SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

mau WATWIt i™B Evcnlntt/8.8 £ HIGH WAIMI ixo-morrow Morning 8.20 . BUNSET.—This Kvoning, 6.30 SUNRISE.—To-morrow Morning, 1.57 MOON'S AGK—First Quarter, Bth, 11J3 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

■ Macgrcgor, s.s.. Johnson,from Whabgarcl "Rowanl, soli., Colling."?, from Whangarci Fanny Kelly, ketoh, Williams, from Mongonui

DEPARTURES.

Gaol, brigantine, Austin, for Mercury Bay Tarawera. s.s., Sinclair, for tlie South

Albert the Good, brig, for Morcury Bay Augusta,.brisfantine, for Morcury Bay Mariner, schooner, Queen, for Russell

IMPORTS.

Per Marie Virginia—3l9 tons coal.

EXPORTS.

Per Augusta—lo,oooft. rough sawn timber. Por Aratapu-12,000ft. timber. Per Alccstis -1,000 palings, iGG rails, 2,0001t, timber, 8,155 sacks flour.

Inwards Coastwise.—Roward, for Whan garei, with 68 tons coal; Fanny Kelly, from Mongonui, with 32,679 ft. timber; Sovereign pi tho Seas, from Coromandcl, in ballast; Kauri, from Port Charles, with 50,000 ft. timber.

Outwabds Coastwisb.—Adah, for Thames WhanKarci, for Whangarei; Walpu, for l>ata\i.

The following vessols cloared outwards at tho Customs today ;—Alccstas, barquci for Noumea; Aratapn, brigantine, for Thames; Aratapu, brigantinc, for Sydney via Tairua.

Tho Clara E. McGillivray left Port Chalmers for Auckland yesterday.

The s.s. Macgrcgor arrived from Whangarei last evening witli 9a sacks gum, 20 sacks fungus, SO boxes eggs, 20 kogs butter, 5 bales wool, anil tho following passengers :—Miss Frankham, Mrs Montgomerie, Mrs Steel, Messrs Steel, D. Atkinson, 11. McGregor, Ramsay, Shera, Malavey, Churchward, Grigg Bros. (2), Court, Humphrioj, Marks, Findlayson, Stovans, Mor gan, Urquhart, Rutledge, Worskey.

Tho s.s. Tarawcra loft for; Melbourne via Southern Ports at 3 p.m. to-day, with the fol lowing passengers:—X. J. Buckland, Hugh McAnalloy, Roy. Mr Todd and Mrs Todd, Jas. Knight, It. H. Crook, Thos. O'Toole, Roberts, Mr and Mrs Boauchanip, Mr and Mrs Pook, W. H. S. Smoaton, H. Rhesey, F. Ceval, M. Knorpp. Lesley, Kawhere, Cha3. Osborne, AUon, Mr and Mrs Gray and family, Robert Sainsbury, Stevens, Mrs G. W. Owen, Hugh Ross, G. S. Jakins, Miss Jakins, W. Hcrnngton.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. Rowena, s.s., Scott, from Wanganui Stella, Gov. 5.8., Grey, from Wellington

DEPARTURE. Hauroto, 8.5., Harvey, for Wellington via Wanganui

The Government steamer arrived from Wel lington about 8 a.m. to-day. Passengers: Sir It. Gibbes and family. Sho returned to tho same part at noon with the Premier and his secretary. The b.s. Hauroto left last evening for Wnnga nui and Wellington. • The B.S. Rowona arrived at an early hour this morning with 30 horses, 21 pigs, and 5 tons sundries. Sho is to leave again this afternoon for Hokianga.

KAIPARA SHIPPING.

Po'kt Albkut, tils day. The barquo Jules Mark', arrived here yester day to load for Melbourne.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Russell, this day. Sailed: Juliaßrycc. Also, Iona; passongers —Messrs Holdship, Maclarcn, Davidson, Karl, Murray, McG'ammon, Wiss, and others.

Sydney, November £ Sailed, this afternoon: Tho City of New York, lor San Francisco and Auckland, with £122,000 specie. Mrs Hampson, the evangolist, is a pas senger.

London, October' 1, Arrived: Ship Rakaia, from Lyttelton, sailed August 6. ,

QUARTERLY SHIPPING RETURNS.

(BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) g i :■■',' Wellington, Thursday. The following is tho number, tonmigc, and crows ot vessols entered inwards and ontwardß lor Soptembor quarter: — Tho numbers are respectively— - ' Inwards. ' Outwards. > | "' £ I 5 Auckland' .. 50 33,499 1018.. Cl 32,818 153* Thames ..1 213 10 . 3 451 X Russell.. 1■ 55 ■!.. 4 1,235 lOi! Whangaroa .. 1 !20 7.. 6 1.552 4" • Mangonui ..4 821 20.. 5 1,028 S° i Hokiiinita .. 1 197 7.. 2 163 1? Kainara . 8 2,278 66.. 11 3,812 llj> 1 Wofiington .. 25 23,013 768.. 20 17,333 o. 8 ! Wanganui .. - — — .. 3 456 1' Foxton . .. — — — .. 2 203 2 Napier.. .. 1 93J 0.. 6 1,872 47 Nelßon.. . 2 897 20.. 1 399 10 Greymouth. .. 3 65( 22.. 6 1,210 43 Hokitika .. 1 134 7.. - - - : Lyttelton .. 30 13,003 310.. 28 2.',8 4 721 Timaru.. .. 7 2,6c6 70.. 6 3,812 923 Oamaru ..3 9 1 27.. 6 2,<aT lilt . Dnnedin .. 18 13.574 368.. 9 8,385 224 I Bluff Harbour. 14 13,765 719.. 17 15,654 786 Total .. ..171 108.538 4159 '.'. 199 115,715 4182 QaorWr, 188J.. IS2. 10.G25 £S2-. 191 109,571 39.'4

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

Wellington, Thursday. The following aro the value of the imports and exports for the quarter ending 3uth Septem ber, and the corresponding quarter last year :— IMPORTS. EXPORTS. 1883. 1882. 1883. -882. Auckland.. £539,560 £553,122 £299,228 £252,672 Thames .. 1,019 3,395 1,695 — Russell .. 8»1 9G3 BGI 1,197 Whan'aroa — — 5,176 i,ioO Mangonui, .49 —' 2,775 — Hokianga.. 30 — I,OK — Kalpara .. 1,288 1,336 12,6 0 20,679 Tauranga.. 1,153 2.13S — — P. Bay .. 6,665 7,4*3 145 27 N. Plym'th 5,301 17.3 M - *- Wangonnl 9,382 11,858 2,037 052 Foxton .. 395 611 — — Wellington 307,403 366.964 141,593 74,912 Napier. .. 42,399 56,969 46 785 Waireu .. . l.fttf 5,527 - - Rcton .. 261 158 - - Nelson .. I 61,271 78,7*4 590 1,100 Westport.. 5.096 9,959 — Greymouth 25,210 21,146 3,233 62,509 Hokitika .. 10,108 12,931 200 19,076 lyttelton.. 292,871 425,763 ?4',443- 295,117 Tlmaru .. -33,532 39,391 34.1177 14,629 Oamaru .. 18,652 16,031 21,363 21,530 Sunedln .. 539,665 774,160 181,161 279,31X1 In v'rcargill . . and Bluff 16,928 56,133 £0,894 27,815 Biverton .. 78 661 209 -

Totals ~fi1,»57,108£2,4«5> t i!X)£1,10!U47£1,079,0C0

COMMERCIAL.

