SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATKB{SSiSioSrHonJng.nB4 BUNBKT.-Thls Evening. 4.'* „

ARRIVALS.

n» n »iM as.N^r.i<.fwm Maniawal SJ££UWM^.Bvanaw. from Whongaroa j^s YKSTESDAT. KrtemhU4o,s«Ji. Bathnrst from Whongaroa Opotikl, soh„ Wstts, trom Nguoguru TO-DAY. Bam. schn Pea'os. from T*l. ua gSaTSS.. Jooag, from Russell

DEPARTURES.

j SATURDAY S.VBNISG. '

unva. S.S.. Roes, for Southern ports , BsU«oerketob.H»uitiin,forKntseU C -

IMPORTS.

per Frederiok Baeail, from Oamaru-810 tons potatoes, 5 tons bran, 5 tons pollarfl. ' Ver Frederiok Basail. tram Oamaru-120 saoks potatoes.—Adam Lay bourn ana Company. Ihwahds Coabiwi-e-Result, from Parna fiS. irtto 87 logs, 21.000 shingles 6 woks gum, , upotlkl, trom ripM*«'^*i,,£, whh IUO Umber: Dream, from Thame*. J?»»£ I1 #MB OoraUe. from WtangtrA with « toMooal: Kriembllda. fom W""^^^? S feet'timbor i Carina from £ h«wnroa. with 50000 feet timber; WIM Duo*, uom Wnang.rei.wlto 66 tons coal. _.=;.' Outwawjb CoASTWiSE.-Result. for Pawa. Fanny Kelly^or MongonuL The barque Johui Thtodor entered out at the Cnatomu to day for Newcastle. The departure ot the WalraraPß for Sjdneii is postponed till Wedntsday, 4 p.m. The Barbour Board Is to receipt of a tele- BMmstSKg"hat a barque pasted Bossell steer- S&SSg. This will[probably prove the Loon gaea now fully due htra from Hobart. Tha bsrqne Famnnoth has cleared at toe OnitSns tor j oodon. with a torge and valuable Snuhos ear eiport list, and toa Wlowtog pas- SMSeri'-Mrand Mre Mutheson, MlsstSOoiik. W?SS?Clayton. UrkUa.Hunter®.Bhepher^ Mrs Anld. Mrs Hnmphrl'B. Mr Larktas. Mr Wotherspoon. lbs *amenoth is expected to tall early to morrow.

EXPORTS PER FAMENOTH.

Ihe barque Famenoth will probably sail for London dlreot early to-morrow morning, sue takes a full general cargo, valued as follows.— XT. :. :: ::« Gras seed (cocksfoot)" .. 1685 Pearl shell .. .. •• IM Wool 2.2« Leather «» Zino .. .. - ■.:-■ •- .sg Phormlnm... LJ^ Engine-packing.. .. .. WO Curios n .. .. - - MO Timber (legs) .. .. ■'• ™> &' " " " " 1 Bark <a Apparel » Sundries .... •■ » JJJ Total value .. ..«52,195 . - m

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ABBIVJLLB. ____§^^&^^mi *m Wellington

DEPARTURE.

Kangaroo, s.s.. Swan, for Westport

Th« Union Co.'s Bteamer Rotorna arrived »Jm ftoSSarn iorto'at 12.30 pm. yesterday. £$h 100 (SSTNeSoh -jam j™ cases apples. 10 to™sundries?and the foUow^KP^ 6??6^- Mtoesßunt and Fleming Judge Warf, Mrs w??d Mrs TurnbuU. Mrs Foreman, CpL SSd« Messrs Martin.^^ Latimer. Davey, Smith, offie^Dwdrßennett. Heaphy. Hewi (2». Wardl levdL Turnbull, GoocUon.and tolrteen S2ra«r She returns South at 11 a.m. to mor- SSHStost taiinfrom Auckland; 8 a.m. Ih»s,s. Kangaroo left for Westporiatll turn •PhaGovernment steamer Hlnsmoa arrived f«m\&lH»a»onaU""»»fteTncont0 dß£ B*2 S&stWlher to morrow with ths members ot the General .ssembly. The steamers Oreti and Macgregor did not toS? toSS for Wsltara owing to the bar taXktoTriw w«l '"aw at 10 am. to mor row «hould the weather moderate.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

The following notices are issued in the "N.Z. G^S,B°Ro5K rBTOYT-NoUce is hereby riven ♦wTtaifflbnoj, painted white, has been S&awSEWw. ofthe Whale Book, -SWertaaoe to the Bay of Islands^ ifioKOU HWOn AND TIBITIBI UOHTA-WIUI Mtoenoe to the prellmlnaiy nonces Usnedby fhUdiiTiiTtmßnt.dated theßm dar of uocember. IBL and !™M h March IKS it la aerate notl <u7tnat on aod a'ter Monday, tho I3ih day of 3sl IKB a light wIU- be exhibited, fiom SVVhhoare which has been 4 erected S Mokon Hinou isi«d, th, VMtttaaanß rhsrooterlstlM of whloh aro as follow: fTh?^U«hthouse is situated jra Bargtss ra«n* meot th^Mokou Hlnou G'oup.atthe ffi'iStt Hamiß Gnlf, N^rth Inland. Now zSfiSdT; JatlWde J6 degrees 65 minutes 16 iS!S. f lonsliude 76 Degrees 8 minutes 47 SSSdaJL" iWSwVto*«leettoh^hll,jMn baseto top of Cowl, and l» oolnt-.d wh te. Tte Srtft will be a flrrt oder flashing white li«ht SffibteSi «und seaward,'ud«U .bow aM S^6o"?T& 3? aSd i'losM S«it« thttadghtof thew.wWbe.seenata dlstanoe of about 26 naoiicil milee In clear Kindu lessor dls.ances according to theetate of the atmosphere On thei aye ntehUhat the Mokou Hlnau light Is exhibited a ?Mtlon?f the TlrlUrl light will be altered to Show red over an arc of snoot 21 from over Flat RMkoatoKawau Island, tho rest of the Bh JemslnSig white as at pro.ent. The red Mght will show between the beailcgs trom seaward ofai&*at^sd) iß-H.AATKINBOK.

COMMERCIAL.

Bvamso Stab Office. Monday. mmvt John and Edward W*»t*» fJbr boalixsa during the nast week. MOW ie&S!s«?Svera ß ed 20sper hax.^ests too. »ew season p, Is lOdnerlb; sugar, £38 per ton; SffiCT&Sbalx^n«.M per £jC**t bury potatoes averaged M;loo«d^Ws to M, onions Picked, lid V»^r_fta.tnm^«l» STper bnsheU vestas. 260 boxes. 18s; oatmeal. Ue^tZmt.; 'candied lemon peel, Urpar ifc: baoon (good) averaged Cd to Yd; flgß. Od per KSS.' Cutlery and Jeweli«y brought saU»fa> imt nrlcoo. Clothlrg and other lines were mKtsatremnneration rate* Aoowignmwt cTrwe shrubs and flowering pt^wtoom Meisrs Mason's aurß6ry brought satisfactory nrtees. -

Mail Notice.

Mails will Close as under :— THIS DAT. For Tauranga, Ohlnetnutu. and Opotlkl, per Qleneig.at4p.rn. . ~„ »or Thames, per Rotomahana^ ISO p.m. For Russell, Kawakawa, Wangaroa. and Mongonnl, per Wellington, at 4 30 p.m. TOBSDAT, 12th tost. For Waitara, fto,, per Maogrogor, at 8 a.m. For London dlreot, per Famenoth, at 8 a.m. For Taranaki and Southern Pons, rer Rotorna, at 8 am. For Woiwera, Kawau, Omaha, and Matokana, per Roao Casey, atlOa.m, For Hoklanga. per Rowans, at 11 a.m. For Wellington, Canterbury and Otsgo, per riliomo*. at 11 n,n>. Per sa. Wairarapa, as follow :— For Roseau. Kaw«kawa, Australian Colonies and United Kingdom (via Brindlsi or Naplesl. for latter*, ate. speoloUy so pre paid and addressed, at 4 p.m. For France. Algeria. Aden, Seychelles, Mauritius, Madagascar, eto, (per Freaoh packet boat trom Sydney}, at 3.50 p.m. For money oraen. tor Australian colonies only, at 3 p.m. For registered letters and newspapers, at 3 P.m. Lata letters for Sydney and Melbourne only St 4.20 p.m. For Whangarel Heads. Walpn, Whangarel. Kama and Mongapal, per loni, at 4 p.m. Si & Bisa. Chief Postmaster. Ohio' PiMt-offloa. Anokland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc,

Jonb 11.1883. Abbott's Opara House-Messrs Stonfl.ld and Dark's" Merry Thoughts and Happy Moments, 8 p.m.

