SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

•.Ten iv irri>n (This Evening, 9.41 ii.uj. "A^K\To-morrow Morning, 10.3 !i X:'.K.T.-This Evening. 7.7 i'UN H ISK.-Tu-morrowMorning, 5.21 MOON'S AGK.-First Quartor, 4th,6.3Gp.m.

ARRIVALS.

XTttcgregor, s.s., -Johnson, from Whangarei Opotikj, achoonor, Uassct, from Whangarei

DEPARTURES.

„ Glonelg, s.s., Stephcnson, for Tauranga Kul>y, s.s., forMangawai l.'.'i.nilidntc. barque, Lawrenscn, for Napier

f Ik wards Coastwisk.—Morning Light, from Dabbago Bay, with 700 ft timber; Opotiki, from Whnngnrei, with 60 tons coal.

Outwards Coastwise.—Morning Light, for Cabbage Bay; Kviemhiidn, for Whangaroa; Norval, for Kussull; Opotiki, for Whangarei; Agnes Start in, for Russell.

The barquo Candidate sailed this morning for Naplor in ballast. She loads there for London.

Tho vessels in port to day carried their (lacs half-mast high in respect for tho memory of Captain Bruoo, late master of tho cutter Lancashire Lass, who died at the Hospital yes terday.

Thes.s. Macgregor arrived from Whangarei last evening with 800 cases fruit, 150 sacks gum, 20 boxes okhb, 15 bales wool, 3 head cattle, and tho following passengers'.—Mesdames Percy Smith. Maltby, J. Harrison. Frasor, Gibbons, Misses Longloy, Fraser, Forrest, Master Smith, Messrs Deolin. Aatley. M. McDonald, Brookes, Poedler. Morpeth, Hates, Solon, Kccgan, and 1 steerage.

Tho 5.3. Aorangi left Lyttclton yesterday with a full cargo and 50 passengers—9 first, 12 second, and 2!) third-class. .

A barque, supposed to bo the Examiner from Lyttolton. was signalled inside Tiritiri when wo went to press.

Tho bnrquo Winonn, from Xowcostlo, was coming up the harbour as wo went to press.

Tho following vessels entered outwards at thu Cuotoma to-day:—Turakina, shin. Power, for Napier; Opawa. ship, Mathers, for Lvttclton; Eastward Ho, schooner. Champion, for Suva; Annabell, brig. Home, for Sydney, via Mongomii.

UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

riio following are tlao movements of tho X'inon Co.'s steamers for the ensuing wcok:—To ARRIVE: Rotoraa, froni Taronaki. Sunday, noon ; Penguin, from Fiji, Sunday; Manapouri, from South. Monday, 10 a.m.; Takapuna, from Tarnnaki, Monday. 2 p.m.; Waihora, from Sydney, Tuesday ; Omnpere, from South, Wed nesday ; Takapuna, from Taranaki, Saturday, 2 p.tn.-To LEAVE: Takapuna. for Taranaki, Tuesday, 1 p m.; Hotorua, for Taranaki. Tues day, 1 p.m.; Manapouri, for Sydney via Russell, Tuesdnr. 5 p.m.; Omaporo, for Greymouth, Wednesday, 4 p.m.; Waihora, for Gisborne, Thursday, noon; Takapuna, for Taranaki, Saturday, 5 p.m.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. Argylo. s.s., McArthur, from Waitara Mary Campbell, brig. Brothers, from Groy mouth

DEPARTURE.

jvrgyie, s.s., JlcArthur, for Waitara

IMPORTS.

Per Argylo, from Waitara—2o head cattle, 210 sheep, and la cases. Per Mary Oampbell, from Greymouth-200 tons conl.

EXPORTS.

Por Argylo, for Waitara—2s mats sugar, 6 boxes cnnaUs, }-cask vinsgar, 10 cases drugs, and 33 packages sundries.

1 TheNortWn Co.'s s.s. Argylc loft for Wai tara at 1 o'clock to-day. Tho s.s. Douglas should arrive from Waitara to-morrow uiovulng.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

EtJSSBLL. this day.—Saiied : Saucy Kate and lona. Passengers by tie lona: Messrs Davies, Harrop, Fraser, Churchward, Macrcady, Panter, Kins, Poolo. Fleet, Captains Chapman and Irving, Mesdaniea Chapman, King, Silva, and others. • WiiAJtOAHEt. this day.—Arrived: Rowena, from Aiickland, P. 30 a.m. Taukanga. this day.—Anivcd: Glcnelg, from Auckland, 7.30 a.m. Gisbobn'e, thi3 day.—Arrived: Southorn Cross, from Auckland, G a.m. Westi-ort, this day.—Soiled: Arawati, for Auckland, 12.30 a.m. Kusskll, this day.—Arrived: lona, from Auckland, 12.30 p.m. New Plymouth, this day.-Arrived: Taka puna, from Onehunga, 2 a.m. Sailed: Taka puna, for Wellington, 2.30 a.m. Melbourne, January 31. — Arrived, this morning: Te Anau, from the Bluff.

Chief Post-office, Auckland.

Mails wn t Close as undkr :—

Tnis Day. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 1 p.m. For Whangarei Heads, l'arua, Walpu, Whon» , i—»roi. Kamo, Tangihua, and Mangapal, per M.M'tnegor, at 4 p.m. For Tha.iiog, per Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m. Saturday, 2nd inst. For Wahvci-a, JMmmngl, Matnkanai Mangft wai, etc, per Rose Casey, at o«.ir.. For London direct, per Antaros .it 2 p.m. For Thames, per Rotomahnna, at I p.m. For Waterford, Tauranga, etc., per Annio Mil' bank, at 6 p.m. For Thames, per Anno Milbank at I*3o y.tn. Monday, j.ik Inst. For Coromniide!, per Coromandcl, at 1.30 p.m. For Tnuramga, Ohinemutu, and Opotiki, per Glonolg, at 4 p.m. tor Russell, Kawakawa, Whnngaroa, and Mongomii, per lona, at 4.30 p.m. Tuksday, sth inst. For Taranaki, Wellington, nnd Soul horn ports, per Takapuna. at 11 a.m. For Nelson and Southern ports, per Rotonia, at 11 a.m. Tuesday, sth Fobruarj\ Per s.s. Australia as follows :— For Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada,. British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 11 a.m. For Unitod Kingdom and Continent of Europo, at 11 a.m. For monoy orders, the previous evening at 4 o'clock. For registered letters and newspapers, at 10 a.m. Late letters, bearing an extra too of six penoo in addition to tho postage, will bo received by the Mail Agent ou board Uio steamer up to tho time of Bailing. This mail will bo due in London on Sat urday, March 15,1851. S. B. BISS, Chief Postmaster, Chiof Post-offlco, Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

February 1, ISBt,

Abbott's Opora llouso — Court Minßtrcls, 8 p m.

Theatre Royal—Boston Serenadora, 8 p.m. Masonic Hall—Provincial Grand Lodso of Now Zealand, 8 p.m. St. Jamos's Hall—Monthly Mooting of Band Of Hope, 7.30 p.m,

Births.

BUTLER.-On January 29, at her residonce Cnrlton Gore Road, tho wife of Thomas .BtUlor of a daughter.

Deaths.

BRUCE.—At tho Hospital. John Bruco, master of tho cutter Lancashire Lass, native of Caith ness.

■ Tho funeral will lcavo tho Hospital at 3 p.m. to-morrow (Saturday). Friends aro respect fully invited to attend. BARTHOLOMEW.-On January 31, at Ran dolph-street, Nowton, Kmint, tho wife of James Bartholomew; aged 34 years. Tho funeral will leave at 3 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday). Friends please aceopt this invi tation.

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

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1884.

For tho oaaso that lacks assistance, For the wrong that noeds resistance, For tho future in tho distanco, And the good that wo can do.

