SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

in. n -v. ATWW / Thl" Evening. 10.38 HIGH WATER Vro-morrow Morning. 11.0 BUT.*. ET.-Thta Evening. 4.18 -«, ■_. / E'J'SBIBE.— To-morrow Morning, 7tlß ■ MOONB AGBL-Full Moon, Sth, 9.19 p.m.

ARRIVALS. TO-DAY.

Glenelg, S.S.. Stephenson, from Tauranga Wellington, s.s., Farquhar. fjom Rtißsell Neptune, s.s.. Mustard, from Mercury Bay Australia, s.s., Guest, from Son Francisco Mariner, schooner, Queen, from Russell Ant&oklas, barque, from Java (via Mannkau)

DEPARTURES. LAST EVENING.

Ro*. ens, s.s., Soott, for Mercury1 Bay Waitaki, S.S., Crawford, for-Whangarei --- Macgregor, s.s., Johnson, for Whangarei -TO-DAr. ■- Borealis, brigantine, McKenzie, for Kaipara

IMPORTS.

Per Au_(_dla-_!..74 cases canned salmon, 281 cases canned fruit. 52 cases dried fruit, 43 eases honey, 20 eases hops, 5 pases cidor, ,90,.bags coffee, 23 barrels'__qu__r,"f jftgs.' hydraulic limo, 77 pkgs. sundries. --

THE MAIL STEAMER.

The s.s. Australia arrived ot 11S a.m. to-day. She left Sim FrancisCo 91h June, at 1.40 p.m. Arrived at Honolulu!.th June, at 11 a.m., and sailed at 2.15 p.m. sam.! day. Experienced tine weathur throughout thp greater part of the passage, and fresh S.E. winds previous to ar rival. On tho 11th ihßt., passed' tho s.s. _rai landia bound for Sun Knnolseo. i Received Auck land pilot 2Bth Inst; at 3.33 a.m. List of pas sengers i^For Auckland: SalOon^-Messrs F. Colbeok, D. Campbell, W. H. Atwood, D. Nathan, W, Rhodes, A- Whyte, Caddlngtor, Mesdames D. Nathan and A. Whyte. Steerage —Messrs J. Muirhead; M» A. Freehairn, Mr and Mr. Oliphant.. The Australia resumed her voyage for Sydney at 11 a.ra. She took no cargo from this port, Sud tho only passengers booked here Were J. B. Gilflllan and W0 Ming.

ARRIVAL OF THE ANDROKLOS.

Late this afternoon /the barque Androklos, for this port, was signalled, -as inside Tirltiri. This la the vesßol which lately reached Manu kara Harbour, with the crow disabled a from sickness.-'-:-:/; teMX-soicd *,'. . ■. .'

IhwardsCoastwisk.—Mariner, from Rus sell, with listens coal; Nellie, from Whango poua, with 30,000 foot timber; Janet, from Whangarei, with 800 bushels lime ; Bessie, from Kennedy Bay, with 21,000 foet timber; Mercury, from Tairua, .with 2_500 feet timber, 23 bags gum, 12 hides; Llzette, .from *ihames, wiih 2..000 fect ( tlmbor. A largo square-rigged vesscii!,apparently:a barque, was inside of. Tlri at 3o'oloc£ Another sail was also insight- ~-~ , . )• ;.-r, • ;.-. The following ,Unto_ si!eampl*s ilro duo neit week i-Rotorua,' 'itf' o_ehit__-a; from South; Sunday, 1 -pira.'^Ti. Anau. from" Melbourne and Southern ports, Monday.'ll i .Walrarapa, froto Tonga, Tuesday; Waihora, from Sydney, Wed nesday; eatty.'r''*'' •"-' ■■ -"T* 7-" •■'

Tho s.s. Glenelg arrive from Tauranga at 7 a.m, Liatofha-aengersj-MrsArniitage and 2. sdns. Misses Bruce. Maberley, Wrfefley, Wilson. Jn-ge'WlM>ri,,CaJ_..Wil_, Cant CoUclV__e_ts \V re_on,, Mciqnlay,,Galbraitb,Biniiey.;: ] r b:b'-'.< The s. . Weihngtohfrom Russell and northern parts brought the toUowing.pa_st>B_*erß :-Me_rs J- Padlor, J,-White, Maolu, Conghlan,, Con stable. MOhsire, HSU. Johnson, MaanrOse, Wl Giffe, Hooker, ti. \y. Bjßhdp.'Hoafoii.A. ihn.'on, Penk. J. BoTOmaß.ChHitla. Watting.Monday,' McSap. W. ..Haves. :P'." Mvy'.' dompbeil, ' Coghlan, Huctt, BllllngsATalbdt.Scply. Kenny, Mclntire,Johnso»,Mcsd*ahieSJohns6ri,HutChln son. Gow, Davis, Anaio. Constable'Moar. Rev. Hazelden, Archdeacon, Clarke, Captain Fisher. Mrs Rice ttnd-3-cMldren',_iWiind Miss Mat thews, Miss.s Annie, Nuggett'-Hayes, Donald son; 8.; Rlnhef;'Stefeberisdn;'1 and a number of natives.-1-;'-:-- '-•"*'- ■ * ~,-.',y;-1 ■ •, The barque Aleesfes sailed yesterday (27th June) from New York for, Dunedin and1 .Lyttelton. <-• -1- -'• ' >■ '-<■ fx '-'4 ,■■•■ .' -■-.-;|j Freights at London on May 231. New2eaiandl ports were: By stealer, 30s. to Ids; by sailing** vessel,2ssto3ss. ■.'><■■ ~',..>'--. . ;, Cun-ent rates of freight atjvow York on May 28 to Dnnedm nnd Aucklaud.wero Ui. Vessels of moderate sine for deep,sea voyages were scarce. :'...' "-',."-, "•""."' '~ . There were _o vessels loading at Now York for Auckland whon the mail-left. i Captain M Mctauiaie .lid.'left the Handa Isle at Bluff yesterday, is still in a very pro carious condition, ,!',-/ / ,r ; ~ , .The brig Neptune left PortOhalmcrafor Auck land yesterday. • ' :,. i.i_;. ~'-. Thetonnage loading on"the berth"at London oil May 15. for India, China.-ant the Cape at Good Hope, -JriOunted to 88.49 tons, and for" Australia and NewiZeaJandjto. 8.216 ten 5.,.,.,, Amongst the passengers fo* Auckland by the P. and O. steamer!Sntltjj; ffrohV liohdon, May 22, wasMrH_A._*_-lden;for'Auokland.. >_■.-.• >-i : ;.['.■;' .;,'. .'!'J.'...'J'. .'l-'fl .'.■:/...: liT __l I l»l- ■:■ -, I .- !:!Ti./.,_-^--—Ti«i i * i" ~.).-. :..ro ■;■■■>■'

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

t ■;.". : tr:« ARHIVAfi.'■'- '• - *,"": ATgjyle,' MoArthur/frort^iiltftra; ';, . '■-,•' lb. ,'-'',! J • f| - 'DEPARTURE.'' .' '. '"' (' Hinemoa, Fairciild, fOt1 Wellington ■' >''.'■ Tho ■__-. Argyle, from .Waiters, brings 30 hood, of cattle, 180 sheep; C horSoß, and 14 packages sundries. ' "• ~,.• '"-,' .„,*;•.". . ■The s.s- Hinemoa' left for Wellington at 1 o'clock witli'thoSouthern portion of .the inward 'Friscomall..- , ,x,' i .■:■.'■■.:, minoftoinio'_ ' "' *— : '.'* ■',■',",'.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

SrDNBr,-Juno-27.—Arrived. Hauroto, from tosMst_pftf-m" *fter?_a_F_te* Adelaide, FridoK-sArrivcd: Lusltania, arajr fronr.PJywpi#^ %J_ i>, MJ I A V

COMMERCIAL

,m . .*• _ QiW&ihymtSi %>_nit?.*4is<4_'yf^ mksshs ym^-iimiiDrmi'AvemL shot-port. maS^otth ?fotiigf":•«§!_•• mbWVta been a moderate one, with fip^ifew shipborne, conse quently there has been little excitement and no sr^?_sWN?tet4 su _ were maintained. Wool, hides and skins were in Bhortsupply,butsteadydemand. Wequotehldcs at 2'! dto 3jd per lb; skins, 3s each. Cattle: The weather affected, {be. supply -at the central market, and as thero have been-no country sales during the,, jwoek..the, business,.done,in dairy and stor. *_de*. haS beeU'rHstriAeS; .Hit quite an average quantitvof fat stock found pur chasers at an nd^af_T6'~of fnlly 10s per head. ~.The„butphers' pens .at the .New m«keiJYS«s '««#*MBaeW(t_^_flUjap_B^ cows were inilewi thnjl:l_ital:nOml>er, and but few stores were yarded. Competition was brisk throughout the,sale. Dairy oows fully maintained the previous week's values, and there was an upward tendency in beef, 2Bs per l_lbs'l_i-_n*loße_f)Blvel£I_i>»'i^e_kf.-Sfifeu participated in.the:ady»needi:Brlee;.inobeef,)Sis each havto^l»oß^uen=fpr'jyeliiers;i«wd_Us*d for awa_,ia.Bigßi«eM.planlj_ikbnWD_l^l|*«ny of a .rough Hemmm.o tW *«#> ',Vfflr4-W«Sj a Blaok-/lemaiMl, ( ,wßife apbff pqrkorjj jyere,saught tamea>.-.[,t', s -ji hutJ. hnaesiroM.rfilauoir Fin.-t

MR/ALFRED BDCKtAND'S VfEKKL+iyUVimVI •M^fia^ft'arkKifp Frllfiy ®P<_JfePJK_ in usual supply.■«_« r*&|-. <Pfroiii 3b to1.. _<_J'fho owt.; cnmmu^im-mton ;.«_««. .is .4. numbor, wlfh a^flwvlftWlMStlate Values, ahd a second-hand doiibl__cli_i_ft_lbgybrought V_s. At the: Haymarkdt'tai TuoßdajT Uidea :were in good demand,iaud-6_ms3it'.from 2d toSJd thelb; sheepskins, 'fren. OSo to ; 2a! fid, each: tallow, 26-3 to 29s fid'*tl_uoWtk '-"At Papakura on Wed nesday a email muster W>£iJu___»_ were yorded. YearlingsanAolderl ba*tle;soia freely, but calves were neglected, i, At Remuera. -on Thursday, . dairy, .oattleii were in , moderate number only, but low erja price ; store cattle at late values; fat cattle In full.inumbor, and brisk demand: prices for good Btock. ranged from 23s to 2(l_U'avers_fHg 2ft the lOOlbs; sheep were in short supply.;; prices advanced with a jump to n<*ar tvyioe that lately obtained, audi \_\ of goed iiu_4ity,,raha_a ;from.26« to 30sreaahj| pigs were plentiful, and barely maintained the prices lately rulln. . Waikato averages were: 17, steers, N. Hunt.' 19 3s; S head, H. Reynolds, £S 10b ; S steers. S. Flomlnth £8 2s: IS steers: Qrice and Parker, £8 'Bs; 120' wethers; Auckland Agricultural Company, ..235; 60, wethers,; J. Hiu_,22s9d. * ■' ' T '-': * *-' ■'" •*_•'>'■. *'','- ''-"." '"' .";'"..i"*-.''1 ":,'"",r" '' ";.*

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

June 28, 1881. Theatre Royal—Professor Anderson, 8 p.m. Abbott's Opora Houso-Lond on Comic Opera Company, 7.15 p.m. .' V.M.C.A.—Devotional and address,' 7.30 p.m. Prince of Wales Hotel—Meeting ot pedes trians, 7.30 p.m, French Literary Society, 7.30 p.m.

