SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

„.,,_ turATTTn /This KveniiiK. 8.11 HJOH WATKR {To-morrow Morning. *>■■» BUNSKT.—ThIa Kvening. 4..W gUN'RISK.—To morrow Morning. 7.17 MOON'S AGE.—Last Quarter, l.Ttli. '.US a.m.

ARRIVALS.

LAST KVKNING. ton», s.s., Amodoo, from Oliiwiv TODAY. Glcnolg. s.s., Slcpheuaou. froiiti Taurimuii Nepturo, b.s., Muatiinl, from Mercury H»> mriner, ach. Queen, from l!»ssell John Kuox, barque, Brabunt, from Oainaiu

DEPARTURES.

LAST EVENING. Rowena, s.s., yeott, Tor Mercury Hay TO-PAY. Waiwera, schooner, Anderson, for Napier Glen«ltf, s.s., Stephenfion, for Taurantra Neptune, 5.3 , Mustard, for Mercury Bay Ringaioonia, s.s., 'i'ozor. for the Seuth Opotiki, soli, Hassalt, for Whangarei Anthona, bn, I'arr, for (Jriiyinouth

VESSELS EXPECTED.

London.—lonic, s.b., Bulled June 11J; Lalra. torque, Apuil 7; Waugauui. ship. May 2; Ulen more, barque. June 7; Frith of Dornock and Waikata. loading. New YoRK.-Irene (via Dunediu). March .'.I ; Nettie (via Wellington), April"lS. Japan.—Guam, trig, daily expecled. JAVA.-Fforence Trent, barque, sailed May. Aosthalia. — Clansman, brignntino. from Rockhampton. > SOETTHKief Ports.—Wave, Deflancn, Aurora, Jessie Niccol.

Mr D. Gouk was tho successful tenderer for repairs to the barque Flora, now in dock. The work is to be completed in 14 days, and the amount is £1.258.

The schooner Devonport has cleared at tho Customs for Lyttelton in ballast.

Tho s.s. Rngpehu. from Plymouth bound for Wellington, arrive* at Hobart yeaterilay. Sho passed the s.». Coptic olf Cape Conilla. The Coptio left Plymouth »wo days befora the Ruapohu.

Hbe Qlenolgarrivad from Tauranga at 6 a.m. Pasaeneers: Mteiames Itobort Stout and Smith, llev. Mr Burrows, llr Huruoyne, Master Hulmo, Mr Fir* Wriuley.Mr ''. Alma Baker, Mr J. Moody, Mr W. Moody. Mr Uoodgon, Mr Donaldson. Mr McNall. Mr Rutherford.

Tkc 8.. Rlngarooma left (or Melbourne and Southern pots at noon. Passengers—for Giabomo: Messrs Miircliio, Wilson. Bloom field, Olarko, Professor and Mrs Anderson. For Napier: Messrs Unbone. Ledingham, and Hutchinson. For Wellington: Messrs Southern, Thistle, Atwood, Dalgleish, Webster (2), Key. Walpolo. Miss Hey wood. For Lyttolton: Mesßrs Mountford, C. Green, Galore, Brettargh. Mrs Grey. For Port Chalmers: Mossrs Wright, Monkmau, and Henderson. For Mel bourne: Messrs Smith, Dixon, Heidy, Haniy, Williams. Mesdames Dixon and Montßomory.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. Lalla Rookh, s.s., Campbell, from Waitara

DEPARTURES.

Starmbird, s.a., JJoile. for Wangannl Lava Rookh, s.s., Campbell, for Waitara

The s.s. Lalla Rookh arrived from Waitara this morning with IS head cuttle, 11!) sheep. Its pkers. butter, and 11 pkg9. samples. She left for the sjunc port at 1 o'clock.

Tho si Stormbird left for Wanganui at 11 0 clock to-day with 30 cases and pkgs. sundries1.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING

Ltttelton, yesterday.—Arrired: Langstone. barque, SO days from London. During the voyage an apprentice named Aldcrshaw died from Inflammation of the brain, t-.iileii: Soukar. for London.

StTDKKV, this day. -Arrived, yesterday after noon: S.s. Wakatinu, from.Wcl'lngton. Mhlbouhne, this day.—Arrived, this morn iug: Kotomahana.

Uhey.mouth, this day.—Arrived: Thomas Ttusaell, from Auckland.

Taukaxga, from Gisborno.

this day.—Arrived: Omapcre,

Waitaba, fhis day.—Arrived: Argyle, from Onehunga.

Chief Post-Office, Auckland.

Mails wiix Glosk as dndkk i- This Uav. Kor Taivua, per Atalauta, at I p.m. p'or Tauruiijfu. Uhinumutu, aim Opotiki, per Glenulft, at J p.m. For Whitiangi and Upper Mill, per Neptune at 5 p.m. For MiUlgawai and Kaiwaka. per Ruby, at ' ''■'"■ Kridav, llth lust. For Cowed and ('oioniundcl, per Coroiiinmlel at i.Wp.m. For Thames, per Kotouialiana. at 3 p.m. For Wiuigaiei Hoads. ftirua. W'aipu, AS'un- Kavoi, Kanio, Tant;ihua anil Mangapai, per Srantrrfifor or \Vnitaki, at 5 p.m. Cor Whitiangi and L'pper Mill, per Kowena. at fl p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at n. 30 p.m. Saturday, 12th inst. For Waiw.'i'a, MahnrmiKi, Malakiina, Manni vvui, i'lc, |hu- Kose Cusi'y. at 10 a.m. TITKSnAY, 22ik\ mat. I'.t s.s. A lis'iiilin as follows - For Kunuwtim lsluiids. United StatCH or America, Canuda, lliitiali Columliiii. < V-ntinl ami Suulh Aiiicru'u. mid Ki'lUhli and KonilK" Wi'Bl IniUiß, ut 1 p.m. For United liingdom and Continent of li'iirupe. ut 1 p.m. For money orders, regiotered lett.uu anil t>V9pn|)rtiM, at ll.Ma.m. Lutu l.tti-id. biiuliiK vii extra foe of oi< pence In addition to lliti postage, will t.u received by tho Mail Agent on board me uti'umer up to ilio time vi vallingi This muil will liv due In litindon on Hal nrdny, August Srttli, .!«i. s. li. Blß.°, Chief I'osunastor Chief l Joiitotll«o. Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

July 10, 1881,

Abbott's Opera Houso-Ixmdon Comic Opera Company, " ltoecaccio," 7.45 p.m.

Thenlro Koyal-Willmou's DmnmtUi Con. pany, ■•Crutch and Toollipick, S p.m. hoinn-stroet Hull -Poultry Exhibition.

Ahxini-lnifltn'ot Bchopl-room-Lcotnre by Roy. W. ">. I'ottur, "Moral Heroism. i.AD p.ni.

liralton ltoad VVcsleyiin Hand of Hope Kntor talKinent, 7.:50 p m.

I'ousonby Hall-Mr DoUutour ami Klei'lors of Nowton, 7.30 p.m.

Turanga SohooMiousc-Slr Huekland ami Klcotors of Friiuklin North. 7 p.m.

Eden Ton-ace Hull-Mr Tolc and Kleotorst 7.30 p.m.

Walte's Mount Kdon Hall-Soleot Mas qnonulo Ball. S iui^

Births.

ANSKNNK.-011 July 10hi, Mr Jmnoß Anaonno

of a daughter. KIBSI.INO.-On tho 10th July, tho wife of (!. 8.

kissllnp of a son. MAXWKLIi.-On Ihe Ith July, at her rraklouco Freoman'a Hay, the wife of John Jlaxwell of

a son. I'OK TKK.- On July 7. Nt her residence, (lundry street, Newton, tho wife of Percy Porter of 11 daughter. Both doing well.

Deaths.

CLAHK.—On July 9rh, ISSI. at his late ri«i dencfl. Hivsleit-atreet, oil' New North Itoiul, Donald Clark; aged S9 years. The funeral will leave tho above resilience for I'apatoitol at 11 a.m. to-morrow (h riiluy), July llth. Friends are invited. HUNTKIt.—On tho 9th July, at his lwirentt)'

residence, Blake-Htroet. Jorvoiu Itoiul. Fon sonby, James, tho beloved ami eldest «m of Tlioiiins ami Annio llimtor ; bb«l 3 years uml 11 months. U.()YI).~On July !), at her residence, PriniTß sireei, Uuehunua. ttftar tt lingciin« illnesa. llie beloved wife of John Alfred Lloyd ; a«'-<l IB years. The funeral will leave her Into residence. Prim 'PS-street. »l half-past 3 p.m. on Sniiiluy. Krienda are respectfully invited to attend. MARRIOTT.—On July B,IBSM, Francis MarrloH. of KnraiiKaliapo Roml. Newton ; apted 07. Tho funeral will leave hi» lato residence on Friday, at 3 o'clock. Friends please accept this intimation. SMITH.—At tho residonro of her son (I'hns. H. Smith). Kdwinssreet. Newton, Mary Ann I'eihe bniith : a(?ed 75 years. The (iinaril will leave thu house at .'I o'clock to-morrow (Friday). Friends please accept this invitation.

