COMING EVENTS.

Meetings, So., To-night. O.cra Rouse—''Tho Memmai-'irs,"B. Theatre Royal -Th nnsonV Colossal Diorama Of tho Soud in War and Nile Expedition, S. Albert-street Barracks-Salvation Tea, G.!O. St. John's Wesloyan Church-Rev. J. S. Rish worth, "My hxcursion to tlio South Sea Islands," 7 30. Remuera Cricket Club—Mount Hobson, 7.30. Ratepayers' Association—Market Entrance, 7. Parnell Drum and Fife Rand, 7.50. Pocißonby Choral Society, 7.30. Band of Hope Entertainment — Pitt-street School-room, 7.30. St. Mary's School-room-Concort, 7.30.

Auction Sales I'o-morrow. James and Co.—Furniture, 11 a.m. Samuel Coohrauo Se Son—General Goods, 11 a.m.

R. Arthur-Household Efreots, 12. Alfred Buckland—Wool, Skins, Sec, 12. Hunter and Nolan—Durham Yards, 11 a.m.; and Fat Oxen at Junction, 1 p.m. John Roid and Co.—Wines, Spirits, Ales, 11 a. in.

B. Tonks and Co.—Axes, 11 a.m. Richardson and Jackson—Fruit, 10,30 a.m, John Leydon—American Trunks, &c„ 11 n.m, Vaile and Bradley—Drapery, &c., 11 a m.

Chief Post-office, Auckland.

Madia will close as undor :—

This Day. For Thames, por Rotomahana, at 1 p.m. For Tauranga, Rotorua, and Opotikl, per Wellington, at 4 p.m. For Russell and Kawakawa, por Rotomahana, nt 1 p.m. For Whltlanga, Upper _4ill, and TJairua per Argyle, at 5 p.m. For Riißsell, Kawa Kawa. Herds Point, Wan garoa, and Mongonui, per Clanßinan, at 5 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m. Tuesday, Septembor 1, For Taranaki and Southern Ports, per Penguin, at 7.40 a m. For Walwora, Kawau, Omaha, and Matakana, per R..,50 Casoy, at 10 a.m. For Now Plymouth and Southern Ports, per Oroti, at 1 p.m. For Katl Kati, Aongatete, Tauranga, and Opotiki, per Rotomahana. at 4 p.m. For Thames, por Rotomahana, at 4.30 p.m. For Gißborno, Napier, and Southern ports, per Suva, at 4 p.m. For Whangaroi Heads, Parua, Waipu, Whan garol, Kamo, and Mangapai, por Glenelg or Waitaki, at S p._a. Tuesday, 15th inst, Por Australia aa follows :— For Navigator lalando, Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Oolmnbifl, Central and South Amorioa, and British _xd Foreign West Indieß, at 1 p.m For United Kingdom and Cont-nenS: ol Europe, at 1 p.m. Money ordera. 10.30 a.m. Registered letters and newspapers, at 11.30 a.m. Late letters, hearing on extra fee of s__ ponoo ln addition to tho postage, will be received by the Mail Agent on board the steamer up to the time of sailing, This mail will be due ln London on Friday, October 25,1885. (Signed) S. B. BIS 3, Chief Postmaster, Chief Post-office, Auckland.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER.

Auo-._A.-D-Tills evening. 10.14; to-morrow morning, 10.39.

Manukau Heads—To-moarow morning, 6.5 to-morrow afternoon, 1.19. ____»aha Head'—To-morrow morning, 1.61 to-morrow afternoon, 2.19.

Sunset.—This evening, 5.35. Sunrise.—To-morrow morning, 6.25. Moon's Age.—Last Quarter, Sept. 2, ..5o p.m,

ARRIVALS.

SATURDAY EVENING. Wellington, s.s., Stophenson. from Whangarei Argjle, 5.8., Amodeo, from Mercury Buy

yesterday. Suva, 5.8., Hutchison, from Southern porta Loo-gum, barque, Evans, from Hobart

Mariner, schoonor. Queen, from Russell Giaborno. schooner. Skinner, tram Giaborno Rotomahcina, s.s., Carey, from the South Magellan Cloud, brigantino, Matthews, from

I'imaru Columbia, schooner, Conway, from Napier Clansman, s.s., Karquhar, from Waiwera

DEPARTURES. YESTERDAY. Ver.ua, ketch, Neill, for Whakatano Waiwora, fcnoocer, i'anKau, for Uisborne

STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.

