SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

IUNSKT.-This KVKDIne, 4.15 ~f\ ~?. - lUNRISR.-To-morrow Moraine. T.lij ~■ IOON'B AUK.—I-ast Quarter, litn, -1*;-," 1'

ARRIVALS.

hwhiuy kvbni.vh.

<«ptuiie, a.g.. Muatiiril, front*l cri;UrJfß'iy.\ . , ykbtekuAy; Canny Thorntm, pchooner, Keanc, from Hokiangn TO I>A\. Flora, barque, HoJmcr. from Sydney Island Arawata, s.s., I'oplmrn. (Rom tlio fcoulli Ryno. hri K antiiie, IkHWick. from Savage Island ,_^.. . . . ..

DEPARTURES.

DEPARTURES, sa rom>AT f vxtitnxa:

Macgregp^,.s.s.", Johnson, for VfJiapgOtei

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Lcwnos.—Doric, s.s.. nailed April 28 ; Olance. barque L.0.G.K.. ilarth 3: Laird, uurque, April 7 ;Glenroftft. ship. W.T.M.K., March 18; Wanganui, ship, .May 'I ; Otaki, ship, March ,il; Frith of Dornock. loading. ,„ ~„,,, . NEW foRK.-€laribel, bar^ae. W.M.S.K. (via Welllngon). January 24; Irene (via Uunedln), March 31; Ne«le (via Wellington), April Is. Java.—Manhei?an, barque, sailed March ii ; andTlwpes. barque, to follow. •-■ Cara^-Androklaii, baroue. March,2». jAi'XX.^-Guain, brit;. dally expected. Australia. — CWnsman. brinantine, from RockhampUHi. ' ■' /, , ~ SotrrmeßN Poktß—Wave,, brig, from Uun cdln; Frsetrader, barque, from Dunedin. South Sea Isi.awdh.—Fleetwlnir, schooner, from Suva; Torea, sohooner> from ocrtilec.

IMPORTS.

Ex s.s. Arawata-2di)'cases Hobart frult-G.

Por Kyno.from Savage Island- GO tons cobra, C tons pearl shell.

Iswabps Coastwibr—Saucy Kata. from Giaborne via Wlinnßarcl with CO tons coal; Ocean, from Mercury Kay, with 22,000 ft timber; Four Sisters, jrom llnlairan'.-i. with 2i tons firewood; Kannic. frum .Wlmnßapouo. with 28,000 ft timber. ( , Ootwakd!! Coastws/b. — Krieinhllda, for Mongonul; Fannie, for \y3iajigapoua.

Tho schooner Fanny Thornton arrived from Hoklanga yesterday witii :ti toUra nljes, 100 pieces sawn timber, 17 empty keifs, and a small quantityofKiinn ><i i: • -■ .

The schooner Cygnet (Caplaln l-ane) entered outwards at the Cuntoras today for Tonga.

The brlgantlnc Kyno- arrived from Savage Island thin afternoon.

THE BARQUE FLORA ARRIVALS LEAKY.

Tho basijiip Flora, a woQdqnof il7otonfl, ownetlti by Sir VV. BWiards, at Pttoce, Kdward's lyland, arrived here this morning In a leaky condition,' the pumps being kopt almost constantly going. The Flora Is in chureo of Captain H. E. Jlolmer, who report/having left .Sydney ialond (or Han bury, with a i»rcp of guano, on May 19th last. Modcrato wiawlior was principally .experienced. but it was found at an early stage that tho barque waft lealtini; badly, and it was concluded that she had been badly strained. Oapiain Holmer detorminoil to run to Auckland for repairs, and, arrived as above, Tho Flora has a full cargo", comprising VJO tons gimno. VMcssrs Coombes and Daldy reiirescnt tlui owner at this port. It is probable that the Flora will have to be dis charged hero and docked for thqrovgh repairs.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

AKRIVAJA

Doiltflap, n.s., Daniels, from Waltara AVgfle, ».»„ McArlhur. from Hoklnntra Stormblrd, h.b., Doyle, from the Month

Thcß.B. Doubloh, from Waitara, bronfcht i 8!» sheep, .15 head cattle, &• hides, nnd 10 jikgH skin?. Passenger: Airs Glenn, Tlies.fl. ArfO'le brlnns from Jtoklanga 3.000 ft timber, 18 pkK« HUodrle», 101 mirks gum, and the following [MmsenKerß:—Aluwra R.'"Uoyd end Heatly. .< . . , ■< ■ ■ Tho s.h. Stormbird arrived rcsterday from Wellington. Walyranni. and New Plymouth. PassenKern: Mliwi Itoss, MeiwrH Carr, Kdmunde (3), Hlalic (.'(). ;iiicl .'I HteoraKtr,. Cargo :23 pkgs hides anil okliis, 10 upxc? butter, 10 bullocks, U'2 pkgff niihvny iiuiicriiil, M \iky,n liiiulmt, 3 pkge aundries. ■'

Tho i.b. Itutoriia, Captain Andcreon, arrived ftt Onehuncu from the South early today, hho 1 loft Port Clialmcra on 2nd,at 2.30 p.m.; called ftt Oftmuru, Lyiklton, Wellington, I'icton, and Titrnnflkl »t 10 a.m. Un Sunday. Landed cargo f BBdp*aienffqff»«n(l.proceeded northwerds at 6 p.m.. and .roade.iosc to Onehunga Whtfrf as , Move. Experienced fine weather up tho coast, .with. Hght-northerly and variable winds and a 1 smeoth sea. I'ltaSengers: Mcadames Bnrfoot, Brookllekl, Crl»u. Trotter, Anderson, Collls and 2-chlldron, Misncs Symonds. I'eaMon. Lanalian, Atkinson, Mwim-b Dyson, Burfoot, Rodgcra (21. Tail, Urookdolil, Thomson, Longman, Prof. . Anderson, W. Hsskcth. De Lauiburt, Captain Bottot, Rev. Kswlii. and-20 Bteerago. Thos.u. Arawatdtirrlvod to-day at noon. She loft Mqlboiirno on the Z7rh Tilt. Called at Hoburt on,the-2l)th inst.;B:uir on the 2nd in»t,: Duae din tho 3rd ; Lyttelton. the flth ; Wellington the tith ; Napier tho 7th ; Gbibornc the Bth, taking her departure from latter port'same day, at 12.15 p.m., Arriving ut wTiarf a* iibove. making the pasßagein 21 hours. lludHuht and moderate varlablo wlndsand flnef-wfeotiierthroughouttho passage. Passonger»-a«loon Mr and Mrs H. Lowe. Mrs McMillan and family. Mrs Hanoi), Mrs Stokes. Mrs Rbbb, 'MI-wh Montotrop, Howiteen. Caldwoll. Mrssr* J. T. Garlick, Mci; tagiio. F, Margutts. Whytc, It. Thompson. W. 3. Watlcins. A. B. Hmytho. Christie, A. J. Hoffman, Owen, J. Le Ouraero, Hlckwoll, Scott, Donne, R. 8. Younger, J. li. Younger. PhilliDS, A. Ituokland. Payne. H. Hhera. Masters Burrows (2). Poarcei and 31 «tcora«e; We are indebted to Mr Robert Guy, purser, for proßsporcels, report, lie. ;

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

ROBBKIX, this day.—Tho wlialexhip C.. W. Morgan sails this atternoon for a cruise via Mongonui, huvlngto coll at that port for cask*. Wellington, this day. - Arrived, at 10 o'clock last night: Union fJ.H. Co.'s Hauroto, from Sydnoy.

Weliinotopl, thfs day.-Sailed : Steamer Victory for Londou-al; 9 a.m.'

JDu.vedwt, thtedajr.—Arrived: Alexander NBwton, from Mauritius.

Bluff, this day.—The Ringarooma arrived nt 8 a.m. who left Melbourne on, the «h, at noon. She sails at 1 pm. for Dunedin. Saloon pas-, sengcre:-Messrs Kay, WatuOn, Beaumont, and 7steorago. .■ ■~ ~

Btiwy. this day.-^Arrivwl: Ringarooma from-Melbourne, 8 a.m. ',' .

KoNnoy, Juno &—Sailed : (ilenmore for Auck land. Loading: Wa)kato for Auckland.

EARTHQUAKE ON RAKINO ISLAND.

AlarmJng; Manifeßtdtions.

