SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

K(GH WATER {™ m SSwrW^B, »•«* BONSET.-This Evening. I. Ifl J» '"S," BtINRISE.-To-morrow Mornin|T,7.J •' MOON'S AHIC-First Qnai'tcr, June '■ »•*> B- u''

ARRIVALS.

Omapera, as.. Holmesf from ttftSouth JlacKieKor -is Johnson, from Whangarei Kriernhflda sell.. Bathnrst. from Mongwmi Howard, sen., McDonald, from MonKon-.n

TO-JMY. ~...„ .-.,». Zoniandia, P.M.'sts!. Webber, froni Sydney

DEPARTURES.

LAST BVENINO.

Wailaki. s.h., Oawlprtl, for; Whaogarci Wellimfton, s.s., FarqnWnr; for Riißsell Rowcnays.s.. Norrts, forMcrcnry Hoy

TO-DAY

filide, schooner, Gilfillan, for Mercury Bay " ZualandiA, 1\M.3.3., Webber, for San Francisco

IMPORTS.

Per Zealandia. from Sydney—l9B cases brandy a pkgs tweed cuttings.

Per To Anau, from Hobart — 18C cases fruit.— G. W. Binney. .

Per Qmapcre, from Oamaru—2oo sacks flour (Rod Lion brand).-G. W. Binney.

Per Clifton—2lo sacks Oamaru potatoes.—A. ond R. Eaton.

i_ Por To Anau—B9 sacks onions.—G. S. Jakins,

Per Look Out-510 sacks JI boncduat.—G. S. Jakins.

Per Clifton 653 sacks sliort oats, 564 Danish oats.—G. S. Jakins.

Per Star of the Mersey—l 46 short oats.—G. S. Jakins.

Per Clifton, from Oamaru — 300 sacks flour (Red Lion brand), 100 1-sacks flour (Red Lion brand), 200 i-sacks /lour (Red Lion brand), 240 sacks potatoes, 110 sacks oats.—G. I\. Binney.

Per Omapore, from the South: 20 cases, a octavos and 6 qr.-caaks whisky, SO packages rono 475 boxos candles.. 25 cases jams, 110 sacks oatmeal, 5 sacks bnrley. 200 sacks flour, 280 sacks oata, 120 sacks potatoes, 25 coils barbed wiro.

Per To Anau, from Melbovirno and Southern ports—9lo mats sugar, 3 lihds. coffee, 20 bngß tapioca, 80' case's tea, 23 packages sewing machines, 8 cases marble. 328 sacks flour, 290 cases fruit, SO cases jam, U slabstones, 28 hhds. ale, 151 sacks barley, 77 casos wine 100 boxes candles, a pieces bluestonc, 117 Backs grass seed, 82 Backs oatmeal, 1.529 sacks wheat, 120 sacks potatoes, 89 bags onions. 12 cases hams, 41 cases meats. 16 cases bacOn, 200 bags salt. 780 sacks bark.

EXPORTS.

Por Zealandia, for Honolulu—2&S saoka pota toes, 5 hhds. ale, 2 toxes birds. For San Francisco—ll7 bags grass seed, 60 bundles whalebone.

Per Naiad, for Australia (to bo loaded at Mercury Bay): 210,000 ft. timber.

Inwards Coastwisk. — Krlemliilda, from Moneonui, with 30.000 ft limber; Wansnroi. from Whangaroi, with ]3,ooofttimher; Rowjnrd, from Mongonrii, with 32,800 ft timber. ' '■' OimvAttns COASTwISR, — Columbia, for Napier, with W) touu drain pipes; Wangarei. for Whnngarol, in ballast; Reward, for Mongo-

nui, in ballast.

The schooners Fanny Thornton and Queen ar rived at llokianga from Auckland yesterday. The schooner Endeavour left Lyttelton for this port yesterday. The barque Dova and ship Himalaya wero berthed at Qncon-stroet Wharf to-day.

The s!s. Glonelg did not leave for Tauranga last evening, but will sail dt 5 p.m. to-day,. Tho schoono'r GHdo sailed for Morcury Bay at 9 a.m. She loadsrtlfhber there for Suva. Tho brig Naiad cleared at tlio Customs to day-for Mercury Bhy; where she"1 is to load timber for an Australian port Tho B.s. lona entored outwards at th« Cus toips to-day for Noumea and Norfolk Island. ; Captain Noaring has undertaken to discharge the Deva, and will commence work to-morrow morning. The b.s. Wairoa cleared at the Customs to-day for Napier, and will probably sail this evening in chargo of Captain H. Anderson. = The as. Rotorna left Wellington yesterday with the Auckland portion of the immigrants nor Victory, from London. The Rotorua aIBO brings the following saloon passengers:— Mrs Macky, Messrs Dolan, Loire, liarley, Phillips, Mco, and also 12 in tho steerage Tho brigantino Parnell, which arrive} at Wellington from New York''on Sunday, has part cargo for Lyttelton, and. after discharging nt tho lattor port it is expected that she will load up there with cargo tot Auckland, , .. The s.s. Macgrngor arrived from Whangarei last evening, with 24 sacks gum, 15 sacks gum. 3 tons sundries, and tbo following passengors: Rev. Dallow, Messrs McPellum, Martin. Cope land, McDonald. Ryan, Weymouth. Robinson, W. Thomas, L. Thomoa, J. Thomas, Ward, Mac farlano. Masters Snclling, Smith. Mesdames OhappoUo, Dallow, Witt, Thomas, and Miss Munroe.

The s.s. Omapere arrived from Port Chalmers, Oamaru. Napier, Gisborne, and Tauranga at 11 p.m. yesterday. Passengers: Mr Tuck, and 13 in the steerage.

The throo-masted schooner Hnnila islcalrri veil ntSy&noj from Mercury Buy On May 15. Thebrlgantin s Boroalis cleared at Sydney for Auckland on May 19, with 10 cases BimpowderV 2(1 barrels coil'oe, 870 bags charcoal, 70 tons coal, 1 piece machinery.

The schooner Young Dick, which has been engaged in the trade between New Zealand * ports and Sydney and Noivcastlo for some time past, has been purchased by Mr J. H. Rodgcrs, and is about to enter the South Soa Island trade.

ARRIVAL OF THE ZEALANDIA.

Tho P.M.S.S. Zealandia rirrleed from Sydney at 7.30 a.m. Captain Webber reports of tho voyage as follows .-—Thursday, May 22, 3.J0 p.m., discharged pilot off Sydney Hands, light breeze and fine. .May 23. encountered moderate to Btrong, unsteady and variable winds, with rain squalls at tunes. May 21. moderate gale" from N.E. with heavy squallsand high, confused Kca. afterwards increasing to strong gale, with heavy s»a and backing to the southward. Baro motor 29.60. May 25. sralo gradually decreasing anisea going down. May 26,Ga.m., sighted Three Kings.'fresh breeze and fine, 0.30 p.m. rounded North Cape. May 27,"G.8 a.m., took pijot aboard, 7.80! a.m. made fast to Auckland wharf. Was under easy steam from midnight. Passengers—Saloon: MiS3 Williamson, Mr H. A. Horn. Mr A. B. Donald, Mr W. E. Seound, Captain McCamraon, Mrs McCammon, Captain Murdoch; Mr W. E. Marshall, Mr T.Brlnck man. Mrs T. Brinckman, and 2 servants, Mr R. Henderson. Steerage: Mr Miller, Mr Aitken son, Mr L. M. Crocken. and 3 in ftcerage for Honolulu, and 30 in saloon and.sl in steerage for San Francisco.

DEPARTURE OF THE MAIL STEAMER.

The Zcalandia resumed her voyage to San Francisco via Honolulu this afternoon, with the following passengers:—Messrs Robert Golden, N. Heydon, R. Spenloo, J. Mitchell, F. Brow man, F. Clay. J. R. Rossier, N, Caruthers, J. Hoj-skiDpr. St. Clair Jones,W". H. Goldsmith, James O'Lenry, J. M. Jeffefion.H. Armitaße, J. Bass-Brown and wife, Alexandra Laurence and wife, H. 0. Glynn, G. N. Griflin, J. Gould. E. J. IJenncston, T. 1). Rich, N. Bhrimpton and wifo, R. Ay Palmer, M. Moorhougo, R/Hurry, J. W. Batloy, N. Mackic, wife. anS child. S. \V. Googood and wife, H. Terulen, Kirk wood; J. H. McConnell, A. N. Singer, J. Ramsoy and wife. Master Mackic, Miss Lester?, Misses Peate and Goodman. » . .

LAUNCH.

At high water this morning a large barge for the Sugar Company was launched by the builder, Mr G. Bailey, from" Cuntom-houßd strept West. Tins vessel, which has before been described In our columns, is a substan tially built: craft, and will.no doubt' prove admirably adapted for the work for which she is intended, - viz.,- the con veyanoe of sugar, from the works at Northcote to vessels loading in the stream. She is to he towoil by a powerful steam launch, which Mr Bailey has now under obstruction, and which will be finished very shortly. ' , ', . ~.-..

