SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

BIOH 2.8 Soon!IAGK- Ml Moon,2oth, 3 0 p.m.

ARRIVAL.

LAST ETKNII-O. Mariner, schooner, Qaeon from Rnisell wwst aitnlZ °.°, O«wfo"». »Rom wnrugi

DEPARTURES.

LAST F.VKNISO. lon*. 8.3., Crawford, for WhEnßarel

VESSELS EXPECTED.

LosDOK.-Glance. haiquo. L C 0.X., April 8 Z r,nV i arTer^o B to 0£A llster.IJn: Ban Ud ra8O t?aLt lorfr.w YOH K .-Handa Me. schooner. 8.L.M.W.. A?o"iH Ska IstANDS-India. /OB .Brew, Ryno. Myrtle, Fairy Queen, wi8"0"0^ 0',, 0'!1 YoKuHAMA.-Bybil, BOhooLer, S M.L.H., fine bri?anttSM^ULOdln: Frederick Bmett, barQue, from Oam&iu.

IMPORTS.

Per Orpheus-Jioists oil. l,£Oo lbs whalebonp, 123 hldea>o bunches banwaa. 6,eco.oran ß eß, 67 anoks kumortP.

EXPORTS.

Por Naiad (to|bo loadoi at Mercury Bay) for By£noy-220 000 feet timber. Por Al»iy Ann Annt-on (to bo ioadsd at WUDBimT 'or Bjduey-IM Pl^es rough Umber.

IVWARD3 COABTWIS«.-Fannic, from \Vha from Barrier, with JO tona firewood. Oo^yARDS CO»8TWI8«.-Fannle 1 for \Vhj ngapona; ctart. for Kennedy iJay ; Ferae\ er- Bnce, for Fatan. Tho barque Ollvo Thu'low arrivedatNonra;a f.om Ancklund with a oarßO of tlour on JunelS.

Tne schooner 9ea Bfetza was expeoted to leave Sew Caledonia tor Auckland dtrootabout the Ist hist.

Tho Donclas arrived from Mcroiry Biy early thp 3 morning with the followiDg pafsongern : £p:aln Wn'toM MissrsHowland. L. Uosketh IV. Bennett. Millet ondMcDjnald. The schooner Orpheus arrived from Norfolk Island shortly before 2 o'clock this morning. Sho left Auckland on Juno 16: arrived at Nor folk Island on the 21th; left again on July 0:h. arriving here as abovo. Had strong westerly winds throughout the passnKO. Passengers:— Miss Morrison, Messrs Lane, McLiver, nnd Peacock.

Captain Wn'tsrs. master of ihn brig Naiad, who was a passiogor by iho Dougiaa from Moronry Bay to d»y. roports of M» laßt voyage aa follows :-Left Noumea, in ballast, onjnne 2oth, had fine weather during the fir. t week ont, anl thence till arr.val at Meronry Bay.on Wed nesaay las'iexperlenood etrong f.W, and 8. Kales. The Naiad will leivs Mercury Bay for Sydney about the end of the irosent mouth with a fall cargo of timber.

Captain Duns, of tho Orphans reports having ■lahted tho Auckland schooner Sovereign, from Sydney, bound on an island ornise, iff Norfolk Island, on tho fl;h lnst. He aIBO reports the ar rival of the mlßglon eohoonerlfrom a ornlee at Norfolklaiano, on the 25th inßt., and her depar ture for the Now Hebrides four aoya later.

Tho P.a Glenelg arrived at 7 a.m. from Tau ransia with tho following nußesnsers :—Master Wells Mtasra Chiistlson. Witt. John Wingle/. uollngwood. BromnMd, J. Maxw»ll. 11. Home, Voaan B'OWne, W Cover, Bilnnhtiou, Mr and Mrs Memalfe, Mrs Gilielly. Mrs FullertO", Bmltb. Mr and Mra Scatt, Mr and Mrs J Sheppard.

The sahooner Energy has boon berthfd at the Railway Wharf, and Mr Donovan, the puo eo-BfiU tenderer, commenoed dltctaarging her cargo of coke this morning:. The oato is to be ■tored In the Harbour Board aocd on the wharf nntll the vessel has been dooked and repaired, ■when It will probably bo ro-ahlpped for Noumea.

The following steamers are due next week i- FromSydney-Australia, PH.!s . onTueEday. early. From Sonthem ports—To Anau on Monday, enly: Wanaka, at Oneharg*. Toes d»y 8 8.m.; and.Toiaroa, on Thursday »f.or noon. From Fiji-Fonguln. on Wednesday.

Tho following vessola cleared at the Customs today:—Mary Ann Annison. barque. Smith, for Whangaron and Sydney. Jane Andorson, schooner, KckhoiT, for Kaipara, in ballast; Lizzie Guy, brigantine. Stevens, for IToklanga, in ballnst; Naiad bripr, Waitere. for Sydney, With timber to bo loaded at Mercury Bay.

The 3.5. Welllogt-n Utt Bnsrellat 5.90 p.m. yesterday, called at Wnntfarura aad arrived al Auckland at 7.30 o.m. to-day. Passerjgsre:-Mr and Mrs Q. Toms, Me. srs Buttle, Carr, Ne>blf, Holdehlp, Diokson. BldKOOrt. Burrow. HobßOn. Rlddcr Dr. and JllM Waill g MissCiarke. Mr G. Calm». T. Hea'y. Mr and tora tJirroway, - r J. Reid, lira WHsan, Key, HRWke»,Mr Blagrove and 8 Btoerage. Cargo: 400 moka gum and 32 bides.

Messrs J. W. Can and Sons are building for tho Waikato Land Association a steam launch to bo ÜBed in their drainß, nnd also fitting up a Similar vessel for to-wing purposes tor tho same company. Tho firm has also under construc tion for Mr Roachc. ot To Ai-olia. a launch. 30ft. overall, with fift. 9in. beam, to draw 2ft. fin. of ■wator, to bo diagonal built: five boats to order of Messrs Donald and Edinborongh. for the islands!; and a Koblloy canoe lor Mr Shalders.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Wiiancarei, this day. Arrived : lona, from Auckland, 7 a.m.

Birth.

MACE. - On June 11, tho wife of E. Mace. Pod nimby, 01 A sou.

Marriages.

KKLTON-HOQ A N.-On July 4, at St. Patrick a Ciithedral. by the Hey. Father Walter Mac donald, Thomas Felton. only son of Thomas Felton, to Mary Ann Hogan, oldoßt daughter of Mrs Hanson, of Liverpool.-Homo papora please coiiy.

Deaths.

KAVANAGH.—On July 13. at Patumaiioo. Mauku. Charles CecilStratteulvavanagh.agoa 31 years. Tho funeral will leave St. Mary'a Church, Onohiinga, on Monday morning, at 10 o'clock.

Notices to Correspondents.

CfiKDiron. I'drnoll.-Wo dn not nndortaiiß t) itnswcr lrnal aui st oiiii. \ our pr. per ecu ran Is to obtain the opinion of competent legal authorities

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

SATURDAY, JULY 11. 1883.

For Iho causa thm belts asilstau For tha wrong that needs rutstaoc*, For ilia future In the distance, And tho eoad that we can

THE settlement of tho Crown lamia of the colony last year by direct sale was consider ably below the average of the previous throe years. The to:al area alienated was 1GG.172 acre.", beiog 31,000 acres leas than the aver age; and the receipts were £227,911, or £0,290 below tho average. The Crown Lands Conimisilonor says:—"The tirat reason which may suggest itself in ex planation of thin would be the doarncss of money during the period in question. Thaf, co doubt, had aa adverse effect, bat a more ellicient cause has been the withholding of about 300,000 acres ia tho North Island us v bonus for railway pro jects under the Railways Construction uml Lands Act, 1831 and ISS2. Of this area 50,000 nc.rei were io six different localities, surveyed and mapped and roadeH ready for settlement, which would have been offered and been mostly disposed of within the year but for tho reason named." More dotailed information regarding the nature of theße projects which are being so heavily subsidised by tho colony would seem to ba very desirable. Tho Welling tou-Macawatu Hue, doubtless, comes in for a considerable sliaro. Whatever may bo said against the policy of borrowing money for the construction of State rail ways, it is a question whether tho Govern. ment arc not paying much more dearly under the system of subsidising line* which are not public property, and a return should be made showing the actual value of the subsidy given to these lines in proportion to the subscribed capital. No doubt tho tystcra haa the advantage) that private capital will not usually be tound for railways that are not urgently needed ; but, on the other hand, investors will naturally look for a higher rate of in- ' tcrest than that at which the Government could procure the necessary capital, and the railways are thereby carried out at a loss which falls upon tho public, The disposal of lands on deferred pay ments is proving efficacious in promoting agricultural settlement. Last year 66,947 i acres were taken up under thin system by 484 eettlera, or an average of 138 acres each. The payments also seom to have been made punctually. On the Waimate Plains 24,328 acres were «oid on deferred payments for £102,608, or an average ot £•1 4s 4d per acre ; and only eleven out of tho 360 selectors have forfeited their hold ings. The ualo of the lands on the Waimate Plains has altogether been very successful, the Bum of £309,190 being realised for "1,503 acres of town, suburban, and coun try land?, an amount which will re imburse the Treasury for a portion of tho cost of the military occupation. The European population on the Plains, exclu sive of Constabulary, U now 1,450.

