SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

♦UGH WATER{'^ m oS_wlornlng, 7.21 BUNSET.-T_-BEvoning.7.2 SUNRISE.-To-morrow Morning, 5.-7 MOON _ AGE-New Moon, Bth, 5.19 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

LAST EVENINQ." OhrUttaa, .chooner. Evan.on, from Russell *

TO-DAY. fcook Out, brigantlno, McAvony, from Sydney

DEPARTURES.

LAST BVRNISO. W-trnrana. 8.8., Ohotßeld, for Sydney Argyle.^E Criwlord. f or_Whangarel

IMPORTS.

Per Look Out from, Sydney-S7B_ bags ana 419 bags boncdust, 179 pieces celar, i pieces fcardwood.

EXPORTS.

Per Antares, for London: 11161 cases gum. 11l tons manganese, 151 tons and 800 bags copra, 41 toSIS- cases pearl shell. 9 bales outlier. 32 cask M-ttaw.Bl bales cotton, 872 bales wool, 1 bales basils, and a fow Packages sundries. Per Walrarapa tor .ya~-_--130 saoRB nuts. 20 bales flax. 877 pieces tlmbor 5 bales hops, and » quantity of enndry nierohondlße. "Per Threo Cheers for Suva—lo,ooo foot saw n timber'uO.OOO feet dressed timber, 20 kegs salt beef.

Inwards COASTWiSE.-Rata, from Waiara, with 30.300TfeolTtimber; Camberland, from the Great Barrier, with 500 feet £«PS tinAM^" rier, gith 18 tons wood. A-nnBS£IjQJS3 voluablo oargo sb per Import Hat. Sne Will sail first favourable wind. TheßohoonerYoongDiokhAS entered out at the Oußtoms for Newcastle The sa Omapere left Taurango for Auc-land at?a!m! tocfaTand may therefore bo expected here about that hour to-night. The stcamor lona, which sailed yesterday for the coast put back last night and is now .an chored ins?do of Rangitoto Reef. There is a heavy Boa running outside. The s.hooner Thrco Cheors oleMedat_tha rnstoros to-Oay tor Suva v.a, Meroury Bay. Shf loads timber at tbe last named port. Tha s.B. Rotorna le&vea for Fiji vln Hussoll at Bom. to-day.The following pastangera havo h?iked°-For Russell; Messrs B. Collins and _£$__. L.vnka: Mr W. Miras. For Suvat M%Mfl E Bltohie, Gi;nßhaw, P. Ross, Vlokeiy. DoSbT H. and'G. Flnliy, H. Mn-ke). and "cSSSto MoAvary. of tha brigantlno L^ok nS- mnorts leaving Bydnoyon January 20th. _n_t' bm-Swo" Hew Pettier with variablo winds till rounding North Capo on Sunday. Vie_h northerly brte-e thence ti-1 arrival at 10 a.m. to day,

SHAW, SAVILL, AND ALBION COMPANY, LIMITED.

With the objeot ot nicotine, present irequire wi rrnllder Dm...in! Euterpe, Forfar.hlro. __SicwH-en Denny Himalaya, Hudson, I_™r__MliU Jessie Re'idman, Lody Jooelyn. S%|.'%wcrtb. D^eton. Margare pfeiades ' PlotoSTSlnt Leonardo Bottor. Tevlvan. Wellington. .Westland.Wild Deor «„_ -Z-M-ndla: total tonnnae. 31668 tone. Ine M«.„T,n tor.arablro.and Wild Deer, aro com £Sri. .fl-jSftß siStf i"o-a-ffioomp»ny k _»M^BO^ofesbank and ca, Owen and Graham, and h. V. -\athan and Co,

PORT OF OHEHUNGA.

ASBIV.-.L.

Hannah Mokao, 5..., Hobertson from Waltara DBPARTUK'fS.

=ttlla Gov. steamer. Fairchrld, for tho North Hannah Mofcau. s.s„ Sobertson, for naglan

The Government s^amcr Stella left at 5..0 p.m. yesterday for the North. The schooners Gall and Agnes Donald aro ex pected to sail for Greymouth some time to morrow. . . ' _. Thes s. Hannah Mokau arrived from Waitara w-h 20 of cattlo and 99 sheep yesterday eveninß, and left again this morning for Raglan with threeTp-sse-gers and about 15 tons sundries. Tim as McGregor has been bar bound at W_itaK.fi)-"the last week, but she is enabled to get out today, and will leave tomorrow ac cording to advertised announcement.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Wellington, yestorday. Arrived: Magellan Plond. from Greymoutb. ~.,"-' -ii .n _--__- J a___t^_^_^a?'Jm-__»_-. ~ Sailed: Torea, for Kaipara. Melbourne, February 6. Sailed, this afternoon: The> Onion Company's steamship Arawnta, for the Bluff.

COMMERCIAL.

Evbnino SrAR Omotr, Wedne-dar. Mr L W. Baton Bold to day : oranges. 163 per case-lemons. 16» per case; npplsp, 7a 61 per £_._: pears, id to Zd per lb; plums, -d to 3d per lb; bananas, Id to 2d per lb,

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

FJ.I.RUAIV-- 7, 1833.

St. Andrew's Prcsbytorinn Church—Annual Meeting of the Congregation, 7.30 p.m.

Working Men's Club-Meeting of Dolegates of Eight Hours' Demonstration, 7.30 p.m. Ponsonby Rowing Club - Special Goneral Meeting In Club-room, S p.m. St. Paul's-Evoning Prayor; Sermon on "Sol£ Knowledgo," 7.15 p.m.

Mail Notice.

_—_,--_ wiiiL Otoan ab Uuniiß.— THIS DAT. For Bnssoll, Kawakawo, Lovuka, and Suva, per Kotorua. at 1 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 8.50 p.m. For London direot, por Antai->s. at 6 p.m.

Thursday, Bth Instant. For Whltlangl, por Sovereign of tho Seas, at 9

For Waltara. per Hannah Moknu, at 8 am. For Wolwera, Te Kaoa, Orolgleburn, and Warkworth.'por Rosa Casey, ot 10 a ra, For Waltara, eta, por Macttregor, at 11 a.m. Per s.s. Rotomahana, uu follows: - For Gißborno.Naplor. Southern ports, Aus tralian Colonies, and United Kingdom, via Suez and Naples, for letter?, etc., opeolally so prepaid and addressed, at 11 o-ui. For monoy oraerc, regta—roc —.torn, and rewßpapors, at 10 a.m. Late letters till 11.20 a.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 1 p.m. For Weatport direot. per Omapere^at 11 a.m. For Mangawal and Halwaka, per Donglas, at. 3 P.m. For Talma per Pokn, at 3 p.m. For Taurango, Ohlnomutu, and Opotlkl. Por Glenelg, at i p.m.

Friday, 9th instant. For Walhoka and Coromandel, per Com mandol, at 2 SO p.m. Si B. BIS 3, Chlof Postmaster, Cblet Poat-offloe. Auckland.

Deaths.

DWYER.-On tho 6th February, 1883, at tho residence of Mrs Grogory, North Shoro, John Agustine, infant son of 11. J. Dwycr, aged ti months. Tho f nnoral will loavo tbo residenco of Mrs Flaherty, Lower Vlncent-strcot, at 2 o'clock p.m. to-morrow (Thursday), for Intorraont at Panmuro. SHEEN—On February Srd.nt Dovonport, North Shore, Mabel, tho infant daughter of John and Jano Sheen, aged 10J months.

Notices to correspondents.

T. McGjnley. — Yes: Mr Forbes wont to Australia, via San Francisco, and of courßO called at Auckland on his way.

The Evening Star. WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening news, The morning news, and The Echo.

For the cause that lacks as-is—trce, For the wrong that needs resistanc., For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1883.

