SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATKBll^.o^^o^fng, n, 3 i BONBBT.— ShtB KvenliiH, P. 13 BUNRIBB.—To-morrow Mi"-=>m«. 6.1S MOON'S AGK.—Klrst Quarter, 2)th, 11.33 a.m,

ARRIVALS.

BATOROAY BVEHTNO, ITlEgal, 8.8., Norrle, from Mangawal YKHTKRIUY. A natialln. P.M.p.'., Tullo:h,from S.ra Frenolaco Niastarn.bri«. htophen, frum r.owcaßtla Queen Bohooner, Klrby. from No fulK Island clarlndo. ajhooner. Jarl, from Nawoastlo : Crtrnot, fohuonpr. It:)ip, from Vnvan Ituby, sclioonor, Lambert, from Russell Keliaoce, ketch, Kaultaln, from AVhaiißaroi Saucy Kate, schooner, Lowla, from Kussell So* Breeze, schooner, Sylva, from Whanuarcl Christina, schooner, Evansen, from Russell Hcssy, cutter, McDonald, from Kennedy Hay TO-DAY. Mannrjotirl, 9."., Lop;an, from tho South DKPAHTUUHS. YBSTBRDAV. Anatralln, P.M.9.8., Tulloch, for Sydney

IMPORTS.

• Per Wave Quoon, from LonSon-19 casss, onmnrlalng brush waro, lvii Inoua match doxob pioTur'a sUsaware. laoies' leather ba«',^ bboo taolos. mirrors, ennahwiea. ««»«•»"; m 1 Hpcons, lorks, orni.ta. violin strlnßß. mnßlc tutdru. muaio exerol-eg, rooking horßea milll noiy. aranory. laces, dross sailfJ, btc, etc-W. U*™ PNlaxra-110 tons Nowcastlo ooal. - J. Craig.

The sohoon<T Cjgnot nrrlvort fromthalslands yo*terd»y. She laft Mioklann on iu*iißt 30th, callod at Kan. Tonnatibu and Vavon, leaving tho latter on the retarn voyage on feeptembw 27th. S.K and S. winds and favourable weather wore experienced throughout the litter part of the vojaac The b.b. Hero arrlvps from tho South to morrow, and leaves tor Fiji on Thursday at 5 p.m. Ihe ketch Artah was at Korfolk Island when tw Qneen lofr. The schooner Qnoen left Norfolk Island on Saptember 29ih unJ arrived at Kneeell on Ootooer 9th In ballaat Loaded ooal, ana anlvea In Auckland harbour yesterday raorn lnß. Paßsonßora: Captaiu and Mn Jones and M la * Nepau.

The barque Olive Thnrlow. 660 tons register, has been chartered at New York for Dnnodtn and *nokl»nd, and wh<-n trie mall loft was about to go Into the loading berth tor ton dayE. She will probably sn.II abonr. October 25th.

Tho barqno Antarcs (fiowis) left Left London for Auckland on August 2S.

Tho barquo Woathersllcld left Ornvcspnd for Auckland on August 9, and passed Deal ou Avgust 20.

JI.M.S. Kmcrald arrived ftt I'iyinonth from Australia on August 1L

Tho Loch Urr, from Auckland, wns spoken on August 3, in 85 N., 12 W. All well.

Tho barquo Fxmenoth was} loading at Lon don on august 25, to follow tho Bowon Chief.

Tho tonnago loadinß on iho berth at London on August 17 for Australia and New Zealand amounted to 48,320 tons.

The Ame'ioin snip Ireno MoMervey, 215 ton 3 mister at New York, la bo ng loaded prlvnto'y for Auckland, and takes no outside froUh'. HhH was expootod to bo ready for sea oarly in Ootober.

ARRIVAL OF THE P.M.S.S. AUSTRALIA.

The P.M.S.S. Company's a nstralla. Captain A. N. M. Tnllooh, from Ban Francisco to Auok land and Sydney, arrived hero at 10.15 tt.m. yesterday. Hhc dlnoharaed pilot off Uolden Gate 2>th September, at 125 p.m.; arrived at Honolulu Ist October, and left at 6 p.m. the same day, arriving as above. Passengers for Auckland: W. T. Firth, Miss Firth, H. B. Klder, John H. Upton. W. G. Stair. H. P. Mur riy-Aynaley, wire and daughter Aug. Story, AU?. Thlelkuhl. ThOB, Warden, W. Weaton, O. H. Mmith, F. H. Smith. K. J. liaaley and sister, S. K. Pago. Wife, and dnnuhier. Jamos R -ttray, ,T. K. Klllott, Mra Andrewa, Kdwln Hmith. H. S, Piitohetc, J. Earl, J. C. AlcCortniotc, John limn and 8 BteeraßO.

DEPARTURE OF THE MAIL STEAMER.

Tho Australia resumed her voyapjo to Sydney nt 7.30 p.m. on Sunday. Passengers :—Cabin : Miss E. Merrlfleld, Mr and Mrs Archibald Clark, Captain Homo, 11. N., and wifo, Messrs Randolph, Joniun, Conal, T. It. Groom, C. H. Luahlnprton, W. It. Tines, \V". Glass, nnd 0 steerage.

ARRIVAL OF THE MANAPOURI.

Then.a. M-nmpntirl. 103') tnr.s, T. Logan, from Melbourne, vfa douch. nrrlveil lit noon to-day. Passengers— ™ and M-s Hoiboth, Mr and Mrs Stevens. Mr. Mrs, and Mltw HardlDtf, Mesdamea Oawio. Wilirox. aoymonr, Kernuaon, Tab-ttean, Mlasas Fergnson [i), Mllea, Kvans, Conp Jinrt, Hon. J. T. Peaeook and pa'ty, Lord Clilford, Oaptslna Whllmore, Campbell, and Ware, MBBSra Troupe, Simpaoa, Meudelson, Tippetls. Sheppard, Bid In us, Benbaw, Cox. Carter, Matthews. Southern. Harker, Laohman, Camp ball, Brown,Reid, Burrows, H«nitert>o- , Scaton, Blow, navies. Hnurke, Moore, ned 37 atoernno The Manaponrl oieired fore Phillip l-loodi at D. 10 p.m. on 4,h innt., and reanliod tho Bluff at 5 p m. on Btn, Port Chatinora on lO'.b, oalled at Lycteiton, Weltlngtoa. Napier, and Qisbirne, loivvlng latter port at 10 b.iu. Un loth. Uxpa rloaoad Uga* wlnfla with flue weathorup the cmat to tho Kaet Cape, from thencu fresh head winds to arrival.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS.

M&ogregor. 5,?.. MoAnhor, from Waltara Rowena, s.s.. Soott. from Wnnganul Wanaka,«.?., Holmes, t;ota tho South

DEPARTURE.

Wanaks, a c., Holmoc for the couth

The ss, Rowena arrived from Wangannl early yeulertlay niornlsg, with 3 horaos and a Quantity of snadrtea.

The Union Co.'a. steamer Wanalra arrived from the South at 9 a.tu. yesterday with the followingpassongora!-Mißsea Atkinson, Butt, Roegin, Ijovltt. Mr and Mra Itlrbj and fives children, Mesdan>eß Hooper, Weet, Robin! and two ohildruo, Messrs Lerce, Speight, Young, Stlok. Martin, Delterhein, Marton, Koblns, Weat. Hooper. Connolly Kelly, Burnett, Boy lan, Hill, Lloyd, Millington (!), Culeman, Rev. Mr and Mra liallowce, and eighteen in the Btoorage. Stie lett ni;at' at 9.39 a.m. today for southern porta with cbo aoathorn portion of the Bngllsh mall.

Tbe Northern Co.'v etetimer Maottregor an ived from Waltarn at 5.30 a.m. jeeterday, with 50 head cattle. 23G eh*ou, I haraafi, and the Revs. Walsh and Taylor and Meßtra Custas and Baker bb passoDKers. She was to leave again this afternoon for the same port.

Mail Notice.

KAtXJi Wltl OLOfla A3 ÜBDBn." ■ ' Taia ins. For Knssoll, Kawakawa, Whungaroa, and Mon- Konn1, per Uiuneltr, at j p.m. For 'I'uuninstn, Ohmimiuiu, tnd Opottkl, per WoUinxton, as i p.m. For Thamos, pur Entorprlso, at 5.30 p.m. T OKBDAV, 17th lnat. For Waiwera, Kawau, Omaha, and Matakana, pur Rose Casey, at ID a.m. For Hoklanßa, e»o. per Howirna; at 11 a.m. Kor Thamßh. per Untoniahanu, at 4 p.m. For ■ RubboU, Kawaknwn, nnd Australian Colonies, cor Monaponrl, at 4 p.m. For -WhauKiirol Heudn. v/aipn, Whansarel, • ] Kurno, and Mftnuapai, porArßylo.atlp.ni. For Glßbome and Naplor, per O.oti, at I p.m.

Wkdnksdat. 18th inst, For Coromandol, por Coromnndo). at 12.30 p.m,

TnuRBDAY. 19th Inst. For Hlsbornfl, Napier, boathern Ports, ana Anstntlian Colonies, per Hotorna. lit 11 a.nu For liovuka and Suva, por lloro, at i P.m. For Qiahorne and Napier, por Bonthern CroBS, atsp.m a , a mas, chief POBtmaster. Ohlsf Pcat-Offlce, Auokland. _

eetings, Entertainments, Etc.

