SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

mm* watitrJ I*lß Evening, 6.41 HIGH W ATBK } To -morrow Morning, 7.2 . SUNSET.—This Evening, 7.1 : , . , .-..;• FUNRISK.—To-morrow Morning, 4.10 . ««§# MOON'S AGK.-FUII Moon, 3rd, 0.39 a.m. ; .

ARRIVALS.

Waito.ki, 3.3., Crawford, from Whaogarei T&DAY. ' Tarawcra, s.s., Sinclair, from Sydney Macgregor, a.g,, Johnson, from Whungarei DEPARTURES. LAST EVSKINO. Clansman, b.s., Farquhar, for Taiiranga Wellington, 8.8., Stephenson, for Russell , Gleneltf, 8.5., AmodßO, for Mercuryj Hay :

IMPORTS.

Per Tara-.vera, fcom Sydney—loo cases corn flour, 89 caaca drapery. 507 packagos tea, 218 bagsboi.-.111:^,1,002 spokes, 893 packages yarn, SO sheets. Cl plates, and 12 bars Iron, 960 bags sugar, 300 bags manure, 866 half-cases and 11:0 qr.-cascs fruit, and a quantity of sundries.

THE LOCH CREE'S CARGO.

Thn barquo Loch Cree. which left London for this port on September 1, la now fully due. Hnr •argo list is as follows:—Grease, 3 ions; Wool lens and ivorstcdp, L 100; flannels, L 10 0; linen in case, L10O; cottons and woollons, L 100; stayp, L 108; apparel, L 100; carpets and ruga. L 400; droascd leafhor. L 120; wronght leather, JJOO; saddlery. L2»O : floorcloth, MO ; lucircrs. L 120; vestaa, L 100; blacking, HO; agricultural, LSI); agricultural machinery. LSO: rails and gfinernl machinery, L3.10O; bookß, L2M; paper, 402cwt; stationery, 1,150; parerhaiigiriK.q. [^80; horse hair seating, I^o • upholstery. L 200; tiuwaro. liS']; brushwnre. LHO ; turnery, LlO ; plated and papier nmch<S goods, L»0; toys, L 250: nroarmg, L 570; perfumery. L!) 0: cartrfdgos and dynamite, L3O; gunpowder, 170owt; hardware and cutlery, L 2.100; bar and rod iron, 40 tons; hoop iron, 8 tons; plate iron,2s tons: plgirbn, HO tons; galvanised iron, lot tons: shoot lead, zs tona; ripe lead, 1 ton-; yellow metal, 5 tons ; tin plates, ISO boxes; iron nails.2l tons; wjre »nd wire rope, 77 tons; /.Inc. 3 tons; linseed oil. 2,810 gallons ;rape oil. MO gallons; animal oil, 720 f aUons; olivo oil (in bulk). 120 gallons; varnish 1 : 'I ™tin ß. 12tsns; paint colonre, L 520; flint glass. Lift); torolx n window glass, 188 cases; plate Klaas, 1 case ifchina atd earthenware, Lfl7o; giass pottlca. Ll3o;canvas, L6o;cordage, I^Ojlineaand 'wines, L2O; slates, 20 tona; brandy (in bulk), °l» gallons; brandy (in oaso), 250 gallons; rum, SfiO gallons; nritisli spirits (in bulk), 100 gallons: ditto (in case). 80 gallons: perfumed spirit, 20 gallons: red wine. 460 pollons; whlto wine, 120 gallons; beer In glass, 101 gallons: preserved fish, not rated. L 300: sardinos. L 290; assorted oilmen 8 stores. L 280; mineral water, L 10; vinegar, 250 gallons; foreign salnd oil. 230 gallons; popper and spices, lowt; cocoa, llcwt: starch, LSO; split peas, 38cwt; whito salt. 5 tons; soda crystals, fl tons; caustic soda. 5 tons; oandles. 1720wt; currants, 22cwt; reflncd sugar, 300owt; treacle, Bcwt; confectionery and peel, LOO; chemicals, not described,Llo.: apothecary ware, L20O; tort acld.Scwt; condensed milk. L2O; coke, 20 tons: total declared value, L 21.900.

ARRIVAL OF THE TARAWERA.

_ The b.b. Tarawora left Sydney on Thursday, November 27, at 4.15 p.m., sighted tho Three Kings December 1, arriving at Auokland De cember 2, at 11.15 a.m. Head winds thronghont. Passengers :—Saloon: Mesdamos Lock, Molvcr, Townseiid-. Scott,' Misses Pratt. WiUiams (2), Messrs Manning, Smyth, Townsend. Sinclair, Pratt, Anderson. Gehrolos, Ford, Lawlor, Lock, HeotL Maekcno, Master Scoit, ond SI steerage, on Ueccmber 1 a stowage passonger namea James Coonan died from delirium tremons. Ws are indobted to Mr D. Dnlgleieh for press parcel?, report, oto.

Iwwardb CoAarwisE.—Rose, from Tlritlri; with 23.fiG4ft. timber; Morning Ll«ht. from Cabbage Hay. with 22,000 ft. timber; Paku, from Tairua, with 2S.oooft. timbor; Krleinhilda, from Mongonui, with 30,C001t. timber.

COASTWI9E.-ROBO, for Tainia; Morning Light, for Cabbapro Bay; Fanny Kelly, for Whongaroa; Orpheus, for lluaaell.

Tho schooner Waiteinata arrived at Sydnoy from Melbourne on Nov. 23. ~, ■ The brigantino Borealis loft Newcastle for Auckland on Nov. 23. Tho brig AnDiibfill left Newcastle on Nov. 22 bound for Auckland wltli coal. H.M. schooner Lark arrived at Sydney from Treasury Island on Oct. 27. v • ■ . j . The B«hooner Energy goes from hero to Kai para. She cleared at the Customs today. ' - Tho S.S. Thomas Russell did not leavo for fiißborne and Napier last night as expected. She will sail this evening. 1 ..,• : Mr Seagar, of Ancklond, is the successful tenderer for the fitting of the barquo Pelham with machinery, Particnlara appeal- in another column. The as. Kina was successfully launched from Mr D. Gouk's yard at high-wnter last ovening, and she will take iip licr running In Iho Kai para next week. The sf.iiooner Louie arrived at;Gisborne from. Nowcastle yesterday. . ■ • ! Tho cntter Lizzie returned from Gisuorhe via Tairua j-eatorday, having completed the round trip in 20 days. The bartiue Notero was alongsido of tlio .German tban-o'- war Albatross this morning, for the purposo of supplylngThe latter with 100 tons Newcastle coal. — ~ —

The 5.3. Maogregor arrived from Whansjare^ at i a.m. todayt -Passengers:—Messrs Kelly, Smith, Atkinson, Isidore Gill, Warne, Mlsar Dam and sister, Master Bates, Her. Killcn, Mr and Mrs Bates. Mrs SniUing. The V.&. corvette Iroquois was to le^ve: Hobart for tilis port on Nov. 21, and may, there fore, bo expected here during the prosent woek; Thes.s. Waitaki arrirod from Whanearol last' evening with tho followine paßsongors:—Mr and JMrs Bennett and fillXiil^nai^fjTnuMtflMHff Whiteln.w, W. A. Clark, Person, Mors'den, Ross! Hetaralca, Moadames Huggias. Bobertson. Maokio, Miss Thomas, Miss and Master Robert son, and ten in the steerage. : • Tho weekly steam servico'between this port and Sydney will be resumed this week by fee Union Company's steamers, commencing on Thursday, Ueeember i.'vrith tho Rotomahana, which is annonnced to sail at 5 p.m. She wiU ha followed by the Itingarooma on Wednesday, December 10; the Manapoari, Tuesdayi Decem ber 1G; Ringarooma, Wednesday, lleoember ; 2i; Wah-arapa, Tuesday, December 3fl. .

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

The S.B. Storrabird arrived f rdm Wangaiui at :9 o'clock yesterday morning with 13,0C0<: feet sawn timber. She left again for tho samo port at 3 o'clock to-dny. , . . , . The s.s. Penguin left for the South at" 9 a,m. to-day. Passengers: -Mpsare. C. Hunt, Nelson, Wcslwator. Mahonoy. Salnauury, McAimlly, Jacko, W. Craig, Novillo, Chappel, Ryco. Mos dnmes P. Smith.. E. Hoalett Mißsea Coloman. .Wood, Mrs and Miss McLennan, Mr and Mrs Overton, and tho Misses Overton,, ■. .':' ... •

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

„ ■ Rpssew, tlrfs aay.-Arrived: ~ Wellington, from Auckland, 8 a.m

Waitaba. this day.-Arrivoa:i Argyle, from Mamikau, 7.30 a.m. : :. ■•/. ,

Taitranga, this day.-^Arrivod: Clansman from Auckland. 7 a.m.

TO BUILDERS.

Owing to my LONG EXPERIENCE in; tlio TIMBISR TRADE I am posiessod of advan tage,for SUPPLYING PUIUHI, TOTARjV..or KAURI, any LenKth or Slzo, and will Guaran tee tho BEST MATERIAL on tho Shortest Possible Notice Orders taken for SHINGLES',' HOUSE BLOCKS, FIREWOOD, &c, or ior Removal of Goods. ; j , i,; i Estimates given for Works. ■ ■•■''• M. GASBY iV-C0.,- [-'""y,'r.. 1 Railway1 station, Auckland.

Chief Post Office, Auckland.

