SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

jirraxi —■ ATirn i This Kvoning, 9,46 jBtOH wATER-| Te . mon . owMtrll i n g,io..t SUNSKT.-Tlus Evening. 7.17. ; SUNRISE.—To-morrow Morning, 5.2 MOON'S ABE.-First Quarter 16th, 0.27 p.m.

ARRIVALS. TO-DAY.

Southern Cross, S.b. Beamish, from the South Wellington, s.s.. Farquhar, from Russell Glenel_ s.s. Btephonson, from Tourasga

DEPARTURES.

-AST EVENING. lons, e.Bi, Johnson, for Whangarei

EXPORTS.

Per India for Samoa and Sunday Island-5 tierces and 6 boxes tobacco, 20 cases kerpsino. 60 casea brandy, 14 mats sugar, 8 bags rice, A9 boxes soap, 10 cases meats, 10 casos bread, 10 bags flour, 10 kegs beef.

Tho barque Antares and yaciit Rita wore docked to-day for outward cleansing.

Tho barque India cleared at tho Customs to day for Samoa and Sunday Island, with tho following passengers:—Messrs G. E. -lower and W, J. Hunt, Major Edwards, and Loupo. A Bftmoner inßlde Tltitlrl waa signalled all day,'Kafo wing to contrary and light winds had not arrived in harbour up to s late hour this aitarnoon. It is expected she will prove tb'j Lark from Sydney.

The repairs which the schooner Winifred hoa bean undergoing on Messrs Sims and Brown a Blip, North Snore, are almost completed. The vessel will be brought aorosa tho harbr.ur on Wednesday.

The b.s. Glcnolg asrivod from Tatfranga at 7.30 a.m. to-day. Passengers _oyd, Mrs Ryder, Misses Rydor, Wrigley, Bennett, Messrs Woodward, IMSloy. Hill, Morton, Galbralth. Bennett, Buokworth, and 5 steerage.

The b.s. Wellington arrived from Russell and Northern ports at 6 SO a.m.. with 4 kits whale bone, SOO sacks gum, 87 hides. 2 baza hides, 1 horse. IS bales wool. 6 tons sundries, ana the following passengers*— Mr end Mrs Hooton, Mr and Mrs Stewart. Mr and Miss Watling. Mesdames Parkes. Edmonds and child, Bur leigh, Davis. Edwards, Nljsaa Williams, Fraier, Brown, and Stnrse, Dr Rodders. Messrs Lee, Proctor. Eraser, Green war, MeQlln. Logan, Wrathall, Knee, Hargre-ves, Howard, Williams, Peaoriife, Scott, Stewart, Edward Colquohoun, and llsteeraga.

SCHOONER LAUNCHED.

Mr H. Nioool, of North Shore, launched thla morning the new sohooner, purchased by Messrs C. and E. Millar, railway contractors, of Sydney. She went efl' the ways very nicely, and was ohristened "The Little Stranijor.* We have before given a description of thla vessel.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS.

ianes Donald, sohooner, Bradley, feam Qm pJSI 11. a. soott. from Wangaant S a!J?s.»or a a MoArthur. from Waltara SSS2?Mo-a_ tLtARBbtoaS. from Waltara SMSSmw! '&n&- rfrt Waldato

DEPARTURES.

_nWn Hond. brip, McDonald, for Kalpsra ISSahMafeaiT.9.B.. Robinson, for Ragla_ Lalla Rookh, s.s.. Ray. for Kaglan lea 6uU. brigantine, Bern, for Donodip _

The Northern Company's Bteamr,r Bowena »nd Macttregor arrived from Wr^nganul and WaltaraTeßpeotlvely early thla morning. The foroier brought 128 ahaep. 15 head cattle, and 2 tona sundries, and the latter 24 head oittle, a quantity of sundries, and several passengers. The Maogregor was to return to Waltara, this afternoon. The g.a. Rowena towed the brig Robin Hood tbia morning out to so*.' The biig prooeids to Kopuro, The steamer Hannah Mokau arrived with 19 head cattle and 110 sheep from Waltara thla morning.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Lyitzlton, this day. Arrived: Souker. shio. Croker, from London; 93 daj a out, with 46 passengers, all we^ Air lie, from Mauritus. > Mkibournb, January 17. Arrived, this morning: Tho Union Co.'s ' steamship To Anau, from the Bluff.

COMMERCIAL.

Evkmnb B.ar Office, Saturday. Mb R. Arthur's RepoiW.—A busy week iv all .departments. Potatoes have not been in o alto so good demßntf. Cheese has all cleared kiflss has sold well. Frldar : Sale of poultry, prodnoe. fruit, &0.. at mart. There wsb a good attendance throngktmt, and good buslneas was done at very satisfactory prioee. Kruli sold high. A good demand for oheese and butter* B»eoii a drag. Could sell hut little. Not bo many poultry efltered as usual. N o turkeys or urn*. Prices ruled Mrt. Fowls, isißd tofc Dd: dorkings, 3i 31; ohioksns lid to Is Bd.: duoks. 2s to 2a sd; pigeons, is to 4s sW* to lis; potatoes, 4b to 8s ; ontens, lid. oat», 14a; bran, &to 6s :>aff. 2s 6d; wheat, 4s 3d; ' sh*rp». fli; oatmeal. 13a'; floar £1 to Ai3 10s ; ohosse, 2Jd to 6JI ; bicon and hams. Id to 7<l: eggs, lid to la 3d; lard. 5d toi6Jd r r-acheft, Is -■S_-"vJ'iv.j;'pßafa,'iu uJ.^U.-j'""iflftfaa-'iilrrr oranges, lis; honey. 7J; eonfeotionery, 8d ; vinegar, 7a; soap, lis to 255; sardines. 5s 6d ; angar! _- to 41dj tea (box). 21a to 253; half oheßtß.lß4dto 2jedpßrlb;rioo, 27a; peel, la M ; biaou't-. 5d to 6d; white lead. 4}. Messrs Corbinfcs and Taylors' Enda. s sale waa well attended. They report:—Poultry : Fowls, la3dto> lOd; ducks. Is 6d to 2s 3d; geeso, 3s to 3s ffa? Produce: Hams and bacon, §3to3a lOd: Wateoa choeso, OJd; butter, 8d to fld; salt butter, Siper owt; potatoes, id to Wd per lb.; onions, fld to lid; be_. Id to 2d por lb.; oats, 2s9d tola: brfin, 6s ; sharps, 6s per mb. bag ■ peas, Is. t_-ocorlc3: Tea, Ts to 2s per.lb.; sugar, 31d to 41; candles, 8s; Btarch. 4d; popper, mints, 8d; peel, la^d per lb. The clothing, jewolloay, &c„ fetched gooiprices.

Mail Notice.

£2asl_ wioi. Cum» as Undeh—

Monday, 15th inatint. For Waltara. etc- por Hannah Mokau, at 8 am. For Corott'iindel, per Coromandol, at ISO p.m For Whitianga and Upper Mill, por Douglas. > at 3 p.m. For Russell, Kawakawa, £0., per Arawata. at i p.m. For Tauranga, Ohlhemutu. and Opotiki, per Wellington, at 1 p.m. For Thames, per llotomahano, at 1,30 p.m. For Russell. Kawakawa. Whangaroa, and Mon gonul, per'Glenelg, at 4,30 p.m.- For Gftthorne, Napier, and Wellington, per Southern Cross, at 5 p.m. Tuhsday, 16th Initant. For Walwara, Hawaii, Omaha; and Matakana, per Reee Casey'at 10 a,m. For Taranakl and Southern Ports, per Wanaka, at 11 a.m, Tuesday, January 30th. Per ?.s. JJ-jclandli. as follows: For Siuidwiob. Islands, United States of America. Oanacte, Britiah Columbia. Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdom and Continent of A'uropa, at 1 p.m. For money orders, registered loiters, and Nowspapore, at 11.30 u.ru. Late letters bearing in extra foe of sixpence. in addition to the, postage, will be roooivod by tho Mk.ll Apont On hoard the steamer up to the time of sailing, This mall will be.' due in London, on Mon day, Maroh 12th, 183. Si B, LBIBS, Ohio! Fcßtmaater. Chief I'cat-offlco. Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

JATOTARY 13,y853.

Abbott's Opera House— Juvcnilo Company, Hurloq.uln Jack tho Giant Killer, 8 p.m. Theatre Royal—Hey wood's Novelty Company, 8 p.m. Auckland Pols Club-Criterion Hotel, Ota hutin, i p.m. French Literary Olub-7.30 p.m. Y.M.0.A.-Devotienal. 7.30 p.m.

Birth.

McGUIRE.-On January 13th, ttt Brighton, Cornell, tho wifo of F. MoGuiro ef a son.

Marriage.

