SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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ARRIVALS.

LAST BVBNING. SU .-! Wffi" «■*■' Crawforgfepm Who»rei^^ n j t. Ceilings, from Mongbnui Revrard, sch., h B athurst, from Mongonui Krlomhilda, be j^ Bosuf, from London KG ance. barque, . Dearborn, from Sydney City of Sydney, s. r iiew i ß( .f r omjtfhanKaroi SapcvKate.acnoo. ■ - - —- ■— - ■_-_

DEPARTURES.

WollißKton, 8.5., Farquhi. ''oSrangl \ Gleaete ".. SJophenson. i urj . Kowena, 8.8., Scott for Mer. O r O u r yßay * - Noptuoe, 8.5., Mustard, for \^ lv~, 3 aj , j -' J* *■ ' ' ,' . TO-DAY. ' - ,' k 'j

IMPORTS.

Per Glance, from Lonaon--i'lsin co - e tsond haberdashery, £100; apparel. «W0; ca t J° r rugs, «300; dressed leafiier, .6800; wro> mowing &\m; saddlery, £00 ; flogrcloth. «10 ; so,^ machines, «60; vestas, £210: blacking. $^ agricultural Implements, «170; ngricn machinory,*4Bo; rails and general raachii. " ■>• *aiOO;bookf, £180; paper, 982cwt; stauent ,£■. gm : paporhangings, 4180 j upholstery, *£&%,' froa taJsteads, «160: tinware, «150: brushware, *?»? >toted and papier maohe goods,« 8 0; to3*> «30; pftsnou, £OT; corks, filO; perfumery, *80; I^rtnting materials. • £20; > pipes; £70; ffUa pttwner,- SOfeWtf safety fuse, £70; chaihe and ariohohr, .». ton»; hardware cut lery, w.'w «4 rod iron> *2!i aaeef ifon 1, l' tbnsf Olate iron, i tons; pig iron, 20.tonsVgaVyanisbd l3*on, 8S ions; sheet load, iff trfriaj tin' pMteji, 360 boxes j ingot tin, lSowt;;- iroWrCTs, 16t#h6 :■ wire tod wire rope, », tons: ano',l ton ; Btee), 2 tons tflinseed oil. i,tfflgalls:: cod oil, SOOgate varnish, £6; paint colours, £190; pitch and 'tor; t barrels; flint glass, £120; fofefgn window'glaß¥, 3 edses; plate glass, 10 cases; china, and eailhenwaro, £020; glass bottles, £10; bran'and ilottr" bags, £520; canvas, £910; cordaga, ; lines and twines, £100.; marble, £10; cigsts, ■; 1,180" Ibs'f brandy incase, 620 galls.; nini;l;oiO galls,;.geneva,so galls.;\red wine, -24(7 gallg,; wSi«f irine,■ 20 galls.; baer (bulk).-15 »ar!s:v bedr (glass)1,.37 barU.; preserved fish, not fatted, dnsU sardines, £70; assorted oilmen's staH*,',;_fiilO;; cocoa, 26cwt.; isinglass and gelatin*; #90; musterd, £100; vermicelli and miiccaroffli, abwt.-:'white salt, 65 tons; bicarb soda, 60 (Ms; ctthfllßS, ffllcwt.-; dates; 74tfwt.r raisins, «Wrti;j. cur rants, Ulcwt; almonds, scwt.; flgSj So-rtt.; treacle,, 18owt.; ;e6nfeotionory and pOUA £4*); iapotheoarywar'e,fl7oo; sulphafe copper; »cWt.; tart acid, sc\yU z cream tartar, 27cwt.; «wi densed milk, £220; cornflour, £50; manu.nv 15 'tons; cotton, waste, 2 tons. ■ Total value* «* oapgo, £28,90ff. . .' ' . ■ : '■ Per Glancerfrom'l^jndon—l 6-horse portable steam-engine, fitted on Colonial boiler, and all fittings complete; 1 case Mathieson's plaiies (assorted), 1 case stocks arid dies, spanners, efo.; 40 bundles Black's spades (assorted), Icase Lock wood s table cutlery, lease Look wood's pocket knives, 1 case flies, 2 coses pit and qrossaut ■*"saws,;l*aseadzes, trowels, hoes, chisels, etc: 3 easosMander'BOak varnish, i casks beat white lead, 1M fcegg Chanipion's genuine white lead, 1 case oleefto-pfeted ware, 1 c&sc(WeaU>n'a patent inlproved pulley blocks, 1 clisk iron rope blocks, 1 case wund jacks and carpenter's cramps, 2 Jess strong 0.8. clout nails, 20 kegs snap head naUs, 6hhds. hollowai*, *oase flsS hoois and , sail needles, 1 cask carpenters'patent rim locks, 1 cask gas fitting?, lease' Webster's cutlery, 1 . case kitchen fenders, S oases fenders. 15 Avery's ~ Colonial,machines (from 4 to HowW, 2 oases sack trucks, lease steel-yards, 1 efcsfc-counter weighing, machines, 6 Corbett's chaflxnitters. 3 Corbetts jmlpers, 1 caaename plates,-2 casks and 10 loose iron cables; 6 kegs zinc slate nails, 10 kegs lead head noils,1 1 caßk spelter and . floor cramps. 1 bale candle cotton, 3 caste tln foU, 2 oases garden seats and fenders, 1 edso hiir brooms and dandy brushes, 1 case Archer's mincerßii2 cases electric bells and fittings, 1 case and 17 bundles steel, 5 lathes and fret saws (complete),' 12 rolls Bhoet lead (3 to 61bs), 1 tierce . JPlumbagro pots, 2 Vaiixhall donkey pninpa. 2-3 ■ pairs axle arms and canon boxes, 3 casks psrtorated zinc, 50 kogs Ewbank nails, .6 oases.knife cleaners and coffee mills. 2.810 sash weights, 5 to 20 lbs., 80 ingots block tin/135 •bundles galvanized buckets and tubs, 1 ciat) toy buckets, 2 crate-s chamber pails, 1 cask circular balances and lamp springs, 17 Hornsby's ploughs' 3 cask; fittings for above, 2 casks roi ploughshares, 6 cases bedsteads, 3 crites copper furnace pnns, 1 oase braized copper pans, 1 case copper rivets and washers, 1 cask copper boat nails, 1 cose copper tacks, 78 register grates, 1 oask pole brackets, mortice and dead locks; 1 ' ;paso shelf brackets, tower bolts, 1 cask sad irons, 1 cask H. and C. hooks, 1 cask grubbing and chipping hoes', l-caslr -wood-splitting-wedges I and maul rings,' 3 casks .'mortice' furniture,: 4 ■ bundles galvanised wire sieves, 70 boxes tin plateM cask ale and wine measures, 1 case mottled enamelled ware, 2 coses "stamped tinware, 1 case Hobbs'lbcks, 2 casks real patent .'.: rlin locks,! cask dead and drawback looks, 70 cases HO tons) galvanized corrugated iron. 2 casks charcoal box irons, G "Phoenix" ■wringing and washing machines, 2 cases mail 7,1 axles, 3 cases black grasshopper springs, 1 case copper, kettles, 1 case brass tube, 1 cask chest : j handles. 1 case cased tube, 1 case japanned and 1 galvanised padlocks, 1 case range cocks,sl oase brass'wirOjggiv^&c-E. Porter and Co. j

Por'GlaniSei from London- i bales JBrussels carpets, i ciases' wilt lookinpr ghi'ses,, 1 edse toiletglasseK-tWinks«ndHall. ''".-"InJ .

EXPORTS.

Per City of Sydney, for Fan Francisco-70 bandies whalebone, 117 ciaes gum, 82 sackj grass seed. For Honolulu—l 32 bags potatoes, 6 casesoaunedgoods. - " ~~ 7l ~ \

Inwards Coastwise.—Violet, from Thames, with 17,000 feot timber; Mahurangi. from Ohpre, with, 6J bags gum; Kriemliilda, from Mongonui, with 30,000 feet timber; Eleanor ;. -Morton, from 'Mahurangi, ;wich 750 bushels lime; ReWard, from Mongonui, with 31,01)0 feet tlmber;'Fawn, from WhariKaroi, with 50 tons i coal; Saucy Kute, from whangarei, with!GO 1 y.tonßcoal. :.'''.,'.;""."'■'' '. '•■'/-..■ ..'"i ,-,.-! : '.', '[OUT.WABD3. CoASTWiBE.^Waipu, for: Coro^. ' imandcl; Eluanor Morton, t or Mahnrangi; , Reward, for Mongonui; Griffin, for Russell. ' • The brigantine ■ Linda Weber clearbd! at Sydney for Auckland on Jtane i, ;,'..,:,

- ' The barge Ruakaka has returned from Mon gonui, the proposed trip to Sydney having been r,,;abandoned. , , =~, . ■ ■■, ■ ~- ■■,• •. ~

\, -■>'."'' The barqueGlenberne (CaptainG*Undwalter), 77 days from London, arritea at Lyttelton this "morning. i.":'i|'- " ■■■['■ ■■ * ';,:■"".:,'..' . '

f TheschoonorWalrek»,frbmWaitara(May3l), and.the brigantine Darcy Pratt, from Kalpara (June 11, MTived at Sydney on June 18, j

