SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER {lvmOTrow Ui&or'nlng. 8.23 gffi^^SS^^S 37_m MOON'S AGE—^ow moon, May 7th, 0.37 a.m,

ARRIVALS.

LAST EV-tNIKO.. lona s s., Crawford, from Whangarei Ruby, schooner, Lamb, from >fl_hanearel :':(_ TO-DAY.,." ;: *■ """ '' 4 «n»a b . . Cromarty, from Suva wllwera sch, Anderson, from Whangarei Medora, sohooner, Sunrltsiky, from Awannl.

DEPATURES.

LAST KVHHINO. Welltogton, sa, Farquhar, for Russell Gisborne, sch.. Skinner, for Gisborne Qlenelg, 9.5., Stephenson, for Tauranga Douglas, S.S., Morris, for Mercury Bay ;

TO-DAY.

KUerton, schooner. Chsmbois, for I yttolton,

C ' VHSSKLB EXPRCTIftj .' Fbom Losdon.- George Bewley, barqno, 8.D.8.C, January 5; RangitUtel, ship. V.N.K.P.. January 26; Clyde, ba> que, Q.C.G.F., February 3: Looh Kon. barque. J.u.ftW., Ken raary7; Westmeath, Bteamor, Msroh 13. Load ing t Oumbria Kast Lothian, Glance, Bnd Glen lOTßs *' ■..-.■ ■ Fkom New YOBK.-Johan Theodor, bajqup, Balled Deoenibor 19; Ransom, brigantlne, Janu ary 30; Mendoz.v barque, Febrnajy 20. Aostkama.—Wenona, b&rque, fwm Mel bourno ; TonEoy, barqno, from Newcaitlo. Sooth Sua Islases.— Fftiry Queen, Msrappa. P EoUTinißtf Ports.-Sobrull, br!Kantino l; from Oanedtn; Qaoon. £eh, from Greymouth. j

IMPORTS.

Per Ta Asan-51 saoks potatoes, 6S sacks onlonß.-G. a. Jaftlns. PerTe Anau, from Lyttelton—222 sacks pota toes, 50 saoks wheat.—Adam Lay bourn & Co.

Per Te Ansu from Melbourne—lopkßs sewing miODtaes. 80 cases wine 230 aunnles and 400 mats 8088r,353ha1f-choßtp and 421 boxes tea.Slqr-or.Bks wtno.tiOccej beer.7 bags seed. FromHobart— m bbobb wheat, i oasts (rutt. From Bluff— 258 BAOks barley. 28 oasea moace. From "on Chal mera—*l hhdß aad 26 barrels Inor, 60 saoka oat meat, 40 m»<a rloe. From Ljttalton—OlUiaokß potatoes. sfil saois wheat 63 Backs onions, 25 Raoks rjocorn. From Wellington-27 saoks llnßeed, 12 cants axes, 45 cases meats.

Per Suva, from Levnka—l446 bunches and 9 cases bananas, 68 sacks maize, 151 bags cocoa nuts, 18 oases pines, 3 bundles skins, 3 cases oranges. From Suva—479 mats sugar, 83 hides, 65 bunches bananas, S crates pines, 15 cases oranges.

KYiORTS, Par Kilettun, for Lytteltou—lß9 Baoks grass eeed, 85 saois clover seed, USMoors. ■ i

INWARPS Coabtwibb.—Moehau, from Cab base Bay, •sith ■ iB,OCO feet timber ; Houth Caroltr.a. from B»m-5r, with 42 tons firewood s Besilo, from Kennedy «»y, with 21.601 • feat timber; Uuby from Whangarei. with 60 toos coal. . ■ * ; ■ • OorwAßtß Coastwise.—Moehau, for Cab bave Bsy; Sontn Carolina, for Blind Bay; Bessy, for Kennedy Bny; Rnby, for Whangarel. Tha throo masted sohooner K'lerton clonrod at tbeuis oms io-i»y fur L}itelton, to which port she tiroceeds direct, with cargo as per import list. . ,7 ill Severai interesting shipping items, hay- Jor reference to a uokiand voeseis appear in our ifiji nens, pnblltbod oiblwhere. ; '■' The schooner Cygnet is daily expeoted from Rarotooga with a full cargo of oranges. The barquo India has beon docked for cleans ing purposes. The brigantino Seabird left Lyttelton for Auckland yesterday. . The sohooner Taviuni left Lovuka for Vuna on ■April 7.. The schooner Saucy Lass arrived at Suva from Wellington on March 20.^ The schooner Minnio Haro'was at Taviuni daring the gale of March 26th, when much damage was dono ashore. Sho rodo out tho gale in safety. She was at Levuka on 31st March. The wreck of tho three-masted sohooner Red Coat, as sho lies stranded at Taviuni. was sold by auction receatly for £100. Messrs Kopser ' and Co. were the purchasers. The brlgwtlno Seagull will oommenoa load- Inttat Dunedln for Auckland about thu !Sth inEt. The as. lona from WhaDg&rel last evening brought the foiJowinKPa'i&eDKerß:— Mrs Walker ant family (6i Tillaata viilortiui, Munro, Mußira i A'derton. Btli Lookftona Fogg, Warnes. Munro, Ste", MoL«an, McMillan, Jackaon, and 4 steeraee.

The new steamer Waverlcy has baen brought alongside of Mr C. Bailey's shed, where she :jrill be placed in readiness for sea. Mr J. Bell attends to the rigging of the vessel. !; The tarqne Auriga was berthed at the central ••Western tco of Queen-stroet Wharf early this morning. Sho will probably commence dis tiliarglng on Thursday morning. " "Captain J. Maekay, so wolt known in Auck land owing to his long connection with tho b igßnline Meg Merrllies and more recently as matter of the a a. Southern Cross, arrived from Fiji by the steamer Suva this morning. Se prooeeds hence to Queensland, hiving been ap pointed Hsrboar Master ot Port Mackay. The new Bteatner Oregon, now nnder oon struotlon for the 'Solon line. Is exceoted to prove the fastest t hip afloat. She is to be abont the Efttno size as the Alestta, bnt her engines ara i to indicate over IS 000 horsepower, which will i K lvo her a velocity ol .ibotit 20 knots. The birquo Johann Theodore, which arrived at Duaodln from New York yesterday, hns part cargo for Auckland, laoluding SOI) oases kerosane, 20 cases turpentine ISO ba'es rosin. 36 < oases axes, 32 oases sewlrg machines 202 cases ohalrs. 30 pkg« pumps, 100 oases slates. Gt) cases 1 painkiller, 18.00U roofiog Blates, 6S piebes bard wood.37oaseß tobaooo, 108 bundles oarc, 52 oasea 1 handles, and a quantity of sundry merchan dise.

ARRIVAL OF THE SUVA.

r The s.s. Suva arrived from Fiji this morning. We are Indebted to Mr Jno. Garriooh, chief officer, for Press parcels, &c, and the following report of the passage:—Loft Russell on April 6th, and had strong N. and N.E. winds and fine weather to Levnka at 7 a.m. on tho 13th.' Left for Suva at 9 a.m. on the 15th, and arrived there at 4 p.m. Discharged carjto, and left again at 6 a.m. on the 17th, roach ing Levuka at noon. At 530 p.m. on tho 18th left for Auokland, Had fine light easterly winds up to 20th, -when a strong soutn-east wind sot in with heavy sea and rain squalls up to tho 23rd, shifting to the westward with fine clear weather. Latter pare thick heavy weather. Passengers: Messrs Norman Smith, J. H. Wil iod, W. H. Joyce, F. H. Howard, Tucker and servant Maater Tucker. Captain McKay. Cap tain yon Schoen, Miss F. Rosa, Miss C. Robb, and 10 steerage.

KAIPARA SHIPPING.

