SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

fIIGH WATKEl^™"^^, 7.56 SUNSTIT.—This Eveninp:. 7.2 . BUNIUSE.-To-morrow Mornuig, 5.20 MOON'S AGE-New Moon, Bth, 5.19 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

TO-RAY. Aulh,lltch, Short, from Norfolk filnnft

DEPARTURES.

LAST KVBSINO. Anatr\Hi P-.M.S.B.,Caißlil. {9f SydnO? fllnnote. 8.1-:. atophot son. for 'ffturangft lona, H. 8., Johnson, for Oretl Wougliiß, H.H., Nortls, for Mercury Pay

IMPORTS.

Per Ilotomnhana fiqin Sjdnor-0 cssecirf Messrs mata and H gunnlea sugar. Per Ad»h. ftom Ntrfolk Manfi-lS tons oil, 2o bolep wool 59 hidee, 03 banohes bananas. "SSSSSjg-ss'aas'as lanoy ""SMb j^ea cip; M.K. vwta; 4 iftilill Sorted? 2 tranbfl liflWbutton bcos u«pow.- TMr'iin'ecd oil, 03 casKci anfl 2<sr«unß bM!o-.l oil, 'SSf.. ffl W antittlotion grease 1 sff sanitavy ware, C hogsheads assorted H5 saucopans, 1 cases stores, i cases sad lampware,iuis"^ jjj Mk hardware, bairowsT-T. and S. Morrln and Co., Limited.

EXPORTS.

t?v bh Glenochil-2 cases fancj* work, fiWUe kntlUnß. ana other silks, fringes. and Co.

t«w*t>e<» Co»stwisF.-Vlclot, fromThftmeF, 4SSSb rPa Murs SBJKffli S^tobwflSSt-tifcom 'ihams,. in b.l.aßt. Tha c.3. Wairai apa leaves for Sydney at 5 p.m. Argylo arrived from JWhaDßarol ft f a«m Pareenaerß s-Meswa MoKoozie, nmnJt'^alrborj' H^gan. KlUs, Clirk.Gibbons. Ban Moler, MoKf>?, S&opherd, FlniajßOD, McLean, s nft istesrsge. Tho three-msatea staoonev Wwtsmata lstt Moltoamo for Newcastle on Jan. .8, The barque Cumbria from Anek find foi• Lon. don wa3 spoken on November Cth m 23 S. 2G W. The barque Auriga, 51S tons, cleared at Lon don^AssSsisiSS^^r^'^^ 2" buo comas on to AuoUland. The maU steamer left for Sydnoy.at about 6 o'clock last evening. She took no cargo from this portT Passenger list was published in our laatfeaue. . . The tonnttgo loading Qn the berth at London on December 21st for Australia and Now Zea land amounted to 38,125 tons. Meßsra Staley, Radford and Co. cfuoto rates froi£ London to AucWand :-Rongh meaanre- Sent 303- line, 40s; liquida, CO3; weight, 30s; wmentVla per cask; beer, ioa per doz; salt, SOa. The Ml--alon eohoonor Scuthcrn Cross has Uesndookea by Meters simaand Brown for a thorough overhaul. Mr Nathan la & passenger for Ano'slaucLby the P wJa O. Co'a. steamar MouroUs whloh was to leave JBrlnfllel on January l 3l h. Thn Auriea 513 tons, Capt. Stono, left London foriuddand on December 20. The George T?n\vlov 1110 tons, wa3 loading at.London for ttSrimt when the mail left. The Garwiek was Off Plymouth on Decombcr 15, and landed pilot. Tho Astcrope, from London for Eannccaton, ■wa? towed into Plymouth on Dcccmbor 20th wUh her stem and rudder broken, and after part of cabin smashed, having been run into by a ship (name unknown) on December 12th, Lizard bearing West by North. TheSelim from Ljttclton. and FalmouHi for nunkirk was sunk by collision on December 1 nff tho Start by s.s. Hamsteels, Channel pilot and one man drowned, tho remainder of crew tavedby climbing on board Me steamer Tho ketch Adah arrived from Norfolk Island IWa mormng. Captain Short reports:-Left Niw^atedonia at noon on December 29, and Shml at Norfolk Island on January 5. Had rapine weather during passage, then a sue- Son of heavy winds for twelve days, during to land cargo. Discharged Jhn next week; reloaded, and sailed on Friday, 26th wtthMght easterly winds. On Tuesday, fhnVth passed a ship steering about N. by X On Thursday morningsighted/i'hreelCinKa, and ?n Friday, at midnigfit, passed the North Cape. Thence W. arrival variable winds and calms. According to New York shipping circulars to hana vessel) are still scarco and command hish ™£s Tho accumulation and freight con- Spauent on the delay in chartering, especially ?ot some Now Zealand ports, causes such vpasels as are put-on the berth to fill up with SlialTapidityr For Auckland, theKansom, Stttons ™as expected to go on tho berth about thaWJan. Vsail about the 25th, while tho SSnlev was announced to commence loading fITOdaTT-Kterr Rates for block freights are nnoted as follows: Auckland, 26c; Wellington, Brtobane, »ie; Adelaide and. Melbourne^ 2 9hc*' Sydnoy, 20b... "t»3 Norwegian Imvwiq, Johan Thepdor, 68fl SSa^dhoea, 5 caaC3 machinery, lOpkgshard- S^ MpkWpumps,2o2 cases chars, 52 cases Sdios, lease snaths, 12 cases clothes pins/ -?7;2vaß oreaus. 12 dliks washboardß, 108 ed« n^?o 10 QO oars. M oases oartrfages, 31 pkRS ?ffls and Potoß. U do carriage ware. 3 do ?5Sh 109 oaaes slates, 65 do pain hiUof. 87 Kftnnf'd tobacco. 30 do baer, i do ahodefl, 1 ?«?ltatuary. 1 ao leather, 39 bales cakam. 2 ct«arfasaware,ll do plated ware, 72 do agl Sn^a 17 do iafe. 66 pos hwdwood plants, ROOO'dorooflngßlatea, The British B&rque. Devonpoit, 291 tons roiteter oleared at New York on JannaTy3rd reS: *ym followinß cargo for Anckland:—lGso ■"lth wnßeneoil 25 oa"ea tarpantlae. 20 bales oaS?m 30 casls gVese, 25 owes oil. 50bb!s roßln, m SSptottS" 1 ckgs hardware, 3 owes atone, X Erf Ed. stoncß, 17 cases axlea 1 case egg L^ fi ?aS7 cases nail?, 53 «:aßnß bolts. 3 casks SSSms 72 P*W maohinery, 10 cases aßriooltnral ESSSment3rißo»ees fflowew. 173 reela wire, U iinp n iSnTOlal33oasosaxosand tools. BloaßepßßW f^Xohlnes.Sß^gao«riaßes,ip!l boxes clothes «.?^?Rorateß ohnrns, sB pkgs [wooflenware, 4 pißß> hnnd'es fl c«t?es bro:m9. 150 bdls wash- S^? m Mt tuba, 12 caws brushes!, 127 cmos bSS?HfI,Sd furniture, loasatoyp, 1 oaae organ, 2 Zli£> Tnara 283 oars, 1 case tobacoo, 1 cite clgsrattes, vn cd f, o3a - a , m osiibs susa- 19p$b glasawara.l S^sadatoy. 1 oaae inbber, &1 casks seed, 1

ARRIVAL OF THE ROTOMAHANA.

ASa TW™ lti at 5 ».«■ on the 6th, arriving lw«wrd°x^s thtougnonttiiepaasaßq. Paatengerß(saloon) - i«. .S Mrs PlerDont, Mr and Mrs Hiooollß, 5Jf Bfl BNio^ua.MraMd'MlßS Grant, Mrs Will £}*? Mm Blohmond. Mlbb Stephen and nnrae, MrtP^.MlßaHftineß,Jßev.«. Brown.jSeasra mJnhßMoni Wright, t). Hathan. Stewait, S?Sh». Abbott. Bacon, West. MoLeod, SSSSn I?" Wari Orr. H. Sohartz, Codrlnßtou. S*SS?n' Waderßlavelle. Stephen, Robarts, JP'ffiJ&tenfiSnßOn. Maßtor Holnea, and 31 In SSeeWo are indebted to Mr O. Hudson, SSStt prw! parce^report, &c.

KAIPARA SHIPPING.

fB7TBI.KGKAFH,T.OWN COBEE3PONDKKT.) lBY1JS" HsxESsfHL'. thla flay. Arrived- AMle. from iyttelton. Balled 1 toadlng! Csmmillo, Nightingale, Arrived: Arfttapu, Mtoonor. Kovmv> thla day , r«uHnß • Annabel, Jana ADderaW, MarmlorJ wading Poht AlbbSt, this dalr, lived: DWWP»«.

Mail Notice.