I. Evening Stab Office, this day. Messrs B. Tonks & Co. sold the privileges of the Auckland Racing Club Spring Meeting, to be held on thb )oth lust, at their mart to-day as follows :■=Grand Stand, bar, and lean-to, £35, Mr Russell; No. 1 booth, filv, Gallagher: dining room, £6, Dallon; fruit stall, £8 li b, Mrs Moonoj cards, £25, Win. Adams (purchasor to print stabling. &2, Nicol. Klleralic sport* on9th inst Sole refreshments, Jones. Agricultural and Pastoral Association Show at EHorslle, Nov. 9 and 10: Sole right to sell spirituous liquors, £105, MoOlashon; dining-room and tent, on the second day to provide luncheon for stewards arid judges, £9, MoKwen, City Buffet; Good Templar and fruit stalls, £23 10a, Mrs Lindsay; stabling, £37 Os Gd, Nicol. HUNTER AND NOLAN'S WEEKLY BErORT. IIOMSKs: There was a little more spirit in the maikot than on the previous week, but prices did not reach the expectation of vendors. At the Durham Yards, on Friday, thore was a good muster and fair competition, but several ani mals were withdrawn, amongst which were the entires Major, withdrawn at £65, and Duncan Grey, at £50. Wo qaote: Hacks from £6 5s to . *17 l active medium draught, £21 to £28. Wool hides, and skins: Thoro were but a moderate number. Pitched hides Sold at 22d ; calfskins 1M j skins, Is Sd to 3s 5d : lamb skins. Is 2dj pelts, 7d. Cattle: The number brought forwarc has been up to the average, and the previous week's prices have been barely sustained Tho muster at the Newmarket Yards was curtailed by the very inclement weather on B Tuesday morning. Fat beasts were suffi cient for requirements, and receded in value 18 per lOMbs on the previous week's rates. Store stoers maintained their value, and some of the ||M dairy stock sold exceptionally well. Sheep: ill Less than the usual number wcro yarded, but 111. there was a depressed tendency in value. HI Wethers in wool sold at from 18s 3d to 21s 9d; flj shorn, Ms 6d to 19s; ewes, from 14s 6d to 15a; ■ lambs (small), from 5s 3d to 7s 6d. Pigs: very n, few yarded, and there remains an unsatisfied li demand. JO . ALFRED BUCKMND'S WEEKLY KEPOBT. II At the Haymarket, on Friday last, fodder II sold freely at full values. Horse stock were II yarded in greater than usual number, a II large proportion being draught mares, un j broken. There was a steady inquiry for them. I Heavy draught brought from £28 to £37: if medium draught, £18 to £27 ; light and small );! horses, from £5 to £ 0 each. On Tuesday, hides ■ I were in better inquiry—best quality brought fil SJd the 1b; butchers' tallow, 22s and | 218 the cwt; full-woolled sheepskins, from fl 3s Id to 4b Gd each; wool in bags, from lid 'J to Sgd ; locks and pieces. 2}d the lb. At a Fapakura, on Wednesday, the yards were all II occupied with Btook. Prices ruled low, but I there was a full attendance of buyers, and all I yarded were sold. At Kemuera, on Thursday, II dairy cattle were dull of sale. Storo cattle were hi numerous, and those ot good quality better til worth, but wild and poor cattle scarcely sale [l able. Fat cattle were in less than usual number, 111 but at lower values; prices steady at 24s and 25s 11 tho lOOlba. Fat sheep were in steady demand at ffihtete values. Lambs were short of requirements, IfjiScatM.^ th"nlast week. Pigs were IS At V^i** COB WEEKLY HKPORT. H catUewS^ts^U^^aSSrwly of fat IS om^red. wore aU ; B ffiS Sot12&& b,S^os6 H ohoioe quality. Prices tullymaiStaSKS wa Wl . quotations of 25s to 20s por lCOlb™^^?^'^!" ■1 full supplr; thoso In wool brought StaTld & II 22s 6d, shorn Ub to 18s Od. Lambs wero penned If in Jtairnumbers, butbeing verygood.more could [I have been sold; prices ranged from 13a M to ■j Iss3deach. ■ ,•;....,.■.->.■■.• m/ ..-. .\V.-, f 9 Mbsbrs K. &A. Isaacs held an oxtcnoi vo salo II of wldes and spirits at their rooms to-day. The It (ollswuig iino» wcro quitted :—350 cases

The Suddonnoss of Deaths. — While tho aphorism that in tho midst of Hfo wo arc in death indicates tho unexpectedness of tho grim visitant, of late tho abrupt termination of human life is something simply appalling. Tho reasons arc obvious. We cither nctflcct to tonify tho system, or ovor-oxcito it by phlogistic draughts. A gencrons use of Udomiio Wolfe's Schikdam Aromatic Schnapps will Impart strength, whilo not unduly stimulating the organs of tho body.

Twelvevesce.—Hay's Fine Art Union (by permission of tho Gonornl Govornmont), Fifty prizes—valuable Oil,Paintingß and other ox collont Pictures. Prizes on view, and inspection invited at Mr Bailey's, tobacconist, 176, Quoen- Btrect, whero tickets can bo obtained; also tho bookaollors and tobacconists. The drawing will take placo publicly, of which duo notice will bo given, and will bo suporvisod by a committee choson by tho subscribers at drawing. After handing over tickets, &c, tho proprietor takes no part in tho drawing. Winning numbers will be advertised in "Herald," Star, and " Wookly," Commlttco'g voucher will bo opon for inspection during delivery of prizes. Remittances in stamps or othcrwiso (enclosing extra stamp for postage) will rccolvo prompt attention. Fifty prizes, £200 in 4.000 tickets. Addross—W. E. Hay, as above. A subscriber can hold any nnmbor of tickets at Ono Shilling each.—[Advt.J

Chief Post-office, Auckland.

Mails will Close as under :—

Tnis Day. For Whangaroi Heads, Parua, Walpu, Whanga rel, Kamo, Tangihua, and Jlangapoi, per Afaogregor, at Ip.m. For Thames, por Enterpriz*, at 5.30 p.m. Saturday, 3rd inst. For Waiwera, Mahurangi, Matakana, Manga wal, etc., per Rose Casey, at 0 o.m. For Waterford, Tauranga, otc., per Kotninahann, at 2 p.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 2.30 p.m. Monday, sth Novomber. For Wattara, etc., per Oroti, at« a.m. For Chatham Islands, per Omaha, at II a.m. For Coromandcl, per Coromandel, at 1.30 p.m. For Whitiangi and Upper Mill, por Argyle, at 3 p.m. For Gisborne and Napier, per Southom Cross, at 5 p.m. Tokbday, tith November. For Taranaki and Southern Ports, per Talaroa, at I p.m. Per City of New York as follows: For Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia. Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 1 p.m. For money orders, at 11 n.in. For registered letters and newspapers, at 11.30 a.m. Late letters, bearing an extra-fee of six pence in addition to the postage, will be received by the Mail Agent on board the steamer up to the timo of sailing. This mall will be due in London on Monday, Docember 17,1883.

8. B. BISS, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post-ofllco. Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

November, 2, 1833.

Abbott's Opera House -r Mr Polk'B Special Comedy Company, " Tho Strategist," 8 p.m. Theatre Royal — Debate: "Conditional Im mortality." Mr Geo. A. Brown and Roy. T. W. Dunn, 7.30 p.m.

- Y.M.C.A.—Carpontera' Drawing Class, New Term (Mr Fripp), 7.30 p.m.

Ponsonby Hall—"At Homo" Fancy Drcsi Ball.

Pitt-streot Lower Schoolroom — National Cricket Club Conocrt, 8 p.m.

Meeting of St. Paul's parishioners, 7.30 p.m.

Commercial Club—Meeting of Amateur Photographers, 8 p.m.

Newton Hall—Loyal Orange Lodge City ol Auckland. 7.3U p.m.

V.M.C.A.—Subscribers to Young Women's Institute, 7.30 p.m.

Births.

MUNRO.—On November 1, at her rosidonce, Sholly Beach Road, Ponsonby, tho wife of Wm. Munro of a daughter. PKACE.-On October 31st, at her residence Mount Eden Road, tho wifo of Mr A. G. Peace of a daughter.

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

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1883.

For the cause that lacks assistance. For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do.

Another triumph for British pluck and military genius in the organisation and direction of native troops is reported by cable; The operations directed by British officers in the Soudan have been too far removed from the lines of com munication to engender that enthu siasm which the brilliant campaign in Lower Egypt against Arabi excited in every Britisher's breast. But to those who have read aught .of the remarkable career of Mohamed Ahmed, the false Erophet, the military oxploits performed y General Hicks under tho broiling sun of equatorial Nubia will eclipse the glories of Tel-el-Kebir. It is to that I f£5 iuß *or comw&nd and power of con

races of men that England, with a small national army, has subdued the powerful Princes of India and made them her obedient subjocts, and has advanced her domination into tho strongholds of barbar ism. It has now beon bor task to teach tho Khodivo that, with brave officers nnd dis cipline, the panic-stricken wretches who fled in confusion from the stl'ong entrench ments of Tcl-el-Kebir can be made to fight. Cable despatches published last night announco that Goneral Hicks lias completely broken the Soudan rebellion and re-established tho Khedive's authority; and tin's brief despatch will probably create in the minds of many Englishmen the first feeling of curiosity they have experienced respecting the . vanquished prophet, ahd tho nature of the work which their fellow-countrymen have been per forming in that little known region of the Dark Continent, li the I'uader \vill take a map and look westward of Northern Abyssinia, he will discover the town of Khartoum, situated oh tiio river Nile. Writing from that point, which formed the heftd-quartcrs of the operating army, oh thc2oth of July last, a tMfcisHot!icCi* giVvb tho following exceedingly interesting account of the false prophet of Soudan, and the work which tho writer and his fellow officers had before them:—

" The Soudan rebel publicly announced himself not only an implacable enemy of Khedival rule in tho Soudan, but has also hnposed upon the ignorant and irredeem able tribes of the country tho tloctiine of his divine mission, luohamed Ahmed gained a fei>Utatioil foi- sanctity when still a young lrtiin. People from all prtrt.s of the country, and even Government officials, high in power, made pilgrimages to kiss tho hand and receive a blessing worn tho her mit, who has since broken out in open re volt against the Government. Had Gordon during his frequent trips up and down tho White Nile asked tho Amb captalnß of tho steamers Why they Whistled thteb thtles in passing a certain village, the reply would have been, ' Oil, nothing ; a friend of mine lives here, and I generally give him my salaams in passing.' If Gordon was not on board the captain anchored thoro for the night, and all hands landed in turn td pay their respects to the rebel, who has sinco become an enemy to them and to mankind.

