Amusements, Meetings, &c.

MAY 25,1888. Opora Houßo-"Tho Crushed Tragedian," 8 p.m. Theatre Royal-Grand Conoort, musical ima oporatic, 3 p.m. Choral Hall—Oriental Fancy Fair, 2 till 6, and 7 till 10. St. Jamos's Hall-Hands of Hopo Anniversary,. 7.30 p.m. Reclamation- Woodycar's Grand. Cirous, «' p.m. Parnoll Hall— Annivorsary Soiroo of Working Men's Friendly Aid Socioty, 0.30 p.m. Froemaaona' Hall-Lodge St. Andrew, 7.30 p.m. Moeting of Lumpors' Union, 7.80 p.m. Auction Soles To-morrow. L. W. Eaton—Fruit, &c, 11 a.m. : Messrs Vailo and Bradloy—Second - hand Furniture, &c. 11 a m. 3lr U. Arthur-Family Reeidcnce, Watchos and Jowolloiy, noon. Mr D. F. Kvans—Land und Property, noon. Mr B. C. Greenwood—Furnituro and KtVectß, Mr Linabury's, Ponsonby, 11 a.m.

Chief Post office, Auckland.

Mails will oloso as under :— This Day. fer City ot Sydney as foHo wa: - For Navigator lelands. bandwloh Islamls, United Stnt<>a of America, Canada, British tMlumbla, Coutral aud South Amerloa, and Brltinh nnd Foroinn Went liidlos, at 1 p.m For United Kingdom and Contlnont of Enropo, at 1 p.m. Money oniors, 10.30 a.m. Roglsterod lottera and newspapers, at 11.30 turn. Lute letters, boarlns an extra, tno of all ponco in addition to tho poßtngo, will be received by tho Mall Agent on board tho atMui.oi- up to tho time of ealllriß, This iiinil will hii due in London on Friduy, Jnly S. 1535 Fcr Kwsfloll and Kawakawu, per To Anau, at 4 p.m. ffor Glsborno, Napier, and Southern ports, por Suva, at 1 p.m. For Russoli. Kakakawa. Herd's Point, Wanga roa and Mongonui, per Clansman, at 5 p.m. For Whangaroi Heads, Parua. Waipu. Whan garni. Kamo, and Mangapal, per Clansman or Waitakl, at 5 p.m. For Whitianga, Upptr Mill, and Tairua, per lona. at S p.m. For Mangawai and Kaiwaka, per Ruby, at 6 p.m. S. B. BISS, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post-office, Auckland.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER.

Atn Ki_<iNt—This evening, 4 30; tomorrow morning. 5.5' J. Manuka ir Hkadp—This ovening, 7.16; to morrow morning, 7.39. Kaipara Heads —This ovening, 8.10; to morrow morning, 8 39.

Sunset.—This evening—4.so. Sunrise.—To-morrow morning—7.3. Mook's Age.—Full Moon, 29th, 8.10 a.m,

ARRIVALS.

YESTBRDAV. Clansman, s,s., Farquhar, from Tauranga lona, 8.5., Amodeo. from Barrier Suva, 8.3., Hutchison, from Wellington Julia Pryce, schooner, Olomenes, from Russell TO-DAY. To Anau, 8.8., McGcc, from the South Clansman, brigantine, Davica, from Brisbane Peerles". brigantine, Hoays. for Newcastle Linda Weber, brigantine, McKonzie, from New castlo Crusader, ship, Scotland, from London

DEPARTURES.

SATURDAY EVENING. TtartholoiuewGosnolil, barque, for New Bedford B>bil, schooner, Trnyte, Cor Rurutu YKSTBRDAY, JTleelwlDg, schooner. Couch, for Kussell

The P.M.s s. City of Sydcey may bo oxpected from Sydney early to-morrow morning.

Tho threonmsted schooner Ocean Ranger arrived at Tlmaru from Kaipara yesterday. Tho brigantinns Peurlcs from Newcastle and ihc Linda Wobber from Brisbane, arrived this morning. Tho foTmor has gone up to the Sugar Works to discharge.

1 Tho schooner Sybil soiled frr Rurntu on Sa t'lrday evening. Passnngcrs :—Messrs Bosworth, Korzon, Hostio, and Thistle.

Tho schooner Louie has been docked for an overhaul. From here sho will go to Kaipara to load timber for Rockhampton.

Tho barquo Bartholomew GosnoH, which re contly put in lenky and was repaired, resumed her voyage for New Bedford on Saturday even ing. ■

The brlgantino Clansman arrived from Bris bano this afternoon, with coals, after an un eventful passage of 1G days.

Tho 8.3. iSuva arrived from Wellington, Napier, and Whangarei last evening vrlth a quantity of general cargo and a largenumberof sheep.

The N.Z. Shipping Company's Tongariro. which arrlvod at fort Chalmers from Plymouth on Saturday, brought 2,300 tons of cargo and 171 jiassongerc, of whiuh tho following are for Auokland: -Miss J. Hicks, Messrs Burton. Kimaley. F. Birks, O. Birks, Mr and Mra R. Brett, Mr and Mrs Board and family, Mr Henderson, Mis 3 Holmes, Mr and Mrs James and two children, Mr and Mrs B. J. Kemp, Missos Shakolford, Volta, and 23 steerage.

ARRIVAL OF THE CRUSADER.

Tho ship Crusader arrived from London th's morning after a splendid passage of 83 days. Optain Scotland reports:-Left London on Mnroh 1. and had light, fair winds down Chan nel, which we clfarod on second day- Light moderate winds from W. and 3. W. pre vailed across the Bay, and on March 9 the N.B. winds wore picked up off Flnisterro. Theso carried us Into the trados on March 13. Tho trados worn lost in 2' N, and the Equator was orossod on March 23. Had no S.E. trades, ■butliaht airs and calms prevailed up till April 2nd. Paßaedthe Capo on April 20,50 days out, and then hod a heavy S.E. gale, whloh lasted for three days. Tho westorly winds were then picked up, and con timiod till May 11, after which light and variable winds from N. to N.W. provaiku till arrival. Tasmania was passed on May 11. and the Three Kings at .3 a.m. yester day. The Crusader comes ioto port in excellent order. Her chief officer Is Mr Streoter, and her second officer Mr Marshall. She brings the following passengers :-J. C. Mainwarinir, Mr and Mrs Clapperton and child. Miss Clapperton, and Mr Thurley, Steerage: S. L. Sandman, Herbert King, John P. Mort, Joehua M. Croas, Janet McNlcol, Daniel Mc- Nlcol, Aloxander MoNicol, Harold Yorke, Mrs Ingham and two children, Arthur Freeman and Wm. MorriaoD.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

London, May 22,-Arrived: Helen Denny, from Wellington (February 7); Baoffshiro, from Lyttelton (February 1); Ruapchu. from Wel lington (April 12), with her shipment ot frozen meat in excellent condition: Tainui, from Lyt telton (April 12), arrived at Plymouth this morn tntc. Her frozen meat cargo is in good condition. London, May 23.—The New Zealand Shipping Company's K.M. s.s. Rimuteka left thlß after noon for Auckland and Wellington, calling en route at the Cape of Good Hope and Hobart. San Francisco, May 22.-The Pamflc mall steamer Zealandia, from Auckland (May 1), arrived here to-day- BLOT*1, yesterday. — Arrived: Manapouri, from Melbourne. Passengers for Auckland:— Mrs oruikshank, Mr Ward, and 6 steerage.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star Office, this day.

