SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

' man WATKR{^ m ? r X n£wnln«. 6.58 BONSBnP,-ThlsKvenlng.siß mrWRIHB.—To-morrow Mamtoß, O.IT ■^N^SAOB.-Full Moon, 27tD. i 13 p,m.

ARRIVALS.

■XKHTICItDiY. <3»ze)le. barouo, Garth, from Newoaatlo Wwpootor. baique, AnthODy, from Newcastle XQ-DAY. BlnKaroomo, b.b.. Kdie, from tho Bouth Fanny Kelly, ketoi. Wllll ,mn. from Whangaroa GOB),sohooner. Poi.roo. from . N«n n n ß"r» naarn Champion, cutter. MoUeaimid, from NgunKUru Janet, oatter. Lamb, from Wbangarel Lizzie outtor. MoOuornoy. from Whangarol waratah. enfor. from Moronry Bay Maglo, OUMer, from Tairua

DEPARTURES.

TESTEnDAV. Island LUy. brluantlno. Cooper, for Kalpara Linda Weber, bclgantlne, Bell, for Whangaroa LAST KVBNINO. Co umbla, sohoonor, Conwar, for KuesoU TC-DAY. KrlemhUda, sohoonor, Urquhart, for Whanga roa

IMPORTS.

Por Gazelle, from Newoastle-810spok08, 353 tons ooal, 48 basket?. Por ProspeotUß, from Newcaßtie-320 tons coal, 1,600 felloes. Ks Welcome from Sydney-120 Books bone fluat, 21 carrels ooffee.-Adam Laybonrn and Co. *

INW*BD3 Coastwis"-.—STorval. trom Russell. With 80 tons ooal; Lizzie, from Whangarel, with 7u tons oobI: Start from NKiinguru, with SO tons flrewood; Fanny Kolly, from WliMßa roa, with 29.650 teet timber.

* OUTW«Roa Coastwisf.—Lizzie, for Whlti •mrl; Venus, tor Opoiikl; Krlomhllda, for Whangnroa.

The barqae Qazelle loft Nowoaatle oa tbq 12th Inat,, and arrived In harbour ourly yoßtutday morning.

The Bohooner Wslwora, la up on Messrs Henderson and Bpraßgon's slip for repairs, Hie la to be Btrlpnei', oaulfeed, re-coppered, and provided with a new keel.

The 8.8. Argylo left WhanKaret at 8.31 and V/iU therefore strive shortly before that time tuls evening.

The barque Lang3tone having completed her discharge ot Auokland cargo, tianlsd Into the stroam to-day.

The barque Prospootor loft Newoostle on Sep tember 10; unsteady winds till the lUsh, when an easterly Rale of great severity waa cxi porioncod, loatlnK until tbo 19tb, with varyl heavy sea. The North Caps was psseed on the 22nd, thonoo to arrival on the 23rd equally sonth westerly with rain.

The sohooner Cutty 3»rk loft Lyttolton tot tbe Thames losteiday,

Tho letters B.L.N.P, h»vo been assigned to the new Auokland sohooner Fairy Qneen, In the International Code Signal List.

Tho Government 8.9. Hlncmoa will loave the Mannkan for Sontbern Porta at 6 a.m. sharp on Wednesday next, Pawengors are requested to be on board on Tuesday night,

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVAL.

Wanaka, s.s.; Holmes, from tho Bantu

DEPARTURE.

Rowena, bj,, Scott, tm Wangamii

Tho s.*. Rowena left about 10.30 a.m. for Wan- So.nn(, with Mrs Howard as a passenger, and io following cargo:—B sacks oysters, 45 sacks and 20 bags Hour, 10 boxes soap, 20 pao&ages tea, 21 mats and 10 gunnlos sugar, 6 oasea stationery, and 79 packages sundries.

The Union Company's s,s. Wanaka arrived from the South at 7.30 a.m. ycßtoi'day, with ICO saoka malt, inndrteo, and tho following pasien gora:—Mrs Barr, Mr and Mrs Davis and five children, Mlasea Donglas, Buoklandt and Penr hod, Measrs Clayton, Knglo. Barr. Fltzpatrlok, GlbHon, Harjßhton, Cooper, Engster, BoJlbrldßo, Fisher, Beale. King, bmltbson, Prloe, Hon. T. Henderson, and ielght stoorsgo. The Wanaka Is advertised to return South at 8 o'clock to morrow morning. Latest train 7.15 a.m a

KAIPARA SHIPPING.

Kaipaha lleadh, Saturday.

Tbe brig Syren, having loaded at Aratapu, has oome down to the Heads. The oohooner Pelican is also loaded,

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Blwjv this day.

Arrived : To Anon. Passengers—Saloon : IMr Cose, Jadgo and Mrs Haokett, Mlsb Gloness.

WOUTICB AROMATIC auUIKDAM HUHfJAPI'S.Of nduoo the dootruotlon and prevent the lm proper uno ot their wropjiors and labels, and thus further proteot the Publle against frond and deooption, havo onoloaed In tho wrappers, or nndor the label on the quart bottles, alnco Ist Ootobor. 1878, and continue to enclose in etkby DAY'S PACKING THROUGHOUT TBH SKAB T H R X X (SI O X U B R a, Which aro drawn npon the nnderslgned, and which will be cashed by them on presentation. To secure these Gilts, the Pnbllo must be careful to ask for, and accept nothing but, the Gknuink Udolpho Wotf k 8 Bchnappb, with oar name upon the top label, M. Moss & Co. Wynyard Lano. Sydney.

Man Notice.

KUIM VIIX CIXSB AS UHDKfc- THIB UiV. For Russell, Kawakawa, Whangaroa, and Mon. gonul, per Wellington, at 1 p.m. For Tauranga, Ohlnemuto, and Opotlkl, per Glenoijj, at 1 p.m. For KnratOßKa, per Kato Mncgregor, at 4 p.m. yor Thames, per Enterprise* at 6.30 p.m. Tuesday, 36th Inat. For Tnranakl and Southern ports, per Wanaka, at 6 a.m. For Whitlangl and Upper MUJ, per Lliszle, at 9 a.m. For Walwera. Kawan, Omaha, and Matakana, per Rose Casoy, at 10 n.m. Wot MaoriUue, per Sybil, at U a.m. For Thames, pel Kotomahano, at 12.50 p.m. For Glaboroe and Nauior, per Orotl. at 3 s.ml For Whanuaroo, per Fanny Kellr; at 3 p.m. For Whangarel Heads. Waipu, Wangarol, BKamo and MangapaJ.per Argylo at Ip.m. For WbaDnsrol Hoada, Kama, and Whan gaieli per lllngarooma, at 5 p.m. Wednesday. 97th instant For Coromiiadol, per Coromandel, at 11.80 ft.nii Tdisdat, Ootober 10. Por p.b. Zealandla, as follow :— For Sandwioh Islands, United States of America. Canada, British Columbia, Central md South Amerloa, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 1 p.m. 'For United Kingdom and Continent ot Knrope, at 1 p.m. For money orders registered letters, and newspapers, at 11.30 a.m. Late letters bearing an extra fee ot sixpence, In addition to the postage, will be reoelved by the Mall Agent on board the Bteamer up to the time ot bslUjdr. This mall will be due In London, on Mon day, November 20tb, 1882. Si b. Bias, Chief Postmaster. Chief Postoffloe, Auoklana.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

Skpthmbeb 25. 1883. Abbott's Opera Houso—Spectacular Drama, "The World."Bp.m. Auckland Institute—Ordinary Monthly Meet- Ing : Papers by Captain Broun, Mr Uheeseman, and Dr Moore, 7. SO p.m. Maaonlo Hall—Monthly Meeting of St, An drew's Lodge, 7.30 p.m. Drill Shed—Mooting ot Auckland Volunteer Engineers, 7,30 p.tn. St. James's tflsoutslon nnd Kaaay Class ■ KBsays: " Novela and Novel Heading,'* " JTIaWB In our Kdnoatlonal System," 7.30 pan. St. Sepulohre'a Mutual Improvement Society —Keadlnga from Byron's Works. 8 p.m. CannloK's Reatanrant-Commlttes ol old col onists, 7.30 p.m. Madame Pooley's Sooond Elementary Vocal Clasß, 7.30 p.m.

Birth.

GOODWIN.-On September 21th, at Komnsra, the wife oC John 8. Ooodwln of a danghier. PHILLIP '.-On the 31th Instant, at College Hovl. >ho wlfo» of Lionel Phillips of a dauKhter.

FRY.—On Saturday, September 23rd, at the re silience ot Mr. Uomrie, Sionyhnrst, Mount Kden, Sarah Fry. ai<od 27 years. Deeply regretted by sll who knew her. The funeral will leave her late residence oa Tueaday (to-morrow), at 3.30 p.rc. Friends will please accept tbU Invitation. TTJNNY.-On September 21, James Mnnzlnl Tunny, Provincial Analyst, agol 35. The femoral will leive the Hospital to morrow (Tuesday), at 3 p.m. Friends please accept this invitation.

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

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25. 1882.

For ths causa that lacks assistance, 7or the wrong tbat needs reslsUnct For tha future in the distance. And the good that we can do.

