SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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ARRIVALS.

Australia, P.M.s.s., Banncrman, from San Francisco - Tniaroa, s.s.. Parsons, from the South lona s.s., Amodco, from Whangarei Matautau, brigantlno, Schmidt, from Apia Mariner, .schooner, Queen, from Russell ODOtiki, ketch, Rust, from Opotiki Fanny Kellv, ketch, Williams, from Mongonui Krieinhilda. sell., iiathurst. from Whangaroa AtaUmta, sch., Johnson, from \\ hangarei Norval, schooner, Ed wards, from Russell

DEPARTURES.

Australia, P.M.s.a, Bannerman, for Sydney Argyle, b.s.. Norris. for Whangarei Venus, ketch, Ncill, for Opotiki

IMPORTS.

• Per Doric: Plain cottons, £510; coloured cot tons, £100; printed cottons, £300; woollens and worsteds, *2oO; linen in case, «:100; cotton and woollens, £200; silk and velvets, «l<Ki; ribbons, filOO; millincry,£soo; hosiery,£Soo;haberdashery, £2,100; umbrellas, juTOO; cotton handkerchiefs, *200; apparel, £:i,000; carpets and rugs, £300; Straw hats, i2oj; felt hats and caps, £300; dres9ed leather, -360; wrought leather, £S1)j; saddlery, >20 ; floor cloth, £-2U ; sewing machines, £10; rails and general machinery, £2,100; books, £250: paper. ?l cwt.; stationery, *;4 ; paper hangings, «20 ; upholstery, tiO ; iron bed steads, £10; brush witto, £120; plated and papier macho poods, fuO; toys, £270; pianos, £110; cloaks and watches, 450; jewellery, £300; printing machine, £150; tobacco pipes, *U); hardware cutlery, £700: plate iron, 4 tons; hoop iron, 33 tons; galvanized iron, 55 tons ; pipe lead, 1 ton; iron nails, 15 tons; wire and wire rone, 12 tons ; varnish, £2 ■> ; paint colours, £40 ; flint glass. £30 ; china and earthenware, £80 ; class bottles, £tM ; bran and flour bags, £<00: lines and twines, SW ; British spirits in bulk. 7SO calls ; ditto in ease, IGflgalls ; perfumed spirits, SWgalls ; whito wino, ltiOgalls ; sardines. £190 ; apothecary ware, £700. Total declared value, $13,600. Per s.s. Doric from London—l 2 cases corru gated iron, 2 icn-horsa power engines, 2 fly wheels for engines, 1 Cornish boiler, 120 kegs wire nails, 1 case morticing machines, 3 casks composition pine, 30 kegs staples, 1 case Hobb s locks, i kogs rivets, 4 kegs clout nails, 96 cases horse nails, 1 case mortice locks.—X. Porter and Co. Per s.s. Dorio—2 cases Wobley's Breech-load pg Guns.—D. Evitt, Queen-street. Per s.s. Doric—3 cases of agricultural, garden, and flower seeds.—Arthur Yates, Seed Mer chant, Victoria-street, Auckland. S.S.Doric: U0 tons steel tram mils, '38 tons tram chairs, 22 cases ootter pins (part of city tramways), 1 case Jim crows, 80 plates iron, 1 case fancy castings, 100 boxes charcoal tin plates, 52 kegs paint (assorted), 12 ensea yellow metal sheathing. lOkoife Y.M. nails. lOcwt. bardo.. lease flreironß, 2 cases Jxickwood's cutlery,) casooil stones.J'-T. and 8. Jlorrin and Co. (Limited). Per Australia—l,47o cases salmon, 75 cases canned fruit, 30 bales hops, 135 cases apples, 72 cases onions, 1,505 bags barley, 40 bags beans, 12 bales felt, U~ packets sundries, '2 bales broom corn. AHce^Bluir: CO eases dynamite, 10 cases litho fractour.—T. and S. Morrin and Co. (Limited). Ex s.s. Taiaroa—lßo sacks flour (Red Lion), 200 boxes star candles.—G. W. Binney.

EXPORTS.

Per Makea Ariki—lo cases kerosine, 15 sacks flour, 2:1 boxes soap, 20 crates biscuits, 10 kegs beef, 12 cases meats and sundries.

Sailing vessels for long voyages wcro very scarce when tho mail left New York.

Tho barque Akaroa (Bowling), from Glasgow for Auckland, waa olf Greenock on July 2s. Tho brig Amazon, 418 tons, was expected to leave Now York for Auckland and Wellington on September 15. The schooner Kate t Macgregor has entered outwards at tiie Customs for Suva via Mercury Bay. The schooner Makea Ariki cleared at the Customs to-day for Rarotonga. Passenger:— Mr Somerton. The brigantine Matautau (late Matchless) arrived from Apia on Sunday rooming, aftor a stormy passaffo of 25 days. Passengers:—Mrs McKenzie and 5 children, Mr and Mrs Treabell, Mr Schuller. Tho tonnage loading on tho berth at Londun on August 2 for Australia and New Zealand amounted to 56,32!) tons. There was a fair in quiry for steamers and sailing ships outwards to the East, llomowurd rates nrc very low. The s.s. Taiaroa arrived from tho South at 8 a.m. to-day. \\*o are indebted to MrF. Weber for reports, otc, and the following list of passen gers:— Miss Shakespear, Messrs Prcbblo and Edgcombe, Captain Guseoigne, and four stoer ago. Messrs Staley, Rmlford and Co. quote rates from London to Auckland—Rough measure ment, 27s Od ; line, •lOh ; liquids, 60s ; weight, 30.5; cement, os per cask ; beer, iOd per doz ; salt, 30s.

ARRIVAL OF THE AUSTRALIA. The P.M.s.s. Australia arrived in harbour at 2.30 a.m. to-day. Wo aro indebted to Mr J. Donaldson, purser, for press parcels, &c., and tho following report:—Discharged San Fran cisco pilot 20th August, at it. 10 a.m., and ex perienced during tho passage to Honolulu light north-eastorly winds and fino weather; arrived at Honolulu 2nd Septeinbor, at 8.20 a.m., and left at 1.55 p.m. same day; experienced light winds and lino woather during tho greater part _of tho passage to Auckland; crossed tho oquator v5K7n^""V-V"s"Passcd tho Samoan Islands lPth instant; nau »™ a —. t h.wcstnriv winds and head sea for several days previous to making tho Now Zealand coast, fol lowed by moderate easterly winds till arrival. Received Auckland pilot 17th inst. at 1.10 a.m., and arrived 'as abovo. Passengers for Auck land : Mr J. M. Chambers. Mr D. T. Shand, Mr G. C. Ormond, Mr R. P. Saxo, Mr A. McLean, Miss Jane Harper, Dr. and Mra Harrison and cliild, Captain McPetrie, Mr and Mrs Schorn, Mr J. Morrison, Mr J. Platts, Mr R. England, Mr J. foster, an 1 5 steerage.

DEPARTURE OF THE MAIL STEAMER. Tho Australia rosumed her voyago to Sydney at 1.30 p.m. She took no cargo from thlß port. Passengors:—Messrs E. W. Austin, Thos. Hen derson, jun., Georgo Dunnott, J. F. Pulford, Chas. Cooper, AY. Ransomo, and A. Knaust.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. Stella, s.s., Grey, from tho North Wanaka, s.s., Xoville, from the South Hauraki, a.»., Harvoy, from Waitara Douglas, s.s., Johnstono, from Waitara Macarrosjor, s.e., MoArthur, from Waitara Lalla Rookh, a.s., Bailey, from Waitara Rowena, s.s., Scott, from Hokianga Saion, schooner, McClymont, from Grey mouth

DEPARTURES.

Hinomoa, Govt. s.s., Falrchild, for Wellington Stella, Govt. e.s., Grey, for Wellington Lalla Rookh, s.s., Bailoy, for Waitara Rowena, b.s., Scott, for Raglan Wanaka, b.s., Novillo, for the South Hannah Mokau, «.s., Dalo, for Waitara

The schooner Saxon arrived yesterday with 91 tons coal from Groymouth.

