SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

S jitow watttrJ TnIS KvonlnS- Ui. ls „,, jIIBH WAI lilt-} To-morrow Morninff, MA'i • BUNSET.-This ETonins. 7.17 aU <;iTSK.—To-unrro\r Morning. 5.1 I MOON'S A6E -First Quarter lßth, i'.2< P-m-

ARRIVALS.

SiIUROAY KVKKIKO. ' Aurora, brlgantine, McDonald, f.3m Sydney Bonglaß, 5.1., Norris, tarn Mangaval TO-DAY. i Tamenoth, taroue, Aald from London Arawata. 8.8., Xozar. from iho South

DEPARTURES.

SATtJSDAY BVKNIKO. Tndls, barque, Bewioke, for Samoa TO-DAY. Marmion, schooner, Johnson, for Kaipara Gisborne, schooner, Skinnor, for Poverty May

-!J IMPORTS. Per Famenotii from London-Plain cottons, , £1000: coloured oottong, £200 ; printed cottons, £1500 j woollens and worsteds, £1105; flannels, | £300: linen (in case). £100; cotton and woollens, ; £2,0 ribbons, £200; millinery, £300: haber dashery, 700; cotton and linen shirts, fcIUU, apparel, 0600; blankets, £1100; carpets and rugs, I £500; fait hats and caps, £Jffl: dressed leattier, £30; wrot leather, £390 lEffdlerr, £80; floor cloth, £30; table baize, £20; sewing machines, £80; blacking, £90; BS"<™ tural implements. £60; agricultural ma cMnery, £310; rails and general machinery, £2.400; paper, 133cwt; stationery, £30: PaPe£ : hanging, jsio; upholatery, £i'JO: ironi bed- Steads, £100; brn9hwaro,£9o; Plate? an n dpS mache Roods, £90; toys, £U0; P'*™?',*^.".' corks, £10: clocks and watches, £30; Perfumei y, £70; prinfing materials, £W; ft£n°"V™? o iher garden seoda. £«0; clay pipes, £20; pipes otter Sian clay. £100; chain and anchors, 5 tons, hai a waro cutlery, £1,300; bar androdiron, flI tons. hoop Iron, i tonT:plite Iron. 1 ion; U^*"™! Iron, 41 tons; sheen load, 19 toes; ingot tin. 8 owt.; iron nails, 29 owt.: wire andl wiro .rope. 7 tons; zinc. 3 tona; Unaeol oiH n £lW pentlne, 30zaU».; varnish. lOOaalis; taint oolour»7 <660; flint'glass. «<':,^?? r. B'ffi «10J; /oreign windoV glasß, 19 oaSBB; P ate Biaes,* oases; chins and earthenware, gico, glaßl bottles. £10; bran «nd flaur OWM*", oanvssa. £110: cordage. £10; Uses."J?*'*"!' £ra:oement. 60barrels; oigim, SWOlbs.: Wbacoo, W.BCOlbs: brandy in bulk. 2270ga115: brandy in case. 910«»lls; rum, IMojs»Hb: B°"°™} J™°° Kalis: Britißh iplrltß in bulk, 1220«aUa » ™l?'s o»88.10l08»Us: psrfumod fP'"'^^^? ■wine. 19ug»llB; white wine. 660g»lls; beer telara). 101 barrels of SSgMiss oaeese, *owt. preserved fl«h. not rated, £100;, salt £«». £50 sardines. £190; Bssorted oilmen's «t,°" a; n ß*ff • mineral water. £30; vinegar. !650«bUb ; lorelKn BBlad oil, 280gallsi PBpper and spleej ißowe. oocoi. 25owt; obooowtp. 7owt: lßlnßiasa nna gelatino.£l6o; Btarch.filO; bluo,£6o; split Ppas,ffl3. whito salt, 53tons; sodacryßtals.iptonß; soap, 8 owt: raisins, 69 owt; currants, 51 owt, almonds, 8 cwt; carraway seeds, 5 owx, liquorioe juice, 12 cwt; ginger. 11 cwt; H^ie, 100 cwt; coffee, 18 cwt; confectionery and peel, £210; chemicals no*.*l sorl?9dl r JSnI apothecary ware, £500; tart acid, 5 owt; cream tarter, 10owt; oondensed milk,£3lo; cornflour. £30. Total declared value of cargo, £23,600. Per Aurora from Sydney-166 tons coal. Por Arawata from Melbourne—lo chests and « tauSneststea. 20 ca.es brandy,3lo packages End 1160 mats sngar. 11 trunks boots, 9 packages machinery* From Dunedin-15 hhds, 5 bundles tabes From Lyttolton-160 kegs, 300 bags flour, Hases bacon? 22 cases chairs. 12 packages maCDiDery. From Wellington and other ports a large quantity of sundry merchandize.

ARRIVAL OF THE FAMENOTH FROM LONDON.

The barque Fanienoth still under command of hor popular master Captain Anld, arrivpd in Bad weather down tho channel with wind from WSWV to W.N.W., and very heavy sea. Pilot loft ship off Plymouth at .8 a.m. on Monday fho second Octobor. After passing KMtowlßd moderate a .nue, but we had very unsettled weather, either oaljos or ffales. untlislghtiDg the Island of Madeira on thel3tb? off Nor^-esst trades exoNdinp liffht wind bMug very unstaady all throuab. cfmHßd »h"Kqn»tor on ith November. 39 days ftomGrSveßoSdl GotS.s. trades in lat. Ode*. SnSw 8 long.2oa& 68mins. W.. whioh cor ttaued very good and s:eady to lat. S2deg. S. alJatedGoußhlslandoa2llth Nov.. after pasß ?db whloh Sada concinnatlonof light variable On Mth Nov.orossed the meridian of ' nJSS nf Bond HOD 6. aud on thi 7th . 00. at 7 a^Blgnted thferozet I'lands. distant 15 mUfi's bfartog South. On 27ih Dep«mber were ftbrasst of ■ Tißm«nl». Average* dlstitnco per day b-tWeen the Caps and Tasmania. 2!3! mlies. tteKreatQJMlst«nOßrnnUonedßyb»ing33omileß. JS»jrtA?r Thtee Klnas on the 9th at 4 a-m., and Cape Martallßht on tho evening of the 10th. had HSStheSdwffds down the coasttiU Tuesday, vhmi we eot a strong brceza from tha 8 w. KecelvrdPlloeon board at 8 p.m. on Sunday. Slide ot Tirltlrl, arriving at 11 am. to day All the psssengera are well, no slok nlli .avlng occurred since leaving London, on Saturday last. Mrs Wynwr, a passenger. delivered of a boy. bate Deingnow Sifi Thfi Hat of passengers in »s follows :- B.lo'ob-W F. M»lbenT M« Malben, A. W. D, MmtaT A. 8. A. Malben. Mwy *indley, Bmlly vSmSt" Hora Fia.'ley, Jaa. Melville. Wm. O. oSSSh CfcT=|c CAfa°r 8y Caries? Barah Cariess, John Pearman. M»ry w»mar Harriett Wycoar. Hano wymar. mSibSh Wymw. George Dar, Mrs B. Way. Saw Smith; JorLookwood. Mary Lookwood, , jTiiS 1 rw-kwood. Ruth Lookwiiod, John n uSoi Soa FrarkJin. Klcbard S;tl«r Maw Butler, EUen Butler, Charles IS&Wflulm Butler, Henry Butter. WiUiam FiteOibbon, Peter Haslop, Wm. Knight. Anne A Gricl George Harvey, Annie Harvey,- Minnie Harvey? Chas. Jones, SeUna Jone 3 . Sotoa Jones, Thomas Jones, Lillian Jones, Charles Jones, William Jones, James Jonea, TSaNleld James Boyes, Mrs E. Boyes, Miss *SS« RnvesT Master J. WilUam Boyes, Master Ir^ur &, Peto GumreU, EUie Sullivan, ThoSs Bromt Twite, Mrs Amelia Twite, mSntUoS n Twite Arthur C. Twite, Alice A. Albert J. (Tw%, Ernest E Twite, Charles Farnsworth, and Sarah A. Wyatt. ~

ARRIVAL OF THE ARAWATA.