Rotomahana, from Thames, to morrow, 2.30 p.m, Coromandel. from Coromandel. to-morrow.op.ni, Knto p-i-e, from Thames, to morrow, 6 p.m, Glmielg, from Whangarei, this evening AVaitiki from Whangaroi. this owning Ohau, from Souther.i pons. Wednesday Doric, from London. Thursday Triumph, from Sydney, Friday A.rangi, from London [For projected departures soo shipping ad vertisements and mail notices.]

IMPORTS.

Per Loongana, from Hobart—2,sCoft hardwood, 5,000 rails. 11,000 palings, £0 pairs shafts, 1,701 case 3 fruit and jams, 1,375 bags bark.

Per Magellan Cloud, from Timaru—sCo sacks oats. 116 sacis pollard, l!o saoks potatoes, 350 .sacks brau, 120 sacks flour.

J_r Rotomahana, from Melbourne and Southern ports -2_2 packages and 127 half-chests tea, 15 bags onions. liO eases geneva, 33 cases hams and bacon, 300 tacks wheat, 17 hogsheads and - kilderkins ale and stout. 50 saoks oatmeal, 70 sacks oats. 2. sacks malt, 3. cases and 77 Backs seed, 19 packages ranges, 1,209 sacks wheat.

Inwards Coastwise.—lda, from Pakiri. with 18.100 ft. junk timbor: Leo. from Whangarei. with 55 tons coal; Mariner, from Ru.sel, with 106 tons; Nellie, from Whangapoua, with 30.000 ft. of timbor. Outwards Coastwise —L'zette. for Thames j Nellie, for Whangapoua; Leo, for Tanaka; Ida, for Pakiri. The schooner Cleopatra, which is now dis charging at Queen-street Wharf, has part cargo from Lyttelton for Thames, and will proceed thither at an early date. r-Tlis s.s. Argyle brought the following pas sengers from Great Barrier: Messrs H. Palmer, Dennis, Bruce, Johns, Brown, Murray, Smith, Mrs and Miss Puller, Mrs and Miss Flynn.

The soboonei Sovereign left Dunedin for Stewart's Island on August 21. The s.s. Clansman returned from Waiwera this morning with 3-1 passenger..

The brigantino Linda Weber left Mercury Bay for Sydney on Friday morning last.

The schooner Ocean 1.-ft Mercury Boy for Opotiki on Friday last with a cargo of timber.

The b.s. Wellington returned from Whangarei .on Saturday evening. Passengers: — Heesrß Sheehan and Martin.

The cutter CElus arrived at Samoa from thi. port aftor a p.isaage of 19 days. Bhe is reported to have been sold there for £300.

The only yes.el loading at Mercury Bay on Friday last was the barque Rose M., which irf taking ln timber for Sydney.

The ship DueheßS of Argyle, which left London for this port on May 30, and is therefore due bringa cargo valued at £21,800.

The new scow Clyde arrived at Kennedy's Bay from Napier yesterday, and she is now loading timber for this port.

A telegram received by Messrs Cruickshank and Co. states that the s.s. Triumph lefc Sydney ,_n Sunday morning. She Is therefore due to arrive here on Friday morning.

The brig inline Magellan Cloud arrived from Timaru early to-day, and berthed at the Queen- Btreet whart. She sailed on the 21th instant, and had a fair-weather passage up.

The schooner Columbia arrived from Napier 'this morning, with a cargo of potatoes. She lef i Napier ninotoen days ago, and on the passage up exporionced somo unfavourable woather, during which she took sheltor in Hick's Bay.

Contain Babot, Bhips'-husband to the Shaw, Bavill, and Albion Company, arrived hore by Iho s.s. Rotomahana this morning on business connected with the s.s. Doric, duo to arrive hore from Plymouth, via Hobart, on Thursday morn ing next.