Oddfellows' Hall-rotsonby Choral Society's Qonoert 8 p.m.

St. Matthew's Monthly Entertainment, Bohool-room. 8 p.m.

Primitive Methodist School-room, Upper Pltt street—Ton'o Sol Fa Atsxiatlen, 7JO p.m.

Working Men's Frien By Aid Soolety-LodgO' room. Famed, 7.30 p m.

St. James's Hntnal Improvement Sosle'.y— Essays on Byron an* Dlokeas by Meters MoUanns and Sweeney. 7.39 p.m.

DevoepoN and Northoote Halls-Eltotlon of Member on County Council. 9 a m. till 6 p.m.

Quick's fcublos— Prolo.sa Sample on Horse Training. 7.80 p.m.

St Matthew's School-room—Entertainment by Literary and Debating Sooiety, 8 p.m.

Notices to Correspondents.

Gnh of thb Lost Tkibb (Randolph-street).— When the Inspector falls to take action tor toe abatement ot a nuisance, after proper repre sentation has been made, the residents should write to the Council. Unless redress has been denied in the regular way, a newspaper is hardly Justified in inflicting upon its readers complaints about every nuisance existing in the city.

Enquirer.—General Carey surrounded Orakan pah with 800 troops. We are not aware ot any reliable computations ot the number ot Maoris inside, but the fact that 300 were killed proves that the farce was a very large one.

Birth.

HAINES.-On 3rd June, at Pahl, Kaipara, the wife of George Haines of a son. HISCOCKS.-On 10th June, at Eennok Villa, Upper Queen-street, the wife of P. F. His oooks of a son. McCOMIBH.-On June 10th, at her residence, Mount-street, tbe wife of Bandmaster Mo- Comlsh ot a daughter.

Marriage.

HAWR.ES-WILLIAMS.-On JunoUth,atSt, Patrick's Cathedral, by the Rev. Father Lenihan, Henry Hawkes to Louisa Williams; both of Auckland.

Death,

BOWOEN.-On June 11th, at his late residence, Randolph - street, off Newton Road, John Bowden. aged 48 years (late of Papakura). The funeral will take place to-morrow (Tuesday), at 3 p.m. Friends please accept this intimation.

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

MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1888.

For the cause that lacks SMbtoa Tct tbe wrong that seeds resistance^ For the future in the distance. And the good that we csa do

It is significant that the only objections which have as yet been offered to the Albert Park site for the Free Pablio Library, Museum, and Art Gallery, come from piople having some private ctad to serve or having some fancied right to defend. For such opponents, our contemporary's columns provide a most fitting medium through which to poor out their selfish complaints, and exert their futile en deavours to obstruct a great public under, taking. Not only so, bnt the mora* ing journal echoes all their paltry ssnti* meats and gives the " Well done to their strenuous effort's to secure fo* themselves an advantage at the expense of the public. Tha rights of the leaseholders on the Albert reserve constitute the favourite " bogey " of those who oppose this project at once to give our city a group of noble buildings on a worthy site, and our citizens the benefit of these excellent institutions, on en ac cessible, convenient, and healthful situation. The rights ot these leaseholders ara easily disposed of. All tbat they are promiied is that no further buildings shall be erected on the Princes-street frontage of the Park, and this condition there is not, and never Whs, any intention of infringing. It Is, therefore, as silly as it is misleading to speak about Parliament stopping the erec tion of the proposed buildings Out of deference to the alleged "rights" of leaseholders, And on no Other ground can the site suggested for these institutions be objected to. By the special Act consti tuting tbe Albert Park Reserve, it is stipu lated that 12 acres shell be set apart, in one piece, and so long as this ia done, the intention of the founders of the reserve is carried out. We are in a position to say that there ore st present fourteen aores in extent In this publio reserve, and this does not include the old Armoary site, which never formed part of the barrack grounds or of ths public park, Tbe Library, Museum, and Art Gallery build ings, according to the schetoe now proposed, Will partly occupy this .site, and will there fore take away a very small portion indeed of the 14 acres of open land. As for the three-cornered Wellesley-street site, which islanded as being " prominent and com manding," any one only requires to see it to acknowledge its utter unsuitability for these buildings, even supposing its area were adequate. Any person having the two sites to choose between, wonld not hesitate to say upon which ho would place tbe buildings con templated, and there is no reason why our local authorities should hesitate, no matter how loudly a few interested parties may try to thwart the execution of a laudable project. These objectors, in a conflict with tho people, will find their labours vain, and the first result of their obtrusive assertion of their "rights" will probably be that they will bo nought up and compelled to move from their location —the spot which now knows them being restored to its original owners, the people, and devoted to public instead of private purposes.

Sunday Observance in the Colony.

It ssems that, under an unrepealed Aot of Charles 11., " the powers that be "in New Zealand in the reign oi Queen Victoria have authority to prevent all Sunday work or trading, except such as comes under the definition of "works of charity and neces sity" It also seems that, in the chief towns of the colony, moreer less of Sunday trading is carried on by pnvats Individuals, despite the dire conseqn»nces_ threatened by the old Stuart statute. There have not been many attempts to enforce this obst'lete law, mado a oentury before New Zealand. was diicovered, and this, perhaps, explains why the prac Ice of Sunday tradlog has|

increased. A more potent cause, how- j ever, is tbe change which has come, over popular opinion on the subject of Sabbath obieivance, and the most powerfully operating cause of all is un doubtedly the example of wholesale Sunday trading which the Government sets by running inilwny trains and transmitting telegraphic messages on that day—thus employing hundreds of people at labour which certainly does not come within the strict definition of charitable or necessary works, An enlightened judge of the pre sent day wonld probably give a liberal in terpretation to the Act; bat people have ! not forgotten how, a tew years ago, a trader io Christehurch was prosecuted (some people would prefer to say "persecuted") and fined regularly every week, for a lengthy petiod, under this identical statute; and lately we heard that, in deference to the wishes of some Wellington clerics, the authorities of that city con templated invoking tbe aid of the act against a number of such "small-fry" offenders. We have heard no more of the matter, and it would seem as if the authori ties had wisely contented themselves with "warning " the delinquents and then wink ing very hard with both official eyes. We know that a good deal of petty trad ing is carried on in Auckland; but it is all of as necessary a character as that engaged in by Government itself; and where no publio nuisance or scandal is created, there seems no sufficient rea son for worrying poor dealers whose chief trade is done on the Snnday, and consists in supplying " lollies," fruit, buns, aud other refreshments to those of the com munity who enjoy their "Sunday out." The old statute referred to wonld prohibit all this. It declares tbat "no tradesman, artificer, workman, labourer, or other pirson whatsoever, fourteen years of age or upwards, shall do or exercise any worldly labour, business, or work of his ordinary calling, on the Lord's Day," under a penalty of five shillings, leviable by distress, and in the event ot no sufficient distress, the offender may be "committed to the stocks for two hours." We imagine that sensible people would as soon think of reverting to the barbarous punishment of the " stocks " as they would of regulating their Sabbath observance by the strict rule of the old Puritans, and we are happy in knowing that Auckland is ia this respect in advance of the rest of the colony. Under an Act of the Provincial Council, passed in 1866, a penalty of £10 is provided for those who " keep open any Bhop, store, or place of business on Snnday, for the purpose of trading or dealing." Exceptions are made in favour of chemitts, batchers, bikers, and paltry cooks, who are all allowed to keep open during cc.tain hours; and our Act in this way takes out of the judge's hands tbe duty of deciding what are necessary Sunday occupations. Of course, no butcher or baker dreams of taking advantage of the permission ac corded ; and though our Publio Library is open on Sunday, our observance of the day is rather improved than deteriorated in consequence. Our average cnurch attend ance Is higher than in England, and our population generally respect the Sabbath's hallowed associations and refrain from tri/olous occupations or amusements during its hours. That all this is attained with out the vision of the "stocks" being pre sented in terrorem to tbe population, should Buggest to our Southern friends that they might with advantage supersede that effete statute by a modern enactment, designed to meet tbe necessities of the present day. For there must be certain restrictions to the pursuit of trading snd working on Sundays, as piovided, for example, in our licensing laws, and these cannot be too rigidly eofoiced. All the attacks which have been made upon the Christian Sab bath have only had the effect of more firmly eitabllshingthe institution asaphyi-iological and political necessity ; and this is coming to be recognised in places where Sabbath observance has been hitherto most lax. In many parts of the European Continent a movement is now on foot to secure a better observance of the Day of Rest, and a con siderable amount of success attends its efforts. The influence of trades unions and of a wealthy public opinion, perhaps more than, the religious sentiment of the com munity, will prevent tea Colonial Sabbath ever degenerating into a day of grinding toil for the misses; but there is a danger tbat over-prosperity may make the well-to do portion of tbe population demand too ranch Snnday labour from those who are less fortunate, in oider to contribute to their ease, or indulgence, or pleasure. *s a rule, if there is no demand for Sunday labour, it will not be pot forth; and those who enjoy the tiabbah rest themselves should therefore be sparing in their en croachments on the rest of other. This applies as much to the soiling of whi-ky as to any other Sunday occupation; and when we learn from South Dunedin that out of 21 public-houses in that suburb 20 keep open on the Sabbath, it shows that there is some thing rotten both In the administration of the law and in the state ot public morals in the Southern city. If tbe authorities in the South would rigorously prosecute those offenders against New Zealand statute law and against publio morality, and wonld esteem it a " work ot charity" to leave the retailer of " six penn'orth of lollies" alone, they would better oatu the thanks of the Well-disposed in tbe community.