A KftvßnK1 shook of earthquake was oxp6r£ enced at-Rakino Island on Tuesday last Juno 3rd, bot'woen three and four o'clock in tho afternoon. Tho skjr was c^lm, clear, and clondleaß,iaii3 tto ivator as smooth as.or; sheot of Rlftss, when a loud- rumbling noise, ncaompartiea with 0 vibration of tho earth's, eurfneo, inakiag it almont imposuiblo {0' stand; 'shook the ti;o6B ua if t/ioy were being torn with a htfavy1 galo^of wlfrof. Tho noi?e on tho houßo Bounded as if stones by tho ton war© being tumbled upon-'. tho: roofy which, together with the shaking of glass doors and windows, caused the inmates to rush out on the " flat" to seek $ place of safety. A little boy sitting on a ljauri log was sur prised to find tho log making frantic efforts to shako him off, but tb^ little chap managed to maintain his position. The nhock lasted about 30 peoonclw, and was not felt so heavy on tho hills.—(Correspondent.)

THE FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION.

Granary and Flour Mill to no Srectad.

[BY TBLEORAPH,—ttWN OORKKSPONDKNT,]

this day. A meeting of the shareholders of tho Co-operative Association was held on Saturday evening with the object of dis cussing matters in connection with and making suggestions as to the working, of tho association. About thirty persons were preseßt. Mr Forrest, clireclor'represent ing this district, submitted a proposal that a flour mill with all tho latest appliances should be established in connection with the proposed granary at Vranklon, None of the mills In the Waikato were worth buying, and oven Firth's mill at Auckland hoconsidered unequal tafcheir requirements. Ho went into figures, and showed that in I converting this wheat in Cam bridge district alone flour mills had a profit of £2,704. He urged that the farmers should stop in and save the enormojs difference between the prico of wheat and the price of flour. He estimated that a flour mill, together with a butchery, would cost £;\OOO, which was tho entiro amount of'capital proposed, to, be called up. Ho concluded by proposingl: "That, seeing the large difference the prico of wheat and the telling price of flour, this meeting strongly recommends the directors to erect a flour mill in connection with tho proposed granary, on the most improved principle, and if possible, on a site available to both railway and river carriage."'! The proposition was adopted, only one dissent ileapecting the proposal to give 2,000 working men in Auckland 2,000 votes, - much ducnasion arose. It was argued at Dome length that the interests of tjio con tamer were, in a great measure, identical with those of the producer, and that there . was nothing to fear from giving working ' men a roice in tho Asaociation. It wan finally ugreed that the worlcing men bo placed on the same basis in respect to vot | fate as the other .;sharehalderß., .. • ■!• Xtrwas also agreed that Oombridge dis £, trict be represented on the electorate by, ■^another member. The Association ins al-- BMll^^«Beded in getting together a Jot

Chief Post -Office, Auckland.

UtlUi W^f^- CI*»HK AH U.WIIKM :— wj tfii.s day; For RiiEScil and Kaiva Kan a, ptr Aravvata. ot For PTa'uranga, OlilnorniHii, and Opotlki, pc-r Glenelg, at I p.m. For Riiß.iell." Knwakawa, W lUißaroa, arid Mon gomii, per Wellington, at ft p in. For Whltlanfiftt and Upper Mill, per Rovi-naor Neptune, at j p.m. For Thames. iwr Knterprise. atfi.SO p.m. TCESDAT, 10th inßt. Fur Taranaki anil Smithtm P< its, per Rotoma, at 7.10 a.m. Kor Waitara, pur l.alla Kookh, at 7.10a.iu. For Uaiwera, Kuwau. Omaha, Matakanu, and \Varl;worth. per Howt.'asry at 10 a.m. Kor VVliiuwarei llfiula.rParua. Waipn. Whan tfuMl, Kami), and Mant;ap;li, per .MaCf-ruKor, at 'i p.m. For WRterfonJ, Taunint'a, etc., per Annie Milbauk, at 5 p.m. For Thames, per Anne Milliank. at 5.30 p.m. Wednesday, nth insu For Coromandcl, per Coromandel, at 11.3' a.m. For HaroioiißO, per Ada C. Owen, at I p.m. Tuesday, 2ith inst. Per City of Sydney, m follows— For BanQwlcn Islands, United States ol America, Canada. Uritisb Columbia. Central and South America, and Britidb and ForelifTi West Indies, at 1 p.m. Kor United Kin/ilom and Continent ol Europe, at 1 p.m. For moai-y orders, reglstereil letters and ewapapern. at U..'io a.m. Lala letters, bearirif an extra fee of six penco in addition to the postage, will bi received by the Mail Atfent on board thf steamer up to tho tiuio of sullinK. This mail will bu ilim in Loiidon on Bui unlay, August 2nd, .881. B. B. BIHP. Chief l'o3tma»Mr Chlof I'ciHl-titlW.c. Aursklund.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc

Junk 0. I8«i. Abbott's Opi^ra Hoilfo -" Drink," a Temper anco Drama, s p.m. V.M.C.A. —I-ectiirc by Professor AldiK •■Soino Mathematical and Moral Aspects <f UambUm?,"7..'»p.m. :Bt. Sepulchre's School-room—lieoture on "II"! French Jtevolul:on." by Jlr Milllgan Hogg, Jlurristisr-iit-I.uH-.Hii.nl. Wesleyan ttnria of Hnpo Anniversary, S ■ John's, l'on^ionby—Service of Song. J. 30 p.m. Auckland Wnrktnp Men'a Aid Sae'oty-Aii uual Meeting l f iiicmbtTH, 7.30 p.m. Auckland Instituto - Anniversary Addivis ami Papers. 7.M p.m. Newton Kxoclsior Hand of Hopo-Mieccllane ova Entertainment, rMinburßli-Btrcct,T.3O p.m. Takopurm Jockey Club-St«koß paid »t Kla« BtnfT Hotel. 7.Mp.ni. Kpsoni Hull - Mr i'ooloy'a Concert. 8 p.m.

Births.

CAIUNS.—On June S. at Norman's Hill. One hunga. ihe wife ot James C. Culrna of a son. MONRO— On June 7. at Remuora. the wifo of

the ltcv. G. B. Monro of a daughter. SIRNZIKS.— On June 7. at Devon street, New ton, thf wife of David Jlen/.ira of a daughter

Marriages.

I!ANTKU.-MIIXAIt.-()ii J>ino 7, by Mr <). A. Brown, Thomas ifiohiirii, sqiioitd son of tl,e lalu Air Jun;ph t'autoll. Essex, Knulaiid, to Itebccua Janu. second dauehtur of Mr H. I*. Millar, engineer. Crjsa-streot. Newtott I,Y.N'AH-DAI,TON.-0n May 21, at AllSuinln' l.'llQrcb I'oiKionby, by the Key. VV. Calder. TUoinas Held U'«n| Lyuas. the eldest son of Richard Lynas. to Kllf>n If ate, scconri d-.nttl. ---terof W. J. Ualton, C.E. KUNCIMAN--KAMSHOTTO.M.-(»n June i. Nt The l'oplara, Kinssland Koad.bv tho Hey. Mf Dalliston, ausisted by Rev. I>^ WliFtook. Thouiaa Htjnolman, Untibar. Scotland, to Jemima Annie, third daughter of RenjaiUn Itaiiisbottoin.—E«4t Lothian papors please copy.

Death.

HUHNS—On June 0. Elizabeth, the bulovcd wife of Samuel Burns; axed 20 years. Funeral from her late residence, Manukau Hoad Parnell. at 3 p.m. to.morrow ITiiesdnj), luth inst. Friends please accept this invita tion. CHAPMAN.—On May-30.it Mongomii, Captain James Lcslio Chapman ; aEed So.

FAIRBURN.-On Juno 8, at her residence, Bavensboume, Upper Synionds-utreet, Jane, ' relict of the Into \V. T. Fairburn ; ogad 70.- Warvvlck pupera pleaso copy. Tlie funeral will loave her Into resilience at 10 a.ln. to-morrow '.Tuesday), 10th Instant. HANNA.—On Juno 8. at nor reildence, Grey street. Kliza. relict of the Into Kobert Hnnns, very suddenly. Tho fununil will leave lior Into residence on ; Wednesday, 11th inst., at 3 p.m.

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

MONDAY, JUNE 9. 1884.

