SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIOH WATRKf „.« fiDNai«T.-Tn«s KvoniiiK. 6.1.1 •

ARRIVALS.

LAST KVRNIKO. | \/** Horo, 5.3., McOilllvray, from the Soxith J Arirylo. S.S.. Crawford, from liiuiKarei,' _ Nightingale, brlgtiutinc, AyvosjJfrom'N|^on^ Look Out, brlgantlno, from Sydnoy

DEPARTURES.

I.ABT KV£SISO %^. ~^i IMH * Wellington, s.s., Amodco.'for Taufnn'ga OlenolK, s.s., Stephenson, for Uussoll J Uougliis, s.s., Norris, for Alungnwai * ' \ ... Sarah Pile, briganUuoJloinoril, forlvftipara T ... - Christine, schooner, MclCcnzlo, for Rnsscll

IMPORTS.

' Per Nightingale, from' Nowb'nßtlo-250 tons 0001, 2,^00 spokes, V 3 pieceß carved Woodi Per Hero, from Dnnedln-3,000 sAcka wheat, 40 cases meats, 259 sacks oata. . Per Wave Qaoen, from. London—l 9 cases, oomprlalng hnwhwaio, luiriinouß matcU ooxea piotnKß, RlßßSware, ladios' luftvhor hatf". sp«o- V taoles. mlrrora, sunahadoa. toatumes,' maßlm npoona, lorks, cruets, violin Btrinjfß. mnslc. tntora. mualo oxeroUos, roolcinß hprBOB, rniiu nory, drapery, laces, drcsa sums, oto., oto.-w. Uampter. . ' ' The brlgantlne Nightingale arrived froa»; Nowoastlo last ovonlng, having .left that port on Out. I, . Tho b.B. Areylo. from Whanearei last even ine. bronght 74 saoks gnm, IS eaok» f unuuu, 13 oases lemonH. i sacks bacon, 6 oai.es flab, so nleoes deck planklnK. 37 Bheeo. 10 bnxea qpr«s. 10 xegs butter. 6 saoka oystert.'! box gold, <2 tons Humpies. 12 paoktßda sundries, ana the follow ine pusßonffOfß:—ilJfisoa Simpton, MoKeimte, Ball Moadttinea, 8011. Foot, Clarity, Roy*. Ij. L. Oabltt.and VV. C. Oliver. Mesarslfronoh.jKoan, ' Grosale Crotty, D. Uruwforfl, s'ylt'l, Kalla, Sair mtton, H. Bell, Huntor, H. Uucafl, M. AlcUrogor, MoDonald, AUlaon (2), O'.Suillvan (Inspootor*. BMcsara Staloy. Rndford and Co. quote rates from ).onflon to Anokiard: Kough moaaHire ment, 30a; fine, IDs; lioutris. GOa: wciKht, 20s ; euniout, 53 per cask; beui', Wd por rtoK; salt, sue. Tho Soharoyl. Jrom 'anckland (N.Z.). arrived at Now York, reports:—May 3, iat. J5, lorr. 16. while sonddliiß bcfo.o noovy south-west Kalo, Shipped aheavy Bea, whichstaVtod all bulwarks from tho poop to tho loru-rlgKlnK; stove boats, washed everything movablo from the deoka. and waßhed uoverina board eff-.iwas obliged to hoavo to; wok 15 hourß conatant pumplnß to froo Bhlp, and i 8 houi a to repair dßmaneo. The Kftwatlro, an Iron Borew Bteau er of 750 tons, built to the ordor of the Weatport Colliery Company, of Now Z-»l»nd, w»a recently, iHuoohcd l>y Mensra II Mcfntjro and Co., Paisley. Thlflia th.'flrbt oi threo the bmlde-a have on hands for thoaainoownfrs. Tho third steamer la tho hnnoredth oautrnot Messrs H. Mclntyro & Co. have' concluded blqco com menclng bnslteas a lttle o^or live years ago. nnd the ICuwntlro la tlij nlnelleth vesuol launched. 'Jhe barque Anazl, Hill, from Napier, N.Z., arrived In i,nndi>n, reports tbut on May 29, lat -67 S., lonß. 9S W., aho experienced o violent northerly gale. blowiiiß at intervals wl»h hurri cane force, aocompanitd by a tertlflo «es. The gale lastort :Bhonre. Tho foro lower topsail was blown out ot tho boitrnpo, the gig stowlin, o >m passes washed i away, Bltyimht windows Bmashed In, both maintop ohalnplates carried away, &o. Messrs Shaw.Savillo and Co.'s barque Antarea loft London for Auckland on Augustus with tho following passengers; — Second Cabin: Fred Jackson und James Jackson. Stoerapco: Jlngsio Jnivie.Juliaßrnck.Lizziolirock.J.Josepli Urock, Roy. William Backbtirn, Sfrs Rackburn, Louisa Rackburn.Kthel Haokburn.Mabol Knckburn.Jtra Kerr, Margaret Walker, Richard Chester, Mra Chester.Tliomas Chester.Mary Ohestcr.Richard Chester, Enoch Salt, Mrs Salt, Alice Salt, Knoch H. Salt, Sarah Uelford, James Law, Airs Law, James Law, William J. Law.Aguea 81,8 1, Law.aml Job Solomon. . Messrs Shaw, Savillo & Cos. baro.no Coro mandel left London for Auckland on August Oth, with th>i following piia.songors:—Saloon — William Kirkham. Jane Klrkham, Kath lefin Kirkham, Oertrudo Kirkham, Kicluvnl O..Grlffltlis, JolmCumpatonc.EmmaC'iinipslono, Leonard Allen. Mrs Allen, nn.l T. A. VV'hitileld. Second Cabin—William Kedshnw. Harriet lted almw, Klizabeth AnnKedsliaw, John Kodsluiw, , Win. H. itedahaw, and Krncst D. Redshaw. Stcerago—L. O. llnmshoUom, Thoa, Johnson, John S. Press, .Louisa I're-s, Harriet Vress, Jolm Morrow, Wm. Green, Kmraiv Cireen, Matthew Kennedy, Marearot Kennedy, Alice Kennedy, Mary Kennedy, Joseph. Kenuody, Sarah Erakino, Frederick Smith. Catherine MoL'ar lane, llonry E. licrrldßo, John Burfoi'd, Hiiuli Fletcher, Daniel i'letcher.T. J. I^irk, and John Stewart. Tho New Zealand Shipping Company's ship Weathersfleld (Captain Sherria) left Loudon on August 18th for Auckland (consigned to tho Now tfoalnnd Shipping Company, Limited). Passengers:—Steerage: Wemyss Stewart, Janet Stewart, Themas Marshall. Mary Marshall, Mary Marshall, William Marshall,* Christina . Marshall, Agnes MarsouU, Thomas Marshall, Frances Vincent, Louise Vincent, Mary Dar vall, Henry C. lieynolda, Isabella Roynolda, Wm. R. Lawrence, Ucorgo Brown, Kaohaol Brown, Mary E. Brown, Klizubcth A. Brown, Charlotte R. Brown, Daniel C. Brown, Emily J. Brown, Annio Brown, Jessie Brown, Albort Brown, Esthor Brown, John Orr, Elizabeth Orr, Mary Orr, Roi?er Orr, Thomas Orr. Eliza beth Orr, Barty Orr, William Orr, Rachael Orr, Annie Orr, Konnoth A. Linpr, Thomas Honder- Bon, Mary Henderson, and Dinah Jennings. j The New Shipping Gouipaoy's Ty thonius, 1,100 tons, is loading at London for Auck land. The barque Loch Awe proceeds hence to Calcutta in ballast.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Swk Office, Monday. None ot tho property offered at Messrs Cochraae'D salo tu-dr.y was disposed of, the reserve not balsg roaohod,

Mail Notice.

MIIU WILL OtOHl AB ONDER.- TIUB DAT. For Thames, per Hotomahana, at i p.m. For Tairua, per Mabel, at 1 p.m. For Kuasoil, Kawakawa, and Australian

Colonios, per Manoponrl, at i p.m. For money onion;, reitißterea lottora. and newspapers, at Sp. ro, Late letters for Sydney and Melbourne only, at 120 p.m For Wlmngnrol Heads, Walpu, Whannarol, Kamo, and Mangapai, per Argyle, at 1 p.m, Wkdnesdat. 13th inst. For Ooromandel. per Coromandol, at 13.30 p.m. For Glaborno and Napier, por Oretl, at 3 p.m. For Thames, por Kntorprlas, at 6.50 p.m. Thursday, 19th lnst. For Walwera, Te Kapa, Cralnloluirn. and Warkworth, per Rose (Jasey, at 10 a.m. For Lovuka and Suva, per Hero, at 4 p.m. For Glsborno and Napier, tor aouthotu Croto, at S p.m

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

Octobkb 17, 188 J.