TH-TragcTlor the cO-Structton of big docks in colonial ports is one not altogether to be condemned, and wo havo no fault to find with the veiy laudable ambition of any Harbonr Board to provido a dock as a means of attracting trade to the district and adding to its own revenue. But we do con demn the contracting of heavy liabilities at the call of a purely sentimental rivalry, and we do find fault especially with any district which attempts to enrich itself from tho public purse, and covers its dishonest aims by an utterly unfounded charge against others that have been more success ful. And, as these things aip pretty nearly what the people and Press of Wellington have been trying to do, we confess that wo experience no deep regret at the failure, so far, of their 'bit?" dock scheme. Two weeks ngo,in tho Empire City, a meeting took place of a Joint Committee appointed by the City Council and Harbour Board to deviso means to have a big dock provided for tho port of Wellington, when, as the outcome of what one gentleman present called a " nonsensical discussion," it was resolved to dissolve tho committee—nothing having been done as the result of that body's lengthy existence, One or two sensible remarks were made in the course of tbe debate characterised as "nonsen sical." Mr Nathan, for instance, de scribed the pry for a dock as a mere senti mental one, and questioned if a dock wouid do much good to tho port; while the Mayor reported tho decision of the Council's committee to be that the Corporation had so power to devote any portion of its revenues to tbe purposes of dock construc tion. As the Harbour Board had no funds of its own, and had not. oven sufficient borrowing powers, the meeting came to a conclusion which might have been*.ailed sensible, but that it was inevitable—viz,, to drop the subject for the present, The decision, howevor, does not satisfy the newspapers, and both the " Post" and the " Times " have had long and somewhat plaintive articles on the dock question. Both admit the great cost of providing a dock, and do not deny that there are no funds avail able for the purpose; but yet they urge that it is absolutely essential that a dock: should be provided. How this is to be done is most ingenuously propounded by the " Times," which says that g, Welling, ton Harbour Board Endowment Bill shoula be brought into Parliament next sessions to piovido the necessary funds, To justify this proposal, the "Times " cites " the enormous endowments " of Auckland, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers, and says :— "The landed property of the Otago Harbour Board was reckoned somo years back as wortji £1,000,000 sterling, and it would be considerably more valuable now. Over £300,000 lias already been spent there, and apparently with little, comparatively speak ing to show for it. Lyttelton received at one time a grant of £250,000, nnd has, \ve believe, had other little douceurs since. As for Auckland, the endowments there seem to form an almost unfathomable gulf, If we trace back the Auckland endow ments through the statute books, we sftll find, in the eocene period, colonlally speak ing, dim references to grants previous to that date." These statements ore most misleading, as they are meant to convey the impression that Wellington has been unfairly dealt with in the matter o. aid to harbour wopks. The " Times" must be well aware that the patent slip at Wellington, which serves somo of the purposes of a dock, was guaranteed by Government, and that annually a sum of £2450 is placed on tho Estimates to meet the interest on its construction; and it should also know that so far as the Auck land endowments are concerned, it grossly perverts the facts. Auckland Harbour Board has received nothing of valug from the Provincial or general Govern ment — its only endowments con sisting of the harbour beach, por tions of which it has by patient and gigantic labour reclaimed and rendered valuable. Our endowments may thus be said to form an " unfathomable gulf," but not in the sense implied by our contem porary, and we should most heartily concur in Wellington Harbour Board receiving similar concessions. But any attempt to obtain a money grant from Parliament for the purpose ot constructing a work of such manifest superfluity, and which cannot add one tittle to the general wealth of the colony, should be vigorously resisted, Indeed, we are amazed that Welliugton, which is the only colonial port which is an annual charge on the Government, should

havo the unblushing confidence to make such a proposal, We disclaim all idea that wo aro animated by jealousy at tho thought ef Wollington gotting a graving dock, Ict her have if, and let it be the " biggest in tho colony," as some of the advocates for it declare it must be; but by all means let Wellington pay for it herself, and not saddle her expensive pet on the colony at large.

Thero will be an orchostral practice at the Choral Hall to-morrow night at the usual hour, A full muster is required,

The servico at St. Sepulchre's this even ing, and on the Wednesday eveniog through Lent, is at 7.30, and not at 7 as notified in the advertisement.

The iron sand smelting works nt One hunga, having been so far completed as to enable tho manager, Mr .rones, to light up the fires for a test, a bar of good-looking iron was turned out yesterday. Further experiments were to be made to day, when a number of visitors from Auck land were expected to bo present,

One of tho most flourishing of the local industrea carried on at the Thames just now, is the manufacture of hematite paint by the Thames Paint Company. The monthly output from the works is six tons, a considerable portion of which is ground in oil.

Further particulars concerning tho drowning of Captain Baker at Opotiki,|have come to hand. The captain was in tho boat with two of tho crow at the time of tho nccidont, but tho latter were saved. Effort, woro to-day maclo to recover tho lost body by dragging, but the attempt proved fruitless.

Tho result of tho firing on Saturday iv connection with the Auckland Rifle Asso ciation was that tho money prizes were taken as follows:—lst, Sergeant R. Mc- Lcod; 2nd, Corporal T. Fairs; 3rd, Limit. Robinson; 4th, Seaman T. Allen. This being tho last match to decide tho winner of the trophy, it has fallen to Sergeant D. A. Hay, of No. 3 Company, who made the highest aggregate iv tho thrco competitions.

Tho annual meeting of the Thames Har bour Boara was held in the Borough Chambeis on Monday. The statement of receipts and expenditure was rend, showing tho former to be £193G 0s 4d, and the latter £2030 18s Id. These figures do not include tho balances in the b.ani. on the Ist January and 31st December, 1882, which wore £958 8s Id, and £863 10s 4d respectively. The assets aud liabilities were stated at £50,301 10s 4d and £720410s Cd. Theso statements wcro read, received, and adopted, and an abstract ordered to bo punted.

A bitter feud is being waged between the Sydney produce salesmen nnd New South Wales dairymen, who have established a co-operative association tor tho disposal of their own produce. Alia meeting held in Sydney by the dairymen, ono of the speakers stated that the Sydney salesmen had during tho past few months imported 1500 tons ot Victorian produce in order to checkmate tho business of the co-operative association, and it was suggosted that the basis of the company should be extended so as to enable it to grapplo with the opposition being met with.

The Kumara people went in for novelty at their Christmas sports. There was a 100 yards race for barmaids, of whom five or six toed the scratch, and a Miss Jacobs proved the winner, beinii. made happy with a trimmed hat; thesccondpri-owasalso ahat; and the third a pair of stays. Another race was for publ:cans (mate and female), the prize being a cask of beer. Six bonifaces nnd two widows entered; but tho ladies did not start, probably deterred by the Miiall start allowed thcrn of 25 yards in 300 INaturally, tho events created a deal of fun.

7ho death is announced, after a vciy painful illness, of James Lillywhito, senior, who expired at Cheltenham a few days ago, Tho deceased was born at Hove, Brighton, on October 29, 1824, so that he was just over fifty-seven years of ago. He wa. a eon of thefamonsWilliam Lillywhito, and eldest brother of thelato John Lilly white. Though not so celebrated a player as several of his natno, James Lillywhito was a remarkably successful teacher of cricket, his experience as a coach extending ovor upwards of twonty-fivo years, lie, in turn, taught Westminister boys, Eton boys, and Marl borough boys, and then in 1855, removed to Cheltenham, whero ho was permanently engaged as cricket tutor to tho college.

A very peasant ovening was spout last night in the schoolroom, Chapel-street, by the members and friends of tho Baptist Temperance Society, and notwithstanding -h?__.-.J-- r.mir. _ws. a%i& _.te.u .fsoifr- Mr Robinson, vice-president, occupied the chair, and introduced tho programme iv a briof speech. Tho president, Bar Spurgeon, related his experiences amongst the Maoris nt the Hot Lakes, tho account proving both amusing and instructive. An address to the younger members was delivered by Mr Hare, whilo the programme also included a song by Mr Warren and a reading by Mr Shalders. Hoyle's Temperance Hymns were rendered by the choir during the evening.

Bishop Mourad, of Denmark, formerly well known in tnat country as a politician and a churchman, has recently retired from public life. He was a member of the com mittee appointed by Eing William VII. to draft a free Conftitutiou. When in 1563 the Austro-Prussian troops attacked Denmark, ho was President of tho Council, Ho was severely criticised at that time for his want of tact, and out of chagrin ho threw up his post and wont to Now Zealand. Coming back in a fow years, he was re-appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Laaland. A few months ago ho again entered the Lower House, where his erratic course was charitable attributed to the weakness of old age; and his fiienas have at last iuduced him to retire.

Mr H. N. Abbott, who has been on a visit to Australia for the purpose of nego tiating for a series of novelties for the Opera House, returned yesterday by the Rotomahana, after completing very satis tory arrangements, He has shown himself to be an enterprising caterer for public amusement and has begtudged nothing in his endeavour to lecure for his consti tuents a taste of all the good things going. Aba result of his efforts, J.red, Maccabe, the greatest single • handed artist in tho world, opens in the Opera House on tho sth proximo, aud will bo followed (nt as short intervals between each as possible) by Jennio Lee, with "Jo," &0., Emilio Melville's opera bouffe company, George Rignold, with '.'Henry V.." "Y.puth," and ''Lights of London," Dunning, with ''Boccaccio" and " Manola," two new operas ; our old friend Bland Holt, with' "Sennation'' and "Plupk;'' and finally? Williamson, wjth tlje opera pf '• La M-scotte," &c. Thero aro attractions enough surely, to last the entire year. It is to be hoped that Mr Abbott will profit by his speculations.

The leading members of the Temperance organisation of Auckland and other gentle men interested in the suppression of the liquor traffic met this afternoon, under the presidency of Mr Joseph Newman, for the purpose of arranging for the nomination of candidates to contest the seats in the City Licensing Committees at the forthcoming elections. It will be remembered that last year, with one or two exceptions, the gentle men put forward by the Temperance bodies were unsuccessful, Ihis was no doubt in a great measure owing to lack of interest on the pare of avowed total ab stainers, but also partly to the belief that the Temperance candidates were pledged to reforms of too drastic it character. We have reason to believe that in the forthcoming contest the tempcrancs bodies will adopt a more m.o-detate policy ; the principal plank in their platform being the closing of licensed houses at 10 a.rii- And this is as it should be. Where reforaj' is necessary, it is more easily and surely obtained step by step than by one gigantic stride, %'he nominations for the City Licensing Districts take place to-mtjrrow,

The "Manawatu Times" glvo. some further particulars of tho arrest of one of Tawhiao's followers en the charge of theft. It appears that on Thursday evening Con stable McAnulty took through from Foxton to Wanganui gaol a native, one of Tawhiao's bodyguard, charged with hav ing stolen a witch belonging to a half caste named Jones, He w#s smartly ar rested by the .constable, and before l;e knew where he _rss, .was run in, . Thpre was naturally nome iaonsternation i# the '' royal" camp on the arrest being mode, and Tawhiao and his secretary wont and demanded the release of tho prisoper, which was promptly refused. Tawhiao then asked to be allowed ito see him, but this also was refused. The native was brought before two of the Foxton justices, committed for trial, and taken to Wanganui. Tawhiao has learned in this instance that the pake has will not stand any nonsense, and that the law is above everything else. The King's secretary coolly told the arresting constable that it was no use his taking the Maori to gaol, for Tawhiao would soon fetch him out.

