SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

_„_ „.. m_,r, I This Evening, 5.13 HIGH WATER*! To . rao ._ow Morning, 5._ SUNSKT.-Th__voning,7.7 . ,„. SUNRISE.—TO-morrow Morning, -.39 MOON'S AGE.-Now Moon, Hth, 3.17 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

TO-DAY. Argple, S.F. Johnson, from Whsngarei Southern Utcbs, s.s. Berneoh, from Russell

DEPARTURES.

LAST EVENING. Wellington, s.s. Uarquhar, for Tauranga Douglas, p.s. Norris, for Mangawai, ■ lona, S.S.. Stephenson, for Whangarei

TO-DAY. Tauranga, sob,, Duncan, lor Meronry Bay Magellan Cloud, sob., Richard., for Tlmatu

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

L-ndon-ABhmore and Lalra, barques, loading Melbourne aid South-Manapourl, Thursday Bydnoy-Te Anau, December 12; Zealandia, December 11 ... Levuka and Suva (Fij^-Hero, Dec.-ber 11

INW-BDS COAWWISE-Parru. from Talrua, with 23,000 feet timber and 2000 shingles; Yloler, from Thames, with 17..C0 feet timber: Walpu, from Patua, with 31,500 feet sawn timber. Outwards TJotsiwisK-Venu*-, for Opotlkl. With 1000 feot ttmb.r. ond sundries; violet^ for Thames. With 16 tons railway iron, ICO uieo, ers, 12 tonß flour; Paku. for Talrua. in ballaßt. Thee S.Rotorua loft Tauranga for Auoktard at 8 a.m. today, and may bo therefore expected about that hour this evening. The birqua Mary Evans proceeds hence to Newcastle In ballast at an oirly date. She en tered outward, atthe Customs to day.

The s.s. lona in addition to her Whangarei trips has been laid on for an excursion to Wai wera overy Saturday afternoon, leaving Queen street Wharf at 2 o'clock and Waiwera at 6.30 a.m. on Monday, arriving threo hours later at Auckland, This is an excellent opportunity for businoss men to visit tho springs.

The s.s. Argylo had not arrived from Wha ngarei up to a late hour this a.tomoon. Infor mation has been received by telegraph that she Btuok in the river this morning, and would not arrive in harbour until about _ p.m, to-day.

Advloa. were to-day received regarding thp destination of the barques Loon Urr and Loon Fleot, bu> some error In tranaml.Blon wlu re quire to be repeated. So far as can be under stood from the message, both ve-selsara to pro o.ed to Newcastle, and theto load coal for Val paraiso, on the West Coast of South America. Tha barque Looh Fleet hauled off into the stream yesterday afternoon to await orders for future movements.

Captain Burrell has been appointed master of the sohooner Queen, which veesel he will take to Norfolk Island, thence to Sydney, baok to Norfolk Island, eventually returning to Auck land.

Shipbuilding has not been so brisk In Auok land for tho last ten or twelve years as it Is at present, and workmen are fully employed Jn every branob. This la Indeed a healthy eign, and we trust that this hopeful state of affairs may long oontinua and improve. Mcars Nlocol and Gonk will have their largo steemsr for Melbourne f-lrly started before Christmas, and this will employ a large cumber of men, ' while other builders hava more work in hand than oan comfortably bo got thmugh in the allotted time. At Mr O. Bailey's yard the new steamer for the Patea Company ts progressirg favourably, aud it is expects d she will bo plated this week, permitting tho shipwrights to gee fairly underway In lar<e numbers on Monaay next. In addition to this work, Mr Bailey bas In band a cattle barge for Mr Buckland, a 211 gig for the Islands, and a new life-boat for tbe steamer lonai

KAIPARA SHIPPING.

(BY TEL!GKAI_,— OWN COKKESFONDENT.)

Kaipara Heads. Wednesday af ternocn. Arrived: barqua Mary Mildred; also barque Kentish Lass. Tne brigantlnes Sarah Pile aud Mary King, bath loaded, are coming down the river. This d-y. Arrived: Julie Marie, barque. Wind-bound: Mary, Annie Wi_son, and Sarah Pile. Tb Koporu, Wednesday afternoon. The brltr Vleloa 1- ioiding here. Heleksvillb, Wednesday evening. Tho s.s. Durham has gone to tow up tho barque Kentish Lass, which arrived at the Heads tc-day. __~ . Thißoay. The s.s. Durham goes to Makarau to tow out the barque Palace (loaded) and to tow the Julie Marie here. ,_, _ Tatjranoa, this day. Arrived: Wellington, from Auoklan-, 7.30 a.m. Sated : Kotorua, for Auokland, 8 a.m. Whano»r»i this d_y. Arrive 1: lona, s.s., from Auokland, 7 a.m. ' Waitara, thU day. Sailed: Maorresor, for Onehunga, 7,20 am ; Haurakl, for Onehunga, 7.15 a.m. Lyttelton, this day. Arrived—Anne Main, barque, from Liverpool, Captain Poplam, 109 days out; Agnes Donald, from Auckland,

COMMERCIAL.

/,*..<. i Evening Star Office, Friday. MB ALFRED BUCKLAND'S WESKLY REPORT. At the Haymar_et on Friday last email loads ot fodder were name, oas and in good demand. Horse stock were in full numbers—yoncg and unbroken stook at lower value., but draught horses of a good class, whose working oonld be deueodedon. ranged fr.m £28 to £10 and useful haoka £7 to £t7 eaob, On Tuesday a large number of small pa.roels of wool were sold to the wool washer?, at pi Ices ra.glng from _d ta7}d; looks an! lilace- fro . Id to li the lb. Bkln9 were lower in mice than for Borne time, and ranged from is 2d to 3s 7d; pelts from Bd eaoh; hides, from 2Jd to 3d the lb. Tallow, 27a , tUQ Owt, At the monthly cattle sale held at Walnku on Saturday, 100 head oattle were yarded, and found ready buyers among the settlers of the neighbourhood. They were principally young cattle, but femalo stock wera nt low values. At the Pukekohe monthly sale, hold on Monday, there was a full mus ter of well-bred cattle, with a numerous attendance of buyers, resulting in steady bidding ttroughout tho sale, ond nil cattle yarned being sold at slightly higher values than have lately neen obtain:—. At R.muera on Tharsaay, dairy cattle were at late vatues. store cattle at lower prlcss, Fat cattlo in limited number, and better worth than last week; prloes ranged for good steers from 20s to 21s the lOOlbs. Bneepand lambs In full numbers, and -lightly lower values: for sheep, prloes ranged from 2d to 2Ji >the lb., lambs from 6s to 12s 6d eaoh. Caives unusually numerous, and, unless very gooa quality, at muoh lower valuep. Pigs of a good class in brisk inquiry.

MESSRS HOKTBR AND NOLAN-WEEKLY BBFOHT. Hone.: The number brought forward has bßen unusually lawe for roaily good young horses. There has been a steady demand, but, in many Instances, expectation of sellers were cot realised. At the Durham Yards, o~t Friday, h large number were submitted by auotion, but. in several instances, reserves could not be r< a ined, and a conßtderable number were with drawn ontll the following week. Bidding for unbroken stook was Blow, attributable in som) measure to the fact that a shlp ne it of unusually good description frcm irasiti o.me to hand too late, and had, con leatently. to be held over.* We quote nao.s "from £9 to £18; aotlve draught, from £26 10s to «3_; pair buggy horses,£so.' Wool: less than the expected number wero catalogued at tbe Durham Yards on Monday, only about 2CO packets being submitted. Thai c was a deollne a value of fully _d per lb., advices from Homo not being reassuring. Washed Longwool Bold at 911; greasy; 6d to 7_d. On Tuesday hides sold at 31 per lb.; skins. Is 3d to 4s Id. Cattle: There has been inoreaaed activity lv dairy snd Store oattle. and pric— advanced a shade, but the value of butcher-' atdckremained unaltere>l. Thero waß but a limited number yarded at New market on Tuesday, but thero was a full muster at Papakura on Wednesday. Tho bidding at Newmarket was slow, but at Papakura it was eager, and both buyers and sellers were satis fled with transactions. Wo quote: Calves, from 193 to 255; yearlings, from 2Bs to 375; 2-year old heifers, from £2 to £2 15s; dry cows, £212s 6d to £3 15s; 2-year-old steers, from £3 7s 6d to SA ; grown steers, £110s to £5 os; beef, 20s to 22s 6d. Sheep wero in limited supply, but the tendency in price was downwards. Wethers sold at from 12s 3d to 16s 3d; in wool, 18s 9d ; lambs, from oi to 14s 6d. Pigs, coarse, shipborne, sold low, but for choice porkers, -d per lb live weight was given. : > '

BANKS AND CO.'S WEEKLY REPORT.-At Parawa), on Thursday, tut oittlo were In usual supply, mostly locally fed: nioe quality, but with few exceptions light weightß. A few of __e~most oholcalct3ellolted competition, bu; generally business was dull, and prices for prime steers not over 2-s o*l perlOOlbs. Sber-p were plentiful. Those in fleece made 17s 6a eaob: shorn wethers, lis Sd to 15s 6d; ewe?, 12.3a to 13s 3d. Lamb, were yarded much in exoess of requirements, but aU being good butchers wore tempted to buy, and the pens were oleared at from 10a 3d to 12s 9d eaoh. Veal calves were slow of sale at Ga to 12. Gd.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS.