Mails will Ciosb as under—

This Day,

For Whangaroi Heads. Parua, Waipn, Whan garei, Kaino, and Mangapai, per Alacgregor or Waltaki, at 5 p;m. ,'j '■ For KatiKatiuud Tauronaa, per AnnieMilbank,

For Tuam'oa; per Annio Milbanlri at"5.30 p.m.

i. . it; ■: Wbdnksday, SrdinsU ~; . ; ; ( - ;■ For Waitara, fecper Lalla Rookh, at 7.40 ajn, For Wliangarei Heads, Kamo, and Whangarei,

per Clansman, at 9 aim. . : ■ For Woatport, per Oruaiti, at 11 a.m. Kor Waitara etc., per Douglas, at U a.m. For Coromandol, por Coromniidol, at 11.30 a.m. For Greymouth, per Herald, nt 4 p.m. 1 For Friendly,lalesiper Maile;.»t & pirn. | For Thames, per Kntcrpriso. at 5.30 p.m.

■: sHI , Thursday, dth Inst. <,; wj For Waiwerai: Te Kiipa,' Craigioburn, H^ark ' worth, etc., per Roso Casey, at 10 a.m. For Glsbome, Napier, and Southern Ports, per

Tavawera, at 11 a.m. ..-.■; For Wellington and South, per Arawatttfat 3 ' pin.. ' «j •■/ '•' v ' Per Rotomahanaas follow: " .. :. t For India, Cblnav and Continent of Europe, via Brtadisi or Naples, at 3 p.m; For Australian Colonies, and United King dom via Suez and Brindisi. or Naples (por ' Orient steamer), fpr lotters. &c. specially no ~ woDaid-and^add^SwSes^ltfSiieTiTHtersrand Newspapers, at 3 p.m. .. ~iato letters,...tor-Sydney and. Melbourne only ut 1 p.m. i^^w wwiMMi Tin. II I 111 IIMIIIIIIII >l ......™.—...■—■

Per s.s. City of Sydney, as follow:— ' For Navigators Islands, Banftwich Islands. .United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central, and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 1 p.m For United Kingdom and Continent'of Europe, at 1 p.m. , , », •«• I ■ Money orders, registered letters end news papers, at 11.30 a.m. lato"lettera, bearing an extra fee of six-' pence in addition to the postage, will ibo received by the Mall Agent on board the: steamer up to the time of sailing,- V This mail will be dua in London on Satur day, 17th January, )8?5. ■" .: i ,■-

Thes.B. 'Waiparft wjlj Bail from Hokitika for Okarbta on the 2nd proximo, and for Jucksona' Bay and intermediate ports on ICth proximo.: N.B.—From and af tor the loth Novoraber inst, the following rates of. Tostage must b« prepaid on Correspondence for th« United Kingdom, addressed to bo sent via Brindisi:— . ■ ! On all Letters one shilling per half-ounce or fraction of half an ounce. ... .. On oil Book Packets and Parcels, three pence for every two ounces or frabtion of. two ounces- . -,'• , - ■.

On all Newspapers, twopence each. . ; Correspondence addressed via Suez and Briudiai, and not fully prepaid, will be for warded via San Franc&co.

In consequence of alterations of Waikato Railway Time-table, tho following lines of mails will be closed and received at Chief Post-ofllce at hours stated below, commencing Monday. 21thinstant:— iv m ■

Closed: From Ponroso to Hamilton, at 7 pjm ; Epaom to Mercbr, at 9 a.m.; Penroae to Te Awamutu, at 10.30 a.m.; Ellerslio to Mercer, at 3.80 p.m. , Received: From Hamilton to Otahuhu, at 7 a.m.; from Mercer to Pcnroso, at 9.30 a.m. ; :ißllerelie to Epsom, at 11.30 a.m.; Mercer to • j Ellerslie, at 4.35 p.m.] Te ; Awamutu. to Mercer, at 5.15 p.m. 1 % B. BISS, Chief Postmaster. Chief POstofflce, Auckland. ■■■--■

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

Dhokmuer 2, 1884.

' Abbott's Opera House — Miss Crawford's Comedy and Dramatic Company, 8 p.m. .. ' ;■')

St. James's Hall^-Ret. iW. E. Rico. Lecture, " The City of the Seven Hills," 7.30 p.m.

. Masonic Hall, Karangafiape Road--=Newton Lodge of Mark Maßter Masons; 7.30 p.m. | Devonport Public Hall — "How to; Read Character," Rev. T. W.Dunn, Bpm.- s ; ■

Notices to Correspondents

Oarsman,—Beach, tho soullcr, defeated bothi Laycook and Triokett in outrip gera on October 7, 1882. Since then he has met Trickoltsix times, and lias beaten i>im every tithe, exceot once. % i

Death.

SWATNSON.—On tho Ist Bee, at Taurarua, Auckland, the lion. William Swainaon, the first Attorney-Qennral of Now Zealand. Tho funeral will leave Taurarua, Judge's Bay, on Friday.

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

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21,1884.

: For the cause that laokß asalstanoe. For tho wrong that needs roalstancG. For the tutureln the distance. i I And tke good that we can do.:;

TiiE.death of the Hon.'W. Svvainson, which-took place at lihis residence last night,- removes from our one of' the. best-known figures. Mr Swainson has been a citizen of Auckland since its foundation. Iri: 1852 he wrote a book describing the j city and its surroundings, and. the characteristics of society in the littieJ settlement. This is the best pic ture we have of young Auckland. At a later period he published his work oh ffriew Zealand and its Colonisa tion,", °ne of the best bopks on New Zealand ever 'published—clear arid pleasant in diction, and devoid of affectation, or. egotism; ■- The author's personality, -^though he had shared 1 largely: in thS public affairs bt'thf yp'urig1 •colony is ineverpbtni^ed.- Mr Swainson ;had considerable distinction ■ in J the1 •Stie'htinß,:.aijrd.'' i i!(it^r y . before he came to New Zealand? the

ollowing notice of his earlier works appears in " Men of the Times yfi—, \ " William Swainson, naturalist, born about the close of the last contury, pub- . ( lished 'Zoological Illustrations,' in 1S20; ( followed by'~«BxoticConctology,'jm 1821;; and b^ihe^Naturalist'ct Guide,' 'in' 1822^ 0 Having been a frequent contributor tp. . periodical literature ,of papers on hier favourite .^studies, he ' wrote one of the?]. volumeV ptf Natural History which ap- / peijrad in VLardnor'a Cabinet Cyclopredia,' | in "$834. His later works are ' The Natural History- and Classification of Quadrupeds,' •Tha Natural History and ClassifiqatioiMjf Birds,' 'The Natural Histnry and Classifi cation of Fisher,' 'Animals in Menageries' ' ThoHabits and Instincts of Animals,'' The Birds of-Western Africa,' and 'The Fly catchers' (thesetivo in Sir W. Jardine's Naturalist's Library)'; ' A Treatisa on Malacology,1 ' Ornithological Drawings,' ' The History and Natural Arrangements of Insects:'^ • MfSwaingpn has, we believe, settled jis.^colonist in New Zealand." The terse reference to the emigration of Mr Swainson to New Zealand, which has been renewed from time to time m successive editions of the book, implies more than it expresses. In 1841, when Mr Swaiason was appointed to the Attorney-Generalship of the colony, settling here meant burial from the .world of fashion and letters; no wonder that all trace of him was lost, notwith standing that ho had been chosen by the Crown to fill one of the highest offices in the Government of the young nation. He retained office in the Executive Council of the Crown colony from, the establishment of British authority until 1856, when the repre sentative constitution gave New Zea? land a' Responsible Ministry. : Dur ing that time the impress of his ,mind had been firmly stamped upon the laws of' the colony. He. protested against the granting of Responsible Government by Governor "Wynyard in 1854 as beyond his powers, and in consequence of his opinion'the granting of institutions was .postponed for nine months, and" at the end of that period confirmation of the new constitutions was received from the Colonial Offide, accompanied,' however,", ( by a; stipulation that the Executive ;Ofncers. should be provided for ,by the colony. A Pensions, Act "fras passed in 1856, under which,'Mr Swainson (Attorney - General), Dr. Sinclair (Colonial Secretary), arick Mr Shepherd (Colonial Treasurer) were granted.^,4oo a-year. For the whirl and turmoil of active political life the deceased gentleman had no taste: he was a student. r~' '" P ol' H" cian. , He took.- H*« »:£« struggles {» office oflateryears, but lived qiuetfy at the beautiful.-home "ho had estab lished fr' J >"nself at the seaside at judge's Bay. He was, however, made an;honorary, member on several 'sub sequent Executives for convenience in holding meetings of thejExecutive' at Auckland. "J.n conjunction with Sir-Wil liam Martin he took a warm inteiest in the Maori race, and assisted in drawing, up the celebrated, protest against tlie action,qJ .the Government with the Waitara block, the disregarding ofwliich resulted mHhe-TaranakiWar. He was *. trusted adviser of the latei1 Bishop Selwyn, and the draft of the constitu tion of the Church of New Zealand was chiefly framed by his hand. For many years he acted as Chancellor of Hl)e Diocese of Auckland. In his legal' capacity, Mr Swainson attained con siderable' distinction for hisVable de fence of the late Mr John Williamson in a suit ior libel brought by Mr Brown (of the firm of Brown and Campbell), who was a candidate in the first Super 'intendency election, against Colonel Wynyard. The libel consisted in the publication of. an advertisement repre •««H"b-.hc candidate us a stallion; j The defence was so clever that thejuryrej

TsrSlpJ^rKiwet'e™ Mr^swainson avoided l-further ■ legal practise. Courtly in

manner, of kindly disposition, and forid

of quiet society, he was a great favourite in the Government House circles, among whom he chiefly associated^ His erect, spare figure, attired with tho racist .perfect care, was frequently seen in Queen-street, and time .used h\m well; twenty years made very, ilittle; diiference iv his appearance. Natural decay, however, gradually wdro away a constitution originally vigorous and carefully preserved, and at an age bordering upon ninety years, lie has sunk quietly into his long sleep.

.: The Hon. W. Swainson died at his resi dence last night of congestion of the lungs. He was attended during his brief .illness by Dr. Hainos. A sketch of his public career appears in 'our leading columns..

The Hon. Mr Tole,, Minister cfFS'ustice, arrived from the South on Monday. i

Sir George Grey, is expected to arrive in town from the Kawau to-morrow.

