SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER.

APOKt \xp - This ovwilng. 7 33; to-morrow "SSwk^Hmiw - Thia evening. 10.13 i to "SXffffiSS^Si. evening 11.13: to mor row morning, 11..1i -BCJJP.ISB.—To-morrow morning— fl..Vi, mgnset.—This ovenins—i.'iu. Moox's Auk.—New Moon, I3ih. 2..1S a.m.

ARRIVALS.

Wolliintftoh. s.s., Stephenson, from Whansnvoi

TO-DAY. Waitaki, 8.»., Crawford, from Whangnrei Clansman. s.s., Farqubar, from Rußsell

DEPARTURES.

lona, s.s., Amodco. for Mercury Bay

IswtßDs Coaßtwi.sk. — Progress, from Wnangapoua, with 28.000 ft timber : Ghost, from Pakiri, with VI lone.

Octwahhs Coastwise. — Progress, for WhnnKarouii ; Violet., tor Thames.

The brigantino Oamaru has entered outwards »' the Customs for Rarotongn.

The following vessels cleared outwards at the diatoms today :-Stanley, brigantine, I.iiifors. tor Wliangaroa, iv hallnst; Toroa. sch. Rosers. for Mitchell Island, withge-.eral cargo.

The 8.8. Wellington arrived from Whangarei this morning. Passengers: Messrs Hammond, Slo.me, .laroda, Poutlothwnitc. Wright. Bun lavly, Harrison, Giuuson, .1. 31. Steerage, Mc- Loan. Mauil, Mrs Pratt, Miss Kraser, Mrs aiarowet. Misses Harps and Cole, Mosdamos Wooly, Carter, Albine, Rulley.

The bi i?antlne Motley, 507 tons register, which left New Yorfc on January 29, arrived at Duuedin yesterday. She brings 5.600 coses kerosino and sundries for this port, and she will come on here after discharging her Dunedin cargo.

Tbe s.s. Clansman arrived from Russell this morning. Passengers :—Mrs Webb and two children, Mrs Batber, Mrs Stuart, Mrs Hewitt and two children. Mrs George and three chil ; ilren, Miss Hare, Messrs Webb, George, Morris, Ilolmati, Banni9ter, and 7steerage.

The s.s. Waitaki arrived from Whangarel last evening, with 50 sacks gum, 50 cheese, sundries, and the following passengers :—Master Green, Messrs Jara, dimming, Wor*nlp and son. Me- Kenzie, Heape, Murphy, McLean, Dunwoodle, Rule. Fairburn, Dando. Jackson, Seccombe, Henderson, Conaghan. Mr Murray, wife, and S children, Messrs Pike. Dalton, Hall, Harp. Morrin. Roberts. McDonald, and 7 in the eteer- Wte.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Melbourne, May It.—Arrived: Manapouri, JYoin the Bluff, this morning.

Wellington, yesterday.—Sailed: Rotorua. f>r the North. Passongers: — Mißß Shaw. Mcßdames Dock and Watson, Rev. C. DeCasar. Messrs Snodgrase, Frnnklyn, Reid, Hansen and Knight.

Lyttelton, yesterday,—Sailed: Tarawera. for the North. Passengers for Auokland: -Mrs and Mrß Butler, Misses Hill (2), Dr. Ure, Messrs I'arker. Boyd. Hill. Gilling, Harty. Charters, Whitcombe.

Port Chalmers, yesterday. — Arrived Annie Berner and Motley, from New York.

COMMERCIAL.

Evßirora Star Office, this day,

Messrs B. Tonka and Co. held a shipment of fina American organs to-day. Thero wnß a good attendance, and all tho instruments were sold at prices ranging from £16 to £25. Tho same uufitloneer sold the lease of Waller's premises a Customs-street for £250.

AIR ALFRED BUCKLAND'S HEPORT.-At the Hay market on Friday, May 8, fodder was brought forward in good quantity, and at prices obtained at previous Bales. Baled clover hay, ?.\ 12561 per ton; maize, inferior, 2s lid; fair, ita Id: whilst that of n sound sample advanced to 4i 21 tliß hnshel. Oats wore in good demand: Danish, 2* 2d to 2s 4d ; short feed, 2s Id to 2a Od. Potatoes, £3 por ton. Horse stock was not as numerous aa at recent markets, and bidding was slow; prices maintained previous values. At Tnsaday's sale of hay and straw, pricea. as on h'riday. were fully kept to. Hides and akina were pltchud in good number, and prices generally nilcd (U 1 Jte nuotationa; hidea, light. 2Jd to 31(1 per lb; medium. 3:d: and heavy to 4!d por In; sheepskins, is 7d to 2s 4d each; tallow, 22s to^lß per cwt. At Mr McLaughlin's sale, Papa toitol, a good attendance of buyers made prices rule well, and prices obtained were satisfactory. At Remuera. on .Thursday, dairy cattlo were scarce, and those offered were generally of in ferior quality, buyers were plentiful, and prices ranged from £5 to £9. Fat cattle were in full anpplv. SB> being sold to the trade. Good steer beef brought from 22s to 21s the lOOlbs, inferior quality and cows being lower. A large number of sheop wern yarded, and were all disposed of at tlightly lower value than last weeks quota tions. Fat and store pigs were in good supply, with no change in value.

Messrs Hunter and Nolan's Weekly Report.—Horses: The supply has been quite up to the average, and ths demand rather slack, so that would-be Rollers at full values have been obliged to retain tbe animals. Quito the usual number were submitted by auction on Friday at the Durham jards; binding was languid, and several lots were quitted with difficulty, but eventually naosl of the animals were dis possdof at about the previous week's values. We quote draught heavy horses, from £20 to £30; light diaught and spring trap horses, from £12 to £35; saddle horses, from £3 to £15. Wool hides, and skins: Supply li mited; there remains an unsatisfied demand for good heavy hides. Cattle: A good many havo been brought forward, and there has been an upward tendency in value for fat and dairy stock: stores, unaltered. There was a good master at Newmarket on Tuesday, and at Pukekohe on Wcdno3day bidding at both sales was more animated than for some time. Wo quote shipborne beef from -2s to 24a per lOOlbs; local, 22s to 258 per 1001b?. Sheep: The New market yards were well filled on Tuesday, over fl 000 being penned. Wethers sold at from 11b 6d to 17s lid; ewes from lls to Us 6d; lamb 3 from 8s '.o 10s. Pigs were in moderate numbers. Small and storn pigs scld relatively hijjher than bacon piss. priceß ran^iDfc from 2d to 3d per lb, live weight. UGSBKS G. W. BINNEV and Co. report that at their weekly sale on Tuesday of wool, hides, skine and tillow, the market was well supplied with all lines of llrstclass hides, cold at from 3jdto4sd: light and medium, 3Jd to 3Jd ; in ferior, 2d to 3d per lb; skins. Is 5d to 2s .id; pelts, lid to Is 4d each ; tallow, £1!J to £24 per t on.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET.

Farm ahd Dairy Produce.—Wholesale: But ter. Jresh, BJd to 10d: Butter, salt (scarce). 8d to 9',d; Cheese, Rood factory, 5d to 63d; Canterbury do., 4'd to 5Jd; Eggs, dozen, 2s lid; Lard, In bladders. 7d; Bacon and Hams, Provincial. 6d to 8d; Hams, 8d to 9d: Canter harv Bacon in clotb, 9Jd; Bacon and Hams, in equal numbers, scarce, DM to lOd; Hams, very Bcarce, only 11 jd to 113 d; Jama, per case, 5s doz., £1 12s 6d to £1 15s 6d; Honey in bulk. 4d per lb. Retail: Butter, fresh. laSd; salt do.. lOd to Is: Cheese, colonial, 8d to 9d ;Eggs, per dor... 2s9d; Bacon, per lb, lOd to la: Hams, do., Is to is 4d. Fx.ouß Market. — Wholesale. — Superfine flour silk dressed, per ton, fill 10s; do, do, house bold £1010s; hundreds, sa; fifties, 10s per ton extra; sacks and bags free; Caatab, sacks, J59 ]0b ; hundreds, ss; fifties, 10a extra; South ern do. £9 to £9 53; bran, per ton. sacks in cluded, local, £1153 to £5; Southern do. Si 10s; sharps, £4 15a to £3; cabin bread, £18; oatmeal, do. £13 10s; oats. 2s Id to 2s ii; maize, 3s 6d to :\3 8d; potatoes, £3 loa per ton; pearl barley do. £20 to £21; beanp, 3s 8d ; onlona, £7 to £3 ; fowl wheat, 2s 7d to 2s Bd. Kauri Gum. Flax, &c. — Poor ordinary, nominal, £25; (rood ordinary. £32 to £34: BUDerior. £34 to £36 and upwards; East Coast. t'ia to £46 ; supply for month to date, 170 tons; riax per ton, £18 to £21 ;tow. do., £7 to £9; fungus, per lb, 2Jd to 3d; cocoanut fibre, per owt, 15a to 17b» Coai and Firewood Market.—Coal: New castle (Bhip's side), 28s to 30a per ton; yard, 32s to 355: Bay of Islands, at yards, S!(ia 6d; screened, 30a 6d; ditto at the mines, 13s Ed ■ ship's aide, 265; Waikato. 8b to 12s; in Auckland, 18s to 22a: Kamo. 12s per ton at loading ground: Taupiriat mine, »s6dtol2s, at yard. 19a 64 to 225; Whangarel, at mine. 9s (id 'yard (steam), 17a; household, 21b; delivered, 235! Firewood: Unout at wharf (cargo). 8s 6d to 0s per Ion; delivered, Hbj cut. 17b to 18s. Buildiso Materials.—Timber: Boards and scantling. 100 ft, best. Ids: second-class, 89 lid; best, planed, tongned, and grooved, flrst-claap, lfis 6d; medium, 13s: second ditto, lla 6d. Cargo, bent (at mlllB), 10s 9d; second <-lfi33 (at mills). 6s; baulk. 7s. New Zealand pallinss. sft (sap), IO3; oft (heart), ffis; Oft, 11; titree rails, £} lOa por (too; puriri posts, £8 10s to £7 10s; shingles, 16s per 1,000; Hobart pallngß, sft. 19s; Oft, 21s; Hobart rails, 30, bclHdk quotations. Bricka (at Avondalel, 353 to 46s per I.COO ; town yards, 45s to 555; de livered, 60s to 60s. Drain pipea (at works), per 100 (0 inches bore), 40s ; 4 inches, Us ; 3 inches, S3 • 2 inches, £2 10 per 1,000; socket glazed pines, 18 innhes. 4s per foot: 15 inches, 4a 6d per foot; 12 inches, 3s per foot; 9 inches, 2a per foot; C inches. Is per foot; 4 inches, ild per foot; 3 Inches. 7d per foot. MANCRKB.-Bonedusfc Sydney, £7 las to £8, acoording to quality; bonoflour, £810s; Auck land, £8; Peruvian guano, £18; Maiden Island. £8: Huon guano, amall lots, £5 to £6, bags in cluded ; Hnrat'a chemioal manure, £1410s.

