SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

BIQil WAtKK^ To . morrow Monucst, 8.5 BOHSW'ft—TSU^Rvm'ns. 6.33 , aUHEidi*'.—Tc-morrow Mowtaß, Rio MOON'S ASW.-trirst Quartor^22na, O.dip.m.

ARRIVALS.

LAST KVfcMN'!.

A'tyU", S.S., Crawford, from Waimwel

TODAY. 5w11a.5.9., ffalrcMU. from thi North Australia i'.Jl.s.f., TnUuili, from Sydney Rororn*, ?.?, foxer, fiv.u; ti-.-; -°ntiK Hermione, ship. Roberts, from London

DEPARTURES.

LAST KViiNINB. Glenolg, 8.5., Stephenaon, (or TouranKa WollinKton, s.<?., Farquhar, (or Rnasell Flngal, 8.8., Johnston, for Mercury Bay.

TO-DAY. Australia, P.M.3.5., Tullach, lor San Francisco

IMPORTS.

Per Australia, from Bydne7--27 packages sun dry merchandise. Per Hermione- 9 bales of cork wncd.-Dutton Bros, cork manufacturers, Upper Queen-streat. Por Hermlonb, from London—Plain cottons, £2100; coloured cottons, £800; Wf**?J??™S% £3000; woollens and worsteds. £3100, "J 2""'™' £100- linon In Bales, £300; Unen In caao. WOO cotton ana woollens, ,MM; waterproof and india-rubber goodß, £100; silk and velvets. £200: shawla and mantles, £300 millinery. £800: hosiery, J310CO; haberdashery, £3900 • umbrellas, £200; cotton handkerchiefs. £200 • cotton and linen ehirta, £500: apparel, «6700; blanketa *100; carpet 3 and tugs, £100; straw hats. £900: rait hats and cjps, £1700: dressed leather, £70: wrot. leather, £810; sadd< lery £580: floor cloth, £i3(I: table balzs, £260; Bowlngmaohines.filOO; btacfeiDg, J310; agricultural Implementa, £10; agricultural machinery, MO; rails and ganetal machinery, B1000; books, &10; uaDer. 19J owt: stationery. £330; papoihang. mas. £220; upholstery, £200; bruahwaret £50; toys £200: pianos, &Ti»: corks. £120; per famory,is3o; jeweHmy. £130; agricultural and garden eeeda, £950 ; iron tanks, £35; onain and anchors, 3 tons; hardware cutlery, £500 • bar end rod iron, 7 tons; she^t Iron, 11 tons; pig iron, 10 tona ■, galvanlccd iroa, 7 tona; sheet lead, 11 tons; tin plates, 9 tioxea; la sot tin, Sowt; Iron nulls, 1» tons;wiro nnrtwire r0D9.15 tonB; zlno, 0 tins j Unsold oil. 910 tnna; whiting. 21 tons; paint colours, #.70; flint glas», £50; foralga window glaa-*, 11 caaoa; china and earthenware, £110; ltoea and twines, £70: nlatoa, 20 tona; marble, £10; cement, 20(1 barrels; cigars, 120lbs: tobacco, KiOibs ; brandy In bulk. iflOzalla; do In oaae, 2B0«allH: geneva, SSOgalls; Brltlah spirlis (In case) 2IOi(alls; perfumed spirit. 20 gnllo; red wine, 670« alls; white wine>. SOOsalla; boer (In bnlk), lSg&'la; beer (glaaa). 78barls; hops,foowt; sardines, £30; assorted oilmen's stores, J3SSO; mineral water, £10; vinegar, l,380galla; foreign salad oil, lOOgalla; cocoa* 2lowt; mustard, £10: atacoh, £10; blue, £10; vermicelli, 2owt; split peas, lOowt; whits Bait, 35 tons; bloarb, 20 owt; candlea (British and foreign (, lllcwt; soap, 7 owt; ralßlns, 52 owt; currants, 110 owt; glucose and aacoarum, 76 owt; coo Jootlonory and peel. £300: apothecary, filOO: tart. Bold, 6 owt; cream tartar, 7 owi; jiondensed milk, £120; cornfloor. £10: total de claied volao of cargo, £43,800.

The schooner Agnes Donald has entered out at the Customs for Wbanßarei, and the schooner Clarlnda for Sydney, via Kaipara. The former vessel la now owned by Mr Bradley, of Oae tranga, who Intends to use her in the coastal trade.

The as. Argyle arrived from Whangarei at 9 p.m. yesterday, with 10 saoks gum, 260 sheep, 10 Kega batter, 15 boxes eggs, and a quantity of sundries. Paaaengera: Mesdames Fuller and Munro, Misses Foliar and MoLean, Mr and Mrs Keys, Mr and Mm Witt, Mr and Mra Phillips, Messrs Campbell. Aubrey, Kayet Webster, Srnltter, Clarkataff. and 6 in the ateerage.

The Louise Dorothea, bound from Adelaide, drove ashore at Mussel Bay on May 30, and broke up. The wreck and cargo* have been sold for the benefit ot the underwriters.

Messrs Brainy, Kadtord and Co., quota rates from London to Auokland: To* Auckland: rough measurement, 30a; fine. 10s; liquids, GOa; weight, 30a; cement, 5s per cask; beer, 104 per doz; salt, 30s.

The tonnage loading on the berth at London on June 29, for India. China, and tha Cape of Gtood Hope, amounted to 37,916 tone, and for Australia and New Zealand to 59,812 tons.

The Dunaoore arrived at Rangoon from Otago on June 23; Firth ot Lome, at Jfalmouth from Lyttleton. Juno 27; Glenburn, at Uneenatown from Lyttleton, Jnne 26; Oiamla, at San Fran ciaco f om Lyttleton, June 6; Loch Ken, at San" FranolfoofromOßmaru, June—; Vveatheraful, at Falmouth from Lyttleton, June 27; Woolla hara, from Ban Francisco, June.

ARRIVAL OF P.M.S.S. AUSTRALIA.

The P.M. as. Company's Australia, Captain A N, M. Tulloch, arrived from Sydaey about 3 a.m. to-day. We ara indebted to Mr Daniel Dean, purser, to; late fllea, presa parcels, etc., and the following report of the voyage:— Discharged pilot off Sydney Heads 10th August, at 3.15 p.m. Experienced clear weather with fresh south-east breeze and high sea daring llret two days, latterly light itlnda and moderate swell to Threo Kings, which were sighted on the 11th at 7.30 a.m. rounded North Capo at 1115 a.m, same day, and 'hence experienced, fresh southerly breeze and Bmooth water. Rscaived pilot off Anckisnd at 2 s,m. o( tho; 15 th, and arrived at the wharf at 3 a.m. Passengers for Auckland—Mr and Mrs J. B. Rnsaall, Mr and Men K. ffoa'.e. Miss S. Foale, Miss A. S. Pert. Mr Samuel Sates, Captain J. MoKenzlo, Mlasi J, Blake, and Messrs X, LlO7d. C. C Naughton. J. R. Gray and dauorhtor, Hamilton Fletcher, M. Congreve, W. X, Kolly. find 10 steerage. In transit for Honolulu 3 steerage. In transit for San Francisco—Mr D. (J. Howat, Mr and Mrs Game and family, Mr Kemp Welob. Mrs A. N. M. Tullooh.Mr Jas. A. Rowe, Mr and M» J. E. Davya and family, Dr. and Mra Kmmolhalng and family, Mr A. O. anopherd. Miaa Kmma McOarnilish, Mr S. Loo, Mr F. Rataboul, Mr and Mra Kllby, Mr W. H. H. Lane, Mr 8. H. Brossmith. Mr and Mrs Hyme, Mr and Mrs Slson, Alias Sison. Mr W. T. Corbntt, Mr W, Stephen, Rev. W. B. Osborn, wife, and child, Mr J. F. Gunsler, Mr and Mrs Blair, Rev. R. V. Danno, Mr Wcolley, and 2i B-eeroge.

ARRIVAL OF THE HERMIONE.

