SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

HIGH WATBRISS»Sn_2_-_.l« BUNSKT.-Thls Evening. 6.10 BUNRISE.-To-morrow Morning. 6.15 MOON'S AGE-* ew raoon. May 7th, 9.87 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

LAST EVENING. " | City ol Sydney, P.M.s.s., Dearborn, from San FranoißOO , ; f lona. B.e„ Crawford, from Whangarei

TO-DAY. Rotomahana, n.a. McGee, from Sydney Tarawera, s.s., Sinclair, from the South

DEPARTURES.

LAST EVBKILNO. Glenelg. s.s., Stephenson, for Rnssell Wellington, 5.8., Farqnhar. for Tauranga Douglas, s.s., Norris. for Mercury Bay Ryno.brlgantlne. Bewloke, for Sunday Island Walwera, sob, Anderson, tor Whangarei TO-DAY. City of Sydney, P.M.e.s., Dearborn, for Sydney Linda Weber, nrlaantlne. Bell, foe Greymouth Yooog Dick, nch, Greenwood, tor Whangarei Fanny Thornton, ketoh, Keane, for Hokianga

IMPORTS.

Per Rotomahana from Sydney-100 caseß font, 43 ingote tin, 19 coses milk, 10 cases arrowroot 114 bags onions, 18 bales paper, 30' felloes, 259 bags bonedust, 162 ingots copper, 20 boilertubes, 162 gunnies and 112 mats sugar, 10 pkgs hay press, 15 cases Byrup, 9 cases sugar, ana a quantity of sundries. Per Taiawera-from Melbourne-57«1 pkgs and 448 mats suaor. 483 boxes and OS half-cheats tea. 20 oases ohampagne. 320 bags rioe. wu baas ground bark, 10 bags ***<>• ls bC 6TO oases imlt From Bluff — 10 oases preserved meat, 8142 saokK oats. Fiom Dunedln-8I bags oatmeal, 61 bundles doors and Bashes, 70 »aoks oatß. 6 bhds and 20 barrels ale. IS2 bass flour. From Wei ll.gton-70 kegs butter, 25 kegs beet. From LvtieHon-1450 saois potatoes, HO sacks wheat, 100 bags malt. 70 sacs oatmeaL From Napier —83 sacks oooksfoot.

Bx s.B Tarawera, from Hobart: 350 cases apples and pears.-G. W. Blimey. Per Tarawera-670 Bao.B potatoes.—9. S. Jaklns.

EXPORTS.

Per City of Sydney, for Sydney: 73 kega but ter.

Per City ot Sydney, from Pan Franoisoo—looo cases salmon, 273 oases canned goods. 224 oases paint, 26 Baoks peanuts. 8 barrels oil. 21 bale* brown corn, 71 bo»s casings, 117 paokages merchandise.

Mr B. A. Gudgeon is a passenger for Auok land, booked per P. and.O. steamer, to leave London on May 24.

The N.Z. Shipping Ca's Glanoe. I.Bfo tons. .Captain Howard, was expeoted to leave London for thie port on April 2.

TheN.Z BhlpPlng Co/a Bast Lothian sailed from Gravesend on Maroh 19, and passed Deal on the following day.

The barquo Acaoia entered out at the Customs to-day for Sydney, via Mongonui,,, The barque Lwigstone, 740 tons, and Glen lora. 774 tons, were loading at London for tms , port on March 23. The tonnage loading on the berth at London on Maroh 16, for Australia and New Zealand. . amounted to 45,823 tonp.

The anokland three-masted schooner. Handa Isle was expeoted to sull from New York for Aunkland about April 16.

Among the passengers booked per the P. ft O. Co. - steamer Ballarat, to leave London May 29th, were :—Mr and Mrs J. Piokering and two children, for Auokland.

Meters Sfcaley, Radford, ft Co. quote rates faom London to Auckland: Rough measure ment. 30s; fine, 40s; liquids. 60s; wight, 30s; oement, 5s per oaak; beer, lOd per dozen; salt, 80s

Messrs F, Haofradt J- Co. quote rates from London to New Zealand ports by New Zealano Shlpolng Comoany'a steamers at Iss to 50j. and 10 per cent, through from Hamburg.. The as. lona arrived from whangarei last evening with 38 saoks gum. 15» oases trait, 4800 feet Umber. 10 kew butter, and the following Sassengers: Meßßis Dwyer, G-PJummer, a. lorton. Peacock. Foley. W. A. M. Bate, Bvans. MoOonald, Mrs Fawks and 2 ohlldren, Onssey. J. Shaw, Blake, Hurley, Mrs Shaw and two ohlldren. Misses Dwjer, Alexander, Reyburn, and ten in the steerage. From New York shipping olroularfl ot March Slst we learn that there being a gre iter tonnage In port and with less demend for veaßels, especi ally for the oil trade, rates have declined some what, and it is expected that it will be possible soon to oharter at reasonable rati? tor Australia and New Zealand requirements. Charters to New Zealand ports ere quoted at 870. with primage for block lots. Tha Anokland schooner Cutty Sark reached Sydney from KBipara recently after a very bad naasage. She was hove to for five days. About 3 o'clock on the morning of the 15th a heavy sea broke on boart. and smashed the boat, be-, sides antting everything in the galley, though the latter Itself remained undamaged.

The hiigant'ne Look Out arrived at Sydney f romlKtipara on the 22nd nit, with part of her bulwarks oarried away. Bhe experienced very bad weather daring the trip aorcsi.

■Captain Neville, formerly chief officer of the SB Hawea, has been promoted to the command ot the Wanaka, temporarily. Captain Edie, of the Ringarooma, has been appointed to the command of the Union Co.'s new steamer Waihora, expected to arrive at Dunedin on the 10th Inst The Auckland schooner Sovereign arrived at Sydney from Lord Howe's Island on the 23nd T-U.

The John and Jane, a sohooner of SO tons, and the Sea Nymph, a brig ot 289 tons, have been missing from Melbourne for several months. By papers to hand per Rotomahana we learn that Information has bean received showing that there is little doubt both have been lost With all hands.

Messrs Shaw, Saville, and Co.'s Westmenth inantain Stonehouse) left London for Auckland ii^Otago on March 15th, with the following SSSseniTrs :-Saloon-H. W. Williams. Seconu Cabin-Harold Baxter. Charles May. Susan L. May. Henry L. Merriok. Elizabeth Merrick, and jfrtZk H. Howe. Steerage-N. Feldman, L. Carrol. Riohard Peck. Leonard Barber, Brneat Barber, Bernard Connellv, George A. A. White, PRlhiim Davey. H. L. Mahon, Frank Midgley, BeSaSln ffigley, William 'Sanford, HarrieJ wSd. Robert Ripley. Clara Ripley. Mary frviiitr. Alexander Irving, ABoe P. Moore, Robert Plnkerton, and 285 immigrants, fit I'd

ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF SYDNEY.

The P.M.5.3. Company's Cltypt Syiney.H O. Dearhom. commander, arrived at lOo'olJpl urtevsnlDß. She left Sau Franoisoo pßoton i?ril 9at 423 p.m.. reached Honolulu pilot on ASrUlßati2noOD,left iionolnln pilot on AprU vr-t ; 1116am..andreaohed Auckland pilot on April JWat 918 p.m. She n brinn. 2cabin and.3 stSSage passengers, and 92 tons of freight for Awikland : 28 cabin and 2B steeragejo-soengere, wo 600 tons of frelaht for 8» ncy. Had smooth Sea Sent winds, and calms, the entire passage. pSse-gers t-cibia-for Auckland : A. Mi Campbell and Hutton Troubbeok. Steerage: James Singleton, W. MoLeUan, and John Simp son. "". .

DEPARTURE OF THE MAIL STEAMER.

' J.he P.M.s.B. Oifr of ; Sydney j will .sail *„r Svdner about five o'olook this evening. Pass.»-Mr A. W. Gillies, Miss Grierson. oaS-dii and Mrs Fergnsson, Mr and Mrs L. Hwcomrtf Bishop Selwyn, feamljMrs, Bull, iaesß^^b.CDXon.Eminetl..Willlam Speet, andA..LMarßhmont. , . t ,;.;.;■ ■.:.: .:tSI iti ,

ARRIVAL OF THE ROTOMAHANA.

