SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATEKll^gnowMonlnK, 5.37 SsAQ^ Moon. 16l&. 0.13 aA

ARRIVALS.

TO-DAY. Rntnmahana.B.s.. Under wood, from the South A^l^pwwtord. f torn Wluwkwcl

DEPARTURES.

LAST ETENINQ. Qlonolg, 8.9.. Stspheason. tor Kuasell WWllnlton. B.f •. Fwquhar, lor Tanrango

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

tondon-Haloione, loading 9 f. raß ymiß Melbourne, via Southern ports-Riogarooma,

TarSaSd Soath-Pan^n, Toeflda^ RusaeU, Whangaroa. and Motißonui—weiuiw Taur^a^le&^Wek.gton. Monday or WnwgSfcMina Whangarel Heads-Argyle. Tnesday asd Friday Mksaaw»l-W"«al, Tburaday Mowory Bay-ymgal. Monday

VESSELS EXPECTED.

LONDON. Vanginlara, barqne,(L. J.8.D.), sailed Manslr 8 Chill, barque, soiled Maroh 1 Oooleen, Darqne; sailed prior April U

LIVBBPOOL. Mendoza, barque (Q.Q.L.F. : Ballad Feb. 1 Asterlan, barque; loading Match 23

HEW YORK. Ripido. barque: oleared April 11 Annie Burr, barquentine (J.G.W.R/- clearefi

Fab 11 Karnan, barque, from New York

boOthebn ports. Clariuda, sohooner. from Dunedln Smlly, hrlif. from Dunedin liOohrina, Eohooner, from Lyttelton; sailed May Clanamsn. brli?antlne, from Nelson ' Crest of tha Wave, ach, from Tlmaru, saUed May 33

IMPORTS.

Kxs.n.Botomaliana-100 Backs flour, 80 oases fruit, 3 cases bacon and hams.-G, Wi Binney. Bxs.s.Hawea-r8 kegs salt herrings.-G. W. Slnney.

Per Cnmbria-i cases tweeds and coatlnge.- White and watkinson, Viotorla-Btreet,

"Per Cumbria—l case blue sorgo silpsias. 1 oase neok {rillinics. laooa, etc., 2oosßa ladies' and children's folding carpet chairs,—McLaohlan, Queen-street. ' Per Rotomahana, from Melbourne-488 pack- BKes and 1300 mats sugar, 12 packages bowJd« moohloea. 8 packages printing mst.rial. 2^ bundles wire, 200 bags wheat. 5 0 bags rice. 20 planks asb, 87 plates Iron, 9 bonjiles sheet iron, 17 kegs rivets. 7 bales opK and sundries. From Hobart—SO cases frunf From Dunedln-* 63 oases drugs, 15 b»rrels ale. 30 casks. oatmeal, -10 caw gasoline, 17 racks grasa seed, and a quantity sundries. From Jjyttelton—ll3 Baoka wheat. 35 cists b»pon, 20 tfjckages effeots. 13 horses. From welllrgton —Sfcasoamoats. 6 axlea, and sundries. From Napier—9 packages sundries*

The schooner #lor. sailed from Thames for Daned'n on Thursday .last/ with 47,000 feet sawn kahlkatea and 7,009 feet sawn kauri timber.

The barque Cambria was berthed on tie outer aMe of the north-western T of the Queen- Btreet Wharf this forenoon.

The cutter Deveron sailed for Wbangarel in charge of her new .matter ,(Mr Haultaln) this afternoon.

Thee.s. Arawatamay be expected to arrive firom Sydney early this evening. She would 'vrobably be detained on tbe voyage by the pre vailing heavy weather. ISThe Rolomahana, which arrived from the South to-day, brought 13 fine draught horses, oonslgned to Mr Cress well.

The schooner Onward olearel at Thames for Lyttolton oil Friday, she loads 5.000 feet kahlkatea timber at Bagnall's mill for convei anoe to the latter port.

Ws h&ve bean Informed that the cutter re cently reported ashore near Mahuracgi Heads has broken np. Bhe has not yet been identified.

The thres-masted schooner, Agnea Jessie (Hawkes), oleared at Lyttelton for Auokland on the |6ch mat. with 127 ' packages railway material, 610 bags flour, 10 racks flour, 36 saoks sharps. 96 sacka burley. 496 saoks wheat. 700saoks oats, 200 tacks malt.

Tha s.s. Argyle arrived from Whangarel at 10 a.m. to-day. Passengera—Mesdames Roades, Whitelaw. Bmeddan, Miss McMillan, Messrs Co'sett, Shanley, AUwrlght,Reid,Robln,Brißen don Smith Bills, G. Golby. Bllny, Buchanan, Whitelaw, McKay,Bp Mcer, Smeddan, McPhee, Hemmlngs, Stawart, Ormston, and blx in tbe steerage Cargo-50 sacks gum, 11 sheep, 49 kegs butter, 8 pieces timber, and a quantity sundries.

ARRIVAL OF THE ROTOMAHANA.

Tne as. Rotomahana, 17W tons. Capt. Tims Underwood, arrived in harbour at 10 a.m. to day. She left Melbourne on 31at; called at Hobart on 2nd inst., sailing thence on same date for Bmft, arriving on 6th; oalled at Port Chal mers on 7th, Lyttelton on Bth, Wellington on 9th; reaohed Napier at 2.30 P.m. on 10th, but in oonsequence of the rough state of the weather Was unable to land passengers and cargo until noon on 11th; left for Glsborne at 5 p.m., arriving early on the 32th, taking her departure for Auokland at 10 a.m. yesterday. Had strong south-east winds till arrival at Bluff, thence to Wellington variable winds; from Welling ton to Napier moderate south-east gala, and from Gisborne to arrival fresh south east winds and fine weather. Passengers: Dr R. C. Parkinson, Mrs Parkinson, Mr J. T. GelUbrand, Mr James, Mrs Ray and infant, Mrs Mowlsofl, Matter Brown, Mr Williamson, Mr Breadhurst, Mr Stanley and two children, Mr Farrah, Mr Mandero. Rev. Mr Bobs, Mrs Falkner, Mr Blair, Mr Murray. Mr Prh», Mies Mtllar, Miss Corbett, Mr and Mrs Daley, Mr and Mrs Kember. Mr Robinson. Mr Cranstonn, Mr HorabDrgb, Mr Sohaltz, Mr Flewellyn, Mr BlUKham, Mr Williams, Lieutenant Hawker, R.N., Mr Sander, Mr Hunt. Mr Pnrdle, Mr Jeffarf, Mr Gibbons, Mr and- Mrs Herapath, Mr J. Wav, Mr HaU, Mies Brady, Mrs Bruce, Mr Lovlen. Mr Thompson, Mr Barrett, Mr Smith, Mr Maxwell, Mr Cress-well, Mr Maoltie, Mr Pole. Mr Bourke, Mr Wooding. Mr Ward. Miss Warner, Dr. Collins, Mrs Collins, Mr Edwards, and 53 in .the steerage, We are indebted to Mr Ohas. H. Hudson, purser, for late flies, press parcels, etc

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

DBPARTURBS. Maogregor, a ».-, Amodeo, for Waltara Rowena, b.b,, Scott, for Wanganul Hawea, 8,5,, Kennedy, for the South

Tha Northern Company's steamer Maogregnr, wbloh left for Waltara yesterday, conveyed 110 packages sugar, 20 sacks malt, 29 packages tea, 84 boxes candles, 80 sashwelghts, 3 "bales paper, 169 cases and paokages sundries, and the follow ing passengers i-Mlss O'Brien, Rev. Mr Breach, Messrs J. McLauohlln, Roper, and H. M. Broad- Rate.

The b.b. Bowena left with the following Sassengors for Waoganui at 2.50 p.m. yester- X) :—Mrs .Barnatt, Mr and Mrs Hollywood, and Mr Jackson.

The Union Company's steamer Hawea left at 8.15 a.m. to-day foe Southern ports, with 83 titeoes timber, R sacks oatmeal, 25boxes osndlqs, 15 bales bags, IB saoks oysters, S orates and 3 cases pine-apples, i oases boots, and 89 cases and packages sundry merchandise.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

WBiLiNGTOfr, this day. The Wakatipu left Sydney on June 7. and experienced a strong; N.K Kale with heavy sea and rain throughout the passage. Sha arrived here at 7 a,m.

LiONBON, Juno 12. Arrived: May Queen, ship, from Poit Chalmers, February 21.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Stab Office, Taesdsy. Mr K. Arthur held a sale of Nelson apples, which was well attended by the trade. 90 esses were sold at lid to sd, In the f arnlture depart ment goods brought fair prices tf a superior trloord piano (Lange and Co,), £82; an American organ, £28.

Mail Notice.

Mails wot Closh as Ohdkb.—

Tma DAT.