Tho Government steamer Stolla left for Wel lington oarly yesterday morning. She arrived from the North at dusk the previous evening.

The s.s. Rowcna arrived from Hokionga on Saturday afternoon with 21 sacks gum and 5 tons sundries. She left again at 11.30 a.m. to day for Raglan.

The s.s. Lalla Rookh arrived at 6.30 p.m. on Saturday from Waitara, with 118 sheep, 14 kegs butter, and 22 head cattle. She returned to the same port yesterday morning.

The steamers Douglas and Haurakl reached the wharf early yesterday morning from Wai tara. The former brought 298 sheep, and tho latter 219 sheep and 18 head cattle. They were to return to Wuitara this afternoon.

Tho Government steamer Hinemoa left early yesterday morning for Wellington via way ports with tho following passengers:—Mr Turn bull, M.H.R., Mr Joyce, M.H.R., Mr Daniel, M.H.R., Masters Humo (2), and Rolston, Misses Lawson and Turnbull, Mossrs Thorn, Nlccol, and Gill, Mrs Baker and child, Mr Batger, Mr Mabin and four natives.

Aftor a detention of nearly a fortnight at Waitara {through a want of water on tho bar, the e.s. Macgrogor got out on Friday, and ar rived hero on Saturday with 215 sheep, 13 horses, and tho following passcngors:—Miss Melville, Masters Bullen (2), and Mr and Mrs Webster. She was to leave again this afternoon for Auckland.

Tho Union Company's steamer Wanaka reached the wharf at 8.3b a.m. yesterday. Pas3ongers—Miss B. Angove, Mrs J. Morland, Mrs McCarthy, Rev. J. Davis, Mossre Ross, J. Swinnorton, Smith, \V. Frazer, Graham, J. Reid, Chambers. T. F. Lees, Kyndon, W. H. Jones, Kennedy, Wood, S»uth, Rickerton, Twentyman, and eight natives. Cargo —125 sacks malt, 185 sacks potatoes, and IS tons sundries. The Wanaka returned South at 9.10 a.m. to-day with Southern portion of tho English mail.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Lyttelton, Saturday. Arrival: Hawca, from tho North.

Whanoarel) this day Sailed: Argylc, for Auckland, 9.30 a.m.

New Plymouth, this day. Arrivod: Hinemoa, from Onehunga, early.

KAIPARA SHIPPING.

Kaiiwua Heads, Saturday. The Stella Mi yesterday for Wellington, and towed tho brigantine Peerless, for Adelaide, ( over the bar. Arrived: Mary King.

Tk Kopcru, Saturday.

Loading: Marmion. Abataptj, Saturday. Loading: Waitemata, Syren, L'Avennier (ioad> ing baulk).

Chief Post-office, Auckland.

Mails will Close as under :— This Day. For Friendly Islands (via Whangaroa), per lona, at 4 p.m. For Tauranca, Ohincmutu, and Opotiki, per Glenclg, at 4 p.m. For Russell, Kawakawa, Whangaroa, and Mongonui, per lona, at 4.30 p.m. For Gisborne, Napier and Southern Ports, per Taiaroa, at 5 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m. Tuesday, 'Stbinst. For Whitiangl and Upper Mill, per Kato Mac gregor, at 0 a.m. For Wniwera, Kawau, Omaha, and Matasana, per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. " For Australian Colonies, per Manapouri, at 1 p.m. For Whangarei Heads, Parua, Waipu, Wbanga rel, Kamo, and Mangapai, per Maegregor, at 1 p.m. For Waterford, Tauranga, etc., per Roto mahana, at 2 p.m. For Thames, per Rotoiuohana, at 2.30 a.m. Wednesday, 10th lnst. For Wanganui, per Rowcna. at 8 a.m. For Samoa, per Mataulu, at 3 p.m. For Russell, Kawakawa, Levuka, and Suva, por Penguin, at 1 p.m.

Note.— Late lotter boxes havo now been fitted into the guards' vans on the Auckland Railways, in which letters bearing ono extra rate of postage us late fee may be posted for conveyance by trains carrying mails. Theso bores will be cleared by postal officers at offices along the railway lines. Care must bo taken not to post letters in any van not attached to a train. The p.s. Waipawa will, weather p«rmittlng, leave ilokitiku, on 28th instant, for Okarita, Jackson's Hay, and other intermediate ports on the West Coast of the Middle Island.

S. B. BISS, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post-ofliue, Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

September 17. 1883. Abbott'! Opera Houso— "The Shanghraun," 8 p.m. Auckland Institnto—Ordinary Monthly Meet ing. Papers by Members. 7.30 p.m. Mount Men School-room—Lecture on " Whlt flold " by Rev. S. Maefurlane, 8 p.m. Congregational School-room, Newton—Gonuol Temperance Mission, 7.80 p.m. Newm.irkot Hall—Remuora Band of Hope En tertainment, 7.30 p.m. St. Sepulchre's M.I. Society—Businoss Meet ing, Election of Olticers, &c, 8 p.m.

Birth.

WOODLOCK. —On September 11th. at her residence, Commercial Hoad. Nowton, the wife of J. L. Woodlock, of a daughter.

Marriage.

WELLS—LONG.—On September 1, at the llenui Chapel, Tartinakl, by tlie father of tho brldo, Charles Archer, eldest Bon of tho late Mr B. Wells, to Emma, youngest daughter of the Rev. J. Long.

Deaths.

BOYD.—On September 11, by accident at Corby mine, Coroinandel, John T., only beloved son of John and Mary Ann Boyd, and grandson of the Into John lloyd, Seneschal of Nowry, and J.P. for Down and Armagh; aged 26 years. Deeply regretted. — Xewry, flolfust, and Loughborough papers please copy. DACRE.—On July 29. at Clapham, London, Margaret, wife of Ranulph Dacre, formerly of Auckland ; aged 76. KIUBY.-On Soptoniber lGth, at Ills father's residenco. Chapel Square, Patrick Michael Kirby, bolovod aon of Win. Klrby; aced 31. Tho funeral will learo his father's resi dence at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, ISth inst. Friends aro respectfully Invited to attend. MULLINS.—On September 16, at hor mother's (Mrs Impoy), Symonds- street, Annio, the beloved wifo of R. Mulling, of Coromandel, aged 30. Tho funeral will le/vvo tho residenco of hor mother, as above, to-morrow (Tuesday) after noon, at 1 p.m., for Otahuhu, whero the inter* mont will tuko place.

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

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1883.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance. For the future In tho distance, And tha good that ws can do.

TnE mail budget this month includos more than an averago amount of interesting news, a full outline of which will bo found in other columns.

A list of passengers by tho steamer Doric, with an account of the vessel's voyage, ap pears on our fourth page ; also, a letter by John Wileon and Co., on hydraulic lime.

The Civil Sessions at tho Supremo Court were opened this morning, and although a list of averago length was pr«ontod, yot through adjournments and intimations of settlement, It w&s gone through in the space of some, ten minutes. A considerable number of natives—both men and women—of the Ngatipauo tribo, hailing from the Sandspit and Waiheke, were in town to-day.and took great interest in "doing " the sights of the place. They have como up on some question of disputed land purchase. \ By the mail Bteamer Australia, which - called here" this morning, Mr Woncuro T>. Conway was a passenger from San Franeiico to Sydney. Mr Conway, who is well-known in the English religious world, is on a visit to Australia, where ho goes to India to study Indian literature—returning to Eng land by way of Egypt. We believo Mr Conway intends delivering a series of lee ; tures in the Australian cities, but wo aro ■ not awaro whether New Zealand is embraced j in his programme. In tho Star on Saturday it wa« mis stated that Captain Fairchild had laid buoys aS Kawliia and Raglan on his last trip. Thero wero five buoys laid at Kawhia in February last. This trip Captain Fair child put up beacons—two on the North Head at Raglan, and twe on tho south Bide at Kawhia. A labourer, James Milne, was sentenced to two months' imprisonment with hard labour to-day for stealing a coat, 30s, from the shop of John Keesing, and a belt from the shop of Mr Isaac Bloom. The evidence was so clear againßt tho prisoner that Mr Speed, who was asked to appear in dofencc, retired with speedy steps. Captain Bendall, Secretary of tho Under writers' Association, wires to Wellington from Waitara as follows :—" Launched the kotch Falcon yosterday morning. In heaving off through the surf the anchors came home, and tho vessel came on the beach again. Still in hopes of getting her off to morrow."'