Thes.s. Arawata arrived from Melbourne an southern ports at 11 a.m. She left Hobson Bar at 9 p.m. on the 3rd January, arrived a HoLSt at ipm. on the sth, Bluff at 4 a.m. o the 9th, Port Chalmers on the 10th at 5 a.n Lytte tononthellth at 11 a.m., Wellington 0 tha llfli at S a.m., Napier on the 13th at 3 p.m aTdQtabSS? on the Itthat 1 a.m. Loft agai oE the Uth at U a.m., anH arrived at Auoklan 6ntholstb.atUa.ni. Passengers (intercolonial Sfpaara Prince, Clark, Wolf 0, Cooke, McDonak MtaSw Parsons (2), Bright, and four In th «t«raso Coastal: Messrs Bennett, Frate) Hiehton,' Wilkinson, Madden, Robin, Daver So?t Jones, Chisholm, Beetham, Marks. Stone TuVner SKeehan, Watkins. Hobbs, Colomai wSi? Tiioke Evans, Price. Misses Darbyßhirc Cumr Prfcef Sprawar, Winehcombe. Scot AUanack Tierney, Rennie, Roaie, Croft, Ma daSes Eaton and two children, Low, Beenar Moddeni Sooble, Stone, Soeehan, Oakley an chUd Raiiurahu, Watkens, and 20 to the steei a^e E^erionced light and variable, weathe SfroUKhOTt. We are indebted to Mr Jame MathfeTpurser, for press parcels, eto., and abov report. Iswahbb ' CoASTwisic-Lse, from Omahj wlthMOpots.25tonsflrewool: BonthCaroUnf ftom Barrier; with «tons wood. . OUIWABD3 COASTWISF.—SOttth CMOllna, 10 B«rrier' ice, lor Walheke; Progress, fc Wtang»poaTGtoborne,for WhitiansL The ship Weathcrsfleld hauled off into |th "fffSfiw'tomig DU* left Tlmirn ft Auckland yostarday. The briKantine Camille cleared at the custom to-day for Melbourne via Aratapu. For th tot named port she takes 10,000 bricks an eoveral parcels sundry cargo. The s.». Doajlrn arrived from Mangaw»i at p.m. on SatuidayiWlth 71 saoks and 55 case gam and the following passengers :-«r Barlle. Miss and Master Carlie. Mr and Mt Wilson, Messrs F. Smith, 8. Uooney, Robsoi Campbell: Wynard, Hall, rooshart, Byai MMdamesDawaon. 'mxm. Mlßßes ChaawioJ Hawkins, and Jodd; The vessel sl«nalled late on Saturday aftei BOOoprsTeatobe.the brigantina Aurora f joe Sydney" whloh arrived later in the eventas OaDtain McDonald reports havtns lelt Syane on Deoember2lte. and having experienpedligh K.B.E. winds during the trlpaorpsa. .The Nort Cape w»B Biahted on the 9th last.. >and llgb eaßterly wintU were carried to arrival. She wli dieahargo Into tho hulk,

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS,

Wanaka. «.8.. Holmes, from the South Hannah Mok»n. fl.f.. Robinson, from KBglan ! iaUaU Bcokh, r.s., Ray, from Raglan

DEPARTURES.

Maogregor, 0.8., Mo iithur, from Waltara

Tne steamera Lalla Booth and Hannah Mokan arrived from Baslan on Saturday n^tht md SnuSy mowinß respeotively. The former brought X bales wool. 8 oases bsoon. S pljp, 21 bales fl»x and «ow. 6 hides and sundrleß. The latter brought S3 bales woo). The as., Macgrego* left on Balnrday after noon for Waltara, with 15 tons of cargo and the followlnit passengers: Miss O'Brien, Messrs MoKeiizie. EageF, Hemus (2), PrJnos, Hately and Brown.

The 8.8. Rowena leaves at 1 p.m. tomorrow for Hokiangi. The steamer Wanaka, which arrived In the Manakau this morning from the South, brought 13 boxes containing afcout 12,0000z5, of gold for the Bank of New Zealand.

The Union Oo.'s steamer Wanaka arrived at the Wharf from Southern ports at 113 a.m. to dar Passengers: Meadames Ruddy, Rugby, Camp, MoGahey. Mena Muirielle, Tregear, Youni; Messrs 'souUiern, Greenilold, Jenkins, Te\™TMorrison,Sly,Ford,Craigmore,MeLeUan, Wnhbor Val<vsii«J, Pardr, Wnght, Hare, SngStom, toshllrook, Carter, Robinson, Roberts, ana 1 Brinsmeaa. The Wanaka returns South to-morrow. - ..

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Dunedin, this day.

Arrived-Mountaineer, from Mauritius. Wellington, this day. The Doncraig, barque, 81 days from London, fa nt the Heads.

Sewing MacHnes.-D. 8. Chamber?, 05, Queen-street. - Advt.

Mail Notice.

KAaa wnx Closb as Dkdbb.—

THIS DA*. For Russell. Kawakawa. tta, pet Arawata. at i

For Tauraogl, Ohinamutu, and OpoUU, per Wellington, at i p.m. For Thames, car Rotomahana. at ISO P.mi For RuweU, Kawakawa. Whangaroa. and Mon- Konnt, per Gleneltc, at 4.50 p.m. For Glsborne, Napier, and Wellington, per Southern Cross, at 5 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m.

Tukbday, 16th Inatant TFot Walwart, Kawau, Omaha, and Matofcana, Der Roee Guey at 10 5.m. For Hokianga, etc por Bowena, at 11 a.m. For taranati and Southern Porn, per Wanwca,

at 11 a.m. For Whitlangl, por Agnea Martin, aU P.m. For Whangarel Heads. Walpn, Whangarei, Kamo, and Mangapal, per Argyle, at p.m.

Wehnkbday, 17th instant. For Coromandel, per Coromondel, at 1.30 p.m.

Tuesday. January 30th.

Per p.h. Zoalandls. aa follows: For Sandwich Inlands, United States Ot Ajuorioa, 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 11.30 a.m. liate letters bearing an extra fe» of sirpen oe. In addition to the postage, will be received by the Mall Asent on board the steamer op to the time of salllnK. Thia mall will be duo in London, en Mon day, March 12th. 1883, Si B. BI3S, Chief Postmaster, Chief Poat-offloe. AuoklandL

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

jAtTVABY 15, 1883.

AbbotFs Opera Houao- Juvenile Company, " Les Cloche 3de Cornville," 8 p.m.

North Shore Regatta Cliib-Masonio Hall, 8 p.m. Drill shod—Meeting o£ Engineer Company and Bond, 7.80 p.m.

Special Reeling of Hobson Corpß—7.3o p.m. Moonlight Bxoursion of Artillery Band to St. Heller's Bay; danoing and other amusoraents o» board-Wharf, 7.30 p.m.

Samaritan Lodge of N.Z.0.G.T., "At Home "- Lodge room, 3 p.m.; dancing at 10.30 p.m.

Lodge Waitemata—Masonic Hall, 7.30 p.m.

Birth.

HIGGINS.—On January 6th, at her residence, Alexandra-streot, the vrlfo of William Higgins of a daughter.

Marriage.

JONES-BARNSLKY.-On December 27th, at St. Mark's Churoh, Remuera, by tho "en. Archdeacon Prltt, Hugh Thos. Jones (lato of Abor-Bangor, North Wales), to Mary, daughter of John Pevaynea Barnsley, Esq., Remuora.— Home papers plcaso copy.

Deaths.

BARRY.-On January 15th. at Curran-strect, Ponsonby, Matilda, youngest child of Rouen S. and Maprgia Barry. The funeral will tako place at 8 o clock a.m. on the 16th inst. .... CANNKLL.—On January 12th, at Alma street, Newmarket. Gertrude May, beloved danghter of W. T. and M. A. Cannell, aged 9 months. MOORB.-On January ldth, at the Provincial Hospital, Auckland, Adam Moore, aged 63 The" funeral iSill tako plaoo at 2.30 p.m. to morrow. STUBBING.-On January 13th, at FarnoU, after a short illness. William Stubbing, oldest son of the late Benjamin Stubbing, of Esaox, England.—Homo papers please copy.

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

MONDAY JANUARY 15, 1883.

For t&4 causo t^»t kfVt Hf^itfnfft, For the wrong that aeeds KubWnei For tha future In the dlstancs, And tha toad that wo can do.