. Mr R. Arthur's Weekly REPORT.-There hw been a good demand for produceof allkinds. Potatoes remain about too same as last week. Onions havo come to hand beyond requirements I ™mAustralin, and not in good condition; these nave to be sold at low prices. This will no doubt affoct the price ot local growers. Cheese : The detafaud not so great as last week. Butter has moved off fai-ly well; no flrst-clasa quality. Bactohasbean quiet. Fruit does not improvo in value, although tho local supply has very greatly lessoned; the Hobart keeps prices low. Furniture has been in fair demand Wnflnßßflav morning: Sale of fruit, etc., at mart" W nttStawe ■ prices upon the whole wore satisfactory. Auokland apples sold at ljd to2»d; pears, 2Jd; Hobart apples. 6s 6d; pump kira la 3d to is W; mangolds, is 3d; pie-melons, S3d tors; potatoes, 2s 63 to is; onions,3d to lid; New Zealand hops, m ; bacon, Bd. Thursday: Sale of bananas from FiH; a fair attendance, bSt little competition; half the quantity would ahinnnrn tin not learn tbat there is a limit ?o\ Ph Po demand here; prices, id to Id the lb. Friday: Market-day sale of poultry, produce, trait So., at mart, a largd amount entered, and sold at satisfactory prices, although bidding; was Sot brisk- V6v\tty averaged a little better SSfIM. Fowl*, is Id to 2s 10d; langßhans 33 to 3a3d • guinea fowls, 3s 3d ; ducks, 2a Id to 2s 7d; n ic fowls. 3s to 38 3d; turkeys, small 2s 91 to arise • Keose, 2a lOd to 3a 2d; small pigs, fi^fld- large pigs, Us 8d) mangolds, Is &; olrrota 3s 3d; pumpI'lns. Is 9d to 6s 6d; pie SS 5s 3dTonions, Id to lid; potatoes,3s to is; anclesi 2d to 1 id; lemons, 8d to Is Id; medlars, lfl- pears, 21d to 31d; peanuts, 2d: walnuts, in lorl6rV2ld; bacon, sides. 7|d to ad; shoulders, lid to «d; hams, Bd to lOd; cheese, 4)d to 6Jd; iSteM 7d and 8d; wheat, 23 lOd to 3s 4d; oats toT'chl'ff. 2s Ud; bran, 5s 6d per bag; BharpsT fe 6<l; dry confectionery, 6M to 63d; h& 2n ds! SS^SS/gSlo. held their }£k&i gMffiS of ObSye» bidding-was fairly brisk throughout ™eyre- Soit'-Poultry: Fat fowls, Is 7d to 2s 6d; or dtaarVdo"lstolßfid; duoks, »|d: tarkeys, Swung. 1b 9d to 3a; turkeys, good, 3a lOd to 7s; Reese, 38 to 3j 7d; pigs, young, 3s to 4s 6d; store vim (very scarce and consequently in 9s3d. Fruit: Localttpples, Id to IJd; raisins. 4d, Produce: Potatoes. 3s 6d to Is; pumpkins, 3s 6d and 4a; pie-melons, ss; new potatoes, 6s; turnip", la 9d; carrots, 3s 6d; onions. Id ; wheat, 3s per bushel oats. 2e 6d; bran, 5s per lOOlbs: sharesi 5s 6d: pigmeal, 4s 6d; cheese, 2d to 5d ; bioXw: JJaSsTfiW and 6d; lard, 4}d; salt bWtoß^vl?Lf and Bradley report at their sale ot drapery on Monday last, that fair to good prices wore realised for underclothing: and wearing apparel, blankets, and bedding; spirited bidding for hosiery, haberdashery, and dress goods. Wednesday's sale: Bananas brought from Jd to ljd per lb, market over stocked with Wand fruit. Thursday's sale of fancy goods was well attended by the trade, and satisfactory prices were ob talnad for majolica, crookery, and glass ware, hardware, &o. Friday's sale of pro dnoe, vrioeß ruled an follows :-Potatoes, 3s 6d to Ib, sacks extra; onions, Id to lid; apples. cooking,-2Jd; do., dessert. 2Jd; pumpkins, Jd per lb; oheese. second quality. Sid; oatmeal, fid: oats, 2s 3d; ohaff, 2s 7d per bag; Brahmas, 2s 6d to 2s lOd; common fowls, 2s to 2s 8d; ducks, Sa 8d per oouple.

Births.

ROTHBRHAJI.-On May- 23, at the Avcnuo. Wynyard Road, Mount Edon, the wife of A, Rotherham of a son.

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

MONDAY, MAY 25, 1885.

for th» <miv» Out Uek* utlituc*, For the wrong that n«ed» rulitane*, for tbt futuio in tht 4iiUnoi, And tb( food Out w* «v dt.

The Mixed Commissions which have been sitting in London for some time past, and have now concluded their labours, will, it may be hoped, conduce to a better understanding between England and Germany on South Pacific affairs. The grievance about German land claims in Fiji is at length removed, and the total rejection of some and the reduction of the three claims that were entertained to com paratively small awards, will modify the impression which appears to have taken possession of Prince Bismarck's mind, that great injustice had been done to German subjects by the Land Commission which sat after annexa tion. The production by Mr Thurston, Colonial Secretary of Fiji, representing England, of maps showing that these land clairrs, based upon alleged native purchases, overlapped each other again and again; that some claims were made for areas not to be found in the dis tricts where the purchase was said to have been made, and that there was a direct conflict of interests in over 1,000 out of 1,500 claims, would convince the members of the Mixed Commis sion that the Fiji Land Commission undertook an extremely arduous and delicate duty, and had performed it exceedingly well. Notwithstanding that the German representative on the Commission was deeply interested by association, if not pecuniarily, in ob taining awards in certain cases, Mr Sahl's enormous claim of was reduced to ,£9,000, Mr Pfluger's to ;£i,200, and Mr Gerold's to The other claims were rejected. These results reveal the extraordinary exaggeration that has been employed by those who have magnified this petty dispute into a grievance of grave international importance, and they improve our respect for the de cisions of the Commission which, under the direction of Sir Arthur Gordon, was entrusted with the adjust ment of contested titles to land.

Pacific affairs generally came under the consideration of the Anglo-German Commission, and an agreement on general principles was arrived at which may lead to joint friendly action be tween England and Germany in their future operations in the South Pacific Islands. The Commissioners recom mend that the two Powers should unite in enforcing a common law for the pro tection of life and property in connec tion with the South Sea trade. The Commission consider that the sale of lands in uncivilised islands is inad visable, a resolution which presses upon some of the most pro minent of the English and German houses who have become established in the South Pacific They also report strongly against the introduction of convicts either into Samoa or

Tonga. The opinions of the Commis sioners are not necessarily binding upon their respective Governments, but they will undoubtedly carry con siderable weight, and will, we may hope, produce a better feeling between two great nations whicli have every reason to cultivate a strong friendship, and none for the harbour ing of jealousy, suspicion, or unfriendly rivalries.

Caution to Bakers.

A decision which was como to last woek by tho Full Court at Sydney is cf great interest to tho makors and consumers of " tho staff o<; lifb.'' The occasion was an application iora new trial by the dofendantin an action Evans v. Warren, in which the police magistrate had hold that " tin loaves " did not como undor tho definition of fancy broad, and had fined tho defendant for selling* those of light woight. Tho Full Court refused a now trial, and sustained tho opinion of the magistrate that tho loaves in question were not exempted by tho Act from tho regulation as to woight. T oaves baked in tins avo as much lilted by tho Auckland as thoy appear to bo by tho Sydnoy public ; and it is just possiblo that nomo of our bakers 'nay fnll into tho mistake mode by thoir brotkors o-or tho wator, and put those out of light woiyht, under tho im pression that the proviso as to " French or fancy bread " protects thorn. Tho cost is undoubtedly groator to tho baker, owing to thd ovaporation of moisture. Tho Sydnoy Bench suggested that tho bakor might get over the difficulty by charging a higher price for tho " tin loaf," ana no doubt this is tho proper course to be adopted. The New Zealand Act, which poems to be sub stantially tho same as that in force in New South Wales, is devisod in tho publio in terest, its object being to secure a standard weight for the ordinary loaf of broad ; but bakers are loft free to make fancy broad.of any weight they chooso. Tinned loaves aro caosumed- in such quantities and aro so compounded, that they cannot in any sense bo classod as " fancy broad;" and this opinion boing backed by hisjh legal authority, bakers should bo careful in thoir own interest, as woll ns that of tho public, to see that thoy aro made of full woight.

Instruction versus Destruction.

Some gentle enthusiasts are at times blamed for enunciating the doctrino that tho spread of enlightenment among the nations of tho earth will ovontually lead to war being abolished. Such people are laughed at as Utopian dreamers, un practical theorists, and so forth ; but statistics htve now boon found to sup port tho theory in a way as plonsant as it is surprising. A Belgian statist, M. Leon Donnatt, has collated the relative oxpeudi ture of European States on war prepar* tions and on public education, tho result being to prove that tho quarrelsomeness of nations is in inverse ratio to- their educational status. Taking tho popula tion basis, M. Donnatt shows tho annual Expenditure of difforont countrios as follows : —France, per hoad, war, 20s ; education, Is sd. .England, war, 18s Gd; education, 3s 11 Holland, war, 17» M ; education, 3s 2d. Saxony, war, lls 9d; education, 3s <td. Wurtomburg, war, Ils9d; education, 1? Od. Bavaria, war, 11* fld ; oducatiou, 2s Gd. Prussia, war, 10a lid; education, 2s fid. Russia, war, 10s 2d ; oducation, lOd. Denmark, war, Ss Sd ; education, 4s 7d. Italy, war, 7s (id ; oducation, 2s 3d. Bolgium, war, Gs fld ; oducation, 2s 3d. Austria, war, Gsßd; education, Is Gd. Switzerland, war, 4s lOd ; education, 4? 2d. It will be soon that while tho war oxpondi turo of poaco-loving Switzerland is vory little over its cducutional disbursements, that of tho onco warlike but now pneilin kingdom of Denmark is just double ; vvliilo in Italy tho war vote i» ft 1 .') to 1 of tho educational; Austria 4 to 1, Russia 12 to 1, aud Franco 1") to 1. That England's war expenditure should bo as high as G to 1 of hor educational is duo to tho fact that she maintains a much larger navnl forco than any other Powor. This Is necessary for tho protection of hor commerce, and is by no moans a wnrliko raon&co. Tho colonising spirit of England also involves hor in heavy war expenditure, which helps to augment hor total. Tho fact that Russia only spends lOd por hoad per annum on tho education of hor pooplo, whilo Switzerland pays 4s lOd, is vory significant of tho posi tion which our rival in Contral Asia occupies in the company of nations. The ignoranco and servility which charac terise the majority of the population of Russia, and which mako them ready tools for tho furtherance of dospotic dosigns.will assuredly disappoar, however, in tho course of time, and a great and progressive pooplo will turn to tho task of making conquests in the realms of peaceful industry.