A cart, containing soda-water, etc., was being driven down Queon-street Wharf to-day, when a bottle burst, and a piece of gIMB struck the driver severely on tho hand, inflicting a deep wound. A man belonging to the steamer Penguin foil over the side of Queen-street Wharf about 11 o'clock last night, and would certainly havo beon drowned if ho had not been promptly rescued by Harry Kean, the well-known waterman, who, having observed the accident, got out his boat and pulled to tho man's assistance. When hauled out of tho water, he was unconscious, and it took somo time and careful attendance before ho recovered.

We aro pleased to see by the papers this mail accounts of tho success of a gontleman formerly residing in Auckland. At the rifle volunteer competition for the Queen's prize at Wimbledon, Mr Charles Rimmer,of South port, but formerly of this city, was No. 27 out of 3,000 competing. As one of the first GO he takes a prize of £12 and Queen's badge. We heartily wish that he may suc ceeclin taking the Queen's prize next year.

Tho following is a copy of a telogram re ceived to-day by Mr F. A. White:—"Waio rongomai reof five feet; showing gold freely. —J. Bullock, Director."

.. Messrs Dore, Smith, and Radway'sold by public auction on Monday, July 6th, in their saleyard, Swindon, three pens of fat owes, out of thewpol, which had boon fatted on grass, without corn or cake, at the fol lowing extraordinary prices—viz,, 84s, 87s, and 81s per head or pea.

Great and elaborate preparations are being made by Mr Woodyoar for the in auguration of the Circus season on VVednesr day evening. A spacious ring has boon formed on the Market reserve, and a tent enclosing apace sufficient for the accommo dation of 4,000 persons is to be at once erected upon it. Nearly all tho performers are now in town, tho .mail steamer having brought across the artistes who were en gaged in America. Tho remainder are ex pected by the Wairarapa from Sydney to morrow. The Circus will bo lit up by tho electric light, and.eyery means will do taken to ensure,and enhance the comfort of the public.

At Christchurch on Saturday, over 2,000 persona turned out to witness the Salva tionist demonstration to welcome Major Barker. There was some hooting and Hour throwing, but otherwise all passed oil' quietly. Ono man who attempted to ilis turb the proceedings was arrested.

The last of the series of Mr Poolcy's Saturday concerts was held on Saturday evening, but pressure on our space compels us to give only a brief notice. The pro gramme, which was an unusually good one, included the names of Mr Ralph Hood, Mr Gordon Gooch, Madame Pooley, Mr J. Hanna, Miss Tapper, Miss Green, Miss Annie Hargrave, Mr Burnham, and Mrs Revitt. Mr I'ooley acted as conductor.

An interprovincial football match, Nel son v. Whanganui, was played at the former town on Saturday, and ended in a dispute, the Whanganui men walking oft'the field and leaving the match unfinished. During the play, Cookley, a Whanganui player, fell and had his leg broken, and P. 0. Smith, the Whanganui captain, was knocked down and temporarily stunned.

In the lawn tennis match at Duncdin on Saturday between Messrs Dargaville and McDonald, M.H.R.'s, and two of the beat local players, the Parliamentary "reps." won both sets. A return match takes place on Wednesday.

The Congrcgationnlibts aro commencing Sunday evening services and a Sunday school ;it Mount Eden in the new hall just built at tho foot of the mountain. They have purchased a^site ou the View Road, and will build ti school-room on it very shortly. The Sunday-school will be opened on Sunday afternoon next, and the evening service probably a week later, of which due notice by advertisement will be given. The Mastcrton Volunteer*, inconsequence of the conduct of Major Bunney, on tho oo easion of the Governor's visit last week, have tendered their resignation in a body, and are sending a petition to the Minister of Defence stating tlie reasons for their action. The addresses at the Theatre Royal last | evening were delivered by the Itev. Joseph Robertson, of Beresford-strect, and Mr Fell, the sailors' missionary. Tlie attend ance was largo. Tho annual treat to tlie inmates of the Old Women's Home was given on Saturday afternoon by Mrs Judd, tlie lady teachers, and senior scholars of St. Paul's Sunday school. The old ladies gratefully enjoyed the pleasurable entertainment, which con sisted chiefly of music and singing. Several football matches wore played on Saturday. Newton defeated tho native students at Three Kings by 10 points to nothing, the Gymnasium Club was vic torious over tho Postal Departmont by 7 to •2, and tho employe's of Winks and Hall's defeated Garlick and Cranwell's team by 9 points to nil. Wellesley-street School was victorious over (irafton Juniors by 4 to nil. The Presbyterians of Mount Albert and Morningsido have advertised an inaugural soiree, to be held in Mount Albert Hall on the evening of Wadneiday first. Tho ser vices started by that body in Morningsido some months ago aro now permanently established, and the object of tho soiree is to give those interested in the movement an opportunity of meeting in a social capacity, and also to raise money to defray tiie cost of a handsome harmonium recently pur chased by the congregation. Nearly ull tho tickets have been sold, and a crowded house is oxpocted. St. James' choir has a choice programme of music for the occasion, and nothing in loft umtono to mako tho iirst soiree a success. 'Buses will leave Auckland and Avondalo in time for the soireo, and return at its close.

The Civil Servants and Gymnasium Club football match was played at the Metropo litan Ground on Saturday, resulting in a victory for tho athletes by 7 points to 2. Tho ground was hard mid fast. For tho victors the brothers Webster played a capital game, collaring woll and making several brilliant runs. Grogson, Martin, and Young also did good service. The fust named kicked tho oiUy goal of tho day from a try obtained by himself. For the losers, Hardwick, Hamlin, l'allon, and Lumsden did best. One of the full-backs of tho Civil Servants seemed rather at sea in that jwsition. His captain in future should place him in the heat of the battle. Next Saturday the Banks play their return match with the Civil Servants. Tiie first match ended a draw, after an all-round mud lark, tho Banks playing two men short.

Mr Moncure D. Conway, who passed through Auckland today en route for Australia, whero he purposes delivering n series of lectures, was interviewed during Ui* liyVf otijv in San Francisco, and freely stated his views of mon mid tilings m mid land. Mr Conway, it should bo remembered, is a native of Virginia, U.S., though ho has been for 20 years resident in England as minister of a kind of Eclectic Church in London. Being questioned as to Bradlaugh and radicalism, he said:—"l havo n« desire to criticise him or his method*. Ho works in entirely different mental, moral, and social regions from myself. It is a inistako to suppose that lie hag looso principles on tlie question of marriage, when the fact is he is a stickler for old-timo ideas on that subject. Ho was formerly married, but his wife is dead. His relations with Mrs Annie Bosant, his present business associate, have never boon otherwise than honourable, and no othor opinion in entertained in London by those who aro familiar with his affairs. She waa driven out of her husband's houso because sho was too liberal in religion for him, not because sho was too free in morals. But, as I have said, ho works in entirely different lines. My own radical views led mo to a somewhat bold republicanism. I look upon a Prosidont as a monarch, and think tho Swiss republic, without any President, the best. lam also in favour of a Parliament, Assembly, Congress, or whatever you chooso to caII it, of only one house. I re gard Mrs Besant as tho most refined and highly-educated woman in London since tha death of Georgo Eliot. Sho is a mistress of all the modern European languages. Sho is also a shrewd business woman, who attends to the great publishers firm in which phe is a partner. Sno knows how to take care of money, and is therefore prosperous.

Tho " Bombastes Furioso" entertainment is announced for to-morrow evening in St. James's Hall, in aid of tho Waverloy C.C.

The Black Diamond Minstrols announce an entertainment to bo given by them in tho Catholic Institute this evening. The pro- Kranmia is an unusually attractive ono, and includes a quadrille party. A bumper lioubu in anticipated.