We congratulates tho Mayor upon the prompt st»ps taken last night to protect the rights of citizens in the Domain. A more impudent attempt to get a valuable reserve out of public into private control has never been made in the cltty and if the true facts of tha Cairo Are represented to tho Government wo have Very little doubt that tho recommendation of the Domain Board in violation of their trust will bo defeated. It was stated last night in extenuation of their conduct that the Board would Secure public rights by cftvon&iits of lease. Supposing we allow tho fullest weight to this ehallow-pated argument, and admit ■ that the Board, by tho manner of the giving, could mako amend* for alienating rights which they were appointed to guard and administer, what is to prevent them or their successors from altering any condi tions of lease they may now prcpaVo, when the public eye is turned away? A body which has beon caught conniving with a few persons for the sacrifice of the pettiest recreation ground tho people possess cuts a pretty figure When poeing in the character of injured honosty. By their own confession they are less fit to manage the ground than the private body they pro pose to give it to. And putting tho best construction that can bo made upon their action, wh«t does it amount to but a trick to defeat and nullify tho existing rights conferred by law on tho whole of the inhabi tants of this city. Moreover, tho cricketers, who are dissatisfied with tho privileges they have hitherto enjoyed over the ground, and who have been scheming and button-holing for a lease of it, are not tho sort of Inen to be unduly hampered by condition" rif lfcaso. They have had tho free t.nA exclusive uso and control of ft valuable portion of the public ostatt On the simple condition that thej^ shall koep the ground in tho order required for their game. Not contented with enjoying the use of it in common with the public, they havo formed the brilliant conception of putting the rightful owners outside the fence. They may stake their existence that if any one is to go out it will not bo the people, even if a dozen Domain Boards should connive with their Association at the porpetration of the job-. We have heard a good deal about what the cricketers have spent on this reserve ; will some of them be good enough to pro duce a balance-sheet showing what this vaunted outlay of capital conslsta In, and what portion of it h»3 come from the voluntary oohttibutions'of the public at tho gates on special occasions ? Will the Domain Board also publish accounts of the cost of fencing and planting the reserve) and the amount of the votes froffl public funds towards draining and forming it? The fees from Saturday match money, doled out in shillings by those who play, and which represent the present terrible strain on the financial resources of the cricketing fraternity, are insufficient to pty foS rolling the grass and keepiitg thg wttikets in eood condition.

V> c ttnrt the timely action of the Council will have the effect of squelching this act of astounding effrontery at once and for ever, and that the feeling manifested at last night's meeting in favour of taking charge of the Domain will ripen into something practical. We also hope that the powers WliSch have made the perpetration of this public fraud possible will be eliminated next session from the Domains Act; and Mr Peacock, M.H.R., \vho in his place at tho _ Domain Board, fought vigorously against the scheme, will confer a further favour to that which he, in conjunction With Messrs Mackechnie and Walker, has already rendered the citizens, by intro ducing a bill next session for the better pro tection of public recreation reserves.

The Alleged Religious Persecu tion in Newton East.

Another gleam of light has been let into the Newton East School business. We eaid before that whatever intrigue there had been in the affair was not chargable upon the Board nor School Committee, but on those who had made the " Herald " their unwitting tool. In its issue of Satur day last, tho "Herald," referring to tho omission of the scholarship won by a boy named Parr attending the Waio- Karaka School, stated that the error was not found out until the boy had sent a telegram demanding a re-examina tion of the papers. The text of the telegram was actually given by the "Herald." Now, it is proved by a state ment submitted to the Board by its Secre tary to-day, and which is confirmed by the Telegraph Department, that no such telegram had ever been sent to the Board t,t\l . » £ Wsfj I f°llowin (lits appearance m the Herald." A short epitome of the sequence of events may, perhaps, help our £«r «? elu? id. ating plot/ On Friday, the omission of Parr'a name was made known at the Board meeting, and a resolution was carried to give him his scholarship. Mr O'Donoghue, the teacher of Waio-Karaka, was then in Auck land enjoying his holidays and pro moting his interests in Newton East. On Saturday morning, the " Herald " published an account of the dis covery of the error, interlarding it with, suspicions of conspiracy and anti-Popish plots having as their object tho exclusion of the persecuted O'Donoghue from Newton East. It gave colour to these insinuations by the publication of what purportod to be a telegram from the boy Parr demanding an inquiry, and which, "our' contemporary declared, had compelled the Board officials into giving the lad rights that had hitherto been withheld from him oat of animus against his teacher. It is now proved that no telegram of the kind

had then, nor until foul' ctayn after wards, beon received by tho Board. The school resinned its duties after the holidays on Monday^ ttrtd on Titcs day a telegram in tho torrtis printed by tl:o "Herald/ demanding a. revision of the ftnsWeVingf, v/ns received by tho Board from tho Thames. Tim boy at that tinta knew perfectly well thai the gotlolarsiilp \v&s awarrlod to hlln four day? before. Our OOUtenlporary lias been grossly deceived and hoodwinked; It j^nn UdiV Only set itself >-igl>t by giving up tho hft.<"o Di tho person who supplied tho Copy of this bogus telegram V Failing that, it must stand under suspicion of paring concocted, ax well as published, tiic lie. As to the credit of prepftrlitg Part' for tho examinations-, thftfc belongs to the Wain- KamUA Btliool, but assuredly not to itfl pvesent teacher. Parr went up fov examina tion last year, throe months before Mr O'DonoghOo hid anytiiing to do with it —ho has only been master of the school fol- nine months. Tho lad only failed last time in ono subject. Another rather startling Jtlidsß of this un savoury business Wtts disclosed in a private note from Mr O'Donoghuc.submittcd at the lost meeting of tho Board by Mr O'Sullivan, Inspector of Schools. In this letter tho applicant intimated that ho hftd Secured a majority of tho local committee, and lie now trusted to I\lr O'Sullivan to do the w.sk Tho Inspector, although aco-roligion- Ist, did tho rest by laying his letter before tho Bonril and reporting against him. Thero has been iv very gross .attempt in this afl'rtir to bring our public schools into djsreptito, to oxcite religious rancour, and Villify and 'misrepresent all connected with the ndminstration of the educational system. The complete exposure of tho inner workings of the business will, wo trust, have a salutary effect upon teachers who, when engaged in tho very natural and pardonablo work of promoting theirintorests aro tempted to resort to '' ways that aro dark and tricks that aro vain,1'

Knighthood of the Hon F. Whitaker.

Tun cable this aftornoon conveys tho in tolligonco that the Hon. F. WhitaUor has beon added to tho roll of Knights of St. Michael and St. George. Few persons will deny that tho honour of Colonial knighthood has beon wall bestowed in tho person of the ox-Premier. His former col ioa#ue in tho leadership of tho old Provincial party, Sir W. Fox, long ago rocoived this distinction, and their opponent, Sir E. W. Stafford has for many years reclined on his honours. Mr Whitaker has had a longer term of public service in dis tinguished positions under Responsible Go vernment than any other Colonial states man, and the bestowal of this honour, which has been conferred on men whoso claims to it aro not vory clear, ia only a tardy recognition of his ontinoiit services,

To-morrow's issuo of the Stau will be tlio Monthly Summary for despatch to America and Europe by the mail steamer Australia. T'io usual largo double) issuo will bo givon, containing a complete record of tho month':; nowS) carefully classified; also continuation of the serial talc, " A Woman's Faith," and other interesting matter. To regular subscribers tho Sum mary is supplied without extra charge, and it forms the bost compendium of col onial news for tvanslnisston to friends at Homo.

Mr Frank Phillipps has resigned his seat for tho C4rafton Ward in tho City Couticil. By tho withdrawn) of M r Phillipps, the Council will fo.ia one of its best members-,

'f he Mount Eden Domain Board met lit the City Council othYcs tikis morning; Present: Tho Major (Mr Waddel) in the Chair, and Messrs Potter, Lawrie, an A Boardm'-n. The month's receipts web stated to be about £45. H was agiocd to erect a gate near the i'iflo range for the con venience of Visitors to tiie Domain. Several accounts wero passed for payment, This was all tho business.