. ■ The barque Palace, from Kalpara (June 4), Italy, barque, from Bokianga (June 7), and St. ■ -Jjawrence, barque, from Kalpara (June 6), * arrived at Sydney on June 17. The s.B. Mtfcorregbf arrlVed from Whangarei —last evening, with 23~kegs butter, 21 sacks gum, 2 tons sundries, and the following passengers :— Messrs McLean, Finlayson, Lualey, Marchnl, Cunningham, Innes, Digby, Stephens, Hoffman, ~ Burke. Marcrolt ■; ~ •-s■'. ■ : .>|S3 \ -'•' * The tonnage loading on the berth at London . on April 24th for India, China.-and the Cape of - Good Hope; amounted to 37,289 tons, and for . Anstxalla and New Zealand to 46,217 tons. ' ' Staley, Radford and Co. quotei sailing .vesselrates from London to Auckland: Rough .measurement, ,Spfi; .fine, 40s: ; weight, 30s; ■ cemen*, 5s 'pefcask. Steamer,rates: [Rough , measurement, 15a; line, 555. ■,; ( t / t j The steamers Macgregor and' Waitaki left is Whangarei yesterday morning. irithUl a mini -1 iites of each other. The Macgregor got away first, and was passed by the waitaki af fc*r the 'first 18 miles had been done. Tha Waitaki continued to improve her position 'throughout the rest of the voyage, and arrived here about 25 minutes ahead of the opposition boat.

The barque Gleilberne; ■ whioh arrived .—Lyttelton from London yeßterday. experienced very rough weather from. May 31 to June1 7, during which some of her bulwarks were carried , , away and two of her b»ats .wrecked. Th« dock i: was floodea'conatantly with heavy waves, and the d^ckheuse was consequently a good deal damaged. v .;. - ~rr , , The sis. 'VTaitaki arrived from Whangarei last evening with' M tons coal, 12 kegß butter, 3 tons sundries, and the, following nassengers:—Met- dames Heap, "Fates, Misses MoKenzie, Taylor, Mathewson, Major Shephard, Messrs H. Fuller, . L'Bishop,'Fielding,;Qayton, Springle, Llnehani, Walker, Dy^er, Dcnti Mahoney, Turley, Holman, Somervillo, McLaoblan, Kerherson, Lawrence, Reid, Wright, Malavey, D. McKay, find seven in the1 steerage. ' ; ■'- " - ; ••■•.•' ~■

THE MAIL STEAMER.

The s.s. City of Sydney arrived at 1 o.in. Captain Dearborn'reports:—Discharged Sydney pilot June 19th, 3.41 p.m.; received Auckland pilot Juue'SS, H;53 p.m. 12 cabin and 4 steerage passengers and 52 bags of mail for Auckland, at cabin and 38 steerage passengers and 140 tons: of freight for San Francisco, i Saturday, June 21st, 7.50 p.m., passed a Union Company's steamer bound west! Had light easterly winds, smooth sea, and fine weather the entire passage. Cabin passengers for Auckland:—Mr and Mrs Gold .; smith, "Messrs W. Bailey, M. Thatcher, A. .-■< Anderion. J.^Murphy, R. BY Smith, R. D.1 Barton, C. G. Knight, W. Taylor, Rev. Canon Tebbutt and wife. Steerage: Mr and Mrs Gibb, Miss Houston, J. Clark. The City of Sydney resumed her voyage to Ban Francisco at 3 p.m. Passengers:—From Auckland: Mr and Mrs .1, i.Cassq and 2 daughters, T. G. Dahll, wife, and 4 children, Mrs Chapman, M. Box, Jr. G. Boling i ■ broil.and wife, A. French; Timothy Yorke, Capfein Murphy, Adams, F. C. Shaw. Colonel ~Ho«ier, H. Duff-and wife, Captain Leslie, Dr, Hufiass, F. Singer, \V. E. Marshall, O'Connor,

THE BARQUE GLANCE.

•v At an early hotir this morning the barque Glance arrived frpm London, aftora very rough, .:■ passage. Having a quantity of explosives on board, Bhe anchored at tho powder ground. '■•■; Captain Le BceafF, who Is still in command, reports having left the Socks on March Ist, f Grave'send two days later, and Dutgeness I on the Ith. Contrary winds and bad I weather pevailed down the channel, Met with the N.E. trades in lat. 36 N. Passed inside dho Capode Verde; and crossed me Equator in long. 22deg. west on April 10th. Crossed the meridian of Greenwich on May the 6th In lat. 12deg. 30min. south, being 28 days front the Equator:, from thence to the meridian of the Caps Of Good Hope had a succession of south easterly winds, with thick foggy weather- Tba meridian of tho" Capo of Goto Hope was passed May 11, 71 days out. Tasmania was passed 27 V days later. Hurt toe whole-sail breeMS'top to X, lonK. llMdesf. enst and l»t. 42deg, 30min. south, when we esKierii'noein very heavy (rale, be ginning at N.N.K. and ending, at S.W. The «. ■;> oarometar, fell to 2853 Uiehes. From 3to 6 p.m. Yl itfblewwith hurricane foTco v the ship lylng-|to. ¥.11 on th« port taok at the time. Oil bags were 1 tried with excellent effect on the troubled ■ i waters; .Unsettled weather preyallad till the I Three Kings were s'ghted on the 20th instant, , and thence till ariyral light N,E. winds and °? calms were experi* need.;'_ "v " [ :

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

Hawea,s.si,Hansby,fri»rhlheSeuth '-; ■■>■ Lallaßookh, s.s., Bailey, from Waitara , ,

DEPARTURE.

" Sawea.s.b.,Hansby,fortfteSputJi ;i ",.:,.;,,,., ; . r The i.s. Lalla' Rookh arrived from Waltara this moroh>K * JO o'clock, with2o head of cattle. She loftTes afcaln St noon tomorrow for Raglan MdWaitaiK'™''.'"- " :"=~' !

The stenmers Dongjasj^li JURylo should airlve froro WaitarMjtyj^BpiOßtow morning. Tho UnMOj4Co.'s in, otawea acrived this morning SBsQock, with tKeJopthcrn portion of S ouWttd 'Frisco.nWJMli »ci fruit, 10 cases jaMOT&sacks parlay, SH mwks oat«. 10 mds> oitnWJf« pipibu:tter,.aßipk|iS sundrlos. and a ntimnWof paJsengoiM, B,? a"s n at 10 30 with 92 rases and pkgsvand.thp following Passon(?era :-M<>asrß S.^hilmori*. H. Green, P. 'rSniakeviwJ Roasi >"W- Jcnnintrs, Master ?Kn»'™sS»' Mr»and Mrs Hailea, MicKlfti7os«nd 9 steerage, **.

KAIPARA SHIPPING.

Headb, this day .-Sailed: Marm'ion, for Lyt telton. Aniived yesterday : Government tug i steamar, Jgßat, .CaßtaiO ■ Jactaon,. ftpn» Auck •lond.. -•" "" "'

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Taubanoa, this day.-Arriyed: Glenelg, from ; Auckland/'ftl6»v.to.' "'■■■ v- *■■ - Rotskli., this day.-Arrived: WeMngton; fronJ Auckland, oaoa.mi I: ■ •' Waitaba, this day,—Arrived: Argyle, from Onehungfc.9,ls a.m ..

London, June 21.—Arrived;. Helen Denny, barque.from Napier. -' '"'.,.

WBtiritaro^. yeßtewlay. -Arrived: Doric, from Auckland. ...' . ~ iivrniTOK, yeßtorday.—Arrired) Glenborn, from London. Sailed:. Penguin, (or Auckland,

Chief Post-office, Auckland.

MAIKS WIIX 6tOSB AS UNDER I—

■■•'■"' This Day. For WhanKarei Heads, Parua, Walnn. AVhan garei, Kamo, and Mangapai, per Macgregor For Watorford, Tauranga, &c, por Annlo Milbank, at 5 p.m. For Thames, par Anne Milbank. at 5.30 p.m. Wednesday, 25th inst Wot Waitara and Southorn Ports,, por Arjyle or Lalla Rookh, at 7.40 a.m. ..,.,; i Eor Coromandol, per Coromandol. at 11.30 a.m. For Thames, per Kotomahana, at 3 p.m. For Tryphena, Port Fiteroy, and WhaiiKa parapara, per Rowena, at 3 p.m. , ] For Thamos, per Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m. i i Thursday. 26th mat. For Waiwera, Te Kapa, Craigisbnrn, Wark worth, etc. per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. Per Rotomahana aa follows :— For Gisborne, Napior, and Southorn Porto, at 11 a.m. Lor money orders, registered let ters, and newspapers, at 10 a.m. Late letters tlUU.2oa.rn.. :.. ~ N.B.—The s.b. Dvrlo will leave Lyttelton (or London via Rio de Janierc and Plymouth on Wednesday, 2nd July. Expoctod length of passage, 12 days. 9. B. BISS, Chief Postmaster. Chief PostrOfflco. Anoklond.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

JWNW2I, 1881.

