SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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ARRIVALS.

LAST KVKSINO,

Argyte.I w>.. Crawfora, from Whanaaiel TO DAY. FlnKal, b.s., Korris. from Mangawal

DEPARTURES.

LAST EVENING. Albert tho Good, brig. Cowling, for Kalpara TO-DAT. Bcr.% B r^r U i! o ßK ard.ror Ar.KSWolai.i^ 0996"

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

JS^g^SSJt-" V Friday, »rt T .«rS^ak^ OICI. DC ton. Monday or WhaSl^and Whangarel He»4a-Ar|ryle, Ttte»d»y and Friday Sronry Bay-FiogaJ. Monday

IMPORTS.

Per Eaoeculador, f roma whalinsrcrulsc-7 tons whale oil.

dust, and a quantity of Bandrles. fIUB

EXPORTS.

fin hardwire, 17 packages sundries PerLovipriiW for Vavan-105 oases keroiene. imhiß KDPOR

._,.,„. rviiKTWisYi-lrU, fromPatua, with ■H ?S?Chart*, wlft 2»,£00 ftit timber; Start, rom Thames.with MO bushels sand. OMWABDB Coastwise. - Iris, for Patna; uXSoTfor Taiim; Fora Slaters, for Thames; pftSSnka fSrOm&ha; South Carolina, (or Bltad toy':K for Port Charles; Start, fo» Whangarel. The ship Oxford commenced ballasting to- '^Customs to-ow forWtrn, where she loads tlmbor for Bydney. The 8* Wellington for Taorantra arid thel ß.B. Ginelßforßusiell will leave the wharf at 5 o'clock this evening. The now aohooner Wairlki was broughtovor B^rwS5 rr. menoe loading foi the Islands. The *.n, FtaKal arrived from Manjrawal early dries. Fasuenßers: Messrs Lynch and Bow- The sohooaer -Wanderer entered out at the CmtomßforiiOrd Howe Island and Noumea to- The barque Lovsprlnpr cleared at the Castoma for Vavau yesterday, with a full P=n«al cai|o and tho foUowingpassengers :-;MrA.R.l)ccker, Mrs Decker and two children, Mr W.Galloway, Mrs Galloway and child. Mr C. R. Utting. The mission schoonor Sonthern Cross cleared Rtthß Customs yesterdsy afternoon for Norfolk Mud. and sailed thither to-day. Passengers v- HeT 0. Rice, Mrs Rico, Mjbb Rice, Rev. A. Tonnyj Mlbs K. Lodge, and a native. The tolg Vision cleared at the Optoma for KUMX»t»fl»r with S3 tons ooal, 16,000 bricks. KTbags Umef 150 bags potatoes. 16.0C0 feet timber. The s.s.Argrlearrivrtdfrom ■WhangßrfiatlO Jonaa Bnd dftUKhter, Mra Maoky, G. SnooH, I^!e.^rr6U, §T W. Budael), BooU.Httmiltoo, fSKS l«««nil. Healey, H. Slmson, Roy W. Absmeto.TT^O«rio: 28 sacks sum, 13 sacks OTMM, ™cases fruit, ana 10 pkgs sundries. She 8.9. Oretl arrived from the South at S a.m. ' »Mteraay morning. Mr Mlllstt, parser, far- SSbS jB following report :-Left WelUnßton So the ith lnst and arrived at Naplor at 6.30 ■"tnToni the 6th: was there detained through ■Sea of weather until 10 p.m. the same day, SStW «t Olsborne on the morsmK of tho7th; fe« Olsbome at 1 a.m. samo day. and called at Kmwa with 850 WIeKMPh poles; left on ■unday Trfehtat 10 p.m., arriving in harbour as abovo. pa»BieM-Mrß Smith and family, Captain Dom Messrs Farmer. Bentley. and Brpomstra. , Tto dretltßKM 350 barrels oament from the Oxford for Napier, whioh she commenced load- Si toSsy. Bfo> will Proceed South at i p.m. to morrow. _

ARRIVAL OF THE ESPECULADOR.

Tha Anokland whaler Especnlador returned ftmS a lSfftlTy cruise tat evening. She puts in I toteSSwlUprobaWyundergoacomplete overhaul In dock. We are indebted to Mr Mescott for the following account of tho trip :- LeftAneklandon Deoomber 20th, caUodattho Bay of frelands on the 21th. Proceeded thonco fin the 26tn for Chatham Islands, arriving on JanuaryO. Left again on the 10th. and arrived at the French Rock ground on thel7th. whero flreteotawhale. Cruised In that locality for Stime; Saw sperm whale on 9th February but owing to prevalent squally weather could not attempt to catch any. Spoke tho illadta, barque, of Hobart. on 22nd February SUf" tons oil and the Robert Morrison, of Now Bedford on the following day. Sho had jßonnoteing 'inco leaving the Bay of Islands. <mthe6th Won proeeeaed towards Norfolk Island, making the land on Maroh oth, Sailed Southward onthe 6th. and three days later saw ■Xmron. Lowered boafa. bnt did not make a "cStohT" On the lith Maroh In -latituce 81^( south and 188-18 east, experi enced a very heavy tfalo of wind- Aijata on 16th March the galo continued with toemendous force. At 7 p.m. a sea struck the Ship on the starboard bow, and carried away Son. of bulwarks. On March lflthi made ?ffiree Kings. Cruised about there till the 20th, •which went towards French Rock again. Ke mainedl there until April lflth. Sighted Poor Knights at 4 pan. on snnday.last; had thick weather, with north-west winds. Arrived in 1 harbour at 10 p.m, last night. The total result Df the whaling is 7 tons sperm oil.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Bltjpff, this flay. Arrived: Bln«a»ooma,B.s., from Melbourne; with the Knglish mall. 7.10 a.m.

Mail Notice.

Maim mv Clobb as Undrh.-

Tma Day. „ For RuaseU. Kawakawa, Wangaroa. and Mon gonul, per Ulenelß, at 1 p.m. . .... For Tauranga, Ohinemutu, and Opotlkl. per I^TISM S& Waipu. Warfare., and Mangapai, per Argjle, at 4 p.m. For Thames, per Kotomahana. at 5.33 p.m. For Coromandel, per coromandol, at S.-3U p.m. Wednesday, 12th instant. For Tairna, per Aurora, at 9 a.m. Kor Gifrtorno, per OreU, at 3 p.m. For Lovuka and Br.mpa, p«r Elizabeth, nt a p.ra. For Uoromandol, per Ooroßondel. at j.30 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 6.50 p.m. Thursday, 13th instant. For Gisborne. Napier, Bouth«m port*, and Australian Colonies, par Arawata. at 11 am For Watwora, To Kapa. Craigleburn. and Warkworth, per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. Toksdat. 25th instant P%Jr A^d&^ ™dT United State, of tSA°£&^S®g?& SSS& W For and Continent of 'o%ew registered totter*, and "ZW^tS^extra^otsixpen- In addition to the postage, will be rooelved by tbe MaU Agont on board the steamer op to the time of Bailing. ~._ This mall wUI be due in London, on Mon day, Juno ■">, ISU.

3. B. 8138. Chief Postmaster. Ohlst Post-offloe. Anoklana.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

ArxiL n. isss. Alton Hall—Mr Doran'n New Kntsf talnment, Negro Miußtrels and ComlOilltieß, 8 p.m. Theatre ICoyal-"The Contested Klcctlon.^ a comody by Tom Taylor, 8 p.m. Drill-shed-Volunteers' parade. 7.50 p.m. Ponsonby Choral Society—Members"Practice, 7.80 p.m. Lorne-strwt HUt-Grand Glove Contoat, Mr Jame» Maoe. conductor. 8 p.m. FranKlln Road Primitive Methodiats'Annual Soiree, a.30 p.m. Devonport Wesleyan Choroh soiree, 0,30 p.m.

Birth.

KING.—Mm King, of a daughter. Northern Wairoa. LAMBERT.—On Maroh 29th, th« wifa of Mr. if. G. Lanibiirt of a son.

Death.