'lain disbanding tho native irregulars,' said Colonel Gordon in 1879, 'and the peoplo are delighted.' ' God has appointed me your guide to victory,' wrote Mohamed Ahmed in ISSO to the tribes, 'and you must combine to drive the Egyptians from the cbuntry. The garrisons are re duced nnd your redemption is nigh.' This message was carried far and wide by trusty emissaries of the rebel, and after tho depar ture of Gordon he openly announced him self the Mahtli, or tho last guide of Mohampdans. Dervishes and Fakis (priests and scribes) from all parts collected on the Island of Abba, on tho Whlto Nile, to obey implicitly the impostor's commands. Kaouf Pasha, tho then Governor-General of tho Soudan, sent two companies of infantry to effect hi* capture. Tho command was given to two Adjutant-Majors, who, disagreeing an to the best mode of attack on the village, allowed themselves and the two companion to bo butchered to a man by tho fanatical Dervishes and , follower* of the rebel. This victory ntainpcd him at omco in tJio eyes of the Somlnnew aH being tho truo Mahdi. Liko all Mohain cilans, they look upon a successful rebel against authority as being under tho special guidance of heaven, nnd of course thousands flocked to tho rebel standard, upon which ia inscribed 'Thoro is no God but Go;1.; Mohamed is his apostle, and Mohamed Ahmed is tho guide. "Tho robol, after this success, moved from tho island of Abba, and crossed over to tho west bank of tho river, where ho collected n body of men from tho Konlofnn tribes to meet an army of 5,000 Egyptians which Raouf Pasha had proparod and de spatched in pursuit. ThoGovornmenttroaps, as usual, woro under tho command of two oiilcers, and a quarrel between thorn ended in a disaster which has scareoly n parallel in history. Tho forco was surprised and annihilated by a small body of rebels, armed only with spears. Somo 'JOO effected their escape from the massacre, but these were afterwards made captives by tho Arab tribes through whoso territory they had to pass. Several of them linvo lately beon liborated by their captorn, and havo re turned to Khartoum to tell tho sad talo of their slaughtered comrades. This victory gavo to Ahmed 5,000 .Remington rifles, two mountain guns, nnd a. largo supply of ammunition. Arming his followers with theso, ho invaded Kordo fan, and laid seigo to II Oheid, the capital, garrisoned by '1,000 Government troops. His prestige was now at its height. Tribes flocked en masse from remote parts of tho country and joined him in the siego, and it issaid that when the town surrendered to him in January last ho had a followin" of 60,000 mon. With tho fall of El Oboid ho became tho possessor of 10,000 rilles, six guns, and four rocket tubes, besides Im mense stores of ammunition and other war material. Tho Soudan was now virtually at his feet, and had ho desired to take Khar toum, the emporium of Central African trade, ho could havo easily dono so; --.the Government had absolutely no troops to defend it. Ho preferred, however, to rest on his laurels and pass a life of indolence at El Obeid, whero he is now concentrating his followers for a decisive encounter with tho Soudan field forco under Major-General Hicks. I say decisivo, becauso a sovcro de feat inflicted by one of tho opposing forces on tho other will give the victor completo possession of tho Soudan.

Both tho rebel and Major-General Hicks aro actively ongaged in making prepara tions for the conflict which will shortly take place between them. On tho robol side there is valour, fanaticism, and that reck less disregard of life which distinguished tho Saracens of old. To opposo him we havo the bravo defenders of Tel-el-Kebir, under tho samo officers, who wore first to turn tail on tho appearance of tho first Highlander over tho ramparts. In fact our army is a crowd of undisciplined fellaheen, brought hero in chains to fight against an enemy whom they dread, and who is their superior in courage, activity, and intelligence. Mohamed Ahmjd is a thorough-going fatalist, and he \rill bo perfectly resigned to his fate whatever the issue may bo. In a communication he sent to a person the other day he "wroto—" Victories come from God, and we must receive them with all humility. If defeat be inflicted upon you, cry peccavi, and ?ay, "Amar Allah'" (a fyns Duw a fydd).

El - Obeid, the headquarters of tho prophet, which has now been occupied by Major General Hicks, is situated in tho centre of a plain, south-west of Khartoum, lat. 13dg. llm. N. ;it is composed chiefly of houses built of reeds, with ft few of sundried bricks. The popu lation has been estimated at 1.'5,000. Though a place of no great impor tance, judged by civilised standards, it is tho capital of Kordofan, and in tho key to Soudan. Its trado consists eliiofly in gold, silver, gum arabic, ivory, and other products of Central Africa— not the loast important among them being slaves. We may hope that tho subjugation of this region by British skill and valour, will result at loast in a check being placed on the latter part of its trading industries.

THE AUCKLAND MEMBER OF THE CABINET.

Mr Mltcholson Appointed Ministor of

Public Works.

The announcement which.we made through an extra this morning that Mr Mitchelson, member for Marsden, had been offered and accepted a seat in the Cabinet, with

the portfolio of Minister of Public Works, took the city by surprise. Many names had been mentioned, and their chances canvassed, but Mr Mitchelson,

from the briefness of his political experi ence and the inactive part he has hitherto taken in public life, led everyone away from entertaining even a suspicion that he was the coming man. The result is, no doubt, the outcome of heart-burn ings and jealousies among those towards whom the public mind more naturally turned for the new Minister. It may be said, however, of Mr Mitchelson, that his appointment is open to fewer objections than might have been ur»-ed against some of those who have been named as possessing good chances. Per sonally, no man in the House is moro generally or deservedly esteemed. Ho is practical and unassuming, the architect of his own fortunes, and has succeeded so com pletely as to have won the undisturbed leisure which a political career demands. His achievement of this distinction is, moreover, a proof of the thoroughly demo cratic character of our representative in stitutions j and it has, wo firmly believe, been brought about without personal intrigue, or the influence of powerful friends. The appointment, therefore, is one that aflords encouragement to the aspirations of quiet, unobtrusive, plodding integrity. That the perseverance and shrewd judgment which forced succoss in business lifo should havo enabled him to toko a good position in colonial politics is,

porhaps, not a matter of ■ surprise, though the want of opportunity- has neces sarily interfered with tho cultivation of thpso faculties and talents of mind which we afo accustomed to associate with political sucoosh. Mr MltchelHon is; however, a young man, and very few politicians have boon afforded such a chance as that placed in his way by afl exceptional combination of circumstances, The Public Works portfolio which he is to take gives special scope for organising and administrative capacity, and the now Minister will have a cluuice of achieving a reputation for himself which many politicians would have given anything to enjoy. It follows as n, natural consoqueiice that such oppor tunities arc accompanied by great responsibilities, and that an exhibition of weakness or want of firmness of chtvractor and individuality will prove alike disastrous to the Minister and to those who rely upon him foi' (i just ttnd sluoccwful tidtninistt-a tion. We me not in tho secrets of tiie Cabinet, And have no knowledge of the reasons -which Unally deoidod the selection; but if among them there" wasthehope that the inexperience of the new Minister in oiiiclal life will make hint only t,)jt> nominal hood of his Pejtai'tmoiil, we Ihist add bfciieVO they will be disappointed, mid that Mr Mitehel son will realiso tho be«t expectations of his friends. We may be permitted to indulge in sonic little self-congratulation for the part the Staii has taken in impressing the mind of tho Ministry with the right of Auck land to representation in tho Cabinet, and Its clalln to the portfolio of Public Works, and tho new Minister may rely upon it that he entora on his dillicult duties with genuine wishes for hk success. The Hon. Mr Johnston resigns his portfolio at oneo, though ho docH.not leavo for England till the following May. It in understood that great reductions aro to be made in the De partment, and the first work tho new Minister Will huvo to perform will bo the not Very agreeable ono of carrying out sweeping measures of retrenchment.

Charitable Aid Society.

lli.s WoKsiin* TiiE Mayor has, we observe, convened a meeting for Wednesday next to consider as to tho establishment of a Charitable Aid Society for Auckland. It is a and truth (which has, however, its bright sides) that tho growth of largo and pros perous centres of population is invariably accompanied by extromities of poverty which are unknown in more primitive com munities. If there is a certain amount o* want and consequent misery in our city, it is a little comforting to know that it does not proceed from any depression of trade or general disaster, but is the ordin ary outcome of industrial progress and commercial expansion. Mora con soling still is it to rellcct that tho exist ence of destitution ha.i the effect of dovcl oping. thoso liner feelings of our nature which find vent in works of rcliof, acts of honovoloricc, deeds of kindness, and other active forms of practical Christianity, That Ilierc i*i a [.'rowing need of charity urguMMit' lion in thi.i city is proved by tho frequent nppcnlH which are made to private chanty, ax well iik by tho occasional public subscrip tions to meet special cafes of nlllietion or hardship ; and it is thoroforo to bo hoped that a hearty rcsponso will bo given to tho Mayor's invitation. Thoso who are prosper ing with tho prosperity of Auckland should enrol themselves in a society which aims at ameliorating thu lot of thoso whom that prosperity ia casting into the deep shade of poverty; and the Indies, whowo liner and more sensitive natures endow them peculiarly for work of this description, will, wo doubt not, bo warm sympathisers and oroige*i* workers in tho projected organ isation. There aro the destitute class who are directly responsible for their condition, nnrl theso require caroful supervision such as only a society can givo. We havo no faith whatever in Stato rolief of destitution, unless by means of giving employment; and thoso citizens who wish to keep tho colony clear of tho demoralising taint of pauperism will give their support to the Charitable Aid Society. It in no doubt tho duty of tho State to prevent poverty ns well m pauperism; but so long as this duty in neglected it is incumbent u]>on society to adopt other means of reliof. Indiscriminate alms-giving is worse than no giving at all, and if tno charitably-disposed wish to bo assured that their donations aro properly applied they should give them through a well-conducted organisation. It la n patent fact that tho existing means aro inadequate to relievo the cases of poverty which arise hero. Only tho other day an old man was sent six months to gaol for no other crime than that of being poor and homeless. It is useless to rail at tho iniquitous law which makes destitution a crime, and condemns tho person guilty of it to herd with criminals. Tlio Bonding of such persons to gaol not unfrequeiitly saves them from octiiul starvation, and tho Old Men's Refuge being overcrowded, what else could bo done ? The onus of a heavy crime lies .upon society if it does not dischargo its duty with regard to its more unfortunate members ; and it would be a satiro on our humanity if, after organising a Society for tho Provontion of Cruelty to Animals, wo omitted to provido for tho Bufforing ones of our own species. " The quality of mercy is not strninod," nnd wo feel assured of a successful outcomo to tho laudable efforts which aro being madoto found a Charitablo Aid Socioty.