It is probable that Sir George Grey will hot carry out the projected visit toWai kato. He was invited by Rewi and Wahanui to confer with them on the sub ject of having a block of land set apart for the Ngatimaniapotos, within the boundaries of which no interference by Europeans and others will be allowed until the various tribes and bapuß have met and divided it between themselves, agreeing tbat a portion shall be for each tribe. Ample pro vision is, however, to be made for roads and railways. The chiefs desired to take Sir Geo, Grey's opinion re the advisability of parliamentary action this session. Some difference has, however, arisen between the chiefs on tbe subject, whioh renders it doubtful whether Sir George Grey's visit would do any good, and he declined to attend any controversial meeting, the only ground on which he would undertske the lourney being a unanimous desire of the leading chiefs to ask his advice.

. | Tbe site tor the recently established University College will form the subject of discussion at the next meeting of the City Council. Cr Bell has given notice of motion as follows :—" That the Uouscil petition the General Assembly against the aliena tion of any portion of the Government House Keserve for any purpose whatsoever, believing it would detract from its useful ness as a residence for the Governor." There Is already a reserve for the University else where.

Tbe store of Mr Samuel Edmonds, in Fort-street, was robbed yesterday of articles of some value, and some lads of tender years named 'William Doyle, Andrew Moberley, William Moberley, and James Borne, were arrested this afternoon on suspicion. It is alleged tbey were sitting on the step, of the store, when the door against which their bocks wero resting flew open, and that they then helped themselves to the goods, which included six boxes of cigars, two bottles of pickles, three gpzen boxes of matches, and a tin of biscuits, value £6.

About half-a-dozen tenders were received by Messrs Stewart and Hunter for the Morrinsville and Lichfield Contract of the Thames Valley-Rotorua Railway, formation only, length 31 miles. It is expected tbat other tenders will be received from the South in addition to these. None of the tenders have been opened yet, but a meet ing of the directors of tbe company will be held towards the present week to consider and decide upon them.

. The woik of removing the old Armoury store in Albert Park is being vigorously prosecuted, and will very soon be com pleted. As might have been expected, the heavy cart traffic necessarily required has had the effect of cutting up tbe path in the Pork considerably, but the contract con ditions require that this damage should be remedied as soon as the removal of the stuff is completed.

An inquisition into the circumstances surrounding the death of Thomas Lloyd, who died on Thursday from injuries re ceived in the Kaipara bash, was commenced at tbe Hospital late on Saturday afternoon, before Cr Goldsbro' and a jury, of whom Mr W. J. Suiter was chosen foreman. Dr Hooper deposed that deceased was admitted to tbe Hospital on Wednesday while in a state of collapse, consequent npon having been jammed between two logs, and that he died at noon on the fol lowing day. The cause of death was rupture of the liver. John Alfred Lloyd, a labonrer (the father of deceased), and John James Allen, bush contractor, Port Albert, also gave evidence. The latter stated that deceased was one of a gang of men employed in breaking out logs in a creek at Port Albert, and that in getting between a couple of logs in order to roll one of them away, he was accidentally jammed between them. No one was to blame. The jury returned a verdict of "accidental Death."

Mr K. Mitchelsoo, the member for Marsden, has during tbe past fortnight per sonally visited nearly every portion of his electorate, seeing to their wants and re quirements, and interviewing the principal men in each district.

The "Australasian Sketcher" of June 4th contains tour capital little Auckland views; also, a chromo-litbograph, depicting a familiar bush scene, "Tea and Damper. There are also several sketches of the cere mony oi unfurling the British flag at New Guinea

The changes in the pilot service provided for in the motion which Mr Stone is to move at the next meeting of the Harbour Board, has excited some[discussion to-day, and the result will be awaited with con siderable interest. It is the general opinion that an alteration in the present state of (he service is desirable, and that until the whole system is placed on a more satisfac tory basis, complaints ore bound to arise. What the_ precise nature of the changes will be, wilt depend upon the action of the Harbour Board to-morrow.

A curious circumstance in connection with a mouse occurred at Newton on (Satur day morning, which may bs worth noticing in illustration of the fear entertained by man and horse towards this cheese-prigging, slurp-eyed creature.' It is well-known that Sir Isaac Newton dreaded a mouse, and, a , few weeks ago, a woman iv Bhortland-' st'eet, although in delicate health, leaped out of bed on seeing a mouse upon her bed clothes. Her medical adviser, knowing the state of her health, could scaicely Delieve it. The circumstance under notice was somewhat different. The owner of a horse and cart pulled up in Karangahape Road, put the chain on the wheel, and went into a store to do business. Presently the horse commenced to shake his head in the wildest manner, when the nose-bag felt to the ground, and the animal was immediately as quiet as a mouse. The driver could not understand it, but on putting his hand into the bag to ascertain the cause nf fright, pulled, out a mouse which hsd been busy among the chaff and corn.

Some time ago it was determined to make a personal canvas of the congregation of St, James's Presbytetian Gburoh with a view of raising funds towards the liquidation of the church debt, and effecting necessary repairs. The response to the appeal has been such as to lessen the debt consider ably, and now it is intended to still further assist the objects indicated by a series of winter entertainments and lectures, the first of which will be held on June 20.

An interesting evening is anticipated at St James's Mutual Improvement Asiocia tion, in the hall of the V.M.C.A., this evening. Papers on " Byron" and " Dickens" will be read by Messrs McManus and Sweeney respectively.

Frequent complaint* are being made concerning the annoyance to wbich the attendants at the Salvationist services are being subjected by the larrikins. On a recent evening, the gas was turned out during the service, while on Saturday night last considerable disturbance was caused by the unseemly behaviour of a badly disposed youth. He was remonstrated witb, but the only effect was a more decided display of bis hoodlum propensities, la this extremity, a policeman was inter viewed ard appealed to, but he declined to interfere. If these facts are as we have stated, then it is highly dis creditable to the police authorities tbat the pranks of these larrikins are not summarily put a stop to. If half-a-dozen of them were brought before the Bench and treated according to their deserts, complaints in the future would be few and far between, Wo commend the matter to the attention of Snperintendant Thomson,

Tbe Hokianga correspondent ot tbe " Northern Wairoa Uazette" writes :— Much sicknets now prevails among the natives here. The disease is of a zymotic character, a species of low fever, frequently coding with paralysis and death. It is rumoured that some one or two of ths native schools are to be closed in consequence This is much to be regretted, as some timo must elapse before any re-assembling.takes filace, the natives will become more or less characteristically) careless about educa tional matters.

The u-ual Sunday evening service at the Theatre attracted a full congregation. Mr Thos. Buddie presided, and an instructive address was given by Mr Brackenrig.

Mr Brown applied to tho Welling to a Court of Appeal last week on behalf of Thomas Bray, of Auckland, for leave to proieoute an appeal in forma pauperis. Counsel explained that the petitioner was made a bankrupt on the 27t0 July, 1880, aud now wished to have tha certiGcate of bankruptcy annulled. The Court ex pressed surprise that the application had not been made at an earlier date. Mr Brown replied that tbe petition had beeu forwarded to Wellington for the lsst sitting of the Court of Appeal, but arrived too late. In leply to Mr Justice Johnston, counsel said he did not know any reason why the debtor had not applied sooner except on the ground oi poverty, The Court pointed out that a very considerable period hsd elapsed since the petitioner was adjudicated a bank rupt, and explained that it would not bs fair to the other tide to grant his prayer now, The peti ion would be dismissed.

