SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER {Tg**™^^, 1.23 BUNSET.-This Evening, 6.48 SUNRISE.—To-morrow Morning, 6.47 MOON'B AGE.—Last Quarter, 19th, 2.52.p.m,

ARRIVALS.

Magellan Cloud, brigantinc Richards, from Russell , „ Ruby, schooner, I)owd, from R"SBeU Waitaki, s.e., Crawford, from Whangarei Waiwera, schooner, Anderson, from 1 names . Fanny Kelly, ketch, Williams, from Mongonui

DEPARTURES.

To Anau, s.s., McUee, for Sydney Christina, sshooncr, Evansen, for Russell Macgregor, 3.9., Johnson, for \\ liangarel

EXPORTS.

Per Te Anau, for Sydney—l 2 bales flax. 230 kegs butter, 2 sacks linseed, 10 pkgs. sundries.

Inwards Coastwisk. — Waiwera, from Thames, with ballast; Ruby, from Russell, with 60 tons coal; Fannie, from Wha»gapoua. with 89 000 feot tlmbor; Fdnny Kelly, from Whan garoa, with 31,562 fe»t timber. Outwards Coastwise.—Cygnet, for Whan garoa; Rata, for Waiara. "■ Tho brigantinc Clansman was brought along sido of tho Queen-street Wharf to-day torooeiro iallost, preparatory to sailing for Hokiansra, where sho is to load timber for Rockhampton.

Tho steamer Wellington was floated out of dock today. She is to havo a trial trip on Suturday.

Mr MeQuarrle's tender for tho now steam tug which ho has undertaken to build for Mr Compton was £2.700. Mr McQuarrlo.intonds to build the vessel at Mechanics 7 Bay, and is at prcaont Betting the necessary timber together. The brigantinc Magellan Uloud arrived from Suva via ltussell this morning. She had a fine wcathcr passage of 18daysfrom Suva to Russell, and tho trip from Russell to this port occupied four days.

The s.s. Waitaki arrived from Whanprarel last night with the following passengers:—Mes dames Diaz, T. 11. Glover, Paulson, Miss Mac donald. Master Diaz, Messrs McLennan. Barton, H. Bruce, Farthing, W. Wooloy, Meyers 2), Mocdonald, 0. Gaye, Street, Wigg, Benjamin, and five steerage.

Tho barque Amazon, which hasbeon lying in tho stream for several days was berthed at Queon-streot wharf this morning. It was ex pected that Bhe would proceed to Conception, but hor destination has boon altered to London, for which pore she will commence loading almost immediately. Mr M. Niccolis the Auck land agent.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

New Plymouth, this day.—Arrived: Hawca, from Manukau, 5 a.m. Whanoarki, this day.—Arrived: Macgregor, from Auokland, 7.30 a.m. Kussell, this day.—Arrived: Te Anau, from Auckland, 4 a m. IIEr.EOURNB, Fobruary 19. — Arrived, last night: Wairarapa. from Bluff.

COMMERCIAL.

Kvknino Star Offlco, this day. Messrs B. Tojjksand Company offered today at Uieiraiart, Hie property in Wellesloy, con sisting of a 23-roomed house, formerly occupied by Mrs Mason. There wero several bidders, the highest being £1,200, which was passed, that amount »ot being up to reserve. Thcro was no bidding for the allotments. of bush land at Whakapirau and Otongo. Tho whole of tho cases of Sydney fruits wore sold at satisfactory prices. Mestrs B. Tonks and Co. will offer the cargo of Mauritius sugar (230 tons) on [Tuesday next, and the Romuera an* other properties on the following day.

Chief Post-office, Auckland.

Mails wnx Close as. cndkb:—

This Day. For Wianffaroi Heads, Kamo, Whangaroi, find Mangapai, per Waitaki. at 5 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m.

Thursday, 21st inst. For Thames, per Rotomalyina, at 8 a.m. For Rarotonga, per Julia Price, at 9 a.m. For Waiwora, Te Kapa, Craigioourn, \\ orK worth, etc., per Roso L'ascy, at 10 a.m. For Waitara, etc., per Douiflas, at 8 a.m. For Glsborne, .Napier, Southern Ports, and Aus tralian Colonies, per Manapourl at 11 a.m. For monoy orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at 10 a.m. Late letters till 11.20 For Tanranga, Ohinomutu, and Opotlki, per

For Whangarei Hoads, Whangarei, Kamo, and Mangapai, per Rowona, at i p.m. For Mangawai and Kaiwaka, per Ruby, at a

Forjwatorford, Tauranga, etc., per Annio Mil bank, at 5 p.m. For Thames, per Anno Milbank, at 5.30 p.m.

Satbrday, 23rd inst.

For Taranakl. Southern Ports, and Chatham Islands, via Lyttelton, per Takapuna, nt d.16 Tuesday, 4th March.

Per Zealnndia, as follows:- ,-»»*««• Vor Sandwich Islands, Umtad States of Amcrif-a, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and foreign West Indies, at 11 turn.- ' , For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 11 a.m. For money orders, the previous evening at lotters and newspapers, at La?o letters, bearing an oxtra fee of six pence in addition to tho postage, will bo received by the Mail Agent on hoard tha steamer up to tho time of sailing. This mail will be duo in London on Sat urday, April 12,1881.

S. B. BISS, Chief Postmaster. Chief Postofflco, Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

February 20. 1884.

Abbott's Opera House—Royal Comic Opera Company, 7.45 p.m. Epiphany Church-Children's Service and Distribution of Prizes, 7.30 p.m. Alexandra-street A.O.S.—Monthly Meeting of SanctuaryiClty of Auckland, 8.30 p.m.

Deaths.

WINDSOR.—On February 19, at Conquest Placo. Parnell, Ulaanche Cara, infant daughter of Edward C. and M. A. Windsor; aged 11 months. Sl'/jbung.—On February 20. at Grafton Road, Aucklums, the Rev. IL I). 1). Sparling, U.A.; aged 72 years.

Notices to Correspondents.

W.H.D.—The conditions under which existing licenses are held cannot be altered until b annual meeting in June. Another Paterfamilias.—lt is useless to ex tend tho correspondence, especially since it promises to degenerate into a mere personal squabble. !! Neighbour " has not enclosed Mb namo ac cording *o rule. "Resident's" letter is also "' rejected for the same reason. In both these a ™amo<rio'Hßplalnt should bo made to tho -—— '""""-inn"*" ought not tq be

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

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1884.

For the cause that lacks assistance, for the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance. And the Rood that we can do.

The lesson of yesterday's election of lioen Bing committees cannot be misread. The battle was fought on a distinct issue—lo o'clock licenses, abolition of upstairs bars, and strong repressive measures against Sunday trading—and in every district a plain, unmistakenblo answer has been re turned. The uniformity of the.majority in all tho electorates leaves no uncertainty about the mind of the ratepayers, and as we can hardly doubt that many of those who recorded their votes on tho other side were also in favour of the reforms pro posed on the Temperance ticket, but were opposed to packing a bench for the purpose, thereby placing a considerable.section of tho community at tho mercy \9f x their bitterest opponents, we think tho Xiiccnscd Victuallers are bound to accept tho change with the best grace thoy can, and endeavour to conform to it. Unquestionably mjiny of them will do this cheerfully, but others will simply resolve to increase their precautions and defy the law and the committees!; and herein lies the weakness and evil $ the whole thing. The committees define the conditions under which the sale of alcoholic liquors shall be carried on, but to other and far less rigid bodies, namely, the police and magistracy, is entrusted the duty of carrying out their mandates. It is notorious that these bodies have their weaknesses and prejudices, and that publicans who possess tacD and are tolerably free-handed, can get along very well outside the law if they please. This is a grave charge, but Licensed Victuallers who are desirous of carrying on their business legally, and who are worried simply because they feel no need for being. either suasive or free handed, make it openly, and it is the only deduction we can draw from the flagrant way in which the law is broken within the knowledge of everybody. Such a state of affairs is as unjust as it is rotten, and if yesterday'n election means that wo are to have the evils of illicit sale magnified tenfold, or the customers of legalised houses, which are accessible to the police at all hours, driven into sly-grog shanties, and infamous dens of prostitution, gambling, and debauchery carried on under the cover of tobacconists' shops, tho victory of yester day, ostensibly one in tho interests of Temperance, will be a curse to the city. The champions of tcetotalism must not think the evil is gone because they shut their eyes to it, or remove it from where it can bo seen to dens where it flourishes in secret. There are worse places than public-houses —places where gambling and drinking are not limited to ten, nor twelve, nor two o'clock; and the police know it. The rapidity with which these places are multiplying shows how profitable they mUSS, b\ We do not Pretend to under stand why no attempt has been made to put them down: perhaps the Commis sioner finds the difficulties of detection almost insuperable because the traffic is carried on under cover of what purports to be a respectable and legitimate calling. But we may take for granted that he is not ignorant of what is an "open secret" to every boy in the street — too well-known, for it is oftener in these dens than in the legalised houses that youths take their first serious step downwards. We draw the attention of the Temperance party to this phase of life because their vote yesterday amounts to a subsidy to these houses; and both they and the Licensed Victuallers have a common interest in putting them down

