COMING EVENTS.

Meeting, &c., To-night

Opera House—" The Sorcerer, 8. Jlarkot Reserve-lotornatlonal Circus, 8. Dovonport Concrogational Church-Wolcoma Solreo to Rev. H. M. Livens, G. Y.M.C.A.—Dovotlonal Service. 7,30. Annual Meeting of Auckland Rowing Asso ciation, 8. St Andrew's Schoolroom, Symonds street— r^cture on " Evolution," by John Bnchanan, Esq., 8. St, Jamos's Hall-Concortlnaid of Hall Fund, by Mr J. H. E'lmondes'n Class, 8. Newton Mutual Improvement Society—Con cert, 7.30. S'ar of Auckland Lodge-Quarterly Mooting, 7.30. Grafton Band of Hopo Entcrtainmont, 7.30. Rehearsal for Choral Festival, St. Sopulehre s. 7.30. Auckland Tabernacle— Baptismal Service, 7.30. Drill shefl—O Battery, 7.30. Bishop's Court, Parncl!—Shakospoaro Club, 7.45.

Approaching Meetings, &c.

Opara House—Diorama of Scotland, on Sat urday.

Auction Sales To-morrow.

Gabriel Lewis—Book Debts, 11 a.m. Vaile & Bradley-Waikato Potatoes, &0., 11 a.m. Hunter & Nolan-Horsa Sale at Durham Yards, 10 30 a.m. G. Slbbin and Son — Furniture, Produce. Fruit, &c, 11 a,m. Sibbiu & Son—Groceries, Xc, 11 a.m. R.Arthur—Poultry, Produce. &c, 11 n.m. Carbines & Taylor—Produce, &c, 11 a.m. John Lcydon—Furniture, 11a.m. 8. Coohrane & Son—Furniture, 11 a m.

Chief Post-oflice, Auckland.

Malls will close as under :— This Day. For Tauranga, and Opotlkl, per Glenelg, at 4 p.m. For Whitangl and Upper .Mill, por Argyle, at 5 p.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 5 p.m. Friday, October 2. For Giaborne. Napier. Southern ports, and Aus tralian Colonies, per Walrarapa, at 11 a.n». For Waitara, Now Plymouth, and Wanganui, par Galrloch, at 11 a.m. For Cowes and Coroimtndd. per Coromandol. at 11.30 a.m. For Groymomth, por Ohau, at 11 a.m. For New Plymouth and Southern Ports, per Oreti, at 1 p.m. For Tnamea, per Enterprise, at 3.30 p.m. For Whangarel Heads, Parna, Walpn, Wha ngarel, Kamo, and Mangapai, por MacGregor or Waitaki, at 8 p.m. Saturday, Ojt, 3. For Port Fitooy, Tryphena, and Okupu, per Argyle. at 7 a.m. For Katt Katl, Aongatete, Tauranga, and Opotlki, per Rotomahana, at 7 p.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 7.30 p.m. For Walwera, Te Kapa. and WarsworOi, &c, per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. For Waiwera, per Glenelg, at 1 p.m. Tuesday, October 13. Per 8.8. Zealandia as follows i— For Navigator Islands, Sandwich Islands, United States Of Amerloa, Canada, British Columbia. Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 1 p.m For United Kingdom and Continent ofj Europe, at 1 p.m, ' Money orders. 10.30 a.m. Registered letters and oow9Daiiorß.iitll.3oa.nl. Late letters, bearlnft an extra fee of six pence In addition to the postage will be received by the Moil Agent on board the steamer op to the time of galling. This mail will ho due in London on Friday, November 20,1885- Slttned> S. B. 8133, „ , Chief Postmaster. Chief Post-offlco, Auokland.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER.

Auckland—This evening, 11.18; tomorrow Doming, —.

MiBDKiU HuADe—To-moiTow morning, 2.28; to-morrow afternoon, 2.40. Ka.'Kaka liEAun—To-morrow morning, 3.28; to morrow afternoon, 3.10.

Sg-nbet.—Thla evening, CO BUNRlßK.—Tomorrow niornincr, 5.38. Woon'h Aqe.—Nnw Moon, Bth,~ 7.10 p.m,

ARRIVALS.

TODAY. Ohau, 8.5., Bernecht, from Southern ports Argyle, b.s., Amodco. from the Barrier Toria, 9:hoonor, Kodijera, from a craiso

DEPARTURES.

LAST EVENING. Wairarapa. s.s., Chatfleld, for Russell TO-DAY. Mahurangl, cutter, Schulze, for Samoa

STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.

Enterprise, from Thames, to-day. 6 pm. Waitaki, from Whangarol, this evoning Micgreßor, from Whangarol, this evening Kotomahuna. from Thames, to-morrow, 5 p.nl. fcuva, from Wellington to morrow Argyle, from Mercury Bay, Saturday, early CoromandKL from Coromandol. Saturday, 5 p.m. Herald, from Lyttelton, Monday Janot Niooll, fro"i South Sea Islands, 6th inst. City of Sydney, from San Finncisco, 17th inst. Aorangi, from London, Ootober. Aia-va, from London, via Southern ports, October lonic, from Plymouth, Novomber Tongariro, from London, via Southern ports, early [For projected departures see shipping ad vertisements and mall notices.]

EXPORTS.

Per Mahuranpti, for Samoa—2,Ssßf t timber, 151 keg* beet. 50 crates blacuito, 30 coils rope, 10 cases meata.

IMPORTS.

Per Tores—63 tons copra.

PerOhau-690saoks flour, ICO bags flour, 1,669 sacks potatoes, 280 sacks oats, 859 nacks wheat, 200 boxes condles, 11 hbda ale, 12 brls ale, 90 cases jam, 13 cases, 8 crates. 329 boxes C flour, 2,512 bars iron 11 blocks stone.

The brigantine Hansom is dally expected to arrive from the Islands, The brigantino Myrtle was at Apiang recruit ing labour when the Torcg left. The s.s. Wairarapn, which left for Russell last evening, will return hers tomorrow morning, and proceed South at scon on the aume day. Tho Auckland portion of the B.c. Arawa's pas sengers and cargo left Port Chalmers yesterday in the s.s. Rotomahana, due to arrive here on Monday morning next. Tho schooner Welcome left Timaru for thia port yesterday. The brig Neptune, 299 tons, which is expected from Newcastle, is to be dismantled here for use as a coal hulk by the Union S.S. Co. Several small craft, including the schooner Queen, Mariner, Waiapu, Waiwera, and others, outward bound, are detained In harbour by ftrtversa winds. The s.s. Arsryle arrived from Mnrcury Bay this morning with the following passcngera :— Messrs Wallace, Munroo. Stanley, Beeney, Morrow, and Brookman. When the s.s. Argyle left Mercury Bay, the cutter Lancashire Lass was discharging cargo, and the schooners Dunedin and Agnes Donald were loading. The Island mail stoamor, Janet Nicoll, is ex pected to arrive here from the Islands, with a cargo of oranges and other Island produce, at the beginning of next week, and will proceed to Dunedin, via intermediate ports, shortly after ber arrival. The schooner Torca returned from an island cruise this afternoon, of ter an abaenco of nearly lire months. Captain Rodgera brings the vessel into port in most creditable order. He reports having left Milli on the 2Jth August. and experienced during the voyage chiefly bad weather and unfavourable winds, Passcngefa: Messrs Hunt and Washbpurne. Daring the quarter ending September 30, the following shipping movements were recorded by H.M. Customs:— Inwards; 55 ve55e15,44,231 tons, 1.916 men. Outwards: 56 vessels, 33,932 tons, 1,767 men. During the same period the passengers inwards totalled 1,129, anij outwards 758. Tho 8.8. Ohau, from Southern ports, arrived hero arrived here at noon. She left Port Chalmers on 22nd instant, at 11 p.m., called at Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Napier, and Gis borne. Sailed thence on the 29th at 11 a.m., and arrived at Tauracga at 1 p.m. on the 30th ; left at 8.30 p.m., and came into this port as above. Diinadin to Lytt»lton, experienced very fine wnalher; thenca to arrival at Napier, fresh y.K. winds and head sea ; Napier to Tauranga, strong N.W. winds; thence to arrival, fine weather. Saloon passengers :—Mr and Misj Mollett, Messrs Bradley, Harris, and Wallace. The direct steamer Arawa, which arrivod yesterday at Port Chalmers, left Plymouth at 6 pm. on August 15. Arrived at Tenerlffe at 8.50 a.m. on tho 20th; left again at 710 p.m. Had moderate winds and fine wc&thor to Cape Town, 7 5 p.m., Sept.s;leftagainiits.33p.m.on6th. Had strong S. and 8.8. winds, with high mountain ous seas, until Sept. 11. Latitude,4sde?. 41mln. S.; loncitude, Sldeg. 2'Jmin. E.; thenca moderate S.W. to N.W. winds; crossed the meridian of Cape Leuwin on September 2i; reached Hobart at 9.30 a.m. on 26tn ; left at 8.30 p.m. same day; reaor ed Taiaroa Heads at 2 a.m. yesterday. The passengers all enjoyed excellent health. Prior to tha Arawa entering the Heads, they pre sented Capt. Stuarr, Mr Pembroke, and officers with testimonials.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. Oretl, 8.8., Robertson, from Wanganui and Greymouth

The b.b. Oroti arrived from. Wanganui ana Greymouth to-day, with a cargo of coal and n number of passengers She leaves again for Wanganui, via New Plymouth, to-morrow, at 3 p.m.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Melbourne September 30.—Sailed: M'ana pourl, b a., for Bluff. Timamj, this day.—Sailed : Rangltlkel, ship, (or London.