Mr Sheehan, contractor, Kaipara, was struck on the head with a hammer, which slipped from the hand of a workman at the top of the pile driver. Tbe blow only oansed a slight wound, but if Mr Sheehan had been standing a few inches farther in he would probably have been killed On the •pot. One of Mr Sheehan'a men met with a nas'y accident whilst coupling two trucks together; two fingers of tbe right band Were, badly crushed. We are glad to state that he is now progressing favourably.

A melancholy fatal accident happened at the Hamilton railway bridge shortly before five o'clock on Friday afternoon. A party of men were engaged in the work of raising the old timber piles at the east end of the bridge, with a view of erecting new staging for the eastern span. One of the gang, a young man named James Tierney, was standing on tbe stays of the piles holding the slack of the rope used in raiting the pile. The stay spring ing upwards, Tierney lost his balance, and, relinquishing tho rope, fell Into the river. The current swept him round the pile, and under a raft of floating timber, and none of his fellow workmen were able to render him any assistance. When tbe unfortunate man, who, by the way, was uoable to swim, came to the surface, he was some distance away, Mr Marshall, the contractor, at once got into Ms boat, accompanied by one of his men, and palled after the drowning man, bnt, when they wtro within a couple of strokes of him, he sank, and was not seen again, The police were communicated with, and a search for the body will no doubt be prosecuted to day. Tierney waa a young man about 23 years of age, a good workman, and be longed either to Mauku or Waiuku,— "Waikoto Times."

Mr Seth Smith will read a paper this evening on " Imagination," at the St. Sepulchre's Mutual Improvement Class, Sonool-room, Symoods-street, Messrs D'Arcy Stanfield and Fred, Dork gave the initial .performance of their "Merry Thoughts and Happy Moments" entertainment at the Opera House on Saturday night, before a capital house. The programme was highly diversified, and ap peared to give satisfaction, In tbe part wbioh waa entitled " Tho Excursion Train," Messrs Stanfield and Dark made their ap pearances alternately from a train drawn up across tbe stage, and sang comic songs, each time emerging in a different dress and make-up. The most effective number was "The Showman's Address." v r Staufield then went through a number of character changes with remarkable cel erity, ia fall view of the rudienoj. Tbe imitation of Henry Irving was particularly good. Mr Fred Dark gave a very effec tive musical sketch entitled "A Juvenile Party." The performance concluded with an amusing comedietta. " a Cup of Tea," in which Mr and Mrs Stanfield and Mr llsrk appeared ti advantage. 'Ihe enter tainment will be repeated to-night.

At the inquest upon the body of tbe young man i homos Lloyd on Saturday afternoon, the coroner (Or. Goldsbro') made some remarks upon the strange and pro longed delay that had occurred in reporting the death. It appeared that Lloyd had died at noon on Thursday, and, although the police requiredtimoly notice in orderto make arrangements for the inquest, they received no intimation of the death until 7 o'clock on Friday night, and by the police the notice was at once sent on to theooroner, who received it half-an-honr later, being then for the first time apprised of Lloyd's decease. A iter Dr. Hooper bad finished his evidence, the coroner asked him if he considered it part of bis duty as an honorary surgeon of the Hospital to report to the police and the coroner the deaths of patients whom he attended. -Dr. Hooper replied that he did not, as there was a house sur geon on the spot, At the close of the en quiry the coroner explained that neither he nor the police.were responsible for the de lay .that had' occurred, mentioning, as he did so, the hours at which they received their notices. If the same thing occurred again, he wonld put itdowntogross neglect.

I By the fire at Jacobs'* premises in Cbrlst- I church, a loss of £400 falls on the Union j Insurance Co., under a policy transferred I from tbe Mutual. .

The following notice of motion for tbe next mepting of the City Council has beeu given by Councillor Bell:-" That tenders be invited for mowing the grass in the Albert Park for three years—accepted tenderers to have the right of removing the grass."

The evangelistic services were continued last night ia the Newton Congregational Sunday School. It was well attended. The addresses were delivered by Metsis J. French and C. Atkin.

During the last session of Parliament a special vote of £25,000 waa made for roads and bridges construction in the North of Auckland, The following account shows the expenditure of. the various amounts allocated for the several northern counties up to the date of the 31st of March, 1883 :— ;,,;„„,_ Expend!- Idnbili- tw»L County. tur*. ties. 10tal* & s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d, Mongonui ..1,519 16 2 1,71010 S 3.230 6 7 Hokfcnga .. - 2.000 0 0 2,000 0 0 B. of 151and5..1,092 0 3 2,399 12 2 4.091 12 S Whangarel .. 412 9 10 1,872 2 2 2,281 12 0 Hobson ~ 228 13 0 2,070 12 7 2.299 6 7 Rodney .. 671 14 7 1,711 2 6 2,283 17 1 Woltemata ..1,681 0 8 2,210 12 6 8,891 13 2 Expenses -.. 114 0 — 114 0

Total ..6,107 8 6 13,97612 130,083 010 From the grant this leaves a balance of £4,916 19s 2d, which Mr Percy Smith has been informed is available for expenditure : butout of whioh sum £I,2oohas to be found for the MoDgnnui and Whangaroa wharves, and £600 for the Ruakaka Swamp Road.— " Wairoa Gazette "

The Te Awamutu troop have received a bonus of £90 odd, and the Waiukh troop, who also turned out for service during tbe recent disturbance caused by Mahuti, but were happily not required, have bad tbe sum of £60 odd banded to them. These bonuses represent pay at the rate of 12s Od per man per day for each day or part of a day on which he was under arms.

Persons desirous of learning to sing from notes should join the Tonio Sol-fa Association's Class, whioh opens this evening In Upper Pitt street, under Mr Olendinnlng. That gentleman has already hod considerable experience In teaohlng elementary singing classes' on the Tonio Sol-Fa method. The method itself is claimed by its disciples to be " easy, oheap. and true." All persons interested will find the advertisement relating to the projected class on our third page.

The Gist meeting of the Newton Mutual Improvement Class will be held in the meeting room to-night, and will consist of Impromptu speeches.

The special evangelistic services in con nection with the Parnell Wesleyan Church are continued this week-Tuesday till Friday even ing, at half-past 7 o'clock. Mr Bamford is the preacher.

SUEZ MAIL NEWS.

(VIA THE BLUFF.)

Ihe Rejection of th* Affirmation BiU

10NDJN, May 4, After five night*' debate, the House of Commons this morning finally rejected the second reading of the Affirmation Bill by a majority of three against the Government The roault was unexpected, as most people believed the Bill would pass, bnt only by a ■mall majority of from ten to teventeen roies. The rejection, therefore, caused ! general surprise.

In summing up the debate, Sir Stafford Worthoote repudiated the imputation east upon the Opposition of having treated the question in a party spirit. He said the Bill wanted to effect a divorce between religion and politics, and was therefore repugnant to tbe feelings of the country, irrespective of the nd version felt towards Mr Bradlaugh personally. This was shown by the immense number of petitions against the Bill, and the small number supporting it. Ihe Maiqnls of flartington replied. He denied that the measure was a Bradlaugh Relief Bill. The question at isrne waa the great cause of civil religfous liberty, and the Government in supporting the Bill be lieved they were upholding those principles pronariiug tbe "acred Word from the risk of profanation, protecting religion from the degrading contact of party politics. It is not supposed that the Government intend resigning in consequence of the defeat, or that they will venture to appeal to the country on such a question. It is expected, therefore, that Mr Gladstone will make a declaration to the House, and express a hope that as the House rejected his proposal, it will take the question into its own hand, and tbat he and his oollesgnen will be relieved from further responsibility, air Brad laugh {• reported as determined to make a fresh attempt to force his way into the House, now that the Bill has been re jected.

CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ACT CONDEMNED.

The House of Commons adopted Mr Btonefield's motion condemning tbe Con tagious Diseases Act by 182 against 110 votes.

THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE.

It Is reported tbat the object of Bismarck in arranging the triple alliance between Austria, Germany, and Italy is to assist the realisation of bis project of general European dissimament.

SCINTILLATIONS.

