SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

'■ i ~*ni* i£vemng, 7.6 HIGH WATER|To.morrow Morning. 7.28 2P,s^f "TiS!S^»«»||. 7.11 I fiMNBAGE-Ncw Moon, sth, 5.51 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

LAST EVENING. ■i~»i« na. Crawford, from Whangarel Lamb, from Whangare X schooner, Collinga. from Russell , Agnes Martin, ketch, Nicolas, from Poverty Co in,'schooner, Savage, from RusseU ,

DEPARTURES.

LABT»VE.MNU. Wellington, 8.8., Stephenson, for Rubsoll Glenelg, s s., Crawford, for Tauranga Southern Cross, 5.8., Allman, for Grsborne Douglas, s.s.. Morris, for Mercury Bay Hawk, sch., Grey, for a cruise TODAY. Kawatlri, s.s., Smith, fo: Westport j

VESSELS EXPECTED.

From LoitDON.-Eait Lothian, ship, WjTjB.B.. tailed Maroh 19; Glance, baioue. LC.O.K.. April 8; Glealora, ship. W.G.P.T.. Maroh 2d; tangntone, Buttermere, and Oraßineie loading. Fbom New YouK.-Mendoza. bari? 8,;,^. o ru*ry 26; H«nda Isle, totooner. BL.M.W., AiuMRAUA.-Clty of Sydney, »*. from Syd ney, to arrive June 19; Loonßana, barque, from Hobart 7 Piriess, brtgantlue, from Wswouue. Booth Sea Isoands -Agnes BaU, ■B^Bnmy Maseppa. Ryno. Pirate. Thie» Ohews, *««' SawUueenf Blknora. u? Di, vltZ™t%« SouMEaN PonTS.-amr of M.rsey, brig, andOamUle.brlsantlre. from "««"»',*&!"■. brig, and Tore*. so;;oonp.r, torn Lyttelton , Fieierlok Bmbll. barque, from Ti naru.

IMPORTS.

Per Glenelg from Opotikl-46 sacks maiic- JohnßeidandCo. ...» Per Island LUy-674 sacks Derwent potatoes, 178 Lapatone kidneys.—G. S. Jaklns. Per Southern Cross, from Lyttelton—72 sacks ' potatoe;. Per Rotomahana, from Lyttelton— JIU sacks potatoes. Per Herald, from Lyttelton - 251 Becks black oafe - - Adam Laybourn and Co. fer JnhanTueotiorei:v. Draslln-tOl «oke oata M 5 t'sofcß potatoes ntrni I*. <7 Yoik—3io cn^en a, reslneoll 23 oa»»» turpentis < #-j0 bbis rosin, sbb s alcohol, U bbls BUlohati \3 oa-es aies, Si 04be»sewma >■ ao> nes, Sea«es .-hovels, 1 eases r»kee ai,d hoes, 6 owes maohlnery, 10 pkgs hardware, 39 pkgs pumps, 202 uaws ohaira, 63 oues hancies. 1 cnao ar-aibs. 12 ia'6" clothes pln», 2 ossea organs. 12 pkgs waahboarda, 118 bdls oa's, 10 do oars, 14 osses cartridge', 31 pkea, shafts and pol«s, 11 uo ca'tiago w«re 3 no bows, ltO oaeea sates, 65 do piln aluor, 31 do inanufa:> ; tored tobacco, 30 oo bee-. 400 6h»deß.l o»se Statuary, 1 do leather, 93 bales oakum, 2 pkgs Kins*ware, 11 do platd wars. 72 do aui »o ,as if do Ink, 66pes hnrawooi piaDk?, 18 000 aoro Aug slates. |

EXPORTS.

Per Louie for Suva (to be loaded at Talrua) ---65,000 feet timber, 1G packages sashes, 12 packages casements 25 packages doors. j IBWABDB Coisrwißß.-Ijake Superior. frotp | Pskiri. with 3'J.oooft biulk timbar I Buoy, irom Wtusguel, with ti t~n< ooal: Mabsl, from Keoneoy Bay, with 38155 ft. tlmbar; Start, from Ngncguru. with 27,0 Oit. timber; Hewaid.from Wtangaroa, with M ciaea gnm. Octwabds Coastwis*.—Lake Superior for Walwera: Ocean, for itusaell: Ruby,for what- Sarel; tfabe, for Ore-va; Persaveranoe, for lotntapn. The hrlftantlce Camilla left Port Chalmers for Anokland yes tern sy. The Agnes M»rtln. from Povetty Bay and E»B»Coa-tporis. brought 104 bagc potatoes. 48 pigs, and a quantity sundry cargo. The barque Clyi!e has been berthed st the outer western tee cf Queen-siren wraif. »he 11 will probab'y oommenci discharging • o-morrow. The Southern Cross left for Gisborne and Southern ports last evening with a few packages general cargo. The s.s. Kawatiri left for Westport direct at noon to-day. She took neither cargo nor pas- Bengers from this port. The s.s. Argyle arrived from Whangarel at 0 80p.m. jeaterdar. Passengers—Mrs Urqahart Messrs btewart (2), Rev. A. Re d, Mrs fain, Jan., Mrs Allendtr, Mears Sbera, J. wiißOn. U. Mtmn, Bealo, *". Uarten, ard MoCO-k'ie. Cargo—s6 Backs gum, WOO feet timber, and a large quantity of Binaries. The schooner Louie la expeoted to sail for Tilrua thla evening to load timber there tor Sara. i Tne brlgantine Ransom was fl- atsd out of dock this morning, atfcra general overhaul by Mr O. jballey's Ttockaem Sfessrsß'one Bros are In reoelpt of advices from Manritlns to the effoct that the barque Aleestls arrived there on Apiil 13. and com menced loadln* for Melbourne Cantata Norris reports having made the pai sage from tbe Cape In 21 days, six days less than any other vesßel. The Saudflr aod Beatdo achooners reoently employed by tha Imperial Government among Ihe 9onth fea Islands, wero Bold In Sjdcey by publlo auotlon on May 10, for fiI.ODO eaob. The Sandfly, purobatel by theTongao Government, comes to auoklar.d in oharga ot Captala Birrll at en eaily dato. H.M.S, Diamond arrived at Pydney from Fiji on May 12. Three days previoua M arriving, loutherly gales were experienced, wolck proved ■O violent that tbejibboom, the starboard head berth, acd soma ot the netting, were carded awsy. The brlgantine Aurora sailed for Kaipara this morning, with 50 packages sugar, s') eases kei o sene. 20 cases jam, 72 sacks potatoes, i6oplp;B. 86 oases bicculta. 26boxeBpreeo.vtd milk, and a quantity of sundiief. ♦

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

* Rus eel, this day. Arrived: Wellington, from Auoaiand, 6.30 sm' TAUBASOa, this day. Arrived: Glezelg, from Auckland, 10.20 a.m. Port Chalmers yesterday. Sailed; Rotorua, for the North, Passenger or Mauukau: Mr Martin. Dunedin, this day. Tbe barque Alastor. from Glasgow, is fsignalled from Cape Saunders. (PER MERCHANT SHIPPING AND UNDER WRITERS' ASSOCIATION]. London, Jane 4. Arrived: Ship Tltanla. from Lyttelton, Maroh 10.

Mail Notice.

Mails will Close as cnder ; tram day. For Russell and Kawakawa, per Rotomahana, at 1 p.m, , For Whangarel Heads, Walpu, Whangarel, i Kama, and Mangapal, per Argrle, at 1 p.m. For Tatrua, per Lome, at 1 p.m. i Wednesday, 6th Instant. For Wanganui. per Kowena, at 8 a.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 2.39 p.m. Thursday, 7th lust. For Walwora, Te Kapa, Craiglobnrn, and Warkworth, per Rose Casey, at 10 ant, Per s.s. Rotomahana as follow: For India. China, Japan, Mediterranean Ports, and continent of Hurope, at 10 a.m. For Glaborne, Napier, Southern ports, Aus tralian Colonies, and United Kingdom, via Suez and Brindlsl, and via Nap its, for letters, etc., specially so prepaid and addressed, at 11 a.m. Moaoy orlert for Southern Potts and Australian Colonies only, at 10 a.m. For registered letters, and newspapers, at 10 B.m. Late letters till 11.20 a.m. For Mangawal and Kaliraka, per Douglas, at 5 p.m. Tuesday, 19th Inst. Per s s. City ot 8j dney as followi:— For Sandwloh Islands, United States Of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 1 cm. For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at 11.30 Am. Late letters bearing an extra tee ot sixpence. in addition to the pontage, will be reoelved by the Mall Agent on board the steamer op to the timo ot sailing. This mall will be due In London, on Mon day, July 30th. 1883. I ai B. 8133, Chief Poatmasu r. Ohle Past-office, Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

Jusb S. 1883. Theatre Royal — Address on the principles which should guide the Citizens of Auckland In founding the Free Publlo Library, by Sir George Grey, K.C.B„Bp.m. His Worship the Acting- Mas or in the chair. V.M C.A. rooms — Annual Meeting of the Auokland Permanent Co operative Building and Investment Soc ety, 7,30 p.m. Wesleyan Church, Newmarket—Gospel Tem perance Mission, 7,30 p.m. Wesleyan Church, Parnell — American Evangelists, 7.30 p.m, V.M.C.A. Hall—Servioe of Song ("Bart's Joy"), by the Wellesley-street Baptist Temp erance Society, 7.30 p.m. >

Notices to Correspondents.