The fine ship Hermione, 1120 tons register, arrived from London thia morning, after a pas sage of 104 dityt). She comes out under the command of Captain v. T. Roberts, and la con signed to Messrs Crnlckshank and Co., as agents tor Messrs Shaw, Savill, and Co. In addition to a full cargo ot eeneral mer> crnndlse, tho Heimione brings 17 ealoon. two second cabin,and 31 third cabin passenger?, besides 106 emigrants, making a total of 118 souls. Thera was no sickness on board, and the passage was a pleasant rmo; Captain Roberta supplies the following official report :— Left Qravesend, May sth, Deal 6ch. Landed pilot off Brlxbam, May Dtb, and proceeded on the voyage with a poor start, Madeira bring only passed on the 20th, about i"> mites off, but not visible on aooount of the white hago hang- Ing over It. Huccesalon of westerly wlndsoauaed ua to sight P»lma Light. The N.ffi. trades were found In 2li N. The course was then shaped lnalda the Cape Verdea. as being more direct, and proved correct. The tradoa were lost in about BN. and the eqnator crossed In 27*12 w. at 8 a.m., Juno Bth. Tho S.E. trades did not prove anything like bo good aa In the laat voy age, although within a fortnight of the Bame time ot the year, and they only lasted to 20 3., whena long spell of somhorly winds and heavy swell tram that quarter Indicated that a heavy gale waa blowing to the southward, forcing itself up Into the trade wind regions. The Cape waa not therefore passed until July 6th. in 12 degrees S. latitude. Between the Crozeta and the W. end ot Australia, some heavy weather was ezporlenced and the boats were saved with difficulty. The temporary ereotlona were aa usual displaced finally. Bettor weather set in after passing the latter meridian In 1318., nntil July 23th, In 4H3. 138 F., when the wind got to tho N.K. N.E, and B.JC. winds wra experienced for 10 daya; made Capo Maria Van J Hainan on the 12th August; took pilot last night at Tlri tlri, and anohored in harbour at 1 to-day. Two births: no deaths. Families :—McKelvio-Robert it, Mary Ann 87. Robert Jamea 11; Pearson—Samuel 27. Betsy 21, Saul i, Minnie 1; Roseman—Jamea 43, Sarah 39, Jamen 19, Robert 17, Joseph 13, George 11, Elizabeth 8. fidward 6, Alexander I; Rowe—Thomas Henry 20, Mary 28, John 3, Mary 1: Doul — Alexander 32.' Catherine 31, Maggie 13, Alexander 8, William S, Dora 1. Single Men .-—Firth: Amos 18, Thomas 16: Keneally, Michael 21; O'Connoll, David 22; MoFetrldge, Alexander 21; Mun;<Tavo, Henry 18; Creon, Rlohard 11; Lee. Anrtrow John 23; Donoghue, William 21; O'dulllvaD, Horace 18 J Wilson, David 23; Sin clair. Jamea 25; Meadp, William 11; Vance, ■William 13. Single women:—Firth: Eliza beth 13, Sarah 9; Kenoally: Bridget 18, Eliza 16 Maggla 15; O'CoSnell, JulU 13; Brlokon: Hannan, 23, John, 2; Bradford, Kate 28; Oreen, BU«n, 23; Coylei Henrietta 16, Margaret, 13; Church, Asmea 18; Friend, Fiora 31: French, Mary 16; Flanagan, Sarah, 18: Qillon, Cathorino 21* Uralnger: Martha. 3s, Sarah Ann 10, Ada g. William 6, Mary 1, Beoree 2; Musgrave; Margaret 23. Annla 19; O'Keet, Mary 22; Roaohe, Minnie 18; Walsho. Mary 20; o'Snilt vani M»ry 21, Bridget 18; Barry, Bridget 19 { Bowler, Kllen 18; Uoplea, Ellen 19; uinger, Johanna 21; Knrighti Kllen 23, Kate 21; Fleming: Mary 16. Margaret 17; Hiokey, Kate 22: Long: KUzabeth 28, Robert 5, Mary 1; Mende, Bridget 17; Miles. Xmraa 20; O'Grady, Catherine 26: O'Connell, 'Johanna, 20; Reedy, Bridget 20; R'ddell, Mary 33; Btewara: Kmtly 30, Kdlth 11; Smith, Martha 18; Caalin: Mary 20, Anne 18; Meade. Mary 12; Bluett, Kllza 21; Boosnaba: Timothy 9, Mary 7, Patriok 6; 'Vausei Mary 32, Mary ,8, Ellen 3, Lucy 2; Mallet: Theresa2s(matron), William,6montha.

PASSENGERS FOR AUCKLAND.

The Now Zealand Shipping Comnany'a ship Loch Awa(Oapialn J. Niool), which loft London or Auckland on June 20th, has on board tho (oliowing passengers i—Baloon — Mrs Kmlly Balmer, Miss Kmliy Balmor, Mr Georgoßslmer, Miss Fanny Balmer, Master Percy Balmer, and Master Frederick Balmer. Second cabin—Mr Jamea Hall. Mrs Elizabeth Hull, Mr Peter Maxwell, and Mr Wnlier Maxwell. Steerage— Joseph Potts, LoulsaPotta. Henry Holland, Mary Holland, Mark Benroae, Betsy Penrose, Betsy Benrose,Kmmaßenroae, Mark Benrose, Clara Bonrose, Kred Benrose, Alice Benrose, Frank Benrose William Kirk. Hughlna Kirk. Robert Kirk 'Margaret Kirk, William Kirk. Isa bella Kirk, John Kirk. Archibald Carrie* Marlon Carrie, Alexander Currie, Isabella Surrle, Daniel MoNelth, Margaret MoNeitb, Lizzie MoNeitb, Henry J. Thorn, Henrietta Tnoro, Walter C. Thorn, Henry W. Thorn, Hugh E. Thoro, Helen Z. Thorn, and Thomas Pcr 6 Messrs Bhaw, Savin and Co.'a Wave Queen lOavtain Kelly), which sailed from T-on don Jnne 21.—For Auckland and Napier, N,Z, (consigned, to Mesarn Owon and Grahum): Saloon—J. Oalbraltb, Mrs Oalbraltb, Mr John Galbraltb, Mr It. Oalbraltb, Mr J. Galbralth, and Miss Rosa Galbralth. Bocond Cabin—Mr B. LlunuU and Mr U. Brooks. Htceracro— Loula Lerney, Mrs Lorney, Ethel Lomey, Loula Lornoy, Kuphrosyne Lornoy, John Hundry, William Hendry, James Freem Mrs B. Kreem, Jonn Atkinson, Barbara NettllnK hatn, AllrcdNottHnuhttin, Mary Nettlloßbarn Annie NettilnKham, Uonort «huw, Ann Shaw" Jane Bhaw, Sarah Bhaw, D. Mntaod, Kesla Tnrnbuii, James Meoziaa, Daolel Hoean Bridget Hogan, and Herbert Power. '

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS.

I*lla Kookb, v.H; linhailma. trout Wulttu Wanaka, 8.8.. Holmea, from South,

DEPARTURES.

Tho s.s. Lalla Rookh arrived from Waitara thia morning with 130 sheep, 20 head cattle, 2 empties and 2 passengers. Tho Northorn Co.'s steamer Maogregor let t*Et 2 v m. yesterday for Waitara, with a number of passengers and about 20 tona sundry merohan- The 5.3. Rowena waa to leave this afternoon Jar Hoklanga.

ARRIVAL OF THE WANAKA.

The 8.9. Wanaka, 278 tona, Captain Holmes, arrived at Onehunaa at 3a.m. On the 15th. Lei t Wnlllnstnn atl o.ra. on Snnday, 13th. arriving at New Plymouth at noon on 11th. lenvi-.g again at; 5.30 p.m. same day. arriving off Manmtnu Heads at 5 a.m.. and reaching the wh»M aa above. Pansengera-Mlsa Lyons.Mesara vvtah thank Mr James Ness for late flies, etc ana abeve report. ■

Mail Notice.

MAltB WIIX CLO3SJ AS UNDSE.— Whunebday, 16th msb For Talrua, per Mazeppa, at 0 a. m. For Whltlangi tnl Upper Mill, per Leo. at U For Coromandel, par Coromandol. at 11,30 a,m. For Thames, per Rctomahana. at 3 tun. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 5.J0 p.m. TOTBSDay. 17th Instant. For Glabome, Napier, Southern Ports, and Australian Colonies, per Kotorua, at 9 a.mi For Walwera, Ta Kapa. Cralgleburn, and Warkworth, per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. 1 For Qlsborna and Napier, per Oretl, at 11 a.mi For Waitara, etc., per Macgrestor, at 11 a.m. For Mangawai and Kaiwasa, per Fingal, at i For Tauranga, Ohlnemutu, and Opotlkl, per Gloneig, at 1 p.m. For Glsborne, and Napier, per Mahlnapoua. at 5 p.m. Si a Bias, Chief Postmaster. Chief Petrt-offloe. Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

ATjacßT 15, 1882,

Woodyear and Boss's Royal Australian ClrouH. S P.m.

Kohlet's Was Works, adjoining Mr PhilUpfc'a Shop, Queen-street, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Abbott's Opera Hoase—Benefit Concert to Mr J. J. Welsh, 8 p.m.

Alexandra -street — Anniversary Entertain ment, Sir H.Havelook Lodge of Good Templars, 7.15 p.m.

Ponsonby Baptist ChuToh-Annlveraary Sol ree, 6.30 p.m.

Bt. David's Preßbiterlan Church-Conversa zione, 8 p.m.

Death.

OXKNHAM.-On Augnst 15tb. 1883, at Devon nort. North Shore, Charles Bydenham. the only son ot Sydenham and Sarah Oxenham, aged 10 yeara and 11 months. The funeral will leave his parents' residence to-morrow (Wednesday), at 3 p.m. Friends please accept this invitation.

SMITH.-On Augußt 15, at his residence, Princea-street. after a short illness, John Smith; sued 19years. The funeral will leave hla lato residence on - Tnnrsday. at S o'clock, friends will please accept this Intimation.

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

TUESDAY, AUGUST 15. 1882.

For the cause that lacks assistance. For the wrong that needs resistance For the future in the dhrnncw. Anil tho good that wo can do.