BRADLEY.-On April 6th, at Nowton Road, Alargdret, reliot of tho late George Walkdon llrauioy, of ilungonul, in the ! 7ill J our o( her ace. HUUHKS.-On April ia at his parents' resi dence Vernon - Btreat, Frooman's Bay, Thomas, youngest Bon cf Jamea and Janot Hughes, aged 3\ years.

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

TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1882. THE GOVERNOR'S SUMMONS TO SIR GEORGE GREY.

For the causa that lacks assistance. For the WMng *at needs rosistonca For the future in the distance, And the Rood, that we can do.

05 the arrival of tho Rose Caacy trom Waiwera at ten o'clock lait night, it wai learned that Sir George Gray had come to town by her in obedience to a summons from Ilia Excellency the Uovornor. It appears that urgent despatches were received at tho Auckland telegraph-station from Hi« Excel lency on Sunday, ktating that a difficulty had arisen, and requesting Sir George's im mediate attendance in Wellington, with a further intimation that the Hinemna was unfortunatoly not available to convey him down to the seat of Government. It appears that MtFurby.the officer-In-chargo ot the Telegraph Department had endea- Toured to charter o steamer on Sunday night to convey these despatches to theKawau, and £30 is reported to have been offered for the mission, but failing that, he went down personally in the Bese Casey to Waiwera yesterday and thence to the Kawau. Sir George returned to town with him at once, but his departure was ao hurried that he was unable to continuo his jonrney to Wellington by the Wanaka which left at one ©'clock to-day. A tele gram from the Governor's private Secretary was received by the Aucklnud Manager of the Union Company, asking them to delay the departure of ihe Wanaka as long as possible, without specifying for whom tha delay was required. Mr Henderson re plied that the steamer must leave at one o'clock in order tojjt over the bar, but the Macgregor leaving an hour later, wonld citch the Wanaka at Taranaki. Sir George Grey went out to Onohunga at one o'clock, but we believe he did not succeed in catching either steamer. He will, there fore go on in the Arawato on Thursday next,

Speculation has been rife in town with reference to the portent of thia unexpected denouement. We believe wo are right, however, ia stating that His Excellency's messages to Sir George Grey convey nothing beyond a desire tbat Sir George will meet him in Wellington aa early as possible. But taken in conjunction with the fact tbat the resignation of all the Ministers has been placed in His Excellency's hands, by the U on. Mr Johnston, on behalf of the Premier, the summons to Sir George Grey can, only buar one constmction, It is understood that no advice was tendered by the Premier with the resignations, and none has been asked for, If there was no other ciuse of resignation than the Premier's health, the usual course would no doubt have been for His Excellency to call upon another member of the Cabinet to re-construct the Government. It by no means would follow, of course, as our morning contemporary appears to suppose, tbat if Major Atkinson had been entrusted with the formation of a .Government, the new Cabinet wonld have been identical with that which has just resigned. Major Atkinson might have selected any Members of the House, and the probability is that considerable alterations would have been made in the distribution of portfolios. When, for example, Earl Derby resignsd through ill-health in 1868, and recommended that Mr Disraeli (his colleague at the Exchequer) be summoned by Her Majesty, the incoming Premier threw Lord Chelms ford overboard most ruthlessly, replacing him as Chancellor, by Lord Cairns, besides making other changes. But though the resignation of the Premier compels the for mation of a Cabinet do noyo, the custom is so well established that in cases of resig nation without disaereement or defeat a member of the existing Cabinet ehall be invited to form a new Government, that we must infer disagreement from His Excel lency's present action. There are obviously two forms of disagreement —adissension be tween the Goyernor and his Advisers, or differences among his Advisers themuelves. In either case the Governor would be acting strictly within his constitutional rights in taking any stepa .he thought proper to bring about harmony, providing always that the Ministry formed could command a Parlia mentary majority. Rumours of dissension in the Cabinet have been life, and on the best posaible authority; and to-day we publish an article from this motnings's " Lyttelioti Time?," evidently jnore or less inspired, in which the resignation of two Ministers before the Premier's resignation is positively asserted. VatUua Causes have been alleged for these differences, all, how. ever, Centring in the Native Office. We believe that the re-confiscation of the reserves or the trial of the Maori prisoners are the nearest guesses that have been hazarded; although ijt ia only fair to state

that Ministers themselves distinctly re pudiate tho idea that time was auy serious dissension. If tho Governor has pursued his present course merely because the Cabinet hare not worked harmoniously with himsslt or decline to carry out his personal views, his action, although consti tutionally defensible, would most certainly be condemned by Parliament, and it is net probable that any new Goverumeut would accept office with so poor a prospect. An immediate precedent for not asking the re tiring Premier for advice re garding his predecessor may be found in the conduct of Sir ilercules Robinson on the resignation of Sir Georgo Grey. It was currently believed that fair George would have advised His Excellency to tend for one of his colleagues, on the ground that the vote of couh'denco was only in tho Ministry " as at present constitu ted ;" but Sir Hercules, without asking fur any recommendation sent two abrupt letters cailing upon Sir George Groy to resign, and then summoned Mr Hall to Eormanew Gavernment. The course was an extreme and dangerous one; and it is by no means a good precedent for Sir Arthur Gordon to imitate, In tho present instance, however, the Ministry have created tho difficulty by resigning, and if the article in the " Lyttelton Times " (to which we refer our readers) represents His Excellency's mind, wo caruiuite believe that he finds his position an exceedingly difficult one. What course Sir George Grey will pursue on arrival in Wellington is necessarily at present utterly uncertain. His first duty will be to acquaint himself with the circum stances that have led up to the existing crisis, and consult with his friends in the Assembly. We believe Sir George is altooetbc* iudisposed to take office unless ho feels stroug enough to carry measures which he has already prepared for introduction ns a private Member. And it would be a fatal mistake to allow himself to be persuaded away from that decision, and put into a false position, in which, if not dislodged by immediate defeat, he could only remain by those con tinual concessions of priuciplc to expediency which are moro humiliating than any mere forfeiture of office. If, however, he should find that His Excellency has war ranty for his present course of procedure* and further that a stable Cabinet could bo formed out of the Opposition, there is very little doubt that Sir George Grey will undertake its formation. So much mystery has been thrown around the events of the last few weoks that it is utterly impossible to form any final judgment upon the cun- Btitutional aspects of the situation, and -we are compelled to wait for more li^ht and further developments.

The Port Albert Horsewhipping Case.

OUB seldom sage nnd wonderfully credu lous morning contemporary lashes itself into a perfect fury of objurgatory wrath to-day over tho action of the Port Albeit mngistrates.in denying bail to Mr Frederick Pairburu,after they had committed him for trial on a charge of some gravity. Like the scolding lishwifo, it heaps epithet upon epithet, and hurls assertion atter assertion until tho mind of the reader, instinctively recoiling at the passionate vituperation of tho writer, in clinos to the unstated or misrepresented cause of the availed party. In tnis case ihe " Herald" displays a woful luck of argument, and a remarkable access of choleric temper. It commences b> stigma tising the proceeding of tho Justices as " monstrous," backs the condemnation up with a distorted account of Mr Fairbora's doings, acd.allcßinp that there was nothing criminal in it, the journalistic champion of tho gay Lothario goes oryn its own peculiar periphrastic stylf, to accuse tho Bench of ignorance, partisanship, and a gross mis carriage of justice, winding up its tirade of abuic with the allocation that the pr« soner committed no worse offenco than, ''a prohibhiou to the contrary notwithstanding, visiting the house of the lady to whom he had been engaged, with the object of feeing whether he could not reinstate himself in her Rood graces." 'lh« Bumming up is too inartistic to deceive or hoodwink anyone. Tho truth of the matter is, that Fnirburo, failing to prosecute successfully his love suit with Miss GiilO', through tho pub licity given to some not very credit able piacticcs on his part, reported to the pitiful and shameless expedient of defamiug the girl's character throughout tho district in order to deter anyone elso from seeking her hand iv marriage. Tbo threat to do ibis was made to Mr Gittos re peatedly, with the view of wringing from him a reluctant consent to the union of his daughter, and when this consent was firmly withheld the cowardly revenge of fouudlcts detrac tion was taken. This, was tho conduct which led to Mr Fairburn being forbidden tho house. The most infamous and men dacious stories concerning the girl's fair fame were circulated, and then, as if not content with this, tho model lover wrote to the aggrieved father, stating his determination to force an entrance to the house by the window, if necessary. Coercion and intimidation were tried upon various relatives of the family, for tlie same purpose, and one illustration of the means so employed will sulfice to exhibit the audacity of the youag man whom the public are called upon to commiserate and pity. We subjoin a letter which he sent to Mr G. S. Jakins. It amply explains itself:-

Dargaville, March 2G, 1882.

