SHIPPING INTELLINGENCE.

i this KvonMi?! 10.68 SIGH WATKB|rf (> . m orrow Morning, 11.21

ARRIVALS.

M«»i«nr sahooner. Oueen, from Hnssell Wild WOf. to^. P^f om W*'BMfll WfillinirtoD, 8.5., Faranhar. from Busatll Kflrva^chooner, Edwardi. from BnweU

DEPARTURES.

LAST EVBKIKG. Tom. m., Crawford, for whangarei. •"*"»"• TODAY. Omanere, 8.5.. Webster, for Weatport Auriga, barqne, Stone, for limuu ," Ocean, schooner, Savage, for Meroury Bay AtaUnts, schooner, Jobn'On, for Whangarel . Venus, ketob, Nell, for Talrua

VESSELS EXPECTED.

s Fbmi London.—Westtneath, 8.8.. H.D.K.F., Wiled Maroh 17: BanKitl*el. ship. V.N.K.P.. 3annary2S: Cay*A*«a7que. «.C.a.r.,Frtroary Si Looh Ken. ba»in6iJ.9.o.W.. February 8 ~ JB»«t Lothian, BhJftlKaroh IB; Glanoe, (Jlenlora, ** and Cambria looawcc. a M FBOM BAN FBANOHOO-AUBtraUa. P.M.8.5., flna May 27. «n From York.—Ransomi JannjaT WJ MendMß,Februuy 36. Haada Isle and Stanley. Ska IstAiroa -Agnes BeU.FeaßMew, Sasoß. Golden IM. Maeeppa. and Hrate. N«WO*BTLB.-Tongoy. barque, April X; W Beon^«N aPOßralsohan Theodor. barque, from Doxedlnj Fawn, brigf, BUerton/Bphooaer. from Lyttelton ; H B. Bteenkln. brig, from Omnaru.

Ijtomsdo CoASTWi3s.-Wlld Due*, from Whanwsrei, with 64 tons coal; Gleam, bom Waihako. with SO bags oysters; Rats, from Wa'ara, with Sl.33S(c timber; Bessie, from Kennedy Bar, with 2J,OOOtt timber; Totars, {rom Port Charles, with 28,£C0ft timber.

Outwards Coastwibb. — Gleam, tor Wal heke i Kata, for Walara; Bessl*. for Kennedy Bay;Totata, for Pott Charles; CotaUe, for Whangarel.

»The a.l. Taiuroa may be expnoted to arrive from the South about S o'clock this evening.

The ship Warwick has catered out at the Customs for Newoastle, where she will load coal for San Franoisoo.

■ The followlnit steamers are due next week i- FenßOln (at Manukau), from the South, Sunday •bout 8 a.m.; Waihora, from Meloourne, via Southern ports. Monday 10 a.m.i Tarawera. bom Sydney, Tuesday; Southern Cross, from , the South, Saturday. The Otanelg arrived at 915 a.m. Pa?BenffMß- Mr and His OMbsm, Mrs Tooker. Mrs Wrlgley, Mrs Grey, His Warren, Mr and Mrs Melllsh And family (9, Kiss Oruiokehank. Messrs O. MoLanxhlan, O. Filton, Brooking, Rev. D. ' Brnoe, Key. Mr Waisb. Mr S Yates, Mr A. Nathan, and Miss Ritchie.

t XBLEGRAPHIC SHIPPINQ.

Littblton, this day. . - Arrived: Awaroa, from Wanganul. Sailed 'Waketlpu, for Port Chalmers.

(Special Advertisements.

Mail notice.

MAILS ynOi CIOBI AS ONDBB I—

THIS DAT. For Thames, per Bptomahana. at* p.m. For Tryphena, per Wanderer, at 5 p.m.

Monday, lith inst For Waltara. So., per Argyle, at 11».«». For Goromandel, per Coromandel, at 11.80 a.m. For Whitlangi and Upper Mill, per Douglas, at

For^Tauranga, Ohinemutn, and Opotlkf, per FoW"KS: atia^kawa. i Wangarc, «d Montronul. per Glenelg, at 1.80 p.m. For Napier and Glaborne, per Talaroa. at 5 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 6.30 p.m.

Tuesday, 15th lnst.

For Taranakl and Southern Ports, per Panguln,

at 11 a.m. Per b.s. Waihora. a» follows, viz.:- ' For RuswU Kaw«kawa. Australian Colonies and United Kingdom (via Brindlsl or NaDleeii, lor letters, etc, speetally pra pald and addressed, at 1 p.m. Tor money orders, registered letters, and newßpapere, at 3 p.m. Late letters for Sydney and Melbourne only at i 80 p.m» Also tor Mauritius, Eoyoheli.es. Madagasoar, Ad?n, Fronoe, and Algeria (per tfrenoh Packet from Sydnei) at 3.30 p.m, TOBBDAV, 23nd lnsi.

Per ss.Zealandte.aa follows!- For Sandwich Islands, United States of America. Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 1 p.m. . , For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 1 p.m. For money orders, registered letters, and Newspapers, at 11.80 a.m. tote letters bearing an ex*f» fee of sixpence. In addition to the postage, will be reoeived by the Mali Agenton board the steamer np to the time of Bft"^^ . This mail will be due In London, on Mob- Oar. Jnly 2nd. 1883. ROBT. KA.YB, Aettog Chief Postmaßter. Chief fMboffloe. Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

May 12.1883.

Abbott*s OperaHouse—Misf Jennie Lee," The Grasshopper," 7*45 P.m. V.M.C. Association-Devotional, 7.30. French Jjiterary Ulub—B p.m. Wesleyan SohMl-room, Pitt-street-Rev. J. J. Westwood: lecture on " Missionary Travels and Adventures," 8 p.m.

Births.

CHRISTOPHER,-On May 6th, at Franklin Road, the wife of John Christopher of a son.

Marriage.

EVANS-CHADWICK.-On Thursday, May 10th, at St. Benedict's, Newton, by the Rev. Father Downey, Thomas Evans to Bridget Chadwlck, both of Auckland.

Deaths.

ALISON.-On 12th lnst, accidentally drowned at Auokland, John Alison, of Inverness, Scotland, aged 52 years. -^ • ■ Funeral will leave Victoria Wharf, Devon port, at 3.30 p.m. to-morrow (Sunday), 18th inst., for interment at Presbyterian cemetery, Devonport. Friends will please accept this intimation. BEGLEY.—On May 10th, 1883, in the Provincial Hospital, Cornelius Begley. „ \ ' The funeral will leave the Hospital at 3 p.m. on Sunday. Members of the Hibernians are expected to attend. EAGAN.-On May 12th, at Lome street, Mar - caret Sagan. the dearly beloved daughter (sister of the late Mary Eagan) of Miohael and H^npfth Eagan, aged U years. The funeral will leave her parents' resi dence on Monday, at half-past 3 o clock.— Melbourne papers please copy. VERCOE.-At Park Road, on May 11th, Eliza beth, reUotof the late B. Vercoe, of Auck land, aged 78.

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

For the caiisa that lacks asslstao For the wrong that needs natstnnca. For the fulnre in the distance, And the good that we can do

SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1883.

