SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

irrntr wi-nrn /This Evening, 2.59 HIGH WATER { Tft . morrow Morning, 3.31 SUNSET.—This Evening. 5.11 SUNRISE.—To-morrow Morning. 0.22 MOON'S AGE—Full Moon, lOtli. ll.'_3p.m.

ARRIVALS.

to-day

Waltaki, s.s., Crawford, from AY hangarei Wellington, s s., Farquhar. fiom Russell Glenelg. s.s„ Stephenson, from Russoll Energy, schooner, Francis, from Greymoutn

DEPARTURES.

LAST evening.

Macgregor, 5,»., Johnson, for Whangarei

Vessels Expected.

London.—British King, s.s., sailed March la; Thomas Russell, s.s., DecemborS^; Rangitikel, ship, V.N.K.P., December 19; Alastor. bamue, W.T.G F., January 3; Deva, barque, N.S.T.D., January2l; Crusader, ship, February 6; Glance, Laira, and Glenrosa, loading. , New York.—Rebecca Crow .11, barque (via Wellington), December 11; Claribel, barque (via Wellington). January __.. San Francisco.—Australia. P.M.S.S., due April 6. _, .... Australia.—Loongnna, barque.from Hobart; Naiad, Peerless, and Nightingale, from -New castle. Southern Ports.—Camille, brigantine,from Dunedin; Notero. barque, from Lyttelton; Eu deavour, schoonor, from Lyttelton.

IMPORTS.

Per Energy, from Greymouth-201 tons coal, 10 tons coke. The s.s. Glenelg arrived from Tauranga early this morning with a cargo of cattle, with which _>ho proceeded to Tamaki during the morning.

EXPORTS.

Per Notero for Nowcnstle—l72 sacks maize, 30 kegs butter, 60 pkgs timber.

Inwards |Coastwi_f„— Lagoon, from Wha ngarei, with 19,01.2 ships timbers, 1,571 ft. totara.

Outwards Coastwise—Lagoon, for Wha ngaroi; Saucy Kate, for Russell; Fanny Thorn ton, for Hokianga; Lizzie, for Mercury Bay and Napier,

The barquo Notero cleared at Ike Customs to-day for Newcastle.

Tho P.M.s.b. Australia having left San Fran cisco oi__Vlonday, March 17, may bo expected here about Sunday night or Monduy morning.

Tho throe-masted schooner Handa Isle goes from here to Sydney via Mercury Bay. She entered out at the Customs to-day.

Owing to tlie accident to the b.s. Coromandel. tho s.s. Rotomahana, which left for the Thames to-day, took passengors for Coromandel, where she was to call on her way down.

Tho three-masted schooner Energy left Groy mouthon March|2Bth; had moderate S.W. winds to the North Capo; then strong E. winds for two days, followed by N E. winds, with squally weathor, which provailod up to arrival, at 3 a.m. to-day. Passenger—Captain Owens.

Tho B.S. Waltaki arrived from Whangarei early this morning with tlio following passen gers : Mosdamea McAulay, Watklnson, Mc- Donald, Canter. Mißsea Hoey, Master Bedling ton. Rev. R. Coat.s, Messrs E. Waymouth, McAulay, Al way, Watklnson, HOrtarau, Edwin Ehu, and four steerage.

The s.s. Wellington arrived from Russell and Northern ports at 1 a.m. Passengers.—Messrs Walker, W. 11. Prosser. Davis, S. Dixon. Hall. Gaze, Frost, Parker, Waddingham. Siidolph, Blundell, Middleton, Terrence, Joneß, Tal whanga, J. Stewart, A. Brewor, Kelly, Gilflllan, Allright. Wilson, Howard, Smith, Taylor, How, John. Grey, Rogers, Holme, MoLeod, Misses McKay, and fioddor, Mr and Mrs Otaclo and child, Rev. Chamberlain, and Mrs Chamberlain, Roy. Macfarlano, Bishop Cowie. Mrs Cowie, and children, Mr and Mrs Fairburn. Rev. Taitinno. Mr and Mrs Phlllpott, MesdamosTolivhapga. anl Watdingham.

UNION COMPANY'S STEAMERS.

The movements of tho Union Company's steamers for the ensuing wook are as follows :— The Rotorua, from Taranaki and Southern ports, will arrive in tho Mahukau to-morrow afternoon, and return South after the English mail arrives. Tho To Anau will arrive from Melbourne via Southern ports about noon on Monday, and the Southern Cross and Omapere will probably put in a appearance on tho same day. The Hingarooma will arrive from Sydney on Tuesday, and proceed South about noon on Thursday.

LAUNCH OF A CUTTER.

Messrs Hewson and Molvllle launched this afternoon a new cutter of twonty-flve tonß registor, built for Messrs 11. F. Anderson and Sullivan, who intend placing hor in the Mahurangi limo trade, Tho dimensions of the vessel are as follows:—Lcigih on keel, 14 foot; beam, 15 fociH Inches; depth. 5 feet S) Inches. Sho will be ready for sea next. week. The builders intend to commence a scow for Mr Q. Andrews, of Grey-street, Immediately aftei wards. Sho will bo a vessel of. about SS) tonß measurement.

THE STEAMER THOMAS RUSSELL.

The Waikato Coal and Shipping Company (Limited), have reee-ved a telegram from Albany, King Goorges Sounc1, advising the arrival of the s.s. Thomas Russell. The vessel has been built to the order of the Company, and will be employed In the costal trade. Being of light draft she is well adapted for tho bar .har bours on tho west coast.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Thames, this day.—Tho Saxon takes 17,000 ft, not -to, 000 ft. Lyttelton, this day.—Sailed: Oamaru, for London, with 9871 carcases frozen mutton. Russell, Friday.—Sailed: Start. Melbourne, Friday.—Arrived, this morn ing : U.S.S. Co.'s Wairnrapa.

COMMERCIAL.

Evkninq Star Ofllco. this day. Two valuable building sites at Onehunga were to day offored by Messrs J. and E. Leydon, and were disposed of at fair prices. Bidding was brisk and attendance good. Bids started at £50, nnd wero quickly given until £115 was reached, when tho land was knocked down to the bid of Mr Roo, of Onehunga.

Chief Post-Office, Auckland.

Mails will Close ab under.— ;:••.' This Day. For Tairua, por Opotikl, nt 4 p.m. Forßaroionga, per Ada C. Owen, at 4 p.m. Monday, 7th inst. For Waitara. etc., per Hauraki, at 7 40 a.m. For Norfolk Island, per Southern Cross, at 11 a,m. For Coromandel, por Coromandel. at 11.80 a.m. For Greymoith, per Omapcre, 3 p.m. For Russell, Kawakawa, Suva, Fiji, and Samoa, per Penguin, at 4 p.m. ~ For Russell Kawakawa, Whangaroa, and Mbngonul, per Glenclg, at 5 p.m. For Wbitlai-gl and Upper Mill, por Rowena, at 5 p.ra. For Tauranga, Ohlnomutu, and Opotikl. per Wellington, at 5 p.m. For Whangarei Heads, Kamo, Whangarei, and Mangapai, per Waltaki, at a p.m. A Tuesday, Bth inlt For Waiwera, Kawau, Omaha, Matakana, and Workworth, etc, per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. " For Gisborne, Nltpier, and Southern Porte, per Southern Cross, nt 4 p.m. For Australian Colonies and Usiltcd King dom, via Suez and Brlndlsi, for letters, etc., specially so prepaid and addressed, at 4 p.m. For Taranaki and Southern porta, por Rotorua, immediately after arrival of Australia. For Australiun Cblonles, per Australia, immedi ately after her arrival from Honlulu. N.B.—The W._kai6 linn of mails, Auckland to Te Awamutu, heretofore closed at'7.3o a.m. daily, will, In future, cloao at 8 a.m. a B. BISS, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post-office, Auckland.

The Bad and Worthless.

aro never imitated, or counterfeited. This is especially true of a family medicine, and it Is positive proof that the remedy imitated Is of the highest value. As soon-as it had been tested and proved by tho whole world that Hop Bittors was the. purest, best, and most valuable family medicine on earth, many imitations sprang up" and began to steal tlio notices in which tlio Press and the people of the country had expressed the merits of H. 8., and in every way trying to induce suffering invalids to uso thoir stuff instead, expecting to make money on the credit and good name of H. 11. Many others started nostrums put up in similar stylo to H. B, with variously devised names, In which the word " Hop " or '"Hops" were used In a way to induce Siopfo to believe thoy wero tho somo aa Hop Itters. All such pretended remedied or cures, no matter what their style or name is, and especially those, with . the-word-"Hop" or ** Bops - In their name, or in any way connected with them or thoir name, are Imitations or counterfeits. Bowaro of them. Touch none of |_«i_______ Uso nothing but genuine American Hop a bunch or cluster of green Hops on tlio TBjß'l'r' and Dr. Soule's name blown In tho K__-S™4H__.Ln oth, mg else. Druggists iuid Chemlats -W-liEa£d against dealing In imitations or countO-T_T__P_ lai^^ . _-___.. 55 _"—ll.-J— _"" .A-... . .._-

Aickih's Infants' Foor.-m- Malted Phos phates (barley and wheat).—This sweet nutrl ine-H is a close imitation and substitute for mother's milk. Children get :V. and enjoy go.id hralth under this diet. "The inc..t wholesome .nod for .our b _by." Try it. — Prepared at Tlie tliui-maey, l_ticcn-..lro_t. JVii-e Is per canister.