COMMERCIAL.

Kvenik a Stab Offloa. this flay. Mr D. F. Evans Bold to-day Mr B. McDonald's Freehold Property, main road, Parnell, Gust above the Alexandra Hotel], having a frontage of M feet to Matrakau Boad, by a depth of 130 feet, with substantially-built Dwelling feonae 13 roome), noullery, waeh-hoiuie, stable «B atallB), and outbuUdlnna. The prioß realised ?"? £*%!■ Thß aU«tment at rear was not offered, bttt held over for Oie proeent.

Notices to Correspondents.

Fair Pr.AY.—The method of vollng at tho Har bour Board forthc selection of anoekinspecior wag that usually followed by publio bodies, and is perfeotly fair, Colonial.—St. Loon's Grand Palace Circus is expocted by the Te Anau from Sydney via Newcastle early next week. Tho steamor goes to Newcastlo specially to bring on tho company. Of courso, its animals will not bo affected by tho regulations which prohibit tho landing of stock from America.

Marriages.

LIPPIATT-CROOKS. -On Septombor 21, at tho residenco of the bride, by the Rev. John Mucky, William Kdward, eldeßt son of Kdw. lippUtt, Otahuhu, to Jane, eldest daughter of David Crooks, farmer. East Tainaki.

Deaths.

MARTIN.—On September 30. at the reMdenoe of his sister (Mrs Costallo), Patrick Martin; aged 53 years. Tbo funeral will leave his sister's residence, Upper Symonds street, to-morrow (Friday), at 3.30 p.m. Friends are respectfully invited to attend.

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

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1885.

For th« cuiie that lacks assistance, For the vnong that necdi resistance, For the future is the distance, And the good that we can do.

TnE Ambassadorial Conference on the Rou irnjiia Bulgarian difficulty holds its fire* mooting at Constantinople today, but the situation, on the whole, is not very promising. The most hopeful item of news is that Princo Alexander, of Bulgaria, is taking fresh steps to impross upon tho Porto his unabated loyalty and submission ; but the Sultan will probably consider euch professions insincoro in face of the Prince's adherence to the Roumelian alliance and the fact that the Bulgarian Assembly supports him with a heavy war vote. Tho Porte is meanwhile making active preparations for war; the reserve forces aro being mobilised and troops are being brought from the island of Crete. The massing of Russian troops in Bessarabia is another disquieting symptom, and altogether the Ambassadors seem heavily handicapped in their endeavours to urrivo at a peaceful solution of the trouble.

There was but little business done in the sharemarket to.day, and there aro no quotable alterations in the prices of stocks. Cr, Montague has given notice to movo at the City Council on Thursday next, "That the following resolution pnsaod 19th February 1885, bo rescinded, viz.:—That the memhors for the North Ward be re quested to interview and consult tho p/oporty owners and occupiers in Hobson streot to Victoria-street, with a view of ob taining their written consent to the altera tion of tho present level of Hobson-etroet, as far as Victoria-street, and to report to the Council as early as possible."

Mr W. H. Skinner, architect, yesfceiday received 13 tenders for the erection .of a four-roomed cottage at Poneonby. The lowest tender—Mr A. Hanson, 125—has been accepted.

The recent charge of cattle-stealing brought aga'nst Mr T. Pollock in t'.ie Police Court has led to a claim for damage for false imprisonment. A writ claiming £1,000 was yesterday served by Mr Cotter, counsel for Mr Pollock, on Mr W. Foley's legal re presentative, Mr S. Jackson, junr.

An error occurred in our paragraph yos terday referring to tho cab case. It was stated that both the parties to the affair had been fined for drunkenness. This is not the fact. When the case was called at the Police Court on Tuesday, Mr Theo. .Cooper, who appeared for Mr OUv.er, apked for a remand, stating that he would be able to prove that his client was not undo r tho influence of liquor, and was in no way to blame for what had occurred. The Bench granted a remand until Friday.

At the office o! the Official Assignee to day, Wm. P. Hargrave, formerly a master mariner, but at present out of employment, was declared a bankrupt on his own peti tion. It will be remembered that Mr Har grave was one of the principal losers at the late fire in Franklui Road.

Seven thousand trout ov» h^ve been sue cesefully hatched by the Acclimatisation Society at the hatching station, Hender son. This makes the fourth detachment raised at this station. Young fish have been distributed from this centre in the various creeks with which the Waitak.erei Ranges abound, and the English trout may be fairly considered as established ,in that district. Healthy young fish are now seen in the creeks, and in the course of a few years this district will become a favourite resort for the disciples of Isaac Walton,

Mons. Bibron has taken passage by the s.s. Wairarapa, to leave for Napier to morrow. His plain and fancy dress ball, which took placo in tho Choral Hall last evening, and is described in another column, proved a great succoss, being a most fitting termination to a successful dancing season amongst his largo numbers of pupils.

The Provincial Hospital librarian thank fully acknowledges .the receipt of a parcol of literature from the Auckland Club.

The members of the North Shore Cricket Club open their seaßOn on Saturday next in the Dovonport Domain. Intending mem bers are invited to attend.

It has very truly boon said that a polico man's life is not a happy ono. Yesterday afternoon, Constable Macky actually had to carry a drunken thirteen-stone sailor from tho wharf to tho police-station in his arms.

On Friday afternoon next a deputation of ratepayers from tho Waitakoroi East High way District will wait upon tho Waitomata County Council for the purpose of protesting against the striking of a second rate by tho Road Board, tho Council having already collected ono. Tho proceedings aro ox pected to bo protty lively.

Tho fourth quarter of tho Nowton Grammar School, conducted by tho Rev. Potor Mason, B. A., commenced today (tho Ist of October.) By a misprint in tho ad vertiaomont, tho date was erronoously given as tho 10th. This school continues to main tain its place as ono of tho leading privato secondary schools in Auckland.

The compilation of the crickot programme for present season has boon left to tho Auck land Cricket association.

Dr. Yon Haast has telegraphed to Mr E. Menzios, Socretary to tho Local Committee of tho Colonial and Indian Exhibition, stat ing that tho timo for receiving applications for space has beon oxtonded until tho 10th inst. It is to bo hoped tho result will bo that, during tho ton days' grace thus accorded, a large numbor of additional applications for space will be made.

Wo notice that the splondid exhibits of the Auckland Fibro Company have boon successful in carrying off a large numbor of first and second prizes at the Industrial Exhibition for various descriptions of ropo and binder twino.

Madame Pauline Rita notifies tho liulica and gontloman who havo coneontod to tako part in tho production of "Trial by Jury that tho noxt rehearsal will tako place on Saturday evening noxt, at 7.30, in Miss Colo's school-room, bohind tho Supromo Court.

Tho Hobson Company's Social tako3 place to-morrow night, in tho Forostor's Hall, Nowton. A' strong committeo havo boen hard at work for some timo to mako tho affair a success, so that thoso patronis ing" the Social may safely J anticipate a ploasant ovoning. Tho International Circus Company havo ao far boen unfortunate in tho way of having vory inclemont weather for tlioir perform ances, but prospocts in this respect aro now apparently moro favourable, and tho audi ence to-night should bo much larger than thoso of tho last fow evonings, which havo beon stormy. Tho programme of last ovon ing included eovoral now items, which woro woll received. Tho Circus will bo opon again to-night. Thore was a strange caso of attempted suicide last week at Whatiwhatihoo. A young woman who had placed her all'cctions on a man who did not moot with her friends' approval as a husband, in dospair ato tho hoads of a box of matches and several corks. Fortunately for, her, a half-caste woman, a friend of here, hearing what sho had taken, administered an emetic of salt and warm water in timo to save her life, but which loft her still very unwell, and not inclined to repeat tho experiment. The New Zealand Co-operativo Land and Labour Company oponod their first shop to day* commencing businoss us iticflt sftlcs men, in tho promises recently fitted up op posite St. Matthew's Church.

Sharks aio making their appearance in tho harbour. "C.C." writos: "I should liko to mako known, through your valuable paper, tho dangers of bathing now, moro especially along Cholsoa. I happened to bo on that wharf yesterday and saw sereral sharks caught, and n oro especially by oho porson ; he caught threo sharks with ono lino. I just givo this as a warning."

Tho Burn's Club ontortainmont in St. .Tames'H Hall tako placo on Wednesday noxt, the 7th October. Spoeial attontion is drawn to tho dato, bocauso a provious announcement contained an error.

Tho Faust Family of gymnasts, athletes, and musicians arrivo from tho Waikato by this eroning's train. This clovor troupe of artistes, who havo boon, since their eovor anco from Chiarini's Circus, making a moat successful tour of tho colony as a soparato show, will givo a sories of performances in Auckland. Their first appearanco will bo at tho Theatre Royal on Saturday evening, when thoy tako part in tho benefit onter tainment on behalf of Fryer's Circus.