[BY TEXEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Helkiv stills, this day. ""' "Arrived haro to load: Sueadne.!, barque, '* towed by the Durham and Kino. - ,

Kaipaiu Hj3jd3, this day. Balled: M»ry Ann Armlston, barque, and AratapD, aobouner. „„,,,. t- Loaded: Keni b hLa'BandCamllle. Arrived: Nightingale from Melbourne. ■ ■' : " Te KoPtfRU, ihla day. ~ Loading s Marmlon, Torea snd Waltemata.; ; '.'V> .->-. ■■#■' Abat.pu, this day.; ' Syren and Marie Virginia. '-, ' .lift j a.;. ■ i ■ *:.;'• ■ . I

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

y . . Port Chalmers, yesterday. • "■' Sailed J Tarawera, for tho North. Passengers forAucfeland: Messrs Robinson, Plunkett, Mrs Plunkott, Miss Well. Bluir: Messrs Ritchie, Bdwards, Shill, Vernon, Patetson, Fleming, Miss Young. , ; ~- ;. •(•'..,' Russell, this day. Arrived: Wellington, from Auckland, 9,30 a.m. ' ■ i < '■■ Waitara. this day^ * Sailed: Oretl, for Onehuoga, 11 a.m.

Mail Notice.

Mails will Clobk as undbr :- THIS DAT. For Whangarel Heads. Walpti, WhanuareJ, Kamo, and Mangap&i. per lona, at i p.m. Wbdnbbuay, 25th iDBt. I For Taranakl and Southern ports, per Penguin, j For vPaltara, New Plymouth, etc, per Argjle Fo¥'Oorwnahdo!,.per Coromandol, at 11 SO a.m. For>Th(flne», per Botomahana. at 8 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 6.30 p.m. Thursday, 26th lust. For Walwern. To Eaps, Craigleburn, and Warkworth. per Kobo Casey, at 10 a.m. Par p.s. Te Anau as follows: " For India, China, Japan,Moditetane»n Ports, | and Continent of Knropo, at 10 a.m . For Glsborno, Naptor, Southern ports. Aus , traliun Colonies, and United Kingdom, via I Suez and Brlndlal, and via <* apiee, for lettern, | etc, specially bo prepaid Mid addressed, at I For money orders, registered letters, and I faewspapors, at 10 a,m. Lata letters till 11.20 It.IT). ' ' For friendly Islands and Samoa, per Fotu J.O. at 3p.m. ._■;.' ~., 8i B. BISB, Chief PostntMter. „ Chief PMMkfflee. AnokUno-

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

. April v, 1883. Abbott's Opora Houso—Miss Jonnie Loo and Melbourne Company, "Jo," a drama adapted from " Bleak House, 8 p.m. Miss Vailo's Dancing Clans-Leicester Villa.' Masonio Hall, Newton-Monthly Meeting of Edon Lodgo, 7.30 p.m. Sunday school Soiree — United Methodists, 0.30 p.m. Grufton Road Wesloyan Churoh—Looturo by Roy.A. Reid, •' Remlnlsccncos of Palestine," 7.30 p.m. ' • St. John's Mutual Improvement Association, Ponaonby Road, 7.30 p.m. Alesandra-Btreet Annual Church Soirco. 6.30 p.m. Thoatro Royal—Minstrel and Pramatio Kntcr tuinment in aid of St. Benedict's Churoh Fund, 8 p.m. Tattersall's—Settling Autumn Meeting, 8 p.m.

Deaths.

FINLAY.-On the 22nd AptU, 1883, at Ills paronta' rosidonce, Ireland-streot, Ponsonby, Frederick James, son of Patrick and Catherine Finlay; aged 2 years. THOMAS.-On April 23ra, 1883, at her fathor'a residenoe, Viotoria-streut. Kiist. Auoklnnd, Eliza, ybunpost bolovod duiiHliter of William and Eliza Thomas, aged 21 years and 7 months. The funoral will lcavo tho residouco at 3 p.m. on Wodnesday, 25th mat. The teachers and scholars of tho Primitlvo Methodist Sunday Sohool, Aloxandra-street, aro roquostod to attend.

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

TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1883.

Vvt the emiso that lacks Bsslstanc« ( For tho wrong that needs resistance. For the future in the distance. And tile good that we am do.

THBRE is great lamentation in Dnuedin over tho bumping of tho Swedish barque Monarch, on Port Chalmers bar. (July that the Court at Lyttulton has acquitted the pilots of blame.tind doclarod that there was not suth'cieut water on tho bar to lloat the barque as'sha was laden, out* of those unlucky wights who are periodi cally sacrltieed to the Otago Harbour Board's determination to ignore tho bar would be broujrnt in guilty and rcceivo thd happy 'despatch. Alter the ollicial decision, however, the Board, will probably not have the effrontery to make a scape goat of the Port Chalmers pilots, thuu whom more skilful, trustworthy and elliciein seamen oaunot be found in any part ot the world. Tho story of the accident to the ' benares' has not yot been forgotten. How the vessel, in spite of repeated warn ings, was loaded to a draught wholly beyond what the Boundiugs ou the bar war ranted, and then, in attempting to get out sustained damage to the extent of £10,000. If the Harbour Board was content to acknowledge and publish the true draught of water on the bar, we should not have a word to say on tho subject. The harbour, for vessels of a certaiu draught, is a splen did one, and if the Board had applied to tho improvement of the bar, the money it has spent in making a channel up to Dunediu, accidents like tho casualty that befel the Monarch would probably have now been impossible. But by the publica tion of bogus statements about the state of the bar, masters of vessels are misled, and induced to venture in and oat of the port on a draught exceeding that which the depth of water justifies. The Harbour master and pilots, to maintain their places, must keep up appearances, and if .they only succeed in getting a heavily-laden vessel over the bar with a moderate amount of bumping it is not once in fifty times that the captain takes the precaution of re« turning for examination, and all goca "merry as marriage bolls." If, however, the bumping is so serious that conceal ment becomes impossible, then the Board generally finds some means of proving con clusively that the pilot or the tug-bont, aod not the bar, is at fault; and a report from tho Harbour-master proving that there is considerably more water on tho bar than, the Admiralty cbart shews, is widely pub lished.

Now we could afford to occupy the posi tion of amused spectators of these vagaries but for the persistence with which the people of Duuediu demand rocognitiou as the commercial metropoiU of Mew Zea land, and insist, on that ground, upon bting coDsidcred first in every scheme for the establishment of a direct steam service. If tbia proclivity is given way to in building the steamers intended for the New Zealand trade, then the fate of tbo line is a foregone conclusion, bi cause no passengers, who have any regard for their comfort and safety, will travel in ocean-going steamer* built to fit the Fort Chalmers bar, so long as the Orient and P. and O. lines are open to them The whole colouy, therefore, wonld suffer, and the Govern ment be committed to the payment of a heavy subsidy for a service spoiled in the interests ot one particular port. We believe that somo time ago plans of an ocean-going steamer that could be floated into Port Chalmeis were specially prepared to tbe order of some of those gentlemen, who have done so much to make •uunedia what it is. The design was for a steamer of large tannage on a shallow draft. Provided that any builder could be persuaded to f-tsike his reputation on the construction of such steamers, why chould the public be forced to travel in them ? It is unlucky for the people of Duncdin that iNature has placed this hur upon their laudable ambition; but beyond extending a heartfelt sympathy the misfortune is notoue that weighsheavily on the spirits of the rest of the colony, There are plenty of good harbours in New Zealand without bars, and It is not likely that the whole country will put up with misshapen steamers because no other could enter Utago harbour. The steamers for the direct service must bo first class vessels, or they will have no chance of competing with existing line. And if the companies which have resolved to entor the direct trade are alive to their own interests they will resist the pressure brought to bear upon them by Otago to adopt as the design for the new steamers a model that can only produce a nautical abortion,

