SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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ARRIVALS.

CO-DAY. lona, 9.3.. An-.odan- frnrcr Otiiwa Argyle, «.«., Crawford, from whtn««rel

DEPARTURES.

r.AMT Kv.nr.ia.

Wellington, 3,r'.. Far onhar, for Tanrangft TO-DAY. Tolwrnph. schooner, iliiieha-m, loc 1..11M5011 Columbia, schooner, Conway, tor Mercurytwaj

iKTWAriTIS COAftTWiSR. - KatO, fVOW Povt Charlew. with 211.mi1l :«et Umber: Koa.' aiaturs, from I _nol, With 21 iOi_ ftwwooil, 1!) spars.

OurWAUDs Coajtwwhv-Columbia, for Mer cury li.i.y; Uara, foe Port Cbaneaj Telcgrapb, for„n.HBll; Four-istoM, for I'iihol; F'imupnka, for Pultot; Kllon, for Whangnpoua. Theuchooner Aurora wan entornd cut at tha Customs to-day for Sydney, ma Talrua. dho loaves this port In ballast. We aro Informed that iho atnamor Knbj 18 detained at Hokaila, on the lhaoiiM wiver, owing to a rocens mishap. . he boUor tseame ovor-hoated through tho water being permitted to run out. The as. Arg»lettrriv»dfror,i Whangarei thin morning, with 31 sacks and 13 caßß3 gnnri. II Backs eaoom 6 orates fowls, Si tona coal, and sovoral paasengers.

The s.B. Hero left Giaborno at 1 -10 O.m. yaator ilay, and may saerefr.re be expected h«o a-hoat 7 o'clook this evening.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

DEPARTURES.

Macgregor. s.s., MoArthnr, for \V altara. Lalla Rook, 3.3., Robertson, for Waitara.

Tho s.a. Rowena la expectad hack from Wai tara some time to-morrow.

Tho s.n. Kangaroo will finish discharging her cargo of coal early to-morrow, and la expected to leave for Westport to-morrow afternoon.

Tho steamers Macgrcgor and Lalla Rooh left for Waitara yesterday afternoon. The former conveyed thither a number of passengers and about 10 torn? Bundrioa.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Tatjkasoa. this d*y. Arrived t Wellington, s.s., from Anokland.

COMMERCIAL.

EvENnfO Star Offlco.'Frlday,

MR AI_KE_ BUCKLAXD'9 WEEKLY REPORT.

At the Haymarket, on Tuoaday last, hides were in usual supply and slightly lower values. The highest price obtained waa 3Jd the lb. Sheepskins ranged from Is Od to 5s 2d oach ; wool,injrrease,7id the lb; tallow, from 183 to 28s the cwt. At the usual cattlo sale at Waiuku on Saturday Inst, a fair muster of dairy cowa and young cattle wero yarded, and tha whole were sold at good figures: and at Pukekohe, on Monday, a very full market of well-bred cattle of all kinds met with a steady demand at an advance on late values, indicating that with Warmer weather a br_k demand wl I arise. At Remnera, on Thursday, dairy cow 3 were In nsual number, and at low valaes. Few atore cattle were yarded. Strongcalvesbroughtfrom 28s to 29s each. Fat cattlo wero In average supply, and steady domand; those of good quality ranging between 23s and 26a tho ISOlbo., •but ill-conditioned cattlo were mach-loiver—the iconstant wet. wcathor prsventing tho graziers from comrjettnjf. Bhe»p wore in limited number, and prices ruled higheat at tlio conclusion of the sale. Late values fully sustained. Pigs wore inlimlted number, and good demand; and fit, calves brought c-xtra.ne pricea. The averages for Bomo Walkato cuttle ween—B oxen, James Taylor, i» 12a Sd ; 17 steers W. Taylor, £7 Us 6-.^: 0 stoera and coirt, J, Pickering, fii 6a Da ; 10 liead,R,Fi3bar,Ji7fe.

Maisbus arr«»k ..vr, y^uuffl WBJ«_.Tbbpokt.

Horaes t There has been considerable activity in the market. In consequence of shipments, tha supply was larger than for tho ]_it few w«»ks, hut prloeM were hlglier than that ruling for local ntock. The Durham Yards, on Friday, ■Were filled, and there was a good attendance of jiuyera, a shipment from Hatvera, via Wai tara, being tho prtncipJ attraction. For those Of a good stamp them w;i3 spirited com petlrjon.and, almo-rt without exception, those offered wero disposed of under tho h.-imnicr. Wo quota: Hacks, from iT, 1.0 £U 10s; light harness horaes, from ,215 10s to £22 15s; medium draueht,_l!) 1„ to £23; draught,™*) 10-toJJKHIS. 'Wool Hides, anil Skina: The demand has been spirited for an increased supply, and values ruling tho previous week wore more than sira iftlnod. Hides sold at __d to Id por lb; calf skins, M poclb; alio'inKi' .'.ys,;"..i to ,*-i ldcach; (tallow, 25s per owt. Cattlo: Although a largo unmoor of dairy and fat stock havo been brought forward, prices have boon sustained. The number of stores hroiißlit forward has J)oonßhortof rcqniremanf.q, and there remains nn unsatisfied demand. On Tuesday, at New market, abovo the usual number of fat beasts were yarded; anil In consequence of a milkman disposing o£ the wholo of his Jitock, tho dairy pons were crammed, lint there waa a limited number of stores. At Piikekoho,on Wednesday, an average nnmber wero penned.but.as at Newmarket, young store Btock wero insufficiently ropresented.and many moro would havo found purchasers. Tho quotations for dairy stock havo not altered Nlnce last week. Thore has boon «,n advance of fully 2s por head In stores, and bost beef has receded to 25s per lOOlbs, while coarse animals have been disposed of at 20s. Sheep : The mar ket has been well supplied, and although stocks on hand aro limited, there was an Indisposition evinced to buy, except at a shade lower rates than wore ruling tho previous week. Pig 3 were lather scarce, and there was no noteworthy alteration Jn valuo. MESSRS BANK 4 AMD CO.'S REPORT. At onr monthly salo at Paeroa, held on Tues day, the 9th instant, good beef was In request, and a full market sold freely at 23s to 2-ls per lOOlbs. At Parawai, on Thursday, fat cattle were short of requirements. AH yarded were steers of very choico quality, and brought 2fa to 27s per 100 lbs. Twensy-two head of cattle from the WalKato Land Association averaged' £10 ss. Bhcep wero in limited nnmber, and littlo in do mand. Prices wero lower than for some weeks Saat. Napier wethers brought 17S to 18s 6d each, overal pons.of ewes, of irregular quality overagea 12s Bd.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS.