I Wholesale. _ Retail, s. _s.d. a. d. s.d. Butter. --.lb 0 o—o 8 Batter, ts, lb 0 0-0 10 Cheese (looal)0 7-0 0 Cheese (col.) 1 0-0 0 V Do.. Cant. 0 9—o 91 Eggs, doz. _ 1 5-0 I Keg., doz. 1 3—o 0 Milk, quart 0 4-0 0 Lardlb(tlns)o 7-0 8 Lard.lb - 0 6-0 T Bacon and Hams, Fowls, each 2 6—3 0 Provincial 0 6-0 8 Ducks, each 2 6—3 0 Canterbury Hams Geese, eaoh 6 o—7 0 and Baoon (in Turkeys _ 5 6-8 0 clOth) .. 0 8-0 81 Baoon,lb.. 0 10—1 0 I . ' Hams, lb .. 1 0-1 - Bread, Id to 4Jd per 21b loaf ■7 **■.'.' Jam B, per case, S doz, 36s 6d to 37s 6d *i ■- ■, • 7-';*.' . BUTOHH—.B MKATt Retail. 7 lb. lb Roasting Beef - - - -OS to 06 Boiling Beef - - - ..04 — 0 Mutton, hind-quarter „ .. ..04 —00 „ fore-quarter _ _. _ 02_— 0 0 lamb, fore-quarter 1 _ 4 o— s n * "~? 'hind-quarter /„ - ■""»', ■ FokandVeal .. _ _ .. 06- 0 7 = Steaks -.-■'.■--. - - -06 —0 8 1 Chops and Sausages .. .. ..05 —06 1 Taiiow.best (wholesale)— Mutton, 3st; mixed, 1 V 253 to 30a. ...*•; I " . Wholesale. 1.. . £ s. d. Superfine Flour, sUkdrossei-, perton.. 13 10 0 Fine Fiour, ditto, household „ .. 12 10 0 Adelaide, per ton _._.•.-. .. (none) .. ' Oamaru, perton .. .. _ _1} 0 0 Dunedin, per ton ~ _. ... .. 11 0 0 ■ Canterbury, per ton.. _ .. _ 11 0 0 Bran per ton (saoks Included) .. £G 610 0 Sharps,perton : ... -. - *6 6 10*0 f Cabin Bread _'-... _ -18 JO * Oatmeal. - - ... 17 0 0 • Pearl Barley - - - - -20 21 0 0 \, - ■ " HAY AND COHN MAKKKX. Wholesale. 7 < a. d. s. d B B. £ s Maize (Syd.) nonO Hay mo'dow 1 - „ Mjn.) 5 6-0 0 ton pressed i 10-5 0 H .. (Coast) 5 o—s 3 Luoerne, do 6 o—6 10 ! : Oata ....3 6-3 9 Straw (load) 0 18—110 j Wheat (fowl). 8-- 6 Chaff ■.. ..3 10-0 0 ■ Hay (oaten) 5 o—s 10 Canterbury and Oamaru potatoes (saoks included), £0 _0s to £1. • Oaten chafl, £3 . . KotaU. , s. d. a. d. s. d. s. a. 1 '->■ Ma-.e.bu-iiel'S 6-8 01 Oat'nhayowtfl o—7 0 i '?' : Oats, ditto-..3 o—4 0 I Straw, ditto 3 o—4 0 ißran,loolb9-' -7 61 Chaff, ditto ' _ • i - Wheat (towD IW 0 (scarce) 6 0-7 0 Hay. owt _ 8 0-7 01 Potatoes, -67 to £7 Wa :' -_ucerne,owt.7. B—B 0 1,1...' , .. • ' . ■ .*... -

Woolpaoks In Quantity, Ss 3d to 3s 6d eaoh ' oorn saoka, 8a to 8a Od por dozen. Fencing wire I I N 05.6,7 and 8. assorted, £1610s to £17 per ton i Coal and Firewood market. Coal.—Newcastle, cargo 38s per ton j yard —'a to 365. Bay of Islands, at yards, 265; ditto at the m:no. 13.; soreened, 28s; ship" side, 25s Cd. Taupirl, at mines, 10s to 12s; at yard. 18s ta 21s; delivered,2- to 235. Whauwhau, at mine, 8s 6d; yard (steam), 17s; hOusehold,22s; Kamo (household), 255, delivered; steam. 20s. Firewood.—Unout, at wharf (oargo), 6a to 10s per ton; delivered, 13s to lis 6d; out, IBs to IBs. Kauri gum and Flax Ma_ket. Gum is quiet. The following are the latest quotations:—Good ordinary Kaipara and Whan garoi at £10 to £11; Bast Coast, £52 to £51; Be oalpts for Deoember, 115 tons. PLA_.-Flnest quality £17-£2O per ton Tow _ _ _ _7-9 FuNSus _ -. _ _ Sid. per lb Building Materials. _______ Timber.—Boards and Scantling. 100 ft, best, 15s ; second class, 10s ; best, planed, tongned and grooved, first-class, 17s; medium. Us;second ditto, 323 Bd. Millsi Cargo, best, 12s: seoond-olass, 7s ; Baulk, 8s 6d. New Zealand Palings, sft (sap), 10s; sft (heart). 12s: 6ft, 13a; Ti-tree Ralls, £310s per 100; Purlrl Posts. £-310s; Shingles, 16s 6d per 1,000; Hobart Town Palings 6ft, 17s; 6ft, 19s; Hobart Town rails, BOs, selling quotations. __ __ . Briokb (at Whau.) 16a per 1,000; Town Yards £3: delivered, £310s. Drain pipes at works.per 100, (6 Inches bore), -0s; 1 Inches, lis; 3 Inohos,9a'; 2 Inches, £210s per 1,000; socket glazed pipes, 19 inohos,—Gd per foot; 15 inches, 2s per foot; 12 inches, ls 6d per foot; 9 leches, ls per foot; 0 inches, 6d per foot; i inohes. Id per foot.

Mail Notice.

Hails will Olobb aa Undbb.— THIS DAY. For Whangaroi Heads, Parua. Walpu, Whan garel, K»_o, Tanglhua, and Mangapal, per Argyle, at 1 p.m. SATURDAY. 9ih inatant. For Waitara, tec, per Macgrogor, at Ba.m. For Walwera, Mahurangi, Matakans, Manga wai, eto., per Hose Oauuy, at 10 a.m. For Tbanie-;, per Kotomahana, at 11,30 E-m. For Wat ivoi.-a, per lona, at 1 p m. For Norfolk Island, per Queen, at 3 p.m. For Talrua, per Pauu, at 3 p.m. For Tauranya, Glsborne Napier, and Southorn Ports, per Rotorua at S p.m, Monday, Hth Instant. For Wangannl, per Kowena, at 8 a.m. For Coromandel, por Coromandol, at 1.30. p,m. For Rossel), Kawakawa, Levuka, and Suva, per Hero, at 1 p.m.

Tuesday, 12th Instant. For Russell. Kawakawa, and Australian Co!o nles, per Te Anau, at 1 p.m.

For Australian Colonies and United Kingdom, via Suez and Brindisi, or Naples, per b.b. Zealandia, Immediately after her arrival from Honolulu, For Tamual-l end Southern ports, per Taiaroa, immediately after arrival ot Zaalandla.

The Colonial Government's 8.8. Stella will loava the Bluff for West Coast Bounds on the 31st instant.

S: B. BISS, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post-offloe, Auokland,

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

Deoemuer 8, 1882.

Abbott's Opera House—Juvenllo Opora-Bouffo and Pantomimo Company, 8 p.m.

Amerloan Novelty Ball. Queen-street.—Kxht bltton of Paintings ot Kgyptlan War, and Pre .eolation of ftllts, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. St James's Hall-Sc. James's Presbyterian Baud of Hope. Monthly Meeting, 7.30 p.m.

Birth.

HARVEY.—On December 6. 183., at ber resi dence, l—.win-street, Nentjo, the wife ot W. T. Harvey ot a son. PORTBK.-On December lat, 1831. at her resi dence, Qundry-street, Newton, tbe wlta ot Percy Porter of a daughter; both doing well.

Marriage.

ARNOLD—BM-TH.-On the 6th Instant, at All Saints' Church, Dunedin, Ocago, by the Bey, R. Algernon Kerkham, assisted by the Her. A.R i-tohett,Char.Leneve Arnold.of Feer ing, Kelvedon, to Jessie Spencer, yourgest daughter ot th*. late, A. W. Smith, Ksq., Bariißt-f, Duredlu.

Death.

MAGINN.-On 7th Deo.mber. 18.2, ath.resl* denoe, KingslandKoad fatrlok Ma.'.lnn, aged 13 years.