J.B.—lt is perhapa not unnatural for you to in fer that winter commences before the sun reaohes its winter solstice ithe shortest day), but to convinoe you, both with regard to tho English custom of reckoning winter and that It ia supported by observed meteorological phenomena, we would refer jou » Whitaker'a Almanac—the premier British year book. In the astronomical notes for June you will find : " Jane SI. -'un enters Cancor: summer commences." Then refer- to the Meteorologioal Tables appended to tho ' Transactions of the New Zealand In stitute," where the seasons aro thus given: Spring — September, October, November. Summer — December, January, February. Autumn - March. April, May. Winter- June, July, August. Tho mean temperature at Auckland In 1881 .was : May.s7'2; June, 651; July. 52*4j Auaust, 52-9; September, 51-8; October, 67 6. You have undoubtedly lost your bet. One Who Has Relatives Comi-o OuT.-Of course the authorities at Plymouth Immigra tion dep6t are not entitled to deprive pas sengers of tea, sugar, baoon, jam. or any other necessary or luxury of life they may choose to take with them, except such articles as are specifically prohibited. The treatment of the Weatmeath's passengers was a bit of barefaced robbery; and as Sir F. Dillon Bell, onr Agent- General, actively interesta hlm'elf in all matters connected with Immigration, we shall doubtless soon learn that a reformation has been made in the mode of conducting the Plymouth establishment. Fab ik.—When a person states that mankind in general ia under an inexorable fate, we are inolioed to think that he knows very little about the matter. Many faots mlaht be ad duced to shew that human beings (in a normal state, of course) have the ability to modify the circumstances In which they find themselves. One Buoh fact, however, must suffice. Before the adoption and praotloe of physiological and sanitary laws on their present scale in England, the death-rate was very much greater than the present death-rate In propor tion to the population. Thla being so, there ia no reason why further improvements in the laws referred to should not result in an increased average longevity. c ... 3

Births.

BENGE.—On May 25th, at To Awamutu, Wai. kato, the wife of Alfred Benge, of a son. MAGUIRE.—On June Srd, at her residence, Victoria-street West, tho ivlfo of Allen Maguiro of a son. WAIT.—On Juno 3rd, 1883, at her roiidonee, Lorne-Btrcet, the wife of James Wait, of a son.

Marriage.

McINTOSH-SALT.-On June 2, by the Regis trar, Duncan Molntosh to Rebecca Salt, widow ot the late Thomas Salt, late of Blls , ton, Staffordshire, England.

Death.

RITCHIE.—On June 5, at her father's residence, corner of Pitt-street. Nowton, Mabel Mary Lewis, daughter of Nathaniel and Harriet Ritchio, aged nine weeks. The funoral will leave the above address at 3 o'olock to-morrow. Friends will please ac cept this intimation.

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

TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1883.

For the causa that lacks attfataa For tha wrong that n«ds raslstanca, For the futaro In the distance, And tho good tbat we can do

Complaints reach us from all parts of the city of the shocking condition of the side walks where asphalt has not yet been laid down. The first winter rains have already washed off the last vestiges of scoria ash, leaving the slippery clay exposed; and in ' steep thoroughfares pedestrianism is not unattended with danger as well as lncon ; venience. The worn of laying down per manent footpaths, which a year or two ago was being pushed forward by the Council with energy, seems latterly to have come to 1 a standstill, and streets that have been cut to the permanent level, and kerbed and channelled, are still left to the old barbar ous and wasteful system of throwing on scoria ash; but even that cheerful substitute for paving is used so sparingly that it may be said, without much fear of contradiction, tbat the side-walks in many leading thoroughfares are in a worse condition than they were ten years ago, The Council ' must take some steps to remove the cause of this only too well grounded grievance. A complete examination of the footpaths should be made at once by the 1 Foreman ot Works, and necessary repairs made without delay. Next month is the wettest of the year, and unless this matter is attended to promptly, many ratepayers will find as much trouble in getting to their doors as they experienced in days of Auck land's infancy.

The Closing of the Cemeteries.

It is now over a year since Cr. Aickio, from his place in the City Council, moved that I steps be taken which would ultimately lead to the closing of the present cemeteries in Symonds-street. The matter waß relegated to a committee, and that is the last that was heard regarding it. Savants who have made hygienic laws their special study, 1 gree in asserting that graveyards with . in cities ore highly detrimental to -the public health; and indeed the fact must be patent to all. Forty years ag", when our cemeteries werefirstlaidont, thesite was far from the busy haunts of men; now it is completely surrounded by a large and in , creasing population. Quite apart from the hygienic vie* of the cafe, however, the present cemeteries are becoming over crowded, and a new site must be provided, i It will take some years to get the place which is chosen into a suitable condition ' for a necropolis, and the Council have not yet taken preliminary step.". There is ' at the disposal of the City of Auckland au - excellent site at the Whau, which could at inconsiderable expense be used for the purposes of a graveyard, and the work necessary to make it available should not be delayed. We hope further action will , ba taken to stir up members of the Council to their duties in the matter. ■ i

The " Little Wars" of France.

It will be fortunate if the rumoured sub • mission of the Hovas of Madagascar to the [ clemency of the French invaders should 1 prove to be founded on fact, as such on early termination of hostilities will very materially facilitate the settlement of the matters in dispute. No one doubts the ability of the Gallic forces to aubju. . R ate in the long run the most 1 determined resistance which the Malagasies ' could offer j and the latter have probably ' come to see that Discretion is the better part of Valour, and that much will be gained and nothing lost by a timely ac- j

ceptance of the inevitable. From an out side point of view, such a conclusion to the French raid vvill be eminently saiiifactory. A lengthened resistance and a vast ex penditure of force would have givtn the Government of tbe Republic a pretext for claiming a large indemnity from tbe islanders, or, in default, annexing a considerable slice ot their territory ; but as the matter is now reported t.) stand, France cannot reasonably make any great demand, and England und America may be trusted to see that any ultra aggresbive move is promptly cbecked. In tbe affair at Tonqmn, the Fiench forces have not been so succtsstul, nor are they likely to have by any means an easy conquest. Tbat conquest and annexation ato the aim of I'ranee, is, we think, sufficiently clear. Recently M. de St. Mallier argued in the Senate that the po.-session ot Cochin China ought to be made " more fruitful" by the seizure of tet- i ritory in Tonquin, "In which a French colony might be panted;" and M, Chal lemel-Lacour said he agreed with him, France must make her influence felt amongst distant populations, who had mis read the events of IS7O. The Sovereign of Annum bad violated tbe tieaty of 1874, and recognised the suzeiainty of China, and tho Government was tbetefote resolved to pursue an energetic policy to show that French occupation was not temporary. The adoption of this " energetic policy " has led to the present war, which raises the direot issue whether Annam shall own the suzerainty of France or of China, If the Empress of China accepts it as a war against her authority, the French will have the millions of China to subdue, and will perhaps have to dictate terms of peace at the gateo of Pekin, before Tonquin can be secured. On tbe Congo River in Africa, another and almost farcical attempt is beii g pursued to " mnke the influence of France felt nniongst distant populations." 'Ibis is tbe expedition of De Bmzza, for the pur pose of annexing certain territory there which be claims to have acquirod by treaty on behalf of France. Of this expedition we have not, ol course, auy reliable news, as the transmission of intelligence from tho interior of the " dark Continent" ia no easy matter ; but if De Brma can only satisfy Mr Henry Stanley's prior claims to the particular portion of country in question, and will seek fresh fields still futtber in "the bowel* of tbe land," it might reasonably be expected tbat in the vast and untrodden expanse of Central Africa there is sufficient scope for carrying out the " energetic policy" with which the Government of France nO now infected. At pretent the French, like the imaginary " austere man " of Scripture, have an objectionable habit ot "reaping where they have not sowed, and gathering where they have not vtrawed," in regard to colonisation among dis'ant populations, and it would ba well it thtir energies were given a f.-e«h direction, aod one more creditable to tbe honesty, enterprise, and originality of the nation.

The late Captain James, whose dtath was recorded in our last impression, felt a presentiment before leaving Auckland in charge of the cutter Wave in May last for Suva that it would be his last voyage ; that he would never again reach land. So strong was this presentiment upon him, that it bad a very depressing effect upon his spirit ; consequently he made his will, and took an affectionate farewell of his wife and f»mily. Sncii pretentitnenls are fiequently realised and not at all singular.

The local opponents of the "Contagious Diseases Act ' have imported from Eng land a number of publications issued by the " National Association for the Repeal of tho Contagious Diseases a ct." J hese pub lications contain a vast amount of testimony from eminent medical ana other sources adverse to the Act, and certainly tend to shew that it* tuccess in attaining Ihe objects for which it was framed are open te question.