Chief Post-office, Auckland.

Maim will Cross as undkr-

Taiß Dat,

For Tauranga, ana Opotikl, per Wellington, at

Fcr P Whangarel Hoads, Parna. Walpu, Whan garel. and Kamo, per Waitaki. «t 5 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m.

Saturday, lCth Inst.

For Port Fitzroy, Tryphena, and Opulai, per

For Waiwero, Te Kapa. Warkworth, etc., per Rose Cagey, at 10 a.m. For Katl Katl. Aongatete Tauranga, &o. per Rotomahana, at 2 p.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana. at 2.30 p.m.

Monday, 18th mat. For Coromandel. per Coromandel, at 11.30 a.iv. For Waitara and Southorn ports, per Oreti, at

For ' Kussoll, Kawakawa, Wangaroa, and Monijonui, por Wellington, at 5 p.m.

Tuesday, 19th lnat.

For Taranaki and Southern Porta. per Rotorua,

For Greymduth. via Onohunga, per Herald, ai 1 p.m.

Tuesday, 2Cth inst.

Foi Navigator Islands. Sandwloh Inlands, United States of America, Canada, Uritiah Columbia, Central and South America, aoc British and Koreian Weat Indies, at 1 p.m For United Kingdom and Continent of Korope, at 1 p.m. ■ Money orders, 11.30 a.m. ReßlsMrfld letters and newßoapera. at 11,30 a.nu Late letters, bearing an extra fee of six pence In addition to tho postage, will be received by the Mail Agent on board the steamer up to the time of uaUlnx. This mail will bo due lv London on Friday, July 3,188 i

S. H. BIS 3, Chief Postmaster Uhlßf PO«t-Offln«. Annlrl.n*

Meetings, Entertainments Etc.

Mat 13,1883.

Opera House-" Ttie Woman in White," 8 p.m.

Royal Veteran Rifle Company will meet (op drill opposite Star Hotel, 7.10 p.m.

New Kden Hall. Summer-street — Lecture by Mr Wild. " Unquenchable Fire," 7.30 p.m.

Tmnperanco Hall — Annual business meeting of Band of Hope Union, 0.30 p.m.

Catholic Institute — Fortnipthtly meetint; of Irish National League. Roadinsa from Imh History and Literature. 8 p.m. Sailors' Rest—Mtecollnneons concert. 8 p.m. Devonport Hall-Bazaar, 3 to 10 p.m.

Notices to Correspondents.

Subscriber.— Certainly ; " You and me" is cor rect in tho sense in which you employ it. J usTicrv-A constable i» not empowered to take a person into custody for a common assault unless he was present at tho time tbo assault was committed. On arresting a per son a constable is bound to inform bucli porson of the chargo upon which ho is arrested. Every warrant must be issued on a. specific information. Warrants signed in blnnk are without legal force.

Births.

DAVBY.—On tho 15th inst,, at her residence, Snrroy Hills, Mrs F. Davoy, of « daughter. London papers pleaae copy.

ORCH!STON.-On May H. al Romiiera, tho wife of J. Orchiaton or a son. WRIGHT.—On May 4, at tho Bricklayers' Anna Hotel, Chapel-Btreot, tho wife of VV, Wright of a daughter.

Deaths.

BRIGHAM.-On May 11, at tils residence. Lincolnatreot, Ponsonby, John Jirifrbam; aged 75 years. The funeral will leavo bis lato renidonce to morrow (Saturday), at 3 p.m. Friends will plca9o accept this intimation, CHALMERS—On May 13, at Huntly liOdgo, Waikato, Frederick, third son of Andrew Jackson and Maggio Chalmers; aged 8 weeks. DUNLOP.—On May IS. Sarah, the beloved wife of George Frederick Hunlop ; aged 25 yoara. The funeral will leave her lato residence, Victoria Avonuo, Kdon Terrace, on Sunday, 17th instant, at 3 p.m. Friends are invited to attend. FLETCHER.-On May 14, at Manukau Road, Onehunga, Frances, wife of Isaac Flu toiler. The funeral will leave her lato residenoe on Sunday, at 1 p.m. Friends pleaae accept this invitation, J UR V.-On May 14, after four days' illnoss, from pleurisy of lungs and bronchitis, George Oswald, third son of Henry R, and Annie Jury; agedlßyeaiß.

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

¥or tbe cauia Out Uoka tasiaUaos, For the wrong that need! realatanpe, For the future in the *ißtanci, And tho "good that we out de,

FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1885.

The Ministry are not a harmonious family on the land question more than i upon any other great principle of government. The Premier and the Hon. Mr Ballance, Minister of Lands, are land nationalists, but Sir Julius Vogel is known to entertain very different views on the subject of land tenure, and Mr Larnach, addressing his constituents, said :— With regard to the settling of people on the land, I am not one of those who believe in preventing thoße who are amongst us, and who may come amongst us, from obtaining freeholds. I would go so far as to make it easy and simple for everyone to get a freehold or leasehold as he might chooee. The more impediments are put in the way of people in the shape of restricting them to leaseholds, the more we shall obstruct settlement. (Applause.) I would allow even free selection before survey rather than thiow any impediment in the way of settlement. I see no reason why a, miner should not be allowed to make his holding a freehold, but I would reserve the right to the State to impose a royalty—a gold duty—to Jje given to the local bodies if found desirable. I think the State has a right to impose a royalty, i{ it is found necessary to do so, on any gold taken from the land, in the same way as in the case of coal. In the course of my travels I have found miners who have for years been spending great sums of money and much labour in making permanent improvements, I see no good reason why such men should not be allowed to make their holding a freehold just as much as the agriculturist is. It might be aaid that the State would then be giving away hundreds of thousands of pounds in the shape of gold contained in those hold ings ; but, to take an extreme case, even if a miner did get tens of thousands out of his holding, the State would be beue

fited thereby. Tho moro gold ho got tbo tnoro labour ho v/ould bo iuclinod to employ and tho moro entorpriso would be displayed by him.

Mr Ballanee's scheme for promoting settlement upon Government leasehold holdings does not, we find, limit the area to ten acres, but makes that the minimum, the maximum being fixed at 150 acres. This removes some of the most serious objections to the scheme. It is, in fact, analogous to Mr I'olles-' ton's agricultural leaseholds, which appear to have worked very well in the South, and might be extended with advantage to other parts of the colony. Men with small capital often find it to their advantage to take up land on terms that will leave them all their resources for tilling the soil and pur chasing cattle. They do this now by mortgages, which in the end crush them, and compel the ultimate for feiture of all their hard earnings. As tenants of the Crown, the fruits of their industry would receive fair protection, and many men who are otherwise unable to settle on land might by this means be enabled to realise a desire which is strongly implanted in the human breast.

It is interesting, in studying this question, to compare the measures of colonial land reform with a movement in the same direction in England which has lately been submitted to the House of Commons in the form of a voluminous bill, which is defined as " A bill to facilitate the creation of a peasant proprietary and the acquisition o( land by occupiers.'' The measure has been introduced by the Radical section of the House. It invests the local authorities with powor to acquire land for disposal in small freehold sec tions, or they may advance money to tenants to enable them to purchase holdings, or may let any land owned by them as " allotment gardens." One fourth of the purchase money is to be paid on deposit, and another fourth in such instalments as may be agreed upon; the purchasers to pay half yearly interest on the unpaid balances at the rate of i} 4 per cent, above the rate at which the local authority bor rowed from the Treasury at the time of the sale; and the unpaid balance and all interest thereon is to be a first charge on the holding. The title to the purchaser is to be guaianle d to be "absolutely good as against eviction by title paramount to the local authority." The holdings are to be maintained in reasonable and proper cultivation, ex cepting part thereof which may be used for the purposes of trade and business.

The bill also provides for "yeoman holdings," any local authority being empowered to advance sums "out of moneys in their hands borrowed from the Treasury," to enable tenants to pur chase their holdings, not exceeding 150 acres—the advance not to exceed two thirds of the principal sum required. Repayment must be made by such in stalments as may be agreed upon. The local authority also have power to let let any land owned or rented by them as " allotment gardens,' not exceeding one acre. The rent, terms, and con ditions, etc., are to be fixed by regula tion, and publicly notified, but pro vision is in all cases tc be made for reasonable notice to be given to any tenant of an allotment garden of the determination of his tenancy, and for preventing the same from being sublet or defectively cultivated, and forgiving to any outgoing tenant proper compen sation for any "unexhausted impiove merrts or acts of cultivation.'