Wholesale. ._..-■■' Retail. a d. s.d,, , .:-,---. a ; a, s.d. Butter, fe,lb 1 3-0 0 Biittor.ft.lb 1 5-0,-0 Butter,sit,lbo 9-0 1 _ur.„r,salt. 0 0-10 nh___a(local)o 7-0 0 Cheese(col.) I M'» I>S!cMfc 0 8-0 84 Eggs, do_- I 3-0 0 ___f._o_ 1 3-D U Milk, quart 0 1-0 0 iSSonandHams, Fowls.eaoh 2 6-3 0 Pr_v_io-_ 0 6-0 8 Dacks,each 2 6-3 0 Canterbury Hams Geese, eaoh So—7 0 and Bacon (in Turkeys _ 5 0-7 0 , Bread, M to l.d per 21b loaf Sew. per case. 5 doz, 36s 6d to 37s 63 BCXOHKKB HKATi t*™' lb/lb Sotton, hind-quarter.; .. -0I -0 0 , fore-quartor .. _ _ 02J- o 0 tamb, fore-quarter 1,. „ 0 0- 0 6 . _ blnd-fluarter j.. «._*„- Por-andVcal .. .. - ..-0 6-0 T HtAAkfl — " •• - _UB — UB __ow»andßau-_ea « s-» » Tallow best, (whoIe*»lo)-Multon. ii, mixed, 268 to 30fl" F-oiri! mwnsi; . Wholesale. £ s. rt. Hnnernna Flour, sllkdrossod,porton_ 11 0 0 .iSfSSSr. ditto, household .. ~WO 0 Adelaide, per ton - - ~ f& MM 0 Oamaru.pertoa _ „,2 1210 0 jjunedln,porton .. _ •- •■ «»■ Canterbury, per ton .. ... .. . 12 0,0 Bran per ton (sacks included) _ .-700 Bharps.porton ... - - ■- 80 0 Cabin Broad - - - - - »0 0 Oatmoal - « •• •- »W 1710 0 Pnnrl Harlev _'_■_ — *"0 21 0 0 Feariaariey^-^^. -^ j^-,^ Wholesale a. (l. s. d - s. „ a ■Malzo (Byd.) no"0 P«» mo'dow (FJjn.l 5 8-0 0 *ton prossod 4 10-5 0 "f- (Coast) 4 6—l 9 fincome, do 6 0-6 10 fWtfl . -.3 8-1 0 Straw (load) 0 18-110 Wheat (fowl) i 6-4 0 Chaff „ -.3 10-0 0 V p_t7tooß,«3toJ-108. Hay (oaten) 5 (>Mi 10 Canterbury potrtooa (sacks included), £15ito *1103, oaten chaff, US, Retail. h. d. b. d. 8. d. s. a. w-im Viuahcl fi S-6 0 Lncornn, cwt.7 6—3 0 ___f_£toV.i M 0 Oaten,ditto 6 0-7 0 _n_&lo»W_' -7 « Straw, ditto 3 0-1 0 wSeat(fowl)l D-5 0 Ottßdttto 5 6-6 0 «a.v owt. _fl Potatoes 40—16 jiay.cwi. „.» Whoatseod 0 0-7 o Bfflroa.—Retail. B. d. 0. d. s. fl. B. fl. nvnorasa .-6 0-7 6 Cocksfoot, bl. 7 6-8 7 .wllandO.-.8 0-8 6 Trefoil, lb. 0 7-0 0 HSciover,lbO 9-0 10 Ratatatl, lb. 1 6-0 6 Whim-lover- 0-1 3 Timothy.lb. 0 7-0 0 ____&{§ 11 2-0 0 Lucorne.lb. 3-0 0 r_^-raSB. lbl 2-0 0 llano, lb ..0 5 0 0 wfficfcs in quantity. _a 3d to 3s Sdoach «irn sacks. 89 to Bs tld per dozen. Fencing wire ??__ if? ana 8. assorti,l. PAR 10s to *17 per ton nun. -. '- oArj _ ND jrißKworm Market. Co__-Newcastlo, cargo SBs per ton; yard, 32s ♦n Ms Bay of Islands, at yards, 265; ■m-nened 283 Od; ditto at tho mino, 13s; ship's 3____Sdf Walkato, at mine, 5s ; inAucklandl »«__ to 1228: Tanpiri, at mines, IBs to 12s ;at i-rrJl&Ttol2ls: delivered, 26s to 295. Whan wha, _» mi_? 88fid: yard (steam), 17s; household, 22s _S&lusenold),2sa, delivered; steam. 20s. at wharf (cargo), 10s to llf^ton; deUvered, 14a to 15s; cut. 16s to ISB od. GuM AND j-j^ |_ anK:KT . Oum. easier. Tho following sales have rJan effentod Slnoo last Frldayi-Good Srdtaaw Kaipara and Wnaugaroi at tan to tm K«_t Coast, *17 to „I 9; rocoipts for AS___2___fti_iiitr m-m. Per ton TOW . - - - "' — m -„, ,1. FOHQUS ■■_ - ..3d. por lb BUILDINO MATKIIIAT.3. Timbkb.—Boards and BoantUng, 100 ft. best, list second class, 8s Od; best, planed, tongued and grooved, first-class, 15s lid ; second ditto, 10s 6d, Mills: Cargo, bost, lis; second olaaa, 6s ; Baulk, 6a to 6s Gd. Baio_a (at Whau,) 45s per 1,000; Town Yards, £3: deUvered, £3 10s. Drain pipes, per 100, Ja Inches bore), 80s; 4 Inohes, 14s; 3 inches, 9s 2 Inches, 6210s per 1,000 sooket glazed pipes, 18 _ches 2s 6d per foot; 15 Inches, 2s per foot; 12 _ch.es, is 6d per foot; 9 Inches, la per foot • 9 Inches, Ud per foot: .4 Inches, Id per foot. Ttew Zealand Pallhgs, 6ft (sap), 10a; fift (heart 12? MtfSstTl-tree Rails, «310s pc/loo; Purir f-f-sV&G*; ShtoKles, Jftfidper 1,000; Hobart Wmm_mWmt ttt, Wei Uobart Town xailfi, 90s, BeWng quotations. Jonea'a -Maoidnes unpaekiug; Singer's B_______!___--S c week.— O. 8. Chstmbera,

Mail Notice.

WAIUH WILI CtOBB AS UtfDKSL—

T-IA DAY. fo. Westport, per Kaagarso. at 3 15 p.m. For Whangarel Heads. I'arua, Waipu, Whan garei. Kamo. Taoglhua, and Mangapai, per Ar*j la. at 1 p.m. For Mangawal, per Flnsal. as 5 p.—v Foe Thames, pec Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m. Saturday, 12th Instant. For Waiwera, Alafcurangi, Matakan*. Manga wal, _c. per Boss) Casey, at 10 _.m. For Australian Colonies, per Hero, at 1 p.m. Mokday, III_ Instant. For Coromandel, per Coron—_—el, at 11.30 a.m. For Russell," KawaJcawa, Wans»">e. and Mongonni. per Wellington, at I p.m. For Tauranga. Ohlnemntu. and Opotiki, per Glenelg, at 1 p.m.

Tonst-Xi, Isth Inst. For Taranaki and Southern porta, por Wanaka, at 8 a.m. Por Taranaki and Southern ports, per WanaVa, at 8 a.m. Per p.a. Anatralla as follow :— For dandwloh Inlands, United Btatea of America. Canada, British Columbia, Central and douth America, and British and Foreign Went Indies, atl p-m. For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 1 p.m. For money orders registered letters, and newspapers, at 11.30 a.m. Late letters bearing an extra fee of srtxper.ee. In addition to tha postage, will be received by tha Mail Ager.l or. board the steamer up to the time of aa—lnc. ThU mall will bo dna la London, on Mon day, Septomber 35th, 183Z S : B. Blaa, Chief Postmaster. Chief Fost-ofiloa. Anokl_nrt.

Birth.

NICOLAS. —On 9th Anguat, at her residence, Pussez-strsoc Kden Terrace, tho wife ot John Nicolas, of a daughter.

Death.

ARMSTRONG.-On August 9l», at his late residence. Franklin Road, Capt. _. G. Arm strong, after a, lingering ills eas, lurad do years. The funeral will leave franklin hoad at 215 p,m. to-morrow (Saturdayi. Friends will please acoept this invitation. BKRRILL.—At Honolulu. Hawllan Islands,on July Ist, Captain William aerrlil, aged 57 years. ,'■■■■ GEOYE.—On'August 10th, at her Into residence. Upper Parnell, -itary Ann wedse, aged 67 years.—English and American papers please copy. Ihe funeral wIU leave her late rsaldenca on Sunday, al 3 p.m. Friends please accept thlß Invitation. __ NICUOI.BON.-On AwustSth. at Msra-danco, Pitt street, William Nicholson. ag«d HI years. The funeral will leave his late residence to morrow (Haiurdaj). at 3 o'clock. Friends are respectfully invited to attend. THORNE.—On August 10, at her residence, Lincoln-street, Ponsonby, Mary fc the beloved wife of William Thorno; aged 65f ears. The funeral will — aye the Ponsonby Wes leyan Chorch at 3 o'clook p.m. on Saturday, the 12th Instant. Friends will please accept this int—nation. WILLIAM-. —At He- Provincial Hospital. Robert Williams, aged 67 j ear*. The funeral will feava th* Hospital ai 3 cm. to-morrow (Saturday). Friends will please

accept this invitation.

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

FRIDAY, AUGUST 11. 1882.

For tha cause t>_t loci— assist—ice. For the wrong that needs resisUncn For the future in the distsnes, And the good that we enn do.

Nothiho very new has been elicited In the waot-of-confidence dobate. It has only become mora apparent that the whole question at issue is the apportion ment of the loan. Mr Vincent Pyca ndidly said that he would vote for the amendment, not because he believed the aggregate of the loans too mncb, bnt because Otago had not got so mnch of tho plunder as he considers her entitled to. And if Mr Macandrew spoke his genuine sentiments, they would bo to similar effect. We cannot understand how any Auckland member could have given his adhesion to such a resolution. Aa. its defeat, however, appears to bo accepted by both sides an assured, tho ultimate results may bo beneficial by pinning the Government to the North Island trunk lineas a Ministerial question.