To Mr Jakins,—

Trifle with mo at your peril— I have nothing to lose, you everything. Sir,—A few week* prior to tho accidental burning down of your house at Ponsonby, Mrs Jakins, while on a Sunday visit at her mother's, made a few remark! about burn ing houses. She said that in case of your house catching fire you had instructed her what to do. You told her that she was to save her best dresses, jewellery, and a few of the be§t pictures, etc. For quoting your words, Mr Jakins, she very foolishly observed that Insurance Companies never did thank people for tiying to rescue any. thing in the shape of I'urniture, &c, but tnat you had told her simply to walk out and let the furniture take care of itself, which it certainly did, as the late fire proved. Now, eir, wore I sufficiently un amiable to repeat thoso words to the mana ger, where would matters end? A'ow, to prevent this,*»H you have to do is to get Mr and Mrs Gittos to sanction my union with your neice Easie. Failing this, should I find out that you, have not done co, then I will give full publicity to affairs. I am perfectly acquainted with all the family secrets about yourself, about your family, and in fact about orery member of tho Hobbs and Gitto«. A reply is re quested,— Your.", truly, (Signed) F. Fairburn.

On receipt <; iliis precious epistle, Mr Jakins decided to institute legal proceed ings: against hia accuser,but oncousuiting tho Cleik of the Police Court, i c was dissuaded from his resolution by tho singular declara tion that as the letter contained no demand for money, it was not actionable. Such aa interpretation of the law might well bacoma % modern Dogberry, but it would hardly be Bustained by pro fessional opinion. That by the way, how ever. We have explained the method by which the greatly compassionated young man sought to advance his suit, and accord ing to the " Herald " there is nothing crim inal in it. The manner in which lie entered the house remaiuß to be stated. It seems that he came to the neighbourhood after having learot from the Maoris that Mr Ulttos had loft home, and would not leturn for some time, and that he lurked about the river-bank until nightfall, in the hope of surprising the young lady whom be had so foully slandered. The alarm and indignation which his appearance excited in the breasts of the injured girl and her sister and mother may be easily imagined, and their behaviour on the occasion ia quite comprehensible therefore. Taught,|by his villainous aspersions oi one whom ho pro fessed to love, that they peed not expect mnch consideration from him, they acted as aiy spirited woman under like circum stances would have done No wondor that they ware incoused, But tho magistrates had a stronger reason than the knowledge of all these circumstances for their dec;sion in refusing to permit Mr Fairburu's release on bail. They knew that the Maoris of the district—who are greatly attached to Mr Gittos and his family—had been co excited by the reports of tho prisoner's conduct, that it would be difficult to piotect him from outrago at their hands. Serious bodily injury would cortainly have been done the young man had they been given the chance, and possibly he 'would have pajd with his life for his dastardly conduct. We would strongly advise our anile friend to learn the facts of a case in future before expending co much maudlin compassion on Uft mauvais sujct or venting BUGh a volume of ill-natured spleen upon gentlemen whose station in society and whoso experience should shield them from ill-considered attacks.

A special meeting of tho Harbour Bo.ird will be held to-morrow^ to consider the adoption of a new loan bill. •

The Hamilton cricket club have dtfeatod the Alexandra cricketers by one innings and 89 runs,

The Rev. \V. P. Tanner, M.A., for tho last twenty years incumbent of St. Paul's Church, invercargill, died yesterday.

Mr lteilly's store, at Switztrs, was totally dostroyed by fire this morning. The insur ance on the stock and premises is £2,250.

The series of boxing contests for trophies presented by Jem Mace takes place in the Lome-sheet Hall to-night, and will doubt less " draw " well. There are 1G competi tors entered.

The North Shore crews made an attempt to get to the Pousonby Kegatta in their string test gig, but were unable to do so owing to their boat swamping. Thii ex plains why they were not represented in the senior and junior gig races.

Tho newspaper "Neo Logos," Turkey,

having charged the Patriarchate with mi« applying money raised for educational purposes in Macedonia, a mob of Greeks attacked the "Neo Logos" office. The editor was killed,after wounding several of

tho assailants. The police arrested the ringleaders of the riot. The Devonport Wesleyan soiree will be held this evening. Tea will be on the table at 6.30. At the subsequent meeting, addresses will be delivered by the chair man, also by Keys. A, Keid, \\ r. J. Wat kin, H. It, Dewsbury, and (i. "W. Spence (minister of the church.) Selections of sacred music will be given between the speeches.

Mita Hlkairo and party have been de clared by the Native Lands Court now sit ting at Ohinemutu, under the presidency of Major Mair, to bo the owners of the Marao roa block at listorua, It is well-timbered, and is to be cut up into convenient sections

for leasing under tho Thermal Springs Act.

Mr J. M. Metachlan, draper, who bus been in business for llie past 15 jenrs, is rfbout to retire, mid prtceed to England. He is going to hold au enormous clearing out sale ot all his valuable stock. This is a real clearing out sale. Mr McLachlan tayß that duting all the years he has been iv business ho has never had a clearing oat sale. 'Ihia, therefore, is genuine. The placo has beeu closed fordays prior to opeu ing.

Two hats, ono Btriw and nuother blade, some plunks belonging to v boat and a sai wcie picked out of the water near the Whau by a son of Mr Payne, watchmaker, on Fri day morning last. The lad is not mire whether the sai) ia a topsail or lugßail, but from the description given we should judge it to be of the former class, Sergeant Mar tin has taken the matter in hand, md will bo glail to loani any particulars as loowner ship, or other facts which may throw light upon tho matter.

Tho members and teachers of the Beres ford-street Congregational Church,held their annual picnic yesterday in tho island of Wailioko. Tho y.s. Anne Milbank started with its freight of living houlh, from the Queen-street Wharf at 9.30, returning at (1 in the evening. Owing to tho roughness of tho sen, nud the rain which fell in tor rents on the island —not the iniost desir able spot for a picnic—the affair was not quite so enjoyable as it would have been in the presence of a bright sun and a rain less day.

Tho Franklin Koad Siinday-»cbool anni versary Boireo will bo held this evening, opening with tea at to.vtimr, and subse quently a public mooting will be held uudcr the presidency of J. C, Firth, Esq. Ad dresses will be delivered by ministers and friends, singing and poetic selections by the scholais. In hisfarowell addrcßs, the llev. Joseph Long advised the members of his lite congregation to look to their laurels, as tho people—especially the Franklin Koad ladies—were a go-ahend and advancing body of worker*. Everything they did bore a progressive stamp—their tea parties were Al, and thoir weokly work meetings worthy the mothers of the Saxon race,

The complimentary benefit tendered to Miss Cnrrio Godfrey (well known as the leading contralto of tho Mo»tague-Turucr Opera Company) takes place in the Theatre Koyal on Friday evening next, and promises to be quito a feature in its way. His Worship and Mrs Clark and the American Consul have given their patron age and signified their intention of being present, while the tickets aro being eagerly t ought up. The " beneticiaire " will appear both iv comedy and comic operß, her part in the foimor boing rendered doubly in tci eating by the promised introduction of two Bungs, viz., Madame Soldeno's great "hit" "I Lovo him So," and the serio comic selection, "I want to be Somebody's Darling." It will bo tho last occasion, teo, in which she will sing in Auckland "Alas ! tho.o Chimes," with which sho has never failed to create a "furore." Mr Thompson, the recognised champion cornet soloist of Austialia, will contribute- a choice morceau In tho execution of Levy's masterpiece, " Tho Favourite."