The telegraph lines were down again to day, this time south ol Drury, so "that it was not even possible to get a telegram to Mercer. • Considering that Auckland contributes the-lion's share-of tlie tole graph revenue, surely we are entitled-to greater facilities in this connection than we ,at present enjoy.

Very little business doing in sharemarket to day;nothing in bankand insurance stock Sales in mining : Prince Imperial^ 18s Od, ■19s; Darwin, 9s Cd; Ivanhoe, 4s 9d; Cambria,. 11s Gd. Buyers, 11s. f.

The vestry of St. Thomas's oiFpr a reward of £5 for the discovery of the larrikins who .have bespattered their Napier-street arched gateway. They have also placed >the matter in the hands of the police. ,

I A meeting of the Auckland Rowing As sociation was held last evening when it was agreed to hold the first regatta of the Season on the 2nd Saturday in January next. . In addition to tho usual races there were added to the programme two whale boat races, ono for seniors, and another for juniors, and also a gig race for lightweight maiden.crew under 10 stono, .

i ; The-bridge over the raUway crossing, Mt. Roskill Eoad, has been opened several weeks, and while it may prevent accidents from the passing trains, is still. rather dangerous for foot passengers, being only twenty feet wide, The Mount Eden Road Board, by advertisement in to-night'n issue, have'convened a meeting to be held on Wednesday, December 3, to take the matter into consideration. - :

The double ." bill" of "The Ship on Fire" and the last act of "The Corsicaty Brothers'1 was repeated last night at tli'o Opera House. There was a Very fair at tendaace,\ind the performance appeared to bo enjoyed. The same programme will be; repeated this evening. For to-morrow a drama entitled "The Belle' of the Fau botirg" is in preparation. i a

The Rev. Mr Dunn delivered a lecture on "Character" at the Devonport Hall last evening. There was a very po6r attend ance, prbbably owing to the-unfavourable' state of the weather. A similar lecture will be delivered in the sami} hall to-night.

The Registrar desires us to draw the at tention of the public to the opportunity afforded for a limited time—i.e., twelve months from October ISth last—to persona or the parents of persons whose births cannot now be registered under the Regis tration of Births and Deaths Act, 1875, to effect a special registration by application io the Registrar-General. 'By the Registration of Births Extension Act, 1884, it ia made lawful for the Registrar-General to register the birth of, any child born irijthe colony previous to the period of twelve months before the dato of the passing of this Act, ;but whose birth has not previously been registered: Provided—(a) That satisfactory > evidence on path, and such other proof las he may deem' necessary of the fact, place, aud time of birth,, and of the particular^' of the parents, snail be sent ; to the.'Kegiatrar- General- -within twelve months from thel dfite of Jifie'- coming into1' operation of this Act; (S) That pn t ,applicatj9n,.to Jiawe s£ch birth registered, a fee of one pound-shall do paid to the Registrar-General,

Mr E. Mitchelson, M.H.R., is in" town,. having arrived from Whangaroi-this morn ing. ..' '; - Some misapprehension appears to have arisen in the public mind regarding-tho causo of tho non-accoptancj of tho trustees nominated by the Colin :il to receive the money trom the Costley estate, on behalf of | the Free Public Library. The fact is that the executors under the will; maintained that the right of nominating trustees was a prerogative belonging exclusively to them, ' and they refused to accept the Council's nominations and substituted others, namely, Messrs Clark, Waddel, and George Harper. The same Course was followed with' regard to the other institutions benefitted by the will. The chief object gained*'by insisting upon this right was that it prevented the Government from claiming possession of the £36,000 bequeathed .to institutions under their control. The new yacht Malua, built' by itr .T. Clare for Mr F. Cramohd, met with an Un fortunate mishap this morning, when she went ashore at Dovonport during a strong westerly gale. Wo are not yet aware what damage has been sustained. The Licensing Court for Auckland ?o.ith was formally adjourned until to-morrow at noon, when it will be held in the Kesidcnt Magistrate's. Court. • , A woman named Eliza Cuthbert-was arrestod by Constablo Collis to-day on tho charge of stealing some articles of wearing apparol from the clothesline on Mr R. Graham's promises at Ponsonby. Mr Ooldie, Sanitary Inspector, brought two cases beforo tho Court yostorday, in which porsons wero charged with neglecting to keep promises occupied by them in a cleanly condition. Incoming tenants should remember that they aro liable for odenccs of this sort, and not tho landlords, ovon though tho nujsanco was causod by a pro ceding tenant. Mr James Cook, at prcsont with Mr .Earl, of Shortland-streot, has received intimation that ho has successfully passod tho law Examination proscribed for solicitors ad mitted elsewhere. ......... It was understood that during tho last Session of Parliament alterations were made in the Employment of Feirfales Act with tho object of rendering it'workable ' No benofit from tho change has, however, been derivod by the employes" in local establish merits, where tho Apt ia repeatedly being broken.. This inactivity. on tbo part of tho authorities is surprising,. soeing that the police of Wellington have .already com menced prosooutions under the Act. It is very likely that a friendly, rowing match betweon crews from the Auckland Naval Brigade and H.I.G.M. Albatross will be arranged to tako place here '.shortly^tho Navals have decided to'send »■ challenge to the visitors/ ,:■ The.lunatic Minogie,. who escaped from tho Whau Lunatio Asylum on Saturday, is still at large. Ho is'supposed to have gone out iv the Huia direction, i; t - •: _ Tho, cabin at I'BFE'CFalmers by the etoamship Coptic on Saturday of tornpon last, will arrive here on Monday next by ono of the Union Com. panyja steamers. ,/: Tho births in the Auckland district for Novembor wero 201,,0f which 101 were in the borough. The deaths wore 57, of which 18 wero in the borough. Sixty-throo mar riage certificates were taken out, of which IS W'ei'e solemnised.by the Registrai-,. On Saturday night a meeting was hold in the Foresters' Hall, Helenssvillo. to take into consideration the advisability of forin .ing anothor sawmill company, Messrs 'Jagger and'Parker, from tho Now Zealand Timber Company, being present. , To the Editor : Sir,—lt was with great satisfaction'that I noticed tho alteration of tho 0 o'clock train to 6.20 o'clock. The offbctwill bo to enablo persons engaged in business1 to live along tho lino of railway. Our Otahuhu friends aro iindor.thp impres sion that tho late train runs for their exclu eivo benefit. /About 4 years since the writer, With other*, sent in.;» roquest for i\ train to leave about ttinf Hntao, as not leaving un tilfi o'clock, it was'impossible td catch the train earlier; so that, while holding a season ticket, the home journey had to bornado by :'busoron foot.— I tan, &c.', Remitem."*. ' , An outbreak of fird occurred lost evening in Mr Reid's workshop in Fort-street, but was fortunately discovorod in time to prqvcnt serious consequences. Tho glare in the iutorior of tho shop was noticed by a man named Olaf Hcnriekaen, and heat once gave the alarm. The door was burst open, when it was found that a bundle of H,h&Yiflißiiyi&si respecting tho origin of the firo. '■ .An accident of a serious character hap pened yesterday afternoon to a resident of Mount Eden named Job Shields. He fell down tlie back dooratepß of his house; ahd hw head being badly lacorated, medical aid was sought. Dr. Torment, who at tended him, found.that ho was sufferipg from concussion of the brain. Shields is a member of the Hibernian Society.

A cricket'match was played yesterday between the Auckland and Gordon cricket teams, the former winning with 5(5 runs to spa*e,\ Auckland mado 104, to which Bar tonj contributed 26, Coxon 20, Dewos 13, Matheeon and Gordon 11 each, and Robin ion 10. L. Mcldrutn took threo wickets for lo runs. Gordon put together 79, of which W.Ryburn made 37, W. Holdship 12, and H. H. Luck 14. Robinson's bowling average showed 28 runs fer 7 wickets.

Apropos of the controversy on the Auck land Free Library, it: may bo mentioned that the Library' Association of the United Kingdom publishes a handsomely printed monthly; entitled "Tho Library Chronicle." The yearly subscription is six shillings: and the office is situated at 137, Long Acre, London. The September number contains ■•* articles on "Freo l'ublio libraries and Subscription Libraries," the opening of the Newcastle Public Library, Library catalogues and reports, etc. This publication ought to bo of great uso to all interested in the administration of our Library here. ■•■;.-.

To the Editor: Sir,—The drinking done in Auckland ia beyond belief, considering the stringent measures of the Act, but if anyone will just "walk around some of the streets on Sunday mornings jthoy. will see "foe themselves the amount of trading done on the Lord*. Day. .On Sunday morning I saw strings of men walking into one hotel, and principally-young men, and a great ma ) nv,6p?io i /irie.lpaf6r.s .who are to bo. seen at our: street corners "from year's' end to ■year's end. It is- a great-pity, sir, that colonial ideas revolt against tho word "informer," especially when it is for the: public good that • men should be found willing to expose law-breaking. If it were different, there would not be so many defying the laws by which they aro protected.—l am,.etc., Pro Boxo.Publico.

