COMING EVENTS.

Meetings, &c, To-nisht. Abbott's Opera Houso — "Two Brothers; or Blthora to Grind." 8. Masonic Hall, Princea-st. — lioiroo Dansanto, Slona. Bibron, 8. Onehunga—Mooting of Rowing Club, 8. Alexandra Schoolroom — A.0.5., Monthly Meeting of L.C.A., 8.30. Robeon'3— Meeting of Crimean Veterans, 7.30. y.'VT.O.A.-Mr Wilnon's Shorthand Clues at 7; Mr Biak, Klacutiun. 7.30. Oddfellows' Hull —Mr Ttoi>s's Lecture, "The Conflict batwoeu England aud Russia, in Pales tine," 7.3J,

Auction Sales To-morrow.

Alfred Bucklund—Stock, at Remuera Yards, I l>."i. R. Arthur ~ Sa'o of Sulvuiio (HontuKUe's), II a. m. Vaile and Bradley—Furniture. &c. 11 a.m. G. W. Binnny—Apples, Poar3, &c, 11.30 a.m.

Chief Post-office, Auckland.

Kails will oloso as tinder :—

TH[B,DAY. For RUB3CU and Kawakawa, por Wairarapa, at 4 p.m. For Tnamoß, per Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m. Tkorsoay, 9th mat. For Tonga, per Sandfly, at 7 a.m. Ifor Wavwera, Te Kapa und Warkworth, &c, per Rose Cnaoy, nt 10 a.ru. For "<"iamna par Kotoronnana. it 11 am. For "iVestport, per Warentea, at I p.m. For Wellington and Southern ports, per Kimu tnki. at 4 p.m. For Tanrant;o, and OVatiki,por Wellington. at 5 p.m. FRIDAY. 10th ill3t. For Qiabor.no, Napier, Southern ports (Chatham laUnda. from Lyttelton, per Onmha). and Aus tralian Colonies, por Wairarapa, at 11 a.m. For Cowes and Coromandei, per Coromandel, at 11.^0 a.m. For Whansarei Heads, Partii, Walpu.Whan- Bfirot, Ksmo, and Mangapiii, per Olenelg or Waitaki at 5 p.m. Tuesday, 2Ut lust. Per Zealandia as follows:— fc'or Navigator Ijlaartp, Sandwich Islands, United iitat»s o" Aiaerlca, Canada, British CoiuinbiEi, C-f.r.rra find South America, and British -i:sd Fr.roiKi! Vf obi IndUw, at 1 p.ra For United Kingdom >-,nd Continent of Earun;. a: 1 p.iu. Munoy orUt.ia. 10.30 ;uu. itaßiaturcfl lettora anil nowiuttparp. it U.Sti a.m. Lao loti-oro, bearing ;-.n extra ic-> ol slx porco In addtSoa to the poatRKO. will be rccoivou fy thu Kali Agent oT' hoard the steamer up to ttio tm-.e of stiliins. Tain mm will be- duo in Lsoiicn on IMay, BOBT.KAYK, Acting Chief Postmaster, Chief Post-office. Auckland.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER.

A'J- kunm This afternoon, 311; tomorrow moncing, 3.51. Manukau HaADa-Thia evening, 5.51; to morrow morning, 6 31. Kaipaka HBAD9—This evening, 6,»1; to morrow morning, 7.31.

SuNSET.-^Thls evening—4.sl. Sunribb.—Tomorrow morning—7.l7. Moon's Age.—New Moon, I2tb, 4,53 p,m,

ARRIVALS.

UST EVENING.

Wairarapa. s.s., Chatfleld, from the South

TODAY. Rimutaki, ii.b., Hallett, fro-Ti Plymouth Warcatoa, a.v., ffiwan, from Westport Jessie, sohoonor, Ruxton, from Newcastle

DEPARTURES.

LAST EVENING. Wellington, b.s.. Stephenson, for Tauranga Clansman, U.S., Farquhar, for RußSell Argyle. s.B, Amodeo, for Mercury Bay Waitaki, 8.8., Crawford, far Whangarei Glenels. 3.8., Johnson, for Whangarol Suva, S.S., Hutehinßon, for Napier

STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.

CoromundoU from Coromandol, to-morrow, S

Rotomahan;!, from Thames, today, 8 30 p.m. City of Sydutsy, from San Francisco, July 2b Wellington, from Tuuranga, to-morrow, early Taupo. from tho South, Saturday Waitaki, from Whangarci. to-morrow, early Glenelg, from Whangarei, Friday, early Aruylo, from Mercury Bay, to-morrow, early [For projected departures see shipping ad. vertiaemcats and mail notices.]

IMPORT.

Ver Julia Pryce, for Townavillo, to bo loaded at Mercury Day: 30,000 foot timber.

P t T Waiiarapa—27B pkKS. merchandise, 15 n]cv tea i~, jcaaes tea, 33'J j-chents, 220 aaoka oatweol, ;W>ihda. bnindy.iOhhds.Dlaandosto'nf, 5 liiiiTflla ale, 118 bass bark, liil eaclta wheat. 1/ M.--I-3 buitor, 32 bales tobacco, 573 CU3OS fruit, S biirrela colfic, 17 truiaes, 12 empty tanks, 180 bcxed candl'93, 20 boxes soup, 230 cases jam, ICO balba iron, and 37 bars iron.

EXPORTS.

TPcr Ada O. Owen, for Rarotonga—DO bundles timber, 20 ciisks and sundries.

Inwards CoAs-nviSE.-Stwt, from Whan t:ni< i with 30 tons llrowood; Nellie, from "vvh-iwapoua, with 30,000 ft Umber i Doveron, fr-m'Bairiw, with 19 tor.a firewood; Corallo from Mercury Bay, will. 21 MOW timber; Opotlki, from Naunsaru. wiih 2J,sjlft timber. Tlio three masted schooner Jessie, from New caitlo arrlvetl this aftarnoon. Tho Jesoj-i was teoently purchased by Captain Kuxton, late of tUo biiTOUtiro Sindoavoiir. She is in future to bo Binpfoyod in tho intaruoioniul trado.

The achoonor Malistoa goes ivom this port to Groiymouth :ln ballast.

The 9.8. Wareatoa arrived from Weßtport earlf this morning with a cargo of coal, which sh- ia diachargin^ into the Rimutaki.

Numerous outward bound vossola aro still detained in port by adverse windo.

The cutt°r Oelus. which recently left for Samoa, has returned to port for naw canvas to replace sailß loat during stormy weather. She will sail again at an early date.

Tho schooner Fanny Thornton is to load timber at Hokianga for Now Caledonia.

The passengers by tha barque Grasmere wero Mrs Raymoud and daughter, not Mrs Crawley tea child, aa previously printed in error.

Fall particulars of the Rimutaki s passage and othor information connected with that stoaaer appoara in anoihor column.

The brig Syren arrived at Kaipara from this port yesterday, and 13 now loading at Aratapu for Sydney.

Tho B.s. Suva left for the South last evening, takinz her original cargo of 200 sheep back to Napier, whera iho necessary cer.iQcate was not obtained.

Tho brigantino Ada C. Owen has cleared at the Customs for Rarotonga.

The schooner Julia Pryce goes from here to Townsvilie in charge of Captain Hastings.

The s.s. Wairarapa arrived alongside the Queen-street Wharf 10 p.m. 7th inst.; she left Port Chalmers. 7 p.m.. Thursday, 2nd, arrived at Lyttelton ISO a.m., 3rd sailing: again at 8 p.m. for Wellington, and arriving there at 8 a.m., «£• caUed at Naples? sth, Glsborne 6th, and pro ceeded to Auckland, 11 a.m., 6th: experienced Btrong northerly and N.W. winis, with head sea to Kast Cape, and fresh westerlies thence to thla port. Passengers-Saloon passengers from Lyttelton: Mr and Mrs Lee, Mr andllrs Lancaster, Mr and Mrs Ponaford, MrandMrs White, and Messrs J. Perle and Jakins. From Wellington: Mrs Murphy ana two oMMxen: Messrs Southeaon, Joseph, Currle, Wedker, Marsden, Clarke. Stephenson. and Whyte. Ub coast: Mr and Mrs Kellier. Mr and Mrs Bond, Mrs Porter, Messrs Beechor, Nicholas, Kemp, Wallace, Irving, Montague. Shaw, Cato. Howe, Rotchefort, McKenzie, Walker, Henderson. Humphries. Lawlor. Carnoddie, Hardie, J. KeMer. F. KeUer, and 36 steerage.

BRIGANTINE HELENA WRECKED.

