SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

high W_a_Bffi_£SSJ___^« mJNSET.—Thi Evening. 5.12 *»»vriTSB.—To morrow Morning, 6.59 MOON'S AGE.—Last Quarter, 11th, 217 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

yesterdaY- Sontborn Cros3, b.s„ Hutchinson, from Welling-

ton Pcnpont, schoonor, Fuller, from Groymouth

TO-DAY. Swallow, schooner, Subritzky, from Ohora lonic, s.s., Cameron,frou Plymouth Walhora, s.s., Edie, from South

DEPARTURES.

SATURDAY EVENING. » Thomas Russell, s.s , Hclandor. for Gisborne ,Wairarapa,s.s., Ciiatllcld, for Wellington

YESTERDAY. Otaki, ship, Wooster, for Ly'tclton Guam, schooner, Ronnie, for Newcastle Handa laic, schooner, Swaino, for Mercury Bay

to-day. Neptuno. s.s.. Mustard for Mercury Bay Rowena, s.b., Scott, for Mercury Bay Wellington, s.s., Farquhar, for Tauranga Glenelg, s.s., Stephenson, for Russell

IMPORTS.

Por Southern Cross—soo sheep, lihoad cattte. Per Ponpont—i6o tons coal.

Inwards Coastwise. — Waitcmata, from Whangapoua, with 13 kauri logs; Paku, from Tairua, with 21,000 ft. timber, 21 tons gum, 100 bundles Bhioglos; Fannio, from Whangapoua, with 2S,oooft. timber: Atalanta. from Tairua, with 21,000 ft. timber; Progress, from Whanga poua, with 30,000 ft. timber.

Outwards Coastwise. — Waltcmata. for Whangapoua; Paku, and Alalanta, for Taima; Progress, for Wliangapouu; Lngoon, for Waihoko.

Tho last New Zealand Gazette contains notices to mariners with refcrenco to a light on Nitalai Reef, Vitu Leva.

The cs. Southern Cross arrived from "Welling ton via intermediate ports last evening. Passengers:—Sir G. Whitmore, Messrs Wilson, Manson and Loftier.

Tho ship Otaki left yesterday for LytteKon, whoro she will load for London.

Tho schooner signalled on Saturday proved to bo tho Penpont, a largo iron vessel of 227 tons register. She lo_ tho Grey on July 2ith, and had a vory stormy passage.

The brig Crest of the Wave loft Lyttolton for this port yesterday.

The brig Chieftain left Oamaru for Auckland oa tho 22nd ult. with 4,140 sacks potatoes.

In September, 1879, a schooner of 20 tons register, namsd the Swallow, left thia port for Onora and Parengarcnga. She got on a sand bank and stuck thero until very recently, when sho was bought, floated off, and repaired by her present master (Subritzky). Sho arrived to-day with 130 sacks gum and eOOlbs copper.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. Il&wea, b.s., Hnnsby, from the South Hinemoa. 3.8., Fairchild, from Wellington

The b.s. Hawea arrived from Dnnedin, Oamaru, Akaroa, Lyttelton, Wellington, Picton, Nelson, and Taranaki at 8 a.m. yesterday. Pas sangors: Mesdamos Hustwick.Mayhan.Mitchell and child, Misses SeaJy, Walker (2), Rosser, and Mcßraith, Messrs Wright. Peters, Palmer, Eaton. Young. Goodson, Nolan, Mayhan, Wil lia_ns, Sutherland. Short, Footo, Fraser, Collins, Danaher, MoKeroth, Weias, and 19 Bteerage.

The Government steamer Hinemoa arrived yesterday at 8 a.m. Captain Fairchild reports having loft Wellington at 8 p.m. on the 31st, ar riving at Kawhia at 9 a.m. on the Ist August; left again for Manukau at 6 p.m., crossed the bar at 5a m. on the 3rd, arriving as above. Ex perienced fine weather throughout. She leaves again for Wellington to-morrow afternoon.-

KAIPARA SHIPPING.

Kaipara Heads, this dar.—Tho brigantine Bannockburn arrived here on Saturday last, and haagono up the river. Tho barque Killarney is still windbound.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Dcnedin, this day.—Arrived: At Heads, Euterpe, frem London; all well. Blot _, thi3 day .—The Ringarooma arrived at 7.30 a.m. She left Melbourne on tho 30th at 5 p.m., and experienced heavy S.E. gales on the fa'sago. Saloon passengers:—Messrs Smith, Mam, Misses Smith (2), and Hammond (2).

Sailed: Barque Lord of tho Isles -with oats for Sydney; barques North: irn Belle and Antoinnc with oats for Adelaide.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star Office, this day. MESSRS CAHUINIS AND TAYLOR'S WEEKLY

REPORT. W»D_ esday : Sale of general household furnl ture, drapery, fancy goodß, &c.; all cleared out. at satisfactory prices. A general assortment of fruit trees, shrubs, and flowering plants, all sold. Groceries: Toa, in half-chests. Is Id to 2s per lb; ten, in boxes, 15s to 20s ; kerosene. Is 7d to 18 lOd; sugar, 3d to Id; oatmeal, »slb bag, 3s9d ; flour, 93 to 12 1; Scotch mixture lollies, 6; dbran, 6s; sharps, Gs: chaff, 2s 6d: oats, 2s (id to 3s; wheat, 3s 6d; potatoes, £3 to £1 per ten. Friday: Market sale day. Report a good attendance and fair prices ruling in all de partments. Poultry, produce fancy goods, and general drapery. Poultry rather scarce and in demand; fowls. 2s to 2s 9d ; turkeys are very scarce, selling freely, good birds, 5s to 6s 3d ; young pigs, 13s 6d, few entered and in demand. Produce: Kidney potatoes, os to 5s 6d ; carrots, 2s M : good onions are scarce, and sell at lid to 2Jd; Wairaa and other cheese, lsd to 6d perlb ; tin butter, salt, 6d; keg butter, 5d to 9d, according to quality; medium bacon and hams. Id to 6d; inferior, 3d to sd; good bams and bacon remain very scarce, great inquiry for same; sharps, 6s; bran, 6s; chaff, 2s «d; oats, 2a Od to 3s ; wheat, 3s 3d to 8b 6d; good potatoes arc vory scarce and sell at £3 to £3153 por ton; flour, £9 to £12 per ton. Groceries: Tea in half-chests, Is id to Is lid; bexes of tea, 15s to 21s; mixed biscuits, IJdto 6d. Shrubs, plants and fruit trees, all cleared at prices satisfactory. Drapery, jewellery, and fancy goods all sold. At Messrs. S. Cochrane and Son's land sale to-day, 1 aero with 2-roomcd cottage, at Pan inure, sold for £75, and 310 acres near Hamilton, hToSght £760.

The Italian Bedstead is a new and^very pretty style. You will find a largo assortment of Iron and Brass and Niekcl-platcd Bedsteads at the Cheap Furnishing Warehouse, Garflck and Cranwell's, Queen-street, Auckland.—[Advt.

Chief Post-office, Auckland.

Mails, will Closk as ondki.:— Tma Day. For Tauranga, Ohinemutu, and Opotiki, per Wellington, at 5 p.m. For Whltiangi and Upper Mill, per Neptune, at 5 p._L For Thames, per Enterprise, at 5.30 p.ml ■' Tuesday, sth mat. For Taranalii and Southern ports (and London ' via Rio do Janeiro nnd Plymouth from I ILyttelton per Coptic), per Hawea, at 6 a.m. For Wftlwera, Kawau, Omaha. Matakana, and Warkworth. per RosoX'asey, at-10 a,m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 10.30 a.m. For Wellington and Southern Ports, .per Hinemoa. at 1 p.m. For Russoll, Kawakawa. Wnngaroa, and Mon eonui, por Glenelg, at 2 p.m. For Tairua. per Atalanta, at 3 p.m. For New Yorkl per Thames, at 3 p.m. ' For Russell, Kawakawa, &c., por Waihora, at 4 p.m. For GHsborne. Napier, and Southern Porta, per Southern Cross, at 4 r_m. For Whangarci Heads, Parua, Wainu. Whan garel, _.amo, and Mangapai, per Macgregor or Waicaki, at 5 p.m. Tuesday, 19th inst. Per s.s. Zoalandia, as follows— For Sandwich Islands, United States of America, flanada, 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. I - ; •' For money orders, registered letters and newßpfipers, at 11.30 a.m. . '.J** 6, lette _.•. bearing an extra fee of six ' £_ nc. _• .___{_ ° _. _>. °* Postage, wiU be ' received by the Mail Agent on board the 1 Btauner up to the time of sailing. This mail will he due in London on Satur day. Soptcmber 27th, 1884. N.8.-The 8.8. Coptic will leave Lyttelton,. lor _onaon. via Rio do Janiero and Plymouth, on August 10. Expected" tiifte of passage, 43 days. -_. "__, __ _ _»* B; BI _. • C^6' Postmaster. Chief Post-office, Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

August I, 1881,

Abbott's Opera House—"Boccaccio," 7.45 P.m. St. Sepulchre's Mutual Improvement Society —Lecture on " Electricity," with iUustratione, by Mr Donkin. 0.X., 8 p.m.