ROBERTSON'-MACKAY.-On Docembor 28, at St. Luko's, Rem.ora, by tho Roy. G. B. Monro, Honry Somorvell Robertson to Janet Mackay, second eldest daughter of Mr Alex. Mackay, Takapuno.

Death.

NEIL.—On January ll.at her parents'rosidonco. Nelson-street, Ethol Violot, infant daughter of Alfred and Eliza Noil, aged 2 months.

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

SATURDAY JANUARY 13, 1883.

For the causa that lacks assistance. For the wrong that neods rcslstunca For the future in the distance, And the eood that we can do.

The London papers, according to our special correspondent in the metropolis, arc unanimous ia their approval of Mr Glad stone's policy ia creating Mr W. J. Clarke a baronet. This unanimity wonld not seem so surprising were it not that the Colonial Press has displayed a wonderful conaensuJv'of opinion in exactly tho oppo site direction. A kind of languid approval of the step has toon expressed by one or two of tho Australian papers; but these few exceptions of "faint praise" are almost as hostile aa tha open condemnation which has Issued from tho great bulk of colonial newspapers. When two logicians, arguing froni the sn_e premises, arrive at totally dif ferent conclusion?, there must bo a flaw in the reasoning somewhere ; and so when, from the same set of facts, tho London and the Colonial Press find occasien far directly conflicting emotions, there must be some thing requiring elucidation, cither in tho facts themselves, or in the mode of viewing them. The fw here are plain and un doubted—briefly, they amount .to the creation of a hereditary aristocracy in the colonies; and the opposite effects produced must bo traced to the standpoint from which the facts aro viewed. The Home papers, looking at the innovation from the standpoint of people accustomed agd resigned to royal and aristocratic Institutions, find cause for con gratulation in an not which promises to convert those colonies into the arfme happy condition as that prevailing in Britain, and they indulge in airy unsubstantial talk of " tho federation of the Empire" and

" comcntiDg the bond of union between tho Colonies and the Mother Country." We, on the other hand, viewing the elevation of the Victorian baronot from a democratic platform, and amid surroundings which con tinually remind us how happily we can got along witheut any closer contact with royalty or aristocracy lhau that which wo , now enjoy, look on the innovation with a sense of discomfort, and view with suspicion j an act which seems designee!, or at any rate j calculated, to disturb tho existing blissful i state of thiDgs. And, despite the power of old associations, and in opposition to the j views of tho loading London journals, wo feel convinced that the majority of the British people (if they havo at all hoard of j or considered the quostion of Mr Clarke's baronotcy) will be of our way j of thinking. Eoplishmon (apart from the ! purely governing classes) love to think of J tho colonies as vigorous offshoots of tlio [ Empire, where British freedom may j flourish, apart horn tho many corruptions aud conventionalities which crush vitality and clog progress at Homo; and tho last thing which they would wish for us U that wo should be burdened with a,swarm of drones and ornamental monitors of society, i adorned with titles, aud endowed with fictitious attributes of superiority. Mr Gladstone, though in many respects an advanced liberal leader, is ia tho matter of tbo maintenance of imperial rata and tho upholding of tho traditional institutions of tho country, a high and dry old Whig, and his creation of hoicditary titles in tho colonies is quite consistent with his known opiuiona. vvo, ns much as ho, desire to soo tho unity of tho Empire preserved ; but if this is to be effectually done, it must bo by a process of levelling up tho old country to the status of tlio colonies, aud not by levelling us down to tho antiquated forms and social trammels which havo elsowhero proved detrimental to tho happiness aud advancement of tho people. Feudalism aud despotism h»vo doubtless been of service, but their day ia past, aud an attempt to graft them on to tho sound tree of colonial liberty ought to bo resisted. Happily far us, we havo in our own hands tho powor to check the ills with which wo aro threa tened. An aristocratic mdor without entailed esUtcs cauuot long exist, without sinking into degradation and obloquy whenever the line of succession evolved (as at Home it frequently does) a fool, a spend thrift, or a villain ; and while tho people of these colonies retain tho power ot flam ing their own laws, aud cuu appreciate the advantages of the equality which prevail*, iheie is comparatively liltlo danger of our lapsing into an obsoleto and mis chievous arrangemout which is as unneces sary na it is opposed to all sound social and political science Wo in New ZeJand have usually no lack of landless possessors of titles among us, and as we havo never shown any disposition to toady to nobility in such circuuutauces, it is not likely that wo will stoop to the samo titles when backed with money bags or acres. With hereditary nobility in such bad odour as it is with us, we need not apprehend a sudden access of venera tion for any hereditary peers who may be created; and our contempt for merely meretricious distinctions conferred upon really worthy individuals is sufficiently shown by tho way in which colonists poko fun at tho M.L.C.'s, the "lords" of their own creation. Iho Colonial Legislatures will, bowover, sooner or later have to take the wholo sub ject of grantlnp titles into consideration. It is not tolerable that an outside authority, having little acquaintance and less sym pathy with colonial conditians aud publio men. should possess tho powor of creating social distinctions that uro distasteful to tho colonies, and in tho majority of instances are procured by back-stairs in fluence. It is foreign to the genius of colonial policy to bettow any hereditary title, and when a life llilo is granted it .•hould only be done with the sanction of a Government responaiblo for their acts to tho Parliament of tho country.

The Savings of the People.

DOIUNG the prevalence of the recent land sales, attended by a hardening of tho mosey market, an impression was created that tho Industrial druses wero bilrig tempted to withdraw their bard-o.raed sav ings from tho bank and put tho niou»y into noa-productivo allotments on deferred payments. VYearcgladtofiudfroui thoit«te ment.of the transaction* in thu Poat.-olU.co small depositors at all, it was only toalirui ted decree. The doposits during the year ISS2, exceeded the withdrawals by£32,OSS. In theso figures are reflected, not only the prosperity of industrial pursuit*, but the thrift of tho people. Trade has b-.en cx captionally prosperous for many months past, and it will bo well if men who are entirely dependent on thoir week's labeur for the maintenance of their families, remoruber that periods if de prc-sion will inevitably return, aud that they may save themaolvcs Irom much suf fering by laying by something now for a rainy diy, There is no invcitment tbat ii rater, that pays better interest or brings more comfort, than a plat of ground aud home; but speculative parohasca in places where the purchaser is not prepared to put up his oottar,o, cannot bo recommended as a judicious way of investing savings which m'ght be made immediately reproductive iv the bouichold economy, either by the return of interest through the bank cr by saving houso rent, Thu following aro the returns as furnished by Mr Bias :— HAVINGS 13a. a. iinlanco to oroilt of depositors, Ist Janu ' an-, 1832 .. ..£171,100 1 9 Credited to depo<ltorj . during 18S2 .. .. 201,870 C 9 Intercut allowed fur 1852 7,717 C 0 £381,083 H 0 Withdrawals by de positors during ISS2 JBLG9.7S- 0 11 At crodit ot depositors on 31st Deo„ I£B3 .. 211,300 13 1 £381,053 11 0 Monjv Oedkrs-Issuiid. 27,335 Money Orders for ''93,979 17 8 Commlßelou .. .. 1,683 10 0 £1C0,5„ 1 8 PAID. 23.771 Money Orders paid for .. £.7.586 i 2 Balnnoo in favour of dUtrlct .. .. 12,979 3 0 £100,5013 7 3

The Commissioner appointed by the Supremo Court to tako evidence at Samoa in Mr Hunt's case against Sir Arthur Gor don, will shortly enter upon his duties.

Mr Ja?. Zdgar, who has been for the past six years accountant in tho Victoria Insurance Office, Duncdin, has beon ap pointed Inspector for tho Company for Now Zealand.

The Albe-t Park is becoming a sleeping placo for persons of tho houseless and home less genus, Tho other morning at four o'clock, Sergeant McMahon took a stroll through the park, and woko aad cautioned no fewer than six vagrants.

Mr Joseph G. Pannell, who hold the amateur championship of tho Mersey in 1875-6, and the challenge.championship of Wellington, &c,attends at the public baths at stated hours, for the purposo of giving instruction of rapid and fancy swimming, plunging, and diving.

A lamp is sadly needed in Patterson street, opposite the foot of Union-street, On moonless nights, tho darkness there is intense, and yet tho thoroughfare is tho main channel of communication with tho populous western end of tho city. Wo commond tho matter to the notice of tho municipal authorities of Ponsonby.

Last night, tho adjourned meeting of No. 3 Company of Volunteers was held for the purpose of completing the arrangements for tho projected match with tbo Victoria Kifles. It was, nowever, announced that the latter company had rejected tho condi tion proposed by tho members ot No. 3, to the effect that tho stakes should be deposited with a third party, and tho match has consequently fallen through.