OUR Anglo-Colonial correspondent, in a letter which we publish to-day, draws at tention to the disgraceful tactics adopted by a powerful "ring" of English breeders and butchers in order to sip in the bud, if possible, the trade in New Zealand frozen mutton, which promised to prove so mutually beneficial to ua and the parent country; Foreseeing that the result of the wholesale importation of high-class freah meat must inevitably be to lower the price of home meat, the New Zealand mutton has been retailed by the butchers of London as English mutton, and at English prices; while, in answer to enquiries for New Zealand meat, they con demn it as inferior stuff, which they would not take into their shops. Thus a doable injury is inflicted. The consumer pays one-half more for the meat than he ought to pay, and the shippers and producers ia New Zealand have a damper thrown on their enterprise, by the mali cious misrepresentations of the quality of the meat. A policy of this kind, appealing as it does to the greed and selfishness of human nature, will be strongly sup ported, and cannot but prove difficult to defeat; but there can be no moral doubt of the ultimata triumph of the New Zealand m<*at. Some means will very speedily be devised for defeating the malevolent inten tions of self-interested parties who, for the sake of their private gain, would thus conspire to hold back from the poor people of Eng land the supply of cheap meat which we are ready and willing to send them. The method proposed, viz, to establish retail depdts in London and other cities for colonial mutton only, does Dot appear very practicable. It is extremely questionable whether the meat could be sold at prices which would pay the heavy expenses of rent and wages which such a scheme would entail; but failing any better mode, it would be worth a trial. However, it is too much to ask this to be done at the expense of the producers in New Zealand, or even that they should be asked to become partners in a vast retail concern. The consignees have sufficient margin to allow of their entering into the specula tion, and by a little judicious enterprise they could defeat the tactics of the English "ring," securing their own pecuniary profit, and at the sama time conferring a great benefit on mil lions of consumers. In the meantime we may take what comfort we can from the reflection that it. is the superior quality of the New Zealand mutton which renders possible these disgraceful frauds upon the public. It is the clear duty of the British consumer to protect himself against imposition, with regard to New Zealand meat, as ia the case of any other commo dity.

On the fourth page of this issue will be found letters on the following subjects : — 11 The Blue Stone Quarry," " Bogus Quota tions," " Devils in the Air," " Tartarus," and " Hanging;" also, some telegraphic news from Christchuich, and general items.

Four thousand shares in the St. Helier's Bay Company were taken np in two brokers' offices on Saturday.

Mr 6. W. Griffin, American Codusl, was a passenger by the Australia for 'Frisco to day. Be takes with him the best wishes of all with whom he has come in contact, either in bis public or private capacity.

Plans and specifications for drainage work at Hamilton ate now lying at the City Council offices, where tbey may be inspected by tenderers.

Mr Hopkins, the well-known apiarist, has taken charge of Mr J. C. Firth's apiary at Matamata, and should the plans be carried out as proposed, the establish ment will be the largest of its kind in tfae colonies, Mr Hopkins hopes to have 300 hives at work by September.

On Wednesday next, Mr Greenwood will offer for sale atDowden's Mart, Queen* street, a number of valuable properties, including Mr J. C. MaeCormick's estate of 1121 acres at Coromandel, 239 acres at Komokoiiki, 116 acres at Waitakerei, al lotments at Cambridge, Tuakau, Drury, Pokeno, &c.

There was a good attendance at the Waxworks last night. The figures which arrived, per Kotorua, have been added to the already extensive collection. Friday has been arranged as a grand conundrnm night. Conundrums must be written solely upon one subject—"The Phono graph."

At the fortnightly meeting of the Devon port Literaty Association,which took place last night, the question put forward for debate was " That in tha interests of civili sation, some form of .Federation between the fevcral countries constituting the British Empire is desirable and practicable." Mr Gerald Feacocke was the opener or, the debate, and Mr Hammond was the opposer. After an interesting discussion, the ques tion was put to the vote, and the principle of Imperial Federation affirmed by a consi derable majority.

The well-known ship Hermione, in charge of her popular master, Captain itoberts, again put in an appearance thia morning, after a passage of 104 days, from London. She brings 18S souls, all well. There are 104 immigrants, 16 cabio, and 28 steerage passengers, and 40 sea-faring men. Owing to the illness of Dr. Philsoo, the Health Officer, the vessel was visited by Dr. Goldsbro', who found all on board healthy and well pleased with the captain, officers, crew, and sbip. The voyage, although a lengthy one, has been a pleasant one, and Captain Roberts has to be con gratulated on another successful voyage. ,

The P.M.s.s. Australia has ou bourd fifteen boxes of treasure, valued at £67,650. i It ia consigned to Kan Fraucisco from Syd- ) ney. : Mr and Mrs J. B. Russell returned from ; an. Australian tour by the mail steamer, which arrived from Sydney this morning. Captain Cargill, who has for many years had command of the P.M.S.S. Company's Australia, ia now on a visit to Jingland. i aptain A. N. M. Tulloch brings the Australia to port this trip, but we under stand that Captain Cargill will resume command of the steamer on the next voyage, A consignment of 300 bales of New Zea land hemp waa offered for sale in London on June 21, but only 50 bale? good quality sold at £27 ss. Small sales of fair made by private contract at £25. Sisal rather dearer, but quiet at £27 to £27 10a. Manilla very quiet, fair £45 10s, Present quotations are :—Kine colour well dressed, £25 to £27 ss; second quality do., £20 to £24. A meeting of the creditors of Daniel Paul Buckley, lodging house keeper, was held this morning at the Supreme Court House. The debtor's liabilities were stat3d at £105, Mrs Cameron, of 'Wakefield-atreet, being the largest creditor, Her claim amounts to £62. The assets, which are represented entirely by household furniture, were stated at £30. Mr Thos. MaciFarlane was elected trustee in the estate. The debtor professes his ability to pay 53 in the pound. The Free Templar*, inaugurated in 1576 by Messrs Cox, Warburtorj, Hunt, and a few other ardent spirits, will hold their sixth anniversary in the Lorne-streat Hall on the 28th mat. The former anniversary gatherings of this Older were all that could be desired, and the committee seem deter mined, if possible, to carry out the an nounced entertainment ia a manner that shall give pleasure to all. The concert will be preceded by a liberal tea, cake, sand wiches, etc., followed by a select ball, under an efficient maiter of ceremonies, Mr Kohlor'a Wax Works exhibition maintains iti position among the entertain ments of the hour. Yesterday a goodly number of visitors paraded the rooms and inspected the figures with evident interest. Last evening there was a change in the musical part of the programme which gave unqualified pleasure. The proprietor iB waiting for an importation of eighteen new ( figures, representing the prophet of Horeb striking the rock, with other incidents in the life of Mosca. These images were much admired at the Chriatchurch Exhibition, ! and have beeu purchased by Mr Kohler. | At the meeting of the Parnell Borough I Council last evening, the business was of but little general interest. Cr. Clayton wrote resigning his office as Councillor. Accepted.—Mr Loivndes forwarded an ac count for 5s for repotting two cases of measles in his son's family. It was decided , to point out to Mr Lewnacs that fees for such reports were allowed only to medical men.—Messrs Boylan and LuEdon wrote agreeing to a reduction of £100 on their ac ■ count. —Mr George Wilson's tender for re moving night-soil waa accepted.— The'ques tion of making the Alpha Road footpath, at a cost of £100, was referred to the Works Committee. By a Sydney cablegram, published in our last issue, we are informed of the arrival of ' H.M.S. Nelson at that port. It was sup posed that when the Nelson left liuaaell she waa bound for Fiji,but as we suggested, it is probable that Commodore Erakiue deemed it inadvisable to go out of reach of telegraphic communication during the pre . sent unsettled state of Egypt, and, there fore, went direct to Sydney. The Levuka (Fiji) residents who purposed giving a grand ball on arrival of this vessel of war, and expected to realise a handsome donation therefrom towards some local object will, we presume, be greatly disappointed at this change of programme. Mr J. J. Welsb, an actor of more than local reputation, will take his proffered benefit concert this evening at Abbott's i Ooera House. The bill of fare includes Sheridan's "School tor Scandal," and Reade's " Never too Late to Mend," two dramas of varied but standard merit, con cluding with the amusing farce, " Two Gay Deceivers." At intervals several ballads and recitals will be given by ladies aad gentlemen of acknowledged merit. Mr Welsh has a good reputation, both as a \ mun and a performer, and we hope he will bave a full and enthusiastic audience. | Advices by the Suez mail give the fol lowing information concerning tbe state of the kauri gnm market:—The. fair Bupply of 949 cases, chiefly o? fresh arrival per Helen Scott, met a steady demand, and 450 cases sold at 2s 6d to 6s advance, Selected at £6 to £7 las ; one lot of pale transparent, £12 ; good middling hard scraped, 65s to 665; ordinary small and rough coated to middling, 54s to 60s 6d : low cindery and 1 soft, 40s to 45s ; brown, 50s ; chip?, fair to good, 52s to 60s; dust, choice, 33a per cwt. The inquest on John Thomas Mason, the lato barman of the Nevada Hotel, waa continued after we went to preas yesterday. Robert Keir deposed to the shove downstairs. He assisted Mason up, when he said he was not hurt,beyond a slight knock on the face. i Neither of them was the worse for liquor. The Coroner, in summing up, said he knew a case within bis own experience where a man,who was not intemperate, had had the stumps of some teeth taken out and nearly bled to death in his sleep. The symptoms produced were akin to those of delirium tremens. After a short consultation the jury returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased, John Thomas Mason, died of delirium tremens, brought on by an attack of measles, and that Robert Keir was entirely I exonerated from all blame in connection I with his death. At the usual bi-weekly sitting in i Chambers, held before Mr Justice Gillies I this morning, probate was granted in re | William J'arr (deceased), and an order made for the issue of letters of administra tion in re Peter Lawson (deceased), while authority was given for sureties being dis pensed with In re Mary Anne P. Braaaay (deceased). In Buckland v. McGee, His Honor, on the motion of Mr Browning, ordered that judgment should be entered up for the plaintiff in default of plea. The action had been brought in respect of a promissory note, A similar motion was made by Mr James Russell, in Muir v. I Flanagan (an action to recover possession of land), but aa the legal requirements had not been strictly fulfilled in the issue of writs of summonses, the order asked for— viz, that judgment should be entered up in default of plea—was not made. Mr Keetley moved for probate in re Joseph Wood (deceased), but as there was some in ! formality in the mode of procedure, the ap plication waa allowed to stand over. Our Port Albert correspondent writes : —"The half-yearly meeting of share holders in the Port Albert Co-operative Society, adjonrned from July 8, was held on Saturday, August 5. Mr E. Brown, Chairman of Committee of Management, was in the chair. The present meeting was held in consequence of the auditors re fusing to pass the accounts at the ordinary meeting. It appeared that when a new manager of the was ap pointed ia April last, stock was taken, and the committee -wished the auditors to pass a balance-sheet to July, without re-taking stock. It has been urged by some of the shareholders that a dis interested person should be called in | to valuo the stock, and the committee have acted on the suggestion and employed Mr W. B. Farrandto do the -work. The fol lowing balance-sheet to July 27th waa passed s—Liabilities : Trade debts, £837 4s 2d; cash advances, £122; wage?, £12 6s 2d; shares issued, £1,106 ; interest due to shareholders, £2 18a; balance, £575 6s 7d. Assets: Goods in stock at Port Albert, £1,183; ditto at branch store, Wellsford, £462; gum in hand, £124 14s 6d; gum at G. W. Owen's, £350; sundry debts at Port Albert, £114 0s lOd ; ditto, Wellsford, £71 4s 7d ; buildings, Port Albert and Wells ford, £310; punts, £35; cash in hand, £24 10s lOd: total, £2,674 10s 9d. An item of £110 12s, as interest on 1,106 shares, was put on the balance-sheet an a liability, but was properly struck out by the auditors. The committee of management had, it ap peared, voted 10 per cent, interest on the share capital, without obtaining the sanc tion of shareholder.?, and placed it on the balance-sheet as a liability. The profits, after dedncting the ordinary working ex penses for the past twelve months, were only £40, and yet the shareholders vot«d themselves a dividend of 10 per cent., re presenting £110, It should be mentioned that the society's profits were considerably rednced owing to a heavy loss on gum shipped to England.—The Darcy Pratt and the Clyde are loading at the Topuni paw mill, the latter vessel taking in junk timber. It would be to the interest of this district if all the timber was sawn here. Messrs Nicholson and Sons pay a good sum lin wages at the Topuni mil), and will con tinne to do so as long as the supply of timber lasts. It Is reported that coal has been found some four or five miles tip the Topuni. Should a good seam of coal be found there, it will greatly improve the prospects of this district. Still wet weather ; rciada exceedingly bad. Settlers' faces aeem considerably lengthened during the past six months of wet weather."

