COMING EVENTS.

Mooting* ice. To-night. Opera Houso-" Sithora ti Grind," 8. Theatre Royal-Cone-^, ?. New Kden Hall. Su■umor-stroet-Mr J. ROCS, " Tho Merchants of Tarshlsh, &c, 7.00. Ponsonby At Home, 8. Membars of Choral Society—7.3o. Drill shod—Quoen's Own Rifles, 5.

Auction Sales To-morrow.

O. A. Steven-Frun and Fancy Trees, 2. R, Arthur-MrPotry'3 Household Furniture, 11.

A. Buckland.—Dairy and Store Cattls.

Chief Post office, Auckland.

Mails will oloso as under :— Tuts Day, For Whsngaroi Hoads, Parua, Walpu, Whan earol. Kamo, and Mangapal, per Ulonelg or Wnitaki at 5 p.m. For THames, per ICnterprise, at 5 30 p.m. Saturday, August 1. For Port Fitiroy, Trypbena, and Oknpu, per Argylo. at 7 a.m. ■ For Waiwera, Te Kapa, and Warkworth, per Robp Casov, at 10 a.ra. For Katl Kati, Aongateto, Tauranga, &c, por Kotomahana. at 3p.m For Thames, por Rotomihana, at 3 30 p.m. Monday, August 3. For Waitaro, New Plymouth, amd Southern ports, per ureti, at 7.40 a.m. For Coromandel, per Coroniandol. at 11.30 H.m. Tuksdaj, August 4. For Tar\naki and Southern Ports, por Rotorua, at 7.10 p.m. Tuesday, August 18. Per City of Sydnoy, aa follows: - For Navigator Islands, Sandwich Islands, United States of \raarioa, Canada, British Polnmbla, Central sad South America, and Brttiah atd Foreign Weal Indies, at 1 rt.ra

For United Kingdom ivnd Continent □! Europe, at 1 p.m. Money orders, 10.30 am. Registered letters am newspapers,at, 11.30 a.m. Late letters, bearing aa extra too ot six pence In addition to tho postage, wilt be received by the Mall Agent on board the steamer up to tho timo ot unlling. This rrmii will be due la London on Friday, Sept. io. ISBS (Signed) FOBT. KAYE, Acting Chief Postmaster. Chief Post-oflloo. A ickUml.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER.

Aur.Ki^Nu-Thls evening, 8.52; to-morrow morulng, 9.9. Manukau HKADs-Thls evening, 11.32 j to morrow morning, 11.49. Kaipara Hkaeb-To morrow morning. 0.32; to-morrow afternoon, 0.49.

SONSBT.—This oveuing—s.9. Sunrise.—To-morrow morning—7 2. Moon's AQE.-Lost Quarter, Aug. 4, 9,31 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

LAST EVENING. Glenelg, s *~ Johnson, from Whangarel Waitaki, b.s , Craw.ord, from Whangarei TO-DAY. Wellington, s.s., Farquhar, from Russell

DEPARTURES.

LAST EVKNINO. Argyle, s.s., Amodeo. for Morcury Bay Clansman, a.s., Farquhar, for Tauranga

STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.

Janet Nicoll, from South Sea Islands, now due Olia;man. from Tauranga, tomorrow, early Argyle. from Morcury Hay, to morrow, early Rotomahuns, from Thames, to morrow. 2 p.m. Coromandel. from Coromandol, to mono a-, 5

p in. Suva, Irom tilsborne. to-morrow Kntorprise, from Thames. Sunday, 4 a.m. Kaikouru, from Plymouth, August IS [For projected departures see shipping ad' vortifieniouta and mail notice?.]

IswAßns Coastwise—lda from Omaha, with 15.000 ft. junk timber; Olive, from Cabbage Bar, with 11 logs; Lizatto, from Thames, with ballait; Nellie, from Whtugapoua, with3o.oooft. timber: Rata, from Cabbage Bay, with 27,00Cit. tiuibjr; Klsio, from Tiiame*, with 2.i,lCott. timber; Moehtm, from Omaha, with SI.GOUft, timber, 2.00 palings, 2 siO staves; Reward, from Ngunguru, with 31,400 ft timber. . Outwards Coastwise— Ida. for Mntakana; Bata and Olivo. for Cabbage Bay; Lizetto, for Thames; Nellie, for SVbanfrapoua; Leo and Kuby, for Whanjaroa; Moehau, for Omaha. The 6.". Janet Nicoll ia now due from her South Bea Islands cruise She will shortly after arrival leave fc-r Southern ports, calling at Napier, Wellington, Ljttolton, and Dunedir. The origan tins Stanley, which loft Dunodin on the 20th inst. with part c»r?o (or th;s port, com pleted hpr cargo at Timaru, and cleared for Auckland on the 21 .h inßt., with G39 sack a wheat, 250 h xka'oats, 2uO sacks bran, 117 tons flour. The schooner Agnes Donald! wag offered for sale by auction by Messrs Cochrano and Son yesterday, and was withdrawn at £100, the reserve not hiving been reached. Captain Savory de*lres to express his ih-trik to Mr Forward, whodrewuuthe potition which led to the return of his certificate, and also to all the master mariners and others who signed the sam'j. Tho s.s. Wellington arrived from Russell, Whangaroa, and Mcngonul early this morning. Passengers :—Mea9rs Dirrow, Waltois, Novin, Hare, Ueremua, McKuijjer, Robinson, Wills, Wilson. McKenzle. MesdamO3 Nesbilt and Qraye, Mr and Mrs Taylor. The ship Katherlne continues to put out her cargo slowly with her own crew. About 40 tons weredieoharaed jcttmcbiy, and to-day only about half that quantity was put out, owing to some faulr of the engine in use. The s.s. Glenelg arrived from Whangarei shortly before 10 la>t c reuing. Passengers :— Meß3rs Allaway, N. McLean, Hewson, Lamb, Marsden, and 'Passes. Mr D. Gouk commenoed repairs to the barque Othello In dock this morning. Tho dredge was employed to-day deepening the wator by tho removal of silt alongside the watermen's steps, to tho westward of Queen street Wharf. Tho s.s, WaltaM arrived from Whangarei last evening, with 10 tons coal, 35 kegs butter, sundries, and the following puEsengers:—Misses Goodwin, McLennan. Mossra Bonumont, Gal braith, Speer. Handcock, MoKllaner, W. Jaoe aon. J. Jackaon, MoU.inald, Swanburg, Carr, 3. Y. Collins, 3 Maorij, and G in the steerage. Tho steam launch Hula has been chartered for the use of H.M. Customs In harbour w .rk. A preliminary lnqu r/ into the accident which ooourred to the whaiiag barque Othello during her last cruise was held this a'terdoon by Mr T. Hilp. Colertorof Customs. The mishap was of as i<h t character, and caused very little damage to the vessel. Eviienco will, »s usual, be for warded to Wellington for consideration by the Ma1 me Hopaitment. There is not likely to be any vo-sol loading for Now York for about six weeks. 'I he brigantine Motley, which sailed for that port on the 20th Instant, had only 150 tons of arum, whioh occu pied about two-thirds of her cargo Bpace. Further efforts have boen ma^e to float the steamer Annie MilOimkfrom the spot where she sank alongaideof the Railway Wharf, butsofar without success The contrantoi s for the work, Messrs Rlgelow and rion, have placed a cocond pump in tae vossel, and yesterday after noon -both wire kept going in an ef fort to set her clear of water, but there was no peroeptiole improvement in tho state of affairs. The ateamor'a deck being under water at low tide, presented a great difficulty in the work of floating her, and with tbe objeot of overcoming it ihe batches havo been built upon (or soveral feet, by which means it is hoped bßtter success may bo seourod in future efforts.

The Northern Steamship Company have com menced retrenchment in a manner whioh was quite aB unexnect >d as it has proved to be unap preciated by those moßt affected. The mandate has gone forth that henceforward there have to be considerable reductions iv the provisions ac -0 junta of too different eteamere, partioulariicd by directions that both officers and sailors have to Klve up soveral dainties whioh they previously indulged in, including soup. There is always to bo cold meat for tea whioh is considered to bo " the moat un kindly cut of all," while sweois have to be moat auarinely dealt with. There is also some talk ot reductions in salaries on the Company's steamors. so that il is evident the spirit of re trenchment i 3 strong upon the management. The unprofitiblo rfisults shown in tho Com pany's last balance-sheet have rendered this course neceJßary.

THE NERBUDDA CARGO.