We are glad to observe that the Depart ment is pursuing a judicious system of bet ting apart, year byyear, suitable forest and public reserves. Tho forest reserves now amount to an area of 589,29S aezvs. I'hc CommiEßioner observes that, "Theie re serves are mode not because of the value of the timber they may contain, but with a view to conserve the paiural covering ot the bush i& mountain ranges, ami at the sources of streams." Reserves to the number of 173, and of an aggregate area.of 3,480 acres, were gazetted for school sites, recreation groupds, ceme teries, gravel' pits, and other public pur popes. There were also set asido in terras of the Auckland Museum Endowment Act, 1882, 189 town sections comprising 210 acres, and 19 more sections comprising 16,370 acres, as an endA«raeaLipr Ai'' k ' land Museum. ■» «^' »**?>**■*•*»*•

~"jJ O "^B to the pttßtpral deferred pay m .. «s, the Commissioner's report says : - 'While nothing but hilly land has been offered on pastoral deferrod payments, care haa been taken to subdivide country classified f<>r that pnrpose so as to secure, o.s far as possible, Rood homestead sites in every section. As yet, land on this system has only been ollercd in Auckland, Canter bury, and Otago Land Districts. On tho Cth Peeeraber. 1882, at Gisborne, 5 sections comprising 5,589 acres were offered, when 3 shrliouh .containing 2,025 acres were sold at tho rate of £1 4s per acre. In Canterbury, pa the 24th April, 1883, /A 'Oluistcliurch, seventeen sections con taining .34,490 acres were offered at an average upset of £8 8s 2d per acre ; four teen sections containing 39,221 acres were sold for £57,852, or an average of £1 18s 3d per acre. In Otago, on the 28th February, 1882, at Dunedin, thirty-six sections con taining 76.769 actes were offered for sale, wueo twenty-eight sections containing 62,715 aews wore sold for £103,603, or £1 :?s Id per sere, but as the Land Board thought l*t, they challenged the trustworthiness of the deplara. tiou .(it |0 persons, whose purchases amount to as lire,,, of 25,194 acres, and a jsjira of £40,259. Licences tf> oppupy have been refused. la a uckland, 5,41b' are hold under till fysteni, f,ha gverage price per acie being Is 7Jd ; 30,234 oci.bs «r^ held in Caotarfrnry, and 11,608 acres in Otago.'' ■jl'he nßfcurifl lands of the c l.ony, leased for pastoral purposes, include an area of about eleven million gcres, and the estimated annual revenue from £hi:; source is £176,000, cr an averago ot nearly 4/1 an acre. On this subject the Commissionor remarks:—'' Of the Grown lands, Otago will contribute fully £106,000 { and if icnta from runs let by educational aad -other public in stitutions in tha/, djstrict he added, the total income from the natural pastures of the Crown and public lands of the colony will ho clow on £200,000 a ypar tt OW t»e Ist of Ma?c(j. 1§8.?. The pastoral area cf New Zealand a«cru« iQß{gnigcant wliou compifrod with iUe almost eontlu^ areas of pastoral mnary ot mh colonies as New South Wales, Qtteepsjafjd, opd Western Australia; b»t in the tn^ttf.r

of rental, none of these greater Australian colonies draw such revenue Ironi their pas toral estate as New Zealand,

There are two other matters of interest in this report. Tho suggestion having been made tbat the silk industry might be followed by the natives, 300 mulberry trees have been distributed nmorfgat the native schools of the North. With regard to the coal trade, the Under-Secretaty of the Mines Department reports that while In 1879 the output of New Zealand coal mines was 162,219 ton?, it had risen by steady progiess every year to 378,172 tons in 1882. The imports of Ci'nl Into New Zealaud for tho same period of 1878-82, fell from 174,148 tons to 129,502 tons, showing clearly tbat although there was a great increase in the consump tion, the quantity raised in the colony more than met it, and reduced tbe amount imported very materially as well.

THE Decentralisation debate in the House of Representatives has ended in a " fizzle," and outside the Home ii is to end in a " guzzle "- more euphoniously called a banquet-at which the discomfited Pro vincialists are expected to weep and wail over the "good old times," and lament the degeneracy of these latter days. Of those people who are continually saying that " the former days were better than these," the master of proverbial wisdom long ago declared tbat they acted " not wisely " in that respect, ax.il now-a-days, and even In this badly-goremed colony, thero will be found few indeed who would wish to re verse this judgment of Solomon, When national calamities arc impending, or soem tothepopularimogination to be so, it jm quite in accordance with old-fashioned notions that " the sheeted dead should squeak and gibber" in our public places ; but modern practice Is rather hard on those respectable shades of antiquity, and go tho ghost of Provincialism, which tiroie to prophesy the financial ruin of tile colony, has been quietly "laid," anil, we venture to hope, will not again re-visit tho •jlimpscs of the electric liclit in the House of Representatives. As Ihe host means of preventiDg such a visit, the existing Gov ernment should at once proceed to tho consideration of a comprehensive scheme of local government, suited to tho peculiar wants of tbo colony. The system of County Councils, which might be made an (xc?llcut medium for the purpose of decentralising tho management of local all'airp, is in its present shape worse than useless. County Hoards arc tho remedy which It is sought to apply In Britain for tho evih of centrallsnm and Mr William Kathbone, M.1., lias lately contributed a series of articles on tha subject to the " Nineteenth Century." Some of his romarks, as for example when lie sponks of the necessity of banging the County Hoard Into relation with administrative bodies below it, have a practical nppliea'ion to the case of this oolony. He holds that the County Board "should control and direct the valuation of property, not only for the purpose of levying the county rate, but also for the purposo of all rates and contributions. The Comity Board should take charge of the woikhouecs and administer indoor relief. To it should bolong the management of asylums and the maintenance of tho county building, It ahould have the responsibility ol granting licenses to sell intoxicating liijuois. Tbe county bridges, ond such highways as are not entrusted to tho inferior local authori ties, would naturally be under its care, It should excrclso powers of approving, and in some degree controlling, the annual budget of these authorities.'.' We .|uite agree with Mr Rathbono that Mich a scheme of decentralisation would do much to enrich and Invigorate the li'o of tbe provinces ami prevent the absorption of all wealth, ability, and independence in the capital of n country ; and people here who see what has been the ell'ect of centralism in England, and who observe how hard it is to break down time-honoured images, should guard against any tendency to estab lish a similar paralysing system io Kcw Zealand,

Wo beg to acknowledge receipt, from Mr Jan, Mutty, Ponsonby Koad, of a copy ot Transaction* of the Liverpool Geological Association, containing the first portion of an interesting paper ou " Tho Mineral Kceources of Now Zealand,' by Mr Henry Brimul), M, Inst. C.K., l'resideot ot tho Association, which was road at a meeting hold on sth March lant. -Mr JSramall acknowledges his indebtedness for informa tion to the o|licial publications of tho New Zealacd Government, especially thane of Dr. Hector, Director of the Geological Survey Department; but in a private letter received from him by a friend in Auckland, be speaks very highly of the useful nature ot the contents of "Urett'a Auckland Almanac," a copy of which ho bus re ceived since its publication was started. The paper, so fur as it ia before u», treati at length of the coal and iron deposits of New Zealand, which are shown to bo ot great extent and value, though defi nite information, the writer deplores, is not always obtainable. On the non-do velopinent of our coalfields, the writer re marks:-"It certainly is curious that, with sucli tplendid resource* at their feet, tho colonists should be content to receive so largo n ijliuru ot this prime neces sity from their neighbours ; and it is au anomaly which they would do well to bestir tu«mse!ves to put to a speoiy end."

Mr Thomas Husscll, C.M.G., hun beon compelled by business to defer his departure for Europe for another month, lie will not, therefore, lcavo by tho outgoing mail steamer, us before intended.

Tho busiues-j at the Police Court today, before H. G. S. Smith, Esi|., H.M., con sisted of one drunkard, who was fined 10', and a row between two damsels, respec tively uamed Lily and Kose. Lily Me&dows was charged with knocking kohb Groy down and threatening to cut her "whjstlo" with it carving knife. Mr Xjlerr, who appeared iv defence, said there were a cumber of witnesses to prove that Koso first assailed Lily, aiid actually stuck a fork luto her arm. After waiting some timo it was found that Koso had bolted from the precincts of the Court, and tho constable had been unable to catch her. The ense was dismissed, with coats,£2 2s.

Extensive alterations to the Army and Navy Hotel, in Upper (iueen-streot, aro contemplated. From thu plans which have been prepared by Mes.irs K. Mahoney and Son, we observe that tho Queen-street and northern walls are to be taken down and replaced by new fronts of a handsome andmoreimpoßingstyleof architecture Tho walla are to be taken down to the founda tion, and a new bosemont of blnn "' lone substituted, Considerable i' lt" rna [" a it era lions «c provided for, jwH tbcro ~ bfl ' re-arrangement of. jflj aKCommodation rendorinff JJj- em more couvenient in every E£ s Toot. A new passage will run from the front door direct into the diving and sitting rooms, Tenders are now being in vited for this work.

lot, Garrctt has givcn|notia> that ho will movo at tho next meeting of tho Cify Council, "Ttiiit a crossing be laid down in Jv&rangahapc between the Naval and Family Hotel and the Mclbonrne Store.

