COMING EVENTS.

Meetings, &c., To-night.

Opera House—" The Lights of London," 8. Professor Carrollo'- Gymnasium—Moroantllo Chambers, 7.30. Queen's Own Rifles-Railway Shed, 7.30. Point Chcvalicr-Ratopaycrß' Meeting, 7.30. Auckland Institute-Special Gonoral Meeting, 7.30.

Sir Henry Havolock Band of Hopo Entertain ment, 7. Auokland Bootmakers' Union—General Meet ing, 7.30. Pornctl Shakespero Club-"Othello," 7.1-.

Auction Sales To-morrow.

O. W. Binncy—O-ts. &c, 11 a.m. Samuul Cochrane and Son—Salvago Salo, 11 a. in.

Carbines and Taylor-llousohold Furniture, noon.

It. Arthur—Household Furniture, noon, B. Tonics and Co.—Cigtu'j, Grocories, and Fruits, 11 a.m.

Vailo and Bradley—Hooks and Oloographs, -.10011.

Alfred Buckland—Wool, Sheepskins, &c, noon.

Hunter and Nolan-Stock, Durham Yards, 11 a.m.

Hunter anil Nolan—Stock, Junction Yards. G. W. Binnoy—Produco, 11 o'clock. Mr W. Dowdcn-Palo of Forest Tf 003, Fruit Trees, &c , at 11 o'clock.

Chief Post-office, Auckland.

Mails will close as under I—

This Day. For Russell, Kawakawa, Herd's Point, Wan garoa and Mongouui, per Wollington, ut 5 p.m.

For Tauranga. Rotorua, and Opotiki, por Clansman, at 5 p.m. For Whitiauga, Upper Mill, and Tairua, per Argylo, at 6 p.m. For Mangawai and Kaiwaka, por Ruby, at 5

p.m. For Thames, por Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m,

T-JCSD_Y.Htb.l_Bt. For Tarannki and Southern Ports, and Chatham Islands fuer Omaha, from Lyttelton. on 18th inst.), per Rotorua. at 710 a.m. For Aitutttki, per Oamaru, ut 11 a.m. For Waiwera, Kawau. Omaha, und Matakana, por Roso Casey, at li) a.m. For Waitara and Southern ports, per Rowona, at 11 a.m. 'or 'i'hameß. per Rotimnhana, at2 39 p.m. For Katl Kati. Aoagateto, Tauranga, &c, per Kotuku, at 4 p.m. For Thames, per Kotuku, at 4.30 r. _i. For Whangarei Heads, Parua, Waipu, Whan garei. Kamo, and Mangapai, per Glentlg or Waitaki ut 6 p.m.

Wednesday, 15th inst.

Per Rotomahana as follows :—

For India. China, japan. Meilitoranean Ports, and Continent of Europe, at 3 p.m. For Australian Colonies and United King dom, via Suez and Brindisi. or Naples (per Oder t steamer), for letters, __c„ Bpocially 80 prepaid and addressed, at 1 p m. For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at 3p m. Late letters for Sydney and Melbourne only, at 1.20 p.m. United Kingdom mail will be due in London Monday, 31st August. Tuesday, 21st inst. Per Zealandia as follows :— For Navigator Islands, Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Control and South America, and British aci Foreign West Indlea, at 1 p.m For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 1 p.m, . Moneyordsra, 10.30am. Registered letters' and newspapers, at 11.30 a.m. ' Late letters, bearing un extra fee of six pence In addition to the postage, will be secetvod ty the Mall AgcDt on board the Bteamcr up to tho time of sailing, This mail trill be d _o ta I_onaon on Friday, August 28,1USS. (Signed) ROBT. KAYE, Acting Chief Pcstmaetor. Chief Poat-oflico, Auckland.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER.

AO-_T-»-ri—This evening, 7.59 ; to-morrow morninsr, S.iS. Manukau Heads—This ovoning, 10.39; to morrow morning, 10 58. Kaipara Hkads — This evening, 1139; to morrow morulng, 11.53.

Sunset.—This evening—l.sl. Sunrise.—To-morrow mornine—7.l j. Moon's Auk.—First Quarter, l'Jth, 11.69 a.m,

ARRIVALS.

SATURDAY EVENING Argylo, 8.8., Wc3t, from Barrier

YESTERDAY,

Cabarfeidh, barque Hughes, from Newcastle

TO DAY. Yolnnde, BCh„ Watts, from Dunedin Grillia, schooner, Olsen, from Russell

DEPARTURES.

SATURDAY EVENING. Floctwing, schoonor, McDonald, for Whangaroa

STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.

Rotomahana. from Melbourne and South, to

morrow, 11 n.m. To Anau, from Sydney, to-morrow, early Rotomahana, from Thames', to-morrow, 1 p.m. Uoro'iiandcl.from -oroni.intlcl,to-morrow,sp.m, Arawata, from Fiji, Wednesday oiiau, from Southern Forts. Saturday. Zealand-!, from Sydney, July 21 City of Sydney, from Sun Francisco. July 20 Kaikoura, from Plymouth, August 13 Glenelvr, from H'liangareL to-morrow, early Waituki, from Wbaiigarci, to-morrow, early [For projected departures seo shipping ad vcrti&onieats and mail notices.]

IMPORTS.

Por Cabarfeidh, from Newcastle—l92 ton?, 1,230.f0)10c3, 20 pairs shafts.

Per Yolandc, from Dunedin and Oamaru—323 cases kerosene, 120 ba3_ sugar, 2,7.0 sacks oats, 1,065 bags wheat, 273 bags oatmeal, 300 cased iani3, 32 cases porter, 970 sacks Hour, _00 tacks bran, 12 bales paper, 111 ca.es acid, 210 sacks p.tatoeg, 25 sacks grass seed.

Inwards, CnASTWHE.-Leo, from Whanga roa, with 2_.ooofr. timber; Progress, from Whangapoua, with 30,000f t. sawn timber.

Outwards, Coastwise. — Progress, for Whangapoua; Elaie, for Thamos.

The" barque Claribel. which left Newcastle on June 30, waa inside Tiritiri late this afternoon.

The oriKantine Oamani liaa entered outwards at the customs for Rarotonga.

Tho p.s. Tongariro has been chartered by Mr \. Davidson for tho towing of logs from Thames t. this port.

The s.s. Argyle arrived from Great Barrier about midnight of Saturday. Passengers: Meaiirs Stenhouse, Southwell, Brown, Yv .111am?, Miller, and 3 steerage.

Tho barque Sam Mendel was moved from the outer to the inner side oE the N. W. tee of Queen streot Wharf this morning. The berth thus vacated was filled by the barquo Urasmerc, which wiil commence discharging cargo to morrow.

Amongst the vessels in port at Newcastle on Juno 27 were the barques Fak Wan atd Macos, recent arrivals; from Auckland, their future movements net having then beon decided.

Tho sohoonor Floetwirtg had a new mast stopped to replace the one. lost during the late gale, and she resumedher voyage to Whangaroa oa Saturday eveningl.

Tho owners of the Agnes Donald have Bottled the disputo concerning that vessel by paying Captain O'Brien tho .50 which ho claimed for bringing her from Samoa, and for his passago back by the mail steamer.

The ketch Daisy left Sydney for Port Stephens on Juno Bth, and has not sinco boen heard of. The stem of a small oraft with the name "Daisy," and a boat's stern similarly marked, were picked up On the beach at Nelson's Bay on tho 16th inst., and it is thought that ihe ketch mußt have been totally wrecked and her crew drowned.

The brig-ntine Meg Morrllies. which arrived at Maiyborough from a recruiting voyage re cently had her foretopmast sprung and her foretopgallant yard carried away in a galo during May. The Marino Board of New South Wales hold an inquiry re tho loss of the brigantine Flirt in tho Navigators Group, nnd decided that no evi dence had been adduced upon which to found a charge of default against Carl S. Newhaus, maßtcr.

Tho number of actual wrocks during 1881 wos 1776 of whioh 1)13 wore Briti.h vessels and 350 •were lost off British coasta. The number of Hvoa was 3,000. Tbia record la by far the lowcat for tho past live years, and shows a marked influence of the absence of storms.

Tho barquo Cabart'oidh loft Newcastle on Juno 28, with a light wostcrly breeze, whioh lasted for 21 houra. The wind then hauled to S.. on the 30th inst., and for tho two following davs blow from N.E. to N.W., unsteady and litrht After this N.E. winds continued Ullland was sighted, and easterly winds and calms woro experienced thence till arrival hero on Sunday afternoon.

SIGNS OF A WRECK.

Port Chalmers, this day. —Arrived: Alice Mary barquo, from Newcastle. At 1 a.m. on tho Ist instant, in latitude 37dog. 03min. 8., lon gitude lolidog. lCmin. 8., sho passed a dark painted boat, bottom upwards, about 21ft long and 6ft boam.

THE MINNIE CASEY.

