SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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ARRIVALS

LAST KVKSIXO. ' ~ Macgrofe'or, 8.5., Johnson, from Whnngarci : TO-DAY. .■.. .) . ": -im.ihcrn CroW e'.s.. Huteh'iso'ri, from Gisbarne Hawk Uovt schooner. Jacob*, from a crime

DEPARTURES.

LAST EVKNIXfI

Wellington. s.s.. Farqufiar, for Tnnranga Rowena, s,s,, Scott, fpr Great Darner ) • ' U TODAY.

Wair-atSpa. s.s., PopTiam, for tho Pouth Saucy Kate, schooner. Lewis, for Gisborne Medora, schooner. Subritzky, for Awanul Columbia, schooner. Con way, for Russell

Vessels Expected.

Londox.—Doric, s.g., sailed May 1; Ueva, barque. N.S.T.D., Janimry'.'l; Crusader, barque, H.C.L.8., February 7; Glance, barciue,lj.C.G.K., March 8; Imira, barque. April 7: Glpnrpsa, ship, W.T.M.K.. March 18; Wanganui, ship, May 2; Otaki, ship, loading. . New YORK.-Claribel, barquo. W.M.S.K. (via ,VeHingon). January 24; Irene (via Dunedin), March 31; Nettie (via Wellington), loading. Java.—Manhegan. barque, sailed March .11 ; Maroon, barque, and Thames, barque, to follow. China.—Androklas, barque, early. San Fkancisco. — Senator, barque, sailed Australia. — Clansman, brigantine, from Rookhamptoiv; Look Ouc. brigantine, and Adelaide, schooner, from Sydney. Soutmkhn PoiiTfl.—Camillo. brigantine, from Dnncdln; Stanley, nri&tantinc from Oamam;; yoUTii Ska Islands.—Louie, schooner, from Long Island ; Ada C. Owen, brigantine, from Rarotonßn.

IMPORTS.

Per Southern Cross—2Co telegraph poles, 200 sacks malt, 100 sneks potatoes, 150 sniiks maizo, 10 tons railway material, 20 tons general cargo. In wakdh Coastwise.— Mcrcury.fromTairua. with 21,5 Oft. timber, 85 pi«kets; Fawn, from Whangarel, with 50 tons coal s OutwabdsCoastwisb.—Orplieus.forPoverty Bay, with 90 tons coal; Kremhllda, for Mongo nui; Mcdora, forAwaaui. The b.B. Macgregor arrived from Whangarci last evening with 63 sac.es gum. 0 boxes butter, 10 bnndles hides. 11 bags flour, 7 boxos eggs and aundrlo.". .Passengers—Meaaraßamsay.Munro, Jones. Fornside, Prescott, Howard, Dlntrwall, Brown, Grieves, Mosdames Prescott, Heirol, Walker.

Several effortshavo been made to float the s.s Oroti, which recently wont nshoro at Uisborno but up to yesterday they had not proved sue' cessful.

. Tho s.s. Southorn Cross arrived, from tho Smith at 9 a.m. She left Lyttolton on Maylst; Wellington, May 3rd ; Napior, May Ith; and arrived at Gisborne on tho 6th; 'landed malls and passengers, but there beini* too inucii sea on to work cargo went'on to Tupuroa. Landed 35 tons pipe for tho Petroleum Company' there. and left on the 7th, arriving hero as above. Passengers—Mrs Curtis. Mrs Biown, and 4 steerage. . • •

The s.s. Wairarapa left for Melbourrio and Southern ports at 3 p.m; today with the follow ing passengers :-r-Fo.r Gisborne—Meßdames J. E. Doylo and C. Hornbcrger, Miss s; Doyle, Messrs Browning. Hoylan and Cottlolliq. For Napier—Mrs lirookfleld. Major Tisdall. Messrs W. B. White and J. G.Brmvn. For Welling ton—Mr and Mrs: Williams and child, Mr and Mrs Govern. Mr and Mrs Robinson, Mrs Jones, Messrs J. McGowan, 31111s. and Maclellan. For Lvttleton—Jfrs and Mi« 3 Ryan, Mr and Mrs Newall. Messrs Moss. Kishworth, and A. V. Macdonald. For Dunedin—Mrs Warren, Mr and Mrs Duncan.'Mr Richardson. For Mel bourne—Messrs Kyle and Avern.!

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

The Northern Co,'s a.s. Douglas roturnpd this morning, being unable to proceed to Raglan and Kawhin. owing to the strong breeze blow ing. Should tho weather havo moderated she '■will leave to-morrow. i

Tho s.s Argyle should arrive from Waitara this evening.

Tho brigantino Circe cleared at tho Rastomß to-day for Kaipara, where tho will load tiinbor forUuncdln.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Tlmaku, yesterday.—Sailed: Litoho, for the United Kingdom, w^th a cargo of grain. Port Ciiat-mkrS. * yesterday. — Arrived : Lyttclton, ship, from LoncTun.

COMMERCIAL.

JEvjraiNQ Star Office, this day. MB AM'tIED BOOKIiANB'H WKEKLY KKI-OHT.. •'. At the Haymadcet on Friday, May 2, fodder ranged from 2d Gd to 4s 3d lier cwt; oats, 2s lOd to 28 lid; malzo, 4s Id per bushel; bonfcdust, ;B5 59perton. Horse, sWck were in full supply, and tho! whole 'of the imported consignments cleared. Prjees for medium draugbt wore fairly sustaimd, but heavy,draught went at lower values. Prices for_best_heavy draught late valuesT: itjdos were suatainru ; prices for Ibes't wero S.'l per lb. ; fat, 23s per cwt. : sheepskins, tioni lOd to 2s od each. At t. Waiuku. on Saturday, a small muster, of eattlo mot with a dull sale, the continuous dry weather affecting value, but (>t Fukekohe • on Monday there •was a full muster of stock, and a numerous attendance, und the greater num ber yarded wore sold at satisfactory priors. At Bemuera on Thursday, dairy cows and heifors near calving.were unusually numerous. Good animals' were In demand at full rates, but medium were lower in ' price. Store cattle, scarcely saleable, .Fat cattle in full numbers, und prices wero without alteration :, 18s the ■ - lOOlbs. may be quoted as the value of-vvejl-fatted steers. 811060 -were in full numbers, soino of unusually good quality, and no improvement '■ on lust week'a values. Store pigs Weronumer • ous. and iti good inquiry. Small sized1 tat pigs Were also in full namocrs; ami in demand, at ' Wdthelb. i( .. •;. /■• .:•■. L . ,',. I!1? , ',; .MESSRS HUNTER. AND NOLAN'S REPORT. Hot'Kßs: There has been considerablevtniiim tiondn tho market, and the previous Ayeek's rates\w<*o maintained, but there was up ad vance At tho Durham Yards', on Frlauy.no' heavy draught horses vrera yarded;"but a number of lijrt* quick draught stock,sold freely at from £22 t0.#29 10s; liftht harness* hfirsas, from m to «21; koc^s. from *G to £IU. Wool, hides, and akins w«e ,ln short supply.biit the . demand was not, quite so.good for hides, and one parcol xraa -withdrawn tbr higher ratds. Salos wero made «tf«bm 2Jd. to 2|oV; skins, at from is'id to SsTd. Cattle: Tharo has been a .good deal doing in tha market, the demand was brisker, and on tho wholo therb'waa an upward tendency for dairy-and-fat stock,- while stores fully maintained their y.alno. At NewmarKet, on Tuesdrtyj'the'rt'*«tePof fat beasts was not quite so large *s wia expected, owing to rough . weather pro ventin* a shipment from Gteborne. There was'an avwdke number of dairies, and ' but a small number ol steros; however, there . waa a large nunjber of the latter, as well as : dairy Btock.yaraeo at the usual monthly aale at-, Papakura on. >Vednesdfty, vhepe both stores and eowa at itjieir profit sold higher than ' at Newmarket.,-, Wo quotes, Beef, from 17a to 22a per lOOlbs; dairy cows, from £61.0s to£92sGd; calves, from 16s to 2Ts each ;yearKngs. (Rom 223 to3la; dry cows, ifrom £1 17a6di*o £2 12s Gd ;' etehteeiwaonth-old steers, front 37sOd to £2 is; Brown steers,-£3 to £317s 6d. Shcefp: There has ■ again'been a Soodsupply.dndalUirger proportion of store ewes than usual. Wo quote: Fat •wethers, from 10s «d to 14s Bd. Pigs; A limited ■ number only1 ootn&terward, and a gooddfijnand. for both fat and storo pigs.' Wo qiiote/Good, j 4airy-ted totJpigs, Irow « l»fi<i to£2l7s, AtfCKLANB PRODUCE MAItKET. ' • - ffAKMANDDAIRVpRODOCE.-WholGSale: But i tpr fresh" Is; Butter. BRlt. gd tfWj1 Uhooso, . &■' Canterbury do.. £d> Kbbs. SS^noSHs'; liard, per bladder, 7d .to! fid; • Coffi'difams, Provincial.-OdWsd ;'Hams. ,j M to Sd: Canterbpry Ham and Bacon; 9Jd. c wk. flams only, lid ; Jams,,per case, sdoz., ?il7?6d: to£Tlgßia:lfoneyin bulk. 4d per lb.' £S Better, fresh, Is 3d: salt do.. 10d to, Is: OhSse' oolonlsi, fld to lOd f Bggß, per doz., 2s Gd; tad l pe?lb: Sdiofti; Bacon; per lb, lOd to le; jrtams,do.. lstpls^n, ■ ■■.//. ■ ■/ HYmTR Maukki1. • WV.'oleßalB1 - Superfine flo^ "&dresse^perw.£«Jo3;do,do,house ( hSld£mteVb»nd^edß,ss t W%,JflDertonoxtTa, tyP* bL J till I'A4 I ■««■

