SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HISH WATKHV^S^lornlng, 9.23

MOOn'-I AOK-Laat Quar'ter.WS, il.S2a.ni.

ARRIVALS.

Douglas. 8.8.. Norris. from M»ngawai Tniiuoa. ?.8, I^aisojF, from Tsuranga

YBSTEHDAY. Wild Duck, ketch, Phipps, tmm Whangarei

IMPORTS.

Pnr niance from London-GO reels galvanized «toel 4 tobc" wire (latest patent), 1 kegs SSvani/ed staples for fame, 150 bundles an lealed fencingwire (warranted). 10 kegs bright forcing staples, 30 kegs Ewbank mills. 1 case fendow (assorted pattorns), 4 cases Carpenters tools! 1 case meat choppers, hoes, rakes, bench Hcrews spanner 3. etc.; 1 case hammors, chisels. OTUgos etc ; 1 oase cutlery. 2 crates buckets, 1 crate galvanized tuba. Cto., 21 Packages general ironmongery. - Low is and Simpson, ironmongeiß, Cambridge, Walkato. Per Edwin Bassett-595 sacks oate, s»sack potatoes, 50 sacks beans. M buckots, 3 boilers and flttings, 2,117 sacks wheat. Per Ta.aro» r 2leoU» rope lODra^flou^lSO !rhhVs?l"barrols C andSkUdknobeer, 99 oases whieky, 10 caat s baoon.

EXPORTS.

Per Reaolnto-100 Pk« manttoptooM. 111,073 feet timber, 47 bundles pickets, 91 doois.

with 31.700tt timber. tratel Heads. The barque Glanoe was berthed at the outer all m»y be expected aboutlO a.m. pfobfbly proceed either South or to newcist c. Tho hbw aohooner Kesolate oloared at tto Ciataln Thomas ifernandez. After discharging tor cargo of rlco, the aohootier Sybil will Io»d Mr Mauritius, for whxh port Bhe will sail stun early date. £ho W i 1 piob«bly return hero with a cargo of sugar. Tho Taiaroa arrived from Tnuranga and Routhernpattsat? p.m on cawraay vrith me f allow" g passengers : - Messrs O , onnnr, pun- S," Hadrell. T. Macrarlsno, McFdriane, M«tep Maofirlano. F.ther DeschaXme?, Mr £nd Ml*s Prebblo, Mr Dy*on. Mr J.-mafl. Mrs Evans, ana thieo In tho aeorago,

PASSENGERS FOR AUCKLAND.

Per P and O. Co 's r.lcamer Cathay, from ttToUde. to leave London "ugast 1 :-S»r C. Luttio, M.B Luttie. Bis s:na, ano three dauun:ot?.

LOCH KEN INQUIRY. The Colleotor of Customs at Thames hold an Inquiry into the stranding pf the Loch Iven, on boird that vessel before Bho Bailed for London nn qatnrdav Captain Wilson in evidence stated "hat he parted with the pilot about 11 amf on Thursday, three miles outside Rand tntA Rppf At 145 Dm. the vessel was 12 miles N NX of Tiritirl and 7 miles K. by N. of Kawau- tho Bhip" head being N.N.E. at this DOint Witness directed the steersman to keep the shlDi N E. by B. J X.. which was his course benveen cSo CoWlle and the Great Itantor. ££&. unabK £Mtf SSs after a while found what he took for Chanel Island, and which it should have hnnn ncoording to tho indications of tho compaS This was about half-past throe p.m. Tha course he iuppaßed to was fo.lowlng would have taken him clour out to leo. ard he had nrdered the men to looS out for Cuvier Isla»d. The "wthsr continued thick, and ha cotild merer sco the loom of land on either Bide, which m .^nrand to O3rre3iiond with mainland and Barrier IsianS.L it v,ould have been the lea? fJnnd only three fathoms pt water, frori

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. Rotorua, S.S., Anaerson, from tho South Macpegor"is., McArthur, from Waitara

Rotorna m., Anderson, for the Sooth OVeU bs , Robertson, for Grejmouth

Thn s s Macgregor arrived from Waitara at 1 nm yesterday, with 3 horses, 52 head cattle, Fiokeas butter, and tho following passengers : ™«i;;I Hay Young, Frazer, Augur, and Cottlel. She was to return thither this after °The S.S. Hannah Mokau was to leave this afternoon for Waitara. ,«.*■*■ The steamer Oreti left on Saturday night at 7 rfrlock lor Breymouth via Kawhia and New pfymoX She returns hither with coal. Thre.s. Eotorna arrived In-We tfce Heads at «m veswrday from the somh, wlta >he fol i»«ii'i» BaMPnWTS --Mesdsmfß Grey. Began, SSsJebe istsisisi^Bys: Mra Adami Seiars Crocker. T. Kussel, wlmner Booth, Kwinntod, Connolly. Freid Srder Pott, iendeison, and flve others. Pafflenners and mails were conveyed to and from the Botorua by the s.b. Mannkan.

KAIPARA SHIPPING.

Kaipaba Heads, this day. Bohooneu. Irom Auckland.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

NOTIOB TO MASTKB3 OF VK3SKL-S. -Wbilisgtos. this d»y. H«d W k'eja look-out for floating wreckage. Bwjff. this d»y.

COMMERCIAL.

Evbnisg Star Ojtice. Monday MeßSrs Samuel Cochrane and Son sold by £330. tal tv nnwrion retor'B : H^hart aDp'ei. 31 AYv&Z&o, 2id"onl«B.lWtoMlgwft i DumDhtoß. Us 6d to4aperowt; O'boß.^-,?"1 *0. J, c^rroto. ditto; ooooanutß, 8a p« saok: oraoftw isSm per lb: pineappte', 8s to 83 ler a nrors-Ratlons. £21 to £28 cer ton ;brlgb« jelfaw, «31 W «33 per ton; white orystals. *37 per ton. __^_____^__^______^_,

Mail Notice.

MiltS \llth OLOBB AS DtfDHB !— Tins day. For Trypliena, por South Carolina, at 4 p.m. Jjor T^urangs, Ohiiemutu, and Opoukl per Qlenela, at i p.m. For Knssell, Kawafeaws, Wangaroa, and Monßoaul, par Wellington, at 4,30 p.m. For Ttturanga, Qlsborne, Napier, and Southern Ports, per Taiaroa. at 5 p.m. For Thames, pet Knterprlso at 6.30 p.m. Tctesday, 24th Instant. For Walwora, Eawau, Omaha, an! Mattkanai perßote Oasey. at 10 a.m. For Hobianga, &c, per Kow«na. at 11 a.m. For wato'ford, 'I'auranßa, olo n per Uotoma hana. at 3.30 p.m. For Tlinmeu, per liotomahtna, at 4 p.m. Jfor Whaniiarol Heads, Parna. Walpn, Whan garel, Knuio, and Mangapal, per Argyle, at i p.m. Wbdnbsday, 25th instant. For Australian Colonies, p« Taraw»ra, at 3 p.m. For Rttssel), Kawakawa, Levnka, Suva, and Samoa, per Penguin, at 4 p.m. Fuiday, 27th instant. For Pjit Louis, Mauritlnß. direot, por SybU, at S p.m. Hi B, BIKH, Chief Postmaster, Ohio" Poat-oflloo. Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

JOLV 23, 1883. Abbott's Opera House—Diorama ol Russo- Tuwish War, 8 p.m. Thtatre Boy»l — Mlsa Grace Sheridan la ''\VonatLavt"Bp.m. Ht. Matthew's Literary and Debating: Soolety, 3,30 p m. Wellesley-itr»ot B«pli»t Wutial Improvement Soololy -Lootuw by Mr F. Battley. "An KngUuh Tour," 7.50 p.m. H. 0.8. Bcole«r—Social Gathering, 1« Hall oorner of Pitt and Wellington strtets; D»nolng, 9 p.m. St. Be&ulohre'« Mutual Improvement Soolety -"Tflaokeray," L. boott, 8 p.m. NowniJTkot H»H-" Black Diamond*" 8 p.m. V.V.C.A.—Shorthand CIaES. 7.30 B.m. Masonlo Hall—Lodge St. Andrew, 1 P.m. ProTlDOla.l Grand Loage, Scottish OonßtltlUon, 8 >.-,m. Crimean Buleoratlon— Hobjon's Commaiolftl Dining Hoouu. 7.30 p.m. Doronport Hall—Professor Bernard's Danolnß class. 8 p.m.

Marriages.