We are requested to state that thero Is \ aot the slightest foundation for the report I published in our last impression to the , effect that the Sheriff intended to demand an enquiry into the charges made concern ing TViniata's execution. He has never had any such intention. A grand Masonic entertainment in aid of the Masonic Hall Building Fund will be held in the Theatre Koyal on the evening of the 29th instant, when the musical drama of " Guy Jlannering" will he pro duced, under the directioii of Messrs Gooch and Pooley. The long-established partnership between Messrs Fraaer and Tinne ia dissolved, the business being continued by the former. Mr Theodore F. S. Tinne was a passenger, en route for England, by the mail steamer to-day. A complimentary entertainment of mem bers in connection with Mr Barry's Elocu tion Class haa been arranged to take place in St. James's Hall to-night. Keadings, recitations, soags, etc., will be rendered during the evening. An agreeable concert was given last even ing in the Opera House for the beneiit of Widow Ball. The entire arrangements had been carried out by Mr J, Kyan, and the performance was under bia manage ment, so that a large measure of the auccess achieved is fairly attributable to him. Unfortunately the weather was inclement, and the attendance therefore did not come up to expectations. The programme in cluded aonga by Mrs Revitt, Misa McEwan, and MesHrs J. Kyan, G. Coates, C. B. King, and Dr. Walker ; trios and duets by Measra King, Franciß, Eyan, and Mincher ; instru mental morceaux by Messrs Kohler, Hydes, and Hood ; recitations by Mr Davidson, and selections by the Engineer Band. Mr Kohlet's ilagco!et solo was greatly appre ciated, and the songs of Mrs Keviut, Mies McEwan, Mr Kyan and Dr. Walker were received with great favour. Mr Hood was the accompanist. We recently received cable advices of the ariival of the barque Sydenham at London, from Auckland, yvX Lyttelton, in a disabled condition. The " European Mail," re ceived to-day, contains fuller particulars, as follow:—"The master of the Laplace, British steamer, which arrived at Monte Video on May 12, reports that on May 4, at 10.20 a m., he observed a veisel, which proved to be the Sydenhatn, in want of medical aid, having had two men injured in a heavy gale in lat. 40 8. Boarded her at 10.40 a.m., and found the cabin com- j pletely wrecked, after boats and skid gone,; poop rails and ladders, stanchions of port bulwarks broken, &c. The sailmakcr was suffering from a broken collar-bone, and the carpenter from a Bcvere lacerated wound in the forehead and other injuries to the face. Theao men were treated by the doctor, and then at 11.30 a.m. the Laplace proceeded." There appears to be a probability of emi gration setting in from South Australia to wards the siater colonies. At a meeting of farmers, held at Quorn, near Adelaide, it was resolved, as the present Parliament do not ecem inclined to help the farming interest, to send Mr John White as a dele g*te to Victor™, New South Wales and New Zealand, for the purpose of iuquiring into the land laws, in order that farmers may judge which is the most desirable colony to emigrate to. The reason for this step lies in the fact that most of the N orth eru Branches of the Farmers' Association object strongly to tho provisions in the Amending Land Bill allowing selectors who wiah to resign their agreements half the as- Bessed value of their improvements, and strongly urge that the whole valuation ought to bo credited to them, and three inontaa' notice given before they aro com pelled to quit their holdings after the sur render is accepted, The expected delivery of a series of speeches on "National Characteristics" had the effect of securing a very large attendance of ladies and gentlemen at tho meeting of St. James's Mutual Improve ment Association last night, tha whole of the available sitting accommodation being taken up before the proceedings com menced. Mr H. G. Seth Smith (chairman) ptcsided. The business was opened with the. reading of a paper, by Mr C. £. Pur chas on the characteristics of the English race. lie contended that an Englishman wits "the most perfect human being in the world," that his honour was a3 sacred to him as his suul, that nothing could make him turn his back upon an enemy, that England had been the pioneer ot civilisation among savages, and that she was entirely free from petty tyranny. Mr J. Kelly fol lowed with a speech upon Scotch charac teristics, a lengthy list of which he gave, the principal being sturdy independence, patriotism, abstemiousness, intelligence and love of knowledge, piety, canniness, obstinacy, self-esteem, poetic and musical taste and beauty. As Mr A. Hanna was not present to depict the distinctive traits of the Irish, Mr J. M. Lreddis supplied his place. He claimed for thorn, dauntless bravery in battle, impulsivenf ss of feeling, the gift of oratory, an inherent poetic and musical taste, an unqucuchable love of country, a strong religious instinct, deep and abiding affection in their family relationships, lightheartcdncs^ and humour and a ready wir. . He also defended them from the charge of lawlessness. Mr W. Jennings maintained that as all the virtues under the sun had been claimed for one or other of the three nationalities in the United Kingdom, and as the Americans were a mixture of all three they enjoyed precedence over all other people. He gave them credit for courage, liberality, strone common sense and go-aheadism, and shewed how absurd was the popular ideal of the Yankee. In the unexplained absence of Mr Ei Cooper,the chairman ponrtrayed the Colonial characteristics, prominent among which he placed ostentation and boundless self-esteem.HegaveCo_lonlalscredithowever for tolerance, progr?ssivcnes3 and industry, but condemned the laxity of parental con trol, that was the main cause of larrikinism. The criticisims wereanimated.and a highly enjoyablo evening was spentt

SOCIETY OF ARTS.

