SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER{KS^ornLg,9. 4B BUNSET.-Tblß Kvenint;, 5.1 3UNIUBK.-To-morrow Morning, 8.83 MOON'S AGK—i ir3i Quurtor, 14th, 10.33 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

USST KYENINa,

Danslas, 8.9., Pctorson, from Mercnty Bay TODAY. Olonelg, t .a, Stevenson from Tauranga Walrarapß, c.a , Chntflolii, f rora Knesoll

DEPARTURES.

■ TO-DAT.. Walranpa b s., Cha'flsid, for tbe South Klslnore. sahooner. K«lly, for K&ratong* Griffin, Bchooner, Bishop, for Rostell

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Fhom Losdon.—Westmeath, b.b.. H.D.K.F., •ailed Hatoh <7: Kannitlkol, Ship: V.N.E.P.. ' January SB; Clyde, ba qae. aC^.BV, Kebrnanr 3l Looh Ken. barque. J.<».0.W.. Febrnaryß| Bart Lotblan, ship, Maroh 19; Glanoe, Glenlora, and Cnmbria loading. • ■; * From San irßANOiaoo-AnatraUa, P.M.b.s . Fhom new Yobk.—Ransonii January SO; aendoz»,Feb;tiaiy 26. Hwiia Ia!o and Htanloy. °ho°th Ska laiANDS—Ojgnet. Agnes Ball 1 Foi Breeza, Ssjcoo, Goldtn laic, Maieppa, and KarwoAßTLifc-Tongoy. b&rqne, ApiJl 35', £™r?iHiiß" QPOBTS 11-Johan Thepdor. barquei from Dv, edln; Fawn. bri«t, fjom Lyttelton ; H. B. Steenkin, brig, from Oamaru.

' IMWARD3 Coastwise.-Four Slatera, from Walheke, with 28 tons firewood. Outwards Coastwise. - Four Statew, for WattekeVVenus, for Mercury Bay, via Tairua. *' The iioutf'ai arrived from Mercury Bay about mldnteht oC yesterday- Passengers :—Messrs Btown and tw« soii.r&»mpbeu. Toothy. Cam mlDgf, Lye*. Toomes 3, Lynoh. Wnale, O. EirmefeTCourtney. Smith, Walpole. Mri Arnold. Cargo: US saoka gam, . The 8.8. Gemini has bean purchased by toe Whan Brlokmaklnit Company. '"■ *;Hie barque Devonport haa entered out at the •■ Customs for Rockhampton, via Hokianga. •The barque R°Be M. and schooners Kate MoGreaor and Apnoa Donald were Id Meronry Bat yeaterd«y. The latter sailed on Tue»day last, but had 10 put back owlnn to head winds. ■The Gleoelg arrived at 8 a,m. PasseoHers— Mr. Mrs, and Mies Perry. Key. Father O'Qara, « ':Judg»FentoD, MajorKeof?h and famUj'«>. Mr Winner and family (4i, Misses Lane, and Kralett. MoidamES ttooJ. Bills. Botton. Mid Evldboij. Messrs T. H Hmlth, KSl&fcomen, B. Thomaa, 0. i Banket. Peacook. Kills. Skinner, Burgess, Kellr, Mitchell. O. Slmklts. Hargan, and a native. Car«o-120 suck) maiza, 16 sacks potatoes, 8 head oaiilo. The Governments " North German Gu»tte" refers reproachfully to the faettaat me North A. -.-■= ■ ' uerman Uoyd UompMiy t»s ordered from a mk ' welFfcnowr, Cljde flroi ato ;p|« of .tfamers, each of J. 500 tons bU) dan at «i 0.000 horso power. feW flnon conduot, It »ame'ctv '» botti nnpntriovio *&&'■ and anii-protsoiton at- two voiy uelnODS faults fe*-. Ssi . i n the eie« ft ibe uermiin GBunoellor ana hla _, •'' aooredllea organs. \ ... The k Wairarapa left fo- Melbourne, via Southern ports, ai 1 p.f., wltn cargo comprising i-(& a Urge qunttlty of onnory nierunandlse. ana the .oiiowtaK pssspjgjrs :-For Pgyer'jr day-MeSais O»rr. MUen. Inry, NlocoJ, vats, Oarr SneJden. Dank Waierworihi ■^(fcv Kamsay. Raymond, Coo*. Uiummond, Mn serlge, Banbury, and >nwnds, Mesdmnes *^li fc V-aXk, Quinlin and family (8), Miss ■ ;;*»" Beooombe. For Napier ■- Mr and Mrs Mo- Gtiw»r, Messrs Aepln&ll. Marshall. Meaus, Kussell, «Jllon, and i-loton, fttlwea Leonard, Juno, and Oreenleiri. Knr Wellington—Messrs Cofttes HotEfaU, and Bait. For Lyttalion— <-Mtm»'B New, Konn, • noker and Bar vant. Master Tudcer.Mrß Parker and mala. ForDuaedln- Do'totl»« Strathe&rr.. Mi Wijaa. iror Mel ,'bonTliß-Mr and Mia Buohansn. Steerage— "Mls->tS !*ver p.nd Walker, Messrs Lathmer. C'Sbnood, Allei', Swanijnoh, Mr and Mrs M'l'B-

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

<l . ; -> ' ARRIVALS. Argyle, s.s., McArthur, from Waitara

I»Kiyi.KIUK&3. 4rgyle,s.s,, MoArthur, for Waitara

The ss. Arffy'o arrived from Waitara last night, with 20 head cattle, 2?7 sheep, 1 horse, 100 - Backs brao, 16 packages butter, JO brace pheas ■ v ants and several passengers. She returned i 1 ■ thither at 1 o'clocK this afternoon, with 25 sacks 'malt; 130 bags flour, 3 plpughß, 2 sots harrows, n 0 kegs nails, and 1& tons sundries.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

TAUR4NQA, this day. Sailed—Omapere, s.s., for Auckland, 8.30 a.m. Whangarbi, this day. ' i Sailed—lona, s.s., for Auckland. 9.30 a.m. Waitaba, this day. *<•". t ArriVed—Hannah Mokau, from Onehunga, Whllinqios, thi» day. Sailed: Crownthorpe, I argue, (or loadon. ji Powt CHiiMBHS. yesterday. ! - Railedi Arawat*. ftr the Norlh. Passengers , for Auckland: -MeEtr j Bcott and WllUamton. (REDTEE'S CABIiES.) Meijbournb, May 9. Sailed, this afternoon: Thft Union stcainship Manaponri, for the BlufiV^

COMMERCIAL.

..'" ' HVKRiNa Star Office.Thunday. ■ -Messrs B. Toukb and Co. held a sale of misoellaneou3 books at their mart to-day, chiefly from the publishing houses of James Blaokwood (London) and Lpvell and Co. (New York* Mr-i ieby Tonks wielded the hammer In a promising manner. The majority of the .- k "books were not of an attractive character, and were sold from 6d to Is per vol. Longfellow's "Hyperion," in green cloth, brought 4d per vol; Dickens's complete works in 15 vols. (American ,f edition), £3; Plutarch's Lives, 3 vols., in cloth, I ffir and a beamifully bound edition, 13s. A fine SlUonof RoUins's Ancient History. 1 vols., realised Ha. An amusing book. Calif ornians •-and Mormons," was sold for 1b 6d per vol. 700 ,' vols. were sold. ;

Mail Notice.

Mittj will Clou as uhdib :— THIS DAT. For TanrnnKa. Ohluomatn, and OpoUkl per UleneUt. »» * P.m. . _ _, Foe ttangawtl and K»lsak». pen DcmglM, at 5 p.m. Fbioay. Uih tool For watheke, Oowes, and Scroms»del, per Ooromuidel, at 1 SO p.m . For Tbamea. vac Kotomahana, at 5.30 p,m. Jfqt Weatpott, per Onutpere, at 3 p.m. FS Wbangarei Heidi. *»ii>u, Whansarel, K»mo, Xaofiihua and Mansapu. per loua. at Far P'lh»me», per Koterprtw. at S » p.m. BATUBDAT, lSthlsataDti ForGUborne, N»pler. aod Bouttom R*>fl pw Taiarta, M 6 p.ta. Tumdat, Kind Instt Per be. Z aUndfa ai follows:— For Sandwich island*, United EHataj of America. Canada. British Columbia, Central and South ir™"^, and British and roreigs West Indies, at 1 p.m. For United W"gd«™ and OH1 *—1 of Buropo. at Ip«QL For money orders, registered letters, and Newspapers, at 11.30 a.m. Late letters bearing aa extra fee of stxpenoe, la addition to the postage, will be received by the Mall Agenton board the steamer up ta the time of ■dllna. This mail wIU be due is London, on Mot- Our. Juijr 2nd. U^^ jjy^ VoUauMU , OUef VoaWMßoa. Aookiand.

Meetings , Entertainment, Etc.

May 10,1883.

Abbott's Opera Houbo-Mlss Jennte Lee and Melbourne Company, 'The Grasshopper," 7.44 p.m.

St. ThonuM*s HaU-Mlnstrel Bntxtalnment, 8 p.m.

I'atholto Initltnte, WtlUngkon-itfwt-Social Gathering 7.39 p.m. Hamley Gno Clab-Mexn Iwaof Btore.4 p.m. All BalnU' Behool-ioom-Ooßpel Tampwanoe Mission, 7 SO p.m. Y.M.O. A.—Devotional Meeting. 7 SO p.m. DriU-ahed-Monthly lispectltn of Battery N.Z Rtgtment of *nil er». 7 80 p.m. Pmfestor Sample's Hone Tzainlag Claw-Mr Qalok'» i-tables, T. 30 p.m. . '

Deaths.

