SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

TCtiTnlaitYenii>st.ll.M " ' r" I To-morrow Mornins', 11.38 an Kvenlusj, 6.1 SODA ORYS-To-morrow Morning. 5.88 j.BK.— LaBt Quarter, itn, 1.56 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

TO-DAY. ii\e. P. 9.. Crawford, from Whanßarel jtfarj Kinif. schooner. Kae. from LytUeton Minnie aaro. sobooner, Nioholas. from Qlsborne Opoiifel. ontter. Johnson, from whangarei Kollance. ketch. Haultaln. from Wh»n«arol Three Cheers, schooner, MoKeuzie, from Maanrangl

DEPARTURES.

I AST BVBN»G. Te Anan, b.s., McGee, fur Russell

Til-DAY. Olaborno. schooner. Skinner, for Mercury Bay

IMPORTS.

For Mary King, from Lyttolton-SOO sacks oats, 42U sao!»8 potatoas, ICO sacks wheat. 84 ohoeaes, 15 cases bacon.

IswAßDa Coastwise.-Kairi.from Kennedy Bay. with 50.C00U bank tiuibar; Leo. from MMrarvßiT with 27 710 ft Umber; OsOUki, from Whan^arel. with U9 ton,co»li Janat. fcom Cnver Cnvor, with iOO ba.helfl Umo; Nanoy, horn Thames/with 16 QUlfs Umber. ODTWABB3 OoJßtwißV.-Marlner. for Rua nell • Janec ana Kellanco. for Whangarol; Mer'oury, for Talma.

Tho g.t. Eotorna is oxpeotcd to arrlvo from Sydney direct to-morrow moraine. Captain Mod«e la a» prasast Jo charge of ,tho ■.». te Ansn, Captain tarty balng on a holiday trip down South. The now steamer Doaalaa was out for an enxlnear»' trial yesterday afternoon. Kvory thing worked satutaotorUy.

Tha brieantlno Cmab.% left Htoks'a Bay on Friday last, two hours before tho Mary King, which arrived here this forenoon, sho was also paved by the Minnie Hare off Mayor Island early on Saturday, and thonld, therefore, pat in an appearanoe this evening.

Tha sahooner Mary King, 13 days from Lyttel ton. arrived hue UUa rooming. Contrary wlndß lsave been experienced during nearly the whole passage.

Tna barque Fredorick Bassll was berthed at the outer eastern tee ot tho Qaeen-3treet wharf tals raorntoK-

The schooner Minna Hare arrived from Gis borne via East Coast poria today 24 Gays out. Westerly winds for the moat part prevailed throughout the passage. Cargo: 37 pigs, 70 B*olta malzaj 88 aaoka wheat.

Tha S.S. Argyle, which arrived from Whan sarei last evening, hronght 231 ta-Jca gam, 30 Eidea. 18 sacks fungui, a quantity of sundrl«B and the following passengers-ailsa Lotd, Mr and Mrs Ramabottom, I'r aod Mrs King. Mrs Palmer and 2 girls, Mr and Mrs Whor<k»y and oiiUren <31. Rev. VV, MoKao, iUr and Mrs Cr^r, Miss ITinlafton, Jleairj SUiphoniOO. Mathiosoo, Seagull. Skipper, A. Eootc. Palmar and >on. Kayo. Potto, H. Koed. JJcKonzle, Uoyd, Clark, Ohatteiton, Barrett, T. Knot and Anderson.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. MftOgregor, b.p., Mo Arthur, from Waltara

DEPARTURE.

Hawea, 8.?., Knnna iy. for the South

Tho Northern Co.'a steamer llaorreaorarrived about d jylUbt thin morning from Waltara, with 41 head oattle. 999 sbsep, sundries, and the following paasejccOT : — Mrs Wills, Matter Ifoltoombe, Father Chastasnon, and lUeasrd Jones. JTruar, Uowmoker. Tlpplns. and Smith. She Is advertised to return to Waltara tc morrow.

The Union Oo.'a a.?. Hawea left at 11.30 to-day for Southern port*.

The s.p. Rowena wa? to loaro for Hoklanga thla afternoon.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Bluff. Monday. Arrived: Rotomahana.fromltalbonr*e. Pas sangew for Anoltland—Meaara Putter. Mmhlo- M», Blaokwell W, Wilkinson, Air and Mra Wat kins,

F.OBSEIL, this (Jar. Arrived: Te Acan, at 8 a.m. Glanelz, from Aacklasd. at 7 30 a.re.

Arrived i Julia i'rlca. To A nan, and OUnelg. The Ta Anas galls at 5 p.m. Pi»uig*r<, Messrs Fowl* Baker. WllUaru», MrsDeeryana family.

COMMERCIAL.

Customs JScturns.

MOHTTUY STATS IIRST AND Q'JAHTKBLY COM'

FABATIVE,

We are Indobtad to ilr Hill, Ctfleotor of Cub tomtr. (or tho monthly statement of dntles col lected at the part of Auckland, and the qnartorlr ooniparatlra. Tha former shews, a total tnooma of £31.956 12« Ed, as against £30.119 17s lOd for tho came period of the pre vious year. This, is tho largest amount of Customs revenno yet collected in the port of Auckland for one month. The quarrerly com parative shews totil reoilpta ot £83,245 13s Bd, as aßalißt £79,223 13] Ed for a similar parted last year. MONTHtiYSTATOMENT^bowinRths amount of Customs Uutio-i collected at the part of Auakluid, In iha Colony of New Zealand. according to the m>votal heads ot revenue under meminr.iyi, from the Ist to the SOth day of September, 1833, butii days ino'.usive,: £ a.6. Spirits.. _ , , 6077 6 4 OlK»rs, cigarettes, and sonff .. .. 38) 0 fi Tobacco _ .. 3380 IS 0 Wine - .. _ .. _ „ 393 U 6 Ditto (sparkling) „ .. „ .. 110 511 Ditto (Awirallai,) 48 1 0 Ala and baer, ac. (in bottle) .. 404 fl 6 Ditto (In wood) .. .. _ .. »3 5 0 Tea .. - _ 1120 3 2 Coffee, oocoa, ohicory, and chocolate 215 16 0 nitto (routed) „ .. .. .. 15 0 0 Basar, raw, reflnod, and molasses - 1333 i 8 Opium.. _ _ 17 IS 9 floods by weight - .. „ u 16.«0 13 7 Ad valorem .. _ _ .. v 11815 0 Other duties not specified above .. 1844 8 8 Total.. .. .. „ ..3195613 8

CO3IPAHATIVH RETDRN (showing the net amount o( Cattocan Duties, after dednetlnsj refnnda, collected at iho port of Auckland, In the oolony of New Zealann, accordfnß to tbe several heads of revenue undermen tioned, for the quarters ending respectively 30th September, 1881, and SOth September, 1883) :- Correspond vtnniia nt R Mm m Qr. Kading ing Qr, in HoatUofKovenue. gopt,^. Previous Year, & b. d. & p. d. Spirits .. .. .-. 20,91810 1 18,871 13 6 Clgnrs and Snnil' .. 1,658 2 2 i.306 S 9 Tobacco 10.117 2 9 9,054 5 9 Do Bheopwa3b.. — 812 3 Wine .. 1,231 17 i 1,209 11 4 Do Sparkling ~ 193 19 6 7a 6 0 SO Australian .. Hi 010 167 18 0 Ato,Beor,&c.,iabotHo 1,076 13 3 1,1(6 12 0 Do in wood 132 15 0 146 17 6 Tea,...__ 1,483 13 S 1,023 3 0 Coffdo, Coooa. See. .. 615 2 3 62112 3 Do roaated.. .. 45 0 0 315 0 Rugar and Molasses _ 3,51115 B 4.310 611 Oolum ~ .... 3989 550 Goods by Weight .. 829 8 i 7.633 MlO Ad valorem .. .. 33,711 39 "3 5616518 0 Ocuer duties not speci fied above .. .. 3.856 7 5 8.648 16 S . Totals .. .. 83,24512 6 76,233 12 8

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

Septsmbsr 3, 1381.