Births.

HARVEYIr-On June 26, at her residence, Nelson-street, the wife of W. T. Hatvey of a daughter; both doing well.

T.MeM ASTER—On June 21st. at .Bereeford- Btroet, the wife of T. McMaatcr, of a daughter,

Marriage.

BENNRTT-LIPSETT.-On June, 1881 2».atSt, Matthew's Church, by- the Rev. VV. Tebbs, Matthew -John Bennett, eldest son of M. H. Bennett, Painter, Freeman's Bay, Auckland, to Margaret Lipsett, late of Gisborne, second daughter of James Lipsett, Esq., North of Ircland.-Qisborne and Home papers please copy.

Deaths.

RKYNOLI)S.-On 2flth June, at his late resi dence, Army and Navy Hotel, Henry Church hill Reynolds, the beloved husband of Isabella Reynolds,; aged 28 years. , . . ~ . The fbheral will leave'to-morrow (Sunday), nt '_ pijiT. .Friends pieaso accept this invita tion. ■ ■...-. , - i .- -

TONICS.-On June 27th, at his late residence, Komuera (suddenly), Benjamin Tonks, laic of Birmingham ; aged 52 years. Tho funeral will leavo his late residenoe to morrow (Sunday), at 3,30 p.m. interment at St. Mark's, Remuera.

TERN AHAN.-On June27,lßßl, Thomas,lnfant son of R. Ternahan; aged 7 months. Tho/unoral will take place at 4 o'clock To morrow (Sunday). . .

Notices to Correspondents.

Am Onkuunoa Elector.—lmmediately on the RegiHtrati n OfHoer receiving notioo of the issue of writs, ho Is bound to cease enrolling electors. ~,.,'

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

SATURDAY. JUNE 28, 1884.

For tho cause that buto assistance, i For the wrong that neo-is roslstano. ' For the'futUre In the dlstande, : ' And the good that we can do.

The mail steamer Australia, wjth -Euro pean and American mails, arrived in harbour from Sari' Francisco at''an early hour ■ this ~'mortiing." Tq_ make room for summary of news, wb omit leading mattpr and condense all.local reports.: •..-...

. Those persons, entitled., to vote at the forthcoming election, but-who havo failed to'registertheir,hames,aronowdisfranoh_edi the time'for receiving registrations having expired-yesterday. The total number of electors on the city and suburban rolls will not transpire till Monday.

j The birthday of Queen Victoria was cele brated to-day, in accordance with Her Majesty's expressed wish on account of her recent bereavement' in the loss of her son the Duke of Albany. The shopa.in'the city were not generally closed, but. we under.-, stand the-birthday will be more'closely Observed on Monday-next. The Free public Library, aVid a' feW other public Offices wero closed. At-noon, the Artillery, A .Battery, under command of Lieutenant Norrie, assisted by Lieutenant Geddes, gathered on the brow of Albert Park, 40 in number, and fired a royal salute of 31 guns. Dr. Tennont, Artillery Surgeon, was present Also a number of citizens, and at the close of the parade, three loud cheers were given for the Queen and Royal Family. _~ , j Among election news to-day tho most noticeable item is the advent,of Mr Joseph Newman as a candidate for the representa tion of City North. His address to tho electors will be found in our advertising columns, as also an .-address of Sir G. M. O'Rorke to the electors of M.nufcau.

| .'Tenders were received yesterday at the office of W. F. Hammond and. Son for' additions to the residence, Glenside, in Symonds street, with the following result:— Crechmar and Small (wood), £300 (bricl., •€365 (accepted); Gabb, £356, £433; Clayton, £435, £467 ; Wrigleyand Hancock, £473, £496; Upton, £527; Ellingham, £575, £611 ; Mills, £674, £750; Brabazon, £716, £879.

j Teetotallers will doubtless be glad to hear thdt the Exchange Hotel, which nas so long supplied the wants of thirsty souls, is to be turned into other uses on tho expiry of the license. Mr I. Levy, tho well-known Queen-street, clothier, has made arrange ments to' take over tho building, and in tends removing his business there, while the upstairs portion will be converted into offices.

I There was a good attendance at the Opera House last owning, on the occasion of Miss Carry Nelson's benefit. '' East Lynne " was , - . ■

; An alarm of fire was givon between nino and ten o'clock last night. The cause was an outbreak in tke chimney of Mr Coburg's house, St. Mary's Road, Ponsonby.

Thomas Fawcett, who hod his hand blown off while shooting in the Waikato, was ad : mitted to the Hospital yesterday.

I A meeting of delegates to the Auck land Trade and Labour Council was hold last evening, but our reporter was in | formed that the proceeding, were private. ' Two little boys, named Henry and 'Robert Sullivan, were sent, to the Indus trial Home, on the application of Sergeant White, the parents, in consoquenee: of in- I temperate habits, being unable to care for them. The father consented to contribute j 10? per week toward their support.,

Among the passengers per " Lusltania,". which arrived in Adelaide yesterday, is the Rev. W. E". Rice who wllfeupply for the Wellesley-street Baptist Church here during "astor T. Spurgeoh's absence, Mr Rice is "the first-class man" referred to in the Q$Q ,83. H* Spurgeon's cablegram jtp. his son." ** " __•• '- /.! - I

Tho old "man Brooks,.whol was dharged with having' no visible,'lawful moans of a livelihood,: iand who has been remanded from time to time; was admitted yesterday into the Old Men's Refuge through the kindness of His Worship-the Mayorl*

Captain Richard Russell Pulford of the Royal' Engineers (brother of Mr W. S. Pulford of this city) has been appointed As sistant] Secretary .to; .he Indian Govern ment, ■

■ At the meeting of tho Board of Educa tion yesterday afternoon, a letter was ro eeiye . from the Principal of tho Training College stating that a great many uncertifi cated teachers availed, themselves of tho op portunity for improvement afforded by cor responding with the College, but he added that three had totally disregarded the Board's instructions, and ten had only par tially fulfilled their duty jn this respect.— The Inspector recommended that the three teachers should be censured, and the ten warned,.and after, some discussion it was resolved to follow this course.

The third anniversary of- the dedication of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre will be held to-morrow; Bishop Cowie will preach in the iheming, and the Rev. C. M. Nelson, M.A., ih the evening;. Rev. W. Colder,;will conduct the children's service in the afternoon. At St. Paul's, the even ing seanon will be "Love, True and Conven tional.". ', New*m^r'ce*l Wesleyan anniversary iseprices/Revs.': A. Reid, R. Bavin, apd R. Bavis- St. David's (Presbyterian), ovening 'lecture, by Bey. T. Mackenzie Eraser, M.A.': "Tho'Bookef'PoverbS." '*" j

Ii " " n ' ''• >\ b'Mr'b. Godfrey Knight, the Actuary and '; Inspector of the Equitablo Life Assurance! ,1 Society ,of the United States, is now on a j visit ,to,Vihis' colony for the ' j.niposo. of ; establishing a branch of the Society. He ! has fixed upon Auckland as the head office . •of the 'f New Zealand branch, and the ' local directors are^the.Hon. Sir Frederick j Whitaker, M.L.Cv Hon. Jomes William-, 'son, M.-L,C, and Dr. Compbell. T|^c; ',' advent of this important, life company, the i largest :in! the world excepting the Mutual i Life of New York, is a matter of some im i portance to pur community, because it ' introducesa now|feature in life insurance,— i the Tontine ■ system of distribution of j profits. " Under this system the profits are j accumulated for the benefit of the long -1 live^. The short-lived get an adequate 1 return for their-• payments in the, sum ; assured,; and are not entitled * to' profits ; whibh they have not earned.. .',:■] ] The .'annual business meeting of the 1 French • Literary .Association takes place i thW-evening in the V.M.C.A. Rooms' | (VYellesley-street entrance). |._ The High-street public school being now .clpsedj.the City Schools Committee notify: t^ktii they.'will opon a girl's school on.Mon ;'_uLjSJ''?tn -, July : next, in the Frimitlve' rMethodistChapel, corner of Franklin Road f t^nd Wellington-street. ' ,:',<io j ' i.' (J M_ Rl'-.^rthui; ,wiH sell - jOri' Monday i*isxti ' a"lttrge Quantity of unredeemed pledges, as ,™r. f ,advQrfiseinent, cbrtflieweing atl eleven Rao. •"" ""^"Tf

The Hon. Mr Mitchelson, accompanied by Air Moss and Mr Suitor (Chairman of, the Newmarket Board), paid n visit of in spection this morning to Nowmarkot in order to make himself practically ac quainted with some of the urgent heeds of tWldietrict. Tho result is satisfactory, as the lpng-neaded foot-bridge in Kyber Pass, and'the equally-needed approach to the railway station are to be proceeded with as early as possible. Two great dangers to life in the increasing traffis will thus bo removed ; and all who uso the Kyber Pass Road, or who havo to approach tho railway station, will appreciate tho improvements that wi" thus bo made. Mi' Mitchelson also visited the Mount Hobson School, but was unablo to promise doing anything in connection with the drainage, as he consi dered that it was a work' with which tho Government had nothing to do.

A gift distribution, embracing a number of valuable articles, is announced in con nection with Professor Anderson's enter-'1 tainmont to-night. Quite apart from,this, the performance is well worth seeing and there is only one other opportunity of doing so. A very interesting' lecture, entitled " Among Hot Lakes and Geysers," was "de livered by ProScßsoi* Thomas at the Young Men's Christian Association Rooms last evening. After describing various notable places in the -world, tho lecturer referred to tho hot lakes in tho district of Auckland as the most remarkable aria wonderful lie'had seen. The lecture was illustrated by a' series of photographs taken by Mr J. Mai tin which were represented on the screen by Mr Dennes' oxhydrogon light. The whole entertainment was both interesting and in structive, but pressure on our space by mail nows prevents us from giving any lengthy notice. A voto of thanks to Professor Thomas was passed by acclamation.