Foe Russell, Kawakawa, etc.. per Rotomahana

at i p.m^ Foe Wh&Dgarel Heads, Walpu. Wangarel, and^Mangapal, per Argyle, at i p.m.

Wednesday. 14th Instant.

For Waltara, etc., per Lalla Kookh, at 6 a.m. For Rarotontca and Tahiti, per Flora, at 8 a.m. For RuseeU, Kawakawa, and Australian Colonies, per Arawata, at 3 p.m. For Waitara, etc, per MnoereKor, at 11 cum. For Thames, per tfnterprlso, at 5.30 p.m.

Tbtjbsdat, 15th instant. For Walwera, To, Kapa, Oraigleburn, and Warkwortb, per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. For GlßtMrne. Napier, Southern ports, and Australian Colonies, per Rotomahana, at 11 a.m,

Fpr Tauranga, [Ohlnemuto, and Opotikl, per Wellington, at 4 p.m. Friday, I6ih Instant.

For Waiheke and. Coromandel, per Coro mandel, at 12.30 p.m.

TuKSDiir, 20th. instant.

Per 8.8. Zealandia, as follow :— For Saodwioh Islands, United States ot America. Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 1 p.m. Far United Kingdom and Continent of Kurope, at 1 p.m. For money orders registered letters, and newspapers, at ILSO aan. Late letters bearing an extra tea of sixpence. In addition to the postage, will be received by the Mail Agent on board the steamer up to the time of sailing. Thin mail will be due In London, on Mon day, July 31, 1882.

S: a BIS 3, Chief Postmaster, Chief Post-office. Auokland,

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

Juke 13.1832,

Abbott's Opeia House-Williamson's Royal Opera Company: "Firatea ot Penzanoe" and " Patience," 7.45 p.m.

First Practice of " Moaea la Egypt," by Anok land Choral Society.

Panmure Hall—Concert and Soiree, 8 p.m.

Auokland Band of Hops Union, Choir. Con gregational Schoolroom, Edinburgh-street, 7 30 p.m.

Shareholders o( Auokland Permanent Co operative Building and Investment Society, V.M.C.A. Rooms, 7JO p.m.

Mr W, F. Buckland and the Electors ot Franklin North, Otara Schoolroom, 7.30 p.m.

Early Closing Association: Special Meeting, Working Men's Club, 7.30 p m.

Auckland Coursing Club: Meeting at Thistle Hotel 7.30 p.m.

PaineU Wesleyan Church—Lecture by Rev, H- R. Dewsbury, on Sir Walter Scott, 7 30 p.m.

Birth.

SINCLAIR.—On June 13th, at her residence. Victoria Quadrant, the wife of John Sinclair of a daughter.

Marriage.

CL ARK-MARTIN .-At the Registry Offloo, on June 12th, John N. Clark, second son of William Clark, engineer and builder, Ayr. Ayrshire, Scotland, to Margaret Martin, eldest daughter of Josiah Martini of Auok land, both ot this city. MBRCBR-CIiARKE.-On Thursday, Bth Insr., at the Bishop's Chapel, Paroell, by the Right Bey. the Bishop of Auckland, Kdward Beau champ Flngleton, eldest son of the late Capt Henry Mercer, Royal Artillery, to Annie Elizabeth, eldest daughter ot William Gregory . Clarke, of Auckland, surveyor.

Death,

HOWARD:—On June 13th, at his parents' reßl danoe. Union-street, George. Infant son of George aud Belinda Howard, aged 8 months, PAYNE.—On June 13th, 1882; George C. Payne, late of the General Post-office, aged 60 years. The funeral will leave his late residence* top of Franklin Road, to-morrow (Wednes day), the Uth instant, at 3 o'olook. Friends are respectfully invited to attend, SCOTT.—On Ju»e 13th, In Vloteria Qoadrant, Charles Scott, late ot Memory Bay, aged 29 years. The funeral will leave his sitter's retHenee (Mrs. Beeston'B), at 3 o'olook to-morrow (Wed nesday), 11th Instant, Friends please accept this Invitation.

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

TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1882.

For the cause that lacks assistance. For the wrong that needs resistance For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do.

A Government that legislates in the direction of protecting the labouring classes from the pernicious results of over work should surely be the last to put heavy burdens upon its own employes. But the Government of this Colony, having with a paternal care for the health and general welfare of the community, just enacted that eight hours shall constitute a full day's work, goes on employing psople for periods far in excess of the limit fixed, In the course of the discus sion on the Eight Hours Bill, it was repeatedly stated that many of the workmen employed en the Government railways are kept at work for 24 hours, and sometimes even longer periods at a stretch • and papers on the subject have beea called for, which, when laid before Parliament, will show how fat the accusations are founded on fact. Meanwhile, our special reporter at Wellington, in his telegram to day, draws attention to flagrant cases of oppressive hours of labour, as taking place within the walls of Parliament House itself. Ths waiters in connection with the refresh ment rooms there are alleged to be employed from 12 to 17 hours every day j and this is not only on week days, for the weary round of drudgery is continued on that day which, at its lowest estimate, should be devoted to rest and recuperation. Several who are described as mere children are em ployed in this condition of semi-slavery, and the evil effects of the system are shown in their stunted and unhealthy ap pearance. If this state'of thiags is allowed to continue, it will be a burning reproach to our legislators, for the gratification of whose appetites these poor wretches are kept employed, If all Government servants, and those em ployed by contractors nnder Government have not the benefits of the Eight Hours Bill extended to them, it will give ground for the assumption that the passing of that measure was only meant as a sop to the artisan element in the constituencies, and was not intended to have any practical or operative results. The working-men of the colony themselves will, we feel certHD, indignantly repudiate any connivance at auch a state of things, and will demand that the legislative action of Parliament shall not be a mere piece of ornamental work, but shall be applied to the mitigation of those evils which flow from long and oppressive hours of labour, Keform, like charity, begins at home; and Parliament cannot expect to bare its edicts respected unless it shows an. honest desire to comply with them itself.

The Success G.M.C. received the follow ing report from their manager :■-" Cut the reef in low \ level; strong colours of gold got and good indications; same as upper level,—Signed Peter Keid."

A fire alarm was rung out last night, but no definite cause was assigned for it, The

current rumour was that a chimney in Wellington-street was oa fire, bnt if so the flames must have been very quickly ex tinguished.

The thirty pounds ot stone from the Stanley mine, Coromandel, have been crushed for a little over 15ozs. gold. The manager writing yesterday says :—" lam still getting a little gold nearly every breaking down. It is not much, but the dirt is very gooi, A new road fs being made to the mine, to be finished in about three week 9 from now."

Murdoch, the captain of the Australian cricketing team, according to a cablegram received to-day, has written a letter to the Press, with references to the circumstances under which the Australian cricketers were excluded from the luncheon tent, at the Nottingham match. In his communica tion he explains the manner in which the misunderstanding occurred.and defends his action on the occasion.

There was a special application made to His Worship the Resident Magistrate at noon to-day (after notice) by a Mrs Arm strong as agaiDsl her husband (Mr Arm strong) for a protection order on the ground of the husband's cruelty, Mr Laishley appeared for Mrs Armstrong, the applicant, The husband was present to oppose the application. After hearing the evidence of the wife and the statement of the husband, His Worship granted,the order as prayed.

A Te Arai correspondent writes stating that a strong gale, with heavy rain, had been experienced there at the beginning ot last week, while the rivers bad not been known for years to have risen so high. The Messrs Hicho son have pur chased the local sawmill from Mrs Pea man, and are about to erect a steam engine, so as to incre&se the output, of timber, the work having been done hitherto by water power. Twenty-five men are employed in the bush connected with tbo mill.

A letter was read, last evening, at the City Council meeting, Christchurch, from the Chairman of the Licensing Benches ot the city, suggesting that they ought to have an inspector of their own, as the police could not be relied on to do the work properly.' The Council was asked to pay cho salary, which was proposed to he not less than £200 a-year, The piropositiou was not very favourably received, but action in the matter was deferred for a fortnight.

The P. and O. steamer Mahva Arrived at Melbourne yesterday with the Suez mails dated London, May sth. The Auckland mail should bo forwarded overland and reach Sydney to-morrow, to come on by the Zealandia, leaving on Thursday. Auck land merchants would then receive their letters next Tuesday, but in all probability the Auckland mail will be sent on to Dunedin, and reach Auckland a' week later, tho letters boing delivered on the same day as those by tho San Francisco mail.

It may Interest many of our readers to know that there ia a Lodge of the 1.0. G.T. on board H.M.S. Nelson, which will shortly arrive in this port. We understand that the lodge is a largo and flourishing one. Their brethren of the jurisdiction of the World are busy makiig arrangements to give tbe sailor brothers a hearty reception on their arrival. We believe it is contemplated holding several puhlic meetings and cntor tiinments whilo tho Nelson is in harbour, in which we heartily wish our sailor Temp lars every success.