SCOTT.—On the 2nd instant, at Te Kopurn, of oonvnlslons, Hilda May, the beloved youngest daughter of Nixon and Sarah Bcott, aged 17 months. , ■

Notices to Correspondents.

T, OABttt.—We bellave (Wdayn to one of the «:22£nS trWSPBK BBortwt roya«e to AnoWand daring the last Joyea»was»heLoehAwe.7Bd«yf. .' "Oxd >HKtiBAOJC> M —On aoooont of th« p-o ---taetlvs laws to >ha United Bntes. versels of any foreign «a»!on*Uiy ar* eat allowed ta OMTT freijh* batwrM difbrent ports in the states The object of the law ia to aneonrage the ibipbuUdUw lnduatryj bat its •tTsol >s simply to raise the prio* of freights.

The Evening Star.

' J WITH WHICH ARB INOORPORATBED Bfje EiKitfrtg Htfo*, Cfje fiSormnff Veto

mU ttfjr. Sctjo.

For the causa that lacks asdstaacs For the wrong that needs retlstanoi, For the futon In the distance, And iha good that we can do

THURSDAY. MAY 10. 1883.

FOB consummate impudence we know of nothinc more unique than the attempt by the trunk railway through Auckland Pro vincial District to connect with the lines already constructed from Wellington. A Press Association telegram announce* tbat a committee composed of - members of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce has been formed to influence the Government, I and it was common talk in the lobbies last session that the Wellington members had 1 agreed upon concerted action for the (defeat of the To Awamutu-Taranaki route. By clever scheming and local pressure upon Ministers, Wellington has managed to obtain nearly double the amount of public expenditure to which the district was entitled on revenue or population basis. It poaieaaea two lines of railway, converging upon Napier on the East Coast and Twanaki on the West Coast. The object of the present move is to make the trunk line from Auckland give Wellington a third railway through its Northern centre, and keep Auckland out of the West Coast trade, where onr merchants are already pushing the Southerners out of the field. It is a very clever scheme indeed, and if Auckland miU Cbants and Auckland representatives are sleepy enough to let tbe Wellington Cham ber of Commerce work its sweet will and arrange Auckland railway matters fo? us, tbe inhabitants of the Empire City will de serve all the advantages they secure. The West Taupo route—the line which they favour—is nearly twice as long as the section Detween Te Awamutu and Waitara or Stratford, and if Parliament can only be persuaded to sanction it, Auckland may bid good-bye to the hope of union with the rest of the North Island districts daring the, present generation. The Auckland mem. hers held a caucus last session, and were unauimoua in favour of the West Coast; route—which, if undertaken in earnest, might be completed within the next five

years. But the Wellington schemers have evidcQ'ly not lost heart. They are understood to rank Mr Bryco among their champions, and will play aft a trump caul the diliicult nature of the coun try between Mokiiu and Waitora. They mean business, and more difficult things than this have been worked by judicious lobbying. It is evident that the only way to keep theee gentlemen In check, and teach them to confine Wellington scheming to Wellington business, leaving Auckland to take care of her own affairs, is the execution ot a threat made last scsdon, which produced a very salutary effect for the time being oa Wellington public opinion —10 much so that the "Post," which champions the West Tanpo line, published an article warning the Wellington members against adopting a hostile attitude towards Auckland on a question which was mainly an Auckland one. The Auckland repre sentatives, by throwing the weight of their voting power on the side of the Southern confederacy already favourable to the removal of tbe seat of Government to Cliristchurch can seal the fate of tbe Em pire City. The recent expenditure on Parliament buildings, giving the capital another root in Wellington soil, has perhaps emboldened, the wire-pullers to take more aggressive action, but the Provincial build ings of Chriatchuich are commodious and substantial, and the vote required to effect the removal will not deter Parliament from taking the step if deemed advisable. A hundred thousand pounds would be economically spent if it would rid the colony of tin pressure perpetually exercised orer the Government, to the detriment of the entire colony, in the interests of that wretched city of match-boxes, having its location on the shores of Cook's Straits.

The Working of the Education Act.

AT last meeting of the City Schools Com* mittee, a circular was read from Mr W. J. Steward, M.H.H. for Waimate, submitting a schedule of forty-four quettions as to the working of the Education Act, with a view to' amendments being made. The great bulk of the people at this end of the colony, being pretty.well contented with the exist ing educational system and machinery, may have forgotten that ia last session of Parliament Mr Steward passed through tbe House uf Kepresentatives a School Committees Election Bill, which was thrown out ou its Sbcoad reading in the Legislative Council. The object of that measuro was to make various alter ations, in the mode of conducting School Committee elections, the chief of which consisted in the abolition of the cumulative vote. Nothing daunted by his rebuff, Mr Steward Intends to return to tbe attack this sestion, with a measure which, we btlieve, will embody tbe salient points of last year's, wiih the addition of a proposal to alter the mode of electing boards of Education. Tho questions which, have been put to the Auckland School Com mittee — which are simply dupli cates of qnettions addressed to every School Committee in the colony cover a wide range of subjects, therefore. Fur example, the committees are asked whether they ore content witn tbe present method of electing the Boards ; whether they think it preferable that each Board district should be divided into electo rate?, having a member or members as signed to each; whether the committees should have equal voting poweis.as at pte. seat, or should tbe voting power be pro portioned to the number of children attend ing the schools under the committee's ju>is* diction. Air - toward suggests tbat if it be desired that a bill, much on the same lines as the bill of last session, should pas* into law, "it wo Id be advisable tbat the mind of tha country »hould bo expressed by petitions to Parlia ment—more particularly to tho Upper Chamber." Though in this neighbour hut d we have had little cause to note ihe defects in tbe machinery of tho Education Act, tbere can be bo doubt that flaws do exist, and that a little jndicious amendment would have a beneb'cial tiled ; and tbo City Sckools Committee will, we should think, give every astistance in their power to tbat end. The face that the House posted Mr Steward's Bill last year is cou elusive proot that the col ny at large desires some alteration ia the modus operandi of electing School (jommittees. The only untortunato thing l«i that tho reforms contem plated are not of men an important or essential kind a» to ttrongly arouse public opinion in their favour, and thus the obatiuctive majority in tbe Legislative Council are left free to exercise their "rest and be thankful " proclivities, without any fear of their coming into violent collision with the popular feeling, und thereby perilling tbe Council's existence, ■

It is understood that tht question of cutting down Britomart point, and u-ing the stuff to 611 iv the eastern side of the wharf, will come btfore the Harbour Board at its meeting on Tuesday next. The proposal at present is to cat the hill as far as Shortland-street, thus making the Beach Koad an easy approach to Parnell from the city. Owners of property on tho point hare expressed their willingness to sell their houses and allotments if required, while it is said that Bishop Cowie has agreed to band over the file of St.'Paul's Church if aoother sui'able sec tion is provided. We understand that Mr D. K. Macdonald, Engineer to tho Board, has reported in favour of this scheme, while His .Excellency the Gover nor, who inspected the spot several days ago, considers that, if carried out, it would effect a great improvement. The Frozen Meat Company will require to commence operations shortly, and it is estimated that after the other reclamation is completed, there would be nearly sufficient stuff left in the hill to carry out their works. The pro posal is a most important one, and requires careful consideration.

His Excellency Sir William Jervois reachtd HamilUn yesterday afternoon, and was presented with an address from the Corporation, to which he made an appro priate reply. His nxcellency went by special train to Ohtupo, with the intention of visiting Paterangi and other battle fields of the WaUato.

The business at the Police Court this morning was limited to tour drunkard*.. James Pollock, by calling a butcher, was strangely under the influence of delirium tremens seeing all aorta if grizzly phantoms in the air; he was remanded for eight days. Jamos Uakthott, drank and dis orderly in Hobson-street, wasfined 10s, and two others submitted to fines of 5a each,

There was again a la<*ge attendance at the Salvationist service last night, and ad dresses were delivered during the course of the evening by pevtral friends of the cause and recent convert?; Captain Wright was absent, and the proceedings were conducted by the subordinate officers. During the progress of tho prayer meeting held eub?e quently, a number of persons were led to the penitent's form. It is the intention of the promoters of the movement to open at Newton to-night, and Parnell to-morrow evening,

on tfie boards at the"Opera Housel'ssf even ing, and attracted a large and enthusiastic audieaco. Miss Jennie Lee is one of the most versatile aatresses we have seen in Auckland, and tbe rrtle allotted to her in this charming p'ece of fooling ii welLcalcu lated to display her talents.

The charge of larceny of a silver ohalice and paten from at. Patrick's Cathedral preferred by the police again<t John O'Shea will be heard at the Police Court <>n Satur day. It has been ascertained that the evening before the commission of tbe Jar. ceny, O'Shea went to Bloom's pawnshop for tho purpose of pledging a coat, and while there he offered to sell the pawn broker Home silver in a day or two.

Two arrests for Ia rccny were effected this morning. Sergt. Martin, of the water police, arrested a man Darned Bichard Hartshorn for stealing Ocwt of lead, value £10, the property of Messrs Laurie and Hornsby. It la alleged that the lead was stolen from the Queen-street wharf. The second arrest wai that of a man named William Elder, on a cbargt of stealing a bridle belonging to W. Astley, The prisoner is well-known to tbe police. Hartshorn and Elder will be charged at the Police Court to-morrow morning.