Tho new medal of tho Auckland Society of Arts which will bo presented on Monday evening to tho successful competitors at the last exhibition has just been finished by Mr Teutenborg. On ono side it will havo tho name of the recipiont engraved on a chiold surrounded by tho Words "Auckland Society of Arts" and on tho roverso tho motto "Vectw cum darihus Artes" embel lished; with:a wreath of: native ferns with tlnx-raupo and toi grass. M r Martin having boon obllgod to resign tho ollico of Secretary, the important duty of electing a successor should drawn full meeting of members.

John Korr, farmer, of Mount Albert, wna charged with ill-treating a liorso by work ing it wbilo in an unfit stato, on tho 24th inst. Mr Dufnur appeared on the part of tho Society for Preventing Cruelty to Animals, and briefly stated the case. Mr Redgato also gave'evidence, Mr Korr said he had tho.iol'BO only a fortnight' in his possession. Hi. would, howe've. plead guilty. A find of 20s and costs wore in flicted. ~...,.

Tlio.rna.il steamer Australia brought oighi Plymouth Rock fowls for Mr 11. Hare.

To the Editor: Sir,—lt is to be hoped that -whether Christians or Freethinkers, the drapers ond other shopkeepers will have charity enough to close their Shops on Mon day next and not deprivo thoir assistants of the holiday they are justly entitled to.—l am, _c, Charity. ~.,:;

: To tho Editor: Sir,—Will you kindly allow, me to say that I am not the -lames Reid roferred to in last night's Stak as lambing down another man. I lambed nobody down, but I nnd my family aro being Lamk-ad down badly.—l am, Ac, Jam 1:3 Rkid, EdenTorraco.

A Lady's -W-.it—"Oh, how I do wish my skin was as clear and soft as yours!" said a1 dy toafriond."Youcaneasilyinakoltso."answcrod the Iricnd. "How?" Inquired the first lady. "By using Hop Bitters that makes puro rich blood and blooming health. It did It for 1110,113 you observe." Rend.

THE LAMBING DOWN CASE.

John Adams, licensee of tho Swan Hotel, ap peared in ahswor to a summons charging him with having committed a breach of tho Licen sing Act, 1881, by suppling liquors to Thomas Joserh franks while in a state of intoxication. —The case was heard before 11. G. Setii Smith, Esq., It.M.—Mr Theo. Coopor for tho prosecu tion, and Mr Cotter for defendant.—On the advice of hia counsel, Mr Adams pleaded qullty under extenuating clrcum-tanco-.—Mr Cotter urged in mitigation of the penalty that Adams had already boon a groat sufferer. Ho bad lost some 4:300 and Mb business. Ho wos prepared to otl'er to Mr Franks the sum ot £20 in full settlement of his claim, and It Franks should refuse to accept that sum. Adams would be compelled to take the bonnllt of the Debtors and Creditors Act, and Mr Franks would havo to share with tho rest of the creditors. He thought that j ustlco had boon fully satisfied, and Mr Adams was nolo .corn liconsed hotel-keeper, the license of tho Swan having virtually been transferred to Mr Michael Gallagher, who was In possession of the hotel and conducting tho business. He hoped, therofore, that In the face of these facts His Worship would only inflict a Btnall tine— Mr Cooper jiavlug made a few remarks. His Worship said he should under tho circum stances have Inflicted tho heaviest line allow able by law, but after what counsel had said, the line would bo 20s and costs.

OPERA HOUSE.-OPENING OF THE SEASON.

•' Hanoln,"

The London Comic Opera Company which arrived from the South early this weok flushed with the triumphß of a highly successful tour, and bringing with lta well stocked repertoire of musicial novelties, opens to-night in the Opora Bouse with tho production of " Manola." This is the most rccont production of Lccocq's prolific muse, and iB said to bo one of his best efforts In operatic composition. The music is bright, tuneful, and sparkling, and the mix en scene is rendered gorgeous by the beauty of tho scenery and tho resplendent glitter and diversified colours of the costumes, A brief outline of plot the may prove Interesting: Horn Bruseiro, Portuguese general commanding on the Spanish frontier, is botrothod to' a Venetian lady, Beatrice I. Astl Spumante, Who Is hourly expected at the castle with her uncle, an old Italian general. Braselro has never ie.n hts'bnde, aftd .as gallantly provided several sets of troueetawt to suit ladies of every physique and style. In the midst of the marriage preparations, Pablo, the sorvant and bravo uf Prince CalabazA . an old roue, arrives at the: castle with a Creole girl calkd Manola, whom he has carried off for his master to the moun tain fastness of his bachelor friend Braseiro. Loft alone by the bravo. Manola appeals for aid to Braseiro's equerry, in whom she recogniseß her betroihod, Miguel. To escape tho pursuit of the Prince", who presently arrives at the rendezvous, Manola Impersonates tho oxpectod Italian bride of Dom Braseiro, and in that quality is accoptett by the- Unsuspecting bridegroom, who fu-(M_i complicates tho intrigue by mistaking tho rufflliu Pablo for tho scarred veteran, Genoral D'Asti Spumante. All goes .well till tho arrival of the real Boatrice, who, recognising Manola as an old companion, skilfully changes places with hor so as to favour her escape. The Interim between the signing of the contract and the marriage itself is occupied by Dom Braslero in wooing Ills supposed bride; which ho does in such a lovor-liko manner that the real Beatrice is deeply hurt, and ondangers by her jealousy the comedy sho haa agreed to Slay with Manola. The Prince arrives, and is umbfounded at the idea that he has been attempting to carry off the bride of his friend, and then he falls in love with thodisguisod Bea trice. Sho, on her part, to assist tho plot, pro tends to reciprocate his affection, and eventually cajoles tho Princo into a dovecot, reached ,by a ladder. This Miguel removes, and while the IMnco is lcit helpless, the lovers dress as his postillions, that being the only chance of escaping from the castle. Tho whole establish ment is soon in a state of tumult over tho sup posed elopement of the bride, and the scan dalised Calabazas, furious at the practical joko Blayed upon him. urges swift and hot pursuit. iom Braseiro, however, hears a favorite strain of Manola's. sung from hot* pavilion (roally by Beatrice), and thinking sho is there, enters with great glee into the pursuit of the fugitives, which he regards as a capital hoax on Calabazas. The pursuing cavalcade arrive in the neighbouring city, and Braseiro retires to an inn outside the walls, to wait tho discomfiture of the Prince. There, also, come Miguel unci Manola, whO, as postilions, have! gone to-'the' city with Calabazas. Pablo also comes thero, and, to tho horror of Braseiro, is revealed , as the Prince's bravo and not the Italian general. Then Beatrice, thinking it high time to claim her husband, follows him to the inn, and throw ing herself into his arms is discovered in that interesting position by the indignant Prince, who imagines her botrothod to him. Ho also finds out that the supposed brido of Braseiro is really at the inn with her lover, and thereupon he brings her and the baron faco to fuco. This leads up to an explanation, and everybody and everything end happily, except Princo Cala bazas himself. The overture begins at 7.15.

ARRIVAL OF THE P.M. S.S. AUSTRALIA, WITH THE English and American Mails, VIA SAN FRANCISCO.

ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES, j [FROM OUR LOUDON CORRESPONDENT.] London, May 23. Your readers will bo interested to learn that Rev. W. E. Rice, lateof Colne, Lynne, Essex, sailed from hero by the steamer Lusitania for Auckland. The rev. gentle man goes to take charge of the Baptist Congregation in Wellesley-street during the übaenco of Rev. T. Spurgeon, and he may be expected to roach Auckland in the second week of July. Shipping and Passenger Notes. Tho Now Zoaland Shipping Cos. lonic (Captain Cameron) arrived at Plymouth on May 10th,after a fairly good passage of 40 days 4hrs. 43mins. steaming time. She sailed from Lyttelton on March 29th, touched at Rio on April 20th, and Madiera on May sth, reaching tho Docks on tho 12th May. She brought 13,000 carcases of mutton, whioh were landed in capital con dition, and a chamber of oheose. Amongst tho passengers I notlood the Hon. J. Mattin, M.L.0., of Wellington, looking all the bottor for the sou voyage. Shaw, SavlU's new steamers ate to be fitted with "Glow" Swinburne incan descent lights by tho Hammond Electrio Light Company, . The sailing vessel Lnstingham, whioh should have sailed for Wellington a mouth ago (on April 30th), is still hore, nor does it seoUi likely sho will got away for another week or so.

The Coptic sails for Hobnrt and New Zoaland on Monday next, the 26th inst. Besides Sir Henry Loch (the new Governor of Victoria), his family, and suite, who will leave tho ship at llobart, sho carries the following i—lirst saloon passengers: For Otago—Messrs C. P. Butter worth and John Thomson. For* Wellingtons-Messrs Harold Masterman and William Balline. For Nt Lou —Mr Malcolm Jenkins. Second saloon: For Otago—Mr and Mrs James Thomas,, Mows J. Hamilton, ,\V. Reed, Richard Nanstono, G. Parry, A, H. Bohr man, G. Castledine. For Canterbury—Mr and Mrs Griffiths, Mrs 801 l and family (<4). For Wellington—Mi*, and Mrs G. V. Cox- Mr N. VV. Arrowsmith and Mrs Codd. For* Timaru—MissTaylor. For Nelson—F.Sher wood. For Auckland—Mr and Mrs George Wright and family, Mr and Mrs Walter Stead and family (8), Mr and Mrs David Kinghorn, Mr and Mrs A. J. Tracey and child, Mr L. Williams.

, The following saloon passengers are booked to leave per Ruapehu on the 29th inst. :—For Auckland—Rev. W. Dv Rieu, Messrs E, W. and O. W. Bucko. For Lyttelton—Messrs G. J. A. Richardson, VV. Buckley. For Wanganui—Mr and Mrs Foreman. For Dunedin—Dr. Robarts.