The ship Neobudda, which left London on M«y 3, un'l '* 'h'ire'ort) about dne. brinus the following caw lor this port:—Plain cottons. £90t)|; colourod cottons, £100 : crftited. cottons, £900 ; musliue, £200 ; millinery, £100 ; etaya, £100 ;' hosiery, £100 ; cation handkerchiefs. £100; apoarel, £800; carpota and rugs, £100 ; toilet and table covers. £100- Bilk hate, £1CO; felt huts and caps, £100; w ought leather, £30; saddlery, £180; floor cloth £360; sewing machines, £00; Jucifers, £300 • blacking. £30; agricultural machinery, £530- rails and general machinery, £2,000; books £10; paper. 8350wt; stationery, £570; mperhangings. £430; UDholatery, £940; iron bedsteads, £160; tinware, £10; brushware, £10- plated and papier mache goods, £10; toys £380; pianos, £190; corks, £30; per fumery, £10; agricultural and garden seeds, £30; safety fuse, £40; iron tanks, £30: chain and anohors, 3 tons; hardware outlery, £l,4oo;barand rodiwn. 18 tons; Bheet iron. 1 ton;galvanised iron 66 tons; sheet lead 11 tons; tin plates, 60 boxes; iron nails. 9 tow, wire and wire rope, 101 tons; zinc, 11 tons; linseed oil. 3,640 jrals ; rape oil. "130 gals.: animal oil, 50gals.; fcWosino and naphtha, 220 gals.; varnish, £70; whitlne, 19 tons; paint colours, £780; flint class £20 ; foreign window glass, 533 oases' • china and earthenware, £380 ; glass bottles, £140; canvas, £140 ; cordage, £30; linee and twines, £-10; tobacco. 40501 be; brandy in bulk 30 galls; rum,43o galls; geneva.SOOgalsj British spirits in case. 690"galls; perfumed spirit, 10 galls; red wine, 230 galls; Deer in bulk, 32 barrels; baer In glass, 168 barrels; preserved fljh not rated, £10; sirdlces, £140; assorted oil men's stores, £880; vinegar. 88Ogalls; foreign salad oil. 120 galls; pepper and spicß, 2cwt; cocoa, 15ont; isinglass and gelatine, £50; mus tard. £70; mustard. £160; blue, £30; arrowroot, Sowt; vermioelli and maoaroni lOowt; split peas, 71cwt; white salt, 25 .ons; soda crjßtals, 10 tons; biscarb. SOcwt; duetto, 2 tons ; candlus, 140owt; dates, UOcwc; raisins, 102owt; currants, S6cwt; almonds, 12cwt; French plums 3owt; gin ger Bcwt; refined sugar. 514cwt; treacle, 112awt; confectionery and peel, £20; upotheoaryware. £300; cream tartar, lliowt; condensed milk, £240; cornflour, £130; nitrate soda, 11 tons; palm oil, 1 tun. To:al value of cargo, £-#.600.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVAL. Gairlooh, b.s., McAi thur, from "Waitara

DEPARTURES.

Galrloch, B.s, MoArthur, for Waitara

Tho Northern Co.'s 8.8. Galrlooh arrived from Waitara early this morning with 755 sheep, 41 pleoes meat, i oases, and Messrs Fead, Jones, Willis, and Home as passengers. She returned f hither at 3 o'clock with cargo and passengers.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Tauhanoa, this day.-Arrivod: Clansman, from Auckland. 7 a.m. Waitara yesterday.-Arrived: Staffa. from Ouehungs. 9.30 v.m. Sailed: Hannah Aiok.iu, for Onehunga, midnight. Wellington: this day.—Arrived: Eimutaki, from Lyttclton, 7.15 a.m. Lyttblton. yestorday.—Sailed: Waibora, for thi North. Passengers for Auokland: Signor Hug. MrsdamtsHanis, Swanson, Messrs Car ter, Michaels, Wyatt. Harris, Swanßon.

COMMERCIAL.

Bvenino Star Offloo, this day. Mb Alfred Bucklano's Report.—At tho Haynmrkot on Friday, 21th July, loose hay de livered ranged from 2=) M to 43 3d th 3 cwt.; pressed hay, 49 Cd to sj; ohaffi up to fit 5a the ton; oats, la lid to 2a Id; maze,-) 7d to 2s lid; fowl wheat., sis fid; beai.s. 3j Sd the bushel; potatoes, £210 ato£32a 6d the ton. Horso stock were at late value?, but better inquiry. Draught brought up to £i 5; horae, buggy, and harness. £37 10s. On Tuesday, hides were pitchod in largor numbora than average, prices wore well sustained; beat quality ranged from 3Jd to Hi tho lb.; calf skins, up to 4,' d; tallow, 10a Cd to 22a ; ehoopskins, from 10Q to 3a 3d each. At tho usual monthly Balo at Papakura, stook so.d freely at satisfactory prices. At Remuera on Thursday, dairy cattle wero in demand, best animals at ffl 10a to £8 each. Store caitle were also In fair Inquiry at late values. Fat cattle were in full numDors, 25 truoks rfoelvod from Waikato. bidding was slow and prices irrogular for second-claw quality, but well fatted steers brought near 20s tho lM)lb. Sheep wore yarded in moderate numbers, and maintained their lato values; a draft ot wethers from Waikito averaged 17s. Calves were in demand at extreme prices. Piga or nil olassos plentiful, and cold satisfactorily. Mkssrs Huntkk and Nolan's Weekly Re port.— Horssß: There haa been a marked im provement in the market, both aa to supply and demand aa compared with the previous wook, but little or no alteration in value; quite an average number wore ontered for disposal by auction at the Durham Yards on Friday; thore was steady comDotltion throughout tho Bale, and most ot tho lots cleared. Wo quote: Hacks, at from £615 ato £15 j light harness, from £11 to £15; draught, £2 to £25. Weol, hldo*, and skin: Demand steady, but supply Bhort Cattlo: A good many fat beasts have been brought forward, the groater proportion of which wero local stock, and uncos were in favour of the vendor as com pared with tho previous week. Dairy stock wero not of a good description, noryet plentiful, and wero without alteration in value. Stores scarce. The butchers' pens at Newmarket, on Tuesday, wore fairly well filled. Competition was brisker than has been the oa°o for the pre vious two woeke, consequently tboro was a no ticeable advnnoe in value, ranging from 10s to £1 per head, realising from 17b to 22s per 100 lb. Store and dairy cows were in moderate number, and without alteration In value, tiheep: The supply has nit been a large one. The de mand nas been s o.idy at a shade over previous week's values, although 17s 6d was the top prlca. Pigs were of very pour quality and sold at com paratively low values. Messrs G. W. Binnby and Co. report that at tholr weekly sale on Tuesday of wool, hldCB, skins, and tallow, 11 rat-class stout hides sold at from 3Jd to 4Sd ; medium, 3d to SBd; calf Bklns, Sid to 41d perlb: butchera' crossbred skins, la lOd to 2a 0d ; station eKins, 8d to la 3d each.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET.

Fabm and Daihy Phobucb.—Wholssale: Butier. fresh, la to Is 3d; Butter, Bait 9d to lOd; Cheese, good factory, 5d to Cd); Canterbury do., 5Jd to 5Jd: Hints, dozen. Is ; Lard, in bladderj, 7Jd: Bacon and Hams. Pro vincial, 6d to 8d ; Hams. 8d to Od; Cant. Baoon and Hams, new cure—Bacon only 8d ; Bacon and Hams in equal number?, BJd; Hams, only lOd: Jams, per case, 5s doz.. ci 12s Od to ill 15i 6d; Honey in bulk. 4d per lb. Retail; Butter, fresh, Is 31 to Is6d: Bait do.. lOd tola: Eggs, pordoz.. Is 3d; Bacon, per lb. lOd to Is; Hamg.do. Is to Is lit. Flouk Market.—Wholesale.-Superflne flour, silk dressed, per ton. £1010s; do, do, household, £'jlojhDndreds,ss; fifties. 10s per ton extra; sacks and bags free ; hundreds, ss; fifties, 10s extra; Southern do. £9; bran, per ton, Backs in oluded. local, £3 lus; Southern do. £0 ; local sharp', £G; (.outhorn do., £5 10a; 15s; cabin bread £16 ; oatmeal, do. £12 10a; oatti, 2s to 2s 2d; maize, 3s 8d to Ha 6d to 33 8d ; potatoes, £3 15s per ton; pearl barley do. £19 to £20; beans, 3s 8d ; onions, £7 to &i; fowl wheat. 2s 5d to 2s 8d Kauri Gdm Flax, Sco. — Poor ordinary, nominal, £30; (rood ordinary, £32 to £31; superior. £35 to £10 and upwards; Kast Coast. £45; flax per torn, £18 to '£21; tow. do., £7 (o £9; funuus per lb. 3d; ooooanut flbro. per cwt, 15s to 17s. The markot continues dull, and there are Indications of s big fall in prices,