Abbott's Opora llouso—Bpootaonlar Drama, "Mankind," 8 p.m.

Protestant AllUnoa Friendly Society. Alex andra IiOjRO. Ijoruo-jtttes Hal—Concert nnd Ball, 6.39 p.m.

Urill-thed — Inspootioa Pavailo ot Victoria Rifles, 7.30 p.m

MiokUud Choral s-oeloty Practice, "Moßßinh,' 7.30 p.m.

Berosford-streot Hmulay-aohool .Anniversary, Tea and Pnbllo Moetinf*, 6.30 p.m.

Foosonhy Wosleyan Mntnal Improvement Sooioty-Mr Tune. Coopor on. tho Novolu of lialwer Lytton, 7.50 p.m.

Birth.

WootlAMP.-Ontho 16th October, at Arm»gh- Btrooc, Chrlstohurcb, Mrs Alfred WoolUms, of a daughter; both doing well.

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

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1882.

for tho causa that lacks asststinoi. For the wrong that neadi nsUtaac* For the future in tho.dUtnoc*, And tho good that ws can do.

Tim reports in the London papers narrating the adventures of Sydnoy Taiwhaoga and his self •constituted " mission," are very laughable, to those who know who and what Sydney is. The idea of the quondam native schoolmaster, who was dismissed for sending in bogus returns, and who is anxioußly sought after by his wife ior do scrtion, imposing upon such sharp business men as Messrs Mnndclla, McArtbur, Fowler, and others, is a wonderful testi mony to the Maori's ability to take care of himself. A colonist of Tai whanga's social status and influence arriving in Lon don penniless would be much more likely to laud iv Dartmoor puA than at Marl. borough House—the honourod guest of noblemen, bishops, M.P.'a., and paironi«cd ev«n by Koyalty. The principal English journals have been bamboozled just as easily as the shining lights of tbe Aborigiuccs' Protection Society, and in ponderous lead- Ing articles the Maori question, as expoun ded by Taiwhanga, is gravely discussed. After being lionised until poor old Parore, who is unaccustomed to mi gonerous a diet, has made himself ill, and having had a "good time" generally, tbe "chiefs" are now oa their way back with well-lined pockets and a box full of pros pectuses expounding a scheme for the acqui sition of ten million acres of Maori lands by an English association. This project, which is a happy mixture of pure love and affection for the Maoris, and 500 per cent, for the shareholders, appears to have been taken second hand from the scheme elaborated by Mr W. L. Bees. A - leading article in the " Daily r* ews," of Ssptembor 4th, says :— "It has been accepted by the three chiefs," and has the support in the House of Commons of Mr Mundella, Mr Alderman Fowler, Mr Alderiran McArthur, and other members, aa well as of Lord Shaftesbury, the Bishops of London, of Liverpool, and St. Asaph, Canon Liddon, who accom panied the three chiefs on their visit to the .Prince of Wales, and tbo Deaus of Canter bury and Peterborough." The " three chiefs," we can well believe, accepted it, as they would, nnder tho direction of the sbrowd Sydney, have accepted anything affecting the property of others that was placed before them by their very agreeable entertainers; but the effect of their acceptance upon really influential native chiefs in this country is quite another thing, as the advance agent of the associa tion will discovor in good time on his arrival in this colony, Not that wo desire to discourage a colonising project' entered upon under such influential auspices, It is only fair that tbe gentlemen who have been so sadly befooled bySydncy and his confreres should reap something in rut urn, and it an in-

fluential English association will undertake any scheme for the acquisition and settle ment of native lands, we are sure their advent here will be welcomed by the great body of colonists, and very few impertinent inquiries will bo made about the price at wbich they buy and Bell. If they obtain for eight shillings per acre land that is saleable at 40s fer acre, as they antici pate, and choose to make the original owners a present of half the selling price, we are quite sure no one here will raise 1 any objection so long as the land is sub divided in moderate holdings and settled, and not locked up in huge blocks. More over, we belieye the system is a perfectly feasible one. Its practicability has already been proved in the East Coast Native Lands .Company ; and with aninfluential London directory at its back to find pur chasers for the_ land, the financial success of the undertaking may be considered a certainty. We do not suppose, however, that the association will have it all their own way, or that all the Maoris in Mew Zealand wilt rush into theit atms at once. The projec tors' expericuce of Sydney Taiwhanga should have assured them tbat the Maoris understand that two and two make (four. If thoy see any chance of getting 40a per acre for land, without allowing tho com. jany, to go halves, they will take it. The great difficulty in the way of a Maori realising .the full market price of his land is the intricacy of the tribal title, and the impossibility of any one owner making it marketable wjthonj; a considerable' outlay

of money, which compelßwJiin^^&ek advances", and bo preclude^ him fi'b^'gbiHj»r into the open market, a company■.worked] on the principle of tho proposed association i cau deal witji theso lands to'advautajjd, nkd i i ;retip the -legitiaiato Ir,uit9rbf^!fheir ventofprise't which; in this case, upon the association's own estimates, are likely to bo very considerable. For gbodness sake, however, don't let us have what is an . uncommonly good*\busmeßß speculationspalmed ofFi.upon tho'-world under the garb of a philanthropic scheme, framed under episcopal patronage for the purpose of saving poor innocent children of Nature from tbe wiles of wicked

raWHOTT^fraP'^'nrfid-sharks.1' We have road the prospectus through very carefully, and- -have yet failed to discover the par !tlottlar: *clause in which tho philanthropy comes iv. The clause compelling the Maoris to invest the original value of their lands in permanent annuities is, no doubt, a good thing for a. people who have no more idea of the value of money than cbildecu, and are us incapable of taking care of if. But it will be observed that this provision for tbe race is to he made entirely at the expense of the native owners of the land, and will iv no wise in terfere with the magnificent earnings that will How-to tho English participators in the venture, who take their Bhare with no I restriction regarding their mode of invest- I ing it.

Iv order to give advertisers on the fourth page or our paper uu equal chance of pub licity with those having their nunouncc iucnt.3 on other pages, we shall in future contmnc regularly tho practice already begun of publishing two or three cohiniiu of interesting reading matter on tho outside sheet of the paper. Headers should, there fore, habituate themselves to turn over to thut page, without further direction. We give on tbe founh page to-night a report of divorce crhcs, hea d In Chiislohurch yes today, and reports of Dr. Wallis's lecture and at. [Benedict's concert, Nowton.

The very much attenuated equine curiosity (" Bumper") that appealed in the auctiou scene during the "New Babylon" season, died on Saturday morning.

The following tenders for tbo Whcnim kiti tramway were opened to-day at Mr C. E. Cookc's otlice :-Wm. Criop (accepted) £3,126; J.'Ji O'Brien, £3 297 Us; W. Kirby, JL*3,43:i; li. Urett, £:!,r>so ; ltobimon and Gordon, .C:5,989 li>d u'd.

Volunteers need scarcely b3 reminded that tho competition for Captain Clarke's belt takes place o.i Saturday next.

Lord Clillbrd, of Chudleigh, was a pas senger by the Mannpomi yesterday, aud proceeds to Kotorua llot Lakes,

Sergeant Kiely left this city to-day by the 8.8. Kotoraahana for his new sphere of duty at the Thames.

We are glad to learn Councillor Harper, who was thrown from his hone last Satur day, ia recovering, and is expected to be at buaincis again iv a few day*.

Owing to the extremo difliculiy in Getting justices to sit at tho Police Court thia morning, tbc busiocss was nut commenced until 11.40. Tho Court was crowded Avith witnesses and others, and murmurs of dis content about loss of time were frequently heard. His Honor Mr Justice Gillies leaves for New Plymouth this Hay fortnight, in order to hold tfco quarterly stsaions of the Circuit thero. Thence ho will go on to Welling ton, in order to attend tha Court of Appeal, ■ ami on his way back he will take the Cir cuit business at Napier. The last bauco sitting here, prior to His Honor's departure, will bo held to-morrow week, and the la9t Chamber sitting ou Friday weak.

It has been decided to e-tablish a police station iv Grafton District, and C'onsttiblo Dews has been transferred from l'arncll to tnko charge. Tho proposed police chaugos at Ponsonby arc still engaging attention, and it is expected tlint tho stall' will be in creased, aud that Countable Horinml'B re ceut valuable services in the detection of crime will be rewarded with well-desetvod 1 romotion.