Auckland, beautiful for situation, and blessed with a climate of unexampled salubrity, has acvoral ugly stains upon hei character. One of these is the wide pre valence of the social evil within her borders and another—and it is maintained by som a worse evil, and by others a necessary one —the resolution ot the City Council to at tempt the regulation and control of the vice. Whatever opinion may be formed on this subject, it mast be admitted that any state of things which calls forth an active demon stration and protest from a large section of the community demands enquiry, much more so when the outraged section is made up of virtuous womanhood complain ing of injustice. At a meeting of ladies held recently iv the rooms of the Young Men's Christian Association, it was resolved to petition against tbe bringing into operation of the Contagious Diseases Actin Aucklund,and another meetingon the same subject is to bo held on Wednesday. That the Act in question is an arbitary and one-sided law is admitted on all hands, and its only justification, it is conceded, lies in its efficaciousness in eradicating a painful and disgusting disease, the consequences of which fall upon the innocent ai well as the guilty. If it could be shewn that the Act 18 inefficacious in that respect there would not be a'single argument iv its favour, and there are medical men who declare its ineffioacy; whilo other authorities de clare that even if it does something to stay the spread of disease, the evils it creatos ato worso than those it cures. There is an extraordinary conflict of opinion on this subject, which renders it very dillicu't to come to any positive dcci-' sion. Wo have quoted iv another column to-day a fotv recent utterances on the sub ject, which convey a general idea of the contradictory statements met with in the literature bearing on* the question. On the one band there is the re port of the committee of tbe British House of Commons favonrablc to the Act— though not recommending its extension to other districts, and on the other the state ment of Mr Kitby at an influential meeting in Sydney, supported by a medical gentle man, a member of the New South Wales Cabinet, and- a leading member of the Judicial Bench of that colony, Affirm ing that the Act had been an utter failure. There are unquestionably very strong objections to the placing of such large powers over individual liberty as are con tained in this Act in the hands of the police, and every right-thinking person must feel the utmost disgust for the whole subject, and a disinclination in the present state of incertitude to meddle with it at all. The strictly just course would, of course, lie to treat the particular disease referred to just as small-pox, or any other infectious disease is treated, and compel medical practitioners to report all cases, no matter_ whore they occur, to the proper authorities. But such a measure would condemn the innocent victims of the vice of others to suffer disgrace equally with the guilty," and it would probably lead to an aggravation of the evil by lending infected persons to con ceal the disease rather than incur exposure by _conißjyiC"/l?ffisi: medical advice. In iiff^?™g prca&spcicty, in fact, there sepm. B stale "Weoa the Contagious genw no option be^Vosand leaving the Uiseaso to go oiuinbl'^m KB*i..^—.w ngt al™? U>r ia chooss»R?of. *«rth to* Vhi-pM appear, howeW' to .brown GHU. '" aoum-B B.m, Oil I p.m.

bushisg a measure of bo much Importance . through, -without having in thoir possflßsiou a single authoritative report upon Iho work ing of tho Act in liurope. One very excellent {suggestion is offered by Mr Kwington In a letter publishod elsewhere, which should, we think, give a practical turn to tUo ngitation that has been commenced by the ladies. Tlio bo»t moons of crndicfttinc the vice that has called! forth their natural j feelings of shoino and indignation on be- j hulf ol their sex i* to extend ; a helping band to tho unfortunate traflrckcrs in wickedncs against whom this measure Is directed. In this colony, ■where mirk is abundant and the country affords opportunities of reform, many might be rescued from a life of degradation and infamy. It is a noble work - one that should enlist tbe entire sympathy of every truo woman, and one in which tho sex inik'ht find a mission in every way worthy of its goodness of heart.

The case of Wm. John Lyttl'c, described fig a blacksmith, and charged with marry ing Miss Willows, at Wauganut, iv ISSO, bis former wife being then and still aliVe, came up for bearing to:dav. Tho two marriages woro clearly proved agaiust the prisoner and he was committed to stand his trial at the next sessions of the Supremo Court, A full report of tho case appears in another column.

Dog-stealing seems to be prevalent, and even !he canine friends of tho guardians of the peace arc not spared by the "fanciers," A member of the Police force is now be moaning tho loss of a pointer named '' Fly," Svho3e livcr-colouied head and tail, and white body, renders him a conspicuous object,

A public meeting, for women only, is announced for Weduosday afternoon, iv tho hall of the Young Men's Christian Associa tion, at three o'clock, when the question " Ij prostitution a nccossity 1" will be in troduced, and important information en the working of tbe Contagious Diseases Act given.

To the Editor: What has become of our football representatives! Aro they all so fit that further practice will make thorn Btule ? or arc they suffering from such serious ailments as stiff necks, .boils, &o. ? Come 1 come ! Those abaoncos from prac tices will never do. Sydnoy will be pulting you through, and then how you will blame each other.—Youra, &c, VICTOKY,

Several complaints wore made on Satur day evening concerning a freshly-painted shop in Queen-street, which had been loft without means of cautioning passcrf.-by against coming in contact with the walls. The consequences arc that joveral persons seriously damaged their clothes, and as one of the victims was a policeman, the pro puietors ot the shop may have occasion to rogrot their carelessness.

The members of St, Sepulchre's Mutual Improvement Society will meet this ovening and devote two hours to tho works of the descriptive poet, Lord Byron. An intro ductory critical essay on iiyron'a character and writings will 6c read by Mr Clark, and choice extracts by members from " Childe Harold," " Lara," Hebrew melodies, and other of tho great poet's productions will thereafter bo civcD.

Mies Jennie Nyc's Variety Company is performing in the Northern Wairoa town ships to good houses, They opened at Uelensville on Wednesday evening last,

and the following night gave an entertain ment at Aratapu in tha Fublic Hull. On Saturday they had a orowded audience in the hall at Dargaville. They will appear again at Helensvillo on Saturday next. Miss JNyo ti accompanied by Mr Fisher, the clever Australian Blondin,

A match was played between ropiceenta tires of the Phcenix Ironworks and Albert Iron Works in the Domain last Saturday, Although the weather wai very unfavour able, still a large namber assembled to wit ness tbe match, in wtich great interest was taken. After a hard struggle by both partic«,U'o match resulted in a victory for tho Albert, they bavins; obtained hub goal and ono touch down—C to nil. Tho following comprised the Albert loam :— Russell (cap tain), Smith, O'Connor, Lloyd, Cairuu, Trotuaine, Scott, Duvalli, "Walker, Muir, Wheeler, Cozens, Smart (2). Tne Pboonix team : —Williams (captain), Fernandez, Wilson, lewis, Mulgiui, McLean, Lynas, JnmoJ, Ferguson, Maxwell, Mahonoy, Armstrong, Houston, Frost, McGee. The members of the Alpha Cricket Club held their annunl mooting on Saturday even ing at the Wollesloy-st'cet Baptist school room, Chapel-street. Mr S. Whita was voted to the chair. Tha following members were olectcd to oilico for the ensuing year ; Bi«£J&"\spJ\&feufi, ~Battfsy,"! ma"Tk 4eTsey; captain, Mr J. B. Jackson ; vice-captain, MrS. White; t ectetary and treasurer, Mr F. Hay; committee, Mcsrs Cranch, Cutler, Kilpatrick, McDcrmott, S. Dewor, J, Perston, and Edmiaton. The following resolutions wore carried : -"That the Alpha Club join tho Cricket Association " ; al.so, "That a playing junior eleven be formed," Several now members woro initiated. Tho meeting closed with votes of thanks to tho chairman and officers ef the past year. The new Wcloyan Church, Mount Albert, was opened yesterday, and tbe ser vices well attended. Tho eermon in the morning was by Mr Spurgcon, of Wellesley-street Baptich Chnrch ; the text, "Except tho Lord build thehouso, they labour in vain that build it; except tho Lord keep the city, the watchman wa'kcth but in vain," Psalm, 127, v. 1. aho afternoon discourse by Rev, A. Keid was founded on the 39th' verse of the 2ad chapter of the Acts of the Apostles. In tho ovening the Rev, W. G. Parsonson preached a thoroughly practical sermon, to which due attention was givea by a full congregation. At the close of each service a collection was made.

The aettlers of Ponsonby feel grateful for welcome showers, as their wator tanks were nearly empty and their wells very low. They are, however, continually annoyed by the "Three Lamps Larrikins," who Beera to take an evil pleasure in breaking win. dows, especially tho windows of newly built house*. Not an evening passes but these young unkempt wildings, make an air-hole into somebody's sitting-room. A few evenings since a young person in St. Mary's lload was playing •• Sweet Home " on the piano, when she was startled by a smash and a big stone. A hole was made in the window, and a missile fell at her ■feet. Yesterday, durmg service time, tho -window of Mr Maion's new house was similarly served, to the owner's annoyance. We are glad to notice that a strict watch wijl be kept in tho immediate district, when it is expected that a capture will be made, as some of tbe ting-leaders are known.