Tha funeral will leave ble late reiidonce, Kings—nd Road, on Sunday, 10th Instant, at 3o'olcck. Members of the H.a.C.B. Booiety and friends are respectfully invited to attend, RICHARDS.- On December Bth. at bla resi dence, Parnell. Henry Hlobard*. In his 68th year, after a long and painful illness. The funeral will leave his late roiiidonoo on Sunday, 10th instant, at 3 30 p.m.

Answers to Correspondents.

" Tyke."— i. coroner oan commit on his warrant when the Jury are perfeotly agreed In their verdict; but lt Is the duty of the ooroner, when a verdict of wilful murder is returned, to cause a copy of the evldeno taken at the Investigation to ba forwarded to the nearest Resident Mastlntrate, who wIU oaune suoh In vestigation to bo made, as may appear to him necessary. Tyro Astronomer.—The "left-handors" are right, as indicated in the diagram. Tho planot made its exit from the western limb ot the sun.

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

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1882.

For ths causa that lacks assistance. For th- wrong that needs resi-t —x*» for ths fu*—rein ths distance. And the ecxxl that we can do.

The Polynesian labour traffic forms the subject of a long report by Commodore Wilson, which has been forwarded by the fiecretaty of State for tho Colonies to the Governor of New South Wales. There is some comfort in tho assurance which this report gives, that kidnapping is now un known among English traders in the South Seas, and therefore that the term "slave trado" is no longer applicable to the deportation of labour. The com modore, however, speaks lees favourably of the treatment of the natives under engage ments, particularly those employed by white men in the Islands themselves, iv conducting b.clie do mer fisheries, copra making, &c. The charges he prefers are cheating the labourers employed and get ting them to woik for nothing by treating them so badly as to force them to run away. Licenses for this class ot labour, ho says, are granted to men who are notorious in the Islands for their ill-trcatrneut and kidnapping of tbe natives, and who are only saved from conviction by the difficulty of getting at the truth of, or even of holding an investigation into, alleged crimes. He proposes the following series of regula tions ior suppressing these abuses :—l, The power of giving or denying licenses to be aroitrary, so that men of doubtful repute amongst the Islands be excluded. 2. All natives to be entered under the supervision and signature of either a Government official or a resident missionary; these latter gentlemen to be given the requisite powers, or, if thought better, be made un paid vice-consuls for the purpose. 3 The paying-oil of these labourers to be made in like manner in tbe presence and under the signature of one of the above quoted persons. 4. That it shall not be legal to give less than 6d a day, or its equal in trade, as wages, besides a suitable ration (the scale of which to be fixed on entry), or to work the men (except seamen) more than oight hours a day. 5. That the licensee should render to the Governor or other official granting the license a detailed account of when and where he enlisted the labourers, and how and when he paid them off, and in what official's presence. 6, Tbat arms and liquor should bo prohibited either as payment or in trafficking with tbe natives." Tho "Fiji .limes," the planters' organ in Fiji, objccls to these proposals tbat the remunera tion proposed i. excessively. high, and very much better iv proportion than the remuneration paid to H.M. seamen ; it dis approves of the recognition of missionary authority; and saya the prohibition of I

grosr and nnimuuition, though good in itself, is impracticable, unless all countries engaged in tho Island trade adopt it, be cause otherwise the trade would bo driv* n into the hands of foreigners. These ob jections nre really admissions that ihe abuses tho Commodoro complains of actually exist with the approval of tho plantora ; nnd it is a mcro question then whether tho policy of the British Uo vemmont shall be controlled by the had conduct of foreigners and the indifference of their Governments, or whether it shall lead the van in reform. British traditions furnish only one auswer to such a ques tion. England took the lend in sup pressing tho " black-bird catching," which disgraced the South Sea Island labour trade, and it is not for her to await the ap proval of ether Governments before extend ing to those islanders the protection of British justice. Referring to the treatment of labourers on the plantations, the repot t is on the wholo favourable. In Queon*laud the chief offences are too low wages, food not sufficiently simple, and too loner hours. Tho rations, " though ample, aro upsui'cd to tho native, who is almost entirely a vegctatian," In Fiji, the Commodore says, " Tho Polynesian labourer ia cer tainly woll treated on the plantations, under tho enlightened and fostering care of Sir Arthur Gordon, tho lato Governor, who, because he insisted on justice bung done to tho labourer, has earned the com pliment of being heartily hated and nburcd by tho plantots, who only too frequently wish to treat their free labourors as slaves." Tho Commodoro goes on to express his approval of Sir Arthur Gordou s native policy, which ho believes to be " not only the best which, under the cir cumstances, could have been devised, but an absolute necessity if the nat.ve*, whoaroaliuo intelligent people, in o not, like those of Now Zealand and Australia, doomed to extermination. By tho adoption of a native tax on produce (sic) the Fijian social sj'Btcm is not only porpotuatcd but strengthened; thepcoplenrekcptunder thoir own chiefs and tied to tho .oil, and thus protected from placing themselves uncondi tionally in the hands of unscrupulous traders and planters, which must necessarily have been their position had the tax been asses sed in coin."

It was, perhaps, to bo expected that Commodore Wilson would coincide with the Commissioner for Western Polynesia in his native policy, and tho commendation, therefore, will not receive tho attention tbat would have boen givon to a recommen dation coming from an impartial source. But the agreement of Com modore Wilson with Sir Atthur Gordon's philo • Polynesian views is of somo importance considered in another aspect. It gives additional strength to the belief that the slaving elements of the South Sea labour traffic, in which thero is reason to fear somo Auckland ves sels were not altogether lree from participation, havo been effectually sup pressed. And if the abuses of tho traffic aro no greater than those described in the Commodore's report, the grievances of tbo native labourers are llttlo if any worse than thoso which thoir whito neighbours suffor. Tho Commodoro concludes with thu following recommendations for ihe futuro regulation of tho traffic:— 1. No vessol under 300 tons burden to be engaged in tho trade. 2. Government agents appointed by Government to bo really well paid, intelligent oitii i il*, who might, if they could pass iv a certain number of native languages, bo considered eligible at some futuro dato for tho Appointment of Consul in tho Western Pacific. 3. That the Government agont should bo re quired to enlarge tho plan ef any island from which ho take 3 recruits to at least two miles to the inch, and on this plan should bo entered the naiuo of the recruit uud the village, with "its native uumo, from which he came. All theso plans to bo attached to his journal, The master of the labour vessel should also be required to make a cjreful entry iv the log of each recruit lakou on board, with the latitude and longitude numo of village, &c, so as to bo a check on tbe agent. 5, That a copy of the agent's chart will be furnished to tho agent who returns tho labourer to his home, 6. That no oxtra remuneration bo given to the men who go in tho boats as recruiting agonts, and in every ca'c where it is found that false peisouation or inducements were held out, they should be severely punished. 7. Super intendents of immigration should bo obliged to collect about them native interpreters, who could aid in investigating tho complaints of either tho incoming or outgoing natives. 8. That all labourers befoto being returned to their homes be medically inspected, so tbat they may not carry with them infectious dis eases. 9. No arms to be given as remuneration for services, or allowed to be purchased by returning labourers. 10. In timidating natives returning home for the purpose of making them procure substitutes before allowing tnern to land should bo a punishable offence.

" The House of Whito Shadows " is tbe titlo of a now story by B. L. Farjcon, which will be commenced iv to-morrow's Saturday Supplement (a double one). The solo right of pnblishing this story in Auck land has been purchased by the proprietor of tho Stae. Readers desirous of following the tale should secure the opening chapters to-morrow. The Supplement will also con tain continuation of Monsieur Claude's memoirs, " Our Loudon Flaneur," an ad venturous trip to Waitakerei Falls, "Steal ing an Earl's Body," " A Convcitfd Burglar," and other roadablc extracts.

Our market price list this week contains few alterations from that of last Friday. Roasting beef is quotedTetail now at from 5d to 6d per lb.; best mutton tallow, 38s wholesale; and second second class timber at the mill 7s por 100 feet. Butter and e«gs remain at previous quotations. Gum is at last values, tho weeks receipts being 145 tons.

The lad Gordon Lyon, who got bis right arm badly crushed by the macbiuery in Lamb's flour-mi.l a week ago, is making fair progress towards recovery. It was at first feared that the limb would require to be amputated, but all apprehension ou that score is now sot at rest.

The unfoitunato man, Morcnce or Lees, whom we stated last week to be in the Hospital sufforing from eye disease and piralysis of the brain, has been removed to the Lumtlc Asylum. This step was rendered necessary by his trouble affecting his mind, and making him unmanageable,

A large concourse ot people visited the Egyptian War Exhibition last night, each visitor receiving a present of personal or household utility. The leading articles were the watch, clock, oleograph and accordeon. A special matinee will bo given to-morrow afternoon, so that school children may witness the pictures of the lato war, and illuminated views of the cities of Europe. A suitable magical and conjur ing entertainment will bo given by Mr Bailey, that will be sure to amuso tho young people. Every child present will receive a gift of a useful or instructive nature,

Mr G. M. Shera, Consul for Italy, has received advices from tbo Consul-general at Melbourne, that in consequence of ex traordinaiy rains last autumn, thousands of families in the populous porovinces of Verona, Padua, Porrara, and Undine, were ruined, and the Italian Government, be lieving that Italians abroad would gladly contribute to the relief of their sui-.riog fellow-countrymon, suggest that subscrip tion lists should ,bo opened at tho several consulates. Mr Shera will forward dona tions towards this deserving object.