For tho causo that UCkfcaaalstanoe, For the wronß that Deftis resUtano*. Kor tho Jfuturo in the distance, Aud tUe good that wo can do. •

Wkujsoton hows to-day is ratlior scanty ; a symptom, undoubtedly, of the lull before tho storm of contending factions, which will commence to rago on th« floor of the Houfo of Representatives to-morrow. By^ latest' account*, thcro doee not seem to bo any arrangement for concerted action ar rived at by tho different sections of tha Op position—each holding loftily aloof from the other, and tho respective leadorH ap parently each determine! to" fochtfor his am hand ' I.iko tho Jews and Samaritans of old, Sir Uco. Grey and Mr Montgomery diiclino to havo any dealings with each other; wtiilo Mohsih Wakolield und Dar gaville appear ambitious of playing tho role of Loril Randolph Churchill in creating a "fourth party. It will bo found that Sir (ieo Grey will no more ally himself with tho latter combination than he will with the member for Akaroaj and if if, be truo, an seems exceedingly probable, that tho Ministerialist!! nro coquetting with tho veteran ox-I'romicr with a view to a coalition being effected, it ia safe to prec'ict that they will find their wooing vain. Tho Addrosa-in-Keply will bo moved to-morrow, and what/over action ia taken in regard to it will be very much of the naturo of a surprise A not very creditable feature in tha political situation is tho anxious oxpectancy with which the members of theGpvernmontand Opposition parties alike wait upon the advent of Sir .luliua Vogol In the arena. Their attitude acorns to justify the insulting assumption raado by Sir Julius in his address to the East Coast elestora, that our political nfralw are hopelessly muddled, and that there is not a master mind in the colony, i «avo hi* own, capable of placing them on a found footing. Had members a dug sonso of self-reHpoet and self-reliance, thoy would address themselves vigorouHly to the difficulties before them, and not look and long for extraneous aid ; tho Opposi tionist would Hcttlo their differences and unite upon a plan of action, instead of waiting supinely for guidance, and adowlng their divisions to be made stepping-stonos for a political advon taror. At the oarliest, Sir Julius Vogel cannot bo in Parliament for a month. Are wo in tho interim to havo tho spectacle of members mulling about like sheep without a shepherd, wasting their strength in aim lobi struggles. Tho Opposionists mean whilo, however much thoy may hnvo of othor sheepish qualities, are utterly deficient in thoir valuable gregarious instinct. Wo hopo wo Bhall see nothing bo humiliating. Wo would fain boliovo that Ministers aro not so cowardly as to sit still and await tremblingly the fato boforo them, but that they will boldly unfold thoir programme, and that the Oppositionists will also give uptholr weak attitude of depondenco on help from without and apply themselves with equal boldness and vigour to their appointed task of ousting a Government in which the majority of the electors havo lost all con fidonce.

[Since tho abovo was written, telugrama have been received which point to stops being taken for a fusion of tho tlilTuient sections of tho Opposition. J

Berber lins fallen into tlic hands of tho Soudan rebolp, after a brief but bloody struggle. A portion of tho garrison went over to tho sido of tho j\i uluji, but the otherß ' who ■ iMsfur»<l to lay down their arms wore - cut ■ down' remorselessly, in purHuanco of the blood thirsty' tactics of tho- -visbclH. -j ,/I'hJH disaster iaußt tond to render tho British defence of Souakim more 'difficult, and already wo loam that arrangements, are in progress for having tbo garrison nt that placo reinforced. All in dications goto provo that the rebellion in still very active, oven on the very ground whore General Graham adminfrUrod such v drub bing to Osman Di^na; and If tho Arab hordtta continue their conquering career during the summer, the. relief expedition which is to be despatched to Khartoum in the autumn will meet ...with, serious oppoei- advance. Berber is a place of considerable importance, and being on tie line of advance to Khartoum, may be fftnhhnrnly hflld Ky fjhfl rebels.

The steamer Doric, from London to Auck land, reached Hohart on .Saturday, and has now resumed her voyogo to this port. We regret to ,'eini that small pox, chicken pox, and measles have been prevalent on board, and' thill a death occurred from the first named disease. The passengers landed at Ifobftrtv have been placed in quarantine, and probably it will bo found necessary lo pln'.-e the nun'.1 restriction on tlio many p&ijiicngerK at riving; here. The Doric rhould Ciich Auckland nlibiit tliucml »l

An interesting Welsh christening service was held last, evening in the Young Men's room,,Wellesley-street, and it being the first time men an ordinance had been held in Auckland, there was a full attendance of Welsh residents in the city and fiibyirbs. An instinctive and appropriate addrePß on the subject was given by the l'.ev. K. J. Roberts, who clearly explained the rite of infant Uqitism, showing further the in nucule possessed by mothers in forming the character and h:ibit-< oi the men and women of the future. Six infant.'! were baptised.

To the Editor: Sir,—My attention lion been called to a paragraph in your paper referring to the questionable behaviour of the officers of the slip Crusader. What ever might be said respecting the other officers, I believe nothing of a disparaging nature could be said with respect to Mr In'eksoii, second mate, who.se conduct towur.lfi the pas.sengerH was irreproachable. lain, &.0., A IUssKStiER »v thk Crusader.

The Grafton Licensing Court sat to-day, and in renewing tlie license of the only hotel in their district, viz., tho Queen's, granted an extension till 11 o'clock of the hour of closing. Jn this respect, therefore, tho rase of the Queen's Hotel, as far an Auckland and its suburbs nro oonoorned, is unique, and tho neighbouring pubi are especially placed at a corresponding dis advantage. A report of tho Court's pro ceedings is given elsewhere.

('.. T. Starkcy—not O. T. Starling—hail been appointed manager of tlie Northern Omnibus Company, vino Mr I'ullnnl re signed.

Wo would attain remind intending mom bers that tlio West. Kud Rowing Club holds it* adjourned meeting this evening at tho l'onsonby Club Hotel. The principal busi ness to bo transacted is tho election of offlfec bearers for the ensuing season, .-o that a. full at tendance is requested.

The fust of the contemplated ovangelMle. services was hold in tho I'uhlic Hull, l'ousonby, last evening. There was a full attendance, tho building being crowded Tho Roy. T. (i. Curr presided. On the platform wore tho Kcvs. C. Curler, I>. VV. Uiiueirnan, and Mr Barton, Mr Carter offered up tho opening prayer, and Mr Hunciin.in read tho Scriptures. The Roy, .1,8. Hill gavo an admirable address from tho 24th vorso of tho 12th chapter of Hobrews, "Tho blood of sprinkling, that speakoth bettor things than the blood of Abel." Mr Hill mado a powerful np|>cal to tho unsaved to lieu to Christ, tho t-inner's substitute, without a moment's proerastin i tion. Misi Kmma Bigolow presided at. tho harmonium, tho singing upon tho whole being cxcollont.

it will bo seen by advertisement in another column that Mr 11. W. Fiirnall will give a locture on "Tho Origin and Destiny of the BritUh and American Nations" at tho Newmarket 1 lull to-morrow (Tuesday evening), at eight o'clock. Mr FainoH's views on this subject aro hold by a large and over increasing numbur of pooplo. 'Jheso views aro certainly very startling to those who hear them for the lit>t time, but recent political events as well a» certain indications of the future lend an uir of something inoro than probability to tho views Mr Famuli ftdvocatoH. On this occasion tho entrance fpo js merely nominal, as a large coloured lithograph iHuxtrnlin|> the subject of tho locture will bo pre sented gratuitously to each member of tin: audience.

At the moruing sorvioe in the Wellwfoy street Baptist Church yesterday, Mr S. H. Matthowg (one of tho tleacom) mentioned that lio had received a letter from .Mr Thou. Spurgeon, convoying his greeting* to the congregation, announcing that tin: Latin eeston Tabernacle hail been opened with great success, and stating that ho had for warded by Mr fiarlick a sum of £-7") as his h'rvt earnings towards tho Auckland Taber nacle Fund. Tho now Launcoston Tabor nacle will seat 1.500 people, and tho tot.-.l co*t(£6,ooo), as well aHthepaseageout from England of- the Rev. A. JJird, wuh borne by Mr VVm. tiibeon, of Nativo Point, and Inn noil, Mr U'm. Gibson, jun., of Scone. Mr Spurgeon produced n very favourable ini projsion, and the local '' Telegraph " pro phesies that " ha will bo heard of at no dis tant date aa one of our foremost preaolioio."

Mr .T. 11. Hannan, Victoria-street, writes a letter in reference to tho insinuation* against him convoyed in that very peculiar letter from Mr Urabazon which wo pub lished on Saturday last. Tho aggrieved Head-mastor, who was having v "Iling" all round, wroto thus:—" If I were to mako it public that Mr Hannan, a member of the Committee, used language unlit for girls to hear in front of his own door becauso they wero looking into his shop, would the law hold mo clear and guiltleen? I trow not; then why not tho samo law apply in my cftso?' Wo looked u[K)ii this as a purely fictitious and suppositious assertion; but as tho inference may bo drawn from tho words that such accusations i-oiilil. be made, und as the ell'ect of such a reading is calcu lated to bo damaging in the oxtreme, Mr Hannan challenges Mr lirabaaon to make a direct accusation, whon he will be prepared to moet him.