Some months ago tbo members of tho Auckland Battery and Band sent an order to Mr Bessoo, who is considered the best muslcalinstrument manufacturer in London, tor a specially-manufactured presentation cornet, the best that could be made, with out regard to price. That Instrument has now arrived, and Mr Besson states that it is the finest comet that he ever completed. Anckland musicians say that it ie the most beautiful instrument that has been sont out to the colonies. The cornet is elegantly chased, and embellished with emblematical devices in gold from original design*. Tbe cornet is on view for a few days at Eady's music warehouse, Queen-street, and bears the following inscription :—"Preicntedby the members ot the A. Battery and Bind to Mr A. B. Hunter, Bandmaster of tho Artillery Band, Auckland, iVew Zealand. March, 1882." Tho presentation will be made to Mr Hunter on Friday evening next. * °

Tiie census returns of Victoria give Iho the following results with regard to tho re ligious professions of the people. Tho total population of the colony is 862,346, and it is thus subdivided:— Episcopalians— Church of England, Episcopalians (not otherwise defined), 299,542 ; Free Church of England, 110; Protestants (not otherwise defined), 11,639. Pres byterians — Presbyterian Church of Victoria, 37,162; Presbyterians (not other wise defined), 89,087 ; Free Presbytc ian Church of Victoria, 2,804; Free Presbyte rians (not otherwise defined), 2,044; He formed Presbyterian Church, Covenanters, 114; Presbyterian Synod of Victoria. 42; Other Presbyterians, 438 ; Methodists-United Methodist Free Church, 1,625; New Connection Metho dials, 159 j Primitive Methodists. 8,707; We.»leyan Methodists, 97,115; Other Methodists, 787. Other Protestants- Independents or • Congregationaliats, 19,878 ; Baptists, 20,373 ; Bible Christians, 6,660; Disciples of Chriit, Christians, Church of Christ, 4,859; Lutherans, German Protestants, 11,149; Mora vians, United Brethren, 172; Calvin ists, Methodists, 712; Society of Friends, 282 .' Unitarians, 912; Other Protestants, ■* Catholics — Koman Catholics, rim A U, lholic3 (not otherwise defined), C.323 ; Greek Churcb, 103. Other Sects- Catholic and Apostolic Churcb, 353; Israelites and Christian Israelites; 238 Latter-day bainta or Mormons, 15 j Now; Church (Swedenborgians), 292 fe, St£ l? ld S Pirit«alists, 853; Jew* 4,330; Mahometans, 111 • jfagans, 11 159 • other sects, 349; no denomination, 4 979 • no rebgion, 2,607; unspecified. 6 457 • Meeting to state their religion from con' Htipns scruples, 8,598, ■

The inaugural services in connection with the Mount Albert Wesleyan Chtiroh were bold yesterday, tho Xcv, T. Spurgeon preaching in'the morning, tbe Kov. A. Iteid in the af tornooni, and the Key. Wi G. Parsonson in tha evening. To-morrow the opening soiree will be held,

J. A. Parkes complains that " last night (Sunday), at 10.30, tho night-soil contractor j privately called at a houso in tbe Newton j ltoad for the purpose of omptying tho I closet. I think before tho Board tries to stop us joining the city they should stop a uuisauco like this, which is only ono of many ; they could then expect tome consideration from the ratepayers." A meeting of residents at Northcote .wsis announced, to be bo held in the Dis trict Hall oh Saturday, but at tho timo ap pointed there Was only one Nortkcot'e settler preiscnt. The following important busiocis was to havebeeiiurougutbcforc the meeting :— (1) Connecting the mail on tUe JSorthcote-road with a branch to tbo Hot Springs; (2) to obtain a representative of tho district at the Harbour Board ; (3) tho establishment of a ferry service from Auck land to Northcotc, calling nt Ponsonby, and returning to Auckland. Mr Stead, of Christchurch, has issued a circular notifying that he has sold tho mares Noa. 1 to 20 iv bis sale catalogue in one lot to the Auckland Stud Company. The young stock and horses in training, &C, will, however, be ottered by auction on 11th November, aa oiiginally arrauged. Mr Stead, whilat regretting tlut the public have not bad nn opportuuiiy of competing for tbo mnres, did not feel justified in re fining a reasonable offer for them in one lot, as, although the price agreed on is considerably below thoir cost and value, tho oiler was b fair one for so large a trans action. At tho weekly meeting of tho French Literary Society, on tutuidny ovoning, Mr

C. K. Bourne (hcad-maitcr of tbe College and Urannmir-school) was unanimously elected a member. Mr Albin Villoval (honorary eecietary) then delivered his promised lecture on La Ktntaiiie, the French fabulist. It was of a very meritorious

character avd was admirably delivered, Mr Villeval eulogised his great countryman, besides pointing out the good moral effect of fables, such tls he had written. Tho business of the next meeting consists of a lecture by Mr 11. G. Seth Smith, descrip tive of a visit to Copenhagen, aud an entertaining reading by Mr S. Clarke,

'I ho quarterly meeting of the Dargavillc Licensing Court was held at Dargaville Court lloiuu, on Thursday last, Mr li. Maaelield in the chair. Tho only business consisted of transfer ot license of tho Cosmopolitan Hotel, Aratapu, from Michael O'Connor to Gcorgo Savill, and tho con-ideraticm of a letter from tho secretary of tbe Waitemata County Council, Tho writor stated that lie had becu instructed by gentlemen connected witU tbe Atarimu Licentiog Bouch, to desire the Dargnville Ueuch to cancel tho pucket lictmtics issued at Dargaville to tho Durham und Minnie Casey stcatnora, belonging to tha Kuipaia Steam Shipping Company, aud to forward him tho turn of fifteen pouuds, in order that the "Waite niaU County Council might issuo frosh licenses. Tbo application, which caused con iderablo amusement iv Court, waa not granted, tho money having beeu expended in improvements iv tho district.

The complete discomfiture of tho Now South Wales Football Team at Auckland must have proved extremely galling to tho Sydney public, judging from tho Manner iv wkich the " Morning Herald" publishod the news. Tho event was one which was being looked forward to with great interest, aud according to jourua'intic usage, the result should havu appeared in a conspicuous part of the paper under a utriking bead-hue In this instance, how ever, the umour propre of iho Cornstalks bad been too sorely wounded for them to bo«d the professional instinct, and thorrforo menus wero taken to testrict tho publicity of tha sorrowful Wdiogs. The telegram communicating tbo issue of tho matter was not inserted in the columns reserved for telegraphic ncwr, but actually shifted to the eighth png«i where, amid tho obscurity of a number of eoiniuo»plaec paragraphs, the reluctmt admission is thus mado :—

"From our Wellington (N.Z.) correspon dent wclearo tbat in the football match bo twecn Auckland Mid Sjdncy, the former obtained seven points to Sydney's nil." " Only thi* und nothing more." Wo won der at such a slsjnal display of potty spirit on the part of so prctonsious and "awfully

correct " n. journal as tbe " Sydney Morn ing Herald." The par. was cut out of tho 4laVriVfn"t^b"Waw^outtrW«lcs~mctropoliß and forwarded to Mr L.cvi Coupiftud, of this city, aa n curiosity. After this, it will be doubly Interesting lo role how the defeat of Wellington is chronicled.

Wo have inspected the grand show of electro-plate lo bo sold by Mr Gabriel Lewis at his rooms to-morrow, and without doubt the display is moat beautiful. For style, design, and usefulness, thia lot of goods is the best ever offered in Anckland.

The trade will do well to inspect, The salo commences at 11 o'clock.

AN EXCITING SCENE.

Serious Fracas in the Aurora Motel.

SiiOM'LY after 5 o'clock on Saturday aftor noon, as Detectives Bronnan and Sullivan were passing the Aurora Hotel, at tao cornw of Chapel and Victoria-Btroets, they were hailed by Mr ljynch, the propiictor of that hostelry, who excitedly informed them that a diunkoa man named Daniel Wintle had drawn a revolver and threatened to shoot a pwson named Henry Uoodward. On the dct(dives entering the hotel, they found Wintle presenting a loaded, capped, and cocked revolver at another man who was cowering in tbe corner, and evi dently iv mortal drc*d of being shot. Wintle al.«o held in his hand a sheath knife, which ho raised threateningly. Detective Brcnoan took in the situation at a glance, and after executing a dexterous Hank movement he sprang on Wintle from 'behind, and with Detective Sullivan's aid, speedily disarmed him and conducted him to the police station. It would appear that both Wiutlc and Goodward wcro iv the hotel. Wintle struck the latter, who made a step forward to retaliate, when he found that his adversary had a revolver in one band, and a knife in tho other. Wbat would bavo been the consequences, but for the providential arrival of the police, we do not care to imagine, and Detective tireunau is especially deserviDg of praiso for his pluck and promptness, Wintlo was brought up at the Police Court, this morning, before Mr Macdonald, K.M., and charged with the serious offence of attempting to shoot Harry Goodward, on Saturday oven ing with a icvolvcr loaded with pnvder and bullet. He seemed very much to regret his conduct, ti c said ho was under tho influence of drink, and was not conscious of what he did in the hotel.

A SAD CASE.

The Wife of a lies2)ectable Trades man Charged with Larceny.

At abont nine o'clock this morning, Mr Varnom,<Jraper,of Queen-strcot, reportod to Police-Sergeant Clark that a piece of cloth —64 yards—had been stolen from his shop. A description of the goods waa supplied.and tho sergeant at once proceeded to investi gate. In the course of an hour or two he found that a quantity of cloth answering to the description nf the stolen property had been sold to Mr Bealo,second-hand dealer in Victoria-streot,andMrSoloiuon,pawnbroker, They staled that they had purchased it from Mrs Allen, of Kokcby-street, wife of Mr Allen, drapor, of Victoria-street West. On proceeding to Mrs Allen's residence— she is separated from her husband—the sereeant informei tho womam that lie had found she had sold some of the stuff stolen from Mr Varnom's, and that he had come for the remainder. Mrs Allen at once produced the balance of the veb from her bed. On being questioned as to how it came into her possession, she said she had found it in Queen-street, and had. sold it because she was in need of money. She was tben arrested,and will bo charged with the theft of the cloth, valued at 325, at the Police Court to-morrow. The prisoner is a respectable lookiug woman, and wheiv taken charge of by the police she seemed to feel her position deeply. We understand that, before her marriage with Mr Allen, she was the wife of an ollicer in the British army.