Wo learn that the mail steamer Australia, which wax expected to leavo Sydnoy for Auckland and !San Francisco on 10th inst., will not take her dopaiiuro till the 14th, arriving hero about tho 10th. Tho longth encd stay in Sydnoy has beon necessitated by certain repairs which require to bo carried out.

Tho New Zealand Shipping Company have received a telegram dated London, October 31st, stating that tho Tongariro left Plymouth at midnight on October 29 for Port Chalmers and Lyttolton. Tho Doric on her homeward passago arrived at Kio on October 28, after the quickest pas sage yet made to that port by ono of tho direct steamers. Her refrigerators woro working satisfactorily, and her frozen meat was in oxeollont condition.

The business before Mr Maguiro, J.P., at the Police Court this morning wnstK»dit posal of an old man, Thoinns Kiloy, who was want to* Mount Eden for a short period for drunkenness. Riloy was in a tottering mid deplorable condition, nnd had been suffering mentally from excessivo drinking

At tho City Council meeting last night, fully an hour was occupied in discussing to which Committee a knotty point in connec tion with tho Building Regulations should bo reforrod. This makes tho three-thou sandth discussion on theso regulations.

Somo timo ago it was reported that tho proprietor of tho Waitakoroi Falls had dis posed of tho pioporty. This, however, it appears, is not correct. It has transpired that tho proprietor contemplates) disposing of the estato to a company for tho purpose of establishing a sanatorium. Part of tho scheme is the erection of detached cottages, which will be lot to families during tho summer months.

Tho first meeting of tho creditors of Honry Jacobs, shoemaker, was to havo been hold yesterday, but lapsed for want of a quorum. The liabilities amount to £86 19s, and thoro are no assets.

We are desired to authoritatively state that tho man Edward Smith, whose sudden death in the New Plymouth Hospital was reported in our last impression, is not a brother of Mrs Williamson (widow of the somo time Superintendent of Auckland), as suggested there, nor any relative of the family. Mrs Williamson's maiden name was Barre. The lady is at present away from Auckland, but her son, Mr Hudson Williamson (Crown Prosecutor), has re ceived several communications arising out of this case of mistaken identity, one of them being a telegraphic message of con dolenco from tho Mayor of Hawera.

During the past year or eighteen months, the improvements made in hotel accommo dation in every part of the colony is sur prising. We learn that tho Messrs Soccombe intend pulling down tho Shamrock Hotel in Wcllesley-strcot, at present leased to Mr Hawkins, and replacing it with an elegant erection of pressed brick nnd Oainnru stone. Tho now building will cost about £4,000. The plans have ocon prepared by Messrs Mahoney and Son.

A Iwsus natural in the form of a chickon with four legs and four wings has been discovered by Mr Benjamin Berry, of Newton Road, in his poultry yard. It was unable to make its way through the shell, and was discovered dead when the egg was broken. The curiosity can be seen on ap plication to Mr Berry.

The chief creditors in tho estate of Michael White, bottler, are: Speight find Co., browor.s, Dimedin, i'SBJ 4s (id ; Scarlett and Co., brewers, Clnistehurch, £110 10b ; H. Cuthbertgon, accountant, Auckland, £39 17s (id. Tho assets are sot down as follow : Stock in trade,' £75 ; household furniture in Grafton Road, £15; book dcbtn (£39219s 8d), aay £200, Total, £290.

The Wardens of the Hebrew congrega tion) Moßßfs A. H." Nathan and M. M. Levy, with the Committee of Management, Messrs M. Montague, E, Lewie, L. W. Noumagon, L. l'litllips, and D, Blooffl, ontertained the whole of their communion at a ball held last evening at the Masonic Hall, Nearly two hundred invitations had been Issued, to which about ISO ladies and gentlemen responded. A very pleasant ovening was spent. The refreshments and music wore everything that could bedesired, and a general foellnjf of pleasure and satis' faction was evinced by the guests to their entertainers for an enjoyable evening and A meeting calculated to promote harmony and good feeling,

The Penny Time Table, to the Koveiil bcr number of which laudutory reference Was made in our la3t issue, is the one owned and published by Mr Cecil Gardner*!

Tho Library Committoe of the City f!otfneil are preparing an order, for £100 worth of new books. It is to be transmitted home by the mail, which closes on the 15th instant.

Towards tho closo of the Gospel Temper ance Mission meeting last night, in the Choral Jtttll, rt nuitibet' of larrikins showered a quantity of stfliies On tlic foof, causing quite a comii(itition among the atfdiencs from tho suddenness of the nttrtck. , TflcSti assaults might in a great measure bo pre vented if the secretaries and promoters of such.meetings would take timely precaution in obtaining the services of a constable, which Superintendent Thomson is always willing to afford.

The lisuitl. monthly meeting of the Mount Eden Domain Boivd was held hi iho City Council Chambers this mohiing. Present: Messrs Thompsori (in the chair), Harper, Lawry, and Bridgman. The statement (A accounts which was read showed that re coipts were steadily increasing, and that tho Board had been enabled to pay off an overdraft at tho bank, leaving a credit bal ance Hiiflicient to execute several necessary improvementson tho mountain. Asub-com mittee appointed for tho purpose reported that satisfactory tenders had been accepted for the "kissing gates," &c., that the site for the proposed entrance to the Domain at tho Epsom side had been inspected, mid that the Committee was satisfied that there are no engineering difficulties in the Way of making a carriagd-.drivo 6ii the mountain from that side. It was explained that the Board being willing to make this road, it only remains for tho residents on tho Epsom side to securo tho right-of-way across somo private property, which will not involve a largo outlay.

Mr E, Bartley lias received the following tenders for iron sheds for tho Onehunga Iron nnd Steel Company :—Wrigley and Hancock, £2,GG7 ; W. Uosser, £2,350 ; J. McColl, £2,170; T. Colebrook, £1,900 ; J. \V. Jones, £1,875; C. Khodes, £1.848; Smith nnd Woolley, £1,453; W. Hutchison, £1,416; Smith and Howe, £1,357 ; Milling ton, £1,275.

Tho November innuo of tlio " St. Sepul chro's Parish Magazino" for tho current month contains notices of church events and meetings in prospect in connection with tho parish ; progress of the memorial window fund in memory of Bishops Patteson and Selwyn ; besides tlio usual pages of religious literature, an excellent biography of-Oiiarloa Knight, tho eminent publisher, and promoter of cheap and sound literature and education among tho people Profes sor Tucker is announced to givo a locturo in tho school-room on the 12th inst., on " Tho Truo State of Civilisation Under tho Roman Empire, Viewed in connection with tho Early Christian Persecutions."

Tho reading of tho roports of tho City Sanitary Inspector never fail to cause a smilo to go round the Council Hoard. Tho return of work dono, es pecially, is characteristically Scotch in its terseness, llore is Mr Ooldio's state mont of his duties for tho past fortnight;— "Shops, yards, and other places visited daily. Sinco 17th inst. attended to 30 complaints of nuisances, &c, registered five dogs (total number registered 1,171), '2 dogs in tho konnol on 17th, impounded one dog, released ono ; remaining in kennel,two dogs. Laid 7 informations for breaches of by-laws ; two cases were dismissed with out costs, four were withdrawn, and costs aliowed, £4 Be. Buthors' shops and other nlaccs visited daily. Two men em ployed to assist mo in carrying out my duties."

A young i>eoplo's ball was held last evening in a suburban hall, established by the enterprising proprietor on purely total abstinence principles, his expressed wish being that no intoxicating drinks should be used on tho premises. About 70 couples wero present, nnd tho utmost good-feolinft apparently prevailed; but; in the small hours of tlio morning a chango was observed to come over tho reddoning faces of several of tho male dancers, and after leaving tho hall several times, their unsteady gait and peculiar demeanour unmistakeably showed that they had been imbibing other than tho puro gift of Nature—viz,, tho bottlo that does not cheer but inebriates. Wo regret to state that sovoral of theso young men woro drunk, to tho evident disgust of tho ladies. Of course, tho proprietor had let his hall to tho party, and is in no way responsible for this broach of good faith.

Tlio fallowing defended notions were hoard at the R.M. Court yesterday in addi tion to tho cases mentioned in our last issue :—Cousins and Atkin v. Elliott, claim £8 11s, balance due on two drays alleged to liavo been gold tho defendant, a Whan garei sottler (Mr Campbell for plaintiffs, and Mr'Thorno for defendant). Judgment reserved. A. G. Buckley v. Price and Malcolmson, claim £10, balanoo duo on bricklayers' contract in connection with erection of Auxiliary Lunatic Asylum (Mr Thco. Cooper for plaintiff, and Mr B. Hos kctli for (lofendants),—His Worship held that tho plaintiff was ontitled to recover upon tho quantum meruit, but took time to consider tho amount. Hancock and Co. v. Gaudln, claim £27, for beer supplied (Mr Grecnway for 'plaintiffs, and Mr Theo. Cooper for defendant),—Plaintiff non suited, claim being outside the jurisdiction of tho Court.