Tho Auckland Hospital librarian acknow ledges with many thanks the receipt of 44 of "The Atlantic Monthly" Magazines, iii) of " Lippiucott's Magazine," G7 of " Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper," 4 of "The Daily Graphic," !>2 of "Harper's Woekly," and 80 of " Punch," from Mr .Shipley, Kyber Pass Road ; C editions of popular novels, 1 parcel of" Tho Illustrated London News," and 1 of tho " Literary World," from Mr O. i\ Pierce, Bjekloigh, Kyber I'nss Road ; 4 numbers of " Punch," from Mr Lodge, Parnell ; 2 volumes of " All the Year Round," 3 volumos of " ChamboixV Tracts'," 1 volume of " Lessons for tho Use of Schools," and 1 volume of " Readings from the Best Authors," from Conquest Place i donor's name unknown, but those of Oraingo and Stillwcll aro inside of volumes. Also, an enormous parcel of literature) too numerous to specify from Mr Gill, of Pon sonby.

Mrs E. C. Harris, a Thames lady, deli vered a lecture Jast night in tho Lome-street Hall on "Woman* Work and Destiny." There was a largo audience, tho hall being well iilled. Tho (irst portion of tho lecture resembled in construction "The Vision of Mirza." Thought was personified and re presented as a celestial being, showing to tho writer in a panoramic view tho social state of man. The vision formed the basis on which Mrs Harris's nrguuients wore reared. The giHt of tlio lecture appeared to bo that woman's work was to reform man and assist him in all his higher and nobler aspirations, and that, she was destined to riso abovo tho inferior position which she at present occupies, and becomo man's truo helpmeet, and ulso his co-equal in every respect. Tho lecture w.us n work of considerable literary merit, and, though tho religious views disclosed in the discourse,bcing decidedly Christian, wero in conflict with those of tho audience, Mrs Harris was accorded a courtoous hearing, was frequently clieorod, and finally resumed her seat amidst long continued applause Messrs Kelly, Young, and McMunuß mado some brief remarks on tho lecture, and Mrs Harris replied. Tho Chairman announced that Kpv. W. Tobbs having last ovoning lectured on " God," Mr W. 11. Webb would next Sunday oven ing criticise hjs utterances.

An immense crowd of people assembled in tho Domain on Saturday afternoon to witness tho football matches, mid amongst those present wero many Indies. The most interesting contest was that botiveenGml ton and Gordon. Tho former played a weaker team than usual, and if anything Gordon may bo said to have had tho beat of tho game. Towards the end, they wore again und again on the point of scoring—Clayton, Tawhai, and I'otts repeatedly distinguish ing themselves, (irafcon, however, worked the bull back, and just when time was called it was in close proximity to tho Gordon goal. The play was fust nnd open, and tho excitement ut times was intense. The other match was, to a certain extent, interesting. Ponsonby had things all their own way, and defeated Auckland easily by 20 points to nil. H. Skoen ob tained three trios, Whiteside four, Davy two, C. Clayton one, and Colobourno one. Whitcsido converted one of his tries into a goal, and Arneil potted a goal from the field, Carroll,one of the Auckland team, sprained his ankle in the first term,and had to retire.. At Uovonport, the Albert Club defeated- North Slioi'e_ by six points to nil. For the winnow, Dayman potted a goal from the field,-and tfnice scored'it try. Some Bay defeated ~Rosoberry on the Metropolitan Grouod by one goal and two trios to nothing. Tho 'matches*between United and Union a$ Surrey Hills, and Gordon 2nd and St, George's Bay Bowing i lub in tho ftemaiu paddock, wero~:drnwn, Trenwith's boot factory 'defeated MoArthur's by 10 points to nil. Btaghes,. .Roche, Gault, King, and McNamara obtained triage «i««-—

Tho news of Mrs Ilantia's dcath^whicli took placo at lies*- residence in'^Oroy- KtreoVlasi night, after a very brfo£illness, has produced a feeling of deep^aißa/'tiincere regret arnottg a wide circle of friends arid . acquaintance*. Tho deceased tiuly became,' inilhjposed about the middle of last-week, and was attended by Dr. DawHon.iJut no serious results wore apprehended* until Saturday*nlglit. An I lie symptoms beeanio inoio alarming Dr. Huyned wan called ift' ami at once pronounced the nmUdy to bo congestion of the brain, besides holding out. very little hope of recovery. Hi« opinion unfortunately proved only too true. Mr* Hanna wnS a sterling colonist, ami a woman of great forno of' character. She came to Auckland from tho North of Ire land -19 years: ago in company wit!! lieY husband and nine children, but shortly afterwards, the' head of' the house hold died and she was left to support and briiijj up her young family among strangers in a /strange land. She was fully equal, however, to the emergency and came through the struggle successfully, winning. troops of friends and earning the respect of all with whom she came in contact. Today. four of her sons aro resident in Auckland (the eldest being partner in tho firm of Hemns and Hanna), and two hold positions in tho South under the Bank of New Zea land; while of her three daughters one is married to Mr W. H. Madill, of Pukekohe, and the other to Mr Tho.'-, Cotter. City Council solicitor. Mrs Hanna had been a member cf St. James's Presbyterian Church since her arrival in tho colony, and at both services yi storday she was mentioned in the prayers.

A striking commentary upon publicans' professions on licensing days was witnessod on Friday evening about five o'clock, in front of the City Hotel, Hobson-streut. Two men, in a disgraceful state^of intoxication, while endeavouring to undertake a bout at listiculi's, had fallen upon their backs upon the asphalt pavement, and finding it impos sible to regain tho perpendicular, were des ln.-1-utt-ly struggling to got near each other again, cursing vigorously all the time. Several passers-by assisted both to thoir feet, and as Jthey still manifested a highly bellicose spirit, the barman at length name out and dragged one of them inside tlio hostelry. Tho other Yon left to shout out his challenge from"tlio pavement.

Dunning 1') Opera Company, who are now playing at Napier, cipon at Abbott's Opera House on the 28th of. tho present month in "The Mack Cloakes" (Los Manthnux JJoirs). Mr A. llalillaii will arrive hero on thn lllth to make thu necessary arrange inonts,

Mrs Faiibnrn, widow of W. .). Fairburn, died last ni^'lit at her lato residonce iit Uppor Symoiids-stroot, in her 70th year. Mrs Fuiiburn had sull'ered for several years past of dropsy, n malady to which she Hue cuKibpd. She leavcv ouo sou and one daughter to mourn her departure. The funeral will take place at 10 o'clock to morrow morning.

On Friday, Juno Gth, tho I'urnoll Volun teer Firo Brigade held thoir regular monthly meeting for tho transaction of business- Captain Walker being the chairman. Tho mi.mles \vero road by the Secretary and confirmed by thoco pro»ont. Mr Furtor was elocted by ballot to till the vacancy in thu I'l ij^iulo ciused by a mombor leaving tho neighbourhood. On the motion of tho cap* tain, a voto of thanks wu» accoide<l to Cap tain Field, of tho Salvago Curps, lor his conitesy in lending hosen, An., at th* Into tiro in Matiukau I toad.

Our District Ctmr!,report is oiowded out, and will appear in onr next Issue,

liy an error in our last issne it was stated that' Mr V. O'Powd had taken this Naval and Family Hotel, whereas it should have been the Caledonian Ilptcl.

Constable Christie of the Thames brought up a lunatic Maori woman, named liapai, who had been committed to tfjo asylum on t lit? testimony of two medical gentlemen of the district.

Wihnott'fl Dramatic Company were pas sengers by the s.h. Arawutu from Napier to (•isborno. They play for a short season at the latter port.

CURtcn of HiUKKiNfI.—"A ynuni; friend of mine WJSCtircd of an insnllttblo Uilrßtfor liquor, that hud bo prostrated hU •yati'tn that ho was unaliln lo do uuy Inisiness. ]Io was entirely (Hir«l by Iho Una of Hop Hitters. It allayed all that buriiinK thirst, took away tho appctito for Itijtior. male his norvca ateany. and no has re iiluined asobor and bteady man lor morr Ilia* two ymti-H, iimi hus no desire to return to hi» cupH." Kroin a Irudln;; H.K. Uftlcial. Knul,

SPORTING NEWS.

THE GRAND PRIZE OF PARIS.

[UKUTKM'm CAIir.KOIIAM.]

Paiih, Juno 8. Tiik following was the remit of tho race for tho

Grand Pki/.k ok Vmus <>l .oo.ooofr I4.000hovh» 1n specie, (,'ivcn. half by the City at I'arls, and hull by thu live (fritat Hallway Companios, for , ntuvYoltH and Ulliea, fouled In 1881, of every ilf.-i-riptlon and country, added to a Bweep- Hl.nku» of I.OOOfr (lOsovsl ('iich; the second to nciivo lO.nOOfr (JOOsovn) and tho third 5,000fr |200kovb) out of llui stakes; colls, 55 kilos (■ihout Bst illb): ItlliuH, S3i kllo4 (about Bst 81b); about :i,OOO nii'tren. nnt.side clrole (about one mile and seven fiirlonifs).—:«fi aub».