Meeting, Entertainments, Etc.

April :>, 1881. Abbott's Opera House-"Kathleen Mavour neen." 8 p.m. St. Benedict's Bazaar-Premises of Milne and Choyce, 7 till 10 p.m. V.M.C.A.—Devotional Mec'inc7.3op.m. French Literary Club.B p.m. Working Men's Club-Meeting of New Zen land Seamen's Union. 7.30 p.m.

Marriage.

DANGEN-USHAW.-On the __th March, at liia residence, Waihou. Hokianga, by the Re\. F. G. Hammond, Henry Dangen to Mnigaiet Ustinw, hitcof Auckland.

Death.

PULLENG.-On April 4th. at her late resi dence, the Red Lion Hotel. Auckland, Eliza beth, wife of A. G. Pulleng, aged no. The funeral will leave as above, to moriow (Sunday) at 1 p.m. Friends will please accept this intimation.

SMITH —On April Ith, at her father's resi dence, Mount Eden Road, Edith Flossie, infant daughter of William and Amy Smith; aged 13 months. Private interment. VVBLLS.-On April 4, at Albert Park Lodge, Norma Lilly, tho infant daughter of Orlando and Cathorino Ann Wells; aged 7 months.

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

SATURDAY. APRIL 5, 1884.

For tho cause that lMkii assistance, For tbe wrong that needs resistance. For the futuro In tho distance. And the good that we can do.

It is a disagreeable duty to throw cold water upon a movement that lias evoked so much genuine enthusiasm as has t. tended Mr Federli'a mission in favour of establish ing sericulture and olive growing in New Zoaland, but wo look upon the whole tiling as misdirected energy. So far as silk is conaornod, wo aro convinced that tho pre- J ecnt agitation cannot do any good, and it may do a very great dual of njisehiof by encouraging settlers to spend money in planting mulberry trees yyhero thoy wight plant useful English fruits; or, if thoy want specialties, oranges, lemons, hops or tobacco, which, if properly managed, will prove financially profitable. .Every settler who is persuaded by Mr Federli's plausible representations to devote time and money to tlie planting of whito mulberry tivs, in -hp expectation thatthoy will some d-_ turn out valuable, will have excellent causo of grievance against tho Go vernment who have employed an agent to mislead thorn. Anyone who considers the conditions under which the world's silk harvest is produced must see that miserabje and bittpr disappoint mont will follow any venture of this kind. To read the speeches at the Chamber of Commerce, ono .J'ould supposo that thore was something pe_u ljlar about; tho climate of New Zealand specially fitting it, above all other countries, for sericujtyrs, and that the silkworm and mulberry thriye only in such favoured Jo.e_rtJo.nß. Why, prooably no product on earth can bo produced under such wid-ly-yarying conditions. In China (the prjnoipsl silk-growing couitfry °* the world), in Japan, i_ Indi*, in Persia, in Syria; in any part of fccmpe»_te Europe, from England to the Meditcrron.e. ), tho silkworm and the njulberry can be retrod. Sericulture is par excellence the industry for badly-fedandmisorably-paid populations. Tho Anstro-Hungarian government are at tlio pre__jnt ..no planting mulberry trees for the purpose G_ establishing the industry among the wretched pe. a»try of Hungary, and Mr Federli ought to bo devoting his time and his knowledge to tiie instruc tion of the poverty-stricken inhabitants of Europe or tho millions of India, instead of pitting colonists against the Asiatic hordes in an industry which is entirely dependent upon cheap labour. It is simply ridiculous to imagine that we can in this colony profitably compete with those Asiatic countries in which silk worm-rearing has been studied for four thou sand years ; that colonists whose daily wasto would keep a family in rural districts of tho Levant, Italy, Spain, »nd Portugal, can enter into rivalry with them in a business upon which thfly _tnrv.o two ssaspna out,of three. Sericulture has had its en thusiastic champions jn England, such as Lady Dorothy Neville, of Hampshire, and Mrs Whitby, of N-Wlan. b ; but .all attempts toestablish ithavefai lccWless b,ecauee of tl.o unsuitability of tlio cljlmat. although, no doubt, tlie Southern part. 9( Europe are better adapted for tiie mulberry —than because English labour is too dear. In America there have been periodical waves in favour of sericul ture, and fortunes b»y,e been lost over it. There is again a temporary revival of tho cry, especially in California, and extrava gant estimates of profit, such as that quoted by Baron Yon Mueller, are once more current. But, in the opinion of mon best able to judge, failure is simply inevitable. M* Truy, Acting-Consul of France at Now York, a recognised authority on the subject, after giving an account of attempts made by the Women's Silk Association to reel silk by automatic machinery, and its failure, says:—" A« lonjj as tho United States can not find the means, either by the reduction of the cost of manual labour or the inven tion of reeling machinery, it will bo im possible to make sericujturo n thriving American industry, or one that Europe may' fear as a competitor." And is it not manifest to .any man's common sense that when sericulture has given place largely to the growth of poppi.es in Persia, becauso opium is mora profitable, this is not an industry at which Americans, or British colonists could earn starvation wages.

Mr Federli'a address before tjh.e Chamber of Commerce lacked everything which it ought to have -.ontained. Speaking to a mercantile body, ho should haye given facta aud figures, pot yftgnp generalities. We do not wont to know so much at this stage which is the best variety of tho mulberry for silkworms as whether any variety $.11 recoup the cost of planting. If Mr 1 ___erli is so familial' with the silk industry of Franco as hs professes to be, he should know that the ayeragp price realised for tho cocoon crop of France last year (1883) was 3.50 to 3.80 francs per kilogram—or say Is fld per pound. In Syria,. the price was Is 3d per pound. Will Mr Federli be good enough to tell the Chamber how many sjlk-worijjs have to he reared; fed on mulberry leaves, and .cared for to produce one pound of cocoons, then will he inform tho settlers he te endeavouring to tempt into' this indu^tey, bow long it takes to reel off the twelye pounds weight of cocoons necessary to produce one pound of raw silk? Is Mr Federli awaro that a skilled silk-reeler in China considers him self well paid if he gets threepence per day ;if so, why did ho not inform the Chamber of Commerce of tjiat, and like wise show tbfiin where the New Zealand silk-grower is to find ev,e# children to work for the (none/. He also emitted to men tion that the industry is sne tf)#t no mere apmtour.ca.n succeed with j that it requires great skill and <ex| .erjenee. fionsul Peixotte of Lyons, has probably had as much ex perience of tl.f> industry in _3,outh.ern-_3urope As any man, nii4 Ifcis js what he says : — •'Although it is c&ceejqLipgly easy to pro duce splks-nii; eggs if no attention h§ paid to quality, Uw thiflgs are morp difboult than to fulfil ajl thtt eowditjons tha* are re quired in building up euah /irst-cjass stock as modern experience h»s shown to b.e ne cessary for tho *ujcppssf»l prosecution pf seric-ihun. in GOjpntrfes where labour is as char us it is rem in prance and Italy." Wo think we hft.e said enough to prove tho utter folly of wasting time and capital in New Zealand on sericulture, The colonists may contentedly leave this trade to Asiatics "and the poor peasantry of Southern Europe, limiting \i m far .as we may be pleased to encourage it liore | —and it lint been tried in Auckland I to a much greater extent thflii Mr; Federli in aware—to the amnseipe.ufc of i children. The resolution paMf-d by the Chamber asking Government to subsidise a Scricultural Association contains a demand for an unwise waste of public money, and we may predicate with tolerable certainty that the Government, "while quite willing to encourage people to throw away their own substance upon the experiment, will take care to embody any promised monetary aid in the form of a bonus for an export of raw silk, which nobody will ever claim. If, however, they mean to retain ill- Federli _ services, we would suggest that they settle liini to one spot, and require him to prove, even when paid v salary, thut ho c.-in pro duce silk at a profit. It will be time enough when this has been done to induce ' settlers to venture their littlo capital in mulberry plantations, which aro of no value except for the support of silkworms, The culture of olives as an industry stands on very little better footing than that of silk. If a man has a few acres be .wants to plant with trees having an assured prospec

tive value, he will do much more good to himself and the country by planting wattle. Mr Federli made ono statement, in a matter of no small importance, for which wo should like to sco some confirmatory au thority. He said that tho value of Lucca oil is 2s per lb. Now, tho quotation for the very finest quality in London is about Gs per gallon—that is 9d per lb; the selling price at any chemist's in Auckland, duty paid, is only about Is 3d per lb. On refer ence to a recent authority, we find that Instead of 2s per lb the price ordinarily paid to the manufacturer in Gandia is i'3o to £36 per tun (252 gallons) delivered free on board ; or say an average of 2s 7d per gallon—about 3J per pound ! We have seen what the prospects of profit out of seri culture are, yet Consul Robeson of Beirut, Syria, writes that in that country "The mulberry tree has, to a great, extent replaced the olive proves." The Hon. Mr Waterhouse tried olive growing in South Australia, and found that it would not pay—labour was too dear; and we are always inclined to receive with great caution extravagant statements of tho profits to he made in highly-paid countries out of products which arc already supplied in more than adequate quantities for the world's wnnts by countries where humanity is a weed, and labour at rates barely sufli cient to sustain the lowest vitality in a primitive civilisation i. a constant drug in the market.