The a.a. Suva, from Wellington, Napier, Gisborno. Waipero, Awanui, Tuparoa, and HicU-'d Bu, arrived hero early on Sunday m.rolDg. P-saengerg: Messrs (J. Rainey, A. Carlatrom, Owen, Wallaco, Daulton, Rainey, Constable Lawrenson, and a feu_alo lunatic.

'iho barque Loongana arrived from Hobart "yesterday, and berttfod at Qncen-strcet Wharf ttbla morning. Sho left Hobart on the 18th inst, had fine weather and moderately fair winds until making the North Capo on tho 28th. Prom cthence to Cupe Brett e-xpeiienced strong S.W. wind", followed by Ugh. variable winds, which •cjntinuod till arrival. Passenger: Mr Morrison.

The schooner Gis.orne Boiled from Gieborno -on August 12, and arrivod at Tologa same day. West day had to put book to Giaborno Friday, U th, sailed for Tologa again. Saturday, landed ■cargo at Tologa and took one passenger, Wm. Wilson, on hoard. He was veiy ill on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Worked the coast up to Waipu. On Tuesday, at midnight, Mr Wilson •died, bo nut back io Awanul, roporttd to police, and landed tho body. Thursday, ran round •East Capo. Saturday finished loading, but had .o lie wind-bound at.Hick.'a Bay till Wbdneß -dny, 2Gth. Then sailed for Auckland, calling at ■Oreti. From there till arrival at 5 this morning; chad light head winds and calms. Spoko Clyde, barge, off Mercury Island. Cargo :—404 sacks tmlze, 33 sacks wheat. 10 saoks f uogus, 20 saoks grass seed, lfio pigs, 61 hides, 28 turkeys, 2 boxes but.er, 22 packages sundries.

THE ROTOMAHANA.

The s.s. Rotomahana arrived from Melbourne and Southern ports at 10 a,m. today. Pas sengers : — Meedames Smith and 2 children, Htoele, Lovens, Misses Mulgan, Laing, MoLeod, Gordon, Captain Babot, Mtssrs i). Boss, Roths child, Smith, Murray, Whitehead, McDonald, Hart, Sutton. Johnston, A. Whitaker. Ross. G. Thome, W. J. T. Bell, Westlake, Caßlain, Pas coe, Speight, Lowis, Nahunukau, A. Maxmore, Druiant, Logan, and 28 steerage. The Rotomahana left Hobson's Bay at 7.45 p.m <»n the 19th inst., and reaches Bluff harbour at 1 a.m. on 21th. Left tho Bluff at 6 p.m eime day, and arrived in Port Chalmors at 7 a.in. on 25th; left again ac 5 p.m. on 26th, called at Lyttelton on 27th, Wellington on 28th, Napier on 29th, and Poverty Bay on 30th, leaving latter anohorage at 830 a m,; passed the East Cape at 2.43 p.m., and reaohed Auckland at 10 a.m. to day. Experienced fresh we.torly winds from Melbourne to B-uil', moderate variable winds with fine weather up the Coast to the Hast Cape, fresh westerly breeze across tho Bay of Plenty, anil to arri. al. Wo are indebted to Mr McKlllop, purser, for press parcels, reports, &c.

THE AORANGI FOR AUCKLAND.

London, August 80.—Tho New Zealand Ship ping Company a R.M. s. Aerangi left Plymouth yesterday afternoon for Auckland, calling at Taneriffe and the Capo of Gfood Hopo en route.

THE WESTERN STAR.

Tho damage sustained by the brlgantine Western SUu- when Bhe wan aground at Kaipara has proved of a moro serious character than was untie!oat d, tho pumps having to bo kcTt goi-g constantly because of bad leakage Our correspondent telegraphed from Helonß villo this afternoon : " The Western Star is leaking badly. The gudgicon is broken. She will go to To Kopuru to dischargo and repair."

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS.

Gairloch, s.s., MoArthur, from Waitara Stollu, s.s , Grey, from Kaipara Penguin, s.s., Allman, from tho South Orel., 8.5., Robertson, from Greymouth

DEPARTURES.