This steamer had what ia called an engineer's trial at Kaipara yesterday for the purpose of testing her machinory. extensive alterations and improvomenta having been recently mado In hor. She was fitted with a new steel multitu bular boiler, new pistons; tho cylindorswere bored out; there was a re-arrangement of her condonsor, and new cabin and general outfit wero also provided. It was anticipated that these improvements would give the vessel a spood of 9 knots, with o saving of fuel. Thia waa fully borne out by tho trial yeaterday, tho veasol having run to Helensville from the South Head at an average of 10 knots. The trial wus run in tho presence of Messrs 11. F. Anderson and W. Loader, who expressed themselves ex ceedingly pleased with the reault.

A STORMY VOYAGE.

Tho three-masted schooner Yolando arrived from Dunedin and Oamaru thia morning. Captain Watts reports:—SaUed from Oamaru at J p,m., 30th Inßt.. with light and moderate S.W. winds. Had light and.baflllng winds to Palliao., which waa breasted on the ith inst., and lay becalmed until tho 6th. At midnight when Kahau Rooks bore W.8.W., 33 miles, tho wind sprang up from E.N.K., increasing toa heavy gale, sea getting up very quickly. At 1.15 a.m. on the 7th the weather cathead a_d jibboom carried away. Saved the max and sails. The ship waa labour?-;- __.>M-.. aud shipping larga belies of water, l.n._ik!r_* deck cargo adrift, and smashing it to pieces on dook. Tho deck cargo was kero sene oil and acid. Had to jettison a part of it to save the rest. SpUt mainsail and mlzzen. On tho 6th. at 8 p.m., the wind began to take off a UtUo. The ship behaved splondidly through out tho breeze. On the Uth, at 1,30 p.m., passed East Capo ißland, with strong S.S. wind. Brought up at midnight outside the reef, and ar-, rived m-Aucklaud at U a.m.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. Gairloch, s.s., McArthur, from Waitara StalTa, 5.8., Campbell, from Waitara Hauraki, s.s., Harvey, from Waitara Rowona, 8.8.. Norbury, from Waitara Rotorua, 5,8,, Neville, from tho South

DEPARTURES. Hauraki, s.s., Harvoy, for Waitara Herald. b.s , Morris, for Greymouth Gairloch, s.s., MoArthur, for Waitara

The Northorn Co.'s s s. Gairloch arrived from Waitara on Saturday, with 18 head of cattle, 003 Bhoop, 2 horses. 21 barrels meat, and tho fol lowing passengers: Itsv. Worker, Messrs J. Banks. K. Lundon, W. W. Ford. Maunders, J. Boddoly. Sho loft again at 1 o'clock to-day for tho samo port with a numbor of passongers.

The s.B. Hauraki arrived from Waitara on Saturday ovoning, with -18 head of cattlo and 2«1 sheep. Sho loft for tho samo port yesterday morning.

The Northern Co.'s steamors Stafla and Rowena arrived from Waitara yesterday, tho former with 150 sheep. 20 casks tallow, 20 sacks bones, 198 casos tinned moats, 75 bags charcoal, 1 case nigs, and the latter with 2 j head of cattle, and 378 shecD, and tho following paSßengerß: Messrs Blackburg, Wilaon, Holmes, and Hesliu. Tho b.s. Rotorua arrived from Southern ports at 8.30 n..m. yesterday. Passengers:—Miss Hudson, Mesdames Hnslio and Gowan, Messrs Gowan, Jacks, Thompson, Simpkins, Allon, Skinner. Brown. The Rotorua leaves for Southern portß again at 9.30 n.m. to-morrow. Latoat train for passengorß, 8.10 a.m.

KAIPARA SHIPPING

Helensville, this day. Tho Forn has completed loading hero for Adelaide.

At tho Hoads—Arrived I Bella Mary, barque, from Fiji, for ordorß. Tho Doronport and Marmion have gone up tho river. Arrived yesterday: Pelican. Loaded: Peerless, for Auckland.

At Te Kopuru—Loaded: Examiner. Load ing: Sarah Pile.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Wellington, Sunday.—Arrived: Itiuiutaki, from Auckland, 0.15 p.m.

Te.verikfe, July 10. — Tlio New Zealand Shipping Company's Kaikoura loft yesterday for New Zealand ports.

•Bluff, Sunday.—Arrived: Manapouri, from Melbourne. Passengers:—For Auckland: Rev. Mr and Mrs Dudley, Misses Furnora (2), Messrs Price, Laarisonth, and Hil), Mr and Mrs Huxtable.

Nelson, this day.—The steamer Lady Barklay reports that the brigantine Helena, recently wrecked at the Spit, ia embedded in the sand, and water-logged. At high water the tide was flowing over her dooks.

Whangarei, this day. — Sailed: Glonolg, for Auckland, 10 a in.

Qisbobnb, this day.— Sailed: Rotomahana, for Auckland, 11 a.m.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star Office, this day. Mr R. Arthur's Weekly Report.—Friday: Market day sale of poultry, produce, &c. at mart. A large number present, smart competi tion for many lines. Poultry brought good prices, also fruit. Potatoes and onions difll cult to move off at a great reduction in prices, particularly thoso from Canterbury. No demand for butter, except very superior quality. No good cheese entered for Bale. Fowls, ls id to 2s 9d; turkeys. 3s Gd to ss; ducks, 13 9d to 2s 3d ; geese. 2s 91; pigs. 103 to lis; duck-wicged game, oi to 225; si'vordorkings, 7s Gd to 8s; potatoes, 2s 9d to 3s 9d; carrots, 2s to 2b 2d; pumpkins, 3s Od to B. Od; mangolds, ls Id; onions, id tol'id; maize, 3s lOd; wheat, 2a to 2s lOd; shams, S3 0d; wheatmea), Ga; flour, £5 to £11; chaff, 2a to 2s Gd ; cheoso, 2d to Id: bacon. 3jd to 8d; buttor, 5d to 9d ; apples, 53 Gd to 10s3d per case; cocoanuts, 8s Gd; lomons, 7d to la lOd: bran, as; confectionery, Gl to 7d; boiled lollies. __d; sugar, 3d to 3_d; coffee, ls 2d; box tea, ISs to 21s; biscuits, 5& to Ud.

Messrs Cochra.o and Son sold to-day a cot tago situated in Normanby-stroot, Mount Edon, for £218. Tho other proportios wore not sold.

Marriages.

SMYTII-LEWIS.-At Christ Church, Sydney, by the Bev. Charles F. Garnsey. Arthur E. Smyth (of the "Federal Australian"), fourth surviving son of tho Into John Field B_ny.h, Ksq., J.P., of Boston, England, to Florence Mary, tho elder daughter of K. M. Lowis, E.q., of Ballarat, Viotoria.

Deaths.

DO-tNWKLL -On April 21, near Hanover, in her 71st year, Johanne Dornwell, the beloved mothor of A. Dornwoll, late ot this city, now of Dunedin. Also, on February 15. a. Ado laide, C. B. Dornwell, lato of this city,

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

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

MONDAY, JULY 13, 1885.

The Licensing Acts Amendment Bill, introduced into Parliament by Major Steward is a measure which, subject to amendment in detail, no class of the community can take reasonable objection to. Its object is to broaden the franchise upon which licensing committees are elected, and to make the Bench more directly representa tive of the residents in a district. It also proposes to render the administra tion of the licensing system of the country more uniform, by making com mittees elective for three years instead of for one. The members of the present licensing benches have laboured under the drawback of inex perience both as to the public require ments and the character of houses en gaged in the trade. Their most un reasonable decisions—the closing, for instance, of luncheon bars that were- a public convenience, and the abolition of which low .red instead of improved the character of the hotel- aikcted — were, we believe, due. to insufficient knowledge of the nature of the trade done by certain hotels. These errors will, we anticipate, be corrected at the Quarterly Licensing Meeting. But the whole policy of the committees may be

I overturned by a passing wave of public I feeling either in the direction of greater I laxity in the sale or of the temporary i ascendency of prohibitionist opinions, sweeping away valuable hotel proper ties which have been enlarged and improved at the dictation of the existing benches. The annual struggle for existence thrown upon the Trade is worrying to licensed victual lers, costly to their opponents and the public, and wholly unnecessary. The law regulating the sale of liquor ought to be capable of uniform and fair administration. -The existing Act clearly legitimatises the sale, and places it under certain restrictions with the object of making the trade a public advantage and not a public nuisance. We believe there can be no question that a preponderance of public opinion favours an open sale under proper supervision and re strictions in preference to a secret sale in disreputable houses and low - class clubs, to which the police would be denied access. That being not only most in accord with public opinion and common sense, and being also the plainly-expressed in tention of the existing Act—a position which ia fully sustainad by Mr Justice Gillies, decision—what is the need for uncertainty and anxiety, or spas modic outbreaks of par tizansiiip ? The offences for which a publican may lose his license ought to be very clearly set out, and he may then take the conse quences of breaking the law. We do not sec why those who participate with him in the offence should not suffer equally. A Licensed Vic tualler is often placed in a position occupied by no other tradesman—of having either to offend a customer or endanger his own means of livelihood and capital. It is a sound maxim that a wise law will make it easy to do right and hard to do wrong; with regard to the liquor trade the reverse is the ex perience ol everyone engaged in the business, and the law has contributed to the difficulty rather than relieved it. Major Steward's amending bill, how ever, makes no other change on tho existing Act beyond enfranchising all residents, male and female, making the committees elective for three years, and requiring a poll of the whole electorate in case a committee proposes to close a house on the ground that it is not required in the district. It also adds a very much needed clause prohibiting the supply of liquor to any child apparently under the age of twelve years. These proposals appear so moderate and so unmistakeably in the direction of placing the sale com pletely under the control of the people that we cannot understand on what ground the opposition is offered to it. A misconception has got abroad that the bill infringes the principles of the present Act, or has been introduced at the instigation of the liquor interests. A perusal of the bill will as completely disperse the former opinion as a knowledge of the high character of Major Steward will dispose of the latter suspicion. The member whose name is identified with this bill has also been associated for years with the annual efforts in the House for the introduction of Bible-reading into public schools, and the warmest of his opponents will not withhold from him credit for being actuated in both matters by a strong conscientiousness and sense of justice.