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

WnANGARKi, this day.—Arrived: Waitaki, from Auckland, 7 a.m. Sailed: VV'akaki, for Auckland, 9.30 am.

Eubbeix. this day.—Arrived: Wellington, from Auckland, 6.20 a.m. Nelson, this- day.—Sailed: Rotorua, (or Mannkau, 11.40 a.m.

Wellington, yesterday.—Arrived: Aorangi, from Lyttelton; Claribol, barque, 121 days from New York.

Sydney, yesterday.—Arrived, this morning: Waihora, from Auckland. Port Chalmers, yosterday.-^Sailed: Roto rua, for the North. Passenger for Manukau :— Mr Robertson.

Tiiames, this day. —Sailed: Awaroa, for Oamaru, with 42,000 feet timber from Read's mill.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. Wanaka, &&. Neville, from the South Lalla RoolmT-8.5., Bailey, from Waitara

DEPARTURES.

Douglas, 5.8., Daniels, for Waitara Hannal Mokau, s.s.. Dale, for Kawhia and Raglan i i.;. Wanaka, s.s., Neville, for the South

The U.S.S. Co.'s a.s. Waoaka, 493 tons. CapL B. Neville, arrived at Onehnnga with the oat ward San Francisco mail at 9.30 a.m. to-day. She left Wellington at 4.30 p.m. on the 25th; arrived at Taranaki at 10 a.m. on the 36th; left at 5 p.m;, arriving outside the harbour at 7 a.m. on the 27th; entered the Heads at 8 a.m., arriving as above. Experienced light S.W. win*,' with heavy swell. Passengers : Mrs Mohan and chil dren, Mre Mackie, Mrs Twogood, Mrs Walker, Mrs Cnlpan. Miss Kirkland, Miss Dyke, Mlbb Robinson, Miss Liebcrg, Miss Peake, Miss Stone, Miss Spratt, Rev. Mr. Mclntosh, Messrs Kirkland, Daniels. Mcßeath, Mohen, Nealo, Gilmore, Moorhouse, Mocller. Denniston, Lalor, Palmer, Mackie, Zander, Lark worthy, Twogood, Peake, and Culpan, Master Mackie, and 30 in the steerage. Carg* : 189 pkgs barley, 50 bans malt, 9 bales hops, 25 coses .herrings, 2>i kegs butter, 20 cases butter. 12 castinps, 33 sundry pkgs. She loft again at noon, with 195 pkgs and a number of passengers. The 8.8. Lulla Rookh ant-cd from Waitara this moraine with 20 head-of cattle, 115 sheep, and 70 kegs butter. The steamers Douglas and Hannah Mokau left this morning—the former lot Waitara, with 15 coses beer, ? bales paper, 12 cases kerosene, and 35 pkgs; and the latter for Kawhia and Raglan, with Sic cases and pkgs.

A series of special sarvicesare being held each -night this week at the Ponsonby Weslejan Church. ■ . ' '

Mr R. Arthur sells a bankrupt stock of jewellory to-morrow at his mart, Queen-street. f^T\A Tho SS?? k H 1 ""*0 and varied. It S tobofeoldregardleßsof coat. ~ ..>«». Tormgrrowj atll o'clock* Messrs B^and A. Isaacs «witt sell I,soft'package* HI- \riflß«i' spiritwand. alßit dmmpagtte7%K&kJr?brand*' rum, Geneva, Old I'omV tout SClSffi slgnraent Is pfmiJerlor quality: . *■• ;, ™" Confeoc^.takWittiajl.W^.oJ, concrete work, larsre or small, and estimates and other . information given to those wishing to do their own work.—John Wilson and Co.. 75. Queen {Advt.l ■-. ,

Lovely CtIMES.-»Tlicro arc lo\-*)y cliinos and places in which the cvcniiiK: zepliyi's are loaded with malaria and tho poison of fevor and cpldoijiicH. To dwell there in hoalth is im-' possiblei'^vlthout a SuppljTof Hop Bitters at hand.* Those Bitt6rs impart ftn^^Sbualislng strength to the systom, and prevent tho accu mulation of deadly spores of uontaeion. Bo Biiro and sco.

Chief Post-office, Auckland.

Mait.s wilt Close as under t—

This Day.

For Tauranga, Ohlnemutu, and Opotiki, ..per Glenclg, at 4 p.m. For Russell and Kawakawa, per Te Anau, at 4 p.m. For Whangarei Hcails, Parua, Waipu, Whan garei, Kamo, and Mangapai, per Macgregor, at 5 p.m. WRDNEBDAY. 28th inst. For Dunedin, per Rolorua, at 7JO a.m. For Coromandel, per Coromandol. at 11.31 a.m, For Greymouth, pur Omupere, at 11 a.m. For Thames, per Uotomahana, at 7.30 p.m.. For Whangarei Heads, Whangarei, Kamo, and Mangapai, per Waitaki. at 5 p.m. For Thamea. per Anno Milbank. at 5.30 p.m. Friday. 30th inst For Norfolk Island and Noumea, per lona, at i p.m. Per Zealandia, as follows :— 1 For Sanawicn Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 1 p.m. For n\oney ordors, registered letters and nowapaperß, at 11.30 a.m. Lata letters. bearing an extra fee of blx penco in addition to tlib postage, will bo. received by the Mail Agent on board the steamer up to tho time of sailing. This mail will bo duo in London on Sat urday, July 5. 18S4.

A Postofllco has been opened at Waitakerci: mails will close daily at G a.m., return mails will be received daily at 7.35 p.m. N.B.—The s.s. Aorangi will leave Wellington, for London, via Rio do Janeiro and Plymouth, on Thursday, 29th instant. Expectod passage, forty-two days.

S. B. BISS ,Chlt IPoetmaEter. Chiof Post-offlce. Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

May 27. 1881.

Opera House—Complimentary Concert to H. W. Sceats, 8 p.m. Parnoll Wcsleyiui Church—Publio Meeting in tho interest of Foreign Missions, 7.30 p.m.

Notices to Correspondents.

An Employee. —Writotothc Sanitary Inspector, A newspaper is hardly tho place for such com plaints.

Births.

ALDERTON.—On May 2G,at Rlclimona Kond, Ponsonby. the wifo of F. It. Aldorton Of a son. EI)WARI)S.-On May 2-lth, 1881, at her rcsi donee. Backer-street., iho wife of William Edwards of a son.

GRAINGER.-On Muy 21th, at tho HurmituKe. Norfolk-street, PonsWby, tliu wife of A. IT. Grainger of a daughter.

Marriages.

O'LKARY^HICKTON. - On the 25th May, at St. Benedict's Church, Newton, by the Ilev. J. Cuthbcrt Downey, 0.5.8.. 0, O'Leary, Vale Road, Mt> Eden, to Murlaiinu. fifth daughter • of H. T. and Elizabeth Hickton, Wnimate, Bay of Islands.

Deaths.

HOOD.-On the 26th May, Mr John Hood, ol Kalpara Flats, aeed 53 years. The funeral will leave the District Hospital 3 p.m. to-morrow (Wednesday). Friends will plcaso accept this invitation.

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

TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1884.

: FOr tho cause that lack* aaelstanoo. For tho wrong that needs resistsno*. For the future In the distance, And the stood that we can do.

The Reeidiviates question is occupying far more attention in England than in Now Zealand. This colony appears, indeed, to .have left the defence of the South Pacific against the threatened invasion of French criminals almost entirely to Australia. We presume, however, that when Parliament Jmeeta the Government will have some pro posal to submit on Uk<s subject. Among the English news by the Orient steamer Potosi, published in another column to-day, there is. a Very lucid and succinct representation of the toacof public opinion in England and France. Both countries are now thoroughly alive to the strength of Australian feeling, arid the determination of the colonies to adopt retaliatory measures if the French Government persist in their policy. That there may be no shadow of doubt upon this matter, however, Mr Service, the Viotorian Premier, has again advised the Agent- General of that colony of the views which his Cabinet hold and mean to carry out. In a letter forwarded by the outgoing Suez mail, leaving Melbourne last Tuesday, Mr-Service says: — "The colony of New South Wales lias recently had practical experience of the evils of having a convict settlement in its neigh- , hourhood, no less ■than nine expirees from New Caledonia having arrived in Sydney by a recent vessel of the Messngeries Mari times line. This has furnished the Premier of New South Wales occasion for a very able minute to his Excellency Lord Augus tus Loftus, a copy of which I enclose here with for your information. Generally on the subject, I may inform you that our attitude at present is one of suspense. This Government, conjointly with the others interested, has made such numerous and urgent representations as we feel ought to have weignt to provont the passing of this most noxious measure. We now wait with intense interest to see wbothor our representations will be respected or not. Should they bo disre garded, this -Go vernmant— and; there is- no doubt, also the Governments of all these colonies—will instantly - .proceed to en act legislation of a severe and effectual character. If I instruct you, as I now do, to; make this known to Her Majesty's Government, it.i«. not in any wise as a threat, but simply in order that neither the Imperial Government nor that of Franco may be in the d/u'k as to what' will un doubtedly be the notion of this and, I believe,theother Australasian Governments, if the French Secidivistos Bill, having our neighbouring islands still in its schedule, bej passed into law by the Republic—l have, &c." , We believe that this firm and unmistak able attitude will have a wholesome effect, and that if the French Government do not abandon their transportation scheme, it is unlikely that they will deliberately provoke reprisals from the colonies by extensive deportations as originally contemplated under tlio provisions of the bill.

