SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

MOON'S AUK-Last Quarter, 30.h, 2.2 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

YBaTKBPAY.

£ ™ir anvt. Mhoom-r. Jseobs. from a ornl;e Au'strSlS? P.Mas. Tnlloch, from San Fran- Banwrn; brigantlno, Bannerman, from New Ooldenlsle, schooner, Carmichaol^from Rusaell Onwarf^ohooner. JPankau, from RusseU TO-DAY. Christina, eohooner. Kv«nson,fromWlisngaroa Loch Ken, barque, Wilson, f torn London

DEPARTURES.

LAST KVENINO. ' Westmesth. b.b.. Stonehonae. for Dunedin AnstrMla, P.M.e.P., Julloob.focbjdaey Htelia, Governraont b.c, Grey, for the North Sava, b.v. Helander. for the Buuth Kellanoa kotoh. UanitaUi. for wuangarel Ada O. Owod, brlgantine,'MoLeod, for Rock hamptOD.

IMPORT.

PorLooh Ken, from London :^Plaln cottons, filOJ: woollens and worsteds. £100; llajjni'ls, £100; uppvei. £«0: carpets and runs, £10fl: nreeßtd leather, £430; wroiwht leather, £290; saddlery. £730; floor oioth, £180; sewing ma ch'nes, £30; yentae, £20; asriouitural lranle menK£7aO;ralis and general maohlner7.£l7oo; books, £90; paoer. 616 cwt; stationery. £1071; pst>eTnaniiii.gß. £250: horsehair ajd /eating, feo- uoholswry £6io; brnstiware, £150: plated Sa'pipter mTihe goods. £20: toy. £150; fire arms, £50; pianos. £1550: oorte, £60; clocks ana watonei. £!0: printing■ -materials, £70t ortrldses and dynamito. £20; pafety tone, £70 ; ohsin and acohors, 7 tons; hardware cutlery. £2000; bar and rod Iron. 19 tons; hoop Iron. 6 tons; plate iron. 5 tons: galvanized iron, 90 tons; sheet lead, 14 tons; iron nails, 7 tona; wire and wire rope, 13 tons; zino, 2 tons: linseed oil, 1290 gals; -whiting, 7 tons; paint colours, £790; flint gloss, £110; foreign window glass, 15 cases; plate glass, 22 oases; china and earthenware, £570; wool packs, £50; sawn boards, 1 load; cordage, £20; marble, £20 ; cement, 50 barrels ; brandy in bulk, 300 galls; brandy in case, 850 Rails; geneva. 400 galls: cordials. 20 galls; British spirits in bulk, 750 galls; ditto in caae.sso galls; red wine. 110«aUs: -white wine, 110 galls; beer (giass). 2 barls: preserved fish (not rated), £200; sardines, £260; assorted oilmen's storoa, £160; mineral water, £110; pepper and spices, 2 cwt; cocoa, lowt; chocolate, lowt; mustard, £20; caustic soda, 4 tons; silicate, 2 tons; caQ'tles, BrHlaa and foreign, 58owt; dttes, 2icwt; raisins. 60owt; frreuoh flams, 40owt; flxa. sowt; gmooeeandssooarum 40o»t; ooff c, 7owt ; oonteotlonery and tetl. £40; apothecary ware. £609; oream tartar, sowt; condensed milk. £80; chloride catolnm. 6 tona; raethy •Plrits. £180. Total deowred value of cargo, £19.100.

Per Penguin from Oamaru—4o sacks flour, 130 bags flour.—Adam Labourn and Co. Per p.*. Te Anan-370 oaecs fruit. 110 saoks flour, 25 sacks oatmeal 4 oasoi hams and bacon.

Per Penguin, from Dunedin—lß hhds. beer. 12 cases fdass. S3 pipes. From Oamaru—2!o sacks flour, -3292 saoks potatoes, 300 eaoks wheat, 300 Hacks oats.

Per Australia—979 cases salmon, 35 oases painta, 85 oases canned fruits, 19 bales broom corn, 115 boxes seed, 40 sacks flour, 90 bundles wire, 49 packages sundries.

Per Ransom-4,400 cases keroaine, 17 cases chairs, 68 cases slates, 60 boxes starch, 35 cases varnish, 30 boxes axes, 174 bundles wire, 73 packages drugs, 20 cases axe handles, 110 boxes grape sugar, 8 box stoves, 600 paokageß sun dries.

EXPORTS.

Per Suva-llOOf k timber, 40 boxes candles, 400 drain dipes, S bales brooms.

Inwards Coastwise.—Paku, from Tairua, with 25,000 feet timber; Onward, from Rußsell, with 64 tons coals; Rata, from Waiara, with 84,579 feet timber; Bessie, from Kennedy Bay, ■with 21501 feet timber; Christina, from Whan garoa, with 50,991 feet timber; Golden Isle, from Russell, with 100 tons coal. Outwards Coastwise.—Onward, for Coro mandel; Rata, for Waiara; Bessie, for Kennedy Bay.

ThoN.Z Phioping Company'sbarqae Glance. EB7 codb, sailed from London for Auckland on April 8. The Laugatoue. 746 tons, and flutter nere. 993 tout, were loading when tha mall letc

A steamer. " pat into Kawan " was signalled at 9 a.m. to-day. This won Id probably refer to the Stella, which left for Tldtiil and other lighthouses on Sundny morning.

' Mews Henderson & Scraggon dooked the Beha Mary this morning tot s general o vethaui, , The Handa Isle lott Npw York (or Lvtieitnn and Auckland on April 18ta. Sac paid i 5 days' oemurraso, being unable to eecmo Bufflclent carso U> complete her loading, and was finally •pea •with gooflß for charterer's account. ■ '« At New York ohsrtera oontlnne about as QDotel last mall, but the amount of tocnafja. DifdHng (or deep eea voyages la very moderate! and consists chiefly of considerable size. ' The bs'qno Auriga arrived at 'flniarufrom " AnoJclo nd on Saturday lt.Bt, The Bteamera Sava and Westmeath left for tienouth about 9 am. ot Sunday To» WeHt maath took the following passengers :— Mr Howe; Mr and 'Mm May, Its Moore, Miss Fo well, Meußra Friedman and Hanon. Tho<p.B. Welllnaton will leave (or Tautanga at 5 P.T". to-morrow. The Auoktand tohooeer Weloome airived at ' Fort Maokay (Queensland) from Melbourne on May 25. It l» vosnble Bhe- may suan enter tha Island trad a. Tha Douglas brought tha following pas sengers '.— Mr and AJlhb Calvor*, Mlse Ana/won, Masters hatjen, Foley, Messrs Lookhan, Hughes, Leslie and Harris. '. The tonnage loading on tha berth at London on April 12 for Australia and New Zealand amounted to 13,816 tons. Messrs Stanley. Radford, and Co. quote rates from London to Auckland: Rouen measure ment, 30s; fine, 40s; liquids, 60s; weight, 30; cement, Ss per cask; beer, lOd per dozen; salt, 30b. Mr Gudgeon is a passenger for Auckland per P. and 0. steamer to leave London Jnne 7. . • The s.s. Pengnln, from Oamara, arrived at 1 a.ra. oiu Sunday, and bezthed at the Kail ay whart. ene experienced moderate northerly Winds to the Kant Cane, and thence to pore strong N.W. winds. Fascenger :-Mc Jones. the Golden Isle, from Suva via Bubssll, with a cargo ot ooal, arrived yesterday afternoon, after'an nneventfal voyage. Tho Three Cheers left Anokland on April 6th lor Meroury Bay, where she loaded Umber and tailed again on April 26th, arriving at Suva on May 7th. Bhe proceeded thence to Navau. and left the latter port (or Anokland on Kay 2oth. arriving hen yesterday. Fair weather and variatrie winds were experienced throughout the voyage. Tha Tnrto cheers arrives in bal last, The aienelftfrom Taurasgijurlved at 6 a.m. yesterday. raßsengeiß:—Mrs Wrigley. Mrs Middiebroofc, Mies Maoauley, Messrs O. Wiigley. Osmond, Captain Kills, Kedmond, Qallualth, Davoren, Oelaney, Patterson, Jack son. Jade, Brookfleld, Banter, Jordan, Meioalf, Bus sell, Moss, Stnrges, Lond, Williams, Pnrnet, Boott,

ARRIVAL OF THE MAIL STEAMER.