Kauri Gum. Flak. &c—Little o« nothing hai? been done during tUo week, and there Is ovei-y indication, .of a sudden fall in prices. p™focofor Mar, « date. 80 tons,: .flax per ton £X 8 m *21; to«,do.,£7tofifl; twusper ih 2M to 3d; cocoanut fibre, per cwt, 5s to 17s; beeswax. M to JOdlb. n«AL axv Firewood MAitKß|r.- rl qqal: Vw caitte (shipS side). 28s to 30s per ton; ™d 323 to 35e; Bay of Islands, at yards,; Ifi^Gd- screened, 30a fid: ditto at the mine, 13s, 6d- shipt.We, 265; Waikato, 8s to 12s: in; Ancktend 18b to 235; Kamo, 12s per ton at toSSI ground: Tauidrl »t .miflo. Ssto to |2s;, 6d: yard<stea™),l7Si I»ou8chold7a!>: <1«1 vered 23a. Firewood: Uncst at wharf (B»?go),, 8s to 40a per ton; ieliveTed, lta: cut. 17s to W«.' BoitDWO MATjsi«A£f#-1£»/Bbor: BPfrtls and i scantling, lOOtt, bnst, Us; Bocond-closs. Us ; best, planed, toiagsed, and eroovad. flrstKilasa. 15s01: medium. 12b-; sewnd ditto. 10s (td. Mills:: CarKO.best.lls; second-cl«as,ss Gd; tyiplic. 83 6d. New Zealand palings, s£t top), lus • sft (heart).'; 13g • ertlfai: titree rails, £3 i^s per 101; puriri t^L)i fiß 10s to £7 10s: shingles, ffi?, j|er 1,000;' Sia apUintr ouotatiflns. Bricks (at Av,aaiiale), ■ ?o?'csr im: »wn y**a*:sostosss: delivoSlKß! i' fJiT J3raln pipes (at «pr^>),.per 100 ICinehes J^ „>' JiTn• 1 liieura, lla; 3feches,9s; 2inches,j P&Tel JW «o<*et KlawSd ».ipe3,l9 inches; ITMnwfnot- 15iBcJws, 2s per !o^i 12 Inches, pcrfo^ii inches, fcl per toot. . > . Mo^ fii?- Auon^ffU^no, small lots. £fi to £B, ba«sdlnofud e d; OHuSV». «^mical ma»»TO' «

Chief Post-Office, Auckland.

Mails wiix Close ab undbr i— This Day. For Wongaret Heads. Purua. Walpu, Wan garei, Kamo, Tan K ihua and Mangapal, per For Tfln^p'crA^ Milbank at G. 30 p.m. Satcbcav. 10th inst Fo^^Cu^n^oSS PorK Southern

For'Ma'ngaia^'llervoy Group, per Atlantic, at

For"\V-aterford. Taurangft. otc. POl ItotOllltt-

For Thames, per Rotomahana. at 12.30 p.m. For Waitura. etc., per Lalla Hookh, at 4 .iO p.m.

Monday. 12th mat. For Port Fitzroy. por Pukapuka. at a a.m. For Waitora, etc.. por Argylo, at 11 a.m.

Tuesday, 13th mat. For Taranaki, Southern Ports, and Chatham Islands, from Lyttolton (per Omahul, per Hawca. at 7.40 a.m.

Tuesday, 27th mat.

Per Zealandia, as follows:— For Sanuwtoh Islands, United Btates of America, Canada, British Columbia. Contral and South Amorica, and British and Foroign For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 1 p.m. . For money orders, registered letters and newspapers, at 11,30 a.m. Late letters, bearing an extra foo « six penco in addition to tlfe postage, will be roceivod by the Mail Agent on board the steamer up to the time of sailing. This mail will bo duo in London an Sat urday, July 5, 1881.

N.8.-The as. British Klnif will leave U«p. ton for London (via Kio do Janoiro and Pis mouth) on 22nd mat. Expected pasanßO days

8. B. BISS, Chief Postmaster Chief Post-offlce. AuoWand.

Meeting*. Entertainments. Etc.

Mat 9, 1881. Abbott's Opera Houso — ' London," 7.15 p.m.

Tho Lights o'

Choral Hall—lnaußimil Meeting and Concert in connection with tho V.M.C. Association, S p.m.

St. Luke'B Presbyterian Soiree, 8 p.m,

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

FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1881.

For the cause that lack* assistance. For the -wrong that needs resistance, For the future in tho distance, And the good that wo can do.

At irregular intervals thfl newspapers of the colony nbound in injunctions to tho electors to "Register," and no time is more suitable than the present for calling frhe at tention of tho people of Auckland to this duty. It is quite probable that tho coming session of Parliament will not run its course to the close, but that gome adverse vote carried early in tho sossion will precipitate the country into a general olection. But oven if that should not happen, the mem bers of the House of Representatives will bo sent back to the constituencies within the ensuing twelve months, and a year is none top long for tho purifying and en largement of the rolls. We have reason to1 believe that a good deal ef ignorance still prevails with referenco to the classes who are privileged to exorcise the franchise. Many young men, living with thoir parents, and also lodgers, have not placed them selves on the rolls because they aro still unaware that the old householders' qualifi cation has been superseded by the more simple and comprehensive "residential" vote. To live in tho colony for twelve months, and in one electoral district for six, is all that is , now necessary to qualify an adult male for the exercise of the franchise. The mode of registration is also simplicity Itself. Tho necessary form may be procured from any of the Registration .Officers-Mr T. Cotter, solicitor, being the officer for ith,e Auckland city electorates—or >may be ofrtsuned at the Stab Office. The form, *yhen filled up, may be posted to the Registration Officer, and entails no further trouble. In addition to the residential q'ualiljcatjon, a freeholder may register for any electoral district other than that in which he resides. It is necessary for per sons who have shifted from one district to another, and who are registered on a resi dential qualification, to transfer their vote to the electorate in which they have taken up their new abodp. Tp address intelligent men upon the obligation they owe tp themselves and the gtutp jn taking an active interest in public affairs and ili thp government of the country should bp quite unnecessary. A man who neglects to vote through pure indifference is, no doubt, an unfit person to enjoy the franchise; and the reflection that he is proving by his negligence his own paltriness as a citizen and a subject, should stimulate every man whom the law qualifies M a voter to take tho simple measures that are requisite to admit him to the full enjoyment of nis privileges. • .

Acclimatisation.

Rkforts come from all parts of the Pro yincial District tha.t pheasants are unpre cedentedly soiree. The total extinction of the bird', as 'tiio .moa disappeared before the Maori hunter, is not impossible, and tb,e labour and money spent on accli matisatton will ' thus bo brought to naught. The scarcity of game can only .be attributed to one cause—the destruction 'of the bird 3 during the breeding season;' and unless settlers w^lly wish to -get rid o.f their feathered frjerids tfcey ',yill have to enlist themselves in an association f£>r Jheir pr6tectioh. The OtagO-AccJiroafe^ioj) &*s% complain of the same r>oU|egs' destwfltion. ifjf fjjgir annual report presented at a raefeibjng_ pi aubscrib.era a fortnight a^o, ilia foljowing paragi*ph appears:—" With the exception of haresj ,ow\£y —as pheasants and partridges — are feeepming yearly more scarce, while' .birdjs Mp^nue, to in ccWWie. TJiereJias,been I,rattc,n.putej'^l;3;!il1,rattc,n.putej'^l;3;!il 'ajsswali-tW-^pe^, plainly, we believe, be cause' s*.o* &m *¥? &*■..& .^ en a fld erudped thtoni jv>hai,e PP. 0 immense service 'they ds to farmer* «J1 :sijfi year round, but jjaKticiilarly during Le pasting * season (^e young .being .bred eid^sfrely on jnsecjbs);.Mi qufte ovflr 'ss&s'• JPttt- for thesa umtiil birds but wSiI4 '\har>e • njudi wbrpb tima3 «nder caterpillars, "slug;;, and otjier insect pests.' Tb£ goiO'Jl'dofte by starlings alone ii

simply incalculable, and farmors them selves were most anxious to* get> all the small birds they could some hltoon years ago, when first introduced into Otago. ' Our farmers should consider the pros, and cons, of this subjoct carefully ore it is too late. If it be proved that the birds cost more to feed than tlioy earn t>y the de struction of insocts, by all means let tho work of extermination go oil : but it should be remembered that this is a climate in which insect life becomes terribly prolific, and tho pests of other, ceuntries are being introduced and are spreading rapidly. If tho insectivorous birds that have been established by the Society's operations extending over fifteen years are deliberately destroyed, it will bo an uphill task to wake up enthusiasm enough for their re-introduction. Tho Otago Acclimatisation Society, hko our own, have suffered many disappoint ments with salmon. Tho report says :— "of tho mlnw salar, the true salmon, your