Stalta, s.s.. Norbury, fcr Waitara Hannah Mokau. b.s. , Windsor, for Kawhla and Now 1 -ymoutfcc Gairloch, s e„ MoArthur, for New Plymouth

Tho Northern Ca's s.s. Gairlooli arrived from Waltara ou ..-itui'day ovoning with 781 sheep. 7 boxes butter, GO caßkt beef. 95 joints meats, and the following pnaaengoro—Mess May, Messrs Perm and Malavy, She left again for New Plymouth at 1 o'olock to-day.

Tho Government steamer Stella arrived from Kaipara on Saturday evoning. She left again for Wellington carl? yesterday morning. The s.s. Penguin arrived from Southern ports at 10 a.m. on Sunday. Passongers :—Misses Hine, Blacknoy, Mesdames Withy, Plckitt, Mo.srs Morris, McDonald, Withy. Ha lday, Parkor, Kerriok, Bennett, Masters Edgoumbo. Brooiiifleld, Honton (2). Williamson, Nail, and flvo Btoerage. She loaves again for the South at 10 n.ni. to-morrow; latest train for paßsongers. 8 40 a.m.

The s.s. Oreti arrived from Greymouth on Saturday evening with 73 tons coal. 56 tons coke 132 bags bones, a quantity of sundries, and the following passongers: Messrs White, Cowper, Gordon, Seabrook. Flood, Tompkinß, and Thus sill, Mr and Mrs Glover, Mr and Miss McEvven

Tho Northern Co.'s s.s. Staffa left for Waitara on Saturday night, with 7.3-0 brioks, 11 Backs grass seed. 1(55 sacks and 10 kogs salt, 80 saoks manure, 80 sacks cocoanut cake, 53 coils wire, G dflims staples, 6 boxes soap, 20 hags sugar. 5 cases drugs, 2 bales brooms, GO sundry pack ages.

Tho s.s, Hansah Mokau loft for Kawhla and New Plymouth at 8 o'clock yesterday ovening, with 160 bags flour, 17 mats sugar, 6 bags rioo, 4 boxes soap, IB cases aud 31 packages sundries.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Wellington, yesterday.—Sailed: Ruapehu, for London, at G p.m., with 12,200 carcasos, 374 hind uuartors, and 74legsmntton, 371 hind quar ters of beef and generalcargo.

Melbourne, Augußt 30.—Arrived: The P. andO, R.M.S. Tasmania, this afternoon.

Whanoarei, this day.—Sailed: Waitaki, for Auckland, 10 a.m.

Waitara, yesterday.—Arrived: Staffa, from Onohungt, 11.20 p.m.

Bluff, this day.-Arrived: Waihora, at 7.30 a.m. Passengers :—Mrs Thomson, Mrs Brown, Mr and Mrs Hendersons, Messrs Cox, McEaros, Champion, Hears, Milne, Choovers, Perfcnlug.

COMMERCIAL.

Even-NO Star Ofllce, this day;. Mr R. Arthur reports: There has boon a good domand for produce of all descriptions, and last week's prices were fully maintained. Market day sales realised as follows: Fowls, is lOd to Ss; guinea fowls, is; ducks, 2s 3d to 2s 9d; geese, 3a 0d; pigs, Gs ed to lis: potatoes. 3a 6d to __ Id; mangels, Is Id; pumpkins, 8s; turnips, 1b Id; carrots. 2s to 2s Id; wheat, 2s lOd; bran, Gs; sharps. 5a 6d; oats, 2s Id; flour. Si to £11; oiiaff, 2s to 2s 6d; onions, lid to 2Jd; bacon. 3d to Bjd; batter, 3_d to Sd; choeso, 3d to 6d \_ Hobart apples sold at 5s to 9_ 3d por caso; cit rons, l}d per doa; puiupklus,7a: butter, 3d to 8d: candles, 7d to Sd: salmon, 6s; lollies, Ud; biscuits, lid;lemon jely.6a ; Windsor Boap, Da; wheat, 2s lfld; pigs, flour, _B_<Uo_a per 1001b; onions, jd to 2d; potatoes, 3s to 4s j honey, in kegs. 3Jd; tea, box, •lis; bijcults, id to6d; lard. In bladders, 5d to Sd; sugar, 3d to 3J_.

Mr E. Arthur offered a farm of 300 aorea, situate in Papakura Valley, by order of the Roglßtrar of the Supremo Court The farm was not sold. The salo of unredoemed pledges, rings, watches, etc., was proceeding as we went to press.