OOTonicn 10, 188 J.

Abbott's Opera Ilouso-SpooJannlar Dramn, "Mankind," 8 p.m.

Y.M.O.A.—Aojonrned meeting of members, 7.30 p.m.

DriUahod, — N.onthiy lnopecllon of Hobson Company and Govornmont pararto of Ni>. 3 Company. Presentation of belt to Volunteer Loigh, 7.30 p.m.

St. Jamea' Kasay and Ulßouanlon Class.— Origin"! Tales by three niombors, 7.30 p.m.

Nowton Athenrcum—St. Benedict'ssinging olaes on'.ortnlnmoni, 8 p.m. Maconlo Hall.-Lodse Waltoma»a, 7.30 p./n. V.M.C.4.—Auckland Sunday School Union. 7.30 p.m. St. Paul's Chnroh.-Tonth annual choral fes tival, 7.30 p.m.

Birth.

ORDICKSHANK.-On Ootobor 11, at Victoria Avenue. Roumera, Mrs. 1). B. Cruiokahankot a son.

Marriage.

UENNI3TON-LAWFOBD.-On Ootober lßih, ivt St. Paul's Chnrob, Auckland, b/tho Kov. C. M, NeUon, Arthur Jnints DepnUton to Una, eldest daughter of John Lawtord. Ksq. EDWARDS—PRIKSTLKY.—On Ootober 10th, at the residence of tho brlde'a mother, by tho Hoy. A, Oarrlok, William Kd wards to Masgle. sooond dannhtor of tho late George Philip Priestley, of Farnoll. MAKTJSN—WKBB.—CJn Ootobor 10th, at St. Matthew's Church, by tbo Key. W. Tebbs. Henry Waldonr, youngest son of William Morton. Ksq. J.l\. Wellington, to Marnnrai Jano. third daughter of ». H. Webb. Esq., Wol!o>leystreet, Auckland,

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

MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1882.

For the causa that lacks assistance, For the wronff that needs mslsWuc* For tho future in the distance. And the good that we can do.

Phessitee of mail news compels the omission of leading matter. On our third and fourth pages we give full details of the battle of Tel-el-Kcbir and tuecloainf; events ot the Kgjptiau campaign.

The llitieuio.a beiuy delayed by necessary repairs, the Stella will leavo Wellington about the middle of the week with Minis ters.

To Whiti has written to his people informing them that the comet is. },'oiug to fulfil all his prophecies about the end of tho world. He advises all good people, both Maoris and Pakehas, to go to Parihaka and wait for the coming end uf all things. Tho bad people be advises to keep away.

Two of the runaway .lads, Leithart and McDonald, were arrested at Paeroa by Seigraivt Kussell.haviug.it is supposed, been out alt the previous night, ihey were placed on board the s.s. k Patiki, of which vessel Leithart's father is mate, and brought back to the Thames.

Mr G. A. Brown replied last night in the Opera House to the Eev. Joseph Cook's attack on the ductrino of Conditional Im nijrtality. The discourse was an able one, and was attentively listened to by a crowded congregation. Our report U held over till to-morrow, in consequence of pressure .of mail news.

A collision occurred in Queen-street on Saturday between two omnibuses coming from the races, one belonging to Mr Parker and the other to Mr Crowther. The horses in Orowther's omnibus were thrown down and tho pole broke oil short, transfixing one of Mr Parker's horses, and cauaiug a portion of its iniesiincs to protrude. The pasaen gets escaped uninjured.

Mm M. J. Willows wishes to thank all who took part in the concert for her benefit, as well as thosa who patronised it.

Kevß. G. W. Spencc and A. Hiding de livered religious addresses last evening, to a full congregation, in the Theatre Royal. Mr Thomas Buddie occupied tho chair,

James Largau, the champion oarsman of England, arrived hero by the mail steamer yesterday, and proceeded through by her en route for Sydney. It is his intention to meet the Australian scullera on their own water.

Charles Bowen, one of tho seanien'of the barque Wave Queen, severely straiued him self, while landing a bale of cotton in tho vessel's hold this morning, and had to be sent to the Hospital for treatment.

The Artillery Band, under the conduc torship of Bandmaster Hunter, interested settlers and visitors at the North Snore on Saturday afternoon with a number of de lightful selections of great merit. The band fixed upon, a green spot by the path to Flagstaff Bill. We understand that a suitable stand will be erected for the band during the summer months in the pleasant s ba.de of trees.

Mr George Sibbin will offer for sale by auction to-morrow, at (his Land Mart, (Jueon-street, twelve choic ■ building allot ments at the North Shore, adjoining the residence of Mr Quick. They occupy a very advantageous position, and are spe cially adapted for villas, while the terms upon which they are offered are easy.

To-day la the 2lat anniversary of the opening of the Bank of New Zealand, and in commemoration of the occasion all the employe's of the institution are keeping holiday. Some time since the notice of this intention was given, and in accord ance with it, the bead.office and all the agencies throughout the colony are closed, They re-open bs usual to-morrow.

At the meeting of the Parnell Gymnasium Club on Saturday evening, Wm, Coleman, Esq.,solicitor, in the name of the members, presented a beantiful jjold medal to Mr S. Kohn, tho founder of. the club, on his re tiriog from the club, in which he has taken a conspicuous part. Mr Kohn, we learn, is about to leave Auckland for Wellington. Mr JColeman referred to the services of Mr Kohn in graceful terms, to which a suitable reply was given.

When the mail steamer was leaving the wharf last evening some of the pasecogers amused themselves by pelting onions which had been secured from a broken case at persons ashore. Constable Macdqnald had his hat knocked off with one missile, and bis leg injured by another, while other in dividuals suffered severely. The police, unfortuna'ely, were unable to secure the offenders, the steamer being underway, or elsc^ome of them might have been com pelled to miss their passage.

After an absence of many months, on account of a lingeiiog illness, the Rev. E. M. Bree occupied the pulpit of All Saints' Church yesterday morning, and preached an excellent discourse from the Gospel of St. John, c. 3, v. 36—"He that believeth on the i-on hath, everlasting life." There was a larger congregation than usual. In the evening, Archdeacon Clarke preached from Ezekiel, c. 18, v. 32—" For I have no pleasure in tho (Jeath of him that dietb," etc. A full choir -was in attendance, and the pinging was highly commendable. The thanks of tho congregation arc due to Major Pirie, the organist, who has been instrumental in getting together a good choir. Six months ago, All Saints' Church was without a disciplined choir of singers. ' Among tho passengers by the mail teamer yesterday were, Mr J. H. Upton, Mr Warwick Weston, inspector of tho Now Zealaad Insurance Company, Mr W. T. Firth (a son of Mr J. C. Firth), and Miss Firth, and Mr Mnrray Aynsiey. The Bight Key, Dr. O'Connor, Bishop of BiiUarat, and Mr Sargood, (of tho firm of Surgood, Son, and Ewen) wore also through passengers. If he Bishop occupied tho in terval during his stay here in visiting the various Roman Catholic Churches and schools, being chaperoned by the Rev, Father Walter McDonald, He expressed great pleasure at. the efficiency of the church's work in thla city,

A large number of summonses nre beinS | prepared iv tho City Council orticea for I ratea over due. A word to the wiso-savo ) the expenses by paying up in time. i

J. B. Kussoll, Esq., has kindly presented to the Albert Park 100 bedding plants.

Dr. VVallis's third lecture oa conditional immortality was delivered last night.

Tho monthly inspection parade of the Victoria Company will be held in the Drill shed to-morrow evening at 7.30. The usual inspection of arms and accoutrements will he held.

The anniversary setviccs in connection with the Bereeford-stieet Congregational Sunday-school wore held yesterday, when the Key. McKenzic Fraser preached in the morning and ltev. B, T. Hallowcs at night. Mr Hidings addressed the children iv tho afternoon. The collections amounted to £30, A soiree will bo held to-morrow in the schoolroom (tea oa the tables at 0,30), to bo followed by a public meeting in the church at 7.30, wheu addresses will be de livered by ttev. Messrs W. S. Potter, J. J, K. Hntcbin, G. W. J. Spence, B. T. ILillowe?, and T. Spurgoou.

Tho American expedition to observe the transit of Venus in New Zealand arrived by die mail steamer Australia yesterday. The party consist of lour gentlemen, — two astronomers and two photographers, viz,, Edwin Smith, United States Coa?t ami Geographical Survoy ; Professor U. 8. Pritchctt, ProfcH'Or of Mathematics and Astronoms', Washington University, St. liOiiis ; Augustus Storey, of Boston, photo graphe? to tho expedition; and Gustav Thierkuhl, of Washington, assistant photo grapher. The observations will piobably be made at Auckland. After finishing tho observation of the transit of Vonu?, the in struments will be sent home in chargo of the photographers of tho party, and Mr Smith and Mr Pritehett will contiuuc a series of pendulum experiments at Now Zealand, JSydney, Sinaaporc.llongkong^nd Tokio. The ultimate result of those pen dulum observations is to discover the force of g'avity, and from ihat, of course, tho | determination of the iigure of the earth.

