesbitt, Stone, and H. Cox. Emergencies. J. Smart and K. Cox. Sefton : Beamish. Day, Binney, Eamsey, Mitchell, Donald, Frankhain, JlcJKinlay, Annct, Makin, and Clark,

TELEGRAMS.

[Feom Ocb Ows cosbesposdkst.) THaMBS, this day. Captain Nonis wa* fined £5 far selliflg liquor on board the Fingal at Tairoa. ) The retain from the Qaeen of Beauty for | the month of October is 269 023. 10 dwts., for which 450 loads of general dirt have ben treated. Old Goldes Calf.-The manager yesterday tanked 7 ozi. 5 dwts. gold, the result of a tiial lot of ten loads from the block of stope* he had opesed op on No. 1 ieeJL Sharemarket (no«n} : Albornia (paid up), sellera ISs 6d ; D<ep Letel Tribute, seller* 184 6d; Deep LeTet Tribute, selUrs Is 3d; 1 ondoo, »etlers 2s ; Mariser, «ell«a 3s 3d, bujere 2s 9d; New Prince Imperial, last night 40i to 425, to-day 43s to 47s 6d, stlitn 4Ss 6d, buyers 45a ; Qaeen of Beauty (said op), last niaht 20s 6d, buyers 20s; S»«thern C-os», sellers 12i; Tflames Golden Crown, last night 133 6d. PKINCE IMPBBIAL. In breaking down the leading stope No. 2 section west (along.ide tbe break), the manager thit morning obtained scwt. of specimen*. Rich gold is slill showing, and lie breaking down ia pr«c«ediD(r. He baa alio started to break dowa in the tecond stope, J*o 1 tection west, where scwt. specimens were obtaioed last week. [PEB PEISS ASSOCUTIOS.] NAPIER, this day. Captain Kewman, an old settler, died yesterday. A committee is bcicß formed to get op competition matches at the annual meet ing of the fte* Zealand Fire Bri gade Association at Kapicr next Janaary. It is hoped sufficient subscrip tions will be raited to offer inch sub stantial prizes as to induce the coltnisl brigades to lend np ttrong representative team), KKEFTON, yesterday. Gassier and party, miners, at Maros, withia a mile «f the route of tbe proposed East and West Coast Kaiiway, report the discovery of the quartz re«f« forty mile* from Keeftoo, in the direction tf Chrutchurcb, and near Cannibal Goree, They obtained tine gold ia all of tbe reefs, acd near another lode found a piece of quartz with five pennyweight* of gold in it. The teef U f«ur f«et tbiek. They will take up tools from here to crosa-cut the reef and test it. Tht formation of the country is eaid to be the same m at Reef t>n. They also report the existence of several coal teams in the same locality. A small wayside hotel near Ee«fton was burnt dowm ywicrday afternoon. The place was fully covered by insurance of £400 in the ImrwriaL MASTERTON, this day, FATAL BUSH ACCIDBNT. At Brancepeth, ycst«rday, a bushfalltr named James Duncan, aged 18, had hU les cra«!u'l by a falling tree. Be waa removed to Maaterton Hupital, and died this mora iag from the ibock to the aetvoas sjstea. DUNEDIK, this day. CHILD DKOWWKD. A child nam«d Bagden was drovraed ia the Toktnuiriro k ir*ryestoiday. She was piajlng on ths bank and fall into thel river. Arrival : Jee«ie Beadman, Captain Gib soa, from Clugov, 94 days. She brings 34 pa*f eagers, all vail.

THE WEATHER.

THE disagreeable northerly weather «x* periesced in Auckland to-day haa not ax. tended to the Soath, judging from the fol lowing weather report receired by tclejraph from Vi ellington Unity :— ftevr Zealamd : Fins all over, with sligkt decreasiog pretsore in S. aad S.E. witd; other places northerly.

Austb t i.ia : A depression passed toS.E, and increased pr«<sure, generally with fine weather; N.B. wind en the West Co&tt, and S. W. Tasmania, and South Coast, and Southerly in Hew Sooth Wales. Hough sci on South Conr. Barometer (JTew Zea land) : Kus&ell, 301; Wellington, 30 0; Bluff, 295; Albany, Portland, and Sydney, 30-3 ; Hobait, 29 9.

SCIN TILLATIONS.

The West end—of the day-Sunset.

JCgyptiaa Cradle Song—"Go to Arabi-li." roj?-days! pooh! Doga-and-cata-davs, if rain is to cannt for anything. A canoe from the Bay of Islands will compete in the Worth fchtre Hegattt. The Paraell ratepayers are ao well satis- Sed with Mayor Walker's administration that he is being reqiiiitioncd to stand again. Mr Fish, M.H.R., and ex-Mayor of Dunedin, nearly came to blows with the pieseut Major In a city pub, over some remarks reflecting oa the latter made use of by Mr Fish at a presentation to the dis charged Gasworks engineer. Lieut. Cooke, K.V., «c onil in command of tbe English Transit of Venas « xpeditioi, arrived In Donedin in the Te Anau yester day, and is to pleased with the obserratwy inrtraments of Messra H. Gillies and Street, that both arc likely t» be constituted sub sidiary stations.