Council have no information to communi cate. The last fry (2.500) wero put into the Aparimii Ilivor in October, 1573, and have not reappeared. Dr. Hector has lonp held tho opinion that the temperature of tlio .sea on our coast in too high for tho salmon ; hut from such experiments as your Council have been ablo to make, it would appear that there is no great difference in that re spect from the temperature of tlio sea on the English coast. At Dunedin cross-wharf, the highest surface tomperaturo of the sea during summer was O'Jdeg. Fahrenheit; and tho lowest, (hiring winter, 40deg. On the Irish Coast, during the summer, it is recorded by Sir Wyville Thomson an' 67.4 Fahrenheit for tho highest temperature. One of tho Hull commissioners from Canada, when attending the Fisheries Exhibition in London of 1883, atiirmed that experiments with salmon fry i" Canada showed that the salmon will only return from the sen to its own native river wlibn that is also the home of the parent tidi. This would account at onco fpr tho failure of all our experiments with tho Eng lish salmon, if correct; and.it cannot be doubted that the salmon have only returned when liberated as fry in tho'snmo river from which their parents wore taken in all eases. Hut, on tho other hand, it is equally true that tho United StateH Fish Commission succeeded in introducing tho .wlmo mlur

i.ito tho Connecticut Kiver, whom pre viously it has disappeared for three-quarters of a century. In IS7B several hundred salmon from 101b to IMb in weight were caught running up this river, thoresultof fry planted there in May, 1874,, Now, theso oxpcrime*tH are apparently very contra dictory, yet tho explanation may lie ill this theory : That th<« young salmon will return to the rivtr in which they have been planted, from tho sea, provided tho chemi cal constitution of tho water is identical with that to which their parents woro ac customed. Facts of a similar nature from exporienco in English rivers aro somewhat contlicting aUo ; so more patience will become necessary ero this ditli cult question is settlod. At the eamo timo tho whole number — say 4,000 fry-put into tho Aparima do not probably allord an adequate trial for a New Zealand river with such a highly-bred fish. It is also quite possible that by keeping the young ralmoii in ponda fed by rivor water until they produce ova, the necessary con ditions may bo fulfilled, and that the young so hatched will return from the sea to the river. By tho British King,

of London, a lot of Forth Kiver salmon ova from Mr C C. Capol woro received by our manager, Mr Deans, at Wellington, on March '20. They woro found to bo all dead, chiefly no doubt owing to the great hoat they had been ex posed to. Although tho boxes were in the icehouse and covered with ico, tho thormo motor on tho trays below tho ice showed a a riso from 48deg. Fall, on January -Jl to "Sdcg. on February 10. Mr Shepherd, tho purser, took great euro of tho ova, and used 1,1201b of ice, 341b being tho most required in ono day. Tho ico hou*o was too near tho steam-steering ap paratus on deck. Thin salmon ova experi ment with Mr Capel cost tho Society nearly L2OO. On tho other hand, Sir James Mait land was good enough to present his ova to

us. "Cttlifornian salmon, although a partial success in Canterbury, has utterly failed in Otago to show itself, and it is now six yearn since tho fry—3l,ooo altogether—were put into tho Walpaltt and Kakanui Rivers. About •.20,000 fry were put into some Canter bury rivers in Dccombor, IS7C>, and in July, ISSO. sovoral specimens woro nottod in the Cam by tho late L»r. Campbell, the largest of From a description of it sent to Dr. Bean, of tho Smithsonian Institution, Washing ton, ho concluded that it was undoubtedly a California!! salmon.'

The City Council last night received an invitation from tjjp Chamber Qf I'ommorco to nominate ono of itw Committees to attend aConferonco to-day with respect to the pro posed railway bridge. Or. Uevoro con sidered that If any action woro to bo taken in tho matter it should bo taken by the City Council alone, nnd not in asso ciation with an irresponsible body Hko the Chamber of Commerce. He was acquainted with the proposal for tho proposed bridge, and considered it a huge mistake. Tho Council should tnko a decided stand in the matter and say " Yes" or " No " upon its own responsibility,; see ing that the question was ono which affected tho city. The Mayor presumed that that was the position which the Council all along had intended to take up. Tho Conforonco was simply for the purpoio of talking ovor tho mattor and appointing a deputation to wait upon tho Minister of Public Works for tho purpose of indicating to him tho un suitability of tho proposed gradient. A oommitteo rojght Jjo deputed to attend the Conforonco nnd report to the Council. After some further discussion the Streets Com mittee was appointed for this purpose .

Copies of a neat brochure coptaining an historical sketph of tho pstablishment and subsequent history of tho Auckland Savipgs Bank wore distributed amongst tho audience at the opening yesterday. Jt is said that tho production was from the pen of Mr R. Cameron, manager of the Bank, An abstract of tho sketoh will bo found on tho fourth page of this evening's issue,

Mr Hill, Collector of Customs, hold a preliminary inquiry to-day into the circum stances attending tho death of tho seaman Wilmott, Who was lost from the brigantine Lapwing during her voyage from Nowcastlo to this port. Evidence was given by Cap ■tain Watt and his mate, and tended to Bhow that tho man's death was purely accidental. Wilmott was described as a sober, steady man, who shipped at Now castlo when the Lapwing was last in that port.

The creditors of Geo. Foster, boot manu facturer, have resolved that the machinery, plant and fixtures of tho business shall be sold on Tuesday next, as well as leaso of premises in Rutland-street, subject to a mortgage of £1,100. Tho debtor has been allowed tho whole of his furniture, which has been valued at £40.

" The Lights o' London " Btill maintains its popularity at tho Opera House. There was another good attendance last evening, and the performance was again niost suc qessfui. To-night will be a grand fashion able night. Arrangements have been made for a late train to Qnehunga to-morrow night to enable residents of that township and intermediate stations to witness the drama.

A consignment of Auckland flounders taken over in the Wairarapa's refngei'ator on the last trip of that steamer caused quite a sensation in Sydney. The whole lot was bought by the manager of the Coffee Pilace, and were found to bo of such good quality that they were sold as sole from England. Somo frozen mutton sent over in the same steamer was placed on the market, and parties who dined oh it at the Sydney Club' pronounced it of excellent quality.

The resignation of Cr. Harper! which lias been accepted with regret by the City Council, ia another result of tlje night meeting system, and we understand that there is one other Councillor seriously con templating the advisability of yielding up his seat for a similar reason. Since Mayor Waddel'B accession to office, the business has been pushed through with unusual despatch,, and if the time of the meetings were changed to the afternoon, the work of the Council could be easily performed within a couple of hours.

T|)g railway freight charges here are, in soni'e instances, rather astonishing. Wo are informed £hajt tb.3 freight charged for one truck of coal from 'Jatfpirf to f)ta);!ihu is'L2 J2s 10(1, Sfld/fion) T-aupiri to Auck land, a further d Ist anas flf 9. miles, LJ 17s Cd Rather than pay the former rate, er,Q Auck iifOfl dealer, when executing orders from ,Otahuh ) uto ! i>.T^.ijpjrjcoal, hasitfirstdelivered liere'atLl 17s6a per tyuojf. and then foi wards it .baok i>y rajlto .QiahMhu at an additional cost of lls per truck. Theitotal cost of daliVery by thU roundabeut method 'is theretore'LS 8s 6d, ,bTatstill a saving of ■4s 4d par track in ejected by -pursuing this ■practice rathsr than having the coal left at Otahuhu wh'en ppjning down the lino on the first occasion, ' ■ '

Tho report of the Water Supply Com mittee concerning thoir reebnt visit to the upper waters of tho Northern Wairoa was not submitted at the City Council meeting last .night. In fact, i£s preparation has .been"deferred pending the working'out of the professional data of altitudes, volume of water, measurements, otc. It may possibly bo ready for the next meeting, but there is no certainty about it. Tho question upon which tho valuo of tho report will be tested is whether .or not the Wairoa water can be brought to town by a gravitation scheme.

Sidney Taiwhanga and his wife have ioined tho Sir Henry Havelock Lodge of Good Templars, and were "received with quite an, ovation. Tho renowned Sidney declared that he would renounce tho drink for ever, and his wife avowed thatsho would support him and stick to him until death.

The return rifle match between the Artil lery and City Guards eventuates to-morrow, liriug to commence at 1.,'i0 sharp. The City Guards won the last match by 17 points, and a close contest on this occasion is expected. Tho Artillery team will consist of T. Hell, A. Henderson, \V. A. Luinsden, A. Payne, J: Parslow, ti. Rose, G. Shaw, W. S. Trayes, J. Webster, A. Woolloy. Emergency, J. Trayes.

Mr Clayton, junr. (photo, studio) at the Eclectic Pharmacy, Grey-street, haaexecuted four boautifulpicturesof tho internal decora tions of Pitt-street Wesley an Church, on the recent occasion of the children's anniversary. The cost of four photos, is only 7s od. No doubt many of them will bo sold.

Many of our readers in Ponsonby will bo glad to learn that tho " At Homos" aro to be resuscitated. A meeting is to bo held at Mr Devoro'H this evening, when all pre liminaries will bo arranged, and tho date of Mia first dance lixed, which will bo duly announced.

Wo are requested to call tho attention'of' tho Registrar of Marriages for the Auckland district to an advertisement full of good omen for him and for tho bachelors of the city. Tho organisers of tho LeapYoar Ro union intend to invito tho Rogistrar to attend thoir composite entertainment, anrt to provido himself with sevoial hundred licenses for tho occasion.

Tho dilliculty between tho Domain Ground trustees and tho Rugby. Union Football Association has, wo understand, boon amicably arranged. An undorstatjd in;: has been arrived at by which one match will bo played on the ground every Satur day during the soason, while a.; second match will b« pormittcd there for sovorfll weeks until tho footballi ■' ■■ socurq tho iwe' of tho Metropolitan (iround.

There aro in tho board room of tho now. Auckland Savings Bank portraits,of Dr. Sinclair (formerly Colonial Secretary),;Mr. Alex. Shophord (formerly Colonial Treasurer), Messrs J. J. Montclloro, W, C, Wilson, Richard Ridings, Archibald Clark, William Rattray, David (Irahani, Dr. Campbell, Captain Daldy, Pavid Nathan, .1. T. Koylan, James Dilworth.

A grand voenl and instrumental concert was given in our little township, at'the Qtnhnhii Public Hall, on Wednesday even ins,', by Mr E. Q'llaru und Company, with the object of assisting to raiao funds' for,a bazaar in aid of the Convont, Otahuhu. J am sorry to say that there was a very rtoor attondanoe. Tho programme was % I6ng and varied ono, and notwithstanding the small audience it was strictly adhorcd to rn fact, it was ono of tho bestooncortsit has boon our lot to witness hero for many a day. The old favourite, O'llare, received quite an ovation on his appearance, and sang his songs (Irish, comic, fee.) in a masterly stylo, and received encores ad lib, Mr (i. Boyle, another favourite, was in good voice, and sang his songs in a meritorious manner, which fairly brought down tho house. Tho Kirby Brothors, in their Ethiopian song and dance, won for them golden opinions, and they also received encores. Tho Misses Willis played a pianoforte duct, "Fly Awny," in exquisite style, proving that their tutors, tho Sisters of Mercy, do not neglect thoir pupils. A word of praise is also duo to the othor ladies and gontlomcn who kindly .-assisted.— (Correspondent).