33USa WIK. OtOSa A3 TJHDBB,- THI3 DAY. For Friendly JaJondß. pot Cyßnat. at 4p.«N For Australian Coloniea, par Wairarapa, at 4 Tor monoy ordorg, roglatorod lotters, and Ta^To&io" Sydney and Melbourne only For "™d Heads, Wnftm. Whonsaroi Kawo, and Mnngapai, per Arßylo, at-i p.m. Wbdnhsdav. 7th lnßtant For Waltara. oio. i)or Mao K re«or. at II o.m. ForThamoa.per Kolomahsns, at lO.dßo.nj. For Ooromanrtol. nor Cororaandol. at,1.30 p.m. ror BtißßOll, Kawakawo, Lotaka, and Buva, per F e ? OTname"Ver P-™nter ß rlac. tt t6. a oD.m. Tbuhsdav. Bth Instant. For Walwera, To Kapa, OraiKlohnro. land Warkworth. por Rose Casor. atlO a. or For Glßborn... Napier, uo?, tb t e n r" R^?'ft f n AuatraUan Colonloa, per Eotomahana, ftt ai

Fo^Tauransa, Ohlnomutu. and OpotiUl, per FtewM. 'pSr Hannah IMkan, at 3 a.m. 8i B. 8183. Chief PoetmanSer. Ohlof Pool-oflioe. Auckland

Births.

WICKENDEN.-Dccombor 5.5»7"« Portsmouth, Knsland, tho wlfo or vv. i> Wiokonden, of twin daughtors.

Deaths.

BLAC!K.-Tho funoral of Mr Black'scMld.is postponed till tomorrow at 2 o'clock in tho afternoon. McDKIIMOTT.-On tho fith January, ISS3. at his' father's residence, Onchtmga, William Thomas McDormott, naed 22 years. Funeral will leave tho abovo rosiaonco to morrow (Wednesday), the 7th. instant, at 4 o'clock. Wends pleoso accept Ousiimtatlon. WICKKNDEN.-Dccembor 17, 1882, ftt Lnnd povt En^and, in her 27th yew, Jessie wife ol W T Wickendcn and eldest sister of J times Wait, of this city.

The Evening Star. WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening news, The morning news, and The Echo.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1883.

F« the cause that laclu assistance, For tlw wrong that needs redstance, For the future in the distance, 'And tB« Rood that wa can de.

CN Thursday first, nominations will be received for tho Licensing Committoo elec tions in Auckland city and suburbs, anil wo deem it advisable to remind tho public of the privileges and responsibilities eiiT tailed upon them by the new J,iccnslag Act. It is unfortunate that auy reminder ahould' bo necessaiy in regard to a matter of such importance; but judging from the experience of last year, and tho experience of lecal election generally, it Is to bo feared that the ratepayers will mani. fest their wonted lack of interest, unless some means is taken to arouse them, TJhe whole tendency of recent legislation, in this colouy as elsewheie, lias been to confer upon the people themselves tho bur den of local government, The people clam ■ onred for it; and no w that they navo sot it ia nearly every possible department, they do not seem to appreciate the gift. la educa tional affairs we had recently to lament tho slender interest manifestod by tho public in the election of local committees-a neglect of duty all the more culpable because parents arc moraly bound to look

iion system thrown upon them by ttao Legislature. Among tho powers conferred npon local democracies, there is none of more pressing importance than that of regulating the salo of intoxicating liquors. That; this traffic is fraught with danger and calls for judicious control, are facts too well-known to require re-stating; and tho duty of seeing that the sale of intoxicants is carried on with the least possible detri ment to the public peace and public morals being thrown upon tho residents of each locality, it behoves them to see that this duty is faithfully discharged. This cau only bo dono by each individual voter taking sn intelligent interest In the election of the Licensing Committee for his district, and giving his voto to men who will represent tho popular voice in tho adminis tration of ; the law. If people think it is to 9 much trouble to turnup oncosyear, and record their vote on this question, they should remember that it was at their pwn call the privilege of so doing was given them, and that it rests with themselves to say whether they intend to falsify their previous professions. At Home, tho opponents of Local Option make a strong point of the extreme la advisability of having a triennial stirring of public ex citement over tho licensing question ; but here our complaint is in the very opposite direction, for even an annual re-opening of thepubject seems insufficient to keep alive tho public interest. We hope at this time there will not be the samo reason to deplore inactivity on the part of the rate payers. If only for tho fact that tho prin ciple of local EeU-fiovurnmcnt is at stake, we would urge on tho voters in each Licen sing District to bestir themselves without delay, and have, their best men nominated on Thursday first for election to the licensing board. Lethargy in the circumstances Is inexcusable, aad is sure to result in a worse state of things than could possibly prevail under tno strictest form of central government. If the election of local boards Is allowed to fall into the hands of any self-intercstod class or clique, the wont of evils will ensue, and a blow will be dealt at the cause of decentralisation. We have formerly de precated tho ranging of opposing forces on the side of the publicans and the teetotal lers respectively, the outcome of which, is the election ot extremists, while the gene ral body of the community hold aloof and remain unrepresented. It is the voice of the people that should rule-; and'howevor little truth there may ba in the old saying that " The voice of the people is the voieo of God," it seems_ tho best modo of govern ment yet devised, and should not by any means be allowed to fall into desuetude,

The Law Vacation commenced to-dsy, and will extend up till the 22nd of March, during wkich time there will be banco sit tings or chamber business at the Supremo Court.

His Honor Mr Justice Gillies held a sitting in Chambers yesterday, when pro bate was granted in re Samuel McKaii;, William Neill, Thomas Merrigan, and Elizabeth Bamus (deceased), while letters of administration wre ordered to issue in re Sarah, Theresa Gillesp/e, and Walter Dillwyn Perkins (deceased). In Hammond v. Wayte; moved for a rulo nisi, on the grounds that the damages given by the jury were excessive, that the verdict was against the weight of evidence, and that the conduct of the jury was perverse. The matter, however, was allowed to stand over until tHe 28th of March. In Williams v. Brogden (an action for salary), Mr Hesketh said that the defendant was ont of the colony, and therefore moved fbr an order authorising him to serve the process upon the defendant's agent at Wellington. Order granted. This xvas all the business,

Although Mr Forbes's lecture this even ing, " Kings and Princes I haye Met," will contain some warlike incidents, its chief interest will lie in the sketches which it contains of the Koyal people whom Mr Forbes has met in his adventurous career as a special correspondent, Gravelotte, the surrender of Sedan, the crossing of the -Danube by the Russian army, and the lamented soldier's death of the Prince Imperial, will form striking military tableaux; and by making some royal celebrity the central figure in oach picture, Mr Forbes will doubtless increase the effectiveness of his graphic and stirring delineation. Wot the least interesting por tions of to-night's lecture will be the lee« tnrer's personal reminiscences of the Queen, the Prince of Wales, and other members of the Koyal Family of Great Britain.

Wo are given to understand that tho water to bo used on tho Sugar Company's works will be obtained from the head qaarters at Duck Creek, and plans for the necessary dams, &c, aro now in course of preparation. The water will be used for the dilation of tho sugar while under treat ment, and not for motive power. Mr Courtney, tko Africim diamond digger, has gone on a visit to the Hot Springs, where he will *t»y till the diamond excitement in this city has subsi ded. He will return and go to work at once, on the Government granting him and his party the prospecting licence applied for. Three children, who gave the tiames of Miller, wtre found wondering in Wyad kom-street this morning. Their parents will find them at the residence oi Mrs Handcock, Wyndham-street.

Tho damage ;done by tho recent fire in the Domain is;eatimated at fully £100. The' four lads who thoughtlessly caused the con- Halation were charged with the offence .at the Polico Court this morning anil dis charged with a caution. The Presbyterian General Assembly will hold its annual session in Auckland this month, commencing on the 20th. A con siderable number of delegates are expected from country sonthern districts to attend the meeting, which will probably bo held in St. Androw's Church.

Licensing committees for the various wards (6) require to bo nominated on or beforo noou of Thursday, the Sth inst. Nomination papers may be obtained at the City Council Ollices, and require to be deposited at tho same office, We under- Btand that the tcrnperanco party intend to tight the elections on tho question of ten o'clock liccisses.

Appeals against tho assessment of city property require to bo lodged on or bclore Thursday, tho 15th inst. Persons in terested should call and view the valuation list now to be seen at tho City Council ollices, Notices of such valuation are issued, but failure to receive any such notico does not exempt tho poisons rated from liability.

Yesterday, at tho annual meeting of the Hauraki Sawmill Company (Limited), Mr David Nathan occupied tho chair, and the secretary, Mr Griffiths, read the balance sheet for tho period ending 31st December last, which was adoptod. Mr Dewar, a retiring director, was re-elected, as was also Mr W. liaker, tho retiring auditor.