* A meeting of representatives from tbe vatious Mutual Improvement Societies in Auckland will bo held this evening iv the Wellesley-strect Baptist school-room, at 7.30 p.m., for the purpose of discussing the advisability of establishing a Societies Union, composed of members from tho various local improvement classes. Such a society, if established, would, wo believe, tend greatly to increase public interest in classes already formed, without interferring with their individuality by their biing represented in one central society, ana would, we are sure, induce many others to join societies already in existence

" charity " writes, that while quito pro pared to givo Mr Lincoln credit for bis acts of kindness towards the patients in the Hospital, Asylum, &c, he does not think he should be quite so ready to take upon himself ,the duty of criticising the sugao*- tions of others as to what thoy should i r should not do in the way of gift?, unless ho is prepared to lead tbe way. With respect to flower services and pianos, "Charity" thinks tbe patients would be better served if tbeir physical welfare, such as better attendance, diet, nnd medical comforts were obtained, to onablo tbem to gain their health and go about their business, earning a livelihood, in fact, that their requirement is helping them to help themselves. *

I From the 401b.'. of specimens received i from tho Success mine manager, Coro- I mandel, the Bank of Now Zealand pot 11300z5., lOdwts. gold.

As illustiatiug the exfc aordinaryincreaso in the va'uo of property in Auckland, it may be mentioned that Mr John Buchanan has ro-sold tho Coffee Pulaco site,which he puichased tho other dy by auction. Tho price realised is, we believe, £1,000 premium on his barga'n. Mr Thomas Rus i oil is the buyer.

At a meeting of tho Auckland Institute of Architects yesterday, Mr P. Horapath presiding, to consider the recent communi cation received from the Builders' Associa tion, it was resolved to reply to tbo builders as follows :—" It is somewhat unfortunate you should still show an inclination to pro long the present agitation by now asking impossibilities of our institute."

At the mooting of the Australitn Mutual Provident Association in Sydney, at which it was resolved to make annual distribution of profits, the chaiiman said:—"l am anxious to make it quite clear to the mem bers that in proposing thero shall be an annual distribution of surplus we havo taken catc to guard ourselves apainst the fluctuations of isolated years. What wo propose ia to divide each year after the next quinquennial investigation an amount of profit determined by the average of five years."

While engaged chopping a piece of wood for Mr Buckland's uew punt at Mr C. Bailey's yard yesterday, Mr M. Ellis acci dentally cut his leg severely, and had to visit a doctor for tho purpose of having tho wound sowed up. Ho will probably bo laid-up for a few days.

Tho new owners of Surrey Hills Kstato havo taken tho right course to obtain good designs for cutting up thtir property to advantage. They hnvo thrown the compe tition open to all surveyors and civil engi neers, offering prctniu-8 of £100 and £50 for the first and second design*'. Wc hope a stipulation will bo placed in tho condi tions that no street shall be of less width than 60 feet, tho limit fixed under tho Municipal Corporations Act, The block is ul cady ovorloppod by tho city boundary on ono sido, and will doubtless somo under municipal law sooner or later—tho sooner tho belter. Tho matter of roads through tho suburban blocks now being cut up is ono of tho first importance, and ought to cngapo tho earnest attention of the City Council,

Tbo charge of dcsertinpr from the ship Margaret Galbraith was heatd yesterday btfore Messrs Newman, Hull and MoPon nel, Justices of tho Peace, at the Police Court. Sergeant White stated tho case. The prisoner?, Oscar Brosboom aud Franz Hambtrg, deserted on the 30th ult., and wetc ancsted iv the gum fields nt Northern Woiioa The prisoners said they would rather suitor imprisonment than return to the ship, as tho bunks were not fit for a human beiug to sleep in, owing to the in flux of water. Tbe captain denied tbis statement, ond prisoners were scotenced to ono mouth's imprisonment with hard labour. Mr J. H. Harrison, of Coromandel, will deliver colonies of Ligurian Bees ou the Auckland Wharf for 50s each, The eligible site of the old Provincial' Hotel, Priucos-sirect, will possibly bo ac cepted by tbo Coiporation of the Auckland School of Arts, to whom it has beon olfored on favourable term?. The position is good, being next to tbo Auckland Institute, and, should the purchase bo made, tho two societies could bo managed without extra assistance We understand that Mr P. Glcesou bas purchased tho Provincial Boarding House in Shortland-—rcet for £2000, with tho viow of transferring tho license of the Provincial to the latter buil*!. iiic, in tho eveut of the Society of Aits taking the Piovincial Hotel premises, aud the hhottland-sttoet people offcriug no serious objections.

A musical and literary entertainment in connection with the Band of Hope was feeld last evening in tbo Ponsonby Baptist Church. The llev. C. Carter presided. The programme was good, ond the onter tainment satisfactory. Mr Unmford and Mr Preach delivered stirring speeches. The' principal vocalists wero Messrs W. Farqubar aud A. and E. Unlay, and H. Adams. RodtatioLS and rcadiugs wcro given by Misses Ethel t wen, Fanny Patker, Bet croft, and Mr Bigclow, the superintendent. Miss Plummcr presided at tho haiuiouium, and Master S. Adams at tho pianoforte. The entertainment passed off very pleas mtly, and tho large at tendance showed tho interest which is felt in tbo progress of tho Band of Hope move ment.

Yesterday several ladio. called at the Hospital with a supply of beautiful llowers fortho patitnts, aud they also discoursed some sweet music during tbeir welcomo visit. We could not loam their names, as with true modesty they bad refrained from insctibing their names in the visitors' book. While ou the subject of flower.', it may not be inapt to remind the charitably-disposed donors of these, and oven tho Hospital authorities themselves, of tbo danger of having cut llowers in dwelling and sleeping apartments. These ate inimical to tho health oven of robust persons, and therefore would seem to be completely ont of place in Hospital wards. On tho other hand, growing plants aro most favourable to health in bed-rooms, and tho Hospital might with advantage bavo a number of fine pot plants and young trees in each ward, Growing plants, by consuming the carbonic acid gas, render the air pure and salutary, wbereas cut flowers rapidly decompose and give off noxious fumes, prejudicial to health. Wo commend those hints to thoso interested in tho subject, aud with a view to the welfare of tho patients.

The nows is cabled of tho death of Mr Anthony Trollope, one of the most popular novelists of the day, at the age of 67. Mr Trollope was the son ot Mrs Trollope, a writer of tales much read a couplo of generations ago. Ho received bis early educition at Winchester and Harrow, and obtaiucd an appointment in the Post Office, where ho performed important ser vices durintr a long period. It was in 1847 that he produced " The Macdormotls of Ballycloran," and sincothen he has written an immense number of novels. Mr Trol lopo's works aro lively and readable, but his genius was not wido enough to spread over a large variety of charac ters. What he excelled in was the delineation of the womenkind of a country vicarage, or of ao episcopal town. Civen a worldly-minded rector, or bishop, with wife, daughter and acquaintances, Mr Trollope was thoroughly at home. He re tail* <l their chit-chat, small-talk aud bickerings in a manner vastly entertaining;, though by no means exciting. Mr Trollopo's hobby was tho study of Latin classical literature. Ho was not a pro , found scholar, but bis stylo iv dealiog with ancient history was very readable. He added to tbo " Anciont Classles for Bnglish Readers" series, the volumo oa Cresar; and not lone since he published a biography . of Cicero. Tho critics were rather hard on | the translations, while they acknowledged the interest bf tho work. Mr Ttollope was an iniimato friend of Thackeray's, of whom he has written what is, we believe, the only life yet produced. It forms one ..of the "English Mon of Letters" series. All lovers of Thackeray's writings caonot fail to bo deeply interested in it. About ten ye.M ago, the deceased novelist paid a visit to this end of tho earth, and subse quently embodied his expotiences in two volumes.

A difference of opinion has arisen among the Governors of the Grammar School over tho futuro dealings with tho endowment on Para ell Rise. This endowment extends from tbe right hand side of tho Manukau Boad (just beyond the Kailway |Bridge) over to the Domain. Between thirty and forty working men's cottages have been ereetod on it, and thoso have now fallen into the hands of the Board. The question then is whether the Board shall repair and rent these cottages (as they have already done with some) or sell them for removal, and re-lease tbo land in large sections in order to improvo the locality. It is admitted that tho latter course will result in a considerable loss of revenue, but a resolution was carried by tho Board in favour of making this sacrifice for the good of the neighbourhood, Some members ot tho Board, however, object tbat tliia resolution involves a wrong to the school aud a misapplication of the Trus', which the Governors Bi_ bound to use to the best advantage for tho purposes for which the endowment was granted. They say, moreover, that the land, being situated in tbo centre of a manufacturing district, is otily adapted for workmen's cottages like those now on the ground, and the land is quite unsuitcd for villa sites They further urge that it is inadvisable to drive away the large number of families who arc now supplied with suitable dwellings in close proximity to their work. There is a good deal of force in these objections to the salo cf the buildings lor removal, aud perhaps a compromise that would meet both tbe demand for progress and the necessity for using the tnut to tho best advantage might be arrived at by clearing the main road frontages for busi ness sites, utilising tho rest of the property as at present.