The unostentatious revival services held a short time ago in the Public Hall, Wairoa South, which were conducted by evangelists from Auckland with tho aid of somo local Christians, have been attended with grati fying results. A number of persons of both sexes have been so seriously impressed in regard to the concerns, of salvation as to have publicly professed to have been enabled to .come to that critical decision which is essential to conversion. These people have since;; been leading such consistent lives as to indicate that they -, have undergone a change similar tothat which is wrought by the power of.,the truth. Public worship and prayer meetings are now well attended, •and a marked interest.is being manifested in all divine ordinances, as. well as in JJio cause of. temperance. There is consequently a noted decline in the public-house trade in the district, intemperance and true religion being incompatible. ■ Tho ' Rev. W, S. Potter, of Auckland, has, boon invited to Wairoa, and will-deliver a lecture in;aid : of ■the Band of Hope there on Thursday ovon irig next, when a "large gathering is ex pected. ~.':'' ' , ,'■

Tho amendments made last session in the Bankruptcy Act of 1883 came into force yesterday for the first timo. One of tho principal changes effected thereby will bo to dispense withtheforinaladjudicationof bank rupts upon their own petition, the Cling of the petition being' ipsofaclo accepted as pf like effect and of like consequence. This weans a saving of 17s to each bankrupt. The Amendment Act also enlarges tho powers of the Registrar by giving him power to.order the apprehension of default ing debtors in the absence of the '.Judge, and by enabling him to authorise the seizure of their property. In future, all creditors in an estate must receive notices of meetings, whether resident in the district or not, whereas hither to those resident in the district' wherein the bankruptcy took place had to i depend upon the advertisement in tho newspaper for their notice; The same : powera that are vested in registrars are also eonferret^upon clerks of-courts in country districts, while bankrupts must henceforth give up any property' they ,may acquire between the time of'their .petitioning' and thatpf.their,discharge, ..The\araendmeats seeriilto Joe /generally, in the direction • of simplifying the mode of procedure.

A atoorago passongov by o Tarawci'n, whoso iianio is given as JainCoonan, died of delirium tromens during £ passago be tween -Sydney and this p<j. Ho was a young man about 20 years olge. The wet weather of last rfht causedrthe excursion and dance at I+tncote to be postponed. The promoterjiave arranged for the moonlight festival o come off to morrow (Wednesday) eveng, when it is hoped nothing will mar le joy of the occasion. To the Editor : Sir,—Tit pool of water nearly twenty feet square rhieh on every showery day lies full acrosithe pathway of every pedestrian approacing or leaving the Queon-stroet Wharf afche toll-house, is surely an unpardonable spcimen of neglect on the part of the Enginee1, or some other official of the City Coucil; and more especially ?o when only ncouple of loads of road-metal sittings woild permanently remedy this present mat discreditable) nuisance at one of the njllri entrances tc the city.—l an, etc., Cnjziar.. ' ] The endeavours to ujaet the deoisifi arrived at by the Auckland Cricket Asf>- i ciation respecting the proposed South*'" tour has not bceo successful. It will bere membered that tho objection . yrae n>»ed that the voting pf several delegntos w»a illegal, for the refson that tho cliws *hicli they represented were in arrears vitl thoir subscriptions, A ipocial mCOti.ig to. con sider tho matter wai held last oening. Mr J. Mumford presiding. It wa?agrocd by 10 to C, on the motkmof Mr R.Mason, that tho minutes of tho prctioua mating bo con firmed. Tho resolution of thoformer moot ing thus received conJinnatioi, and tho ob jection haa been oyonuled. i Tlie first half-yearly meting ot tho Mercantile Marino Asscciaion was hold at tho Waitemata Hotel. %c report and balanoo-shcot wore road, aid showed that tho Association was in a satisfactory condi tion, tho number of nwu/iors on tho roll being 80. It ia statod .hat a valuablo library of nautical wariest now on tho way out from England, and ipon arrival it will beopon for use by niombo'H. The Auckland Regatta (Immitteo mot last ovoning, Mr M, Niccol in tho chair, when a discussion took plaecwith reference to tho advisability of amending tho rule fixing tho dimensions for raciig whaloboata. The following was agreed v,o:—"Whale- boat dimensions : Length rot to oxeced thirty-five feet; beam not tc bo less than four feet, measurement to betaken at mid ship- soo.tion from outsido U outsido of planking, no projection of any kind to be allowed, tho rowlocks to go through tho euhwalo, which shall bo inside of planking; depth not to bo less than nineteen inches at midship soction, from top of keel to gun wale ;; sheer not to be loss than eight inches; thickness of plank not to bo less than five sixtoenths of an inch; planking to bo of kauri; timbers to be thrco-quarter inch by half-inch, to be placed not more than eight inches from centre to contro ; lining nino inches wide, each side of ..keIiPIU..tJXO/W}i; ffifo tWart to aftei- strotchor: no batswings allowed ; seats fixed ; to be rowed with fivo oars, and steered with one oar." Wolmve I'oceivcd tlio "Church Oazetto" for the current month, and find in it several roadable papers. There is one of the greatest possible interest—the journal of Archdeacon Clarke in liia lato missionary oxpedition to Whatiwhatihoe. A grand conference was held between the ChriHtian misfcionors and tho Hauhaus, with tho ulti mate ' result of the formal heceptance of Christianity as tho future religion, as shown by the hoisting of the Hag "Ronga Pai" (Good Tidings). Doubtloss good results will follow. Besidos this, there is a paper on "Tho Waikato War," and the concluding portion of " Gloamings of Christian Evi dences." A notico respecting tho Homo Missionary Society claims attention, whilst tho extracts from tho diaries of tho various travelling clergymen are very readable Literary extracts, and general nows make up a very excellont number. Tho Devonpoi't Hall was, crowded on Friday night at tho outcrtainmont got up for the bonefit of tho pri/.o and-library fund of tlid: Dovonport School. .The hull Ind beon tastefully decorated with ilowors by •the toachbrs and scholars, under tho diroc tion of the headmaster, Mr Alfred Bengo. So great \ya« the crowd that all the movo ablo seats from tho adjoining Wesloyan Chapel hod to bo brought into requisition to supplement thoso in tho hall. But the task of trying to seat every one was given up, and tlie remainder, principally boys attending tho school, squatted en tho floor. Mr Oliver Mays presidod, andatated thgttho object of the nntnrt-iititm.nt i.iia tnjMagitUt

4JW*?BrtKingaiuto the teach" era" room and one at lonet of tho large class-rooms. Tho following is tho programme, which was carried out without hitch or break-down of any ltfii'l. Instrumental q-iartotte, JMes.-Ts Hartley ; song, ".My Own Native Laiid," by the pupils of tho school; piauoforto mo!o, Miss Eva Tanner ; rcoi Ra tion, "Tho Jealous Husband," Mr if art; hunting song/ Mr Cranwell's choir ; song, Miss Brown ; song, " Star of Peace," pupils of the school; pianoforte solo, Miss Mabel Brown; recitation, Misa Janot Hunt; song, "Esmeralda,'1 Mi.-« Harriott Burgess; song, "Our Yeomen, and God Speod'tho Plough," Mr Cranweli's choir; song, "No, Sir," Miss Burnett; recitation, " Tho Young Hero ; a Sailor's Yarn," Mr J. J. Boak ; phinoforto duct, tho Misses Mays; instrumental quartotto by tho Bartley family; recitation, Miss Mora Burgess; recitation, Ma»ter Ooodson ; pong, "Tjio Music of Her Voice,"" Mrs Bengo ; piano forto duot, Mbsos Mann and lUissoll j song, Mr Goorgo Roed ; recitation, "Tho Countryman's Account of How Rubonstein Played That Piano," Mr J. J. Boak ; song, "Good Night," by the pupils; recitation, "Tho Kitteiiß," Mies J. Burnott; song, Mies Barto.n ; recitation, Miss Mary Dunn; tho National An thorn by the children. Tho Chairman apologised for tho absence of Mr T. L. White, tho Chairman of tho School Committoo, who would, as they all know, have been amongst them and con tributed to tho entertainment, but was pre vented by other 'engagements. The Com mittoo dtsiro through ourcolumns to convoy their hearty thanks to the head-master and his assistants who have given so much timo and trouble in getting up tho'entortainment, and to Messrs Bartloy, Mr Cranwell, and tho members cf his choir, Mr J. J. Boak, and the other ladies'and gontlemen who contributed to tho programme. About €12 was received at tho doors and from the sale of tickets. At noon tomorrow, Mr R. 0. Greenwood, auctioneer, oilers for sale tho p.s. City of Cork also 600 reserved shares in Darwin G". M. Vo.- Wo would remind our readers of the concert which in to bo given in Dovonport Hall to-morrow evening;, in aid of tlie funds of O Noill s Point Church Amongst tho vocalists who have promised asaißtanco aro Mrs Bi4pham Mrs C. Burges3, Mrs Harrop. Misses Brown. Philcox, H. Burgess, Whito, and Mcraa Bart ley. Olayton, lianna, Wnlpolo. Murcden. H Sealey, Severn, Pullen. and G. Eeid. The pro gramme also includes a pianoforte duet liy Misses Marion Clayton and Kilio Flood. "ROUGH ON CORNS."_A.k teWdliv-Rwjjh ou Corua." Quick relief. eomi'lut-s, pormaneut cure. Com*, w^ tit, . Kcmptliomo. r»i»«r J. n>. i n nb. AuolUwul Ladies requiring a very beautiful ward robe, with plate Riasa front, should purchase one from Mr W. Norric, top of Shortland-street, whilo ilioy are sold at ono quarter oft" tho usual price. Two of thorn aro fit for exhibit'on pur poses.— [Advt.] The anniversary of Mrs Waite's Mount Sdcn Hall will bo celebrated this eve ning by an entertainment and ball. Dancinpr will bo com menced precisely at 8 o'clock, under apricisod master of tho art. The most Boautiful Ornamental Firo Screens ever imported to tliis City aro to be seen at Garlick & Cran well's Furnishing Warehouse. A large assortment just opened up, varying in price from Is 9d to 12s Cd. Ladies aro invited to make their selection early, as wo cannot replaoo tho choieost of them this season,—Garlick and Cranwel). Ouonn-strect—[Advt.' DON'T DIE IN THE HOUSE.-I'T.om-hon Bits •!i:.Ud (Jill 1,-Li.l, cin'l;. l-ix'tl''.^, lii;ii'lu;:i, 'n.^l tjtl-;j, (Hf jllll^, itJ^C^U i uyloH, jiu-'k-tfL-iiitN. gonlit'iu. • •■'< KBiupfUoiM, FnmriCo., Aireutn. Auelclutd.