At the Police Court to-day, Edwin Leeds was remanded on a chargo of deserting from H M.S. Nelson.—Charles Plowning wob sentenced to threo months for vagrancy.— A charge against Edward Church and Thomas Corrifian, for taking away a gun, was withdrawn, Sorgeant Gamble staling the gun was taken for sport. —Kichard Dougherty was acquitted of the charge of stenlmj: a watch belonging to a busbman named Martin Welsh, at iloloiisvillo, the prosecutor admitting that ho guve prisoner the watch to take cure of. Sergeant Gamble expressed surprise at Welsh's con duct in making statements to tho police imputing criminality to Dougherty. 110 coulil not understand his motive, Dougherty was at once discharged. Welsh has since exhibited a few eccentricities of character, which lend to tho beliof that he is not of sound mind. We understand that a medical examination will be made to ascertain the prisoner's mental condition, Mr J. B. Gaylord, late nsjeut for Cooper and Bailey's Monster Circus, and now "Gtneral Director" for P. T. Barnum's Great Shows, was a through passenßor by the mail steamer to Australia, tils mission is a peculiar one. It seems that the great showman has conceived the project of forming a " Congress of Nations " consist ing of representatives of all tho ravage and uncivilised races on thefaco of the earth, and MrGaylord'sbasincssistoapp intaungentnt each centre for the procural of these human curios, besides keeping a look-out for ani mated monstrosities and people of oxtru onliuary powers or peculiarities. Mr Orlando Mazzolini has been appointed agent for New Zealand, and In the letter of instructions that he has received from Mr Ba-num he is directed to obtain a group or family of the ugliest and moat uaciviliHed Maoris to be had, and they must bo well tatt osd.and proficient in the native dunces, in order to be thoroughly acceptable. Their crjßuoement will bo for a year, and at the expiration of that time they will bo sent back to their homes if they desire. Mr Gaylord will appoint similar agents in Australia, Japan, etc., lingering nowhere until he reaches Siam, whero he lias been commissioned to get a white elephant, re garulo:B of expense.

THE EGYPTIAN DIFFICULTY

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH — COPYRIQUT.)

(BEUTEU'S TELEQEAMS.)

Arabi's Trial.

ALEXANDRIA.Oetobcr 14. The trial of Arabi and the othor rebel ofliccs will be commenced on Monday next, the 16th inst. Tho Egyptian Government has coDsentcd to allow the prisoners tho services of an English counsel.

Xhc Swiss Gendarmes for Egypt,

. ISEKNE, October 15. Recruiting in this country for the Egyp tian gendarmes, which has been rapidly progressing for some time past, has now ceased.

SPORT ING.

FaJcumnga Hunt Club Annual

Meeting,

W« oonoludo onr roport of tho rsoct on Satar diy :—

Maiden Hordlb Rack of 25 sovp.. with sweep btakoa of 1 soy. eaob, seoond hoiso to rocelvo amount aouiuiag fruni sweepstakes. Nomlna

tl«na. 2 eovr., fo go So tho fanda. Distance, 2 miles, over 8 fllgnts of hurd'ea. Mr T. Halstead'a Trioo win, 6yra, list (owner) 1 Mr R.D.ToDlcß'sOrt}hound,aged lUt(owner) 2 Mr Evans's Whltefoot, agod, Hat (owner) .. 3

Trlcotrln carried lllba an>t Whltefoot libs overweight. Derrick and fcir Wolaeley were aoratohed. Trlootrinled from the start and won by two length?.

Ladies' Rags, for a braoslet presented br the Hunt Club. Distance 1} miles, over 5 flights of hurdles.

Mrs Waterhouso'a Butchor Boy, list (Whewell) 1 Mh Scovonsrm'a Meg Merriloes, 12st lib (Buokland) .'. .. .. - .. ..2

Magician was aoratohed. Bntoher Boy won easily,

The Open Steeplechase, diatanne 31 miles, was won by Ut. Swlthln, after an exciting oontest with K'lurslio. who fell near the finish. Act or and Roaring Olmblet wore never in ttio raoe at all. Mr Hraj'a Miss Walton won the pony raoe, and old whltefoot anooeeded la pulling oil the Consolation.

(SPECIAL TO STAR.)

The Caulfieltl Clip, The Caulfield Cup, a handicap sweep stakes of lOsovs each, with SOOaovs added, in addition to a Gold Trophy, value 200 guineas, the gift of Mr A. K. Blackwood. Mr VV. Branch's b c Lfftle Jack, 3yrs, by Kins Cole -Charade (6st lllbsj ... 1 Mr J. R. Cowell's g m Verdure, syrs, by Bethnal Giee^n—Target (Gst 71bs) ... 2 Mr W. Forrester's blk h Gipsy Cooper, fiyrs, by Bartanau—Gipsy Girl (7at lllb.i) 3

The raco was won by half a length.

TELEGRAMS.

[Fhom Oue Own Correspondent.]

Cambridge, this day, PAINFUL ACCIDENT,

A boy named Thomas Hamilton, aged 15, met with a somewhat serious accident when riding on a Cambridge roller at Matamnti on Friday last. When moving a pin in front of the roller, he slipped under the hozse and had his leg tramped upon, fracturing tbe boue. Dr. Cushney was immediately sent for to Cambridge, tie dressed the fracture, and the patient is now recovering. THE KOTOURA ROAD. The fifty Armed Constabulary on the 'oad from the We«t Coast to Cambridge- H otorua road will go by Tauranga to the Oliincmutu side of the bush, and not the Cambridge side.

Mr Shcehan arrived hero to-day from tho Thames.

(PER PRKSB ASSOCIATIONON.)

WELLINGTON, Saturday,

The Government are making arrange ments tofill the office of General Inspector of Goldfields, for which a Bum was voted last session. The gentleman who has been offered the position is a thoroughly practical man,

The commission to report on the northern extension of the South Main Trunk Rail way Line 13 now complete, and will com prise Dr. Pollen, J. T. Thompson (late Sur veyor-General), and J. Pulton(M.H.R.) Owing to the Hinomaa undergoing re pairs, the departure of the Premier for the North will be delayed, and ho will pro bably leave in tho Stella at the end or next week.

The boating season opened this alternoon, with a procession of boats,

CABLEGRAMS.

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A J FAIRS IN IRELAND IMPROVING.

LONDON, October 15,

Lord Noithbrook, iitst Lord of the Admi ralty, nddre.-sed a crowded meeting at Liverpool last night. In tho course of his speech he stated, in refeningto tho state of iiilairj in Ireland, that a decided turn for the hotter had recently been manifested in that country,and the Irish were now cvi .c ---ing a desire to support the law.

AUSTRALIAN VICTORY IN AMERICA.

NEW YOKK, October 14

The Australian cricketing teamconcludcd a match to-day against eighteen of Pennsyl vania, at Philadelphia, and won by nine wickels.

[Pkkss Association Despatches— COPYHUiHT.]

FLOODS IV MIDLAND COUNTIES,

LONDON, October 13 (4.39 p.m.)

Serious Hoods have occurred in the Mid land Counties, ami have caused a vast amount of damage.

THIS QUEEN'S MOVEMENTS,

The Queen will, it is expected, return to London on the 17th of November.

(Received 1.3Q p.m.) LONDON, October 15th, 7.:!9 a.m. FROZEN MEAT. Tho balance of the shipment of meat, ex Matattra, is averaging s.}d per pound. The cargo by the Chluioorazo has arrived in excillent condition, and it is thought will meet with a ready sale. The lie-Oryanhed Egyptian jinny. Baker Pasha, who ia reorganising tho Egyptian army, has, it is understood, de« ciiied that the officers in the army shall be one half English and one half native.

HELENSVILLE TIMBER COMPANY.