KOHN-PEARSK.-On tho »th of July, at tho realdenco of A. R. Hay, Esq., Invoroarglll, Carl Kohn to Kate, eldest daughter of J. W, Poarso. PORTKR—SADBROVK-0n tho 2nd Juno. 18S3, at St. George's, Hanover Square, by tho Rev. J. Bookott Sherrln, M.A., Cantab, brotherin-law of tho bridegroom, John O. Porter, solieltor. 38, Old Jowry, E.G., youngest son of Edward Portor, ICsq., formorly of Auck land, to Ellon Alary (Nollic). second daughter of A. W. Sadgrovo, Ksq.

Deaths.

BRIDQER.—On July 22nd athorlatorosldonco, Mary street Mount Kdon, after ft long and painful illness, Mrs Sarah Bridgcr, aged 67 1 *Tho f aneral will loavo nt 2.30 p.m. to morrow (Tuoadiiy),24thinst. DKNYER.—At Avondalo, on 22nd July, Wini fred Uillman Denyor, aßod 68. Tho funeral will leave her late rosidonoo at 3 SO p.m.on Wednesday. Friends aroinrlted to attond. FARR Alt.-On July 22nd Isiuo Farrar, aged 40. The funerHl will loavo tlioroeldenco of A. A. Smith Franklin Road, at 15 paßt 2 o'clook p.m.

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

MONDAY, JULY 23, 1883.

fox tho cau^a that laclct as&lstnn For tho wroag that needs 'resistance. For the future In tho distance. And tho oq that we can do

The full account which we print to-d»y of the French outragai in Madagascar, the feelinp which the nowa of these has aroused in England, and the nob vc-y satisfactory attitude aisumsd regwdirg them by ths French Govornment, will be read with feelings of interest, mingled with grave apprehensions as to the possible conse quences of the high-handed action of the French Admiral at Tamatave. The proba bility of war wiih Jfrtnco seems to De freely discussed at Home, and preparations are even being made in view of an outbreak. A British war-ship has meanwhile been despatched to d«mand the lclcase of tho JJritisa otncciß detained in custody by Admiral Pierre, and though the latter gentloman maintains that ho has been acting within the bounds of international law, it Is likely that a dis play of superior force will lead him to alter his opinion. If, however, ho main tains his bellicose and obstinate attitude, hostilities willundoubtedly break out, which may develop into a tremendous struggle between the two great Western Powers of Europe, Germany and Italy, as repre sented by their newspaper Press, sympa thise strongly with Britain—giving nu indi cation of bow theso nations would act in the event of war ensuing. Tho situation Is one to cause the deopest anxiety and concorn— the present irritation between France and Britain being such as might precipitato a war on a pretext mnch slighter than these shameful outrages supply.

A notice which has just been irened from the Public Works Office at Wellington, in re»pect to the payment of workmen em ployed on contracts let by the Pablio Works Department, is worth more than a paining notice. This notice points oat that,under clauHe 23 of the conditions of contract, all workmen employed on works to which the contract refers shall be paid their fall wages in money at least once a fortnight, and payment by ticket or otherwise, in provisions, liquors, or other foods, is expressly forbidden. This strikes at tho iniquitous " truck " sjstem, which conntry comractois aio too ready to enforce upon their workmen for the sake of profit, and the fortnightly pay (which might with advantage be made weekly) is calculated to keep tho labourer out of the toils of debt to any tradespeople around. An other proviso conctdts a point over which temperance reformers and other philanthropists hove raised considerable agitation in England. This stipulate that workmen of every class shall be paid on the works if it be pos-iblo, or in some building adjoining, and in no case shall they be paid at a public-house or other place whoro liquors or refreshments are gold. The ponalty for each contravention of any of these conditions is £50, which tho Minister of Public Works may deduct from the amount dno to the contractor without any notice or process of law whatever. It is gratifying to liud these measures token for the protection of the labouring classes, though it is disappointing to remembor that this only applies to Government contracts. If these restrictions are advisable in the case of Government contractors, should they Dot also be made equally applicable to all em ployers of labour ? And, on the face of it, are not the workmen of private firms en titled to the same protection as the labourers on Government contracts? .In some districts of the colony, the bush and saw mill hands groan under a system of tyranny and truck, while the practice of paying wages in public-houses is too common. It Is to bo hoped that Govern ment will be logical, ana apply the princi ple of these conditisns to all employers of labour, unless their object is to create a privilege for labourers on public works, or to impose a disability on Government con tractor?.

In addition to our London correspondent's letter, which appears on this page, there will be found on the fourth page some in teresting items of mail nows.

We have to acknowledge the receipt of £5 4s 6d for Mrs Hudson, collected by Mrs Connolly,

The Chancellor of the University has re« quested Bishop Cowie, as a member of the University Senate, to present their 13.A, diplomas to Means C» Z. Clayton, W. Tumlinson, and J, 0. Wilson, publicly, on Thursday, AiqfKtt 16.

On Saturday night, Mrs Thompson, of Mount Eden, discovered the interior of the bath-room of her house to bo on fire. With great presence of mind she went into the apartment, and closing tho door behind her, extinguished the flames with the aid of water from the tap. Mr Thomp son, who was la town at the time, did not return until half an hoar after the danger had Deen averted,

I A correspondent, "Charity," writes asking if it In really correct that the friends and relatives of patients in the Hospital are only allowed to visit between the hours of two and four daily, and that even patients who are dangerously ill are not allowed visits from their wives or relatives except at those hours. "Charity" adds that if such is true, the sooner such a ridiculous cast-iron 'rule is altered, tbe better, it boing discreditable that such a rule should exist.

A meetiug of the creditors of George Evans Browne, whi h w;u to hive been held to-day, lapsed, as tha debtor had not, til>:d his staicment of assets aad liaWi'.tcs

Tho Provincial District Hospital librarian acknowledges, with mauy thanks, the receipt of some numbers of ".Punch " and various illustrated London journals from the Working Men's Club. Mrs Gunning writes to express her ac knowledgments to Mr Buinbridge, of Ponsonby, for his exertions on her behalf, his name having been omitted from tho f,inner paragraph. At the ordinary meeting of the Harbour Hoard to-morrow afternoon, the designs for iv Board's new offices and the plans of ;he Hobson-Btrect wharf will bo con sidered, and Mr McKenzie's motion re .'orth Shore Ferry " tee" will also be dis cussed. 'Iho frost this morning is said to have been the most severe experienced in Auck land for some years. At the break of day, houses, trees, and the ground, were quite white, and presented nu appearance sums what similar to that which would be caused by a light snowfall. Too sun had risen several hours before the last traces ot the frost hud disappeared. So severe was the cold, that In various p»rts of the suburbs, ico had formed upon tho water, and pieces of the substance were on viow as curiosities dining the morning. We beg to acknowledge receipt from Mr W. B. Langbridge, Advertising Bureau, of a copy of "The Australasian," an Ameri can journal devoted to tho extemiou of American commerce with Australia aud New Zealand. In tbc preseat number " the Bureau" gets a flattering notice under the heading of " Important facilities for advertising in the Australasian Colo nies." 'I he Society of Arts offer a premium of £20 for the best original design for a certi ficate for the Society. There are eight con ditions to bo observed, tho chief of which are : All dusigns to be in monochrome ; o.itaido measurement not to exceed 20iu. by 16in.; all designs arc to be aent in, dis tinguished by a norn deplume, by the 30th of September next. Full particulars ate obtainuble from Mr Josiah Martin, the secretary.

The question of providing a hojpit.il for tho Walroa tow»ships is being actively pushed by tho " Northern Walroa Gazette." Last Saturday's issue aays :—

" During tho last few weeks there have been an avsragc of from two to three acci dents per week to bushmon and uum digfi«rs, and yet the business people of tho place do not soani to think it worth while spending a little time nud trouble iv brin;; ing tho matter fairly beforo tho public by holding a public meeting and disc»s«ing the best menns of going to work, or even by opening subscription li»tn in tho various townships on the rircr. wo feel suro that if it was decided that a hospital should bo built eithsr in Dnrgavlllo, Miuißawhaic, or any other township on tho river, tho owner of the placo would gladly give a site t« build on. In a previous issue we poluted out the manner in which yearly subscriptions could be raised, and we foil conliiieut that funds sufficient, with tho aid of Govern ment subsidy, to build a hospital of ei^ht or ten rooms, und to uu^a^o a atalTof com-, potont nurses, would bo suWribed in this district in a few weeks," To tho Editor: Sir,—Your correspon dent, W, Felkiu, was justified in correct ing tho error made iv the report which cave Lillio Brame iirst prize, aud Alfred Trcnwith second. It was not the fault of the reporter, as he copiod from tho award sheet given him, which placed Lillie Brame iirst, owing to the 2 points given for age. Hut the "facts"of your correspon dent's letter aro altogether astray, Tho following is a correct state ment : —At close of Holiday's conte^', some person informed me ot an error in Treu with's oge, I replied that it it affected him, inquiry would be ,made, and tho matter sot rlfrht, On Tuesday evening, judges' totals were: Treuwith, 26, 31, 18-75; Bramo, 26, 23, 21-75; age allowance, 2—77. Tho secretary of tue

socioty Treuwith represoutcd (upon who^o

authority ho was entered 11 years last birthday) was written to for information, with notice that if ulturaiioa was made, the competitors would have an opportunny to contest the tic nt the Choral Uall with different judges. Satisfaction w»s received from Treuwith's pareotn, but owing to sick ness he was unable to bo present. Know ing where to obtain a duplicate copy of tho prize offered in that uuitinn. i^ w»a docided to save further trouble by giving them each a first prize. Tlria was ex plained in the Chorai flail. Hy giving YV. Felkin an opportunity to withdraw his mis statement of facts.you will greatly oblijjo— Vourn, &c.i VV. .T. Macdiikmott.