The Federation Enabling Bill.

Our cable news the other dny contained the intimation that tho Becond rootling of this moasure would not be moved in tho Hou?o of Commons until after the Whitsuntide recofla> From rocont mail advices it would appear that tho Agents-General in London have boen having lively timos in dis cussing tho measure At a mooting hold towards tho close of March, at which Lord Dorby and all tho Agentsdeneral wore pro sent, ovor two hours woro spent in animated dobato on the subject. It was determined that the 31st claiißO—a new one, providing for the retirement from tho Council of any colony which donned to take that step, and introduced at the suggestion of Lord Derby—should bo rotained, but without prejudice to tho . moasuro in tho event of Parliament exercising its dis cretion to reject it. Mr Murray Smith and Mr Garrick objected to tho disintegrating Srinciple of the proposed clause, while Sir lillon Bell, who received a certain amount of support from Sir Saul Samuel, argued that tiie constitution of the Council might prove unpalatable to certain colonies. Sir billon 801 l held this view ao strongly that he regarded it as an act of injustice to forco a provision of this character against tho wish of Now Zealand, considering the large interests of that colony. This point was warmly debated, and in tho course of the discussion Lord Dorby observed that ho feared the measure would have no reality, and might not become operative unless New South Wales was included in tho federal scheme. This led Mr Murray Smith to remark that he did not sco tho right of a colony which was neither the largest nor the most populous of the Aus tralian group to virtually dictate to the remainder of the colonies, Sir Saul Samuel answered that though New South Wales might hot be the largest and the most populous, it was nevertheless the oldest and the moat wealthy, and would unquestion ably soon be the most populous. In tho end it was decided that the clause should stand, subject tothediscretion of Parliament, and no doubt there will bo somo discussion on it when tho second roading of the bill is moved. ' The above brief report of the Agents-General's meeting shows how the mutual jealousy between Victoria and Now South Wales hinders agreement, and also tostifleß to the careful way in which Sir F. D. Bell is watching over the interests of this colony. Looking at all tho circum stances, we are prepared to find tho Enabling Bill rejected by the House of Commons, on the ground that if passed it would bo inoperative through lack of ngreo ment among the colonies.

Our abstract of meetings, arausemontp, etc , and the Post Office notice, will in future be printed at the head of the ship ping column, which will be found moro convenient for reference. The Auckland portion of the Tongariro's English mail will arrive from Wellington by the s.s, Hawea to-morrow morning. The Hawea also brings the outward San Francisco mail. We understand there is a vacancy for a cadet in the Post-office. Applications must be made to the Chief Post-master. The Session of St. James's Presbyterian Church has decided that for the future a hymn sung by the congregation shall take the place ot the voluntary during the collection. Sergeant Gamble detected a number of breeches of the Employment of Female Act again laat Saturday Sincere regret is felt at the death of Victor Huge (as announced i£ one of our cablegrams on Saturday) by nil who have any acquaintance with his life and writings. Yesterday, at the Progressive Lyceum, Cook-street Hall, the conductor, Mr Roper, referred to the decease of this great and good man, who had striven so bravely in the cause of humanity and freedom.

. A second "conveijed" tramcar, turned .out at the establishment oi Mr J. Maokie, coachbuilder, of lli^h <ff,?\}t, was at work on the Ponsonby trfiQJSfrut today. Alexander MticljAdll who was arrested on tbo charge of nmlng £2, the property of J. B.Lockhnrt,MHfem;mdedto Otahuhu, baa been diamleaWl^fllii a caution at that place by Messrs Gordon and Hutton, Justices of tho Peace.

Misfortuno continueß to attend the steamers of tho Northern Steamship Com pany. The s.e. lona, which arrived from tho Groat Uarrior on Sunday, was leaking badly somowhoro in the vicinity of tho engine room, and sho had to bo docked for ropnirs.

A boring apparatus fer tho purpose of testing tho beds of deposits in White Island lias boon ordered from Auckland, and on its arrival at Touranga tho s.s. Douglas will procood to tho island with a survey party, und will ship the sulphur which is now waiting at tho landing.

Professor Rico, tho mind-roador, is now in Tauranga, and is oxpocted to arrivo in Auckland about tlio middlo of the woek. Ho intends to givo a private exhibition of mind-reading beforo a circle of ladies and gentlemen, at a guinoa apieco, before re opening publicly.

Wo understand that tho Into Mr W. Dowdon'a first policy for £500 in tho Aus tralian Mutual Provident Socioty amounted at his death with profits to £813 2s. A? tho premiums paid only amounted to £'218 lfls, it clearly shows that his assurance of £530 2s fid cost him nothing. Such results aro worth printing in loiters of gold, A residont of Nolson-street writos that on Saturday ovoning when one of tho family wns rotiring a man was soon standing in tho front of tho window. Ho had placed somo tins and bricks for the purpose of entering the house, but when the alarm was given the man cleared away. A singular case came up at the Polioo Court on Saturday. A respectable-looking young man named George Harris was charged with using abusive language to his landlady, and ordered to find sureties to keop tho peace, or in default throe months' imprisonment. Harris is a complote stranger in Aucl lnnd, and unlesa some charitablydisposei' porson comes forward as suroty to tho exl.iit of £10, ho will have to go to gnnl for th,rco months. It was his intontion to havo loft Auckland to-day. Articles have boon signed for a glove contest, under tho Marquis of Quoensborry's rules, botweon R. Matthews, a young American pugilist, and E. Donovan, the champion of this city. Matthews wagers £30 that ho will knock Donovan out of time in four rounds "with full-sized boxing gloves," so that tho exhibition will have nothing cruel or brutal about it. Matthews is brother of tho champion wrostlor of tho Pacific Coast. When in Auckland Sir George Grey took in an American gentlomnn to sootheanciont Maori sticks left in chargo of Mr Green shields. Sir Georgo having expressed a wish to get ono of the sticks so as to mount it with ono of tho digging attachments which ho has at tho Kawau, Mr Green shiolds communicated with tho owner, and wo loam that Sir Georgo is to bo presented with tho lot.

Tho Local Option polling for Arch Hill district took placo on Saturday, when thcro wcro six votes recorded for an increase of publicans' licenses, and 47 against an in croaso. Thoro boing only th<) ono descrip tion of liconso issuablo in tho district, tho voico of tho ratcpayors was not takon re garding othor kinds. Tho city voters, in dood, would Boom to havo votod unnocos earily on tho question of" accommodation " and "bottlo licenses, as tho formor con only bo issued to houses fivo miles away from any other liconsod houso, and the latter not in Auckland province at all.

Thompson's "Diorama of the Soudan- Nilo Expedition," which is at pvohont draw ing crowded houso.i in Christchnrch, may bo oxpoctcd in Auckland Hhortly, and ought to cngago very considerable public interest. Tho moro paliont scones include views of Alexandria, Arabi Pasha, Admiral Soymour, Battlo of Tol-el-Kobir, Defeat of Hiokß I'osha, and battles of Xl Tob, Xl Motemmoh, Death of Cordon, and Rescue of (Jonoral Wilson. Then a grand mechanical bombardment and explosion of forts, and a grand review, concluding with tho ovor-popular distribution of gifts.

Tlio chiof featuro in tho military display to tnko placo on tho I'rinco of Walcs's Birth day will bo tho approach of a supposed Kiishihii eruisor, which will bo duly fijrrnnllorl on tho Flagstaff. Thoro will bo an immodiato preparation to resist tho samo, and naval gunboats will havo to ismio forlh in connection with tho torpedo sorvico and tho laying of tho snbmarino minos, Tho artillory at tho Honde will open tire, and in spito of tho brisk cannonading, tho cruiser will bo found to have forced its way to tho ontrunco of tho harbour, and will bo repro sontcd by a hulk —probably tho ono now lying at Ponsonby—which will bo oxpori incntcd on by a toriiodo, and will bo blown up. It is to bo hoped that this will bo dono moro effectually than in Sydney, whoro tho explosion failed to affect the hulk proporly, showing what a farco tho same attempt would have boon on an ajfgrewive vowel of groat tonnage.