Thk annual meeting ot this society was held last evening Id the lecture-room Of the Auok> land Institute, Dr. Foiohaß In the chair. Mr Joalsh Martin, hon. secretary, read tho report, ia which was given a detailed account of the proceedings ana progress of the Booie'y during the year. At the last exhibition held In the Choral Hall in April, there were 600, exhibits «s compared with 100 shown at the previous exhi bition ; 115 pictures were comprised la the loan collection, contributed by 33 friends, to whom the thanka ot the society were due. The fol lowing prizes and certificates were awarded by the judges :-Ol»ss A, Master Clayton, £<; C, Miss Nnllle Williams; AA. Mrs J. M. Clark, £1; Mrs Archie Clark, oertlttoate of merit; Mr S. R. Kesslnit. certificate ot merit; C, Miss L. White, £1; Miss Ridings, certificate of merit; Miss B. O. Harris (N el a on), prize £1; Mian Leech, certificate of merit; 3D, Miss Martin, £1; Misa Hidings, certificate of merit; O, Mlsa C. Home, £1. The Art Colon consisted of 320 subscriptions (BUD). £18 represent ing halt ot tne subscription from ninety two non-members, and £61. the valuu of 128 tlokots purchased by members and the pub lic. Twenty-two prizes were drawn from £30 value to £2, seleoted from works of art exhi bited. Plotnres to the vulne of- £185123 were cold, making a total of £295 12a, whioh may be considered aa the prizes secured by working members. The total receipts for admission to exhibition and ea'o ot catalogues amounted to £91 18a; total expense to £10), leaving a small deficit of about £5. There are 101 honorary members, ana 139 working members, making a total of 213, being an iaereaee ot 47 daring the year. Net receipts ot tho year, £76154: inter eat on deposit. £3 18s id—£79 13s Id. Kx penses; Accounts from last y«ar, £5 17s 6d; black and white exhibition, £13 4s; stationery and general expenses, £17 13s 8d; prizes and certificates, £8 10a; exhibition. £5; honora rium to secretary; £25; total: £75 5« 2d, leaving a balance ot £4 7* lid for the year — Kemarka having been made by lit Moore. Mr Nell Heath, Mr Cooler, and other gentlemen, thn report, on tbe motion of Mr Ball, seoondert by Dr Moor*, was adopted. It was alao resolved tnat it be printed and circulated among m*m bors. Kjcsigitation. -Ur Campbell, who stated thai he should still take an Interest la the society, beggod to resign his position as president, and, on the motion of Dr Mooro, J. MoCosh Clark, Eeq. (Mayor) wfts elected to fill the position. JtiiHCTiON or Officers.—Treasurer, Mr Albin Martin; secretary, Mr Gerald Peaoootr. Com mittee—Mrs J. M. Clark, Mr Ba'l. Mrß B. Ire land. Mr Collar. Mr Biomfleld, Mr Trovltbiok, I 1 Or Moore, Mr J. M. Holland, Mr Jcmlaa Martin, Mr Kenneth Watkin*. Vice-presidents—The Highc Key. Bishop Cowle. Hon. F. Wbitaker, Sir O. M. O'Korko, Mr Justice Gillltß, Judge Fenton, Dr Campbell, and Nell Hsatb. Commi«8I0!», Sea.— Mr Joeiah Martin intro duced the anhjent ot commission on the sale of platans; and upon his rocommonda'ion, the committee recommended that five per cent, be cliirged npon tales. —It was resolved that arra*fr,ement(i be maoe for prizes (or tho nest exhibition, and that an honerarlum to tbe Sec retary be considered. Govehhmbnt Hows*.—Mr X Martin siiid that action had beon taken to secure a portion of Oorerraent Home for art purposes, hot nothing definite had been done.. The Go vernment of New South Walos had not only contributed £250, but gavo farther assist ance towarda art exhibition. It was stated that Mr Clark would be willing to contribute £500 towards the erection of a hall for the par poses of the sooiety, an offer which ehou'd stimulate like generosity in other cltlzans pos sessing the meani.

WOWE'S AKOMATIO SOHIKDAM BCBNAPPS.tO nrtuce the destruction and prevent the im proper use of their wrappers and labels, and thus further protect the Pnblle against fraud and deception, have enclosed In the wrappers, or under the label on the quart bottles, slnoe Ist October, 1878, and oontlnuo to enclose in eykky DAY'S PACKING! THBODOBOnT THB YEAR THREE £1 ORDBRS, which are drawn upon the undersigned, and which will be coahed by them on presentation. To aecnra tneßC Gifts, the Public must be careful to ask for, and accept nothing but, tho Genuine Udoipho Woura Schnapps, with our name npon tho top label, IL Moss & Co, Kynvard Lane, Sydney.

DESTRUCTIVE STORM IN WELLINGTON.

Two Mouses Wrecked,

Narvoiv Escapes,

WELLINGTON, Monday night. Wellington haa again been visited by another severe rain-storm--the rainfall dur ing the last 12 hours amounting to 2- 4 inches, which coining so close after the still heavier one of a fortnight or so ago, ha 3 done a great deal of damage throughout the town, Among the casualties reported is one that has nearly ruined an industrious shoemaker, of Sydney-street, named J. Sapsford, and which all but caused the destruction of himself and family. At the back of Siipsford s place is a high clay cliff, a portion of which he has recently cleared away in order to make room for a shop con taining 170 feet of glaas, which he has had erected for the purpose of carrying on his business. This shop was attached to the dwelling-house, at the back of which Saps ford and his family slept. At about half-past 2 o'clock this morning they were aroused by a terrific sound, and a large mass of the cliff, estimated at 100 tons in weight, came tumb ling down right on top of the shop, which it smashed to pieces, tilting the adjoining house on one side and jamming the family in the bedroom for a long time. Sapsford made desperate efforts to burst the door and get out, and eventually he succeeded, but the scene which met his view when he at last got outside he will |probably never forget. As he himself pathetically re marked, " The work of four years was gone at a blow." Another effect of the storm' was to completely dislodge and carry away a four-roomed dwelling house, situated in Oriental Bay, belonging to Mr H. Taylor, an employe of the Corporation authorities. Thoughout last night tho wind blew a hur ricane, and the rain descended in torrentc, and the result was that quantities of earth were washed from the embankment on which the house stood, thereby loosening the piles. About five o'clock this morning the iumates, comprising Mr Taylor, his wife, and two children, wero awoke by a loud creaking noise, and the next moment found that the building was swaying to and fro in the gale, Perceiving the danger they were placed 10, Mr Taylor and bis wife instantly jumped out of bed and hurriedly dressed the children, afterwards removing them to a place of safety. They had not escaped a moment too soon, for no sooner had they evacuated the premises and placed a reasonable distance between the building and themselves than another fall of earth took place, and with a tremendous crash the house was unrooted, and came rolling down the side of the embankment until it reached the street, a distance of nearly 40 feet, There it lay, with its side hall embedded in the road, which it com pletely obstructed from one side to the other. Furniture, crockeryware, and household goods of every description were flung out of the doers and windows as the house planted itself across the street, and there lay scattered and broken in all direc tions. With the exception of a few articles of children's clothing and some other things of little value, Mr Taylor loses eveiy thing, and is a sufferer to the extent of nearly £200.

THE CIRCUS.

Notwithstanding the heavy downponr of rain last evening, there was a good at tendance at the Koyal Australian Circus. The programme was much the same as that presented on the previous evening One of the most remarkable variations was the Feather Trick, performed by one of tbe clowns. It is a feat that must be seen to be appreciated. The equestrianism of Messrs Uillham and Cousins is extremely deft and clever, and Sigaor Bartolo, the contortionist, is without doubt one of the best men in his line who have hitherto visited Auckland, and the same may be said with respect to tho wire walker, Kuako. The performance concluded with a realistic representation of a steeplechase. We can confidently recommend our readers to visit Messrs Woodyear and Kess's amus ing show.

POLICE COURT.—This day.

(Before Heasra A. Boardman and F. L, Prime Justices.)

DnuNK.-Patrfok Colvert and John Hobbio, 5 j each.

A I'ANEruL CUsk.—Aon Burke was charged with smashing a Dane of glass, value lOt, on tbo 1 Jth Inat., at the New Caledonia Hotel, the pro perty cf John smith.—Mrs Durlce, bursting into tears, said she was very sorry ; she would pay far ie; ie was her umbrella —Mr bmlth said prisoner came in for some brandy, but, seeing that the old lady was drnnk, he refased to give her more, when she commenced smashing the glasses and poked the nozzle {of her itingham through the window.—Sergeant Gamble gave evidence as to prisoner's condition. She was very drunk ana abmtlve.—'i he Bench: Have you any mor.ey, Misßarke3-Prisoner, sobbing vlolentlj : I have an aocount at tne bank.—Ad journed until to-morrow, to glva prisoner time co pay 15s and cost?, or to go to prison for a brief term acoor" Ing to law. Labcbny of Flowhrs.—William and Bar bara uraigle were obarged with stealing a number ot oamoilta*, violets, and other flowers from tne garden ot Christopher Greenway. ot Hobeon-street, on the 1 Itn mat,—Mr Hardy said the children got Into Mr Greenway'i garden, and stole the plants and took them home.—Mr Groenway.janr,. aald fcla father did not wish the children to be punished; perhaps a caution would be of advantage to the children.—The Bench said it was very hard upon persona to have their gardens plundered in this way. Pirecta should look after their children.—Mr Craigio. a working man, said Ihe children hod no raothor, and he (lid his best fox them.—Dis charged with a oant Oa.