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

THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1884.

For the cause that lades assistance, For tho wrong that see-is reaißtanc*. For the future In the distance. And Uie good that wo can do.

Mr Darc.aville's address at St .James's I hill last night will rank as one of the

fhff rfVwHTr"* of the election campaign He spoke for mo-e than an hour and a-half, keeping the attention of a very large audience, amusing them without

touching on a single dangerous topic or committing himself to a pledge that can afterwards be troublesome or hamper his future freedom of action. This, purely as a masterpiece of elec tioneering tactics, is very high praise. What in theatrical parlance would be described as " the scenic and mechanical effects" were good : tlie large map of the North Island on the tall stand was even brilliant, and car ried the meeting by storm. The only place where the paint showed out rather obtrusively, spoiling a truly artistic effect, was in the evidently prepared reply to the question about the bushmen circular of seven years ago. In pursuance of our self-imposed task of" analysing the matter of these election speeches, with the object of aiding the electors to an intelligent decision, we have to look behind the gilt and glitter and probe the substance of the speech. And upon doing so with as much fairness as it is pos sible to bring to the task, we are bound to say that the component elements are rather thin stuff, concocted more with the object of amusing than edifying. The first half-hour was spent in proving that the defeat of the Government was not due to any honest action en the part of the Ministry, but to triennial parliaments and the fear of the coming elections ; and in supporting this position the speaker, rather unfortunately for his case, cited the votes of Mohi Tawhai— who stated that he left the Govern ment because they had docked the salaries of Major Ropata and Rewi — and those of Mr Whitaker and Captain Morris, who changed sides because they were opposed to Mr Bryce's native land poiicy. Two out of these members have not ventured to seek re election for their old constituencies—so much for the pressure of public opinion on their votes. Mr Pclrie notoriously changed his party, for the third or fourth time since his election, because certain works promised to his district I had not been executed, and other equally obvious reasons might be cited to account for other votes.

In some other of his references, Mr Dargaville was so vague as to be mis leading. In playing one out of his two leading trump cards, the action of the Ministry in the agreement with Mr George Thome, jun., Mr Dargaville took immense credit to himself. Now, we think we ought to know something of the inner history of this tr;insa.ctioii, seeing that public attention was first called to the extraordinary and anoma lous position and extravagant emolu ments drawn by Mr Thome from the Insurance Department in a series of leading articles in the Star, based upon the published statement of an insurance agent who had rebelled against the pay ment of 5s per cent, to Mr Thorne. These articles appeared during the recess preceding the session before last, and they computed, from the annual business of the Department, the amount of Mr Thome's receipts. When Parliament met they were followed up by Mr Hutchison, on the 20th of June, calling for a return of the payments made to Mr Thorne and other officers, and these were found to tally in the most remarkable way with our previous estimates. The whole matter was then referred to the Public Accounts Committee, of which Mr Moss was Chairman, and jt was Mr Moss who drew up the condemnatory report re ferred to by Mr Dargayilje last 'night as having been suppressed by the Minis terial vote on the Committee.

Mr. Dargaville asserted that in de nouncing this unparliamentary agree ment, both papers- with emphasis on the holh — blamed the Commis-

sinner, but exonerated the Treasurer. Fortunately what is printed remains, and our article reviewing the report and evidence, flourished triumphantly in

the speaker's hand last night, will be. found in the iusui" of the Stai: of Oeto

ber 29th, 1 i>B3. Among other passages appear th« following :—

When erass-oxanimect ».m rolewmoe to *his agreement (which boro the following endorsement subsequently added), "This letter and arrangement has not yet met the approval of the Colonial Trea surer," Mr Luckio admitted that ho had submitted the preliminary memorandum to the Treasurer, and said', " I acted iv the belief that 1 had the concurrence of the Minister."

Again, in a paragraph too lung to .]aote, showing how unlikely it was ihat Mr Luckie should have acted on his own responsibility, the following r>c

The case is so peculiar that wo find i', dillicult to account for Mr Luckie's conduct.

. . . Is it that M r Thorno stands so high with the Treasurer, who is the oMicial head of tho Dopartmont, tint Mr Luckio, with that, sagacity which has distinguished him on so many occasions, thinks it safer to in sult Parliament than cross tho path of Major Atkinson's protege '!

It was by the newspaper press alone lli.it the first ngrrcincnt with Mr Thorne was brought into the light of day, and it was to the strong comment made l>y the press] upon the Mark.iy telegrams that the country owes the i-mcetling <>l his second agreement. Parliament has never taken a single step to accom plish either of these ends beyond the abortive inquiry ol the I'iiblir Accounts Committee, which was suppressed upon the vote of the Mouse of Representa tives.

Mr Dargaville's treatment of the (iinerntnent agreement with Messrs Shaw and lhandon for the candidature of die former gentleman in opposition to Mr Wakeheld on the West Coast is char acterised by the same, we will not say disingenuousness, but lark ol explicit ness. The only newspaper in the colony, so far :is we are aware, which had the courage to expose this arrange ment was the S'l'.VK, in an article on the 29th of October, 1883, published w'jile Major Atkinson was in Auck land. The facts had Iwen ferreted out by our Wellington correspondent, although they hail been suppressed 111 the Wellington press. The matter has never been alluded to in Parliament, and when Mr Dargaville stated that the charges remained uncontiadicted u> this day, he could only have referred t" the allegations made in the Si.vi; article, the facts of which we have tin strongest, assurance h" was ignorant of up to that time.

In the same manner the speaker, in his allusions to the property lax, ministered to a popular delusion by leaving it lo be inferred that the Hank of New Zealand has been the " power behind the throne"' which caused Major Atkinson lo introduce and main tain that tax. Vet he must know that the Dank of New Zealand, in common with every financial institution in the country, would do its utmost to get the tax abolished. Is it not the veriest twaddle of imbecility to accuse com panies which had lo pay last year in sovereigns out of their profits, and in some instances out of their capital, the mum ol ,£77,235, considerably moie than a fourth of the entire lax, ol being in favour of maintaining it? We know a good denl better than that, and so does Mr Dargaville; and it is hood winking the working men lo eliminate them to believe otherwise. On what ever ground they oppose the properly tax, they may rely upon it that they will have the cordial aid of every mone tary institution throughout New Zea land in getting it abolished.

The North Island trunk railway has been thrashed threadbare. The objec tions to the .central route were very forcibly stated, and the map—a capital idea—enabled many ol the electors who have not followed the question very closely to get a clearer idea of the subject than they have hitherto done. The reference to the " ear mark " on tl.e Act was rather unlucky, because it called to the memory of the people the fact that we owe this addendum to the original Government Bill to the Stupidity of our members in allowing Messrs Montgomery and Macandrew to table as an amendment upon this Act a vote of want of confidence, in which the leader of the party made a diiect attack on the bill. The Ministry were thus put in the position of either vacating their seats or guaranteeing that the loan should not be raised until the route was approved by Parliament. The "ear mark," however, will not prove serious if our members stand together.