Harry Hawkes, the waterman, while running tho lines from tho mail steamer to the wharf on Tuesday, got the full benefit of a hot water di charge from the sido of the ship, and was sevetoly scalded on tho loft tide. Tho arm especially is very much injured, and it will take several weeks to heal.

Mrs Jane Woods, an inmate of tho Hospitol, died this week at the advanced age of 74 years. Deceased was formerly well-known as a mid-wife in Auckland, but for the past two years has been in the above institution suffering from general debility.

Nearly the whole of the casos in the Kesident Magistrate's Court today were adjourned and others withdrawn. James Gallagher v. Wm, Armstrong; claim, £17 4s 2d (Mr Buddie for plaint.!.), non-suited; costs £2 lis. Mayor and Co. v. Sarah Rutherford (Mr Cotter for plaintiff); claim, £12 1C (Mayment for defondant); costs, £2 15s,

Three cases of slight aecicent have re cently been admitted to the Hospital and are now under treatment there. The first case is of rather a peculiar kind, A man named Douglas, from a couutry district, while engaged clearing his land, was break ing tho bard stump of a flax plant, when a small splinter Hew up and entered his eye, penetrating deeply into the ball and producing excruciating pain, Several outsido practitioners attempted to extract the splinter, but without success; but on Monday last Dr Philson succeeded in taking it out, and tho patient is now recovering,— a man named George Elliot, while cogaged building a dam at Port Charlos, had his right arm jammed between two heavy rafters, and sust-iocd a compound fracture of Ihe limb. Tho accident hap pened last Saturday, and the suffeier having been brought to the Hospital on Wednesday, the fracture was reduced and ho is getting ou favourably. The other case is that of an elderly man named Hunts man, who did wood-chopping and other jobs about Auckland, and who on Tuesday last got badly burned about tho feet and ankles by a kotllo of boiling water falling on them.

To tbo Editor: Sir,—l should like to call tbo attention of yourself and the numerous readers of tbe fcTAtt to the subject of erect ing an Art Gallery in tho city of Auck land. Wc have now in tho city a few of the finest pictures south of the Line, and every chance of having that collection in creased from time to time,and have no proptr place to exhibit such works of art in. There is now lying idlo a pioco of ground I believe most suitable for tbat purpose, viz , that one next tbo Museum, or the south side in Princes-street. It is on an clovafed situatiao, nothing to interfere with the light, and being ad. joining tho Museum, the same man agement could undertake tho care of that also, and at a less expenso than if in any other situation, lt would be quieter, not so dusty, nnd have less risk from fire, that if it was built in a more populous part of the city. The present holder, I have no doubt, would sell the came for a reasonable price (as it would be for the improvement of our city, both now and hereafter) if a fund could bo raised for that purpose, by sab scription or otherwise. Hoping I have not occupied too much of your Bpace—l remain, yours, ao., Ewe CitAia.

This week's Observer oontains :-Love's Kovengo-Tho Wages ot Sin-Don Jaan. Can vass— Mister/ions Disappearance of Mr Comrle —A Tale ot a Helmet—How to Manage a Lover, Prize Kasav for Yonng* Ladies—Pulpit Bketihes —Female School Toaohers-Our New Governor, Portrait and Biography—and all tbe Soolety n i wa ot tho wool-,

SCINTILLATIONS.

A tcnsible wife looks for her employ men at home—a silly one, abroad.

Mr James Kussoll, solicitor, has just pur chased Sir George Aruey _ former residence nnd grounds at Remuera,

Sir W. Fox is expected at tho conference to be held on Friday next, in tbe Temper ance Ball, relative to the Bauds of Hope.

Tbo Naturalists' Field Club go on an ex cursion to Rangitoto to-morrow in tho steamer Talnui, leaving Quecn-stteet Wharf at one o'clock .harp. A case ot typhoid fever has broken out at the residence of Mr Davy, shopman to Mr John Knox, at Hamilton.

Mr Caldwell, of Dunedin Gaol, who has been appointed to Auckland Gaol, has received twelve months' leavo ou full pay.

Laud to tho value of £10,358 was dis posed of at tho Government salo, Gi.borno, yesterday. Mr W. B. Langbtidge has beon confined to bed for the Inst five weeks with his old complaint—a determination of blood to the head.

Ono man was asked by another, with whom be was not on tho best of term?, whore he had taken up his abode. " Oh," he replied, " I'm living by the canal at pre sent. I should bo delighted if you would drop in some evening." An American and an Englishman were discussing the relative size of the Thames and the Mississippi. Tbo American finally clenched tho argument thus—"Why, sir, thero ain't enough water in tho Thames to make a gargle for tho mouth of the Missis sippi." The amount received at tho bazaar in aid of tho building fund of the Pott Chalmers Prosbytorian Church was over £570. Mr R. 11, Vollance leaves* Cliristchurch for Auckland to-day with Turquoise, and will also take charge of Miss Laura, Pe troleum, and Amohia, the balance of tbo lot purchased by the Auckland Stud Com pany fiom Mr Stead. Mr Bracken, M.H.K., addressed tho electors for Dunediu Central last night, nnd obtained a unanimous vote of confidence,

The Auckland cricket team expect to get back from the South by Sunday, tho 17th instant.

The Salvation Army havo acquired pos session of tho Princo's Theatre, Bradfoid, which has been let to the Army at a rent ol £300 a year.

Mr Ceo. Lovegrovc, of Hamilton, the claimant of the Dcrwentwater Estates, caroo to Auckland by train yesterday, en route for Kngland, to prosecute his claim. 'Ihe Bible in the Uasuto language bas boon issued by tho British and Foreign Bible Society at a cost of £4000 Tbis the ninth completed Bible iv the native languages of Africa.

Tho Key. Mr Walpole, tha now incurm boot of St. Mary's, Parnell, conducted ser vice on Wednesday evening, and preached for the first timo in Auckland from tbe in stitution psalm (84tb), "The Lord is my shepherd and I shall lack nothing." Mr J. A. Pond has been appointed analyst for Amkland under the Tea Examination Act of last session.

A gazette notification states that the officer in charge of a telegraph-station may require a deposit for the payment of reply to a " reply-paid " telegram.

"I bavo lived to know," says Adam Clarke, " that tho greatest secret of human happiness is this — IX ever suffor your euo'gies to stagnate."

THE ROYAL ILLUSIONISTS.

i Messrs Kellar and Cunard, the far-famed royal illusionists, have arrived in this city, and will appear to-morrow (Saturday) even ing at Abbott's OperaHouso in their mar vellous entertainment entitled " A Wight in Dreamland," and which was represented for many successive nights in tho Egyptian Hal, Piccadilly, with extraordinary success before througed audiences, including notable members of St, Stephen's and the English aristocracy. The illustration on tho large bills gives but a faint idea of tho mystical realities of Kellar and Co's dreamland, Ihe specimens of ingenuity exhibited by these famous illusionists puzzlo the spectators, whose senses aro deceived by tho multi plicity of their attainments, calculations, and solving of mathematical puzzles; ar tistic sketching, music of the mind, and portraits of celebrities, living and dead, including the Ayrshite poet, Christopher North, and Earl Reaconsfield of the past, together with Gladstone, Bright,and Lowe of the present. Performances will com mence at the appointed hour.

"LES CLOCHES DE CORNE VILLE."

Thbiu. was a moderate house at the Opera House last eveniog to witness the perform ance of Lccocq's sparkling opera by the Messrs Stanley and Darbysbire's infant wonders. The audience was certainly not so good as the merit of the performance warranted, and' to-night being the last occasion on which the company will perform here, wo would bespeak for them a bumper house. it has beon said that comparisons are "odorous," but we caunot refrain from ex pressing our opinion tbat in "Les Cloches do Corneville" the present company are much superior to Pollard's children, though the latter were Immeasurably the better in " Pinafore," All the youngsters aro well up in their parts, and the singing and dancing are perfect.

TRANSIT OF VENUS.

(BY TILKGIRAI——OWN COBRESPONDENT.)

The Observations at Wellington,

Detailed lleport.