Abbott's Opera House—Speowoular Drama, " New Babylon," 8 p.m.

Ponsonby Hall—Panorama, "The Wonders o£ tho trurld." In aid of 3t. Stephen's Presby terian Sandsy-echao', 7.30 p.m. Choral Hall—llohear.-ni, " Moaea in Egypt," 8 p.m.

mail Notice.

MAIIB WITX CLOSa AS UtJDHK - THIS DJLT. For Tairuo, per Mercury, at 4 p.m. For Whangarei Head 3, Waipo, Wangarei, Kama, and Massapal, per ArgyK at 4 p.m. For Thames, vaz Botomahana, at 5.3J p.ni.

Wsdxißd.iv, 4th Inat. For Waltara, New Plymouth, and Wnagannj,

per Macsregor, at 11 a.m. For Wbansaroa, per Upottkl, at 11 a.m. ForCoromanrtol, per Corom*ndel, at 3 p.m. For whansarel Heads, Kaino. vvhaugarol,

Timara, etc., per i ataroa, fit 5 p ra. For Thames, par Eatarprlatt, at 5.30 p.m.

TUVBSDaV. sth Innt. For Walwera, Te Kapa, Cralglebnrn, and Warkworth, per Rose Caaay. at 10 a.ai. For Ulabome, Napior, aoathcrn Ports, and Australian Colonle?,per Te Anna, at 11 a.nw For Huasoll. Kawakawa, and Australian Colonies, per Hotorua, at 4 p.m. TOBBDAY, Ootober 10.

Per p.s. Zealnndla, as follow :— For Sandwich Islands, United StatM Of Amoiioa. Canada, British Columbia, Control and South America, and Britlflh and Foreign West Indies, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdom and Continent of Bnrope. at 1 p.m. For money orders registered letters, and newspapers, at 11.30 a.m. Late letters bearing an e?tra too of elxpecos. Is addition to the postage, will ba received by ths Mall Agent on board the stoamor up to the time of sailing. This mall will be duo in London, on Mon day, Novomber 20tb, 1882. Si B, J313-), Chief Fustm&Bter, Oalef PeaWifllco. Auckland,

Death.

STONK.-At Walkato. on Bund»y, Ookober l«t. Edwin Btone, fourth son of Mr. C, Ji mono, of this olty, aged 28 yuara. Tne funeral will leave b Is father's realdenoe, Kybor Pbbs Hoad. on Wednesday, at 3 p.m. Friends please accept this Invitation.

Notices to Correspondents.

L.Z. (ffaranjahape RoadJ,—Saotuoo must be paased la eaoh oase, but when tho torma of imprisonment ara ordered to run concurrently, thtyol courso expire tegotner. Thoeontoncs on Marsh means in reality throo years in al<.

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

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1882.

tat tio cnuu that incki asxistanca, For the wrong that neods resistloc* Tot the future In the distance. And tha food that wa can do.

HAVING aow before us an abstract ot tho report of tho Select Committee of the British House of Commons, which for the theater part of tho past three sessions, has been engaged in an enquiry into the ad ministration, operation, and effect of the Contagious Diseases Acts 3 ISCG-69, we are n a pokition to indicate, for tho guidance of the public during the preaant agitation on the subject in thiscity, the groiuda npon which that Committee came to their con clusion in favour of these Acts. The en quiry, though not extending to tho systems prevailing in the iiutish colvntws and foreign countries, was cf the most full and careful charactar into the operation of the Acts in question in Britain, tho Committee having sat 6S daya and examined 71 wit nesses for and against the system. The eni quiry was divided into two branches—(l) the hygienic eflect of the Acts, especially on the health of the Army and Navy ; and (2) the constitutional, moral, and tucial as pects of their principles and ad ministration. From the evidence laid be fore them, the Comuiitteo had no dillicuUy in concluding that the Acts had a benefi cial hygienic effect, aud stat sties arc quoted at length, thawing the great decrease in certain diseases in the army, wherever these Acts are in operation, In tieating the tecoud part of the.r enquiry, the Committee in thair report are partly statistical and partly argumentative. The objections to the Acts oa moral, social, and constitutional grounds are thus epito mised :—(1) That tney iov»lvo the recogni tion and regulation of vice by the State, and ate therefore an outrage upon public morality; (2) That they violate the first principles of constitutional law; (3) That in practice they tend to increase sexual vice; (4) That they subject wow.en to restraints and penalties from which men are free; (5) That under them virtuous and respectable women, at the instance, and even on the mere caprice of the police, may be, and, as a matter of fact, are brought before a magistrate, clasied as prostitute?, and subjected to i painful and degrading examination; aod (6) That they have increased clandestine prostitution. As these points embrace all that is mually urged against the Acts in question, and as nothing further has been produced in op position to them daring the full ducassuon in our columns and elsewhere of late, it v of some importance to note tbc manner in which these are met and answered by the Select Committee. They point out that the ptinciple of regulating vice is nothing new; that the Acts in question give no more toleration to the abandoned woman than she enjoyed before they were put in force; and that,in contradistinction to the systems on tho European Continent, the British statutes make an attempt at recla mation an essential part ot the system, which is thus made an ally ot religion and morality. The objection on constitutional grounds is very summarily dismissed as baseless. As to the third objectios, viz., the tendency of the system to increase sexual vice, the committee confess to a difficulty in coming to a positive conclu sion from the facts at their disposal, bat they are of opinion that this ground of ob jection has also failed. The objec tions of injustice and outrage com mitted oa women by the existing law are met by the assertion tlu.t the law only applies to a. certain class of women, and that "in the course of 16 years not a single case had betn brought before the Committee in which any woman alleged to haTe been wrongfully brought under the operation of the Acts has brought an action or taken legal proceedings against the police authorities In respect of any act done by them under the Contagious Diseases Acts." Had the allegation of outrage to respectable women been maintained, the Committee state they would have considered it fatal to the Acts, and they therefore spared no labour in probing the matter to the utmost, with the result that they dis miss the objection as of no force, Jhe last objection—that the Acts have increased clandestine prostitution—is met by copious evidence of a contrary tendency, showing that the effect of police supervision has been to diminish the numbers of those leading a life of depravity, whether clandestinely or pwblicly. The committee then proceed to assert that among the positive benefits produced by the Act are the diminution of prostitution in pro claimed districts, tho rescne of fallen women, the almost entire suppression of juvenile prostitution, and the promotion of public order and decency, with all the results of their full enquiry into the ssbject before them, the Committee, so far from I recommending the repeal of the Acts, suggest by their conclusions that the enactments should be extended so as to have " universal application; bat they refrain from making this recommendation in deference to the cen seientious religions opinions ot a consider able portion of the community. The con clusion, therefere, is irresistible that in garrison and seaport towns, legal enact ments like those of England are necessary eanitary measures, aod valuable moral adjuncts. The recommendations of the committee for social and physical reforms, beyond the scope of the Acts, should also receive attention from the legislators and local authorities in this colony. These recommendations are :—The establishment of female lock hospitals, and the giving of fuller powers to the police'and magistrates in dealing with houses of ill-fame, with the object of diminishing the main evils com plained of, and especially for the pro." tection of young girls from the meshes of the agents of vice. With these means in operation, conjoined with the moral and benevolent efforts of private agencies, we might speedily find our .fair city freed from the blighting influence-! ot this moral and social curse, or at any rate, that the evil should be made to hide its head in shame and obscurity, instead ef openly flaunting itself in the presence of the pure and vlrtuoHs,

The matron of the Industrial School, Howe-street, thanks Mrs AVhitson for the cakes seat to the children on Saturday.

We arc glad to hear that Captain Har grave, who* was injured yesterday, was insuted iri tbe New Zealand Accident lusurance Company.

The quarterly meeting of the members of theVoung Men's Christian Association takes pkee thia tvemug at 7.30, when various matters will be discussed in con nection with communications from F. Battley,pCsq., the president.

At the weekly meeting ot the French Literary Society on Saturday evening, Mr S. Clarke read a well-written biographical essay on " Howard, the Philanthropist." Readings in French verse were also con tributed by Mi 33 Hlawaczek and Messrs; De L'Eau and Francis.