What looks very like a conflict of authority has arisen between the Auckland Board of Education and one of the local School Com* mittees. At the meeting of the Board yes. tetday afternoon, it was reported that the Grafton Road School Committee declined to accept the head-master appointed to the sohool by the Board, and they recommended the appointment of another teacher to the position. It is to be regretted that thii divergence of opinion should have arisen at a time when the granting of extended powers to School Committees was oa trial. Hitherto, the duties of these useful bodies have been very much circumscribed rarely rising in dignity above the repair ing of playground fences or haggling with the poor people who do the school-cleaning. In order to improve upon this, the Auck land' Board of Education lately resolved npon extending, to the fullest possible limit allowed by the Act, the powera which (school Committees may enjoy. One of those functions which School Committees have not exercised in the past is that of re commending teachers to the Board of Edu cation for appointment; and now, as we have said, it is unfortunate that one of the first of such recommendations should be made in direct opposition to the wish of the Board. It may De a step in the right direction—an advance towards a more purely democratic system—for Schosl Committees to assume an attitude of com plete independence and self-reliance; bat it does not appear that the times are ripe for it. It is very questionable whether the existing School Committees are sufficiently representative to be entrusted with the dis charge of these extended functions. When they were elected, it was on the under* standing that their duties were of the narrowest administrative description, and in many cases the men appointed were not exactly those to whom the ratepayers would have entrusted the appointment of teachers. We do not refer to the specific case which has suggested these remarks; the Graftoa Committee are doubtless all unexceptionable men; but what might be allowed to them would form a precedent for obscure country comnuttecH perhaps not so -well qualified to deal with a weighty matter Therefore a danperous precedent must not be established in the present me; nor does it seem to us that any conflict of authority should occur over a purely Public question. The whole end which tha Board and the committee should have fn view™ the efficient education^ youth, and that alone should guide them In coming to a decision. What that decis.on should be might weUbe.left.to the Inspector of Behoofs, wlio may be said to occupy

the position of au " expert" in the> matter, and whose recommendation is likely to be an impartial one, and m»de solely on educational grounds. For this reason the Boatd'a action in defer iing consideration until the Inspector should I lie present, is to be commended. In the interim, theGraitonSchoolCommittee might with advantage reconsider their determina tion. The result of a "squabble" cannot fail to be hurtful to the cause of education, and lowering to the dignity of all concerned in it. The outcome of the affair, should it go no further than at present, will doubtless be in the direction of good. It will lead the householders in the different districts to recognise the enlarged powers which have been vested in the School Com mittees, and to bestir themselves to watch more closely the annual elections, so as to ensure the appointment of men fully quali fied to discharge the important duties of the office.

The Postal Conference,

Aftbe a sitting of six days, the Inter colonial Postal Conference at Sydney has come to a close; but it would require a great stretch of the truth to say that the six days' labour has been " all very good." Be fore the Conference commenced we expressed some misgivings as to its being productive of good, and we are therefore now in the category of those who expect little—we are not very grievously disappointed. We can quite, understand, however, that the Vic torian Government and people should feel a trifle disheartened at the result. The Conference was projected by them with the scarcely-disguised object of getting the other colonies to share with them the burden of their heavy mail subsidy ; and its being held in Sydney was merely a sop to please the New South Welshmen. Other people indulged in hopes of useful work being done by the Con ference ; indeed, It is just two days since we had a cable message from Sydney to the effect that the question of reducing and adjusting intercolonial telegraphic rates would be dealt with, as well as the apportionment of the duplicate cable sub sidy being considered. All these "great expectations" have come to very little, for the Conferenco was much divided in opinion as to the questions named. The net result of its six days' deliberations is that the colonies are recommended to join the Postal Union—the effect of which action would be, we are told, to increase the already too heavy financial responsibilities of Victoria. New Zealand, which was not represented at the Conference, is to be asked to concur in thi< resolution, and we have no doubt our Government will carefully weigh the subject and come to a right decision in the interests of the colony. We have a ijreat many natives of different parts of Europe forming part of our population, and if an arrangement can be come to whereby they may have cheaper communication with their friends at home, we are certain it would, at all events, not be prejudicial to our interests. There are indications that some of the Australian colonies object to the pro posal to enter the Postal Union, so it is not improbable that the Conference will prove to be completely barren of results, with the single exception of lowering the rate for press telegrams from Europe.

Auckland Harbour Hoard and Onehunga Harbour.

an important subject will be brought under the notice of Auckland Harbour Board at its next meeting—a subject which is necessarily connected with the future progress of Auckland. Mr Graves Aickin has given notice of motion to the following effect:—" That in order that the Board should as sume the control of the harbour of One hunga, being the weitern port for the com merce of Auckland, the matter be referred to the Works and Tariff Committee, to as certain particulars as to revenue, expendi ture, endowments, and all other details con nected therewith, and report atan early date." Though the connection ot Onehunga harbonr with Auckland's commercial prosperity may be said to lie in the future, this action has not, we tbink, been taken a moment too soon. Four or five years hence the opening of th s Panama Canal will give an importance to the Manukau harbour which cannot be ever-estimated, and it is essential that Auckland should not suffer from the growing up of rival interest, which might interfere with thi construction or working of the ship canal across the Auckland Isthmus Even at the present moment Onehunga people will claim a say in the matter before they allow Auckland to assume control of their harbour, and their right*, no doubt, must be respected. Till the Auckland Harbonr Boaid express their views on the subject, furthercominent may be withheld ; bat we would express the hope that th* members of the Board will see the question in it* true bearings and act accordingly.

Mr Bryce on the Volunteer Force.

AS much for his personal acquaintance with the service, as on accouot of bis position as Defence Minister of the Colony, Mr Brvca's opinions in regard to the New Zealand Volunteer Force are entitled to respect, Presiding yesterday at a meeting for the presentation of prizes to members of the Wellington Rifle association, the hon. gentleman took advantage of the op« portunity to make a few remarks on the defence forces of the colony. That these remarks were as graceful as they are well-deserved will not be doubted by any one who has noted the extreme readiness, good discipline, and careful training of our Volunteers. People have not ior gotten the prompt answer made by the rank and file of our citizen army, when eighteen mouths ago they were called out to disperse the native gathering at Parihaka ; and their services during the recent Mahuki distur bance in the Walkato, though they have not had the same attention drawn to them, were still more calculated to exhibit the efficiency of the foroe. To this latter epi sode Mr Brjce particularly referred in his address at Wellington. Puring his Jrecent stsy in the Worth he had occasion, he said, to put some of the volunteers to tbe test. A band of fanatics on the frontier of the Waikato were coming down and threatening the settle ments, and it became necessary to take precautions. After rousing; np the tele graph officer, he managed to communicate with the officer commanding the local cavalry. The men belonging to the corps were scattered over a district extend ing over fifty miles, yet he received a reply that they would all be ready in six hours, and when that time bad passed they were ready to a man. That was a degree of promptness which reflected the greatest credit upon the officers and the troop which he commanded. The moo were ordered to parade at ten o'clock, and by a quarter to ten they were all there. A failure on their part would have meant embarrass menttothelGovernmeat, andnothingsbort of seriouscalamity to the colony, for the enemy would have come down on the town and certainly carried off rainy Europeans as prisoners. It was exclusively through the volunteers that this was averted. On the same occasion he called on Major Hamlin, who commanded a cavalry corps scattered over a district of 40 miles, net?r Auckland, and asked him by what time he would have his men ready, and Major Hamlin replied that they would all be ready in five hoars, and he believed that when that time had passed away every man was on the railway line, ready to proceed to the Waikato. That showed what valaaWeservicesthe volunteers could render to the colony. Not only are the Volunteers our chief dependence for preserv ing order among the natives, but they are also, as Mr Bryce remarks, our maiastay for the repulsion of foreign aggression. In the absence of coastal and harbour defences our territory would be at tbe mercy of an invading foe, were it not that we have in our citizen soldiers an active and efficient force who would in the hour of danger "stand v wall of fire around our much loved isle." We join in the wish of the Defence Minister that yet greater attention may be devoted to this branch of the ser vice, and that as time goes on there will be an increasingly large proportion of our population trained to bear arms and ready to respond to the call of Duty.

His Excellency the Governor, who re tained to this city last night, visited Alex andra in the course of yesterday, but did not cross to Whatiwhatihoe, to the great disappointment of the King natives. Sir Wo. Jervoia was accompanied by Mr Thos. Kussell and Mr Pennefather, private sec retary. The party made bat a brief stay in Alexandra, and there was no formal recep tion by the Inhabitants.

LadyJervoisheldau "At Some" last night, 360 invitations had been issued.and fully 300 ladies and gentlemen attended. Dancing was commenced at eight o'clock, and keptup with great spirit until midnight, When the company broke up.

' A groat deal of interest still appears to be centred in the Baud of Hope movement in thU district. Returns submitted at the meeting last night shew that there are ruoie than twenty .Bands in connection with the Union. Keports had only been received from one-half of these, and yet the average of membership was more than one hundred to each, while the. total number of members in the twelve represented wai nearly six teen hundred. Judging from the annual report which wo publish in another column, there in likely to be competition between i the Bands of Hopes and tho Blue Ribbon i movement in a good work. Our report of i the proceedings at the meeting appears elsewhere.

At Mr Sibbin's sale yesterday, Auckland and Wairoa cheese fetched from 4Jd to 6d per lb, while tea brought from Is 9d to 2a yd per lb.