Freemasons' Hall—Ara Lodge, Monthly Moot ing, 7 30 p.m.

Drill-shed — Monthly Inspection of Hobson Corps, 7.30 p.m. Members of Now Zoaland National Riflo Association, 8 p.m.

I'onsonby Hall-Gospel Temperance Mission, 7.30 p.m.

Alexandra-street Primitive Methodist School room—Sorvico of Song, "Eva, 7.30p.in.

Eobson's Dining Room—Crimean Colobration, Annual Dinner, 7.30 p.m.

Remuora Hall—Entortainmont and Fancy Dress Dance, 6 p.m.

Epsom Hall-Mr Pooley'a Concert, 8 p.m,

Theatre Royal—"ls tho Mosaic Account of Creation at Variance with Scionco." 8 p.m.

Mount Albort WosToy^n Sunday-school Soiree, 1.30 p.m.

Births.

MURPHY.—On August 1, at hor l-osideneo, Alcxandra-Btroet, the wife ol W. Mwfphy of a son.

Marriage.

BRKNAN—HADRILL. —On July 18, Josoph Brcnan, of Auckland, to Amy Fredcrica, eldest daughter of E. Hadrill, of Auckland.

Deaths.

FRENCH.—On August 3, Jaue, tho beloved wife of Alexander French; aged 53 years. Tho funeral will leave her husband'B houso, Kingslund Road, Mt. Albort, on Wednesday. oth August, at 2.30. Friends please accept this intimation.

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

MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1884.

For the cause that lodes assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in tho distance. And the geod that wo can do.

Notwithstanding the repeated asser tions in the House of Representatives that the native difficulty is at an end, a glance at the real aspect of affairs .. ill show that what is more than a mere after-glow still remains. For many years the signs of native agitation on the West Coast of the North Island have been associated with Parihaka. The order to eject the surveyors from , the Waimate Plains came from there, the political ploughmen were there commissioned to enter on their scheme ot" agrarian rebellion; the opposition to road-making emanated from and was consummated at that place ; and in consequence of all these it became at length recognised that whilst Parihaka was left alone the germ of the agitation was undisturbed, and our colonial army was sent to arrest the ringleaders and disperse the remainder of the alien inhabitants in 1881. Many houses wcra destroyed, and all arms were seized and confiscated for miles around the place. It must not be sup posed that the dispersion of the alien tribes was thoroughly carried out, however; on the contrary, there has been a larger settled population at Parihaka since the supposed dispersion than ever there was before, and few tibes were unrepresented. Previous to the sth of November, 1881, Parihaka was a large settlement generally sparsely peopled, but ftlll to over flowing once a month ; since that time it has been pretty thickly occupied continually. With the passing of the Amnesty Act, Te Whiti and Tohu were liberated, and the tribes of the Coast have ever since made monthly attempts to visit their old marae. Small parties continually passed, and even larger numbers than was strictly legal were allowed access from the New Plymouth side, but the tribes to the southward and the Waikato natives were uniformly sent back updar the provisions of the West Coast Settlement Act-; the former by an A.C. guard stationed near Opunake, and the latter by the force at the White Cliffs. The Act referred to lapsed at the meeting of the last session of Parliament) and was not renewed, consequently there remained no legal restraint upon the meeting of the natives 5 they could journey along the road as they pleased, and meet together in unlimited numbers wherever they chose. They were not slow to take advantage of the liberty given them, and what may truly be called an immense meeting is now installed at Parihaka.

It does not appear that Te Whiti has lost any influence from the fact of his imprisonment _ on the contrary, there is evidence that his mana has spread. Ngatiapa, South of Wanganui, have tried every month to visit Parihaka, and arc now there represented, as also are a small tribe called Muopoko, who live as neat to Wellington as Horo whenua. Brom Horowhenua to the village in the Waikato where Te Mahuki imprisoned Mr Hursthouse, the surveyor, is a very long distance, and although it cannot be said that all the natives between those places are followers of Te Whiti, it can safely be asserted that the majority of those between Mokau and Wanganui would do exactly as Te Whiti told them. It will thus be seen that coercion has failed to destroy faith in the prophet, and measures of conciliation- met with as little success. Those now at Pari haka, which are understated in Govern ment telegrams at 1,500, by many hundreds, are behaving in an orderly manner, simply feasting and waiting. We are told that Te Whiti has made no speedi, nor indicated his future policy. There is reason to believe that the deliberations of the two chiefs and their principal men will be entirely of an esoteric character for the future, except when it becomes necessary to ! convey any part of their policy to the Government, when, doubtless, public speeches will be made.

It may be interesting to inquire how it is that the colonial forces and the Royal-Commission have failed to estab lish a loyal feeling of submission in the natives. There can be no doubt that Mr Bryce, with the aid of the Volun teers, did his work well in the disper sion of the Parihaka fanatics. The place was partially destroyed, the prophet arrested, and the majority of the natives dispersed. This was the work of the military in the cause of law and order, but something more was necessary. Cutting down forests is not the final aim of the settler. It was

necessary to supply something which should prove a counter attraction to the Parihaka meetings, and it was more than all requisite that justice should be done to the natives in their land claims. To do this conciliatory work, a Royal Commission was ap pointed to inquire into unful filled promises, and generally re commend such a disposition of the confiscated lands as should satisfy every just claim of the natives, and bring the balance, under settlement by Europeans. This Royal Commission was composed of Sir William Fox and Sir Dillon Bell. Provision was made for the appointment of a Maori mem ber of the Commission, but none could be found willing to sit on it. Mohi Tawhai objected because the power of the Commission was too restricted in his idea for justice to be done to all. He did not approve, he said, of running

like a horse between the two shafts of a | cart. The Commission found many j grievances and reported on them; in fact, from its first appointment to the ! present time the reports printed have . been far more voluminous than eftec- j tive in the settlement of the difficulty, although the recommendations have | been consistently carried out by the Government. It was apparent that to j make- the operations successful, the recognition of Te Whiti and his people was necessary. The' Commission did not po to Parihakn, but sent a mes sage from Opunake to Te Whiti and Tohu. The answer was that it was not competent for an adulterous man to adjudicate upon his own sin. This Was an allusion to the confiscation of the native land by Sir W. Fox, but no blame appears to have been imputed to the other Commissioner, Sir Dillon Bell. The latter was much better liked, and his impartialitymorebelieved, in than was the case with the former. Sir Dillon Bell, however, was soon after sent Home as Agent-General, and Sir W. Fox was made sole Commis sioner. Now, it was not in the situa tion of affairs for any man to command success, but the known uncompro mising ideas of Sir William Fox on confiscation and his general proclivities and antecedents forbade the hope in the minds of many that he would deserve it. From the beginning to the end of his work he received no co operation or support from the chiefs who had power over the people. His assistant was the same Taranaki Com missioner who had contributed to the creation of the grievances which the present Commission was to re dress, and the natives who ac cepted the provisions of the Royal Commission were the tag - rag .and bob-tail which liava always been at the beck and call of the Commis sioner referred to, from the first Wai tara war to the present time. No native received land because he was loyal, but the greatest rebel or re claimed rebel was rewarded if he cringed to the Commission. The Com missioner stated that all tribal and ancestral rights were done away with by the confiscation, which is not true, as Sir Dillon Bell himself stated in the House. However, on these lines the sole Commissioner worked, and exer cised an amount of patronage in his awards practically limitless, or limited only by the confiscated boundary. Under pressure from without, more land than could justly be takan for settlement was, in favourable situations, sold, thus rendering the allocation of the 50 acres each, which the Commis sion in its first report had announced as the proper scale, impossible. In other places some favoured individuals got acres by hundreds, whilst others got none, or next to none. Hence the doubt of impartial justice being done expressed by Te Whiti and his people was confirmed by subsequent proceed ings, and their determination to keep aloof was justified.