A New Market for New Zealand Meat.

A short time ago, when tho Wairarapa took over a small consignment of Auck land .fish, beef, and mutton to Sydney in her freezing chamber, no one thought it was anything else than an interesting experi ment, which lfiight cause a little pleasur able sensation, but which had no other significance, social or commer cial. This proves to be a . mistake, and the trial lot may be tho opening of an important trade between this colony and Sydney. The present condition of the grazing industry in New South Wales is about as bad as it well can be, consequent upon the recent prolonged drought, and the price of meat has gone up.to a rate which to colonial house wives must seem almost prohibitive. The New Zealand mutton is also of very much superior quality to Australian" meat. The "Sydney Morning Herald," in n recent issue, commented upon the fact that New Zealand frozen meat in London had realjsed Sd to (id per lb, and proceeded to remark :— " At the present moment In Sydney private consumers are paying as much as Sd per lb and even more for beef, and (id for the best joints of mutton,- Making due allowance for the fact that one set of prices is whole sale and the other retail, a comparison should be instructive to New Zealand shippers. No official announcement, as far. as we know, hoe been made of: the profits on a shipment of frozen meat; but assum ing, • for the sake of argument, that there is a-margin of a penny a pound loft after paying costs of freight and insurance —including, of course, special charges for refrigerating — it seems tolerably evident that there is a much nearer and more lucra tive market for frozen meat from New Zea land in Sydney than in London. According to some computations, this colony has lost about 10 million sheep out of 30 millions in the bite-drought. Some rims have been' almost entirely denuded of their flocks, .and there must necessarily be a large, demand . for stock to .replace them*: Trices -will therefore rule high for sonic time to come in the Jyydnoy. markets for meat for consumption, since our ordin ary sources of supply have been litera'ly

dried ii]). Now is tho time, then, for Newr Zealand to como to tho rescue of her sister cojgpy, andat tho same time benolit her self.''" The remarks'of our contemporary are well worthy of the consideration of New Zealand producors and shippers. In New South Wales we havo a market at our very doom, in which meat could bo landed freo from all risk of "going wrong ' on the voyage; wo havo further a class of consumers freo from the Old World prejudice,and whom we can r« aoh without a lot of intermediaries devouring the greater part of the profit. The market may not be so permanont as the London ono, but that H noreason why itshouldnotbe entered when opportunity offers. Thero isindeednoreason why fatlivostookshould not besent over from here to Sydney, which would probably provo a more profitable system than tkat of slaughtering and freezing. Tho whole matter should be seriously' .considered by those interested in the development of tho trade. .

Sir George Orey has resolved upon leaving Auckland for Qiaborne by the steamer To Anau, which departs hence on Thursday first at noon. It is Sir George's intention to give an address at Gisborne, and from that place he will proceed to Wellington in tirno for tho opening of tho Parlinmentry session.

The phins])roposerl fortho ocean steamois wharf have been returned to tho Harbour Board by the Marino Department, tho local body having determined not to proceed with tho work.

Mr A. J. Cadman, M.H.R for Coro mamlel, goes South on Thursday.

.Some evil-disposed person last night smashed in tho front window of MrT. R. Hannaford'a otlico, Upper Queen-street, by flinging two large stones at it. The act was undoubtedly ono of puro nmlico, and it is to bo hoped that tho porpotrator will bo brought to justice.

The Dock Committeo of tho Harbour Board wrote to Mr Wardell, C.E., of Sydney, asking him if ho could como to Auckland to report on the proposed Calliope Dock, but his roply was in tho negative

Tlio Official Assigneo has boon in com munication with tho Harbour Board with the object of obtaining for the creditors in tho estate of H. M. Jackson tlio balance of tlio contract money for tho dock excavation works. Tho Board bus, however, taken u]> a duterminod attitude which promises to protoct them from loss in tlio bankruptcy. They hold that having cancelled the con tract through default of the contractor, they are entitled to claim all moneys duo on the work and nil plant on tho ground.

The necessity for provision being made to allow steamers to discharge at the wharf in rainy weather has again been brought under the notico of tho Harbour Board by the local agent of tho Union Steamship Company. Writing t« tho Board today, Mr Henderson pointed out that tho advent of direct steamers from England and the numerous and increasing licet of inter colonial and coastal boats ronderod itnocea sury that the wharf, or at loast those por tions of it used by such' vessels, should have some protection in tho shape of cover ing or largo open shod,so that consignments of goods should not bo subject to probable damage from exposure, as happened during tho past woek.

The'services held in connection with tho new chiiroh erected for the Presbyterian settlors at Waipu wore conducted on Sun day last by tho.Rev. A. M. MeCollum, of North Shore. The church — a neat and commodious structuro, seated for about 400 —was completely fillod, and the scrvieop, ,which woro of an appropriate and impress ive character, were listened to by an atten tive and interested congregation.

This morning, what might have been a serious accident, occurred in Wellington street through a very bad practice which some boys have of running across the road in front of passing vehicles'. Dr. Purchas was driving along in his bujjgy at a moderate pace, when a boy started at'a run to cross tho street, the result being that tho horso leaped off at a run also and knocked down the boy, who was passed over by both horso ana vehicle. Strango to .way, however, lie sustained 110 injury beyond a few bruises, and tho doctor having pulled in the horso, picked the boy up, and drove him homo none tho worse for tho adventure, but it is to be hoped with a salutary warning impressed upon lilm. ' ' * ■ ■ - ■'

A general mooting of tho shareholders of tho Little Jimmy G.M. Co. was to havo been hold thte afternoon, for the purpoco of considering the advisability or otherwise of surrendering tho licensed holding and winding up tho Company. Thero was n« quorum, however, and tho mooting there fore lapsed.

Some of Sir Julius Vojjol'e frionds soom determined te get him returned to the Houso of Representatives by hook or by crook. The latest attempt on his behalf is made by Mr Pillfett, the member for Stan more, who has offered to resign his seat in favour of Sir Julius. Mr Pilliett no doubt thinks he is doing an act of patriotism and self • aacrificein making this offer, but though' as a member, he is of no account himself, it is not quite clear to us but ho would servo the colony better by retaining his scat than ho would by making way for Sir Julius Vpgol.

The immigrants who arrived from London for Auckland in the .steamer Victory on Sunday last aro expected to -arrivo in thoManukau by the steamer Rotorua about 10 a.m. to-morrow, Tho immigrants, a list of whose names we publishod last evening, numbor 142, and tho majority will bo opon for engagement soon after arrival hero. Mr O. Maya, |Immigoation Officer, intends to apply that' a special train be put on to morrow to meet the Rotorua, so that tho immigrants may be expected at the Auckland Station about noon.

Mr Alexander Lamb, whose n.imo will bo remembered in connection with recent divorce proceedings, called n meeting of his creditors on Wodnesday last, at tho office of Mr Dufaur, solicitor. A statement was submitted showing that the debtor's liabilities wero over £600, and his assets £80. Ho made an offer of 2s Cd pov £, but the meeting declined to accept it. A number of questions were asked by the various creditors referring to tho debtor's that he had got nothing for his work these three months, and to tho alleged fact that ho had talc on his name off his drays lately, and did not account for his furniture, piano, &c, Tho debtor's replies were considered partially satisfactory, and it was intimated to him that 5s per £ would be accepted ; but the whole matter is to bo brought before another meeting of creditors to be held on an early date.

. Lupton Wrathall, of Kneo, busli con tractor, and Charles Edwin .Johnson, of Auckland, clerk, have beon adjudged bank rupts upon their own potitions. Wrathall's liabilities are stated at LIOS 5s ."id, and his only asset is a working bullock, valued at LlO, leaving a deficiency of L9B 5s 3d. Johnson's liabilities are set down at L 598 18s Od, divided as follows;— Unsecured creditors, L4lB 18s Cd ; • secured creditor (John Mowbray, broker), LI 80, secured by bill of sale over furniture. This same furniture, valued at L4O, is tho only asset, so that there is a deficiency of LSSS ISs 6d. Tho largest unsecured creditors are : Brown, Campbell, and Co., merchants, LIGO Os 3d; Mclntyre Bros,, wino mer chants, L4G lGs Cd ; L. D. Nathan and Co., merchants, L 44 6s ; R. Whitson and Son, brewers, L3b" 17s ; Arthur Heather, mer chant, L 34 10s; and J. Groy and Sons, cordial manufacturers, L 23 9s 2d, The debtor seems to have been well provided with beverages.