Tho Duke of Argylo tells tho following anocdoto of tho lato Professor Darwin:—He says : "In tho course of conversation I said to Mr Darwin, with roforonco tc some of hip own romarkablo works on tho ' Fertilisation of Orchids,' and upon ' Tho Earthworms,1 and various otlior observa tions ho made of tho wonderful con trmmcos for cortain purposos in naturo —I imid it was impossible to look at those without sooing that they were tho effect and tho oxprossion of mind. I shall novcr forgot Mr Darwin's answer. Ho looked at me vory hard, and said, ' Well, that often comoH ovor mo with overwhelming forco; but at other timos,' and ho shook his hoad vnguoly, adding, 'it seomß to go away.1"

Thoro was a heavy charge Bhoet at the Polico Court this morning. Mr Superin tendent Thomson sat [on tho bench, and dicpo.-'od of tho drunks and lesser cases, and romundod tho more serious charges. Two porsons for drunkenness, first offoncos, wero discharged. Denis Geary, Richard 8011, and Alice Murphy wore fined 5s each. Harry Williams and Edmund Ware, fighting, lOd oach. Maggie Locks and Mary Ann liiddick woro font to prison for 14 days for breaches of tho Police Offoncoe Act. The following charges woro romnnded until to-morrow: —Larry Macdonald, for as saulting Constable Bullen, and damaging a government buckot. .Robert Mclvor, obstructing tho same constable while in tho execution of hia duty. John Comae, larceny of a dress and sundry articles of clothing from tho premises of the Provincial Hotel, tho property of William Laing. Hendolo Dewson, daughter of Harriet Dowson, aged 10, and William Hendricks, 11, were charged with larcony of seven boys' suits from the store of James Scutt, draper, of Victoria-street; also with stealing a drops the property of F, Ogilvie, and also the hat from the head of a child in the street. Francis Brogan, for assaulting Sergeant Gamble, anjT damaging his uni form.

The Rev. C. M. Nelson, M.A., read a on "The Christian Ministry: Whenoe Derived 1" to a fair congregation. This Bormon was preached by the Rev. A. R. Fitchett, M.A., in March, at the ordination of two young men who had been Wesloyan ministors, both well known in Auckland. Mr Nelson, in his introductory remarks, said this sermon had raised considerable controversy, and as Mr Fitchett was not satisfied with abstracts and erroneous re ports, ho had issued the completo sermon in pamphlet form. Had he (Mr Nelson) con sidered the sermon a controversial one, he would not have read itj in his opinion it was not m. An Auckland paper had dealt rather harshly with Mr Fitchett's discourse, hence he had decided to read it to his congrega tion. The sermon was based on the 20th chapter of the (iospol of St. John, vorses 1!) to 2.3. Mr Nelson then proceeded to read the sermon in his wonted clear and impressive manner.

The football matches on Saturday last were very interesting:—Newton and Graf ton played a good game in the Domain, but noither side succeeded in scoring. Newton showod better form than in any previous match thin season. Peace, a Wel lington man, played back for Graf ton. The Albert v. Gordon match was also drawn, there being no score on either side. Auck land defoated North Shore by S points to 2. For the winners, O'Connor kicked a goal with his left foot, while Stewart and Cartel secured tries. Wells obtained the only try scored by their opponents. The Stab v. "Herald" match on Surrey Hills was drawn without score. Black Rose claims the match against Surrey Hills, as the latter did not turn up. Grafton Second defeated Manukau by 11 points to nil. The tries were ob tained by Mackio (2), Edmonde, and Donald, and one of these was converted into a goal by Cosson. Parnell F.C. de feated Slue Bella (Onehunga Juniors) very easily by 34 points to 2. For the winners i\ Edmonds scored 4 tries, Biggs 3, Ad lington 2, and several other members one each, while Hill, Button, Tiwi and Allen kicked goals. Home Bay dewated Pon eon by Juniors by i points to 2.

As Mrs and the Misses Hales, Wairoa South, accompanied by Mrs Kenderdine, of Auckland, were out driving on Friday last the traces broke, and the horse becoming frightened, overturned the phceton. The occupant* were thrown out, and while the two young ladies escaped uninjured, both Mrs kenderdine and Mrs Halos sustained a sevore shook. The former ; had a number of con tusions, while the latter got her collar-bone and one of her ribs fractured. Dr. Erspn, of Otahuhu, and afterwards Dr. Kenderdine attended to the injured ladies, who are making good progress towards recovery.

To tho Editor : Sir,—ln reference to Mr Hanna's letter in Saturdry's issue, I bog to state that if Me Hannahad had the courtesy to answor my note to him, he would not have had the misfortune to see his name figure amongst Auckland's best amateurs at the concert in the Theatre Royal to-night. It was only by way of compliment that I inked him to sing at all, as I do not think Mr Joseph Hanna's name would draw more than a thousand pounds.—l am, etc., K. W. Squat's.

To tho Editor: Sir, —In answer to "Ignoramus's" letter in Saturday's Stab respecting his fowls, tho probability is they have not sufficient exorcise. This causes heating of tho blood, producing blood in the quills, which the birds pull out and devour ; or it may be they are troubled with insects that cauee intolerable itching, and to relieve which tho feathors aro picked out. If tho first is tho cause givo each fowl ono doso of castor oil (nbouta thimbloful),and for a few morn ings a littlo sharps or millings mixed with warm wator and a pinch of 3alt, and lot thorn havo as much green food as they will oat. A handful of homp seed every three or four days will also assist to get them in condition. If insects aro tho cause, let the birds have a heap of ashes mixed with sulphur for a duet bath, whitewash their house, turn over the soil of their run, and the trouble will soon bo over.—l am, etc, Horace,

As showing that the danger of Russian cupidity being influenced by the riches of these colonies is no mere imaginary one, we quote tho following from a letter written by M. Schostak, a Russian scientist, who lately visited Victoria:—"l arrived in Victoria a fow weeks since, and although 1 expected a great deal from what I had road of Australia, my expectations have already been realised in a fourfold sense. Tho grandeur of Melbourne is indeed a marvol j it seams impossible that a city of such ■ magnificence — one that has out stripped many of tho most important cities in Kuropo, and in some of its dotails not even the capitals can surpass it—could have boon built up in a lifetime. I was particu lurly struck with the appearance of wealth betokened by tho magnificent architecture, which to my mind js an undoubted evidence, not only of solid prosperity, but of tho talent and enterprise of the inhabi touts; however, wore anything further noodod to corroborate the former, I should say that tho great number of banking housos which adorn the city afford ample proof. After spending a lew weeks in tho capital I wont to Sandhurst, which seems in point of wealth to correspond with tho metropolis, when tho naturo of its resources and population aro taken into considera tion."

Dotectivo Jones has shown a consider able amount of doxterity and perseverance since ho has been in Auckland in tho placo of Detective Walkor, and ho has made eovoral smart arrests, ospooially in connoc tion with tho clothes-line robbery at tho Provincial Hotel. Mrs Laing had almost given up all idea of finding her el"thcs and dresses which were lifted from tho line on that moonlight night, but on Constablo Jones receiving the informa tion, heroplicd, "I think X can ferrot them out," and ho went to work, and had his oyo on a cortain person known, when con voniont, as "Murphy," but in polite t<ocietv as " Comus. This man was in timate with a person named Dewson, well known to 1 ho Court, and in her retired snuggery noar Freeman's Bay Constable Jones found not only tho lady's dress, but other drosses, shirts, clothing of varied description, and articles in hate, lios-o, and shirts, sufficient to stock a small suburban haberdasher. The discovery apparently surprised Mrs Dewson, whoso lacrymoso condition seemed to indicate jiorfect inno cence, ft is oxpocted that the police will find several owners for much of the house hold furniture and articles of utility found in the Freeman's Bay retreat.

■Some months ago Committees of the City Council and Harbour Board met in con foronco for the purpose of making some arrangoment for tho construction of a road across Freeman's Boy, to connect Customs stroot West and Harbour-street together, and thus afford improved mains of com munication between tho city and its most populousi suburb, Unfortunatoly, the city authorities nero unproparod with any plan to indicate tboir proposals, and the Ccmferonco was adjourned till tho City Engineer had ono drawn up. Tho whcols of officialism movo with exceeding slowness, and many people hearing nothing further of the matter, imagined that it had been conveniently shelved. Be that as it may, Cr. Devoro has just draggod it into tho light of day, and in answer to his formal question as to whon tho Engineer would be ready with a plan showing the proposod road across Freeman's Bay, this officer has now replied that it will bo from three to four weeks before it can be prepared. If this means that the work in connoction with it has not yet been com menced, tho delay is inexcusable, for expedi tion in settling such an important under taking is essential, as the increasing rise in the value of property and tho multiplica tion of interests in connection with it tend to render its completion costly and difficult.