Tba Civil Service examinations will bo commenced on Monday next at 10 a.m. under the supervision of Mr Basley, D'puly-lieuistrar of the Supremo Court. There aio 22 candidate*,. 11 of whom enter for the junior examination alone, and -7 for tho Bcnior examination alone, the other four electing to undergo both examina tions, Coal has been discovered on the rccontly sold allotments of Dr. Aiclcin's estate at Avondnlo. Mr Hattings, ono of tho pur chasers, was digging a well upon his section wheu ho cat a seam 12 foot thick, at v distance of 50 feet from the surface ; while Mr Koach has found au extensive bed of lignite on his property. The finds were made ac extreme opposite ends of the estate,

A.lud named William Thomas Jnckson, who was formerly an inmate of tbc training ship, and mure recently a servant at Mrs Furncss's, has been arrested by Constable Clarke for the alleged larceny of a gold ring, value £3 103, lie was brought up at the Police Court to-day.

Preparations for the commencement of the railway contract arc being rapidly pro ceeded with. Tho plant and piles for tho bridge at tho mouth of the Mechanics' Bay intake ure now being placed on the ground, while au oulcr lias been given to au Auck land firm for the construction of ono hun dred ballast waggons.

Mc!srs JRosencrantz and Hunchettcc the celebrated piauofortc tuners, arrived last Sunday per steamer Australia from America, bringing with them crrdentinls from many renowned virtuosos, among them Henry Ketten and August Wilhelinj, and they propose to remain here for a time.

The secretary of tho Norlh Shore Re gatta Committee received a letter from Whakatane inqn<riDg',what wai the limit as to size in tho Maori canoes to be used in the race, and has replied that they must not be under 60ft in length, There arc two caaoes at Whakatane, and these, with others already promised, would make nine competitors.

Colonel Packo. who has died in Christ. church, joined the army at the Crimean War, and was at the relief of Lucknaw. He came to Auckland in 1802, was captain of tbe old No. 2 Company of Volunteers, and subsequently became major He was placed In charge of the Canterbury district on .Colonel Header's removal, and for some time past has been suffering from congestion of the lungs.

Mr Harding, of Napier, who is now in Auckland, has brought under the notice of Messrs Bryce and Rulleston, what he con siders to be the best line for the Nor'h Island main trunk railway to traverse.! He proposes to join tho projected Botornu railway at Kotorua, and come south by the east side of Taupo Lake, cross tho Mokakc river, and then proceed inlar>d through a good country, joining the line to Y> el lington at Takapau.

A new Juvenile Court of Foresters has been established at Onehunga by Brothers Augur and. Kecsing, with thirty-two members. The first election of officers re united as follows :—Brother J. Kobinson, U.K.; Brother Arthur Bray, S.C.K.; Bro.her G. Lane, $,-W.; Brother G. Neave, J.W.; Brother — fcimmonds, S.B. ; Bro ther Alfred Bray, J. 8.,; Brother W. Topp, Assistant Secretary. Brothers J, Kobinson and J. Shcldric, of the Senior Court, were unanimously elected superintendent and secretary respectively ot the Court Kose of Onehunga,

The usual monthly inspection of tbe Bob son and Ko, 3 Companies took place last evening in the Drill-shed, and in both in stances the members mustered largely. The Hobsons (including band, under Baud master Morris) numbered 46. and No. 3 34 menaiidoflicers. In the unavoidable absence of Major Withers, Sergeant-Major Haslem inscecied the rifles ami accoutrement?. The inspection was satisfactory. The Hnbsons were under command of Captain Dignon, assisted by Lieutenants Clifton, Connolly, and Flynn. No. 3 Company were com. marided by Major Morrow, assisted by Lieutenant Hitching, and Sub-Lieutenant .Robinson.

To the Editor: Sir,—lt Is true aMr Alexander wrote .accepting my challenge to discuss on "Conditional Immortality"; but he wro.to.again declining the discus sion. " My challenge is not open, however, to every ex-Key. but to living "Keys.," the President or ex-Presidents of the V.M.C.A. or other recognised public teachers of tho Orthodox Protestant Faith—such .as clung so., , closely to the skirts of Joseph Cook when that gentleman fired his green peas at our adamantine walls in his ever memor able' lecture. 1 hose are the' gentlemen who should take up my offer. And surely that company of 50 should be able to scrape up armour enongh for one of their number to take the field against an unprofessional but implacable foe. Or are the. public to understand that since Joseph, Cook's failure 'all Hope is lost I. AvoidiogjdiscussionJ your favour will oblige, Sir, yonrs obediently, B. CASS. "' ■-

The name of Mr F. G. Clay^n, Justice *cKt,be Peace, was omitted from the Polico CSutt-paragraph yesterday, also tbe name "of\Mi: J, A, Tole, who appeared iv tho Taranaki case. A man named Griffith Fleming was com mitted to the Asylum yesterday afternoon, on the evidenco of two medical men. The quarterly mooting of the Auckla nil Institute of Architects will be held to morrow evening at ths Museum at 7 o'clock. Wo are glad to learn that tha balance of the furacll IJorough Water aud Drainage Debentures wore taken up yes'.erday.

Five tenders were received for the pro viding of music ou the North Shore Flag ship on Regatta Day, November 9th. The Hobsou Baud tender being the lowest was iiccepted. The adjourned meetug of the Young Men's Christian Association was convened for la9t evening, but in consequence or the meeting for united prayer ia connection with Sunday-school work, it was farther adjourned till next Vor.day evening. The champion belt of the No. 3 Com pany, A. K.V., wasprtsented to the winner, Volunteer J. Leigh, at a parade of the company last evening. In the abseucc of the ollicer commanding tho district, Major Morrow nmdo the presentation. There were 43 on parade all told. Pinna of the permanent levels of Sy mowls. street, between Karangahape Road and Wulk'slcy-street, are beiug prepared in order to facilitate the arrangements of the Tramway Compauy, It is intended that the street shall be'eut down at tho angle opposite the Caledouiu Hotel for some dis tance.

■Enoch Salt, vocalist, who left Auckland about two years ago for England, is on his passage buck again, A'nocb, with his wife ami family, took paisago in the bnrque a mares, which, tailed from the East India Dock ou tho 28th August. A youth named W. C. "Whiakor, em ployed by tbc po.-t oih'cc to clear tho letter boxoi in the city, was thrown fiom his horse in Jfort-stroet on Saturday, owing to a collision with an express, and sustained rome painful and rather serious flesh wounds. No bouos wore broken,

Mr Chapman, bookseller, announces to his customers thut ho has opeued his new premises, 01 Queen-street, with a large assortment of new books in every depart incut of literature. The promises :.ro sutlicicntly spacious for tbe carrying on of a larae trade, exhibiting beauty of; design and artistic finish.

The chargo of bigamy instituted against William John Lyttle will be Jtaken to-morrow morning, at 10.30, as oue of the justices was obliged to return to the Wai kato by an early train this evcuing. Witnesses wero ordered to be in attendance at that hour.

The Engineer Corps tired their third and last niatcU tor choica of representatives on Saturday last, The following are the ag gregate* of tho five highest scorej :—Sapper Woolloy, 225 ; Stirling, 219 ; Allen, 198 ; G. W. Shaw, 198 ; White, 194. Woollty and Stirling are therefore selected. Capt. Anderson also presented money prizes to the three top scorer?.

Now that the Maori canoe race nt the North Shore Kegatta is likely to bring a very large number of natives into town, and coustdering that all will be arrayed in war costume, the committee are making arrangements for a war daoco by the whole Dsseinblage, to take place at Messrs fcitark und Quicks North Shore Gardens, after tho hegatta.

His Honor Mr Jußtico Gillies held the usual l>i-\veelily. chamber lilting this niorii ing, when some formal ouninets was brought up and disposed of, In re George McLeod (deceased), probate was <,'rautid to the executrix named iv the will, and letters of administration were ordered to be issued to tho widows of Hobcit lhutwick and Charles Thomson, while leave was given lo register a copy of tho will of Harriet a Uhtin (deceased). Mr E. Iloskoih moved for and obtaiocd an order for the taxation of costs in io William J. O'Brien (a debtor)

I he preliminary meeting of creditors in tho estate of Thuimu do Thierry, Hokianga, took place yesterday, when Mr Thoß. Mncfl'arlano was appointed trus tee. The debtor's assets are stated at £IS, and his liabilities at ,£i4o Is 4d, In the course of the proceeding, however, it trans pired that in lcaviHg Hokiunpa for town in order to file his schedule he had sold for £20 two horses, saddle and harness, and six hiad of cattle. This bad been done in order to raise the pa-sage money. The Durchaser hnd nince written to say that if the sale were illegal, he was willing to givo up possession of the animals and the saddles, and Mr Andrew*, of the firm of Andrews and Yarborough, was therefore commissioned to obtain then aud to repay tho £20.