WELLINGTON, this day. THE Venerable Archdeac.n Stock has furnished the "Evening Post" with tho following notes in regard to the transit : — " Tho hopes of the observers at the Thorndon Observatory wen at a very low ebb all night long, for though the sky was apparently clear, yet Saturn first and Jupiter afterwatd showed how disturbed the atmosphere was. Our oil friend tho comet watched us pleasantly. The tail is broader than in the old time. The under side of tho tail is far wider than the other, and this broad tail is evidently tbe secondary tail, whicb, when first noticed, was also wider on one side than tho other, never having had the same axis as that of tho main tail. The new 'comet' reported from Napier in the east is the group of stars in Cancer known ns tho Koc.epo, which is often taken for a comet. The "comet" in the south-west is the larger of the Magellan clouds. Stars for clock rates were constantly observed all night, as here (and doubt;ess else where) there was a determination not to let any point slip by through care lessness. Ihe first appearanco of dawn was at 2.30. Ihe moon was just rising over Mount Victoria and casting a bright path of silvery light across' the harbour. With thus plenty to do and to look al-, the timo passed quickly enough. The moon, when tested lor definition with all its beauty, was 'boiling' horribly. The sun was visible at 4.27, with overy indication _fa ' bad' morning, and at 6.30 everything was as bad as it could well be, with a light wind springing up. I would now speak for myself, as Mr King, with his two assiitants, Mr Gray and Mr Symons, went to their station at one corner of the Observatory ground; I to mine with Mr Gore and Mr Kiric at tho other, I changed the oyc-piece I had intended to use for a lower power, preferring sharpness of definition to size of object, Mr Gore was in charge of a chronometer lent me by Mr Ingram, which sinco midnight had boen compared with tbo clock from hour to hour. Mr Gore had a card ruled with 60 columns, so that he could at once, following the ticks of the chronometer, insert observations accurately. Mr Kirk at the same time would note down what 1 said. I mado contact with some dr gree of uncertainty at 7 hours 32 minutes 11,6491 seconds. As Venus passed off no change ol shape wns noted—no peg top appearance. I gave for bisection 7 hours C 2 minutes, 15 5 seconds, and for last contact, 7 hours 52 minutes 0.6 seconds. I gave my whole attention to tho emerging planer. Mi- King was observing as closely tho fast cloaiog cusps of tbe sun, Strangely enough, my warning for last contact was uttered for my assistants at the in.t.nt he too gavo warning for last contact,so that, with much confidence, we place last contact at 7 hours 50 minutes 34.1491 seconds, tho time given above, corrected for errors of chronometer and clock—all the nbavo times are for Wow Zealand mean time, or for long. 11 hours 30 minutes 00 seconds. It was with very different feelings that wo loft tho observa tory from those after the last transit, for Mr King was with Dr Hector aad myself then. All present had worked hard for success, and it is belie vedjthat success has been gained.

The Observations at Dunedin.

The Time Ten Minutes Later Than in Nautical Almanac.

DUNEDIN, this day

Mr Arthur Beverley, local astronomer, writes : At an early hour yesterday morn ing the prospect looked rather gloomy fir Dunedin observer, of the transit, but as tho critical timo approached the clouds cleared away, and loft the aim shining through a faint liazo in tho upper atmosphere, This haze improved tho definition wonderfully, for when it cleared away, a few minutes before the external contact, the outline of the sun, which was previously sharp and stoady, began to flicker slightly. The haze also reduced the irradiation nearly to zero, so tbat thero was no appearance of the black drop or any of those perplexing phenomena which occur at intervals of contact when the sky is clear. Altogether, tho weather could hardly have been bettor if got up for the occasion. The disc of Venus while on tho sun appeared very sharply defined, and a9 it approached the edge of the sun tho lumi nous lioo separating tbem became finer and finer until it vanished at the point of con tact. This was not a prolonged affair, as we wero led to oxpect. Thebreaking of tho luminous thread was so sudden that there could hardly be a mistake of two seconds in recording it. In about lOsccs. after contact tho only othor phenomenon worth mention ing began to appear. Tim parts of Venus which projected bejond tho sun's disc showed a very fine piuk outline, caused no doubt by sunlight -reflected through her atmosphere, which continued visible until tho di<c ot Venus projected about a fifth of its diameter beyond the solar disc. It then gave way at the nirth side, but continued visible at the south side until Venus waa half off, when it appeared like a minute pink hair standing perpendicular to the sun's margin at tho edge of the sun's circular notch. The times of contact as obsc ved approximately were, internal, 7h. 31m. ; external, 7h, 51tn., New Zealand mean timo, or about 10 minutes later than the times given in tho " Nautical Almanac" How such a blunder could havo beon made by tbe conductors of that publication, it is not oasv to see.

Mr J. T. Stevenson's Observations.

Mr J. T. Stevenson. F.S.S., has kindly furnished us with the following account of his transit observations :—" At.4.45 a,m. (a few minutes after suniise) I obtained a good view of Venus; she was then plainly visible to the uaked eye, acd did not even require a shade to scrutinize her; but, gradually as tho solar orb rose higher, it be came impossible to view the planet without some protection from his beams. At 5.16 a.m. I viewed Venus for tbo But time through the teloscope. Her disc was beautifully defined, and appeared to be entirely black, but rather of & greyish brown hue, I directed particular attention to the disc, but could not perceive tbe slightest traco of any atmosphere or penumbra surrounding the planet, It was my intention, if the circumstances had been favourable, to examine tho disc with high magnifying powor, but gradually as tho sun rose tho clonds began to ovorspread the sky. With tho fine equatorial telescope belonging to tho American astronomers, ihe disc appeared of a perfectly circular form. From Oh. 30m. until a fow minutes oil" the time of last internal contact, observations wero almost susponded owing to the clouded state of the sky, and it began to be feared that tho final contacts would be lost. How ever, at 7b. 27m. the sun again ap peared through the clouds, and Venus was estimated to be less than her own diameter from the solar limb. At 7h, 33m. .he was estimated to be only one diameter of herself from the limb. There was again a brief interval, during which it was im possiblo to see the suo, but about 7h. 41m. 20s, the planet was onco more visible, and at this time she was so closo io the limb that I found it almost impossible to say, owing to the prevailing cloudi ness of the sky, _ whether (according to. tho in-structions issued to the observers) discontinuity in the illumina tion of the apparent limb had not already taken place. At 7b. 4lm 545, I recorded geometric contract or tbo apparent coinci dence of the limbs of Venus aud the sun and tbe clouds which covered the sun's disc rendered it necessary that this observation should bo made without a coloured shade. I used at this time a magnifying power of 150 diameters, which was the power advised to be used by Colonel Tupman, F.R.A.S., chief of the British Expedition. At 7b. 30m. 30s. it was estimated that Venus had passed half-way aero, the lint, and at Bh. om, 4s. I recorded the last ex ternal contact. This concluding observa tion I consider to be much more accurate than those which preceded It, as the clouds wore now less dense. The timo for the last contact, as stated, agrees almost absolutely With that obtained by Captain Healn from his observations. Tho times I have given are all Auckland meiidian titm, and are therefore about 7h. 15m. in advance of our clock time. Thero are still some slight corrections, amounting to not more than a fow seconds either way, to be ap plied to these results, when the chronomc tors aro finally compared. From tho time that Venus apparently touched the solar limit, particular attention was directed to see whether thero would bo any appearance of "the black drop," but not a. trace of it was visible. Neither was thero tho slightest appearance of any light surrounding the planet as she passed off tho disc, Possibly had the sky been cloud

less some phenomenon of the above descripn ■ tion might have been visible. As far as could be seen there was no distortion of the solar limb, the planet crossing as a perfectly circular body. Tho preceding remits have already been wired to Colonel Tupman, F.B.rt.S., F.S.S. The telescope in nse was a 6_ inch equa torial reflector, with a first surface^ re flecting prism supplied by the British expedition party, the definition being perfect throughout the entire transit During tho earlier part of tbe transit a lightly - tinted shade was employed to piotect the eye, but towards the end it was found possible to view the sun without any protection."

CABLEGRAMS.

THE ANGLO-FRENCH NEGOTIA TIONS ABOUT EGYPT.

LO.DON,, December G. It is stated that tho parleying which for somo time time past has been proceeding between the English and French Govern ments has failed to bring about an under standing regarding the settlement of affairs in Egypt, and that the Fivnch Government have now declined to accept Ihe proposals made by the Engli-h Consul. The rumour has not, however, received any reliable con firmation. ALHAMBHA THEATRE BURNED. LONDON, December 6. The Alhambra Theatre, Leicester Square, was destroyed by lire today. DEATH OF ANTHONY TROLLOPE. LONDON, December 0. Mr Anthony Tiollope, the novelist, who had been seriously ill for s--n.e time past,

died to-day, aged 67.

DEATH OF M. LOUIS BLANC. PARIS, December 6. The death is announced of M. Louis Blanc, politician and author, aged 69. LONDON, December G, Consols have advanced to 99J ex div. The markets for colonial securities and

produce are unchanged.

SHIPPING NEWS. LONDON, December 0. The Orient steamship Llguria ai rived at Plymouth today from Melbourne, t'ctober 25th,

Lov DON MARKET REPORT. LONDON, December 6 The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report:— Vl'ool—Competition is increasing and the market is firmer. Long staple merino scoured wool is in demand. I'ptodate 117 000 bales have been sold. The total quantity withdrawn to date is 11,000 bales, Tho sales will close on the Bth instant. Wheat—Maiket quiet. Adelaide is worth 49s 6d; NOwr* Zealand, 43s per 4961bs Tallow—Market quiet. Mutton ia worth 44s Od ; Beef, 42s Cd per cwt. Leather- Market flat. Best sides are worth lid. [SPECIAL TO Plt-SS ASSOCIt-TON.I SNOWSTORM IN SCOTLAND. LONDON, December 6. A fall of snow obstructs railway commu nication in the North of Great .ritain, OUIBAGE IN DUBLIN. Mr Field, the juryman who was stabbed when entering his own residence recently, is recovering.