It appear* as if the other half of the suburban borough of Onehunga must be burnt down before the inhabitants will ♦ake any steps to secure a water supply for .the. town. At a special meeting of the Borough Council, held on Tuesday nij?ht, the question of establishing water-works was under consideration. The pnblic meet ing which was held on the subject bad, it was stated, been a failure. Out of con fi erabiy over IJO people present, only 48 voted, and of these 25 only were in favour of tbe proposal, and 23 against. The Coun cil, therefore, now agreed, " That the re sult of this public meeting does not warrant nny further steps being taken in the matter at present" •

After a stay in this city extending over a period of abou', a fortnight, tbe Rev. J. J. Westwood intend* to proceed to Sydney by the steamer which leaves on Tuesday ne,xt. Tbo rev. gentleman has been a t availing missionary for the last twenty five years, and he intends io make his ex periences and adventures the subject of alec ture in the Wesleyan schoolroom to-morrow evening. He has delivere-J several lectures and addresses during his sojourn in Auck land, the most recent being ut the meeting of the Salvationists last evening.

The monthly inspection of No. 3 Com pany was held last evening at tho usual hour in the Drill-abed, under command of Captain Isaacs. Thirty-eight were on parade ; Lieutenant Hobimon and Sub .Lieutenant Hitchens were also in attend* ance. Sergeant-Major Hasletn acted in his capacity of drill muster, The inspection was satisfactory.

Tbe ratepayers of the suburban district ot Marjgare huld their annual meetiug several evenings ago. From the report submitted, it appeared that seventy chains of new metalled roads had been made, various side roads formed and made available for summer traffic, and 2,500 cubic ya-ds of metal catted and laid down for ro'Coatinf? the existing roads. A deputation from Otahuhu had requested that the upper end of Mangare district be added to Otahubu, the lana required being described as all tho land abutting upon Otahuhu, bounded by the station road and railway line, to the Tamaki Creek river. It was decided that

the request should not be granted, Last evening the children hilonaing to the various Baiids of Hope in town aisembled at the Newton Congregational School to practice the pieces to be sung at the annual gathering in the Choral Hall on Queen's Binhday. Therewas a very large atendance, and the practice was most successful. The pieces are selected specially for the 'shild ren, who appeared, to-appreciate this fact, and after aVhbur'g drill under Mr_Tude hope, they gave great Bati-sfaction. The final rehearsal takei place on. Wednesday, the23<dinsr. The Blue-Ribbon Army in Auckland ia increasing daily. The Gospel Temperance Mission meeting held at the Sailors' Rest lust evening was well attended. Mr Fell presided, and addresses w«re given by Mes«rs S. Parker and F. A. White. At the close of the meeting about a dozen new members signed the pledgo and donned the •' Hue ribbon." The rate ting this evening will be held in All S-iints' school-room, toniouby. The »peakera are tho Revs. W. Cerr and J. Guy and Mr Parker. Before the public meeting at 6.45, a special prayer meeting will be held, when a large attend ance is expected. To-morrow evening the annual business meeting ot ths Auckland Band of Hope Uninu is to be held in the Temperance Hull, Rev. A. Reid in the chair. Ihe Walance-iheet and report, the election of officer* for ensuing year, and the ropoits from the various societioe, will foini a portion of the proceedings. Tbe members of' the Hope of Paraell Lodge, No. 8,1.0. G.T., held a tea meeting and social tatherini? last night. The hall was crowded, and tb.e tableslarßely sp-ead with good things for the .palate, in order and taste. The ontettiiintuont was pruiae woi thy and unobjectionable. Bro. Thomas presided, and delivered tan address on the advantages and progress of the order. Songs were suhg Dy SisUrs' Trepan, Me- Intyre, Kelly, and Firth; also by Bros. Wa ker, Ewan, Cob, Peter', and o'hers hecitations were given by Bros. LeKoy (2), aud Sister C >wan. The whole was pleasant and enjoyable, witty, B-ntimeutal, and inspiring.

• Many of our readers will regret to learn of the death, by drowning, of Captain Alexauder Murphy, on the pa'saje of the steamer Huia from Wanganui to Welling ton. The deceased was well Known in Auckland, haviog been employed for pome considerable time as chuf oilier on the steamer Southern Cross. He made several trips on that vessel to Levuka, Hnd subso qucntly traded to the Islands ss master of the schooner Albatross. Wiven the latter vessel was sold, he accepted the position of chief officer of. the Hula, and was BubsoJ quently promoted to the cornm»n<l of the Stormbird. This steamer is now undergoing an overhaul.so that the deceased was doing tempora'y duty when he loet his life. (%pt'»in Mutphy was deservedly popular amongst the travelling public, aid the' news of his death was received with sincere regict in Auckland. He leaves a wi£e and several childien in Wellington. win c other of his relatives are at present residing in Auckland. a correspondent of the "Sydney Morn ing Serald," writing upon the new subsidy proposals for the San Francicco Bervice, says: "Let tin examine wti't thin reduced subsidy in. Under the existing contract they obtain from the two colonies of New South Wales and New Zealaud £72,500 per annum, for which they have to keep four steamers employed. Under tho proposed contract they gtt £50,000 from tho two colonies, and are allowed to do the work with three steamers. The difference of cost between running the service wltU three and four steamers would be in round numbers £25,000 under the proposed contract; therefore,theyget£so,ooo, ond save£2s,ooo, bo that reilly the proposed subsidy U better than the pnsentone. I The year's municipal acconots for the Borough of ODehunga were considered at the annual meeting of the Council held on Tuesday evening. The statement showed that £233 liad been received from rates, £340 from publicans' licenses, £157 from the shipping for water, and £465 fiom various sources, making a total of £1,195. out of thin sum £484 bad been expended on the streets; other disbursements hud been made, absorbing the receipts all but £194, which is the balance in hand. The account was adopted and signed. The public debt of the borough U nil. The assets, not including the .value of the reserves, nor the rateable value, were esti mated at £1,788, and the liabilities for con* tracts in progress, &c, £474. Professor H. Sample, the Amert-an hor-elrainer, gave an exhibition of his powem at Quick's stable last evening, in the presence of his borse-traioiog class and a number of other gentlemen, r lietoro r.-4 ceeding with tbo' programme of the evening, the Professor made a few goneral remarks

en the hsrse, and gave a lucid explanation of the method of judging a horse's sgo by the teeth. An unbroken colt is the* brought iuto the stable, and Mr Sample, in le>s tban an hour and a half,' bad the vicious animal completely under control. The colt, »fter being driven and ridden round the enclosure, was subjected to a still farther test of his change of disposi tion. A long pole was hung between the horse's legn and two bars of wood were affixed to the tail, and still the animal showed the greatest docility. Mr Sample, during the course of tho exhibition, gave full explanations, and the enthusiastic ap plause of the spectators displayed thrir ap preciation. A large draught colt which would not lead was next treated, and in a very few minutes, without the slightest cruelty, be waa cired of uisbad habit. The P/ofessor intends giving lessons every eren ing at 7.30. The anniversary tea and social meeting in connection with the Exoelsior Lodge No.

2, 1.0.G,T.,was held in the lodge.room last ej^o^ajirLdthjWKhJhA tbtir efforts to make the meeting a suocesp. An excellent tea was provided and presided over by the sisters of- the Lodge and their fiiendf, The after-mooting was presided over by the W.U.T., Mxo Mackic. Mr Curtis,opuned the meeting with n solo onj the clarionet, after which a brief address wns "delivered by the cb&iiman.' Mr lownsend sang "Farewell, False Girl; i Leave You," and Mr David Ander son then deliveted a recitation. Above an hour wns spout in parlour games, in -which tbe audim;ce joined with much spiiit. The folio*ing programme was then gone through, all this petfurmers acquitting themaelves very creditably:—Mr Scott, song (encored); Mr Moore, pong; Mr Kidd, reading; Mr Curtis, clarionette solo ; Mr Townsend, song i Mra Mouldon, song. Tho Lodge Deputy (Bro. Anderson) then made a few remarKs, thanking the visitors for their attendance, and the meeting closed

with the fictional Anthem,

We (" Bay of Plenty Times") learn that Mr C. G. Murphy, one of the proprietors of Oporiau, the Whakatane Cattle Company's Station, and who his managed the estate during tho past five years, i? leaving Whakatane for Auckland. A Mr Kelly, from the Borne Country, takes over the, management of. Oporiau. Mr Mu'jjhy having suffered from ill-health during ttio last eighteen iconth«,now retires to his farm ; (Tnglewoad), Flat Bush, Otahulin, whore we trust that, by a well-merited rest, he may soon be restored to his former state of. health, Mr Murphy has for successive years held the position of Chairman of the Whakatane Highway Board,,,and he has always "taken very great interest' in all matters relating to the progress and wcl 'are of the district. Travellers and visitors at Whakatane invariably spoke in the most complimentary 'tern? gt tfie hospifcaJlty accorded them, by Mr and Mra Murphy— for "imriau was always open to visitors— and their departure from the station will; t herofore be long felt 'at Whakatane. '

Amongat the meat which is being shipped to Eu«l u'l in the refrsgerating chamber of the ship Mataura ia a large quantity of mullet. It is heiDg sent Home as a finan cial speculation, but judging from the prices ruling in Auckland at the present time for this class ot fish, the profit can scarcely very great. Ordinary sized mullet are retailed at the local fish stores at nine pence each, and it is scarcely to be ex pceted that tbe price offered ia EDgland will be much greater than this. It has been asserted that the supply of fish to the local markol is limited in order that the price iray be maintained, and if this is so, then very probably large shipments would pay the exporter if supplied to him in the first instance at a reasonable price.