Nelson, Tuesday. A telkgbam has been received by tho Collector of Oußtoma from Captain Bowden, at Colling wooa. His veßßel, the brlgantine Helena, went ashore on Cape Farewell Spit on Sunday night, ana was abandoned at noon yesterday. The brigantine was bound from Wanganul to Mel bourne, with a cargo of timber, and ran on the Spit on Bunday night, when the weather waa thick and ttte wind blowing hard from the south-east. Tho captain and crew of six re mained on boaO till noon on Monday, when they tookto the boaW.and with difficulty reached Pakawau. It is eaid the Spit light was not seen till two minutee before the vessel struck. When abandoned she had not commenced to break up. The Helena is probably the vessel ot that name, 126 tons register, built at Mahurangi ia 1871, and owned by Frederick Bus, of Marybro'.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Russell, this day.- Arrived Clanaman, from Auckland. 7 a.m.

New Plymouth, this day.—Arrived: Hawea, from Manukau, 7 am. .

WilA»,QAitoA, this dny.—Arrived: Glenelg and Waitaki, from Auckland, 7 am.

Gkhymout*!, this day.-Sailed: Herald, s.s. for.Mauukau. early.

Waitara. this day.—Arrived from Manukau: Gairloch, lam.; Rowena, 6.15 a.m.; Hannah Mokau. 7.10 a.m.

Wellington, this day.—Arrived: Triumph, 8.5., from Newoastle, via Sydney, 8 a.m.

Melbourne, July 7.—Sailed, this morning Manapouri, for the Bluff.

Adelaide, July 7.—Tho Orient Company's R.M S. Iberia arrived here yeßterday from Lon don with the Suex mail.

COMMERCIAL.

Evenins Star Office, this day. Mr R. C. Greenwood sold to-day the battery and plant of the Maribel G.M. Co. for £«0, Mr Huyh Campbell being the purchaser. None of the landed property advertised was sold.

Notices to Correspondents.

AN TCxhibitoh.—ltis a common tnlng for nn exhibitor in ono olass to bo a judito in another. Of course no man would not as judge of his own exhibits.

Births.

BARNKTT.-On July 1, at Wynnleigh. Pon sonbv Road, tho wife of Nevillo Goo. Barnett of a daughter.

CANTELL.—On July 7. at her residence, Pitt Btreot, the wlfo of T. R. Cantell of a son.

Deaths.

IRYIN.—On July 8, at his parents' residence, top of Wakeflold-street, Alexander, youngest and beloved non of James and Margaret A. Irvin ; aged 1G months. The funeral will leave hi« )ato residenco on Friday, July 10, at 3 p.m. Friends respectfully invited to attend.

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

WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1885.

For th» nm that Ucki uaiiteno, For tho wrong that nwli tetlstance, For thi futore la tha 4istano«, And the good that w* eu do.

Lord Salisbury has ma,de a Minis terial statement in Parliament giving an outline of the policy of the new Cabinet on the leading questions oc cupying public attention. With regard to the Afghan difficulty, it is evident that the position already assumed by the Gladstone Cabinet will not be materially departed from, although the Prime Minister emphasizes the points upon which he is resolved to take a particularly firm stand. The retention of Zulfikar Pass by Afghanistan was demanded by the late Govern ment, and, it was understood, had been conceded by the Czar. It would appear, however, that the matter still lacks final adjustment. The remainder cf the boundary question is entirely open, ,1 and theie are still a number of critical issues to determine which may yet lead to an open rupture. The massing of Russian troops at Sarakhs looks ominous. Lord Salisbury's allusion to the extension of the Indian forti fications to a point beyond the present frontier is vague. We may assume, however, that the Prime Minister is a believer in Loid Beacons field's policy of projecting the line of defence as far as Candahar. That could, of course, only be done now with the consent of the Ameer. The Indian Government will, however, no doubt be directed to advance the foitified line in the Pishin Valley and Khyber Pass as far as is permissible, and assistance will also be granted to the Ameer in carrying on defence works. Large presents of arms and ammunition were made to him some months ago.

On the Egyptian question, the Cabinet have not arrived at any con clusion. The report that English troops will re-occupy Dongola is, therefore, premature. It would seem more probable that Lord Northbrook's suggestion that the Sultan of Turkey should be invited to undertake the pacification of the Soudan will be adopted. The "Sick Man" has proved a useful buffer between the rival Powers in Europe, and he can play the role more successfully in the Soudan. As the head of the Moham medan Church, the Sultan can call the Mahdi to attention with authority. It is good policy for England to play the part of a judicious friend to Turkey. A Turkish alliance may be as useful in staying the southward progress of Russia in Asia as it is convenient at present in relieving England of the ex pensive and apparently interminable duty of acting the part of policeman over the wild Arab tribes of the Nubian deserts.

In their Irish policy the new Cabinet have made a first bid for Irish support. The late Ministry split over the Coer cion Act; the new Government have shrewdly abandoned it, and declare their determination to rely upon the enforcement of the ordinary law. The experiment is a hazardous one, although it is perhaps worth making. Lord Beaconsfield went to the electors on the question of compelling obedience to the law in Ireland; Mr Gladstone came into power on a platform relying upon the good order and loyalty of the people, and promising them redress for their grievances. Defiance of the law, and a harvest of crime and out rage beyond all precedent, followed —detection and conviction being alike impossible. The Coercion Act, enab ling the authorities to conduct secret magisterial examinations, was forced upon the Government, and after the Phcenix Park murderers had been dis covered and punished, and the people perceived that crimes could no longer be perpetrated with impunity, order was restored. The time has perhaps arrived when these extraordinary measures are no longer necessary. The Lord Lieutenant, however, denied that it was so, and declared that the security of the country could not be maintained unless the Coercion Act were re-enacted; the Radical members of the Cabinet thought other wise, and sought to go to the country on a Liberal Irish policy. Mr Glad stone endeavoured to effect a compro mise by eliminating the most obnoxious of the coercive provisions, renewing the Act for a year only, and bringing down a Purchase Bill for the acquisition of lands by the Government to re-sell to tenants on easy terms. Both proposals failed to satisfy either the Irish party W theßft&cak, grid g}g Ministry fell,'

Their successors have now resolved to try the ordinary law in Ireland ; but the ordinary law will not satisfy Irish de mands or abate Irish grievances, and we shall be curious to know what other measure of reform will find favour with the Cabinet. —whether the creation of a peasant proprietary under Government patronage, as pro posed by Mr Gladstone, or the grant ing of Home Rule as demanded by Mr Parnell; or whether the Ministry will lay down the doctrine that Ireland has had enough of reform for one decade, and must remain contented with the fair rent and fixity of tenure assured under the Land Act.

Illegal Committals to the Asylum.

Me Bradshaw's discovery of two unfor tunate women who have beon illegally con fined in Wellington Lunatic Asylum since May laat is disquieting. Soon after the same gentleman's appointment as Deputy-Inspector of Asylums at Dun edin he discovered and obtained the discharge of a man who had been confined for eleven yoars, but who, at tho time of Mr Bradshaw's inspection, was found perfectly sane. It waa fondly bolioved that the days when people might be got rid of by burying thorn in asylums for the insane had gono with the advance of lunacy legislation; but theso cases deprive usof any comfort gained from that assurance. The illegal committal of oven ono poraon to the asylum ought not to bo passed over with out a very searching examination, and if culpablo negligence be proved, tho offence should bo visited upon those who are responsibln for it with oxemplary punish ment. Tho administration of the lunacy laws, if not tho provisions of the oxtßting Acts, should also bo overhauled to eoe whether additional snfoguarde cannot be provided against tho perpetration of ono of tho most cruel oubncea in the category of orimea.

Government Surrender on the Tariff.

Tub Cabinet havo yiolded on tho tariffques tion. To have persisted in forcing tho pro posed duties to socond reading, as they proposed, would havo ensured their defeat. Tho nature of tho modifications they will submit for tho consideration of tha House not fully known, but an assurance has been given by Mie Premier that only revonue duties will bo submitted, that a new classification will bring the duties on soft goods under two denominations, and a concession will be made in the tax on tea. Those concessions are no doubt a sign that the expressions of public opinion havo operated as a salutary corrective of the Ministerial disposition to impose further burdens on tho food and clothing of tho peoplo, but they do not go far onough. The Custom Houso is already u;ed exten sivoly enough for the raising of revenue, and wo hopo the present agitation will not abato until it has been made perfectly cloar to tho present Govern ment, or any Cabinot which may succeed it, that furthor taxation must be more fairly distributed. Thore is no other way of gotting tho peoplo to insist upon retrenchment than by making them feol the direct effocts of tho burdens which aTo being heaped upon tho country.

Tho steamship Himutaki, which nrrived to-day, brings only one day's later London papers than wore received by tho San Francisco mail. Hor news has thud been anticipated by the full budget published on the arrival of tho trans-Pacific mails.

The cable message announcing that the National Bank of New Zealand has lost £18,000 during tho last half-year is dis agreeable intelligence for tho shareholder?, of whom the grearer part livo in England. The bank, howevor, is noting wifely in boldly .'facii)g the difficulty, and tho position of the institution will bo improved by getting rid of tho con sequences of pa?t mistakes, and commencing a new half-year with no incubus of brd debts to pull up. Nevertheless, wo fear that tho unfavourable report of the National will have a depressing effect on Now Zea land commercial stocks in London. We bolievo, aa a matter of fact, however, that theeo losses dato back for a vory long period, and have little to do with the bank's recent operations.