The following ia the new scale ot charges for traffic on the Auckland railways, which Imm just come into force : —The prices for traveller*) annual tickots is fixed at £50, which enables tho holder to travel on any of tho Government railways in any part of the colony. Fiom Auckland to Morning- Bide the faro is Is and return Is Od; second class being !ld and Is 2il respectively. The rate for freight of goods classed A, 11, C, I), and E, between Auckland and One bunga, is cancelled, and a new scale estab lished. The freight for goods classed A, 11, C, andD, between Auckland and the town of Onchunga is 4s, and from Auckland to the Onchtinga Wharf 58 3d, while those classed as Eli.ive to pay 4s, and 4s Cd res pectively. The loading of logs at the Helensville timber slip is to bo charged at the rate of 4Jd per 100 mpcrficial feet. Alter ations in wharfage rates, dues, toll", etc., at Onchunga have been made, hence it is nccccssary that persona using the railway should make themselves acquainted/with tho new charges, etc.

The peculiar peoplo who rannago the falvation Army in England began their work in a plain and humble way as a pro teat against costly church buildings and stylish ways of carrying on gospel work. But now that they huvc gathered great numbers of followers, their General appears to bo putting on quite as much stylo as the directors of any of the other religious enterprises of the day. Ilia present ambition is to have a temple in Lon don for the use ot his army,to cost about £100,000. As most of the workers in the army are very poor persons, without financial influence, the gathering of such a sum of money is an impossibility. General Booth therefore bad to bring his magnificent ideas down to a mnch lower point. Ho now wants to buy for £15,000 an orphan asylum which originally cost about four times that sum. Be thinks he can put his bands on nbout £4,000 with which to make a fust payment, and look to the Lord for tlo rest. He wants to use the building for the training of cadets tor his army. It is not essy to see how tuck a building could make the army any more efficient than it has been. The training re quired by its force is that which is most ad vantageously picked up in actual work. Notwithstanding the oddities and eccen tricities of the army, a number of exceed ingly respectable persons, some of whom ere in high civil and eccleniastical stations, have given it their approval,

A London correspondent writes:—"A discovery of deep interest to historians and Biblical scholais has been made near 13ag dad by Mr Rassain, the explorer of Eastern antiquities. The " find " consists of a pile of ruins three miles in circumference, in which, after four days' excavation, Mr llassam laid bare a room paved with asphalt. On dieting through the asphalt he came upon a coffer covered with irwerip tions, and containing inscribed cylinders, which "aro supposed to be the most im portant records of the oldest city in the world, founded, as historians tell us, by Noah after tho deluge, and where, according to tradition, Noah buried tho antediluvian records."' As Mr Ka«sam cannot read the records, and nevur heard of the ruins until they were casually mentioned to him by an Arab, it is not clear by what means he so quickly identified the site and determined the character of the inscriptions. I, for one, shall be sorry if he is mistaken. The sub ject of tho deluge has always puzzled rao extremely, and I have heard others »ay the same. Where, for instance, did all the water come from, and whither did it go, if the flood was universal? And if it was only partial, what propped it up round the outside 1 It is staggering to think that these and other weighty problems may now be on the eve of solution I What if the precious brick should prove to be Noah's log-book I—if I may Use that term. Anyhow, the ceramic records aro on the way to the Assyriologiists of the British Museum, who can read everything, and wo shall coon know what they mean. " The WelMcnown character of Mr Kaasam aa an experienced explorer, not given to jpking, is guarantee sufficient that the announcement he made tho other day at the Victoria In? stitute is nottobe classed'with that ofanun scrupulous Am eric an who come time ago pretended to have discovered the love-letters that pasted between Pharaoh's prime minis ter and the wife ot Potiphar."

Tho open-sailing boat Hattie May, which sank at the Ponaonby Kegatta yesterday, was raised this morning by Ike Hunt and somo others. The Madge lias not yet been found,

The reasoa that the Ruby did not start yesterday was, that when getting ballasted, some of Ithe ballast fell and went through her planking, which prevented her from itarting,

The yacht race between the Daisy, Eclipse and Sabrina, which took place at the regatta yesterday ,was won by the Eclipse, the Daisy having cone round the wrong side of a buoy and found the same obstacle in attempting to clear the Eclipse.

In rcceivingthereslgnationof his charge at the North fchore, the Presbytery passed a resolution expressive of its regret at losing the services of the Key. Mr. McCallum and of satisfaction with the manner in which he has pet formed his duties as pastor of that district. Mr McCallum stated that he was very sorry to leave the North Shore, as he had enjoyed a great deal of happiness in his ministrations at Dovonport, and in his intercourse wiihthe people, and that it was mainly on account of the education of his family, that he liadaccepted a call to another I sphere of labour.

A couple of Native Land Courts com mecced sitting at Uliiuemutu on Monday, one under Chief Judye Fenton for the pur pose of determining the names of the owners of the new township blocks, and the other under Judgo Mair, to deal TUtu the Tuhourangi claim to a large block ot over 200,000 acres. This is a block of pumice countiy, lich in hot springs, streami, and ngawhas, including the world-famed ltotomahana. Considerable oppoiition is offered to the claim already put in, more than a dozen parties of claimants having decided to contest it. It will not bo dealt

with in lesß than a fortnight or three weeks.

Tho Old Knclish Fair was liberally patro nised yesterday afternoon. The. bulk of tho visitors finding very little to see or to be amused by, did not stay lonij, ■while those who remained after four o'clock had to endure tbe discomfort of a heavy downpour of rain. Tho sports resulted as follows : — Handicap (First Event, 100 yards).—Heat 1 : Pickering, scratch, 1 ; Monnock, 4i yards, 2. Heat 2: Coleman, 7J yards, 1 ; Whilesidp, 7 yards, 2. Final heat: Picker ing, scratch, 1; Whiteside, 7 yards, 2; Monrock, 4J yards, 3. Time, lOjsecs.— Hoys' Kaco.—Clarke, 1 : Cosson, 2.—Han dicap (Second Evant, 200 yards).- Picker ing, scratch, 1; Whiteaide, 12 yards, 2 ; O'Brien, 13 yards, 3. The iinai heat at 300 yards will be run to-day.—Grand Exhi bition Walk.—J, O'Connor accomplished 1 mile in Gminp. GSJiew.- One Mile Han dicap.-J. O'Brien, acratch, 1; J. O'Con nor, CO yards, 2. Time, 'luiiua, 4G;}Becs.

POLICE COURT.-This day.

(Before J. K. Matfonild, Keg.. P.M.) Drunkenness.—Four persons were punished for thin offence. The Old Lollie MA.KKfi.-Oeo. Hei keth was fined 5* uud co»ts. The old man begged hard to be let off; ho wanted to go to the " Fayre," to do a little buiinen.— Mary Carmichael, charged with unwomanly conduct in a.public street, was r«manded until to-morrow. A Mistakb. —Martha Cushion pleaded not guilty to stealing an overcoat, value 30s, (lie property of Timothy Hayes, milk-pur veyor, at tho Three Kings, on tho lat April. —Sergeant Gamble illustrated the c»se,and cilled evidence.—Timothy Hayes deposed that he was a farmer and cow-keeper. The accused and a man named McKeuzie had been liviug in his house. Ha understood the was Mrs McKenzie. The man said she was his wife, (Here the woman broke out in the most violent manner, and called complainant a liar.) His Worship suggested that the case had better be adjourned till to-m«rrow, when the woman might be in a sob«r frame of mind.—Here the woman' used the most terriblo oaths, and the case was imme diately adjourned. Two constables carried tho prisoner away, in a state of semi-mad ness spades asd Picks.—Archibald Me. Kcnzie was again brought up on charges of stealing «uudry spadoi and picks, on diflcrznt dates, from contract works.—T.'«s prisoner asked for his liberty, and he wouH leave the place. He pleaded guilty.— Scr truant Gamble stated some of the cases. Prisoner was in the habit of visiting places whero work was going on, and stealing tools belonging to labouring men.—Twenty, one days' imprisonment. DESHimON.-EdwardArravilewaschargnd with being absent without leave from the schooner Atlantic on the 7th —Mr Laishlcy appeared for the prosecution, and stated full partirulars. Tho •ehoooer was about to leave the port on Friday lait, when prisoner let down the schooner's boat and, with another man,, went ashore. The captain, who was ready for sen, was put to great inconvenience and delay by the conduct of the prisoner, Mr Kowe, .shipping clerk of the Customs, put iv the articles signed by prisoner.—Tho prisoner shipped as boatswain, but had been ».<) mate on the vessel,—Piiftoncr said lie wished to ask for a remand until to-morrow, being desirous of getting counsel.—Mr Laishlcy asked that the next witness might be heard bsfore granting an adjournment. —His Worship said he would comply with prisoner's request, but feared it would bo only putting him to extra expense.—Priso ner pressed, nnd tho remand was granted until to-morrow.—Admitted to bail.