Heywood's novelty company had a fair attendance last evening at their clever entertainment in tho Theatre Royal, and the programme was gono through in a most efficient manner. To-night Mr Hoywood takes a benefit, when no doubt those who havo been charmod by his wonderful accomplishments and the performance of the other members of his troupe, will give their patronage,

A fresh departure ha 3 beon made by the officers of the French literary Society in the arrangement of the programmes for tbo weekly meetings. With a view of enabling the English members to improve their practical acquaintance with tho language, it has been resolved to set apart ovary nlteroate Saturday evening for conversa tional purposes, and every means will therefore bo taken to promote tho social intercourse of the members. It is antici pated that the experiment will prove! highly successful, especially as concerts are j to bo given at intervals of two months. '

Divine services to-morrow at the churche if the several Christian denominations, as t icr notifications in another column. { t It will bo seen from our advertising « lolumns tbat Madame Summerhayes gives ,» lor first piimoforto recital in the Choral i Sail on Tuesday next. The entertainment j akes the form of a matinee musicale, and * sto commence at 3 o'clock p.m, An epen-air service in connection with tho Primitivo Methodist causo in Upper ) Pitt-street will take placo to-morrow < [Sabbath) evooipg, at half-past six. | i At the Police Court yesterdayaftcraoan, 1 a charsro again.t David Mclndoe of euflor- J ing offensive matter to remain on his land at Ono Trco Hill, so as to becomo a nui- :"• sauco was heard. Tho case was dismissed. Two aiWresso? suitable to the Epiphany . Season will bo delivered by tho Incumbent of St Matthew's to-morrow. That in tbo I morning is entitled " thirsting for Life , j and in the evening is an address upon tho : ; quostion " Uudcrstandest thou what thou , • rcadest?" [•; Tho address to parents and children in St. David's Presbyterian Church, bjmonds- ( street, postponed from last Sunday on account of tlio indisposition of the Rev. A. M. McCallum, will bo delivered to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock, Tho annual meeting of the Auckland Harbour Board takes place on Monday first at the offices of the Board in Fort strsot. The only business before tho moetiug is tho consideration aud adoption of tho yearly statements and accounts. Toujour. St. Holler's Bay, The Auck land pubiic aro to havo yet another oppor tunity of enjoyment at that charming sea side suburb, tho Artillery Band having an nounced an excursion by moonlight on Monday evening first, when dancing and other amusements ato promised. " Present evidence," says Prof. Owen, in " Longman's Magazine," " coscurs in con- ; eluding that tho modes of lifa and grades of thought of tho men whohavo laft evidences of their existence at the earliest periods, hitherto discovered and determined, wore sush as are naw observable in 'savages,' or tho human race* which nro oommonly so called." A cricket match between the Noithorn ; Wairoa team aud tho Alpha Club will take place on Monday. Arrangements havo been made for a drag to leave tho Union Bank corner at 10 o'clock to convey tho Alpha team to tho Domain, Tho following aro tho names of the cloven :—Jackson, Hay, Cutler, McDormott, Edmiston, Good acre, Abel, Kilpatiick, Whito, Nosbitt, Done. Owners of unregistered degs will bo in frosted to learn that after the 17th inst., their caniae pets will becomo fair prey for the Inspector and his assistant". They in tend to make tt descout upon the collarless nnimah as soon as possible after tho afore mentioned day, and thenceforward tho four footed outlaws will stand in jeopardy every hour.

Mr Darbyshiro'a benefit at tho Opera House last nignt drew a large audience, and the performance of "Jack tho Giaat- Uillcr" by the juveniles was most success ful. The pantoinimo was -performod again this afternoon for the benefit of country visitors and after to-night it wilt ba with drawn from the stage to make room for "Los Cloches de Corucville," which is an nouueed for Monday evening.

We understand that tho first volumo of " Tho Lite of the late Sir William Rowan Hamilton, Royal Astrouomer of Ireland," by Kobort Percival Graves, M.A., is pub lished. It brings tho life down to tbo discovery of cossical refraction. It is an extremely interesting bock, aad wo draw attentitn to it in order that men, who may bo able to enjoy and appreciate such a work, should bo a awaro of its publication. It contains letters to and frem Coleridgo, Wordsworth, Waria EJgcwortb, Mrs Romans, &c. Poems, astronoaiy, &c, bcsidci a truthful account of his childhood, will foim a valuable addition to any library.

Tho old man, Joseph Cook, who frequently alts on tho shady side of his cottage in Vicloria-strcct, Is about 90 years of age. Wc mo informed that this onco "jolly waterman" is tolerably comfortable iv his loncliiws, nnd not so much neglected as busy rumour baa stated. Several neigh hours aro very kind to tho patriarchal citizen, and occasionally rend a savoury dißb of palatable edibles. Tho old iuau'a Christmas dinner was the gift of a neigh bouiynnd a bumrjing currant cako wassout him v o V»»' >"—-' * A mooting of Trades Delogates in con nection wit- tho annual celebration of the inauguration of tho Eigat Hours' move ment waa hold last oveuing. Mr llo.lop presided, Mr Bkikio forwarded tho sum of £2 as a donation to tho prizo lut. An offer made by V. Toaks and Co. to sail two publicans' aud ono temperance booth on tbo 23rd Instant was accepted, Tho Canvassing Committee roportad that th«y ha 4 boeu very succoesful in obtaining prlzss, Jntries for the several events will be called for on tho 20;h instant, and tho Sports Committee will meet on Wodueaday next for tho purposo of allotting the prizes for the several events. This coacluded tho business.

The service at tho Hospital to-morrow afternoon (3 p.m.), will bo of a very inter esting characto", being similar to the one that gave so much plea»ura aome months vuio. It will consist of Choral Evensong with an Epiphany address by tho lacum bent of St. Matthow's (tho Kov. William Tcbbs) on "Tho Saviour of Sorrows." The anthem will bo Meudelsiobu's " But tho Lord is Mindful," from St. Paul, with. suitablo hymns from "Ancient and Modern.''- The mu.ical portion of the ser vice will bo under tho direction of Major Pirie, Organist of All Saints', who con ducted tho sorvico so successfully on tho previous occa»iou.

Local play-goers and tho general public should secure tickets for the farewell benefit of Gerald Dillon, which takes place in tho Opera House on Tuesday eveoiug liri-t. Apart from tho claims of tbo beneficiairo, which arc in themselves sufficient to com mand a large measure of sunnort, the pro. gramme prepared for the occasion is most attractse. Tho celebrated comedy, "Not Such a Fool as he Look*,"wiil bo produced, with Mr Dillon in tho part of air Simon Simple ; and following this a number of songs and recitations will be givon, tho whole closing with the lacal eccentricity, " Whitebait at Dallen's." The box oilics is now opou at Lennox's (lato Wajta'a), Queen-street,

Swan incandescent lamps are being adopted very extensively on .the largo oceanic pastenger steamers, the latostbeiag tho Arizona, of tho Guion Line. Thoro will be about 300 lamps in tho ship, every part of the passengers' and offioers' quarters being lighted by them, to tho ex clusion of oil and candles. Special atteation is being paid to tho illumination of tho engine-room. Lamp sockets aro fitted near various parts of tho engines that re quire occasional attention, and the men aro provided with loose lamps in vory strong globes, and of such a size tbat they can bo cariied in a jacket pockor, and fitted Into tho sockets when required. Lamps with flexible heads are also supplied, and can bo conpled to tho same sockets.

Teetotallers haro hitherto had no lack of non-intoxicating beverages, but the diffi culty has always beon to find ono that waa at once cheap, wholesome, and palatable. Numeroui attempts have been mado to supply tho want, but for some reason or other they have failed of their intention. Abstainers in this sultry climo, where copious drinking of some kind is a necessity of existence, have laboured under special disadvantages, whilo many would-be abstainers have, far want of an attractive teetotal beverage, lapsed into using the too familiar " fire water." Thus a drink which should answer tho require ments of all classes might bo truthfully described, In tho words of a London newspaper, as "tire want of tho ago." Messrs Ehrenfried Brother?, the well-known local brewers, havo mado an attempt to supply this want, and con sidering the magnitude of tho difficulty they have very fairly succeeded, " Lime- Juice Pympla," a bottle of which wo have had pleasure in sampling, is well fitted to bo tho drink of tho " coming man," who, it is presumed, will have a proper apprecia tion of tho dulce mwi utile, and an adequate conception of the adaptation of means to ends, Tho new drink has evidently lime-juice for a principal ingredient, and the healthful properties of that liquid should bo a guarantee of the wholesomeness of the drink, Then it is rendered pleafa'ntly effervescent, acd is at once cooling, thirst-allaying and gently exhilarating in its effects. It is, in short, not a bad imitation of a third-class cham pagne, at a price little above that of ginger beer, and (unlike the champagne re ferred to) may be partaken of freely without any dire forebodings on tho part of the drinker as to tho state of his "bend in tho morning." ihionfried's J'Lime Juice Pympla," which may now be found at every hotel bar in the city, ought to prove a popular drink, and will doubtless bo welcomed as a boon to ihe community. '