TBE latest thing in cradles-The new baby. .Typhoid fever is prevalent at Masterton, If you get the best of whisky, whisky will get the best of you. The running of night trains between Dunedln and Christehurch Is contem plated. Fish should be killed immediately on being caught, as It improves their quality as foci.

j Few women are blessed with tbe gift of oooasional silence.

Wanganui hotels close at ten o'clock in the country and twelve in the towns.

James Dick, a boatman in the employ of tbe Dunedin B»rhour Board, while proceed* ing to the deads on Saturday on horseback, was thrown from his hone and killed. The Welllugton Benevolent Inttitution have tendered an apology to a recipient of relief, who felt insulted because a member of the society had declared that destitution was invariably due to drunkenness. Some fire-fiend attempted to burn down an oconpied house in Christehurch last Friday—the weather-boarding being satu rated with kerosineand then. lit. B, T, tthields, a Wanganui sheep farmer, has been fined £10 and costs for neglecting to notify the inspector of disease in his The admirers of Mr Fittb, M.H.R., in Dunedin, intend to bave a demonstration in his favour. A fastidious youth explains that kisses are better enjoyed after dark, because they tatto better than they look. Dunedln chemists take the initiative ia Opposing certain proposed amendments of the Pharmacy Act. ; Nathaniel Flower, a Wanganui cannibal, chawed off a man's ear in the course of a fight, and was fined £3 and costs. ' At last, Canada's weather prophet has said something to which everybody will assent: " I can predict ahead 100 years as well as one day. So you can, Wiggins. In order to abate the wild dog nuisance in Victoria, a bonus of £3 per skin is offered by Government. There are 110,000 acres oovered with vines in California, and tbe area is annually in creased by 20,000 to 30,000 acres. Three million gallons of wine were exported last year, and a local consumption is four mil lions. "

The happiest moments in a woman's life aie when she is making her wedding garments. The saddett, wnen her husband comes home late at night, and yells to her from the front steps to throw him ont some keyholes, assorted sines, The doctor in a certain Hospital prides himself on being as immovable as " Patience on a monument." Result—Monuments on the patients. ■ _■ A wise woman will not light the fire with kerosioe, but will invite the servant girl to whom she owes three - months' wages to do so.

South Canterbury Agricultual and Pastoral Association is considerably in debt; and by way of retrenchment reduces the value of prizes by 26 to 60 per cent, At Nelson, the Registrar of the Supreme Court has annulled a transaction under tbe Laud Transfer Act on the ground that the contracting parties did not understand each other.

" The day is coining," says an American paper, " when a letter will go anywhere within the United States for one cent, a despatch for ten, and a man for a cent a mile."

"No, air," said the gentleman, "lam not brutal in my disposition and tastes; but I hate hypocrisy in man or beast, and if two dogs have a rooted antipathy for each other, I don't like to see 'em conceal it."

CABLEGRAMS.

[rhutkb's tblkobam?.] (Received Jane 11, 11.20 a.m.) Another Assassin Hanged.- LuN»ON, Jnne 9. Anothbe of the Phcenix Park prisoners, Timothy Kelly, was hanged to-day at j Dublin. I An Egyptian Execution. j ALEXANDRIA, June 9. Daoud Pasha, who was recently found guilty of having instigated the burning of Alexandria in July last, and sentenced to death, was executed to-day, FRANCE AND CHINA. HONG KONG, June 9. Intelligence is to hand from Shanghai that M. Bouree, Frenoh Ambassador to Pekin, has arrived at Shanghai, and has had a con ference with Bung Chung, Chinese Prime Minister, on the state of affairs in Tonquin. No particulars of the interview have tran spired. Telegrams have been received here from Touquiu that the French garrison at Hanor has been reinforced by fifteen hundred men. THE FROZEN MEAT TRADE. LO.-DON,JuneS. A portion of the cargo of frozen mutton, ex Garonne, sold by auction to-day, realised an average of 6d per lb, The meat was in good condition. Another despatch says : — The frozen meat by the Garonne hss realised Cd per lb, and notwithstanding the bad condition of some of it, the British King's shipment from Lyttelton has reached an average of 6Jd per lb, he Lady Jocelyn, from Wel lington with a cargo of meat, in excellent condition, has arrived at Plymouth. LONDON WOOL SALES. LONDON, June 8. At tbe wool sales to-day, 19,300 bales were offered. The tone of the sale was firm. The Press Association's despatch says :— The wool market is weaker, especially for superior wools and coarse and cross-bred samples. Two hundred and twenty-six thousand bales have been catalogued, and twenty thousand withdrawn.

[SPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION. (Received June 11,1 p.m.) THE FIGHTING IN ALBANIA. LONDON, June 10. Ia tbe recent engagements between the Turkish and Albanian troops, the former lost 1500 men, and the latter 601. THE POPE AND COLONIAL BISHOPS. The Pope forwards to all the Roman Catholic Bishops in the colonies, the decrees and instruction relating to Irish affairs, which he had issued for the guid ance of the Irish hierarchy. DISASTROUS EXPLOSION.—TWENTY PEOPLE KILLED. The powder magazine at Scutari was struck by lightning, and exploded, killing twenty persons and wounding sixty. LONDON, June 8. THE GOVERNMENT *ND THB POPE. Most of the papers twit the Government regarding the admission made by it in reference to Mr Knirgtou's semi-official mission to tho Vatican. SUSPECTED POISONING BY "IN VINCIBLEB." The police io Dublin have exhumed tbe body of an hotel-keeper in that city named July, who recently died under suspicious circumstances, and was, it is now sus pected, poisoned by the Invincibles. SIR HchCOLES ROBINSON FOR VICTORIA. Sir Hercules Robinson returns to tbe Cape, hut will, it is reported, succeed the Marquis of Normanby as Governor of Vlctorit, NstW SOUTH WALES STOCK. Since the commencement of tbe inscrip tion of tbe New South Wales stock the price has increased 1} per cent. THE VICTORIAN GUNBOAT. The gunboat for the Victorian Govern ment, which was nuned tbe Melbourne by Lady Armstrong when recently launched, has been re-christened the albert MELBOURNE UAS COMPANY'S LoaN. Seventy-eight thousand pounds' worth of the Melbourne Gas Company's loan has b'en subscribed for, and the balance will probably be covered on Monday.

AUSTRALIAN.

SYD*BY, Monday. Arrived yesterday morning: Rauroto, from Wellington. Tbe Orient Steamship Austral has sailed for Glasgow in excellent trim, NEW SOOTH WALKS RAILWAYS. SYDNEY, June 9. The Western Railway extension from Nevertire to Nyngau, a distance of 36 miles, was opened to-day. The total length of the line now opened from Sydney is 377 miles, THE MOKT STATUE. BYDNEY, June 0. His Excellency the Governor unveiled the statue to the late Mr S. Mort, whioh was erected opposite the Exchange. A vast multitude of people were present, and an eloquent oration was delivered by the Hod. W/B. Dallsy. DEATH OF SIR ARTHUR KENNEDY. MELBOURNE, June 9. It is reported here that the Colonial Secretary of Queensland has received a telegram from Earl Derby, Secretary of State for the Colonies, stating that Sir Arthur Kennedy, Goysrnpr ot Queensland, died at Aden on the 3rd inst., while on a voyage to England. * THE SUEZ MAIL. MELBOURNE, June 10. Arrived, this afternoon t The P. and O. steamship Indus, with inward mails via Sues and Btindial, dated London, May 4. BRISBANE, June 10. The Colonial Secretary bat received it telsgrapbio despatch from the Home Go vernment, announcing the death of Sir Srthur Kennedy, late Governor of Queens nd, at Aden, on June 3rd. WBKCK OF AN ENGLISH SHIP. LAUNCBBTO*, June 10,. The ship Asterope, whioh went ashore at the Low Bead, has been abandoned to the underwriters, and is expected to become a total wreck.

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A BANK CLERK.