The P.M.as. Australia arrived at 2 a.m. on Sunday. Captain Tnlloch reports: Discharged Ban Francisco pilot 6th May, at 6.15 p.m. Arrived at Honolulu 13th May, at 10.20 a.m., and left same date at 5.30 p.m. Experienced moderate N.E. winds and fine weather during tte greater part of the passage. On tho 16th Hay, Stephen Hawley (pantrySian of the ship) ged. and was buried at sea. Sighted the Great Barrier 26th inst. at 8 p.m., and received Anok land pilot on board on 27th at 1 a-m. Passen gers r-Measrs J. E. Mitchell, W. Harris, W. F. Stewart, J. a Stewart, Charles Hayburn, W. SJenran, A. P. Waugh, Mrs D. Potts, Dr. and Mrs J. E. Harrison, and four in the steerage, and S3 through passengers for Sydney.

DRPABTURS OF THE MAIL STEAMER.

The Australia did not require any ooal here, and henos resumed her voyage to Sydney aeven hours after arrival. She took the following passengers from *noklaod :-Mr C. CopeUe, Mr Porter. Mr J. 8. Backland. Miss J. Senflert, and Mr J. K. Foole. Cargo shipped here amounted only to i packages merchandise.

THE BARQUE CLYDE.

The barque Clyde (Captain Hoyle), now 1(6 flajs out bom London bound for this pert was puMd by the Loon Ken Isst Friday week about ISO mllea to the eastward of Tasmania. I tine reported aU well. '"heClyflemaytheiafore be expected to arrive at any moment, aha fcringß a full general cargo valued at £31.700, Bad the following passengers:—Haloon : H. B. naroy. Second oabln: David Kay. Allen Ear,. John Wm. Yutea, Leonard . Spokes, Thomas, A. Aston, Mrs Ash ton, Maud Ashlon, Norman Ashton, Mist) Pcllington, W. G. Sale, Hobt. K. K. Sands, EinilrF. H. Sands. Robt. 81.B 1. K. Sands, Hubert L, Sannß, Chas. J, Martin, Lucy O. Martin, Wm, Dresser, and Jvliiia Meoklenberg Steerage: John Scott, Caroline I. Scott, Mabel C. Scott, Ida I. Scott, Donald Mclntosh. Eliza Dawt er, Bliza Cook, Chas. F. Eddy, H. M. Bddy (*as. W. Kddy. Mary Eddy. Alice Eddy, Frank Bddy. Jessie Eddy, Percy Eddy, Rose Ann Gash, Robert Gash, Kate Gash, William Gash, and David Gash.

ARRIVAL OF THE LOCH KEN.

The steamer Douglas whloh arrived early last evening, reported having passotf a barque off the RanfflMto Keef. bound towards tha har bour. It was then considered that the veeeel wouid most probably prove the ulyde, then 105 da>B out from London, but about 10 p.m. she dropped anchor jnst balov the powder ground, andtt was soon alsooveraa that the Loon.Ken, a smart looking vessel ot 590 tons, bad arrived. The Loch Ken is consigned to the New Zea land. Shipping Company, and comes here under command of Captain Wilson, who Is by no means a stranger .in Auckland. J^e made many smart voyage? between London ana this port as chief officer of theLOch Dee, and has Bnoe received well deserved promotion to the nptainoy of the Loch Ken, which he brings into port after a good passage of 100 days from London, In excellent trim. We are indebted to Captain Wilson for tlio followinj? report of the voyage :—Left London on February Bth, cleared tie Uowns on the 17th, and got ont of Channel on the 26th. Experienced very poor N.E. and s.B. trades. Crossed the Equator on March 124 th, S3 days from the Downs, and rounded the Caoa when sixty days out Had very poor westerly winds, and run down the easting in 52° 30? BOUtb. Spoke to the barque Clyde. from London bound for Auckland, 150 miles east of. T«nnania,laat Friday week; gave the ship "beans' In order to get in before her. so as to sustain the credit ot the New Zealand Shipping Company. TheOJ3rdereportea."aUwell.'^Ex -5£? e<l?2u'h'K:S?SlL 8a! >i W^'ana hove-to jwioe with nwta tower topsail gooaewlnßed. Were abreast ot Three Kingsl on Saturday at i p.in, a.d eXDertomroa strouK northerly -winds flownmocoiis'. PassedTinMrl at 6 nm tor. terday,, aisd burned _oh» Uahta and ftarinp UchtS tor api ot. and loye-to for a couple of hours dnclnK a heavy Rale, but ould not set one. Th« wind being west, was oamvellad to anchor below the pow-ler urouotl. Xno Loch Ken ■wli1 come up Uu> harboor dlioouy tho weather moderatea, 7 'rr

'^snß^S!iari'lne Ransoio, recently mrohased br Oavtaln D. H. »oKenEle.oC Anokland, anlvM from New York jesterday. «he Is a handy looking oraft. and comei from the same builders ot theOoeolal Bho leJi New York on Jan. 30th. crowed the itqafttoron »eh 26th. and ran down the estlng between the parallels of 44* and 44. On March Bth, during a heavy gale, a heavy sea struck the vessel on the starboard quarter: the sea burst In the oaWn window and washed the captain out of the berth. Gales continued till March 24th, concluding with a regular hum cane, during which the Ransom was hovoto for several hours. Dirty weather continued until making the Three Kings on Friday last* and along the coast moderate weather and f avonrabto winds prevailed.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS,

Hawea, b.s., Parsons, from the south

DKPABTURBS, Hannah Mokan, *.»,, Pale, for WWtara Macgregor, us.. MoArthur. for waitara Hawea, s.s., Pursons, for the South

The Hawea arrived at midnight •< Satoday. with the foUowing PBM«ngers>^g "ff*™S Cowie, Mesdames Lewis, CttfPan^ HoBJ IIIJSJSr 18The ei HM»ea le« for Southern ports at noon yeiterdw with the'following pMsengeraj- Messrs Harris, Sheehman. J. E. -MltcheU^K. and 15ln the steerage. »•__, The «.a Wa )Bre«or wao to have left at 3 p.m. on »atmd«y for Walta-a, hut owintt to a U»e having fooled the propeller, she did not get away till about 10 P.m.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

LYTtBLTOR. Saturday, Arrived: Donaoore, 84 days from umdon.a

Bluff, this flay. The Rotomahana arrived at 6 a.m. and sails at I p.m. for Port Chalmers. Saloon PMsenmn -Mr and jMra Ploieri-st and famllj. Mrs Qllmer. Messrs Carlisle md Anderson, and 6 steerage.

COMMERCIAL.

Evknino star Offloe, Monday,

Meseis Ooohrane Bid i-'o-< hold a 'property sale to-Coy. Tnesevtrai *«.uu .■• l» the w«r«. ■hip ot Klngßtone. Ooiowau<i»L a( 10a eaob. An allotment ai Wiipu brcu«ht 1) per aore. The remaitiintr portions are open lor private Mr Geo. Slbbln offered several pianofortes to day, bat «he bidding wes not up to the mark. A qnanctty ot t»noy goods, vases «nd musioal In fltruments were Bold al fair prices.

Mail Notice.

MaHiß will Clobb is ukdkb:— THIS DAT. For Thamee, per Rotomahana^t 4.30 p.ffli For Kuseell, 'Kawakawa, Wangaroa. and Mongonui, par Olenelg, at 4 SO p.m. For Thames, per Knterprlso. at 6.30 P.m.

Tdbbdav, 29th mat. For Waltars, etc, per MaogroßOr, at 8 a.m. For Warners, Kawan, Omaha, and Matakana. per Rene Caeey. at 10 a.m. For Tsuranga, OMnemutu, and Opotlkl per WnillDgiori, at 4 p.m. „ For Russell. KawaKawa, and Australian Colonies, per To Anau. at4p.tn. For Whannarel Htads. *ulpu, Whangarel, and Mangapai, per Argrle, at 4 p.m. For Thames, per Koiomah&na, at o.SO pan.

Wbdnbbday, 80th instant. For Horomandel, per Cjromande', at 11.30 a.m. For Rnssell, Kawakawa, .bevuka, and Suva, per Penguin, at 4 p.m.

ROBT. KA.YB, Acting Chief Postmaster. Chief Post-offloe, Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

Mat 29. 1883.

Abbotfs Opera House-" Milky White," and Farce, 8 p.m. .

Young Men's Ohrlstiin 4 ssnclatlon Rooms- Annual Pabllo Ueetlog, Musical Programme, 8 p.m.

Bt. Matthew's Literary and Debating Boolety —Leoture by Mr flerapath, " Chemistry ot a Candle,"B p.m.

Freemasonß' Hall-Lodge St. Andrew, 7.80 P.m.

Court Vureka, A.O.F—Nomltation ot OfflcoK, 7.Sop.m

Temperance Hall—Pioneer Lodge, N.0.T.0.Fm Presentation to Put Offloen, 9 p.m.