Eight seamen belonging to the N.Z.S. ! Company's chartered sailing vessel Nairn shire woro commit tod to Dorchester prison Soven days ago for refusing to oboy the lawful ordors of the captain. It transpired in evidence that the men on two occasions refused to work tho ship unless tho captain promised to put into tho nearest port, their pxcuso being that blio was seriously un'de. manucd, thoy being tho only eight able sea men on board, tho othors consisting of the officers and four boys. .The men were sent to prison for eight weeks, but directly the Board of Trade heard of the case then* re lease was procured, tho authorities agree ing that tho Nairnshiro really was under manned. Tho vessel meanwhile had pro ceeded on hor voyago with eight mon substituted for tho offenders. Personal and General Notes. Mr Howard Vincent, Q. 8., who so suc cessfully re-organised tho Detectivo Depart ment of tho Metropolitan Polico, and has for soveral years been the " ohiof " at Scot land Yard, loaves on July 3rd for on ox tended tour in Australia and Now Zealand. Mr Vincent has resigned his office under Government, and means to stand for Par liament nt tho noxt general election. Ho is making this expedition to tho colonies because ho considers that every would-be legislator should know something per sonally of Britain's antipodean possessions. Tho papers warmly applaud Mr Vincent's resolve, more than ono of them remarking that it would not bo a bad idea to moko an acquaintance with Canada, India, and Aus tralasia compulsory on candidotes aspiring to Parliamentary honours. Mr Vincent will be accompanied by Mrs Vincent, a charming heiress whom he recently mar ried.

Mr J. Honnikcr Hoaton, of tho "Sydnoy News " and " Town and Country Journal," whoso name will bo familiar to many of your readers as the author of a biographical dictionary of colonial worthies, is doing his best to promote a public meeting of Anglo colonials at St. James's Hall to protest against the shipping of convicts to the Pacific, and urge upon the Government the necessity of cautioning tho French that. England will resist the continuance of the custom.

A Liverpool man, who left that city last year for trhe antipodes, sends tho Southport " Times "a glowing account of life at Wel lington, Now Zealand, and protests against the fallacious statement, so frequently dwelt upon by "ne'er do weols^' that the colony is "played out." He says he has, as a working man, nothing to complain of savo the difficulty of obtaining permanent employment. There are great hopes that the Deceased Wife's Sister Bill will got safely through tho House of Lords this session. Lord Dal housio, who has. been . requested, to.take charge of it, is ope of the rising lights of the Liberal party, and the last man in the world to associate himself with a failure.' I

The " Athemeu'm " says there is no truth in the rumour that Mr Herbert Spencer purposes paying a visit to Australia and New Zealand. His health is far too delicate to permit of his doing anything of the kind. A friend of mine who has been down to Bristol for a few weeks says there was a very gay weddingat Clifton on the 30th April, when Mr R. J. Turnbull, J.P;, of Lnmburn, Otago, New Zealand, married Miss Annie Sweet, second daughter of Mr Sweet, of Bristol. -The newly-married' couple will, it is anticipated, return to the colony shortly. •" _ i Prior to the production of "Called Back " at the Princes Theatre, Miss Lingard, who plays the half-demented heroino Paulino, visited sevoral private lunatic asylums with a view to comprehending the manner and movements of a girl whoso mind has been impaired by a great fright. At first her metaphysical and psychologicall studios were not very successful, but after a time she found a patient who had passed through a paroxysm, and it is on her observations of this case she has based the role entrusted toher. Could realism go further ? For the second time W. H, Lingard's scheme for producing' "The Rajah" at a London Theatre;has fallen, through. Last week the management of the Avenue do finitely announced its first performance for to-niorrow night (May 24th), but on Tues day the advertisements wero torn clown,and another piece selected; . ; „ . Mr John RuSsell,'Larkins, 11 son of Mr Larkins, of "MefeWMc Arthur and Co.,Auck- \\ land, has carried off a scholarship of £60 for three years at Exeter College, Oxford. This j fact reflects some credit on the Parnell; Grammar. School and St. John's College, where Mr Larkins studied whilst in New: Zealand. He is now at' King's College, but will go into residence at-Oxford after the long vacation. The Aborigines'..Protection Society are eagerly awaiting the--arrival of Tawhiao, but if' that dusky 'monarch1 is at all well advised he will decline to be made a tool of by Chesson and Co., and once for all refuse, their "charity." At a recent meeting it^ was decided that the Society should "do all in its power to make the visit of tho Maori King useful to himself and beneficial to hjs people." xf ' Mr Eden Connal, P;W.D., i has been elected a member of the Institute of Civil Engineers.

One of the gold medals struck annually by tho Geographical Society has been granted to Dr. Julius Haast in considera tion of his explorations, in South New Zea land. The Society have also made a money: grant to Emile Bobs, the guide who was so useful to Mr.Green when be ascended: Mount Cook.

"The new Governor of; Victoria (Sir Henry. Loch) .was, banqueted last night in London, Lprd Rosebery beinj* in _the .chair. ' I will send full particulars in the-postscript. The ''■iijuropean _.ail*'rc*f Friaay'last con-; tamed a letter from-Mr-Vesey Stewart des-! cribingthe safe (arrival at Tauranga of his^ passengers per Northumberland, and how] they; found their, houses .rieady.-waUi^g for them 'and "everything* .riiost comfortable.: Strange to say, this scarcely tallies with a paragraph in the Aue'Sdhnd'STAta, ntaWWo'

some of Mr Stewart's passengers averred they had been misled and deceived; in fact,' brought out on false pretences. Walking down Bishopsgate - street on Monday afternoon last, who should I meet' but Mr Arthur Morison, a young fellow who spent-several months in Auckland during the summer of '82, and was very popular with a certain set there. On his return to England, Mr Morison went into residence at Oxford, and took his B.A. degree. Ho has now set up as a Civil Service "coach," and " crams " youngsters for their entrance examinations. Hard work lias not worn awuy any part of his ample figure. Mr G._ M. Reed, tho woll-known New Zealand journalist, is expected in London during the next few weeks. According to report, Mr Reed thinks of starting a paper devoted to-colonial interests in London. Several such have been tried, and one, "The Colonies and India,"lingers still, but they have none of them been very lively properties., ' Mr Kenhfiway has not as yet found a suit able person to fill the post of mistress at Christchureh Normal School.

Mr Richard Laishley, junr,, writes from Rome that he intends to get back to Eng land not later than the first week of July, and will leave for New Zealand, via America, so as to be in Auckland at the beginning of September. Mr Burton, of the Colonial Bank of New Zoaland, Auckland, is expected in London onrly next month. i , , . , The Sorata, with Tawhiao aod the New Zealand mission on board, passed Suez on May. 18th. She is expected at Plymouth next Thursday or Friday. I Shall en deavour to catoh the vessel at Gravesend.

Miss Lingard has made an unmistakeable hit as the heroine of the new play, " Called Back." For the first time since she aame to England, the critics unanimously eulogise her acting.

Another Fastest Passage on Record. Tho N.Z.S. Company's magnificent steam ship Ruopehu arrived at Plymouth from Lyttelton on May 14, after a run of only 39 days from port to port (or 37 days 20 hours 40 minutes steaming time), the shortest homeward voyage ever yet made. Captain Crutchley roports leaving Lyttelton on April sth, and arriving at Rio on the 27th. Ho left again on the 28th, caKed off Tone rifl'o on May 9th, and anchored in Plymouth Sound on tho 14th, at 2 in the afternoon. The Ruapohu's record boats tho Tongariro's by 6 hours 25 minutes. Tho distance run bvor on this passage was 11,881 miles, which she negotiated at an aver age of about 12J knots an hour, the highest speed being 14 knots, and the longest' day's run 324 miles. Variable weather is recorded by the log, but the winds wero mostly contrary, and but little uso could be made of canvas, The figures, 4c., go to show that a much faster passage thun this will probably be" rocorded ere long; in foot, it is quite likely travellers Will be able to calculate with certainty On getting from N.Z. to England direct within five weeks by this time next year., The Ruapehu brings 7,520 bags of wheat, 2,122 bales of wool, 3,420 bags Of grass seed, and 74 passengers. Amongst the latter may be mentioned Mr Smyth, late Chairman of the Invercargill Harbour Board *, tho Miss Hobsons, of Auokland, one of whom intends entering as a student at South Kensington or the Royal Academy ; and Mrs DeLias, widow of the late manager of tho Theatre Royal, Auckland. After a brief stay in London, Mrs DeLias, left for Konigsborg, in Northern Germany, where iho will reside with her relations for some Weeks. Tho passengers by the Ruapehu presented Captain Crutchley and his officers with the customary address of thanks and Congratulations, &c. Tho Frozen Moat Market. Tho Now Zealand mutton por lonic is fetching sjd to Cd in a poor market. Tho N.Z. Loon and Mercantile are holding theirs till tho small lots go off, in tho hope of Doing ablo to command better prices. This tlioy will almost certainly do, as the next meat ship due, the Florida, won't be here for ten days. ! Thero can now be no doubt that the Fcnstanton did not land all hor meat in good condition. It is difficult to ascertain {ho exact numbor of carcases that; tvont wrong, but I am given to under stand about 100. They wero apparently right whilst frozen, but became what butchers call "tender"when thawed. A gentleman interested in Uio trade says he Saw .Whanging up at Smithtield which wero liable to be condoinned as unfit for human food tho first time the Inspector passed. fine doesn't know who to blame for these ittle contretemps, but shippers can scarcely over-rate tho mischief they do the trade. A single unsavoury piece of colonial mutton exposed for sale will prejudice those who see it irreparably against the moat. They at bnco jump to the conclusion that all frozen ■mutton sinolls like that bofore you cook it. I was rather disgusted at tho Exhibition the Other day. Mr Tallerman has two frozen shoop (Australian) hanging up in the main corridor, and from one of them a distinctly tainted perfumo exuded. I didn't, however, jfeel much surprised thereat when I noticed that an almost tropical summer .un had been whining full upon it most of the day. ; The choose per lonic is good in quality, and realises the same price as the previous lots—62s per cwt. Mr Jubal Webb, of High-stroot, Kensington, exhibits twb nice looking specimens of N.Z. cheese at his .butter stall in the Exhibition. The Health Exhibition.-The New Zealand Grill. j Tho more I see of the great International boiiaar (for it is little else) at South Ken sington, the sorrier I feel that there should be so few Australasian exhibit. New Zea land alone could have added materially to the show, and' greatly enhanced public interest in the colony by doing so. As it is, !the display of interesting antipodean . articles of food and dress, and of machinery, sanitary appliances, educational facilities, furniture, house fittings, _c, is nil. A trophy of Australian wines, one ditto of Tallerman's preserved mutton, and the New Zealand Frozen Meat Grill, make up the sum total of the contributions from your I end of the world, and a wretched sum total iit seems when one comes to consider what ; might have been dorio. The New Zealand Frozen Meat Grill hos not been arranged quite in the manner I expected. The Grill itself is at the far end .of Bertram i and Roberts's Queen's Rood refreshinentr-buffet. There is nothing to attract special attention to it eavo the legend, "Australasian mutton/! printed on a card attached to the wall. Moreover, the shed stands so close to the furnaces of some machinery in motion that I fear only vory curious people indeed will be tempted to try a chop there during hot summer days. On the morning of my first visit our party (there were four of us) meant to lunch off frozen mutton, but the heat, the noise, and tho general discomfort drove us to a cool grotto _i the Horticultural Gardens. Before leaving, however, we looked around for Haslam's engine and the refrigerating chambers. Neither the waiters nor tho grillmnn had oven heard of such thin^s,nor could tho, Exhibition attendants advise us where to look for them. Later in the day, whilst groping about in quite another part of tho building, wo came upon a butcher's shop with a email freezing chamber attached, and one of Haslam's engines working alongside. There is a window about 3ft long and one brood in the chamber, through which a sheep's carcase can bo seen hanging up, likewise a ther mometer, which at noon on the day I saw it registered 36 deg. Fah., or 4 deg. above freezing point The butcher attending the shop seemed neither to know or care a straw about the process. I asked him one or: two questions, but he was far too intent on ] gossiping1 with nn attendant belonging to' another exhibit to pay attention to my re-1 marks. I