TnE annual meeting of shareholders in the Ilelensvillo Company wiu held this foro n*iou, Mr Bull presidium, 'jhere were nine gentlemen present. Mr Milne, secretary, read the directors' roport, from which it appeared that immediately after tho forma tion of tho company they engaged tho services of Mr Win. Vioktry as Consulting Engineer. The mill had been erected, ami machinery supplied by Messrs. Price. The works wero ao far completed uh to enable the cutting of timber on August Ist. This la at present confined to cut.ing in the rouxh, but macniutry is ordered from America for planing. Stock taken on 30th September embraced two mouths' opera tion-, and shewed a net balance of profit of i'3l7 0s Bd. ltelieviug that the prelimi naiy expenses should be boine by the first year's trading, they had written off oue six'.h, iiuiounling to £22 12a Dd, from this acciiiut, aud the balunce of £113 3d 9d, would be provided for during tho current yoar. Mr H. .), YVickeus had resigned his scat on tho directoiat?, and Mr 11. J. Kavunaxh was elocted to till tho vacancy, while Mr It, M. .Smith had been appointed auditor. accounts.--Profit and \om account: General exponso.', £104 10s ; to one-tixth preliminury expenses, £22 12i 9d ; halauce, £317 8d - total, £414 3s sd. By balance of profit, timber account, £444 3a sd—Bal ance-sheet—Dr. : Capital account, £5,308 ; bills payable, £1400; National Bank and outstanding cheques, £2,372 Ss lOd ; aun dry creditDiß, £254 4*; balance profit and loss account, £317 Sd-total, £10,151 13i Od. Cr. : Freehold propeity, £Cl 2IsKM ; mill building* machinery, plant, &0,, £5,255 7« 2J ; aundry debtors, £1,440 Is 5d ; timber ami mill aud unexpended storea, £'2,G53 4a 4d ; preliminary expense.", £113 3j 9d; caslnuhand, £1715s—total, £10,15113s Gd. Injuoviug the adoption of the reporc, the chairman said that comidering their opera tions only (■xtundtd over the two mouths of starting, which was the most unsatistuctory period of a new concern, they had been very successful. 'Wheu tbey had a fuli year's accounts, it would probably be found that they would have a prospcous halauce sheet, The directors were fortunate io securing the services of Mr Moore as mana ger, lie was well qualified for the posi tion, having an extensive knowledge of the business. When they had the plauing and o'her machinery, tbey would be enabled to enter upon a more lucrative brunch of the ousiiiosf. Referring to the stipjly ot timber, the cbairnutn said their profits would urine from cutting, and not from getting out the timber, and thus they would not have the expenses and risk of working their own bush to meet. Mr Brett seconded the adoption of the icport, Tho present success of the company was mainly duo to the tact that they wore not saddled with tbc exponse of working <i large busb, which would be undesirab'c, con sidering the size of the company and tho amount of their capital. The ill-success of many small companies wuh due to tho maintenance of large buibes. '.There wts plenty of timber on tbc Kaipnrn, and they would soon be having it supplied to them by rail. —Mr Mel/ille thought it would not be a bad aiiuir if they could pick up a decent bush as a backbone to the company and for a rainy day. If an eligible bush offered, they should invest some ot their capital upon it.—Mr Hiilph Keesing agreed with the last speaker, tie did not favonr the acquisition of a bush as a separate speculation, but for the supply of the mill.—The chairman said the com pany had acquired a backbone iv com mencing operations. There was no doubt that many companies had besn placed in embarrassing circumstances by the pinking of capital in working large bushes. 'I hey had a fair and adequate supply of timber coming iv for some yearn, and be piefcrrcd the system by which timber owners enteied into a contract to give the mill the first supply. He wan inclined to work a email capital, wiih small returns.—Mr Brown said he believed there were no bushes in their vlciuity. They had five or six years' supply of timber, and be knew of another supply likely to come to them that would last two or time years more. Of course, they would com pete for any adjacent bush in the protection of their own interests, but they had i o capital with which to go outside as bush purchasers.—Mr Brett said when the com pany was started, it was understood that they should not purchase bushes, and it was only on this condition that he took part in tho concern. Ho had known half-a-doz^n companies that failed entirely through the working of bushes, Their back bone consisted iv having a mill at Helonsville, and having a plentiful supply of timber from the owners.—Mr Melville said he only tuggested the purcbas; of i bushes, and not the working of them,—Mr Keesing said there was a good deal of truth 'in what Mr Brett advanced, but they should look to the probable high price of kauri in the future, nnd have supplies to fall back upon if they could now be secured as bargains,—lt was eventually under stood that tho matter should be left to tbc directors,—Messrs null, Brett and Mcbeod were re-elected directors, and Mr Smith auditor. The meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and sepretary.

OPERA MOUSE.

"ManTcinfl."

The new spectacular drama "Mankind,1' tbe plot of which was outlined in cur last impressipn, was produced on Saturday night before a crowded '■ house," and was received with unbounded satisfaction. It is hardly so sensational as its predecessors, but the plot is better defined, and more easily fol lowed, while the situations are interesting and in same cases amusing. Like " The World," and "New Babylon," the play is largely dependent upon ttage mechanism and scenic effects for its success, and there is certainly nothing left to he desired in these respects. The leading tableaux are Rams gate sands, •■•anugate pier, the Channel steamer,andtherescue of a drowning woman by a passing yacht, and the Thames em bankment. The representation of the steamer and the approach of the yacht with sails set were really first-claes,and the audience applauded most lustily in token of their delight. The pressure of mail news prevents an extended notice to-day of tbe characters in the cast. The piece will be repeated to-night.

A man named Nicoll, employed on the wharf by Mr Elliott, met with, a severe accident on Sunday. He was standing near one of the piles at tbe end of the pier, while the mail steamer was being berthed, when one ot the lines slipped and struck Mm heavily across both legs above ihe knee. He was conveyed home in an express.

AR RIVAL OF THE P.M.S.S. 'AUSTRALIA' WITH THE English and American Mails. VIA SAN FRANCISCO.

ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

[FItOM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.]

LONDON, Sept. 7. j Ma Arthur Gordon being a bosom friend i and Htaunch political ally of Mr Gladstone, , it ia thought probable he may receive the best of Colonial Governorships — that is, Ceylon. t,ftdy Kobinson arrived iv England from South Africa the other day »y the s.s. Pretoria, She koks extremely well uud is : aa pleasant and good-humoured as ever. J An Anglo-Uolonial who ought to know says Sir George Bowen will not retire yet, and that it ia quite on the cards lie may again bu appointed Governor of New Zea laud. That Sir George would appieciato tin; honour U well understood. ! Mr Francis Fisher, tor many years Crown 1 Solicitor ia Sydney, died at Cainoridgo the other day. Dr. Bcaney, of Melbourne, has sent several monoy presents to the Canterbury hospital and dispensary. Mr William C. Sargeaunt, C.M.G., one of the Crown agents for the colonies, and a gentleman well-known to New Zoulandera resident in England, has just been knighted. Sir William entered the Colonial ofh'ce in his 18th jear.and in v most popular man. The Australian cricketers tail for Mel bourne per P. and 0. s.s. Peshawar, on 14th Sept, Midwinter contemplates resigning his position as a Glouceuershire professional and emigrating permanently 10 Sydney, where he will, if negotiations lipen, begin life a* the Boniface of the well-known hotel now mauaged by Kdward PorkinH.

Though the Maori chiefs have achieved most things during their visit to England, thoy wore not lucky cnou«h to obtain an interview with the Queen. Lord Kiuiber ley's private sccretaiy lias, however, written a letter thanking them an her Majesty's behalf for the presents sent.

Some months a^o the Now Zealand cor respondent ot a London daily called atten tion to the wide fisld of u-efutiu'ss that existed in that and neighbouring colonies for an clecirical sheep-shearer, assuming that njftu's suill uud ingenuity iv the uld World were capable of devisiuj; such a con trivance. Well, withiu the last few days it has been anuouotul that bir Curtis Lampson, tho head of tho Hudson's Bay .fur Company of England, has applied electricity to the trimming of seal-kins. The skin is fed over a knife edge bar, above which is stretched a fine platinum wire, which, raised to a white heat by an electric current, meets the longer huiis which rise above the under fur, nudmows them down.

The interests of Motsra Tornlimon, the makers of the celebrated glycerine sheep dip, aro about to bu pushed in New Zea land by a mombsr of the firm of Mr O. P. Iltiyward, who sailed for the Antipodes per liguiia, s.h , on August 26ih.

Mrs Lnngtry has refused a very tempting offer to make a tour of Australia aud New Zealand afior visiting the States. On (lit the terms guaranteed wcro £100 a per formance.

In the "Times" of the 2Gth ultimo, the Loul Mayor acknowledges a contribution oi £300 far Ku-siiiu refugees from the city of Wellington, JN.Z,

Capoul, the tcuor sinpor, is likely to viftt Australia and New Zealand in June next.

Tho Good Templars are making capital out of the fuct that Morris Head, the young burrcy professional who made such a splendid ecorc for tho English "Players" against Australia is a teetuta'lcr.

It ia protty generally admitted that Cambridge (pant and present) would not have beaten the colonials at Southsca bad Piiimi'r and Gillen been able to piny.

The "Colonits and India" of the 26th ultimo, contains nn interesting article on education in Australia and New Zealand. The writer points out that the educational privileges of colonUti in that part of the fjlobc are everywhere equal to, and in many places supi-rior, to those of middle class English folks, and that intending emigrants with growing families may dismiss from their minds the qu<ry, " Will my children be taught as well there as here?" What wo are likely to suffer when the convict Oi ton conica out of pii<nn, is already apparent. The other day a lot ot persons— mcv old enough to know better— held a meeting to consider Arthur's sad situation, and decided to petition for— horror of honors I—a re-hearing of hia whole case 11

Should the new piece at the Criterion Theatre be a success, Ch ules Wyndham will leave the house to a stage manager's care, andnftcr " doing " the states make a brief tour iv Australasia. A New Zealand Claimant. Prior to the mini? of Parliament, Mi Molloy pat v question for Mr Srxton, tho Home Huler, concerning Roderick Mannion, who has rcccntiy returned to Snglaud from New Zeslanri, in order to urgo his claim against tlu Coionial Government, aud is now said Jo he iv a Btato of need. Mr Chiiders, in'reply, said he had given the papers en the subject careful p'rusal, and tic fom d that Mannion was discharged from the 2nd Battalion of 14th Foot, io April, 18GG. He was entitled to £0 2s Cd, ■.mil, according to the papers retained in the oilice, duly paid ; the actual teceip's, according to custom, had been destroyed. In April, 1879, or some thirteen years after he wan paid, he applied again for the nmount, and was refused. It would be impossible after sixteen years to entertain a claim of this description more than any applicati«n for the iepa>mtnt of au account. Somo months after Mannion claimed fh« gratuity, be wrote again, saying he was entitled to sixty acres of land in >"ow Zealand. Between 1860 and 1879 he appeared to have been li»iog in New Zealand, and had ample opportunity ot hpplving to the local Government. The War' Ufh'ce bad, of course, had nothing to do with the land grant? in New Zealand, »nd Mannion had been told he. must apply to the colonial authorities

Sir Charles Gavan Dully has been much btf'iio the public the last few weeks, owing to the noisy and truly Hibernian manner in which he has sympathised with that unfortunate newspaper martyr, Mr Gray,

Visit of the Maoris to the Prince of Wales.