There was a large attendance of mem bers and visitors at St. James's Mutual Im provement Association lust cvenintr, and amongst those present were a number of the fair sex. Mr M.-L. Skeen presided, in the absence of tlio ohairnißn. Tho business of the evening was ". Original Tales," Mr West presenting a story entitled "Falaelr Accused," Mr m. .S. Keid anithcr named " A Partnei for Life," while Mr W. Dignao read an original poem, "Geradine." All tin contributions were well written, aud reflected credit upon tho members by whom they had been composed. It was agreed that a social gathering of members and friends should be hold at an early dnto The business next Monday evening was announced to be a lecture on "The WiU of the last Half Century," by Mr J. L. Kiusella,

A correspondent complains of the charges mnde by cabmen when the mail steamers and railway trains arrive, and instances Sunday, a chargo being nude from tbe railway etution to fiymouds-s'rect, for one passenger and baygage, of fire shillings. The correct fare would probably bo ono lull the amount; and when the driver was asked if it was not considerably over the rieht fare, the reply was, "It is always extra on Sundays, Now, rb a mattor of fact, while it is not compulsary for cabmen to come out on Mindays, there is also no legal right to charge any extra fare on that day, Auckland dm an unenviablo came tor one of the msst expensive places for cub hire, and if this practice is pursued on every occasion of fleecing new arrivals, some steps should be taken to check it, t,s it greatly injures the place..

The annnal prayer meeting in connection with the Sunday-school Union was held, in the lecture room of the V.M.C.A. build ing, last evening. The Roy. J. Robertson, who presided, explained the object of the meotinp. All round tho world at the present season prayers were being offered up lor Sunday-schools, and the present gathering was arranged with a similar purpose. The Kov. J. Downing gave an Intetesimg addoess on tho training of young children. Those present, he believed, were mostly teachers, and he urged upon them the necessity of excici-ing great care and attention in dealing with their classes. lho Sunday-school children of to-day would make the church of the future ; it should be, therefore, looked upon as a responsible charge Addresses were also delivered by the Keys. W.S.Pottor and JJJ. K. Hutchin, while Messrs Brame, Knight, Caiter, »nd tho Key. Hallowca led the meeting in prayor. Selections from Moody and Sankey's hymns were sung at intervals during tho service.

Tho tenth annual festival of the Diocesan Choral Association took place last night in St. Puul's Cathedral, and passed off with tho utmost eclat. Thero was a very large muster of the member* of the association, and the assemblage of people was to numer ous tliat the building was found utterly in. adequate to provide accommodation for them all. The Bishop and clergy walked in processiou up the central aislo to the chancel a3 the choir and congregation sang the 2isth hymn, viz , "The Church's One Foundation." Afterwards Pfatms 96, 99, and 148 were chanted, and the Cantate Domino, and Deus Miserealur sung in unison, as set to music, in the key of C, by Sir John Goss. S. S. Wesley's antbem, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ." Hymn' 434. "Come, Pure Hearts," w»s next eung, arid then the Rev. H. J. Edwards, incumbent of t>t. Peter's, Hamilton, preached the sermon, taking as his text Colossiaas iii., 16 h veisc, " Teaching and admonishing one another in psalms amt hymns and spiritual songs, sing me with grace in your heatts to the Loid." After the sermon, hymns 210, 203, and 23 were sung, The Bishop then pronounced tho benediction and withdrew with the clergy, in the order as they had entered, while choir and congregation sang the Recessional Hymn, Mo, 306 The offertory amounted to £14 7s lOd. The service was, as was to be expected, entirely choral. Tho clergyman's part was taken by Rev. C. M. fttlsou, incumbent ef St. Paul's, who was in excellent voice for the occasion. Mr Wells, of Chriatchurch, conducted, and Mr Bealo presided at the organ. To both of these gentlemen much credit is due for their painstaking excellence, which con. tribured not a little to the thorough success of the service, ,

;t is understood that'tha American ex pedition to observe the Transit of Venus have decided upon tlio Domain Park as the most suitable place for rnakinp their ob- i servations, and that the transit instruments will bo fitted up in tbe brick blockhouse. ( Tho 01 cw ot the barque Gozelle, recently seized by H.M. Customs, have been paid ofl' by tbe owner. The Customs authorities still nave possession of the vessel. Papers by the mail shew that tho fire aboard tho Alaska, which caused the destruction of the TScw Zealnnd aud Australian' mails, occurred at JNew York. The cause is supposed to have been com bustible matter enclosed in the bags. Nearly all the mails destroyed were made up at Sydney. Two fashionable marriages ore nonouii ced, At St. Paul's Church, yesterday, Mr A. J. DennistoD, manager of the Colonial Bank, Cambridge, was united by Key. 0. M. Nelson to Miss Una Lawford, eldest daughter of tbe local manaper of the Union Binkof Australasia. The happy couple will spead their honeymoon'n Wai. kato, whither thsy proceeded by the train yesterday afieruocu. Mr K. Cameron, of the / uckland Savings Bank, was married <o-day at Bishop's Court to Miss Kmma Duder, of the North Shore. They proceed to Melbourne per Mauapouri.and will spend their honeymoon in a tour through Australia. We wisn both couples every happiness.

A private meeting of gentlemen con cerned in the proposed farewell testimonial forenoon, when some preliminary matters lo Bergeant-Major Pardy, was held this were arranged. It had been found im possible to have the address completed prior to tho departure of the intended recipient, and it was therefore understood that it should be forwarded to him with an accompanying purse of sovereigns. Mr Pardy loft by the Mscgregor to-day for his n»w sphere of duty, and, prior to bi* departure, he was entertained by a number of friends, who cordially wished him success at New Plymouth. The following interesting items of American news were received by the mail: —Troops arc being soot back to Utah, as a precaution agaitst contingencies anting at coming election under Edmonds' anti polygamy law.—Prohibition is being generally accepted in tbc State of|lowa, and saloon-keepora and others ongatted in the liquor business ate abutting up aud turoiug their attention to *ther pursuit!.— The yacht Nelly, from Wollbary, capsized, and fourteen vouug people wero drownca.—The International Kiile Association match at Creedmoor resulted -Americans, 1,805; British, 1,175. His Worship the Mayor has given notice of his intention to move at the meeting of the City Council on Thursday :-(l), That in terms of Clause 10 of " The Rating Act, 1882," the Council declare by special resolution that it is desirable a valu ation for assesiment purposes should be made by the City Council; that tbe City Valuer bo instructed to at once proceed with valuations, including the Ponsonby ward, also Grafton-road district (C. JS. ward) and Karangahape ward, so soon as tbc latter shall he declared in.the city. (2). That application be made in terms ef the Municipal Corporations Act, foction 30, to include certain parts of re claimed foreshore, as shown on plans to be within the city of Auckland.

THE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF A GIRL AT DUNEDIN.

[BY TKLEGHAPH. — OWS COItKKSPONDENT.]

DUNEDIN, this day. HAEHY GOODMAN, the well-known horse trainer, waß mainly instrumental ia saving Jane Gray'e lifo at Oo?nn lisach. He was exercising Sir Modrcd and Somnus on the beach, when he noticed a girl, who was partially clad, walking from the sand hills to the sea ; just as she reached the water, she raised a botUe to her lips, took a drink from it, and rushed into the water beyond bpr depth. At first, Gooamau and tho boy riding with him imagined abe was simply bathing, but perceiving sho wag being carried out to sea, they rode quiokly np, and Good man dimuciunting ran into the water after litr. The waves thiice brought her in near tbe shore, but not cose enough to get hold, ami at last ho had to wade in up to his chest, aud then managed to grip her by the hair, but was put to considerable danger by her grasping his legs and dragging him under, liis difliculiy was increated by her bicomiog unconscious, but ho n«ier re leased his hold, and ultimately succeeded iv getting her to dry laad. When she re covered consciousness sho ODly muttered, "Oh, thesi/i! Beautiful sea!" Part of her clothing was found on tbe sand hills, but not tbe bot.le from which the drank. It is not bslieved she took any poi'on. A cbarg^tn 1 attempting suicide has been pre ferred against her, but uhe was in too weak a stat»to,jn.ppear at the Police Court. She is a domestic., aged twenty-one, und was recently; diacbamed from her situation on account of »realor fancied disgrace which had fallen on her.

THE OTAGO MURDER CASE.

(BY TKLEaBAPH—OWN O >RnE3FONDRNT.)

