RANDOM SHOTS.

[ I.V V. -IMII-.i. I For me -n aim I iii-v, :■ P.! '.' ' llavLyoii evir; ~.... tie ix.-iiiir, tii..-.i lo Mil v.. for yourself tho why and whuivfmo uf the oxtraordiunry access of cv .ngeliaing i'-h ---which h.-n for some time p.i.-i taken posses siou of Iho (iooj)Io of this pari o: ihccnl .ny '■' I havo several lime.- propyiimlul ti.i problem, but no satisfactory >.o'utioii h.-ir yet heei, evolved from my inner eoti.-c!o:i-' ---ue-s. Ido not suppose anyone will deny the existence of that Mts.-ionui-y enthusiasm to which 1 refer; il is, indued, p.iinlelly palpable. Toeio have recently bo n '.wo Bine Ribbon e-r.isj.Jos in our eiiv, and a ■Women's Temperance Mis.-i.ni, whilo

Prison Brigade work and S.ihaiion Sjivices havo been -impietm;- ted by a Methodist Convention for ihe do. poll ing of spiritual life; and now wo have had all at once the- Marist Brothers sibling up oui Catholic friends, Marshal Booth ga'.v .: ising the cj.i.v dionists illl 1 fiv,-h sp-iMiIS, und

Oven tho Anglicans having their tin onotionii natures moved by tin: mini-tra tions uf two '"iiiUi-ioiiei.-." What out ii all mom: lias this fair city of ours- tl.i.- Northe-riiQueen— this Auckland sunksoluw in immorality and iri-eligiuiiu.t tun gui re these exnaoidiiiury eil'orts? Or i- tho - revival " duo to an oxcoss of the religion* sentiment in our malst '! It. ban boon suggested io mo that the spread of rampant Rationalism i-; tho ruiion d'etre of the [o- -e::l mighty wave..: uitl'.odox i llort, bul that cm hardij be so m:., v wo learn that New Zealand organ o. ilationalism hasaiiuuiineeJ. its own

deod-e for lick of patronage. The " l-'ne thonght iloview" was understood to be strongly supported by "spiritual wicked ncr.-i in high places," even by a Minister of lliu Crown, but it h-i's shown a HallaiiC-- on the wrong' sido, and il must succumb to the coinm.icial 1 iw. il is clear that the evangelistic phenomena are not. to be explained by a reference to Wan ganui-ihat laud "of lunatics ami Free thinkers !

Tho Anglican Mission appears to mo, perhaps simply because it is so unexpected, Urn most puzzling of Iho lot. Why should it, be 0..---Pry for two respectable English rectors to leave thoir charges and tia.el twelve thousand miles in order to spread Gospel truth Are our local clergy inclleetive, or aro there no soul? to save in England '! Or can it bo possiblo that tho Auckland parsons think mission work infra dig. ; that they could not emerge from their slippered ease to press tho glad tidings on larrikins, gutter-snipes, and dissonters gonerally, though it pleases them well to patronise the humble " inissiontrs" who undertake Iho dirty woik? Perish tho thought ! The- humility and devotion to duty' of many of the Auckland clergy aro known to me, and I cannot ac cept such a dishonouring explanation. What, then, can have been the cause of Mossis Bodington and Mason's visit? My ingenuity has been racked to the utmost to ans«ver this question, and rather than '• givo it up," I grasp (like a drowning man at a straw-iat an explanation suggested by the physical condition of ono of the mUsii.nvis, and conclude that their visit has been undertaken out of regard fur their own bodily health, ami not for tho sake of the Bpiritual wool of Aucklancloi-K.

There is, ot course, norfcason why, in this sensational age, the Anglicans of Auckland should not. have the mild luxury of a 61 mission '' all to themselves. The sensation provided by those lnis-ionersisonly a 70 per minute-pulso excitement, tho very smallest exaltation of the emotions, such as beseems the traditions of ages. The missiuners cer tainly know their work, and sot about it deeontly and in order, which after all is one uf the b-.'st auguries for its genuine success. At the other polo is the Salvation Army, whoso work is carried on amid excitement of % very pa'pablo kind, such as would shock worthy iio.=srs Bodington and Mason into a fit.

Even the Rationalists have bpjen indulging in their own particular excitement, and havo fallen to at Gerald Ma«sey's intellec tual feasts with « gusto quito meritorious after the highly spiced viands which Charles Bright and Doctor? York and lloghes had successively presented. Cliristginity has had some hard knock? at tho Opera House lately, and ought, I suppose, tn bo hiding its diminished head, but some how such is not the case. Tho " Myth " survives, and will survive when the "Tale of the Eternities," "Natural Gonosis " (in four large volumes quarto), and likewise the thrice-funioua lecture on tho devil, havo been forgotten for centuries. Mr Massoy's friends here wanted us to briievo he was a literary genius of the first water; but when ho sets foot on tho soil of bis native land he will speedily bo swal lowed up iv the crowd, and, liko a needle in a haystack, will bo hard to find.

" Will the coming man bo happier ?" asks a writer, and a flippant American news paper replies Hint, it will df-pend to a great extent upon whether his wifo has got tired and gone to sleep or is still waiting up for him. "Zaraiel" is not llippitnt, so he pio poses to eivo a moro serious reply to the question, in tho light of Mr Gerald Massoy's revelations on the subject of the coming religion. Mr Massey is eminently dissatis fied with the religion of tho present day j lie think? it a religion of gloom and error, and quite compatible with tho most horriblo forms of immorality. I need not pause to point oul, po reasonable people what a jaun diced di-torted, and ono eyed view this is of Christianity—the religion of lifo, liberty,and joy. Eut what is Mr Massoy's ideal of an elevating, inspiriting, and happy reli gion? So far as I can gather, tho model "coming religion " is to bo a miser able vlamjamfrji of political economy and ghosts! Seriously, that's all! Tho "dis mal science" preached from a thousand platform?, and lifo made cheerful by tho visitation of a few ghosts per diem ! That's tho bright religion of.tho future. Disserta tions oil land nationalisation, population and co-operation, varied with mysterious knocking?, lights, and spirit visitors. Now, confessedly, many of these spirit? aro b::d, moro aro mischievous, and only a very lew are capable of a thought or aspiration higher than tlioso of average humanity ; and in my estimation lifo would bo ono long hideous nightmare if Mr Massoy's peculiar ideal wero to bo realised. I find myself tolerably happy with things as they are, but that, I suppose, arises from tho fact that I am not a " oomingman." If Mr Massey has correctly forecasted tho religion of the futtirc,_ all I can say is that I am thankful I livo in tho present, and from the soles of my boots I commiserate the "coming man," and if 1 knew him, would adviso him nob to come.

Tho cablegrams told us recently that John Ruskin was seriously il), and subse quently, that ho had ncovered from his ailment," wlrieh was of a cerebral nature. I suppose if one vsro to catechise the public about Ruskin thelaiisw-crswhoi'e forthcoming would bo curious. A reader of advertise ments might say,-" Oh, the man who wroto a letter to Gorald Masaoy;" which reply would bo good so far as it went, but then it does not go vory far. It is presumable that tho following answor? would bo given to tho question, Who is John Ruskin? Tho critic vho discovered Turner, and who tried to annihilate Whistler, tho dauber of " noo turnos"and "arrangement?." Tho writer of books who loves such fantastic titles. If you had not lor ksd in to the books or been told by someone who had, you could nover guess what " Sesame and lilies." "Unto this last," and "Fors Clavigera," wero respectively about. Tho Oxford Professor who publishes bin works at prices out of the reach of ordinary incomes, who hate? railways, ami shams, and pretences, and uglinc=s, each of which enormities ho has denounced in tho most forciblo and scathing language ; while ho lovos and cherishes all that is truo and pure and beautiful. We shctild all bo tho wiser andbo'terfor knowing more of Ruskin than we do, thouch how familiarity with' his teaching is to becomo moro general while his books remain at such prohibitous prieos it is difficult to perceive.

"Watchman, what of tho night?" A few suggestivo remarks of mine two weeks ar'o, flung out on tho darkness of Anglo- JTroel non-idontity, havo elicited the fol lowing response :— " 'Watchman' Offico, High-street. August 24, 1885. D«HR ' Zamikl,'— I forward you a copy of an Anglo-Israel paper I have just reoeived, 03 ono of the

vn: i- rondi m ih-'t in i - ■'■•'' hiyV i--.--i-.\ .1 v I Vol.— Vulil-i ( in 11. W. K.pgN.pl.o ' Tho paper is ''The I .unci- of l-":i- ', "a-.i-1 the mail...-.I :,rti !< i. :■ i ntitlci! "1 ■ - piindeiii, >■::< Peli.idre.i that ten :i'""s m l-nnlwe.e'-1.-r/'aadli.-d-viihed.Miglo l.i .1 wriliii :. 'ignora'd '.onii-. who wish to prove Ihd tho [-'iigli-h, ili-h ami ' pueiriaie: ,of race, arc i-r, . pn ■ !o:t ten 1:ib...«," :,udi::p; Unit " tilt ■ Idea i utterly unhistoiic:-.!, n A ripp 'fed lo nil known facts oI language, religion, and phy sical eoiifoimuii..:).'" There iimm the " I'.an i,o.r it J-.-.ei" nnderialien lo deiiioli.-h Ihe ttmlcllbelively'" ' xxx I ca-.niof: say that I havo found much " tood for ii lloelioii " in thuaiticie, because it, i-ootiiins nothing that is in w lo mo on the subjeot, except tho in formation thai, Shareu Turner and Sir ;hu whole argument of iho article, put in a nutshell, is (his:- Tlio various laces who make up too Lriti.-ii nation came fr.aii Central Asia: the Kmrii.-ii I'ui.guago i ba-ed upon .ho Hebrew-; so is (he En-li-li religion ; toy, wo aro iho lost ton tribes of Israi.t. Otcouise, that does nut. coiu-littito pel tho Aliglo-Isiuul nigirnci.t, but ii is all that is in ihuiirtielo in qmstiuii. j'othe o'ljv litm of "physical conformation " ihe .Mill i replies :—'' Why should we i\ se.noie tlieJows'i lOphvaiui, ui-.r progenitor, v. as the son of a mixed marriage — Jose[i!i .villi an Egyptian woman, and i.i c nice for __.'7 con tv i its." That is a vory fair ri t oil, and i. have quoted .-o fur to show MiTarmd! Ihal j do mil write aii.ogutlnii- •' ii. eelk.-.-ly," thuii c ;li avowedly " for fun " I liuil moro food for ri flection in oilier articles dealing v.-ith the proplu lie asp. el of ihe '-identity." lv mii-l. bo a mil.-.d by all f.-.irpor=on» lhatlhopiMphepicug.-irrlin..' [p-ra IV pro-.-.i-rity ;-.p; i-r i i W fiillilkil in ihr . aso of llritnin, and . I no other mil on. and it is equally beyond doubt that those prophecies wire written many Cen In lie be fore the origin of the l'.r'ai.-li power A short article in the jo-n-n-il 1 .fore mo deals with tho -.-xt-'- The riuti.n that will not sc-rvi thee shall perish " The writer points wit tha' the .Maoris refuse to serve us,am! tin.} are dying nut ; the Irish ol the South mid _-'. ni-Invest refuse to serve us, and Ihuv are decreasing, tho Cana.miles are perk.hing old ofti eland. "i'overtyandini.-eiyistlieii'per tion.and starvation oreiiiigrati-jii are the only alio: natives open tot hem." 'i he Hindoo -, oil the itlior hand,serve tho Hitish,and are iv erta ingutid prospering, as will al.-... the Sou daii.-so, who have shown a lii.-pjatiun to be helpful to their Rill-is!: conquerors, In other pans of this paper I read that Rus.-ia is " ad mitted on all hands" to lie identical with "L..g, the chief prince of Metc'ieeh and Tubal," and as England :,-; her gieat opponent, -'it is impossible to avoid the natural conclusion that England is 1.-raul." In furthoijpr.x-f of that,l learn that a writer in'-Vanity Fair" has described Rusiia as "the Kiugdom of hell—a hideous, .■■:• i Christian, aidi moral l'owe ," while I'oly do:e Virgil more than .'),"0 years ago .-all, J England "tho Kingdom of Hod." II J0... ---seeni a littlo strange that the piophoL .-;.-. ,1.1 require to be confirmed by l'eljdore \"ir,-.il ami a writer in " Vanity Fair ;" Iml apart from that, and :i few other flaws thai he who runs may detect in the arguments, the -.oiiiciiionces pointed out may be found ei.t.. itaiiiing, if tfiey do riot conduce lo serious thought.