Auckland Lodge, ICB, Ancient Order of Druids, held their fortnightly meeting last ovenin". Tho business was tho nomina tion of District President and Lodge Secre tary and Treasurer. There were three initiations, and twelve nominations of new members. Past Arch-Druid W. Williams was presented with mi illuminated certli cate of moinborship. A summons meeting for the election of Secretary and Treasurer was announced for Monday evening, 19th. Fiuit seems very difficult to sell whole sale juat now. Mr Arthur says that the place is glutted with fruit from Sydnoy and Nelson, and our local growers are crowdingan over abundauceintothemarker, somo far too ripe, and others tho very re vorso. The prices, of course, are ruling very low. Still, the rotallers keep up their fancypricos.no matter how cheaply the fruit is purchased at auction, Captain Earquhar has resigned his posi tion as captain of the Ponsonby Kowin« Club, ami a meeting of tho members will be hold to-night to consider the matter. It seems a pity that tha worthy skipper has decided upon taking this step, as suoh a large arnouut of energy and interest appears to have been displayed during hia term of ollice. Advantage will aho bo takon of thla meeting to present the medals won at tho rocent trial fours contest, and to trans act any ulhor business that may bo brought forward. : "Tho Bible Standard," under the judi cious editorship of Mr Goo. A. Brown, continues in its onward course, vigorous and healthy. Dr. Leajk, formerly of E-her Chapel, Kennlngton Lone, a poet, and author of many instructive books, contri butes tho fust portion of an essay on tho "Desigu of tho Incarnation." Other papers include "Prophecy," "Siting XliiDgs Hateful," "Modern Theories of tho Kesurrcction,1' several other bricter papers, and n poem of merit, " Not as 1 WH;" aleo, tho monthly recerd of mcolinga and gonorol progress. Some of the oak trees in Wcllosloy-strcot East and elsewhere seem to bo (ho targit for the school boys to uiio all tho stones oil' the roadway upon. It is presumed the object is to got at the acorns. In doing this the branches aro broken, and the path ways aro scattered vfith tho damaged foliage and largo stones. As the police are M>n<tjtnt.ly P-ibs',''!* a:ad repnq.HJrjff this. "taKlill 16 detect the boys at this tiwintoa mischief. The City Council have a Btaud iug roward for all corrvictions, Mr Maguire, the contractor for tho Par nell Drainago Works, fs making satisfac tory progress. Already about two miles of main pipes have been laid, including the Brighton Koad section, which is In a measuro independent of tho other portion of tho drainage *y*teni. Kesidonts in Brighton Koad and that vicinity are there fore now in a position to draiu their premises, though, we a'o sorry to ssy, but few hare as yet availed themselves of tho boon. The contractor for tho waterworks, Mr Blewdon, expects the nccessaiy plant to arrive from England in about tbrco months, Tho recent scrions conflagration tbat devnsted Onchunga have roused tha''city fathers" of that borough to an apprecia.ion of the necessity of facing tho question of an efficient water supply. Quito recently the council discussed tho matter at length, ana appointed a committee to make inquiries. This committee to day conferred with Messrs Boylan aud Lundon, civil enpmcers, and no doubt some thing practical will be tho outcome. We understand that the cost of providing an efficient supply from thn Onehunga spiiugs would be £6000. This would includo a reservoir and pumping works. About B'ls o'clock this morning, a horse belonging to a well-known milk-purveyor suddenly made a bolt from a narrow street near the Bed Lion Hotel, Diake-strcet, while the fair young milkman was serving a smiling damsel of about sixteen summers. The borso toro round the corner at a .tre mendous rate, dragging the cart, one wheel spinning round, and this other high in tho air, while the tin cans rattled along the street to tho terror of affrighted settlers and barking curs. At length the disconcerted animal was arrested ia Victoria-street, and,' strange to state, without damage or loss of life to any ono. The driver, pale as milk, took possession of the horse, gathered up his stray cans, and expressed his gratitude to those who had assisted in a '' cause which lacked assistance," muttering, " Tis no use crying over spilt milk."

A report was recently in circulation to the effect that it was not intended to hold the customary Ponsonby^ Jttegatta this year, but the statement docs not appear to be jus tified by facts. A meeting will be held at tho end of this week:, or beginning of the next, for tho purpose of electing a com mittee to carry cut the necessary arrange ments, It is intended to hold the regatta on Master Monday, and a very who sugges tion has been made in regard to the pro gramme, namely, that the,events should consist of rowing competitions, with the exception of n "yacht race and two or three sailing boat races. If this proposition were carried into effect, the result woald probably be increased interest on the part of the public. {Sailing races are remarkably exciting to those immediately engaged in them, but to ordinary spectators, wlio do not know tho differences between the boats, they ore anything but interesting.

A series of rowing races, varying the novel

and exerting clement, with the start and finish at a ilagship as close as possible in

shore to give calm water, would arouse tho interest of even the fair sex, and would undoubtedly prove entertaining and amusing

to the spectators. The experiment is, at all events, worthy of trial.

The monthly entertainment of tho St,

John's (Ponsonby) Band of Hope, was given last evening, and largely attended by tbo juvenile population. Mr Souster occupied the chair, and opened the proceedings with a bolo on the harmonium, and an address on " The Manner of Saying tio." The boys were highly amused, and their bois terous hilarity was only checked by tho ap plication of the quieting cane. The pro gramme was limited, owing to the near approach of the anniversary festival to bo held on "Wednesday, tho 14th instant (St. Valentino's Day), when " Buy Your Own Cherries" will bo performed by the Union choir. The ; children sang "Sober John" with chorus. Miss McElwain gave a reading, "Tho Passionate Father," in a clear and emphatic style; in truth we have seldom listened to a better reading. Tbo story contained an excellent moral, and the performance was higlily creditable to tbe lady. Mr Rowo sang two songs, accompanied by Miss Goodacre, viz., " Rise with the lark in the Morning," and a parody on " Ring tho Bell." A Btranger present Dead a poem, "The Leap for Life," which was very amusing. The who!o oon eluded with a tempeiance odo, irom Hoyle's collection, .

The Arch Hill, Senior Band of Hope public temperance meeting takes place in tho Newton West School this evening, com mencing at 8 o'clock.

Mr W, E. Sadler's letter of last evening contains two misprints-(1) For " versifi cation" read "verification;" and in the quotation from Sir Wm. Temple, instead of " government of the people," lead " govern ment by the people."

Mr W. Both, of the Victoria street Baths,' contemplates erecting twenty-live additional baths and making other oxtonsive improve meals to his' well-known establishment, so tkat customers will have every comtorr,

Tho whaleboat built by Mr A. Warbriek, which competed at tho last Auckland Re gatta, appears to have elicited some atten tion and admiration, and as a result the builder has received an order for another of similar size, which is now In course of con struction and will be completed noxt week, It is intended for a whaling station at IV rcDgarenga.

Among the gossip circulating in sporting circles (says the Melbourne " World") is that during the present year a party of English footballers will visit Australia, and play a series of matches with the leading clubs here, buck a team, doubtless, would excite a great deal of attention, and would not only have a profitable tour, but exorcise a beneficial iulluence upon tho game in the colonies.

A crickot mutch footween representatives from Messrs Branston and Forster's and S. Parker's shops waa played on the Domain ground on Saturday afternoon, resulting in an easy victory for the former by seven wickets and six runs. For Parker1 * eleven Leckio contributed 11 in the first, and 32 in tho second innings, tho total runs being 8G For Branston and Foratcr's WostWQod is credited with 39, Nicholas 12, Pritcbard 11, and Bcsaou 1). Total for ono innings and three wickets, 92 runs.

An accident happened last night about 11 o'clock, which should show the Citj Council tho danger of leaving the Stanloy street sewer in its present dangerous con dition. A woman under tho influence of liquor, while crossing the street at the foot of Alten Hoad, wan suddenly precipitated into the sewer, receiving n nasty bruise on the head in falling, and would in all proba bility have met her death, had not Mr James Logau observed the accident from his verandah, and promptly gottiug assist ance iuccecded in dragging the woman out.