A special meeting of tlio Board of Educa tion Hits held this i'oronoon for tlio purposo of electing two representatives on the Board of Governors for tlio Grammar School, to nil the vacancy caused by tho retirement of Colonel Haultaln nnd Mr J. M, Clark by ellluxion of time, There wero present— Messrs R, Hobbs (chairman), Moat, Goldie, Carr, and Clark. On the motion of Mr Moat, Messrs Hobbs and Clark woro ap pointed to the vacant seats.

As instancing the wonderful increase that has taken placo in tlio value of laud about Auckland during the past few years, wo may cite the following faot :—Five years ago 100 acres of (and adjoining Sylvia Park was disposed of for £5 per acre. Yesterday the same piece of land was again in the market, and it found a purchaser at £40 por acre—just £§00 per cent op its value half a docado ago.

A report of the conference of delegates of Friondly S.Qcietie., held lastevpning to con sider the operation of cortajn clauses of the Friondly Societios Act, appoars olsowhore. Tho dologates present represented 2,000 members pf benefit organisations.

The charges preferred against Daniel Arkoil fgr spiling liquor in an unlicensed houso for bl)o purposo of testing the validity of" t|)p \y overlay liconsp woro dis cussed today, ilja Wofshjp hojfj that whether tl)o Licensing Committee >vas right or wrong in granting the removal of the licenso, the licensee was protected by tho document.

Particulars will bo found in our shipping column of the launch of a new cutter from Messrs Ifewson aii.d Melvillo's '01' Messrs If. F. Anderson and Sullivan, and also of a now scow which the same firm has received an ordor to build from Mr G. Andrews, Grey-streot.

Tl}o inapager, Npw Uiijqn Beach, Coro mandel, repgrits that a fine reef is to hand in tho wiiv/.o on now roof, from which ho is taking good general crushing dirt, nnd oc casionally a few pickod stono. Hs has discontinued for tho present on the black reef, No. 1 soutli, which is in 3Qft., so as to enable him to push on the leading slope, which >s looking very well.

Parnoll larrikins f)l) the rampage. A hair-dressing establishment has boon started in that suburb, and tho proprietor, at great expense, renovated tho front of his promises, when, to his surprise, ho found next mornijig that the decoration had been dauh.o,4 jn such a manner that it will entail an e-ctra Pfist of doing ovor again. Surely something otigjjf. to bo dono to prevent such a nuisance. Thoi,„ youths in this dis trict seem ti* havo all their own way ; the polico constable appears unable to cope with them.

Constable Ingor arrived from Port Albert on Thnf-sday with Alfred Smith convicted of larceny of KHR), and sentenced to throe months hard labour j also with a gumdigger named Alexander Reed, who was found destitute and in want of medical aid. The latter was received at tho Hospital yoster day.

Th.) monthly inspection of tho Naval Artillery «'as held in tho Drill-shod last evening. Therew usagoodmuster,including Captain Lo Roy, Lieutenants Parker and Smith. Tho Hobson Company will bo in spected at tho Drill-shed on Monday night.

The machinery of t)io Wellington, loading frozen meat at Wellington, is out of repair, and will require two days to mend : the crank is twisted. Underwriters on frozen meat aro looking blue, What with tho Mataura mishap, tho fire on the lonic, break down of tho Ruapehu, tho late disaster to tho Lady Jocclyn at Wellington, and the temporary mishap to tho Tongariro at Napiej,. rates will certainly stiffen, or the risk be declined.

An entertainment of a varied and pleas ing character will bo given on Monday evening next by members and friends of the Hnvelock Band of Hopo, Alexandra street. Mr D. Goldie, President of tho Now Zealand Order, will occupy the chair, pianoforte selections will bo rendered by Missos .Battcnsby and Bottany, a violin solo by Mr Wood, and a numhor of songs by ladies and gentlemen.

Tho usual fortnightly meeting of the J. E. Redmond Auckland branch of the Irish National League wns held at tho Catholic Institute last night. After the usual rout ine of business had been disposed of, soven new members \yoro ballotted for and ad mitted ns membership. Six candidates :Were proposed for tho next meeting, sovoral readings wero rendered, more especially the paper entitled " Ireland's Young Recruit, which *i}s listened to with great attention.

Subscriptions and prizeslj»r tho Ponsonby Regatta, which takes place on Monday week, are coming in freely, and thero is eveyy prospect that the gathering will bo a great *iic,cgss. With tho object of allaying any feeling of dissatisfaction or soreness that may have nrliien from the chango in measurement rule, it is moro than probable that the Committee jvill arrange v raco for boats which would be qualified by last year's rule for boats undor 12ft. capacity and rftga.nronjent, such as the Apt and others.

To-morrow being Palm Sunday and also Home Mission Sunday, tho Lord Bishop of tho diocese will preach at St. Matthew's Church in the morning on behalf of tho Homo Mission Fund. In the evening, the incumbent will deliver the last lecture of tho course, "Tho Lord- Prayer the Prayer of Prayers," " The Ascription." The anthem will be Lord H. Somerset's beauti ful sotting of "There is a Green Hill Ear Away." There will be tiie usual services during Holy Weejc, including the morning and evening of Good Friday, and Holy Communion on Maundy Thursday at II a.m.

On the fourth page of this issue will be found particulars of sports Jn connection with thp Cfrurph of England Grammar School, which rooif place at Judge's Bay yesterday. In addition tfj these, we may state that the Canoe Race was won easily by T. Smith, Rylance being second. The Model Yacht Race (for boats under 2ft. keel) resulted in a victory for Snelling's Gipsy, WpkJ^'e Daphne being soqond. An other race for jjiopel \op__-p___ between 2ft. and 4ft. keel resulted ;' Hij.rr.gp's Ayfipffm, I ; Westwood's Ethel May, 8. Tj^e pingy Race, for a prize given by the Rev. W. S. Pe|?Cfv»l, was well contested, and Inishea as fpJLQj-S-e; ,Si;ijt)i'.. Arawa,' 1; Rylance's Trust, 2.' '

At tho Ponsonby Oddfellows' Hafl lust opening, Mr H. H, Smjth exhibited his pa___._iijQ.a_f New Zealand views tp a good audience. A fftnfinpP nprfotrnanc.e, at which a largo nuipbor of school j,hif4j. i wero in atte.J4__.<. was given in the sa.no pfece this afternoon. _\}y Smith has secured ex cellent photographs of tjtio various city and suburban school, whichs. aloijg with numerous other pictures, will bo exhibited on the screen at an enteri.air,fßent at Mount Edeij Hall on Monday oven ing.

A swimming bath is to b,o provided by private enterprise within the pity, the plans for new premises for the Auckland Turkish Baths Company fiiiihraffing provision for a swimming bath on the ' gtwufld floor, measuring 40 by 20 feet, and with a depth of .rater ranging from $' to 5/; feet. The new building fa to occupy a site in Lorno street, near Victoria-street East, and will be four Btories high, being constructed of brick, on a cono'refe foundation, The Turkish baths will be on the flrsfc floor, dressing-rooms, etc., on tho second floor, while the top flat wilL bo set apart for ladies. Tlio plans have been prepared by Mr H. G. Wade, architect, but the starting of operations is con'tingont upon a sufficient number of additional shares in the Company being floated so as to supply the necessary oapital. There being a lucrative and Increasing business carried on by tho Company, the public will doubtless rc_pond to the present call in such a way as will ensure the speedy accomplishment of these design*,

Extensive purchases of native land by English syndicates havo been taking place recently. During the past day or two ono block of 40,000 acres of land in the Taupo country, belonging to Mr It. Graham, has been disposed of, the price being £32,000. The negotiations were carried on entirely by cable, and the cablegrams alone cost upwards of £7">o. Mr John Hay acted as agent for the- purchasers.

The race privileges sold yesterday were in connection with the Auckland Autumn Meeting.

To-morrow being Palm Sunday, special services will be held at the Anglican Churches. St. Paul's—Morning, sermon by the Rev. W. H. H. Jervois, M.A. (son of His Excellency the Governor) ; evening, discourse by the Rev. C. M. Nelson, M.A. St. Matthew's—Home Mission services, morning, by His Lordship Bishop Cowie ; evening, Rev. Win. Tebbs, M.A. St. Sepulchre's—Children's tlower service in schoolroom, at 3 o'clock, and an address by Key. T. 11. Plant. Epiphany—Home Mission, preacher, Rev. Humphrey Davis.

At an adjourned meeting of the croditors of Gavin Weir, held yesterday, it was de cided to authorise the Official Assignee to take the necessary stops to realise the bankrupt's reversionary interest in the British Hotel under Air and Mrs Weir's marriage settlement, and oilier property in tlie estate.