St. James's Mutual Improvement Association, 7.30 p.m. •

St. Sepnlohre's Mutual Improvement Assoda tlon—Meeting ot memoera to complete new pro gramme, 8 p.m.

Choral .Hall-"The Second Coming ot our Lord,1' 8 p.m.

Births.

CARRINGTON.—At her residence, Karanga hape Road, on May 25th, the wife of O. J. Carrington ot a daughter.

Marriage.

AHIER—HAMLEY.—On Tuesday, the 22nd May. at St. Paul's Cathedral, by the Rev. O. M. Nelson, George Midford Aubln Ahiar to Annie Marie Secoombe, daughter of Wm. Ham)ey, of Auckland.

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

MONDAY, MAY 28. 1883.

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The news by the Ban Francisco mail this month, if less sensational than usual, con tains several items of colonial interest. Tbe success of the shipment of frozen meat per ship Dtmedin is of special importance Our London correspondent gives a ful account of the voyage. The' particulars of the dynamite conspiracy, which has caused great alarm in the metropolis, shew that through the vigilance of the police, a Fenian plot of the most diabolical charac ter has been nipped in the bud. A portion of the mail news will be found on the fourth page.

Tbe mall steamer Australia arrived about 2 o'clock on;Bnnday morning, and left again for Sydney, punctually at 9 a.m. after a short stay of 7 hours. She required no coal here, and conaeqaenely had remarkably quick despatch. During the voyage from ban Francisco, Stephen Hawtey (pantryman of the ship) died and was buried at sea.

Prison labour is being utilised in the work of cleaning ont the Supremo Court and adjacent offices. A. supply of scoria ash is also being laid down outside the main entrance. ' •

This morning, the marriage of Mr Herbert Walpole to Miss Garrard was solemnised at St. Marj'«, Parnell, by Rev. G. Somerset Walpole, brother of the bridegroom, in presence of about 100 spectator*. Mr F. Corbett acted as best man, and Miss Giblin was the only bridesmaid.

: Devonport was lighted with gis for the first time on Saturday night, with a most satisfactory result.

The entertainment in Parnell Hall in connection with the working Men's Friendly Aid Society on the evening of the 24th inst. was satisfactory in every respect There was a. crowded home, and the Bongs, musical' selections, and recitations gave pleasure; tbe singers in several instances were encored. A capital spread was pro vided, by order of the committee, by Mr Cowan, baker, of the district, and highly creditable to him. - The annual Business meeting, will' be held in Jnne, When tbe secretary and treasurer will present the report and financial statement to the members. ,

Sergeant Martin arrested a youth named Andrew Mowbray this morning on a charge of stealing three dozen sacks, value 275, the property of Captain Edwards,

The departure of His Excellency the Governor, family, and suite for Welling ton on Saturday afternoon, per Hinemoa, was made the occasion of a vary cordial de monstration on the part of the public. In response to the orders of the commanding officer, the Volunteers mustered in good strength, and, with band playing, marched to the Railway Wharf, where they wero drawn up in two lines alongside the steamer's berth. The Governor's car riase, on arrival, drove between these lines, wnlle the Volunteers presented arms, the band played the National Anthem, ■and the Artillery fired a calute. On board a number of gentlemen had assembled to bid the distinguished party adieu, viz., His Worship tbe Mayor (Mr J. M. Clark), Mr P. A. Philips (Town Clerk), Sir G; M. O'Kotke, Bishop Cowie, JKov. Dr. Kidd, LL.D., Monsignor Fynes, Dr. Campbell, I'r. Pollen, Mr T. Kueaell, 0.M.G., Rev. C. M. Nelson, Mr G. Aickin, Mr P. Darby, Mr i>. Lundon, Major. Tisdall, Captain Davcney, and Superin tendent Thomson. As tbe steamer cast off,' hearty cheers wero given for His Excellency and Lady Jervois, which they duly ac kaowledged. . ■ '

The inaugural match of the season in connection with the Auckland Kugby Union Football Association eventuated in the Domain last Saturday afternoon, in the form of a contest between light and heavy weights. Many of the players who were expected to take part were engaged in the soft goods and hardware match, and con sequently the game was a very hollow one. The heavy weights, numbering 12, com pletely overmatched their opponents, -who only mustered to the number of 10, and repeated tries were obtained by O'Connor, Wlnteaide, and others, liyaa was en trusted with the place each, time, and kicked several goals. Towards the middle of the same, Webster, who had been playing for the "heavies," relieved Aroeil aa light weight b»ck. . The change was soon after wards effective in euabling Ameil to get a try, from which White kicked a goal. The heavier, who had continued to score, won the match as they pleased.

Dtinerifri to-day states tbafthe' committee of Otigo Rugby Union met and considered tin: letter from the Auckland Union respecting a guarantee I for the Auckland footballers this ecason. | The union have replied that as hitherto in- I terprovincial teams have paid their own ex I penses no guarantee could be given.

We are informed that the race between the yachts Three Sisters and Lizzie, which was advertised in our Saturday's issue, has fallen through.

The performances at the Theatre Royal on Saturday night were received with satis faction. The "Wedding March" went much smoother than on previous nights, M* Warner gave his series of character sketches, Mr Matthews produced his budget of new songs and character acte, and Mr Love shone forth in several humorous songs, much to the amusement of the audience. The whole was pleasing and entertaining.

The prisoner Adams, who made his escape from the police station and who wa'i re arrested by coustablu McKnight, was brought down from the Waikato this afternoon by Detective Hughes. He will be brought before the bench in the morning to answer to the additional charge of steal ing a horse, bridle and saddle.

The evangelistic service at the Theatre Royal was well attended last night, despite the unfavourable state of the weatner. The Rev. Joseph 8. Hill presided, and addresses were given by Hannah Hall and James B. Cotton, of the {Society of Friendd.

The sailing race between the yachts Thames and City of Maples on Saturday afternoon resulted in an easy victory for the latter. The Thames did not finish.

The evangelistic services were continued in iSewton Congregational school-room last night from Bto 0, when Mr Hidings, of Maungaturoto, and Mr Cox, gave Tery ex cellent addresses There was a good atten dance. Previous to the service, several friends met at]tho top of Edinburgh-street, and eang several hymns in a first-rate style, These meetings are evidently becoming popular.

At the Police Court to-day, before Mr F L. Prime, J.P., three persona were panished for drunkenness, Arthur Falwasser was charged with embezzling the sum of £1 9d, the property of Thomas Douglas, confec tioner, of Princes- street, his late employer. In this case, Mr Douglas 9aid he did not wish to press the charge owing to the youth of the prisoner. Withdrawn. 3 his was all the business.

The departure of the steamer Te Anau has btseu postponed till Wednesday, while the Penguin does not leave for Fiji till Thursday.

Mr Adams, for some time past assistant master of Wellesley-street, School proceeds to the South shortly, having received a lucrative 'appointment under the Canter bury Board of Education. Being a member of the Victoria Company, he will be en tertained at a dinner at the Charleiuont Hotel on Wednesday evening next by his brother volunteers.

Messrs Nelson, Moato, and Co., the eminent tea-dealers from Cbrlstchurch, opened a branch of their establishment in Auckland oa Saturday evening. The new premises aie very convenient, being situated in Queen-street, next tbe New Zealand Clothing Co. The show of teas in the well-lighted shop was very marked, and was largely patronised by the public. An excellent beginning was made. The tea is said to be very pure and unadulterated, having a very rich blend, which connoiseurg describe as " beautiful." Tho tea is put up in tins and small handy packets, from lib up to 121bs. The firm has branches now in Dnncdin, Wellington, Auckland, and head office at Christchurch.

The Comedy Company'at Abbott's Opera Bouse, performed on Saturday evening, Craven's well-known drama, "Milky White," aud Haliday's farce, "Checkmate." Both pieces were well represented, and un der the- patronage of several distinguished citizens and the public. The samo pieces will bo repeated tbis evening for the benefit of the Auckland Fire Brigade Sick and Accident Fund, when an original address to the Brigade, written by Mr G. Leopold, will be read by Miss Emily Fenwick. To night will be the final appearance of the Melbourne Comedy Company in this city.

A crowd, and especially a crowd packed within circumscribed limits, aud under an occasional drizzle from the watering pot of Jupiter Piuvias, is not a very orderly or contented body, and such was tbe concourse of persona assembled on the wharf on Saturday afternoon to witness the departure of His Excellency the Governor. Jammed together in a solid mas?, they im proved the shining hour by hustling the Volunteers and grumbling at every one and everything to their hearts' content The police arrangements were of the worst pos sible description, and more than once the constables were on the eve of coming into collision with the mob. We trust it will be a long time before we have to witness such a scene of disorder as that of Saturday.