Our Mauku correspondent writes under yesterday's date : Mr Charles Kavanagh, who ha? been in business here for some timo, and aUo acted as local postmaster, died to-day from an attack of inllammation of the lui;H,'H. Djoccased took ill just a woek ago, so that his illness hai been short and severe. He was universally respected by tho settlers In the district for his many excellent qualities.

A deputation of four gentlemen from Ponsonby waited upon the Board of Edu cation yesterday for the purpose of esiab liehing a school at liaylield, Mr Field addressed jthe Ko:nd on the necessity of a branch school in that rising district. Iho average attendance bad boen estimated at 40 children, most of whom resided at a dis tance ot morfl-tbap a mile from Mr IJailcy's school. Mr JakiuH and Mr (dittos having stated tho object of the memorial, Mr Liaishley (chairman) said thp Board must pa bbgnd )>y tho Act, and it was not shewn that tbo {.Jonsonjjy school was over crowded. The Jiidard, hpy/ever. would give tlieir best attention to tjio mpmorial, if,ad submit tho resolutions to the Pon sonby School Committee. The dopu tation then \vith.dre\y.

When the handsome buijding in Hobspn atrect, kabwij i;o the Prince Arthur Hotel, was erected last year, there yprp *ome who imagined that it was ahead of the times, but thfs opipion doos jiot at all appoar to be jwatifjed by facts, jho enterprjso of the proprietor baa been S3 well rey^rded that already he finds tfiat hin ijiccoinmo'datio^ is unequal to tho de mands made upon him, Bo has ponse quently detcrniiood upon the crpction of a corrcspendin^ block of buildings pa the allotn;ciit adjoining thp hofjl. Tho gronnd (Joor will be \ei as shopSp whilo the two upppr; stprjes will fflrrn part pf tho hptej, fl,nd wjtll provifje tho adjUMpnal bedrpom ftcpomwodatipn whiclj is rpquirpd. Messrs is, 15'fahoiipy and Hoa hijvo bepn entrusted \t jth the preparation of the plans, and tin (Jerff for tpp w.o'k will be called shortly.

The lii.it chsi'^e of larceny preferred against Thomas James North, viz, that rf taking a nuuihur ot law books, tbe property of Mr J. C. Mac.ormick, was heard yen tcrduy, and after a careful investigation, and the evidence of Mr Ussher and Mr Keetley, the case was dismissed. The other four charges will be taken on the 28th inst.

Announcements of Snnday services at tbe Auck'and churches and places of wor ship will be found in the ecclesiastical column.

The midwinter entertainment in connec tion with St, James's Sunday-school took place last evening, Mr P. Mackie (superin tendent) presidiog. Recitations were Riven by Mr U, C. Mackie, Masters George Bums, Jumes Drmnmond, Freddy Boyce, George McGibbon, John Miller, and Miss Tea«dale, while songs were Bung by Miss Ann Njddiel, Miss A. Burns, Miss Shcdden, Miss Mary Reid, and by Masters John Mercer and James McMillan. The following selections were encored : -Snng, "Scot's Wha' Hao," by Master John Mercer; song, "Charge of tha Light Brigade," Waster James McMillan ; duet, " Hunting Bower," Miss Mary Keid and Master John Mercer; "Hiding on a Load ot Hay," by Miss Mary Reid. During the evening the choir rendered several hymns, Mr T. Mackay, jun., presiding at the instrument. Refreshments were also distributed during an interval in the performance.

At a crowded and enthusiastic meeting of tbo rilue Kibbon Temperance Workers, held inßrisbane.Queenslund last month, the Rev. A. Macintosh, late of Wanganui, dolivered an admirable speech in favour of the tsm perance movement. There was, he said, nothing nobler than true and thorough man hood, where the soul obtained mastery over itself by a strict course of loyalty to (iod. Alcoholic liquor was indeed a deceiver ; it acted very much like tho Serpent in the Gar den of Kdov, coming not in the way of vio lence, but in the way of guile. Whatever its professions uiight be, those under its in lluenrc would soon discover the subjection under which they were placed by Its power.

The removal of the.Old lfuuso at Home Hotol is no* being rapidly proceeded with, and tenders will shortly be called for the erection of a new block ol buildings ou the site. We understand that the pluns of the hotel have not yet boeu prepared, but it will be either two or three stories in height. This point has not yet been deci ded upon. The picsont hotel building will be moved back, and will be let as a board ing-hou-e or sub-divided into Hhops as may be decided upon subsequently, llobson-steet will soon be able to boast of probably the beat class of hotelu in the city. &

A special meeting of the Board :>[ Go vernors was held to-day for the discussion of a letter from the Miuiater of Education, asking if they would concur in the intro duction of a bill empowering them to grant free tuition to pupils from the primary schools. Mr Laishley moved the resolu» tions of waich he had previously given notice, and from the tone of the de bate it was becoming ovident that they would bo carried, wheu objection was taken to tho legality of the meeting owing to an iercgularity in convening it. The objection was not withdrawn, and consequently tho meeting ended without anything being done. Tho chairman (Mr Fcnton] and (Jolonel UaulUin took oc casion to remark that if such technical dillicultKS were to prevail the sooner the Board abdiotod their function.', the bettor. A report appears elsewhue. We under stand that another special weeing is to be c. lied for Wednesday next.

During the past few weoks tho membciß of the various Bands of Hope have been preparing for tho contest which commences on Monday next, in the St. Jame's Hall. The follow Iticf societies are sending represen tative* : -Grafton Koad, Newton Excelsior, Otahuhu I'ousouby Wcsleyan, l'onsouby Baptist, liemuera, Sir Henry xinvelock, St. David's , Union-street, United Methodist, Wellosley-street Baptist, and Arch Hill. From the general interest taken, and tho variety of the programmes offering each evening, it U expected to bo very successful. Monday is to bu'priucipally devoted to the musical section of the junior members under 1G years of age. Tuesday's programme ii announced as au elocutionary one, and Wednesday, at the Choral Hall, Is advertised for the seniors in botli music and elocution, The iimne* of tho judges nnd other particulars appear elsewhere. All Interested in the mutual improvement of tho young, and especially in connection with the Temperance movement, Bhould nmko an clloit to encourage the com petitors.

The Remucra Chapter of Royal Arch Ma»oiiß n< inaugurate! on Ihuraday night at the Masonic Hall, ltemucra, when there was a large gatborinc. The Chapter having I'Boii duly formed by tho principals of tho Auckland Chapter, the principals weic liulactod and inverted as follows: — M.E, Companion W. lodder, as M.E.Z, ; M.E, Companion Captain Wildman (as deputy of Companion Moat), as 11, ; and M, *. Companion Cooper, as J, The Chapter next elected Companion Tebbs to be the first M.E.P.Z, ; a motion also being tabu lated to confer upon him the hoiiorniy membership of the Chapter. The othor otlirers having been elected and nominated respectively, were then duly inducted and invented : -Companion Wnde, Bcnbu K. ; Compasion Kitt, Scribe N.; Companion Laltoche, l'.S ; Companion Wade, Trea surer; Companion h'oolcy (acting). Orga nist ; and Companion ToDgo (acting), Janitor, Thero were fifteen nominations for joining, on exaltation. A vote of thanks w&s passed to Mrs Tetbs for tho present of a veil embroidered in gold upon white h itin ; also, a vote to those win had come out to assist in the ceremony. The Chaper being closed, a banquet waa thereafter held, when the usual harmony pcevtiled.

A meeting of the Trades and J<nbour Council was held at tho Workitif; Mod's Club last evening, at which tln-re wps a good attendance. Mr Hotlnp presided, Tho minutes of the last meotiug were read and coutirmed. The chairman repotted that, in accordance with tho resolution pas«ed at the last meeting, he had tele graphed the resolution passed at the last meeting, re tho removal of the Chin-.^ embargo, to tbp Hon, Mr Kolle«t£ n gj r Ocorga Grey, Mr Swanaoo, Mr,* x^rat ' ]yj r Dargnville, and Mr PoacocV" and tßß ' t nB had received replies from/ IVIoMrB Swannon. PargaviJlp, and Ppacoo.^ . tuoot hor gentle, men had not replied TI)0 replica read by the secretary ad been 1' pablllh cd in the STAB, fro- in which j t would bfl s(Jcn that those gcr#| enlen t i loU( , ht it improbable that tho,(y illbarKO woul(1 be removet i. This pift'so far satisfactory, but it behoved tho Jounoil to watch the matter narrowly, be I from tho reply Mr Kolleston mnde to thp deputation, the Government were disposed to receive the petition favourably. The I dmirmnn then drew atteutiou to various measures now before the House lor the pro tection of capital, some of which, if passed iv their present form, would press unduly on the winking classes These mutter* ought to be duly discussed by the Couu cil.and suggestions forwarded to their repre sentatives, lie read a telegram fioin Mr l'eacock,oir«ring" llaimril.' Scvoral mem bers thought it would be desirable to hiive several copies to band round among the niembei'i), and it was resolved that the chairman endeavour to procuro three copies for their use. It was resolved that the various delegates give in returns of tho number of financial mem hers they ropro- Bent in a month, and that the various sectlous oi labour not now represented be again written to asking them to spnd dele gates. The mooting then adjourned for a forlnight.