The practice Booms to obtain after rainy weathor in this city to rako up tho semi liquid mud into long, parallel linos, extond ing over all tho asphalt crossings, and to loavo them thus to await loisurely deporta tion thence. If the pooplo who aro oinployed to cloanse tho streets are too donse or too indolent to study public convonienco in tho matter, then tho City Council had hotter instruct them to slightly altor their modus opcrandi. This morning it wa3 simply impossible to cross from one side of Queon street to tho other without having to cloar at a jump ono or other of theso obstacles. Thoso who happened to bo pre-occupiod in conversation, of course floundored through the slush, to the utter destruction of the matutinal polish upon their shoes.

The Auckland branch of thoFodernted Sea men's Union lieldameeting,fromwhichpress representative were oxcludod, at Kob.=on's Rooms last evening, for tho purpose of con pidoring an arrangement rocently arrived nt by tho Northern Stoamship Company that thoir employe's should not receive payment for overtime. Wo understand that tho conclusion arrived at by tho Union was that membors should adhoro strictly to tho rules, which require that soamen shall be paid for all overtime, making no exception in caies'Tvhero vessels ore worked according to fitness for navigation in tidal rivers. Re lations between the Union and the Company are tboreforo onco more considerably strained.

The- Baud of Hope Union singing and reciting contest, which takes placo in tho Newton Fores tors'Hallon Monday, Tuesday, and Wedneaduy of next jyeok, promises to bo very successful bo far as tho competitors aro concerned, there being over 70 entries, and ono or two of tho Bcctiona will be well t con tested by some 10 or 11 member*, wliilo tho average will be about 6. Tho following societies aro represented:—Arch Hill, Devonport, Franklin Road, Mt. Eden, Newton Excelsior, Parnoll, Pitt-st. Wosloyan, PotiEonby Woßloyan, Ponsonby Baptist, Sir 11. Havolock, St. David's, St. Stephen's Tabernaclo, Takapuna, U.M.F.C., Pitt and Vincent strcots. Tho Committoo mot last night for final arrangements, and, considor ing the task bofore them, good progress was mado. Somo good prizes have boon pro sonted, und it was arrangod to canvass for tho necessary remaindor.

It will bo aeon by reference to another column that there is now every probability of tho Woollen and Manufacturing Company being established near Auckland. This will at once reopen tho question of sito. It must be admitted by all that one groat factor in tho success of such a vonturo will bo a propor location of the mills. As tho neigh bourhood in which tho factory is Greeted will be y/ondorfully bonofited, various arts are being used to secure it by different land holders. Of this tho promoters havo had the business tact tomako capital by suggest ing that the district in which the most shares are hold will have tho greatest possibility of securing tho factory. Ey this moans persons interested are temptod to invest largely in shares, in the hope of future in crease in the value of their adjacent pro porty through the establishment of the factory in thoir vinicity. Already it has boon statod that a largo number of shares havo been disposed of at Helensville, One hunga, and the Thames, and at each place a site has been olTered. In addition to this, the Bmall township of Henderson is bidding for the prizo,notby tho residents taking up shares but fey depending more upon tho nearness to town, easy water and railway carriage, find streams of water, and the cheapness of the land. Looking at the matter from a Hellish point of view, citizens of Auckland must naturally wish to see the factory in active operation somowheiq on (the banks of the Waitcnwta, so that the latter place may have a chance. Still all minor con siderations should be set aside, and only the most suitable sito selected, whatever its location.

Messrs Marshall and Copcland, brewers, of Dunedin, deeiro to announco to their customers that they havo bee» awarded tho first pnj.o for strong aleattheN.Z. Industrial Exhibition, tjius pnce more conflrmiug their brand in the position which it has held for roarly a quarter of a cejturr. Messrs John Reid and Co. are the Auckland Agents.— [ADVT.)

The committee of the West End Cricket Club havo arranged for a grand concert to be oTen in the Choral Hall during the present month. Anumber ot tho leading musicians and vocalists of the city have promised to take part in the concert.

CHARGE OF LARCENY WITH DRAWN.

This girl Margaret O'Halloran, who was arrested last wook on the charge of stealing a purso and contents, valuo £7 10s, the pro porty of Miss Emily Whitaker, at Pah Farm, and who was subsequently under medical treatment while suffering from the effects of poiaoning, was brought before the Magistrate at the Polico Court to-day. Mr Buudlo appeared for tho informants, and said that undor tho unfortunate circum ', stances that surrounded tho caso, they did not propose to oiler any ovidonco. Mr B. Cooper pppearcd for tho defendant, and said ho would olfor no objection to this courso. At tho same timo, ho did not beliovo that tho caso could be proved if gone on with, It was true that tho articles wcro found in tho girl's bodroom, but ho submitted that thoy wore not taken there with any felonious intent. As a matter of fact, they wore not hidden, but wero placed in a position where thoy might bo seen by any porson coming into the room. Ser goant Pratt offered no objoction to the withdrawal of tho prosocution, and tho pri soner waß dischargod.

WELLINGTON NOTES.

(BY TKLECIRArn—OWS COUItESPONDKNT.)

Wellington, this day. The visit of His Excellency tho Governor to Wanganui has been postponed for a week. Sir William will not leave Wolling ton until Tuesday noxt.

Re-Arrangement of Dofenco Officers

I understand it is not the intention of tho Government at prosent to fill tho vacancy caused by the death of Colonel Roador. It is not altogether improbable that tho ollico hold by that gentloman may bo voated in tho Comtnandor of tho Forces, and that no fresh appointment except tho honor ary appointment of Major Jorvois may bo considered necessary just now. Thia_ is all tho moro probable as it is tho intention of tho Doionco Minister to presently reduco the strength of tho A.C. force by fifty men and two oflicors. Captains Fortosouo and Capsol (tho lattor stationed in tho Waikato) aro to bo dismissed immodiatoly. Tho San Francisco Mail Service Hon. Gcorgo McLoan is horo as represen tative of tho Union S.S. Company, and had a long intorviow last night with tho Post mastor-Genoral re tho San Francisco mail Service Sir^Julius Vogel informs me this morning that'there is nothing as yet to com municato to tho public on tho subject. Mr Loonard liarpor, ono of tho most enthusiastic movers in tho East and Weet Const Kailwny,is also hero, probably in con nection with that matter. Govornmont and tho King Natives. Another largo nativo mooting m to bo hold in tho neighbourhood of Tongariro, in about a month,at which tho Nativo Minister oxpeets to bo prosent. Tho mooting is in connection with tho land question. Tho King natives and othors want to put an immediato stop to tho passing of nativo lands through the Court, and tho former aro also avorso to tho progress of surveys Other tribes (and tho Minister considers a majority of tho nativo population) havo ex pressed tlioir desire in quite an opposite direction, and aro advocating tho oppo site course Tho Ministor oxpects that tho next meoting at Taupo will bo generally favourable to tho wishes of tho Government, Whilst all tho natives express the deepest loyalty to tho Queon and tho Government, thoro is a section that include in their creed loyalty to tho King, nnd who say thoy want to hear what tho new Government has to say on tho sub ject, tho now Government being Mr Gorst, .M.1., and tho Solicitor-Genoral in the pro sent English Cabinet. Ministers Convalesoent. 1 am glad to bo ablo to cay that Mr Lar naeh is much improved in honlth. Mr Tolo is also convalescent, and was in attondanco at his Ministerial rooms yoeterday. Throntcnod Collapso of tho Cabinet Thoro aro somo funny rumours about to day anont a probablo thorough shipwreck of tho Ministry from internal dissension, and the probability of a dissolution of tho l'urliatneut early noxt year. It is said that Mr Stout will rosign, and that no mombcr of tho Cabinot will un dortako tho responsibility of reconstructing the Ministry. lam not quite euro what tho constitutional course would bo in Ruch a caso, but I supposo it would bo necessary for His Excellency to immediately summon Parliament. Howovor, I nood hardly »pocu lato on that ;-.oint. for there is probably no truth in theso rumours. Atanyrate,Ministers dony any knowledge of the subject matter by which thoy aro surrounded. Rumour sooms to pursue this unlucky Ministry with peculiar persistency. Now Forestry Regulations. Tho regulations under tho Forests Act of last sossion will bo published in tho coureo of a fow days.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.-This Day.