The first public meetins of the Mangawa! Licensing Comnittee was held on Thursday last at the Public Library, Te Arai. Only one application was made, viz., that of Mr Pearson Wilson for a renewal of tbe license held by him for the Mangawai Hotel. The applicant, however, had failed to give the clerk the notice prescribed by the Act; the Committee adjourned till the Bth proximo so as to give time for the local require ments being compiled with. It was also decided not to take a poll of the ratepayers at present, as Mr Wilson's hotel wa* will conducted and a public convtnience.

Accidents arc becoming proverbial on the Arch Hill Road, between the Star Hotel and MilU's store, in consequence of the disgraceful > state of the thoroughfare. Several accidents have recently occurred, and yesterday another was added to the number, viz., the upsetting of a cart be longing to Messrs Warnock, of the Pun sonby soap works. The cut suddenly sank into a deep rut, which cau-ci the axle to snap, but fortunately the driver e»» caped with a few bruisoi. This is the second accident of a like kind witlrn tho last few days. It appears that the responsibility of re pairin* this road lies with the Newton and Arch Hill District Boards, and in conse quence of the negligence of the latter a number of vehicles have ctrno to the ground. The cost of repairing, according to agreement, should be equally barne. The Newton Board have spent £40 on the road, while the Arch Hill B»ard have not contributed a pound towards the expense, hence the road is left unrepaired,'and the public suffur through the apa'.hy of the gentlemen who constitute the Arch Hill B»ard.

J«hn Scott Russell, M.A., F.R.S., Vice- Pretident of the Institution of Civil En gineers and the Institute of Architects, who died on the Bth mat., was a remark able man, especially in connection with the shipbuilding trade. Ho was a Scotch man, and waa born in 1308, in the valo of Clyde. He waa educated at the Universi ties of Edinburgh and Glasgow, and, on the death of Professor Leslie, in 1832, Mr Hussell was selected to deliver a courae of lectures in the University of Edinburgh on Natural Philosophy. Subsequently he suc ceeded Mr Calrd, of Greenock, as the manager of one of the largest ship-building and en gineering establishments of Sco'land. He remsved to London in 1844, and constructed four large steamships for the West Indian Royal Mail Company,^ He founded the " wave system," which lJcame into general practice in 1835. His various schemes were eminently successful. The"Greit Eaitem," built in Mr Russell's spacious Blackwall yards, waa the last triumph of bli skill and genius. He was the author of several pamphlets and lectures, but his chief works were: ''The Modern Sjstem of f»aral Architecture for Commerce and War," and "Systematic Technical Uducatioa for the English People."

The following report has been received from the manager of the Moanitairi mine : —" Tunnel level: The contractor!! have driven 27ft 6in during the fortnight, the best 10ft of which have gone through first class country for gold. No. 1 .Reef, at same level: There is a large body of stone at this point, some of which has passed through the battery. The stuffis scarcely payable at present. The drive N.E. from cross-cut underneath main slide has been driven 18ft. The reef is welbdefined, and looks very kindly for gold. Kedaa Sectiou, 80ft level: The leader referred to &i being struck with a drill hole only, has proved to be another, and not the one for which wo were cross-cutting. We are very near the principal one now. A parcel ot 12 tons is being crushed from the same leader of grain below 80ft. level, and is shapiDg for about ljozs. to the ton. The country is very hard. No. 9 hanging-wall, branch leader, is producing remunerative quartz; also the Morning Star leader, ba low 50ft. level. Nonpareil section : There is nothing of importance to be seen in the drive. We are driving for the purpose of intersecting leaders in that direction.—Jno. G. Vivian, June 10th.

The annual meeting of tho Auckland Working Men's Friendly Aid Society was held last evening at the Oddfellowa' Hall, Parnell. Mr JE. Burgess, chairman of the society, presided. Alter the transaction of some ordinary business, the secretary, Mr S. G. Burgess, read the annual balance sheet, which showed: Receipts by contri bution, etc., £100 7d; cash in Anckland Savings Bank on May 14th, 1881, £91 19a ; cash in treasurer's box, 4s; by interest to December, 1881, £4 17s 3d: total, £197 lOd. Expenditure : Sick gilts, £24 35.4 d; funeral allowance, £10; secretary's salary, £6 10s; rent of hall, £2 10s; advertising, stationery, etc., £1 10« 6d : total, £44 13s lOd. Amount at date in treasurer's box, £3 10s 9d ; to credit .of society in Auckland Savings Hank, £148 16s 3d : total, £197 lOd. The membership to date was stated at 64, as against 57 at the beginning of the year; 13 had been ad mitted and 6 struck off. It was decided to give np further consideration to. a proposal to register the society under the Friendly Societies Act, and a proposal to establish branch lodges throughout the province was ordered to etand over till next meeting. The election of officers for the ensuing year was then proceeded with, with the following result •—Chaiiman, Mr Bullen. • Treasurer" Mr JiEn P«e, sen.; Secretary, A. Burgess, Board of Directors—Messrs Powell, Bulleo, A.Burge-8, Hallingsworth, and P. Gard.er; Finance Committee—Messrs Hayter, Bullen, A, Btrgess, P. Gardner, and Powell; Vigi lance "Committee— Messrs Nairn, Phillips, »nd Mills ; Auditors—Messrs Taylor and

A billiard match for £5 a-side was played at the Aurora Hotel last night be tween Mr Anderson and Mr Bowman, of Cambridge. The latter gave his opponent 40 points out of 100, and won by 12 points.

At a meeting of the Guiding Star Lodge, 1.0. G.T., held in the Presbyterian School room, isllerslie, last evening, Bro. Douse, L.D., G.W.C.T., on .behalf of the members present at the institution of the lodge, pre sented to Bro. Angus, the first W.C.T. of the new lodge, a handsome Bible for the altar. There was a very large attendance of members.

The Srliuiiter of Public Works has given authority for the immediate prosecution of the work of filling in at the railway recla mation, and the Harbour Board have been informed that they are at lioerty to make any arrangements they please wi;h the con tractor re material, etc.

Arrangements are being made for an intercolonial handball match at Gleespn's ball court. The challenge of two Sydney players to a four-hand match for £250 a side has been accepted on behalf of P. Hogan and M. Murphy, who are considered the best players here. A member of the local Racket Club has also announced his readiness to play any Sydney man for £50 a-side.

A report of the business transacted at a committee meeting of the Parnell Borough Council appears in another column. The new site proposed for a reservoir at the back of Mr Scccombe's wa3 unanimously adopted, and the committee were empow ered to sign an agreement with Mr Sec combe on behalf of the Council.

We are requested to draw special atten tion to the fact that the Baud of Hope Union choir will meet in the JNewton Congregational School-room, Edinburgh street, Karangahape Road, this eveuinp, instead of in tbe Temperance Hall, as pre viously announced. Those wishing to join should make application to 54 r Tudehope, this evening, at above school-room, between 7.30 and 8 o'clock.

The committee, Messrs Stephens, Haye, Bell, McNiccol, Elliot, Forbes, Dow, and Wilson, appointed to arraogo and carry out the ploughing match at Wairoa South on the 30th inst,, have selected Mr James Bell's paddock aa the most central. It has been decided to have throe classes—the champion for all prize-takers, and a class each for the swing plough, single or double. Ploughing to be 4J inches deep, and every one to find their own width ; also a prize for the best aDd second team,- nud best kept harness.

A telegram received from Hokitika itates that on Sunday last an old woman, aged 69, huug herself with a rope tied to a nail in her bedroom. Her son-in-law and his wife tcsalied that they found her haaginj; by tho neck with her feet just barely touch ing the ground. Her husband and she have been aeparated for 14 years—ever since the Thames rmh. She had threat ened suicide several times, and often com plained of being separated from her hus band.

We havo received from Mr Charles Allen, draper, a contribution to the discussion on the high price of butchers'meat, He dis covers the solutiou of the problem in the fact that bad debts, clerical assistance, etc., are balanced against the profits, so that if the expenses from the former arc heavy, the margin ot profit must be made correspond ingly large, lie maintains that there is no necessity at all for credit, and that if batchers would do business for cash only, and sell accordingly, the difficulty would be overcome.

We have been informed that tho follow* ing request is being signed by many of the ratepayers of the Grafton Road Highway Distrio; :—"To the Chairman of the Graf ton Road Highway Board : Sir,—We, the undersigned, respectfully request that you will convene a meeting of the rate pay :T3 for the purpose of fairly discussing the advisability or otherwise of joining the b >rouc;h of Auckland, with tbe view nlti< mately of taking a poll on the question."