Tho chief enquiry in tho Stock Market to day is for La Monto Syndfcato shares. Theso aro wantad ut a vciy substantial premium. Cambria are in domand at an advance. There aro buyers at lis, ex div. Crown (Thames) and Waiha at -Is 9d, with few sellers at ss. lvanhoo aro steady at us, with fow sellers. Timber, gas, bank, and insuranco shares aro all in favour, it being difficult to find sellers.

Mr Barnott has boen engaged by tho Now Zealand Government to play at tho opening of tho Exhibition in Wellington. Ono of his lust performances in Auckland will bo at tho next organ recital of Boros ford-.treet Church, announced for Thurs day.

During ucr passage between Oamaru and this port, tho schoonor Yolandoexperienced very heavy weather, during which somo damage was dono to tho vessel, alid her dock cargo of Koroscno was washed over board. It is probabio that thoro will bo a gonora! average on the cargo.

Tho removal of Captain Hayward from the schooner Agnes Donald, and tho appoiutment of Captain O'JBrian in his stead by the Nautical Court hold at Samoa, has mado tho voyago an unpio fitahlo ono to tho owners, Messrs Bradley, of Onehunga, and Cairns, of Man gero. It cost them £100 to pay oil tho Captain's, crow. Tho vessel is nowdischarg ing at tho Railway Wharf.

The membois of tho Albort- Football Club met on Saturday evening in the British Hotel and presented Mr W. Hidings with a small token of thoir oatcein and recognition of hie sorvicos to tho Club, as ho is leaving Auckland, and will bo unable to play again this Boason,

A ou-icua experience happened to tho Hoapital librarian on Friday evening. He had Deen posting somo letters to Sir Ooorge Grey, and waa returning along Princes street, when tho ground suddonly gave way beneath him, and ono of his feet sank to a considerable depth. He succeeded in ox tricating it with considerable difficulty, and then found that ho waa minus his shoo. It was not until he had got a couple of boys to dig the shoo out with a spado that ho re covered it. He is bringing the mattor before tho City Council.

It is intended to ci'oot a cottago in tho neighbourhood of the North Head for Sergeant-major Duneer, of tho Defence Forco. The following tenders for tho work have been received by MrE. Bartloy, archi tect :—C. E. Pago, £322 ;G. Woollen, £307 15s; F. Aldorton, .£290; SlcCon nochio, £285 ; Sakey ami Syino, £270 11)3 6d ; Davis and Evans, £257 ; A. Chitham, £254 ; J. Shora, £215,

A very pleasant mooting of sottlors took place at Northcote on Friday evening, at the Ferry Hotel, tho occasion being tho change of management. Mr Alexander Schultzo, who has '.conducted the hotel for tho past six months, retires in favour of the late host of the Imperial Hotel in Queen street, Mr Anderson, who owns the pro perty. Tho toasts referring to Mr Schultzo and his general management wore well put, and drank in good form with musioal honours, Mr Mark Parish occupied tho chair. Many oongs and recitations Iwere rendered during the evening, and all dis persed in good feeling, and in the sincere hope that the popular Captain of the Veterans may live long and flourish

"The Lights o'London "was repeated on Saturday night at the Opera House, to a crowded audience, and was marked by 4V hprint :is°f^e Sehono du:cd d ffi ffl u.c-Ji nS - ..i..:-. .. u:i_. .1 » i i-c i JIZJInA .h™f,. pIawS.V . i scenery and the careful elaboration of tho mm mMM extorted very general and K ynfh^^^rt,^Z..„J he'Bme bill will bo presented this evening. A mooting of the Parliamentary Union will be held at 7 o'clock this evening to dis cuss a proposed alteration in the method of election to the Assembly. The House of Representativesmeetshalf-an-honriater.and adivertityoflegialativemattoi-awaitsthocon sideration of members. First and foremost uponthe Ordor Paper stands Mr W. Cooper's Bill for the Abolition of Statutory Oaths, which is expected to pass ita second reading, Besides the Abolition of Plural Voting, whick is to be discussed in Committee, a Re presentation Bill is to be introduced, and will probably be advanced to its second reading. It provides for the amalgama tion of constituencies! cu tho «,ru'/v do lisle piiuciplo, and also for tho limr.atiou Of tho Hou.o ot Ropi-e-autativ-ea to 50 mem bors. Tho latter provision has alr.aiy ou countered strong opposition in tho House, and as there is also a difference of opinion in the Cabinet in respect to its desirability the Government will leave it entirely to tho determination of the House, holding them selves bound, however, to the principle of electing members in provincial groups, 1

The Bluo ltibbonitos are'helding a sorios of entertainments in Nowton and Arch Hill during tho winter evenings. Tho next is to be hold tonight »t 7.30 in tho Wesleyan Church, Arch Hill. Tho Newton Tomperanco Bund will bo there in full forco.

On Saturday evening, just before tlio porforniunco at the Opera House closed, a slight disturbance was created by a cab horse, which, having fallen asleep, was awakened with u start, atxl began bucking violontly across the footpitb. No serious damago, however, was done.

To the Editor : Sir,—-he proprietor of tho " London Sorvants' Nevspapor " assures me that Auckland positively stinks in the nostrils of tho servants of England through tho villainies j pratiscd by tho so-called labour exchanges and labour ollices of Auckland. I can produce dozens of proofs to tho truth of this statement. Let the City Council tako tho matter up : make labour and registry olficospay licensos. Lot the liconso fee bo a moderate ono, so as not to bo prohibitive, but lot tho laws bo strict, and tho ponaltios for robbing tho noedy servants (male or fornale) as hot as Hades. —Yours faithfully, T. B. HANNA-ORD.

Tho last sorvicos in cor.noction with tho old Grafton Road Wesleyan Church woro preached yesterday to crowded congrega tions—that in tho morning by tho Rev. A. C. Lawry, who, having comploted his course of study at tho Three King's Colloge, is leaving to tako charge of the Marton circuit, Wellington. In tho evoning tho Rov. It, Bavin conductod a valedictory sorvico, which was folloivod by a special gathering known among Mothodists as a " lovofoast." Tho now church will bo oponed on Sunday noxt.

Mr Arthur Smyth, tho well-known travelling correspondent of the "Federal Australian," who makes an annual trip through Now Zealand on bohalf of his journal, has just beon married in Sydnoyto Miss Floronco Lowis, of Uallarat, Victoria. Mr Smyth is now making his periodical tour through Queensland. His many frionds in Auckland will, wo havo no doubt, wish him ovory possible happiness,

An inmate of tho Old Mon'- Refuge, named Thomas Smith, known as " Tommy tho Clock," escaped from that institution on Saturday morning, and got as far as Queen-street with nothing on but his shirt. Ho was discovorod by two fellow inmatos who had been sent in pursuit. Thoy woro provided with somo clothing, and after dressing tho old follow, took him back to tho Kofugo.

Tho ovening sorvico lust night at tho Theatre Royal was largely attondod. Dr. Kondordino prosidod, anil addrcssos wero delivered by Revs. J. S. Hill and C. Worboys,

Tho Bluo Ribbon entertainment on Satur. day ovening in tho Temperance Hall was crowded. Rev. T. G. Carr occupied the chair, and oponod tho proceedings with a short address, A number of songs and recitations wero croditably rendered, and a stirring address was given by Mr Souster.

Vory littlo business was Iransactod at the District Court to day. A number of cases woro sot down for heaving, but nearly all adjourned. One or two othors woro sottlcd out of court, and tha wholo business was concluded in loss than an hour.

An excollont programme has boon pub lished for tho Artillery Band concert on Friday ovening. It includes tho names of Mrs Waters, Miss Coombes, Miss Corbott, Miss Moginio, MissStophonson, and Messrs Knox, Edwards, Upfoll, Schmitt, Ilemus, Clough,Edger. Tho Artillory.Gurrison.City, and Shcaban's Bands take part. _ Tho concert isgivon for the purpose of assisting to defray tiie expenses of tlio Artillery Hand to Wellington. Tho principal volunteer companios givo thoir patronage,

Application having been mado to tho Point Chovulicr Road Board by Mr Garrott, butcher, for permission to erect a slaughter house in that district, a mooting [of ratepayers baa been called for this] oven ing at the Stono Jug Hotel to oxpross an opinion on tho subject.