To tho Editor: Sir,—l quito agreo with tlit remarks of Mr Bowron quoted in your Saturday's loader that 10,000 lirkins of butter could bo easily sold por week in tho London market. Tho aim, howovor, should be to establish the nnmo or brnnd, mo that consumers (the public) could bo reached, Mid this can only bo dono success denser parts of London, as it is proposed to do in regard to our mutton. I know from experience that lilil to JSd per lb has to bo paid for butter fit to put on Uie tablo, and then it i« not wise to inquire too closely into tho manufacture. The whole sale price of Dutch butter I sco quoted at 92* to 110s pot cut. Cork firkins at S2s to !)Bs. In reforenco to your quotation qf the account sales of tho Taranaki shipment, I think therp must «o an error in tll° Hgwros somewhere i Ql)s per. owt. seem* a very low figure, or ulno tho article must have beoh A- very inferior ono. 1 havo myself seen Australian sold at 80h, and ft very poor article at that. The aim, however, mnst bo to keep up a good standard article. ,The poor of London1 are, with all their povorty, very fastidious (instance tho Australian tinned meats, which were not a success),and want the best value for their money ; and unless this standard is maintained failure must result. The expenses you mention in tho Tara naki account sales are 'very heavy, but surely tho itom L4G fls Id for freight is an orror; 42J cwt. did not cost considerably over LI per cwt. for freight alone ! I shall be glad to see this matter of butter ship ments discussed by an abler pon than mine, it being a question of great import ance to this end of tho colony—at any rate, more so than growing wheat at a loss.—l am, &c, VVkll-Wishkr. \ '

After tho .usual Wednesday evening eprvico on Wednesday night at Epiphany Church, Newton, Mr J. f. Sloma'n, 8.A., was presented with a testimonial by the members of tho congregation.' Tho Rev. J, Haselden, incumbent of i St. Luko's, Mqnnt Albert, presided, ,and 'in making tho presentation said that for eight years Mr Sloman had oonduoted one servico in tho Church overy Sunday, and tho work had been done faithfully and1 effi ciently, as w'oll as with benefit to the con gregation. The growth of population, however, had been such as to' warrant the Bisliop in appointing, tho ReY.: E. Slianahan to the Church, so that' Mr Sloman's services- wore no longer needed. The congregation knew that thoy could not possibly make tho gentleman any adequate return for what he had dono for them, but they desired to show their thorough appre ciation of his services, On behalf of the congregation, and on his own behalf as well, he thanked Mr Sloman for tho work he had doric, and wishod him many yearn of useful sorvico in the cause of the Church. He then presonted Mr Sloman with a handsome eako-basket and an ogg cntot. Mr Sloman thanked the congregation for their presents, and said how much pleasure it had given him to take the services in their Church.' He ro joiced to know that tho Church had attained to tho position of having a clergy man, who could bo with them at overy service, but he' regretted very much to relinquish ]u"s connection with it: If at any time they needed help from a lay-reader, lie would be most delighted to come back.

A rather unusual celebration was held last ovening in the Newmarke^' Hall, namely, a silver wedding, as a compliment to Mr and Mya Speakman, who were married May the Bth, 1850, at St, James's Church, Piccadilly, London. The (lompHmontary soiree was given by the members of the Viotdria Lodge, 1.0. G.T. (22). . About 80 members' shared in the festivities of tho evening. Bro. John Edgerly presided, and introduced the proceedings in a congratu latory address to. tho honpured guests. A liberal feast was provided to order of the Lodge by Mr Kent, tho looal -confec tioner, which was heartily enjoyed by all present. Mr Robertson, of, Kybet Pass, in' a humorous Speech presented a wed ding cake, and Mi" Jenkins'gave, on behalf of the Lodge, a splendjd, album as a memento to the happy couple who had passed a quarter of a century in harmonious wedded companionship. The album will be filied with portraits of the Bisters and brothers of the Lodge. The inscription ran thus :-" Presented by the Victoria Lodge, 1.0. G.T. (22), to Brother and Speakman in Lodge Session assembled in celebration of their silver wedding, May Bth, 1884. (Signed) JoiinEdgekley, Chairman." . The entortainmont comprised song 3 by several of the company, Sis. Bruce accompanying on the piano. Tho best things of the even ing wsvp Sfilq^ b.v-Mis? Bruce, ft humorous dialogue- by tho Misses Oaippb'alj, -tang and, recitatipn by Mrs and Miss Longbotjtom, n Ths Wpn.derfu.'4Vann. !! by Mr Ropertscn, "Ben the Carpenter and £a)ly" (Hood) by Mi1 Page, arid " Strangers Yet." (Claribel) by "Miss "White. Mr Speakman' responded on behalf of himself and >yife, and gave suma interesting reminisoencos of his wedding and incidents' of hte subse quent career. The caker*o* distributed' around the room, and With ma'uy 'con. gratulations the party separated at halfrpast JO o'clock, "' - / ,;•.,"' • ~'.. ' ■ ~.'. '■':'"'. •

The City Engineer has submitted to tho City Council a sketch of a bridge 360 foot long, 8 toet wide, and 75 feet high, to bo constructed across tho Cemotory gully, at a cost of LI.OOO. Some of'tho Councillors woro in favour of an iron bridge, and after an expression of opinion from Cr. Maoke.cn: nio that it was unbecoming on the part of representatives of other wards to seek to render the affair more costly and then charge tho wholo expense against Graf ton, the matter was referred to tho Streets Com mittee.

Last night the City Council struck the annual general rate of Is in the £ as well as tho special annual recurring rate of Is in tho £.

Some alarm was rocontly aroused at the Thamos for tho safety ef a huge kauri treo, nearly (50 feet in circumference, which grows near tho head of Tararu Creek, and is largely resorted to by visitors to tho district. A rumour was circulated to the effect that the monster was about to go'the way of all kauris', and'bow to the woods man's uxo. Loud protestations were raised against such an act of vandalism, and im mediately schemes wore mooted for its purchase and conservation as a public property. It may interest those of our readers who have Been the monster to know that it was purchased on Wednesday last by tho Thames County Council on behalf of the inhabitants of the district, and that stopß are being'taken to protect it from the ravages of fire, &c. '

" Anti-Typhoid " writes asking whon some action is going to bo taken to analyse the milk at present sold in the city and suburbs, or if wo are to wait for "the inevitable."

A sailing race will take place to-morrow betweon the open boats Una, Ivy, Dot, Imp and Secret, starting at 2 o'clock.

To the Editor: Sir,— Seeing in a para graph in your paper of yesterday concern ing our factory strike that we had reduced tho prico from Is Cd tolls 4}d we give that a flat denial, for we novor reduced the prico of bottoming oithor beforo or after the strike. —We are, &c, Gabkktt Bros., Wnkofiold-street,

Private tenders for erection of » cottage at Mount Albort for Mr O. Gilmore were openod by Mr X, Maokay Fripp on tho 6'th inst. W. A. Turk, Mt. Albort (£200), was accepted.

Tho quarter-past eleven train for One hu'ng'a to-morrow night will bo postponed till naif-past eleven, to onablo Onehunga residents to witness tho "Lights o1 Lon dotii" This Is tho last Saturday upon which tho pieco will be produced, ■-. "...

Tho usual quarterly mooting of the.Hope of Parnell Lodgo, No. 3, 1.0. G.T., was hold in tho lodgo-room on Wednesday evening, May 7th. Tho following officoH were in st'allod for the coming, quarter by Bro. W. Nicholson', Lodge Deputy, assisted by Bro. A. Loßoy as 1.M., and Bro. Button as T.ri.M., as follows:—W.C.T., Bro. W. Thomas : W.V.T., Sis. Kllllp j W.S., Bro. Litston; W.A.8., Sis. Huff; W.F.S., Bro. Killip ; W.T,, Bro. Walker ; W.C., Sis. M. E Taylor; \V.M.,SU.E.Crozier j.W.D.M,, Bro. H. Adlingtom W.J.G,,' Bro. H. Smith ( W.0.G., Bro. T, Smith i P.WC.T., Bro. S. Thomas. The'secretary's' report allowed very «atiafaof:ory results of thQ patft quarter the lodgo having a-balance in hand of £24, Business of meeting beirjg at an ond, the Lodge .olased with tho usual ccra monies at 9.30.

Mr Honry Exley' delivered his ' second address on " Tho Resurrection" to an appreciative audience on Tuesday night in the Christians' Meeting ilouso, New North Koad. Last weoklns theme was that the resurrection of Christ was the rock on which all inlidolity was wrecked for ever, and last night, the necessity of tbe resur rection and it* incontrovertibility. The subject was troatod entirely •from a Scrip* tural standpoint, and the value of the resurrection to those who have put en Christ was plainly shown from Soripture, while tho arguments of tho leading sceptics wero proved to be Assumptions without proof. It mm useless now to attempt to deny tho resurrection, for those most inter ested in its non-fulfilment never thought of denying it as a fact, when it had transpired among them. The lecture next week is on " Tho Ascension of tho Lord Jesus," When all are invited.

The City Council soem to bo unfortunate with their experiments. At their meeting last night it was announced that a stone breaking machine had arrived so unex pectedly by the British King that the con corn was out on the .wharf hflf nl° the ouumnuu nuow ot it, ana that the vessel had gon_o aw^y with tho shaft*. Tq crown nil, a draft payable three days after sight had been made for pay inont. The Town Clork considered that payment would have to be made at onco, but tho Councillors wore strongly dig inclined, to "part" for an incomplete article, Councillor prowther grimly rotnark ing that a lively rocolloction of tho £000 dropped pvor the aiinunoifltors should warn them to bo cautious In this instance. Eventually tho, matter was referred to the Legal' Committee) with power to act. Immediately afterwards tho Mayor an-' nouueed that the new fire escape had been found to bo very faulty and defective. The agents had been accordingly written to and informed that it was quite unsuitable {or tho purposes intended, but no reply had yet been received from thorn. ' ,

The ratepayers of Epsam. Road District met on Wednesday evening in the Public Hall—Mr F. Lawry presiding—when the statement of receipts and expenditure of tho Board for the past.yoar was submitted by the clerk, Mr Dunwoodio, as follows :— Receipts: Balance, from former account, L9O ISs 9d ; rates collected, L2+l Us Sd ; lent, LlO IBs: 'licenses, L 25; dog registration, Ll2 10s ; tolls, LIOS 19s 7d : total, L4BO 16s. Expenditure : Works on road, L 214 15b ; advertising, LlB 7s 3d ; oloction expenses, L 2 17b ; off^cp expenses and rent, L5,6s &1 ; salary a.n,d aom mission, L29 15s. ;'g'as, L2 Qa Qd ; common seal, LI lsg.; foil cqllegto'r ; L.84 17a—L359 13s; balancoin hand, Ll3O 3a ; total, L 489 Nis. A resolution was passed urging.the Board to continue pressing Government to make tho roadat Bird Grove safe; and it was also agreed, to ask the Board to co: bporate with One-Tree;llill Road Board in mitigating tho evil of cattle straying on the roads. The Board was also urgod to agitate for tho removal of tho Nowmarkot toll-gate. ~. ~- ij.