Little Dick, by See Saw—Light Drum ... 1 TheL.ambkjn,by Camballo—Mint.Suiice 2 Fra Diavolo, by Trooad<sro- Orphellno... I)

Proposed Steeplechase Meeting at Wel lington.

(BY TKLKURAPfl —JTIE.I.S ASSOCIATION.)

Wellington, this day.

Ari'angeme-.ts aro being mado between tho. Wollihgton Racing Club and Island Bay Park Company, to hold a Steeplechase Meeting at Island Bay immediately after tho Napic? Mooting, which comes off on the 2O'th inst. ; -. r.i

SCINTILLATIONS.

J'auuamkntakv campaign openstpmonw. Tlio now name for divorcc-rPou.fole* and quilH. . .■ SoHfion ot Auckland liißtituto opens to night. Trades Unions in Victoria are not legal ise:!. Steamer Doric will reach Auckland this week. I. arid O. iirindisi moils reached Mel bourne on Saturday. High lifo at Monaco Is said to have hastened the death of Prince Leopold. 'Frisco mails, from Auckland April 29th, were delivered in London on Friday last. <!old-beaijng stone is found on the Wan gumii lliver, Major Atkinson continues seriously in disposed. . . :- Last year Ireland lost 108,000 soulb by emigration. The Scottish Land Restoring Leaguo gavb a banquot to Henry George. A Coflco Palace was opened in Christ church on Saturday laßt. St. Paul's congregation are to erect a temporary building for public worship till their now church }h built. Parliament buildings in Sydney aro to be lighted by electricity j post £0,062. A Marton butcher is advertising primo legs of mutton for oneihilling each.. -:.";-X' At Ballart a " magnetic lady" is emulat ing the achievements of MrMi|norStephen, and curing " incurables" by laying on of hands. Flour is brought to Christchurch from Ohaka, sixtcon miles, by waggons, though thoro is a railway siding at tho mill doors. Tho now Baptist Tabonmelo opened at Launccston by Mr Tliok. Spurgeon cost £0,000, and tho whnlo expense was bpme by Mr Wjn. Gibson, of Nativo Point, and his son. Tlio Bonovolont Institute Committee at Duncdin havo invited tlio medical men to form an honorary Btaft for tho institution, thereby saving £50 yearly! Diphtheria prevails in Groymouth dis trict, and the schools at Brunnerton and Pncroa aro recommended to be closed. The new St. John's Presbyterian Church ufc Wellington is to bp larger than the old one, and will have a loft for the "kist o' whistles." Mrs Hampson is on an evangelistic tour in Victoria, ami has promised to visit Gee long after her trip to Sandhurst and Bul larat.

A branch of tho Working Men's Political Association has been formed nt St Alban's, Canterbury, arid the members gave three cheers for Sir Goorge Grey.

At Musselburgh, Otago. a member of the Licensing Committee said hotelkeepers wore now looked after as if they wero ticket of-leave men or felon*.

Sir Georgo C. ..^raban, Governor of Tii«)Vatiia, )s to to Miss ; Maud Hewitt, a belle pt-tjie colony. , ..-,' '

'A whole family has been poisoned in Brooklyn, N,y. r by eating. canned to matpes, ■ !.■;.'■ MS'lJl X&tfi MrJChoinns gpfliis'opn Is *. «&filw PffiS 811 He ha*< cdnt 127 ft toward^ jJaortAttaKland ':Tabef(igaJe_ fund, collected •^jr-'bira in JjiunoßWnalCii*niaf.lii, .>,;.> \ iW\6 HUf |^ * j A-l''ivnfili inilushml [Society has'adVocatld ,:tb©siijjptofisiuii of all circular gftwg,;on the ground thut fclwy tiro wasteful and dangerouß ijolife. '

THE SOUDAN REBELLION.

b BERBER. „,

THE TOWN IN THE HANDS OF THE \i ! % ' ,'- REBELS.

OF BKFKWDERS,

[RY CAIILE-COPY RIGHT].

{Rl'.nTEß's TELF/IRAMij).

; \'f ■ " Cairo, June 8. I:> ifc).Li<ii:.Ni ]k has been received, that Berber, an important town on the Nile, to the north of Khartoum, has fallen to the rebels after a brief struggle, and the latter are now in full occupation. A portion of the Egyptian garrison surrendered their arms ond went over to the assailants, and tho remainder who declined to yield were killed to o man. Reported Battle at B«rber. Londok, JunoS. It is reported that a sovere battle has taken placa at Borber, but with what result ia not known. Admiral Hewitt's Mission to Abyssinia, Cairo, .Juno B.—lntelligence is to hand from Masrowah that Admiral Hewitt, -who is now on a special mission to Abyssinia, has been woll received by King John, and there is every prospect of his mission being successful. More Reinforcements for SouaWm. In consequenco of tho presonco of a large body of Arab Kobels, under Osman Digna, in tho neighbourhood of Souakim, further reinforcements, .comprising all the British marines available at I'ort Said, and another battalion of "Egyptian regulars, are under orders to proeeod thore without delay. .

ARRIVAL LICENSING COURTS.

GRAFTON.

(Jicforo iMcusre R. A. MackccliDlo. G, AlcMn, C. Lavon». C. La Roche, and C. 9. S. George, Licensing: Commissioners.

Tiik annual sitting of tho Grafton Lioeiwing Court wuh held at noon to-day in the ft.M. Court, Superintendent Thompson, repre senting the police, and Mr Thos. Cotter appearing for tho Licensed Victuallers As sociation. At tho only hotel in tho district

tho (^ueon_H, the busino«B of the Court hud reference moroly to it. Thero was an application for tho renewal of tho licenso to Michael O'Connor.—Superintendent Thom son stated that thore won iv objection. Tho houso was in excellent condition, olean, and well fiirnifiliik), and sinco Mr O'Connor had had the place it had been exception ally woll kept. He understood that the present lo££oe wus selling out of it, and he only hoped that hia successor would con duct it iv satisfactorily.—The Chairman inquired if tho provisions of section 66 hod boon observed.—Mr Stonoy (clerk) replied in tho &tlinnative.—ln answer to the Chair man, Mr O'Connor eaid that tho urinal Hpokeu of at the previous sitting of the Court had boon inaproved. If, however, it atill failed to give satisfaction he would havo tho itccessary alterations mado before ho loft. It drained into M.r Rowe's ground from his own property. — Mr Cotter remarked that Mr Hawkins, tho intending transferee, was also prepared to do anything to meet tho Court's approba tion.—Tho renewal was then granted by tho Bench.—Mr Cutter asked for an extension of the hour of closing till 12 p.m., pointing out or he did bo that lust year tho house for some time was closed at 10, while the other hotels in the vicinity remained open much later. If, however, the Bench were disinclined t<j grant an extension till 12 o'clock, he asked them, as an alternative, to extend the hour till 11 p,m.— The Bench decided to grant an extension till 11 p.m. This concluded the liusiness.

POLICE COURT.- This Day.

(Hoforo lloaura Primo and Magulrc, J.P.'al

Drunk.—Three persons, fls and coats. Fiohtinci. —I'otor Clarkon and Thomas Barry wore charged under the Vagrant Act with fighting in a public Btroet, in West Queen-street.—Prisoners pleaded guilty.— Serjeant McMahon described the ncene. The pugilists were both in liquor —Clarken expressed his regret; he had only reached Auckland on that day with his family, and left thorn with his friend Patrick Kelly,of the Pro vincial Hotel, but while out on a little busi ness he met with hia friend Barry, and they had a rap or two. —Harry said he waa a baker, and in coming out in tho cold he took a drop, find hud a'tussle with Clarken. —Sergeant McMahou Bald he knew the moh, who were generally very quiet.—The Bench cautioned defendants, and dismissed thorn Oh payment of costs. ' Nat Laooham. — A youth, William Laugham, alias Nat, was charged with fighting Sam Johnson outside the Britomart.—l'risoner said he let Johnson' have it in self-defence, —Co.i»table P. 'White, howavor, «avo a Tery diil'erent version of tbu tight. Laugham waa tl c aggressor, and entirely in fault. —Fined •iO.i and cost?, or one month's imprisonment.