FIRE AT PUKEKOHE.

Tho Settlers' Hotel Destroyed,

Ax alarm of fire was raised about 20 minutes to 2 this morning, and on hearing tho scene it was discovered that the building known as tho Settlers' Ilotol was in flames, and in less than half-au-hour it was completely destroyed. Tho lossee, Mr Jenkins, was absent in Auckland, and. the only persons . in the house at tho time wore two men on -5 gaged in painting the premises prior to an / application being made for a license. The j inmates had a very narrow escape. Mr / Dyer, onbeingarousedbythesmcllof firo.ran out of the room, and on getting to the head of tho stairs, was met by a volume of flame und smoke, that drovo him back. He then went and woke up his companion, who, on seeing the trap in which they were caught, I picked up tho blankets, knotted them j together, and calling on the other to follow, ran out to the balcony, and, fastening it to the rails, they inado their escape to the ground. The night was very calm,. Othe rwise, tho neighbouring stores would have been in considerable danger. As it was, tlje inmates were very muchr alarmed, j It is 'not lfnoVu how the firo^originated;, nor the amount of insurance that is oh the bnilding.i.j.:Tli&pnly article caved beside .thGidqthingothe.''wri-iStoodnip in was a blanket.

TABLE TALK.

SounAN/ebols are submitting. Maio/Ilopata w seriously ill. Cattb are killed by electricity in Lon- Thesarvey of the trunk railway will be finished by Christmas. • Tlere are 437 drawing-schools m rans, witl 27,000 pupils. , , #out a score of Wellington "dead heids " are trying to get elected to the Go vffmnent Insurance Board. In Sweden, a man who has been drunk tiree times loses the right to vote. There are more than a million street limps in London. Why is Canada like courtship ? Because It borders on the United States. ,1. D. McKean, of Panmure, has invented nn " insect repelling scrim." Quarrels would nevor be lasting were the ault only on one aide. Mr Justice Gillies opened the Supreme Court sessions at, Napier yesterday. - Two female municipal councillors havo been elected for the first time in France. The only Ministers now In Wellington nro Sir Julius Vogel and the Hon. Mr lOno°of the hardest things to accomplish is to waken a man in a railway carriage who is occupying two seats. It is roported that the Premier intends to bring an aotion against a leading Dunedm newspaper for alleged libel in a leading article recently published. Tho U.S. corvette Iroquoia left Sydnoy for San Francisco, via Elobart, Auckland, and Callao, on 20th November last. A privato meeting was held at Christ church last night, when the construction of tho West Coast railway was resolved upon. Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous. . Letters patent for horse-power machinery aro applied -for by David Millor, of Thames. . , At Napier, yesterday, Judgo Gillie* had his usual fling at tho local magistrates F<» Bonding a man for trial for attempted ""^"spiritualist Templo, to cost 250,000 dollar*-, is being erected in tho Back Bay region ol Boston. Two boats were capsized yesterday on the bar at Gisbonie, and four men narrowly es caped drowning, but were picked up safely. Mr Sholfe'rd, a member of the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlement, who ar rived by tho Coptic, intends to make a tout of Now Zealand, and visit the Hot Lakes. The Wellington police aro prosecuting an employer of labour for keeping females at work aftor hours on Saturdays, and for defective ventilation of his premises. " Smoking does not ogieo with some people; but it always fteeuas to soot the chimney. ' William Lorrell, a ploughman at Coal gate, Canterbury, diod yesterday from the nature of from potty larceny to attempted murder. The sitting is m,, w w-*. u-4 -n *«:«*.- Tho KuitaiiKatft Lake Coal Company (Limited), Otago, will immediately proceed with tho construction of thoir railway, which is to bo seven and a half milos in length. Tho lino is expected to bo in run ning order in oight months. I Fore is a " tenniklo pint" that mny be of use to Garrard—Three mon chargod with robbing nt Wellington recently took ad van tago of an Act passed lnst year, and chose to bo tried summarily instead of being sent to tho Supreme Court. Tho "Herald1 this morning says "a proporly equipped uudcrstanduuj is about to bo sat going at Hokianga." Does this mean that the natives aro commencing to wear boots ? Two applications for letters patont from Auckland aro of importance to tho building trade, viz., that of Christophor AVood for Mahurangi cement, and that of Robert Bakor for a colonial concreto machine.

ALTERATIONS TO BARQUE PELHAM.

Tjie barque Polham ia to bo convorted into ■a pcrow, steamer. Tenders wero called nt. Wellington and Auckland for tho fitting of tho barquowitli engines, boiler, and making other necessary alterations. Tho Auckland tenders wero received by Messrs Stone Bros, nnd are four in niimbor, 'viz; .— Soagcr, £3,550 ; Fraeor.and Tinno, £5J,800 ; Hawkeswood, £3,873; Yeoman, i' 4,450: Mr Soager'fi tender has been acceiited. .

A COMMI.'WION has boon executed in favour of Administrator for tho Auckland Cup on behalf of tho stable. Last evening G(O to 35 was taken, and this morning, after f>OQ to -i") had boon laid in ono pop, 300 to 30 was booked. The Cup quotations aro as follows :—(i to 1 Black Rose (off); 10 to 1 Sfilviigo anil Administrator (tli); 10 to 1 Libeller (off); 12 to 1 Turquoise and Wel come Jack (tk.)

Tho settling on tho Onohunga Meeting took place at the Hibernian JTotel ilast nitrht, and passed off satisfactorily. Tho slukos paid away amounted to £?30. .

Nominations for the Wanganui Cup, Flying Handicap, and Wanganui Stakes close on Thursday next, at 9 p.m. "Fair Play" considers that an inquiry should be hold into tho running of Otara in tho Selling Race and Topthorn in the Stcoplochaso at tho North Shore races. 110 thinks tho circumstances domand such an inquiry at the hands of tho Stewards. A meeting of people interested in ■hovec raoing was hold in Mr Flood's hotel, Holens villo, on Saturday night, Mr Isaac Mcf.ood hi tho chair, It was agreed to hold tho races on tho 29th January, a nioo little programme was arranged for tho day's sports, and a committee was olected to can vass tho district for funds.

Tho Dunodin Jockey Club Spring Meeting was concluded yesterday. Hazard won tho Novel Raco, Trapper being second, and Taiaroa got home first in the Grand Stand Handicap, C furlongs, Molly Bawn being second and Billy third. Tho other starters wero Iko and Talobearor. Strenuous won the Criterion Stakos (for two-year-olds), Billy tho Welter Plate Handicap, and Ike tho Consolation. . -

Ditnkdix, this day.

During tho recent race meeting there was considerable wagering over tho Dunedin Cup. July is first fuvourito at 100 to 12 offered. Lady Emma was yesterday backed for fully f3,000, at 100 to 8, and, 10 to lls now tho best offer. Captain Webster was taken for a fair sum at 100 to 7, at which price Vanguard and fconsenso found friends. Several wagers wero written on tho Auck'and aud Dunodin Cups atlOO to 3, Black Rose and Lady Emma being the favourite picks. CiißiSTWiuJicir, this day.—Mr R.- Will's well-known stud greyhound Champagne Charlie was accidentally lulled in his keniiGl on Thursday last.

ACCIDENT TO PAEROA MAIL COACH.

On Monday last, an accidont of a serious nature occuned at the foot of the gorgo on tlie road to Paeroa. It appoarsthat Messrs Bradley and Co., on the day roferrodto, despatched their driver (Alf. Rowe) with the Thames mail shortly after 7 a.m., the conveyance used being a light four wheol trap, lately purchased for this traffic, and known as a (jortland waggon, to which were attached a pair of smart bay horses. There was ' only one pas senger. All went well until. that part of the road was reached that lies right at the foot of the gorgo cloeo by Mr Brown's (fanner) houso. Hero thoro is a Very sharp turn, in a place whore the roafl is only some 10 foot wide ; on the left-hand side stands a high bank, whilst on tho op posite there is an almost perpendicular drop of somo ten or twelve feet on to tho bed of the crook. Thero is no protection whatever, no bank nor rail. It ap pears that just as tho vehiolo came round this corner one of tho horses suddenly shied at some object, and boforo tho driver had timo to inako an effort of any kind to avoid an accident, owing to tho extreme narrowness of the road, the whole turn-out wont over the bank, the two occupants being pitched right across the creek bed. One horso was killed and tho waggon considerably damaged, but tho driver aud passenger had a miraculous escape. Mr J. S. Buckland o ming up at the time, took on the mails to Paeroa, and wired Mr Bradley of what had occurred. Several alterations aro needed at this part of tha road to make it more snf&for traffic.—(" Te ArohaNewa.")

Wicked for Ci.EßßYjrEif.—" I bolievo it to be all wrong and even wicked for clergymen or other public incn to bb led into giving testi monials to quack dootorsJor vile stuflb railed medicines, but when a really meritorious nrtlclo Is made1 up of common valuable remedies known to all. and thot all physicians use and trust in-daily, we1 should freely commend it, I therefore oheorfuljy »nd heartily commend Hop Bitters for tho good f«ey have flono ma and my friends,--firmly believing they have no equal for family use. I will not bo without them."— Hoy.—, Waehlngton, P. O. Read.

ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

(Via BiiiN-nisi Mat, or Oct. 17).

[FROM OtJK LONDON COTIKESrONDENTJ.

-' London, October 17i, Personal and .General.