Messrs John* Reid and Co. sold consign ments 5t wines, spirits, and ales, Inoluafng whisky, Australian wines, and Bass's ales. Tho sale was largely attondod by the trade, ond al together w»s satisfactory.

M-bsrs James and Co. continued their gale ol watches, jewellery, and furniture to-day. Watches brought from 35s to £5 each. Orna ments, tings, lookots, chains, and furniture sold at proportionately reasonable prices.

Notices to Correspondents.

Inquirer.—There is no provision In the Edu- Oatloh'Aot for the tmnishment of parents sending children suffering from contagious diseases to school, but tho hood-master has power to refuse admittance to such pupil. Under the Publio Health Act, however, per sona auflfarirfg from highly infeotlOus diseases aro liable to punishment for oxpoßlng thorn sal vos in any public place. L.S.D.—Your surmleo Is corroot.

Births.

CLAYTON.—On August 39, at hor residence. Copeland-Btroet, Eden Torraco, the wife of Henry Clayton, Jim., of a son, MARTIN.-On August 29, at hor residenco, Mai.ukau Road, Parnell, Mrs James Martin of a eon. ROSS.—On August 17, at her residence, Prlnoept- Btroet, Surroy Hills tho wife of W. Ross, master mariner, of a son.

Deaths.

MARSH.-On August 3Q, Thomas Wells Mar.h; aged 69 years. His end was peace. The funeral will leave his son-in-law's (M. DeJongh), corner of Howe and Haydn streets, to-morrow (Tuesday), at 1 p.m. Friends please accept this Intimation. .RIELLY.-On August 29, at Otahuhu, Alfred James Rlelly, youngest and beloved son of John and Charlotte Rlolly; aged 2 years and _\ months. The funeral will leavo bis parents' residence, Otahuhu,, to : morrow (Tuesday), at 1 p.m. STOKES.—On August 2fl. at his late residence, 8 toneyXurst, Mount Eden Road, JesseStokesii agod t.i years. The funeral will take place to-morrow (Tuesday), at 3 p.m. Friends pledse accept ,this intimation.

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

MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1885.

F_r the came that lacks assistance, Por the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, An. the goad that -we can do.

The Salvation Army has fought its way through much misrepresentation and prejudice to a position commanding the

respect of thinking men. It was natural that its outrci methods of work, its sensationalism, its apparently flippant use of words which earnest Christians had been accustomed to employ wiih reverence, its exhibitions of "Hallelujah lasses," and its queer application of military phraseology, sheuld produce feeling- of amazement and even of horror among those who looked at the mere surface of the move ment. That the Army was for a long time scouted with sccrn as a Christian or moral agency by many sincere people —denounced, ridiculed, and discouraged alike by the respec table sectarian aad the street rough who vented his feelings in brutal assaults and coarse abuse, is notorious. It speaks the more powerfully for the excellence of the real work which it has done, that not only do its miesioners new receive tolerance and aid from the highest prelates and the chief judges in England, but the Sovereign herself has addressed a personal letter of sympathy and ap proval to Mrs Booth in recognition of her noble and self-sacrificing exertions on behalf of the fallen and degraded of her sex, in whom—however disfigured by vicious indulgence, and corrupted by steeping in the indescribably horrible tanpits of vice found in every large city—we cannot refuse to recognise the blurred lineaments of woman, endowed with the spiritual faculties of an im mortal being.