A short compendium of leading geo graphical facts is not the only primary schoolbook of which our antiquated mom iug contemporary stands in need. The in auguration of a few spelling-beea within the office would doubtless assist to dispel the haze which clouds ita knowledge of English orthography. It would then be able to see the objections that fastidious people are disposed to urge against the use of such phrases as " March up the isle," and " tied all the table knives round his ivaste."

An inquMt was proceeding at the Hos pital this afternoon on the body of the young man Cornelius Begley, whose death resulted from the effects of injuries sus tained by a fall of earth at Parnell on Wednesday. The evidence which had been taken up till three o'clock consisted of a statement of the cause of the accident. As we stated on Thursday,the deceased and several other men were engaged on some eaithworks at Selwyn Terrace, when a quantity of stuff carried away, burying Begley and a comradt named Haslott. Tue former sustained injuries to his spinal column, which proved fatal, but Haslett escaped with a severe Bunking,

The annual meeting of the Ladies' Christian Association was held yesterday evening in the V.M.C.A, building. Tea was provided at 6 o'clock, and Immediately the business of the occasion was entered upon, Miss Leachman presiding. Reports were submitted of the mothers' meetings at Alexandra and Union-streets, and of the work among the old people at the Kef age, while the Bible Reader (Miss Alexander) also presented a repoit. They were all of an encouraging character. The balance-sheet shewed a balance in hand of £32, In the couise of the remarks evoked by the reports, regretful reference was made to the lost the Association had sustained iv the death of its venerable p esident, Mrs W. White. The following •Ifice-bearera for the enauing year were elected :— President, Miss Leaoaman; Vice president, Mrs C. Major; Committee, Mesdames Brame, Caradus, S. Macfariane, Nutting, and Angus White; hoti. Secretaries, Mr W. S. Wilson' and Miss Leachman. A conversational discussion ensued with reference to the extension of the Association's usefulness. Various things were decided on, and amongst them the visitation of the young women who are expected by the Westmsath and other vessels.

To the Editor : Sir,—l was sorry to observe by your remarks at the foot of my note of yesterday that you misunderstood the ground of my protest re the driving of a horse through a public thoroughfare with a kerosine tin attached to his tail. I did not doubt tbe driver's control over the horse he had "in hand"; bat I did, and do doubt his power to prevent all other horses he may meet taking fright and bolting. I attribute the non-occurrence of serious mis chief on that day to the luckiest chance. If a horse, or horses, bolt in a street, who can tell the extent of injury which may not be dona ? If one person doea sucn things with impunity through professional motives, larrikins might attempt the samn thing for amusement at the public expense, -Yours, &C, ÜBSEBVKR.

The retrogioision of l'uuedin in com mercial prospetity to which we havo fre quently drawn attention, is so marked that iho people of the Southern capital them selves are forced to admit it Those who may have suspected that our remarks were inspired by partiality, may like to hoar the Duncdin papers on the subject. Tha " Morning Herald " says :—" There is at present in Dunedin a con-idtreble amount of commercial depression ; the wheels of business are not running smoothly, nor are people generally pleased with their pros pects. Numerous houses are vacant of tenants and between Wise's corner and the Octagon there are halt a dozen shops standing empty. Once busy Stafford-street is now almost a wilderness. Two and three years ago, the most anxious trader desirous to effect a lodgment'in the city could not have obtained a corner for hia goods either for love or money." This pxture of an eye-witness more than cor. roborates the conclusions to which we were led by the study of statistic?, and shows that there is more than "that bar" to cause anxiety among the mercantile com munity of the southern city.

Discussing tho Salvation Army and its tactics, the London "Daily News" says: —" We have never doubted tbo sincerity of the hosts of Saltation, bat perhaps even they themselves sometimes feel doubtful about their own wisdom. The visible results of their fifing, trumpeting, drum ming, preaching, and p<alm-singing, are for the moment an immense increase ot ruffianism, and a lively demand for more police. The Salvationists will say that these annoyances are but temporary, that this sort (meaning the Skeleton Army) goeth not out without making an effort, and that the increased ruffianism is tho final struggle of the Old Man. It wonld be pleasant to agree with this sanguine theory, and yet tbe worldling will ask the Salvationist' Could you not do your pious works without quite so much hubbub ?" Uoligious perssns who blew their trumpets before them were not applauded of old, and the Pharisee" did not go in for banners and drums as-well as trumpets. General Booth andhisalliesmustknowthatany kind of amateur military procession among the i lower classes always, inevitably, logically produces an unfriendly procession of the other side. Where is tho fan ot playing at soldiers where there is no enemy! The Skeleton Army has argued thu*, and has organised a hoatile force. The performances of its aeldlers are to the last degree cowardly, cruel, ruffianly, but What else was to be expected} Advice, we fear, is thrown away on the Salvation Army, and we do not expect to see them retain their godliness, and get rid of their fantastic flags, processions, and all their other favour lto modes of provoking the rabble. But while the Salvation Aimy acts as it does at present, nothing but a strong police force, much needed perhaps in other quarters, will prevent ruffians from indulging in tho sport of persecution,"

A very interesting musical entertainment was given last night in the Newton athenseum, by the teachers and pupils ot the Newton East School, and, although the evening was intensely unpleasant owing to the downpouring rain, the hall was lull, Mr Joseph Warren occupied the chair, and opened the proceedings with a few brief re mark*. Mr Bludou, head-master, explained the object of tbe gathering, which was to give prizes to the children for assiduity, regularity of attendance, and general good conduct. He farther explained the system of giving marks, which entailed extra work on the teacher?, but which they did cheer fully, and which had stirred immense enthusiasm, and awakened a spirit of emu lation among tbe girls and boys. • The system had proved successful, and no punishment wa« so great to a young mind as the loss of a maik. The library con tained about 100 volumes, but the library was not patronised so largely as he could wish, Mr Bindon then enumerated the 'girls and boys whose names were at the heads of the six standards, and referred es pecially to Charles Henry Smith and Miss Cleveland, who bad taken scholarships, and ranked first in their respective standards Miss Cleveland and Master Smith, there ; fore, received each the £5 worth of books 'presented by .J. A. Tole, Esq., M.H.R, ; viz., " The People's Cyclopeeaia of Useful j Knowledge"( 2 volumes), and a "Complete Atlas of Geography." The programme con sisted of pianoforte solos by Miss Kemp; choruses by the pupils); duet, " The Flower Gatherers," by Misses Hopper and Justom ; ballads, by Miss Wright (teacher); " Once Again," and " Tapping at the Garden Gate," songs by Miss Morice; and by Mr Kyau " She Village Blacksmith" and •' The Labourer"; Mr Hawkins, " Let me Like a s-oldier Fall," and "A Flower From My Angel Mother's Grave" ; also a recitation from "Pickwick"; Mr J. Edwards, "Come Back to Erin." The chorns "Softly She Faded," by the pupils, and a glee from Oberon in "Fairy Lancl," was rendered | with precision and effect. The programme closed with the National Anthem. Mr Biudori then presented the silver cap to Master Jervis, the winner at the school races. Thanks were accorded to the chairman, singers, and to Mrs Evinson for her kindness in permitting the free use of her pianoforte,

There was another large audience at the Opera Houao last evening, notwithstanding the very unfavourable state of the weather. The " Grasshopper " will be presented again j to-night. I The weekly meeting of the French j Literary Society takes place this evening in the V.M.C.A. building. It will bede-j voted to conversational purposes. j H.M. schooner Sandfly has been pur-1 chased by the Tongan Government, and may be expected to arrive in the Waite mata. Mr Niccol, of North Shore, has re i ceivedanorderfrom the Tongan Government to build a schooner which is to cost £1000, and within a short time it is expected the , I Government will call for tenders in Auck- I land for the building of two other schooners. } This looks as though Auckland was com mencing to get her share of the Island trade. We have received a copy of Messrs T, Steadman and Co.'a catalogue of seeds and plants for the current season. A meeting of the creditors of Donald Taj lor, horse-trainer, of Epsom, was held in the Supreme Court-house at noon to-day, when Mr Ihos. Macftarlane was elected trustee. The debtor's liabilities were set down at £149 16s, and his assets at £30, over which Mr Chas. Stichbury holds a bill

of sale for £G0

Sunday services are duly notified in the usual column. Anniversary services at «t. John's Wesleyan Church, Ponsonby, Preachers : Rev. Shirley Baker and Rev. A. Carrick. St. Paul's Church : Festival services (Whit Sunday), »pecial sermons by Key. C. M. Nelson, M,A. St. Matthew's : Special services. Choral Hall: Key. T, Spurgeon ; evening, Queen-Btreet wharf (weather permitiing), open air service by Key. J. J. Weßtwood. Lome-street Hall : Rev. Thomas Hodgson. Abbott's Opera House : Lecture by Mr George a. Brown, " What must Ido to be saved ?" Ponsonby Baptist Church : Rev. C. Carter. St. David's Presbyterian Church: Key. T. M. Fraser, M. A., Scripture characters, " Saul." livening service at the Theatre ttoyal. V.M.C.A.: Young Men's Bible Class at 3 p.m.

