SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

HIGH WATBR{^S BMorn 1ing.8.3 BUNSET.-Thls Evening. 6.2 SUNRISE —To-morrow Morning, b SI MOON" AGE-i irst Quarter, 11th, 10.38 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

TO-DAY. fifwcnll bviMttlne. Born. 10 days from Dunedin MafeUin Clond. brigantinc, Rlorards, 11 days from Oamaru ■ ~

DEPARTURES.

LAST aVKNINO. lona, S.S., Crawford, for Wbangarel Walrarapa aa, Chatfletd, for ttuecolt Krlemhtlda, aoh, Bathurst, for Whan*arca to-day. Andrea Ru*. barque, Hansen, for New York

IMPORTS.

Per Seagull, from Dunedin-UU sa^ks oats, 160 oases jam, 40 esse? galvanised iron, 107 'Backs oatmeal. 200 saohs flour, 10 sacks b: r ey.

Ex schooner Dunedln-9CO sacks oats.-G. W. Blnney and Co, \ Vet Magellan Cloud, from Osniaru-1022 sacks Wheat, 210 sacks potutc.o..

EXPORTS.

Per Elstoore, for Rarotonga-323 pieces sawn timber.

InwardsGoabtwisb,—Result, from Kennedy Bay. wuh 29 lOti fe«c timbnr; Sunderli>ud, from Mahorangl, with Hme: violer, from Thames, with 12000 feet, timber; Coralie. trom Whanga rel. W'th 18 tons coal.

Otjtwabd* Oo«sTWis».-I__oashire iiass. for , Mercury Bay; Result, (or Port harles s Sunder land, fc.r Mahurangl: Violet, for Thames. Cleared Otjxwabds.—Anrigs, barque, for Tlmara. In ba.latt; K_ more. schooner, for Rarotonga, with general cargo.

- The barque Devonport was docked to-day for cleaning,

KAIPAR SHIPPING.

Nbw Plymouth, this day. Arrived: Hawea, from Onehucga. B.SO am. Rubbbll. this day. Arrived! Walrarapa, bom Auok!a_u, 630

Wbanqabbi, this day. Arrived t lona, from Auokland, 8 Am.

COMMERCIAL.

>•. p _v_t»ma fa? ar Office. Wednesday. fMBSSas. B. Tones & Co. held"a land and pro* *perty sale at thoir mart to-day. The sale was well attended, and tho bidding spirited. The unexpired lease of the premises In Queen street recently in- the occupation of Thomas Steadman brought „250; purohaser, Mr S. H. Cox; counter, shelving, and drawers, £12 10s. The allotment at corner Of Kyber Pass, sold for £732; purchaser, Mr H. ' Keeslng. Building sections near the Newmarket Railway Workshop sites realised good prices. Lot A £297; Lot sa, 200. Purchasers of both, Messrs Smith and Caugbey. Lot 7, £162. Mr W. R. Kay; 32, £90, Mr J. Retallaok. The farm of 412 acres, pariah of Waiwera. was bought by Mr W. L. Roth for £103. The Hunua and other properties were passed. . ... -■--■•„ -, The fruit sales to-day wore not so brisk, and 'comparatively little business was dono. Mr,G. W. Binney oleared about 100 oases of gCod apples at 5a to 83 por caso. , j Mr W. Dowden held a miscellaneous sale of furniture and stationer's goods to-day; the larger portion of which were sold at satisfactory prices. • ~. ■•;

Mail Notice.

II.ULB WILL OLOHK AH DNDHR J— THIS DAY. For Itarotonma, per Klsinoro, at i p.m. For Ihftmes, per linter.ni>o. at 5.3*) p.m. Thursday, lOih Mar. For Waltara. &0., per Argylo. at 8 a.m. For Watwera, Te Kapa, Cralgleburn, and Warkworth. per Rose Casey, at 10 am. For Westport, per Omapere, at 1 p.m. Per s.B. Watrarapa, as follow;— For India, ChlnfkJapan, Mcdi toranean Potts, and Continent of Kurope, at 10 a.m. For Ulsborne, Napier, Southern ports, Ans irallan Colonies, and United Kingdom, via Buob a«id BrJndlni, and via Naples, for lottera, etc.. cpeolallrso prepaid bud addressed, at 11 a.m. , J"or money ordem, registered letters, and newspapers, at 1U a,m. heAa letters tnl 11.20 a*Q}. For Thames, per Kotomahana, at J,"O p.m. For Traiangs, Oblsematn, and OpotUl per Glenelg, nt 4 p,n , For Mangawol ana Ksliraks, per Doußlas, a* S d.vi. Fbidat, llth inst. For tt'alheke, Cowes. and Coromaudeli per Coromandel, at 1.83 p.m. Fir WhntiKprol -ifids. walpn, Whanuarel, i Kamo, and JUangapaL per lona, at i p.m. Tuesday, 22nd Inst. Pec as. Z almdla. aa follows:— Fox Sandwloli lalandii. United BtatM Of Amerloa. Canada, British Columbia. Central and South America, and Brltlih and Foreign West Indies, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdom and Continent of Buiope, at 1 p.m. For money orders, registered letters, and Newspapers, at 11.30 a,m. Late lettem bearing an extra tea of sixpence, In addition to the postage, will be received by the Mail Aasnton board the steamer up to the time of lydHng, This mail will be due in London, on Mot day, July 2nd, 1533. a! B. hiss. Chief Postmaster. Chief PoHt-rtlaa. Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

MAY 9,1883.

Abbott's Opera House—Miss Jennie Lee and Melbourne Company, ■• The Grasshopper," 7.45 p.m.

Mount Albert Hall-Meeting of Directors ot Northern Omnibus Company, 7.80 p.m.

Devonport Musloal Soolety—First Practice in Devonport Hall, 7.30 p.m.

Excelsior Anniversary Tea and Social Gather ing In Franklin Road School-room, 6,30 p.m.

bailors' Heat—Gospel Temperance Mission, 7.30 pm. Qulok's Stables—Professor Sample's Exhibi tion of Horse Training, T p.m.

Births.

COOPER.—On May 7th, at her residence, Brigh ton Road, Parnell, the wife of A. C. Cooper of aeon.

Deaths.

MUiLS.-On May Bth, Edward, the beloved and only son of Edward and Georgeanna Maria Miilo, aged 18 years. The funeral will leave his father's residence, West-street, Newton, to-morrow (Thursday), at 3 p.m. Friends are kindly invited.

MINAHAN.—At her late residence, Catherine' street, Onehunga, on May Bth, Mary Jane, rellot of the late John Mlnahan, aged 46 years. The funeral will leave her late residence at 3 p.m., 10th instant.

TRIMBLE.-On May Bth, 1883. Thomas Hut chison Trimble, late of the firm ot Lever and Co.. Valparaiso, aged 17 years. The funeral will leave his late residence, Jermyn-etreet, to-morrow (Thursday), at 3,30 p.m..

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

WEDNESDAY, MAY 9. 1883.

For the cause that lacks assistance For tho wrong that needs resist—ace, For the future in the distance, And the Rood that we can do