The barque Mary Mildred wrecked at Kaipara with cargo of timber was sold by auction by Messrs. Tonks & Co, to-day. The hull realised £95 and the timber £840 Mr. Coupland was the purchaser.

Still more diamond stotics are in circula tion. It is reported that a quantity of preoious stones found in the Lower Wai« kato district, have been left with Mr Greenshields, in Shortland-strcet. In tho present excited state of the popular mind on the all-engrossing topic, it is most advis able that an authentic test of the diamonds should ba made, and their value ascer tained.

A young man named Finlay was arrested yesterday, on warrant from Napier, on a charge of larceny as a bailee. Ho was charged with the offence at tho Polico Court this morning, and remanded to Nupicr, The prosecutor states he entrusted Finlay with a cheque for £4, to hand to another person, and that Finlay cashed the cheque and converted the money to his own uses.

On tho last trip of the Danish steamer Vollmer, from Hongkong, during a severe storm which prevailed in the China and Japan seas, she fell in with an immense mass of floating trees and coarse foliage, which had been uprooted omong the islands by heavy winds and rains. The vessel experienced grcatdilliculty in gotting through tho drift, and having three blades of her propeller broken oil', eho was compelled to put into Yokohama for re pairs.

At the regular session of the Ark of Eden Lodge, 1.0.0.. T., held on Tuesday even ing, the following officers woto duly installed by tho D.0.W.C.T., Bro. Jones : -W.C.T., Bio. Ficwollyn ; W.V.T., Bro. White; W.S., Bro, Mcars; W.A.S., Bro. Shepherd; W.F.3., Bro. liayley; W.T., Sis. Bayley; W.C., Bro. Douse; W.M., Sis. Salt; W.D.M., t-is. Polkington; W.G., Bro. Lovett; W.S., Bio. Tyro; P.W.C.T., Bro. Lepino.

Tho annual report submitted by tho Har bour Master to the Board shews that 109

vcssols, ot an aggregate tonnage of 18,871; 37 steamers, 6770 tons ; 72 sailing vessels, 11,155 tons (including two London ehipa and ono German man-of-war), wore docked during tho year. The tonnage docked the previous year was 2,026 tons. Tho Har bour Master appended tho pilotage return, shewing an increase of £238 Is Id, tho total amount bsing £1,513 13s 7d; vessels berthed, 421, with tonnage of 316,999 tons; removals by harbour pilot, 107 vessels, with tonnage of 99,335 tons. In another column will be found tho an nouncement of the special services, subjects and preachers, appointed for tho season of Lent, which commences to day, Ash Wed nesday. Tho various courses of sermons and lectures are on subjects of tho most practical, as well as of tbe most vital im portance, and their selection and compila tion givo evidence of great care and thought. They will doubtless furnish mental and spiritual good to many hundreds of our church-going people, and will thus prove their usefulness. The action of all con cerned in this mutual interchange must be productive of good feelinsr, whilst it exhibits unity ot purpose and action, Tho annual meeting of householders at Mongonui was held in the schoolhouse on Monday, the 22nd inst., at 4 o'clock, There were present, Mr Bishop, R M., who occu pied tho chair, Messrs Prosser, Houston, E, Penny, J. W. Moar, Wyles, Foubister, Oillott, and Hogwood, tho teacher. The report of tho out-soiog committee was read and unanimously adopted, Tho election of a new committeeo was then proceeded with, and several gentlemen proposed, de clined to act. The following were Coolly declared elected, with tho votes given to each candidate :—Kclntosh, II ; E. W. Penny, 3 ; O'lVoil, 3; Grogan, 9 ; J. Penny, 3 ; Houston, 18 ; Parkes, 9. A meeting will be held tomorrow (Thurs day) evening in the Masonic Hall, Newton, by a number of persons holding advanced religious opinions for the purpose of con tinuing the unsectsrian setvices carriei on for so many yoirs by tho late Pcv. Samuel Edger, a wish whicit that gentleman ex pressed to Auckland friends iv his last letters. A number of por-ons, recently connected with Mr Edgor's hall services, aud others of tho United Froo Methodist cougrcgation, havo signified their willing ness to aid the movement. Tho Key. Tbos. Hodgson will, it is expected, address tho meeting, also Mr Coupland and others; the object being "to establish a platform on which the Gospel can be preached free from all trammels of party or creed."

Tho following applications to fill vacant positions under the Harbour Board were received at tho meeting of tho Board vo3. J, c.r<JM I L--V ilo u t.-i4S*- r«W- T. -SJwWJkJ:- Carmichael. Referred to tho Examiner. Master of Schooner—J. Eagleton, J, louis, J. H. Eoltun, W. Thomas Minahan, John James, A. Macdonald, D. J. Jackson, A, Campbell. Referred to tho Chiof Harbour Master. Cadets—Louis Durrien, H. C. Chambers, C. B. Beerc, C. M. Adam, H. W. Yeoman, N. E. Burton, W. Kirby (jun.) H. V. Wilson,—Loor, W. J. Stevenson, A. H. J. Keoeing, Evorard Poer, D. L. Smart. The applications were referred to the Secretary to mako a selec tion of five.

Tho Commercial Club ii being re organised upon a better basis, and with brighter prospects for tho future than iv tho past. The present oommitteo ot management is carrying out the new pro gramme wiih tact and energy, which is sure to succeed, The universal wish of the patrons of Vie Club was, and is, " that it must not go out of cxistonce, aud that snch an institution conid not bo spared from tho commercial interests of Auckland, it having supplied a standing want which was felt for years," The Committee has i.sued a circular inviting all tho old members and new ones to join afresh. The fee is only one guinea per annum, 'ihc club ba. certainly ono cf the finest restaurants in the colony, and numerous visitors to Auck land have praiseo. it exceedingly. No doubt a very large number will subscribe. At present the Club is doing reasonably well, and when tho formality of winding-up is gone through, then the now scheme will ba perfected.

To the Editor: Sir,—Reading a letter in tho STAB on Saturday evening last, signed '" Rigger,"' in which ho states that through out the race on Regatta Day between tho yactttsßita and Arawa the former wa. never once on the weather quarter of the latter. As an eye-witness I most emphatically state that the Kita was mere than once during tho race on the weather quarter of the Arawa, and notably so the first time rounding tho North Head, when it was quite evident to all that the Rita was not pnly to windward of the Arawa, but head reaching her very fast, and there is no doubt that had it not been tor the mistake made as to the course, and the wind had kept as it was, the Itita would have taken the race, Howeyer_ Sir, I hope, with many others, that a friendly match may be made with these two boats, to sail on a day that would bp satisfactory to all, and settlp tho disputed quostion as to the superior merits of either, —I am, 6.C, ANTI-KIGSBK.

To tho Editor: Sir,—As I hava had the honour of winning many races, and seeing many races run, I can safely say 4 never saw such bad management as was shown by the committee iv the Obstac'o Race. As a witness, I am certain that Thomas did not clear all the obstacles t and when he was asked, if he had run the race pro perly he said "No,"' and that he knew ho would not get a prize, In my opinion, Ryder ought to have been awarded first prize, I could swear, if required, that Ityder pleared all the obstacles, and of course, wo aro aware that Whiteside did not. There arc many other eye-witnesses who watched tho race a9 closely as I did who can swear that ityder ought to have had the first prize; and I think tho last man in the race was as much ontilled to tho first prize as Whiteside was.—l am, &c, Fair Play,-[as no good end can be served by a continuance of this correspond pp.ee, it is now closed. The party or parties aggrieved have their remedy at law.-ED, E.S]'

To the Editor: Sir,—Seeing It stated in your last evening's issue that " retailers of, fruit still keep up their fancy prices," and as this may give the general public tho im pression they are impospd upon, I beg to state that I am now1 retailing plums at 4d pej. lb. which cost me lost week s_i per lb, j apples £d per lb. tbaj; cost 2Jd per lb. Con sidering the great wastp in fruit, tjlis Ipavas little profit, although I am now paying 2J'd per lb. fpr best plums. I nferior qualities of fruit will nojfc sell even at' Id Y»er lb., although it would do for jam jf uged at once, Therefore the retailer has to throw a largp per centage to the djjst-box. We often lose in 24 hours one-half, therefore the price has to be raised to meet the loss. Excepting an over-abundant supply is crowded on thp market, the poor retailer has to bear the : loss hinjself. Tjie profit wo make on thajb we sell quickly but counter-bafances thp loss on the other portion which Jies on hijnd and wastes!' If a fruiterer can pay his way and make a living, I consider he has done well, and is a lucky man. - I ntn, &c., W. Sanfokd. Victoria-street, corner of Albert street.