The Dangers of Overproduction,

The wise man's advice, "Put not thy trust n princoß," might in these days bo adopted with the substitution of "prophets" for the higher dignitaries who were of old con demned as untrustworthy; and it might be added, "especially American prophets." Wiggins is the latest example of the un certain nature of the prophetic business— ! though the result proved that in foretelling a Btorm over both Hemispheres it is protty 1 sure to come right somewhere. A more risky prophecy has boon hazarded by a Cin cinnati gentleman, who prognosticates that 1 a financial panic will sweep over the United States this year, paralysing all trade and throwing every man, woman, and cbild out of employment. This gentleman is quietly disposed of as a lunatic, and certainly this view derives some colour from a succeeding i portion of his prophecy, to tho effect tliat — " Satan will wheel seven great comets into line," and will produce, through their agency, dire and deadly effects in sun, sea, earth and air. But it is worthy of atteo. tioh that the first portion of his prognostica tion is cot very wide of possibility. In a letter to an English paper recently, v IN ew ! York merchant pointed out that the evil | process of over-production was threatening : the UnitedStateswithcommercial paralysis. According to this authority, vfhile the population had during .the past three years only increased by 6 per cent., production had augmented by 30 per cent, in all the | leading branches of trade. The London "Globe," commenting on this, remarks:—

" This would not have mattered much had the foreign demnud continued to expand. Instead ot doing w, however, it has lately fallon away seriously, so that tho buluuce of external trade for tho past eight months ia actually against the United States, and that to a heavy amount. Should this state of things continue, it is inevitable that an industrial crisis will happen next year, accompanied in all probability by very Severe distress among tholabouring classes." [In England, this state of affairs is viewed with some anxiety, as it has been obser ved that industrial stagnation in tho States I has invariably been followed by a collapse of British prosperity, There will, in the I first place, be a falling oil' in the American , demand ■ for British manufacture*, and next ..the English labour market will be glutted by tho partial cessation of emigra tion to America. Here, such a paralysis of American trade would produce no evil results; but there ia for us a lesson in tho dangerous position in which the trade of the United States is placed at present. It warns us to avoid tho miataku, or series of mistakes, which has ltd up to the impending ctisis. The plain teaching is to beware of adopting a narrow trading policy such as rules in tho United States. Aiming at keeping all trade within their own territory, and having an insigni ficant import and export business in com parison with the production and popula tion, they have imposed hoavy protective duties whose effect has been to givo a false appearance of prosperity. Manufactures hnvo been pushed forward with all tho " go " which characterises Americaus, and the result is that capital has got locked up in manufactured articles, far in excoss of the demand. One of two thirurs must happen—either an outlet must be found for these goods, or industry must taka a holi day and perhaps starve. The "Globe" is of opinion, however, that the pro cess of «ver-produciion in America has not gone sufficiently far to make disaster inevitable ; and it is to be hoped that a wave of true prosperity may avort tho threatened crisis-falsifying at once tho wild prophecy of the i iuclnuaii " luualio," the pessimistic forebodings of tho New York financier, and the preliminary tremblings of Euglish capitalists and manufacturers. Hut tho moral of tho " scare," to avoid the dangers of over-pro duction which arc incident to every new country, uued uot bu lost upon New Zea landers.

The Progress of the Colony.

The progress of Now Zealand, as evidenced by the hard test of statistics, continues to be most marked and satisfactory. The last quarter of tho financial year ended on 31st March last, and tho returns as pub lished indicate an advance of prosperity which is equally gratifying whether viewed from tho colonial standpoint or from the narrower ground of Auckland's interests. Taking the Cusioma rovenuo for the year, wo tiud that it reaches a total of £1,400,942, or within a few pound* of the Treasurer's estimate, which was an advance ;of £30,000 on the revenue of the preceding year. Tho ports in the provin cial district ot Auckland, contributed to this total, tho sum of £340,176, as against £315,853 in the. preceding year; in other words, tho,total incroaso for the year over the whole' colony has more than come from Auckland. In Canterbury and Welling ton districts, a slight increase ia observable; the whole deficiency arising from Otago, whore tho receipts show a talling-etl' equal to £32,000. For the last quarter of the year, taken by itself, Canterbury, as well as Otago, shows a dccreußu in tho amount of Customs revenue, which forms the surest indication of how the tide of commercial prosperity is (iowiug. In the matter of money orders issued and paid, the statistics for last quarter are also favour able to Aueklaud, while tin y show an ad vance iv colouiil prosperity. The ordeis issued lajt year reached a value ol £124,753 10s 9d, and the orders paid £103,747 10s lid, bang an increase of £0,000 iv each sum. The orders issued in the Aucklaud Post Ulllce came tv £22,692 12a lOd, and those paid amounted to £20,2(30 d lid, or a total, together, of ab mt £43,000. This is ona-filth ot the money order business of tho colony, and in regard to amount, Uunidin is the only city which now surpasses Auck land, and tho difference between the two places is every year becoming less. While tho Customs aud money order returns show these satisfactory results, the same can scarcely bo said of tne Postoltico Savings Bank, For the quarter ending 31st March las', the deposits in the Post-office banks all over the colony were £316,9(13 11s 9d, against£3s3 435 ISsOdintlie correspond ing quarter of 18S2. The amount withdrawn last quarter was £359,191 9i 3d, nguiust £263,494 8s 6d. Thus not only did the withdrawals last quarter exceed tho de posits by about £70,000, but tho with drawals exceeded those of the ISS2 quartor by no less a sum than £120,000, while the deposits showed a decrease of nearly £40,000. To put. it in other words, tho customers of tho Post Oilico Pavings Uauk saved £160,000 less in the first three mo in Us of this year than they did in tile first three months of ISS2. This would seem to show that the commercial prosperity which we liave been experiencing tias riot beeu accompanied by corresponding industrial activity; but probably a partial rea?ou for this withdrawal of capital is to lie found in the fact that large sums of inoniy have beon advanced during these mouths by the industrial classes in connection with tbe assisted immigration scheme. Hen1, ut any rate, there is no industrial depression which could at all account for tha drain which has evidently beeu mado on the savings of the people.

There was no sign of tire mail atramcr City of New York from Sydney up to a late hour this afternoon.

The police have recently been making raids on the storekeepers with the view to discovering unstamped weights and mea sures. Three cases came on for heating at the Police Coust this morning, and sev eral other informations have bosu laid. That frequent Inspection is necessary is evident from some of the articles seized by the police as unreliable. One of the pairs of scales now at the polico offico is ancient enough to have been used by Aioah in serv ing out rations in the Ark, and is so iD secure that many of its portions are tied in position with pieces of twine.

Mr Frank Lawry was mentioned as a piobable candidate for tho seat at the Board of Education rendered vacant by the resig nation of Mr Moat. We hear, hmyever, from a telegram received by the Chairman of the Board, that Mr Lawry will not con test the scat, the time of bis return to Auck land from the West Coast being uncertain" By the San Francisco mail to-day, nomi nations of assisted immigrants arc sent as follows:—2o4 English, 171 Irish, 183 Scotch, and 9 foreigners ; total, 567 fouls equal to 491 adults. The amount of passage money deposited is £1,892 .'!.:, nud 145 of tho nominations are for single men, and 128 for singlo women.

Tickets for tha Citizens' Ball, whicb ia to take place next Thursday evening, are being rapidly taken up. Application for tickets should bo made at once (to prevent disup pointment) to any member of committee, or to the hon, secretary, Mr D. F. Evans, Queen-street. The committee has accepted tbo tender of Mr Canning to cater for £150 (exclusive of wines. We have been re quested to state that donations of llowcrs will be thankfully received by the commit tee on Thursday morning next at tho Choral Hall.

The last lias not yet been hoard of McMahon, who was charged at tho Police Couit last week with assaulting Sergeant Green, and obstructing a bailiff named Aye while in the execution of his duty. It would appear that an Auckland bailiff named Richards was sent on Thursday last to Onehunga to take charge of Me Million's goods and chattels, and he wa* also ob structed and resisted by McMahon. He was arrested on the charge to-day, and will be brought up at the Police Court to. day. A pood deal ot sympathy is felt for the man at Onehunga, as he lost considerably in one of the recent tires, We understand that the defence set up will be that McMahon was not aware tbat ltichards was a bailiff. The sequel to the marred marriage cere mony at Newmarket has just come to our knowledge, and it is pleasing to note that Ell ends happily. It turns out that the cause of the bride's objection to the nuptials was a rather trilling but truly feminine grievance. Her prospective lord and master had denied her some particular article of adornment for tho important occa sion, and she, with tho determination of her Bex, resolved, she would not be married without it. Jtier woman's wit and woman's will carried the day, for her requirements were soon complied with, and the inter rupted nuptials have now been success fully "pulled off." Wo doubt it is a hope ful augury far the future happinc-s ot the youthful couple that this little preliminary skirmish has decisively settled the question of who ia " boss" of the situation.