The Auckland Lodgo of Imps held their fourth mooting last night, and added sovoral new members to their already numerous body. Tho installation of tho new oliicors takos placo at tho next mooting. Wo ex pect to bo able to announce in a few days that tho "Imps" will give a grand uiatinco performance, in which all tho members of Messrs MacMahon and Leitch's Si'.vor King Company will appear, Tho object is to help tho funds of tho ordor, and to givo the outsido world some little knowledge of who and what tho Imps are.

In a letter received from 11, B. luce, Esq., Q.C., M.P, for Hastings, Sussex, England, tho hen. member say": -"Gonoral public affairs are bad. In homo maitors everything goes woll, but wo aro dreading drifting into a war with Russia. We aro all hoping it may bo avoided, but to-day things look very black. Mr Gladstone is, 1 am glad to say, as trusted by tho people as ever. Ho made a magniiicont speech last week in asking a voto of credit, Tho Opposition had prepared for a two nights' dobato, and whips hud boen issued accord ingly, but aftor Mr Gladstone's speech the whole thing collapsed, thero was cheering on both sides, and tho money was granted. Wo expect a discussion to-night on tho report of this voto, as tho Opposition havo, no doubt, recovered themselves. The Soata Bill has practically passed tho Com mons, and wo expect tho olections at tho ond of this year, Tho goneral opinion is that wo shall return a very Liberal House of Commons—moro advanced ovon than at present."

Mr Charles Bright locturod last ovoning lo a largo audionco in tho Opera Houao upon " Tho Dovil, Hell, and tho ' Herald.'" Commencing with the last of this triad, ho said that as the literary popguns of tho morning paper—"Auspex" and "Mor cutio"—wore dissatisfied with tho morality of the Froothought propaganda, and con stantly fulminated on this subject, it was a legitimate matter of inquiry to ascortain Iho morality of which tho " Herald" approved. A fair Bamplo of it was contained in a sermon by that "prodigious mountebank,'.' tho. Kov. Mr Tulmago, which wa-. published in tho "Honild " of July 4th as Sunday read ing. It was entitled "Tho Gated of iloll," and in it tho chiof of the.o infernal gates woro stated to bo " impure literature {i.e., light fiction and so-called Hciontilic informa tion), dancing, and fashionablo femolc attire. Mr Bright COndomnod "guttor litoi'atu.o," but aesortod tho usefulness of fiction and real sciontific information ; com mended dancing, and said it was only unwholoEOmo environments that could render it bad, aad ridiculed tho idea of fomalo fashions {sending mon to boll. "Hell "and tho "Devil" woro also doalt with, hnd somo objection.! urged by Mr Charlos Coopor wero nnswerod. In the coureo of tho ovoning Messrs 11. Weinberg (violin), and W. 11. Wobbo (pianoforte), played with variations "II Balon," " Strido la Vampa," and "Ah! Clio la Morto" from " Trovaloro." Mr 11. Douglas (Silvor King Company), sang "Tho Village Blacksmith," Mr J. A. Crain "Tho Pilgrim of Lovo," and Mr B. W, Sceats "Estudiantina," whilo Mr Weinberg played as a violin solo " I Dreamt that I Dwolt in Marblo Halls " (Balfe).

The nowly-appointed inspector of diseases affecting fruit trees, Professor T. Kirk, F.L.S., loft Auckland for Cambridge yester day en route (via East Coast and Napier) to Wellington. He expressed groat ploasuro at the evidont progress of the Auckland district during tho timo ho had been in tho South, and stated that ha was Convinced this por' tion of tho colony will eventually become famous for fruit production. This will, however, require painstaking care, much okill and knowledge to be successful. He considered that fruit production will need to bo carried on by men familiar with \t «* °f Jhl W *e n PSgJ JftTS L .hL th tle?s . heir ieE "tudy- T° th636 *j8 ffi would necessarily be so suponor to that er°w" by u"skilful cultivators that it f nllstcom i lnnd a ready sale whon the other would irs fa b y d t th Jam manufacturers at reduced prices Profossor Kirk waa also aatoniahed at tho vast increase of insect lifo whicli a(lect fruit tr?08- lle haR Paicl a _reat amount of attention to tho" borers" that causo BUch ra Pld destruction in an orchard. He regards the " Odontria Zealandica," which is doing such groat damage to the grass lands around Auck land and m "Jfj Waikato, as a vory danger ous enemy. This is a native of Now Zea land, and has shown alarming vigour and rapidity of reproduction during the last few vears' Rrofessor Kirk haß discovered that oi late thia destructive insect has oxtended the area of itß operations and commenced an attack on cerfn,n frult and timber trees- He has already «nt a sono-oi memoiuoda °- ihv' auoP«> to *■»" Govoraiaont, winch lfc lb b. IH lo tuppbmont with an e_ baust:vf! ropoii a. tl,u r.uo.ioot is now a. ---I; U|,..i;_'.rr>M!i pamortiona. Iho pub'istiing ot t-hw lopoit will bo waited for wlth wtercst, by fruit-growers and others, The (^uoon and Prince of Wales havo written to the Archbishop of Canterbury, thanking the reviaors of the Old Testament for their li.bi.mp;.

Last evening Mrs Ballon delivored a lec ture in tbe Lome-street Hall on " Whataie the Proofs of Immortality »" As one of tho daily papors had complimontod her by styling her " the modern Witch of Endor, she prefaced the lecture by giving instances of spiritualism from tho Bible, claiming that Samuel and others were mediums or seers. She instanced Peter being released from prison as akin to mo.lern psychic phenomena, and then proceeded to narrate her own experiences, both with fraudulent and genuino mediums. Sho had witnessed startling facts under tho most rigorous test conditions, which allowed no grounds for imposture having sat at seancos with the medium tied and soaled, and oven handcuffed to her, and still the remarkable phenomena occurred. Mrs Ballou con tended that the Author of all goodness never croatod mortal morely for a short earth life of pain and suffering, but that all tho facts sho had adduced went to show that there was a bright and gloriqus here after. At the close of tho lecturo Mrs Ballou gavo a number of clairvoyant tests, and declared that sho saw tho forms of mon, women, and childron in different parts of tho hall. Sho described minutely a_ lady passing up tho aislo, locating, the spot, whereupon a gentloman at that spot got up and loft the hall in a hurry, much to the amus.emont of the audience, tho proximity of tho ghost ovidently being too much for him. Mrs Ballou then aßked anybody in tho hall to stand up, and she would describo tho spirit forms surrounding them. A negro got up, amidst someamuse mont, tho audionco being apprehensivo that > tho angel forms surrounding him might bo : of the samo sablo hue. Mrs Ballou informed him thatatone timo ho hadmetwithan injury to his sido, caused by falling over the edge of u boat, and at times ho still suffered pain fromifc. "K'rcct," was tho laconic reply. His guardian angol, so far as sho could make out, wore a small shawl about hor boad — a turban, or something of that sort. Various persons stood up, but the success of the' results was vory varied, somo admitting the descriptions as boing the forms of deceased Montis, and othors assorting she was quite wrong. "Ivo," the Freethoaght lecturor, stood up. In his case a lady was soon hold ing a letter. Sho was tall and fair-haired, with blue eyes, and gave the name of Mary. The scene seemed to bo in a colder climate, but "Ivo" declined to own to the soft im poachmont, and doclarcd that ho did not know tho fair • haired Mary, never had known hor, and did not desire to know her in a cool climato, or even in a warm ono, either hero cr hereafter. iSlrs Ballou said she rarely hoard tho spirit voices What sho saw was represented to hor by a sorios of spirit pantomimes. Names sho raroly got. If tho audionco moved about or laughod it broke the wavos of psychic power, not that she cared for tho laughs of an audience, Tho lady seemed to speak with perfect Bincority, and said she was prepared to place hor knowledge of facts in Spiritualism against tho opinions or sneers of outsidors. Tho chairman announced that on Wednesday ovening, in tho Cook-street Hall, Mrs Ballou would delivor for tho benelit uf investigators a lecturo on Psychology, Psyehomotry, and Spiritualism, containing many hints how to develop psychic power, which was liitont in most people.

It will bo seen from an advertisement elsewhere that tho _-od Intont Lodge Otld follows intend colobratimr thoir tkirty llflh anniversary by a solcot ball, to be given in tho Lorne-street Ball, ou Friday ovening, the 17th instant, 'i'ickois may bo obtainod from tlio Committee, or at tlio stores of Messrs Saunders and Carter. Queen-street.

THE WELLINGTON SUICIDE.

A Illtlor Denouncing tho Girl's Docoivor.

Wellington, this day. At an inquest on tho body of Alioo Burnaby, who committed suicido by taking "Rough on Rats," a vordict was returned that doccased committed suicide whilo in a state of temporary insanity. Tho jury addod a rider to tho effect that they wore of opinion that docoased had boon docoived by Igoo, whoso conduct towards her had caused a state of mind which led to the rash act, Igoe is tho restaurant koepor on whoso premises the deod was committed.