Our notice of Tsknpunn Licensing Com mittee meeting of Saturday la-it, which ap peared in last evening's Stab, requires correction. The Committee did refuse Mr Maxwell's application lor an accommoda tion license for the Northcoto Hotol— as our repott slated—but thoy gran'ed him a renewal of his publican's license. With reference to conditional licenses, Ihe Com mittee's decision was that excepting for tbe Takapuna Racecourse, they desired such licences to be applied for to the Committer, instead of to any two of their number as allowed by the Act,

To the Editor : Sir,—Yesterday after noon I went into an hotel in tho immediate vicinity of the railway atation, Onehunga, and enquired if I might bavo dinner. "Oh," said the lady iv charge, looking dagge'S at my blue ribbon, " we don't have dinner till G o'clock." I replied that cold meat or a cup of tea would do very well, and I would willingly wait till she made it ready; but the only answer mine hostees would vouchsafe was a shake of the head and significant look at the "bit o' bloo." Half angrily, half astonished, I exclaimed, "Nothing?" " No,'1 was the answer, and as the returned to the bar I heard, if I mistake not, some one say "One of those Blue Ribbon b — 1" I am leaving Onehunga whenever the steamer is ready to sail, otherwise I cer tainly would lay an information against this hotel-keeper (!) for breach of the Licensing Act. Perhaps it is not generally known that hotolkeepers are liable to piy £10 penaity for " refusing to supply lodging, meals, or accommodation to travellers" (Licensing Act, 1831, clause 129.) I enclose my card.—Yeurs truly, M.H.C., June sth 1583.

Captain M. McKcnzie, of the schooner Three Cheers, has met with an accident at Warkworth which will incapacitate htm for some time. Yesterday morning, while the vessol was taking in a load of hydraulic lime, Captain MeKeczie was struck by the winch handle which was revolving with great rapidity ia lowering a bag of lime, and he sustained a bad cut on .the cheek, besides being knocked down senseless, by the force of the blow. He was removed to the house of Key. Mr McKinncy and it ia anticipated he will soon recover.

To tbe Editor: Sir,—l think that you can never visit tho Albert Park by way of Victoria-street East, or else you would long since have called public attention to tbe disgraceful state of this approach. Iv this wet weather it is a perfect man-trap, aod ere long you will doubtless have to chtouiclo a serious result of one of the accidsnts caused by the want of asphalt on this footpath.— Your*, &c, C. [We have been along the said approach to the Park, and found it in a good state considering the operations that aro in progress. The weather is not wot; and we don't think the want ol asphalt will cause a serious accident. With these ex ceptions, weagree with our cotrespondent. — Ed. E.S.]

Mrs Dr. Potts lectured last evening before a very largo audience in the Opera Bouse, upon the circulation of the blood, and the functions of the heart, lungs, live-, kidneys, and skin. The subject was treated in a highly-interesting manner, and the lecturer's remarks were pregnant with sound common sense. She discouraged the useof wine, spirit', andstrongcoffee, shewed how prejudicial an efftct pickles and highly-spiced food had upon the liver, and commended the regular use of cold batlis and frequent exercise, besides saying a few caustic things upon "tight-lacing," and what she was pleased to term " the slipper disease," i.c„ the careless use of jthin-soled slippers, The audience manifested at fre quent intervals its thorough satisfaction by loud and hearty applause. There will be no lecture to-night, so that there may be no counter-attractton to Sir George Grey's lec ture, but to-morrow night the lady will give her promised discourse on "Love, Courtship, and Marriage."

To the Editor: Sir,—Tbe managers of our local railway appear to possess the knack ol perpetually tumbling out of one misfortune into another. The morning train into town from the Waikato was an hour and forty minutes late on arrival this morning j it was i set down to the breaking down of tbo engiae ' of the Auckland to Hamilton goods train at Papatoitoi, but a more careful inquiry elicits the information that it has been due to mere bungling on the part of the management, on two points : first, the leaving trains cross at flag stations where there is neither telegraphist or station-master, to take any steps to i wards sending on the train unnecessatily delayed; secondly, the having incompetent telegraphists. It appears that the young cadets have to learn their lessens on the service wire, and thus the instruments are thereby put out of order so that messages cannot be sent at a moment's notice I believe it took more than an hour's labour on the pait of the present telegraphist at Papatoitoi to get the attention of the Auckland station; and one day recently, not less than three hours, it may have been four or even five, were occupied in endea vouring to send a message from the same station, and the attempt was then given up as "a bad job." Do not these instances shew the necessity for some radical change somewhere ? - Quiz,

The road leading from Queen-street to the Railway Wharf and Railway Station U at present, and has been for many weeks past, in an almost impassable state for persons on foot. The traffic in this vicinity is increasing daily, and it is very desirable the authorities should have repairs effected as speedily as possible. The annual meeting ot the Arch Bill 1 Licensing Committee lapsed tor want of a [quorum, two only - Messrs Radcliffe and i owney—being prefent. It was ndjourned until coon of Saturday, the 16th inst.

A man named Frederick Gwynne Gtitlith was sent to the Asylum this after noon on the medical testimony of Drs Haines and Scott

Tbe Blue Bibbon Army gathered an immense crowd lust night at the Mount Eden Baptist Chapel, and the utmost excitement prevailed among the boys of the neighbourhood. Mr Robert Fry presided. The speakers were the chairman, the Rev. W. J. Watkin, and Mr Spurgeon. The meeting was very enthusiastic, and at the close of the addresses about 40 persons accepted the " bit o' blue."

A well-known losal sport has received a communication from Hulston, the Canter bury pcdtßtiian, requesting him to en deavour to make a match with Pickering for £500 aside. Pickering, we hear, is not averse to a trial of speed, and hopes to be in a position to take up Hulston's offer about Christmas.

The "Penny Time Table" for June has been issued, and contains the usual fund of information re railinga, caches, etc.

The Parnell Borough Council have nd dressed the following letter to the Hon. T. Whitaker:—"The St. Helier's and North cote Land Company having announced by advertisement in the paper that it is their intention to apply to the Governor-in- Council to exercise the power vested in His Excellency under the Tramways Act for the purpose of authorising tbem to con struct a tramway through the Borough of Parnell, I have the honour to state that the Parnell Borough Council unanimously decided in favour of a tramway being constructed, but they have not yet beeo able to come to an understanding upon some of the conditions contained in the draft agreement submitted by tbe above company for their approval They respect fully request, therefore, that an opportunity will be given to them oi statin;; their objec tions to the above conditions before any dec sion ia come to by the Governor-in- Council, should the said company apply for His Excellency's power in their behalf.—l have, &c, R. Walker, Mayor.

MrOrchiston.lnspec'orof Telegraphs, left for Mokobinau yesterday in the Government schooner Hawk, for the purpose of fixing up a telephone b> tweenthecottagesofthelight house keeper and his asai.titnt.

The Band of Hope Union choir received by last 'Frisco mail the music of a new cantata, which will be put in practice at the uaual rehearsal to-morrow evening, From the extract reports of its production iv the United Kingdom, it appears that the piece has had a very successful career.

The Hobson Company of Volunteers were inspected last evening by Lieutenant- Colonel Lyons at tbe Drill-shed. There was a capital mutter. Tbe oflicer- present were Captain Dignan, Lieutenants Con nolly and Cliltoo, and Sub-Lieutenant Flyun. After the insptction of arms and uniform, the men were put through a num ber of exercises.

Ihe annual meeting of the Newton Licensing Committee was held at the resi dence of Mr Faultier, Arch Bill, all being pre-etit, with Mr Seaman a-t clerk, and the Inspector, when,the repott of tbe Northern Hotel beintr sati-factory, a renewal was grunted to Benjamin Hobeit Curnow, with petmi-siun for tbe Point Chevalier Road Board meetings to be held thereat if re quired.

As a tribute of respect for the memory of Captain James, who was drowned at sea under circurrstances which we related last evening, the watermen of the port to-day hoisted the British ensign at " balf-mast " on their weather i-lgoal-aUff. The deceased was a great favoutite with all "on the steps," and tho new* of his sudden death caused a general feeling of deep regret.

The ParucU Borough Council have de cided to sue for the recovery of all rates un paid witliia 14 days after the 7th lust.

Tho first meeting of the winter res»ion of tho St. Sepulchro's Mutual Improvement Hociely was held last evenirg, and was largely attended. The programme of com ing events is One of the best which tbe society haa yet issued. The Key. 11. T. Dudley (president) occupied the chair. Alter the formal business bad been transacted, a series of short speeches were given, viz., " The Rattle of Waterloo," by Mr Kis-ling; " Woman's Rights," Mr Oonnell; "Amusements," Mr Alderton ; '' The Taranaki Railway and its Influence Tpon the Trade of Auckland," " The Present Education System," Mr Sykes; " Influence of Dickens v» orks," Mr Black man ; " Dramatic Representation," Mr Lusk ; "Education of the Young," Mr Martin j "The Old Arm Chair; iis uso and Abuse," Mr Usaher j "Church Bazaars," Mr Gamble; "Museums," Mr Burton; "Dry Bones," Rev. B. T. Dudley; " Female Suffrage," Mr Batger ; " Female Teachers on the Stage and Platform," Mr Cooper. Some tf the speeches were ex cellent in tone and character, and s pleasant evening waa thoroughly enjoyed.