An interesting football match (Soft go ids v. Hardware) took place in the Domain on Saturday between two teams chosen fiom the employees of the various soft goods and hardware bouses ia tbe city; and resulted in a draw, each side scoring one try. For the "Rags," Davy, Binney, Burgess, Talbot, and Brown showed np well, the latter securing the points, while Moginie, Stewart, Lees, Clayton, and Mcllwraith were most effective in upholding the honors of " Tin-tacks." The try on tne Hardware side was gained in the last term by Mann sell,

A confirmation service was held last evening in St. Matthew's Church by the Rev. Dr. Cowio, Bishop of the Diocese. There was a full congregation. Tbe hymn, " Onward Christian Soldiers," was sung by the choir and congre gation, i Tbe proper Psalms and les sons were said or sung, and after the tbird collect the confirmation service was prefaced by the incumbent of the parish. A very instructive address waV delivered by His Lordship ' from St. John's Gospel, c. 14, v. 15. The confirma tion hymn, "Behold us, Lord," was next rendered, after which the Bishop proceeded with tbe laying on of hands upon tbe heads of the 75 candidates. The list contained 87 candidates, but 9, owing to elcknOiß and other circumstances, had been privately confirmed by their expressed wiah. Key. W, Tebbs invited the young people to a special celebration of the Lord's Supper on Sunday next at 9 a.m., also a devotional service to be held in the sckool room on Friday evening next at 7.30.

SCINTILLATIONS.

There are 143 telephone subscribers in Auckland.

A dangerous bridgo over the Walpa at Alexandra has been closed. ■

Auckland l'ublio Library in closed for to day and to-morrow. The Dunedin magistrate haa deoiled that a publican may give wages in driuk on Sundays. Sir Arthur Gordon and Mr Busden between them are Baid to have kept back that linishtliooa from Honi Bryce. Cambridge Town Board intend applying for a loan of £750 for the completion of the' Karapiro bridge. Major Richmond, M.L.C., is suffering from Infirmity, so that he will be unablo to attend this suasion.

The fancy fair in aid ot St. Androw's Church, Cambridge, realised £60. They wanted £100.

The Rev. M. W. Green, M.H.R., bas got "a call from the Lord" to the Union Church, Dunedin. Will he give up politics? A big trade in catching and curing fish for the Auckland market is carried on at Kawbia by Langley Brothers. ; A mob of 4,000 sheep from Napier reached Cambridge in fair condition, and were nearly all sold the day after arrival - Mr Collins (for Mr Laikworthy) and Mr Hally, of Piako, being the principal purchasers. ■ It is considered doubtful that a com mission will be appointed toooquire into tbe alleged "'dummyism" in Otogo. Priestley has written a curious letter, denying parts of his "confession," especially as regards Mrs Hamilton's knowledge of the mystery. He says :—" For well I know that I love to hear a part of the so called tragedy," and adds that he will never clear himself by blaming Mrs Hamilton. Messrs Oswald Curtis and Caleb Whit ford K.M., of Kaiapoi, are the Royal Com mission to enquire into Gaol management in the South, They begin work early next month.

What artist producod that fearfully and wonderfully,* got-up circular used in St. Matthew's church yesterday ? It was a "jelly-graph in blue," and the device at top looked like a queen bee over the skull and crons-bones, supported by a broom on each side.

: In the colleries at Euntly there are now 65 men engaged, and about 200 tons of coal are j.ut out daily. It is said to be the most suitable for use in Onehunga Ironworks, and is also used for coaling steamers. The Kailway Department have given a gratuity, equal to cix month*' pay, to* the widow of the engine-driver, Meek, wbo was jdlled lately at .Dunedin; - ■- ■•- UI

CABLEGRAMS.

[REUTJJK'S TKLKQBAM'.]

Fremh Defeat in Tonquin.—The

Commodore Killed.

PARIS, May 26. Despatches to hand from Cochin China report that the F'encb recently made a soitie Hgiiinsc Hue, the Annamese capital, but were repulsed with considerable loss, Commodore Riviere, commanding the French naval forre, being killed. The Annamese subsequently surrounded the French fortress at Harphono, and are now besieging it. Reinforcements are asked for by the French commander. THREATENED WAX WITH CHINA. LONDON, May 27. Tbe latest intelligence from China re ports that much excitement prevails in con sequence of the action of the French in Tonquin, and it is believed that a rupture of diplomatic relations between China and France is imminent. THE SOUDA« REBELLION.-DEATH OF THIS EGYPi'IAN COMMAwDiiR. CAIRO, May 2G. News is to hand from tbe Soudan announcing tbe death of Abd-el-Kader Pasha, commander of the Egyptian expedi tion against El Mahdi. MORE ANTI-JEWISH ATROCITIES IN RUSSIA. LONDON, May 26. A telegram is to hand announcing that an anti-Jewish outbreak has occurred at Kostock, in Russia. Many acts of cruelty have been committed, and tho houses of the Jews plundered and burnt. The military authorities are, it is stated, powerless to stop the outbreak. THE CZAR PARDONS POLISH IN SUJKGK«TS. ST. PETERSBURG, May 26. The Czar has issued a manifesto on the eve of his coronation, a proclamation which announces a qualified amnesty to the Polish insurgents who took part in the revolt of 1863, with a partial remission of penalties and arrears of taxation, No mention is made in the manifesto of constitutional re form. THE BRITISH MINISTER IN EGYPT. JL ONDON, May 27. Major Evelyn Baring, who is about to proceed to Bgypt, goes thither as British. Minister in succession to Sir Ji, Malet. t THE REVOLT IN H*YTI. : LO?,DON,May2S. Intelligent is to hand from Port au Prince tbat the rebels entrenched them reives at Miragoone, where they recently blew np abridge with dynamite, and killed 200 Haytian troops, according to latest, reports, the rebel position was being bom barded by tbe Haytian Artillery, A QUKENSLANJDER KNIGHTED. LONDON, May. 25. Among birthday honours announced in the "Gazette" to-day is the following:— Augustus Charles Gregory, C.M.G., of Queensland, to be knighted Commander of the Order of Si Michael and St. George. THE BRITISH KING. LONDON, May 27. The steamship British King, from New Zealand, arrived here yesterday.

[SPECIAL TO PRKSJ ASSOCIATION],

LONDON, May 25. THE STAMP DUTY ON INSCRIBED COLONIAL STOCK. The Goveroment have now refused to comply with the request of the colouios to reduce the stamp duty payable on inscribed colonial stock, LABOUR RECKUITING IN NEW GUINEA. Mackay's labour recruiting in New Guinea has occasioned a bad impression in political circles. THE BRITISH KING'S FROZEN MEAT. The British King, from Lyttelton, hog arrived at Plymouth with her cargo of frozen meat in excellent condition. ARCHBISHOP CKOKE. Archbishop Croke, on his return from Rome, has met with a grand reception through the South of Ireland. AUSTRALIAN HOPS INLOJNDJN. A shipment of Australian liopa baa arrived in excellent condition, and is favour ably leceived by the trade. LONDON, May 26. THE ANNEXATION UF NEW GUINEA Ka'IIFIED. The Government have decided to accept the annexation of Southern Mew Guinea, and to convert it into a Crown colony. THK IXALIAN MINISTRY. Zanardeli and Baccarini retire from the Italian Cabinet, and Sigoor De pretis has filled, their places by Saverelli und Genela. MR FIEU) A WARD 8D £3,000. Mr Field, the Dublin juryman who was stabbed, has been awarded £3,000 as com pensation. THE FRiNCH IN MADAGABCAR. The French forces in Madagascar have occupied all the northern ports, and ten warships are reported to be shelling un armed villages. LONDON WOOL SALES. At the wool sales 91,000 bales have been catalogued, and 7,000 withdrawn. Faulty merino and coarse crosß-bred wools continue .a bslf-penny per pound below March rates, but the price of sound combing qualities is improving.

FIRE AT MOU NT EDEN.