Owing to the rain on Saturday, the meet of the Auckland Bicycle Club was post poned until Saturday next.

Xhc opening soiree of the Mount Albert new Wesleyau Churoh will b» he!d to-morrow ovenlnsr. Toa will ba provided nt 6 o'o'oct. Win. Tnor.io. Ilirq , will preside at tbo ineotlnpr, which will bo open nt 7, and deliver ihe Intro ductory address. Key. A. Iteid will tiivo f oino reminiscences ot recentjtravels in Kustern lands, ana tho choir will render geversl selections of muslo, A 'bns will leave the Union Bang at 6,16, lotumiDg at the oioeu of the soiree,

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MR. WINTER IN CANTER BURY.

(3V TJLKrJBAPIi.—OWS COItRfeIFOHDBHT.)

CIiIUSTCHURCH, this day. A i'ouNa man hauicd Edgar Winter; in tho employ of Harris und Son, Heroford-street, left town on Wednesday, tho 11th instant, with tho intention oE walking to Akarou und Rliodes's Hay and roturninK the following Monday. He did not como buclr, and as no news was obtain able Of his arrival at Akaroa, search parties wero organised. They have scoured th» country in every direction, and have very little nuwa to report. A party of bushmon near ICultttna lufonuod a geniiuiutku that on tbe morulug oC 1 Thursday or Ifrldayf week they heard tomo cooeylng In tho bush but took [little notice. When Winter loft his lodftlnga he tookalittlo lunoh with htm, and It U bollevod that ho nlsa had a revolver. He had before gone on similar excursion* aud generally took a shot gun.or revolver with him, but oa this ocoiißloa he did not take the larger wbapon, Ie la senerally supposed that he must bavo perished daring tbe snow-storm on Thursday week. Old reel dents lv Aehburton rllatrlot stuto tbat the fall Ot snow on that ocoaston was tho heaviest known for thirty y onre. Mouut Herbert was oomplotely coverea from the bass to the aummlt, and to a depth of from two to tbl'ee feoc. Winter was between 19 and 24 years of age, lire feel tour In height. o( etont build, with dutc brown hair and emull eldo whhknre. He la spoken ot as being a decidedly olevor young fellow, a fair porformer on the piano, violin and oomet, a good chess player, and was blbo an ardent utblote, bslng food of rowing, oilukot and foot llull. Ho baa been in tbo employ ot Harris and Son for four and a half years, In the position of salesman, having charge of the department. He waa regarded both bj hla employers and frienda an a very promising youiiK man; ana tali mysteri ous dlßuppearanoe has, In oontcquonoe. oaitt quite a gloom over his circle of abqusintanccs, No ono seems to entortaln for a momont any Idea that ho has committed suloide, aa there was no roußOn for such an aot. His mother, Madame Wlntur, who Is well known here and In Aaokland as a professor ot ninsto Is at proaont on a visit to her daughter. Mm Austin Sheitb, at Napier, where aha has been tor two or throe month*. Hla fathor U a professional vocalist, who has boon In tho coloaioa with one or two operatlo companies. Later. Further starch for Mr Winter shows that he did not ro to Akaroa at aU, but went to tbo Wnlmakarlii almriot. Ho has not yot boen found.

THE WELLINGTON HOS PITAL INQUIRY.

11V TELKaRAI'H—OWK COBKESrONDENT.]

WKLIiINQTON, this day. The oommlttco 01 tho City Counoll appointed to enquire Into the arrangements of tho Wellington Hospital, have presented their report. I'hey S'.ntu that tbo ohkrßos agalsat tha resident iur- Hoonworeln substance :-(l) That Dr union's temper uuflttod him to occupy tho position of resident surgeon. (1) That his constant absences from tho Hospital amonnted to teprohenalble negleot of duty. The oommlttoo do not find that cither of thvso ohargea la sustained by ths evidence. Thar add tbat a careful scrutiny of the evidence of the patients past and present shows one un broken line of testimony to Ihe oompleio absonco ot any exhloltlon o( hvehneea or hoctlnes? on thi part ol Dr. GUlon toward them, and iho ofllolala thouisuivcn, who uproar to be tha only ucreonn who have spokon upon this subjeot, admit tho habtlness ot tompor to whtoh ihey referred was duo to Dr. QUloo's anxious dealre to give effect to Instructions con tained In cho organisation report. Tne com mlttOU also Had, in regard to too charges made by Ur. Newman, that tho aliened "douch ing" at the patient Valentino amounted to nothing terloua. iho noree, however, was dts mlesod for disobedience of orders, and it does not appoar to tho committee that the resident ourKoon could do any more, or tbat more was cooded to bo done. Finally tbe principal charge hnvtnij boon proved to be baeeloss. tho re walndor vanished IoM nothiogiioßP. Tho "h&rdiblps endured by patients" wero un known to the patients thomsolvoa until they saw tho statement In tha nowmittiiore. The eupply ot milk was Bhort on ono particular day on aooount ot tfce,<Hfliculty whloh the oonuaotor exporlenood In getting a large supply In tha dead of winter, and ono child w»b found to hare vermin npon her. Tho butter, ll wot true, waa Bometlmca bad, and the meat waa not always well oookod, but ths cotnmltrte bollove that tho public do not expe«: and will not domacd that a prolonged Investigation shall ba had ovory time tbo buttor is bad or tbe oooklriK UereoUvo. 'fhen* aro matters which the Bub-oouuultUe may woll be loft to doal with, Atter carixful consideration of all the laou. ths committee htivn oomo to tbo conclu sion tbat tho obargos mad* against the resident anrKuon, and oßtlnst tho HoeplceJ ltoolf, hive no (oondnilon ; In fnot, tbey farther exprtsitbelr regret tnat »n Institution which Is In ovory sonso a oredit to tho city should have bota hruutiht Into dlerotuio by tho olroulatlon of statements whloh. If truo, would nnqaottion ably rcfleot the greatest olacredlt, not only npon tha Hospital ofllolali,but UD«n the City Oounull, whoao duly It lo to soa that the affairs of tbe lnaiitutlon aro coonomloally nnd efficiently administered, and that the rtqnlromenta of tho stole and poor are not nogleocod or forgotten. Tno rornmltioo recommend various ohanßoa. lsoudtuff the t olio wing:- There was no evi dence Doforo Ike oommliten aa to fcos having been p*ld by poor pttlente, but In order to avoid all questions lm future aa to the ablUiy of a patlont to pay hos •'ltal nulntonanco or mealoal feoa, it la re bo^ta\^^p*,h»tiW!f'BuJflr'odntafrrtKoßo qu*e£ tioi b to bo anawerod by tho member ot Coaroll who gives tho order: Can tho patient pay the ordinary hospital mklntonanoeoharftei? Can the pstlont jißy molloal toss! That the reoognlted staff of nursva bo strengthened. That at the expiration of tho term of office of tho present honorary naif, the torm of oillca be two years lea tend of live, as at present.

DISTRICT COURT.-This Day.

(Before Bis Honor Judge Macdonald,)

UNDEFENDED CASK

Montgomery and Another v. J, and L, Dodd.— Claim, £53, for work done—Mr S. Ueskoth appeared for the plaintiff, while the defendants were not present.- The ca?c was therefore proved in their absence, and judgment given for tho nmonnt claimed, with £7 10s coste. ADJOURNED. Somcrficld and Another v, T. Smith and Son, £34 19s Cd; T. T. Mascfield v. Grattan and Another, £63 5s 6d ; W. and A. Press v. E. Thomas, £61 7s lOd; S, Bates v, J. Stephens, £49 17s 7d; h. V, Wathau and Co. v. H. Haasc, £100 8s lOd. DEFENDED CASES. B. Lock v. C. Stevens.—Claim, £25, damages to cattle.—Mr Tbeo. Co"per ap peared for the plaintiff, and Mr Tyler for the defendant. The plaintiff is a »cttlcr residing at Wairangi, near Kaogiriri, and ho brought his claim for damage canned to and by his catilo through being frightoned by tbe defendant, whom he alleged to havo trespassed upon his loud in pursuit of game, The cattle were grazing beside a kabikafca bush, and upon being disturbed by the de fendant's gunshots some of them plunged into the recedes of the bu«h, while tho others broke down a log fonce and made their escape from the paddock, Their re covery involved a gteat loss of time, and put the plaintiff to much expense, These allegations wero sworn, to by tbo plaintiff and his] brother, Tbe defendant is a surveyor, and his contention wai that al though he did inadvertently trespass upon the plaintiffs land the cattle grazing there worn not at all frightened by the snots bo fired, and that therefore no damage could hayc been caused- by them through his action, while they were cer tainly not disturbed by him. The plaintiff had never made any claim upon him, and the service of tbe summons was tbe first intimation ha bad had of legal proceedings. Only one witness gsve evidence for the defence, and Mr Tyler did not avail him self of the privilege of replying, merely remarking that it was unnecessary as tho claim was "a manifest try-on,"— After Mr Cooper bad spokou, His Worship gave judgment for the plaintiff for 41s, pro vided the damage wore not too remote, o herwiic it would only bo for Is.—Mr Cooper applied for costs.—His Worship seemed disinclined to allow any, remarking that if people rushed into law, they had no cause for complaint when their fiDgcrs got burnt. However, he let the question rorualn in abeyance until the exact amount for which judgment was to bo given had been ascertained. D. Johnston v. J. Lundon.—Claim, £51, for wages, Mr Cotter for the plaintiff, and Mr Thco. Cooper for the defendant. Judg ment wbb given by consent for the plaintilf for the whole amount, with £7 19s costs, on the understanding that oxccuiion should be stayed for a fortnight. The Court then rose.