It was reported in town yesterday afternoon that the Waihi crushing was going more than half-an-ounce to the ton. This is be yond expectations.

Some time ago we intimated that the police were making raids on the public houses of the city and suburbs, with the view cf detecting adulterated liquor. The samples taken have been submitted to the Government analyst, Mr J, A. Pond, and the result of the investigation will be the issue of a batch against a number of publi cans who have endeavoured to make their spirits go further than tho law permits. We are glad to learn that the only adulter ating matter discovered by the analyst was water. We would suggest that when samples areagain taken by thepolice that beer should be included. There is reason for believing that some of the lower class of publicans adulterate the "she-oak" with deleterious drugs calculated to inorease the thirst of bushraen and gumdiggers in possession of large cheques, Such practices are repre hensible iv the highest degree, and licensed victuallers who resort to them should bo punished with the utmost severity.

Owing to the very light wind prevailing to-day, the race between the yachts Kita and Arawa was postponed until Monday.

A storekeeper of Awhitu named TbUl, who levanted to Fiji about ten days or a fortnight ago, was adjudicated a bankrupt today at the suit of Messrs McArthur and Co., who are creditors to the extent of £65. It seems that 'hortly before his departure Thiel gave a bill of sale over his property and stock to a man named Hombuy, who thereupon seized, and has since been dis posing of these assets. The consideration was £400. It is said that Mr John Buchanan is the largest creditor, his claim being something like £300.

At the ordinary meeting of the Harbour Board on Tuesday first, applications will be received for the appointments of a master of the pilot schooner.

Mr J, Grey, the well-known ginger-beer man, has the following placed prominently in his office: —" (Mica hours —for listening to solicitors of chnrch subscriptions, from 10 to 1; book agents, Ito 3; advertising men and life insurance agents, all day, We attend to our own business at night."

An amusing scene occurred at the railway wharf at Waitara the other morning. A woman was on her way to Auckland by steamer, when a bailiff put in an appear ance and seized her luggage, which he in tended taking back to New Plymouth. The disconsolate owner sat moodily down on her trunk, and when the railway porter came to put it in the van, refused to movs. A scuffle ensued, which ended in Thomas go ing under. The box, with the lady on top, was eventually put in the carriage. The whole scene was of the most ludicrous de scription, and of a kiud which Dickens would hare been delighted to describe.

a special meeting of the Harbour Board is to be held on Tuesday first, to rescind the resolution adopted alt a meeting of the Board, held on the Ist of May, 1883, in re ference to the Railway Acclamation Con tract.

The tides during the lust week have been exceptionally high, and have carried away numbers of articles carelessly If ft by persons above high-water murk. A towing skiff and pant, wbich »r» advertised for. are amongst the property which has thus been lost

On the subject of American sympathy with Irish sedition and crime, the "Ban Francisco Newsletter" remarks:—"Tem porarily the exigencies of politics cause ua to pander to the Irish vote. We know that Great Britain is in no present need of our open and avowed Hympatiiie», much less of our active assistance. Bat let the circum stances change, let dire disaster and danger threaten the land of oar forefathers, and forthwith it will be speedily seen that the vast majority of us are far from unmind ful ot our Anglo-Saxon origin. The tight little island from which we sprang wonld not in an hour of real distress want for a dollar, or a man to ii^ht for her, so long as American-born sons of British «iros had the wherewithal to help. Meanwhile, as do each necessity. exists, and as our local politics are peculiar, wa pat Paddy on the back, coax him into voting as we m»y happen to want htm to, and fool with and cajole him to the top of his bent; but he who is deceived, into sup posing that such signs indicate the true iß'ling ot Americans towards the old coun try, has never measured their pride in being sharers in the glories of the rice from which they sprang j has never studied the history of the longevity of that feeling which in all lauds springs from race affilia tion, and, in a word, does not realise how much thicker blood is than water. The Eng lish language, the English commercial in stinct, and the English love of fair play, of good morals, of religious faith, and of true liberty, will conquer the world and live for ever, and perish the day when Americans fail to realise that they are equal partasers in the glories of that universal conquest. That day, we are persuaded, will never come."

The special general meeting of the Pon« sonby Rowing Club called for last evening lapsed for want of a quorum.

We ("B.P. Times") hear that, Id view ot the increasing trade of the Bay of Plenty, the Union Steamship Company Intend to send a small steamer here, which will act as a tender to their larger vessels, making regular trips to Whakatane, Opotiki, and places south thereof, and will also run to Maketu and Watorford.

" Money answereth all things,"accordin to' the wise man; and one of the objects which it answers exceedingly well is to glre a man posthumous fame. So long as the late Mr Costley kept his money, he wae the most obscure of citizens; bat immediately he let it loose to exercise all Its power, he sprang into popularity—his name being in every one's mouth and in every newspaper in the colony. All sorts of stories ore afloat regarding the deceased gentleman. The " Kangitikei Advocate" sajs he was always rather eccentric. In former years, when Auckland consisted only of a few scattered houses, Mr Costley cultivated a primitive little market garden in what is now the heart of Auckland city. In the middle of this garden plot—an object of mystery and wonder to all the little children of the period — stood an odd-looking sort -of hnt built of birch sapling poles, closely tied on either side of a ridge pole, and held in place at the lower end by a neatly-laid bank of turfs, The middle of the mansion was about high enough to en able the dweller, who vas but short in stature, to stand upright, and on each side was a sort of locker, formed in the same manner as the hut, and covered with a plank. One of these comprised the old gentleman's table, dresser, safe, &c, while tbe other held his blankets, and was his bedstead by night and seat by day. Here this eccentric person, who was always re puted to be very wealthy, lived for many years in fact, until he was built in by tbe encroaching town. And here he sold, to those who chose to go to him, modest penny worths of turnipi, cabbage, &c, and stowed away all his accumulation of findings in the way of empty sardine tins, iron hoops, and kindred treasure.

The steady downpour of rain during the course of yesterday and to-day rendered it utterly impossible to hold the bicycle spOrts this afternoon as had been previously in tended. The disappointment to the promoters was severe, all tne necessary arrangements for the gathering having been completed, and fully five hundred tickets sold to the public. It has now been deter mined to postpone the sports until Satur day next, when it is to be hoped the weather will prove more favourable. We have received the following amounts ' for Mrs Goble, Parnell:—A Friend, £1; Master Dobson, Is; New Zealand Clothing Factory, 12s. j The heavy and incessant rain for over twelve hours, giving place to beautitnl, i warm, and sunny weather this afternoon, I would seem to corroborate the poetical dic -1 turn regarding the season, that—"Autumn ' is a weathetcock, blown every way." j The Waihora, a recent addition to the fleet of the U.S.S. Company, will visit thi» Eort on Monday. She is a sister boat to er immediate predecessor, the Tarawera, and if) like her in shape, eize, engines, rig, j and accommodation. The Waihora was > brought from home by Captain Orkney, ■Who is at present In command.

To-morrow, Whii Sunday, will be occupied at St. Matthew's by special addresses bearing; upon the approaching confirmation, which is to take place on the evening of the first Sunday after Trinity, when a large number of candi dates, we hear, are to bo presented. The Trinity Ordination (Sunday morning naxt) is also to bo held at St. Matthew's, the preacher being the Bay. tho Inoumbent of St, Mary's. The preachers to-morrow are—morning, the Inoum bont; evening, the Rev. Charles Bisphnm; tho Rev. W. Tebbs being aeked to preach a " conse cration" sermon at the new Cmiroh of St. Luke's, Mount Albert.