Thk standard of tne Salvatioa Army has been railed ia South Australia, and ere long; we shall also see it elevated ia new Zealand. From the head-quarters ol the Army ia London, wo have received a batch of pamphlets on the work and organisation of the movement, and an accompany ing letter conveys the information that 'an " officer" was to be despatched ia December last to commence the work of the Army in this coLsy. Oar opinion of the Salvation Army was expressed some time ago, and we do not find in the documents submitted to us any thing calculated to alter that view, viz., (1) that the military organisation is opposed to the genius of Christianity, and (2) that the language employed by their converts on platforms and in their newspapers sounds line a travesty of true religion; but that (probably because of the first point, and in spite of the second) a vast amount of good has been accomplished among the neglected ma«seß of the Home population. Had the Army confined its operations to the wide field which it finds in the large cities of the •Id country, we would have had nothing farther to say. But, in view of the threatened " invasion," we are perfectly justified in enquiring what has been done by these colonies, and New Zealand in particular,to deserve this delicate attention. If we ask—Why ia the Salvation Army sending officers to the colonies ? we ahall,of course,be answered—To convert the godless to Christianity; and granting that there are among ns a few Materialists and practical Atheists, it is surely fair that we should ssk —What kind of men are being sent to ac complish the conversion of these people ? One of the pamphlets now before us supplies the reply to the last question. From it we learn that Captain Sutherland, who is the leader of the movement in Adelaide, was " a poor, drunken, swearing farrier, when the a rray crossed his path in Hackney, Lon don," We do not know, but we presume that the gentleman sent to New Zealand will be of. the same calibre, as most of the " officers " of tbe Army are made up of such converts. General Booth must surely bs labouring under a gross misapprehension of the state of these colonies when he sends such men tt> our shores. Statistics prove that New Zealand colonists are steady church-goers, and liberal supporters of their clergy, while other signs are not wanting of the almost universal prevalence of vital religion; and where there is godlessness to contend with, it will be found to be the result of intellectual scepticism or of materialist ia views engendered by a too exclusire study of physical science. Of what use are the exhortations of a converted, drunkard and profane person likely to be in showing men of that stamp the_ error of their ways ? Mrs Booth, in a published nddreßs 'in reply to criticisms of the Salvation Army, defends the use of converted " roughs" of various grades on the grqnnd that they act as decoy birds for the crowds who are unconverted. This is wise policy, on the principle that "birdsof a feather flock together"; but why, in the name of goodness,'unless they think that the colonists are a mass of unreformed con victa, do they tend such decoy ducks here ? Wo have no depraved and criminal class in cur large towns, at all likely to be attracted by the preaching of a "converted fiddler," or " reformed burglar," and the ssnding of bucli men, since we .cannot call it a deliberate insult, is a grievous mistake, likely to do more harm than good to th,e cause of religion and morality. It may be

urged that wo havu our "larrikin" clement, i landing greatly iv need of boing awakened to tho spiritual realities in their own being and around them ; but "laaikinism" only represents a phasis or stage oE develop ment, from which the Colonial youths emerge useful members of siciety, and it is pretty certain that the efforts of the Salva tionists will rather tend to hinder than accoleiato their progress through that I stage. We tremble, indeed, at the prospect of a collision between the Larrikin Army and the Salvation Army, because of the nice questions of justjfiableneas which will spring out of & sanguinary conflict, and the no less difficult issues which will be raised thoreby as to which side ihould command the Bympathy of those lovers of true religion who believe that all things should be done decently and in order. We could wish, therefore, that tho Army of Salva tion had stayed at home, where It has a legitimate field for its eccentric If well-meant efforts, and bud not, either at the instigation of foolish people hers or at tho urging of its own natural aggressiveness, resolved to carry tho war into the Colonies. •■Charity begins at home," and though there is no necessity for it esding tbeie also, it would In the present instance bo be stowed with a better grace if wo bad the aisurance that before dissipating its energies ia distant effort, the Salvation Army had evon approximately accomplished the work lying immediately to its hand.

Rev, K. Laiakloy has resigned the charge of the Congregational Church at the Thames, and will proceed on n visit to England by the next San Francisco mail steamer. It is understood that the rev. gentlernan*will return to Auckland after his visit.

A meeting of subscribers to the North Shore Regatta con Toned for this evening, has been postponed until to-morrow, at the same hour. Wo hear the balance ia on the "right side" of the ledger, which ia very satisfactory indeed.

Maria Gray, a resident o£» Abercrombie street, was to-day arrested on a charge of stealing a shirt, the property of J. Bloom, and a quantity of btiglo trimming, the property of Mra A. Lynch.

• Shortly after the arrival of tho barque Famenoth from London to-day, Sergeant Manin and Constables Foreman and McDonald took into custody, four seamen belonging to that vessel on a charge, laid by Captain Auld, of broaching cargo and appropriating goods to tbe value of £5. The names of the men arrested are Hang Boy, A. UUen, W. JK, Brown, and H. Pearson.

The registration of doga is proceeding in a manner highly satisfactory to the In spector, Mr Goidio, about 240 collars having boen issued since New Year's Day,

Tho advantago of brick or concreto buildings in cases of fire was shown at the recent conflagration at the corner of Pitt and Vincent-streets. Had these premises been of wood, tho whole block would Inevit ably havo been burned to tho ground, and nothing could have saved a liko fate befall ing the free Mothodiit Church and school room alto.

The police &re enforcing the provisions of tho new Licensing Act with great strictness and impartiality. During tho past few days several publicans have passed in re view before tho Kesident Magistrate for various breaches of the enactment, and at ihe Polico Court to day a case of Sunday trading and ono of sly grog selling were dealt wi<h. t>no or two other cases aro said to be in the embryo ttate.

Professor Swallow and his concert com pany will give a grand coscert to-morrow evening in tho Newmarket Hall, as por programme in the STAR. _ Professor Jack son will give two clarionet solos, Mrs Revitt will sing several choice ballad*, and Mr Cleave, author of the "Iron Horse," will ring to his own accompaniments. Among ths songs of tho evening will bo " Tho Heart Bowed Down " (Balfe), " Tha Lovtr and the Bird," •' Within a milo of Edinburgh Town," etc., etc.

A report that the prisoner Thomas Priestley, had been found dead in his cell at the Mount Eden gaol, obtained currency on Saturday nfteraoon, and during yester day spread like wildfire. 'Enquiry at the gaol, however, proves it to bo an idlo canard, for Priestley is alive, and in hotter health too than he has previously enjoyed during his incarceration. The mendacious report has evidently emanated from some unconscionable joker, whoso regard tor the truth is about as great aa his sense of humour.

The Auckland Society of Atta intends ho'ding its third exhibition in the month of April. The committee hops that the next exhibition shall surpass former successful efforts to place before the public local works of snch excellence as shall meet with a ready sale, and in ordor to achieve the de sired success, and extend the benefits of the Art Union, the committeo ivi-di to dis pose of at least 1000 tickets. Mr it, M. Frlpp, the secretary, will lurnish every in formation to working members and sub* sxibers.

Over a hundred passengers, all in excel lent wealth, arrived from London by the barque Famenoth this morning. The pas senders speak of the voyage as a lengthy but very pleasant one, the weather gener ally been too fine for rapid sailing. The barque is ia charge of our old friend Cup tain Auld, who is very well spoken of by everyone on board. Mr Hardy occupies the position of chief officer, and Mr Collyier that of second officer, while Dr. Caldwell attended to the medical wants of all during the trip. Most of the passengers came ashore during the day in small boats.

At a meeting oa Friday night the Olianpo settlers resolved to start a cheese factory. The scheme is to purchase thu racecourse, 100 acres, ttom Mr Williamson, at £6 10.5 per acre, the whole cf the money remaining on mortgage at six per cent., and a company ot 2,000 shares of £1 each is to be formed (of which 830 were subscribed by those present),. 2,50 gallons of milk daily were also guarahteed. Messrs S. Steela, Bell, J. Way, Atkinson, Kusab?, Gribble, and McNichol, were appointed provisional directors.