I " Tin. s.B. Rotomahana arrived in harbour At 'u^S.to^ay. SheleftSydneyon26th,atmid : 15^ was abreast of Three, Kings on 30th, at i Xii. Passed Cape Brett at 3 a.m. on Ist JiMtdi at 9.45 a.m., arriving as above. Had moderatesouth-west winds until 8 a.m. 011 30th J £,d fresh, south-west during the remainder ot i the oassage. Fine weather throughout, Pas ! «_«Sh__oon: Mrs Dickson, firs Brown, : MraMlis and Infant, Miss Hiokson, Miss ' ,&aa Profajsor Brown, Messrs C. Hughes, ATToLaren" A. P. Thomas, E. E. Barton,H.L M.^ralf A McGregor.-and2osteerage. Saloon .5? HWare For' Lyttelton: Mr Lloyd, G. : .f^Tonw^r Lucy. For Dunedin: Mr Byrne, mV to Mu^y. Mr'WiWnson^lr Dar ; t_a_fa Mr Glwer. We are indebted to Mr Chas. ' E_ BBaason. 'Purser, for Press parcels, re portß,&o.. ..

ARRIVAL OF THE TARAWERA, * fiifhe B.B.: Tarawera, from Melbourne, arrived i ».rJSS.? wiav She left Port Chalson on tho Isthat4 Lyttelton on, the|26th a1 ,9 r™ Wflßhrn 27th at 1 p.m„ Napier on the tftt'Jl oKSid Gisborneon'the3othat3.3o lm iaftGlsborne at 10 a.m. yesterday. SSrin-TM aliove. Experienced changeable i itt&ther ISi->vS_ble windß onipoast. Pas- SsftoAuekland-Saloon: Dr. Ferguson, Taylor, Weston, fatten, Wood. Nauiuris and child. Misses Brush (2), Wells, Donahue, Bohapp, Christie, Bagg, Noel. We are indebted to Mr D. Dalgleish, purser, for press parcels, &o.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVAL. Hannah Mokau, 8.8., Dale, from Kawhia,via Boylan.

The Union Co.'s steamer Wanaka was to leavei for tho South this afternoon with tho Southern portion of the English nialL The s s. Hannah Mokau arrived fromKawhia a^BaglMnwrae time last night with a Ml oaißOofpigs and produce. Thes.s. Aigyle is expected to return hither ftmn Waitara to-morrow. The b.B. Rowena was to leave this afternoon for Hokianga.

KAIPARA SHIPPING.

HelknsviliM. this day. Arrived at the Heads-Annie Wilson. Wind bonSd-KOTtish Lass, Marie Virginia, Camilla, Mtonlon, and Syren. ; Port Albert, this day. j .i-AH-ved! Jules Marie, barque. .

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

\ WBrnLIHOTON, : XT.,. X ftr*sgfjigi Halelorie, barque/ Parker, from .- London, vi days out.

: JQ"'" ' A' r :„ ,-, - i.a Wo learn that T. McMaster has| opened jsia now winter stock of dresseß, millinery, man tles, and men's and boys' clothing, by the Wa,r wlok. from London,—Advt. . .. (>'■> giriick and Crimwell have now tine most . Warehouse ta^Auckland. ' ISriß sttxSfc ready for delivery. Furmtuieto St aßdasses: good, strong, and cheap. Great ■. < _noawl-4lcade' Qtteol!l"Btr6et, ~rAdvt"1 1 ': We atetequM^d to remind themembfers rftha De*. enport Musical Society that the an- SiM mSttaa takes pla<^.on i_ie.eveSr;ot Wednesday next, May 2nd, and not on Slay __dT^be programmes, Jssued.at the .recent S^rt^nt&a a notification rfytog Ma lafc __^dateas the time forthe meeting, but it was jSriattot^y^i,,, ,» : . ,r : _ j

Mail Notice.

MAILS WILL CLOBBI AS UNDIB '.— i THIS DAT. I For Whangarei Heads. Walpu, Whangarei, and Mangapai, per lona, at. p.m. For Waterford, Tauranga, and Thames, per Rotomahana, at 6.30 p.m. For Australian Colonies and United Kingdom, via Brlndlßl. per City ot Sydney, at 1 o.ra. 1 Wednesday, 2nd May. For Friendly Islands and Samoa, per Fetn-ao, at II a.m. Sfor Coromandel, per C-romande'. at 11.30 a.m. For Rnßsell. Kawakawa, and Australian Colonies, per Tarawera, at i p.m. For Levnka and Suva, per Suva, at 1 p.m. tot Tauranga, Obinemutn, and Opotikl, net StaSa, at i p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise at 5.80 p,m. Thursday, 3rd May. For Waltara, tea., per Argrle. at S a.m. For Gisborne, Napier, southern Ports, and Australian Colonies, per s.s. Rotomahana. at 11a.m. For London direot (per s 8. Fens tan ton, from Port Chalmers), per Rotomahana, at 11 a.m. This mall will arrive in London about 3rd Jnty next Si a BISS. Chief Postmaster. Chief Pmt-aflloe. Anokland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

May 1. 1883.

Abbott's Opera House—Miss Jennie Lee and Melbourne Company, "Jo," a drama adapted from "Bleak Ho use, Bp.m.

Mrs Lewis's Quadrille Party, Museum House, 7.30 p.m.. ..<■■•

Mr Lowe's Dancing Class, Lome-street Hall, 8 p.m.

Miss Vatle's Dancing Class, Ponsonby Hall' 7p.m. :...:_..

Anokland Choral Society—'* Moses in Egypt,' 8 p.m.

Masonlo HaU. Karangahape Road—Newton Lodge of Mark Masons, 7.31 p.m, Remuera Mutual Improvement Society Enter tainment, 8 p.m

Birth.

RAU.—On the Ist May, at her residence, Vic toria-street, the wife of Charles A. F. Ran of a daughter. SEEJEANT.-On April 30, at her residence, Pitt-street, the wife of H. C. D. Serjeant of a danghteri' -"■' " '* ' ' ''-' '._.. ."'

Deaths.

KELL.—On May Ist, after a long and painful illness born with Christian fortitude. David Koll, junior, the dearly-beloved husband of Sarah Kell. aged 34 years. - '-!..' dO* The funeral will leave.his late residence. Union-street, on Thursday, at 13.30 I p.m. Friends are invited to attend. .-.; vtj«„ ..:.'■ RUSSELL. - On the 26th ot April, at Kawa Kawa, aged 62 years, Isabella McLaren Angus, the dearly beloved wife of Robert' Russell. late of Cumbernauld, Dumbarton shire. [Glasgow papers please copy.] ; ~': , I

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

For the causa that lacks assistance For the, wrong that needs resistance, T^'tTifebai-L SrAt-TTSBB.

.mail budget, via San Francisco, this month,* is of an interesting character. Details of the dynamite outrages in London, and other current topics, will be found re. ported elsewhere. A portion of the news is printed on our fourth page.

' A young man named James Taylor, who has'been engaged bullock-driving at the Wade, arrive- per Ruby to-day and was sent to the Hospital. . He is suffering from the effect of a severe wetting and is quite unable to walk.' :\_.< < ; >:/!

At a meeting of the creditors of John Brett, held at the Supreme Court to-day, Mr A. D.'Bennett was elected trustee by tbe creditors; Liabilities, £17-; assets set down at £80. : Since";the, appearance, ofi "Jo '*) at Abbott's Opera House, there has been a rjish for copies of, "Bleak House," and the libraries and booksellers' shops have been besieged by anxious: enquirers -after the story of the parentless aud nameless child pf the dark arches: One young lady said the would give a guinea, for the story >yhich had caused her so many tears. -<< (The Rev. Mr Westwood lectured at the Lome-street Hall last evening on " The Great Pyramid of Gizeh." Owing to tbe inclemency .of the weather, there was but a small; attendance. Ihe lecturer,' who has apparently devoted much study to the sub ject, and,is. acquainted with all'the most recent discoveries of Egyptologists, kept his audience interested,'for two hours. , Pressure on our space through the arrival of the mall, compalls us to holdover our report. The lecturer gave a history of I this wonderful monument of antiquity, and j gave a luciA: outline of the theories of Professor Piazzi Smyljh,: At .the conclusion j the lecturer recited the'.'^ddiesß to Mnmmv" " - ' ' J J