In conscquonce of insufficient accommo dation at the consulting rooms, Mrs Crosso will in futuro attend to her patients at tho prl vato rosidonco, Uppor Quoon-streot, opposite Girls' High School. Mrs Crosso is tho only laiiy dentist holding English qualifications registered under the Surgical Dentists' Act.

" Many a little makes amucklc." Ilnppy thought! Now, if amongst tho (lvo to ton thousand roadors of this journal, 150 were to look over their book-shelves this evening or to morrow and solect, say, two volumes each, and present to the Russell Library now in formation, what a famous start would bo given! How many scores of sailors, too, from tho whalo ships returning to Hussell, aftcrclovenmonths' weary crulso, and remaining in port a month or more, would rojoico in being able to enter tho public reading-room and spend a pleasant and profit able evening! Russoll, formerly the capital of Now Zonland, and rendered famous from the des perate battles and heroic struggles of tho early colonist* agdlnsttlicsavngenativctribesof canni bals (still remembered t>y many of the older inhabitants), now reposing in peaceful solitude on tho picturesquo Bay of Islands, appeals to her f treat and inoro prosperous rival city of Auck and to assist in tho above good and useful cause. AH parcels addressed care of Mr Pullelt, Union S.S. Co., Fort-street, will bo packed and taken charge of by the Secretary to tho Library Committoc, Mr K. Burrow, who returns to Russell by tho s.b. Ponguinon Wednesday even ing. The subscribers' autographs written on tho insido of cover of each volume will bo esteemed.

INQUEST.

An inquost on tho body of George Morloy was held this afternoon at Gleeson's Hotel boforo Dr. Philson, Coroner, and a jury ; but owing to tho lateness of the hour wo are unable to give tho result in this issue.

SUICIDE AT MERCER.

Chaeles Fletcher, a butcher, carrying on business at Mercer, committed suicide on Saturday morning by drowning himself in tho Mangatawhin Creek, about half-a-milo from the Mercer township. It appears ho left his house at Pokeno about 8 o'clock for his place of business. A few hours after wards his horse was found (saddled and bridled) grazing near the creek mentioned, and on the bank of tho creek were his hat and boots, besido which stood his dog, barking towards the water. Suicide was at onco suspected, and Constable Graham started immediately to search for the body, which, however, was not recovered till Sunday morning. There is not the slightest doubt but that deceased committed suicide, but there are various rumours as to the probable cause. Ho has been drinking heavily for fiomo time past, and has been suffering vory floverely from rheumatics. It is also known that ho was in pecuniary difficulties with his creditors, from one of whom he recelvod a threatening letter last week. An inquest will be hold to-day (Monday).—[A Corres pondent.]

CABLEGRAMS.

[KEUTER'N TKLI'.dIiAJIS.]

Tho Franoo-Chinose Troublo. — British Mediation. London, September 1">. The Marquis Tseng and M. Wadilington, who have been deputed by the French Cabine'i to conduct the negotiations with reference to the Franco-Chinese difficulty in Tonquin, have arrived in England, and gone to Walmer Castle, the seat of Lord Gran ville, to confer with the British Foreign* Minister with a view of arriving at a settlement of the difficulty. Parts, September 15.. Latest reports from Tonquin claim that the French troops have carried the principal positions occupied by theAnnamites at the point of the bayonet. General Bouet has retired upon Hanoi, leaving garrisons in possession of the various forts recently cap tured. Hono Ko\u, September 15. Sir George Bowen, Governor of this colony, has gone to Pekin, but nothing has yet transpired Us to the nature of his mission A special to tho Press Association stiys : — Tlie French army has only met with doubt ful success in Annam, and it now awaits reinforcements. Disturbances have occurred in Woochang. After the recent lighting in Annum the French authorities beheaded thirty Black Flag prisoners. Tho '' Times " says if France prosecutes tbe Tonquin campaign she will probably embroil herself with Europe.

[si'ECt.U. TO 1-HKSS ASSOCIATION.]

London, September 14. Prince Biumarck in recovering. The Loch Dee, from Lyttelton, is over due. Cortachy Castlo, near Forfar, has been 1 burned. Tlie report that Lord Lyons wns recalled proves incorrect. Lord Dufferin has been recalled to Stam boul by tho Bulgarian difficulty. All the mortgages on Mr i'arnell's Irish estates have been paid oil' by public sub scription. The Victorian Agent-General has con vened a meeting of the name committee which acted in regard to the Melbourne Harbour Trust loan to consider the data collected as to the best typo of dredge. London Wool Sales. At the wool sales, 250,000 bales have now been catalogued, of which 28,000 havo been withdrawn. There was a better attendance at tho last salo, and values have slightly im proved. Proposed International Exhibition. An International Exhibition at tho Crystal Palace next April is projected, under tho auspices of Mr Levey, but a larger scheme for an exhibition at Kensington is also on foot.

AUSTRALIAN.

Sydney, September 15,

Laycoek has met with an accident by which his leg has been brukou, and ho hiu consequently found it necessary to terminate tlio negotiations which were proceeding for ;i match with Haitian.

ANNEXATION OF PACIFIC ISLANDS.

Now Zealand and Samoa,

Sih Oeorok Ghhv, who drafted and carried through tho recent session of Parliament tin) Federation and Annexation Bill, lias just received information of a movoment going on in tho Kingdom of Samoa (Navi gator Islands) which may call for tho oxor cise of tliu power* claimed under that Bill. It is reported that, on account of grar« dil satisfaction with the existing form of rule in these islands, tho residents contemplate union with New Zealand, and thero is some talk of getting up a petition to this colony praying for annexation. Tho member for City East recommends that a form of peti tiuii should be drawn up under the Act, and this will, no doubt, bo dono at an enrly date. Should such a petition bo extensively signed and forwarded to tho Government of this colony, the question of tho constitu tionality of tho Federation and Annexation Act will be at once put to a practical test.

[reuter's tkleouams.]

Lord Dolby's Reply to tho AgontS' General

MkldourkK, September 1">. Tho Agent-General in London telegraphs to Mr Serrico that tho Colonial Otfico lias replied to tho joint letter of tho colonial Agents-General On the subject of tho pro posed annexation in tho Pacific. Lord Derby points out that Samoa and Tonga havo boon long recognised an indepen dent, and moreover, Franco ninco 1878 had respected tho independence of tho New Hebrides, though -tho posi tion of the latter in relation to Foreign Powers cannot be ignored. Roforring to tho Solomon Islands, Lord Derby expresses tho opinion that tho Colonial Governments had hardly considered tho responsibility attaching to their assumption of tho administration of those islands. Tho Imperial Government are not satisfied that annexation is necessary and justifi able. His Lordship concludes by stating that if iho colonial Government! desiro to benr the costs of tho measures proposed in tho Agents-General memorandum, and will confer and make a proposal concerning othor islands not subject to treaty obliga tions, such proposal will receive tho atten tion of tho Government.

[.MT.OIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

London, Scptembor 14

Tho "Standard " consider.1) the danger of foreign convict establishments in tho Pacific m sufliciont to justify tho attitudo of tho colonios in regard to annexation, and con demns Lord Derby's despatch ns cold, curt, and unsympathetic. The colonies aro only asking for what is vitally essential to their welfare, and this tho Government, with gratuitous unkindness, refuses to give thum on account of political podantry.

SPORTING NEWS.

Dunodln Cup Nominations.

[by teleokapu—press association.] Dunedin, Saturday. The following nominations havo been re ceived for tho

DuNBDIN Cur. —Hon. (!. McLean's Lady Emma and Matanaka; Mr Coombo's Toko ; Mr O'Brien's Tasmnn, Siesta, and Johnny Faulkner; Mr Wcstmacott's Tho Dauphin ; Mr Cutt's Sou'wester, July, and Water colour ; Hon. W. Kobinson'a Salvage, Van guard, Nonsense, Cheviot, Leopold, Iris, Fair Agnes colt, and Oudois; Messrs Mason and Vallance's Turquoise and Epiouro ; Mr Buckham's Ouida- and Stock- Flower ; Mr Cf. Bate's Tho Poet, Jilt, and Minerva ;Mr Littlcworth's Hilarious; Mr Lewis's Digby Grand ; Mr M. Smith's Tim Whifller and Hippodamia; Mr Butlor's Emir Bey and Trinket; Mr Pilbrow's Welcome Jack and Envious ; Mr Stephen son's Mata, Taiaroa, Hyacinth, and Captain Wsbstor ; Mr Fuller's Hazard ; Mr Cotton's Virginia gelding ; Mr Kenyon's Thcugoand Meara; Mr Cotton's Adamant; MrSourcss's Water Nymph; Mr Donnelly's Rangipo and Otupapa; Mr G. G. Stead's Poll, Sir Bcdcvero, and Trickster; Mr Redwood's Spinakor. There nro 42 nominations for the Jockey Club Handicap, and 41 for tho Foibury. Handicap.