Last issuo of the " The Aroha Newa" IiOB the following :—"A special mooting of,the Presbyterian Church' Committee was held on Thursday evening 'to receive the rosigr. nation of their respected minister, the Rev. Mr Fergusson, who will shortly leave this district. In tendering his resignation, Mr Fergusson expressed nig sincere regret on having to sever his connection with (the Committee and congregation, from whom ho had at all times received the warmest sympathy and support in the discharge of his duties, but his services were requirsd in another sphere of labour, and he felt it to be his duty to accept the appointment that had been offered,to him by the managers of St. Andrew's Church, Auckland. The com mittee, • after giving the matter their serious consideration felt themselves bound, though regretfully, |p ''jficp.pt the resignation, being po'r«u.adcd. that the chanctp wpiijd ho greatly to the advan tage of- Mr Forgusson, who would leave the district with the hearty goodwill not only of themselves, but of the whole of the Pres byterian body residing in the, district. The rev. gentleman will, we believe, prpfaed to his new charge in the pqyjrse qf y*° Qr three weeka. Nothing has yet b.eon done in the way of procuring another minister, but it is not probable that the Auckland Presbytery or tne Church Extension Committee will allow the vaoant charge to remain long un occupied."

Wo learn that numerous prosocutions are about to be instituted by,the Society f"V the Prevention of Cruelty to ugainti people for various forma of cruelty towards the brute oreation, Some short time since the Society caused a horse with a crioked baok to be destroyed, owing to the pain from which the. animal was suffering. An information has been laid against the captain of the Stprm bird for slinging 19 horses from the steamer into a punt by means of a rope sling. And on Saturday next a very bad case of working a horse with a.. sqre back, will come before tho Court, Another case of workings lamed horse is also to be taken on hand, and it is not at all unlikely that a certain individual may bo shortly proseouted for leaving a dog for a lengthened period without food. »A case, has likewise been reported, to the Society in which a man was caught putting a stone into a horse's ear, ftri'fi rubbing the inside of the orjjo.n, tfl makothe unfortunate ft'mnw! obey h'ito vqoreireaqily. A wijU-kndwjj fijsfii%, pa«sit!g fey $i\\Q time,' took .up aiiothei; stflUP a.r,d -\vavned the driver twt. |f te persisted in his brutality to the hor«e, h.e would warm his head after a simiHar fashion. This (hud the effect, pf stopping the operation, »and the horae-owner, after listening, remarked to the remonstrances of ijhe. man of wig'and gowp, "Well, it Way be Karfl^i^ Joji t^e horee," 5 'Society.A^ginlte.join^itwiei a gpqd TO^ny bvjfeepviiW>»i .'agayist pebp}© far Vorking lame animals qnsk tJv»*B sare backs an 4 shoulder, j " -='- ..., ■y.\u. ,r:ts,»i;ia .v ■/.

At tho R.M. Court yesterday, afternoon, tho case of Loomb v. Durbridee, in which £20 was claimed for board and lodging,otc., • was decided in favour of the plaintiff, who got a verdict for £12", 6s. Mr Tole appeared fdr tho plaintiff, and Mr H. Camjpbell for'the defendant. In Trafford v. Monro, whorein £3, 8s was claimed as rent, there was a set-off for £2. Judgment was given for Its, each party paying his own costs. Mr Lusk appeared 'for- tho plaintiff, and Mr Blades for the defendant. In Thorno v. Kelly, a claim of £1 16s for costs of a deed, judgment was given for the plaintiff with costs. Mr Hall appeared for the plaintiff.

The facts disclosed at the opening of the Savings Hank yesterday, as to our financial condition, speak well both for the prosentand future prosperity of Auckland, and we behove that during tho next twelve months, doublo the amount will bo saved, if all working men, will determine to purchase tholr Bacon and Chcose. from tho Auckland Provision Com pany, and- every weok place iho savings thus effected, to their credit in the bank. Wo feel sure that this will be done, when the public becoino more fully aware of tho fact, that tho Company was started in their interests, with the object of kcepinpr the price of provisions down to the lowest possible ebb, and that tho creator the quantity It can soil, the lower will be its prices' The principlo aimed at is co operation, tho Company being only a din tributiiiK medium. We havo a very prime lot of Bacon and Chceso for To-morrow. Choose, 6d per lb.; Bacon, 8d to 9d. Auckland Pro vision Company, Hight Corner Stall. City Market.—A. Bkitanjt, Manager.—[Advt.j

Poverty and Suffering.—"l was dragged down with debt, poverty, and suffering for yours, caused by v sick family, and large bills for dootorlnir, which did them no good. I was completely discouragod, until one year ago. by tho advice of my pastor, I procured^ Hop Bitters, and commenced their use, and in one month wo wore all well, and none of us have seen a sick day since, and I want to sar to all poor men, you can keep your families well a year with Hop Bitters for less than ono doctors visit will cost. Iknowit."—A Working Man. Rend.

CABLEGRAMS.

BY CABLE.-COPYRIGHT.)

[special to press association.]

(Received May 0—11.15 a.m.)

Tho French Senate

and the Itecldi-

vlstes BUI. London-, May B.—M. Blowitz, the Paris correspondent of the London " Times," writes that if tho Australian colonies are not clamorous in regard to tho recidivistes qnostion, tho wisdom of tho French Senate and the coßtlinoss of the scheme will pro bably prevont the measure from being brought into active operation. The Oriental Bank. The "Times" says the attempt to revive the Oriontul Bank Company has boen abandoned. The Board of Directors are now endeavouring to form the assets of tho company. Politics at Cape Colony. The Cape Ministry have resigned. Gordon Pasha In Khnrtoum.-A Defen sive Measure Adopted. Gordon Pasha has Bucceoded in cutting a trench between the palace of KJiarfcoum and tho position where the rebellious portion of the inhabitants are situated.

[reutkr's telegrams. 1

Steamer In Collision—l 23 Lives Lost.

LoKuoy, May B.—lntelligence has been received that tho ' steamship State of Florida, trading between Glasgow and America, which was reported as several days overdue, came into collision with a barque in the Atlantic, and sunk almost immediately. Of 167 souls on board, only 44 were received by the barque or saved in the steamers' boats. The Failure or tho Oriental HanH- Tho Oriental Bank Corporation, which suspended payment on the 3ril instant, was compelled to aclopt this course Jo conse- 3 nonce of the rapid.and unexpeotod with rawal of doposits at its eastern branches. An examination which has been already mode of the available assets show, that de positors will probably receive 17b 6d in the pound, and in tho meanwhile the liquidator will .undertake the management of tho company's estate in the Maur-ltius. Her Majesty tho Queen arrived at Windsor Castle from Dqrmstadt yesterday evening.

SPORTING NEWS.

The Adelaide Cup.

[KKrTER'B TBLEfIKAMS.]

, , , Auelaidk, Thursday. Tin; following is the latest betting on the Adolaido Cup, to bo run for at the South Australian Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting on Thursday next :—Conjecture, 1 to 1 ; Sting, 7 to 1 ; Malua, 8 to I j Frylngpan, Bto 1 ; Claptrap, S to 1 ■; KinßfQf tho Yale, 12 to 1.

Th,s TAPe-h.Qr»Q Normanby was offered for sale at Hunter and Nolan's to-day, but failed' to' find a purchaser The reserve was t'3so. Tricotrin was sold at Buckland's for £1 10s.

SCINTILLATIONS

SrLEsniD weather again prevails. London actors havo seven clubs. j Mark Twain is nearly 50 years old. Fashionable night at the Opera House..' '' Snow-storms yesterday a,t C]iri,stchurch and Dunedin.

How to b,e' a man J Th,o governor says— " Put monpy in tfte Savings Bank." Wellington popple talk of abolishing the .San Krappisco mail service. i

The Marquis of Bute is said to be an ac complished Hebrew scholar. Grapes can be bought in Alicante, Spain,1 for a half-penny per pound. Miss Angusta Dargon gave dramatic re oitals in Dunedin last night. Sir George Grey" speaks to-night* at Oamaru, and to-morrow night at Dunedin. Crime has greatly decreased of late in Wellington, and the R.M. thinks it \s due to the balvation and Blue JtUh.bon Armies. • Hon. E. Richardson and Mr Person, M.H.R., hare, addressed meetings at Kaia ,J)oj nnd.Ohoka respectively, and received votes of thanks and confidence. ,

Ad old man named Thos. Symons wag accidentally,killed at Palmerston A'ortli on Tuesday while engaged in'felling bjjfll^' ' , Sheep were sold early this fcoiith at is per: head at Too.Wpp.mJba,',' Queen^and. Drought the oaus#. A plea^cg.' Vers'^n, astralojulst .explains tl\at t(ieae red sunsets betoken by farthe' bloodiest war ever known. • ■ . .