The enthusiasm aroused in England by the departure of troops for Egypt is now at fever heat, and it is very gratifying to find that the old military spirit of the nation is not dead. Our telegrams state tbat 35,000 militia have volunteered for active tervice. This force is the oldest military organisa tion in the Kingdom. ._ ormed originally by Alfred t the Great, it has kept its place with little variation up till modem times, and has dono good service at critical periods of the country's history. The militia formed an important section of Cromwell's army,and also fought brayely at Waterloo. Ihe principle on which the militia is constituted is really that of con- HCription,- every county has to supply a certain number of men, and it is the duty of the Lord Lieatenaut of the county, who has the appointment of the officers, to see that the requiremOKs of tho law are fulfilled. Iv common prdcficc, however, the conscription by ballot, which the law provides, is never carried out, be cause volunteer recruits supply the re_urlred number. The Militia Ballot Suspen_io_' Act is therefore passed year by yoar. The "Herald" to-day says the Militia is recruited from tho "lowest classes," ihis statementissomew—at misleading. The force is recruited no doubt from the classes whose regular employment does not prevent attendance at the annual drills; but the stamina of the men, especially those re cruited in the country districts, is not inferior to that which makes up the regular

army. There ia good fighting material iv it, j as many a hard-contested battle has proved, j The followisg statement shows the ! strength aud cost of all the Biitlah military I forces, as provided for ia the Array __„• j mates of 1881-32:- No. of Officers „„„,. and Men. co"1- Poaular irmy (including j-UUla staff) 1M.2111 JH.3--7M Mllltla 134.39» 1(8.900 Yeomanry H.45S 73.000 Volunteers .. '110.431 510.5110 Army i-.eaerve _ .. .. 117.Slid -IHSiO 3lii,J!i:i £(1,138.800 riommlesarlat nnd Ordnance Storis.. £i,,"6", SOD Works and Bull.lings 75S 900 Various Hervln :a - t!G 100 Tot.nl coat of effective services ..£1:1.0; 9.! 00 Non elective services .. .. 3,01S),fllil) Grand Total .. ..£16,109.391)1

Thk little kingdom of Greece, which at times manifest* a spirit of active independence, is claiming a voice in the settlement ot the Egyptian dilliculty. A cable message, which we published yesterday, stated inferentially that the Greek representative at the Confereuce of the Powers was withholding bis assent from the proposals of Italy, with reference to the joiut protec tion of the Suez Canal—his attitude being identical with that of the French anil English ambassadors, A telegram received to-day, which throws light ova mutilated message received about a week ago, shows tbat the Greeks are more than willing to take advantage of any complications that may arise. The previous me*, age to which we allude stated that Greek troops had occupied a town in Asia b^lon_iug to Tur key, but to-day's despatch makes it clear that the town of Aita, ia European Turkey, i was meant. This is a manufacturing place of some importance, situated about 40 miles south of Janiriii, having a population of 8,000, who arc mostly Greeks, M. Tri coupis, tho Greek Mini.tor, maintains that this town is within tho territory ceded to Greece by the Berlin Conference, while tho P*rta ot cour3o holdj au opposite opinion. We cannot understand why there .-hsulil bo the least dubiety upon the point, soiling that the English Couimis. sioners appointed for the purposo'weat over ami carefully defiaul the Hue of domaica tion of the ceded territory. Hut the inci dent clearly shows that Grcejo may p.-ovu a not unimportant factor in the ilea.ion or j the present difficulty, by pushing a quarrel with Turkey and embarraasiiiij very much the operations of her arms. With hiusia and Greece menacing her oa all sides, Turkey would in the event of war be in a sorry plight indeed : and v dess she has promises of help from Germany, Austria, and I taly, we sei! no other course open for her but to submit to the terms icn posed by Britain for the suppression of the Egyptian insurrection. We now learn that the Sultan ha 3at last co_e round to this view, for he has signed a proclamation denuuncing Arabi, and has assented to a Convention, under which tho Turkish and British forcaa shall co-opttatj in Egypt

The dinner te Mr Consml Griffin will take place in St. Mnago Hooms (entrance Short land-street), at seven o'clock this evening. With to-morrow's isane of tlu Stak wc shall publish gratis ___ detailed map of the Seat of War in Egypt, combiued with a doublo supplement of entertaining and in structive reading, Incluilinu ; "The Leavenworth Murder" (contiaued), "Mr T'srchment'sKsw Client," " Curieus Stories About Needles," "Shocking C'raelti^s at Burmah," "Festal fi.ht of Death,-' "Thomas Walker, the Trance Medinm - A Curious Kxpose," Humorous Clippings, etc., etc., etc. "Turf Notes," by "Cheval," "Mr Sey mour George and his Constituents," and " Mr Browa on Spiritualism," will be found on the fourth page oi this issue. Mr atodart received the following tele gram to day frem Tiernan's mine : "Thirty pouuds picked atone last eight out of old reef.—(Signed) F. Tirrnah." The Aucklasd Stud Company havo sold the Musket iirjeina iilly. neither the name of the purchaser nor tha price have transpired. Anon's contribution of three pounds lor benevolent purposes haa beeu recaived by A.K., aud will be appropriated as desired by the donor. * Mrs Hackett has called at our ollice to

state that Sirkett, wbo was found drowned, was not seen last at the Market Hotel, btit at the Anohor. We understand that it is in contempla tion to give a short course of entertainments in connection with ,St. Matthew's parish before tbe witter is over. Friends willing to assist should send in their names. Bishop Cowic lectures this evening in the V.M.C.A. rooms on " English University Life Thirty Years Ago," tha lecture being one of tbe association's winter course. A football match will be played to-mor row ia the Domain, at 2 o'clock sharp, between Painell 2nd and Grammar School F.C.'s. The following will represent their respective teams. Parnell—-ill, Binney, Dewar, Aiderton, Peters, Cowan, BtOWn, Tucker, Brabazon, Pulman, Edmonds, George, Mokai, Dickens, Wooller. Gram mar School—Jordan, Poland, Goodacre, _obson,Bcej,\Vood,Meldrum (2), Ualliday, Tawhai, Lusk, Colebrook, Diguan, Fenton, Brett. That ancient structure at the corner of Durham and Albert-strteis, known as De L'aau's shirt factory, is about to be swept away. Tho site has been pur chased by Mr Home, who intends to eiect a new two-story bride shop, with a fron tage of 33ft 9in by a depth of 36ft. Tenders w»re called for .he premises, with the fol lowing result;—*. Mills, £701; W. Price, £7-15; J. Malcolm, £674; T. ConstabU, £646; C. Rhsdes, £646; E. Ellingham, £630; J. Holland, £613; A. Mnguire, £612 17s; Baildon and Stephenson, £595. Mr Brophy, the local immigration officer, has been instructed by the central autho rities at Wellington that ihe system of nominated immigration is to be resumed, and already SO frrsh applications have been sent in to him. These, with the 300 which were filed when the system was stopped, nuke a total of 330, and the cry is "Still they come." The maximum age is 35 years for unmarried immigrants, and 45 for marr'cl people. The nominators pay £5 towards ttiu passage money, bnt ia the case of sinnle women they arc only called npon to pay £1 towards outfit. The members of the Pakekohe Sons of Temperance, N. _. O. of G. T., met in their Lodge room, Pukekohe, on Wednes day evening last. There was a good atten dance of member/. Tea was served at 7 p.m. Altai a plentiful repsst had been partaken of, the Lodge was called together, Mr D, Goldie, the president of the Order, presiding. Seven members were initia'cd, after which the following officers were in stalled for the ensuinx term by D. Goldie, W.1.0., assisted by Bro. Allen, W.1.M., and Bto. D. Wilson, W.I.S. :-Luke Wilton, W.C.T. ; James Hyland, W.V.T. ; Robert Attewell, W.S. ; George Cealcy, W.F.S. ; Joseph Adams, W.T.; Key. T. W, DunD, VV.O.; May Dalton, A.O. ; Samuel Richardson, W.M. ; Richard Max well, W.1..G.; John Adams, W.0.G.; Christopher McOonnic, W.A.S. ; W. McConnel, W.D.M. ; Sister Halliday, W.K.S.; Sister Sproul, \y.L.S. ; Thomas Whit.eman, I.W.G, Alter the installation, the following membeiscntertained the lori,.c: —Bro. McConnel, long; Bro, .Adamsand Attewell, duet; Bro. Allen, cong; IJro. Hand, song; Bro. Walko-, recitation j B,'o, McUinueil, reading; Bro. Attewell, Bong ; Bros, T, and F- VViiiiemaD, recitation. Songs were also given by Bros. Wil.-on, Adams, and Goldsbernugh, and n recitation by Bro. Walker befoie bre*kin* up. 'he company were again supplied with refresh ments, and then wended their ways to their homes, after spending a very pleisant and enjoyable evening, Tho renowned brigand, Pietro Gaaparons, died last month io an asylum for the poor, near Naples, at the age of 90. He took to brigandage at the age of 19 as an excuso for disappointment in love. At that lime he was employed as cowhcr.der for a wealthy farmer, ofwbosa only daughter he became enamoured. Gasparone was dismissed, and thought only of revenge. He joined a gang of bandits and scon becsjuno their leader. A raid was m.ide .on his former employer, in which ho killed the girl nnd her father with bis own hands. For more than halt a century he enjoyed the sobri quet of "The Tenor of the Abruzzi," revel ing in crime, and the Neapolitan Govern ment at one time offered 5000 ducais for his head. When his phi sical powers began to fail,he succeeded in miking terms with the Government, nnd voluntaijly surren dered himself upon the assurance that a full pardon would be granted to him. The I last ten yenrs of his life were spent in the ' pauper asylum, during which he is said to I have written hia memoirs, which aro shortly J | to bs published, '- -«■ ] '

Tbe thoroughbred horses Feve and Black cock—tha latter by Thunderbolt out oi Dundee Kitty—were offsred for salo at Buckland's to-day. £150 was the highott iiid for I'V/j, at which price he paased in. Blackcock fetched £6'o_

A singular charge of assault, against Constable Ityan, of .Newmarket district, was heard at the Police Court to-day, out after the first witness was heard, the case was withdrawn with a counter-complaint for insulting language. The proceedings are reported in another column.