To render the work complete, each native should receive an award, a por tion of land he could call his own, so that individual interests would coun« teract the communal attractions of Parihaka. Mr Hryce always favoured this subdivision, but Sir W. Fox frequently said he should not attempt it; he asserted that his work was finished when he had made the grants to the hapus. Me did not consider thathapu subdivisions had been in exist encc from time immemorial, and his award must necessarily be less than the old hapu land, consequently useless as a matter of conciliation, and at best a communal award, and therefore of no utility as a spring to individual industry, and a creation of individual interest. The West Coast Settlement Reserves Act provided lor the leasing of certain portions of the reserves made for the natives to Europeans with or without the co-operation of the owners. Many thousands of acres were leased with the nominal consent of the owners— that is, one or two of the natires were induced to sign the authority to the Commissioner to lease—and these, although acting on their own responsibility, were styled agents for the tribe. Now, before these rents became due to the natives which had been paid by European lessees to the Public Trustee, an amendment was made to the Act in 1833 making it imperative that a majority of the natives should meet together and apportion the interests of each before any money could be paid to them. It was well known that the natives were still adherents of Te: Whiti, and would not recognise the! work of the Commission; this was shown by the fact that the colony was , still put to the expense of keeping I guard on the main high roads of the j country to prevent the meetings at j Parihaka. Hence none who knew any •thing of the state of affairs expected that the natives would meet. They did i not meet, and the money still lies in | the hands of the Public Trustee. But | the amendment referred to says that I until such apportionment of interests i takes place no leasing»of land should \ ensue. This, however, was not j allowed to operate against the ac-' quisition of land by the settlers, only j against the payment of the money to ' the native owners. Now, it is evident that had __eh an apportionment of! interests taken place, the land could have been subdivided without any fur-' ther trouble to the Commissioner ; but S it was impossible that a fair apportion-; ment ofinterests could have been made i by the natives, even had they been so ! inclined, and for this reason—the land • they weie asked to subdivide was only I a very small portion of "that confis-1 cated, consequently many of those who had suffered from confiscation would ' not be represented on the reserve they were asked to apportion. But had Sir W. Fox been inclined to subdivide in a fair and equitable manner, he had, as he himself (or his Commission) slated in the first report, a basis of j operations, viz., the Native Land Act scale of 50 acres. It is supposed that! the transactions of the lioyal Com mission in the taking of land for settle ment, and the making large reserves for favoured individuals, had so decreased the area for subdivision that was not sufficient land left. But even so, a pro rala subdivision might have been made had there been a genuine wish to do this. And so the matter stands. No money can be paid the natives until the amendment in the Act of last scs -1 sion is withdrawn, and no native, how ■ ever loyal, can get either money or I land for individual industry until the | subdivision has taken place. It will I thus be seen that matter for discontent in abundance remains for Te Whiti to j make use of for the spread of his in-, fluence; and the encouragement of r loyalty by the operations of the Royal Commission is nil. Furthermore, as j the Commission was appointed to I conciliate the natives and suppress ■. agitation and dissatisfaction, its failure in this respect is an utter one, and solely to this cause, and not to any shortcomings of the Native Minister, is the continuance of the Parihaka agita- j tion to be attributed. ' 1

Small-Pox in New Zoaland. Wlni.i: pur Government are " considering" what stops they should take to prevent small-pox being introduced into this colony from Melbourne, the disease has reached our shores, and that, too, in a malignant form. The steamer Waihora, by which His Excellency the Governor was a passenger, has brought; tho dreaded malady to New Zealand—a man sull'ering from a bad attack of conlluont variola having bee_ landed at Napier. Tho Waihora is duo hore to morrow, and some uneasiness will naturally bo iolt in view ci' tho not remote possi bility that sho may land in this city a number of undeveloped cases of tho dangerous disease. Now Zealand has hitherto been happily exempt from any epidemic of tho terrible and fatal malady, but this has boon chielly duo to tho oxorciso of a rigid quarantine in tho .case of vessels arriving from infected ports. "Wo have formorly referred to the extraordinary Gov ernmental blunder by which, owing to the Governor's absence iti Australia, there was no authority in this colony which could declare Mulbonrno an infected port and enforce quarantine on vessels arriving from theio. The immediate result of this is that, while His Excellency has oacuped unpleasant detention, a virulent, Band it is feared a fatal case of small-pox has been put ashore at Napier - r tho ultimate consequences of tho lapso it is impossible to forecast. What is of pressing moment at tho present timo is the fact that our Government have not yot adopted the only ollectivo moans of preventing tho outbreak of a small-pox upidoiuic by proclaiming Molbourno an infected port. Another steamer — the Kingarooma — has reached Bluff to-day from the plague-stricken Australian city, with passengers for all parts of this colony, la. sho, too, ,tp bo allowed to debark a load of infection on our shores, without tha slightest effort being mado to chock the process '! Surely not, and after tho warn- . iug telegraphed them from Napier, tlioGov ernment would bo guilty of criminality if they delayed for a day tho issue of tho necessary proclamation.

Tho present outbreak on board the Wui hora indicates that small-pox must, at tbo time of her departure, have been more wide spread in Melbourne than our telegrams have stated. The incompotont or negligent medical oilicor of health has sinco then been removed from -tlice, and tho Mel bourne people have awakened to a souse of the gravity of tho situation by tho spreading of the disease to remote country districts, and by an outbreak in tho moat thickly populated part of tho city. For us in New /calami, all past experience urges an immediate and rigid enforcement of quarantine, and a complete isolation of any euso^sucb as that at Napier, which may in advertently bo allowed on shoro. Our local oilicor of health,' Dr. Philson, may bo depended upon to adopt every precaution against tho disease being lauded from tho Wnihora ; but the ollioers of tho sjeamcrmay plead that thcro is no dleouso o_•board, that small-pox ncvor was on board, as it developed after tho patient landed, and, therefore, d.clinotogo into quarantine It would have been more satisfactory in pvery way hud the Govern ment shown thonisolvos alive to their duty in the matter, and acted with promptitude instead of dilly-dallying with a matter of ..noli vital importance.