In a review of the recent report ot the Australian Mutual Provident Society, the "Sydney Morning Herald"observes: -"Tha prosperity of this institution is really wonderful; that is, the rapid increase and present maenitude of its capital is, Its total revenue is £885,495., From premiums the income is said to be £622.000 ; the rest from interest. But In the detailed statement of business done there are some flgurea which point to a peculiar and not desirable source of profit. Under assurance policies 1389 are set down as having been discontinued by forfeiture. They represent premiums to the amount of £12,720. Of endowed policies 33 Were foN feittd, their premiums amounted to £185, that ia to say, policies representing pre miums amounting to £13,000 were discon tinued by forfeiture. rl he premiums paid and left by fotfeiture go on for all time to fructify for the benefit of fmture members. At the end of this year will take place the seventh quinquennial investigation, when the profits tor the period named may exceed( it is said that they will) the profits of all former quioquenniumt) put together. This greater result is due largely to tbe prompt and safe investments which have been made. If interest is not s§ high as iormctly, the capital available for invest ment in now great, and with sure invest ments, the income accruing rises steadily ; and, for tho reasons pointed out, it will continue to riso. As the rate now stands, the society has upwards of 50,000 members, and its total capital is nearly four and a half millioQS,"

The "New York Time»," having grt hold of the rumour that New Zealaoders are importing the mongooie as an antidote to the rabbit pc<t, remarks, in the course of a humorous article:—"lf the mongoose does not kill the rabbits, and if he multi plies as rapidly as the rabbit has multi plied, he will soon become as great a nuitanca as his predecessor. In that case the JNew Zealandera will have to import some new animal in the bope that he will prey upon the mongoose. The jackal mi^ht possibly meet their views, or they might come to some arrangement with the hyena. They will probably, however, lose all heart when they find that in importing the mongooeo they have simply brought a second quadrupedal •pestilence upon themselves, and will abandon New Zealand in despair. It is rather odd that they have not thought of the one remedy for their all-pervading rabbits. What they ought to do is to import a few regiments of white ants from Africa. Tbe»e able infects can be thoroughly entrusted, i hey will eat up every living thing in the country, including tho colonist* themselves, it the latter do not secure their safety by temporary flight. After having destroyed all the vegetableandanimallifeinNew Zealand the ants will themselves perish of stwva-

tion. The colonists can then return and stock New Zealand with plants and animalii of unexceptionable character, among whom they can spend their lives in peace and quietness. White anls are the only cure for excessive rabbits and mongooses, and the sooner the Now Zealanders appreciate this fact the better."

To-mobbow'S Observer will contain an unusually piquant bill of fare, to suit all literary palates; road tho Buxom Barmaid and the Gay Lothario, a sensational story of. the last raoos; Glimpses of tho C Miens' Ball, with three illus trations; Protection v. Free (Building) Trade; Curious effects of the Costley Boqueata; a Partial Eclipse, three illustrations; " Chiffons," by our Now Chum; Who Prigged the Go vernor's Lunch) Inoldsnts In the Life of a Journalist; Pulpit Sketches, Rev. Thomas lloilxson ; Biography of Mies Jennie Leo; Many a slip twlxt cup and lip, an eye-opener for publicans and sinners ; The Simpßon Inquiry; Amenities of School Commltu.'o<, a strange case; High Class Education and Tick: Uii licen9od Lodging-houses; with all tho latest Fashionable, Social, Sporting, Athletic and Theatrical News.—[Advt.]

The Rev. J. J. We^twood will deliver a leoture to-morrow (Friday) evening, In the Wcsloyan Sohoolroom, Pittstroet. Buhject, "Twonty-flve Tears' of Missionary Travels in Australia, and Two Yoars in tho British Islandß." As tho admission will be free of charge, Mr Wcstwood should have a good attendance, and especially as tho subject i» one of much interest.

HOUSE-TRAINING. -Profesor Namplfl de sires to oxtend thanks to the forty-flve gontle inon who attended his class in horse-training at Mr F. Quick's stablos laat ovoning. Tho class will moet again at halt-past 7 o'clock sharp this ovoning, and all who have signed the list, or In tend to do no, are requested to be present and rocxlvo iimtruotion. Boar In mind that tho in struction is completed in one evening.—Advt.

Working men deoiring cheap c'othing can get tweed sulta, 27a; tweed trousers, 6a 6d j moles 5s Od, at T. Mo Master's, Queen-street,— [ADVT.]

SCINTILLATIONS.

A " hop "party—The flea, ]1,-auchamp i3ro>., Hamilton, have filed, II ow to treat rough diamonds- Cut them 1 New naoio for a wealthy husband—A cheque-mate, A Cabinet meeting was held yesterday afternoon in Wellington. Mr Jai. Mackie, Town Missionary, Dunedin, died yesterday.

- Daniels found guilty of anon at New Plymouth, and sent five jears to prisan, . Bow much does a skip's companion-way T The Old Man of the Sea wv«a an ocean, buoy once. The Golden Eagle Goldminlng Company, Wellington, is to be wound up. It U proposed to erect a monument to the late Mr Ireland, M.Ii.K. for Waikaia, jUtago. ' The "Sydney Morning Herald" claims to be "the largest newspaper in Her Majesty's domiaions." i Mr J, C. Firth rccoutly published re marks on the city of Chrittchurch and on farming in Canterbury, which ate flatly contradicted by the "Lyttelton Times." Sixty dozen of frosh mullet are. being shipped to the London market in the refri gerating chamber of the barque Matama j The shark is worshipped by some of the dwellers along the African coasts. Lawyers who are fond if praise should mttke a note of this.

Alex. Murphy, who wag drowned from the II vi.», was not the captain, bat the mate of the steamer.

Rev. Father U'Garn, 0.8.8., of St. Bone diet's, Auckland, preached at both services in Tauranga X.C, Chmcb, on Sunday hst. So long as the scbool teacher keeps the pupils iv hHeye nobody can deny that he Das a perfect right to lash his pupil*, A Committee coniistipg of members of Wellington Chamber of Commerce has been appointed to collect information a? to the best route for the railway from To Awamutn to the Empire City. Literally •' bored "to death—A Victorian schoolmaster lately committed suicide.by boring a hole in his heart with a gimlet, If a twctwbeeled^ waggon^isji what would you call a five-wheeled one? Ueorge : "A V-hiclr, of course."

A Mrs Smith, of Fdinburgli, recently swallowed her aut of false teeth, and died from the clFects the following day, ' la the coutse of his lecture in the South, "The Vagabond" told how lie wa< once neatly niurdeted through being mistaken for Pastor Cuiniquy. South Canterbury Athletic Club's sports commenced yesterday at Tiiuaru, and are omtin'uei to-day. JRobertson, of tnrlst church, took off the principal prizes. Speaking at Hamilton yesterday after noon, His Excellency the Governor said that the meat-freezing movement would tender Walkato settlers prosperous and happy, and roako their waste lands blossom like a garden. . . "Whistlers ore always good-natured," says a philosopher. Everybody knew that. It's the folks that hare to listen to the whistling that get ugly, '■ You are on the wrong tack," said the pilot's wife, when the hardy son of the loud, soundicg sea »at down on it, and arose with the usual exclamation.", " No,'1 te replied, after a critical examination. " I'm on the right tack, but ehoot me dead if I ain't on the wrong end of it." It turns out that the £12,000 owing by the estate of Stanler, Aurtin and Co., Dunedin, to the Bank of New Zealand, is. nearly all secutod. flow, of course, every body will say How reckless i hose banks are in lending out money in buinesa speculations 1 Captain Fairchild, of the Hinemna, had the honour yesterday of taking Lady Jervois and suite on a trip down the harbour as far as Motutapu. " Tho Vagabond " has three good reatons , for disliking the Chinese. He says :- i " They would live where he would starve ; they wanted to work -when he would prefer; to lie in the; un. They were frugal and did; not drink wuisky; he was not frugal, and" he liked a little whisky." , .

CABLEGRAMS.

REUTERS TELEGRAMS,

RECOVERY OF HER MAJESTY.

LONDON, May 9.

The Queen returned to Windsor Castle yesterday. Her Majesty's health is im proving,'and the ill effects of her accident at the Castle are being gradually overcome. I REFORMS IN AKMENIA. LONDON, May 10. Tha administra'.ion reforms in Armenia are now being proceeded with by the Turkish Government. Massa Effendi has I been appointed Governor of the province of Lebanon, the population of whiob is cbiefly Christian, and the appointment has been ratified by the Powers. COMMERCIAL. L' >NJL)ON, May 8. Consols have declined to 1015- New Zealand securities remain as follows:—s per cent. 10-40 loan, 106, ex dividend; 5 per cent. 1889 loan, 103J, ex dividend j 4J per cent. 1879-1903 luan, 102J; 4 per cent, inscri.ed stock, 102J

LONDON MARKETS.

Adelaide wheat remains at 50s ex ware house, and JNew Zealand do at 45s to 48s 6d. Adelnido flour ex store is 345. Aus tralian tallow—Be«t beef, 435; best muttou, 455.

[SPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

LONDON, May 9,

EOCIALIBM IN GERMANY. The German Keichstaj; has rejected the chief proposal of Frlaoe Bismarck for the .suppresiion fcf the Socialist agitation. ENGLAND AND EGYPT. . Earl Dufferin, in a letter to Cherif Fasho, states unofficially that the English Uovcrn. meut will guarantee tue permanency ol tho uew system of Government in Egypt. THE TICHBORNiS CASE. Circumstances haTO occurred which renders it probable that the Tichborne case will bere-openea. ' . . ... OPENING MUBKUMS ON SDNDAYS. The House of Lords has rejected the Bill for opening the museums on Sundays. THE DISTURBANCES IN FRANCE. The French Ministry have bronßht down a stringent Bill forbidding anti-Republican demonstrations.

EXTENSIVE FIRE IN WELLINGTON.

(BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

WELLING TO y, this day. FIRE broke out in J. and H. Barbers' Boil ing-down and Slaughter Yards at Ngaban runga, which, along with plant, were com plstely destroyed. Nothing but the boilers are left standing, and it was with gre&« diifloulty Tjer's fellmongery was saved. Tbe origin of tbe fire is unknown. It is supposed that a spark was blown out from a fire under one of the vats. The premises were Insured in the National asd South British offices, but the amounts are not yet known. --1 ' 1

AMIDE AT SELWYN TERRACE.

A SERIOUS accident occurred 'yesterday at the work at Selwyn Terrace, Parnell, now in progress under Mr Muguire, contractor, to a labourer namtd Cornelius J. Bagley, The unfortunate and a man named Benry Uaslett were making a drain near the residence of Mrs Coates, at a depth of 6 feet below the surface,, when suddenly several tons of earth gave way, completely burylfg Haslett and pari tially bun ing Bagley. An alarm was immediately given, and a number of men snovelled away the dirt, and extricated the men from tbeir perilous position appa rently more dead than alivd Bagley, who was badly injured, was at once conve>ed t his residenc-j on Parnell Rise, aid was exomined by Dre. Goldsbro* and I'ennent, who discovered that the man had r-ceivid a severe spinal injury, and was much worse than at Hrst anticipated. He tvasconveyed to the Hospital this morning, and 1 en by Drs. Stockwell, Hooper, aod Richardson, who expressed fuar* that the ca-o was hopeless. Dr. Goldsbro' attended upon the patient this morning in the Hospital, aod »tatet tint there is not the slightest chance of re- C'jY ry. Bagley was a fine young man io full health, six feet in height, and about 26 jea-s of »k<\ Ho is a member of tbe Hibernian Catholic Benefit Society. His fellow labourer (Hatlett) is not the worse of tne accident.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.-This Day.

(Before H. G. Seth Smitb, Esq , R.M.)

UMDBFENDBO CASES.

In the following cases judgment went by default for the plaintiffs :—is. T. Dufaur v. Hone Makarawi. £2 12a 6d; J. C^sgrave v T. *. Bell, £21 5 Richard Maginn v. J. H. White, £6 16s; G. K. Woodward v. G. H. White, £2 3s sd; J. Davey T. M. H. Frost, £5; Thomas Slater v. Alexander Brace, £3 10s; John Quigley v, John MulMlr, £10 10s j M. JBrearley v. Ueo. Mackie, £1 9s Id ; Same v. Tbos. Graham, £1 3s 2d ; Peter Hutchiuson v. Geo. Wal lace, 265; R. Redfera v. Jdeary Smith, £113s.

ADJOURHED.

J. C. Sharland v. Thos. Howe, £19 14a lOd ; Thomas J. vv ells v. James Mays, £•» 3s 6d; I'hos. Fauldor v. Bernard McDonald,: £22 os2d; W. Bowdenv. W. A.lum-den aud T. O. Soniers, £18 3s ; Colonial Bank v. T. W. Walker, £12 13s 7d; M. Brear ley v. M. H. Frost, £2 Is 2d.

JUDGM«NT SUMMONS OAS S,

W. H. Sykes v. W. Patterson.-rClaim.t £14 10*,—Mr Thoroei appeared for the judgment erfdi'or, He stated that his client was a etotakeeper residing a\Mata kohe, and that the debtor obtained the mosey claimed in order to purchase tea, flour, and sugar with it for him, but thnt. ho appropriated it to bis own use, Sykes' thereupon instituted- a criminal prosecu tion, but for some reason or other it failed, and oivil proceedings were then taken for the recovery of the money, the dentor confessed judgment, but had not paid anything since. The appropriation' of the money was clearly fraudulent. He asked tbat a reasonable order «honld be made. The debtor - having explained that ho either lost or was robbed of tbe money while in a state of intoxication, His Worship made an order for piymcnt of the debt within two months; in default, 14 days' imprisonment. 8. White v. J. Waymouth.-Claim, £3 17s Cd.—Mr E. Cooper for the judgment oreditoi.—Order made for the payment ot 61 per week j io deiault, five days' impri sonment.

Israel Wendell v. A. W. * His, —Claim, £3 15s.—Mr J, M, Alexander for the judg ment .creditor. —The debtor »v mH«ro<t..jn. uiHuuo<gff tno aefit within one month j in default, ten days' imprisonment.

DBFJNDBD OASK?.

Garlick and Cranwell have now the most complete Furnishing Warehouse in Auckland. ! Large stook ready for delivery. Furniture to suit all clauses; good, strong, and cheap. Groat variety of Bedsteads ard Bedroom Furniture.— Oity Hall Arcade. Queen street.- [Advt.l Shipment ot tie wing odacbines unpack ing at v. s, Chamlx r.>. No OAnvasxnric Mr Greenwood will, offer for sale Jo- .morrow, at his auction rooms, a very choieo Beloction ol pictures and mirtors. The 'subjectg' of the pictures are numerous and sufficiently' varied fopleaseerory taste, ; -' ■■-■ i

Lindsay v. T. Wright.—Claim, £6 —The action was brought to recover the balance due on a sow and four pigs sold to the de- fondant for £10 about a month ago.— The plaintiff proved his case, and judgment was given accordingly, Jamks v. James Bound. Claim, £23 10s for noods sold and delivered. —Mr Tyler for plaintiff, and Mr Theo Cnoper for defendant.—The plaintiff is a miller residing in Otago, and the defendant a baker carrying on business at Mount Albert, and the claim was fur two tons of flour alleged to have been sold and delivered in Dfo»mber last. A nun named Patterson, who bad been em ployed by plaintiff's local agent (Glover) to sell on commission at a per ceniage of I£, was, brought to prove the ordering of tbe flour, but iiia evidence was not a'ear on the point. He said that befog on terms of intimate acquaintanceship with the defen. dant, he told him that he would fend him oat a oouple of tons of Hour, but that no particular definite order was given. Glover, the agent, deposed that ihe flour was duly lent, and that in one or two Interviews which he had with the defends the acceptance of the flour seemed to be tacitly admitted. Subsequently, hoivew, the oontract was repudiated, and the defendant refused to sign the accep'arqp,

(Left sitting).

THE IRONWORKS AT ONEHUNGA.