Members of tho Ponsonby Choral Society are noiitnd that in consequence of the ill ness of Herr Carl Schmitt ihero will bo no practice this evening in the Oddfellows' Hall.

The usual bi-monthly sitting of tho Dli trlct Court was htld before Judgo Smith tnis morning, but provod to be of an un usually brlaf character, tho majority of the cases upon tho list being cither sottled or adjourned. Under this latter category are two cn^B-actions between llonry Elliott (contractor and carter) and John Pillcing ton (farmer, of *n»t Tanmki), in which the amounts claimed foot np to £453 ',U 3d and £016 8t lOd respectively. It is intended to have them settled by arbitration. His Honor will give judgment to-morrow morn ing in the case of Walpolo v, To Awamutu Cheese Factory, which was hcatd at Hamil ton some time ago.

A mtoting uf the croditcrs of George Ilazell, tidiDg-master, New florth Ko«d, was held at noon to-day il the Supreme Cou:t-house. Mr Thoa. M»ciT«rl(ino pre sided, and Mr Edmund Mihonoy appeared for the debtor. Hi Heath reid out the debtor'B statement, from which it appeared tbat hia liabilities amouited to £SSG 13s Bd, and his estimated assets to £690, of vhich £500 was represented by le»i«ko.d property and buildlugs erected therooo. Jt seemed that the debtor bad been forced very reluctantly into tho Bankruptcy Court, and that after his declaration of in solvency had been made he offered to pay all his creditors 10s in the £ within tho next twolro months*, aid tho remaining 10s in the £ daring tho following yoar. The proposal, therefore, came up for cun»ider« tion at the mooting, when it was moTcd by Mr Joel Blanckensee (as proxy for Mi Aitken), seconded by Mr Hi W. Heath (as proxy for Mr Smith) •' That the debtor having submitted a detd of composition undertaking to pay the whole of his creditors in full within two years, and such deed having been fully as sented |to by the whole oi tho said credi tors, the bankruptcy proceedings be forth with superseded." 'Iho motion was cur ried. Mr Ilazell, therefore, withdraws from the Court, and carries on hm business as usual, Such a proceeding is almost unique, and deserves honourable mention. Air Hazell's resolution to pay his creditors in full rather th»n claim tho pro tection of tho Act does him infinite credit, and it is to be hoped that the effort will be crowned with its merited success. The gentleman was formerly rough-riding Sergeant-Major in the army, and mounted orderly to Colonel Oollingwood during tho Crimean War, and he has also served ia New Zealand. Bis riding school on tho New North tfoad Is now attracting atten tion, and the pupils are largely increasing in number. It would be dillicult to fiud in Auckland a more skilful instructor.

A snmmoned meeting of tho Star of Auckland Lodge, No. 29, 1.0.0. F. of Now Zealand, American Constitution, was held In the Lodge-room, Insurance Buildings, on Thursday evening, tho 19th inst., N.G. Bro. John li#ghcs presiding, when a lar«c number of brethren wero present. The gecretaiy laid before the Lodge the balance-sheet for half-year ending 28th of June, and the auditors' report accompany ing same, which shewed the Lodge to be in a most flourishing condition. The Deputy District Grand Master, Bro. Henry Keesiog, jun., assisted by the tol lowing Grand Lodge officers - Bro. Falconer, Grand Warden ; Bro, Cambie, Grand Secretary; Uro. Morrison, Grand Treasurer; and Bro, Thomas, Grand Marshal—then installed the following elected officers for thu ensuing term :

Bro. k. Armiger, N.G.; Bto. t«. Sljfield, V.G.; Bro. Sinclair Allan, Permanent Secretary; Bro. K. Webster, Kecording Secretary; Bro. J. A. T. Butler, Treasurer. The N.G. then appointed his subordinate officers :-Bro. L. H. JNeumegen, Warden; Bro. R. H. W. Power, Conductor ; Bro. J. H. Cornish, Klght Supporter j Uro. Win, Jones, Left Supporter; Bro. J. T, Knight, Right Scene Supporter; Bro. J. Petford, jun., Loft Scene Supporter; Bro. James ii' Connor, Inside Guardian; Bro. A. G. Wheoler, Outside Guardian. The V.G. also appointed his officers, viz. :—Bro. J. S. Cobley, Bight Supportor; and Bro. J. J. Payne, Lift Supporter. 'ihe D.D.G.M. afterwards addressed the meet ing in hia usual felicitous style. The uiual votea of thanks were then passed to tho Grand Lodge officers, auditor*, and retiring officer?, after wh eh the Lodge was closed in due form.

A trial football mVch between the repre- I sentativo team which proceeds South and I allcomers was played io the Domain on J Saturday. Whitesi'de was in grand form, and obtained no less than seren tries, while Sims and O'Connor were successful in securing one each. Kyun and Leckio made two attempts at goal, and the former managed to put the ball over the bar three times. The n'lcomcrs did not score at all. Carter, in attempting te collar White, fell on his head and cut it some what severely. While the back play of tho representatives was Rood, the forwards were disappointing, and had it not been for the support th«y received they could not have hold their own against the allcomers, Hyan, O'Connor, and Henderson all played a good game for the "reps," whilst amoDgst their opponents Frank Clayton' and White both deserve credit. i

To the Editor : Sir, —In ooking over the Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Schedule, it seems to me to be vary unfair to the pigeon fauciers. There are fifty-four single classes fcr fowls, half of which are for young birds, except in garue classes; Ihe canaries also are nearly all singles; and yet all the pigeons are classed in pairs, and no youug classca at all. I think thero la as iuucu skill required in breeding a good English Currier as a good Dorking, Dragoons, Uurbs and Powtors, ts Spanish, Cochto, aud Knlimu. -again, there are twelve clauses for most of the varieties of fowls, and only ono for the highest classes, viz. : Engli.h Cairiers, Powters, Barbs, and Dragoons. Why should long-faco Antwerps have three clauses and Dragoons only one 1 i cannot sco why. I think to have a good show of pigeons there should bo as many classes as posiiblo within reason,-1 cc, ANTWERP.

The half-yearly meeting of shareholders of tho Port Albeit Co-operative Society was held at tho Society's store on Saturday, July Htb, Mr G. T. Hartnell in the «huir. There wero only 10 shareholders piesent. The Society scorns to ba fairly prosperous, and a dividend of 10 per cent, per annum wan voted to the shareholder". Mr E.

Hi own retired from the Committee of

Management, n 1 d Mr J. Grant was eloctcd in his place. The following balance-sheet was read and unanimously adopted:— Liabilities : Due to creditors, £741 5» 7d ; duo to shareholders, £1,092; loans, £317; Interest on shares, £6 18*; due on cheques, £59 4« Gd ; balance, £789 133 2d : total, £3,006 Is 3d. Assots : Trado debts, £49 14* Gd j goods io stock (Port Albert), £1,267 15i 21; goods in itock (Wellsford), £4X5 GilOd; dobls (Wellsford), £184 0*41; debts (Port Albert), £134 6s 6d ; bulldkms (i Jort Albert), £230 ; buildings (Wellsford), £100; cash iv baud, ;£24 IGa Id ; puuts, £40; gum (Port Albert! £104 15s lOd i gum

(Wellsford), £63 17s Ji:d ; gum (iv transit), £342 3s 8d ; weighii g machinos (Port Albert), £15; weighingnachiu(B[Wcllsfoid), £9 ; wool (iv transit), £5 5s : total, £3.006 Is Sd.

Tho Kusso-Turkish Diorama was ex biuited on Satuiduy afternoon to young

people, and in the evening to the general public, Tho chief psiza was a bedroom suite, which nan paused to Mr Burley, of Mercury Hay To uight, in addition to other gifti, a grand piuno, worth seventy live guineas, will be given nway. Tho Dinrama will be exhihi>cd on Wednesday evening for the last time in this city, when a u^nci walnut trichord piano will form tho principal prizo. A fully-attonded evangelistic meeting was held last night in the Theatre Koyal, Dr. Kcnderdine in tho chair. Addrcssos were delivered by Mr Parker audltev. J. S. Hill.