.', single word must be added on tho qucs- I tion of the Mamis.in tholight of the utlini'y 'of l-.nguago theory. lam decidedly ..: opinion that tho Maoris have on this ground .is good a ciuilil as any other people to bo ranked as descendants of t|;o lost ten ti-ib.-s. (Iw live discussion of the alleged reipcmblanco of English to Hebrew, which was noted some 400 years ago by a scribbling divine, though no linguist of note has ever remarked il. Lei mo simply assume the Anglo Israel eon ten: ion.) If the English language is bas.-l upon the Hebrew, the Maori would seem to sland in very ok.-. relationship to both. In tho <••_ nise of a paper read tho other week before tho I'hi'.o foi.bieul Society, at Wellington, on " Tim Maori in A.-ia," Mr Trfgear demonstrated agie.ment between Maori and Ash.li-: languages, a* well as resemblance to tho original languages of Europe, such n. Gi. 1.-, Collie, Lithuanian, Icelandic, &c, "It was remarkable, huwevor, that there was a greater similarity between the Knglish and Hie Maori words " If the argument ft--..:.-. language is worth anything, i: gee? to pr--.-u that tlio Maori- are of the same slock as mirselve-', whatever that may be,; and tho testimony :'f .speech is strengthened by tho etiii.o'ogical and historical facts. lint, i: the Maoris aro our Israelite brethren, it i. quilo impossible that they can bo among the nations doomed to extermination for tho crime of non-submission to England, find the argument is all astray. But are they non submissive? As a nation thoy are com pie -lv subjected io our rule, aud in div! li'ially they work fur to, -witness tho contract now taken by the-nl on tho T:e ,k Railway. Tho" Irish arc very dill, rent, for nationally they continue rcbt lliou? though individually servile. Net the submissive Maori i? disappearing from the land, while tho obstreperous '• Caniianite "13 increasing by the million ; for of course if. is vain to point to tho de population of Ireland as proof of tho decadence of the race. Hero, thon, are the problems which puzzle me : If tho Maoris aie Israelites, why aro thoy perishing ? And if the Irish aro Cannanites, why aro thoy as prolific and as enorgytio colonists as tho chosen peoplo '.' 1 have left the briof report of Mr Tregear's paper at the Stab Office for Mr Farnnll, should ho desire to study iho Maori-Israel questions, and would call bis attention to the fact lhat Mr Tregoar has just published a littlo Svo. volupno,' entitled "Tho Aryan Maori," wherein ho seeks to prove that tho Maori belongs to the Indo-Europaan family.

The unsavoury reputation of the Ilo.ithen Chinee has had its inlluenco on tho forma tion of tho local Caledonian Society. At tho liist meeting an interesting discussion afo-o on tho epic-lion whether membership should be confined to Scotchmen and thoir des.pendant?, or whether people of all nations should be admitted to the brotherhood. The opinion of the mooting wavered consi der ibly until one speaker mooted tho Chin ese question, and slated that a crafty son of tho Flowery Laud hnd succeeded in becom ing a member of tho Otago Caledonian Society through assuming a Scorch name. Tho relation of this incident caused much merriment, and subsequently guided tho voting in favour of membership being made exclnsively Scotch It, reminds mo of another good story which is told of a China man in Dunedin This individual, who was a contractor, frequently tendered for large works, but singularly ho almost invariably proved unsuccessful. Hereupon his spirit was much troubled, and ho discus.-cd tho why and whereforo with himself until he arrived at Ihe conclusion that, liko " Dick Dendoye," "his nuino was agin him." Nothingdau-itcd by tliisßnVortuno,iiorcro! -ved that anything in the'shapo of fnko pride should nut statu' in tho way of hi? road to greatness, and when ho noxt sent in his tender for a contract ho was "Donald Mac- Pherson." Then ho proved eminently suc cessful. When asked why ho had tendered under an assumed n.amo, John replied with a smilo so childlike and bland, "jVo good Chinee this count lee, everybody ' Mac ;' mo ho ' Mac ' too ; get worltee."

Now let us get back to our own Cale donians. What is a Chinaman ? and what is a Scotchman _ Can there by any anomaly be such an individual us a Chinese .Scotch man ? and if so, would ho ho eligible for election by the Caledonian Society ? For instance, in Auckland wo have a married couplo made- up of a Chi.ism in and a Scotchwoman, and if I. remember run redly thoy havo children with features peculiarly Chinosc. Now, are these progeny, descend ants from a Scotch mother,eligible members for tho Caledonian fraternity V and if not, why not'; Before writing I submitted tho problem to an ardent admirer of ail thati.i Scotch, and ho briefly disposed of ii, by ask ing another question, viz:--"If a man is born in a stable,could he be called a horse?" With this solution I leave tho subject to the earnest consideration of tho Auckland "Macs," with tho wish that thoy may live long and happily to enjoy their own bag pppjs, their own whisky, their own country, and their own kin.