Sir \Viujam McAkthuk, M.P., head of the well-known colonial firm of William McArthur and Co., has announced his in tention of resigning his seat for Lambeth, and retiring into private life at. the coming general election. Oeorge Darrell, described in flaming posters as tho ."celebrated author and actor," will make his first appearance in England at the Grand Theatre, Islington, next week in a drama of his own, entitled, " The Sunny Soutb." Miss Elizabeth Sprot, daughter of tho late Mark Sprot, Esq., of Canterbury; N./i , was married on the 9th inst. at Edinbro to the Rev. Eneas Macintosh, a promising voun» divine of the Church of Scotland. The capture in New Zealand of Mr Ander son, the Liverpool Workhouse master, who absconded last spring, does very little credit to the evasive powers of the prisoner, bee ing that it was necessary after his where; abouts had been discovered by tho Liver pool nolico for them to-communicate with the Iforae Office, for the Homo orhco to communicate with tho Colonial Olhce, tor tho Colonial Oilice to communicate withtho New Zealand polico, and for tho. Now Zea land police to catch Andorfon if they could ho might havo made a better run lor it— at least, so tho " Cilobo" thinks. _ s Tlio mining journal, "Engineering, contains an interesting account ot tho rocent coal discoveries on tho property of Mr Fvaser, of Koltangataj Now Zealand, and sneaks in terms of highest promise of the extent and quality Of the seams. Ivai tangata lias ovidentty v prosporous future in store. , Sir Anthony Hoskins, who was for some time Commander of tho .Australian Station, is to succeed the Duke of Edinburgh in tho command of tho Channel Squadron. The "World" advises Hanlan to spend the hottest part of the antipodean summer in the couth of New Zealand. Tho new Cunard liner Umbria, which will carry tho next 'Frisco mails for New Zealand across the Atlantic, can steam 25 nautical miles an hour easily. Tho current number of the "British Australasian," which is nothing if not statistical, contains an article and table showing that Australasian securities have paid British i>ivestoiss better than any others. It gives a list of banks and com panies with the gain per cent, on paid-up capital. At the head of these stands wo come^tho N.Z. Trust and Loan Company with 210 per cent., tuid tho N.Z. Loan and Mercantile,7s per'eont. The Bank of N«w '/onlnnrl IS") n«f wmt.) honds the Bunk list, followed by the Bank of N.B. Wales (75 per cent.), tho Union Bauk of Australia (UO per cent,), and tho Bank of Australasia (55 pa cent.). ! It is understood that though the butcher leasing the frozon mutton shop at the Healtheriea has made a largo profit, the promoters.of the refrigerators and N. 'A, Grill are out of pocket. When the exhibi tion closes Mr Allsup will publish n statfo ment showing the numbor of dinners served, &c. Tho Committee of Jmjiorters considci their end iti promoting a grill (viz.,.the ' popularising of frozen meat) has beet achieved, and that there would be no point in repeating the experiment at the In ventionfi Exhibition. . • Shipping nnd'Pasgengor Notes. ; Tho trial trip of tho Kaikoura, whlcl should have taken place on Wednesday, hn; been postponed till today. The Arawi will also bo tried this afternoon, anil then is some talk of a raco round to ,London be tweon the two steamers. I sincere]] hopo that tho Now Zealand Companies wil not start tho Yankee habit oi racing |thoi steamers, as it is the opinion of all sliippin{ men that ono of those days a frightfu catastrophe will bo caused by this bfc( system. Tho departure of tho Kaikoura has alfi beon postponed for two days, Sho will nov leave London on October 25. The following through passengers to Nev Zealand sailed m tho John Elder last Wed needay : For the Bluff—Mr James Senior For l'ort Chalmers—Mr and Mrs doHatfe Migsr^yer^MM,,!;,!)! TU.iU.l*- -rf ""S'lraw" Savili'B Arawa, which loaves or Nov. 5, is filling rapidly. Tho following have already booked passages : — Fo: Otngo—Hov. JNIr and Mrs Gualter, Misi Helen Gunlter, MU>a Eyangclirio Gualter Messrs Edw«rd, Aubrey, and llodclpj Gualter, Miss McKcnzio. Miss 11. MeLeod Miss Davinon, Mr and Mrs Scruttin am child, Mr and Mrs Wilson, Mrs Cookomu .'{children, Messrs Ait kin and Koss, Foi Hohart—Mr C. J. Voul. For Auckland- Messrs G. A. Mahon, Stevens, Clarke, \V Henderson, Robert Henderson, anc Gilroy. For Wellington—Mr and Mrs R T. Turnbull, MrTurnbull, Mr.T. A. West For Canterbury—Rev. B. Stephenpon, For Molbourno—Mr G. S. Leo. Cable Katos. It should bo good news that in the cpiirsc of next year the cost of press messages by the centre cable to Australia and N.Z. ■ will almost certainly be reduced to-a quarter ot the present rates. The question is to be discussed at the International Telegraph Conference), and I am confidently aasurvd that tho concession willat last be granted over the' entire route. Tho Eastern Extension Company has, as, you probably know already, conceded qmrtcri''rates for press messages in plain language, but till recently the Indian, the South Aus tralian and the Eastern Companies held out against tho reduction. The last has now openly given in, and the others are ex pected to follow suit at tho Conference, which will bo attended by Sir F. D. 8011, Sir Saul Snmueljand Mr Murray. An Extraordinary Foat. To those who remember that only two or threo years ago it was impossible to mal;o tho direct voyage to New Zealand umlor about 90 dayw, tho feat just accomplished by the Tongariro Beems astounding. This fast steaming liner has literally been | "three timos round the world" in eleven mouths. Her last run homo occupied 40 days 4 hours 13 minutes, including deten tions, her exact steaming.time being 38 days 10 hours aiid 31 minutes. The Tongariro's feat is, I need scarcely say,, unparollellcd in the history of cceon steam ing, though from what t hear of the Rua pohu it will not remain go long. Consider ing their size, tho steamers of tho N.Z.S. Co. are amongst the safest and speediest afloat. Moreover, they are thoroughly well: officered, a great thing in these days when Companies too often go in for cheap young men. \, * Mr Thomas Spnrgcon. Mr Thomas Spurgeon, who hus been in defatigable in his labours on behalf of his church in Auckland, delivered a loctiiro on" Tuesday evening at the Metropolitan Taber nacle, uponNewZealand,entitled "Brighter Britain." Pastor C. 11. SpurgeOn took the chair, and did yeoman's service by warmly urging the vast congregation to assist hi# son's good work. The takings during tho j evening lam uhablo to givp', Mr Thomas Spurgeon sails for the colonies early next month. The Coiirfenny Settlement. A Mr William Courtcany, who says ho comes from Taranaki, and owns a large tract of country there, is busy endeavouring d Id Veso'y Stewart to persuade a number of small farmers to emigrate and settle near one another on his land. I have not scon Mr Courtenny, nor can I find many pcoplo who know him. This enterprise will not, I fear, meet with much success. Peoplo suspect spocial settlement schemes nowa days. Depression iii the Colonies. Tho "British Australasian" of tho 9th instant published an interesting triblo show ing that the commercial depression of the past.yoar has seriously affected Australa sian as well as English produce. From it I gather that New Zealand lleeco wool has fallen from la 7d por lb in 1882 to Is 5d now ; that mutton tallow lias fallen 20 per ceut., baof tallow 14 per cent., flour '22h por cont., wheat 24 per cont., tin 10 per cent., and copper 13 per cent.- The Aus tralias, of course, suffer more seriously-than Neiv Zealand. Compressed Boof. Mr Larkworthy informs mo that t!;e compressed tinned beef scut Ho no from Auckland by the Doric has torn sold with nit any difficulty whatever at Cd per lb. The only dof.ct exporis find with it is that the meat s scarcely compressed an 1 solid enough. In tho East En.t of London, and in the poorer parts' of many provincial towns, butchers sell this tinned beof by (fa slice, and unless it is hard and fir-m they cannot cut it, as tho. stuff crumbles and gets wasted. When this defect has been remedied, there will be practically an MnUmilecl market for New Zealand, compressed beef, as Libby's, tie great Chicago fmn,cannot supply the pn • sepfc demaijdi .T9,^how t wjjat a, ,quanti:y of the_ stuff isyused<! I may mcritiou tlu t the Nile expedition forco to rescue Gordon