Tnis morning at 5 o'clock a fire broke oat in the premises of Mr Thomas, chemist, who has within the last few weeks com menced business in. Surman'a buildings, Mount Eden Kond. The block was recently built, and consisted of two houses, each two stories in height, the shops being on the ground floor. Mr Thomas's next door neighbour was Mr Gardiner, butcher, whose house waa bounded by a narrow street, called Stewart-street. Mr Thomas at once alarmed tbe neighbouring residents, who commenced to take precautions, bb the firo spread with great rapidity, in a abort time ooxdiner's premises were also blazing, and tbe wind being squally and from the west ward, tbe flames were not long iii spanning StewarUstreer, and laying bold of tho seven* roomed dwelling-bouse and grocery store iv the occupation of Mrs Say era. It is a singular fact that this houae was to have been sold by auction by Messrs Vaile and Douglas on Wednesday next, as Mrs Say era was relinquishing the business. In little i over an hour these three buildings were level with the ground. Members of the Auckland Fire Brigade were on the spot, and, assisted by numerous volunteers, the; did all that was possible, but as house tanks afforded the only wuter supply available, this was not much. They did, however, Bucceed in saving tbe cottage standing next to Sayers's, occupied by Mr Kirkmao, which was at one time m a fair way to total destruction. The cotiage. adjoining Mr Kirkman's was also in danger, and most of the furniture waa removed; but beyond slight damage to roof and outside paint, nothing seiious happened to it. This mom ing at 8 o'clock there was nothing left of tbe throe luckless buildings but crumbling chimney stacks, and smoking hoaps of charred joists and beams. The insurances are as follow :—Now Zea land hit unmet! Company has £400 on Sur man's buildings, £100 on Thomas's furniture, £100 on his stock, and £50 on bis fixtures. The South- British has £500 on Sayers's building, stock, and furniture, and £75 on Kirkman's furniture, which is con siderably damaged by removal. ?

' The annual meeting of the Young Men's Chtistlan ■Atrsoolatian takes place thla evening □pon which occasion the president (Mr F. Battley), the Revs. Carrlotr, BUI and Bpnrgeor>, and Mr Tucker will deliver addresses, while t, number ot amateurs will contribute,mualoil oeicodonß.

This evening a lecture on the " Chemistry of a Cindle" Is to be delivefed »t Sc. Matthew h Hoftonl-room at 8 o'oloofe by Mr J. M. Herepatn, It will be illuatratod with experiments. To-morrow, at 12 o'clock, Mr Geo. Sibbio, nnotloroer, will Bin hy auction a large co'lec tlot. of nißOKrnph cr.d oil (minting,), wMun are wort?i the attention ot parohasers. At the meeting of tue St. James's Mutual Improvement Association this evening, Mr H. L James will deliver aleoturoon"A Midsummer Night's Dream." A literary treat is anticipated. The annual opening meeting of the winter aonuon in connection with the Young Men's Christian Association will bo held thfi evening in the lecture hall. Addresses will be delivored by the President. F- Battley, Esq, Revß A. Carrick, J. S. Hill, Tbos. Spureeon, and Mr' Tucker, of Plymouth. A mnsicalpro gramme will be submitted, consisting of glees, trios, and part songs.

Sewing Machine Depot (wholesale; and retail).-Li. H. Chambers, 70, Qneen-atteet (oppo site Uih I,'ank). ~...■.

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

ANQLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

WITH THE

English and American

Mails

VIA SAN FRANCISCO.

(From Our Owh Correspondent ik London.)

LONDON, April 19. Mr Coster and the Direct

Service.

Mr Coster, of Christehurch, general manager of the W.Z. Shipping Company, arrived in London a day or two after the mail left, and is busy cousulting with those who should know best about the direct steam service. The brokers and agents are daily axpecting important reductions in the passenger rates to be made. Notwithstand ing the lonic is such a fine boat, and has perfectly superb accommodation, compara tively few people seem to be going out in her, and whether even expenses will be earned appears doubtful. Teat the scarcity of passengers does not arise from a dearth of voyagers,is proved by the fact that every F. aud O. boat sails full, and the Orient Company have no steerage or second cabin: berths to let in their next threo liners, i.e., for six weeks henea. The Orient folks, in fact, aro doing such a trade and booking so far ahead, that they talk of again raising the steerage rates. I forgot to add that the lonic carries 200 local emigrants for OhrUtchurch and Wellington. The Unlucky Oxford. The unlucky ship Oxford is still detained, but will positively get away (so the Agent- General says) on the 25th instant, the pas sengers re-embarking on the 23rd, Fever has played bavoc with the emigrants, amongst whom there have been no less than fifty-live oases, ten of them fatal. Captain Braddick recovered some little time ago from the illness that temporarily upset, him, but does not, after all, go out in charge of the Oxford. It appears the steamer which towed the disabled ship up the British Channel has claimed £6,000 salvage.and as Shaw, SaviUe, consider the sum excessive, there will be an action, to be a witness in which Capt. Braddick is detained. Capt. Morris has been engaged to fill the vacant berth on the Oxford. Let us hope the un fortunate emigrants may to some extent be compensated tor their trouble and sorrow, by meeting with a warm welcome at Wel lington, Death of Sir Oeo. Arney. You will have heard by cablegram of the death of Sir George Alfred Arney, for many years Chief -Justice of Mew Zealand, who expired at his town residence in Devonshire Pluce on the morning of the Bth inst.,«t the advanced age of 73 Memoirs of the de ceased jud^o are sure to have already appeared in the colonial paper*, so I need only refei to the circumstances attending his last illness. Sir Georgo bad been in bad health for the last two years, but it was not till the 6th inst. any dangerous symptoms supervened. On that afternoon he bad aD apoplectic fit, and two well known physicians. Doctors Buzzard and Pearce, were called hurriedly Id. They succeeded in bringing him round, but tbo old man had not sufficient vital power to withstand the shock to the system, and Boon sank into unconsciousness, in which sUte he remained tilt 5,45 a.m. on the Bth inst., when the end come almost unnotictd. Sir George Arney leaves no family, and had but few relations. His wife predeceased him some yean, and during his illoess he was nursed by Colonel and Mrs Colls, counecti >ns of his. The colonel aud a Mr Speed are the judge's executors, and it is generally understood that Mrs Colls inherits most of the pro perty. Sir UeorgA was buried on the 13th inst. beside his wife in the cloisters of Salis bury Cathedral, bnt owing to the funeral taking place away from londoa, very few Anglo-Colonials could bo present. The Agent-General, of course, wa» represented, aud several ot Sir George's JSnglish intimates r.in down to Salisbury for the purpose. Death of xwo Other New Zealand Notables Lieut.-General George Dean Pitt, C.8., keeper of the Crown jeweli, who died the other day at the age oi 59, was well known in both' Australia and New Zealand. In 1854 he organised the Volunteer force in Victoria, for tbis service receiving the thanks of Her Majesty's Government, and on the renewal of trie war in New Zealand in 1863, he was commissioned by the Colo nial Government to rai»e local corps to aid the regulars, Major Dean Pitt (as most of you will remember) ttirved with great dis tinction through the campaign, and wiw frequently m-n.iontd io toe despatches— app luted to colonelcy in 1870, he whs de puty-assistant and quartsrm <ster-general at the Cape of Good Hope, from 1872 to 1887, and the following jear was engaged m special service duiiag the war, rie reached major-general's rank in 1880, and retired homo with tho rank of luntenant general only lust year, Lieutenant-General Dean Pitt's death at such a comparatively 'early age, and just when he wai enjoying the fruits of long .yean of haid work, is sincerely deplored both in the service and by society. He was a great favourite. Anatbor veteran who fought through the first New Zealand compaign, also quitted this world for another early in April. I refer to Viscount Avonmnrv, better known to you colonials as Major Yelverton. The late lord was born in 1824, aud served in the Kuyul Artillery through both New Zea land and Crimean Wars, gaining decorations and distinction in each. He married a daughter of Sir Charles Ash worth in 1858, and I daresay some of your readers may remember a cause cctebre in. which Mrs Yclvortoii's name figured rather con spicuously. Tbe major succeeded to the title in 1870. and bos siuco lived principally at Belle Isle, Tipperary. He is succeeded by the Houourable Barry Neugent Yelver ton, a lad of four .and twenty, and a Lieutenant Ist Hampshire Kegiment, Miss Lingard'a Debut. Miss Llngard (\lice Dunning), after futile attempts to persuade the Bancrofts to engage her for a leading role in " Fedora," has accepted a billet from Mr Edgar Bruce, and will open at the Imperial Theatre in a worn-out version of "La Dame aux Camelias," called "Camille." The Im perial is the moat uncomfortable West-end theatre in London. Even Mrs Langtry had hard work to fill it, and whether Miss Liogard can do so with no stronger at tractions than her personal appearance and a state inelo-drama, seems very doubtful. The Dunedin's Cargo of Frozen Meat. The good ship Dunedin (Capt. Whitson) with a large consignment of frozen meat, foli, game, milk, and butter from Otaigo, New Zealand, arrived in tbe Thames after a smart passage on April 7th, and is dis charging her cargo in admirable condition. The Dunedin lett Port Chalmers ou the 13tu of January, and made a capital run of only 23 days to Uape Horn, which she rounded on the 3rd of February. Up to this tlmo the voyage had been pleasantly uneventful, the winds fair and the tempera ture low. Three days later, however, a somewhat unusual incident delayed the ship 24 hours. On February 7th, just off Diego Kanurez, a lar»e saiiiug vessel, dis masted, and apparently derelict, was ob semd on the port bow. - The captain at once despatched a boat (in charge of Mr Macaulay, the mate) to ber, when the hulk was found to be the Durham, a barque bound with a cargo of nitrate of soda from the const of Peru to London. This informa tion the mate of the Dunedin gathered from the log Slate, Which had been left aboard, though the clean sweeps of personal effects, Ac, proved that the crew could not have abandoned their ship in any great hurry, as the pumps were smashed and soundings showed four feet water in the bold. Captain Whi I son thought it best to scuttle the Dunedin, and the batches, &c, being opened,she soon disappeared beneath the waves. The last entry on the log slate was: " December 31st. Off Diego Kanurez," which would probably be the tune the crew abandoned her. The Dunedin entered the tropics on February 23rd, and crossed the Equator on March 8. Owing to con trary winds, experienced considerable hot weather. Tbe thermometer averaged eighty in the shade, at noon, for nearly three weeks, the exact time the ship was in the tropics being twenty-one days. She sighted ihe English Coast on Apiil 3rd, and arrived at Gravesend on April 7tb. 'i he freezing ap paratus on board tbe Dunedin consists ot two engines of Bell-Coleman'r, and has already ' been described at leng h iv the New Zealand tapers. The chambers occupied the whole if the fore hold, and were in charge of Messrs McAlister and Murray, engineers. • The temperature of the hold throughout the A