The Hon. Mr Rolleston, accompanied by Mrs and Miss Rolleston, arrived iv Auck land last night from Kawhla. Mr Rolleston Intends visiting the various settlements north of Auckland,

We understand that the owners of the Sunny side estate at Ponsonby, have selec ted three of the competitive plans that have been sent into them, for the cuttiug up of the property, and will make their final selection in a day or two.

Mr Edwards, who was tbe first to draw attention to the existence of hematite deposits at the Thames, and who started, tho first paint manufactory there, has just discovered alum in payable quantities, and of good quality. He found the crystallised allum, together with alum schist, in a drive ■ear Waiomo, between Tapu and Grahams tawn.

'I he opening entertainment in connection with the Church of Fngland Temperance Society, will be held in St. Thomas' school room to-morrow (I hursday) evening, and promises to be a great .success. Several temperance workers bave already consented to give their assistance ; among the number (he uaincs of Messrs. Ander.on and Mackte appear.

Some interesting matches were played on tho ground of the Auckland Bowling and Lawn Tennis Club.on Saturday afternoon. Mr Page, after a keen contest with Mr Oliphant in the match for the club's cap, defeated him, and the competing teams for the subscription cups were reduced to threo, viz, those skipped by Messrs Macilnrloue, Miller, and Mackechuie. The time for playing oil' matches has been ex tended to 17th inst.

Mr George A. Brown recommends the following excellent rules of health for gene ral acceptance:—(l) Keep warm through exercise ; (2) cat regularly and slowly; (3) maintain regular bodily habits ; (4) tako early and light suppers, or better, none at nil; (5) keep a clean skin ; (6) get plenty of sleep at night; (7) keep cheerful "and respectable company; (8) keep out of debt; (9) avoid purchasing needless things; (10) mind your own business; (11) subduo curiosity; (12) avoid drugs.

Auckland pooplo will romember the interesting war canoe race at the North Shore Begatt. in November last, and subse quent performance of " hakas " by the Waikato and Ngapuhi tribes. On lhat occasion, it will bo remembered, tho Union Steam Ship Company carried the latter tribe to and from Auckland on very favour able terms; and now Mr James Mills, managing director of the company, has been presented with two handsome Maori mats by the Ngapuhi tribe, as a memonto of tho occasion. The mats wore accom panied by an address in Maori and English. Tho latter reads as follows:—"These mats wcro presented by Ihaka Tetai, a chief of the Ngapuhi tribe, to James Mills, Esq.. manager of the U.S..S. Co., of New Zealand, as a token of regard from himself and Ngapuhi for the company's kindness to them on the occasion of their visit to the North Shore Hegatta on the 9th day of November, 1882."

It is a noteworthy circumstance that at this end of tho world there should be a nan who can give personal reminiscences of the great military commanders of the age; and it is not surprising that in the Australian colonies "Warriors I have known" was re peated more often than any other of Mr. Forbos' interesting lectures. IVot very long since, Europe was disturbed by the bellicose utterances of the Kussian General, Skobe loff. What manner of man the dashing Panslavisi champion was may be learned to-morrow nvoning from a man who was his intimate friend, and who will at the same time doscrlbo his great antagonist, Osmau Pasha. The mighty German Gene rals, Kaiser Wilhelm, Moltke, Bismarck, tho Impetial Crown Prince of Germany, and tbe Red Prince; tho French Marshals, McMahon and Bazainc; the American

Generals, Grant, Sherman, and Sheridan ; and last, but not least, the British chief tains, Lord Wolselcy, iir Evolyn Wood, Lord Chchnsfotd, C.lonel Bedvera Buller, and tho ill-fated Sir George Alley, All those and many raoro famous commanders will bo iucladed to-morrow night by Mr Forbes in the list of warriors he has known.

Tne quaitcily meeting of tho Good Samaritan Lodnc, 8, N.Z. Order of Good Templars, was held last evening, and the roports of the retiring officers received and

accepted. Tho reports shewed tbe lodge to bo in a healthy state, both numerically and financially. Tho numbors have consider-

ably increased under the new constitution.

The following members were installed by Bro J. Syms, D.D.G.W.C.T., assisted by Bro Lvo, W.-.5., and Bro Flannery, W.J.M.; P.W.C.T., Bro George Havord :

W.C.T., Bro E. Davison ; W.V.T., Bro H. Townsond ; W.8., Bro J. C. Davison (re- W-^Vis -Ccfror"(re"elecre"d77 W.F S^ais E. Francis (re-elected); W.C , Bro James Smith*; W.M., Bro Newton ; W.D.M., bis JNowton; W.K.J.S., Sis E. Biggs : W.L.H.-., Sis E, Francin; W.1.G., Bro Prioo ; W.0.G., Bro T, Tattorsall, Much satisfaction was manifested on tho re-eleo-

tion of Bro Davson, as Worthy Secretary, he haviog remained faithful to that posi tion from tho establishment ot the lodge. Bro Davson, ia thanking tho btethren, hoped he should be able to continue his as sistance in tho years to come, as he had been enabled to do in the past. Many of tho old members bad passed to the other shore, while he was mercifully spared to work a littlo lodger, (Cheers.)

Mr D. Manson, the representative of tho ; Waltbam Watch Company, has been inter viewed in New York by a reporter of the 1 " Tribune." In the course of bis remarks upon the progress of tho Australasian colo nies, Mr Manson said :—" My attention 1 was first called to tho relative effects of free trade and protection in tho Australian colo nies by the fact that watches which were sold in Victoria for 65s apiece after a duty of 22 per cent, had been paid on them, cost 75s and 80s in the so called free-trade colony of New South Wales where thoy paid no duty. This sot me to making inquiries, and I found that tho livelier compeli t'on iv Victoria created by the tariff policy of tho colony compelled the sale not only of watches, but also of other lines of goods at a lower rate of profit than in New South Wale', where the absence ot keen compo'ltion had increased the cost to the consumer ncarljr 40 per cent. The po}ony of Victoria is only about thirty years old, and boasts of a larger population of skilled mechanics and artisans than any Australasian colony. The cost of living there in the way of house-rent and all nccessiries of life, is much lower than in Now South Wales. Victoria has a general and well-regulated tariff on all manu factures from abroad, and by this means it has built up a large and growing industry in its own manufactures, as well as a more rapid development of its resources in minerals and agriculture, as statistics show. New South Wales is spoken of as a frpe-trade colony, and the luxuries of Ufa such as wa,tches,c-ockß,jeweellery,Bil__s,an<l other articles, used chiefly by the rich, aro admitted free, whereas duty is laid on sugar, teas, coffee, spipes, ricp, confec tionery, biscuits, choese, and almost all the necessaries. They are really heavily taxed, some ot the articles at even a higher rate than in the protective colony of Vic toria."

To the Editor: Sir,—ln a recent issue of " Tho New Zealand Herald" appears somo correspondence relative to some insects which appear to have been causing injury to grass, - etc, iv Canterbury, On the twenty-third line of Miss Ormorod's' letter it is implied that the grubs submitted to her for examination belong to dynastes. I do not for a moment wish it to be inferred that I ituputo au error in the identification on the part of that lady whose praiseworthy researches aro adding so much to our scanty knowledge of the habits and methods of destroying obnoxious insects 11 merely wish to point out a few mistakes which anyone, not acquainted with the natural history of tho colony, is quite likely [to make. If tha grubs (larvcc) in question belong to the New Zealand dynastidce, they must be referred to the genus pericoptus, in which case they must have been found on or near the seabeacb, and could have bad little, if anything, to do with the destruction to grass, The reader should peruse a paper published in Vol. XH.» transactions of the .New Zea land institute, pp, 2§3 290, in order to satisfy himself, or'herself, as ft the mode of life of that genus. The real depredators, I apprehend, aro the grubs larva;, of one o." mote spoofs- of the genus odontria, of. thesp, ojc which I have alcoholic specimens, I hope fo taijkp kjiown by' description during the in. coming winter, Fgrthpr pn Mitp Ormerod alludes to the green phi)far, of which thpre are four named varieties, That, I have but little doubt, i 3 our pretty pyr.onota /estiva, o.tejji abundant on ti-tree, and, so far as my .expedience goes, pompai-tiye'Jy harjnless. It must not, Jjowever, be confounded with the larger green beetle {stet!ia?pis tutifraliq), for which J proposed the name greenchaifer. The suggestion's of Misg Ormerod respect ing the' materials that ipay bo advan tageously employed to act ag detprfepts pr destroyers, should Jje carried out whereyer practicable, but I fear the cost and labour necessary to ensure satisfactory results will prove rather serious matters o the majority of our settlers,—THOS. BR.WJsr.

The fitst meeting of creditors in the estate of William Mowbray Higgs, who describes himself a9 a "timber clerk," took placo yesterday, when Mr Thos.Mncflarlane was elected trustee, Tbe debtor's assets are stated at £85, and his liabilities at £111 17s Gd.