To the Editor, Sir,—Allow me to make a few remarks oa the " Answers to Corres pondent"," which I read in last evening's paper, I must congratulate you on your vivid recollection of your school-boy days You ara quite correct in your dictum, " a plural subject requires a plural verb." The question then is narrowed to this : Is the subject in the given sentence a plural oue ? I vtnture to differ from you, and to assert that it ia not. Though wo havo two nouua joined by the conjunction and, yet the idea convoyed by the expression " two and two " is that of coliectivenc-s, and therefore a singular verb should be used. Compare the given sentence with the fol lowing, "John and James are here." This may be broken up into " John is here anil Jjmes is here." Try this with " two and two are four;" "two is four and two is four." It is very evident there ii a differ ence somewhere ; i 3 it not in tbo fact that, as I stated above, the Idea conveyed ia the expression " two and two" is collective ?— Yours, etc., S.—[But we regard the query as a purely grammatical one, and came to what we think was the right conclusion. Our correspondent looks at it logically, aad thinks differently. Grammar and logic are occasionally at variance.—Bo. iS.S.j

A well-attended meeting of the Thames ratepayers was held, last night, in the Academy of Music, for the purpose of urging upon the Government the desira bility of pushing on the constructiou of the Thames railway. The Mayor occupied the chair, and opened the proceedings with a brief speech, whereupon Dr. Kilgour moved tbe first resolution, .viz. .•—•'That this meetiog deploring the obstruction and delay which the line between the Thames and Waikato has encountered, although adopted four years ago by the Government and Legislature of the colony, and for which money appropriations have been made from time to time, resolves that a petition setting forth the circumstances of the case, and prayibg that the work may be carried on without further procrastina tion, be scut to the House of Representa tives, and presented by Mr Sheehan." He considers that the Thames had a 'strong claim upon the Government for the speedy construction of this line, and counselled unanimity and persistence In pressing it upon them. Mr iShrenfried seconded the motion, which was then put and carried. It was also resolved, on the motion of Mr McGowan, seconded by Mr Vcale, " That the local members and others should be communicated with and asked to support' the application for the construction of the line from Thames to Hamilton. An amend ■ meat by Mr 'Robert Graham, "That Te Aroha should be put in place of Morrins ville," was negatived,

At the weekly meeting of St. James's Mutual Improvement Association last night (Mr H. G. setb. Smith prodding) an anima ted and well-sustained debate took place on the question, "Is it D:sirable to Sub stitute a System of Phonetic Spelling for the urdinary Orthography ?" Mr A. Short opened the argument in tho affirmative, contending—(l) That our preseu; mode ©t orthography, from it? want of ua.f irmity, was not suited to the requirements of the age, inasmuch a» it in volved a waste of time in its acquisition; (2) 1 hat it necessitated the use of a larger number of letters than were roilly re quired ; and (3) That it interfered with the early education of children. As illustra tions of the facility with which a more serviceable system of spelling could be devised, he pointed to the Maori language that had only sixteen letters, which were found to be all-sufficient for its needs, and to what was known as the phonetic system proper. Mr J. M, Ueddis replied. He argued that it would be undesirable to substitute a phonetic system of spelling for the present mode of orthography, because : (1) It would lead to endless disputation as to the proper pronunciation of words, and consequently multiply varieties of spell ing ; (2) it would confound the meaning of words ef different significations, but with the same sound, and lessen the means of distinguishing between proper names ; (3) it would either render useless all our printed literature, or produce two diverse and gradually diverging systems of spelling; and (4) it would render words just so many algebraic signs or arbitrary symbol.", and baffle and impede philological research. In answer to Mr Snort's illus trations, ,he pointed out that the Maori language through the lack of such letters as s, b, d, f, v, j, and 1 was quite incap able of representing very many familiar sounds, and that the phonetic system, so far from simplifying the study of ortho graphy, vastly increased the difficulties, -besetting it, by multiplying the letters of the alphabet so a? to provide dis tinct emblems for all ■ tha varying shades of sound, and that consequently orthography from the position of an elementary and comparatively easy study would become difficult and complex, render ing nec;ssaty an expenditure of time and atten'ion in its acquirement thit would have to be diverted from the other branches ot education. The remaining members present spoke in their turn, and on the question being put to the votes, the oppon ents of phonetic spelling were found to out number its advocates as two to one. Next Monday evening short tales will be reidby Messrs R, L, Skeen, W, Stoeeni a».d W. J. Geddis, ■' ' " •' " "

LATE CABLEGRAMS.

Egyptian Affairs,

By the arrival of the s.s, Wakatipu at Wellington, we have been placed in posses sion of the following cablegrams on the Egyptian crisis, which were sent through from London to the "Sydney Morning Herald," and are much tuller than any of those wired to us :—

LONDON, June 1,

Earl Granville stated in the House of Lords that England had gladly assented to the Conference" of Powers proposed by Franco, and he further said that the Government considered the ironclads despatched to Alexandria adequate protec tion for the European population, while the safety of the Suez Canal was provided for. England was pledged to uphold Prince Tewfik, and had requested the Sultan to summon Arabi Bey to Stambsul. The Government were not aware that the Sul tan was intrguing, as alleged. The Mar quis of Salisbury expiesied the conviction that the measures of the Government in view of the present crisis were totally inadequate.

June 2,

The Ifrench Chamber of Deputies have passed a vote of confidence on M. De Freycinet in regard to the action adopted by the French Cabinet in proposing that a Diplomatic Conference should be held at Stamboul, with tho view to the peaceful solution of the Egyptian difficulty. In the course of a speech in tho Chamber on ths Egyptian question, M. Gambetta ridiculed the proposed Diplomatic Conference at Stamboul,

June 4,

Arabi Bey has Riven guarantees for the maintenance of order pending tbe deter mination of the Diplomatic Confer ence. The Snitan has reassured the Kbedive of his friendly inten tions in the present crisis, Turkey is intervening to avert bloodshed. The ob ject of the propoaed Conference is to com pel the Porte to accept tho European con trol over Egyptian finances, and the Sultan has accordingly sent Commissioners to Cairo to induce Arabi Bey to withdraw, in order that a Conference may be rendered superfluous. It the Porto declines to acquiesce in European control, England aad France, or England and Italy, will act unde rthe control as mandatory. The Con ference will be abandoned if the Commis sioners despatched by tuo Porte sicceed in arranging a peaceful and satisfactory solu tion of the difficulty.

DREADFUL MURDER IN CANTERBURY.

The Murderer Commits Suicide.

(BY TELEGRAPH.-PBEIS ASSOCIATION.)

CrIRISTCHURCa, this day. The police have received information of a shocking tragedy having occurred in the district of Oxford, about thirty miles from Christchurch. The particulars of the afTair,ai published in the papers here,are: - "This morning, at about 8.15, soon after the gang of platelayers of the Oxford branch had commenced work, and whilst two men named Packentz and Home were laying a sleeper or the trolley, another of the gang named J*hu Greenfield, who was standing behind with an adze in his band, suddenly lifted the adze, and said to John Home, who wa« helping to load tbe trolley, ' You b—, I will do for you,', and struck him with the adze behind the ear, the blade of the adze running across the neck, and penetrating it to a depth of two inches, and balf-sevcriug the head from the body. The foreman of the gang, Fackentz, said, ' John, what are you doing, man,' thereupon Greenfled rushed upon tho ganger, and said, ' You b , I will do far you too ?" Packentz rau away, and tl>c murderer followed him for a considerable distance, when P.ckentz sud denly turned upon him and seized him.and in doing so received a blow, which the murderer aimed at him, on the side of the head, bnt fortunately only with tko handle of the adze. Packentz seized tho adze, and wrenched it from the murderer, who taen rau away across the field, on the opposite side of the main road, and was afterwards found by Police-Sergeant Scott lying down in a furrow, with his face in the water. When turned over he was found to be quite dend. Home has lived a long time at Ox ford, and during the greater part of tho time has been employed on the railways. He has a wife and a family of seven children. He has been a steady and careful man, and bas acquired some property. Greenfield has not been long in the district, and he leaves a wife and four children, the vounges; of which is about six woks old. From tbe position of the cut, it must have been given whilst Homo was stooping at the trolley with his back towards the murderer, the blow being given over the left shoulder. Trie whole width of the adze, which is an ordi nary carpenter's one, penetrated the neck, and" almost severed the head from the body. Police-Sergeant Scott was quickly on tbo spot, and both tbe bodies were laid at the Oxford Hotel on beds, side by side, by halt-past 10 o'clock. The murder took place near Salvation Hall."