All this sounds very unsatisfactory, and,: no doubt, would be bo if one were to judge: the success of the experiment by such an J experience. In justice to the promoters, itl should,' however, be stated the Exhibition [ had only been.opened two days when I first: went thero, and things were scarcely ml working order. Now the "Pall Moll] Gazette Guide" has been issued, you can find your way at once, both to the Refriger ating Chamhers and the Grill, and I under-! stand the latter is doing a fair trade. [ Still,.the venture will not, I fear, be the! great success some of us anticipated. For one thing, it is surely a mistake to call the] mutton Australasian instead of N.Z. The| Australian and N.Z. meats should have] been sold separately. Apart from the fact] of their being more than one penny per lb. difference in the wholesale prices of the two, the latter has the reputation of being the, most popular as well as the best, and to re-j namei t is simply to undo much of the good' that has been done. I say this of course! presuming that the promoters of the Exhibi-| tion scheme are interested mainly in N.Z.j meat. ' ■ " j The foregoing was written on the day: after my first visit to the Exhibition several days ago. Since then I have been there twice, and on each occasion found matters vastly improved. -There is now a" large] free_.ri£ chamber open, with two spacious ■windows through f which 'a number 6£.'car4 cases are visible, Sotae hanginr* upj-othera nu>kefbaß,on board ship. The thermometer* within registered; on Tuesday evening; lastj 2*degSi_. s below zero..; The butcher's shod is doing a thriving business, considering the eMeme awkwardness of carrying the .meaj »ws_v- The daily take in cash averages £13 - - - Bin - - ,

to £15, and moreover, quite a numbef*':^!' ■regular customers from the aristocratic and adjacent neighbourhood of Queen's Gate, Princes' Gate, and Princes' Gardens, are growing up. -; The Grill has'developed into an un mistakable success. The attendants now cook upwards of 600 chops per diem, and it is noticeable that persons who lunch there once generally repeat the experiment. The machinery which made the buffet so smoky, hot, and uncomfortable during the first day or two, has been boarded off, and the waiters appear civility itself. All these alterations are mainly due to Mr Allsup (of Johnson and Allsup), who, with Mr Paul!, of the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile, takes the warmest interest in the exhibit.

Tho only protest the most critical could now raise is against the mutton "being called "Australasian." Why not "New Zealand' at oice frankly? Many scarcely noticeuieuiherencebetween "Australasian" and "Australian," and one possible out come of the arrangement may be that the Australian rather than New Zealand meat will be popularised and asked for in future.

GENERAL SUMMARY.

(Dates prom Europe to June G.)

The aquarium at Bishop's Gate, London,, was burned on Julie 4th, with sovoral lions, bears, and other specimens of natural hißtory.

Sir Julius Benedict, the composer, has decided to visit the United States next fall, and lecture upon his half century of musical experience. Earl Granville has transmitted a note to Washington in relation to the collection of conspiracy funds within the jurisdiction of the United States. George Hudson, MP.,, bequeathed £200,000 for the education and main tenance of orphans in Sunderland.

James Russell Lowell, U.S. Minister at the Court of St. James,' has announced his intention of resigning that office. A Papal encyclical was read on Sunday June Ist, in the Catholic churches in Eng land, warning the people against joining secret societies, under pain of excommunica tion. Tho letter says: Freemasonry, at its inception;was probably merely a friendly, society, but if so,'it asks, wtiere was the necessity for the blind obedience demanded: of its votaries ? ,

It is reported, by a despotch from London May 29th, that since the Cabinet learned through Hubbard, Director of the Bank of England, that the directorate are unanimous in their condemnation of Hon. Hugh Childers's bill for the conversion of consols, the majority of Ministers wish its withdrawal..

' The" organisation of a society is proposed in Groat-Britain to procure laws to compel the cultivation of all lands suitable for agri culture, and unnecessarily withheld from tiltftgo in: England and .Scotland, for the' purpose of " making Great Britain mo_: nearly self-sustaining —and lesß de pendent upon American and other foreign markets for1 cereals, fruits, mid vegetables." The movement is aimed chiefly against the immense ,preserves for .deer, .grouse, par tridges; and' pheasants, *in ' Perthshire, Argyleshire, and , Inverneseshire in Soot land, and in Yorkshire and all over the (wist coast of England. - '■' ■_ :-'•"'

Theisf».rl„.»f. Easton ig abejut to apply for a divorce on the ground of adultery. The Counter's friOnds say that no evidence can be procured- against her, apd that the Earl wishes si divorce to enable Him to marry a heiress. •'■'_ • ''"■'• ' •

The Glasgow. Tramway's stables were burned on May SLt. 200' horses were roasted alive.,

The House of Lords adjourned, May 2Cth, till June 9th, and the Commons till the 6th.

A Brutal Execution,

Mrs Leffley, who poisoned her husband last fall, was hanged at Lincoln, May 26th. I The circumstances attending the execution, according to despatch from London, were shocking. Hangman Binns was unneces sarily' and barbarously brutal in his treat ment of the unhappy woman.' Eye-wit nesses state he knocked- her down in the pioioning-room, and choked her till her face was livid in order to stop her scream ing. The London papers generally con demn the exclusion of the press, and say this disgraceful scene furnishes another and quite sufficient reason for the dismissal of the drunken bruto Binns from his office of hangman. Moody and Sankoy (who is ill, and has quite lost his voice) closed their English mission at Croydon on May 26th, and would j leave for America on July sth. The present drought throughout England is almost unexampled. No such dry season has been known for fifteen years. , ~ . % Advices from Greatßritain say the number of •visitors from that country this season to the United States and Canada promises to be unprecedented. One thousand savants alone, including one hundred members of 'Parliament, havo already applied for and secured tickets for attendance at the meet ing of the British Association at Montreal. ■A large number of these visitors, it is said, propose to make American investments. Lord St. Leonards was convicted on May 23rd for an indecent assault on a serJuqtC 'girl named Cole. The Court reserved deer sibn till tho June assizes."

The Duke of Marlborough has made an offer to the directors of the National Gallery of eleven of the best pictures in the collec tion at Blenheim Palace for £367|500.

-Extensive PoUoaing in London. There was intense excitement in London cfn May 24th over the poisoning ofjseverol people from eating what is known" as _ Chicago braun," imported from America.: One person died, and three.* were'reportod dyint. :"i ' '''"''" '—"--"- ■-'--*-' -" iOn tho 24th "the , British- Admiralty' Ordered the torpeW-bj&Jkkt'-^whani'dn^ Port*smOTrth--to'prepare-for*_w*ri^ A fire in a coal pit at Porto Bello, 'Scot land, May 23rd, caused the suffocation of nine men. ~,.,-: -i;,".»

, Rev, H. T. Edwards, Dean of Bangor, committed suicide by hanging himself to his boipost on May 23rd while insane. At a recent meeting of the watch and clockmakers of London, Sir John Bennett, an eminent man in the trade, acknowledged that unless something effective was soon done, to. counteract 1 American, (and:-' Sjyiss competition, the British article would 4ft) extinct in a very'ie*. years.". The business ofunoktag time-keepers in England was in a, most desperate state of declino; ■■■:'* • < fThe Americatt millionaire, Vanderbilt, was id London on May 24. It is said he left New York to avoid the coil about the financial c__h in' Wall-street and the failure of-ex-President GrantVbank;--"-- -

. Reported on May 26th that small-pox was alarmingly prevalent in 'various parts of London,,. - V -/J-.

AMERICAN SUMMARY.

San Francisco, Juno 7,

The total earnings of the Pacific Mail Company last year were — passengers, 1,319,367d0i5. ; freight, 3,083,082d015.^ Of this, tho Australian branch of the service contributed — passengers, 234,509d015. ; freight, 134,778d015. It is proposed to hold a World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri! in 1892 to commemorate the four hundredth anniversary of the dis covery of America by Columbus.,' '."..','.; L.; M.:. Bayless, lessee of;:the;;Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, has commenced a suit in San Francisco against Nat O. Goodwin for non-fulfilment oFcontract. Goodwin 1b now playing at the Baldwin, in San Francisco.' The steamship, America arrived at New York on June sth from Liverpool in the short time-' of 6 days, 15' hours* I and, 40; minutes, : '' •'■'"' I

Bonk.presidents and cashiers havo been skipping out with depositors' money,at an alarming rate during the month.' The lost one to leave with 150,000d015. was President Sheldon ot the Hornellsville (N.Y.) bank. Oh June 4th, the enraged depositors posted the- following on the bank door:—"If, Georfte Sheliuon comes back, wo will shoot him dead.".' ,■■.■-.>•: f;-._ ,•■;. .-,i_ { * '■■- - Suicides are also-increasing in various parts of the country, San Francisco having; an 'unenviable' pre-eminence.! Son Jose, > Sacramento, and Centreville, California: tbwhsi- each •-contributed' a case of * self-! murder on June 4th. -..:.- .

c Shooting Baby-Forming Scandal. '

i, Hammonton, New Jersey, was excited on June 4th, over the discovery of the bodies '6.2! children, buried in a small plot on the outskirts of the town nt the Mission Home, a-sanitarium opened several years ago by'a Miss Nevtson, a middle-aged woman, for the purpose of taking young children ito raise out of charity. It is stated that im-j § roper food, and, care caused the; Oathof 21 out jof,i_l inmates. :; _ I '■Thff New ¥oW ~Co_iMrc_d;''aoF.M_:y: 26th, says a number of prominent motoring journals.haye combined to buy jUnft j.rlht—; simultaneously—original social stories, each paying its share of the cost. .Among the: stories is one "by Bret Harte.' ' e'*™