Lord Chesterfield designates ugly women as the third sex ; how shall we place ugly men ? . .' , ,

The workmen employed by the ppnodin Harbour Board are all beiftg insured,, by contract, against death or disahleroent by acci<^on'y. A,'t tyfteltoji tost viight, Sir George Grey ■ addressed: a ow>wded meeting nndreceived. a unanimous vote of thanks. While there is groat soarcity of work \\\ Otago, contractors in the WaiUaio are advertising for scores of labourers at 7s to 8s a day, nnd, pan.not get them, Yfanganuj gold prospectors ask Govern ment for a subsidy to Hssist in prospecting the Tuhua country j they also ask Govern ment to buy over native opposition. Mr 11. M. Lyon is appointed Treasurer, and Assistant Secretary to Wellington Harbour Board at £300 a year. - '■ In America there \a what is, called I)he garter snake. B,ut a, m.otleru, gitf aJways blushe.^and, sa,ya "uwfeencircling ophldan." M. rO. 0. Knight hfts resigned the post of actuary to the Government Insurance De partment, Mr.Frankland succeeds hjm. " The only jokes women like to road are 4 thoso which reflect ridicule on men." Yes ; " on taking up a paper a woman invariabljr turna to the marriage column." Two stacks of oats belonging to Mr Mon love, and the kennels of Mr Se'woll, both in Oamaru district, wove burned down yester day. Evidently there are incendiaries', about. ' , '~,,

': The Konnody Family, on thoir reactiing Sydney from Auckland, opened to large and enthusiastic houses. . ■ . ■, . The cabmen and 'busmon.of London1 are nearly all Conservatives in politics and members of the Church of England, ' Stime of them are highly educated, Mr Wm. Ferguson,, 0.8*,'M,1:.C.8., !has been a.pjio^ed and Chief Execu \>m Wfßcfv t« , Wellington Harbour fea^d. "it! the bigfiro at Dubbo, N.S.W.,1 re oently, the total insui:ances were £30,000, Of that sum, £1,000 was held by the, yjiiqa Companyof New Zealand,-£soQb,y, tha New, Zealand -Insurance Cawyafty, aftd,£lso ty' the Standard Company of New Zealand. - A genius'l*a£ invented an umbrella \rfth a detachable handle, upon the withdrawal of Vyhjeh. the rib? are a,V,tomftticaHy. locked, f it msilocis. iiesy snqli'ngi Itwq, • fcandloa1 fit tho sane uniferetta, There is L doubtlßSS in,prospect a future y<h>ri it-will j not be worth' .while to steal a xnan's. umbrella;.! ■' .■:<■->>■ i,« ; ; ~. • j ■;! ft).

GREAT FIRE IN WELLINGTON.

ST. JOHN'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BURNED. DOWN.

GREAT DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.

[11Y TBLKUIUPII.— I'KESS ASSOCIATION.]

Wkllixotos, this day. ! St. John's Presbyterian Church andschool room, Willis.street, were totally .destroyed by fire this morning about 6 o'clock. The lire broke out in the school-room, which had not been open since Tuesday night. The flames soon gOt'a complete mastery, and the water supply was deficient. Tho Fire Brigade had been turned out an hour before toatirein ft brick-yard inTory-street. Ahigh wind was blowing, and the flames spread from tho school-room to the Church and could not be checked. The organ, books music, carpets, and everything movable, were got out. The Church was insured in the South British Office for £3,000. The library, records, and harmonium in the school room were destroyed. The fire spread to the private residence of Mr Spinks, the Te Aro Hotol, Jameson's grocery and several other buildings in Willis ■ street were partially destroyed. On the north side of the Church a private dwelling and a large two - story workshop were completely gutted. At ono time it seemed likely to sweep tho whole street, as the roofs of several houses at a distance from the Church were on fire. The Wellington Dorcas Society lose their sewing machine and other property, which was in the school-room.

LATER PARTICULARS.

The Insurances.—lncendiarism

Suspeoted.

The fire at the Scotch Church is believed to be a clear case of incendiarism. The in surances are :—On school-room, t'soo in the Northern Office; church, £3,000 in the Northern Office. Re-insured as follows :— £1,000 in tho South British and £500 in the London, Liverpool, and Globe. Several, buildings in the neighbourhood of the church were on fire at various times, and considerable damage has been done to their stocks by water. The first alarm this morning was occasioned by a quantity of wood being found alight in Nbxbury's brick

BALL PRACTICE IN FREE MAN'S BAY.

Houses Peppered with Bullets.

A RKsmuNT upon' the cliff at tho foot of College Hill, on fthe Freeman's Bay side, called at bur office this morning and gave information 'of a dangerous and reckless use of firearms in that vicinity last night by Home person or persons unknown. The occurrence is a most singular one, and the conduct so very properly complained of seems more like ; the action of an escaped lunatic than the mischievous excesses of larrikins. It is far too hazardous to be regarded as any attempt at praoticnl joking, and it aU?o ap pears to be wholly without motive^ We five the story in the words of ourinformant, Ir W. Green. He said :—" About ten o'clock last night I was sitting in the front room of my house, which is built upon the cliff in Freeman's Bay and fronts the water. B.y hearintr the reports either of a rifle or revolver fired not far off, I went out upon the verandah in order to ascertain what was the matter, but could perceive no one. After I returned' indoors the firing con tinued, and it soon became evident to me from hearing the shots strike, that tho marksman was practising upon anew house which is being put up alongside my own for a Mr Hewson. It stands upon piles at the head of a little-dry creek running down to the Bay. I. went out again upon the verandah, but could ste no one, and on re-entering the louse I ant down at the back of the front window, the light in the- room being kept burning all the time. Immediately after wards I was startled by a tremendous rattle over my head, and I saw that a ball had ctrnolt t''° ''""'"J *!»«» "°« vorandah at an elevution of some five feet above my head. 1 got up and looked out, but still seeing I nothing, 1 moved my position in the. room, so that if any person should aim ut me from outside 1 could not be hit. After this, I heard two bullets strike the shingles of the roof, and about 11; 30 the firing i ceassd altogether. My wife, daughter, and a friend who was staying with us, were groatly alarmed, and I did not. go to bed until two o'clock this morn ing, lest the person who was firing, should return. This inorning I went round to look at Hewson's house, and the carpenters at work upon it pointed out the four holes in one of the windows,' The floor ineide was covered over with shav ings, so that I do not know whether there, were any bullets, there. , Several people besides myself heard the shooting, as, for instance, MrMcCabe and Mr Shanks, whb'bccupiea the corner house. The per son who tired I should jud.g« to have been on the beach, at a distance of, fifaip 60 to 100 yards." \Yo understand tbjitj Constable Collis, p^ l-lonsonby v has'been told off to mako '\nquiries into, this very strange matter.

MINING NEWS.

[BY TELEGRAPH—OWN COERESPONDfiIJT.]

THAMES

Thajies, this'dsy. .■ ,New PRrkcE Imperial. —The fliain eh&it -k now 500 feet deep, and, sinking operations have beeti Busneatiad.,' "After'BquaTing down tho akias, the 'imnmger. will, conmioaee dividing the compartments and then exca vate the chumber.of No. 6 level.- Itts esti:: mated that a cross-cut 180 feet in lehgth will intersect the, . upon, which; there will Be about 8,0 feet of bacV- '-■

■Dkkp LkvklGroS^.—The wovkings of the J^ujfunui, Company atj Albion 70 feet level ha,ve pn.(iroachod upon the seaward sections |of this minij, avid it is probable prospecting operivUons will be commenced shortly upon • Sho pi'oinising cross leader recently dis covered! ' .H is a foot in thickness, mineralised, and encased in good oeMfttry, ffnd Is well: worthy bf a trial v

Tararu Este^ed';—Voting has' been carried on' with * 1$ 'stampers since the beginning of Xh.^. weei,

■ MavWTAHq. —Snlllvan (tribnter) ob tained 4^ozs gold from one load of quartz. RtTRTJKn HTLii.—James and party re duced twenty pounds picked stone, \yhioh yielded 11 £qzß gold. . ■< ..

FOOTBALL MATCHES.

Ponsonby v. North Shohk.—Tlib following team will leave by the 2.SQ Vx)nt for tho North Shore to represent tho Pousonby Football Club against tho North Shore:—T. Macky (eajnt), Arnoil, Whitcside, Clayton, Skcen, McConnell, Skces, Young, Cosson. Anderson. Turnbull, Marshall, George. Colhauvno, Hcndei-son; omn.rgenoy men :■ Pijlsington, Woollor.

■ Auckland, \\ Albert.—The above match wiil bp 'jilayed on the Domain Cricket Ground ; to-morrow afternoon, whon tho following will represent the Albert:—D. Stewart (captain), R, .Danks, P. Hardwick. G. Goodacre, S. Good man, W. Ridings, E. Binney, G. Smart, J. Miller, A. Bruce, S. Dewar, R, Damon,-P. *Mackie, J. McHngh, and I\ lawrie. Emer gencies—J. Smart and Andrew. ,-....,..

Newton v. Grafton—The following are the 'names selected by the "Newton Football Club :— Mills (21, Habson (2), Smith (2>, Osmond, Por teous, Sexton,.-ftitchard. Mouldon, Walker, Willlanißon, Goodman, Bell, Emergencies ■ Whitely and Kllis. ; ,

Ponsonby True Blues v. Clifton.—Thi s match will bo played in the Domain to-morrpw- The following will represent tho True Blue?:--" H. Ridings (capt). Stcpnonson, JJoJfillan, Ward, Goodman. Swanson, Smith, Murray, Graham, Caradus, Berry, Bfjli, Wilson, Court noy, and Gillospie. ' ■

A scratch matqk \A to f, v, M tq.Z) will bo played in th<), T)p,TOain to-morrow of members of the. G6r«fon Football Club. All members, are re<lu'iSst«<l to be present.