Mr W. H. .Smith, the enterprising draper of Upper Queen-street, is determined to push his cheap ready-money drapery busi ness into the rising and populous district of lNewmarkefc. He has opened a branch shop, which is complete with an excellent and varied stock of seasonable geoda.

The Key. W. Tebba request! us to ac knowledge the receipt of £12 6* 6d from Mrs W. Anderson, of North Shore, together with £3 16s collected by J_i' &. F. Andei'ion. In our acknowledgment on Monday we were inadvertently iv error, the items should have been—Mr J. Sullivan, of Wa-iwery, £7 18a, and Mr W. Stark 5».

Mr J. P. Phouerle sends n letter in reply to " Pliila-Episcopus," ami "Thou Only Art Holy " follows witU another letter. We i perceive that this correspondence ii drift ing into a couf.i-ovor.y on the merits of tun , doctiineof Justification by .Faith, a aub- , jcet which should be ventilated in the pulpita, on the platform, or iv the religious press. The correspondence ia closed in these columns. Three young ladies of easy virtue, not altogether unknown to the police, were brought up at tho I'olicj Court to day on a charge of vagrancy. Complaints have been made by residents in the neighbourhood between Upper Queen a;d Grey-streets of disorderly proceedings in a house there, said to be tenanted by tho gay young creatures In question. Ou Wednesday night, the noise was much worse than usual, and tho neighbours applied to huve ! their undesirable neighbouia arreted. A j warrant was isttied, uud ihcy were lucked up. The case haa bosn rjiminitWd till Mon day. Among the osituary notices which appear elsewuere iv tbu imrreiaiau nill bo found that of id.. William Thorn*, o_e of _uck laud's pioneer baud of aettlers. She arrived lure in October, ISI2, uud during the eu.uing forty years she lias resided con tinuously in the city. Her huabaud, and a family of one daughter and two sons.aar vivo to mourn bur decease. The daughter is married to the Kuv. T. G. Carr, of Cam bridge, Waikato, and Mr W, Thome, soli-' c.tor, ia oi.e of the two sons. We would direct attentiju to several alterations iaour weekly market price lists puolished to day. Colonial cheese has ad vanced in value, and is now quoted at 7d wholesale andl9ieta.it, liutterand e»gs remain unchanged. Oatmeal has declined slightly, and is at preient worth from £17 to _I 7 lOi per ton. There are aonie Can terbury potatoes ia tte market opau for disposal at froiu £4 in to £4 10s per to j, local produce remaining at last week's figures. The kauri gum market is about tho same, there beinj very little business doing. Keeeipts for this n.oetb, about 120 tons. Bricks (at the town yards) are quoted at £3 ; delivered, £3 10j. Complaints are being made by tba resi dents of Kyber Pass Road and surrounding neighbourhood^ ot the nsnoyance and danger to which tiny are subjected by youngsters armed with catapults, th* season for which appears to be just at its bci__t. Thore is already a dismal record of broken windows and skin abrasions entered up against the jouthful Van dals, and dire threats of condign punishment are being made by heads of families'. The oth»r day a little girl of three yean of age, daughter of Mr F. K. Kobcrishaw, wliilo playing in front t>f her parents' resideice in Clareuiont-street, was »t-uck sharply under the right eyu by some misaile er other. The akin aroand the eye necamo black and swullan, tut bad the stona struck kail aa-inch higher up the coimqmences would h»ve been very serious, as the eye Itself would thtn have been en dangered. Parent* of shanghai-loving ladi should remember that they may bo held responsible linanclally for the rcsulla of their son*' dutructive pastime, and we would advise the local guardian of the pc«cc to adopt some prompt means of re prctsiag the nnUanee. The choir o't the Auckland Band of Hope Union performed the new Service of long, entitled " Jessica's First Prayer," bofore a . crowded audience in tkc Choral Hall hut night, and tkc whole affair passed off very pleasantly. In a simple narratory style the story recounts the trials and privation* and unwavering trustfulness of a little orphan girl ia London, aid, as tbe connective read ings have been carefully selected from the bi.ok, the audieuce greatly eajoyed them, for tbe maaocr in vthica Mr .Spur geon read set them off to the beat advan i tagc. The musical selections were fairly sung, the execution of the choruses bearing evidence ol careful preparation, while on* particular ?010 »y a very young lady i uamed Miss Fiances Yickery is worthy of special mention for the stiocessfiil render ing it received. Mr R. Xndehope was tha conductor, and Mr ilauipsen accom^auinl on the harmonium. The reading, cere illustrated by a series of limelight di-a»lvin _ views, which Mr L>«mnc« v«ry ', effectively displayed upon the sorecn. Aitojjattier, tha promoter* are to be con gratulated upon the success of the eiter- Uinraent. Printed espies of tkc union's ' first annual report and bal*nce-ah»_t were circulated ia the hall, and frotn the report we percdve that 15 societies are now 1 affiliated to the union, the total number of members (so far as the returns go) bciog . 1,131, viz., 626 males aad 558 females. The public meeting of women, convoked ' by Mrs Haorjpson and announced from tho pulpit 3of most of ihe .Protestant churckes ' last Suaday, took place yesterday after ' noon in the V.M.C.A. rooms, and waa very largely attended, the sitting accommodation \ in the lecture hall bting fully occupied. Mrs Mampeon preyed, and after the usual devo,tisnal exercises had been gone through ahc explained that kor object in summon ing the meeting waa to establish a Women's Prayer union, which should meet weekly for special prayer. Similaruaions had been formed in the f nglisb cities, and had proved a source of great good. Women of all the various Protestant denominations had joined them, and been brought into loving fellowship, and as no sectarian or doctrinal differences had been allowed to obtrude themselves, even Koman Catholic women did not scruple to enrol themselves as member?. In the southern cities of this colony, teo, the project had been talcen np, and so far had worked well. Mrs. O. S. Ellis havingsought and obtained permission to say a few words, called the attention of those present to thi proiisions of tha Con tagious Diseases Prevention Act,which was so aaon to be brought into force in Auck land,afact that sho ventured tossy not throe women in the whole city had any know ledge of. Prayer was a'l very well in its way, but, In order to accomplish any direct and practical good, women, as well as men, had to act. Mrs Uarapson at tbis stage, said that she did not think tho meeting could bo prolonged to discuss the question raised by Mrs Ellis. It was then decided that an Auckland Women's Prayer Union should be formed, and that tho meetings should bo held at the V.M.C.A. buildings from 3 till -1 o'clock every Thursday after noon. A large number ot ladies then gave their names for enrolment. The meeting was closed, as it had been opened, with singing and prayer. Three English engineers, nerving a« chief and assistants on the Spanish steamer Leo XIII., have received very rough treat ment from tho ofiicsrs of that ship. In December last, while the steamer was on I its way to Singapore, tbe captain, for some unexplained ' reason, put the engineers in irons, nnd confined thorn i,i their stitte-rooms They were not permitted to write to or nommuni cste with anybody ; but.npverthelcssiwhcn the t steamer arrived at Singapore, the British Consul lesried of the affair, and served a writ of habeas c-rpus on the captain. When the law officers wont on board the (steamer the gang way was pushed off, and they had a nar, row escape from drowning, but fortunately they all sprang on board just as the gang plank dropped frcna ander them. For this contempt of Court, the captain was arrested and sentenced to six months' imprisonment by the Supreme Court of the Straits Settle ment, The Spanish Consul still fmther ag gravated matters by procuring cngincus from the Spanish r__o-of-war Marquis del Duero and sending tho Leo _£lll_ to sea with the English engineors confined in tho stoke-jjoje. The steamer proceeded to Manila, and somp British meu-of-war weut from Hopgkong to £hat pott to Rfic.'irc the release of the imprisoned cDgincei'.s, Op March 27th the 'British Conml at Singapore received a dispatch frem Manila to the effect that tho cn»jneera had been set frpe, and the refractory cap tain was at once released. Tbore seems to be a fair prospect of suits for damages against the hot-headed and brutal captain of the Leo XIII., aad the removal of the . Spanish Consul at Singapore for fyis pxtra.- ; ordinary participation in this outrage upon , British subjects. .. \

MEETING OF CRICKETERS.