BIiEACEI OF LIOKNSINQ AOT.-Wm. A. Cor bett was charged with selling beer to Joseph Johnston, at his licensed hotel, the " Hojtvi George,'' Newmarket, dining prohibited hours, on the sigbt ot the 6th mat,- Mr Tyler for de fendant pleaded not gnilty,—Mr Pardy stated the case.—Constable ftyaa deposed that he knew tbe Royal Gaorge. He was standing near the station on the Sunday evening. Saw three men leave ihe hotel, evidently muoh In liquor. Got in after repotted knooklngs, and law other men. Jonnson and Cornish, who had been lat In at the book port of tho hotoL There was great excitement within. Johnson bid a pint pot behind a chair. It hud contained beer. MrCor bett was oonf osed and said he took them for tra vellers. Both Johnson and Cornish were nearly drank.—To Mr Tyler: The men worked at the brewery; did not admit to Johnson that Cor bett haa ooafeesed to selling the drink: did not say that Mrs Corbett aal<l so.—Joseph Johnson, maltster, was at the rloyal George on the Hun day in question, with Cornish and Price; he leaned against ths billiard room while Cornish waa chatting with Mrs Corbett; saw a pint of beer on tho billiard table; he smelt it. bat did not drlnK. He tipped the beer ov»r; constable Kyan ran no and bad a smell at the pot; went for a glaas of beer but could not fret one.—To Mr Tyler i Did not recognise Mr Kyan ; he was dressed In private olothos and looked like a gestleman : tipped tho beer over by accident. As soon as he got in the rapping oommenoed— not spirit rapping—by the police. He escaped into the billiard-room, not wishing to get Mr Corbett into a bother. Had a talk wlih Con stable Ryan a day or two afier, bnt had forKOtttn all about it. —To the Bench: Did not know who the beer was for.—John Cornish, engine drirer, gave similar evManoe. Ha went to tho hotel to leo a lodger, " Tom.' Sid not have any beer. Saw Johnson *mpty the pewter.—This being tho oasa, Mr Tyler ad dressed tho Bench, and submitted that there was no evideaoe to prove that beer had been supplied to Johnson.—Tho Bencri expressed an opiuion that tbere was evidence,—Mr Cor bett then gave evidenoa to the effect that the men paused thronuh into the billiard-room. Be sold no beer to them, and could not say how the pewter camt theie. He was astonished. Tho men did not ask for beer. He had tbe key of the bar In his paoket. Did not remember telling the oonstable that he beliaved tha men wore ir«vellers.-Oroßs examlnod by Mr Pardy: His mother served oooosionally. Did not *now why Constable Byan was kupt waitiag. Beer oould be served in the billiard room from the oallar.—Mrs Corbett was examined. ?ho admitted the two men on their sajlng that tiny wanted to tee a lnd«er. She wa» very pariicnlar, aa the pjllce were watshlng th«m atrlotly. She could not be answerable for the conduot of ten boarders Could not aocount for the pot. Went to call Tom, when In popped Constable Myaa, and saio, " IVe got you mow."—To Mr Tyler: Sho served no drinks that day. H*d nothing to fear from Constable Rjan.—The Bench, having oocsldered the evidence, saM it was aot suffl olent to shew tbat a sale had taken plaoe, bnt thore was very littln doubt in tho mind of tho Bench, looking at all the circumstances of the en ho.—Dismissed.

Oamigino a Railway Carriage.—Walter Webster was charged with a breach ot the Public Works Aot, 1879, by wilfully break Dg the window of a railway carriage on the Auck land and Eaiparo Railway, on «h« lat mat. Defendant pleaded gnilty to throwing stones without any intention of breaking tbe window. The guard deposed to the oflonoo; did not know the value of the klobi Constable Kelly made enquiries, and defendant acknowledged to breaking tbo window.—Defendant eald tie was only one of a crowd of boys who were pelt ing oorois the line. The Beech explained tode fendant that he bad rendered binmelf liable to two months' imprisonment bnt hoping he would aot repeat su«h condnot,discharged him. A marrying MAN.-Samuol Joy again ap peared on aoharxeof bigamy.—Mr Pardy opened the case, and Mr J. A. Beale appeared for the de fence.—Her jamin T. Ashwell, B,A. deposed that in 18:8 he was the officiating olergyman at Tau piri, in the Waikato district. Ho officiated under the Marriage Aot of 1851. On the Bth of February, ISSB ho performed a marriage be tween Samuel Joy and Caroline Kandolf, in the prcaenco of two wltncsses-Bobert A. atewart and Samuel Randolph. Ua could not recognise the prisoner a* Samuel Joy.-To Mr Beale: Owing to the distance of time, he was unable to Kivo particulars; the marriage was performed Ina ranpo bnlldlng;hia memorywould not serve him further; bis impression was that it was in a ohorch; hi? memory was greatly lmpalrod by elckn*B» and th« lnflcmitlea ot age; he produced the register containing the entry.—To Mr I'ardy: He would not nave performed the mar riage nnlees all tho preliminaries had been gone thronp:h,-Owing to the absence of an import ant witness, who would arrive In the course of tbe day, the further hearing of the case wai adjourned nntil to - morrow. — Prisoner was admitted to ball—himself in £25, and one surety In the same amount.

This wag all the bnalness.

ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

[BY OUK SPECIAL COBBESPOND3NT 13 LONDON.]

London, Jane 30. My budget of Anglo-Colonial new 3 seems, 1 am glad to say, of a rather more interest ing character than it was last mail. To the meat question, which ia referred to at length further down, I would especially tierct attention. Its importance can scarcely be over-rated, for if once New Zea land mutton gets a bad name in the retail market no one will bay it. A New Steamer. The Union Company's fine new steamer Wairarapa is now fitting out at Glasgow for her voyage to New Zealand. She will sail on July 18 from the Clyde, so that I shall have no opportunity of inspecting her, but it may safely be said that she is well up to the mark of her predecessors, being, In fact,lßoo tonsand2oooindicated horse power. The builders anticipate that the Wairarapa will run out to Melbourne in 44 days. She is to carry passengers for all Australian and New Zealand ports. Sydney Taitvhanga's Mission.— Maoris in London. Sydney Taiwhanga, together with two other Maori chiefs, arrived in London by the s.s. Cotopaxi on Saturday last (June 23rd) and settled down at an hotel in alderegate-street. lam sure I don't know whatever is to become of them, for the £300 they started with is all spent. They have no funds here, and their so-called mission is, ia reality, no mission at all, the petition being simply a rambling recapitulation of a lot of old grievances about the Treaty of Waitangi. i'aiwhanga seems to be rather a "windbag," for on the voyage Home he led the passenger* to believe his party had £1,100 with them ; that they were to be re ceived by the Queen herself at Windsor, and that he was going to make a fortune by lecturing all ovor England. I have com municated with the manager of the Aqua rium at Westminster (the place where the friendly Zulus used to hold levees three years ago), and do not despair of getting the Maoris an engagement there. Thii would give the poor fellows some occupa tion, and perhaps enable them to make enough money to pay their patsagea back. They are quite unfit to be alone in London, and will certainly come to grief ere long, if not carefully looked after. Taiwhanga seems to think Lord Kimberley will wel come him with open arms, and at once pro ceed to appoint a Maori Parliament, with him (Sydney) aa Premier. I am, however, by no means sure till I see several members of Parliament, and Sir William Dillon Bell, whether Hi 3 Lordship will even see " the great mission." The Secretary of State for the Colonies is a very pompous and a very busy man, and he baa that wholesome con tempt tor "niggers" (as Englishmen call all who are not white) which naturally results from a long residence in India. We Anglo-Colonials will, however, do our best to get " the mission " a hearing, and send them back satisfied. At present the pros pect is not promising. The. Maoris nave only £3 left, and no way of making more. Later. Since writing the above a crisis has supervened in the affairs of Taiwhanga and Company. The managers of the London halls say natives won't " draw" now-a -days, and the money of the " mission" having collapsed into thin air, there seems nothing for it bat to hand them over to the mercies of Mr Chesson and the " Aborigines Protection Society." Meanwhile the manager of the hotel, where they are stay ing, wants his bill paid, and calks of seizing the Queen's presents. What the end of it all will be I can't think.

The English Meat Ring and New Zealand Mutton.

What Became of the "Dghkdis's"

Carcases.