The bill would, it will be seen, make the State, acting through the "local authorities," mortgagee to a large number of small tenant farmers, for there can be little doubt that many tenant farmers would willingly avail themselves of the provisions of such an Act, in order to acquire the freeholds of the lands they occupy. Many of these holdings might fall back into the hands of the local authority through non-fufilment ofconiitions.but the local authority would proceed to re-sell the land on deferred payments to other tenants. The feature of the

Bill is this freehold principle, the object being clearly not to nationalise the land, but to create a peasant pro prietary—a sign, it may be inferred, that the English Radicals have not yet been converted to the doctrines of Henry George, although recognising and attempting to remedy the evils of land monopoly.

UNKNOWN Russia.

Perhaps tho chiof reason why Uiisem abated her arrogant tono, and accoptod tl.o British overture* of peace, is to bo found in her hopelossly embarrassed (inauco>. Money, which is said to " mako tho marc go," is needed for tho prosecution of war, more especially in theso days of costly armaments and colossal armies ; an 1 for Russia to raise the needed cash meant an enormous addition to the taxation of hor already overburdened people. With a population of somo ninoty millions, Russia has presently a public debt of [about £700,000,000, involving a yearly charge of nearly £30,000,000. Russian loans are only obtained at exorbitant rates of interest. Thus in 18S2 aho bor rowed nominally £8,900,000 at n per cent. ; but all she got as tho price of issue was JL'55 —practically increasing hor borrowing rato to £5 9s per cent—a very low prico for a first-class Power. Hor credit cannot be re garded as improving,for us far back as 1850 she borrowed £12,000,000 nominally at the same rate, getting £G8 for tho isbuo. The greater part of tho Russian debt is believed to bo hold in Gortuany, and tho fact that a Russian war would havo meant a panic in the Berlin Bourne, and ruin to hundreds of loading German capital ists, goes a long way to account for Prince Bismarck's efforts to preserve peace. In addition to hor enormous debt, Russia spends large sums yearly in maintaining ■ her army, and in the government of her unwteldly empire. For a number of yoars the expenditure oxceeded thojievenue by seven millions sterling, although lastyearthe deficit was only one million. This lack of the " sinews of war " must place Russia at a great disadvantage in any war with Eng land ; and no doubt the knowledge of this, coupled with the reflection that domestic discontent was not likely to be allayed by a heavy addition to taxation, influenced the Czar's advisers in agreeing to an amicablo adjustment of tho Afghan frontier dispute.

Considerable stress was laid upon the necessity for retrenchment in the city ex penditure at the meeting of tho City Council last night. The possibility of doing without the fresh-water baths, reducing office expenses, abolishing the Lock Hospital, and having no asphalting what ever done this year, was hinted at in the course of discussion,

We are assured by a gentleman who is a leading light of the temperance party, and who occupies a seat on one of the City Licensing Benches, that there is no inteii' tion to deprive the Shamrock Hotel of a license. He says that such action on the part of the temperanco section of tho community would be most impolitic, as it would undoubtedly make the public think that they were acting in a high-handed manner, and might do the cause incalculable harm. He points out that any steps adverse to the granting of the license should have been taken before the owner of the property went to the expense of erecting a handsome and costly buildini;. He strongly deprecates the action of some erratic and irresponsible temperance people who, while conversing with " Tom, Dick, and Harry," speak of what " wo" are going to do with respect to thia and that hotel.

The Board of Education this afternoon appointed Miss Even as German teacher to the Girls' High School from a list of nine applicants,

1 Tho toacliOM of tho city scbuola have \ determined upon v shilling uuWcrintion to cover the legal oxponsoa -f Cupuiin Motion, Drill Instructor, incurred in tho rocont proaecntion for .illof'fid ill-treatment of n I boy in tho Grafton .School.

At a mooting of tho Committee of tho Auckland branch of tho New Zealand Educational Institute, held last evoning, Mr f>. Bailey presiding, ii was decided to ?end letters of 001111(111-1100 to tho relatives nf tho late Moshi's Colquhoiin and flea, re cently dvotnied nt the Thames. 1

Three canes nf scarlatina, located in ono house in the Ponsonby Ward, wero reported to tho Sanitary Inspector last night.

" Tho Woman in White " was repeated at the Opera House last evening before a fair audience. It will bo agnin performed to-night, and "Impulse," a drama new to Auckland playgoers, will be placed on tho boards tomorrow ovoning.

Tho balance of tho bankrupt's stock of choico jowellory has como to hand from Melbourne, and will be offered for absolute saloby Mr 11. Arthur at his auction mart to-morrow and Monday. Such a rich and varied assortment of bijouterie has novor before found its way into a public solo-room in Auckland; as it must bo clearod oft', tlio.so both in and out of the trado meet for competition upon a fair and open field. Tho chance for unprecedented bargains in jewellery in unique, ami will not soon recur.

The Friday evening ontortaimnont at tho Sailors' Rest and Homo will bo somewhat varied this evoning, as in addition to tho usual "concert," tho Right Huv. tho ('resi dent, Binhop Cowio, has kindly promised to bo present and toll tho wuloivi Bomothing about. Liio late General Gordon, who was a patriot, statesman, and Christian. Ah several frionds have also arranged to take pars in tho proceedings, iho concert, will hoj<iii at 7.80 instead of S p.m., whiuli in Iho usual time.

Tho Rev. Donald McCallum, parish minister of Wntorni&li, Skyo, formerly of Raastiy, (jivos a most deplorable account of tho hard-licartudnoea and inhumanity of some of the Skyo landlords. In addressing a mooting in (ilaagow in favour of Iho crofter movement, bo slated that ho had published in (ho nownpapors that tho laird of tho parish in which ho olliciated (Mac lood of Maclood) had not only his (Mr MeCulluni's) property (tho Globe), but also the churchyard, for his rab bits, Tho laird, in roply to this accusa tion, said that; tho minister was a liar, and that ho had only four rabbits in tho churchyard. Macleod also maligned Iho parishioners outrageously, and said that ho did not care although tho rabbits ato the bones of thoir forefathers in tho burying ground. Mr McCallum has taken up the cudgels on behalf of tho crofters, and does not sparo tho morciloss landlords. Ho is in favour of Slcye emigration to Now Zealand.

Tho following cases cutno up at tho K.M. Court yesterday : — T, Hill, v, M. Barnes, i' 7On f)d : To pay ,C 7Gs f>d within a week, or ten days' imprisonment. (J. Browning v. T. ami A. Bray, .CD lls Sd : To pay within a month, or lourluon days' imprisonment. 1). O'Dowd v, .). Reed, £7 10*: To pay by instalments of 10s a wook, or seven days' imprisonment. Richards and another v. Dunniughnm and King, £0 15s, wages: Adjourned. Hanks and Borry v. E. P. Donnelly, JL'<i 10n (Mr Theo Cooper, in structed by Mr Tliorno, for plaintiffs ; Air 11. Campbell for dofondaut). This action was brought to dotormino the ownership of oij;ht stoiio-brcaking hammers and two wheelbarrows. After hearing plaintilFH case, Mr Campbell sa:d thoro had boon several claimants for the hammers aud barrows, and as plaintiff had estab lished hi* ownorship, ho would ngreo to n. judgment of £;"> : Judgment by consont nccardinglv.

A meeting of tho llorcantilo Mnrino Association and tho Committco of tho Chatnbor of Commerce wan held yostordny afternoon at tho Harbour Hoard OlHros, Mr 0. W. Owen presiding, tho busiiicas being tho consideration of tho recent action of the Lumpers' Union respecting tho mail stcamor Zoalandia. Captain McKcnzic, Mr A. 11. Nathan, MrT. Williams, MrO. S. Jttkins, Oaptnin Elliott, and other gcntlomon con demned tho nction of tho Union, anil evonlnally tlio following resolution was carried :—" That, in tho opinion of this mooting, tho olauso in tho lumpen' rnlo" whirl) prohibits Union moil from working with nnn Union mon in injurious to tho in toronts of tho flipping of tho port, urtd Hiflt unlo.»s abolished wo shall tako such stops a« slmll protect our intercuts, and that tlii.s resolution be forwarded to tho I'rosidont for reply."

Another consignment of valunhlo books for Mr Show, tlio bibliophile, has just boon unpacked at Mr N. (!. I.onnox'B shop, Quoen-stroot. Certainly tlio most striking among tlicm in n mns.iive tome, imperial folio, lionnil in lent hot* and marked with tlio royal nrinfl on Mile, run) tlio royal monogram, "G.R.," on thti back. It i* Georgo tho First's copy of tho famous " Vinegar" Uiblo, ami from its oxcollont condition one may f.iiily jiulgo that His Majesty never road it mnoii. lliw particular edition of the Biblo gninoil ltd name from tlio fact llmt tlio heading to Liiko xx. roads " Parable of tlio Vinegar," instead of "vinoynrd." A rare bool; in thin consignment is a j>eunino Aldino, dated 1(551. It is tho History of Venice in Liilin by Cardinal Rombus. Among English hooks may bo mentioned n nuinLor ot volumes of travels mid art publications ; and old editions of tho plnyn ofOtway, Drydon, and liun Jonson (IG-IO).