An inquest was held yesterday afternoon at 3.30 at Gleeson's Hotel, before Dr. Phil son and a jury, on the body of William O'Keefe, a youth of 18, who was drowned by tailing from the Queen-street Wharf on Saturday evening while in a state of intoxi cation. The witnesses were Captain Mar shall, of tho steamer Vivid, Jerry Driscoll, who had been out with deceased, as previ ously stated, mid Constable Mackay, of the water polfco. Tho oxamina. tion ■of the several witnesses elicited nothing beyond what appeared in our last issue. The jury returned a verdict In ao cordance with the evidence, "Thatdeceased fell from the Queen-sl reet Wharf and was drowned, while in a state of intoxication," adding a rider to tho effect that tho authori ties should put up chains and posts on the wharf to pre vent similar accidents in future.

A very enjoyable entertainment was given by the ehpir in the Wesleyan Sundayrgchool room, Onehunga, on Friday last. There was no charge for admission, but a collec tion was made in aid of tha choir funds. The programme .consisted pf sacred songs and a service of song entitled "Angels' Christmas." MissStraban sang''Reapers and Flowers" very sweetly; Messrs IJbse lin and McAlpin sang with marked success, the former gentleman leing especially in good voice. After tl» sacred songs, the I ijeryice of song was gone through yftjj 'great feeling, /some pf the pieces being ex ceedinglysweet. The Rev, Mr Taylor, ihfl pasjtor of the Church, read the service. The ..choir wag under the conductorahip of Mr S. iff, McAlpin, who .deserves great credit for the way in which his choir sang.—[Com municated.]

CABLEGRAMS.

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[itKUTttll'X TIILKfIUAMS.]

Affairs in Egypt and the Soudan.

Caiiu), May 25.—The military staff in this city have, it has transpired, prepared plan? for the expocted autumn campaign in Iho Soudan. A strong reinforcement is now ill the neighbourhood of Shondy, and they have captured Debbah. Mr Clifford Lloyd,, Under-Seoretary for Home Altairs'at Cairo, who was granted two months' sick leave, is leaving Egypt. Tho Egyptian Conference at London. ' London, May 2(1. —Tho French Govern ment for some time past have been advaiin-;, ing obstacles in the way of tho projected conference on Egyptian affairs, lucent negotiations, however, havo resulted in smoothing tlio .difficulties, and there are now prospects of an early.mooting of Euro pean delegates in London. Proposed Annexation of New. Hebrides. The Marquis of Normanby, who is how in San Francisco, lias forwarded to tho Queen tho potition of the chiofs of Tanna, praying .for the annexation of the New: Hebrides by Australia, i

•Sir H. B. Loch,tho Governor elect of :Vic tovia, has sailed for Australia. '

AUSTRALIAN.

The Bank Panic In Melbourne

MISLIioWRNK, April 20.—The run on the Chartered Bank of Australia to-day was chiefly confined to notes, tho total with drawals being slight. It is behoved that the rumour? regarding tho stability of the bank woro circulated with malicious intent.

Sydnkv, May 2(i.—A heavy rain; now amounting to over four inches, has fallon over a largo portion of tho colony since Friday night. ■

WORKING MEN'S FRIENDLY AID SOCIETY.

Tin: celebration oi the twelfth anniversary of tho Auckland Working Mon'n Friondly Aid Society was hold last evening in the Parnoll Hall. About 250 eat down to well arranged table* liberally weighted with tea :u»l provlmoris of oxcollont quality, »to tho credit of Mr Cowan, the caterer. The fol lowing ladies attended upon the friends*: — Mrs Cowan, Misses Cowan, Crozior, llay wnrd (•.!), Hull and Taylor. The hall was decorated with representative Ilags, and at tho close of the tea party acapital prograinino was realised in music and song. Frederick J. Moss, Esq., M.HiR., occupied tho chair, and in a congratulatory speech expressed the pleasure he felt in takingtho chntr at the anniversary of this useful Society. Ho was always glad %■) be of servico, nt institutions for tnc benolit of tho people. This Socioty' had been the moans of doing a great deal of good. It had about i'DOQ to tho^oredit of the trustees at tho bank, and ho might ob serve that, the Society was well managed. (Cheers).—Mr.S.'C. Burgoss, Secretary, gavo a summary of tho annual roport, which will be prosonted in detail, an well as a full financial statement, at tho next'monthly meeting. Tho Society had boon increasing and widening in influence since its com mencomont, twelve years ago This, how over, was but its fourth public colo bration. The only death daring the year was that of a member's wife. Sickness had been moderate. Sixteen now members had been added te tho, roll of membership during tho year, and** about oighty wero good on tho book. Tho receipt* of the year, over tho expenditure, amounted to £~4. Tho programmo i« eluded songs by Miss Taylor, "Forest Dreams,"1 a sweot and pretty effusion, pleasantly roceivpd. Miss Die/, wok also successful with hor pianoforte solos and selections. Songs, comic and sentimental, w'oro contributed by Messrs Adlington, Peters, and Walker. " Buttercup Joe" ahd " Sally Sly of. Peckham Ryo," by Mr Walker, woro by far tho best comic ditties ol tho evening. Ono or two recitations were also given, and a skutch from Dickeus. Tho ball was opened at 9.30, Mr Robert C-ownn M.C., and dancing continued until mio oVlmiL in tlu> murniiifr. ..

SPORTING NEWS.

Tho Adolaido Cup.

Till', following wo full details of tho running for tho AIIKI.AIUK Cup, a handicap of 2,W080V8. First horao 2,oOfsovH. and a Gold Cup,value lOOsova. UlicKi/i of SirTharoas Kldor); second horsu, 300sovB.; third horse, 200aova. Ono milu uu4 11 vofurlongs. . ;» . ■ .-■■-■

Mr J. 0. Inglis's b h Malua, 4yrs, by St.

ij Allians— Edella, list (Iviiny) ... [•Sir Thomas Elder's oh'in-Conjecture,4

■lyre, by Gang Forward—Pcradven ture, list 81b (WeazeU) ... .' '_> Mr J. A. Lang's oh h King of the Valo, 4yrs, by King of tho Ring—Amotbyst, 7st 81b"(Cracknell) .'„. ~,' " ... 3 The othor starters wore Sting, Fryingpan, Royal Irishman, Little Sister, Nicholas,' Coulstoun, Claptrap, Creswick, Ned of the Hills, Lord Wilton, Lancaster, Country Boy.

Botting : 2 to 1 v. Coulstoun, 4 to 1 v. King of the Vale, 5 to It. Conjecture, 10 to 1 v. Claptrap, 10 to 1 each v. Sting, Nicholas, Little Sister, Creswick, Country Boy ; 14 to ,1 v. Malua, 20 to 1 each v. Fryingpan, Lan caster, and Lord Wilton ; 33 to 1 v. Ned of the Hills. . Ned of. tbo Hills delayed tho start by breaking away; hut whon they got oil', Sting, Conjecture, Claptrap, Coul itoun, and Lancaster appeared in front. Conjecture at once showed at tho front, and tho ordfcr passing tho stand was Con jecture, Loncastcr, Lord Wilton, Nicholas, Country Boy, King of tho Vale, Sting, Royal Irishman, tho last two beiug Little Sister and Malua. At Eldor's, Conjecture was two lengths away from Ned of the Hills; but at tho mile Lancaster took Ned's place, Country Boy being next, with' King of. tho Valu, Irishman, Fryingpan, Claptrap, Coulstoun, and Nicholas, tho last two still being Littio feiator and Malua. Opposite the stand tho maro was still going on h'ora Country Boy and King of the^Vale, with Ned of the Hills, Sting, flryinjrpan, and Coulston next, and Irishman whipping in. After six furlohgo post Conjecture led by a length from Lancaster, with. Country Boy, Ned of tho Hills, Creswick, Claptrap, Coulstoun next, and Malua last. At the tower Lancaster was three parts of a length behind Conjecture, and Creswick on the outside, followed by Country Boy, King cf the Valo, Coulstoun, Sting. Rounding the turn, Conjecture still led, with Creswick second, King of the. Vale third, Fryingpan, Claptrap, and Little Sister next, with Malua rapidly showing up. At the distance Conjecture was still iv front of King of the Vale and Creswick, but Malua now camo, and won easily by three parts of a length, Conjeeturo being over a length in front of King of the Vale, after whom camo Little Sister and Nicholas. The others woro in a bunch, with Coulstoun, Sting, and Royal Irishman last, Time, 2 minutes 55$ seconds.