The victory of yesterday must not be considered as indicative of any great or sudden change of opinion in favour of teetotalism. No doubt the activity of the temperance organisations has had its effect in arousing attention to the sub ject, but the year that has elapsed since the Temperance ticket was defeated all along the line cannot have been so fruitful in converts as to have changed the fortunes of war. The fact is that a sub stantial majority of the people, non abstainers as well as abstainers, have always been favourable to proper restrio] tions an a trade the evils, of which have

come too nearly homo to every family to be disregarded." If this had not been true tho present licensing law would not now bo on the statute book. Tho difference between the results yesterday and of twolvo months ago was not so much in the pooplo as in the manner in which they were approached. Their interest, was Btirred up, a^fefinito and moderate programme was put before them, and a largely-increased num ber of votes were recorded. If the electors could have gained their point with out compelling hotol keepers to submit to tho injustice of coming to a Bench con sisting of pronounced prohibitionists for their licenses, wo believe they would have done it. It is a clumsy way of effecting re form to make the war of partisanship rage around the Bench and accomplish its ends through what should be im partial decisions. A direct vote, such as the Act provides in tho case of new licenses, would be very much better; but as tho Act stands, we suppose party contests like that of yesterday over the election of committee-men are unavoidable Wo must trust to the knowledge which both Bides possess that their power rests upon the will of a moderate public opinion to check excesses. The greatest danger to the Licensed Victuallers' interests is not tho Temperance party, but badly-kept houses; tho danger to temperance prin ciples, intemperate and indiscreet cham pions. If tossed between these influences, tho course of tho licensing law should bo driven backwards and forwards on re actionary and conflicting waves—one year teetotal, and another year licensed victual lers' partizans getting tho uppor hand, tho consequences would bo deplorable. There is, howovor, an inherent faculty for fair self-government about most Englishmen that prevents men who, privately, have fads and extravagances from giving them play when placed in positions of public responsibility ; and upon this quality ro lianco will bo placed for tho fair administra tion of the law in its integrity, whoever gains tho right to dispenso it. The committees elected in pact years on tho Licensed Victuallers' ticket have offectod a goneral improvement in tho class of hotel buildings and tho manner of conducting them ; and wo think thero is fair reason to hope, from the names of tho candidates elected yesterday, that their successors will in turn not bo behind their predecessors in tho display of moderation and good sense. Tho temptation to rush into new changes before the ones already determined upon havo been tried is tho rock upon which their bark is in clangor of being shipwrecked.

Gordon Pasha at Khartoum.

The confidence which Gordon Pasha felt in his ability to roneilinto tho wild tribes of the Soudan is proved to liavo boon well founded by tho news which wo publish to day, thnt he has reached Khartoum and issued a proclamation to tho inhabitants. Tho tactics which ho has adopted are well calculated to socuro tho desired end. It is of tho utmost importance that com munication between Egypt and Khar toum should bo maintained by any means ; and if not by conquest, then by peaceful understanding with tho Soudanese. In a letter to the "Times," Ibrahim King lately pointod out that the only existing moans of arriving beforehand at the re quisite estimate of tho volumo of water Sowing northwards, consists of two Nilo motors erected for thnt purposo by IHk Highness tho Khedive Ismail—at Khar toum, the confluence of tho White and Blue Niles, and at Berber, whore the tributary Atbara enters tho main stream. Theso instruments enable tho officials at Khartoum to telegraph to Cairo with ac curacy the state of the river 10 to 25 days in advance. Theso precautionary measures alone enabled tho Egyptian Government to wholly save tho country from tho calamities which the almost unprece dented r\se of tho Nile in 1875 would have otherwise inevitably occasioned. The3O facts formed ground for arguing for the retention of Egyptian rule over the whole of tho Soudan; but a9 British authorities have declared against the feasi bility of that course, it is evident that tho noxt best thing to do was to try and localise the revolt, and socuro tho friend ship of the Soudanese. This is what Gor don Pasha has set himself to do; tho in tention being to maintain Egyptian rulo as far as Berber, and by treaty to conciliate the remainder of the ;Soudan, under the recognised rule of El Mahdi. Hence tho issue of tho proclamation re coKnisin£ihe,Mah4i«sSoltonnf K«ia-euii j^StitSirl'' nfj practice of slavery withm 6 founds of Kordofan, as British efforts nave been consistently directed toward stopping the infamous traffic in human flesh which is carried on through Egypt. Gordon Pasha's action is most politic, but it re mains to be seen whether its effects will bo for good. Hitherto ho has only dealt with isolated chiefs; tho Mahdi himself and his victorious band of rebels have yet to be reckoned with ; and they will probably require to bo well beaten before they are brought to tho point of dis cussing terms of compromise.

Attempted Regicide in Italy.

Kino Humbeut, of Italy, has been tho sub ject of an attempted dynamite outrago on the railway near Rome, but fortunately the fiendish attempt proved unsuccessful— whether by virtue of that "divinity which doth hedgo a King " or not, it would bo vain to enquire. It is hard to find an adequate reason for tho outrage, though easy enough to surmise what tho motive power has been. Italy is the home of con spiracy, and though Humbert is personally popular, that fact would not protect him— as the representative of a dynasty and a system—from tho onmity of Socialists. Vicfo aHugo" says:—"Tho French aro Italians ; tho Italians aro French j" and wo may bo certain that the spectacle of a flourishing Republic in Franco will not havo a soothing effect on tho restless spirits of Italian Revolutionists. It is significant to note that, according to a well-founded statement recently published, King Humbert has a firm conviction that ho is destined to bo the last King of Italy, and is accordingly educating his son with a view to Republican contingencies. When event* in Italy are pointing so plainly in that direction, it is deplorable that those wishing for the institution of a new order of things should not exercise patience, but should seek by violent and repellant means to hasten the desired consummation. What ever justification may be urged for the outrages of Russian Nihilists, there ie nothing in tho condition of the Italian people to warrant a resort to assassina tion and ou trace as a means of attaining their desires. The attempted wrecking of tho Royal train will, we imagine, prove to be the work of some small and extreme set of conspirators of the Socialistic order, who are not Republicans, but enemies of all existing forms of social order. These "pestilent follows" are as great a sourco of danger in the French Republic as anywhero, and by their vil lainous tactics are doing much to hinder the progress of Republicanism in Europe. Events indicate that both Spain and Italy are ripe for throwing monarchy to tho dogs, and if these with France formed a great Latin Confederated Republic the moral in fluence on other European countries would bo immense. '' The mills of God grind slowly," howover—too slowly for tho ideas of law less men, and hence theso occasional revolts, outrages, and political crimes which stain tho page of modern history and impedo the march of true progress.

We are glad to learn that Mr Soymour George issteadilyrecovering from the effects of his late severe accident. Pieces of bone are, however, still coming away from the hand.

The advocates of temperance, though naturally flushed with the signal victory they have achieved throughout the district, have made up their minds to deserve the confidence reposed in them by being moderate in the exercise of the responsible powers entrusted to them. We believe that h^n T^ ofth Waverley <«<* Notting ham Castle Hotels, which, durice this election, have tremblingly 'hungm the balance, are now doomed to extinction, but the license of no other house will be tampered with unless the police report should happen to be very unfavourable. In the meantime, however, an attempt will bo made through a house-to-house visitation by ladies with proper schedule forms, to take a plebiscite of the ratepayers on the questions: (I) Whether, after this year, licenses should not be refused to houses which do not adequately supply tho accommoda tion mentioned by the Act; and (2) whether all publicans should not be gitren six months' notice to dispense with their bar maids on pain of losing their licenses. After this expression of opinion has been elicited a meeting of independent men unconnected with the yarious temperance bodies, but favourable to the cause, will be convened for the purpose of settling t&e programme for next year's crusade. ' J

Complaints of the absence of names from tho burgess roll will always exist whilo ratepayers fail to pay their rates or to pay them before tlie roll is completed and signed. At tho present time thero are a very large number of ratepayers in arroar, and as tho new yearly burgess roll will shortly be in course of preparation, it fol lows that a large number of ratepayers must be disqualified if they do not pay up in time. Errors will occur in tho best of regulated offices, but as a rule, we arc in formed, very few authenticated cases of omissions other than those arising from tho non-payment in proper time have been proved to exist.

In another column will bo found lists of tho names of immigrants per the ships Rangitikei and Northumberland. The former brings 341 immigrants, of which 321 are for Auckland, and 20 for Hawko's Bay ; while the latter brings 109, all for this port, making tho total by these two vessels 500. The local Immigration Officer, Mr O. Mays, has apparently a busy time before him. Wo are indebted to that gentleman for tho information contained in our shipping column.

Memorial cards giving the results of yes ;erday's licensing elections in tho city are ;o be at onco printed for presentation to ;hose who were actively engaged in work ng on tho Temperance sido.