On Tuesday afternoon, 29th May, a num ber of earnest moo, representatives of Koro korika, Chalmeraton, Hopou Tauhoa, Port Albert. Wellsford, &0., held a conference in the Public Mall, Wharebine, to consider tho advisability of separating the districts on the West Coast frem Rodney, aud firm ing a new county. Mr Stevenson occupied tho chair. Tbe speakers expressed earnestly their opinion that such a divi-ion of the county was desirable, inasmuch as the interests ot eas. and went were not in the least identical. Resolutions were passed, and some preliminary arrangements made for securing the accomplishment of this by them considered desirable object,

An in'eresting meeting of the members of the Ht Henry llavelock Band of Hope was held last evcn'ng in the Alexandra street school-room. Tne Piesident, Mr D. Goldie. oocupied the chair, ami delivered an instructive address. Mi<s Bat' ensby sang, in pleasing style, " Please, Give me a Ponny. Sir;" Miss Frouile. with feeling, gave "The Orphan's Prayer," a poem of much merit. Tho following young persons euvo recitations:—Misses Matilda James and Hannah and Luoy Hallam, and Masters Ryau and Brelt Mr Wclr (secretary) gavo a reading, entitled " Tumbler of Claret." Six names were added to the list of member ship. Tbe secretary of the Blue Ribbon Army' will give an address at the next meeting.

The usual weekly meeting of St. James's Mutual Improvement Association was held last evening in the lecture room of the V.M.C.A. Buildings. Mr J. A. Snedden having resinned the office of socretary, Mr w, J. Geddis was elected to fill the vacancy. The evening was devoted to extemporaneous speaking on a variety of subjects, including "The Salvation Army,'" "Boys and Girls, "A Change in the Night of Meeting," "The Action of Members of tho City Council in naming Streets after them solve'," "President Garfield," "Louis Blanc," "Attendance of Ladies." For next Monday evening two essays were announced, viz , " Byron" by Mr MoManus, and " DicKeos" by Mr Sweeney.

" Pedettrinn" complains that the repre eentatives of Grafton and Karangahape Roads have not taken action re " the foot paths, gutters, aud roads of Karangahape Road and Symonds->treet,and will aid them with abundant proof of tho most convincing character. The pathway alongside the Jewish cemetery in Karangahape Road and along S.vmonds-street is a complete quag mire, and after & heavy downpour streams of water are seen rushing in the centre of tbe path, forming pot-boles, that the uu wary pedestrian usually finds it his good fortune, at a bitter cost, to behold himself knee-deep in mud and water. The road in Symondc.-trcot is a complete stockyard, in some places seven and eight inches and actually a foot deep ia mud."

To the Editor: Sir,—With your permis sion, I wonld like to ask our City Inspec tor, Mr Goldie, why tbat filthy nuisance is allowed to remain in the way it is at the junction of Queen and Grey-street, I refer to the urinal. The smell is something awful, tho pipes being out of order, It over flows the side-walk. How long would it be allowed to remain so if some poor person owned the property . Why, no time at all. Our officious inspector would be alter them; hut at a wealthy corporation owns if, ob, it don't matter. Then may I ask why it is tbat people are allowed to drive through our streets after night with out lights ? If our authorities want proof, let them go to Symonds-street, or, in fact, any of the outlets from Queen-stieet, and then they will be convinced. Something wrong somewhere. If the city officers would try aud see to the enforcement of city laws, they would not find time to try and band their names down to the future with idicule, by trying to get our streets named often them, — Yours, &c, P. MOKMTy.

The Presbyterian Congregation at Devon. port have unanimously re*olved to present the Rev. A. Murray *cCallum with a call to the pastorate of that charge.

A very successful concert in aid of the bazaar lund in connection with St. Bene dict's Church was held in the Newton Athanseutn last evening. Tbe programme was of a varied character, and the items were generally favourably received by a large audience.

Two small boys, named F. and Al Bore ham, were to-day arrested on a charge of stealing one bottle of hop-beer, valued at twopence.

Our Port Albert correspondent writes : —In connection with the Agricultural Show, a special prza was offered for the best sample of maize, on the condition that each exhibitor must bave grown at least 20 bushels. There were six entries, and to day (Friday) tbe judges specially appointed for the purpose-Messrs G. Dibble, C. White, and C. Pearman—unanimously awarded the first prize to Mr J. Burdell, Tauhoa; and a second prize to Mr T, Becroft. Mr J. Couplaud liberally gave a ton of of bone duct, and the society gave 6 cwt, for special prizes for maize and beans. The society offer prizes to the value of £20 for the best two acres of wheat, to be judged as a standing crop. It ia understood that the Hod. Postmaster- General and Commissioner of Telegraphs has replied favourably to a memorial sent asking him not to remove the Post and Telephone-Office from the present Govern ment building. I am pleased at being able to state " on the best authority " that the member for Rodney has no intention of resigning his seat ia Parliament. The "wish was father to the rumour," but cer tainly not entertained by a majority of Mr Seymour George's constituents, who find in him a thorough Liberal and a good country member.

Special servicee are being held ia the Matonic Hall, Onehunga, on Wednesday ovening, at 7.30. Short addresses and sacred songs rendered.

Last night the residents of Nelson-street, a short distance above the school, answered piteous cties for help, and found.they pro ceeded from an old man stock iv the clayey ditch which here separates the roadway from the footpath. This part of the street is in a very bad condition, and it is scarcely safe to venture along it after nightfall.

We are requested to state tbat the meet ing advertised to be held in the Wesleyan Church, Onehunga, to-morrow evening, ia un avoidably postponed to a future date, of whloh due notice will bo given through our advertising columns.

Thin evening a meeting in connection with the Blue Ribbon Army will be held In tho Wesleyan Church, Newmarket, when addresses will be given by Mr John Brame, E. A. White, and Oiaham Tawhia. Chair to be taken at 7.50 p.m.

We see by advertisement elsewhere that Mr J. Ilamcr has opened a shop for stationery and general fancy Igoode, Berlin wool See., at Walker's Buildtngs|Karangahape Road. This will be a boon for this district, and we prediot for Mr Ilamer a very successful venture.

SCINTILLATIONS.

Sir George Gkiv'3 lecture to-night.

Common sense is the current coin of life.

The Governor reached Wellington yester day afternoon. £10,000 already collected for the Parnell testimonial.

Sir tfeicules Robinson will be the next Governor of Victoria.

It is expected that Mr J. E. Redmond will land at Dunedln.

M. Lavaleye, the French jurist and litterateur, is dead.

"The Vagabond" lectured last night in Dunedio.

Mr Rignold is producing " Henry V." to good houses in Melbourne. Troubles are like babies—they get bigger by nursing. Twenty public-houses in Dunedln South are open every Sunday. The engines of the steamer Austral were uninjured by immersion, Bismarck has recovered from bis neuralgic attack ; but how it Bryce ? Hawera Licensing Committee have re duced hotel hours from twelve to ten p.m. Sixty young draught hordes were chipped by the Uauroto from Cbriatchmch lo Sydney. Why is a noveli-t an unnatural phenomenon ? - Because his tale comes out of his head.

The Home Secretary declines to commute the sentence of a year's imprisonment passed on the editor of the "Freethinker ' for blasphemy. The now fork "No. 1" turns out to be a cypher; the objectionable unit is believed to be in Mexico.

Mr Jas. Walker, Maungakeramea, is taking steps with a view of starting a cheese factory in that district. A number of Crimean heroes, now resi dent iv Auckland, propose to have a banquet on an early date. The Pope is said to be satisfied with the reception accorded to his circular to the Irish Bishops. He mast be thankful for small mercies.

Latin is a dead language, and tbat is why doctors use it fjr writing out their pre scriptions. At the annual social gathering of the New Zealand Gaelic Society, lately held in Dun edln, 250 persons were present. hlectric lightiog on tbe Thames Embank ment, London, is supplied at the oontract price of ljd per lamp per hour. George Moran, Kaikorat, has been ar rested and charged with arson. An un occupied house belonging to him was burned down lost Ftiday. The Timaru .Licensing Magistrates'yes terday fixed the closing hours for all public houses at eleveo, instead of twelve o'clock ab formerly. The Waipu people have held another meeting tbis year to promote tbe construc tion of the Waipu-Wbangarei Barbour tramway, and hare prepared a petition for presentation to Parliament. How to become practically acquainted with the " Rule of Three. —Live with your wife, mother, and mother-in-law. Wellington Garibaldi Club mourned the hero's death on Saturday night ln«t. They have now a chance to subscribe towards bis

monument.

An outbreak of fever among the Hokianga natives has caused two deaths. Others are ill, aod the public school has been cosed. A gentleman who was very much struck by a young lady, wanted to return a kiss for tbe blow.

A good action is never thrown away, and perhaps that is the reason wby we had so tew of them.

Polls are to ba taken at Huntly and Rangiriri on Saturday next for aod against a proposal by Waikato County Council to barrow £1,150, repayable in 15 years from a special rate, for the re-building oi bridges on tbe main road.

The Native Lands Court at Eawakawa last week decided tbe ownership of the Puhiauhi Block, Edward Nehua getting the lion's share, Marsh Brown the second share, and tbe coast natives the least.

While in Sydney lately, Mr Jos. Bennett purchased for tbe Kamo Colliery a new kind ot boting engine, which is loss expen sive to work down to depths of 600 feet than the diamond rook-boring machine. On receiving the engine, the whole of the Company's ground will be thoroughly tested,

Altet telling little Harry about the cuckoo, the teacher- said, " flew tell me, Harry, what you know about the cuckoo." " I know miffiu', 'cept he don't lay his eggs hliself."