DUNEDIN, this day. A Kuwoun says that when the jury re turned to the box after the Judge's sum ming up on Katu.day night, there was a majority in favour of conviction, but the eloquence of one person succeeded in con verting a number to bis side. At midnight, four still favoured conviction, but thi cc of these wero disposed to have given way to the majority. One, however, refused to be shaken from his belief in prisoners guilt, and on no consideration whatever would he yield. He thrtatonod to ho.d to his opinion fora week if necessary. The other three decided to side with him again. The Judge bad grave doubts as to his ability to receive a verdict on Sunday if the jury had agreed, but I am assured, on excellent legal authority, that very many years ago. when in Wellington, Judge Johnston did take a verdict 06 Sunday—through author ities, no doubt. Tbe fact is also stated thai a similar thing happened at Homo a few days ago.

THE CHURCH AND STAGE.

Discussion in Dunedtn Synod.

(BY TELEGRAPH.-OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

DUNEDIN, this day. An interesting discussion took place at the Cbristchureh Society in connection with tho Anglican Synod, as to the relations of the church and tho stage. The discussion arose»ii the reading of a paper by Council' lor Alton, who urged that tha stago needed the euppoit of the clergy in order to purge out the dross and btimulate the good. Archdeacon Edwards took the same view. He said if the clergy attended theatres it would tend to improve the performances, instead of which they were going from bad to worao for want of a propor check, Any thing indecent went down in Melbourne and would go down in Dunedin. Captain Scott strongly denounced the clergy haying anything to do with theatics, which woro ro.-ponsible for most of our larrikinism. The Rev. Mr Fitchett thought tliero was too much Puritan feeling regard ing amusements. Be endorsed all Mr Allen ur«cd The Key. Mr Hobbg thought that Sabbath keeping was tcp strictly en forced, and light amutements might be in-' dulged in on Sunday. Bishop JVeville en couraged the plergy to patroniso field sport, but spoke with hesitation about visiting tbe theatre, _ He did not think tbe clergy at the present time able to exert any influence on plays, Jf they did attend theaties the chances would be that a large number of their congregation would be offended, and what gnod was done in one way would be undone in another.

OPERA HOUSE.—"Mankind."

The now sensational play, ." Mankind," which has never been producod in any other part of tho Australasian colonies, was repeated' last night at tho Opera House to another crowded •'house." A great deal of praise can be ex pended upon tho stage mechanism and scenery without exaggerating their pre tensions to realism, while tho inannor », which tho various roles are sus tained _calls lor laudatory notice. Mr Bland , Holt gives a capital representation of Daniel (xroodgc.tho centenarian and knavish money lendor.bnnging out his salient traits into strong , relief, and giving tho utmost effect to the var ious points that discover themselves. His make up is unexceptionable, but his voice is rather too full and vigorous for a man who has passod tho century. Miss Tanner has a congenially emotional part to play in, Alice Maltland (the discarded and wronged wife), and she plays well, while Misses Edwin and Fenwick both look and act the parts of the coster's wifo and Constance Melton (the true-hearted heiress.) Miss Tilly Lako and Miss Mainwaring also acquit themselves satisfactorily, while Messrs Kennedy, Holloway, Mortyno, St. Lawrence, Seagrave and Douglas appear to their usual ad vantage. Mr Kennedys Coster is a good specimen of low comedy skill. "Mankind" will be repeated to-night.

CONDITIONA L IMMOR. TALITY VINDICATED.

I ION Suuday night Mr G. A. Brown deiivered in tho Opera House, before a full congregation, an able argumentative dis course in reply to the Key. Jo=eph Cook's strictures upon the doctrine of Conditional Immortality, He begun by charac terising that gentleman's arguments upon the subject as the weakest' and lamest he had ever heard from anyone po seaied of education and intelligence. When they came from a man of such Riant mind as Mr Cook was .repres ented to have, they were doubly strange and peculiarly weak. He believed the rev. gentiemau had done more for the propaga tion of a belief in' Conditional Immortality in his twenty minutes treatment of it, than he (the speaker) could hope to do in as many weeks. It was quite evident that he had been prompted to speak upon it by Borne of the clergymen of the city, who had doubtless informed him that there were believers in tho doctrine in their midst. At any rate, their anxiety that he should deal with this doctrine and the prominent place he assigned it in his " signs of the times " shewed that it was making headway and forcing atten tion from tho orthodox world. Mr (Jook's time was limited, and it was there fore to be expecied that he would briug bis heaviest artillery of argu ment to bear upon the position that he

had chosen to assail—that he would try to confound his opponents by throwing out the hardest nuts lor them to crack. It he had done tbi°, he had not only f.-rled to do them an injury, but had actually con tributed to their success. The lecturer then proceeded to review and reply to Mr Cook's statements seriatim. Mr Cook, he re marked, had said that if Conditional Im mortality were true, the Bible was c riddle, and that the ordinary reader of it mint be misled. 'ibis was not true. The Bible spoke, in the most positive and unequivocal language of immor tality bdug conditional, anu it was only when theological definitions were given to plain words that its sense was obscured and distorted. The inculcation of tuese theological definitions were the means iaken to preserve the orthodox belief. There were fully 200 plain declarations ia the Bible of the truth of Conditional Im mortality. What could be more emphatic than the statement "The punishment for sin ia death and the gift of God is eternal life." It could hardly be a gift if it were iohereot in its all. The word ',' im mortal," however, only occurred once in tho whole Scriptures, and then it was applied to God Himself, wbile the word "immortality" only occurred five times, and each time it was applied to those who were to be saved by tbe corniDg of the Holy Spirit. The "*onl" and "spirit" were spoken of 1,600 times, and yet no Biblical author called either of them immortal and undying. ■ Mr Cook bad spoken of those who had studied the Bible , on their knots and through the microscope, ' but tho strongest theological mic.-oscopj would not find any declaration of the, immortality of either soul or spirit between the covers of the Book. Mr Cook had further stated that God promised immor tality to all souls, but suiely if we were already in possession of it there was no need for a promise. That was obviously contradictory, He had also re marked that because we perished physically there was no rea'on to apprehend that we should perish spiritually as well. But we were nut spiritual beings-—we wero only natural and material, The rev, gentleman had alsobad recourse toSbakeipeare for proof of "the organic instinct," and Lad fled to Aristotle for hu definitions, but why did he not maintain his stand upon the Jtiiblo and make it his sole authority J If ii was all sufficient for tbe purpose it was a waste of time to quote works which could not be accepted a« authoritative on such subjects. He bad never heard a lamer argument than that, because there was in man an "oiganic instinct." or craving for immortality, be must be immortal. The craving or thirsting desire fur immortality ratber presupposed its absence, for aen did not usually crave after that which they already possessed and could nut- be depiived of. If we were necessarily immortal, why should Christ have said " I am the bread of life; eat and live, He that eateth of my flesh shall live for ever, and he that eateth not shall die?" Mr Cook, in speaking of tbc weaving power of life, had forgotten to mention that every human being must also have had an earthly father and mother, and hence, he supposed, if the weaving power were to be coutinucd io another spherw, a spiritual father and mother would he necessary, tsesides, as the orthodox be lief was that we were translated in tha twinkling of an eye, the weavitg of the spiritual body would have to be very expoditiously performed. The most damaging conces-ions that Mr Cook had made, were his admissions that the Bible did not tench a bodiless immor tality, and that there waaa natural body and a spiritual body. [Mr Brown then read the 15th chapter of let Coririthians.] The lecturer denied that Univewalisra and Unitarianismwcredecliningrn America, and allirmed that there were in America 1 600 lecturers on Conditional Immoitality, 1,000 of whom maintained themselves. Be also insisted that infidelity was on the increase aud Christianity ou the wane, and he satirised caustically the approved methods adopted by Cnristiau churches for the raising of funds, viz., bazaars, secular con ceits, etc. The lectnrc was attentively listened to, and appeared to be greatlj appreciated.

POLICE COURT.-This day.

(Bafore M«jor George and W. A, Grahim. Erg , J.P.'a) Drukk.-Two persons were fined 5s each, DkBEKTER.-George Alfred Sparks pleaded Utility to beinf? a "eserrer from tbe British ship 'ilea'ora, in the 2let July, and was remanded u-'UI in-morrow ; ball allowed. SiEitlNS * RiKO.-Wm. Thomas JaS<or WBB charged with too laroony of a gold ring, value «310a. the piOptrty of Mrs FurLem. on tho 3rv Inßt,—Piißonar. quite a boy. vleaded guilty.— Herßf ant Gamble stated that pri -oner was In tbe employ ot Mm Yurnees. Be n.ulo the rirg ana run a win. The boy eaid he 10-t tlio jieg In SymondH-streot. One momn'o Imprisonment wiih hard labour.