Abbott's Opera House —"Irish Volunteer," 8 p.m. V

Theatre Royal—Professor Anderson, 8 p.m. ;.■ Newmarket Hall—Mr Angelo Forrest's Con cert,Bp.m. „ . - ■• • •'• ; ■

Oddfollows' Hall, Ponsonby—Professor Ber- Bard's New Elementary Dancing Glass, 7.30 p.m.

United Methodist Free Church—Entertain ment in connection with Literary Society, 7.30 p.m v ~ ;l '■•■ .. . ■•■ ■•'■■ '■' ■

St. James's Hall—Musical and Literary Enter tainment, St. James's Choir; Mr Boak'a Readings, 7 30 p.m.

Ara Lodge—lnstallation of officers, Free' masons' Hall, Princes-street, 7730 p.m.

Protestant Alliance-Alexandra Lodge, 7.30 p.m.

V.M.C.A.-Lecture by Hey. J. S. Hill, "Thq Inflnitoly Little," 7.30 p.m.

Births.

LYNCH.-~On the 28th May, 18SJ, at her resi dence, Customs-street, the wife of D. Lynch of a daughter. , -. ■;■ v■, ■

Marriages.

BiKKER-McQUILLAN.-On Juno 18. by tho Hoy. Mr Robertson, William John Bokkor to Mary E. V. McQuillan, fourth daughter of tlje late William McQuillan, at her Bister's real dense. New North Itoad. , PILOTAQE-MoKEMZIE.-On June 17, at the Itesidencooftho bride, Franklin Road, Pon gonby, by tho liev. B. r, Macnicol, John Pjj|Qtaise>oMaryMcKenzie. ■-... y. •

Death.

RICE.-At Kyber Pass Road, at tl o'ctook, 2?rd June; the beloved wife of William Rice, plasterer; aged 18years. The funeral will leave her husband's house at 1 o'clock tome r.t>w.'

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

TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1884.

For the cause that lacks asstetanoe, For tho wrong that needs resifitaw*. For the future in the distance. And the Rood that we can do.

Parliament was prorogued this afternoon, and tormorrow the formal announcement of dissolution- will be,made.: By Thursday, the Auckland members will' reach their homes, and we presume they will at once set themselves to the task of meeting their constituents. To some of them .the meet ing will be of a "farewell" {Character, and the electors will not consider the parting such sweet sorrow that they will linger over the job. Auckland con stituencies are keen to ".smell a rat," and like the Irish orator whose njetaphors got mixed, they are prompt ta'Vnip him in the bud." Memberswho voted with the majority in last night's division on the honorarium question may expect no tender handling. The brazen nature of the: demand for 200 guineas for thrae weeks' work is too pal pable to be glossed over by any plea of party ends to be served, or " poor men's in terests " to be conserved. The friends of the poor man, in this partiomlar instance, were tfhose who' wished to save the colony £22,000,. and the electors will not fail to note their names as recorded in the division list. As for those weak-kneed gentlemen who lacked the moral cour age 'fts* record ', a vote on' the subject, they will doubtless also be looked after. Auckland has reason to be proud of the fact that two of her representatives were found to move and second the pro posal to reduce the honorarium by one half—men who could see through the silly sophism that, becausememberg had promised themselves a full honorarium', it would be a breach) of faith for them to return one-half of"it by their own free act. Those",who made up last night's majority will have to justify their- action to, the? electors ,by stronger arguments than were necessary to convince themselves of the lightness of the exaction of their " pound,pf flesh," or stand Belf-cohvicted' of 'the grossest' disregard ; of the public interest' when it conflicts in any way. with'their private purses.', ~.

Our special correspondent's ■ letter de scriptive of'the tour of the. New Zealand football team in New South" Wales appears on the fourth page of this issue. !

On Saturdaynext(Coronation Say), which Her Majesty recommended should, be ob served as a holiday this year instead of the 24th of May, there will be a muster of Volunteers to fire the customary feu dej'oie. flflbe1 gathering will count as one of /t^e year's out-dbor parades. ' ' ,| ■

• Mr and Mrs J, B. Polk' were passengers by, tha City of. Sydney, which called' Here to-day, en route for San.rranciscoi > ■ '

,;, Auckland members of the House' of Rep resentatives may be expected back in town in the course of Thursday nest, The Gov ernment steamer Hinemoa is to leave with them to-night—the business of Parliament, so far aa the most of them are concerned, being. Closed by the voting of,, their jiii abridgedhonorariums... 'V ' V,, '

*. F La?t night the victorious footballers were entertained to a banquet at. Wellington, over which His Excellency Sir Wmi; Jervois presided.-In proposing the healthtbf the team, His Excellency paid deserved,com pliments to Mr Millton, the captain of the team, and Mr SleigK, Iwho arranged the trip,. .He also said he;had'obser,ved all th'rdugli' "the conspicuous part talien in the ■playbyflPaiaroa, and he was proud to ccc a .Boa of the native race sharing the hondbrs of th 6 Europeans. To-night both Houses of Parliament propose entertaining the team dinner at Bellamy's, when the) Governor is expected tobe p«8()ht; *-!•■«•.; «„...,; .

Joseph Spindley, a young" man who hw been in the employ of Mr Parker, plu/fflbef, met with a severe accident last evening, by getting his ffngers jammed In the machinery used far making spoutiag. ,;Dr. Tennent '?was at once jn attendance upon Spindley and sn examination, found that the first and second joints of* the middle fingers were broken. Spindley was in great pain, but underwent the appliances,and bandaging with considerable fortitude. It is hoped that1 amputation of the fingers may not be' necessary. Spindley is a married man and resided at North Shore.

Robert Little, of Rocky Nook, who was yesterday convicted of an assault upon a neighbour, writes to say that he was not under the influence of drink at the time _of the outrage, and that he has not tasted in-1 toxicating liquors for years.

The vestry of the Church of St. Thomas have recently adopted a resolution in which they thank, on behalf of the congregation, Archdeacon Dudley and ladies and gentle men of his congregation " for their efforts to promote tho extension of religious agen cies in Freeman's Bay." Archdeacon Dud ley and members of St. Sepulchre's Church took great interest in the "Leap Year Re-union," and to them the success of this entertainment for St. Thomas's is mainly duo.

The subject for the Bo wen prize this year is" A comparative and historical review of the constitutional relations of the British colonies." At the lost session of the Senate of the University of New Zealand, Bishop Cowie was appointed an examiner for this

prize. Apart oven from the strong recommenda tion of the beneficiaira to popular favour, Mr Frank Oates's benefit to-morrow night should command a full house. Tho drama to be produced on the occasion, viz., " The Bells, is one of thrilling interest, and is very little known in this colony, whilo tho leading part in it is one of Mr Henty Irving's most poworful impersonations. It affords ample scope for histrionic display, and Mr Gates has mndo due preparation for it. Besides this, the play will bo staged as effectively as possible "Tho Irish Volunteer," with Mr Greville in tho title rfile, will form the after-piece.

Tho District Court was occupied to day with tho caso of Reid v. Hokepa, an action in which tho plaintiff spoks to recover £34., Mr Thco. Cooper instructed by Mr Dufaur' appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Singleton Rochefort for defendant. Jodgmsnt was for plaintiff, His Honour remarking that there was no ground for tho accusation of fraud that had been made. Our roport is held over until to-morrow.

Tho Houso Committeo of tho Hospital Board of Management havo accoptod the following tenders: —For bread, Mr Toaa dale ; for moat, Messrs Hollaby Bros. ; vegetables (except potatoes), Mr Gardiner ; and milk, Mr Lennard.

Since the frosts of sovoral wooks ago tho weather in the Norfti has beon yon mild and open; but telograms from the South state that tho winter is tho severest that has been known for years. Lako Taicri, iv Otago, is a sheet of ice of five milos in ox tent, and at Dunodin tho Curling Club are busy at play. In the country districts farming operations are at a standstill.

Professer Anderson drew another largo audience to the Theatre Royal last night, and provided an excellent ontortainment. Ho announces for to-night a new pheno menon never before witnessed in Auckland, viz., a spirit form in a cloud of light, which will gradually materialise in full viow of the audience and float in mid-air.

It may be interesting to the numerous owners of allotments at Sunnyside, Calliope Dock, to know that tho first portion of fencing, preparatory to building two four roomed cottages, was commenced last week for Mr R. Burrow. As the new dock will now be proceeded with forthwith, giving employment to a largo number of men, several cottages in this locality will doubt less soon be needed, and it is to be hoped that tho anticipations of tho property holders of a new township and wharf will yet be fully realised.

323 claims for registration upon the various electoral rolls of this district were received yesterday by tho Returning Officer. Of these the majority wore for Parnoll and City West.

George Pulman, of Mnngare, who received a severe cut in the knee last week with an oxo while in the act of cleaving wood, and who was conveyed to tbo Hospital, i.s gradually improving, but jt will do some time bofore he will bo sufficiently recovered to resume his occupation on the farm,

On tho subject of how to deal with gum fields, " Scrutator " writos: —" One would think from tho manner Mr Chadwick is posing as the champion of tho gum mer chants that ho is cither making political capital out of it in viow of tho coming elec tions, or that ho has taken a chenp tnodo of advertising that he at least is ' an honosfc1 gumbroker, and the only safo place for country storekeepers to send their gam for 3a10.~ What next?"