The anniversary Sunday-school services of tho Auckland Tabernacle wore held yes torday, and, a'though the weather was rainy and the clouds heavy, the services vtroro largoly attonded. It was com pitted that there were at least 700 parsons present in the evening. Tho morning sermon was conducted by Pastor Thomas Spurgeon, who preached an .admirable discourse from Thess., C 5, IV.1 22, "Abstain from all appearance of ovil." The text gave full seopo for tho powers of tho preacher, who pointed to numerous forms of evil, but, of course, not to all. Mr Spurgeon spoke at somo length on the evils of in temperance. The children's afternoon service was also well attended, under the chairmanship of Mr F. Battley. The ad dress, an oxcollont one, on "Solomon's Choice," was delivered by the Rev R. Bavin, of Grafton Road Wes teyan Church. In the evening Mr Spurgeon conducted, and preached from Psalm 0, v. 8, "Wo spend our years as a tale that is told." Over 1,000 persons were present. In the course of his remarks the preaoher likened men's actions and lives to books, in which each individual was writ ing his own autobiography, to be read at the last great day. He asked his hearers to be caroful not to blot their life pages, and to cot Christ, the Divine Mediator, to write the preface. The selected hymns were ably rendered by the choir, under the sway of Mr R. Tudehope. The collections amounted to £33 6s. The Sunday-school soiree will be held in the Tabernacle to-morrow evening.

The London " World " gives this opinion as to the reasons why Russia does not press on to war ;—" If Russia had made up her mind to go to war with England at all haz ards, sho would have been on theihigh road to Herat bofore this time, and might now be on the point of carrying it by a rush. Why, then, has she not persevered in that which was indisputably her original intention—namely, to ' rush ' Herat ? and why has her progress towards it been arrested ? The answer is that she has re ceived an intimation from Germany, of the most precise and positive character, that, in the event of her precipitating war in Central Asia, she would arouse the active hostility of Germany and Austria in Europe. We speak of what we know, and it is the fact that a fortnight since Prince Bismarck told the Czar, that if Russia provoked a rupture with England, ho (the German Chancellor) woula hold himself free to act as ho might consider expedient. The pre occupation of Russia in Asia would at once provoke the Hungarians in the Austrian F.mpiro to attack the Slavs. It would be absolutely impossible for the Austrian authorities, without risking the disintegra tion of the dual empire, to repress * the Hungarians. Roumania and Bulgaria would be in an immediate state.of effervescence and uproar, and an outburst of Panslavonic enthusiasm in Russia would render a colli sion with Austria unavoidable. The Euro peari branch of the Eastern question would in fact be re-opened. Austria would press forward towards Salonica as surely as a duck takes to the water, and -Germany would feel it incumbent on her to seize a substantial share of the Baltic provinces of Russia. This is what Prince Bismarck meant when he plainly told the Czar a couple of weeks ago that he would not be answerable for the consequences if the Russian commanders toon the opportunity of pouncing upon Afghanistan. This, and this only, is the explanation of Russia's de eistance from the plan she had first con ceived of ' rushing' Herat.' All gas accounts which are not paid by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, 26th, will become payable In full without discount. ■•"*■• •

Tonight the annual gathering ot Bands of Hope takes place in at. James's Hall, and, weather permitting, success should attend the gathering, as the Committee has laboured hard,for that result. The pro gramme contains some good items, and in cludes a performance on the " Fairy Belle."

The ship Crusader, .which arrived from London thti morning.baa beaten two vessels, the Alastor and Sam Mendel, which sailed about a month previously. The Crusader's passage occupied 85 days from tho docks. She brings a few passengers all in good health.

The members of the "Good Intent" Lodge of Oddfellows are notified of the postponement of tho lodge meeting until Juno lßt.

Mr W. J. Moginie, who has occupied the position of manager of Messrs George Robinson and Co, in Auckland, lies been promoted to the management of the Sydney branch of that firm, and loaves for his new sphere of duties on Tuesday week.. While admitting. that Mr Moginie doscrvps his good fortune in being offered so important a post, his numerous friends cannot but re gret hie removal, and will miss his urbanity and energy not only in his business rela tions, but in those social undertakings with which he was identified.

Our readers will regret to learn that Mr Robert Graham, one of tho oldest and best known of Auckland settlers, is lying in a very precarious state. About three weeks ago, Mr Graham, who was a man of very active habits, caught a severe cold, which settled down into bronchitis and pleurisy, which have kept him conlinod to bed. Despite every attention these maladies have refused to yield their hold, and Mr Graham has for some days beon in a state of semi-uncon sciousness, very nearly approach complete collapse. So critical was his condition declared that this morning a consultation on his case took place brtween Dre. Stock well, Kenderdine, McKellar, Honeyman and Hooper, and the reßult, we are grieved to add, was that all hope of pulling the patient through may be considered as abandoned. At St. Paul's Cathedral last night, Rev. C. M. Nelson requested the prayers of the congregation for one who was lying seriously ill not far from the church ; and we believe this referred to Mr Graham, who, though not a member of St. Paul's, has been most assiduously ministered to by Mr Nelson. Mr Bobert Graham junr. has for some considerable time been an almost hopeless invalid, and his father of late had manifested consider able anxiety as to his condition.

" Oiocreet Valour " writes as follows on a subject of considerable importance : — " Some time ago, when one of our Volun teers suggested that the corps to which he belonged should be clothed in some neutral or retiring colour, the suggestion was pooh poohed as indicative of cowardice. Now, from a common sonse point of view, dross ing in scarlot is the very essence of mad ness. Why are danger signals always of a red colour ? simply because it is the most advancing or obtrufeive of all colours. To an enomy with modern arms of precision, a scarlet coat presents the besttarget possible. To prove the ptatement, let anyone take a number of colours of worsted, and wrap them round a piece of pasteboard; leave them at one end of. a long room, and in going to the|opposite end, he will soon pec that while violet is first lost to tho oye, scarlet stands out vividly to tho last, thus proving that violet is tho moat retiring, and scarlet tho most obtrusive of all colours, the latter consequently presenting the beßt mark to an onomy. Scarlet is showy, tend ing to develop vanity with lack of prudence."

That war has its grotesque as well as its tragic aspects the. recorda of battles abund antly testify. To tho general rule in this respect the Soudan campaign would appear to bo no exception, says the "Sydney Evening News." In tho interesting account which our special correspondent wired to us from Suakim, a graphic description is given of tho reconnaisanco made against the Arabs by tho British troops; ana although the wretched rebels were signally worsted, and our troops did their duty efficiently, yet ono can scarcely resist tho reflection that the result achieved is as much a subject for satire as for satisfaction. The capturß of a couple of hundred nanny goats and eonio donkeys, accompanied by a low score of their owners, dead and alive, can hardly bo sot down as a glorious achieve ment, oven though tho casualties on our Hide fhoulil only have amounted to the wounding of a war correspondent and two or throe soldiers. If wo aro not mistaken, this if not tho first goat capturo our troops have boon concerned in. According to tho now wounded war correspondent, they took prisoner a stray nanny on tho occasion of tlioir ombarkation at tho Circular Quay. Unlosa this woakneas for annexing goats is traceable to tho large proportion of Good Templars in tho ranks, wo must confess our selves at a loss to account for it. Liko tho typical warrior who has tastedblood, our toe total troopshavetastodgoat'smilk, and thirst for more. Lot them have it, by all means, and, if in the humour, drink confusion to tho goatloss robels in bumpers of tho mar tial and invigorating boverage. And whon the history of this Soudan struggle comes to bo written, the doughty deeds of our gallant boys will no doubt be appropriately immortalised under tho title of the Nanny goat Campaign."

To-morrow (Tuesday) Mr Greenwood will sell by auction, under a bill ot sale, furniture and effects at tho premises of Mr A. Lirmbury, Ponaonby.

Chambors's celebrated sewing machines, 20, Queen-street.

CABLEGRAMS.

[BY CABLE. —COPYRIGHT.] Tho Canadian Kobols Suo for Peace. Ottawa, May 23. The recent successes of tho troops undet Genoral Middleton have had the effect of completely cbwing the rebel insurgents, and tho Indian tribes are suing for ponco, Groat Naval Demonstration. .: London, May 23.-' Admiral-Hornby has been appointed to tho command of the fleet of fifteen iron clads, vhich it is intondod to assemble at Portland shortly. , ■ • The Soudan Rebels Again Gathering.. London, May 23. —It is reported at Suakim that the friendly Arabs are joining tho ranks of tho rebel Osman Digna. .Tho English Cabinet and the Irish Ques tion. Tho temporary dißsonsions which existed in tho Cabinet in regard to Irish legislation have been smoothed over, Sir Charles Dilko and Hon. Joseph Chamberlain insisting on the renewal of tho Prevention of Crimes Act in Ireland being for one year only. The Peninsula and Oriental Steam Navi gation Company have declared a dividend For the past half-year at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum. Nothing was carried to the reserve.

Tho Admiralty and the several Agents- General meet on Tuesday next to discuss the question of colonial defences. There ia a prospect of parleying being re newed in connection with the Spanish treaty. Tho Now South Wales Land and Moaned Company, with a capital of half-a-million, has been registered.

It is believed that Germany is willing to sell her interests in the Western Pacific.

AFGHAN FRONTIER DISPUTE.