Tho third annual mooting of tho Timaru Fnrmors' Co-operativo Association (Limited) took placo on Saturday last, whon tho balancc-eheot was produced. Tho paid-up capital is 17,738 ; resorvo fund, £915 ; profit for the year, £1,430. A dividond of 7 per cont. was doclarod tho balanco to go to tho reserve fund. .Tho gross turn-over of tho year wnsthoenormoussumof £81,360. We say this Company is as suro to become as great and ns strong in proportion as tho Army and Navy or Civil Service in the Old Country. Now every farmor knows for what he can send his produco Homo—can take advantage of Homo markets ; what his implements, seeds, and imported goods will cost him ; can calculate how to do his busi ness and bo /inn under tho grasp of tho Middleman.

Messrs Hewitt and G. Clark, accompanied by Messrs J. Grice and W. H. Graco waited upon tho Promior yestorday to draw attention to the fact that while tenders had been called for tho construction of tho per manent way from Hamilton to Morrins villo, no tender, had been invited for tho Cambridgo line, dospito promises that no time should be lost in doingso. Tho depu tation, having been introduced by Messrs Whitaker and Whyte, M.H.R.'s, laid tho matter before tho Premier, who replied that want of funds had been the cause of tho delay, besides promising that ho would care that conditions were insorted in the contract for the line from Hamilton to the junction of the Cambridge line, giving the contractor for the line from the junction to Cambridge the right to run over the four miles with his material from Hamilton to the juntion, and that so soon as the four miles were completed he would see that steps were taken taken to expediate tho construction of the line from the junction to Cambridge. This ended the inverview.

The final meetinp of creditors in the estate of Frank Hothain King, a clerk, was held at noon yesterday in the Supreme Court House. Mr Macffarkne (trustee) presented the following report:—" The debtor was a clerk with Mr J. VV. Waller. About IS months ago Mr Waller bought the steamer Oreti, and gave the debtor a third of her for nothing, and. one Legge another third, The vessel was registered in these three names, but the partnership then entered into only lasted three months, and the vessel was taken over by Mr Waller, though no proper transfer was made ; and in consequenco the Oreti still stands in tho debtor's name as third ownor. Mr Waller, after tho transfer, worked tho vessel for his own exclusive advantage. But it was afterwards seized by the mort gage and sold. Tho Oreti was sent to Eraser and Tinne's for repairs, and Waller, not having paid their account, they raised an action against not only Waller, but tho debtor also, as a registered owner of the ves vol, and got judgment against him as well as Waller, and the debtor having no means of meeting this judgment, was compelled to file his schedule. The debtor's liabilities wero stated at £1,617 Us sd, of which Fraser and Tinne proved for £911, D, Gouk for £104, and Lusk and Burton £300 ; whilo the assets were set down at £467 lid 2d, viz., one-third interest in Oreti's machinery, £16 13a 4d ; one-third interest in Oreti's boiler, £100; cash in bank, 17s lOd; claim against Waller's estate,, £350. A resolution was passed reconi mpnding the debtor's discharge '

CABLEGRAMS.

[IIEt/TUlt'9 TWiKUIUMft.]

THE DISASTEIt' IN THE! KM&H SEA.

IVo Staatuois in Collision, Fifteen Lives lost,

London, November 1. Fcktiieii Intelligence is to hand regarding the disaster In St, George's Channel. The report that sixty poisons have been drowned in proved to be incorrect. It has now been ascertained that the calamity wasoccasiolied by a collision between tho mail packet Holyhead, running between MolyhCad and t>ublin f and the steamer Alhambra. BVtJi

vcfisels were severely injured, and sank shortly after tho Collision. The majority of the passengers and crew Were Mavnd by the tassels' boats, but fifteen personn were drowned,

Tho Dynamite Oiitraaros in London.— Fonians SusptSctS*.

London, Novemi/'ef h

Tho explosions which occurred on the tindsrground railway are believed to have beert caused by dynamito at the hands of Fenian einiasaries; The Metropolitan stations arc no*tr gdardod by fsttong bodies of polica, and the approaches to the tunnels are watched. Tho affair has eiWsc'tl con siderable alarm in the metropolis.

O'Donovan liossa has announced that more Fenian outrages are imminent in fiiigland,

The I*r^itdtt Prtioy in Tonqain

PAim, October 31.

Tho debate on the Eastern policy of tho Government waa resumed in the Chamber of Deputies to-day. In the course Of a speech on the position of affairs in Tonquin, M.- Ferry averred that there was not an ex-' pectation of war with China, neither France' nor that country being desirous of an appeal to arms. A voto of confidence in the Go vernment was, at tho closo of tho debate, carried by a substantial majority.

[SI'KCfAL *O i'llteS ASiHOC'fATION.]

Deattt oi tile False Prophet.

Losdok, November11. It is believed that El Mahdi, the Soudan prophet, has been killed, Tho French In Tonquln. M. Ferry has stated that France intends to retain Tonquin, and has captured Sontay and Bacninoh. M. Tricon has telegraphed to his Govern ment that Lihung Chang has disavowed the action of tho Marquis of Tseng as bringing tho Chinese Legation into discredit. Tho "Times" on tho Annexation Question. Tho London " Times " expresses pleasure at what it terms the now departure of tho colonies in regard to tho Pacific annexation question, and expresses its belief (that no Government would ever attempt to thwart the plan of a united Australasia. It ridi cules General Maclver's achenio and state ment!'.

AUSTRALIAN.

Fatal Rioting on a Plantation.

Brisbane, November 1

A serious affray occurred to-day among tho Chinese labourers on a plantation near Cairns. One man was killed and throe wore wounded. :

Melbourne Wool Sales.

Melbourne, November 1

At tho wool salo to-day, the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) catalogued 2,400 bales, of which 2,200 wero sold. That catalogued was com posed oZ unusually choice lots, including several leading clips from tho Western districts. A parcol of 210 bales greasy sold at 14Jd —tho highest price this season. Scoured brought up to 22Ad. Prices generally were very satisfactory. There was a large attendance of buyers, and a brisk competition was again experienced. The opening rates of tho seasonwore firmly maintained.

LARGE FIRE AT CAMBRIDGE.

Five Buildings Destroyed. — Ono Thousand Pounds Damages.

[by telegraph.—own correspondent.]

Cambridge, this day. The largest fire which Cambridgo has over experienced broke out at the upper end of the town at two o'clock this morning, re" suiting in tho destruction of five buildings and doing damage to the extent of over £1,000, only about £"'OO being covered by insurance. About the hour named a fire broke out at the bock of Brown's furniture warehouse, and before it was noticed the building was enveloped in flames. The fire soon spread to FretwoU's hmsv shooing and plumber's shop on ono side, and Hitchins's shoemaking establish ment on tho other. Arnabolde's house fol lowed, and hero tho firo was checked by pulling down tho adjoining workshop. Arnaboldo succeeded in saving his furniture and tools, and Hitchins his stock, but tho others saved baroly anything. The Con stabulary rendered valuablo nsaistanco, together with others who assemblod. The supply of water was very limited. Tho origin of the firo is unknown, Frctwell is tho heaviest losor. The offices which sutler most are the National and South British.

SCINTILLATIONS.

Tub Governor leaves for Canterbury to night. 13,288,152 Bhoop in Now Zealand. 11,000 locomotives on English railways. Mrs Hampson comes from Sydney in tho mail steamer on Tuesday. Mr J. Lord ia appointod Registrar of Births, Marriages, and Doaths at Auck land. What is tho only pane of which overyono makes light ?—A window-pane. Song to send per telegraph and telephone —" Thou art so near and yot so far." There were 199 births, 62 deaths, and 52 marriages in Auckland lost month. The Bitting of the Land Court at Tolago Bay is adjourned to 3rd December noxt. Cflristchurch Society of Arts has 41 ordinary and 28 working membors, and a cash balanco of £31. . - Two natives have been sontencod at Now Plymouth to three years' imprisonment for shooting a cow. If they had shot a sur veyor they would have got off. Why arc the flats of a granary like " con tinued" tales? — Because they aro ceroal stories. " When a man begins to go downhill," says a cynic," "he finds everythinggroased for tho occasion." Despito the large export of mutton during last year, there are now 880,040 more shoop in tho colony than there were a year ago. The Native Minister is expected to meet Tawhiao and the natives at Whatiwhatihoe on tho 16th lust. Railways in England and Wales pay a million and a half per annum in tho shape of taxes, and more than £750,000 in Go vernment duty. Tho year's working ex penses are about £31,000,000. The Parihakanatives lately received £426 for fungus. Not a shilling of it was spent in liquor. A correspondent is informed that it is not practicable to feed the live-stock on an ocean steamer in the trough of tho sea. Sir Wm. Jervois means to make a length ened tour of the South Island, and will in spect the variouo harbours, with a view to preparing a system of defence. A tender has been accepted for the ocean steamer wharf at Lyttefton at £5,444, and for the shed on the wharf at £4,501. Never look at the girls. O, no ! they can't bear to be looked at; they regard it as an insult. They wear their feathers, fur belows, and frills merely to gratify their manias—that's all. The Northern Agricultural Show at Ran »iora, Canterbury, was a great success yesterday, the number of exhibits being in excess of last year. A poor crazy \votnan,vho has boon resid ing for many years in Fiji under the name of Mrs Russell, has been identified as Catherine Vaughan (nee Cooper), the lone missing heiress of property in England valued at £3,000. Tho bank returns of the colony for last quarter show: Liabilities £9,006,353 8s 4d ; assets, £17,640,399 Id ; and notes in circu lation, £939,178 los 9d. The bullion on hand amounts to £111,740 13s. The following are tho entries for the Can terbury Metropolitan Show :—Sheep, 410 ; cattlo, 182 ; horses, 81 ; pigs, 50 ; dogs, 23 ; New Zealand manufactures, 95; dairy produco, 17 ; carriages, 01 ; implements, 372 ; cured and preserved meats, 32; total, 1509. Over 300 more than last year. The N.Z. Insurance Company have inti mated to the City Council their willingness to place one of Babcock's small fire engines in the Free Library.