Wo are glad to sco Ml1 W. H. Fok'y, tho veteran pioneer and Circils proprietor, back in Auckland, lie is now acting as agent for Barr's Boston Serenaders;

Tho Auckland Ho»;«tAt librarian acknow ledges with many thanks tho receipt of twsiity-nine entertaining volumes from G. P. Pierce, Esq., Kyber Pass Road.

Messrs E. A. Mackechnie, MrR. Waddol (Mayor), Thomas Peacock, M.H.R., and J. M. Clark, being the only candidates nominated fortho vacancies on tho Hospital Board of Managomont, have bebn elected.

The injuries Sustained by Cr. Thompson at the Mount Eden fire proved moro serious than was at first supposed. In his fall upon the stairs in Mr Larkins's house ho broko his arm. Ho has been laid up since, and is getting on very well.f

Tho Boston Serennders appeared at thß? Theatre Royftl again Irisi night before a fair house. A programme introducing fresh items in tho previous night's norfonn ance was presonted. To-night will bo the last of the season.

Messrs Vaile and Douglas held a sale of land and houses at their rooms, Shortland street, yesterday. There was a good attendance, and tho bidding for several lot<i was spirited, Tho following were quitted l Subdivision of Wpodhouee farm, Puke kohe : Lot 1, 83a, 3ls pet- acre ; lot 2, 107a 2r, 42s 6d acre ;, lot 5, 43a 3r 32p, 00s acre ; ldt 12, 7Ca 2r, 21s acre; lot iH, 3-ia 3r, 21s acre ; lot 14) 77a; 20s aero ; lot 15, S3Ja, 21s acre ; lot 10, 83fa, 21s acre ; lot 17, 57a, 25s acre; lot 18, 69a, 47s Cd aero; Cotta"o and stables, West street, Newton, £310; ° Owing to tho lii'gu amount of business at thb Police Court, the chargo of burglary against George Evans or Sawyer for breaking and entering tho premises of Mr« Mary Coylo, of the Whftif Hotel, and steal ing property qroonnHig In value to £19 10s was ftdjwJrhßd until Thursday next.

Our weekly market prize list is unavoid ably held over. Buttor remains cit last quotations, viz., 8d t>er pouHd wholesale and lOd per pc-.nd 'retail. Eggs are not quite W filentif ill as they were on Friday «ast; and have advanced to Is 3d per dozen wholesale and Is 6d per dozen retail. Tho gum market continues firm, and good prices are given. We quote i—Ordinary, £32 to £37 ; good ordinary, £38 to £42; superior £43 to £45 ; East Coast, £50 to £58. Receipts for January amount to 48) tons. Fungus is coming in freely, and large quantities have been stored in anticipation of cmr use, the valve at present being from 2J to 3d per pound- Sydritey bonedust is now worth from f 7 10s to £8 10s, maize, 3s to 3s 3d per bushel; oats, 2s Gd per bushel, and potatoes, £4 per ton.

It will be remembered by our readers that in the hurry of preparation for the Regatta on Tuesday last, Captain John Bruce strained one of hia internal organs, and had to be removed to the Hospital. An operation had to be performed, and the sufferer never recovered. He died from strangulated hernia. Captain Bruce w;as a single man, about 25 years of age, who had been a master mariner for several years. The funeral took place this afternoon, and was largely attended.

The Artillery Band, weather permitting, will perform a number of musical selections to-morrow afternoon, from 3 to 5 o'clock, in the Western Park. The following are the pieces selected for the occasion :—March, "To Arms"(E. Newton); overture, "Le Motion " (R. Smith); yalse, "Boccaccio" (Suppe); grand selection, " Field of tiie Cloth of Gold" (Victor Bout); quadrille "Rip Van Winkle" (C. D'Albert); valse '.' Mia Cara " (P. Bucalossi); grand "elec tion, "Martha" (Flotow). God savo the Queen. A. R. Hunter, bandmaster.

A fact which should afford gratification to the Blue Ribbonites of Auckland trans pired at the annual meeting of the Working Men's Club last night. Reference was made in the report to the falling-off in receipts at the bar and in the billiard-room, although there had been an increaso of moro than 20 members, and it was stated in explanation that this decrease was duo to tho great strides which the Temperance cause was making in Auckland. During the subse quent proceedings, it was said that the Club possessed more than 20 Blue Ribbon men amongst its members.

The following letter has been addressed to the Chairman of the Cabmen's Committee by the cab and 'bus proprietors:—"Sir, —Re proposed picnic to drivers, grooms, &c, we, the undersigned employers, res pectfully submit that the picnic had been too hastily organised to be a great success-even to the promoters, and we cannot, give our consenl •toajjonwal holiday Shiswalo,. S' he >drn-er S , &c. arc evidently far from bo ° unanimous on tho iubjoct of the propo ecJ picnic, and m. unity is t»M-,,,ti;U wpucco" we beg to suggest that such sumo as ure available for a picnic be used to establish a fund to be called Drivers' and Grooms' Sick and Relief Fund. Should our suggestion bo adopted, and a fuud established on a fair busis by the drivers and grooms themselves we shall be prepared to contribute annually to the same.—We are, etc., J. Bollard, W. Cbowthbr, L. Coupland, S. Young, FR Quick." v.

Duiiedin Satboui1 Uoard yesterday passed a motion confirming'tho by-laws to incl-ea«o the, harbour dues by 00 per: Cent. Only stwen out of thirteen members were present, and the casting vote of the acting Chairman Carried tho motion.

The Cowmaiidiil iiattVes arf pl'opailng Id give ft suitable recoptioti to To Kooti, wlio is expected to arrive at that settlement on Monday nort. After v vlsil, to tho Upper Tti'Allion Jistriet, it is probabio that tho noted chieftain will make a short stay at Mangore, near Auckland.

Tho prizes ftelnwl 5t the lOight Hours sports on Tuesday aro to bo presented at tho Working Men's CUtfo to morrow (Saturday) ovmiitig, at 7.50. T. \Vhitonido anil M. Monnock will, at six o'clock to morrow, run ott'tho " tie" in the ])einonstration Handicap, at the 200 yards distance.

The riflo match, Auckland v&rgus i'lji, is advertised to take place to-morrow at 2.1J0 sharp, on the Mount Kdcn llango (Captain Mahon, Victorias, having granted tho use of the range). Messrs Webster, Handloy, Parslow, C. Taylor, J. \V. Leigh, Hobii«oi>, White, Hay, Moovo, and Bufeharidh; the ten WghGst'rtcorcl's in tho itlllo Association matches on Tuesday last, are requested to bo present to do battle for our city ; and there is no doubt they will give a good ac count, as they ah; otl ffflo'l li'id tried shotn.

Tho Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society (Limited) hoa a valuablo addition lo the strength of its Duncdin Board, tho Hon. George ifcLcan having joined the director ate. Tho Society is now fully prepared to transact business throughout the colony, and under Mr Lyall's expoHtmbed manage ment, it« o|'orations should not bo less suc cessful in Now Zealand than in the othor colonies, where the Colonial Mutual Sooiety has long been uotcd for its well-organised energy and enterprise. Wo note that Mr K. J. Sponcc (l>alt<p.ty and Co.) lia'< been elected Chairman of tho Dunddln Board;

It is notified in the "Gazette" that tho Controller and Auditor-General has been appointed auditor of all accounts under tho Bankruptcy Act of 18S3, and that Mr F. 0. B, AViildcgriive Ims boon appointed Deputy Talent Ollieen

A meeting oi all interested in tho Pon son by Hegatta, which it is proposed should be held at the usual date on Easter Monday* will talco place early next week, time and place to bo announced! Thero is every prospect of this year's regatta being carried through successfully, •

The Etnnll cutter rtico tol'ininrttcd in a victory for the Mahurangi, which finishod at Q.-10 p.m., the Henry being about ten minutes Inter, and the Eupheiniu a long distance behind, Tho Ganuet, which went ashore on (lie Sisters, was flouted on" lute in the afternoon, nnd caino up harbour during the evening. She docs not appear to havo sustained liiiy Serious injury.