ScMMOtfS G»BXS.—Two little boya namod Wood were charged with lighting crackers !• Cook s-.rtsct on the 7th inntani. The boys pleaded RUllty and were flni d In each.—Patrick G)eca:rj, (or placing timber on the footpath In Prl.oes s'rret, was fined li —John Barton, Josouh O'Connor, Arch. Kllloi. on« Robt Dobble pleaded guilty to pisylng foot-bail in Coon- B'Joof, to the annoyance of Charles French. The youths pleaded tpal.tr ; they were emp oyed in Mr Foster's boot factory, and were exorclßiDK their limbs. Fined Ss each. Wra. Montgomery waa charged with allowing a, nnlnance to exist (on the 220 d ult.) in Russell-street, Potso&by. Defendant pleaded. ignor«noe of the foot. Mr Cottar Hitdtbid was tne first case of the klrd from Poneonby, and as defendant had promised to attend to the mattor, he wou.d not press for a heavy penalty. Fined Is and costs.— James Cooper, also a resident in the Pontonbr Ward, pleaded galltv to I not keeping his yirl otean, bat as Mr Cotter did not press for a heavy line, tho satno nominal penalty was in flloted.

CUAROS /OiINST A S&ADGHTEBMA'.— Arthur Oirter wasoharßed with failing to re move a quantity ot bnllooka'hides from t.ip pronilsa< of the olty abattoirs within the limit allowad by the byelawa; also, with killing a bullock without a license on tho lOlh instant. ~ Mr Cotter appeared for tbe City (Jounoil. and ilr Tole.for defendant pleaded not ctalltj Edward Woolflold, Insoeotor of abattoirs', dc p*u«d to particulars. Tho defendant was a slaTuhterman at' tha YTestorn dpringg. He ECKlecredoremovoihe hideß within the limit prescribed by the byelaw. Ho gave dofondanb notlco 10 remove them, othorwlna he, the In epootor, mast tnko other steps In accordance With his dnty.-Patrtck Moylangwe corrobora tive evidence, no nave Mr Carter his lloenae. -rMr Tolo addressed the Bench in defence and said tho byolawu under which these nroooedingß wore brounhtwere ultra vires, and of no aval', —Theßenoh retired to conislder the cases, and imposed a fine ot 10s in each oaao with costs. £5 4s. Offensive Matthb. — D*vM Molndoe w«s charged with a breach of the Municipal Polloa Act, with leaving offensive muter nrar the public thorougjifare, One-lree Hill, on the COth: September.

I Mojor George beinft a witness in tbla case.hts pace on the Bonoh was filled by Mr Prime,)— AfrHeslceth uppea-ed In aeienco and pleaded not guilty. — Sergeant GiniM. 6tatert that dofen<lant was a market - gardener In the Om |T co Hill dlßtrlot, and deßbrlbed tho nature of ttitf nnisance;—Mfjjr Qeorge ■wan sworn, and deposed that ho knew tho land in the occupation of thedefend/n.t.; cte emell from tbe night-soil was very ollenßho—Matthew Kogar, a resident in the neiKhbi-urhood,' ovr r ibi rstod,and said i c had often spoktu to Mr Molndoe about thi nlgh'-soll. In faof. thoy h.id several rows about It. Another resident gave similar avldetcc-ronstable Kyan hid a o ■> - versatioa wlih defendant ahout thoß '•nl eanGL', and told him that Btops would be ta'-oii to abato thd nniainee. He replied. 'Oh, they oan do nothlnpf la it.'l- Mr Hesketh called defendant and sove'ral wit nesses, viz., David Mclndoe, jun., and Charles O'Meara. John Howe dcoosed that no olfensive matter was exposed.—Tho Bench considered the evidence ineufllcient in proving that a nui sance was committed on that particular day.— Dismissed.

Medical Practitioners will 'find that in in Cipient phthisis, chronic bronchial ull'cclions. complloatcd asthmatical complaints, and In moat cases whoio tho breathing powers aro opprcs fed and constricted, with corresponding loss of vital energy, &c. Aickin's Syrup of Eucalyptus with Ilypophosphito of Lime and Quißino, is an effcctlvo pharamaceutical prepa ration of great value. It has the oftect of speedily- stimulating tho bronchial mucous membrane and- freeing tenacious phlegm. &c. thereby affording great relief in dis i-essing SS?#vfo.« aC °£ upon lung ti33Ues is undoubt ™iL^uv}H B, an<si. r.eP a,™tl ve, Upon tho genc ralhealth this medicine is permanently tonic, im- S^?ii ? ari'i tal'& b?y°nd the normal state of tho patient. The effect upon the breathing powers fs quickly apparent, tho reßult being that the SttoSte^STvery. 068 COllßidorflble "*"«'' m<X-

CABLEGRAMS.

(liV ELECTHTC TKI/KOKAPH — COPYfiIOIIT.)

(bkuter's telegrams,)

A SENTRY SHOT AT DUBLIN.

LONDON, October 17.

News is to hand from Dublin that a sentry on guard outside the city barracks ■was shot dead at his post list night. Tho assassin lnudo of!', and no cite to his whereabouts has yet been obtained.

- • (Received 12.55 p.m.)'1"" CLOTVRE PROPOSALS. . LOJN DON, October 15 (CIO a.m. Mr Parscll supports th« cloturo pro. posaU brought diiwn by Mr Gladstone.

OOTBRtfAK IN AFGHANISTAN,

The Waly of Merisoona, a town on tho | border between Turkestnnand Afghanistan, I has rebelled against the local Government authority, and has applied to the Kussian Government for assistance. The Governors of Afghan and Turkestan have sent to the authorities al Cabul asking fur reinforce ment.'. The Occupation of Egypt. The military authorities ia England are advertising for mpplies to the army in occupation of ,Epypt, until the middle of Fcbiuary next. FLOODS IN ENGLAND. Serious Hoods have occurred in the Mid» land Counties, and have caused a vast amount of damage. (PKR MERCHANT SHIPPING AND UNDER-

WRITERS' ASSOCIATION.)

LOfIDON, October 14. Arrived from Lyttelton : Ships Tamer lane (29th JUue), Elbuckdale (July 7.)

AUSTR ALIAN.

[Press Association Drspatciiks—

Copyright.]

(RECEIVED NOON, OCTOBER 17.) WKKCK OF A STEAMER.

BRISBANE, this day. rbe steamer Treya has become a total wreck on Osprey Reef, off the Queens'and coast, i: The vessel arid her cargo are valued at £5000. No lives have been losr.'

DEATH OF THE HON. S. C. BBoWf*

SYDNEY, October 17,

The Hon. 8. C. Brown, late Postmaster. Genera), was seized with apoploxy while practising at the Insolvency Court, this afternoon, and expired within an hour. He was 53 years of age.

(Recei/cd October 16—1.10 p.m.)

MELIiOUHNK, this day.

It ig intended" to bold a grand review of the Permaneut and Volunteer forces on the Prince of Wales Birthday, and it is pro bable that some of H.M. ships will co operal.e on the occasion. _ . •,. ' MELBOUR'nK CUP Bwilt fjS.i " MELBOURNE, October 1 6.. ,

Little Jack, the winner of the Caulfield Cup, has cbtne into the betting on the Mel bourne Cup at 100 to 4. The prices of the other horses are unchanged.

MAKUIIIUS SUGAK. MARXIST. MELBOURNE, October 10,

Mauritius advice 3to hand to October 4th report that sugar is .arriving slowly and that the market is firm.

THE EGYPTIAN DIFFICULTY.

(aETJTER'S XKLEOBAMS.)

Arabi's Trial Fostponeil.

ALEXANDRIA, October 16.

[Received October 17th, 11.5 a.m.]

Cherif Pakha, President of tho Ministiy, has urged fresh objections to allowing Arabi and bis fellow-prisoners the services of E»gii«h counsel on thair trial' The matter it again under discussion between tke Uoiemiueat and Sir E Makt, British Consul-General, and pending a decision upon the point the trul, which was fixed for to-day, has beea further postponed.

DIOCESAN SYNOD.