It has been definitely arranged that the cricket match Picas v. Stage will take placs on Thursday next at the Domain Cricket Ground. The press team is com posed of the following:—C. Gardner (cap tain), K. Coniyns, H. Diddama, Brooks, usmond, Christmas, E. N. K. Forder, Sin clair, Isaac, Courtayne, and T. Sibbin.

We would remind those .interested that the lease of the Auckland Market, tolls, and stallage?, will be sold at noon on Friday next, by Mr Binney, at his'sale rooms, Lower Queen-street. The in creasing business done iv the building, with its many advantages, should commaud considerable competition.

The recital of sacred music in St. Barna bna's Ctiurch, Mount Eden, took placo last evening, under tlio direction of Mr Mum tonl. Misa Cnlpan, Mrs McKinstry, anil Mrs Culpan, with Messrs Austen, Worral, aud Ferriday, sang the solos allotted to them iv yoott stylo. The hymns, anthems, &c, by the lull choir, wtre Riven in a spirited manner. Mr T. A. Jones presided at the organ. Ihe benedictien by the Rev. D. I). Sparliug brought this highly successful service of song to a clote.

To the Editor: Sir,—One of your eorres pbndents referred to the alleged fact that the sum of £200, together with interest for seven years or thereabouts, wa< now in the hands of Mr Lu«k, as treasurer of tho old institution known as the Auckland Reformatory and Women's Home; now, sir, is it not a fact that over and over again Mr Lush has asked the trustees of tbat institution to relieve him of the responsi bility of this money, aud tbat they have declined? It this be really so,I think the least the trustees could Jo would bo to give some valid reason for their conduct, one that would be equally satisfactory to all parties concerned, if that bo possible.—l am, &Cf, F>ik PtAY.

A petition numerously signed by Mr Raf ton, tbe stall-keeper* iv thu Auckland mar ket and other persons, has been prepared in favour of the release of John Walker, a stall-keeper of the market, who, with a youth named Smith, wa? sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment with hard libour for assaulting a foreigner named Louis Jausen, Enquiries have been made into this ca»e, aud the persons signing, who have known Walker for years as an industrious, per- Hrvtrnii 'ad, believe tbat he was innoctnt of the charge, aod suffering unjustly for otners. Two witnesses, who saw tbe us.aulc.sllirm that the old man was pushed upon Walter and his cayes by the larrikin whi cave evidence against him, and tbat Walker, somewhat excited, merely shoved Jausen offi No on» acquainted with Wal ker and his antecedents believe that ho was culpable. Thu petiiioaers bad an interview with the Roident Magistrate this morning, but the result ia not known.

To the Editor: Sir,—Your leader of Saturday evening nobly vindicates the riyht of the toiling raasie* to a sound education; aud, as you truly s*y, in. stead of unfitting a man far a hard day's work, it immensely hulps him to efficiently get through his tUiiy task. Nothing strikes v new chum so much as the ditfertneo in appearance of ihe colonial labourer and hi* brotder at Borne, Here, us a rule, you find intelligent, educated men working at the roughest kind of labour, I have a son aged 19, well educated, it an organitt aid eood musician, life abstainer, and teacher in a Sunday-school, yet this ytuog man fioda renl pleasure in working at the roughed kind of labour in a bush mill. Three of bis ruatca are also highly educated—ooe a good lupiist aid nnuiciaa, antthor an arnV, and tbc other a chemist. All these young men could easily get billets at the oount«r or desk in this city, but find such a real joy id working at this heavy employment that tlwy would not exchange even for more piy\ I have also the pleasure of being acquainted with many wall-educated men in tnis city, who, for years, hate followed the moat laborious toil, and rind real pleasure in tt, too. Some of them are splenJid fellows; after work U dona they labour in the temperance cause, teach in the Sunday 8cU«oIs. The friendship of such men is a real joy.—1 am, &c , J.A., Sept. 30th.

A member of tho clerical d«putation to the Mayor yesterduy furnishes us with the fallowing :—" The following points of ag^ree meat were come to between the authorities (Governaneut and Municipal) and the con ferenco of clergy (from facts brought under their notice, many of which are unknown, and properly so, to the general public):— li That disease of particular kinds, threaten ing the innocent ;n much as the guilty, is very rife in Auckland. 2. That every legi timate means mu>t bs used to arrest it im mediately, and, if possible, stamp it on*. 3. That to triij end Itgislation is neoemry, 4. Th»t the CD. Act, although capable of amendment in the following par* ticulars, is the best means at hand, and shsuld therefore be adopted, [a.) That the certifictte be not given to the patient—on examination, the Act does not seem to compel this. (6.) That extensiou be made, iE practicable, to inalos—there need be no more diflicnlty in thh tban in Eunishlng drinkers in public houses out of oure, and tne like. 5. Trat tiie Vagrant Acts for the snppros'ioo of bro'heU, solici tation by either tox, harbouring prostitutes ia every description of shop for sale of tobicco, refreshments, &c, foul langmge in streets, accosting of females, and every offence of a like nature, be stringently en forced. G. The establishment of a re formatory and Home for the restoration to a respectable and moral lite of women in process of reclamation. N.B. —For con alteration of this last clause, clergy meet on .Friday next."

We were compelled through want of space yesterday to dismiss the matters brought under Mr Dick's notice by the Rev, Mr Tebbs with a few words. Their impor tance, however, entitles them t» iuller re» ference. Mr Tebbs first of all pointed out the necessity of providing better means of relieving the poor. Ho had known rcses where relief had been refused though a medi cal order had been itsued backed by a letter from a clergyman. He pointed out tiiat there was not a place in the city where tramps could sl/ep. Many took refuge under the portico of the Choral Hall and some slept in th« Domain, making that place of resort dangerom to femalei, and even to men, after dusk. . The next point alluded to was the question of pauper funerals. Mr Tebbs urged that a hearse, if only a light one, should ba pro cured. At pro-cot, a body which perhaps had been in the harbour for a mon'.h, and then exposed in the morgue for two or three days, was placed in a simple shell coffin and conveyed to the cemetery in an ordioary express, which wauld probably be ussd immediately afterwards to take food to one house or bedding to another. He thought if the trustees of the csmetery gave a grave and the clergymen their services, that the authorities might ensure decent burial. The thud matter referred to by Mr Tebbs was the necessity of providing an ambu lance to convey cases of accident to the Hospital. The Hod. Mr Dick made a note of the yarioup mitters, and promised to gir.c them his attention,

We hoe to acknowledge receipt of a copy of Le Neo-Zelandais ("The New Zea liurlcr"), a literary and art journal, printed in the French language, and edited and issued by Mr AlWn Villeval, honorary secretary of the Socictc-LiUcrairc Francaise. It comprises four pages crown folio of 3 .columns each, the matter is both varied and interesting, and the typography is excellent. The leading article is ad dressed to the readers of the journal, and is it Mr Villeval recites his intentions. He states that the contents will always be divided into three parts, For those to Tyimm French is familiar, anecdotes, local aad European art news, a novel, and entertaining articles will be provided ; for lovers of the fine arts, articles on ramie by Professor CaUlian, and on painting by Mr Kenneth Watkins will be furnished j and ifor students a place h reserved where grammatical exercises will be given, idioms explained, and specimens of conversational French introduced. From time to time, also, a piece of music will b; issued as a supplement to the serial. The editor promises, also, that " all pnr efforts will be used to render oar journal as interesting and instructive as possible, and we will spare no exertion to attain the object to which we hive addressed ourselves." If the excellence displayed in the first num ber is maintained in the ensuing ones, then Le Neo-Zelandaii deserves to succeed. It will make its appearance monthly, and the price £? sixpsree per number. It is printed at this office, . ' ■ ' ■ '

The Hon. Mr Dick, Colonial Secretary, j left for tho South today in the s.s. Hawea I from Onehun H a.