ZMr Gerald Dillon will take his farewell benefit to-morrow (Tuesday) evening at Abbott's Opera House. A splendid pio grammo is prepared for the occasion, in cluding Byron's comedy of "Aot Such a Fool a.f He Looks," Ulla Podrida, oonsist ing of songs, recital^l, ana music ; also a local eccentricity, " Whitebait at Dullens,' represented by leading artistes and Auck amateurs. Among local vocalists we notice the names of the celebrated Tom Williams (formerly of the Surrey Theatre), Miss Leonard, Messrs F. Yongo, 6, J, Lewi?, and Percy Cufaur, Miss Lucy Aehton will sustain the character of Mrs Mould, the garrulous laundress; Miss Charpontier, "Felicia;" and Mr Lewis, the Auckland law student. The bill of faro is worthy of extensive patronage.

In order to obviate the necessity of post poning the Civil Sittings' of the Supreme Court until the middle ot March, the au thorities at Wellington have arranged that the low vacation, instead of commencing on oa the 25th instant aa usual, and extending up till the 10th March, shall this year begin on the 6th of March and end on the 22nd of March, inclusive. It is hoped that this enlargement will alford ample time for the disposal of all the civil And divorce business, which consists of four of the former and three of the latter, The consequences of thiß change will be that do further bunco sitting can be held before the 28;h of March, inasmuch as the Ka«trr holidays follow hard upon the heels of the vacation.

The "boards" of the Theatre Boyal and Opera House will after to-night be again vacant, and will invite the attention of fresh caterers of public amusement. The Juvenile Opera Troupe ot Messrs Stanley and Derbyshire, who have had two long and succeef ul seasons in the Opera House, iiaish their performances to.night, by a re presentation of ■' Les Cloches da Corneville" In whicn their acting and singing were so much admired at last representation. The afternoon and evening performances of "Jack the Giant Killer" on Saturday last were fairly attended. The season of Iley wood's Novelty Company in the Theatre Boyal closed on Saturday night, when the unique and clever performance was given in their usual effective style.

An Auckland young man, who went on board of the English barque Famenoth this morning to look for bis Mister, made a sad mistake, which, however, foitunately, ended with no very disastrous results. The story, as told by an elderly lady, was some what as follows:—" You know we bad just arrived, and a young man cams over the ship's dele aod asked for Miss , and somebody evi dently mistaking the name pointed to me. Then the young men came up, and after saying something about being awfully glad to see his dear sister, whom he bad not seen for seventeen years, threw his arms round my neck and gave me two hearty kisses. Of course I did not respond, for although I expected my brother I knew that was not be; and so I'explained that he must have made some mistake, and that I was Mrs . Then be bluahed and hoped there was no offence. I said, "Oh, none whatever, and be went away, ,found his Bister, and greeted her cordially,." ;-y)\,\

Thete was a lar^e attendance last evening at tbe Theatre Koyal, Mr Thos. Buddie iv the chair, Au instructive religious address was delivered by the Rev. J. S. Hill.

Tho ferry steamer Victoria was bitad ou Saturday afternoon for a fishing excursion, got up by Mr J. C, Firth, Mr T, Ens»ell, and other gentlemen. A trip was made up the harbour to Kauri Point, and then out side the Heads, where the " gentle sport " was pursued with pleasure and profit.

Various movements and changes in tha Auckland Telepraph Department take place as follows :—Mr Lumsdcn, of Auckland, has exchanged with Mr Tregoning, of the Thames station ; and at the end of January Mr Nicholas, of Auckland, and Mr J. Urania, of the 'lhames, will exchange places. Mr Connolly, who recently arrived 1 here from Blenheim onaccount of his health,

goes back to-morrow by the Wanaka— his plaoo being taken by Mr T. Baxter, Blen heim. On Saturday last, Mr Hemus, as sistant officer of the Auckland station, went off on a week's leave of absence through ill-health.

Sergeant Martin and JJetectivo Strathern to-day continued their search on board tho s.s. Wellington, tor the balance of the articles comprised in tho late jowellcry robbory from that vessel. They were suc cessful, after au arduous search, in finding a brooch, ear-rings, and pair of bracelets, sot with carbuncles, and tffo watches, These articles, valued at £25, were found in the bilge water in tho tunnel, and a plank, an itch thick, had to be cut through beforo tho plant could be tound. It is understood that soveral of tho men concerned in the robbery have made a clean breast of tho affair, but that one of them, who is supposed to be cognisant of tho whereabouts of about £300 worth of the swag, professes entire ig norance of the whole affair.

We would direct attention to the pro gramme of Madame SummerhaycVs first matinCe mueicalc, which will be found in our advertising columns Tho pieces to be pitted comprise such well known pieces as a seller's "la Traviata," Beeethovon's "Moonlight Sonata," Chopin's "Marche Funebro," besides other high-class selec tions ; and when we mention that Madame Bumtncrhayca will play nearly the whole programme from memory, it will be seen that her talents have not been over estimated. The first recital takes place to-morrw at 3 p.m, in tho Choral Hall, and will doubtless be largely attended by tbe musical public. For the sake of those who lind it inconvenient to attend tbe after noon recitals, it has been arranged that Thursday's concert should take place in the evening.

The monthly service on the Hospital lawn was yesterday conducted by Rev. Win. Tebb«, incumbent of St. Matthew's Church The musical part of the service was led by Major Pirie, and the choir was mado up of members from St, Matthew's, bt. -Paul's, and All Saints'churches. Tberc were over 300 persona taking part, the fine weather bringing out th 9 general publio in large numbers, The order of service was as fillowa :—Opening hymn, 869(11.), "Tbine R^ra, O J.ord, in days of old"; Psalms lxiii. (Robinson), xci. (»ldrich); lesion, St. Matthew viii.; Nunc Dimlttis (Langdon); anthem ("St. Paul," Mendelssohn), "But tho Lord is mindful" ; hymn (before For mou), 2GO, '"Hark, my soul, it i« the lord !" ; sermon, " The Saviour of Sor rows" (Isaiah liii., 3); hymn (atUr ser mon), 368, "Thou to whom the sick aod dyiag " ; offertory hymn, 20, " At even, ere tha tun was set"; blessing; concluding hymn, 166, "All people that on earth do dwell." Tho offertory amounted to £i 15s

The Londen publishing soa?on has been prolific in the production of works, of minor poet?, mostly young men who hare twit tered their fancies in simple verse, and whoia lucubrations are not likely to bo re-echoed at the close of the presont year. The Key. Frederick Lingbiidg*, however, ha« shewn in a pair of pleasant New Year volumes, ''Songs in Sunshine "and "Her Beautiful Dream," that he possesses a fair

share of the faculty divine, and can write

very creditable verse as well as prose. Bin "Gaslight and Stars" w«n for its author a respectable popularity and opened to him a green path in the field of poetic literature, while his "Peacock Allay "and the "Ad ventures of the little Pickles," have mado

his name familiar in tho fairy haunts ol childhood. The author is a man of modest views, and simply sings of beautiful tbingß, and endeavours to show liPba at tractive mannncr, that life in woitb having, The author is a brother of Mr W. B. Lang' bridge of this city.

Last evening tho Kov. Mr Cornford officiated in the Baptist Church, Ponsonby. The building was crowded to oxccsj— many of the rev. gootloman's old friends coming from considerable diitaoces, in var ious directions, to hear him. Ho selected as tbe foundation of his theme, 11. Corin thians, v. 17, from which he prcachod an admirably practical sermon. The charac* (eristics of the new birtb, which inclndcd

real union and fellowship with Christ, wero lucidly set forth and earnestly inculcated upon all who had undergone that great change, through tho operation of divine grace. 7bo unsaved were solicitously and affectionately urged to accept the Saviour's proffered salvation without a moment's pro crastination ; for He was waiting to be

gracious. The complsfo surrender of their souls to Christ would put them In immed iate possession of all the unspeakable benefits of redemption. Mr Cornford is to preach ia Welleeley-»treet Church next Sabbath morning.

THE STATISTICS OF CRIME.

(To tho Editor.)

Sin.—l send you with this a copy of the Dunedin " Kcho," of tho 6thinst., in which you will find an article upon one of yours on church attendance. It appears you proved in your article tbat Auckland had a superior per centage of church attendance to tbe other provincial dist'iots. The editor of the "Echo" does not dispute that a larger per centage of our population go to church, but he proves, It teems, that a larger per centage so also to gaol. Do clear this matter up if you can. We onght not to rest under such a charge for a single day if it can bo removed.—Yonrs truly, A. Cami'ljbll.