Decision to Send a Team South,

A MEETING of gentleaeen interested in cricket, for the purpose of considering the question of sending an Auckland team South during the forthcoming season, was held at the United Service Hotel last even ing. Mr W. F. Buckland presided, and there were about thirty present. The question having been discussed pro and con, it was resolved, on the motion oE Mr Charles MacCormick, to send a team South • next season. It was also decided to instruct the secretary (Mr Dewes) to communicate with the Cricketing Associations iv the principal to".vns to ascertain what terms they proposed giving towards defraying the expenses of the trip. When this informa tion is to baud another meeting will be buld. The chairman promised a subscription of £5 to defray the expenses of the team.

CITY COUNCIL.

THE ordinary meeting waa held last even ing. There were present —11 U Worship the Mayor (in the chair), Councillois Goldie, Fleming, Moutague, Aickiu, Thompson, Waddel, Crowlher, and Phillipps.

C_kric of WORKS.—Filty-one applica tions were received for this position, and the number was reduced in committee to 22. The following names were ballotod far : -Derrem, Malliuger, Knight, Pratt, Fripp, Hobson, Fills, aad Carter. Mr James Derrom waa appointed.

CO-S-SrONDEsCE. -Letters w*re read and dealt with as folltwa :— (1) From J. Buchanan, asking for a transfer cf lease.— Granted, (2) From the Uuder-S«cretary, <_closin» a copy of Ordar-in-Cauncil passed declaring that kero»eus and other distillates or products of petroleum shall come withia the prov.sioas of the Dan geroiH Goods Act, 13611, in order to inY*nt tho corporations ani ooroughs with the necessary powers to muke oj-iawa fer Ue purpwe of regulating and controlling storage of dan_croiu go«ds. He suggested Ulut it would bi advi.ableto enact by-law* to regulate the storage of such articles iv arc deemed dangerous goods, (3) From the Coloui.il Secretaiji approving of the Waterworks by-laws.—Agreed that they should come Liiio force on Septcmb.r Ist. (4) Froai Brown Uarrett and Co., com plaining of damage done by drain during recent heavy rains, aud enclosing estimate of damage.— A memo, from the surveyor stated that tbe work had not been constructed by the Council. (3) From Mr David Nathan, concerning stone and lisphaltiuy in Shortland-streec—Laid on the table. (6) Permission was granted to Mr Heron for the cutting of atone fer the Saviags Bank Building, provided tbat the opera tions were rendered cafe. (7) Petitioa fr.mi Kaiaugnkape ratepayers, mkins; to be annexed to city.—iieceived. (8) Krom Mr Chalmers, complaining of damage to hia property in Dontai■.-street by draii,— Agreed that a raplr be seat ia accordance with tbe eurvejor's naetn*. (9) Frosa J. Castles, re drain in Grey-street.—The sur veyor reported that the writer had pat ia the drain for his own oinvasience, an«i the Council w»a not ieipossible. (10) Frem W. Blair, re pethian for allowaace of rent.— Keferred to Menn Montague aad P-illipps to rcpert upon. (11> From Geo. Squirrel, re gardisg statu »f fio»e-»tre«t.—Survojor reported that the __re»sau ef Werks had been isstrueted to effect the necesaary re pairs. (12) Frem U. D. Giles, claimisg £75 compeasatioa for market fire.—la strncted to apply to the market lessee. (13) From Messrs Ksasall and Devore, _a behalf »f Mr Oxley, claiming £40 for ex rentes incurred threa^h injarics received by his horse failiig over a load of metal in CmUm - Houso-etr««t. Mr Oxley had been put to considerakle expense for medical attendance, and the horae had been rendered useless.—Keferred to tae Legal Committee. (4) From MrE. Bartley, for warding plans fer Quean's Ferry Hotel, and asking for permit. —Aefcrrsd to Works Committee.

Com-litee Reports.—The report! of the Finance and Getcral Purpoaes ani Streets Committees, which have already bcoa pnbliaaee!, wore adoptid. The Market Committee roconimen.ee- that _1S 15s 7< be allewed lo Thomas Slater, market lesaae, aa lire compensation.—Agreed to. On the recommendation ef the Library Cemmittea, it wsts agreed to acknowledge with thanks llie present of 20 volamei by Mr L>. Nathan to the Public Library ; to pur chase the work on " Pigeons " from Mr J. Burgess; not to purchase tho work " Problem of Human Life " fiom Mr W. Rattray, although willing to place it ou the shelves as a silt; to hay» lists of bosks, as corrected, prepared, and ordered from Messrs Upton and uo.

BI'ILDIX«RkOUHTIOX3.—Cr. Montague drew attention to the fuot Uat the building regulations were not being adhered te. — The Surveyor said he had taken »'e*B, in accordance with the wish of the Council, to have the regu lations oomplied with.—Mr Tfcompaon asked if Mr llurgese had iianed per micx, aud, b-ing auswerad In the affirma tive, said this en*,ht to bo atop^ed. Svjio>r«_-ST_EET.—Ia reply to Mr Menu,jue, tha suivejer aaid the men had been engaged on symonds-street from time to time, but the weather was bad, aud only a littla could be done at onse.

Pekmit. —An application from J. Buchanan for pormiasion to put up a buildieg one-story high was again oou sidered and the ceacession negatived. WOKK3 lIT P_OG_BBS. —Mr M.ntague moved, " That narrow etreets (under forty feet wide) under repair, should be alosed for herae traffic, wkile drainage or extensive works are going o«, and that oee-half of the streets aver forty feet wide, ii like circuraatsnoee, sheuld be cleaed."—After some discu.wen, it was agreed te refer the matter to the Publio Works ComMlttce, with a reqaeat to report at the next meeting.

This concluded the business,

INDEPENDENT ORDER OF RECHABITES.

NEW ZEALAND DISTRICT, NO 81.

The half-annual meeting ol tha District Conn" cd of the above Friendly Society was held on August Bth, in the Temperance Hall, Rolleaton streot,Thameß. The chair waa occupied by tho D.C.tt_,W. J. SpeUht, the othor officers present being P.D.O.R. J.G.Carr, D. Secretary K.Honlss, D. Treasurer J, Nodder, D. Guard Q, Kent, and representatives of tho following Tenta :—Hope of Auckland, Eden, Star of Hauraki, Northern Star, Hope of New Zealand, Standard, and Ex celsior. Alter th« minutes of the annual meet ing hold in Auckland in February last had been read and confirmed, tho incomiig and outgoing correspondence during tho half-year ended was dealt witb. The representatives from the Tents reported upon thoir present condition, from whfch reports it appeared thst the Hope of Auckland Tent has a present membership of 115 men, being an increase for tho term or ll.' The sick funrfof the tents amount to £833 being an increase of £IS for the half-year. There wore 13 members upon the sick fund during the period, extending in all to 19 weeks' sickness. £19 19s having been paid as sick money. Edon Tant No. 2 reported having(!o members good on Its books, with an accumulated sick fund of £221, 6e 9d having had but ono member sick for two wcoks at a cost of £2 2s. Tho represen tative of tho Star of Hauraki Tent reported the possession of 100 members, accumulated sick fund of £750 19s lOd, and havin_ paid £32 by way of sick pay during tho half-year. Tho Northern Star reported having 27 members, but the amount of thosiok fund was not stated. The contingent or management fund ot most of tho Tents was reported as being slightly in debt. The Juvenile Tents were also reported, tho Hope of New Zealand, Thames, having funds amounting to £C 87s 3d: the Exeolsior £12 3s; and tha Standard £10 8s 9d: Tho Dis trict Secretary reported upon the state of the district. Ho stated that there aro 313 m-mbers good on tho district and entitled to funeral bene- Ht. The following is an abstract of the state of tho district funds at the end of June: Assets; Balance in bank, curt ont account. £366 2s 9d; sum inves'edin mortgages, £1007 5s ld;gonda in stock and other proporty. £99 3s 9d: owing by Tents, £49 Is; balance of cash in hand of 1 secrerary, lGs 3d. Total, £1522 8s 10d.— I Litbiiities : Funeral fund. £1490 9s lid ; cui tingerit fund, £29 17s sd; owing for goods. £10 19s 61; levies due, balanco, ?s, Total, £1522 Ss lOd.-Tbe auditors' report and financial state ment wore adopicd, and the trusics em powered to find an investment for £300 of the amount standing to the current account in tho ban':. There wero r.p deaths among the mem bers of the district during tho term ended. All Tents showed en increase in memoe'ra except iho S ar of Hauaki which had sligntly de creased. Steps were taken for increasing the usefulness of the Juvenilo Branch of tho Order. Applications from Tents for permission to alter certain bye-lows were granted, and tho District Meeting closed with the usual cere monies at 5 o'clock.

a 16.30, the members of the local Tent enter tained the visitors and other temperance friends at supner in the Hauraki Hall, when tho local ReebaDit—j mustered in fair force to do honour to their guests, A splpr.dfd append had been prepared, to which ample justice was done, aytd the remainder of the evening, up to 10 o'clock, was spent in sociality and tho delivery of soma execiisiit speeches upon different phas-s of iho temperance reform- including; Temperance organisa'ions: how to get and keep members) the relation of tho Church to the reform; and the benefits 'of temperance. 'The whole pro ceedings closed by the singing of the Na'lonal Anthem.—' Advertißbi:.''