The two months' trial of tbe electric light in Lyttelton harbour is not proceed ing satisfactorily, Two men aro employed at the dynamo-machine tor fourteen hours every day of the w<-ok, and yut the lamps sometimes go out altogether.

Mr Alfred Firth, a young gentleman doing a tour of the world, has been drowned in tho hot creek ot Whakarewarevta, obine mutu.

at Bambeig, Germany, a young lady has been mulcted in a fine and coats for playing the piano at night by an open window. Cannot the Uty Fathers of " musiaal Auck land " frame a by-law for onr protection against similar nnlsances ? Tawbiao, the Maori "King," would seem to have enlisted in the Blue Ribbon and Salvation. a rmies. His M■<jesty is at Maketu, and it is said that everything ia orderly, drunkenness conspicuously absent, and religious meetings very frequent.

Jacob Monteith, a Wellington chemist, is to be prosecuted under the Dangerous Goods Act for sending a box for shipment not marked dangerous, and which exploded on the wharf, causing much alarm. South Ounedin "pubs" keep open on Sundays, and the Council meetings on Mondays are rather "rowdy." We don't say these two facts bear the relation of cause and effect; but the " scenes "at the Council meetings are wild enough for any thing. Last night.when the Mayor wished to strike out the minutes of a special meet ing whioh had been held, there Was almost a free fight for tbe possession of the book. The table was upset, and the ratepayers present interfered, and things were lively. Two constables, however, were ia waiting, and quelled the disturbance.

CABLEGRAMS.

[KEUTEB'S TELKOBAM'.]

THE WAR IN MADAGASCAR NATIVES SUING FOR PEACE.

LONDON, June 4.

Telegrams are to hand from Madagascar, repotting tbat the Hovashsve made over, tures of peace to the French commander, and that the French government will t-xact a war indemnity fiom the Malo gaaies. ihe statement baa not yet been officially confirmed.

MONUMENT TO GARIBALDI.

ISPECIAI. TO PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

LONDON, June 4,

The Italian Government have voted a million francs towards the erection of a monument in memory of Garibaldi.

BISMARCK AND THE POPE.

With a view to effecting a compromise with the Vatican, Piioce Bismarck has agreed to a modification of the Falk laws,

JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT.

The Right Hon. C. Barry, of the Queen's Bench, Ireland, has been appointed Lord Justice of Appeal iv Iceland, in place of the late Right Hon. Richard Deasy,

AUSTRALIA.

EXECUTION OF THE TaSMANI MURDERERS. HOB ART, June 4. The two youths, Ogden and Sutherland, who were found guilty of having committed

the atrocions murders in April last in Epping Forest, were executed to-day.

SPORTING NEWS.

[EEUTIB'S CABLEOBtMS.]

The Melbourne Cup Nominations,

MKLBOURSE, June 4. Tub following nominations were received to-day for

Thb Melbourne Cup of l.OOOsovs.; distance,

two miles; run on the 6th November :— Anglesey Renament King Charles Boolta Commotion Santa Claus Olautiap Eiiothoneous Welcome Juck (1 N.Z.) Lesbia Prometheus Welcome Jack Redband Suwarrow Country Squire Pailleroo M ddlemarch Mrs. Jarley Stilltalk Ironband Yattendon colt Bordeaux Wahgunyah Off Colour Vernet Mllparinka DlokHattiwlck Countess Mentmore Trump Yobs Linda Corlolanus Chrysophrase Duenna Guesswork Sir Modred Neoean Koh-i-noor Foreat King Taurana Mistaken Maid of the Hills Athena Conjecture Jack of Clubs Toofoo Vagabond LordLisgar Wizard Bensatlon Pell Mell Sting Kingsdale King of tno Yale Sardltu Mountebank Robert the Devil Belmont Rosemary Kathleen (late Lady Comet Caractaus Jervois) Despot Yatterley Coup d'fitat Archie Gloucester St Lawrence Nicholas Groavonor The Plunger Delusion Hesperian Kit Nubbles Morceau Masquerade Black Diamond Calm* Navigator First Water Jessie Britisher Little Jack Morpeth Donca»ter Duchess of Albany Recovery Stookwell Ad Valorem Sardonyx Bundoora Cunnamulla Segenhoe Spreadeagle Le Grand Bagot Buttercup Lord Mandervllle Coulston Waterloo Alde-de-Camp Kssex Walonga All Silk Magnet Dukedom First Demon Raillery Ferman Lo Beau Prodigal, i 'unstan Gheokmato Eamond Kathleen Sportsman (Forester's) Cuba Achilles Silver Arrow Peverll Footstep Sweet William Signor Bis Bis The Bean Joan Gymkl The Drummer Rubina Bosoawen The Gem Polllo Palarlnda Parride Eva Prioress Martini-Henri Favo Glenooa Aberfeyle Zulu Golnflnder Waxlight Ike Clifdon Warwick ■ Copra Albury The weights are due on Monday, 2nd July.

For the Caul field Cup there are 142 entries, and for the Champion Stakes 59.

FIRE AT PUKEKOHE.

A TtLKGEAM received to-day by Superin tendent Thomson Hates that a six-roomed house at Pukekohe, the property of Thomas Bogan, was burned down last night. It was insured, but the office is unknown.

MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY ATI NELSON.

(BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

NELSON, Monday. A woman, who is not yet fully identified, was fonnd dqpd on a boulder on the bank near the Wakapuaka Bluff, on Saturday afternoon. The woman in question bad been staying at the Suburban North Hotel for ten days, and on Friday she went ont for a walk. The following day she was found below high water mark, with a bruise on tbe top of her head, and her face was braised, there being blood on the bonlders beneath her face, Her jacket and hat were found beneath a tree 300 yards distant, and the pocket of her dress was inside out. Her purse, however, was fonnd at the hotel. It is thought to be a case of suicide.

NOTES FROM DUNEDIN.

[BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN COBRESPONDENT.]

A High-Toned Prosecutor.

DUNKDIN, this day. At the Police Court, Mr Perrin, licensee of the Australasian Hotel, was charged with keeping his house open after hours, and with employing a barmaid beyond hours, The chief witness for the prosecution was George Harris, compositor, whr,it appeared, on his way home went info the hotel, and, on pleading ill, prevailed on tbe barmaid to supply bim with soda and brandy. He afterwards attempted some familiarities with the gitl, which, baiog resented, he walked immediately to the police station and gave information to the first constable. Defendant, who, it was proved, was away from the bar attend ing hia invalid wife, had his convic tion endorsed. The police inspector said the informant did not ask for costs; he was above that sort of thing. How Duncdin People are Poisoned. Tho Chairman of the South Duncdin Licensing Bench (Mr Fish) successfully resisted tbe publication of Professor Black's analysis of spirits, taken by the police from hotels in tbe South andCtty districts, assert ing that the police should first havo proceeded against the offenders. Mr Weldon pointed out that had the police made a general raid, and the fact been known, he was satisfied tbey would have got good stuff, Mr Fish was bound to admit that the liquor being sold in some cases was practically poisoning poople. 1 n another case whisky was very badly adulterated. Here are some extracts from Professar Black's re port :-' 32 degiees under proof: contains mnch sugar, excels of tannin, some sul phates." "38 degrees under proof: Very impute ; contains much tannin, trace of iron, salts, much sugar." "21 degrees ueder proof ; Very aatringent; due to ex cess of tannin." "23 degrees under proof: Very astringent; contains sulphate, much sugar." These above-named relate to brandies. "20 degrees under proof: R duced by the addi ion of water after distillation." "26 degrees under proof: Similarly reduced." "27 de grees under proof: Very impure; contains much tannin, and an unusual proportion of sulphates." These refer to whiskies. jl Jbicensing Court Declines Judicial Functions. In the "lambing down" case against Henry Scott, the police preferred the matter as an objection to the renewal of his licen-e, but Mr l 1 ish upheld the contention of Scott's counsel that this charge should have been preferred at tbe time. Mr Weldon answered that he brought the matter under the notice of the Penon in September, who rnled it could only be dealt with at an annual meeting. He oßored to prove the accuracy of tbe newspaper reports of the case, and if necessary, to bring witnesses from Naseby, but contended that the Court was bound to take judicial notice of cases which the R.M. characterised as disgraceful. The committee, by three to two, ruled that the license could only be forfeited by a sort of gradation, and the police had failed at the time to secure a Police Conrt con viction.

The Service of Song, entitled "Bart's Joy,'' will ba given In the Yonng men's Ctnia tlan An-ocUtioa Hail thi» evening iv oomumra oration of the second aumv.rs.irjr of the Wellealey-street Baptist Temperai.ce Sooleir. Mr Thou. Bpurgeon Is to »iv<i the oon»eo>ivo reading", an-i the ringing wll be under the con dnotorshlpof MrChas. Blomfiold.

AUCKLAND INSTITUTE.

The inaugural meeting of the Institute for the current session took place last night, a large number of ladies and gentlemen being present. Bishop Cowie presided,

New Members. — Professors Tucker, Brown, and Thomas, Dr. Mackellar, and Messrs A. J. Hunter, and J. E. Nicholls, were announced as new members,

Donations.—The secretary submitted the list of donations received during tbe mouth, which was published in our last issue.