. questions raised at the annual meeting of the City Council yesterday were of more than ordinary importance to the ratepayers. Councillor Boardmon's objection to the transfer ot the apparent surplus on water works revenue account, #aye rise to some discussion. It is not very clear, owing to the manner in which this account has been kept) whether there would be any actual surplus if all the legitimate charges for office expenses, extension of mains, and depreciation, were debited against the account. But a disposition prevailed in the Council, and was expressed by the Major, favourable to the use of water supply profits for general purposes. We must sotai a moat emphatic pretest against necessary commodity, but neither the Lea i«lature m granting those pow#r«, nor the ratepayora in consenting to them anticipated for one moment that thi authority conceded would be used as a means of supplementing the maximum taxing suthonty for general works already possessed by theCorporationnnderthe muni cipal law. a speoial rate of one «billin_ for water was authorised dmply because no IS?™ *29$&* Bn&ced nnd« the conditions which had to be met in supply! mg Auckland with water. If «„_£pp c ™th 11^° COnld baTa fceen taraWwd for n^K tae, amount, the Council would never have asked, nor would Parliament or he ratepayers have sanctioned, the shilling wbfi"_ it° l Sn- he water "venue, therefore, while the shilling B p tC ial rate i, enforced, as a means of raising money for roads and other works, or paying interest for expendi- I tore incurred thereon, i. an uawtK able misapplication of funds. It may be that the elimination of this source of revenue from the CoDsolidated Loans account will compel the Council to raise the 9d General Rate to oneS-K and that, so far as the sr.m drawn from t_e pockets of the raepayers Is c'n cerned * it wiU come to the same thing in the long ron. Let it be WJ.L "'•W"8 wiu »* least understand wfet, they ate paying tor, and a and renular wav and applied to the objects* for which' it is raised. The collection of rates for ♦w^"/-^' and the *ft*«wqo6nt applies tion of the money to other objectsfis a if ICVk opt D 1° th« BMVMt abueo. It removes the cheeks which the rate. __j_s*__^__* *_! t0 ho!d °*« *»>• collection and expenditure of their money • •of «-?«_?"#'■♦-* *!? re *nlar eduction ol the cost of the water service, on the faith ■of jtaoh theshlUiugspecialraVewss or gin allyßccepted; and it is in every respect a surreptitious and htghly-obnoxious niethod of extracting money from the pockets of the -rt-rt^nri?f he °T ea iv extorting £1000 from the water-consumers in this way as a contribution to faoonoT^' ffhy,aot £10,000 or £20,000, if they can only compel the people to pay the money? We trust the city representatives in the House of Represent^ ttves wIU resist any proposal «ffiS__ what amounts to a Wtem of doubte £%___! *he T admM""»tion of the ;« t ..lnfldraab,e to retßrn V "duced rates every penny derived from the water supply m excess ol actual out lay. A reserve fund for depreciation, ex tension of mains, and other contingencies, ought to be created; bnt we hope that a majority of he Council wiU insist upon a better adjustment of this account and the «Wet Boplication of its funds to the specific object for which they are raised. ' wfflg bow loan which is being forced upon the city by the extensive wants of the re cently-added suburban wards, and the growing need of a proper system of drain age, is a matter that must be approached with caution, and it is satUfaetory to ob serve tbat the committee have not made any recommandation in the absence of detailed information respecting the purposes to Which the loan shall be applied. If the city borrows another £260,000, as proposed, it wiU end Auckland's borrowing powers for many year.-, and place a heavy charge on the annual revenusoftha Corporatiot The works carried ont with the money mutt include all the road and drainage ***■ «W •» likely to become Sfe during tho ensuing ten years. Better drain sLiTl becol? u 1DB » Paramaunt want. Year by year the Corporation spend hundreds o pounds on isolated drainage work,, lth()nt havl ad mage uniform scheme. It is extremely probable t that. m°cfa °* this work wilt have in„ i« °c ??*, a ßaiDl The Proceed i 8L i 8 wa9tefttl and nnbudness-like fomnt 5 FT?* BtePs *° ralße the loan, _ compete schedule of works must be drawn up with the estimated cost, and the rate payers would then be in a position to judge how far it may be prudent to hypothecate their future revenues for a present ad vantage. * uu

Melbourne Sunday Observance.

I WH-Thee art galleries, museums, libraries, • and reading rooms should! bis open on Sun.' fdayy, may still be a disputed question j but' can be no doubt—ln Australia at

least—that tho vast majority of the people I wish them to bo opened. In Melbourne, j recently, there Ims been a keen controversy going on becauso of the expressed deter mination of the authorities to open the Art Gallery aud Museum of that city on Sun days, Petitious and counter-petitions, meetings and counter-meetings, pulpit ful minations, Press thunderings, nnd all the other machinery so dear to tho liberty loving Briton, have been freely employed in the contest—the net result being that nobody was a bit the wiier or " dafter" of it all. At all events, the upshot was that the in tention of opening tho institution on Sab baths was adhered to,.and, aa we learn by cable, the first open day was Sunday last. The record cf visitors on that day shows conclusively that the innovation is a popular one. There were no fower than 5,700 persons visited the Art Gallery and | Museum on that day—perhaps a larger I number than attended all tho city eh' <h'

j city cnurcnes put together; and it is not improbable tlmt some of them went home more edified by their pilgrimage to the fhtineof the beauti ful and wonderful in Nature and Art thuii d:d the worshippers iv the temples of Orthodoxy. We make this comparison because the chief objection to the opening of saclt places on Sundays ban hitherto come from strictly Sabbatarian church-goers, who, rightly or wrongly, imagine it to be the depth of desperate wickedness to relax the severity of English Sabbath observance in the slightest degree. On that point we do not join issue with them at present. It must, however, have become painfully apparent, even to these people, that the attempt to drive the masses into ohurch on the aabbath, by closing up every other avenue of improvement on that day, has proved a signal failure. These 5,700 resi dents of Melbourne, but for tho oppnrtuuity of visiting the Museum and Art Gallery, would, it is morally certain, have spent their Sunday at heme, iv the streets, in public-house back parlours, or anywhere but iv church. And if it is a good tiling for men to meet together for worship one day out of seven, and yet men are so dull of perception as not to recognise that it is so, it is surely pleasant to see them turn out for a purpose which is akin to woiship, and which may prove a stepping-stone to tho desired consummation, 'ihe worshipping faculty, though natural to the human race, requires cultivation just as much as auy other; and, in reference to worship, as iv other things, men ate much more eaaily led than driven. Melbourne is not con spicuous for the high moral tone of its people, and ultra-Sabbatarians will be ready to say that this is proved by the opening of tho Art Gallery ou the Lord's Day—the "Continental Sabbath" being dragged iv as the frightful example of how all kinds of immorality and Sabbath breaking go together. We hold the oppo site view, and incline to think that the step taken, so far from being au effect of the lax state of the public morals, will bo the cause of working a very perceptible improvement inthe moral and intellectual character of the people.

Mr T. T. Gamble, agent for the Pacifio Mail Co., has received a cablegram Btating that the R.M.S Australia left San FraDoisco on the 6th test., and may be ex pected to arrive here about Sunday, the 27th, being one day after time-table date. In pursuance of his programme, His Ex cellency the Governor arrived yesterday afternoon at Cambridge, whore be was re ceived by a large concourse of .Europeans and Maoris. In the front of the Public Hall, an -address was presented to His -Ex cellency by Mr T, Wells, Chairman of the Town Board, and Arekatera, a Waotu chief, also read an address in Maori, of which an English translation was handed to the Governor. His Ex cellency made a suitable reply to both addresses, Mr Grace interpreting for the benefit of the natives ; and there after the Ngatihana chiefs, Bice and Hur greaves, presented Sir William Jervois with several beautiful mats. Taking advantage of gubetnatotial presence a largely-signed petition was also presented, praying for a commutation of the sentence of penal servi tude for life passed a couple of years two upon Mikaere te Papa for a murder com mitted on Oxford racecourse. Tho Government steamer Hinemoa, with Lady Jervois, Major Rcclei, and a few friends, left the wharf about 3 o'clock this afternoon for a trip down the harbour. The steamer was expected to return about 5 p.m.

MrMackelvle, of London, whoso previous mnui6ceut gifts to the Auckland Museum and Institute have testified to his zeal for the cultivation of the artistic taste of Auck iaad-iltSjLHslscut out another contribution the art gallery rtito^X^'Z church asking information regarding th» IZ^^l °ostl< *on tiffin oW lady who professes to be the deceased gentleman's widow. From what wo can _t r e hr;i.trh 0li appßßrthattheMmCostley at Christchurch was separated from her husband some 20 or 30 year, ago? Bnd _K^nf h/he^ ear/ he was "»idS_ in or about rfuckland,no communication pWd between them; indeed, if our source of information be correct, it is doubtful li the husband was aware of bis wife's where! about,, or even If she was still alive Of IaZT. £h*S hkelJ M not thßt old ady Is labouring under a hallucination, or that there Is some other Edward Cost cv Mr. Co,tl : y, of Christchurch, is a sister to a Mrs Gatherer who raided at tho Thames In the good old times," and whose bus b.Ld earned on business in a large way as a livery stable-keeper and carter. The cause list which has been prepared for presentation at the weekly sitti-g o "_ 0 riSfrS "a«"trate' 8 Court toio»o-w-l_! eludes sixty oases. One-fourth of these have already been settled, and it Is ex. Si\ at f mßlir ber W,U be »m f"ther reduced before the commencement of the hearing The Court-room will not be in a I'hT^i B** te «• ,h« traD'aotion ot business. The plaster ceiling has been taken down by the contractor for the renewal, and he is now busily engaged in his work. There is however, no other room available for the S?»'.i a *nd th? C, onrt wiU therefore be compelled to make the most of unfavour able circumstances. i.l nC£t" d «a°no* be charged with any Jack of the spirit of enterprise or emulation in connection with their field sports. Six ihonths have not yet elapsed sipce our re presentence orlckoters made a glorious tour through the cities of the South, and their examplei is now about to be followed by our footballists. It has been agreed to forward a letter to the Southern Assocla tlons, enquiring what terms they would be prepared to offer in the event of an Auck land team going South this year. Should the offers be at all reasonable, there is every reason to beliove that our men will take advantage of their present strength te endeavour to retrieve the laurels which our last travelling team so ingloriously lost on their way. te turn the tables .on the Wellington men, who defeated us on our try conclusions with the Otago playors wW are not by asy means modest when singing their own praises. i„We nndel ßta?d that negotiations have been concluded by which Mr H. N. Abbott, the proprleter of the Opera House, becomes the lessee of the Theatre Royal for a period of three years Both places of amusement will bo carried on as at present, and as occasion renders desirable. It is understood that the lease has not been efficted with any intention of creating a monopoly, and the interests ef the play-going public w?> not suffer by the change: P