Thero now nppcarn to bo somo doubt whether tho sailing race between tho Transit and Dream will eventuate. It was arranged yesterday that the ownors of tho two bonts should meet this morning in Mr Wnyraouth'fi oflico ami sot Ho tho neuossnry prellmttMirlw. Tlie 6Vrners of tho Dream \Vovo ill attendance at the hour arranged, but the other side not being repre sented, thoy decided to issuo a chal; longe, which apponl'H in our advertisement column. Later in the day on 6of tho Transit's Owijcrs w6nt to Mr Wayinouths to settle ad'iiiis, when he was informed of what had taken place. It is expected matters will bo arranged by the challengo being ac- CJpted.

Captain Ted Wright, of tho Salvation Army, intends opening branches of the Salvation Army at Now Plymouth and Wcingnnui shortly.

Tho Dovonport Naval Artillery Corps is rapidly tilling up, and notice is given in another column that the finrtj meeting for enrolment will tftkiS place this evening at the Oddfellows' Hall, Dcvonport, at 7.30, when it is oxpectad that residents will roll up in good numbers to swell the ranks of what is likoly to prove an important addi tion to the dofencoof Auckland.

Tho serious cliargo of criminal assault upon a young person in tho .Domain by Henry Goody/aid occ'i'pieil tho. t'oiiru yester day 'intil six o'clock in the evening, when the hearing of the remaining two or three witnesses was adjourned until next day (Friday), at 2 o'clock. The endeavours to jret into tho Court by persons dosirouH of listening jj)d giving silent evidence of bad tasto was V.<jpy noticeable Ono man said he had a "rijjjfet to be there, and would not go oi(:'!'#"ho , htld , daughter*! of his pivli, . ?>.S ictircil, lioWaver, when about to be ejected by tho police. Another man sent in his card, stating that ho was connected with the press ; the press, however, did not know him. Presently ho was caught pressing his car against tho key hole of tho Court door. The Court orderly was constantly engaged in routing listeners from the several doors of I ho Court.

Tlio fctfb'rfter! H<>M thitradjqutned meeting last evening in the Clarendoti .tfo'tvl fW the further consideration of their projected picnic. Mr Palmer was in the chair, and introduced tho matter. After some discus sion, it was resolved to engiigo tho Tonga riro for the excursion to the island of Motutapu, and that tondors be asked for a band to accompany on their trip, Mr Lindsay, of Shortlaml-strcet, was soleotcd to provide for the picnic. Two members of tho fraternity wero delegated to watt upon cab prdprletois <ui!.l ljvory Stftblß ip!vStofß to obtain mo nedussnry leave for the day. The mooting was very unanimous, and a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Bennett, landlord of tho Clarendon) for the free uso of his room. Th« Hnil Meeting will bo hclti i.o-morrow evening at half-past eight o'clock.

Tho A Bftttery Artillery held a meeting in the Prill-ehed last evening, Captain I'ttyuo in tile chalk Over forty officers and men wcte present. After some dis cussion it was decided to keep tho battery up to its full strength, and after attaining tho required humbeh ' tluj V,t>Hliiteer Regulations ,lil regard to lines 'for non attendnnco bo strictly . enforced. Some discussion ensued about the Artillery being represented at the forthcoming colonial firing, whon it was ultimately resolved to voto (i sum out ot tho funds of the Company to the representatives. The sum of £2 each was subsequently voted for Bix men as entrance fees. Dr. Tennent, surgeon of tlifi Battery, giving a donation of £2 2s towards the funds. These six representatives will he selected from tho highest scorers at two competitions.- A vote of thanks was passed to Dr. Tennent for his liberal contribution. Captain Payne announced that when all the measurements of tho Battery were received, and the vacancies had been filled, the uni forms would be ordered from England with the least possible delay. A voto of thanks was also passed to Gunner Trayes for his able services as a member of the Band Com mittee.

The proposal to engage six mon as the members of a Fire Brigade for Ponsonby led to a brisk discussion at the City Council meeting last night, in the course of which the action of the insuranco companies in combining to raise their rates," while they refused to contribute to the support of the Brigade, came in for severe and trenchant criticism. Cr. Crowthor, in a vigorous speech, pointed out that these further ex penses would raise the cost of the Brigade to L 2.000 a year, while they were already paying L 2,000 a year for the lighting of the streets. Yot, in face of these facts, the insuranco companies not only refused to contribute a penny towards these efforts to safeguard their risks, but they actually combined to inoreaso their rates by 70 per cent. He was himself a shareholder in an insurance company, but yot he could not bo a party to extortion. Cr. Fleming, although a shareholder likewise in an insurance com pany, took a similar view of the matter. Cr.-Stevenson said that he was propared to move that the Fire Brigade should perform no services outsido the city limits unless paid for the same. Cr. Dacre said no would second such a motion. Cr. Musefield forcibly condemned the extreme injustice and selfishness of the course pursued by the combined insuranco com panies, and suggested that the Council should disband tho Fire Brigade unless the insurance companies were prepared to contribute towards its support. The Mayor stated that some time ago the Superintendent of the Fire Brigade was in formed that it was not to go outside the city. An amondment to ongage four men instead of six for Ponsonby having been negatived, Cr. Aickin moved, as a further amendment, that the question of forming this branch brigade should be deferred pending tho receipt of a reply from the united insurance companies to a request for their contribution. lie de nounced as unjust, in the extreme the policy which prompted combination for the purpose of '.increasing the rates when tho ratepayers had adopted all possible means oi' raiuimieing tnoir rkks. Or., I'hiliippe said- that he hu-d gpt a ,ruductiou in his premiums.—Cr. Burns retorted that his had just been increased 75 per cent, on tho Caledonia Hotel, although last year it was a frail wooden building, while now it was in good repair and had an iron roof. Other Councillors having spoken to a similar effect, tho amendment wag. passed and the report as amended was then-adopted.

The Choral Society resume rehearsals on Tuesday ovoning next, when Mendelssohn's " Hymn of Praise " will bo taken in hand.

A telegram lias been reooivod in town in timating that tho body of the little girl Sharp, drowned moro than a week ago in tho VVaikato River noar Cambridge, was recovered last night, Tho funeral was to take place to-day.

Professor W, J ( Paylie, tho champion lightning fancy rli!o allot of tho world, arrived in Auckland this aftornooil, t!£<tor engagement to Mr Abbott for a short season at tho Opora House, commencing February Oth. Ho Is HnfliiWcl by th*> " London Times " ftlr' to Sxeoi 6v6n Dr. CoiI*eft TiiU Auckland public, however, will shortly havo ah opportunity of judging for them selves, ana. Roeing a practical proof of his reputed skill as a marksman.

A further entertainment, consisting of Satijfe ai!d rctjltiltiotisi San mlvHn lrist even ing in aid of tho fund for tho support of ih'j Sailors' Rest and Homo, but more particu larly for tho purpose of raising a sufliciont sum whorowith to fraino a most beautiful text (tho work of a lady drtist), which had been presented on the previous e'Ven'iii^j nt the anniversary of the Association. A number of ladies Interested in the Associa tion rendered valuablo assistance a'B usiial, and several ladies and gentlemen from tho audience also took part; tho result being a ltiont suc'ccSßful uritortninmeut. Mrs Stone, the Misses Tremainb, Tilly, LoW, Ktop, and Olive, and Hr. Murray Moore, Messrs Fell, Douglas, Isabel, Hillyer, Hume, Finkstono, Nowburry, Hall, and Spratt contributed to tho programme

Tho City Council last night adopted the reiiomiiicndatldh of the liegfll Committee to consent to pay its sharo' (otic-third'j of tho L 4,750 cash which tile General Trust Board agrco to accept in respect of tho cutting down of St. Paul's site. At tho same timo, general regret Was expressed that tho Coun cil could not nc'fjUif'tJ the ottnSrflMn of the site, and thus havo something to snow for its expenditure. In our report, which ap pears on tho fourth pago of this issuo, tho word, " Wo," in tho phfaso, " Wo agrco to occept," should read "They." The Com mitteo's recommondation of tho acceptance of tile offer subject to tho consent of tho other bodies is also inadvertently omitted.