To the Editor: Sir,—Upon rea«iin2 a letter in your esteemed journal dated July lltb, nud slened "JaiucH McLeod," you will please allow me to state that I, being the sulomiau or aueiiorjoer referred to in the fiaid leticr, do most emphatically dony that 1 did at tho time commit a breach of the Amu Act, beinn a licensed dealer within the meaning of the Act at tl:.o same time. 1, therefore, before all men, desire to stnto that "Juni'S McLood," to uio pirliamcutary language, is "on unmitigated perverter of the truth," and would suyg.^t to the officer whose duty it ii to sco the provisions of the Arms Act carried ouc in its integrity, to 0 >ll for documentary ovidenco from tbo local lineuaing uflioc to prove tho truth of my reply to your correspondent's tissue of falseliouds. With respect lo my Belling " arms or w.irliko stores " three miles from Herd's Point, 1 reply in the same manner &3 before, for I'arauniu {thut he a\U " l'rama ") is n suburban holding of Herd's l'oint, and included iv tho grant to Captain liera by the G ivcrnment, t:io whole of which i.i called llurd's Point in tho survey of 1837. I may add that iv corrcspondaace and otherwise your correspondent., "James McLcul," U characterised ai! a harmless lunn'.ic, and 1 vouch that w»re there two medical men In the district at certain times, ho would long since have been committod to tho Whau Asylum,—Yours, &c, K. Spknckk, auctioneer, &c, llokianga. Mr Ponley's popnlar concerts seem to bo steadily increasing in public favour, even although tb.3y stnrted with a very fair msanure of Kuccesa. X..c concort of Irish s-lections on Saturday night 'drew" the biggest " houHo" ol tho suaion, all the ac commodation that tho Theatre Koynl affords beiug occupied shortly after clnht o'clock, so that Into arrivals, had to turn away disappointed. The por formanco w»b very successful. All the vocalists wore warmly applauded, and many of them were encored. Miss Shanaghan niado a decided "hit" with the coquottish song, " Barney O'Hea," and, by hor renderlug of tho pretty ballad, "My Molly Asthore," deeponod tho favourable impression. It is so long sioco this lady 1 has sung in public beforfi that

h<"r return to tho concert platform will ba hai'ed with ceouino ploa turo. Madamo Poolny gavo " Killarnoy," wits fine effect, and Mrs llovitt did Juii tico to " Kathleen Mavournccn," and " What will You Do, Love,1' while Mips Hargreaves was heard to advantago in 'Love's Young Drosm," [and "Kate Kearney." Mr Burnham gavo " Tho Minstrel Boy," Mr Worrall, "Tho ILtrp of Old Ireland," and Mr Moreton, " Tbe Denr Little Shamrock," tho execution of all being very fair. Tho concert! d plocos wero the charming dnot, " tft iv tho Stilly Wight," well sung by Madame Pooley and Mr Burnham, and tho part song, " Believe Me if All Those Endearing Young Charms," and "Tno Young May Moon," by the company. Mr Hunter's band performed " The Shamrock Loavos " rinsdrillo and "Tho Emerald" valse very inactively, whilo Mr Kalph Hood soenred a cordial encoro by his playing of the plsnoforto solo, " Irish Diamonds." He rcspondod with "Tbe Last rtoso of Summer," and subsequently savo a fantasia on Irish airs, Messrs Pooley and Slater acted as accompnnyists throughout the evening. On Saturday ngxt a mis cellanoous concert will bo given.

A lecture in connection with the Welles lev-strcot Baptist Young Men's Improvement Pooloty will bo delivered In the aohool-room thli evening by Mr F, Battler. Trresarjeotis 1 An Kurlish Toar." whlah o»a»ot fall to bo ln teieettng »nd iartraottvs. The leoturo oom mohoo* at 7.30. and aduils<ion in free.

SCINTILLATIONS.

This was a-n-ico morning. The crlckoter'sj favourite author—Fiold ing. Barry O'Neil and Grace Sheridan In the Theatre to-night.

In Victoria, the Salvation Army spends £200 a month on printing. At Mangawhare, Messrs Brown and Campbell are building a store SO feet long by 30 feet wide.

Miss £melie Melville will begin a session, at tho Piincesi's 'Iheatre, Molbourno, on August 18

A donkey valued at £600 was recently smothered near Bathurat, New South Wales. Here we believe In smothering donkeys, but we don't value them so highly.

The force of habit, conjoined with a little mental confusion, led a butcher named Joseph Prosser to slaughter himself by cutting his throat at Manutahi, on Friday last.

Marriagca at night time are about to ho revived in Paris. The idea has bad no sacred basis, but is due to the beliof that the toillettes will look bost at night. Auck'and poople this morning thought, on getting up, that winter bad come at last. The house-tops and streets were white with hoar-frost, and ice about a quarter of an inch tbick was to be found In some places.

ft ature asks, "Are men's heads growing smaller?" If the men haven't taken any thing but a seltzer since they awoke, the swelling is probably being reduced. Scotchmen consume less tobacco per head than Englishmen, and yet two former smoke far more. Kcason : Scotch economy causes the Northern smoker to retain the " dottle " of damp tobacco from the bottom of the pipe which the improvident Southron pitches away.

Miss Alice Sydney Burnett, the pianiste, intends paying a visit to Australia, where she will no doubt meet with a good recep tion, khe has been passing the winter in the Pyrenees, and after a most successful concert in Paris, hns gono to 1 ondon for the Eeason.

CABLEGRAMS.

[EEUTJER'S TELKGR4MS.]

Spread of the Cholera-English Preventive Measures. CAIKO, Jaty 21. The cholera epidemic continues to spread at an alarming rate, and the mortality in the city has been iully doubled. At the inittnce of England, the system of cordons round the infected localities haa be»n abandomd, and ri«orou« sanitary measuras are now being carrUd out initoad. LONDOX, July 22. Cholera has ippeared in Ismallia. The P. and O. boit Kohllla has not touched any of the Canal ports, andjhas proceeded direct. BANK DIVIDEND. LONDON, July 21. The Eneliih, Scottiih, and Au«tralian Chartered B»n* hu declared a dividend of 5 per cent, for iho pa»t half-y«ar, aud car ried £10,000 to tbe reserve fund. LONDON, July 21. The International Killo contest betwoeD British »nd American teams concluded at Wimbledon to-day, a»d was won by the formor" LOMDOJWuIy2O. In tho House of Commons to-day, the Hon. Ev.lyn Ashley rtad a Ultgram from Mr Soriico, Premier of Victeiu, statiog that • ro»olution had boen pa*sed by the Molbourno Chamber of ComMorce that British influence should be preponderate in the control of the second Suiz canal. |SPECIAL TO PKKSS ASSOCIATION.] LONDON, July 21. NEW ZEALAND FROZBjN MEAT. Tue New Zealand mutton ex British Queen, has realised an avcago of 7d, and the Australian moat ex LuaitanU, 6id to GJd. Tho Peruvim foro»B havo been defeated by the Chilians, with the low of one thous and tntn. Tho French are endeavouring to force a convention with the Siamese. Ei«ht thousand telegraph operator* have struck la America, aflectlng the communi cation with two hundred citwa in the United Btatoa a«d Caiadt. Moat ot the troops Btatiofcta at Calr» have been sent to Suez. The Egyptian officers •verywher* thwart the action of the British Government in re gard to the second canal. The result now depends on Baron de Losieps being willing to make futher concessions.

AUST RAL IAN.

KA.UBI GUM IN NEW CALEDONIA,

SYDNEY, July 21.

Intelligence has reached here from Yew Caledonia that tho Fieuch Government rocently granted to Mr Aslolphus Oppeu heimer, of Auckland, the light and monopoly for ten years to dig for and ex port kauri gum from Now Caledonia. During Mr Oppcnholm«r'» slay in New Caledonia lately, a French ship of war was placed at his disposal to explore part of the colony. Ho discovered two extensive gum fields, yielding excellent hard kauri; also several rich enrumo and cobalt mines, and obtained concessions for working tho same.

FEDERATION AND ANNEXA TION.

Protectorate of Sew Guinea,

(BKUTKK'S CABLES.)