A bullock, which was landed from one ot ie steamers which arrived at Onehunga bis morning from Waitara, on being riven up the street, made a rush at a horse a iddoa by a stock driver, namod William IcPiko, and ripped tho animal up on tho g ight side, tho rider narrowly escaping ojury, Tho horse, which is owned by t Ir D. Only, will, it is believed, recover. In response to representations from Mr lamlin, M.fl.l*. for Franklin South, the government has resolved to give a grant of " „,000, to bo divided as follows :—Opa- . loko, £200; Paparata, £250; Mangata- . vhiri Valley road (Pakeno), £300; Manu-. cau ta beundary of Pollok highway district, 5450 ; Pollok to Waipipi, £150; extension ' if Pollok wharf, £200; Akaaka, £50 j Vlerc-r to Koheroa, £100 ; Buckland, £100 ; f ukekohc to Bombay, £100; I'uakau, £100. Tho question of obtaining a water supply ihd a proper system of drainago for Now- J narket district was discussed at a meeting , Inst night, and it was decided as the most ( likely means of attaining theso objects, to i amalgamate with the city. A resolution in favour of tho junction was carried by , twelve votes to four, but tho chairman, in counting noes, omitted four of tho twelve on j tho graund that they were not ratepayers. : A motion in favour of forming Newmarket, Uemuera, Ono Xreo Hill, and Epsom, into a seperato borough did not meet with much support. Tho meeting is fully reported in another column, Tho "Nautical Gazotto" says that dur ing the year 1881 the vessels lost at sea averaged about one every four hours, A large proportion of these losses occurred from carelessnoes, and mostly in fogs and ctnor darknsso. There were 400 ooeau steamor collisions in 1879 and 1880 in tho North Atlantic Ocean alone. Each of theio might have been avoided ii the maßter of ono collidiug vcssol had baon informed in propor time of the courso purssed by the approaching one. These losses gavo an nvcrago of over ono ateamor a day in which human life was saoiiflced and valu»ble property destroyed. Tho " Gazette " be lieves tbat if a system of fog-aignala bad been in uso, such as tho Barker code, noar ly all of these disasters would have been prevented or avoided. At the All Saiuts" parish meeting, the rev. incumbent, with much feeling, re minded his parishioners that ho was eighty years of age, and that it had pleased God to spare him beyond tho allotted ago ot man. In the natural courso of things they would, ere long, experienco a change. He wauld therefore call attention to tho churoh building, which needed repairing and beautifying, and to tho necessity for in creased accommodation, Every seat in the cuurck was oocupiod, and numbers who had applied to him for sittings had gone away disappointed. Mr Breo argued that tho stato of tho church should bo tho first consideration of tho new vestry. Tho quostion of "menoy," ever uppermost in the minds ef' even religious economists, was referred to; but tho minister regarded money in a secondary light, and urged that if the re quired improvements \v«ro made, and they kept paco with too population of Ponsonby, the church revenue would bo increased by extra pow reDts and larger offertories, whilo tho work of tho church would to widened and nude more useful.

In a trial In Germany recently a curious document was produced, which was called foi-h by the marriage of the Count de Subs, a Roman Catholic, to Agaiha, Couatosa of Hauan, a Protestant, in the year 1605. At the wedding the bridegroom solemnly swore to respect his future wife's religious viows, and signed, sealed and delivered a deed to that effect. It was couched in tho follow iug terms : " I, Rudolph, Caunt of Sulz, hereby premise on my honour as a noaloman —or may tlio devil take mo—that I will allow my futuro wife to remain ia har re ligion, nor will I offer her any inducement in the sllghtoit to abandon it. I havo at home two Bibles ; if that is not enough for her, I will get two more. Lot her road them bravely and Industriourjy. More over, It is her tody, net her soul, I tako. 1 Bhall remain In my religion, in which I havo boen brought up from my youth. I know that lam oa the right road; if sho won't go to hoaven, let har go to hell. Sigaed, Rudolph, Caunt ot Sulla."

An uaususl influx of clerical visitors may bo expected in Auckland about tho end of the present month, and lectures and evangelical addreseea in contcquenco will doubtless for a short season bo as plenliful I?_7».l!Sffl b. rA saUo«ufenAl ao! the Wc»leyan body nntl Primitive Metho dist coanexion in this culony take place here during the prcsest month, and 30 far a« is known at present, it is expected that they will bo largely attended. The lacal cl»rgy therefore will have no difficulty in securing some relief from pulpit duty, Tho triennial coafarence of tho United Methodist connexion commences next week at Napfor, and the R*v. J. Hodgson will be tho Auckland clerical represents, tivo to it. We understand that the rev. Rentlonino's theological views having undergone considerable modification he hid decuod it light tonotiiy theCouferoacoof tho fact, and to tender his resignation as a minister. The Kov. S. Dlncfarlane, of Christchnrch, will probably bo his succes sors the charge ot I ho frltt-street congrega tion. ' Mr Uodgion has endeared himself to his flock, and his approaching departure is regarded with genuine regret.

Mr Wm, Barniagham, known as the "Iron King" In the North of England, died recently at his residence, Poidletoi,, Manchoster. -he deoensed, who 'was only 56 years of ago at his death,' was the founder of the Albert Hill Ironworks at Darlington, which became famous for the manufacture of iron rails, and frou which many theueande of tons of rails for tho New Zoaland railways wero obtained. Mr Barniugham founded other ironworks in tho North of England besides tho,«o of Albert Hill, one of them being at Pendleton. Born in a humble walk of life, he made his way by pluer forco of character and native goniu«, and his great success in life forms another example of how much may be accomplished by oaergy and enterprise, Several of tho works fsunded by him were handed over to joint stock companies, Mr Barninnham retaining, however, a con siderable Interest in them. To give tho rising generation better educational facili ties than ha himself enjoyed, he'founded the " William Barningham Scholarship," at tho Darlington Grammar School, at a cost of £1000, Wo believe thero arc many who were formerly in Mr Barninjiham's employ In England who aro now residing in this colony, and by them tho news of the death of their worthy and respected em ployer will bo received with teolisgs of sincore sorrow.

In a letter recently received by an Auck land g-ntleman from Genoral Booth, of the Salvation Army, the f.llowirg passage oc curs :—" The last throe or four moaths we have been turning our attention to Aus tralia. A merchant of Adelaide, who has shown our people great kindness, having built them a barracks capablo of holding 1500 people, ha-, beon spending three of four months hero this summer, and has urged upon our attention tho possibilities of usefulness in your part of tho world. Wo havo thorcfero sent out a major and some five er six oxlra officers, and we have also sent a captain to Queensland. A number of our male soldiers and fifty female soldiers go ' out to Adelaide during the next fortnight, with assisted passages, the wholo of which arrangements havo boon carried through by this merchant, who has secured very favourable terms for them. There will theretoro be quite a colony of our people in Adelaide before many weeks have gone by, in addition, to the two corps already formed there. As wo have already said,' iv ew Zealand will como next, and wo will arrange to send officers as soon as wo pos sibly can."

MINING NEWS.

[BY TBLVGRAPII.—OWN CORRESPONDENT,

THAMES, this day.

Sharemarket, 12.30.—Deep Level Cross, 5s Gd to 6s 6d, sellers 7s, _ buyers 6s 6d; London, sellers 3s 6d ; Mariner, sellers 5s ; imperial, last night 535, to-day 52s Od, 53s 6d, 535, sellers 535.

COROMANDEL, this day,

Tokaiea.—l'he manager, under date January 10th, reports that the different i parts of the mine were not fully manned until the beginning of the week. Had one •breaking down from No, 2 leader in main level showing gold in the stone, 'l'he rise ia still with aj promising body of stone in hand. Have also commenced sinking the winze. Good crushing staff is coming from the winze now being sunk in the interme diate level to meet the rise from No. 7 level, and quartz of about tho samo grado Is being obtained from tho slopes. Tho intermedi ate level west, and tut other prospecting works under the lltor of the Tan level, ato toißg pushed ahead, but up to the present there ia no change. The tiibutcrs have commenced work,—JonN P. Hall," '

SCINTILLATIONS.

The greater part of human misery is j anxiety. , . j One must be poor to know the luxury of < giving. It is only by and through fruit-bearing that life is ever perpetuated. The communion of the human Boul denes analysis and transcends explanation^ Bain continues falling heavily at Timaru, and is likely to injure the crops. Sumner, a ecaside settlement eight miles from Christchurch, is to be formed into a town district. The Otago Trade and Labour Council in tend supporting the candidature of Mr Don nelly for the Peninsula seat. Tuamaniau revenue for 18S2 was £548,000, an increase of £46,100 over JBBI. On Thursday night the Roy, K. 00, Biggs was instituted by the Bishop of Auckland to tho incumbency; ot St. Peter's Church, Cambridge. Archdeacon Willis and Rev. Mr Davis assisted.