Decoration Dajr—adorning the graves of' Union-soldiers with .flowers—was observed' tunnel on the Pennsylvania railroad;" bear LigoaieH-Pa>.ibh Itbe-29_ilM(S*fi{_aine men,, principally Italians, .were killed. -,_ :

■"'The bribery of Mos»chussetts legislators this session, on the subject of gas bills, haS been so general and flagrant that an in vestigation, urged by tho force of public opinion, has b3on undertaken, much againfct, the wishos of tho members of th<"®oa.e. .The Corruption Fund is said to h^ve been the largest ever raised. SV The recent explosions in London are bring ing grist to O'Donovan Rossa's dynamite mmm.i New York. Contributions to what is called.'; the "Resources of Civilization Fund " ato pouring in on him from all quarters, alnd numberless letters of approval are received. •'.'■■. M A faction fight prevailed on March 26th in "New Therm, Louisiana, between the partizans of Judge Fontellieu and Judge Yates. Both sides had assombled in force, each determining that the other's leader should not preside in,court. The state militia had been .called' but;' but^ a conflict was avoided. .... A religious delusion among the negroes in several Georgia counties is rapidly spread ing. They believe that Christ has re-ap-. peared in the" person of one of their own race. The impostor has impressed the negroes with the belief that the "Great Prophet" has appeared. He lias boldly declared himself to be the Messiah, and his deluded followers speak of him as the Veri table Son of God. . ;.. ~..,. Tho " Courrier dcs Etats-Unis, of New York, says tho Bartholdi gigantic statue of Liberty is regarded as a bore from a truly American standpoint. Preparations are making to erect it on one of the Islands in New York harbour. It is understood Bar tholdi pays the greaterpart of the expense of.this work out of his own pocket. Interesting Ocean Race. Three great ocean steamships—Austral, of the Anchor line; Arizona, of the Guion line; and the New Cunarder Anzania— arrived at New York on Maiy 26th, after an exciting ocean race. They happened to tight each other, and each put on steam for a trial of strength and speed. The- race was a close one, and the passengers on board took .lively interest In the struggle for supremacy, betting largely on the finish. The Cunarder beat both her rivals, coming in ahead of the Austral by six hours. The Arizona was second, beating the Austral, by one hour and twenty-six minutes. The . Queen's , Birthday was celebrated with more than,usual enthusiasm by the British colony in San Francisco, and also in the neighbouring Canadian province of British Columbia. ~ ... •,• . . „ ill.. • Astor country,, Washington territory, was cyclohedon May 24tH;' * Trees, fences, and houses were levelled in a large area of county, but no loss of life rer-orted. . -".-' Barnum has offered £500 far a poem oA his white elephant, and hundreds have been banded in ; but none, in his opinion, worthy of the subject . \ The probable gross yield in wheat and barley in California for the current year is stated at:—Wheat, 57,316,400 bushels; barley, ,24,577,900 bushels. It is estimated there .will be_J, 500,000 tons for export. : Benjamin F. Butler accepted the nomina tion of vthe ahti'm'Oriopoly organisation for President of tho United States. Butler is generally : oonceded jau.. important, element in tlie, Union £ght,,")especl.ily by younger Democrats.: . . Gbverno*. atanford,''rof": California; purl-si chasedjrecently, .w.ile.lii England, sixteen of.ythe choicest 'tiiOroiighbred mares -He,' could find. Theto-havo foals nt foot by the most famous sires, such as Irojioigy f ,aiid; Hermit. :> It is Stan ford's rntentibn';io enter'into,, rivalry with' horses reared in the blue-grass region of Kentucky, hutistock being roared in Cali fornia. .- .., V -'.■";"■- Counsel was consulted in Philadelphia on May 24th with the view of arresting Robert G. lngersoll for blasphemy under a recent act. IhgersoH's lectures teem with ribald jests of religion nnd tho doctrine of the im mortality of the soul. I Mormon families are mustering courage to sue the estate of Brigham Youug for pro" perty gobbled up by tho prophet during his lifetime. The heirs and children of the fate James W. Cumniihgs commenced a suit on^ June, Ist for .land worth an enor mous -amount of lin'ortby, which Brigham wheedled out of the:old man by church infiuonco and the consideration of one jtlollar. ■ •' ■': •■ >ii-. ;-. i Several waterspouts, or c'.oud-bursts as jth yore called,-have wrecked large sections Df the country in different parts of the Pacific coast. ■;-' !_.'__'? Sabbath- Observance In the States. An effsrt is about to be made by com mittees of Conservative citizens to prevent open theatres on Sunday, as well as proces sions, base-ball matches, and horse-races on that day, in San Francisco, St. Louis, New Orleans, Cincinnati, and Chicago. Sunday desecrations of this kind are not allowed in Philadelphia, Boston,- Baltimore, Charles ton, and New York.... .... j A political celebrity, known in Washing ton as Sara Ward, died at Segni. Italy, on !\fay 18th. He was considered in his time the prince of lobbyists, and tho best enter tainer in America, v.!.■!■- ■.'.!■• . !:.' . A serious trouble has grpwn;up Jh At lanta, Georgia, on account of turning out the irse labourers at the Rising Fawn fur naces, and supplying their place with con ivlcts. .. The proprietor of the works is iUhitod States Senator Brown. V I .Col. George W. Totten, who built the .Panama railroad, died in Now York on May fl7, aged 77. ' ■'■> -■ ! Cyrus. H.rMcCormick, patentee of the well-known reaper, died in Chicago, on ,May IS., i ~,: . sj s The-Frestdent Of the Knights of Labour, ion important industrial organisation, in jtendstomake a tour from Maine'to Cah> fornia on foot, starting on July 3rd. He jwill deliver lectures in every, town on the j route against monopoly, in favour o . labour,1 : and of Butler for President. __.-_ Alaska has been granted a quasi Terri torial Qbv'erh'meht.'"- •No irCTwesentatibn ■$£. allowed in Congress.,.; Candidates for official position are so. numerous as to be emltaWtiriife" 0 a■' ''-'' '-"'''»>"•: '_----<" :■-:-.;

tmraw Aoarfefii. _»eSlaen'«a*.:;'- > .__ Republican National Contention met in*ehli_.gci*-'c.v *Jtine 2nd j&ftkka jural l nations for the next Presidential 'fbrih'irom , the ranks of, the party, ; The present incum [ bent of the White House had a strong party i among the delegates, and General Sherman, I Postmaster - General Gresham, * Senates I Logan and Edmunds,' had also their friends, i who tried 'to boonj them; but their efforts i failed before*, the general and enthusiastic i demand for JamesG'. /Blame, of Maine, ex- Secretary of State, atid noted,• .while in that i position, for/bis .aggressive: policy toward , the South American "Republics. He was i nominatedon tho fourth ballot, and although there is a good deal of hurrah oyer the result : among those who share his viewp, i conteivative mien of both parties shake thoir heads and utter the hope that, should ho be elected to the high position for which he is named, its responsibilities Will repress the belligerent ardour he has heretofore shown.: ..The .Democratic Convention will meet in Chicago on July 9thV Samuel J. Tilden is the general choice of the party, and will accept a nomination if made by ac. olamation. Judge field, of. California, ex pects to be selected, but his calling is not sure in the first place, nor his election in the second. -Senator- Bayard, of Delaware, would be favoured, on account of >his native ■ purity of character and stainless political'record, but his State has too small a -representation in the,electoral col lego to make him an available candidate. Senator^Thurh-an. Ofi'Ohio^is mentioned approvingly ;by, many on account of his political ability, and his,known opposition to corporations, syndicates, and: monopolies generally. From the features'of the poli tioal situation just now, it would appear : that there will be a thirdparty in the Held : -headed—by ox-Governor Ben Butler, -of 1 Massachusetts, as the exponent of the green back element, and of the anti-monopoly feel ing of the ,countey. And it is by no means certain .that, this element has net1 votes enough to: throw the election into the House, Then the fun will begin. The' news of Mr Blame's nomination, received on the mOrning of .June 6th, created a'good deal of excitement in San Francisco, .where he is , very popular. The, .official vote stands : . Arthur, 207; , Blame, ' 844; Edmunds, 41;, Logan, 7; ■ Hawley,' 15 ;' Lincoln, 2, The vote was made unanimous; for Blame oti'tbe motion; of Burleigh,, of New York, Logan is nominated for Vice- President. ■ • Australian Hall Service. '".--'■: This important subject is exciting the attention of our mercantile community, andj has been brought beforo Congress. On May 20th, Senator Miller presented a memorial from the directors of the Chamber of Com merce of San Francisco, prayingthat neces sary action be' taken to maintain the service between the United States and Australia and New. Zealand, and it is'now understood, that the Post Office Committee, of the House r .of-Representatives, acting on the recom mendation of Postmaster Gresham, have prepared a measure providing for the con tinuation of the subsidy of £40,000 per .annum, -, A. H. Hull, of 'New York, ftr ; merly .connected with ' the San Prahciiso.. Lftnd.Auetraliari ;line of steamships, said, .on? -&._!£ Wtpsyiewed. that_ assistance forthrf Austrabanj^mail ...servioea & ssh expected from the Unitedvi C Stitte»,o;fioyerßment. There was no *'possibility*'" of the service ■Ije-lni "carded oj» by an" English line. The service was to-day .held by American ship'

(Mlmers^ho would continue to hold it, and th_.VAmer.can trade, since the mail service - first opened in 1870, had increased tenfold. ' It is certain that the most strenuous efforts will bo made not gnly to retain the service, but to increase its'efficiency. Tho route to Europe from the colonies via San Francisoo appears to be growing more popular every year. The monthly steamers now arrive crowded with passengers. . Miscellaneous. A letter from tho Phillippino Islands, re ceived May 2Gth, says a band of fanatics, under the leadership of a se-called prophet, appeared there tho last month, but troops dispersed them, with the loss of 38 killed . an 4 wounded. •• , \ . - A* violent shock of earthquake' is re ported to have occurred: on May--*l9th;"ateti tho Island of Kislom, near the mouth of the Persian Gulf;, twelve villages wero destroyed, 200 persons killed,- and many* wounded. ~.-.,

THE SHORTLAND MYSTERY.

Further Particulars.

(From opr London Correspondent.)

;...., ~ Lonbon, May 23.'v;j The mystery : surrounding the death of Mrs,1;, Laura Shortland at Blackawton, -Devon shire, remains as dark as ever. During the, past ten days the body has (by order of thef Treasury) been exhumed, and the stomach and other parts sent up to London for,;; analysis. The result of this will be known to-morrow (Friday), when Mr Hugh Short land is once more to. come before the • Kingsbridge Magistrates. Whilst in prison lie has seemed cool and calm, written a good , deal, and conversed freely with people who came to see him.