There was one omission from the speech which we think ought not to have occurred. Mr Dargaville should have hung side by side with the map of the North Island a map of Nor thern Wairoa, showing the route of the railway from the township of Dargaville up the Kaihu Valley, for which he obtained, during his first ses sion in the House, a grant of upwards of 20,000 acres of valuable timbered Crown lands. That this railway, with its wharf, buildings, and traffic, will enormously enhance the value of the township of Dargaville and adjacent lands, in which the member for Auck land West is so deeply interested, is unmistakable; that it will confer any public benefit equal to the large grant of the public estate made for its con struction, is another question upon which the hon. member has failed to enlighten the electors whose influence Ihe used in obtaining the grant. That explanation was fairly due to them in asking again for their suffrages. Having laid bare the werfk points of the speech, it is only fair that we should point out in what respects it is strong. The production of the Public Revenues Act was a good answer to the charge that the Opposition pre vented the Ministry from prosecuting necessary public works. Equally for cible were Mr Dargaville's protesta tions against the unwise cry that has been raised of the North against the South. The Southern journals, as the Canterbury "Press" theotherday frankly admitted, are chiefly responsible for the feeling, but it is still bad policy on the part of Auckland to join in fomenting ill blood, and provoking a contest in which we shall be out-voted. That the unfair amount appropriated for works in Wellington and Taranaki was the chief cause of Auckland's deficiency in the public works votes allotted to the North Island, official returns have fully established ; and the resolu tion carried last night will give a seasonable to the South Island that the people in this part of the colony are fully alive to the position of affairs, and are not animated by any petty feeling of jealousy against them. Mr Dargaville was likewise forcible in stigmatising as foolish the distinctions which are sometimes drawn between Ministerialists and Opposition. Ciiel perceives, as all men not blinded by! prejudice must perceive, that the party complications, which are inevitable from the course of the present

election:-, will compel inw com binations. That men who are now cilled Ministerialists, and men who are classed as Opposition will

walk into the same lobby upon ques tions affecting the progressive Liberal ism of the country, and in opposition to political adventurers and gambling

extravagance. I Us lilt against the press, and specially agaiiiul our highly revered

morning contemporary was more amus ing than true.and was not always in good taste. The love affairs of a reporter who may perhaps be damaged with lus; employers by a personal attack, is not what enlightened elector.; expect from a statesman who is aspiring to a seat on the Ministerial benches. Mr. Dargaville owes his last election solely lo the support of tht! I'resH. lie is anxious lo devote himself to a political career, and he has many ijualifiratioiis fitting him fur it, which, moulded by a vigilant criticism, may make him a useful representative for Auckland. No one know; so well as the press that they must convince the judgment and satisfy the feelings ol tke people in order to obtain any inilucnco at nil. They carry on their occupation in the full blaze of public criticism ; they are favoured with the back as well as the front view of public affairs; and Mr Dargaville may depend upon it that newspapers and newspaper men, be they ever ko strongly bent upon keep ing him nut "I public life, will have no other weapons than those he places in their hands by his own action as, a public man and citizen.

The House of Lords, by a vote of 20.". against Mil, has rejected the now Franchise Kill introduced by Mr Gladstone in tho House of Commons, and passed triumph antly through the Lower Chamber. As tho Premier had declared his intention of stak-

ing tho existence of his Cabinet upon this measure, the result nf Iho adverse vole will probably (though by no means necessarily) bo an appeal to the country by means of a general election. Thai the members of the hcredit'iry Upper Chamber should have thrown out this measure, which was an act of scant and tardy justice to a large body in the community, proves how thoroughly they are imbued with tho traditions of thoir class, and how unwilling thoy are to concede tho smallest modicum of liberty to the people at large. In a struggle between the poorw and the people of the realm, however, it. is not dillicult to tell which side will be ultimately worstud.

A dialling purugruph referring to Mr CaiTurU'H ditlieultioa through tho failure of hi* clmirtnim huoiiik to li.-ivo boon taken >cii ou-ly by somo people. We havo been re (|iiestcii by Mr linrrard to state that the only two gentlemen of whom ho mado any inquiry relative to tilling the vacancy caused by the failure of his chairman were Mr l\ Doi-an and Mr Morpoth. Of tho former ho only ini|iiireil, as an experience I eleclioneor ing tactician, what he ought to do in his dillieiilty.

The stock and shaivinarket remains firm The following sales were effected to-day:

Loan and Mercantile, I'fi 10s; a slight ad vaine in I'riiice Imperials, '25a to '.Vis Hand of Friendship, Is lid to 2s 2d : Hart 111 (ill to Is ; New Kind 9s :!i( to ill- (id.

Several youths whoso fast mode of living ha- overwhelmed them in the depths ol financial ombnirassiiient have taken v lusty departure fiom our fair oily, r-'riwids and ciedilors art) alike bemoaning the sudden ami unexpected loss.

Sir Win. Jorvoi», (iovernor of New Zea land, reached Sydney yesterday, en route for Melbourne.

The annual Show iv connection with the Auckland I'mi I try, Pigeon, ('..nary, and Itabbit Association commenced this after noon iv the Lome street Mall, anil will re imiiii open until the end of the week. Thcro is every ivflKin to believu that the Slmw "ill be a Ihuroutfhly silccGwlul one. Morn than 400 entries havo been received, and of these one half arc for poultry. I'igcons and canaries are i\\*a exceedingly well represented. Tho main hall in devoted to the accommodation of poultry, ducks and ffce«i\ while the canaries and pigeons are arranged in the side room. Tho tilled is such that the exhibits can be inspected without inconvenience. The judges were still engaged [ti making tho awards when we went to press. Consequently, the prize lint i* held over until tomorrow.

Of the -2-1 Otago members of tho llouno of Representative-, Mes.-rs Dick, Driver, and Kill ton were the only pent lemon who voted in favour of the reduction of tho honor ariuin. Mr Fulton, wo now learn, has done an action worthy of imitation all over the colony, having forwarded to tho Otayjo University £105(.0ne half of the honorarium) to form the nucleus of a scholarship.

Tho, suicidal mania appears to bo spread in;,'. From Wellington wu learn that a veterinary surgeon named Stanford was discovered yesterday miU'erine; from the ellocls of laudanum, but liim life wan saved by means of the stomach pump. Ho is in custody charged with attempting suicide.

The local bookmakers are all registered electors of City West. They asked Mr Dar gnvillo last, ni^ht if ho was favourable to the abolition of tho totallsator, and in eotise i|uoncoof his answer in tho negative, it in said that they havo determined to givo thoir support to Mr ywaiiHon.

The first meeting of the creditors of D. Mom waa held yesterday afternoon at tho office of the Oflieial Assignee. The state ment tiled showed liabilities iIOS, lusets nil. Debtor made an oiler to pay '.Os in the >', provided Schacht's claim was dis allowed. The meeting was adjourned till Saturday to onablo tho Assignee to tako a legal opinion regarding Sehaeht't) claim.

Tho butchers of Auckland made tho best of their loyal holiday. The afternoon foot ball match between the teams selected from tho men in tho employment of Messrs Fisher and Co. and Messrs Ilollaby Bros, was played with spirit, dcßpite tho un favourable weather. Each team obtained a couplo of tries, and tho match was drawn. An amplo dinner was provided in the evening in tho Cook-ptrect Hall, of which nearly a hundred butchers heartily partook. At the close of tho repast a number of toasts and songs More given, and the utmost good feeling prevailed through out the evening.

An inquest was held at tho Hospital yestorday afternoon before Dr. I'hilson and a jury, on the body of Patrick Kelly, tire man of tho steamer Kingarooina. Tho evideneo of Dr. Bond showed that tlio cause of death was inflammation of tho peritoneum, duo to ulcer in the intestines. A verdict in accordance with tho medical testimony was returned.

A marriagO that excitod mor.o than ordinary interest took place at St. Paul's Church to-day—wo rufor to tliu union iti the bonds of holy matrimony of Mr Koop, a shareholder in the firm of Messrs T. and S. Morrin and Co. (Limited) and Aliss Rosa Chambors, daughter of Air John Cham bers, Managing Director of t.ho (inn mentioned. Long before the time appointed for fchu oeremany—l2.3o-—the Church wn« tlirongoJ with interested spectators, a very largo proportion being ladies. Tho eom muiiioii rnils|ofthc Church wore adorned with a handsome wreath, presented by Mrs K. Clark. Tho ceremony wan performed by tho Yon. Archdeacon ('lark, assisted by the Rev. (!. M. Nolsnn. The brido woro adrors of ivory broenduil volvot, and satin train, trimmed with l)i clioss lace. On her head she wore a wreath of orango bhs.-oma and handsome embroidered veil. 'l'lio four bridesmaids, Mips (/lark," Mi. js Keep, Miiia Meginio and Miss May Chambors w.cro attired in cream caslnnero, trimmed with bripjlit moss-green velvet and Brussels laco Uouncos ; wraath and fall. Each also wore a necklace and locket, tho gift of tho bridopoom. Tho dresses of tho lady inombora of the bridal party were :— Mrs Chamboi-8 (mother of tha bride), brown ottoman brocade silk, with brown satin train, Croatia bonnet; Mra 11 Chambers, navy blue brocaded satin, navy bluo bonnet trimmod with old f^old and navy j Mrs Moginte, black satin dress, lace mantle, biscuit-coloured velvet bonnet ; Mrs Gummor, slate satin morveilloux and broendo dress, bonnet trimmed with crimfon velvot; Miss Mojinio. carobierored cash mere and volvot dress, cream plush post-boy hat. Tho bride was given away by her father, and tho following gentlemen attended on tho bridegroom :—Mr Shep herd, Mr Shirley, and Messrs John and Allan Chambors. At the conclusion of the ceremony, tho organ pealed forth tho " Wedding March,' and as tho happy couple stepped out of church a perfect shower of rice was rainod on them by numerous well-wishers. In honour of thei event the warehouses of Messrs Morrin and1 Co. wero gaily decorated with Hags, and thoro was also a lino show of bunting on a number of tho leading mercantile estab lishments an:l tho shipping.