that, time, why vt.-is i lie' li:-; :'■ .aviary ii: In .1 inouti v rh.il fact. 'I ■■■ -iv ih. ':■■> •, ■. tie i hta expio-.-eii by tho in. ~iit..-ri- [ii ■-. ni, ■■ (hut i'ie n. nle "l wiii-...i pa<-\ I v. I.i uovei' i i- j salaries. j Much bus h-.-cn yy nnd writu-n during I tin: la-Dfowi.ia\«rc--[>juiiiigtho social evil i,, u.irmi.lsl, and nut ;. le.v p opl-j .'.'.in pr > j fo s lo i,: iiiiimite-l by Chiisli: i !'riii.-l|i':us j ha-.e hud-..! 1.10 action o! tho p lice in pro- j fii-hionnblo ro-orl This • etinu is ii'iiar/ic'-.r- I i li.- ..I l:ie police pi liiOlilt ■■ in v.-. Win n i public attention i> f -rcihly diivcied to any Blatter of this kind, their" iiidiil'jioneo and : mimd t.fal. L Litii" il -would II w. " lo eon- j .-i.ler whether.-my-.mod "il! arise from Ihe I pending pi-o-ooutiun--. The unfurl, .nule, 1 • drs, iiko" poor Jo," will be " chivvied o.i" again, and go.d.icss only knows where thoy : ni ■ ~.;.. to. There is no ilou'.il that those ! jiil.j are praciically lieen.-c.l i.i carry nti j it.ci.- business, and 'sun lv they should be | allowed ti live somewhere It appears in- I ,u.i.,aii p.. hunt Ihom lioni pillar to post, ui.il grudge ibemii-.iy b.-tlor abi do than a hone in the slums. In ( liristeliuroh, il men of en-y virluu reside nutsido till) it. .ii belt, and under tho riioiiiiislaneos it w.raid i-robalily be as well if ihoydid so hero, j vutiunist-, it is evi.'leiil i ia!. fh ir religion I is one in which i.i.' : ndliucs- has no p:uf, I Tiicy have ro-p:md..d mosi generously to | ihe leconl demand- made" upon their pui-.-LS, an ! Il.e maimer in which iln-y have tilled up Hi, i: •'e,i.:,:iie.-,"h:,s-m-..!et!:eimiul_h I coiinectii n, I urn .•■mi:,red of a rather good sv.ii-y In!.! |.y l: v V W. Dunn j li,; ,-ilj ,'.. I'lo-.b'.ti-rian inini-l-.r and „ 11, ui,.ii C-dholie pri.-l w i-j travel- ! ling t,,...-il,-.-. :. ■■! ;i-p they procecl-d ,|,V , u i,,i ~-i- i.:n i-oiiiplaii.';:,.; of the w.r.d ~i liberality tk.-v charu.-.eil-cd bis -, .pie. Tie would e.inti ilnno little iir nothing (owned.. Church nlijccf... Ilelalk d in this ,-i;i::i for .- cue lime, until ' luldouly iho I'd -l ml. rjeeled- "Weil, mv friend. i:,o 1, y thing you t-.-.n do !■= to buy ha'f-nn ■ipfi.-t ci-.O.mi', then." ill eomaetioii wil'h'unrp lie- b} la--.'s a-.il municipal regulations his be., v br-".ight !■' ai remove certain kinds of iiihbi-li fiom premises iv tow ii. And yet ihe -Imp keepers i,i>\o i... oJior w.-.y oi d_. v V; .; of their roii'.vu. They e.....;0t . .'t-.p ii into the ti-coi : that would e..siiiv a ivrlaiii VI it from guudne>s only knows how miiiv police and municipal funolLri'tric.'. .1 : » y 1 ■■: - ii.on iheir promises, th sum!. ■,■■■■ -it.: hj ', ■': t ■ ■'- a '■• ',ii ':■'.'. ,- iln v a to ilo •m'u;:.. .I'M- .'• '_.■,'. i ' ■!■! 1 -iffm so-no eni;i'getioC-sUi ode. to a-!. tor t!i ;■ AWXO.-TSit.-a I'ASXOT f£_ ....... i Toronto, O .'.. .:.,:. b.u. a. veiaiu.. ...ii. i ago a char ro was preferred in King Sulomoi | I .edge of Mas, ins oi Toronto aiT.-.iii-t a mem i b-.r namctl M aiisoii. 1,, ihe „..'..:■ ill 1 hi ■ title I o admiitaneo i.i ) i.io 1 .!■_'• ■ i m. | Tho charge v as investigated, am. . .lisiae : having iv, n obtai cd. lie -.a-'i x.t. i.c i troll I kind ('iv.'.1' et'u- p)-'.'-iir.-p d miYhiV,.-. „ii„u,l | mid it prob-ib'y Ins no j.nix-.l .t in tin illation as tn Iho "j 'dice i.i Km:- Sjohmioii i Lo.l.:eKikiiiL-tli-'.i-"i n it id. mi toe- .lo j .;,i,uii.f thoCl'.-l II \i,-(e,-,.:i a:, ~!... giw.e ! Crlay al the Hi ml Ledge ne 'ing i. i H im.'lton, h t- li. en lo -kml I'.irwi.'h inter..-:! jby M.---.M , illov. i- th wuri i. 'Morrison, ii v-;- ::!! ■- 1. ■■ ":■■! igm-'ic, :_, il int on ntlieist, tin <.i-:i::e:i. :, l-.-in;. the! tho hitt-jr il. Ny iiiu n:,i ■cue: ' „ G....1, while the forme- simnly i.-r. -: "Th r> miy be a Cod. I do no; di ny ir : Iv.c I d. mil. It no .v lhat tie iv is," I'iio d.ii ime the (liai-.-l Mas-.irof Cauaia todiv was n ! follows: "N-t.ersm,-ulm ip.ilidd » hodi.es no: ; believe in the In.til. d. the (i.c.at Architeci i ..f Urn l',.he.s- " I The lli.ind Ma tor aided tier tho alien | tiou of Mrs ins all eve:' ihe World hvi heel ! dircclcil to ihia subject \>\ Ihe uidress o the nran.; M.a-le, (.:'ihe -t -.ten: New Voile which he qn led appiv.vin ,'h . ' Mas.iui'y,' ho coiitiruie'd, ' wis.jlv requiiTii uu mn. !lb v. a belie:' in (I ..I, wh , had ..vt.-i-.-d Hi i -~ill lo man, and would punish vh-o nw reward virtim. It n quir-.d that, and n i thing- less -.vculd bo -iccepli il. The in.-.: who deni.d the cxisicnco of a Cud mi already excluded. I'rnctietl atheism shuiili .-tl^o bo oseliidt.l in Iho persons of the!-, who only admit that there possibly may bi ■i Cod " The Grand Mu-ter also decided thai : Quaker, who does not take an oath or ad minister ono, cannot bo made a Mason ; alst that nil Indian not enfranchised can bo r Mason. This decision has given much salisfaclioi among' Masons in this part o' Canada Morrison is a manufacturer of r.huroh-win (lows, and ho siys his expulsion from Kinj. Solomon Lodge injured his business. Hi threatens to t;iku action for damages, Tsie _iv*\ Jewish Feci' isi Eiii_inii(l. I'll K elevation of Sir Nathaniel do Ruths child to the Rritisli i'corngo is in m.ny re speots signilic:iiit„ Mr (iladstono has the credit of creating tho first .Joui.sh I'eor : for, though Lord Reaconslield was v Jew b;v rirpo, he was not a l.'roi'esau- cl the ill bro-v faith, und i-i fact had done what was possi bio to elliice lis eonnedtioii wilh his own pcoplo. But the Rothschilds represent He braism all over the -world, and their family has fur many years bern doing tho actual lighting against tho venerable prejudice which for so many centuries refused to the Jews throughout £uropo oil her social or political positions. Even iv lliis ago o! toleration it has iakon moro than a, genera tion to conquer inherited an I i put hies ; but it in instructive to observe dial in England tho House of Lords has always been I h nd tho Commons in this as in so main ~ dier points "i bus, when, in ISI9, Union Lionel de Rothschild was returned to the House from London, and b.-ing refused his .-eat. the .lew.-' i'alii of Abjuration bill was intro duced Iv remove his .lis .bilitfof, tho bill passod tho ilou-e, but was rejected by the Lords, and in 155.1 and It;-!!) the samo me'if-ui'.i repea'odly pa.sed ths House, only tv bo us steadily lin own out by Ihe Upper Jliamber, Nor did tho Lords yield gracefully, for he problem was solved in IMS by iho pas (ago of nn Act, enabling Jews lo sit ir. I'm iaiiii.-ni by resolulion ol the Hone, thus Hitting the measure in Iho fo: in of amjl tor )f House administralioii, wilh which 1,1.e ---■"eers con LI not nlford to meddle. It was marly ten years ; i-oni his firstolnction when Saron Lionel do iloili-i.-hild !:,..!-. hi, 5,,,-v, \ltei tint Karon Meyer do ilothsehild wn-. :1..-ctci.l for Hvth.., and sovcrril Jews were ■•ms,;ii.:-Slioi-;il"a.id Lord Mayor of Lonilim. Jut it was not until 1671. after (lie abolition U-ts rd Oxford; and oven when Disraeli) vas Premier o? Hngland and iv the z.-nith f his reputation there i-i reason to beliovi:- I hat ho declined a I'eoiageiii favour of hi rifo, not, because ho did iml; desire the lonour, but hocauso ho feared the political licet of his eloval ion. At a later period ho oceptod (ho di.-liuetii n, though l,he:o was niich grumbliiig among (ho Conservative Vers, but ho was nut regarded as a thorough civ. The elevation of Sir NoUinniol do Roths hild, thereforo, marks a (ieeiilod advanco. t must bo concluded that ihe old pre udico., havo nearly disappeared.—"N. Y. ribuno,"

SHIPPING.

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To Correspondents.