Tho following football matches are to bo plnyod to morrow : -Albert mid Grnfton, Gordon and Nowton, Auckland and Pom sonby. North Shoro thus stands out ■1 unior inatchoH: Auckland v. Albert (Do main), Atlilotic v. Victoria, North Shoro, Homo Bay, v Waitomata (Homo Bay), PotiHonby v. Graf ton (Domain), Arawa v. Cordon (Domain), Manukau v. Nowton (Onehunga). Tho undorinontioned players will ropresont I'onsonby against Auckland in the mntch to bo playod in tho Doirain : — Arnoill, Whitoside (2), Skoon, Youug, Braund, Clayton, George, Colbourno, Bc.-mit, Daniels, Keofo, Pilkington, McCon nell, Bruce ; omorgoncies, King, Woollor. Albert will bo represented in tho match with Grafton by—Stowart (captain), Smart, Miller, Binney, Dewar, Ridings, Dunks, Dixon, Gooducro, Pulman, Firth, Smith, Marshall, MaynarJ, and Wilkic, Gordon will bo roprosontcd in tho match against Nowton on tho Metropolitan ground by Ansley, Clayton, Edwards, Fisher, Good man, I Islington, Jordan, La Boclio, Lu.sk, Meldium (2), Poland, Moss, Wobstor, and Wood. Auckland PC. Ist 15 v, l'onsonby (crickot ground)—Tho following players will represent the A F,C.: Brnd, I'ilking ton, G. C'arks (captain), Bowman, F. Williams, Roche, Duncan, Stowart, Keats, Coloman, Maguire, Parker, Pirn, O'Connor, and Walker. Auckland 2nd 15 v. Albort 2nd 15—Tho following playors will represent tho Auckland : Annott, Armstrong, Ashton, Clark, Ellis, Frith, Graham, Holly, Hughes, Kirby, Knight (captain), Mays, OH are, Richards, and Wright; emergencies, J. Murphy and Nicholson.

An interesting lecturo on the Chinese career of tho late General Gordon was deli vered by " Ivo" in the Lornostreet Hall last night. Tho chair was occupied by Mr W. Coopor, who briefly introduced tho lec turer, who stated that only two histories of the events in which Gordon was concerned had been written, ono by Dr. Andrew Wilson on "Tho Ever Victorious Army," the other by Captain Linley 011 "Tho Tapping Rebollion," Tho former book-, written in tho interest of English opium merchants, was full of misrepresentations of the robol cause, and extremely partial to Gordon. The other gave a faithful account of what took place, but was very little known or read. Tho lecturor explained that the Taeping Rebellion was really a national movement, a rising of tho true Chinoso against the usurping Tartar dynasty. Tho revolt was precisely similar to what a rising of tlio Poles against Russia would be. Tho rebellion was at first viewed favourably by England. The Tnepings were considered to bo patriots struggling for national freedom. The movement would i have been successful but for English in terference. When English merchants discovered that the expulsion of the Tar tars would be followed by the suppression of the iniquitous opium traffic, it was deemed necessary for tho protection of- British commerce to crußh the rebellion. Ward, a Nicaraguan filibuster, who, in command of a heterogeneous force, called " The Ever Victorious Army," had been fightiDgagainsttheTaepingß,hadbeen slain. He was succeeded by several incompetent men, and tho rebellion was making great headway when the command was given to Gordon, who was thoroughly acquainted with the country. The appointment was sanctioned by the English Government, and chiefly by gross treachery, accompanied by horrible cruelty, the rebollion was sup pressed, British commerce was safe, the infamous opium traffic thrust upon a help less nation, and one of the darkest pages of English history closed. The lecturer said that Gordon was doubtless an able soldier, but he considered him aB far removed from a true hero as any man could be. He was simply a mercenary, who sold his services and exerted bis talents on behalf of usurpers, and against n people struggling for national freedom,

Ono of tho oldoat inhabitants of Auck land, Mr John Brifrhmn, died nt his resM unco, Lincoln -struct, yoetordny, Mr Brig hum arrived in tho colony in 1841, from Sydney, by the brif; Shamrock, oi which ! Captain Daldy was thoii master, and flince that time he has resided continuously in Auckland, with the exception of a trip which ho made to Europe some three yearn einco, Up to within a short time of his death, Mr Brigham enjoyed fjood health, and tho waning vigour of old n^o seemed to come upon him sud denly. He died calmly and peacefully. Some of the most valuable* properties in Auckland have been in Mr Brigham's hands, and had he not sold them, he would have been perhaps the richest man in Auck land. At one time the whole of Mount St. Mary belonged to him, but he Bold it all to tho late Bishop Pompallier for about £400. It is now worth about £40,000. He nlao owned property in Victoria street which he disposed of for what would now bo con sidered n mero bagatelle. The de ceased gentleman leaves behind him his widow, and a grown up family of four sons and two unmarried daughters, all of which are comfortably provided for. Tho sons are Mr J. M, Brigbani (Secretary of tho Harbour Board), Mr David Brigham (saddler of To Aroha), Mr W. Brijjham (11. F. Anderson and Go,), and Mr John Brigham (proprietor of a flax-mill in tho Kaipara.

"A Passeiigor" writes complaining that on Wednesday evoning it took the fi.2o train fifty minutes to go from Auckland to Ellerslio — a distance of live milos. He Hays :—" The delay was, I believe, owing to tho cattle train from Walkato, Now, Hir, 1 hclievo that delay could be put a Rtop to by running the t-attln train viniler ballast rules, aa the ballast trains are run, and not m ft passenger train."

Tim remains of Mr John Wißoman were intoned in tho genoral oomotory, and not in that belonging to the Church of England as stated in our last issue

Tho first gathering of tho Reason in con nection with tho I'onsonby Sooml Uninn lakes placo thin evening. A first-class band has boon engaged, and an enjoyable rounion is anticipated.

Mr John Golbourno, who has for several yoars been in tho employment of Messrs T. and S. Morrin and Co. (Limited) having ac coptod an appointment in a similar estab lishment in Gisborne, was on Wednesday evening last presented by his late fellow employees with a hundsomo gold Albert, and pendant, and hlbo a very flattering testi monial.in recognition of the high esteem in which ho was held by them.

William Bibby, formerly a decent mechanic, but who has boon reduced to a lamentable condition through two years of excessive drinking, was charged this morn iu(r with breaking and entering the pre mise." of Messrs Gray andßoid, of Customs street, and stealing therefrom files and spanners, valued at moro than £5. The robbery was oH'ecte'l by break ing a large pane of glass in the front window. As aoon as tho robbory was dis covered Mr I'alconor, the manager, ro portod the robbory to the police, and Detoctivo Hughes, from the description givon by the pawnbrokers of the man who Dawned some of the files, immediately fixed upon Bibby, and arrested him on the charge. Bibby lias suffered considerably through lii.H unfortunate habit of drink ing, but has never been known to steal, The following notices of motion have boon givon for the next mooting of the City Council. By Cr. Upton: "That with tho view of enabling tho Council to practically consider the question of establishing a lending department in connection with the Freo Public Library, the Town Clerk be instructed to ask the municipal authorities of Melbourne, Sydnoy, Nowcastle-oii-Tyne, Liverpool, Sheffield, and Nottingham to Bupply this Council with information (in to tho management and mode of working the public lending libraries in those place?. By Cr. Dovore : "That the accounts of the City Couneill for tho year ending 31nt March, 1835, be roforred to the Finance Committee to report: (l)As to amount of rates In arrear; (2) Ab to the amount ntatnto barred; (3) Tho sum due to tho Council by ratepayers for asphalting ; and gnnernlly ns to tho accounts, and as to a hotter mothod cf preparing accounts and bnlanre-ghcete in a moro detailed form."

Tuttlo and Co., tho well-known photo- Kraplierß, of Sydney, ronpuctuUy announcothe I'oiiiplotlnu of their Auokland prumlaen, -18, (Jlnooußtrcot, to be oncno'l for business on Monday. Maylllh, ana beg to call attention to thoir RTan'l display of plo'ureß in tho vestibule Saturday rvoi.lntr.

British lion and Russian bear.-~Tho Kitsmnn bear ia MIU Kroivliuii, the British lion preserves a ooniuinpluoueimltireranro;tJio satnn wit!) trade. Our nniuwoiiß rlviile keop on Krnwliny, so they may, till they bum. Don't target prlmo Canterbury hiiron, 8d; salt butter, ilil; prime fresh do, from lOd ; ohoene, 4il iinil ivl ; rice, 51b for la; 711) baft oatmeal, 1b ; applet, liil) for Is; raiulnn, 4id; currants, <id ; Adolaldo iuum. 40 illtlVrent assortments, stoncless, l«l per tin: Hobart do; dates, (d ; unldon Bjnip, Id lb; lionoy in sections ur J tine, M ; fresh herrlnfr, lid ; lobster, (Id: Kuxliali pickles, till; lemon jolly, "d; KiiKllsh marmulado, Od; Hobart, ;m] ; anil bankrupt slor'i must he sold,—At TCatonn Co • operative Stores. Ilobeon - strent. next. Criterion Hotel.

Chr.mbers's celebrated sewing machines, :.'f). Uueon-street.