" P.occaccio " was produced again at the Opera House last evening boforo a large hoiiHO. Tho performance was a thoroughly successful ono, and promises well for the re maindor of the season. " Kip Van Winkle" is now in course of preparation, and will bo produced shortly with sconery bettor than that which the Company has hitherto (shown in thin direction. Mr Appleby will appear as Rip, and the whole of the Company are included in tho caste. The music of Hie opera is by Planquctto, the author of " Lea Cloehod de Corneville," and this alono is a strong recommendation. "Kip Van Winkle" had an uninterrupted run of ,H(iß nights in London.

We rogrot to learn that there is likely to bo still another hitch concerning the plans for tho Art Gallery. It will be remembered that three or four weeks ago tho City Council received from Messrs Grainger and D'Kbro the working plans for tho building. These tho Council referred to a committee for the purpose of examining them and comparing them with Messrs Graingor anil IJ'l'ibro'ri priy.9 design. We now learn that Iho architects, for the purpose of bringing the estimated cost within tho sum mentioned by the Council, havo so much altered the dosio;n of Iho building that it is questionable if il would bo advisable to construct the building in accordance (herewith. Most of tin) internal decorations have been dis pensed with in the working plans, and a plain wall is made to tako tho place of the ornamental fa<-ado on tho side facing Albert Park.

Tho expectation that Mr Garrard's meet ing at I'cnsonby last ovoning would he a lively ono was fully justified by events. There was a crowded attendance ; tho can didatD delivered himself of one of his unique harangues, and was accorded a unanimous vote, of confidence, which is bound to Hend him lo tho poll rejoicing. On:1 reporter has dulio his best to give an intelligible version of William George's deliverances, but the task was no easy one. Tho report of the proceedings will be found on our fourth page.

Owing to tho detention of tho H.s. Omapere at Tauranga, the Willmott Corn Intuition will not open here tiil Saturday, the 12th inst.

The following arrests were mado by tho police to-day :—Sophia liurko, drunk and disorderly ; .). Robinson, drunk ; Thos. Woods, dtunk ; K. liickcrton, obtaininu 20s by means of a valulexs cheque from A. .1. Pullen.

Tenders are now in viled,and will close on Wednesday next, for the erection of the new Royal (leorge Hotel at Newmarket. The plans of tho building have been prepared by Mr C. Arnold. It will bo two stories in height, of wood, with concrete cellarage ac commodation. The front will be in classic style, with frontage of 72ft. x 70ft. The ground floor will oonsii-t of bar, 2(!ft. x 2Hft. subdivided into four compartments, with parlouiv on either side, largo dining-room, 23ft. x 20ft. ; billiard-room, 24ft. it, 20ft, ; kitchen andollicenscmi-dotachcd, k<: The upper floor will be divided into I'ibvdroomH, of which four are double, bathroom and convenience*. The building will bo pro vided with liroescapo and a supplementary stairtoHC. The whole interior u-ill bo tantu fully linished. It is expected that the building, which is for Mr Odium, will cost IM.SOO.

An exciting scene wan witnessed in Wil liam street, Chancery Lano, about nine o'clock this morning, and the noise and hubbub wore with dilliculty suppressed by active constable.". Several women were shouting for the police and running towards tho station. "A mad woman" was heard oy discordant voices. I'reesntly tho form of a female, completely nude, mado her ap pearanco in the lano, dancing, tearing her hair, and cursing "Tom," who had bolted with her dress, hat, and stockings. The general opinion was that the nuilo person was an escaped lunatic. SIIO was arrested and carried to the station, clothes provided, and on waßhing her faco the constables recognised the form and features of the notorious Sophy I'urke.

After Mr K. IlcKlitth had made his in timation in the Supreme Court yesterday thnt tho petitioner in tho divorco action of Alexander Lamb v. Lizzie Lamb and Cos grave (co-respondent) intended to withdraw from the suit, opposition to such a course was otloied on behalf of .\frs Lamb. Mr Then, CoujU'l' said that he appeared in con junction with Mr Whitaker for tlio re spondent, ami that on her behalf he could not consent to the proposed withdrawal. Mrs Liinib wi.-hed to clear her character from Ihe aspersions which had been cast upon it, and the withdrawal of the action would deprive her of the opportunity, lie did not think that his learned friend could show any power for discontinuing the case ul such a t.tiige. Mr Ilc.-Uth replied that he hail simply intimated Ihat Ihe iwtitiuncir withdrew from the prosecution of h'ssuil, and would oiler no evidence in support there of. Mr Cooper said that Mr Whitaker and himself would oppose tho matter being taken out of Court Mrs Lamb denied the accusation of adultery. Tho onus of proof, of course, rested u|m>ii the petitioner, but the respondent wished to havo the opportunity of establishing her innocence. His Honor o.xpressed an opinion that tho jury would have to attend and ho sworn, nnd then, in tho event of no evidence being forthcoming, they would bo instructed to give a verdict for the defendant. Mr Hosketh denied thnt the jury could bo directed to return a verdict in tho absenco of all evidence. After ionic further remarks, His Honor said that ho would look into tho matter during the afternoon.

MURDER AT OHINEMUTU.

(I'.Y TK.t.KdRAI'II. —OWN I'OKIIKSPONIIKNT.)

OuiNK.MUTi;, this day. A sativk named Tc Meihana, n lunatic, was arrested yesterday oharged with having murdered a Maori woman named To Tuko mata at To Ngao, by striking her on tho head and arm with a titrco stick. Tho murder wus committed at about 3 p.m. on Wednesday. Constable Abrams at once on rec«iving information, proceeded to the scene of tlio tragedy with Constable Takoro. They found that the natives had buried the victim, and at once, exhumed the body. Constable Takoro being left in charge while Constablo Abrams camo hero for aconvoynnco to bring the body in.

EARLY CLOSING ASSOCIATION.

A MKRTnmof lieraons Interested in tho Early Hosing movement- was held last evening in the Y.M.OTA. rooniH. Amongst the employers pre sent wero-Jlossrs. W. li. Smith, 1. Heiuliill, \V. Williams (Williams nml McCulloukli), French. Hughes, Gilmour, kv. Jlr. Smith was railed to tho chair, and intimated that the busi ness was tho adoption ot 11 code of rules fur tho Kutdanco or tho association, and which the committee appointed by tlio lust general moot ing hud drawn up. The secretary, Mr O'Leaay, then read the rules, nml after some discussion they were iinoniinoiisly adopted. The following olllcors were t hen elected - -President, Mr James Jlcl'oali Clark; vice-presidents, .Messrs Kllyctt lUlunvlllo and Ellyett) and 11. Arthur; chair man Air Gordon: treasurer, Mr Huneimim; secretary, Mr O'l-eiiry. Tho following were (■looted a committee of management—Messrs Davis, WHkethley, Seulirook, Kocho, NOIU, French, \V. 11. Smith, Tri(?t'. Allan, Hughes, Koso, llaxtcr, Williams. ISilmour, and Ambnry. Tho nnostion of reducing tho long hours on Saturdays next 0111110 up for discussion. Air W. 11. Smith said that, as an employer, lie came forward lo do alt In his power lo .shorten the hours iv which the shopmen and shopwomen of Auckland were obliged to toil. He would bo triad lo close his businep.i earlier if the employers were only uiiamnioiis, but it was not fair for tho Queen street shops lo close and leave the suburban shops open, which would mean driving the trade into the suburbs. To make the movement a success, it is nocessary lor Ihe employers to bo unanimous. Ho was of opinion that Ihe Saturday night business could be very easily done before 8 o'clock, and a large majority of the drapers would bo only too glad to;close at 8 o'clock on Satureay night; but, unfortunately there are black sheep in overy flock, and it lay in tho favour of two or three to defeat the good intentions of the rest. Jlo would like the copies of Mr Vine's speech purchased from the printers and distributed all over the city, which would have a good effect upon' public opinion. — Mr Williams fully endorsed the last speaker's suntinipnu.—Mr Kendall said be thought the association word aimiiii; at too much in trying to got 8 o'clock on Saturdays. lie thought that If they closed an hour earlier on week nighls and 10 o'clock on Saturday night il would be a very good start, and tboy would gradually tench the public lo shop earlier.—Mr French followed in the same strain.—Mr Trigg said that 8 o'clock was not an unreasonable hour to ask £pr. He thought thai the present long hours was a pressure on human happiness which no pica of commerce could justify. " Uuslness must bo done" is tho wholo moral law with somo men, but 110 busi ness should bo done which mars and risks life, presses and wears out your follow-crcaturos. He was in favour of appealing to the public to avoid patronising those shops that would not close early on Saturdays.—Mr Davis was of the siime opinion. Ho thought the long hours on Saturdays was a state of things that should not exist, in any Christian city.—Mr Williams said some members of tho ladies' committee of the Blue Ribbon Army had already started to work, and hod got a number of ladies to pledge them selves lo shop eaVly on .Saturdays, and to avoid those places that would not close at reasonable hours.—Several1 other gonlleinun Bpqke, and nfler somo further discussion it waa decided to llx lye hqur for closing oh Saturdays at a future meeting.—On the motion of Mr Smith, it was resolved to pay the printer (ho' account duo for the printing of Mr Vine's address o» early closing. A subscription was then opened for that object, and tho sum of £1 odd colfcctcd. A vote of thanks to tho chntrmrn brought a most successful mooting to a close.

THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN.

MR DARGAVILLE AT CITY WEST.

Mv .). M. DARfiAvn.i.K addressed a moot ing of the electors of City West last night in St. James's Hall, Wellington street. The building was crowded to the dooi*, and Mr Dargaville wan received with considerable

applause

Mr (.'. X. Wright h.i" voted into iho olwir, and opened tlio meeting in the usual way. Mr Daikiavim.k, who was greeted with cheers and renewed applause, said that it would lie affectation on his port wore he not ul. the outset lo acknowledge how highly complimented he toll, at the assem blage of such a largo body of the elector to hem- his remarks. A section of the local [mud had seen lit to decry what little ellortM he hud inailo to aorvo Iho cause of Liberal ism. He hud no newspaper of hi* own, and ho stood before them as a man Mho hud been condemned without n hearing Ijj the newspapers of Auckland, with whirl) the part y that was recognis.od a:i the enemy of the Liberal oau«u had considerable in Huunno. Thank <iod I here wan this a'torna tivo of a free platform and of a fair hearing from the oloctors thoniHolvos, who were the ropositorieH of power. The ficduloiiKly droillatoil report that the Government owed their recent defeat to their reduction of the Canterbury grain charges wan absolutely incorrect. At the end of tho previous session they were in a majority of 10 votes, and lit the commencement, of last HORHion they were in a minority of 14, cmiwd by tho secession of 12 member*. An nnulyniH of those 12 votes would show tho fallacy of the statement that the cause of the change wax thatalleged by thoMiuisteriali.sts, The first of the 12 who changed -ides was Hone Mohi Tawliai, of the North, who stated in the House that he had decided to oppose the (iovernment on account ol their unfair treatment of his friend Major Uopata, and also on account of the policy they had pursued towards Kowi Ngati maniapoto. [Tawhui s words in " liaiiMtrd " quoted). Captain Morris and Mr Whitaker changed sides because they dis approved of Mr Bryee's native land policy, and Messrs l.evostam and Mr I'ctrie because of the (lovernment's mal administration. Messrs Buchanan and Hutton. changed for tho suire reuson, while Messrs Kichardson and Wake field had been elected as Opposi tionists. The remaining three — Messrs McMillan, O'Callaghan and another lie ad milted, did desert on account of the Minis terial policy with regard to tho grain charges. The true euuse for the alteration was Triennial Parliaments, for members knew that public feeling had undergone a notuble change. I'ublic opinion, therefore, was the cause of tno Government's defeat. Governments of such a kind, which had not a stable foundation in popular confidence, had to resort to corruption in order to live. He hud had many ovidences of the present Cabinet's corruption. Their dealings with the tru>-t fumlK of the colony ho had pro viuiirfly drawn attention to. He might begin at the North (Jape, proceed through llokiangn, Waitemata (groans), i'rauklyn South, Tuuranga, and U'aipa—native land concessions and point out tho instances of this corrupt ion. lie know that it would lako a strung man to defeat Mr Hurst (groans), but "by means of 1,5,000 or 1.1i,000 judiciously distributed through the elec torate, even an umbrella would be hard to defeat. Tarunaki wan secured by reason of the large harbour works, and the facts that its three members were all salaried, [A voi-o : And nil the Parliament.] In Wellington province most of the members had relatives in the pay of the Government, and Wanganui laboured under the obligation of an expenditure of 1,18,000. Mr Mullen had smilingly told him that he expected a walk-over on tho West Coast, as Lti.j.OoO had been spent in his district. Talori had been conciliated through 1,12,000 of a debt ujxin a bridge being wiped out, while a couple of years ago tho throe rooanUngCanterbury votes had been bought over by the reduction in the railway tariff, representing a sum of £70,000 or 1.80,000. No adiniuistration could bo pure which did nut ie>t upon thegoodwill and eon liilenpiuif the people, it had been said that the AurklaudOp|>o.-itioiiisls<hadbeun instni mental in preventing the votiujj of the trunk railway and the station, and that t hey had done no good. They pawed a very important measure known an the I'ublic Revenues Act. Yet, the representative of the " llcrnhl " [A voice : " (live it lo him " and applause] did not appear to have heard ;UH thing aboul it. He was a young man in his courting day he was not sure whether or not the honeymoon had been entered upon -but at any rate he left this Act entirely out of his cognisance. Tho Opposition explicitly informed the (Jovorn nietlt that they wished the authorised mil way works to bo deforred, and by the Act in question (hey voted them no less a sum than L4G.000 for two months' departmental supplies, besides the enormous sum of 1^.1)1,450 for public works. He believed that they asked for such a large sum in order to provoke hostility, and thus appeal to the country, but they met with none. Tho Opposition said, " Here is the money ; go on with your Auckland reclamation works. Go on with the Auckland railway station, and all your other public works throughout the colony." There was perhaps reason why members of a Government in urtiaito vtorti* should spread false repoits throughout tho country "on theso matters, but when he found friends and admirers like Mr Moss at Parnoll (Cries of "Rats ") anil Mr Peacock at Ponsonby (Groans) giving currency to tho sams calumnies, he wns impelled to say that they were lending themselves to the deception of the people. Tho Opposition, however, went further in the Public Revenues Act. They granted tho Government other largo sums for emer gencies, and no less a sum than L 700.000 for deficiency bills lest the credit of the colony should bo jeopardised. Ho therefore gave the He to the statements circulated by The " Herald " in the interests of tho clique which it served. The next matter of im portance was tho North Island trunk rail way. At the last general elections he was tho first political candidate who dwelt upon tho importance of urging upon tho Govern ment tho completion of this lino. Since thon ho had abated not one tittle of his zeal iv its furtherance. [At this stago Mr Dar gavillo exposed upon a wooden frame, upon the platform, a largo coloured map of the North Island, showing the thrco proposed routes for tho trunk railway line and tho existing lines. Ho proceeded to explain theso various routes.] Tho lino from \Vel lington, northward as far as Marton, had been authorised in tho belief that it waa to form part of the trunk lino by way of New Plymouth to Auckland. After stating how the million sterling for tho trunk line camo to bo voted, the speaker went on to say that just prior to the last session his friend Mr MiteheUon—than whom there was not a more honourable man in tho Min istry—went over tho routes,and camo to the conclusion that tho line to Marton was the ono to bo adopted. In coming to that con clusion, ho lost sight of the fact that the million sterling was voted principally as a measure of justico to Auckland, which had so long been left out in tho cold. It was not, therefore, a mere question of tho open ing up of country. Apart from that, tho western route would only cost tl million pounds, while tho central route would in volve an expenditure of L 1,400,000, and the additional 1,400,000 would only have the effect of isolating Auckland from tho East and West Coasts, and placing them within the grasp of Wellington. lie therefore assumed that overy Auckland mombor who had tho interests of his provinco at heart would vote for the connection with Stratford. (Applauso). Tho Government, had behaved in a discredit able manner with regard to theso rival routes. Mr Mitchelson had submitted his proposals in a straightforward manner, but the Government decided to olTer both lines lest they should loso any Wellington or Auckland votes, but in doing so they knew that thcro was no possibility whatever of getting such a proposal passed by the House. The Auckland Opposition mem bers, howovor, assisted by their Southern confreres, could havo forced the Govern ment to undertako tho construction of the western route, not only bocanso it was the cheaper one, but also because the money had been voted as a measure of justice to Auckland. The Government,by supporting tho Marton, had shown its hostility to Auckland, and by their defoat the western route had been practically secured. When ho first wont down to Parliament he had been led into taking up an attitude of op position to the Government through their extravagance, thoir patronage of favoured peoplo, the strong propensity of tho Treasurer to favour certain powerful cor porations of tho colony who supported their policy, and by financing in their bonclit, And now, when Major Atkinson promised bettor thingß in the future, in, case they granted him another lease of power, ho asked them neither to bolievo nor to trust them. Tho extent to which corrupt patronago prevailed was shown by Mr Miteholson's ability, two weeks after his arrival in Wellington, to swoop away tho Colonial Architect's Depart mont, andJJius save L.1,000 or 1,4,000 per