A Maltese gentleman is presently in Sydney, being sent by the Government of Malta to see if there is a field for immi grants in this part of the world. By com mon report the natives of Malta are a dirty, lazy, and dishonest set of mongrels, tor whom any "field" is good enough, By a fall from hi* horso while riding from Katikati to Tauranga, Mr G. Vesey Stewart has had his right shoulder dislo cated. Daniel O'Connoll and Thomas Robinson, sentenced to short terms olf imprisonment for vagrancy, were brought clown from Holenevillo yesterday. For the Parliamentary grant of £6000 to public libraries, there hava besn upwards of 170 applications for participation received to date.

A Canterbury Bhecp farmer, named John Meiklejßhn, is oa trial on two ' separate charges of stealing large nambors «f sheep from adjoining proprietors. Want of prudence is too frequently the want of virtue; nor is there on earth a more powerful sdvocate for vice and poverty. . The poor man who envies not the rich, who pities his companions in povarty, and can spare something for him that is still poorer is, in the realms of humanity, a king of kings. A concert in aid of tho funds of Christ Church, Kihikihi, is to bo held about the end of January. " What aro you looking around for so much ?" asked a mether of her tixteen-year old son, with whom shu was walking. " I am looking around on your account." "On my account 1" "Yes. I want to pick you out a good-lnoking daughter-in. law."* The vital statistics of tho city of Auck land for November last are : Births, 50 ; deaths, 17. Tbo proportion of deaths per 1,000 is 099. With fine weather to-morrow, there should be a good turn-out of the public at tho Hospital Service of ISong, and also at the afternoon service on Mount Eden.

Mr W. G. Oonnolly's tender of £586 for additions to the store of Mr G. S. Jakins, in Custom-house-street, has just been ac cepted. At the Baptist chapel, Otahuhu, Mr T. H. Smith, who has for a year had chargo of tho services there, was presented with a purse containing ten guineas, Mr Moss Jouas, of 'Jiimaru, complains that New Zealand visitors to Australia must remain in ignorance of events trans piring in this colony, on account of the paucity ol N.Z. telegrams in tko Australian papers. At McLaren's camp, on tho Northern Wniraa, a bushman named Cunningham attempted suicide by stalling- himself in the neck and breast. His wounds aro rather dangerous, aad ho has been ordered to tho Auckland Hospital. George Smith, charged with playing tho unlawful gainu of " fan" on Hoat-cote racecourse, on December 26th, was yeater day fined £2 at the Ctiriatchurch Police Court. Too gaming instrument waa also doclared to bo forfeited. The only crown jewels that a country editor will ever woar will be the beads of perspiration which adorn his claesio brow when he gets throu.h wrestling with tee hand-press after woikiug off his whole edi tion.

First young man—" "Well, did you make tho acquaintance of that etrange girl you were raving over!" Second ditto—" Yes, followed her home." first young man "How did she strike V»u ?" Second ditto —" She didn't strike me »i alt; sua B w* 1">«.W" t"«»'""- *n *n v-" Whikatutu, oio of the witnesses in tho native ejectment oaeo at Cambridge, was yesterday given in charge by Mr Hesketk for perjury, but was bailed out, himself in £200, and two aureties »f £100 each. It is probable that a District llij.li School will to established at Hamilton. The locsd school comsaitteo is aboat to make a perrenal canvass of tho parents to obtain a guarantee of the number of-pupi'.s w-o will attend. A villa rotidtfnee ef two stories is about to be erected a? JRceauera for Mr R. X, Davis, at a o*>st of abaut £1800. Mr E. Bell is the aremtect, and Mr J. Mi Haslett, the builder.

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Before 11. G. Beth Smith, Esq., R.M.)

Drunk Susan Dundoen, a docroplt old woman, was lined 6s and costs for this oftenco. Sly Groo Selling. — Edward Johnson.

keeper of the Blue Post Dining Rooms, was charged with a breaoh of tho Lioonaing Act committed on tho 23rd and 31st December, ho having sold liquor, to wit boor, without boing licensed so to do.—Mr Jackson appeared for de fondant, and applied for an adjournment till

Monday mornlng.-Sergoant White offered no objeotion, and tlio cases woro adjourned till Monday noxt. Absconding: Apprentice. - J. McNamara was charged with a broach of tho Masters and Apprentices Act, by absenting himself without lcavo from the service of his masters Messrs Princo and Davoy.—Defendant,a smart looking littlo boy with dark curly hair said. " yes," in answer to tho chargo. — Mr Prince said that this was the seventh time tho lad had absented himself from hia service. Ho asked that a heavy sentence bo inflicted as a warning. It was hl3 mother's wish that ho should bo punlshod. He had been away seven days this time, and had absonted himself alto gether 27 days.—Sentenced to thrpo days' soli tary confinement. Maintenance. — Eward Dowar Richards, who appoarod in an immaoulato white shirt and collar, rod, white, and blue nocktio. bluo butohora blouse, and a large bunoh of red geraniums In his button-hole, was charged with neglecting to support his six illegiti mate ohildren hy Eliza Richards or Kelly.— Mr Thee. Ooopor appeartd rue oomp!nin&»t and Mr George for defeadenr. All wltne-t-es having been oideiod out of Court, Mr rheo. Cooper stated the oase, and in doing so. off .-red to aooept; an order of fil por week, whloh was a lews Bum than his client would be ligally entitled to it he proved his oase. Some years a_.o the defendant had sett'ed a property on the com plainant. Whim t»o bigamy proseedlngs com menced, fihs sold the property for 8350, bus bad not boa* able to get tto miney, as defoadant d'.Bputod hor titi», a-i Bhe deiived no baneflt from it.—The defendant was then examined.

He de*osa* that he hai been living with the . complainant 11 yean-. Osmp,aleaat had been after him sinoe he was 19 ye.rs old. Hi had goon ' through a sort of a "mock kind of turn out" ; with complainant after ho had lived with her : for some yoars. During tho time of his cohabi- J tation with complainant, eight children wero horn, cix o£ which woro alivo. Ho was doubt -1 ful whethor they woro his or not. Ho lived i with tho woman until she pioked up with ono of his men. All his income was £2 per week, and a slight lntorst in a butchering business in Newmarket. There , would bo no dividend from tho business, as the lawsuit about the proporty had cost him £20 alroady.—Mr Ooopor: What was that fort —Defendant: Oh I you and Mr Russell had a good slice out of that. (Laughter.)— Examin ation continued: Ho could not promise to pay anything for tho malntenanoo of tho ohildren, as sho had sold the property he had saved up for so many jears to pur chaso. Ho was not aware that ho was tho bo3t bntohor aud slaughterman in Auckland.— In replr to MrJUoouer, Hl3 ivorohtp h»l _ thst it h.d been proved that defendant was the fatro- of tie ohidren.—Defendant was then ex ' amine, by Mr (Joorge, in the course ot wnich he oxprefißed his wiilingnuaa to tupport toe chlldto*. but not the woman. Shesold ihe P'O psrty whloh he had aettled on tae ohildren. it had cost him £;09. and ho did not think he had a right ito support them uiilees he got the proeoit-.—By Mr Cooper: Ho certainly did give complainant a " oro»d hlot to clear out of trio hODae. After ho separated from thq woman ho sent her In letter containing something about trampling over her grave, but did not send her a photo graph of himself and complainant's sister taken arm in arm. Ho had "left off" with com plainant's aister now.—Mr Cooper; Do you re member what the judgo said, at tho Supremo Court; ho asked tho jury if tlfoy could believe you. — Defendant: Ho was looking at you when ho said that. Mr Cooper; It was meant for you. (Laughter).—After some discus sion between the learned counsel, Mr George suggested that fißo children might be committed to the Industrial Homo, Richards paying: for their maintenance.—lt waa eventually decided to adjourn the easo till Tuesday, to endeavour to effect a settlement between tho parties.—Mr Cooper stated that although oomplaintnnl/s character had boon attacked, he had plenty of evidence to show that since she had left defen dant, she had Used as a hard-working, indus trious, virtuous woman. Larceny.—William Elder was charged with stealing two pairs of boots, value 153, from the Police Barracks on the 3rd and Ith mat., tho the property of Constable Lamb. Ho was also charged with stealing sundry articles, the proporty of W. Gough, on Ist Dccember.-'-Ser gcant White said that the prisoner had been a hard labour prisoner, and was employed a good deal about tho barracks. On regaining his liberty ho had mado use of the knowledge ac quired while a prisoner to steal the articles Sentenced to threo months imprisonment with hard labour, sentences to run concurrently. Destitute Child.— John Wait, a boy JD years of age, was committed to the Industrla School, on the application of hia mother. Court adjourned, j

THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN.