THE PROJECTED JORDAN VALLEY CANAL.

Tun Primes Minister having been asked, as representing the Government, to grant a loan of eight millions sterling to construct the proposed Jordan Canal, has replied as follows i—" 10, Downing-streot, Whitehall, S.W., August 28, 1883. Sir,—Mr Glad stone has duly received tho communication which you have made to him on behalf of the promoters of the Jordan Valley Canal, and he desires me to acquaint you that he has referred it to the Foreign Secretary, to whose department the subject matter seems now properly to belong.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, E.- W. Hamilton,"

The letter in which this application was mado was in tho following terms s—

" Jordan Valley Califil Company, "4, Broadway Chamber. 8, " Westminster, Aug. 24, 1888. " Sir,—l ah* instructed by tho Executive Committee of this Company to apply to you, as representing Her Majesty's Govern ment* fot She loan of eight millions stwling, at 3\ per cent/ interest, to assist them in carrying out their undertaking. It is need less hero to enlarge upon t(»o world-wide importance of the enterprise, connecting as it will—fjy n nnvijjablc canal three hundred feet wide and forty feat doop at the narrowest parts—tho Mediterranean with the Gulf of Akabah. At a duly-convened public meet ing, hold on tho 17th instant at- West minster, whereat were assembled many persons greatly interested in and much im pressed upon the .subject, a resolution was unanimously pits^'l, which appeared in most of the daily papers of the next day, and has since been widely niftd favourably commented upon. It was in these words ; "That in the opinion of this meeting the canal which is proposed from the Mediter ranean through the River Jordan and the Dead Sea to the Oitlf of Akabah is an abso lute necessity for tho growing commerce between the eastern and western nations of this hemisphere.1 Commerce in this direc tion is increasing so rapidly, and with the construction of further railways contem plated by Her Majesty's Government in India and by our colonies and dependencies it will increase more rapidly stilly t'mt it is estimated that long before the present Suez Canal Company or any other company can cut two moro canals the increase of trade will have overtaken the capacity <rf all of them. The insufficiency of the mean's of transit by the present Canal has been sum-' ciently demonstrated both in and out of Parliament. His Imperial Majesty the Sultan of Turkey has already expressed himself in favour of a canal down the Valley of the Jordan. It would bo a vast boon to that part of his dominions, and would help t» bringaboutsomeof those reforms so ardently desired, both by His and Her Majesty's Governmental The capital of the Company will be twenty millions sterling, but the Company will allow the loan]of eight million pounds to bo a first charge Upon tho under taking, and will provide a sinking fund for its redemption within a period of fifty years. Should Her Mnjesty's Government bo desirous of purchasing the undertaking at any future time, it is proposed to give them liberty to do t-o on the same terms as those recently settled with regard to the purchase by them of railways in India. if Her Majesty's Government be unable to advance the sum of eight million pounds upon the security T have indicated, 1 shall bo much obliged if you would be good enough to inform me if they would guarantee interest at three and a-half per cent, per annum upon the whole or any portion of the Company's capital. — I have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant, G. M. F. Molesworth, Chairman."

FESTIVAL SERVICES AT ALL SAINTS'.

YESTERDAY, being All Saints' Day, festival services were held at the above Church/ Holy Communion was celebrated at a quarter-past ten in the forenoon, and at eight o'clock in the evening full evensong was held, The clergy present were the Venerable Archdeacons IJudley and Pritt, the Revs. C. M. Nelson, M.A., St. Paul's; W. Tebbs, M.A., St. Matthew's ; Davis, St. Thomas's ; Hill, — ; Hasclden, — ; Walpole, M.A., St. Mary's ; and William Calder, All Saints'. The Rev, Mr Walpole read the order of evening prayer, the first lesson being read by the Key. W. Tebbs, and the second lesson by the Rev. C. M. Nelson. The service, which was a bright one throughout, commenced with hymn 427, A. and M.j psalms 84, 116, and 149, being special psalms for the day, were well rendered by a full choir, as was the Anthem: " Who are these?" (Stainer). The Rev. Mr Hill preached an excellent sermon, the text being part of the 21st verse of the xvii. chap, of St. John. Tho offertory was in aid of the organ fund, on which the Incumbent announced only £30 was owing.

THE GOSPEL TEMPERANCE MISSION SOIREE.

Tiik monster soirco in connection with the Bluo Ribbon Army, or Gospel Temporaneo Mission, was held in the Choral Hall lost evening, and altogether, must be pronounced a aucccss and most gratifying to the Committee Tea was provided in tho side rooms, and of which about 300 persons pnrtook. The public meeting was subsequently held in the spacious hall, in whioli wei'o at least 600 poi'Bons. Tho Rev. Samuel Maefarlano (Prosidont) occupied the chair. Tho ladies forming tho Lndics' Com inittoc occupied tho scuts to tho right of tho Chairman, while on the left sattho sneakers and vocalists. Tbo platform was tastily decorated with llowcra and ovorKrecns, indicative of the geason.andgavcajoyousaspecttothesccne. Tho proceedings opened with hymn 66 (Sunkey and Moody), "Work, for tho Night is Coming," fol lowed by prayor (He y. W. S. Potter). Miss M. A. Bramo bang willi touching effect, and in a clear and distinct voice, "He Wipes the Tear from Every Bye." Tho President noxt dclivorcdan address, thoroughly practical, on tho progress of tho Mission, which, as far as Auckland wus concorned, was only six months old; still it was vigorous, healthy, and full of promise in the future. During the six months of its existence 5,(100 plodges had been taken, nearly one-half being now pledges. Mr Macfurlane went on to say that the timo was at hand when the promoters Of temporaneo would be called to exercise their votes for tho election of tho Licensing Com mittees. It was a part of tho duty; of friends of temperance to endeavour to restrict tho traffic f hi. intoxicating liquors, and in time, If possible, to abolish it altogothcr. It was necessary, if tho ratepayers would do their duty, to diminish tho opportunities for profiting in this nefarious business. That matter was in their hands, if they would only bo in oarncst. < Ho could not allow tho occasion to pass without acknowledging tho inestimable value of the work done by the Ladies' Committee. The ladies who had worked so bravely and achieved such satisfactory results could not havo boon so signally blessed but for their love of Christ, which was an active prineiplo in their hoar's. He hoped yet to see, at no rcmoto period, a refugo for the unhappy victims of strong drink—a placo where the sympathy and kindly help of woman might guide and console, and start the reclaimed on tho load of true sobriety and prosperity. Ho quoted an extract from the " Herald" descriptive of the nowly forinod township of Oxford, in tho Waikato in Which it was stated that two acres of land were reaervod for a brewery, and half an aero for a cathedral. Ho believed tho brewery would bo completed long before the cathedral. Tho Gospel Tomporanco Mission was a pro gressive movement, and could not stund still. It must go forward or ccaso to oxist. Ho urged upon tho friends to keep awake, for it must bo remombored that while Christians sleep the enemy bowcs the tares. Tho address was forcible, argumentative, and illustrative, and the speaker was frequently cheorcd during its delivery. Miss Peace noxt sang an original song,." The Ribbon of Blue," a composition of much morit (written by Mrs Peace), which wus deservedly encored. Mrs Hutchinson, of the Ladies' Committee, then stopped to tho front of tho stage and read tho ladles, report, a full and very interesting docu ment, in which it was stated that during four months tho Ladies' Committoo had received 1.40 D pledges, of which 700 wore new ones. (Loud applnuso). This was tho result of a house to-houso visitation. Tho Committee had recom mended a petition to tho Legislature to obtain a froo franchise for womon in the election of these Licensing Committees. Tho power to vote at these elections wus a matter which concerned the immediate welfare of themselves, their households, and thoir children. They had obtained 1,300 signatures to this petition. Mr Griflin, the American Consul, moved, and Mr Joseph Newman seconded, tho adoption of tho report. Mr Griflin made some excellent remarks on the character of the report, which, liko other work in which ladies woro engaged, was full of inspiring lessons of love and sym pathy. Ho quoted from a nuinbor of scientific and learned authorities declaring against the use of alcohol, which was tho cause of wicked ness, disease, and crimo: and learned scientific opinions had dono much to banish the time worn theories about its nourishing properties. Women had nothing to do with the erection of whisky and dram-shops, stills, &c These were tho work of the Devil and man. Addresses were also delivered by the Rev. J. K. Davis and tho Itov. A. Keid, both excollent and telling speeches. Tho following melodies were sung: " Whoro is my Wandering Boy ?" Mr Huxtablo; "Scatter Seeds of ICindnoss," audience; "Sign the Plcdgo for Mother's Sake." Miss It. Birch; "Say, Is your Lamp Burning, my Brother <" Misses Bramo and JMcsprs Huxtable and Kilpatrick; " Low at Thy Foot," Misses Brame; "The Children or tho Drink," Mrs Bettany; "The Cradle Song of the Poor," Miss MeEwan. Tho moeting closed with votes of thanks.