PECULIAR ACCIDENT ON KAIPARA RAILWAY.

A WOMtN narxed Catherine Kolly had a very narrow tecapo from Instant destruction on Patnrday evening by being run over by the Kalpara train. Having evidently lmbrbea more aloohol than was good for her, she had lain on a plank batween the rails oter a Bmsll bridge, be* tween the Kumeoand Kumeo Junction Station, tat the purpose ot Bleeping off the effeots ot the liquor. As the train for Helentvllle approached Bhe became aware of her danger, and endeavoured to roll off the bridge into tho ttrenm below. The oow-catoher assisted in thU effort, gnd, turning her a complete sairier sault, deposited her on the banks below. The train waa Instantly stopped, and tbe woman lifted into one of the onrrlsges. It was found that both her face and arm were lacerated. Hie was convoyed to the White Hor»o Hotel, and Dr. Stewart, the surgeon of the Kalpara nail way, was afterwards despatohod In a trolly from Belonsvllle to attend her. Thla morning she is deeorlbed as being little the worse for tho muhap.

The evening service at the Theatre lvoyal Wflß well attended. Belißious addresses were delivered by Messrs Mills and Dow ney. Tho chair was occupied by Mr Thomas Buddie. '

CABLEGRAMS.

(BY ELEdTKIC TiJtiEtSBAWI — COI'YUiGHT.)

[SETJTBB S TBtiKGRAMS.]

LONDON, September 23. Ailiei'icmL Railway Accident. A socinus railway accident bus occurred in a tunnel near New York. Two trains were telescoped, 12 persuus were killed and a largo number wounded. THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS IN SCOTLAND. LONDON, September 22. Tbo cricket match at Glasgow between tbo Australians and the West of Scotland Club, has resulted in a victory for tile Australians in one innings. DEATH OF LORD TENTERDEN. LONDON, September 22. Obituary: Lord Tenterden, ajed 48. The deceased was permanent Under-Secre tnry for Foreign Allaire. EXECUTION OF WALSH. LONDON, September^. Walsh has been executed for the murder of Lyndon,

AUSTRALIAN

THE DESTRUCTION OF THE GAR DEN PALACE. SYDNEY, Scptombor 23; Tile action of the Government in storing valuable documents in the Ex hibition buildings is generally con demned, The suspicions that the destruction of tbe Garden I'abco was caused by incendiarism are gaining ground strongly. COMMERCIAL. SYDNEY, September 23. New Zealand wheat i» unchanged at 5s 4d per bushel, and New Zealand oatii at 3s. Hnuiir Company's No. 1 pieces per tou £35.

THE EGYPTIAN WAR.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH —COPYRIGHT.)

[REUTER'B CABLEGRAMS.]

Subordinate Officers Kclcascd, ALBXaNDkIA, .September 22. All officers of the Egyptian army below the rank of colonel, who were under arrest here for taking part in the rebellion, have been released. Hie -Attach on JDainietta. ALEXANDRIA, September 22. The oxpeditiou sutler Sir Evelyn Wood, comprising three British regiments, has started for Damietta to co-operato with' the fleet in tbe attack on that place. No continuation has yet been received of the report that tho rebel garrison had yielded,

SPECIAL DESPATCHES.

Damietta Surrenders, LONDON, September 23. Abdcllab has surrendered to Sir Evelyn Wood. Largo numbers of rebel*, wtio deported from tbo enemy, have plundered Damietta. Arrest of a Grand Chtrif. Tbc Grand Cherif of Mecca bos been de posed and imprisoned. Russian Troops Massed in Armenia. LONDON, SentemW 23. Russia is concentrating nor military forces in Armenia, apparently with the view of influencing the settlement of the Egyptian diiiiculty. British Assurances to the Khedive' LONDON, September 24 (7.38 a.m.) The Khedive has issued a proclamation declaring that bo ban received satisfactory assurance that England has no intention of annexing Kgypt. Europeans Stoned at Cairo. Both English soldiers and European civilians have been atoned in the streets of Cairo by the native mob, and the bazaars refused to sail anything to foreigners. Confiscation of Rebel Property. It is consideredjprobab'e that the Khedive miinncacQ "ieOoi property to-cne—vaiue of a million, in older to compensate the sufferers by thu rebellion. liritish Intentions in Egypt. The "Pall Mall Oizette" advocates reverting tv the status ant* helium in Egypt, except in regard to the maintaining of a sufficient military force. It is rumoured that Kugland will under take tho direct administration of the territory lmmedialely adjacent to the Suez Canal.

FOOTBALL.

Lite Qtayo Victory ovev New South Wales. [BY TKLKOKAPH.—PKRSS ASSOCIATION.] UUNeDIN, Scptembor 23. At tiic close of this game (the early part of which was reported in STAR extras on Saturday) the score stood : Otagu, ono^oal and two tries -total, nino points to Sydney's nil. The play, as a whole, was most un doubtedly altogether in favour of Otago, ■who kept the hall at Sydney's cad all day, and ulraoet constantly down on the goal line. The Sydney men did not play the free girc and take game that Canterbury did a month or so go. Especially in the second spell, when thoy had folly dis covered Otago's superiority, their appeals to tbe umpires weto constant, and flriflvotu delajs were thus effected. The Otago forwards completely carried the packed and loo*c ECiimmagcf, taking the ba<l in the field time after time in a way delightful to sco, The Sydnoy backs, whose pasting ha» been bo highly spoken of, lost ground almost always when they bad recourse to it, as the opposing forwards were on them at once. Crawabaw played a rattling game for Utago as three-quarter back, returning tbe ball from the Sydney drop:klcks time after time. Taiaroa, Allan, and Murray also greatly distinguished them- BClveg. For Sydney Mann aod Kaper played perhaps the mostdanhing game, while Flynn, Graham, and Eayliss were a's» prominent. The wind spoilt the piny greatly. Very little kicking could be indulged in by either side, and it was extremely difficult, almost impossible, to keep the bill in a line with tho goal posts. Had the day been calm, Otago would have certainly placed another goal or two to hor credit, As it wn», )n one goal and two try a at goal, and two claims for touchdown, she won a most convincing victory, Jn tho evening tlio visiting team was en tertained at dinner. Mr llaper, the Syd ney captain, expressed a strong dosire to sec a New Zealand team in iVcw Sooth Wales next season, aid a hopo that in such cane, a more tatisfactory match might re?ult than the one on Saturday. A bull is intended to be Rot up for the entertainment of tho visitors on Tuesday. Later, The score in the football match should he : Otago, 11 points; Sydney, nil. One of the two disputed touchdowns was, it seems, awarded to Otngn, but in accordance with tho New South Wales rules, no try for a goal was alllowed, be cause two Otago men had touched the ball down. Otago therefore won by one goal and two tries aud one touch-do <vn to noth ing.

THE WELLINGTON TEAM FOR RETURN MATCH.

WELLINGTON, Saturday.

The (cam to represent Wellington ia the return football match v.'itli the sfew South Wales men is as follows:—Forwards : Roberts, Gibbes, Peat, .J. Thompson, Connal, KiDg, Web\ and Bolton. Quarter backv: Dumbell, Brown, and Kirk. Half backs :G. H. Smith, and 4. Thomson. Full-backs: Fitth and McGregor. The tbam, which is liable to reorganisation, will meet tor practice every afternoon up to the time the match ia to come oil.

OPERA HOUSE.—"The World."

Noi withstanding the severity of the weather, there was again a crowded down stairs ' audience at the Opera House on Saturday evening, and the dress-circle was fairly patronised, The several sensation scenes and tableaux were rendered most effectively, and the drolleries of Mr Bland volt kept tho audience in continual good humour.

TELEGRAMS.

[FKdM OUB OWN CORRESPOHDEN*.

RTJSSELL, this day.

Loaded : Alice Martin and Julia Price. There was a very large attendance at Mr Cotfe's funeral. Over 3QO natives attended.

(BY ELECTEIO TKLEOBAI'II — COfVItIUHT.)

[PER PttKSS ASSOCIATION.]

Wellington, Sunday, BABY FARMING.

The police held an inquest yes'erday afternoon into tub circumstances connected with the BU'Ulea death of an infant named Henrietta McCarthy, aged four weeks.' The evidence showed that tbe mother, Catherine McCarthy, had been confined in a woman's home, and that the child was adopted by'a woman named Janscn a short time after its birth. The child, had been fearfully neglected by Jansen, being left almost without clothing, and for hours without any nourishment. When remon strated with as to her treatment of the child, Janecn replied, "Let the little \) cry and die; I'll pay for the tuneral. Medical evidence showed neglect, but to what extent death was aggravated by_ this the witnesses could not say, A verdict of death from natural cause* was returned. It is understood that the police intend to take further action in the matter.