-Jew i!ay. -liJiebin iliil n ,t Hliirt for the Mol n jiii-iii- ._'.:;. in iho year llial hu won Ihe S'.K.C. ,1... i- Ocoijie V.'! li iiiish-is llible-n tho AncL latnl Gup ~.;...::- I'll,- i l:c 11 U3t two M-:II'S, VIZ, It'dvn. an.l Tho Poet. ' 'A!iNM.i..--'!'iic flintiest two miles ever rim in .Mi-lraiia. was n.:: I, to, Alariioi-llei.ry, when I-.-. ,„... to- MollieiiriiuC'iipln 1883. \\ .Ai.- Air 1). it ill-lea bus tbniii ii;|iio3i!nt-U:voa til |v 0 -:o v Icfl in in.. \uiv 7. ul-ind Gup, viz , J,,',:inv Kiiulki.er, Tainui-ia, ami IK-rwentcr, 'I'll ll -_,-, \'i;_ l.ie-iil I'jr iho met) is lluc on 111 ■ li.ai O.m.bci-. diu-.-ii.s- .-itiikk'l',-(I) Glie.it.-r ill.l not carry ...■ i.-.1,-fur-age wh.ii lin ...» ihe Mulbouruo fig.. !.'.. c.i-i-Ie . (iii l.'lb; wr-ljilii-for-ni. Unit ji'.r was 7s! lib. (J) Xcw-stiiid baa .">:!> over iv -i<li.; fora. ;u cany ihii year, viz., Tot 111' . NOTES BY UIITONA. I'm" prospeel of witnessing tho two-year .his geliing Ihrough their morning studios imiueod me tv pay v visit to the Ellerslio Miirso after breakfast on Wednesday last, but I wiisipoiiiowh.it doomed io disappoint nieiit in the object of my journey, for inly a very small number of trainers ventured out with their juveniles. This was mainly accounted for by tho fael uf the course being in a terribly ■ loppy c.iii.iiii vi from tho rain which feli on Ihe two previous day.?. However, thoiowas -, good uiii.-ter of the "older division' pre -eiit.aiiilsomeprotty ititcrostingwork was wilnessed on a track in tho centre of iho course. Chnafo bud T.ir.pioiso, Kocklnco, iie.-iie.gir, an.! Riidumes out, besides two .if hi? iw,, ve.u'-el.i--, Gannon Hall, by Mv bet-Maid of Alhul (.-'till brother to Kitipp), and H.igadior, by Musket- I'uiiga ,o.-p..in.) (full brother lo Telford). The i iiolol.-t no looking in splendid health, and Ob.iaiV -eoiu- to havo made all entirely now bor.-e uf Turquoise, t don't think that I cvi i- ,-,-ipi imp. khe.-J looking fo well, whilo Ik .Tin o rim- fiiini.-hei! into a - pi. ulid colt, and ii: a : pin with his coiupaiiions he Iravclhd in beautiful slylu. liadames, who bash t-.i iiflavoii.li.i-siucc December lik»t,hus : I o g.o.vn and fiirni- lied mil almost, boymid iccigiiiiioii, and if his leg stands during the _-ca-'"ti now fast appro.u-liiiig, he should certainly can. a 1.1 ro than his oats. Of Ihe two year old.- thai 1 .-aw going, Mr W. !.;. on'? cob I'etrnlonm, by Cadogan- I'etro leu .0, i'.npressed nn- most. He is a very nicely shaped gentleman, and one of tho sort thai e.me- to hand early, for despite lie.: fael lli.it i'aniiody only commenced breaking him iv two in inthsag i, lie gallop like a vet.ia:., and I:.- has a real nice style ~! going. Woodpecker, llnlield, and Aiuuiie, ihe othnr memlurs that Can..ody :,.:■■ under his -Large, are in tho be.-t ..I '- '"-. -■ ■' a- Wo diiecker's leg has now i ■ • ■ ii oi,- tl'ainer maybe able lo get ~,:■..._, ~r ; ,, ~-.,. .pip, 'C ... ]..- gtb .':;_ >.-,-: I ,','-i him ,'',::', ':','_[. ■ eiiGivly :. ir tied i.i- 1.! ti leper, an.l ho is now lk •'<).. ' A '.'. !!-.' !r .! d :.ul o! hi" v .;"_' i ':/:■ 'wi:, :!■!', dwell," '.nd 1,., koH !. .:■ -:''he :. • ti.iiu, .1 Jiini; g in on. ■J t: -ip.:...: Handicap? at the , ;':,. : ;,'., : ,-:. f' :il car . blit iIC i ::i : i !.:.- ■ .-. t i walking i xor.-i.-o ■'I . f ■ i', ■•:' '•■ .ii it of herb, f.._, '. 1i....;. ....-., pii,c,„. I for Ihe paddock , i-iiliui gave Lionel and I.i nc.-s u-ofu . ■ . ..- t I ,1b , ::! iv - ol -t\'_\ !.-. „ '■• . ' : >.;i '. . i, ."■ o ~.|. d three year .i ,- .. :■. A i.. ..id ..; M dma lie w.i o.v.ken i:i 1 i.-l sea --v :n.l uu nod out, ani i, s triiiu r only ...ok l.im en again Hire -,i, k- a- .i. c'i.idiiclia wa-' treat. J to i ii.-ciul -p.n. :-.■! i- looking fic-h and w.li '■I'lii-.iiT'l'T.oti.vil' Nemesis,' wlm.ipp._- Ir? a '.' lag :i.,_ coil w',.-!;," in" 1* i: g ic-nictei '. v. dking exoici.- . but from what 1 say of l.im in: ap, o-.rs to be the makings of i ' 1 v I'.'lei-.Lm,! that tiio portion of Mr .1 Mmsh.-.'ii' team who are to take part in th. Caiiier'-ii . .1.-ekev Glob Spring Meetii-j vi I he -liippt-l in about a f.u!nigh''s time from what hi? taken pi ice .lining tin -..,-,-'; ii would -e.-n thai M.-ij ir Goorg. will ;,:.-:. In; reprcsenie.l at the gathering ,-"-, -■ .:iii.ii .-:■-.■-! "r.as been ixtciitcil here ii f..-..:,r of S'e-Uon fur the Nov.- I'oahmd Cup and all Iho available money at 100's t i ( (..ken His --i'.lile •-. .nipiiii.m Wapiti ha ill v boon Ivfrii mlvi low in a few huntlrci eriv,.d hero state that the pair have liko v, i.,- b.-e-n supnorti-il in Cliristehureli thi v..ok. ami it ■ stid the m nicy v.;,- lake! Tim llawke I.ore Hairing Cub Mc-etinj comment:.,' nn Thursday next, when Hi , ,c-: v. -!-l, IP 1 -.- ,-.v.i',-:I •'.-. -.V ; ■'■» . i-lcim of '.: 'hi on i vents tn enmo. Oi Saturday, the IL.wko-lmtv Hindi,-,n wil b.i c..nti:..1,i1, and, as is usually tho case there is bound to bo a great battle for win ning honours. Amongst thoso engaged i l-'arowell, who proved victorious in th- I'r.iinw.iv Handicap at Sydney Tattorsill' Chili Me, ting on Saturday Inst, and as 11. only has ihe leather weight ol li t to carry I shall ho quito prepared to s.-o him anion! Ill: first three. Tho last forfeit for the rue. is duo at I o'clock on Friday next. Mr J. Walker, of Wanganui, who ha leased St. l.ogei-from tho Now Zealand Sim Company, i j ono of Iho retcr.ni turfites o Iho colony. In the course of ,i ploasan "ohil," I hnd wilh him during his i-hor visit hero, 1 lea) ne.l that ho owned o'c Tr.vluoor whoa ho was serving h inks in tin Wangitiiii iii-triel, anil he was glad cnoilgl tn oxchange him for the famoussteoplenha-ii sire U.-ivenswolth.rt-ho, noon after liccoininj. his property, ji.il Ihe dcbl uf naluro. M Walker is file breeder of several oi l he bos horses that have boon produced in Wan ganui including old Chandler, and he toll. mo that among the brood marcs 1.0 ha. located ut Ihe Artunuho .Stud Company farm are Now Voar's dam, lila.-k Kos '. dam, ami Loch Lomond's dam, all ot whon are in foal to Nut dor, " tho lord uf tin harem." A bit of speculation has taken place in tin 'ocal betting market on the New Zealand Cup during tho last fow days. Turquoise has been supported to win fully L'-lUO uf 7's to 1, and that price is now wanted, while 500 to JO has been written against 1 ndy Ktntim. As stated above, Nelson anil Wapiti have also come in for a considerable amount of attention, and they are now both quoted al, 100 to 10 (olliircd). In Christ church, Tako Miss and Archduke havo beon supported for the double-Now .'ioaliiud Cup and Dolby-to win a fair stake, and Matin.alia has been backed straight out for tho Cup to win several hundreds. A private letter received in town from Mr Ik O'lirien state? that Trenton is to bo ■hipped from Lyttolton in Iho s.». Koioma lann next Tuesday, to fulfil his engagement it Iho Molbourno Cup The Auckland 1,.-icing Club have had heir programmes for tho forthcoming soa on issued in tho usual handy book form, ,nd ill addition it contains complete lists of lominatioiis that h-ivo closed, and winners f the principal races run under the atispicoi f Iho Club. 1 havo to acknowledge tho eceipt of a.copy of tho book from Mr 'orcivul. Renter cubits that tho Two Year-Old lakes run -d. Sydney Titfor-i.-ill's Ciub looting on Saturday last resulted in a inlnry for one of .'Vigrain'-i son? in tho inpo of Mr W. Forrester's II devon. 'wonly-ciglit youngsters slurted, among ■hum it i.? almost coitain was Ringlisb. tho -vo-ycai'-old son oi I'iseiitorieftis and uttorina, Tho New Zetland Stud Compiny an otmco that thoy intend to hold their next earlii-.g salo during tho first week of miliary. Thirty-liw youngsters will bo ibmittcd, twenty being tho progeny of lusket, nine Antcros, live Loolintis, and tin Ktorlincrworth. While out at Ellorslio ono day this week, noticed that tho contractor for the now rand stand is making good progress with io work. Tho stone portion of tho struc iro will shortly be finished,and there seems ,-ory reason at present to think that the holo will bo completed in timo for tho tttnmor Hotting,

Mr J, Eiiko's two year-old colt Jamaica, by Cadogan — Luro, who has boon sufloriug from an injury to his bock for some time past, has now quite recovered. Tho colt is in charge of T. Clark, who is engaged teaching him the rudiments of his pro fession. The. Onehunga Racing Club forwarded a letter to Mr J. 0. Evot.t a short, tiu.e ago, asking him if lie was willing to aoeupl the position of hiuidicappei', and v reply was received this week stating ho was willing to accede to tho request. 1 am pleased to see that' Ihe new committee of the Onuhunga Club are putting forth evory ell'ort to regain the position thoy lost, in the litter part oi last season, and tho fact, of their engaging Mr E volt to perform Ihohiiinlicapping Juries will put fresh confidence into both Leal horse-owners and tho public Mr E. Cults's colt Wider King, by King of Clubs—Wateivprite, who mot wilh a bad accident in February last,, has so far improved as to bo again a daily attendant on the training track at Ricrartun. Tbo accident ho met with was so serious that ho was unable to leave his box for over four months, and at one time Cutis had uhliosi given up hope of ever getting him well. From Napier 1 learn that Percy Martin's team aro looking very forward, aid tho stablo should bo well to the fore at tho Spring Meeting. J. Miinii has had two more added to his string, Ititlen «-i and Mangahono. Killoinan is by Musket -Lady Mab, and was purchased in Auckland by Mr Stock and placed in Martin's hands, but his hocks gavo so much trouble that he was nover trained. Ho is a strong looking coil and a nice mover, and if his hooks only stand.may some day givo a good account ol himself. At a Committee meeting of tho Auckland Racing Club a few days back, an applica tion from tho Poverty Ray Tuif Club re questing to bo allowed to, raco nnder certain rules was considered. It was agreed to reply to thooffoot thatthe Poverty Hay Club being in the Auckland Provincial District and "wishing to continue ruing under Iho now A.RC rules, it must bo registered tho samo as othor country clubs, and no distinction would bo made. Whilo on tho subject of registration, I would remind tho secretaries ol" country clubs that thoy should send in thoir ap plications to bo registered at once, a? tho Coinmitteo of tho Auckland Racing Club arc determined to net strictly in the matter. Tho Wanganui Jockoy Club have issued tho programmes for their three meetings next season. Tho Spring Meeting is lixod for Hie, (ith November ; Autumn Mooting. !)l.h and 10th March: and Stooplcoha.-o Meeting, tilth May. Very littlo alteration has boon made in the programmes, but 1 notice that the distance of tho Wanganui Cup has been reduced to two miles and a distance. Tho added money for the race remains tho same as last year, viz , 500 Mr J. Leonard has disposed of Sua Cull lo n Wellington "sport," ami Iho burse was shipped there a fow days back. Mr It. 11. Vallanco loft Christehureh last week on a visit to Sydney. 110 will bo present at tho Hawkosbtiry and A J.C Spring Meetings, and will return iv timo to attend the Spring Meeting of Ihe Ceral .line Racing Club which tikes place in the :ir-t Meek of noxt month. Writing on Mr Uobbs's (inming and Lotteries Rill, which conies into force on the lst of November, "Souex" has the following : " I have carefully read tho new- Ac', but I can lind nothing in il which in any way atjeets' ordinary hook hotting, or interferes with properly constituted Tatter -all's t'iidi.s Thoro lire only s.v..n short ,-lau-Ts in the bill, the firsl of whir': r.hil. ---lo the public advertising, am! the second !.• tin private advertising of lotteries, .-weep tikes, fortune tolling, ke. The third an.1 fourth causes provide that th- Postmaster iloncral may, under eor-ain riioumstiiu.■•_■-. and having first gazetted the i.umes and id.lros.-e-s of such p. up!.-, older Hm! no 'otters or post-oilieo orders .-had bo de livered to'such person or ad.lrs-. Iho lifth clause provides th»r any person pur elnsinga ticket in any lottery shall pay a _-n not exceding .flO, An 1 the last clause makes it lawful to hold sweepstake n i-.-iccc I'irsos, provided thai. Iho total amount subscribe! does not exceed Co, and the several contributions tluivo da no! exceed live shillings each, and that tin whole sum contributed go's to ihe winner without any deduction. I; appears In me tint thorn is no no a- injunction implied in Mi llobb.-'s Hill for Cm s.ippr.-dn iof belting, and that it only gives _ further powers for Ihe suppies-ioi] of l.'teiie- that were contained in tbo old Vol. My opinion, however, is only that of a layman unversed I in leo.il phliisl-J, ami i nii.y la. mi-t:ii-.eii."