The Good Samaritan Lodge (New Zoa land Order of Gi o I Tomp)aw))holdan open ineetingulast night in their lodge-room, Young Men* Christian Association Rooms- The chair was token by the President of the Order, Bro. J. Lyo, whoso opening address briefly stated the object of these meeting, A vrty interesting musical and literary pro. gramme was then gone through.

Miss Carry Nelson has a happy knack of introducing apposite allusions to current events in the course of the dramatic repre sentations in which she appears. One of these happened last night in " Hand and Glove." Miss Nelson, as Carey Egerton, was entrusting to Hand the task of finding her husband. The skrewd Timothy mildly suggested that his terms were cash down, whon the lady proceeded to plead-hef poverty. AB_ a reason why she could not pay the fee in advance, "I am hard up," she said, "awfully hard up ; in fast, so hard up that I am going, to take a benefit on Friday night." Mr Greville immediately interjected that he would play for her, while the audience testified by their approv ing cheers that they would all be there.

On Saturday afternoon last, at the Three Kings, Messrs Parfil and H. Bishop were engaged excavating for the foundations of a house, when they discovered a' complete human skeleton. The position of the skele ton was as if the body had been doubled up so that the feet met each other at the back of the neck. One remarkable thing is that the large bone of one of the forearms ap pears to have been fractured and to have been set again with great surgical skill. It is said that the Maoris never interred their dead after the manner in which this skeleton was found, so some speculation is beinjr in dulged in as to how it came there. Ser geant Greene is investigating the matter.

■ Ii will be remembered that during the winter months of last year a series of excellent concerts and lectures was carried out under the auspices of St. James's Presbyterian Church, the main object being to assist the Hall Debt Extinction Fund. Arrangements are now boing made for a second series to take place during the present winter season. Tuesday next is the date fixed for the first, whioh will be a musical and literary entertainment. The Church choir will contribute the musical items, while in addition to other attrac tions, readings will be given by Mr J. J. Boak.

"Holiday" writes suggesting that as Saturday is likely to be proclaimed : a general holiday by. His Worship the Mayor, the business houses of Auckland should see their,way clear to give the assistants a holi day, it being the only one available till the 9th November, four months henco.

The Ponsonby Hall was crowded last evening mostly by young persons desirous of listening to " Mother's Last Words,": a service of song by the members of the Wes leyan Band of Hope. The several parts of this touching narrative were recited by Misses Florence, Newbold, Souster, Barnes, Joynt, Crawford, and Bettany. The inter vening solos were ably rendered by the* young ladies. ■ The young people are to be complimented on their efficiency. Mr Souster conducted, Miss Goodacre accom panied on the instrument, and the Rev. Mr Corr acted as Chairman.

There were some rather smart local allusions introduced in the course of the extravaganza of the "Irish Volunteer^-' at 'the Opera House last night. Mr Greville, the newly-arrived Patrick McGuffin, created roast of laughter by his reforenceß to Mr O'Mays, under whose auspices he had been brought out here, by a most amazing bit of bad luck. He narrated his navvying experiences at Brltomart, which were not .exactly to his liking, and added .that he was thinking "of going up to the King Country, but was afraid the Maoris might eat him. "Not that, there is much about me to eat, "he proceeded, "forl am scarcely in as good condition as Lionel Phillips." He had also thought of running a public house, but Holy Joe wouldn't let him keep open after 10 o'clock. Bertie Saverna came in for passing _ reference, while Captain Bennett's trip South on "matrimony 'intent" did not escape notice. Florence gave it as her opinion of the Auckland young men that they were always flirting with some barmaid or another, while Mary Magee denounced what Rho called that "desaiving old villyin Hannaford'.' for euchring poor slaveys out of their hard earned gold watches. {

•Miilfchas been resolved to open ajlejjephone Ibureaji; in Upper Symonds-streefc, 'at the Ishopof Mr Robertson, grocerJlMd it is also lit, coffifemplation to establish a similar ] dffice in the neighbourhood of Mount Eden, j $a}lway, Station. «( f. < T K wf'f' I The ;Onion S.S. Co..havo resolvoji|to despatch tbe Wairarapa pha second trip*to tho South Sea Islands... Only« 50 bertnß have-is, yet been allotted; but no doubt there will bo many now applications before 'the date of sailing, which is Monday, 7th July. Tno Wnirarapa will be back in Auckland from her present cruise in the cowse of next week.

Tho* following telegrams were received from Te A!rpha' to-day :—From the New Find; "JRoUitn from battery, for 4J days, 20 head, 2800z5.; tailings, mill, 6 days, 940z&.: total for week, 3730z5. amalgam." From the Colonist—Amalgam, for week— Plates. 1030z5.; blankots, 25ozs. 5 tailings, 260X8." ;■ . '

Registration still appears to bo the order of the day in view of the approaching elections. No less than 250 applications to be placed on the roles were received by Mr Duke to-day tip till 3 p.m.

A dray, heavilyJaden with grain, belong ing to Mr A. J. Hurst broke down this afternoon at the bottom of Wyndham street, owing to the breaking of the horse's back band. The damage was slight,

PARLIAMENTARY.

fjBY TELKGfeAPH.)

[FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER.}

Wellington, this day. Thk discussion concerning the Kumara sludgo channel was 'carried on till/ 4.30, 'when Mr Rolleeton prdmised to meet the wishes of the minors.

The debato re kauri gum loasos was then resumed, and Sir George Grey and Hon. Mr Bolloston interchanged civilities, but in a mildor stylo than before. ~ Tho House wont into Committee of Supply iLt 5.15, and Ms Hamliri put tho motkn that TL43.000 from tho consolidated fund, and L 261.450 from tho Public AVerks Fundi 'be voted as Supply to Her Majesty.

Tboso Honorariuma Patrlotlo Members. Mr Holmes moved' that tire vote of L 43.000 bo, reducod byL22,000. Ho then

ipokoon the honurariuni question, nay lug .hat mambci's -should not itake tho fun

honorarium for a Wil'oo weeks session. Mr l'eacock seconded. Ho had always boon of opinion that tbo honorarium should not bo considered as payment for services, but paymont for exponeo. Ho would have boon plousod to support a bill making the payment annual instead of sossional, but as that could not be, ho would support tho motion. ' i - [

The motion was lost on tho voices.

. Mr Hurst then moved that tho vote bo deducted bo that members bo paid £100 for the session ,'.';'"■'■-' ~■„< •<'■'. Mr Fish urged that those who did not \vant tho full honorarium should decline to receive it. Ho was prepared to defohd'pay ment of members on principle. He had understood that Major Atkinson was to have moved,in.the matter, but it appeared that lie bad not the, pluck, and he put for ward Mr Hurst to do his dirty work. • Mr Moss supported the payment of mem bers on principle. 'Members lost money through being ill-Parliament. Major Atkinson dofondod payment, and thought that it would be affectation on the part of members to decline to accept the amount votod by the House. He thought the amount should bb, fixed at such an amount as to cover expqhses, and he had always been desirous of keeping the amount at £150. The question then aroee-^VVere they to give members something for sor vices as well as for thaii' expenses? The balance of argument seoirwd to him to be against, this, and he believed a majority of tho fiouso was not desirable for the pay ment of members as'opposed to the pay-

Mont: of tho expenses qf attending the session. : - ■. i • , ' ■

Sir George Grey said that it must be re membered that in admitting members into the House they admitted them to competi tion for the highest privileges. He was lighting the poor man's question, and if in the crisis which was now taking place the peopl* desired to return poor men whoso opinions they respected, were those to: be shut out of office and emolument ?. It was desirable that mon should bo tempted to be come members of tho House, to open to them tho gneatest career which Now Zea?

land offered. There was no similarity ba twoon Now Zealand and any other colony or empire ho knew of, and he thought the" House was in duty bound to provide, a fair sum to remunerate members. The House

had already affirmed the principle of pay ing members £200 per annum, but the bill had bebti throvrn out by tho othor House. Ho was bound to maintain the principle; of that bill, and act upon it. Members bad como up this session expecting to bo paid £200 for the scission, no matter r ,whether, it lasted a fortnight or five months, and, it would bo braking; faith with them not;to give them that amount. Messrs O'Callaghan, Levestam, and Sed rlon having spoken, Major Harris accused Mr Hurst of hunting for a little cheap popu larity, and «pined that ho would not be the: last to go to the Treasury for his'amount. He wished to know if Government^ prppoiod to reduce their own salaries in proporbi jn1 to the reduction proposed by Mr Hurst, as, during the whole of the coming recess. Ministers would have too much to do in locking after their own affair's to pay atten tion to the business^ bf the country". * | :' Mr Stevens supported Mr Hurst's motion. Mr, Swanaon said the members of Auck land tfrolvincial Conftcil haci not beetf paid,, and they were good men,' He suggpeted that members .should -go to their consti tuents and ask them to, pay them their ex penses. Let it be collected along with the rates.'1 "', '"'. ;,;;.:':.' '■■";'' : ■-' ■'■■ , !