A meeting was held on Saturday evening for the purpose of foreuDg a new Cricket Club. There was a numerous attendance. It was reiolved that the name of the club should be "Our Boys." Mr C. E. White was elected hon. secretary and treasurer, and the following members were elected :— Messrs Whiteside, Ripley, Klli», Cromwell, Wynyard, Sims, White, Walker, JByan, George, Mears, Joughin, Hendry, Leckie, Brown, Watts, and Uill. A me«ting of the club will be held on Wednesday even ing next, at 8 o'clock, at the Waitemata Hotel.

No effort on the part of the committee has been spared to make the entertain meat which will be neld in the Franklin road school-room to-morrow night, in con nection with the Excelsior Lodge of Good. Templars, a grand succcis. A most enjoy iioloand attractive programme has been pie pared, consisting of overtures, song.', duets, readings, recitation*, etc. Mr David Goldie (the hon. president of the order) aud Mr WiUcox (the W.C.T. of the Harbinger of Peace Lodge) will make short kpaecbes. Miss Goodacre has kindly promised to accompany the vocalists.

Constable McNauahton, who broke his leg at Helensville about two months ago, is now able to resume duty. 'J-i*J3i

To the Editor : Sir,—Last night's Star contains an item stating that I may not re turn to Auckland for two yi as. As I have told ray patients and my friends of my in tention to return in about three months hence, and as I have postposed several operations until then, I kindly request you to correct the statement in your paper. Allow me to add that I shall accept no moro patients previous to my departure. Thank ing you for the kindly spirit with which the paragraph referred to was writte»—l remain, your*, &c, B. Schwabzbacii, M.D.

Mr Mojs waited on Mr Dick yesterday to point out to him the nece«iity ot re lieving the pressure on the railway between Auckland and Penrose, especially during holidays. Ho pointed out the delujs auJ uneartainty caused by tbere being only a single- line without nie*ns of telegraph communication between a«y of tho stations except Auckland and Newmarket. Mr Dick thought the great cost of widening tbe tunnel would stand in tho way of a double line at present, but Mr Mosj suggested that if the Hue were doubled between tf ew matket and Penrise tho rest raigbt bo worked oa tho block system, a3 there wa< a telegraph statiou at each end, Mr Dielc fully appreciated the diiliculty of wor'cing a single lin« under the circumstance, and promised to bring tbe subject under the notice of the Minister of Public Works as soon as ho arrived at Wellington. Our Port Albert correspondent writei :— After an interval of several months, owing to tbe bad state of the roads, tbe Band of Hope met in the Wesleyan Chapel on Fiiday, Mr J. Shepherd was in the chair, and MUs H. Judd presided at the har monium. The school-teacher, Mr B. M. Gubb, is a good working secretary. On Tussday thw gentleman was thrown from his horse owing to a hole in a culvert. He was unconscious for some time, aod also severely sprained his should»r, He is now much bettar.—La*t Wednesday, tho Agricultural Society met at Mr K. Lester'*, Wellsford. The following members were elected on the Agricuhnral Shown Com mittee ;— Messrs J. Shepherd, C. Judd, G. Dtbbio, P. Becroft, G. Hartnell. W. Ward, T. Gubb, W. C»usley, J. G, Turner, and F. Uttiug, I would like to make a sugges tion to the oommittee, to the ctTcct tiiat they give griater publicity, and also pub li«h the prize list earlier.—Tbe Ror. Alexander Reid lectured oa Thursday evening in th« We»loyan Cbapel; subject, "I'm Days in Pdestinc" Seldom do we in the bush get such a treat. For two hours Mr Keid (graphically dwcub*d his recent tour in Palestine. This was his first vi*it to Port Albeit, but he slwwod himself a nun of culture aud good sen«e, as well as earnest aud possessed of a liberal mind. The hfgt audience warmly ex pressed their thank* to the ray, gentle man.

The usual weekly meeting of the Guiding Star Lodge, No. 11, 1.U.0. 11,,I 1,, win held in the Presbytciian schoal-room, Ellerslie, last ev«ning, at which there was a very large attendance. Afcer the ordinary baii nets of tbc lodge hid bean disposal of, Bra Jenkim.G. W.c.T.,and Bro Douse, G.W.S., we re received upen au official visit with the cusUmary form accorded to Grand Lodge officers. Bro. Jenkins then msumed the position of presiding officer, and beforo taking his se>it congratulated tho lodge upon it* attractive appearance, and the goad which it had accomplished in so short a time ia Kllerslie. He also referred to various matters affecting the Ord«r,and urged upon each one present the nocceisi'-y for a greater zeal and interest in the cause of temperance. Bro Hill, L.D., then g*ve a short resume* ot the history of the lodge, and showed that although it bod been formed but a few months it had steadily progressed, and hid accomplished a great deal of good in tho district, the lodge now numbering upwards of thirty mem -c s. Bro Dou3e. G.W.T., next addressed tho lodge, briefly reviewing the work of the I.''.G.X. throughout the world, showing th&t notwithstanding the oauntcr-attrac tions of Bine Ribbon and Salvation Armies in Ingland and Scetland.the Order hod in creased last year by ma*y thousands, and at no period in its history bai Good Tem pUristn been »ueh a power for good as at iho present time. The same can 1m said of the Order throughout America and t«e Australian Colonies, while the N.Z. Grand Lodge, sinco its last annual resuon, can show an increase of seven lodges in the jurisdiction. Bro Douse in concluding re lerred to the »flicial or^an of tho order (the stcsnd number of which ba< jnst been i«sued) and tbc succeis which bos attended it so far, and urged upon the membes the desirability of supporting euch a valuable aid to tbeir work. Dur!nj;l.tb.e ereniag, songs were rendered by Sisters Bryant, Angus, Lawrence, and Hill; also, by Bros Fergussn, Hill, Smith and Lawrence. B-o Hill, D.G.W.C.T., ten dered, on behalf of the lodge, to the G.L. officers, their hearty thanks for the official visit. This was suitably acknowledged by the G.W.C.T., Bro Jenkins, after whicn the lodge closed in due form. To-aight the G.L. Executive pay an official visit to tbe Ark of Eden, No. 53, aid as the Hope of Patnoll, No. 3, intend doing the same, tbc J£den Hail will doubtless bo well filled.

Before advertising outside Auckland, it will pay son to consult W. Bartleet Langbridge. The Brreao, btiohbnry'a Buildings only.—Advr.

Candidates for St. Benedict's Church choir will be cx»mined at the ainrch, Newtcn t>morrow evening and enrolled.

The members ox the Young Colonial Temperance Club will hold their first entertain ment to morrow evening. In tho Kdeu Hull. MM en.Terrace. The coca nlttee ha vo prepared a full and vartal programme of books and mtMo. and flca'ly a Berles of danoee, by desire ot tho younger nnmoers of th« o'.ub.

Mr Tudehope requests the attendance of every member of the Band of Hope Union Choir at the Newton Congregational ffohoo'. room to morrow evening, to contlnne tho re hearsal of the new pjew ''Bay Your Own Cfierrlss." The friends twilling to farm the orchestra are dealred to mccl at 7 o'olock.ln the same place.

A musical and literary entertainment "111 be given to-morrow evening In tho Kxoel- Slor Lidge Rood, when muslo. songa, and reolteiiong wPI form part ot ths programme. Toe osalr will be etcupied by Mr U. Goldie, «nppone<l br Mr i»ort*ons. W.CLT. A pheasant evening la fondly antlc'pated.

The annual miss(oaa*y me3ting in c«n neotlon with the Primitive Methodist Church will bo held tc-raorraw evening. In Alexandra street, whoa addresses will be dellvired by Mr T. spurgeon, and Itsva. James Guy and W. S. Potter.

AUCKLAND REPRESESTA TIVE CRICKET TEAM.