" New Zealand Farmer, Bee and Poultry Journal."—ThoAfay number, which Is now pub li£hed.l9coi)iou3ly illustrated. AinoncthccngrttV' in;,") may t>o menUonnt a beautifully-oxecutod portrait of "Pmo Ayrshlro Bull,' Duko,"'of two rnniH, ono bred ia Queensland, the other in Tas mania, and rcprcßontatloas of the "Kmllo D'Hoyatf'pear and " Mtcliaelnias Daisloß." The seasonable operations in form and garden aro described in detail, together with advico to aplarUts suitable to the present month. Tlio fourth instalment appears of " Inatruotlona to I(«j<lnnera in Beekeeping," the article being Illustrated with cuta. Among tho more lmpor tun nrtlcloß tho following may be mentioned :— ' PJoughßand Ploughing" "Value of Grass In Farm Kconomy," "Management of Pigs," " Management of Dairy Farms," " Woodland Luwnp," "Tratninx Krult on Walla (con tinuodl," '• Phylloxera in Australia," "Honey from Corn," "The Grass• killing 6mb,1 " Tobacco Culture," "Speoial Crops." Tho Bo Department 19 particularly fall this month. The family section is full of interesting items, solectcd to ploase every variety of taste. Last, but not loaat, a supplement of sheet tmmic, full sice, is iesued with tlio pro ent num ber. It 1b a song entitled " Come, Stella, Come,'1 by Mr A. A. Whitohorno, which won tbo first prizu given by llerr Carl Sobraltt at the recent Soointy of Arts competition. Regular subscrib ers will be entitled to this supplement, which is composed of a good piece of music.

TABLE TALK.

Local oj'tiOn polling proceeding;. Tlio British Parliament will be dissolved in November next. Breaches of Contract.—Masher trousers. The defences of Sydney aro now complete. Consols are still advancing,!)().[ being the latest quotation. The Tasmanian Parliament meets on 12th Juno. Hon. Mr Larnach leaves Wellington for Auckland to-day. Subscriptions are to be taken in Mel bourne towards the Gordon memorial fund. A new I'resbyterian Church to cost £6,000, is to bo built at Wellington on the site of St. John's Church, burned down last yoar. The foundation stone of the new building was laid yesterday aftornoon by Sir James Prendergast, Giving a yelling baby opiates to make it sleep may kill the baby. Not giving it opiates will be very apt to kill the parents. It is difficult to tell what to do. It is gravely prophesied, on the authority of the stars, that the Prince of Wales will lose his life through some revolutionary movement on the 20th of January, 1891. In Germany last year 23 cigarette fan- I ories turned out 1S7,00(),000 cigarettes, and the output of the French cigarette factories was 600,000,000. "Cauliflower" writes to say that "den drobium giganteirm odontoglOßSum raezlie " is not a flower. Well, neither is a cauli flower, co we are quits. Dunedin Women's Temperance Union have resolved to petition Parliament against the employment of barmaids. There have been further revelations of kidnapping and cruelty in the Queensland labour traffic, and the Government have determined on returning the live cargo brought by six vessels. The youth who woos and wins a girl at the skating rink will find it but a few steps from roller skates to the roller pin. Two message boys having called at a house in Wellington boford tho inmates were out of bed, the head of the house fired off a revolver, under tho impression that burglars were about. He is now being sued for damages by the parents of the boys. The election of the Hon. E. Stout to be Fellow of the New Zealand University has been approved by His Excellency. The Victorian Parliament has been further prorogued until June 17. The importation of New Zealand sheep has been prohibited by the Government of Tasmania. A letter from an American theatrical manager saya:-"Shoridan has married Miss Louise Davenport." Carraway seeds, which can be grown in North New Zealand, produce 12 to 16 cwt to the acre, and command a high price.

LOST ON MOTUTAPU.

Sanrowni .■Occident lv iui Aitd^'iatt !^.U jiJiiwmtP FEAKB are entertained for the safety oi ;i young midshipman bolonginf; to the Aus trian corvette Saida, who was lost on Wota tapu yeßtenlay,and hasnot fiincoljccii lieard of, althonyh a diligent search La* been curried out. Yesterday movnlujj Messrs Smith and Earle, of this city, and fivo otlioer.-f from the tnan-o'-war proceeded to Motutnpn for a day's «liooting i" a waterman's boat, whicli tvns in charge of Watermen Barron and Holbrook. After landing, the party wont inland, and, in their chase after game, became separated. According to previous arrangement, nix of them retraced their steps towards Mr Reid's houoo on the island os it became dark, and then it was discovered that the midshipman before referred to was musing. As he did not put in an appearance shortly, his friends became alarmed, and determined to institute a diligent search. Several of them travelled inland again, while Mr Reid's men and the waterman rode along the shore on horseback. Lights were Bhown, shots fired repeatedly, and tho party cnllcd out till they were exhausted, but all to no purpose, and at 11 p.m. they returned to Mr Keid'n house. This morning, one of tho otficorH and Mr Smith returned to town with tho wator man, tho romaindor of tho party having remained on the island to continue the Boarch today. Motutapu is a rough and rocky Island of about 2,000 acres, with many flteep and dangerous cliffs, 3ml it ia feared that tho midshipman has met with Home unfortunate accident. Tho missinp, gentleman ih a nnn of Captain Biringor, commander of 0110 of the Austrian war vessels.

A Hoareh party of thirty rnon, in chargo of two oflicerß, from tho Raida, loft fcr Motntnpn this afternoon, in one of tho hffi.nm 1,-innches belonging to tlici voßflel.

SHOCKING ACCIDENT.

Mr Thoo. Kisslings Son Killed,

Information reached town last evening of a shocking fatal accident that, had occurred at Tamaki yestorday morning, tho victim boing a boy aged 12 years named Leigh Kissling, a son of Mr Theopliilus Kisaling, of Parnoll. The lad had boon on a visit to his maternal grandfather, Mr Innes Taylor, of East Tamaki, and yesterday morning, accompanied by his uncle—Master Walter Taylor, aged 15 years of ago—he went out to shoot pheasants and moor fowl. Master Taylor was carrying the gun, and from Boine unexplained cau.»e it oxploded,and the charge lodged in the back of young Kissling'e head, killing him instantaneously. Young Taylor at once ran to his father's house and gavo tlio alarm, and tho sad intelli gence was subsequently communicated to Mr Thoo. Riesling. Tho news could not be broken to Mrs Kissling, who was hourly ex-pectin" confinement. An inquest was to be held at Mr fnnes Taylor's residence, East Tamaki, this afternoon.

SPORTING NEWS.

A Press Association telegram from Christ church state? that all tho Hon. W. Robin eon's horses W6re scratched for the New Zealand Cup yesterday.

fiibollerand Terford wero shipped to tho Tlinmea yesterday. They we to be win tered at; Mr Bobbott'g place.

MINING NEWS.

(hy TKrj'.nrtAPii—own conKKsposDnsT.)

TnAiwr.s, this day.

GamhwA.—Crushing operations of la^t weok resulted in a return of tll'iri/n 0 amalgam from 1!IO loads.

Important Docision to Mining CoinpaiilCß.

An important case was hoard yesterday in the Warden's Court relative to drainage matters. ThoDoop Level Cross Company hud applied to tho Warden to entoico payment by tho Waiotahi Company of their contri bution towards tho cost of maintonnm.'e of tho Big Pump. Mr Miller appeared for plaintiff, ond Mr Campbell for defend ant?. Attor hearing evidence, it was do cidod that defendants wero liable, and they wero ordered to pay i"7"-0 within the next !• months, payment to cover a period of 0110 year from January last. Mr Konrick com plained that in tho ovisting state of the law ho was obliged to make an arbitrary al lotment, of tho expensos of pumping in each case biought boforo him. Jle would sug (jost that amendments bo made in the Gold mining Districts Act, providing for tho living of drainngo aron by tho Warden, levying of drainago rato on the basis of ox tent of ground occupied, and (he profits of the mine, of tho oleclion of a Drninaee lioard,io whom tho revenue so r.iiseil should be entrusted foradmiuistraticn.

COROMANDEL.

Tokatta.—Tho mino manager reports : — Tho cross-cut opened out last week from tho loft side of the level is in about 12 feet, and pocurely timborod. The country is changing with tho progress of the clrivo, and 1 bolievo for tho bettor, Wo havo in tho floor of tho drive a seam of bright black minoral, about |8 inches thick. It looks like coal, but will not burn, We havo about lOlbs of it put asido in order to ascer tain what it is. Tho drive on tho socond loader we opened out is in about ■'! feet. The country is very hard, but carries a very promising body of stone, 3 to 6 inohen and well mineralisod. It was in this leader whon it joinod tho supposed All Nationß that the few colours of gold came to band, Tributes: McNeil's party have obtained 201bs of picked stone ; tho others prospect ing. ■ Royal Oak.—The mine nanager reports : A little improvement in tho main level; tho ground is getting more settled, and the leader showing signs of coining together, The last break has been more extensive than any we havo had in the level*

ST. MARY'S ORIENTAL FAIR.

Tins approaching novol entertainment, which is to open at the Choral Hall on Saturday, the 23rd, at 3 p.m., is already beginning to attract considerable notice. The object is already well known, viz. .- to obtain pecuniary aid towards tho erection of a suitable church and parsonage for the parishioners of St. Mary's, Parnoll. The timo aeoma to have been well chosen, being the week of the natal day of our beloved Queen, for, from what we have learnt, every thing in connection with the Fair will form a sort of high carnival, not only for St. Mary's people, but nlso for Auckland. All the Anglican parishes are coming cheer fully forward with their Mippovt, with one exception, which arises nor. from want of flympatby, but, from deficiency of musical and histrionic talent amongst its members. Invitations, wo believe, are being sent, out to all the members of both Houses in the district, the University authorities, (ho clergy, and many of tho principal lnifcy, to attend the opening; and as wo understand that the organisation of tho whole scheme lidH been carried mil, by means nf district committees, wo anticipate great supcokr for this novelty in our midst. Tho interior of the Choral Hall will bo devoted, wo believe, in the centro room, to the erection of a Cairo-street, lined on both aides with stalla and balconies of Oriental design. Jn the sido wings of the Choral Hall, that on tho left will be devoted to tableaux, waxworks, an;i the performances by athletic gymnast?, principally from Turkestan, and charac ter entertainments, on each evening ; that on the right to concerts. The following ladies, with numerous Asiatic assistants, will be the atall-holdets : — Alesdames Abbott, H. F. Anderson, Hadh'eld, Bloom field, Carr(Remuera), Chamberlain, Choose man, Clayton, M'arU Clarl;, Elmes, Fair burn, Flood, Home, Ireland, Innes.T.Kifß ling_, Moss, Rawlings, Ross, Ruck, Percy Smith, Tilly (Komuera), Thomas, Walker, W. C. Walker, Wnlpole, Sumerset Wai pole, H. Walpole, .Wilson (Remnora) Missos Lodgo and Mowbray, andMrDowog. Youthful Asiatic girls mid boys will also perform a characteristic Alaypole danco at the opening ceremony, a'ud on each evening in front of the stroet, Wo wish tho whole affair a brilliant ruccosr,

THE DIRECT STEAM SERVICE.