SHE DONALD STEWART AT

HERAT,

[BY CABLE.—COPYRIGHT.] Bombay, May 23. General Sib Donald Stewart has arrived at Herat, and met with a warm welcome from the natives. The Boundary Commission now quartered on the hills north of Herat are occupied in surveying the surrounding districts.

ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES

(FKOSI OUK LONIION COKItUSPONDENT.)

[riiß S.S. 10NOABIBO AT POUT CHALMBKS.]

Tho Direct Mail Service,

London, April 11. A good deal of uncertainty prevails in all colonial business circles as to bow far the new direct mail service is really efficacious_ Auckland merchants are writing homo to their correspondents that it is no sort of use their communicating by tho direct route, as the San • Francisco mail, leaving London a fortnight later, reaches them in tho north almost simul taneously. Prom Dunedin, too, I hear tho direct steamers cannot bo relied on in place of tho Brindisi mail, which goes out a week before them. It would simplify matters considerably, and be a gieat boon to merchants, shippers, newspaper folk, and others, who are supposed to take ad vantage of tile speodiest means of communi cation, if some official or semiofficial card were published showing the average time of the different mail routes from London to tr6 various centres of the colony, say Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington, and Auckland. The information given by the " Post-office Guide " ie of tho most meagre description. Can you believe it poE.siblo that at the present moment we aro absolutely in ignorance whether the throat of imposing double postage on letters via Brindisi has been carried out or not ? An inquiry made at the Lombard-street Post-office the other day extrapted the fact that no such regula tion was known there, and yet, according to a'Now Zealand paper, the rule was to have come into force on November 15th.

A Visit to the Agent-General.

Owing to the Easter holidays, there has been nothing much doing since Hast wrote. I called up at the Agent-General's on Wed nesday, and saw Mr Kennaway. No Go vernment immigrants are going out by the Tongariro, but about l!iO will be sent per Aorangi in May. Mr K. speaks highly of the exhaustive report which Mr Ronee Marten has made on the Scotch and Englith railway system for the colony. Slms's "Last Cbance." Siras's melodrama "The Last Chanre," the colonial rights of which have been bought by Rignold and Allison, was sue cesefully produced at the Adelphi on Easter Monday- Inventors' Exhibition. The Inventions Exhibition will be opened informally, as the Prince of Wales does not wish to discount the effect of the gorgeous ceremony which is to initiate the Indian and Colonial Show next summer. Tho Australasian colonies aro, f?o far as I can learn, entirely unrepresented at the Inven tions Exhibition. Various Items Tho "Daily Telegraph" of yesterday contained an articlo semi-humorounly ileccribimr tho rostly exportation of stoats and weasels to New Zealand for tho destruc tion ot rabbits. On dit at the Savage Club that Sala's firat letter from Australia will appear .in (he " Telegraph " next week. " Truth " this weok rofors to the eubject of Sir Julius Vogol's connection with the Brush Electric Light Company, sotting forth the facts I sent you via San Frisco, and giving the shareholders some whole, somo advico.

A syndicate for introducing a patent called the Gold Amalgamor with Now Zealand is also hastily criticised.

Converting tho New Zealand Loan,

The converting of the New Zealand Loan is proving more successful than even the moßt sanguine financier anticipated. Al ready £2,500,000 C per cent consuls have been converted into the terms of notifica tion issued by the Bank of England, and the conversion remains open for another month. Tho fact that one half tho holders of tho stock ttirred forward to convert in March, whon they might just as well have waited till April, shows that tho termp have proved attractive. In fact, there seems every prospect of the entire amount being con verted within tho next fortnight. Death of a Votoran. Colonists who remember tho Maori cam paign of IS6O will regret to hear of the death of tho veteran (General, Sir James Edward Alexander, C.8., K.C.L.S., who commanded tho troops in the province of Auckland for some time. He was 82 years of am and had scon service in almost every par,* of tho world, fighting through the first Bnrmose, Persian, Portuguese, and Kaffir wars. In 183/ ho conducted an expedition for the purpose of exploring Central Africa, and in 1547 he surveyed the forests of New Bru nswick. Imperial Demand for Colonial Meat. A gocd deal has been said in trie news papers, and some remarks passed in Parlia ment, about the Government having given the large contracts for tinned beef and mutton used by our troops abroad princi pally to American firms. I have taken the trouble to inquire into the matter carefully, as it somewhat affects New Zealand, and I find that so far from the Government being anxious to patronise the American firms, they only did so when the whole of the Queensland and New Zealand meat available was exhausted. IE there were any colonial canned meat now to be had, it would bo immediately taken up by the Admiralty, Tenders are at present out for 500,0001b5. To show what vast quantities of meat in this form are wanted, I may mention that last week the Government placed ordors amounting -to 10,000,0001ba., of which Queensland firms took up 1,000,000, and 9,000,000 went by mail to Chicago. If there had been any New Zea land firms capable of supplying a good article, they could have taken up as large a proportion of that 9,000,000 as they chose. Now Zealand Government Insurance Mr J. Moody Stuart, Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries, Edinburgh, has just published a pamphlet discussingthe scheme of life insurance in connection with the New Zealand Government Department. It was originally read before the Actuarial Society of Edinburgh, upon whom the; paper created such an impression that Mr Stuart consented to print it. Tawhlao's Address to' the Tribes. In a crushing letter to the "Times," Mr F, VV. Chesson quotes the speech made by Tawhiao to the Waikato tribes last Novem ber, in which he urged them to embrace Christianity. New Zealand. Agricultural Company's Shares. "Truth" exposes a stock-broking tout named Lambert, for endeavouring to palm off shares in tho Now Zealand Agricultural Company on unsuspicious persons for 100 per cent more, than evon their nominally quotable valuo. Mr Lambert belongs to a tribe of stock jobbors who are very numerous just now. They send out cir culars to likely dupes, offering small lots of shares in pome "highly - promising" company, a great bargain. Mr Lambert's " bargain "took the form of 60 shares in tho New Zealand Agricultural Company, which he tendered at the surprisingly low rate of £6 a piece. Now the market price Of these shares, which carry a liability of £210s, according to the " Weekly Bulletiu " of unquoted securities, is £215s to £3 ssl. By-the-by, isn't the New Zealand Agricu - tural Company one of Sir Julius Vogel's many financial ventures.

Decline In Frozen Meat.

The frozen meat market prices have declined slightly daring the past week, and may even drop a little more ; but as large supplies are not expected, it is probable that fair average rates will be obtainable for some time to come. The imports for the first quarter of tho year amount to 167,292 carcases sheep, and 8,908 lambs. Ward and Stimson quoted New Zealand mutton at 4s to 4s 2d per stone of 81bs ; New Zealand lambs, 4a to ss, The Prince of Wales and the Colonial Exhibition. There can now be no doubt that tho Princo of Wales has got the success of tho Intercolonial Exhibition very much at hoart, and hopes to make it the biggest thing of the kind there has evor been. In his speech tho other day to tho Commissioners, he said that ho intends tho Exhibition shall bo ft national and Imperial show as contradis tinguished to the Fisheries, Healtheries, and Inventories, in which traderivalry natur ally played a leading part. I hear that tho Indian courts are of surpassing splendour, and have already been arranged for. The Nizam of Hyderabad alone has promised all sorts of wonders; in fact, it is said that directly* the Inventories closes a large portion of the vast building at South Kensington will bo absolutely handed over to Hindoo workmen. ■ New Zealapders who intend sending exhibits to the Indian and Colonial exhibition should eooh bo £hjnkiug oi getting them ready. All jarticleD tor t>he aliov- must bo in Eiigliuiii early next year, uud nts they will, ■ for economical reasons, mostly be sent over by sailing vessels, they should leave the colony in October or November at the latest. I sincerely hopo some enter prising persons with New Zealand interests at heart will take up this