The Outward Mail,—Brett's Auckland Almanac and Provincial Handbook Ib the best budKCt of Information about Auckland that can be sont lo friends abroad. Procurable rit tho Sl'Alt ollloe mud all booksellers.

It is with tei'y great plonsuro, that I hall the fli'Bi iasuo of the now paper' (.'alien'

" Utbolii1," n napy of which I havo just re ceived: It is well writtdn, fltld its leading article, is one of Ihc host that I Have over read; upon tlio subject of labour; I therefore very heartily coiuntend it. to tho favourable notice of every; man in Auckland, mid wish the litt.lo paper " God speedi" and hopo that its noblo eil'orta. may bo abundantly tjtOwned with siiti cess. In conclusion, I would usi)' the words of tlio immortal UarKavlllc, and say "Hrcthren: tho loiik wished for morning of a more perfect humanity, is drawing upon us. Tho sun is he ginning to shod hla genial rays of joy, peacei and prosperity, through tho desolated valley, of our sorrows, and our loars. Tho groat universal brotherhood of loan, In about to bi>. realised; Tho Linn will soon lie Uownjvrilh the JLMnb.nna then we shall becoiiie ii great, a happy, ana a prosperous people; meantime, until iKis happy state of things, liucomes more fiilly devolopecl, take Hir George Oroy's advice," •' husband your resources, buy your provisions In the Choapest Market, and ronicmbcr that the Auckland ProvlrloJi Company, is established with an especial view, to hol]l thos-) who oro willinp to hul|) UicmaclvCß, anS Td-iuorroiv at the JiiglU Oornur Stall, City Mntkot, thero will be a splendid lot of Ilnms, Bacon, Checso, otc., and the old motto of "A big piece for a littlo money" will bo faithfully observed, by A. Bettany, Manaffcr,—lAdvt.

THE ANNUAL REGATTA.

Presentation of Prizes.

Tub prizes won at tho iato Regatta wore handed over to the successful competitors at tho Waitomata Hotel last evening; There was a crowded attendance, the room occupied bcin# far 100 small for such a gathering. Captain D, H. McKonzio occu pied tlib f'lrt'r 2nd dtetribnted tho prices,

Champion Tradijto Race.—Captain Ross camo forward to receivo tlio Cygnet's win nings in this event, viz., Ll5O, tlio Cham pion Hag, a cup valued at HO, and a minia ture sextant (tho latter for the registered master of tho vessel). Tlio Chairman re marked that Captain Ross richly deserved the priite which fell to himself for the smart manner in which he handled his craft, espe cially in getting mvfty, Ho then drow atten tion to' thofa'ct tii!iiithadb'c6ns!Etsdth;t(- the Cygnet had a falsfa keel St. nrote thrta half tlio deptli of the in'ain keel. Capta'ift Ross replied that thin was hot true. Mr Brown, tlio builder, camo forward to oxplain. Tho Cygnet's Ueel, ho said, wan aboutll inches or 15 inches deep, and tho fal* kcol only about IS inches. This was accepted as satis factory, Mr Brown further thanked tho Committee for the gentlemanly aud cour- Ico'is manner in which thoy lichl treated him, lie hoped ihSfc i(i thb ftittirti they would have a class of voseeln dn1 ft prtf with olio another, and which, also, would bo v'alitatys additions to tho coastal trading ileot. In constructing tho Cygnot he had no idea what ho would havo to compete with, and formed her with a view to distanco new vessels which ho expected to come forward, lie heard, for Instance, that Mr Niccol, of North Shore, wns building a vessel which was Gxpeetccl to bo very fast) arid which ho was endeavouring to beat. Mr Brown con cluded his remarks amid loud applause.

YAciiT Haclno.—When presenting Mr Sl.reet ivith the pri*o won by the large yacht Muritai, Captain Mefcenide said ho was sure all true yachtsmen would feol pleasure at the ihanner In which the Owner of that vf»*Bt>l kept up Hie' sjtort, Ho felt satisfied that the days of Bchooner-racing wero over, for tho schooners of to-day would havo to give way to steam vessels and yachts. They would have to come down (Voices: " Up ") of up to yacht-racing. He hoped r-hs. inonihd tpen elf Auckland would spend their thd'nejr irt thai way'; iof yacht ing, our harbour waR unsurpassed; Mr Street, in acknowledging the] presentation', expressed his pleasure that tho anniial Re gatta was not deteriorating, but vras in creasing in importance year after year. He had visited many parts in different parts of the world, und ho iiad no hesitation in say ing that Auckland possessed tho best water for yachting. He hoped all Would 6n couragc yachting. There were, however, many hard-working sailors connected with the local cutters, and he thought they should be considered next. There was a great number of young fellows growing up who would make excellent yachtsmen. They could manage to get boats worth from LSO to Ll5O, and they should receive encouragement by the giving of good prizes. (Applause). The Whaleboat Race.—ln handing to Mr A. Warbrick tho two prizes won by his boat in tho Whaleboat Race, the Chairman gavo him a well-earned word of praise. The builder, he said, deserved credit for building a boat to tako both races. She was a credit to him and to tho place at large. There was no doubt that the prizes were fairly earned, and the rowers had worked hard too.

Prizes in the other events, excepting tho Small Cutter Raco, were also given to the successful competitors. It was stated that nono of the protests sent in had been en tertained. The Euphemia was yet to be inspected to show the depth of her false keel, so that the prizes in that raco were held over.

After the presentation, the cups presented to the Vixen, the yacht Muritai, and the yacht Tawera wero christened in the usual manner.

MR R. WARWICK GAINOR'S CONCERT.

The popular concert which this talented artiste has arranged to give to-morrow night in the Theatre Royal in conjunction with tho leading resident musicians of Auckland promises to be a brilliant success. Not only are the items of the programme choice and varied in character, but the performers'repute is well established, while Mr Gainor has already given a section of the public a taste of his quality. After com pleting his studies at Milan, he was brought out several years ago by Col. Mapleson, the renowned operatic impresario, and since has occupied the position of first baritone in many Opera Troupes, the latest being the Montague • Turner Company. His credentials are high, and hi? Press notices exceedingly laudatory. Among hia contributions to-morrow night will bo the song " I Sigh for Thee," which h;is been

specially composed for him by Mr W, H. Webb, who, with -Meters Angcilo Forrest, Ralph Hood, and Pooloy, assist*; i". the. instrumental department of tho concur t : and likewise Mies Clarice Brabazon (the in fant pianiste) and Miss Keturah Camp bell. The vocalists will bo Mrs Kilgour, Mrs Revitt, Madame Pooley, Mr Hanna, and, of course, Mr Gainor. Mr W. H. Webb acts as conductor. The promise o i good things is enticing, and there is every assurance of its full realisation.

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The weekly meeting of tho above Board was hold this afternoon. Present: Mcssre Luke (in the chair), D. Goldie, W. F. Buck land, Thco. Cooper, D. 11. MacKcimo, and J. W. Can.