The original prejudice against the Army was unquestionably due to a want either of adequate knowledge of the abject and hopeless condition of the lapsed masses, or of the absolute worth lessness of ordinary methods to arouse their dull faculties to a conception of anything beyond the ever-pressing, gnawing impulse to satisfy the physical cravings which they hold in common with the brutes. General Booth had come into very intimate contact with these classes, working, as he was, in one of the poorest districts of London. He doubtless discovered how little one man, or a thousand men, could do by quiet visitation to awaken the crushed down and suffering people to a sense of their condition. If this were to be done at all, it must be done with the trumpet blast and with flying banners, proclaiming the Gospel of a spiritual and better life.and compelling the people to listen if they will not believe. But if his work had ended there, the Salvation Army would now be nothing more than the recollection of a past religious eccentricity. It would be cruel to show men the wretchedness of their condition without also providing a way of escape. Hy its crusade against drunkenness and debauchery, its Prison Gate and Gutter Brigades, its societies for rescuing falleu women, and its ever-extended hand affording friendly aid to the poorest creature who may be struggling to escape from the bars of his prison, the organisation of the Army has become - power for the regeneration of the low est order of human beings, who have hitherto been virtually abandoned by their fellow-creatures as outcasts from society. What matters the extrava gance of tho methods if the results are drunkards' homes refornud and ren dered happy, little children crying helplessly in our streets for somoone to save them resctiei from suffering and infamy, poor lost women turned back from the high rojd of ruin to the paths of virtue, and men fairly entered upon criminal courses won over to honest industry ?

One phase of that seamy side of civilised life which the Army, aided by the " Pall Mall Gazette," has lately turned to the full bla_e of the noon-day sun of public opinion, is the condition of fallen vwmeu. The Churches have hitherto failed all the wsdd over in its duty to this class, and has handed the

office over to the tender mercies of the

State as represented by the policeman. To howl at the CD. Act is part of the creed of some people, but it would be a saner thing to take a leaf out of the Sal vation Army book and exchange cheap execration for honest philanthropic work. If the churches of Auckland had done their duty, the CD. Act need never have been put into force here; and this is only saying what applies to all other places where the State ha* stepped in to regulate in some measure the great evil which has of late been brought so prominently to the front. It is only at times when a strong popu lar sentiment has been aroused that flagrant abuses can be corrected, and the present, therefore, appears an opportune moment for drawing pro-

minent attention to this evil, which is

as rampant in the colonies,and, propor tionately to the population, as vile, as anything existing in the great Babylon. Those who complacently thank heaven that the evils ex posed by the " Pall Mall Gazette " have no counterpart in this colony are living in a Fool's Paradise. Any policeman of long service can tell them a different story. The narra tive which we publish on our fourth page to-day, giving the personal 'testi mony of Marshal Booth, will surely arouse public interest to the work whioh has lately been undertaken out side as woll as within the Army to nlake a systcmatised effort to grapple with this huge evil. There is no in famy revculed in the pages of the " Pall Mall Gazette" which has not its

miniature in every city of New Zealand, and its.full reflection in such cities as Sydney and Melbourne. Marshal Booth gives his strongest personal

testimony to the existence of an organised system for recruiting houses of 11-fame from young and innocent girls, and even by kidnapping. People turn aside from this un savoury subject and close their eyesy as they do agiinst every other un pleasant thing; but they must look straight at it if the traffic is to be controlled. They must make their voices heard with the whole power of a Democracy whose will is para mount in demanding that the law which empowers a child of thirteen years of age to give consent to her ruin shall be expunged from the -statute Book of thi<- I colony. It is a disgraceful /act that at this very moment there is before the New Zealand Legislature, in the

" Criminal Code Bill," a proposal to re enact that villainous statute and rivet

it upon the laws of this country. It is infamous that while the law denies a girl the right of control over property until she reaches adult age, .it holds children of thirteen capable of consenting legally to their utter ruin, at the instigation of designing scoun drels. Nothing was brought out more clearly by the Investigating Committee in London than the fact that girls of

much greater than the legal ago of con sent were positively ignorant of what they were assenting to} While the law

thus shields the seducer in his criminal course, is there any wonder that juvenile prostitution abounds in our streets ? Through the popular out cry in England, the Imperial Parlia ment, wliile refusing to pass the law raising the age of consent to eighteen (which is not a year too o£d for t£e de

fence of the sanctity of the home and the protection of women), was in duced to raise the age from 13 to 16, and we hope that the Parliament of this colony will reject the 13 years limit in the Criminal Code Bill and sub stitute 18 years. Reliance on police repression is worse than folly. The evil must be attacked at its source. By casting the protection of the law over the innocent and inex perienced, and providing through well - organised rescue societies, avenues of escape for those who have already got into the toils, not only may the most revolting features of the traffic be minimised, but Christian effort will remove the stigma which now attaches to its name for indiffer ently " passing by on the other side " and callously leaving the suffering Samaritan to perish.