ABBOTTS OPERA HOUSE.

" Novor Too Lato to Mend."

CiURiiKH Ream's sensational drama, " Never Too Lato to Mend," will bo pro duced at the above place of amusoment to-morrow evening by the Dramatic Com pany. Tho great charm of this drama is that it is not overladen with long specchos, and the interest is well-sustained through out, The dialogue is written in tho author's best vein, with touches of pungent satire upon the sorrows and wrongs of humanity. On Saturday evoning last " Tho Shaughran " was produced to a full house. It will be again presented this evening,

ARRIVAL OF THE P.M. S.S. AUSTRALIA WITH THE English and American Mails, VIA SAN FRANCISCO.

GENERAL SUMMARY.

Great Britain. August 25. Some English papers are building hopes of active grain competition against the United States from India and Siberia. Russian petroleum seems more dangerously aggressive to the American article, as Caspian Sea petroleum is now sent in bulk from the Caspian ports to Germany's Indus . trial centres. Mrs Langtry says it is the dream of her life to return from her tour of Canada, America, and Australia, mid found a theatre in London to be known by her name. Rev, Robert Knox, one of the leaders) of tho Presbyterian Council, is dead. It is denied that Gladstone was a sub scriber to the Confederate Cotton Loan. Forster, formerly Chief Secretary for Ireland, is delivering speeches in favour of Irish emigration. Sir Moses Montoflore has written a sympathetic letter to each one of tho Jewesses accused of the murder of Esther Solyman, at Tiezza-Ezzar, Hungary, and enclosed lifty dollars. Tho " London Athemeum" of August 19th devotes fourteen columns to the new Byron letters, which disclose the relations of Lady Byron to her husband, and to his sister, Mrs Leigh. The whole tenor of the letters dispose of the disgraceful scandal circulated by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Miss Finney (stag* name Fortesoue) left tiie Savoy Theatre, London, where she was engaged, previous to her marriage with Lord Garmoyle, Lord Cairns's eldest son, which took place on August 9. The frionds of the lady are much incensed at the allusions to the wedding to the effect that the Cairns family is degraded by the alliance, They point sut that Garmoyle's grandfather was a butler, and his mother, Miss O'Neill, tho daughter of a land agent. Serious rioting occurred in the town of Coattridge, Lanark, Scotland, on the 19th, between Orangemen andCatholios. Twenty six of the participants were arrested, two police officers being wounded in quieting the row. Fighting was resumed on the 20th, when a number of Catholics, armed with picks and hammers, paraded the streets of the town in search of religious antagonists, and resisted tho efforts of the force of police sent out to di«persu thorn. Subsequently, the police, being ro-inforced, scattered the rioters. In the evening, tho Riot Act was read, and the police again dispersed tho mob. There were 50 rioters arrested. A numbor of Catholios severely beat two Protestants, one to the point of death.

On August loth, a party of depositors in a small savings bank in London, angry at their inability to draw their money on demand, entered the bank and wrecked the premises. Tho police wero culled in, but refused to interfere.

While thirteen men wore being hauled to tho surfaco, at a mine near the town of Redruth, Cornwall, August loth, tho rope attached to the car broko, and twelve of tho men wore precipitated to the bottom of the shaft and instantly killod. A dospatch from London, July 29th, says : " Newdegate, M.P., has threatened Brad laugh with an action of libel. Bradlaugh charged Newdegate with being so tipsy in tho House of Commons that he fell oil his scat; and also, that during the discussion of tho Affirmation Bill, ho was so drunk that ho could not walk from the lobby to give his voto. Newdegate's friends say that he only fainted through illness, and a doctor attested that fact."

Terryman left Dover on a floating bicyclo, July 2Sth, for tho purpose of crossing tho Channel, and arrived at Calais at f> o'clock tho same afternoon.

Carnegio, American iron master, hag bought the London "Echo," and taken sharos in sovoral half-penny papore in the English provinces. Tho jury in the dynamite case at Liver pool lOUIKI till Ura j,i; n «..»o«, guilty <JU August Oth, and each was sentenced to penal servitude for lifo. A supposed Moabito MS. of tho Book of Deuteronomy on leather leaves, copiod many years back, has been found. It was sub mitted on tho sth instant to Dr. Guerberg and other ominont Hobrow exports in Lon don. Tho weight of opinion was in favour of its genuineness, but subsequent investi gation lias disclosed th« whole thine; as a Fraud. Tho owner, Shafsira, a. dealer of Jerusalem, asked tho British Musoum an immense sum for tho manuscript. An attempt was mado on August 3rd to blow up tho largo linen factory at Cupar- Fifo, Scotlaud. It is attributed to Fenian ism.

Earl Granrillo lias instructed tho British Minister to Morroeeo to make an oarnest appeal to tho Sultan of that country to con sider whether it is not time to place his Erapiro on a lovol with other civilised Powors by abolishing slavery. Labouchero says in "Truth" of July 28th that the greater part of tho Duchess of Edinburgh's trousseau wassoldin London some time ago as the property of a lady of rank.

London gossip s&ys the Duko of Teck is to bo oxileu to an almost desolate and un pleasant Gorman schloss, on aocount of tho scandal ho haa brought on tho royal family by having his household effects sold out by tho sheriff. Tho duko is uncomfortably poor for a member of royalty, and ho bor rowed monoy from the city Jews to nay tho espouses of his journey to Egypt. Thus it was thnt he got i,nto doep trouble. Tho Queen received Mr and Mrs Glad stone on August 4th. It was tho first re coption for many years. Tho coldness be tweon tho royal circle and tha Premier is ovidently lessening, and it is surmised to bo on account of an early application to Parliament for further grants to the Prlnco of Wales's sons.

Lord Chief Justico Coleridge was strictly guarded during the sitting of tho Bristol ausizes on August 5, on account of Fenian throats.

Tho Star Music Hall, Sunderland, was entirely destroyed by fire on tho night of August 11th, ft performance) boing inter rupted by the disaster. Thcro wore- 1,300 persons present, but nil escaped in four minutes, Taken in connection with tho recent terrible panic at Victoria Hall in tho samo city, tho affair caused great excite ment. Hartmann, tho Nihilist, is in London making arrangements for a social congress. The Houso of Lords Committee have dropped consideration of Manchester Ship Canal Bill for this session.

A meeting in favour of State-aided emi gration was held at the Mansion House, London, August 10, at which the Earl of Shaftosbury presided. It iB proposed to send toil thousand fnmilios to Canadu next spring. Despatches of August 12 from London describo tho return of Mrs Langtry not looking in good health. Sho hnd begun her provincial tour, at date, but proposed to visit Paris to replenish her wardrobe. While there «he would take lessons in elocution from Roignier, She is due in Montreal October 29.

Marwood stands a chance of losing his position as hangman. At Durham, on tho 12th August, he appeared drunk on the scaffold to hang a man named Barton for tho murder of a woman. Tho ropo caught under the man's elbow, and he had to pull him out of the pit and fling him down again. Tho shocking bundling has been repre sented to the Homo Secretary.

There has been a wrangle in tho House of Commons over Prince Alfred's Moscow expense!?, amounting to £2,000. The House was asked to pay this sum, and did so, aftor a slightly acrimonjous debate. Labouchoro made a spirited attack on tho measure, calling attention to the fact that £4,000 had already been paid for the English ambas sador's expenses on the same occasion, and saying that His Royal Highness ought to defray his own expenses when ho wants to visit his relations.