Four Fifths Secured above the Minimum.

(Special to Peess association.)

(Received Januaty 12th, 5,5 p.m.) LONDON, January 11. Tub tenders for the 4 per cent, loan of the New Zealand Government were opened to-day, when it was found that the amount subscribed for was over a million and a-half. Tho price at whiclf the loan was tendered was £98 lis. The tenderers, it is expected, will receive allotments to the extent of 83 per pent.

(BT TELEGRAPH,— PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON, Friday.

With reference to the tenders for the New Zealand Loan which were opened yes terday, the Government notify that ten ders for a million and a-half were received. Toadera at £98 lis receive four-fifths, and £450,000 are allotted above tho rato.

ALL SAINTS' ANNUAL PARISH MEETING.

The annual parish meeting of All Saints' was held last evening in the Sunday-school room. The Rev. Edward N. Bree occupied the chair, and opened tho meeting with prayer. There was a numerous attendance, about 50 parishioners being present, also several ladles. Th« incumbent said it was very gratifying to see such a numerous meeting, which showed that the parishioners took a deep interest in the welfare of tho church. Having minutely reviewed tho items of business, he called upon Mr D. F. Evans, the outgoing church warden, to road the report and finan cial statement, the principal items woie : Offertory, general, £337 15s ; ditto, special, £4119s 7d ; pew rents, £184 7s 6d ; miscel laneous, £38 lis 5d ; St. Stephen's Orphan Home, £15 2s 6d : total, £617 16s. - Dis bursements : Refund of loan to church wardens, £18 15s 4d; salaries, £379 3«; miscellaneous, £75 14s sd; repairs, £10; loan account, £83 12s ; Sunday-school, £22 Is 3d ; St. Stephen's Orphans' Home, £15 2s 6d; balance in bank, church enlarge ment fund, £5 ; cash in hand, £8 7s 7d : total, £617 10s. It was stated there wore pew rents overdue (£2810s) which might be reckoned good at £20. The liabilities wero—Loam, land £160, balance owing £90; ditto school, £100, balance owing £60; ditto organ £150, balance owing £30.; ditto parsonage, £400, balance owing £340 ; total, £520. Un the motion of Mr Langs ford, secoaded by Mr Jenkins, the balance sheet was carried. The vestry report shewed total receipts £68 10s 3d in excess of the previous year ; the offertory shewed an increase of £44 16s 3d, and pew rents an increase of £15 14s, The liabilities had also been reduced, and were £73 18s lid less than last year. Considerable discussion ensued on financial nutters, and finally the report was adopted, with the exception of a clause referring to a stipend for tho curate. The liabilities of tho church are : Land, £90; school, £60; organ, £30; ond parson age, £340. Total, £520. These liabilities provoked a vigorous discussion, Or, Bayntuu iuformed the meeting that he had made an effort in favour of the organ fund, and had collected £3 ss. He would suggest a grand coacert under the management of a profeswr. The meeting generally objected. Mr Bree said their own choir wero quite capable of such an undertaking if considered necessary. Mr Bailey repudiated the idea as unworthy of the parish, and condemned bazaars, &c. He preferred making per sanal sacrifice. After some fire had ex ploded the election of officers took place. The chairman (tho Incumbent) nominated Mr, Bailey aa minister's church warden. Mr D. F. tvans declining to servo again as parishioner's church warden, Mr Luther was elected. Twcnty-threo gentlemen wero nominated to servo on the vestry, but no one cared to accspt the responiibility. At last six con sented ta stand, viz : Mossrs J. F. Leigh ton, W. McKinttrey, R. J. Payne, Kobt. Warnock, T. Jenkins, and B. Dutton. At length, Mr W. Payne, sen., consented to make np the requisite number, and was elected. Tho motions which followed wore: Vetos of thanks to the church wardens, vestrymen, and choir; that the ;.„.,uL.i,n salary _o j-300, leaving him to arrange with Key. J. K. Davis, M. A., for hts sei vices Mr Bailey suggested that a subscription list towards paying the extra amount of salary should to commenced in the room, which canned a rapid movement of parishioners towards the daor, and into the uiaht air.' The usual vote of thanks to the chairman was, therefore, omitted.'

AUCKLAND LICENSED VIC TUALLERS' ASSOCIATION.

The quarterly meeting of the above asso. oiatioa was held at the United Service Hotel on Thursday evenisg last, Mr A. Kidd, President, occapying the chair. A vote of £3 3s to provide a prizi for the Eight Hours' .C emonitration waa carried. The prohibitory clnuees of the Licencing Act then came under consideration and pro voked n general di.cusiion. Several speakers contended that it waa almost im possible <to carry out the clauses with satisfaction aa at present worked. Notices wero given to the pub licans of those who have prohibitory orders obtained against them, and in many cases those who obtained the.orders were women, and only did so, when the last shilling had been spent in drink, and they' wero pecuniarily unable to give these notices. Out of the large number against whom such orders had been obtained only about five or six notices had been given to publicans; and no list was kept at the Police-Court. The Association resolved to do their best to carry out the several prohi bitory clauses, but hoped the various licen sing committees and the police would aid them, by forwarding notices of all prohibi tion oiders,

CRICKET MATCH.

Nortliem Wairoa v. West End

and North Shore.

This match resulted In a draw, Wairoa having four wickets to fall and 43 rnns to get when the stumps were drawn. Scores: WEST END AND NORTH SHORE. Sims, b Stall worthy ... . v Woods, b Stallworthy .. .. " "■.*£ C. F. Raid, o Hardy, b Stallworthy " ia R.*Wyuyard, o Woodhead, b Blair . "in Grogson, o Stallworthy, b Blair.. . "'i Isaac, c Hardy, b Woodhead " "is George, c Coutts, b Hardy .. ' "59 G. Wynyard, o Woodhead, b Stallworthy '' 34 Hoars, not out J _ Brook, b Hardy .. .. ,\ " ' S Courtayno, run out .. ~ " f Extras «. .. .. [\ " " __\ Total ___ .. „ __tffi BOWLING: ANALTSIS. .. i 1 fill Coutts .. .. „60 .ii 0 0 Stallworthy .. ..123 50 g a Woodhead _ „10' 38 0 1 Blair ~ .. .. 35 15 3 2 Hardy 25 B 0 2 Mascfleld .. ..6 3 0 0 NORTHERN WAIROA. . Harvoy, bG. Wynyard .... in Hardy, Wwynyird " " ." "W t Oolbeck, c Courtayne, by Q. Wvnvard in Blair, oGWyn ra k.'b Seid . r " 63 Coutts, 0 Woods, b Roid m Masefleld, run out .. •• •• » « Dashwood, not out . " ? Wool head, not out .. 3 Extas MatUeson' ftnd Stali'worthy, to'bat Total ; & BOWHKO ANAtrSIS. !■' I 3 S G.Wynyai-d.. .. 93 37 2 3 f el|i 95 33 8 2 J? aa£ ■■ A 15 12 0 0 R. Wynyard.. .. 35 19 2 0 01ms .. .. 35 17 1 n *G. Wynyard bowled 3 wideß.

CABLEGRAMS.

REUTERS TELEGRAM.

[deceived January 13,12.55 a.m.] THE ILLNESS OF MR GLADSTONE; LONDON, Januarys, The latest bulletin regarding thehealft of the Premier states that no imported chaDge in his condition has occurred. B is, however, confiaed to his roam. ' Tt i currently reported that his medical adviser. hava ordered his removal to Cannae tin the Mediterranean coast of France. ' |END OF THE ANGLU-FUENCH COK TRO_ IN EGYPT.

CaIRO, January lj Sir Auckland Colville has resignedhii **_•,> tion as British Controller-General of Eew' ian finsnee, and hia resignation hat bam, accepted by the Khedive. The *a__ French control, which has existed S November 1879, has now finally ceastd REMOVAL OF GaMB*TTA'S BODY FaRIB, January lffi§l Tho remains of tho late M. Gi_.l_.rA were translated to-day to Nice for i_t» ment, which will take place there on Sal,,,' day, the 13th instant. alur"

AUSTRALIAN.

THE BAKERS'DISPUTE. MELBOURNE, January 12, Tho master bakers held a meeting to-day and decided to appoint delegates to confer with the operative bakers, with a view fa obviate the threatened strike in the trade COMMERCIAL. • SYDNEY, January If, - New Zealand wheat has fallen to 4i w , bashel, aud A'ew Zealand oats to 3^ Maige has farther advanced 6d per bu_»{ and ia now worth 5s Gd. The Sugar Com. pftny's BLo. 1 pieces per ton remain at fijp; AD ULAIDE, January 12,' Wheat is firm at 4s lid to sa, T o *. flour, per ton, is quoted at £11 IS S to £13 and country brands at £10 10s to £10 15,' Freights to London are:—Steamen 2q«. sailing, 18s. Freight* on wool _e7 Greasy, £4; scoured, gd. The fteig'i market is weaker.