At the temporary erection closs to the One- c hunga Railway Station, the experiments with itonsand are utill being actively carried on, with a view to definitely setting * at rest the question whether, out of the -j tuge heaps of iron-tand lining the western 1 shore north, and south of the Manukau ' Heads, workable iron can be extracted at a 1 reasonuble cast. The results co far are so : highly encouraging as to be definite and ' decisive, a fact we hope to prove before the ' preseat article is concluded. If, as now < seems certain, iron of excellent < qua'ity can. be produced at a cost ] to compete with what is imported, it ) is quite obvious that a now element of ' prosperity, not merely for Ooehunga, but <> for Auckland and tne whole colony, is about to be introduced, wboje dimensions and. importance cannot a priori be ade quately estimated. But at any rate it sueuid not optimistic to expect a very brilliant futu.e. The sand lies now, worse tuan useless, a positive nuisance, in un measured quantities within a few miles of the scene of operations, and an equally unlimited supply of coal is available within almost tbe same distance. The sand ia to be had for the fetching, while the coal costs comparatively little, and is besides everything that is required for the purpose. Here lie two, and those essential, sources of success. Others are to ba seen ia the energy and public spirit of the promotes of tne undertaking, whose efforts, we tiuct, will be rewarded with a success exceeding their expecta tion, but scarcely their deserts. We must also add that the enterprise has an able 'aisist'ant in the1 person of the present manager, Mr Jones, who possesses a very wide experience gathered both in Knu land aud in the United States. Under Ins superintendence have been erected the temporary works, whose tall chimney and Grange shape must attract the notice of everyone travelling to Onehubga by rail. At p esent all the arrangements, though sufficient for the. purpose, are, it ia * needles i to Bay, of a make-shift character. But incomplete as the arrange ments are, Mr Jones baa, .achieved .what. has. .been accomplished nowheic else in .New Zealand, he bas been able to turn out it on in quantity, At Taranalci, where experiments were for a time carried on with the iron sand, .nothing more than a sample was ever obtained. _ , ; > ■ Present. Operation^.- ■ It is now 1 our intention to describe as clearly as we can the process employed. It is called the Wilson direct "process; and is Characterised by great simplicity. The sand having "been brought to the work I from the Heads, the first thing is to separate the iron-oxide from the silica and othei accompanying refuse. Thia U at presen' effected in a small, Bimply"conitrocted machine,- capable of pasting through about four tons of iron a day. The sand in its original state is placed in a hopper at the top, whence it pisses in a long thia stream at in fro at of a row of magnets dose heneatb. The magnets allow tbe silica to fall'straight down, but attract the iron about three-quarters of an incn out of the perpendicular. Tbe consequence is, tbe refuse tills iuto one compartment at the bottom oi tlio apparatus/ while the iron oxide falls into another and separate one. Tne sand in tbe rough coutains about 45 per cent, of the oxide. Within the last tew days, fifty sacks were taken from all parts of the reserve secured by the pro moters, some of it at the surface, some deep down, some near the set, some more inland, the object being to arrive at as exact a de cision as to the proportion between iron and silica as possible, with the result us stated immediately above. This i' i* plain, ia em inently satisfactory. A larger machine on a rotary principle, named iha Buchanan, $4 on the way. As much as forty tons of stuff can bo put through in twenty four bouts. : The iron-oxide we will suppose lies now. by itself. It is next mixed with 20 per cent ot carbou. The carbon at present employed is whatiscont&ined in VVa.iln.to coal crushed very tine. Cnare ml, a purer agent, has been used, but was too expensive. Any compound containing 10 per cent of carbon will serve the purpose equally well, The mixture is hauled to the very top of the furnace, the upper portiou of which is an elevated hollow cylinder of brickwork eocated with sh-et iron. Within i be cylinder tne process ot de-oxydisation (or carbonisation) is effected, and the iron gets heated to redness preparatory to its being introduce! into tbe lower part of the furuace. The latter is of the ordinary puddling description, constructed of fire nrlck, alto encased, but with iron plates of » greater ttaickuess and strength. The. blast U beneath the floor of the furnree; • be upper blast system (one of the latest improvements) not having been employed. It is on the left of tbe furnace that tho red hot iron in a carbonised state slides by its own weight down pipes from tbe upper cylinder, the quantity being. en-ily r gulated by dampers of simple con struction. On the right the coal is intro duced to produce the heat, and.it U in the middle between the two that the work U done. The coal now used for heating Is a mixtae of two thirds of Grey Kivtr, with one-third of Waikato. We will suppose the furnace as hot bb {tebnehadnezztr's fain ms fires, with sufficient material glow ing within. Into two small apeitnres - one of them ia the door which opens shortly and lets out not merely a lump of iron, bat a fierce blaze, blinding ia its; intensity—a couple of workmen thrust long thick iron bars, technically ctfled •rabble?'.', With these they collect tbe iron, which is in a soft spoßgy but not molten state (the singular part of the business is thai the iron U not melted at all), and gather it thto an amorphous mass weighing from. 80 to: lOOibs. Collected and brought to the door, despatch i< the order of tbe day. A small: iion truck, is run up to the furnace door, tbe lever of .wHich ia ot ended by a>eeond workman, while a third, armed with a huge pair of tones, prepares to manipulate tbe seventimes-heated lump.' * t a signal; ■the door opens a couple of inches, the tongs are insetted, «e;za their prey, the door rises a foor, the tongs dragi forth the mats whioh falls upon tho irontrnck, and ia forthwith hurriud 'away to tbe 'st'oam-hummer. Hero the aforesaid lump is taken in charge by an other-cruftamau who has a hot and aiduous five minutes before him. But first as to his rig-out. He is protected by very ntossary guards, for his worK is of a fiery dangerous nature. His'feet are covered with metal srmnnr, his legs with greaves of the same, and his faoe is protected by a wire gauze veil. It he will excuse our Buying it, he looks like a member of the Kelly gang. We know however, that his disposition is kindly, and we should say he loves to belabour, nothing Boftor or more sensitive than iron. The armoured work man takes hold with a pair of tongs of the glowing mass lying on the bed of tbe steam hammer, which descends with tbe weight of a thousand pound.*. " Crash 1' it comes down, making the refuse slat; tun out, molten and almost white, like glorified treacle, The hammer lifts, the iron is turned, another surface receives the blow. After every crash a dexterous turn, and soon the mass assumes a Bhase. cylindrical, about three times as long as it is broad. This rough treatment over, the "bloom" as it is now called i* piled with its fellows, ia a ttill fervid state, dangerous to approach too clnsely. The next bnrinesa.' is to work t, and test it by fashioning it iuto articles of utility. The " bloom" has been transformed out of the sand direct' without having been melted or puddled at all. • The piociss is indeed-direct, and sur prisingly simple.io satisfactory oootrast with that which the are bat to undergo ordinarily. Ab_ ut a score of blooms, that is a ton or so ot iron, is bung turned out daily. A ton of coal or thereabouts is consumed in the production of every ton ot iron. After the extraction of the iron from tbe furnace, a quantity of "slag" or "tap cinder" remains behind. This has to be disposed of, and it ia run off in a liquid stats into an iron mould, When 000 lit (urns nui a huge pig of what looks like metal. The subitanoe contains about one-fourth or less of iron whioh could be extracted in a blast furnace. It is part of the proposed scheme to erect one of tbe latter, in which the slag or oindor would be of great use as a flux in making the other iron more easily workable.

Quality of the Iron.

Highly encouraging repot ts have been received as to the txceilence of the irou turned out at Onehunca, by authorities on the subject, who have put it to a variety of tests, not only in Auckland, but in Ohristcburch and Duoedin also. It will be to the point to quote from &, report by Mr Oeo. Kraser (Fra^er and Tmue):—" 1 had three of the blooms taken to my firms works, and put into the rever hpratory furnace, and subjected t) the same heat as is u-ed when working scrap iion; aud the square bars of iroa which I bay(; *eat to you were drawn in a single heat from the hloorna delivered to u\ The test was' a very Hevp.ro one. Our chief fo ger gave his opinion that it was as g»oa a. piece *f- iron as be ever hart.tinder the hammer; iv fact, the iron v tqual to either Swedish

or Lowmoor, aud much too^ilH-^ ary purpose." T Mg opinioSi^f^ by Messrs Jame. StewjMrI S uid^i'yildora «4i who have taken a jfeSr^fV**** courte of the expert^RSogj* h W ' m Costoftheirot V . Of course, a very important 'ML ,' * ' OMt of producing the wiSSSftl 1* ft. £ tlwsand. If the imported arii*'^- ' be competed with, then the, eXS*?*** be a failure. But the promoters J?S?<Wt ' the best grounds for believtao * ! *«• will be ea-,ly abletocomff^thev and turn ouc iron oE 888 qualify hl% '■ lower hgure than that at whinh .1* **Wi lish can be imported. Iti hjffi *} % on the, basis of a««siMffi« calculations, that the total '*$*?** best finished bar iron rtO^rtl^ be under £6 P« toru A* 2^ above, the raw material-.« 0 «fa?!?le* .nothing.. Coal is nearly aa eW? li(» England, There will bJataoJfifcS*' freight, manufacturers' tnoftk^H in the process of -'fettUng^jSl* the pig. The advantagesra»^?*l counterbalanced by the «h. Nj labour and there rem»Vsis everything has.been taken intoiSv-1 11*1 band»cme margin of profit in feZ- M> 1» the colonial article. ttTolll oj \ Prospects,

It s neceisary to consider what.,, of iron is consumed iv M B »7«.i """"t ' Australia; that is, th e p^bfe."* the market for the, proroVol^ * Of merchant bar-iron 44 500 toa« Wl« ported last year into AusttaU, ."fS1*1 k ton, into New Zealand | to£?V*LU» Of fencing wire Australia re^i™ .IS tons. New Zealand 9,500 tonS S lM° tons. Of pig-iron the import," ££&* Ha amounted to 24.6U0 tons, anfrwS* I Zealand 4,000 tons; total W mi- *•»' I aides these three ifcWttSS&fc" * quantities ot plate iron, nauV ¥$J?k i sheet iroD, none of which, &S $ I proposed to at present maoutiMtnT.l*' • may be mentioned that huiSlTf: Jl 1 tected "by a duty of £1» ton iS 1 an.additional reason why ft i^T ' should, as soon a..-p^jfI** attempted. Add to th« aKXJ* articles, such as fenciDp. s t» n d»M. *?? i plates, and railway spifi* Tzh- •* ! larger profit can be maae,S&«2t * -of the extent of the prohable wA the enterprise cauVßs2s&il highly important to note it tho \ZLT time, when tnglish^ironifloferf™!" than it bas been for minylj^">*« duping at £6 per ton. the uSC^* easily compete witn ttyßfi|S US' which costs (<outh:;at^o^BS«SEr /. o. 6. in London £710s per ton to iS?'1 to beadded£2oerto P f4reiJu'Mv3 But our immediate yto^Sftft any means the only possible •ciS? England and the WtiS&&J^ market on account of the BuTubili^M ' iron derived from the iron-sarid *»■« ir i high-priced steel. .Tie dtaffiKS ' land, too, offers, great f«Mtte»foim«X to India, .China,'and J^!: 'ff^ !' IntenUohir _*• such excellent result* having 1 tamed from the experimenta,'itS'JUjT tended to.commence operatiinV«|lusi scale, Extenave works areJoieaedS at unehunga, containing l(iSAmiSiS de-oxjdisers complete, aitwqMMAb-j 4 30cwt, calibre,two.Bui4inaa«iftHj6rt, 0 « engines with necea»aiy.lioileM, wjiatfitaam tuu and barges, and.'lnfict^E plant. capable of .turning oat "alM»Ii thousand tonß of fipi»liedj bar;iron>6ir annum. One importaut ; p«p!pi ß «£ wiU be studied in mrrmotZ : proposed new works JiV w i,« t^nmf. ecouomyin labour, in; inl ii heatrKenera' tion, etc. Mo coal will tome near the ft* naces. They will be leated by gw, tiM will be generated by a.patentiprocewiiui. side the building, and Introduced to for. -naces, boilers &c, by pipes furnished tiik the necessary valves., a nytbjiig contaliiiii carboa can be utilised in the generator, trn slack and tbe commonest of broVA'Cdil, This siniile contrivance wiU be the'nutL us is quite evident, of fffecting at inmem saving. •_ To raise the. sa.pitar«qi4iidJM carrying on the manufaotnra oa tie proposed extern!ve ecile, a company it k course of formstioD, with a ' capital (5 ' £200<JOO divided into 40,000 ikait 't which 9000 are uov offered to the public. These, it may be meutioned, ate W11; rapidly talct-n np in all the principal Net Zealand towns.' The Company will tab over tbe large eoncessfons seclred hoi tin Government by Messrs Chamber! ul Gardner, consisting of 1600 acres of luJ, 6 mitfs of foreshore north and lottttj Manukau Heads, and 3 milei at TanukL Besides these thqre ate the patents en« by the gentlemen just named, which ia ; absolutely essential for the manufactuntl iron sand The Government has ufitnh bonus of £1000 for the first 200 tons of wrought iron blooms, and an addition! £1000 tor tne tint 200 tous ofplg-ino, manufactured from iron sand, much ib company will secure. In view'«f"tk .. immense advantages po*sei«ed, *nd tU gratifying success of the experiments, tiers appears every reason why the Omfwj . should commenc* a career of aneuunplsii urosperity.