Tho weather continued unsettled to-dciy, but proved sufficiently tino to permit of work being vigorously prosecuted in con nection with the vessols which sudk during Monday's galo. Tho cutter Ettio White was flouted and taken round to Messrs Henderson and Spraggon's slip, whero she is to be ropaircd. Her bulwarks and stern are cotisiderrbly damaged, but the hull does not appear to have sus tained any injury. Tho cutter Mahur angi was lifted betwoon two cutters from where eho sank alongside of tho Rail way Wharf and taken aground near Mochanics' Bay, whore she will bo repaired by Messrs Henderson and Spraggon. Tho actual dnmaga to the vossel has not yet been ascertained. Messrs Henderson and Sprag gon havo also undertaken repairs to the schooner Sa.\on, and intend to replace nearly the whole of tho staunchions on ono side, part of tho rail and eovoral timbors which woro broken during tho storm. Tho yaoht Lizard vai success fully floated, but tho Eclipse (Into Volantol remains under water. Nothing has yot been done towards floating tho steamer Annie Milbank, which is still sunk alongside of the Railway Wharf.

Tho stock market continues dull, and in some caso« price? hive receded. Cambria Co. has declared a dividend of 2s (this makes in all 9s (id), and the pharos aro quoted at 12s 6d cum. Kurangahak stocks are easier, with a very limited number of sellers. The fact that that Lamonte's furnace will within three months be erected at the Thames is lending to a great deal of prospecting at tho Thames and elsewhere, and already from tests made there aro clear indications of most valuablo reefs which have remained unworked and neglectod for the la«t ten yoirs, and should those ores bo of such a naturo as to render their reduc tion by tho furnace a conynorcial success, there is scarcely any limit to the value of the introduction of this new means of ex tracting the precious metals.

Constable Foreman camo down from Holonevillo this forenoon with a prisoner named Thomas Wiseman, who has been sentenced to a month's imprisonment for stealing a coat, value £1, the property of Frederick Littlo. Wiseman was sent out to Mount Eden this afternoon.

The health of tho city appears to be vory (rood at the present time. No cases of con tajious disease have been reported since the 3rd instant. The last was one of diph theria, which terminated fatally.

The full programme of the Organ Recital afc Beresford - street Church appears in another column. Mr Hooton has bestowed much time and labour in arranging for this second musical celebration of the oponing of 'tho new organ, which takes place to-morrow evening. A number of ladiea and gentle men have kindly given their services as vocalists, and the choruses will be sung by the full strength of the Boreeford-street choir, under tho direction of Mr Hooten.

The trustees of the Newton Highway District held a meeting last evening at the residence of Mr Warnock, when it was de cided to levy a rate of throo farthings in the £. Mr Warnock, Chairman, presided at the meeting.

Evidence was given by Bernard Mc- Donald, Henry Benjamin, and Mr James at the inquest held yesterday afternoon on Moses Bxlor, who was drowned on Sunday at Avondale, No new facts were, however, brought to light, and a verdict of " Acci dental Drowning " was returned. The de ceased was 23 years of age. The want of drainage in the Newmarket district was exemplified yesterday, by several plots of land, about seven acres in area, being inundated with water, while many houses in the district had pools of water lying underneath. Asa consequence of this state of things, the Mayor (Mr Suiter) at the fortnightly (meeting of the Borough Council last evening gave notice to propose at tho next meeting that steps be taken to raise a loan of £6,000, or such sum or sums as may ba found requisite to provide drain age and a permanent water supply.

A considerable fall in the gum market is expected to take place sooi;, prospocts b©:n? very poor. It i? csti;n,".ted 'that there *ar? at- present fully 3000 tons of gum afloat for London and New York.

Captain Johnson, master of the ss. Glenelg, states that he only asked £20 to tow the schooner Fleetwing into port, and not £50, as stated by Captain McDonald.

The monthly meeting of the Acelimatisa tion Society was yesterday postponed until Tuesday next,

Rev. C. M. Nelson and tho Head-maater of the Grammar School havo been ap pointed a sub-committee to select the school prizes, which are not to exceed £40 in valuo. Lists have beon prepared by Pro fessors Aldis and Tucker and Sir Maurice O'Rorke, to aid them in their soloction.

Dr. Taylor, who has so acceptably officiated for Archdeacon Dudley during tho last few weeks, will locturoin St. Sepulchre's School on Thursday ovening next in aid of tho Mount Roskill Church. Thoso who have been thrilled by the rev. gentleman's impassioned oratory will need no additional incentive to attend on Thursday, but those who havo never heard him may feel sure of a groat literary treat of no common order. During his lung and eventful life ho haa visited almost every place of historic importance, and few persons are_ better qualified than himself to please and instruct a popular audience.

The ordinary meeting of tho City Schools' Committoe, convened for last evoning, lapsed for want of a quorum. The next meeting will probably bo held on Tuesday next.

Tho steamer Wairorapa, due yesterday morning, did not put in an appearance until about 10 p.m. This was due to a very heavy northerly gale experienced on the passage between Gisborne and this port.

The eecond of the Berioa of rocltals in connection with the opening of the new organ in Bereßford-street Church will be given to-morrow (Thursday). All the musiciana who attended the first recital are unanimous in their appreciation of the beautiful quality of the tones of the instru ment, and the audience who attended thoroughly enjoyed the recital. Additional interest will bo given to the second recital, as tho choir of tho church hna for some time been rehearsing some choice anthems and selections from the works of Haydn, Kent, &c, A groat treat may be antici pated.

Captain Raymond has communicated with tho owners of the barque Gramnere by c»ble, requesting instructions as to whether or not a general average shall be Btruck on the cargo. The claim is that during Mon day's gale the vessel's sails wereblown away; that she was therefore in danger of going ashore, nnd that she was only Bayed by new canvas having been bent. The ex penditure in this way, however, only amounts to about £150. In tho moantimo the firasmero remains at tho powder ground. She will probably discharge her oxploaives to-morrow, and bo berthed shortly afterwards.

John Phillips, steward in tho engineer's room of tho Rimutaki, fell down in a fit near the Imperial Hotel to-day, 110 was in a very bod state, and was taken to the Hospital by Constables Bullon and Mockay. On tho way ho passed from one fit in o another. Phillips had theso fits at TonoiiffvJ but not since until today.

Tho proposal to amalgamate tho Nowtnn, Arch Hili and Eden Terraco Boroughs has rofultsd in failure. Newton triieteos con sidered tho matter las'; night, and de cline Ito co operate for tho reason thnfc they Iwvo a petition boVo Parliament 1 riy ing that thoir own district, be considered a borou'jh Eden Terrace has not considered tho matter ut all yot.

John Roany, of Dunedin, has accepted Michael Maher's challengo to wrestle for ,I'iiO a aido and the championship of Auck lind.J The firet depositjof £25 is to bouiado at tho British Hotel "on Monday night. This is the laat challenge Rcany will accept before leaving for Australia.

Tho recent heavy rain has caused con siderable Hoods in several of the outlying districts, though none so lav^o as at EUers lio. A groat body of water coming from tho racecourse cro, jsw a ro:\d known as Bella-street, and to facilitate the tlov, of tho stream, tho local Road liosrd constructed a culvert, which has, however, boon proved insufficient, i'ostorday morning a great volume of watnr was detained at this point, causing a somewhat alarming tlood. Several of the roads woro undor water, and Mr Hunt's grocery store, at tho corner of Bolln street, was flooded to a considerable extent, I hough no great damage was done. Though tho possibility of such nn occurrence was pointed out at the time tho culvert was constructed, no notice was taken, and yesterday's flood is tho result. Thus vo tind thut muddloheadiam oxteiids outside tlio city also.

A meeting in connection with the Edon Alliance was hold in tho Free Methodist school-room last evoning. Rev. S. Mao farlane occupied the chair. Lotters of apology for absence wcro read from Revs. A. Reid nnd T. McKonzio Frasor (absent through illnoss). Addresses boaring on " Local Option " and tho licensing question uero delivorod by the Chairman, Key. J. L. Cloas, J. K. Davis, and Messrs Cranwell, Colo and Neal. The officers and Com mittee were olectod for tho onsuing year, and arrangements rnado for tho successful issue of tho polling for tho Mount Eden District, which takes place on Saturday next. A voto of condolence with Row T. McKonzio Fraser in his illness, and tho usual votos of thanks, closed the mooting. At tho conclusion a potition to the Go vernmont against any alteration of the liconsing laws was extensively signed.