Rew's New Season's JTea.—Those who have not yet tried Rew's Teas1 are invited to try a snmnle packet. For amasing strength delicious flavour, aad best value for raoney B pw_ Teats are unequallitd.

YOUNG WOMEN'S INSTITUTE

A MSKTINa in conscstion with the abovo institution was held in the Musaum last eveuing, His Lordship the Right Key. Eishop of Auckland presiding.

The Chairman explained the object of the meeting. Miss Smith, who has re- j ceutly had control of the institute, had | been invited to undertake the formation and management ot a youug women's insti tute in Sjdney. The establishment iv Auckland, under Mi.„ Smith's manage ment, bad progressed favourably. -Private letters and extracts from public journals were read, as bearing testimony to the benefits which had accrued from its opera tions. Since its commencement, about 3CO girls had their meals there, and over 150 had been in the institute as boarders, there being at present an average of 14 boarders, while about GO came daily for lunch. He felt sine that those who knew as much as himself respecting the institute woalcl agree with him that the necessity for such an establishment iv a city like Auckland was very areat, and that it would be a great lots were it allowed to decline, Miss Smith haviug decided to accept the invitation from Sydney it was for those present to decide what was be^t to be dove under the circumstances.

In reply to Mr Kattray, the chairman Find no statement of accounts had been placed in his hands. Mr S. W. Hill said he understood the present debt of the Institute was about £120. Miss Smith had beeu conducting ie independent of salary, and whoever was elected to fill h«r place would require to be paid. He advocated canvassing the town iv the interests of the Institution, and thought the ladies of Auckland should take the matter up more energetically than he had dons.

Mr F, G. -win^ton waa afraid the good work dose by Miss Smith had aot been ap preciated by tkc puklic. She commenced her work tinWcr great diflieulties and di» _avs.uta_es. Through the absence of suffi cient funds, the institute- had uot had a fair start. _o keli-vsd that nad the puclicdenc its duty, Miia Smith would have received suiiicieut cncaumgeaeeiit U induce her to remain in Auckland. He would move, " That Misi Smith be requested te maaag* tke Youuj Women's Homo for a tertnigiit longer, and that a committee be appointed to relieve Miss Smith of monetary carta, and to repsrt to sn early meeting of sub scribers ou the prospects of carryiag ou the Hume."

Mr Hill seconded the resolution, which waa also supported by Colonel Haultain. Tha latter gentlsman faid he would be sorry to see the institution fall to the ground. There were some things in con nection with the Home Hvbicb, perhaps might be found fault with, but he would bo sorry to say anything which would louk like a stricture upon tin ioauat,'emeat. be found that a sum of nearly £100 would be required to meet the pr*b*ble nxp*nses aud cover the dent np»a the institute. Mils Smith said she would bi quite will ing to undertake tne mani_emeut for a fort night longer. Archdeacon Maunsell thought the nnject of tho meeting should be to ascertain whethsrtke ladiss of Auckland were pre pirid to alUw the institute to fall to the ground or whethsr thny wnra prepared to carry it on as it shnwld bn carrisd »n. He moved as an amendment—" Taat a cum mittte be appeiatnd for the pnrnoia of en quiring into tbe financial state of the Home ; to aicnrtai* what will be tne aro bible cx»*tt* of maintaining it; what sup port may be expected for tbis maintenance, and to rsiis f nnd* to pay off ths present dsbt, te rnport to a mscting of suhicriberg to ne held next Thursday."

Colnnsl ffaultain ssid that altnough he had auppnrtsd the previons mntisn, the amendment was more in accordance with his views, and he would therefore second it.

The amendment was put to the meeting, and carried unanimously.

A commutes was next elteted as fol lows :—Mrs Judd, Mrs Sinclair, Colonel Ilsultaia, Dr. K«nderdi»n, Mr Ksttray, Mr ,1. v Wilson, Mr Hill, Mr Chambers, and Mr Ewingtoa.

On tne motion of Mr Evsington, it was resnlved, "That this meeting has learned wilh regret that Miss Smith is about to leavo Anckland."

This concluded Hie business, and tke meeting terminated after pai»in<* a vote of thanks to the Bishop for presiding.

POLICE COURT.-This day.

(Before J. _. ilaceoaald. See... _.»!.)

DR_"K_«_a.-W_ -dward Lo«ad*a, William Hart Alaxander . K-snaedy, John Gardon. and Nicholas Stanton were punished for this offense.

Til« Liiiiai»a — CharlssCt-ueli. Frank _ amsaj, Gaorge w ,_knr, Charlas Donald. _»_ry smith, William Davidson, and Arthur iu»luy were ohargo' vcllh stoaling a quurtlty «f lemaas, valaa 3s, the proi*rty of John _Sgerly, at Epsom, lvi Monday li_t. — irrisiisccs. who ware all said to bo tbe sans of ress-cw.b— parents, plasdsd gcilty,—Mr Pardy had no wish to send then to gaol, and they were tinsd lis and costs each.

Tim Grucm—Lily _(ad*r>. Alioe L* Dam. anil Fa_sy -•arse w*r* onarged nn'er th* Tagrant Aot with twin* th* eosnplara of a honss fr*.Mated by parsons of bad character.—Mr Pardy said th* piiiaawrt ha* only baan arrested last night, asd as ike wltauws could not be g«t toz«th*r snilter, »« w**ld &_k far a remand till Monday. The pelsonwxa. who ware yoang girls at bad *karaot«r. had oooanisrt a heuso betwesn Upp«c (jnaan-strwat and Gray-stre-st, and tna ooadnct oarrlad on ihar* had rx*i« dl*. graoaf—, aad vary aaaaylsg so ti* nairhbaara —Mr L_s'ni«r. on behalf of prinsanrs, atkad that ball be allowwi.—Mr Pardy had no objec tion, and ball w«s flxsd at H5 eaoh.

Support.—Claims for support again st Richard Radford and Charles Maoc wore adjourned. It W4S stated that the latur hid paid an Instal ment.

Aixhobd Assault.-John Byan, constants of H<iwmarket district, was ohargnd with as saulting Jnmts Fnathsrstone, while tnors was a c*u_tar-charg* agaltst Fsatnerstone ol using inanl'.lng language to Constable Siyan, white la the exesutlon of his duty.—Both de feniiAUta pleaded sot guilty.—lt was agreed t_»t Us okargos thoulo be read teg*— ier.—Mr Lalsktey app»«x»_ farßyaa, a»d Mr TyUr f»r Foalnwstonn —Mr Tyler, la ape-its' tha osu, •aid lis would prnve that when F«ata.«rsto*e related tha circa—sUnoe to Mr Pardy, that •111ssr threatened that if hn laid aa Information , a««J»s> Byan, th* pelioa wan>l get up a O—is against hiss.—Mr Pardy oaaracxsrlsad the statameat as false aad withont a*y fosnda tlon.—Mr Tytor ■tjMted to Mr ?ardy having anything te say in the oan*. H* wan ns more than anyonn els* befnra the Court In this, matter.—Mr Laishley said Mr Psrdy weald bs noting very Blagnlsrly indasd if he sat there a-A allowed what he knew to bs lite to bs told about him withont latarferlng. — flts Worship said Mr Pardy was really outside th* Court —James Featherstone, oontraster, danosed that he had rstided at the Royal G*orge Hotel. Newmarket. He strayed at the betel en Satnrday night, and went to be* at 19.30. Got up again aaent 12 •Vsek, In order to go to the closet. Coming downsttlrs, h* m*t a man going: *». He srsnt to onen the baok doer. wh*n a* was sslznd by tha threat in the dark, and half choked. Was thrnst back isveral psoas, and saw a constable had hold _t hla. Told him to Ist go, and he asked whor* wl _c - was going, and was teld. Byan them shoak a stick in his face, and said he w(imd make it b— hot for him. Tsey bith did a bill ol «wo»ring. and the c*nstabl* ashed his nam*, which h* gave. Did not use the sffenslve language lm»ut»d to him. Complained of tho matter to Mr Pardy, who said this was a con ceded affair, and tnat ha was a friend of the landlord. He then said If witness took ont an information sgalnst Ryan, the polio* would get up a esse against him.—His Worship asked-, Mr Laishley how he explained the presence ot tha constable at the baok door.—Mr Laishley said tho police had reason to believe that there was drinking going •& Inside, and Constabls Ryan was endeavouring to get bto tho hotel when tho maa came, oat —His Worship said, lookl»g at the evidenoa so far as given by Featherstone and accepted by the defeno.*, he considered there was no ease of assault for the Criminal Court; while so fur as the bid language was concerned, it seemeS to be another Instance of "six of one and half a dozen of another." It was evident there had been an altsroition, bnt the constable was there for a lawf al Bur pose, and the evidence showed there was no animus.—Mr Lsl«hl*j : Th*n I understand the assault oase la dis _iss*d — His Worship: Y»u understaad that both esses ara dismissed, unless you can show cause to the contrary.- Mr Laishley said that although Constable Ryan was satisfied that he wu not to blame, he was willing to withdraw the charge.—Both osses wero withdrawn accordingly. An application for costs was not entertained.