'."he following note w»s tent to an un dertaker by an ud happy wldtwer : "air— my Wiaf is dead and Wants to be harried tcrmorrow, at woner klok. U note to wait to dig tbe Hole—by the raid of my too other wiafa^—Let it be deep." In England a ruffian named Samuel Branoet, after thrashing Mrs B. with a whipstock in the orthodox manner, threw her dowa and "drew a donkey and cart backwards and forwards over her."

The Prince Imperial gold will leave a clear £4000. The 3i diridentl ainonoced absorbs £2,700.

CbJng'ToDg, a Chinese cook in Auck land, has obtained letter* of naturalisation, and ii now a fail British subject. Tliii notice was affixed to an invoice heading Issued in. America .—" He tsat payctb promptly fostereth virtue and cxaltcth himself in the eyes of the col lector j be that withholdeth that which is due longer than is meet, provoketh to evil thoughts, and wldencth tho field for mis sionary lalour."

The Lytteltos Harbour SoarrJ, ono of the most vigorous pubUc bodies in New Zea land, bis accepted Stevenson and Co.'s tender of £0,342 for a patent slip, and has called tendtrs for a Sailors' Home on plans alieady approved. . Miss Pemrroy has made a hit as "Hamlet" in Sydney. An Early Closing Association has been formed in Wellington, and Sir J. Prendcr gast has been asked to become president. A majority of the grocera seem favourable to Wednesday as a ball-holiday. A Bill, before the South Australian Ifgislature for constructing a railway from Nairoe to the Victorian border, by way of tbo Murray bridge, was read a first time. The line will be 160 miles long, and the work will cost £929,000.

Dr. Sinms,tbe Australian physiognomist, is doing good business in Melbourne. Delicately Put—Landlady—'"Ope yon slep' well, sir? The bed is email, but very comfortable for one." Lodger (who has spent half the night in tho study of insect life)—"l dare say it may b", but last night it was too crowded for comfort!" Mr Stoda't,' President of the Otago Anglers' Association,,-it present in Christ church, in two days' fishing in the Selwyn river, caught 22 trout weighing 801 bs. Sunday, Angu.«t 20th, the Catholic? re siding at St. Agnc«, Plymouth, England, opened the 6r>t Catholic Church erected there since the Reformation.

It h claimed that ninety miles in ninety minntcs has been run repeatedly on the Pennsylvania Road, Canada Southern Road between Amherstburg and St. Thorra«, where 111 miles haa Leon made in 109 minutes.

Protestant Christian Chinamen to the number of 15,000 bavo been relieved fiom taxation for religious festivals in China. H.M.S. .Nelson was dehyed in Sydney for a court martial into the conduct of Sub lieutenant Sankey, who was charged with f omc irregularities in connection with mess accounts.

M. Peter, considered an authirity on Italian church matters, estimates the num ber of attendants at the 200 Protestant churches in Italy at 9000, This does not include the Vaudois.

a recent religious census in Frtusia f.how3 that that country contains 17,645,462 Protestant*, 9,g05,136 Catholics, 363,790 Jews, e2,518 Ditsenters, and 22,006 persons professing no religio"i

Why boy eld, cliy ground when you can get rich, warm, volcanic ground a little further out (or leas monoy?—Township of Mt. Albeit.—[Advt.J

One of toe best investments f >r money is an allotment or two in Mt, Albert Township, as a largo increase in value fi certain to take place before very long.—[Adyt,]

CITY COUNCIL.

The fortnightly nuesiaj of the City Coan cU-was hsli last night.there being present: —The Mayor and Cm Crowther.BoardmiD, Thompson, Phillips, Montague, Aickiu, Harder, Fleming, Waddel, Devore, Dacre, and Masefield.