Tho fivßt anniversary soiree and public meeting in connection with tho ro estab lished Newton Congregational Church was held laat ovoning. Tho room was well filled. Tho following ladies presided at tho tables:—Mesdames .Adams, N. Wood, F. Kow'', senior, F. Kowo, J. Bllyett, E. Wood, E. Sprngg, C. Sprapfr, A. Leo, Alexander I co, A. Stewart, W. Service, and J. Hr.skins, Misecs Westons, Baxcniine,Forth, and Buchanan. After tea tho public meet ing was held, tho Key. T. Adams, pastor of tha church, prodding. Speeches were delivered by Revs, Bavin, Clots, Millar, Worboya, and Mr Enoch Wood, superin tendent of tho Sunday-school. The first annual report was road by tho Socretary, Mr E. Wood. It disclosed that although tho church started a year ago with a roll of only 27, at the prosent time there were 69 members, 17 of whom were teachers in tho Sunday-school, showing an increaeo of 42 members for tho first year. During tho evening musical selections were rendered by the choir, under Mr 14. Abel.

Tho usual monthly meeting of the Parnoll Fire Brigade was held last ovoning, Captain Walker presiding. It was resolved to hold an entertainment in the Parnoll Hall on the :Ust of tho present month, for tho benefit of Fireman F. Hunter, who met with an accident by falling from tho roof of the New Zoaland Company's mill some ton weeks ago, also to >olicite the patronage of tho Auckland Firo Brigade and tho Loyal Parnoll Lodge, M.U.1.0.0.F. Captain Walker reported that he had written to the soveral Insurance Companies for assistance, roplies being re ceived as follows :—From Liverpool, London, and Globo, £2 2s ; Standard, £1 Is ; New Zealand referred to Underwriters' Associa tion ; National doclined to contribute. A parcel of handsome books and papers waß received with thanks from M. A.. Kidd. A donation of £1 Gs, accompatded by come useful books and Home papors from a friend in Parnoll, was also received with thanks. The auditors' report for tho past cix months wns udopted. Tho bulanco - sheet of anniversary ball showed a deficit of £2 4« b'd. Tho Chairman informed the moinbers th.it Tuesday, the 14th inst,, was practice night.

POULTRY ASSOCIATION.

Entries for the Show.

The show which i 3 to be hod in the Drill shed on the 23rd, 24th, and 25th instant, in counection with the Auckland Poultry, Pigeon, Canary, and Rabbit Association, promises to be a great success. The Asso ciation has already done much in improving the breeds of poultry, and is therefore entitled to success. Judges have been ap pointed as follows : — Poultry — Messrs Teasdale (Auckland), Todd (Ohristchurch), Smith (Dunedin). Pigeons: Messrs Jones and Craig (Auckland). Canaries: Messrs Duane and Jones, Auckland. The entries number 529, as against 389 last year. The following figures will show the number of entries for the different varieties, and the increase in each case on last year :— 1881. ISBS. Game .. .. 49 .. .. 71 Dorking .. .. 18 .. .. 22 Cochin .. .. 11 .. .. 22 Brahma .. .. 21 .. .. 15 Languhan .. .. 16 .. .. 19 Spanish .. .. 7 .... 0 Andalusian .. 7 .. .. 6 Plymouth Kocks.. — .. .. (i Hamburg .. .. 28 .. .. 20 Polish .. 6 .... 7 Houdana .. .. 3 .... 8 Leghorn .. .. 6 ... .. 8 Bantams .. .. 15 .. .. 16 .Anyvniiety .. 5 .. .. o Selling Class .. 6 .... 7 Ducks .. .. 15 .. .. 19 Pigeons .. .. 88 .. .. 73 Canaries .. .. C 9.. ..120 Exhibition only : 13 .. .. Hi

ARRIVAL OF THE RIMUTAKI.

Ono Small-pox Patient Landed at Tonorlffo.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's Riuiutaki arrived from Plymouth, via Llobart, shortly before 9 a.m. today, and after passing the customary inspection by < Dr. Philson, Health Officer, she was berthed J at the end of Quoenstreet Wharf. Her Auckland passongers, very few in number, shortly afterwards went ashore, and the work | of discharging was started about 9.30 a.m., under tho superintendence of Captain , Noaring, Btovedoro. Tho Rimutaki arrives in port in excellent order. She is a finely modolled vessel, and is in all important arrangements almost Bimilar to the Ruapehu and Aorangi, which vessel* havo previously been here. Officers. The Rimutaki is under command 6f Capfc, B. 0. Hallett, R.N., and the other officers are as follows :—Chief officer, Mr Soruby j second officer, Mr Stable ; third officer, Mr Archibald ; fourth officer, Mr Buchanan ; surgeon, Mr Clayton; purser, Mr Pickett; chief engineer, Mr D. Dallen ; second engi neer, Mr W. Ballantine. Mr Scruby last visited this port as chief officer of the Kangi tikei, and is very well known. Mr Pickett is no stranger either, having previously been here as purser on the British King. Passengers. The Rimutaki landed 45 passengers for Hobart, and brought to thia port 9 in the first saloon, 27 socond saloon, and 68 third class, of whom nearly half are booked for Auckland, and the balance for Southern ports. The Auckland passengers from London are:—Second saloon : K. J. Barron, W. R. Woode, Peter Dove, W. 11. Minett, Henry A. Darringhon, and Mra Codd. Third claBS: John Meiklejohn, Mr and Mrs Peter McKinna and family, George Sinclair, C. V. Llewelyn, Walter Bessell, Charles J. Edoy, John Holmes, Owen Holmes, Mr and Mrs James Batoman and family, William Rankin, Henry Farmer, MisaEmma Korris, L. M. Martin, John Webloy, Thomas Rosser, Mrs Ann Millard, Miss Ann Phil lips, John Soader, John Howes, Mrs Wat kins and family, Mies Maggie Campbell, Mr and Mrs Jame* Brown, K. Ferguson. From Capo Town—Socond saloon: F. Mark, L. Dicksou. Third class :Mr and Mrs Clark, Mesers Allboues, Stowart, and McKenzio. Report of the Voyage. The following is tho report of tho voyage: —May 23, 1885, at 2.12 p.m. sailed from Plymouth with light variable winds and tine weather, which continued up till the 28th, whon tho stoamor arrivod at Teneriffe at 2.33 am. Soiled from Tenerifle ut 1.55 p.m. same day. Had tho N.E. trades on the 29th. They were light and variable. On Juno 3rd entered the S.B. trades with moderato windH unrl fine weathor. On Juno 12th, at 226 p.m , arrivod at Cape Town, Juno 13th at 0 sp.m. sailed from Cape Town. Ex periencodmoderatound fresh wiuds from S.W . to N.W. up till tho 23rd From thence strong winds until the 27th. On tho 28th tho wind shifted to the S., with a frosli gnlo and heavy sea. Fiom tho 30th light N. W. and variable winds prevailed up till arrival at Hobiut on July 2nd, at 0.20 p.m. Tuoro received 400 tons cqal, and on July 3rd at 3.35 am. resumed tho voyago with variable winds and fino weather. On July 7th at 2 lo p.m. sighted land, and on July Sth, at 8.45 a in. arrived in Auckland. The voyago has thus occupied about 45 3ays 18 hours, including detentions at Tenorill'o, Capo Town, and flobart. Tlio passugo whs uneventful, oxcopt for an outbreak of amall-pox, which is rofonod to in the doctor's report as follows : —

Dootor'a Report. Tho following are tho particulars of a caeo of small-pox that occurred on board during our passage from Plymouth to Tenoriffo: — May 23rd :Wo loft Plymouth. May 25th : A "greasor" complained of being unable to work, As soon as this was reported to mo I visited him in his bunk, and suspect ing his to bo a caeo of email pox in ita earliest stage, at once ordered his removal to tho hospital. I immediately took every precaution-to isolate his casoand to prevent any spread of tho contagion to other parts of tho ship. Ono of tho hands, who had hid small-pox, volunteering to nurse him, I ro-vaccinated him and kept him in constant attendance on the patient, and strictly apart from all on board. May 26th : The patient's condition advancod as I had anticipated. May 27th: Tho smallpox eruption appoured. May "2Sth :In tho morning, we reached Tonoriffe, where I re ported tho case at onco. The formal visit of the authorities was made, and permission obtained to land tho ca?o. At 8.30 a.m. I took tho man on Hhoro, all care being taken to protect othors from contact with him. I saw tho man comfortablo in bed in the Hospital, and roturned to the ship. As aoon as politic, means woro taken to thoroughly fumigate tho ship's hospital and to disinfect tho ship itself c;onorally. Everythinglikelyto have boon contaminated waa deetroyod. Tho man who had acted as nurse was kept isolated on tho forecastle hard, whilet the hospital was shut op for fumigation. When tho process was completed, he returned (May 29th) to the hospital, whero he re mained in strict quarantine for a further fortnight, when, as no sign of a frosh case of smallpox had appeared, I allowed him to return tohisdutics. Since leaving Tenoriffo, we havo had no contagious disease what ever on board, and in my opinion all risk of furthor infection was long Binco at an end. I may add that for tho better protection of passongers and crew, I procured at Teno riffo sufficient vaccine lymph to re-vaccinate all those who volunteered for that purpose in reply to a notice which I posted as soon possible.— Geoffrey S. Clayton. M.A., Oxford; M.R.C.S., England; L.8.A., London ; surgeon to tho e.s. Rimutaki. Cargo. The Rimutaki has about 2,300 tons cargo for all ports, of which 660 tons are for Auckland, 600 tons for Dunedin, and 650 tons for Wellington. The steamer is expootei to leave for Southorn ports about 5 p.m. to-morrow.