CHRISTCHUKCH, this day. JOURNALISTIC CHANGeS. Mr J. H. Clayton, late manager of the "Telegraph " Dcwspsiper, having purchased the "Patea Mail," was, on Saturday, pre- Hentcd with a farewell testimonial by the omploy6s of the "Telegraph." BRANCH IUILWAY. Steps are being taken from McCoy to construct a branch line of railway to Lictle ltiver; probably via Cashmere. BUSfI ACCIDENT. Ud Friday last a young man named Win. Carter climbed a tr«e (partly cut through for jailing) to attach a rope, when the tree suddenly fell, throwing Carter against a sod fence. He wa3 picked up insensible, and is in a very precarious condition.. . SALK OF PROPERTY. The lease of sections opposite the Bank of Now Zealand io Colombo-«treet, known ; as Moiton'H Block, was put up to auction to-day by Alatson and Co. Only two were ' sold, viz,, the one at the corner of Here ford aud Colombo-streets, and one im mediately at the rear. The first baa a frontage to Colombo-sJreet of 28ft, and was bought by James Patterson at £22 5s per foot, and the second fell to the same gentle man at £15 10a per foot. The leases mn for 30 years, and the lessees have to erect new buildings in accordance with tho plans submitted by the vendor. At the expiry of the lease the lessee will receive compensation for the buildings. Trie re maining lots were withdrawn.

OAMAKU, Sunday. painful occukkescs. A fire broke out in a three-roomed house in Eden on Saturday, shortly before mid night. The house was occupied by a man named Alfred Dray. The neighbours were aroused by the screams, and found Mrs Dray, who had only been confined a week ago, rushing into the garden with her child in her arms, both enveloped in flames. They succeeded in extinguishing the ilanies by meant of wet sheets j but the child is not expected to live. DUJSEDIN, thia day. It is stated that Mr Dalglcish, Clerk of Court at Cromwell, succeeds Mr Stratford as Warden at Greymoutb. In the case Winton v. "Wiuton aud Joseph Patrick, a decree nisk&wn made absolute with costs against the co-respon dent. BALCLUTHA, this day. The stables belonging to Jas. Bell, Bettler.of Inch Clutha, were burned early on Sunday morning. A large quantity of names* and farm implements were de« troyed, also four horses, valued at £183. The total loss is estimated at upwards of £300, No insurance. Tho origin of the lit c is uiknown, INVBRCAKGILL, this day. _.n,..j.......M.;j»i oiagoQTirceeron 1o the beach at Kiverton yeßtcrday through the sudden shifting of the wind after cross ing the bar. She lies high and dry at low water. Ihe cargo has been removed.

A CASE OF BIGAMY.

(Before V. G. Clinton, Ksq., J.P.) Win. John hy ctlo again appeared at the Police Court this morning; In anew or to a charge of unlawfully msroing Mary Jane Willows, of Auckland, his former wife, to whom he was mirrlod on tbe 7* Maroh, 1870, being ihen alive.—Mr Beale appeared t j watch the ease on boh alt ot the nccimd.—Mr Faidy opened tno caso (or tbo prosecution, and stated pirtloulara as will appetir_in evidence.— John .-ttratiiern, police constable), ot Auckland, deposed that he know the aooused and bis wire now in court. Had an Interview with them this ronrnl- c. He put la a certificate o{ prb-onor'a drat marriage with Ann Fee in ualrnat In iho year 1576. The oertlfioaw of marriage was not d«ntea by prisoner, tie (aid tho oonrt was toe proper plaoo to pm questions and answer them, and whi'h he was prepared to do.—To Mr Beale :Ma cat tay he would sot admit the marriage.—William Sargeson deposed tint no was a paintor, residing at newton He lived Id Belfast for a number of yoara—from 1865 to 1879. He knew trie Hoy. John Maorea )y latlmatch, officiating minister of Cliftonttreet ProsbjtorlanCnuroh, Belfast, in Ireland; Mr Macreaoy frequently porlormed marriages. S&v tho announcement oCa marrlasro per formad by teat minister .In the " Belfast Weekly Nowb." Witness was h»p*lly married by thu aami minister In the name church, on the Bth November, 1866. Know tho rev. gentleman's handwriting; hud no doubt but tho oortliioiito and xlgnaturo were written by Mr Macready'a own hand. The lettor In oonrt addrresed to witness, Duo lln-3treot. Newton, he reoeived from Mr Mao ready; wa-i oa friendly terms for yews and they still ooi'i"oipo .del: he know the fuhcr <-f tho wife ot the acoaeed (Mr Win, Foe), who was eoxtoa ot the Cllfwn-street Ohuron. Ho tola witness, on coming to No it Zealand, that he had &. lUujjhtor living in Tsranaki — Henry Hall, roi»w*y porter, of Helensvillo, de poeod that ho roaklod at Hoifast for s mv yoirr He knsw both the acoasod and MraLniu in Bolfaat as man and wife. They lived together m enoh. He lotC Belfast In Uotober. JS7J, (or London for tha purpoau of oraimrkiiin for Now Zealand. Game out br the Invorerne, which left towards tho ond of Ootobor; he believed on the 20th. Mr and Mrs Ljttle oatno out in tbo eameehlp. Know Rev. Mr Maoroafly by sight w M not acquiinted with hlm.-Kd «&■ d Hrophy, Immigration officer for Auckland, di posed thit he held that nffloe la 1575. R'nioinbonNi tho arrival of the Invrerne la Jnnuvr. 1875. He hold In his hand a list of passengers by thatsbip. In that list ho found tho names of John Lyttlo and Anna Maria Lyttlo as man and wife Persons answering the description arrived.—To Mr Bealo: The list was sent by tho Agent- General in London.—John 1). Sohmidt deposed that he was a lithographer in Auckland. Ho was continually in tho course of hfs business in tho habit of comparing-handwritinga. Had 20 years' experience Had carefully compared tho letters and ccrtiflcato. They were written by one and tho samo hand, and very characteristic. Tho writing oasily identified Albert Willows deposed t&at ho waa a smith residing In Auokland; know tho accusod, who wai marrlod to his sis'.cc M»ry ; from what ho had heard ho spoke to tho aoouaed about n former tnirriaKe; he said: "I hear you havo anoiher wife;" ho fliily denied It; ooudnot remember hla exact words ; witness male en quiries through the police for the purpose of aß cortainlrjg whether there was truth in the roport; he told the aoqosed that bo hid been told that in oonneqnonoe of his ill-troat moot of hla flr:t wife, stio had deserted htm and was lv Bortloo: he donlod thia a'so; he h»d previously stunt hla witn (witneoß'«Bisre-)on tho previous Sunday; at this tlmo, ho did rot really know whether Lyttlo had anothnr wife or not; sabiequontly ho nnot to the police station and. found tbat aeouaed had snothor wife; caw Lyttle again on tho subjoot at hts pl«oa of work; spoko to him again. Lnuaroplied-JTou knownothing about it. Ho did not deny it; witness sad-I know all about It; and ho then gave tho faots as sworn to by witns?s. Prisoner said- Well l'vo never aokaowlcdgod her as my wife. He told him he knsw of hisflra« wi'c's distance- thit snoi was married to a Mr Biker, ot Tarinakt believing tha< he (UyttU) was drowned In the wreok of the Tararua. Ho said that was a fl• o yarn for hor to apln. Lyitla had told his sister at Cnristohurph that there was a roport that ho had gone down In that ill-fated vessel! A young man called in the Bhop at Wanganuf, where prisoner was working, and been told tbat ha was dead. Lyttle novor denied the marmge.-CrosE-examinori by Mr Bealo: He BMt he would rather ba shot than lugned up on such a charge, lie tjave prl'oner theopportuoityo' leaving tha oountry.-Thls closed the evidenoo as totheflrat marrliite.- Constabie Strathern then prodn-ed a certificate o py of tho marriatra between Wm, John Ly ttle and Maty Jane Willows, on tlth AUi?uet, ISBO, at the Kogistrat's office. Wangaoul. - Mtry Jane Willows doposed that sbe was res'dlug la Auokland with her brother. M»t the acoused at Warganui In 1880 Ho proffored marriage. They were married on tho lith August of that yoar. Were married at the Ke«latrat'a offloo by Mr Wood. The witnesses aro notr In court.— He repres) ted himself ai a bachelor ; ale had aoroaionto blteve other.wins; know tbat hit oame Irom Taranakl to Wanganui; ha tuli her so ; when Bha heard that he had another wila she letc him, and these proceedings wore taken. —Charles Carroll, plumber, of Wanganui proved that he and am»n named Charlei amiili were witnesses to the marriage. Tho accaoed asd been working aa a -blacKamith about four months before his marriage. This was tho evi dence In proof of tha Becoad mar caxe, and olceed tha caaa for th Q proaeoutlon.-Tho dopojltlons wero ihca mart over to tha prisoner, who s»id ho would rosurv^ hla detenoe. -Ho woa fully committed for XI at tho next orlmlDal BittlDg of the SntiPAmi Court, but admitted to ball. himeelUn luSt ZS two sureties iv «50 each. ""w"'11 '*m and Ttiio ooucludecl the buglneßer,

VOLUNTEER RE-ORGANISA TION.

tBY TBLEafiartt.-OWS COBBEBPONDSNT.J

WKLLINGTON. this day; Tills " Fdat." to-JJght. Bay?, ••• We learn on very good authority, that arrangements are now in progress for the complete ro-orgauisstlon of tho volunteer force of the colony, ard In a few weeks many of, tho oompanics at proaent in ex latonco will be defunot. For a considerable tlmopußt a larKonumber of tho oorps haven*.,, in anything but an ofllolont state, alihoiuh drawing considerable coma ol mouey nut o? th. oolontal exchequer aa capitation allowance »** In order to plaoe tho force on a more Ba3i?«n tory basia, arrangomenta are now bS' coedlng for its ootnploto reorganlnatw The various N.val Hrlgades thrVugfcouS "St Zealand aro to. bo utylod Koyal Natal AruitaS Orpa. and «ro to bo numbered, in point n? seniority. Too maximum number of man i« each company Is to be fixed at 63. and tbo mlnf mum at 13. All the corps »re to beofflotanU, equipped, and will draw capitation at the »& now in vogue. 'J'ha proeent intention ot thn gentlemen who aro daallnK with the matter ta to plaoe the Naval Brigades In chargel of thn torpedo dofenoea and permanent battering in* to st»tlon them en the right of »ho line"

THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.