COEXJSPOND-XCE —Letters were re-; ceUed and diiDO*ed of as follows :—From the Co'onial Secretary's office, forwarding " Gszette," of uctober 26, containing the proclamation of Karangabape and Grafton , as wards ol the city —i'rom the Chair m»n of the Wtwtoa Highway Bond, aakin? tie Council to authorise the metalling of the Bickmoud Roid, the! Board paying all rea onasle charges con nee'ed with the ■wort—referred to Streets Committee; from W. Thome, solicitor, claiming £30 compensation on Behalf of Geo. Garrett for the unauthorised removal of a tence dividing his leaiehold paddock at the Western aprlngs irom the public road—claim not reccgiised, fence to be made good ; from John Carrie, calling at tention to the dangerous state of the roadway ia Lincoln-street — re ferred to Street? Committee; from C. F. Coop«r, complaining of the delay in commencing the pronvsed works in Upptr Quetn-street —postponed for Surveyor's re port; from G. Hansen, asking permission to erect a tent near the Waitemata for the purpose of exhibiting bis " Mammoth Ux " to the MaOiis-decliued; from G. T, Keet ley, solicitor, chiming compensation on be half of John Calvert, of Vincent-street, for iojariea sustained by him on the 25th Sep tember last by the upsetting of his cab in Wellesley-strtet West over a large open hole in the sewer - referred to General Pnrposes Committee; from Edmund B«ll, applying for a permit to make certain alterations and addition! to Brown, Barrett and Co.'s premues, Elliott- ;tre«t —granted ; from Messrs Chap man, Gold water, and Leek, stating that length of time allowtd Jeukiusia (ctotrac t»r for building Canning's new premised) to have a hoarding was np, and complaining of tame aa a nuisance—agreed to inform complainants tbat permit htlda good till 13th inst.; from J. H. Bunltm asking C»uncil to place steps to his home ia Park Koadand improve tba drainage—referred to Stiestj Committee ; from 'lhoa. Cotter, solicitor, stating that Alfred Kamsden desired leave to tran-fer part of his lease hold property in .Rutland-street to W. Crowther—permission granted.

More Pay.—A peiision waa received fr«m tbe Corptration wo.km«n praying for an increase of wages—it was referred to the Generil Pnrposej Committee, the Surveyor to report.

LIBEABY COMJiiTTHE,—Thi3 comroitee reported the offer of thirty volumes of Swedenborg's works, from Fitman, and the receipt of a copy of Dr. Maucstll's Gram mar of the Maori language, boih ol watch it recommeedtd the Conceit to accept,— Agreed to. i-EGAL Committee. - This .'committee recommended:—(l) Tnat re Mr £dge cumbe's offer to sell land contiguous to Western Spring*, a reply ba tent to the effect that tk- Council would be prtpared to entertain the qUHtion for the water sued, and requeuing to know what is the price Mr Edgecnmbe is asking, the reservation of hotel and land to consist of the property to the east of tbe hotel, io that the sprmgi and w*ter righto mar become the property of the Council; (2) r.pairs, &C, to market—tbat a closet bs placed in the souUr-we*t yard for w*men, also one for workmen, and a large witer-tap supplied in : the soath-caat yard ; (3) that Inspector of Abattoirs tee directors or secretary of Tallow Uompany, aid aogge.t a site to be lease* off {ad jock No. 1. adjacent to the abattoir*.— >h* rtptrt was ad^pied. HALr-YEABLY Accocsts —The half yearly mnnicipal reports and accounts were jubintsud 'ihe auditors'reportcoatained the following chuae :—" With reference to what we pointed out in prerious reports aa to the coaiemon of loans, We have again to express the deurabilty of bating a deUile 1 aad cotnpltte account of all the transtctirns therein enternl in ths Coun cil's books, aa far want of such statement the aadito.-t hare not been able to certify as to the ourectcew ot that account."—lt | wss agr««d that the Treasurer theuld c*rry .out taeie instructions of the anditorj during the ensuing half-year.

M«-*li.akkous.—Cr. Waddel utated that a structure, for which a permit had been refused, was being built in West Qaoen-slreet, and be also complaiaed of the slate of the footpath between Mr Heather's store and the Waitemata Hotel, —Tbe Surreyor said id regard to the first matter, a ptrmit had been granUd for a wall, and taat alone was being built, while •s to the second matter, the asphalt contractor had b*cn directed to make the footpath.-Cr. Harper called attention to the *t»to of Graiton Koad from the Choral HaH to the Bowling Green.— Tbe Mayor promised that repairs shoold be effected.—Cr.Thompson complained of the itat-3 of tbe footpath in Chapel-stiect near tbe Bricklayers' Arms Hotel, atd Cr. Crowther spoke ot the very bad condition of Franklin Road. Both matters are to be atteided to.

City Surveyor's Kepo»t.—lhe City Surveyor submitted a l«ng Hit of works Id progress and authorised, with suggestions, etc. The items w»re taken seriatim.—A recommendation that he be allowed an ex tra, draftsman was approved, asd it was agreed to cancel the permit to the lease of the Provincial Hotel, I'iinces-itreefr, for Ihe erection of a wooden building, as the place is now included In The btilding nxm. in which brick buildings rauit be erected.