THE STALLION INGOMAR.

Es-ri:iii-nisK is eirlainly mil lacking co !',_ part of tho New Zealand Stud Company, and in securing the soi vices ■ f Ing.imar ii is to bo hop-.d that they will be amply rewarded by him claiming the sireshlp ol many "equine king? and queen- to 1..-'' Tho horse will arrive here on Monday, ami with the gi'cal o'inm-cs he will have in his new home', I il Hl't sco why hi- soas-n sho-'ld not prove a great succss, for his lines of blood are such as ought In "nii-k" admirably wilh novorul ot tho matrons who grace the paddocks at Sylvia Rail;, lng-uiiir has ti.it been long in New Zealand, having only been imp.if" Ito Canterbury about two years back by Mr 1' Campbell. Ho was foaled in the " l.i.erahl Isle " in IS7-, ami during the time ho win on Iho turf proved hiinvll mi m an [.or former, lie did not win anything as ,-, two year-old, bid at three ho won Uu j Madrid Stakes al the Cuiragh Spri:... Meeting, li.o Hiildojlo Derby, Iho Care ivili'h al tho .Summer, and Hi'- Royal Whi| nt iho Autumn Meeting at Ourragh. \\ hor four j ears old ho walked over for llei Mnjoty's Plate at the Down Royal Meet ing. As a tivo-yoar old ho won Iho Thon Cup at the Down Royal Meeting, twi Queen's Plates at Currigh Scptcmhor- Meet ing, another of Her M.-ije-tv's I'latcs at tin Cuiragh October Meeting, and mi being taken to Kngland ho won the Oram! Inter national Hurdle Race at Croydon. Of Hit stout breeding of Ingomar, too, there can be no doubt, ns a study of tho following podigroe will show : — i i 11. HirdctUrj^i^.'iol'l" ll j i'l'he Huron I i-• i,. . ~ , 'I*, ononilsl .Lcliiilu HiM ~r llU I* j,T7~r" "'ulton llpocahonfaf' M^^ , iMurpe.«oa Muley f. ! Klennor L'^u^h^^l^iZ ■3 Deer llnlshi, /nr | |"" Uel' of Wt.alciKii.o in. -' ti i t. a IWhilcbmo •o •_. |-lrlli-rcles;p i , ri L , , l*hl iii I. — .Mustard vintM-nr C Partisan IpVruHoi o g Venison j ■ — V. ■ Vnnn ! -nin'cnsko -5 l.lelllOl 3 TT T Whisker J.„, , ' oonol llc's-ii.i inaro ; I Daughter 0 clv . a Dfchter. o' j iillCT | n 0 ,[.„„ : £ ~~~ ', ~T~ ii TiTT-i - I juchsne , !|iri pr :;~ Annan.Ulc KebecM r/nt'.UT Uer-aotns mure p._\ M. Fashion q,ii"unsbiii v ni jlklil'kl — --' MutlhU 11. Clinkor I npi.-t.il .-i.. It, will thus bo seen what a gro-.t-brod un he- is, and, in addition, il may be m.;n*ionct: thai: Ingomar's F,irc, Uii-iw, ha? shown his ability to got. racehorses, having sired, among othor good onos, Ivauhoo, winner of tho National Produce S'nle-s at Iho Cur ragh ; Esa, winner of the Orcat Kingston Two-year-old l'i».te at Sundown ['ark ; Tho Marquis, Ariz-mi, Lione»",anfl Lo us Eater, all winners in Ireland ; Pincis, winner of the Liverpool Aniiimo Cup.; Tlieo; i.ivt-: us. a winner nor ss o wintry in Ruglaml ; Cora, 1 ono of the best two-year-olds of last soar-on in tho eld country, besides several others, whilo tineas divide? with Ingomar tho credit of having sirod Too do.', who is looked upon as tho champion steeplechaser of Iho world. [Tncas was also a iirsr-:-l«si r-teohorse, having started 111 tini- s a- t, two year old, witi.ing 11, nnd being thn 0 times second. In concluding this noli >', I eui iint do b.-tler than ro-produco a iiatteiing extract with reference to Instnmar from the pen of tho sporl ing contributor to tin- ''Irish Sportsman," who thus sings his praises : - "Ingomar in one of the first s ms of Uncus who achieved renown for that now cele brated sire. Ho is a dark bay, standing nearly sixteen hands in height, on beauti fully-shaped legs, whilo tho almost perfect proportions of his frame enable him to move in all his paces with an oa?o and grace at onea takinu to tho ove and eiTectivo in

action. tiigonur's *uccorsos on the turf, boll, in England and this country, wi'l be fn so io t-hn ice lileetioii of my readers, 11H :'.e._. leucine ci.pabiiH.ies he, doubtless, inherited iium his sire, as the' children ot L'ni-as tire every day winning high honours in the rtea-p1e..:!,.-. t'p world. There is no doahe but that lliioas was about the be-.»t b,r.-eoi hi.-year in C.-.gk.i.'l, and hi-- piuty. Llian whom tJ.e:..- are m. .- irowder judges, iiiadenoseon toll he-ire mlidtueein his ability to win the Dm by, and Were it mil tor the mishap wii'-i.-h bored him a few day.- before the race 1 believe he would have landed that great ov_nt f..r Mr Coekin, and (hen, indued, there would have been rejoicing at the 'shoit -ra-s ' 1 have go-ai ru:.-oii ior forming Ibis c- uclu.-ioo, ;u the test of col lateral i uniting makes him mil to have l_i.;eii a better horse than tho victor. That Uncus ha- I. .nsuiittrd a coiiridorablu dash uf his grunt ..peed In Ingomar admits of uu doubt, while the blue blood that courses through his veins, inherited from byth tire and dam, endows him with that must essentia! quality in a raec-hoiso, stamina, unit I believe lied the -.ifl of staying may lav- 1,,,.-.- tho licit o. Ingomar. At ail , veni.p, .i gai.it r'bor.-u novi-r looked Huong1., a bridle, aad il was diliieuli lok.ll when the gallant son of Wild Deer had had enough of ii. A glance at bis tabulated pedigreu ai ooeo roveats tin; high lineage whieh.Uthe inheritance of Ingomar, When wo moot iho iian.o ol th:,'t justly culubralod sire Stiiekwoll, who so woll deserved the title, of Emperor of Staiiion-,:, anil who was grand-ire of Mr EnnU'a horse, it becomes unnecessary to further oxpatiute ou the merits of hi? paternal breeding, whilo hi? dam can boast vi such good blood as must course through the veins ufa descendant uf tho stout New Fashion and rare old Humphrey Clinker. Tho short timo Ingo mar was compelled to undergo tho c-xigcii ciosofliainiug.aiiil tho vigorous constitution ~. ' ', rul,lined unimpaired to tho oml of ; " ~ g creor, should now stand him in

i ~L o ud at the paddock, and I imagine there are fow Sultans in Ireland moro likely to prove a suceoss nt tho stiul than the son of Uncus and Wild Doer."

THE GARDEN.

(Uv lloutuh.]

Onlciu'.ar Ot Ojier.alJcus, September 5.

| lloit-ri.'.-i is willing to answer any queries. Cor respondents must givo their full names ami aiblressos. ihoiigh not tor publication.]

.0 OOHHEaPOHDENTS.

OiiAXiiirs t-N'oi-iherii Hottlur). - 1 havo never I i.-icil from fiadi locally grown hore wha- I would cull a full -flavoured oranuu. Exportu ■leeiiual fur this in tcveritl ways-tie, a urn not ol -. cumuli, not thu proper varieties, t-.te. In liL'-ri a f-'-v Ail.-liliiiid urowii oranges pussoi'. thron.h mv builds "bin ae-nuou, and, vnlthoul exei'i'lien, 'every one ot Ihuin hall thick .-.kin-., a hiiKi: -ore, ami an ite.i.l lUvuiir, tii,i_lo ...siiiuly i.li-0. .;■. Thu fruit wen: fmly ripe h. ,v i of iht-iuov.-ri-ipu Hut v: tor tte illntf wim I'rot. ICirk's report I hit ml tlt-aliiiK wiili die Curm, f.oidiy in ih South t'ac.lic, wiiieh may an B.vt-r some of ;utir ipiurus.

FIPCHKiA (Cutliiißfl). - they art: oiisiiy struck from eir.lint; . It will he bettor for yen to take I hi- j-otuiK i bouts and placo itbotit six ciituiKo in ii am pot with plenty oi smut and kooU loam, l-'i-.-p Ihi-iu luol. I iiiul sli.idi'd from tlio sun. Afier 11.ey -r- Hlruel;, |in ull'mui s-.nKle pa-.d li.- to ni f.iirly ov.atihsliud bef..'<: p.-ueiiii; .vi Yon will bj late, but tlitl it ia worth trying yot.

Kn-tKri ('.'. I-). —li in be. .to t.rutie yuur roteii hard buck, lc: ( Viin, 0..1> uvu. >r Hire.: eyiw or 1.-.1 ye: .l ,_> wood. A. or pr.inil.i;. Hive each l.li-iti a ■-.io! inaliili al lipiiuiie-til-moro the