Afcr making various futile attempts to secure an interview with tbe luuch-uni aficr Maori mission, 1 persuaded tbem to call on me at my chambois on Saturday las>, and have now every reason to con gratulate myself lhat I did so. They re turn by the s.s. Austral, sailing to-day (Thursday, September 7), and are in most comfortable circumstances. Tbo Aborigines Protection Society ha 9 paid their passape mpney, and the philanthropic Miss Wild supplied them with plentiful cash for odds and ends. Altogether they have had a most successful visit, and I can sympathise heartily with Toiwhanga's ofNrepeated threat to come over on another »fFmr of the kind as sqon as one can b« arranged, Though the Maoris proved unsuccessful —as might be supposed—in securing an audience with Her Majesty the Queen, they were yet—through the good offices of the Lord Chancellor and Canon 1 iddon— able to interview personally 11. R.H. the Piince of Wales, and spent a verj pleasant half-hour at Marlborough House one after noon.

The patty—Taiwhinea tells me con sisted of the three native.", Canon Liddoo, and D. Mcnziep, who drove together to the scene of action in a modi st Jour-wheeler. The old chief was so ill thut he ould ba with difficulty lilted out of bed tor the oc casion, and though costumed in the or thodox rout, had to be lugged up the Royal staircase iv a somewhat undignified manner. Arrived in the reception roam, Ihe old fellow was seated comfortably in a chair, and in a very few minutes the folding doors were onencd, and the Prince and Ptincefs of Wales, followed by the Royal middies and their little girls, entered the apartments'. The two younger natives (who had previously been carefully drilled by Miss Wild-) bowed low and made a rush to raise Hakena Paroro, but the Princes?, grasping tne situation in a moment, ran forward and begged that the poor old fellow should in no way be disturbed. Canon tiddon then introduced the mission to their Royal Highnesses and explained the why and wherefore of their visit to England. Cn this the Prince said he was very gtad to see the natives, and would willingly hear anything they bad to say. He invited Taiwhauga, heing the interpreter, ti speak first. Naturally Sydney required little pressing, and after describing bis education by Bishop Selwyn (" I know the Bishop well," interjected the Ptince), his

high principles and his veneration for , , ' your mother" (meaning the Queen), he h plunged into a labyrinth of Maori missives, and repeated at length his hopes and detirea in visiting England. How long the oration lasted 1 have no means of telling, but knowing Taiwhnngn's volubility, and the serious difficulty of bringing him to a full , stop, I should scarcely think the Hoyal ' party (jot off nnder hatf-an-hour. The old chief was then asked if he had ought to say, and murmured a few words to tho elt'ect that he had fought for the Queen in times past.and would fight again if required, but that he and hist friends were much dis appointed at tot teeing Her Mojcty. I ' The Prince then brought the interview to a close by graciously promising to write to ; the Queen and ask h^r to receive the i Maoris, and he also (so Taiwhanga ' declares) promised to give his support and ' attention to the Maori question when it i camo before the House of Lords. i The Sew Maori Land Scheme- Capital a Million. Politically, tbe visit of the Maoris has not been as destitute as I thought, f ome : of tho M P.'s interested in the native ques. j tiun have evolved a new land ECueme and drawn out an addreßs to the natives, which will be pnt before them by the mission on its return. I enclose tho documents, from which you will sec that the scheme is fathered by the fol lowing members of the House of Commons ; JaniOH Cropper, (M. P. for Kendall), It. N. Fowler (London), A. McAtthur (Leicester) W. Me Arthur (Lambeth), A. J. Mundella (Sheffield), Sir H. W. Peck (Mirrey), H. ltichard (MerthyrTydvil), aad YV. Summers (Siulybridge). The proposed company is almost identical with that projected by Mr VV. L. Kees, under tha title of the Ka*t Coast Native Lands Settlement Company, and is evidently borrowed from that gen tleman's scheme, It v proposed toform an association in London uudor the title of . "The Maori Lands Perpetual Annuities; Association, Limited," with a capital of £l,l;00,000, and power to increase. Tho i modus operandi proposed is this, that after ample reserves have been made lor tho per sonal occupation if the natives, they shall , hand over the remainder of their lands to the association, certificates being issued to the owners for the value of the lands at the | current markatrate of Maori lands. Tholin.4 shall be sold by the association, itM as ; monies are realised, a sinking fund equal to the original value of the lands shall be created and invested in New Zealand de i bencures in tho name of the PuHlic Trus tee, so as to keep for the natives in per petuity the full valuo of their ances tral estate as an annuity. 'lhc promoters, in their address to the i Maoris, declare their deep concern ; for the Maori race, and their msintermt* d desire for their wclfjro. In their pros pectus, however, they make the following i computation of the net profits which the ; association may fairly hope to bae by their philan;hropic efforts on behalf of a noble people: "By means of a relatively small pjid-up capital -fay £200,000—and by the exerciie of borrowing powers, as may be required, they would realise after the first year or two of their operations, 10 per cent, iiividend for a period of years, then receive back a sum equal to their paid-up capital, ;iud finally shine equally with tbe native certificate-holder* in a fund of about £12,000,000 sterling."

THE BRITISH VICTORY AT TEL-EL-KEBIR.

Complete Rout of Arabia Army

Ismaiua, Soptember 13.—The troops for the attack on Tel-el- Kobir were arranged in tlie following order: One troop of the Indian contingent, with a battery of inoun tain i4iiin, on the extreme left ; }ho Fourih Uri^iide, under Ucneral Ashburnham, the Highland liiigade, and Gcueinl Graham's brigade in the order named, and a brigade of tho Guards on the right. To support General Graham a fotty-poundcr was pushed three miles up ttoe railway.

Details of the Battle. LONDON, September 13, —A correspon dent gives the following description of the buttle :—

Tbl-ki.-Kkbir, 4.15 a.m. Wolaeley was on the ground. The artillery opened fire before the enemy were aware of our presence The mtantry immediately after pressed forward, deploying aud opening fire from a sheltered position. At this moment tbc battle is iaging fiercely, so far as firing is ccncirned, out the men have not yet come to close quarter with tha rebels.

1) a.m.—The treat battle in practically over. Tin; rcb Is discovered our men when about a mile from their works and opened a heavy rifle fire. Our men paused for a moment on a lice < f sand hills, and then wnh a gallant rush they were among the rebels. Acting oa General Wolsel-y's orders, they reserved thrir fi»e, and wcot in with the bayoDct. The si <lighter for a time was very great, Ihe rebels could not stand it, and broke and fled, hotly pursued, I followed the Royal Irish Regime-1 i .to the trenches before one of the foris. They were filled with Arabi's followers, dead and dying. Tha final rush was made over a distance of 200 yards, the men skirmishing and seeking cover untl tbr.v r.ached tt.is point. Several thousand Egyptians w>r« taken prisoner*. Cur own losb up to this time I should compute at 2 W ki I d.

■I kw V oitr, September 13.—A special to the " Telegram," dated, "Befoie Tel-el- Kebir. 10.40 a.m.," says: "The Highland Brigade distinguished themselves, noUbly at the rcdoubtaof Telel-Kebir, all of which aloiin the enemy's line wore carried at the point of the bayonet at 5.30 this morning. Tue riighliinders dashed in on the left, completely surprising the enemy, The Ut ter, however, soon rallied from their sur prise and pluckily replied with volleys of musketry, indicting loss on their assailants

Lieutenant Gordon in tho melee killed throe Kpyptian officers wiih his claymore.

As the ioity-sixth Regiment dashed over the entrenchment, their leader, Colonel tint chiton, was wounded in the mouth and earned off the field. At G. 30 o'clock your correspondent rodo with General \Volse!ey's staff some three miles behind Arabj'.i intrenchments. The Egyptians wereinfullreticat. I counted 300 ugpytians lying dead upon the field.

Gallant Hush of the Highlanders.

London, September 13.—A correspon dent sends the following:—At first the fire oi the rebels was very wild. It came from both infantry and artillery, and passed over our heads, they being disconcerted by the sudden attack. With the daylight the enemy's tire improved, and became like a hailstorm. Many men fell, but not fur a second did our advance- stop. One of the covering parties lying down lired over, while tho^e in front pressed on. General Graham's brigade worked with a gallantry nothing coud surpass. Their cheer, which icfembled a wild yell, could be heard abov.e the din of musketry as they charged up tuti steep rlopo of the trenchos.