The City Surveyor has at present in hand the division into lots of the now cemetery nt Waitakorei. We trust that tho Council will uso all tho expedition pcissiblo in opening the now cemetery, us the Symonds street Cemetery, in its present crowded stato, cannot but be inimical to the health of tho city.

Wo understand that a meeting of the 25 Temperanco candidates who were olected to City Licensing Committees yesterday is to bo convened shortly, and that tho Par noil and Grafton Committees will be in vited to bo present, tho object in view being to securo unanimity of action in closing hotels at 10 p.m., and in abolishing upstairs bars.

No steps have yet beon taken to placo the rifle butts at Ellerslio in telegraphic or tele phonic communication with town, in view view of tho approaching firing in connection with tho New Zealand Rifle Association. Dr. Lemon is at present in Auckland, so that tho necessary arrangements will doubt less bo mado at once.

Tho New Zealand Tobacco Company is advertising for twonty experienced cigar makers. This looks liko business.

Tho Registrar of tho Supreme Court this morning adjudicated James Frederick Ryder, a bankrupt, upon the debtor's own petition. Mr Napier mado the application.

Mr Wm. Hollister begs publicly to acknowledge receipt of the sum of £'28 2s Oil from Mr Clifford, being the proceeds of the concert and ball given in hia favour; he also tenders his sinecro thanks to tho Com mittee, the Naval Artillery, Firo Brigade, Artillery Band, Mrs Cottingham, Mr A. Campbell, and friends, who so kindly helped to make tho entertainment a success.

A woll-known character named Theodore Burns, alias King Colfee, was biought from Dargavillo by Constable Haddock, and sen tenced to 30 days' imprisonment by Mr Clendon, on a charge of using obscene language. Ho was safely lodged in Mount. Eden Gaol this afternoon to undergo hU sentence.

The children belonging to the llowe slreet Industrial Homo had n pleasure trip to Dovonport to-day, being conveyed there and back by tho Ferry Company's steamers.

The Government steamer Stolla is still engaged in tho work of laying the electric cablo between Tiritiri Island and tho main land. About tivo miles of wire is being used, but tho distance to the shoro in n straight lise is much less, and tho greater length in required to avoid certain rocks and currents, a eircuitoiH route being adopted. The connection will bo made between Tiritiri and Wain era, and communication will be carried on by means of a telephone, which will bo placed in charge of the lighthouse-keeper on the island.

By 'the steamer To A.nau, which left foi Sydney last evening, Auckland merchant) shipped 229 kegs of butter.

Wo havo received intelligence from Alangawhare, Northorn Wairoa, to the eftect that a gumdigger named J. Brown, aged 45, was found dead in the Mangawhare Hotol on Monday morning last. An inquest on the body was h^U b}i«rfay"'s :Sr3Kr t3 rVc"rdict to the eftect that the causo ok' death was sanguineous apoploxy, and they added v rider that publicans find ing intoxicated men in exposed places on thoir premises should see such better aired for.

The popularity of Mr Robort Stout, of Duncdin, tho New Zealand Froethought champion, seems to bo as great as ever at Dunedin. At the licensing elections there yesterday he was returned for no fewer than four districts.

Major F. D. Campbell, Clerk to Parlia ment, is at present in this city.

An attempt was made yesterday to secure a meeting of the creditors of Geo. Henry White, formerly hotelkcepei of Russell, but no creditors attended. A second attempt was mado to-day, with a similar result. The liabilities are stated at £7IH 15s sd, and tho assets at £75.

Mr W. S. Pulford, manager of the Inter colonial News and Advertising Agency, is still confined to his houso from tho bullet wound indicted by Professor Payne, which proved much more serious than was at first stated. He is, howover, progressing favourably, under the caro of Dr, Richard" son, and hopes to be soon about again. He notilies by advertisement in another column that his business proceed* as usual under tho management of competent canvas-era, at his office, Shortland street, a few doors from tho Postollico.

A correspondent, writing over tho sig nftturo "Stranger Pro," asks which build ing has tho <*ienter seating necommodntion, tho Thoatro Royal or Abbott's Opera House. In reply, wo may state that the Opera Houso has seating "accommodation for over two hundred moro than the Theatre.

We understand that a cricket match be tween the members of the Royal Comic Opera Company and tho Press is about to take place shortly. Two cricket matches, Press v. Stago, eventuated last season, both of which resulted in favour of tho " fourth estate," thus showing that the men who wield the pen are mightier on the sward than tho disciples of the sock and buskin.

On tho result of the election being made known to the members of the Sir Henry Havelock Lodge, No. 1, N.Z.0.G.T., last night, three hearty cheers wero given for the victors, and eulogiums passed on the lady electors for working so assiduously to bring about tho result,

Mr Adam Porter has joined the firm ol Cousins and Atkin, coachbuilders.

An adjourned ordinary meeting of the City Schools Committee was held last evening at tho Wellesley-street School. Present-Mc?*ra Carr (Chairman), Hannen, Billington, Shatters, Offer, and Crowther. The principal business was tho recording of tho Committee's vote for tho ensuing Board of Education election. Tho vote was given to tho three following can didates:—Mossrs Hobbs, Buckland, and Tlieo. Cooper. A resolution was passed calling the Demonstration Committee together to docido ro tli • distribution of prizes retained from tho lato School do monstration.

Wo learn that tho offer of the Govern ment to extend tho telephone system to private houses is not meeting with a ready response on tho part of our citizens; indeed, up to tho present not a single application has been received. It would appear that the terms asked by the authorities are con sidered much too high ; indeed, we are given to understand that before the tariff was made public, the Telegraph Department were advised by their local officers that the proposed rates would be found prohibitive. It should be remembered that while the telephone in places of business is a direct source of profit to the subscribers, in private houses it is nothing more or less than a domestic convenience. However, knowing as we do the difficulty Mr Furby experienced on in troducing the telephone here at all, and tho subsequent wonderful success of tho local exchange, wo do not caro about prophesying that the new system will be a failure. There are at present 195 sub scribers to the Telephone Exchango, this number being only second to that of Duned, thetist of whose exchange totals DeouWr 8' T£° Se of our business afte? tw*l areßu^ ccriersbers to tho exchango, after twelve months' trial, agree that the STJW for Itself'o&r and ofc£ again by the increase of business Priell can be quoted througMtin^rtwinkmfg of an eye, and, m addition to this con venience, those on the exchange have a kind of monopo y of the business transacted by other subscribers. The extent to which the Telephone Exchange is used may be judged from the fact that frequently the messages sent by it in one day number un warcjs of 950. ■ l

Now Zealand patents have been applied for as follows : — Archibald Donald, of

Palmerston, Otago, for a machine to poison grain with phosphorus for the destruction of rabbits; John Duthie, Wellington, for

improvements in harvesting machines; Wm. Sproulo, Ditiedin, for card dominoes ; C. T. Cooke, Linwood, Canterbury, for "emancipation soap;" Nicholas Gibbons, Whatipu, Auckland, for improved cross-cut and vertical saws ; John King, Devonport, and S. H. Harrod, Cox's Creek, Auckland, patent for removing wool from sheepskins and preparing the skin for tanning; C. L. Wheeler, Chnstchurch, machine for cutting gorse and other hedges ; W. B. Bust, Wel lington, for a " door-drop weather defier; " and Robert Taylor, of Otakia, Otago, for shifting gear for double-furrow ploughs.

In our notice of the licensing elections yesterday wo inadvertently failed to mention the very powerful help afforded to the tem perance caiiso by the Indies. In City South Airs Williams had been working sedulously for days before, antl yesterday she had a cab to herself, which she used from tho opening to the close of the poll in bringing up those of tho lady ratepayers and others who had promised to vote for the temperanco ticket. Mesdamos Bettany, (Soodacre, Caradus, Vearbury, and others also gave valuable assistance. In City East, too, Mrs W. Rattrny, son., Mrs. Somervcll, and several other ladies worked assiduously and gavo

lie use of their carriages.

The distribution of prizes to the children of All Saints' and Bayflold Sunday-schools were presented last evening by tho Rev. Wm. Colder, Incumbent of All Saints'. Tho school-room was crowded with poi'ixhionors, parents nnd children. Suit ablo addresses wore delivered by tho chair man, by Mr Furboy, superintendent of All Saints' School, and by Mr Pooley, of tho Bayfield School. A programme of melodies was provided, including several choice selections by tho Glee Club. The evening was pleasantly passed, and tho people were well satisfied with tho entertainment.

The mover of tho resolution at tho Bene volent Socioty's meeting on Monday was Mr F. G. Ewington, anil not tho Chairmnn, as inadvertently stated in our last issue.