PARN ELL BOROUGH COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Parne'l Council was held in Committee last night. Present—His Worship the Mayor {Mr K. Walkor) ia the chair, Cra Herbert, Mulling, Dayis, Pollard, Hood, McKcnzle, and Winks,

New Site fob Kbskrv»ir.—The ques tion of a new lite on the property of Mr Aitkin, at the back of Mr Seccombe's, was discussed, and it was unanimously decided that tho site be adopted. The new site gives a head of water 50 feet at Bishop's Court (the highest peint in the borough), 140 feet at the Windsor Castle Hotel, and 250 feet at the Swan Hotel,

AGREEMENT .WITH MB SKCCOMBE.—It was decided that the committee instruct Mr E. K. Tyler to proceed at once In drawing up the deed between tho Council and Mr Seccombe for a water supply in terms ef agreement. Drainage.—Tho Inspector was instruc ted to serve a notice upon Mr Sadler to connect the drainage from his house with the drains recently put down by the borough in the above road ; the connection to be nude by the 17th instant.

HOW NATIVE LANDS ARE PURCHASED.

At the Native Lauds Court, sitting at Ohlce mnrlj on ThuraSay last. Me K. T. GUI, on bo halt of tbo Government, applied that certain natives bo deoltred to have alienated their IntereiU, In th» Oblnemnrl Gjldflold, to the Crown. He stated that there were IS owners in the grant, and proposed to prove alienation by the greater part, it net the whole. One ot the persona on tho memorial of ownership, Tapekn, challenged the reoeipr. by him of the money stated in the vouchers ot the Government, namely £511 and £625. Ho bad had Roods {com Mr Mitchell, who, however, hadnot been paid. Judge Heale remarked that the vouchers were admleeion that the money had been paid. Mr Gill-stated tbat Tapeka'a interest was 370J acres, worth £30 12s 6* Mr Chares F. Mitchell having offered to explain, was sworn, and deposed that in tho case ot tho voucher for £511, £300 was an advanoe made by himself to Tapeka, tbe payment ot which had been authorised by Mr McLean (then N atlvo Minister), Ai seonrlty,' he was assigned by Tapoka the kauri forest at Waltexauri. He handed tho assignment over to Mr J. Mackay, Govornment agent, receiving from him a p n. for £175 and a oontra account of £15. In tho case ot the £625, he was p&id under a deed, 'lhe goods were rupplled not only to Tapaka bnt to the whole ot the people of the N g&tltangata, Ngatlkoroke, and Ngatlkoe. Ta pofea was one of the penots recognised by the Government at authorised to ne gotiate for tho s»le of Ohl»emnrl on their behalf. Mackay had sines become In solvent, and there were proved liabilities against him amounting to £20,000 for the pur chase of this land. It was the usual courss for Mackay to receive vouohers on a printed form supplied by him to pay Mr C. F. Mitchell no much, and he then gave promissory aotea in lien of these vouchers, Tbesa orders or vouohers when signed by the natives were re ceived by witness a' cash. He therefore ob jected to the alienation of tho lands to the Crown, as the purchase money had not teen paid. In coss-examinatlon by Mr Gil?, witness said: Msokay. on going in solvent, assigned to the creditors a Treasury vouoher for £1,000 on account ot unpaid com mission for land purchases due him by Govern ment. The losses had occurred on the dishonour of the promissory notes, and the non-oompletion of the purch»Be of the goldfleld.—Mr P. Bennett, hotolkeeper at Ohinemuri, gave Bimilar evidence. Mackay's estatn owed him £173. He believed the cum ot £749 etill re mained to the oredit of the estate. The Court promised to place the objection on record, and Judge Heale said:-It is clear that whoever ultimately procured the money, the natives have received very large sums in money and goods, and that ' many of them, especially ■fspeka te Wnakamau, have been fu'ly paid for. and have alienated all their interest in, Obinemnri No. 2 —The Court then adjourned.

A special general meeting of the Early Closing Association willba held this evening, la the business room ot tht Working Man's Club, to which grooera, and others Interested la tha movement, are invited, tka okjeot being {o shorten the hours of toll as m«ob, tw possible.

LAW PRACTITIONERS BILL.

Sir Geort/e Grey's .Speech,

[B? Telegraph,—Spkciaij Reporter.]

From the wide interest evoked by recent Parliamentary events, we publish, in fall, as we received it from our special reporter in Wellington, Sir Gearge Grey's speech in moving the second reading ol the kaw Practitioners Bill :—

Sir,—l rise to .move ths second reading of this Bill, and, as it is a very important measure, I ought perhaps to give some ex planation of the intentions with which I have introduced it. I may begin by saying that it is, with, one decep tion, ... identical with a measure that passed this House duiing last session of Parliament, and which", after considerable discussion in the first instance, ultimately passed unanimously. So far, then, the sentiment of the late Parliament was en tirely with the measure. It passed from here to another branch of tha Legislature, and the opinion there was as strongly opposed to the measure as that of this Chamber had been in favour of it, the re sult being that the Bill was lo»t. Honour able gentlemen will be aware that in the Governor's speech allusion was made to some Bill of this kind, but what the provisions of that Bill may be I am quite ignorant; in fact we have no information whatever on the subject. Knowing, therefore, that this measure has received a large amount ot favour from one end of the colony to the other, I felt it my duty to bring it before the new Parliament at as early a period ot the session as possible. Although this Bill makes a very gr«at change in the legal profession (that is in this body as it exists at present, I should say), the law I propose is with slight exceptions in force amongst upwards of 50,000,000 of people in English speaking nation?. It is the law in fact amongst the great mass of English speaking races who have left their country, carrying with them the power of making Uvra for their own guidance. I will point out the main difference between this law and the laws in force in the United States, and North America generally. I would just say in reference to this measure! that we hare absolute power to make Uws upon this subject ourselves, and that the laws which now prevail here are not in accord ance with thtj ancient laws of England upon this matter; in fact, they are not in accordance with the present laws which prevail in Great Britain, and they ate opposed to the laws there until a late period, bo that the Bill which 1 am introducing is much more in accord with-the' ancient principle than with that which now exists in New Zealand. The Bill proposes that all that shall be required for any persoa to practise the legal piofei siou is that he ihould pass an examination in law, Nothing further than tint is re quired. It is not said he should setve a certain time in an office or study in a«y particular place. The one thing required is that he shall pass an examination io Jaw. .In miking that requirement, the Bill goes on to cay that the mode in which the examination shall bo passed is to be defined by the judges, who are to lay down rules relating to the subject, and to make provision for what they think will be sufficient examination before anr applicant shall practise the law in New Zealand, The rule in the United States is that the examination takes place in open Court, to be conducted by the judge ; and I confess I believe myself that la tha most advitablo method ; but I doubt whether public opinion in this colony is at present in a state to accept a law of that kind. THE JUSTICE OF THE MEASURE. There is in the Bill a new provision, which \vju>, however, beforn the House in tlie mea-nre of last year, which enables any peraon to appear in any case, civil or criminal, on behalf of either party to the cause,! f he is nominated in open Court for that purpose, or if a certificate is produced to the Court which satisfies the Court thai he is authorised 'o appear for one of the parties;. The only otticr thing required is that if necessary he shall procure proof of moral character, 1 hit seems at first a start ling innovation, but after full consideration 1 am sure it ii a reasonable provision. Supposing, for instance, a prisoner is being tried for his life. The thought in the minds of thote who have adopted this Jaw over a large extent of country, and amongst such an immense population, is this :We tell that prisoner—" We try you awarding to a certain law, and we try you in a particular Court, and in these matters vr* give you no choic," It is extremely hard on a persoi in that position to say to him, " Out of all the parsons in this vicinity we only give you the choice of one or more out of a certain number of particular gentlemen whom we have selected, and whatever opinion you may have as to their inability to defend you, you can have no other person to appear for you, although yon may believe there is a gentleman of very great ability who m»y be able to save you, and whom you w»uld employ if youcould. We will not allow you you to have him, and yon must take one of those whom we have chosen." Therefore, in the country to which I have referred, they allow b prisoner to choose a perton to tpeas for him. 1 think that is a perfectly reasonable rule, and I have in. serted in the Dill the same provision as was before the House last ye ir, and it will be for the House now to say whether they wilUadopt it or not. It will be replied, no doubt: "In requiring only a knowledge of law you omit the very important element of the knowledge which applicants to pactiae the law ought to Dosses?; you have said nothing of general know edge." To that I answer : I believe it is Impossible for any man to have acquired a great knowledge of law without having acquired a vast amount of general knowledge, and that general knowledge which is most necessary for this purpose, Supposing, for example, an examination were held in Blickttone's Commentaries, I leave it to any honourable gentleman ac quainted with these Commentaries to say whether a man who is thoroughly master of them has not acquired an immense know ledge of history, an immense knowledge of the motives that actuate the human mind, an immense knowledge of the laws of other countries, besides a very vast amount of general knowledge. I hold it to be impossible for any person to pass such an examination as is required by this Bill to be deficient in these matters of general knowledge which a practitioner at law should possess. THE LAW IN THE UNITKD STATES. Then behind all these matters lies another great and important question that was fully brought to my mind recently. I tried to put it before the House in the past year, when I formally introduced the Bill, but I failed to put it in such language as I have teen nsed recently ia various publications in Great Britain. Shortly after the death of President Garfield I was much struck by an article I saw in the " World." The argument used was this: How is it that so many of thegreatest men have risenin recent times suddenly, and in mature life, to positions of greatness ? The reply W as, because the institutions of the United States offered openings to talent and worth, such as are unknown in Great Britain. For example, it said, take the instances of Lincoln, General Grant, and President Garfield, How was it that these men wbo were unknown to the world in youth, sud denly, in mature life, took a very great position and rank amongst the greatest benefactors of their time? Then the article went on to say that Lincoln was a rail splitter in the forest. A man well-known to have been of very great ability, he carried into the forest law-books, and so instructed himself in the science of law. Then he went and passed an examination, -rras admitted to the bar at once, took a leading position, and ended by becoming President of the United States, and one of the greatest benefactors of his country. It was the same with Grant, and the same with President Garfield. None of these men could have obtained their positions had not a law'such as I now propose pre vailed in America. Why, sir, in liew Zealand, as the law now stands, no such mea as these could come to the front; no such openings are afforded as I speak of; there are no such means of obtaining public notice and gaining public approba tion; of attaining that elevation to which talent generally entitles a man; and there are none such in Great Britain at fe pre sent moment. We know there are a num ber of persons connected with the press in every part of New Zealand. No one can be acquainted with the younger members of that profession who does not know how much ability there lits hidden-how much power of achieving greatness for themselves and for the benefit of the country, is now shut out from them, Their ranks are now closed agaiast all openings of this kind If, we take the case of New Zealand ihroughout, I could show that not only in the case of press men, but indeed in almost every ranlrof life, except the few fortunate individuals who have family con nections or some persons who have wealth men possessing ability have no chance of getting into t;halj pq^ition. to which {heft