The successful importation of the large cargo of trozcu meac fiom New Zealand has rendered one thing powerfully ap parent, i.e., that if these consignments be come either regular or many, a powerful " ring"—composed of Englisb. breeders and butchers—will be formed to exclude the meat from the market, or should this prove impossible, to sell it in such a state that tbe public will soon give up either wanting or enquiring for it. The arrival of tbe first shipment was followed almost iostanter by its disappearance no one knew whither. Many people would have liked to try the mear from the other cud of the world, and butchers throughout London were, I am credibly informed, pestered with demands for prime joints, but the reply to all queries was the same, viz., " Nasty sodden stuff, which wa wouldn't hang up in our shops." Diilerent butchers, of course, used different phrases, but 1 asked about the meat at four large stores in the West End, and at three in the poorer districts, and, in two instances, the men absolutely used the same words in replying—a. circumstance which struck me as very suspicious, like a "put up" job, in fact. Feeling that tbe matter was one of vital importance to the colony, and that the truth ought, at all hazards, to be ascertained, 1 obtained the assistance of a butcher's assistant, and bribed him to find out what really became of the New Zealand meac, and whether it was Al and fit to eat, or, as his "boas" sarcastically described it, " wet, flabby, unwholesome-looking stuff." The result of the enquiry was entirely satisfactory—so much so, ia fact, that I felt it my duty to chronicle it in England, and wrote a letter to the papera, from which the following is an excerpt: -"The New Zea land mutton, which was quite up to the average of the mutton one sees for sale in butchers' shops, was put np at a particular spot in Smithfiold market It waa there re tailed, by the carcase, at from throe shil lings to three shillings and fourpence the stono— that is, from fourpence halfpenny to fivepence ihe pound. Anyone who could afterwards divide a whole carcase could get it at that price. As a matter of fact, I (or rather my in formant) saw it bought by butchers in the market; and so greatly was its value enhanced by its being carried from one end of a fcmithfield avenue to the other, tbat when cut up into joints it was retailed at lOd and lid a pound for the prime parts, no part, whether prime or not, so low as 6d. It may have been bought by poor people who seldom get meat; but if so, they had to buy it at the jprices I mentioned." The real fact is the mutton -without being specially tempting—was thoroughly eav able and saleable, and mast hare been vended all over London as English meat, the butchers at the samo time decrying the colonial produce, and leading querists to bslieve it had been thrown away as unfit for human food. That this sort of thing will continue unless either shippers er con signees adopt precautions to have their meat retailed in London in its right aame and at its right price, no sane man can doubt. The Smithfiold meat "King "is a wealthy and most powerful combination. Their Interest is obviously to keep up the prices, and as tbe effect of con stantly recurring shipments of prime flew Zealand mutton being thrown on the market would, undoubtedly, be to revo lutionise the cost of meat, they will leave no stone unturned to cast discredit on the stuff. "Why, the Billingsgate fiah " Ring " are known to destroy trucks full— or perhaps, I should say, trains full—of fre;h fish rather than let prices fall Last winter there was a scandal on this very subject. The best thing the frozen meat con signees could do would be to open a lot of temporary shops of their own in London and other large towns for the sale of the colonial mnttou only. The meat would ■hrn stand on its own merits, and fetch far larger prices than the original vendois at present procure wholesale at Smithfield. Very little help ii, I fear, to bo obtained from the English prers re frozen meat. The " Morning Post" alone seems to take an intelligent interest in colonial topics, and during the London season even the " Post" prefers more generally interesting topics.

The Sportsman's Challenge Cup.

Defeat of Laycock and disgraceful Issinuatioks.—the Kace Said to be Sold.

In racing the public are accustomed to see great " poU " overturned without winc ing, and no one grumbles at aught save luck if the perfect " certainty" of the moment tuns last instead of first. Aqua tics, however, are different. In a sculling match the remit can nearly always be ac curately gaaged beforehand, and when, as occasionally nappens, a man like Laycock —the hero of half-a-dozen battles, and a known champion—goes down like a nine pin before a perfect tyro of Largan's stamp, no one seed feel surprised at nasty things being said. The race for the Sporttnan's Challenge Cup created little or no interest in London prior to its decision. A few idlers, tempted by the finn weather, went down to the riverside on the afternoon of tho race, bnt the affair was looked upon as

snch a foregone conclusion—such a piece of , child's play, in fact—for Laycock, that the . majority of boaliag men were content to ; stay at their Ciuoa *-d lay whatever odds they could get, anybody to take oa the ; Australian, And surely if it is ever excus- , able to lay odda oq an event coming off, it was excusable in this instance. There were three competitors—Laycock, Larg&n, , and Pearce. The latter has already been ) defeated by both his opponents; and Largan was so ill on the day before the race, that it was doubtful whether he would even start. People who staved at home . anticipated a walk over for Laycock, but dowii by the river some rather significant wagering seems to have attracted attention. Prior to the match Pearce v. Largun, the betting on the Sportsman's Cup was 5 to 1 on Laycock, and 5 to 1 each against Largan and Pearce. The result ot this i.e. Pearce'a defeat) naturally shortened the odds oa Laycock to 3to 1; but then came the news of Largan's illness, which expanded them again. Now, it might be thought on tho atternoon of the race, Laycock being in Al condition, and Largan nominally the reverse, whilst Pearce had proved a duffer only four days previously, that longer odds than ever would have been laid on the Sydney man. When Hanlan met Trickett, backers tumbled over each other to lay 5 and 6 to one on the American. Here, however, 9 to 4 was eagerly snapped up by takers, in fact so curiously un popular did Laycock towards the last be come that, prior to the start, an offer to take the absurdly short odds of £600 to £400, and back Pearce against him, was disregarded. Meanwhile, at tho London clubs men were offering 4 to 1 on Laycock fruitles»ly, nobody caring to oppose such an apparent certainty. I cannot absolutely vouch for all this, though I heard it from a gentleman who accompanied the press boat. •He had, however, plunged himself on the Australian, and might be jaundiced. Still, the nominal starting price, 9 to 4, was terribly signidcant, aud tiie stoiy at the race even more ao. On the latter, not being a boating man, I shall offer no re marks, but merely quote from the " Sports man's " account of tue affair, Ths accusa tion is that Laycock had arranged to let Pearce win, and that Largan put both their nosea out by unexpectedly beating them. The kace. Surrey Station : John Largan, Wanda worth, list 101b (Sportsman Cham pionship Challenge Cup, £20 sweep stakes, and £30 presented by the proprietors of The Sportsman) ... 1 Middlesex Station : Henry Pearce, Sydney, New South Wales, 13st 71b (£2O, presented by the proprietors of The Sportsman) 2 Centre Station: Elias C. Laycock. Sydney, New South Wales, 12«t 121b 0 The men were quickly at their respective berths, and without delay the contest commenced, there not beinoj a ripple on the river's surface, while the tide was running sufficiently well to show good time would be made, the wind being aft «he race from the start. The Irishman certainly got away best, Laycock laat oft Largan rowing as quickly as 40 to the first minute long and strong, Laycock trying four per minate less, while Pearce put in 42. The Shark Islander's strokes were long and powerful, but the action of his fellow colo nist, Pearce, was not taking—arm work, short, with a jerky finish. He, however, got along fast, and was up to and past Largan ,by half a length off Putney Pier. Largan very soon altered this state of things, and keeping his rapid stroke on again led the way, Layceck ja quarter of a ■ length astern of Pearce. As the straggle proceeded along the first part of the Coa creto Wall, Largan was piloting by a quar ter length at the half-mile, Laycock second,, Pearce with his bows alocgiide .Laycock's ' riggers, Cn reaching the Steps no change was observable, but working round the Point Laycock quickened to 40, and with such good effect that he soon wrested the leadership from L'argan, and was half his own length in advance leaving the grounds of Craven Cottage behind, but Largan counteriug he deprived Laycock of a moiety of his advan tage abreast the Dung Dock, Pearce now having fallen a length and a halt astern, and appeared as if he would go further htill into the rear, having now reached tbe point where Lariran rowed, him cut the previous Friday. When Largaa's effort had subsided Laycock drew on in front to the extent of three-quarters of a length, and so Kos<; Cottage wa» reached, where the two fore most ware pulling an equal number of strokes, 32 to tho minute. Once more Largan " piled it on," and was less than half a length to the bad of Laycsck within fifty yards of the Soap Works Jetty. Pearce who, to the surprise of everyone, had been steadily drawing nearer his rivals, was now within half a length of the rudderpost of the sternmoat of them. Laycock seemed capable of drawing away from Largan when ever he felt so inclined, and not canne for the close proximity of the Irishman as they passed aloßg the jetty of Cowan's he pot it on yet again, and was making the pace hot with near upon a length to his credit opposite the waterside entrance to the Factory Yard. All this time Pearce had been mending hi* position, but on the wrong aide of the way, and leaving Cowan's in the rear he was to southward of Largan, but with insufficient room to go by, as passage through the Surrey arch of Hammermnith was forbidden. Wh«n level with the Dis tillory, where Largan was once again with his body side by side with Laycock's stern, Pearce made a rush and fouled Largan badly, grazing his beading for a distance of two or three yards. Largan seemed very glad of having the chance affotded him of getting a blow by stopping to clainij the foul, and this permitted of Laycock slipping him, a length's daylight being observable when Largan recommenced operations. With redoubled vigour tbe Son of Erin ,pnt bis blades to work in pursuit of Laycock, and a rattling struggle ensued up to Ham mersmith-bridge, Laycock leading Largan and Pearee, who were on even terms at the structure, a third of a length. Straining every muscle, Jack rushed up to Laycock in the next few strokes, and until off Bitt'en's it appeared from the steamboat as if neither could claim any advantage. For a very tew seconds tho struggle proceeded without change, for Larcan, full of fire, was quickly displacing the water ahead of Laycock's and Pearce's bows, this being off the Doves. Laycock then made a grand dash after Largan, and drew up parallel with him by the Ola Ship, Pearce, who seemed to improve in style the fur ther he went, possessing a dieadvan. tige of but half a length. Largan waited patiently till JLaycock'a extra exertions had told on him, and with a fine Bweep of 34, he left the foremost of the two Colonial scullers, Laycock, as though Lie were moored, and could boast a length at the lower end of the Ejot, Pearce still his half length in rear. Largan mended his position still further as the competition progressed alonj? the lower end of Chiswiek Eyot, and a third of the way up the iiland pheed a length of daylight between the end of his own craft and the bows of Laycock's, the shouts for Largan being tremendous. In the centre of the Eyot, Laycock came again, and once more well lapped the leader, who in another dozen strokes regained his previous advan tage, and the order of making Chiswiek Ferry was Largan a length and a half in advance of Lay cock, half-a length in front of Pearce. Of a sadden Laycock slackened speed most perceptibly, and after pulling five strokes, which occupied a quarter ot a minute, he ceased entirely right abreastThorceycroft's, leaving Pearce as Largan's only opponent. Without increasing his rate of propulsion, Larg*n aoon pnt a very ugly gap between the racing boats, fully three lengths, on clearing the ground* of tha pumping station. Wearing Barnei Bridge, Pearce draw up to within two lengths, but purely on sufferance, for Largan was off agaiu directly after without exertion, and shot the railway crossing three lengths first. Nothing followed worthy of particular notice between the point indicated and home except tbe im proved "form" of Pearce, who at the goal was boaten two lengths. The times were : —Hammersmith-bridge (Laycock), 9min 25sec; Chiswiek Church (Largan), 14miu 55sec; Barnes-bridge (Largan), 20min 30sec; finish (Largan), 24min ssec. Serious Accusations Against the australians. As regards the rowing, wo (The Sports man) are sorry to say tbat many remarks derogatory to the Australians were made. It will be noticed from the accouut given of tho race that early in the contest Poarco badly fouled Largan, and thereafter kept ou tho wrong side of him, forcing him over in the direction, of Laycock, and thereby (subjecting him to the risk of coming into collision with that sculler. We always like the most favourable side of p, question in dispute to be first heard, and therefore we here state that Pearce seized tbe earliest opportunity after the event of explaining to our repre sentative that his lack of knowledge of the jL'humea Championship Conrsewas alone accountable for his going over so far to tho southward and fouling Largan, He ex pressed his regret at the same time for having done bo. Alluding once more to the i