-The number of oases of infectious disease within the city limits appears tofo ?£. S Ae-f ne ' r Tile onl > «ace reported to the Sanitary Inspector for more than a m«« $%{£. OM. of _ meas,es- w"ch was notified to hhnyesterday. It is located in Karangahape Road. j

I _e_narge2 agß,,nst GeorSß Wong and P___wffi for. playlD& at "/an t__»- in WakeAerd-street, were brought on to-day | in the Police Court, but unfortunately for the crowd of spectators in court who ex peoted "some fun," the defendants, tbroutrh *^_*s*"&_ .°. lie .° re» Pleaded guilty, and the -• oath-taking' a Chinese frfshioo the description of the Celesfial game, the Particulars of the temporary impris. of Ming Quong, and the emptying of his Pwkets, were not disclosed for the benefit of the public. Thomas Quoi was prepared to give a fall description of the game, illus trated by a diagram of bis own, but t was not required. The Chinamen promised to .not repeat the game as it was unlawful, __£_K^^^»Mt«««dtt.

A temporary uniform tor tbe Hob'on Companyisbeingmannfaciured byMr Gearv : ta.lbr.an4wen..derstandthecorpiwiifj__£__ n „hon°y «Ac Qacn's Bifthda/ J_g rapped in bran-new blue serge with Jreen faofngs. _p> e , metal ornamenfs are ffi replaced at Mr Singleton s SSSidSeS"*

The evidence in the protest, Hay v. Moore, competitors in the " Ladies' Match," will bo taken ou Saturday next. The protest of Lieutenant Robinson against Mr Tregasgis was not entertained.

Tho members of the Garrison Band will appear in new uniform on tier Majesty's Birthday. The making of the same has been entrusted ti Sir Dalton, tailor, of Victoria-street East, who measured the musicians to-duy. The temporary uniform will be serge, a scarlet tunic with blue facings, blue trousers with a red stripe a quarter of an inch wide, and white pipings around the tunic cuffs.

The Victoria Cempany of Volunteers un derwent their monthly inspection last night in the Drill-shed, 52 members being present. Captain Million wua in com mand, assisted by Lieutenant Skinner and fcub-Lieutenant Self. Major Withers put tho recruits through the movements, preparatory "to the Queen's. Birthday festi val. The marching exercise was uuder the skilful command of Captain Mahon, Mus ketry instruction was given by Sergeant- Mttjor Haslera. The whole was very satis factory. At tho close of the exercises, the men were marched through several streets, headed by the competent Garrison Band. '

" Bradahaw's Guide " for May has been issued, and contains latestjailway, coach, and steamer time-tables,

Three young men were holding a discus sion last evening at the corner of Cook and Hobson.streets ou things present -and things to come, when Constable pounced upon them, and in a peremptory tone ordered them to " move on," They moved a few paces, when the stern voice reiterated, "Move on, I say, move on," The march onward, however, was too slow for the young man in blue, who threatened to "plant " them in the gloaming if they did not "move on." It was subsequently ascertained that the constable had been to see "Jo," and was representing the char acter of " Bucket," During the course of his sermon at the consecration services at Mount Albert yesterday afternoon. Bishop Uowie said he was glad to be able to congratulate the' congregation and people of St. Luke's Church on,the result of their work during the yearssiuce the. church wiw originally opened. They had shown a spirit of self-re liance worthy of imitation throughout the diocese. Tho Rev. Benjamin T, Dudloy originated the work; it was owing to his forethought that the congregation first gathUdd together. He might say that the clergy and the laity alike should be ever on the look-out for t_e extension of the Church. The alterations aud extensions cost £500.

A new feature was introduced at tho Salvationist meeting last night, in the form of an address from Graham Tawhai, a sun of the chief Mahi Tawhai. He said that up to the age of 12 years- he had not thought much about sacred things, but the death of his grandfather Mabi Tawhai, who was a good man, and bad instructed him in religious thing', made - deep impression upon his mind. When Maul died there was no one in their family to read the family prayers us ho had done, A sermon preached by the hey. Mr Bouse, of Hokianga, ou repentance aud belief in a crucified Saviour, caused him to re flect on bis spiritual condition, and ho was subsequently induced by a native teacher named Bamaka to go to the Three Kings, wLcro, under the Bey. Thomas Buddie, he found peace for his soul. He urged young men to be deoided aud manly on religious matters,- and Indifferent to the ridicule or jeers of their acquain tances.

A highly successful concert in aid of the funds of St. Benedict's Church, took place in the Athemnuro, Newton, on Monday ovening. Mis* Boylan accompanied the singers, amongst whom wero Mrs Keogh and Mr Garland. The proceeds amount to £20.

A great amount of interest is being dis played in the approaching gatherings in connection with the Ponsonby At' Homo, the first of which takeß place on Friday, May 21st. Officers for the ensuing soa-on have been elected as follow; Prexidcnt, Mr T, T. Masefield; Vice-presidents, Mr A. Devore and Dr. Dawson j Committee, Messrs J. Cunningham, D. F. r vans T. Finlayion, J. Foster F. Quick, W. F. Jo cos, W, Dowdtn, Drs. Lawford Evans and Bayntuo, Mcsdames A, Buardman, A. Devore, Dawson, D. F. Pvans, Lawford Kvans, T. T. Masefieid, Quick, Mis-es H. George, Hill, Home, Harley, and M. Kelly, with power to add to their number. The hot), sec, Mr D. F. Evans, was re-elected. In the words of one of their hymns. [ £ ll?" ffi,?f "DB* a'awt'tog*"would be -_£_£ ft'Con«r?g'tional SchooCm It la worthy of remark that at the Salvs. W^T/ r ei iD5 in lhe Te»Perance Hall last night, the bot connected speech tnn one marked by the purest SKK-tff and couched in the mo*t correct Eng lab' was delivered by a young Maori, who K 8 scarcely out oj his teensf and Who up to l| years of age spoke no language but HMaori Thu was Mr Graham TawhTi, the Ton of ■nffl ay » l9lttn^ chief. The Salvation officers' seemed to pride themselves on having got thi, earnest young gentleman to ' IIW at theirmeeting, b^tt,,* on the platform was rather a testimony of how little the efforts of the ArmyTe ,e ---quired in this district, where such pro! exists of successful religious aud educational work among the natlvrl race. Mr Tawhat spoke with modesty and feeling, and h" remarks on the advantages of o.rly piety and on moral bravery in tho midst of ill cute and opposition/™ worldly rmd pj fane people, were received with sontilne though suppressed applause. Sentune