In the Trinity Church, Devonport, a pleasing Harvest Festival was celebrated on Saturday and Sunday last. The church was neatly decorated with fruits and ilo\vc;s, &c, for tho occasion, Thoro was a large turn-out at tho Saturday evening meeting, when a choir of 34 voicos rendered the musical portion of tho service with much success. On Sabbath, when the service was continued, the choir wasassistcd by Mr H. Gordon Gooch, and the singing was, as before, mo3t efficient and agrco -1 able. Mr Klliott, of Mercer, who has made the culture of bees his study for many years, is beginning to gether tho honey of his labours. His bae carder?— close to tho Mercer station—which abounds in flowers, musical with the murmur of his industri ous insects, have attracted many visitors during the lato sunny season. Mr Elliott uses nicely, finished and convenient crates, to which the cut honeycomb is skilfully transferred for the übo of his numerous cus tomers. Quantities of this honey have come into Auckland during the past sov ural weeks, and it is giving very general satisfaction. Bee culture, in order to suc cessful issues, requires continued attention. Tho surroundings of Mercer are favourable to bees, thero being fruit trees in abund ance, white clover and a variety o! flower ing slirubs, where in fact, the bees " may gather honey all the day, from every open in" llowor." A lady informs us that tho Mercer honey, for swectnoss and purity of charactor, cannot be surpassed. In tho course of hia speech at the mcot ng of tho Eight Hours' Demonstration Committoa on Satuay evening, Mr Heslop, chairnlaD, Btiid that while congratulating them on tho splendid success ef tho second Demonstration, he could not helo regretting tho scant attendance of the working classes in the procession. This did not apply to all sections of labour, for many of thorn mus tered to a loan, whilst other trados, ot •whom thoro aio in Eomo instances very larga numbers, were unrepre sented. Ho had thought on the matter mid fras at a losi to account for it. It re mained with them to endeavour before the next demonstration to ilo ss>, nnd, if poesiblo, remove tho causo of objection. Xho financial aspect of the affdir, hu was clad to say, was good. All the money for jihboHS sold had not y.q^bgQJLSaUcfitfiii.JbtfA, "close on a hundred pounds taken that day alone. Although their expense! were necessarily heavy, ho trusted that thore would be a good surplus to bo dealt with when matters were wound up. To tho Editor: Sir.—ln your issuo of Friday last thoro nppoars a scurrilous letter above the signature "Thomas Rider,', reflecting in no measured terms upon the committee's decision in tho Obstacle Kaco. Mr .Kidcr makes a Rieat mistake when he saya ho wa* ajknowlcdgcd by tho specta tors to bo the winuer. 1 thick tbat ho will rind that three-fifths of them don't believe tbat ho took every ob3tac!o in that race, At any rate, 1 know of fully twenty who are prepared to affirm that ho did not go over tho last obstacle ; and, therefore, lie was disqualified. He says that ho is "well aware it ia inconvenient for nn outsidor, and a new arrival, to beat tho champion." What does he menn ? Considering that last Monday was the first occasion ou which tho obstacle race wtu evor run here, it was ab solutely impossible thero should bo a cham pion. I think Mr Eider has made tho camo mistake that the New South Walc3 Foot ball Team did : ho thought that the Auck land men were a lot of muffs and found out

his mistake,

I am very sorry for him, bui

tho first priza was not for the first man who breasted the tape, but for tho ono who took all tho obstaclos fairly and then passed tho judge.—lam, &c, P. H. WILSON.

A very handsome and beautifully illu minated address was presented yesterday afternoon by the employee of Messrs Brown,- Barrett & Company, to Mr Herman Brown, upon the eve of his depattarc for Europe. Mr K. M. Smith, tho accountant, on behalf of the einploy63 of tho firm, made a> very suitable and excellent speech tor the oc casion, in which he thanked Mr Brown for for the many acjts of kindness he had shown towards old and young around him, and trusted he would enjoy his well-earned holiday. Mr Brown, in returning thanks for the kiad and thoughtful manner in which they had surprised him, with tho chaste tied beautiful address, made Borne sensible remarks adapted to tho occasion based upon 30 years vicissitudes of colonial life, and feelingly alluded to it being the proudest moment of his life to stand before them all and tell them of tho confidence that should always exist between employers and employe's, and concluded by saying he hoped to have the pleasure of meeting them all upon his return, and to have a good account of their stewardship and the continued prosperity of the iirm. After a few pithy remarks by Mr GedSes and others present, all indicative of the high respect and aflection enter tained of Mr Brown, the toast was drunk, "Health and happinoss to Mr and Mrs Brown, and a speedy return to New Zea land."

Tho "Australasian," n commercial journal published in Wow York, reprints from the United Statos consular reports a papor by Consul Gi;ilHn on the harbour accommodation of Now Zealand, in which the commercial position and advantages of Auckland are' yory prominently noticed. Mr Griffin describes tho Auckland wharf accommodation and docks, comparing tbo now dock with others in Australasia, and showing tbat it will be tho largest dock in those seas. Ho says :—" Among tho improvements in the Auckland harbor now being rapidly pushed forward is a splendid graving dock at the North Shore. When completed it will have a length of 500 feet on tho floor lino, It will a!so have a temporary head, to that in a few yenw, if it should bo found necessary to lengthen the dock, it can easily he done by removing tho temporary bead and ex cavatinc and removinpt the earth and clay. The width of the dock is 80 feet. Tho next largest dock in the courso of construction in Australasia is that of Lyttolton, which is 430 feet long and 62 feet wide, but its depth of water on the sill at high water is only 15 feet, whilst the Auckland dock will have a depth of 33 feet. The Auckland dock will be able to take in with ease the largest ironclads in the British Navy. The Italia and the Lepanto are, 1 believe, the largest warships in the world. They have a length of 400 feet C inches, each (100 feet less than the length of the Auckland dock), learn 72 feet 9 inches. Applying the came test to the great ocean merchant steamers", the new dock could take in any merchant steamer afloat save the City of Rome and tbo Great Eastern. It could take in tho bervia (530 feet) and the Alaska (540 feet), bnt not tho City of Rome, as she is 610 feet in length. The average draught of these grsatocean steam ships is fiom 26 to 28 feet."

ARCHIBALD FORBES' LECTURE.

"The Experiences of a War

Correspondent."

ARCHIBALD FORBES, the famous "war correspondent, made his debut at the Opera House last night, and, before a crowded assemblage, delivered the first of his series of four lectures, In figure, ho in rathe* un tlcr the medium stature, but his body Is well-knit and sinewy, and his face is ex pressive of resolution and daring, while his oasy nonchalant air,denotes the possession of that 6001 composure which has helped him through many an emergency. He sauntered upoa the stage ia a^areloss sort ot way, and, without any preamble, either apolo. getx or cotnplimontory, began his discourse, in an almost inaudiblo tone of voice, with a reference to a conversation that ha had had with General Skobelelf upon the advantages Which the reading public now-a-days en joyed over the actual combatants in following the varying fortunes of a cam paign, and of gaining an accurate ideaof the different engagements. His voice strengthened as he went on and found the capacity of the building, but tho impression remained upon the audi erjco that they were listening to an unpractised speaker. The matter of the lecture, howotor, so enchains the interest ax'd absorbs the attention of the hearer that he becomes quite oblivious to the manner, aud ia only recalled to himself when a sud deu dropping of tho lecturer's voice towards tho end of a sentenco loses him the com pletion of a phrase. This occurred most frequently whoa the speaker grew earnest and impressive, as ho invariably did when speaking of tho horrors of battlefield and siege. The lecture itself ia a very neat blending of the grave and gay, and in both moods Mr Forbes appeared to advantage, but his pre-eminent attribute as a literary man appears to be his faculty of graphic description. Nothing finer as specimens of realistic word pointing could be wished than the sketch which he Rave, lurrcntc calamo, of Paris after tho capitu lation, than his account of the crossing of the Danube by night, or than his de scription of tho battltlield of Isandhlana. They wero liatoned to with mpt attention, and elicited a m»rmur of satisfaction that pervaded the whole house. In fact the audienco wero too intent upon listening to seek to break through, with clamoroua ap plause, tho spoil that the rcla'.or of adven turous dced3 had thrown around them The lecturer stood beside a stand upon which wero placed a collection of spirited portraits of the warriors sf whom he spoke, and as he referred to each ho uncovered the likeness, while all tho time he main tained his place behind tho reading-desk upon which his manuscript lay, novcr attempting to assist the effect of bis utter ances by gesture, dramatic posture, or even elocutionary skill. As alroadv mentioned, Mr Forbes opened hia lecture With a conversational incident, which supplied the text for a few pithy re marks upon the craving for early and authentic news of sensations! events that the press has now to meet, ond from this point ho went on to depict " tho working I fo" of tho special correspondent, to tell of his exertions to satisfy tho demands made upon him, and to recount some of the dan gers that "crowdupon his path of duty.' la doing so, ho apologised for the egotUtical character of his remarks by saying that no method had yet been invmted whoreby a man might avoid cgotiem when speaking of himself. Tho "War Correspondent," he said, should be a brilliant writer.and be able to so describe a battle that his readers might glow with tho feverish excitement of the heady Btrifo.andalmost hear the groanaof the wounded, and yet unless he is quite bb sharp in determining tuo issue of tho action, and aa speedy in transmitting the news to his office by the nearest telegraph, ho is quite useless. In this roapect the special correspondent of tho r,cw era diflV red from his forerunners of tha slower age when the telegraph had not come Into vogue for journalistic purposes. Tho battle was now emphatically to the strong and the race to tho swift. Tho speaker then proceeded to enumerate the qualifications that ought to be concentrated in tho ideal correspondent. For instance : ho ought to possess tho gift of tongues,to be couvorsant with all the_ European languages, a selection of tho Asiatic, and a few of tho African, such as the Abyssinian, Ashantec, and Zulu; ho should have the sweet, angtlio temper of a "Sn3?""at the same time, be big and ugly enough to impress the conviction that it would bo highly unwiso to take any liberties with him. Asa farther precaution, he should also bo able to rido anything that ohance miuht tend him, from a giraffe to a rat; bo able to go without feod for a week, aud without; sleep as long ; be able, at tho ond of a long ride, to write out his copy in a neat,round hand for transmis sion by a foreign telegraph clerk un acquainted with tho writer's language, to write at the rate of a column aa bout for 6 or 7 consecutive hours, and then to ride hick tv the scono of action withouut delay; be must also bo a practical as welt as a theoretical soldier, bo able to dis regard tho hostile fire, and bo as calm when bullets are whizzinjj around aud shells bursting ia all directions as if lire wero merely watcbiDg a dentist extract rug a tooth from an intimate friend, and ho should, too, have an intuitive perception how the day was going and be able to anti cipate the result so as to ride off before the tutmoil of battle had died away. That would bo a paragon of a correspondent; but alas I such a man had never been seen and would never be gat. Julius Caesar might have done very well If he could have weaned himself from tho meaner occupation of leading armies, conquering countries, and govcrnng an empire, and Napoleon Bonaparte, if ho had only been a little truthful, would have knocked William Howard Kussell into a cocked hat. After detailing an interesting incident that oc curred at Saarbruck, with Us melancholy result, tho speaker gave a vivid account of tho appearance of Paris after the capitula tion. Her gaiety, sinfulness, and pro fusion, ho said, had given place to a solemn dejection, as startling as it was sad, tho . only traffic in the streets being an interminable procession of funerals. Ho was the first correspondent to enter, and bo left again the same day, tiding on horseback until he caught a train, which took him to Carlsruhe, across the Gorman frontier, whence he despatched by tcleftraph the first news to England, and was back again in Fans within 4S hours, having covered 700 miles in the interim. He spoke of his rough handling by an in furiated Parisian mob, referred to the ex cesses of the Commune, and then by a swift transition, passed on to deal with his experiences in tho Russo-Turkiah War, prominent among which was his long ride from Deligrad to Belgrade, in which he rode 150 miles to telegraph a four column report of a 6 hours' battle. This portion of the lecture was varied by a humorous ac count of his commissariat, and by a lively description of a roncontre which tho Rusaian polygot officer, who supervised the special correspondents hadwith a Scotch "special" who wanted " purmusshon''to watch the operators. An eloquent tribute of waiso was paid to the_ memory of MacQahao, the young American-Irish journalist of Khivau fame, and the crossing of the Danube by the Russians was told with wonderful force of language. Equally Rood in its way was his animated picture of Plevna— "alittlo sloeplng babe amongst a pack of howliug wolves "—and ot tho terrible inci dents that occurred there. Then by another rapid transition ho flitted to Af ghanistan, and with native humour shewed how his account of the affuir at Ali Musjid, which ho telegraphed to London at 10 a.m., was by the difference in time received there at 8 a.m., published in New York at 7 a.m., and circulated in San Francisco at 6 a.m., so that ho had beaten Puck hollow by puttiog a girdle round tho earth in two hours less than no time. Then he addressed himself to the Zulu war, powerfully . pourtraying the dreadful scene of carnage that ho beheld at Isandhlana, narrating Lord William Beres ford's gallant rescue of Sergeant tfitzmaurice, assisted by Sergeant O'l'oole, and describing tho decisive battle of Ulundi, in which, underDruryLowe, "tho glorious old white arm (the Lancers) re. asserted once more its pristine prescience." The lecturer son eluded by telling how he was the first to convey Ihe news of the vic tory home by riding 110 miles at night partly through the country infested by the enemy to the place where Sir Garnet Wolsclcy was stationed, whence ho tele graphed tho welcome news to England, there to be read out to the Lords and Com mons as the first despatch that had been received. To-night Mr Forbeswill deliver his second lecture, the subject being II KiDgs and Princes I have Met." Those who intend going may safely anticipate a treat.