By advertisement in another colnmn it is notified th»t Athieiio Sports bare bean Brransed to take place at ▲vondale on Qu en'i Birthday, 21th mat. Trie prices are luffloiently high to induce numerous and good competitors to attend.

SPORTING.

TAKAPUNA BIRTHDAY MEETING.

In addition to the entries given on the fourth page, the following have been made : —

Birthday Cup.—Gildemy, 6st 121bs ; Nigger, 6st lOlbs; Yuba Bill, 7st; Paratnena, 7at. Winter Odts. - Nigger, 6st lOlbs ; Yuba Bill, 7s 21bs; Pararaens, 7«t 51bs. In the Selling Race, Yuba Bill's value is fixed at £20; and that of Cadet at £20.

Timaru Tradesmen's Racing Club.

[BY TKLKGBAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

TIMARU, May 11. A WELL attended meeting of the new Tradesmen's Racing Clnb was held to night, when a letter was read from the South Canterbury Jockey Club refusiug to allow the use of the racecourie, and a new courte was then decided on, officers elected, and the date of the first annual race meet ing fixed for December 17.

Duntroon Races.

DUNTROON, yesterday.

At the Duntroon races held to-day the attendance was very small. The principal events resulted as follows :—

Maiden.—Barney, 1; Foretop the Se cond, 2; Luron Lass, 3. Tsot.—Darkie, 1; Agent, 2; Charlie, 3.

Duntroon Cop.—Magician, 1; Barney, 2 j Foretop, 3. This was a capital race.

SALE OF BLOOD STOCK.

CHKISTCHURCH, this day.

At the sale of racehorses to-day, Emir Bey was knocked down to Mr J, Powell for 130 guineas; Holderness was passed in »t 70 guineas; and Nonpareil was passed in at 100 guineas.

(Ontinued on Fourth Page.)

SCINTILLATIONS.

A Local Bating.—A curtain lecture. Places of Interest—Pawnbrokers' shops. Lady Jervois gave a boll last night. Level betting on the Ihangahua election A new Masonic Lodge will shortly be opened at Cambridge. Is there any fixed mis for writing poetry T '1 here is I Don't.

Feacook feathers are emblems of vanity. They point a moral and adorn a tail. F. N. Robinson, Christchurch, is the winner of the Champagne Cup at South Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club sport*. Prince Leopold of Hoheozollen is being taught the trade of a locksmith.

Maori skull) are being imported from London to Auckland. Coals to Newcastle next.

A detachment from the Blue Ribbon Army is about to make a descent on the Thames.

More trouble for Christchurch " Society.' A Presbyterian clergyman has entered an action for libel against it. Of the 2,000 shires in the Northern Omnibus Company, Auckland, 1,800 bave been subscribed, and the company is to be formed.

Mtm. for Mr Boardman. last year Birmingham Town Council gained £50,946 by manufacturing its own gas. Mr L. D. Nathan, of Auckland, lately >e turned from a tour, has brought a lot of Egyptian curiosities for the Museum. The enquiry into the recent fire at Eamo has ended in the return, of au open verdict.

During a ball at Bacup, Lancashire, re cently, a young girl died in the armi oi her partner in a waltz. Under the heading, "An Unusual Occurrence," a W»ngauui paper refers to the fact of a train being half-an-honr late' in arriving there. la Auckland such a thing is by no means unusual. A Chinese coin 3,000 years old baa been dug up by miners in British Columbia. So it seems the enterprising Celestials hare been in America before tbe present century. In a London magazine recently a map of New Zealand was given, coloured so as to indicate the prevailing religions. The North bland was shown white, signifying Christian; the centre of the tiouth Island grey, for Mahometan ; and the northern and southern extremities black, showing them to be Heathen.

The grounds upon which the Tichborne case is to bore-opened are the identity of a lunatic in Farramatta Asylum with Arthur Orton. His release is applied for. A man being tormented with corns, kicked his foot through a window, and the pane was gone. Among the apostles of dynamite who spoke at the Irish Convention in New York were two priests from Australia. Eganiejave in a statement of accounts, which was approved of, Earl Spencer, Viceroy of Ireland, is making a tour of the country districts to make himself familiar with the condition of the poor. The Key. Canon Farrar, D.D., hits ac cepted an invitation to heceme President ot the Westminster Local Option Union. Twenty-three Chinamen at Greymouth have been fined 10s and cests, for playing "fan-tan." Aa yet, Government neglects the revenue which might be gained by pro secuting "consultations," A Meriden man has a Bible one hundred and forty-two years old. Strange how long a Bible may be made to last by tempi-. rate use.

Christchurcb. people are agitating over the price of gasy which is Us 8d per 1000 feet. The Gat Company meanwhile gives 25 per cent, dividend. " The Vagabond " is wiae in bis genera* tion. Before the newspapers of New Zea land said anything of nim, he said of them!—"ln new?, literary matter, and the courage of their opinions, they were far ahead of the newspapers in Mew South Wales."

The British Gas Company at Hull has reduced the price of gas to Is lOd per 1000 cubic feet. Could not oar Auckland gas people reduce the price to, say, 6s lOd ? Boston is cultured, no doubt, but there is a trifling incongruity in her singing the " Hallelujah Chorus " from the " Messiah " for tbe benefit of the Nujsiau Jews.

The Southland Farmers' Co-operative Association lost £2,800 last year. Freeh shares are being taken up, and with better management it is hoped to pull through. Dull times in Christchurch. No fewer . tbao'76 men recently applied in answer to an advertisement for thro labourers fora manure factory. ' The Bbkenhead ratepayers have au'ho rised this Town Council to oppose in Par liament the Manche ter Ship Caoal Scheme and the Mersey-Railway Bill. Fuugua-picking is a recojmsed industry in Taanaki, and a very profitable one. It is quite a common thing for the juniors of a family to realise £40 to £50 in that way, and a bad burn'is no' looked upon aa an us- mixed evil, as the worse the bum the more numerous the funtfUß-bearing logs. ~„■■ ..,,,,

CABLEGRAMS.

RKUTER S TELEGRAMS,

Ihe Irish Murder Conspiracy.— The Attach on Mr Field.

LONDON, May 11.

James Mnllett, who confessed to com plicity in the Phoeaix Park murder, has been tried for attempting to assassinate the juryman Field in November last. The jury found a verdict of guilty, and the prisoner was yesterday sentenced to penal servitude I for life. LORD DUFFKEIN AND THE SOLTAN. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 10. Lord Eufferin had an audience of the Sultan to-day upon his return to Stamboul, and was accorded a cordial reception by His Majesty. COMPKNSATIjN OF TENANT FARMERS, LWNDON, May 11. . Mr Dodaon, Minister of Agriculture, yes terday introduced his measure for the com pensation of tenant farmers, THE DYNAMITE CONSPIRATORS. LONDON, May 10. The ,dynamite conspirators who were ar rested in London and Birmingham l»st month were again brought up at the Bow street Police Court to-day, and farther re manded. A SKCOAD SUEZ CANAL. LONDON, May 10. At an influential meeting of shipowners, held in London to-day, a committee was appointed to take steps to promote the con struction of a Bccoud canal through the Isthmus of Suez. THE LAND REVENUE BILL. LONDON, May 11. In the House of Commons last night, one of the clauses in the Land Revenue Bill, which is under consideration, was rejected. This decision of the House is considered tantamount to a defeat of the Govern ment. COMMERCIAL. LONDON, May 10. The total reserve in notes and bullion in the Bank of England is £10,300,000, being £200,000 less than on last Thursday. The proportion of reserve to liabilities has fur ther declined 1 per cent., and v now 33 per cent. The bank rate of discount has been raised to 4 per cent.; the market rate is niw 2 per cent. Consols remain at 101$. New Zealand securities are as follow : -5 per cent. 10-40 loan, 106, ex dlv.; 5 per cent. 1839 loan, 103J, ex div.; 4} per cent. 1879-1904 loan, 102J ; 4 per cent, inscribed stock, 102 J. There is no change to report in the markets for colonial produce.

AUSTRALIAN.

{Received—May 12th, 1 p.m.)

REDUCTION OF TjsLEGRaPHIC Rates.

SYDSEY, this day.