'he proposal to send a football team to .ydney during the present,season, and o hold a prelimmary tonrnament at Christ church wa, discussed ot tbe nwe.fag rf the football assocmtion last night. On the wm_? ,°J Mr Bil ,don- secund«d b> m White, it was resolved •• That tbe aswcia turn deem, the suggctlon, of. the Dunedin As-ocation with regard to playing a touinament in Christchurch with a view lo sending a combined N.Z. team to Australia impracticable, owing to the !,,«„ „} absence from their "usual vocaS th?s would entail on players, and that it had not yet beea decided whether an Auckland team would be sent south this Bca a on " Hendetson) was carried as follows.— •' /hat the secretary communicate with tho asso. Duuo°din mI o,li,]g l ,to"' Cl»stcburcb, and Dunedin, asking what terms they would bo p.epared,to offer in the event of anTuok" land team going south this year." A letter was read from Major JEccles ADC notifying that His Excellency the fin' vornor, sir_W. D. Jorvois, wo„lI be _aSv" to accept the office of Patron. Vff Clark was elected President, and Messrs J X' :M pH;?-'sr S- Wilson E K. Tyler, -B. Bcott,. W, F. B_Bkl_nd Graves AiclfTu, and L. Presidents. The programme of matches for the season was arranged, the fitss «ln_ match taking P l aoe on the 9th June 12 Bast End v. West Knd, Light v. Heavy We.ghts, and JNow Zealand*. World. y The following is a copy of a letter SJ** t y ?*', Q»»»W«lds from Mr Wickes, sharebroker, of Christchurch, who has token a great interest in tbe supposed diamond discoveries at Alford Forest, Cah erbury.- .'Enclosed find small parcel _f AlfordZiTr Mr Jaoobsen «' *• Alford Fotett, Caeterbury. Ho would have written himself and thanked you for yodr kindness o forwarding the same parcel of the crystals but ho has unfortunately hurt Ms hand and cannot use the pen. But ho desires me to inform you that ho tried six o yours with d_ of his with a piece ol quarto crystal about eight times its s'ze, ffiil-V'T °l „on_ mo'» glass ione-eighth thick, in the hydrofluoric cold, Immersing them before in oil of vitriol, then pouring over them a cupful of the hydrofluoric acid heated to a semi-boiling state. After ten minutes the glass has dissolved, and the crystal one-third consumed and left a white a i_7° ° your crystaJ ß went to^powder. and the four were incrusted and lessened in size. After pouriug off the acid, renewed with fre.«h acid, and left till next mornini? when we found the qusr/z, crystal, and glass enlirely gone, and four of the diamond Crystals left were eaten away to about half size. Tho Alford Forest ones withstood tbe test as well as some 2000 which he has had tor several days immersed in the acid. Theee are to go homo to_ see if they are of commercial value, and we trust to receive a cable out about the middle of July, Mr Jacobsen is of opinion that your supposed crystals are Roman apinnales, aud are rare and often sold , for diamonds... . . , Real diamonds, after treatment with hydrofluoric add, will throw off phosphorescent rainbow lights'every few seconds about |in.wide,as did all the Alford *ortst found Bnd tested as described."

Complaints are made regarding the alleged absence of lights at night from the road works being carried on at Devonport by a contractor named Knight. An acci dent,attribut*ble to this neglect happened last night to Mrs Tigh, wife of the captain of one of tho ferry steamers While passing the neighbourhood of 'the Flagtaff Hotel; she fell over a quantity ot kerbiug and other stuff which was scattered about, and sus tained scratches on her hands in addition to more serious injuries to her feet. The matter is one that calls ior attention from tho authorities of the district.

Mr Jacobs, of Tapu, writes informing our Thames morning contemporary that Mr A. i Young, concerning whose whereabouts inquiries have been made during the last 'Jew days, slept at his house on Monday, the 12nd, being then on his way to Coromandel, I and left next morning perfectly well.

A lusus naturai in the shape of a child with six toes on the left foot, was taken to tho Hospital this morning, in order that surgical skill might correct the redundancy of .Wa'.ure's gifts. The youngter is only some 17 months old, and so l»r has- ex perienced no] discomfort or pain, by reaion of its unusual number of pedal digits, but no ordinary boot will admit the foot. It seems that the sixth toe is an outgrowth of the fifth or little one, and no difficulty is apprehended in tne operation of removing it.

Major Withers is determined to put down the practice of smoking in the Drill-shed. Notices prohibiting tho use of tobacco in the'shed nave been issued.

While our harbour authorities are con sidering methods for expediting the dis charging aud loadirg o vessels, it might be worth their while to glance at how these things are managed in Sydney, Tho Orient liner Garonne arrived at that port at half psst nine p. m. on the oth April. On the next morning at 7 a.m. she went alongside Circular Quay, and there discharged 800 tons ca go. She then took in 1,000 tons coal, 4,832 cases meats, 669 bales woo!, and in her refrigerating chambers stowed away 5,100 carcases mutton, and 76 quarters beef, and left Sydney again on the 13th April at 4 pm, About the same amount of work was thus accomplished in three days nine teen hours, as was done in fourteen days In Lyttelton for the British King, and units* a special effort is made in Auckland with regard to the steamer Westmoath, our port will make a still mere unfavourable com parison.

A meeting of the creditors of Charles James Robertson, clerk, of Auckland, was held this morning in the Supreme Court house, when Mr 'ihos. Macffarlane was eWcttd trustee. The debtor states his liabilities at £84 Bs, and his assets at £20, being the value of bis theatrical wardrobe. The adjourned meeting of the Eihikihi Cheese and Bacon Factory, ot which Mr A. Kay, J,P., is the chairman, was held in Corboy's Hotel on Saturday evening last, when the prospectus of the new company, decided on at a former meeting, and pre pared by -Mr Gresbam, was read and sub mitted "for approval. The meeting were fully satisfied that they could work cheaper auii provide the necessary material, com bined with the latest improvements, at less than either tho Te Awaniutu or Hamilton factory prices. As for their milk supply, a return was produced which showed that at least 250 cows would be milked, which would give an average of 600 gallons daily, at a cost of something like £8, or „r, o ut £200 a month, a nica little sum to be regularly and promptly paid into farmers' pockets, and which would, of course, find its way into the hands of business people and others in the township. . The chair man, expressed much surprise that there were meu in their midst—business people and landowners, who did not yet support the movement. He weuld, he added, be fore registering the company, like to post pone the meeting for another fortnight, or until such time as the secretary reported that 1,600 Bbares had been taken, up, so as to give time to thoso who fought shy of the project to come firwatd and support so laudable an industry. It is understood that1 Mr and Mrs Lachlan McGowan have been engaged by Miss Klolse Juno, who has Ju*t completed a season at the Thames, to proceed South with her on a professional tour. They will return to Auckland immediately upon com pletion of their engagement. Enquiries into tbe whereabouts of Young, the master of a small coasting vessel, who has been missing for the last six days, are still being made by the police authorities at Tinmen, t'ariua, Auckland and Coromandel. On tho 2Sth nit. Young collected freight money amounting to about £14, and *—»•«*««»» lator be sout his wife, who mandel, which is about thirty or forty miles distant, ou the 3rd instant,' The weather Ami since been fine, and although the roads are reported to be in a very bad state. ■_2*ii "V?,, 10 b? lißVe that «"»• barm may have befallen the traveller. Six days fc. very long time for even a forty mile?

a Im» 1 Committee met the Colonial Architect (Mi Burrows) this morning b, arrangement, and showed bim ovef the n"ded ft aPntftff °U > t the WWHM «*wS. needed, and Indicating what alterations ard improvements were considered _W unsatisfactory state of the drainage and pointed out that a new dead-home was mSTSi J tfae dean-houso on the base-1 ment floor from tho Hospital proper, and », thea.r. B haft passes beneath the room stt wW ____*?'& °^ the __^S_S. 'He . wiU report to the Government, and in dnrt 5SS_!__S;-Jr*r' s-' Pittjatre't, last evening, was well attends? ■nd proved most ~_£.,," IntrrcS addresses utiou the evils of the driX___fi£ aud in furtherance of the object\f £,'. Rh g' W W! rßi!,. ivered by Messrs T K'SW aßd ». *. Douse' evenL A n S ot £ Pberd P^,lded "be ocefs'ion "bB thß *Peakers •» thU j inJcinhln^ that tb_! A«kland Cours- QuWffi__y too»^to^rori_o | There is one species of field sport in which ♦w„SPK rt??° a of. Auckland are far behind WhfiA'.te ? f Ca"t«b-,ry and CJ White each of these provinces have severe flourishing cjhk,numerous well-bred do" andgiouflds of their own, the only cluVin this provincial district I. an asioei„«n« atlll striving with the trials otTnfa_cy.Su? sportsmen have found it difficult to obtefa the use of grounds, and when they have cot tbatnecesssry, thehares, through the whole sale slaughter that goes onallthoy.ar noun, are so soiree, that it is nut to imposdble __S_3!f ° m*6t} ntk P" 1 ™" of the leash I have.determined that thi, state of things Urn nary steps have been titken for ferminir a Plumpton Park Company. The J_SIS S_" _L I5° *°res near the "i'way line, and „ith,n easy distance of th. city; the surrounding of it with _ ISSM ,fence f nd the *rec«°n of a Send, stand and keeper's residence. The coursine ___«_* ?8L "c an oral ««clos«re j" he? centre of the property, tho rem.fa_.roi W.gr °n^ be,n« ÜBed a8 cover for the suTti, Jta proinoten of this scheme feel hev4m»7 ro hen vPOrtu, can be guaranteed they will always be able to secure a good 2Sw °f the "^ PHblio ■' toir