THE NEW SEASON TEAS.

Mr H. B. Morton, the Auckland agent of tho China Navigation Company, has ro coived a telegram stating that tho steamer Tamsin loft Foochow on tho 11th inst., for Wellington diroct with a cargo of new season's toa. From thoro sho will proceed to Lyttelton and Dunedin, hor Auckland cargo, consisting of some 370 tons, boing transhipped into ono of tho Union Co.'s stoamors.

Advices havo been received by Mr A. 11. Nathan of tho departure from Foochow of tho s.s. Tanisui with the first shipmont of tho now season's teas. Tho following tolo' cram has also boen received. Johnston and Co., agents for China Navigation Com pany aro advised by cable that s.s. Tamnui loft Foochow for Wellington direct on 11th inst with 300 tons of toa for Wellington, 240 tons for Lyttolton, 450 tons for Dune din, 20 tons for Napier, 375 tons for Auck land, 100 tons for Nelson, and 30 tons for Invercnrgill. Everard and Co.'s toa report, Melbourne, 20th Juno, Bays:—Wo have to notico two important events ainco our last report, viz., tho oponing of tho market at Foochow, and the arrival via Hong Kong of a small ship ment of Pakling Congou, Theso latter wero f-old on Tuesday last, and reali-od ls 3Jd ls sjd. Thoso teas appoared to us quito equal to last yoar's shipment of similar chops, but realised—quality for qualify about 2d to 2Jd por lb. more monoy than previous season, in consequence of tho vory baro market for good medium and lino teas. Wo hardly need to remind our readers that thoy must not expect the teas por Airlio to realise such oxcoptional rates. The market at Ftfochow oponed on tho Iftth inst., and wo woro immediately favoured with telegrams announcing tho fact. Ono firm reported " prico and quality," tho samo as last yoar; anothor "qualitymforior to last year, and ono tael loss in price." Theso opinions from tho Foochow market are frequently viry diversified, and often not borne out by fuets. When tho Airlio arrivos horo and the Killarney in Sydney, the trado in tho colonios will bo able to form thoir own judgmonte, which may bo nt varianco with thoso expressed in theso tolographic despatches. Of more im portance than buyon' opinions of quality, is tho circumstanco that tho stoamer named will not soil until tho 14th July; giving thorn twenty-one days to arrive at tho ports, wo shall have tho samples on the market about the sth August, or nearly eovon weeks from dato, at which time tho slocks will bo in such a reasonable compass Unit payable rates may bo anticipated for tho first cargoes, showing tho advuiltago of doferred shipments.

SPORTING NEWS.

Sydney papers to hand to-day, containing the Melbourne Cup weights, show that they were pretty correctly cabled. The only mistake in tho weights of the New Zoaland horses is that Oudeis has got Bst 51b instead of B.t 31b.

In tha Hawkesbury Handicap, 1_ mile, Welcome Jack is allotted top woight, ost 51b ; Vanguard, Bst 12lb ; Oudeio, Bst 61b j Liverpool, 7st Sib : Thunderbolt, 7st 41b. For the County Purse* 1 mile, Vanguard is second on tho list with 9st; OudeTs has Sst 91b; and Thunderbolt and Liverpool, 7st 121b each.

For the Melbourne Grand National Steeplechase, Denmark is top weight with 12at 111b. Clarence has list 111b.

A number of racehorses were sold by auction at Christchurch on SatuTday. Mr Bates' Patrician, was sold for 50 guineas j Tho Painter, for 22h guineas ; li So, 20 guineas. Mr Lunn's Rally, was sold for 32 guineas. Mr Cotton's racehorses were offered by auction at Dunedin on Saturday, Adamant was sold to Mr Allison for £50. Little John was passed at £40. Mahomot was bought for £15, and Lunizie(trotter) for £12.

Tho "New Zoaland Farmer, 800 and Poultry Journal" for July containa-Farmlng Operations for July and Auguat, for both Nor thern and Southern Districts; Clover and its Uses; Phoaphatea for Spring Grain Crops; Draining Land ; Devons as Dairy Cattle ; How to Make Devonshire Cream ; Improving Dairy Cows ; Kerry Cattle ; Farmers and Improved Live Stock; Potatoes for Seed; a Useful Stable Contrivance, &o.; Gardening Operations for July (North and South); Anemones, &o. Under the head of the Fruit Grower are articles on the Phylloxera (well illustrated!, Peach Bli.ht, tho Vino. Colouring Fruit, &<.. Iu t>.o Apiary L'opartraont mo Seasonal. !■_ Hi::;'.; for July. Inotructlom; to Bsfri-nerti in £__■__ .op ing (No. !5), and a Number ot Letters from B__ keepers,&c. A_io_sui. theeditorials are Articles on 'Protection and the Farming Int-rects, Forest Conservation, N.Z. Frozen Meat and Storage Company, &e. The Poultry Yard De partment has several Useful Artiolea, and a Beautiful Illustration of the Dark Brahma Fowl. There is also an Article on the Timber Mills of Auckland, a Supply of Tales and Mis cellaneous Reading for the Home Clrole.—H, Brett, Shortland and For t.treet,. Publisher,

THE ANGLO RUSSIAN CRISIS.

Russian Preparations and Demand-.

(li. CABLE-OO.YBI-HT.)

(SPECIAL to I'RESS association.)

London', July 11. The Russian preparations in Asia aro causing grave anxiety, and it is feared tho difficulty will bo resumed in tho autumn. Tho Russian Press claims that Russia is entitled to the territory lying at the foot of tho Hindoo Koosh Mountains in Afghan, istan.

(VIA the BLOf-'i-.]

London, July 2. An assurance has been received from Russia that her intentions are pacific, not withstanding that she has sent reinforce ments to the Afghan frontior.

ORANGE ORDER'S CELE BRATION.

Saturday, July nth,

A mjsetinci of tho Grand Lodge was hold in the Protestant Hall, Karangahape Road, on Saturday evening. About 40 delegates woro present, the Grand Master, Brother It. Scott, presiding. An amount of business in con nection with tbo coming festivities was transacted, and the half-yoarly statement of accounts was road and adopted. History of the Orango Order in New Zealand. For somo time past it has beon under contemplation by tho Grand Lodgo to authorise tho compilation of the abovo work. A report on the matter was pre sented, but as tho information afforded was considered inaulricient, Iho question was again reforred back. Sunday, July 12th. Yesterday being the 12th of July, the customary services in connection with the above Order were held. At 1.30 o'clock, in accordance with the advertisement, the brethren assembled at the Protestant hall, Newton, and at a quarter-past two the pro cession, headed by Grand Master Robert Scott (Thames), Deputy Grand Master W. Sargeson (Auckland), Past Grand Mastor and present Grand Treasurer David Goldio, Grand Secretary A. W. Gladding, Grand Assistant Secrotary W. Carnahan, and Grand Chaplain Rev. A, J. Smith. AboutlSO representatives from _5 lodges started from the hall, numbers joining tho procession on the lino of march, until by tho timo they reached tho Choral Hall thoro woro over I'OO members maich, ing. Tho procossion passed down Queen street, up Shortland-street, and theuco via Princes-street and Watorloo Quadrant to tho Choral Hall. Long before thoy arrived crowds of peoplo wero waiting outside the hall, and immediately tho doom opened the building was nearly filled, so that the inembors of tho Order woro compelled lo mix with tho uudiotico. Tho chair was occupied by tho Grand Muster, Mr It. Scott. Tho Past Grand Muster, Mr Goldie, and the Grand Chaplain, tho Rev. A. J. Smith, pastor of tho Primitive Methodist Church, Alexandra-street, wero ulso on tho platform. A choir, under tho loadorship of Mr Frith, was also in attend ance, and rendcrod valuable assistance during the musical portion of tho sorvico. The sorvico was oponed by all preeont uniting in singing tho well-known hymn, " All Hail tho Power of Jesu's Name," aftor which the chaplain engaged in prayer. Tho hymn "Stand up, Stand up for Jcbus " was next sung, and thon tho Grand Master road the losson from tho Bth chaptor of Romans. This was followed by tho hymn " Daro to boa Dnniol." Tho Grand Chaplain thon preached an appropriate sermon from tho _!sth chaptor of Job, and 4th verse, "How thon can man bo justified with God?" in the course of which ho referred to several of tho canons enunciated by tho Council of Trent, which ho declared to be "in direct opposition to tho teachingof God," maintain ing that good works woro of no avail, and that salvation was obtainable alono by tho blood of Jesus. Hestatodthatnotwithstand- Ing tho teachings of tho Biblo, tho "mother of abominations " assorted that good works assisted to salvation. In support of this he quoted an inscription on tho tomb of Edwin Malley at Cork, which stated how deceased had by a judicious uso of this world's goods socured a largo balance in li is favour in the world to como. He then concluded by exhorting nil to unito in their endeavours to enlighten tho hundreds of thousands of their follow countrymen who woro being blinded by this false doctrine A collection amounting to £7 5s 4d was gathored at tho conclusion of tho sormon, during which the choir sang, " Trusting I Come." The hymn, "Work, for the Night is Coming," was then sung, and tho bene diction was pronounced by thoGrand Chap lain. In tho ovening tho brethren again aeseinblod at tho Primitive Methodist Church, Alexandra-street, when tho Grand Chaplain preached tho usual " Protestant sermon." Monday, July Kith. At 1 p.m. to-day, the membors of tho various Orange lodges collected nt tlio I'rotostant Hall, Nowton, aud headed by tho Artilloiy Band under Bandmaster Hunter, and tho Nowmnrket Band under Bandmaster Ronayne, marched in pro o-ssion to St. I'oter'a Churchy Surroy Kills, whore an address was delivored by the Rov, It. Sommerville at 3 p.m. The ollicers of the Grand Lodgo marched at tho head of tho column, tho remaining ollicers marching with thoir rospoctive lodges. Most of those presont were in thoir rogalia, and tho pro cossion presented a gay and animated ap pearance. This evening, the anniversary soiree will bo held in St. James's Hall at (i.30 o'clock.