Richmond Road.—Cr. Derore morcd, " Th«t tha Engineer be instructed to p-e ---pare estimates for forrairtgand metalling Richmond Koad." He pointed ont that in winter this road wai imoawable, and re ferred to tbe la-ge number who would be benefit ted by its formation, — Cr. Boardman seconded the motion.—Or. Thompson said he wonld oppose any large expenditure oa roads in the new district until the per manent levels were laid.—Cr. Waddel suggested that the msiion he amended by the addition of a clause providing for th-. permanent level to bo laid, aid that the necessary report as to cost be prepared,— Cr.Dcrore accepted the amendment, and in this form the motion was carried.

Phoposed Bonus to Town CiiVkk.— According to notice tbe Mayor nored, " That a banns of £50 be paid to the Town Clerk for services daring the present half , year." ' Ho s»id that much extra work had been thrown upon the officer by the extcn i tion of tbe municipal boundaries, and be • sides, hia present salary of £400 was quite unworthy of so large a city as Auckland, and quite Incommensurate with the res ponsibility attached to the office of Town Cierk.—Cr. Boardman seconded the motion, £600 wa,i not a penny too. much as salary for a Town Clerk ot Auckland. When the proper time arrived he wtuld support an increase of the present Town Clerk's »alary to £500.—Crs Fleming and Harper concurred in tbe necessity of an increase »f salary, but were strongly op posed to the granting of bonuses.—Cr ' ickia tupported the resolution.—Cr Thompson regarded the time as most in opportune for such a proposal. It should bemads wlien the yearly salaries came to fbe voted. He would not oppose an increase then, but he would vote a>ain:t the re-o-' lotion now. Be-ldes tbore were o'her officers quite at much entitled to considera tion as the Town Clerk, aid whose work had. become quite as heavy through the ; enlargement of tbe city boundaries - tha Waterworks £ngiocer, for in stance, who received only £150 per I annum. It was invidious to single out one officer for extra remuneration. They would have to face very soon the question of a redistribution of tha offices.—Cr Waddcl followed in the same ttiain. If boonsea were to be grsnttd, all their employes should participate, from the Town Cli-rk down to the messenger.—Crs Maselic'd and Phillipps objected to tbe term ••bonus," but favoured an increase of tho Town Clerk's salary.—On the suggestion of. Or Montague, tho Mayor then withdrew his potion, letyiog the matter in abeyance until the question of salaries comes up, Extessioji of Water Supply.— An in dent was received from the Waterworks Engineer as to sizes and quantities of pipes to be ordered for the extension t f the water works in the new portions of the city. The same officer aleo reported re the telegrams received from Duncdio, 'Wellington, Sydney, and Melbourne in answer to en quiries for pipel, that the only o- es at all suitable wcie those meotionrd in the Sydney telegram, viz., 3,000 4-inch pifes and 900 6-inch pipes at £7 10s per ton f.0.b., but they had no bends and "angle-pieces, which would be required. The Dumber of pipes wanted was 4,1)86 four-inch and 1,165 ►ix-inch pipes, so ihat the supply fell short of tbe demand. On the motion of the Mayor, seconded by Cr Thompson, it was agreed that the atticles specified in the indent should be ordered from England. The cost of the pipes, coupled with the expense of laying them, waa statsd to be £13,950. . Xho Mayor and Crs Waddcl, Maseficld, DcTore, and Crowther were appointed to arrange about forwarding tbe order.

Adjournment. -As next Thursday is a holiday, the Council adjourned for a fort night,

MR BRYCE'S INTERVIEW WITH TAWHIAO.

Tiie Goyermnent Proposals Accepted Condiiiioaally.

{BT TELSGE.IPH.—SPECIAL COEBESPOM DEST.)

ALSXAJ* DBA, Thursday. Mr Bbyce came on the ground at 2 p.m. pnnctnally, where the same number oE natives were assembled as on the previoua occaiion. They had teea there sines 10.30, and were somewhat tired.

Tawhiao opentd the debate, ttandiDg up, stick in baud, and sayic^ he would speak about the Queen* sovereignty befoia all assembled. This land of Wbatiwhati hoe was his, because he came here to live on it to be near to the Europeans. He had travelled about and had gone to Auckland to learn wbat be could from men of both races, but could hear no good word, so he came back, wh«n he askea Mair to gire bim half the price of bi? land which had been taken away, but Mair could not do so. He tried and failed to got an account of monies that should have been paid him He had epoken to Dr. Pollen, but he was oat of office, but he now saw the ifaiive Minister before him, to whom ho was speaking {The speech was figurative, evidently meant to conceal what were his thoughts.) In conclusion he wanted Mr Brjce's pro posals laid down befere the whole people, s» that there could be a finish made f«rlh with. There were other things to be discussed, bu{ they could be dealt with after.