M. r. t C l Blott>field notifies by adv»rH ao __m if-fl Te, m Plar «ocisl gathering will be tations, dialogues. ___ wtiSufwJt** reo'-

„,¥ c.,i s,? ,,rc,lard and Stowell will civ .th_i r Original Specialities." and present thi? "Black Diamonds " to-morrow _*____?__*§!' Thomas's Hall, in aid of tte 8„ Thom_«? S Kri^«h Fund The advertisement promises " trnSEf 0 » but the performance indicafe? ten^ Mr SWt the secretary, and Mr Lon» thoHr n „ Short, O. B. Waymouth. Particulars Twill be dnlvl annpunpeq to the STAg. , w ,™ ?u^ J

SCINTILLATIONS.

A WHIWE party—The dog. r A bier party—The undertaker. All the Ministry are now in Wellington. Bishop tuck has returned to Auckland. Tawhiao still talks of going to see the Queen. Only coloured individuals can be black bald.

Messrs Studd and Vernon, the English cricketers, are now in this city. Sir George Grey was expected to arrive in Auckland to-day. Kaukapakapa telephone station has been opened. Dislocated jaws soon. The most;fashionable " morning wrapper" is the milkman.

'' Early to bed," &c. Onehunga Borough Councillors resolve to close their meetings at 10 p.m, It was always a sleepy place., A .Natal farmer is 6ft 9in high, and has a daughter of 15 who measures nearly six feet. They are accustomed to "high" living. Messrs Stavely & Austin, Dunedin, are bankrupt, owing £12,000 to the Bank of 'New Zealand. And yet people think the banks are unwilling to lend money. When the moon gets full, it like a man in the same condition—frequently keepi late hours.

The older a sparkling coquette or a fashionable belle grows, the more matchless she becomes.

Early marriages are on the decrease in Ireland, "f 1,500,000 marriageable men, over 900,000 are in a state of " single blessedness." Is this another piece of Saxon tyranny?

Bishop Cowie is president of the Auck land Institute for the current year, and will open the session by an inaugural address on 4th June next.

Hobart papers are making a hubbub be cause Capt. Logan, of the Manapouri, buried at sea a man named John Mackay, who died of delirium tremens on board, within 4 hour*' steaming of Hobart. The Captain said he believed tho deceased was a waif, and ttrft he saved the expense of a paupnr's funeral by consigning his body to the deep.

A traveller stopping overnight with a Texan farmer whose estate was miles upon miles in extent, said to him, ''You must have begun life very early to aecumulato such an estate as thi?." " Yes," replied the farmer, " I began life when I was a mere baby." " I've been heron bad things about yo»," said one big bird to another. "Let's stork about something else," was the response. A 'Wellington Irishman, named McGrath, has got a consignment of 20 tons ot dyna mite. McGratu is a loyal contractor, so the' big wooden building is considered safe.

The population of Australasia is now about 3,000,000.

A " Mr Wiggins" has been lecturing at Wellington on "Tales of a Traveller." The only resemblance to the weather pro phet was in some furious "airs" on a pianoforte. W. Horace Bent is performing to good': houses in Dunedin. ' Like Maccabe, he is " star " and company all in one. The march of civilisation Keeps ou. Tho Maoris have got conversation lozenges in their own language.

On 29th April last there were no fewer than 14 steamers In Wellington harbour— four of them .belonging to the Union s.s. Company.

" I wish to state," writes a thoughtful minister, " that I have procured aa alarm clock that will wake up the congregation as soon aa the service is over."

Dunedin City Council expenditure last yea.* was £2,000 in excess of receipts. .Rigid economy is now the rule. Mr J. J, Steward addressed his consti tuents at Waimate last night, and got a unanimous vote of confidence.

A young man named Samuel Chesson, employed as a locomotive fireman, was acci dentally killed yesterday near Cnri»tchurch by falling from the engine and being run over.

The Mayor of Dunediu has called a public meeting for Saturday first, to con sider the question of opening subscriptions for the passengers by the Wild Deer who lost their goods in theVreck. Roads and bridges in Tiraaru district have b en greatly damaged by the late floods, and large expenditure is entailed on the Kailway Department and tbo local bodies.

Humours are rite as to claimants to the late Mr Coatley'- fortune According to re port, deceased has not only a brother, but a widow also, in Chris'ohurcb, Will auy thing come ot it ? A conference of clergymen is to be called in Dunediu to consider the question-" What shall be done f,.f the purpose of imparting religious instruction in the common schools?"

UpairT»apS2

ABOLITION OF COUNTY COUNCIL.

(BF T____RAFH-PB_s_ ASSOCIATIOIT.

VVANOANBI, yesterday. l At a meeting of the County Council bel_ thie morning it was resolved " That in ith_ oTtecVf thiß C°nnoil tho dv«» sysem _L a' eovernment by county council "cesiao^ i 0 ,bl' COUDVh un! uecessary-^ and expensive, and mu>t soon lead to both county and road | board rates being levied This CouucU therefore, strongly recommend, ratepuj e , a gj#« ac,10I» by petition und.V the Counties Act amendment Act. 1832 lor the suspension of the Act, and to baoTover the local government to tho road brmrrt.

POLICE COURT.-THIS DAY.

(Before H.O.Seih Smith. E.q O R.M» _?SS ____& de^^ brouunt up iw?°«M dlvaV.™^?™*"*' »*■ ofttepla Monw KdJn.etoltgf 9' "J""* THIS MVET_RIOUB fiWAG -Patriot '$__, «^^tlr€SH¥ Asher/e uawnshop. One of thanrlSSr.™ nMr jvmou_. _ti__t. Is ___F«___ff __o__fe »n »te^i°.^_^^& Wore matlnfl; extra effort. i« ttud the P0"08 house in tVakefleld-street. •• ai™?___L*Jff ■ lv a s»fi»M_sSS&£^ on the evening In que tor.- IV H B ?t n,i^ D> fiKFtt l 0 *_$»oe. 2n_ pteadea auUtv 8»?,?p ---that he would offer _ *__?„„ $? IUT, sajlno tlon ot plnnSt?. i? _,»»is,*I*'*'? the Oourt, and stated that th. i/i^.^ressecl t_^*S?n^»».were with the lawin force lnth^nnlnSS' _*I»»tate_ practices. Thi parUeSuved"_,____P_S_ 6nc _ met for a game Tat "F»n tS&2 b Hl_,__d s»a"J_ S& S?S^S SMS? ffiS?B_wasfi -SSh-_-l>-£r^ had ">«Power ot two"*«§___ °'the P»aoe. "that thanoWto G, a" _____»? the wo-dl Sim _o,' was suftlcier.t. and th»t It was" ot thr. lntenuSn SL'_.\ 1- eg,s,atnr» » «««• »be _____£____; power to reverse or oaiod an nrdar_?S«,S?J_! refuse the appUoatlon? ower.-Hemust This Was all the bustoesg, ."'"-" 'M

CABLEGRAMS.

REUTERS TEC-GRAMS,

LONDON MARKETS

LONDON, May 7. There is no change to report in the money : or produce markets. 'I'HE 8A& FKANCISCO MAILS. LONDON, May 7. The homeward mails, via San Francisco, from Auckland March 27th, were delivered here to-day, [SPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIAION.] O'DONOVAN ROSSA ENLISTING MOKB SKIKMISHEKS. LONDON.May 8. O'Donovan Kossa is actively engaged in enrolling persons who are willing to carry out the detain of the dynamite policy. | OBITUARY, t Mr Helmuth Schwarlze, a member of the Well-known firm of wool brokers of thai name, is dead. j MELBOURNE GRAIN MARKET. ■ MELBOURNE, May 8. The Melbourne manager of the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New j Zealand (Limited) reports of the local grain markets as follow* :—Shipping wheat quiet at 5a 3d to 5s id ■ malting barley, 5s lOd to 6s. The matket is strong. New Zealand oats are in fair demand at 2s lOd to 3s 2d for feeding, and 3s 3d te 3-" 4d for milling. New Zealand oats under bond, 2s 3d to 2s B<J. ■• >'■

AUSTRALIAN.