ALLKGED CRUELTY TO A HORSE. — Richard Reeves again appeared In answer to a summons charging him with working a horse in harness while in an unfit state, on tho 24th alt.— This case was adjourned at tho request of Mr Reeves, a butehor, for further evidence.— James F. Canon, of Pousonby, deposed to seeing tho animal in Victoria-street on tbo 24th March ; its shoulders were sore.—Constable John Ryan, gave similar evidence. —His Worship re marked npon the case.—Mr Reeves made a statement, and finally tho case was dis missed.

" Cosre, Birdie, CoMf."—Edward and Charles Wilson wore charged with stealing two goldfinches and two wire cage*, and 401bs of bananas, value £3 10s Bd, tho property of Wm. A. Smith, of Ponsonby, on the 9th inst.— Edward said his nj;e was 13, Charles 10. They pleaded gnilty, but cbcre were other boyb in the mesa. —Ser- geant Gamble said he knew nothing o! the other boys referred to by prisoners.—Mrs Wikon, the mother of the boys, stepped forward, and said,she knew nothing of the bananas. Tho boys might have eaten them. They did not bring the birds to the house. Slid was astonished when Constable Ber nard ai rested them on tho charge.—Ad journed until Thursday morning for further enquiries. Flow of Language.— Margaret Btd. ford was charged with using indecent languago towards Mary Breen on the sth mat.—Mr Laiahley, for defendant, pleaded not guilty.—Mary Breen dciioaod that at dinner time on Tuesday, when about to ait down to potatoos and chops, (ho missed her little daughter. Looked out and saw her girl with a jug of beer in her hand. Asked her who it was for. She replied, Mrs Bed ford. Told her she w»uld not allow it, and gavo her two smacks on the back, and then it was that Mrs Bedford let her tongue run, and called her names, abomin able and false.—Hia Worship: When did it happen ?—Complainant: It commenced oa Tuesday and concluded on Wednesday. It occurred in Brewer's Lane.—Mis Lynch was called, and said sho was a woman who minded her own business, She was busy washing, and although she lived in Brewer's Lane, she was very "rispictihle."—To His Worship: I did not hear what was said. Was busy about my washing.—Mrs Breen i Now, Mrs Lynch, you heard tho woman call mo a b .— Mrs Lynch : I did not. Did Bay it was a great shame to cull another woman bad names. She lived next house to Mrs Bed ford.— Te His Worship : Was washing at her back door,—tlizabetk Green, a very dmk young woman, said Mta Lynch was washing, and when Mrs Bedford was cursing Mrs Breen, Mrs Lynch was there, and must have heard fhe filthy language.— Sarah Ann Home heard the disturbance. Mrs Bedford called Mrs Breen an "old horso marine." Mrs Brcen'a girl had been to fetch a pint of shandy-gaff; that com. moaccd the row. On* was as deop in the mud as the other was in the mite. —To His Worship : My name is Sarah Ann Home. Did not know the meaning of " old horso marine." It was not complimentary.—Mr Laishlcy addressed tho Court iv defence, throwing the blame upon Mrs Breen, who was tho aggressor.-'•His Worship could not believe that Mr* Bedford was an angel, and finally dismissed the case.— Julia McKenna was charged with using bad language towards \Vm. George Garrard, on the 3rd inst.—Defendant fainted, and was assisted out of Court by Mr Garrard, who presently addressed the Court and said by the Court's permission he would withdraw | the charge, as her husband and son had < promiaea to remove her to a far district and , he should be insulted no more.—With- ! drawn.—John Murphy was fined IDs1 and costs for using bad language in High-street on the Bth inst. This was all business.

CONCERT BY ORCHESTRA OF CHORAL SOCIETY.

The third of a series of concerts which the orcktstra of the Choral Society initiated some considerable tim« ago, took place last night in the Choral Hall. It was admirably attended, and Hue result, in an executive sense, was highly creditable. Since the advent of Herr Schmitt, the orchestra,under bis direction, and by dint of assidueus practice, have attained a high degree of efficiency, and the improvement is notice* able at all their concerts. The one imme diately under review fully realised the an ticipations that provioua efforts of the kind have warranted the musical public in form ing. A carefully-compiled and attractive programme of vocal and instrumental morccaux was presented, and faithfully adhered to, while the performance of the various selections, though not in every case proof against adverse criticism, was, on the whole, marked by much ability. The orchestra acquitted themselves very well indeed, and this, too, despite the fact that the balance between wind and stringed instruments was by no means so well established as one would wish, the former unduly predomina ting. However, the exercise of a little tict prevented this disparity from being ob trusively manifest. Tho overture to " Cenerentola" (Rossini) was played very effectively, and it is just such a piece, too, as testa the constituents of a band, the various instruments in turn being obliged to paeis, as it were, under review. The gtadationa of force were capitally observed, and the whole body of musicians were sharply responsive to the bfiton of their conductor. A kind of musical collo quy between reed and stringed instruments is interwoven with the piece, and it was interpreted with aplomb and decided effect. 4.n "Integer Vitae" (Fleming), and a " Soldier's Chorus" (Warner), arranged as a auartetta for malo voices, were satisfac torily ci"" by Messrs E. Marker, Gillillan, Corbett, Templor, Blayde?, and G. Harker, the time in both cases bring well observed, and the voices chortling agreeably. The second vocal number was an aria and trio with orchestral accompaniment from " La Figlia del Kegfimento " (Donizetti) by M its Connell and Meisra K. Harker, Blaydec, and J. Harker, but it was only a partial success. The lady was Hervous, and although she haa a voice of some sweet ness, it is not powerful enough to sustain a part m»do so exacting by tho nature of tho accompaniment. The ner vousness, however, was conquered after the Orst stanza had been sung. The septett— Beethoven's adagio and allegro—was executed with great skill and precision by Messrs C. Heniun, Clougb, Eager, Mac- Kenzie, Impey, Craig, and Cook. In fact it was an instrumental treat, and fully merited all the applause with which it was received. The well-known re citative, " OnceMoro I am Myself" and the following cavatina, " There is a Power " from " batanella," were rendered by Miss Halstead, the orchestra in this, as_ in the case of the previous singer, supplying tbe accompaniment. The lady has a strong and flexible «oprano voice of good quality, but she marred iti effect last night by forcing it overmuch, the consequence being that the full expressiveness of feeling which the selection calls for was not imparted to it. There was too much vocal exertion, and a corresponding want of attention to modu lation. Still Miss Halstead diipl&yed musical endowments of no mean order, and the norelty of the accompaniment may have misled her judgment. Sho was recalled, and in obedienco to the applause repeated one of tho verses of the piece. A Choral March by Carl Schmitt, the most notable feature* of which are Us exhilarating swing, well defined rhythm, and the fact of the vocal parts being wholly in the upper register, brought the first part of tbe programme to a close. The second part commenced with the overture to Cherubim's admired opera, "Tho Water Carriers," by the orchestra, It is rather a difficult instrumental essay, but it was very credit ably performed.' The other contributions of the orchestra were Beethoven's Sym phony, No, 1 (adagio and allegro) a valse (" Marien"), by Uungl, both of which were given in a highly pleasing manner— gratifying alike to conductor and audience. A quartette ("Aye Maria"), by Abt, was sung by Miss Conn all, Mrs Judson, Mi»s Corbett, and Misi Fcnton, aud another quartette (for male voices only), viz., " The Happiest Land," by Messrs E. Harker, G. Haiker,Blaydes,and Gilfillan. Miss Corbett aWo gave, with much taste and feeling, Sullivan'! well-known song, "The U»t Chord," for which she was encored. The conceit reflected great credit on all con cerned iv it, and will undouttedly tend to securo for those that are yet to be given a much larger measure of patronage.