The Egyptians Were Terror- Stricken,

and many hid in the corners of the work', wliilo uttiers lied at their utmost speed, throwing everything from them. Our work, however, was not yet ended. A large inner redouht on Arabi's left wing, well mined, still held intact, but the British troopa were not to bo deterred. With another brilliant rush they were among the enemy, bayonet ting the gunncrsat thtiir guns aud capturing the hoavy artillery. Thus we captured the key of the position ; in fifteen minutes from the first ru-h we were it* musters. 'i he ra'tle of the tnemy's musketry died away, while oar men forsook the bayonet and picked off any rebels who still showed fight in their redoubt. On the south the enemy stood a fevy minutes longer, perhaps a quarter of an hour, but the appearance of dar cavalry'on their right ijank eoou hastened their retn at. A Complete Bout. In a few minutes one rushing stream of fugitives was maun? for Zagazig.flying out of all their entrenchments, v little later Gene al McPherson,of the Indian Brigade, bur^t upon the flyiug foe from tbe south, and the rout was complete. Trie aitillery coming up at a gallop tmlimbcred and sent their shot and shell after the rebels, addiog to their .confusion. 'Ihe cavalry had got Hgut around tbe enemy's flanks wnen the fight began. My previous estimate of the number of the rebels captured was under rather than over the mark. Tbe Egyptian losses and number (f guns captured wifs kiso greater than at first mentioned. It is believed that the bulk of the rebel force t trill be captured, and that a death-blow has been given to Arabi. aII the work was done by our troop* in the first line of attack. The principal fortifications had been carried by the time the Guards and Fourth Brigade came up. Wolseley's Official Despatch. London, September 13th.—The War Office Las receivsd the following official despatch from General Wolseley, giving his report of the battle of Tel-el-Kebir :—We struck camp at Kassaaaio. lacks last even ing and bivouacked on a high ridge about camp until 1.30 this morning. We then ad. vanced upon the very extensive and very strongly fortified position held by Arabi Paaba with 20,000 regulars, ot whom 2.5G0 were cavalry, with 70 guns, and 6,000 Bedouins and irregulars. My force waa

nbout 11,000 bayonets, 2,000 sabres, and 60 [;un». To have attacked to i-trong a position by daylight with the troops I could place in the field would have ontailed a very great los-. I resolved, therefore, to attack before daybreak, ' moving six miles that inteivencd be tween my camp and the enemy's position in the darkness The cavalry and t« o bat teries of horse artillery on the right had orders to sweep lound the enemy's line at t daybreak. The fir^t division comprising the Second 15ii«ade,und r Gcncal Uraham, j supported by the Foot Guards, under the Duke of Connaught, and seven batteries of artillery, numbenog forty-two guns, with a supporting brigade; then vie second division comprifing tlu Highland brigade and the ludian contingent, advanced ou the ] south aide of the canal Gieut emulation was evinced by the different regiments to be first on the enemy's works. All weut ai them straight, the ttoyul Irish particularly distinguishing itself by its da%h and the manner in which it closed. with the enemy. All iln enemy's works and camps ire now in our po-s ssion. Ido - not yet know exactly the number of guns captured, but it is considerable- Several trains with immense quantities of supplies were captured. The enemy ran away, thousand* thiowing away their arms when overtaken by the cavalry. Their los is very great. General Willis was slightly, and Colonel Richards severely wounded. Majors Coll ville, Underwood, and oomerville, of the Highland Light Infantry, were killed. Ut the Black Watch, Lieutenant Mao Neil was killed, and Captains Cumber land and Fox were wounded. General Ali son's aid-de-camp, Captain Hutton, was wounded; Colonel Stirling and the Eurgeoa of the Coldstream Guard-s were wounded ; Colonel Balfour, of tbe Grenadier Guaids, was wounded in the leer, and his Colour-Ser-

geant was killed, The Cavalry is now on its march to Balbec, and the Indian contin gent is on its way lo Zagazig, to be followed this evening by the Highland B/igade. Three Lieutenants of the Cameron High landers are wounded. The canal is cut iv

some plucc, but tbe railway is intact. It has been discovered that Racheb Pasha

and Alt Fehray Pa9ha were wounded in the eiigagtmet-t of l»st Saturday. September 14 —The RriiMi cheered General Wolseley after the battle. Ou our right the Guards and Rifles carried everything bifore them. The New York "Telegraph " has tbe fol-

lowing special from Tel el-Kebir :—The Egyptian npgro troops crossed bayonets with the Highlanders and the Irish iegi ments on Wcdneiday. The accuracy wiih which tbe Highland Brigadolcamc into line after their seven-mile march on a moonlight night iv the soft, sandy drsert guided only by the stars, and stormed th^ tnt:ench menta and redoubts last Wcjueeday, bas never been surpassed in history. AIex»NDIUA, September 14th, - Sultros Bey, who arrived from Cairo to-day, told the Khedive that the rebel force at 1 el-el- Kcbir at the time the British attack com menced was 20,000 regulars, 7,000 Bedouins and 3,000 volunteers. Arahi's Flight.—He is Stoned in Cairo. According to correspondents of the " Daily Chronicle," Arabi was seen ridiug by the village of Belbeis from the disaster of Tel.el-K.ebir, attepded by only twenty horsemen. The fugitive rebel leader, as he dashed past, waved bis sword, red wiih blood, appealing to tbe nativei with the cry : "Egypt is ruined !" They, however, paid no heed lo him, The first news of Wednesday's bat tie that reached Cairo was reported a great ' SyPllan victory ; and when, subsequently, it was announced that Arabi Pa3ha was on bis way to Cairo, it was rumored he bore with him Admiral Seymour's head. The people of Cairo sever heard of General VVolseley, aud imagined that Admiral Seymour commanded ihe British forces. When Arabi I'usba arrived alonj, ihe people stoned him. Eveivthing was quirt in Cairo when delegates ltft there. Mah moud Pasha was last heard of at Salihieyeb. The Losses. Regarding the Egyptian loss in Wednes day* eng»geraent no computation ap proaching accuracy has yet been made, but including what has betn accounted for by the cavalry, it cannot be short of 2,500 to 3,000. In se\cral paces the bodio< of Egyptians were lying in haps of from thirty to fifty. They lay in dense rows where tbe Forty-second, getting on the ilmk, enfiladed lines whilu they were holding the position against an attack in front. The dead extended for over a mile behind tbe position, as our pursuing troops iired afttr the miss of fugitives. Altogether tbe field of Tel-el-Kcbir presents a terrible and ehastly i-iitbt. Fifty guns have fallen into the hands of the British. The Chief of tbe Commissariat of the pri-oners state that rations wore issued the day before the battle for 15,000 regular troops and 7,000 irregulars, British Troops.

Tel-el-Kbbir, September 14.—Our loss in 150, including tlitrty killed. Eight olficeis are among tho dead, General Lowe I* at Hoi beys with a cavalry brigade. Tho Highlanders marched towards Ztgazig unit are now in possession of the railway to Cairo. All Arabi's papers were seized here. Hundreds of fugitives, including many officers, arc surrendering.

One Passenger Train Dashes

—Frightful Hcenes. New York, Sept. 22.—A terrible acci. dont occurred tbia morning in the Fourth avenue tuunel at .eighty-sixth street station. The nenr Haven train was stand ing on the south-bound sine track and was ran into by a Harlem local train, The rear cars were demolished. As near as can be ascertained now, four prrsons were killed and nineteen badly injured. The names are not yet ascertained. It is claimed that the accident was arf suit of gross mismanagement. A loco motive on the main line of- the Hudson River Road had met with an accident si; One Hundred and Twenty-thirJ street, blockading the t>ack, in consequence of which the New Havea train was »wiiched on the south-bound side. It is reported that Bey. ral of the injured havo since died, Among thft killed is Mmc.|tiugenie Aubert, of MO'int VernoD,a teacher in the Normal School. GETTING OUT THE DKAD. Tlie police and firemen have set to work and rescued five men and two women. One of the latter soon after expired. Mine. Kugciiie Aubett, [the teacher already men tioned, was found in the trench alongside the track. She did not die until after she was taken out.

The engineer of the Harlem train has been placed under arrest en a charge of ciimioal carelessness, but an -investigation will be necessary to prove whulher he re ceived a signal "that tho track, which he supposed was clear, was occupied or not. A great majority of the passengers were school gills, ou the way to the Normal Col lage. It was some time before all anxiety concerning them was lelieved'. They were ► ont back to their homes. A large force of labourers and a wrecking train was soon on the spor,and aftei some hours succeeded in drawing, the wweked locomotive from the smashed and broken car. They then searched the ruins. The body of Madame Aubort was taken to Eightyrcighth Street Police Station. A man, supposed to be Harold Weeks, was found with his skull fracturid; he will die. Steiu, of New Bochclle, will also die. A PASSENGER'S STOKY. Mr Elkington, mining editor of ths " Commercial World,"says ; " I was sifting in the car of the Harlem trajio, whipl! is next to the engine; a3 we neared * ighty sixth-street station; in the tunnel, I noti ed that some one jumped from the train stand ing in front of iis. Almost instantly the crash came. No red ligv<t could be seen on the rear of the trdn. The most intensa ex citement occurred among me ' passengers. B-twceu the hissing of steam, the screams ofjwompD and the darkness of the tunnel, the scene wasfvightlul I struck i match arid saw a lady ljing among the debus. She was taken out end I found her left limb severed below the kneo. A gent'eman was severely injured in the back. I should suppose ttiat about seven persons were badly mm i ed, and from ten to fourteen were hurt, but were able to leave for their homes. Uno of the incoming tra na s'oppad and the pas deDgers were transferred to it and brought to ttie Grand Central iJepot. Owing to the total darkness in the tunnel, it is im possible for mo to get a clear idea of what did occur. The escaping stoam toon filled the tunnel, snd this, with ibe darknes', only added to the horror of the scene. Shrieks and screams were heard from within the tunnel, and the space was so limited that very little could ba done in the confusion to aid the victims of the disaster."