ability entitles; them. There is no opening for talent and ability as is the case in America, there is no chance of obtaining that approbation and countenance which aro due to persons of exceptional ability. I say this, and I say'it with regret, that the case in New Zealand is that almost all openings are to a certain extent, from our laws and customs.closed against the great mass of the people. I have alluded particu larly to one class, but I could point to many instances of that. I could take every class and follow that throughout in other ways. This has a great effect upon the country. Ido not want to detain the House at any length, but I wish to say that I think the policy of this country should be that of the United States. The United States have never paid for the intro duction of immigrants, but they have made openings for all men, and held out attrac tions which draw great numbers of people from Great Britain and from every nation of Europe. Every great office in the pub lic service is really open to all; perhaps on a bad system, but much more open than ours is here. Every man who arrives in the country knows that though he cannot him self attain that position, one of his children may become the ruler of the United States. Every other great office is opsn to every person in the came way; land is always cheaply and easily obtained ; they get hold of large holders of land by a land tax; and in that way prevent the accumulation of large properties, and to enable people to obtain land for so small a sum that they can invest their capital in improvements; All this exists in that country. EFFECTS OF THE LA.W ON IMMIGRATION. Perhaps it may be answered to me that we shall have no such immigra tion ; but I believe, and I think honourable gentlemen who hear my arguments, will admit that there will be every probability of a large in flux of emigrants from Europe into this country and into the Colonies generally. Now I will put this to them. Very great social changes are at the present moment taking place in England. This point is really of the greatest possible importance. There are great social changes taking place there— a very great changa is [a progress in England—as regards the social status of different ranks. We all know that when ever a particular state of society is once abandoned, it can never be gone back to again. 1 believe there is no instance in his tory of that taking place. For example, does anyone believe that we could go back to the provinces as they were ? I say, no ; once a great social'change is effected to go back to the former state is impossible. The nearest approach to a thing of that kind that ever took place, was at the time of the great rebellion. Charles If. was restored, bat Charles 11. came back to a totally different condition of things to that bis father oscnpied; not only so, but that state of things did not long continue. Again, the Stuart family were driven out, and were driven out for ever and ever ;and a totally different form of government—the form of government we now possess—succeeded to that state of thing?. Mow in England several important social changes are taking place. I don't believe that for any lengthened period of time men will go on paying rent. They will refuse to pay rent, and Eng land will go back to the same system ot landlord and tenant which existed under previous circumstances. You obicrve marks of a movement of this kind. So" long as the Government are. allowed to legislate at their own will, the Government will, to a certain degree, control and direst opinion; but the instant people begin to judge for themselves, they go against tbe Govern ment, and act, in point of fact, against the law, and bring about great social changer. Then the Gevsrnment is power less to' govern for a lon» time, and, if it ever again gets power, sll it can do is simply to try by legislation to rectify the errors, tbe people have committed. I am certain that from these great changes landlords will be the fir»t to feel the effect. Farms -vill be thrown up in great numbers, and a large number of persons will in such circumstances come here ; and our duty is, if possible, to pro vide all openings for them, to make attrac tions to great that people will come who are able t» pay for their passages Instead of making us pay for immigrants who are often of the wrong class, and who are pro bably often badly selected. This class of immigrants always produces this kind of feeling in the country, that a large number of people here are taxed to bring out people whose labour to a large extent interferes with those by whose money they have been brought here. I believe it is better to attract immigrants of the best class, by striving to make for them open ings which will draw from every part of tbe world persons who are always seeking to occupy that country which presents the greatest advantages to them. Sir, it ism view of those changes which we see going on in Great Britain, that that I have been specially anxious to bring this Bill forward at the present time. THB GOVERNMENT BILL. The Government have intimated that they intend to bring forward a measure of a character which will, in some respects, alter the status of "the legal profession. I have no intention whatever to traverse the action of the Government. A) I I ask is: Let this Bill be read a second time, thea let us have- the Government Sill, and let us see which is the best. I shall be content myf elf to take the best; that is all I desire ; I wish to see tlie principle affirmed as having been adopted by the last Parlia ment, and then when we have the Govern ment Bill before us we may see which is thi be-t, or whether we can make a better Bill thaa either by taking the prominent features of each. I qualify that remark by one observation; it is this—that I think the Government's Bill should originate in 'his House. I will say this : that last year wo passed a measure in this House for that purpose and sent it to another House ; there it wa« rejected—it was simply rejested, it was not amended and returned. Now it will be-obvions to all hon. gentle meu that if the other Chamber took on themselves, as they did with two Bills last session, to reject the Bill absolutely, assign ing no reason, but simply throwing it under the table, not having the courtesy to return it to us, then if in the next tession that Chamber brings forward an exactly similar measure, they are wronging us of our rights and powers, and it must bring us into contempt with the_ people; for we lose oar power of initiating legislation and directing it, I therefore think that this Bill should first be introduced into this House, and then give us the opportunity of fairly considering which is the best Bill, in order that we may get tbe beat measure it is possible to devise. I will even go a degree further. I will siy this: Provided this Bill passes, or a measure of the kind, I will withdraw my Bill if the Go vernment think they ought to pass it. If the benefit is gained for fleiv Zealand, it is totally indifferent to me by whom it is gained, while the rights of this House are maintained. Therefore, if the House allows the Bill to be read a second time, I will cheerfully abide by* the course I have laid down, and let the House obtain the best i measure it can. SLASHING CRITICISM OF MX. WKSTON. In his reply at the close oi the debate, Sir George Grey's principal remarks were levelled at ox-Judge Weston. He said : I will now endeavour to answer the objections of this hon. member for Iningabau. He says with great emphasis that men admitted as practitioners under the present system become subject to the judges of the Supreme Court. Will not the practitione ■ s under this system become subjects to the judges? What is the difference 1 Tnen sir, he said further that his object in opposi ng the Bill was to preserve the honour and welfare of our colony. Is it preserving the honour and welfare of our culony to shut out Urge classes of men from all hope of becoming legal practitioners, and of acquir ing the necessary knowledge for that pur pose ? I say, sir, that to hold out proper objects for study and ambition to all classes in the community, is, indeed, to promote the honour and welfare of the colony. To preserve the present system is not to preserve the honour and welfare of the colony, aR the hon. gentleman said it was. I hen what did he further tell us ? He told us that there is now a system of reciprocity, and he dwelt upon it, and that the judges in Great Britain admitted lawyers from Australia, and that they did not at present admit them from New Zealand; but that it was possible, if we raised able lawyers here, that they might be admitted into the Courts of Great Britain. But we do not want to educate young men to leave us and go to other countries when they become great and grand; we do" not want to establish any system of reciprocity which will dwa.rf the energies and abilities of the men of this country in order that some few men may avail themselves of some rules aid down by English Judges in order that ■hey may go to the English bar and cave us here. Let him ro if he ikes ; let he and others go and fall into the bosom of some stont Chief Justice there and remain folded in such embraces in a foreign land; but let us establish a system that will raiie up great lawyers here and keep thorn among ourselves, to be truly an honour to. us. That is whijt tWs lsl d Q eg. i