For a writer who jretends to so much critical acumen as the editor of tbe Dunedin 11 Kcho" the total omission of the Maoris from tho Auckland population ii an unpardonable blunder. In the article brought under our notice, the popu lation of Auckland is treated as 95,451 and Otago 134,077. Nowanyouowhoknowa any thing about Auckland Courts is aware that a very Targe proportion of the prisoners brought before country Magistrate* fare Maoris and they figure to a considerable extent upon the quarterly criminal calendar.'. Tho Maori population of Auckland-numbers somewhere about 25,000, and when they are included, the population of tha Provin cial District is only 14,000 less than Otago. there were 499 charges against persons of the native race in 1831, and it may be safely assumed that more than one-half of these were in Auckland, The "Echo " gives the committals in Otago at 992, and in Auckland 974 The average number in gaol -Otago, 150; Auckland^: 157. Highest number in gaol at once— Otago, 179; Auckland, 177. We fail to find in these figures much evidenco of greater criminality in Auckland than in Otago, fhe annual volume of Statistics for 1881, which has just come to hand sup plies more detailed infomution on the sub ject, and as an easier and fnirer comparison may be made by treating the cities, where the Maories do not disturb the comparison, we shall quote the relative summary com mittments at Auckland Police Court and Dunedin :— Arroats. Convictions. Totl JIALICS. FEMALES. Dunedin .. .. 2591 ISO 7 521 2031 Port Chalmers .. 391 295 ID 314 Totals .. ... 2985 iiiji &13 2315 Auckland _ .. 2065 1213 336 1579 Onehunga.. ..69 29 5 34 Totals .. ..2121 1272 341 1013 It would appear from these figures that the arrests in Dunedin (including those ariaiug from the seafaring population) exceeded tbe arrestsiaAucklandbvß6l,and the convictions by 732. As the population of Auckland (with suburbs) is very little, if any, shoct of that of Dunedin --most certainly not the fourth represented in the statistics of crime — and the crews represented by the ent'ies inwards and foreign numbered 28,413 in Auckland against 17,411 in Dunedin, we fail to discover that the Southern city has much to plume itself uponinthe morality of its population; and the preponderance of female offenders, for which Dunedin has always been ratber notorious, is a most deplorable factor in the case. » o doubt the war of 1863 did cause extensive demoralisation in oar small Euro pean population and leave behind the dregs of a criminal population in Auckland, which fir some years placed its statistics in rather unfavourable comparison with other cities, but recent blue-books prove that the influx of new blood has righted the balance, and our population will now compare very •favourably with any oity in .New .Zealand for its law-abiding character. —ED. E.S,) ,

SCINTILLATIONS.

Wages—Sweet oil for human machinery. Does a person lose his souse of touch when he doesn't feel well ?

A Stethoscope—A spy-gla3S for looking people's chests with your ears,

Why is a circulating library like a lime kiln ? —Because it "lets out volumes."

The number of visitors at tho Turkish Baths for the week ending January 13th was 58 gentlemen and 13 ladies.

Adam Moore, nn old Auckland identity, died at the Hospital on Saturday, aged seventy. Auckland Builders' Asaociatif n will hold theirannnalpicnic to-jjortonratiSt. Helier's Bay.

Mr WUitaksr, tbe Colonial Premier, is on his way to Wolling'on, and ia expected to arrive there to-morrow evening, Simgle tickets issued on the Auckland railways on 27th and 29th inst. will be available for return up to the 30th, " I'm attached to you and yet I wish myself away," as the overloaded donkey said to the.cart.

Why is a very popular actor like an architect ?—Because he " draws houses,"

At Wellington, on Saturday nigbt, Mr Miloer Stephen g»vo an exhibition of heal ing power before an audience of over 1,000 persons. Nine sick people were treated, and dome cured,

Ne'vy-Laid and .Running Over.—Hester (who U accustomed to hare her eggs well boild) —"Oh, Auntie I hero's your tiresome cook'n been and filled my egg too full 1" At Mokoia, near Wanganui, Mr King and his little boy seven years of age were drowned in a pond The latter was ia bathiug, and the father was drowned in trying to save him. If Wotih Had forseen the future, and killed tho two mosquitoes which took re fuge in the ark, ho would have rendered some of the strongest words ia our language unnecessary,

A Wellington publican has bean charged with adulterating his beer with sulphuric acid. The hearing of the case comes on to-morrow.

The extension of the Telephono Ex change, which has been bo long waited tor, is now likely to be mode, advices having been received from Wellington that the necessary instruments have been shipped, and will arrive here this week.

Mr Whale, tho captain of the Kaiknura (Otago) Fire Brigade, had his cottage burned down recently, and was himself much burned in rescuing his family. The burgesses of Hamilton seem h.verso to borrowing money for the drainage scheme, Only IS persons attended the meeting on Friday night, and these gener ally opposed the proposal, The poll takes place thin day week. * Melroae estate, Wellington, was visited by Mr Dick, Colonial Secretary, and Dr. Hrahasi, Inspector of Lunatic Asylums, on Saturday, with a view to choosing a site for a new lunatic asylum. An old Indian chief, now at tha Fort Hall Agency, in answer to an inquiry rela tive to the true Christian character of a farmer Indian neent at that place, gave in very terse language the most accurate des cription of a hypocrite that was ever given to tbe publio : " Ugh 1 too much God, and no flour," The complimentary banquet to Mr Archi bald Forbes at Cbristchurch on Saturday night was attended by ahout thirty members , ot the Canterbury Fries, and passed off mo it successfully. The ship Lady Jocelyn, now at Welling ton, U taking in a cargo of frozen meat from tho Wellington Frozen Meat Com pany. About 6000 carcases of mutton and ' 150 of beef will be taken, and the process of freezing is oxpected to occupy thrco weeks, "Who was the first man?" Inquired a young lady of one of her Sunday school scholars, ''My pa," anawercd the youth " Oh, no; your pa was not the first man " 'I Well, he was the first one 1 evor saw, anyway." idward Hanlan, the Canadian scalier, has, we understand, abandoned the idea of visiting Australia, He will winter in New Orleans'. A bevy of girls were on their w»y home from a "foliage excursion" when one of them exclaimed : "Oh, dear I I wish ,1 wero an autumn ieaf," '■ Why, what a silly idea 1" said her companion. "Sup pose your wish were gra»ted?" "Well, th™ I would know what it was to be pressed," blushingly replied the bcauless beauty. A frog was found frozen ia the middle of 3. 250 pound cake of ice at Nevr London, Coon., a fe n days ago, but after lying for a few momenta in a pail of water, ft showed signs of life, aud was soon very lively. The ice In which tho frog was imprisoned was cut last February, to that It must havo boon frozen for nearly seven months. In treating a compositor at Wellington for rheumatic gout, Mr Milner Stephen ad vised him to abstain from tobacco, spirits, and strong tea. We hop 3 the "intelligent compositor" will take the advice; but after all, there does not seem to be any thing "miraculous" about this mode of treating gout. " y«s," said Burkenstem, "I came pretty near doing a mean thing to-day. I < bad a counterfeit shilling, and was about to give it to a poor blind beggar, who eked for almc, bat I resisted the temptation and got an old apple woman to change it by buying threepence worth or fruit." The much talked of match between Bush and Laycock is now looked upon as defini tely settled, each having deposited £100. The course will be for three and a-hali miles on the Clarence River, and tho stakes will he the largest ever competed for in Australia—viz., £1,000. The small bird nuisance in giving trouble ia Canterbury. Within the last two mouths, fully 130,000 eggs of small birds have been collected in th<f counties of Wai mato and Geraldine, and the number of birds destroyed is also enormous, At tha last monthly meeting of the Mandeville and Rasgiora Road Board, £50 was voted towards repressing the small birds nuisance, and It was decided that 2d per dozen should be paid for eggs or birds.

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Before H. Q. Beth Smith. Esq., 8.M.)