(Before 11. G. Seth Smith. Kaq., U.M.) Tiik weekly sitting of tliia Court was held today for the hearing mid determining small debtor JIIXIMKMT I'OR PLAINTIFFS. C. Eller v. J. Korr, £1 3.s Id, rates; costs 6s. Donaldt-.on V. Knitfht, £10; costs £3 17s ; air S. Heskoth for plnimiir. A. Nathan and Co. v. Alfred and Joseph Fisher, £i\ goods; costs, £2 15s; Jlr Cottor for plaintiff. A, Upratt v. A. l'otts. £10, 4 tanks; costs £2; Jlr For wood for plaintiff. Jas. Knight v. J. A. Higclow, £lSßsOil, meat account; costs £ll(js: JlrK. C'oopor for pluintilf. ai. Dyers v. It. Morrow, £lt, rent; costs £1 (is ;Mr Cumuli for plaintiff. It Hew v. \V. Stevens. £.1 :(s lid. trroceries; costs £1 Is Bd; Mr Iliiohunun for plaintiff, llullistcr v. W. Nelson £9 lOe; bourd and lodging ; cost 15s. iU. J. lion nctt v. K. Atkinson, Us 3(1. balance of account • costs £1 Is. (kl. 11 J. llvnnot v. J. W'aymouth. jun.. Us !ld; costs £1 Is; Jlr Digiian for plaintiff, H. H. Stowcll v. J. H. Itanderson, £1, pair oi boots ; costs £1 la (id ; lit- Napier for plaintiff. C. Kllcr v. James Fraser, £(i 2s fid, rates; costs Cs. Jlorrin and Company V.John liitchio, £!•• costs £1 17s; Jlr C. Buddie for plaintiir. JfIio.MKNT SUMMONSES. J. It, lianderson v. E. 13. Turner, claims £11 on nn order.—Mr Clarke, a witness, deposed that he was Chairman of the J'apatoltoi High way Hoard, nnd in July last ho received from defendant, n publican, the sum o£ £11. and an order on Hancock and Company for the balanco of £11, tho full amount of license 'cc being £25. The balanco was now claimed. Mr Randorson said he did not wish to be hard upon defendant, he would take it by instalments.- Order, £5 per month. Wyman v. Rowlands, claim £3.—ln this claim Mr Cotter said tho creditor had consented to accept a. weakly sum of ss, by request of tlio debtor.—Order accordingly. AUJOUUNED. A considerable number of cases wcro ad journed, others worn struck out. DBKBXDED CASKS. Hayes v. Goddaud.—Claim, £2 10a, use of paddock.—Jlr Forwood appeared for de-fondant. —The plaintiir, Timothy Hayes, farmer and milk purveyor, Three Kings, deposep that tho claim was for use of a paddock and the grass Ihereou for eight weeks lit 6s 3d per week. Tho defence was that pluintiff had not found fho fence in order, as agreed upon. Judgment for plaintill'for 305., costs 21b. Dknnkh v. Hill.—Claim, £50. Mr Cotter ap peared for tho plaintilfand stated the caso. Tho plaintiff claimed for loss of profit on the salo oi" the Rationalist and other articles through being ejected from a shop which ho had taken for a day and paid £1. The following evidence was taken :—William C. Dennes deposed that ho was in business in Queen-street opposite in August lust, lie engaged a shop opposite of tho defen dant for £1, which lie paid tor that day, the 29th of August. He had possession off defendant. He sent to Mr McKinloy to write a notification of the business to be done. He was preparing to niovo goods, sewing machines and a piano,. into the premises, when Mr McKinloy came and told him something, in consequence of which ho went over. Ho found Mr Hill: there. He had locked the door, and said, " I defy you to break open the door." Witness replied, " I am in possession." Hill replied, " 1 don't care; I'll take the consequences." Hill retained tho key and would not pei mit him to enter. Ho (Hill) said, •' You got tlie shop under false representations." Witness merely said, " I shall sue you." Mr Cotter: How do' you make upyourclaim! Mr Dennes: I usually sell on a Saturday tliree or four sewing ma chines. The profits on these would bo about £15 or £20 according to the kind of machine. On tho piano thero would be a profit of £10. Ho might have sold a bicycle or two, and lie usually sold 2,000 ceipicß of the "Hutionalist;"andas tho " Pall-Mall Gazette " number was sold that day lie lost 3d on each number, liy Mr Cooper: His combined object was to attract persons in side to buy the " Rationalist," and sell as many sowing machines as possible. Did not remem ber instructing McKinley to write " Horrible Disclosures." Left it partly in tho writer's hands, he being a pat proprietor of the " Ha' ioualist." He consulted tho other po prietors before taking Mr Hilt's Mr Hill subsequently scut the£l back, but he rofused it. Tho publishing oflicc was now over Mr Bennett's draper's shop. Tho agents took their usual quantity. One man In the street sold 500. Did not sell altogether for the sake of profit. Ho sent Mr William Cooper, also a part pro prietor, to Mt Hill upon the matter. This was plaintiff's case. Mr Cooper said the defonce was that the shop was obtained by a legal fraud; —not for tlie sa^e qf soiling other goods, but for; tho sale of tho Rationalist, which had a special' interest on that day. Had Mr Hill known the real objoct in view in taking the shop Mr Hill would not have let it for that purpose as he would tell the Court.-CharlesHill,decorative; painter, deposed to letting the shop for one day to Mr Dannit for the sale of good 3. He did not say that ho intended to sell the ■' nationalist." Would not have let the shop for that par pose oven lor £0. From -what be heard, he went to the shop and found Mr 'McKinley very busy writing on tho plate-glass win dows, " Pall Mall Gazette : " " Frightful Disoloaures," &o ■in large letters. He told Mr Mclhnley to desist. He said he would not. li c mmediately looked the door. He would have returned the el, but it was notaccepted.—Croes examined by Mr Cotter! Had he seen sewing machines In the thop, it might have altered bis action. (Left sitting.)

GOING THE PACE

A YOCNa man named William Davis, who is well-known about town, was arrested to - day by Detective Hughes, on a charge of appropriating £5 belonging to|his employer, Mr Chadwick, merchant. Davis was employed to collect accounts, and sell tobacco and cigars for Mr Chadwick, and it is alleged that the sum of £5 recently paid to him by Mrs O'Sullivan, of the Shamrock Hotel, w,fis not accounted for. There are other charges pending against tho prisoner, who was formerly a clerk for Mr Quick.'livery stable keeper.

BURGLARY AT NORTH SHORE.

About half-past four this morning, Mr Baker, on his way to work, found that the door of Lillewall Bros.' store was open. Attention being called to it, it was found that some thieves had entered and let them selves down from the store into the shop by moans of a trap door, and decampod with 22s in small money found in the till. The safo had beon oporated upon with somo common keys, but unsuccessfully. En trance is believed to havo beon effected by going up the steps at the back of the pro mises on to a landing or balcony and break ing a large pane of glass, through which tho thieves made their way. Traces of candlo grease were found on the floor.

THE STRASBURG CLOCK.

A unique msdel of tho world-famed Stras burg clock has arrived in Auckland, and on and after Monday next will be on exhibi tion in Coupland's old store, Queen-street. It is a perfect marvel of mechanical in genuity, and throughout America, Aus tralia, and the Southern part of this colony it haa excited tha utmost wonderment and admiration. It ia just, one-fifth the sizo of the celebrated Straaburg clock itself, or in other words, it is 12 feet high and 6 feet wide. It is divided into four sections or parts. Tho lower part or base has in front of it a revolvingterrestrial globe behind which there is an orrery after the Coper nician system, flanked by figures of Apollo and Diana. Above tho dial are seen the seven days of tho weok, represented by soven heathen deities, seated in chariots and drawn by tho animals dedicated to them. Tho figures change daily. The second eoction contains the grand calendar, calculated for ono hundred yearp, from 1801 to 1900. It contains tho years, tho leap years, the golden numbers, the opacte, the Dominical letters, the months, the days of tho months, tho days of tho week, and the day of tho week upon which any date will fall from 1801 to 1900. In the four coignes aro representations of tho seasons. In tho third section is seated a chorub on tho loft, with a bell on which he strikes the first note of each quarter-hour. Another cherub on the right holds an hour-glass with sand in it whfch he reverses. Above stnndß the figure of Death, a scythe in one hand, a hammor in tho other, before him two bells ; every quarter of an hour a figure stops for ward, first a child, then a youth, then a man in armour, then an old man ; as they pass, tho quarters are struck. The fourth soction is the superstructure, and is most ologantly constructed and embellished. Here, as each horn U sounded, the Apostles appear in suc cession and bow lowly to tho Saviour, who blesses them. As Peter approaches, Satan appears, and by his motions seem to tempt Peter, who alono dooa not bow, but turnß his back in denial upon his Lord ; then the cock on tho weight-tower flaps his wings and crows in memory of Peter's temptation. Then Sntun again oppoars, and with eager eyes watches Judas till he disappears. Thoro aro numerous other figures, each of which plays a part, and aftor seeing tho model, ono can readily believe that it took ton years to construct,

TABLE TALK .

" Tiik Sorckrkji " at the Opera House.

TUroateuod war in Turkey. Invasion of Hawke's Bay—by rabbits ! Of moro consequence to New Zealand than tho Turkish squabble.

Auckland is to have an extra policeman. Small demand for Now Zealand oats in tho Molbourno market.

Government offices closed this afternoon for Colonot Reader's funeral.

Sir G. S. Whitmoro is at Dunodin on dofenco business.

A fierce nor'westor raged at Timaru yoß torday afternoon. Nelson this season exported 1,911 bales ol hops.

Tauranga cheese is coining into demand in Auckland.

This day fortnight is fixed for the Friendly Societies' Demonstration at Wellington. Times are improving; not a single Bchedulo has been filed in Auckland tor throe weeks.

Juvenile concert at St. James's Hall to night. Final rehearsal went of! most sue cessfully.

Another good sign: Wellington Cus toms duties last quarter increased by £12,000.

Tho gas mains to Onehunga will be laid in tho course of next month.

It is oxpectcd that about 4,000 members of Friondly Societios will go to the Wel lington demon Rtration.

George Watts, miner, while working at Hendon, Otago, yesterday, was killed by a fall of earth.

Rev. Dr. Stewart has been re-elected President of tha University Council at Dunedin.

"It strikos me that our roast beef is always off tho neck," Baid ono boarder to another. " Yes," was tho reply "it ia always neck or nothing hers."