The Mackelvie Gifts.—On the motion of the President, seconded by Mr F. Larkins, it was resolved, " Tbat the mem bers of the Auokland lostitnte, having re ceived from Mr J. T. f ackelvie 106 oil, water, pen and iok, and pencil sketches, also an antique bronze statue found at Pompeii, to be held in terms ot his previous gifts of like nature, tender bim the beat thanks of themselves and of the citizens of Auck land for those valuable additions to the art treasures of Auckland."

INAUGURAL address.— The President (Bishop Cowie) then delivered his inaugural address,. Be began by returning thanks to the membets of the Institute for the honour they had done bim in electing him to the presidential chair for the ensuing year, He did not look upon the office at merely honorary, but as one ot much impoitance, especially so at the present lime when the funds of the Institute, and consequently its means of usefulness, had been so gieatly extended thiough the liberality of Mr lid ward Costley, and through the landed endowments granted by Parliament. Tbe liist object of the Institute was declared in the rules to ba the promotion of science, literature, and art; and it was the duty ot the President, according to the same rules, to ste that tbat object was kept steadily in view. Few English words were at the present day so often u=ed indefinitely and incorrectly as the word science, against two of its commonest misuses he desired to offer a protest. They frequently heard the word science used, especially by teachers ot youth, as if it were i-ynonymous with geology and botany, or with cnemistty and biology; a* though these wtre the only, or at least the most important, departments of knowledge. But the tcience which it was the object of the Institute to promote was the "knowledge of facts,'' in no such limited or conventional sense of the woid. Again, the word science was sometimes used as synonymous with "that which is exclusively according to reason j'' and scientific, as aquestion-beggingappeljation, was contrasted with moi al or with religious, as though the teachers of these most im portant departments of knowledge did not appeal to reason, as "the only faculty we have wherewith to judge of anything, even revelation itself." ThU-wa not a question of mere words, but of things also; and the institute, whose first object was topromoie " tbe certain knowledge of certain things," must be careful to discourape the vulgar eriorsof any particular age orstate of society. Our new University College, for tbe estab lishment of which the present year would be memorable in the annala ot Auckland, would doubtless enlarge tbe ideas of our students as to the extent of tbe subjects of science, and the proper result of tbe teach iog uf our new protessors, whom they gladly welcomed to tbe membership of the In stitute, would be looked for in the increase of general intellec ml culture among our younger citizens, aod not only in the special knowledge cf a few in some one or two departments of science. After stating that we had especially to guaid ourselves against the influence ot " lopsided" views, the President went on to rematk upon the m mner in which science had been thwarted in the past by well-meaning but bigoted He then went on to say that as tbe promo, tion of science was one of the chief objects of the Institute—or, in other words, the helping to make known to the community generally the recent discoveries of men of science -ho hoped that with the increased funds at their disposal they should be able befote very long to employ thoroughly com petent lecturers to give from time to time courses of popular lectures on tha addi tions that were being made to our know ledge of the univeree. (-tpplause.) After giving an amusing instance of the need of such knowledge, the speaker went on to express bis belief tbat there were among our citizens not a few competent and willing to oct as demonstrators or as showmen of our science and art treasures, if some organisa tion conld be instituted for conducting parties of our men and women whose ordinary duties leave them few hours in the week for recreation, through the museum, on days and at times which are least incon venient to such visitors. He coongratu lated the people of Auckland on the pros pect of making a fresh departure in the branch of learning known as literature now that we had a professor of Bnglisb, Greek, and Latin established In the city ; and, in token of the great interest the Institute takes ia the work, he mentioned tbat th« Council have agreed, as a temporary arrange ment, to allow the lecture-room to be u-ed for his classes. The study of language was greatly neglected, and every means should be taken to arouse and sustain an interest in it. He also suggested that the lecture-room migkt bs opened on Sunday afternoons, for instruction in the Hebrew language and Bible; and perhaps also tor lectures in tha New Testament in the original Greek. If young barristers in London were fonnd willing to attend lectures on Bt. Paul's Epistles in Greek, at 8 o'clock in t'ae morning, given by the Master of the Temple, he did not see why some of our young men, especially mem bers of the learned professions, should not attend lecture i on the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures in that building once a week, on the day of which they were able to devote somehonrsatleasttonon-profeßStonalstudies. Having remarked upon the importance of art and the generous benefactions of Sir George Orey aud Mr Mackelvie, whose further intended Rifts we were unable to accept through want of proper accommo dation, His Lordship said it was to be hoped that tbe Council would be in a position, be fore the end of 1883, to arrange for the en largement of the Museum at least, if not for the building of a lecture hall, suited to the wants of our increasing population. Our Museum should be a handmaid to all the teaching institutions of our city and province.. It should contain, so far as we can provide them, works of ait, illustrative of all the ages and all the countries with whioh our children in the primary schools, our boys and girls in the secondary schools, and our young men and women in our university colleges, are made acquainted, Our students of geology, botany, chemistry, biology, and of other departments of knowledge, should be able to turn to our Museum for illustrations in comparably better than the beat printed re presentations of tbe or.il teaching they re ceive from their masters and professors in our schools and colleges, and if our Museum was to afford all the help that it is capable of giving i 0 our students of science, literature, and art, to whatever section of the com munity they ; may belong,' care thonld be taken to keep tho door open during the hours at which visitors were able to attend, (applause 1 Silfhidak. —Mr Cheeseman (for Cap tain Broun) read a paper relative to the disoovery by Mr Tho<, Chalmer amongst seaweed at the Port Chalmeis sandspit, of a new form of Silphidae ("sexton" or "bringing" beetles), to wbich had been given the name microsilpha litorea. A full de- cript'on of it was also given RhaGODIA.— Mr Cheeseman read a short paper upon the discovery of a genus of plants called Rhagodia in>ew Zealand. Thirteen species iv all had been found, but up to the present time they had been con fined to Australia, During a tecent expe dition, however, of the field Club to tbe island of Otatau, be had found one of the species thcte, thus affording additional proof of tbe intimate connection existing between the plants ot the two countries. Specimens of the plant were exhibited. Mr Justice Gillies o» our Water Supply.—Mr E. A, Mackechnie read a paper by Mr Justice Gillies on the subject of the city water supply. Its declared object was to call attention to onr gteat source of water supply, the rainfall and its utilisation, and the tendency of the paper was to encourage the use of tanks. The average annual rainfall in Auckland during the fifteen years prior to 1879 baa been 43 8 inches. It might, therefore, reasonably be assumed that the average an nual rainfall iv Auckland was not less than 40 inches-that is to say, on every square foot of the Auckland Isthmus there falls 3ft 4in in depth of rain per annum. Now, this 3ft 4tn of rain water, if saved before aod without contamination, was pro bably the purest and best natural water known. If saved from new or old shingles, or from slates or concrete on which confer vae were growing, or on which impurities bad been allowed to deposit, the water saved will necessarily be more or less im pute. At the same time, he believed tbat its aversge purity would be at least equal to tbat of any water pumped into cisterns and distributed through iron pipes. The figures that he had quoted simply meant that a cottager whose cottage is only 24 feet by 12 will re ceive on the roof of his cottage annually 5,760 gallons of water from the sky, which, if he provided the storage, would afford;nim

nearly 16 gallons per day forbif^?^ I the house larger or smaller? cv?« c' * I foot of surface-receiving rain Jan ' s 20 gallons annually, %_*%Jf Wt saving means spouting and Zr.' T$ Thus, a cottagS of & TIFS&F**- storage capacity provided in the .h "*T« tanks for 1,400 gallons, and so«m •** °' portion to the size of the house .A^ dant snpply of water can thus he«?*a?° n" for every purpose in connection^??lll*l household. Every honse should!? "V* provided with a filter for the wai^ 0 ** for drinking. With these taoSfe"* family in the Auckland iathmtu nS& co any difficulty in having, evea in tkTMe seasons, nn abundant supply, forh« B,t * purposes, of pure and wholesome tS*ol^ A discussion ensued, in the com*. «?ty- Dr. Purchas, Messrs. Peacock Ail^ Campbell, maintained the greaterS^ serviceability of ihe water suddlV alV^ pipes from the Springs. * * ""Wft Ibis concluded the business. ?

MINING NEWS.

(BY TELKGRAPH.-OWN COBBH^^ place at the battery yesterday La** return after melting was 151 0 « tiv.J* gold. The quartz from the toJ.°?wh shaped well lately, and the taXS, 1"* loads treated gave 200«s aniaW^ dirt now being crushed is^Z,w f** the stopes and the drive on th»rff ,or May reef, and it is shaping for ? yield to the parcel jusXatei C^ -i gold is seen in the stone. o„,?'""> May reef is 2ft. in width, and ffi* f well. The quartz from the WeslTft* at No. 10 level will be treated3sS"*

JEEVOIS.-We crossed the water iw, sinking shaft. Upon meetinrthi, if-? ll entered the soft white mS.*? what is of g;«t imnortaC&M and compact, and that the water L« .T* loose surface can be renderedL ♦ ?S -he slide that was kespfog V© Progress is securtd in sinking 2£? out the drawback of ffif „!*■ titles of water. Our obiwi n L qU*ll, be toßeta.deepas% oorble nar, ffl«' open out, when we shall intersect two lod£ in close proximity to the shaft. Thi \kT tion of the shaft was well conceive^ ,££ log the broken ground to the westward tha slide, and obtaining snThee^H,J soft channel of country in the area of va» section This with .he slide c».,K lodes still futther, proves the mine wK rich in mineral deposits.-(Signed) &? Edwaeds, June 4. ■ ■ ■ * ■ s* *•

UaHT.-The manager reports haviai. etfec.ed numetoas necessary repairs late mine. He expects to have all the »S completed, and ready to make a startla about four weeks.