From the sum voted in last session of Parliament towards the assistance of public libraries, the following grants are expected to be made to libraries in the Auckland Provincial District:—Auckland Institute, £35 7d; Auckland Free Library, £155 7s • Id; Newmarket, £13 4s 9d; Epsom, £18 19s Id; Howick, £8 10s Id; Wbau,£lo 3. Id ; Dargaville, £13 4s-d ; Rodney, £8 7s; Waiuku, £9 9s Od ; Otahuhu, £10 4s lOd; Papakura, £104. lOd.

The Thames Valley and Pinko country, whioh for so many years lay an almost unknown waste, is now attracting a large share of.tne attention of capitalists, farmers, and graziers, and tho distriot bids fair to become ono of the most populous, jproductive, and prosperous m the North Island. With good river communi cation, good roads (trarerßed daily by mail coaohes to and from the East Coast, Grahams town, Te Aroha, Cambridge, and Hamilton), railroads in progress from the Thames and from , Hamilton, good land, and tho proximity of large population of consumers on the goldfields in the dlstrlot, it ia hard to discover any rea son why this fine tract of country shonld not progress with rapid strides. The opening up in modorate-sizod forms of the well-known Stlrlingworth Estate by Mr Alley will be a groat boon to tho Thames, as heretofore it has been impossible almost to got the freohold of any really good land within easy roach of tho town. A large part of the land, which has been ocoupied somo 30 years, ia well grasied and in paddooks. and there is not more than 5 per cont. of swamp on tho whole estate. MrHiokson, of the firm of T. W. Hickson and Co., proceeds to the Thames on Wednesday evening, and will bo happy to show intending investors over tho property on Thursday. Tho Enterpriso will feavo the Queen-street Wharf at 10 p.m. on Wednosday night. Tho coaoh leaves tho Thames at 0 a.m. Thursday morning, reaching Stirling worth at 8 a.m., in timo for breakfast at tho Stirlingworth Hotol, returning to tho Thames In the afternoon, and enabling anyone to bo back in Auckland on Friday morning; or those desiring it may procoed on to Te Aroha, and thonco across to Hamilton and back to Auck land by rail on Saturday.—[Advt.]

Garlick and Cranwell have just opened up somo of tho handsomest bedsteads over im- Eorted to Auokland — nickel-plated, iron, and raes, half-tester and French. A variety or spring mattresses, bedding, ond bedroom furni ture. Furnish your houso from Garliok and Cranwoll's City Hall Arcado, Queen-street, Auckland.—Advt.

Singer's Machines, 2. Od per week.—D, S. Otrambero.

SCINTILLATIONS.

Earthquake shock in Wellington on Monday night. Poverty's no sin, but it's precious incon« venient.

Which side of the horse is easiest to get on ? The outside.

Tho old method of locking tho stable door after the horse is stolen has been adopted in Port Chalniers. The railway pier, from which Mr Chapman was drowned, is now to be lighted. A convent is to be erected at Ahaura, near Greymouth. £500 were subscribed at the first meeting held in connection with the matter.

Why is there no flirting on board the "P. and 0." steamers to Australia?- Because all the mails (males) are tied up in bags. Why was Goliah surprised when he was struck by the stone!— Because such a thing had never entered his head before. Mr Lovin, M.L.C., formerly of Welling, ton, arrived by the steamer Tarawera on a six months' visit to the colony. The Curistchurch "cabbies " have struck because of certain new by-laws of the City Council being considered objectionable. The public sympathise with the cabmen. The well-known trainer, Mr John Day, of Danesbury, who for some time past has been in failing health, died on JDecemb.r 3id,

Addressing the Greymouth electors last night, MrPetrie, M.H.K., said that the Premier and Major Atkinson were " two of the greatest Liberals in the colony, even to Radicalism."

Telephone stations aro to be opened at Tuakau and Kaukapakapa, There will ba a fow jawbones broken in " calling-up " the latter place. An excursion to Waikato Heads takes placo on Saturday first, aud the Auckland public will doubtless take advantage of the opportunity of visiting that picturesque locality. The Hon. Mr Bryce is now in Alexandra, whence he intends proceeding overland by Haglan to Aotca, with the view cf estab lishing a ferry service between tho latter harbour and tho now township of Kawhia.

Mr Thomas C. Bayldon has been ap pointed Harbourmaster at the Thames. Mr Bayldon was at one time chief officer of thoß.s. Southern Cross.

4 ......IJ.- ... W_---..-_-U (Ot-RV.-1t.,. that owing to tho increase of rabbits, his run doos not carry one third of the sheep it did four years ago. He f ivoars the intro. duotion of ferrets.

A lady has sent the Bishop of Waiapu the sum ot £200 towards building a church at Port Ahuriri, in Hawke's Bay. Castor-oil is tho latest "cure all." It is said to eradicate blight on fruit trees, and to keep flies off horse.. A castor.oil plant growing in a room also keeps it clear of flies.

Mr John Knowles, Under-Secretary for Publio Works, has applied for and been granted permission to retire on a pension, on the score of failing health. Mr Knowles has been 43 years in the public service, Mr C. Dudley, clerk to Kaiapoi Town Council, who is also clerk to the Waimaka riii Harbour Board, has been suspended from the latter office, pending proceedings against him in connection with the Kaiapoi Council's accounts.

His Excellency the Governor, after care fully considering the Longhurst case, has decided that he can see no reason for inter fering with the sentence which was passed on the prisoner. From a gazetted notice it appeals that in ISOI 18,670 persons were killed by snakes in India, and 2.757 by wild animals ; 43,609 head of cattle were destroyed by snakes and wild animals during the same year; 254,968 snakes and 15,274 wild animals were destroyed, and 102,810 rupees dis bursed by Government.in rewards for their destruction.

At Lyttelton, yesterday, a prisoner named Saunders, employed at convict labour, received injuries which are ex pected to prove fatal. Some rock was being blasted, and a portion struck him on the back of tho head, fracturing his skull. Mr William Galignani, one of the pro prietors of "Galignani's Messenger," has iuat died at Paris, aged eighty-five. )eceased was the younger of the two brothers through whose intelligent and in defatigable exertions the "Messenger" steadily extended its influence for upwards qf half a eontuty. Mr Galignani's father founded the "Messenger" in 1814, and died in 1821, when it became a daily issue, Mr Whitaker, Premier, arrived at Lyttel ton from Wellington yesteiday, and spent the afternoon in inspecting the gaol, dock, &c. He went to Christchurch in the even ing, and this mowing he started South by the express tiain.

M'Petrie, M.H.R., told his constituents lt\st night he was in favour of the nation alisation of the land of the colony, by bor rowing sixty millions to repurchase all land already alipuated. He got a unanimons vote of thanks and confidence.

Tho property t»r for the financial year amounts to about £100,000. To-morrow is the last day upon which property tax can be paid without the addition of the 10 per cent, penalty.

" Mr Smith," said the counsel, " you say you once officiated in a pulpit j do you mean that you preached?'' ''No, sir; I held the candle for a man who did." " Ab, the Court understood you differently; they supposed that the discourse came from you." " No, sir ; I only throwed a light on it.

Archibald Forbes had in Napier district the highest mark of appreciation shown him which he has had in New Zealand. A country Bettlor being pressed to take tickets for tho groat war correspondent's lectures, declined on the ground that he could not get into town j "but" (he added) "tell Forbes to come up to my place, and I'll give him'some lunch I"

The following .".solution was passed at a meeting of tho Durham district branch of the Engli h Church Union : -"That this meeting views the conduct ef the Bishop of Liverpool in Occupying a Presbyterian pvilpit as a gross breach of Cliurch order, and mays t}ie Convocation of the Northern Provinc? to take steps far its formal con. demnation." •

Mr Bryce, Native Minister, has tele graphed to the Government a full account of the landing at Kewiji.., and their wel come by thp chiefs and "people. Tbe Government land is considered the best for a township site, and ho difficulty js appre hended" as regards the survey sale, or occupation. There are said to be 18 feet of Water on the bar at low Hijei. 1 Sir Hugh A}lan [died in Edinburgh on December 9th, aged seventyrtwo. Deceased was' tbp wej'.knpwn Canadian shipowner, f_j}d In 185ff obtained the Government con tract for-thp Drat line of Allan steamers from the St. J.awrenpo to Livprppo), and afterwards established the line to the Clyde, and had in addition a large fleet of ships trading to various parts of the world.

CABLEGRAMS.

REUTERS TELEGRAM.