A boy named John Jackson has been sevorely bitten by a savage dog at,Parnoll. legal proceedings threatened against the brute's owner.

Tho Dunedin University Council hove submitted to a' committee tho question brought forward by Mr Macandrew for establishing three model farms as schools of agriculture. Tho Marlborough Moat Freezing Com pany'd annual balance-sheet shows a loss of £157 on the year's operations. The sharo holdors blnmo the directors.

The Caucasian ia "played out," This is what a negro journalist in the United States writes. "The white race is, we believe, already beginning to decay. It hag reached its majority and the signs of dotago aro beginning to appear. Our young and vigorous race should avoid amalgamation with it." John O'Brien has been committed for trial by tho R.M. Court at Lyttelton for breaking into the Canterbury Hotel at the port and Btealing £6 odd. Accused is sus pected of similar pranks at Wellington. This showß tho pass to which we have come, commoraially considered ; it is from the Dunodin " Star " : —" The undersigned would like to join some business as active partner. Capital,£l. Address M.J., Post Office."

EXHIBITION AWARDS.

(Continued.)

(BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Wellington, this day. Class 19, apparatus and prbcesßeß used in paper-making, dipping, ptintiug, stereo typing, and lithography. (The G6vorn monk Printing Office exhibits wero not for competition.)— Engraving and die-sinking: Bock and Cousins, Wel lington, let ; Whitcombo-, Tombs, and Co., Christchurch, 2nd ; Lyon and Blair, Wellington, 3rd ; Fer guson and Mitchell, Dunedin, honourable mention, Lithographic and ornamental drawing : Bock and Cousins, Wellington, Ist; Whitcombo and Tombs, Christchurch, 2nd. Lotter-press Printing: Whitcombe and Tombs, Christchurch, lßt. Account book Manufacture : Lyons and Blair, Wel lington, Ist; Ferguson and Mitchell, Punedin, 2nd; R. Burrett, Welling ton, 3rd; Whitcombe and Tombs, Chriatchurch, and W J. Londsbear, Wellington, honourable mention,' Book binding (letter press): Ferguson and Mitchell, Dunedin, Ist; B. Burrett, Wel lington, 2nd ; Lyon and Blair, Wellington, 3rd ; Whitcombe and Tombs, Chrietchurch, honourable mention. Specimens Of Machine Ruling: Lyon and Blair, Wellington, Ist. Brown, G^ey, and Coloured Wrap ping pape: Fergusson and Mitchell Dunedin, Ist; Mataura Falls Paper Mill, 2nd. Paper bags: Mataura Falls Paper Mill Company, Ist. Cardboard boxes for jewellery, hats, etc. : J, Forreßt and Sons, Sydenham, Ist; T. Tracey,; Dunedin, 2nd Rubber Btamps: Frost and Mauley, Wel lington, Ist; Murray and Spencer, Auck land 2nd.

OmwißD, Coastwise.—Agnes Martin, for Whangarci; Whanearai.forWhangarei; Mob, for Giaborne; Swallow, for Houhora; Puka imka, tor Barrier; Start, tor Thames,

CABLEGRAMS.

(SPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

(Received October 1, 1.45 p.m.) Queensland Separation League. London, September 30.-Mr Hennikor Heaton will conduct the affairs of tho Queensland -Separation League, which has for its object the division of Queensland into Korfhom and Southern Departments.

Now Lord Mayor of London. Alderman John Staples, F.S.A., Alders gate, is Lord Mayor elect. Tho Cable Reductions. Tho various Agents-General will shortly confer with the Cable Companies on the subject of the recent cable reductions. New South Wales Loan. The New South Wales loan will be placed in the market as Boon as a decision has boon arrived at regarding the minimum. Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-General for New South Wales, contradicts a statement made by the " Daily Telegraph "to the effect that the existing liability of that colony to the English money-lenders will absorb tho forthcoming loan. [beuter's telegrams.] Tho Oueenslond Separation Movement. London, September 30.—A long letter from the pen of Mr Wilmott appears in the " Times >r this morning, advocating and urging Queensland to go in for separation. Tho Small-pox in Canada. A thousand cases of small-pox are re ported at Montreal, where anti-vaccine riots have broken out.

AUSTRALIAN.

A Freethinker on Trial for Blasphemy.

Melboorne, this day.—Joseph Symes, the well-known' Freethought lecturer, was brought before the magistrates yesterday, en a charge of publishing articles of a blasphemous nature in his nowspaper, the " Liberator," and, after examination, was committed for trial. Federal Adoption Bill. Mr Service has incroduced the Federal Adoption Bill into the Legislative Assembly.

THE ROUMELIA- BULGARIAN DIFFICULTY.

(CABLE-COPYRIGHT.)

MOBILISATION OF TUBKISH TROOPS,

The Confereneo of Ambassadors,

Constantinople, September 30.

Tho conference botweon the various Ambassadors to the sublimo porte has been fixed for to-morrow (October 1). The Turkish War Office has mobilised eighty battalions of the reserve force", and instructions have been given to recall aa many troops as can be spared from the Island of Croto. Warlike Preparations. Constantinople, September 30. ■ Princk Alkxandkr, of Bulgaria, is about to despatch a deputation to His Majesty the Sultan, with tho object of reassuring him of tho continued loyalty of Bulgaria to the suzerainty of tho Porte. London, September 30. The Russian troops are massing in gre >t force at Bessarabia, a province of South Russia. The Turks are sanding large rein forcements to Adrianrplo and Salonica. Servia is enrolling soldiers.

THE ENGLISH ELECTION CAMPAIGN.

(by cable—oopykight.)

London, September 30. Mr Gladstone will visit Midlothian in a fortnight. Lord Rosobery strongly sup ports the manifesto recently issued by Mr Gladstone.

The Marquis of Salisbury will Bpeak at Newport on Wednesday next.

VICTORIAN AND SOUTH AUS TRALIAN REVENUE.

(BY CABLE. —COPYRIGHT.)

(recter's telegram.)

(Received October 1—1.15 p.m.)

Melbourne, this day. The Victorian quarterly returns give the revenue for the past three months as £1,450,000, a decrease on the corresponding period last year of £24,000. The principal foiling off is in land sales and territorial revenue. Adelaide, this day. The revenue for the past quarter is five hundred and thirty-one thousand, an increase of twenty-one thousand on the same period of last year.

VOLUNTEER NOTES.

" A" Battery of Artillery.

The members of this battery are notified in another column to attend a special inspec tion parade this evening, at 7.30. Every member is requested to attend,

"THE SORCERER" TONIGHT.

It is hardly necessary to remind our readers that the Auckland Amateur Opera Club re produce "The Sorcerer" to-night at the Opera House for the benefit of the Masonic Building Fund. There is no change in the cast, and both chorus aad orchestra will be up to their full strength, while Herr Carl Schmitt, as before, will wield tho conduc tor's bfttou. A crowded house may enfoly be prognosticated.

IS IT THE END OF THE DEPRESSION ?

[by telegraph—pbess association.]

Wellington, this day. The Customs returns for the whole colony for September are not yet completed, but they are expected to reach £125,000, which is much above the averago.

DROWNING AT WHANGAREI.

Superinthndant TiioMrsosi received a telegram from Whangarei this afternoon, stating that a man named Henry Ick,' employed a3 a bush cook, was found drowned at low water on the beach this morn ing. Deceased had been drinking la3t night, and the evening was wot and very dark, Deceased is supposed to have fallen over from the road into the tido. Deceased be longed to Auckland, and was a son of the late Mr Ick, auctioneer, of that place. An inquest is to be held.

mciix m the v oßKSiror.-To do good work .hanicohuiii.u.uathave KO od health? If lout feebied his hand orcHnimud his Blithr. let him at once, and btitre i.oiiie organic trouble ap posw, taka plontj t,f Dr. SouTe's Hop bitters. S&HMI sWfteSSs{Huif anaX

Timber mouldings, joinery, turnery, .packing cases, paving blockp, &c, at reduced prices.—Auckland Timber i 0.-(Advt.)

The last few days to invest in Adam Bede's Melbourne Cap, first consultation. Apply at once ; drawn in a fewdays.—[Advt.J The first meeting of the newly - formed Cricket Club for Onehuoga is to be held this evening at 7.30 sharp, for the transaction of business and arrangement, for the forthcoming

There will be no lecture on elementary ™ne™?S^ th? ,Univerelt y College on Saturday m^SrS *l x\ in consequence of a request from many of the teachers, who, it appears find it inconvenient to attend on that day.

A rehearsal of the music to be performed S«i?t?a? u<? 1 d'°o«lan choral festival will be held at St. Sepulchre's Church this eveniDg at punctual cholr are re<>ueßted to be

Mr John Buchanan is advertised to re deliver his lecture on "K volution" to-night In BL Andrews Hall, Upper Symon-J a street. Tbe lecture has been prepared with great care end research, and will, we feel sure, be well worth attention, the Bubject being one which has ex ?.« P or6 taterest .than almoßt any other scien lino theory advanoed in modern days. The pro ceeds of the lecture are to be devoted to the St. Andrew'a Churoh Building Fund.

A BARONET IN TROUBLE.

" Sir Richard Cnrkeelc Coulson, M.D."