There was a large attendance of cricketers at the meeting held last evening, for the purpose of deciding npon the ad visability or otherwise of sending a repre sentative cricketing team on a Southern tour during the enduing season. The yuious offers received from Southern teams were considered very fair, and a resolution was csrried to the effect that a, team should be chosen to visit the principal town 3in the South, the exact dates to he fixed at a future meeting. Messrs Buckland, Dewes, and Robinson, were appointed a managing committee, while Mews P. Dufaur, \V. W. Robinson, and J. Meeking, representing tbe Auckland United, Auck land, and We3t End Cricket Clubs, were , chosen to act as a selection committee The Chairman (Mr W. P. Buckland) kindly offered to advance the requisite passage money. It was estimated the team would have to subscribe £40, and that the public should be asked to subscribe an additional' £40. We trust that as it his now been definitely decided to send a viyitiig team South, tbe Auckland cricketers will see the advisa bility and necessity of constant p'actice, so that the enviable reputation gained by -the previous representative team which was so successful in the South, may be ably up held,

SCINTILLATIONS.

"Woman are tne pr eßtesses of predestina tion. — JJeaco nsfield. Tho world is satisfied with words ; few care to dive beneath the lurface.— Pascal.

Almost anybody can run into debt >; but nearly everybody has to crawl out ot it. Mr J. A. fond nas been appointed Go vernment Analyst for the rrovincial Dia trict of Auckland.

Gold is, in its last analysis, the sweat ot the poor and the blood of the brave. — Joseph Napoleon. Matthew Arnold sayi that the Protestant idea of Hsavcn is " a gloritisd unending tea-meeting." A yacht is more like a Uhrut'an than as aYertga man. She can stand oa a tack without t wearing.

Miss Lougdill, of Upper Township school, Corouiandel, was presented with a hand some album when leaviug tbe district.

A law just passed in Denmark provides that all drunken p.rsous shall be taken home in carriages at the expense of the landlord who sold them the likt glass.

'Ihe Prince of Waleiis about the only man of hU age in London society who habitually goei to bills and dauce3. Few Englishman are regular ball-goers after thirty-live.

Koyg at the theatre : " H'm I" ejaculated Fogg. "So they say this play is taken from life ? I should say rather that the life was taken from the play."

Mr Urchinton, Inspector of Telegraphs, has discovered a good route for the tele graph line fr»m Cambridge to Tnupo, shortening tbe distance, as compared with the present line, by 100 miles.

"Silence is the ornament of the ignorant," say* a Sanscrit proverb. A«d silence w about the only ornament that ihe igaorant decline to wear. " She kept Joseph prancing," says the report of a cowinding administered to a Ssevr York man by his sister-in-law.

The supposed colonial practice of beat ing pans and making all sort* of hideous noises to gat betr from a newly-wedded pair, is kept up in the State »f Michigan. Thomas Mueham, carpenter, has been admitted to the Thames Hospital suffering from a fractured shoulder, through a fall from a horse.

Fashion Note —The bustle i 3 about to assums proportions ag*in— but, man alive, you muatu'c call it a bustle. Tho new fangled idna is a " tournure." P.S.—lt is luiiJo of newspaper, same as the old style.

Two uiueiy-fuot lathes, supposed to be the largest in the world, the "Scieatitic American" iaya, are now nearly com pleted.

The army worm is eating the grain in Keutucky; little red ants are eating the army worm, and sparrows are eating the ants. What is now desired is something to eat the spar.ows.—"Graphic."

Mr Wm. ttoiser has tendered his resig nation as manager of the Works Depart ment of the Union Sash and Door Com pany.

Has anybody ever discovered why th« singing members of the average harbour excursion party cannot refrain, on the return pasiage, from breaking out with— Home again, home again, from a foreign shore —" Boston Transcript."

It i« stated on good authority that Prince Ntcho!ai, eldo-t son of the Duke Constan tine, and cousin of ths Czar, together with several eminent member.-i of the Russian nobility, are implicated in the confe»sions of ths Nihilist Kyrilloff."

A "g een ribbon" army, compojedof all members of the Roman Catholic Temper auce organ^za'iois throughont the United Kipgdim, is a boat to ba fornud, the diitin guishing badge being a bit of green ribbon, worn at the button-bole, just as blue is dis played by members of tke ''bias ribbon" army.

Mr rloskios, town clerk of Christchurcb, has bten defeated In an action by a cab man for charging an excessive faro for the hire ot a cab for his daughter's wedding. The cabman proved that be had neither exacted nor demanded the 10s, but simply told the bridegroom it was the customary fee on such joyous occasions.

A sale cf lands in the towns of Te Rare, Te Aroha, Tuakau, and Waiomio, of country lands in thePariih of Waionetu (oear Kaipara Snuth Head) Mairetahi, fouikapakapa, Ararimu, Okuru, and othir district t»kea plice at the Crown Lands office on Wednesday, lltn Octobsr. Bordeaux, like Havre and Marseille*, is to bare the harbour provided with boat elevator] for the mech«nlc*l unloading of grain vessels. The steam motor is attached to an electric machine, thus permitting the elevator* to be employed at night as light houses, which coat a bright light all over the part.

The executive of committee who have the direction of the Grand Mnsical Festival, to be held during Ch iatmas week in Mel bourne, hay« invited members of the Auck* land Choral Society ({•rough Herr kchmiti) to go over and swell tho proposed choir of 1200 voices,

Elderly spinster (who is being measured for a pair of boot)) —" And mind that you make one larger than the other." Atten dant (with astonishment)— "Than they won't be fellows, ma'am 1" E.S. (wita a«p;rity)—"Cetta'nly not; I ao not like fellows, and I will have nothing whatever to do with them !"

" Is dis heah letter all right,boss!" asked an Austin darkey, hand nu: the clerk a letter he wanted to seDd off in the mail. The clerk wei«hed the letter and returned it, tayiog, " You want to put another atamp oa it. It weighs too much." "Ef I puts another stamp on de letter, dit won't make it no lighter. Dat gwine to make it weigh more."

The Paris " Ganlois " now comes forward with chs statement that General Skobeloff poisoned himself with dicitilia to escape the dishoneur which threatened him in conse quence of cerm'n revelations which impli. cited him in the Nihilist plots. Two hundred refugees were saved during the bimbirdinint ot Alexandria in the Catholic chapel by tho ingenuity of the Arab door-keeper, who told the soldiers that tho place was empty, and there was nothing to steal or be w»uld have taken it himself.

A good many people (says a London paper) have been saving privately what Lord Eustace Cecil said publicly. " With out the slightest wish," he said, " to dis parate the i ifa Guards, he could not understand/why men six feet two inches high should be sent ont to ride KgyptUu donkeys" sir W. H»yter interrnpted him by the a-sursnee that our noble giants wonU take their horses. In that case, replied Lord Eustace Cecil, it was much to be fetred that none ef tbe animals would come back,

POLICE COURT.—This day.

(Before J. B. Macdooald, Esq., 8.M.)

DmjNE.-Two persons were punished for this

oflinoe.

Dhordbrly.—Margaret Gordon was oharKo-l with bolnd disorderly yesterday at the Supreme Court.—Mr Pardy stated that the woman was a witness jeateriay, and In ooneeijnonoi of hsr drunkenne-'B and misconduct the case was'put back —Prisonar said It was trouble, trouble,— K<m\tdtl until to-morrow.

Kxpobube of Person.—Charles Benson and John Nelson were charged undir the Vagrant Act,with wilful exposure of oeraon,—The case* were proved.—Benson was fined 20s sad ooet*, and Nslarjo. a seaman, 10s and oostn.

LiSCSNT.—Tborais Igoe was charged with stealing: a silver watoh and gold chita. the >ro party ot hlg father, oa the 30th <Jepteirbir.—Oa the application of Mr Pardy, the oaae wan re manded iuHI to mo-row.

Demise tj PROPBBnr.-AUen Brawn -was charged with m»ll01o*sly dama«in« property valno £1) the property cf Joseph hhepher*.— Prlsoier said ha certainly did the damage, bat wai prepared to pay for it.—Me Pardy aild tha prisoner cum from the oonntry Into Aneklond and went into Mr Siepherd'g oyster roams in Vlotorla-atraet, (or sn oyster supper; while In the room he committed the "outrage, and fell foul of the lamp, mustard pot, gl&Bse\ etc. Tha damage was estimated at 20s. but come expense had been incurred chroußh prisoner* obstinacy. -Pined 20s aad oo«tt, £3 G».