The mail steamer City, of Sydney.Swhich arrived last night nbnut ten o'clock, is stated by the "Herald" to have been "only 9J; hours behind time ;" and onr contemporary proceeds vto make reflections upon that ,|e»sers Jailing powers. The plain fact, how ifilfer. is Wat the City of Sydney is, next to the Zealandia, the fastest steamer in the service, aid so far trom her being behind time, the arrived in Auckland on this occasion two days ahead of contract date, although she left San Francisco two days behind time. The time occupied on the run was 20 days 5 hours (including stoppage at Honolulu), while the contract time is 23J days. It is but due to tbe popular Captain Dearborn, aud the P.M.S.S, Co that this explana tion should be made.. -TheAuokland Presbyterian Mutual Im provement Class held its first regular meet ing last evening, in the ante-room of St. James's Hall. There was a fair attend ance of members, notwithstanding the in clemency of the weather. The literary businesa.was a debate : " Should adherents have a right to vote in the secular affairs of the Church." 'Ihe question was opened in the affirmative by G. Small, and in the negative by. Mr B. C. Mackie, and after an interesting discussion it was decided in favour of the negative by two votes. ' A meeting of the creditors of L. M. Davies wa> held at the offices of Mr A. D. Bennett, High-street, yesterday, The trustees' re* port was read and adopted, and some very strong expressions of disapprobation with regard to the debtor's mode of getting into debt. As the debtor was working as a labourer, and out of regard to the debtor's wife, and other circumstances adduced by Mr opeed, the debtor's solicitor, the credi tors ultimately consented to the debtor's discharge. Theaunual meetingofmombersof thePon sonby at Home will be held to-morrow even ing in Miss Hill's Bchool-room, when the election of officers will take place and other important business be brought under notice. The witnesses In tho charge of perjury preferred against Daniel Scallon, late lessee of the Nottingham Castle Hotel, were heard yesterday before Judge Smith, at the Police Court,and occupied a considerable time. Mr Hudson Williamson appeared for tho pro secution. Mr Theo.Cooper, for tbe defence, offered several technical points, whish his Worship said ho would take time to consider and give judgment on Wednesday. •' * A coloured seaman named Enoch Thir» bone, has been drowned from the barque Rebecca Cromwell, which has just arrived ut Wellington from New York, after a voyage ot 120 days. During a gale on April 6th, deceased was washed overboard and lost-another hand having a narrow escape from drowning. In connection with the proposed visit of a New Zealand team of footballers to Syd ney, the Rugby Union at Dunedin has adopted the following resolution : -" That tbe Secretary write• to the Wellington Knsjby Union suggesting that more liberal terms should be offered by the New South Wales footballers, and that in the event of terms being mutually agreed upon, a match North v,. South Island be played in Wel lington or Christchurch with a view of selecting a New Zealand team." , On 24th April last, at Louth, New South Wales, Mr Doidge, editor of tbe "Louth Liberal," was married to Miss Mary Chil cott, of Auckland, N.Z. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Mr Mitchell, at tho Royal Hotel. The meeting of members of Ponsonby "At Home," called for to-morrow, is post poned to next Friday, by request of several members of committee. There is new on exhibition in Mr Lewis son's window a silver cop presented by the members of the Auckland Fox Terrier Club to be ratted for in a ratting sweepstake. The match takes place at Montague's pit, Wakefield-street, on Saturday.

To the somewhat queer query which we inserted yesterday — " Why is the male steamer called she! " we have received a number of answers, One correspondent, who must have a poor opinion of the sex,'says it is "Because she can't get along without a wan at the helm;'' another wretch, who has been looking at the time-table through his grand mother's " specs," says it is " Because she is so often behind time j" and a third, who is probably in love, hazards the reply, "Because she is a regular clipper, and runs away with the mails," Oonsideiing that no prize was offered, these are not so bad. An adjourned meeting of thr creditor?, of R. C, Jordan was held > esterday. Pre sent :- E. Hesketh, H. R. George, D. Hean, the debtor and his solicitor, Mr Speed, and the trustee, Mr A. D. Bennett The trustee stated he bad been asked by Mr Cooper to ask the gentlemen present to agree to an adjournment, to enable Mr Cooper to peruse the long statement of ac counts just rendered by the bank. Ad journed till Thursday next. The trustee was requested to summons another witness from Tauranga. The readings and addresses on Dickens and his works at St Sepulchre's school room, last evening, by members of the St Sepulchre's Mutual Improvement Society attracted a larger audience than usual. Rev.B. T. Dudley, the President, occupied the chair, and called upon the readers alphabetically. Mr Blackman read " Bumble s Courtship;" Mr Cnnnell " Pick wick at Ipswich;" Mr Ussher " Sam Weller, sen., at a Love Feast;" and Mr Lusk, " A Serious Chapter from the Tale of Two Cities." The readings were fol lowed by remarks by ten or twelve of tbe members present and the President Two boors were very pleasantly passed, and four new members were enrolled. The "Bible Standard," under the editorial care of Mr Geo. A. Brown,is espe cially instructive this month, and sustains it-i wonted healthy tone of thought. The bestot tbe articles fsunquestionably, " The structure of tbe Bible, by Dr. Leask, an eloquent preacher, and a writer of high literary , attainments. The remaining articles - are >" The Unrevealed Church" (cbaplin), a string of thoughtful extracts; a poem- ''Judge Not," from the pen of an American poetess ; the " Broken Bottle," a sketch of tbe New Zealand Evangelistic Association, Co). Ingersoll at the grave of an Infant, church and current news, etc. The Bible Standard may be read with interest, by all classes without offence. . H This members of the late Artillery Band took'their annual dinner last evening at McKeowu's Imperial QM. Captain Payne; occupied the chair, aud Mr Gee tbe viee chair.:'' SPhe: .dinner Was served' up in/the most satisfactory manner by the caterer. During the evening an illuminated address and gold ring were presented to, Sergeant George Kobinson, late bandmaster of the Artillery Band, by Captain Payoe^on be half of the members. The address was brief, but to the purpose:—" We, the members of the late Artillery Band, desire to present you with this small token as an expression of our appreciation of your long and valuable services, extending over twelve years, during which time you have worked with such energy for the interests of the band. Hoping you may remain with us many years more, we subscribe ourselves, on behalf of the band, A. R. BaW"^n(ila^Mates,-^PB«B d RKin = Hunter," 'Mr Gee," ''The Ladies," etc. A numbpr of songs were sung by members and friends, mu-ical selections by the band, and altogether the evening wag pleasantly spent to the full enjoyment of all present.

In our last issue we gave an account ol the ceremonial observed at the consecration of Lodge Albion up till the point at which the religious service in Holy Trinity Church waa proceeding, and the subsequent rites were correctly enumerated by us. After wards, the W.M. (Bro. G. i». Brassey) in stalled his officers as follows:—Bro. A. W. Gardner, S.W.; Bro. O. Mays, J.W.; Bro. H. P, Stark, Treasurer; Bro. Cecil Gardener, Secretary; Bro. W. H. Fenton.

S.D. j. 8r0.R.,H. Duder, J.Uj Bro. T Ingles, 1.G.; Broi Tonge, Tyler; Bros. 8, Vosper and J. Glenny, Stewards; J. Beale, Organist. Fourteen names of candidates were duly proposed and seconded. At the conclusion of the consecration ceremony,ths newly-installed W.M. ihvitld all,the brethren present to a banquet, which jiras held at the Flagstaff Hotel, and at"Nvhich, some 120' guests were present. 9 Wing to the lateness Of the hour the toasts were considerably shortened, but all were duly _orio_red: in the ancient and mystic form of MaSonry."JGreat credit is due to tSfB.;. Btown and berj assistants. Everything was put on in first-class style, and the menu was most liberal and varied. Punctually at 9 p.m. the first visitors to the ball arrived at the Devon port Hall, which had been tastefully dcdotated under the . superintendence of ' R gllß' Ladieß' and gentlemen's rooms had been set apart, and every, pos- Bible comfoit thought of. Dancing was kept up vigorously till about 3 ..<*., the rnqs-c. being by Heed's band, and Bro. T. Cole acting as MiC. Special lite boats had been.arranged for at 2 and 4«Kp. 4j»aipL,"one all seemed to enjoy thbtnselves 'heartily. The whole ''affair passed off in a pleasant and highly satis factoiymnpuisir.,f. ,u^ ...:.. ■)•: -.'if*)

CABLEGRAMS.

REUTERS TELEGRAMS.

The '.JPhomix JP#»„ Murders.— Trial of th&JPrisonersfy [Received May 1a.~12.4(j p.m|l

LONDON, April 30.

James Fitzharris, another of the Phoenix ; Park prisoners, was brought up for trial to-day at Dublin, and the case is still pro ceeding. Extensive Jtturder Conspiracy. In the House of Commons to-day,, Mr Trevelyh, Chief Secretary for Ireland, .stated that a widespread conspiracy to murder had been discovered, in County Clarf, in the West of Ireland, and the Execu tive hope to be able to completely unmask the whole plot. THEIxTKROOLONIAL POSTAL G-IN FERENCE, y MELBOURNE, this day. ' The Victorian, Tasmanian, and South Australian delegates to the Postal Con ference have started for Sydney. . OPENING OF MUSEUM ,ON SUNDAY.

The Melbourne Museum and Picture Gallery will be open to the public on Sun days from the 6th inst.

ARAB RISING AT PORT SAID

ALEXANDRIA, April 28,

News has been received hero that serious disorders have ocourred at Port Said. The Greek residents were attacked by a body of Arab fanatics, and several of the former were killed and wounded before the dis order was quelled. The British troops now stationed at Port Said wero called out, and protected the Greek ohurcb, the destruction of which was threatened by the Arabs.