LarchnyofCkiahetfks.—CharlesCourto nay, Michael Brennan, Joseph McNumaru, John Nicholson, and. ThamM Martin, a gang of juvenile thieves wh,Q Infest tho city, were charged with stealing cigarettes, valuo 2,i, tho property of Antonio Seuidine. —Prisoners pleaded euilty. —'Sergeant White said the boys had been previously convicted, excopting Gourteny. McNamara seoms to have taken the property, and tho others wput in for » share of the stolen perty.—Tho Bench sentenced the five boys to 14 days' imprisonment with hard labour. Tho boys were somewhat surprised at tho sentence, iw they had hitherto escaped with a word of caution,

TIIRKiTKNINfJ LANOr/AOB,—Foe, or Jew, a native, was charged with using threaten ing language toward? Katarina, and threatening to knock her brains out.—Mr -Earl appeared in defence, and pleaded not guilty.—Katarina deposed, thrqu.gh Mr Brown, the interpreter, that on the 3rd instant she was at Swanstm station, on the Kaip&ra line ; prisoner came to the station about 12 o'clock, but did not greet her as usual; he passed on and then called her j he said; " Why did you, Katarina, not come to my arms?" She replied: " Poe, because you are a bad and wicked man ;" he then lifted a battle axe, and said he would kill her. George Martin, a European, came up and prevented injury, and told hjin of thp fearful consequences of murder. —T° Sorgeant White: I do not wish to die yet. Am not prepared. Wish him bound over.—To Mr Earl; Signed the information ; did not understand it very well. She only had one husband, and he was at Wnitara. Was not aware that prisoner was jealous of a man. At the sight of the axe blio ran in and got behind the door.—George Martin, a Portuguese, saw prisoner with the uplifted axe, and heard him Bay he would cut Katarinu's head right off to the shoulders. —Sergeant White: Have you any other witnessest"—Ktitarina: "Yes; there's the- Englishman."—Sergeant White: ''What's the Englishman's namo?" — Katarina: "Jack Smith, of course. (Laughter.) — John Smith was called, but knew little on either side.- Mr Sari having addressed the Bench, tho prisoner was ordered to find personal sureties in £10 to keep tho peace for three mopths, and to pay costs. Abominable Offence.—George Proud was charged with committing an abominable offence on the Bth nil., on the person of C'Hja, a native of France. Mr Heskoth ap pearcf) to wa'ph tho case (or the prisoner.— Moris Pe'.tzer interpreted for complainant and took notes of evidence. (Left Sitting.)

CABLEGRAMS.

|W v [BY CABjLE.-sCPPYniOirrj

[BEOTEI's CABLKORAM.j

(Received June 9th—11.30 a.m.)

The, Presidency of the United States.

New Yokw, Juno S.— The" Chicago Ccn vcntion has decided to nominate James (x. Blame, ex-Secretary of State, as Demo cratic candidate for the Presidency of the United States. Fighting In Zululand.-Tbc Boers in the Field. Capetown, June B.—The latest news from Zululand states that the Usutus recently made'a- fresh jottack upon the loyal tribes in the reserve territory. Heavy fighting took place, resulting in the defeat of the aggressors. A largo body of Boors have now joined the Usulu?, and together they have invaded the country occupied by Usibepu and his followers. The Australian Cricketers. - Matoh with XiA&OAAhirO. London, Juno 6.—The cricket match, Australians v. Lancashire, was resumed to day at Manchester, in fine weather, and before an enormous attendance of spectators. Thn local team, with five wickets down for 109, continued their first innings, which, after an excellent display of batting on the part of Barlow and Mr H. B. Steele, closed for a total 195, or 21 ahead of the Australians. The highest scorers for -the County were— Barlow, 29; Brigge, 40 ; Steele, 41. Tho fielding of the visitors was excellent, and alone, prevented their opponents' score being much larger than it was. After the usual interval, the Australians went in for their second innings, and a splendid display of- batting ensued, with the result that when time wad called for the day 202 runs had been put together for the loss of only three wickets. The chief contributors wore : Bannerman, bowled, 44; Murdoch, caught, 04; Siffen, not out, 79. London, June 7.—The cricket match, Australian? v. Lancashire, wan continued today at Mauohester. There was again a large attendance of spectators, although heavy rain fell at intervals during the day, and, owing to tho inclemency of the weather, play w stopped, anil the match waa drawn. The Australians, with their score at 202 runs, continued their second innings, and put together a total for eight wickets of 315 before play ceased. The highest scorer was (Ijtlen, who was not out on tho previous day, with 11.1; Spotl'orth, not out, had 24. French Convicts for Now Caledonia. Lonpox, June 7. — It is reported on good authority that an agreement has been ar rived at by Lord Granville and M. Wad dington regarding the deportation of reci divistes to Now Caledonia. Fresh batches of rocidivistea are being forwarded to Now Caledonia under much larger escort* than heretofore, =o, as to prevent their oscape to Aust rulia. Sir Gavin Duffy, who recently was credited with an attempt to revive the Yonng Ireland party, has disclaimed any intention on his part to re-enter political life. In the House of Commons lost night a government Bill was announced by Mr Chlldcrs in the Budget statement for the conversion of consuls from 3 per cent, to 2J. It was read a second time. Party Fighting In Ireland Avorted. London, Juno B,—Tho leaders of the Orange party in Ireland have abandoned the idea of holding a meeting at Newry at the came time na tlte National meeting. Thousands of English Orangemen bad pro ceeded to Ireland, threatening to move an amendment at the National meeting. The Agents-General are forwarding to their respective Governments Sir Andrew Clarke's recent report on the Suez Canal. It advises the widening of the Canal. Nothing will be definitely decided until October. The Belgian Government has appointed all tho Australasian A?enta - General mombers of the Antwerp Exhibition Com mission.

The "Pal} Mall Gazette" praises the financial prospects of Victoria.

A rupture is threatened by Servia of friendly relations with Bulgaria.

Archbishop Moran's Departure.

[SPECIAL Tfi PHESS ASSOCIATION.]

London, June C. Archbishop Moran sails for Sydney on July 3. Australian frgzen Meat Trado. The 3orata'a cargo of frozen meat from t Sydney has been partially sold at 5d per lb. Th« Charge* en Frozen Moat. It is proposed to organise a committee of colonists to try and bring about a reduction in the warehousing and other charges on frozen meat.

AUSTRALIAN.

Foochow Tea Market.

Melbourne, June 7.—Telegrams from Foochow state that the tea market opened there on the 6th inst. Fine to finest qualities were at the bouw prices as last year. The present crop is bettor than that of last season. Exchanges are quoted at 45*.

Proposed Visit of Homo Rulers to Australia.

f'AoK" Specials.

London, May 29- —It ia announced that Mr Redmond, member for AVoxford, and Mr Sexton, member for Sligo, are making the necessary-arrangements-fora visit to Australia.

Colonial Branch Bank. Tho Adelaide Town and Country Bank have established a branch office in London. The French Transportation Proposals.' It is< now considered certain that the Repidmstes Bill will be passed by the French Chambers without amendment. A subsequent compromise is, however, pos sible between tho British and French authorities, subject to the operation of the Act. Widening the Suez Canal. The constitution of a Technical Commis sion, which is to meet in Paris to consider the proposal for widening the Suez Canal, huH been officially confirmed, Sir Andrew Clark is to represent the Australian colonies on the Commission. The Oriental Bank. The prospectus will be issued to-morrow of the now Oriental Banking Corporation, with a capital of £2,000,000, in £10 shares. Tho first issue qf shares will be for £1,000,000. Thp Bocldlvlstc Bill Passed. 3rd June.—The Committee of the French Senate have prepared their draft report. Thsy approve of the general provisions of the Jlecjdiyisto Bill, and confirm the proposal to transport criminals to New Caledonia and French Guiana. They have, however, ex punged the clause which proposed to uti!s.<o the Marquesas or Mendona Islands in the Pacific Ocean as ponal settlements. The Committeo further express their approval of the suggestion to release criminals after they have sorvod six years imprisonment in tho place to which they may he transported, i

CORRESPONDENCE.

The Public library and Art Gallery.

(To the Editor.)

Sir,—lf the writer who, under the signa ture of " Voritas," finds fault with me (or finding fault with the Town Council, takes the trouble to refer to the date of my letter, h.e will see tha.t it was written on tliejjrd of June. The editor of tho Star must have received it on 4th j the notice about the plans did not appear before Cth. I, with many others, were beginning to think that unnecessary delay waa taking place. Perhaps my lettev would not have been written had I known that the plans were on their way to Auckland, I am not in the habit of finding fault, but still think that the architect lias boon, allowed too much delay, and that he has given no sufficient excuse for the plans not having been received by tho Town Council beforo this time,—l am. &c, Ar ( WN Martin,

EllorsHo,-jMiie7, 1864,

EXPLORATION IN NEW GUINEA.

THE NATIVES OF NEW GUINEA.

[Si>K<:I.UXV WniTfEN" FOX THB^'kTAB."

Mukkav IsLANi'. March 10. Cannibalism.