Bimcit op Customs Requmtions.—wd, Qtone Garth -was charged with evading Customs duties upon n. quantity of tobacco on the 2nd instant, rendering hlm«ol( liable to a forfeit ot £100.—Ml Lsißhloy appeared for the prosecution, and said the charge was brought under the diatoms Regulations Act, 1858.—De fendant pletded guilty. A second charge of a similar nature was also preferred, and to whii-h defendant pleaded guilty,— \frLal»hley stated that, last evening, Captain Garth was seen to leave his vessel, - the Gazelle, and tbe officers of the Cas:oma having scsolcion that the captain had some tobaoco about him on which he had not paid duty, questioned him. and he at once confessed that he had lalba about him, A Haareh waa then made in the vessel, and & package (many-bag) obtaining 42lbs, and a box containing 81bs of negro-Bead were fonn-i. tie submitted, therefore, that there should be no mitiga'ina ot tae ponalty Incurred —His Worship thought the two charges might ba made one rather than ltnpoee a double penalty. After soma further remarks Hla Worship said ie was In the first (natanoa a case of emuggUng. and in tho «econd a a»soof con cealmant. and if Mr Lalshley messed the two informations, ha might, In the first eve, rednce the tine to £25. but In tae second case hn sbonld hive no power of mitigating the penalty.—Mr Hi)), of the Customs, said he would sot prees both ohargea.—The first w«8 withdrawn, and In tha second caae tha full penalty of £100 was im posed, with solicitors'cost'. The fins was at once p&ld. ' ■ '

1002*8 I/AROBNy.-Mr Paray Informed tha Court that the father of the bay w»b now in Coart, and asked the father If'ha intended to prosecute his eon. Francis Igoo. the father, aaid he wia detetmlned to go on with the case, a? this w*a not his jon'g firat offence.—Mr Party said &a such was ths ca°e he most ask for a remand, in order to the bPDearance of several wi'ru S3o?,— Remanded nntll Friday next. This was all the business '

CABLEGRAMS.

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American Steamboat Disaster. ~- Terrible Loss of Life.

NEW YORK, Septsmber 30. One of the Mississippi River steamers has been barnt. Twenty persons lost their live* by the casualty.

Torrifflo Explosion on an Iroa olad.

ST. PETERSBURG, September 30,

The torpedo magazine of the Russian circular ironclad Pvpoll'ka, stationed at Odessa, a seaport on the Black Sea, ex ploded to-day. Thirty of the crew were killed, aad several otheis severely injured.

BRILLIANT AUKO 3A,

LO.IDON, October 2. A brilliant aurora borealis was visible last night.

LONDON, October 2,

A steamer on tbe Mississippi has bean burned. The fire broke out in the night, and as the steamer was crowded jwith pas sengers the loss of life was tenible, includ ing many women. Eleven persons were saved,

THE DEPARTURE OF THE CRICKET

EbS,

The Australian cricketers received s most cordial farewell, and were accom panied to their steamer by a band of music. Midwinter accompanies th«m with a view of settling in Australia.

REVENUE OF THK UNITiD KING

DUM,

The revenue of the United Kiagdom for the year exceeds eighty-aix aad a quarter millions.

THE SMALL-POX PATIENT.

Mr Boechag, who was removed from the Potoai suffering from small-pox, is progress ing favourably.

SALE OF FkGZEN MEAT.

The frozen beef by the Mataura, although i* excellent condition, has only realised 4d per Ib., the geueral complaint regarding it baiag its executive fatness.

TII2 CASE OF MR GRAY, M.P.

Judge Lawsou ha«, in the case of Mr E. Dwyer Gray, M.P,, contented to dispense with tbe necessity for finding sureties, but has insisted an tbe payment of the fine.

LATE RIOTS IN HUWG»RY. Eighty of the Prestburg rioters were bayoietted by the tr*o«s,

AUSTRALIAN.

*' FATAL FIRE.

SYDNEY, thU day.

A fire occurred at Lawler'a bedding fac tory iv George-street hut night, resulting in the complete desti action of the premises and the death of a woman who was sleep ing there. The ojal lumpers employed on Sydney wharven arc demanding threepence p»r hour advance of wage*, and a sttike is feared to be imminent.

MELBJURNB CUP. MELBOURNE, October 2. The following horses have been scratched for the Melbourne Cap Ksce:—Annandale, Crazy Jane, Fandango, and Lord Clifden.

SPECIAL DESPATCHES.

LONDON, October 2, 6 a.m. KNIGHTHOOD FOR ADMIRAL HOS KltS,

It U stated that Rear-Admiral Anthony Tiley Hoskins, C.8., formerly Commodore on the Austnlian Station, is to beknightod for his services in Egypt. EARL SPENCtK IN KNGLAND. Earl Spenctr, Lord-Lieut of Ireland, is visiting England

FUENCH WHEAT HARV2BT. Toe French wheat harvest is ene hun> dred and sixteen million hectolitres.

TELEGRAMS

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CAMBKIDGB, this day.

The Land Court is still engaged with a succesaion of claims. The Waota block ia expected to coma on to-morrow. Twenty-six constabulary stationed here were discharged on Saturday.

The 3000 Cali'ornim trout o?a given <O Geotfr«y Micleao, of Pacro*, by the Accli« matisation Society, hare all been success fully hatched with the exception of thirty, and the young trout are now a week old and doing well.

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WBLLINGTOy, thi« day.

Since the report of the committee the whtle routine of the ho«piui has been in a stato of chaos. Dr. Gi'lon is going to re sign, and two hon. surgeon* ditto. The majority of the attendants ore leaving.

TIMARU, Monday. A smart shock of earthquake wai felt at Timara and various parts of the district at 10.45 last night

CHKI3TCHUKOH, thi« day.

The St. Albana Council are going in for a £110,000 loan.for widening the streets in the borough. At present they are a perfect network of narrow lanes. -

The «,s. Hinemsa took up twenty penal ■ervitude prisoners to Wellington. Fifteen were from Lyttelton and five from Dunedin. The Canterbury Linseed Mill aod Fibre Company have decided to send home for the requisite machinery by the out-going Saa Francisco mail

DUNEDIS, this day.

la the Supreme Court, John Mason and James Hartley, for robbery from the person, were sentenced to six months; Jno. Madden three years. Mr Stout wished Mason's case reserved for the Appeal Court, »s he contended only a case of simple larceny had been made out, but the judge held there was sufficient evidence to support the in dictment.

Mr George Grey, Russell, has given £1,000 for University scholarships for pupils of the High School who have been there a year. The totalisator dispute at the Hunt Club Steeplechase i?, after all, to come before the Court, one of the six investors having Hued for the money divided amongst the three, as registered.

PRESENTATION TO BRO. WILLCOCKS.

A HANDSOME illumioated address was presented to Mr E. S. Willcocks last even iag, In the Masonic Hall, bj/.he masons of Auckland. Mr Willeocks, who i« about t« leave this city lor Chriatchurch, waa the respected Registrar of the Supreme Court, and an esteemed member tf the Masonic craft. Bro Willcocks h«s beea a prominent officer in the Grand Lodge of England, and assisted in establishing the Union Mark Order of Masons. At the gathering at four o'clock in the Hall, Bro° H. G. Wade, P.G.M.M.M., predded; and amongst those present were Dr. Dawson, P.M. ; Rev. C. M. Nelson, P.M.; J. Car. law; W. P. Moat, S. W. ; C. La Roche, J.W.; Brothers Waddel, Lodder, Austin, fiatswcli, and others. Bro Wade made a few introductory remarks, and Mr W. P. Moat, P.M., made the presen tation. It was a handsomely lllamin ated address, prepared by Bro Slater. Bro Moat read the address, which was duly signed by Bros Jas. Carlaw, W. P. Moat, C. La Bocae, andT. W. Moat. Bro Moat, in presenting the addreu, referred particu larly to the merits of Bro Willcocks, aodhis unwearied exertions ior the welfare of the craft, and his departure from them was a loss to be regretted. Bro Willcocks made a feeling reply, and appeared quite overcome by the expressions of kindness towards him. He appreciated most highly the kindness shown to him, .Nothing gave him so much delight as to further the interests of the noble craft of Masonry. He alluded particularly to the mention made by Bro ' Moat of the interest he had manifested in ' the charitable portions of the institution, and thought that Freemasonry should be held 'in esteem and veneration, for what bad been done and', what was being done io the cause of charity. (Cheers.) Several other brethren spoke in eulogistic terms of the services rendered by Bro Willcocks to the Mark Masters' Lodge and craft generally.