nrotaldngwit-h thorn 00000 c^-sofLlbbg [ended 5« venture will' ifc il 8 „ ciconnvo cn'.crpn.ing persons in oX r Nov Zealand towns to start the samn indagtriel There cvi bo no reason why Zo colons firm should not presently bo able to compete with Libby s. Kotorua Railway. ' ■ Mr Ve=ey Stewart asaures me that the, long-defer Jd prospectus of the Kotorua Railway will positively be issued to the pubuo next month (November). He says all the requisite capital was subscribed ong ug o, and that the Hon. Cecil Kaikes (late 11 P. for Chester) will bo Chairman of director?. If the last named statement should prove corrtct.l think the launching of the railway will certainly be successfully accomplished, as Mr Kaikes bcais a great name in the city.and is not accustomed la associate himself with failures. Tho New Zealand Commercial Agency. Mr Vesoy Stewart having- enjoyed office room witli Messrs Shaw, Savil!, for a twelve month, has severed his more intimate con nections with that firm, and taken spacious chambers in the basement of the same build intr Here C.V.S. (over energetic and enternrisir.f) hap initiated the "New Zea land Commercial Agency," "to promote business between Bottlers in New /calcine and manufacturers in Great Britain. 1 learn from tho prospectus that tho " central ofliccs" will bo in London and in .the " various provinces of New Zealand, atid that tho " medium of communication" be tween buyers and manufacturers will be a "Handbook to New-Zealand," edited by Georgo Vesey Stewart, and issued in suc cessive editions', informing tho English public of current buna fi.de openings ior settlement, and opportunities for tho em ployment of capital and labour in New Zea land as a whole." Mr Stewart is also general manager tor the "Now Zealand Estate Agency,'1 for the disposal of lands in the Bay of Plenty, and meditates starting o-"Now Zealand Hood 'ing-room," whoro intending colonists and colonists at Home can meef, for the mfor chaiigo of business and conversation. \\ llli so many irons in the iiro, tho veteran emigration agent should be a busy man, and yet methinks ho looks back with regret to tho good old days when "special sett lers" wero as easily picked up as black berries, and English' folk drank in _ rap turously the fairy tales about Katikati and To I'uko. Intending emigrants nowadays are wily persons, and can by no means bo persuaded to- pledge themselves to a district without seeing it. Mr Stewart has booked a few passengers'by tho Nor thumberland (which sails quite full), and tulks of despatching his son by tho January 'Frisco mail to meet them, but I fancy the latter mu?t be merely a business " tarra diddlo." L_ The new direct liner Arawa, which malics her trial trip to-morrow, will come round to London next week. I hear she is fitted with some novel and useful improvements. In the first placo,thc beds or berths' in all the state rooms are on the Pullman enr principle—that is,they uluit completely up and disappear into the vail during tho day. This converts your little Qabln into a small but comfortable sitting room with a sofa and writing t:ible. What a blessing these new-stylo state rooms will bo to passengers who like an occasional quiet half-hour "far from tho maddening crowd," I leave you to imagine. Another admirable feature about the Arawa is her private mess-room for children.. On many largo steamers (the P. and O. especially) eating goes on in tho saloon all day long, owing to the constantly-recurring alternations of adult and juvenile meals. Aboard tho Arawa the children havo a realm of their own. Hero they can scream, and guzzle, and fight without annoying out siders. Albert Modale. Tho Queen hns awarded tho Albert Medal *(o Dr. Torn McGregor, C.M.U., Chief Medical Oilicor and Receiver, Fiji, for his gallant conduct at tho wreck of the £yiie (coolie ship) on the Nasalui roof, Fiji, in May last; and the Bourd of Trado havf awarded a silver medal to Mr John l'Vr.vlcr (Chief Superintendent Police), and bronze medals to Katn Joshua (a native), Constable Aprain, and Police Constable Swan, for thoir courageous services on tho name occasion. Frozen Moat. Since tho oold weather has set in, tho de mand for frozsn mutton has innrpns arL satisfactory manner. 'The Tongariro's meat was placed on the market last Satur day, and fetched 6d to 6Jd per lb, rising on Monday to' 6}d and 7d. The Coptic's con Bignment vanished in no time, all except one lot believed to bo retained for tho North of England. There is consequently nothing now to meet tho London demand, save tho Tongariro's meat, till the lonic arrives. ' Tho Liguria brings* the first of re newed consignments from Australia, but sho won't bo here for wmo time, and River Plato ntutton has for tho present disap peared from tho markets. This being so, it seems probable that Cd and GJd will be tho ruling rate ior some time'to come. Home-fed sheep are at present exceptionally low. Messrs Ward and Stimpson quote :—New Zealand mutton, 4s to 4g 4d por stone of 81bs ; Homo fed mutton, ewes, 3a 8d to 4s ' per stone of Slbs; Home fed wethers, ' 4s 4d to os per stone of Slbs. ' During September, ISS4, 42,733 cwt. of frozen mutton was imported into England from Now Jfraland, as against only *3,f197 owt.last year, and from the Biver PJaio ' lO.Ccycwt., as against 740cwt. iv ISS3. These figures are very significant. \ Contrary to expectation, tho Dock Cora panics have met the proposals of the frozen £ meat importers re tho reduction of storage j dues in a very mean manner. They scout the idea of 50 per cent, or even 25 per cent. \ off. At present the price for storing is I threo half-pence per week per cvvt. Well, ™ they simply proposo that after tho moat has * been stored sovon days the chargo shall be C rcducod to five farthings a week. ?

THE SOUDAN REBELLION.

THE MAHDI'S FOLT.OWEKS DIS-

OEGAKISED.

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Londos", Deoeunbor 1, Ateleoram has been received hero from Lord Wolseloy, to tho oftoct that tho Mahdi is short of provisions, his troops discon tented and suffering severely from sickness, and that 500 of the rebels have tendered their submission to General Gordon. Lord Wolseley al*o states that after arriving at Khartoum ami relioving the garrison (here-., tho British expedition -.vill return by wav of Souakim. J

POLICE COURT. COURT.-This Day.

(Before 11. G. Seth SniiLlr, Egg., R.M.) Ai.i.KCiKn Indijcrnt Assault,—Abi'um Ittdinoq Burrcrdcrert,l.ls, tali, and np»S«S a oharsro ot uivlaw/ully Bssanllinsr Williiun Oha(lwinfttMannf:aliirotoonthe3rd^o vember -Supcriutundent Thomson ashod that nrisonor be remanded to pabi to appear before the Re" rtent Magistrate on Tufeaday next—Mr Thoo Cloopcrappoarert in d<'foiic«._}'risonor was aS mitted. tB. tl,o same bail-self £100. and two" LltiS 111 3£)U CdCIl. ' ' •

IiUEACMEs oVBY-r.Aws.-Wnv. Crowther horse wamlq-i^'in Fort-Urcet; Mr C?°awtjior said he had no per«onal knowledge of tlic clr ounwtanoe; tho horse was hirer! out hy a youog man, wlio should liarc taken care of tho animal and returned it; how it got ous ti his power and into tho pound was a mystery to Sim lhe constable prove! taking it. and if r siaur to rccoivrng it. Dbinissed.-l.Vedericic J-'riro was.oliacstrd with foainu to place a cha;n around tlie wheel of his caVtogofu Wy, di'aii" street; s,s a;iU casts.- MososAviar.e, v.-anttcrine horso m Princes-street; 5s and cos,^. "ULIIDS A iSOISTBKnUS Ki S JIKMUN.— JoiOjlll Wel ling, lishiiawker. wars churcoil with nains ohsocno lanßiwßo on board tho AUxandm ferry boat ou the 17th nit. and ilireatcnine'to knock MrJenkirsahead oil.—.Mr VV'elliug*aa aliookud tho charges; and indignantly deiuod thuin.-iWilliani Jenkins mariner. d< pos.'i'.Uat heasfcert deft-ndont-for Ills ticket H-rofiißiil it. and threatened he would knock Wttnm«'« hou.l oJtj Ho told him that he' nnist o < lo hat. or he, wmikl austioy l.iansofulnea": i" 0 fenctiinf sold l;n inlcndud if, and puitins-'.-im telf in a puprilislio attitude, chased witness round the deck. His laiiguagoin th,» presence of a number of ladies vfaa liiOßt objeotjohablo Prosently he produced•> a iickot.-cS ifn Lamlor cave similar . vidence. - \)a(Z dant. addn>ssiiiß tho Courr ViM tuil histirkot had blSwn ovor a m{!ha.:l the wt noneirboee consistent a'l would have bTr'., rit- lit. but lheyhndt.iirpr.BelT Era m«,HSi?S a »naro. Ho intended Knoel ng JS Je 1 n« down bacansb ho doserved lowii-irr a lkie Tho l^Ts for Greeny lm:'risc»>^«t tuftered by aV^SriTrc^fn C*vroll ilIil!3 Bedford, This iva3 all tho businessf"'

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HOLINESS MEETING IN ALBERTLAND.

EKOlting Scene at a Camp Meeting.