Mr A. McGillivray has received from Caption Malcolm a first-class specimen of copper from tho Unitod Copper Mino, Aniseed Valloy, Nelson and to-day it was placed on exhibition nt Captain Anderson's ship chandlers store whoro it has being ut tracting favorable attention. 11, Pell, an Auckland jockoy now under engagement at Chrietchurch, has met with a rather severe accident. Ho was exorcis ing n horso at Chrfotchurch yesterday morning when ho sustained a " spill," tho effect of which was that ho got ono leg and three of his ribs broken. The oil paintings which were sold yester day at Messrs Reid and Co.'s auction mart wore not thopo from Mr Leech's establish ment, but were n special lino from Homo. Mr Leech's pictures aro valued from 120 to £HX) each, and ore for sale privately. For tho purposo of attending a gathor ing of Congregationaliiits at Wellington, tho following gentlemen left yesterday by tho s.s. Tnknpnna, viz:—Rev. Joseph Robertson (pastor of Borosfordstreot Con grogationalChnrch), Messrs Daldy, Moginio, Leliailloy, Milne, and W\ Cox; and tho llcv, lI.U. J. Miller from Onehunga. Tho Hoy. Mr Robertson has been asked to pre side over tho gathering, which is called for tho puiposo of cementing tho union bo tweon tho different sections of Congiega tionalists in Iho colony.

Tho lnrul Committee of the Now Zealand Rillo Association met at tho Drill shod last evening, Major Shepherd presiding. There were also present: Captains Lelloy, Uignan, nndl'ayno, Lieutenant Cliftonf and Mr V. Stevens, Secretary to the Associa tion It was resolved that the catering for the meeting be sold by auction. A letter w.im received from Mr E. Cooper, local Sec retary, tendering his resignation. Tho resignation was accepted, a votoof thanks being accorded to Mr Cooper for post cer vices. Mr \V. B, Bonnett was appointed to till the vacancy.

At tho conclusion of the usual morning service at St. Luke's Church, Mount Albert, on Sunday morning lust, Mr J. 11. Sloman, who is retiring from tho position of lay rcador, was presented by tho Key. J. Hasol den, in the name of tho congregation, with an escritoire, epergnc, and Church Service. Mr llnselden eulogised tho gentleman's service.", and Mr Sloman neatly replied. -i«!rW*Q9SS'wWKni(H I'i)ifthy happy years of work in God's service and in hw Master s Church.

" Constant Header," writes :—" Can you inform mo through your columns whether a man ever turned a treble somersault oif a horse's back while cantering round a cir cus ring." Wo havo no record of such a feat over having been pcrformod. " Con stant Reader," however, should bo nwaro that such things as acrobatic feats do not go to make history, and if a man did 30 somersaults from the top of the town clock, and turned himself inside out in mid air, in ten years tho world would probably have forgotten all about it. Circus mounte banks do not loavo footprints on tho sands of time.

Somo excitement was caused on the Queen-street Wharf about 5 o'clock last evening by a narrow escape from drowning, and a gallant rescuo, which wore witnessed by a largo number of persons who had asscmbloato »co tho steamor To Anau tako her departure for Sydney. A Mrs Sullivan was walking near tho edge of the wharf whon she suddenly tripped, and fell into the water. It was feared that nho would bo drowned before assistance could bo ren dered, but two young men named W. Lang ham and \V. Crancli bravely jumped from tho wharf, and proceeded towards tho unfortunate woman. They succeeded in bringing her as far as one of tho strinpers under tho wharf, and then fastened round her waist a rope which had been lowered, and by this means she was lifted into a secure position. Tho woman was unconscious, but soon camo round, aided by a little skilful treatment. Sergeant Clarko, being unablo to discover at first where Mrs Sullivan resided, ordered her to bo conveyed to tho Hospital in a cab, but afterwards ho learned that she had a rosidonco in town, and thither she was conveyed.

A disgraceful disturbance took place yesterday afternoon in Aborcrombie-street between a cluster of notorious street characters, and resulted in fighting, scratch ing, and pulling of hair. About half-a-dozen of prostitutes comprised tho crew, in cluding a notorious woman named Hands, others named Carroll, Singer, a girl named Dogherty, a squab named Carroll, and Sarah Homo, dressed in white. News reached the ears of the police, and Sergeant Kiely and one or two constables were de spatched to the spot to pour oil on the troubled waters. The women, on seeing the police, took to their heels, and ran over Barrack Hill, helter-skelter, and tho police after them. They turned by the Supreme Court, and at length were ensconced in the police station. The women disclosed tho cause of tho row. They had huddled in infamy togother in a house near Freeman's Bay, but fell out, and resolved to dissolve partnership, but dis agreed over the division of tho furniture. Carroll avowed that tho bed was her property, Pat Bedford bought it; while Hands sworo it belonged to Alike Lynch. Tho girl Dogherty's rights to tho saucopan and tea-kettlo wore disputed by wooden arguments, and a general row took place. Tho women wcro stating their claims to the lockup-keeper, neisily and vohemently, when in popped the constables, and lugged them into tho colls, where they kept the place alive for an hour with yells anefhoot mgs. They were soverally disposed of for ft term in Mount Eden this morning by the Resident Magistrate.

The anniversary soiree of the Primitive Methodist Sunday-school, Upper Pitt street, was held last evening. Thomas Buddie, Esq., occupied the chair, and in troduced the proceedings in a neat and forcible address. Mrßuddlenext calledupon the Secretary, Mr Nesbitt, who read a con densed account of the proceedings of the past year. The report stated that the library, consisting of moral and religious works for the young, had been well patronised. The entire profit of the annual picnic of the combined schools of Alexandra and Upper Pitt-street Schools had beon handed over to the Treasurer of the latter school for the purpose of reducing the debt on the building. The roll showed

102 scholars and 11 teachers. Mr Turley had been appointed to the office of Superintendent in the place of MrD. Goldie, allowing the latter gentleman to devote his undivided energies to the Alexandra-street School. The financial re port of Mr Goldie was satisfactory, showing that some extra expense had been incurred for a gas boiler and staircase. Interesting addresses were delivered by Rev. Joseph Hill, Mr Graham Tawhai, Rev. W. S. Potter (Alexandra-street), and the Rev. J. Boothroyd (Franklin Road). At the close of the meeting, the Chairman read the results of the day's polling, which wefc*e coived witli choers. Several inteniijljg musical selections were rendered Bj^'a select choir, Mr' Nesbitt presiding at the harmonium. ' •'. ■

SCINTILLATIONS.

Caulk laid to Tiritiri Island. Bluo Ribbonitos victorious ; blue look-out for publicans. Many a peer is like a broom—lie is all handle. A Sole-stirring Article—A peg inside the boot. Twelve sperm whales were caught on Monday near Napior. The barque Fusilier has been sold at Wel lington for £275. Temperance sailors have a way of getting around the Horn. Mr Pooley announces another marine con cert on Saturday next. Births in Auckland city in January were 99, and deaths 30. Mr J. G. Ward has been re-elected Chairman of Bluff Harbour Board. Public schools in Hawko's Bay district aro badly overcrowded, tho averago attend ance being 11C for every 100 places pro vided. : Lawyer.—A learned gentleman, who rescues your ostato from your enemies and keeps it himself. A dull lecturer said: "Fools aro not all doad yet." " No," whispered a wag across tho table, "or you wouldn't bo hero to say

H.M.S. Espiogle is now at Bluff. Tho officers are to bo feted to-morrow night by Invercargill Town Council. Singlo girls by the British Quoon have been engaged at) Wellington ut £20 to £40 a year. # Tunnelling enterprise is active in Eng land. A new Thames tunnel is projected, besides similar sub-ways through tho Mersoy, llumbor, and Sovorn. Napior Harbour Board have adopted Mr Goodall's plan for a breakwater to co»t £197,000. Wellington Corporation are sued for £G,. r>oo for seizing the plant of tho contrac tors for tho To Aro reclamation contract. The management of a travelling panto mimo company have left a number of young girls at Dunodin with board unpaid, ana destitute of means to tako thorn home. Recont excavations at Pompeii havo un coverod tho remains of a man with both hands resting on his stomach. This would seem to indicate that tho early cucumber was not unknown to tho ancients. Tho effect of yesterday's licensing elec tions, it is said, will be to dopreciato hotel property in Auckland by £50,000. Should not the proporty-ownors, as well as tho publicans, get "compensation"? A young man who played his first game of football last week told the doctor who sowed up his lip and glued his ear together with court plaster that he hadn't had so much fun since he was kicked on the spine by a mule. Yesterday adestructive waterspout, which was scon to rise from tho sea, passed ovor Cheviot and Waipara districts, Canterbury. Among other damages inflicted, about 2,000 tons of oorth wore dislodged from tho side of a gully, and a bullock was along with it washed out to tho sea. . Mr Wm. Conyors, late Commissioner of Railways, lias beon appointed ongineer and secretary to Bluff Harbour Boara. The carcases sont by the Tongariro averaged Climbs each. The refrigerating company at Dunedin think the low price cabled must bo an orror. Luck does not often strike a man so hard as it did tho Bailor who stopped ashore from a whaling ship at San Francisco a few weeks ago, and found that he had been lift a fortune of £10,000 in England. Hawke's Bay Board of Education cannot provide sufficient school accommodation for lack of funds. At Hastings 250 children are in n school calculated for 150, and 'eoveral aro carried out fainting every day.