A young man named Henry Aitkin Mc- Guinntas was brought up in charge of the police from Wellington by the To a nan yesterday, on a chnrgo of failing to sup port his mother.

A minstrel and draniutic^eutertainmout will be given this evening at the Theatre R.iyal, in aid of St. Benedict's Church Fund. A choice and varied programme will be submitted to the audience. The entertainment will ba under the dis tinguished patronage of the Bight Itev. Monsignor *ynea, V.G., and the clergy.

A meeting of the creditors of Satnuol Isaacs, general dealer, Karuugubape ltoad, was held in the Supreme Court-house yester day, when Mr Thomas Macffarlune was elected trustee. The debtor's assets are stated at £79 17s 3d, and his liabilities at £120. !tvV> i

Durlnp tho storm on Sunday evening last a large-spreading cypress tree growing in the garden of the house occupied by_Mr W. V. Stevens fell, completely blocking the roadway. It is now being cut up and re moved.

Mr It. H. D. Fergusson has sold F6ve to Mr John Kirkwood. 'lho price has hot transpired, but it is a satisfactory one to the seller.

Tho final concert for tho season by the Devouport Musical Society, (conductor, Mr Gordon Gooch,) will be given to-morrow (Wednesday) evening in tho Devonport Hall. The programme promises a variety ot excellent part songs, choruses, trios, and songs, also selections of music by a bund of gentlemen amateurs.

Consumers of gas and coke are reminded by advertisement In another column that Wednesday, the 2istliinat., h the last day onwhioh discount wilt be allowed on gas and coke accounts.

Tho Sunday-school anniversary soiree of tho United Mothodist Freo Church will bo held this oveiling, Mr Jtimes Saundcrs in tho chair. Speakers: liev. J. Kobcrtsou, Uev. G. W. J. Spenco, and liov. 8. Macfarlune. Musical selections by tho ehuir. Tea at G. 30 p.m.

The Government have received the fol lowing tenders for No. 2 contract for repairs and construction of Pukekohe- Munukau roads:—Accepted, J, Adolpb, Ma'iukau, £485; -declined, Cox and Gal lagher, £5152,

The last performance of the season by the Juno Dramatic Combination took place last cveaing in the Opera House, 'i hero wns a good attendance, " Flying Scud " being produced on tho occasion. "I ho various characters were impersonated to tho evident satisfaction of the audience. The company was to have left this afternoon for the Thames, whero they will open to-monow.

Tho secretary of tha Baud of Hope Union intimates to members of kindred bunds who may dnsire to take part In the grand annual gathering to take place iv tho Choral Hall on Her Majesty's Birth day, that they must attend the piactico to morrow evening in tho Newton Congre gational Schoolroom, Edinburgh-street. The committee arc anxious to make the gathering a great niu.-ical success, worthy the occasion.

The Auckland Hand of Hope Union officers aro preparing for the celebration of the anniversary, by tho annnal gathering to be held in the Choral ILill on May 24th. To-morrow evening, the members of Bands of Hope are to assemble at 7.30 in the New ton Congregational School, to practice the pieccH to be sung on that occasion. Mr Tudehopo will conduct, nnd the Union choir will assisr, and ulso render tome choice soleciioiw Tlio annual butincss meeting take* place on the 14th prox., when the balance-shout aud report will be .submitted, ami the officers elected.

The Presbyterian Improvement Society,

recently formed in connection with St. James' Sabbath School, held itH inaugural mooting last evening. Tho Kov, H. F. Macnicol presided. Addresses were deli vered by tlie Chairman and by the I cv. Mr l'raser, aud the Uhurcli cboir rendered several musical selecions.

Some weeks ago many publicans were thrown into great consternation by the appearance of policemen apparently on duty in their b:iry. The men in blue having filled small bottles from the glittering array ou the shelve.", took themselves off. It is to bo assumed tint these n.ida were fbr the trapping of adulterators, and as it in a notorious fact that a largo umount of deleterious liquor i« sold io some of the low boozing dens in the paihcus of our city, it may be fairly expected that a goodly number of charges of adulteration will shortly be occupying the attention of ilio

To the Kditor : Sir, —Would you kindly Insert those few lines iv the columt>s of

your valuable paper. Having arrived at <uv» sometime ajjo and following the occu-

pation of a carpenter, which is not at all a pleasant trade here, there seems to be a general idea with tbe Auckland carpenters that this ia a good pluca to coma to. In tho let place, board is thirty shillings a week, and a great place for rain, which mostly

means lost time, '1 here are aix cottages going on at present. Timber is scarce; and 10 carpenters arriving by overy b>at will soon mcau an over-stocked market, so t»at a carpenter with ten shillings per day ia Now Zealand, is far better off there thau he is down here, taking into consideration the extreme prices of things here. - Yonrs, &c., an Auckland Caiu'enter.

" We hear that there la a probability of a

woollen factory beiug started at Hastings shortly,"«Bys tho Hawke's Buy "Herald.' " rtn K-ngl'Sh manufacturer, with cnpital, bas arrived in New Zealand with the express inteuiion of starting a wnollon factory ie

tho North Island, and ho is now travelling iv search of the best site. He has visited

Hastings, and ho stated that, so tar as ho

had teen, tbat township was the most suit able for bis purpose, besides which he would acquire a sltefree, Mr Tanner having* pecially reserved a section for a woollen factory. Tho gentleman iv question is now in Waognuui, but we hope that he will carry

out his present intention ot starting his factory at Hastings. It would be a capital thing, not onlj for our " city of the plains," but for tho whole province, to have a factory erected there. At present therein no factory in the North Island, and we see no reason why wo should not succeed, seeing tbat the Mosgiel and Kaiapoi fac tories have returned such large dividends to their enterprising shareholder."

tome salutary remarks were made by a Polico Magistrate at Sydney recently, to a bushman who charged a prisoner with having been ono of three men who had robbed him of sixteon £1 notes. Tho pro secutor had lately come from Dnbbo to Sydney, where he intended spending a holiday and knocking hia mouoy down, arid on Saturday evening was knocked down and robbed. In his pocket, besides the £16 of which hewasrelißved, was a cheque for £180. In Court the prosecutor admitted having appeared there before in a .similur position, and Mr Dillon addressed him in the follow ing pithy fentenes ; —" You appear to be one of a class of men born to be preyed upon by thieves and sharper?. They could not livewithoutsuch as you. Coming toSydney, and then coming to C.uut as you have done, shows there is something wrong iv your character. It shows that you go prowling about in places and company you ought uot to. You should stay away from Sydnoy altogether,if when you come hero you must behave like an imbecile. You deserve to be sent to gaol yourself for having come to this Court," The prosecutor looked foolish and uncomfortable under the lecture, and muttered something about it being "only ouco a year."

Mr Kusden's ' 'History of New Zealand" is Ikely to cause some trouble in high places. 1 he Chief Justice ha s been arraigned in a way that calls for an explanation. The following references in the index of the book wKlbliow the nature of tho charges that havo been lodged against him : — "Summons a nocturnal meeting of the Executive Council, 400; signs a threaten ing proclamation against Te Whiti, 401; is kniuhtod, 413 ; ha completes his handi work by signing a bill of attainder, 471; The questions arise, How did Mr Kusdcn procure hts information, and is it accurate ? To the first quostion tho answer will be that Sir Arthur Gordon gave tho historian the information when the latter was staying at Government Houso during the se.'sion of 1881. As to the accuracy, it will probably be found that where there is a good deal of hearsay in the matter, the work is full of error, as we have shown in the case of Mr Bryce ; but in matters on which the official records speak, we have no duiibt sufficient care has been taken to arrive at the truth. Did, then, tho Chief.Justice, as Acting-Governor, call "a nocturnal meeting" in order to anticipate tho Governor who was ap proaching the shores of New Zealand ? This ii a fact that could easily be ascer tained. The clerk of the Executive Council would have had to be present, and Sir Arthur Gordon, upon his arrival, would have been immediately informed of the fact. The charge ia a very grave ono indeed, and unless it be met, the Chief Justice may hide hisdiminhhedhead. The tiusden "History" compromises a number of public men, and is likely to produce a very unpleasant im pression in England.—"WanganuiHerald."