Tho Auckland mcmbors of Assembly go to Wellington by tho Government steamer Hinemoa, leaving Onohunga to-morrow (Tuesday) at :!.,'JO. Three members of the ifou.o of Representatives have already gone, viz., Sir Gcorgo Grey, and Messrs Hurst and Dargaville; but doubtless all tho other members will accompsny the Speaker in the Hinemoa': Tho annual election of Councillor, to fill the Vacancies caused by thoao who retire by rotation lakes place on the 11th September no_t, nominations on the 30th of this month, Tlio following are the Councillors who re tiro :—Knit Ward, Cr. Crowthor ; North Ward, Cr. Marshall ; South Ward, Cr. Fleming ; Grafton Ward, Cr. Holland ; Poiisonby Ward, Cr. Field ; Karangahapo Ward, Cr. Stevenson. There was a slight improvemont (about 2.) in Colonial Hank shares to-day; nlsoii fair demand for iiisuranco shares generally. ■Sales in South British were efi'ecled at._B«. ] Mining market firm, Imperials, 30s; i buyers, ,'!ls ; sellers, Ills fid. Sales in Deep | I.ov'ul Cross Is Gd, and Cambria Is Gd. j Very little alteration in othorstock, I The liiombci'.i of tho City Council tonight j entertain Or. Thompson to dinner, on Iho occasion of hi* doparling for Wellington to perform the duties of member of tho Houso of Representatives, This is a further j testimony, if such were needed, of tho I popularity of tho newly-elected momber for City North. , j Three Auckland youths who havo been ! "going the pace" for iiomo considerable : time past-, at tho expense of other people, j left for fresh fields and pastures new l,y a j sailing vessel yesterday. _ They havo I started as seamen at a shilling n month, and aro expected eventually to turn up in Japan. A party of goiitlciiion, by invitation from Mr Graves Aickin, had a pleasant trip in j tho harbour on Saturday afternoon, Tho i ferry steamer Victoria was chartered for | tho occasion, and tho following wore on | board : —His Worship tho .Mayor, Dr. Honey man, Mr J. M. Brigham (Socrctary to tho lioftrd), Captain Burgoss, Roy, P. | Bruce, Rev. T. Thistle, Messrs Hill, Winks i Richmond, Mackochnio, 3. Murray, Ander son (City Engineer), Niccol, W. Aitken, McLood, Shorn, and Flood. Mr J. L, ! Gillies, late Secretary of tho Dunodin Gar I hour Board, who is at present in Auckland i also formed ono of tlio party, and ono objoct iof tho trip was to give him an opportunity |to sco tho great works proceeding in the | upper part of tho harbour. After passing I Kauri Point tho steamer returned, and 1 stopped at tho Sugar Company's Wharf, | whore the party landed. They wore re ceived by Mr Muir, the manager, who ' courteously showed thorn ovor tho works, j where a largo quantity of raw sugar is now stored, and the machinory is e_ far arranged that operations will bo commonced at an j early date. On tho return voyago several toasts wore drunk, including " Success to : tho Now Zealand Sugar Company," coupled : with tho name of Mr Muir, to which that | gentleman responded. Tho health of Mr J. jL. Gillies was also drunk, and Mr Gillies j responded. " Tho Host " (Mr Aickin), proposod by tho Roy. D. Bruce, "Tho j Mayor" by Mr McLcod, and "Mrßrigham." I proposed by tho Mayor, wore idso duiy j honoured and acknowledged. Calliope I Dock having been visited the party ro- J turned to town j The football matches played on Saturday afternoon were of an interesting character. I The principal contest was between Poii sonby and Auckland, in the Domain. I'onsonby was handicapped by having onljr fourteen men, both Arneil and Anderson being absent. Auckland had decidedly the best of tho game during the first term, and scored first by Hcndoi _on gotting a try, from which Carter failed to kick a goal. In the second term Poiisonby played with great determination, and after an exhibition of iino play on both sides, Whiteside cross.d the lino on two occasions. Tho first place kick was badly attempted by Swan son, and the second, which was entrusted to "Whiteside, although not succeisfnl, was so close -that his effort was foiled by great applause. Braun more than once saved his side during tho remainder of tho game, which was very hotly contested, arid white side secured a third try. Tho place kick was undertaken by Yongc, and proved a failure, tho match thus resulting in favour of Ponsonhy by (i points to 2. Grafton met Cordon in the Domain, and after a very well-contested game, tho score stood in favour of Cordon with 4 points against their opponents' nil. The (bird match was played at North Shore, whore tho local team met the Alberts, and secured a victory by ten points (throe trios and a goal from the field) to nil. A charge of embezzlement was heard at tho Polico Court on Saturday. Percy H. Janorin was arraigned on tho charge of embozzling several sums of monoy belonging to his em ployer, Robert W. Johnson, of I'arnoll. Mr Theo. Coopor appeared in defonco, and pleaded not guilty. Janot Fell, wife of George Foli, grocer, Freeman's Bay, de posed to knowing tho accused as employed at tho Parncll Vinogar Works. Sho paid him £110s Gd for good, on the 12th' of July, and he gavo her a receipt, Robert White Johnson, Vinegar and Sauce Manufacturer, deposed that prisoner was engaged as traveller and-collector at a weekly salary of 30s and commission of 10 per cent, on his pales. Did not receive the amount. On the 28 th ult., he had a letter, from the prisoner expressing'regret at detaining the money ,and promising to pay it on tho fol -1 living Saturday, cnolosod a "list of the three persons who had- paid bills to him.' Ho had unfortunately lost tiie money. By Mr Coopor: Ij _ was not paid 5s a (lay when out travelling, but only when working indoors.. Detective Walker arrested tho prisoner on the .o'Oth ult. Prisoner said, " Oh, I've written to Mr Johnson, and that will be settled," '. . .',...'

Cr, Stevenson has given notice to move at next meeting of City Council " That the Engineer be instructed to prepare estimates of cost of draining that portion of Karanga hapo gully between Newton Road and Pitt street." Ci'. Dcvorowill move "That tho western side of Franklin Road, from Eng land-street t. Freeman's Bay, be kerb'ed and channelled." Cr. Rattray will move " That an inexpensive asphalt crossing bo made across tho top of Alexandra-street, in Symonds - streot; also across Symonds strcet from corner of O'Rorke-street at its entrance to Domain-stroot." Tho same councillor will also move " That the En gineer be instructed to roport ns soon as possible tho cost of cutting down to the per manent Icvol and forming Waterloo Quad rant from opposite the late Mr Whitsoii's residence ; Symonds > street, from . the Choral Hall to VVa'teVloo .Quadrant; Eden street and Jermyn-stroet."

A football match was played at tho Thames on Saturday between tho Victoria and representatives of tho Thames, And ro suited in an easy win for the former by G points to nil. For tho Victoria, a try w.ih obtained by Binnoy, and was convertod into a goal by Sibbin. Tho Victorias played a very fast game throughout. In tho evening tho visitors wcro entertained at a dinner in tho Shortland Hall.

Tho Tramway Company purchased 20 horsos from Mr J. Chadwick on Saturday. They woro Bpocially soleotod for tho Com pany by him in Wanganui. " Robin Hood " filled up his sweep on tho Waterloo Cup, and it may bo mentioned it is tho first that has yot been successful in Now Zoaland on a cout-sing match. Owing to tho two dogs dividing the Btako,firat and second monoys in tho eweop wore added to gether, one half fulling to the lot of a poor woman in Rangiora, tho other to a lady investor at liungitata. Tho Waterloo Purso winner wont to a butcher in Christchurch, and tho other prizes all over Now Zoa land.

Tho Government sloamer Hinooioa ar rived in tho Muiiuknu from Wollington via Kawhia at eight o'clock on Sunday morn ing.

Tho Harbinger of Peaco entertainment, held on Friday Inst, was a success. Tho proceedings commenced by singingthoopoii ing odo, nftor a low prefatory remarks from tho W.C.T., Mr Wilkes, jiinr. Mies Marson warbled ono of her sweet ditties; Mr Jonkin, "Tho Empty Cradle," accom panying himsolf on tho violin j MrsCotting luim, "Homo Once More;" Mr Marson, "Tho Wreck j" Mr Hunt's comic songs, "Brandy Noso " (oncorcd) and "I Want tn Co Homo to Mamma;" duet by tho Missos Marson, "Convent Bells :" followed by a brief address on "Lodgo Revival;" and a song, "Tho Sal vation Army Young Man;" rocitation, "Stonowall Jaoltßon," Mr Mncky j Mies Campbell sang most ploasingly "Dream land;" Miss llahn, "Gonevievo," violin accompaniment by Mr Jonkin; Mr Town end, "My Mother's Crave." The pro gramme was brought to a close by a charm ing ballad by Miss Kavanagh; the whole concluding with tho Nutional Anthom.

At the L oriic-stroot Hall last evening Mr Isaac Solby dolivorcd, under the style of "Samson, tho Fox-hunter," a biographical and critical lecture from tho Frcethought standpoint uixm tho Scriptural Samson. In some prefatory remarks tho lecturer said that ho understood a policeman had been told off to watch Aclr proceedings with a viow to prosecution. It that wore so, ho hoped that noxt Sunday evening Superintendent Thomson and the wholo of his forco would attend, so that thoy might share whatever benefit was to bo dorivod from a Freethought discourse. Prior to tho locturo Mr Webbo playod as a pianoforte solo a fantasia an " Way Down tho Swaneo River," and Mr Dean (of tho Dunning Opera Coinpuny) recited a sailor's yarn in verse, entitled "The Creole," which received an encore.