BISHOP MORAN'S CANDI DATURE.

• , 7>::S!fL (BY TELEGEArn.— PHEJS -SSOOCATIOy,) DDNEDIN.Fridiy, The weekly " Tablet," the Roman Catholic organ, published to-day, says :—"As somj people entertain a doubt whether Bishop Moran is in earnest, wo are authorisedts say that if the electors of the Peeinspl. will do him the honour of returning him to Parliament, he will be fonai „ his place thore, and that he will there and elsewhere devote hi* hesteneigia to promote their interests." Bishop Moran's meeting to-night wsi vfcry enthusiastic and orderly, fleoilj spoke for half an hour, and principally m the education question. A coxuidoralV number of questions wero answered. Tli' Bishop declared himself strongly in favour of a laud tax, and -aid h • would make tit land bear a greater proportion of Us burdens of the S_tes. A vote of e«{. denoe was carried.

CORRESPONDENCE.

OUR WATER REPLY.

(To the Editor). SiX, — I think most of your readers will ■ thank you for sot everlookinglocal nnttui f of importance to the health ahA welljro 1 '■ the community. Your remarks iniilatua 7 to the application of the City CoMiilto A the Supremo Court judge for an. _j_c. .=' tion to restrain what' is at Its first starting proved to be a naiKntsJ and a danger to so impertant an elemeatu ■■ our water supply, meet with general jp. I proval. I can hardly agree with you ti the City Council ought to have settled wit 1 the company. Doubtless they had pi 8 aud sufficient notice before they com meit„ I that the establishment ef such a _<jtf_is _ wonld be-in fact, must have bea-f opposed, and if they had paid thhi coapin f a large sum to clear out they would'tin"| been probably placed in a similar peiiiiasi in a short time by the eetabliehme4t d i,- Homo equally obnoxious businesi * !<, ■' yards further on, or on tome part 11 water shed, and may bo established k the very purpose of being, bought out. ia the iatarcst of th« ratepayers they, is a; I opinion, acted correctly ia endeavouring, f any cost to obtain a legal restriction*! § what must eventually to a 'HS&m $ nuisance. How they-succeeded yonliirtt stated, aad it illustrates the glorious- J certainty of tho law aad the'consepsi ignorance of competent experts,— loan. &c, 1 Pko Bono Publico, i [Wo boheve that in the first iestanti | there was no buying out required; aadi the Council had treated the .Company «i. even ordinary courtesy the pr;sc. difficulty would have been' avoided. Tbi Council might have foraeen ihatit "wMJJljli problematical whether they conld coMfl tlteadjncent property-owners in tin m i ' their land*. However, the evil is I I serious a one to waste time in diicoteriij how it arose; tho chief thing to be m siderednow is how to get out of lUil'""' prevent the further growth of iirafll manufactures on tho watcr-thed.—EftUS™

FIRE ALARMS.

■ (To the Editor.) bib,—lf anything were required to ]w_ . home to our city fathers the utter mote r , ness of tbo present system of fire aliffl, A probably the unnecessary destructioa i ,! -valuablo property at the recent fire in Pi* street would satisfy tho most exsdiii f, A short review of the facta connected m the fire will prove iastructive. It originate in one of a row of four new well-built hii chops, each having perfect pr.rty wsllil- ■£,■■ parapets through tho reof; the tail j.* deafenJDg clang of fire-bells occna. , our "excellent Fire Brigade,, ti possessing powers of divination, have** run this way and that for some Utile fa ' before they know whether to eteerf easterly, southerly, Westerly, or nortteij ■; course, ond eventusdly'aime, afflxißu hos», and find the'';Syber presents off,« I usual, and only enough water to cwr'U . . to tho verandah; meanwhile the fa,' ''' element has undisturbed command, F* sently, by aid of buckets and o(A primitive appliances, and the «' ■, praiseworthy exertions of Snpeiiafentai Hughes and his.gallant staff,- the fireh got under, but what havoc Is theie I OiH_ Gordon's stock and furniture not«W'*[ remains. The contents of the other n$N shop, though fortunately smah, .ami '■■ totter off, The occupants of the tw °» , shops, not knowing what the lamented mismanagement may lead tf, removedtk* B proporty, considerably to its detriraea". Tho two inner buildings aro goW "'■'''' and tho outer ones have SEsiaw' o-mlderablo injury.- And here ii '! but just to givo a word of praise !* tho Insurance OempanioB1 Salvage Ooijj for their prompt and caref—ly-rerfoi*" sj| servicos in the removal of goods inthcthei* p| jeopardised. I cannot put It more itronpj fa than h. simply stating the fact tn»t,l^ jgs removed a stock of toys, fancy goo.l ~ssmk millinery, valued at £500-on« morfi^M ceptiblo of injury by removal In the can hardly be imagined—and retnmee^ H and tho total damage oniy ameuatei i! fct £50. Tho remedy for this '- satisfactory slate of affairs 1* . simple and so pateit f° , who havo given the subject ttu :> thought, that it is surprising it has J** left so long undone. Let the Com? m abolish that useless toy, the *lectriefflj.| Alarm, aud instead, erect in the hig^ ( part of the town a wooden tower,en 1? top of which is a room wife glass all roa* ffi^ In It place a watchman, or one for oK" and ono for day work. Let him be fa «* 1 1 munieatlon by telephone and ' tctepf fc with the Fire Brigade and Sd# if Corps Stations, and with tho I"* cocks at tho reservoirs if tttf"' sary; and what is very ' toPPW-.B lettheKyber pressure bo nctcr tamE|J night or day. Tho watchman sees » f_ j „ immediately on its announcing itsek smoke or flame, at once telephones iav_ Brigade and Corps stations ■ the HE locality, no time is lost surmising W'jJ ' the hre is, and tho operation '*. 1 A Brinadcs are not impeded by amnio'1 * -, , of larrikias and men and womos en d&«" bilk. At present we havo a highly cfi"'l _ Fire Brigade and Salvage Corps, WSi water supply all that can bo desired) «• owing to a break In the sequence the Pl tical value of all threo is reduced bj * . least one half.—l am, &c, Pitq-SBiy HtH-'-'-'-^Jj^

THE AUCKLAND ' EVENING STAB. SATURDAY. JANI&a&tY 13.



TjlX S.S. 'GARONNE. 1 OASE NOVELTIES IN EMBROIDERY, In White and Oream Guipure. Also, White, Cream, and Dark Colours, worked in oolonra. ONE CAS- NEW TEBRY OLOTH, OR TURKISH TOWELLING for Dreßsefl, In White, Cream, Pink, Sky, and Drab. ONB CASE NUN'S V^ It- ING, in Street and Evening Shades. MILNE AND CCTOYCE, QUEEN-STREET. Christmas s> !New Year • -william rattray Begs to Inform those requiring Christmas and New Year Presents, thathe has a SPLENDID STOCK OF MERCERY DRESSES OLOimNG BASINS "**" MANTHES COBTDMEB MILLINERY _,__„_ RIBBONS S?SPP«F T.AfIKS GLOVES BDARrS MITTS SCARFS MgN , a JOSD BOya , CLOTHING, SHIRTS AND BATBi TheGooda re of the Best Quality, have boon Bought Cheap, and will be Sold Ohaop, at jjATTRAY'S CENTRAL DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, 178, 180, & 163, QUEBN-STREET, AUCKLAND, H_n A R P E T S E W V William R. BridgMan Hasjost received a nice Lot of New Carpets n J whioh he will aeU veiy oheap- TAPESTRY O ARPETS, from 2/3 yard KIDDERMINSTER CARPETS, from 2/8 BRUBBELL. CARPETS, Jr*o aH



NICK ■a-SSORTMKNT^OjI' NEW TABLE JR™ S-jlfi^oSr MATITOCb V yard, a New Lot o Xf Ladles' Silk and Chenille OAPBS oK Brooade OAPK*. Cashmere HOLM ANB 3»T!KCAPES, fco.. In great variety: choice Bonds tobe sold at Warehouse prices Lot of L-dleß' bice Silk J AOKETS, from 21/ A SolendldLot Ot NEW CLOTHING In lonths Aap andßoya'. Very good value. 120 Pairs Men's Summer TWEED TROUSERS, on Mfl^NeVs" 1 SUITS. 26/, worth 40/ S. ?Bt<Skot llss and Mnalln CURTAINS, aB»oM/palr ■ ALL GOODS SOLD o AT THE LOWEST JUNCTION DBAPERY WAREHOUSE UPPER Q"JEEN-9TRBBT.