I The social gathering intended to bo hold in the Cntholie Institnteon Thursday first is postponed till Thursday, the 10th May. Sinco Thuisday last the Sanitary In spector has had reported to him two cases of scarlet fever and one of typhoid fever. The case of typhoid fever is in the South Warß, and the scarlet fever cases are in the East Ward.

We notice by the passenger list of the s.s. Te Anau that Mr A. 7. Macdonald, District Mauager of Railways, has returned from tie South.

Mr J. Cosgrave, who sold out his drapery business recently, intending to proceed to Knglantl, has made up his mind to stay, and has been the successful tenderer for A. Linabury's large and varied stock of drapery. He has purchased the lease of the premises, and re-opens them on Friday next. It is needless to pay that his old customers will bo made welcome and well treated by purchasing at hi new and central premises, Queen-street.

There is at present an exhibition in the show window of Messrs Garlick and Cran well, General House Furnishers, Queen street, some handsome dado wall panelling manufactured entirely of New Zealand woods. Apart from this novelty of the_ de parture in the art of cabinetmaking, tho panelling is as good a proof as we have teen of the adaptability of New Zealand woods for fine work. The varieties used include besides mottled kauri, kahikatea, puriri, and rimu. The effect produced by the dark closely grained puriri is particularly takitg. The work manship is not to be surpassed, and would win cucomiums in any part of the world.

Everybody Bhould See' the Knitting Maohlnos at D. S. Chambers'. Tho Trado supplied.-tADVT.)

Garlick and Cranwoll have now the most complete Furnishing Warohouse in Auckland. LarKO stock ready for delivery. Furniture to suit all classes; good, Btrong, and ohoap. Great varioty of liedstoadß ard Bedroom Furniture— City Hall Arcado. Quoen stroet.-[Advt.]

scintillations.

" Jo " in the Opera House to-night. Tho Premier goes to Wellington shortly. Everyone can master a grief but he that has it.

Faith and hope cure more diseases than modicine.

Major Atkinson is coming to enlighten Auckland crs on pauperism. 'lliero aro 55 Mormon "convotts" lrom the South going to 'Frisco by the mail steamer.

Dr. Uoldsbro' has boon elected a Fellow of the Koyal Society of Tasmania.

The por man who patiently endures his want is tich enough.

Zeal without judgments like gunpowder in the hands of a child.

New Zealand underwriters have agreed to provide marine Salvage plant in Welling ton, at a cost of £1000.

A now diamond expert—Mr Stanley, of tho Juvenile Opera troupe—pronounces the Canterbury diamonds genuine.

Mr Milner tephen has shut shop in Dun edin.and goes to Hobart this week. Books aie tho miml Incarnate— the im mortality of the life that is.

Fame's loudest blast upon tho ear of Time leaves but a dying echo.

a town district is to be formed at Heath, cote Valley, four miles troru Christchurch.

Yesterday, at the meeting of the pro prietors of tho "Timaru Herald,' a dividend of eight por cent, was dec'a cd.

X. Daniels is on trial at Slow Plymouth on a charge of wilful fire-raising. Tha Wellington Ship Company shows a credit balance of £3770, and the directors recommend h dividend of 5 per coot. " I had no time to stult tbe chicken," apologised a landlady. "Never mind, madam ; it's toughci.oughasitis," quickly replied the boaider. Wellington bakers announce an advance in the price of bread to 3Jd and 4d instead of 3d and 3^d.

Thcire is no greater obstacle in the way of success in life thau trusting for something to turn up, instead of going to work aud turning up something, Sir Patrick Jennings tuggot'ts that tbe colonies should jointly charier a steamer to take goods and passengers to tho Cal cutta Exhibition. biuce the resumplionof assisted emigra tion, nominations equal to 5297 adults have been made, and £20,49113a paid in fees. An American jury has awarded $5000 dollars damages for a tolegraphie blunder, caused by the addition of a singlo letter to a word. tfobert Kennedy, tho advaucc apont ot 1 the Kennedy Family, has arrived in Adel aide, The family will open shortly in Mel bourne. The boy carrying the mails between Thames aud Tuuranga has been drowned ' in the Waihi Hivcr and the homes and mails have been swept away. In Now South Wales party feeling runs bigh on the Redmond mission. At Tenter ficlil the agitator could not got a hall, and in Newcastle, negotiations for tbe Protea tant Hull culminated in a fight.

Very few men aro wise by thoirowncouusel, or learned by their own teaching ; for ho that only taught by himself had a foul tor his matter.— Ben Jonson.

High treason at Ohinemutu I The Queen's statuo has been " run ia " to the lock-up, whore it ia lodged With the Maori image, Matuatonga. Such names have not neon linked since the Russian General Suwarrow chronicled a victory with the frtfjco—" Prats*) be to God and to tho *m press."

BARMAIDS, ACTRESSES, AND LADY OKATORS.

SINCt tho St. James's Mutual Improve ment Society has held its meetings in the lecture-room of tho V.M.C.A. Building, he number of members has greatly in creased, and every Monday evening there is a good attendance of the public. The pro gramme oi last eveniug included three essays "on "Barmaids," by Mr U. L, James ; "Actresses," by Mr W. J. ueddis; and "lady Orators," by Mr W, Cooper, each of which was ably handled, Mr James argued that barmaids were not a necessity. Mill they would not exist were there not a demand for them; did the publican not find that they were the means of alluring many young men, who would otherwise refrain from visiting hotels, to be constant visitors there. The surroundings of a barmaid's life were n< ccssarily impure, and he held that she could not escape contamination. Tho existence of barmaids encouraged idleness by their attraction of young men to the public-house, where they wasted their vain ible time. They did not contribute to the wealth of the State, and tended to un dermine both social and individual morality, and lie hoped the time would soon come when public opinion would render their abolition necessary, " Actresses," Mr W, J. Goddia Hiiid, in the course of his essay, were cortaintly not so black as they were panted, and it was quite possible for tv virtuous woman to t&ke pare in the play without being con taminated, It was not until the middle of the 17th century that women appeared on the stage. Before that time female parts were taken by men, and with very in different success, the more emotional parts being frequently burlesqued. Actresses were women of education and refinement, and ropreoontations made by them proved often more powerful than an ordinary sermon, and reached many who would never have heard morality preached from the pulpit. It was, however, a matter for regret that; managers showed a disposition to engage for beauty rather than for ability. Manyfwomcn, far from being contaminated by the stage, retired from the pi ofession and made exemplary wives and mothers. The supposed pleasures of the profession were seldom realised, ami often when writhing under the pangs of personal dis tress, the actress was forced to wear amirth ful countenance for the amusement of the audience. Her life was a hard one. She was subject to many temptation", and usually was more sinned against than sin ning, "Lady Orators" had no champion in Mr W. Cooper, lie was willing to allow women her rights, but t-he'should not usurp the authority of man, He knew of no single lady orator who had proved to be a modest woman. They were usuaUy uneducited, lacked originality, were defective in rea- Boning power, incapable of answeriug ques tions on any subject, and would not admit of argument. He had seldom heard a lady orator worth listening to. Mrs Hampson be instanced as an ex ception. She had vemarkablejabillty as a speaker, but had the other faults of lady orators. Woman's place was not on the public platform ; it was in the borne circle. Wben she became masculine, she was no lunger to be loved, but a terror to be dreaded. Tne three essays were favour ably criticised, although a few statements made were corrected by members, and beth actresses and barmaids found champions, but thcjlady Oratorsjhad not a tingle advo cate. The business for next Monday evening was announced to be two essays — on "The Theatre, before and behind the scenes," by Mr A. S. Ueid ; and on " The Turf," by MrJK. L. Skeeo.

INVERCAGILL CRIMINAL SESSION.