Drunks —Maria Drummoncl, Kato Power, J. Mitohell, J. Ericson, and X. Pearson, were punished lv the usual manner for drunkenness. Assauit.—M. A. Berrick was charged with assaultiig ono N. Knox, at Baconian's Bay by striking him on the hoad with a plato on Satur day last,—The complainant stating that ho did no; wish to press the charge defondant was thcreforo allowed to depart. Sly G nous slung. -Eaw»rd Johnson, pro prietor of the filaa Pose Dining Hooma. was obargod with seHng liquor on the 23rd and Slsc Deoember, he not b»inß the holder of a publi can a license,—Mr Tyler appears! for the rr.^so outlon and Mr Laiahiey for the defer d»nt,-Mr jL.a!ahl B y plsuded guilty to the tint chnrKu— I (O Ong on too 23rd—and suggested that 40a and outs'B would meet the ends of juolfoa.—Mr Tyler said that two dozen o( beer and a number o' empty bottes had baoa foand on detendaitfa pro-nisoa. ana he request jii that the Uqaor Da forfeited.—Fined 10a and coats, the Uqaor forma en the premlies to be forfeited. The second charge was withdrawn by the nroseontlon. Sonday Tkadino.—James Hawkins, licensee of tho Shamrock Hotel, was charged with allowing liquor to bo consumed on his premises by \V. Hoggard on Sunday, tho 31st instant- Defendant, who ploaded not guilty, was de fended by Mr Tyler.—W. Hoggard deposed that ho remembered tho last day of last yoar—it was on Sunday. On the morning of that day, before dinnor, ho wont to tho Shamrock Hotel, of which Mr Hawkins is tho landlord, and had a pint of beer. He aid not pity for the liquor. Mrs Urinooll threatened him. He did not see If Mrs Driscoll paid.-ByMr t'yler: While glvlna:evMenoain the other ease acjftlnat Mr Hawkins, he (wltnnei) had ttite* that he did not remimbor vrtiut . art of tho day it was. bet ho remembered jsinoa that It wm batcra clnner— This con cluded tho ovso for the prostration.—Tho defendant wasßworn, and deposed: When the c*«n wag last bofaro the Court. noefjird w»n 'nnable to state what day or hour ho had the liquor.—Elizabeth Driscoll deposed that sho knew Hoggard. Ho lived with ner. On Sunday the Slat, sho accompanied Hoggard to tho Shamrock Hotol, for tho purposo of getting a drink. Hoggard went in first and: witness foliowod him. When sho (sot in, Mrs Hawkins who was scrubbing the passage refused to serve her. Did not know whether Hoggard had been or not. He had time to get a. drink before wit ness came in. He could drink very fast; two pints in a minute. -Fined 10s and costs. Failing to Support. — J. J. Howe was charged with failing to support his sis children under the age of 11 years.—Defendant said he was quite willing to support his family if they could come to live at Onohunga. where he was working.-Defendant's wife said that sho had not recoived a solitary sixpence from her husband for threo weekß. He was a blacksmith, and earned good wages. In answer to tho Bench, defendant said his wages were £2 lia per week.—His Worship made an order that defendant pay £1 per week.—The Court then adjourned.

CABLEGRAMS.,

REUTERS TELEGRAMS.

{Received January 15—1.30 a.m.) ' PENIAW CONSPIRACY IN DOBCIN. , —PLOT TO MUKDaR POLICE , OFFICERS. LONDON, January 13. A plot to assassinate the chief police officers ia Dublin has been discovered. Twenty persons charged with complicity ia the conspiracy have been arrested. The prisoners were brought up at the Dublin Police Court to-day, and remanded far * week. Soveral of them are suspected ot being concerned in the Phoenix Park and other murders. ANOTHER BCION OF ROYALTY, LONDON, January 13. The Duchess of Connaught gave birth to a son to-day, THE HOMEWAKD MAILS, LUNDOX, January 13. Tho homeward mails, via San Francisco, which left Auckland on December 5, were delivered here to-day. [rEX MERCHANT SHIPPING AND UNDER WBIIKRS' ASSOCIATION.] EMIGRANT SBIP WRECKKD.-300 BEW ZEALAND PASSENuEftS ON BOARD. LOSDON, Januai-y 13. The ship Wild Deer, from Glasgow to New Zealand, with 300 emigrants on baard, has gone ashore on the Noifch Rock, and is expected to become a total wreck. All o« board were saved.

(SPFCIAL TO I'ESSS ASSOCIATION ) [Received January 15th—noon.] LONDON, Jantury 14th-7.30 a.m. STATUK OJf THE PRINCE 1M- P£RIAL .The statue erected to the memory of the Prince Imperial has been unveiled by the Prince of Wales, at Woolwich. ENGLAND AND EGYPT. England has disclosed to the Porte a echeme for Egyptian reform, OF THE KING OF THE BELGIANS. The King «f tbe Belgians is suffering trow gastric fever. FKENCH POLITICS. One hundred Gambottists have joined the Radical left, and sixty have joined the left centre.

DYNAMITE OUTRAGiS. A dynamite cartridge bas been thrown into a receiving-box in the Limerick Post* office; but an explosion was prevented. A DUBLIN COUNCILLOR CHARGED

WITH MURDER. Mr Casey, a Dublin Councillor, has been arrested for the murder of an informer,

AUSTRALIAN.

(Received January 15-12 30 p.m.) THE VICTORIAN LOAN. ' MELBOURNE, this day. A telegram has been received from the Agent-General in Londoe reporting that tenders for the unallotted balance of the Victorian loan are coming in slowly. Up to Saturday last additional ten ders to the amount of £72,000 had been received. The Government has announced ' that it has not as was reported at tbe beginning of this month, guaranteed to maintain the minimum of the proposed redemption loan at par. THE NEW GOVERNOR ON BIS WAY. Sailed, yesterday afternoon: Ss. Waka tipu, for Wellington. Sir Willum Jorvois and his family are passengers by her. FIRE OH BOARD SHIP. BRISBANE, this day. A fire broke out yesterday on board the ship Doris Broderson, at this port. It raged for some time, but was finally extin guished. The damage dono was not terioui. (Keceifcd January 15, 1.30 a,m.) FATAL BaTHIm G ACCIDENT. SYDNEY, January 13. Ths Rev. Father McGrath and Mr Clarke were drowned today while bathiag near Nima Place, on the coait, 90 miles south of Sydney. TBE KE-ELECriONS.-A MINISTER DEFEATED. SYDNEY, January 13. Mr H. Copeland, Minister of Works, has beon defeated for the Newtown constitu ency. It is expected that he will be elected for Hast S) duty. THIS VICTORrAN RAILWAYS. MELBOURNE, January 13. The "Argus" announces that the system bow in force on the Victoiian rail ways, of placing barriers on the platform prior to tbo departure of the train', will be abolished from Monday atxt. English cricketing vicloky in Tasmania. HOBART, January 13. The match between the English Eloren and a local team of eighteen concluded to day, and resulted in a victory for the former by seren wickets. Motley took eight wickets for 40 runs.

ANOTHER MUNICIPAL SCANDAL.

Supposed Embezzlement of £350 at Kaiapoi.

(BY TELEGRAPH.—PKiSS ASSOCIATION.)

CHRISrCHORCH, tliis day. AT a special meeting of the Kaiapoi Borough Council on Saturday morning, the Finance Committee, who have been making a special audit of the municipal accounts, reported that three sets of rate books, and the balance sheet for the year 1877 were all missing, and that they could not complete their work, as thn books and papers ot the Council were iv a most disgraceful state. When they found that state of things in existence they had summoned the Mayor, who had immediately suspended the cleric and taken charge of the office. It was considered that tha auditors had been grossly negligent, as their work had not been, done. The committee reported that as tar as they could ascertain there was a deficiently of snms of £550 extending over a period of four years. It was also reported that the Town Clerk, Mr K. Dudley, after being suspended by the Mayor, had sent in his resignation. The Council decided not to accept the resignation, and to take proper measures under the Act for ousting tho auditors from office,

ENROLMENT OF VOLUN TEERS.

[BY TBLEQEAPfI—PKBS3 ASSOCIATION.]

OAMARU, Saturday. ASPECT.AX parade of volunteers took place yesterday, for the purpose of enrolling men under the new regulations, when, notwith standing the unfavourable weather, there was a large turn out. Forty-cigW; took the oath in the Artillery, and 47 in the Rifles; and many others intend to be sworn in to both corps, together with the Garrison Bind. The town Justices were last night kept going for two hours enrolling men.

MIXING NEWS.