Mr Sheohan has presented i'3o to the Thames Volunteers for shooting prizes. It will bo equally divided botween rifles and carbines.

A sensational incident occurred during tho performance of " Youth," recently, at Wellington. During the siege scene one of tho soldiers, instead of aiming his rifle into tho Hies, very foolishly pointed it at the dress circle and tired. A pioco of wad ding or some other siibsta.ee unfortunately struck a gentleman in the circle on tho forehead, about an inch aboyo tho right eye, causing the blood to flow. The wound, however, did not appear to bo a very sevcro one, as the gentleman remained till tho conclusion pf t)ip pprlQ.TT.i_._e

A case of assault was heard yestorday afternoon before Messrs Prime and Moody, in whiph John Toqlo, boatswain of the barque Notero, was charged with assaulting Jacob Anson by striking him on tho head. Mr Napier, for thp prosecution, said it was a most serious case; Alrßrassoy, in defence, said it was a".ere trilling v flair. Tho evidence P. Thomas Upward, ongine driver; Wm. Dotnary, a carter ; Thomas Kor'r, and the steward was taken, which showed that assault had been committed. The Bench imposed a lino of 40s, costs t'4 10s.

Wo would particularly draw attention to tho udvortispmont of tho Town Clerk in l-eferonco to the burgess roll ajid defaulters' list. Now is tho timo to have errors cor rected, and thfise wjjfj fqil to pay thpir rates or to ascertain their naino and proporty is correctly placed on tho roll will have only themselves to biatiio. "There aro still a very largo number of ratepayers who have failed to pay their rates, but who may qualify themselves if thoy pay up at once, that is, beforo thp Revision Coprt sjts, on or about tho 13th inst.

The Ponsonby Chpral Spcjoty will give n grand sacred and secular poncert in the Ponsonby Oddfellows' Hall o\\ tho evening of Monday, thp 28t|) 'inst. According to announcement' elsewhere, combers aro requested to meet for practico on Monday ovening, and to bring their copies of tho "Creation." Tho concert will bo under the leadership, of ljerr Carl Schmitt, and promises to equal in merit, and oven to surpass, the )nst concert by this progressive musical society.

Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the Committee of tjjo Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Association \\-a* hold in their office—Mr Josoph May, president of tho Soeioty, occupyingtho chair. The balance sheet was submitted, andaftor considerable discussion was unanimously adopted. It was resolved, however, tliatasub-committeo, consisting of the President, and Messrs A. Buckland, J. Dilworth, J. Lamb, and T. Morrin, be appointed to consider the financial position of t)ip Society, and to bring up a report to a mooting of the Com mittco to bo convened prior to tho annual mooting of members. It was considered that the Association was in a thoroughly sound psition, but dissatisfaction was ex pressed at some details of the working.

Owing to n printer's error in our report of the Ward larcopy casp, thp namo of Sergeant White was frequently substituted for that of Constnblo White, which mado it absurdly appear that Sergeant White was examining himself instead of his namesake, the worthy Constablo Patrick White.

An evening service will bo hold in tho Thontry Royal on Good' Friday, conducted by tlio Committee of tho Sunday evening services, whon suitablo addresses will be givon by friends.

The soveral charges of larcony of sundry articlesngainßt Thomas Ward and Rebecca, his \vife, wero brought to a closo yesterday afternoon after wp hud gope to press. Tho seven cases were fully investigated, and counsel having addressed the Court on the whole of tho cases, tho Bench found tho femalo piisonor guilty, and acquitted the husband. The sentence upon Mrs Ward, a very young person, was comparatively light, viz., two months' imprisonment with hard labour.

Tho inquost on thebody of Mary Grannity at the Hospital terminated with a verdict of "Accidental death." The evidenco showed that deceased was a lodgor in tho Albert Boarding-Hougo, that her ago was 37, but no account poujd be given of the facts which led to tho accident. Mrs Long bottom, the proprietress of tho boarding house, deposed that tb,o unfortunate woman was delirious bofore her death, but she could not givo any information respecting the woman's fall from the top story of the houso. Mr Main ant} Mr Baxter were pass ing at tho time, two o'clock a.m., and found the woman lying in a pool of blood. Dr. Bond gave the result of his post mortem examination. Sorgeant Kiely, who removed the woman to the Hospital, deposed to her intemperate habits of life; hor two children are in St. Mary's Qrph'onago.

Our local Justices of tho Peace aro not much in the shape of "a terror to evil doers," if we judgo by the decision, which they arrived at yesterday in tho caso of Thomas Ward and Rebecca, his wife, charged with stealing a numbor of valuable articles. It was clearly established by evidenco that the female prisoner was in the regular habit of prodding ro»od drapery establishments in tho city and purloining goods exposed for salo, which she took to her husband's house. Her modus operandi was most cunningly concoived, as she usually visited siiops at a busy tjmo, and with the help of a pair oi scissors to cut tho strings by which goods were secured. She was successful in currying off whatever sho took a fancy to Soveral pounds' worth of go Is were found at the house of accused, a number of articles were also taken from the woman when arrested, and the very dress sho wore was said by one draper to havo beon stolen fr,o_a his premises. Yet for this wholesale practice of depredation sho was only sentenced to two months' im prisonment. An attempt was made to prove that she was subject to fits, and there fore presumably an insano subject of the kind known as kleptomaniacs, but if she were mad, there was " a method in her mad ness" which was so like deliberate felonious ness as to be readily mistaken for it. The husband R.ay consider himsolf lucky in escaping punishment, a,')d should in future keep a more watchful eye on hw fitful partner's doingß. Had' he been oliarged with reset, instead of with theft, his excuse that Ijp believed tho stolen articles were gijien i,9 hh? »'|fp by friends would scarcely havp sayp'd hfijj ffpfri p,qnyfp|.f t on and punish ment, ' . "

A capital musical and literary entertain ment yva.s giyon jn tho Ponsonby Baptist Chur.ch of) _>. enHlg> (Inaugurating tho /}rst session qf the .wly petablished Mutual Improvement Society fn coijneption with the above church. T_.e programme, an excellent one, was admirably executed, and certainly dpscryed a inueh larger audience. Tho President opp;jpd by prayer, and fol lower! with an able address oi) thp benefits dpriyed frppi well-conducted classes of this sort amongst youjig )j)ei). blisses Matthews and A. De war rendered a pianoforte duet, which was much admired. Tiie song, " Dream Faces,'1 .as gjypn by Miss Cnlpan }i) her usually accomplished style. The recitation,' "Billy's Rose," by Mr White, was w.l} ree-wed, A reading, " Boots at the Holly Tree Inn," was given by Mr B, C, Brown, and an instrumental duot, by M.ssesMatn andCulpan, w.lfinjcely rondered. Ml'l.. Bell followed with a well chosen speech on tlie praiseworthy object of such eooiet.es, viz., to elevate each other by mutual help and association. The popular trio, "A Little Farm," provoked an un deniable encore from Messrs Kilpatrick, Frith, and Sp.agg. A song by Mr Hux table was amy sunjf, and Mr Turley's recitation, " Hood's Ode to His' Son," was undoubtedly one of the beat items of the evening, A flute salo by Mr H. N, Bell, and a recitation by Mr Crafts, brought a most onjoyablo evening to a close. The next meeting of the Society will be hold on Tuesdoy evening next at 7,30 o'olock, when the Rev, Charles Carter will open with an address, _2_-_':,„rSrrt_i' C_-ni_-_..'t*.s.;■--.*••":'l'___Bßs_T_SC _£_s__%&*«» .*_..&.*%-_*-___

Harry Goodward has been found guilty of the rape on the girl Ellen Paine, and will be sentenced on Monday.

It will bo seen by advertisement else where that the Rev. T. H. Plant is to preach at St, Sepulchre's church to-morrow evening instead of the Rev. T. Thistle, 3 announced in this morning's " Herald."

How to Get well.— Which is answered in threo words. Take Hop Bitters! Read.

TheßationalisticAssoeiationhasindicated its right to the name by giving tho uso of its Sunday evening platform for an exposition of Christian faith. To-morrow evening, Mr A. Bcttany is to address the Rationalists and the public in the Lornc-street Hall on " The Cer tainty of n|Dirine Revelation." We question if any similar society in the world would be so liberal.

Messrs John Reid and Co. will sell a five roomed homo and land situated fffNorthcote, at their rooms on Monday, at 12 noon.

Tho first meeting of creditors in the estate of Charles Henry Prince will he held on Saturday, the 12th inst.. at 11 a.m.. and not .on Friday, 11th, an has been advertised.