annum. The fame gentleman hart expressed to him hi* ability to effort a further saving of L 20.000 or 1.30,000 in tlio Public Works Department. Mr Dargavillo went on to refer to the circumstances in connection with the elevation of Mr Brandon to thfl Upper Houbo, and Mr George Thome's monopoly of tlio Insurance Department. Tho Auckland piws had laid upon Mr Luckie the whole blame of making the now agreement with Mr Thorna while bin cacc was still under the consideration of the House. Not only that, but they exonerated Major AtkitiHon from all complicity in or cogniHaneo of the transaction. Hut he had hcen fortunate enough t<> obtain ii copy of the expunged records of tlio I'ulilio Ac counts Committee, which did notappearin tho Blue Hook for 1883, and those expunged records showed clearly that Major Atkinson was a party to tho new agreement while tho matter was still engaging attention in Par liament. He had the records with him, and would hand them ovcrtothe local press for publication, if they wished. [A voice : Don't ijive it to tho " Herald," for it won't printit. (Applause)| Km thercoriuptionwas shown in thu appointment of one of Major Atlan.-ion's mo.it subservient prccw toadies and iwil rabid of detractor- ol the Liberal [Mi-ly to tins position ol Oliicial Asnigriee in tho Hmilli, an appointment which raised a storm of indignation (.hrnugbmit the feSoUth. Then, ton, the same Minister had invested 1/15,1)00 of public trust funds in private rail way debenture-*, which Sir Julius Vogol declared to be uttor rubbish. (Applause). Again, Major Atkinson obtained authority to ruiM 1/250,000 upon tlobentures to bo sold in the colony, thus affording to depositors in Savings Banks an opportunity of serving tho country, besides reaping tho benefit of 4 per cent, for their money. They were only, however, to bo ."old by virtue of an Order-in-' 'ouncil. Vet without the issue of this Order ill-Council the whole of (he debentures had been quietly and secretly placed, and the whole of the money expended for the benelit of his friends. Ho challenged contradiction to that. Further more, the MJ.000.000 was only voted by the addition of a schedule showing exactly the work* upon which it was proposed io be expended. Vet a sum of £,375,000 of that sum had been deliberately lilched from its proper purpose and otherwise spent,. It was a public scandal, nay more, an in famy, and every man or newspaper which supported the Government shared in it. [A voice: "You'll pot it hot to-morrow morning."! 110 supposed that he would get it hot to-morrow morning, and possibly also to-morrow afternoon, but ho was not sure of the latter. At any rate, ho intended to have another meeting on the eve of the polling day, and on that occasion he would reply to any further press detractions. The speaker went on to declare his prefer ence for a land tax as against the property tax which Major Atkinson ko consistently advocated. Ho would admit that he was a plucky man and a {rood lighter, [A voice : "So is Swnnnon."], hut on this matter he was In pMmnis. Sir George Grey was against him ; so was Mr Montgomery, Mr Ormond, Mr Uallaneo, Sir Julius Vogol [Groan*, and a voice: "The Wondering .low."] and ho was himself. [A voice : " Peacock isn't."] Aftor a reference to the guncrou« manner in which Sir George Grey »upporto<J himself, even when his most immwliato friends deserted him, the speaker went on to say that, it was a mis taken idea to suppose that the North Island had been unjustly treated as compared with the South Island. But Auckland had been shamefully treated as compared with tho other portions of the North Island —particularly Wellington and Taranaki. Yet. with a gross ignorance of thu course of political questions, and with a stupid bias, the New Zealand " Herald " was endeavour ing to harden Otago and Canterbury against Auckland, and in that way it was tho worst enemy the province had. Wel lington was chuckling all the time. As to the future, ho was prepared, with the co operation of the party with which he had been associated for the past two years, to set tin face di-liTinincdly against the schemes of political adventurers, who would be desirous of plunging tho colony into an abyss of borrowing. He believed, too, th.it the (gentleman whose distinguished carter, and hi'jh character, and ability entitled him to bo the real leader of tho Liberal party, [Cries of "Grey" and cheers] notwith standing his distaste lor everything that Ik: had not. been able to thoroughly approve <»f in the pa-t, would be uiiiin" lo mako concen'ions in order lhat "Nu\v Xo'tia.id might be saved friilu these adventurers who threatened her. rtftur reading an extract, from a Parliamen tary Kpcecb, in which he exhorted Major At kill-on tn fniwiku his unwholesome t-ur loimdiii", and avow himself a true [jibcrnl, Mr li.trgaville went on to «ay that in his opinion Major Atkinson and Sir GcorgO tiivy would bo found in the same lobby within a month or six weeks after tlio re-assembling of Parliament. The gentle man then concluded by reciting the follow in"-lines from Bracken's "God Defend New Zealand ":-

" Worn dissension, envy, hate. And corruption jfiiard our stale; M;iko our country kocml and great. (Joil defend Now Zealand." Mr Itorpaville resumed his peat amid loud checrK. Questions. In answer to question?, Mr Dargaville wild—(l) That with respect to the enact ment of blasphemy laws in this colony, an honed man's word should bo as good as his liond, mid an affirmation in any court of law *he aid bo accepted in lieu of an oath. (2) That in appointing n political partisan like tho lion. Mr Waterhouse Deputy Governor, the Government were setting up a dangerous and unconstitutional precedent. (8) That he would support both manhood, and womanhood suffrage, too, in the dec tion of Licensing Cornnuttees. (4) That he believed thoroughly in the present system of education. (.'>) That he bad nothing to do as an employer of labour in the reduc tion of bushmen s wages to 4s 2d a day, which wa.= brought about by G. Holdship and Co., Hchapp and Ansenne, and the Mercury Bay Timber Co., but, on the con trary, absolutely refused to have any thing to do with such a compact. Mr Pargnvillo went on to denounce Dr. Campbell <>nd Messrs Firth aud Hold ship, whom he termed wealthy par venus, for grinding down the work ing classes with poor wages and long hours of labour. It was those gentlemen and their friends who wore opposing him in the present election. He also read an extract from A. K. Wallace's " Land Nationalisa tion " in order to show the inevitable result of such things. (15) That the Kmno Coal Company wore allowed to owe the Govern ment a large amount of royalty because its directors wore in the happy circumstance of I o'ng friends of the Ministerial party. (7) That he saw no reason to proscribe the totalizator. (S) That he did not consider an export duty on baulk timber ex pedient or desirable. In this connection Mr Dargaville said that Mr Iloldship had recently assembled all his timber employe's around when they were leaving work, and addressed them in favour of his (the speaker's) political opponent in this seat. ((I) Being an Irishman, ho did not liko policemen, and therefore should not vote for the retention of tho Armed Con stabulary aflw 13 years. (Laughter and applause). (10) That he know nothing of LKSO.OOO having been voted for an East Coast railway in Canterbury. (11) That ho considered (wo Chambers of Legislature necessary, but that they might both bo made elective with different qualifications and districts. (12) That most decidedly he would not support Sir Julius Vogel as a lender, and follow him in preference to Sir George Grey.

Mr SIIAU.KH proposed, " That this meet ing has entire conndonco in Mr Dargavillo as representative for Auckland West. That it deprecates and disowns any feeling of antagonism towards tho people of the South Island such as a section of tho local press seeks to engender. That it is dcsirablo, in tho interests of tho colony at largo, that tho party with which Mr lJargaviilo is identified may succeed in forming a strong political combination embracing all parts of the colony."

Mr A. Bkttany seconded tho resolution. lie snid that if Mr Dargavillo had mado any mistakes in the past, he had surprised and plous-od by doing even moro than ho had promised, and therefore deserved thoir ontiro confidence As for tho articles in tho "Herald," they woro in no senso represen tative of public, opinion, but only expressed tko viows of monoy and land rings which woro opposed to tho interests of the working classes. (jOhcers.)

Tho resolution was put amlcnrriod miaul inously amid loud cheora.

Mr DaroaviMjE, in roiurning thanks, made an acknowledgment of Sir (ieo. (Jrey'x kindnoss towards himself, and then called for three for him, which were very cordially given.

Cheers wero also given for Mr Dargavillo himself, and after passing a vote of thanks to tho Chairman tho meeting dissolved.