Waiot*hi.-I cleaned np and retort,* last week, ater cruohing 180 tons of dirt for the payable return of 255 ounces J? I find the dirt is very changeable in thi new blocks west on No. 2 and So. 3 lodes but it should improve upwards, Ho, 2 level.- I have been doing a lot of proaneethig on a large lodo that I met in the Imperii City ground, The lode is s.M o! that changeable character, but I fiad snail ' leaders in the footwall which pay well to take out, so that I have stuck to the small leaders.—(Signed) J. E. Smith, June!. I Reubkn Parr-We have turned the drive a little to the i ight, in order to wood the hard country if we can, as it appeati to be pretty large, aod I am satisfied , the lode will not come down la that hard country. By turning to' " the right, we got into a better class of country, with signs of improving. I hops to get around the hard country and pick Bp the lode if it comes down very shortly,- * (Signed) S. Dryden; June 4:

THE TELEPHONE IS WELLINGTON.

(BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCUTrOS.)

WELLINGTON, Monday. A well attended meeting oi subscribers te the Telephone Exchange was held la Uw Chamber ot Commerce to-day, Mr J. B.

Nathan in the chair. The following retola tion was unanimously agreed to: "Thli meeting is of opinion tbat the chargea lot the use of the telephone are so excestive as to place it beyond the reach of nnmbni who would otherwise avail tbemselret of its benefit; and that the limited hontt allowed to subscribers ate such ai £ warrant a consideration as to tbe adviaabi. lity of their continuing to subscribe; that a deputation be appointed to interview the Government on the subject." A geneial opioion waa expressed that a substantia reduction should be made in the anbacrip. tion, tbat tbe area within which connection would be made without extra charge should be extended to one mile, and that the Ex change should be open all night. Mttiri J. E. Nathan, J. B. Harconrt, E. J. Liatoi, W. F. Wheeler, C. E. Zohrab, and J. ft Macdonald,were appointed a deputation to interview the Commissioner of lelegrapht on the subject.

ALARMING GAS EXPLOSIONS.

(BY TJI.EGBAPH.-.PBESS ASS00UITI0I,)

NBLSON, Monday. An explosion of gas took place at half-past. six o'clock this morning, at the residence ol Mr Martin Lightbaod. The servant had entered a room with French windows leading on to the verandah, and observing a smell of gas, opened the French windows, She then . went to another part of the housu, and after wards re-entered the room where the smelt the gas, bearing a lighted candle. She placed the candle on the table and took acme mats on the verandah, and while engaged beating these an explosion took placa. The French windows wete torn off their h'tnge», and thrown on to the verandah, and all tbe glass in the room, including that in, picture frames, was smashed,and the ceiling charred, The flames struck the servant, aad her foes, hands, and arms are badly burnt. Her screams and the noise of the explosion caused great commotion in tbe neighbour hood, and some little distance away the explosion was felt and attributed to an earthquake.

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Before H. G. Seth Smith, Esq., 8.M.) Ashore.—Franola Reld, a seaman, waa charged with deserting from H.M. enip Diamond on the 11th ultimo.- W»* pleaded guilty, and was remandeA to pnapa ■-.; until tne arrival of one of H.M. vessels in yon. Tins Boots.—Je Pa, a native, was arrested at Helensvllle by tonatableNaughton.onaeliijM of atealing a pair of boots, value lit 6d,oaJhe ; 2nd inatant, the property of Danielßtewa»~ Mr Brown Interpreted.-Prisoner pleaded sot guilty. - Charles Newmsn, assistant.te» Stewart, storekeeper of Helensvllle," oepoga that on Saturday, tho 2nd instant.he sewt" ■_■ prisoner about 7in the evening; he was WJ « the time with customers. TheprMonbrwsussa into the boot department, and■ oommewwi nr ing on boots; he kept a side-look HflW» |™ prisoner, who. having fitted to^"l^.]™ price of gum; presently he left the «hOP wm>» pair of new boots on; he followed Id* *X immediately he heard something till among «« tt-troe; brought prisoner back, bid rOM M had no boota on; he denied ateallog wagg" • he went to Handa' hotel and gBsEJtM there with tha boots on; it was vWM**!*rJ time; prisoner throw the boota «W !£?%£ timo, he found them: prisoner w^g^S boota back: they don't Jit: prisoner **Wg: -mulish well woen Jffi^. jonOMM I bsw the boos on your r«t<,»°»"_ alone; Old not try tha"" %*%fitfa_ Prisoner said his conuanta •*» ™g%& Bnd pu-. them uader his «JB^^SE3XiWn got the wrong ninß.-tf>ns»b.* H»Wj»w» deposed to arrtstto {rbo«erl» «M **£" Hotel, and proouoed the prl-oner. who saw he nught Mv« _77a.st~a I they were no u»e to M* IJJ* ■"^{SmS native offered to pay for ttwnj *J*jJEw» r . thing t-j oannect oeta wUh we.{S«Ejto Prisoner: hut i wanted him :dM rot l«e«J come by myself -Conataoie 1 1 £»■ »■ »£5 | he wanted Heta as a wlueWi ha■ mow .«■&£ ■■..: Mm himsef -Hew sJd: ".Thtt man »«• £ thief, but 111 pay for the boots.'-Pg»^J*s . his ompanlon sto c the booM. „IJf_9SSSSJ: prisoner guilty, and ordered U d»ys unpnsw mp^BM»STxr.-Henrj- Oawb* a eWrt fl» man. w s forma drunk opor^£"Ss£sS . Qne n-strest by Constable MaokM.-«"»« and Frederlok Jsmea WlliMM.*«R.2»^S !. with a breaoh o' the Vagrant AeJ,l»i<Mg*W In Fort.tr.et, oa the night OftMSth B»- Tha prisoners, apparently reapeottMS ywjj men. pleaded guilty. »e«e»nt WWte »» : theftof.-Coastable Ma'kay sawtte> "**H fighting Vigorously—Prisoners rt__P*Lgg m vewaorry; they had taken too mneh wbUky, and fell out-Fined 20* eaoh with oosts. ~ THB Wi»D.-Orpheus saton was nnedM" not having a proper light attached nMI «g» fi veysnae la Karangahapa Road, on "•*"£ M»».-Inapeotor Qoidle appeared for tne pw«r outlou. This waa all the bnnlneaa.

THE ADCKIAN

EYENiiNtf STAK, TUESDAY. JUNE 5



New Winter Gtoods, J. CuMiEN. HAVINO NOW RECEIVED His LAST SHIPMENT oir NEW AUTUMN AND WINTER GOODS, Ex the Cephalonia. British King, Garonne, Orient, &c, &o. Imported Dlbeot from Si me or the Best FUENOB, KHQLI3B, AND SCOTCH M*NUP»OTCRKKS, And in order to cope with the system of adver tising Oheap Sales ana Slaoghterlni Goods at a .> price, now so muoh in vegae, he has determined from this date to ati.l further Reduce his hitherto small Profit*, aud sell ail his New and Fashionable Goods at tbe smal lest positole per coinage on ooat consistent with oheap premises and small comparative expenses. All Goods are Marked in Plain Figures, and no concession oan be made 10 the Trade I off present Low Px.ces. 3. 0. invites special attention to his DRE9B DEPARTMENT, whloh embiaces some of tha Newest, Best, and Most Fashionable Fabrics aad Designs, Shade, and Qualities of French, English, and Sootob Manufactures. Advertiser has neithor old or unfashionable, mildewed or moth-eaten rubbish in hie stock, and be will put nothing In print whloh shall not be carried out In its entirety. THE BLANKET, FLANNEL, & GENERAL MANCHESTER DEPARTMENTS, HOBIBRY.HABBRDABHERY, millinery, MANTLE, ULHTHR. ft GBNTLBMBN'S MERCERY DEPARTMENTS, are all replete with New and Seasonable Goods. Comb, See, .and Jodos fob Yourselves, J, CULL EN, Importer, 250, QUEEN-BTRBET, AUCKLAND, T. * fly 0 ° ° X * 44 and 46, Victoria-street, Beg to draw the attention of Ladies and Gen tlemen furnishing to their LARGE AND WELL-ASSORTED STOCK or TfURNITURE, oomorislng Drawing and Dining-room Suites, Kan imd Wood Bedsteads. Wardrobes with Sass nanels, Sideboards, Cheffoniers, Hall Tables and Hatstands, Offloe Tables, Chimney and Toilet Glasses, Dining Tables, Cane Chairs in great variety, Toiletware, Drawers, Wash "tanas, &o„&o. QARPETS, MatHnns Staff darpote, Linoleum, Flooroloth, DOOTMafe, Wool Mats, Bed-rcom Kugs,!&o. ■OEDDING ofaUMndsandofthebestquaUty. Hair.Wool, Flook Cocoa Fibre, and Flax Mattresses, Spring SS&eSSrindnatag the Paten, Wire Wove Jfettrew>eatber Beds, Bolsters, and PUlowsi; KapOkßeda, Bolsters and Pillows, and Pal '«:. Uasse _ T. & H. COOKE, M, VICTORIA-STRE [Factory, Elliott-street DOCTOR AKNOLD'SPEMNY ROYAL AND STEEL PILLS.-The most popular medicine of the day. Price, 2s 6d a box.—Colo nial Agents Shabland & Co., opposite the ; , PoetOfflce. Drapery and clothing buyers should attend the sale to be held to-morrow at 11 o'clock by Mi Gabriel Lewis. The goods are Inst landed, and all suited to the requirements of the season. The selection is large, and alto gether there is Some sixty tin packages to be offered. ; I'.lt^ \ • 9 ■ ■ Notice to the members of Alexandra liodge,No.fi3.P,*.F.a-a. Bus will leave my home at 7 pm. oirWednrodayjeth mat., for Onehunga.—J. A. wuaon, P.M—lMjvt.] i, . Professor Sample will give a lesson, in Mr Quick's stables, on horeetralnlng, at 7 p.m.' (hi* (tuesita,) evetiiog. to whloh he invites all mambers ot nis olans ano tbel' fHenflo who de ftjfei tire to Jtilil to attend. .Admission A2^-[&svt.l , ■k - Sewing Machine Depot (wholesale and ■j reteili.-u. a. chambers. 70, Queen-atteet (opto I )te the Bank). I