FEAST OF ST. BENEDICT.

!'_.-_x__i._-.__f, being the feast of tho founder of tho Bonodictinos, commomoiativo aor vicos wero hold in St. Benedict's Church, and woro vory largoly attended. Pontifical High Maes was celebrated at 11 o'clock by Bishop Luck, tho Very Rov. Father Walter Macdonald acting aa assistant priest, tho Vory Kov. J. C. Downey, 0.5.8., and Father Vaggioli, 0.5.8., as doacons of tho throne, and tho Kov. Ansolm Fox, 0.5.8., of Hamilton, and Kov. G. M, Lenilinn aa doacon and sub-deacon of tho mass respec tively, whilo tho Very Rov. FathorO'Sullivan, 0.5.18., aseiatod in cowl in the sanctuary. Fathor Fox preached a biographical sormon upon St. Benedict. The musical portion of tho service—always the feature at St. Bono diet's—was on this occasion moro than usually conspicuous for excellence Gounod's Solemn Mass waa tho work sot for [lorformancc, ami it may safely bo allirmod that novor boforo in a New Zoaland church has such a musical composition boon executed so admirably. For this result tho chief praise is duo to Mr J. Knox (the untiring choir • master), Tho performing forcos consisted of an orchestra of 12 instruments (violins, flutes, cornets, clarionette, drums, and organ harmonium), under the lead of Mr Harry Weinberg (Silver King Company), and seme 35 voices, tbe wholo body being con ducted with unerring skill by Mr Knox. Miss Stephenson sang the soprano nolos very sweetly, nnd Messrs J. Edwards and L. Coupland gavo an effective rondering of the tenor solos, while Mr Knox did full jus tice to the bass solo. Of the choral numbers, the best was undoubtedly tho "Sanctus." " Ave Pater Sanctissime," a motet composed by D, E. Turner, 0.5.8..J for bass and tenor (duet), and chorus, was rendered with marked effect, Messrs L. Coupland and Knox taking tho duet. As the congrega gation retired, the orchestra played tho " Gloria " from Wobor _ Masa in C. In tho evoning Pontifical Vespers wero sung by Bishop Luck, assisted by tho clergymen above - named. During the service Mr J. Edwards sang Ziugarelli's " Laudate," Miss Staunton a "Salve Regina," and Miss Stephenson and Mrs Kilgour an "0 Salutaris." As offertory pieces Messrs Edwards, Coupland and Knox rendered an •' Ave Vorum," and Mossrs Coupland, and Knox also contri buted Rossini's "Tantum Ergo." Bishop Luck preached upon "The Responsibilities of Parents," At both services the incidental saerod music was performed in so artistic a manner as to reflect the utmost credit' upon choir and conductor.

I The matron of the Old Hospital acknow ledges a parcel of illustrated papers from the | Working Men's Club, books from Mrs Cashell, and fish from Mr Williams. All __.__u_u'l>, gardeners, and fruit-growere who do not w__t to Btick fust in tho nilra of Old-fashioned ignorance, while the march of progress loaves t_eiu fur bohtud, ahould tako note of tho fact that- tho 2. aw Zealai . o Fakmeb, like every other good rural journal, is published to keep them moving along the path of progress with oredlt and profit to thomselves and their country. Send your subscription, 6s, for sis months, and judge for yourselves,—H, Bbbtt P-blUber, Stab Offloo, Auckland. ,

CABLEGRAMS.

[BY ___C_BIO TKLEaRAPH.-eO_YI.IG_.-.]

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(Received July 13,10 a.m.) London, July 12. Tho Eecidiviste Question. Tin' interview between tho Hon. Colonel Stanley, Secretary of State for tho Colonies, and tho Agents-General on tho recidivate question, will take place on Tuesday. Bombay Exhibition Abandoned. Tho projected exhibition te bo held in Bombay has collapsod. German New Guinea Station Abandoned. The German Government have ordered tho German station at Bentley Bay, New Guinea, to be abandonod. The Federation Enabling Bill.

London, July 10.—Mr Goschen will movo for the omission of clause 30 in the Federa tion Enabling Bill, allowing any colony quitting tho Federal Union to repeal the Acts referring to itself that may havo been passed by the Fedoral Council during the time that such colony was a member of tho Union It is understood the Hon. X. Stanley, Secretary of State for the Colonies, will accept tho amendment. Lord Derby, in the Upper House, will urge the retention of the clauso, but will not divide the House on the question.

miscellaneous Notes.

London, July 11.—It is reported that the New South Wales loan will bo placed on the market at a minimum of 92. Tenders closo on the 21st inst. The " Standard,' in roferring to tho loan, says that the prosperity of Now South Wales is rampant, and' will boar such borrowing. Tho last loan has declined to 92 J por cent. _ The prospoots of the home and continental harvests aro good.

[IIEUTEI-'i. TELEOBAMS.]

Cholera Epidemic Abating,

Madrid, July 12.—Tho number of cases of cholera reported to the sanitary authori ties is on tho decrease, and thero are hopes that tho violonce of the opidemic is übating.

THE SOUDAN.

Tho Mahdi Reported .Dead.

Caiko, July 11.—Brigadier GeneralGreen, R.E , has proceeded to Assouan, on the lirst cataract, taking with him half the regiment of the 20th Hussars. General Brakenbury tolcgraphs a report that tho Mahdi is dead, but the rumour is said to lack confirmation.

Various News Items.

London, July 11.—At the election for North Lincolnshire in place of Mr Rowland AVinn, who has bean elevated to the Peer age, the Conservative candidato, Mr Atkin son, dofeatod Sir Henry Thompson (Liberal) by a larger majority than that polled by Mr Winn at tho last oloction.

The total quantity of wheat afloat for tho United Kingdom i.s 2,350,000 quartore. Tho monthly returns of tho Cfnitod States Agricultural Buroau, just publishod, esti mate the coming American wheat crop at 303,000,000 bushels. Prime Now Zealand mutton is realising an avorago price of sjd to 5Jd por lb,

AUSTRALIAN.

[UK-TKR- TliL-tlltAMS.]

Monster Procession on Behalf of a

Muriloror,

SYDNEY. July 11.—Aproccssion, number ing fully 5,000, proceeded to Governmont House to-day, and presented a petition to Hie Excollcney, signed by over 20.C3 per sons, praying for tho commutation of the capital sentence passed upon the prisoner Frank Johns, condemned to death for tho murder of a follow prisoner in Parromatta Gaol. Sculling Match at Sydney. A sculling match botween Harrington nnd Nelson took place to-day, and resulted in an easy victory for Harrington.

SCUTTLING A BRIG

Three Augur Holes Bored in the Transport.

(BY TEIiKGItArU—OWN CORR-KI'O-iDENT.)

Helensville, this day. A dastardly attempt is proved to have beon made to scuttle tho brig Transport, loading in Makarau, last Sunday, by which she filled and settled on tho hard. An examination shows three augur holes bored through the side, two being through copper. An augur on board has copper adhering to tho scrow. Captain Roberts has had a survey made, and procoeds to Auckland for advico and assistance. Tho vessel belongs to Captain Ellis, of Nowcastlo, and is unin sured.

A CRIMINAL CAREER CUT SHORT.

(,-,v T___i.iu\rn. —rRKSs ASSOCIATION )

Curi.T-UUKCH, Saturday. Tn_ E, A. Davis caso concluded at 3.30 p m., when prisoner was found guilty of nd ministaring drugs with intent to commit a felony. He called several witnesses for tho dofonce, but utterly failed to disprove the churgo. Ho was sentenced to ten years' penal servitude for this case, and five yoars for forgery—iifteon years in all. When sontenced, ho broke down entirely, and cried bittorly. Thoro was a disposition to hiss him when removed from the dock. Tho charges of false protenccs against him have boen withdrawn.

THE GARDEN PARTY.