(J?ROJt TiiE " EIiECTIWCIAN," AUODST 5.)

More than thirty years ago three of the largest streets of St. Petersburg—tbo Ncwski Prospect, the Erbson Strasse, and the \Vosmeseuski Prospect—were liahted by one lamp placed oh the tower of the Ad miralty Buildings. In 1854 the works for the construction of tho JNapolcou Docks at Kouen were illumin* ted with the electric light, and 800 men worked there duriog the night as in daylight. Wagner estimated the cost at three farthings per maa for three i or four hours, or about 17s per hour alto* gcther. During the last quarter of a cen tury electric lights have been used in light houses on our own and the l'teach coasts, and continue in use, tho old arrangements still existing in spite of ihc prospectuses of the companies that arc now angling so suc cessfully for investing victims.

The sober, unvarnished fact is that electric lighting has made far less progress during the last thirty or forty years than any other mode of lighting now in practi cal existence. Gas-lighting, as already stated, has far outstripped it in the primary matter of production. Knshli^hts and allow dips hayc been superseded by paraffin caudles, and snutlers and snuffer-trays are becoming objects of interest to an iojiarian collectors.. The modem paraffin candles now sold retail at 6d. per pound arc superior to the jwax and spermaceti candles that were used thirty years ago, and coßt 2s 6d to 3s 6d per pound.

Middle-aged men remember the ruth lights, the tallow dips, tbc mould caudles, and the sperm oil lamp*, then the "solar", lamps, then the colza oil lamps, then tho " camphine" lamps, the Carcel lamps, an/1 the moderator lamps, all of which arc now practically superseded by the single, the duplex, and the triplex mineral oil lamps.

The electric lamp has alone stood still since 184 G. Starr tried, and I witnesied his trials of the arc principle, with a score of devices for remedying the flickering, and he did remedy it more effectually than it is remedied on the Thames Embankment; but he wisely abandoned the arc principle alto gether. Hedid this because, as heexplaioed,, the arc light is .simply a result of the in. candescenceof particle's of carbon transferred from one pencil to the other, and therefore it would be better to have a solid incaudea- >'.. cent stick or filament heated iv vacuo, or in carbonic acid, or nitrogen. The specification was sealed r>ov, 24, 1845. A drawing of , the apparatus and a description may be found in the "Mechauic's Magazine" for April 25, 1846, ana a letter from myielf discu> sing previous claims for the idea of an incandescent electric light in the same mag azine, Mar 9, IS4G. The ordur of Starr's prognss was cur ious like that of Edison, who, throwing overboard the arc light, made hi* first step with incandescent solids by using a planti- . nura wire and c strip of plantiuum foil, then an alloy of plantinum and indium, Thts novelty was loudly cried up in the newspapers'three or four tyeara ago, but it collapsed. Then came the burnt card board, which was but a repetition of another abandoned step of Scarr*s progress. This effort of "The Wizard of Monlo r"ark " was so well pulled, that the shores of th» company ran up from 30 dollars to 3,500 dollars each, and of course col lapsed in the usual manner.

The cardboard incantation of the Wizard Ixing exhausted, another followad—viz., the bemboo—which, as above explained, hnd also been tied tbirty-five yeaw before by Starr; but, in these days ot improved 'jommercial enterprise, it hat "floated, its companies on both sides ot the Atlantic, When it has done its work, we shall pro bably hear of a further improvement, an other great inspiration, viz., there-invention of Starr's final gas-coke carbon stick, which is incomparably superior to any of the incan descent devices at present flaunted in the joint-stock market. Edison will not be able to patent this in America, Feeing that he was refused a patent for the platino-iridium idea oa the ground of Starr's previous inventions patented by KiDg; but in this country anybody may re-patent any invention, however old, and, therefore, when the now popular bits of thread are burnt out, more companies may be built upon the harder and far more durable g»« carbon. I have already beard of patents for a slight modification of this, which is formed not by burning away the hydrogen com pounds from solid vegetable matter, such as wood, coal, bamboo, &c, but by pre cipitating carbon fro m a gaseous compound of hydrotenand cwbon. In the gas retorts this is effected by the hydro-carbon gas coming in contact with tho red-hot walls of the' retort. In the forthcoming improvements on the incandescent electric light it will be done by filling tbo electric lamp glass with hydro-carbon vapour, and then precipitating its carbon on the thread of carbon rendered incandescent by the current,

f"»ur old experience of 1845-6 proved that this will be a real step in advance, as the carbon thus precipitated is so much more durable than any of the forms at present id use.

The above was writton about thtce 1 mouths ago, and I have held it back hoping that the electroroania would have died a , natnral death ere tins, but it Inn now . attained such a magnitude, and gome of the prospectuses pf new companies and extensions are co atrocious, that to remain silent when one has anything to say, and an opportunity of saying it, is almost: equivalent (o passive co-operation in the conspiracies. One more appeal to the common sense of s intending iuvestors in these companies. Granting;, as we all fairly inny, that tbe electric iteht is admirably suited for light* house?, for theatres, for fetes, for bucli' works as those of the Napoleon Docks, for tunnel excavators, for the British Museum reading room, and other special purposes- where cost is not an object, do we require - companies with hundreds of thousands of : capital to light these places ? Do we require -" any companies at all ? The nature af the practical requirements for electric lighting prove tbat we do not. All that is needed is a steam engine, a "dynamo" machine, the lamp", and con necting wires. Theso can be supplied by private firms', andean bo worked on tno p-eniisea far more economically than from a distance by any great central machine dis tributing its power to various places. Such distribution demands expensive arrange ments of conducting wires, and i« accpnipa nied with an amount of loss proportionate to the distance of transfer and the number of sub-divisions.

At the Polytechnic we had an engine that pumped the water, worked the foun tains aud models, and, whenever we re quired the electric light or worked the electric railway, wo simply connocted with it the dynamo (a little machine by the side of the engine) and the wires for the li»ht, &c, by means of their proper binding screws. Tho like may Tjg done on board of steam-packets, in factories, njinep, &c., or wherever steutn-cngincs are in use. Thoso who believe that electricity is to make such progress that it shall supply the light and power of the future should bo suffi ciently logical to perceive that this progress must supersede all existing inventions, and 1 therefore that the four millions that have been recently pa^d for the shares and the patent-right', and for the promotion of existing companies, has been nil thrown 1 away. r> incty-nino per cent, of tho patents that have recently been specified at lliO' rate of ten to twenty per week are worth less repetitions of old iuventions or delu sions altogether. _ Luxurious people who choose to pay for lighting their-drawing-rooms by electricity may easily do so by means of a little gas engine and dynamo, worked in tho back kitchen or butler's pantry. They have no more need to apply to a company 'with a capital of £SOO,OOO for such a purpose than has a hairdresser to do so for supplying tho motive power to his rotary hair-brusiiiug machine. _.• .; "