The City Schools Committee met last evening. Present: Messrs Carr (presid ing), Wnrbnrton, Offer, Ryan,, and rhvvaitcs. Letters from the Hoard of Education notified—(l) That Mr Francis Davis had been removed from, and Miss Jane McLeod attached to, Wellosley-street Subopl; (2) that Miss Laurence Bell had been removed from, aud Mias Florence Greatbach attached to, Beresford-streot i School. The churchwarden of St. Thomas's parish wrote Btating that it had been de cided tp discontinue negotiations with Com mitteo for use fit aphool. It was, agreed to forward the letfjr to the Board, "with 3 re quest that they should erect i,, building, to be used instead of High? 3treef; School, at once, en a sits in Napitsr-Btieej,. My J. Kobipon ap plied for, and wns granted, usu ufa roor,) jn Wollesley-streot School tp bp used for a ntghjs sch,)qj, A tffegram was read from Mr J. M. Dargaville (ro committpe's com munication re scholat ships) as follows; — "Thfjnjjs for telegram. Will do as ro quostpd. Govfjrnineut now promise to briDg in a bill for the purpcs,e desired. Members also proppsa to alter contribution of Grammar School, particularly in the interests ot this primary Bphoofs", Wire Committee's opinion on latter proposal.l' 'Hie consideratipn w^,s post ported till next mpetipg. The votirjg for o member frr the Board of JJduCiVf tion rpsulted ; Bruco, I j Cooper, 5 Thp following motion was alsp agreed to: —('That ijjo teachers qf a.ll t)>o pity schools be informed that it is the desire of the Committee that Dr, Bichardsop's temperance lepson book bo used In the city pphoolp." This was ajl the business.

When the Orpheus left Norfolk Island the whaling i-enßcn had just commenced, but although several ho.ua were out, they met with no success.

The Registrar of the Supreme Court has appointed Mr A. D. Bennett creditors' trustee in the estate of Henry Peter Bluett, storekeeper, of Whakatane. The liabilities are stated at £543 12s Bd, and the assets at £134 Is Sd, the latter consisting entirely of debts owing by natives.

To the .Editor : Sir,—^n my address at the Orange celebration, I did not mention the name of Archdeacon Edwards as stated in your report of the meeting. By kindly making the correction, you will oblige, &c,, William S, Potixb.

The mine manager of the New Prince Impeiiil telegraphed this morning : -"One hundredweight of specimen from sixth store, No. 1 section west, No, 5 level." —(Sit nd), G. S. Clark,

A man named Herbert Power was arrest' d by Constable L. Macdonald on board the steamer Rose Casey shortly before she left for Mahurangi this morn ing. Power is charged, on warrant, with the larceny of a silver brooch and gold locket, valued at £3 7s Cd, the property of Rose Vfckers, of Auckland.

Between CO and 70 persons joined the Blue Kibbon Army at Avondale last night. The Rev. J. Guy and Mr Brame were tbe speaker?.

At the Board of Education meeting yes terday, the chairman, Mr Laishley, drew attention to the fact that one of the reforms which had been jecently 'csolved on by the Board, viz , the periodic change of Inspec tor to different districts, had been made the subject of a motion in the Houso by Mr Hutchison, whereupon the MiDister of Education expressed his concurrence in the principle. It should be a matter of con* gnitulation to the Auckland Board that they have been the first to inaugurate this reform,

Tho \S deaigns received by the Harbour Board for their proposed now ofiicee on the felte at tho junction of Little Queen, Albert, and Quay-streets, have been on exhibition in tbo Board-room since Tucaday last, and have attracted a great deal uf attention. They come from diliereut parts of the colony—the larger proportion, of ooume, having been prepared in Auckand. There is a similarity between most of the designs, but the stylet of architecture are varied according to tbe taste of the designer. All tho suggested buildings are three-storied, ana each is surmounted by a tower, which lends a moat imposing ap pearance to the building. The ground floor is subdivided into rooms for the committee, secretary, collector, chair man, ;durk.", and public, with a yard at the rear. On the tirat floor is the Hoard room for the ordinary meetings, while sur rounding it arc rooms set apart for members, reporter.'l, harbourmasters, cnpineeis, con tractors, draughtsmen, and for waiting purposes Lavatories are also provided wherever required. The general opinion Is that most of tho designs are too elaborate for the amount proposed to be spent on the works, % iz, £5,000, but this remains to be proved. There can, however, be but little doubt that a comparatively large proportion of tbe money will require to be spent in foundations.

The tomh anniversary of the Hibernian Benefit Society will bo celebrated on Monday ovonine, tho 23rd Inst., by a social gathorint; In tho large hall at tho corner of Pitt tind \VellinKton-BtrootH. Tho oommltreo have undertaken to provide refreshments. The pro coeds of tho ovening'a antertainment will bo Xi yon in aid of St. Mary's Orphanage.

As per advertisement in another column, tl.r uunlwruiry of the Uralton Road Uacituf Hope will be hold in too W«»loyan ichool- o.m on Tnuredny cvanlns noit, at 7.?0 pm. The beuntlfu'Barvloeoraoag, 'Utalstie'm Morgan," wl Ibe given by the Bind ot nope Cnclr We would inoommendour roaderd to go and hear thin.

Mr D. F. Evans will sell, on Monday com (noxt Bank of Australasia), at 11 o'clock, a lot of bousohold furniture, Sc, lnoludlng a handsomo new walnut drawing-room suite In maroon rop.

A series of addresses (o Christian worke'.s will bo i;ivcji, by request, in the rooms of the Young lien's Christum Association on Saturday evcmntfß.at 7.30, by tho Uov. J. S. Hill,commenc ing with this evening.

A conversational class for Bible study is hold ovory Sunday afternoon In the lecture hall ot the Young Men's Christian Association at 3 o'clock. The Hey. J. S. HIU is the conductor, A lint of the various subjects will bo found in our advertising columns.

SUPPOSED ACCIDENT TO THE S.S KINA.

Uneasiness at Dargaville,

[IIY TELEIiIUPIT.-OWN COBRESPONDENT.]

DARGAViLLE, this day. Gueat uneasiness exists here respecting the s.s. Kina which left Helcnsvillo yester day at 10. a.m., with mails and passengers for this p'aco, and has not since boen heaid of. The want of telegraphic communica tion with the pilot station renders us powerless to obtain any information re specting her. No newn baa as yet either reached Helensvillo or Te Kopuru,

SCINTILLATIONS.

Operatic oncert to-nipht,

More verandah-Bmnsbing to-day. Ho wing Club to b« formed at Hamilton. How husbands uro caught—With the lasß-o,

Two dozen more telephonts waiting customers,

Bishop Cowic preaohe* at St. liarnabas's, Mount Eden, to-morrow morning.

Tho man who had a cloud upon his br»; lV has since boen mist. .r "Kodgers" has changed bvg"' nanlo to Cecil Johnson, and is BtilJ,..fo a his northern tour.

The natives hajjj raa do a great uproar in tho Ohjncai'jt,, j^d, c o iu, in protest ugalnat lawv-^ If you t^iVlk muob, beware of those who lUton attentively. 'fir. Himm< has got to bis fortieth lecture on fhytiognoniy in Melbourne. Mr Laishley (corns to have given it up. Auckland Timber Company got about 5,000 logs brought down by the late " fresh" at Mongouui.

Faddy Uornn opens in tbo Thames to night with his humorous cut', rtainment and numerous presen'n.

Minder is justifiable when done in the cause ot humanity. Begin on the hand orpin grinders. In Britain there are 180,000 places for the sale of intoxicants, and the expenditure at thesp averaged £3 a head to every man, woman, and child in tho country. Mr a llieou loaves Melbourne for Sydney shortly, to take passago for San Franci»co and New York to engage talent for the Australian Colonies sod New Zealand,

The Upotikl Steam Shipping Company (Limited) ha* been successfully floated to build steamers for the Auckland trade.

Among the 3.00,447 people in Home, there are 117,991 who cannot read or write. Tbis is the ret tilt ot a "godly " system of educa tion.

Mr Robert Kennedy, the tonor singer of the'company now in Melbourne, has mar, rlcd JJli>h liella Inglis, daughter of an ox member of the Legislative Asspmbly.

John Bright says there bai been spent in war a sum oi £4,414,000,000 since the be ginning of the century.

The Edendttlo Dairy Factory (Otago) are tho first in the colpny to turn out tho quantity fixed of chceso by thu Government, and which now entitles them to lay claim to tbe bonus of £500.