Nomination of Candidates. —Nomina- tions of candidates for the three vacancies in tho Board were received as follows :— Cooper, 41 nominations ; Hobbs, 39 j Buck land, HO ; Lawry, 18 ; Moat, 2 ; Porter, 1. The election takes place in tho beginning of March. :thi> f««bolarEhfp Error. The following oxplanaiio!: on tho above subject was laid before the Board at its (hooting this afternoon — "The mistake in the caw of Parr was made by mo. 1 alono i«n responsible for it. It consisted in my marking two candidates, Darter, of PonSonby, and I'arr, of the ThatrieS, tiiitti p*. No. O.whcn making up the list of successful candidate"! >'n their order according to marks, The accompany ing papers show liow the nnsfcafcg ttamrw.l, and that it wan purely accidental. Tho marks ivor? norrectly entered and added up on the scllCtMe, ( J'arr's ' nuiribor ' and iriarks (each candidate was kliSFn by a distinguishing number) were among those tniuHfbrrsd to tho first list of candidates wlio had qualified ; b'fchia nanie 4'iia omitted from those reported to Ihh Board pit Jririiirfry IBtb, through my enter ing Carter ari 'r?o. (i) aftd^jiot noticing that I had marked Parr as i\Ci, '• vMo. 1 can only account for the mistake by tho fact that I liad to draw up tho list on the morning preceding a meeting of the Board, at n time of great bustle* end.in the midst of frequent interruption! The ewor was discovered fry rrte ,oh the afternoon of Thursday, January vith, irhile cheeking a return of tho numbor of successful a/id unsuccessful candidates from each school, wbiah showed 148 candidates instead of 149, the nulhbor examined. Until then I was not aware of it, iWf had my attention been drawn lo Parr's name, in any VKiy whedeua: I reported the mistake to the acting Chairrftnn of tho Board on tho fol lowing morning (Friday, 95th), and ex plained it to tlie members present t\t tho Board meeting that afternoon when tho report wfifl brouyht up. I also then tele graphed the result to tho Chuirman of the Waiotahi School Committee', at tho Thames. Tho grantof an additional scholarship causes no extra expense to the Board, the funds being derived from a' spocidl capitation allowance voted by tho Assembly for the nrcintenance of scholarships, and payable by Government for that purpose. The limit I Of this capitation allowance has not boon exceeded. I wish to state that the telegram from the candidate I'arr, published in tho "New Zealand Herald" of Saturday, the 20th, as having given rise to the dis coveryj was not gent until Tuesday, the 29th, four days after the mistake had been reported to, and rectified by, tho Board. (See coffoHpondsnco annexed)'. —Vincknt E. RIOE, Secretary.' Tho Secretary also stated that ho had committed a Bubsequenterror in forwiifulne the lad I'arr v certificate for two years' scholarship instoad of one for thrco years. The Chairiilnf: rf the School Committee had written to him on the .subjeofc, and he had rectified the mistake.

The CH'Viumas stated thai the examiners of the scholarship candidates wero the In spector (Mr O'Sullivon), uUd Messrs 3Tc- Arthur, Peacock, and Fidler.

Mr Catib moved that the Secretary's statement should Ifo accepted. It was un fortunate that after the disccrvery of the mistake in shutting out the boy Purr from the scholarship list that the Secretary should commit tho further error of sending to the lad a certificate for two year?' tuition in stead of one for three years' tuition.

Mr CoorsiJ- tho«gl>t the disclosures very eitraordinni*y. Tho mistakfl was discovered on the 25th, and a remarkable ariiole ap peared in the " Herald " of the following day, stating, (Smonget other things, that a telegram had been fed*, by Master Parr demanding revision answering and feservaj fion of papers. Ho did not accu.se the " Herald of willfully giving false informa tion, but it had boon made the means of pub lishing wilfully false information, and thus misleading tho public. Tho telegram referred to was not sent till tho 20th, and by a queer co-incidence its terms woro the same us those given by tho "Herald" on the -2Cth. The " HeraH's " information was obviously inspired by some' person in terested in backing up the candidature of Mr OT'onotflnie for the Head-mastership of Newton East. Thoy should make a close enquiry into tho matter, a!>d demand from tho " Herald " the sourco of Its fnlso information. The secretary was not free from blame, but still the error was evi dently qu!tc ancidontal on his part. tit Bt.'oKliAND thought a strict enquiry should bo misds into tho authorship of the boy Parr's ■ letter and telegram, for they evidently were the composition of a man. If it were found that thoy wt'ro written at the dictation of any of their school-teachers he would Hat "onsent to sit one day longer upon tho Board. Mr J. M. Clark expressed regret that the errors which had led to all this trouble Should have been made, but still regarded them ns purely accidental. At the same tim'o ,hs ,ffilt bound to say that he was utterly d>s;;uste4 at the tcmo adopted by he "Herald" for .stfrns time past with re gard to tho actions dt pffblic bodies. Whonever a majority or even a Sc6'tion of a public body pursued a course on any matter that did not accord with the views held by the writers of the " Herald," tho latter at once came down upon them and charged thorn with corruption. In addition to the present instance of this sort of thing, he could cite several others. One was tho occasion on which he and others took action In tho City Council for the preservation of the purity of the water supply, when ho ttnd thoso who acted with him were charged by the1 " Herald" with corrupt motives. He noticed that the same thing had taken place in connection witn the Domain Board's action in regard to tho Domain Reserve, the majority who voted for its leasing being blamed by the "Herald" for corruption. Vet, ho had no hesitation in saying that had he been at tho meeting he would have voted oti this question with the majority. It witf? quite right that newspaper cones prindtints should point out abuses where they existed, but these reckless imputations of corruption tipbn all who difl'ered from the writer defeated the accomplishment of his objects. He considered that in this caso the Board was quite justified in commen ting upon the stylo of writing adopted by tho "Herald."

The resolution' was then' piisse'd.

CRICKET MATCHES.

The following cricket matches will be played to-morrow :'—

South End v. Alpha (No. 6 wicket).—South End : Leahy, Bronnan (3), Brown, Harris, Patton, Jackaon, Somervillo, Murdoch, Beavers. Alpha: Hay, Cranch, Cutfor, Kilpatrick, Abel. McDormott, Goodacrc, White, Dewar, Brown, Uarton. Emergencies : Marcroft and Wither ford.

Wkst Kxn Second v. Gordon.—West End: Baker, Chapman, Vcrnoy. Clayton, Sim, lie- Kay, Doughty, Talbot, Carruth, Courtayne, Gordon : Ansennc, Gould, Holdship, Kissling, McCaualand,Meldrum,Ryburn,Stevons,Sykcs, Williams, and Wood.

National v. Standard (No. 9 wicket).— National: Ambury. Brookos, Drummond, Did dams. Colebourne (21, Nicholson (2), Wriptloy W, and Waters. Emergencies : Spence and Bhor land.

West End Third v. Gordon Second (No. 8 wicket).—West End : Marflitt, Owen, Laxon. Doughty, Colobrook, Hoffman, IMcGrogor. Stewart, Steadman, Wright, Brook. Emergon cios: Harper and Oentlos. Gordon: Ansley, Bedlington, Clayton (.), Clnndon, Haralin, Kcn (lordi!;e, Marriner, McCausland, Mellsopp, and Onon. Star Skcond v, Eton (Surrey Hills. 2.30 sharp.— Stab: Capting, Payne, Blackv.-ood, Jlktontroso, Craig. I'oolcy, Druminond, Clarkson, 'A'rmisor. Clarke. Poulscn. Eton: Green, Duthio, Taylor, Rowe |2), Constable, Clarke, Smith, Burns, Mills. Marks. Emergency: W, Smith. Cur Boys Second v. United Skcond.—Our Boys: Ellis (3), Rogers. Lumpkin, Walker, Milla, Doble, Nicholas, Wuoller, Smart. Unitod: Shove. Hose, JVlcPhcrson. Harvie (2), Brighton (-'), Butlin, Gatland, Thorpe, and United v. Excelsior (No. 2 wicket).- Excel sior : Waddinpiham, Perkins, Colean, Mason, Craig, Smith, Hobson, Curtis, l'oolcy, Higgins, and Burns. Eden V. Auckland Second (No. C wickot). —Eden: Lewis, Laivd, Laßoche, Taito, Ohlson, Roberts, White, Drum, Morrow, Whiteley, Brabnzon. Newton v. Albion. — Albion : Dymock, Prosser, Jenluns, Waddingham (3), Holmes, Jones, McGill, Morrow, Cottingham. Emcr goncies: Jones and Wardcll. Avondalb v. Pabneli. — Parnell: Hill, Gardiner, Brown (2), Damon, Keatley, Cosson (2), Testro, Price, McHugh. Winks and Hall v. Gablictc and Cban well.—Winks and Hall : Sullivan, Reeves, Wright («), Henderson, Harris, Gilleapie, Graham (2), Way, Aggers. True Blubs V. Franklin.—True Bluts: Tresaskis, Gilmour, Day, Pcrston, Harris (2), "MaMh'i'.vs. i'ountai:i, Ooirlwatcr. Huclianan, (Trahaci. Emergencies: Hcatl. JlultUcws. and V. Harris. Franklin: t!ervica. XirUn!«B. Shed ri;;r. Ni'.'lilrmi1!' U'!- li.-nU.v, Jlworn. lioss, Potkv N'cr.biU.'l'iit.'.orsa'.!. h'.a\'. •:.,■-m'-K'.. : Pcei. uild SJriinlcy. Tho Cuiirir MtusUisiu and liibofuicbn Company continued a deservedly successful and popular season at the Opera House. There was again a good attendance hist night, when the performance was repeated to the delight of the audience. To-night is the last appearance but two of the Com 'pany.