(Received May 9tb, 12 50 p.m.)

The Postal Conference at Sydney.

MELBOURNE, this day.

The correspondent of the "Argus," at Sydney, telegraphs that it is improbable that either tho Victorian or the Queensland delegate" will accept the proposal to join the Postal Union, and that "it is doubtful' wh ether the colonies will agree to enter the Union together. THE HEALTH OF MB FRANCIS. Mr Jarpes Frances is progressing favour ably towards recovery. > ! SHIPPING. SYDNEY, this day. | Arrived, yesterday morning : Tarawera, from Auckland, i SYDNEY, this day. It is expected that the intercolonial Conference now sitting here will consider the question of the apportionment of the duplicate cable subsidy on the basis of the. population of contributing colonies, and the question of altering the intercolonial tele graphic rates; 7-: ;

SPORTING.

Takapuna Birthday Meeting.

' Acceptances "for the Birthday Cup, Win ter. Oats Handicap, and Handicap Steeple chase, to be run at the above meeting on the 24th instant, are due onTriday evening next. !_ .-. m [BY TELEGRAPH. -PEESS ASSOCIATION.] Wanganui Races. The weights for the Wanganui Handicap Steeplechase were declared last night as follows:—Reform and Mount, 12st j Loch Lomond, list lllbs; Chandler, 1 let 81bs; fiomedies, llst7lbs; Lady Bob, list slbs ; f'hiistmas, list 21bs ; Parnell, A.G., and riuahme, list; Woodpecker and Dao, 10-tOlbs; JVgato, lOst slbs ; Rata, Pastime, Dhudeen, and Calamity, lOat.

CHKISTCHHRCH, Tuesday. SIR MODRED. Sir Modred left for Sydney to-day, con signed to the owner, Mr Proudfoot.

A WAIKAYO ELOPEMENT.

Runaway Husband and Niece.

EROM the Wellington " Times" of Ist May, we extract the following :—An absconding husband, who made a scandalous elopement from Hamilton, Waikato, leaving a wife and four children to starve, and going off with his niece, has been arrested in Wei '{CKiTT+h? lif Jv,"h»"Awaa a draper, and When the husbana disappeared, unaar a clond !0 f scandalous .eports, * 0 *uch sympathy and reject were felt for .he deserted wife that. £100 was sub scribed to sustain her and the «£_ obiidren. The husband, Henry £," shaw, was traced to Auckland and was supposed to have booked a p'assavJ for Melbourne iv the name of Hert The niece was not then with him, but she an! pears to have, joined him at Napier. The couple came to Wellington, and the m™ was arrested yesterday" mornmg on the" strength of a description in tho Police Gazette, and under authority of a wsrrant issued ac Cambridge. The neice 1. of Sk,*^„_ CU6to«y. 'here bekg' _o criminal charge against her; but the man was brought before the Resident Magis. f-?ThJr* nd-^' dren' *nd not Proviriini lor tlieir maintenance. Chief Betectivel Browno a^ked for a remand till today* and this was granted, bail being sllowed tbe prisoner in £10, aud two suretigs of £5

I WMrter*rK aftewards. explained to our reporter that-he was anxious, on account « fc latW * *? have ■*• C»B° kept out of the papers, paying there was a mistake, St „n W- be pUt ri«ht ,he next day But ought this case to be W treated ?. If ___-»$& &* wT y Kol*^haw who Is came?' W„- "OW WOmtri who SrtfiK D__B_ J? not hh ni ccc, the; police will baye committed a serious error | there is the fact that, he does not deny being _ *rJS2 V™ 1* ?obenaliaw against whom fnrthST"* "s\ i "SUed by the Cambridge _E_," B{« W* ** majr be Pwsomed that thesejustices knew what they were about b n an oi deri nS.i hea"«t of an absconding hUB -be g_ver?. V' 4enCe "*l deSerU°n r"n*ins to *■■■■<■■-

SUPREME COURT.-In Banco.

THIS DAY.

(Before H. 0. Brewer. Esq.. Registrar.) BrM &r^_aff£3E E.J_ 8?» Mr Thomas Maoffarlane l _ •• i bapwmber laetwai In oartoeranin with ?J_ M_i_m3%a _S&lonte»^| mMssfara £SSffi? mon practice, and toder thte a» 00m he thought that it Would bo mtirl H ton. ces some of the creditors to attend th»bettoF,,or to which they wereoonvened ™J h_L meetings opinion upon mau«s i-oh^ri?^ *EP rea<» »n lags: that had ____Tc_lted m*___ JL" 6 n, _o'- notice, had lalwed. e_o^_fi_.^__?S? Ull. der ______?a^a£a_S house^whloh imSrtS? 0 hiM eisht-rooiSS fllOO. OuT of the ffi. h^„„mor^ a Kea «W ts_lngeontr«ot?Ktr_.;B m loet money In t>e£s_ _?orte_Be J__^______MS_ «a™ » _«__i"_ss _?_}-_r__s _S a Hir» «£.&* he had made In resnect of*th« tt ~ -remai*s applied with equalTorce° f to throne" 8 _«• D.Bennett) had railed &°fli_^2?_*P*J <Mr A This was all the business, wg_oJ . •

TELEGRAMS.

(PKRPRBSSAVSOCI-WOH.)

ciently, she float, d off »Tth Bout8 out .„,*♦ M& ■fcht, aud the jury we* lS dc?1 ««t nigh*. Thejhdk tlteopJSfito »U th.s mornia ß , summed «p at ja>m. ? Cowt and the jury retired. ." P Mni* leßßft, They returned with a ■verdi-t « j. ■ Daniels guilty of 'Uraon'S |°% ' .entenced to five years' in^SjJj** The following tenders have beek^J" , for the Awapurna Bridge contr»et^M Ted warn River, WellinstonfNapiSw""l' Accepted: H. McKenrieandCo n!^!-' £14,824. Declined :M. D.n.her Rl^ £15,600; Alexander and M^??^*. Waugaaul, £16,612; A. ReeseteH Smith and Walker, rnveroaraiil S^B •" J. Sanders, Wellington,• j£ S°2 J Glen ? wing, Napier. £21,999; Wellington, £27,059. ' ' **$«, CHHIST:ciDKCH,, a i Kdw f Mr Rolleston left for-Waiita^.S. afternoon.;. ■ "r""111 |Wii A. lad uanied Webb, an apprentli™. board the barque Cairn Balz ftfiTS?.? maih-yard to-day and was kill^ f^* DUNEDIN, msik, Xhe revenue of Otago Univerdtv i%L mst year wu £9,222, of which 1 derived from endowments, * Judge Williams to-day ruled %ittL was no reason under the XegidlatiftSJ, c session why a married woman tftethli i ' ing a protection ord«, cqnld WfHK an action to obtai.a probate 61*55? which she is named executrix Th. tLv,. TFtfttee had pleaded-that she conM ■"

MINING NEWS.