In tho United Kingdom tbere are about I,SOO \yoolleu factonps, 12, r> shoddy mills, and 706 worsted manufactories, ruaVing a total of 2,625.

PROPOSED METHODIST UNION.

2 he Conference at ChrMckurvh.

(I!Y TELJJGRAPP— PREPS ASSOCIATION.)

CHKISTCHUBCH, July 13. The sittings of the Methodist Union Com mittee were continued to-day, under the preoidency of thp Beys. 1), Pu'ton and Mr Koid respectively, The powers of tbe Church Court were considered, and con* siderable progress made in forming the basis of the union for submission t« the respec« tivo churches, Unanimity w»a practically arrived at on all the* important questions, la thp evening a public meeting was held in the Durbarn.street Church, The flov. \V. Jloslcy presided, and addresses of wojeomp v/om delivered by the Revo, b. licst and W. Tlnsley, fhe following wero the speakora on the various phases of Methodist Union :-Bevs. D, button. B. Bavin, J r White, and J. Wilson,

A committee of the Methodists Union !;avc made a scries of rixsommentUtions as to the vaiioi ( B funds, tettlcmqnt of properties, a (id dqtien of phurph ollicar.-i. It was ;>(|irmgd that till Ministers would bo profitably employed, and no serious diffi culty is apprehended concerning finance,

PARLIAMENTARY.

(FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER.)

Houso of Roprosoatativos.

WELLINGTON, this day, Mr Fyke's Little Joke.

A FUNNY story is going the iomuls of the lobby to-day anent Mr Vincent Pyke. It will be remembered that this worthy, in his speech on Thursday, twitted Ministers for inattention to the debate, saying that one of them was reading a newspaper, a second a yellow-backed novel, and a third was asleep. Well, this morning, Mr Pyke | waited on the Hon. Mr Dick, ami informed ■ that bland-and saponacious Minister that j he had come to make a personal explana tion, as a statement which he had made in his speech tbe previous night might harm the Colonial Secretary in the eyes of bia "unco quid" constituents. Mr Dick became blander and more sapoon cious than ever. " I fear," said the artful I'yke, " that your constituents may think you were the Minister who was reading the French novel, and I beliove it is only j common justice that I should exonerate you by means of a statement in the House. If you think it necessary I will state that it was not you who read the yellow novel ; indeed, that such was impossible, as you were the Minister who slept ianocently during the greater part of the deba'c," Mr Pyke then sniggered diabolically and hobbled off as fast as his gout would allow him. Mr Dick, who it a Scotchman, has not vet discovered whether it was a piece of insanity or otherwise. Ute Bey. Green goes over to Gov ernment.—He leaves for Dune (tili. The member for Dunedin Ka<-t lias fled from the political scene in terror, lit las addressed a letter, I understand, ta the Parliamentary whips requesting to be paired against Mr Montgomery's resolu tions in view of the impending division. He states that when he entered it was as an independent member, but be has at length found it necessary to attach himself to a particular party, and has determined in favour of the present Ministry, until they commit some iugrant misdeed.

Mr McDonald (Bruce) has, I also hear, paired against the Government, and left for Dunedin.

The following is a copy of the letter ad dressed by Mr M. W. Green to one of the Parliamentary whipa in shaking the Oppo sition dust off his feet and lleeing home wards per steamer this afternoon :—

"House, July 13.

"Dhar Sib,—

" Having come to the conclusion tbat, although I n*u ■ ot folly agree with all the principles of flfher party in the bouse, yet it ia necessary that 1 should identify myself wiih one or the other aiid, as I find myself more in symgathy with the Government on general matters than with the Opposition, I have concluded to give the Government my support until such time that X find them to act so flagrantly that to approve of them longer would be crime. You will not agroe, I dare say, that I act wisely in deciding to do this, but I am sure you will at least give me credit ior openness and honesty ia writing and letting you know of it, co that you know where I stand,—Yours, Ovra, M. W. GBKEN."

It will be observed that throughout this epistle there is not a single reference to conscience, and it is therefore to be pre sumed tbat, in parting with the Opposition, Mr Green has alto parted with Bis political conscience.

Proposed Provincialist Banquet.

The Provlncialists intend holding a grand Provincial dinner, presumably with tho view of cementing the dilierent sections of the central party and strengthening their hand in view of next general election.

Order of Business.

At the evening sitting last night, it was resolved, on the motion of Major Atkinson, that local bills which were not taken yesterday should be taken on Tuoeday after the question.

A Batch of Petitions.

Mr Hobbs presented a petition from 3. Yates, ot Parongarenga, stating that on the verbal authority of Sir Donald McLean he had paid £200 as cost of survey ot a block of land which had been subjcquoutly purchased by Mr U. E, Nelsan, b'ovornment Land Pur chase Commissioner. The petitioner there fore asked for a refund of the money ex pended. Two Maori petitions wore presented to day—one from Retiretl Tapihana and other natives of s gatlwhakarie, asking for a re hearing of the Kaikokorn block, Maketu ; the other from Poari Karamite, of Wanga mil, claiming a block of land passed through the Land Court at Waitara in Jnne, ISB2,

The Petitions Committee recommended a reference to the Government of the petition of the Chinese, that Chinese immigration may bo freed from the Poll Tax until the number in the colony reaches 7,000.

Ho the petition of C, K. hoskrudge, presented by Mr Mob?, for compensation of loss of office as bheep Inspector at Otago, the Committee are of opinion that petitioner is entitled to the nnaal retiring allowance.

Leases of Railway

The return of leases of railway property chows the following leases in connection with Auckland railways :—\V. Ho«p, New market, 3 ,ac"res 2 roods, rental £11 per annu;a"i trustees St Maine's Church, Remu °Ja, 21 porches, , m per auiiunj; Helensville Timber Company, 13 roods 2 perches, £10 per annum ; Guy Gosdenough, 2 roods, 10s per annum.

Charitable Aid in the Colony

There was laid on the table ot tho House fortnight the following return showing tbo charitable aid distributed in each provincial district during the year ended 31st March last:-Auckland, £6,593 12* lid; Taranaki, £798 15s 2d; Wellington, £9,098 -U Id; Hawke's Bay, £970 Is 9d ; Marlborough, £94 12a 9d; Nehon, £3.274'3s Id ; West land, £982 3s 3d ; Canterbury, £13,409 7» ; Otago, £5,039 19* -Id. Total, £31,360 19s 4d.

Canterbury •' Aristocracu " and

Charitable Aid

Mr Shrimski made a point last night of the remark of a previous speaker that in the new provincial districts Canterbury could take in Otago. Mr Shrimski and that, on the contrary, Canterbury could not suppait itself. Producing the return of charitable aid distributed in tbo colony last year, and showing that Canterbury had nearly half of tbe £30.000 distributed under that head, he said " Ton have aristocracy in Canterbury : why don't you support them?"

GQldfield Statistics.

The report on the gold6elds of the colony for the year ended Hist March last, shows the output of gold to have been 243862 ounces, worth £994,555, against 293,329 ounces, worth £1,179,529, for tbo previous year. The greatoat falling off has been in the alluvial districts of tho West Ooast and Otago. Tho number of miners was 15,523 on 3lst March, 18S3. The < number twelve months before was returned as 15,715 ] tbo mean for tho year will thorefore be taken to be 15,G15, which gives the average half of the produce of gold at £69 10a per miner. In former 5 ears tbo average iluctuatod botween £70 and £80, It ought to be explained that, as iv former reports, many persons returned as minors ate only engaged for portions of the year in that occupation, and are fanners or settlors as well.

Tho returns for the year from reoQng districts are: Coromandel, 2,007 tons, 7,577 ounces; Thames, 25,807 tons, 43,311 ounces; Reefton, 15.92S tons, 19,994 ounces; Lyell, 7,277 tons, 3.049 ounces; Cromwell, 2,900 tons, 2,400 ounces ; Arrow, 3,000 tons, 3,201 ounces; Skippers, 2,153 tous, 1,37? ounces; Uees River, },350 tons, 326 ounces j Lawrence, 6,371 oudgps from quart? and cement: total, 87.798 ouncea.

DuriDg the year, 1,182 minors wete employed on Auckland goldfielda; 280, Marlborough ; 2,870, Nelson ; 5.161 i, Weat- Ijind \ and 5.025, Utago.

Since the discovery of gold in the colony, ■ tiigo has produced gold valued at £16,600,814; West Coast, £11,3i8,G31; Nelson, £3,483 560; Mir.borougb,, £199,643; Wellington, £137; Auckland, £5,0fc1,10(5 s total, £39.747,940.

The gold duty received during tbo year, was j—Auckland, £3,233 16s, Id t Welling ton, £1 IS? j nelson, £4.897 10s 6d j Marlborough, £135458 d j Westland, £8 43(1 6s gdj Canterbury, £1 2s; Otago. £8,344 7»

CABLEGRAMS.

(Rkutkus Telkguams.)

The Outrage on English O/flcers

in Maclaqascar.—Attitude of

France,

LON£.oy, July 13.