The following clergy and laity were pre sent at the opening of the Synod yesterday

afternoon :—

Clergy.—Yen. Archdeacon Clarke, Yen. Archdeacon Maunsell, Yen. Archdeacon Piitt, Archdeacon Willis, Keys. Ashweil, F. T. Baker, Bates, Bigss, Br«e, Burrows, Calder, H. Davis, J. K. Davis, Dudley, Evans. Farley, Gould. Haselden, Hawkes, Hewlett, b'Uwsoß, Mulgan, Nelßon, Pur chas, Taylor, Tebb», and Walsh. Laity, - Messrs Baber, Batger, Board man, Clayton, Cochrane, Criipe, Dawaoo, Dooniri, beorge, Gostett, Gieene, Harail ton, Hammond, Hsultain, Hesketb, Hill», Bughe«, Ireland, Jackson, Kensington, Kirkbiicle, Larkina, Luke. Maclean, Mase licld, McMillan. >'olan, Pierce, Kawliugs, Itice, Sawkins, Taylor, Upton, Vickers. White, and Wortbington.' At the conclusion of the Bishop's address (pub'ished in our last issue), the thanks of the Synod were roted to His Lordship, with a request that he would allow it to be printed for circulation.

J^EriTIOKS— Mr Hamil'oa presented a petition praying for the constitution of a now parish ia City West, to be called St. Thomas's parish.—The Bishop said lhatho had received a petition of a similar character from members of tbe church resident at Kemuera.— The Hey. P. Walsh submitted a petition from Tarsnaki praying that a new parish, to be called St. Mary's parish, Bhquld.be constituted there— The patitions were receitrd and notice of motion given for the appointment of a committee to con sider th«m.

Committee Keports.—The reports or the Standing Committee, the Committee on the Qu»lipcatiou of Members, and or the Trust Commitee. were laid on the table.

r OUB of Assembly.—lt was determined that the Synod should be opened each day of business lit 5 n.m.

The Synod then adjournel

NOTICES OF MOTION.

•Mr A, K. Taylor to move to-tniirrow : That thia bynot requtßt the Biaidlng Com mltten to t iko the necessary steps to carry out thß BDggestlons ot ths Home Mi«alan aoleoc Committee an goon as posiiblc." Key C. M. Nelson to move : ■ 'ThattheSrnod go into committee to consider the report of tho suD-oomTlttie on qualifications of parish ioners, &o." ' ■" ■ . ,f I ■• >! Mr F. Gould to move : (1) " That as? leot oommitteobe appoh t»d to oansider and report apun the petitions from St. Thomas's, Uemaera and Taranakl, praTinpf far the constitution ot parlehia. (2) "The oimmittee to oonßlut ot Keve. P. Walsh. W. Tebbs. V, Gonld. Messrs Hamilton, llesketh, MoHlllan, and A Taylor." —(3) "'Thet the Synod do proceed'to eleot a Standing Oomml»te«-,"—(4) ' That the Synod do proceed, ti elect auditors tor acoouata under oontrol ot Staading Ooirmlttee" VeD. Arohd'aoon Madnbbi.l to move: "As it is one ot tho first duties of a dlooese 10 maintain in good repur the residenoa ot Its ohlet castor, and as tho allowing the harden ot all such re piirn to tall upon a stipend bo small as that U the Bishop should be no longer permitted re solved—(l) Thit a oommltteo bs oppointod to organise «oi ootlono tor tbe above objsot in Bnoh oabtres of Iho dlooose a^ they m\y think fit, and toeff^otßUohlmprcYemenis and repair* of the above bul dings ai they, aftef oonfe'enoo with th* B shop; Bh»ilofln^idar distraMe* Biohoom mlttsy to consist of Dr. Qeldgbro'. Mnwrs John H. Upton, O C. MacmtUan, Thos. Masefield, and thß movar. (2, Th&t thu Synod o*Us upon tho members oil tho Churoh to oonirlbuto to tha aooro wdfk. and oartlonlarlr requests' tha clergy ahd parish offlpem to hold ool.eotlona in thr.lr several ohuroh'es in aid of It before the end ot the current year." Ro\. W. Tebbs to move: " That the number ot Roi.ro3eala.ayea of'Dloostan Synod be propor tionate to tbo number of oomraunicinta on tho roll or rolls ot the eliotoral distrlot" Key. W. Tkbhs to move:' "(l) For a ee'eot oommtttae to report ta 'this Synod on the queßtion of tho per formance of occasional services;" " (2) That suoh oommitten consist of the Kg re. Nelson. Dudley, and Ba'ea; Mes rs Boardman. haw iiors, Uptoa and the mover," Rerv. W. Tbbbs to ask tho Preai oont: 1. "To deQoe iho tsr«j IH- Oin^-ed piorßyman' used to d«Boilbo tho auaiiaoation of a oerloal member ot the h\ nod." {i\ To Btae whether it Is lmoeraiivoih.it tho noiioo o£ the meeting of Synod referred to in Mjolution- bo forw«ded to each merater." • 3. Toatate whauff-iottheomisslohof isueh tiot-ce (if imDerative) would have upon the rynod." Kay. w. T(.bb^ tomovonotloft ot addition to sUntnn K ordei fi :".rhatthD Sjnod meetlnys, with tha exception ot the flrai day, shall be oetwoßn the hours of i an<t 6 and 7 and IP." Me a. K. TAYton :"Toask the President how many brai ohes ot tha Churoh of Kugland Tem perauoe Society there are at present in tha Qioceea. and how many members thorn are in each branch. 11 (2) •• to ask the President why tho clause la the resolutions affecting fiaanolal operations, running. 'Provided, that In sny case In which th")Ole;gyman may rot be paid by thu p jiiiib, according to the dlooesan soale, the p >rlah Bhall not bo ontiiled to the exclusive services tf the olergymah,'ban been )e(t ontof the resolutlono, &0.. of this Synod, published last January, and,whetherthe President con slrlers th-.t this clause is still in force." ■ Rev. Philip W.»r,sn to move: "That the boundaries of the Parleh of St. Marj'a, Tara naki, be deflnefl. ■ .-, ' 7"

the dobt duo by Sr. Gaorgo'a, S Portland, to the Sjandlng Committee, be qonßldsred." :■■"'

r The Schooner:, Look Out' (Me i'venev) ■ from Newcastle, was signalledi late this altornoon.

TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON, this day.

DUNEDI.v, this day. \

WASGANI/r, this day, J Judgment was given nt tho R.M. Court today by Mr l{. Ward in a case, in which Mr Kowson, ex-clergyman, and late teacher iii one of tho schools under the Wanganui Educational Board, surd the Board for tltiee months' salary for wrongful dismissal for alleged grcsi misbehavionr. Judgment was given in favour of plaintiff, oa the grouiid that the action of the Doard was not stiicly in nccordarce with the nru visions of the Act.

Ellis, convicted of indecent assault in July, received a second flogging this morn ing. It is said to have been very severe Mr Stevens, secretary N.Z. Kifle Associa. tion, has received names of 116 intending competitors at the fonhcoming meeting These do not include many of the names from the principal districts, and it ia esti mated that fully 300 men will fire. ROTORUA ROAD. The following tenders were received for the bush contract, Cambridge . Kotoiua Road :—Accepted : A. Butler, Grabams. town, £2135; declined: Montganeand Urr Cambridge, £23)9 ; Lovett and Gume*' Hamilton, £2446 ; Kensington Bros., Tau' raoga, £2500; J. B. Ross, Auckland £2705; Hunt and White, Auckland, £2790- T. Wells, Cambridge, £2972: (J. C. Booth' Hamilton, £3585. '

A CAREFOL LaBOUKER. Brown, who was killed at Morningtoa tram work*-, lived in a miserable hovel in Walker street.- When extricated, over £18 9j in money and valuables was found on him.

ATMOSPHERIC DISTURBANCE. The Harbour-Master reports that thero were unusual barometrical disturbances at this port last month. The highest tide on record occurred on Stptember 27th, when Hanka's jetty was coveted for the first time,

THE DOCK CONTRACT.

The Renders for the second contract of the G/*' lDß.u°ckweraopeood at the meetinc of the Harbour Board this afternoon. They were as follows :— *

, Martin Danaher, £5499; Allen .Mac guire, £3800; hoes and Dunbar, £3700- Hunt and White. £3050 2s 3d i Dan/el Fall°n. £2900, Th« Eoginoer'.-i.timato was £5530.

1 he chairman moved tbatMrFallon's con tract be accepted. Mr Clark said there was twenty per cent les3 work to do than appeared on the plan, and opposed the let. mg of the contract in tbop.esentsharje Ho pointed out that the Hngineor ' had power to modify works required. He moved that no tender be accepted at present, and that the engineer be directed to rednce the excavations to the width of tbe dock, dispense with the wooden breast' work, and make other alterations before the contract was let. The meeting was proceeding when we went to press.

THE MISSING STEAMER LALLA ROOKH.

Contradictory HUtetnents by the Macffref/or's Vreiv.