Tho twolvo hours' walking match con cluded at tho Theatre Hoyal on Saturday night, when the building waß packed. Jerome retired at ton o'clock with a record of 40 miles, and seven minutes later Cutler left tho track for good with his record stand ing at 47 miles 23 laps. Goodman kopt tho track, and in tho eleventh hour his record was r>s miles 18 laps, whilo Hondry led with f>7 milos 31 laps. Goodman complotod C 7 miles, and then retired, leaving Hendry to finish ulone. At 11 p.m. Mr M. Gallaghor announced tho result as follows:—A. Hendry, 03 milos 7 laps, Ist; J. Hondry, G'2 miles 8 laps, 2nd | \V. Stevenson, 61 miles 15 laps, 3rd. Tho announcement Was received with great chooring. Prizes are to bo paid ovor at tho Prince of Wales Hotel this ovening. Another walking match is to t iko place at tho Theatre shortly, a sporting plumber having mado a wagor that a .Southern pcd. named McKuno cannot walk eighteen miles within throo hours. A supper and social entertainment was given in tho anto-room of St Jamo. s Hall 011 Thursday ovoniiig Inst by tho members of St. James's Young Mon . Sabbath Morning Fellowship Association to tho young men of tho congregation. About fifty voting men sat down to an oxcellent tea, presided over by tho Rev. U, F. Mac nieol (Hon. President of tho Association). After the tables had boon cleared, tho re mainder of tho ovoning was devoted to readings, recitations, songs, addresses, etc., which were greatly appreciated by thoso present. Supper followed, and then about 10.30 tho wholo company dispersed, thoroughly satisfied that thoy had spent a very pleasant and profitable evening. Tho object of the affair was to promote-social intercourse among tho young men of the congregation, and the Committee deserve praise for tho manner in which It was carried out.

Wo would draw attention to the soireo to bo held at Mount Albort to-morrow (Tues day) ovening to colobrate tho Isth anni versary of tho Wesloyan Sunday-school. Tea in the school-room at 6.30j followed by a public mooting in the Wesloyan Church, ovor which the Rev. A. Roid will preside.

Tho Masonic Dramatic Club announce n grand ontortainmont for Thursday, 14th inst., in aid of tho Freemssons' Hall Build ing Fund. Thecomcdy, "Our Domestics,"' and tho farce, "Tweedleton's Tall Coat," will bo performed on the occasion.

For some time back advortisemonts have beon apnoaring in our columns detailing tho extraordinary virtues of 'a preparation known as "Hamburg Tea." Public interest has been so much aroused thereby that, as no local agent's name appeared, wo havo boon repeatedly asked whore the article was to bo got. Wo now learn that tho Auckland agents aro M. Levy and Co., and no doubt Hamburg tea will soon bo on sale at every rotail druggist's.

It will bo seen by our advertising col umns that Mulco'.mson and Do Lacy havo es tablished themselves in those central premises situated nt tliocjrnor of Hlgh-strcot and Vulcan l,ano as house, land, osiato, and financial audits, and as a comparatively n<»v feature in their buninbsa, they intend, tor tho benefit of clients plnelnK properties in Uiolr hands for sale or to let, to moct a long'felt want, viz., in exe cuting photographs of all properties if so re quested, nnd thus placing beforo intending pur chasers the exact facsimile of the proporty for disposal. It is also thoir Intention, in conjunc tion with the above branch of business, to add that of forwarding and parcel delivery agents, which from tho knowledge gainod by Mr Mal colmson whilst part proprietor of a Bimilar busi ness in town, will ho of matorial assistance to thier now unaertaklng.

SCINTILLATIONS.

A Bic Giul—Ellio Fant,

'' Boccaccio" in tho Opera House to night, _ Steamer Triumph will be uoeked this week.

Sir Geo. Whitmore is in town. The butler pioduce of Taranaki is worth i' 20,000 a yoar. South Australian railways have cost nearly soven millions sterling. Sir Goorgo Grey has arrived at Welling ton.

An Industrial Exhibition was opened at Dunedin on Saturday. Jt is proposed to form a Labourers' Union at Christchurch. Laet year, the Manchester Unity of Odd fellows distributed £431,137 as sick aliment, and £116,247 us funoral money.

Tho nogro population of Amorioa is in (r Sasii gat tho rate of 200,000 a year. Hickory nut trees aro being extensively planted in Canterbury. Thoy havo a mimic Parliament in Dune din, and Mr Stout as Governor, opened it 011 Saturday night. Tho Metropolitan Railway Company, London, issues 72,000,000 tickets yearly, of which 80 per cent, aro third-class, averag ing Is 8d per ticket. At Ceylon, " the World's End " is a preci piae over which any one falling falls a distance of nearly a rnilo. Noumea, is said to be .overflowing with discharged convicts, and labour is abso lutely at a standstill. The cleverest piece of obituary adver tising has been done by a widow who put on.hor husband's tombstone: —"Sacred to the memory of Mathurin Bezuchet, who departed this life aged 08 years, regretting tho necessity of parting from the most charming and best of women." There were 1,049 State schools in Victoria in £1872, and 1,762 in 1882, and the total number of scholars on the rolls increased from 136,055 to 222,945.

CABLEGRAMS.

[BY CABLE.-COPYRIGHT.]

(Received 4th, 11 a m.)

Anotbcr Irish Emissary Turns Back.

London, August 3. —Mr Sexton, M.P., has abandoned his proposed visit to Australia. "Slavery" In tho Pacific. A great meoting has been held at the Guildhall to colcbrato tho jubiloo of tho abolition of slavery. Tho Prince of "Wales presided. Earl Granvillo expressed regret at tho kidnapping which was carried on in tho Pacific. Tho Annexation of Stollaland. A great majority of the inhabitants of Stollaland havoaecopted Britisli protection. American Exhibition in London. An exhibition for American inventions and goods will he held in London in May, 1880. Now Australian Liners. Two largo passenger steamers arc being built on tho Tyno for Messrs Iluddart and Parker's line of Victorian stcamora. Tho Victorian Mon-o'-War. Lord No'rtllbrook said that in refusing to allow tho Victorian men-o'-war to carry tho whito ensign, it was not intended us a slur. The proper flag for Colonial men-o' war was tho bluo ensign. Tho Government and tho Egyptian Ques tion. Mr Gladstone apparently does not intend to submit any proposals to Parliament re garding tho Egyptian question, and he is not willing to give any facilities for de bate. Expected War In China. August 4, 12.40 p.m.) Honk Kong, August 3.—ln the cvont of tho rejection by China of France's ulti matum, Admiral Courbet will immediately order tho commanders of tho tho French war vessels at Foochow and Kclvng (a seaport in tho North of tho Island of Formosa) to occupy thoso placos ac guarantee for tho indemnity which is de manded as reparation for tho Langson affair.

Bono Ko_o, August I.—No conformation yet has transpired of the report that an agreement had boon comoto between Fiance and China. Tho latest news from Foochow states that considerable alarm prevails there, owing to the four that tho French fleet in tend to bombard the town. All tho English ladies and children have embarked on board the vessels in port, and most of the foreign residents aro leaving, A detachment of marinos from tho British men-of-war has been landed to afford. protection to tho English residents in caso of necessity. Death of tho King of Annam. Telegrams aro to hand from Annam an nouncing tho death of tho King. No detail., of tho occurrence havo yet beon received. Dynamite Fiends Scntonced. London, August 2.—The trial of the dynamiters Daley and Egan, on a charge of treason-felony, concluded yesterday at Bir mingham. The former was sentenced to penal servitude for life, and Egun to 20 years' imprisonment. Tho English Press generally condemn the action of tiie mob who earned tho extraor dinary scene during tho cricket match of tho Australians vermis the Player*. Tho Proposed Imporlal Federation. Tho "Spectator" urges that tho several Agents-Genoral of Australasia should be formed into a Colonial Council of Advice. Tho "Saturday Review," in a strong article on the colonial representation, urges that the Australian colonies should bo permitted to elect representatives for the Imperial Parliament. Writing on the subject of tho Dutch claims ovor New Guinea, tho "Standard " says that after inquiry it is found that thoy hnvo lapsed. Tho same paper assumes that now tho colonies will take steps to annex the wholo of the island.

In tho Houso of Commons on Monday, Mr Gladstone will be asked so pa«g this ses sion tho Federation Enabling Bill. The " Spoctator " favours this course. Several off-coast cargoos of Australian whoat havo been sold at prices ranging from 30s to 39s 3d.