Dorrs.—Thomas Au«ten wis charged with keeaicg two unregistered dogs. — Dsffndant I pleated gulty. Ho asked Mr Hayes for th«m, and waa told to go to hell and gst them. Ho thought that was a queer place to get them.— i Mr Hayes said that defendant abused him; and offered to go to Mount Edsh before h« would pay—The oase waa adjourned till to morrow, a fine of 20s and costs to bo Inflicted. If the collars were net taken out In the mean time, 'fhe nreasnt Una was Axel at Is and ousts.—A case against VTa. McSklmmingwjn withdrawn.—3 -jimin Berry was charged with a similar offsaee, and the dm. wss ad journed till to-morrow, a fine of 20» an* costs to ■ be Impossd If no collar ia taken oat in th* mean time. Bi-amtt.—Tho case aßsin.st Samuel Joy for bigamy was further remanded till Monday.— Mr Btalo.wboappoarfd for prisoner, objected to a further remand.—Ball on his own recog -izanofs of £25 allowed. NROr,«cri<a To bupPOnT,—John B. Smyth was charged with neglecting his wifa and chil dren.—Mr Laishley prosecuted, und Mr Lupk appearod for defendant, and ploadorl not gui'ty. (Left Bitting)

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PARLIAMENTARY.

[By Telegraph.—_p_cia_ K_po_ter.]

WELLINGTON, this day. Election Before Taking Office. In the House this afternoon, Mr Seymour gave notice of motion to ask the Govern ment on Tuesday whether they will, during the present session, bring in a Bill to make it illegal to grant auy office of profit under tbe Crown to any (member unless he shall first seek re-election. The jPlimsoll Line. Mr Peacock ha 3 given notice of his inten tion to ask the Premier if the Government ! will make regulations to fix trie maximum j load line ou salt water to which ships may load, provided in clauas 228 of the Shipping and Steamers act, and appoint au officer in each port to enforce the regulation. Small, Prospects of Division To night. From the appearanse of the House at 3 a.m. there is very little chance of the debate ending to-night. It was arranged hy both whips that the division would take place at 2 a.m., but one after another got up "just for a few minutes," until the debate was formally udjourned. MrSeddon has promised to speak for four hours. Messrs Shechan and Harris are also goiug to hold forth. Twenty-five members have as vet addressed the House, and I would not be surprised if as many more follow in their train. Skilled LabouP in Gaols. The report oi the Public Petitions Com mittee en the employment of skilled labour in gaols states : -"These petitions aro signed by all classes of working men, and, therefore, entitled to consideration. The lists of the petitioners comprise labourers, carpenters, carters, barmen, publicans, masons, printers, saddlers, etc. The petitioners were represeatod by a deputation of intelligent workmen, who were introduced by Mr Hutchison, M.H.R. ; also by Mr Bracken, M.H.E., who made a powerful appeal to the com mittee, iv support of tbe prayer of the petitioners. On the examination of tbe members of the deputation, it appeared tbat tuey were not all in accord as to tha object to be obtained, some objecting to < youths being trained to skilled labnur in gaols; others appeared to dssira that the produce of the work done in gaols should not be disposed of outside, so as to cause competition with free labour; others thought that prison labour ought to be utilised in making ordinary articles of consumption, such as boots and shoes for general use in all Gov ernment departments—from a policeman or volunteer to a member of the General As sembly, but that farming, flax-dressing, sugir.reuD.in;>, and quarrying or dressing stone should be the general direction in which the Government should utilise prison labour as interfering least with free labour. It pointed out that nsx-dreasing and agricul ture was done by free labour, aad that the classes thus employed would also naturally object to karißg to compote with prison labour. With reipect to one of the new sources ef employment suggested by the deputation, in which prison labour could bs economically employed, it was pointed out that a sugar refinery was about to be established in Auckland. It appeared clear that each trade ohjocted to any competition with the produce of prison labour, but had no objection to the pri soners being eagage-d ia work for the gaol departments only, That, having carefully eonsidorod the s.bjoct matter of these petition.", aid the special estggestioas made by the deputation, tho committee are ef opinion tbat the qaesiioa is one which in volves i»r_e consideration of poblic policy, [ which the _oase should deal wuh at the invitation of the Government. The com mittee therefore recommend the petition to the serious consideration of the Govern ment, to take inch action as may be deemed necessary in the interests of the colony generally. Payments to Crown Solicitors. The following is a return of monies paid Crown Solicitors, Crowa Prosecutors, and ' others for tho 12 months endina March 31st, 18S2 :—Aickland : Mr Brooktield, £199 7s 6d ; Mr Williamson, £396 6». Gisborne : Mr Regan, £56 4n 8- ; Mr Nolan, £32 17s Ba. Mopier :Mr Cottorid, £69 6i. Hew Plymouth : MrSraodiea, £24. 2e. Palea : Mr Barleymaa, £58 10s. VTanganni: Mr Filzherbert, £334 19s. Wellington: Mr Bell, £234 1I« 4d. Nclsoa: Mr Fell, £30 ! Gs Sd. Klenheini :Mr Sinclair, £14 9a Sd. ' Hokitika : Mr South, £96 Is ; Mr Poridat, £44 9* 4d. Chrislchuich.- Mr Duncan, ' £369 17s. Timnru: Mr White, £157 19s 7d. Oaicarn: MrHi»lep,£l3Sd. Danedin: Mr Bajtgitt, £464 19s Sd. Invercargill: Mr McDonald, £150 Its 4d; expanses of witnesses, £5,873 17s 9d.

The Want-of-Confidence Debate.

Mr TAWIAI followed Mr LlTlir. He announced his intention of supporting tbe amendment of Mr Montgomery. His opinion was tbat they should not borrow any more money at present,and thereby increase the burden _i taxation.

Mr Hobbs looked upon Mr Montgomery's amendment as a m*st extraordinary one. ft wins ostensibly made with th* idea of catching volts apposed to berrowing, whereas,'as shews by himaalf in his own statement, ha was in favour of borrowing. He quite believed that the Government had the -abounded c«nfidsnce of the colony, and the administration of tne Native Minister had specially eirned their gratitude. Major Habeis announced that he would vote for the amendment. In common with many other districts, the district he repre sented would get no benefit from the bor rowed money, but, on the other hand, vlioy would be saddled with Us biirdsns.

Mr MUNRO announced that he would support th« m*tion for the second reading. He complained that th* Goldfields vete was tea small, aad, to that extent, th* financial proposals of the Government wore unsatis factory. Against that he placed the admin istration of the Government, which he re viewed in most favourable terms.