Rioting in India.—Seventy Pea sants Killed. BOMBAY, Februarys Intelligence is to hand from Joonaghur. in Baroda territory, of a serious aflray between the police and a number of mal content ryots, native peasants. A body of two hundred of the latter were attacked by a large force of armed native police, and seventy ryots were killed. TKIAI. OF ASSASSINS. IN DUBLIN. LONDON, February 6. Four men, who were recently arrested on a charge of complicity in the Phcenix Park murders, were again brought up yesterday at the Dublin Police Court. Evidence was given connecting the prisoners with the murder of tho informer who was killed after an externive discovery ot arms bad been made by the police. The caso was further remanded. THE BONAPARTIST TROUBLE IN FKANCE. PARIS, Febiuary 5. The committee to which the Bonapartists Bill has been referred by the Senate is com posed of a majority of members who are opposed to the provision for the expulsion of tho members of the dynastic families from France, as agreed to in the Chamber of Deputies,

HOMEWARD MAILS. LONDON. February 5. The homeward mails, via Naples, which left Melbourne on December 24, per steam ship Orient, were delivered here to day, EARL SPENCEK LEAVES II.ELa.ND SUDDENLY. LONDON, February 5. Earl Spencer, thoLord-lieutenant of Ire land, hati left Dublin for London. The de parture of His Excellency was not pre viously announced, and was quite unex pected. EARTHQUAKE IN AUSTRIA. VIENNA, February 5. Several severe shocks of earthquake have occurred at Agrarn, the capital of Croatia. FLOODS IN AMERICA. NEW YORK, February 5. Serious floods have occurred in the States of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana, caus ing an immense amount of damage to pro perty.

THE FRENCH ARMY SYMPATHISES WITH THE BONAPARTISTS.

(Special to Pkess association.)

LONDON, February 6. The Generals have warned M. Grfeve that the army is oppo.ed to the Government policy. THE KHEDIVE DECORATES SIR A. COLVIN, It is mentioned that the Khedive has de corated Sir Auckland Colvin, CETEWAYO AND JOHN DUNJV. Telegrams from Zululand say that a coalition between Cetewayo and John Dunn will probably take place. ILLNESS OF THE DUC DE CHaM BOKD. The Due De Chambord is suffering from a severe attack of quinsy. THE WRECK OF A NEW ZEALAND

EMIGRANT SHIP. * The Court of Enquiry into the circum, stances connected with the wreck of the Immigrant ship Wild Deer, near Belfast, last mouth, has fonnd the master to blame, and his certificate has been suspended, THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. The mover and seconder of the Address to tbe Queen on the opening of the Imperial Parliament, on the 15th instant, are: in the House of Lords, Earl Dunraven and Baron Eeay; in the House of Commons, Sir T. D. Acland and Mr Buchanan.

AUCKLAND PRESBYTERY.

The usual meeting was held in St. Andrew's Church to-day. Sederunt—Revs J. Maeky (presiding), Somerville, Monro, Frasor, Catrick, Dr McLeod, Norrie, Jas. Bruce, Mcßae, Thompson, McCallum, Macnicol, and Dr Bruce. The minutes of the last ordinary meeting and a special meeting were read and confirmed.

Elders Commissions-—ii»<>-fo---wiDg euniini-Bions were" read, authorising elders to represent various churches at the Presby terian Assembly :—St. James, Mr N. Gow; Otahuhu, Mr Alexander Thompson; Otahuhu, Tamaki, and Howick, Mr John Mackay ; Remuera, Mr Archibald Stuart; St. Andrew's, Mr Andrew Bell; Whau (Avondale), Mr John Buchanan; Papa kura, Mr J, B. Young, The commissions were approved.

' Moderator,— The Kev.D.W.Runciman; being next on the list, was appointed moderator of the Presbytery for the next month, It was agreed that the Rev. Mr Maeky keep the chair during Mr Runci man's absence.

FoKitiGN Missions.—Collections were reported as having been made at St. Luke's, Otahuhu, St. James's, Waiuku, St. David's, Remuera, and St. Andrew's,

AGED AND INFIRM MIMSTEES' FtJND.— The Committee appointed to consider this matter, reported that it had been agreed to recommend the General Assembly to adopt the rules and regulations of the Victoria Church, with alterations, referring to ministers who should be beneficiares of the fund upon payment of £5 subscrip tions, and also respecting fines for non payment. The report was adopted. The Bseach Case.—The committee appointed to answer Mr Runciman's reasons why Dr. McLeod should be allowed to appeal against the decision of the Presby tery in this matter, reported :—(I) That it is quitti in accordance with tbe rules of the Presbyterian Church to refuse the right to appeal on account of irregularity; (2) That it is .pro bono ccclesiae, and is no departure from_the proceedings ot the church; (3) that it is quite in accordance with the rules of the Free Church of Scotland.1 The answers were received; Dr. McLeod ex presredl dissent.

Visitation of Pkesbytbry.—On the motion of the Rev. Somerville, seconded by the Rev. Carrick, it was agreed that the Revs. Messrs Maeky, Monro, Thompson. Dunn, Macnicol, and Somerville, be com missioned to visit Papakura District at II a.m, on Tuesday, March 13th next. This concluded the business.

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Before R. C. Barstow, Esq., aud X, Isaacs Esq., Justices of the Peace), '

SHAMAN'S A ct.- John Brodie was charged with si breach of the Shipping and Sea man's Act, by wilful disobedience of lawful orders on the steamship Kotorua.-Mr Thco. Cooper said this matter had been arranged, prisoner having agreed to take his discharge from the ship with 7s 6d wages due to him and a passage to Dune din.—Mr Samuel Jackson, who appeared for the prisoner, accepted the terms, and the prosecution was withdrawn.

On the KAMPAGi-.-lidmund Hanson was charged with having been drunk in Queen-street; and also with having wilfully aud maliciously damaged a shako, value 12s Gd, the property of Constable William James Plant.-The prisoner said ho knew nothing at all about it.—Constable Plant deposed that he arrested the prisoner yes terday afternoon, He resisted very vio lently, and seizing witness' shako tore it in sucii a manner as to render it useless.— Sergeant Gamble also deposed te the cir cumstances of the arrest. Prisoner was very violent, aad appeared more like a fiend than a man.—lt appeared that on the occa sion oi: a previous arrest prisoner tore the constable's trousers.—Fined 5s for drunken ness, a,nd 5s and costs of tho damage in the second charge, '

Alleged Larceny as a Bailee — Frederick Finlay (on warrant) was charged with the larceny as a bailee of a cheque, value £4-10-, the property of Mary Howard, Gisborne; on or about December 21st.—Mr Samuel Jackson appeared for the prisoner rind asked for a remand until Friday.— Sergeant White opposed the application, and asked that the prlsopgr be remanded iq Gisborne, y/here phe offence w_ts Stud to [ have Ibeen committed.—Mr Jackson said the cheque was given to prisoner in Gis barno tp pay to prosecutes mother in Auckland. He had now paid the money and the prosecution would be qushecT There was consequently no occasion to put the prisoner to the expense of a trip to and from -isboroo,—Sergeant White persisted jn his application for a remand to Cißbor no, which was eventually granted — Mr Jackson applied for bad until to morrow. — Sergeant White opposed the application. He could not think of it on any account.—Their Worships, however granted the application, bail being fixed at a small amount.

This ooncluded the bnsincEs,

SPORTING.

[BY TELEOEAI?H.-PRHSS iSSOCU TJOs] SOI-NUS and Taiaroa have been o.t 'y ; the Autumn Meeting at Ch.i.t.»« Siesta's name should be au_9.ii.,. J ll* Louie's in the Flying Handicap ki f»' The following are the acceptance f ~' Marlborough Cup:- ffippfiffi^lf dOr, Painter, Tatton, Hero. S_ Rore, Diosma, Satellite, Dan «."p mai >, and Farm. VOn^-, .

Onehunga Races.

The Onehunga Races, whichevent..' on Saturday next, promise to be a* sucoess. The committee have gone? t" siderable trouble and expense an^v"" secured a really good little courseiiiS the Te Papapa Railway Station,££?.* and a half miles from Onehunga Sf course, which is three quarters-of-a-mir .' circumference, is now staked and Wm where necessary. Acceptances fffiS§ principal events close to-night an!, a* committee anticipate very creditah'. „ }? The Cup will probably be contested^ eight horses, the Hurdles by ei_4_„;° r _S_ the Publican's Purse of ninS 7*3 Maiden Plate by 14 or 15. AiS 1. over a dozen starters even, tßo^!t,T; quality of tbe animals may not be - ticalarly good, will bo a novel event i, A four-horse coach will leave tha TT • Bank at noon on Saturday, arri.i a » _,«* course for the first race, andastlTefr will convey passengers right on iff course, we anticipate seeing a large att«S' ancc, should the weather prove propitS'

Acceptances.

Publicans' Pokse, v mil., r: Hind, aged, 9_t; Kenilwortb,'fi£_! 71bs ; Yatapa, aged, 7st lib ; _\u^3 a_.ed, 7st 81bs. aa<n^» l Maiden Plate, 1J miles. - Sbaietou 9st 21bj; Tinman (late Katipo) M h 21bs; Fisherman, syrs, 9st 21_ 3 .1?= Lorimer, 4yrs, 9st; Cadet, 3yr_ 8-ntC Mabel, 3yrs, Bst 31bs ; MetraUl.to o~: Gst 61bs; Mary, 2yrs, 6st.6lbsj-.MsJ. General, sj.b, 9st 21bs. ' w*" Hurdle Kace 1J m_les.-j,._e Fs.j aged, 12st; Chandler, aged, list: .^Jfi aged, lOst lOlbs; Bakau, 6yrs, IC.K1, Rawaneta, aged, 10at 71bs; Chantife' 6yrs, lOst; Fisherman, syrs, g_.ifli? Tatters, nged, 9st 12lbs; Native, 6vrn «i 71bs. ' W Onehunga Cup, If mile..-Lon._.__i aged, 9st; Kenilworth, syrs, Bat X Gatapa, aged, 7st 2lbs; BavenshawSSS 7st 81bs; Rawenata, aged, 6st'___■; Fishermen, syrs, 6st 121bs; Tatters. iJ 6:t 51bs. ' W

The jockey Potto, who bad hkltgu tured at the last Auckland Badjgfltt Summer Meeting, has so for recoveredi.. be able to get about town on cratches, j

MINING REPORTS.