CRICKET.

Tasmania v. South Canterbury.

Timaku, this day. Tins match commenced hero yesterday at noon, with favourablo weather, though tho ground was not in good condition. The Tiinaru captain won the toss and went to the wickets. Runs proved bard to get, and tho innings closed for a total of only 57. The Tasmanians in getting to tho wickets, commenced scoring steadily, and though a number of players woro disposed of for small figures, several ran up tidy scores, mJuTIt OAjrTKRBURY.—IBT INJfINGS. Jcyforson, o Burns, b Kendall .. ..6 IV Jones, b Mansdold 0 Gtodby, lbw, Mansfleldl 0 Manning, b Kendall 1 D'Rmden, b Mansileld 2 RothwoH. o Sldebottom, b Kendall .. 11 W. Hurtics. v Kendall 8 C. T. It. Perry, o Sidobottom .. .. lh Frasor, c Sidcbottom 6 Raymond, not out 7 Ijimensoii, b Kendall 0 Extras 2 Total 57 TASMANIANS.-Ist Innings. Gatehouse, b Laurenaon 35 Harris, b Hußhcs (i Da vies, run out 7 Ho id, b Hot h well I Hale, b Jones 29 Kendall, c Manning, b Lauronson .. 4 Hums, c Godby. b Hurtles .. ..7 Sideboltom, lbw, b Lauronson.. .. 11 Kirby, b Hughes 4 Mansfield, not out 9 Sams, o Rayniorid, b Godby .. ~ 11 Extras 6 Total 136

Hawke's Bay v. Wellington.

Wkixinoton, this day.—At 4.30 p.m, yesterday Hawko'e Bay wont to the wickets, Wellington being all out for 100, and had mado a score of 93 for eight wicketa when timo was called. To this number A. Wil liams contributed 29 ; 11. Martin, 13 ; and J. Martin (not out), 33.

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

[Hcforo H. G. Soth Smith, Esq., R.M.J

Once Again".—Jane Jackson, drunk and noisy, third time, twenty-sixth conviction. —Fined £ 5, or 14 days.

l'juon C]unoK.s.—Alfred Prior, a gay young sailor, was charged with being drunk and disorderly, using obscene language, challenging to fight Constable Howled (unaccepted), and with assaulting John Wilkinson by striking him on the nose. The captain of the Lark desired that prisoner should bo treated as a civilian.—Prisoner pleaded guilty to all the charges.—Constable Rowles deposed to prisoner's conduct at 11.46 lastnignt, He was under tho influence of drink, but was conscious of what he was doing.—John Wilkinson, engineer, deposed that he was walking through tho Auckland Hotel passage; he was striking a man; witness interfered, and merely said he was surprised that he, a man-o'-wars-man, should act thusly; prisoner immediately dealt him a violent blow on the nose (mark visible). — Fined £5, and one month's imprisonment with hard labour.

A Husband's Kick.—Durcs Russell was charged with kicking his wife on the body, on tho 19th inst.—Agnes Russell deposed that her husband came home yesterday af ternoon and commenced kicking her. He said he would get an axe and murder her and her children. Ho spent all his earnings at hotels, and she has to maintain the family. She was afraid to go home.—Prisoner was ordered to find sureties, himself in £20, and two sureties in £10, to keep the peace for six months. Notorious Prostitutes.—Theresa Hands, alias Lynch, alias Benjamin was charged under tho Vagrant Act with having no visible lawful means of a livelihood.—Mar garont Carroll, alias Bedford, waa similarly charged ; also, Elizabeth Doglieity.—Pris oners pleaded not guilty.—Tho charges were severally proved by Sergsanta Gamble and Kiely, and Constables Mitchell and Collis.—Hands was sentenced to 9 months'

imprisonment, Carroll to 6 months, and Dogherty, a mere child, to 1 month.

On the Sabbath.—James Spiers appeared in answer to a summons charging him with being drunk in New-street, Ponsonby, od Sunday, the 10th inst.—Prisoner pleaded guilty.—Constable Collis detailed the cir cumstances.—Fined ss, costs lGs.

Fatherless.—Elizabeth Sutton was called to show cause why she should not contribute towards the support of her child in the Industrial Home.—Defendant said she had been in service, but was in ill health and unable to contribute.—Ser geant White having ascertained that the woman's statement was correct, withdrew his'application for an order for tho present. Assault.—A charge of using obscene lan guage against Ellen Hutchinson was with drawn at the request of Mr Higgine.

THE LICENSING ELECTIONS.

Triumph of the Temperance Cause.

WE give below tho returns of tho polling in the various city wards for tho elections of Licensing Committees, and also such returns as have been telegraphed from other districts. So far as the municipal elections are concerned, their most striking feature (excepting in Grafton, where only two candidates stood in opposition to tho Licensed Victual lers' ticket) is tho pronounced success of the Temperance party. It may be gathered at a glance that the clear issue raised between the two parties was borno steadily in mind by tho ratepayers, and the bulk of tho voting must have been for one or other of the antagonistic tickets, Last year the Temperance cause did not secure an adequate representation in any of tho wards, but on tins occasion the tables have been turned with a vengeance. In Ponaonby, Karangahapo, City South, and even in City North and City East, the whole of the Tompcrance men have been put in with a powerful majority, and their opponents arc without a singlo representative. It there fore follows that in thoso districts upstairs bars are doomod for tho present year, ten o'clock licenses must be the rule, and Sunday trading will bo ropressed with determined resolution. In our issue of yesterday we omitted to mention that Mi- Henry Ridings was tho General Returning Ollieor, and that the gentlemen in charge of tho various polling booths were his deputies merely. The particulars of the voting aro appended:— CITY EAST. The following is the official declaration of tho poll :—

TEMP. Votes. L.V. Votes. J. Buohanan ... 238 C. Heskoth ... 101 J. Edson ... 230 G. Aickin ... 148 T. Hill 229 G. Harper ... 148 J. Newman ... 219 W. Hellaby ... 137 R, Fry 213 M. Montague 130

Total ...1,129 Total ... 730 Messrs Buchanan, Edson, Hill, Newman, and Fry have therefore been announced as duly elected. The total number of votes as will be seen is 1,859, or 344 more than last year, and as compared with the returns then, the above figures show that the Licensed Victuallers have sustained a loss of 144 votes, while tho Temporanco people have gained an addition of 488.

CITY SOUTH.

At 8 o'clock the result was declared to be as follows: — TEMP. Votes. L.V. Votes. D Goldie ... 324 T. Thompson ... 14; J W. Corr ...317 T. T. Masefield 135 P. Herapath ...305 W.G.Connolly 129 J. Caradus ... 20G A. Fleming ... 129 C. G. Hill ...295 A. Aley 119 1,537 659 Messrs Goldie, Carr, Herapath, Caradus, and Hill are consequently elected. About 439 people polled, the total numbor of votes recorded being 2,197, of which the Licensed Victuallers have only obtained 059, or less than one-third, while their highest candi date has to his credit less than the number of votesgivenforhis lowest Temperance rival. Last year 1,721 votes were recorded, of which tho Licensed Victuallers obtained BC3, and tho Temperance candidates 858. Now tho positions are terribly reversed, the Licensed Victuallers having lost 304 votes, and the Temperance cause having gained G79.

CITY NORTH.

In this ward tho polling was ascertained at half-past to be as under :—

TKIIP. Votes. L.V. Votes. D. 11. McKenzie 189 T. Thompson ... 116 G. Winstono ...ISO J. A. T. Butler.. 97 G. W. Owen ... 174 W. G. Connolly 94 R. Neal IGB J. P. King ... 91 T. J. Harbutt... 100 D.O.MacDonnell 02

Total ... 871 Total ... 4GO The whole of the Temperance men—viz., Me&srs McKenzio, Winstone, Owen, Neal, and Harbutt aro therefore elected. Messrs Thompson, King, and MacDonnell served last year, when their cause was triumphant, but on this occasion they have been rejected by substantial majorities. Thero aro 464 electors on the roll, and of these some 270 voted, while of thi» votes recorded the Temperance candidates received no less than 411, or about 80 per cent, more than lowest antagonist. '

PONSONBY.