MR. PEACOCK AT ARCH HILL.

MrT. Peacock addressed the doctors of Newton at tho Arch Hill School-room last evening. Thero wore about two hundred porsons present. Mr W. J. Macdermott occupied the chair. Mr Peacock's speech was in most rospoets similar to tluj one ■which he previously dolivorod in Ponsonby. lie wa,s given a fair hearing, and although

there were interruptions they were neither frequent nor serious until the usual questioning began, when a good deal of uproar occurred. In answer to questions, Mr Peacock stated (1) that he was not in favour of encouraging a titled aristocracy in this country; (2) he was in favour of a bill introducing afu'rmation in lieu of oaths ; (3) ho would go down to Wellington perfectly free and independent to use his judgment as to what action ho would take in the event, of any new combination of parties. He had every respect for Sir George Grey, but had never followed him as his political leader. Ho would go with that party which could best, serve the interests of the colony— (uproar). As fur as Sir .Julius Vogel was concorned, his (Mr Peacock's) sympathies were not with hin.; (4) in tho event of coalition between Major Atkinson and Sir George Grey, he was not prepared to pay that he would not be with them. The sentiments of the two men were not far asunder. At tho same time, he did not desire to pledge himself in any way. A coalition between Grey and Atkinson was very likely, and would make a very strong party ; (;")) he recognised tho importance of the proposals to cut a canal connecting the harbours of Manukau and Waitemata, and would oivc the matter early attention, being of opinion that something should be done; (11) ho believed the country would relieve herself of the present depression ; (7) he did not believe in all the talk against Sir Frederick Whitaker's having been given a seat in tho Upper Ifouse. Mr Peacock did not believe that because lie was once beaten by a younger member lie should takeno part in the business of the country ; (S) as to whether ho would do as the electors wished him, he remarked that it was wrong for them to ask a member to be the mouthpiece of any party; (9) with reference to the Eight Hours Bill.he did not support going into committee. He believed in tho eight hours systom, and would be sorry to »co it interfered with, but did not consider it wise to put it in the Statute Books; (10) if there were any possibility of the eight hours' system being endangered, he would be the first to put it on the books, anil had he known that such was the desire of tho working classes,he would not have Bet himself against it: (11) he would make it his duty to see that tho road between Auck land and the Whau was attended to, and alr^o other interests of tho electors; (12) he was decidedly against the whole of the elec torates being merged into one, as it. would limit the power of the people ; (13) as to whether he would increase the Customs duties, Mr Peacock said it was im portant that taxation should be well dis tributed, and he would make it a point to see that it was just and fair. Mr Jenkins. moved, and Mr Bayldon seconded, "That Mr Peacock be accorded a vote of thanks for his able address, and that this meeting has every confidence in him as their repre sentative in the forthcoming Parliament of Now Zealand." —Mr Taylor moved as an amendment, and Mr Seallen seconded, "That a vote of thanks be passed to Mr Peacock until the other candidates have been heard." The Chairman in putting tho question got somewhat muddled. He put tho amendment first, and 27 voted for it. Ho then asked for a " negative," and 18 hands were held up. On this he declared the amendment carried, and then submitted the motion. For it 21 voted, and then the audience becoming dissatisfied, made for the doors,and refused repeated appeals from the chair to record their opinion. It was therefore impossible to judge of the sup port those present were likely to give the candidate.

MR BUCKLAND AT FLAT BUSH.

Mr YV. F. Kucldatid addressed the electors rtt the Flat Bush lost evening; Mr Wood ward in the chair. 1 here was a large at tendance. Mr Buekland made a capital speech, being frequently applauded. After answering the usual number of questions in ;i satisfactory manner, on the motion of the Kcv. 3. Similes a vote of confidence wqb carried unanimously.

(Continued on Fourth Page I.

THE SOUDAN REBELLION.

[RRIITKIt's CAHI.KfIRAM.]

Cairo, July 9,

Dofenco of Threatened Towns. INTKLI.IOKNCK is to hand from Korosko and Wiuly Haifa that the fortification of Ihosi towns is proceeding vigorously in view of fie [W.-sible advance of the rebels.

SENTENCE IN THE AUCKLAND MARRIAGE CASE.

(lIV TELWiRAPH—I'KESS ASSOCIATION.)

Wellington, this day. At the Supreme Court yesterday Charles Henry Monckton, who was found guilty of making falso representations under the Marriage Act, was brought up for sentence His Honor said: Prisoner, the scandal which your trial has exposed to view is one which must make even a hardened profligate blush to have occasioned it. At the present moment you are justly an object of contempt and disgust. Tho act of which you have been found guilty may, in some cases, be almost a venial offence, but you stand con victed of having made a lying declaration to advance a vile purpose. I call it a vile purpose, because the niarriage was, under the circumstances, nothing else than a dis <,'ustin<; kind of prostitution. The institu tion of marriage is the corner-stone ot society. You have vilified and degraded it in a way almost unheard of, And I feel bound, by severe punishment, to vindicate the laws which protect it. The sentence is that you be kept in imprisonment, with hard labour, for a term of two years. At the Supreme Court this morning Arinie Lynch, on the charge of making a false do claration under the marriage act, was sen'enced to eighteen months imprison ment. ;.,

OPENING OF A NATIVE CHURCH.

(BY TKLKOUAUH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Blenheim, this day. . The newlyerect«d church at Wairau Pah was opened yesterday in the presence of a great crowd of Europeans of all denomina tions. Episcopalian, Wesleyan, and Pres byterian ministers were present, with Major Pollard and Bandmaster Tucker, of tha Salvation Army. The public meeting in the church was presided over by Arch deacon Butt, who has completed forty years' service in Nelson and Marlborough. Tl.o new church cost £350, all of which is paid for by Wairau Maoris out of moneys of the tribe of which Pare, son of one of the principal leaders in the Wairau massacre, is chief.

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Heforo His Worship tho Mayor and F. L. Prime, Esq.)

Dkunk.—Charles Bright (not tho lecturer), John Stuart and John Hogg were fined 5s each. Summons Casks. — Charlc3 Ncald pleaded guilty to permitting a stream of impure water to flow from his premises in Newton Road.—Mr Goldio iiUid tho place Was in a bad condition: defendant was not the ownor of tho premises, and was a poor man, and he believed arrange ments had been made with the landlord and the matter was receiving attention.—Fined Is and costs.—George McCaslin depasturing 3 cows atthorc.irol' tho Hrservoir. l Jonsonby Road.— Defendant said he should have to sell his cows ; it was fust coming to that; he ordered his "missus" lo sell'em today. He would pload guilty.—His Worship said the Bench would be as liflit as possible; 10s and costs.—Alexander ljcu. two cows at the same place, 5s and costs.— Thomas Ready, one horse in Altai Road (Mr Karl for defendant).— adjourned until Monday. Hikty Yaiw.—James Witherage was sum moned, on the information of Mr Goldie, In spoctoi, with permitting the yard attached to his house in Devon-street, Newton, to be in a lilthy condition, causing a most offensivo smell. —Defendant did not appear, and in order to a full investigation of the case, it was remaaded until Tuesday next. This was all tho business.

The Bad and Worthless.

are never imitated or counterfeited, ThU It especially true of a family medicine, and it to positive proof that theromody imitated is of the highest value. As soon na it had been tested and proved by the whole world that Hop Bitters was the purest, best, and most valuable family modioino on earth, many imitations sprung up. and began to steal the notices in whioh the Pre»9 and the people of the country had expressed the merits of H. 8., and in overy way trying to induco suffering invalids to use thoir staff instead, expecting to make money on the credit and good name of H. B. Muny others started nostrums put up in similar style to H. 8., with . variously dovised namos, in which the word " Hop or "Hops" were used in a way to induce people to bolievo they were tho same as Hop Bitters. All such pretended remedies or oures, 10 matter what their style or name is, and sspecially those with the word "Hop' w " Hops " in their name, or in any way connected with them or their name, are Imitations or counterfeits. Boware of them. Touch none of them; Use nothing but genuine American Hop Bitters, with a bunch or cluster of green pojm on the white label, and Dr. Soule's uama blown in the glass. Trust nothing else. Drngttws. - and Chemists aro warned against dealing H Imitations or counterfeits. •