It subsequently transpired that the pro posal* of tee Government had beca made to him in writing, which accounted fer the figurative character of hi 3 speech, and the difficulty experienced to extract asy mean, ing from if. The proposal* are as follow:—As to {he land, the Goveramtnt will r«t*rn the bnik of the Criwn confiscated land weSt of the Waipa and Wtikato to Tawhiao and bu people : will give him the section of Jasd he Wints at Kaipara; will press Ngati maa'upoto to give Tawhiao and bis people a piece of their coaatry. 2. As to special provision for Tiwlrao, Go\eminent will build him a house and furnish it, and will give him a pension of £400 a j ear.

3. As to memo, or authority, Government will make him an assessor of tbe Resident Magistrate's Court, an assessor of the Nitiva Lands Court, a Jnstic* of the Peace for the colony, and a memier of tbe Legis lative Council.

After Tawhiao had done speaking, Te | Waeoro: was calied np_ to consult with Musts Bryce asd 'Wilkinson, the consulta tion continuing in whispers for some time, wh«n Mr Bryce re;c and said :—Some parts of Tawnia»'s speoch "were sot clear for Europeans to undetitand. He onderstcod him to make refirenoe to the Queen, and ■ay he had been drawing nearer to her by degrees. Tawhiio complained that th'n^s were not explained folly to him in Auck land. He (Ur B--yce) had lame talk with his colleagues on t»is very ssbjtct, and he had told tkem at th» tim* that h« had bett«r go to Auckland and tell Tawhiao what the Goreminent meant, bnt they thought it wit a festive visit, and tot one for business to be talked about. In that visit Tawhaio met oaly f>i«id-hip. He was ready tn«n, as now, to tell him plainly what tbe Government meant Divided sovereignty was not possible. He saw that he was in Ancklacd treated as a great chief, and be was ready to da the aime thing now. Bnt Tawhiao should speak plainly about the matter of sovereignty.

TA.WHXAO *aid in reply, that he was going to share bis goods out in daylight, standing, as he was, on Ma own laid. _ Hi would cross ihe lias of eoYereigftty ii- he felt di«po>cd to do so. He wo aid a'o»e stand on his side. Let the Government stand on theirs. 'When joa want to eros» tbe line, da so (meaning be waited to keep his mana amongst hi* own people). Mr Bryce laid Tawhiao w»s breaking his promiM* ia keeping some tbiogs back. He wonld te4 the vibes what tbe Govern ment propatali! were, to thkt they shoatd all know, became the fcttUmtnt now vita fisal one. All be offered mast be taken or rejected as a whole, t* le>ve no opening for tioubla another day. These proposals I most be ace-pud before be left Alexandra. Ii not accepted, he carried them away with him. The sovereignty »nd all other things were included ia the propoial3 o£ Govern ment. Last session aa Act wa? piste-1 called the WaOcato Confisc»t«d Lands Act. It was always intended that B&tiye* coming ia shtald b-s i:iven land for thtir future pro viiioa and sustenance. The bulk ot the nniold confiscated land wonla be returned. That wai a great offer. The section of land at Kaipara Tawhiao asked for shoold be given him. Thtn he would make an apptal to the ?g«ti:»aniapoto. as tbe Wsikato hsd claims oa them, he thought, being paiticipators ia the re bellion. That matter he would discos* with the S gatiamaniapoto chieftains. Then as to the land, the Government woa'd bnUd Tawhiao a honse where he like*, and furnish it, and give him a pension of £400 a" year for life. As to authority among his people, if the prcposils were accepted, Tawhiso wonld be ap pointed aa Assessor under the 11.M. Ac.au Assessor for the Native lands Court, aidmade aJ.P. for the colony; a»d the Government would recommend theGoverno? to call him to the Legislative Council.

Tawhiao then held up, written in Maeri, the Government propesa's, and said he wanted time to consider them. He had got McLean's, Grey's, and these proposals, and wanted time to think over some of them, tie bad hold of some, bnt not of others—meaning some he liked, and otbe's he was doubtful about; tbe kiDgship being a sore point. Mr Bryce remarked what Tawhiso said about taking one thing and liking another was the canss f»r fnture di-satisfaction. He came here to bring tbe two races together. If part was taken a»d part left not settled, the causes «•{ trouble would remain. Trouble always arose where au thority was divided. If trouble was to be avoided, the proposals must be taken aa a whole. He had sent Tawhiio a Ipt'er of his proposals befo-ehand, «o that he should not take him by surprise, so that he ought to bs prepared to accept or reject them. What time did he want for consideration ' They coald not be left epen for an indefinite time. •

Tawhiao said—Leave a fer d»y» for the chiefs to consider the proposals, then be would reply. . . • Mr Bkycs : How many days ? Taviiia.o : I will let you know after some short delay. Saturday waa fixed by Te Wheoro for an answer. . Tawhiao then came over and took Mr Wilkinson's chair, when be went to Alex andra with Messrs Biycc and Lewis. Area of Land Offered. After the meeting w*s ever, I went to .Mr Brvce and asked him if he could say what waa the extent of unsold confiscated land across the river, and the cumber of Waikato natives lo be provided for. The block is estimated to contain 20,000 acres, aud the natuea to bs provided for 300.