Singer's Machines, 2j 6d per week,—D. fi. Chambers.

SPORTING NEWS.

Dunedin draining Notes,

[BY TELEGRAPH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

DUNEDIN, this day. BEINO wet, it was expected that a good many horseß would woik at Forbury this morning. The weather, however, turned out cold and chilly, and few horses stripped. Idaliuin and Adamant had three rounds on the tan, two at a smart pace ; both went well, Adamant finishing in front. Mi*s King filly had about 2\ miles spin alone. Kean's lot and Somnua were on the ground, but did no work worth, mentioning,

MINING NEWS.

THAMES, Yesterday. The WaiotAHl banked 1470z5. five dwtsf. gold from 85 tons dirt, for little over fortnight's wok.

Goldeh Crown return from 150 tons ia 9Goza. 19dwts. This is also for a fort night's crushing.

The manager of the OJd Caledonian mine reports under date Feb. 3 : The istopes on specimen leader are shortening as they ro up towards No. 1 level, but are still turn ing out good grade dirt. No. 1 level old drivo is in very hard countiy, and the reef is pinched to about nine inches. The rise behind is now up 24 feet; in good country, the reef being four feet thick and very promising. There is about 40 or 50 loads in the hoppers from Mo, 2 shaft, and , work will bo stopped until after crushing. I Two drives on leader in Ked Queen section are making fair headway, and the leader has improved in size. A new chamber, GO I feet from surface, will be through by tho j cnil of next week,

SCINTILLATIONS.

Tho Now Zealand Parliament ia farther prorogued till 16th April. Chinese residents in Wellington suo- Bdibed £40 to the Hospital. Bishop Luck has been seriously ill during tho past week. An egotist's story extends as far as the I can reach. A judge should nbt lay down tha law be fore he has fairly taken it up. Dr.. Hntohinga's stables at Napier wero burned down la^t night. Loss, £200-un insured. Young Hay, of Catterton, who was in jured while riding Comas at Taratahi Itaces, died from bis injuries on Sunday. The Dunedin Jockey Club invite His Excellency Sir William Jervois to the. Cup meeting oa 21st and 24th inst. C. H. Vince, charged at Christchurcb. with embezzling £200 from the Standard Sewing Machine Company, has been dis charged. A buggy horse bolted in Danedra yes ter.lay, and a young woman named Me- Dowall was thrown out of Ihe vehiclo and killed. „ , , The collapso Is announced of the Hawke a Bay Meat Exporting Company; but it is expected tho shareholders will get back their money with 8 per cent, interest. " God Saw the Queen " had been trans ited into Sanserif, and it is doubted whether under those circumstances the Queen will be saved. The zodiaacal sign for tho opening of winter is a goat. The goat is a hard butter, and hard butter is almost always a siga that the weather Is cold. Xhreo female prisoners yesterday scaled the wall of Wellington gaol and escaped. Two of them named Dobio were in for passing base coin ; and the other, named Douglas was undergoing sentence for house breaking.

This evening at 7.30, a harvest thanks giving service takes placo at Northcote, in which Keys. J. S. Bill, F. U. Evans, A. M. MacCallum will take part. Steamers leave, Queen-street Wha,rf at 5,15 andG,3o p.m., returning at 0 p.m. Yesterday morning, an elderly gentleman named Monkhouse, said to havo been at one time a solicitor in Auckland, was found .dead in bed at Bclgrovo Inn, Nelson. The supposed cause of death is heart disease. Tho insurances on the properly burned down at Whanaarei aro as folioTV:—Mr A. Hanson, £159 on the stock in the Irnpe lial; Mr A. Scott, building, £150 intue Imperial; Mosais. 11. Bill and t]o., oa the

"Gad £200 in (lie National. Mfessr?. Buck hmst and Co. had £200 on the building and stock in the National.

Tho laangab.ua election promises to be very brisk. Among probable candidates, in addition to Bishop Moran, are—Mr E. WakcGcld (of Tiraa.ru), Mr E. Shaw and Mr McLean (both of Wellington), Mr E. Kickes (oE Chrhtchurch), anil Mr Bowner (ot llaefton). * t tho New York Post Office it bas been found that the average life of a Maxim incando3ceut lamp (tho ordinary fitty caudlo power typo)' is nearly 1,900 hours. About 25 per cent, of the lamps in this office have burnt between 3000 and 4000 hours.

Tha Hon. Messrs Bryco and KoUeston and party landed on Saturday morning at Kawhia and proceeded overland to Alexan dra. Tho Kawhla natives welcomed the parly with friendly demonstrations, MM. Pietto and Krizik, ut an agrlcul» tural gathering at Ludenberg, in Germany, have been driving an ordinary threshing machine by electricity, attaining to a speed ,of 1,400 turns 8 minute, and illuminating 'at tho same time the yard In which the machines were exhibited.

Misses Mary Anderson, Margaret Cole man, and Fanny Pickmere, three pupils from Auckland GirU' High School, have succeeded in passing tho matriculation ex amination of tho Bow Zealand University. They were the only candidates presented from this school.

The remains of the Palace of the Tniler ica have been sold by auction for 32,000 francs. A few fragments of Bculpture were exceptcd in favour of the Minister of Fine Arts, and it was stipulated that any trea sure or objects of art found in tho rains shall be handed over to the State.