Before the conclusion of the sitting of the Intercolonial Conference, a resolution was passed ia invour of the reduction of rates on press telegrams from. Europe by 25 per cent, It was also decided that an intercolonial telegram between Victoria and New South Wales should be reduced to one shilling per ten words. The other colonies represented would nut agree to a smaller reduction. shocking minimg accident— two men killed. MELBOURNE, May 11. A fatal accident occurred at the Garden Gully Min.e at Sandhurst this afternoon. Two men were ascending the shaft, when the bucket jerked, and both men were thrown out, and fell to the bottom of the ahalt, a dintance of 170 feet. Both bodies were terribly mutilated, INTERCOLONIAL POSTAL CoN- JtaKENCE. SYDNEY, May 11. The Intercolonial Postal Conference con cluded its nitting this afternoon, MARKET REPORTS. SYDNEY,, May 11. New Zealand wheat per bushel is 4« 2d • New Zealand oats, 2« 9d; and maize, 2s Od, The Sugar Company No, 1 pieces, per ton, remain at £35. ADELAIDE, May 11. Wheat is quiet, at 5s 6d j town flour ia £1210a per ton, and country brands £11 10?. The market for flour is dull, and without enquiry.

AUCKLAND CHORAL SOCIETY.

His Excellency the Governor has testified his appreciation of the recent performance of " Moses in Egypt" by the Choral Society by forwarding the following complimentary testimonial to F. D. Fenton, Esq., Presi dent i— To F. D. Fenton, Esquire,— My Dear S m,— l wish to express to yon. a* President of tlio Choral Sooioty, how greatly £ enjoyed the porforiuance of " Mosea in Kgypt last night. It Afforded me sincere gratification to listen to munlo of ttiia class so ably rendered, and to find that it was so thoroughly appreciated by tho people c f Auckland. I hope that I may have the pleaiiure of being present at another such concert next year. I know how much of the credit is due to your labours, and I beg that you will kindly convey to Herr Sohraitt my con-; gratulatlOns or. the success of the performance, —Believe me, yours very faitluuUy, i

W. F. Dbummond Jsbvois, Government House, Auckland. N.Z., May 2,1833.

DROWNING OF MR. J. ALLISON.

A T an early hour this morning a Mr Webber found the dead body of a man in the «a'er near Fraser and Tinne's workshop in Mechanics' ;Bay. He pulled it ashore, «nd then informed the water police, woo proceeded to the spot and conveyed the body to the morgue. It was shortly after identified as that of Mr John Allison, Brother of Mr Alexander Allison, senior, of North Shore. The deceased came up from Ngunguru (where he worked at Pierce and Lanigan's sawmill) recently, and has been residing at ike Aorfch Shore. He came over to town yesterday, and was seen last alive about eight o'clock in the evening on Queen-street Wharf. It is supposed that he fell over from one of the wharves during the night, and thus met his death. Deceased was a single man 52 years of age. An inquest on the body was com menced at Gleeson's Hotel at 3 o'clock this afternoon, and was proceeding when we went te press.

THE RIVERTON FIRE.

(BY TBLEGRAPH— PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

IHVBRCARGILL, this'day1. The Kiverton fire insurance as far as known are as follows :—Hayes, £300 in the New Zealand Oflicn, and £150 in the Victoria j loss, £1400; Paterson, £700 in the New Zealand Union ; Price and Bullied, £700 in tho South British; Willet, £600 in the Victoria; Hancock, £600, andJCampbell £125 in the Union j Scobie, £100. ' Accordingtci a private telegram received in Auckland, this insurances are spread over the different Companies as under :— Union Insurance Company ... £2000 South British Company ... £500 New Zealand Company ... £600 Victoiia Company ... „ £800 Standard Company ... ... £150 Total £4050

SUPREME COURT.-in Bank ruptcy.

(Before H. C. Brewer, Esq., Kpgistrar.)

A special meeting was held in Chambers to-day, when the following business was transacted:—

i Re Philip Fkiedrich Thiel. — Mr Theo. Cooper moved that this man be adjudicated a bankrupt. The petition was filed by McArthurandCo., creditors, acting for the other creditors, and it appeared that tbe debtor had left for Suva, and that a man named Homberg had taken possession of all the stock at the debtor's store at Awhitu, under a bill of sale for £400, The Kegiatrar. made the order adjudicating the debtor a bankrupt, and on tbe application of AJr Copper, fixed this day week as the date for the first meeting of creditors.

babbits for the Dunedin market are sup plied from districts wiiere phosphorus has been largely employed in the poisoning of \ bun>y,;' Pleasant for the consumer*.

BAND OF HOPE UNION.

TheAnnnai Meeting,

THE ancual buaineas mwtinii in o« with the Aueklana Band ZITV* was held last ■ bitft In th * *» ***■■ Hall. TeawasproTidedatsixfc^ paitakon of by about 60 friend.^ W* clement weather militated vei against a good representation at it.""" 4 sequent meeting there being' X*» «b. lad.es and gentlemen present. s'"*^ Keid presided.—The ennrnii ■*•». A showed as follows :-Annn3 JL^H hearty response was made teTjh* issued, inwtiDft an appeal from h.*^ on behalf oj toMpß^ftW* ance.^ Proof of goodresult.i was.ffort^* the obtainiig of fresn adh»». ••« pledge. The annual gatherbl w« *" * success, 1400 persons attendfnjA*** door demonstration was arra«»L> I*"* Prince, of Wales' Birthda^R^ «' the rain, the children enfcyed «, in the Drill-shed. SnfficiTaU'rTl not ben paid to the question ofKf'M An effort was made 10 raise ffinh-^"*". ing cards, but the respo^e y.°°U«* V amounted to £10, collectedby -£J*' man which had been sent home fo, b 'I' No other reports are to hand °rS"«' cesa is wished to the blue.ribwT I* ment which has now been started L?°', ci it is the simple wearing of aMwS?*1 H token of pledge taking, and the ii? « ment of paid or free agents to L^' grand cause, we have great ho» rM M future prosperity. But it it faS "« ganisatiftn, with machinery■ niX*".* We fear its influence foV 3%K overbalanced by its detractio&^L/li 11 important work. It may be tSfe 4." cient management the army will .4^7 T bring us fresh worker., but band is worth two in the bMh» ~J? ftl cannot afford to lose valuable tti^nJ* choir organic by Mr Tad^ft,^ quired an orchestra under Mr MuS** Mr nampion still presides at tt« . "* The choir has developed iaw^J??; society, capable of doing mttiti 3 1 The statement of., acconnhTrilii4 balance of £21 7» 8d to the jRLI Union. It has been ■ found imboiiWi , hold the annual competition tWw I ° Thanks were returned^ Sh friends for their assistance. f hrk.il sheet was also read by Mt M^3 The total redpts amounted tX ?* the gross proceeds of theannßffSti.il: amounting to £62 5s 6djand ofthf2? stration and " Buy YouyOraClSSfe' formance, to £72 17s3d;andFESiS' ture, £297 6s 10d... . A^tawMK £36 13s 10d, and: liabilities atleiPffiu Election of officers was woeeedediK resulted as follows :-Presid»ntMiCJ Goldie; Vice-Preddents, BewSS Parßonßon, Spurgeon, Eewßbßw.iMD Keid, Dunn, Carr, Dudley $SE Hodgson Guy, Maj oßi OU^,, SJ Monro, Drs. Philson and EniahtilSii Hemus, Wiseman, Buddie* "WK Hoskins, G. A. Brown, M., ciork.' Newman, J. Coupland, S. Puker J L. Wilson, Enoch Wood^Th^Si1 John Chambers, John Graham, wHSol* Hill, J. Robinson, 6. Fltimmei. j W Ca.r J. Brame, J. Lamb, Jenkins, siT. MuL'. lane, J. Waymouth; TreasnreriHr|r M Cherry; Joint Secretaries—MeiiigW'J Macdermott and H. Kofcherham, Votei of thanks were returned to the retiring officers, the repoits and balance sheet tfere orderM to be printed, and thetaeetjigjokcliad with thanks to the Chairman, accotded b» acclamation. ~-•,;• •.'..nr./j AMNUAIi BETPpS. ■ * I i'"! Bands. g | gJ^ St. David's .. .. 61"' 4$ 103 'm Arch Hill .. .. 89 77 MS ffl Pnkekohe East .. Si 18 19 v Bemuera ~ ~ 148 84 231 a Otahubu.. „ \. S3 "66 ' 116 IS Maburangl ~ „88 711 107 Bl Ponsonby Wesleyan.. 160 122 288 .48 WeUesley-street „ 84 60 144 ;« North Albsrtland ..49 28 77 ffl St. James's .. ..65 62 117 1 Union-street .. ..; 23 14 ,87 15 Alexandra-street .. S8 36 71 yjl Totals .. „ 898 £68 15G8 ":'-m There were no rotams from Aratapo, Tuakau, Onehnnga, Trinity Cambridge, Ponsonby Baptist, Newton, Grafton rioad, Industrial Home, Psraell, Beresford-ttreei, Pitt-streat Wesleyan, Pukekohe West. 1 Thejannual gathering will field ia the Ctioral fiaU on May 24.