LONUON, July 21. Tns following is an abstract of a despatch, dated 11th instant, from Lord Derby, Secretary of btate for tho Colonies, to fair Arthur Palmer, regarding tho annexation of Now Quinea. Tho despatch deeply regrets that the Queensland Government should have asiumod powers which it did not posstai, and remarks that the fears of annexation by foreign power are in definite, and without, foundation, adding, moreover, that toe capacity of the colony to govern several millions of natives v doubtful. Tho despatch trusts that tho federation of tbe Australian colonte* will speedily ba brought about, and promists (1,.t t1,,, impm-inl na«l (i»M In thn Fa.iic .hull be strengthened it Queensland con tributes a rotsonable sum towards defray ing the additional exptnta* incurred. Iv conclnsion the despatch promises that Osputy tiighCommissioaerswill be placed on the coast of » ew Uulnea, thus securing a gradual protectorate over tho island. A special to the Press Association says : - Lord Derby, Secretary of State fer the Colonies, speaking in the Home of L«rdi, Bald that if thero was any r»ason to appre hend that any foreign power meditated aggression in the Pacific, the Australian Oov»rnn*nts could have telegraphed home proposals on the subject. The Imperial Government were unaware of any such in tention. He doubted the ability of Queensland to govtrn some millions of Now Guinea native*, who wore certain to resist snbjugatinn, a»d the tempta tions offered te import coloured labour were » special difficulty in anoediog lo tho ..Fistic* and representations of one colony. : o entitle tho requeit to weight with the Government, the acquisition of tdjoiniag territory required the combined actWn rrf tho Australian colonies, and federal guarantee of the cost. Mean while the powers of the Western Pacific Com missioner would bo extended so as to in clude New Guinea.

Tha "Iconomist," disenssing the ques tion of Australian federation, expresses a fear that the financial and tariff rlilnculty present an almost insaperabla •bstacle.

PARLIAMENTARY.

(FROU OUlt SPECIAL ItSPOSTbR.)

WELLINGTON, this day. The report on coalfields shows thot the number of men employed in ooal-aslnm during 1882 wiw 1,043, as against 063 in 1881. The total output far the colony during ISS2 is 378,272 tons, and if tne quantity imported (219,582 tons) during the year has been oonsumnd here, the tftal con sumption in the colony dnring 1882 would bo 403,600 toim, or an increase over tho consumption of 1881 of 43,001 tons. The increase of coal from the mines in the colony (luring 1883 was 41,010 tons over tbo quantity raised in 1881, as will be seen by the following table, showing the total production of tank of the post live years, and the relative quantity Imported :— Raised in Colony.. Imported. Yoar. Tons, Tons. 1878 183,818 171.148 1879 2313113 153,078 }880 299,833 123,293 1881 837,262 139 083 183'J 878,272 128,582 Although the lmiroaspd quantity of coal raised in the colony during the year is not noarly so large as one might have been fully justified in anticipating in view of efforts being undo sinco the date of laet report to improve the appliances of somo of the large mines and to increase the facili ties of transit, it is nevertheless satisfac tory to bo sbln to show that there has boon a substantial increase of the quantity pro duced in tho colony, while the quantity imported is rather less than tho importation of previous year, thns affording continued ovidence of the steadily Increasing con snmptioa of onr own coal to the exclu sion of foreign productions j and from vari ous recent indications, there can be littlo doubt that the proportion of home produce and imports will be much more in favour of the colony dnring the present yesr than during tho past, Only two fatal acci dents occurred during the year. The out pur of Kawakawa colliery during the year was 40,484, making the total output of the mine 488,000 tons. The output of the Knmo coliiory was 21,262, making 45,594. Tho year's output at Whau was 4,820, making a total of 24,356 j Tanpiri, 25,381, ranking 991,018 ; Waikato, 3,224, making 25,080. During 1882 we imported 3,266 tons coal from Britain, 126,250 from New South wale«, 33 from Victoria, and 25 from Tasmania. Ihe countries to which we exported were : —Now South Wales, 1,253 tons ; Victoria, 1,840 tons.; South cea Islands, 1,119 tons; America, 500 tons ; China, 3 tons ; Bengal, 538 tons, The principal export was from Euesell, viz , 1,050 tons, valued at £1,050.

It is the intention of the We.-leyans of Cambridge to erect a comfortable place of worship without delay. Plans of a build ing capable of anting four hundred persons were prepared by Mr if, Hartley, and from these it would appear that the church will be 47 by 32, wjth schoolroom and vestry at the rear, 19 feet by 27. Tenders wee called for the erection of the edifice, and the following received:—Wi Rosser, £1,445; G. Layers, £1,170 j Hose and Clark. £1,035; W. Turk, £957; Castlo brook and Smith, £879, Swindbn, £810.

SAN FRANCISCO MAIL NEWS.

ANGLO-OOLdfuAL NOTES.

Anglo-Colonials and the Deceased

Wife's Sister mil.

Oub London correspondent, writing on June 14th via Frisco, says : "The passing of thu second reading of tho Deceased Wifo's Sister Kill has naturally boon hailed with tuo liveliest satisfaction by the Anglo-Colonial community in London. There wore quite a number of Australia** la the strangers' g»llery on the night of the debate, tho Ageat«-G«eral for Sonth Australia, New South "Wales, aud Victoria bein* all three present. I did not sco Sir F. D. Bell, but was told he meant to be there. Tha minority havo not by any moans given up hope ef blocking tho bill in committee. It is said it will not b« possible to bring up anytliiog like the tame number of peera to 'ako part ia the division as voted on tho .second reading. If, however, the attempt tv defeat the bill fails, an amendment is to beproposed tujdeprivo itof any retrospective operation, ■xawhiao's Visit to England. Tho telegraph announcement to tho effect that King Tawhiao (or " Ta Waiho," as I Bee the "Times" call biui) meant to pay a visit to finglaad has not excited much attention, Ido hope if His Majesty duo« come the affair will be arranged in dectut fashion, aud tb.»t foolish people will not lc»d bini to expsct a " command" to Windsor, The Quoen see« no itrangers now, and even if nor health were to im prove I doubt if she would content to ro c»ivo Tawhi&o. People have not as yet cot o»er the riuiculo hailed upon them re Taiwhangt's mission, and " natives " from your part of the world (ua matter whit nominai titles th»y hold) will be very doubtfully looked upon for some time to oomo. Judge Manning's Health. Judgo Btanuing conlinuw about the same. On Saturday last, June 9, he w»s again supposed to be sinking fast, and C»pUin Ashby and Lord Pembroke were burriodly summoned. A.B before, when they arrived, ha rallied slightly, and yesterday the bravo old gentleman oven managed to- write a few line* to Mi- Samuel Jackson, of AuclciMd. Nurses and doctors alike agree in admiring the Spartan fortitude nitk which ttuir patient bears aufferlig. " One moment you would, thiak he was dead," the lady who now attends on tho Judge told Captain Ashby, " and the next, perhaps, an idea strikes aim, and he seenu as alert as you or I." Passengers for Sew Zealand. Sergeaut-Major Maling (late of the Royal Engineers), the surveyor (who I informed you in my last, meant to settle in Mew Zealand) is one of the moat eminent men in hit profession. He has b«cn on import ant miulons for tho Government in Canada, the States, and Ugypt, and only leaves Kngland now on account of Mrs Mnliug'i health. Tho other day, after he had booked his puuoge by tho Waikato, Mr Maling was sant for by one of the Undersecretaries of State at Whitehall, and offered very considerable inducements to remain in this country. He has als>, I am informed, had a by no means unsatisfactory interview with Sir F. D. Bell. Mr Maling takes letters of introduction to Sir W. JervoH and other Wellington notables, as he will; makefor|th*tcityfir«t. Hisjf umiture, &c, is, however, being sent to Auckland, from which it seems fair to conjecture he will abide in the North eventually. Other passengers for New Zealand by tho s.a, Petoai are Mr James Hale (a school master) and his wife, and Mr and Mrs James Wigs; also (I think I mentioned them; in my last), 20 labourers are going to Graharnatown for the Thames Valley liiil road.

Mrs Eoldship, of Auckland, and Mr Walter HoidaUip, have both booked pas a*Haa for the colony by tlio F, and O. Koeotta, leaving on the 18th. The other young Mr Holdshlp remains in Kaglaad to prosecute his itudlei at Oxfori.

Ihe l>irect Steam Service to Neto Zealand,—An Impartial Critic's news.