MINING NEWS.

[BY TJiLEUJWriJ —OWN COBBKSPONDKNT.]

Tjr.iJrES, this day. New Pkinck Imperial.—The »tope» on No. 2 reef above No. 4 level are producing a better class of crushing stuft'than hitherto, and a few pounds of picked stono havo been secured. The quartz from tho stopos on No. 1 reef A is also yielding' woll at the battery.

Pabwjn.—The crosscut at the 280 feet level is 80 feet in length. According to the surveyor's estimate, tho lode will be met with after proceeding 23 foet further. Good sandstone country, containing numerous mineral veins, is still being driven through. Peep Level CiMMS.'-Air boxes have been laid in the seaward drive at tbo 400 feet level, and operations are to be commenced to-day upon a hanging.wall branch of the Caledonian lode.

Albuunia. — Wait, tribute?, obtained 23ozs. gold from five loads. VVhitaker's crushing of four loads yielded 4ozs. 7dwts. gold, Adelaide.—Williams, tributer, banked llqy-s. ldvvt, gold. Darwin,—A series of interlacing stringers forming about 18' inches of quartz was inter-, seated yesterday in the crosscut at the 230 feet level, and colours of gold were plenti fully seen. Moanataiari.— The Waitemata crosscut wag intersected, promjsipg C feet Jn width, containing favourafcj,e minpral.'flti^ B^uate(J jn good country; ; •< . r.iV K<?cky. Point. r-The leading stepe^s look \ ing well, and severa,! sniall parcjels Of picked stone have been obtained. . .

i i New Eureka (Otanul).—rCriisliing opera tions were commenced yesterday with the full force of the Company's battery.

STEAM COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SYDNEY AND NEW ZEALAND.

Australian Competition with tbe Union

Steamship Company.

Fkom Sydney papors received per Zoa landia we learn that the steamship Albion, which was purchased some eleven months ' ago from the Union Company of New Zealand by Messrs Ellis and Mitchell, of Sydney, has been placed in the trade bo tween, Sydney and Now Zealand ports, making Wellington tho first port of call hore. The Albion will thuH be placed in opposition to tho Hauroto and Wakatipu, which maintain a weekly service between Sydney and Wellington. Tho information given as to tho intentions of Messrs Ellis and Mitchell with 'regard to the Albion is very mcigre, but wo learn that sinco she loft tho hands of the Union Company she has been employed ii> a few trips conveying coal between Newcastle and New Zealand. Sinco then she has undergone a thorough overhaul at Mort'B Dock. Her boilers have been carefully seen to, and her engines taken to pieces, and where necessary re newed, and now brasses supplied. The carpenters' work has heen attended to, and tlio steamer throughout placed in first-class order. Tho engineers' trial trip resulted to the satisfaction of those concerned. Tho measured mile was done in 5 minutes, a spcod o* 12 knots against wind and tide. On the return passage tho " mile " was done at a speed of 12J knots per hour, with the tide, but against a strong head wind ; the steamer, however, was not thon doing her best, as an increased speed was attained Inter on, tho boiler having ceased priming. Tlio Albion wns to load cargo atSydneyand leave on Wednesday, the 28th inst., on her first trip under tho new flag in a trade in which she has already gained a degreo of popularity, viz,, tho trade between Sydney aad New Zealand. Amongst tha principal alterations effected during the time tho steamer was laid up are the alterations to her saloon, which has boon shortened by tho addition of an after hatch, rendered necessary owing to tho vowel floating light by tho head, and con sequently an alloy-way has had to bo con structed, and tho saloon is now, although a little smaller, a very neat, light, airy com partment, and quite private. In tho Btate rooms thero are only two berths, which are well ventilated and roomy. Tho ladies' cabin has been renovated, and tho steerage has been painted, cleaned, and otherwise attended to. At present the passenger nc cummodation of tho steamer amounts to a total of 60 in the saloon and 80 in the steer ago, with increased spaoo when required in the 'tween docks for (SO additional pnsson gei-H of the hitter class. The Albion libb boon ontriißtod.-to tho command of Captain J. M. Lqtnont, a master well versed in the navigation of Now Zealand waters.

SCINTILLATIONS.

Subz mail iii; 'Frisco mail out.

Tho Govornor loaves Auckland to morrow.

, ''Barber of Bath" in tho Opera House to-night.

Bound te como to light—matches and cigars.

A railway in the United States in ballasted entirely with rock salt

Tho Wellington papers are discussing the chances of a Coalition Ministry. There are 235 subscribers to Auckland Telephone Exchange.

Suoz mails dated London, 18th Apwl, arrived at Melbourno yesterday. Tho Josuits have purchased 7,000 acres tor their Zambesi mission in Central Africa.

J. M. Cochrane, Mount White Station, Canterbury, has committed suicide by shoot ing.

' A football match, Wellington v. Nelson, wus played yesterday, and resulted in a victory for tho latter. There's no accounting for tastes. Sir Henry Parkes says ho prefers the New South Wales Legislature to tlio House of Commons.,

A curter named C. Wondham has died at Christchurch from injuries sustained by being run over by hw horse and dray. A vix-roouicd houso at Sydenham, Can terbury, was burned down yoatorday morn ing. Insurances, L 550.

i Veiitorduy, the Christchurch Volunteers hud a field day in honour of the Queen's Bi.-iluUy. ■~',..

Sir Julius Vogel is wary after his East Coast experience ; ho declines to commit himself to the Ashburton electors.

During last year, Otago Benevolent In stitution relieved 127 widows with 448 children.

Captain Morris, M.11.R., spoko at Paeroa on Saturday night, and got a vote of thanks, but not of confidence.

Rev. Mr Adams, of Thames, has ac cepted a call to Newton Congregational Church, Auckland. lie enters on his new sphoro of work in about a month. Ydsterday a football mutch was played at Cbristchurch betweon Wellington and East Chriatchurch Cluhs, tho latter winning by ono try. ' ' •

Wm. Monroe, a lad of 15, while out rabbit shooting at Papanni, Canterbury, accidentally shot himself uud died from his injuries. • , . , '

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Boforo His Worship tho Mayor, and Messrs . Prime ana Tonka, J.l'.'s.) ■ Dbunk.—Peter McCSrathand Hobcrt White, 5s

Wild with Whisky.—Woltor Froestonoand Ueorgo Dunklin wore charged with riotous con duct "and. lighting in Albert street, ami with damaging Constable Hanson's shako (12a Od), on tho night of the Liith inst.—Sorgeant White culled evidence.—Constable Hanson described the encounter. Ho interfered. Freestone mado v violent attack upon him, and rent his garment -Dunklin was lined2ob,or 11 days. Freestone, being by far Ihe worst of tho two, waa lined £5. or two months with hard labour.

The Magic King.- John Jackson wiib charged with larceny as bailee of a gold ring, value *&•, on tho lat May, tho property of L. Levy.—Mr Napier, for tho prisoner, asked for a remand. He believed tho prisoner had a good defence— Sergeant White said he wbb prepared to go on with the prosecution, and tho witnessos wore present.—Rumundod until Monday next. Bail admitted, self £100, and two sureties in £100 each. ~ '

Exi'OBDBK ok Person.—Poter Noilson was charged; on the Information of Sergeant Greene, with publicly exposing Ills person In Qneon-st, Onohunga, on tho 20th lnsC—Prisoner ploaded guilty, and was fined 20s, or in default, 11 dayß' imprisonment. Wiotbr CLOTnixq.—Franz Hamborg.a na'tlvn of Holland, was again brought up on a charge of stealing clothing, valuo £5, the property of Cap tain McArthur, of tho b.b. Argyle.—Mr A. K. Whitaker, for prisoner, pleaded not guilty.— Sorgeant White askod for a farther romand, as the evidence at present ho feared would not be strong enough for aconviction.—Mr Whitakor objected to any further remand. Ho had already been confined for 16 days. This was akci'oral matter. The things no doubt were stolon, but tho evidence did not point to tho prisoner, and it would bo unfair to keep tho prisoner while the police wontferrctting all over tho country to get evidence.—Tho Bonch discharged the pris oner.