The elderly man named John Black, who was some time ago dismissed from the service of the Oriental Bank, Melbourne, has, it appeared, falsified his accounts to a muoh larger extent than was first supposed. Since ho left the service, defalcations amounting to £600 or £700 have been found in bit accounts. These had been cleverly hidden, and bad escaped detection for a considerable periud. The de faulter is said to have been connected with the bank for nearly half a lifetime, having risen to a responsible position from that of i junior clerk, which he occupied about 20 years ago. He is now 43 years of age, and the father of a comparatively large family. ;, be is very respectably connected, and moved in respectable society during Mi career His position latterly was head of tbe bill department. No suspicion what ever seems to have been entertained of any serious fraud,' until ah . investigation of accounts made aiuce his'removal dis closed the delinquencies. It then trans pirod that the books bad been' tampered with, that there was a sum of £300, and another of £307, whioh were not properly accounted for, and that another snm of £107 10- 6d appears also to have been mis appropriated. Tbe bank officials placed the fullest confidence in him until recently, when it became apparent that be could not perform his duties as efficiently as formerly, owing to drinking habits which he bad contracted, A warrant for his arrest has been in the hands of the detectives since Saturday, bnt up to a late hour last night nothing had been seen or heard of the defaulter. He has been unemployed since leaving the Oriental Bank. On Wednesday last he left his home in Pant Koad, Richmond, and stayed away for two days, returning very late one night, On Friday morning he again left home, and has not since returned, Bis family, a wife and five children, have been left without any meant of support. It is thought that he has made for one of the adjacent colonies. Before, leaving he took the precaution of altering his personal appearance -by shaving. He was part owner of one of the well known yachts lying in Hobson's Bay.—"Age."

SPORTING NEWS.

Ihe Sydney Turf Club Birthday) Cup. THE following account of the running for] the above race, won by Sardonyx, a son of tbe New Zealand Stud Company's mare j Onyx, is taken from the report telegraphed ! to the Melbourne "Age" :— \ TH« Queen's Bibthda* Cop, a handioap ! ■ weepstakei of 20sov«. each, 5 forfeit, or 1 only It dooUred by the day ot general entry, witti s'JOsova, added, Swond hor=e lOOsovs. and third horse GOsovs. from the prlzi. ens mite and a hall. J. Mnnaghun's b r h Sardonyx, by Fire works— Onyx, 4yrs, Bst 91b (Colley)... 1 J.White's the Morpeth, by Goldsbrough -Goldfinch, 3jrs, 8«t 71b (Huxley) ... 2 W, Kite's b c Normanby, by Gemma I)i Vergy-Kitty, 3yrs, 6st 6lb (Mith) 3 Alto ran : T. Brown's b h Stockdale (syrs, Bsllol b), W. B. Hall's br h Cunna mulla (4yr», Bat 9lb), 8. G. Ceok's b c Anglesey (3yrs, Bst>, a. F. Smart's b or br c Belmont (3yrs, Bst), P. Breonan's b h Creswick (dyrs, Bst), W. Cannon's b h Kmgsworth (aged, Sat), J. Hamper's g m Josephine (syra, 7st), S, G. Cook's b h The Joker (4yrs, 6st 12lb), E. De Mestre's eh f, Malmaiaon (3yr», 6st 101b), J. Cook ns. eh 0 The Bean (3yrs, 6it 41b), G. Matthewß and Son's eh c rtscot (3yro, 6at, 41b), J, White's b h Gloucester (4yrs, 6st 41b), fa. W. Knight's br h Jack of Clubs (4yrs, 6st 41b), if. De Mestre's b f Footprint (3yrs, 6st), B. M. Osborne's br f Brunette (3yrs, 6et), H. Hubert's eh c Albert Victor (3yra, 6-t), M. Scottio's oh h Wollon (syrs, 6st), W. Archer's br g Boniface (syrs, 6st), J. Abraham's Ch h Saanterer (aged, 6»t), S. Bradbury's b g twelve Years (aged, 6st). i Betting : 3 to 1 against Creswick, 4 to 1 against Cunnamulla, 10 to 1 Sardonyx, Morpetb, and Ascot, 12 to 1 Stockdale, Kingsworth, Josephine, The Bean, Glou cester, and Wollon, 14 to 1 Anglesea, 15 to 1 The Joker, 20 to 1 any other. Sardonyx jumped off in front, attended by Gloucester and Albert Victor, while Wollon and Foot piint lost several lengths. Phyllis after wards riuhed to the front, and led past tha stand, closely followed by Albert Victor, Gloucester, Stockdale, The Bean, and Twelve Years; Sardonyx and Cunnamulla being just ahead of tbe rear division, Phyl lis, Wollon, and Twelve Years were together on passing tho sheds; Cunnamulla on the outside, and Ascot against the rails, now began to move forward, and both looked re markably dangerous as they swept round the bend, with Phyllis and Wollon at the head of affairs. The pair fell back as they landed into ths straight, but here Colley brought Sardonyx through on the inside, Morpeth alio tingling out, A great race home- ensued, resulting in favour of Sar donyx by a length. Normanby, who seemed to drop from the skies, was only beaten by three quarters of a length for second place, After Normanby came Jack of Cluba, Josephine, Biunette, Ascot, Cunnamulla, and Wollon, Time : 2tnin. 40£secs.

BOXING CONTEST IN SYDNEY.

Miller v. Foley. SYDMEY, 28th May, THE glove fight between Professor Miller and Laurence Foley took place this after, noon at the Academy of Music. The hall waa crowded to excess by all classes of the community, and great excitement was occasioned by the contest, hundreds of people crowding the outside of the building to get any information. Foley first appeared in his buff, the muscles of his baok showing to great advan tage. Miller soon afterwards showed out trom the side room, wearing a guernsey. He looked the picture of bealtb, and bore a very confident expression. There was a remarkable contrast between the two men in regard to size, Miller's weight being 13 stone 9tb., and Foley's 11 stone. In the opening rounds the " little'nn " forced the fighting, and not much of interest took place lill the fourth round, when Miller drew first blood from Foley's, smelisr. This treatment was repeated by tho Professor in the two succeeding rounds ; but in the seventh Foley was very busy, getting heavily on Miller's jaw, and sparring ail round, amidst great excite ment, Tbii round was in favour of Foley. At this stage 2 ;o 1 was offered oa Foley. In the teata round Miller got on to Foley's chest, Larry retaining on the nose ana ribs, and doing some excellent lighting. This was the best round yec fought, and waa in favour of Foley. In the twelfth round Foley pounded away on Miller's stomach and ribs, Miller getting on to Foley's forehead. Thethirteenthround was also well fought, and terminated in favour of Miller, who knocked Foley on his knees. Give and take exercise generally in favour of Miller continued until in the twentieth round, smart exchanges took place, Foley doing most of the work. In the next, Foley was especially active, forcing the fighting. Miller's left was hanging low ss if tired, and Foley dashed in, hitting straight on the mouth, amidst great excitement. In the twenty-second round, Foley followed up on the stomach, dodging all over tue ring. 'I his round finished in favour of Foley, amidst great applause. The follow, ing rounds were in Miller's favour- After a few rapid exchanges in the twenty fifth round, the contestants again came together, and upon sepsratiog, Miller hit Fdley heavily on the neck, and following up, knocked him clean off bis pins with a heavy blow under tbe right ear; Foley nar rowly escaping falling off the stage, The, betting now veered to 6 to 4 oa Miller. From this point on to the end, Miller had it nearly all his own way. In the fortieth and last round Foley had to be assisted by his second to the centre, and then sparred, all round the ring, Miller following; up Well, and finding an opening, knocked Foley clean under the topes. Thompson, Foley's second, then assisted his man up, eliciting a protest from Christie, Millers second, for a breach of rule 5. Before the referee could give bis decision tbe crowd rushed tbe stage, and the men were at once removed by their seconds, the referee leav ing the building. The time during which the contest lasted was two hours fifty lniuutes. Foley was tenibly punished, Miller escaping with scarcely a mark.

FIRE IN CHRISTCHURCH.

m Four Shops Burned Down— Heavy Losses. (BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) CHRISTCaURCH, Sunday. About half-past five this morning a fire broke oat iv the premises of Thomas Jacobs, linen draper, Colombo-street, near Cathedral Square, and rapidly spread to Barber's, book seller, on the South, and Stewart's, fruiterer, on the north; also to Glasson's emailhairdresser'sshop, in Cathedral Square. There was some delay in getting the:fire engines to work, but, as tbe building was of wood,.and old,' it could scarcely ;be saved. The premises' were under a long lease to Fiederick tiobbs, the others being his sub tenants, 'ihe upper portion of Barber's shop was occupied by tbe Young Men's Christian Association, No one lived on the premises. Hobbs's insurances amount to £1,150 in the Mew Zealand Company. Jacobs's stock is insured for £1,600 in the Au-tra ian Versa tile Union. Be estimates his loss at £200. Baiber is insured for £300 in tbe London, Liverpool, and Globe. He estimates his lots at £I,ooo.GJasson is insured for £80 in the Australian Mercantile Union. He estimates his loss at £100. Stewart, who was unin sured, estimates his loss at £60. - - == ' ===-

POLICE COURT. — This Day.