A special to the Press Association, dated London, April 30, says :— A disturb ance has occurred between tho native popu lation of Port Said, and two persons have been killed, and thirty wounded. The marines from two of the Mediterranean fleet, the Iris aud Falcon, were landed, along with their Gatling guns, and it is believed that theso measures averted a very serious massacre.

[SPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

(Koceiv.d May 1 -12.50 p.m.)

LONDON, April 30.

A CROP OF IRISH INFORMERS.

So many of the Irish prisoners have volun-. teered to become informers that the Go vernment is seriously embarrassed in select- ( ing those whom it accepts as Queen's evidence. THE LAND LEAGUE IN AMERICA. The American branches of the Land League have adopted the Philadelphia platform. ILLNES3 OF THB DEAN OF WINDSOR. The Very Rev. Ueorgo Henry Connor, Dean of Windsor, is sinking rapidly, and is not expected to survive long. ANOTHER MUBDEREK OS TRIAL. ! Fitzharris, the cab-driver, has been ar. raigned for participation in the Phoenix Park murders.,. . EXTRADITION OF " IN VINCI BLES" ' IS AMERICA. It is expected that an application will be made by the British Government to the Government at Washington to extradite a number of Fenians who are implicated by ' the fresh disclosures made regarding. the proceedings of the "Invincible" Society. s EXECUTION OF A MURDisRER. A man named Eeefe has been executed for a murder at Cork. FRANCE AND NEW GUINEA The "Rebublique Francaise "^believes that New Guinea will be made a penal settlement, and it treats the annexation as an accomplished fact. MOKE OUTRAGES THREATENED BY FENIANS. At a caucus oi the dynamite faction in America, O'Donovan Rosia declared that the plans for carrying out further ontrages were matured. EXPULSION OF STUDENTS. Two hundred students havo been expelled from the University of Warsaw, the capital city of Poland.

AUSTRALIAN.

SHIPPING NEWS. SYDNEY, this day. Arrived, this morning, Wakalipn. THK SAN FRANCISCO MAIL CONTRACT. The Legislative Council has passed the PostmssterGoneral's resolution for the con tinuance of the San Francisco Mall Ser vicers agreed in the Assembly. BANK DIVIDEND. The Bank of New South Wales has de clared a dividend tor the past half-year at the rate of 15 per cent, por anuum.

SPORTING.

[BY TELKORAPtf. -PRBSS ASSOCIATION.]

TIMARU, Monday. Tbe following are the weights for the Grand National Handicap at the New Zealand Grand Kationai Steeplechase Mseting :— Clarence, 13st; Canard, 12st 61bs; tyuamby, list 81bs ; Batesman (late Katertelto), lOst lllbs; Overdraft. 104 51bs; Koiciuico, lOst; Barbary, lOst.

A NOVEL DIVORCE ACTION.

A Medico in Trouble,

Tub announcement in our Saturday' issue that the initiatory steps havo been taken in an action for divorce, involving the name of a well-known.medical practi tioner, Has evoked such an ''amount of cuiiority that we are fain to give a portion of the. information that has come finto our .possession regarding it. indeed, there.: Can ~be no reason for wililtolding it, seeing that thelcitations have 'been served, and an appearance entered\ by the co-rospondtnt. For, .obvious reasons, however,/the.names must be "*suppressed." yThe petitioner is employed at *air!'Uven-making esta blishment, and,the .allegeddisturber of, his marital bliss is a perJonage" whose sevire handicapping in the shape of a physical in« firmity migot reasonably be expected to incapacitate, bim from playing the rdle of a gay Lothario,... The petitioner, by his: sworn affidavit, avers that in March, 1853, he was married to bis wife, and that two months

ater—viz., on the 24th Of May, 1853, he was blessed with a son and heir; that in March, I'Bs£>,' and 'April, 1857* respectively, two daughters were added, to. the family circle, and that in 1873 he emigrated to New Zea land where he and his wife continued their uulu<i.Ui_- ouunSJi-j. 'ntth me co-respondent, In so far as the manner in which the alleged infidelity of his/wife was discovered, the petitioner is not perspicuous, and this por tipn qf the statement is therefore pppt.'to some doubt ' He says that he remained in ignorance of the alleged criminal inter course until a couple of months: ago; when his wife, being on a bed of illness, confessed to her spiritual adviser that, for a long time pa-t, she had been im properly intimate with her medical atten dant, and that from subsequent information whichhehas obtained hehasfoundthat state ment to be true. Itis not clear, as we have already remarked, how these allegations are to be proved. The husband could hardly have been present at the wife's supposed deathbed confession, for the law of tbe Roman Catholic Church forbids that, and the priest is bound to keep inviolate tbe ghostly secrets with which he is entrusted, so that unless the wife is privy to the procla mation of her own dishonour, the case seems difficult to establish. Be that as it may, the petitioner, on the mounds recited, prays for a dissolution 6f hfomamage, aid claims from the co-respondent a sura of £500 damages and payment of all incidental costs and expenses. The co-respondent, on his part, denies the. alleged adulterous'''inter course, and has instructed his .solicitors to defend ihe action. Should the legal > pro cesses be pursued without delay, the case will' probably, come on for hearing at the July Sessions of tha Conrt; indeed, it can hardly be dealt with sooner

[Since the'above particulars)were penned, we-have been informed by^be potitioael' himself that his Wounded feelings have been healed, his honour satisfied, and tbe cisc settled by'a'fcash payment 'ot"£&_50; exclu sive of the legal costs, which the'co-respon dent has also undertaken .to meet. ; Ihe lawyers1"wili) therefore, Ijpl',se*4e4 some considerable little pickings in the shape'of fefis and yefreshers, while Ithe gOSBipS Of «h. place are depii.ved(,ofi tbeinxury. of a g*e_t scandal.] _ ' ' .e^itjifi;"".i ,-..■•■;■.■/ .t'i T.i t:.-ii ,t, .w

ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF SYDNEY WITH THE English and American Mails VIA SAN FRANCISCO.

NEWS of the FORTNIGHT.

(BY OUE LONDON COBBESPOHDENT.)

London, March 23, This London of ours seems to be getting rather a sultry sort of city to reside in. Hitherto we have been accustomed to associate explosions, assassinations, and incendiarism principally with the capital of Ireland, but nowadays hardly a day passes without one reading of some ghastly out rage in the centre of the "great metropolis," and people who (like yoor correspondent) possess chambers in close juxtaposition to the Houses of Parliament and Government office* at Westminster, have within the past fortnight experienced special cause for apprehension. The Explosion at Westminster. I

You know the Home Rule Party loudly disavows any connection with either the Fenians or the various secret assassination societies. It nevertheless almost invariably happens that immediately aftor a scene in the House of Commons, in which the Irish men are worsted, some appalling tragedy eventuates. Of course, the Home Rulers themselves pretend to be as greatly shocked about tbe affair as anyone. In the first place it would hardly be safe to exhibit open jubilation over a public catastrophe, and in the second, dissimulation comes na tural to the cowards of the Parnell-Biggar- Redmond type. J-ow, on the evening of March the 4th, a matter of much signifi cance to the Irish Faity came before the Home of «. oinmons—Mr Gladstone, in fact, was asked to amend the Land Ace which occupied so much valuable time last session, but, instead of meekly acquiescing, the Premier gave a clear.unqualiiied, and un hesitating refusal. This seriously angered tbe Land Leaguers, who, alter openly warn ing the Government that to decline to listen to their proposals would be to still farther foster feelings of hatred and revenge, then left the House. That night a desper ate blow was struck, which might (but for tbe mis-management that almost in variably seems to attend these outrages) havo taken our grand old Premier's life. As myself and a friend chanced to be unpleasantly near the scene of the catastrophe at the time, I can telll you better than most correspondents what resi dents at Westminster feel, it was nine o'clock, and a fine frosty night. On tho em bankment the electric lights seemed to be burning with unusual brilliance; and, over at the House, membetshad just commenced to re-assemble in large numbers after dinner. We {i.e. your correspondent and his friend) were sitting in our chambers (on the third floor of one of the |ip:eat buildings which face Palace Yards), and. preparing to enjoy the post-prandial cigar, I held an unlighted Cabana in my hand, and had just com menced to apply a match, when, suddenly, a shock so severe, that it shook the massive six-storey building like an aspen leaf, and flung me forcibly back against the wall, startled us. For an instant I thought the foundations had given way, and we were about to experience practically a repitition of tbe Bradford catastrophe Tbe noise was like a very terrible thunderclap, and the concussion so severe that not a whole pane of glass could bo found ia any building for half a mile round. Finding, however, our own place uninjured save for broken windows, we promptly huddled on coats aud hatband rushed out iuto the street to discover what had hap pened. The gas lamps were mostly burning still, and the unruffled exterior of the Houses of Parliament showed nothing fear ful could have eventuated in that direction. No, the explosion evidently came from, the Whitehall side, and hither, regardless of tbe pavements being covered inches deep with broken glass, crowds, from all quar tets seemed to be flocking. Happily tho , authorities were equal to tho emergency. Within a very few minutes, 700 constables bad drawn a strong cordon round tho block which the explosives wrecked. Extra sentries and police also guarded the Houses of Parliament and ministers' residences, for it was remembered the Irish had threatened to blow up half-a-dozen places in London at once, and news even then arrived of an abortive attempt to tire' the "Times " office, which rumour declared had also taken place that eveniog. As