land Court, we may tak« t "•-■*<«£? i though necessary, these »ra f??Nie alluring exhibits.'an[ ! e ? V*. P*S easy to make a, New ZeaLL oold *» «• feature of the show. A M^opit^U l a native well-tatteoedfafe^-S siding therein, would attract L**"***" tention as the Tarehura v-V* ""hAbl ; llealtheries,amodelS e TK° kit»tt with native weapons S^'^S gum ornaments, wouldL-aEJKi 81' «8 Above all, some endeavour SWfofc 1 to impress the British pnbU?Sb ?*W I that there are a uraat J!"^^it 1 sights and Places to baS?,*?^' 1 and. A small modell of ? b "^ «* Ilotomahana, etc., in ,J£J '""acm « would, I suppose, hardly Wfil*W*fc ; there can be no reason whv T^^M "• selected sories of large nhot™ \?»fcillj 1 be shown. Apart frolfte^*! \ sideratioDs, New Zealand folk»h Uo? «»•' \ a trip to the old country XtI*^ time their visit for next suSmi ° : firat place, all the shiSS^» 1 reso ved to issue cheapretarffi?-1^ ing twelve months. The P Sftfl especially will offer tourists at? n *'* ! of seeing India without any o P? ottt"l ''y in so far as the sea voyages frL im °"V Calcutta and Bombay to gSl?l P«r:- ■ cerned. I have not hoard &!.<* : Pacific Mail Company «j \\Zf^<* tttf i ways mean to hold out simiS^'^ i but I should thinktt'^^U In England the Exhibition-SJ& will (vide the Prince's roeS'^^ facilities to colonial vbSift 5^ i the great English m»nufaoS 8M- ! and Messrs Cook, Gaze and-£- H relied on to put forth temptL^ftK 1 shape of Scotch, Irish, mT-cS&fr i "cheap trips." Before deoidintW or not to visit Euro™ gJ^: your readers would ' tp-sSts. I to have an approximate idei'oftt.S I bable cost of a trip; I have tteiSiX?-i mined in the couree of the neSrJ** \ tosendoutanitineraryiorafTSS 1 meaning 6 weeks voyage hon^vST' in Europe, and 8 weeks voSi^, ing the places and sightßanoEfe would, I should think, wiehSS I expenses entailed, with railway fiSt 2 ;1 bills etc. etc. I.WfflJSgSg. 1 neighbourhoods whore cothfortawSft 1 can be obtained^ and indicateitliSsSi 1 ways and means of ci K ht- B eeiDg K® I Shipping and FMm^^Sf1- Mr Dugend goes to AuoklaiidperP ujlih' ! e.B. Rome, sailing May 7th. TffcS I saloon passengers are booked'tatSl' i sailing 23rd inst. :-Mr a ,dM^ffl and sons (2), Rev. T. E;^"!!^ :l Beattie,C. J.RobfoßOT.todiSMiSS1 Auckland passengers, ■'•■-AiiVisf-in •

TELEGRAMS.

Wellington, this day.-^TKe: btHy rf ' Matthew Costollo, another VMaffili recent boat accident,;.has,Mo^uJ J ashoro at Evans's Bay; iT#6ti|&3 i still missing. The coroner di^&li& I inquest was unnecessary.^ ■'",■ , A football match, ChrigfehatcHSv Wellington Club, commei)W?|t:j;S);ujj' afternoon. „ ~.\ ~.- ■ CiiBLSTCHUKoii, Saturday, - Mr Keitl Wilson, Chrißtchurch • Teleg^ji^lS' •! ment, having been tranaferfed^4li& ; was presented yesterday with ataiiSi J by his fellow operators We;iC^sftirt«f } Christchubch, thh day. — Tba iw«t bazaar in aid of tho Gathoffc.(^>SsHit jimld; ing realised £1,094 net. - [ Dunedik, this day.—Tbe-wWihark^. tiful. . ■..; ,";sj®£sis|s? George Tucker committed saidd* tl , Arrow by cutting his throat it^HS; .. St. Joseph's Cathedral is to be opens! fa , February, when Archbishop Morta-and ! soieral bishops are likely" to bcjrajfev, 1 By a stack fire ai'KybumpdiSi^di* ' ■ troyed 4,400 bushela of Tthe^tMw: ', Zealand Insurance Office iMesJKft. ? I An unoccupied 6-roomed hfiWJHßpll the property of Wm. Fatrbaiij^»« hb\ down on Friday night. IturHUfflnmS' tho London and Lancashire OffioJiStt

MINING NEWS.

(BY TKLEGEAPH—OWN COBSfrTOSJEM,)'- ! Thailis, this diy, New Manukad.—Twenty 6tam^S&;?:> Golden Crown battery are engaged op ; about 35 loads quartz from:fii&imDe;|f|i': crosscut towards the Waiotdii^^i ■ has intersected another he leader, about (Jin. in thickc j.. , Nkw Peince iMPEBUL.-rTbfnpWW ! wall branch of the No. 2 We^i'M,.!, : ■; level, yielded 201bs, Of picked tlm»'A>"s: last week. ' ! Saxon—The crushing 0P2,3:Wi0! general stuff from the i^i^JJßijf^JKffii'i of No. llode, above No. i hid, tagiw • 17oze. 12dwta. gold. The raWpii.'v reef has holed to No. 6 level. ' . ' Gold Retukns.—The following nstnrol of gold have been banked j tribute (Morton), 19oa. IM-W^iM^ Pedro tribute (Jenkins), 23«S .*» ~; taiari(Kneebone),22ozß.l7.i»ts. " ■ ' . I ■:

TABLE TALK.

" Crushed Again " to-ni{;i't, j ; " Queen's weather" in the South j<J»« Birthday weathor at Auckland. , " , A Russian corvette has piwew«.», Honolulu. - , , , *. _... There are over 100 A.C. menonWftog ton defence works. ~-".'. ! Sir Charles Dilke has left lama »" visit to Dublin, . . -^ Prof. Tucker's election M'CWg||p feseor at Melbourne was byumtjonV" nine to three. ' > \. i Tho Queen has gone M«sfflE, Balmoral to spend her birlluiuy. " King " Tawhiao is at tho Oms»s™ about two miles from To Aroba. ; ■ ■ ; Australian grapes are Belling i»'*J)l ab6dporlb. ■ uy « The late Victor Hugo, French.JW «W author, is to have'a State fanew.. fr ■. (Jovernment intend hjetribtljenlJMW provisions of the Fisheries ■^ m"V i Act with reference to ctticmngwffij- ! The' price of whefifintlw LondojW" . has still a downward tendency, »»£■ verse season in England ai.u pjwi «"""" ! of American crop. , .'LmrAA Mr Wilfred Powell tel*W ; British Coneul at-the Navigato l>"*f, ( (SAZdyabout^ooo.oooha«» j in British war pr«Ear»t")n^f!^ffiff' milhonß are to be spent on Indira defences. k.iinMßl . The Wesleyans o£ New W*S buteSJd each per annum toward* m ing the heathen. i ■ . Slg m At Kirikiriroa four perfo ™gsMm increase of publicans' h-W'««» m" dresses at Port Albert «««££ receiving votes of thanks wd &£&* : Accorlingtothel^ndon J*. agreement entered^ into f*™^i ' Britain and Russia is "^ftgfijl both nations to complete ttgS.: i The proposed «««filKl Hearn and Boniface w not **!&&. J off. The latter insisU on is™f*^to, start, while Hearn .refuse? to give taw half a minute. ■ ■-■ .-.li t,.™'M,EK,i' On Thursday last Mr -wjftMtf addressed his constituent! «UoKiaj^ was well received, *nd got awLi and confidence. * n .i.fJlSßPf.''' Before the Sydney j^Sjafc an address waß ■fecewed£wffl^®p 1 thanking them for their Bmnofl"/" ing thema safe voyage.. , ; i.fa directors of comp«nie« ]£ i» ] care how theydo^r jgg irfj ,! their reports. Some *S f °^ffe!' leather manufacturing, «"g"£i & lington are suing the f*ffiHU* agesforissutairafraud* Bt^ r and neglecting their The English troop6whoh»ve^^^ . tax, and would abolish th f,^ is to go on. . t ¥ r JfiuoDW^l'- . grounS, and it v to %%,&&* residence upon a :.., land recently »cquued W*» rf .•«' Continental Settlement <g^B|^J an iho block iutoßUiW 9 w™ , . , i.^t^eforeian labour^. , ZStifaM

nold,° which 1" JP o*'JlSAs0* 'J ISAS I ChanneUhetook^SJ^^^B I off, and cleared XWW* 0™" ■

IHE AUCKLAND EVKJNINO b^K MONDAY, MAY 25 1885.



An Alababtok Box. —Yonng glTls finding their complexion growing sallow, and their ann Deooming roußli or f ieoMy, resort to perfumed ointments for a tostoraUon of their bloom. All luoh Ihould use American Co.'b Hop Bitters, ■wbioh will restore bloom tooheeks, whiteneas uA beanty to their complexion, maklnsc rich plOfldi good hNlth, and happy emUes. Bead.