The Comijiittee divided on the question thattho vote bo .reduced byLUjOO (Mr Hurav's motion). AyeSi-25; noos, 85. aAp' pended is the dirision 'list:—Ayes: Atkln' son,* Boethamv Brycej«Wr C. * Buchanan, Cad man, Dicky! .primer, Fulton, Hobbs, Holmes, , Hursthouse., ,W. W. Johnstqn, Levistam, Locke, Mitcholaon, Newman, Pea cock, Ptarsoh, . Poatlethwaite, Kollrston, Shaphard, Stevens, Swangon.W; White, and) Wilson. No6s,: ;Bathgate, Brafckeh, J. Js.' Brown, Daniel, De Liutjour, Dodson, "JTeldt wick, Fisb, Fitzgerald, Qeorg«,'J. Green, Grey, Harris, Hutchison, Joyce* Kelly, Larnach, McAndrew, F, W. l!?ila£kenzie, J, McKcnzie, Montgomery, Morijis, Munre, O'Callaghan, Petne, Pyke, Seddon, Shaw,! Sheehftn, Steward, Tawhai, H. Thomson, J. W. Thomson,- Turnbull, and Watt.

The motion in favour of granting £43,000 out of the Consolidated Fund, and £261,460 out of the Public -Works Fund, wa« then agreed to without further opposition, re ported to the House a second1 time,- and passed. ' : • Major Atkinson then moved that the Hosso go into Committee of Ways and Means. ".';.; ;

M*r Munro moved as an amendment,

" That iri the opinion! of the House, imme diate and active measures be taken for im provement of the harbours of Weatport' and Greymouth," and proceeded to speak at length on the value Of the coal export of these places and the benefit that would aocrue if the facilities for export'were en hanced. "■>■' - ; „,

Mr Petrie- seconded, but the amendment, was rejected; and the House went into; Committee of Ways and- Means, when, the Revenue Bill was passed through Com mittee and reported. ; On the motions for the sedorid and',third readinge, seme discussion ensued on the re appointment of, the present Agent-General! by Government for two years, which the Premier said would not have been done had" the Cabinet foreseen the position in whicjh they '■ were now placed. '■ 'The 'Bill finally passed, and ■ ■ •,..'" ; \ ■■ -TbeHouße, -at-I.26"a.m.j:adjourned-!till 12.30 this afternoon., n |g ; ~

- - Tbo Prorogation; "' j ItKas been •arrang'^d fey mutual conjsepi; that the prorogation will take place on Wednesday, dissolving, on Thursday, and the issue of writs on Friday. Notification returning officers' will be' made on July Ist;, nominations, 10th ; polling, ,22nd ; and the , new House will meet on Aufeust 7th'. •'

LATEST.

A^klling^qn, this afternoon,

The Prorogation and Dissolution. ; . i The Council met? at 12 tOrday, ; ,and ;tse Public Revenues Bill passed all stages with out amendment. : v , ,i i Hon. Mr OlWer then annouhced-that the Governor intetfdedto prorogue "Parliament this aftejnoon.iand'he moyedrthp .adjourn ment of thetJouncil tilhS p.m. Carrjea. j The HbusS met'at 12.30; ■ '■■>■ '•: ■•■■*:-; |~ The Public ; Rev6iiUe Bill was received back from the Legislative' Council^ g^nd the fiouse tiden adjourriedtill;2 o'clock. ■. V

.1 :!Auoklandi EetitlMut Presented, J ■ Mr ToW1 to-aSy -preseflted a1 .pstitipij from John M. Gracs Matiy.e tp in justice sustainediSbytltho? action of' toe' Education Department'; 'and aise'jfrota James McShanerelatiVetoinjuries sustained/ by a collision' with ■ a Government locomo tive. atj-/t;ija-rfi ,j:.;i ,k;

ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

[FEOM OUR LONDON COBKEBPONDENJ!.]

-•^ .(VIA SUEZ ANB BEISDISr.)

'■f: p! - LoNDo!Si"May9th,Mt Michael Davitts Visit to Australasia,

;'"Mr Michael' Davltt, the famous lonian and Nationalists leaves Ireland almost im mediately on a two years' lecturing tour in Australia and New Zealand. At first it was said that Davitt intended to settle in Australia, but he has.written to tho Dublin V Freeman's Journal" stating that sutth is not the case, and that he will only visit tho Australasian colonies as. a lecturer and in the hope of Collecting iliore funds for what is known in Nationalist circles as ■' the cause." The Agent-General informs me • tlyit .70 or 80 single women emigrants are going out by the Ruapehu to all ports. These will be the last lot for the present. Mr Kennaway is busy selecting a head mistress for the Normal School in Christ churchi ;'•■;

Mrs Ashby, mother of Captainl W-. Ashby (Messrs W. Ashby & Co.), died 'last night (May 7th), at a ripe old age.

Shipping and Passenger Kates.

The Elderslie, an iron screw steamer of 3,700 tons, built specially for the New Zea land frozen meat trj&d'e, was launched at Yarrow-6n-Tyne the other day-. Her dimensions are 300 feet long, and 40 feet by 20 in depth. She Will be fitted with four powerful refrigerating engines by Haslam, and with chambers capable of carrying 800 tons of frofcen sheep. Sir Henry Loch, the new Governor o! Victoria, has arranged to go out round the Capo by Messrs Shaw, Savill's Coptic} on May 26th. They will drop him at Hobarb. Mr and Mrs Walrond have changed their minds, and will return to Auckland by the Orient liner Sorata on June 14th, instead of by a P. and O. steamer. • The Orient liner Lusitanio, which Sails from Gravesend on the 14th, takes the' Al lowing through passengers for Wellington : —Mr and Mis Swajne and family (7), Mr F. Perkins, and Mr W. Perkins, all in the saloon. Mr and Mrs F. Francis and Mlsa Francin, both people of 'considerable moane and position, joined the Orient liner Garonne (which sailed May lit) at Naples. -They are booked for Lyttelton, and, it is under stood, mean to settle in tho Canterbury provinoo, Mr.Vosoy Stowart has again postponed his departure fqr tho colony. Instead of going by the Coptic, he now talks of some voHsol towards the ond of Juno. Nothing I furthor has been hoard of his railway com pany. i(

Persona) and General NotM.

A capital diorama of New Zealand, is being snown through the principal towns of Irdland at present by Mr Walter Thorn ton. On the morning after it was exhibited for the first time at Waterford, more than two score would-be emigrants to the odlony applied at tho local emigration office in Barronstmnd-strest. !

A Birmingham poarlbutton manufacturer has recently bad a stroke of luck. Having bought a consignment of Australasian shells, ho was examining bis purchase when he found embedded mono of them a remark - able pearl, pronounced by an eminent jewel ler to bo worth at least one hundred 'pounds. Lytton Suthern ia meditating another antipodean tour. Ho has just returned from the States laden with dollars. I • William Horace Lingard has leased the Avenue Theatre, and will produce "The Rajah " there on the 24th iuit. A very curious>dditlon is on the point of being made to' the South Kensington Museum in the shape of a native board of Maori tolls or charges set up about 20 years ago in the dfctriot of Taranaki, New Ze aland. It is nearly Oft in height, and the letters are well formed of a dark green colour on a white ground. It war takenjby the troops during the war, and brought; to England by Commissary-General Hamley, C.8., who has presented it to the Museum. The Australian criokotors were .enter tained at dinner on Saturday evening last I by the Savage Club, the members of which assembled in great force, and spent a truly " Bohemian " evening. Prominent amongst the guests wore the special artists and cor respondents of the various London journals recently returned from the Soudan. ■' j The current number of" Truth " contains the following paragraph :•—" Speaking, of New Zoaland mutton, a lady writing from Croydon says that, having been recom mended to try thi» mutton, she entered a depot lately opened intending to purchase a joint. What was her astonishment to dis cover hor own butcher in the shop buying a log of mutton. Having paid for it, ihe borrowed a knife, with which he proceeded to trim tho joint in a professional mariner, and then drove away with it. After his de parture the lady remarked that the matt was her butcher. ' I daresay,' was the quiet reply of the shopman; 'we often supply the butchers in the town.'", ! ." Truth " says that in all' probability a new departure in international sporting tours is to be undertaken n«xt winter, when the Australians tSuirpose sending over a foot ball team to do battle in this country, j X the colonists are as good at football as they have proved themselves, at cricket, Our Home clubs will have all their work cut tut for them. [Any Australian team, to be able to holdite own In England, would require to hare a large Sprinkling of New ■•zjsa landers.] ', ■ |

Mr lAlWer** BUmlob.