MINING NEWS.

Thames QOldem Crown.-Dtufcg Iti week tbe Work in the mine has betncoa- j lined to the two cro?s-cnts. Crosi-cut at il termediate level between 100 andlWfotl i levels has been driven a distance of SSfnt 1 expect to cat a leader abont the end'ct tb | present week. ihedrivei«pas»itigtWi#i splendid class of conritry Crois cat ket«u \ 100 feet and battery levdi: Afto daiiij the cross-cut a few. feet, t leader mi mil with, running almost the same dirwlioau . the drive, bntonly aWpotobili^ijwlj ■ from tbe intended cross-cut Tb«Miott,'l | h»ve continued tne drive alorg the tfXX > ot leader, which has slwWibiMibifH' gold, but nothiog bf-anJ'-WMfjut.SM.,* • far.-~(Sd,7 T. A-OWhOBfVijL l I " t';ij \ , ;.,» ~;. .TjV ' (BY "TELIIMiBAPH-OWH-, COltiiMJll ToK*TKA»i-Tb.e nuMWtt^MSar 1 picked Btoje from the ma^JeTd. -• TaA^ttia isj> . | DART.^TUe mea"are>'o#'%ir(iip[2 the mrfaw, gettrng' '^JrfetL'fl macbihery, whiih the nM#l««j™? will be in position in six ««»:*»'" lie has Rood weatber.' • '-~ naWr^l 'Deep levbl Cross.-The *j»*»iW I 2 reef was filled by the f"f,*j2 from the fstopes ; bbfr it »'*»'?2 j bailed out The -WoMJ*' *• reef is down abont 30 ** rr ? lode is 21ft wide, a go^TSff"^ and well mineralised- :NoFJgi laitbreakiDgdown. The stopes MSM«» look weU and are turning ontfMiffi : good erushtng dirt. The f'^flS wide in places, and at the l^ffim pr 12ft from wall to wall, A"k«S tho cross-cut is again in yerW???Bai ihe crashing is shaping «»«%"£ As the water issuing hom.&attm?*?. delay, the manaßerlagoini^Wß'WE at No. 3 level, aod cut "f ih'WJZ it to a water course in tbe Imperial gtw when it can soak away. ■ ' '— v NkwPkwo*lMPmAtr-AM''I;.' I length of the leader in the■*«<«« ™1 at >6. 6 level beyond.the weaH *fffj 1 down, and 30lbs of 'picked*!«»•.WC' gold being left showing in «ne Pl**?^ Footwali. Tne le»d«r U «bo»t.JB--hg wide, of good soiid quart*,*"! «nul"ffi and striking more toithe MBth.*» ll^!j ihe Ho. 2 reef east ot the break. •«L , three leaders are showing .fa- the fi»«« and one of them has yield«d »»»■?»•, of picked stone. As soon n«us anj«» ken extended a little further, IM"11"^ I will lay down a flat sheet at we bfetfjj, crosscut into tbe footwali lo «ell.l»JJ j 2 reef was heaved in the same attlifw'' j at No. 4 level, as he tbiob i* •••,'S The b«Dgiug wall branch of the "*vJM in which good gold ia showing on ti«"^' will also be broken up to wtete" W: m 1 outitoir.

Ddteotire Strathearn left for DOM*** the B.s. Wairarapa to-day. ". ,\'i -■•■/* A musical entertainment will I*^ the Mewton Athenaeum (Dr. W&y,Z churcb) to-morrow (Friday) evening. "Jrj pupils and teachers of the We*?'* S tcbool, in aid of the school fon*« S* well-Known amateur*, also, '"'fiS consented to assist During the »*£ the certificates obtuimd'by P^P'r^j examination last December wW*?3; bated. It is hoped all parent! w»* be present. ,< \ The contractor for the dte®%&A\ improvements to the Tbspe» f '5^ making steady progress »itbß»:Ki Dririuij the last eight or •«■,• ?9SUi bniidmg has been di»maDtljd, and • " v a g has now been errctod.,: W.t^SL also been token off. Bxtcaswe^W^J ao contemplated, which will S'"^ Btruoture an iroposiag apfiCSJ'B^Slfw moreiokeepiDg with ibei in«e*iWu» partancep' tiiU part,.of ihe.'lHWfWS Tbe liejghtot tho hotel will be b^ 1 1pm'two to tbnestories

THE AUCKLAND EVEiamT STAK, THORSDAY. MAY 10.



'•to 808 P E C TUB OF THE . . m ■■ '::■■ - ■lm\ :■■■ '■■ k TJOKIiAND T7IARMBBB .*■ v_ Auckland Tarmbbs • /NO-OPKRATIVB A BSOOIATIOW. ■i Uo-opjjbativb Association. .Capitai. ... ;...£loo>ooo, - ' TO 100,000 SHABBS OF £1. BACH. The Capital to oe called up as follows :-U vet ' Shata on appllostlon, la per Share on Allos . ment. and Is per Share at intervals of three -• months as required until 10s bs pild. PEOVISIONAt DIEEOfOSS i - It has been thought advisable by those Inter ested in promoting this Association to delay '- publishing the names ot tho Provisional Direc tors until the Hat -will include representatives of JilveryDlstrlot in the Province, *'.■■•• S^CBBTAKY fcBO,TfiM-..:'.'' r ';;' -JOSEPH j. MAOKV. ; ; Tfca general objcota ot the Association am enibwocd In the following proposals i- I. ■~: ■' To ereot Floor MUls In localities where they "»W. he permanently -worked with profit. n. Ta puroha3a or ereot Etores In Auckland and rOtner centres, saitable for the parpooj of tb« ;-!M«ooiBtlon. ''--■■ 111. fk^So buy Wheat and rut owea'B from th« growers, the vaica and prloe ot eaoh sample to be decided by the Directors. only, to"thOM~~wbV~maT"pwfe™ffifi3fig iaEdr hlgber prloEß-anoh advanoeß to be mado only on Grain stored In the Aeaoolatlon'a SMies. V. '' To snpply Sbaraholders. Bakers, Orboerr, and .the Trade with if lour. Bran, &o. and Prcdnoe. ' Of aay kind from the mills or stores aa required. ■ To make arrangements that Fat Btook be sold br weight only, and If It be necessary, to other wise enforce a fair distribution of profits as between the producer and retailer of meal. VII. .' To receive Produce on consignment} and sell On oommlsslOD. To not as Agenta for Members of the Assoota- Uon, and tcansaot any hind of business by Whloh Shareholders may be benefited. ' As the objects outlined la tbo above proposals should meet wltt the approval of every Farmer | (nthsProTinoeof Auokland, It Is hoped th»t all who an inoUned to take an aotlve put In rank tog the pnrooaea ot the Asaoolatlon known and ; WiMlnß In Its promotion, will send In their i WUMIM as Boon as possible to the Beoretarv. , Anfl It must be understood: that this Assoola- Uon to being promoted altogether on Its own i BiWliU! that neither looal nor inaiviaual tater - MU have been In any way oonsiilted, and that - no badness of any kind will be taken oven '. No Bppl/CBtlonß for Bhsres will bo reoelved nntll the Usl of Provisional Dlreoton be pub lished. ; f • |i*»| *||''ii' iwi'ii'i *wi^PT'T'imi^ " ■■"■^^^^^^^ "' A little boy between two or three years oM strolled away from his home In Short "land-stniet this morning/ He was dressed flnttHtrawhat, Hood with bine red ffock and white pfnafore. Mrs «>'Brion, noar the f PrbvinoW Hotel, BhortlaD(J.Btreetj in! tery anxious to reoejve the Uttlo wftjforer bocl^