J. fL w iTfi"0*B RECEIVES ADVERTISEMENTS :FOR ANY NEWSPAPER IN THE WORLD. _—. — — ■ i T~VO «ot buy Books, Stationery, or Fancy Lrtiolcs for presents until you have seen . REDKKICK MOUZER'S Shop Window in Vlctoria-strcot (oornor of Albort-stroot). Every thing marked in plain figures. Ail Now, Choice, and Choap. , DR. E. D. MACKHLLAR, M.D. CM., First-class Honours University of Glasgow (Eil inburgh. Purls. Rotundo Lying in Hospital, Dublin), HAS COMMENCED PRACTICE IN UPPKR QUEKN-STREKT, In the house lately occupied by Col. Haultaln. HOURS OF CONSULTATION: At homo-9 to 10 a.m., and 7to 8 p.m.; also, At AiciciN'B, Tho Pharmaoy, Queen-stroel, frmi 2 to i o'olock in the afternoon. ~ N 0 T I 0 I. DR. WILK IN S, F. R. C. a, Consulting and Operating Sunonotf. is at his Surgery for General Practice and Special Prnotico-Eye. Ear, andThroatnisoaßoa —Mornings and Aftornoona; Sundays, 10 30 to 12.30. Consultation Foes vorv moderate L>R Wilrins Bpent bovod years at Mooroflolds Eye Hospital, London, under Messrs Bowman and Grltchett, two at Throat Hospital, London, aevon yoara Honorary Surgeon Albort Hospital, and elnht yoara at Eye, Ear. and Throat Infltrnw- . Melbourne. Adjusts Speotaoloa to Sig ao Consulting Rooms—Queen-street. Aucklan< I pHEAP LINENS IN DRAPJki- WILLIAM R. ATBRIDGMAN'S. HO Palra 10-t and 11-4 White Blankets, slightlj damaged, 20 % discount; agi eit bargain Coloured Austrian Rugs, from 6« fid 150 Children's Wool Scarvos, 6d; worth Is Now Wool Pquaros in great variety fur Capos, splendid assortment Girls\ Maids\ and ladies' Uletars, from 5s Bd: a few of Laat Soaaon s to bo cleared at a great reduction _ Just received, a nice assortment New Lace Ties, Collarettes &3. _ . Nice lot of Ladiea' Blaok Cloth and Cashmere Splenilld Assortment Dress Ooods, nloe line. 7id: worth Is Black Feather Trimming, Is Qoocl Stock Flanue'la, marked very low, from M VVhfteCalico. 2Jd : Grey Calico, 2d Union ShirtinK, very stiong, 8)d; worth Is Men's Trousers and Vests, from 7s lid; Irou V) Menu's Worsted Duke of Edinburgh Coals 21s:worUi35s Mon'B Tweed Coats, from G* lid Boys' Suits, Is 6d; Youths' Suits, from 15* G<l Men's Flnnnel Drawora, 23 6d flaonel Shirts, Is lid Having an Overstock of Clothing, will, prevloui to Stock-takint;. olear at ver.» low prices Boys' Overcoats, from 10s C.i Large Stoolc of lion's. Hoys', and Youths, from latd. .'BB. JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE OTTER QTJEEN-STRHET. THE NEW GOODS THE NEW QOODS THK NEW GOODS THE NEW GOODS Are now opened out FOR THE WINTER FOR THE WINTER FOR THB WINTER FOR THE WINTER. The Stock Is the largest and best selected in the oity, and to MEET THE TIMES MEET THK TIMES mnv MKKT THK TIMES TOE MBET THK TIMES N Xl W Several lines In overy De partment are marked at ZEALAND Prices cinriuwr specially cheap CIjOIHI.HU SPECIALLY CHEAP „ „„„„,., SPECIALLY CHKAP FACTORY, BPECIALLY CHKAP. 158 & 160, Queen-street, The Juvenile Department has received close attention, and parents will and DURABILITY ECONOMY DURABILITY ECONOMY DURABILITY ECONOMY DURABILITY A ECONOMY Combined Is the leading feature. In Boyi' Fancy Suits several new and oholoe styloa aro now being shown.



fTIHE IJEW ZEALAND /CLOTHING TRACTOR V, 158 AND 160, QUEEN-STREET, CONTBACTOKS TO THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERN MENT Railways, Post-offices, Volunteer Corps, &<;., &c, Are now prepared to enter Into Contract (or the Supply ot NAVAL AND MILITARY UNIFORMS NAVAL AND MILITARY UNIFORMS NAVAL AND MILITARY UNIFORMS NAVAL AND MILITARY UNIFORMS IN ANY QUANTITY, The Organisation ot the Factory being specially adapted (or turning out LARGK SUPPLIES IN THE MOST INEXPENSIVE AND EXPEDITIOUS MANNER, ARMY AND NAVY CONTRACTORS. Estimates and Drawings Supplied on the Shortest Notice, HBAD OFFICES AND FACTOKY DOWLING-STREET, DUNEDIN. NOTE.-MEABURES TOR ALL UNIFORMS may be entrusted to the Man&sers of tho Now Zealand Clothing Factory Branohes in the following Centres, viz. :— Dnnedin Nelson Palmerston N, Invercarglll Hokitlka New Plymouth Oamani Greymouth Napier Waimate Keefton Watpawa Tlmaru 'Wellington Hastings Ashburton Maeterton Glsborne Chrlstchurch Wanganui Thames Lyttelton Hawera Auokland. FOR EYE, EAR, AND THROAT DISEASES. DR. SCHWARZBACH, M.D., having recently returned (rom Enropp, maybe consulted at Mrs Spiers'a. Albert Park, Auckland, dally from 10 to 1. Dr. S. Umita his practice exclusively to the treatment o( Diseases ot the Eye, Ear, and Throat Former patients are Invited to call. riOKI, OOKB. 00KB. THE AUCKLAND GAS COMPANY LTD.) Invite Ordera (or GAS COKE. Delivered within 1 mile ot the Works, (or Cash; looser distances at proportionate rates 1— Sample Backs ot three bushels _ is 6d Five Sacks „ „ _ _ _ 6s 8d Eleven Saoks, or halt ton _ .. Us 6d Twenty-two Saoks, or one ton _ 22s The Company b COKE Is made from the best Greymouth Coals; Is superior to that made from Newcastle coals, being free (rom BtoM and ollnker in a remarkable dears*, gives » RELIABLE FIRE, CLEARER ft HOTTER THAN COAX* LIGHTS READILY, and UAKEB NO SMOKE. GOOD FIRE IN 10 MlNUttfc •HIGH 1 FOMWTREKft •** «n iBA



qpß CI A 'L' NOTICE.' i I have received my Third Shipment of | AUTUMN AND WINTER GOODS, i JUBT OPKNBD, i'bß THB COPTIC, ' TO whloh I invite the Inspection of, (ay Patrons and the PnbKo genorally, t B. L. POSSENNISKIB, MERCHANT TAILOR & HABIT MAKKR SIIOItTLANU-fcTRBBT. FIRE. EIRE. EIRE. FIRE. ORDERS EXECUTED WITH USUAL PROMPTNESS BY GARLICK & CRANWELL. Though wo have been forced to luavo our Faotory in consequence of the Firo on the 16th .instant, wo have fortunately scoured TEMPORARY PREMISES, ».umu our whole Btaff of Cabinetmalcerß and Bedding Manufaoturors are now at work. GARLICK & CR AN WELL, QUEEN-BTKKET, AUCKLAND. m 0 THE TROOPS. "BVBRY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY" By not allowing hlB fellow-sufferers to bo gulled by empty puff, but ask for HITCHBNS'S BLOOD RESTORER, The romedy that will etand the strictost invos tigation in its CuratlVo Powers over all others yet discovered. I ohallengo any known remedy to produco Testimonials with as high a standing as Hit cheNb's Blood Restorer can. Hours at Homo: Bto 10 a.m., sto 7 p.m. Mr HITCHINB will be scon at his Residence till farther notice. " Laboratory. Ilobaon stroot, "Auckland, June 30,1881. '• Mr H. A. Hitohens. Auokland: Bir,—ln ac cordance with your request, I have procured two bottles of medlolne entitled ' HITCHENS'S BLOOD RESTORER,' from Mr Winter's Store, and have made a careful examination to decide as to the presonce or otherwise of Opium-. Iho result of my analysis shows the onttro absence o fMeoonio Acid or Morphia. lam thereforo of opinion that Opium has not been Used in the manufacture of this medicine. — I have the honour to bo, sir, your obedient servant, " J. A. POND, Colonial Analyst." 4LBION HOTEL, COKNKIt Or HOBSON AND WKLLKSLRY STRKKTS. AUCKLAND. The aboui (lotel Is now open, uivlcr vnt'ruly mow hißMuiinient, ma Kirst-olass Family Hotel. The comfort of Visitors to this KstahHslmi-ii! ' will bo made tfce snirty of tho Proinrktir. Private SittlnK-i ooma. Special arrangements with Families, M. C. V AXLE V, PItnPUIETOIt, XX 0 U S E T O I- E T- A comfortablo and complete Reßidonoo of six rooms, with bath, kitchen, and wash-house, Kyber Pass. Apply to IS' KIN&, WALKER, & Co., Queen-street.



■ ; jj [ADVERTISEMENT.] .Borough of Newmarket and Mr P. G ■ ~ Clayton. (I'o the Editor of the Evening Stak ) Siß,-Had I gone about Newmarket with ruy eyes shut and ears cloßed, it would probably have boen better for Mr Clayton: but unfor tunately for him, I am an old resident. When Mr Clayton penned that untruthful and scurrilous effusion on Saturday, he must have been like a person oatohing at straws when giving his last gasp in the water. ™ «.Su, lt« r> whose shoes he (Clayton) is un worthy to loose, will 1 have no doubt, be able to give a good account of himself on Thursday evening, as I observe, he has called the r°S= nSt^lif °r £°r thM OOeaslWl to the But I trust no peraoii wit] make Sttf Hiritfir acquainted with the early dß,j-» of Nuwuii rket slaughterhouse in the inierim.-I am sir 18?5 . R" *™™*- '



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