\ , ivic ."minh lAiiu.teii.l. Yes; now U a roo.l -in: io ill r.Tiisil-1.l I'.t Ilium for homo o il ium. 'Ihe, at.- now p.i li iv- n.tiKi owib, ttiiU liit h ni.or In > lilt: nt. .1 ri.e h.-.te . l'o nil in-:, i .oviin. of to 1'- 1...im iiinl p.:.n<!. They I ];.: plenty ■ f moisture and -Vol .. >,', vol ■i l„w ihe soil at ila.i:- ruuUlu U-i.ui.io .hi ii iriiivo wii-luo-s, 'I'll.! b-.-l 6|o--i.l€llß urt: 1,1 «.-IV, I.tl , 1.1111.1 i ill UK Ct)Cl»St, lil.litOKt.ai'.ll sliuilie-st I'uatioim. \'i\:? I >.in.it- nr . I "UI - I'l-.v iliilToiu- vi e :.:-.-so h ..I. \.il m -I c litinuo u.-itl.' nn-lll! - lalcil < ii iv on every p trt • 1 tho \ inea as a i-..i. I'mcV.Vo il if"yoii-.vi-h :o,V. t 'rid or it. It :s :i ;.; v Hi.-.. our vim-s ni- i limed inniiln of tli'iVmite. 1: would an mv kc- own lo nr.- much F.dl ii il w.it'tr. "ii.-ieii ia: -.Miter,' ew. .Vuku i:n j'r.iiL- suit aiwl water, anil simply moil en 11,,-:.-.l tie: .1)11 ill Ph.! ban -r. After lloillK HI you wi'l i.nt r-.piiri In H.e much wnli rin tin i.oil.e ell th" . tret-,; li is X me -il i..«y kill tl-.c bin'in Hit-.-oil. .\i:ivh,-.-ni;> hoil w.u.M Iw to ,-,,:', ,-,„ H i! ii,,, •mia-.; 1(1 .1 d-pili of three ini-p.n- ami i n'-irc with i;.i. d.ioil You would titso I).-' i-eti-r - ---et n-w vines yUuu-d oul-l.li ~- ,i i.n-v. ill ill lliey ifl'Mrel-i.- 'lOllk-ll t:> !„■; __. u.aii!,, lo house, then f'ciui out tile old :>:.... _.n i he. iitfli-y '-'h-an Ilia hons- t! Hi ,;,, ~ i," V.i t' ''"' 'V',:.. ~,!■■ :.,- .i ih-i'i und t bj hil i:>s lam uilln - mail • >h ir.,.;.. i.-aranco. Sowing Roods. A.-this i:- l''io h..'-ison that a large number of .-eed.- of both li .Welti and vegetables have to be m»-n, n low line--, on tho above subject in iv b of use to amateurs. Often the . .ed-mon gel blamed for bad seed when the

arel-.Mi manner in which thoy are sown i

ihe fault. There aro two or three things

that amateurs must try and avoid when sowing soeds. The first of tho.'" i-1 sowing too deeply. II y no uncommon thing to see small seeds s iv.-nhalf an-inchdeep, Thu seeds under these circumstances never germinate, or, if thoy do, they arc nn-iblo to copo with the huge weight of earth covering them. The covering of earth over seed sluuM al-.vayj vary with tho si/.o of the wed* themselves, nnd t_ very good plan i< to coverall seeds tho samo'diameter as the individii.il sec I In ho etse of such very snv.ll feeds as the lobelia, etc., make n very line surface, sow tho seed, dust ;l till lo soil over, and .'bade till tlie 'seed h fairly germinated, it, is only tho largo vegetable see la lhat Bin be sown deeply? Onions, carrels, turnips, o tc, can bo snin about ,|- of mi iv.-li in doptli Peas and beans may bo sown from aboul two to three inches "in ileplb. Secondly: Thick siiwintrisanothei-evil whenthesced arc .led. Then' cunt ot he a greater fault than overcrow.tin.,' seeds. It undermines the constitution of tho you»g plants at start in.' and it tikes a long timo before thoy nveroomo (he evil effects At tp'r.«t each -ced should have plenty of room to grow without iiijurlnrr it« noighbmir. Seeds of small p'anl « may bo sown much closer thin seeds of larger ones ; but cue in sowing should nlwiys be taken to givo each seed lit).'- sufficient space to fully dovelop its seed loaves before they are thinned or pricked out Thirdly :In iNew Zea land a largo number of seeds (e?pci«,-il!y 110 wop seed) aro sown every spring under what I would call had conditions, tho soil bom" still", wot, and clammy. Now, very few" seeds sown under these con ditions will suceocd well. A great number 'of people will say that they cannot help it, their soil is clayey, but this can easily bo got- over • if i,« simply- to s*vo all tbo a>hes, .rot, a lililo sand and a fow shovelfuls of "rood soil, mix in about equal proportion, then pul, lliein through a 1 inch sieve. Always have sonic of tho above kept in stick*in a moderately dry state, and whon ever you wan!, lo sow a fow- somls take ■ticks siul displaco a certain quantity of tho stiff soils in the form of a circlo or line. Then put a few- handful- of (ho silted soil in tho place of tho clay, make it quite smooth, then i>ow tno seed* on this, and cover up will* m-.rcof Ihe good soil. Seeds sown ou cl-.y soils in the above manner will gorminulo freely, and (lie good soil will supply food to Iho roots till they aro strong on.-u-'li to enl -r tho stiff-r soils On still soils it would bo better ueso to sownd the

vegetables in tho above ' manner. It would not I ik« much moro tr-mbio and I heir -urn-ess would bs much greater. l-V-ni-lldy : Never row seed? when ft i' raining, no' oven on dry light soil.- mo on niffwetsnils when it i-« in .-. wot, elum-'i afcjtft. The handling' ot soil- in this sl.-i ir.akos them liko putty, which i- very in-

jnrioos In all -oeds Another thing is ai.-o to avoid tri-uding on Ihe soil r■■■ little a? possiblo whilo it. is wot, as thin will cm-.<■ it; to clod, and aftenva.d-i to bike when the try weather sets in.

Di-ctses oX OrnnßOs nnd Lomous. (I'untimieil from lad D'.cvJ WIItTK SUAI.K (II)EUTA PlIKl'llAsl) —This iinn-i Rome scale- iiuoe.t was first observed n__ Dr. l'uelias on kangaioo ai-acia,_ near tin-kin !■•', in IS7H, and th-i female insoet •ins lio'eiihed by Mr W. M Maskoll, in IS7S. a- Icerija Vncchid. Ir was supposed to hive leon'ii trolucol with wat lc from Australia, but it is not a native of that continent. In all probability it citmo to our shores with imported eitrnds from tho Fiji Islands or from California. In somo localities in the olony it is common on cilraccous p-anls and on wattles, less frequently o i furze, manuka, etc. ; m-re rilioly it, may bo found in the apple, plum, -mil 'peacn, but, I have never seen it, in quantity on cither. It usually forms linear iiia.-se? on twigs and small branches of lemon?, citrons, etc., and on tho under surface cf leaves. In somi cases it forms superficial pitches, covering two or thro square inches on tho stein. I'lanl? attacked by white scale present an uninviting appear ance, bur, units* suffering from foot rot, boror, or other page-e ,do not appear to boeomo co much exh mstcd as might be oxpoctod from tho vast numbois of the

insect. No instances of fatal results from its ravages havo come under my notice. I'nti E.vnoN and Cviii: --- Young trees should be carefully examined boforo plant ing, in order to remove any scale that may havo attacked thorn I'l-mted tree; should bo frequently inspected, hi Mini mo first appearance of the pest may be promptly deteeteel and the ins-.ot destroyed, In this way it may be prevented from establishing Itself tit but little cost, huv, should l-hu orchard become thoroughly infected, its ox iin,:iii.,iiwilliiivolvoacoi.ridoii.blooxp-:.:L Hiiro of timo :.ud labour. All. allecled branches removed who:) pruning should bo promptly destroyed. Syringing wilh a weak solution of can-tic potash would bo highly effective, and would scarcely need to be repeated more than once to clean Ihe in fected trees, however numerous tho insects. Washing tho all'listed parts with boiling water is ono of the best modes of destroying tho in-cur. 11l it can be adopted, but has ihe disadvantage of being inapplicable to young .-.boots during tho period of active growth Syringing the tree with hot water in which ■oft soap "Ire' been dissolved is highly bono ; id. I'ai-.Gng the affected parts with .-,.(.,.-o!!, containing a small quantity ,i" soot, 'would doubtless prove effective. All preparations e-miaioiog oil must. however, be implied carefully. and laid on with a light hand. Castor-oil Uaq insecticide of great, vuiuo, and JJTO norly appUa-1, is not injurious to vegc*nole Li-is.no The centra! portions of the tret: should be kept upon by early summer prun ing, so as to permit the free circulation ol air. In the the lemon plantations of Reader Wood, Esq., of 1 .mull, somo trees having a southern aspect are infected with Fceri/a to a great extent, others with a northern aspect are almost exempt, doub les - owing to thoir being ir. tha .-hade, for tho greater pint of tho it^y at thia period of the year- On aia.ouut of tho rapidity with which this insect increases, it must bo

looked upon n, one of the most dangerous enemies which Iho lumen-grower has to on counter. Okaxiik Ai-iii.-s. The young shoots and leaves aro frequently attacked by myriads of this minute depredator, and at lirsi

sight present n similar appearance In snoots affected by black blight: this, however, usually attacks fiilly-dovolopetl loaves. The colour of the. insect is g, brownish black, the male insy-t being winged. This pest is ill-ant destructive during the early spring and tho late autumn, but its effect* may be observed at all neiiod? of Ihe yoity. it is reuelilydc.-troyed by syriuyiiig with tobacco watci, or with suit soap dissolvad in hot water, or by dilating ihe leaves with sulphur or lime.

Sn ur, (llkmx Asi'Kiis.v). -This European intruder is a daiigorous enemy to all citru ccous plants, and in some localities is found in huge numbers : from thirty to fifty snails may be found crowded togot herein the stems of a single plant. 1. chocks growth by folding o.n t.,0 epidermis of the young blanches and lean:), and is especially fond of Iho epidermis ol tho young fruit, which it speedily disfiguren .and renders, unlit for market. In spring thoy aro clustered to gether in large numbers, and may bo easily collected ,ui(i pounded for tho benefit of pigs and poultry. I kak Su/ti.n. — Of thO'.o Insects two species, if nqt three, have been observed on the 'eaves and young twigs of oranges and lemons, but, so fur as I am awuro, not in sufficient ijunntiliea to oaus>o sorious injury, 1 must reserve my r< marks upon thorn ior a future occasion. Thoy may bo destroyed by washing with castor-oil containing soot, or with soft soup dissolved in hot water. Oilier enemies of tho lemon and its allien in tho colony are Ihrip*, the grass grub, caterpillars of t-evenil . null iiiotli... oicadti, phasma, wood-lie,), and lichen, but thoir attack.! too iiiroly injurious to liny great extent I purpose referring to them at greater lon^t'1 on my return to Wellington.

SOUTH SEA LETTERS.