We regret to.have again to report that no intelligence as to the whereabouts o£ ths steamer Lalla liookh has yet come to hand. Still, we do not desire to act the part of alarmists, and yet hope that the vessel is in one of tho various coastal ports between Waitara and Manukau. liven admitting that the Lalla llookh may have been wrecked, it is very improbable that tho crew havo perished, There was a good bo*t on board, almost new, and it, we believe, would easily receive the whole of those on board were the steamer|fo meet with anymishapimperil. lingjtheirlives. Proceeding from Manukau ve*?l i. '? **- Ard? , Wai'«ra, the Lalla Kookh had a fair wind ana would never have been beyond about twenty-four or twenty, five miles from the coast. The whole dis tance is 114 miles, and the steamer ordi narily travels over in about 22 hours. Waikato Heads is passed 14 miles distant ?, agl?,n J -22' and K™hia Harbour 22 miles distant. At Albatross Point, near Kawhia, where jt is mppoied, and is moat probable, the vo.scl has put ia, should s c still do above water, there is a good aa. courage i« fivefalhsms of water, splendidly sheltered from S. W. gales. From Manu kau Heads to Kawhia is 63 mile*, or a htila over half-way betweeen Manukau and Waitara, and from albatross Point to Wai. tdra 53 miles. Thus were tho steamer to founder there is no icason to suppose that the boat oonld not have be«n Ja'mched and all bandis removed from the vessel or wok; she suddenly to spring a leak she could have been-run ashore. When the L^lla Kookh left Onenunga on Wednesday night, there were on board • Captain Robinson, master; Dempsey, mate • 1. Lamburn, engineer : Angus Bell, fire man j Howard, cook ; .T. Seville, appren tice; and George Xisdale, of Newton, Auckland, a passeiger. Mrs Tisdalo re sides in Newton. Dempsey and Howard both leave wives and families in Onehunga, while Lamburn is a young man well-known in Auckland, his parents residing here. • The master, mate and crew of the 8.8. Macgregor unfortunately cannot yet agree about the light shown by the .Lalla Rookh when they passed that vessel oa Wednesday night, and the matter looks still worse as all the men have left the Macgregor in con«e quence of the disagreement. Several of the men state moat positively that the Lalla Rookh shewed a " blue flare-up light," and that their captain's attention wus drawn to the fact. Tnis, as already stated, Captain Me Arthur and his mate denies. We have, therefore, th'ir evidence against that of the ctew, and it is'evident one party or the other must eitbor have been misled or misleading. The muster of the vessel ia said to have had better view of the vessel by lisiog the night Rlasßes'thcn could havp been obtained by the . crew. and some urge, therefore, that ■ hia report is more to bo depended uponi However, now that the matter has gone ;bo far it is obvious that a full and impartial enquiry will require to be held into the matter, Had the Rookh thown a distress signal, it was unsearnanlike and punishable for the mister of any vessel to pus without enquiring wby it was shown, and if the sea men oa tho Macgregor still persist in saying &!? i- was e0- thero eb°uld i» Jittle hesitation on.the part of the authori ties as to the proper course of action. Capt&in McArthur, of csurtp, says the Rookh had a fair wind.and could have cros sed bis bows] had she required any assis tance, and as the Rookh kept qn her course, it was very' improbable she had suttertd any mishap. JSven were this true—and we must admit that Captain McArthur's argument is a reasonible one yet a " blue liyht" it is well known is never shewn without good cause. One theory put forward to tccouut for this diversity in opinion about the lights is that to the naked eye it is possible that the starboard light, which is a green one, might, owing to tho heav ing and swaying motion of the vessel, bavo been seen for a moment by somo persons on the MaCßregor and mistaken for a blue I light or distress signal. *Soatnen'however, aheuld be easily able to distinguish betwoen the two light?, Ac diatie»B signal being much more noticeable, it is the fact of this distress signal having bee,n reported, along with the fact that the Rookh has not arrived at her destination, when so long overdue, that gives us reason to entertain fi ar« that she may bave met with a mishap. On a previous occasion, the some steanter occupied almost as long on the same trip, owing to a break down p£ toe machinery; and were it not for the singular coincidence of her being reported us shewing distress -Signals, wo could easily imagine that some such misfortune had again befallen her. It is - • well . known that, the Kobkh is an old boat, and it may be questioned whether she was fit to ply akmg so dangerous a coast as that, between Manuknu and 'Waitara. Againj the boat which slie carried, although a new and good one, was certainly too small for an emergency as in case of wreckage. Thfse are things which call for much attention, for vessels entrusted with the lives of passengers every voyage, should certainly, be sound and seawprthy, and provides with all necessary appliances required in erse of accidents. If the Lalla Kookh i» lost she went down in comparatively smooth sea, and within at least 24 or 25 mile) of the Coast, and surely if a vessel were Btaunoh and seaworthy, such a cHastropbo would never happen under such circunl stanc. s. \Tho Whole matter is, therefore, one for strict inquiry. The steamer Macgregor left the Waitara atlp.m. this afternoon, and ('apt Campbell was a passenger by her. 'He goes on be half of Messrs Waller and Co. to make search alone; the coast, and in the different ports.whero it is possible the Rook may Have put in for shelter or repairs. He will visit Waitara to-morrow evening, soon after which we may expect to hew soma news of the vessel,

IT



Q~P iiOIAL NOTICJf. The nnderaltmed bees to Inform Ms numerous customers and the Reneral publlo that ho has jusi reoelved the first shipment of SPKING AND SUMMBK GOOT>S, 0058IRTINQ OF— ENGLISH, FRENCH, & SCOTCH TWEKDS AND COATINOJ. Also, BKHQ»3 of different shades, suitable for the season, and a BDlondid line in ■ MO3ULLA VKSjTINGS. N,«.-Tho trade supplied with ehort lensthß at vrboleaalo prices. H, L. POBSBNISKIK, MHROQANT Tailor and Imfobtbr, Moot of BhortUud street, AnoUand. 18,000 YABDB-"" , Dbess Materials t" ' , at half usual prices. Bought Job, and to be Sold at Lees than SBLLINB-OFF BATES. GOO Yards Hresa Material, 3}d, worth OS 900 do Plain and lfunoy do, tl.|d, worth 9d 1500 do do So bid, worth Is 400 do da do 6fd, worth 1b 3500 do do do 74d. worth le 3d ■ -1800 do Bllk-mlxod Stripes and Cheoks, Did, ,*! worth Is 6d 600 do Carmallt"B, various ehadea, Bid, worth Is 3d 300 do Costume Tweeds, lOjd, worth la 3d , 1200 do 7anoy Oreoa MaterittU, vory neai, 6 . Is, worth la 9d 650 do AU Wool Summer Drees Serge. 13Jd, 1 worth la 9d 760 do AU Wool Summer Dress Berne, Bplondid line. Is 6d, worth 2s Large lot of Bemnanta in Fancy Dress Prints', •— Tweeds, &0,, oheap ' Largo Btook of Drees Buttons In great variety bone, rilk, &o,—at nominal prices to clear Hlaok ana Coloured bating for Trlmminf?, Is lid yard Job lot of Grenadines to clear, Cd yard Mlaotc Lustres from Cd yard Nice assortment of New Spring Goods at lowest rates. 6 Per Cent, Discount on Oash Purchases Of 20s. William R« 13ridgman, Junction Drapery Warehouse. T> A BIS TyjILLINEKY, BILKS AND SATINS. KIIiBONH AMD L&CES, Hosmnr, qlovk3 t' LOWEST CASH PRIUES. William JJ at tray, NEW ZEALAND HOUSE, .. J7B, 180, & 182, QUEEN.STBEET, AUCKLASD, 'Apublic tea and meeting will be held this evening In the Bereeford Hall and Cfiurcb, In connection with tho Sunday-school of the place, Toa will bo provided at 630, and the '' pu'oiln meeting; will be opened an hour later on. The ohlef speakers ot the evening will bn the Raw. W. S. Potter. Q. W. J. Spenee, J. J. K. Jlntchln, H. T. Hallowes, Thos. Spnrgeon and others. The choir will take part in the pro ceedings. The members of the Fand of Hope Union Choir are requested to attend practice to : morrow (Wednesday) evening In the Newton Opnßregatlonal school-room, at 7.30. It la In '' Jended to produce th« new service " Boy Your • tjtsrh'Cherries," on tho evonlna of Novembor :J)th, and full attendance at rehearsals la now essential to the efficiency of the performance. \-^'tMt'i John"Keesing,c draper, of Upper r '•Queen street, is giving up the bnslness and is I now holding a big clearing out sale. The sale I <|s a genuine one. I



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