AUSTRALIAN.

THE ROTOMAHANA FLOATED. MELBOURNE, December 7. Tho steamship Rotomahana was success fully floated off this afternoon. She pro cecded on her voyage to the Bluff to nigh r.

MELBOURNE WOOL SALE.. M4LBJURNE, December 7. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agct.cy Co , Limited, report that at iheir wool sales to-day 2275 bales w.re offered, com petition being very brisk. Pine cross breds were decidedly firm in responso to the tone of the London auctions, and fine wool generally wero in vory good demand. 2000 bales wero sold at satisfactory prices. SHIPPING NEWS, SYDNEY, December 7. Sailed ihis afternoon : The Union Com pany's steamship Arawata, for Auckland- M2LBOURNE. this day. Messrs Geldßborough and Co. (limited) report tbat at their wool salo yesterd'ty ■10,000 bales wore sold; greasy sorts re alised from 7d to Is 2-fd ; and washed from ls 4d to Is lOjd.

CHORAL HALL.—HERR SCHMITT'S BENEFIT CON CERT.

This concert took place last night in the

Choral Hall, and drew suoh a largo gather*

ing of tbe public that all the available sit ting accommodation was fully taken up, thus furnishing a very good proof of tl c beneficiairc's popularity. The programme was" in two parts, tbe first being miscel laneous in its character, and the second operatic. Of the miscellaneous selections tbe instrumental ones were decidedly the bo it, and in saying as much we intend no disparagement to far as tho singers arc concerned, 'I he efficiency of tho Choral Society's orchestra is a fact conceded on all hands, and Herr Schmitt can claim a largo share of the credit result iug from such a state of tbings; A pieco of his own com position, viz., a concert overture (dedicated to F, D. Fenton, Esq.,) was the fiist in strumental contribution. Tbe rhythm is well marked throughout, the harmony is strong and full-bodied, and the melody is pleasing. It was admirably played. The vocal solos were : (1) Kucken's air, "Bird, Fly From Hence,'' with violin obligate by 'Berr Schmitt, Mrs Schmitt b ;ing the pianist, by Miss Fenton ; (2) tbe grand scena aud chons, "Casta Diva" from "Norinn," by Miss Blenzard ami choir; and (3) " The Toreador's Song" frmi Bizet's " Carmen," by Mf Stuait, Both tho latter selections were rcndeied with orchestral accompaniment, The occasion was Miss Fenton's d_but : and she was visiriy nervouj in consequence, so that she was not heard at her best. She has a light soprano voice of moderate compass and pleasing timbre. 'The lady was encored, and bowed her acknowledgments. Herr Scbmitt's obligato was very pretty. Miss Bleazard bad a very exigeant part to perform in the execution of the florid and ornato scena from "Norma," but it dis played the rare flexibility of her voice to advantage. She started a trifle flat, and excepting this accident, and the occurrence of some imperfectly-sustained notes at tho outset, she interpreted the morccau in a finished manner, A recall followed, which the fair vocalist acknowledged in the same way as Miss Fenton, Mr Stuart has an agreeable but by no means powerful voice, and his rendering of the selection from " Carmen" was acceptable. Two quartette , viz., "3bus Spoke One Summer's Day' (Abt), and "The Chimes of Oberwesel" (Baumer) were given by some ten or a dozen ladies and gentlemen, and were much appreciated. Tbe parts were well taken, but the male singers seemed to bo overweighted, i.e. the voices of their fair companions were allowed to. dominate unduly. One of Gungl's delight frl waltzes, viz., "Mcm Waltzer in Berlin," by the orchestra, brought the first part of the programme to a close. .Th second part, as already remarked, consisted in the representation of Offenbach's one act operatic trifle "Breaking the Spoil." , It was given in character, and seemed to be much enjoyed. there are only three leading parts in it; which were allott- d as follows :—Jenny (maid of the Inn), Mis Kilgour; Peter Bloom (her rustic lover), Mr E. Barker; Matthew (an old pensioner, i and Jenny's gedfatber), Mr G. Harker. i The time is supposed to bo during tho reign of Queen Anne, and the costumes consc- I qucntly were pretty and picturesque, the ' choruses beiDg rendered by peasants. Offenbach ia easily recognised as the com poser of the music, for it is in bis character istic style, but tbe libretto ls decidedly commonp'ace. The overture was welt executed by the orchestra, and the stage i performers acquired themselves vcty patis factorily, both iv a musical and bistrio.ic sense. The concert closed with the National Anthem.

TELEGRAMS

(FROM OUR OWN CORRK3POMDENT),

OAMARU, this day."^ Tbe asphalticconcretc.patcntedfornseon tramwaysand.railways by Harper and Den-el son.was tested to-day, and withstood a much greater tensile strain and crushing weichf than the best samples of cement concrete It is probable a new patent will bo isaued in several towns in (he colony shortly.

A DRUNKEN MANIAC

CHRISTCHURCH, tbis day. At the Magistrate's Court to-day, Robert Ewiug was committed for trial on a charee of attempted arson. It appears that ho quarrelled with his wife, and piling all his furniture in a heap set fite to it, but the neighbour, extinguished the flames before the ho'ise was much damaged.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY A BOY. Henry Clark, a lad who had tried to* shoot himself with an unloaded gun not possessing a trigger, and tried to cut Mb throat in disgust at his non-succes?, was before the R.M. Court to-day t It appear, tbat he is of weak intellect, and being a cripple, his inability to work preyed upon his mind. The magistrate decided to s.e whether he could not be admitted into the Ashburton Homo.

CRICKET. -Saturday's Matches.

Ponsonby ('st Kleveni v. South Bad.-The return match b.tweoa the above club, will take Dittos tomorrow ou No. i wloKet. Ponsonbr team-U. J. 0 won, Edwards, Jones, Rotherham Fordar, C«di*r, Marflif, S. Owen, B-ookoa! Andrews, Arm'tajate. v*

Alpha v. West End (2nd Elevenl.-ou No. 1 wicket, Domain ground, at 2,30 d m West End-S. Baker, W. Baker, Berry Courtaync, Hanna, Laxon, Lewis, MoHar.y Sims, Verney, and Waters. Alpha: Jao-so.' White, Ooottaore, Abal (2', Cutler. Kilpatrlok' Crunch. Nesbltt. McDermott and Hay. Standard v. Manukau 2nd.—At Harding ton's Flat, Onehunga, commencing at 2.30 p.m. Tho following are the players :-Manukau- Denize, Hill, Potter, Jeffery, Hoakes, Harris (2)' Waller, Wynyard, Yates, andDacre. Standard- Beaver, Denize, Cullington, Brierly, Burton*' Pcglar, Sinclair, Somervllle, Caldicut, Evelelgh and Williams.

Alma v. Gordon (2nd Eleven).—At 2 p.m. in Domain Hollow. The following will represent the Gordon :-Simpson (Capt.), Moriarty, Bruce, Brady, Molloy, Shields, Corbett, Donaldson,' McKinloy, Jones, Christmas, Emergencies, _Q Shields, Maguire, Bowden.

Orjß Boys v. OlAiicncr. — Tho following players will represent Oar Boys:-Whiteside. Ripley. Cromwell. Walker, White, George. Mills, Ellis, Hill, J, Machattie, Hendry, and Gatland.

tjKßTonv. Aibion,at 2 p.m. .h-irp,——-.on! McKlniay (o-utalo), Day, Beamish. Binney; F.a.ka«,m, Mitoheh, W. liamsey, Way, <Vnder- Bon, Leokfi Tfer. Emergencies: Kamsey and utvles, Albion: Mn'pby, .ymook, Morrow, Mlns, Waddirigham |3), Prosßer, Joneß, Wa-rly, Bushill, Emergencies: MoCanu, M lis, Hawke.

Tno -uckiand United and Auokland Gram mar School will most tomorrow in the Dom•_. Ground at 2 p.m. sharp. Tho following are ihe toaii-b: Uni'.o. : Mumford, MaoCoruiick t'-l, Jervis, Dufaur, Speed, Young.- r-tewart, Craw ford, Laoon, and Stodart. Grammar .o.co': Ball, L risk (2), Meldrum (2), uyburc, Bees, Steel. Wood, Wrlgley, Sohmlit. Emergencies : MoLamluand Whltclaw.

North Shorr Ist bl-veh v. Ww End on No. 2 wlokot to-morrow. North Shore i I—nkham. Slimni, Sim', Wynyard (2), Barges'?, Sibbin, WeU.. Woods, Webster, Heed. - NiwroN v. North Shore at the North Bhore. Newton: Berry, Sneddon, Ellis, Taylor, Green (2),!BmHb, O'fl.nloD, Mills. Plthelghtly, and Marfeß. north Shore! Maya, MoK.—issle, Sml-h, Burnett,Sims, Gilmer,Bailey, Lankham, Bond. t-reeD, and Hemm-nd.