An extraordinary meeting of the Tairua Gem Gold Mining Company, convened for 3 e'clock this afternoon, lapsed for want of ■& quorum, ■ ■ ._.,,

THE EGYPTIAN WAR

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Arrival of Baker Pasha. ALEXANDRIA, October 2. Baker Pasha arrived at Cairo to-day from Constantinople.

SPECIAL DESPATCHES.

Tne Occupation of Egypt.

LONDON, October 3,

Lieutenant General Sir John Adye, X.C.8., the Chief of Btaff in Egypt, and second in command to Sir Gfarnet »v olseley, is to return home immediately, In ordtr to advite the Government a« to the step* nec cessary in regard to the occupation of Egypt, aud preservation of peace.

Inspection of Iroops.

Prior to embarkation, the Indian troops are to bs inspected by H.P».H. the Duke of Connaught.

The Egyptian Medals.

A number cf the Indwn forces, which have been in Egypt, are to receive medals from the Queen personally.

Trial of Rebel Leaders,

LONDON, October 2. The tiial of the rebel leaders has com menctd at Cairo.

Money Votes for the JSeio Peers.

It is rumoured that the Government will ask Parliament for a gr*ut ot £50,000 each to Admiral Sir Beauchamp JSeynwur and General sir Garnet Wolseley. The " Times " states that Sic Beaucbamp Seymour i« unwilling to accept a peeiagc.

MR MOSS, M.H.R., BEFORE HIS CONSTITUENTS.

Mr F. J. MOSS, M.M.R. for Par»ell, ad dressed his constituents in the Par<.ell Hall last evening. Mr J. I', Friar C'arkc, who ■was v«Ud to the chair, said that Mr Moss, he presumed, had met them this evening for the purpose of giving an account of his stewardihip. He rtferred to the desira bility of Members of Parliament meeting tlieii coiutitiients toon after the rising of P*rliament. He briefly introduced Mr Moss to the meeting.

Mr Mojs who, oa coming forward, was received with., applause, explained his rea»on for thus early addt easing his constituents. He had found on coming to Auckland fiom Wellington that there waa much excitement, he might say anger, against the course alleged to have been taken by himself and some of his cotlesgms, and he thtught it only right to himself and his constituents that he should meet them as early as possible, when everything was fresh in their recol lection. He hoped before he had nnithed, to «how them that what he had done was perfectly in accordance with his pledges, and in accord wiih theinterettsof the Pro. vince. He thoa proceeded to sketch the state of parties at the opening of Parliament— the disorganised itate of both Government supporters and the Opposition. The Go vernment were in a mino-ity, and the/ knew it. He pictured the delays in the Gort. in declaring their policy and tbe differences amongst the opposition regard ing the leadership. He ref&red to the sup port given by Sir George Grey 10 Mr Bryce in the matter of the Peac-3 Preservation Bill, which had tbe effect of enormously increasing Mr Bryce's reputation. Num bers of men then declared that they would have no change in tbe Government—that chey would not vote for any new Govern ment coming into office unle.s Mr Bryce was a member of that Government. So that by that time Mr Bryce's prsseicc in the Ministry bad given them additional strength. Mr Moss t-'ie« detailed tbe cir cumstaioea that led to the nist collision— the action taken by Mr Smith, member for Waipawa, to get the pay of the wages men increased. Tbe Gorernment made it a Government question, much to tbe sur prise of the Opposition, and from that mo ment parties became more cl«arly defined. The day after that, he (Mr Moss) took the opportunity of bringing down a propoial to stop all borrowing tor that ses.ion, except ing inch small amounts as might be neces sary for completing works which it was absolutely necessary should be completed. He gave a concwe history of the'borrowing of the colony, and, coming to tbe loan pro posals of last session, he said it was abso. lately impossible that the £1,000,000 for tie North Itland Railway could bo cxp;:»dtd far another year, and, as tar as Auckland was soncerned, they could have waited at leait two years withont further borrowing. He heard people tpeaking of the North Island Eailway as a railway between Auckland and Taranaki. There ruver was a greater mi*take, He prscetoded to describe the three route? proposed for the railway, each of which had powerful interests engag«l in its tupport. * It seemed to him mon»trou« that 140 msa should be lakes to Wellington to consider trivial matters at inonstrout ex pense. He detailed the action taktn by himself to stop borrowing, and lucidly explained tbe voting pr the north Island wailway Loan. He referred to several measures! introduced last session, especially the Fisheries -bill, which had rieea re-committed on hid motion. There were clauses in it which made it by no ine»n-i a desirable Bill, and which usurped for those who could afford to pay a license fee rights which had been hitherto enjoyed by all the people. deferring to the Land Question, tie said there were 43.000 freeholds in jncw Zealand, valued at £19,000.000. 250 persons owned of this land £13,500,000 worthjin estate* varying from 10,000 to 100,000 acres. Again, looking at these returns, it wan found that 25 millions worth was owied by 1600 persoue, while the other 24 millions worth was held by 41,600 persons. S;e what an enormous disparity there was there -41,600 persons actually held less land than 10 0. Re ferring to native affair*, Mr Moss said that he did not think it desirable to go new into the diffeiences of opinion respecting Mr Brjce's policy, to which he had already giren exp-esslon fully in the Assembly. A course had been decided oi and approved bj the Parlia^e^t, aid Mr Bryce, when he came up, would htve a great wort to do in which he ought to receive lojal and hearty support, and he, for one, should be glad t* give it. After briefly touching on the local government question, he said that next session the constituencies would probably see a re construction of parties. He hoped.to tee true political parties united upon sound political principle, however much they might differ in the manner of carrying on details of Government or business. Such a party would have great influence throughout tne country. It would raise Parliament to be a mediating power, which wonld prevent undue pressure of class on class, and would not see taxes wrung from the great mass of the people, while property psid comparatively little. In conclusion, he said the electors of Parnell might rely upon him to promote their interests to the best of his ability. (Applause.)

In rcplj to questions, Mr Most said that the Eight Hours Bill liavinu been amended down to a mere declaiatioa that eight hears would constitute a d»y'a work, was thrown out by the LejtialatlTe Council. He thought the laranaki Breakwater sheuld be discon tinued, and had been one of the committee who reported against it. The railway authorities stated it would not be con venient to erect a siding at Parnell until lighter trains were used. A doable line from Newmarket to Pearose was proposed. Mr Kaynes: Why should Parnell not have a telegraph station as well as New ton 1 Willy Swasßon. looked well after Newton.

Mr Moss : I spoke on that subject also. They said there was a difficulty in getting a building. I will make representations on the subject again. Mr Kaynes : But they erected a btick building at Newton.

Mr Moss j Well, perhaps next session I may be a Government supporter. A vate of thanks*aod confidence was accorded to Mr Moss, on the motion of Mr i>. H. McKenzie seconded by Mr Paynes, and a vote of thanks to the chairman brought the proceedings to a close.

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SUPREME COURT Criminal Sittings.

(VKSTARDAY CONCLUDED.)