There was a singular reluctance on the part of Mr Chappell, the deputy returning ollicor for this ward, to announce the result to the assembled voters. They waited patiently till 8 o'clock, when ho emerged from tho polling booth with the ballot box under his arm. In answer to indignant inquiries, he declined to state the numbers, saying that such were his instructions. He struck a bee-lino for the Ponsonby Club Hotel, and was hustled, hooted and groaned at all the way by the following crowd. Just then the Karongahape returns came to hand, and yielding at last to tho general clamour, tho officer mounted the basement of tho Three Lamps and declared the result. It was as follows:— TEMP. Votes. L.V. Votes. G. W. Owen ... 273 D. F. Evans ... 177 J. Coupland ... 253 T. T. Masefield 175 W.MoKinstry... 247 J. H. Field ...161 J. Gittos ... 242 J. B. Morpeth... 157 A. 0. Knight ... 242 T. S. Evans ... 148 Total 1,257 Total ... SIS Tho elected of tho people are consequently the Temperance candidates, Messrs Owen, Coupland, McKinstry, Gittos, and Knight. Four of the unsuccessful men, viz., Messrs Masefield, Field, D. F. Evans, and T. S. Evans, held oflioe during last year, but have now sustained such a crushing defeat that the greatest number of votes polled for any one of them is 65 below the total for the lowest of the other side. Over 400 ratepayers, or more than half the entire number, voted, and of the 2,075 votes given the Temperance cause received fully two-thirds.

GRAFTON.

This is tho only district in which the Licensed Victuallers' candidates were suc cessful, Messrs Mackechnie, Laßoche, Layer, Aickin, and George being elected. I The voting was as follows:— TEMP. Votes. L.V. Votes. George CO Mackechnie ... 95 White 59 Laßoche ... 84 Burton 58 Layer 83 Aickin C 5

Total ... 177 Total ... 327 The total number of votes recorded was 504, of which only 117 were for the Temperance candidates.

KARANGAHAPE.

In this n-ard the Temperance ticket was completely successful, the gentlemen elected being Messrs Goldie, Herapath, E. Wood, Wilkes, and Morrison. The voting was as follows:— TEMP. Votoa, L.V. Votes. Goldio 191 Warren 122 Herapath ... 178 Stevenson .. 117 Wood 174 Hob son 102 Wilkes 103 Garratt 100 Morrison ... 160 Bevin 99 Total ... BGC Total ...~540 The total number of votes recorded was 1,400, as against 601 last election. This year the Temperance candidates pollod BG6 votes, aa against 540 polled by the can didates supported by tho Licensed Victual lers.

Licensing Committee Elections.

[BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Thames, Tuesday.—The Licensing Com missioners for Central Ward are William Carponter, Edward McDonnell, W. D. Reid, Thomas Veale, and E. T. Wildman.

Dunedin, Tuesday.—The licensing elec tions created a good deal of interest to-day. The Good Templars' ticket included Mr Stout and Mr Green, M.H.R. Mr Stout was elected in all four districts, but Mr Green in none. Mr Fish, M.H.R., on the publicans' ticket, was elected for one district. There was a majority for the Good Templars' ticket in two districts, and for the publicans' ticket in one, and in the fourth district it is claimed that four of those returned aro pledged to ten o'clock licenses.

CABLEGRAMS.

(reuter's cablegrams )

Tho Victorian Gunboat Childers.E-i3

(Received February 20th—11 a.m.)

Loxdou, February 18.—Tho Victorian gunboat Childers has reached Malta. The Now Zealand Postal Service.

Mr Murray-Smith, Agent-Genoral for Vic toria, has protested against Postmaster- General Fawcett still requiring letters for Queensland and New Zealand, and intended to be forwarded by tho P. and 0. service, to be specially addressed.

Dynamite Outrage in Italy.-Attempt to Assassinate King Humbert.

Rome, February 18. — An attempt was made to-doy to wreck tho train by which His Majesty King Humbert I. was travel ling to Corneta, a town twelve miles north of Civita Vecchia, by dynamite. The pro jected outrage was, however, a failure. HONCI Kokci, February 16.—News is to hand from Pekin that the Viceroy of Nankin has been superseded by the Governor- General of Canton. London-, February 18. — Vice-Admiral the Hon. Henry Carrglyn is dead.

AUSTRALIAN.

MELBOURNE, February 19.—Sir Charles Sladen, K.C.M.G., member of Ihe Legisla tive Council of Victoria for tho Wentem Province, in dangerously ill.

MINING NEWS.

[11Y TKI.KGirtAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Thames, this day. Reuben Pahr.—Driving will bo commenced within a few days upon the lode in which gold was recently discovered at the low level. The reef is two feet wide, and shows gold pretty freely.

Kura.nci Hill.—Crushing so far lias proved disappointing, yielding even less than last time. The manager proposes rising to prospect the tribute lode, and also driving seaward at the 80 feet level of Albion shaft to intersect another series of leaders near the Herald shaft, concerning which encouraging reports are received.

Mining Reports,

Chance (Te Aroha).— The manager re ports that a hard bar of country has crossed the course of the tunnel. London —The manager, reporting under date February 19th, writes that tho reef in eastern drive is broken in the face. The country, however, is better, and the quartz bears an improved appearance. The west drive has been stopped. Tho manager has started driving both ways up the winze. The intermediate drive is in splendid country for gold, and a small leader running parallel with the reef in the cast intermediate drive shows good colours of gold. Vuloak.—Tho manager reports that the quartz coming to hand shows gold freely, and promises, from appearance, to give a payable yield. He hoped to start crushing on Wednesday (to-day).

HARBOUR BOARD.

Special Meeting.

A SPECIAL meeting of the Harbour Board was held yesterday afternoon for tho election of a Chairman for tho ensuing year.—His Worship the Mayor (Mr W. R. Waddel) presided, and there wero also present- Messrs Aickin, Mays, Lamb, Stene, and Dacre. Election of Chairman.—Mr G. Aickin moved, and Mr .1. Lamb seconded, that Mr C. B. Stono be olected Chairman. This was agreed to, and the meeting terminated. Ordinary Meeting. The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Board was held subsequently, there being present:—Messrs C. B." Stone (Chairman), Waddel, Aickin, Dacre, Nathan, Mays, Lamb, McKenzie, Chirk, Harper. CoRitEsroKDENCE. —Letters were read and dealt with as follows:—From the Tram ways Company, asking for a berth on the an office and waiting-room, and for the completion of the Ponscnby Wharf. Ro^ ferred to Works and Tariff Committee.— From Messrs Tole and Cave, asking for refund of £50 paid by Mr John Lundon on totara pile contract, and stating that they had been instructed to commence an action for recovory. Referred to Legal Gommittee. From T. D. Triphook, forwarding camples of stone, which could be supplied at 5a cub. yard. Agreed that the letter be acknowledged with thanks, and referred to the Dock Com mittee. —From Messrs Laishley and Jack son, for Mr H. M. Jackson, in reference to expense he had been put to in getting pre vious progress payment on deck reclama tion contract, and asking the Board to sur vey the work done now. Referred to the Works Committee, with power to appoint engineer.—A further letter from Mr Jackson applied for an extension of time until the 31st March. Agreed that no action be taken until completion of the work.—From W. Simons and Co., and Fleming and Fergueon, offering to supply dredges on terms stated. Referred to the Works and Tariff Committee.—From the Kamo Coal Company, asking for renewal of the tenancy of the whole coal dep6t, as the Bay of Islands Coal Company did not require it. Lease granted for further term of six months.—From Messrs Farquhar and Jones asking for site for shed at Shelly Beach for West End Rowing Club. Per mission granted, subject to one month's notice, Harbour Master to point out site. — From Mr Henderson and other yacht owners for site for shed and skids near Wyn yard Pier. Permission granted.—From W. H. Burgess asking allowance for small house which he liad erected at the rear of pilothouse. Agreed that£s be paid.— From the Frozen Meat Company, asking for extension of time for completion of re rlamation, equal to the time lost in the delay in negotiations between the St. Paul's trustees and other bodies.

Emily Place Works.—The agreement between the several bodies was submitted for consideration, and after some discussion on the details it was agreed that the deed bo signed and the seal of the Board affixed. —From J. J. O'Brien, complaining of the delay in delivering piles, and asking com pensation for loss of time. Referred to the Works and Tariff Committee.

Dock Engineer.—Applications for this position were received as follows :—Max well Bury, Dunedin ; John l.'oodall, Tim aru ; Edward Campbell, Dunedin ; Boylan and Lundon, Auckland ; William Erring ton, M.1.C.E., Auckland ; Stewart and Hunter, Auckland ; John Aughton, Christ church ;E. C. Jones, Wellington ; H. M. Davy, Dunedin ; E. H. Beere, Wellington ; N. Marchant, Wellington; Armstrong, Collins, and Lloyd, Chrietchurcli; P. C. Browne, Auckland; Wm. Ferguson, Dun edin ;G. M. Barr, Dunedin; J. M. H. Johnson,Christchurch; M.Rigden, Sydney; W. D. Campbell, Auckland; John Thompson, Auckland; A. Suttar, Auck land ; John McGregor, Auckland; G. Thornton, Christchurch ; W. J. Hubbard, Christchurch; G. P Hilton, Shortland; John Gwynncth, Cambridge ; C. N. Bell, Auckland.—lt was agreed that the applica tions be considered at a special meeting of the Board this afternoon.