The 2 rial of the Masseys.

(BY TEWSGKAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

INVEROARGILL, this day, The Supreme Court opened to-day. Judge Williams, in his charge, dealt principally with the Mis°ey case, an outline of which ho gayu, and concluded by saying that the question for the jury wai: IJid the male prisoner, having debentures in bis custody for the purpose of exchanging them, Instead' of exchanging them, sell tbem thiough the female prisoner, and appropriate the pro ceeds? John Gardener, for larceny, was sentenced to G montha' hard labour.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN CHRISTCHURCH.

[BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

CHKISTCaURCH, this day. At 3 a.m. to-day, the Oyster Saloon in Manche&ter-street, occupied by Thiel and Marks, was burned down, and tiie shops on each side occupied by Kenneth, bootmaker, and Sttinoiefz, watchmaker, were gutted, Thiel was not insured. Steinmetz's Rtock was insured for £200 in the Transr.llantic office. Kenneth's is insured, but it is not known in what oilice. The cause of tho fire is unknown.

MINING NEWS.

(BYTEIjEGRAPH—OWNCOEKESPONDENT.)

THAMKS. this day. In the Dart Mine the footwall portion of No. 1 reef In the cross-cut at No. 3 level has been cut through, and found to be IS inches wide, of good-looking solid quartz, carrying very favourable minerals, and look ing in a more settled class of country thaa the hanging wall portion. The men started this morning to place guides in the shaft to the bottom of the well hole, so as to allow the manager to use tho tauks instead of the buckets, the latter not holding enough to contend with tho increased influx.

In the Seymour, tho chamber has been finished, timbered, and floored, a drain being left for the escape of the water. Tbe third compartment has been cut out the height of the chamber, and a start was made this morning to wind the water so aa to allow the men to sink to the bottom of the shaft, a distance of about 14ft. A start will then be made to deepen the main shaft. The third compartment willbd used aa a travelling way, but it could be utilised as a pump shaft if it becomes necessary to erect pumping machinery as in the Queen of Beauty. The reef iv the bottom level has not yet shown any gold.

SUPREME COURT.-Judge's Chambers.

(Before Hia Honor Mr Justice Gillies.) Pkobate, Etc.-Probate was granted in

re Stephen Coxon (deceased), and letters of administration were ordered to issue in te Catherine Gibson and Charlotte Matilda O'Callaghan (deceased), while the order re William Jennings (deceased) was renewed, An application for a similar order in re John Kahy (deceased) was postponed, as tho jaflidavits were improperly intituled. A motion for probate in re Louis Clifford Goire (deceased) was adjourned till Friday.

Gammack v. iSEw Zkaland Loan and Mekcantilk Agency Ca—The plaintiiF was the owner of a slicep run in Mackenzie County, Canterbury, and he brings his action to recover £1000 damages for tres pass upon his run, ami seizure af his Hock of sheep. —Mr Then. Cooper was to have moved to-day for tbc settlement of the issues, but it was decided to postpone the matter till Friday.

The Queen v. Daniel £«alion.— Mr Williamson moved for a warrant to bring up Elizitboth Diedrich, now in Mount Eden gaol, before two Justices of the Peace, in order to be examined with rtfeicnce to a charge of perjury that is preferred against Uaiiicl Scallon. — His Honor re fused the application, as (he Act uuder which it was nmdo is not in force in Mew Zealand, and further, because be has no power under the common law to grant it. Pktitios foe Administration.—Mr Tole moved that the prayer of Margaiet Gregory should be granted, the burden of t&o said prayer being that, she should bo appointed guardian of her child, Mary Isabeila Gregory, and that the Public Trustee should be ordered to pay over to her a sum of £400, being the value derived from land bequeathed to the said child by the late Wm. o'i.eary, solicitor, — His Honor declined to make the order, on the ground of wrong procedure on the part of the petitioner. He held that in accord ance with the Chancery Act eke should have proceeded by summons. This was all the business.

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

[Boforo F. L. XMtno and F. G. Clayton, Esqa

Justices ol tho Peace.]

Drunk.—Two women were fined 5a each.

Failino to Support.—Henry Arthur Mc- Guinnoss was charged with failing to contribute towards tho support o£ his aged mother, ro siding in Nixoy'B Cottage, Chancery Lano.— uefondant said ho was unable to pay tho arrears, having been ill for some time,—Ko mandou until Friday, bail nllowed, dofondant £19, and a surety to the same amount. lf.ai.BK PrbTknob.—Uharks falaier. on war runt, w&a nnaiyoo with obtaining the aim of £3 by memußOt a valueless cheque, with intent io def et ud George Loraui, on tan 14th lout. Prose oacur wished to witharaw the charge, Serge. Wnlto said he moßt cartaialy oppose Its with-' draw >l; tho prosecutor, It appeared, had been satli/led by prisoner's friends.—The lionoh re- Insert the application, and the case wos re manded nntlt Friday. Ball wai alto refuaod.

OMwbi. — William U'Meara. alias Hart, described as a marttct Ratdener, was found helplessly drunk In Bymonde-strcet — Jlntnl fia and coat*.

False JJPRIsa B.lance Ah Plug, a China man was clmrKOi with poasMßlng falsa Bo&les; Ah Slug and Ah ctioo wete charged with toe samu ofl'cnoj —- Mr Uottor appeared (or defen dints, and admitted the facts. Hu thought these wore oosea In whlob, If defendants wore found gnllty, a nominal ponaltr. might bj Inflic ted under tho cicamstances. lie was not dis posed to plead gu'ltr.—Sergeant Gamb'o deposed that they were false balancaa undoubtedly.— Mr Cotter said ha wonld plund guilty under ex tenuaniDK oiroumstanoou.—Fined la In eaon o»««.

Benjamin's Mess. — Benjamin Carter, of YVest-stroot, Newton, was charged with using indecent language in a public thoroughfare on the2lth ult. Mr Brossoy appearoain defonce, and said that an apology had been made to Captain Burns, and defendant was willing to pay costs.—Captain Burns said tho languago used was very bad, but as defendant had ex pressed his regret ho was willing to withdraw on the terms mentioned.—Withdrawn; costs. £1 2s.

howDYiBM.--Laomi I.a horpo was brought up on three charges (U with assaulting lnumat Ho woli and knocking him down With a pteco of wood; {2) wnh tmaßblnghis kuohen window, brai'tinK diwn hia fonoo, and overtuinlnghis water-closet; iS; wl'h ni\klnu use ot lm eoeLt laottufigo la lUndolph-stroet, Newton, within hearing of paraons passlDg, on tho 21st M»roh. i Uofi-n-mnt p.eadeci not guilty.—ThomasHowell, a carter, deposed that defendant called at his cottage on tho morning of the 20th ult., and asked for a small account. Seeing he was drunk ho told him to call when he was sober. Ho then abused him. Struck him with a piece of scantling and committed the several offences of which ho complained. — Defendant said Howell told him if he did not get oil' his Erernisos, ho would kick him off, and ho raised Is leg, not satisfied with this ho spit a quid of tobacco la his eye and cursed the Queen o( Eng land.—Complainant : 'tis a Ho, I never oursed Her Majesty, I am a loyal subject, and a true bluo to tho core.—Sarah Howell, wife of the last witness.vgavejsimilar evidence: saw Lathropo smash the window; Defendant: Now speak up, Missus. lam rather deaf you know.—Mrs How ell then gavo her version in detail. Defendant >a dhU rake broke ihe wliriow. Wtu>t» the damage.—Mr Cunningham :m ba —li. feridint; uood Liord. Wlmets :He walked up and down la font of the houso iiwearing loiUly, and call inn tnem Fenians. Mn Mahoney hoard blsian gaage. He roßhed at the watat-closet with bis Bh.va). Ho them broke In the wlndaw saahoo and all. He svt ora h«'d g t his revolver and «tye a reoilpt lv fail. To prisoner: You snooked my husband down and rolled over him, ton threatened to barn us out uofon'Uint: All Kenlana ooghc to bo burnt out, especially when they curse the Queen. — Howell recalled. To Sergeant White: Tho language ho used would fill a column of tho Star ; 'twas 'bominahle; could'nt utter tho words. Defendant: You'ro awfully modest, aint ye. Harriet Mahony, a reupe^table looking person, gavo an apparently truthful account of tho disturbance, Bhewing that Lath rope was tho aggressor, and very muoh in drink. Howoll gave defendant no provocation. —Charles Reynolds, a sailor, and others gavo evidence.—The Bench said this was a very bad case. Defendant had acted very unwisely. JHo must pay tho damages, £1 ss; for the ussault, £2 ; and for the bud language, £3; with costs, £1 16s —making £8 Is; or, in default, two months' imprisonment. On the Footpath, — Wm, Rainbow was charged with driving on tho footpath in Ka rangahapo district.—Dismissed. Mbn of O L iua. — nor.la Ham-a w.a charged with tmasaitiuK Domingo He Bar und threatening him with a tomahawk on the liim. ult.; ana Domingo Vo Bat was charged with threatening to Btranslo Mortis Ham a on the earned"*)1.--Mr Ja-kson appeared for Do Bar, and Mr To'.o for Hainea. A number of wlt ueesoa weio oxan.ined, atd their evidence showed ihat Do B»r was thu asgressir.—Tne Beooh considered tha: the ossa should not have oomo b fore the • ouit. Tho I'ealan lollle mnkor therefore, was dismissed, acd Uo Bar oidored to p»y a flno of £2 and «317 oosts, or In def unit, one month's imprisonment lhis was all the business.