SUCCES3.-Siaoe last reTJotrTthere hag M an improvement in themine, Bstod V into north etope, where . was. that _ made mention of hi:_*•']«_/■■ port.. In thi-.break thereiji^lgjjg die/and a great flow of water, wj__j look, as if there was, another7reef oM&jir__a7._! far off.. Owing to the :b>.ak, IfteWi. splits btat carries leafy goia^Bg^,^ ing wall. F'on, onepackec.th^itiJS en ounce obtamed.,^extstop,,,il_^l"J has the appearance of b.ing and^ something better mayl» JopK' south Slope;: I • have, opened ouTK' The reef is small at present, butfckS better along the r00f..'., The,qgKfl specimens on hand is 211_»"r/fi__ ;,. r-MBH HMD, May7t_."if; *»«W Queen" of EnolaNb fT_»me4-HM« cleared level, and bave about 20ft!I of I__ stripped. Started yesterday te bra»_d_4* Uid not see any gold Iti, %n j w j^g compact lode, heavily Charged wi_u__s2 of a Mood character, andweUdo_neoiß_-l start cross-cut from No. 4 level ft fotataect the reef in eastern end.as Wmom. veoient. - (Signed) Chas. 'Bnfr |_»_3r Jkrvois.-I have madei't-oiwih». amination of your section,- andtaelSn_ri. sion that I arrive at is Out,jon ire-pos. sessed of a most valuable property forlhe successful winning of one,' otf or.W two separate formations intersecting your area »nd>hich junction withm yor_t boMduy I-put down two prospecting shaft, on t_j place of the Prince Imperial and Qaeea of beauty levels. After linking a ■&&&. tance-dn No, I shaft, we came upon __ capof a retf with indications of a _S»t promising, kind in « slaty santitoae country. lam satisfied it will develop „fc a splendid body of stone, with a ttiijci of east and west. In No. 2 «b_fiQii__ of Beauty spur, we are sinking through I sedimentary deposit only, fflhdetotr lodes in the mine, which I willuncover when I have one of them in full swing, - (Signed) E. k. Edwakds, May'fith,:H London.—Drive on So. 5 level' is how cleared out and repaired to about 20ft. of the reef, where tributers worked, but it it broken down in t deface, so that 1 cannot say what It will be like.—(Signed) Cha& D. Waits, May 7th. Sevm'iUK.—Water has easea off cor,. siderably. The distance this week is nirHj Class. machniew .?or_m_^ w.nl"' As, fi«t< QUBIOJ OF B_AUTY.-Me n are nn_ 'U gaged at « 0 9 *ecurfnTthe*d£"_£ breaking up the sets preparatory to^A mencing underhand stopi^^,?,"* Drive on reef In Wo. lOleVeih.. E<J™>' tended 26ft. during K& ,*_" mediately below wheregold^tYiS Sai^ugh^^&tei of the.; reel When/.:the'^entarf. with the contractors to ■ cany * oTth. drive. Win_e iv No. 9 level _&*_£< below the level. ..Ihe reef in r*S winze .is 3ft. thick, a fine solid S« stone, weU mmeralised with 1-igM'rtkM The. quarts « o a lighter colowtS merly. : The walls of reef are sfcrbottfiril a soft casing on each aide,, Thmtm ■teen some stringers seen m tSfbit gkoeo- black, May 7th. '-•l™^' whwh has carried through the break*.rt_« western drive at N 0.6 leVel i. S^. nches thick. The ; _ua?ti l^S ingly well and shows gold. fre^tta ? f nV*t w.' 11,°c continued on tbfttM of ihe lead at, present in t_i ffOTfl suffaciently-^r enough shesd to alio* of a crosscut to be put in. on g»Jw*lf.o ascertain if. the No.- sls-^K £W" I he l^iaS »topeTnow hr. SSSL* the,P° lDt„wbere tne,tod ™r, menced to.make gold, TberefQigr ■ show 6f gold left in this slope afinlf_-_ «Ie^ nd iiog "tope o_f*o. I, or Mariner's reef No. timmMUM level, continues to look well, and » main taining its size, some good picked'itone and specimen. cot_ing'tohtrrdocW<itt|M Ihe second stope is alio _e_pc ''trntSm here. Ih e Bio. 2 stope ; oh the urns ret* JMo. 2 section west, cbntHraetjto miM* large amountof good CTUihi.gairifWtooli' no picked atone or.specimens h«Ti,Jbe» V> obtained lately. Drive indle«__|itbptf on No. 2 lead, No. 2 *eb^n,«efi_No.' 41evel:^lhe lead, here Issfll!verfin__l f plit up, but all the veins show goid. The contractors in the crosscut at N-SteJW* are making good progress tea tple^cla* of country. The battery i* rannuijNi-r1 17 headl of stamps this week, «S<«relirt going through is shaping fet a good.pM.-S •?* vf nv.?W l««t week'sruhj with3-»fl '" stamps, we obtained mox'i amslgm-^ ' (Siened) G. S. CI.ARK, May 7, " New ivokih D_voN.-t)iirinr4he-fK!!i, night, the intermediate level has bli' ttaven to the bouudary-where! It stands. Ihe reef at this point Is about fiffciiMel wuh 4ft. of crashing dirt,. The "ttffl crushing, I expect, will give sboßt« ounce; to, the . load. , Seel 7:*#t appears to be Verging rouod to -join wittt tno Song of Freedom reef. 'We are niakfo. good ptogrefs with the rest tor the _wrtl pa»v 19 ft. having been driven daring *6f fortnight, and I hope It will bt-»»_ipletoo this fortnight when, we will be able w take a crushing. To all appesranw wi wift ; start on payable quaifz, with probafcißlf of hnding specimens, should-we *est with . junctions of any other leadera-.Slpwtt' Thos. Eadfobd, May 7th. c HOBSON.-Have risen in the rise toibe ...t I*^' §iven hy ac *nrveyow, vii. 20 Jiti ihe reef has just appeared. I have taken' °"tafeir atones showing minerals freely, :; whicb, by the appearance of the adjacent Cmutry in comparison with the reef abbv . shews every indication of gold. On __K» day last 1 started a drive.towards the winze. I have every reason to bt_t*lp good gold will be got at junction with Ml M_y 7thn reei-(SiS'ue^ & '6MBB*'.

Garllck and Cranwell hove now the most complete Furnishing Warehouse In Ancktad. f a.W stock ready for delivery. Fornltare to enit oil classes; good, strong, ana cheap. Great Tarjoty of Bedsteads ard Bedrocm Fumlttn*- Citr r HaU Arcade. Queen-Btreet.-fAdrt-1 . t Hohsk-trainino. — Professor Simple'*L School will open at JtfrP. QbmW; • lt.h.Bt 7 o'clock. Members of the Clbbs Saving, nigh spirited horses which they wish op&iiM 1 °?iJ reeS t should report to tha( JWftMOr1: at the aWove-named siable«withontdeto'.' TM" 'tetpi membership will be held open until Wed--, nesday eyening. and all persons desIKWW ol? ' joining the Class slionld leave their aamea at : tne above-ipamed stables at their earliest oon-* ;venienceb«ltoro thap,time.^l^»ifx^ j «■? '! .'- Shfpmeri* of Sewiag Mutbinea unpack 'a* at 11, s. Ghsmbsra. No oauvaaeers,

THE AUCKLAND ETrarorii STAK, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9.



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TyILLIAM JJATTRAY Has Opened Up a Cho.ce Assortment of the | Latest Novelties in . Xl ' WOOL SQUARES. SHAWLS, AND \. . OPERETTAS, and all the Fashionable Shades \. of Colour; *V«^awls, for street wear; «q/(V^s. forstreotwear: c*'e *'e ry_, for evening wear; *4j_ <^^ MX ____J beautiful goods-for <Fonr doors below the New Savings Bank). Important to Ijadiks st»"n^. ASn DJ :IAF(,? KY' toporters. 300 and ?2?tß?tet 9?. een?'K et- lesoeotfuliy intimate fc£f_i!f SBBJ5 BBJ- J"?. la Newmarket and surround a *ir^-S_L Ul_'.ha7U,B! B! cnred ,he"""oesof a Bteafrclass .Ml,Hner and Baleswoman, they have added the Millinery and UnderSothln »SPXPv en,s. t0 m L ,heir Newmarket Branch totebhshment. This addition to then- stock will Include a Complete assortment of ladies' and Children*/ Uoderdothtog.^l^^aStto ' Jackets and Ulsters, Mower* Feateent mS SSjand k ? nWmme t ? Hat ''&o Their weS I £*Z? X enlarged.they have also tooreased their stook of New WinteVl)»m Materials and Velveteens. Flannelsand Bh2£ fcets. Men's and Boys Clothing. &L fto. jsi goods marked In plain flgurS. £io7s „*t their Queen-street Cheap Drapery Warehouse.