Tim few Zealand Company are elite at hearing of the fast run oat mado.bythelonic. The lowering of the frri^hts hat had the liapplct effect. The Catalonia sailed quite full, and the British King U loading last. I hare written so much at one time and another about the direct attain service to New Za»l*«d that I almost dread to recur to the subject leitiome good-natured person should accuse me of prejudice. The real truth, thomgh, is all Anglo-Colonials who know anything of bußiuwi feel strongly on the question. They tay "onlookers see moat of the gamt," and in this particular instance I do indeed thiuk the proverb hits the mirk. The other day, travelling dunn to the Docks, myself and another gentle man interested in the colonies came across the managing dirtctor of one of the largest Indian skaiuer llocs. Conversation turned on shipping matters, and after \v« had gone some little way I tried '' drawing " the great man re the New Zealand czptrimont. " 1 do not," he said, "profoss to nndorstand tho policy of the Now Zealand Shipping Company any better than my neighbours. Th«y oiight to know the possibilities of tho trade accurately, and it ii of course on the card* that what now appears to outsiders r&tber rash may eventually prove to have been farseeingly wise. Wothing, however, but success could justify pbartering such large and expensivo steamers as tbo louio and Catalonia. Thero were plenty of cheaper bo*ts to bo had, and the ptospicta of the trade when tbo engagements were made scarcely • teemed bright enough to warrant any very cxienslvo outlay. My own ldoits as to the proper manner of coo ducting a direct steam line are as follows : —In the first place, tho boats should bo neither lur^e nor expensivo to work. UnK'fM it is poseiblo to undercut th<; M«l ---bourne lines by offoring spscial attractive freight rates, the direct steamers will never fill np regularly. Now and then they may get a spurt of custom, bat tho trade will not be fit to rely on. As to pvsengers, no moary should b s spent in attempting to catch those who want to travel luxuriously Even if yon were to put on floating palacoc, you would never get them. I should fit np my steamers rather with a vievr to attraating the many hundreds who wi.h to travel oomfortably.butto whom economy is the primary consideration. Ttie Moi bourno mid San Francisco routes, with their splendid steamers, frequont stoppage, aai plentiful amusoments on voyage, will always cirry th* bulk of tho really iir.it clais passenger. Xhe sort of folk who now go in the saloons of sailing shipi are the lot the direct liners onght to secure. My highest price for a saloon ticket should be £50, and I would hold out special in ducements to colonists to take trips Homo, The entiro policy, in faot, should b> pre ciacly similar to that adopted by the smaller Indian and China Companies, which wlthou' Interfering in the least with the P. and 0,, manage to fill np regularly both with cargo and paisongew." I have givona brief ontlino of this gen tleman's remarks because they coincide so exactly with the opinions I havo from time to time ad vanned myself. Dramatic Gossip.-^Mra Lingard'B Failure Charles Warner, the actor, is not, after all, going to Aus.ralia at present. He had absolutely concluded eDgagemonts with Melbourne, but has managed to cancel thrm temporarily, Wilkte Collins's new drama, " Rank and Kiches," in which it was hoped Mrs Lingard would moke a hit, has proved a fearful fiasco. On the first night the audiouoe, alter good-naturedly deriding the utter chiidiihnoss of the opening act?, emphatically damned tbo play. Instead of noceptiog the verdict, the manager camo before the curtain and roundly abusrd those who had hissed "that great man, the author." He further informed them "Mrs Lingard was quite prostrate." This, of course, made matters much worse; in fact, the majority of onlookers at once left the theatre. The "Daily Telegraph" says Mrs Ltngard's anxiety was painful to witness, and save her act'ng a wooden monotony. Tho unlucky lady—^hoso self conceit must have received a rude shock since she came to England—ended the evening by fainting dead away in tho green-room. Luscombo Searelle's "Estrella " hai been produced at tao i'olics Dramatiques Theatre, vice ".Prince Methusalem," but doeß not draw. The papers have again been sadly cruel to this areat composer. Fancy calling his music "a stale farrago of halt forgottea nothings." Miss Geneviene Ward starts on her colonial tour in August or September next. GatKeping of Colonists. There wjll bp a great show of New Zea land colonists at the annual convernnzione Qf tho hoyal colonial losutute on Thura ! day, the 21st. This reunion is held at the South Kensington Museum, and usually brings together several hundred persona.

Sir Francis Dillon Bell had the honour of dining with tho Lord Mayor and Her Majesty's Judges at tho Mansion House on Juue Cth. Sir W. McArthnr wua also of tho company. jscw Zealand Mutton Sold as Lamb. It has transpired through " Modern Society" that 400 legs of the BtitHli King's New Zealand mutton, purchased in Leadenhall market at 9d per lb., were sold by the aristocratic co-operative stores in Kegent-street as lamb at Is Id per lb. I suppose you will hive heard by cable that Sir Ilercules Kobinion in all proba bility success Lord Normanby as Governor of Victoria. Assisted Emigration to Labourers. The immigration League are making great effort* to induce the Government to give assisted passages to poor labourers. I nee Sir F. Bell is a supporter of the »cheme. At a maai meeting the other day, the fol lowing resolution was adopted:—" That this meeting having heard that 4,000 labourers appliad in vain for employment at one dock gate on one morning of toe prennut \reuk, ani kuowiug that this state of tkinga prevails in the couutry, believes that her Majesty's Government should undertako the emigration of these vast armies of the unemployed to those colonies requiring their labour." jseiv Zealand Mops. More th»n once Ut«ly reference has been m«dem t«» Home papers to the exeeliont quality ot the N.Z. hops. " Land and Water" of Saturday last contained the following paragraph : —The cirgo of 325 biles of hops which has lately arrived from Melbourne tro tound to be in capital condition and far superior in quality and colour to any that have previuusly been imported from th.it colony. A f«w bales only have beuu received in the past few yeais, the Knyliah market having hitherto supphod the Aus tralian with this necessary. Within the past six years, however, the spirit of emigration ban set in amongst the Kentish hop-^rowars aud has scattered them over the face of the globe. Some have settled in Tasmania aud Now Zealand, and their proclivities being nUurally " hoppy, " they hate commenced the bitter, twining, bine in those dutant colonies. Soils and situa tions favourable for their cultivation vrere soon found, e«p«eially in the Mortli Island, both the JfeUon and Mauawatu diatiicts producing remarkably fine ipecirnens. Hop roots, or ««U m they are called, were sent out from KnjiUnd, together with the other appliaaces necessary for hop cultivation j aud it is a fact ttiat in Tasmania, Nelson, and Maaawatu, hop gardens in complete cultivation, poled with straight poles and with kilns for drying are to be found almost equal t» anything existing in the hop counties of Kent and Susiex. Tne ie markible feature so far it that ia the colonies no destructive in»ect.s hay« as yet presented themselves; the apuis, the red npider, and even the troublesome flea so often recorded as destroying one of the most valuable agricultural crops in England, are at present conspicuous by their absence. The excessively high prices reached by hops in our market, and still more bo ia JNurein. b#rg and in New York, are due to the faot, that the hop crop in the Northern Hemisphere was a failure. In Australia, however, the season has been good, and thus It is we find a speculator bold enough to bring into our London market a lar^e parcel of Australian hops of the 1883 growth. Uufortunately for the speculator, the market prices are much lower now than when, this cargo left the colonies, and as pricet are very high in Melbourne, it is a question whether any great amount of money will bo realised by the adventure. Tnere v, however, something gained. English planters can now soe that New Zealand and Tasmania can grow hops as well as themselves, superior in quality, though perhaps not so strong in colour." Xew Zealand Timber. The Journal of the feocioty of Art? recently isiued contains an admirable and exhaußiiTe article on flew Zealand limber by the United States Consul at Auckland, Mr G. W. Giiifin. Mr Long's Horses, Mr W. A. long, the Australian sports man, was present at the sale of the Marden Stud yearling*, and bought a very hand some colt by Craig Millar, out uf Corrnbra, which ho haa namod "Clarendon." The thousand guinea youngiter, Philosopher, which Mr Young purchased last mramer, ran in the Maiden Plato at Ascot. It has grown into a vtrjr handsome animal, and was much fancied by tha stable, who could scarcely believe their eres whan he failed to get into the first three. Aucklanders in London. I am perpetually running up against people who have been reisldents ia Auck land. Ihe other day a man named Ramus, wbo, 1 believe, was once a sort of half bookmaker, half-commi.aion agent, in the colony, accosted me outside the Lyctutn Theatre ; and at Ascot, who should run up against us on Cup day, bat a Queen-streut oonfectiontr, or r«freahment contractor, whose name Is Dallen. The Wellington-Manaivatu Railway. The directors uf the Wellington and Manawatu Railway havt placed their un allotted shares on the xondon market with ((ratifying ease Immediately the list opened they obtained as many applications as they wanted. " Slg&ro," remarking on the business, says: " VTessipect that the debentures which it ii propoitd to offer for sub«cription later on will not be taken np In th« colony, in this country the idea ot inventing i« New Zetland railways requires consideration. The financial record of New Zealand will not quite bear the strictest investigation." The Bountiful Harvest in jfeiv mew Zealand. The "Colonies and India " of the Bth June contained an article on the harvest of Mew Zealand, from which I extract the following :-"Although th«>e ie ample room for large supplies of labour in all parts of Mew Zealand, and though con siderable ureas of virgin land still remain to be taken up, agricnlture ia New Zea land has reached a high state of efficiency which .Manitoba cannot b; ex pected to attain till her rich prairie lands have begun to exbauat themwlves, as they inevitably mutt under the simple process of ploughing, sowing, and reaping wheat, year after year, to which they will bo subjected for many years to come. Fn skilled but patient and regular labour ia all the north-west asks for the present. Tko supply of capital need not be large to enable a family to subsist and gr«w rich on the produce of the allotment whiob. the country invites it to t»ke up. Tho s»me is true, though to s losser degree, in New Zealand. No honfßt and willing worker, wi»h no thing but strong ai ma, a clear head, and a willing heart to call his own, need fear to f.vce a start In New Zealand any more th»n in Canada; but while New Zetland will welcome men of such a type, tbe position which she has made for herself is i>ucb that skilled agriculturists able to utilise judi ciously a moderate capital, are what she particularly invites. The returns of the late harvest brought by the laat mail from New Zealand show what sort of land this is which is thus holding out its arms to welcome tbe British immigrant. The lat ter part of March and the greater part of ftpril were devoted in New Zealand to the garneriug of ono of the most bonntifnl har vests which the colony has ever seen. Seme of tbe yieids wbich hnvo been recorded are enormous." Specific instances »re thengiren of various largo fields. '' Such an abundant ble'Sing will stimulate enterprise in tho colony in overy direction. New Zealand is not dependent on her wheat harvest alone. Her exports of wool amount to oter fifty million lbs per year. She is rapidly taking up the culture of the vine, of tea, and silk and other articles, both for home consump tion and for export. Her exports of meat aro likely to increase vastly, and the tiade in frozen mutton is expected to rival in ex tent and value that in wool. ladeed, in the introduction of the rtfrigeratins; sys tem, New Zealand fees the opportu nity of vastly^increasing her resource*. Hitherto, every year thousands of sheep have had to be boiled down for the sake of the tallow, which- was all tb.it could be made ont of them. Unrler the new system sheep can be killed when they are fittest tor the market, and tbe carcases S'lld ficsh in London as soon as the arrangements on this Bide for receiving them are complete. This will enable the j* ew Zealand eheep owners to make the most profitable use of ■ their ilocks, and will lead to an enormous increase in the number of live stock kept. 'Ihe capacities of extension possessed by the colony are enormous, although there Is possibly a little exaggeration in the claims of a New Zealand piper, that while in ' Australia a sheep.owner will have one sheep to five or six acres, in New Zealand one acre will carry five or six sheep, and tberii? are some cases where einht or ten are borne to the acre.1 In the fact that from its natural formation the whole country is readily accessible to poits of shipment, New Zealand has an advantage possessed neither by Mistralia nor by its g>eat rival, the United States, and to the antipodes we