Fire ! Fire ! —To-morrow last day of Gar-. rcttßros.'salvagesalo. Grcatbargains.—[Advt.]

Cash v. credit sewing machines at Eng lisli anrl American prices for cash or part cash —I). S. Chambers.—[Awvt.

Darning, Embroidering, and Mending Attachment, £2 10s; or given free with D. S. Chambers's New Sewiug Machines.—[Advt.] Best and, cheapest place to furnish your house from ia Garliek and Cranwell s City Hall Arcade. Some beautiful cretonnoa and carpets juat opened up. Bedroom furniture ready for mmodiftto delivery.—[Advt,]

THE LATE FATAL LANDSLIP.

The Contractor Charged with Man slaughter.

(l!Y t&LtOBAVn— PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Wellington, Thursday. At the inquest on the bodies of John Emvright and Thomas O'Malley, who were killed by a fall of earth on tho railway lino yesterday, the jury brought in, after a short deliberation, a verdict " That John En wright and Thomas O'Malley were killed through the negligence 'of Edward O'Malley, the foreman in charge of the works." In tho course of his evidence, tho foreman said s—" I had ordered timber sup ports to be put in, and when the accident took place tliero was only one load more of stuff to take away, and if the slip had not taken place timber would then have been put up. That was the last load. I thought it was secure enough to continue work for another hour, and then the work there would have been finished. I knew tho danger, and I feel it was my fault. I ought to have in sisted upon having the face of the cutting battered down. Immediately after the ter mination of the inquest, Mr O'Malley was ; taken into custody by the police on the Coroner's inquisition for manslaughter. He was, however, released on bail, himself in £200 and two sureties of £100 each.

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS.

The adjourned final meeting of the creditors of David and Richard store keepers, of Tauranga, look place at the-. Supreme Court-houße this morning. Mr S.. E. Hughes, sen., appeared for L. D, Nathan and Co., an* Mr Thos. Hall for the debtors,, The trustee (Mr Thos. Macffarlane) pre sented his report, which stated inter alia that the debtors attributed their insolvency to a falling-oil in trade, eaperadded to the pressure of one of the largest creditors', Captain McMillan. Aniongßt the assets* there were 94 acres of Government deferred* payment land at Te Puke, which had bean granted to Richard Griffiths, the valuS o( ! which was set down at i'3oo. He had been advincd, however, that the creditors could not force it to be given up, as the Land: 1 Act protected it; but he had advised the? CiiWitsta yield it up voluntarily, but with out sucSeVs/, David Griffiths was favour able to that course, but Richard Griffiths would not consent The liabilities were £1,254 17s 7d, and the assets £986 17s Id, and out of the latter he had paid an in-, terim dividend of 3s 6d in the f. The report was adopted, and alter some dis cussion it was resolved, "That Fa'Vid Griffiths be forthwith discharged from all liabilities under the Acts, but that llicbarti Gritliths be not discharged until ho does what he can to enable the trustee to get the land at Te Puke transferred to the trustee, and that the trustee be mrthorised to apply to the Court for authority if compel him to- Mr Thomas Macffarlane was fo-dTW-yap> pointed trustee in the estate o? Htenrjr" Jacobs, shoemaker, A general meeting of the creditors &■ Henry Peter Bluet, of Whakatane, was held at the office of Mr A. D. Bennett .(the trustee), High-street, yesterday, ot 2 p.m. The trustee's report was submitted and adopted by the creditors present, and the debtor's discharge recommended on tho application of Mr J. M. Speed, the debtor's solicitor;.

The final Meetine, et the creditors of Robert Martin, timber broker, waß aloo held yesterday afternoon in Mr Bennett's office, Mr Joseph. Craig occupying the chair. The trustee's report was duly read and con sidered by the creditors, ana on the motion of Mr McLellan the debtor's discharge -was recommended.

A number of the creditors of Richard Rhodes attended & meeting called on the application of the debtor's solicitor (Mr J. U. Speed) at Mr Bennett's office, yester day, to consider the question of the debtor's discharge. Mr Houghton occupied the chair. The trustee's report was read.and adopted, and the meeting strongly con demned the debtor's valuation of his assets as fictitious. It wbs held, however, that no good would accrue from withholding over the debtor's discharge, and as the trustees had paid a dividend, the discharge was recommended.

SOCIETY FOR THE PREVEN TION OF CRUELTY TO ANI MALS.

A meeting of this Society was held yester day, at 3.30 p.m.-, in the office of the Socioty, Bishop Cowie in the chair. There were also present Messrs Brassey, Brown ing, Bovetfc, Chadwick, Dufaur, Hutchin son, Larkins, Morton, Munro, McCullough, Sto.-.'j, Thorne, Drs. Evans and Kidd, and Superintendent Thomson. The meeting was held for the purpose of interviewing the six candidates out of 75 applications for the position of Inspector and Collector to the Society, at a salary of £150 per annum. It was resolved before tho commencement of tho business before tho meeting " That no votes by proxy be received." The ap plicants were then severally examined as to their qualifications, and after a ballot had been taken Mr Rodgate w,i« elected to the office by a majority of 14 votes. Mr Red gate's testimonials wore highly satisfactory. He lias been a farmer for more than twenty years in tho county of Nottingham (En^ land), but resolved to try his fortune in this colony, with that of his family, and is com paratively a new arrival. Mr Redgate has been frequently appointed as one of the principal judges at agricultural shows in the Midland counties, and, from his know ledge of cattle, seems well qualified to perform tho duties of the office to wbjch he has been elected, and upon which he imme diately enters. —It was resolved that the Secretary -write to the remaining five can didates in terms of approval of their indi vidual applications. \

CRICKET MATCHES TO MORROW.

[Foe the future, lists of players must be> forwarded to the Stab Office before 11 a.m. on Friday to ensure insertion in' the same evening's issue.]

The cricket match between master marinors and H.M. Customs will be played on the Surrey Hills estate to-morrow after noon, commencing at 2 p.m. Conveyances will leave the Waitemate Hotel corner at 1 p.m., so that the teams may be on the f round, at 1.30 p.m. The public aro cor ially invited to witnoss the interesting contest. H. M. Customß will bo represented by the following players: Messr* Uowe, Colebrook, Nicholson, Brabazon, Heighway, Lo Nauze. Power, Martin, Hamlin, Connolly, and Baxter. The master mariners' team will be chosen from the following:—Captains Haddock (captain), l'ayntor, Colling wood, Hopkins,. W. Farquhar, Crawford, Meikleham, Stephenson, Nearing, Thow, and Le> Naistre.

Auckland v. Otahuhu.—This match will be> played at Otahuhu to-morrow afternoon, a drag leaving town at 1 o'clock. Auckland:—Bealo, Bindon, Cameron, Coxon, Dowes, Earl, Leader, Gardner, O'Brien, Osmond, and liobinson, Standard y. Avondale (at Avondale).— Standard : Hobson (captain), Doan, Sexton fi), Colgan, Smith, Pritchard, Bell, Portcous, Stephenson, Mills.

South Knd v. Excelsior (No. i wicket).— Excelsior: Waddingham, Perkins, Colgan, Pooley, Hobson* Frost, Mason, Higglns, Coyle, Curtis, and Burns. South End: jUronnan (3), Brookfleld, Sutherland, Howard, Leahy, Brown, Beavers, Moran, McCarthy. Emergency: H. Harris.

United Second v. Auckland Sbcond.— United Second: . Shove, Ross, McPherson, Harvie (2), Brighton (i), Israel, Thorpe, Ellis, and George. Auckland Second: Chccseman, D'Arcy, Hall (2). Martin, Moginie, Yon Stunner, Webster, Williamson, Buttle, and Templar. Emergencies: Clayton, Greatbatch, and H. M. Webster.

United v. North Siiokk (Domain, 2 p.m.)— United: Mumford, Tcstro, Yates, MacCormick (2), Jcrvis, McKinnoy, Buckle, Dufaur (2), John son. North Shoro: Lankhain (2), Sims, Wyn yard (<), Sadler, Swanson, Sibbin, Rood, Green) wood.