Fistic Exkbcise.—George Cook appeared in answer to a charge of striking Wllnaui Henry Jones, veterinary surgeon, on tho 23rd inst,—Mr G. N, Urassoy for complainant,—Mr Madden for defendant pleaded not guilty.—Witnesses were ordered out of t)io hearing of tho Court.—Mr Brass<jy opened tho caso, and stated tho facts. The complainant (Mr Jones), in his capacity of Veterinary Surgoon under tho Society for Pre venting Cruelty to Animals, was about to examine a horao belonging to Skipper Bowden, when tho assault upon Mr Jones was committed, for tho violence of Vhich ho nood only call the attention of tho Bench to tho shadow on Mr Jones's faco. Tho assault was of a trio charac tor—comprising a mn-slier from tho ftet of a man in white breeches, whloh Cook woro, tho bit in tho animal's mouth, and tho violent nudge by the horso's front tooth.—Mr Madden said ho would admit that the man in the white breeches was Cook, tlie cabman \ and that the unpolito horao was tho property of Skipper Bowaen.— Willium JJonry Jonps deposed that he was in Queemstreot between and 8. Hijd occasion to examine Bowden'g horse, VVont into Darby atroct for that purposo. while examining iho horse ho was suddenly struck by a man in white corduroys, who exclaimed, "Go ton with voiir b—- society." Ho went to Mr Itaslott, ohomlst, who dpoßßed his wound. Ho then gavo informal (on to the polico.—Bowden snid he did not know the man in White's. Thought his name was "Tom Soring."—Cross examined by Mr Maddon: Tho horse was lame. James W. Knight, fruiterer, witnessed the party near tho Thistle Hotel, JMd not know Mr Jones, but knew Mr Cook. Did sot soe a blow struck, but heard a nasty expression in reference to Davis. MrJoneswasisQber.^-JameßA.Haslett, cliei))lst, deposed to Mr Jones calling at his shop, and saying tnathehadbconassaultcd. He washed and drosßed th.c wpund. It might have bocn causod by a (Ist —Mr Madden put in tho bridle, and aslcpd if tho wound could not have boon produced by the bridle and the horse's head.— Mr Haslctt explained that tho wound Would .have been of a different character.—William Davis.mcrchnnt's clerk, saw Skipper Bowden go round tho corner with his cab.—Captain Cook anil others did not see the asaault.-^-Bernard Coylo, Jas, Mcjadoe, John Farley, and others having glvon cvidonco to tho effeiit that Mr Jones was struck by the horse's head, tho Bonch dismissed the cose, each paying his own costs. BitßAcn op Animals Protection Act.— Claude Young was charged with offoring dead pheasants for sale on tho Qth insp.—Mr Hudson Williamson appeared to proqeoute, and put in a letter from defondant.who resided at Hamilton, through Sergeant MoGovern, pleading gutlty in ignorance of wrong-doing, and asking to bo ex cused from attending at Courf.us he bad not the means of paying his railway fare.^Alexandcr Gregory Knight, ranger in the Waikato, deposed to the fttGtc, Tho pheasants wore Bant to Sfcssrs Fisher and Co., but wore not aolfl.-Fined Bub and c&sts,

This was ajl Jhe bnsinßsa,

The local immigration officer (Mr 0. Mays) has received: information that the direct g^ian^r Dprio, Vhlbnleft'LdiWonfor Auckland on April 26th, brings fifty nominated, immigrants, all single women, for New Zealand ports.

ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

[PER ORIENT STEAMER UNKNOWN]

(I'KOM OURI.OXDOS COKUESrONIIKNT.)

Tho Eastor Holidays,

' . London, April 10. Evsrybody who is anybody has left town for the Easter holidays, which eom menco to-morrow, and, but for the inevitable contingent of provincial cheap-trippers, London would be a howling wilderness. The late Duko of Albany's funeral was celebrated at Windsor last Saturday with befitting pomp and splendour. The repre sentatives of the Australasian colonies do not seem to have been invited, but promi nent amongst the funereal wreaths and crosses which literally smothered the altar of St. George's Chapel, and filled tho big building with an overpowering perfume, was a suporb circlet, composed of gardenias embedded in Australian ferns and Eucalyp tus leaves, with a scroll bearing the follow ing inscription —" On behalf of the Australasian Colonies by their respective Agents-Genoral," and signed —P. Dillon Bell, Arthur Blyth, Murray Smith, licmun ant, and Saul Samuel. The Duke of Grafton Divorce Case. Those who know the prebont Lord Eueton (the Duko of Grafton's eldest son) during the five weary years he spent, repent ing, his youthful follies at leisure, in the Australian colonies, will read with genuine rogrot the outcome of the divorce suit against the vile harridan who claims to be his lawful wife. In Australia, I believe Mr; Fitzroy (as ho preferred then to be called) practically kept his high rank and great ex poctations secret. His life,he probably felt, was irreparably blighted so long as he re mained tied by law to a "lady of easy virtue," and it was only when an accident revealed to him tho possibility of his spouse having another husband living thai; he be came himself again. Tho case of Eu h ton v. Smith (otherwise Euston)" came on before Sir James Hannon and a special jury last Friday, tho petitioner's pleadings setting forth that his so-called wife was at the time of her union with him already married to a certain Geo. Manloy Smith, who had re cently returned home from New Zealand and would identify her. Lord Euston de posed that in 1870 he mot a courtesan named Kate Cook, and lived with her for some months. In tho month of May, 1871, he went through the ceremony of marriage with her and sottled £10,000 on her. Un fortunately, however, the lady was intro duced by some frionds to Mr Froggort (the solicitor identified with tho great detective, frauds and scandal), and this worthy, kindly acting as trustee, spent the money. Tho witness lived with Kate Cook as his wife up to 1876, when things became so intolerable that he separated from tier and went to Australia. Sinee > that time ho had never seen "her. Inquiries were soon after sot on foot re Kate Cook's antecedents, and it was found that she had a husband living named Goo. Manley Smith, whom she married oh flth July, 18C3, in Glasgow. George Manley Smith said ho came home a few months ago from New Zealand. He swore to marrying the respondent, Kate Cook, at Glasgow, in 1863. A woman of the name ot Johnson accompanied him to New Zealand, but ho had not married her. To the utter amazement of the Court, and con sternation of Lord Euston (whose case against Mrs Cook had seemed fully proved), ovidence was now forthcoming to show that at the time George Manley Smith married Kate Cook in 1863 he had a wife living. Tho brother and sister of this wife (now dead) gave conclusive testimony, and certi ficates of marriage, &c, were forthcoming, which clinched the case. This of course annulled Mrs Cook's marriage with Smith,' and leglaised lies union with Lord Eueton. The jury were consequently obliged to find for the respondent, arid the petition qf, poor Lord Euston was dismissed with cost". Mr Laishley's Locturo, Mr Richard Laishley, of Auckland, de livered a very interesting address on "New Zealand as a Field for Emigration " at the Working Men's Institute, Great Ormond street, on Saturday evening last. Mr F. J. Furnwull, .Vice - President of the New Shakespeare Society, took the chair, and tho largo room was crowded to excess with an audience mainly composed of respectable aiftuuiiis, moolianica, railway employ*^, and the better class of navvies and daily labourers. They listened most attentively to all the lecturer said, but seemed literally to drink in his vivid description of a work ing man's life at the far Antipodes. After the lecture was over Mr Laishloy found him self besieged by a mob of curious questioners, who fell over one another and almost fought in their anxiety to get near him and secure answers te personal queries of every sort and kind. He stayed there doing his best to satisfy all comers for nearly an hour and a liiilf, and had then to give up through sheer weariness. The whole affair was a great success ;in fact,the lecture no doubt "went far to persuade many highly desirable persons to emigrate. Owing toMrLaish-. ley's lecture not having been advertised, very few Anglo-ColoniuU were present. I fnuoy, however, I saw Mr Kennaway (of the Agent-iieneval's Office) and Mr Turner (of tho Colonial Bank of New Zealand) amongst tho audience, and Mr and Mrs Porter (lato of Auckland), and Mr King (a son ot tho Queen street chemist) were certainly there.

Mr Laishloy, who spoke with admirable | distinctness, opened his discourse by telling th'o audience that a dear friend of his, on heating he was going to deliver a lecture on Now Zealand, Bent him the following suc cinct caution, " Bemoinber the latitude and longitudo of paradise are not yet fixed." "Ho did so," said Mr Laishley, " because, I presume, he knew my enthusiastic ad miration for the colony. But why the ad miration ? Well, for many reasons, some of which I shall explain to you this even ing, but specially and above all because 'I lovo only a land where merit is the sole passport to Biiccess."" The lecturo was divided into throe parts, the first being a brief, general description of, the colony, grounded on the information and statistißs contained in the official hand books, " Brett's Almanacs," and similar works. After dealing with tho climate, land, manufactures, &c, Mr Laishley said : ."All this is very tempting, but tho main charm of tho islands in my eyes is our public institutions—especially our system of government and our educational system. You hore, headed by noble reformers such as' Mr Bright, Mr Chamberlain, and Sir Chnrlos Dilko, are gradually making head way towards equal rights and equal privi leges ; but the fight will be so hard and so long protracted that the ripe fruit will never bo roally enjoyed by you, but only by your posterity. Whereas, with us it is so entirely different. We have virtually manhood suffrage. We deny all class dis tinctions. We consider the principle laid down in that wonderful declaration of inde pendence to bo tho only sound one—viz., 'that all men are equal,' that all men are born with equal rights and privileges, and therefore we deem that personal merit the only badgo that entitles a man to pre eminence amongst his follows. Every man, however poor or debased his parentage, however humble his condition, lias, not merely theoretically but practic ally, a chanoe of any position in tho gift of tho colony, and in a few years even the Governor, I bolievo, will be a colonially elected officer." The lecturer then went on to describe tho facilities for education which rich and poor alike enjoy in Now Zealand, taking especial care to point out that Eng lish scholars of reputo are engaged as pro fessors at the various colonial universities.