COAI AND FIKKWOOD AIABKKT.—CoaI: NOW oastla (ship's aide). 27s to 30b per ton; >-ard, C2s tc U'e; Bay o£ Isliiiids, at yurdfl, !6s tkl; screened, 30a ed ; ditto at the mines, 13s: ship's side, Z6a; Waikato. 8s to 12a; in Mickland. 18b ta 225: Kamo. 12s per ton at loiding ground; Tauplri at mine, its6d to 12s, at yard, )Bj Bd to 225: Whangnrol, at mine. 9s Gd ; yard (steam), 17s; household,3ls; delivered, 23e. Firewood: Uncut at wharf (cargo). 83 6d to 3s per ton; delivered, Ha; cut, 17s to 18s. Building Matkiitai.k. -Timber: Board* and Branding, 100 ft. best, lla; Eecond-olasi, 89 Gd; beat, planed, toagued, and groved, Iflret-class, 16s 6d; medium, 13a; Beoono ditto. Us fid. Cargo, best (at milla), 10, 9d; second clasa (at miiiß), 6s; baulk. 7b. New Zealand pailings, sft (Bap). 10b; sft (heart), 13s; 6ft, H: ti-troo rails, &% 10s per 100; puriri posts. £6 10a to £7 10s; shiiglos 16s par 1,000; Hobart pallngß, sft. 19s; Bft, *ls; Hobart rails, 90s, selling quotations. Bricks <at Avondale), 35a to 46s per 1,000: town yards, 15s to 555; de livered, 60s to COs. Drain plpei (at works), per 100 (6 inches bore), 40s ; i inches, 11b ; 15 iinches, 9s; 2 inchoi, £2 10 per 1,000; sockec glazed pipes, 18 lnrheo, is per loot; IS Inches, 4s 6d per foot; 12 inches, 3s per foot; 9 inches, 2a per foot j 8 inches, Is per foot; 4 Inches, 9d per foot; 3 inoh«3, 7d per foot. Manures.—Benedust Sydney,£7 Iss to £810s; according to quality; bonelloui', £9; Auck land, £8; Peruvian guano, £18 1 Maiden Island. £8; Huon guano, small lots, £5 to £0, bags in cluded : Hurst's chemioal manure. £14 10s.

Births.

HUNTBR.-0n July 12, at her residence, London-street, Ponsonby. Auckland, the wife of Mr Thomas Hunter of a son. 80MERS.—On July 28, the wife of F. W. Somers ot a daughter; both doing well.

Marriages.

CATTANA.CH-KLUB.-0n July 28, at St. Matthew's Church, by tho Rev. Wm. Tebbs, 1). 8. Cattanach to Emma, youngest daughter of Captain William Ellis, ot Auckland.

Notices to Correspondents.

A.F., Pongonby.—We should not be justified in opening our columns to a long correspond ence for the discussion of such a matter. If the facts are as jou state, you should have a very Rood ground of action in the local Cowrie, and that ia the proper coarse to tako to obtain redress.

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

FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1885.

For tho cause that lacks aisistance, For the vnong that needs resistance, For the future In the distance, Anil the pooil that we ia» do.

The course which the Government are pursuing with reference to the pro posals for the construction of the East and West Coast railway is exactly on a par with their limp and tortuous attitude on the tariff question. Having brought down a proposal to guarantee the constructors of the line to the ex tent of ,£97,000, in addition to an enormous land grant, they found their action inexpressibly distasteful to an overwhelming majority of the House and three-fourths of the population of the colony, estimated on territorial and population basis. Then the Go vernment quietly felt the pulse of the House, by means of their whips, regard ing the probable support that could be obtained for a great modification of their first proposal, namely, that the guarantee shall be only ,£30,000 annually, and that it shall come out of the annual subsidy accruing to Canter bury, Westland, and Nelson local bodies. A large proportion of the Auckland, Otago, and Wellington mem bers at once objected to this on prin ciple, but the Canterbury members themselves, wanting their country saved with their brother's blood - or, to speak without metaphor, a railway made with their fellow-colonists' money —damned this new proposal with a hearty goodwill thai astonished the Government. We are not prepared 10 say that Ministers, having become alarmed at the attitude of the House regarding their first proposal, had not put forward the £30,000 proposal merely as a put-off to their not-to-be

refused Canterbury supporters. Find ing themselves between two hostile fires — their Canterbury' supporters behind relentlessly demanding a seven ruiUion handful out of the colonial funds, and the lest of the colony a serried phalanx with knit brows, sternly muttering " Nothing," and meaning it —Ministers aro now urging the clever move of shifting the respon sibility from their own shoulders to those of a Select Committee, composed of ten members, viz., Sir Julius Vogel, Messrs Steward, Garrick, Hursthouse, Menteith (all gentlemen representing constituencies interested in the pro gressof the railway),and Messrs Macan drew, Mitchelson, Cowan, Atkinson, and Colonel Fraser. That brings the situation up to-day, and gives a concise little history of the affair. The first five gentlemen are all, of course, wedded to the railway scheme, and their only idea is to get the railway, or, failing that, to help the Government out of the fix they may get into through espousing the Canterbury cause. Of the other five gentlemen, Messrs Mitchel son, Atkinson, and Cowan have, it is slated, decided not to act if the Com mittee is elected. Mr Macandrew has reserved his decision as to the step he will take until after he has heard the arguments in favour of the appoint ment of the Committee, while Col. Fraser, whose district is beholden to Government for many favours, has no intention of moving one way or the other in the matter. Thus, of the five independent members, three will decline to act if the motion is carried. The Government have delayed bring ing the matter forward for the double .purpose of effecting a change of front and of bringing every description of pressure to bear upon members. That by neither process will the Cabinet succeed in persuading the House to deliver the colony over to the tender mercies of the Peruvian speculator, is the demand that has gone up from the country. A solid phalanx of the people's representatives at present stands firm in resisting any compromise which will render the public revenues liable for any portion of the cost of this line, beyond the cession of the huge slice of territory which has already been authorised. We are glad to learn that the Auckland members have refused to be either bullied or cajoled into con senting to the scheme, and that, very largely by the exercise of their com pact vote, New Zealand will be saved from the perpetration of this huge job, which, if sanctioned, would be the lore runner of many more.

Sir Moses Montefiore.

To have attained tho great ago that Sir Moses Montefioro had dono—ho completed his century in October last—was in itself a remarkable- circumstance, but tho consist ent disinterested philanthropy of Sir Moses gained him distinction long bofore his years Imri exceeded the proverbial three score and ten. About 1840 ho proceeded to tho Eaat in order to secure certain rights for his oppressed Jewish brethren nt Damascus; and at various other times, and into different countries, he wont on missions having similar objects in view. The Bucceaa ho achieved speaks well for his tact and hia prudence in dealing with men. His success was also recognised not only by his own race, but by the public generally. In ISG4 he received tho thanks of tho Court of Common Council for his serviced in behalf of tho oppressed, and eighteen years before he had boon made a baronet for tho came reasons. As long ago an 1837 he had been knighted by the Queen, when he wbb filling tho oflico of Sheriff of London, and was tho first Jew on whom such an honour was conforrod. Sir Moses lived for many years at Rarasgato, the Kentish wntering-placo, whore ho estab lished a Jewish collego in memory of his wife Judith, Lady Montefioro.

The changes in the world which Sir Moses witnessed in his timo were simply marvellous Ho was born before the great French Revolution broke out, and taught such a lesson to the world as will not be forgotten till Doomsday. He was just about attaining Ms majority when Nelson died, and nan 31 when the Battle of Waterloo decided the fato of Europe. Ho was 3 years older than Shelley, whom he outlived 63 years ! Byron was his junior by 4 years, and Keats by 15. Ho could remember the time whsn each of these poets, whose works seem to us such o nooes eary part of English literature, had sung nothing, and were uttorly unknown to fame. Edmund Burke, William Pitt, Richard Brineley Sheridan, and Sir Joshua Reynolds were all living when Sir Mosos was born, and Dr. Samuel Johnson, full of years and fame, passed away in the very year. If in the worlds of politics and letters he had witnessed such enormous changes, what had he not seen effected in tho world ol Bcience ? He had reached tho prime of life before tho first English railway was opened to passenger traffic between Stock ton and Darlington. When tbo first steamor crossed the Atlantic ho was 35 years old. As to the electric tele graph, he was already an elderly man before it was brought into genoral use. London was lighted by oil-lamps till Sir Moses was nearer 30 than 20 years of age. He saw all tho London daily papers, which are such powers in our days, commence their careers, with the excoption of the " Morning Post," which wasstartedin 1772. In Bhi'rt, the world into which Sir Moses Montefiore was born was altogether different from the one which, amid general regret, and the highest respect of men of every creed and shade of opinion, he left a day or two ogo. And to hiß honour it is recordod that he himself took an ener geticpartin bringing about a numborofthoso social and political reforms which have made the world .a moro agreeable place to livo in than it was a century ago.

As we anticipated, the discussion at the Council meeting last night on tho financial question again ended in a fiasco. Aftor wrangling till 10 o'clock, tho Council broke up without oven a motion for adjournment We are not woll enough acquainted with the Standing Ordorß by which tho proceed ings of our civic parliament are governed to know what the effect of this informal ending will be, but it looks liko a lapso of all that has gone before Councillors seem to have started off at a tangent from a considera tion of thoir financial position, into virulent attacks upon their officers. Tho work of re trenchment will not be assisted by theim at tacks. No one pretends that tho oflieo'B are responsible for the muddle into which the Corporation has been landed, and although the present employe's will neces sarily suffer in the measures which must be instituted to bring the Borough finances into sounder condition, no good object can be gained by aggravatingjtneir misfortunes with the uso of harsh expressions. Councillor Devoro introduced a motion which would have put the matter, so far as concerns the officers, in a fair way of settle ment, but it was talked out.