The temperance cantata en^t'.w v The Rescue of Harry Gray " Vas. preformed by the Band of Hope Xlnioo Choir in the DeVonport Hall oh Tuesday evening.' The narrate ■«&& se^d by Mr Turlo, and the difle?ont parts wer^ wq'l takon by variavw bldies and gentlemen. Mr. Cr^nwell oilicJatod. &9 conductor, and iSy Wiseman as pianist

I Tho annual sol*** ify qonnection St- Luke's Pr«sbyt(jrian Chufch, Remusra, .will be held i?, the Church thiji evening.' A good programme, has. h^ri, py«pavect. Tea on tha table, at QiSQ." '

Hp,w to 3?t SKss.-Kxsosexowseltd«f a»d ntehAoc.tt9p,^u?h,\v.^hojiit exorcise, worktoa hard without rest, doctor ail the ttaie. takS all tho vile nostrums artvertjsed, aad then yoi* will

TELEGRAMS.

(FROM Ot7R OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Thames, this day.—Thomas Wiseman alias White, was committed for trial today on the charge of larceny as a bailee of a cheque bolonging to a native.

. ..'■ . [MB PRESS ASSOCIATION.] New Plymouth, this day.—Judge Gillies left for Wellington by the train this morn ing.

Death or Major Nixon.

Wancianui, this day.—Major Nixon, an oldresiderit, died yesterday morning. 'He arrived in the Wellington ship fromlondon in 1840, holding an order for the sale of land from |he New Zealand Company. He came here m February, 1841, and took an active part in the War, being made a captain at the outbreak. He was made a J.P. by Governor Hobson. He leaves 3 sonß and 4 daughters, all grown up. ' ■

Fireman Drowned.

AVkstport, thin day,—Daniel O'Neill fireman on board the Kawahere, fell off the gangway last night and was drowned. Deceased was drunk at the time, and also his companion, and the latter was therefore unable to render any assistance. Wellinoton, this day. — Government decline to go on with Greymouth harbour works.

NEW SAYINGS BANK.

Formal Opening by Bis Excellency tho Governor.

The new premises for the Auckland Savings Bank were opened yesterday afternoon in the presence of a large assemblage of both sexes. Many of our leading citizens were present. Mr J. T. BoylaD, Vice-President of the Bank, introduced His Excellency the Governor, who was received with loud ap. plause.—His Excellency, in commencing his address, referred to the early history of savings banks. The first,'he said, was established at Brunswick in the year 1765, while Miss Wakefield founded the first in England at Tottenham, near London, in 1803. Then there were several attempts made for the establishment of savings banks at Bath; but it was not until the question was taken up by the Rev. Henry Duncan, minis, ter of Ruthwell, in Dumfrieshire, that the system was thoroughly inaugurate). The growth of savings banks haß been simply beyond conception: >■ Speaking from returns seven years old, he might1 feajr that there were more than 14,000 savings .banks in Europe, and there was at that time in vested in them no less a. sum, than £341,430,000. It was to, be remarked that the greatest ratio for population juts in Switzerland, where 84s per head was deposited. In Great Britain there wag 43s ; the average being 25c per head throughout all the countries of Europe. In -Great Britain, in thirty-years, frdm 1848 W;1878, the deposits of the savings-banks rose from 28 millions to 74J millions... The speaker then proceeded to"refer to the gord results effected by? the system in the army. In military savings Banks he, said there was about the year 1876 no lesa n sum that £23,000 deposited by the Rojal; Artillery—at the rate of £16 per man. There. was deposited by the Royal Engineer^ the, corps to which he had the honour tobslong,. £12,000, or at the rate of £20 per vmn; ani{ by one regiment, the 26th CaroeroniaM,, £4,000, .or at the rate of £17 pet man. Andi be it observed that these deposits were from, men earning only Is 3d a day in one case,, in the Artillery; and in the case of tho. Cameronians Is a. day, and Id & day for beer money. His Excellency then proceeded to give an interesting out line, of .the history of the Auckland Savinps. Bank. Speaking in reference to tha estab lishment of a penny savings bank Tjranch, His Excellency mentioned that in Liverpool there-were no less than 104 of these, penny banks, while the boys of the Ragged School Union in England actually.in one year put into the penny bank £ 8,880. He congratulated the institution on tlif fact that frem a sum of ±176 in-1847 the Bank had gone on increasing until the present day, when there is £264,516 de posited in it. He pointed out that during the last seven years, whilst the population of this province has only increased some thing like 25,000, the amount of deposits iiv the Bank has nearly trebled. TaVing th» whole of New Zealand, he said that ha found that in all the savings Banki, irrespective of friendly soojettos and in surance companies, thero to deposited in banks of this character and in the Govern ment Post Office Savings Banks, no. toss a sum than £1,7"7,962. This -was a most gratifying circumstance. With'tha'object of showing what might be doae ia this direc tion Hjs Excellency pointed ©ut'ibal here wo have a population of something like 500,00(1 Say that there we 100,000 families, andi that 60,000 of tfcese families b«feng to the industrial oViss. Well,, he did not think it) was going beyond the mark to say that it-, would be possible that each o! these fajniita might put by 10s a week'; that amount ( each week wouto be £80,000 ; multiplying i that by 52, the number of weeks in « year, : that would make the annual savings of the; i industrial classes £1,560,000. The speaker touched upon the necessity of enoourtjjing thrift apd industry, and concluded a forciWa and interesting speech amidst loud ap plause.—Dr. Campbell, His ! Worship then Mayor, Mr W. C. Daldy, and the Horn. P. Dignan .addressed the assemblage.— A unanimous vote of thanks was aecOTdedl to the trustees, on the motion of tha Mayor, while a further vote of thanks was passed to His Excellency for presiding-, oa the motion of tMr Dignan. Knthnijiastic i cheefa "wbre given 'for ■■ His Excellency and Lady aiid Miss Jervois, and Sir William haying-replied, tho assemblage dispersed.

FALLING OFF OF TRAFFIC ON TE AROHA TRAMWAY.

(BX TE)U»aAPK,—OWN CpRBE^POSMtNr.JI

' CAMBiuixys,. this day. The adjourned raouthAy meeting Of the Piako County Couwc# WOB hold yesterday evening, but these was Very little business done. A coswnqnicsition was received from the clevlf, o£ tha tramway regarding tho .snaftM (jjjwiifcy of quartz which was Bovr bgitjg. sent over the tramway. He. had i written to the mine managers slating that should the traffic on the U»* not increase, the Council would b# obliged to wise the tariff, • Referring to this matter,, Ci. Firth stated he v^derstood a new minewsa about to sesd down quartz, which' he believed would bring tho revenue ol trtn way v& to the required, amount.' Anyhoir, a.t present, through ths continued idrf weather, the battery was not in a position to work up to its lull, strength, and, indeed, for some tim?) past oniya few of the stampere had been, wooing. Thwe was now erery prospect of a. change in the weather, vlhatl matters v/ould go Qn again as befetfe.

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Before Messrs Prime and Af»guire, Juaßeesji

Alleged Larceny. — Auguste Millet was. charged with obtaining, by false pretences, » number of posts and railn,, value ««>* (ihe pro. Perty of Arthur Brooking,, at Kawal£»w«, on too Itn, of. January last,—Mr Button appeared for th,» raosccution, and having reviewed the case, asked that, as all the witnesses were al Glsborne. the prisoner bo remanded t» lhat palace.—Mr Tolo appeared in defence —Mr buporintondont Thomson said toe warrant was signed by the Magistrate at (Sis borne, mid that waß the ptojisr place for th« case to bo heard. 11 was, ut, Kawakawa, Bay **' Islands, where the od'onpo was committed.—Mr Tolesaid he opposed the remand to Gisborno,. because defeutont'% witnesses, vessel,, and papers wtru in Auckland, and evon th» tomh who laid, tit© information was now in court. V» believed (he. present charge was simply » sab torfijge to, giyo an- opportunity of «fvantage: j being token of the prisoner in anotiMw rwpectt. The police should make aaeffort to get the wit nesses at Glsborne u^ to Auckland • they are all in good circumstances -Mxßutton replied at great length, and argued that it would be monstrouß to attempt (p. try the case in'Awk land, when the alleged offence was committcS in another place.—Mr Thomson eaid he w»s very anxious to bear the decision of tte Beach. If the man was not remanded to, Giaberati at won.y tena to the, establishing a new order o* than©) altogether. - The qneWinn wbs fuUj argued before Mr Masdoaald, and the coa orumon was that the nrisonermuatbeiomandci tq the place whqr.e, tJ« offenoa waa alleged to have been comwitUid; iv iac», it would be * shght upon the magistrate at Gtabornc-Mir Iheo. Cooaor said it was in the case et V- ilscm. of Now Plyoiou.th. but Mr Mac dowW waa doubtfiil whethor he raaUy had the power to do so.—The Benah were to doubt as to M'fcat course to pnr3Uo, and thought , it woulcl be best to remand the prisoner until to-morrow, and in the meantime cot lejtal apinipn on the matter.—Mr Tole said the beuS . lajav would bo to discharge the prisoner. The-, whole thing was becoming a joke. He wonld recommend that prosecutor becomnmnicatciß .wo as to whethei; or not he intends to pr(MB -siite.-Mr Thoaisor. suggesU;d that tie prisonerr jtould be dissiarged.aad the police would »»s i take v «p wm.,-Mr Buttonjsaid Ha k»d no oyjdoaoe texo^er at present—Thßpiittaenrao discharged, .• Tn*iSßa.^Ma»te Dr»mmß»d was fined £5 a«d costo, 01 ta default Mdays. Fraak.Smith, IQs, and two otiers Ss each. ™ » This was all the .business. ', •'.?>.':''

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, FRIDAY MAY 9, 1884



Bicycles, uneqnaJted forfinist, price/and quality, at Shakepeai- uaAiCo.'n (oppwOie.the Market) Queon-steeet-tADVT]. . .: n.. Contracts taken for all kinds of concrete ! work laree or small, and estimates and.ojher I information given to those jv^bing to <U> their •own work.-John Wißon and Co., 70, *»aq3n-, istreet.—fADVT.l i English Lever Watches packed And sqnt; ■no^t free to any part of Nev/ Zealand on .receipt of PO O. for £X iWi A stamped guarantee ej» i closed—A. Or. Ba»-tlett, 051. Queen-street Chronometer and - Watehmafcer ,<opposite Theatre Royal), eatabliriieil 42 yeaxsMteerxJ ■ Perambulators and- .carpet* aeversiWe I W«rolB wheeland othenkindsof pereriibujatoas I Just opened from fil to' &.■ New- designs in i iiriiHscll and -tapestry, .'carpets; Furnish yotur! ST«irongh*i"*nim.Sßßrllo:k and CranweUa; - $ita?BM«oraisliing:Warehonse, Queen-atraef/ ; \ ..,',-.;:■.- *"V ',1 '