The Gabukn Pakty at the Lorne-street Hall was fairly ottonded on Saturday evening tho pit especially-being crowded. Mr D. Brown acted as interlocutor, Mr Harry Hooper as " bonos," and MrThomas Morgan as "tambo." The audion<je wore kept in good humour by their sayings and doings throughout tho whole ontortaiumont. The following oxcellont programme was gone through in a croditablo manner:—Overture, by tho company ; ballad, Stars of the Mid night," Mr George Shepherd (this gontle man possesses a fine bass voice of consider able power); comic 6ong, " Sally Smart," Mr Tom Morgan ; ballad, " Swoot Chiming Bolls," Mr P. B. Montagu ; comic song, "Three Young Men," Mr Harry Hooper ; ballad, " Alono in tho World " (this was finely rendered), Miss Emily Elliott; chorus, "We Parted" company; ballad, "Loverand the Bird," Mr Montagu, song and dance, " Her Name is Norah,'' Miss Fulton ; Irish speciality, " Tho Carman," Mr E. Alexander (this convulsed the audience); speciality, "Lord Lovol," Mr Alexander. Tho pro gramme concluded with the amusing farce, "The Yankee Pedlar," Mr Harry Hooper taking the part of Rose, Miss Fulton that of Miss Laskins, and Mr Alexander the Yankee pedlar. During tho interval musical selections were rendered by the orchestra.

THE TAURANGA ELECTION.

Mr Grace Elected,

(BY IEI/EGJUrII—PRESS ASSOCIATION'.)

TAURANGA, Sunday. The following is the result of the election for Tauranga:— Kelly. Grace. Opotiki 9!) 73 Taupo 4 15 Makotu 15 11 Itotorua .. .... 62 43 Tauranga 155 131 Whakatanc .. .. 6 10 Katikati 3G 12 Paoroa 20 07 Greerton 31 2 ToPuko Si 17 Kauwaorauga .. .. 20 2'J Owharoa 25 31 Ilikutaia 5 II Puriri .. ... .; 15 20 Total 531) 565 j Majority for Mr Graco .. .. 2ti

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SUPREME COURT.-Criminal Sessions.

SATURDAY CONCLUDED.

(Before His Honor Mr Justice aim. W'- False I'ItuTENCK^.-In tho caw &:'-, Herteog, charged with defranj^fe Colonial Insurance Company of* **'!r means of falso proof of loss in respef^fl" Lyceum Are, the jury retired atj^ffl They returned into Court at 5 a >Mh ■' Ing a verdict of gullty.-TheprfiVßl then sentenced to nine months'iL .Hi mont with hard labour, Ttjifc'jffl

THIS DAY.

Alleukij Rhceivino or Bmi_. n^ 1 Harriet Dewson, a middle-aged won^i charged with having on the 24th "kH received seven suits of boys' clothi^ longing to Jamos Scutt, knowing __.\\ havo been stolon.—The prisaner rtSt* not guilty.-James Scutt, drap», iS?! toriestreet West, oeposed that on't_»t__ of May last the seven Buits of bomS! (produced) wore; displayed upon » China matting at the corner oi his IT He did not miss them until Uw_\_7. 25th, when Detective Jones broo K i/|_ one of tho suitß. He could sweat tLtte had not boon sold, and he bad aoiS that they wero his property. fl 6 „,ij* 9d each for them.-William HeniST little boy, inmate of the Industrial*^ deposed that some time ago he and a fit? girl named Dewson stole some boys'Sil from tho outsido of a draper's etajS took them to accused's house. TheynC them upon the bed, accused being ]»!? othor room at the time. He said _«i to hor, but went away, taking foniS suit's homo. His mother put them i. £ cellar, and subsequently took than? accused's house, —To accused :i mother put them under yout'j»»,' Hendola Dewscn, 9 years of tuJu daughter of the accused, gave corcot_)J? evidence, besides stating that upon tsk,1 the clothes home her mother asked h«1 she had stolen them, and that she re* "no." Willie Hendricks took -ieshjjj the clothes home.—To the accused :l\l you that I got the clothes outside,!,! shop.—Detective Jones deposed thjui the 24th of May he visited accused's W in Jormyn-street, and found the _& of clothes, some being on accused's W some undor the bed, and others w*. mattress in a back room. Accused her daughter, "Hendola, if you stole lb, things for goodness' sake say so." gh^ previously said that the bundles ho vtt si, ingforhad beenbroughtintothehonsebjlt daughter andalittle'-'oy.and thathetd»«4 ter told hor that some man had givtaffij to her.— This wasthecasefortheprosewtiiii, The accused, in addressing the juryjlj]. piained that she was dressing for the*, pose of going to soo Mrs Hendricks jft the clothes when Detective Jones «!& She deelaros that there was no attempt at concoalment. —His Honour Btmmj) uj) in tho prisoner's favour, and the jury, without leaving the box, found a vetditttj "Not Guilty."—Tho woman wasacoml, ingly dischargod.

Rktubn of Stoles PKorcEiy.—Anejj was made for the return to the proeecotgc of money found upon the prieonor comics of stealing from a shop in Tauranga, aliid any money alleged to have beon paid tin in excess of value received.—His IB however, declined to make an order'fortlie restoration to tho Colonial Insurance fa. pany of tho £50 found upon Oswald Herta« on his roturn from the South, as it h_t_i been shown that it was part of tho lift i. ceived from that Company. >■?■

ALbEOKu Burglary. —William Ao{«t||f Sch ultz Mullor was arraigned uponiniiH dictment charging him with having, tutt* El 27th April last, broken and entered the ||§: warehouse of tho Auckland ToWa Wm Company (Limited), and stolen tin K from 42 boxes of cigars.—Tho prisow, M who was undefended, pleaded not goi%> H Austin Walsh, manager of the Compant, deposed that the factory was situatedintti R; Beach Road. About the 7th of April fes quantity of cigars were stored in the drjiij- Sb room at the rear of the first floor. I'm H were two windows to this room, one of Una K opening on to a lean-to, the sill iebj fi| about two feot above the roof ol _s g.j, loan-to. Ifc was protected by perpendiaki jR: iron bars about four inches apart andtb» Ms fourths of on inch thick. Three bjrliir ||| days prior to the 7th April he wasiat-. room. A tier of three shelves aroundS. , walls and across the windows,at a distut .'£,-: of 12 inches was laden with boxes offdjß jH placed there to mature. Duty taUgl m been paid upon any of them. _h.*J| of cigars (produced) were part of that-too. gs_ They wero valued at about £1 per bo_c;Wffl| brand had never gone out of the faotoß fy w gale. The prisoner had worked as aajtf HI maker for tne old New Zealand Cottip ■ during a period of six months, in theßtnJ HI Road factory, and at tho amalgamation il Bl the Companies ho was employod for m pj time at the Fort-street factoty. Hekm-H that the first floor of the Beach Ilea B factory was _used as a drying and sto H room. Prisoner received no pormissi ;_,;, from witnoss to remove any of the djtoi |-;; — Henry De Bohim Devereux, writer:!- H H.M.'s Customs, deposed that he mf-■ charge of tho Tobacco Factory on behalltl- [SI Customs during April last to see thatiw ■ of the goods went out without paying dij|, HI When duty was paid on any goods "visj m were stamped. He visited the drying-wi ■ on the 7fch April. The windows were clow. jj| He was tho last to leavo the __cIW m that evening and he made sure th_t« m tho doors wore locked bofore -eavfj. if. Ho was also the first to open the fact* li next morning. In consequence of a oS«r W rnunication from the packer, he entered tM || drying-room and saw that the shelvein H front of it had boen cleared of cigar b<B» m Lator in the day he perceived that the if |.| dow had been opened. On the duet olw || sash outside, he saw the impress of a nun; II hand. He identified the cigars (j» W duced) — " Esmeralda " brand. — Mm, || Mears, cigar sorter, in tbe employ « If the Tobacco Co., deposed that he waaji W tho drying room on the 7th April, and tffll ,■ on the following morning he missed fro* If tho shelves in front of the window!, « H boxes of tho "Esmeralda" brand. Tben B had been 121 boxes thero on the proviM ■ day, and only 79 were left. He npoM B tho matter [to Mr Devoreux.-J. S. Mite | liconsoe of tho Hobsan Hotel, deposed W | accused had boarded with him for tbi» § months prior to the 13th of April. On thai | date Detective Tuohy found nine boxes ot | cigars upon a shelf in accused's room trader f a paper. Witness was present. About* | weok 'previously accused offered to fell Hub | somo cigars, and he bought ono box (p«; I duced) for 15s or 1756d.-Crossexai_ineJ I by accused : You shewed the cigars openly, g and offered to sell some to the Doardew.^ ■ Albert Gabolinsky licensee of the UB | Hotel, stated that in April last-tho 13% I ho believed—accused brought some boxes« I cigars to his houso for salo. He said W I ho hnd just como fromDunedin, andstarteo I in business for hirasolf in the cigar hi* 1 He asked for somo encouragoment, and wu- b ness bought three boxes similar to thosonoif | produced. Witness paid 12 (id per bOJ.; 1 The same ovening Detective Tuohy cam*, i and witness gave up the cigars to him.-j- | Robert Ernest Lester, fruiterer, of «*' street, depose I that he bought a box* cigars from accuaod on the morning oi u*. Sth of April. He produced the box. ftonr* paper parcel, which ho carried with W& and said they were Melbourne cigars,, X» prico was 15s, and the box (produced) W the ono. Ho placed the box in bis shop window, and subsequently banded to Detective Tuohy when be calle^t John Mathieson, licensee of the Masonic Hotel, Princes-street, deposed that on m afternoon of the 13th April last, bebotigl| a couple of boxes of cigars (produced) iron accused at 13s per box. Accused caw,: with them in a brown paper parca' a°, offered them for sale, saying they ww», Melbourne cigars. Witness subsequent, handed them over to Sergeant Clarke-. Detectivo Tuohey and Sergeant Clarke _»" evidf nco as to the reoovery of certain b<»» of cigars which woro traced to ao°n~3•■; The sergeant also deposed that on tne, am of April he arrested accused in a bertn m the 'tween decks of the s.s. Triumph.--!™ i being the case, the prisoner addressed u» jury, and alleged that in all innocency »: fraud he bought from another man u». cigars which he was accused of stealing- ;? Honor very briefly summed up, and we jury then retired. ~ Z&m Somo hour and a half tho jury roturncd into Court w. directions aa to tho effect of "«•"*'■', merely that the goods had beon stolon.. After Hia Honor hud oxplained that a VTOH diet of simple larcony could ..-,j| 1 returned, the jury again- retirw.,; They returned again an hour and as" afterwards still undecided, and Bw Honor having reading over to them part of ovmm of evidence, again defined the ottenw t of brcaki.,:; and ont.rit.,;, and showed AM it was option;.; with the jury K> Una «>, verdict lor sim-lo larcoov if thoy chow. (Lett Sitting.) ' '