The St. Patrick's Day Celebration Com mittee of tho 11. A.C.B. Society beg to thank the following for trophies presented for their late sports:—Alossrs P. Brophy, S. Williams, J. Condon, Holland and Portner, W. Dampier, J. Mahon, W. J. Suiter, E. Porter and Co., F. Prime, Flynn and O'Rielly, Mr Burke, the " Freeman's Journal." Mrs Zicglor, and the lady friends who so kindly presented the gold ring.—[Advt. J

The demand for tho great American remedy, Hop Bitters, in this part of the world has be come so great that tho Hop Blttors Co., whoso head-quarters are at Koohestor, Now York, U. S.A.. have been compelled to open a laboratory in Melbourne. H will bo in charge of Mr. M. H. Van Berg, a gentleman of several yoars expe rience with this company, and tlie trade may bo assured of receiving goods equal to tlie parent house, and the most courteous treatment. The 11. I). Co., have establishments at London, Paris, Antwerp, BelgiUm, Breda. Holland, and Toronto, and their bitters are probably the best known medicine in the world,

CABLEGRAMS.

BY OABLR.-COPYRIHIIT.J

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Bank Dividend,

' London, April 3.— Tho Bank of South Australia lias doclored a dividend for the past half-yeay at the rate of 7 per cent, per annum, together with the bonus of f>s per shave. It carries -.7,000 to tho reservo fund, London Wool (.ales. Tho second of tho year's series of wool sales opens on Wednesday, tho 2>)th instant. No limit will be placed on tho quantity to bo offered. Reduction pf Bank Discount Tho Bank rate of discount has been reduced to 2J per cent.

AUSTRALIAN.

THE LATE RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Mhlbqi;K..l-, April 4. An inquest was held to-day on tho bodies of the victims of tho Littlo River railway accident, but in view of tho strict investi gation into tho disaster which is about to bo hold, tho verdicts returned were merely of a formal nature The socond-class passenger who was killed hoc boon identified os Mrs Johnson, of South Melbourne, Eqcl of tho Drqught. S__nk . April 4.—Showprs of rain, which for somo time past havo been greatly needed, havo been experienced hpre, and tho fall has been pretty goneral \n thp country dis tricts. Queensland Reyonqo _^et\ir__s. Brisbane, April 4.— Tho revenue returns for tho quartpr' ended tho 31 Bt March are published to-day. Tho rovenuo for the quarter amounted to i' 590,000, being on in crease of _.'_H,SQO compared with tho cor respondlng poripd last year. The land rovenuo for the threo months show a do crease of £37,500, but the receipts from all other sources havo improved. Australian Markets. Adklaidb, April 4.—Wheat per bushel, .Is lid to 4s. Flour market vory flat. Town brands, £9 10s to £10; country brands, £8 10s to £8 15s. Freights to London, Hos to 455; djtto, sailing, 30s to 40s. No charters to, repoyt. Market firm. Sydney, April 4.—New Zealand whoat por bushel, 3s 3d ; New Zoaland oats, 3s ; maizo, ss. Sugar Company's No. 1 pieces, per ton, £34.

SCINTILLATIONS.

Prince Leopold (juried to-day. To-morrow is Pnlni Sunday. The " Australian Blondin " i§ coming. "Kathleen Mavourppon" \i\ thp Opera Houso to-nig)it.

Parliament is tq meet on (ith of June noxt.

The Governs}- js p^pfpte^ hapk jp Auck land to-night. Judgo Johnston has not yet resigned, as reported yesp.r(lny. A pair of p}npher_-—A couple of snuff takers.

Ears havo thoy, yet hear not—old book leaves.

Inquiry into the Wairarapa-Adelaide collision at Melbouynp to:day. A Working Men's Club lg to be estab lishod at Lyttelton.

Mr K. N. Kane, Wellington, has been appointel ipanttger of the Bank of New Zoa land branch at lnvercarglll.

A fireoscapo.—Dodging a bullet from n rille.

Yesterday, a long Cabinet meeting was held at Wellington to prepare for the com ing session of Parliament. Thero aro 7,500 different words used in Carlyle's " Sartqr Restjrtus." Milton's complete vocabulary only comprised 500 moi_. ...

Mr Montgomery addroseeß hisconstituents at Akaroa on Thursday next. St. Matthew's Anglican Church, Dun edin, will he seized for debt unlesß t'GOO ara raised by the 9th inst. Are there no negro minstrels to go to'the rescue?

Words are thp yehlple-t £jf thpught, but much utterance without fitting (4eo is like a noisy train which has no passongors. Judge Johnston Is said to be improving in health, and is expected to occupy the Bench at Christchurch npxt week. After Mr Isaac Wilson has resigned his seat, tho Hp,n. E. Richardson ia to be re quisitioned to succeed hfm. The son of tho Governor,' Rev. W. H. H. Jervois, M.A., is announced to preach at St Paul's Church to-morrow morning, and also to conduct a special" Sorvioo of the Three Hours" on Good Frfday, commencing at noon.

"I'm no sectarian," said Job Shuttle, as he grew warm in religjous argument. "I believe every man ought to bo a strict Presbyterian,' and then lie looked around in wonder as nn audible smile wafted into tho evening air.

A young lady calls hor beau "Honey suckle," bocausfi ho is always hanging over the front raijings. At tho Governor's meeting wifh natives at Parawai, Thames, on $.d l^st., Mrs Poutatara, a Maori lady, interpreted the speeches to his Excellency. A medical jyriter says that girlg are so constructed that they cannot jump. Just make one of them tin offer qf njapjilage, and Bee.

The proposed Qtago Constitutional Association is in a fair way of being started. A preliminary meeting was held in Dunedin last night, when Mr Reynolds' presided, and addresses were delivered by Mr R. Stout and others, '

The " Rangitikoi Advocate " say* i™»" Mr Mitchelson nqs made up his mind to examine tho central railway route for him self, and will atart on his journey from Marten a tew days ]} eJ!?9-" This is getting to bo too much. Why! if the'ljan. gentle man is to examine all the different roijteß proposed, he wjll not reach Auckland for six months.

"'(Sxr'anuv" js gf{#ng more lucid than over, Tjifs fnorjjjng, a'flnflji-jji "§q thp vacancy In the South Ward, she .ays :— "Tho date foj- nomination close at noon on t|)o 9th inst."

Out fit Cii piyflit. n.B and Jfi ppWIPFS PPl»' demned to dpatli in . rancp during the past year, otjly three wore executed. This comes ypry peril' t..§ ihQlition pf capital punishment.

Dunedin medical mpn sympathise with Dr. Parry, spntenped to fpur mpnths' im prisonnipilt fpr malprftctigo, declare that tho woman " might" have died without h}s help, ahd petition for a pommutation of his sentence,

A contemporary, referring to the fact that a Young Women s Christian Association has been formed In Auckland on tho lines of the Y,M.C,A., addst—"ln a little time It Ib confidently expected that the two associa tions will amalgamate,"

It Is said that 44,000 pounds of bananas can be raised on the soil necessary for 1,000 pounds of potatoes, and that tbe area that would be required to raise wheat enough for one man would produce bananas enough to feed 70 men.

The big drodge has lifted seven thousand tons from the Port Chalmers bar during the past week, which is nearly double what she lifted during the whole of the preceding five montliß.

The papers tell of a baby born without brains, who died in a few minutes. Nothing remarkable about his being born. Tho wonder was that he died, instead of grow ing up and going to Parliament as so many do,

AGITATION FOR THE RE PEAL OF THE FRIENDLY SOCIETIES ACT.

Meeting of Dolegatos.