Special Advertisements. «IIE NEW ZEALAND AND INTER COLONIAL NEWS AND ADVKimSING AGENCY. . Owing to 111 health, I have this day disposed f the business of the New Zealand and Inter-. olonial'N'ews and Advertising A#enoy to Mb . H. Withrkord, who will conduct it as before. would solicit on his behalf the continued sup *rt of those who have hitherto so liberally jatronisml the Agency under my own manage nenl. ■ WILLIAM SYLVKBTBK PUI.FORR April 29, 1881. TTTITH reference to the above Notice, I beg to intimate that I shall continue to carry oh the Business in tho Office of the Agency, Short land-street, above the Post-offlcc, and having had muny years' experience in Press work, I may claim the confidence of Advertisers, and Bhall endeavonr to givo thorough satisfaction to all Clients. } H WITHKF ORD. niIBAT, BARGAINS BLANKETS, FLANNELS, JACKETS, ULSTERS, &o. WILLIAM X> TJRIDGMAN ILLIAM K. XJbIDGMAN Has juat opened up a Splendid Lot of New Goods for the Winter Season exceptionally well bought, and will bo sold a ; a very - moderate advance to meet the times. 300 Pairs New Blankets? all sizes and quall tieTffom 6s Od pair, having been boug" con nlderablv under usual rates, will bo sold cheap, and cannot be beaten. BOUGHT? A. JOB. Nearly Two Hundred (£200) Pound, worth of "ladles'and Girls' Ulsters 01.^ Tn/»tpt« which Will bo SOIjU Al B.na UNDEK WAREHOUSE PRICKS; some very cboico Goods In Dolmans, So. Girls' Jackets, from 3a 9d;_Ladloß Heavy 2,0fl0 J yardB JFtaSnols. all makes, from 7!d yard Colonial Flannel. U}d; 32in. Heavy Welsh. 1b 61d, worth 2s 60 Coloured Alhambro Quilts, 2s 6d Special Voluo in Grey Calicoes. 321 n.. 2|d yd Choice Patterns in New Crotonnes. 6id yard, Strong/Worsted J-head. Super Fingering Yarn. NlceAssortment New Dress Goods, from 3»d Boys' Strong Tweed Trousers, 3s 9d;'Menß 30 l£K&£JS?¥wSfl &L. 6a na. ?P rd valu. New Winter Goods In all »eP?rtm cn* Job Lines in great variety, Md lot of Kemnanta. ■ very cheap, and worthy of Inspection Floorcloth, In all widths, from 271 n.. 9d yard. JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, UPPER QUEEN-STREET. TEMPORARY PREMISES OPPOSITE Ju OIiARK AND BON81. H« I" POSSENIBKIB, MERCHANT TAILOR AND IMPORTER, Shortland-btbeet, Auckland, Wishes to Inform His Patrons ami the Publio generally that he has i JUST RECEIVED HIS FIRST SHIPMENTS 9V AUTUMN AND WINTER GOODS, PKR 6.8. RUAMMTO. The above comprise all the Latest Dbsiokb In TWEED™ and COATINGS, and art well worthy an inspection. Mrs R. somerville, WELLESLEY-STREET (OPPOSITE ABBOTT'S OPERA HOUSE), A BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT FRENCH AND ENGLISH „ MILLINERY. /^REAT OALE OF TQRAPERY AT THE KDINBURGH HOUSE EDINBURGH HOUSE (Opposite Howe-strcet), • • , . £\ r\Q> U..T.T S . ..-, Has resolved on a , LARGE REDUCTION OF HIS STOCK. SALE TO COMMENCE 13th APRIL. great reductions in priceß. ' , ."< great reductions in pricks, great reductions in prices. • come and see. • • '■ come and see. 1 ■■» pome and see. ! inspect the stock. ';'..',..■ inspect the stoc: ' ;' ' inspect the.stock. G. C. Mies this opportunity to thank his friends and customers, and to solicit a con tinuance of the same. : A UCKLAND GAS COMPANY A. (LIMITED), ESTABLISHED 1862. ; PURVEYORS OF LIGHT, HEAT; ANU , POWER, ' ' : ■ The Company sell ,and »«ec,t gasj-fittings, In 'ohnline gag apparatus and (rns-powisr engines. Stink inuliulus Uttu i>i» KtkUioa—jOfllor and ; Shcw-niouiß. ■ ~~rT w i ':''£"&;'! :'» s,i F.RC.S.. . Consulting and Operating Soroswn, Is at bis Snrgery. for General Practice—Moni ingß, 10 until 12! Evenings, 7.30 until 8.30; Afternoons. 2 to i, for Eye, Ear, and Throa diseases. Dr. Wilkins spent seven yeara at Moorofiolds Eye Hospital, London, under Messrs Bowman and Criohett, two at Throat Hospital, Low'on, seven years Honorary Surgeon Albor Hospitel, and eight years at Eye. Ear, and Throat Inflrmary. Melbourne. Corrects Bight for f]asses.-Consulting Room?,' Queen-street (nea 'ost-offlce), Auckland. j£JALE! SALEII SALEM! J& /ar,BEAD THIS AND SAVE MONEY! ta 1. FERNANDEZ Having Purchased a,t an ENORMOUS SACRI FICE tho Entire' Stock of A. Rennie, Drapor, JCararigahape Road. isnowalmpst Giy«S<s AWAY DRAPERY AND ■■W ' ' | Nothayingßufflflißni"jSßMe, l aFpnPrjce l Ll»tcan-' not be given; But thiStipg^eaUy a Genuine' i Sale, .intending Puyqha»or,s/flay^ely on covting the . ■ ORKATESX B^RGAIN^EV^R WrjtßflP, Rea1? 'fpg Price LiSt.:— .b. d. , Men'sGooatTweedSuMe .•■ •• Vtf ,? Men's WhrteShirto .. ~ ~ .•• ?11 Men's Working Shirts.. .. ~ •: .J, 5 Men'a Coloured Mole T,rou»ers ,V. V, .3 II M^njp Tweed'trousers . .. ..oil Men's T,rmiß,ess J %na •Vesta, warranted .to '< ■ wear .. ~, ~' .. '~ '.. 10 6 Men'sUndeisfeijfii ~ .... ...! Itl . Men'a Hftto,/^ ~ '„ r . ~ ..1 ,6 Men's Socks, per-natr .. .. '~ 1.. ~'o i Strong Winter.. Drew Material.4u cioe- ; dark colours, peryard ... ~ .'. JB' Boy* Strong Tweed Suits :. :;, ~ ffU I^dierf'ttflod Tweed>Ulsters , . ,' &~i\ ' Ladieß' 'VVinier Skirts, nicely braiclcd .. ■ 2 11 Really Good Wtacey .. .. •.. .. i\. Splended Caßnnler,e« And Merinos, In ; black and colours, i>er.yw^l Ill1 9-f wSw Wjtriey Blankets, eaqc.. ... !fll j Webb FlapM ■•";, ••' •■ " ,M ScarlotFianuM.»eprafd W\ Good White CaJto? ,;■ .• .-, ;•• f\ Strong Grey Calico .... „ .. •• Z Good Has Shirting ... ~,..,•■ •• , Beet China Matting, one yard mio .., 8} ; Srtouid/d Bedroom Carpet, per yard ,V * £ Full-sEei^e Curtains, per pair.. „ '«« i S^n?CotWft%ing..: .. • .... ■.. i ii lSorClothior3flkaes,27- Inohes Wide, • ■flipe.PfttterM.-. ~ ~ .... 91 ChildratfßSocks .. •• -.- .•• •• .f, ■W.oman'Bflipae .. ■■ .■• ,//> >> ■ ~** I DRAPER AND^LO?,HIER, ,



Special Advertisements. "P|R. MACMULLEN can bo Consulted at Haslotfs, Qneon-streot. from 11.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; nd at his Residence. Ponsonby Road, from 6.30 to 7.30 p.m. TKLKi'IIONE NUMBKB TO PRIVATE UOUSE, 188., IMPORTANT.— To parties dosiroua of obtjiininir a Rood Hotel Business in one of he most oJr&ng country districts in the pro vince. This is really a good invertmont, an a sure fortune to a suitable man with moderate oauital Principals only dealt with—Apply at Key feCo.. SeherlTß Buildings. Fort-»treet_ Tl/TANCHESTER DEPARTMENT. We bog to announce tho arri valor our Autumn and Winter Importations for this Department. They include extremely cheap lineß in BLANKETS. RBAr. and Imitation WELSH AND YORKSHIRE FLANNELS, SHIRT INGS AND TOILET COVERS. A Splendid assortment of TOILET, HONEYCOMB, BLUE AND PTNK MITCHKLINE AND GRECIAN QUILT 3. We are showing a very large selection of Loom and Damask Tabmnos and Tablß Napkins. Intending purchasers would do well to Inspect these Koodfl as they are marked at Lower Prices) than similar gooils have ever boon Bold at in Auckland. NOTE TIIK ADHRKSS ,). CO SO RAVE & CO., 204 & 208, QUEEN-STREET. Haiutual Constipation, tho cinieo of so >m,.i< iiix'iiiiifiirt and so muny roubleuonie an £ ran he ;Jliiv"l by noUiiUK safer and E^nan^llu-.t-mb^K^Sw X™»« |.«lii.i'lil«H|H'ri.-nt thai, thi! A. it, II - YasK-lcs-V- l-as'iir Oil slmki-n up 111 n» ml!!; At is M .it .1 •-'«• foM 1»; Ukavkh II ; t-1!;.,,,','! \M.-.',V,uoct. -\sk for thu -A and H"l>ruml.-JAovT" _