Bpeolsa Advertisements i; o~ R 6 S S E, DENTAL SURGEON. May be Consulted at his Rooms, Queen-street oppoßito Darby-atrebt). Honra: 10 to 5. E~NGLISH TWEEDS, SCOTCH BAXONYi?. IRISH HOMESPUNS. r SEVEN OASES W XX SHIP WARWICK. • M. MUBCHIE, Merchant Tailor & Importer, Shortland-Btreet, AUOKLAND. Price /fv ls6dy#Vv /6 r#7 PROPRIETOR N» n& #--d). HENDERSON>-^> X^!* XOHEMIST/ .<sy N^^ltt'HD^W \A> \s jy N& «*V Price XIX ls6d With Storekeepers this useful Remedy has a rapid and increasing demand, its price being within the reach of all, and its virtues second to none. To be had wholesale from :— ARTHUR H. NATHAN, 33 QUEEN STREET. KEMPTHORNE & CO., SHORTLAND STREET. C. HENDERSON, QUEEN ST. JUNCTION. 158 & 160 THE Queen-Bt, 158 & 160 Queen-st. 168 & 160 NEW ZEALAND Queen-st. 158 & 160 Queen-st. 158 & 160 CLOTHING FACTORY Queen-st. 158 & 160 Queen-Bt. 158 & 160 Supply B,lee?'?^8 ,lee?'?^ 158 & 160 . Queen-st. 158 & 160 MEN'S and Boys' Queenst. 158 & 160 Queen-st. 158 & 160 CLOTHINO. Queen st. 158 & 160 Queen-st. 158 & 160 Superior in Fitting and Qaeen-at. 158 & 160 QUALITY, B!J!!S'Sf 158 & 160 yu ' Queen-st. Ijg 1 160 AtPRICESFARLOWER fegj*- Hill! thanother. JSSft 158 & 160 Establishments. Queen-st. 158 & 160 Queen-st. Ultrn THE CELEBRATED j*™""* _& I il MOSGIEL TWEEDS. 3™£* JglJg Madeo< , SSfi 168 & 160 Pnre New Zealand Wools, Queen-st. 158 & 160 Are used, Queen-st. 158 1160 And all Garments are fe& 158 & 160 made-up in Queen-st. TiM fo 160 Queen-st 158 & 160 THEIR OWN FACTORY. Queen-st. v* f m Consequently every pro- JgSSfc }« * }m cess of the Manufacture is SSeenlt }« & }S undertheimmediatesuper- SeeS-et 158 & 160 vision of the Firm. and the $£££ TXs * im Genuine Quality of Mate- Sueen-st 158 & 100 Tiei l nd Workmanship is SSeMt 158 & 160 thereby guaranteed. qjueen-st. 158 & 160 ~ Queen-st. 158 & 160 AUCKLAND. Queen-st 158 & 160 And at Albert-street, J&een-Bt. 158 & 160 THAMES QueensJ -158 & 160 IHAMISH. Q ne en-Bt. 168 & 160 . _ Queen-st 158 & 160 J- FrrzsiMONS, Queen-st. 158 & 160 Branch Manager. Queen-st. TN THE INSOLVENT ESTATE OF A. LINABURY AND CO. JriOSOHAVK ANn o° . V»OBGRAVK ANU \JO. Being the Successful Tenderers In the above Estate, beg to announoe to the Inhabitants ot Anokland and its vlolnlty that ■ SALE ALB OF THE SAME WILL BE HELD ON TBE PREMISES LATELY OCCUPIED wt A. LINABURY AND CO., QUHEN-STRfET. AND WILL CONTINUK UNTIL THE BNHRB STOOK 13 CLEARED OUT, REGARDLEBH OF COST I Je CoSGRAVE AND Co. Great Sal* OF A. W. Mace-s BANKRUPT QTOCK. ANKRUPT OTOCK. . MRS J. SMITH having bought the Bankrupt Stook of A. W. Mace, will offer the same together with her own large and well-assorted stock of Drapery, Clothing, &c, at a Great Sacrifice, In order to dear. The Stock Is new, and well chosen. The following lines will show the Enormous Reductions:— * Blaok and Cold Velveteens, from Is 9d i Cold Satins, from Is lid, all shades Silks reduced from is Ud to 3s lid, all winter shades Satin Cloth, Bid, worth IOJd Useful Flannel, 83d, worth Ud Blankets, from 5s lid each Men's Pilot Coats, reduced from 28s 6d to 19s 6d Men's Strong Trousers, Ss Bd Boys' Suits, from 5s lid Youths' Good Tweed Suits, 18s 6d, worth 21s And all other goods at equally low prices. NOTE THE ADDRESS- Jl^ M I T H , . O M I T H , DRAPER & CLOTHIER (Next United Service Hotel), QUEEN-STREET. VjEVENTEEN (17) CASES AND BALES O N kw AND CHEAP DRAPERY. Pkb Geobcie Bkwlby, Jobt Opened at W^LIaM Re JBrIDGMAN'S. 150 Palrß New Blankets (to all slaes). from 6/6 A Splendid Lot of Winter Dress Materials [pair AU Colours in Caledonian Cloths, serges. Ooe tnme Tweeds, Homespuns, fiso.. at very Large Assortment very wide Black Cashmere, Blaok Frenoh Merinos (in all qualities!, from 1/11 to 6/6 Wool Plaids, Wool Shawls, Tableopvera. &o. Grey and white Calloos, wholesale prlee per pteoe for nett oaah ~ A Large stook ot New Flannels (all makes), from 6Jd Roslyn Flannels, Roslin Blankets ; ■• ~ 20 Pieces (raid wide) Fancy China Matting, 1/ yard, worth 1/1 Linoleum (goon). 3/9 yard; Choice Pattern Floor cloths, 1/9 yard 1000 Yaras Ootton Tweed (slightly damaged), iUW 1/ yard, worth 1/6 ¥t , A Great Variety Cotton. Union, and Crimean Shirtings, oheap A Lanre tot ot Clothing (purobasad oheap "AUCTION*, to be sold at a small advance— Boys'Knloker Suits, from 5/11 Youth? snd Boys' Suits Hong trou«ers>, ftom 13/6 very strong ■- Men's Tweed «uiU from 25/; Tronsera and A Splendid Aine°Men'a Cold Cord Trousers. 7/1 A v pS; Tweed Treuters, from 6/6 pair Braoes, Hats, Hosiery (goad value) In oonseqnenoe of the over-stocked state ol the Market, W.RB. has been enabled to po* chase a lot of Goofs at a toay'MMOunt. and SrtU sell them CMap; 5 per cent. dtawunt,laofl every eon cash purchases. SpeoW terms to large purchasers. Patterns free by post. JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, UPPHRQUBItN-SrRBHT FLESH FORMING FOOD for Infants. AICKIN'S FOOD for INFANTS Is prepared , locally from malted cereals, according to the recipe ot Baron Lieblg. It is an approved substitute for Mother's Mile; is Fatten ing, Nourishing; and Invigorating. . Sold In Canisters at la. 6d. AT THB PHARMACY, Queen-street. ■/ ■



Professor Samph will eive a If"™; •?:::• Horse training In Mr Quick's Stoblea aUJ»PJ£ . this iMondayF evening. Tbe Professor haa n- turned from his vMt to the Walkato, Te AWM. and Thames,-lADVT.I Garlickand Cranwell ha*enow themM* complete Furnishing Warehouse In AjbcMm* , Large stock ready for delivery. PnrnttnM.g|Ba suit all olassee; good, strong, and cheap, ww ;; variety of Bedateads ard Bedroom Furnltnre.- City Rail Arcade. Queen-street.-!Advt.l