SUSPICIOUS FIRE.

Two Buildings Completely Dcs-

troyed.

A fire occurred last night at Eden Terrace, and resulted in the complete destruction of a email shop, ustd as a fruit store by Mr Petor Walker, and a house occupied by Mr Honeycomb, a cabinet-maker. The alarm was raiaed shortly after 11 o'clock, and the bright glare of fire reflected on tho southern iky indicated that the scene of tho outbreak lay some dis tance from towo. Notwithstanding this fact, hundreds of people hwrrled out to Eden Terrace, whore the fire was raging in a block of wooden buildings owned by Mr Job Heath, ot Upper Queen-street. It had originated In a Biua.ll shop used as a store house by Mr Walker, fruiterer, and as nothing could be done toravcthis structure, it was coon reduced to ashej. Meanwhile, a four-roomed wooden house, occupied by Mr and Mrs Honeycomb, had also taken fire, and notwithstanding the strenuous efforts oi tlicuciyhbours, it alae fell a victim to the ravages of the devouring element. The sreater poitien of ilouey comb's furniture was eared. Meanwhile, the Fiie Brigade, Salvage Corps, and Naval Brigade had arrived on the ground, and were able to render valuable assistance to the neighbours, who, mounted on tho roofs of the adjoining homes of Messrs Poppletori and Walker, had been energeti cally saturating the shingles and weather [ boards with water, with the ob ject of preventing them from taking fire. Several baby engines were got to work, and kept the flames from spreading, and a ho>e having been attached to tho well, it played upon the burning ruins with snch excellent effect that all danger was soon at an end. During the progress of the fire, the police, under the direction of (Sergeants Gamble, Clarke, and Kidd, preserved otder, and protected the furniture, which had been hastily strewed at tho rear of the premises. The dwelling.house and store both belonged to Mr Heath, and the former was insured ia the Colonial Office for £40, while the latter was not insured. 'Mr Walker had no insurance npon hia stock. He was stopping at the North Shore last night With his wife and family. The fire was first discovered by Mr Honey comb. Shortly before eleven o'clock' his wife heard a noise at the rear of tho house, and thinking that cows had broken into the enclosure, as they were accustomed to do, I she drew her husband's attention to tho fact. Ho went outside, and found that Walker's store was in names. A small pathway separated the two buildings, and thinking that his house was safe, he did not commence to* remove his furniture for some minutes. When he did decide upon doing so, there was only sufficient time to permit of a portion of the furniture being saved, and as it was not insured, the loss will be rather serious to him, abkest on Suspicion. It will be remembered that some time ago a man named John James Brock was arrested by the police on 'a charge of being concerned in a number of mysterious fires which took place on one night at Newton and Eden Terrace. There was very little evidence against him, and ho was discharged. He ros'des in tbo vicinity of Eden Terrace, and shortly after the outbreak last night, Dote stive Jeffrey proceeded to hia house, and finding him in bed,' arrested him for having set lire to ' Walker's (tore.' H6 handed him oVer to Constable Clarke of flewton. Sergeant Gamble, however, considered there was nothing to warant the man's detention, and ordered his release Ho was only in custody for about balf-an hour. The residents in the vicinity assert thac Brcck has been di inking heavily during the last fortnight, and that they havo lived in nightly tear of being burned out in consequence. Nothing has yet been discovered to throw light on the origin of the fire.

To the STAIt readers about tno Valley Road,- Mount Eden:i-Mr Allen, formerly agent for soiling the STAR, has ceasei to be so, and Mr McGregor has been appointed in his place. Tde report current, that the Star vtm no longer going to be delivered in tho district U untrue. The. paper will be promptly delirwed in the.future.

CABLEGRAMS.

[KEUTER'3 TELKOBAMS.]

RESIGNATION OF PKINCE GOKT SCHAKOFF. ST. PETERSBURG, April 8. It is announced that Prince" Gortschakoff has been relieved of his official duties as Minister of Foreign Affairs, His High ness, who has filled the position for a period of seventeen years, will, however, retain the dignity of Chancellor of the Empire. It is further announced that M. Giers, who resigned his seat in the Council of Ministers shortly aiter the issue of the Imperial manifesto in May last year, will succeed Prince Gortschakoff",- LONDON, April 8. Tin announcement of the retire ment of Prince Gortschakoff haa been received with general satisfaction by the European press, and the appoint ment of M. Giers, as his successor, is in. terpreted as indicating the adoption ot an avowediy pacific foreign policy. THE "TIMES" ON EMIGRA TION. LONDON, April 8. The " Times," commenting in its issue to-day upon the announcement of the great land e»le at Burrabogie, New South Wales, states that it affords a splendid opening in

Australia for English gentry who are seeking cheap laud, health, and occupation. DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONE IN

KANSAS. NEW YORK, April 8. A destructive cyclona passed over the States of Kansas and Michigan, Many persons were killed and serionsly injured, and a large amount of property has been destroyed. THE SAN FRANCISCO MAILS. LO»DOK, April 8. Australian and New Zealand mails via Sau .Francisco which left Auckland on February 28 wete delivered here to-day.

AUSTRALIAN.

BATTERY ACCIDENT,

MELBOURNE, April 11,

A serious accident occurred yesterday afternoon at Queenscliffe. A battery which was being used by the volunteers for prac tice burst, and two of the detachment were seriously injured.

VOLUNTEER ENCAMPMENT.

SYDNEY, April 10.

Three hundred and ninety-nine officers and men of the permanent and voluuteer force are now in camp at the Heads for their annual training.

OLD ENGLISH IAIR.

SYDNEY, April 10.

"Ye'Fayre of Ye Olden Time" at St, Mary's Koman Catholic Cathedral, and " Ye OHe Englithe Fayre " at the Garden Palace, were opened to-day, and have been well patronised,

SHIPPING

MELBOURNE, April 10.

Failed, on Saturday afternoon: The Union Company's Btsamihip Alb am bra, for the Bluff.

STEAMER ARRIVALS,

' ADELAIDB, April 10.

Arrived, this morning : The Orient Com' pany'a steamßbip Cuzco, from Plymouth.

SYDNEY, April 10.

Arrived, yesterday afternoon : The Pacific Mail steamship City of New York, from San Francisco via Auckland.

ADDITIONAL CABLES.

[Via Melbourne and the Bluff.]

LONDON, March 2J. An attempt has been made to blow up the house of Mr Lucas, agent for Lord Clan brook, at Ballinasloe, Galway,by throwing a ehell containing dynamite into the build ing. Mr Lucas's house and that of a neigh bour named Kenny were both damaged by the explosion, but the occupants escaped without injury.

A dinner given by the Hon. Saul Samuels, Agent-General of New South Wales, to Sir Ilcury Parkes, was attended by all the Agent-Generals and a number of Members of Parliament and others. On Sunday, Sir Henry Parkes attended church, and lunched with the Lord Mayor at the Mansion House. Ho wilt shottly visit Mr Alfred Tennyson; poet laureate, at the I»le of Wight. Sir Henry Parkes dines this week separately with Bail Granville, Sir Stafford North cote, Lord Sberbrooke, the Marquis of fcalisbury, and alto with the Institute of Engineer*. The residents of Stoneleigh, his birthplace, have invited Sir Henry Parkes to visit that place. He has also received an invitation fiom the Mayor of Birmingham to visit that* city, Overtures have recently taken place with the object of securing the admis sion of colonial goods into Franco under the "most favoured nation tariff." Ihe arrangements nave fallen through. A Feiiian has been shot in .Dublin by a companion, who was arrested. Ins pri soner had in his possession a large quantity of stores and ammunition. A number of important documents were fonnd. The St. Petersburg police have succeeded in arresting the chief of the Nihilist Execu tive Committee.

Germany has given orders for the con struction of six torpedo boats, to be em ployed in the Baltic A landlord named Herbert Coaney, of Kerry, south-west of Ireland, has been murdered.

Disastrous floods have occurred in Koir mania.

lathe Gulf States of American which have been wasted' by the floods ob< the Mississippi and Pearl rivers, a large num ber of inhabitants have been di owned. Latest telegrams estimate the number at 120.