AUSTRALIAN.

Mklhoukne, August 2. —A report has roachod horo that small-pox litis mado its appearance at a bordor town, on the boundary line between Victoria and South Australia, where two police troopers have been attacked with a disease which is boliovcd te bo truo variola. Further cases of small-pox aro also reported in tho suburbs of this city. A caso of small-pox has occurred in the hoart of tho city, and foars are entertained that tho infection may spread. Arrival of Suez Malls. Mei.Hoiiknk, this flay.—Arrived yester day : P. and O. Steamship Bull oral, with English mails dated London Juno 27.

(Per s.s..Rixoakooma, at tub Bluff.)

" AI'IE " SPECIAL.

Proposed New Dock for Adelaide.

London, July 21.—-Mr Bolting" is at present in London endeavouring to float a Company for tho construction of an ocean harbour and dock in the Gulf of St. Vincent, outside tho lightship pussago, near Ade laide. The capital is to bo £250,000 The prospect of floating tho new Company is not, however, contidered to bo favourable. Tawhiao's Intorvlow with Lord Derby.

Tawhiao (tho Maori King) and his suite had an interview yesterday with the Earl of Dorby. Tawhiao demanded for tho Maoris the right to make their own laws. Lord Dorby deprecated such a proposal, but promised to consult with the New Zoaland Government on tho subjoct.

OPERA HOUSE.-"Barbe Blene."

Offenbach's "Blue Beard" was repeated with marked success to a capital house on Saturday evening. Tho Company appear in it to very great advantage, nnd it is a real pity .that it was not staged earlier in tho evening, as it would assuredly have drawn woll for a week at least. Tho music is light and agreeable, the plot is amusing, and the " business " associated with its evo lution is ludicrous in;tho extreme. As Lord Blue BeoTd, Mr Knight Aston was both seen and heard at his bis1;. Tho part is evi dently a favourite with him and he makes in it a very palpable "bill." Miss Leaf displayed considerable histrionic talent as Boulotte, a villago^Hozden, and Mr Appleby and Miss Stanley as King aid Queen, res pectively kept tho audienco in a continuous titter ot laughter while thoy remained upon the stage. The remaining parts were also well-sustained. "Boccaccio" T.-alght. This irrosistably comic opera, with ils rich spectacular effects, will be performed tonight for the last timo, on 1 Mr Dunning takes his richly-earnod benefit to-morrow evening, on which occasion "Rip Van Winkle," supplemented with concert selec tions, will be given.

Modern science has opened up such a wide and interesting field of inquiry respect ing theMosaieCojmogony that the debate at the Theatre Royal this ovening betwoon tho Rationalistic Association" and tho Socioty for Promoting Christian Knowledge should draw alargohomo. Mr W.-B uchunin is said to havo mado a hobby all his ifo of geolofry and has made a special stui-y of the Moeioc account of creation, and Mr Selby is a young- but redoubtable debater, so there is likely to bo a good, wordy war faro. All tho net funds will bo handed ovtr to the Auckland Hospital authorities for books for tho patients.

Tho Auckland Hospital librarian acknow ledges with many thanks the receipt of a large parcel of books from Mr William E. Meat's, Queen-street, Anckland, and an other package from tho Franklin Poad Sunday-school.

The last number of the "Herefordshire Pomona," edited by Robert Hogg, Esq., LL.D., F.L.S. (father of Mr R. A. Milli gan Hogg, barristor of Auckland), has just been .issued. The complete work is tho most splendid book on apple culture over published. It was carried out under the auspices of the Woolhope Club, of Hereford, Tho chromo lithographic illustrations are perfect works of art Dr. Hogg has also now far advanced tho fifth edition of his _' Fruit Manual," tho universally accepted standard authority on varieties. It is to be published in' tho autumn, and will contain many valuable additions, which make the work much larger than the last.

"ROUGH ON RATS. "-Clear, ontnu,lufce,mdm, flies, nuts, totl-bug . beetles, bisects, skunks, jack-rabbits, gophers. At Druggists. ; _. _c m ythorue, Pro tser a Co., Asotits, Auckl—l_

A SUCCESSFUL SWINDLER.

(BY lEIiEGKA-J-— OWN COR. __.ONIJF.NT.)

Christchurch, this day. A man" named Wm. Jackson, alio .s John Thomas, has been victimising a number of tradespeople by moans of forged cheques. Ho stands committed for trial on four charges, and another is to bo proforrcd. Throughout, tho prisoner appears to have confined his operations to High-street, victimising four tradesmen of that street in succession. On Juno 21 he visited _Ir Btratz, watchmaker, with a cheque for £]2. On June 2Cth ho got groceries valued at £1 8s 11 Jd and chango in cash, £12 Is Id, in return for ono of his worthless cheques for £15", from Kincaid and Mar riott. On July 19, Messrs Parker and Tribo, drapers, wore favoured with a visit by tho accused, who negotiated another cheque for £1(1 ss, and on July 24 the man's cheque-changing career was stopped by Mr Armstrong, who immediately after ho changed what ho thought to be Mr T. J. Joynt's cheque for £10,- became suspicious, and in company with a constable followed tho prisonor and caught him. From this brief summary of the charges, it will bo seen that prisoner had been getting money and goods at a cheap rate from tradesmen for over a month. His method of procedure was in oaeh case almost exactly similar. Ho would go to ono tradesman and obtain from him a blank cheque, always being careful to pay a penny for it, then, after tho cheque had been filled in ho would take it to another tradesman and represent that ho would purchase somo goods if tho shop keeper would change tho cheque In every instance ho was successful, and in the case of Mr Stratz, that gentleman did not even have the satisfaction of being able to stop payment of a cheque of his own for £o, which ho had given to prisoner in change.

THE EGYPTIAN CONFERENCE CLOSED.

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London, August 2. The International Conference on Kgyptian affairs adjourned indefinitely to-day. In the House of Commons this afternoon, Mr Gladstone made a lengthy and important statement regarding the Conference Ho regretted that tho delegates had failed to arrive at any agreement regarding the chief object under discussion, the adjustment of Egyptian finance. The failure, the Premier said, was owing to the differ ence which existed between England and France, tho latter refusing to 'agreo to tho proposed dimmintion of the dividend payablo as interest on tho Egyptian loans, as the Finance Committee had suggested. Italy and Turkey sup ported tho English proposal, and the Aus trian, German, and Kussian representatives declined to vote The failure of the Confer once to agreo as to the basis upon which the reorganisation of Egyptian finances should tuko place was a matter requiring serious consideration and heavy responsibility. The Anglo-French agreement which pre viously existed having been in abcyanco since the abolition of tho dual control, was no longer binding.

SPORTING NEWS.

Tbo Pa_m-a__a Hounds.

Camhwdck, this day. The I'akuranga hounds had a very success ful moel hero on Saturday, when over 100 horseman turned out. A good day's sport was afforded.

SUDDEN DEATHS.

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Thames, this day. An" old man named Robert Adams, formerly storekeeper at Block 27, was found dead in his dwelling on Saturday afternoon.

Wakkworth, this day,

A man named Joseph Salt, aged about forty years, who had been working for Mr Dyer, of I'akiri, fell down in a fit at about 9 o'clock yesterday morning, and died at 1 o'clock the samo day. Ho head been ailing for somo time. An inquest will probably be held.

MINING NEWS.

(ill- TELI-in.U'H—OW_ COB___-0_ DKKT.)

THAMES,

Thames, this day. New Pkinck Imperial, — Tho return banked on Saturday morning has since been melted, giving a not yiold of l,oGlozs. lldwts. ' Tho manager o-stimates about 750 loads of quartz were treated during tho month, with ojewt. of specimens A of rich stone is still on hand. Tho sinking of the shaft was resumed on Friday evening.

Caledonian Low Level. —The prospect ing tunnel is G33 feet in length, and accord ing to recent calculations the manager estimates there aro still 240 feet to bo driven before reaching tho Moanataiari slide.

Adelaide. —Jury (tributcr) banked llozs, IGdwts. gold.

HOME MISSION SUNDAY.