Wk now come to consider aouie of the manners and cut-tomd of the natives of New Guinea—my diocese when in Western Polynesia, and now in New Guinea, being composed chiefly of eannibnl tribe?. I shall first notice that ancient and horrible custom. The name cannibal iV derived from Cariba, the original inhabitants of the West India Islands, who wer« reperted to 'be man-eaters, and some tribes of whom, having no "v " in their language, pronounced their name Canib. These were a bold and warlike race, and, like many of their class in the South Seas and New Guinea, made a stout re sistance to the progress of European civili.-a tion.- Cannibalism is frequently referred to by, -classical and early Christian writers. Perhaps some of my fmnds and fellow countrymen in Dunedin are not aware that St. Jerome gives his personal testimony to the practice in a way not very Battering to our ancestors. He states "that when he was a boy living in Gaul he beheld the Scots —a people of Uritain—eating human flesh ; and though there were plenty of cattle and sheep at their disposal, yet they would prefer a ham of the herdsman or a piece of female breast as a luxury !" Statements of old authors still more absurd induced some thinkers to believe that cannibalism is un natural, and to deny that it was ever prac tised by human beings except under the pressure of starvation. The accurate ob servation of late travellers has ; however, put it beyond doabt that cannibalism has been and is. systematically practised, and practised T>y those who are by no lneaits the most degraded of the human race. The aborigine* of" Australia, for instance, who' are generally considered an extremely degraded type, feed on herL»3, snakes, worms ; whilst the aborigines of your adopted country (New Zealand), who arc admitted to, be the most highly developed rnco with which European civilisation has had to compete, were, until recently, systematic feeders on human flesh. It nas been 6uppo3ed that the reason why, among the Jews and several Eastern nations, the eating of swine's flesh was forbidden as an unclean food, was its resemblance to human flesh, and the danger that., fiorsons accus tomed to.the one might not retain their ab horrence of the other. The -question is, how the abominable practice arose ? Some say from superstition ; others from hunger; others, again, from revenge. An instance has been given to show that it is the natural development of ferocity in degraded natures, viz., the fate of the Princess Lam ballo in the French Revolution, whose heart was plucked out by one of tho s«vages of the mob, taken to a restaurant, and there cooked and eaten by him. - Fijian Practices. It is well known that amongst the noto rious cannibals of Fiji it was considered an act of supreme revenge upon a fallen enemy; and wo are informed that the most violent exhibition of wrath one man could manifest to another was to say to him : "I will eat you." "In any action," observes Dr. See mann, "where thciiational honour had to be avenged, it was incumbent upon the king and principal chiefs—in fact, a duty they owed to their exalted station-^to avenge the insult offered to their country by eating the perj>etiato:s of it." But the same writer thinks it worthy inquiry if their practice of cannibal feasts did not, in some degree, par take of a religious ceremony. His suppo sition, he thinks, is countenanced by a very singular fact. Not only are the ovens used for this purpose never appropriated to any other use, but whereas every other kind of food is eaten with the fingers, three or four pronged forks, made of hard wood, are used for eating human flesh. Every ono of these forks, he says, is known by its particular— often obscene—name; and they are handed down from generation to generation, and greatly valued. Dr. Seemann mentions the great difficulty they had in obtaining speci mens for their ethnological collection. And when they were afterwards shown to natives who did not know how they had been obtained they always looked grave, and were especially anxious that they should not be displayed before their children. "My handling them," says the doctor, " seemed to give as much pain as if I had gone into a Christian church and used the chalice for drinking water." In the centre of one of .the Fiji Islands there stands a great banyan tree—tho akanlabu, sacred tree, or "the tree with the forbidden fruit." Under its spreading branches warand licentious dunces were practised, accompanied by the murder of prisoners and by cannibal* feasts. Before cooking the victims, sometimes even before their death, certain parts of tho bodies of

FATAL ACCIDENT.

A few days ago we reported that a seaman named Macmasters had sustained a severe scalp wound through falling between the barque Himalaya and the Queen-street Wharf. Macmasters was conveyed to the Hospital, where his injuries were found to be more serious than was at first supposed. In addition to an extensive scalp wound, several of his ribs were broken and his lungs injured. Ho was attended to by Dr. Bond, and was made as comfortable as .possible, but he never recovered, and died ' on Sunday morning.

AUCKLAND INSTITUTE.

Opening of Session 1834,

To-NiciHT'the first meeting of the Auckland Institute for the ISS4 session will be held in tho Museum Buildings, Princes - street. This institution continues to flourish, and under the regime of the new President, Mr H. 6. • Seth Smith (District Judgo), it will doubtless make further advances. To night, in addition to the inaugural address by tho President-elect, interesting papers by Rev. W. S. Baker, Capt. Broun, and Mr J. Martin, F. G. S., will be road. The following is the list of new members elected, and donations to the Library and Museum received, during the months of March, Apj£, and May ;—New members; Professor Aldis, Dr. Bond, Messrs A. Kidd, W. C. W. McDowell, D. Nolan, C. Ring. Donations to tho Library and Museum ; Progress Report of the Geological Survey of Canada for ISSO-81-82; Macoun's Catalogiieof Canadian Plants; the Geological Survey, Canqda ; Journal of the lloyal So ciety of NswSouth Wales, vol. 16, theSoeioty; Proceedings of the Linnren Society of New South Wales, parts of vols. 8 and 9, Tho Society ; Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia, vole. 5 and (1, and Journal of the South Australian Agricul tural Society for ISSI-82-83, The Society; Welsh's Tasmanian -Almanac for 1884, and Statistics of Tasmania, The Chiif Secretary, Tasmania ; Report of tho Geo logical Survey for ISB2, and 10th Report of the Colonial Museum, J)r, Hector ; Griffin's Consular Reports on New Zealand, the Colonial Secretory; Cartulariuni Saxon ieum, pts. J, 2, 3, Mr Gulliver; atlas of Japan and other publications, Japanese coins, Dr. Aoki, H.I.M.S. Tsukuba; fac simile lettor of the Right Hon. W, E. Glad stone, P. L. Murdoch; three skins of Authornia melanum, E. A- Plumley; two' skins of Sterna frontalis, F. H. Combes ; two skins of Procellaria Parkinsonu, E. Harrow ; skin of Canadian diver, S. Morrin; skull of dolphin, R, French ; two specimens of Scorptena cvuenta, K. C. Barstow * New Zealand land and marine shells, microscopic slides of teeth of N.£. land shells, Prof. Hutton i eighteen species of N. Z. orus tacea, 0. Cliilton j brittle star- and hydroid zoophyte, J. KendcrtKno i chalcedonic quarts and jasper, J. Pulford j rock speci mens from, the Solomon Islands, Rev. 1) Ruddook ; encrustations from Rotoruji, W. MeCulloiigh ; jasper from Cabbage Bay, W. D. Campboll; calcito, with quart? and gold, Directors Success Mine ; native arsenic with gold, Roy'nl,£«fit.!inin;e ; | chalcedony with water .cavities/vs Grown ; curious worn p.tones from jMTuaogSf, J. Biuttj fossil fern, H. Kenwood; collection of Tahitian timbers, J. Arundol; portion of pillar perforated by white ants, North Australia, E, Amphlett.

MINING NEWS.

(BY TE&EOJUPH—OWN COBBKSPOSDENT.)

; ■ THAMES. - ' ; ' THAMES, this day. Paw.—-Well hole of shaft has been sunk the required depth, and the manager will dominance the obumber of No. 4 level on Tuawj&y. A Jorge vein ot quartz, pro bably dropperVfrom No. 1 reef, has ap peared in the bottom of the shaft.

SUSPICIOUS INSOLVENCY.

FURTHER PROCEEDINGS IW MOORE AND TOWWSHENDS ESTATE.

The Creditors Decide that the Insolvents Should be Pro3ecuted for Fraudulent Bankruptcy.

The adjourned meetine of creditors in the estate of Messrs Moore and Townshend.ijag held to-day, Mr .1. Lawuon, the Official Assignee, presiding. There were present the same gentlemen as at last meeting, and alw> Mr C. S. George,

It was agreed to proceed with the ex amination of Mr Dunnett on oath.

Mr King said to Mr Dunnett that, the only thing he objected to was in reference to the LSO note.

Mr Dunnett eaid hedid not object to any thing, unless it was to the local papers beinK made the medium for the exhibition of personal spleen. Mr King said he had nothing to do withl newspaper paragraphs, and had certainly not inspired any. Mr Dunnett retorted that he blamed Mr King for them. Mr Dunnett, sworn and examined by Mr King, said the amount given to Messrs Moore and Townshend on the LSO bill wag t the sum of L 35 10s. The L 5 10a was a-* claim he didn't care for enforcing, and he handed it back. Mr Townshend only actually received L 5. That was all the cash paid. The L 25 was a bill that was current that Mr Townshend asked him to pay for him. Mr King pointed out that Mr Townsheml had said on a previous examination that all themoney accruing from bills was paid Into .■ the estate. ,'',':'".:

Examination continued by Mr King; The bill was a current one, and was not endorsed by him. It was held by Cohen, and retired from him.