Horrors in Ireland—The Joyce Tragedy - Frightfull Conduct of the Family Dog-Holding the Wake.

Ddblin, September 2.—rhe romantic district of wild Cormemaia, in which the lonely Lougb. Mask lias embedded in the

glooniv mountain ranges has already won a terrible pre-eminence for mysterious mur d rs. It was here that, s>mc twelve months a"o, two men, bailiffs on an estate in the neighbourhood, disappeared one day, and after a considerable lapse of time their dead bodies were fished np from t.h.i bottom of Lough Mask, titd in P(ick3 and riddled with bulle.s. From that day to this but little light has hßen thrown i on this mjMtKiy of Lough Mask. The I shores of the lake luve now another horror I added to their history by the wholesale slaughter of.the Joyce family, who were brutally butchered as they lay in bed. . If an adventurous tourist had been wandering one day this week along the shores of Lough Musk ho would have witnessed a ; sceue unequalled even in the Ireland of to-day. In peril ips the raostwilJly roman tic region of the Cannemara country he would have seen an opeu-air inquest being held close by a wretched cabin over-looking the lake ; he would have teen POLICEMEX STANDING UNDER ARMS, And silent crowds of peasantry, of both sexei and all ogea, picuresque even in tbeir misery, tittinj, about on ihe hillocks which form a sombre background to the Coioner's Court under the blue sky. This dramatic group were engaged In ascertain ing how John Joyce, hi 3 wife, mother, son and daughters, lying in the hovel above mentioned, came by their death*. The primitive nature of the whole proceedines was heightened by the circumstances that the Irish laugußge alone was spoken by several of the jurors and by the witnesses. When the jurors bad all been duly sworn, the coroner led them into the cab;n to " view the bodies," according to law in such cases. What they saw there was something to haunt the memory for life. The father of the murdered family, John Jayce, a cotter of the poorest class, lay

dead on the floor of the one apartment which served the wretched family for all purposes. Ihe body, whioh was wholly i aked, had two buln-t wounds in the back j on a bed which stool in a recess butlc off this apartment was the

dead body of Joyce's wife, while about the place lay dead the erandmother and a

young fi 1, daughter of Joyce. An exam in uti >□ of the bodies showed tbat tome of the victims had first been sbot and then blud gLoned, wbile others had been dispatched with some bmnt instrument. 'fwo ton 3, young lads, were also in the house at the ■time; both were

SHOT AND BLUDGEONED, And no doubt left for dead by the mur derers. One lus since died ; the other ttill lives. He cannot tell much about the terrible tragedy. "He says two or three men entered the cabin at night, carrying a rude torch of lis-ht d b gwood, and that they shot him as he lay in bed. An Irish speaking witness told at tbe ir quest, throoghan interpreter, how upon going to Joyce's cabin, " about two hours after tun rise," on Fiiday morning, to borrow some article, he found the door oft the hinges, and ob entering raw the dead bodies of the slaughtered family lying about. Numer: ous arrests, have been made iv connection with these murders, but they are *11 merely on suspiciou, The boy, who is the only tunivor of tbe family, says he does not know any of the men wbo entered the house. He describe* them as having " dirty " faces, from which it i* in ferred that the party had smeared their Lees with soot or other Wack stun to pre vent identification. There surely arc horrors 'enough compressed into thia short ttory of the wholesale massacre of ihe Joyce family, but there is a further hideous in cident to be told. As is the custom ot the pooier peasantry, the domestic and other animals attached to the household shared the scanty accommodation of Joyce* c*bin. Among these were two dogs, which were fonnd in the bed on which the dead body of Joyce's mother was lying. When the police came to the place these dogs couldn't be got out or the bouse of death. When ex palled from the bed they ran under it, and it wa3 necessary to remove them by ferce. It was thought to be a touching instance ef canine affection, but the revolting fact was found to le that the dogs bad been epgaged in

BiVOUKING ONE OF THE OLD WOMAN'S

ARMS, Which hung from the bed, and that they had actually gnawed it away from the elbow. When this became known, the people who h»d gathered ouiside the cabin chased the brutes across the country, and captured aud killed them with sticks and stones. The wake of the murdtred family whs a weird scene. Like the inquest, it WiS held in tbe open air; the peasantry » ho attended were supplied with pipes and tobicco.'accordin g to aucient custom, and the women among the party tilled the air with the wild wail which the female pea santry raise at a wake. But for all their wailing, we are told ihat no woman in the place could be induced for love or rnoney_ to piveany assistance innursiog the surviving lad of the family, " Pat Joyce," aged about twelve, who has since been removed to the village of Coug, a dozen miie3 oil, where he is under the care-of a i üblin surceon. The general belief is that these murders ore the outcome of the working of a secret seciety, anil the sugae^t on is that they ore mainly attributable to the popular impression in the district that Joyce had given some info'ma'ion to the authorities in connection wiih the fate of tbe two bailiffs whoae bodies were found at tbe bottom of the lake. So far the usual appall^ m.t story hangs over this massacre in Connemara; the poke, however, saw they have got_a cloo which they expect will lead to dis closures of a startling char«cter,—(Letter to N.Y. "Times.")

A Peruvian Town Sacke d and the People Killed.

PANVMA, September 15th -A Chilian correspondent, writes to the •' Star and Herald ':—When tbe inhabitants otTacna leirned'that the Chili in forces wore aboit to lfavo, a large majority of the Peruvian families appealed to bo allowed to accom pany (hem ia order to eßC>pe the depreda tions of their law'ess countrymen, a few foreign families, believing the guerrillas would respect them, decided to remain. Fully 50 women followed the army. Not five hoir=t afttr the troops letc town i omens a hordes of guerrillas poured in There were 600, arnu-d, with rifles and equipped lite regulars, who entered aud lorned in column, followed- by at least 3,000 fjuerrilus, armed with sticks, clubs, l»nce", and other similar weapons, who entered pell-mell, shouting vocifer ously. On its bem£ known that all the well-to-do and decent families had left town, the fury of the Indians knew no bounds. Residences were completely stripped, and those of many ot the foreign residents shared t\.o same fate. Many assassinations followoi. Among ths vie* titns were eighteen foreigners. In tha midst of a drunken orgie, Thcna was re duced to ruin", with the ohjoct of burning the properties of the foreigners and Chilian ized Tacnaiaus. All the town was burned. The cities of Jauja and Huancayo shared the fate of Tains. The n»m;s of some of the foreigners assassiua'ed aie given. An Italian named Motto and two Germans named String and Sholk an ami»ng the slain. Four Chilian soldiers and sit tujjitive Ponjviaps were fruzen to death in the Cordillera*.

At Conception the Chilian garrison made a noble deft nee against the hordes of Indians. While the ammunition of the Chi i ins was exhausted, 'he as»ail»i>t3 secured piralHa aud fired the barracks, burning some of the wounded soldiers. Captain Pinto and a fsw survivors ot the garrison made a sally, cut down th) eaemy and cleared the front and sides of the barracks, while the nun inside extinguished the flames and removed the woundeii to a place ot tafety. In another sally Captain Pioto was shot dead. The Indians again fired tho bjildiogani sa)lie3werc! organized under sub- Lientahaats Montccruz and Piez j. Iv one ot the earlbst ot these the first moutio.-ud oificer wis mortally woun ded. Subsequently sub-Limtenint, Peize foil'wounded in a sally. The young officer was immediately pranced ou by the h6rde of Indians, who laiicd'him to death. At this hour five frurs from the lieighbou-ing con vent of Ocopa appeared onthesceneand.cruci fix in band, commenced to incite tho lu dians to iene\v the at'ack on tin building At 10 o'clock, of. the seve .ty-s'veu Chil ians composing the garrison, only futir, and two of them wounded remained to offer resistance The others were either dead^or dying. The building va> now ablaze in every direction. Four women, wives of the soldiers, were eve-witnesses of the deaths of their husbands. Ore of t'itvai, accompanied by her five-year-old boy and her infant, who hid c»ma into tlia world at the commencement of tho attack, after remwiug tho wounded from ihe bun ing building, went out into t le square hop ing their lives would' be spared. Tlvy had barely stopped outside tho buildiDg when they were set upon by a crowd of jelling and druaken savages and hoiribly butchered. The five-year>old boy bad bin throat cut from ear to car, aud was barbarously mutilated, and the body of the new-born child was found pierced with fix lance wounds. Sub-Lieutenant Peize and the surviving soldiers refused to tur reuder and they fell one after another, but

not until they had sold tboir liv.s dearly When other Chilean troops ariivtd a few days afterwards they found in the square and adjnecat streets 291 of the enemy's dead. The v.-ounded weie double that number and were carried to the hilK The Chilian dead were collected aod buried The city wa» burned, and everybody im' plicated in the massacre who could be founl wa^ summarily executed.

Earthquakes Stir up the Peopl e of the Isthmus. — Lives Lost and the Railroad Damaged.