Mr Richard Laishley, junr., who (as sou know) is inupeeH.flg the educational systems in vogue on the Continent of Europe ovi behalf of ,the <Hwt Zealand Government, me th*! following rctwmt of his ex periences. He says (dating from the Hotel Beau Rlvage at Lausanne): I have just re turned from Berne andZurich,'«md sit down, to write you a few lines, thinkingyou might like «(few1 scraps of "iieWß concerning my movements. • I .have been fearfully absorbed by my educational mission, which I find: in a very heavy matter, and takes up all my time and,a groat deal of money. \ deli vered my credentials to. Lord Lyons in Paris, and he received me with very great courtesy, and after a short |chat —and con sulting my wishes as to what I should, like ■ best—promptly gave me a very handsome letter of introduction to' the Minister!of Public Inetruction, which ensured nic Ml the information and facilities I sought, and an introduction to the President of the Republic, M. 6rfvy, who was very cordial, and showed me every kindhees ftnd con sideration, and discussed > educational matter*: with me. Aftbr finishing .in France I came here and went to Berne and Zurich. At the former place I delivered my letter of introduction at the British Embassy, and here again received every attention and consideration. The Chargd d'Afraires gave me the necessary letter to the local authorities, and ttey were; one and all, most obliging,'; Indeed, bb|h the Minister for Interior Affairs and the President of the RepuMio, M. Welti, to whom, of-course, I was presented, were most pressing in their courteous hope that I had obtained every facility I needed. Of course,l visited representative schools of all sorts. They then gave me a letter of intro duction to the President of the celebrated Polytechnic Sohool at Zurich, and I went there expressly to see it. I thus obtained a very great mass of information, both in France and Switzerland, and all doors 'of: information were moat freely opened? ,b me,' with great kindWss and courtesy. I now, probably on 7th May, go on to Italy.- Whilst at Paris, M.> de Harj •ven, a gentleman of (standing Jiving sajb Antwerp, who hae written some books on New Zealand, and who intends visiting the (iolbny shortly, to fUrniski emigranta ffrqm Belgium find increased commercial.relations between the two countries, wrote to me urging me to visit Antwerp for the purpose Wf giving hini special and detailed informa tion about New Zealand, and, accordingly in the interests of colony, I went. I found that he ,was very zealous in,the cause,; hVwaVwell supported by gome of the lead ing men* in Antwerp, and that if bisreport on New Zealand i« satisfactory, and the 'Goyerrimeriti:of \ the colonvgivefacilities,;a considerable emigration of Belgians will pro bably takeplaoe.attd considerably increased commerce .between the two countries will ensUe; i Believing, as I do,, that the:great: want of New Zealand; is, not only men willingl and able for'manual-work- who have Capita, but 'also . labourers willing to'work'for afairwage, i.e., fcteuch a; Wage as will allow the labourer to live comfort ably, and at the same time induce the cap italist to employ capjjtelin the,production and manufacture of the natural wealth of th'ecountry/ Itake* great,interest.^nM. de Harven's prospect*, and,haVe ; written ah 1 offifeW. latter to, the Premier of New Zealand on the subject. Of course,^ you know,'the Dunedin and Auckland Trades Uftions wish to deter immigrants, and the present Ministry favours the deterring pol icy. But I venture to think this a most suicidal policy for it is, in reality, only an .attempt to, keep.up.the price oflabourers wages at the expense of the > colony, In dtt&r words, pfttfS.cjJirig ft class, at the ex pense of the cblony. "This policy can only result in injury to the prosperity of .the colony, and cause, ultimately but indirectly, injury tothe verycttte'sought4to be ptfo- j

toe tod. I am invited to lH^re .at Antwerp before the Royal Gmmphipal Society, and m all probability sjjjjjl dqf so. ,;Blr A. Koy <3ooper;on ColonlaljDefoncos. **!<&* thefflpya^&cademy stiftuquet last Saturday eveningy Sir A. Cooper Key Was called updiftrto respond for the navy. " In thO^oursoCfi his speech, he S^id: "During th'opast year ah important step has been tttken, which I cannot pass over insilonc'B. Our great Australian colonies in the vigour of their youth—feeling that they, while they maintain the same affection for and confidence in their parent which they know full Well their parent feels tor them—are alive to the necessity of aiding in their own protection ; and with this object the .colony of ...Victoria, already possessing* an ironclad ship of considerable power, has during ~th« '"past year fitted out a small squadron of ships of war of the latest type, .which are frell-built, well armed) well-equipped. And well-officered and manned, and have sent them out to Melbourne-. Such ah example will, I trust, be soon followed by others of the colonies. The colony of Victoria has intimated its desire of blaring these ships at the disposal of tho Admiralty ■ and should the occasion arise, our officers will be proud to serve under'the Same flag, and to be associated with the colonial navy for the defence of the commerce and the shores of the colo hiea.1 I trust that the day is not far distant when the Australasian colonies may unite their squadrons in one Compact service, under one command, for defensive pur poses. New Meat Importing Scheme. A company with the pretentious title, " British and Foreign Fresh Meat Com pany, Limited," is being formed in London. The promoter is Mr Richard Jones, of Berkeley, Gloucester, who declares he has discovered a process for preserv ing killed meat in a fresh condi tion whteh is better, cheaper1, and in every way more satisfactory than refrigeration. The Company are, of course, to purchase the patent. The prospectus says: "Richard Jonea'g patent process permits an unlimited importation of fresh moat in carcase.! It requires no special packing, no refrigerators or ico, aha no expensive .machinery or air tight chambers on shipboard-. The opera tion is simple, the result is certain, and the qpst is trifling. Meat so treated retains all its juiciness and flavour. It becomes ex tremely tendoh A joint can bo cut off, and the fest Ol the carcase lefthanging. It has been kept in an ordinary rooln (not a larder) in London for five- months without showing any docompositioH. It does not become tainted in hot weather after being cooked. Tho expense foe sheep will not exceed 3d, And for oxen 2s iJd por head.. Tho cost of plant foi1 slaughtering 500 sheep a day by Richard Jones s process would not amount to £60, thus no capital -will be sunk in expensive refrigerating machinery, or in building, or fitting upships for the purpose,, but the entire amount will be available for the purchase and transport of meat, as ordin ary merchandise, thus becoming immedi ately productive of profits to the Compainy. The apparatus is so simple and portable that a number "of slaughtering stations can be established and worked: simultaneously wherever supplies are found most available and transport advantageous, while upon exhaustion of supplies at any one station it can at ones be removed to fresh centres without any delay or' loss for sacrifice of fixtures." Fr»m a memorandum attached to the prospectus I learn that the process consists of three stages—the production of insensibility, the- injection of a preservative fluid (said to be boraclc acid), and lastly the slaughter of the animal. ' These stages are immediately consecutive, and occupy in all only a fow minutes. From the first Step in the operation tho animal never recovers consciousness. < .., ~■■: .-, ..;. i '

ELECTION NOTES.

The arrangements for tho forthcoming elections are now pretty well advanced, and Major Atkinson was last night able to an nounce in the Houso of Representatives that they; wou^d prorogue to-morrow, the dissolution would take place if possible) on Thursday, but perhaps it would be Sato-' day, as they had not got all tho polling places fixed. Immediately that was done the dissolution would take place. The nomination day rostcd with the Returning Officers to fix, but' they would take place about the 16tii July. The fixing of ihe polling day rested with Government, find they had decided upon the 22nd July. The writs would be made returnable on the 28th, and tho new Parliament would be con vened on the 6th of August. ' At tho Registration Officer's room, behind" the Bolice Court, yesterday was a busy day, no fewer than 323 claims to be enrolled being received for the city and suburban. electorates. To-day the press of business continues, showing that the •lectors are taking, a keen interest in the impending 'contest.:. ' : J I ' --; ■' - -•>■* -1» j ,- City Eabt.—lt is notyet known whether Sk George Grey will oiler himself for this sQftt at toe ensuing election. It k passible that, to secure prestige, he might Oppose one of tho members of the Cabinet, in which case Mr Mttchelaon or Mr Rolleston, would beattacked.

, CtW W«st.—Thqre ia ; no sign of opposi tion to Mr J. M. Dargaville, buf It| is rumoured that his old opponent, Councillor Fleming,•.will take the field. J WAiiBMATA..-7rJt. wae.vTumoured to-day that Mr J. Sheoban had resolved upon con testing this seat; but tho general'belief) is that Mr Hurst, the sitting member, could defeat him easily. ;1 J '■= ;,' \ NBWTON.-7-I)espite l repeated assertions that Mr Wm. SWahsoh had definitely ie solved to retire, we learn .that his mind'is by no means' irrevocably fixed -on the sub ject. .Th«"fact is,;if Jiereceives anything like t! respeetabW re^uwiaitJn, 1 the " work ing man's representative^" L will again' offer his services t* *he elootors; g i

VVaipa.—^ajor Jackson -has issued bis address to the electors." It merely states his intention 'of seeking election, and leases a' itateme'rit 'ot his viowb "for" the public meetings With the electors. Mr Whitaker, the present representative, has a tough job to explain his vote on the no-confidence motion and his abstention from voting on the honorarium question. 'jst B.;Gorboy is spoken of as a probable third'candidate for tm«week» " '." .. '": ;*.! v . ..-',: '.T■; j

[BY •TBLKOBAEH.] ■ n

Thames, this.day.—Mr Bagnall informs me that he has nbti given any assurance of his intention to refrain from his candidature f6r tfte Thames seat, but is yot undecided. Mr Ehrenfried.i tho ; well-known brewer^ formerly Mayor of Thames, is mentioned as a possible candidate. , : Welhnoton; this day. —Mr I! olios ton believes one of the issues before the country .will be property tax versus punitive tabc ation. i:'i',i.< -■ ~■ ■i. i■■■-.-. ■ ■

Wellington, this day,—lt is rumoured that Sir Julius Vogel will stand for Clirist churoh North. ' . i' |