Our weekly market price-list contains very few alterations from previous quota tions. Tho gum market continues weak and inactive, prices having a downward tendency. Butter and eggs also remain at last week's values, the latter being more plentilul even than they were previously.

The sbaremarket is quiet, but most stocks are firm. Bank of New Zealand are quoted at £21 10s; Colonials, about 41s ex div. No business doing in National Bank?. Sask and Boor and Loan and Mercantile are offered at £5 2s (id and £5 respectively ; New Zealand Land Mortgage about 25s 6d. In mining stocks business is rather dull. Cambrias worth 12s 6d; sellers, 13b 6d. It is gratifying to see Cross shares quoted once more, though at a low figure, Is. This Company has now an extensive block of ground to work on, and the fact that some few specimens have come to hand, augurs well for the future. There have been no transactions to report in Karangaheke stocks.

The civil sessions of the Supreme Court for August open on Monday next, but only two cases are set down for hearing. One is an adjourned cisc, Amos Bentham v. Ed ward J. Parr, a claim for £342 10s for work done on a building and for materials sup plied. The other is an action brought by Frances Catherine Kiesling against James Webb and others (members of the A.C. force), for taking possession of land as a lattery site at Point Resolution. Of course in reality the Government defends the action. £10 mesne profits are also claimed

A number of men are employed to-day fixing an iron railing on tho spacas in front of the fine block of buildings occupied by tho Union Steamship Company. This will bo doing a great injustice to tho loafers who a,ic wout to c-it tliero in iree anJ indepen dent lazinoas, basking in the sun,discussing current events and lamenting that they " ain't got no work to do." While these individuals will no doubt be disturbed, tho general public will bo pleased to find them absent, and thus escape tho risk of having thoir ears polluted with the foul language usually indulged in by these men, and also to escape tho equally great risk of recoiving a share of tho generous donations of saliva so froeiy expectorated. Thoy will now bo compelled to find a now rendezvous, aince " loafers rest" has become a thing of tho past.

Tho half-yearly meoting of the Workinc Men s Club takes place to night at eight o'cleck.

To the Editor: Sir, —As your article in last Wednesday's issue under the heading of "The Pacific Slope" and a Good Young Gone Wrong,inight create the impression in your readers that besides leaving a few porsonal debts behind to be settled lator, that he has also committed himeolf with hid employers. In common fairness, I beg you to insert tho following facts of the caso. The rumours current about the city that ho had trifled with his employers' books are totally without foundation. When tho £5 note was borrowed, I am strictly correct in saying that he had not the slightest idea of leaving Auckland. With regard to tho hatter's account, I may also say in his favour that ho had been dealing with tho eamo firm for the past cix years. With re gard to tho allegations in reference to tho two ontortainnionts with which ho was financially connected, it is also a matter of fact the first was ontiroly settled up before he loft N.Z., and that only a small balance of thirty shillings was left on tho latter. I do not altogether justify this gentleman, but undor any circumstances too much has been mado of it, and the allegations against his charactor are unkind and promaturo. Ho has always been hold in such high estimation among tho friends who are now running him down—enjoying their confi dence for so many years—that I think thoy might at loast havo given him a little time, to see if ho did really intend to pay thoin now, as he had always done before. lam credibly informed that he has loft almost Bulliciout, acsots behind him to meet his engagements here. The reason for leaving Auckland to hurriedly is really a personal ono, and not connected whatever with financial ombarrassmonts. — Yours, &c, Vkbitas.

At tho Newmarket meeting lust night, Cr. Jenkins declined to take part in tho proceedings, on the ground that not boing hold in the usual placo of meeting ita transactions were illegal.

The Engineer reported last night to tho City Council that applicants for employ ment as stonebroakors wore still offoring, and aa about 80 hands were already em ployed at tho quarry, he wished to know if he was to continue to take on men as thoy made application. The Council was getting about £300 worth of metal per month from the present stone-breakers, which wbh sulli ciont for requirements during tho winter, so that tho stono-crushing machine could be stopped ut any timo. This would rciidor possible tho reduction of tho monthly cart ing account, Ho recommended that tho machine should bo closed up next week, and ho thought that any straggling nion who wanted to break metal might bo allowed to do so. When tho line weather eot in, tho number ooulil bo regulated so as to meet the proposed expenditure. Tho re port was ruled out of order, and no action waH therefore tiikon.

Acceptances for tho New Zealand Cup, nominations! for tho Canterbury Cup, and

pecoud payments for tho Derby and Wul como Stakes aro duo to-morrow nignt.

Tho usual bi-weekly sitting in Chambers was held before Mr Justice (Sillies this morning. There was only one application, however, viz., on tho part of the defendant in E. L. Clark v. U. O. Clark for scch further directions and order as to payment of costs of action, as might bo necessary under the order of tho Court, dated the 9th inst. Mr Kigby appeared for defendant and Mr Forwood for plaintiff. His Honor decided that no furthor directions wcro ne cessary and therefore dismissed the sum mons with £1 Is cost*.

The final performance of " Uncle Zac " took place at tho Opera House last evening, and was vory successful. It is intended to repeat " Sithors to Grind" tonight, and tho poworfuldrama of "Queen's Evidonco" will 4o produced for tho first timo to-morrow night.. The spectacular drama of the "Pearl Divers" is in coureo of preparation, mid will bo presetitod with full scenic and mechanical effects.

The dividend of Ss 6d por share declared at tho Gas Company meoting today will be payable on Monday next.

Yesterday afternoon a boy had a narrow escape from boing run over by a runaway horse in I'arnell. Tho animal was ulti mately stopped without any damage being done.

Considerable progroes has beon niado with tha rehearsal of "H.M.S. Pinafore," and the porformers anticipate a success on tho opening night, viz., Thursday noxt.

The handsome testimonial which was presented by tho Orange Order to Brothor David Goldio on tho Annivoreary Day has been placed on view in the window of Upton and Co., stationers, Qaeon-street.

A considorabio timo ago, some of the Thames miners a*ked liberty from Wdhamii to pn-spect in the King Country. Permis sion, howevor, wits at that timo refusod. Some timo ago, a similar application was compiled with. Tho Native Minister, ng soon as ho hoard of the arrangoment, told Wahanui that YVanganui peoplo had a better claim or right to prospect than the Thames folks, honco the pormlssion to Wan( a mi prospectors, and the exclusion of our local exports. This arro-ngemont doos not seem to us to bo a vary creditable one.

■ Tho marriage of the very obliging mana ger of Messrs Collins Bros', wholesale stationery business in Auckland, Mr D. S. Cattanach, with tho youngost daughter of Captain Ellis, to.ik placo at St Matthew's Church on Tuesday last. Tho Rev. W. Tebbs, incumbent of the parish, was tho colobrant. The numerous friends of Mr Cattanach will wieh him overy happiness in hia now relationship.

At the meeting of tho City Council last night, Cr. Garratt complained of tho laxiiy displayed by tho Building Surveyor in not taking action to prevent tho owners of all consumod buildings in Princes-street in nailiag fresh weatherboards upon tho old half-charred studs. Cr. Crowthcr stated that the Council had no power to interfere unloes an intention woro shown to put in fresh studs.

The fourth of fho coiies of Kita-Eadcliff concerts was given lust evening, and proved to bo thoroughly successful. Tho pro gramme was siirilar to tlint of tho previous ovoning, und the various inorccavx were admirably performed by tho talented musical combination forming tho company. Only Wo moro performances of the season remains. There will bo an entire change of programme for tho fashionable night, this evening. Amongst other items, Mr F. C. Innes and Mr Raddiff will play for the firnt tiiiiO in New Zealand a cancerfcinto duet for two flutes, with pianoforte accom panimont (Dopplor) A popular ballad concert is announced for to-morrow night.

Extensive alterations are contemplated in St. James's Hall, Wellington-street. It has long been felt that an orchestral gallory would be a great improvement in a hall that is ao much in demand for musical en tertainments. At last the trustees have decided upon making tho alterations. Tho matter was placed in the hands of Mr R M. Watt, architect, who submitted plans and specifications, which wore approved, and tenders were called accordingly. The old platform will be removed, and a semi-circular gallery will be erected in its placo. This will be capable of accomodat ing a good-Bized company. A now platform will then be built in front of the orchestral benches. The whole work, when completed, will bo a decided improvement to tho hall.

An interesting lecture waH delivered last evening in Berosford-street Congregational Church on "Our Deliverance from tho Spanish Armada," by Mr C. E. Button. There was a large attendance, admission being free and no collection. The lecture was delivered under the auspices of the Mutual Improvement Society belonging to the Church. The pastor occupied the chair. The choir were in attendance, and rendered at intervals during the even ing four anthems and a national hymn named " Australia," the words and music of which wore compoped by Mr Button specially for the lecture. Mr Hooton presided at the organ, and played tho National Anthem as the audience dispersed. Thelecturawas listened towithgreatintorest all through. Mr Button quoted largely from Froude's History of England, and drew inferences to prove that the hand of the Almighty was specially apparent in this erreat delivery of our nation from the power of the myradoms of the monarch who was known as the "Wooden Philip." At the conclusion a vote of thanks was accorded tho lecturer,

Inquiry is rife at the Thamoß as to tho whereabouts of a well-known speculator, whoso portly iiguro has for years been familiar to tho habituos of tho Stock Ex change, but who disappeared mystoriously jiiiit buforo tho last outward-bound mail steamer loft Auckland.