Alpha 2.—> v. Eden.—A match between the above club i Will be played on No. 9 wlokec to morrow ; play to commence at 2.3D sharp. lha following are the teams i—Alpha—Duan.Uewar (2<, McDonald, Coombes, H&rdwlotr, Gilmer, smart |2i. Cox, McDermott. Emergencies: Hay. Ne.blK E .en-Robertr, May.'l'alt, Laird, I^Rocho, I'rum. Cosson, t'onatd Makln,White, WhlVey. Ejaereerjoles! Brabaz-n. Anuett. United v. Gordon. —On No. 3 wicket. United players:—S-dler, McCormick, McPher son, Burton, Bretton, Lumpkin, Lawtoh, Shove, Harvie (.')). Gordon players : Ansenne, Clayton (2), Diddams, Gould, Kissling (2), Kendcrdine, Sykes, Williams, and Rybum. North Shore 2nd v. Avondale Union.— Tho following will represent the North Shore in. the Domain-to-morrow afternoon:—J. M. Sibbin, A. Burgess, A. G. Fraser, C. Niccol, T. Sibbin, A. Bart.ley, G. Colgan, J. Johnson, W. Wynyard, T. Lander, and W. Hurle.

Ponsonby <2.vb Ei.kv.ia) v. (standard — This mitoh will take place on No. 7 wlo.et. Poisonby taam-Kountain. Port-onn. Steven son, Scott. Rowo, Whiting, Greeves, Valentlne- Reld, J. N. Barter*. Kmo-genoUa—Moss and. Edwards. Standard: Hobson (Capt), Pritchard, Dean, Sexton, Nicholas, Savage, Smith, Mills, Seators, Colgan. Wilson. Emergencies, W. Williamson, McDonald, Buchanan. A. Clark and Sons v. Wm. McArthuk and Co.—No. 8 wicket at 1.30 sharp. A. Clark and Sons: Anderson. Brown, Bruce, Colgan, Gilchrist, Harrison, McGechie, Parker, Rees, Ross, and Walker. Wm. McArthur and Co.'s; Balmer, Beavan, Chambers. Clark, Doughty, Harris, Marsden, Nolan, Slinn, Talbot, and Taylor. Emergencies, Parish, A match wdl bo played between tho Welles loy and Grafton clubs to-morrow (Saturday). Play to commence at 2 o'clock sharp, Welles- Icy : Smart (Capt.), Craig, Evoro (2), Davison, Hookin, Major, Constable, ShorlanVJ, Angus, Burton.

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Before Messrs A. Boardman (chair) and H. Do Courcy Mortelli, Justices.) * .

Drunkenness.—Six persons wcro punished . for this offence. Johanna Leaning and Maria Lysoght were fined 10s each. Labceny.—Timothy Colbridgc was charged with stealing a hat, valued at 12s Gd, the pro porty of Gabriel Lewis, of Auckland, on tho 6th instant.—Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was very sorry; had been 22 years in Auckland, and this was his first offence—Sergeant Whito said tha .'.:• hat was stolen from Mr Lewis's auction room.— Constable Jones said prisoner was a lumper. Ho had known nothing againsthim previously: he had recently given way to drink.—Dismissed with a caution. Peter's Error. -Peter Quintan was oharged '■ with using obscene language in Queen-street on ■ tho 7th instant.—Prisoner pleaded guilty, and, tho language being of a disgusting character according to tho testimony ot Constable Walker, tho Bench imposed a fine of 40s, or 14 days in Mount Eden. Ldn ao v.—A y ono g re an. James Whittle, who appeared in a thaky and lamentable c. nditlon, wai brought into Court rha g id with drunltea nei=B. butwsa unaHe to pleau being under the ldfluence ot delltlum tremens: he aope-red quite wild, and, on ths application of Sergeant White, was remanded to prhon .or t i^ht days. ProbibitohyOrd-K.—Mra Margaret Estall mada an applicatioa to tha Bench lor an order prohibiting hott-l-kflf pora and others from sup plying her husband, Daniel istall, ot Union street, [ with intoxicating drinks, ber husband hiving ruined hi. health ana Homo by his t _-..s ---sive[drinking habits; be spent neatly alt hia - earnings in the public-home, and conseqcently Bhe and her family wora deprived ot tbe ordinary com—its of a home.—The Benoh at once granted the order. Ind-SORBR*.—Mary Breon p'eided notgulby to using Insulting language to Agoea Lsmberc on tha 4— in> t —Mm Lambert detailed the clr enmstancos.—Tho evidence ofcomplainantand a respcctablo witness Bhowed that Mrs Lambert . bail been grossly insulted by defendant.—The Bench found Mary Breen guilty, and ordered her to find two sureties in £10 each to keep the . peace for three months, or take one month's imprisonment.-Defendant went to gaol. The -.at.li- op Epsou.——.warn Williams was oharged with violently >taking David Mcmdoe, a garduor, ot n psom; also with a a vi eaoh ot the Impounding Aot, by unlawfully rescuing a hor. c which wai intended for tha . village pound, on tho Ub lost —David Momdoo and Charles Ktipolaon o'Maftta were oharged wMia'sau tiig Kdward William', by pulling him from bis horso and dragging btm alo g the road, in const queues ot whioh treament tbe o.li of his b-g was Irjared, and hts ttoasers dis figured.—Mr Tvler, who appeared for William-, Bald the several oases arose out ot the name dis turbance, and he wot 11 respemfully submit that . me wno'.e m'gUt be t-kon as one rase, the / evidonco b_i>g t!_ same.—Mr f. He—oth ap -eared for Mo'ndoe and O'Miara, ami effered ...1. no obj eotlon. In eaoh case a plea of not guilty, was pat in.—Mr tf. He.koth gave a humorous account ot tho struggle, whloh caused a con siderable am rant of amusement to the Kpi out onlookers, and out of which the presont cues arose. Una or two fac.s were -lightly disfigured, but happ ly no bones were broken. Tho contest I laatelaoautna.-ar.-hour.— DavidMcladoe was ' ! sworn, and deposed tbat ho was a m.r.et * i gardener at Kp.om. Bis own land wis at ecme . ' distance from the honae. On the 4th inst. he i visited tha laud wltn hi. son and O'Meara, and ' discovered _ horse under bis apple trees. He ' ordered hia son and O'Meara to catch the hone '. and take him to the pound. On their way to the pound, tha young man. Williams, irottedup and tried to rescue tbo animal. Williams s_ta ' lt he did not give no the animal, ho.would * settle "his hash," He r<fused,to loose the animal, when William?, falllrg ta ride over . him, thrust hi. fis.'.n complalnnni_f.ee, ana caught him by tha board, trjlng to pall him to the ground. O'.vieara bounded up, when begot a klok ia the leg—he Jlmpaa. Constable Ryan ; r_'wed to take Wiliiams Into ouetody, became hi did not te. tno assault committed,—To Mr Tyler I it was nt tbe end ot wniaTson street (plaa of looallty producorli; got the hone to the pound; did tot remember Willi*—.J saying " It's Mr jtdgar's horse, and, It bu bad damaged the garden, Mr Kdgar "00l t know that lt was his (Mr Kdg.rsj hor:e:" <-'Moata bad a hoo In bis hand, not a ga-: had no powder acd shot; did not see any bloid rtr»wn:ho old not threaten WIU-inf, bji held him by tho coll • r,- the people got Inside -ne feme by tho Cnehunpa Koad.-Cnarlw O'Meara, or Hurt, gave similar evldeto-: WII Hams usea very itde-ent language. — Crow exatnined by Tj _r; Di*i not strUe him with a hoe, or he would have I< ft Mb mark.— William May, a jockey, and William Cook, a labourer, deposed to being in Clydo-street. Th y saw th,e struggle Saw Williams kick O'Meara. Could not tell tho cause. Saw a hoo hold up, but did not sco it fall on Williams's - head.—Mr Tyler said ho should prove thoro war no rescue at all.—Edward Williams deposed to seeing Mr Mclndoo taking Mr Edgar's horse to : the pound. He ran after him and oskod May to lend his horse. He did so, and he rode after Mr Mclndoc. Persuaded him not to take the pony to tho pound.—Mr Mclndoe sworo at him and threw stones at him.-O'Meara then came up with the hoe and struck him on the back or tho head. Ho was stunned. O'Meara then poked him in the ribs with tho handle. They dragged him along. Tore his trousers and shire. Lost gold studs worth £15. Mclndoe and O'Meara tried to choko him. He could not speak.. Was black in tho face. To Mr Hesketh: Had been ranger of tho district.— Jome-i fi—.oluio _ aod -William Do-c, oarp-n ---terp, wor-In*. for* Mr Dean, gave evidence in defenco nt William-. These witn.faep. who were stranger.! to the persons implicated, gave a very clear acocuat of tho disturbance, which shewed that Williams had been very roughly bandied—The Bench retired for a eh.rt time, and found Williams guilty ol the

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