Special Advertisement-. i I On Sale, BROADCAST CLOVER AND SEED BARROW DRILLS, speoially adapted for sowing broadcast Turnip, Clover, Rye Grass, and other small seeds. AMERICAN HORSE RAKES, whloh, with one Man and Howe, will colleot ready for carting three to four tons of Hay per hour. SELF-RELIEVING CHAIN HARROWS, bo well known that description Is un necessary. COLONIAL TINE HARROWS, Whloh for | strength, efflolonoy, and simplicity have no rival. CHAFF CUTTERS, for hand, horse, or steam power. Also, PLOUGHS <Slnglo and Double), SUB TOILERS, HORSE HOES, OULTIVA • OKS, 5.0., &c, &0., manufactured by Thos. Cobbett, Shrewsbury, England, at priooa whloh defy competition. Also, COULTAB- SEED AND MANURE DRILLS. KEARBLEY'S COMBINED READER AND MOWER. , ROBEY & OO.'S STEAM ENGINES AND THRASHING MACHINES. Wi J...-Htow...*.. Co,, 101. QUBEN-a_BE3T, Auckland. ~ [established 1560.] WAITEMATA FLOUR MILLS. PRICES CURRENT-WHOLESALE. Subject to Alteration without Notice). Sacks. 100's. 50's. £s. d. AB. d. As. d. Fine Flour, per ton 13 10 0 13 15 0 11 0 0 A. Flour, por ton.. 12 10 0 12 15 0 13 0 0 Wheat Meal .. 13 10 013150 11 0 0 Sharps, por ton .. blO U — _ Bran, por ton .. 010 v — . „ Silk dressed Flour 1110 0 1115 013 0 v The nbovo prices includo sacks and bags. Sacks and bags not returnable. Cabin Biscuit, £18 por ton; caso, 2s 6d onch. FOWL WHEAT FOR SALE. Also, a Largo Assortment of FANCY BISCUIT. Prico List on application. TERMS CASH. OFFICE: 35, Queen-street, Aulklaxd. JOHN LAMB. fipHORNTON, SMITH AND FIRTH HAVE FOR SALE : " Drown' Flour, in saoks, 100's and "Champion' , .» 'Cantab" „ .. <• Sharps Bran Fowl Wheat _ ' 3 X H I I _ 1 V V s s 1 1 V V J. This Invalnable Antiseptic Preparation U TASTELESS, ODOURLEBS. and PERFECTLY HARMLESS. It la Guaranteed to Keep Meat, Soup. Milk, Eggs, Butter, Fish, Game, Fbuit, Preserves, Bees, Wine, and Food oi every description, sweot, sound, and Whole some, till required for use. -„»».- iisuuraioryrvveinugiion. — Sole Agenta for Auokland— TAINE BROS., 3. QUKBN-STKEKT. SPECIAL-1883, Mtmip. We beg to remind our Friends and the Pabllo that, though we have relinquished the Drapery— i,e.. the Clothing Trade, we still keep a Fihst-Olabs assortment of AIX KINDS OF MANCHESTKLK GOODS, whloh wo oontinu. to Belt aft Very Cheap Bates. We have Just Opened a lot of Goods booght in the Home Markets at Job Prices (by our own buyer, lately returned from England and the Continent), and which we shall bell much uuder the Ordinary Prices. Amongst them aro a BplendMLotof LACE CURTAINS.TABLE CLOTHS, CRETONNMS. CuBTAIN BaND, and ordinary Manchester Stuff. A Lot of FURNITURE. FANCY BRAC KETS, and OCCASIONAL CHAIRS. GARLICK & CRANWELL. OUR NEW FACTORY, with all tho Moobinery Appliances now in lull awing, enables us to Exeoute Orders with promptitude, and at Cheaper Kates than before. We have an Immiinhb Stock of IKON bkusteads and GENERAL HOUBKHOIJ) FUKNI- Li'URM, for those about to Furnish, to seleot from. GARLICK S ORANWKLU JOB LOT-WHITE LACE CURTAINS JOB LOT-COLOOBED TABLE CLOTHS JOB LOT-WHITE TABLE DAMASKS JOB LOT-ORBTONNE3 MAGNIFICENT LOTof GOOD CRETONNES Just Opened OH SAP LOT Of CARPETS Jast to Hind, GARLICK fc CRANWELL, Furnishing Warehouse, Queen-street. GO TO : GARLICK & CRANWELL for Iron Bedsteads G ARLICK & CRANWKLL for Bedding GARLICK IS CRAN WKLL for Carpets GARLICK & CRANWELL for Furniture GAKLIOK & CRANWKLL for Floor Cloths GARLICK & CRANWELL for Ohaira GARLICK _ CRANWKLL for Chimney Glass GARLICK & CRANWELL for Snn Blinda GARLICK & CRANWELL for Rowol 1 ff e'S Spring Wire Mattrassea GARLICK & CRANWELL for Fenders and Flrelions, GOTO GARLICK & CRANWKLL for all you want— For your House, their Goods are Cneap„and For Country are well paoked; For Town are delivered free; For Casta, 6 per cent, discount allowed. FURNISH YOUR HOUSE FROM THE CITY HALL FURNISHING ARCADE, QUBBN-ST. and LORNE-ST,, AUCKLAND, GrARLICK & OrANWELE, THE ' Wonderfully increased demand for our Celebrated Goods, made of NEW ZEALAND TWEEDS, baa necessitated the Firm Erecting an Extensive and Costly New Wabbhouse, to give accommodation to the EXTRA CLOTHING Staff, and to make room-for the New Machinery, whloh has been personally selected by Mr. Hallensteln during his reoent visit to England and America, THE FAOTOEY will now be the Largest Estab lishment of the kind in the Bouthern Hemisphere, and aa described in the "Otago Dally Timea," promises to be a Model Wiarehouse. The AUOK LAND BRANCH Addreaa is— 158 AND 160, QUEEN-STREET. The oholce varioty of NEW GOODS now , showing has nothing to com pare with it in the whole of Quekn-streeT, ,y AUCKLAND. j J. FITZSIMONS. J Branch Manager. j;



Special Advertisements %_ £_, JjINABURY & Oo.'S I NEW GOODS I I 1 NEW GOODS I NEW GOODS I ;, NEW GOODS 1 [ s * "' ' £ WE ARE NOW SHOWING OUR c first shipment of * Spring and Summer ] dress goods, j millinery, jackets, mantles, i ULSTERS, &0. WE HAVE THE LARGKST.AND BEST SELECTED STOUEOF MILLINERY IN , MILLINERY VULLINEKX AnPIrrAND IL"N, EH MILLINERY AUCKLAm MILLINERY -t —You are-- , —rospeotfally— —Invited to visit— --Our Establishment— —before making— —your Fur— —obaßee.— -«•t•«- D-tESSMAKIiNG ON THE PREMISES. COSTUMES MADE ON TWENTY FOUR HOURS' NOTICE. A. jl ihabubt* C°" 201 & 203 QUBEN-STBEB "-JAPANESE MAGIC MIRRORS. Japanese Tent Umbrellas, suitabio for Garden Fnttios, Lawn Tennis, Picnic, &o. Now Open at the JAPANESE ART EXHIBITION (Noxt Bank of Now Zealand, Qaeon-atroet). B BETT'S AUCKLAND ALMANAC, THIS DAY PUBLISHED. NOW ON SALE AT ALL THE BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS. PRICE-ONE SHILLING, With Map of Waitemaua Habdoob,



Sewing Machines.— D. S. Chamberp 65, Queen-street,-Advt.



,h« n*ET t °if„ and,. eucalyptus.-Tiie prac 2S_^«,^,°i hoalme, art has over com manded, the esteem of the rudest nations henco It was the obvious policy of the SSfiS the properties of plants? Of their progress wo have no record but we do know that thf famous mistletoe, or''heal all," wos considered a corteS remedy in many diseases, an antidote to o* and a preventative of nfection. Sea-airtS tod at timt time did not posses? anfongitifa feSSiv njr TnnC^ 1i?, rs,,?, f thS ?acalyptus or Blufgum M&. naP I*tUh? ~dif shehnd.thi.wonder t^ B fw^i d 1 c,strorinK' ]\ w« bca«ng. healthgivins TneviVo^ lcl aT? sa7ed rcany thousands of llve„ H^ w/ eai n.nd aD(I Aus-ralia its virtuesare m doubtcd.and for the relief of brench al affections Lougns, ci_c.. Alexins Syruo of F.n»ilvn<-i- J&^Ml? <a Llmeand»S |pxovedanunoT;anipleaK m o_y, '*'uuuuu' "»*•