tropicfav^^'^^^^^^faaeVthongh in some parti?iu.«««irnsi>lutely below zvto. Tbe engineers fixed up five thermometers in, different parts of the chambers, which wero carefully read every watch. The engines consumed 220 tons of coal, tbe fuel having to be transferred to them from the after hold daily. This process necessarily occasioned more or less mess, and great credit is due to.the mate (Mr Macaulay) who, coals not withstanding, brought the Dunedin into dock neat ond clrhu as a now pin. The greater part of the Dunedin s cargo consisted of frozen mutton, ia tact there were 8,000 carcases all prime meat. At midnight ou the 9th, the hold was opened, and 250 can I cases sent to Smithfield a These realised 7d i per lb. wholesale only, the low price being I occasioned through a temporary glut of I American meat.

It is a significant fact that when consign- j ments of W ew Zealand mutton arrive, there is no market whatever for the Australian, which seems to be much inferior, atj ordinary times australian meat realises about the same as prime N.Z (i.e., from 7d to 7gd wholesale), but when tba thrifty housewife can get the latter, she naturally prefers it. Butchers are beginning to find this .nut, and, to meet the emergency, several have adopted the following guileless expedient, In«iead of labelling the joints " New Zealand mutton ex. Dunedin " and " Australian mutton oxChimborazo," thus drawing special attention to the difference in quality, they simply lump the lot—good, bad, or indifferent — together, calling it " prime colonial mutton." a. judicious mixture of the meat is all that is necessary to make this little plan quite successful, but the disadvantage of it to New Zeuland generally, and to the shippers in particular, are, of course, obvious.—as already nine butchers out of ten sell the Otago mutton as "prime Scotch," and if the few who consent to acknowtedgo colonial specialities are going to shuttle up the New Zealand fat carcases with lean kme from Australia, I doa't exactly see bow you will ever get any credit at all for your shipments. Depend upon it, the proper plan is to open Bhops in populous districts for the sale of *c.v Zealand mutton, and nothing else. Shippers cannot hopo to recoup themselves really satisfactorily till their meat bas made a name, and this of course, can never be whilst it ia being sold as something else. 1 have compiled the following table, showing the retail prices in London for the New Zealand mutton ex JDunedin, - for the Australian mutton ex ChimDorazo (i c. before any Mew Zealand mutton was to be had}, and for ordinary English mutton : —

N.Z. A.UBtra- w __nit.' Joints. Mutton- "ttn- KngUah- Sheep or aldea .. Shi — lOd Baddies .. ..9dto9id — — Loins 9dtoUM - lsld Shoulders 9d gdlljdtolsld Hindquarters '.. lOd 9M lid to Is Forequorters .. 7Jd 7}d 9<l Legs 9id lUd lsld Legs with necks .. aid — — Bhld're with nooks 8d - Old Neoks.. .. .. 7d 8d 9dtolld Breasts .. .. s}dsdto6d 7d

The New Zealaud quotations above were kindly furnished by Messrs Fitter, of Leadendall Marker, and the Australian by Mes-rs Buckiaghatn,of Thames street. Toe lowest Kni'lisli prices are the rates cuneut in Leadenhall Market, whilst the higher are very moderate West £nd rates.

The Dunedin has not transhipped her meat on board the hulk Sea Witch, as the Sor rento did, bat is keeping her freezing chambers in work and sending the meat to ' market as required. The experimental i shipments of butter, hams and game, &c, seem to have turned ont most satisfactorily, but as none of the articles arc to be Bold or evon priced (wbich. would surely be desirable), tbeir commercial value in thin' country cannot be exactly determined. The butter was used freely on the voyage, uud, it Is Baid,'tasted as fresh and sweet as when first frozen. The fish difficulty, too, seems now to hare been got over, I cannot discover that any woolly taste or drynesa was perceptible in the schnapper brought by the DanediD, though the colonial article naturally compares unfavourably in general .ways with the English. Since penning the above, }I learnt quite accidentally—in faot whilst conversing with Captain Whitson—that the milk brought over frozen has proved an entire failure. Every thing else (as we have explained) was perfectly tight, but when the milk came to be thawed, a thick creamy deposit was found on the surface, and the rest of the liquid proved were mhey. I tasted the butter, and thought it delicious. The most fastidious epicure couldn't find any fault with it. In conclusion, it may be worth point' ing out that considerable saving in fuel for freezing purposes may be made by keepiag the ship as far south as possible whilst making for Cape Horn, and using every, available means to run her rapidly through the tropics. This was clearly demonstrated on the Ounedia's passage, for whereas from New Zealand to the Falkland Islands the work of tbo eDgincs ouly averaged 6 hours in the 24, during the time the snip was oa the tropica they were going 16. The Vogage of the Otaki, The N.Z. Shipping Co.'« Otaki, Captain Halbeache, which left Wellington, M.2., on December 16, arrived at Gravesendon April lath, after a long, dull passage of 118 days. The Otaki rounded Cape Horn on January 9th, and crossed the Equator on February Ist, sighting the English Coast on April sth, The mate attributes the extraordinary length of the voyage to a lack of trade winds, which were' light and soon lost. There were no saloon passengers, and only a family (man, wife, and eight children) named Swings in the steerage, On the 29th of January Mrs Kwings presented her hus band with another pledge of affection in the shape of a ninth child. This was the only incident that relieved the tedium of the run home. Debut of Amy Sherwin in London, Amy Sherwin, the favourite Australian vocalist who created such a furm c in is ew Zealand some years ago, made her first ap- Dear.ince in London at Orury Lane on the 7th inst., and was (everything considered) very kindly received. The opera selected for her debut by Carl Kosa was "Mari tana''. (in English, of cour.-e), and the work being a popular one with metropolitan audiences, the big theatre was crammed. Miss Sherwiu segued painfully nervous to begin with, but gained confidence as tbe opeia progiessed, and received a cordial en core for " .Scenes that are Brightest.". Her acting is of a very rudimentary character, ami this is what the critics mostly find fault with. One of the most competent musical scribes «ays the young lady's voice, thouji light, is agrees ole, and boasts a considerable compass and some rare upper notes. Missing Newspapers. In the underground railway the other morning, I overheard a conversation between two gentlemen who had evidently oeen out to New Zealand, and knew Otago well. They were talking about newspapers going wrong in course of post, one of them declaring the "Punch*'1 and "Sporting Times' " which he forwarded to a friend in Dunedin (via San Franoiaco) hardly ever arrived, whilst the other protested that during a sfiy nf two years in Oamaru, he never missed receiving complete files of cer tain English journal*. The last speaker ■explained his good fortune by alleging that all his papers were invariably "directed twice," i.e., once on the caver and once on the paper itself. "You know," he added, " they read them on board the mail-boat, and if the paper is only addressed on the. cover, it sometimes gets lost. Those with the address on. the paper itself au contraire always reach their destination." Mow I know an idea that papers arc opened en route is prevalent in a good nunj quarters. As a matter of fact, however, the suspicion is absurdly erroneous. JNo one is allowed in the mail rooms ."on any pretence whatever" save the mail agent and his assistant, and these gentlemen have far too much work to do (especially on the voyage to Auckland) to have time to fumble about newspapers, even if they wanted to, which isn't likely. No; when journals go wrong, and of course 1 * know they frequently do disappear, it is either because (1) the cover has been* carelessly put on and comes off in the bagß, or (2) the paper is understamped, in which case it gets thrown aside as rubbish, or (3) the paper is not posted within seven days ot its publication, and (being charged for at book post rates after that time) is understamped, and de tained permanently, as in case 2. Bankruptcy of a Colonial Investor. The bankruptcy is announced of John Tucker, described as a London city solicitor,' and a mine owner at the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. He returns his liabilities at £15,550, and states that the nsscts include I manganese works, houses, plant, tramways, ; shares, and bills of costs, value £38,850. Then why become bankrupt ? Anglo-colonials were somewhat surpiised to lewn that Messrs Stone Bros., of Auck land, contemplate a line of direct steamers to that pore, captain Ashby informs me the pioneer vessel is tbe Laira, and will sail about the end of May. Messrs Adamson and Jttonaldson are loading brokers, and twill undoubtedly do tbeir beet to send the