New York, September 8. — The " Herald's " Panama cable says :—The effects of tbe eaqhquake were very severe on tho whole isthmus of Panama. Ten miles of the Panam^Kailroad ore impass. able. Bridges are damaged and abut ments cracked. The damage amounts to over §100,000. Thii is paitly estimated Tbe rails were bent in places by the e«th'. quake, and at other places tne track was sunken, A freight building of stone in A*p;nwall is reported to have been destroyed. One man vas killed there and several injured. Several small shocks occurred during the day in Panama ye»ter day, at 11.20 a,m,, 2.16 p.m., and 4.19 p.m. There was a distinct movement last night at 11.50,a0d another at 3 o'clock this morning, that, brought down more ruln», No lives wen; lost in Panama. The ocean at Aspinwall and Panama was quiet. The United States steamer Iroquois dragged her anchor in Panama bay, perhaps by the movement of the bottom, Kobeit Gray Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and chief of the staff of tbe IndiaKubber and Telegraph Works of Silvertown and LondoD.in charge of its cable ships here in Panama, with Joseph Steams, Engineer and Genera Manager of tbo Central and Si'Uth American Telegraph Company, report an earthquake in the Bay of Panama tome six weeks ago. It was felt on the fcilvertown cable ship. Gray also reports another up the coast, likewise felt on board, William Le Blanc reports several small shocksfor three days preceding the seveie earthquake. Ihe Went India and Panama cable is reportod broken. There have been several tmall shocks in Aspi-i ---wall.

Panama, September 9. — There was another short but i-harp shock of earth quake ihi-i moruing at 5 o'clock. For the two past nisjhts half tho population in Panama have slept in or walked about the square Many families camp in tbe plains, aud few dare to sleep iv high buildings or narrow streets. Much sickness from flight and expj-'U'e is expected. Traffic on the Panama Kailioad has beru suspended, (is the bridges are out of line. The freight houses at Colon are badly damaged. The island of Toboga suffered considerably this morning. Several interior towns are re ported badly damaged. Long defunct volcanoes of Chiriqui are reported to be in actire eruption.

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DIOCESAN SYNOD.

HOLY COMMUNION SERVICE1.

The celebration ot the Holy Communion, with which the opening of the Diocefan Synod is always signalised, took place this morning in St. Paul's Cathedral. At 10 30 o'clock, His Lordship Bishop Cowie entered the church, attended by his chaplains, tho Revs. Bates, Baker, and Nelson, and pre ceded by the following clergymen: —Arch- dtacous Clarke, Mauusell. Pntt. and Willis, and the It<;vs, Bice, Dudley, J. K. Davis, I Epans, Gould, Hase.'den, Hawkes, Hewlett, Hew»on, King, Purcbas, Smalifield, and Walsh. The service began with ihe sing, ing of Hymn 362, after which the Key. F. Gould read the special lesson from Exodus xviii. The Te Dtura was next sung, and then the Rev. B, T. Dudley read the" other syeeial Jesson, which was in Acts xv. Hjmn 321 was sung, aud then the office of Holy Communion was p;oceeded with, at which Aichdeacon Clarke took tbe first portion, while the Kpistle aud the Gospel were read by Archdeacons Piiit and Maunsell respectively. The Bishop waa the celebrant, and he was assisted in administration by Archdeacon Maunsell, the Rev. C. M. Wel.on, and the hey. J. Bates. The number of com municants was 75, and the offertory, which was taken up in aid of Synod expense*, > itlded a sum of £3 lls Id. The service wis choral, Mr Beale being the organist. The Bisliojy's Address. At 3 o'clock this afternoon the Synod wai formally opened, when His Lordi-hip the BUhop delivetcd tbe foliowioftaddie-s',— Dear Brethren op the Clergy and Laity,— Following my custom in past years, I begin my addresß to you at this second session of our tenth Synod by recording bouio of the losses that the diocese ha 3 sustained since our last meeting ir this place. On no former occasion during the thirteen years of my presidency of the Synod has it been my sad duty to speak of so many of our clergy as having ceased from their labours amongst us in the course of so brief a period—namely, three of our European and one of our Maori staff. The Vexerable Archdeacon Lush, M.A. —Of these, tho best known to you, from his long service in tho diooese, and from his official position, was the Venerable Vicesimua Lush, Archdeacon of tho Waikato, who died on July 11, after several months' illness. Attracted to New Zealand in 1850 by the fame of Bishop Selwyn's ouergy and devotion, he exhibited, throughout his thirty-two years ministry in tho Colony, a like spirit of fidelity, self-denial and perseverance. At Ho*iclc, in the district of the Lower Waikato, anda f terwards for twelve years at the Thames goldfields, he gave himself entirely to the work of his calling, receiving from the Church during most of those years less than a decent maintenance, but making no complaint thereat, and won tho respect and the affection of tho people committed to his charge. In tho late Archdeacon the diocese has lost an experienced and very cfHoiont parish priest, the Synod a staid and judicious counsellor, and the Bishop a zealous, faithful, and trusted coadjutor.

The Rev. Thomas Scott, 8.A.. who died suddenly on July i, had been minister of the Coromandel district for nearly twelvo years, having boon ordained to that charge in 1870 ap an advanced period of life. His increasing bodily infirmities incapacitated him for trayep ling through the rough country of which Coro. mandel ia the centre.; but his ministrations to the congregation in that settlement mot with increasing appreciation, and his visitation of the sick among his people was specially valued. The Rev. W. Taylor, who died on Soptomr her 16, was ordained at the saino time with Mr Scott, and, like him, when much paßt the ago at which our clergy generally are admitted to holy orders. During his twelve years' ministry Mr Taylor hold charges in the Bay of Island »' on the Great South Road, and (for the last ai x years), at Mauku and the surrounding sottlb merits. For some months before his decease he was disabled by illness for the active duties of the ministry, in which, with increasing experience, he had steadily progressed in efficiency and in acceptableness to his people. The Rev. Philip King Patiki, who died in,: Oitober, ISSI, was one of tho senior Maori clergy of the diocese, having been admitted to deacons' orders by Bishop Selwyn in 1881. Ho was a chief of the Ngapuhi tribe, and was bap tized by the late Bishop Williams at Kaitaia m, 1539, being then about twonty-e'ght years of" age. During tho last twelve years of his l}fe, he had charge of the extensive district of Hokionga, and throughout it exercised great influence for good, notwithstanding a weakness of eyesight, by which his work was niuch hindered in recent years, and which ended in almost total blindness. Our doparted Maori brother was considered one of the ablest preachers among our Maori ministers, and his praise wa3 in all the churches 4 of tho native race He was held in high esteem by tho lato Bishop Selwyn, and by Sir William Martin, who used to say o£ him that he resembled tho well-known bust of Socrates. This worthy' soldier of the Cross, in his humility and gentle ness, combined with faithfulness and zeal, was a striking illustration, oi the power of tho Gospel on a chief of a wai-liko race, whoso antecedents were not conducive to "the wis dom that is from above . . peaceable . . . easy to bo intreated; full of meroy and good fruita." (Jameß iii. 17.) Let us bless God's holy name for1 those His servants departed this life in His faith and fear; boseeching Him to give us grace to follow their good example. Clergy ov the Diocese.—Notwithstanding these losses, tho clergy of the dioceso arc more in number by two than they were at tho last session of the Synod i three having come to us from tho dioceses of Kaffraria, Wellington, and Winchester, and three students of S. John's Collage having boon admitted to the Order of Doacons. • ■ ■ ■'

■■ The Key. E. A. Hall, M.A.-In addition to theso vacanies' in our clerical staff, there have been o.thers also—occasioned by the resignation of their cures by clergy who had worked long and faithfully in parochial charges. Of these clergy one has returned to Ireland, namely, the Rev.- [Richard Augustus Hall, after sixteen years of zealous labour in a very extensive district, necessitating much bodily fatigue to a clergyman visiting his scattered flock systemati cally in their own homes, as Mr Halls custom was. ■ ■"■-

• Tho Venerable Archdeacon Maunsell, L.L.D. has also resigned the chargo of S.Mary's parish, alter an incumbency of sixteen years, during which tho duties of that important cure were discharged by him with his well-known ability, zeal, and devotion to the work which ho undcrr take?.

lam suro that I express the feeling of the Synod when I say that wo hope his mantle may fall on his successor in this incumboncy; and that God will grant us many moj-o years of his energy in his oltico ot Archdoaoon, for which his knowledge o£ tho Native race and their language, and his other rare gifts, render his qualifications unique. '. The Vjsnerable Archdeacon Clarke, 8.D.—1 have much pleasure in informing tho Synod that his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury has conferred the honorable degroo of Bachelor of Divinity on the Venerable Arch deacon Clarke; In recognition of the long and valuable services that ho has rendered to our Maori fellow Churchmen in the north of tho diocese, especially in connection with tho organising und the work of tho Native Church Board o£ his Archdoaconry. Tho Archdeaconry of Waikato, which became vacant in July by tho lamented death of the Venerable Archdeacon Lush.has been accepted, at my request, by the Vonorable William New . combe de Laval Willis; who has shewn his fitness for tho olllco by his judicious and zealous managomont of tho extensive and important district of Cambridge. '. t Country Districts.—l am much concerned not to be able to report to *ho Synod any im provement in the condition or Borne of the larger and poorer country districts of the diocese, Qj •

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