CABLEGRAMS.

REUTERS TELEGRAMS.

ANOTtiEK DYNAMITE OUTRAGM. LONDON, April 23. A box, supposed to have contained dynamite, was exploded yesterday close to { the Imperial Small. Arms Factory at Enfiald. The explosion did not, however, cause any damage to tlw factory or build ings in the neighbourhood. FIRE AT LIVERPOOL. | LONDON, April 23. i Two blocks of warehouses have been totally destroyed by fire at Liverpool., 'Ilie loss is estimated at £250,000. PRESIDENT OF THE TRANSVAAL. CaPe TOWN, April 21. S. J. P. Krnger, one of the Triumvirate appointed in December, 1880, pending the selection of President of the Transvaal, has been elected to the Presidential office.

FIGHTING IN ZULULAND. LONDON, April 23.

[Special to Peess Association.]

News from the Cape has been received that Usibepu has repulsed Cetewayo with great slaoghter, 'Ihe squatters in the Transvaal are evacuating Tembuland, in consequence of threatened outbreak of hos tilities with the Boers. EXTEKT OF THE FENIAN CON SPIRACY. The police authorities assert that 150,000 Fenians have been enrolled in the United Kingdom. THE BISHOP OF TASMANIA. The archbishop of Canterbury wtll con.' secrate the Rev. C. W. Sundford as Bishop of Tasmania on Wednesday next. AUSTRIA AISD FRANCE. Count Boyas, Austrian Ambassador, is on a visit to France. ILLNESS OF PRESIDENT ARTHUB. President Arthur has been seriously ill, but is now recovering.

A BISHOP'S OPINION OF THE SALVATION ARMY.

[BY TELKQKAPH.—PKESS ■ ASSOCIATION.]

WELLINGTON, Monday. Allusion Was made by the Bishop of Nelson, in hia sermon preached in St. An drew's Church, last evening, to the up. proacbing visit of a detachment of the Sal vation Army. The Bishop claimed that at least the visitors and movement should be treated with respect. He sud he bad had many opportunities during his recent visit to England of observing their mode of working and its results, and he felt convin ced that, however repugnant to the ideas and feelings of Churchmen many of the sayings and doings of the Salvation Army might be, they cer tainly did succeed in reaching a class of the community who seemed beyond the reach of Church influence. He did not ap prove either their name, which might more appropriately be changed to " Conversion Array " for conversion was their chief aim —and he disliked much that they said and did; but he felt bound to admit that they were doing good in quarters where it had appeared almost impossible to do any. He held, therefore, that, they were entitled to be treated with respect, and thtir work with reverence.

OPERA HOUSE 10-NIGHT.

Hie Jennie Lee lronpe.

Tils Jennie Lee Dramatic Company in augurate a season at the Opera House to-night, with the production of a stage adaptation from Dickens's " Bleak House," entitled '• Jo." It is said to be wonderfully effective, ro less an authority than Pro fessor Blackie, of Edinburgh, beating un qualified testimony to its pathos, its realism and its high moral purpose, while the long run of success it has had through^ out England and these colonies, attests its dramatic interest and its popularity. Miss Jennie Lee, it is hardly necessary to icmark, has identified herself with the leading rule, making a perfect study of if, and reuderingVit a stage por traiture of striking power. She is sup ported Jay an efficient company, consisting of many old favourites. '.The principal members of it are : -Misses Fenwiok, Fisher, Leopold, Arrowemith, and Mrs Kyan, and Messrs J. P. Burnett, Sterling Whyte, It. A. Vernon, Qeo. Leopold, Harry Saville, D'Arcy titanfield, and W. B. Warner. The season should bo a sue cessful one, and we hope it will be opened to-night with a hamper house.

REDUCED WATER CHARGES.

(To the Editor.)

Slß,— The figures I gave in my former letter showed tbat the accrued surplus in* come was, in round numbers, equal to two years' expenditure, and therefore that the ratepayers had paid equal to two year*' rates more than had been required. Now, as to reductions, it is a very well-known axiom in regard to taxation, tbat, first, as small an amount as possible should be drawn from the taxpayer, on tbe ground that money ■will be more profitable to the individual and to the common wealth if left in the bands of the individual than if ex cessive amounts are taken from him by a governing body in the shape of taxes ; a&d, secondly, that lowering a high tax on an article of universal' consumption has the immediate effect of largely Increasing the consumption, of largely promoting the comf ort of the people at large, and more especially ths poorer members of the com munity, while the revenue soon increases again. Now, water is of such universal consumption; it is in this climate to abundantly required for sanitary purposes amoDg up c tliit this law as regards cheapening the cost is very especially applicable to our water rates and supply. High charges limit the number of those who take the water; limit, therefore, the well-being, the com fort, and the health of the community which all depend most materially on s^n abundant supply of good water. The Town Clerk's annual report, dated December last, throws some light on the subject. The total number of consumers assessed tor the payment of water rates, including manufactories gardens, &c, was 1,890; the year before, the number was only 1,563, of which 115 were*by meters. After the people then had tor some years water at ; their disposal, and which they werepayinw a rate of one shilling in the £ for interest on the plant, only 1,268 out of a popula. tion of 17(000 were paying a consumer's rate, as per that report. All this again shows how small a number of ratepayers have been paying these surpluses which have been transferred to other accounts. In March, 1882, whoa addressing a public meeting at Ponsonby relative to joining the city, I assured that meeting that the con sumers' rates could bo at'once reduced from 40 to 50 per cent;, and quoted figures to prove it. a year's experience haa con firmed me in my opinion Tho Town * lerk's report, to which I have above referred, shows that the yoar's water in come was £0,322 (there is a small error in the addition), of which £4,530 was trom assessment and Water rates, and £1,492 from shipping, permits and sundries. The expenditure has for several years been about £2,500 a year, but last year increased to £3,411. Keducing tho assessment and water rates byso percent., which produced £4,830, will give £2,415, add shipping and miscellaneous £1,492, and we have an iicome of £3,907 to meet expenditure which last year was £3,411. But reducing the charges in this manner will, accord ing ti the universal law in such cases, inevitably largely increase the number of consumers, both by meter and assessment. Even during last year, under the high charge?, the increased number of people who became water-rate payers was 632, and the increased income was £1373 18s sd. If therefore, we have only the same increase in the number of consumers for tho next year as the past, at the reduction of 50per cent., the Increased income would be half of £1373, say £686 which, added to £3907, would give £4591 to meet the expenditure. 1 take no account of the credit-balunce of between two and three thousand pounds, which I suppose was In hand at the end of March last. Unks?, therefore, some further information which I am desirous of obtaining, shows tbit I am somewhat in error in my present views. 1 shall in due course propose in the Council a large reduction in the wat^r consumers rates, commencing from Ist July next. I must add that the Council last July reduced the three and the two and-a-half per cent, rate by a-half per cent., and the meter rated to lOd per 1000 gallons —I am, &c, A. BoaedmanJ '

FIJI NEWS.