M. Challemel-Lacour, ths French Min ister of Foreign Affairs, professes to be ignorant of the Tamatave altair, and has telegraphed to Zanzibar for full particulars. M, Julcb Ferry expresses surprise at the ex citement in England, and the French Press generally is unfriendly towards Great Britain.

TUB SECOND SUtZ CANAL,

LUfIDON, July 13,

The commercial, industrial, and shipping interests are unanimous that the cun cessioiis mflde for the construction of the second Suez canal are inadequate for the purpose. A large section of the House of Commons is generally hostile to the pro posal?, and it is doubtful if the Government will persevere in them. Mr Gladstone admits that Baron de Lesseps has exclusive riphts us to the construction of canals across the Isthmus of Suez.

PARIS, July 13. Tha Coaite de Chambord has recognised the Comtc de Paris as his successor.

LONDON, July 13. The Bishop of Peterborough is in a critical state of health.

The latest news from the Cape states that the attack Cetawayo made upon Oham has been unsmeeea.'ful.

AUSTRALIAN.

INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN CHINA

AND FIJI

SYDNEY, July 13,

A proclamation lias been issued to-duy, deflating the various poita of China and Fiji infected places, ami all vessels coming tuerofrom to be placed iv quarantine.

SYDNEY MARKET,

SYDNEY, July 13.

New Zealand wheat remains at 4s 3d per bushel, and New Zealand oats at 2s (id ; maize is quoted at 2a lOd ; the Sugar Co.'s No. 1 pieces per ton remain at £35.

GRAMMAR SCHOOL BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

'lhc Scholarshijts Question

A SPECIAL meetirjg of the Board of Gover nois tor the consideration of the question of free scholarships was commenced at noon to-day, Present: Messrs Fenton (in the chair). Tyler, J, M. Clark (Mayor), R Laishlcy, Muckechnie, Colonel Ilaultaio, and Key. C. M, Nelson.

a letter was received from the Minister for Education asking if the Board concurred in Mr Dargaville's suggestion for the intro duction this session of n bill to amend the Act bo .as to empower the Governors to grant free scholarships to boys of the primary schools. Mr Laiahley, after stating that Mr Dar paville had not been inspired or induced to act by the Board of Education, moved the proposition of which he had previously given tioticl, viz. :—(1.) That this Board recognise that the utmost facilities should be given to scholars from the primary schools who have gained scholarships to obtain free tuition at tue College. (2.) That in order to prevent any question as to tbe mode of granting such free tuition, an intimation be sent to the Board of Education that iv consequence of an opinion received from the Honorable the Attorney-General, it will be necessary in future that a request be sent with each scholar coming from the primary schools that he be granted free tuition at the Col lege during the term of bis scholarship,"

Ilia Worship the Mayor seconded the motion. He said that it did not bind them to do more than they had voluntarily off ered, lie did not oven think it was neces sary for the Board of Education to make formal application, bnt In tbe interests of the primary school) and the College he would not oppose that, lie would like to see a full agreement between the two bodies on all points. There was no dead- L.ck between them, the only point in dispute being as to the age at which the bo) s from the primary achools should be re ceived into the College. Ihtro was no necessity for a compromife to long aa no injurious block ci sue--; ach body could continue to hold its opinion on the mutter. It was not a quest:on of money, but of efficiency and ot advantage to the holders of the scholarships themselves. The Governors could retain their opinion and yet consis tently enough, give the necessary free tuition,

Mr Maokcchnio asked if the age was not fixed by tae Education Act.

Mr Laishley replied in the affirmative, It gave them no option in the matter.

Col, Haul tain considered it far better for all parties that the recipients of the free tuition, should be admitted at as early an age as possible, Mr Mackechnie saw no legal difficulty in the way of granting the- free tuition under the trust, as soon as the scholar ship boys were admitted to the College, they became students of it.

The Rev. C. M, Nelson remarked that as it bad been suggested that they should abdicate their iunctions, and allow the Hoard of Education to Rovern the College, he would like Mr Laisbley to shew the feasibility of the thing. If it could b■. douc, perhaps the Board of Education would also take over the University Collcga. Mr Laisklcy at ited that ho did not concur witu the injector's opinion in favour of tlio establishment ofa Hiyh School by the Board of Education, believing that the Col lege was intenled to aubtcrve all their purposes. Mr Clarke hud said that there wouUl have to be a complete surren der on the question of aga before a satis factory compromise could be arrived at, but ho could not accept such terms. He hail gone as far as he could when he agreed to refer the question to experts. As for Mr Nel'On'a query, he did not see why the Board of Education should not manage the secondary education system of which the College formed a part, quite as well as it was managing the primary education eysten), Mr Clark rcjoiued that there was really' no question to be referred to arbitration, in asmuch as tho Governors had yielded up tbe points in dispute. Still, it would be worth while to obtain from experts as much intor matlon as possible on tbe subjeot. Mr Mackeohnie raised a question as to the legality of the meeting, inasmuch as tho notice required by the act to be furnUhed to every member had not been given. *

The Chairman hoped that the point would not be pushod, as thoy would havo had their trouble for nothing.

Mr Tyler pointed out, as another objec tion, tbe tnct that tbe consideration of this question had already been postponed till tin: membortecroiurued from Wellington. The Chairman remarked that if these grounds weic to be maintained they might as well delegate their functions to Mr Dareaville. Tbe Minister had solicited their opinion on a certain matter, and yet tbey wore to be held unable to give it, If th 8 course were to be pursued they might as well abdicate their functions and hand the Callego over to the Board of Educ.t lion.

Mr Muokochino said he was quite will* ing. At this stage Mr Clark withdrew, after stating his opinion that no legislation was required in the matter. Mr Mackectnie called attention to tho ralo requiring notice of .special mooting to all tho members, and also to that stating that no resolution of the Board could ba revoked without the uuanimousi consent of tho members. He objected to thia practico of <ailing spcoiiil meetings upon tho spur of the moraeut.

Colonel Haultaiu expressed regret that nothipg was to, be dane,

Tbc Chairman satd that aa he had been forced very reluctantly into the position of ruling, he supposed he must pronounco tho meeting illegal, Colonel Haultaiu remarked that they were taking .a very Rood way of bringing the Board into disrepute,

Tho Ch lirman (leaving the eh ir) : It is really toirible. My honrc is broken,

Mr Tyler (laughingly): Lawyers are a nuisance. Yoa had better kiok us out.

This concluded the proceedings,

LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

[reutkr's iklboram.]

(Received July 13, 1.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Saturday THR VAGABOND GOES TO NEW HEBBIDEa. The "Argun" has despatched Julian Thomas (the Vagabond) to report on New Hebrides. Rumoured Epidemic at Fiji, A quaiantine has bpen established here for vessels from Fiji in consequence of ■ report that smallpox, cholera, and maadea are prevalent.

(Received July 14th. 1.45 p.m ) THE SECOND SUEZ CANAL. LO>DON, July i 3. Sir Stafford Northcote has given notice of his intention to oppose the agreement with Count de Lesseps for the construction! of a second Suez Canal, when the vote to provide the necessary 3apital comej on for consideration in the House of Common* THE ANNEXATION OF NEW ' GUINEA. In the House of Commons to-day Mr Gladstone, replying to a question, stated that any farther despatchea that might he received from the colonies on the subject of New Guinea would receive due consiaeri tion at the hands of the Government.

[SPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

(Received 14th July, 1.45 p.m.) THE ANNEXATION QUESTION.

LONDON, July 13. Mr Murray Smith, the Agent-Generil has communicated to lord Derby the Secretary for the Colonies, the address agreed to by both Houses of the Victorian Parliament on the annexation question and has urged compliance with the wishes of the Colonies,

SOUTH AU&TRALIAN LOaN.

It is rumoured that a large South Aug. tralian loan will shortly be placed in the market,

ACCIDENT IN QUEEN STREET.

Some damage was caused in the upper part of Queen-street to-day by a runaway horse and cart, said to belong to Mr Peace, of Mount Eden. They were in charge of a young man named Arthur Steward at. the time of the occurrence. The Winkers of the iiot.se required some repairs, and he stopped at the shop of Mr Cooper, saddler, next the Army and JXnvy Hotel, with the object of having these effected. When the saadler came out to tee what was required, the animal became restive, and subsequently unmanageable. Although held by Steward by a halter and the blinkers, the horse suc ceeded in breaking away, and proceeded down Quten-ttrcct at a terrific pace. In passing the shop of Mr Aley, jeweller, the wheel came into collision with one of the verandah posts, and the consequence was that the verandah ot this and tae ad* joining shop, occupied by Mr Blackburn, tailor, fell with a loud crash. Lower down Queen-street, one ofj the posts of Messrs Cruickshauk and Miller's verandah vu carried away. The horse continued its wild career until reaching the Thistle Hotel, when it turned into Darby street, and was brought to a standstill by a dray and heavy team with which it collided without causing any serious damage. A small boy fell in the roadway just before the stoppage oc currred, and had a very narrow escape from being tun over. Constable Carrol took the name of the driver, bnt it was apparent thit be was not to blame. A chain had been attached to the wheel of tbe cart, and there was no doubt that it had been broken. The verandahs which were thrown down belong to Messrs Stone, and the damage is estimated ut from ££0 to £30.