may safely look for a large proportion ol our future meat supplies as well u» for our imports of wheat,''

Postscript.

London, Jane 14, 5.30 p.ni. The silkworms eggs sent Home by the British King were safely received at th« Agent-General's ofiice. Sir F. D. Bell has now gone over to Paris to try and persuade M. Pasteur, the famous French naturalist to undertake the work of hatching theta ' An Inventive Correspondent, Great annoyance has been cauaed at Westminster Chambers by the action if the London correspondent of tho "Otift) Daily Times," who loems to have invented for that journal a series of wholly prepoß terous atories to the Agent-General and Taiwhanga's mission. I hear Sir P, rj Ball is writing out about the matter thli mail. It is much to be regretted on every one's account that the Kngliih repriaento tives of colonial papers should noi be more careful what rumours they give currency to. Already tho officials at Westminster Chambers and tho Colonial Offioe are cautious to a degree in afford, iag inf irmitlon or answering questions and sach disagreeable occurrences at the present simply make them refute to open their lips to a correipondent. Of course, even tho most reliable Journalists may, from excess of zeal, fall into errora occasionally. I did so myself over the socieiy papers' canard about Lord Derby's coloaial trip. Inventing long interview! which never took place ii, however, surely "coming it" a little too strong. To-day's "Morning Post" quotes from the "Colonies and India" some interest ing figures about the bountiful harvest ia New Zealand, and prophesies a ''rush" of farming emigrants to the Canterbury dis trict in consequetoa. Mrs Hichard Laishley and her two charming little girls have, 1 understand, arrived in London from Auckland on a pleasure trip. It is a pity Mr L&uhley could not escape from the toils of business and accompany them, for ho would thoroughly enjoy and appreciate a tour in Euiope. Arrival of the Lady Jocelyn with Sir John HaU. The well-known liner Lady Jocelyn (Capt. Brown) arrived from Welington late last night, after a protracted voyage of llOdayi, As the vessel only docked this (Thursday) morning, it has been somewhat of t rush to send down to East of London (12 miles away) and ascertain particulars of the pas sage. Time will not permit of an extended niirstiro this afternoon, to some of the detaili must lie over till next mail. The Lady Jocelyn left Wellington on February 24, and ran down to Cape Horn in 25 days. From thence to the English coast, lig t or contrary winds prevailed, and the Equator was not crossed till April 24, the docks being reached (as has been stated) on June 13. Ihe numerous passenger), including Sir John flail and his family, are in excellent health, though naturally ex tremely glad to have at length reached their destination. The tedium of the voyage was beguiled by daDces concerts, and similar amuiements, a lady named Mrs Filagerald affording special pleasure by her pianoforte playing, bir John, Lady Hall, and their family, left the ship at Gravesend, and have taken temporary quarters at the Charing Cress Hotel. The only unpleasant incident (or rather the only incident of any kind) on the voyage, was the disappearance on 29th April of a misanthropic cook's assistant, named Thomas Pell, who, it is feared,committed suicide by dropping over board. The Lady Jccelyn brings a large cargo of frozen meat, including 5,794 carcases mutton, 352 quarters of beef, 13 pieces beef, 16 fish, 326 aucks, 3 tabs of batter, and some milk. The latter, I may as well at once state, proved like the milk on the Sorrento anu tho BritUh King—a failure. The mutton and beef are in prime con dition, and you may rely on my special attention to the prices realised by the beef. The Bell-Coleman engines on board tbe Lady Jocelyn were in charge of Messrs. Don and Gordon, who report that they worked on the average 13} hours out of the 24, and used (also on the average) 2J t>ns of coal per diem, or 270 for the voyage. From Wellington to the Horn, the temperature of the sea was 48° Fabr., tbe lowest reading ever oDtained being 45*. In the tropics, on the contrary, the water was Sli° Fahr. for 24 days. Down to Cape Hoid, tho engineers had no difficulty in keeping the lower freezing chambers (which is nnder water) below zero, andereninthe tropics the highest register there runs 84" Fahr. Tne temperature of the upper chamber averaged to the Horn 10°, and from thence home 20° Fahr.

•Ihe evening papers to-night say the Duke of Albany will have the refusal of the Governorship of Victoria.

Sir Francis Dillon Bell if preparing another paper for the Colonial Institute.

(Feom the " European Mail.")

Meat Supplies for England. "Anglo-Australian" writes as follows in the " ilnropean Mail" :—The consump tion of butcher's meat is the great dumcitle feature of the physical life of the English people of the present day. America has been in the habit of sending largo supplies, but, now that the population of the "elates" is on the high road to sixty millions, ibeir own flocks aud herds are little more than adequate to meet home demand, and it is a fact that the supply of American meat ii tailing oil'enormously. Manyof the papers, and not a few ot our dietetic propheti, nave beenpreachlngupfisb, finding multitudinous texts in tbe Great Fisheries Exhibition, but this is a thiog that cannot well be. The consumption of fish may be somewhat increased and the supply may be augmented, bnc to dream of making fish the staple food of the working sections of tho English people, as s^me do, Alter the way In which potatoes suffice for the normal Irish peasant, is simply to foster a mischievous delation. Meat.ls required in increasing quantity, and that meat will have to bo forthcoming. Under such conditions ns those, surely the agricultural emigrant who lands in New Zealand will ice the way before him prtity vioar both In an induitrial and in a com mercia! seme.