For the benefit of your readers I have" been at some pains to glean from the Devon shire papers and other sources a compre, hensible story of the case. The main facts, of-course, you' know, but they gave no'li__ dication of the motives which may possibly have moved the accueed.'• '■ Hugh Rutherford^ Shortland belongs to a respectable' 'county'?" family residing near Plymouth, and-was-■ educated in that city, but he accompanied his father, on his emigration to Auckland,".! New ZeaJand,; several. : years, ago, and, ac qording to his own account, was called to the bar there. Henas since voyaged to and from New Z^ala'nrT several times. Shortly after his arrival in"England'last^ear .Shortland. took up his abode at an hotel at Toybridge, and at once began to make himself ect_o. ; tricly prominent in connection *s*ith a local" railway scheme, for ..which he wished! to substitute apian of his - own--"-"He • addressed .several open-air meetings at._M6dhury,...; but -.his ...curious-- be haviour on these occasions reduced the business to a farce.:..: The - generidS impression 6reated by JJr.Shortlana's'^,i meanour in public, and letters to the press: was that his mind. had::. been thrown a little off its balance, : but: there was. nothing in his ordinary^ conduct to indicate insanity. The lost public meet ing he addressed was convened to consider a. monetary- vjenture which he entitled"* Company for. the Purchase 61 Lands, Meats,J and Cereals in New Zealand." ShortUmd's eccentricity manifested itself in Other ways than in advocating his curious rati way jpro ject. It appears that the* irioh Ryder, known as ''Modbury Bill," was'instru mental in procuring'Mr Shortland an intro duction to the lady who afterwards.bec ame his wife. It seems that some time early in the year Shortland,-' who had seen Miss Dimes, and conceived an affection for her, persuaded Ryder to convey, a letter from him to the young lady. As a result of this communication the parties met, and after a little while Short land'was1 allowed to visit 4 0ldstone as, tljef? accepted suitor of MissIDinies. However it « originated, the courtship had gfone on -JOrj about three months prior,; to the marriage, I and the: young people seemed 4w^be velyf much attached to each other. MissDimes's. friends had no objection to the match, bull they had ho idea that the wedding was? coming off so soon, and.they were' consider^ S ably annoyed—especially the ftither-T-jthat it-should have been effected, as it wasi in a semi-clandestine manner. | At the inquest, you are aware", all "the, evidence tended to show that the death'of > Mrs Shortland was accidental. Suicide seemed to be . out of the question, as f orb• murder—where could be the motive? -Mir.*- Shortland was miles away, en route for New* Zealand, moreover, he and his wife were on' the; best ef terms, j in fact', still " Honey?, mooning." . ' iis

;• The local police at once instituted inqnir, ies, with a view, if possible, to clear up tie mystery surrounding Mrs Shortfahd's/ death. Neither the, police nor deceased's: friends were qnite satisfied with the result' jof the.inquest. Mr Dimes, brother of the: (deceased,-a professional gentleman of. London, come down "after the inquiry, in order to carry on personal investigations 'oh; the spot, and the police also . workods hard to *find a clue. To make the Mbseqtlijiit ect-On intelligible, the nature of Mr Short-; land's Brindisi letter should be given ""a little rnorefully. The letter was not read' entirety at the inquest, but it.wasim--. pounded by the coroner, and it now turns out to be of jthe utmost importance,'ftsrite can beproved that the *writer„did no post* iitat Brindisi, and that he,never left Eng land; in fact he was .hiding in Mod bury from the time of his wife's death' to the time of his arrest. The letter, which is undoubtedly in the prisoner's handwriting, assures Bis wife that he is on the way to New Zealand, "hurrying on it the fastest rate," and promises that he will' endeavour to bo " soon home again,'* The .major part of the letter consists of arathet! incoherent mixture ,of endearing expres sions with reference to the business upor. which the writer is supposed to be travel ling, r- .. .. ~-/,. ;-..,' ,-, ,;;--_ -^ - Wm. Ryder, sen,, Mrs Rystw'an^iheJ ;daughter, a girl about nineteen ye*__-o. ! agp (i tsl admit that Shortland; had been > staying in their house since April 10th; the day,.it will-be remembered, on, which Me paid bis last visit: to his >vife at Oldl&M but this does not exactly accord with Mw Dimes's .statement tit the inquest, t that let rs were Peeved fr6m!hito .Wte .!_*_»■• ivybridgeup to the 14th. -Allthe .fc. deri^ however, are very positive-tha|'B.bM<fni remained in ..their cottage' the.wM_lk of the time 'from . tha 'iOtii,'Safe April" to -the day of hiß arrest, and upon this,they.rest their belief that "Mr Shortland couldn't have had anything'todo \yithth : e,nijprder, if the poor dear thin^was murdered,at all. , Mrs^Ryder, A-, AnU looking body, seemed perfectly horror- Stricken at the turn things Bad taken and both the old lady and her davghter'jf lined to be willing to toko &e.mostßoloß»n;b_s__f as to' their lodger's ihnccenc*, Ybuns_- Ryder was arrested for being ooncerned in tho murder, but rbleosed . after a short examination, it being shown that he posted the.''bogns" Brindisi letter' witKofTinv idea of its significance. 'a. on r" f Shortland having been committed.wto5 prison, tlie next scene in the drama was tlm discovery of footsteps in the bed 6 * the pond &',cl<?se examination of the bahkrorths pond in which the body was found failed lo ostabjish, any,,indications of a stnteeleb This examination, howevor, was odnfitfMstii the banks, the idea being, that if lul pZ had occurred, the traces of violence would beiiound on the embankment.oloseZ fe, _t^° .* stood' No one^eems to halve thdught of examining the bed of the pond around by the elgos, ,& the water isi comparatively shallow. Tho ?%r .'Pfn'ng » man horned Bond, brother of a farmer occupying an estate near. Oldstone, prompted by rmrtositvl and probably having some theory of hw own .v the point, went down to the pond •md spent a good deal of time looking about there Eventually he noticed some dis tinctly-marked footprints, those* of a man at a distance oL-about: two feet from the ■watert edge. Theßo footprints were ot. served near the oak. tree on tho right bank' at a point several, yardsMm -flUt sDotwKnii the;bodyofMrs Shortland w&IS-voiaSr These indications that a man'tart aimamSu. been in the pond naturally g^f^Z much comment in the-'„ei_fth_ t T The fact was con_nStoS^ff^ police immediately on their *J? i ! Oldstone yesterday; and .L. -i a* Dore, accompanied by hif n»?Jf ? to? dent" proceeded toT e e ponyda„rsaw nftlh° nCe selves what Mr Bond ha^ bbsJved They were actually tho foot^rinte of !Z n fe wouU, ]o f course, be premature to^av*that the police have as yet formed a distinct r 6 r J / _P°^ thes6 n ■'*««. but it L be* h_7 e<i, that they are »kely to follow v._ tL gMJM* Obtained by I more' Satic .and complete search of the pond and ite neighbourhood than, has, yet been^nade *o*? lty- L *te P?nd wi/ have?to™& drfiiiM*before the inquiry is compkted., iThe.iootprintaoc.ur in a little S«V* bay on the.-B.de of theipono. riea^thi_ leak tree already fm ? ntiones;. the ZrW .rm..j?„!tnk^e feat»"» m the:?«Se nS viewed from .the walled path. TheSJLS popularly entertain^ in%W_|R plausible one. , ,Tbe Wl_^^Smtel by the bodvv-i-™ taiS-Uaa -*-P°??ent6d

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1884.

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THE SNAKEt RO6T REMEDY j ron RH-E^UrVIATISM and j_pUT,-Tf*k j CIMIO io»A)'Osßt^Cß SNAV.E ROOTvH*s>'B«rk_ :toN(S ettcaa^TiCD AS aT|H_U .ATWIi R.MJCDY. I.Tli_«*i j>" .EH*N'__9f)(i' IS THC UOaTCtBTAIN ) rcra.LANo rarely Mils to Ary>no iti__:i_Oß -tertet A cur.. Be. .MR. BOTTtr, »T MCW .'B/" .t\E, J ?Y.k?M.KZI .** o?rt*.tWH*, Ol>'**'.**fcttU«HST.;-'' I Mails wn_ etos .as undbbi— : ,.. i I'^'tj ' '•** .'■*■ , I*'-" ' .TllitßiDiTil::.-.' -fiK_fj__>_>fl For Thames, por Rotomahtma, at ■t'ij.ro/f'-'l^ j Monday, _oth inst. '"''',t%u j For New Plymouth, atid Southern iPorts, per! Stonqbird, at 11 &.m. *•■,.,. ~;;■ ■/.. , . ■-.-. I For'Ooromandel.perCoromandel4etll.BSa.m. For Russell, Kawafcuwa, Suva,, and Samoa,' per Penguin, at-4 p.nV "jlj ...r, 'b,. ,:",'... ■' j For Russell, ICawaSawa, wangaroa, and M6n gonui,periJUeneW.ata.u.ia..-'.'.■■'._. " .'.". j For Tauranga, Omnemiutu, and Opotiki, peri Wellington., at spjn. - ■**■ *-•-, '.'.---M For Whftiangl and Upper Mffl.per Howena orNeptuUe.'alt'Sp.m.''1;- ">''';-''-.*■ , ' ■':" I ForTairua. per.Neptune/atsp.m. J ForTHamcs, 0083 > i: ~b. ...'''''twiteay?'Sviijr.ii'b.'b:'b'i'lbi | ForThamcs, per Rotomahana,at7.3oam. j '■~';' TOBSDASr, Ist Jpi_*.' ! ",s I • For T c Anau as *«3!e*»"^r_: ':"'___.',: '' i:'-'iiL, ' For Rui_oll.iK&wala__tt Australian 1 Colo nies, and United Kingdom, vioßrindlel or* Naples, per Orient boat, for-'lettew; etc, specially so prepaid andaddresSedi, at'4p.m. : For money oraew. registered flettew ~aridi ; newspapers at 3p;i». T ,r::i-::< i-v.v'J ■ ,>;, ! J; LSta letters for Sydney _nA Melbourne onlw t__2op.lh. ,i..■!:?--. ':■;!_■,,'•?_ .;i.I-.-:.-.; ! And .for. Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagaseorj Aden; ■ France; and-.Algeria[ (per .tFrenoa ' Packet fro%i. Sydney], a ... ■. ,f, j ~ Fot Austrahaa Colonies, per Australia, immedl-1 »ly after her arrival from Honolulu. ;', «: i ior 'aranaki and Southern..ports tier. Rotorua - .Immediately alter arrival pf as Australia.; I ' -o__. *#*m£. i J££_^_£m BMl^i|M^>>s^ WyhonS,. Qu<_%.„i