POLICE COURT.-This Day,

(Before H. G. Seth Smith, Esq., R.M,) JqsiFH's Shirt.—Mary Ann Alexander well known to the police, wai charged with stealing a' shirt, value 7s W, 'J on the 9ih instant;" "the property I of Joseph Callicott.—Prisoner pleaded nit guilty.—Eliza Callicott, of rrincea-ibect, deposed that she went out for a abort tun* on the evening of the 9th, and shortly after her return she mused the garment in qaes* tion. She only went to Mr Htrtalckifor a little tea and sugar. ' Had seen tks prisoner before,—JSluSa Holdawortb, of Alten Road, deposed that she wm pwiig Mrs Callicott's door, and saw mil coming out of the house, -Ellen flail «1 Chancery-street, knew the prisoner. Shs called at witness's shop with the shift for sale. She said it was her own; am kt Is for it-Sergeant Clark depoita to tfc« prisoner's previous career as a thief tsd drunkard. —One mouth's imprisonnu&t, ■ : SaOMLECH.— John O'Shei wm charwd with larceny of a chalice and paten, wu £7 10s, on the 3rd instant, the propertyrf the Key. father Walter Macdouald.-ftl. soner was also charged with stealing value 20», on the 2ad instanfc-PriiuKisr pleaded not guilty.—Sydney-Asher, pin- : broker, .deposed that be mused the onr coat (produced) from the door on tbe ero< ing of the 10th instant. Did not know «« prisoner.—lsaac ,Bloom, pawnbroker, 1 lesleystteet, stated that,the priMiestoW at his shop the same evemng,Ú I the coat for ss. He refnsed.-K»w'pr!«' nerto be a thief. He went to'look ffl« constable, when prisoner ran aw>yt*j»S t ■peed. Gave the coat to th« police,^ was the eTidence in tbe first ca^»W 1 McNasnafa; deposed that ehfrsttendti at the Eoman Catholic Chnrth, Ttt§ was divioe service at the church that w- The church was opetb'"'&y'!:wMWP(' ;| there. Could not speak astothslrww value. Prisoner was «4dtrMiger to her. Missed the chalice and paten in tbe Wf neon. Saw them next In thelflndioi P canatable, in Father Walter's honsev-W». John McClellan, constable,^po;»*w«« heard from Mr Bloom that prteotttt M« stolen a coat. He foani him in ,»* and then discovered the vessels »•» possession. He acknowledged%m» he had stolen them from Sfc""^ Cathedral, but he did not care, the* stable asked Mm how Jw 'flame W "iW» such a daring theft. He rnisV Jf> »J«J ; wicked man to do such a thing.'Henff 1 , He aid not care a—- j hewoaldgoi?flt| —SergeantWh«esaid^tton.er,WM»»ea2 character. On a former oeeaiioß he'iW into a church and cleared tt» JWW A man who would do that woutt feWI tbing.-Prisocer said itwas the drink., ■*» was in the horrors, and had been aW»f «w doctor's hands. He , ffouil ?«* ™L: church. Would sooner pick » t .«•»■ pocket-Six months' toproownw* w» hard labour. *• » jr «■ David's STONE.-Darid "(W^JSi found by Constable PattenOßlh"l»"™f™ | la Cufitom-Honse-street,-Mi »JPf plead«d guilty, was fined » *t*Eu» Slddy Weston, arreited bf £°™* M«/ Haxellin Princes-street in **&£*£ intoxication, was fined to »c »"" mnount* j 'r ii ii wi Sheltering. - William BgJ.TV I charged under tbe Vagrant *«» »»*S found la«t night in a bnildntt i#V% James Goldie without was also charged as a W™*™Z act-Prisoner went on in as »«8««fS making incoherent remarks religious exercises •^erge»nt(3»T»» 1' evidence to the effect that Wl«n*JPs. loafer about the ttreet, picking Op «« » cigare and smoking them. «e*w"S miSs manner«.-f e-geant WUtejoMMg- It his duty to ask for a renwnd.J^ that prisoner mfght undergo a metlicw » amination.—Kemanded for eight fl»J»- This was all the business.

Owing to tbe inclement weather, Be*. iMr Wesiwood postponed his lef *"*• only ■» SoW Travels m«U this «g^ B«foggwi nersons werepresent. Ttoele^wwWJ^'L,* "blsevoainß in the PUlHstieet WenloywiHoßw men desiring cheap dgbtogg. Garlick and Cranwell have> now item City Hall Aroade, Queen-street-fAavt.! Shipment <i Sewing Machines nnpw*1 ingatD. (".Ctambers. Ho oanvweMi

MIHG-STAK, SATURDAY. MAY IS

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Winter Hosiery, just landed, Ex GEORGE BEWLEY, "- t A SPLENDID STOCK ■ op ,»,i,:"; TITWTER TTOSIERY, ■ Winter Hosiery, s> yg1 j(; . ;.. . ;fhom. .# 9 3, & R. MOBLETTS, fto; -293 PACKAGES "■:; ■ RIBBED & PLAIN BLACK & NAVY MABONB & OAK DIN Jf ». - GRENAT&SEAL 9 ,»BROWN WHITE & SKY BLUE CLARET ft CHOCO LATE STEEL & CLERICAL LADIES & CHIL DREN'S HOSE & TTAT/B1 HOSE. |P "William K/lTtray, DRAPER, CLOTHIER, ft HOSIER, ' 178,180, ft 182. QUEEN-STREET. aP j£ T E V, • C7. VIOTORIA-STBEST WEST; Opposite Royal Mall Hotel. • A well-assorted Btook of Jewellery, Watches, t ft».»lw»y«onhana. Repairs newly executed on the premises, andoraers promptly attended ft to. Ohargei moderate. H.P. U Selling Off bis ■ stock of bilver Jowellery at cost prioe, to make «6flm tor a new assortment - ■ SEVER FAILS. X insect Life is destroyed by the PERSIAN INSECTICIDE (Pyrethrium Boseum), guaranteed to be the best procur '■ Bblo tn lie London market. !! For the effectual riddance o( Ileas, Stosgnl i toes, and an other insect pests, teyipCKlN'B i INSECTICIDE. Bold In tins at lasa each. Important Announcement. MESBRB 8. CXWMBbIT*! 00. have again to make an announcement of the Porohaae of a Largo Btook, comprising that of Meeera J. OOS GRaVK fis CO., and that haying Purchased ths Goods at a Low Figure, ha will bo enabled W dispose ot them to the pnblio at about 4 A8 IN THE POUND. OB HALF ORIGINAL I rm stock lawell known to ba one of the TjJSest. Cheapest, and Best Selected In or liSnadAnoffid, and Messrs H. Coombes and ; oahsre oetennlaed to dispose ot It taONB month on the very favourable terms above mentioned. The Sale will oommenoe on :. MONDAY NEXT; APRIL Mm. In the premtna lately oooopled by Messrs J. 003GRAVK ft 00., Queen-street, i • <£itar Fuller Particulars, see Advertisement In another oolnmn. . » r a coombes & co,, | . QUKKK-BTBBBT. TN THE INSOLVENT ESTATE OF I I A. LINABDRY AND CO. Being the SucoewMi Tenflerem In the abbv«s ' ggtate.beg to annoonoe to the Inhabitants 1: ot Auckland and Its vicinity that a SALE ALE Off THUS SAME WILL BE HKLD ON THE PREMISES LATELY OCCUPIED BY 'A. LINABUKY AND CO., QUBEN-STRBET, j ■ AND Witt OONTINUHI UNTIL THE ENURE STOCK IS CLEARED OUT, r: REGABDLEBS OF COST 1 J. CoSGRAVE AND Co. rjiHORNTON, SMITH AND MRTH • HAVE FOR SALE i- I "Oiwn" Flonr, In eaoks, 100"8 and Sffa ■[ - Champion" do, do. do. "Cantab" do. do, do, Sharps . ! , Bran) t. ~ ; *£E Fowl Wheat ASjTAITEMATA tLOUB MILLS. if JO EN LAM B ,„" ' Has tor Sale- LFlne Floor— in Saokß, loo's, ana GO'S. J.L. do. do. do. do. snkdressed do. do. do. Wheat Meal do. do. do. »,,,^wl'Wheat > : < \< v»;;-.- :. i.i-j; ■*-' COtB '■ ,' ■"'.■■ .■■■..■ jAbinßiflnita . iis'ii'.Fanc?;/ do.. ;■, ....;, - ■ ■ . •: WWUMIK, 4UEENBTBBF ABtKIAMD, ■ I'_ . : / JOHN LAMB.