Laira out full. The freight rates most, however, be very low if the enterprise is to succeed,

Passengers for Auckland.

Mr C. B. Lowe leaven Liverpool by the Servia on Saturday, intending to make his way to Auckland via San Francisco.

Mr William Hille?, a Worcestershire gentleman farmer of some means, sails for New Zealand next month, With the inten tion of settling in the Waikato, if he can find laud to suit him there.- Mr Eft lies will be accompanied not only by his wife and, family, but by an old tenant named Turner, who has also a wife and 10 children, Mr W. H. Day satis for Auckland via Melbourne, per s.s. Indus on the 26th inst. Miscellaneous motes.. Judge Manning, I regret to state, still lingers in terrible agony. I intended to send up to Fitzroy Square this afteenoon, Ito know if there was any change, but have not been- able to. Be was visited the other day by Lady Martin and Bishop Abraham. In the coarse of the recant debate in the House of Commons on the annexation of Wow Guinea, the propriety of the action of the Governor of Queens land in taking possession of the island without authorisation from home, i was severely commented upon, fair George Campbell enquired whether the annexation of New Zealand had been sanctioned by Government, and was told "Mo." He then opined that the latter annexation could ia the long run prove quite as justifiable as the former.

The Native question and Te Whlti's im prisonment will, atter all) come on in the House of Commons this session. Mr Brodgen intends to call attention to them. Captain I). Craigie, C.8., who fought in tho Maori War, is dead] Messrs James Mehwan and Co. have agreed to supply Duncdiu with 2,000 tons ot cist irou pipes. Sir Hercules Robinson may perhaps succeed Lord Dufferin at Cairo. •

hit William Me Arthur has been dined by an Insurance Company of which bo is chairman.

GENERAL SUMMARY.

London, April 10 to May 5.

Tiik Queen, although still.eomewhat of an invalid, continues to progress favourably, and has now left Windsor for Osborne. .

The Explosives Bill, directed against the dynamite conspirators, passed through all its stages in both Mouses of Parliament on April 9, and, receiving tho Boyal assent on the following day, at once became law." It regulates the storage of explosives. The seodnd reading of Mr Healy's Bill for establishing Elective Councils in Ireland was negatived by 251 to 68. Mr Bradlaugh's appeal to the House of Lords against the decision in Clark v. Brad laugh has been successful, and it has been decided that a common informer is not en titled to sue for. penalties for voting in the Bouse of fomraon.l.

Two hundred Conservative members of the House of Commons bave signed an address expressive of their confidence in Sir S. Nortbcote.

There is a rumour of the Marquis of Lome succeeding Lord Kipon as Governor. General of India.

During the visit of the Marquis of Lome to Boston a bomb exploded m the street 'near him, but no harm was done. Princess Louise has been paying a visit to Halifax, and has now returned to Canada, , . !' ' :

Prince Bismarck states that he contem plates devoting the remainder of his days to improving and consolidating the finances of the German Umpire. a frightful tragedy.is reported from Brescia, Lombard^, A'madman under observation ia the hospital managed to' re lease himself from the strait waistcoat in which he was confined, and before he could be secured killed two patients, and mortally wounded four others.

a Coachbuilders' Exhibition has just been opened in the Champs Ely^es, in Varis, and will remain open for a month.

The Belgian Government has applied to the Chamber for authority to effect a new loan to the amount of 51.000,000fr.

i he British ship Jacob Marnier and' the Norwegian ship Zorka were burnt in the New York Lower Bay a few eights ago; j The billiard tournament at Chicago has resulted in Shaefer being declared the victor. He defeated Vmguux, the French champion, by 600 to 609. - The Marquis of Queensberry, brother of Lady Florence Dixie, in a letter to. the "London lolegraph," April 21st, appeals to the Xton gentleman said to have beeD in the vicinity at the time of the alleged attack on his sister, to come forward and make a full and direct statement.

The safe at tho Academy of Music, New York, where Mr Afapleton is giving a series of operatic performances, has been robbed of a sum exceeding £4,000. While the French squadron was lying off Athens, a gun burst on board the admiral's flagship. Three of the crew were killed and two injured. The American steamship managers ex pect that the summer passengers across the Atlantic will exceed those of 1882 by several thousands; The bookings are earlier than usual this year. A riotous meeting of the Salvation Army has taken place at Valence, in France, where the ball in which the Salvationists i were assembled was attacked by a crowd of men and women, who forced their way into the meeting and dispersed It, Intelligence received from St. Petersburg announces the discovery of a Nihilist rendezvous by the police. The conspirators, on being surprised, offered a stubborn resistance. Ia the struggle two policemen and one gendarme were, wounded. One of the conspirators com mitted suicide by stabbing himself. Ihe remainder, eight in number, were all arrested. Four poods of dynamite are stated. to have been found on the premises. (Several meetings of the Western Pacific Committee have been held in Spring Gar dens, under the presidency, of Sir Arthur Gordon, tier Majesty's High Commissioner. We learn that- various persons interested in the inquiry have made suggestions to the committee for the more effectual adminis tration of justice in the islands of the Western Pacific, as well as for the better regulation of the labour traffic

dome sensation hus been caused in Brussels by tho arrest of a well-known stockbroker, M. Van Damme. The charge against him ia a serious one, viz., that of embezzling deposits to tne amount of 1.000.000fr.

In Protestant circles in Germany busy preparations are going on to render the 400 th anniversary of Martin Luther's birth day, ou .November 10, this year, a festival worthy of the great Reformer. JSvery town and hamlet will have its festival in honour of the Wittenberg monk.

There is a report floating about that Sir Hercules Robinson is to succeed Lord Dufferiu at Cairo. Sir Horcules Robinson is now on his way from the Cape, and though he has been there less than two years, it is known that he will not return. But it is difficult to believe that he is to be sent to Egypt. He is a very worthy man, but at Cairo, observes the "I£cho,""he would be the round peg'in the square hole-" A naval pension of £50 per annum has just fallen vacant by the dentil, in his 80th year, of {Captain D. Craigie. C.8., «.N. The deceased veteran had seen much active service, haviug been eDgaged in the opera. lions in New Zealand in 1815, and in the Crimean War. '

Deputy Surgeon-General W. G. N. Man ley, V.C., lately serving with the Ex peditionary Force in Egypt, bos been ap pointed Principal Medical Officer to the Chatham Division. Dr. Mauley took part in the New Zealand War of 1864-66 with the Eoyal Artillery, and was awarded the Victoria Cross for hia gallantry in nobly risking his own life, according to the testi mony of Commodore Sir W. Wiseman, C.8., in his endeavour to save that of the late Commander Hay, 15. N., and others. William Ferguason, a man of 45 years of age, who said he was born in auckland and had lived several years in Australia, where all i his friends were, was charged at the Mansion House Police Court, the other day, with attempting to commit suicide. The prisoner said he wished, if possible, to be sent back to Australia. The iord Mayor said he was afraid be could not send him back, but if he was a man of good character be might work his passage back. The Lord Mayor ordered him to find one surety in £5 that he should not repeat the act, or undergo 14 days' imprisonment. Mortality Among Sheep. The mortality among sheep and lambs at the present is so great, and the quality of the meat has been so reduced by unfavour able weather, that the Queen has com manded that no lamb shall be served as food in the royal household—at any rate Jor thij year. It is to be hoped that the r»yal example may be widely followed. The flavour of a lamb as a spring dainty is absurdly exaggerated,, and it will be a relief to many persons, during the next two or three mouths, not to have the eternal' lamb and mint sauce thrust before them by pertinacious waiters.