SAMOA (Continued)

Our Visit to Kluft Malietoa,

Si'RßuDNi'Kl) by no regal pomp and circunv stuiiee, but in nil ordinary native holier, albeit much eloaxlii-y -r.-.d hotter furnished th.ii; the average, does tho King of Samoa fit in state and transact tho business of his kingdom Tho forenoon of Friday, .'lrd Juiy, found nil the passengers by the ,1,-intt Ni --oil -vending their way on loot to wards I i.-< house, which lio-i westward fully a mil i .\v\Y, --'..;■ public landing place ut \|;ia. i m our way wo pass the large store aid fa- ii y of Iho Gorman Comptnv, the famous Geiuiiin fort with tho Imperial Hug fluttering defiance to Britain, and the [itiblu: gallows of Apia— it ghastly reminder Unit we aro ill a Christian land. I should mention tlut two of our party had \i_-ited tho King on tho previous clay, lltl.la- Joined hat peculiar circumstance.". It would teem that Mi- John Luiubn, when ho last returned t) New Zealand from Samoa, hud taken with him '-tho King's seal"—an impressed stamp with a wooden handle. Theprofcssod object, I was told, in OAiiyin* off this in to prevent Malietoa making any further agreement with tho Germans, but as the stamp in-question is quite an ornamental appendage, and i<i in no wa; requisite to givo validity or authority tv any document, the nretejjt seems rather attenuated Be that as it m-.y, the gentleman with the name that sounds so lilto a bishop's signa ture sont back the stamp by the hands of v Southern delegate, whom wo came quite naturally to designate

' Tho Boai-or of tho Great Seal.' (the reader will doubtless smile ut the recollection of Hood's c- .mic pioturo with this title, rcprcsotiiing a fat man tl.under ing among tho ice with a live seal on top of him.) Tbo dchig.-iio in quostion, keeping up tho fiction that this sesl was n weighty business, had immediately on ariival go! word sent, to King Malietoa that ho was the bearer of important tidings from New Zea land, ai.d that ho should havo his Parlia ment ennvoned to receivo the colonial plenipotentiary on tbo Thursday. Accord ingly some sort «fa farcical meeting took placo, when our deleg.ito, by the aid of an interpreter, made a high llown speech and presented (ho King with his long-lost seed -cost probably, 12s BI ; intiinsic value, 9 1 ; and worth in tho eyes of the king ami Parliament assembled, nil. What non sciifo wns talked about colonial friendship, and tho intention of New Zealand to axtend a fatherly protection to Samoa, 1 cannot unfortunately sty, for tho diplomatic emissary was careful to keepme in the dark as to his movements : hut I uvo lesson to foar tho talk was not of that s'.i-io'-lf uon political character which was to fee ex pected. Now for the visit ptt'per. Our party. accompanied by the Kov. Mr Phillips, tbo representative of the London Missionary Society, who had kindly agreed to act

ns interpreter, wuro ushored into the. royal

presence. Tho King, n serioun-looking, sioulish man, rather under middle age, Ii -tt i

he-n seated on Iho floor, but rose to receive) up,, shaking hands with cneh in turn ; a MMiil-ir stluUtion being extended to us by his secretary and iotci'.il of Lis com iwllori, wh.-H wore present. Mr Hetfceringioii, the lawyer I have previously mentioned, who icts as hoiuriry advisor to the King, formed ono of tho parly. King Malietoa was drc'Hsd in a cotton linn-cloth, tho upper part of h's_ body being eased in an Oxford shirt. Hisho id, likohis feet and legs, was b,re. llis complexion is dark, hair black, faco clean shaven but for a no.it mnuslao.hu, and his rxpro-sion is rather one of solemn anxiety than of b; ight intelli gence. Mr AlUil, 'tho Oamaru' delegate, having presented to the King a letter from Sir George Oitj, Iho contents wore inter proled to His Mij-sly by Mr Phillips. Tho followiii': sp con-making followed : —

Kirn: Mamfitoa : I am very pitfi-Q.l to receive I his kin 1 loiter from' Sh- (leorgo llrcy, and am glad to sco preaenl thegentlo man who In- .ii.-ht it, ai woll a? all the other

gentlemen proscnt. Ir, has boon fully ex plained to mo that you aro not hero ox political, but commercial business. I am

glad to see this steam-liip put on to run between New Zealand aid Samoa, and 1 hopo it will continue, and lead to the ilevel opulent of it clo«e connection and tho in crease of trade between (ho two countries.

Mr Pavitt (Christcluircli doicgato) : 1 wish to express the great friendship which the p.'oplcof Now Zealand feel towards His Majesty King Malietoa. Oa behalf of the colony, and on behalf of the dovernmont of : the colony, 1 would also add that should King Malietoa resolve upr.n visiting New Zealund, ha wou'cl receive the heartiest wel come trom tho people, and every considora tion and. hospitality at tho hands of the Go vernment. (I'lii-i i-pC3ch was rather a sur prise to tho Europeans present, who had no idea that ono of their number was em powered to express the sentiments of tho Government and people of New Zealand). Kiwi MaUktoa : I feel very grateful for your kind invitation, and I should be voiy glad to respond to it most cordially. My only difficulty is the presont disturbed statu of Samoa. As soon as everything is quiot, and the people aro all at peace, it will bo a delight to mo to take the opportunity of visiting New Zealand. Mr Pavitt : I should add that we have no desire in any way to interfero with tho

politics ot Samo;-., but our solo wish is to extend the commercial relation." between this country and Now Zealand. Kixi! Mai.im-oA (after » brief consultation with his advisor?): I am unable in the mean w kilo to give adequate expression to my feel ings in words, but before tho visitors leave Surma I hope to have an opportunity of giving you a proper reply either orally or in writing. I might suggest that, to morrow the gentlemen might come and meet the members of my Government. This suggestion was respectfully declined, mil it was ag.-eoe1 that tho King's written replies to SirGeorgo Gray's letter and those fr__.ui the Government of Now Zealand would Iv accepted as suiiicient. (the siibitanse of these letter*. I have already communi cited to you). Our party thco shook bauds und withdrew, somo giving King Maliotoa their visiliug cards and others thoir photographs, while our lady passenger, who had arrived late on tho scene, was presented to His Majesty and obtained poimission to take his portrait. The National arid Municipal Government, ThetiatioualGovernment of Samoa, under the rule of King Maliotoa, id a purely no minal one. Unlike tho Tongans, the natives of Samoa havo been unaccustomed to despotic rule, and their ideas aro ot a decidedly republican oast. Thus, they re cognise 'the' authority of their chiefs fur more than that of tho King, although they are thoroughly loyal to the latter, who is, howovor, a very limited monarch indeed The Government consists of tho King, Vice- King, and two legislative bodies known as the Taimua and i'aipulo, which, however, sit ,i: one Chamber, Tho ants uf this Go vernment only extend to thenutivss, and deal principally with tho administration of their traditional laws and customs. Of a totally dill'eroiitstmnpisthe Municipal Govornment vi Apia, which has jurisdiction over tho town and port, and over all foreign residents therein. The Municipal Board

of six members exists and exercises authority over the Eleele Sit, or Neutral Territory, by virtue of a Convention ontored into by the Uovoinn. fcts or Samoa, Groat Britain, America, and Germany, on 2nd September, 15/9, and this Convention i_j to remain in force until the Samoan Government is in a position to guarantee tho safety of life aud property. The Municipal Board, whose membors are the English, American, ami Gorman Consuls for the timo being, with three othor gentle mon nominated by the respective Consuls, levies tho property tax and license fees, emplojs and pays the police force, municipal magistrate, health officer, and pilot. It frames regulations for tho government of the district, pilotage

md quarantine laws and fees, and passes Uws regulating the conduct of uatives as woll as Europeans within tho Neutral District, The accounts for 18S4 uhow the total revenue to have been $9,018,77iJ, which was disbursed chie-lly inpayment of police and ollieials. I observed, however, a sum of 5145 sot down for mail sorvico, aud $.'220 to King Malietoa. The last item named is an annual salary allowed to the King, as a sort of recognition of supremacy, but it ronlly feoeias to. represent all tho royal in come. What was said of (.iold.imith'fi model vicar may therefore bo well applied to Malietoa Lanpopa, King of Samoa : '■'A man ho was to all Hie c-.unt.iy d ar, And passing rich on forty pounds ii year !' That the municipality is mure prosperous than some that are more pretentious may be inferred from the fact that it hud a credit balanco of Sl,Bl)ii at Ist January lant. 1 will not outer into a description of the muni eipal regulations, which are almost an elaborate a* the celebrated" By-LiwNo. 1" of Auckland, but I would rem irk that the fi-amers of them must have boon ousting their prophetic eye over the future when they headed one—" Concemiuy tho City FroHt." Samoan Customs -A Native Dance. We just missed toeing a most interesting observance -tho trial of a Stmoan by native authority for a capital ofiencv, his sentence to bo killed and cookod, and the way in which the sentence was carried out. Jutt a week or so prior to cur arrival at Apia, a native had committed the fearful crime of calling a chief a "pig." The eaormity of tho offence will be apparent when I men tion that nothing but the most refined lan guage is allowed to be employed towards a noble, so that thoro aro at least three differ ent dialects in constant use by tho people according to the status of the individuals Addressed. To a common man you may call * pig a pig ; to one of medium rank you must cpeak of it as " a p ireino animal ;" but to a chief of importanoo ir, would be a niorta insult to refer t;r it except as " a paehy d..riipttf...3 qiiadiupod uf tho genus S'niilir." Yet thi* daring nativo had hnd tho temerity, not only to u»o the expression "pig" when speaking to a chief, but had made him«elf amenable to capital punishment by applying the ob noxious term to the cbiof ill queetiou. The Council of tho Kingdom was called together to detormiiu the f»te of the accused, and two days were spent, in deliberation, always serious and occasionally angry. The oliiefe folt their pr&xt'nje snd is'g»ity were threatened, *rifi many of them argued loudly for tho execution of the criminal. At la.-t it was decided that the culprit was worthy of beiig killed and rousted like n pig, and scutenco was pa«»td accoielingly ; but it was understood thtt only a sham execution should t»ke pl-tee. Preparations wero made for the slaughter and cooking of the victim—knives being sharpened and the

stone oven prepared ; the processes of killing and roasting were gene through in dumb show in pre-"gnao oi the culprit, who «■»> then turned out with tho sentence that he was virtually dead and consumed. Hence forth, I am told, that man will be eh tin nod and ostracised, and bis existence rendered a veritable death in life Through the kindness and thoughtfiiliiess of Mr Churchward, tho Acting Untied Consul, we had the privilege oi witnessing v ■a'ivo dance, ira si_<;_ r,s i'.i.-y e-al! it. In a laryo native house til tho west oy Matanta end of the municipality, night found our com pany awnblod, iilosg with several hundred* of natives equally anxioni to witness tho performance. This was not unlike a mgoer minstrel show, and horo but a slight resemblance lo the Maori latin. There are four chief performer.- —tv.-o male and two female who arc lupported by ov»r a doztu chotus singers who sit in the background, Tho sivn is partly performed •itlincf, the four principal actors singing a variety of songJ and keeping timo by coHecrted move ments of I heir hands, feet, heads, a»d bodies, but occasionally they loip to their feit, and mak.a a few r«ore onergo.tio movements. The siiv} is not by any means so striking, nor is it :<o inilelioato by a long way as the Maori h'ibi. After about an hour's entortainmont a hiirlv, lonjr bearded native Miters, in the character of clown, and goes through a variety nfijiieeT antics, which cause consider able lauohter, and ihortly after tho gather ing bresks up.