- .-',• (Before John A. Ohadwiok, Justice.) Larceny.—James Brady was ohanred with stealing a pair of trousers and vest, value 80s, "the property of some person unknown; also, with stealing a pair of boots, 8s 6d, the property of William Henry toampter, on the Bth instant. —Remanded until Wednesday. ■ ■ _ Drtxnk.—Four persons were punished for this offence; A 8»d C ia*.- Annie Cox was charged order the Vagrant Aot with being an habitual d -unkind, having beeu many times oonvloted. —The prisoner pleaded guilty.—sergeant White said the prisoner, whom he had known la other parts ot the colony, and who bed been in reepcotab'o olroumsianoes, seemed to have «iven herself over to drink; she had been in gaol seven da™, but her imprisonment had not the denlred effect, end, for her own soke he would aek for a longer term ot imprisonment.— '• he Bench oi dared three month* for the repose of the prisoner's mind. Poor Mabia.-Maris Moßulnness, an elderly person with a pleasant oountonaoee. plended guilty to being intoxicated for the fourth time if'iur weeks.—fourteen days in Mount Eden tor Maria's pbystnal benefit. Tnls was ail the business.

BURGLARY.

The store of Mr Samuel E Vinson, of Pott, street,-was broken into yesterday morning during the hours of divine service and quantities of cigars, pickles, jam*,* and biscuits, amounting in value to about £10 'were stolen therefrom. Mr Kvlnsou? suffered a similar loss through unwelcome intruders a fortnight ago. Detective Twohey was soon on the track oftjjj thieves, and succeeded this morning ia : arresting four of them, viz., Wm. Dayla. Andrew and William Mobberley, Jm James Home. Tbe boys, whose a™ raußed. from 9 to 13 year% «t once made a full confession tl Constable Mitchell. They were fc duced to commit the robbery at the in stigntion of a well-known thief, named John Driscoll, who gave them full instructions.! to how they were to get into the premises-, through the window—and tbe particular part of the premises where the goods war* placed; and after the robbery, according to Doyle, he took the larger share of toe I plunder, especially the pickles (for which ha had a liking) and the cigars, some of whloh were purchased by a well-known t_h hawker for a shilling. Tbe property aw ing consists or 3 bottles of pickles, gibs of cigars, large tin of biscuits. 6 tint of Hobut jam, and a 3-dozen packet of Hatchet The boys, it appeared from their lUtementi were. allowed by their, parents to pto3! " about on Sundays, and were sot in the habit of frequenting either a place of worship or a Sunday-school The boys treated the case with playful Indiffell*" eoce, and two of them, Home and iUojle commenced to play on their whlstlss until they were deprived of their instruments bjv tbe constable. Driscoll, the ringleader has since been arrested. The boys will bs brought up in the morning to answer for the - charge preferred agaimt them. Three of the boys have previously been incarcerated for similar offences.

HOTEL BURNED AT WAI TARA.

(BY TELEGRAPH - PBES9 ASBOOIUIOH. j 1 NEW PLYMOUTH, this day. The Bridge Hotel st Waiters was bnrosd' down between two and three o'clock this morning. Mr Tutty, proprietor,, had M cently sold his lease to Mr Prosper, late of .Hawera, and was to have handed over the premises to-day. Mr Tutty had, hoiflfoftl moved out of the hotel with his fanMy bit" Saturday, and Mr Pressor was in tbe house, Tbe only insurance is £300 in the, New, Zealand office on the building, which is owned by Mr Brooking.- Nothiig.wu saved. . - :- __

MINING NEWS.

(BY TELEGRAPH.-OWN OOBRMPOSDHH^* THAMES, tbisdsy,ij, The Bbight Smile had interim retort log for 232058. gold, for which abont 20011 m, stone and 33 loads general, dirt were trestedj The grinding of the blanketings Will be' finished and the amalgam retorted on Wed. nesday. Queen OF Bkauty.—Thereof at No. i» level is about 18 inches wide in the face, and its strike is more to tbe northward or away from the Queen of the May reef than at first it appeared to be. This reef is standing intact up to No. 8 level, a perpendicular height of 140 feet, and pro bably above. It has a strong underlie at: present in the same direction as the main reef, and will probably junction With the Queen of the May lode a few feet below Ho. 10 level. Mr Wilson has stopped work on tbe latter reef, and started driving on the new body of quartz; !

MINING REPORTS.

Mo anataiari. —Stoping is in band on No. 2 reef 80 feet level, and ths prospests are still very promising, Other leaders and stringers than those stoped hitherto" have been discovered ia the hanging-wall, two of which have shown gold freely,»lew pounds of picked stone having been oV taiiied. A small parcel of stone has alio come to band from the lead driven on at. the level. Very little ba* been done on the reef during the week. All flationi slopes, above 80 feet level, produced a littls gold as usual, a leading stope is in progress above 80ft level, 80. 9 reef, and at tbe point where we took a trial parcel from, and which gave about Bdwt to the ton. The stone looks equally as well M the trial lot. Have commenced to cross cut northerly under main slide in Castle aud Galatea section and Morning St»r 60 feet level. Stopes in Heldt's section, 188 feet level, have yielded better, tince my' last, having given thirty pounds picked stone, and looks promising still.- (Signed) John G. Vivian, Jnne 9. Thames golden Crown.—At 170 feet level, tbe leader, which I mentioned in ruy last, has now functioned with the main itei, : making a compact body of stone 4 Inches! to 5 inches thick.and so far very promising,' At same level in Cure Section 1 started mea' to open out small leader running betweeh! Nos. 4 and 5 reefs, which is between I and' 4 inches thick, anda c'mebasb enextendtd 20ft along its course. It has shewn a little gold every breaking down, andjlslb plsksdf stone has been saved. During the wiek 15ft has been driven on Dnjgs's leader,which averages IBtn in thicmess. At Braes lini,* Herival leader was met this mornipg.— (Signed) T. At Dunlop, June 9. : nkw Prince Impebial.—Tbe mine. throughout is looking well, fully 2owi. ol specimens and picked stone having beesoh-i tamed during the week, Progress ii slow in the western drive at No, 5 level of the. drive, having to be taken so wide, so**to carry all tbe different branches' of tblupj! with us. Gold is freely seen torall MS \ branches, which are producing a : large amount ot gold crushing dirt.' The face of ■■ the drive is now within 16ft. of the Deep Level Cross boundary. In the tetond stope, which is sft. through tbe bresk,tbe. lead is a fine strong body -oF-quiro'* similarto what It was. in ;«o,i4r'ievel. The lewt., of ■~ stone' Of wbieh^Jr; advised you by telegraph; eame^wt this stope. The third stope In No. 1 section west is within 12ft: of the bttffe Some good stone should be sot here during, the ensuing week, ss there is a good show of goto in the bottom of the stops, a fe* feat ( from the face. The fourth stops, whwa il also in hand, here is looaing well. Ih'w»* drive in N. 1 section'(eastj, same WW, gold is still met with in breaking down W lead. Driving and stoping on"..Me, l, reef, No 4 level, are .Mllc carried on as usual, and -the, qwTOtlil v is being broken out continues to Asp?**", at the battery. The. qnarts.ohWae^gi cutting through tbe same reef to »c «««», cut at No. 3 level was put through w» battery separately, for fully 101- P««fS£: Burns and party are down to *o. 4«W* distance of lfiO feet. Crushing] %P«m still being employed at Golden ,C^W> battery, and the dlrtis shaping p*?""^ return.—(Signed) J. S. CLARK. Jnn« »•

PROFESSOR SAMPLE'S LECTURES.