The Baptist Young Men's Mutual &* provement Sooioty celebrate tbeopennigoiw'^;, iwolfth sesaion by a social Bering w^.i litorary character in tho TabornaclO -OOOOUvWg to-morrow evening. - /.m

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAK, MONDAY, JULY 13 1885.



THK NEW GOODS THK NEW GOODS THE NEW GOOD3 THE NEW GOODS Are now opened out FOR THK WINTER FOR THE WINTER FOR THE WINTER FOR THE WINTER. Tha Stook Is the largest and best selected in the city, and to MEET THE TIMES MEET THE TIMES \_n.w_a, MKKT THE TIMES TIIE MEET THE TIMES NEW Several lines In every De partment are marked at ZEALAND Prices r>l «_iIS ISC SPECIALLY CHEAP CLOTHUSI» H SPECIALLY -HEAP _-._,-,,_ _.^ SPECIALLY CHEAP : FACTORY, SPECIALLY CHEAP. 158 & 160, Queen-streot, The Juvenile Department has received close attention, • and parents will find DURABILITY AND ECONOMY DURABILITY AND ECONOMY DURABILITY AND ECONOMY DURABILITY AND ECONOMY Combined Is tbe leading feature. In Boys' Fanoy Bui ts several new and oholoe styles are now being shown. BARGAINS. BARGAINS. BARGAINS. WE are NOW OFFERING tho following SPECIAL BAKGrAINS. SEVENTY MANTLES AND JACKETS, AND SIXTY COSTUMES (LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S), BOUGHT AT A DISCOUNT OF FIFTY PER ' CENT. OFF MANUFACTURERS' PRICES, AND BEING SOLD AT US PROPORTIONATE PRICES, "«__ LARGE QUANTITIES OF PERFECT GOODS PERFECT GOODS FBOM MESSRS OWEN & GRAHAM'S. BOUGHT AT IMMENSE REDUCTIONS. LARGE STOCK OF FANCY DRESS GOODS. FORTY-THREE DOZ. MUSLIN COL LARETTES AND BOWS, Aim TWENTY-FOUR DOZ. FRINGES, BOUGHT CONSIDERABLY BELOW MANU FACTURERS' PRICES. All the above Goods are being • SOLD REMARKABLY CHEAP. A CALL WILL CONVINCE THK MOST SCEPTICAL. MILNE AND CHOYCE, QUEEN-STREET, !



N O T I O _. I Dr. wilkTns, f.r. c. s.,{ CONSTJLTINB AND OPERATING SURGEON, j Is at his Surgery for Genoral Praotloe and ] Special Practice—Eye, Ear, and Throat Diseases } —Mornings and Afternoons; Sundays, 10.30 to' 12.30. Consultation Foos very moderate. DR. Wilkinb spent seven years at Moorefleldß Eye Hospital, London, undor Mossrs Bowman and Critchott, two at Throat Hospital, London, seven years Honorary Surgeon Albort Hospiul, and eight years at Eye, Ear, and Throat Infirmary Melbourne. Adjusts Spoctocleo to Sight. — Consulting Rooma—Ouoon-streot. Auckland. TT IT~Fo S"sTe NIS K I Hi, * MERCHANT TAILOR, Bhortland-stbbet, Auckland (Opposito Messrs A. Clark and Sons), IMl'O-IT-It OF ENGLISH, SCOTCH, FRENCH, AND GER MAN COATINGS AND TROUSERINGS. COLONIAL TWEEDS. A choico assortment of Fancy Vc3tings, Tailors Trimmings, &c. The Trade liberally dealt with. /GOLDEN pEM JCILOUR, MANUFACTURED BY THE LATEST IMPROVED ROLLER PROCESS, 11V RICHARD ALLEN AND CO., IHCLFORD MILLS, TIMARU. Tub First Shipment is Just to Hand, to bakers- Do you want a White and Gigantio Loaf 1 The GOLDEN GEM Flour will recom mend iteclf; it oxcols both In colour and strongth. TO STORKKEEPEUS- Noto tho Brand: Original, Elaborate, and Attraotivo. TO HOUSEHOLDERS- If you desire (and who does notll to obtain a superior and reliable flour. Insist upon having the "GOLDEN GEM." The machinery by which it is manufactured la upon the Hungarian Roller Process; it has recently been erected at vast cost, and there is nothing to equal It In tho Southern Hemisphere. The undersigned Is the sole agont for Auok land and tbe Province, and has made arrange ments for regular shipments. A parcel of fifties (conspicuous brand) packed in snok _ is en route In the Ohau. Orders aro now being bookod, and will be filled strictly in accordance with priority. ALFRED JOWITT, WHOLESALE GRAIN AND PRODUCE MERCHANT AND IMPORTER, C-STOMBSTREET Easi. (^ AL V AGE SALE. w. g.Tllen, JKRVOIB ROAD, PONSONBY, Begs to thank the Publio for tho support ac corded to him during the above Sale, and wishes it known that this is the LAST WEEK. All GOODS NOT SOLlf during THIS WEEK, will bo Disposed of by PUBLIC AUCTION ON TUESDAY NEXT, JULY 11. MUST _Be"~SOLD ! Be in Time to Secure tub Bargains. GENUINE SALVAGE SALE. ALLEN'S, JERVOIS ROAD, PONSONBY. SPECIALLY CHEAP CLEARING LINES : -35 Girls' and Maids' Black and Fancy Cloth Jackots, from 3s 6d, according to size. The abovo aro under half warehouse prico. 23 Ladies' Black Cloth Fashionable Jackots; now thia season; balance of warehouso stock purchased at a vory low price; to bo sold at about half thoir valuo. 960 Pairs Olrls', Women's, and Mon s Hoßlery. Travellers' Samples; a groat bargain; in great variety. 610 Dozen Coats, boßt Sewing Cotton, white and black, 200yds, ls 3d doz., numbers 10 to 21 only. Nice lot Wool Goods, frcm Od, Austrian Rugs, Gs 9d; worth te Od. Having an ovor-stock of Cheap Clothing, will, previous to Stocktaking, sell at about 20 per cent, discount. White Calico, 2jd yd; Grey Calico, 2d. Crewdson's Celebrated Calico, 11- yd; Is 3d by tho dozen. Large lot of Remnants, very oheap. Good Coloured Moleskin, ls IJd yd. New Umbrellas, Fur Capes, FriUings, Ulsters. PATTERNS FREE BY PO3T. Freight Paid on Parcels ovor £2 In valuo. WILLIAM ~R, BRIDGMAN, 28S Upper Queen-st. Henry Hooper UNDERTAKER, VICTORIA-STREET WEST, TUST PUBLISHED " AT ALL TUB BOOKSELLERS, AICKIN'S ANNUAL, A DOMESTIC MEDICAL GUIDE, AND SATISTICAL RECORD OF THB POPULATION. VITAL STATISTICS, PRODUCTION, &c. ALSO, NOTES ON HEALTH AND HYGIENE, With othor Valuable Information. Price . _. : Ome Shi_.m_.-o. ORMO N D S SWISS CIGARS Havo beon recognised as tho BEST fos half a century. IH O R THE . LAUNDRY AND HOUSEHOLD, LADIES ARE INVITED TO USE j PYRAMID SOAP, Tho most economical Soap made in Now Zoaland. Full weight guaranteed. L. W. McGLASHAN, Wholesale Agent, COMPTON'S BUILDING.