St. Paul's Cathedral Ciiokch.—The collections in this and other Anglican churches wcro yesterday devoted to the Homo Mission fund, and ecrmons preached in aid of tho same ot St. Faul's. The Rev. C. M. Nelson, M.A., preached an excellent sermon from Galations, eh. G, v. 10, "As wo havo therefore opportunity.lot usdo goodun to all mon, espociallyuntothem whoare of the household of faith." Bishop Cowie preached in the evening from Romans, eh. 3, v. 10, " And not rather lot us do evil that good may come." There was a full congregation in tho morning, but in tho evening many wero absent, owing to tho rain. The collections amounted to £18 16s.

St. Si_'Ul.chirk's.— Tho Venerable Arch deacon Thorpe, of Wellington, preached in tho morning from Isaiah, chap. 6, v. B— -■ " And I heard tlio voice of tho Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us ? Thou said I, Hero am I; send mo." The Archdeacon possesses a powerful voice, and his sermon was impressive and suited to the occasion. The children's service in tho after noon was conducted by tho Rer. J. K. Davis, M.A.; but tlio attendance was not largo, ascxpected, tho weather being unfavourable. Mr Davis delivered an instructive address. In tho evening the Yon. Archdeacon Dudloy conducted and preached, tho Roy. Dr. Pur chas assisting in the service. The collec tions realised £41 lis Sd, and at St. Barnabas's i_ 18s Sd : total, £-16 10s Id.

St. Matthew's. — This Church was largely attended at the three services. In tho morning tho Rev. Canon Tebbutt assisted, and Rev. Win. Tebbs, M.A., preached from St. Matthew's Gospel, chaptor 7, verso IS, "Do men gather grapes off thorns, or figs from thistles? Canon Tebbutt.delivered an address to the children op the words from the Sermon on the Mount—" Yo aro tho salt, of the earth ; a city that is set on a hill can not be hid." Tho Canon made some in teresting remarks upon tho geographical position of Auckland, to which materially, physically, and spiritually tho words seem to apply. Auckland was known all over tho world as tho home of Bishop Paltcson, and tho centre from which sliono the light of tho Pacific lslos. Tho Roy. John llascl don preached in tho evening from St. Paul's Second Epistle to the Corinthian.-., oh. 5, v, 14 and 15. In his discourse, Mr Huselden made an effective appeal on bohalf of tho mission, ilo pointed out that the labours of country 'clergymen wero very arduous, necessitating considerable physical endurance. They were paid from £130 to £200 per annum, the settlers contributing as much as they couhl, and tho Standing Committee supplying tho rcmaindor, Mr Haselden added that tho formation of a Mission Society had enabled them to do much in tho way of reaching the poople in the country districts, but seven clergymen were still required, and it was necessary in order to successfully prosecute tho work that the people in tho city parishes should contribute liberally. The discourse was in harmony with the requirements of the mis _ion. The collections amounted to £17 lis 9d.

A Rattlesnake's Bite.—Tho quick venom ot the rat.tlcßnak(- Ims not killed so many people ■is tiio. more insidious but deadly poison found in the air of foul room 3. The aeration of tho blood by tho lungs becomes impossible some times, and tho failing health, growing -weak ness, and lots of appetite are lnu-bhigcVs of ui> proaching death. For such oases Hop Bitters lire the potent and all-powerful remedy to drive all fevers out of tho system, purifying the blood and giving a new and happy lease of life! Notice.

STEAM YACHTING ON THE PACIFIC.

THE WAIRARAI >AS SECOND

CRUISE.

PASSAGES F__OM OUR DENT'S DIARY.

Amusements on Board,

A fond was raised for the purpose of awarding prizes, by subscriptions, limitod to half-a-crown. On the afternoon of the second day out athletic sports were ; announced, and tho different events, con sisting of a sack race, potato race, pig' 8 . eyeaiid-tail and cock-lighting, caused in tense merriment. We wcio now as one' special talent existed amongst us to enable sports by day and concerts by nights to be got up whenever desired. Thero was ono pastime, how ever, wo could riot master, and that dancing, thero being but three or four young ladies who conld-'join, the others of .their number being beyond such juvenile frivolity. Here the Company must be held decidedly in the wrong. If young ladies of dancing abilities will not come forward of their own accord to join such a trip as this it should provide such a want and put to shame tho fathers of families who so selfishly leave their daughters behind them; and while on this point lot me give an opinion that this is as much a trip for the fairer Bex of tender years as it is for us greedy globe trotters ; iii fact, suchadditionsto our ranks give that much-desired tone to a pent-up society like our present one, and keeps in wholesome check the high spirits of the young fellows amongst us. 1 consider it a grand march of the present day to find so many promising young men possessed of the means and time to travel about the world. Early travelling and coming into immediate contact with the woi'ld is a valuable adjunct to education for ex panding the mind and enlarging the ideas" and should not this equally apply to the young ladies of the present day who can boast of fathers possessed with more or loss of that necessary commodity called filthy lucre over and above what can possibly be spent upon the most lavish daily require moots? The Voyage to Suva; The resources within "ourselves un mistakably assisted by the fine weather vouchsafed to us, caused the time to pass rapidly and pleasantly. The anchorage in Suva Bay, on the Island of Viti Levu, of the Fiji Group, was reached at 2 p.m. on Friday, the 11th, after a smart run oi 3 days 21 hours from Auckland, the distance travelled being 1,140 miles, which gave an average speed of 12 knots. Our vessel did this without any aid of canvas' and no undue call was made on ihb machinery. On the voyage down thq thermometer ranged from 68 to 72 (all quotations of this instrument, lot it be understood, will bo given in tho shade), As soon as tho vessel was cleared the steam launch was lowered, and all left the steamer for rambles about tho town. In the mean time arrangements were mado far a trip, on the morrow, up the Kewa rivet, and in describing this trip I cannot do better than give an extract from the "Wai rarapa Wilderness "—the title given to a newspaper published on board :— Tho Kewa River Excursion. This wns the only trip mentioned in our programme as a river excursion, and pre sented at the outset more varied forms of adventure than either of the other boating expeditions subsequently organised for tho?o who did not avail themselves of this tho principal outing of tho place. Owing to tho presence of sandbanks and other obstacles, besides that tide which waits for no man, there was considerable possibility of not being able to regain our "floating home" before dirknoss set in. As it happened, all went as well as could be expected, for although trivial delays oc currccj, owing to the difficulties of naviga tion, the trip was a pleasant and successful one; the morning was overcast and showery, but soon gave signs of clearing. The lignt draught paddle steamer Thistle, which was chartered for the purpose, started from the ship at 7 a.m. on Saturday, 12th July, with some 40. passengers on board and five of the ship's boats in tow, which she took right up tho river abreast of the Colonial Sugar Company's mill; the distance from Suva inside tho reef to the entrance of tho river is estimated at S miles, and from thence the distance up tho river would be 11 miles. Our destination was reached at 11 a.m. As the tide was falling, the steamer had to return at once to the soa entrance of the river; the five boats remained at thp mill, in which wo .would return after our eight-seeing como'.o on end. The sugar mills having been thoroughly inspected, resort was made to tho lunch which tho ship had sent with us. At half-past 1 tho signal was given for a start homo. The labour of rowing down the river was much lightened by tho kindness of tho officials at the mill, who put a launch of very light draught at our disposal, which towed us down as far as tho native villugo of Kewa, where wo landed for a short space. Soon after re-embarking it was found necessary to take to the oars again, as owing to the shallowness of tho water the launch could not proceed any further. The boats were therefore made fast one to another, and we proceeded in a string to wards tho Thistle, which was waiting for us just outside Wo had to cast off when near her, and let each crew work their own way, more or less difficulty being experienced by all, the water being vory shallow in places, and the channel not clearly defined, but having at length got safely on the steamer, and tho boats being taken in tow, wo thus proceeded till the Wairarapa was in sight, when, by some mistake, we ran aground, and had once more to take to our boats, not reaching our ship till daylight had quite departed. But what matt _redt_at when wo were just in time for' dinner ? Our day had been an interesting one. Plenty of fruits wore obtainable, such as bananas, yams, kumaras, tares, and, of course, cocoanuts.