Turning to the question of labour, he said —" I do not say that a olerk, or anyone without a profession, or trade to fall back upon, oan always get a. clerkship or the work to which ho has been accustomed, or that an artisan oan always obtain tho full rate of wages which is quoted as current in New Zealand. But whatlrfo say Is that the want of the colony is labour, and that amj man willing and able to work can obtain it, and moreover that a oompetent artisan is bound to do infinitely bettor there than he can hore in overcrowded England. I am well; awaro that only lately a trade nsßOciation in Otago issued a warning circular to their friends in Great Britain, saying that all labour ohannels were full. Well, possibly that was the case In Otago at the our rant rate of wayes. But the cir cular was a sadly short-sighted policy. To enable any colony to progress the industries and products of that oolony need to bo developed, and this cannot bo done unless labour is at such a prioe as will pay capital to be employed, and a reduotion in the current rate of wages would not only open ! up an increased demand for labour, but indireotly benefit the workman or labourer In the added prosperity of the State as a whole."

The seoond part of the leoture dealt with the ways, habits, mode of living, &c , of the Maoris, and wta Illustrated by a very fair collection-of, native curios and some admir »bfe photos, taken b'y>Homus~and Hanha>6f, Aucttland.. ttia-oolleottoj) of Mrljaishley's hah been in great demand of late, and will be exhibited ugain next week i at. a: conver sazione given T>y tho Drapers Company to the Anthropological Society.

The final part of tho lecture considered tho advantages of tlio colony,as a neld tor emigration, and was unquestionably tiio most interesting of the three to the audience. Mr Laishley cordially recommended all thoroughly competent mechanics and artisans to emigrate, assuring them they could not possibly fail in tho colony. He thon proceeded to recapitulate the artvau> tfigcsof New /calami over Greuti Britain, vi? • (1) Work tor all who are able and willing to work. (2) A form of Government which secures all the electoral rights and elective advantages that a democracy can reasonably expect; with no hereditary aristocracy, and no irritating remnants of feudal servitude. (3) Cheap meat, fish and vegetables of all kind—winding up with the query, "Is it wonderful, in view of all this, if 1 fell into the error of believing that the latitude and longitude of Paradise are fixed?" ■■ , " The lecture, as I have already said, was very well received, and a perfect scramble took place when Mr Laishley produced some of the New Zealand handbills and scattered them amongst the audience. Votes of thanks to lecturer and chairman were of course carried unanimously.

Despite his desperately Radical (not to say Socialist) proclivities, Mr Laishley does not disdain the society of the rich and great. In the course of his inquiries into the working of English School Boards, &c. (which have from first %o last been most courteously forwarded by Mr Mundella and the Education Department), he has met a good many notabilities of one sort and another, and seen more than nine out of ninety middle class Englishmen see in a lifetime., On Sunday last (escorted by Mr E. P. Rathbonc, a brother of the Mr Rathbono who lived some years in Auckland), Mr Laishley visited the studios of the most famous Royal Acadoinicians, and was introduced amongst others to Sir Frederick Leighton, P.R.A., Mr Marcus Stone, R.A., Mr Millias, R.A., Mr Luke Fildes. R.A., Mr Val Prinsep, R.A., and Mr. Watts, R.A. Yesterday Mr and Mrs Laishley left with their eldest daughter for Paris, where they will be the guests of Mr Stannus Jones, a gentleman well-known in your part of the world. Mr Laishley expects to be about six weeks on the Continent. Ho attended the Oxford and Cambridge boat race on Monday, and hopes to be back in time to witness the Derby.

Circulation of Forged Bank Notes,

It is, perhaps, worth while to mention—. though your banks are probably aware of the already the fact—that some large parcels of very cleverly forged Bank of England notes are being carefully circulated bn the Conti nent, in America, at the Cape,jtnS in Aus tralia. They do not defy detection for the, paper is faulty and, though new, doesn't crackle, but the engraving part of the busi ness hasbeen admirably carried out.

Arrival of the Dot io.

Tho New Zealand Conrjfany's chartered steamer Doric (Captain Jennings) arrived at the Docks on Monday, 7th, after a Smart run of 43 days from cjjorfc to'port. Sho left Lyttelton on February 23rd, reached Rio on March 16th, Madeira April Ist, and Plymouth April 6th. Passengers (98) all well. Fine weather throughout the voyage. The Doric brings only 5,000 carcases of mutton, which, considering the state of the market, and the fact that her carrying capacity equals 8,000 or 9,000, is to be regretted. There was not a leg of frozen mutton to be had when she arrived. The Doric has also on board 100 tons of butter and cheese.

The Doric's mutton has all been landed in first-rate condition, and is fetching 6d to 6Jd per lb. A cargo of frozen meat has just arrived from Melbourne in the Gar ronne, but it is not in good condition, show irigeigns pf-.)iaying been frozen before it was cold. It is selling at 5d per lb. - •r, ''.', General Notes.

Shawi'Savill's chartered steamer Bombay arrivedat'the Docks to-day, after a run of 53 days from port to port. The Bombay brings about 8,000 carcases of mutton, which are reported to bo in good order. None of it lias, as yet, been placed on the market. Captain Holloway reports leaving Welling ton on Feb. 16, and reaching Kio on the 16th March. Left Rio next day; and passed Madeira 3rd April, anchoring at Oravesend on April 9. Fine weather trhoughout.

Mr lieo. Beetham, M.H.R., who recently married the daughter of Mr N. W. Levin, returns to Auckland with his bride in the Carthage, leaving Plymouth on April 11th. Other passengers booked through to N.Z. by tho ™mo vessel.—are: —Mi —and- BITS Joachim for Port Chalmers, Mr James Marshall for Dunedin, and Mr H. E. Norris for .Wellington. Three young gentlemen named R. J. Ogle, A. L. Withers, and Frederick Hartley are going out to Otago to the National Bank of New Zealand in the Doric on April 24th. Mr Robert B. Walrond, of Auckland, in tends to return' to the colony by a P. and Q. steamer early in May. . - ._. Friends of Mr A< W. Money, who is well known in Canterbury, will be glad to hear that he will shortly return to the colony. Mr Money, who is at present staying in one of the prettiest spots in Devonshire, will probably book his passage by the P. and 0. route either in June on July next. ' Shaw. Savlll, and Albion Company. You will bo glad to hear that the amal gamated Shaw, Savill and Albion Company (Limited) is in a position to pay its share holders a dividend of 10 per cent., free of in come tax. From the statement of accounts for 1883, which was presented at the first annual general meeting of-shareholders yes terday, I see that after writings off depre ciation in accordance with the Articles of Association, and the whole of the preliminary expenses connected with the formation of the Company, a net profit remains of LI 8,459 Is 2d. From this amount the directors recommend the payment of a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent., free of income tax, which will absorb L14.G52 14s Cd, leaving a balance of L 3.506 Cs Bd, divisible between tho managing directors and the Company in' accordance with the agreement. With regard to their steamers the directors say : "A steam service to New Zealand has been carried on by the Company during the past year by means of chartered Steamers. For this: service in the future two steamers of 5,200 tons register are being built by Win. Denny and Bros., which will shortly be delivered, and we havo made favourable arrangements with': tho Oceanic Stenra Navigation Company (Limited) for placing their steamers Coptic, lonic, and Doric in this Company's line. With theso five vessels a swift monthly servico to the colony will bo worked."

At a meeting of the Royal Colonial Insti tute held on the Sth of April, addresses of condolence with Her Majesty the Queen, H.R.H. the Prince of Wales (President of the Institute), and H.R.H. the Dnchess of Albany, for the death of H.R.H. the Duke of Albany, were adopted. Mossrs Sampson, Low & Co. have in the press a new book entitled "Tho King Country, or Explorations in New Zealand, by J. il. K. Nicholls.

Land and Loan Company of New Zealand.