Alpha v. Gordon (2.15 p.m.)— Alpha: Hay, Cranch, Cutler, Kilpatriok, McDcnnott, Goodacre, Ncsbit, Witherford, Forston, Done, and Brown; E. Garton, emergency. Fkanklyn v. Alma.—Kranklyn: Service (captain), Tattersall, Nicholas, llanloy, Peot, Spinier, Nightingale (2), Nesbitt, Moore, Adllng ton. Alma: KUoy (captain), Wheatloy, Mackie, Hammond, Speight, llobinson, Hart, Hill, Fcn nalligon, Otway, Alton. Paknkll v. Sefton. — Parnoll: — Lecky (capt.), Hill, Anderson, Brown, Cosson m, Jiamon, Simncr, Tcstro, Keatly, and Vi'. Gardiner. •ationalv. Edkn(No. 11 wicket):-National: Colobourne (2), A. Nicholson, Diddomo (2), Brooks, Wrigloy (2), Ambury, Shoveland, Drummond. Emergency: King.Spence. Eden: Roberts, Laird, La Roche, Drum, May, Taitc, Clayton, Waters, Chatfleld, Morrow, white. west End v. Our Boys.—West End: Macky (captain), Arneil, King, Isaac, Twohill, Reid, La wry (2), Brook, Gregson, and Fowler. Emer gency : Mitcholl. Our Boys: Whitesido, Crom well, Ryan, Hill, White, Walker, Machattio, George (2), Hcntlry, and Carlyle. PonsonbyJv. Grammar School.—Ponsonby: C. J. Owen, Kichardson, J. Cook, Edwards, Pell. J. N. Baxter, Geddes, Osmond, Brookes, Fountain, and Gilchrist. •'

Gordon v. Alpha—Ne. 3 Wicket.—The fol lowing represent Gordon: <R. Clayton", Gould, Kissling (2), Lusk, h. Meldrum, MoCauriand Kyburn. Sykes. WilHftms, und Wood Emer gency: Keudordino.

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1883,



BanaglYer Whisky, in bond, 10a fW ; SO case 3 Red Jeer whisky, In bond, 13s 6d and 10s 3d; 60 cases Scotia whisky, in bond; 40 oases Caledonian y/blaky. in bond; 60 Prince Charlie whisky; 150 cases Walker's whisky, 21s 6d; 35 quarter-casks rum, 48 6d. They also quitted 220 packages Marcolnin flask brandy, half-flask brandy, quartor-fiask brandy, Hedgono's limojulco cordial, &c. Tho attendance was good and bia dlng spirited. '*■■■* ■■■.i Special Advertisements. TDANK OF NEW ZEALAND. AN ASE-NCY OF THIS BANK Will de OPENED IN KARANGAHAPE ROAD (Opposite the Post-office) On MONDAY NEXT, 6th NOVEMBER, D. L. MURDOCH, Goneral Manager. Hcatl Office, Auckland, October 30,1883. HL. POSSENISKIE, • TAILOR ARD HABITMAKER, SIIORTLAND-STBEET, Begs to thank the inhabitants of Auckland and surrounding districts foi their patronage hither to, and to inform them that lie has REMOVED TO PREMISES OPPOSITE A. CLABK & SONS' 'WAREHOUSK, where ho trusts to receive a continuance of their favours. A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS, CONSISTIJJd OP ENGLISH, SCOTCH, GERMAN, AND FRENCH MATERIALS, Just to Hand kx s.b. Doric, MaNAPOUri, and Other,l*, VINT'SJVVHISKY. SCIENTIFIC JACT. New Whisky la maddening and poisonous, no matter how blended, coloured, or aftrooubly flavoured. VINT & SONS, Belfast. Ireland (established 38 years), at present hold Immense Block of their Old Wkll-matukkd Whisky, and can ensure to the trade—through their Agents—a really PUKE, OLD. UNADULTERATED. AND WHOLESOME SPIRIT, tho quality having been pronounced equal to OLD FRENCH BRANDY. In bulk and cose, to be bad from A. HEATHER, Agek)\ Head Colonial Office I Melbourne. IN consequence of tho continual demahdj for inoxpensivo but at tho same timo reli able Artiflolal Teeth,-Mr Crosse Dentist, of Queen-street, adopts this means of informing his pationts that in futuro ho will supply the best class of Artificial Teeth, on vulcanite base, with superior workmanship, at 10s 6d por tooth. This is the cheapest and most satisfactory de scription of Artificial Tooth obtainable in tho Colony, and for which patients frequently pay a guinea a tooth. Celluloid, though not rocom mended, will bo supplied at the Bamo price. Teoth will only bo extracted at half-price, viz., 2s 6d. only between the hours of 9 to 10 a.m. and 4 to 5 p.m. "DETIRING FROM BUSINESS! SELLING OFF! SELLING OFFI SELLING OFF 1 John Ijeck. RETIRING FROM BUSINESS. RETIRING FROM BUSINESS. RETIRING FROM BUSINESS. HIS VVELL-ASSORTED STOCK SELLING OFF! SELLING OFF! SELLING OFF! AT AND UNDER COST PRICE. RETIRING FROM BUSINESS. RETIRING FROM BUSINESS. RETIRING FROM BUSINESS. PREMISES LET. SELLING OFF! SELLING OB'Ft SELLING OFF! STOCK MUST BE CLEARED. ALL ACCOUNTS not paid beforo 31st OCTOBER will be handed to his Solici tor for recovery, ONE MONTH AT AND UNDER COST PRICE. Ex S.S. BRITISH QUEEN. We have just opened up, by above Direct Steamer, a Very Choice Assortment of SEASONABLE NOVELTIES, Including— . , TRIMMED BONNETS TRIMMED HATS UNTRIMMED BONNETS AND HATS FEATHERS, FLOWERS . HEAD-DRESSES OLD LADIES' DRESS CAPS WIDOWS1 CAPS RIBBONS REAL AND IMITATION LACES COLLARETTES MANTLES And a variety of other Novelties. Dressmaking is now in charge of MISS JACKSON. ~Mi ilne & Choyce, AUCKLAND. "VTRS RICHARD SOMERVILLE (Late Mrs Rountree), MILLINERY WAREROOMS, WELLESLEY-STREET. XVjEMARKABLY CHEAP LINES IN fIRESS MATERIALS, &c, CLOTHING, &a, • AT WILLIAM R. BRIDGMAN'S. _, / 600 Yards Plain Cold Lustres, iii, 5Jd,6Jd g i 800 Yards Fancy Dress Goods, 4jd, 5 ;d, 7sd 3f 2000Yardsdo, 9d, 101d,Is 43 Fancy Silk Mixed Checks. Is yard £o 30 Fancy Print Shirts, 2s 9d half price m !>, 50 Pairs Net Curtains from 2s 9d pair ■t.*3K 257 Whiteand Unbleached Linen Damasks ■SjS Table Covers, all"sizes, from Is 6d each 0% Large Assortment Capes, Dolman Capes, 9 a Shawls, and Squares, from Is fd, less 8 i than half-price ■■ . - 3S 12 Ladies' Silk Jackets, from 17s 6d, " V worth Double 500 Pieces New Prints, from 3Jd, New Plain and Fancy Sateens Good Assortment New Cashmeres and Nuns' Veilings ■ White and Grey Calicoes, Wholesale Price by Piece, net cash Boys'and Youths' Tweed Suits, 12s 6d, great bargains Boys' and Youths' Mole Trousers, from 4s 3d Men's Tweed Trousers from 5s 6d, 6s 6d, 7s 6d, 8s 9d ■ Men's, Boys', and Youths' StraW Hats in great variety ° Five per cent. Dl^^ Cttßhpurohaßeii JUNCTION DRAPERY WABEHOUBE.



Special Advertisements. Continuation of cheap DRAPERY & CLOTHING SALE. H. ATKINS Begs to thank his numerous Patrons for tho wonderful success of his CHEAP DRAPERY AND CLOTHING SALE, And tilao to announce that he has succeeded in securing from the New Purchasers a Lease of his proscnt premises. H. ATKINS Begs also to say that as the WHOLE STOCK Has bcon RE-MARKED IN RED, He will continue his Sale for a Few Weeks Longer, and tho Whole Stock ■will still be offered AT HEAVY REDUCTIONS Off the usual price. ALL NEW GOODS WILL BE SOL For a short time at about WHOLESALE PRICE. JOB STOCKS IN DRESS MATERIALS, JOB STOCK OF ANY DESCRIPTION AT ANY PRICE, CHEAP LINES ARE CONSTANTLY BEI BOUGHT, AND AUK ALL MAUKKD AT VERY LOW PRICKS. H. ATKI NS, RAPER, CLOTHIER, &c. Christmas Cards new zealand views. THESE VERY CHOICE CHRISTMAS CARDS will give friends in England and olsewhero a good idea of tho BttAtri'iits AND Wonders ot> tub "BRITAIN OF THE SOUTH," 1. MAORILAND. 2. i NATURE'S FROLICS IN NF.W ZEA 3. I LAND. 4. MOUNTAIN, LAKE, AND FIORD. 5. LAKE AND MOUNTAIN SCENERY, 6. HOT LAKES AND TERRACES. 7. CIIRISTCHUItCH. 8. DUNEDIN. 9. GREAT COMET OF 1882. 10. | AUCKLAND, j Price, One Shilling each. Sent to any address on receipt of Is Id in stamps. N.B.—The 'Frisco Mail, leaving Auckland on November Oth, reaches London on December 17th. The Sole Vendor of tub Above is WILLIAM RATTRAY, DRAPER, CLOTHIER, & SILK MERCER, 178, ISO, and 182, QUEKN-STUKET, AUCKLAND. ' Staii" Monthly Summary, TO-M0 R R 0 W, Will bo Published A SUMMARY OF THE MONTH'S NEWS, For Transmission to England By tub Outwaud San Fiuncisco Mail, Copies posted regularly to any address for Four Shillings per Annum, paid in advuncc. Orders to bo left with tho Publishor.