A most enjoyublo entertainment was given on Wednesday evening by the Franklin Road Primitivo Methodist Band of Hope. Mr Homer occupied the chair. His remarks were short, but to the point. Afterwards, a long programme, consisting of songs, polos, recitations, etc, was gone through. The ladies who took part wore Mesdames Cottingham, llurnor, Wilson, and others, while the gontlemon who wore most Bucccessful were Mr .Tonkins (origiual), Mr McCippin'a "Anchor's Weighed," and Mr G. (jaitor. Other items wore well rendered. Miss Booth presided.

Fifteon (diver medals won in tho trial fives contests hold last season in connection with tho Ponsonby Rowing Club havo been handsomoly oxocuted by Mr Teutenborg. They are to bo presented to the winners at Mr Stanford's Ponsonby Hotel to-morrow evening.

It is intended to shift the Pitt-street Wosloyan School-room back from its present position, and erect a block of shops on tho street front. Ono proposal is that tho uppor part of tho block should be devoted to school purposes, and another that the whole of tho buildings should bo lot for business.

At the annual ploughing at Wairoa South, tho prizes woro won as follows -.—Champion class : Ist, D. Shaw; 2nd, James McNicol; 3rd, T. Paton. Messrs Dunwoodie were the makers of the first throo ploughs. Wheel class : Ist, D. Shaw ; 2nd, James McNicol; 3rd, Jumos McConachio. {Swing class: Ist, John Patou ; 2nd, A. Shaw; 3rd, Jas. Graham. Double furrow class : Ist, 11. A. Brown; 2nd, William May. Draining class : Ist, T. L. Smith ; 2nd, Frank Smith; 3rd, Robert Tomlinson. Best finish : Thoe. Paton. Best crown on tho field : William Dibble. Beet teuin of throo horses : Ist, R. A. Brown; 2nd, D. Crawford. Best team of two horses : Ist, A. McNicol; 2nd, Jchn Dow. Best-kept harness : A. McNicol, Ist and 2nd prizes About 50 gontlomen were present at tho annual dinner hold subsequently at tho Wairoa Hotel.

To the Editor: Sir, —Some dozens of Staus, containing references to my " scur rilous lecture" on spiritualism, havo been remitted to mo by uuknown individuals, and from this I gather that certain of my friends are surprised that I do not animad vert on the spiritualists for handling me (0 roughly. I must, however, inform them that I have no time to waste on the spirits. What spare hours I havo are devoted to filling my drawing-book with sketches of the beautiful landscapes for which this part of tho country is so famous—a more con genial task than discussing the secrets of ghoßt-manufacturing, and one that does not force me to intcuipe/ato contemplation of tho tier tenibricosuni illuc mule ncgant re dire quemquam.—l am, &c , 0. E. Huoo. Kussell, July 28th.

At a meoting of the Tuakau Special Settlement Association, the following mem bors wore elected a committee for the year : — Messrs L. Oereghty, T. Magan, .1. Logan, J. Poland, B. Cronin, Ut. Kevoll, E. Me Wherter, T. VVallis, and J. Adnmson. Mr Cronin accepted tbo position of Secretary and TrcaaiSfcar, but declined payment for his services.

Tho Committeo of tho Auckland Scrip ture (lift Association havo issued an explana tion of its objects, and an appeal for further apsistanco. The objects aro tho annual awarding of prizes to school children throughout tho province, tho distribution of email gifts far subsequent voluntary Scripture exorcises, grants of books to tho public school libraries bnth in city nnd country, prizoa and gilts awarded to work lndu under 17 years of ago, for various writton home evening weekly exercises, and gifts of books to cabins of passenger steamers, city boarding houses, Hospital libraries, orphanagos, Sailors' fiest, &c. In consequoncos of tho proßent wider develop ment of tho Association's work, and tho need of .-sustaining tho foregoing eoveral ondeuvours, an urgent appeal for aid towards tho necessary lunds ia made to thos-o individuals who heretofore havo not been subscribe™, and who, at tho same time aro ever fuvourablo towards the cir culation of pound and useful literature.

Fcoplo who receive "benefits," especially in the amntuur entortainment line, aro usually most pitifully ablo to take up as their own tho lament of Little Buttercup in "Pinafore" when she assures us that " things are seldom what thoy seem." Tho bandmaster of tho Railway Band, Mr Ronayne, having boon unfortunately thrown out of employment, was voted a email sum of money from the funds, and was also ton derod a " bonefit," which came off last even ing. Mr Kunuyne and others worked most assiduously for about three weeks past in securing tho Bervicos of vocalists, disposing of tickets, &c, and tho "benefit" even tuated in the form of a concert and dance. Tho Choral Hall was nearly half filled, and prospects of succoss appeared favourable until a calculation of receipts and expendi ture was entered into, and showed a balance on the wrong side, while the expenses could not form a subjoct for complaint, unless it was that tho hire of tho hall was an item of £8 odd. So much for " benefits."

Mr Walter Robinson gavo his interesting lecture last night, in St. Sepulchro's School liouso, on " Experimental and Applied Mechanics." There was a fair audience, consisting of mochanics and youths. Tho Rev. John K. Davis, M.A., occupied the chair, and introduced the lecturer with a fow woll-i rranged remarks, stating that the proceeds of the lecture would be handed over to tho funds of tho proposed Anglican Church at Mount Roekiil. Tho contribu tions and promises amounted to £225, and it'W is hoped, on the return of Archdeacon Dudley, that the trustees wouldbe warranted in calling for tenders. Tho lecture was spocially instructive to young mon of a mechanical turn of mind. Mr Robinson lucidly explainod the various parts of his subject, viz., tho production of steam by mechanical action, tho slide valve, link motion and reversing gear, levers, pulley block?, parallelogram of forces, with a num ber of applications The lecturor explained his discourco by means of models and diagrams, exhibited on a black board. The lecturo gave genoral satisfaction, and at the close a vote of thanks, on the motion of Mr Ewington, was accorded to Mr Robin son.

Tho panorama of tho Soudan war, English and Scottish scenery, and other subjects, exhibited by Professor Brookes in tho Pon sooby Hall last night, made up a very attractive entertainment. The views, which were projected on to a screen covering the wholo end of tho hall by a new instrument just arrived from England, depict tho most stirring ecoiics in the Egyptian campaign, and its chief heroes. Vivid representations avo given of the battles of Tel-el-Kobir and Abukloa Wells, with tho death of Gonoral Burnaby. Tho wells whero the British encomped are also inado the subject of a splendid illustration, and the view of Khartoum is very fine, giving a perfect idea of the place whero Goneral Gordon made hi« memorablo dofenco. A series of viewp, with moveablo effect?, representing the de parture of an emigrant ship, a storm and fire ut sea, and the escape of tho passengers on a raft, were also appreciated. Ths story of "Little Jim," illustrated in several tableaux, "Farmer Pumpkin's visit to the Aquarium," a nwsquerado representing "Beauty and Decay, the acrobatic monkey, and a num ber of illustrations of the remarkable work executed by the automatic designer, were interesting features in the exhibition, which should meet with good success in the suburban and country districts of the colony. An appropriate musical programme (piano and riolin) was supplied by Messrs Adams Brothers.

An important case came on for hearing yesterday at tho R.M, Court, before B. U. Seth Smith, Eeq._, KM. Mr A. Heather, merchant nnd shipping agent, entered an action againHt Captain S. Saunders of tho Nauphante to recover £20 damages, allegod to have been sustained upon 20 tons of fencing wiro by being corroded with salt water after being landed from the veseol. Mr S. Hosketh appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Cotter for the defendant, who agreed to simplify the case by raising an objectien to the endorsement of the bUI of lading upon which to accept the Bench's ruling, and waive the right of calling cvi donee if necessary to prove that the captain bound himself to deliver to the Eastern Agency (Limited) the goods assigned, while Mr Hoathor, who sued for damages, had not proved his right to sue on an alleged breach of contract which the defen dant had not entered into with him. He contended that the actions must fail bb the Eastern Agency Company (Limited) were the only parties entitled to claim damages. After the matter had been exhaustively argued, His Worship said that by ordinary law of merchants, the passing of "possession on the bill of lading, and receiving delivery, did away with proving endorsement; but as to the point of suing under the bill of ladingthat was covered by the statute. The case wa« then adjourned to ten a.m. to-day. Upon the Court resuming this morning His Worship stated that he would require' still further time to look into the matter,

An interim dividond of 3d per share in the New Zealand Accident Insurance Company will be payable at tho head office, Auck land, on and after to-morrow.

A musical and literary entertainment or social union was h&ld last night in the Remuera Hall. There was a fair attendance of residents of the vicinity, and tho even ing was ploasantly passed with songs, gloos, and readings by lady and gentleman amateurs.