nothing definite could be discovered out side, 1 betook myself to the lobby of the Rouse of Commons, and there learnt some actual facts. The block of Government buildings which divide Whitehall from St, James's Park, cover an immense area of ground, and include the Home Offloe, Local Government Board, India Office, Treasury, &c, as well as sundry ministerial residences or reception rooms. The build ings are bounded at the Westminster end by Charles-Street, and at the Whitehall end by Downing-street. Now, Mr Gladstone's' official residence Is in Downing-street, but a stranger, might easily mistake Charles street for Downing-street. This unquestion ably was what the assassin who caused the explosion did. His idea was todrnp the keg of dynamite with its clockwork fuse into the area immediately beneath the Premier's dining-room. Moat people know tbe usual dinner hour in London society is 8, so that at 9 (when the infernal machine exploded) Mr Gladstone might reasonably be expected to be there. This programme eveutu »ted exactly., as arrang-d, with,the single .ex ception that the villain providentially tiook the wrong turning, and instead of killing a whole household of people, merely wrecked -the offices of the Local Government Boaid, Which are not in use at present. Downing street hardly suffered at all, the hundred 'yards of solid masonry between it and Cuarles-street effectually deadening the concussion. .In the opposite direction, how -6**f%sJMi damage to property is considers^le. The value ol the glass broken alone amounts to more than £4,0-10 $ several clubs with lar^e bow windows being serious sufferers in this respect. The Government offer a reward of £1,000 for (the apprehension Of tho culprit*, and people will naturally be very uncomfortable till they are discovered.'' Attempt to Assassinate Lady ' Florence Dixie. The attempt to fire the " Times" ollice i was> made about half au hour before the Westminster "blovv-up," and is supposed $ i_M\ tei"however, iWBmj^SS torn conlclbadone. w»9.P'l_''ifAhio took place in the House of Commons S»hen the particulars, of the tfcwo, catastrophes! leaked out. It flashed across 1 more than one mind that a lineal descendant of, the lamented Guy Fawkes was at his little gamis again, and that the much taiked-of elevation of Pariiament might eventuate in an unpleasantly practiical manner at any moment. Honourable mem ■ beis .found they had important engage meats, and scuttled off in a most undignified manner, and even now the majority of M.P/s are like the Czar of Russia, and never sit down without expecting some thing to go bang ia their immediate neighbourhood. • Sunday morning brought us another sun satiom I suppose most of you have heard of Lady Florence Dixie. Well, on Satur. day evening came a' sinister report to Ihe eflect that she had been, all but murdered at Windsor, and sure enough' next day's ''Obsewj" confirmed the story, and gave full details, Lady Florence is a very >e marjjiatye*; Woman. She pants for. I*B things—a new Sensation and notoriety. 'In search o,f the feriner, she/has trayelled in all sorts of out of tha way places, riddan actoss Patagonia, penetrated tbe wilds of Yachted within "tha. Arctic Circle, and"climbed Mont Blanc' One of her last freaW was to act as special correspondent for the "Morning Post" during the latter end of the South African campaign and though the fighting had pratiticallv ceased wh«in she arrived, Lady Dixie nevertheless en joyed a pretty exciting time in the Trans vaal,, and returned to lingland tofitl a moist amuring book with her advehtureS at homo or abroad. Lady Florence is invariably accompanied by Sir Beaumont Dixie. Hon band and wife are indeed warmly attached, and although the latter's mind is e>sentialiv

masculine (she wears short hair and has even been known to smoke a cigarette). Sir Beaumont's wishes are always her .first thoueht; - Like a great many, energetic women, Lady Florence Dixie has^alwaysaii absorbing mission oh hand. The Borrows of Ireland are at present interesting, her, inde'eoVfor-'ilie p&t'twelve 'monthssffeimii'

spared neither pains nor money to convince the sons of Erin of the fraudulent preten tions of Parnell and Co. Avoiding political issues as much as possible, Lady Florence began by inquiring into the financial aflaurs of the famous Land League. By means of accounts, very carefully prepared from lists, etc., it was demonstrated that a vast sum (more than £150,000 in fact) had been collected by the Leaguers Co. Of tins, about £50,000 had apparently been (nominally) used for the purposes it was subscribed. "Well," interrogated Uidy Florence, "where is the balance?' Ttus simple query seems to have eniaged the Irish nationalists extraordinarily. At first they endeavoured to appease her industry with "cooked" accounts. These balance i sheets, however, she tore to shreds publicly in the newspapers, and then (but not till then) anonymous threats began to pour in upon her. Sir Beaumont Dude was in formed that unless he closed his wife a meuth their lives should pay the penalty. Throughout the past summer and autumn the murderous menaces continued, and for a long time both husband' and wife never moved out unarmed. On Thursday last Lady Dixie wrote a most damaging letter ou the Irish party to the "Times," and the night after it appeared the attempt to bum down the newspaper office took place. No one connected the two events at the time, but subsequent events have done to. Sir Beaumont and Lady Dixie are at present residing at their villa on the Thames, a delightful little place called "Tho Fishery," about a mile from Windsor. On Saturday afternoon, Lady Florence strolled down to the gate, and calling her dog Hubert (a huge St. Bernard), walked towards Windsor. Suddenly her ladyship was confronted by two persons dre-sed as women, who asked the time. Distrust ing their voice and appearance, Lady Florence turned quickly into a private plantation belonging to Sir Beaumont's neighbour, Mr Roger Eykyn. Thither tho men—for such they seem to have been —one of whom wore a green dress, immediately followed Lady Florence, who, while en deavouring to ssnle the wooden fence next the fishery grounds, was, according to the statement, seized by the miscreants by the arms, and flung to the ground, dirt being thrust into her mouth in order to stifle any attempt to call for assistance. While thus lying prostrate, and completely at their mercy, Sir Beaumont Dixie being some 400 yards from the spot, tho murderous wretches, it is said, commenced stabbing at her ladyship's heart with knives or daggers, and had actually delivered three separate thrusts, when they were attacked in turn, as it seems, by the faithful St. Bernard. A cart, too, was driven along the road at this moment, and probably discon certed at its sudden appearance, Lady Florence's assailants made off, leaving her in a senseless condition in the pathway. When her ladyship regained consciousness she was alone. Lord James Douglas, her brother, met her in the hall, when she returned to the house, and ou learning what had happened, had her con veyed to her room, where air Beaumont speedily followed. although Lady Florence's dress was disordered and muddy, through her having been thrown upon the ground, it was not till her ladyship had been disrobed and her clothes were examined that the feartul peril to which she had been subjected became apparent. A deadly stab appears to have been de livered by the right hand of one of the assailant* penetrating the right side of the navy blue serge worn by her ladyship, the blade of the weapon slitting the texture for about two inches, passing through the white linen bodice, and only being stopped from entering the heart by the steol buak of the stays from which the point of the dagger half glanced. A second slit lower down in the garment, and a qpt on the edge where the body is fastened over the chest, showed where the other stabs had been given. Lady Florence, when attacked, had on a pair of thick brown gloves lined with leather. Tbe right one of these was pierced during the struggle, and the palms of both of iter ladyship's hands were wounded and bleeding, having been cut by the daggers being drawn through tbem as she grasped tbe weapons in order to prevent them pene trating her bosom. "Beyond these injuries to her hands aud the dreadful shock which sho must have sustained, Lady Florence, who is extremely courageous by nature, is, it is stated, not much worse. Bor ladyship was, however, naturally much agitated after the affair, and on meeting her husband exclaimed, " The dog saved me, or I should never have Been you agaiu." Lady Florence is so eccentric and so fond of sensation that ill-natured folks at once hinted the " attempted murder" had no existence save in ber own imagination. I'oubts on tbis point were, however, Boon dissipated by independent witnesses, who deposed to meeting women disguised in the manner her ladyship stated. The escape, unquestionably, seems miraculous. One can scarcely imagine a sharp knife or dagger being thrust several times directly in line with the heart, and yet, on each occasion, missing oven the flesh. I under stand somo of tho police think only a fright was intended, and that the villains never intended to do more than spoil their victim's clothes. This seems the more