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Doforo A, Boardman and K. Walker, J.P.'e)

Obscenity.—Janws Shears was charged with nuking use o( obdesue language its a publto plnoe.—Defendant p!o»dod gnilty.—con stable Kyan stated the foots of the case.—Fined 5B and ooato, or 21 horns imprisonment. It in o Ri nitro.—Henry Harrison w»a charged with riding at other than a walking paco lonnd the oorner ot Gralum and Drake stre: ts,—De fendant pleaded utility, bnt stated that the horse broke awar from him bafore he was properly In the saddle.—Fined 5a and costs. Fire KAisiNG.-Goor#o and Charles Mc- Intyro, two small boss, were charged with Batting fire to a heap of shavings on a vaoant allotment at the corner ot Hobaon and Durham Btreetj. The defendants said " they didn't know it was any harm."—Fined IB each, and costs. Breach of Public Domain Act.—Charles Hammond, Charles Smith, Charles McGregor, and Theodoro Nybery—four re3peotably dressed iittlo boys—woro ohargod with unlawfully light ing a flro in the Domain. The boys tearfully admitted tlio offenco. Sergeant Wnito having stated the oaso, tho Bonch cautioned the lads and their parents, and dismissed tho case. Breach ov Harbour Regulations.—lsaao Franklyn was charged with driving a horse down tho railway wharf and neglected to walk by tho animal's head. Def ondant ploaded guilty. His horse took fright at a donkey ongino, and to better control it ho loft its head and got into tho cart. Finod Is and oosts.

j&ssiutT.- William Gafld Wftß ohurasd with assaulting Mutvarot Erlokaon, by catching ho)d of her and pushing Uor out of the ehoy, on February 2nd.—Mr Cooper aproared for the ao fendsnt. who pleaded not guilty;—lt appeareil, from tho evidence, that the proseoutor had been attending dofondaofo wife in her confinement. ■i ho prosecatrlx hed been away from defen dant's honeo forouo day through illne33, and defendant sent her n message that Bhe noed not return. In spite of this order, Bho returned to defoadam'a honsa, was ordered out by defen dant, and, on refusing to do bo, wan pushed one. Tho ovidence was very contradictory.—Tho Bonoh held the caso proved, and fined nim 10s and costs.—Mr Coopor stated that tho defendant intended to appeal atrainst the decision. Drunkenness.—John' Gordon, 10s and costs, or 48 hours' imprisonment. Goo. Whito, 5s and costs, or 21 hours' imprisonment. Elizabeth Darrah, alias Hewson, 5s and costs, or 24 hours. Disobedient Seaman. — John Brodie was charged with wilful disobedienco of orders on board tho Rotorua on February sth, LuNAoy.—W. T. Burgess was committed to thoLunatie Asylum,—ThoCourtthonadjourned,

OUR LONDON LETTER.

ANGLO-ObLOKIAL ETOTES.

OUR London correspondent writing under date of Decnmber 20th, from a country house in tbe North of England, cays: ---" Moat Anglo-colonists are, like myself, out of town for the Christmas holidays, and in view of this I had determined to defer my usual letter till the Brindlsi departure of the 9.h prox. Ihere are, however, one or two somewhat interesting tit bits of intelligence which will not bear keeping over. First, as to the New Zea land tour of Mr Redmond, M.P,, the notorious L*nd Leaguer. Whon I wrote last I was under the impression he had already Sailed, but it now appears he only lett Brindisi on the 20th prox. If your readers could but realise the horror and detestation with which tbe Land Leaguers ara viewed, not merely by persons of all shades of political opinion, but also by an enormous majority even of? their own fellow countrymen and women, you would understand why considerable anxiety pre vails as to the manner in which their repre sentatives will be received at the antipodes. For a time English folks inclined to moder ate views and endeavoured to think the Leaguers were misguided but not wholly mischievous agitators, and that they at any rate believed honestly in what they style "the cause." 'I'his pleasing fiction, how ever, did not last loDg. First, the ghastly [assassinations of Mr -Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish, following closely on one of Biggar's most inflammatory speeche?, sent a thrill of horror through the land. Then after receiving inspiration from the samo source, curno endless outrages and murders and finally a Crown Prosecutor proved in open Court, that the actors in that awful mas eacre of an entire family had received money and assistance, if not absolute bribes to commit the crime, from the Laud League itself ?—Of course Mr Kedmond, when he addresses you guileless colonists, will deny all this, but in England the " blarney," which is seasoned with the Slood of mur dered families, has loug ceased to be effec tive. Ask itcdmoud for the balance sheet of the Land League ? What has be come of the immense sums confided to him and his confederates for a specilic purpose ? Thousands of pounds have disappeared ? Where are they 1 If itis alicthatthe League here paid immense premiums for assassina tion, how do they account for the deficit now existing 1 We all know that nomo association is " paying the paper "for the various murders recently committed, The families of accused ctiminals never, by any chance, lack either food or money. The police declare they arc considerably better off than they were be fore, and this though all-apparent means of support has b;en taken away, and the head of the house is in prison. 1 trust, Mr Editor, you will publish these remarks without curtailing them, and also throw the whele weight of your influential journal into the scale against Mr Redmond and his mission, My language may perhaps sound exaggerated and overstrained, but the facts are incontrovertible, as all who followed the debates in the House of Commons last session must be well aware. I can assure you the outcome of the Land Leaguer's visit to Australia and New Zea land will be most anxiously watched, No less than four M.P.'s have spoken to me on the subject, and their object was solely to request that I would give Kedmond a I proper introduction. This, by the way, I should not be doing if I led you to suppose that (apart from the mischievous coalition he represents) the good man is a peison of any particular importance. Politically, the Leaguers are adventurers trading notably on the worst side of Irish weakness for self aggrandisement. Socially, they are simply nobodies. Outside hi* own party there are not, I should imagine, two men in the I House of Cemmona who would care to touch Ecdmond's hand or sit at the same table with him. Colonial " lion hunters" had therefore better be warned ia time. No credit can come of showing hospitality to this person—in fact, veiy much the reverse, tfemembcr that, besides being a Leaguer, the foe of England, Redmond ia an aut-an-out republican. It will therefore bo most unpleasant if auy prominent colonists should make much of him. Thanks to the foolish speeches of Sir Henry Parkes and other flatulent mob orators, the idea Las more than once been promulgated that tbe Australian colonies believe the accusation, but it would naturally give a severe shock to the "mother country if the colonies ehouldseeni to favour agitators of the .Redmond stamp.

The Neiv Secretary of State for

the Colonies.

The announcement that Lord Derby had joined the Cabinet and vvould_ go to the Colonial office was received with surprise and .delight by Liberals, and dismay by Conservatives. An authority which seldom eirs states positively the Foreign Secretaryship wa? pressed upon the noble Earl, but that having strong views on cer tain colonial questions ot supreme import ance tie preferred to accept the latter port fulio. That these " strong views" and " questions " intimately concern the Anti podes, I think there can be no doubt what ever, for the saino writer goes on to say the new Colonial Secretary intends takiogan early opportunity of making a flying visit to our Australian possessions, and unless something should intervene, will start immediately after the close of next session. This, I am inclined to think, is pretty Important news, and as a gentleman I know intimately,- goes on a visit to Knowsley (Lord Derby's seat near Liverpool) in about a fottnight, I hope to be enabled to en lighten you ere lontj as to what the mysterious "views" and "questions" may be

Colonial Meat.

There is a great scarcity of prime meat this Christmas, and the prices of both sheep and mutton continue fabulously high. I believe a handsome profit might be made by timirjg a cargo of specially fine frozen meat to arrive aboct ten days before next Christmas, and if the beasts were spe cially fine,' and the cargo shown on the market; as a whole, and not bit by bit, the contrast between the prices of prime Eng lish arid prime Colonial meat might make a lasting i eputation for the latter.

More Notorieties Visit New Zea f' land. Tho scandal la connection with Colonel Wellon'ey (one of the heirs to the Dnchy of Wellington) and Miss Kate Vaughan, the Gaiety actress, seems more than over likely to eventuate in marriage, and ere another mouth expires it is possible, and even pro-' bal)le, that the happy pair will be on their wayvto Sew Zealand!. The poor old Duke has done all he knows, to upset the match, and rumour declareth offered the fair Kate a "handsome settlement if she wonld dis pense with the ceremony part of the busi ness. Miss "Vaughan, however, was not to be tempted. For years she has enjoyed every luxury that wealth- can command, and it was after all scarcely reasonable to expect her to part with the prospnet, not only oE reepeotability, but also ot a ducal coronet, for mere filthy lucre. The career of Colonel Wellesley is a solcnn warning to oadete of preat houses who Imagine they can flout society without punishment Few men began life with brighter prospscts. Sent early iuto the diplomatic corps bo was lucky enough to meet and make friends with the late Lord Beaconsfield, who most kindly helped him up] the ledder of fame at a hand gallop. When a mere boy he was appointed attachd at the coveted legation of St. Petersburg, and so scandalised did all diplomats feel at the lad being promoted over their heads that they absoluie'y ven tured to question M?sDisraeli himselt on the subject in the House of Commons. The great man, however, proved anything bat amenable to reason. He told the House he considered Captain Wellesley a very pro mising youDg man and well-suited to the billet, and if they took his advice they would let him remain there. They did so, and naturally all this "to-do" did uot lessen Wellesley's reputation. By-and-bye, amidst great rejoicings, he married the daughter of our then plenipotentiary at St. Peteraburg, Lori}. Augustus Loftus, and the ceremony had not long teen con> summated when Lord Beaconsficld came into office again and further promoted him to be first attache" at Berlin. In addition to these, Wellesley received a full-blown Colonelcy, and was also made one of Her Majesty's aido-de-camps. NoW came the catastrophe. One fine night in January, our hero went to the Gaiety Theatre, London, to sre the marvellous new dansuese, whose graceful pas suel proved the hit of the Christmas piece that year. This dansuese wa«, I need scarcely say, iVlisa Voughau, then in the zenith of her spirituellc beau!y. Well, Wellesley came, Wellesicy saw, and Yaughan con quered. At first their mutual affection was to innocent and platonic that the Colonel proposed introducing Kate to his wife. • The latter, however, freezingly declined the honour, and when on a subsequent occasion she saw- her rival