Mr T. D. Edmonds delivered his paper on "Railway Administration" at the St. Mary's Mutual Improvement Association last evening. There wus a good attendance, and great interest was taken in the subject. Mr Edmonds gave a comprohenßivo history of the administration of the Public Works and Railway Departments from the year of the inauguration of the public works policy in 1870, and at the close he olicitsd unanimous applause Mr Williams opposed that portion of tho paper advocating Mr Vailc's ecliomo, but tho originator of that important departure from the orthodox railway management being present, ably defonded it. Mr James Stewart also spoke disparagingly of Mr Vaile'a scheme, but as tho evening was ffro\ying[lato,it was decided to dobato tho subject on some future occasion. Mr Edmonds concluded his paper with a resolution, seconded by Cap tain Thomas, " That a Board should be established, locatod in Wellington, to con sist of three members, one for tho North Island, ono for the South, and one to be nominated by the Governor-inCouncil, and that to this Board should be committed (he administrasion of both the Public Works and Railway Departments. Tho resolution was carried, and tho proceedings ter minated.

The agitation in the Council on the retrenchment of tho city expenses ia spreading all over tho city, and tho inclination to sacnnco tho workmen as a vicarious atonement for,. tn'! sins ol comu.is^ion on tho part ot the Councillors is Btrongly condemnod by tho ratepayers, me wages of tho men are already ut the lowest sdo, and if it goes much lower, how will they live at all? Under tho ciroumaraneos, a mooting was hold lust ni«ht in a room belonging to Mr b.aton, of the Co on ratlvo Stores, Hobsonatrcct. next door to the Criterion Hotel, at the corner 01 Cook-Btreot, to consider tho subject. Mr itaion was culled to ihe chair. Uo srated that many working men had iold him in his shop mat had it not been for hia low prices, they wouia not have been able to sapport their tej1"1'01?,??" mak" cuds meet and tio. Mr Kuton also said ho was willing to do his purt, and would keep down his preeent prices for ftroooriea ana pro vi-ions to the lowest posaiblo liviDg margin. Ho was glad to say that i.is eifo-ta had been so far mot In tho right spitit, and iho increusea number ot shoppers who called at his storea convinced him that tho livo-and-H-live colicV was tho right one, ontl he should contmuo it. Prime IJacon, Ci and 8d por lb; guaranteed Bacon as Low as 3d per lb; Guaranteed Hum, 8d to 6d por lb; Good Taranaki Roll Butter. 6d por lb; Prime Akaroa Choose. Od; other sorts, 3d per lb; and 1000 liuoa in Groceries Cheaper than ever.—[Advt.J

The flrmnnrt for the great American remedy. Hop Bitiers, in tin. part of u.o world has bo come no gi cat that the Hop Bittern Co., whoso li--i.il quarters are tit lloclicster, New York, USA, hay bucn com pulled to open a laboratory in Melbourne. It is i" ehargo of Mr M 11. Van ll,r«h. a wontlemanof sevontl years experience with this Company, and the trado may be nßsurtd of recniving goods equal to the parent houro, and tho most courteous treatment, I'ho H.B. Co. have vntnbliahmeota at London, Paris, Autw.rp, Bolitlum. Breda, Holland, and Toronto, and their American Bitters aro probably the best known medicine In the world.

All farmers, gardeners, and fruitgrowors who do not want to stick fast In the mire ol old-faahlomxl ignoranco, while the mnrch or progrofifl leavos them far behind, should taKO note ot the fact that tho New Zealand Farmer, liko every othor good rural journal, is mihli.ihed to keep them moving along tho path of proK™f with orwllt and profit to themuolves and their oouctry. S«nd your subscription, Us, for six montha, and judge for youreolvos.—iL Urktt Publisher, Stah Offleo. Auckland.

TAUPIRI EXTENDED COAL MINING COMPANY.

The half-yearly mooting of shareholders in tho nliovo Company was held this afternoon in Mr F. Schorff's ollico, Fort street, Mr John Robertson, Chairman of Directors, presiding. The businees consisted of the adoption of tho directors' report ond balanco-ehoet, of which tho following is a

copy :— Tiio directors beg to submit tho balance-shoet for tho half-year ending Juno 30. 1885 Tto Proflt'and Los Acrount shows tuat after writ ing off £16"i 9j for deproolallon of plant and building)), there remains a not piollt for tho half year of £3,180 15.>, which tho directora roooin uu'ndto uppropriato as follows :-£ti'Q t:> pay ment of dividend of 18 per nbure, and £900 to bonus of Is tid per ulmro, tho balance uf .til C SO 15s tj bo carried forward to new account. Tho divi dend and bonus will bo payable on tho flret day of August. Proxit and Loss Account. June 30, 1 C85.— To dividend and bonus on 12,000 Bhares at 2d POT sharo, £1.200; investment aocount, £800; mining expenses, £3 78915s 8d: rent aud royalty, £80018s (id; mining plant and buildings-writun off for depreolntlon chargee, £163 9s; i hargeß, £325 Ha 4n ; balance carri-d to now a:oount. £(U9l> "8 "d: total, £13 219 5s Id. By bilunco, £! 909 12s 7d ; coal sold, £3,155 18s 8a; intorost, £U3 13s lOd: total, £13,219 5s 10. Balance-sheet, Jul* JO, 1885—To capita), 12,000 enures at £1, £12.000 ; i. vontment account, sCti.GOO ; sundry creditors. £1 0018s sd; profit asd lotH account, £6.0i0 7s 7d: total, £25.(101 IGj. By coal mine leaso. £6,000; niorrxages, £3,100; fixed deposits, £3,500; mining plant, engines, tram way, whart. and bulldlnee, £1,572 Is Cd: sundry debtors. £5.457 3a lid: oash, in Bank of Now Zea land. £2.1151 16s Gd; in hand, £6 14a Id : total, £21,194 103. Uncalled opital, 12.000 shares at 7s, £1,200: total, £25 694 10a.

This report was read and adoptod. The Chairman said tho business had been suc cessful and the mine was in good working order.— Mr Hich stated, that as one of the largest shareholders of tho Company he objected to any man being a director who was also a director of any other company. Mr Baretow stated that both Mr Chambers and himself were directors of othor com panies, but they had always done their duty to tho present company. He had received flattering oilers with largo remuneration from another Company, which he had felt it his duty to decline. A vote of thanks was then accorded to tho Chair man and directors, and the mooting separated.

TABLE TALK.

An Eyk deal Person The oculist. " Sitbors to Grind " again to-night. Football teams on fourth page. Humility is the most excellent cure for anger Chango of programme and fashionable night at Rita-Radcliff concert. Cranberries will cure dyspepsia. That's aour opinion. Governor will patronise Fire Brigade's Competition at Napier. More talk at the City Council, and still no retrenchment. England has a "Society for preserving the memorials of tbo dead.' Proposal made for a North v. South Is land football match at Wellington in Sep tember. He who thinks his plaoo bolovv him will certainly be below his place. Law Practitioners Bill hns again boon shelved by the House of Ropreeentativos. Brisbauo authorities have condemnod 50,000 cases of American kerosine as below the standard. Women seldom fight each othor, but when they do they como right up to tho scratch. Lyttelton Harbour Board rovonue for last six months decreased £1,798 compared with the samo period of lash year. Sameon was surely the most successful actor of ancient times, because he possessed the power to bring down tho house. Richard's drapery establishment in Dunedin was partly destroyed by lire last night. A young man named Sydney Evans, in the second stage of conßumption,was found by SergeantKiely on a doorsteplast evening and taken to the Hospital. He was formerly dispenser to the A. C. force at Parihaka. The Women's Christian Temperance Union have laid in an ample stock of tem perance literature, and after tho town has been divided into districts, a house-to-house canvas will be made. The contract of Messrs Lovett and Irvine, for the reclamation of Shoal Bay and im provements to Lake Road, has been deter mined, in consequenco'of delay in prosecu ting the work. Another contractor has now taken the work in hand. The woman question : " Now, isn't this a gretty time of night for you to get home?" A Dunedin larrikin, who struck an old Chinaman "just for the fun of the thin<*," was fined £3 10s. It is proposed to elect M. Grdvy to the seat in the Academy made vacant by the death of Victor Hugo. Messrs Boylan and Lundon have decided that Dr. Shortland's new houses at Parnell do not encroach on the street. Christchurch City Council has passed a resolution against the two local government bills, as being unfair to tho larger cities. Tho Jewish population of Jerusalem is constantly increasing, and now numbers 18,000. The new Anglican Church at Mt. Roskill is expected to be erected on Archdeacon Dudley's return. £225 in hand. Mr W. Kirby proceeds against the City Council for £2,000 or £3,000, damages for determining his contracts. The city mission .of Berlin circulates no less than 75,000 printed sermons Sunday mornings. Mr Arthur Lewis has been appointed Inspector in New Zealand for the New Zealand Accident Insurance Association and Australian Mutual Insurance Stock and 1 Marine Insurance Society.

CABLEGRAMS.