TABLE TALK.

Second night of " Sithars to Grind." Motto for certain fishermen—" May your shad, oh ! never be less."

" Garden Party " entertainment at Lome street Hall postponed till Saturday. Why aro hungry office-seekers like the poor man's plaster ? — It is said thoy are bound to stick.

MrGeorgo Fraaor, having made all ar rangements for agencies for tho Triumph, may bo expected back from Bydnoy shortly. Cambria Gold-mining Company pays a dividend of 2a per share next Saturday. Happy shareholders! In our Hospital Committee report yo« ---tarday the name Rew was misprinted Reid Over liftocn hundred girls are employed in Now York in tho manufacture of arti ficial flowers

Over 200 entrios for tho district scholar ships. Tho best thing to have about a farm, says an agricultural editor, pointedly, is "a good farmer."

New Zealand Insurance Company's interim dividend is now payable at the head office.

"Poets are born," says a writer. So are other men, but when they get old enough they generally reform. Subscribers to tho,Telephone Exchange who have not paid up are to be cut oft' at once.

A Scotch gentleman who has just com pleted a tour of the colony says that Auck land is the muddiest city his eyes have ever lighted upon. He—" Won't you go sleighing with me this evening?" She-"Have you a gentle horse?' "Yes, indeed. I can drivo him with one hand." "I'll go."—"Chicago Tribune."

Football match between Sargood and McArthur's warehousemen at North Shore on Saturday. . Mr Gudgeon has on exhibition at his office a model railway time table, showing the working of three lines, and giving fullest possible information. Detective Tuohy and Constable Ryan have been granted £5 each bb a reward for their arrest of Prendergast. the Pokeno murderer, and Detective Hughes and Con stable Rowles £5 each for arresting the negro Brown, who Bhot at a countryman. The old lady who asked for a gold ring 16 parsnips fine was probably related to the elderly gentleman who said his daughter was attending the convorsatory of music, says a co-labourer in the vineyard of truth.

The crossing at Myote stream, between the Southern Hotel and the Asylum, is in a dangerous state. Mr Woodcock fell over the bridge on Friday night, and was In sensible until 5 o'clock next morning,

Tomorrow's ''Spectator" will contain: s'l.iimovalotlo. " .'it- aii-i Jiill": a MriUlnj; Aery, T.m "mo of the. V ■.!■.-, T, W. Cuun, O?.."«:;,, ly ftewmlsfi {>: I'ukiirunvii tala), Auu^Knti 'Jom- U'.erolal Morality, Auckland Enterprise Re warded (a tale of fraud in Now Plymouth), The Church of St Thomas, Portrait of Rev- L'oyd Keating, Boads veraua Mantraps. Turfwrlters' Errors by " Cosmo," A Lady's Letter, Fashions, Whims of the People, Turf, Conning, Outdoor Pastimes, Out and About, Taurangu, Legends, Onchunga Jottings, Passing Eventa by ■" Orltt culnm," &o. &o. A grand number, Price, M, Everybody should read.

CABLEGRAMS.

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National Bank Losses.

London, July 7.—The National Bank of New Zv aland have not declared a divi dond. It is estimated that £18,000 will be requited to meet probable lajses. Egyptian Affairs.

London, July 6.-In tho House of Lords to-day, referring to the Egyptian question, Lord Salisbury stated that the matter was one which would require some time to settle. Tho Tories and Ireland. London, July 6,-In the House of Lords, Earl Carnarvon (the newly-appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland) assured the House thafduring his term of office he should en deavour firmly to administer the ordinary laws of the country. English Consols. London, July 6.—The 3 per Cent. Con sols are J lower, being now 9SJ. Obituary. London, July 6.-The Right Rev. George Moberly, Bishop of Salisbury, is dead ; aged 82. The death is announced of of Admiral Wilson, formerly commodore on the Australian station. Mr Bradlaugh again Excluded. London, July 6.—Mr Bradlaugh has been excluded from the House of Commons by a majority of 44. The Gcnornl Election. London, July 6.—Lord Salisbury has stated that the next general election will probably take place on November 17th. Commercial. London, July 6.-13,900 bales of wool wore offered for sale on Saturday and to day. The tone of the market is firm. The roports from tho wheat-growing dis trict -s show that tho prospects of a good crop this year are favourable. Tho maile ox Sorata from Melbourne d'lted May 29 were delivered today via Naples.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Received July Sth—l p m.)

Opening Quconstown Parliament

Brisbane, July 8. — Parliament was opened yesterday by His Excellency the Governor, Sir Anthony Musgrovo. The speech refers to tho promised bills for dofraying expenses of members of Legis lature ; for introducing tho principle of local option in licensing matters; for shortening the duration of Porlia ment; for amending act referring to island labour trafiiu; for conservation of water, and other important raonsures.

Mb.lboubnk, July 7.—Kauri timber, quiet demand.

THE ANGLO-RUSSIAN CRISIS.

LORD SALISBURY'S POLICY

THE INDIAN FRONTIEK EXTENDED

(BY OABLK.-COPVIUGUT.)

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London, July 6. Parliament re aesemblod yesterday after the adjournment.

In the House of .Lords, tho Premier, Lord Salisbury, announced that Hor Majesty's Govornmont would resume negotiations with Russia on tho Afghan frontier question at tho point to which they had bnon continued by larl Granvillo, late Foreign Secretary, and would fulfil the promieo made to the Ameer of Afghanistan, that the rotontion of Zulfikar Pass should bo aosured to him, whatever settlement was arrived at betweon England and Russia.

It was imporativo to promptly and vigor ously preparo for tho protection of our Indian frontior, and, more than that, to stretch somewhat boyond it, in order to prevent the tido of war breaking against it. Russians Mussing at Sssrakhs.

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London, July (i. Russia is massing hor troops at Sarakhs.

THE GARDEN PARTY.

To-night's Entertainment Postponed,

Thk Garden Party having boon induced to oxtend thoir Reason at the Thames, will not appear at the Lome street Hall to-night, as boforo announced, but will re-opon in Auckland on Saturday.

THE FRENCH IN TONQUIN.

Heavy Fighting at Hue,

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Paris, July 6. Further dotaile with regard to the fighting in Annum show that the citadel at Hud was attacked by 30,000 Annamitos, and a san guinary conflict ensued boforo tho natives were repulsed. The French casualties were 60 killed, whilo their opponents lost over 1,200 men. General Courcy has applied to the Government for reinforcements to bo sent to him.

THE WAR IN MADAGASCAR.

Frenoli Forces la Peril,

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London, July 6. The position of the French forces in Madagascar is becoming serious.

THE CASTLETOWNROCHE MURDERS.

Arrival of the Accused at Plymouth,

Plymouth papers to May 23, received by tho Bimutaki, report tho arrival of the N.Z. Shipping Co.'s s.s, Rnapohu with William Sheehan, the alleged perpetrator of tho Casfcletown Rocho murders. The " Western MorningNews"BPys: - "Shoehan is about 40 years of age, small in stature, uneducated, and apparently a typo of a largo portion of tho poorer class of agri culturißta in the south of Ireland. Not withstanding the very serious charge brought against him and tho weight of evidence by which it is supported, ho appears to ontortuin the most complacent faith of his being acquitted. Ho says Go vernment has brought him back from Now Zealand, and will have to be at the expense of sending him out again. He baa been taken on to London by the constables.

VOLUNTEER NOTES.

Gordon Rlilea

This Company had a muster of ifi, under Capt White and Limits. Leigh and Fairs, at tho Drill-shed last evening. Ponsonby Navals. There was a muster of 40 last evening. The men wera put through v scries of manual exer cises and company drill by Lieut. Parkes. Victoria Rifles. There were thirty-eight in the ranks end three supernumeraries at tho dri 1 of this corps last ovenlrg in the Drill-Rhed. Captain Muhon was in command, assisted by Lieut. Skinner. Monthly Inspections. The monthly inspection of the Artillery takes i place to-morrow night of the Navnls on Friday night, and of the Kiflos and Engineers next neck, O Battery Artillery. This Company mot for drill yesterday after noon, when there was a good muster of i* in the tanks and 5 supernumeraries, the whole being under Captain Whitney. Rifle Team (or '.England. A i a meeting of the council of the Victorian Rifle Association recently, a letter was recei v. d from Colonel Frenoh. of Queensland, covering an invitation from the British National Rifle Association, cordially inviting an Australian team to visit Bri nin to compete for prizes open to colonis s. Colonel French suggested that the team should consist of elovon members, three each from Victoria end New South Wales, two each from South Australia and Queensland, and one from Tasmania. Tho council rosolvcd to express its willingness to co-operate with QiieenolanG in bringing about tho despatch* of an Australian t<w.m l<:. Vi^iblsiiou nnr.t ysar, ; and n niecrim; will ba held ntst isonth to ] arrango the details.

PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP.

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WELLINGTON, th.' 8 d° V'

On dit, that Ministers held a at* 111? Cabinet meeting last evening. Many members hold that the Speakers ruling on the point raised by Mr Moss wan WThe"schome of the Tariff Committee to negative the Customs Duties Bill on the second reading without discussion has boon knocked on the head by the clover Govern ment move, which enables them to get it virtually committed before second reading. One of tho Wellington papers recently published a statement that the rela tions between tho speakers of tho Uo branches of the legislature were strained. I asked Sir G. M. O'Rorke about it to-day, when he remarked coneumedly and remarked, "Sir Wm. Fitzherbert drew my attention to the paragraph when I was dining with him on Sunday, no you well see that there is not a partiole of truth in it." This is a sample of some of tne atorieithat get circulation hero. Samuel will this afternoon ask the Minister for Public Works whether the re form of railway tariff proposed by Mr Vaile, of Auckland, and advocated by him before public meetings in different parts oE the colony has been considered by the bo- Sir Geo. Grey considers that the State •Forests Bill is a vote-catching job. He be lieves it will place dangerous patronage in the hands of the Commissioners of State forests. . , In consequence of the death of his brother, Mr Hamlin *a* not in the Houso yesterday, and the duties of Chairman of Com mittees were performed by Major Steward.

Wahanui is understood to bd " breaking his neck" for a seat in the Legislative Council. Mr Ballance, in view of the Wai kato chief's previous refusals of the position, very properly refuses to net it, With reforonce to the alleged intriguing of Major Atkinson for Sir George Grey's support in a no-confidence motion, I have received the following memo, from an ex- Minister in the Atkinson regime: "What occurred was this. After Major Atkinson had spoken upon tho Financial Statement, he asked Sir George Grey if be would like to take any particular position in the debate, so that thoro would be no clashing. Sir George Grey doclined to Btate. There wag no wish to move a no-confidonce motion from our side." Yesterday the s.s. Kotomahana was delayed for threo hours at this port for ex amination by the Health Ollicer, although she had been previously examined at Auck- Hnd, Gieborne, and Napier. Acting on this, Mr Fulton has given notice to ask whether tho Government intonda reviewing the presont quarantine regulations, by which Btoamerfl arriving from Sydney are delayed in each port while waiting inapootion. At a recent meeting of tho Printing Com mittao to consider the advisability of abolishing the Printing Department and having tho work done by tender, Mr Dianbury was examined, and Btated his belief that the ro*ult of tho proposed changes would n»t cheapen tho work, or be at all advisable. Morers Fonwick (Dunedin) and Horton (Auckland) aro to bo ex amined.

Reports on Petitions,

Tho Petitions • Committeo report with roforonco to tho petitions of J. Copeland und others, a committee of the Synod of the Church of Otago, and the Bishop of Christ church, all to tho otl'act that Biblo-reading be pormitted in Stato schools, that a bill dealing with tho mattor being before the llouko, tho Committee havo no recom mendation to make.

The Committee roport that they have no recommendation to make on the (Jhrista delphian petition. Mr Tolo has promised to appoint Mr John Kelly an assistant warder at the Mount Edon Gaol.

In tho matter of tho petitions of Dorothy McCauland T. W, Doonin, praying com pensation for losses caused by a fire from sparkß from tho Kaipara Railway, the Public Petitions Committeo roport that if tho Government are satisfied that the damage was caused as alleged, thoy be paid for the same, or if othorwise, that every facility be afforded them to have their claims tostod at a Court of Law. Further, that all possible precaution be taken to prevent damage to property by sparks from engines on Government railway lines. Tho Native Affairs Committee have_ ro commendod the payment of £25 to the widow of Pone Ngahaoi, of Hamilton, the value of a horde destroyed on the railway line. lie a petition of Ure te Angura, regarding an alleged illegal detention of a cheque by Mr William Williams, tho Committee re commend that the Government should take evidence aa to whether there is sufficient ovidonco to take proceedings against Mr Williamß.

With reference to the petition of J. Young, warder of Mount Eden, for further compensation, the Committee recommend that the previous decision be adhered to. Sir George Grey yesterday presented a petition from the Mayor and Chairman of the Auckland Harbour Board regarding the closing of a level crossing giving access from Short-street to Wynyard Pier, and asking relief. A petition was presented from Eli Brown, of Onehunga, late private of the 65th Foot, asking for a grant for military sorvices, he having lost his land scrip. Mr Cadman presented a petition from P. Macheil, of Mercury Bay, applying for a grant of land for military services.

Mr T. Thompson presented a petition from Thomas Thwaites praying a grant of land for military services.

Mr Mofb presented petitions from Mr Brown praying for GO acres to which he is entitled, but for which ho lost the scrip; also from C. \V. Saunders, asking that the Medical Officer of the Auckland District may be compelled to report on his fitness or unfitness for the office of valuator, and complaining that the said officerhad hitherto refused to do so in accordance with tho Act.

MINING NEWS.

Thames, this day. Cambria.—Forty pounds of specimens were obtained this morning from the hanging wall of the reef in the leading stope at No. 3 lovol, and gold is still visible.

Success (Coromandel). —For the past week stoping has been continued both ways f rani the pass, with little result. At present the reef going south doea not look so well aa in the last stope. North of tho pass there is a slight improvement, somo loafy gold boing met with in the hanging-wall reef, The gold keeps about the same run, but it does not make anything heavy, although tho ground is favourable-looking for making gold at any moment. —Peter Reid.

OPERA HOUSE.-"Sithors to Grind."

A drama in throe acts, adaptod from a novel which was published aomc years ago in " Tins ley's jra(saziue,"unilerthctitleof "Two Jirothers, or Sithors to Grind," was produced at tho Opera llouso last night, and effected, perhaps, the most palpable "hit" of tho Boason. Tho cha racters of the play arcs few, tho plot is simplicity itself, the sentiment i 8 wholesome aud the per vading tendency of tho story is good. It Is in vestca with the unaffected pathos and tho inno cent guiftc dc cceur which arc found in such sti ango juxtaposition in "tho humble annals of tho poor," and these lights and shades are brought into relief in tho most natural manner. We have already given an outline of tho argu ment Tho central figure of the drama is an a^od street tinker, and MrLeitch plays tho part con amorc. It fits him like a glove. In fact, it is a second Jaikcs in humbler environments than thoso of the servitor of " The Silver King,' There is tho same affectionate devotion, mo jiuno kindly efforts to oheor up and enliven Siose depressed with sorrow, and much the same senile mannerisms. In make-up, action, and in spooch it is a comploto and realistic por traiture, and the actor has achiovod no greater histrionic success in this city. Miss Maggie Knight plays the pretty rolo of Klcanor Stam mers very effectively indeed, and Mr Jewett appears to very great advantage in tho role of tho amorous but truo-liearted smith. Miss Gwynno Horrick does full justice to the part of Milly Stammers, and Miss Kato Douglas acquits herself fairly as tho cold-blooded step mother. Mr C. Thompson's Lord Tomplemore, Mr Vernon's Tom Stammers, and Mr Frank Harcourt's Mr Hackuto wore ail satisfactory impersonations, and the action of tho piece was smooth. Tho mise en scene is highly creditable. Take it. all in all, tho play is unpretensious and natural; its incidonts are unforced, unsensa tlonal, and healthily emotional, and thedrnmatis persona nro well drawn. It will be repeated to-night, and should oonunand a full house, "The lights o' London." Very elaborate and costly arrangements have boon made for tho grand spectacular production of "The Lights o' London" by Messrs Mocmahon and Leitch s company at the Opera House. This production is no doubt destined to have as long and prosperous a mn as the " Silver King," for it is if possible a more popular play, and wo understand that considerable outlay has been mad< to ensure a completeness of mine en scene and <:.etai! that will make tho representation the great dramatic event of the year. In addition to tin: full strength of the "Silver King" com pany, amongst whom the unusually large caste of characters will ho distributed, an enormour, uuiuacroii uu::Uiii:k-a i:at bt> a in nfiliv, t:\di: .■■':'-i-z n. '.'■■ ■■ r.i:.u\ 'jj'rnu;-;:' iu.-d:r-: -H";:>J. 'i... '!,-.' I'niioiWtinco will Ink's pliiw to-umrrov i.iciVliiK, «i.t.i thuio is iiO doubt U:ex-c wiii lie one of tho largest houses of the season.