' <Pe«s.s.s TJ y a , ) The news received frorTpj.., °f the steamex Suva «S £*>*** interest to New Zealand *> ««le, thefoHowingfromo^i^We community of thi, -i y th« to>> *" commodious line of «» P Cloß »C «>• their combined eftfc mJ>fSl interested in New 7.« i B. d of the tradveßti^CS defeated by the TJS- 0 » BailSS g'eedy specult'Tholll}^ 0J^{ of the good old stotv „/£<%oM J? which Taid the gS^Vft to monopolise f or their gl h "e if? whole of the profit &TW fruit trade, form^S/W^ known as a i ßock out*& t <<£ purchasing whole [shipni ent .^P« their own prices, to be Z^ 0 W the actual market-ntf;?i*s existing demand. *at^t«t]^ Portion of theouteoi« o - - Kockton consists of 4^ R «««»(.> Mills of the CoCTa& S«^ Nausori, hewa. TM B S."es!^S ' overtare's .to the. AdSS^fiw! Company to rnn two %»•« betwee/Fiji Stofe.A they nndeataka to imffiife?l** From the •' s uva j: „ " the Albatroes, Bea BrVe 2e u 6'■*> k Wmifred, andWiDd3 o %«*§ and Midge, had all Uf[ R :o> labour prior to the 7tb i.S?,?««« being bound f Of the S& behf"«i Hally Baiiey, Mavis, and .^ 8« also entered ont Wttt | 8 .%ft P»V« S Fairlie are also expect^TC^ H eighteen vessels willfij,..3%«W in recruiting my ne Si»?^ which are the Bentl T" 1"'"»«« I'Virieigh.newve^!l^*^

A.R.V. AUTUMN MEETING.

Second Day! We conclude-.onT^wt of ft. day's racing of the AuckW^? Autumn Meeting. ' ' ™U)1 Mr M. Smith's b£Bni'in»(i" :I 51bs penalty), 2mß ,t IMb «*«, Victory fflßtlfflb) aad Snidß'fi.J also ran,■ Betting^ to4oneM- against Victoria, 4tolagai Mt S ! 1 he Btatt was a good onbfKubhXß the first two furlongs. VIS w^i buthad shotl>«b O Her e (i,^ 0 S reached .Mitrailleuse, g from influenza, came np m d a ,3 third. Time, Imin. 25}^. nftjjg dividend was £6. ««.«muh. MeaEra Mason and Vallnnce'sltf fiiii 3yrs., Sat 121bMWattie) !\ Mr J. H. Pollock's bk £ BimteA 4yra , 7st lOlbs (Williams) i M|L W-Bobbett'sbg^eni-jj: 11 7st Slbs (G. Laiog, lib oyet):'; -*! j Also ran, Fishwoman (7st HlM"flj, pecker (fiat 71b), Mqonstgiie (5,! l Satona (6*t 71b), Winnie (6tt *fi Walton (Gat 61b and 151 bora), fc-. even on Siesta, 3 to 1 agaiiut RW 5 to 1 against Paramena, KalvuiiS damia, and 10 to 1 the rest-'^IIsS different start, Siesta led. Intttafc old Paramena raced the favontili B neck and neck, and raised the ha if hia backers, bat ere. the ih&i is reached h& resigned the suiti A Hippodamia, vrho came nj> with.*pnl rufh and came in. jn%t -a now IwMndSabt Paramena and Moonstone tero? sksti dead heat for third honours. Time, In' 51sec. Totalisstot imde&j, £'> ',- CO->fcOL\TION HANDICAP st Kan IS irince. lsov. Diatanoa, 1 mile. .;;-.■; Larry, Sat (T. Taylor) ... ,„. j Jack, 8»t (31bs over) (Watit) ... ' | Myatery, 7st 21bs (Graratock).., ™| Lonehand, Cadet, Buzzard, Yulat- Mooustone, and Lyric also r»a, Unjts by four lengths. ■ , -' This brought the proceedings to ic!k

DISTRICT COURT.-Yesterday concluded.

VVHW l-M-H, [Before His Honor Judge _A\ \ | DEFENDED GASES; j I T. H. Hall v. Captain flulgtsa-d^i i £100 damages for injury to acaigodis, —Mr S. Hesketb for phitttf; and It' j Theo. Cooper for defendant _(!ttfa J Gitiibrand and, Elliott's ; eyideaeej Htss ■ 1 G. W. Binney and Co., Haipeiiil-E. t veyed the consignment) acdMibj3!> expert) also gavo evidence, &_ to , named said that Oamara atafklfa f stowed near the floor, andtheeSstas ) ; assuredly have been that the kU } the moisture from the stoic,** |s Legge's evidence was to the s&d _s the damage was caused :; M and not by salt water, h v defence Captain Helgesou w b»|* He deposed that while fetal" p being carted to the vessel ii hw X a sharp _hower fell, and that tb W t_ must have been caused in tW«.;* V no moisture could have reitWit.i'* j voyage up, as fine westheriMHip«*» the whole way; andthat," ._ Uamaru stone, the fl°M-^WjJ nearest id was the por. 6n,tb«y«w»* uninjured.—Captain Ja_ia,;»»|,.» Camiile (defendant's barque), p?«» borative evidence.—ln answljn,** fromMrHeskethastohumodeetiW for the damage,' this wiweMjwMJg twelve months ago a ship (the wpl" laden with wheat wen^ash^KjP* A good deal of the wheat ot (W«P" ground up with other ' believed was the tme cause oIQ Captain Jones, Marine: SnrTe»WT that theie were fifleeo ,feet.»»"*" stone and the flour, and -UM*. filled with wheat and oats. ™"f,', very well stowed. *e».'-P t£'j usually became hard f^ JWJ»?S. other causes on a voyage ~lm^_K not finished when the Court «*fi»£ case was thereupon adpumM BU._* morning. iMsHay. Hall v. Helgeson.-Connsel»n Wg having addressed the Court, uv -Claim, £100, detinue -^M^ for plaintiff; and Mr Cotter fw|S -This was an action to r^»St. It was claimed by the pl"o^;,*. 26th March he was the o™tr?,y« session of certaio property, ,m _# that day, the defendant "■* A3 fully held it.. He claimed fIJWSjj, taken, and £25 for epead *fy arising from expenses to VW-K. $ been put, loss of ''®V£y,_i the loss of a free passage he had been prci_-saLrl»JSp denied the material a-_*m*s&\ that there was no «P<f "_°?3ii» pleaded that rent,.was. due w*Bß| being fraudulently remoTCdtosw^ tr,_s.warrant.- The e»% *W tiff was to the effect tot ( sl|| been in the employ of Capta"^, that prior to varch 26 house in Union-s'reet tleman. The rent was 12s»«« , tion of it had fallen mto art ar.^ the 26th be met CaptamJgfcji* formed him that MrM'l-elUn^^ his wife and child a freepassage^j, abarqieleaving tbeßnpj* B p cidrd to go, and had **£&* his furniture to "tburs AncW^ ( .^| order to realise sufficient toftjifi and otber small debts tW ~ j contracted. Captain W^& H pressed his sa isfaclion *> „» I arrangement on that a«d m"W fc # I sions 8 The <««»»" *"«__«<"?! auction mart, and on th ■*« h # 26th Maicb, Captain Elliott w house, when _,^jtft _Pf? .peciallyvaluedbywitne«■*■ £ pdt papers, clothing, etc., ""JSaerf'** take with dray. Captaiu'ElUott angrUy he was cowr; refusedto t.M » Me -Aitkin for"-to ""J^wf * boxes oft the dray. .He •«^ h g,J fused to accept | tender -n^ rent unless a small firewood" dated at the same tune.

AUCKLAND EVEJNIJPm STAK, TIiFSDAY. APRIL 24



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