A MEETixit of delegates from the several Friendly Societies in Auckland was held at the Lome-street Hall last evening in ac cordance with a circular from the delegates of the various Friendly Societies in Master ton, dated October 30th, ISB . asking the various Friendly Societies registered under the Act in Auckland to combine with Mas terton in their endeavour to get the Friendly Societies Act repealed, or neces sary alterations made in it. The circular from Masterton recommended the repeal of the Act on the following grounds :—(1) Because it confers, no benefit and entails much useless labour and expense; (2) because the action of the Government shows that it is desirous of supplanting the societies with a scheme of its own, and that it has used the Act to obtain the necessary information from the societies to enable it to do so ; (3) Because the recent failure of the Go vernmentlndustrial Insurance Branch shows the incompetence of Government Actuaries to deal with the principles upon which tho operations of Friendly Societies are based ; (4) because the rules of tho Societies and the common law of the country are quite adequate to meet all the matters provided for in the Act. Tlio following wore the delegates present:—Delta, Helensville, P.P.G.M. Symms; Waikato Lodge, Thames, Brothers J. Leydon and Fisher; Fountain of Friendship Lodge, Brothers Leahy, Wright, Guird, and Rowe ; Parnell Lodge, Brother Fowler; Good Intent Lodge, Brothers Mackay and Carter; Pon sonby Lodge, Brother Bruce; United Brothers, Brother Moulden; Kechabites, Brothers J, G. Carr, R. Fronch, and L. \V. Gladding: Druids, Brothers A. Kidd and W. Jennings; Hibernian Society, Brothers Kearney, T. H. White, and Patter son ; National Oddfellows, Brother Jessop ; Pioneer Lodgo, Brother Ebort; Foresters, Brothers Jas. Lovell and M. 11. Keesing. There was no representative from the American Order of Oddfellows, and Mr S. H. Matthews informed the meeting that that lodge had reforred the to the Gyaud Lodge, and could not be represented without instruction. —Mr Mcl Nab was called to tho chair, and Mr Smith was voted to the post of Secretary. The Chairman having briefly introduced the business, Mr Guild proposed that the four clauses of the -Masterton circular bo considered striutim. —This was seconded by Mr Lovell.—-Mr Wright said ho did not agree with all in the Masterton circular. Speaking as an Oddfellow, ho might say they wero bound to forward a copy of the balance-sheet to the Registrar. If there was no Friendly Societies Act in tho colony, to bo loyal to the rules of thoir order thoy would have to come under tho English Act which had been passed in 187. a°d which, since then, had only one alteration— tho clauso re the quinquennial return, sickness aud death returns. This was struck out and an annual valuation sub stituted. Now, the New Zealand Act was a eomplote copy of the English Act, altered, of course, to suit tho circumstances of the colony. He supported Mr Guird's resolu tion, and then proceeded to any that in 1878 the Now Zealand Parliament added the obnoxious 13th clause, which provided for the sending in to the Registrar of returns regarding sickness, death, and contingence . "and such other information as the Keiristrar may from time to time pre scribe." Ho objected to the giving of this largo amount of work to tho Societies.which was of no benefit to them, but simply for the information of tho Government. He wet\t lengthily into tlie method of calculat ing the valuation of Friendly Societies at Homo and in New Zealand. In England, the valuation was made at the rate of 3 per cent., and the Now Zealand Government did not permit them to value at more than 4percont., saying, that it would not be safe to value the lodges higher, Now, the New Zealand Government was paying G per cent_ for tho monoy it has borrowed, and ho thought that the Friendly Societies should at least be allowed to value their assets at tho same rate of percentage. He quoted from the statistics of the Fountain of Friendship Lodge for 22 years to show the absurdity 0,1 the calculations of the Government actuaries, and he thought they should show the Government that their statistics were orrqnpouß. Ho advocated the appointment of a good working com mittee for tho purpose pf getting up statistics and showing the Government the unfairness vyith which the Friendly Societies were treated in being prevented from calculating the yalua.tjon. at the rate of in terest they were ablp to got in the colony, and in being compelled to calculate the ex pectation of length of membership on the scale of older and moro settled countries.— Mr French said that Mr Wright's speech had narrowed the question down to a nutshell. There were only two obnoxious clauses, and he thought thfly would all agreo that gome sort of legal supervision of Ifrionclly Societies was necessary. He moved "That a committee bo appointed to report on the Act." —Mr Leahy and othor delegq.es spoke in favour of this motion. —Mr Smith thought they should confine themselves to the subsections referred to by Mr Wright, and endeavour to secure tho elimination, from the 4°t of those obnoxious clauses, jje stated, his belief that the object qf the Govornn.ent in get ting these returns was to use them in tho formation of a society that would undermine the Friendly Societies.— Mr Colo said thero was a genoral belief that the Government were desirous of driving them into national insurance. He com pl»inod that the .ovornm,ont ore "oppres sing" the Sqciptjes. He supported the pro posal of holding a l-pass meeting, which would have more weight than a meeting of delegates.—Mr Fisher^ an SfL_. delegate, said the question had 1. en, -l(spussgd in his lodgo, and its decision was in favour of the suggestion of the Masterton circular.—Mr J. G. Carr objected to the statement that the Government required the returns for the purpose of establishing the scheme of national insuranpe, and lie said that the fact that there were hut two flaws In such q bulky Act said muph fqr it. He referred tQ the necessity of unity in tlio matte)-, ,nd pointed out that the Jiqresters, who number 1,100, wore not represented.—A delegate, taking exception to this, Mr Lovell said that he was a Forester^ delogqte, but only repre sented his lodge, which numbered but 100 members. He said Mr Carr had said no thing to convince them of the utility of the obnoxious clauses, and if they could come to a unanimous decision, or these two clauses should be repealed, they would have attained a great object.—Mr Jennings said the Druids had discussed the Act, and had agreed that tho "hoad and" front of its offending" was tie two clauses. He endorsed the remarks of Mr Lovell.—Mr White suggested that tlie delegates should pledge thenjeelves to ehdeqyqur to secure the repeal of the two clauses, and at the next general election the Societies could make their weight felt and bring pressure to bear on memfcers tp have thp clauses re moved.—A delcgatg |V)ggested that tho wishes of the Societies might be made known to Parliament by means of petition. —Mr Leahy advocated the appointment of a committee to go fully into the Act and report.—Mr French then withdrew his motion, and substituted for it the following : —"That steps he tak'sh'ta obtain the repeal of the clauses, and jibat a committee be ap pointed to report."—Mr Leahy seconded — Mr Matthews thought they should do more than that. It would be a pjty if' they cpnfmed themselves within' two pta'i|„pg, Hp emoted other clauses that ho considered obnoxious, notably the. punishments qf officers for neg lectintr to furnish returns, and the proviso that "v^msffp-ii. str. "id i_ (._flpuJf.tPt. f. English rates of intgrpst. I[p ndyooated tho appointment qf a sihall committee to. report on the matters lie had mentioned. He did nq't agrpe with the Itrfaa^prton pipeidar. It accused the Government of doing things that they co\dd not prav§.— Mr Matthews moved an ampndmpnt to the effect that a committee be appointed to draw up a report suggesting amendments in certain clauses of the Act which entail r.o benefit to the societies, hut entail much hardship and unnecessary work.—Mr Wright seconded. —The motion and amendment were then put to tbe meeting, with the result that the motion was carried by 14 to 9.—Mr Carr then moved that a com mittee be appointed to collect statistics, in order to furnish the Government with data for a fresh basis for valuation, and to report on any other clausos in tho Act.—Mr Jennings seconded.— Messrs White, Wright, Matthews, Jen nings, Jessop, Lovell, and Carr were then appointed the Committee, and the meet ing adjourned to the first Friday in May. Votes of thanks were then accorded to Mr Wright and the Chairman, and the proceed ings terminated, . _.;A

SUPREME COURT.- Criminal Sessions.

Yesterday.

lUeforc His Honor Mr Justice Gillies.)