We view the question in totally different lights and aspects. The hon. gentleman, I am told, is one of those persons without whose fiat practitioners cannot be admitted to the bar." 'I believe that if such rules pre vail here-if such examinations as that are to be permitied- if in that {way in silent examinations individuals can be shut out from coming to the bar of New Zealand—if gentlemen like that hon. gentleman can so far influence our desti nies for the future, then no great men like Abraham Lincoln can arise here to do honour to this great country, as I hope it will be. Now I will say one other thing, and I cill to witness gentlemen who are now sitting in the House, although I do not see some of them here now ; but I will leave it to the House itself, including the late Premier, to say whethsr some or our greatest magistrates have not been gentle men who have not had to study the law under the present system. Really distin guished Judges they have been in oar ordinary Courts. We were told that under the system 1 now propose, we should have nothing but bad Judges, corruption, and all sorts of evils would creep in. Where has been the corruption amongst those Judges who were never trained from three to five years in attornies1 offices ? I believe that they went upon the Bench of Justice much purer than they would have come forth from offices of that kind. THE PERORATION. Now that I propose that men should bo allowed into the profession without paying fees at all, the lawyers may well weep and lament that these fees are not coming to them, I could put one of those who are not to pay the fees on the benches to-night to speak against that hon, gentleman. What a different song he wjuld sing! And as to the Law Library, do you mean to say that a man in the depths of poverty, but highly educated, because he can not gee ten guineas to pay the Law Library, is not to be allowed to become a lawyer ? Good Heavens! Are great talents to \>i shut out from men for want Gf ten guineas to subscribe to a Law Library ? On, such an argument can never be seriously brought forward. Let theie men make money, then they will subscribe to the Law Library, and be great benefactors. l)o not let them use the books until they pay, that would be the way to get money out of them; but to close the profession to able men, aad to .shut out talents and worth from the public for the want often guineas, should, surely, never be entertained in this House. I will not keep the House longer, but will let the Bill go to a division. Into one lobby will walk_ antiquated prejudices and old notions—men who believe that the Judges should have the power for a word or a look in Court to imprison a man for life without trial,enter ing even no record upon ihe proceedings of the Court, and the Crown itself cannot in terfere to pardon him—men who believe that for some supposed libel in a newspaper a Judge should be able to put a man into gaol as long as he likes without trial. Let such men all hurry into that lobby. Let them go there and support these antiquated notions, and let young ideas and-hope and love for the greatness of New Zealand, and a desire to open and aid avenues for its talents, all walk into the other lobby this, night and support what is for the good of this young nation."

THE ABSCONDER HARJES.

Simon Peter Hakjes tsa brought before the Chief Justice of the Insolvency Court, Adelaide, on May 16tb, Mr Varley appear ing for Mrs Schwan, a creditor, and Mr Hamburg for the petitioning creditor. Mr Varley stated that the iosolvent, who was on his way to England from New Zealand by the Cnzco, was arrested at the Sema phore on a charge of embezzlement at New Zealand, the police having received atcle gra.ii from JNew Zealand, instructing them to make the arrrest. When the insolvent war) arrested he had £900 on him which was taken care of by the police. Inspector Peterswald, when applied to to make the money available foi the use of the creditor?, refused, on the ground that the money was embezzled, and was the property of people ia Nen Zealand. His Honor said that In spector Peterswald was not the dictator of this place, and it was a most astounding thing that an officer in his position should undertake to protect the New Zealand ere. dilors. The Official fieceiver {Mr John Cherry) said that after that expression of opinion by His Honor he thought there would be no difficulty ia obtaining the money, The prisoner subsequently ap peared before the Police Magistrate and was reminded. According to a cablegram published yesterday, he \* as agaiu brought befora the magistrate and sentenced to fourteen day?, pr:or to his removal to Auckland.

THE OPERA.

"PIUATES OF PENZANCE."

The " Pirates of Penzance" was repeated by the Williamson Upera Company for the last time during the present subscription season, last evening, at Abiott's Opera House. There was a splendid house, and the per formance was a capital one. Mts3 Alice Rces was enthusiastically encored for her rendering of "Poor Wandering One," while a similar compliment fell to the lot of Mr Howard Vernon for his Major- General's song. Sergeant Mnrphy was again a feature. So highly amused were the audience with his policeman's song, that he was thrice re-called, and several floral "offerings to the shrine of beauty" were contributed.

SPECIAL PfiRFORMiNCU A f>rand special performance is announced for this evening, when the " Pirates of Penzanco" and the second act of " Patience" will be produced. Arrangements have been made by the management for late trains and. steamers.

POLICE COURT.-This day.

(Bofore J,Si Maodonald, Esq., R.M.)

Poob Maria—Maria MoQulnesa was charged with bulng drank. The old lady Bald—" Verily, shs had a drap in hac e'a, bat In future, never, by Josey!"—sa and costs.

Slumbers Light.—Kichard Ho worth, alias Willlamaon, was charged under th» Vagrant Aot with being found sleeping in a building belonging to James Btoph»naon, in Nelson- Btreet, on the night of the 12th inst.—Sergeant Gamble detailed the ciroumatancea.- Prisoner said ho,dtd not know where he waa nor how in the world he sot there. He was going to the Waikato.—Adjourned until Thursday. Young Thi«.vis.—George Cox, Walter York, and Austin Doyle ware charged with stealing 22 lemonaie bottles, value 6a 6d, tae property of Wellesley Castray, on tho Bth inst,—Cox pleaded guilty, and the other prisoners not guilty.— Sergeant Gamble stated that Cos was the leader of an organised gang of young thieves. Cos stole the boitles and got the other boyß to Bell then. He then took tne prcoeedß.—Wel- Jtsley Cascray deposed that he lived in Victoria street, and was an oyeter de&ter. The bottles were in his y»rd at halt-past seven in the morn ing. He heard the rattling of bottles, and on looking out he saw one of the boys holding the bag and another putting the bottles in, while Cox was on the look ont an<l giving directions. He took them to the station.-UoDßtable Jones took charge of. the boyß, who said Cox waß the " boss,' and compelled them to steal; and It they did not obey Uox they were "bashed "— Stephen Home and Austin Doyle were then charged with BttallDg bottles, valuo two Shillings, to which they pleaded guilty. Stephen Homo nest pleaded guilty to stealing a coat, value 10b. George Cox and Austin Doile were then charged with stealing four dozen of lemonade bottles, value 10s, and pleaded guilty. George Cox, Walter York. Jamaa Home, and Austin Doyle, were then oharßed with throwing stones on the Bth mat. -Wilson Kirk wood, of Nelson-street, deposed that on the Bth instant, ho heard &tonrs rattling on tbe roof of hia house ; he went outside, and one just miteed his heaa ; he got a whip, an 1 about a dozen bojs * ere throwing, but, on see ing the whip, they r»n away: he recognised Cos as one of the boys; his windows were fre quently broken.—Edward Horkins. living with hU father in Nelson-street, saw Home, Boyle, and York, throw stones; did not see Cox throw, but he wis shepherding the gang.- WV Uuofoylo corroborated—His Worship-having weighed particulars, sentenced Cox, who wan the ringleader, and who had been several times convie'ed of felony, to six months' impri sonment. Stephen Home, being an old offen der, waa cent to prison for three months. The other boya wero allowed to go, on the promise ol their pa ents to take care of them,

Contractors' TRorßLEß.—James Malson, Allen McQuiro, and Thomas Kelly were severally charged, under the City Council By laws, with not ketping Hants burning by cer tain eciffolding in Jiifihatreet. — Defendants pleaded guilty. Thoir lamps were broken by the force of the larrikin clement, and the unfeeling wind orepc in and blew out the Hunts.—Fined 5a each.

B"4Lony. — Joseph Hayes, charged with feloniously Bteaiincr £13, the property ot Charles Stone, was reminded until to-morrow.