Special Advertlsemeiits. , % ' /' I ' * R|l * ' I i THE .NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING* FACTORY '■ DlsDlay an Immense variety In MEN'B aiia-BOYS' OLOTHINQ, etermado of the celebrated MOBGIBL TWEEDS, unequalled In VALUE and Superior Fitting. The most economl_u\and durable goods ever manufactured. I Garments t<? fit; every figure always j In stock. Auckland Branch: ' i IBS i IeOQUEEIil1 BtREET. jj •' . J, FirZSIMONS, Branch tianagtr.,' T> ICHM 0N D TT IL L. 3, 0 CHO IC E~ A~L LOTM EN T S FOR SALE, ON EASY TERMa :, J. T. BOYLAN, Coioniai. Bank., : LITHOGRAPHS NOW READY. TMPORTANT AJfNOIJNCEMENT. IS.-ONE "SII(LLING.-18. TO -TH'K LADIES OF AUCKLAND. i '..!.. FERNANDEZ; Having purchased from ode of the Largest Wholesale Houbos In New Zealand their Entire Stock ot Ono Thousand U. 000) Ladles' and Child ren's-Fashtenable -WINTER HATS and BON NETS, bas decided to sell them at the LOW PRICi* of ONE SHILLING EACH. ._ The Colours are Black, Brown, Myrtle, Navy, Grey, and White. J'hey comprise all the Netfest Shapes iti Beaver, Velvet, Plush, Fur, Felt, Bquirrel, Satin, &c. '• ' The above aro really beautiful New Goods, and the moßt Wonderful Value ever offered in Auckland. -■:- ■■ -:>i J. ■•■>'• ■ '■•'•' • • :v ■ 1 In consequence of the very largo number purchased, and Kr tho convenience of my cus tomers, I have fitted, up a Show-room ex?, pressly for these Goods. ' _-; ■ __■« ; Please note the address:-FERNANDEZ," . Draper, Karuogahape Rood, Newton, .. Come early for first selOotlon. ■ - - HARLieK AND; pRANWELL'S, |', >' : SPECIAL SALE | ' OF "■-,,!:, -- .;; ';'_.''"':_: REMNANTS. REMNANTS. REMNANTS. REMNANTS. REMNANTS. REMNANTS. [.a v a v _ i 'i .i •'» re i'•::' • '-,'; ; REMNANTS-OF 7/ Brussels Carpets for 4,9 i „'.;_. .8/ Brussels Comets for &*9 . .!• ;6/ Brussels Carpets for a* ,y>t »■ ~->' ._/ Tapestry Carpote for 2/3. , * ',-.-". ,3' Tapestry Carpets for 1/6 , -.. ',",■■■■■ ■' 4/6 Tapestry Carpets for I*3 ' .'„ ■ 4/9 Linoleum .. for 2/9 ~<■'..".' Sf. Linoleum .. for .9 : -.'.-■ ■' >■'■■ :. * •■' i .' .-' ___•" 15,!~. ;;-;' ~■-.;.„•: : ■]-, -,, * i;".",, b'-J., ■ '. "..',: '~ ~..,,,,', j~, ..,.; / CLEARING-OUT-OF- REMNANTS AT A | " HEAVY LOSS. (We have decided to make a SACRIFICE on 'SHORT LENGTHS ol CARPETS, MAT- ■ . TINSS, OILCLOTHS. _0.. _c. In order *;', -to clear out a largeacoumulatlon which '-' tiOw occupy valuable space required •■' - for ordinary stock iCARPET REMNANTS-var. from, to 20 yards ; in length—useful for Small Sitting and Bedrooms. 'THE SALE, which will only LAST A FEW j .it _ ,_ .ißAiSfS^willcommenoeon/ j ,- y j ! -SATURDAY, 16th Instant. " ■ ' . - *~' i ; ' AND C/RAN WELL, j ' ■: Pi_K_ISHING ARCADEJ. 4 ' j }"„ QUEEN-STREET. AUCKLAND.



I: M P O R Tr A N T, - . ''- 'Genuine; ( j ih : : : ; , CHEAP - SALE. TT I^Mtil.E ■& CHofc_J fV ' so;. :i-,.-., ----.'Having declde.3 ... bf 'f' . * ' REDUCE THEIR Y__YaLA_<_B- i;'. ,- -~ AND.KXTKNBIVE STOCK, '.bin,. , b i:: *'■ ■. ' ':" '' 'WiUholda-:' ■' ,'-!' :"' .■■'"" ! : CHEAP SALE. ■ Of . ,' ' fifj. *«i^LL*--'_.EA_ONS : GOODS"; '-;,.. The Stock will be Marked at -COST PRICE— pl&n it f i tfiwyi s P~ —. n I SALttl COMMi^EB 1 I T •;' :■) otf V as! 4b-I-»-A-^_"3.U..N..E... 6? \-■ „ / Nt VPltyß & Clio,!? tjjp. '"X^lir&ei- o-"-:j^ g , - WKLLESI.EYf AN - LO^NB-SIKKKXa, ; - - . . .._rrf.'r. o <«._ '.innnuuivi I. ,xaaHTa-"s_ogaoH . .(!'ju;> a .a_'j •_ •-.■ Hi m 0 MB E T THE TIME S, ■ -dt-fj |jjjp' --^j 1' '*'A I , '" • ' CHEAP GOODS, ' And to serve those weH_^_-io-may, favour him ',;(,... .vi: ."frti^.^'atr patronage,.,. ,;'• -. nt i;:_i .wniilAM RißKlßaMAN'v'iif'i'*.; is now offering a large lot of Goods.'purchased unusually cheap, at a t3fle over, cost price. ! 800 Yards heavy 29in.While Flannel, slightly i _ damaged, at lUd yard, worth Is Id - ! flood line Scarlet Flannel, lid-., - .-• , ..-,; i Good heavy»Blne Serge, 62iri. wide, 2s 3d yard 900' Yards heavy Dress Serge, alee colours, Did I : ■/yard, worth Is 3d : .' "f ■ '■•"-. '-:';,-'' *-.-' | Ladles'Skirte-3s lid, worth 5s 6d - _' Job Jot Children'», Knitted.. Skirts,: Is 2d, It, la, i,n, Is 6d, Is 8d; strong ... ■■•;. .... New patterns In Cretonnes, 4]d, 6id,od . liadies' B_jtys, very.oheap, is 3d, Is 9d. 2s 6d ~ _fo» Grey Calioo,, 4Jd; 36in. heavy stout, fid, .-,. worthßdV .• ..-.- Largo stock: of. Blankets, amongst which are - some.job._ne. 'and are being sold under ■ WABBUOUSK PRICE -.■„: ~. . '',:.;j (, ; - L , Several large lines of job Dress Materials at very low prices; to ba appreciated must be the stock of Ladies' Black Cloth Jaokete, , ',) Ulsters (in .iris' and Ladies') to be sold at a ■• ■ large discount off usual prices ; Having an overstock of Men a Waterproof Coats, , will be cleared at a great reduction *"»■ Boys' Suite from Is lid; Youths' Suits (Tweed) . 17s Gd; Men's Tweed Suits, 21s. -■ ,„•..,,; JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREfIbU(3E, ■"<•"' '.'■•'.. ,' -tWP^:fIUBB»-BTB_Er.,'-''-'/v;' ). j toOOT SALE EXTRAORiDINkBrM1 30 CASES LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S KID : B^A_TTBI_raON BOOTS TO HAND! i Will most positively be cleared at from 10 TO 15 FJOt-CENT. UNDER OUR USUAL' LOW PRICES! Please Notb : 3 Trunks Ladles' French ©love Kid High Button Boots. 12s fid; usual price j elsewhere, 16s fid. 1 ' -THE PONSONBY BOOT - ) Is aoknOwledged' to be the beet Winter Boot made: stylish, neat, and durable. An assortment -; is Being made by us for the present season. . .THE PATENT LACE GRIP:." I (now for the first time introduced) is an inven tion by means of which the Lace, when, once fastened, cannot possibly become undone of it '" If. Fitted to all Lice Boots, If desired. • j v*J' r* Especially made for this sale,— '" 80 Pairs maids' & Wombn's High Lace Boots; oalf fronts, from 8s fid to 12s 6dj' all pegged. I not* This . By. manfifaetUrlhg my own stock; On*, customers retain the profit usually absorbed "-''•; : '•-■ -''""h.-the'retailer. - " ■■•-l ■:-■< ] All stock lS._U';t__ ta*_st condition^ and aa i rachmnstapfl^haltboclearedatthe . . "» ,0 '•■ ' n!ibVrestlpOs_ittw*w_er*»aon:*e-:f , ■ ! CaliEabiy •*A¥ i' a"oapßd._!_fi_* C_i_.!l_i_i_ w T^PKOSBER*Sf l?<P&mM,*i &mAW_mm&'- \ 'in'tt^^mfmm ,__mi .rg-wraaraoDßs. KARANGAHAPK ROAD. ' Open S i. ..m. to 8.30 p,m.



Corbd of Dkinkino.—"A young friend of mine wuscured of an insatiable thirst for liquor, that had so prostrated his system that ho was unable to do any business. Ho w«,s entirely cured by the use of Hop Bitten.. It allayed all that burning thirst, took away the appetite for i liquor, made,his nerves steady, and he has re mained a sober and steady man for more than two years, and has no desire to return to his oups."—From a leaJing R.R. Official. Road. Economic Housewives.—Now is the time to inYCko your house comfortable at small cost. Take advantage of the Clearing "Remnant' Bale of carpets, floorcloths, &c„ now being hold at the Furnishing Arcade. Gnrlick and Cran well. Queen-street.—[Advt. J • My Art Union will be drawn on Monday night, at 8 o'clock, at tho Temperanco Hall,; Albert-street Seventy tickets left. Subscribers will bo required to bliow their ticketß to obtain ndmisßion,—Francis J. Shorlt.—[Advt,] i " Time is, thou hast. Employ the portion small; Time was, ia past, .si; _ Thou canst not it recall." j If you wish to avoid vain regrets, andj economise time, , procure a' good watch j Don't be led away by. techni ealftlo a. such as Compensation or Chronometer Balances, or by alarge number Of jewelliugsjwhich. except in ,hlKh-priced. watches, are, misleading sham. ; :buisendP.p.O^Qr c_.lland pu-chasdawatchOf A_ GF.Bartlett:"whose long connection with1 tho1 manufacturing branches., t the trade ertahlis him to sifll'ftud gOaranto'e'-ouhd, plain English ;,Loy6rs,at._.'lDs. Repairs executed om-tha premises.—A: G.- Ba^tlex. Watchmaker and Jowollo**Jgj, Queon-stroct.—[Advt.l "*