The Kingite Meeting.

Speculations Whether Tawhiao ivill Accept.

AL X*NDRA,thi<day.

Tiiere is great diversity of opinion re Tawhiao's acieptsnce or rejection of Mr Bryce> proj oa • X Most nai ives say " No," But Tawhiao'a manner says "yes." Most people were sorry to see him pleading for time jeaterday to make up his mind. It must be remembered that he did net make himself K'-n?, and that he may be unable ■to cait wvay bis Kingshit>. This Kingeataoga, as it is called is the whole causa of the hi'ch. Were but the s^a*ow of Kinghm left, the offer would be accepted. Mo em's offer of maintaining kingUm is still in ibe native ninl. Tawh/ao is au old man and will not live long, and thrrc i' no doubt many of bi« peop'e would like him to die as be hts 1-vid—a King. Unless some Eton? in fiuencois put on him by (ha peop'e, Tawbi; o will take wh&t he can gctj'

Mistletoe and Eucalyptus.—Tire prac- Hce of the healing art has ever com manded the esteem of the rudest nations, hence it was the obvious policy of the Druids to study the properties of plants. Of their piogress tvo hare no rceord, but ire do know that the famous mistletoe, or " hca! ail," was considered a certain remedy in manr diseases, an antidote to poia n, and a prerent^iiv; of infection. Sea-girs Eng land at that time did cot possess amongst ita flora any members of tlio eaciilyptus or Blue gum family. In all Kkclihc-d if she nad.thi- wonder ful fever destroying, lun^ healing, health firing tree.would have Fp.7ed ir.any thousands of lives. In NewZ»a!andacd Aus raliaits virUusare un doubted.and for fh»r?lic£ of b- bnch'al affections, lung complaint?, nEthmolical breathinp;, chronic coughs, Sec. Alcicin's Syrup of Eucalyptus, with Hypophosphiie of Lite and Quinino, hoa proved aa unexampled i%mociy.

CABLEGRAMS.

[BY EUECTB C TELSGEAPH.—COPTKGBE.J [ESCT2E.J

; LONDON, JTaremte 1.. The stock exchange ia cloiei to-dar Colonial breaoatoffa unchanged at 43s & Adelaide wheat, ci warehonae; 43a to 4fo for iSe,v Zealwd wheat; 34* In Adeafe flonr. Anatraliaa tallow ateck ta U®&Z to-d^y, 13.0C0 casks; best b«f t bess mattoß, 465. 'ww > THE SUEZ MAILS. LONDCWT, ((ktokrSL be/- .& 2; c<Jln P*a?'* "Wieafirp Ch S , arn-red at Pijmoarh to-day, from SE* boome on 12th Ssptent&er. W' filTEZ^CttoberSL The Orient steamaljip Caaaj f&om Mal bourne C'«tober 27) arrived hex to^Jav■ ,» mutt Jot Plyrcouto. Her refrfeerakto machinery v woikitg aati.fastoriiy

AUSTRALIAN.

(Received yovemSier3,l2.sop.mj BASK TKLLER ÜBfcßATeu 1

Thorpe, telisr of the Bask of Vietork who was sentenced on November 5,1881 to two ysars' impnsoameat for emhezzie'. ment, has now beea refeiaed from gaol. NAVIGATQK lAMB. It U reported that Navigator hMshowa signs of lameness. THE KOMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP 0* ATJCKLAim " MELBOURNE,, ffaraß&er % The Eev. Father Lade;, tine tuwlr-ap. pointed Homan C»thoL'c EMopi o£ Anck. land, is a pusenger f»r Sew Zealaad by the steamer Wairarapa, jrixk left here yestsrday for the Bluff. THE LATE BANK KOBBEBr. MELBOUHNE, Nove»&er2. The trial of the two rasn, Smtth acd bhaw, on a cbarge of attemctisg to ros the Commercial Bask of AnstraTaat dvenel, on the fith ult., was concluded to-day. Maith was found gnilty, a»d sea fenced to three years' penal servitade; sbaw was discharged. COMMEKCIiL, MELBOUfiNE, Norember 2. Maltisg barley is firm at 5s 2.1 to 5a 4d. Wh*at is weak at 6s Id. Kew Zealand oat 3 are qniet at 4t 2d to 4s 4d for feed, acd 4* 5d to 4a 6d for milling. THE OOTWAED MAIL. SYDNEY, Novembers. Sailed, this aiUrncon : 8.M.?. Ciiy of Sydney, for San Francisco, fia Auckland. SHIPPING. MELBOURNE, November & Hailed, yesterday afternoon : The steam ship Wairarapa, fcr th» Bluff.

POLICE COURT.—This day.