CABLEGRAMS.

[reuter's cablegrams.]*

(Received February 15t—12.40 p.m.) Opening of Parliament.—Tho Opposition Tactics. London, January 81.—Parliament meets on Tuesday next, February 6th. The Opposition whip has already announced tho intention of the party to move an amend ment on tho address in reply to the Queen's speech, and condemning policy pursued by Government in Egypt. Mr Bradlattgfc's Scat. It has boon arranged that Bradlauffh shall appoar at tho bur of the House on the 1 Ith of February, and make a further appeal for admission to Parliament. ~ Socialist Outrages in Vionna Martial ■ ~ iiili?' Proclaimed, Viknxa, January 31.—Owing to tho numbor of murders and o«tragen recently committal by Socialists, the ordinary law has bean suspended in this city and suburbs, and martial law ha* beon proclaimed. Mtsoh alarm prevails at the di«t«rbed .state of allaiVb. The ralso Propiiot'i* Rising.—Advance Of Bailor Fas Ha. CAM", January 30.—Baker f'aaha, with a force of 4,00'u troop;', is about to commence operations against tiic Arab rebels, and will '• lnud »t Pnnkitat, with a view of relieving the besl#g«d garrison at Toka. 20*000 Arabs are preparing to oppose his advance. A Press Association dispatch says :—ln pdnsenuenco" of the repeated thfeflteniugsof the re-"?'" under El Mabdi, the Egyptian Government lift preparing to despatch a strong body of troops Up *)»o river Nile. Gold Shlpmonts to Australia. London', January 30.—The sum Cf MOO.OOO in gold has been withdrawn from the Battk o? England for Australia. The " Standard," commenting on the recent heavy shipments of gold to Antftralia, asserts tlmt it is not to relieve the critical situation of the Australian bank*.

[Special to Press Association.]

London, January 81.—The amendment to bo proposed in the House of Commons to tho Addi'c»s from the Throne will touch principally on tho affairs in Egypt. Admiral Courbet, the Comtnander-in- Chief of the French operations in Tonmiin, reports t.hat tho town of Bac Nlnh is too strong to attack.

AUSTRALIAN.

Proposed Secession from Now SoutH Wales.

MklboukSE, January 31.—A meeting of tb'o residents of Riverine, the district lying between the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers, forming part of New South Wales,' is to be held here to-morrow for the purpose oi considering the- question of separation from New South W'ples, which has been advocated at meetings held in other

place?. Scott (Victoria) and Garrett(New South Wales) have joined the Australian cricket team. , Twelve or thirteen players will proceed to England. 7)14 Woolloomooloo Tragedy. SYDNEY, January 31,—A further arrest has been made by the police in connection, ■jrith tho murder of Elizabeth Phillips at Woolloolfiooloo on September 10th, laat year.

ART GALLERY AND PUBLIC LIBRARY.

fcub-Committcc's Report.

The report of the tub-Committee appointed to deal with the competith'e designs for Art Gallery and Public Library was kiid before the City Council at its meeting last night, but owing to the lateness of the notify it was deferred for consideration atjjja special meeting, the report in the mean time to be printed aii'l also placed at the disposal of tho press fat public informa tion.-

The Committee stated that they had held si:: meetings, at fcl»e first of which it was resolved to consider each design under the six following headings, so that shcli might be tested alike and more readily compared with sac'< other by the General Committee. Headings: (1) suitability of external de sign forapub!icbi:dic!iijg,(2) its adaptability to the site, (3) general arrangement of plan, (■1) suitability of internal part? of design to the requirements, (5) general lighting, (0) probable cost of srection. The result had been somewhat as follows: Design— Motto " Beehive" External 4eaign im suited for purpo.se cr site. General ar rangements good. Rooms for tine arts considered too low. Portion set apart for library very good. Librarian's residence considered too distant from the library. Proposed ffteilo of lighting the picture gal lery disproved. Cart of erection of build ing estimated at £3'5,05-i s sculpture work, £3,200 j approaches, 13,600 J total, £40,254. Design - Mtto, " Fidelity."—External design not generally (suitable, but plan generally well adapted to th* site. General arrangoment of plan good, but Oiwsble of improvement. The ground floor is dev'cted to library purposes, upper floor to fine arts, this is approved. Only one entrance to the building,- disapproved, Hanging space of Picture Gallery deficient. Custodian's rooms, closets, and urinals in basement, as arranged, highly objectionable. General lighting considered good. Estimated coat of building, L32,2G5 ; librarian's residence, L9OO : total, L33.1G5.

Desiox—Motto, "Rough Ashlak."—Ex ternal design well suited for requirements, being compact and pleasing. Not well adapted, however, to the site, being an almost square building on a. very angular piece of ground. General arrangement of plan unsuitable. Detail of general internal anangement defective, and unsuited to re quirements ; roof defective. Roof lighting for Library and Art Gallery quiteinsufficient. Estimated cost of building, with dome included, L 34,232; step approaches, etc., L 1,500 : total, L 35,732. Design—Motto, " Peeicles/'—External design generally suitable, but not well adapted to the site. Importance of goodfront to line of Wellesley-street has not received due consideration. General arrangement imporfect, the building having only one main story, with gymnasium in basement Library accommodation ample, but great waste in wall space. Rooms fer art pur poses not approved. Library well lighted. Roof lights for art gallery and lecture-room insufficient for height of walls. Estimate of building and dwellings complete, L3G,023. Design—Motto, "Tatakia."—External design well suited for purposes although unpretentious in design, yet it has an eftec tivo and pleasing appearance. Building well adapted to site. Arrangement of plan generally good. Suitability of rooms very good, but too low. General lighting suffloient, and ventilation well provided for. Estimated cost of building, L 26.152 ; ten groups'of statuary, L 2,500: total, L 28.682, For ten feet additional height, L 4.000; total, L 32.682. Design-—Motto, "Hote," iNREuSniELD. —Appearance of design externally suitable for a public building and for the purposes for which it ia required. Also well adapted to site. Arrangement of plan generally good so far as Library and Art Gallery are con cerned ; entrance to class-rooms badly arranged ; and librarian's and custodian's residences as placed would seriously injure external appearance of main building. Elevation not shown. Library and Art Gallery good ; lecture hall, classrooms, and dwellings defective. Ventilation very good. Ladies' reading room and conveniences not shown on plan. Lighting throughout very good. Estimate of building without dome, L 33,140; estimate of dome, L 2.707— L 35.847.