observations so current aboard me steame during _ the race, it must be said that the prevailing impression wa3 that Laycock had rcsohcd to do hia utmost to retard Lur gan, in order to enable Pearce to win. We should be sorry indeed to think that any. thing so dishonourable was contemplated but the aspect of affairs cettainly warranted tue SHspicion. Moreover certain misguided "friend*" of the Anti' podeaos created some amonat of setasation by very early in the race shouting out that Pearce was sure to win, when impartial ob servers were pretty well convinced that Largan would repeat his conquest of the new comer, and that under ordinary cir cumstances Pearce was by no means such a good man as Laycock, We say all these matters were eminently calculated to give rise to surmiaes of no very reputable de scription.

A Chapter of Accidents.

Caftain Ashby's Toub. Captain Wiljiam Ashby, after being laid up ill for three weeks in Toronto, has at length pot home, and notifies in the " Times " that he is willing to afford in tending colonists the latest and most reliable information about New" Zealand, The gallant captain does not speak ia enthusiastic terms re hts journey home vid 'Frisco. He seems indeed to have had a woeful time of it from the day he sailed, from Auckland to the hour he set foot ia New York. The E.M.S. City of Sydney was not only overcrowded—which, of course, couldn't be helped—but wretchedly provisioned—which might have .been. However, the majority of the passengers took things good-humouredly, listened to Captain Dearborn's apologies, and (as they were none of them likely to come that way again) were much pleased with his pledge to remedy the cuisine next voyage. " TJn fortunately," says Ciiptain Ashby, "pro. mises are not nutritious, and the poor living pulled me down to such an extent that for the first time for ten years I could see below my stomach." The truth of this statement is amply demonstrated by poor Captain A so. by'a present appearance. He seems terribly pulled down and thin, quita done op, in f*ct. Captaiu and Mrs Ashby stayed some days at Salt Lake and Chicago, and then went on to Canada, At Toronto the uaptain shot the rapids of the St. Lawrence in tha first boat of the season, and was nearly coming to grief irreparably,lor in the very worst place the steamer lost her tilUr, and became so unmanageable that a total wreck seemed inevitable. Thanks, however, to the presence of mind of those in charge, and to Captain Ashby himself, who worked hard assisting them, the danger was at length ended, but during the contusion he cut hLj head open, and some coal dust getting in, be was laid up ill at Toronto for three weeka. Captain Ashby ridicules the idea of Canada as a field foe immigration, and would recommend bo ond to go there. Everything is far more over, stocked than in New Zealand, and the ex pense of living simply appalling. Speaking of the colony, Ashby considers Otago the moat prosperous and desirable province for an energetic emigrant to settle down in. He whs not impressed with what he saw at Katikati, and will, I sincerely hope, upset the delusive cadet system forever,

Defeat of the Gentlemen of England.

Great Vxctoky of the austbauar

EfcEVEN.

I The absurdly easy manner in which tko ' Australian Eleven defeated the Gentlemen of England at the Oval last week, has made them the lions of the season, Prior to thU match the team was looked npon as smart, bat by no means up to the level of the one that came over two years ago. The idea of their beating any really crack lot most. people pooh-poohed, and even during ths ilrnt day's play odds of 2 and 3 to 1 weie freely laid on the " Gentlemen." Now the catastrophe has occurred, and the Amipo deans have proved triumphant, there are, of course, plenty of folk 3 who can explain away the defeat most satisfactorily. Old cricketers writing to the papers ridi« cule the idea that the eleven who met the Australians was composed of representa tive gentlemen cricketers. Where, they ask, was eo-audso, and so-and-.c, and why was there no last bowler amongst the players 1 The- bowler busiuess seems to bo a very sore point, I notice. In point of fact, the Australians knocked the bails of Steel and Studd about in tbe most easy and indifferent manner, galling the spectators tremendously. I went to the Oval On Saturday afternoon, just as the match waa concluded, and found onlookers in a most curious frame of mind. Save a few re turned colonists, who made themselves rather offensively prominent by "hurrah iog" at every possible moment, noboay seemed to quite like the defeat, and yet one could see the public was friendly towards the Australian?, and even ready to applaud tbe:r prowess. It is, I think, a pity that this team has not taken more pains to be cour teous and conciliatory. What I overheard an old gentleman remark on Saturday atternoon rather explains the feeling of lower class English folks generally to wards them. " The Australians," he said, "are splendid looking fellows, and it mart be a rare fine country which can produce 'em. I mnst say, though, they haven't much manners. Uno of 'em stamped on Mary's corn, and didn't so much as s»y 1 beg yer pardon,' but then, as I thought at the time, what can you expect from young fellers brought up in the wilds of the otaer side the world, perhaps 100 miles from any* where." The Deceased Wife's Sister. It is now freely .admitted, even by tbe t bitterest opponents of the measure, that tbe Deceaeed Wife's Sister Bill only failed by the merest accident, and that had all the peers who promieed to vote for the second readinsr kept their pledges aod been pre sent, it would have parsed triumphantly.; A lady who contributes rather spicy letters to the " Whitehall Review " says :— At Ascot the Prince of Wales was button* holiog every peer he could find and (so my lord and master declares) beseeching them; to vote with Lord Dalhousic. I remember dear old Lord telling me two years ago, when this bill was thrown out by eleven votes, that after the division, the Prince passed him with a scowl, which im mensely annoyed and exasperated the old peer, who is about twice cechcr "Bertie's" age. Even a prince cannot be allowed to do this kind of thing with impunity. It is a secret dc Polichindlc to all" in'the know " that H.R.ff. went out of his way to induce peers to vote for the bill, and his mortifica tion at the unexpected denouement was' very bittcrand anything bat well disguised. To lose by four votes only—well, it was enough to disturb even his serenity, Oi course the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duka of Albany voted for the second reading) and the imKe of Conoaught paired in favour of the bill, being too un well to go down to the Honeo. A notable absentee on the occasion was the Archbishop of Canterbury, who owes ' his position mainly to Koyal favour, and is; too good a courtier to quarrel with the Heir Apparent on a mere religious ques-. tion. Emigration. Although emigration to New Zealand is almost at a standstill, it continues on an . enormous scale to America, upwards of 7,000 souls sailing from the Mersey alone - every week. The other day the Inman liner, City of Home, left with no fewer than 2,000 aboard, including 300 Jewish refugees. This is the largest number of emii^rasts ever carried by a single vessel. Neiv Zealand Mtitton. The "Daily Telegraph," in a long article lamenting the too probable failure of the English mutton market, says it is a good thing that Londoners will not have to depend on the coarse and inferior sheep of America to meet tbe demand. The pampas of the laiter continent, re marks Mr Levy's organ, "canneter send us flesh or such oxen and sheep as trill b° agreeable to the English poor, who, accord ing lo a popular author, are, when they can afford it, more dtinty and fastidious than lords. Happily, continues the " Tele graph," the case is different with tbe flocks and herds of Australasia, which his long imported the finest thcep and cattle from the mother country, and claims to have improved our island breeds. The crossed merino sheep of the Australian mainland have long been admitted to be equal in excellence to the best mutton... supplied by the Southdown*, by the country of Jonas Webb, or by Clan Forest; but the Lincolns and Leicesters of JNew Zealand are said to be of a still higher quality. Under these circumstances there is no room or cause for apprehension in the breasts of oor own farmers. Bather ought it to be an occasion for thankfulness to our statesmen, and to all capable of serioHs reflection, that Australia has seventy million and New Zealand thirteen million head of superior sheep, which science will, it is to be hoped, continue to bring within our rcacb, so as to protect us from the hardship, and wo way add from the danger, of seeing beef »&&< mutton retailed at from oighteenpence to - ■ two shillings per pound.

THE AUCKLAND E/gMNG 3TAR TUESDAY, AUGUST 15.



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