B-«"lai Advertisements Price y<l\_ v Aorf/ PROPRIETOR \?^X f^-* o. hendersohVA X^ \OHEMIBT/ * Jr \X ls6d 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. C. HENDERBON, QUEEN ST. JUNCTION. THE •JJORTHEBN MpAT JfBWBZING AMD QTOR&QB QOMPAKY, The Promoters of theabove enterprise, having accepted the terms o£ the Harbour Board tor a site, desire to give everyone an opportunity of taking an interest, however small, in an under taking whioh will be of great benefit to the com munity at large, and which Is anticipated to yieid a fair return for capital Invested. It Is not the intention of the Promoters to confine the ad vantages of this enterprise to a few large capitalists. They desire smaller Investors to take an interest in it. Their object Is to estab lish the Company on a broad basis, and to con duct the enterprise as far as possible by colonial men and with colonial capital. Before forming a Provisional Directory, the Promoters desire all w£o wish to co-operate with them to forward their names and addresses, not later than May 12th, to the Secretary, Mr Craig, at the temporary offices of the Promoters, New Zea land Insurance Buildings, Queen-street, Auck land. A Meeting will then be convened, at whioh a Prospeotus will be submitted for approval and a Provisional Directory appointed. JUST RECEIVED, Bx as. PoTOSi, THE VBRY LATEST STYLES DOLMANS, In BaHn, Broobd, Oaihmere, (Hath. fee. J A O X X T 8. In Matelass*. Cloth, Sealskin, &o. POUB-IN-HAND3. In ladles', Maids', and Children's. ULBTBB9, In Ladles', Maids', and Children's. FUKS Of all descriptions, botb by the > ■•- yaMandinJaoketana Mantle Beta. M ILNB "^"CHOYOB, AUCKLAND. TTOU CAN i " X FURNISH YOUR HOUSE - ~-•, ' CHEAPLY FROM ZL GARLIOK & OR AN WELL'S ;:.,■ ■: FUBBITUBB WAREHOUSE. IRON BKDBTKAUS^ 'I — \ 480 In stookjnow tow- GAKLIOK loot from sFrenoh, Hall Tester, JfToor P«"§r. &ORANWBLL StumpCots.Ohalrßeds, . Stretchers. Child's Bed- Quaensfc, steads with halt sides, WM™ • Double Iton Bedsteadt Auokland, bpbWSaVi&abbks- KowoUffe'sWlreßpring GABLIOK Mattrasa. Stuffed Box &OBANWKLL and LaXb. Matiraaa _~__ BEDDING ready for de- OABLIOK livery (to fit any size &ORANWELL pok, SKUix, SlOOk, Fibre GARLICE > '. M»{tr»Bsea. feather ftCBAHWKLL ' Beds,PUlowßandßols- :■, w*&i. tets, PalllasMß; a large QABUtOE _ m Btook always on hand. . &OK AN WKLL Great variety of Waah- QARLIOK stands and Tables; , &ORANWELL MubCbw WastetaiSa GABLIOK and Table, with glass ft QRANWBLL attached; also various low prioed pattens for GARbIDK •. , ordinary rooms; Cheat tcCBUWEUi of Drawers, Ward- , robes, Toilet Glasses, GABUOE immense etook. &CBANWKLL DINING. SlTllNG^and „.„„„ Drawlne-TCom Fnrni GARLICS < tore - Suites in stock fcOBANWBLL very cheap, and Furni ture for any room made to order at a short no- GABLIOK Hoe, Occasional Chain ««"»"""*■ and Tables. &OBANWBLL AUaTfiIAN Bent Wood Furniture — Without Qan Famish Your doubt the largest var iety of Chairs la • this House style to saleot from In Auckland; PlanoStools, Cheaply. Arm, Folding, Booking and Children's Chairs, asPßDmonatS, AMBSIOAN CHAIBS- Importers dlreot bom abd KITCHHN FURNITUBE Tooropohw. Fenders and Firelrons, Oarpets. Floor Cloths, ——— Linoleum. Matting, qahllOK Chimney Glasseß, fto., »-""JIUJk «»• ___ fcCBANWKLL YOU can Furnish Quton-si.. WBDOig°auA«ade: Auoktod. 168 & 1801 THE SH66ll^ 188 & 160 Qneen-st. 168 & 180 NEW ZEALAND Queen-st. 168 & 160 Queeivet. 168 & 160 CLOTHING FACTORY Queen-st. 158 & 160 - - ' - uueen-st. 168 & 160 Supply Queen-Bt 158 & 160 • Queen-st. 168 & 160 Men's and Boyb" Queen-st. 168 & 160 • Queen-st 158& 160 CLOTHING, Queen-st. 168 & 160 • Queen-st, 168 » 160 Sotebiob in FraTtHO AND Queen-st. 158 6c 160 •'■ orrtTrrv Queen-st. IK & 160 Quautv, Sneen-st. 168 & 160 AtPRHMSFABLOWBR g_|__^_; lggiw:,: : than other jlK^ 168 & 160 Establishments. • Sueon-st! 168 & 160 SSHJJ^ jg|W{ THKC^KAXKP |gj__* }g | j» MOSGIBL TWBBDS. fc^ IK & 160 :.:• Madeof fegft IK & 160 Pnre New Zealand Wools, Sueen-st. IK & 160 Are used, Queen-st. ig |iS ' And aU Garmente are «!_££ IK a 160 made-up in Queen-st. Iks *• ibo ' . Queen-st IK & 160 THKntOWNFAOTORY, Slueen-st. _||_» consequently every, pro- ifi § iSn obbb of the Manufacture ia S_Si_._t; Ig g 15S undertheimmediatesuper- S_H__.|l iffl fr ibo vision of the Firm, and^he ? __e?.tt 1W 1160 Gemdi»o QuaUty o( Mate- g_|_n-st jm & ibo **** and Workmanship Is ?EJJJ _| &__ thereby guaranteed. P W fcg«g 158 & 160 . . rf, Queen-st. IK & 160 AUCKLAND, : c iueen-st. jg" And at Albert-street, Queen-st. iii.fio / ■■':? THAMES, ig |jg J.'Fnzari.ONß, - : l Igg; ---168 & 160 .. ... Branch Manager. Queen-st.



Special Advertisements] 1 New Story. THE WEIRD SISTERS. A ROMANCE. By EICHARD DOWLING, Author op The Mysteby ov Kiixard. The above story, which la one of the most fascinating works that has issued from the Press, will be commenced in the STAR SATURDAY SUPPLEMENT ON Saturday, May 19th. THE PLOT la very cleverly worked out, and it Rives in the few characters introduced a most remark able ploturo of the working of human passions, and the gradual develop ment in the mind of a generous man an over-mastering im pulse to crime. The Opening Chapters in the SUPPLE MENT of SATURDAY WEEK are- Pabt L—A Plain Gold Guard. A Conscientious Burglar. A Generous Banker. COUNTRY AGENTS who desire a Larger Number of next Saturday's Issue, with the DOUBLE SUPPLEMENT, and the NEW STORY, must notify the PUBLISHER by WEDNESDAY next. OANK HOLIDAY. The Banks will be CLOSED on MONDAY, Uth lnst. <Whit Monday).