To Mr Abbott: Lo was the actual co»t Mr Townshend took away with him. * He did not know the date of the bill on which thet2s was paid to Cohen. The bill was riot an account of the firm, but was % private bill. He only got VI 10s from the ". bill. '•

Mr King : In the firm's books, on 19th ; Orfay, they give credit for cash for L2O, and ' enter L3O as paid away. Do you know anything about that ? Mr Dunnett: No, 1 don't. • i?vii& Mr Moore explained that thi* was"the same bill. - !l •'• ■•■"•U These were all the questions asked, and'1 Mr Dunnett was relieved from further at tendance. . ■

The Official Assignee read the following statement from Mr Cohen : -" I know no thing about the firm Moore and Towmhend. ~ A bill was brought to me by a Mr Dunnett with the name of Mr Town?hend upon it, drawn for the sum of L 25 at three month*. I informed Mr Uu:mott that I did not care about discounting a bill with only one name. Mr Dunnett then informed me that ! the bill was perfectly good, as he knew all about the affairs of Mr Townshend, who had ■ been put into the firm by his father-in-law, who gave him a large sum of money, and that he was quite solvent. I paid Mr Dunnett the sum of L 22 for the bill. Some three weeks after, Mr Dunnett called at my office, and told me that if I would allow LI discount, he would take up the bill, which I did, receiving for it the sum of L 24, making the interest on the - transaction L 2. Hoping this will meet with! your satisfaction, —I remain,. Samitw.} Cohen, London Mortgage Bank, Sliortland- . street."

Mr Dunnett, who had remained during; the reading of the letter, said he knew no thing of the statement. He never saw their * paper before, and thought it perfectly good. He would have lent LSOO on ft.

Mr Townehend was again sworn, and in reply to Mr King, said he kept a buggy and a horse.' It was not his own. He could not say how long -. it might have been more than six months. He believed they cost L 35. Before he became bankrupt he sold them for, he thought, about the same as they cost.

Mr Moore explained that this to a private transaction, and would not appear is the cash-book.

To Mr Hughes: It was absut a month previous to the bankruptcy that lie sold them.

Mr Hnghes explained that he would like Mr King to be checked. He said many things that were contrary to fact. Mr King said he would like direct ques tions. He did not wish to bring in the name of a gentleman who was supposed to have purchased both.

Mr Townshend continued: Mr Plumley"' ' bought the buggy and horse for his wife when ehe was ill. Witness did not pay for ■ them. The money for which they were sold was returned to Mr Plumley. The witness prooeeded to explain how the things were sold.

Mr King : After your previous evidence, I have great hesitancy in believing you at all.

Mr Abbott: I believo, Mr Townshend, I have seen you driving a pair. Mr Townshend : Yes, when I required to go into tho country. They were hired, and were not mine.

Mr Abbott: You said the money frem Cohen's bills were usod for your private debts. Did you ever diceount any other '! bills of the firm's for private purposes ? Mr Townshend : No. ■ ;■, Mr Abbott: How did you come to return •< that bill of Cohen's co long before ita maturity- ten weeks before it was due ? Mr Townshend: I wanted to get that bill picked up. Mr King pressed the question, and asked • Mr Townshend if he did ,not think the ''"[ transaction a most discreditable one. Was ,; it not disgraceful that so- soon before his bankruptcy he should pay a bill ten weeks 'n before it was due !

Mr Townshend •. I don't think it was dig-! creditable. . .

Mr King;: I don't think there is any nee of proceeding further. The answers are so •> unsatisfactory. The Assignee put the question re the pay ■.. ment of tho bill again with the same result, A Mr King: The transaction was dishonCflfc. ' Mr Abbott asked why so many goods ■ were delivered so soon before the bankV": ruptcy. Mr Townshend : They were "ordered before. * ! '■■'"' Mr Abbott: Was Mr Broswoy's roder re- - ceived before Mr Macguire, his clerk, held .■ an account? : ;.: " Mr Townshend did not know. ? •>* The Official Assignee proceeded to read Mr Brassey's explanation as follows :—"ReH Moore and Townshend.—ln reply to yonra of to-day's date asking me to favour you'; with my version of transactions between tho : above firm and myself, I beg to say that such transactions originated in the first/ instance in the discount for the firm some time since of a bill of LIOO, on which I charged nothing for discount, having done, it simply out of friendship. I was after wards appealed to by the tirm to discount a bill for L 75, and did so, charging nothing •in thla instance for discount, but taking as a security bond" warrants to the value of the advance. After the L 75 was paid, the firm applied to me to dis > count another bill for L7O, but as lam not * in the habit of combining bill discounting with my business, I referred the matter to a Mr Harkiss, who had it discounted by Mr Masefiold, and the proceeds, 1.60, handed to Messrs Moore and Townshend. On the Bth ot January last, Mr Townshend called urjon mo and nskod mo to oblige him again by discounting a bill of L 25 at three months. I refused, but referred ' him to a Mr McGuire, a law student in my office, who, as a matter of obligation to Messrs Moore and Townshend, discounted the bill, charging therefore L 2 10s. This last-mentioned bill Messrs Moore and Townshond drew in my favour, and I endorsed it to Mr McGuiro. In this latter instance, as in all the others, I derived no benefit whatever, having only acted out of a pureapiritof friendship. On the Ist May lost, the L 25 bill came due and was dishonoured, and I applied to the firm for payment, offering Mr Moore to take Lls on account, and renew for the balance, which offer wa3 aooopted, but never carried out. Finding that I did not get oash, as promised, I then gave an order for goods, and on the 3rd May received goods valued by the firm at £24 4s. At the time of receiving the goods, the firm were indebted to me in the sum of L 29 4s, as agaiust my indebtedness to them of L 27 15s for goods supplied, and suspecting the firm were getting into difficulties from the number of bills afloat, I deemed it prudent to have a settlement of accounts up to 3rd of May, which had, leaving the firm on that date indebted to me in the sum of Ll 9s. Up to the time of my settlement of accounts and the receipt of goods, the firm were not, so far as I could judge, contemplating bank ruptcy. I learn, however, that about the ' 17th of May, shortly the bankrupted filed, Mr John King (who has been^*' making so much noise lately) himself sent '■ an order, to Moore and Townshend for 5 < goods, whicji order was not executed, mucjji DC to poor King'g discomfort. I do not think that the firm have at any time been actuated. ~ bjr dishonest intentions, 'but their conduct amounts to >want of better judgment and Jusiness^lik^iabite^^iEO^NJßaAssH^^^^

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1884.

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*r 'It will bo spot) by advertisement that Mr W. H. Webb, of Oak House, Ifobson-street., ia now forming a class for the study of tlio rudiments of music, which are to be thoroughly taught in twelve lesson?, The fee being only half a-guinea, offers a good op portunity for those wllQ wish to be grounded m the basis of a good musical education. Messrs E, and A, Isaacs will soil to morrow, as per advertisement elsewhere, unclaimed cargo ex Loch Deo, Professor Aldis will deliver bis lecture on " Some Mathematical and Moral Aspects of Gambling" this evening in tho Lecture Hall of the Young-Men's Christian Association, A Lady's Wjpii.~"Ob, how I do wish my akin was at oloar and aott us yours I" said a 1 ily to a frlend."You can easily makoitso, "answered the friend, ''How!" Inquired tho flrst lady, "Hy using Hop Bitters that makes pure rioh blood awl blooming health, It (lid It for me, us you observe." Head. * To-morrow (Tuesday) evening an in .toreatiiiK (fathering ia to talco plaoa at tho Odd follows' Hall, Pompnby, being Proteiwor 'Bernard's complimentary party to the pupilf at. tending his dancing class In that district. Each ~ pupil may Invite twtvfriends, an,d, parent* are admitted bb. spectators. A precisely,; similar cathoring takes place on Wednesday evening Fn fllflMWfilto HfliTi Prince.B-g.trmV



. Classoi ore announced to be now open at Venuaia, Upper Pitt-street, for inetruution In bQok-koepinir.arlrhmetic.wrttlnK, mathematics, French, and Knelish composition. 'I'he head teacher is Mr Horace Smith, who is thoroughly qiialitifld by Ion? training I'nd experience to teaah the bpancliga wliiati ho undertakes, In JS7I ho hold tho appointment of nocountivnt to the Treasury Htjjovuna. Fiji; and for a numbor Of years practsed nil piafeuion in tho Fiji Islands. Since thon he lim hecn in various parts of Now Zealand. and at tho present time has just returned 10 Auckland from a trip round the colony., He is to be assisted in his educa tional labbitrs by Mr B. J. Moore, M.C.P., London. .