likely, because Lady Florence Dixie, though opposed to the Land League, in, nevertheless, an enthusiast for reform in Ire land, and worked awfully hard during the winter famine alleviating distress. The news of the attempted assassination had an exceedingly cutions effect on Mr Parnell, who found it convenient to cross the Channel to France that same evening. Sinking of the Navarre and Terrible Loss of Life. The winter of 1883 will long be remem bered for the violence of its storms and the unparalleled number of great maritime disasters that took plaoe. Hardly a week seems to pass nowadays but we hear of some appalling wreck or collision. Only last month the papers were full of ghastly detai's about tbe sinking of the Cumbria and Kenmure Castle, and to-day mercan tile folks can talk of nothing else save the extraordinary disaster to tne Navarre. This vessel was a screw steamer about the 'size of your Union Company's Penguin, and traded between Leith and Denmark, fche left Copenhagen for the Scotch port on the second of March with 81 souls aboard, the 'jtrew numbering 21, and the re mainder being passengers—mostly through emigrants for the Uuited States, There were also 70 head of cattle on deck. Ihe weather was wet and boisterous from the first, but did not become positively dan gerous till the third instant, when a severe gale sprang up which developed into a ' perfect hurricane,' blinding; showers of sleet and snow prevailing most of the uight. On the Tuesday morning (the 4th), the Navarre shipped a tremendous sea, which literally swept the decks clear, carrying away bulwarks, cabin skylights, boats, and compass. Water poured below, both into the hold and the cabins, and the vessel soon showed a dreadful list to port. The survivors say the weather throughout this awful day was terrific, that tons of icy water swamped the little ateamar. .«>n .„ __ .. r,__.v jiui out. Alter this the ' crisis was not long delayed. Both fore and aft compartmentß quickly became flooded, and about noon the Navarre.sank with all On board, A short time Abefore tho steamer went down, a German fishing vessel hove in sight, and several of. tbe sailors of the Navarre managed, 'to launch and man one of the remaining boats. Without in the slightest degree regarding the agonising appeals made by the passengers, many of whom were women, they pulled to the smack, and scrambled on board, villainously sending their boat adrift. The fishing vessel had none, and could not approach near enough to render any assistance, but an attempt was made on the Navarre to man the last remaining life-boat. Into this about 15 men jumped caring oniy for their own safety. The' result was what might have been antici pated. The boat got swamped, a#d her occupants disappeared under the side of the steamer. .'• oon after this—two other fishing smacks, Seeing signals of distress, bore down and endeavoured to give aid. Only one of them, the Sir Stafford' Northcote, had a boat, and this the' skipper, an Englishman named George Rickell, courageously launched. Unfortunately, the painter snapped before the little cockle shell (for it was no more) could be manned; and once more the despairing soals on the Navarre saw their snrvivibg chance drift helples-ly away. Soon after the last-named catastrophe,the steamer sank. The smacks did their utmost to pick up her drowning passengers, bttt owing to tbe fearful sea (which ran mountains high) the Sir Stafford Northcote could only save fite people, and the ether smack one, This, with tbe ten sailors who escaped to the German vessel, brings the number of survivors to six teen, the lot lost being sixty-five. This terrible holocaust was undoubtedly owing mainly to the helpless incompetence of

i the captain, who lost all self-command ! directly things Began to look bad,and primed i himself too Ireely with whiskey. When all : hope was lost, the passengers seem to have j satisfied themselves with clinging t'o'wtiat j rigging'remained ,ahd waiting for the end. As, the Navarre was going do wu,ten persona ' jU_ip*d aoWrboafdt "She sank with about

25 or 30 persons on board, all standing, as " the narrator said, "easy and strangely '"> quiet" to the vtry last minute. Those' saved who witnessed these terrible moments i say they heara not a sirgle cry from any- J body. Five minutes after the steamer went' down nothing was to be seen of the disaster I but broken wood and wreckage. ! | Ihe Oxford and Cambridge Boat I Mace. j

There was a time—and not so many | years ago either—when the annual boat j race between the two Universities meant to Cockney 'Arry and his "happy Eliza" almost as jovial a holiday as the Mel bourne Cup afternoon does to you anti-i podeans. Of late, however, this state of things has been greatly changed. In the fi st place, people do not really care so much about the contest as they did formerly. Other big aquatic events have, sprung up to interest the metropolitan boating fraternity, and ordinary folks do not fancy leaving their beds at some un godly hour of the morning merely to wit ness an affair, the result of which is nine times put of ten a foregone conclusion. If, however, anything could give the 'Varsity boat race a fillip and galvanise public in terest therein afresh, it would be the exciting circumstances surrounding the struggle just over. Never have the water men, aquatic authorities, and betting men received agreaterandmoreunexpected 'slap in-the-taee' than they did last Thursday. Generally speaking the wageriog indicates the result with the most absolute certitude. The odds have not been overturned for years - indeed, there are old oars who look forward to making a nice little purse annually by watching " which way the wind blows," and then staking the most they can afford on the favourite crew. This year the Oxford team as, winners in 1880, 1881, and 1882, were most fancied, when the rival olues first made their appearances on the Thames. West, the stroke, was known to be a "host in himself." Neither at Oxford nor Henley had any boat to which he be longed ever known defeat. The coxswain (Lyon) too, was a master of his art, and moreover, could boast having steered three previous lights to victory over tbe course. These facts naturally caused betting to open at 7 to 4 on Oxford, and the price continued current till up 'to ten days before the contest,when sometime trials took place, and wagering instantly veered to 2 to 1 on the light blues. The reasons for the .change were various. Experts discovered that the Oxonians baa over-trained, and also that they were so light as to bs almost unable to act in rough water. The Cambridge crew, moreo/er, seemed to improve extraordinarily fast, an« their heavy weights enabled them to propel their shell through rough water at a great pace. Finally came the time trials, of which the light blues had tar the best, and then to wind up .a terrible leport, number seven in the Oxford boat had gone "stale." The dark blue crew themselves now gave up almost all hope, and people who had laid odds on Oxford tumbled over each other in the vain attempt to "get out," by backing Cambridge. From 2to 1 the odd« on the " light blues" rose rapidly —5 to 2, 3 to 1, 7 to 2, aud finally 4 to 1 heiog tendered on all sides. Just before the start a young gentleman in a light blue tie, on the I'reS'S boat, was heard bawling "a pony to a fiver (£25 to £5) on Cam bridge," and we were subsequently told he managed to iay the wager three times. What he felt twenty minutes later, depo nent saseth not. But lam going too fast. Let me tell the history of the contest cur rently. For once in a way the boat race was fixed for afternoon instead of morning, the authorities having been persuaded to believe that half.past five a.m. in March would be too absurd an hour to pick. Had the weather proved at all pleasant, the at tendance would have been simply unpre cedented, but a biting north-east wind, varied with icy snow showers, made the river banks anything but pleasaut places to hang about on. Still, despite meteoro logical drawbacks (considerably aggravated by rising mists and rapidly falling dark ness), all usual points of vantage were crowded to excess, and at half-past five, when the rival crews launched their boats at Putney, and the starter took up his orthodox station, the scene was more lively than might have been expected. Only four steamers are permitted to accom pany the race, viz., the Press boat, umpires, and one for the members of each University. There is usually a battle royal between these as to which shall secure the best posi tion to make a quick start.and this year the "Press" got tbe worst of it. It was very galling, because we were unable to' see Some p.in'LS of the " duello," but 1 fanoy^be fol lowing'resume'of its leading features will be found correct. lam indebted for time etc., to the " Sportsman." The crews were made up as follows :—