Bpuciai Aaverttsiementei V nFURNIBH YOUK HOUSE ! CUKAPLY r-UOil ~ I GAKM'-K ft ORANWKtL'B FIIRMrUEK WABBHOTTBK. SO* 5 H>o3^rtA.«rt~ I i») i., s^'cu now to.r i vItWCK lro\ (lOin : (•Vc.no'j, Sil' T.t'i.r. Four P-ister, feonANWBIiL Shi : p>lots Obalr Hnde, V •■ £•« oner< Chili".'*Bv* Qu.-eu ft., <•».„■'■ with hhlr sifleK, I'O.ln- 'to:. B -M-iii ah, hlandi sroin -tin tn * i". ' at'KINiJ V 4HS- It-iwol ff/aWiro^prlnK AltU 'X .»-ttr»f>B. S ; IV-a uo: ..iiilt.vNWKiiL ixnd ' aH V^t »a^ ■ BaCs e»!i) - Hair. Ka- - pok, VU*. Pioo^ Blb, t »V 'h'a.-WKTJ. Msttressi s. . .-Wte' *■ t-KA*- WKIiU Beds. PUlovrsaiaJoU | tars, Pallia***: a Urge OABLICS ' stoofc always on hind. & (,K/MS W / L.U BKDKOOM »oti.«ur»- a . RITrK • roaf virtety r f ..iwsni «»AKI ICK _ . Btluda and TAbies; « OHA.M Vi KLL ..,., rrfiy Qaeen Ann Q VW-e-toJ WMtatend aAliWna - a" T »lo w.;D gtai^ &uKa > « iwjlj ■ • juTei*.. a'oolc. 6C CBAUWBIiL DIM' 0 Irl> Q- i\nr Uwwlnn-'oon. Forol ttiBI.IO* tn c- . ults? I" H:ooh &O>t«NWELL very ohO!-'-. »nd Kfr> ' turn for auy room u.»u ■' to order m b «!""■« ••• GARLIOK tiw. Oooaslonai Ohivli> and Tabl- f. & OR.AN WRLL AU-^TrtJAN B"* Woo<l Ifurnitore — Wltnoui o»n Ifutulsn lour doubi tHe largett var lety ot Chalis in this . House style to Baleot from In Auckland; Planodtoola, Qbiafly, Arm, Foldloß. KooW»8 and OhUrtron'a Chaira. hxpbditiodbly, AMKHIOaN CHAIB3- Ituportera dlreot bom a»o . KITOBKN KUUNirUKK TnOBOUQBLI. i Fenders and BTrelroßS, ' ' Carpets. Floor ■ Olothß, ■ IJnolonm. Matting, ntwjng Chimney Glasses, *0.. "***"*• &0. & OBANWKLL Qncon-et, YOU can Furnish WKiid from the Aaokland. City Ball Aroad Important Announcement. MKSSRS 8. OOOMSKb «B CO. have again to make an annonnoement of the Pnrohase of i Btook. oomprlslng that of Mown }b" VK fc 60.. and that having Pnrohased the Goods at a Lo» Figure. h» will be enabled to dispose of them to the pnbllo at abtrat 1 QS IN THB POUND. OR BALI OBIGINAL This »took to well known to be one of the Liiest, Cheapest, and Beat BeJeoted In or JSund Anokland, and Meiers a. Coombeei ani C^^ve de.ermtaed to dlssose of It tai ONK UortTtTo* the very favourable terms anov©. mootlooed. The Bate will oommenoe on - MONDAY NBXT, APBilfUtH. In th* premises lately oooupted by Mafflra J. COBGBaVB & CO.. Qoeen-itreet.' For Fuller Partloalars, see Advertisement la another column. ■■ -- ■* . ' »\£o . ;.ii -g. & 00., • ; li: - aali. -i\-i •: ' QUKaS-STBKKT, -r j SiiiiiiigiiiiSiigssssss's'sd 'aHHHHaHgSHHHHaHHHHHgHSSSSS ° i i hi I S.|i'i.JfcH :iiliifil[l ill iiitii il I S ii v iiia!' inaitDconnncoaitDaiMeqcoajtDogtDojogoQCQcooocococg Bought a FELT HAT from the New Zealand Tweed Company, and of all the Felt Hats I ever felt, I never felt a Felt like that Felt felt A REQUIREMENT THAT 18 MUQH WANTED WE WILL HAVE IN ABOUT A WEEK,' • WHICH 18 . JOHN'S AND JJOYB' £}liOTHING (READY MADB), ' OFNOTHraGrBUTNB*W"ZKALANp TWEEDS, the Baffle as we have in Stock. .Sa3H3 yaiay tuija as o? -J -.#Jiß.U.''.o!t:i:3 3f"J'-: rci' J?7rli"3£) Tf" Any Alteration Dono on the Premises Free of MEW yHALAND HpWItED '(QOHPAirS', "i!iW,; QUEEN-STttol*/ '■• ' ■ L;'-i Joseph, ; ;Mo»es, \ri ' MANAGBR. ''■-■■-. '■> J 158 * 100 • " --.'' THE Queen-fli, .lfis & 160 - - • ' ' Qneen-st. 168 & 160 NEW ZEALAND Qneen-st. vs &, 160 Queen-st. 168 & 160 CLOTHING FACTORY Queen-sV 158 & 160 i . Queen-Bt. 158 & 160 Supply J'S 8!?^1 158 & 160 - ' ./:'*. vueen-SC 158 & 160 Mbh'B and BOYS' <!»een-st. 158 & 160 ' Ciueen-st. 158 & 160 CLOTHING. BU6J?^8 U6J?^ 158 & 160 ' Queen-et. 158 & 160 SnPEBIOBINFITTraaANB C|ueen-st. 158 & 180 . than other- Queen-et. 158 & 160 oiner Qaeen-st 168 & 160" Establiahments. Qoßen-st. 168 & 180 — ' Queen-st iSI-JSI , fest lH % 160 MOSGIEL TWEEDS. Sgg*"*; 158 & 160 Mbi!b of Queen-et. «8 & 160 _ „ „ e, Ol. w 3 Qaeen-flt. 158 & i6O Pare New Zealand wools, < ueen-Ht, 158 & 160 Aroused, Queen-st. 158 & 160 A"* *^ Garments are . 2;ueen'rSt, 158 & 100 made-up In uueen-st. 158 & 160 Queen-st, 158 & 160 THEIR OWN FACTORY, Queen st. 111 1160 Conseonently every pro- SSISIt! }?i {£ is cessof the Manufacture Is 85!!°^ Jff | J^2 nnderthelmmedlateßuper- fc^ JfJ S igS vißionoftheFirm,and the §s^*! iw f-im Cten'lne Quality of Mate- s5SS*t im 1160 rial ""I Workmanship is g^St: 158 & 160 tnereby Boaranteed. Sneen-st. 158 & 160 „___ . ~ i Qneen-st. 158 & 160 AUCKLAND, ' uueen-st. 158 & 160 And at Albert-street, £ lueen-st. 158 & 160 THAMttq Queen-st. 158 & 160 THAMES. £ lneMw t, 158 & 160 T Vtr7J , n .ot<a. Cineen^t. 158 & 160 J# ifirzamoNß, Ciueen-st. 168 & 160 Branoh Manager. Qoeen-Bt. 44 17OU CAN GBT IT ONLY FBOM X MB." 81LVBR BROOCH AND BARRINGS, 8 LOCKtiTAND NBCKLKT. FonrAitloleafor IWKNII SHILLINGS. From '•: j "-t f. H. Lcwissoy. Jeweller, Qaeen-Btreet, opposite Union Bub ■ XOV OAHJE THEM IN THE WINDOW. rpttORHTONj BMITH AND FIBTH HAVE FOR SALE!— , "Orwn" Blonr, in Backs. IOCa and 50b '• Olainplon *'do, '-ao, ■■'■ ■■■ ..to, •'Oantttti'' da do. •; "do.;, Sharps '" " * -"ititr - ..j ;,• ■~; j



Special AdvertiaQmentell V a a t: to t 1 t ■ £ JUST RECEIVED, * EX *B. POTOSt, ' THB VBBY LATEST STYLES 1 Iff ' DOLMANS. i In Satin, Broobo. Cashmere, Oloih, &c i JAOKK T 8, < In Mateluid, Cloth. Set lakln, &o. ; FOUR-W-HAND3. In Ladles', Ualds', and Children's, UIiSTKSB, < In Ladles 1, Maldt', and ChUdren'e. FCJHS Of all doscripUom. bom by the yard and In Jaokot and UanUe Sets. M ILNB &~C HOYOB' AUCKLAND. THE T»TORTHERN jyiEAT j^SKBZING AND CTORAGK The Promoter* of theabove en^rpriae, having accepted tho terms of the Harbour Board for a Bite, desire to Rive everyone an opportunity of taking an interest, however small, in an under taking which will be of great benefit to the com munity at large, and whlob is anticipated to yield a fair return for capital invested. It Is not the intention of the Promoters to oonflna the ad vantages Of this enterprise to a few lame capitalists. They desire smaller Investors to take an interest in it. Their objeot is to estab lish the Company on a broad basis, and to con duct the anterprlse as far as possible by colonial me* and with colonial oapltal. Before forming a Provisional Directory, the Promoters desire all who wish to co-operate with them to forward their names and addresses, not later than May 12th, to the Secretary, Mr Craig, at the temporary offices of the Promoters, New Zea land Insurance Buildings, Qaeeastreet, Auck land. A Meeting will then be oonvened, at whloh a Prospectus will be submitted for approval and a Provisional Directory appointed.