Cheapest books and stationery in New Zealand to be had at H. White's, stationer, next (0 Banket New Zoalaad,Queen-street..-[Advt.) Chambers')) celebrated owing machines, > 20, Queeo-atreot, •

TELEGRAMS.

Blenhkim, this day —A flood occurred at • n Blenheim last night, Taylor River, swollen 'j by long-continued rains, having descended upon tho town.* There was water in ftj ivl grincipal streets for inches higher than the 1 ipawa flood, four weeks ago. No guch Taylor visitation has occurred for five org« I j ' -irs. Tho weather is now fine, and the y^- rapidly going down. j Wen f n. "ton, this day.—At the Suprettf 4 I Court the X' ry in the caße of Simmone, J?'! wnor of the Gaol, e^.^ bIV?. a«ree- «><* ''; I were locked up ali-^ an^~| they were discharged, n» """""o1 jury will ;, | be ompannelled. wsiis.,- * I I At the Supreme Court, ,w»» aiß3 alias ;i v Allandale, who pleaded gnilty ~ °, a re^ nt jewellery robbery, was sentenced . "">*.-:,{' years. Torpey, for false pretencO , t*l.^ eeived three years. Several previous1'»?n<;' tences were recorded against him. ' : The first examination under the Military School Board will be taken the first weak next month. Testimony to the Auckland Cartridge) Cases. ■ I A sample of cartridge cases to be ueed in> i the manufacture of cartridges in Auckland; y has been received here. They are much-!;| superior to the cases used in the imported HI Snider cartridges, and have tl«e advantage. • that they can be refilled. A trial of tho rapid firing of hotchkisa mm I will be made on Saturday afternoon. Rig- ■ not intended to experiment with a heavy V 1; gun, as it is inadvisable to use ammunition I at present in stock until shipments on order ' have been shipped. Wellington, this day.—Captain John- >■ stoo, of the Marine Department, has re. coived instructions to proceed in the BtelU to Cape Pallister with Captain Babot to ■ take soundings in the neighbourhood pfS where the lonic struck laßt Sunday week, 1 The Stella returned from Caßweli Sound ,|! last night, bringing with her Mr Baird, j" who was commissioned by the directors to I report on the quarry at Caswell Sound. Tfce H report is not yet made public, but is under- it stood not to be very favourable. The H quarry manager and staff returned by the ':*: same steamer. Wk CHKihTCHURCH, this day. —At the;" Supreme Court yesterday morning, Wm* J: McGregor, for indecent assault on a little ;fe girl, was sentenced to four years' penal;; servitute. The Women's Temperance Union have I forwarded a petition to Parliament, bearing H 48,87 signatures, against the employ; J; ment of barmaids. Ciikistuhubch, tbis day.—A_ petition i against the employment of barmaids, signed 1 by 4,847 persons, was forwarded to Wel-'v linpton yesterday.

THE ALLEGED CRIMINAL OFFENCE AT ONEHUNGA.

At the Onehunga, Polico Court this morning : ; before T. Jackson, Esq., R.M., and A. J.Dickeyy y J.P., Alexander Webster was charged wttKH committing rape upon a young woman namedi; ' Kllun Joinor, on the 29th o£ June at the Manu- y kau Hotel, Onohunga. Sergeant Green repre-iji sen ted the police. Mr. Brassey appeared forvj the prosecuiion, and Mr. Cotter on behalf of the :.: accused. The enquiry was conducted 10111.:,, closed doors on account of the peculiar nature .;'.'. of the evidence. Tho complainant is a respect able-looking young woman about 21 years|ofage.;'"! The prisoner is also a respectable quiet-looking 9 young man apparently about 25 years of ago. • Ellen Joiner, examined by Mr. Brossey de- , posod -Sho was 24 years of age and unmarried! in the employ of Mrs Ceilings, licensoe of In*;: Manu kau Hotel, as housemaid. She had been there two or three months; sho was acquainted with Inc accused, who had been barman at th» -, same Jxotol. but left about six weeks after sho was lirst engaged. She first saw him on the ; 2!) th June in tho kitchen about 3 o clock. In tho afternoon, about 1 o'clock, aha went upßtairs to arrange bedroom No. 7. At thd dOM"way the;, * prisoner tried to kiss her, and said, " YOU "Unk its the missus I'm after, but it's you." Sho aw™ I him to let her go and attend to her work, btkf forced her back into the bedroom. She tried W raise an alarm, but failed. She then said, "Oh,":: don't; if you do you'll suffer for it." The door : was lock od, and she was so bewildered sho hardly knew what had occurred. Ho threw her on tha " bid and committed the offence against h»r «H Prisoner said, "If I harm you I will marry yonV.,! i She heard no one till' Jackf came and tried tha ■ door. She heard the cook call, "Wherrfsi't Annie." Prisoner then escaped by the window,: j saying, "Good bye." Witness at once opened , the door and saw Jack, the yardman. She told him she had been insulted. She also com plained to Mrs Sherlock and Mrs Ireland. This was about a quarter past flvo o'olocV,>. On that day she was not well, and could not H speak above a|\Thi«per, She had never been ott intimate torms with the prisoner. Thoy never I exchanged words. She made no complaint to any other person. She laid the information to Sergeant Green next morning. Had never ;;. givon tho prisoner any encouragement. WittH ness was known at the hotel as " Annie," butffi| her proper name was Ellen, While tho prisoner- I was locking the door he had hold of her. Cross-**' examined by Mr Cotter—When the dinner-^ things were cleared away it was about 2 o'clock, ia She had not been sky-larking with the prisoner: I up-stairs. He met her in the doorway of hep;? bedroom, and seized hdr by the shoulders, push-,', ing her backwards into tho room, she struggled with him land tried to call out. This was tha-. 'j! only time that such thing had occurred. When ' the prisoner left tho bed-room by the window witness made un attempt to follow him. Sh»>^ told Jack that Webster had gone through tho I window and that ho had insulted her, but she- j j did not ask Jack to follow and seize him.- Sb* fj! sont Jack to inform the polioe. She knew Mr. I Schmiodal, she had some ronneotion with him. ' He askod her not to proceed and thoy would ?':! pay the expenses. Sho at first consented, I saying that she did not wish to ruin a young S man tor life, but afterwards she found thaws,1 would be wrong for her to withdraw tho accu sations. Sho did not say to Schmicdal that she would withdraw tho caso only others were i pressing her so. The prisoner did not hurt net:» in any way, nor did she think she had beea,s drugged, it was simply want of presence o£ mind. He did not place his hand on her mouth. Sho heard the prisoner's voice in the hotel about ; 7.30 o'clock that evening; she was in the onn<t.;.. rcn's room upstairs. She listened for a minute, and then wcat down, but found ho had gone. She heard Mrs Ireland, the cook, speaking to him. She did not rush down stairs, but waIKM in an ordinary manner. Mrs Ireland said we had accused Webster, but he denied having I committed the offenoe. Tho case was proceeding this afternoon.

THE NEW TARIFF.

Proposal for Its Simplification,

(BY TELEGUAPH—OWtf CORRESPONDENT.> 1

Wellington, this day, ?! A leading importing drapery firm iff-d Dunedin yesterday telegraphed to Mr 1 Bradshaw suggesting that the Govornmen* should obtain the services of an expert to | make the tariff more workable. The main-1 bor for Dunedin Central communicated M with the Premier, who replied that tie i amended tariff would, he thought, meet the ■■.= difficulty. I understand that there wffl:.;| only be two classes of drapery in place of , j the four under the tariff submitted lately, .:. and that there will be no difficulty in cßwt" \ fication. w§ A deputation of Government members waited on Mr Stout yesterday morning, and asked him to drop the proposed increawfi in the taiiff. Mr Stout said tha Cobine* had been sitting all yesterday on the quee- i tion, and had agreed to re-model thetaria entirely on a revenue basis, irrespective of I free trade or protection. They had agreed to take tho duty off coal and cheap clothing "['■ and wero prepared to give way to a certain I extent in the duty on tea. That question was now being considered by the Cabinet-■ ■::;■ A meeting of the Free Trade Committ» is just over. The queation before them was whether they ought to object, to the resolutions as they come down for going into Committee or whether they should allow them to paMi ;| and merely vote against the items seriatim* j The conclusion come to was to recommend ; | the general meeting of anti-tariff memben g to be held at noon not to traverse tie ;:i resolutions at all, but to allow the Gov*™j ment to bring thqm down, and to record ■] their votes against items with as nwen | unanimity as possible, and if the general re- | suit was not satisfactory, to oppose tmj I second reading of tho Customs Duties Bui I whon it was brought down. It wasftuO ! agreed that a member of the Committee, J should ask the Government whether tbey ■-■ would bepropared to follow with the Customs Duties Bill as soon as their resolutions were disposed of. This question, Xam informedi has been prompted by fear, on the part of members of Committee, that after the triCK played by Ministers yesterday they would ~? delay bringing down the Customs Duties ■ Act till the end of the sessions. At the Free Trade general meeting there wero '25 members present. It was agreed 13 allow the resolutions to be brought down and dobato themlin committee. A discussion then arose as to whether tho =c present should • aot in a body and oppoee different itemSi or whether opoosers should be left more or lew irae. Dur.ng the discussion it beoaffl* I apparent that opinions on particular items wero so diverse that the object ata"o^ at would ba defeated if united action weW g not token Mr [Mackenzie prpposed tn» j it is desirable in order to produce a satisfactory general result that each item or class should be negatived as it can* down, which was agread to. Mr McKentw I explaned that though a Government sopi noittr, hu would pot allow party t'6B ij fcti influence him in producing uuaaimity''.i rhoref~.ro, nlthciuph his object was merely ;if to defeat tho f.vo^divo duties, ha v.illmß'X :, : fell in with the wishes of the inanity" those present. Mr Stout denies that he|Jmade W 1! definite promises to the deputation «I Ministerial supporters yesterday re tarffl. , He says he merely invited suepwjj"™: from them, and promised to give tnew^ consideration,

THE AUCKLAND EVENING

*!AK WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1885.