OXFORD. St. lbs. G. C. Bourne (New College), bow .. 10 11. 2R.S. Do Havilland (Corpus College).. 11 4 3G. S. Fort (Hertford College) .. .. 12 0, iE. L. Puxley (Brasenote College) ..12 6J 5 D.H.M'Lean (New College) .. .. 13 3, OA. R. Paterson (Trinity College) .. 13 1 7G. Q. Roberts (Hertford College) .. 11 1 L. R. West (Chrißtohuroh College), stroke .. .. ..''■ .. .. U «. E. Lyon (Hortford College), cox .. 8 1J 1 CAMBRIDGE. ■ : ' i st. lbs. R. 0. G. Gridley (Third Trinity), bow 10 7 2F. W. Fox (First Trinity) .. ..' 12 2 3C. W. Mooro (Christ's Trinity).. .. U 13 4P. W. Atkin (Jesus Trinity) .. ..12 1 SF. E. Churohlll (Third Trinity) Is. 13 4 88. Swarm (Trinity Hall) .. .. _ 12 12 7S. Fairbairn (Jesna Hall).. .. ... IS 4. F. C. Meyriok (Trinity Hall), stroke.. 11 7 P. L. Hunt (Cavendish LHall), cox, .. -8. 1. Oxford having won the tosS, chose, the Surrey side, and at twenty minutes to 6 the umpire.piving the usual signal, let them go. The start was not at all a good one. 'Ih< Cambridge eight either did not hear " Go' cried, or else were very slow indeed, foi Oxford had their oars in tbe water, ant were well under weigh before their oppo neuts had even be^un to move. This gave the dark-bluea a slight advantage from thi first, though of. course it. was but a trifiinj: one, And now, the surging crowds on thi banks and tho occupants of the steamer: send up an encouraging shout, Which ii repeated by the triiends of the Oxonians ai they begin to realise that at any rate nt easy defeat is likely to befall their repre sentativos. For, contrary to all prognosti cations, Oxford still keeps the lead, and up only keeps it, but at Craven Cottage, hai drawn a good length ahead. The light blues, however, are not at all anxious yet A plunging Presil-man who ; believes-ii them offers 6 to 4 fruitlessly, and the idei that they will creep up shortly is evidently popular, Time,"h)Wever;passes, and thii doesn't happen; As wp travel up the looj reach from Putney I'd Hammersmith a blind ing, marrow-chilling suowl storm sweep: rplentlessly down.. The,boats can hardlj ;be seen at times,, but those who possess good eyes say the position is unchanged With;'cute deftnesii, the Oxford coxswair gives his opponents the full benefit, of his boat's wash. Went has settled down to a long, powerful, business-like stroke,"and _ tlidtwo" crews approach' Hammeismith Biidge he increases J*'« lead so-that fully ,Uw».w, '*,i,"f" Vac *ne Oxonians from the layers of the osul s _terribly significant, and ous disposition towaFiis h__||sDJjiv an omin think Cambridge vri.il win," said an excitiU man near me, "but,l have more than I can afford to lose on them, and so, just by way ■ot'a small gift te one Of you fellows, I don't .mind betting an even tenner.on.Oxford." AtasTfor the poor plunger, there ,was no response. One (-peculator, indeed, offered, to sticlf.to.the light Mucb if auyone liked to give oi|ds against them, but with only a quarter of the distance travelled and rough water ahead, this didn't seism good enough. Soon after passing Hammersmith Bridge came the"chance of Cambridge. ; The water grew rough. Oxford's high boat felt it seriously, and Meyrick, the Cantab stroke, recognising their opportunity, put on a spurt, and now it wad evident the most ex citing moments of the contest had arrived. If Cambridge, could overhaul Oxford, tbe light blues would have the best of it in the rough water ahead,' a:ad iti all probability tnirtiphautly"land" the odds;"! They were sdeh to be distinctlylcssfenitigthe gap, and,|,o ! ra;few; minutes uleorly " held''their opponents^.... .'I told you it would-be, oil j right, ..,sa.d my Canlab friend, I", you rsee they are winning east." Poor; fellow, his ' good'spirilswere short-lived.' Nosooner did Wtst realise Cambridge wfls'^halfeng- I ing than' he too put' on & flight spiift, and again drawing ahead with the£m-~t ap parent ease,''shewed he Held the'race in the hollow of. hisLhand; ''111, 1ay.40 to'lOion Oxford," bawled an old oar from the paddle-boxes, and thei silence that fol lowed showed the situation was at length' realised. From this point the struggle ceased. Cambridfierowed with stern des peration, but Oxford >:ontinued-"to lead easily, and passed the winning, jossi fuß three and a half lengths, in front, never having been headed from the start. The astonishment at the rest.lt has been univer sal. The day was eminiratly. favourable to the "light blues," and.they were as confi lent of success as Oxford was doubtful The time, 21mi^i.l8secS,, "is thought excel lent considering weather and. wind. Last jrear, itwas 2lmins. 12s<cs. k . and' the year Sfefore 21miu8. 52*ecs. ; The betting On thi ■ftcfij^ms to hive been unusually heavy? nany people who would think it sinful to

'l>ack a horse laying the7irt!l^!S^!B' •result was taliUt'^lh, with a'lace "as long '„ a __* EatSott never made a bet before/ S, "* "but one of th. men in the n,? m!nted. told me they could'nt win, so ls3*<* I would be just like pickine n„ it | £15 to £5 on Camlirldg^ P mm * to lay

General Summary.

March 18 to April 9.

Bjrne has resinned the Secri>t«™__, the National Land and Labour of Great Britain. """"" of Rowell, awaiting trial in enn«o»« the Phffioix Par£ iSude?d& ** epileptic fit in Kilmainham GaolmV" day night * oa Ma. The Glasgow Express from im-.v telescoped a train from gS-S»1 translation on Monday nietat fT Ce"' sons were killed and many mimed *"• The Emperor of Germany hw^M , the resignation of Admiral Y^X Chief of tbe Ministry of Marine r.r*°k that Bismarck forced the resignation S i A band oi Arabs attacked four Otto* battalions near Yemen, Turk*. J?" Turks lost four officers and a .Li, he soldiers were killed and wounded m* Arabs were repulsed. *** At St. Etlenne, France, sirtv *.i while attempting to rescue a w&ffiS?' gendarmes, used weapons. On. thi«!. om killed and several irwfr ,££*£»•» excitement prevails. v"ea»; Biggar, it is said, has at last been nM.„ * to cave in on his breach of JfiW i He has spent a matter of some £1 goo fife? tamers, fees, and costs, but no furthn??* lay is possible now, and he can aeither„w tain a new trial cor avoid payment * Paris was quiet Sunday. Meetinc. I Socialists were held but no demonS* beyond an occasional quarrel anions tS solves were made. '% c Commnne" Z toasted, letters from sympathisers reada_ the existing social system denounced There are renewed rumonrs of'thi.»__ bilityof the Earl of Rossl^g*; accession to the English Cabinet. tEr of course, the office of Lord President «f the Council, which Lord spencer hw £g holding for some time, alongwiththeS Lieutenancy of Ireland.

The Lady Dixie affair is puzzling every one. There is no clue to the assailants a gardener who was potting gerani-a, thirty yards from the scene, neither em nor heard anything-of tb» occurrence! Lady Florence says she c»lled to her Km band for help. She states that she'should be sony-to attribute the outrage to tha < and League. The statements are din. credited. . Prince Bismarck is suffering from sciatica The proposed addition to the detective force ot London will take the form of a political police, similar to those la Berlin and Paris.

Prince Albert of Prussia, the Emperorl, nephew, will represent tbe Emperor at the coronation of the Czar. The Pope h&s »a» sented to be represented. ihree eartnquake shocks, accompany by rumblings, have been felt at BBsnca Villa, a town on the declivity of Mown Etna. There is a great- panic among the people. They are building huts in the open country, fearing that the town will be aw,' troyed. The persons in prison have beet removed to a place of safety. A later des patch says the eruption is subsiding, Daring the service at St. Paul's Cathedral in London on Saturday, a wel.-dre.ied mm ran up the altar steps with bis hat on, leaped upon the altar and dashed tbe cross,' candlesticks, vases, and flowers to the ground. Tbe dean and several choristers secured the man after a struggle and gave bim into tbe custody of the police. In the excitement many persons left the church, horrified at the sight.

General Sir Charles Hastings Dotle, K.C.M.G., is dead.

i The "Standaid'A states on good authority that the Cabinet are divided on the question of construction of the tunnel under the English Channel.

The American Consul at Casa Beanca _a lodged a protest with the British Minister at Morocco against Amiel, the British Con sular interpreter, who caused tbe flogging of a Jewess, and being allowed to quit the country without a trial, Maine, a Parnellite, has been declared elected Member of Commons fer Tipperaty, because of informal information of his op ponent. , Archbishop Croke orders collections throughout the diocese for the Parnell testimonial.

At a meeting at Glasgow, O'DonaeU, Member of Parliament for Dnngarvin, in an address repudiated the charges made by Forster against Parnell and the Land: League. He advocated the organisation of the Irish in England and America tor the attainment of Irish demands, . Later accounts of the boiler exploi ion at St, Dizier,; France, ebew that the number of persons killed and injured is much larger than at first reported. Thirty-one persons were killed outright. The number injured, it 111 now Stated," reaches sixty-five, Manyof tbem, it is feared, are fatally hurt.: Advices ftorn Colombo, the capital <at** of the icland of Ceylon, report vicious riots have occurred lately hetween buddhitts and the Papists. Tbe Catholics serionily objected to a religious procession of the Buddhißts, in which was carried a crucifix surmounted by a monkey. This latter com bination, which the Papists held to be an insult to the Catholic religion," brought about a violent contest in the streets, which was only stopped by, the vigorous efforts of the troops, who dispersed the rioters and restored peace without bloodshed, A num ber ot participants, however, were roughly handled. A