THE AUCKLAND EVENLNG STAR, THURSDAY, JULY 10. 1884



" BUCHU PAIBA.'-Qnlck. comi.l.t.cuw. all inuojiu, KMl»y, Bludiler »vii Urinary Uifin-ia. At DniwiaU. Kualitho>u> I'ru.-.* 1 U.., Ajn.U AiK'kLuiJ. Special Advertisements. mAE L V pLOS IN G. WILLIAM KATTKAY Bcg3 to inform his Patrons I lint in future he will CLOSH HIS ESTABLISHMENT AT SIX O'CLOCK ON SATURDAYS, And respectfully requests their cooperation by MAKING THEIR, laTURBAY PURCHASES ..BEFORE THAT HOUR. , * -Vjrr ILLTAM DATTKAY, 178, 180, 182, Qpekv-strekt. DR. C. NEWBERRY COBBETT, Bacholor in JltcKcino and Master in Surgery (Edinburgh), of the University of Edinburgh, Unlvoraity London, and the Hadcliffe Hospital, Oxford (lato Kesident Ao oouchenr Roftinda Hospital: Dublin), hag com menced the Practice of his Profession at Auck land, and maybe consulted in the city at Mr ABkin's Pharmacy, from 12 to 1 a.m. and 4 to 5 p.™. DR, STALKER, M.A., M.8., CM. (BDIN.), HAS COMMENCED PRACTICE AT CHTJUCH-STREET, DEVONPORT. HOURS OF »«NSULTA.TION: 9to 10 .. Morning 6 to 8 Evening •pkISEASES OF THE EYE ARTHUR RICHARDSON, M.D., SPECIALIST AN© OPERATOR ON BISWASES OT THE^YB, MAY BE CONSULTED AT HIS RESI DENCE. KARANGAHAPE ROAD. From 1 to 8 in the afternoon. An.or-4.prtl Dr. Richardson will not auUmd in Town, but from 1 to 4 at nis own Residence. TMP'ORTANT, ■*• GENUINE, CHEAP SALE. MILNE & CBOYCE, Having decided to REDUCE THEIR VERY LARGE AND EXTENSIVE STOCK, Will hold a CHEAP SALE. OF ALT. SEASONS GOODS. Tho Stock will be Marked at COST PRICE IN H AIN FIGURES SALE COMMENCED ON FRIDAY, JUNE 6. MILNE & CIIOYCE, Corner of WEIXEStEY AND LOnNE-STBKETS. I BOUGHT A JOB! BOUGHT A JOB! TUB FOLLOWING !! ! GREAT BARGAINS ! ! ! 50 Lodlen', Girls', and Children's Tweed Ulsters, at Is lid each; worth 8* Gd 78 Ladles' very superior Tweed Ulsters, Del inans, and other shapes, 9s lid; well worth' a fsuinaa 36 Ladies' Block Cloth Jackets, trimmed with braid and Satin. 9a lid; usual price, 2('n ■A Lot of Girls' Mack Cloth Jackets, nicely . trimmed, from 3s lid 310 Pairs l^adieß' and Children's Fashionable Winter Gloves, from 5i a pair 1,000 Ladies' and Children's Fashionable Winter Hats and Bonnets, at the low price of One Shilling each, acknowledged to l>e the most wonderful value ever shown in Auckland, Please don't forget the add rots*- '•-■ <■• FERNANDEZ'S. j WithOßt exception the Sheapest Shop in Newton.' IkßjJf) General Grocery and Provision StafHEy'ictoria-Btrcet, are brought under your 9W snpplyingtiie Beat Qtiallty of Groceries ipjlioßisule prices. Your ordera called for und jpmrJtolixered In all parts of the itown on ( bnr&.MADVT.j ■ 1



Kpcoinl Advertisements. WI L KINS, P. B. C. S., COKSUI.TINO AND OrKBATINO SURGEON. Is nt Ms Surgery for Gonoral Practice, also Kvk, Kak. und Throat Diseasos. ,„„„,„„ MORNINGS, .\l-n;K.SOONB,ANDi'.VKNI.NOS. Consultation Fees very Moderate. l)r Wh.kiNS spent seven years at MooieHeUlH K-vpllGßDlt.il l^ondon. under Messrs Bowman Sd Sou. two »t Throat Hospital, Lorn on. "even ycava Honorary Surepon Afbcrt Hosplta , md eight vcar ß u t Em Kur, and Throat in lr iiary.Mclbourne. AJjustiiapeeUiclestoaiKlits. -ConßuUinK Uooms. Queen -stieel (near 1 ttt oflice), Auckland. JJNew Iwbb ds. > « H. L. POSSENISKIE « Begs to announce the completion of his M H WINTER IMPORTATIONS, H Consisting of B AM- TUB LATKST NOVKLTIK3 « WORSTEDS AND TWEEDS £ « In the Homo Markets. 2 — * rt H. L. P O S 3 E N I S X IK, ft fH IMPORTER, „ ■g 9horti.aJjd-st., AUCKLAND. ■ WE FURNISH lIOI'SES THROUGHOUT. GARLICK & CRANWKLL'S IS TIIK CHEAP FURNISHING WAKKHOUSK. JUST OPENKI). BKAVTIPUI. ASSORTMENT OK BRUSSELS TAPK9TRY. KIDDERMINISTER CARPKTS. SPLENDID LOT OV B X I) S T X A D S, Just Roceivcd, IRON AND BRASS, NIOKKLPLATKI). QARIiICK AND QBANWEH,. FURNISHING WAREHOUSE, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND. TMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. COftTINVANCE OF OUR GREAT WINTER CLEARING SALE. We bog to announco that in order to effect an KNTIKK CLEARANCE. WE HAVE FURTHER REDUCED OUR ALREADY VERY LOW PRICKS, And that we are new offering our IMMENSE STOCK AT A LOWER RATE Than similar Good 3 have ever been sold at in Auckland boforc. In our CLOTHING DEPARTMENT especially SWEEPING REDUCTIONS have been made. And we aro now selling all descriptions of MEN'S TROUSERS AND VESTS, SUITS, AND MERCERY, &c. FAR UNDER COST. The present, an opportunity very rarely offered of getting tho very Boet Quality of Goods at the very Lowest Price, should be oagorly taken advantage of. Horn the Address— X riOSGRAVE AND riO., 204 AND 200, QUEEN-STREET. rpHE pUBLIC SATISFIED, ANn ligjf MONEY SAVED! <^1 The Proprietor of the " Little Monster Clothing Hall" begs to return his sincere thanks to the Public for their very large patronage during the first two days of the Greatest Bona Fide Sale EVER HELD IN NEW ZEALAND, And to apologise to those who were unable to be so promptly attended to as he could have wished, owing to the smallness of the present premises. He would respectfully ask them to come 03 EARLY as possible during tho day to secure the BARGAINS ! IST DURING THIS WEEK TE* Great SLAUGHTERING will be madel IN ORDEB TO EFREOT A SPEEDY CLEARANCE, Prior to Removal to otm New Premises. Country Qrdors promptly attended to. MONSTER CLOTHING HALL 214 QUEEN ST. 214 (Opposite McArthur'a).. THE NEW ZEALAND CTOTHINQ , FACTORY Display an Immense variety In MEN'S and BOYS' CLOTHINQ, etc., made of the celebrated MOSCIEL TWEEDS, unequalled In VALUE and Superior Fitting. The most economical and durable goods ever manufactured, i Garments to fit every figure always j In stock. Auckland Branch: 168 & 160 QUEEN STREET. i J. HTZSIUOUS, Branch Itanaqer. mO MEET THE TIMES, •*" AND THH UNIVERSAL DESIRE FOB CHEAP GOODS, And to Berve those well who may favour him with their patronage, WILLIAM R. BRIDGMAN,, la now offering a large lot of Goods, purchased unusually cheap, at a trifle over cost price. 900 Yards hoary 291 n. White Flannel, slightly damaged, at Hid yard, worth Is Id Good line Scarlet Flannel, lid Good heavy Blue Serge, 52in. wide, 2s 3d yard 900 Yards heavy Dress Serge, alee colours, 914 yard, worth Is 3d Ladlea' Skirts, 3s lid, worth 6s 6d Job lot Children's Knitted Skirts, Is 2d, la id, la"K<l, la Bd, strone New patterns in Crotonnos, 43d, 6}d, 9d Ladies' Stays, very cheap, 18 3d, Is 9<l, 2s 81 ,36in. Grey Calico, 4Jd;36in. heavy stout, 6d, worth 8d [large stock of Blankets, amongst which are some job lines, and are being sold undkij WAREHOUSE PRICE Several large lines of job Dress Materials at very low prices; to be appreciated must be inspected Hie stock of Ladies' Black Clofh Jackets, Ulatera (in Girls' and Ladles') to be sold at a large discount off usual prices Havingan overstock of Men's Waterproof Coats, will be cleared at a great reduction Boys' Suits from 4s lid; Youths' Suits (Tweed) 178 Gd; Men's Tweed Suits, 21s. | JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUJE, Upper Qdken-street.



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