QPEOIAL NOTICE^ I have received my Third Shipment of AUTUMN AND WINTER GOODS, JOBT OPENED, PER THE COPTIC, T'j which I iuviie the liiDpaotlon of my Fatrcm and the Public generally, H. L. POSSENNISKIB, r CHANT TAILOR ft HABIT MAKHK JBHOBHiAND-STBEKT, i



IHB I RWo D 3 fl THE NEW GOODS THE NBW GOODS Ate now opened oat FOR THK WINTKR FOB THK WINTKR FOlt THK WINTKR KOR THK WINTKK. The Stook to the Urges* and beat selected in the city, and to MEET THK TIMES THE MSM! It Mim!s ZEALAND i*icea CLOTHING FACTORY* SBKEoiiiLY COHaAP, 163 & 160, fjmeon-atrcot, ____ The Juvenile Departm«nt has received close attention, and parents will cud DURABILITY ECONOMY DURABILITY ECONOMY DURABIUTY . A ECONOMY DURABILITY^ 1 ECONOMY Combined 1b the leading feature. In Boyi' Fancy Suits sover&l new and choice styles are now being shown. SALVAGE SALE. X W, G. ALLEN, JERVOIB ROAD. PONSONBY, Begs to thank the Public for the support ac cerilotl to him during the abovo Sale, and wishes it known that thla la the LAST WEEK. All GOODS NOT SOLDduring THIS WEEK, will be Disposed of by PUBLIC AUCTION ON TUESDAY NEXT, JULY 14. MUST BE SOLD ! Be in Time to Secure tub Bargains. GENUINE SALVAGE BALK ALLEN'S, JERVOIS ROAD, PONSONBY. SPECIALLY CHEAP CLEARING LINE 3 :-35 Girls' and Maids' Black and Fanoy Cloth Jackets, from 3a 6d, according to size. The above are under half warehouse price. 23 Ladles' Blaok Cloth Fashionable Jacketa; new this season; balance of warehouse stock purchased at a very low price; to be sold at about half their value. 960 Pairs Girls', Women's, and Men a Hosiery, Travellers' Samples; a great bargain; in great variety. 510 Dozen Coats's best Sewing Cotton, white and black, 200 yds, Is 3d doz., numbers 10 to 2* only. Nice lot Wool Goods, Ircm 6d. Austrian Rugs, 6s 9d; worth fa fkl. Having an over-stock of Cheap Clothing, will, previous to Stocktaking, sell at about 20 per cent, discount. White Calico, 2Jd yd; Grey Calico, 2d. Crewdson's Celebrated Calico, IJd yd; is 3d by the dozen. Large lot of Remnants, very cheap. Good Coloured Moleskin, Is lid yd. New Umbrellas, Fur Capeß, Frillings, Ulsters, PATTERNS~FRKE BY POST. Freight Paid on Parcels over £2 in value. WILLIAM E. BPvIDGMAN, 283 Upper Quken-st. U B T PUBLISHED AT ALL THE BOOKSELLERS, AICKIN'S ANN¥AL, A DOMESTIC MEDICAL GUIDE. AND SATISTIOAL RECORD OF TIIE POPULATION. VITAL "STATISTICS, PRODUCTION, Ac. ALSO, NOTES ON HEALTH AND HYGIENE, With other Valuable Information. Price «.. ~ Ohb Shilling, DX. E. D. M&CKELLAR, M.D. CM., Firat-c'aes Honours University of Glasgow (Edinburgh, Paria, Rotundo Lying-tn Hospital, Dublin), HAS COMMENCED PRACTICE IN UPPEK QUEEN-STREET, Ie the house lately occupied by Col. Haultaln. HOURS OF CONSULTATION: At home—9 to 10 a.ro., and 7to 8 p.m.; also. At Aickin'S, The Pharmacy, Quoon-street, 'mxa 2 to 4 o'clock in the afternoon. BARGAINS. BARGAINS. BARGAINS. WE are NOW OFFERING the following SPECIAL BAEGAINS, SEVENTY MANTLES AND JACKETS, AND SIXTY COSTUMES (LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S), BOUGHT AT A DISCOUNT OF FIFTY PER CENT. OFF MANUFACTURERS' PRICES, AND BEING SOLD AT KB- PROPORTIONATE PRICES, "B LARGE QUANTITIES OF PERFECT GOODS PERFECT GOODS FKOM MESSRS OWEN & GRAHAM'S, BOUGHT AT IMMENSE REDUCTIONS. LARGE STOCK OF FANCY DRESS GOODS. FORTY-THREE DOZ. MUSLIN COL LARETTES AND BOWS, AND TWENTY-FOUR DOZ. FRINGES, BOUGHT CONSIDERABLY BELOW MANU FACTURERS' PRICES. All the abovo Goods are being SOLD REMARKABLY CHEAP. A CALL WELL CONVINCE THE MOST SCEPTICAL. MILNE AND CHOYCE, QUKEN-STREET. N O T I O v. DR, WTLK IN S, F. R, C. S., COK3ULTINT AND OFEZUTINU SUHQKON, 1b at hiH Surgorj' lor General Practice and Speoial Practice -Ky<. Kar, and Throat Diaeaeou —Mornings and Afternoons; Sundays, 10.30 to 12.30. Consultation Fees very moderate. Da. Wilkins spent seven years at Mooreflelda Eye Hospital, London, under Messrs Bowman and Critchett, two at Throat Hospital, London, seven years Honorary Surgeon Albert Hospital, and eight yean at Kyo, Ear, and Throat Infirmary Melbourne. Adjusts Speotaclee to Sight.-, PpMßi^BKoomß-Oueon-fltreetAuoklana, -



Henry Hooper) UNDERTAKER. VICTOHIA-STREKT WEST, | /^ OLDEN TTeM JJILOUR, MANUFACTURED BY THE LATEST IMPROVED ROLLER PROCESS, BY RICHARD ALLKN AND CO., BELFOHD mills. timauu. The Fibbt Shipment is Just to Hand. to bakers do you want, n Will to and GlganHo Loaf) The GOLDBiN GEM Flour will recom mend itself; it excels both In colour and strength. TO STOREKEEPERS- Note the Brand: Original, Elaborate, and Attractive. TO HOUBKHOLDERB- If you desire (and who does not II to obtain "a superior and reliable flour, Insißt upon having the " GOLDEN GEM." The machinery by whloh it is manufactured Is upon the Hungarian Roller Procpea: it has recently been erocted at vast eoet. and there is nothinpr to equal it in tho Southern Hemisphore. The underalrnod is the cole agent for Auok land and the Province, and has made arrange ments for rpprular shipments. A parcel of flf tins (oonspiououa brand) packed in Banks is en route in the Ohau. Orders ore now beinf; hooked, and will be filled STRICTLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH FRIORITY. ALFRED JOWITT. WHOLESALE GRAIN AND PRODUCE MERCHANT AND IMPOPTER, CUSTOMB-BTRKKT EASI, ORMO N D S SWISS CIGARS Havo boon recognised as tho BEST for half a century.



I am now a stranger iv Auckland, ami \rn more than agreeably astonished to find such a house ag the Sydney and Melbourne C&ti, Upper Queen-Btreet. I went thero on Sunday to dine, hearing bo mnoli about It, In faot I waa astonished to boo the quantity assembled there it dinner hour, but I did not wonder by the time I finished dinner, do hotel in the oity could sDi'paig It, and thoroughly oonducted through out-A. Simpson, Travellor.-[ADVI.]



Concrete.—Why have timber building* when concrete ones are so cheap, dry, and car be ereoted quickly 1 On sale. Hydraulic Lime. Bricks, Salt and Fresh Sand, Pipes, &c. J.W. will meet customers from l to 3 (except Satur days), to give tree information on concrete. All Mahurangi limes are not alike.—J. Wilson and Co., Customa-utreet West, opposite Gleoson'a HoteL-tADvr.]