[BY TBI/'GKAJ'H.— OWN CORRKSFONOENT,]

THAMES, this day,

Deer Lsvki, Cross —Pumping will probably be started to-morrow morning, the repairs being nearly complete. The water bai risen about 90ft, but should be roduced by the end of next weelc. The men got 50ib3 of specimens ftona the drive at Tv'o. 4 level last night, The reef is six feet wide in the_ face. Stone *fra« got from about two feet of the footwall portion, but the colons of gold are seen through the general dirt. There is no tiga. cf the cross reef met with at No. 3 level, the whole body of quartz striking westward.

Imperial.—The manager has bagged 7Olbs of capital specimen stone from the £~opea in No. 2 sectioa west. Little gold was left showing. The etone carries a large amount of ruby silver and other favourable niiuerala. The gold ia c'ose grained and1 well threufjh the quartz.

OUT-DOOR SPORTS.

ARCHERY AND CROQUET.

The regular weekly meetings of the Satur day Afternoon Kecreation Club, since the opening of the present season, have been held at lJenby's gardens, Northcote, and the owner of this favourite resort has given such complete satisfaction by his endea vours to anticipate the requirements of the Club, and by his excellent catering that its continued patronage may safely be relied on. In accordance with tacit understanding on ihepart of tho members, the usual archery competitions are not to be opened untiL tho beginning of March, in order that sufficient time may be allowed for practice. So far, however, croquet has received tho greatest amount of attention, and the majority of the players are proficient in the gamp, i A new code of rules, based upon those in vogue with the best croquet clubs in Eng land, has just been adopted, and will be submitted to aspecialmeeting which h to be convened this week. The principal changes which they propose are,the abolition of tight croqueting," and the adoption of "side s'rolces" in place of the present mode of striking, which consists in the player stand ing behind his ball and propelling it in front of him. The alterations are expected to conduce to more sictlful playinj?. Dpon the representations oE the club, the Ferry Co. have made provision for an additional trip from Northcote on Saturday evenings, the steamer leaving the wharf at 7.30, so that Queen-street is reached before 8 o'clock. This suits the convcoience of the visitors admirably.

ATHLETICS.

Kecently a five-mile skating match took place at Sydney between H. Moycs and A. Clunes. It was won by the latter by 35 yards.

Bartlett the long distance rider of the Auckland Bicycle Club started on a week's tour ia the North this morning. He ex pected to reach Mahurangi to-night. The machine used is a new roadster with a 54 inch driving wheel.

A ten mile bicycle race between J._ 8. Prince, professional champhn of America, and L. T, Frige, amateur champion, even tuated at Boston on November 30. Frige, who wai allowed 20 seconds start, won by jVtli of a second. Frige's time was 33mins. 40isecs.

George, the English champion, and Myers, the American champion, recently met and ran three races—a half-mile, a mile, and three quarters ot a mile. Myeis won the first named event and George the two latter. Susequently a three quarter mile race was won by the Englishman in 3mins, lOi sees.

John L. Sullivan, the pugilist, wss to have met James Elliott for a sparring con test at either Chicago, Piitobury, or Milwaukee on December 9, under the Marquis of Queensbury rules, with email, soft gloves in a twenty-four foot, ring, ]f Sullivan failed to stop or knock out Elliott in four rounds it was arranged the latter should have all the gate money.

It will be remem.oered that some time ago Pickering challenged any man in New Zealand to run ICO yards. The gauntlet was taken up by Herlston, of Christchurch, but owing to illness, Pickering has been unable yet to make the match. The local ped is now on the high road to recovery, and It is anticipated that in a- few days the preliminaries of a match for £100 a side will bo arranged.

AQUATICS.

The open boat Elsie, lately owned by Charles B&iley, jun., "pulled off" two races at the Hokianga Regatta.

Ths Lyttel>on Fegatta Club prizes, awarded on January Ist, amounted-to about £350.

Three 25ft. whaleboats for the coast are now in progress of construction at Messrs Carr's shed.

Mr K. Logan, of North Shore, will con vert the 25ft. open boat Magic into a four ton yacht for the forthcoming Auckland Regatta

A Bailing race tosk place the other day between Mr Hudson's 16ft. sailing boat and Mf Keesine's Myrtle. Although not very well handled, the former woo easily.

Mr Brooking, of Napier, has favoured Messrs Carr and Sons, of Auckland, with an order for a four ton yacht, to be fitted out for both pleasuring and racing purposes,

Tho old favourite Hattie May is again likely to change hands. Her present owners have had enough of boating, and ar« looking for a buyer..

Messrs Carr and Son are building a 21ft. ceutreboard open boat to order of Mr Bob son, of Auckland. This craft is intended principally for cruising purposes.

Owing to the silting up in front of the Auckland Rowing Club shed the boats cannot bo get ont for about four days every fortnight at low water, and much incon venience thereby arises.

Tbe cutter Sovereign is expected to be ready in time to take part in the Regatta. Messrs Henderson and Spraggon have made almost a new vessel of her, and she ought now to sail very fast.

A grand inducement in the shape of £125 prize-money was given at Ly ttelton Regatta in the race between the representative crews of Canterbury and Wellington, Lyttel ton and Kaipoi (won by the latter).

The Auckland Rowing Ulub boats are all now in good order, and a trial-fours' content will take place a fortnight hence. Two strong test pigs are to be used, and there being four crews, there J[requires to be two heats and a iiDal.

Tha champion flag won by the yacht Arawa at the last, North Shore Regatta has disappeared from the vessel, it is not known when, how, or where. The owner will not object to hare it once more in his possession, It ia expected that the entries for the small yacht race at the approaching regatta, will include the Sybel, Truant, Hattie May. Gem, Comet, and Wright's and Blatt's boats. The first two are the favourites at present. It is fully expected the cutter race at the Auckland Regatta will bring out about nine or ten conipetito'S. This revival of interest in the event is attributed to the large sum offered for second prize, the first boat being considered" safe, For the senior whale-boat race at the Auckland regatta, the following crew has already been got together to take the new boat jast built by Mr A, Warbrick to a Napier order:—Messrs Fred. Fin'ay, W. J. McDonnel, Walter Scott, I. O'uonnor, and George Moore. A second crew is expected from the Bay or Islands. Several ships gigs have been out during the last week, and one or two crews are evidently going in for heavy training. The Antares crew, which won at the list Auck lanaßegatta, will evidently require consider ate practice to sustain the reputation they gained against other crews we have seen rowing. I Ike Hunt is going to pilot the Imp round in the 20ft open boat race. Matthews fails the Madge, which has been provided with a new suit ot sails, and C. Bailey, inn., will ttkc charge of the Gertie. Tbere are, so far, ns new boats for the event. It Is at present uncertain whether or not the Transit will be sent up from Coromandel. Pearce and lurpan raced in outriggers for £50 a-side, on the Paramat'a hiver, on Saturday Wfek. The start was by mutual consent. The men got away very evenly and kept together to Whis Point, and from that to Gladesville, when Largan gave up, thoroughly done, and Pearce, who was sightly the favourite at starting, finished the course alone. A fishing patty, comprising Messrs T, Russell, J. C. Firth, Fenton, T. Morrin, J. Coates, W. Aitkin, Judge McDonald and Judge Gillies, had a most successful ex cursion in the steamer Victoria on Saturday afternoon. They proceeded about seven miles outside of the reef, and within tw» hours made a haul of over five hundred fish, principally schnapper. Clifford (who has already made his mark by defeating Tiickett in heavy boats), and Beach (known to f&rae as a fast sculler for about a year), raced in light skiffs at the Paramatta on December 30tb, the contest resulting in a victory for Beach by eight lengths. A farther match for £100 a-side ba? been arranged for Febrnary 10 over the champion course, Paramatta Kiver. The second c'a=s yachtj race at the ap proaching regatta, promises to be an excit ing contest, although the entries will pro bat'ly not exceed four. The Minx has been i hauled up to bo placed in the best possible trim, while the- Jessie Logan will also be 1 got ready without delay. It has been de cidfd to deck the twenty-five feet boat Mugio over, and .put a counter on her, and (•he will also be entered ioi the raw. The fourth competition will' be a yacht now be ing constructed by—-—- ~st Mechan ics or St George's Bay,