:'\ ,:•••: ;:•.... L.".-.J:i.iu' tor ftn-icjanfi. j r, - ::.M ■~-, vi Mie Sho.vf, ftivni. ;;nd Albior ' Company in muking Auokland thefirut port of call in New Zealand for several of their largo ateamci'fl hn^ evidently stimulated the ', New Zealand Shipping Company to a similar eomve, and we now learn (hat the lino steamer Rimutaka is on the berth at London for this port, anil i.^ nnnounped to leave Plyinouthon May 23rd. The Kimulnkn is cjuito a new vessel, having been launched from Messrs John Eldor and Co.'b yard at Glasgow on November 20th last year. She is under special survey of Lloyd's surveyors to class at Lloyd's in tho highest " spar deck class," ia divided into eight wiver tight compartments, iivr of which ai. carried up to the .«par deck, with iireprou! and water-tight doors, nod she will there fore bo entered on the Admiralty list an a transport of the highest class. She is built entirely of steel, has a cutwater stem with figurehead, and ia barque-rigged, having masts and yardß of steol. The principal dimensions of tho vessel are as follow :— Length between perpendiculars, -120 feet; length over nil, 451 feet; depth, 33 feet 4 inches; with a gross tonnage of about 4,fi00 tons. Tho engines, which will indicate about 4,000 b.p., ;ire compound surface con densing, with two inverted cylinders, one high pressure 'It!, and one low prossuro 88 inches diameter, each adapted for a stroke of 4 feet 9 inches. Accommodation is pro vided for 87 first-clans passengers on main and spar decks. There is also accommoda tion for 82 second-clasa passengers on the main deck, and for M 0 thitd-clasfl passen gers forward. All tho cabins are furnished most, elaborately, after f,he same manner as other of tho Now Zealand Shipping Com pany's vessels which have before visited 1 this port. Two • refrigerating ongines on tho most improved ntylc (HaMlamV) are lillo.l in tho foroliolrl for the carrying of a largo quantity of frozen mutton for tho Kngli.ili market, and for an ample stock of frwii provisions for tho uko of paseoi.goi'.s.

SHOCKING MINE ACCIDENT.

Father and Son Killed.

(I'.Y TRMWIUFII—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

DnsEDiN, this day. In tho I'lßoni.v Mino at Skippers, Joseph and James Mitchell, father and son, were killed while stoning out quartz. It is pre sumed the accident was tho result of the ground being loosened by a dynamite charge.

ASSAULT IN THE CEMETERY.

A youno man named James Henry Heriing was brought up this morning at the Police Court, charged with committing a common aseault upon a lady student in tho Training Collogo on tho morning of tho 14th instant. The offence was on'terod as an indecont as- Kiult, but when the police were in full pos session of the facts tho charge was reduced to tho Jena serious offence The prisoner^ is a labourer in the employ of his father, resid ing in East-street, Newton. On the mo n ing in question, Miss Donaldson was on her way to tho Training College, Wollesley street, when sho entered tho gate near UK Sepulchre's School-room for tho purpose of avoiding the mud and traffic '>{ the new road, which in not very plonsant In rainy weather, She took tho Cemetory path, and when half way along she hoard some ono among tho graves, A few paces from the path, and mi looking, saw the prisoner quite dis tinctly, but without any apprehension of timidity. She had.not proceeded far, how ever, boforo sho was seized around tho tt'.-iir-l by some one whom sho rocogniscfl an tho prisoner lloniiiK. She poroamed for help, and fortunately at the moment Mr Kenis and Mr Reid entered the gateway nearly opposite, when Herring made ofl'as speedily as possible. Tlio witnesses wero rill able to identify the prisoner, Miss Donaldson reported the mutter (0 Mr McArrhur, Principal nf the College, who duly informed Superintendent Thomson, and prisoner was speedily arrested by Detective Twoboy on the charge

THE ALLEGED NATIVE TROUBLE AT UNKNOWN.

Wasoa.ncti, thin day

Tnr Defence Minister arrived hero on Wednesday night, and loft yesterday morn ing for Opunake to inquire into tho recent ware at I'arihaka.

Nhw Plymouth, this day,

Tho stale of affaire at I'arihaka still con tinue* unsatisfactory. Mr I'urnell, on behalf of tho Government, ntlered tho natives tho rent duo to thorn from leases to European?. The nativcH absolutely refused to tnko tlio rentn, Haying if they did not get more monoy than the amount offered, they would take the land baok from tho Europeaus. The natives showed determined opposition to sottlers, trying to annoy them m every pu.isible way. When nativeeattlo trespassontlio cul tivateJ lands of Europeans, tho natives, instead of taking tho cattle away through tho slip bars, deliberately de molish tho fences or cut them down, and tako their eattlo away. Thi.s causes heavy loss to the sottlora, who poo no way of ob taining redress.

WELLINGTON NOTES

(nv TF.I/EORAriI—OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Wum.isuton, this clay,

Sik George Whitmoke was a paseengor for the North by the Omapore yesterday afteunobn. Major Cautley and Captain Badham will proceed to Auckland by the next opportunity to join him there for the purpose of inspecting and furthor prose cuting the defence works. The Government Insurance Investment. From an advertisement in the local papers it appears that the Government Insurance Association is now prepared, under the autnority of tho Act of last session, to invest some of its accumulations on good freehold security at moderate rates of interest. No advance is to exceed 50 per cent, of the value of tho property on which it is made. Applications are invited for advances of from i)!J00 upwards. Mr George Thome, Jun, Mr George Thorne, jun., lias been ap pointed manager for tho Mkldlo Island of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of tho United States. The twenty-fifth annual report of the Society just received shows unparalleled figures. The new policies issued last yoar excocded 1'17,C00,0C0. Tho surplus cash profit exceeded £2,839,000, and the assets oxceod JC12,000,000 sterling.

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(liftfore Ilifl Wnrthip the Mayor, Mr \V. It, Waddel. and Mr Prime, ,T.[\)

nnt'NK.—Three liion were punished for this otDinco.

COMMON Assault.—A your.X mnn, James Henry Herring, who atated his age to do 17, was brought up under arreßt, charged with com mitting an assault upon Miss s. Donaldson, of the Training College, while pa sine through Ihfi AiiKlican cemetery, on ihn evening: of Iho Hth inst. -Mr jvapier appeared in defence, and paid th« charge hart hocm reduced to ono of common assault. The paragraph in tho morning journal was erroneous, and too alleged oflimco did not iuntify tlin Honflatlomil remarks in that paper.—Sergeant Pratt offered no ohjoctlon to arnmaud, and tho poline wore .iiistillr.il in tho Btep^ taken upon information lecuiTed.—Ron anCed untjl Monday. P.ail£. rio, in on« or two snret. us. Prisoner being nnder ugo, his personal lull oould not be accepted.

Hrbakino and Kntkbinq.—William Hibby was charged with breaking and entering tho store Zof Mecsra James Gray and Held, and stealing therefrom CO Dies and 3 spdniiflrs, of tho value of £5, on tho 12th iust.— Sergoant Pratt asked for a remand. Some of tho articles had hesn recovered, but the police had not completed thoir investigations.—Re manded foe a week.

'J'nE FijRr.OTNED O.\ati-nox.—Chrisiina Me- Oorlock, on remand, wrs brought up on a charge of stealing a cashbox and money, total value £1 10n, tho property of Qeoreo Whelan. of I'oneonby, on the Ith inst.—Mr Thorno, on tho part of prosecutor, said that Mr Whelan hart discovered a miutakc in tho amount, of money supposed to liavo horn Bto'ien but he was (i man of a very e\cU>ilih> disposition. lie did not wi.-.li to prraa tho cli;irK«.— Sergeant I'ratt, RiigKcsled that, a roaviotion Bhoiud be recorded sfralnM' Mm )irUonnc—K[r Johnson said Uio child had hoi'ii under hia oare, and 3110 had boon educated and attcndt?d to, and he and his family wore willing to continue their caie of tho girl. Mr Johnson t.hon entered into a bond of cm. and agreed to pay 10s, which was all the monoy really uiißflinK. Thk Kkfkots ok Huink.—Anthony Towan, ft mun iv years, was romanded for medical examination.

M;n.T. in- this Woukshoil.—To do geod work 112 iticoSnnt must hiivi! roou health. )f \»un no..iriof c>i nnouitihi. in c:os« rooms have eu reublen his lihnd ordimmed liia slulu, let lilm ato-ce, and htitre >on.O urganin iroulile ap pe»r-, lulc I plonl.i , f I)r. iouli.'s Hop niters. Hih sjrMeiu will l)a ivjuvenstei!, his uervoj g!io:.Kllien-(c, his Right heroine clear, and the whiile ciinatiiiiiioii in built up to ft higher MOi'klliK w.n.lllioy, Iteail

THE BAPTIST TABERNACLE.