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Forty Friosts for Australia. „„ t,.i v 28.—Cardinal Moran has LON? P rl tho Propaganda with his valuable Proolorical collection 8 Before returning to geological cv Ireland for the purpose KaiUng forty ecclesiasticsfor Australia. Baron Grant Falls for £250,000. tovdojc, Ju'y2B>~Tho failure of Baron Grunt ,Orunt & Co., bunkera), for a qua.tor of a million pounds, is announced.

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Frozen Meat from Melbourne.

Tovdon, July 29 —Tho shipmont of frozen meat, ex Sorata, from Melbourne, his been placed upon the market. The meat which is in excellent condition, real iced an average price of 4d to 4Jd.

AUSTRALIAN.

Tasmanlan Budgot.

Hobakt, July 30. — The Colonial Treasurer, tho Hon. W. H. Burgess, intro duced his Financial Statement last night. He stated in tha course of his speech that £30 000 had been expended by tho colony during the past year for defence purposes. It is proposod to float a new loan of £1,000,000.

Payments ot Members,

Adelaide, July 30. —The South Austra lian House of Assembly lust night adopted a measure providing for the payment of members on the Canadian system, which provides for the payment of so much per aiem, with deductions in the case of absence. _^_________

COLONIAL RAILWAY PROJECTS.

(special to tress association),

(Received July 31—Noon.)

London, July 29. Mr Anthony Hordern's application for concessions for the construction of a line of railway from Albany to Beverley is deferred, ponding the receipt of the surveyor's report"

It is considered likely that Mr John Waddington will obtain the capital neces imry for tho construction of a railway from York to Geraldtown, in Western Australia

BISHOP REDWOOD AT ROME.

(PERPfiESS ASSOCIATION.)

London, July 28. Bishop Redwood, Roman Catholic Bishop of Wellington, who iaat present on a visit to Rome, has submitted to the Pope a pro poßal for the division of his diocese, so aa to create a now diocese for Canterbury. The proposition has been referred to the Sacred Collogo.

FEDERATION ENABLING BILL.

(SI'EOIAL TO I'KKSS AHSOUIATION.)

London, July 28. Mr J. F. Gakricic, Mr Murray Smitb, and Sir Arthur Blyth, Agents - General for Queensland, Victoria, and South Australia, iu'o oudeavouring to promote the immediate passage of the Federal Enabling Bill, while on tho other hand Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-General for Now South Wales, is seeking to have it postponed until Feb ruary. _^^____

THE MYSTERIOUS COPTIC.

Sho Arrives at tho Cape of Good Hope,

(UV TBUMUAMI.— I'RKSB ASSOCIATION.)

Nafikr, this day. A rmvATE letter from the Cape of Good Hope mentions the arrival there of the b.s. Coptic, to be fitted up as an armed cruiser.

THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT.

(BY TKLEOKArn. —PARLIAMENTARY REPORTER.)

Suggestions for its Romoval,

Wellington, this day. There waa a sub-loader in the " Post" last night to the effect that Auckland and Southern members are caballing for the re moval of the Seat of Government from Wellington to Auckland. This Is a canard. Nevertheless, it is true that the leader appearing in the Auckland Star of the 25th inst., on the Wellington members voting on the San Fransisco service has attracted considerable attention here, and many Southern members with whom I have conversed eeem to thiDk the idea of diminishing Wellington influence to be a good one, and would like to eeo the proposal to shift the capital carried out. They, too, have from time to time felt the undue influence that is given to this littlo PeddlingtOD, through the fact that it is the Seat of Government. At the same time, Southern members blame Aucklanders for standing in their own light, they having from time to time opposed the removal of the Seat of Government to the South. Tho last proposal for this desirable chance took place in 1883, when Mr Bathgate, one of the Dunedin members, moved a resolu tion that the Government during the recess enter into a provisional agreement for the purchase of 2,000 acres situated on the main trunk line of railway in the Middle Island, say within 20 miles of some centre of population, for the purpose of founding a legislative capital with suitable public parks and general accessories. Mr Bath gato, in the course of an argument in favour of tho proposal, pointed out that the profits arising from the sale of land at the new capital wou'.d go far towards paying the cost of removal of the Seat of Govern ment. The co3t would be comparatively small—probably not more than £150,000 — and the result would be extremely benefi cial to fully threofourths of the members of the House Otayo, Christchurch, Welling ton, Nelson, and YVestland members would bo within a day's journey of their homes, whilo Auckland,Taranaki, and Hawke's Bay would be a couple of days further than they are now. Tho increase of distance between their districts and the legislative capital would, to Auckland and Tarana'ni, at least be made up by reducing tho obnoxious Wellington influence. In tho past, Wellington has continually bitton tho hiiud that fed her, that kept for her the ' position of capital, and now a feeling is growing that this de fensive attitude should be changed to an offensive one in support of (ho new Auckland creed, that Auckland should predominate in the North. Auckland's safety demands her predominance in the North Island The chance will bo given to Auckland members in the course of a session or two to strip the Cook's Straits' jackdaw of its clothing of peacocks' feathers, and Auckland representative? will be false to their interests if they do not remember to i do this. A Dunodin member to-day drew my attention to the fact that Auckland saved Wellington. OnMrßathgate's motion, on that occasion, 29 voted for it, and 32 against. Of those who stood to Wellington in her extremity were nine Aucklanders, and only three voted on the other side.

TELEGRAMS.

Christchurch, this day The following resolution was passed unanimously by the Farmers' Club at Sefton, near Amberley • -"That this meeting of the Sefton i armers Club, representing a large section oftbe commerce in the district, is of opinion that the terms now proposed for the construction of the West Coast railway are satisfactory, and that such an oppor tunity for commencing an important Colonial work should not be lost, and that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the members of the district."

An old man named Bray was found dead in bed at Waikari's Hotel.

PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP.

(BY OUR bPSCIAX.J Ua , ORTSB(:

WEtusom.aj,^;l.- --\esterday was a private members^' but business in the HoUse was m ■ teresting than usual. Most of the" fi noon was taken up with the D Drill-sbcds Amendment Bill, Wn - l vuked a somewhat animated dia The member for Mount Ida J^^" , ... ■ utt> who luj charge of the measure, is ft veritable; h toenth century Admirable Cricbw *** a practical and successful farmer .a<il grounded political economist •»'** journalist, a coming politician,' anffi1 * he exhibited forensic talent „« a quality that had he l;? Ni Admiral in Pinafore, " served hint "* an office boy in an attornev'g ««?? .'* would undoubtedly be holding a riW ** high position now with the woZ»n!fy the future. His speech on tLuZjS* ing of the bill was perhaps the lS"*1 ---special pleading yet heard within tjS*6,l* sumod his seat he was applauded w££ lawyer in the House,who had been £* ?* to their brother's address with .iT 0?? astonishment. D Mca«lifi At the evening sitting, the Law iw, tionera Bill (Grey) and the Am* 1*1* Bill (Seddon), weremadeehort worfe measures being rejected, '""Wll Despite the fact that Mr BallMuJii. received many telegrams from aU^f. the colony praising his Native uS$ petitions are occasionally received cond™ natory of the measure. YesterdavT??' presented a petition from a large n&*, Waipawa natives, objecting to the S some provisioas of the bill, and aroinoTi the Maori peoplo would be PoisonedVi and the end of it would botbatthevwJ ij be impoverished and thus thei' ] » taken. The petitioners, in conclusion «• " This bill must be thrown out from hZT ning to end. It must be concdwS' gethor, and not placed on out MaonW of the North Island." n^ The Public Reserves Amendment Rid (Ballance), circulated yesterday conk additional powors on trustees of recreZ! grounds and reserves, eDabuojTi!! to leaee reserves, authorise chargA)/,? missions not more than ten days in £ year, to grant thej exclusive use of tu~Z for sports, matches, etc., and to irantft! right to erect a stand. No chare,?! admission, however, can be- made link! previously advertised. Trustees of »»? course are compelled to allow other clnhTfc use their racecourse, provided Bneh dl shall consist of not less tian fifty i^sS* and hive paid an annual subscripioTrffi to the funds. The trusteea are emp6?»3 to lease racecourse reserves, theproweih be expended in the improvement of (C course and racing purposes. Mr Pyke's Licensing Act Aineadnii Act, a precis of which I wrote you»w* ago, was also circulated this evening.'' The Auckland members, who arei lookinp after the San Francisoo motion, whictisi the Order Paper for tonight,aayltbonlu safe. *

Two petitions, one from the Te hfa Riding of tho Piako County, and tho other from tho ratepayers of Ohiaemari, werttf tlie Waihou River, were presented bj fc VVhyte yestorday, objecting to (m included within the" rateable diatriolfc which it is proposed by tho ThamesHaiimt Board to raise a loan.

Tho Government, replying to Mr Bod land yestorday, said that the piopcsed Howick wharf would cost £2,400. jh could not proceed with tho work.