A Socialistic manifesto is in circnlalton in the Southern parts of Russia inviting people to' avail themselves of the coining fetes on the coronation of the Czar to pillage the houS*s of the nobles and Jews. Adept' tation of nobles has gone to St. Peteri-tu. to ask Count Tolstor, Minister of the IB terior, to provide for the protection of thdr property. •" Parnell has received a lotte. from hit friend and co-labourer, William Redmond, "who haS gone to Australia to organise Una Leagues : in that country. Redmond report! he has been successful beyond all exprcta tions, and prospects are brighter for Ireland on account of his visit, Ihe ''Freeman's Journal"- states that the correspondence whichpassed bet*een the Home, Office and Lowell. United t>HW Minister, has resulted in tbe former ie nouncing, all hope Of securing the extra dition of the person known as "Number One." The '<■■ " Journal" declares that " Number < 'ne," whose name is T)ner, was iv Uublin until the first day James Carey was examined at the hearing of the con spirators. He then managed to: reach Bremen by way iof HuU. Frt«]Breineij:be Proceeded to Havre, and thence to aew 'ork. Be was a member of the liindon volunteer corps. .' i It is stated that the MarauMLl^?* iipon his return to England from Canada, is to be raised to the Peeragp. ■ o Thomas Power 'O'Connor,. Member Ot Parliament for Galwiay, deluer.d-Ba.a_ dress at Leeds. He" had previously bsen challenged by the Leeds"Mercury" toftf L-n^re^i^jeceived u an X !fumlson^ to have tbe. League accounts suiuict? ts'Counor, however, failed to notice tho questions in his speech.: . t The jury rendereu a verdict of goilty in the case of six members of the A<magn Asa&gginatiori Society who were placed os trial at Belfast. Ihe counsel for lie de fence mainly tried to impeach the eyidonos given by an informer nanud Dufly. AH? argued that ihe Crown doubted Its o»n ca»e, because it had tailed to'secure tie indictment of men who, according to evi dence offered by tho Crown, Were strongly implicated in the crimes charged Sftaioet the prisoner. The counsel for tbe Crown in reply strongly asserted the complicitfof the Land League in the projected mnraer of Landlord Brooke, through Boyle, #no was then Treasurer of the local League. , The race for the Lincolnshire Handicap was won by Knight of Bnrghley, Fcobell second,. Sculptor third. _There weredeyeßj teen starters. The netting last nightws*' nine to one against the 'Winner; :'

The Death of John Brown.

New York, AprilL—A London deij*t«h say's :—John Brown was sent from Wind sor to Lady Florence Dixie's to irquire into all the circumstances of her eutteg*. and what with the inelemeney of In* weather and the mystification intowni-* her ladyship plunged him, he took to hi" bed and died.. He had served 34 yean to the royal household. His decease elicftW from the Queen one of the' ihost extraordinary tributes ever paid by a mistress .to a servant "hB English public, long familiar with the ex ceptional position occupied by John Brown, accept with gravity whatever the Queen BBS; chosen' to: Say, the newspapers treating his death as a public event and publishing els borate . and . eulogistic- biographies. Toe French pies? insist tbat Brown w»s_H» Qu. en% advi*er in domesltic and State affssr,, aud indulge in some very equivocal apdun founded ; romancing, reci'ing numerous anecdotes; presumably imaginary, illustra ting his behaviour to British notabilities,

Tall AuGhjLJIWD EVENIJIO STAH, TUESDAY. MAY 1.



Special Advertisements -■A, • ' ■ i TN THE INSOLVENT ESTATE OF A. LINABURY AND CO. \___J J/-10BGBAVS AWn PO. . VyOBGBAVB AH«-A*«S«-»"r Being the Successful Tenderers In the abovo Estate, beg to announoa to the Inhabitants of Auckland and Its vlolnlty that a SAM! 'A" '■ ' ■ ] ALB OF THB SAMB WILL BB HELD ON TBE PREMISES LATELY OCCUPIED BY i A. LINABURY AND CO., A quben-strbet, And will continue until the entire stock IS OLBARBD OUT, * REGARDLESS OF COST J " J* COSGRAVE AND Co.



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NATIONAL INSURANCE COM PANY OF NBW ZEALAND. CAPITAL ....fi2.OOO.CKO PAID UP AND RESERVES- ._*ttl,Boo AUCKLAND BRANCH- ,; 95, QOEEN-BTBEHT. LOCAL DIRBOTOR- D. B. Cbuiokbbank, Esq, This Purely I ocal Company aooepts Fire and Marine Bisks ot every description at LOWEST CURRENT RATBB., Ueoorlty Undoubted. Lcsses Liberally and Promptly Paid. WILLI AM TAir, Branch Manager,



Important Announcement. MKS9RS 8. GOOMBBS & CO. have again to make an announcement of tbe Purohase of a Large a took, comprising that ot Messrs Jf. COB GR iV* ft OU.. and that having Purchased the Goods at a Low Klgture. he will be enabled to dispose of them to the publlo at about I 1 AS IN THE POUND. OR HALF ORIGINAL _.U COST. This stook lsweU known to be one of the Largest Cheapest and Best Selected to or around Anokland, and Messrs & Coombea and Ca have determined to dispose ot it In ONE MONTH m the very favourable terms above mentioned. The sale will commence on MONDAY NEXT, APRIL ltoß, In the premises lately occupied by Messrs J. COSGRAVK & CO., Queen-street For Fuller' Particulars, see Advertisement In another column. , S. COOMBES & <xv QUBBN-STBBET, j — ——-7— —— "-TTTT-, ~'.- i 666d666666666'6666<5666d6<5<56 00000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000(300 g^ E HEH&i&l&e'fr<H&'&He'ftE J&»Hßl Jt<&»EHftE-ifr,; t*M .NN^l^l^N^^^^^^^^^^*6.^^ £g_z£%£££££ZZz£tiZ&Z££lzi,liii!£Z KHE.HHHHE.«HHHE.aHHaHHHHHH@gH t_xMa_saßfflMßJßaß.MP3aajKa_aß«aß f^^i_JilPl.is||pPiPßl_|^pP ■- s •} >_.«■ 1 aiiise-J/ii fl ,a%_t"' 1 :| ill!? 55*$*. «(_«,'H'',.s i*i£. j.'g'S... B 9 • r»ha_rl -Oil/ < o &.' "P s.it Mm -w '■"-,BSa fill 1 JfiSsiMl : 'mitt 'B"B£risglT-'l f if--9 «M '"Ei .'" .B "■'; '1 ' 3 HSfc "< '■•,'<■*/■'-"•'''.<', ■■ ■"■-•■■■' '. .-i-.': --,;dJ .' .'.J, .'-.,:.■■ ' . . -i L B_SSi-B:2sS_B.BtfB«_SSSI-MB;Btf2c. PSpppppppppppppppppppppppp :iE-(Hf.EHfr»^Hfrißt»friEH&<Es .: /. "•/ g~: :i v 3 0 :i oix o "fir Bonghta "-* ---■TSXHTS KO6 FELT. HAT: .lISXHA. .W ,',,.■,.. ..from the, New-j.-jvoiir-ii rir Zealand Tweed Company, Itoth i and of all the Felt Hats I ey& felt,,, ; : I never felt a Felt like that Felt felt, -



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Special Advertigements AUCKLAND GAS COMPANY, LIMITED, ESTABLISHED 1802. PURVEYORS OF LTG4T, HBAT, ANDf-^ . POWER.' ' 3 f | The Company sell and ereot g»a-flttlngß, m olndlng gas apparatus and gas-power engines. I Stock inoludes otto Gas Engines, Offloe and Show-rooms, Fort-Btreet. - < fpHOIRNTON, SMITH AND FIRTH % HAVE FOR SALE : "Or wn" Flonr, In sacks, 100- and 60*8 ._, Champion* do. do. do. "Cantab" | do. do. do. Sharps . . Branl Fowl Wheat |__ T. &. tt.,.C ° ° XK ' U and 46,. VJCTOEU-stbebt, Beg to draw the attention of Ladies and Gen tlemen furnishing to their LARGE AND WELL-ASSORTED STOCK OP ■piURNITURE, , , comprising Drawing and Dining-room Suites, Iron and Wood Bedsteads, Wardrobes with glass panels. Sideboards, Cheffonlers, Hall Tables and Hatstands, Offlce Tables, Chimney and Toilet Glasses, Dining Tables, Cane Chairs In great variety, Toiletware, Drawers, Wash stands, &c, ftc. ' pARPETS, Including Brussels, Tapestry, Kidderminster, and Felt Carpets. Hearthrugs, Coir and China Mattings, Stair Carpets, Linoleum, Floorcloth, Door Mate, Wool Mats, Bed-rcom Rugs, fto. "DEDDBIG of all kinds and of tho best quality. Hair, Wool, Flook, Cocoa Fibre, and Flax Mattresses, Spring Mattresses, lnoludlng the Paten, .Wire Wove Mattress ;Feather Beds, Bolsters, and Pillows; Kapok Beds, Bolsters and Pillows, and Pai llasse T. & H. COOKE, • 40, VICTORIA-STRB IFaotory, Elliott-street



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