Sont to Prison,

The renowned baronet who was lately

" braced " up sufficiently to don the blue ribbon has again fallen from grace. At the Police Court, To Awamutu, on Saturday last, Sir Richard Joseph Carkeek Colson, Bart., M.D., was charged on the informa tion of Constable Ryan with having, on the 21st inst., committed a breach of the Police Offences Act by obtaining the sum of £1 from Mrs Ellen Roiley under faleo pretences. Mrs Reiloy, sworn, deposed that the ac cused called at hor house and sold her some powders. She gave him £1, which he took away with him to get changed, and promised to bring the balance back to wit less. Ho also promised to bring a medical work which he left at the Commercial Hotel. He did not come back for some days. When she saw him next he said he had spent the money, but was going to Ran giaohia, when he would get Borne money and bring her the change, but he failed to keep his promise. Constable Hyan deposed to arresting the accused at Kihikihi on the charge. On the way to the lockup accused told tho constable that he had received the pound from Mrs Reiley and cashed it at tho bank. He was afraid to cash it at the hotel, as he owod some money, and he was afraid they would stop his account and he would have nothing left. He admitted having drank the monoy. Accused made a ramblingstate ment in which ho treated the court toa little private family history, but he was stopped and told to confine himself to the facts of the case. Ho produced a bill which showed that Mrs Reiley was indebted to him. Ho was a duly qualified medical practitioner, his diploma was at Kohimarama in possession of a Mr Newcome. The Court gave him three days to get his diploma to prove that he was a doctor, and entitled to sell medi cine and give advice. Tho accused, how ever, has been unable to satisfy the Bench, and was brought down in custody from Waikato last night, having been sentenced to four months' imprisonment.

MINING NEWS.

(BY TFXEORAPH—OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Thames, Wednesday night. Cambria.—The return of retorted gold, telegraphed to-day, wa3 reduced in the melting process to 2,352J0z5. The total yield for the month's operations is 3,1610zs 12dwts melted, and since tho beginning of the year the mine has produced more than 13,8000z5, by no means a poor product fora claim which was practically in the virgin state 18 months ago. It is understood the directors are now arranging for tho con tinuation of the Darwin shaft for tho pur pose of opening another level. New Prince Imperial.—The monthly rotorting took place this afternoon, and re sulted in tho payable return of 2200z3 re torted gold, for which 158 loads .of quartz were treated. New Whau.—Bowler, tributer, crushed 22 loads of quartz for the payable return of 48ozs.

Rocky Point. -Crushing for Lewis, tri buter, yielded 17ozs 18dwts gold. Hadraki Returns.—The gold returns for Hauraki goldfiold during the month of Sep tember show a total of 7,3170zs lSdwts, of which tho Thames proportion is 6,4730za lCdwts.

Cambria.— Tho cross reof in the leadiog stopo is about 2 feet in width, and the band of gold averaging threo inchos in breadth traceable with mere or less continuity for the length of 10 or 12 feet. The mine is almost besiegod with visitors to-day.

THE ANGLICAN MISSION

St. Lake's Church, Mount Albert,

Yesterday concluded tho mission in the aboye church. Holy communion wsb administered at eight a.m., and matins were repeated at half - past ton. At three o'clock in the afternoon an address waa delivered by Rev. Mr Bodington to mothors, and although tho weather was very inclement, 33 persons were proaent. The sut'ject dealt with was the Bin of Rachel In stealing tho images of her father Laban. Mr Bodington depicted how people did not sse the idol in their hearts until revealed by God unto thorn. Ho also sooko of the Bin and danger of making idols of children or one another. Tho concluding service was held at 7-30 o'clock in the evening, when, considoriug the statb of the weather and roads, there was a fair attendance. The text waß taken from Kphesians, 6th chapter and Uth verse: " Put on tho whole armour of Ood." He spoke of the great fight at presont going on against sin and Infidelity. and exhorted all to put on tho armour of God, and range themECivefl openly on tho right side. At the close of the address, an ia- Btruotion and meditation service was held, after which ihe congregation renewed their baptismal vows, and the mission concluded. Before tho congregation dispersed, Mr Boding ton distributed memorial cards of tne mission, and papers containing suggestions how to order their lives in the future, and also a list of nine aidß to a holy life. Today the Rev. C. Bodington proceeded to Helonsvllle, and will open a mis sion there this evening. On Friday ha will go on to To Kopuru, on Saturday to Dargaville, and on Sunday to Aratapu and other stations in tne Northern Wairoa, The mistlon at the North Shore commences on Friday, October 9,

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Before Messrs D. G. MaoDonnell and Irvine- Justices of the Peace)

Drunkenness.—A drunken quartette appeared in sections and submitted to the usual penalty. Larceny.—John Wilstn was charged with the larceny of a picco of print, valued at 7s Gd, the property of Is«c Smith, and an umbrella, value 81, the property of Frank Sloman— Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to threo months' imprisonment with hard labour.

Alleged Assault—Henry Montagus was chargt d on warrant with unlawfully assaulting Maggie Moran yesterday by sinking her on the head and body wiihhis boot—'lhe prosecution was withdrawn.

Bv-LAWS.-Miohaol O'Dowd pleaded KUilty to a charge of allowiug the chimney of his house in Victoria Quadrant to take fire, and was fined 5< and oosts.—Jaa. French admitted having driven a horse round the corner of Kort-streot at faster than a walking pace, and as tho case was a bad one, a fine of Hi and coats was imposed — Rdwara Yaile pleaded not guilty to a charge of allowing his horse to wandor in Upper Queen-street, and in faot denied that ho had a horse. He had dimply bnen sent to release it from the pound.—Constable Hunsen deposed to having found the horse in question wandering.—Tho poundkoeper did not m pear to prove the release of the animal, and on the application of Sergeant Pratt tho oaße was adjourned till to-morrow.

THE AUCKLAND WOOLLEN MANUFACTORY.

A meeting of the provisional direotora of the North Now Zealand Woollen Manufacturing Company (Limited) was held yesterday at Mr Bennett's Chambers, Paimerston Buildings. Mr D. H. MoKenzla Fresided and in opening remarked that when the formation of the Com pany had been first proposes, it unfortunately happened that the citizens were more seriously interested In what appeared an inevitable European wnr. Tho question was tDorefore BhelV3d for tho time boiug. Since then eomo £IC,COO capital had been subscribed by personal canva-8, evidently principally by people outside tho ordinary applicants for shares, who wore anxious to see a woollon manufacturing industry established somewhere in tho vicinity of Auck land, Judging Irom tho report and other evi dence before tho mooting, it appeared that quite another £20,000 would te subscribed upon the Company being registerod,and the faolory star ted. A population of 100,000 was In tho Auckland district, which should surely support such an industry. The Company, if successful, would afford employment to several hundred persons, which was of itsolf a great consideration. Thou there was the fact that by establishing such an industry, the commercial stability of the city would be improvod. Auckland city, alone, was a customer of the Southern mills to tho extent of £50 000 per annum, and In the event o( tbis proposed company falling through, it was stated that a branch Southern mill would shortly bo started hero with Southern capital From tho tender received from Messrs Platt Brothers, of Oldham, Kngland, it was evident that a complete threosot plant, with the moßt modern imirovements, could be obtained for £9,000, which was just 20 por cent, below tho cußtO(i;ary prices, and by tho estimate as drawn up by an architect, factory build ings, sufficiently largo but without elaborate prnamontation, could be erected for £3,000. With regard to the question of tho location of thq factory, he might state that several niagniflcem site 3 had been offered—freehold in one case, with puro, clear spring water, at 5 per cent, on the principal price. However, theße wore matters of detail which would be settled by the directors. Considerable discussion then ensued upon tho question of plans for the factory, and also the site, various arguments being adduced in favour of each. Ultimately it was resolved iliut tnc Company boat once registered,and that a general meeting ot the shareholders be called by the secretary for next Thursday week, at 2 30 p.m., for tho purtoae of electing a directory to carry out the business ot the Company.

Commercial.

(To the Editor.) Sir, —I notice in tljis day's issue of the " Herald," under the heading of " Dunedin Oats—by Telegraph," prime milling oats were quoted on 30th September at 2s Id ; short bright feed, Is lid to 2s. It appeared to me some one has furnished them with these prices for the purpose of depressing the market. My latest advices from Dunedin are not to sell under 2s 2Jd for short feed, whilst Oamaru are quoted at 2s 4d, and Canterbury the same. You will oblige me by inserting this, so as to un deceive constituents.—l am, Bir, J. Hendrv, Agent for Geo. Blyth & Co., Dunedin, • October 1, 1885,

SUPREME COURT.-In Bance.