Aa come doubt seems tobe entebkl as to whether Sir John Hall will not short]; return to tho colony with a view, of * entering politics, I send yon thefollonini extract from a letter dated Jane 17th, re! ceived by Mr Waksfield from the a Premier's brother:—" Joho and hijfp} are at Oxford just now, and retain it it end of the week, when they go toDavenli six weeks, and then back to London. I believe be has almost made up biamLodtg stay another twelve months in England ids the time he had fixed for returning tofe Zealand, Indeed, they are already mik inquiries about a suitable honse," SiiJW health is much improved afterbiaprolcsgcd visit to South America, bat Bti'll nich v b make it out of the question for him to n turn to political life in the colony, ,

VOLUNTEER NOTES.

Queen's Own Slflw, Tins Company met for drill last evening i the Railway sheds, where they tot [d tkrough a variety of movements by Into torSelfe. Nearly all the menbtnkn beon supplied with their grey uniform it!

forage caps. i;;;: Eiflo Match. The Whangarei Voluntesra We all challenge to the non-commissioned ofai of the City Guards to fire »«t<Jii« early date. A Battery Artillery. This corps had a fair muster it.^* the shed laat evening. Thi.Artilleij.lM under Bandmaster Hunter, was ptw»t Ponsonby Rifle*. Fifty members of the. above Cap» sembled for drill last TuesdaynW ■ Captain McDonald, Lieutenant!'Godpet» Taylor, and appeared'for the fint tuei uniform presenting a." very:/w!» poarance. The uniforms conmtof» .with red facinES.and weremadeMw Zealand Clothing Company, »' «"* They are exceedingly well mat, w» given satisfaction to every member <«» corps. Drill nights'in future rfj*J Tuesday and lhursday. T^.M are making good progress in Mil «■ Col. Sergt. Barron. . ■ Outdoor Parade. The first of a series of outdoor Hj of tho Naval Artillery will take R 1 Ponsonby to-morrow afternoon. '■

MINING NEWS.

(by telkgraph.—own cobbEM!" 111' H THAHES,tIUi^H The Smelting Process.- W "(JM machinery f-r the Woodßtock wtarjffi furnace has been forwarded to KwJH hake, and the engineer, Mrl*H|"*B that district. The ironwork *,JH Thainoß smelter has been """"^JJH tho last month, and will be bwagi''Mß within a week. It is intended to.™ JESS power for tho blast of *«\?gPBjB water being required to stipplf ■"W£3H Reuben Parr. - Mo^^isH crushed a parcel of stone for"*" ■

ADDITIONAL SCHOOL CLASS BOOKS.

At the meeting of the Board of E*»g» this aftoruoon, the Commits »PP ffll' H deal with the subject of class do*' 1»: public schools, oubmitted the '*™H port.-" Your Committee i»rt*°*j||. the list of class books now BU*^li: Board for use in the public the district. A copy of ti. e,lftj«B ponded. After conferring fWgj«| Inspector, your Committee'fStfM the Department dwuld-W:"^™. obtain the necessary gancfaoa w the following additional Reading—M acmillan V senM M «"£ «H tho now code series, the glow" 'JjmL trated). Arithmetie-MaolitfJ;'i^mr. (Chambers'), Barnard s K'y4H| arithmetic. Grammar -»• rttWffi books by 0. P. Mlffii&lJr by Geo. 801 l and Sons; Grammar for Young Learners,j^.mj! English Grammar for Juaiorf^gggi lines of English G»m{ Bffii!iWß the Principles «f AnSp'f«*M' Eiiglieh Grammar, f^^W Geography — Chambers;-*KiijiiM,"! ?rap hy; Hill's mntl«*»"|T« ; pu bli e hed by Whitcombe^Um; History - Creighton's BbSoujM England (Longman"), G««D'rW. «| Blackie's Historicalßeadoral-j^mK ing—Poynter's South Books, first and second /"SifflKh Drawing Books, first «"<> Tj*«|it-) fhe report was adoptee.,, ~^^mr,i Nelson Bros, relative to thotP |« , books was also read. r ;,

THE AUCKLAND EVEMJNG bI'AK FKIDAY, JULY SI ISBS.



jMILKE AND ChOYCE Beg to announce the purchase of several CLEARING CLEARING LINES, LINES, • From the Wholesale, previous to their Stook taking, at considerably less than Cost Price, and that the Goods are marked at a very small advance on the cost. M. and C. osn now therefore submit the following SPECIAL LINES AT ABOUT ENGLISH PRICES. LARGE QUANTITY OF COSTUMES LARGE QUANTITY OF LADIES' MANTLES, JACKETS, AND ULSTERS, Also, CHILDREN'S JACKETS, ULSTERS, AND COSTUMES. FORTY-EIGHT BOXES FRILLING. TWENTY-FOUR DOZENS BLACK SILK FRINGE. FORTY-THREE DOZENS COLLARETTES, BOWS, &o. QUANTITY DRESS MATERIAL. QUEEN AND WELLESLEY-BTREETB, AUCKLAND. T>EV. C. M. NELSON and Suuday- XV school Teachers.—Read article in "The Rationalist" this week. .



AG. BARTLETT, I • 151, QUEKS-STREET. j Chronometers, Watches, Clocks, and Jewel lery in groat variety, and made to ordor or repaired; Poeßy. Motto, Kngsgcment nnd \V ed ding Rings. Order 3by post carefully oxoouted. HE BIGOTS ON THE WAR-PATH. —Read "The Rationalist" this week. HE CELEBRATED WAIWERA HOT SPRINGS. Tho Waiwera Property having been Pur chased by a Company, Tourlats and othors aro notified tbat all Information as to Chargos, Dates of Departure of Coach and Steamer oan bo had on application to A. SAUNBEBS, Secretary. No. 2. New Zealand Insurance Buildings, Quoen-street. ORMO N D S SWISS CIGARS Have been rocognissd as tho BEST for bait a century. THE NEW GOODS , THE NEW OOODB THE NEW GOODB THE NEW GOODS Aro cow opened out FOn THE WINTER FOR THE WINTER FOR THE WINTER iron the Winter. The Stook Is tho largest and best Bolccted in the city, and to MEKT THK TIMES MEKT THE TIMES «..rn MEET THK TIMES THE MEET THE TIMES NEW Several linos In every De partment are marked at ZEALAND Pri°°» CLOTHING FACTORY, HW3&°§S&. 168 & 160, %ueen-itro«*. < Tho Juvenile Department has reoolved close attention, asd parent* will find DURABILITY ECONOMY DURABILITY^ ECONOMY OUBABnJTY ECONOMY DURABILITY ECONOMY Combined Is the leading feature. In Boys' Fanoy Suits several new and onoioe styles are now being shown. JUBT PUBLISHED AT ALL THK BOOKSELLERS. AICKIN'S ANNUAL, A DOMESTIC MEDICAL GUIDE, AND BATI3TICAL RECORD OF THB POPCIiATION. VITAL 3TATISTICS, PRODUCTION, £0. ALSO, NOTBS ON HEALTH AND HYGIENE, With other Valuable Information. Pricb »■ ... .- .- Onb Smixiso, MRS. 8. H. CLARK'S GOVHRNESBE81 INSTITUTE AND SERVANTS' REGISTRY OFFICE, 310, Qukkvbtreht; Telephone No. SIS Wait. Ing Rooms tor Ladies and fiorviints. Every facility given for Immediate engagomeata. Cor respondeaco raipeolfully iarited from Lodiea in all parts of tho ProvincialTCbtrlot. Referees: Joseph Baakß Kiq., Managfer FroMn Meat and Storago Co.; Thos. Bndcle, Ego., Solicitor; I). J. MoLeod. Esq., Maoaaßr A.M.P. Sooletr; B» B. Parsons, Esq., Seorßkary Oaa Co.: J. M. Bhera. K»q. (Bhera Brothers); J. L. Wilson, Esq. (Wilaans and Hertpo^ Agent for Austra lian Mutual Provident BlMetr. FOR THE LAUKDRT AND HOUSEHOLD, LADIES ARE INVITED TO USB PYRAMID SOAP, The most economical Boap made In New Zealand. Fall weight guaranteed. L. W. MoGLASEAN, Wholesale Agent, COMPTOWB BUILDINO. TT L. POSSENISKIiS, * MKBOHANT TAILOR, fIRQBTtiASD-STBBXV, AUOKLANB {Opposite Mfflww A. Clark and Sons), IMFOBTER OP ENGLISH, SCOTCH, FRENCH, AND GER MAN COATINGS AND TROUBERINGS. COLONIAL TWEED* A choice assortment of Fancy Vostings, Tailors Trimmings, So. The Trade liberally dealt with.



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A Wipe Deacon.- P^L^]ifflp you to tell ma how yon keS»]l WSMf %: bo well the past season. *Jl/S 4 t*l*isßH:J have been sick co much, a^o «jji«ljja|a;| tors running to ussoonen. .gyjiK-rfi;-., j the answer is very easy- S»isM|p time, and kept my '^lfi,nS!V*J.Bffl--<j ioctor's bills. Four *lUW,|j,#M^ as all well and able to w»» w Jlft«|;i will warrant it hM«&lsLj;)e ■IO»M. leighbours «10 to «<»«&rf''Kl" iießametime. ittaeJJ 0*" Wfr