Thk Domain- Rape Case.—Examination of tlie prosecutrix, Ellen Payne, continued: He did not threaten to thump me on the first occasion, it was on the second. The second occasion took place just before half past six. During the interim he held me firmly down each time. I struggled to get away. Neither of us went to sleep during the night. He said when going away that ho had to go to the mail boat. I was cry ing the greater part of the night, and I screamed as long and as loud as I could. I screamed on the second occasion also, but I was much weaker then. The prisoner did not ofl'er me either brush or comb. I tied up my hair with a piece of my dress. I did not speak to him further than to ask the time, neither did I speak to tho man Lunn after he had offered to direct me to Quoen-street, and while we wero on our way there. I am positive that I did not either pass through the Park or sit down with Lunn. Mr Mclntyre was the only per son I told of the assault. That was on the Sunday following the Friday on which the assault took place. He came to Mrs f ledger's to see me. I did not come into town again until Tuesday evening at 7. Mr Mclntyre accompanied me. We went to the police station. I had told him on the Sunday that I intended to go to tho police, but he asked me to wait until he had seen Goodward. I laid the information on Tuesday, and prisoner was arrested that night. I went to the doctor the next day, accompanied by Detective Walker. My engagement with Mr Mclntyre has not been broken off, and he has not at any time said to me that unless I secured a conviction he would not marry me. —This concluded the cross-examination, which had lasted up wards of two hours. — Rc-examinod by the Crown Prosecutor: The night on which I missed the North Shore boat was a Sunday. The last boat left at a quarter to nine, aud I ran down the wharf to catch it, but just arrived too lato. I then returned and asked a policeman what I should do. He said that it was too rough for o. waterman to take me across the har bour, and inquired whether. I preferred to stop at a hotel or private houso. I replied that I did not care, so long as tho place was respectable. He then took me to the Albert .JJgicl.-— The Judgo also put a number of .Jjaag!_ons. —Dr. Charles Emerson Tennent, a duly qualified medical practitioner, deposed : On Wednesday afternoon, the Kith of January last, Detective Walker brought the last witness to my surgery iv order ,that she should bo examined by me. I examined her in my consultation-room, in the presence two married women, for whom I "sent. I found a bruise on tho right shoulder, exhibiting two finger marks with spaces corresponding to the shape of my first two fingers, only a little wider. (The doctor also described | other injuries.) The bruises must have i been produced three er four days pre i viously. Ido not think that tho girl could have been a consenting party. The girl did not submit readily to the examination. Sho oried bitterly—piteously indeed. She is a person liable to hysteria, being very nervous. She is by no means a strong girl. j —To the Judgo: The conclusion I came to was that connection had taken place through force, and not with the con sent of the girl.—Joseph Mclntyre, a sail maker, residing in Albert-street, deposed that he knew both the prosecutor and the prisoner. Ho had koown Miss Payne for about six months. They were engaged to be married, and had been also when he in troduced her to prisoner. He saw the prisoner on the 13th of January in the Albert-street Hall. Goodward told him that ho had seen Miss. Payne the previous evening, that she had been crying about witness, and he had her address to give him. He then showed witness theaddress written on the cover of a Salvation Army hymn-book, and witness copied it on a piece of paper. Witness remarked that it was Btrange that Miss Payne should cry about him, as she had had no cause to do so. The prisoner also said that he had met Miss Payne in the I hall at 9 o'clock, and that he had left half an hour af tervvards with a young widow. Wit ness saw him again on Sunday morning, and inquired further about tlie alleged crying. The prisoner then repeated his assertion, and added that tho girl had been in an awful state about witness. Witness could not imagine what reason she could have for this, and said he would go and see her. He inquired tho way to the Kyber Pass, and found Miss i Payne, who, in answer to his inquiries, told ! him what had occurred. That same evening he went to see the prisoner, and found him in the Alhert-stieet Hall. He acoused the prisoner of having taken, liberties with Miss ; Payne, and told him she would have him up at the Court. The prisoner replied that he did not care, and denied that he had ' taken any liberties with the girl, adding I that ho would not think of doing so with any girl. The interview terminated by the prisoner promising to meet witness and Miss Payne at the Temperance Hall on the following night, in order that he might have the Opportunity of proving his innocence. Witness wrote communi cating the appointment to Miss Payne, and they wont together to the Temperance Hall on tho following night. They waited therp and inspired f-,' the prisoner, but he did not oome, aud they therefore went to the Police Station (as Miss Payne had been urginghim all along), and there laid an in formation against the prisoner.—Detective Walker gave evidence as to tho arrest of the prisoner.—.William Beere, waiter at Waters - restaurant, gave evidence as to seeing prisoner speak to the girl Payne at tho Temperance Hall on the evening of the .DA January, and aboijt 8.30 o'clock walk with her up Yicto^ia-ittreet (_4 thence into Chapel-street, Ho ate _ s_aw prisoner at 7 o'clock next n^prning at the restaurant, when prisoner told him, that he had bpen all night intheDomain.-^The Crown Prosecutor I produced a new witness in the person oi Gharles Franekot, a boardingh,ousp-\t§e«er _(n Albert-street.. He depots*, s^s to Beeing i the pri_.oner pn tl\e wharf a d;a_y oy- ap. after the night ftf the alleged occurrence, _nd as to, hf.r ing him boaat that a night or two previous ]_\e liad, a Kir' in the | ttonvw. 1 that he forced her against her will, and that this occurred gevpn times. —This was the case for the prosecution.. — Mr Tole, in opening the case fpr the defence, said that thp evidence he had to adduce would tend to, show that the girl had been a consenting party.—John Luiift deposed that >. met the girl, FJlpn Payne, fin the morning after the alleged occurrence. She was coming i put. of the Domain, and ncco^tpd him by telling lnm that she wanted to get a Newton onniibus. He told her that she would get one in Queen-street, and that she could travel thither by the Paynell 'bus. She did not take the Parnell 'h.ns, b,ut ae c'ompanieci him to Queen-street; ~hp told him her namo,' ai^d, t.ey sat dpiwn together for ahout tenminutpsneartheflagstaft in the Albert Park ; she was in good spirits, and told him that she had been introduced by her sweetheart to a " chap" whp^e company she had been in on t\\f previous eyen.hag, and that sho was thpn on' her yypy to rei|fc:e her box to a new placp in Kyber fSss Road. She looked very r& PiPOtable, —Under cross.exatyvta... (With. witness ad mitted th,a,t he w^s acquainted with the I prispnpr, apf} that l.c had visited, h.m. at the gaol, and he further admitted that the in formation ho had g*ot frona the girl was the result of the question, with which lip had plied her.—-Henry Whitten, a f ? n o^y. lodger and rooiu-companipfl & t ■__ prisoner, .PRosef} t .fl* fill .he High* .I. question the prifionpr did not occupy his h.pch He ar rived in the n.P.rning, and told. Witness that ho had. heen in the Domain all night. ft. hi.!, his grpfitPMt wn, find he took a brush and coinh apt pf o.np p| the pockets.—This concluded the case,—At §4Q •_.. v«. His Honor askpd thp jury whether they preferred to cpntin\ip sifting that night, or ftdjovwi till this morning, J« the latter eventuality,the Sheriff would fee directed to procure quar ters for them.—Thp jury elected to adjourn, and the Copyt accordingly rose,

This Day.

On the Court resuming at 10 o'clock this morning, Mr Tolo began his address for the defenoe. Ho laboured the various points of the evidence tending to support the theory that the girl was a consenting party, point ing to tho fact that she had not a character from any of hor mistresses, throwing doubt upon the possibility of her enforced detention in the Domain all night, arguing that the evidence of a strugglo was too slight to be entertained, and asserting that the girl having delayed her departure from the Temperance Hall till a comparatively late hour, had no inten tion of going to her new situation that night. He also discredited the value of the medical testimony, and contended that Molntyro's evidence was coloured by a strong animus against the prisoner. His address extended oyer one hour and thirty live minutes. —The Crown Prosecutor fol lowed. He reminded the jury that, prac tically, tho girl Payne was upon her .rial just as woll as the prisoner, and that if they disbelieved her evidence and discharged tho prisoner, it would be tantamount to ex

pressing their opinion that, sfe was a per jurer, a conspirator, and littltbelter than a prostitute. He submitted t a t the non production of certificates of chracter was a circumstance of no significant, whatever Ho then went on to contend tat nothing had been elicited in the eourse 0 f the evi dence which would at all ustain the allegation that the girl was of nose or im moral character.—The Crown Prosecutor spoke for an hour.—His Honorthen pro ceeded to sum up. He said he w_ sorry to take up the time of the jury furth.r in this very protracted inquiry but thecs e was of so serious a nature, and affected s« greatly both prisoner and prosecutrix, .hat he should not be doing his duty if hedid not carefully go into the matter. Befo_» doing so he wished to remind the jury ofthe r * spective positions in which he anl they were placed. His duty as judge yas to make clear to them the law in regtrd to this charge of rape, and their duty vas to accept that exposition of the law without doubt or hesitation. He was judge ol the law und they were the sole judges of the facts and the inferences to be drawn from them. He had to assist them with his knowledge and experience in coming to a right conclusion upon those facts. He was, therefore, in that sense a kind of thirteenth juryman; without a vote. His Honor then went on to define the law and thence to re view the evidence, which he did in the prose cutrix's favour.

After a short retirement, the jury returned to |Court with a verdict of " guilty,"— Sentence was deferred till Monday. llikutaia Ejectment Case. — The jury for this case was empannolled with tho object of securing their attendance on Monday.—The case having been opened, the Court adjourned till 10 o'clock on Monday,

TELEGRAMS.

[I'F.K PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Cambridge, Friday.

The hearing of the petition against the Pukekura Licensing election was brought before the Court to-day, and further ad journed until the 17th inst., owing to the unavoidable absence of a witness.

Dunedin, this day.—At the adjourned inquest on Michael Whelon, found deod at Hoanetoa, the jury returned the following verdict: "Died from the effects of exces sive drinking, and injuries caused by being inadvisedly put in a stable with horses while in a state of delirium tremens."

A female child, three weoks old, was fonnd on Pine Hill Road last night, wrapped in a shawl and comfortably clothed. As it rained heavily, the child must have perished if not discovered!

MINING NEWS.

[BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Thames, this day. Rtuben Parr.—The trial crushing from the reef at the low level did not prove pay able, eight loads giving but 4ozb. 16dwta. melted gold. Several pounds of stone showing dabs of gold were, however, not crushed, they having been forwarded to the directors. The only works now going on is a cross-cut to interesect the leaders on the hanging wall of the reef mentioned. New Manukau.—A crushing of about 15 tons from the hanging wall leader, above the 100 feet level, yielded 11 ozs. gold. Otdnui (New Eureka).—The low level IB in 295 feet. There is another 90 feet to drive to cut the reef. The country is at present hard rock. Oriental.—Two men aro driving on the reef lately cut. It ib a good strong body of quartz occasionally showing gold. The repairs to road being nearly completed, both claims will crush shortly, and expect payable yioids. COROMANDEL. Qceen of the North is sinking a winze on the leader, but is Bomewhat troubled with water. A little gold is showing, but the manager does not expect much until the slide is reached. Union Beach.—The manager is prepar ing to sink a winze on the new reef from the SO-feet level to catch the dip of the shot of gold got in the level above. Sev _ral tribute parties are prepared to take tribute at good per-centages in tho mine, but hitherto have been refused.

THE WAVERLEY LICENSE.

Charge of Selling in an Unlicensed House Dismissed.

Judgment was given in the Police Court this morning by H. G. Seth Smith, Esq., Resident Magistrate, in the case against Daniel Arkeil for selling liquor in an un licensed building in Queen-street. — His Worship said the charge was one of trading without a license, and the answer was a document purporting to be a license to one Panter, on which was an endorsement of the removal of the license to other premises, and a further endorsement authorising the transfer to defendant. It therefore appeared that the Licens ing Conrt had exercised their dis cretton in removing the license to the pre sent premises, and in' authorising the tern pornry transfer from Panter to defendant. If the Legislature had intended a court of summary jurisdiction to act in tbe nature of a court of appeal, it would have been so expresgiy provided, but the Act did not provide for any sv.eh appeal from the deci sions of the Licensing Committee. He _ould aot express an opinion as to whether the action of the Committee in grant ing the transfer was right or wrong, but he was satisfied that in any case the de- I fendanc w&& protected by his license. The charge would therefore he dismissed.—Mr Cotter m_._o_.ed that there were two infor mations, and presumed that both would be dismissed,—Mr S. Hesketh objected to two sets of costs,—His Worship held that Mr Cotter was entitled to his costs. '

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Before H. G. Seth Smith, Esq., RJM.)