THIS DAY,

(Be'ore His Honor lir t* .. tioa. Mr E.Hesketh for p e tl UoDin ** «X Caldwell. of Kawa kaw X trS debtor. On the latter gentlem.*- ToH the matter was a4JoSS*7»»K Brewer had not been able to get!, * 1 to appear for their final examlnS *««4 fi! of the creditors—Mr Car* .5 led fo'«i«ffi oln.l Assignee, in wpporl oW^TOfiS Mr Devore appeared for nf« tte mt"tal S book debts (Major LuskUnA^ft Mr John Abbott! Mr Devo t e3^S«!i contention was that MajoM chased (he book debts offtn? Bk'>vioj JJ dividend accruing to it from PL? 8i»(«« book debts whlcndia notindnfe d »S^ Peacocke's estate. nndthweff &toft claim to it. The facts we™ vSJ e.S»*««B Lußk founded his claimTnpon J «£***• S bankruptcy Act [AmrW« Uoa 81 3? quoted.] IWffidWtffledt wZ »tt^ out:-(l) That on May m hS§ B«2S upon his own petition a«judwa »?• W» That previous to thcfiUagofiS. £j|B««*| delivered to the Assignee &n,™?# B2UU(»>K P. J. K. Peacocke' B eltotefonhe» f r,WW and was duly admitted Lato.? m D °''3 estate (31 That about the ffi' ? e,««fi Abbott gave notice of the as» JnVfi aforementioned debt to nlmsMtew in consideration of the payment^ "' a i*i such assignment having hpnn m 3 *""»«« H) That this waRtheIStSSSSSf *88 Assignee of the assignment rayl W these cirounißtances the Ami™' that the said debt sc?dw ittmTl ViA to H. H. Lusk was uptoandfti'H;^"'** bankruptcy at the latter in hUp^S^ and disposition by the consent ot^fe*? thereof, and that under Sectlmf^?eo>« Bf'kructcy Act of IEBI the CkSf « « the said debt or any dividend?.".W«£ from to bo disposed of or apSte^S of the general body of thecred LTW H. Lusk's bankruptcy. ""'ton muj.' Mr Heakoth opposed the applUm,,. « grounds: Ist That SecUonTdii l Jpoil <i '•FT' "i feM 0 800dB and chattel n*** cited under the Bankruptcy Art.fi, Jl!'«* Act, 1849, did not contain anv&SS property as croods and chattel ffiN the Aot of 1860. Our own »Jt air^i be seen. Shares were aaaitlJS'¥tt and not necessarily choSta SS*S second rea9on was that, even wotrtl. $ one and admitting that cCKlggfcfi oom? ,wi^! n the definition m^1* chattols, the Court should not grant tRS tion in view of the circumstamS. jW" Mr Abbott's affidavit If tKffliW" got the benefit of this judgmmrSh?li?W fruits of it would go to thijndgSSddffl* the creditors in ignorance of it hSii**** him to get all dividendfi Si hta ffi Bw« Mr Abbott'B affidavit was w Si»~ John Abbott, of Parnell, n^'tTl Auckland, agent, make oath.andsw' il' I have read and considered whatTbffl be a copy of the affidavit of the Offliffi 11 sworn and filed herein. 2 ThatmT v!?"' 20th day of AprUlaat thesaidddteHiffiS I.usk was indebted to me In atoSi Bb money, and on or about that data theSffli came to uiy office and offered to SS naid judgment debt of £790, anJateiffi able demur on my part levtntUiUyS purchase the same for-the sum o[£73 fflS? o£ which the debtor then reoeivei a? after making such agreement to pKjg said judgment debt the said debtorEffi undertook to prepare the nece«wSS»2 to validate i?7UUetolie«auSSSS and a short time afterwards heagaji onnis me with suoh document, a copy W ]S! annexed hereto,and marked'A/whE. pent we both then signed. ThSJawKS is in the handwriting of the said iH bears an ci dorsemem thereon, as mmS/S the said copy, also in the ludiKl the said debtor, t That upon hfi ffl» ing the said document to me, lisiSiiS the question, "Is this rlghtf :Mhl ply, he assured me that'll' Tat ata» being thus asanrad, and"looking oatSw djiS a S acting in the dual capacity of of mysolS and as vendors, I did not submit ttefiS for the perusal of my own tolloito«,uIS practice, and I executed the Baid'docoiMß That at this time the debtor had notßw petition in bankruptcy, hnt hetubsMnSdi! so, to wit, on the 27th cayorMmMfiji meeting of his creditors being rotauS called, I attended the same, 'and in conjtiS with othois of thecred'itorß,lßigMdadoßuns drawn up by the debtor, a copy wleNof SW to annexed, and marked "B,' and tiadebtmli claiming to enjoy the bpneflte theroender i That at the said meeting ol cteditotfi dobto 's position was disoimed by Uwgredltui present, when no mention whatever, was rcidi of the said judgment debt asbeloiißjiig A debtor, and I am now able to say, md do in that the debtor did not return tie jaMingdnal debt as one of bis assets, nor does the same appear in any shape, as part of tie propertrlx, longing to the debtor. J. Thit on tie Jltidii of July last, I did give tie notice to tbeofficii! Aseigneo as mentioned, and referred to in the lth paragraph of his affidavit, and prior to inch purchase by me, tha debtnt hi lodged t proof against Peacockes' eaita iv tie tali judgment debt. S. Tfiai abont Vhe Utk day of September- last, tin Officssi Assignee being about to declare a divides! in Peacocke's estate, desired to tee tit assignment from the debtor to myrelf oittt Slid j udgmunt debt, which was duly handed v him. and upon the same day I received too 'he Official Assignee a letter, a copy whtreoli hereto annexed and marked 'a' t. This immediately on receipt of this letter, [lite viowed the Official Assignee, whan, torn? is Srlse, he informed me that the debtor 111 rawn his (the Official ABBignee'e) atteoßmti the fact that as my proof of debtinPeaeoekit estate had not been made andaeot In prtab the debtor's bankruptcy, the said Judge i, debt remained iv his (*edebtor'*) afoul disposal at the time of bis tankrnpicr, tsl formed part of his estate. 10. Thalia pitta ing the purchase, the assignment of tie nil judgment debt, the dobtor acted asDij-aolidu in that particular transaction, and when, i answer to my said question, he awrared Belli all was right, I concluded that it mi Will acted accordingly, and concluded teat mtit to the said judgment debt was perleoUygood without the necessity of taWng any (Ural step 3, and IdUnot understand! omaam that the aebtor may have said tamethatitm neco3sary forme ib lodge anynotioecliw assignment with the Official AssigneepitoJ the dobtor filing Mi) petition in bantapW which I had no cognizance whateve.. lua I cannot Beo my way to yield to tM OUJ ABfignee's olaim to bo allowed to take J benclit of the said Jndgment mM tea debtors, credi ore, or for the dabtortwfs undec the said document matied 'B, ill allow that to be done, would not only WJ me of the benefit of the said purchase IB » dividends shown in Poacookee Mta&l« would bo enabling the debtor to tan am* of his own wrong. 12. That the meeliiijra; led to the cocument marked "B beiigw; bi-myself and the other creditors wmWB the Offloial ABBignoe's office on or anoitfw» day of Juno last, and I am informedMß Official Aeeuneo that the debtor drey Mil" Official Assignee's) attention to Uie mm tionedln the above motion, 9th POMJ or about the 17lh day of Sopttmlwllftfl but for this pratuitous information mm Assignee also informs mo that ne vow" lmva detooted the alleged defect or inWJTO 13. That at tho Umo of my so PW**""}" said judgment debt I hadno«not!?M«w act of bankruptcy oommltted to a«,W nor of his intention to file a- PJ'^"^ ruptcv, and the sum I gave for the «U WJ debt is, considering the amount ot I«W»i assets, the full value of thes^d»B»ffii After Mr Cavo had replied Hii HonotBWJJ ho was satisfied that thei tofmj'B*g chattels" included this d^HE-S having drawn attention to Eome ""Ms tics, His Honor siid that h»J™"«KS tho cases that had been cited that IjJW included undor the term ' goods M»«H! as usod in thoßlßt secUon of the Af'S'ri that consequently it was in «•«■ j, disposition of the debtor. J>"J'jj, same time, in view of the clrcnmtgf'B case, ho dfd not think it wonU « to make the order asked. It se em «J»"K, to do so would be o M'MJ^Sftl fraud. From tha cI«™BMCW W^ traßsaction appeared to have sera "%^ straightforward on the part of_*S The debtor, Mr. Luck, would Wmeelllgg preatcst benefit wore ttie 'ffiJ°Si and only a small number etJJJl^j would panicipate in "^^JSSSn having previously assented totfP^Spi his favour. To permit that woiMIk""", fraud, even thoußh a few cred ton w»» oonscntod might bo b%. tSStk gotling a share o< the olined to make the order.-MrDoW.»H that since tho application natt im Major Lusk had. ab^on^ at S: -T^ he might have in *• %"& illW Honor iaid that no coats against tha Assignee, who waspertew^ In making the motion.-Ur Hesnem. admit that, Your Hono::. The Court then rose.

THE QUARANTINED CIRUS.

If the Colonial Secretary cabled tol*, tralian Government asking wh?™^ would conf cnt to the" landing of the and dogs belonging toftfwjjg^ were met with a refusal, the o«K ,^ „ have been so worded « to^ adverse reply. We shown cable despatches «»'7 n K& prietors of the Circufl convwM l^ sent of the Governments ol «« j Wales and Victoria to the.to* *•# quarantined stock at Sydnf? m M bourne. On the strength «*»■,&•** the proprietors intend to carry l w on to Sydney, open were',f,, <$ h(tj* Auckland with a clean b.U« which must ensure thwr "^^aiiiiii" fuss made over the l^^fs^ 11 shows that the genua «» •&■ has become well-esteblllbedI I^^ land. The common sense "^tedj revolted apainst tbe farM m^ » applying a general -W I attain a epecific fJ^lj^i pf»** special incident as the «w * circus horses and dogs, *wsj rt »to* meant to compete witli «»gL to tt* which would be "fBdJSSpK own Btables, and, if Df.fSTQ avoided ?