driving in tho Park wrannpfl L I cables, which could liaveT£ onivT1* St. Petersburg, she had "win i* 010 ■■»> matched. The etching r^ftl 84 V rapture, and the rupiuFe ia n Si, aw! Having once broken with his wife ?T, otce' W Wolleslcy seemed to throw off ail'resi 0,; 0- 111 ' .Every night he appeared in Ma staiuff I theatre and«very night he himself hS ;' on to the stage a colossal basket of 7 choiceat hot-house flowers for his it,amL\ be ,i In the Park lie drove witu hnr .2 ™' travelled with her ; in fact he was ~ •.e - £ now, Kate Vaughan'g infatuated!? aas' s t| Ruin came fast. First tho Foreign Be' I tary requested him to withdraw fromu" $ service, then his name was Btni~U li the list of the Queen's A.D.C.'s, and it °ff i intimated he must not attend either a;' ing.room or levee. This is social d»w" II tion, aud one by one tie great houses T? 8! -if :i' their doors in his face. Colonials, howm -i ' will doubtless be more lenient, Vhat his sins the Colonel will probably k! Ta' Duke some day, and, as everyone kna» "' ■ I coronet (especially when fitrawberrj.fil 1 covers a multitude of sins. I forcot tn S' k'l Miss Vaughan is in consumption w' the sea voj'age. ' nen( * , i |:; Fire on the S.S. Orient Coton an * I hear from London that on the mn»- ' -;:! of the 17th inst., about 10 a.m.. a jw»* discovered on board tho Orient It ' I'!*' Cotopaxi, and that befors it could fo 111 tinguished considerable damage Was dn ffi The Cotopaxi is lying in the Albert T& Wl Bavin, and had not much cargo a W? 1 The greater part of the main ana 2 I docks and contents have been severehT if jured by fire and the rest of tho vessrf i R smoke, water, and breakage. Not tarn J PI the spot, I am unable to gather a »««* W' satisfactory account of the affair, -• ' I Lecture on 2v civ Zealand, Mr A. S. Kathbone, of the Ancku»j I " Observer," is preparing a lecture m " Colonial Society," which will bo deluV P at the Liverpool Institute-on aaearlJj-; I next month. * yasJ | Emigration. '_ ' During my stay in the north of Enhian-l !■/ scores of persons have called to asfc ,m,,] tions about Jfew Zealand, and aswl I the desirability of emigration. Wr I', here .are in a most melancholy state. ''' coal mines hadn't paid dividends fot ffi '■ years, farming seems ruinous, and then™ ' find it hard—sometimes imposakjei, : keep body and soul together, ihe-w Bl liberal member for Liverpool, •Mt Sanm • ■ Smith, M.P., speadiDg at a mass ineetino I the other day, advocated |" juvenile cmi I gration," which ought, ho considers,to C I found highly advantageous, not ODlr'fc W. the colonies, but the mother country iiW I DROWNING OF CABXAK I BAKEfi, . '. ; A telegram received by the NotrKi« '• Steamship Company this afternoon, sliij ■ that Captain Baker, co well a^j i owing to his long connection sift ' the steamer Staffa met bis death ly i, l drowuiug at Opotiki this morning," It ll' ! Avould appear that the Staffa had bed ba. ■§§§ bound in Opotiki for some time1, sni that in accordance with instruction from Auckland uaptain Baker ceeded to sound the bar, and hii R boat was upset and he was droiuu | No further particulars are yet |i I hand. This sad intelligence' wSI H cause general recret both hero and jt '• numerous coastal ports where \.Qapto-fir Baker had traded regularly for many jean, w; and proved himself a most master. He uad charge of ihi culto i Opotiki for some time prior to 1876, jiii |||| ruu the vessel between this port and i'» '"' place from which she took her niins, Is §| February 1870 the s.s. Stalu w launched, and from that timt up to It time of his death, Captain Baker.hell) <m mand. He leaves a wife and large {««'; ej i| i at Opotiki.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[PjJK S.S, KOTOMAHANA,] ' Anotiikr death from drowning fes b curred in the Murray. ' Charles Fiie^i I journeyman watchmaker In the ezujiioj. I ment of Mr Cohen, of Albury, Trent Hii bathe, accompanied by a little lwy, ijaj of Mr Cohen, and by Mr Charles D'Alpcd I -KvtnjK-<Joneßr^!JirT)xir t>niir^oj|E|ml H Friend went promptly to hfsresem' bntkij • boy clutched him and htth want dovnift-'' D'Alpuget then struck out aiidftUempflil to save both of his companions, tint m» ceeded in rescuing the Boy only;.>FrfjiiHi was drowned,' Tne part of the river v&n Ml the accident occurred is very dangerous; r The following charges were made agiiitii;j Harris, the Beechworth schoolmaster, win j lately drowned himself in "the Vain- f" Immoral conduct, aidiDg ia P/owlj-ffi abortion, and behaviour generally cawi? ! scandal in the neighbourhood. Htnifidlra a most immoral life, and is Esi&!M*jf'Ml 3educed many pupils. Ode of Ms tttlta j died from the effects of Bttcmpted'akifi'E, I but death was attributed to another ana Mr Bolam, lately acting Inspcctor-Gsnd • of Schools, who worked up the case-ojafcsl i Harris, has obtained leave of absence. II ,; is rumoured that he has Tbeep Bniilta k ■ the pains he took ia the matter. , At the meeting of the Brisbans Mnucipl Council, yesterday, the report of thewoth y" committee recommending the erection c! • the new town call at a coat not com £40,000 was read a first time, The cwd ■ will olier £250 for tho best desi«n ami £& for the second best. • :. S': The half-yearly reportoi the Qaeeustei Woollea Manufactory Company^ij'vi shows that .the company's operation!lew ; not been very successful. The profit k . the half-year amounted to only fiSHI A thunderstorm occurred lately.in W -y. Queensland, during which_ sbouse i> '~. Toowoomba was struck by ligMiiiofi Wij the inmates had a narrow cscspft ;^w |i crops have been seriously damaged te.M»' |. A number of sheep have been laDni w I some cattle severely out and WiM» li The hailstbaes were very large. |;, The pictures lately putchased 6j* p- Agent-General for the Adelaide Ar|G|«l I| have been received intactrnotwifiutisß-: the accident which occurred !n theGo«f ;-! Finland, ia which vessel they were fisr > shipped. v» ti ?> An offer made by Sir JaliM|*fPll| float the balaoce of.the-TictomaliwW J been refused by the GoverDment, U The-defalcations of J.'^'-'^PffipE the lato secretary to the Kchties »* i Council, amount to £757. iThe«)«>slr has decided to prosecute Femberh*''- h ij--Bj A very heavy thunderstorm P«®jVfjil Kempsey, New South Wales. • Oneflaa" h lightning struck a polo at the "(Wji Office at Central Kempsey, and.thenv» ; along tne wiro' to the instramenv'!"l^ fi all the brass work. The ol««6.-f!Sj entered an adjoining room and «jffl& M bed, and severely .-burned theinfi«» f, of tha telegraph master. The childwj fe much injured that it is not cxpecu^ live. The same flash knocked M» . other persons dowo, som?:ol:ffliS|: picked \ip insensible. r sKSffli Major.General Scratchley, Bm»lMv ; neer, -leaves Sydney with his fi'f; England by X M.S. Clyde, on bns»e««» | nected nitn the Austrah'aa defen» ' ; baa been adviser to the GoveramgM| i; various Australian colonies for 'hspis years, and during that period. haJ4«"' : his entire time to carrying out gF^JESB ia connection with _the■ fitttlfyjug »;•" i chief citiea of Australia« '■,'■ i'm&k The Sydney "Evening Ja»| !- January 37tb, contains thsMa^FT i graph :-"Tho quiet of Lord How ', » land has, it appears been disturbed W f ■' ■ band of Imarauders.. They W»-J{. fly 1 stated, by a man named Nichols, »«» nevertheless, in the Bacomtt P^JHR " given hostsgea to fortune" m U^n l' in question, inasmuch as be.l?s^rspjfflßl a wife aud famUy located Oil »',''' land. Tha loot carried..ofi'*» very precious in itself. It <»««»>J^ A quantity of stone from a qusrry on . : tne eastern cliffs, and, in point ot *%>>.,: shown to bo of no economic V* 111"®,' ■ This circumstance,, however, } n. n' tt "nn- ! leasons the lawlessness of W »T^ The stone was taken away by «»"Tyj 1W his associates under the improision'" was tin ore, and the operation »w lied out in direct defianw <^j aiithorities as represented by certiun \» , constables. The part played by twl l . was apparently in accordance i^rkj ;■;.;■ prudent advice cf the famous; W*^ - of Me sina to his officers, (| m i : poucesb:e way," said he, f.dMi% you do take a thief is to «*"%■ himself what he is, and steal ont« i company." bnder the , tlsh protection it is t) be tolerated that even tt'onwl* o?,^ ;• like that of Lord Howe's Island.« have thtir riglite invadedandjM'y and security molested with a^fffc.-, such adventurers asJNichol?, ana» .; hoped that prompt measurca^WiU to bring him and his fMion V> account for their ornduvt.'