• h" Success.—The manager reports ithdef j_j," sth inst.: "Since my last report t_effi been no change in the mine. Themtf continues hard in the rise, I have ituS to sink in No. 3 level to meet the ij|.ii: I expect to hole through by the eniof (>. week," Karangah ake.—The manager reS —" The footwall to be in the low.e_.lß-i cut improves as work is continued Arm \\ Tbe stone broken out from this lcti&M crushed up and panned off, yields &___;. some prospect of gold and silver, the life preponderating. Intermediate level t -__: is no change to note in the slopes wiil are still yielding a large amotmt;o.li.' crushing dirt, I started the winze to tu ned with low level yesterday, and dittaiail i therefrom several pieces of stone e_o._t! gold freely, This level is now alrap_!_' of crushing dirt, awaiting completk. tramway hopper, upon tho constr.cii__| which Shaw and party are nowcijjjjl This hopper is being built large enk^i hold 300 tons of quaitz, and it .wlji finished about Wednesday next, H tunnel on No. 4 level is now app.oa__j very near to the shot of gold w_i_i._. pect to meet with about the end of e_pj'| week, j •■' > 1

OPERA HOUSE. —"Kings Princes I Have Met."

» This is the subject of Mr'Art-Mi Forbes's second lecture, which he :iSm last night ia the Opera House before a^tl: audience. His voice was -Usui much fflt] distinctly in all parts of the.building,til on the previous occasion, and the hMJ favourable impression which his finti ture produced was deepened by the h«J one. In addition to his undonbted'tS for descriptive writing, he has tMii pleasant narratory style, and by w. dwelling too long upon any in.i__s_ labouring any point, be sustaili lit unflagging attention of his; hare.j beginning to end.. fli.:dM_. choice, and his matter arranged afte.tit most approved method for the purposeaaft popular lecturer. Last night, lie tt-jj | through a long list of the Royal per_(__j_. I whom he has met, and the ex_i.iti.iii? speaking portraits of nearly all of :11a | added to the interest which ; his r.___[ created. First of all, he referred fo 1. Soldier-Emperor of Germany, his eons,iri: his generals, hastily limning wi.___._i* l perspicuity the salient cn_racteri_fe s 1 each of them. The Emperor he .__£-?: as " bluff, keen-eyed, sharp, r_..l_,jj_| ; genial withal, his hale co-pleii-W-f trasting well with his white w__—.'s while Yon Moltke, "gaunt, ,Ik. | wrinkled, and spectacled;" looked _st| professor than soldier," _bP,iM: marck, "with determination stimptl \ od every lineament of his -«!' and massive face," more soldier t_o rf- \\ tician. The lecturer gave animatedj* 1 criptions of the parade'of tlie &rr__ 1 army before its venerable: chief,&§ Battle of Gravelotte, and the'_»_«—t |i 'of. Napoleon at Sedan, the fallen wsw| being speken of as "bent,and,W»i faced, with his eye drooping and,lii>l| quivering" while waiting bar-tow?w| ithe Chateau Beilevae for h_ coiipw After a reference to the joyous .vreltw sceorded the victors on. their re|ra^ Berlin, Mr Forbes went on to speiM :* experiences in accompanying the _W," Wales on his Indian tour. '."$$ royalties," he said, " cropped i-P;||KB J ordinary profusion," butthe_eladia-s!*j were "embodied incongruities.": OnafP be seen driving about glittering Trill*. of an aggregate value of-.aboutflW while the harness of hla sorry e.^!! was mended with frail rope. - He tw" | receive you in a palace whose pillars g covered with barbaric gold, he • ffw I*J | you on a sumptuous obair of State, UWI you would see hung on his w»ll**Sjfl representation of Little Red KidingH^jS worth about a shilling, ar_-».B17| engraving of the Queen that would .ml at half-a-crown. Alphonsc, tl_".w§ King of Spain, and his romantic itmrn were then spoken of. The TOSSi that he first made the acq-_int»n««'3 rcion of Spanish royalty when' •l^i living in a cottage at .AMe«aoV-*i. 4*| accompanied him to Spain wh»'M.L|i tured thither to claim his Crown. »a Shah of Persia next came and he characterised hi_n as "t^K-Si miscreant that was over imposea_on g; simple European public - tbe PTjl fraud of this century of gaudy fral**yf Hebrew financier who had taken a co''^j ffi to develop Persia trotted him on ."^SI advertisement to aid him in raisonftgjg■ loan, and the gems with which ™ M&j potentate was lavishly bedecked f-^ABt paste, and had been manufactured; the year before. Passing thence »«£■ the lecture described the g™Bai_fa| Nicholas as a tall, well-set nfjs| curiously Jewish in profile, ana-tJjI manner of soldierly bluffoes- run into abrupt rudeness, ~ s__ij| met face to face st a Bulgariannil a_ft!Kgl gave him there the firstnews of »»JH&| tant actions at theShipka. Be »*&•■■ - Turkish hovel, and found hinj [ tOA"%% gaunt, tall man with a voice nervousness and the asthma th«S_j| him. The Czarewitch .n°wtheOT:Si met also, and was favourably foP'{*_K'| him. His next Eoyal acqn»intwc?Al His Majesty King Theban,' oi«i " Lord of the White Elephants,.»«■ the Golden Umbrella, and, Aj | rests of it," whom he '*$%% Mandalay. ' Cetew'ayo. the S^jSH struck him by his "^^..fflS and sturdy manhood,", and alw^l sketch was given of his brother vim^ I had an inordinate weakness for -?h|| case. "In this connection the le«^sSS | aflectingly ot the tragic death of tMflffi |, Imperial, and of the finding of «W § Then tbe Emperor and Empress ot A*T£-j and Prince Milan of Soma'were -*»H|| reviewed, and hasty reference: nia« * number of royal personages wfloi^S i turer bad come across in very s. !l7k_s I circumstances. . He concluded | eulogistic remarks upon the Qu, e?*Vf jsjj_> If and Princess of Wales, and Dokea«rej g burgh and Com .light, and vro» I

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T. & fit. Cook c, 44 AND 46, VICTOEIA-STEEET, Beg to draw the attention of Ladies and Gentle men furnishing to their LARGE AND WELL-ASSORTED STOCK OF -nUJRNITURE, comprising Drawing and Dining-room Suites, Iron and Wood Bedsteads, Wardrobes with class panels, Sideboard". Cheffpniers, Hall Tables and Hatstands, Office Tables, Chimney and Toilet Glasses, Dining Tables, Cane Chairs in great variety. Toiletware, Drawers, Wash stands, &c„ &c. /-IARPETS, including Brussels, Tapestry, Kidderminster, 2nd Felt Carpets, Hearthrugs, Coir and China Mattings, Stair Carpets, Linoleum, Floorcloth, Door Mats Wool Mats, Bed-room Rugs, &c. ' - -OEDDING nfallkintLsandofthebest quality. Hair, Wool, m,^ Cocoa Fibre, and Flax Mattresses. Sprmg . Matfressesrincluding the Patent Wire Wove Mattress: Feather Beds, Bolsters and Pillows; Kapok Beda, Bolsters and Pillows, and Pal ' Jiasses. T. & H. COOKE, ii AND iB, VICTORIA-STREET. [Factory, ElUott-street.l jr EPLEK J^/[ ALT J^XTRACT. Tho nnrtnrsHmed AS A3KNT, had just opened KEpW'IW^OT gygSirt Size,. KBPLERS EXTRACT OF M^fcith Ho*B KEPLER'S EXTRACTS ggg^^^ KEPLER'S EXTRACT OF MALT^ KBPLER'3 BXTRACT^FjMALT.^ KEPLER'S BXTRAOr OF MALT. Bna KEPLER'S irha « raiinnt' naTßt-" Kepler Malt Extract la^Sr Jooa?lnd may be need with confidence." Sr^ndßeportof the Lancet" on the Kepler Extract of Malt la as dtetmet T advance In OmtO^m «IWM «£ introduction of cod-liver oil. It Is one of om best remedies for atonic ayfjopßla. »•* » undoubtedly useful In consumption ond Other wasting dlaeasoß." AGKNT FOB AUOKLittD— gbaves aickin. Christmas & Eew Year william rattkay _*„ inform those reguh-ing rletmaß an 36 New Year Presents, that b° has a SPLEN-DID ST CX OF _ SILKS ORaPEII'?. DRESSES BffißOßßy SAMNB CLOTHING MANTLES COSTUMES MILLINER* hoBIBB y RIBBONS GLOWS LAOBS , MITTS BOARBB _ N . a AND BOYS MB CLOTHING, _. SHIRTS AND HATS/ Th. Goods re of the Beat Quallts;. nave been BOTBMOheap,a<iATrtllbeßold Cheap, at CEHTjSAL DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, f9, 180, & 183, QUEEN.STRKEI, AOOKLAN FnR SALE, Mount Eoen, new and iVnasome gable ended Villa, oontalning - waah-honse, large cistern, l^SSJ^wltn regteter, kltohen range. onp- Slo",o**^ main road frontage. WMa/i^MefceenoWallotmen*,about « by '.SF&SJ?£SM-n V- Bvaoft Estate Awnt, 2 twet, (661)