Professor Sample last weekwhtk^Jf l.; class at the usual place (Mr <iw^T^__ On Monday evening, a^.g*™°? T° lecture on the horse'? took in hand Mr Snlli»n* (Ose hunga) pony, which was ,;:«« '.J™*, aod, after performing V°" L nI.M short lime, drove it- about, the.PUOB withalong poledaflgli^twnltt l^ and two kfros.ne tins tiadtoitoWS' to the "tonisbm^of^S^Jgj other new members. Va f^?-t-" ll^tS 1 he performed on a tma Ml 'rffi with the same result as M%*. "'"£' Wednesday evening Mr BUU 8 up standing chestnut hOrte W«s> bioagnt m- . Ihe owner said that it was very SaJ^PW. good bufigy horse, but when theP»»J»f. took it in hand it proved a vigOmiurtKWJte and an amusing subject for the class »ft over two hours. During its plsyfulnea V»: r horse kicked one of its slaoes clean off, anOi came very near hurting the a*slstant>™/ another occasion. The Professor sobh twflP all tbe fun ootof it, however, and had" moving at a rapid pace round the eireW with two kerosme tins te_\M~ its tail, to the surprise and satisfW* tion of all present. On Thursday evento*; Mr Sample took in band a large unbroken colt, which was uninteresting, as it baa-a, very quiet disposition. * fter breaking w»; colt, the Professor had Mr Bull's bone brought in, and put it through its iacisg* without the r lightest attempt to kick or be at all troublesome. After this ProfesfW Sample gave his class notice tbat he wonld: not meet them again until TuesdM; (to-morrow evening), when be «onld give a free lectuie at Mr Quick's stables at 7 o'clock, aid at the same time pubhclj perform on Mr Bull's burse after four deva rest, to prove that it had notforgotten what it had been taught.

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAK, MONDAY. JUNE II



special Adyertisaments. *mr ILL BHQBTLY OPEN, VIOTOBIA-STREKT,-^ . (OPPOSITE "OB8KBY*B" OFFIOK). Kew Wikkb Croops. BATOM NOW BIOBIWD HIB liAM fIHIMOBIt " at . , ■ k SEW AUTUMN AND WINTER GOODS, Bx the Cephalonla. Btltoh Klntf, Qarocße »B«HCH, KBOMBH. AND 800TOH MAITOFiOTDBEBS, And la ortor to cone with the lystem ollad jet- SSlnil CtW Bales ana Slaoghterln* Goods M any price, now bo mnoh la vogue, ho tau determined from this date to allU tuthei Beduon Ma hitherto Small Profits, ana boU all his New and Fashionable Goods •ttheimal lßßtpoßilblo percentage on oort consistent with oheap premise* ; : audßmallcomparaUveexpeniioa. All Hoods an Marked in Plata, Fignroa, and no concewion c»n be made to the Trade oft present liow Prioas. J aiQTitaa soeolal attention'to hjto DRB9B nKPAKTMBNTTwhich embiaoss SETmeotths robWA tanwstook, ana bo wIU imt Sottl^lnprSit which stall not be curled out fitaeatlwtr. THB BLANKKT. FUANNKL. & ™$**** MANOHBSTKB DBPABTMBNTB, HOHIBBT. HABBBDABHBBT. MIUJHKRT MBROBRT DBPABTMBNTB, are all ! replete with Now irnfl Bea»on»We • <■ ■ QOOflg. ! ' comb, aw «»in> 3wam_ ■»•■ yoraJatvM. 7 J, CULL EN, Impobtib, 2SO, QUEKN-STBBBT, - V . AUCKLAND. .



OarllcksndCranwell have now-the most Jse^Sl?Wetrcot.-lAdvtl -^T i„ge lot of wfcollen damasks, double ««r2t 2s Ud larflTt swat bargains. At T, S^eMachin/Depot (wholesale and J^&*™»T tt- Queen-streettoppo *iS?Sel,tf(w Zealand Wine Mmiu. Ml^ W0^ oJU!onds-street. has opened a footurcr. °'„^''r.nuodin tor tho nolo of his late VSEsThave been fayour- the South. •^"^lttWwV Literary and Debating St- Msffiw their second monthly enter- S»^S>e/»S°SS-^



Bpeolai Aflvertiaemantß jf-JW PART NKB SHIP. The undersigned (members of the late firm ot RussdU, Dewtfe, and Cooper), have this day entered into partnership, and will carry on busi ness together as Barristers, Solicitors and Notaries Public at Fisher** New Building* Queen-street, Anokland, adjoining the premises now in course of erection for the Bank of New South Wales. „„„„'„. A. DEVORE. THEO. COOPER. Ist June, 1883 , Mr. o R O S S % DENTAL SURGEON. May be Consulted atihls Room* Queen-sire* finSm Darby-street). Hours: 18 to 6. Great Sal* OF Aa W. MACE'S BiSfHSSS SS88I: MRS J. SMITH having bought the Bankrupt Stook of A. W. Mace, will offer tha same together with her own large and welUaaorted ■took ot Drapery, Clothing, Sec at a Great Sacrifice, In order to clear. The Stock is new, and well ohoeen. The following lines will show tha Enormous Reductions :— Black and Cold Velveteens, from is 9*l Cold Satins, from Is lid, aU ahadea Silks reduoed from - Ud to SB Ud. all winter (hades Satin Cloth, 53d, worth IOJd Useful Flannel, B}d, worth Ud Blankets, from 6s Ud each Men's Pilot Coats, rednced from 38s fid to UiOt Men's Strong .Trousers. 5s 9d Boys' Suits, trom 6s lid Youths' Good Tweed Salts, 18s 6d, worth 24s And all other goods at equally law price* NOTE THE ADDRESB- Jt: M I T g • OMITS DRaPEB & ULOTHIBB (NEXT United Service Hotex), QUHEN-STREBT. TWATIOWAL INBOKANOB COM 1\ VANE OF NEW ZEALAND. OAPITAL..„ „_.._->—„_«,«W« PAID UP AND RaSERVEB._...._-*»SI.BC« AUCKLAND BRANCH -85, QUEEW-BTR«»r. LOCAL DIRKCTOR- D. B. CBOIOKBBAMK, RW, This Purely Local Company accepts Firs and Mirine Risks of every description at LOWEST CURRENT RATES. Seourlty Undoubted. Losses Liberally and Promptly Paid. WILLIAM TAIT. Branch Manager rpHORNTON, SMITH AND FIRTH HAVE FOR BALE J "Orwnf Flour. In sacks, lOffs and oV* Champion" do. do. do, "Cantab" do. do. da Sharps , Bran Fowl Wheat TN THB .INSOLVENT ESTATE OF A. LINABURY AND CO. J. CSgSli^ ** C& Betog the Buooeasful Tenderers Is tteubove Estate, beg to'annonneo to tha lahaNtnati of Auckland end its vicinity that a SALE ALE J OF THB SAME WILL BB HELD ON TBE PREMISES LATELY OCCUPIED BT A. LINABURY AND CO., QUEBN-STRHBT, AND WIIX CONTINUE UNTIL THE BNTIRH STOOK IS OLEARBD OUT. REGARDLESS OF COST I J* CoSGBAVK AND Co. JUST RECEIVED,.... . Bx 8.8. Poroei, THB VERY LATEST STYLES ■ _. M DOLMANS, . IB Batln, Broob*. cashmere, Cloth, fto. J A 0 X B T B, la Matelassft, Cloth, Sealskin, fed, " FOUR-IN-HANDS, In ladles', Molds', and Children* ULBTBRB. In Ladietf.Maids'.and Children* FURS Of all descriptions, both by the yard and to Jacket and Mantle sett, M ILKB &~O ho*°* AUCKLAND. Hew Winter Hosiery, just landed; EX GEORGE BEWLEY, ! A SPLENDID STOCK or WINTER TTOMERY. INTER HOSIERY. FROM J. & B,' MOBLEY'S. 293 PACKAGES RIBBED ft PLAIN BLACK ft NAVY MARONE ft CAR DINAL GRBNAT&SEAL BROWN WHITE ft SKY BLUE CLARET ft CHOCO LATE STEEL ft CLERICAL LADIES ft CHIL DREN'S HOSE ft HALF HO3B. V \^7 illiam Rattray, . DRAPER, CLOTHIER, ft HOSIER, 178,180, & 182. QUEEN-STREET,



Special Advertisementa VINT'S_WHISKY. A SCIENTIFIC PACT. New Whisky is maddening and poisonous, no toittter how blended, coloured, or agreeably flavoured. VINT ft SONS, Belfast. Ireland (established 38 years), at present hold Immense Btoek of their v■ Old Weix-matubed Whiskt, and can ensure to the trade—through their Agents—a really PURE. OLD, UNADULTERATED, AND WHOLES6mE SPIRIT, the quality having been pronounced equal to OLD FRENCH BRANDY. In bulk and oase, to be had from A. HEATHER, AGENT. Head Colonial Office: Melbourne.



Sewing Macbinbs. — Largest show rooms, Cheapest and be*t assortment In Auckland, at Shakkrpkar Se Co.'s, opposite Market, Queen STREET. - [ADVT.]