(Bit ara J. S. Vacdoaald. Ekj.. R.U).

Chubew tr Sight.—Three peraoaa wen pa>tahsd for drnikenmtsj.

A kisecriAß Chabsi.—Thomas Mondr ni chargsd wlvh obtalnizst aooSs. TiXua zi lt.br I&Ue pratecoss. at its stars ot H. JfcEsaa. at Wh&Dxaret oo the ZZ air.-Sjrjeai: Gambia acoliea for a remand v WEanzarei, where tha offence was said to tare bees cornmifed.— B.tendsnt eaU be did hoc know* way lie should b.3 teat back. He bad committed, no o&oce. HSm wifo go: a tew gcoda on creclt, at ltaat. so sha said. He kzsv sot&iag of tia matter. Did not even kao w M.I Ma Saan.—i is Worship reja&ided lha esae for «ighe cajt Admitted lo balr on !i Im awn rscoiriLa- on la fll!)

The PAP^EUBi CiSß.^—J«eil Mackay was charged wiJli tie larceny oi! ctoOiiag; the pro perty o( Char es And»raon.of Papakura Valley, Jttrfns the moatt. at August laas l£r Tyler ap peared toe the prosecution, and ilr Bra wningfor defendant.—Mr Tyler saM ha had no further evidence to offer, an<l tha case waa dismissed.— Mr Browning eiiced for cost?; also that the clothes mfeht be given n^—Coßts, £Sac. Messrs ilcGcrsTrase.—Hfcnael, Henry, and James HcG uinneea were charged wi'it failing to contribute towards the support of their mother. —On iha application of bergeaat Gamble, toe case was reminded for a week.

[to lie appLcuxlos oC ccs-il. the charjaa egtlnat Danul sonUm, ot lira NotSiignsta U*«t>», (or a b.-wch of tia JLleessuu Ass. agatast Stmnel Ooi fcr keeping a dlxrepitUkU huiiw, agat>B-! Vitlllam Henry Cmtsli for oO talnlßg j«weir*ry, &e~ by fate pnsuio-^ and a^alnuw. Ann.uoasr for aTiorvatauaaltan Fmok Beat,«ers pcetpoaed ;«nta aHteipart O'tbeda;.]

Offensive Matter.—DaviS Me. tndoe, mar ket gardener, ofKpeom, was called npon to an swer to several charges of throwing and leaving nightaoil npon hk premiiej abutting "U a high way, so as to become a nuisance, fa tie month of September.—3lr Browning appeared for the prosecution, and Me R. Heskcth In de fence.— 3fr Browning opened the case, and put ill the Municipal Police Act. Gazette, and other documents. On tie application of Mr Hesfcetb, witnesses were ordered out of Court. Ike foQawing witnesses were examined:— atsjor usoraa was bworn. Knit r>memtwna the 21st S«pte»b£r; on that morning he saw Ekit- Eoil carrUd on to deleudsnf s land; the smrlt w%s so oiT.nsi vo ib&t ha wu comioued to cioso all tie wtn«ows of cU cou>e; it was at 6 o"ci» cr, and the-stecch tv lns»fl«r»ble; and, oa going alocK Brown-itraet at 9 o'eincS, he waa oisfjged lo pat his hemrffrerciuf ov«r »i* face to faep oat the snell; did not ceo Mr M«Indoo dm ; jfcesneU was eonttationg. MrHetketnobjtctal to »hs last qie.ticra (plan pat int.—To Mr En-" Ketb f He was standing ax bis door, at-eat JS) y&rcU distant; could »ot fdTc thananpsottha m«n employed; co(id not swear that defendant wu thete; -aaa certain as to tha datr.— Matthew Heary Hurl-on, a trainer In the •mployo* Major George, residing orooaite Me Moindoe's l&ad, corroborated ; he aaw tfetes an»t ihere; saw the coll tip*=a down; ha ran is and closed Kb door aad windows; km »ffeoted bo mncn - that he csutd sot itie his bn&kfast.—Cros<-ex&minedby Mr Hesiesh: He did not go on The land until Constab'e Kt'llj came : and by Sell)'« desire "he went to tee tha sinfE. Hla senses were sufficient wlUsoatgoiog, bat It seemed to beP neoeresry according to Kelly. It was on the Slat; be made a note ot' wnat be saw, ac went to Kite aUe, but could not (ret rid ct the unpleasant BesMtioss. B-andy wonid'nt do is. —Mauhew Kdgtr deposed thit.ha was a tettler as Kp*om,aa<t gave similar evidence. Saw def>-i dust asa his eon asd his mea rpreadlrg the s> i'; it was very bail-By Mr Hssketh t Ua was In h>s paddock. ationt one hundred yards away, ana iha« was tos near. Popped down tha dale to his note bcx*. Kept tha paper with the rt port toil- To His Worship : Kept date* aad fact* becsose he felt the o»sa was too strong to die away at once.—Unstable Kelljr »nfi Daniel Cook were ago examine*— Mr Ilesketh submitted that no case was proved which the law could lonch, and In support of his statement, quoted sections of the Municipal Police Act and other documents, and to which his Vforsbio replied.—Mr Hesketh said he had no less than eight witnesses for the defence, wh» would swear, if necessary, that the alltged offe^e was not committed on the 21st, while those for the prosecution swore that it was on the 21sL—3tr Browning submitted that Con stable Kelly would not make a mistake.—Mr Hesketh submitted that (the former casts, laid on the 31st, had failed. Mr Mclndoe then promised that no more nightsoil should be taken upon his premises, and he had kept his word.— The following witnesses were then examined for the defence:—David Mclndoe, his son, Wil liam NegusAVMiam EeiUj-.and two others, who o epo3cd that there was no nightsoil taken there on the 21st. The stuff spread on the Frio ay was farm-yard soil.- The heaps were shot down on the lSth, and ploughed in on the 22nd by James Keith.—Counsel havingnddressedthe ConrtJUs Worship considered the evidence sufficient fora conviction,and imposed a fine of 20s and costs.— Mr Mclndoe promised not to repeat the offence, consequently the other charges were with. drawn.