Mr Fulton's new company, the Land and Loan Company of New Zealand, lias not tinned out a complete success. I called at the London offices yesterday, and saw Mr Alexander, the managing director. He tells me that 70,000 of the shares were ap plied for and have been allotted, the re maining 30,000 being withdrawn, Mr Aloxander says that in all probability these will be subscribed for by investors in the colony. I think the reason of this compara tive failure is partly due to some of the London papers, who have lately been pub lishing very unpleasant remarks about the frequency with which Now Zealand loan companies are being formed, and have sug gosted that the colony is borrowing more than it can ever ropay. Paragraphs of this sort naturally frighten the wary London speculators, and they fight shy of anything connected with Now Zealand. Tbe Labour Council's Warning. The notice of the Otago Labour Council about the depressed stato of trade in that provinces has been copied in [almost every paper in England, and has greatly preju diced many intending emigrants to New Zealand. People who are not well up in the geography of the antipodes fancy that Otago represents the whole colony, and that the depression exists throughout both islands. The London papers have now got hold of the paragraph, and many comments on it have recently appeared. The writor of "By the Way," in the "Globe," re marks : " The Otago and Auckland (New Zealand) Labour Counoils have passed a re solution attributing ' the depressed state of the labour market' in New Zealand 'to tco many immigrants.' Needy persons who in tend to emigrate to New Zealand with a view to making sudden and immense for tudos had better, therefore, reconsider their decisions." Mr Redmond on Colonial Society. I send you an account of an Interview be tween a " Pall Mall Gazette ' reporter and Mr J. E. Redmond, M.P., who was crossf examined as to his opinions of the antipodes and the antipodean?. Invited to give his impression^,of Australia, Mr. Redmond spdke In' very ''contemptuous" terms Conl- ccrning " Bocjety", out there, while he highly praised "the press;' The interviewer next asked his victim, "How would Aus tralia be likely to behave in the event of

England being involved in a big war?" "Tnero would-be meetings called in every district," replied Mr Redmond, " Sir Henry Parkes would rush about, and patriotic re solutions would bo everywhere unanimously passed; but the Australians would sub scribe neither money nor men. Thoy are essentially selfish, and porhaps they ought ,;iot to bo otherwise, for thoy want all their moil and all their money for themselves, to develop their country. Their loyalty does not extend much further than shouting for tho Queen," From the above extracts it will be seen that Mr Redmond's impressions of you antipodeans are the reverse of com plimentary. New Zealand Mutton. There is no doubt that the trade in New Zealand mutton is making enormous strides in the provinces. In Portsmouth in par ticular a large amount of frozen meat ia disposed of every week. The local papers are continually recording tlie opening of fresh depots for tho sale of the antipodean carcases, and though these notices are very often "puffs" of the butchers who retail the meat, there is evidently a rapidly improving market for colonial mutton in that town.

Apropos of the meat question, it ig in teresting to note that while the imports of New Zealand mutton during January and February, 1883, amounted to only about 3,000cwt., in the corresponding two months of the present year we have had 28,000cwt., or more than nine times as much, imported. These figures are taken from the Board of Trade returns.

SUEZ MAIL NEWS.

(Kkdter's Telegrams.)

Adelaide, Wednesday. The P. and 0. Company's steamer Car thago, which arrived on May 21, brings the English mails to April 18. The following is a summary of news brought by her :—

London, April 10. A letter from her Majesty the Queen to Sir William Harcourt, dated Windsor, 10th, has been published, in which the Queen declares her wish to thank her sub jects most warmly for the loving sympathy and loyalty displayed in her late grievous bereavement. The Queen Bays :—"The af fectionate sympathy of my loyal people, which has never failed me in weal or woe, is very soothing to my heart. Though, much shaken and sorely afflicted by the many sorrows and trials which have fallen upon me during these past years, I will not lose courage, and, with the help of Him who has never forsaken me, will strive to labour on, for the sake of my children and the good of my country I love so well, as Ipng as I can. My dear daughter-in-law, the Duchess of Albany.who bears lior terriblu misfortune with most admirable, touching, and unmurmuring resignation to the will of God, is also deeply gratified by the universal sympathy and kind feeling evinced towards her. I would wish in conclusion to express my gratitude to all the other countries for their sympathy, above all to the neighbouring one where ,my beloved, son breathed his last; and for the great respect and kindness shown on that mournful occa sion." ■, ' ", ;;",' ~.;

The closing of Parliament for.the recess was followed by an active- political cam paign in the provinces. Lord Randolph Churchill and Colonel Burnaby have arrived at Birmingham to canvass their constituen cies in view of the next general election, when they will offer themselves as candi dates. Sir William Vernon Harcourt, however, in a speech at Derby last night, ridiculed the idea of the Government die solving Parliament at the present time with a majority of 130 at their back. The difficulty between Nubar Pasha and Mr-Clifford Lloyd has been arranged, tho former having withdrawn his resignation, it being understood that Mr Lloyd's functions, will in future be confined to those of an Egyptian Under-Secretary of State. M. Jules Ferry hog sent a note to the French Ambassador in London on ' the Recidiviste Bill which is now before the French Senate. The note embodies the substance of M. Ferry's verbal reply to Lord Lyons in last January, that the transportation of criminals to New Caledonia or any other of the French colonies is a matter of internal policy with .which no foreign Power has any con cern, and to which international law cun not apply in any way. The French press TUliy endorsee .tlio view- of M. IVrry, and the "Liberte" describes the action of the Australian colonists as an attempt on their part to establish the Mouroe doctrine in the Pacific, and to exclude France from New Caledonia and the New Hebrides. The "Times" has published a very cogent letter, Eigned "Australian," which dis cusses the probable consequences if France persist? in her intention of flooding New Caledonia with her criminal sewage, and points out that the colonists, if driven to the wall, would take the law in their own hands, and end the difficulty by seizing New Caledonia.

The freedom of the City of Dundee has been conferred on Lord fiosebery, who, in acknowledging the honour, observed that since returning home he had been surprised at the indifference with which England re garded her giant possessions all over the wbrld, and he contrasted this with the pre sent activity of the French colonial policy. The speaker regarded the colonies as breathing-places On which the British Eai pire has to depend as a means of keeping the Empire together. He urged the extension of the system of local Belt-government and local administration. Lord Rosebery'e lan guage showed that he has returned from hig antipodean trip a warm friend and an ardent champion of the Australian colonieß, and has exprefsed himself as delighted with the "ltadiant Continent," as he has termed it.

("Svuney Herald's" London Letteb.)

The Franchise Bill.

London, April 11. The chief political event of the week hag been the passing of the second reading of the Franchise Bill. This took place on Monday night, and was signalised by the delivery of a remarkable speech from Mr .Gladstone. The latter gentleman and Mr Goschen divided the honours of the evening between them, and the right hon. member fprßipon was the only person who delivered a really effective speech against tte bill. The legitimateConservatesJeithertaciUy admitted that they were in favour of the measure, or elso their arguments against It were of a kind which applied with equal force to Mr Disraeli's bill of 1867; After a wearisome debate the division was taken, and, amidst ringing cheors, it was announced that the Government had secured a majority of 130. This immense majority far exceeded the most sanguine expectations of the Liberals. It was thought that if the Farnellites voted with the Government 110 would be the very outside that the latter could secure. As it was, 35 Parnelites voted with the Govern ment, but the latter would have been able to secure a commanding majority without their aid. It is true that on other occasions the Government have secured larger major ities. For instance, on the second reading of the Irish Land Bill they secured a majority of 176, and upon other occasions their majority had exceeded 130. Nevertheless the fact remains that last Monday night's voto was the most solid that has been seen for some timo past, and it affords very satisfactory evidence that, in spite of the straggling of the Liberal pack of which we have heard so much of late, they all run very well together when they get upon a good scent. Though there were two or throe abstentions, there were, with the ex ception of Mr Goschon, no " 'verts." Con cerning the latter gentleman it may bo said that it was always expected that he would vote against the meusure.

London Municipality BUL

The last sitting of tho House before the Easter holidays was also marked by the in troduction of the long-promised London Municipality Bill. This is a subject which will not have much interest to your readers, but it is one which seriously affects the vitality of tho Ministry. Bir William Har court, who has had charge of the measure, has now introduced his scheme, and every body agrees that it is very moderate. The old historic Corporation of London will be retained, and will take over to itself all the functions at present exercised by the Metropolitan Board of Works, while a number of local councils will be created, which shall have charge of local adminis tration and shall collect and spend their own rates.

New Zealand Patents.

, (To the Editor.). Sir,—During the year 1881 the number of applications for Now Zealand patents was 76, and in 1882 181. I have just re ceived from the Patent Office the list for 1883, which contains no less than 233 appli cations. The list for 1884 will, no doubt, be much larger, as some weeks there are 8, 10,12, and even 13 applications. Thiashowe the impetus given to inventors by cheat) patent laws, New Zealand being now the most, liberal in the ;wor!d. n application - foB patent, which coßta. only\ 10b. protects the inventor for 12 months; £2 is payable oni the "granting of a patent, and £7ntthe end of five years, which will protect the patentee up to fourteen years.—Yours, Ac, W. Gbebnshielps,

THE AUCKLAND JKVENING STAK, -TUESDAY MAY 27. 1884,



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