THE AUCKLAND BVEffMTG STAR MONDAY. SEPTEMBER %5



■rW INKS AND JJ AL L, WnotwjALK and Retail GABINKTM AKK&B AMD UPHOLSTERERS. AND CARPET WAKKHOU3KMKN, SHOBTI.A.ND-STIIKKT, ,i .': , , ,» . Auoktand, iMPOBTEHa ADD M*NOTAOTUREHS Of all klndß O COTS, AND BKDDIN 6. , The Largest and Best Heleoted Stook of BUSSEL3, TAPffi3Tßr, VELVKT PILE, KiDDEEMIMSTER CAKI'ETS, & HEARTH I ':}■'■'. '("" '• '. .'..' .'..BUGS . | lit the North Island. FRENCH & ENGLISH CftETONNES Ax Kkduoicd Pricks, English and Amerloan PERAMBULATORS & VELOCIPEDES, COIR AND FLAX ' MATTINGS AND DOOR VATS. Jnat romlvoii, a Larcijc SniPMEtfT of FANCY DRA.WJNB-BOOM HKNAMKNTB, ouimnicy glasses; " and console tables. «j Discount oh all Cash x'okohasks WISfKsTo TTALL, f INDUSTRIAL AHD PBOVIDBNT PBRMANENT BUILDINO. LAND AND INTgaTMBNT SOOIKTY Qg AUCKLAND. OwtnoKß ' GORNKB QOKEN-BT. AND VULOAN LANB, BOABD Or MUTAQSIMENT — , Pjrouiaentl Thos. Poaoook, Kaq.j M.H.B. . Vloe President tA. Q. Horton, Msa. Treasurer i Thos. Maoki, Eeq. Ulreotora i Messra. Qravea Alolds, Edward Bartluy, H. Brett, Jaa. Daore. J. J. Hol- Uuid, J, Marahall, G, F. FleroOi 0, B. Stove. sad a. O. Wade, Monaaer Qeorgo Fraaor. . this QOOIKTY la pravarod to make advaneea to the extent ot tbree-tonxtha ot the value on Freehold or Leasehold Property. BKPAYMBNT3, oaloolated on the lowest 'poßßlble romnnorative soalo.msy be Byroad over any reasonable number ot rears. VINES NOT ENFORCED In caaea of Blok noaa or want of employment. Members may join aa Investors or Borrowers &t any time. Intending Borrowora before deciding wonia do well to apply at the olQco of this Society, Where thef can make arranKementa and terms to enl t tholr oonvenlence. Nifli—Borrowers sbare In tne profits.' JLI ANCB SOOIBTf. ESIABI.ISHBD 1797. Amount Insured exo d _____^£150,000,000 Loßßespttld ..--..-■■-—...£3,7&i,(]0Q THI3 SOOIKTY, Well known lor Its liberality In Its dealing's, and tor prompUtnde in the settlement ot clultns. Is prepared to aooufx kisks on EVKliy IN3UKABM DE3OBIFTION 09 PROPKBTY, IT GREATLY REDUCED RATES. lAJ3BHS PAID by Ohoqno on Society's Bank ers in Auckland, without referenoo elsewhere, Immediately alter production ot PUOOff OF LOBB. _^ WILLIAM T. J. BELL, & Oaixt AasRT, - FrOTlnolallDistriots of Aaahland and 1 vanakl ' N.B.—All Monies received in New.Zealand are Invested In the Company. ;K BPLER Malt E™ or< Bhlpment of tho followldk :— KBPLBB'S EXTRACT Off MALT. Lance and Small Sizes. KEPLEBS EXTRACT OF MAI-T^^ KEPLER'B EXTBAOT OF MALT, With Hypophosfiiites. KBPIiEB'S EXTfIACT Off MALT. With Pitl'SIHE KBPLER'a BXTEACT Off MALT. With Cixkmioal FOOD. KEPLKR'a EXTRACT OF MALT, With Bbbf and Ibow. KEPLEH'S EXTnAOT Off MALT. With Oil and lodide of IhoNi The "Lanoeii l j Bay8:-"Keoler Malt Extract Is Tory Rood, and maybe used with oonfiaenoe." Second Kepottof tho- Lancet" on the KoDler Mal^i BXtraot i-KBPlOrt Kxtraotot Malt.la as Sstlnot an ttdvanca In therapcutloa as was SI lnlTOductlon at cod-liver oiL It 1b ono ot Si? boat reinedloi Cor ulonio dyepopMa. and In ' SSdoffili^Sul in coußumptlou m»a othor wasting diseases. ' AaKNT FOU AUOKiANB- kives a;icKii\r



Bpeoial Advertisements. PUBLIC NOTICE. —I hereby protest against the erection ot Brlok Klla by nrlvate individuals on Public ItaUway btatlon at New Lynn (within 10 feet ot my boundary fcßoe. tree*, and land In oats), as a dopartore tcom tbe original Intention ot the Oovernment, and- damaging to my lntereats, The Hon. Mr. Roilestonmlesthat It is the dear duty of the Government to maintain railway fenoes in re pair. The Hallway Department rules tnat It IS the olear duty ot the Government to pollute the air we breathe. "Thu land won taken Jor rail way purDQser."-N. G. LKNNOX, 100, Queen stroot, Auokland. WT7. m uksl' HAVK ON SALK PKIME WHITE TUSCAN SEED WHEAT TARTARIAN BKKD OATB BKIiL'3 Jin. BONKDUST BBDL'S BONEFLOUK NKWOABTLK BONKFLOUR VICTORIAN BONKDUST AUCKLAND BONBDUST PERUVIAN AND OTHER GUANOS BUPKR PHOSPHATK HURST'S MIXTURB. &0., fcO,, ftO. Also, PRIME TABLE POTATOES And, OATEN CHAFF (Suporlor Samplo) MAIZE, OATS, BRAN BAKLKY, FOWL WHEAT WOOD'B FLOUR, SHARPS BARLEYMKAL. OATMEAL fcC ftO., *» 'WE HA E ALSO IN STOCK AND TO ARRIVE. AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY Or EVKHY DHSOKIPTIOK, STEAM E N Q I N X a THRASHING MACHINES, DRILLS, W^ J» JBLursx & Co., 101, UUKBN-BTRBET, Anokl&nd* C! PECI Ali NOTICE. n , _____ The nnderslgnod begs to Inform his numerous oastomers and the general pnbllo that he hat jvißi received the first shipment ot SPRING AND SUMMER GOOPS, OOKSISTIHQ OJT— KNQLiaH, FRENCH, & SCOTCH TWEEDE Also. SKRQES of different shades, enltablo foi the season, and a splendid line in MOBKLLA VKBTINGS. N.B.—The trade supplied With short length) at wholesale pricoa. H. L. POSSENISKIE, Mbrohart Tailor add Impoktkk. Foot of Bhortland street. Auckland, npHOKNTON, SMITH AND FIRM HAVE FOR BALE 1 -1 Crown Floor, in saoks, VXft and UTn "Champion" „ ~ .. ~ "Cantab „ ~ Sharps Bran Fowl Wheat Wbabt Mill, Anokland Gtreat Clearing-out Sali of " winter dress goods winter dkess goods WINTER DItESS GOODS MANTLES MILLINER! MANTLES MILLINEKI -"*■"•""■-■"" ura """" " GENERAL DRAPERY GENERAL DRAfERY GENERAL DRAPERY PKKVIOUS TO STOCK-TAKING, EWTIRB STOCK RKDUCKD. Also, TEN PER CENT, (or TWO SHILLINGS In thi Poa&d) DISCOUNT allowed on all CASH PURCHASES over One Pound, THIS Clearing Salk TO IABI. Six W^eeks Oinly After which no DISCOUNT WILL BE ALLOWED. J^^ J^INABURY & QO,, m & mb, quebn-strsat.b JT> AR I S Ty/| ILLINER V SILKS AND BATINS. RIEBONS AND LACES. HOSIBRY, GLOVB9, LOWEST CASH PRICES, JjATTRAY, NEW ZEALAND HOUSE, 178, 180, & 182, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND. 18,000 ™» Dress Materials at half usual prices. Bought Job, and to be Sold at Lees than SKLLINa-OffF RATES. 500 Yards IJress Material. 3ja, worth 64 9flO do Plain and tfanoy do, Hi. worth 0d 1600 do do do 611. worth In 400 do do do 6|d worth is 3500 do- do do W worthed 1800 do Silk-mizod Stripes and Checks. 9)d worth la 6d * ' ECO do Carinaiitcß, various Bhades, Sid, worth la 3d - . ' a ' 300 do Costume Tweeds, MJd, worth Is 3d 200 do Fanor Drew Materials, Terr neat. Is. worth Is 91 650 do All Wool aorumor Dress Serga, 13]a, worth Is 9d 750 do Ail Wool Summer Drees Serge, splendid line, la fid, worth 2a Large lot ot Remnants in Fancy Dieea Prints, Tweeds, &0., cheap Large Btook of Dress Buttons in Kreat variety bone, t ilk, &0,-at nominal, prices to olear Black and Coloured Satins for Trimming, 1b lid - yard -. Job lot of Grenadines to olear, 6d yard Hlaok LuatreH from 6d yard • i Nice aissortmont of Now Spring Goods at lOweaL ■■■ . .': ■. ■ -...rotes. , , CPe^Cent..Ol|pttttntoTc4Bli ?urohasosot 20s, i. William jfe. iKju^a«aaß Junction Draßo^rWwehTOie. '



THE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. 15S and ISO, Quhn-stbkbt, Auokland. KIQHTEBN RKTAIL BRANCHES NOW OPitN IN THU COLONY, NOW ShOwtoß. NKW GOODS!-600 Boys' and Youtliu" Suits to uuleot from, at prloos to BUlt every body. Povornl new Btyl<B in Llulo liojt,' Wasblag suits. Now Sbowloß, NKW OOOU3!-3P0 Mon'e Tweed Bnits, 6SO Men's Trousera and Veßta, 700 Mon'n Trousers. WorK lnK Mon, try oar Molo skln Tronsors, tho beet and oheapoßt In town, Now Bhowinjr. NKW GOOUSI-7MO Hata and Caps, all Btyles; Hol meta & Straws in (treat variety; Hard and Soft Pelts. Several novel ties, solsoted for the AuoklMid climate. ».~ m Now Phowlnpf, NKW GOODS1! —In Hcgatta and Ostf ord Shlrtp, Ties, Boarfa. Merino. Cotton. and Bilk Shirts and Drawers, Portmanteau. Units. Umbrellas, Hat CttBOS, &O,