Sir F. D. Bell's Statistics. In consequence of the controversy which arose at the time with respect to some statittleal points in the paper read on the Australian Colonies by Sir Francis Bell, before the Royal Colonial Imtitute, I hear that he will soon bring out a lecond edition of his paper, proving that all the statistical assertion* contained in the first edition of tbe paper were really within the mark, and in some cases greatly so, Ia statistic* it is always the bast policy to be on the safe side, lest the statist should be accused, of exaggeration. Clearly, it Is very good on these occasions to have a reserve of facts to fall back upon in the face of a form of criticism so common. it has, however, to be remembered that it is always difficult to deal with statistics, and that even the most accomplished statisticians are at variance upon many questions, especially such as the one of the vital statistics of a people with regard to which sufficiently accurate data for wide generalisations have not yet been deter* mined. A Nobleman's Swindling Scheme The Murqnis de Kays and seventeen accessories were put on their trial the other day for manslaughter, fraud, and infringei ment of the laws en pnblic companies and emigration—in other word?, for an attempt to found the colony of Port Bretonj hot on an appeal by the Marquis tho trial has been postponed. Many of our readers are aware that in July, 1877, the Marquis, a Breton nobleman of straitened means, who had vainly sought to make a fortune in varioiu parts of the world, advertised land in Port Breton at 5f per hectare as a certain means of becoming rich, without quit* ting France. Tho Lepitmirt newspapers interested themselves in the enterprise; 3,u00 persons applied tor shares; and ML. do Kays, in a lecture at Marseilles, dwelt on the religious and theocratic character ot this free colony, which, on (he higbw«y between A ustralin and China, \vn« destined to greatness. Ultimately, five million! were subscribed, Belgium taking about one-fifth. The Marquis, according to the indictment, pocketed two millions. He is stated to have sold 700,000 hectares, ajbeit (he island contains ony 7,000, a portion of which ho hnd bought of a native chief fpf 1 550f, the payment beiugrnjde intobacw. axe', brads, and a red velvet dress.

Eighteen thousand immigrants arrived st Monttfal during June, and an appropda; tion of 15,000d015. was made by the Cans? dian Government to aid them.

It i* indispensable. 'the Auckland Directory, now on sale by all stationers. Brioey 5s

Take tho wear and tear of yonr dfges« tive apparatus, buy Hnlme's Steam-made Sausages at 3d per lb. They are the fpnndatloi arono of muscular Christianity. Lookdo*nJM wanted column it yon want anything in tne moat line prime and choap.-[ADVT.|

Singer machines, 2s 6d per week. Re pairs. neodlos.otc-D. S. Chamber), 70, Qnecn street,

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Tm B N C I N G. BAM. WHITE'S PRICE LIST Ig as follows:— Best Paling. Pence of purirl posts, Hobart rails, and 6ft Hobart palings, one inch apart, 60a, Paling Fence to consist heart kanri posts, Hobart rails, and heart kauri palings, 655. Three-rail Fence, purirl posts and Hobart '"wire Fences with Top Rail, 335. Wire*Fenoe, 7 wires, 255. • Barbed Wire Fence, 2 barbed 2 plain wires, Iga per chain. Cattle won't look at barbed wire. Pioket Fences, from 2s per foot not painted, or 9d per foot all complete. Very neat Ploket ) ii with mill wrought Wicket Gate, all ainted complete, at 3sper foot All kinds Repairs ta Fences and Estimates for trery description of Fence given on applica lon to Sam. White. Fencer, Custom-street, opposite Arnold, Hines and Co. THE PACIFIC TEA COMPAHY'S PURE BLEND OF INDIAN AND CHINA rfEAS JL EAS /IE THE MOST PERFECT TEAS IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHEBE, ■ftTBW~Z^EALAND GRAIN AGENCY JN ANDMKRC^^COMPANT CAPITAL • £1,000,000 Managing Director i Gko. a. Bib ad. Oonaultiag Director i 1", Cunningham. The undewlfrned tegs to inform Grain Mer nhtStt and ml>era «»t he has been appointed AQKNT for the nbovo Company, and la now ™SS«d to receive ordcra-which ?haU have Stt-^ Ojum and Atz. ximk ot fi»rfei*L«DPi«.»-™. a STKVENSONi Agent. Union Inguranoo Oflloe. Queen-street



Special Acivw'.ißements. Premises to be Re-built. o oonioaueiice of our Premises being abont to be re-baUt, WB ARK HOLDING » r\ KKAT /-ILKABINS QALK A IIRI'AT V/LKAKING ijALK OF Tnß WnOLB OF OT7R MMENSE AND V LIT ABLE STOCK. EVBRY ABTICUK IS MARKED DOWN TO , COST PRICE, or UNDER. :n vbey many cases a merely nominai price is charged. Sii^ NBs 05: N B -Our Friends and the Pabllo RenerslJr ire invited to make an early call, and secure ;ho Undoubted Bargains. Milne and Choyce, QOBBN & WKLLKSLBY-STRKKTS. VINT'S_WHISKY. A SCIENTIFIC SACT. Sow Whisky Is maddening and poisonous, no matter how blended, coloured, or agreeably flavoured. VINT & SONS, Belfast. Iroland (established 38 years), at presont hold immense stock of their Old Wkll-maturkd "Whisky, and can onaun; to the trade—through their Agonta-a really PURE OLD. UNADULTERATED. AND WHOLESOME SPIKTT.thcc! ulityhavinß boon pronounced equal lo OLD xuvaNun BKANDY. In bulk and oaso, to be had from A. HEATHER, Agent. Head Colonial Office: Melbourne. Price /X ls 6d>l V Ay^y proprietor x^^Kv <C. HENDERSON)-^ VJ?. XOHEMIST/ ,<^/ \g: \/ AIX Is6d With Storekeepers this useful Remedy has a rapid and increasing demand, its price being within the reach of all, and its virtues second to none. To be had wholesale from :— ARTHUR H. NATHAN, 33 QUEEN STREET. KEMPTHORNE & CO., SHORTLAND STREET. O. HENDERSON, QUEEN ST. JUNCTION. MR. O R O S S B, DENTAL SURGEON, May be Consulted at hia Rooms, Queen-Btreet (opposito Darby-Btreet). Hours: 10 to 6. giHORHTOK, SMITH AND FIKTH HAVE FOR SALK I "Dr wn " Flour, In Backs, 100'a anfl 60"b Champion" do. do. do. "Cantab" do. do. do. Sharps Bran Fowl Wheat a UCKLAND GAS COMPANY A. LIMITED, BssTABLMHED 18C2. PURVKYORS Off LIGHT, HBAT, AMD PfIWJtR. The Company Bell ami ereot Ras-nttlnßa. In cluding gsa appvstns and gag-power enßlnes. Stook lDClude* Otto Gas Engines, Offloo ftnd Bhow-roomß, Fort-ttreet. ENGLISH TWEEDS, SCOTCH SAXONYS, IRISH HOMESPUNS. 7BKVKN OASBSS W El' SHIP WARWICK, m 4 CASE 3EX CLYDB 4 M. MUBCHIE, Merchant Tailor & Importer, ahortland-etreet AUKLAND. U-RKAT SaLU OF A. VF. Mace-s BANKRUPT QTOCK. ANKRUPT OTOCK. MRS J. SMITH having bonKht the Bankrupt Stock of A. W. Mace, will offer the same together with her own large and well-assorted stock of Drapery, Clothing, &c, at a Great Sacrifice, in ordor to clear. The Stock is new, and wel chosen. The following lines will show the Knormouu Reductions :— Black and Cold Velveteens, from ls 9d Cold Satins, from Is lid, all shades Silks reduced from Is lid to Is lid, all winter shades Satin Cloth, 6sd, worth 101 d Useful Flannel, BJd, worth lid Blankets, from 6s lid each Men's Pilot Coats, reduced from 28s Sd to Men s Strong Tronsors, 5s 9d Boys" Suits, from 5s lid Youths' Good Tweed Suits, 18a 6d, worth 24s And all other goods at equally low prices. NOTE THE ADDRESS- Jlj M I T H Smith DRAPER & ULOTHIER (Next United Service HoteiJ. QUEEN-STREET. HOP DITT EX P. OP J> ITTK 88. • Can be procured ( Wbolesalr) from ARTHUR TO" TM-ATHAN, 33 to 39, Lower Qubkn-stkret. nHANGfi OJ? ADDRESS. SULLIVAN "AND* MoKENNA, PITT-STEEKT, TAILORS, HAHITMAKKRa, and GENKRAL OUIFITTERd, Beg to annonnoo to their Friends and the Pabllo Ot Auckland that they have Removed to more Commodious Premises ADJOINING, Where they shall be happy to meet Customers and Kzeoute Orders to their entire smtisfaction. SalHvftn, MuKenna and Co.'d outtlna is too well known for remark. Perfeot cutting and oomfor in weulng guaranteed. The address I— Cobnbb of Pitt nd Bkbesfobd-bt.>,rets. iwr o X I 0 E. BBSS V/AXI BEKS WAX I Purohased In any quantity (or Cosh. Buyers Of Fungus and Montz Metal. Bavins purchased In Chins a Fina Assort ment ot Teas himself, JAMBS AH KBW can sonfldenUy recommend them, and trusts that all Us old Cußtomers, and the Pabllo generally, will K^L^SSST"! of tt*" »Pl»nald oppnrtnnlty on hand Japansee Ware ftLS' 0 Orookerywar«( SUks, HSbtSSSg.^?l??®ll' oonunodltles too nomororait^nSSw Note tbo Addressi- JAME3 AH KBW ft 00.