SPORTING NEWS.

(BY TKIiKGRAPH. —OWN COBBESPONDEHT.)

Hawing Club at Hamilton. HAMILTON, this day. The Jttowing Club inaugurated here on Thursday night promises to be a success. The member list included some of the moat energetic men in the district, Thu scene of rowing operations will be fixed on the lake, one of the finest sheets of water in the Waikato.

DUJSEDIN, thin day.

Mr James Marshall, tbe president of the Dunedin Jockey Club, died this morning. (For remainder of Sporting Newe see Supplement.)

CORRESPONDENCE.

A PLEA FOR MR RUSDEN.

{Ti>;tbe Editor.)

Siß,-Mr Kusdeo, the author of the firat history of New Zealand of any magnitude, has had a mountain of abase hsaped upon him, and it appears doubtful whether he will ever be able to straggle from beneath tbe enormous mass to stand forth again a respected member of colonial society. But the fact is forgotten that he has been condemned in his absence, unheard, a pro* cceding generally considered unfair and uiMinßliah. Mo one has jet heard what he has to say in defence of himself. It is almost incredible tbat a man of Mr Kusden's position, in a work pub lished by so respectable a firm as Chapman and Hall (Carlyle'n and Dickens's pub lishers by-thc-by), should have deliberately written down statements so damaging and severe as have been pointed out, without 1 being in possession of some kind of sup porting evidence. That testimony has yet to be weighed. Ido not pretend to , offer an opinion one way or the other as to the troth or otherwise of Mr Kusdeo't allegations ; all I maintain is that it Ii but bare justice not to sentence that gentle man unheard. It ia very possible that ht may not torn out so black aa he is painted. lam not referring merely, 01 indeed at all, to the charges brought against Mr Bryee, but to tbe accusations scattered, as would appear, pretty freely through tbe history. Mr JKutdon has not only attributed bad characters to Mew Zealand politician!, but, with what looks like impartiality, hai bespattered the reputations of men with I whom he ought to be well acquainted> To t ike high ground :\v Mr liryce has done, and say that in accusing him and other officials, Mr Kueden is slandering the colony generally, is rather foolish and weak, savouring as it does of an attempt to divert attention from the main issue, aud to rouse an injudicial bias among the populaoe against the accuser. The colonies are not like Cottar's wife, above suspicion : and to despise without rebutting such indictments as may be brought, Is nothing more nor less than hypocrisy. There are blaok bpots in the history of tie Australian colonies, including New Zea land, as all the world knows; and it ia a mock modesty which would hide them rip and cover them over, A just and accurate description of past misdeeds will prove a beneficial, if severe, remedy—a warning to which the present generation and posterity would do wall to pay good heed.—l in, &c, Laicvs.

RESULTS OF LATE POLL.

(To the Editor.)

Sir,—One can hardly understand tba logic of your correspondent " Ratepayer." Ot over 6,000 votes on the City Burgess Roll, with all the exertions made by the op posers of the city loan, only 350 votes were n corded against it!! or only five per cent! Surely, whatover apathy the large body ot tie ratepayers exercised on the «ob» iect, it will be pretty certain the opponents took care to re cord their votes, and the result can only be considered highly complimentary to the members of the i ity Council, showing tte confidence the ratepayers have in their discretion, and the necessity for the loan, for If they had thought otherwise, they would have taken the trouble to record tnefr votes accordingly. Tho presumed ignorance of the ratepayers about the loan is not very complimentary, and may be deemed non sense. It is a matter all are too deeply eon> cerned io to ignore, and-has been before tb« public for many month?, and the pros, and cons, fairly discussed in your column* Doubtless no difficulty would have occurred iv getting a larger majority if it bad been necessary, but the great bulk of tte rate payers evidently thought it was n.nneeMiary to take the trouble to go Wtbe poll. Iven ia P<nsonby, with all the exerUOM made, not a tenth of the ratepayer*' vol« was polled against the lobd. JT think the results show a very different conciuilon to which your correspondent would like to prove.— Voom, Ac, M.K.

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAK, SATUBDAY. JULY 14



FOB WINTER COUGHS and Bronchia TRY Bffl'B SYRUP OF EUCALYPTUS with Hypophosphite of Lime and Qjuntae. For Incipient Consumption and Chronic Chest Affections, " Aickin's Syrup of Eucalyptus, with Hypophosphite of Lime and Quinine," is moat certainly alterativoand curative. Try it for Bronchitis and Asthma Addrsss - THE PHARMACY, Qceen-street. VtfAITEMATA FLOUE MILLS, * johlTTamb M Fine Flour- in Sacks, lOCS, and ffis. J. L. do. do. do. do. Silk dressed do. do. do. Wheat Alool do. do. do. Sharps Bran Swl Wheat ts - jabin Blb nita Fancy do. FFICE: 3i, jukes stubs' j&g^Jjggk f jtUOKNTON, SMITH AND FIRTH HAVE FOR SALE 1 '" Or wn" Flour, In Backs, lOCS and GO'S Champion" do. do. ttoi "Cantab" dft do. dOi Sharps Bran Fowl Wheat _ U~{Ft T> ECEI VE D. USI -tt E_C V IV B D FOUR HUN o DBKD-T^ T AND KRT OP WAREHOUSE AND TRAVBLLERS' or DRAPERY f( OODB, RAPERY UrOOUS, IN GEEAT VARIETY; Haalery, Women's, Girls'. Men's, ana Boys' Stars Undeiftlothlntr. Umbrellas. Tablecloths Blankets. Shasta. Laos Cartains lace Squares, Boys' Suits Braces. Belta. Leather h»sb. Dolman a Collars! Table Coverß in variety, Cloth Jackets fie, &n.. &o. The abovo having boon purchased at a large (liaoonnt, have boon Marked Low, and will be found worthy of attention. SDlendld Lot ot New Floorolotts, now patterns (iUwlflthß»,ftomls6d^ CARPETS AT REDDOED PRIOBBs Tapestry Carpets, la lid yd ) Nott Kiddet. Carpeta. 2s lid yd > vory ono&p Kelt Carpets, Mln. wide, la 6Jd yd ) HOBKODKS'S LONQCLOTH. 3|D YARD. 5 PER CENT, DISCOUNT on all Caah Forohasea 20a and upward;. William R. Bkid,g>^, s JUNCTION DBAPEEY W^*™' UPPHR QUEES^' -BHOUHB, Pxlee,flseaily. and die: no smell. J^^^ ng^P^"e 0p lol..offloa_ | T hive iast received 12 Gold Bangle nranalota Vi Latest Fashion Lodß Brooohes.- PT£l=w^on. Queen-Btreeti-tADVT] -jinesr machines, 2s 6d per week. Be- BtF?anoia J. Shortt's popular Sbillinir Art Union is now open; twenty magnificent prizes. -AOTly for tickets, as soon as possible. 110, Oueonstreet.-[Advt.] Half Frice—Brussels Carpet Patterns Hc-um Fuiniaherß, QueDn-strcct.-lAdvt.] Wo have made Concrete a Speciality, are practically acquainted with its trearment, HAVE Btaaied how to reduce its Cost by adapting Plans and Specifications to suit it, how to frame tor Buildings, Tanks. Sec, ciiKAVLY, and are prepared to tuve Particß bpkcwyinci or using ova lime, tho lulleat information. Concrete Work of all kinds undertaken by Private Con tract. All Mabarasgi Limes are not alike, and nono of Wilßotffl Is genuine without the Trade Mark.—J. Wilson and Co., 81, Quoen-stteet.— ADVI.] By advertisement elsowhere, a s'nging rlass on the Tonic Sol-fa method is to be com menced in the Parncll Presbyterian School room on Thursday evening next. The teacher (Mr Clendinning) has tau(?ht tho method suo cessf ally in various part 3of tho provinca. The <eos are extremoly smalt.