Eovdral Fersons^Setoa with Kcllglous

For several month* this and the adjoining settlements have been under the influence of religious excitement of such a character is few perhaps of the oldest settlers had any e viwrioneo To speak of a religious revival a« onohas been accustomed to is to form a vmTi adequate idea of the extraordinary melingihoW since the Amencanfol nesn Bvanuelistß started work. Messrs I helps and held their fn.tmee inn-8 in Wavk worth, and the reli- KiL excitement ntoonget tho Mttta there was great. Thoughtful, earnest, people openly showed their sympathy »tth f fie movement, and the evangelical partj cordially cooperated in what toi thoughV to be a good *«*. On the testimony of honest men, good work was done m Mahu_ r°nM although many of the accounts of X that to^ok place" there were exagger- Thomas chose the Albortland settlement, a afield for-his labour. His ame preceded him and ho was cordially welcomed by the leaders of religious opinion. At his mooting, ho told his audiences that he was not a earned and educated man-a disclaimer some thought not at all necessary. He is ■cLlly-an ihitcrato man. , Mr Thomas held ten meetings in Bilccessive days in tho Wesleyan Chapel, Port A'bert, some four months ago. His style and method of con ducting fl.o mcclings was repugnant to some, yet he got credit for sincerity of pur poTo. The meetings were we attended throughout, and the emotional elleot in. .'•eased at ouch meeting..until.the excite ment became intense. Some ot the meetings Bvtendcd over twelve hours in one day, people bringing their food and getting » mcnl within the chapel. Tho musical nart of tho service waa very at tractive, and a principal agency m.ap- Dealing to tho emotional feelings, and" in Sustaining the dtop intevcfit in tho services. From Port Albert, Mr Thomas he.d a num- JC r of meetings in the WhareliinofeckooJ. room,- and again at Wollsford, a largo portion of these meetings being constituted ,1 settlers from Port Albert. Then sfrwve wa» made to North Albertland, To Arai, md Kaiwuka, with the same result, large, numbers testifying, and berng^ sandtifisd md made holy. The ecenea at tha various meetings were tho same, much excitement, largo numbers^ of porsous, it is alleged, being " saved." Formation of the Great Camp, g - Now comes the most striking and exira. ordinary meetings that have ever been held hona, anrl pfirlinps in tlio colony. Large placards industriously posted throughout the district announced that a "holiness camp meeting" was to take place, and the feeling and interest, to say nothing of 4he sustained excitement, foretold a lively time of it. Becroft's Bluo-gum Grove 'was, the camping ground selected. One mprning the evangelist, with three convertsr^cne an old and respected i settlor, together with a middlo-aged man and a young girl, mot on the camping ground and held a novel service, the special objeot being to pray that the Holy Spirit would move tho heart of some one,, and cause them to givo a tent. Mr .Thomas says ho went to Auckland and found a ton* half made, and tho giver a worthy Auckland citizen, C. B. Stone. Plenty of labour was forthcoming- from local converts. r& The large tent was soon erected in tho middle of a large blue-gum grovo, and a string of smaller'tents quickly appeared alongside. On tho ono end was printed in large letters, " Without Holiness No Man Shall Bee: the Lord ;" tho othor, "Tho Saints', Kelt." An adjoining barn was turned'into a " Holiness Dining-room." Largo nutnbprs of people assembled from districts many miles away on tho Wednesday to witijera tho temperance domor strallon. At timo it appeared a division would havo oc curred amongst tho temperance party, but the holiness meeting wa« kept distinct-and apart from thatof temperance. .-, &"j On Thursday, ir.orning, at a quarter be fore six, bolls wore ret ringing,. and;|the camp was alive. Hallelujah ! Halletijjfih 1 and a couple of score of persons commenced to shout, and the work was stafteH in earnett. Clang, clang, like tlio ringing of ■ the watch on board shipat sea, at oYßj!*nil noon, and f"f»ifj." L1 " ' " i'"'"n-«nwr~ Ik. ayu^-^'S'l* before rost was observed tn"ino camp. - Tlio blup-gum grove Jjvas lighted up by many lamps hang ing to the trees. . Boards, bearing, in- Scripfcions "No Smoking," and ni'anv scriptural quotations were hailed toVltho trees about the camp. On Friday :'tho number of visitors increased; but it is coti tonded that tho Holy Spirit much iuoro abounded. At fix o'clock on Saturday morning, when the camp was aroused? for the day's worship, it was too painfully:bvi. dent that human nature and tho Holy Spirit wore striving for the mastery.- Eight women (three Auckland citizens of tho number) were on thegrouiid at full-longth^pttting and yelling, the evangelists'yells mingling ;vith frantic women (two young- girls J8 years old), Timid women, aye, andstrong' men, could not stand it. One Auckland woman was found to bo a lunatic. The climax was reached on Saturday night, when it wad thought five or suffering under religious frenzy, Dofdering on madness. A conrtict pccurred.'b.pt'ween two ovaigclists—ono Mr Exlby, tiolonging to the Christian Biethrpn, and therHoly Evangelist. Amidst much confusion alart o number of jiersons left the tentairraKed ov grieved. The women were frantic,vr'^iin^' about the tent. At ten p ; m. ono i'onsotiby lady rushed out Ecreaming, and, suddnnly stopping near -whero I \yaa. standiri|?f de. clared she saw "Jesus up in a bluo-gum tree." Another woman was challenging any one to. " Touch her anointed one," meaning Mr Thomas. At eleven pm, another rush, rvnd I was pushed against a blue-gum tree. A woman shouted " a holy circle !;i,hoiy circle !" and two women, three men, :aiid a ' young lad commenced running around some half-dozen young men, yrho \vero like iny 3olf standing outside, a few yards torn tho tents. " Savpn times round the walls of Jericho !" cried a woman, and the: women with uplifted hanfls and the men around they went. Mr Thomas yo}led f'Ainen ! amen I" The young men who wereeup posed -to form (lie ill-fated city inon iioned seemed to enjoy tho fiih" I"'ap pealed to. tho husband of one of;tho women, who .was a lunntic I feel suro, ito haveiuty an his wifo. He replied it was tho "Holy 3hostworking with her." "Now walla will ;oon fall," a woman exclaimed, and at i running pace they re-enteredtho terife I :etired at midnight. On a seat outsidttone )nd of the tent a woman sat faijif, i her msband nursing her infant.. I epokp!-- : td a >oung girl, IS years eld,; who f-tcodltwo ' ipu'a in one spot, in on 3 position, lean ng against a tree, Baying' ''I'm'holy ! :'in lioly |:' On Sunday (to - day), ihe most indescribable meeting - has aken placo. Four times oiie woman in t frenzy was placed in her tout; but she ■ushed back to the tout twice, and yelled, 'Come to Jesus, come to Jesus." -'Two uedical men whowevo present offered idvice, but tho husband said it 'was- The Holy Spirit; nothing, more." )nc person entered the tent with a number I men to forcibly take a relative outj? but ie requested to bo allowed to singahynin' ret, and he would rpEirej wliich ho did, to lie great pleasure of his wife ar(s faiitily. Tow a wild soeno took place, several orisons talking at tho samp.^tJme, fie holiness converts singing and pray ig also. The afore-montioned" crazy oman rushed again outside h'or tent; arid Mumonced to wrestle with the Tauhoa ;hool-teachcr, calling' upon the Almighty ) help her. Then a movement was madci id tho horses were caught arid'sMilcd, ia tho people rode off in all directions, itounded and perplexed. I inusli n6't iti •easetLe length of this, as a frieud is off ' VVarkworth and will post, itthere ji bit will send tho finish ucxt'mail.-(OwN 3RKE.SPONDENT.) ; - :

THE RAILWAY REFORM AGITATION.

(BY TiLEGltAril,— O\VN COERESPONIJEKT.)

Hamilton, this day. W. S. Vailk delivered a locturoon «.'Rail way Reform" at Lamahore last night, when, notwithstanding: tho bad weijher there was a veiy large attendance of fettlere. lho lecture was enthusiastically receiver! Sovoral lending settles jpfesent, who had been dubicus ns to Mr \ ra l<,!a seneme, testified to their conversion to nui principles?; It n-ns suggested"to start a railway reform loaguo immeaiately with branches all ovorthu cbuntri-,1 and also that Mr Vailo should bo sent to l.'eture in the SOUUI. Ibo railway refoiiii movement promises to assume a very important aspect before long. . 1

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, MSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1884



THE SNAKE ROOT REMEDY for RHEUMATISM and QOUT.-The Cimicifuqa (Actea Racemosa)or Black ; SNAKE ROOT HAS been lono celebrated ; IS THE MOST CERTAIN IN |T» EFFECTS. AND BARELY FAILS TO AFFORD RELIEF OH EFFECT A .CUBE. 6a. n« BOTTLE, »T(i\CWHlSr.'-'Trtt '■:, "V&KVMk.Vi." omsnt wAti ov h'.i. OTttHsi: ' ' DB. W I L.X IN S, F. R..G.S. COWStrLTDTO AND QPERATTNO SDEOKON, Is at his Surgery for General Practice, also . i Kub, Bab, and Throat Diseases, ■ MOKKINOH, AFTKKNOONS, AM> EVKNINGaJ. ; ' Consultation Fees very Moderate. •■ •* , • J*r. WmuNS spent seven years kt Mooroflolda S Eye Hospital, London, umlor Messrs Bowman and Criohett. two at Throat Hospital, London, seven years Honorary Surgeon Afbort Hospital, r and eight years at Eye, Ear, and Throat In - flnnarr,Melbounie. Adinstsspectaolcs to sighta. —Consulting Booms, Queen street (near Post- Qffloe),Auoklaud. - .........



DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. jg B;O 05,E5.'L,.Q,0. ) BLUB 800T,,. ; LUB J5 OOT, QUBror-ST,, : WILL SKLI. THE WDOtE OF SHEET : , inNORMoua icjidck::".'•'.•'•' .. I JZiNpRMOTJS OTOCK ,j*JT AT AND* UNDER COST,: "EJ FOR ONE MONTH ONLYI FOR ONB MONTH ONLY I! Ait AOCOTTHTS MUST BB PAID' UP AX 95TCB 50 MEET SHE DEMANDS OF THE DI3SOLVISO PABKTEB. ' ; ' tHK Btranrass in fotuke wm bb ; CAERIBaj'oN iJX ' ': ••'; CHARIES BUCMJKEi^. ' " '. .,' . I, Signed tliis sth day of November, 18S1. » .



'•;< FIRE! ..:.....; - . ■V ■' FißMt. ■■'•"•:■ FIRE ! ; FIRE ! FIRK ! FIRE ! • FIRE I FIRE ! .;•;-!■; ■'.-;■: ' FIXE ! ~.--.•: . §i . v -,v; -FIRB-I;;? ■'■*■'-% .1. COSGRAVE & CO. We beg to announce that it is our intention to entirely relinquish tho._ .„,».„ CLOTHING TEAJDE. V And in consequenco of the FIJIE which, took place on our premises wojiave been onablcd : ; TO SELL ALL CLOTHING, MEN'S MERCERY, &c, AT HALF THE USUAL PRICE.. This splendid opportunity should immediately be taken advantage 01, an owing to a future • arrangement of our Departments the STOCK MUST BE CLEARED OUT Before tho IST JANUARY, ISBS. When all that then remains will ba DISPOSED »OF BY'PUBLIC AUCTION. \- Note the Address— : GREAT SALVAGE SALFj ! ■ GREAT SALVAGE SALE ! " GREAT SALVAGE SALE! OREAT SALVAGE SALE ! J. £P qRAVE & C o ' 204 AND 200, QUEEN-STRKKT.. riOALS! COALS! COALS I M. CASEY & CO. Having taken over the Agency of the WAI KATO COAL COMPANY, beg to Submit : ■'■ to the Auckland Public tho FOLLOWING PRICE LTST FOR BEST ■■: :• ■ HOUSE COAL:- . ' 12 sacks (1 ton) 22i ; :.- 6 sacks (1-ton) .. .. .: lla 6d 3 sack3(l-tont ..... .. 6s THE ABOVE PKICE3INCLUDE DELIVERY. Steamboat Proprietors and Largo Con sumers of Steam Coal as per I arrangement : . '; . ■/ Orders may be left at . • Tho Sheds, Railway Station Waikato Coal Co's Ofßce, Ifort-Bt. J. M. Syma, Grocer, Grey-atrcot . . ] J. Hawkog, Avon-street, Paraell 2' ■ M, Nipcol, Quoen-Btreqt Wharf a .



«:.i ' Kwnutliorue. VAaier & Oft. AgimU. A«< J-4-~'. In the advertisement o{ wool wilo: at Mr ffi ■?/ AJ' ai.l R:"'c' 'hoj'.owr should b.. II a.m.