AUCKLAND GAB COMPANY • LIMITED, BSTABLISHED ___. ' PUaVBYORS OS- I.TGHT, HSAT. AMD i The Oompsny sell aid ereot itas-flttlogs in cluding rsb »ppar»tun and g«s-power ensrtnes Btock Include otto Gas Kngl_ee7 Offloe uS _how-rooms, Fort-street. w«h»._i_l TttATIONAL PIKE AND, MARINE ■*» ii« DTSUBANOa COMr-ANI OF ' NaW.ZfBALANp.;' !'^J



DIVIDEND WARRANT- ; m F-rHaU.yaarenflingaist March.TßK_payable to Shareholders on the Register at that date, CAN NOW BK OBTAINBD at the Company's' Branoh Office, 85, Qcteen.street. ;■ -■ On rcoolpt of Inetrnctions from Shareholders residing out ot Auokland, Warrants will be forwarded by post, - '•• ■■■.. mi 7:::7:77 .;' W__u__4"_Air. ~,./: Branch Manager Auokland, Bth Mar, IBBV



fcaaj'. '--"';.■.-/ ; THE '[:'; "(■■ .:« ' ;-3 I^ORT-OBBir jMpAT j,l'•-.■■"■■ '. ■ ash ■ - ■'' n , .-.,■,. ' aTOKAQK OOMP_W_V~~



'-^'Promoters of the above enterprise, having ' j accepted the terms of the Harbour Board for a site, desire to give everyone an opportunity of I takingsn interest, however small, in an under taktng whloh will be of great benefit to the com munlty at large, and which is anticipated to yield a fair return tor capital invested. It is not j tho intention of the Promoters to confine tho ad vantages Ot this enterprise to a tew large I capitalists. They desire smaller Investors tc take an interest in it. Their objeot is to estab Ush the Company on a broad basis, and to oon I duct the enterprise as far as possible by colonia II men and with colonial capital. Before forminj I; a Provisional Directory, the Promoters dcsln |'j _U who wish to co-operate with them to forwan |i their names and addresses, not later than Ms; |j 12 th, to the Secretary, Mr Crafg, at thi I temporary offtoes of the Promoters, New Zea J land Insurance Buildings, Queen-street, Auck jl land. A Meeting will then be convened, a I whioh a Proßpectus wiU.be submitted .to II apprOTel_ndaProvislor_aD_wtoryitppotate« ||rir»HORNTON, SMITH AND FIRTI i ; _ ___VB FOR SAljry- , ~.; if 7*' Or wp" Flour, in sacks, Mt/V__d 6rj> fl II Champion" do. do. ; do,;-.■„ ■ '"Cantab" do, do, ..rdo. > : ■ -tr^<f!--_u_rj_:!. ■'.:■:;u/v. •->-,>-. :',{: ■ •_!!• • ■■■■ _ ■■• ;-■■ ■ .JsMtts Oujßiowiwheat : '-" "f"J



i Bpeoial A_vertlHemerxta 1 i, ■ _i..iii,i in- Price s&jpy x*>kfx /&W SOLE \<£<\ .Aqt<s/ PROPRIETOR X^^kSw p£-<O, HENDERSOH>-^ X,&, \CHEMIBT/ . •// \^j. x\Q UE£H st.J'notmX _«^X ' N&. rice \ / 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. O. HENDERSON, QUEEN ST. JUNCTION.



Important Announcement, MESBRS S. OOOMBKS k 00. have again to make an announcement of the Purobase of a Large Stock, comprising that of Messrs J. COS- Grlve & CO.. and that haying, Purchased the Goods at a Low Figure, he will be enabled to dispose ot them to the publio at about 1 nS IN THE POUND. OR HALF ORIGINAL 1U COST, This Btook IsweU known to be one of the Largest, cheapest, and Best Seleetodlii or. iloundAuokland,and Messrs B-OoorabwauA Co. have determined to disnose of It in ONB MONTH o* the very favourable terms above mentioned.. The Halo wIU commence on ' ' MONDAY NEXT. APRIL I»*H, In the premises lately oocupie* by Messrs J. OCSGRAVE ft CO.. Queen-street. For Fuller Particulars, sea Advertisement in another column. - — , S. "qoOMBES & 00., QUKKN-STRBKTi iirSiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii" aaQOCOOQQaQQQQ-QQOQQQQOOQO SawaawwwMHWWwwwsiKWwsMHaMHa N'NNNNNNNNNN^NNNNNNtdN'Nt«NtSJts| B3BSE3Saa3M£dfflßWWXtiiaasffltaaWD3Wa



g I ...... , : J sytf iIJ- Vig^'i tan Ll* r i 3 "S »JwS r^}''"'":" * ' ■: :"e- j_*_ § .* _S*« „* lie °^141S il-i «l s --■as a Mfis § S N Pr« h|--*: B---H- a amis < D&aS!3&S3SO!3t)&CiSC)3C,P&OOCSDC3 in m en ai to m to to en m t w cc 7; m tn in to mentn co oq tnoo co <-3<HM<l <<1«<1 •4<m:<-<I:3«H -^-"H «M isliiiiSaSlSaaiSliiSSSSaSSa ooooooooooooooooooooooopop ... . Bought a FELT HAT from tho New ~•7 Zealand Tweed Company, and of all tho Felt Hats I ever felt, I never felt a Felt like that Felt felt. WHICH IS JOHN'S AND JJOYS' QLOTHINO



(READY MADE),



OF NOTHING BUT NEW ZEALAND j.'/ TWEEDS, the same aawe hate ««_ •- S ~Wi In Stock. «£ - 7' '.'. J .s_maq '/to . , iaari-,:v;: ~-J ;, ; , : ,. Any Alteration Done on .the Pw__ses Free oi *ij t-i'.-iiV^'u'. ■ Charge.' '. ,7 ',■'' \.; "7 J^EW '2BALAND rjtWEED (TJOMPANT ji_l?_uu I%'QUEenlstreet. 0j . • - tfOSEPff' JxLO-ErV ' ,a ao a */manager.' as. v /■« YYlLl4aj_^ JRe JBItIDGMAS ..,„.,B. Ko?r Sbowiwj fob TH_ WrttTSß ,;.. ' Ku r"" ■ ' r"-'i womus A UAHBB LOT OF NBW GOODS IN THI ■ „,, TtAfilOUS DBPAUTMBNTB, ' And whiohwUl be found spodaily Good 500 VJuVtifS? • T*eedß totßon- ta w Ver>:.Htroy; jjne Oolton Tweeds for Bon t sU^tted__i_Borl.ia3d: wwSa i Good^Stook New Whlto BlL_te_£ S__ * « Oood^olowed S_lrMAustr_w Rugs from S Crimean Shirtings from BJd yard K» yards Coloured Bep Dubs Material, strona _ slightly damaged: B}d ? *-"w",M'»»onS Homespun Wincey, 7}d yard I~^^*j|^* J<wkew. _4 groat variety ChUdrenrNew Ulstere : • : 7 '." "7 •-. JAdleßTNew Ulßters Ingres* variety . Extra Good Valneln Winceys * " ■••'•■ BajbroyßarrWorsted, very strong. Is 9d head Ladlest Leather Bags, all slses, f&mftfoji Boys'Knloker Units from 6s lid v-Se La>«a utook Men's Tweed Trousers, Bplendii mv m! is%£ cbT t* Ma fife«««. j*« Men's Tweed Hate from Is 83 Felt Hats from 2s 6d Men's CottoiriJhJrts from Is id * ; ' '■■'■• ■> jf 1 A targe Stock of Winter Hosiery it \J n (^?JSfLi'/??I_nfB.i,,varioM aepartments Five per cent Cash Discount on all Purchase ... ._.., of-20s and upwards; — r~? ju» ction drapek y warehouse -~* UPPBB QUEBN-SrBEBT r -



jff "THE INSOLVENT ESTATE OP AiLINABURY aND^CO. j>° i:" :«" •'■ -- ■;'.;-• WJIDA-1 OT I Betoe the Suooeesfni Tendererim the above *»tote.^bek to announce to the Inhabitants of Auokland and its vicinity that'a ■' > ■'■ SALE ALK . Or? THE! SAME WILL B_ HBLD ON THE PREMISES LATELY. OCCUPI_J> Q ■•■: ■•.' 'B7 " A, LINABURY AND 00./. " QOJ-EN-SIR-ET, ii gssl-a-ff '■'.:■ . . ", '< ',}> ' f-'il '",/': '.'■• :.7 r .-' '- ';■ '■ ■ < ' ■•:'■•■•, -it ■ AND tVtt- CONTINU- UNTIL THE ENTIRE BTOOK IS CLKAUKD OUT, REGAKDLEBS OP COST 1 S a a 9 t r; _ _ jj, A ; _!*-. _!?*- aai' Ji:' rll' 7'«>^JsrraAo ' H*