Disturbances have taken place at Catalonia, a Spanish province in which silk and woollen goods are . manufactured, arising out of agitation on the part of the operatives between Spain and France. Thegreat Powers have joined Epglandand France in urging tfgypt to give better guarantees to her creditors tnan are at present afforded. The Right Hon. Henry Fawcetf, Post master General, has intimated that shortly be hopes to be able to leduce the rates of money orders between Gicat Britain and the Colonies.

Prince Leopold (the Duke of Albany) is recovering from the indisposition from which he has been suffering. His mar riage, however, with the Princess Helena, of Waldeck, has been postponed.

The Marquis of Huntly, who recently surrendered' himself to the London police, on a charge of obtaining money by false pretences, bin arranged for a settlement with the persons who obtained the warrant for his apprehension.

Great discontentment has existed for sometime among the men of H.M, Bac chante, of the Detached Squadron. The Admiralty had ttie matter under inquiry, and censured Captain Lord Charles Scott and Commander George Whill, for having exercised unnecessary severity. Ths 'I Nineteenth Century " contains a tremendous protest against the proposed tannel between Dover and Calais, The piotcst is signed by numbers of peers, generals, pouts, and editors.'

The tnited States Senate has passed a motion ordering an enquiry to be nuulc into _the condition of American subjects imprisoned as suspects in Ireland,

At St. Catherine's Docks, on the Thames, 11 refrigerating chambers have been erec ted, capable ofi receiving 8000 carcases ironi ships carrying consignments of frozen meat.

Sir T. Brassoy, M.P., J. Hastings, and one of the junior Lords of the Admiralty, addressed a public meeting at Lambeth, last night, at which he foreshadowed the possibility of extreme Irish Members being excluded from Parliament, fo as to introduce sweeping changes in regard to Ireland.

A subscription Ifst in aid of the widow and family of the late Mr Lee, diowried in the harbour, has been left at our publishing office. Tho case is a very deserving one, the family being utterly without the means of Bulsislance. We shall giadly acknow ledge the receipt of donations, •

The examination for the cadetship in the Engineer's Department of the Auckland Harbour Board is at present being held in the Training College, Wellesley-etreot. It is conducted under the supervision of Mr A.; McArthur, M.A., L.LB., principal •of that institution. The candidates are few in number notwith standing the very liberal allowances which tbc Boatil grants to the successful candi dates from joar to year. The cadetship ia tenable for 5 years, and entitles the holder to an allowance of £20 for the first year, £40 for the second, £75 for the third, £120 for the fourth, and £150 for the fifth year.

SPORTING.

A.8..C. Aummn Me6ting.

Ye»teeday's Racincj Concluded,

Aftkr we went to press yesterday the fol lowing events were decided :—

Eastkr Handicap of IMboys. added to & Sweepstakes ot asovc. each, second horse to receive 25sovb. oat of stakes, and third hor«» to save his sweepstake. Distances, 2 mllS, A. McLean's eh f Louie, 3yr»., by Anteros—Tres Deuce, 7st (Brown) ... i 1 J, Munn's br g Soukar, aeed, 7st (A. M Wood) ,„ „ + I J, Lennard's b m Dewdrop, aged. G«t" '-«! lOlba (J. Laing) dead heat ... ~( + I Also started : Kins Quail, fiyrs., Bst (T Taylor); Hippo-Slander filly, Syn.. 7A :=S lOlbs (Hatfield); Tim Whiffler. 4yra. 7,1 91bs (W. Byer«); Yatapa, aged, 6at 12lba (Hiokey); Lone Hand, aged, Cat lOlbi (J Thorpe, junr.); My Dream, syr«., Ait ' lOlbs (0. Williams); N. or M., aged, e»t 41bs (McCormick); and Gilderoy, syrt., 6tt 'M (A. Byers)., Maid of Honour, Mischief, Larry, Angler, and Luck penny, wet g. B scratched. Aftet a bit of fiddling at the posts, Mr Storey dispatched them r to a fair start, Tim Whiffler however, being left, while Long I Hand did not seem to sare about going at all. Lonie led off with a rush, but toon I allowed N or M to lead, while Lone Hanj and King Quail whipped in 20 length* be. J hind, Tim Whiffler having been sent up I with a great rush to catch his field. Tun. ■ ing into the straight My Dream led, irith ■ Louie and Sonkar at bis gircha, while the I lot were no bunched aa to make it hard to I ■cc what really led, though it was easy to 9 see the last, an the big grey was bucking along like a rocking-horse, a distance be- ■ hind anything in it. Lonie got her head H for a second, and rushed passed the stand a length in front of Soukar and My Dream, She wa« soon pulled back, however, and Slander filly and My Dream got command, but only for a moment, as (he latter ■ shut up in the heavy ground at the~ cuttiDg, while the former did not ■ last much longer. At the turn home, loud 1 cries of "Dewdrop" were raised as the 1 straw jacket and blue sleeves were seen 9 shooting up to the front nod leading into ■ the straight. Lonie was ridden all over the I course, bat still commenced to crawl up on I Dewdrop aßd b'oukar, who had a command' I ing lead of the ruck. At the Jockeys' I stand Louie drew up level, all three whip* | ping, and at the gate of the paddock took I a lead of a length, winning by about that I distance, Soukar and Uewdrop running a I dead heat for second place. Time, 3mini, ' : \ 56teci.

The win was immensely popular, both on account of Louie being by Anteros, an Auckland Stud Company's sire, and ai aha was backed considerably by the public, The filly hardly turned a hair, and looked as if she conld have gone an extra bit without inconvenience. Lone Hand finished his performance by jumping over the rails at the top of the straight into the coarse. If he had been pat at it he would have re fusfd, but unwished far, he cleared it in style. Betting : 3 to 1 Slander filly, 5 to 1 Louis and King Quail, 6to 1 Sonkar, 8 to 1 My Dream, 10 to 1 Lono Hand, JUewdrop and Tim Whiffler, 20 to 1 Yatapa, N or M or Gilderoy.

Selling Racz. or SOsova.. added to a sweep stake ot 2sovs. each. Entrauoe, Ssova. For two-year-olds, eat lllbs; three-year olds. Sit fflbs; four:rear-olds, Sit ;| five-year olds and Hpward>,9it2lbs. Tho winner to be sold b> auction Immediately after the race for lMteovs. IC entered to be sold for J03 »ovß., allowed 7lbs; IC JorTOsoTS,. 14lbs : it for 50SOVS, Slibs; If for 20sovs. JBOM. Dlitance, l{ miles. J, Lcnnard's Ratcatcher, aged, 7st 91bs

(Laing) W. Adam's Lara, aged, 7at 91bs,

(Taylor) 2 F. Harding's Rocket, Syrs, 7«t 91bs (McCormack) 3 The Direr, 7«t 91bs (Hodson), and Moon. stone, Bat (T. Clark), also ran. Mavis, Soakar, Vampire, and Yatapa were'scratched.

The first and second horses jumped off with the lead, and were never headed, Eat. catcher winning easily from Lara, Kockel three lengths away, third, Moonstone a bad fourth, and Diver nearly distanced. The winner was bought in by his owner for £56.

Ppblicanb* Pitbsb of 60»ro, with a sweep stakes of Sea vs. eioh, amount accruing from sweepstake to go to second horse. Entrance, 2sov<. For two-year-olds, 6at Ulbs; three j-oar-jldfl, Bst 6lba; four-year-olds, 9at; five year-olds and np wards, Oat Zlbs. Distance. H miles. J. Smith's b m Maid of Honour, by Kel- I pie—Fairy Queen, syrs. 9at (T,"* Clark) • ... 1 Allan McLean's b m Virginia Water, 4yrs. Bst 12103 (Durston) ... ... 3 J. Gallagher's b f Amazon, 2yrj. Bit 9lb»(Pell) ... ... 3

Also started: Mischief, Bit 12lbs (Robin son) ; Uthello, 9at (J. Lalng); and Onida, fist 91bs (Wood). Great interest centred in the meeting of three such clipper* as Maid, Virginia, and Mischief. A gqod start was effected after several attempts, and the Maid at once sprang to' the front, closely attended by Mischief. At the turn Amazon pushed to the front for a moment, bat the Maid soon picked her up again and led out of the catting, while Darston Thought Virginia Water up with a rosh. But the Auckland rnilcr staved it off well; and led past the judges' box by a length, without ever being asked to gallop, Vir ginia Water, under the' whip, second, and the Anteros filly, Amazon, a good third. This ended the day's sport, and the crowd dispersed to catch the train, which was waiting, though, of course, a large number bad to wait at the station for about half-an-hour. !