A cablegram dated August 12 says that Cetcwayo escaped from Usibepu'a warriors, and is not dead, as reported—a fact that annoys the British Government, as it clouds the prospect of an independent settlement of the Zulu question. Advices of the 16th say that a two days' battle has been fought between Cetewayo and Usibepu's followers,' in which tho latter were defeated with groat slaughtor. Enough has been learned of the Tamatave (Madagascar) Parkinham affair to showthat the British Government was misinformed, and assumed ah attitudo towards Franco for which there was no justification. Despatches from India dated August 12 mention a growing unrest and dissatisfac tion there. The attitude of tho resident English towards reform measures, their

hostility against the social advancement of the refined and highly-educated Indians, the arbitrary and tyrannical imprisonment of mi editor for a harmless and uninten tional libel, and tho abrupt and unex plained refusal of redress to him by tho higher tribunals at Home, all tend to pro mote this ugly feeling.

Despatches from Egypt on August 1 5 say the River Nile is falling, and there are no longer fears of a Hood. One hundred warehouses were destroyed at Salonica on the 10th of August. The "Times'" Alexandria correspondent, on August 20th, says:—"lf the British troops should be withdrawn from Egypt, no European family could remain in the coun try a week after their departure. Egypt," he says, "is incapable of self-govern ment. "

Dr. Bayol writes that he.has placed the StkeU: country on the left bank of tho 'Niger, as far as Sego, under the protection of France.

In the House of Commons, August 22nd, the Under-Secretary for India presented the Indian budget. The surplus for 1844 is estimated at £457,000.

Bismarck, in reply to French journalists, declares France threatens the peace of Europe, that such a state of affairs cannot continue without serious danger, and that the passions fomented by agitation may burst tho bonds of peace.

Mount Vesuvius was again active on August 22nd. Buildings and the mountain railroad were damaged uy the tremblings. The "Freeman's Journal" bitterly de nounces tho House of Lords for its action in rejecting the Irish Registration Bill. An extensive flour-mill near Kinnegad, Ireland, was burned on the 22nd. Three persons perished. A reign of terror existed on August 24th in tho village of Casso, in Roumolia. The Turks were murdering Christians, and all the latter who could get away were lleeing from the country. The foot-and-mouth diseaso has appeared among the cattle at Spaukling, Lincoln shire, and is spreading. When the news of Carey's murder reached Ireland,' the wildest delight was manifested. Mobs entered houses and seized bedding, furniture, and other articles with which to make bonfires, and effigies of the dead informer were burned, and mock funerals held in various Irish towns. Eight enormous bonfires blazed around Carey's old residence; also fires in other streets. Bands marched through the city playing national airs, followed by crowds of people choering as they marched. Aslightcollision occurred between the crowd and the police officials. In London the murder continued the sole sub ject of conversation for days, but not a word of sympathy was elicited for the in former's fate. The "Times," in an article on tho subject, thought the occurrence a public misfortune, as Carey had been an instrument in tho attainment of -justice. The murder was calculated to encourage acts of violence, and tho joy caused in Ireland by the homicide is proof that many eloments of danger still exist there. Tho vicinity of Neufchatol, Switzerland, was visited by a great storm on August 10th. The villages in the vicinity of Pigerne and Morat were set on tiro by lightning. An accident happened to tho Duko of Cambridge while at Chatham ou Thursday night, lie had just alighted from a car riage with Colonel Gordon, whon the horses becamo very restive, and turning suddenly round, upset the Colonol, and the carriage struck the Duke in the chest. His Royal Highness left for Woolwich yesterday morning. Mr Gladstone is said to liavo recently declared, in conversation with a Methodist clergyman, that the largo number of ministers and others wearing tho blue ribbon was nn exceedingly gratifying cir cumstance, speaking well for the future. In a letter acknowledging rocoipt of the annual report of tho Co-operative Whole sale [Society, the Prince of Wales expressed the greatest interest in tho details of the work, and his gratification at finding so largo a body of working men united in carrying out a schomo admirably adopted to raise tho standard of their knowledge and intelligence, and to increase their wel fare and happiness. If France should continue to countenance the attempts of M. do Brazza to establish French rule in Central Africa, the African Association at Berlin intend to implore the protection of England. A project for tho neutralization of tho Congo is favoured hero.

The Tope is drawing up an Encyclical lettor against divorce.

AMERICAN SUMMARY.

San Frakoisco, August, 20.

Judgo Jeremiah Black, ono of tho lead ing jurists of tho United States, died at his homo in York, Pa., from blood poisoning. Judge Black, it will be remembered, de feuded Christianity against the assaults of the infidel Ingereoll. As a constitutional lawyer, ho had no superior in America.

Fred Uobhardt, tho rich American, with whose name Mrs Langtroy's is so frequently associated, has ontored a number of horses for tho English Autumn Handicaps. Ho will visit England during Mrs Langtry'e theatrical tour in that country.

Tho 23rd Triennial Conclavo of the Knights Templars of the United States, held this year in San Francisco, finished on Saturday, August 25th inst. By general content, tho parade, although there wore only 3,000 knights present, was admittod to bo the finest over made by tho Ordor in Amorica. Tho eitizons kept the week as a holiday timo. Nearly £100,000 was ex pended in entertaining tho visiting knights. The telegraphists' striko is n failuro, and tho Prosidont of tho Brothorhood, John Campbell, issuod a notice on August 10th that all tho striking operators who could might return to their koys. Tho cowboys havo bocomo so strong in Kansas that thoy virtually took possession of the town of Hunnowoll on August 20th. Five city marshals resigned within ten days. A later appointment, Forsythe, was as saulted in the street by a cowboy named Dick Tumor, known an "a killer " ; but the officer was too quick, an(i left him mortally wounded. Turner's gan* now threaten to burn tho town.

Oscar Wildo's now play, "Vera," pro duced in New York on Monday, tho '20th August, was mercilessly criticised by tho Press. It is flouted as more trash.

The stage loaded with Eastern tourists for tho YosemitoValley, Cal., was "stuck up " on lflth August, and the passengers de prived of their monoy and valuables. The next day tho same stage upset, and many of the robbed passengers were seriously, if not fatally, hurt.

Tho Rev. R. G. Sowoll, a Methodist clergyman, and local agent of tho American Biblo Society, was met in tho streets of Luting, Illinois, on August 15th, by Lauronco Dewman, who killed him on sight. A domestic acnndal is said to bo tho cause of tho homicide. The clergyman stated, in his anto-mortem declaration, that ho was tho victim of a conspiracy.

Wm. Ci. Fnrwood, a house-painter by trade, and described as a fine, intelligent looking fellow, became enamoured with a coloured girl at Sandbeach, Michigan, and married her. A party of citizens, disliking the arrangement, took Farwood from Ins bridal-chamber on tho 15th| tarred and feathered him, and then handing him a freo railroad pass, told him to leave tho Corpora tion limits, lest a worse penalty bo in store.

Wall-street, New York, has been sub jected to a stock flurry, in which sovoral old firms have been wrecked. Tho crisis was brought about by the manipulation of Jay Gould, who seeks to control the Xorthorn Pacific Railroad.

Tho professional scull race, postponed from Saturday, August 19th, took place at Fall River, Massachusetts, on the 20th. Tho start was not made till nearly G p.m. Owing to rough water and a still'breeze, the men were called back from a false start. Some returned, but others, including Han lan, Hosmer, and Toemor, rowed over the course. Another race was ordered, and Hanlan took the lead and turned the buoy first, followed closely by Ross and Hosmer, the others not far oil. An excursion steamer from Providence ran among the boats, and tho swell from hor paddle-wheels swamped Hanlan, Elliott, and Hosmer. Darkness coming on rapidly, it was almost impossible to distinguish tho contestants. At the finish Leo upset, after crossing tho line, and Driscoll drow out half a mile from the start. At the close, half-a-dozen oars men surrounded the judge's boat, several of them claiming^ first position. This was given to Teemer, who made 21 miles in 18 minutes 2G seconds"; Hosmer, second, 18 minutes 30 seconds ; Ross, third, IS minutes, 35 seconds. Hanlan said he was beaten, but "didn't feel badly about it: didn't cut his boat, wasn't struck on tho head ; and didn't get anyone to put a wire around his buoy. Ho was glad of one thing—there was no money bet on him." These remarks were reflections on his old antagonist, Courtney. The other oarsmen claim that Hanlan was really out rowed. The great oarsman subsequently acknowledged this, and said his experience in regattas' had always been fatal. ■ He was satisfied he could beat any of his antagonists single-handed. Ross thinks Teemer the coming sculler of America.