CHBIsTCHtmcH, this day.—Mr Joynt has consented td; contest Christchurch South. A very influential committee of 60 mem bers has been formed to secure the return of Sir Julius Vogel for Christchurch North. A requisition signed by 300 is to be sent hirri.' MrTl Guineas has been requested to allow himself to be nominated for Motueka, but hae'ribt made any reply. Mr; G. Dorney, President of the. Working Men's Political Assdoiatibh, ja;:a candidate for Stanmore. ' -

Dcnedin, this day,—The Good,Tempjars being desirous of securing-two'membersfor Dunedih, are bringing pressure to "bear On Mr M. W. Green to forego'contesting Dunedin East with Mr Stout, and to run Mr H., T. Fish; for Dunedin South. Mr J. B. Bradshaw is out for Dunedin Central. rn:f}-:rl ::. ■• '<- ri\v.:. %v

Westport, this day.—Mr . Munro, the present member,- is tHa>only candidate yet announced for Euller, hut .» Teguisition will be presented to' Mr' Eugene' orCorindr,"0 rCorindr," a former represeiitative. M p Oamabu, .this day.—Mr_ .MitigheUP of i;l}e diniafa " Mail," has been asked' td contest the Oamasueeat against till comers. He has not yet replied. Mr JJuncan Sutherland*' CounV:CkaiiMnilnll contest Watkai, j

RETURN OF AUCKLAND MEM BERS AND FOOTBALLERS.

(BY TELBQEApiI— OWN COKBESPQNDENT.)!

UH.-sd " > WblunOton, this dayi The Hinemoa leaves for Manukau at mid-( night with: the: Auckland members. The Auckland footb,allers will also be passengers. .The. footballers will be entertained at dinner at Bellamy's by/the members of •boffi" Houses this, revenlng. i-.ir^J ■.■>-',^/ ■ ■ .■.-■;. i t^mjj j '-

Yon can 3E haKW? if you will stop all your doctoring yourself and families %ith expensive doctors or oure-alls that do only harm, and use' Nature's simple remedies for all your ailmenta; you will be well and happy and save> (treat ex •pense. The neatest remedy for this, the great, wise, and good will tell you, in Hop Bitters, See. "We remind our readers-' tfiat to-morrow there will be offered /gome valuable city free holds at public auction by Mjc J. B. Randerson, at his robmy jMe'roantlle Chambers. The sale, is absolute: also,37sharesittiheNorthernWairoa Steamship Company will be offered.

SUPPOSED MYSTERIOUS MURDER.

THE CHARGE AGAINST HUGH SHORTHAND.

Fatal Ending to a Runaway Marriage.

[from oub own correspondent.]

LdNnox, May 9. A dreadful tragedy, with which a New Zealand barrister named Shortland appears to be mysteriously associated, has just taken •place at Blackawtoh, near Dartmouth, Devonshire. It seems this gentleman re turned comparatively recently from the colony,, and commenced paying his addresses : to" the daughter of Mr W. P. Dimes, of' Oldstdne House, riear: Blackawton. The lady fell in love with Shdrtland, but her family opposed the match, arid eventually the pair eloped, and were married at a registi-y omce. The husband brought his bride back to the family residence, arid two days afterwards he left with the intention of proceeding to New Zealand, where his parents and friends reside, and where he was said to have practised at tho bar, his statement being that his presence there was necessary ..to settle up affairs, and that he would return as soon asposslble. Nothing Unusual oc curred after the departure of the husband. Mrs" Shortland was very fond of riding; and continued her pursuits in the same way as before she was married. One after iiodrt she whistled to tho collie dog and walked down the garden towards the ponds as she frequently did. She did not return, however, and in the evening Her mother (Mrs Diriies) went to the ponds, but, not seeing her, made no further search. This she explained by stating that she thought the girl had joined her husband, who had delayed his journey abroad. Next morning the body of tho young lady was found stand ing upright in one of tho three ponds, her head being a few feet beldw thb surface. No suggestion is made that the newly-married couple were other than most affectionate, and it appears the wife was not unwilling that her husband should leave her for a time to make his Now Zealand visit. The morning after the sad occurrence a let ter from Mr Sh6rtland, dated Brindisi, arrived-. He said, "I am hurrying ,on at the fastest rate, and shall soon lie home again." The : appearance of the deceased fefves ilo clue as to the manner of .her drowning; in fact, the whole affair; is wrapt in mystery^ At the inquest last Thursday the jury returned an open Verdict.

LATEST PARTICULARS.

. May 9, 5.30 p.m. .' Since writing the above a very startling light has been thrown on the octSurreiice.; Shortland never left England at all, bfit has been living in a labourer's cottage not far from the scene of his wife's drowning. He got the letter which came from Brindisr in his own handwriting posted there by,a; friend, and on the day she disappeared! he" was seen prowling around the ponds. >Of course he has been arre3ted. Before the magistrate he seemed very nervous, and a general impression prevails that he rajur-, dered his wife. The following appears: in this evening's paper under the heading— "Mysterious Murder.of a Young Lady":—

Plymouth, May 8.

The arrest of Mr Hugk Shortlandj at Modbury, near here, last night, on a charge of being concerned in the death of his wife, and the detention in custody of William Ryder on the charge of being an accessary after the fact, have caused the utmost ex citement throughout this district. The prisoners were taken before the K'n^sbridge magistrate last night, and after evidence had boon given by the Superintendents otr Police, both prisoners were remanded, .Mr Shortland, wno is about 27 years of age; is •well known, and his family have for mtjny years been locally connected withthe dis trict. He is the son of Dr. Shortland, late of Modbury, and nephew of Admiral Short- land, of Plymouth. His mother resides in HymOuth also, but his father has formany years been in practice in Auckland, Ne\f; Zealand. The family is a well-known one, but financial misfortunes appear to have overtaken them, which led to a break-up. ■Mr Shortland has for some years past bqen to and fro between this country and Niew Zealand. lie returned to England about four months ago, and was first heard olj in connection with the project for sending a. railway through the South Hams district. Subsequently Tie became acquainted with Miss Dimes, a young lady of 22, the daughter of a gentleman of position, resid .ng on his own estate at Blackawton Sub 'sequently Miss flnnes jnado her friends ac quainted with the fact of tho engagement, and Mr Shortland was received at the house in the usual manner, i Unknown to the friends, however, =the two were contem plating matrimony, and.: about V ; two weeks ago they mob. by. appointment at the Kingsbridefe registrar's office,1 and the wedding took; place. They parted at the door, the young lady ref-': turning to her friends and Mr Shortland going'on his way. Subsequently "'■;■ the friends of Mrs Shortland became reconciled M, Mia.,njarriago,..and Mr Shortland_was. 'again" received at the house. No prepara tions were, however,, made by him or the .friends to enable the two to live together, but they were ■- understood to meet in the grounds the house. On the day Mjgs Dimes met with" her death, hW friends' were in no way concerned at her long absence, hecause, although they had heard from .'Mr Shortland a few days previously t&at he was about to leave England immediately for New Zealarid, they did not particularly trust his state ment,'because they regarded him as being in some measure eccentric.'" On the moan ing In question,, therefore;' Mrs Dinjes thought her ..daughter was walking in the woods"" with Mr Shortland, but the absence being unusually prolonged a search was instHmted, which resulted "in the disoovery of Mrs Shortland's body staijd ing quite upright, her head slightly above the water, in one of the ornamental fish ponds attached to the estate. When she was taken out marks of violence were f ouhd upon her forehead, but the general.impres sion was that she had either fallen into the water whilst climbing a tree overhead and struck herself in falling, or she had com mitted suicide in grief at the early departure, .of 'Ker husband, No suspicion whatever "was attached to Mr Shortland. Howeveiy when the whole of the circumstances came to the'knowledge' of the brother of tho deceased, who liveß in London, he could not* 'Help'feeling that something was wrongj and he accordingly.came down to tie district on Tuesday; and 'conducted sdine preliminary inquiries. On going to Modbury, ho called at the house of a man named Ryder,' a labourer, with whom' 'lid had been- informed that Mr Shortland was bn terms of intimacy. He knocked twice, but no answer was given. _Ho heard sounds of Footsteps within, but no* ]orie "came to the door, and he left,the place. Excited, how ever, by his own suspicion, he went to the house o_f Ryder yesterday morning,; aiid there' discovered Mr Shertland in' cdnceil ment; Jl The police at once took him in|to custody, but he made no particular refer ence to the matter, and seemed to imply that he was innocent of any felonious know ledge. It appears from the story of the man Ryder that Mr Shortland came to his cottage on April 10th, and has .remained there ever since.. So far as Ryder knows he has hever'^left-'the house, but. as Ryder goes out to work, he is unable account for the , whole' of Mr Short-" land's-,, .time. Two., days af,tpr the in quest 'had" been held, Ryder spoke to Mr Shortland .upon1 the subjept. He told' -him hehad read ofl the affair in the papers, and showed.Mr Shortland the account!of rthe proceedings. 'Mr Shortland' appeared much distressed, and answered that he knew all .about, it. Ryder states that since, the event Mr Shortland has been melancholy and hadabstaihed from food; but he has made no referenceTto'the subject of his wife's death,'; It appears, however, that the letter wmck*Mr Shortland sent was written 'in' ■Ryder's'House. For the present ho further particulars are forthcoming. The body wills ■now be examined in ;order; to ascertain whether the rigidity in> the water is to be .accounted for, - .■■ It was a matter-of common talk in Mod bury, that whenever Shortland visited that town, instead'of "puttins up "at a respect able hotel, he was in the habit of'lodging -with 4>l<s! fellow-prisoner,! a labourer named Willtem;Ryder,aK<tt,"Modbury.Bill," who lives in a little fcdtitege in a back street, near I Messrs Ashley BSfOtners' tannery. Ryder j a ■h!aW%bouiffifty years of'age, worked at a1 tannery, where.Jje has been employed for upwards of twenty! years'. On Monday, April ,14, letters, were re-" 'c'eived from him dated from Mallett'd Hotel,1 : Ivybridge. • This was the last heard of him !by the Dimes' fanlily until Tuesday; April i 29th, the day <m-which, Mrs Shorthand's' ''dead bjbdy1; was1 discovered. On Monday, the 28ih, Mrs Shortland went out. for a ride ; leaving: theihouse at ten o'clock in ftheiWbfningi-and'returning soon after noon. Her mother did not see her, but there is no