THE PHOENIX PARK MURDERERS.

Convictionottne* ' j Ireland, and it is hoped that! „ Htf inent of the chtef me^S^lr will receive thefr V at nV^<3£ the escape of Carey L?1 !of2 which heVuydieSjftfwfe^..; gretted, but the ends ol jjfiffl* ■'■• materially served by the in! ' WC he has given, not only to S^iS privately. His betrayal of ?S W^ should prove a Vtdn« ■ t r,, M«*fi against engaging i a &&*>* P«£. supposing that their «*r ' kept. Every attempt T e£. »011 i secret society or to obtrfJ"* »»i evidence against criminals «M** I by its organisation mast nZw fe««W 1 by securing an informer. fif&M I tion disposes at once of a .rSl9*fi:J may be said against C»r» ■^tti'l dence. But the cue do^ C** ' Carey's evidence, or evenL'^W the four approvers potlo e gaes^S ■of their statement Ues irASJSfc, j gave to investigation. KSSJW'i police what to look for, andViT* 1 and gave coherence and defiS? toH i mass of information othS e %K The case could not have h^JSH got up without allowing wftH criminals to turn Queen1! iJMpi'i that having been "dote,' eftf Wj dependent of their snpporl v ** l» The second of the Dublin ul . ' ' Phoenix Park a^dersenS^^ I when Dan el Curley wii fes.Mtt I complicity in the crime «nM^J%<iJ death. Unlike Brady*oK/*"l^ 1 cused of having rtrM. ,&"*•» 1 but he was shown to haw iS^i 1 active part in the conspiracy &„*? H^VT $m°Pg the group vSS which Brady 'was'one/'MdYfiJSM present at the a.s M ri n .tion&^Rw story detaUed by , flu tlfaZfH j already familiar td r^Hg* there were gome additU»a^w":«"t P evidoncewhichfurthempSfe^ I told by Carey and the otM?JSP! P Carey stated thatcrdsUj,ffl& 1 ' the words '\Executedbyprd3S f Invisibles, "and WttKl § paper offices, and that Carleyhadffi ;1 he had put on. of the card? fcHSg, <l box of the "Express," ■usfi&xn 1 Robinson, of that WdeSedfefe j found it among tie latt«nJg!H:.:l morning after ttae crime, ; AliottehK I new evidence which cbnfiriSilviL 01 1 the time of the murders * M orE through the Park to call on one of %> 1? ; vantsattheChiei SoewtaiyftSp t obseived a group.ofsix.orwroC waiting about; saw thegrottp ,«; two gentlemen V &» fo; «»f iQ-S 3 -j mediately afterwards- nbtice4 wmetßoi glitter, and saw one of tbe Ma«nenla[ ' Of the men who thus lurroaaded the vS ! tims, she identified. OafleyTirhomihoM- I se 7 ?n.fol l' tace. Corl^s defence tt "I aaot, but as such w«di-4«arto c t ot , I The cpse against him mut ti bdf'M I satisfactorily proved as /to tamif* I possibility of doubt that the verdict aid I sentence was just. I lite Revelations of Jot UtiUett, 1 If rumour be true, then it'^ouliijM^ I that we are about to hear of sonio temntfc able revelations as to the relatioiMp W 1 tweea the Land League and the Asaaasiß*. j'i tion Society. '' Joe Mullett," orieof Uuld. :| vincibles, says he can " open the ejei* | the authorities, and from the statoHt it already made by him, he has beenacceptti 1 ag an informer. Another personage :,*% ,. | it ia bettered, can «ive some valnahje \fHk I mation on this point is believed to be I " n umber Ooe," who has been ideifliil I by Carey, »nd whose photograph is now to i be Been in all the stationers' shop windows •] in London, This notorioas leader ol the 4 criminal conspiracy by some scseuib :E ia reported so be in Mexico, but a New Yak I telegram, to hand on April 16, aUtti 'W that be is living with his family in Ken m York State, and mom.about freelyund<r ,| an, alias. It is to be presumed thatth 'It Government are in possession of his ml abode for it ia reported that messengfßin ■] to be despatched for the purpose of indsdrg ;j him to surrender, not himself, but tin II secrets of the organisation he oat«niiljlj 4 directed. It has been stated over ani wo m again that no cheque for Land League «•, v,j jienditure was paid \vithout the sigmtan U of a leading member of Parliamtni; trndet '* what head came the expenses of thePhanix M Park plot ? Perhapa, }ike BrosdhenJ, pit' i-f doned fot a similar pnrpose, Mr Tyoaa cm :1 tell us the whole story, ila1 fa- || directly throw that light upon Lesgu || accounts which has hilnerto -wOL |I demanded in vain. The irony of evanti |I was surely never more strangely illuitnted Ji than by the fact that this Jiumber Ooe, thii |lj arch-rebel, the paymaster of asiauuu, who , I, joined the Queen's Westmiiuter corps d !j rifles in March, 1882, was one of the em |i of honour appointed to protect the Ljt I; Courts when Her Majesty opened tlisiOT )lj building lln cod junction with all toil I to be noted Mr Parnell's active lol^ffl | oo behalf of the assasiinf -maf, I whose "act he refused toidehtaaa. I No insinuation of complicity; or cowlW I is required to pointthe moral of MiPW"* I proceedings in this case. It iaifiKaiS'? I keeping with, bis attitude in 1 the assassination conspiracy s' B*S' 1 "i I posure. His conduct, ss I points out; has bsen-and continiUW^! I a man trying to steer a dubiotu ma V 11, tioDable course. The horns of theailem** | are plain enough—he is betwMD itM i hammer and the anvil, between-4j»W I and disavowal; he no more ctareitojß I for the one than to proclaim the ollufcF* f Remedy F6r German Soc(aJw! J Much sensation bas"bw£'MHßfl § Germany by the Emperor Wijtaf; ~;■ message to the beichstsg. in which F/tow >1 Bismarck seeks to fortify the mon»% W | appealing directly over tM.headitnM | middle classes. Socialism mti*J W^lr S out, says the redoubtable Chancei! I extirpating the cause. Four meaanrei wo i therefore to be introduced to beneiK ' 1 indus trial community. The tjrolowa! I grades of the class tax are to be apo"'^ J and in cases of sickness, accidents aci & I nge, the contributions of the" if J themselves are to be' BnppW«"ttJ by State aid. The "New Voor U« has been' introduced with a flourish « j sentiment,' and is expected' to conejtott the people on behalf of a throne not iwwg on Parliamentary support; bntthoaew, know the working classes, and who ;W | studied their habits, want to kDOW.howpe j scheme is to be carried oat Sow, it» asked, are workmen Who only earn JUj enough to keep body and soal together,»» . sometimes not that, to save sl™o"^^ nl-ke a competence for old aget'o™* they cannot do it themselves, fiof *• State which only just pays its wsft 'f*" "jj the aid of most oppressive ts^w^jS^ all incomes over £30, taxes (W I*.«•» sarics of life-to come eflectnallj » ,}TZ>7 a-sistanco ? The intentions of th'Qovem ment may be as good W.P'A™1 but iw amount of mWSI it is argued, will enablß_.™®» to get rid of these stubborn facts. IMJJJJ greatest boons which the Government ""?>' >estow upon the (Herman workmut VJ~T'' be to reduce its military expenditure. w*°" it is now constantly increasing/and w™* courage the combinations of wprWM BJW :<; mutual help and protection, which «Sf no to suppress. .It "ill W*i however, do the one for fear of/ ow ?p!ljj enemies, nor the other for fear of oofflM" 6 j-| sedition. At every turn political cpn« siderations block the path of social Un« provement, French Expedition to Tonga*** , The expedition to Tonquin Is the chief opic of discussion in the French «•?*•";; ust now. '1 he preparations are not to M : on such an extensive scale as was eentem1 >;;: plated by Admiral Jaurecuiberry, but tne I votes rof credit necessary to carry wem out are to be asked for at an early date, fy and instructions have been sent t6 the"*ft*»« s miral in Chinese waters to give' such rein* forcement as he can to Captain Wivierea r expedition on the SongcoL Whilst expres sing regret that their ally, the ruler of An-1 naro, should have "violated the Treaty of 1874 by acknowledging the suzerainty ot ; China," the French Government are v, not eorry to have been furnished j with what they consider a good «• cuse for. active, 'interference on.-.tn*;* Songcoi, with the view of putting an end to A the state of things on that river., The ftiai™* conclusion to which they have come is that -;



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