The Secretary of the Treasury at Wash ington has instructed the Collector of San Francisco to quarantine cattle imported from the Australian colonies.

Nicholas Skerrett, a well-known real estate owner of San Francisco, was found murdered on August 18th in one of Ilia own unoccupied houses on .Ellis-street. It is supposed the assassins decoyed him there on the excuse of consulting as to the rent of the building. The Northern Pacific Railroad will be finished on September li. The new Brooklyn suspension bridge is pronounced a financial failure. Several towns in the State of Minnesota were visited by a cyclone on August 25, with most distressing results. The places were literally wrecked, and many of the inhabitants killed. The wind ajso demo lished a railroad train, lifting the cars bodily from the track and reducing them to shivers. One hundred of the passengers were killed.

Moody and Sankey will go to London in September, and spend the winter there in evangelical work. The White Star Line steamship Ludwig, long overdue at Montreal, Canada, has been given up for lost. Commissioner Pierrepont has made a re port to the efl'ect that, in five years, if the present policy of the Government toward the Mormons be continued, the hitter will control all the territories remaining. The remains of the late Captain Webb were found lloating in the Niagara River, a short distance below Lewiston, New York, on July 28. When found, the body was lying in the position ussumed by Webb while swimming. The remains were somewhat decomposed. During the ex amination at the inquest, a ragged cut was discovered on the head, about threoinches in length, and opened sufficiently to expose the skull. It had the appearance of being Cut by n rock or other hard sub stance. This wound was considered suili cient in itself to have caused death, and it U thought he sank immediately after re ceiving it. The left shoulder and both hips were badly bruised and discoloured. Tho face was also bruised in places, but retained a somewhat placid expression. Although a verdict of drowning was rendered by the jury, tho opinion was general that Webb had been literally crushed to death by the tremendous power of the whirlpool. Undeterred by Captain Webb's fate, Cap tain J. B. Rhodes, also a noted swimmer, gave notice on August sth that within ninety days he intended to bravo the rapid and whirlpool. Webb's widow, who came to Niagara to receive her husband's body, was taken to the fatal whirlpool where he met his death, and is reported to have made light of the dilliculties of the undertaking. " Poor mate," she said, " must have struck a rock in diving, or else he would have been all right. Why, I could swim that myself."

THE SULLIVAN-SLADE FIGHT.

Tho boxing match between John L. Sulli van, of Boston, Champion of America, and Herbert A. Slade, the Maori, and protege of Jem Mace, came off on the evening of August Gth, in Madison Square Garden, New York, and resulted in Slade being knocked out in the third round. Between ten and twelve thousand people had assembled in the garden. About 110 policemen preserved order in the garden, and many more oiKceri wero outside. The people Hocked to the building as early as six o'clock, two hours before the opening of the doors, in order that they might secure a, good position to see the match. No seat ing-room could be hud in tho building at eight o'clock, and standing room was at a pre mium. TJIH FIGHT. Time was called and the men approached and shook hands. Both had removed their undershirts, and Sullivan's flesh looked hard and firm and he appeared in good condition. Slado looked larger than Sullivan and heavier, but his Hesh had a soft appearance. Slade's face wore an anxious appearance, while Sullivan's had a contented look. After cautious sparring of a fow seconds, Sullivan delivered the first blow squarely on Slade's countenance, following it by another on the neck driving him into his corner. Storms of cheers greeted this per formance of Sullivan's. The men soon were at close quarters and rapid exchange took place. A break was called by the referee and they then sparred for an opening, which Sullivan obtained, and he drove the Maori, finally knocking him down. The latter springing up, the two again clinched, but tho Maori soon had enough, and ran to the ropes, Sullivan assisting in the movement by a heavy blow on the back of tho head and neck. This woll directed blow sont the Maori between tho ropes and oft" tho platform head-first. Tho Maori soon regained, the platform, and tho three minutes expired. While sparring, Slade appeared winded, but Sullivan was all right. THE SECOND ROUXH. In tho second round Sullivan boat Slade all around tho ring, knocking him down twice. Joe Goss shouted to Sullivan : "Hit him in the belly, John, give it to him in the belly, John." Slado had his bellows to tend, but Sullivan was in fino form. THE THIRD ROUND. In tho third round Sullivan led off with a terrific right-hander squaro in the face, which staggered dladc. Tho two then clinched, but Sullivan breaking, again rat tled away upon his antagonist, whose replies wore weak. The Maori was finally sent sprawling upon the platform, and when he lifted his head, blood was pouring from his nostrils. He appeared dazed and uncon scious of his surroundings. Sullivan stood over him. Inspector Thorn and Captain Williams then rushed on tho platform to stop the light, but Slado mndo their inter forence unnecessary. He had had enough, lie was helped to his corner and tho gloves removed. Sullivan discardod his gloves and shook hands. The champion was loudly cheered. Tho two men then wont to their quarters, and wore soon dressed and left tho garden, followed by the thousands of people who witnessed the battle.

After the fight was over, when Sullivan entered his uressing-room he breathed rapidly but not hoarsely. Ho was sponged, and within five minutes after tho fight was finished ho entered a carriage with Joe Goss and was driven to the Ashland House. Before ho went lie approached Slade, and taking his hand he shook it heartily, " Good-bye, old man," he said, " it can't be helped. You are tho best man 1 ever tackled." Slado remained some minutes after Sullivan had gone, then, enveloped in his macintosh and escorted by Captain Williams, Commissioner Nichols, Inspector Thorn, and Jem Mace, ho went toward tho entrance, followed by a great crowd. An open carriage was driven to tho door. As ho entered it, tho crowd groaned and hooted at him. He replied by waving his handker chief over his head. Ho was taken to Putnam House, whore he has rooms.

When a reporter asked the Maori how he felt after the fight, he answered : "A little blowod and a trifle bruised, but otherwise all right." When asked what ho thought of Sullivan, he replied : " Ho's a hard hitter." Slade's eye by tho time he arrived at the hotel was entirely closed and badly swollen. When he was asked whether ho wished to meet Sullivan again, lie did not answer. Jem Maeo was disheartened. He told a reporter that lie thought Slado had stood his ground pluckily, " but," added the veteran, " his head was in the way."

In front of the Ashland House a groat crowd gathered, cheering and calling for Sullivan. Ho came out on the balcony and bowed. " A little later a reporter had a chat with him. Ho showed no marks of tho struggle, not the slightest scratch appearing on his face or body. He said: " I must admit that I am in better condition than I expected to be. I was disappointed in Slado, for I had expected a much stronger man. 1 will admit, however, that he is. the best man I ever met in such a contest. Ho is a little superior to Mitchell, and far sup erior to Tug Wilson, and yet lie is only a novice, and deserves great credit in stand ing in front of tho best man on tho Conti- J nent. Ho showed great pluck, and few men would have come up to the scratch after being knocked over tho ropes and re ceiving such a fall as ho had in the first round. I was surprised to sco lain meet me again. He is not so hard a hitter as onewould imagine from seeing him; in fact, his blows were very light. If I had struck him those counters that he gave mo on the second round it would hare finished him. Still it is no disgrace for him to be whipped by me, and some day I may meet a man who will worst me as completely as I did him.'' "How do you account for his sudden collapse in the third round ?" was nsked. " Well, I had been hitting him under tho lower rib, hoping to wind him up by ray under cuts ; but two blows which I gave him last night on the top of the nose knocked him silly, and that was the last of him, You might pepper a man all day in the wind and not knock him filly ; but when you give him such blows as I put in on his nose he is pretty apt to go under ; and then, if you noticed, I gave him a black eye. That was because I kept plugging him there. I never felt better, however, after a contest than I do now."