HOKITIKA RACES.

[BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] HOIUTIKA, Monday. Arial BTiitis.—Fisuhook, 1; Nikao, 2; Shark. 3. Hokitika HAHPIOAP.-Longland«, 1; Mule Stuart. 3; Talent. 3. This wait a splendid raoo, and waa won by a neck. Selling Rack.- Hlaofcblrd, 1. \ Hack Rack.- Glengarry, 1. Pubucahb' Purse,—Diofc, 1 ; Fishhook, 2. This was th* largest meeting for years tast. £2 W were invested in the totauaator, < -

The Canterbury Races.

(BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN BEPOBTKB.}

I OHRISrOHUROH, Monday. The bad weather of the two past days cleared ' off'this morning and gave promise ot a fine day, bat this was not fniiliiod, the weather turning Very duli, and the atteiuance was very poor, numbering not more than 3,000; and that, although the first races were pat off till two o'cioot to enable spectators o£ the Exhibition an opportunity to bepresen*. Thearrangementß and management generally were very bad at the beginning of the day, and did not improvamuch as it went on. •■ . ■ fr-ce Hindioap of SOaors, added to sweep ot iiaors OEch.l iuile. >' Mr K. Ciitt'a oh m Nantilns, by Tradaeer— Waterwltoh, 4yrs. 7sfr 121bs (T. Thompson) 1 Mr Horsford'g ob g The Joker, Cyrs, Oat 71bs, (Hawkins) .. .. _ .. .. ..2 Mr Frasor'a blc h Betrayer, 6jra, Bst 71ba, '- (Wattie) ■ _ .. .. ■•„. S Messrs Mason and Tallanoe'e b h Volunteer, syra, Tat lOlba (Webster) , 0 Betting: '3 ts 3 apjalnat Nautilus, 3 to 1 Betrayer.- i to 1 others. .After two breaks away, a level start was effected, bat Nautilus speedily worked her way to the front, and at a half distance, was three lengths ahealof tho rest, foremoßt ot whom was Betrayer, and a little farther on Volunteer began to tall off, bat Betrayer and Joker drew oloser to the leader, and showed a bold front. Betrayer, who did not appear to be persevered with,- died away bsforo entering thi rat's, when there was a rattling finish between NautHns and Joker-. The latter could not qaito get up, and Buftoed defeat by a short head. Betrayar was a-poor third. Time: loiin. i6lse>C3. Ot 114 In the baddook totallsator, £16 was on Nautilus.

Great Autumn Handicap of 3M soys ,• added r<o a ito pstake of 10 so ye. each and Mr camp bell's Cup or uo Bore. One milo and a-half. W. Robinson's oh « Salvage, by Caßtsway- Mißt,3yiß,jst7lbß(T.Smiih).. .. .. 1 P. Butlei's oh 19 Luna, aged, 7et Hilt (Botlor) 2 W. Walters'* br h Libeller,' 5 y«, 7at 91b ■■ (Irving) ....„ _ .. .. .. S H. Goodman's b h Sir Modred, 1 yet, 9at Slba (owner); Hon. W. Robinson's, eh h Natator, 6 yrs, Oat lib; G. Vramr/n b f Lure, 4 yrs. Sat, lOlbs (Wattle); Sir' W. Roblnsoo-'s br m Lady Kmma, i yra, Sat lOlbs (Allen); Thomson's brh Ohanoellor. hkoil. Bjtßibs (1 hoinpsonl; K. Cattes oh 0 Mat slew. 3 yre, 7«t 71bs (I. Tikompson); v. MoLean'a ur m Legerd«m&in. 3 yre, 6st 9ibs; B. Bateg's oh g The Poet. lyrs,>6st Blhs (HlanohB):" G. li°e's Bmlr Bey, 3 yte, 6at, carried 6st (3a«kins), also ran» 1 ■ HoUinz: 3to 1 against Salvage, Ito 1 Üballer and Emir Bey, 6 to 1 The Poet, 7 to 1 Lady Kmma; 10 to 1 Lnre, Mttskaa, Natator,'sad Chancellor, 100 to 8 Luna, Sir Modred and 'Legerdemain. > Mr Robinson declared to win with Salvage, After a slight display o£ f raetiousness at the, post on the part of Sir Modred and others the flag fell to a beautiful start. The first to show in the van were Luna, Lady Emma, and the Poet, but Mr Butler's mare was quickly pulled baok, and the other two being also steadied tho lead was taken by Lure and Libeller, next to whom lay Chancellor, with Lady Emma heading the ruck. When half-a-mile hai been coursedTLure was i! lengths ahead ot anything, whilst, Libeller still went on second, but the Poet just then oame through his horses and joiningMrWalten'shone the pair ran nocic and nook for, the rest Ot the half mile. Of those behind the 3 leaders, tbe most prominent were Lady Emma. Chancellor, Salvage, and Emir Bey, whilst Legerdemain was qmce out of it. Approaching tne etraiKht tnre fell bio* beaten, and Libelleraad the Poet were letc in advance. At the tarn almost tho entire field closed on them, and a grand raca home resulted. Half war home Luna, Libeller, and the Poet, were in front, with Mr Modted and hair JKmma etill in it, however, and Salvage for tne first time looking promi nent. •' The Poet and <4"ldt»ller i> were first undor punishment, and thonoe the raoa

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR. TUESDAY. APRIL 11.



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Bpecml Advertisements KATEY DBAB,—I want a Hunting Watch llko yonra. Whero did yon bay It ? Why, at F. H. lißwisbou's, and it cost only £2 103, and ro«8 to tho minute. He has Dozens of them. Shop closes at two oclook on SATOBDAYB. g JxmgaQSt JEWBH.KP, QOKBN-STBKET. | -yyiLLiAM j^attray I I Has now Opened his L I NKW STOCK L i OF II n CHOICE FASHIONABLE ?i i GOOD 3 M X -^t FOR THK AUTUMN „ | L SEASON, i i itt Which hare been carefully seleo- A VV ted by his own Buier In >n the B«st London and 1 Paris Houses. TJA —- R U Ptyliah Paris Millinery 4 rf, Handsome ManUes and Paletots A T Fashionable Costumes to gait all V U Lad^ir^d Girls' Ulsters. aU M Yelvr. MV e ?v o C^»s. Velour. 1 JN Silks and satins for Dresses and p, ' Trimmings 5 Foul<s Olotlui, Cashmeres, Caah r\ mirettoa, and Serges G £200 worth of Colored Droaa NX Fringes at wholesale prioeß U Ribbons, 8c»r(8, Laces. Ladler r. X BdRS a»d Pookets O U Messrs; J. &R. Morley's Hosiery, i T t -rv la their latest Btylßa W D A splendid lice of Twilled Cotton O Shsetings at a little over cost D prices g H j N.R-Flve per cent, dlsoonnt r\ a allowed for Cash on aUpurohaee* \J of 63, and upwards. w — I Note the Address: N i7 BI IBO.&IB2,QUKKN-BTRBKT, Q APOgt.A>rr'. «MITH AND ARNOLD, AROHITEOTB. OLD CITY OOUNCIIi CHAMBERS.



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Special Advertißementa. rpHOXNTON, SMITH AND FIKTH HAYS FOR SALE : 'i Crown " Flonr, in Backs, 100'fl and 50'a "Champion" „ ~ •■ " "Cantab' „ .■ ■• " Sharps Bran Fowl Wheat WnißP Miix, Anckland. The true co-operative principle of doing UltSSi SJShonse than any other house in I^cklandf Note the addwss: Corner of Upp« D?oen and Al»xandra stroets, opposite Army and Nay? Hotel. See Wanted oolumn.-[ Apvt.J