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Special Adwrttsomeata. A.© IjINABUKY & C/O.'S NEW GOODS J NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS I WK ARK NOW SHOWING OUR FIR9T BHIPMKNT OF i Spring and Summer di4ess good 3, millinery; jackets, mantles, ULSTBB3, &0, MILLINERY IN JJILWNERY MILLINERY ATJCKLAND| MILLINERY MILLINKKY AUCKLAND' MILLINERY ■+X* —Yon aro— —reßpootfally— -Invited to vlslt —Oar EatabHahmont— —boforo making— —your Pur-5 —ohase?.— D.-tESSMAKIJSG ON THE PREMISES. feOSffUMHS MAUB ON TWENTS FOUR HOURS' NOTICE. * |IN ABURY &£» 0. 301 & SOB QUKKN-STRBttT Christmas & I^ew Yeab william rattray Bega to Inform those requiring rlatmßß an N o w Yoar Vresonta, that ho baa a SPLENDID ST CX OF DR&PSRY rnVv^qn-q OLOIHING MANTLWg 8A1"«- COSTUMK3 SSILLINEIHT „ SOARIf3 MEN-BANDBOY3 OLOTHINO, _ SHIRTS AND UATSi Tio Goods re ot the Best Quality, bavo beon Bonghi Cheap, ana will be BoW Oheapj at WILLIAM K ATTBAYS CENTRAL DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, 178, 180, & 182, QUEEN.STREEI, AUOKLAN JM E W <U__ WILUAM K. BRIDSM4N Hnojoatrccolvocl a nlco Lotol New GarpCTS •wMoh he will sell very ohean— TAPHSTRY O ».RPBT3. from 8/3 yard KlODitlttllNSTUß CASHSXS. from 2/6 , BRUSSEMiS CAKPKTa, trom 3,'H OTOB ASSORTMENT OF NEW TABLB SS A y arT^ SUfiftSkg* WAMWO. V yard. A New'St o^Laaios' a Ik aaa Chenille, OAPES SUk Brocade OAPK3, Cashmere DOLMAAS LAOB OAPES, &0.. In groat vanety: onolce Goods to be sold at Warehouse prloes Lot ot Ladles' olco Silk JACKKTB, from 21/ A SplendiaLot ol NEW CLOTHING In lonth and Boj'B". Very good yalne. 120 Pairs Men's Snmmcr TWEED TEOUSERS. 6/9 pair, worth 9/5 25 Men'^Mew/jaoJßUMra.ffi worth W ALL GOOD 3 BOTJ3 AT THE LOWBBT PKIOK3, JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE UPPBR QUEEN-STRBKT SPECIAL—IBB3. Memo. - M „ Wo bee o remind oar Frlcnaa aoa tbo Pabtlo that, though we have milnquißhed the Urapory— i.e., the Clothing Tbadb, we still keep a Fibst-olaps Assorxmbhx of JUL KINDS OF MANCHESTKK GOODS, whloh we contlnno to sell at Vees Cheap Kates. We have Just Opened a lot of Qooflß bought In the Home Markets at Job Fbisss (by our own buyer, lately returnod from Knßlaud and the Continent), and frhloh ws bham bbi.li muoh under the Ordlnny Prloea^ Amonßßt them are a fcipleudirtLotoi; L4.CK CUBTASNS.TABLK OLOTHB, CRETONNKB, Ourtam BaMD, and orrtlnary Manoheeter Stuff! A Lot of ffURNITURK, FAMOX B.BAO ICEM, and OCOASioifAi, Chairs. GABLICK & GBANWBIiti OCR NKW FACTORY, with sll the Machinery AppUanopa now In full awing, enables nr Kxoonto Orders with promptitude, and i Cheaper Bates than before. We have an IMMBNSK STOCK Of IBON B«USTBADa and GENERAL HOU3KHOLD FUMJI TURK, for thoso a^out to Famish, toeeleot U°m' GABLICK fi CBANWBLL, JOB LOt—WHITK LACK CURTAINS JOB LOT-COLODRED TABLR CLOTHS JOB LOT-WHITE TABUSE DAMASKB ALiGNIffIOT^LOTo^GOOD CRETONNES Jnst Oponetl CHKAP LOT of CARPBTS JnsttoHind, GARLIOK S CBANWELL, Fnrnlahlng Warehouse, Qaeen-streeh GO TO GARTjIOK & CKANWBLL for Iron Bedßteadß GARLIOK & CRANWKLIi for Bedding GARLICS ft ORANWRLL for Carpeta GARUCK & CRANWELL for Farnltnra GARUIOK JS ORANWBLIi for Floor Glotbfl JGARLIOK & CRANWKLL for Ohalre GARLIOK & ORAN WRU, for Chimney Glass GARIJOK&CRANWELLforBnnBIIndB GARLICK & CKANWELL for ROWOI 1 S e'B SDrincr Wire Mattraaseß OARLJCK Be CKaN WBIjIj foi Fenders ana GO TO GARLICK & ORANWHLL for nil TOO want— For yoar House, their Goods are Cheap, ana For Country are well packed; For Town ars delivered free ; For CouU, S per oent. dlsootmt allowed! FURNISH YOUR HOUSE. FRQMTHH CITY HALL FURNISHING ABClflfl^B, QUBKN-BT. and LORNK-ST., AUCKLAND. Garlics & Cranwell; FOH A LARGE OTOCK, FOR AGfIAND ~~~ T7ARIBTY, FOR SUPERIOR ITTING, FOR TBB BEST VALUE, IN ISW'3, BOYS', and youths' Ce-othing and OuTFITTINCf, THE NEW ZEALANB CLOTHING FACTORY STANDS UHHK^UiED.' AUCKLAND BR'ANOHI 158 anb 160, QUJEEN-EfcREET. , J, FITZaiMONS, Branch Manager, |f,B ( —^trßßgera are re^uealed 1p avoid sntf' K'ona Imitatloiffl of the Establiiifcimeßh



Special Advertisements DE. HAINE3 begs to inform bis patients that ho will to ahsent from Auckland from the 6th to tho 26tli o£ l^f'wry. Ho has arrangod that Dr. H. Haines shall take Ma practice in his absence. _ yiCIORIA HO T E i>. Just Arbivbd, and S«w onßalk- QKNUI^K VABtJO DX OAMA CIOAK. HOMBUKG Sl JAKt°UNO MINERAL ATfIR- B.F.LUKB. _—.— , . __!3ga Rleetittgsr Entertainments, JStc. FSBntJABY 0, 1883. Abbott'3 Ope* «0"so-Mr Archibald fforfces'S Lecture, 8 p.m. *. Choral HsU-tinei-il Sooletr Reheaisal, T.« PNorthooto Churoh-HMvest Festival Service. ArohhHßoniorßttndoJ Hope-Publlo Meet lag. Newton West SoUoolroDm, 8 p.». Dtill ghed-Vietoila Gompany Parado, 7.3U p.m. __^______—— —t-—3



Tho sole of household furniture, Avenue Road, Painell, advertised by Messrs Cochrane and Son to tako place on Thura doy, February 8, has been withdrawn. , ."Sir Edward Whmot, tho physician, was, when a youth, "sofar gone 1q consumption that Dr. RadoliiTo, whom ho had consulted, gave hi 3 friends no hope of bis recovery. Yot ho lived to the age of ninety three I upon which Dr He berdon notes : " This has been the caso with some others who had many symptoms of con sumption in youth." Modern research in medi cine nas now provided many invaluablo reme dies for consumption, bronchial and chest com-, plaints. Tho combination of Hypophosphite of Limo and Quinine with tho liisaling Eucalyptus (or blue gum) has been the means of relieving and permanently curing such diseases. Possess ing thus a peculiarly ropnrative nutritive action, Aickin's Syrup of Eucalyptus with Hypophosphito of Lime and Quinine, ia a phar maceutical preparation specially invented for the relief of sufferers from ohest affections, A gents —The New Zealand Drag Company.