Bueoiai Aavwrtleaments. | U-KEAT SaLU op : A. W. Macb-s BANKRUPT OTOCK. ANKRUPT OTOCK. MRS J. SMITH having bought the Bankrupt Stook of A. W. Maco. wUroffor tho same together with her own large and well-asßOrtod stock of Drapery. Clothing, &c. at a Great Sacrifice, in order to clear. Tho Stock i 9 now, ana wel ohoflen. Tho following linea will show the Enorraons Reductions :— Black ana Cold Velveteens, from la 9d Cold Sating, from la lid, all Bhadea Sllka reduced from la lid to 38 lid, all winter shades Satin Cloth, 53d, worth IOJd Useful Flannel, 83d, worth lid Blankets, from 53 lid each Men's Pilot Coats, reduced from 28s 5d to Men s Strong Trousers, 5a 9d Boya' Suits, from 5a lid Youths' Good Tweed Suits. 188 Bd. worth 21fl And all other goods at equally low prices. NOTE THE ADDRKSS . b M 1 T II DRAPER & CLOTIiIER (Nest United Service Hotel), queen-street. Pkemisbs to be He.built. In oonroquonco of onr Promises being aboul to bo re-bullt, \VS ARK HOLDING AABKiT /CLEARING QALK (xRKAT l/LBARING OALK OF THE WHOLE OF OUB IMMENSE AND VALUABLE STOCK. EVERY ARTICLE IS MARKED DOWN TO COST PRICE, OR UNDEK. IN VERY MANY CASKS A MKRKLY NOMINAL PRICE IS CHARGED. SiLi NBs OS: N.B.—Onr Friends and the Publlo «ninr»Jly are Invited to nmke on early call, and secure tho Undoubted Bargains. Milne and Choyce, QUEKN & WELLKBLBY-STRKKTB. mm K. C It 0 S S E, lV± dental surgeon. May be Consulted at his Rooms. Qneen street (oppoßita Darby-street). Hours: 10 to 6. New Winter Hosier y. JUST LANDED, EX GEORGE BEWLHY, A SPLENDID STOCK OF WINTER TTOaiERY. inter Hosiery, FROM J. & R. MORLKY'S. 293 PACKAGES RIBBED & PLAIN BLACK Si NAVY MARONE & CAR DINAL GRENAT & SEAL BROWN WHITE & SKY BLUE CLARET & CHOCO LATH STEEL & CLERICAL LADIES & CHIL DREN'S HOSE & HALF HOSE. "\^ILLIAM RATTRAY. DRAPER, CLOTHIER, & HO3IER, 178,180, & 182. QUEEN-STREET. 188 & 160 THE |Queen-et. 153 & IGO Queen-et 158 & 180 NEW ZEALAND Uuoen-st. 158 & 100 Quaon-at 158 & 160 CLOTHING FACTORY Queen-Bt. 158 & 160 Queen-st. 158 & 160 Abe Now Displaying a Queen at. 158 fc 10) Queen-st. 158 & ICO Grand Stock Queen-at. 158 & 100 Queen-st. 158 & 160 of Qneen-Bt. 158 & 160 Queen-st. 158 & 160 NEW ZEALAND MADE Oueen-Bt. 158 & 160 Queen-st. 168 & 160 PIECE GOOD 3 FOR Queen-Bt. 158 & 160 Qaeen-Bt. 158 & 160 THE SEASON. Queen Bt, 158 & 160 Qneen-Bt. W £ 160 Tho Cheapest and Most gSwSfc 158 £ 160 Dnral| e 9°° d, Bu ever 3ueiS-Bt: i« fr im offered to the Qneen-Bt U8 & 160 Qneen-Bt 158 fc 160 New Zealand Blankets Qneen-Bt 158 & 160 New Zealand Blankets . Queen st 158 & 160 New Zealand Blankets Queen Bt. 158 Sc 160 New Zealand Blanketa Ouoon-st, 158 & 160 Now Zealand Blanketa Quoon at. 158 & 160 ii Qneen-at. 158 & 160 New Zealand Flannels C.ueen-st, 158 & 160 New Zealand Flannels Qneen-st. 158 & 160 New Zealand Flannels C|neen-st. 158 & 160 New Zealand Flannela Clueen-at, 168 & 160 Now Zealand Flannels Qnoen-Bt. 158 & 160 Queen st. 158 & 160 New Zealand Shirtings Qaoen-at, 158 & 160 New Zealand Shirtings Queon-Bt. 158 & 160 New Zealand Shirtings Queen-at. 158 « 160 New Zealand Shirtings Queen-Bt, 158 ffi 160 New Zealand Shirtings Uueen-at. 158 & 160 Queen at 158 & 160 New Zealand Knitting Qneeo-Bt. 158 Sc 160 Yarns Queen-st. 158 & 160 New Zealand Knitting Queen-at. 158 Be 160 Yarns Quoen-st 158 & 160 New Zealand Knitting Quean st, 158 & ICO Yarns Quoen-at. 153 & 160 New Zealand Knitting Quoon at. 153 & ICO Yarns Queen-st. Y OIfUBNISH YOUR HOUSE CHEAPLY FROM GARLICK Sc CRANWBLjrV'V yiTRMiTUR* Warp if IRON BEDSTEADS- 480 in stock, now to Be- CU^ loct from: French, Half ..iftLJCK Tester. Four Postpisf EtumpCota,Chair Vff-\ & CRANWELL, Stratehera. ChlLji-^aa, steads wlth^^Ta Bod- Qaeen-Bt.. DoublaAffS'ttalt sideß. tioxaiyiMn Badsteadß j~ind. ■ — QABLICK Mattrass, Stufftd Box fcCBANWEIip and Lath Mattrase. BEDDING ready for de GARMCK livery (to fit any wze & CRANWELL Bedstead) — Hair, Ka pok, Fiax. Flock, Fibre QARLIGK feSwaanTS * **»WBI* eera. Palliasses; a large GARLfCg BEDR^SnmJro^ & CBANWELL Great yarietyo,'Wash- qarlicK Stands and" tables; & CRANWELJL v«rp pretty Queen Ai^n JlarSle top Washstandi q^rmck 2g o i!$f.SMS SCfeAN^ELL low priced patterns for GARUCK ordjnafy ifocsss: Cheat CRANWELL ot Drawers, Ward- w rohez. Toilet Gissses, GARLICK Drawing-room, Wnm\ GARLICK taro - Suites in stock CRANWEEL very cheep, And furni ture for any room made *• AUSTRIAN^Itent Wood & CRANWBLL Furniture —WWi thout _ tfiimiflh Your doubt the larg<»t var- an *ow iety Of Chairs in this tronaa Btylo to select from in ito>m Aa ffiSSSSSrSM& k xped ,t,o™v. Importera direct from New York. ASO KITCHEN FURNITURE m,«nminnm» Fondora and Firoirons, THOHOUQHMr. Carpets, Floor ClotJw, ljlnolenm. Matting, Chimney GJwee, lie., GARLICK KO. — fc C&ANWEIiL, YOV»StV BI2!?Js^i. Queon-Bt., WELL from tka City Ilflll Arcade. Auckland,



man Notice. Mails urn Clobh as unbbbj— Monday. 16th instant. For Waltara, eto.. per M«o*roß;or. at 8 a.m. For Thsmeß, per Rotowahana, at 9 a.m. for Coromandol, per Crcmnndel, at 11..«J a.m t For Whltlanßl and Upper Mill, par Douglas, at 3 p^m. Far Tauranfta, Ohlnemutu. and OpoUkl, per Welllnßton. at i p.m. For KnaaeU, KawaKaws. Wanff&ros, and MonKonul. per Oleoelir, at 1.30 am. For Glaborne and Napier, per Soathern Cross at 5 D.ra. For Thames, per Knterprlse. at 5.20 p.m. Tuesday, 17th instant. Far Taranskl and Southern Ports, por Wanaka, at 6 a.m. For Wanganul. per Rowena, at 8 a.m. For Walwora, Kawsn, Omaha, and Matakana, per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. For Russell, Kawa Kawa, eta, per Te Anan, at i p.m. Per 5.9 Australia, aa fo.low :- For Sandwloh Isliuids, United BUtes of Amorloa. Canada, BrlUah Columbia, Centra! tnd South Amarloa, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdom and Continent o! Burope, at 1 p.m. For money ordera, reglatered letters, and nowapapora, at 11.39 a.m. Late lettora beartnpr an extra fee of sixpence. In addition to the pOßtage. will be received by the Mall Agent on board the Bteamer np to the time of RuWnfl, This mitii will be dno In London, on Mon day. August 27th, 1883. Si B. MBS, Chief Poatmaatsr. ChloC Poat-ofllee, Auckland. Meetings, Entertainments, JStc. Jci.y 14, 1883. Abbott's Opera House—Diorama of the Ameri can War, 8 p.m. Thoat-e Royal-Mr Pooloy'a Popular Conoert, 8 p.m. I.irne-Btroat Hall—Blove oontest, 8 p.m. French Literary Club. 7.30 p.m. Vouni Mnn's Christian Association Rooms - Dovoilona), 7 30 p.m.



poop Resolutions.—At tho commoncomont of every new year hundreds and thousands of our young mon-a»d old as woll-forin reaolu tions for their guidance for tho coming year. Many keep them, whilo others break them. To ench wo wish to givo a word of advioo. Jn order to abstain your determination of loadina a Better life in tho future you should uso Hop Bitters. The .judicious uso of Hop Bittera strengthens, cleanses, and purifies tho stomach, bowels, blood, liver, nerves, and kidneys, and is jiist what yon want to build up and invigornto * onvae\t,~Oreenli\isk D(m. {toad.



Many people think fiausages cannot bo Bold at 3<l per lb., but bo uamvod you only want to try tho flavour and quality to prove that they are hotter than most you huy olsowhore at id and 6d per lb.. You must remember they aio made by tho latest and most approved mnohinory, just erected, which turns out large quantities, and minces five times tho amount wo did. On arrival of a new mincing machine from Knglsnd, onr mincing capacity will bo from 9 to IO.OOOIbs. per day, so if tho public will only patronise us and carry them away, n very small profit will suffice. (Sco advoitisoment in "Wantod" column.)—Q. lli;i.mk, Butoher, Navy Contractor, Queen street, Auokland.-IADyr.J