1' or the passengers who did not go the Rewa trip, two of the boats were laid on for the native village across the bay. Tho water being exceedingly shallow, much fun was caused in carrying tho occupants of the boats on to dry ground, chiefly on the backs of natives. One of our number ap peared over weighty for 4 stalwart Fijians, and imminent risk was run of tiie entire 5 coming to grief in one watery mass. The village was worth a visit, in spite of the troubles of landing and re-embarking. In the afternoon a cricket match was played between an eleven from the steamer and a Fijian team, the latter under the or ganisation of Mr Wallington, sec retary to tho High Commissioner. Tho natives won hands down, as might be expected, seeing they wore a well-practised eleven against a scratch team who had never met in a field before, and to make up the number one or two wero complete novices to tho game ; how ever, a very enjoyable few hours wero spent and a fashionable attendance paraded the ground, His Excellency the Governor of Fiji and suite honouring the field with his presence. ' Dr. Macgregor kindly sent an invitation on board for four, six, or eight of our number, to meet a like number at lawn tennis on his private grounds. A Visit to the Caves. A party was got up to visit the caves. These were not so much an attraction as the walk to and from, opening U p as it did some of tho prettiest land scapes the eyes could possible rest upon. It passed through the Botanical Gardens, where the growth of many native shrubs in cultivated ground was set eff in magnificent splendour ; these adjoined the grounds of Colonial Secretary Thurston. In our path wo came across a grand banyan tree, and having Photographer Biu.on with us, a halt was mado, nnd our party, including 7 natives who accompanied us, wero all taken, grouped about different parts of tho straggling tree. Wo also passed through tho Government barracks for foreign labourers, which aro excellently arranged, and looked after. This ex pedition was accomplished comfortably in an afternoon. When wo all met again at the dinner tablo in the evening it was a pleasure" to hear such unbounded satisfaction expressed on all sides at to tho happy results of the day's outing. It was our first, and it certainly could not bo excelled, whatever might bo in future good stovo for us elsewhere. The day's doings were finished up by witnessing a Fijian dance between nine and ten p.m., per formed on the beach in front of Messrs McEwan and Co.'s warehouse, got up by the kindness of that firm for our special benefit. Lovuka, On Sunday morning, tho 13th, at half past !), wo resumed our cruising, and came to an anchor inside tlio reef off Levuka at half-past 1, it only being a steaming distance of s(i miles. "Divine service was held by the Revs. Canon Tebbutt and Rishworth on cho upper promenade deck, in the morning, and again in the evening. The afternoon was spent by walks about the outskirts of the town.'

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Special Advertisements. JUST OPENED, Another Thousand I__D__S' AND CHILDREN'S FASHIONABLE WINTER HATS AND BONNETS, At tho Low Price of ONE SHILLING EACH, Worth from 5s to 15s. This Lot is snperior to tho Previous Ship j mpnt, and comprise many New Shades and Colours. Ladies are requested to come and in spect those Goods before purchasing olbc where, as they cannot possibly be eaunlled in any other (Shop in New Zealand. Please Note the Address— FERNANDEZ, DRAPER AND CLOTHIH_t, EaraHgahape Road, Newton. • REMEMBER [.THE PRICE IS ONE SHILLING EACH. , c, XT E W mWEIDS, ft ■■■ o IN E W X WE E DS. w H. L. POSSENISKIE « "j Begs to announce the completion ot his M H WINTER IMPORTATIONS, t_ g. Consisting of & ALL THE LATEST NOVELTIES ".WORSTEDS AND TWEEDS * W< In the Home Markets. Sj ' * ■««__.__ POSSENISKIE, W IMPOBTEB, " t. Shortland-st., Auckland. ? .D. M CP HERSON ~S ■■■. f -_ ANNUAL -»» *^ ANNUAL CHEAF DRAPERY SALE CHEAP DRAPERY SALE CHEAP DRAPERY SALE 13 NOW ON ! ! I D. McPHERSON has bean on tho constant look-out for BARGAINS During the great depression in trade, and • ' having LARGELY ISOBEASHD HIS STORAGE ROOM, I s now prepared to offer the Public, as the resnlt !- . ' of his purchases, I THE CHEAPEST, I MOST VARIED, AND BEST COLLECTION %y :■ . 0F I NEW WINTK't GOODS! NEW WINTER J NEW WINTER GOODS 1 GOODS I &KE^i_JS.EH NEW WINTER GOODS P GOODS I NEW WINTER GOODS I EVER SHOWN IN AUCKLAND. ' .' ' —" : _i • 3 SPECIAL BARGAINS IN ALL DEPART MENTS.., ■ ■ ■ , • ~ '. t ;;';: ;! . D. MC P HE R S ON, KARANGAHAPE ROAD. , i



Special Advertisements. nyr O T ICE. Tho Now Zealand Sugar Company (Limited) desire to notify that thoy will bo prepared to offor Refined Sugars for sale in Soptem-bo . J. E. BREWSTER, Manager. Auckland, Ist August, ISSI. MILNE & CJHOYCE. ANNUAL STOCK TAMING. GREAT SALE OF REMNANTS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS FOR 14 Days ! D s g , 14 Days ! COMMENCING TUESDAY, sth AUGUST. REMNANTS DRESS MATERIALS REMNANTS SILKS, &c. REMNANTS KIBBONS REMNANTS LACES REMNANTS TRIMMINGS REMNANTS CALICOHS, &C Also, THE BALANCE OF WINTER JACKETS, DOLMANS, ULSTERS, AND MILH. ERY, AT A GREAT REDUCTION TO CLEAR. MILNE & CHOYCE, WELLESLEY AND LORNE-STREETS. BALANCE OF WINTER STOCK OP { GIRLS' and LADIES' VELVETS BJ-ACK CLOTH JACKETS „____,__ BLACK CLOTH and CASHMERE DOLMANS MEN'S WATERPROOF COATS BOYS' and YOUTHS' OVERCOATS To be CLEARED at 15 to 20 Por Cont. DISCOUNT. , Velvetoens, in Slato and Olive. 2s 6d yd.; worth ' Lot of Good Coloured Silk Velvets, various shades. 4s 6d yd.; worth 6s 6d ZOO White Linen Damask Tableoloths, 3s 6d, 3s M, 4s Gd. 5s 6d ; worth double Large Lot Now Pattern Floorcloths, all widths Great Variety in Remnants, marked low Having a Large Stock of Dress Goods, nave Re duced a largo lot to very Low Prices, from 3_d Wide Navy Cashmere, ls,2Jd. yd. • Men's Strong Tweed Coats, 7s 6d ' Grey Calico, 2d yd. ' 6275 WORTH of WAREHOUSE SAMPLES : Just Received, in Great Variety, will be SOEb CHEAP. WILLIAM K. BRIDG9IAN, JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, Upper Queen-street. ___ | ' ; Tjl A'R L V /".LOSING. WILLIAM RATTRAY - Begs to inform his Patrons that in future he will CLOSE HIS ESTABLISHMENT AT ; SIX O'CLOCK ON SATURDAYS, j And respectfully requests their co-opcratlon by ' MAKING THEIR SATURDAY PURCHASES EEFOItE THAT HOUR. i | X\f 1L LI A M li AT TItA V, . 178, 180, 182, Queen-street. •y^E FURNISH HOUSES \ THROUGHOUT. GARLICK &" CRANWELL'S 18 THE CHEAP FURNISHING WAREHOUSE. JUST OPENED. I Beav tifol Assortment of BRUSSELS TAPESTRY, AND KIDDERMINISTER CARPETS. __ SPLENDID LOT OF BEDSTEADS, Just Received, IRON AND BRASS, NICKEL-PLATED. QARLICK AND QBANwEM., FURNISHING WAREHOUSE, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND. THE SNAKE; ROOT REMEDY reft RHEUMATISM and GO-T.-The Cimicifuoa (ActeSi R'acemosa) oA Black SNAKE ROOT has Bitw lono celebrated AS A RHEUMATISM RCMEtW? THIS PREPARATION IS THE MOST CERTAIN ffi |.S .FFECTB, AND RARELY Mil* TO AFFORff BELIEF .OR EFF^ftr A CURE. f».*E" BOTTLE, AT MftW^'.. ' f\._ V__r.toNC., _"SWSYT_ fcMtv,Ot H.l, _.t .H SJ