A S.».ra»tui Bloiioiiieni, The two girls who took leading parts on this occasion wero "iniids of the village," and with ono o: th^iu guile a romantic story was associated. The.-o " villain maids," who are daughters »f the ehicf «f the disti-iot, have thoir chastity most strictly gttard«d ; but do»pite all precautions, one of thejn had,» fen- weeks previ msly, broken away fi-oai her guardians anil run eft' into thu bmh with a Samoan \..:.th who had won her affections. Immediately tho hue and cry was raisoJ, a«d after fully half a day's search by tho wholo population of the hamlet, the pair were capture I. Stratua to say, Iho bold lover was in no way punished - possibly (ho clui-nia of the maiden would constitute "extenuating circumstances j" but another dative who Tnul acted the part of "go-between," and had arranged the olopemant, was soi/.ed and clubbei! to with in an inch of hi« lifo. Tho punishment of the too susceptible damsel was that shj'i« subjected to greater vigilance than before On tho night we saw her, sho was attended by nearly IfiO men of her village, who would have repelled with violence any attempt to tamper with thi affections of tho maid Other Samoan f<cts and figures must bo reserved for a future letter.

Some French Statistics.

Tin--. Paris "National" wiitos : " Thoro are in Franco 3(1 0(50,000 of tinman being* who work liar.l from morning to evening, and who do harm to no one. Thoro aro, besides, in this country 300,000 rascals who rob and murder, and who pass by the name of tho army of crime. There are, further more, in France 300,100 p-ili'iciaus whoso sole occupation is lo excite e!a*s ajrainst class, rind whoso avowed aim is the destruc tion of every existing instifui-m. With regard lo tho 3t>,000,000 of Frenchmen, no body pays any attention to them ; but tho other 600,000 aro the object of the most carefully aolicitudo on tho part of tho governing classes. If a professional malefactor commits a criminal act, every effort is made to save him from merited punishment, and if a professional ajxitator incites his fellow-citizens to pillage and worse he i 3 a privileged boing."

A STORY ABOUT GRANT.

He Discovered that ho had a r while at Saratoga. aac{f

Nathan Paige, one of the bet i lawyers cf Wash!ngton, ~ *k^ othish,ivi,, g a Cancei . ftl , t ; h te ldej kilter. UmiiigthoilmuerOrant, "* of his throat. 110 said ifw » "^ ful.and had been,roubh,:^. dW»' time, lie said then, before 2 > examination had beon maJe • . T Tncc, tcal it is a cancer." Thoie v-» '~ „ -Mfe* clama.ioi. at this, a,,dalUdtW« have ii doctor examine it ]>~_. ... '""i Is the matter aside by cha^h.ote.W Mr I'aige is a very devotedfi-Lal,' b». Crant. IlestiystinitGirii t, fGc,^l most honest and upright'^ '°» seen his most acute s en .„. ,le rigidly tested. When U taB ° t *** ident one of his nearest friend* _i ."* dead, camo to Mr fai K o to n,4. '?* §3,000. Thhf, lent! said !lc y '»»! the War Department that o nU^ nt'"> $50,000, which would crtllSSs*»*« if Grant, would appro, it., xMl*"* counted upon Grant's improva" a f,fr3 l'.i-o told him: "i ;,{_{ lot , 0 f sol*. money, but you may be m -__\LT*-% not approve it unless it is ticht» V ,i[| was said about tho matter. Time m_ .!i The note give.-, for the loanT a^ Cjt» mot. Paige meeting the borrower «___ street soon after, said to him a T T" tfee War Department matter yot ii,, ?ceyf * right, as the note was^l °*at met. " The debtor shook hi, d,l >*?!>. did you pay, then?'' V s ? a_ a ) . will tell you in confident*" " -ply. "After ! obtainedVl^ I rum you I wont directly to t_ t? dent. I said to him: .fr«'£ * poor. \\'ith a stroke of your rm „'„ make me rich. lam related to von ___ closest tics of blood and hJs£>* cannot refuse mo.' I then explained ,£' matter. Grant said he could notd J„ would not be right, teeing me vetv _ i cast down, he asked me if l wa , iv explained that I was in debt $3000 _ note—and could not moot it Ho at wrote mo his cheque for that wm_\_ cut a word It was that cheque whichZ' up your note.' Mr Paige afterward fa£ gated his story carefully, and having _£ dc-ntial relations with the cashier of ihi bank where the note was paid, vn»__\ verify its truth, l'

Embalming the Dead.

Great Care ana long Zxf itim Essential to Success ia it.

"Tn,K process of embalmingthedeml-ijii a prominent undertaker to a Chicago "[)__ News" reporter, "is ono requiFineetj care and it good deal of experience. I,'f. of course, to doing it well, for man, takers make a botch of it."

" What do you uss for thopmn^o "A preserving fluid, thaeoioposiiioaoi which is secret, a trocar, a.tid a syeme f, embalm thy body ol a?, .dinary sized adi takes a gallon or ipftwo to the Otiid" ''How lonij will a bedy keep after tfce embalming j>roccss is gone through niHv "•A iiiontli or moro; but in caseitis desired to keep a corpso that long, fej,! filling it with the preservative «- c „Jjjj keep cloths soaked in the fluid atom,] it."

" What is the process of cmbalunng*'' " It depends on what disease thpisa to bo embalmed has died of In (■,■>,:» drowning it is necessary first to .a-,;.,'/, stomach of water, th v with the Writ eases are let out of tho abdomen, % the stomach, and other cavities are fa filled with the lluid, after which Ihe ptbt of the iniectorisputint.ntliefe__Mr:.l:,:!..;i it is a male, and if a female into Ho care'tii artery, and all Ihe arteries 'are filled nii the preservative.

" In cases of sunstroke, lightning-limit, death by hanging, or a blow on tbehead, the basilic cr ccpSc'ic v<:ia is openedtiH the blood tsken from the body, Thelitis veins aro injected with the fluid, and thu brachial artery used for filling the uteris. \Vh»n [vtisons die of low typo fevers,tie cavities aro first iillcd, and afterward Ibis brachial artery, or if it is a very bid aa the carotid or femoral artery. Id dropsy tbo water has first to bo dram Iron tit body, the cephalic vein and tile bckiil artoiy are injected, or if the pcreon in very heavy one it is usual to iuj'-cl into the femoral aitory. In KKffiption groat care hua to be used to St mils cavities, tho veins, and the arteries, audio cases of etstfied brain the proce.-i is flu samo as in sunstroke, etc., and, heiito this, the fluids injected'into the brain. Il i? easy enough to embalm a body 11 yx know how, but you will find that tlalet cmbalmere are men who have taken lecldki and know- exactly where tho veto vi arteries arc, and just where to inject ft! preservative into them. Then wo ire p veined largely by tho condition oi the boc;, its .ri/.ti, and, as you see, the ut-id death."

" Is it usual to impart a lifelike colosrb a corpso artificially?" " Yes, it is dono sometimes in «s whore it is necessary to havo tho body a posed toview for a length of time, uw ;i person is laid in state. If it is not to. ba'med at once and well', discolooriafn will quickly come, and in that cm ■ undertaker paints Iho exposed para tn a flesh tint."

Divorce Reform in New England.

The Congrc . itionalMs, the Epiw* and the '-eoti-ts of New Hampthift m united in a petition to th»-UgW*»« that Slate for a reform of the.di«or»to Tho committees which roprwent ilwtbw denominations mado a clear slita*' what they want, They *k_. Bl* » all decrees of divore-o it. tho first mi»» granted urn, to become absolute lite" expiration of a fixed tin* say «■* ut>ian the Court shall for ■*■*■■ otherwise order:" and secondly/'IM"» a divorce from the bands of wbhjj p.-rty against .vhomthediwe^MP^ Xuno'tmarrywitliiiiafi-verltimc,*''' years from the final decree of divan*. ' InlSSO,accor,lin,'totl,esoKpre«^ of the New Hampshire.church «*P portion of divorce in that BWi» divorce to seven marriages and I r«,, tors, and tho proportion has not«, much since, so that in this «£^ Hampshire makes a worse sbowf any oi her New- England »•* *JS cireu.uslar.ces tho reforms*«•*% th.oc denominations seem w'i'l "«-j : to refuse tho lc.M»tion prayj *~l indicate a disposition to «*JSJ simple and easy as marri.igotn W» f --ays that ttoW^ it recommends are to bo founds» Massachusetts. The first on P, i; . 1,,,-lv vise, and might well been« ovorv Stat- which P«t>'if' d'!' c:. ci r >i; '_.yyxs^i lenontl.e-0^ "ci; period the Court may revoketMa«^| ,Tood cause shown by the .WFJ whom it has been obtained; <*^j 7 cestui party is not allowed to. »^ ; ,j until the (fcne has expired. Wjjj „„;„,, thus con.tit.ntcß a «W t , y trn.iril a-:ainst fraud in nnJef» , .iftho Court isimp^d upon a^ t , s : 'grant* decree ...dl^rf^: r,,..:,.,.,,.. ~l r ;iiii<.-t an absent »-Cl«" n- , :. ; »av^-^i fact h f o beenjcr- not'ico of the suit, the F»«>'. men.lis musl. -m by before > - ~,■. come so effective as to per^tM.^ prevo.it (ho injury Unit an v*»>■ #. . h^^^^T^^y

_^__^&S^ tbo husband or wife, a« the M-^.Vi. ■ who was nnccesst.il in the «">*gl!«l Hampshire ch-,iel'nionappa sca ,i, their statute would be ugoro ~ Hiorrhibltiiuilas'eu voj^- f , throughout iho life ™f,'SUV: Thoy are moderate .up red m | It is (he part of our divorce ,Uh which is most ea-.y e«*» te J»l divorce, and is successful ".., wd^- Court renders « H.P*!* ?■«£ of which is to forbid ta» t».Ki#»| during her lifetime; J<* " enough monoy to pay l>«»""J^nilfj _ Nortn river, ho may "gg&rtl Jersey City a" hour after jod^cjl him is signed in New Yore, * g,ißs : of this State are bound to. . \ marringo as valid. ~,gtatrt . In this condition rf»J' n ngi^r , extent of the prohibition eg.^» », ago makes practical y I^fatf?' mVbeforyears.or.t^^^ utlect is the same, if the ' j„, W,, very anxious to get n«*jX ** \ only to cross the border « | hie wish is gratified.- v>

i'HK ' AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER'S, 1885.

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