Pilot.—Applications for the vacancy on the pilot staff, caused by the retirement of Mr \V. JI. Burgess, were received as fol lows :—Captains Cooper, of tho Energy; P. .). Hughes, mate of the Loongana; and J. D. Hastings. Captain Cooper was appointed, subject to tho customary examination. Cadet.—Sixteen applications for the vacancy were received and referred to the Works and Tariff Committee, who will select threo names and submit them at the next meeting of the Board. Clerk of Works.— A ballot was taken on Messrs Cleghorn, Trayes, and Davison, and resulted in favour of Mr Trayes, who was thereupon appointed Clerk of Works in connection with the oiection of tho new offices. Steam Launch,—Mr Lamb opposed what he considered would bo use less expenditure for a steam launch for harbour purposes, and after some discussion it was agreed to defer considera tion of the subject until the question of dredges had been considered. Pojjsokby Wharf.—The Board's En fineer reported that the proper approaches ad not yet been made.—Referred to Works and Tariff Committee.

Powdeb at St. George's Bay.—The fol lowing resolution, in tho name of Mr Walker, was moved by Mr McKenzie, and agreed to: —" That a return be furnished to next meeting of the Board showing the quantity of gunpowder and other dangerous explo sives that have been landed at the present powder ground at St. George's Bay and conveyed through the Borough of Parnell during the year 1883; and also showing what regulations are in force for the protec tion of the public." This concluded the business.

THE SOUDAN REVOLT.

[ueuter's telegrams.]

Peaceful Tactics of Gordon Pasha,

Cairo, February 17, I Gordok Pasha arrived yesterday at Khar toum, and was well received by the pop v . lace. He has issued a proclamation, and' has caused it to be publicly posted through.; out the district. The document recognises, the Mahdi as Sultan of Kordofan, anj; announces the remission of half the taxes^ now levied, and that free traffic in slaves (sic) will be permitted.

The British Expedition,

Cairo, February 17,

Tho British expedition to Souakim w'jft be confined to the relief of Tokar, and wflT; not operate further againßt the rebels, Spies have arrived at Souakim, stating that the Arabs are mustering in force near; Tokar. Tho roads are carefully watched by them, and the spies themselves hotly pursued.

IMMIGRANTS FOR AUCKLAND PER RANGITIKEI AND NOR THUMBERLAND.

Tho Northumberland brings One Hun dred and Fifty-nine.

The ship Northumberland, which left Lon don for Auckland on December 10, bria#f| for this port 159 Government immigrate, 1 The list of names as kindly furnished us bya Mr O.Mays, local Immigration Officer, 'iM as follows :—Families—Joseph and Blanche Ambury, Blanche and Pamella Ambnry-'S Wallis and Charity Ambury ; Matthew anUff Anna Arbuckle ; Sam, Anna, Andrew, ondl Margaret Arbuckle ; Ralph and Sarah Anna Armstrong, Mary J. Armstrong; Johnandl Ruth Aspinall; Willie, Mary X., andl Alphonso Aspinall; Joßeph H. andl Elizabeth Aspinall; Edith and William! Aspinall; Thomas and Lilly Crowffier • 4 Frederick and Elizabeth Farley ; Anthony I and Hannah Fisher, Amy FUhcr;^ Frederick and Martha Goitley; John andii Ann Hall; John Hall; James and I Elizabeth Harley, Louisa, Alfred, Bessy, Walter, Mary, Albert, and Thomas H,- Harley ; Arthur and Eleanor Holloway; Alfred and Mary Hexford; Lilian aid Albert Hexford ; Robert G. and Amelia Johnson; Alexander and Ella John<| son; William and Mary E. Keymer \i Eliza, William J., and Louise Keymerji Martha and Ann Moon ; Emma, Marthi H., Charles, Emily, and Charlotte Moonf William and Margaret Perry; George ( j Ellen, Frances, Emily A., and Rebecca; Perry ; John and Susannah Postler; Harry! Postler ; Edmund and Helen Price; Daijjf] Price; James and Sarah Price; William E,t and Sophia Robinson ; Charles E, and Kit, I. Sandford ; Lottie and Charles Sandfonl Henry and Annie Sheffield; Harry ft? Sheffield ; Edward and Emily Siggiersjs Maud, Annie, Harriet, and Bertha Siggiers Robert and Rose Smith; William; and Mary Smith; Mary, Amy, and JohlS Smith ; Isaac and Eliza Thomas; Fredericlp and Mary Truss; Mary and Pannffl Truss; Thomas and Grace Tnusottgf Thomas and Mary Wallbank j Marya Dinah, Edwin, and Walter Wallbankpj David and Mary Wilson ; Margaret; Maria,! and George Wilson ; Charles A. and Klin Woodhouse; Percy and Florence Wo64|j house. Single Men—Ernest ABpinaß,| George T. Crowther, George Moar, Patrick Power, William Truscott. Sixau|| Women — Ada and Agnes Angus, Apsci,; and Jessio Arbuckle, Annie and Lillie Aspinall, Agnes M. and Evelyn Tj Bain, Agnes Carroll, Dora R. and Adcla o|| Cumberland, Emma Evans, Alire Fanna-^ worth, Emily and Susannah Grubb, Eliasf Hawkins, Matilda Hearny, Ellen HesseMeD, Sarali E. Holloway, Harriet, Elizabeth, andl Fanny Kelsey, 'Edith T. Moon, Mam Smith, Sophia West, Mary WUsofi Elizabeth Woodland. Summaby—HarrieM 33 male, 33 female; tingle, 5 makv2§ female; children, 17 male, 34 female; 'ijjl fants, 11. Total, 155 souls, 1224 Bhktritgj adults. " . ; ;, The Rongitikei's List—Total, Tbrwl Hundred and Forty-one. The ship Rangitikei, which sailed froß Plymouth for Auckland on December 18| brings 312 Government immigrants forthijrj port, and 29 for Hawke's Bay, making total of 341 souls, equal to 300 statrtl .ndufr —--=l^«&ies, —Frank and Mary Bain! iticnard and Susan Bourne; lUobuil| Percy, Reginald, and Edith Bourne; W§| Ham and Christine Bridge; Harry, Philjj Mary, and Robert Bridge; AlexandaaffljjH Elizabeth Clegg ; Elizabeth and AIaHHS Clegg ; Horace H. and Sarah A. Onto; Emma ana Nellie Crafts; Edmund. A. and Mary Crotty; George TtuM spn and Elizabeth Dawson; Annie, Wil liam, George, and John DaWsoii'jl Robert and Elizabeth Donaldson ; Roberta William, and Elizabeth Donaldson; ]fl|§ ward and Jane Farrow; Rachel, Janeß Charles, Robert, and Edward Farrow,jl James J. and Emma Ford; Maria and Mif | Ford ; George and Emma Greenway; Am! M. Greenway; John R.l and Elizabeth;! Harker; Albert and Margaret Harkeft Richard and Jane Harrison; Samuel HbS rison; David and Sarah Jones; Annio,; Edward, Sarah, David, and Maggie Jone»;S John and Sarah A. Lirkin; Harfh(s| Thomas, William, and Laura Larkiijll George and Margaret Low; Maggie iftijl| Alexander Low; Nathaniel ana Subsblj Lowe; John, Edmund, James, and William;>| Lowe; Benjamin and Mary McGillmsi James, Catherine, William, and John Mea Gillray; Andrew and Jessie Moncur; Andrew and Thomas Moncur; Joseph and* Matilda Murray; Hannah and Mary« Murray ; William and Elizabeth Parish; Eiizabeth, Alice, and Emily ItaiiA'a Sydney H. and Margaret Sapsfoidit Thomas and Laura Slater, Aniiij Slater ; Levi and Sarah Stentbnil Alice, Lavinia, Lorenzo, and Ethetj Stanton ; Thomas and Margaret Siiliift van; Thomas J. and Ann Tirist';- Single Men—Wm. Athey, Thomas Betel's Samuel G. Brown, Samuel Bradley, Joßa H. Breeze, Wm. H. Bridge, John Bnflet|| James Craig, Alexander Donaldson, JaaaA Donaldson, Frederick L. Ford, Alexander Harvie, Jamas Hamin, James ITarraUiy,, Wm. H. How, John Johnston, Thomas £. Jones, Samuel , and Georgo Lowe,';' George and William McGarry, ■■'lewi and John Mackintee, Jamei Me- Naughton, John McQuillan, .John Madoll, Charles Mawkes; Horaoe. K. and Frederick W. May, William T. Mil, ham, John Mitchell, Thomas Moorhead Robert M. Murdoch, Thomas Mnmj Alexander Nicholson, James Nortbag^ Daniel, Jeremiah, and Thomas O'Brien Patrick Farrell, Richard Payne, John ana William Prendergast, Henry J. Renild James Sliea, Phuip Sparnon, John vf{! Stanton, George Strude, John Twohy, Car Weitz, Joseph Wilson, Robert J. Wilson, William Moncur. Si.vgle Women—Kate Adams, Laura and Frederick Ayling Florence B. Ayres, Margaret and Mai; Ballantine, Mary L. Balmet, Bridget Bon- I croft and boy, Alice Barnett, Hd#j|| Barrance, Amy Bertram, Mary Baxteri'sl Annio Boorman, Mary and BridgoM Brooks, Agnes Brown, Eleanor Brbwjfjj Margaret Callaghan, Georgina Catohpole,il Mary A. Clark, Emma Clinnick, Amy 1 Copping, Mary Corney, Anna Craij,', Mary Cuthbertson, Winifred and Ellen Cnrrani^J Elizabeth and Helen Dalgleish, JOlizabctJi, Sarah A. and Emma Dawson, Gnu»lj Dillon, Mary Donaldson, Sarah Donaldson, 1 Sarah Doulaghan, Annio and Sarali English, Annio Farmer, Mary A. J Farriell, Louisa L. Fielden, Man* | Fitscpatrick, Rosabella, Elora J., MarJ;s| A., Jane, and Elizabeth Friend, |< Sophia Garland, Mary A. flibeon, : y| Jano Gordon, Sophia F. Grey, Jano Crier, \, : Catherine Griggs, Jano Guinness, Eliabetn3 Gurney, Emma Harvey, Mary George,|j|| Hannah Harvey and boy, Caroline A. Hawtl,'|| Jane Hemingway, Isabella and Rebecca^ Hewitt, Emma Higgin, Charlotte ilodgK"'i Kate Hughes, Laura Jones, Isabella JoyOKm Sarah Joynt, Eliza J. Levis, Eliza-Rowe, ( ,| Clara Lynch, Christina and Mary McFar lano, Elsie McGillray, Teresa Mega Hugh, Roso McGuillan, Mary Mo-|| Keown, Harriet McKinley, Elizabetni Ann, Ellen, and Elizabeth McKioteeiS Elizabeth and Winifred Maddock, Hannah Mawkes, Margaret Mayland, Ellen1.1 Meenan, Ellen Morris, Katie Murphy, wes and Rose E. Newman, Bridget and Mary O'Brien, Ann O'Farrell, Louisa ParmestOTi ;; Margaret Remington, Margaret J. Prestonjj Elizabeth J. Race, Mary Reilly, Maria Ben clall.Ethelßoberts.Bathia Sharp, Julia She*, Mary, Annie, and Theresa Simon and two boys, Mary E. Solly, Emily Sparrow» Adeline Spenco, Sarah A. Stanton, Honor ;; Jackson, Ada and Mary Taylor, Samh M. Thomas, Jane and Janet Thomson, Annifl Tonge, Phcebe h. Tonks, Rose Tyers, Jan« Macker, Louise Ward, Emma and plcheß , ■ Weitz, Jane Werry, Winnie AVhite, M»ry ~ A. Williams, Margaret and .Alexan dra Williamson, Ellen J. and EIJM" beth Wilson, Emily Woods, Marf J. Young, Jeanie, Mary, and 618 ,t Moncnr, Harriet E. Reed. Si'mmabt (Auckland)— Married, 26 male, 26 female; single, 55 male, 128 female; children, 39 || male, 33 female, infants 3. Total, 31 ---souls. . 1 .•■■---iik^Bm