doubt of the fact, because it is deposed to by other witnesses. She had changed a rid»g:habit for a walking dress, and went out - accompanied by her favourite collie dog, which she, was fond of taking to a pond for a bathe. 'She was never again seen alive by any member of the household. Mrs Dimes ultimately became alarmed, and during the early part of the evening she went down to the pond, thinking that Mr and Mrs Short land might be walking about the grounds ™-fc la^ nothing- Next morning, Mrs Elizabeth Lucraft, wife of Mr Bimes's hind, went in search of deceased. She seems to kave had"Suspicions that Mrs Shortland might have fallen acciQently into the jDohd, and going thither she waS* horrified to find the body ttf the unfortunate woman standing erect in the water, about three feet from the" wall of the pond her hands held up in front of her, the ivater covering her hat by an inch or two. Mrs liucraft at once called her hlisband atid a man nanied Langworthy, who helped td take the body out <*f the water; The' deceased wore a blue walking drees' and a hafj and her hands were gloved; The bodlr was examined by Police-sergeant.Mills of Blackawton, and also by Mr ;R. W; Sbper surgeon, of Dartmouth, both of whom agreS that deceased c clothing showed nb indW tions of a struggle having taken place The closest scrutiny of the path around the edge of the pond also failed to1 detect any traces of a struggle. The only marks of violence on the body were slight Scratches on the left temple and on the right tip of the nose, and these the eurgetih 'thought might have been caused by contact with the wall of the pond. Mr Soper's theory wai that the deceased might have fainted when hear the edge df the pond and have fallett in when unconscious. He could not saY positively that death had been caused hi drbwnihg, the body having been solohg in the water, but the appearances were bW sistent with the theory that the deceased was alive at the timb of immersion. The' ' gtory of the letter has how been made cleat. There was no Brindisi post-mark On thti envelope, but inside the prisoner Shotfc land wrote:—"l enclose this letter in packet addressed to my solicitors at Ply mouth, and as ttion as they have deceived the same they will enclose this sealed letter in an envelope, and address thesame to you as directed." The envelope containing the letter was evidently posted at Plymouth, aS it bears the Plymouth post-mark, but therfc was no communication accompanying it from "my solicitor.-;" This little circum stanoo excited suspicion, and the task tb which the police had tB set themselves wag to find out who posted the letter, and .from whence, and by whom it was received. After some trouble, it was ascertalKbd that a young man named William Ryder* em ployed at Plymouth as a prudential Insur ance agent, posted the letter. Tfiis ybuth is a son of Ryder who is in custody, On Sunday morning last Polioe-constnbleDuns ford, ModburjY called on the elder Ryder,- at his,cottage, and there found the sob;, who had come home to ''visit his parents. Young Ryderj on 6eiDg pressed, admitted in the presence of his father and the constable that he had re ceived the "Brindisi" letter from Mr Shortland, and had, at his request, posted it to his wife at Oldstone. He did not,'iiow. ,ever, state whether or not he knew: the' whereabouts of Mr Shortland at the time he penned the letter, but it turned oiitithat Shortland was in the house at the time!

When arrested and charged, the.prisoner Shortland said :—" lam innocent, perfectly innocent; I have been here all the time ; and I can prove it." This iraa 'at tbii o'clock yesterday morning; late in the afternoon he was taken before the magistrates. — William Ryder, sen., Mrs Ryder and their daughter, a girl about 19 jrears of age, all slate that Shortland has been staying in their- house since April 10th, the day tin which he paid his last visit to his wife and her friends at Oldstone. i. ! ':'.*_

THE SOUDAN REBELLION.

[beutek's telegrams.]

Rebels Advancing-on KorosKO.

~- ~; Cairo, June 22. Major .Kitciiner, who for some time'^ast : has been in command of a body of Bedouins L( irregular troops) stationed at Jtoroeko, i telegraphs from that town that he 'sijghted the rebel army during a recent recon naisssnoe, ..,, Detailed accounts from in dependent sources confirm Major Kitehner's report, and show that a strong 'body of rebels is now matching upon Koroskb. iTho town is about half-way between Assouan and Wady Haifa, and 100 miles from the southern boundary of Upper j£gypt,!| and commanding the passage of the V Kile. Another body of troops is known t6 be inarching towards Dongola, an important Nubian town above the third' cataract on >■ _ _. British Troops Ordered to Assouan. In view of threatened attacks' "bjs the Arabs, and their possible advance further northwards, the Royal Sussex regiment, how stationed at Assoint, has been ordered ;to proceed at once to Assouan, the frontier &>wn of Upper Egypt, and an .important strategical position. The increasing gravity of the situation is causing considerable alarm there, and anxiety is felt for tbe-gar risons and inhabitants of Dbngola "Snd Korosko, which are believed to be threat ened with attacks. Another regiment follow the Royal Sussex to Assouan wilhln a short time, in order to strengthen the garrison at that place. ■:;'•■ ' -1

BOAT ACCIDENT.

About 12 noon on Sunday a boat accident

was witnessed- from the Onehunga Wharf which fortunately did not result seriously, as it might have done, owing to the prompt assistance which was rendered. Master J. Wayland.and Master Dayeney were sailing about in their boat, and -while attempting, to 'pass , under the Man^ere Bridge ! .the mast of the boat came in con tact with the stringer, of the-'bridge "[and the boat capsized, prepipitating the .ypung nien into the water, where theire Jwiw a very strong, current. The ,boat drifted away, while the two youths managed' to grasp the piles of the bridge, to whichjthey clung until rescued by a boat and cravy. from the steamer Argyle, which put offfrbmithe wharf to their relief. They were Bafely landed on terM Jinna, and the "boat was picked up at a 'later hour in:the day on a mudbank.

SPORTING NEWS.

Haivko's Bay Steeplechase Meeting. •The following are the. names of those v/ho made the final payment of Ssovg. for the HAVRE'S BAY STKBPIiEOHASE, about 3i miles. ■ • stlb. Btlb. Clarence .. .. 13 2 GreyMomuß ..10 7 Chandler .. .. 11 7 Tho Druid ..10 6 Batomsn .. .. 11 3 Diomedes.. ..10 3 Barbary .. .. 11 0 Pastime .. ..Jo 0 Scrutineer ..11 0 Wild payroll ..10 0 Barbary has since been sciatched. ' " In Napier, Clarence ia first favourite at 2 to 1, Chandler and The Druid being each at4to i. ■'■";; ;,;

THE OPERA HOUSE.

There was a good attendance at Abbbtt'a Opora House last ovoning, when Mr j; K. Gre yillotook a farewell benefit, to which ho was justly entitled. A special and unusually attrac tive bill was presented, the performance con cluding with a flrst-class representation of Hana and Glove." The amusing scenes be tween the partners in tho second act wore re markably well played by Messrs Groville and Cates, to whose exertions the Bueoess of tho performance was in a large' measure duo SFanny Egerton (Miss -Nelson),'. Judith (Miss Duke), and Luoy (Miss /Masters), were all. very: good impersonations. The : amus ing jetty scene from the "Lancashire Lass,'' in which Messrs Cafes and GrevilW an pear to so much advantage, was repeated most successfully. The performance concluded with the oxtoavaganzttof the "Irish| ToluntMr "in which some very smart local allusions wi>rn made. The eketch is not »cry gooS In itself and depends almost entirely upon™he natural' Hibernian wit of Mr Grevillcifnr fj. ~,„ -" Hand and Glove," " Jack ShanhPrrfT" V^ST' "Irish Volunteer'" a™ wnZS'for d thls BehTs hbl ene tni ni°rrOW "ffiF.&Z

mm .. Kutini xnd Wife.—Notice— The draw- Economic Housewives.—Now is the timo to make your house comfortablo at small roT •Take advantage of the.■ClearingT^Snanf" Not too Late .'—Electors who have neglected to place their natnes on" the roll should Office Onoo> Onnff OJ a PPllc««<">«t Waal

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, JUNE 24. 1884.



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