Breach of Licessixg Act.—Daniel Scall*u was charged on summons with a breach of this Act, by receiving payment for certain liquors supplied to William Henry Crossley. at tha Nottingham Castle Hotel, of ivhich defendant was Jeasee, on the 21th nit, the same not being current coin of the realm, or acheqne on a bank or an order for payment of money.—atr S. Hes keth appeared for defendant, and pleaded i not guilty .-Sergeant Gamble stated us case.—Dettciive Brennan aowisea lfi«», cm ihs 2oid Ootob-r, be went to tne .Vottrnanam i ' aaUr.inooopaay with Cro»ley and tarKeant Gimbis, In respect of -ome property which bad bien stolen from the London arcade la the pressnee of defendant ond Mjb ScillßD, C.OB&loy said that he bad given a tins snd locket to Mrs «Tossley for drlskp. Mr* CrtmLy dented at firtt tout (ha had received a second rins.but admitted that.as the man had no money; she took the locket for drinks. Presently she gave up.« portion of the things.-By air Hesketh: She sa d tho second ring was given to her brother, che aalo too loctet nao gtTen lor five driuka -Sergeant Gimnle wan sworn and corroborated the merlons statement?. He atktd »hy the toot the locket. Did it not »tri> c h-r that there wia ( something ■wrong ? ano repeated that be had ao money, and, after some parley, sbe gave up the locket and lisgs-William Henry CroaeJry I waa Bwtrn, and doposrd tbat he went to the 'Nottingham Castle "on t&a day in qaeuion; he pala for live drinks with «be locket. On the i fouowltg day be gave a ring for nve drinks, tha second rin? wes given for drinks to Mr "oalißP.—Citw -examined by Mr Heskrth: Mm ScaOantouk ibilrcket and eaU Ehedartd »y ltwaj north mo drinks; did not offer to «eU to a Mm Vrartford j it was not worxb £S s^' hesbonlds3y 10s. Did not remember offering the ring for 45.-To Sergeant Gamble: It is usual to call for drinks and pay aftenvarde.—His Worship asked -why the question was asked.— sergeant Gamble: That Your Worship may know Uio custom.-Jlr Tyler: The Sergeant thinks Your \V onrhip is a teetotaller.—His wor ship said he supposed hotel-keepers acted like shop-keepers, good* wee »»rve(f flr ß t »-d then paidfor.-Sergr Pamble: With this difference, 1 our » orship.driiiks are generally paid for but xrocerles are often gat on uck (laughtor).- Anno rcailan g & ve evidence; Cros'ley told horlhat he h»d get tho Jowelleiy from home, and as the aitlo'es cost him nothing he could afford to sell them cheap; phe waa siuplclour. (I eft sitting).

At a meeting held in the JVewlon HjII last night hy the Star ot Newton Lodge, 1.0. G.T., Bro. Ligh'foot, D.GW.C.T., officiating assbtea by Bro. Bowman as 1.M., and Bro. Pront as 1.U.M,, the following officers were installed fir the ensuing quarter: — Bro. Hooker, W.C.'.j tro. Proctor, WVT • Bro. C. Buchanan, W.S.; Bro. LichtfooV W.F.S. ; Sis. Lightfoot, ssnr., yv.T ■ Bro' Mclntvre, W.C.; Bro. B. Turntr W M'• SL», Edmonds, W.D.M. • Bro. K. Boyle.' W.A.S.; Bro. Porter, W.G.; Ero. G anrcls,.W.S; . . .-

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