' In addition to Government iramig^Sß the names of whom are given above, tflS J

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1884.



Special Advertisements. DR. P H I L S 0 N, Late District Surgeon, Attends from 10 a.m. to 1 o'clock p.m., AND DR. J. 11. HONEtfMAN From 11 a.m. to 1 o'alock p.m., at Aickin's, TH X PHARMACY Queen-street. UCKLAND GAS COMPANY I,\Mirin), ESTABLISHED 1862. PURVKYOhaqF LIGHT, HEAT, AND The Company sell and erect eas-flttrogs, in cluding gas apparatus and gas-power engines. Ktock includes Otto Mas &igiuea.—O6lc» and Show-rooniß. Fort-strocL IN"ew Law Partnership. THB UNDERSIGNED bog to announce that they hare Commenced Practice in Co-partner ehipaa BARRISTKRS AND SOLICITORS, -■-s In Chambers ia niBH-STREK| opposltajfr..W., "'A»m*< S^2^^ :«*'V''^U»TbN. '' * _^-iiii«***^ W. J. NAPIKR. "^ September 22nd. 1883. 5: h A N C E OP W. MEREDITH'S BANKRUPT STOCK! BANKRUPT STOCK! AND A LARGE LOT OF JOB LINES. TO HE CLEARED . AT REMARKABLY LOW PRICES, W. tt_JHSSBSS Dresa Goods in (jroit variety, 12yds for 2s 6d, Ss lid, 4b Bd Balance Summer Stock of Prints, 2Jd, 3Jd, IJd, 5Jd Strong Cotton Shirtings, :ijd, J Jrt, 5Jd White and Grey Calico at wholesale price 20 Ladies' Leather Bagß, half-price, from Is Gd LmMus Underclothing much under usual price Strong Cotton Tweed for B»ys, slightly damaged, Is yd Boys' and Youths' Tweed Trousers, from 3s 9d 20 Men's Strong Tweed Coata. 7a 6d 20 Men's Strong Tweed Trousers and Vests, 7s 11d,1059d,128 0d Boys' Sergo Sailor Suits. 4s lid Largo Stock of Men's Tweed Suits, 15s 6d, lgs fid, 2ls Men's Tweed Hats.ls, Is 8d Boys' and Youths' Serge Hats, Is 6d Rush Hats, 2}d each Linoleum and Floorcloths considerably leas than regular prices.



LOT OF REMNANTS AND JOB LINES. EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD VALUE. WILLLIAM R. BRID6MAN, JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE. JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE. S P, B C I A(* L . We respectfully invite Public A Mention to the following BARGAINS: 500 Dozen Flax Shirts, lined backs, Is 6d, were 3s6d 500 Trousers and Vests, 12s 6d, worth 18s 6d 10 Cases Printed Mole Trousers, 5s lid 50 Dozen Men's Felt Hats, 2s fid 60 Boiee White Dress Shirts, 3s 6d 100 Dozen Felt Hats, 2s 6d 5,000 Yards Nun's Veiling at Is 10,000 Yards All-wool Flannel at Is 500 Pairs Super Blankets, All Wool, 12s Cd. The Public must not overlook the advantage in solcf linjc from an Entirely New Stock, and tho fact that we offer nono but Reliable Goods. J. QoSGRAVE & Co. ■yVURRK SHALL I VUHNISH MY HOUSE FROM} THK OHEAPKbT ALL ROUND HOUSE TO FURNISH FHOM IS THE CITY HALL AHCAItK— GARLICK & CRANWELL I ! IRON BEDSTEADS, go to GABLICK & CRANWELL. BEDDING goto GARLICK & CRANWELL. BEDROOM EIJRNITWRE, go to GARLICK & CRANWELL. GARLICK & CRANWELL. GARLICK & CRANWELL, House Furnishers. GARLICK & CRANWELL, onhblstererg. GARLICK & CRANWELL, Manufacturers of all kinds 07 finotltuke. che a v t a pkbtr y ft brusßel c a rpets, Cheap Oilcloths & Linoleum. Cheap & Bkautikui. Cretonnes, Cheap Blankbtb & Curtains. GARIftCK & CRANWELL, HOUSK FURNIBHEBB City Hall Arcade, - " QDEEN-SntBKT, AUCKLAND 1



Special Advertisements. J v st Opened ■A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF C D T D R A O I E M W M T A E I O S L T N X S I N S t E S g These Goods are Very Choice, and have been selected with great caro especially for MY OWN TRADK. William Rat tray, draper, clothier. AND SILK MERCER, 173, ISO, Awn 182, QURKN-STREKT (four doors below tho New Savings Bank), AUCKLAND.



Brett's Auckland Almanac and Pro vincial Handbook, (or 188), is now on sale at all booksellers. The trade will do well to attend the tea, cigar, wine and spirit sale to bo held to-morrow at 11 o'clock by Mr 0. Lewis. The teas are prime liquoring and splendid flavour, and Uie wines aro very old. Fide advertisement. BUMMKR Cordials.—Those who use Selt zogenes should try aiokin'b Genuine Fruit Syrups — guaranteed free from artificial essences—Raspberry, Nectar, Black Currant, Lemon, Ginger, &c. (in quarts), at 2s 6d each. .Address: "The Pharmacy, Queen^treeC. '



A grand consert will be held in the Ota huhu Hall on Monday, the 25th February, in aid of the Convent bazaar. The allotments for lease for 50 years in section 31, by Mr G. W. Binney at noon on Tuesday next (fronting Queen, Albert and Cook-stroots), have been flagged. Plans and conditions of lease and sale may be viewed at the office of the Town Clerk. These are the last of business allotments in the heart pf the city, exceptionally well situated, that the City Council have to lease. Several of them are exactly opposite the town hall site. Perambulators and carpets, reversible bicycle wheel and other kinds of perambulators just opened from £1 to £7. Npw designs in Brussell and tapestry carpets. Furnish your house throughout from Gurlick and Cranwells City Hall Furnishing Warehouse, Qnoen-street. i —{ADVT.} ' '■•■■■