Desios—Motto, " Liters, Sciextjb, Et Aktks." —External appearance admirably suited for public building, and building well adapted te site in every seuso, general arrangement of plan and suitability of rooms for library and art purposes very good, lighting excellent in all parts, cost of buildingestimatod atL35,917. Tiieseseven designs, however, according to estimate of the cost of erection, exceeded the amount named by the Council in calling for de signs. Excluding the consideration of cost, the Committee placed the designs in the follow ing order of merit:—(l) Literte, Sciontaj, et Artes, (2) Tataria, (3) Hope, in Ked Shield, (4) Fidelity, (5) Pericles, (li) Beehive, (7) Rough Ashlar.

The names of William Anderson, Edward Bartley. Henry G Wade, James Derrom, were appended to fhe report. There waR also attached tho i'ollo\vir.i;- retonimunrlatiou of goiwral C'oinmitteb juissed un Monday 1 last. "Tb.-U this Coinmiltcr adoiitlhoivpovtof Uic Biib-o6ininittw>, and tt^'outmcxl tii-.. ■ Council to iwai'd '<*'■. prize i>j do^i-rn with j motto 'Liters-, Sfticati", <■:■ Arle^,' iuid 2m.1 : prize to liesign witli motto ' Tataria ;' pro vided in both instances the condition as to cost is complied with ; otid the Committee further recommend that all the plans shall be retained until after tenders for the"work have been received, and any plan previously withdrawn shall not be further considered,"

TELEGRAMS.

(FROM 9UU OWN CORRESPONDENT,)

Cambridge, this day.—At tho meeting of the Piako County Council yesterday, nothing important transpired.

At tho annual meeting of the Public Library Committee list night, Messrs Hewitt, Thompson, Sargeant, Smith, and Souttar were appointed the Committee for the ensuing year. The balance-sheet and annual report showed the institution to be in a nourishing condition.

An Occident'happened to Mr Carter's coach this morningl. When starting for Hamilton, one of tho horses becoming frac tious, the three leu'lora kicked clear of har ness, and made oil". 'J'ho incident created a little excitement for a time, but no serious damage was done.

(PJSB PBBSS ASSOCIATION.)

Gisborne, this day. — After the con ference on Wednesday night, the Borough Council, Harbour Board (which is the same body), and County Council, have appointed a joint committee to prepare a scheme for the reconstruction of the Board and of harbour works to submit to Parliament next session.

WfXT.iNGToN, thi« day.—At the Gear Meat Preserving Company's meeting last night, the following were elected directors: Messrs J. Gear, J. Duthie.J. S. M. Thomp. son, N. Keid, W. H. Levin, P. Greenfield, J. McKerrow, and Hon. P. A. Buckley. A dividend of I2i per cent, was declared.

WoODViM.B, this day. —Mr Smith, M.H.K., addrcmied a meeting of his con stituents here last evening, and received a vote of thank*.

Oamaku, this dfl.y,— Hodge and Jones's saddler's shop was totally destroyed by firo at noon yesterday. It burned very rapidly, and but little of the stock was saved. The origin of tlio hre is unknown. Insurance : Building, £150 in the National; stock, £900 in the North British (partly re-insured), and £35 in the Victoria.

CHRISTG'HTCII, this day.—The Calidonian Society have arranged a special day's sporti for Feb. lGth, when Donald Dinnie is to compete.

PROPOSED ALIENATION OF THE DOMAIN RESERVE.

Action by ttio City Council,

At tho meeting of the City Cooncil lasfc night, the action of the Domain Board in proposing to grant the Cricketers' Asso ciation a lease of the Domain Reserve *a» introduced by Councillor Phillipps, who in quired of the Mayor (Mr Waddel) if he had taken any steps in the interests of the citi2sns to frustrate the intended alienation of wch a popular resort. He had seen by the newspapers' that the Domain Board was about to leas? the reserve to a section of the community. He Trished therefore to know if His Worship, as head and representative of the citizens at large, had taken any course to avert such a calamity as the alienation from the ratepayers of a part of their own reserves.

His Wormijv replied that he .'>ad read that day the newspaper articles referred to by Cr. Phillipps, and after thinking tho matter over, he had fiamed a resolution, which he would now submit to the Council. It was as follows &— " That the Mayor telegraph to the Colonial Secretary requesting that the consent of the Governor in Council be wifchluld from the granting of a lunse to the Auckland | cricketers of a portion of Auckland Domain until guch time as the City Council has con sidered the question of asking for the management and control of the Domain/ I This was tantamount to saying that the ; action of the present Domain trustees did not meet with their approval, and that in the interests of the citizens they were i prepared to consider the advisability of taking over the supervision and control o£ the Domain. And in- order to follow up this step, ho was prepared to move that the whole matter should bo considered at their next meeting. The Domain Board hnd bo f-hodow of right to lease to some for a specific purpose property that it was their duty to bold in trust for all. He was not animated by an" unfriendly feeling towards the cricketers,, for he trusted that when the ground was tinder the Council's control they -would meet; and play upon ifc as often as, nay, oftener than they did at present.

Cr. Phillipps seconded the motion. Ho considered that the leasing of the Domain to any section of the public would be an injustice not only to the citizens of Auck land, but also to the resident* of thai suburbs,- It had been granted as a Domain for the use of all, and to deprive the public even temporarily of any part of it would be decidedly wrong* He felt that the thanks of the community were due to thosomembersof the Domain Board, who, in defence of popular rights, had protested against the proposed lease. It was unfair to the non cricketing portion of the community that others should be granted privileges over this ground which were denied to them selves. He believed with the Mayor that the custody of ihe Domain should be in the hand? of the Council, for there could be no doubt that it would be better governed by an elective body than by nominees as at present, and also rendered more beneficial to the inhabitants at large.

Cr. Masefjeld thought it would be a very good thing for the city to lu»fl charge of the Domain. Still the members (if the Domain Board who were in favour of leasing tho reserve to the cricketers were fully impressed with their duty towards the public, and had taken roea«s to eafeguard the popular interests by the conditions -which they attached to the lease. The gentlemen associated with the game of cricket bad surely some right to consideration in tno matter, seeing that they had epenfc £1,000 or so in improving the ground. They should continue to' have rights there, but rights, of course, that would not come into collision with the rights of the public. Cr. Aickin believed that the resolution ■would meet with the approbation of the Domain Board, inasmuch as its tendency was to transfer the control of the Domain from themselves to a body of larger means. The Domain Board's action had not beeo fairly represented by the-press. A large> sum was spent annually upon tnet Domain Reserve by the Cricket Association,, which represented a large portion of the* athletic community. (Cr. Pfiillipps : " For thoir own benefit.") It was scarcely fair to expect them to spend their money upon public property unless they were granted some power over it, and, actuated by this, reasoning, the Domain Board had decided: to grant them a certain tenure of it, but its length had not yet' been fixed. It was merely determined that they should pay rent, and that "in con^ sequence it should bo open to the athletic; community; that a short lease should be* given to certain trustees, and that th& public should haVe access to the ground on all days of the year except three or four, on which a charge would be made for admis» slon. He had only voted for it on such, conditions, feeling sure that the public interests were secured by them. Cr. Mackechnie did not see hovr the Domain Board could grant this proposed lease of a public recreation reserve, and at the same time claim the merit of conserving its trust and the public interests. By such a proceeding the latter must necessarily bo abbreviated. They lad been created as a body for the purpose of protecting and con serving popular rights, and yet they coolly turned round and committed a direct breach of their trust. He considered that their action in this respect should be prevented. He heartily supported the resolution.

Cr.. Crowthkk was concerned on the1 subject of ways and means. The control and administration of the Domain would1 involve a large expenditure of money, and lie did not sco how they could raise the necessary funds unless they leased the Domain frontages, as they had leased frontages for the maintenance of the Albert Park. He did not think the Governor-in- Council, whose approval of the lease Was necessary, would permit the Domain Board to commit a breach of its trust.

His Worship having replied, the resohr tion was put and carried.

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR FKIDAY, FEBRUARY I, 1884.



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