One of the most interesting races at the I Auckland Kegatta will moat Jikcly be the bcow raco, for which from eight to a dozen i entries are expected. Mr C. Bailey is now building a smart-looking craft of this dcs- I cription for Mr A. Buckland. Should she be ready in time, she may be looked upo> ns a very likely boat for a fotemost place Messrs Lane and Brown's Kegult also should give a good account of herself. There being no race for 'fishing boats over six tons at the forthcoming regatta the Christiana, it is reported, will rnost^ likely be entered as Mr Williams'g yacht. This boat has proved herself a fast sailer and although the can hardly be expecttd to do much with such boats as the new jachta recently built, it would be a pity to leave her out. Her owner, therefore, ia to be . commended for offering to go against such odds. The faot that bo few schooners are now in harbour promises well for a big turn out cm Kegatta day, for a largo number are daily expected. Iho i nnie Wilson will h 8 up fiom the South for certain, and tha TraDsit will probably arrive from Fiji fa time to take part in the race. The \Vinl- ** fred and Fanny Thornton are said to be very likely competitors, but unfortunately the Torea will not ba able to get in early enough. 'ihe yacht Rita will be at her beet on Kegatta Day. She is now ia dock, and Mr I C. Bailey i* busily engaged in preparing her for the great event. She is to.be whtlly ballasted with lead, including an extra three tons outside, besides beiag thoroughly refitted with new sails, &c, Sandford will hare charge of her for the race, and should make a good run with the two new yachts, Sweeney will prob&tly sail the Muritai, and J. Oats the «rawa. That por.ion of the sporting community M who devote their leisure hours to aquatic pursuits, ara already exhibiting signs of - great interest in the forthcoming Auckland Kegatta of 1843, which promises to be one of the moat successful yet held. There have been very few boats Eeen in the Lar. '■''• hour during the past week, and this is evi dence of the fact that most craft are now high and dry undergoing the periodical I overhaul in preparation for their respective races. We are glad to see that the Rowing Cluba are now moving in the matter of I having periodical contests, and we trust"*' that the start already made will be foV lowed up by weekly rowing races. Hanlan bas given "Bill" Oliver, at' » Harlem, an ordtr for a ne w shell boat fated ; with Clamper's patent "fin," a device for 9 .steadying the boat in windy weather, ihe :; boat is to be of Spanish cedar, 31 feet 6:' inches long, 11 inches wide, and will I weigh, when finished, twenty-eight I pounds, rowlocks included. She will •■" be fitted with three watertight com-:? partmenis, the bulkheads being at either I end of the cock-pit, so that in ca«e the boat ' should ship a sea the water would remain•-■# in the cock-pic, the strongest part of toe I boat, as well as being the most convea- I ieat place for weight - carrying. The. '-fi pateut "fin" is an arrangement similar ttf-*5 the centreboard of a sailing vessel. It isoi, I steel, one thirty-second of an inch in thick-' ;->j ness, 12 inches in length, and three inches '2 deep. It is placed about four feet from the - stern-post in a watertight brass well, aid js*N fitted with notches, andean be lowered and % raised at will, according to the state of thVfl weather. This boat, when finished, will be the first ever built in America fitted -: with the " fin."

Ponsonby Trial Fours.

Considerable interest was evinced io the|| competition amongst the members of the Ponsonby Rowing Club for the gold and j eiiver medals presented by Mr W. Dignanifis The club has been making excellent pro.:. gress lately, and at the present time possesses between sixty and Beventy good f| members on the books. Taking the ' form of trial fours, the competition at< tracted large numbers of npectitora to. Shelly Beach. All the races were keenly^ o 'iitested, and some good rowing was .ex-Kj kibited by the various crew*. There wer«s three contests, and the final heats will bs ' rowed off at 3 o'clock next Saturday after noon. Captain W. ifarquhar, whe is ala-:' captain of the Pensonby Rowing Clut>f|| officiated as starter on this occasion. Thejl followiag are the tesults of the various events :— Fikst Heat. PONEONBY. - Valentine, stroke; Jones,^ So 3 ; Stanford, No. 2; Garrett, bow;^ andC. Farquhar, coxswain ...', ... li SWHTSUEK—H. D. Morpeth, \ stroke ; Leetham, No. 3; Lowrie, Mo. 2; Pannell, iSo. 4 ; A. Farquhar, coxswain ... " 2J The Swiftsure led half way round tbo course, when the Ponsonby took the lead?: and came in some lengths uhe.d of her, opponent. Second Heat. Swjtfistjee.—Mackay, stroke; Culpan, No. " 3; Wake, Kg. 2; Lloyd, bow; and A.| Farquhar, coxswain ..; ■ 1 i Possonbt.—Gapes, stroke; J. B. Morpctn/' No. 3; Dixon, No. 2; Scott, No. 1; anal C. Farquhar, coxswain... %.- MackayV craw went away with the lead, and won with fully ISQ yards to spare. Thibd Heat. Swiptsurb.—Miller, stroke; Cook, No, 3; Farquhar, No. 2; Gibbs, bow; and A.| - Farquhar, coxswain ... 1, Ponsonby:.—Edmonds, stroke; Tynda'l, No; 3 ;BoylaD, No. 2; Wilson, bow; andfj C. Farqubar, coxswain... ~.' ... 2- Miller's crew went away with the load, and eventually won by eight lengths,

CRICKET.

The Domain presented a most animated!■' appearance, last Saturday, there Wig several hundreds of spectators, in addition te the customary swarm of players, and it;', was satisfactory to notice that the fair sex was well-represented amongst the on> lookers. The match in whicb. the greatest:',;, -amount of interest'centred wbb tout 'be-,* 'tween the Northern 'Wairoa team and. the.. United Club. A" big score was run up by. the local men, but it would have gene hartt|| With them but for the bowling of ibc Jfel drum brotnera, who are certainly cults of great promise. That they have n> t be<a " brought out before dow is a matter of con siderable Burprise, and indeed it would be well if colt matches were more frequcc'ly arranged wita a view to developing new i talent, and filling a!l the vacancies • in cricketing ranks .with young blood; The:.: | elder Meldruin got five wickets at a cost ow '47 runs, while his brother clean bowltdjl Blair after he had scored ene. Four matches, have now been played by the Sbrthertt|l Wairoa eleven, and in twoiof these -pSm have been defeated, one was drawn, mi the' other recorded to their credit. Norllia Shore resumed its match with Auckland, but did not permit of it being concluded, •* and the representatives of tha marina i suburb scored a victory on the result of the . first innings. South End defeated Auck land Second Eleven, Avondale was beatm ■ by Excelsior, and United Second Eleven by the Standard. The match betweea. Ponsonby first Eleven and Gordon w drawn in favour of the latter, while Pon- ■ sonby Second Eleven hadanatch with Via\ Knd, drawn in its favour. The wwkcis were bad on Saturday, and it is eviden|S! that steps must^-bs taken during tne approaching winter and spring to have veijT extensive alterations and improvameDti | carried out. • It has .been Buggesteil <!'»' the Trustees of the ground might oticct «n improvement by purchasing several law ' sprinklers at E. Porter and Cos., and hay- . ing the water turaea on soon after dsy break each morning. The effect wonM " soon be noticeable, and the proposal merit* consideration, •

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Watson, who made top score against llsfl Auckland team in the Chri-ttlinren match, recently ran up an innings of 165. A match between the First and a:coail Elevens of the PonsoDby Cricket Club his & been ananged to take place next Saturday in the Domain. A team of cricketera from the, Thames Comet £lub will oome to Auckland cv Regatta Day, to play a match against the >>' Alpha Club. "'j Coutt?, who has been playing hite.vlih ' the Northern Wairoa team, is a very gcoJ bowler, and wiiu practice should 'brooms useful in interprovincial matches, andotat* wjf large matches. At a cricket malch recently played, in jlj Lancaster Park, Chiistchurcb., between two local clubs, the high score (six wickets down) for 360 runs was recorded. HaroiHol" coLtribsited lit, flassall 76, Frarcis Cb, aud Cooper 51. The intended visit of the Ivo BligJ^ ';? Cricket 1 cam to .New Zealand fell ihrpugu __ solely because the terms offered were'iot^l considered sufficiently good. Mr Balilax ■.■ was making overtutes some time ago tot , the round tour of this colony, bat ttWK'jß failed. -■