Mr Jo.cc characterised th* loan pro posals as an act of indecent haste. If the statement made by the Treasurer, that at least 10,000 persons would be in greatly straitened circumstances it this loan was not negotiated, went Heme, the effect on the credit, of the calony would be most disastrous. A breathing space till nsxt year without borrowing, would have a most beneficial effect on tbe credit of the colouy. If the question of tail way ad ministration were introduced, a bill of in , dictment weald ba preferred sufficient to hurl the present Government from office, and that very justly too Mr Moss resumed tho debate aftir the dinner adjournment. He asked Mr Mont gomery to s'.ate plainly if the amendment meant that all borrowing sheuld cease for a year at least. Until he had that assurance, he would not pledge himself to support it. He lwd tabled a motion affirming that principle, aad that motion was supported by twenty-tour members from both sides of the House, On that eccarion Mr Mont gomery walked oat, and ho was anxious to know his real views on tie subject now. Mr Moss then went on to review the finan cial condiiion of the country in a speech lasting nearly an hour. He contended tbat the expenditure exceeded the revenue by £270,000 a-ycar. In referring to the te marks of Major Atkinsen that,if money i wss not borrowed itw«uldtb-0w'3,000 men. i out of , mplovment, he (Mr Moss) said such a thing reduced the wnole question of bor rowing to furnishing work for the unem ployed, lie did no. think that was a proper basis. The agiregs.te earning* ot the whole population of New Zealand oid not exceed thirties millions. In contradistinction to the opinion expressed by the Treasurer, ho coot;ndcd that the Custosas duties were not lighter now than they were ten years sgo. The apparent decrease he attiibated to a lack of purchasing power on the part of the population, deferring to the Grey Go vernment, he said it wis tho misfortune of that Goveriment ts have had unfavourable times lo contend against, while en tho other haad it had bo.m the luck or good fortune of tho present Government to have fallen upon such exceptionally good times. He scoulcd the idea of calliag an investment of their own deben tures a sinking fund. Previous to the loans ot 1870 that fund was invested in the debenturt-8 of other colonies and securities, and it w.13 only sioce that period that the investment had been fnade-in their own debentures. These borrowing schemes had now reached enormous proportions. At first the proposal .vas to borrow ten or eleven millions, extending over a period of ten years. The fact was that duiing that period they had. borrowed the enotmous sum of" twenty-two mil lions. Judging from that, this* four millions v,oull lead on to further borrowing, and it was impossiblo to imagine "where eventually it would be carried to. " Unlike other colonies, their loan expenditure was not confined strictly to reproductive works. In New Zealand they were spent on all manner of things—prf.es for volunteer firing, furniture' for that Ho'ase.setc. .

Mr HiJUST, m commencing, asked that ho might not be interrupted. He felt for the member for Parnell, and regretted his position deeply. He next referred to a paper in the hands of the Opposition lfader bearing 40 signatures, pledging members to vote against the Government. Was that Liberalism ?be asked. It waa not a spon. taneous support, it was simply the remit of that written bond. He appealed to the leader of the Opposition, if he was honest. to tear _p that paper, and let the members vote according to their consciences. g e deplored the fact that much of the states. man element which characterised the earlier days of the New Zealand Legislature had disappeared. Hecontendedthattheright time and place to discuss the policy of borrowing was on the motion tabled by Mr Moss a few days ago, affirming the principle of defer iug further borrowing till next year. On tnat occasion, the debate actually dropped down ta nothing, an_ some of the members who had now spoken against borrowing actually voted against the motion he referred to. He showed the importance of the loan to Auckland as a means of justice, aad concluded by expressing big entire satisfaction with the administration and expressed his belief that.if defeated an appeal to the country would result in a ' large return being made iv favour of the Government. Mr Hurst's speech right through was slightly personal, and was at times amusing. Mr Fish referred to the remarks of the previous speaker re the Opposition Boning a paper pledging themselves. He (Mr Fish) then sarcastically drew the attention of Mr Hurst to the celebrated f ottr who emered into a "compact" Could he deny it? Was that fair and manl. ? Mr Hurst wag too modest. He referred to au instance where the worda " rodents " frequently figured. To sum the -ember for Waitemata up in a few words, he was full of wind aad fury. He next referred to the election of Chair! man of Committees, aad said, with the highest auth.rity, that Mr Hurst was nominated because the Government owed him a promise, and conld not get rid of his importunity in any other way. Mr Fish weut oa to dress Mr Hurst down, ia this style, for some time. The member for Waitemata meanwhile sat and smiled for a time, but at length left tbe Chamber. In speaking of the wretched state of the rail way carriages in the North Island, Mr Fish said he had seen an umbrella used inside one of them to keep the occupaat dry. The rolling otock was a disgrace to the colouy. Great dissatisfaction existed amongst the whole of the railway employed, and before long, he thought, there would be a general strike throughout the colony; A great deal had been said about tbe tortu of the motion. To his mind it suggested uo ambiguity. It meaat a vote of want of confidence, and, as such, he would accept of it, and vote for it accordingly. It was not to be expected for one moment that all who voted for this motion would so vote for one and the game rea<oa. At the outset he felt constrained to support the Govern msnt. On his arrival here he found what he had heard before, that their conduct was weak and vacillat ing. Day after day they met the House without any definite purpose of business, For a long period of the session no policy Bills were produced. For weeks aad weeks the floor was strewn with private members' Bills. These were allowed to go as they liked, so as to allow the Government time to deal „u_ the new members. What they wanted was to catch the floating members of tho House, and they wanted to see how far they might go before they ventured on going. Aad yet they found the Govern, ment charging the Opposition with res. ponsibility for this waste of time. The whole conduct was vacilla-iog and insin cere. Their motto was this : These are our Bills, and if you do not like them, then you may alter them. They took great credit to themselves for making the rail-; ways pay, but the fact was that they were unfair, as no allowance was made for the depreciation of the permanent way and roiling stock. With facts like these before them, it was absurd to aay the administration nt&a Go»ernmeat had been good. -lludi_g to tbe Loan Bills, he asked what rea.oa there was for the-Bills' eeing separated, and why was the North Is'and Bill placed first . Toe only answer he could make was, that it was arranged so as to pander to the Auckland men, and thereby sow discord in tbe ranks of the Opposition. It was a aignificast fact that' the 10-its of tbe Northern main trunk line had net beeu decided upon. That was to put at engine for corr_piion no Parliament should place in the hands of any Government. The explanation given1 by the Treasurer on this head was nothing short of a miserable subterfuge. He objected to being charged with tbe shortcimings of any previous Government. They were prepared when the proper time cam* te form a Government altogether out ride of the Grey Government, aad that,' Government he could tell them w»uld com mand the confidence and respect of the colony. He could infirm them that Sir G-orge Grey and Mr c-heehan would not on acy account again take office, despite what had been said or insinuated to the oontrary. They might jeer at these gentlemen, bat he could tell them that the member for Atckland City East was a gain tie. intellect compared with anyene he saw on the Ministerial benches. Mr Maooodrew was also opt-0 od to taking office; Whatever was said against him as an administrator, the fact was notorious that he had began life 35 years ago a poor man, and he was a poor man still, and that was more than many public men could say. After c iticisieg the individual members of tbe Government, he said that no matter what the result might be the Opposition had done its duty. The speech lasted over three hour.;, was delivered with groat vigour, and was loudly applauded at its close. ...

Mr P-rim. of Greymouth, spoke in sup port of the Government. The debate was continued after 1.30.

Mr Pykb said he did not at all agree witu Mr Montgomery's reaiots for bring ing in the amendment. To stop borrowing sow would be ruinous, but he did object to the proposed allocation of the borrowed raoney. Otago would have to pay one third of the interest, and nothing less would satisfy him but that Otago shonld have one-third of the money spent within it borders.

Capt. McK_sziE did not think the House was likely to appreciate the style of Mr Fish, or that the hon. member would be able .there to act with the same assurance that he did in Dunedin. The hon. mem; ber's speech had convinced him that it was hi 3 duty to vote on the other side, and he shonld, therefore, support the Govern ment.

Mr Rutherford disclaimed all. party tie;, but felt bound to vote for the Govern ment on this occasion. . ..'

Mr W. Grken" also felt it his duty to support the second reading of the Loans ' Bill.

Mr STEVENS'-ioved the adjournment of the debate.

Mr Sutton and several other members ingod goinj on, and taking the division that night.

Messrs DeLA-Tour, Atkinsov, and Shkehan supported the adjournment. Mr Montgomery was quite willing lo see the division at once if tho House wished it.

After further discussion, the adjourn ment of the debate was agreed to, and tho House rose ot 2.50.

(FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT).

Sir George Grey's Attitude.

It .3 hard ti see what other thiog Sir George Grey could have done than to assent to Macandrew and Montgomery's proposal to unseat the Government. There could be no other issue devised, and though Sir George Orey was content with a North Island Ministry—as the preseht one actu ally is—when he was assured that if he would aid Mr Montgomery, tha Government would be defeated, he felt bound to agree to. Mr Montgomery's proposal,or else he would havo been charged with having kept the Gsvunment in power against tbe will qf his'followers. Most people know that Sir George Grey did not belieye in Mr Mont gomery's capability, but he was filling lo give him a chance to see what he could do, and the chance having been given, there is au end of the great southern confederacy and the leadership of Mr' Montgomery. These ends have been achieved very simply and without effort. They have worked themselves out. All people capable of jndging.knew that the amendment could hot be carried, and Sir Geo, Gfey better than anyone else, but Mr Montgomery, wanted to pontine, and he bas done so. It is known that Mr Hurstbouse, a fjovernment supporter, was to have moved bat the North Island Itailway Bill «!bO ) read a second time this dsy six months." Mr Sutton, another Government supporter, was"to have seconded. Mr Montgomery s amendment, however, disarranged this, and Auckland members tay it. will go far to secure the Bill if there Is to be any borrow- . ing at bll, as it causes the Government to mtke it a Ministerial question,

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