(Before Hia Ilonor Mr Justice Gillies )

Charge r>F Bigamy. — John Lyttle otherwise Wm. John Lytlle, aged 30* described as a blacksmith, aad a native of Inveruesj, was arrai/zued upon an Indict. m«nt, charging Into with marrying, on tha 11th of August, 18S0, Mary Jane Willows at Wangauui, his former wife, Annie Maria Foe, to whom he was married at Belfast on the 15th July, 1872, being then and »ow living.-Piisoier pleaded not guilty. —Wm. S.rgeson koew Mr Wm JKec, who lived next to Clifton-street Church, of which Fee was a sexton.—Mr Williamson asked to putin the certificate of prisoner's marriage.—His Honor said the marriage must be actually proted, aid the persons identified ; the certificate mi^ht be put io for what it wis worth.—Mr Wil. liamson s«d he cou'd biiog evidence to she sir that prisoner and Annie Maria Lyttle came out together as man and wife —Uis Honor: That maybe; such thinea often happen. You must go fmther than the production of those documents in evi dence.—Harry Hull, railway porter of Helensville, deposed to knowing the ac cused ; knew him in Belfast; ha was living wiih Mr* Lyttle; he believed that she was Mrs Lyttle—that is, the lady in Court •he lcftßelfust in October, 1574 ; Mr aid Mrs ♦ Lyttle were fellow.passeagers; came out by the Invererne ; they conducted themselves as man and wife; reached Auckland in January, 1875.—T0 the foreman (Mr Seal) • Mrs Lyttle was considered to be tha wife of the accused in Belfatt.— Alfred Willows blaekimith, deposed that he fust became •cquaioted with the prisoner in July, 1880 at Wanganui. He came to his honsa to viait hia sister, Mary Jane. He did not ap. prove of his vuits. H» did ntt like «he man. His sister nn«l prisoner were subse. quently married. Heard that prisoner had * another wife lbing. He denied it. Went to the police and caused an enquiry to bo made. Saw Lyttle a^ain ; told him that proofs of his lirst marriage were in Mr Pardy's hands. He gave him tne oppor tunity of leaving the country. He first said he would, but as be did not do bo the charge was laid. He «aid ho would be shot sooner than have to answer such a charge. He also said tliat he bad written to his first wife, and, receiving bo answer, be lieved abewas dead.— To Mr Cotter: Did not think ot mentioning at the Police Court that prisoner slid he had written to hii wife. —Edward Brophy, immigiation officer, de posed tnst a Mr and Mrs lyttle arrived in January, 1875, by th« Inveieme, from Ire lxnd ; he called over the names of the im migrants in accordance witb the Agent- Gene/fll'i iiHtroctions.—Mary Jane Wil lows deposed to being married to the accused at the Registrar's office, Wa.Dgs.nni, on the 11th August, 1880. MrWuon performed the ceremony, and the witnesses were Mr Carroll and Mr Wmitb. Had knows him about two months; bo ' laid he was a blacksmith from Taranaki. — Charles Carroll, a plumber, ef Wanganni, wag present at the marriage ot the accused and Misa Willowa.—Constable John.Straihern gave evidence of an interview, on the 25th September, between the accused and the first Mrs Lyttle. She produced a cer tificate of their marriage in Belfast, and said she was his lawful wife. Prisoner said. "I'll answer that In Uonrt."—To Mr Cctter : Prisoner did not deny that she was hia wife. Tsis was the case,— Mr Cotter made an able def«nce, contend ing that the evidencs againtt the prisoner was of the weakest description. He drew attention to the chief points, and submitted that proof was waatitg of the first mar riage.—His Honor was inclined to hold with the virwi of the Warned counsel, and was about to direct tbe jury, wheE Mr Neal, the foreman, informed Bis honor that he had noc been sworn. Tha an nouncement caused not a little surprise, and the crier of the Court expriescd bis be lief that Mr I'eal had bern sworn, Mr Neal, however, still maintained that he had not. His Worship asked if these wera any other of the jurors who had not been swtrn. It was verjrunfortunate.and ft great wa«te of time, The trial weald have to bs taken de ?wvo, and a new jury empanelled.

THIS DAY.

Tbub Kills.—At the opening of the Court the Grand Jury presented true bill* in two ca-es. —s this liuislioi their labours, ihey were thanked and dixuarged. True bills have Jherefoie beeu fou»d in all the cases upoa tho caltndar.

Alleged BiGAMy.—Samuel Joy was arraigned upon an indictment charging him with having, on khe 9th of January last, married ii.-j.rioi Prangle, his former wife, Caroline Kandali, whora he had married in February, ISSS, being then still aliv«.—The prisoner pleaded not guilty.-The JKev. B. Y. Ashwell was the fir»t_ witness called. He proved tha marriage of the prisoner to a half-caste named Caroline Kandali in 1858.—Robert Oaborne Stewart, reckling ne« Gisborne, and formerly Resident Magittrate in tha Lower Waikato di«trict,said in 1858 he was living at Kaglan, and on one tccasion in that year, while pasting hom«ward through the VVailuto, he was present at the matriagc of Sarau»l Joy to Caroline Kan dali. It took place on Monday, the Bth of February, 1858, at a native settlement atove Rangiriri.andnext • rmitage'spjac* He registered »he marriage, («ogut«r pro* daced. He had no doubt that the man in tba dock w».B tb« Samuel Joy he referred to, as he h«d eeca him fie<jueatly from the time of the marriage np till somt nine years ago, since whtn he had lost sight of him. Ha knew Caroline JJandal). She was the daughter of the mate of a ship, named Samuel Randall, k.own amongst the natives as Mete (mate),' and the sister of MrsA.mitage.-To Hii Honor: The girl was averse to the marriage with Joy, and one morning learnt thut her father had givon her a hiding in order to make her more compliant After that the girl went through the ceremony pleasantly enough. Subsequently she showed her aversion more strongly than ever.—To the prisone i 1 do not know whether Lawyer Armitage ob liged you to marry the girl, From all ap pearances I believe that the marriage was never consummated, and I have heard Mr Armitaga ssy that as that was the case the marriage' was a nullity io the eye of the law. You obtained a legal opinion from Lawyer Birtley on the subject, but I do not recollect if that was the tenor of it.—Anna Aimitage (a Maori woman), widow, residing at Kangiriri, deposed that she waa living there in 1858, and remembered a marriage that took place between her yeungar sister Caroline and the prisoner, Mr Ashwell being the officiating minuter. Caroline was now livine with the Hauhaus, and she had last seen her in December, 1881. Joy had been living for some lime past at Tanpirl, many miles distant from her sister's place of resi dence.—To the prisoner: Ido not know whether my sister left you on the evening of the matiiage. Yoa toik her away with you. JSeither do I know if she returned you the wedding ring on the third day aftetvrards. My sister took a native husband in the King country, and n«w has nine of a family. Ido not know whether my sister and Jey ever lived together as man aid write.—Heta Terawhiti, native clergyman, of the Chur.cn of Bug. land, residing at Alexandra and Taupiri, deposed that he had known the last wit ne-s and her younger sister, Caroline Bandall, from their infancy, and remem bered the marriage of the latter to the prisoner, Jor, in ISSB.—To the prisoner : Caroline Kandall'a children are now men and women.fln fact she has grand-children as well.—Mary Terawhiti, daughter of last witness, deposed that she knew Mrs Armi tage and her sister Caroline Randall, whom she had last seen in Dec. last at Taupiri. Bhe also know the prisoner. She saw him at Taupiri in Drc when he was buildin<*a house for her sister, and she then told him that Caroline was stilt alive. He showed her some of Mrs Prangle's letters, and told her that he was going to be ' married — To the prisoner: At'the time I told you Caroline was alive, I said that I did not wish Mrs Prangle to be deceired; I did not tell Mrs Prangle about your former marriage, although we had walked and talked together; I never heard of you and Caroline Randall living together as man and wife.-Matilda Morgan, a half-caste —J2q? r, eSldiDg,at Al«»ndra, deposed that in 1881 she met theprisoherat Ngarnawahia, when he told her that he had 400 acre* of freehold and 80 acres of an orchard planted with choice trees, and that he was in want of a wife. She reminded him that his law tul wife was still alive, and that she had s?en her a few days previously. Tha prisoner. repHed that that marriage was null and void. Since then she had seen Caroline -Sanaa!! at Alexandra • it was only a fortnight ago. —To 'th 6 prisoner: I have known Caroline Rand all since she was a young g»l lo His Honor: I knew prisoner before hi? marruge in 1858. I do not know whether he and Caroline Randall ever lived together as man and wife. -To Mr Aickin (foreman of the jury): When the prisoner tod me his marriage with Caroline Randal^ was

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