Openinrr Koiroo, ■orr.rfp, .and public .■,.., ..■.._ the completion and fo;m«,i opeui^'l,'!^ • new Baptirt Tabernnole were J,.'" 19 ' night, pl!lWillth ;; c]^ room and social room, and to v v ' . ; tlm« K otvWh m ,th«tU,cy| lßl , t ; bß^J ■ "•three relays, each relay being drafted !i : into the Tabornaelo as tho im ' hoisted the summon., "lI O U ' CP Wai>-\ The tables were efficiently rrLi^Bll'" by the ladies of the congregation >oVer ; At the after meeting tl ie Dnaf - „ ' Thorny Spurgeon, took the c hKS^ around h\n\ on .he platfnrm w«S hlle r.b« Rev,. P. H. O.rnfc.d J,e\"* W • H. Drive., (Bupiw), Alex'. Carrick O".' Macnicol, O. B. Monro, MeKenri '& Fl ' (Presbyterian), H. Bull, t! n >4Jet Taylor, AY. Dittos (Wesleyan) s «?"' ' * farlane (United Free Methodist) j %s*■ son Adam,, and Miller (Congreeafe '> Apologies for non-attendance &nfSSJ 1 ' from the Rev. J. Wallis and Mr J r'vtf ' and Bishop Cowieand Archdeaeo'n bn^}' '" The meeting having been opened J?!' religious exercises, the Chairmm lV lh l! few prefatory remarks «SSE-«g gratitude ot himaeU and people to rS especially, and also to all friend!,, LM helped them in the long-mj^jg t.hoy had been making. He then S upon the Treasurer (Mr John ChSStaS? V PieaenUhe financial statementof theßaild* ''

Mr Chambers, in responding to the nAi '' related tho circumstances under whirii »i':" congregation determined to eZ, a '• Tabernacle, and also referred to the «b£j" resolvo of pastor and people to oDef"? finished or unCnislied, free of d«W: Tt, ladies had collected in subscriptions,' tm i inf? from one pouny lo onesliilli nß > «m!' ' upwardsof £1 377. Thositeof thefi' nacle cost £.1120, and Well^fei . Clmrch was wold for £2,500. Mr h-pS was the architect of the Tabernackfi in addition to Ins own gifts and po 2: services, had saved them the wwm»T!'■ clerk-of-works. Mr Spurgeon dnrC v■u ■ Bngliih mission, aide! by I& 3 ! / (5. U. Spurgcon, liad raified£2,s6o, obd M^' 0 ibson, of Tasmania, had given £250 %' statement he had to submit mis for rt building as it stood, and fo X liabilities^}': contracts for finishing, and for s^oolrZ S furniture &c which would equip? d " complete tne building in every respect the only remaining work being a retip wall on the north side, and the fencint >>< winch would be undertaken rj 2 as possible. The total records of tarn« ' and expenditure were as follow:—: ... Receipts.—Sale ot VVellesley-Btrott tirot»* ~h mm ; Proportion o£ cost of picr OYi,PJS0 Yi, PJS cottage, dedicated as home for poor memffi £528 2s lid; receipts from bazaar ChK?1 *" ISS2. 4:1.003 Gs Cd ; receipts Iromlkleote1" May. IBM. £179 12s 8d; collected $$«&, October, 1879, to April, 1885,SU77feM-i ' ceipts from sewing me-tings, £188 10sJa>!«j lecied in Great Britain, b* PuwraO, d'taj* Thomas Spurgeon, £2,5501fi50d; coIIm&X colonies and donations by Pastor TtommiX K eon.£Bor. 13a M: lectures \>y pK&- Spurgeon. £S8 as 9d: total receipts itoonßr pastor and his father, apart from »IIS mS! at bazaar ami Bale of work, £3,175 Ui- imnH Bazione, lecture, and collection? Pas'or m™ ' £131 lfiald; receipts from other BoomS' l.^cted by members, subscriptions, etc jumiv 9d; collections, opening of Tabernacle Mm. 12th. 131,h, £75; total. i&4,850 2s ?d! Leaffih Btillto raise to cover tha total expenditnre, Jaw vi ' KxPEN-DITUnK.-CoSt if luifl ri E3.lßJi Ofiiffid ■ contract for building from which nUnreras items of "nmshlnu* had been omitted,^' bring the cost within the amonnt thertw reckoned they MoldpvertakeWWttjlrmiwS'' girders, front of gallery, gas-fltiingj. tta,iat •'■ included! in contract, welch the chnreli hjj t 0 ;u nnppli. also extra woik, finishing, et&fMblmw <• architect's fees, etc., £215510 i; fanifttire WiS etc., church and school, S& 7-.554 d; reufajte ■ wall, north sldn of allotment, £127: tifil««ttt!; property, -with Tabernacle completed'»»J furnished, £ll,fi2BlGs2a. " -"? • Contin-uhntassets.—Antifipatrfpwflifmn • poiree,£3o; promised hy Dr. Keniimlice, im ditionally ou opening free of debt, JIM j prtmiuM' liy JTr .1. C. Firth on the same conditioiu, thr1 liwtfioo: total, £-30. Required from iheW"' t ions of that evening and he Suodnj BOTyica.* i:iß ISs 7il, leaving the stabling;, fencing, fate r.ntof grounds, yet to fio. ' ;■' V in conclusion, tho Treasurer'remarked. that, the congregation were^now asked io' liolp to complete these last tKrce dedrsbl*' works, and thus innko the Tabernacle com. pleto in every recpect. The Chairman, in congratnlntingt&taftl grogiUnn on tho freedom of tho Tabernacle from debt, said that some thought'the. Tabernnolo was not large enough. He thought differently; a congregation of T,iOO' or ] ~"00 was as much as he could cfficiar.tly attend to, ond when the building ~»tj regularly filled it would be time to "hm" oil'elsewhere, as indeed they meant.to di J Ho then went onto refer to; thelitaraljty of the contractor, Mr J. J. Holland, vm, ■ had given them many extras he;mig)itta; fairly charged, and tothn iwb-conlracte, v ho' had ant ed in a like spirit The ladies of tho church and congregate, the Braid- » ing Committee, and the Treasurer of tbe J building fund, Mr J, Ednoiston, s!fo ■ deiorvod hearty thanks artrl gratitude for ■■ their labours in connection with the COB' plotien of the work. Mr Charles Kelsey eulogised the pMfpt'j own labours, and on behnlf of theconnep t.ion moved ;i vote of thanks tohim. It™ narriod by acclamation. : . The Itcv. Alox. Carrick then delirerMf highly-intereflting and ploMaDMy:diKursirj address, embracing politics, religion, aj, social economics, and interlarded Win good anec.lot.efl. Ho hail been oil through til; 'Tabernacle, and was greatly pleawl ntt.; ; the olegant and couimodioua ballding./iM h.i<] been commenced grandly, crotintiea, ; Krandly, and ended grandly. ■- The'Rov. J. Robertson, in flpeaklog npa "The Death and Burial Of.ChfWWft:■ pointed out that from Herod's.tame** ward all attempts to extinguish it» signally failed, and if it were dying m the erection of tabornaolea such as m ; free of debt, proved that it WWfJW J*» hard indeed. He congratulated *i* ,; grogation upon the possession^ of m f handsome sanctuary. ,:; '-'ii The Rev. J. Bavin tendered thsMOgW; tulations of the Methodist ChmoWj WK; Baptist brethren. He hoped..WsW' enjoy much temporal and Bpirita« perity in their new Tabern* not W; debt. It had been,asserted.f «!* that Methodists were "the only*M money extractors, but he_ wtrald■>». W give the palm to the Baptist*. • ~.: ~ | The Rev. S, Haofarlane »*, ; i congratulations on behalf of ™:f* j Methodists , i£- n Jii*n,-: ■ The proceedings closed lofc*! A sum of £?5 9aMvv™t a i^npJ> tM , collection. . ; ■ • 3

A WIFE'S RIGHT TO SUE HER HUSBAND.

Margaret KnigM* *%>&*,'J This case, whioh was heard \fAWfo.f | Court yeßtevaay, ■«»' » , *Tl^4■■ \ Cs, maintenanco money upo». L.^'ti | eoparation madß between W^B^ | fondant, rith Lawrence ;^*^-£^ ■! trustee, wherehy defendant .a!^^ . 22. 6cl .weekly towards, fJ^S. ,! Mr Theo. Cooper for *«»» f endnnt. The case had P«|» JgJottP;WK ; and his Worship now .fM.ffijSty In »»1 | tlin law ; but, taking el «« -e«**is lion,' he thought the FKff'aed.tf ■£& : upon Iho covenant wi*" ni er , flB °?V tho trustee. Where.:however. fused to bring .th«J£Stlilt A£i was reason for WPP*gg > lie 2??, acting iv collusion ™^ djgV; or that ho was in •ffi a "tW,jS2 S the wife's Interest*, tj™} to-ra&W entitled in "Oinmon Ij*^, Jri^gK.;, action in the trustee "K%jfa « him against cosW. iffJ"^ P^iwP* reduced to a the wife made use of tiepjm *W *Krf to claim the equi»We^ K H e«wffi^ ~ fom given forplamtM ™r ___ , J cofllfl. I!

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THE AUCKLAND EVJSMINtt STAtt. FRIDAY, MAY 15 1885.