Drunk.—Maria Drummond, Ws and costs.

Seeking Rest.—John Durklm was charged with being fduad without lawful excuse on the premises of Mr Samuel Coombos last night.— Constable Kelso stated that at 13.30 this nvornlnjr he tried the door, and found Jt unlocked He went in, and found prisoner Bleeping ln_M_. As he gave no satisfactory account of himself, he took him to the station.—Prisoner said he was a barber, and had just come out ot tho hospital He had no place of rest, and finding the door open wont in for a rest-Sergeant White said it'™" TOS a stranS°r—Dismissed with a 3.i 3. IC .v _.R? E}I- -S»m«e» Coombes was ollMged with fixing a screen to his verandah; andnatm accordance wi-h th. by .aw ol the City Cooncil.-Mr Theo. Coope. appeared f____n. d,ant and goaded guilty. He might say. how f\c\\ that Mr Coombes _ alvcrtisement did not Intcrfero w Ith the soirit of the by-law, but some persons, rt seems, had an objection to It. He might say ,h»t others advertised in the same manne.. wit tfcey werenot interfered with. Mr Qcaiiihcs advertisement was of an art_st_o char acter, and no,. un_._a_.ng to tho eye. He would ask for merely a nominal penalty.—Mr Goldie said he had aiaiiply done his duty hi the matter. -_M-.Co_r_.-sa,_ _s knew that Mr Goldiohad teen ms .ru.tjd by the Town Clerk to stunmon Mr Coam_&es,.-Eined 10s, costs Ts. ■ Svmajo^s CASiss.-Mr Inspector Goldie for tho City CounciL-Andrew Geddcs e|Na_.er_tre<!*. was fined lte a»d oasts for un.lean yard. .laruesi __rack.Q, fo_- allowing a carr__tge to onstrnet the way in J_flf.li .tree., was fined Ss a_d cpats,-Oiohß Pose, dirty premises, causing oflbngive swell. (Mr Brassey appeared in defence).—A number of witnesses oh both sides were examined..—Mr Ttrassoy contended that the ground on' which the rofuso was found was no. °wr\c4 I'J Mv Foss. It was open ineom___c_i for -tuJuseof oyeryboily who Bifeht choose to use it.—This ease occupied considerable time, a»_ finally, after a vi .orpus defence by Mr Brassey His Worship dismissed tho charge withe*. epsts • This was all the business.

OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE AS TRONOMER-ROYAL.

, Sydney Observatory. February 2Cth, 1850. bcvcwl of tho rule curves respond to the change in the barometer in a way that shows ilio isochronal properties of their balance sprint!,, are not .v to perfect. Looking down ihe curvo. ti b-coiiios at once •evident that Wawh No. 5. which is No. 0:0,008, second grade, <tf the American Wal._u.m Watch Company, is re. iiuvrhniily frco from theso defects, and presents i icbe.-t rate ut all the watches tested. Amongst v ...... _a. llc S .•-«-•_, No. fi, whii-h ia No. 1._.-_>_-3_t_ of the American Walt-am Watcli t ompanv is worthy of notice,- it is a watcli cS the sixth grade, jot ns purforaiance has been licttei- than that of many yij expensive and otherwise irst-clas-i watches tested.- S'ncli a «ateii sj.oiika volume., in favour of th^systeni Milder which si was made, and is the btsJ vom,' iiiriit upon the accuracy of the machines llmt I'r.Hlueed it. H. C. Uufskll. _.A., ¥ H.A.S.. AMronniner-Royal, Sydney' tibservatorj•."—

At a catechetical examination in Scot land, a little girl was asked—" Why did the Israelites made a golden calf ?" She answered—" They hadna as mncble siller as wad make a coo." An old German merchant in the City was informed that a lady had called to see him in his absence. "A Lady," ho -mused aloud—" a lady !" Upon an seen* rate description being given, he suddenly I brightened np, and added, " Oh, \ mo lady ! Dot vas my rile." ___________

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1884



GREAT B/A ROIINB IK -~',. BLANKETS, FLANNELS, JACKETS, ULSTEKS, &o. I TT7ILLIAM .TJ TH-IDGMAN f William JCt. Jjridgman Has Just opened up a Splendid Lot of New Goods for the Winter Season, exceptionally \ woll bought, and will bo sold at a very *': moderate ad vanco to meet tho times. ' 300 Pairs New Blankots, all sizes and quali ties, from 6s Od pair, having beon bought con siderably- under usual rates, will bo sold cheap, and cannot bo beaten. ; B-tTGHT A ' JOB' Nearly Two Hundred (£200) Pounds worth ot Ladies' and Girls' Ulsters and Black Cloth Jackets, which will bo SOLD AT and . \ UNDER WARKHOUSE PRICKS) some " very choice Goods in Dolmans, &o. Girls' Jackets, from 3s 9d; Ladies' Heavy Ulsters, from lis HdL 2,000 yards Flannels, all makes, from 7Jd yard Colonial Flannel, 11 Jd; 321 n. Heavy Welsh, Is Bid, worth 2s ISO Colour _d_Ubambro Quilts, 2s 6d Special Value in Grey Calicoes, 321 n„ 2|d yd Choleo Pat-ferns In New Cretonnes, 6_d yard, worth Od Strong Worsted 1-hend Super Flngorlng Yarn, 2s head JJlpe Assortment New Dress Goods, from 3Jd Boys' Strong Tweed Trousers, 3s 9d; Men's Tweed Trousers. 4s lid ; > ...-,-. 80 Men's Strong Tweed Coats, 6s lid, spl'd value New Winter Goods In all Departments Job Lines in great variety, and lotot Remnants, A- vory aheap, and worthy of Inspection I, ■■_ Bloorcfoth, in all widths, from 271 n., 9d yard. I >DNCTION, DJBAPEBY WAEEHOUSE* _______ .



Special Advertisements. TEKVOIS ifOUSJj PONSONBY. W. 6. ALLEN Begs to announce that lie has opened in the above premises with a new and well assorted stock of Drapery, suitable for the coming season. LADIES' JACKETS AND ULSTERS in Great Variety. OPERA CLOAKS. HOODS, WOOL SQUARES Clouds, (fee. (Plain and Embroidered), A Large Assortment. WOOLLEN HOSIERY of Every Description. DRESS MATERIALS In all the Newest Shades of Cashmeres, AY sol Tonles. Wool Checks. &c. -.A..f.i.rq qHEETINGS, HOLLANDS, Cl_Wl^s?rlp«ons^fMai-ihester Goods. MEN'S & HOYS' CLOTHING. HATS. SHIRTS. Collars, Ties, and all Descriptions of MEN'S MERCERY. MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING done upon the premises. W. G. ALLEN, Jkrvois Boad, Ponsonby. JVJ-RS K. SOMERVILLE, ' WELLESLEY-STREKT (OPPOSITE ABBOTT'S OrKRA HOUSE), Has Recoived, per Mall Steamer, A BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT OF FRENCH AND ENGLISH MILLINERY. TO BE SHOWN ON MONDAY, APRIL 7, And following days, AT T. McMASTER'S. QUEEN-STRKET, ' AT T. McMASTER'S, QuSeN-STREET, A Large Stock or NEW GOODS, JUST RECEIVED BY THE NORTHUMBERLAND, From London, Comprising— NOVELTIES IN MANTLES, MILLINERY, DRESSES, AND COSTUMES. ALSO, NEW GENERAL DRAPERY, BLANKETS, FLANNELS, Etc.. MEN'S CLOTHING. SHIRTS. HATS. AND SCARFS, AT T. McMASTER'S, Opposite the Market. /.HEAP HIGH-CLASS TAILORING. A. E. SPENCE, 172, Queen-street, Begs to inform the Public of Auckland that he has OPENED BUSINESS IN THE MEI.CH-_.NT TAILORING AT ABOVE ADDRESS. Having several years Experience as " Cutter " in leading London and Provlnolal Trades, A. E. S. Is prepared to turn out GENTLEMEN'S GARMENTS IN THE MOST APPROVIH) AND FASHIONABLE STYLE, AT VERY-MODERATE CASH PRICES. Note the address— 172, QUEEN-STREET (Over Messrs Wilson, Williams. _ MoCullagh). i //_/_/-. _>//_-_._- I CIltAtol) _/ ' HK CIIKAI'FLT ALL ROUND HOUSE TO KIIINIMI FROM IS THK CITY HALL AIU-Al-h— (JAP.LICK & CRANWELL I I



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Contracts taken for all kinds of oonorete work. large or small, and estimates and othor information glvingt o those wishing to do their own work.—John Wilson and Co., 75, Queen street.—lAdvt Bicycles, unequalled for finish, price and quality, at Shakespear & Cob, (opposite he Market), Queen ..«..-I_l>Y-,l_