BDecial Advertisement!-. jpHORNTON, CMITH & ]fi IIRTH ' Irearnlng that Farmers are under tho Impros ilon that they are not buying WHEAT .his Eossen owing to large buppHob from Mata m_t_, beg to inform their friends that they are gUXItfG JJBUAI. fTTHORNTON, SMITH AND FIRTH HAVE FOR SALE _- " Crown " Flour, in saoka, lOCS and GO'S "Champion" do. do. do. "Cantab" do. do. do. Sharps Branl Fowl Wheat mMIIH & CAVG HE V IO Bog to intimate that thoy havo Just 're ceived tho flrs. lußtnlmont of Cari'brio Il.nd kerohififs and Linen G.ods. as alroady referred to. This lot Includes over 7.1)00 Ladies', Gtntß, and Children's Handkorohlofa, in various qua'l tles, Sovoral hundred dozen aro slightly damaged, and will be marked at extraordinary low prices, commencing at Id eaob. Genta Cambric Handkerchiefs, from Is lljd por ha f dozon i Table Cloths, from Is lid to 20s; Table Linen. 5-1 inch wide, lljd per yard j Table Nap kins, from la Bid to 10s per half-dozon. Also, a lot Of -00 -ilk HauO kerchiefs, at Is 9d and la lid, osial price 3, 6_. Theso Goods wero bought by onr representative from some of tho leading Boltost Manufao.nr.ra for cash, and will be sold at and under wholosale prlco, to make room for two large shipments to arrive per ships Mataura' and ' Brahmin.' SMITH & OACGBEY. Emporium fob Irish Linens and Cambric HANDI-IRCI-I-lfS, SOO and 302, Upper Qaeen-stroet and Alexandra street, and at Newmarket. CERTAIN NEWSPAPERS AP. POINTED PROVINCIAL GAZETTES. .TAMES PRENDERGAST, Adn-inistrator of the Government. Whereas, by the twelfth eeotlon of " The Abolition of Provinces Aot, 1875," it Ib, among other thl-KB. enaoted that In Aots of tho Gen eral Assembly, and in overy Aot or Ordlnanoo ot the Lealalatnra of an abollßhed Province under the said Aot, tho exoreaslon "Provincial Gazette," or •> Provlnolal Government Gazette, or other elmllar expressions, should, with respeot to any provincial dlstrlot, bo deemed to mean the " Now Zealand Gazette," or fcuon newspapor as from time to time may be ap pointed by the Governor for the purpose of In serting therein notilloatlonß of any kind relat ing to the Governmentot the oolony, or tho ad ministration of the Government within any provincial district. _,___' Now, therefore. I. James Prendergost, tho administrator of the Government of the colony ot New Zealand, in pursnanoo and exorolsai of overy power and authority veßtod In mo la that behalf, do hereby revoke all appointments here tofore made, and In lieu thereof do hereby ap point the newspapers Bpeclfled In tho sohednle hereto to be tho newspapers for the purpose of Inserting therein, during the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty thros, oil notlnoatlonß whlob, by any Aot of tho General Assembly or Or.tiranoe ot any Provincial Council, are re quired to be Inserted In tho Provlnolal Govern ment "Gazette •* within tho Provlnolal Dlstrlot named opnosltatho name ot oaoh nowecapor respectively in sucn schedule, SCHEDULE. Nome ot Newspaper. 1 "■ Auckland Kvening Star" .. Auokland. "Taranakl Herald".. _ .. Taranakl. " Dolly TelegTonh'.. _ .. Hawkesßay. "Evening Mail" .. .. - Nelß°n. " Marlborough Expr-Sl" _. - Marlborough. " West Cooat TlmoB'" .. .. Woatland. "Pre—"_. - Canterbury. " Otago J'aily Times end Wit ness" Otago. As witnnso tho hond of hla Excellency the Administrator of the Government, this tenth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and .igbty-threo. THOMAS DICK. UCKLAND GAS COMPANY (LIMITED), Established 1862. Purveyors of Light, Heat, and Power, The Company soil and ereot gas-fittings, In eluding gas apparatus of every desoription, also Gas-power engines. Stock Inoludea Otto Gas Engines. Offlco end Showrooms, Fort-street. lew C_a rpe t s __W_ JR "Has just reoelved a nice Lot of New Carpets wbloh he will sell very ohesp— TAPESTRY CA.RPETB. from 2/3 yard KIDDUBMINSTER CARPETS, from 2/8 BRUBSELL3 CARPBTS, from Sill NICE ASSORTMENT OF NEW TABLE COVERS. HEARTH RTJG3, from 6/6 1000 yards NEW FANCY MATTING, 1/yard, worth 1/1 A New Lot of Ladles' 3 Ik and Ch.nllla CAPES Silk Brocade CAPEB, Cashmere DOLMANS LACK CAPES, __a. In great variety: ohoioe Goods to be sold at Warehouse prioes Lot ot Ladles' nice Silk JACKBTS, from 21/ A Splendid Lot ot NEW CLOTHING in lonth and Toys'. Very good value. 120 Pairs Men's Summer TWEED TROUSERS, 5/9 pair, worth 9/6 25 Men's New S_o SUITS. 25/, worth iW Large stook of Laoe and Muslin CURTAINS, 2/9 to 30/ pair ALL GOODS SOLD AT THE LOWBBT PRIOES. JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE UPPER QUEEN-STREET TjlX S.S. 'GARONNE. 1 OASE NOVELTIES IN EMBROIDERY, la W hlte and Cream Guipure, Also, White, Cream, and Dark Colours, worked In colours. ONE CAS ffi NEW TERRY OLOTH, OR TURKISH TOWELLING for Dresses, In White, Cream, Pink, Sky. and Drab. ONE CASE NUN' 3V_ It- ING, in Street and Evening Shades, MILNE AND CFOYCE, QVEEN-STREET. /.KEAI gAORIFIOJS OB* NEW SUMMER GOODS, J, CULLEN, Having rome large shipments of Autumn and Winter Goods to arrive abont the Ist of Maroh, and as hla premises are much too small for his inoreaalng busineas, he will offer At greatly Reduced Prloop, the residue of his Now and Fashionable Summer Stook, com prising :— FBENOH AND ENGLISH DRESB GOODS, In great variety of Fabrlo and Shade FRENCH AND ENGLISH PRINTS PLAIN AND BROCADED SATEENS OATMEAL AND OATCAKE OLOTHS MADRAS AND OTHER DRESS MUSLINS BUMMER HOSIERY HABERDASHKRY, GLOVE 3 RIBBONS, LACES JUANCHE3TER GOODS Sec, &0„ Sec. SOU oompeiled, from want of room, to el*_ar out each seasons goods within the season, at no matter what saorifloe. The following Gootlß •wlllbßSOlda- hall prise ..-Ladies', Gents', and Von_t_s' Straw Hati, Ladies' and Girls' Para -11? 0WI(_-n'8*Pel-__fl. Walking Cloaks, Tunlor. Mother Hubbard Bonnets, &o„ So,. -.0. The Original and Reduced Prices aro Marked on each artlole In plain flgaros, and a glance will convlnoa any lady that this at-vertisemeiJ, ---s curled out In Its entirety. «•}» CuHBN, IMPORTER, 259, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND,



Special Advertisements IKTALENTINES I -yALENTHNES I VALENTIN--' S ! At N. G. LENNOX'S, 100, Queen-st (Lato Edward Wojte's). JUST OPENED, AND NOW ON VIKW, A CHOICE ASSORTMENT OP Comio Valentines l Cojjio Valentines BENTiMKNTA-. Valentines I SuNUMENTAt Valentines t USB-CL VALENTINBS ! USEFUL VALENTINES Satobets I Satohets I Etc., -.FFKRED AT CLEARANCE PRIOES TO EFFECT A READY BALE. Cheap School Slates, Cheap School Exbhoisi. Books, Cheap School Coi. books, Cheap i-cnoot, Diciionaries Cheap School Rbadisq Books, CHEAP SCHOOL REQUISITES OF BVERi- DHSORIPTION AT CLEARANCE PRIOES, AT "rVT _"1 TENNOX'B, J>, It. Juknnox'b, (Lite Edword Wayte's), 100, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND DR. HAINES begs to inform his palionts that ho will bo absent from Auckland from tho 6th to tho 20th of February. . Ho has arranged that Dr. H. Haines Bhall tako i his pructico in his absonco. ! yiCTOKIA HOI. L. Just Arrived, and Now on Sale— I GENUINE VAB-O DX GAMA CIGAR I AND i HOMBURG SPARKLING MINERAL I WaTKR. R. F. LUKS.