PROCLAMATION. —We proclaim a lull Reduction of 25 per cent, off all our goods,—S. Coombes and Co. ' * ■ T\R.i.g.-I>. M&OKBLLAE, M.D, CM., ■" -'-^Kiratiolasa Honours University of Glasgow (Edinburgh, Parts, Rotundo tying in Hospital, Dublin), lUS COMMENCED PRACTICE IN tf|PPJ£R QUBEN-BTREET, In the houlj lately ocoupled by Col. Haultnin. HOURS OF CONSULTATION: At home-&,to 10 a.m., and 7to 8 p.m.; alto, At Aiokii#s, The Pharmacy, Queen-street, rroej 2 to t o'clock in the afternoon. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY. (Established 1821). CAPITAL .. ONE MILLION STERLING Chikb1 Offic&s: SB, King-Btroet. Manchester. 98, Cheapside, London. New Zealand Aukncy : W. MoArtlmr & Co., Auckland. The office of the above Company has bees re moved to (torn Exohange Buildings, Fort street, tdjoiuing Mr O. W. Binney's Auction Mart. Tn»u raneeu effected at the lowest current rates. Claim* settled locally with promptitude and «b«»Uty. ragDiC j, loK: NUrr v, ER) Qeneral Manager,



OFFICES TO LET in the Buildings of tho Mutual Assurance aooiety o! Victoria, 128 and 130, Queen-street. Suitable for the professloaß. Rent moderate.— Apply T. P. Kdmonds, Resident Secretary. FOR EVE, BAR, AND THROAT DISEASES. DR.SCI-IWARSSBACH. M.D., having recently returned from Europe, will revisit Auckland uccordiiiß to liisproniino,aud.may bo consulted by patienlfl uufl'wiiu: from Dinoasfia of the Kyo, Har, or Throat, at MrsSpiore'a, Albert Park, niter May 17 th. „ Former patients are invited to call. OFFICES to Let in tho Buildings of tho Mutual Assurance Society of "Victoria, 128 and 130. Quecn-st. Suitable for thg profes sions. Ront modorato.-Apply T. D. Kdmonde, Hosidont Sooretary. I«T»i\A ABLE-BODIED MEN can • "U" got a complete Tweed Suit at 21a "per Bult; don't nilßs.-S. Coombcs and Co. SPECIAL NOTICE. I have received my Third Shipment of AUTUMN AND WINTER GOODS, JUST OI'KNKD, PKR TUB COI'TIO, To which I Invite tho Inspection of my Patrons and the Public generally. H. L, POSSENNISKIE, MERCHANT TAILOR & HABIT MAKKR gHORTLAND-STBEKT. THK NBW GOODS THE NEW GOODB THK NKW GOODS THK NKW GOOD 3 Are now opened flttt FOR THE WINTER t'OK THK WINTKR i'OK TIIK WINTER tfOK TUX WINTJCK. The Stock Is tbe largest and best selected In the city, and to the immWi NEW Several lines in every De partment are marked at ZEALAND pr'c"3 CLOTHING 'Wi&OT&P FACTORY, "gSKa&W&. 153 & 160, auean'atreet, ___ The Juvenile Department has received clOße attention, and parents will tlnd DURABILITY ECONOMY DURABILITY ECONOMY DURABILITY ANDKCON'OMY DURABILITY ECONOMY Combined Is the leading feature. In Boy*' Fancy Suits several now ana choice ityleß are now being shown. VELVETEENS, in all shades, greatly reduced at 3. Coombea and Co.'a. rri'ii H -vr c w £*' A LA N " TjIACTORV, 15S AND 160, QUKKN-STREET. CONTRACTOH3 TO THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERN MENT Railways, Post-offices, Volunteer Corps, &c, &c, Are now prepared to enter Into Contract for the Supply of NAVAL AND MILITARY UNIFORMS N4.VAL AND MILITARY UNIFORMS NAVAL AND MILITARY UNIFORMS NAVAL AND MILITARY UNIFORMS IN ANY QUANTITY, Tho Organisation of the Factory being specially adapted for turning out LAHOE SDPPME3 IN THE MOST INEXPENSIVE AND EXPEDITIOUS MANNER. ARMY AND NAVY CONTRACTORS. Estimates asd Drawings Soppukd os tbe SHORTEST NOTICK, HBAD OFFICES AND FACTORY DOWLINO-STREKT. DUNEDIN. NOTE.-MEASURES FOR ALL UNIFORMS may be entrusted to the Managers of tho New Zealand Clothing Factory Branches in the following Centres, viz. :— Dunedin Nelson Palmerston N. Invercargill Hokitika New Plymouth Oamaru Greymouth Napier Waimate Reefton Waipawa Timaru Wellington Hastings Ashbuiton Maatcrton Oisborno Chriatohurch Wanganui Thamea Lyttelton Hawera Auckland. 15,000 15000 15,000 15000 15J000 «ARLICK & CBANWEL& HAVE FIFTEEN THOUSAND YARDS or »RUSSELB AND TAPESTRY CARPETS IN STOCK, 3esldea KIDDERMINSTER. FELT, DUTCH. AND KENSINGTON SQUARES. This Gbeatesi Vabdbtt in Auckland ! ! 1 3ARPETS V«rjr Ohe«» \ 3ARPKTS Vary Cheap | Tapestry, from It 9& 3AKPKTB Very Cheap > OAKPKTS Very Cheap I BiUß«ei», trom Ss 8d CARPETS Very Oheap / SABUCK & ORANWIU. GARIjICK & CRANWSIi GARLICK & CRANWEhL GARLICK & CKANWELL GARLICK & ORANWKLL GARLICK k CRANWILL Iron BEDSTEADS and BKDDINS N BKDttOOM FURNITURE J „..,,, PINING do. do. ( ™aO7 DRAWINOdo. do. V for If ALL do. do. I nellvurv KITCHEN do. do. I »euYm ' JFFICK FURNITURK / HOUSES FURNISHKD THROUGHOUT. BUY YOUR FURNITURE FROM GARLICK & CRANWELL, 3HEAP FURM3HINO WARKUOUSB, Qr/EXN-STBXET ADS LOBNE-STKKKI, ACOKLANS. OD PErT^ARD Good Grey Calico Nt during the Sale at B. Coombeß and Co.'c. ALBION HOTEL, CORNER Of HOBSON AND WELLESLEY STREETS, AUCKLAND. The above Hotel is now open, under entirely new management, ai a First-class Family Hotel, The comfort ol Visitors to tbia Establishment trlll-be made the study of the Proprietor, Private Sitting-rooms. Special arrangements with Families. M. C. V AXLE V, Proprietor, O H N WHITE, TAILOR AND IMPORTER, VICTORIA-STREET (NEXT UNION BANK), Begs leave to acquaint his Mends and the publio that he has made extensive alterations and additions to his Shop, including a Cutting and Fitting Room, In wnioh all the latest im provemenfs capable of making a first-class Tailoring Establishment have been adopted. He la now open, and haa a magnificent stock, embracing everything new or worthy of atten tion in the home markets. JUST ARRIVED. EX RUAPEHU: BECOND SHIPMENT SBASOK'B GOODS. O"| S.—To prevent our stock of Over- MA. coats being taken by the Buaajaoß, wo will sell them at 9i».-8. Coombea and Co,



f<HEAP LINKS IN DRAPERY WILLIAM R. ATBRIDfIMAN'S. so Pairs 10-4 and 11-Hrate Kanketo. slightly damaged, 20 % discount; a great bargain ffiffiS&t&SfS^^ «-» i. New Wool Squarca in great variety W WeS !IUhU from a 6(1 : a fi-tv of last Seasons to be cleared at a i- r.-at reduction , . ,lUal received, a nk'e a6soitment New I.are N'lJtot ofIHSSi-'^ofc Clotn and Cashmere SpleVuli'd^Asijortment Press Goods, nice line, 7'd : worth Is Black Keallior Trimming, Is Good sVocU KldTine'ls, marked very low, from 8d White bdHco. 2}d; Grey Calico. Id Union Shirting, very strong, bjd; worth Is Men's Tronaers and Vests, from 7s lid; Iron ? 0 Men's Worsted Duke of Edinburgh Coats, 21s: worth 35s Men's Tweed Coats, from 6s lid Uoyb" Suits, Is 6d; Youths' Sultß, from Ins 6tl Mtm'.i Flannel Drawers. 2s 6d u'avi" k'a^ Overstock of Clothing, will.previous tn Slock-taliinst. clear nt very low prices WiIWaSS: Boy's' ami Youths', from '88. JUNCTION DRAPKKY WATtKHOITSK, UPrKR QOKKK-STRKKT. T OSI PUB lIS 11 X D, »J At all the Rool;sellera. A I C KIN' S ANNUAL, A Domestic Medical Guide, and Statistical Record of the Colony's Progress. Population, Vital Statistics, I'rodnetlon, »c. At.ro, NOTES ON HEALTH AM) RVGKNTK. VVilli iithi.r valuable information. Price One Shilling. N O T I C I. DX. WILKIKS, i\R. C. S., CONSULTING AND OPKItATINQ SUItOEOM. Is at his Surgery for General Practice and Special Practlco -Kye, Ear, and Throat Diseases —Morniugs and Afternoons: Sundaya, 10 30 to 12.30. Consultation Foes very moderate. Db. Wilkins spent seven years at Mooroflelds Hye Hospital, London, under Messrs Bowman and Critchott, two at Throat Hospital, London, seven years Honorary Surgeon Albert Hospital, and eight years at Kye, Ear, and Throat Infirmary Melbourne. Adjusts Spoctacles to Sight. — Consulting Rooms—Queen-street. Auckland,



*™ tY, 18 ™ Db. a°on.-" Deacon Wilder, I want fn w n °n te,' mo how 7m ko Pl yourself and family VIZ I Ula,P, aßt season, when all thereat of ua {^eteenßlck so much, and uavo had the doc ci fllJ d(? bb e t0 work aU *« "me, andl Will warrant it has oost you and most of the