Sullivan returned to Boston on the nine a.m. train to-day. OntheSthAugust,Sladeandjscverai others started for Kansas City, where tho Maori is going into a course of training to prepare for his match with Mitchell, find Mace Hurry Montague and the combination follow him, appearing at the important inter mediate cities. The gross proceeds of the Sullivan-Slade ; exhibition were 815,140; net proceeds §13,140, Mace filled a valise with 54,000 ; paid to him in gold nnd silver, Slade's share and Sullivan took 89,140. The actual fight lasted eight minutes and twenty seconds as follows :—First round, three minutes' second, four ; third, 2 minutes and twenty seconds. '

APPALLING EARTHQUAKE AT ISCHIA.

LOSS OP FIVE THOUSAND MVES

[FROM OUR LONDON CORUESrONDENT.]

London', August 9. What with the assassination of the vile in former, Carey, the conclusion of Solymosi trial, and the appalling earthquake at Iscliia, there lias been enough and to spare of sensational matter in the newspapers during the past ten days. The last-named catastrophe engrosses public interest to the exclusion of everything else at present. As report after report cornea to hand,' the horror grows to awful and historical dimea sions. Early conjectures placed it at the head of the dreadful occurrences of the pre sent decade ; but no one at first could have imagined the terrible magnitude which the disaster was to attain until, the shock that wrecked the island having passed, those who hastened to view the spectacle of deso lation could witness, in heaps of crumbled masonry and mutilated corpses, the scene of a stupendous calamity.

Prior to the earthquake the towns and villages, now a heap of ruins, seemed placidly prosperous. Ido not mean by this to con vey that the residents were wealthy, or even busy. Ischia is (or rather was) one of those lonely southern islets where people idle through a life of lotus-eating and sunshine The means of subsistence—fruit, fish, wine' milk, and goats' flesh—could be obtained in abundance for a trifle; and what the in habitants couldn't dispose of amongst them selves they sent over to the conveniently, adjacent markets of beautiful Naples English visitors to the Italian capital gen erally made a point of running over to Iscnia Fortunately, the summer was too far ad vanced for many to be there when the catastrophe occurred. Had it, however taken place in March or April, countless British and American tourists must hare been sacrificed.

The havoc wrought by the earthquake is the more appalling from the suddenness of it. There were none of the premonitions which often herald earthquakes. The deadly stillness, the sun a broad moonlike globe setting in a sea of blood ; the moaning j noises heard afar as though the mighty imprisoned spirit that was to rend the solid earth wero muttering to itself ere it put forth its incalculable power; the strange rushing sound like the voice of the wind among trees; the stupefaction of bird and beast and insect; the sudden coming and going of natural springs and fountains de noting the internal throe : all these hints of the approaching devastation—related in past visitations of the kind—are wanting. The night is described as cloudless and beautiful, the sun had sunk behind the sea in summer splendour, and amid a breathless' atmosphere under which the blue waters of the Bay of Naples had stretched a surfaco as purely smooth as glass, - The stars dropped into their places', and filled the sea with silver lights.- There were no hints in the heavens to in dicate a charged or sinister atmosphere; no I dimness, or enlarged and reddish disc, or pallid threatening circles' faintly gleaming round the orbs. At the > moment of the earthquake the night scene presented by the doomed island and the surrounding dark water, melting into gloom towards the horizon where the stare , hung low, was one of loveliness and repose. Hero and there a boat might be diicerned with the phosphorescent nosh of rising and falling oars sparkling under her. The rich perfume of flower and fruit, moistened by dew, might be tasted in the motion- less air. From the shore went tha sound of music mixed with the melodioua wash of the summer surf. Then in a breath the picture was changed. A ■ roar as of thunder rolled up and deepened '! into the furious slinging peals of batteries m of artillery. Every light was extinguished,; H earth and rock heaved in billows ; a hugdJS| cloud rose and overhung the island, blotting' JS| out the stars; the surface of the sea was' 3 tossed and torn ; and, amid the crashing of I houses falling in fragments and the detona-'lj turns of Uie splitting soil, there were to he J heard the cries and groans of hundreds of • , the wounded and dying. The Prefect of Naples says the shock' jj came with a sudden, irresistible violence, I accompanied by a deafening indescribable ';• noise, at half-past nine on Saturday night, I while tho representation in the temporary - summer theatre in the Piazzo Bagni was I going on, and the confusion among the I audience- which rilled it was frightful. The I lights were thrown down and eet the place on fire. A dense cloud of dust filled the air ( : and cries of pain and terror were heard on ■■ I all sides, and shouts of "Al mare! al mare !" (to the sea ! to tho soa!). A pre cipitate rush was mado for the shore, and ' every boat and floating thing was taken by assault. The shocks of earthquake are said to have been three in number; but it was. I tho first which, in fifteen brief seconds, : •verthrew the town completely. ■% : A Night of Horror. At 9.30 on Saturday evening, imme- I diately before the earthquake, most of the population of Casamicciola had retired to ■ bed. The bathing visitors were assembled either in the drawing-rooms of the hotels and villas, the saloons of tho bath establinh*' » ments, or in the theatre. At Lacco the in habitants wero nil in bed, for the passant foes to rest with the animals and rises at :. awn. At Forio there was a church festival, and a band was playing in the;; 9 square. The earthquake was heard all over the island like the explosion of a mine, and § I the shock lasted about 15 seconds, the movement being at first vertical aud then undulating. The centre of the shock was ■ half-way down the slopes of Mount I Epomeo, and radiated both uMiJj! wards and downwards, destroying ' Casamicciola below and Barrano and Serrano-Fontana above. In the 15 seconds of IJ the shock all Casamicciola, with the excep tion of three or four houses, was wrecked. All tho houses of Lacco, except a few on the : sea beach, and all the upper part of Forio, ; were destroyed. Tiio high road between:? tho latter place and Casanrociola waaJSf broken up aud rendered impassable -for ft • long distance. Two landslips fell from ■ Monte Epomeo, covering large tracts $ .'■ vineyards and orchards, and completely burying the few houses situated therein. . The telegraph lino being broken, nd mes- I sage could be sent to Naples, and this was I partly tho reason why help arrived so late; v on Sunday. Luckily, one of the steamers plying between Naples and the island was in the little port, and left: as soon as possible with a few refugee! to take the sad news to Naples. Meanwhilo those who had escaped unhurt . and'hod presence of mind enough not'tofljy at once commenced, though -without1 adequate means, the work of rescue, but: tho black, terriblo night seemed intermUv able. Dr. Malbrano, who happened to be at,Casamicciola, and escaped with a few scratches', worked with a zeal and disregard of his own life wJiich can never be forgotten; by those who witnessed it. For ten hours on Sunday, after working all tho preceding night, ho bound up broken limbs ana wounds. No less noble was the conduct of | a priest of tho town of Ischia, who hastened' to the rescue, and many gentlemen who . • arrived from Naples on Sunday were also heroic in risking their lives to save others. It was found that the eufferert. were generally so stupified that1 they had lost almost all sensa tion. They underwent sevcro amputations ; and operations without uttering a sound. : Tho uninjured persons who began to drop , into the public square at 7 a.m. on Sunday appeared perfectly crazed. One man, ft lemonade-seller, who had with his Offih, hands dug out tho corpses of his three children, neither wept nor gave any other sign of emotion, but offered the lemonade to passers-by, refusing payment. A woman who underwent an operation with Pfkc l — • calmness merely said when it was finished, "I had five children, and they -«•,/■ all dead, oven tho baby of eighteen months, who was so pretty." Another meeting an acquaintance, said in qulM ordinary tone,-- "My father, mother, and three of my children are dead." Another led a little girl by the hand, saying,' " Vpur■; mother and brothers are dead, and now we *;.: ; two aro .alone." No one screamed, nd on| ■', j cried/ A Neapolitan gentleman who had ;„ j lost his two daughters sat on the sea-beadj ' j immovable as a statue. The Duke and j Duchess of Calabritto sat calmly waiting > I | till the corpse of their little son should be excavated ; and tho duchess, when asked v j she had any oilier children, replied Wltn 8 I |

, „„ —_ _ - '..-..v7»-rr THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR,'"MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1883



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