THE AUCKLAND EVEJSING STAK, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1885.



"pv R. LEGER ERSON, OTAHUHU, Attends (emergencies excepted) upon the follow ing days at the undermentioned places : ! PANMURE—At Mr Fleming's Store, ten a.m., Saturday. HOWICK—One p.m., Saturdays. PAPAKURA — Wednesdays, ten o'clock a.m. and 3 o'clock p.m., at Mr Fallwell b. WAIROA SOUTH — Wednesday, twelve o'clock, noon, Walroa Hotol. AUCKLAND—AIckIn'a Surgery, Fridays, half-poßt one p.m. JAS7~ADAMS, Watchmaker, Viotoria street, begs to inform his old frionds and ouatomers that ho has retumod from his tray els, and re-opened business three doors above the old shop, in moro commodous premlsos. During his recent voyage of discovery, whllo to Sydney, jo bought for caah at auction and privately a argo stock of superior watches. The stock com jriseg ttnglish Levers by Rothorham & Ehrhardt, American Walthams, and Continental Lovers. Ho is now enabled to sell at prices very low. J A. will be happy to boo old friends at the now premises. — JAS. ADAMS, Sydney Watch Depot, Victoria-street Gl BAUTLETT, • 154. QUEEN-STREET. Chronometers, Watches, Clocks, and Jewel lery in great varloty, and mode to order or repaired; Poesy, Motto. Engagement and Wod ding Rings. Orders by post carofnlly executed. SPECIAL NOTICE. H. L. POSSENNISKIIC, MERCHANT TAILOR, Begs to announco the arrival of his Second shipment op SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS, Ex Duchess of Argyle. Bhobtlakd-stbest, Auckland. FOR EYE, EAR, THROAT AND CHEST DISEASES.-DR. WILKINS, F.R.C.S., Consulting and Operating Surgoon, is at his Surgery for General and Speoial Praotloa —All Mornings and Afternoons ; Sundays, 10 to 12.30. Consultation Fees moderate. Hiv. spent seven yoarsatMooreflelds Eye Hospital, London, ■under Bowman and Crltchett, two at Throat Hospital. London, seven as Honorary Surgoon Albert Hospital, eifcht years at Eye Far, Throat and Chest Infirmary, Melbourne. Adjusts Spec taolos to Sight. Consulting Rooms Queon-8t (opposite Shortland-street), Auckland. J~trs~T A~^Rnn v c d AND OPENED UP, ex langstone, from glasgow (via Port Chalmers). A LARGE SHIPMENT OF TWEEDS AND WORSTEDS, Which embrace everything New or worthy of attention in the Homo Markets. JOHN WHITE, Tailor & Importer, VICTORIA-STRBET (Next Union Bank). Si QLIGHTLY DAMP. k EX WAIHORA. WILLIAM R. BRIDGMAN HAS JUST BOUGHT, AND WILL SELL, 200 DOZ CLARK'S WHITE 200 YDS REELS, Is DOZ. ALSO BOUGHT CHBAP- A Largo Lot of NEW DREBS MATERIALS, from Ud yd; a Great Bargain 42in BLACK CASHMERES, from Is Od yd Some of LAST SEASON'S PRINTS, to be sold Very Cheap Beautiful Patterns in NEW PRINTS, SAT TEKNS Boys' FELT HATS, ls.9d; worth 3a 6d Men's, Boys', and Youths' CLOTHING, very much Reduced, being Over-stocked. LOT OF CHEAP REMNANTS. 288—Upper Queen-street. —288 JEWELLERY AND THATCHES AT LESS THAN COST PRICE. I. Alexander. (Established 18G5.) RETIRING FROM BUSINESS. first and only sale since 1865. £3500 worth or HIGH-CLASS JEWELLERY GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES, MARBLE CU)CK3, SILVER GOODS, AND ELECTRO-PLATEDWARE. ALL AT LESS THAN COST PRICE TO EFFECT A SPEEDY CLEARANCE. ISIDOR ALEXANDER, JEWELLER, QUEEN-STREET. /^ E O. M o C A U L, \JC Wellesley-strekt East, GALVANIZKD IRON WORKS & COLONIAL OVBN MANUFACTORY. Plumbekb, Builders, Contractors, axd Storekeepers Aro Informed that GEO. McCAUL, of Thames, TAKEN OVER THE BUSINESS LATELY CARRIED ON BY J. L. KEAN, And being a Dlreot Importer and Purchaser for Cash, is prepared to Supply all Business Material at Lowest Rates. Awarded Three First Prizes for Colonial Ovens, Corrugated Tanks, Lead-hoaded Nails and Washers, Bpoutlng, and Lead-edge Ridging. GEO. McCAUL, MANUFACTURER AND IMPORTER, WELLEBLEY-BTRHET EAST, AUCKLAND, and Brown and Davy streets. Thames. W6 hive Jnnoh QtUNsDsHATOI pleasure-In stating - our extensive al- IRON < terationa are com pleted. At oon- -pi BEDSTEADS ■lderable outlay ■*■ we have enlarged _ T our Show Rooms. TT 3& °win°oe r U OARUCK fairly astonished T> & variety ta°Ted? CBANWBLL'B. steads, Carpets. T\r and General —* Household Furnl- —— ture presented to T their view as they ■*■ travel^ round our immense b Assortment of GARLICK _ CARPETS CRANWELL. At Reduced Prices — YOUR -'^BK CRANWELL. .Young people about to start TT Housekeeping H ■ will find ft to their advantage ~. to Famish from II mntmntr our Establißh- v BEDROOM, ment, because, as TT wttino.ROOM. we keep so many II wij.ih»-«uu«i classes of Goods, nmraniinnu we can Bult all ™ BININOKOOM, pockets. It i» O irrpniiwxr possible to fur- KITOHEN nlsh a house from _ TrnRNTTirR.TC fS'2O up to any X * UivWliUKHi amount from our warehouse. AT GARLICK GARUOK & FROM & CRANWKLL. I CRANWKLL'B. /GARLICK fe /^RANWBLL'S, QUKEN-STREBT. AUCKLAND. r\ R. T> E W E S, M.R.C.S., England, L.R.C.P., Edinburgh, ATTEND 3: OTAHUHU-Daily PANiaUHK-At Mrs Kingßleys, on Saturdays. 11 a m. HOWICK-AtMrsMoGlnnes's.Saturdays, PAPAKURA AND WAIROA S.-On Wednesdass. AU messages to be left at HIS OWN RESIDENCE, or with MR FRED. FALLWELIi, Chemist, OTAHUHU. [A CARD.'] T \R. WILLIAM ROBERT ERSON, late -'-'Medical Officer and Publio Vacolnator, Huddersfleld (England), may be consulted at his residence, Onehnnga (opposite Mr QUmu'i, Chemist)— MornlOß - •»' - „ 9 to 10 Afternoon.. m v «, 1 to 3 Bvening „ „ „ o 6t9 7



qPRINO QHASON MILNE & CHOYCE Would bog to notify to their friends and the public gonerally that they have NOW OPENED AN IMMENSE ASSORTMENT or ALL THE LATEST NOVELTIES FOR THE COMING SEASON, And would respectfully solicit a CALL. The Goods having been bought In tho Homo Markets on very advantageous term*, the Prices are guaranteed to be EXCEPTIONALLY LOW. • . EcJ Tho following represent a few of the P" Goods Opened I P NKN V K WI^S YIN STRAW GOODS P* O NEW JKKBEYS, DUST COATS tto. S NEW FANS. ? GOOD tSjmk9 O NEW SILKS, BROCHKS. &o. NNEW CAN' T fM N A!CAS3ER B . & 0. NEW FRILLINGS, RIBBONS. &o. H — Xv EVERY REQUISITE 3 BABY LINEN, )^ AND LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S WH UNDERCLOTHING. __— BOYS' CLOTHING, COLLARS, CUFFS, TIES, &c. DRESSMAKING, MANTLE-MAK INa. BOYS', TAILORING, AND VNDERCLOTUINU-MAKINO ON THE PREMISES. Patterns and Prloea by Post Free. K-PER CENT. DISCOUNT FOR-g v CASH, MILNB & CHOYCB, AUCKLAND. MRS. S. H. CLARK'S GOVERNESSES' INSTITUTE AND SERVANTS' RKSISTRY OFFICE, 310, Queen-street j Telephone No. 34S Wait ing Rooms for Ladies and Servants. Every facility given for Immediate engagomemts. Cor respondenoo respectfully invited from Ladies in all parts of the Provincial District. Rxfereks: Joseph Banks. Esq., Manager Frozen Meat and Btorage Co.; Thos. Buddie, Esq., Solicitor; D. J. McLeod, Esq., Manager A.M.P. Sooioty; K. B. Parsons, Esq., Secretary Gas Co.; J. M. Shera. Ksq. (Shera BrotHers); J. L. Wilson, Esq. (Wilson* and Hcrtan), Agent for Austra lian Mutual Provident Hticioty. T-V R. ED6ELOW, M. R. C. S., "^*^ Upper Vincknt-Street. Hours of Consultation: At Horn;, 9to ll.a,rn. and 5 to 7 p.m. i Henderson a Medical Hall. Grey-street, at 12 o'clock daily; and at Konuor dlnoV, Chemist, Karangahapa Road, from 3 to i P.HQ. _______



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