H.11e.1 Prism isb.— Mrs Prldmore having taken the pledge, the charge agalnt her of assaulting her hasband was withdrawn! This was all the buaines?.

young ladies and gentlemen about to start housekeeping will bo relieved of a great deal ol trouble br nailing on the undersigned. You can asoertain in a few minutes the cost of furnishing a threes, four, five, or six roomed honee. >" ot only can you form a correct estimate, but you can see all the goods ready for delivery at tna vatioaa prices. GarlioK and Cranwell keep a larger stock of carpets and bedsteads than any other house in Auckland; also the greatest variety ot household furniture, most of it manufactured by iheir own workmen. Five per cent, discount allowed for cash at time of purchase. New-comera are fcvitod to stroll through the City Hall Arcade, and satisfy tbenmelyes by an inepactlon of the Btookof the good valup wo offor, and the readincß» we are enabled to esecmta orders entrusted to our cure. -Qarliefc agd Crftnwejl, CJfr s^l AjojyJe.-.

fHE AUCSJLiAJND EVENING STaH. TUESDaY. JUNE 13



Seeds i Sebds i Seeds i W. J. Hgli? • C 8: Have Jest Landbd their NSW SEASON'S ' GIiOVitBS, which are of Very Superior Quality. White Clover, English and Dutch ' Bed Clover, English and American Cowgraßß, KuKlißh and American Alsyke, Timothy, Trefoil, Raps Lucerne, Lluaoed, &0., &c, &o. Having purchased prior to the rise, enables them to offer the above at wholesale rates, Inspection Invited, Also. Povortyßay Rye Grass, machine Grossed a splendid sample . - Southern Bye Grass. Italian Bye Grass Cooicafoot, Prairie Grass, Foa Froeteosis And all other kinds o£ Agricultural and Garden Seeds. BONEDUSTI , BONEDUST At the City Council's desire, we have deter mined to clear out our present stock, and in order to do so quickly, we have reduced the prices for cash. Oar quotations are from £6 to £8, according to quantity and quality. In Stock: Bell's Celebrated i lnoh and BoneQour: Sydney 2 Star and 3 Star Bonedust and Boneflour i and a limited quantity of Sop pet's local manufacture. We have also for Sale t 2 New Bobey'a 6 and S b,p. Knglnoa and Thrashers Coulter's Drills Kearaley'a Combined Reaper and Mower Corneas' Patent H.P. Chaff-cutter Also, Corbett & Peel's manufacture Double-furrow Plouehs, well worth inspection Single-furrow Ploughs-, Horse Hoes Cultivators, Rollers and Clod-crashers Winnowers. Cheese Presses Cheesemakers, Chaff-cutters (small) too,, &a, &A Albo, Feed and Seed Oats, Maize, Barley, Flour. Bharpß, Oatmeal. Chan, Bran, Fowl Wheat, &&, &0.. So. Prtmo Samples of Picked Table Potatoes ■ . a van 6. Peruvian, OhlandoriTs, Dissolved Peruvian Mawon island, Huon Island, and other 0110. mloal Manures. 101, QUBEM.STBEBT, Auoklano,



Special Advertiflements. rpHORNfONi SMITH A»» HATK FOR BAiaff •r Crown' Ktonr, to saoW. MWUsuaWB "Champion" „ »• » « "Cantabf '.. .. ■ ■ Sharps Bran Fowl Wheat WHAM1 Mnx, Auckland *BOVB A L I» n^lo TAnnuit. Hunt, and Cheapest' Stock of WAToWtaNwZeßtan.J, all la my window, and marked in plain figures. F. H. LBWIBSON. Qusen-Btreet; "' "* Opposite Union Bank. - M ~j_,-iI7T We have Jast opened np a beautiful lot ot MUFFS, very tasty and very cheap, ha; ring bought a Job in London. They f^.**" ""** with Fur and Satin, ornamented with urewei work, have pockets, and are a very convoalent 8 Will be sold quickly at the price thqy are marked# GARLICK & ORANWKLL. fiARLICK & £tKA«WELL Are now selling very cheap. Beautiful F»Bt Dye Velveteens Moire Antique Bros Grain Silks UtoterOlDth and N. Zealand Tweeds. X PER CENT. DISCOUNT OB Cash Purchases O otei upwards. WINTBR MILLINBRY anfl ' FANCY TBIMMINaS- Winter Jackets, Dolmans Ulsters, Winter Hwlery Gloves, and Ribbons. X PKR CKNT. DISCOUNT on Purohasea of XI O upwards. Colonial make • Roßlyn' FlwmeS, n'perior to KngUuh BngSh Bl»keto, tkWus makes. X PKR OBNT. DISCOUNT on Oaah Payme»te O £l upwards. CRKTONNES^-A Beautlfol .Assortment, (d to Curtain, very handsome, Cretonne Tassels ttnd '-Trimmings. 5 PKR CENtI DISCOUNT. 5 PSB CBNT. DISCOUNT. MBN'3 AND BOYS' CLOTHING-- Bulta. Trousers and Vests, well inaoe Cheap lino. Man's Beaver Oti wooato. Uncap lot Men's Witoßy ivyetmtß Best Value in Clothing In Town. GENERAL HOUSEHOLD FUBNITUitB— Immense variety Bedroom Furniture and Bedsteads. Bedding kept ready for delivery i Carpets, over ICO patterns to select In wn Linoleum and Oil Cloths. FURNISH YOUR HOUSE! FROM THE CTCY WATT. AROADS. BUY YOUR DRAPERY AHD CLOTHING FROM THE CITY HALL AROADB. X PKR CKNT. DISCOUNT ALLOWED OB"F O CABH PRIOEB. G-ARLICK& GkANWKLI., CABINBTMAKBRB, UPHOLSTERERS, DRAPERS, AND CLOTHIERS, CITY HALL ARCADE, Qraiw and Lornb-btbketb, Auokland. -I UH T RECEIVED Bx Crowntnorje and Arabella, and Late Arrivals. large shit»bkt» of b r v 8 8 bjl san d" ta, peb sit r x". £Jarpets,. (all new pattes33). A Splendid Assortment of Frem* and English CRETONNES. LACK AND NBT CURTABJ3 In Great Variety, Brass and Iron Bedsteads ami* Com ■ IRON VENETIAN BLINDS (all oolours), . VERANDAH BLINDS. PBRAMBUb ATOKB FURNITURE of every description to stoolc and made to order. INSPECTION INVITEO, O7 INKS AND JOT AL L, WHOLBSALK AND EETAECi CABINETMAKERS AND UPBOLSTERERB, AND CARPET WARBHOUSKMEN. SHOKTLAND-STBBMT. » Q I B E R N I A," i (HAND-MADS AHD HASrD-EMBROIDKttED? UNDERCLOTHING. WILLIAM KATTRAY Begs to draw especial attention of the Ladies of' Auokland to his Unrivalled Stock at "HIBERNIA" BAND-MADKi UNDERCLOTHING, IN TBS ' PURBBT IRISH LONG CIOTH, j Being the Best Undergarments eves imported j for Fit and Quality, at the sama prices aa ! machine made Goods. Complete Sets, suit able for Marriage Trousseaux, tzimxMd with Real Laoes, &0,, &o. WILLIAM RATTRAY Has also the most exquisite "CHAPEAUX DE FLEtTiJ," BEIDAL WREATHS, AWD THE LATEST NOVBLTI3B IN PARISIAN MILLINERY IN AUOKIiAND. N.8.-All Goods Marked in Plain Fiqotes. 5 PBR OBNT. DISCOUNT . Allowed on all Cash Purchases to the amount of £2, at WILLIAM R/ATTKAyS Central- Drapkry Vv arkhqvbb, 178, 180 & 182, QrjEBN-STBEET, " AUCKLAND. BEL 0 W ALL. a *. a. Waltham Watches- .. „ a a 6 English Watches ..' ™ .. 3« 8 Bast Renevaß _ 2 1(1 0 Gold Hunting Getouvus .. ... 7 0 0 Rotherham's Gents.. .. * „ 20 0 0 F. H. LKWISSON, Opposite Union Bank. GfREAT CIEARINQ-OUT S ALE *OF WINTER DRBSS GOODS WINTER DRESS GOODS WINTER DItESS. GOODS MANTLES MILLINURY MANTLES MILLINERY MAMTLES MILLINKRY " ' AND GENERAL DRAPERY GENERAL DRAPERY GENERAL DRAPERY PREVIOUS TO STOCK-TAKING. J^NTIRB STOCK REDUCED. Also. TBN PER CENT, (or TWOfSHUXINGS in the Pound) DISCOUNT allowed on all CASH PURCHASES oveb One Pound. THIS Clearing Sale" TO LABI ' Hix Weeks • Only After which no DISCO (JNT WILL BE ALLOWED, Jl lIN AB UB V, &£t 0., mssm, ÜBKN-STRBJBT.I



Speolekl AavertXßementa. -DBt)M T H I S D A T E, 5 PBB GKNT 5 WILL BX AL6OWKD i OH ■ALL CASH PURCHASES »EOM Qnk Pound Ahd Upwards, j. cossrave & co. m\T E HAVE KECEdBAI A IkARGE QUANTITY OF T IDLAOK /TLOTH T JLiADiBS" Jo V^ Jackets, FUBCBASKDi CHXAP, AT THE END Or THE Season, thby wiihi bb offered at low PRICKS. J». CO3QRAVK & C°« Tt/p" E D I C A L. TJR, sbHWARZBACH" may bo Oonsulted t at Diseases of the BYE. EAR. and THROAT, at Albert Park (Mrs Spiers's). Prlnoes-streei Auokland. Hours: From 10 to L.