The New Home Rule Campaign.

Tin; nows of tho reconciliation of Messrs Pan-ell and Davitt, coupled with thorecont hopeful utterance of the former as to tho prospects of speedily socuring legislative independence for Ireland, will give fresh impetus to tho movement towards that ond. Tho announcement mado by Lord Salisbury's Government, that they in tended to govern Ireland without tho aid of tlio Crimeß Act, lent colour to the statemont that nn understanding '"had boon arrived at betweon tho Tories and Home Rulers ; and it is not, of course, for gotten that it was by tho conjunction of thase two political polos that Mr Gladstone's Govornmont was ejected from office and Earl Sponcer removed from the Vice-Royalty of Ireland. Tho unholy compact, if it ever existed, lias been rondered iraposaiblo of further continuance by tho adjustment of the differences whioh separated tho two Home Rule lendors, and it is stated that tho Tories are now endeavouring to got Irish candidates to disavow tho leadership of Mr Parnell. Thoy evidently thought that negotiation was possible with Mr Par noil so long as thoro woro divisions in tho llorao Rule camp, and hoped to secure his Biipport by tho promise of large adminis trative reforms in Ireland,.; but with the Irish party consolidated they fool that hope to bo vain. Tho most rccont utterance of Davittatn groatdoinonstration in Hyde Park had a decided " no-surrender " ring. Ho said :—"ldesito to warn both Conserva tive tacticians, ns woll as Mr Chamborlain and Sir Charles Dilko, against a poesiblo blunder in connection with English party action on tho Irish National quostion ; not t_ imatriiio for a motnont that any scheme of halfway measures, no matter by whot individuals in Ireland npprovod ot, will receive from tho Nationalist democracy of Ireland any more favotu than has boen givon to tho sham Land und Labourers Acts which havo lately beon passed for our country. Wo demand, wowillbosatiHiicd with nothing less thuutlio right to manage ourown affairs us freoly und as completely as Canada and Australia aro allowod to manage theirs —nnd if oithor English Radicals or English Tories bolievo that n multiplication of boards and a corresponding ineroaso of salaried positions for ncody politicians will chokooff tho full demand for Irish legisla tive independence, thoy will blunder as disastrously for themselves as they will err egrogioii.ly in thoir estimation of Irish Nationalist persistency."

Neither Davitt nor Parnell is so insane as to hopo for a single moment to establish an Irish Kopnbiie, or to secure complete separa tion from Hngiand ; ami if tlioy havo ovor mentioned such a thing as boing within thoir aim?, thoy have done so on tho principle of asking a great deal more than they expect to receive. Moanwhiie, tho Irish continue as ungovernable, or as badly governed,!!., over. Our cable messages tell of agrarian outrages in County Kerry, and of a rather serious collision be tween the peasantry and police in Kil kenny district. A force of a hundred Irish Constabulary were assailed by a large crowd of tenant farmers, and had to charge them at tho point of tho bayonet, wounding many of theso poor misguided people. This occurrence, and the general ineroa.oof law 10.-iicss in Ireland, do not speak well for tho promised not) coercion policy of the Toiios. It is, in fact, almost impossible to refrain from associating these, outrages with tho fresh prosecution of the Homo Rule campaign, unci tho promise of the Govorn mont not to ronow tho Crimes Act in Ireland. If tho goneral olqctions should result in making tho Conservative und Liberal partio* more ovonly balanced than in tho last Parliament, tho Homo Rulo party will bocome a much moro powerful factor than before. Tho 1-rnellitos hopo to havo so many ropro sontativos in next Parliament as to bo ablo lo hold tho balanco of power, and dictate tonus to oithor party. In theso circumstances, it is urged in tho English pross that tho only olt'sctual way of defeat ing thorn is to return o largo majority of Liberal Mombors, as Liberal Ministries havo shown themselves most capable of j dealing with tho Irish question.

In tlio course of ids addroHS at tlio Salva tion Army Barrack., on Friday evoning last, Marshal Booth referred to tho social evil in tho colonies, and inoidontally montioned that ho had that day boon intorviewod by a Star roporter, to whom bo had given an outlino of his oxporionces for publica tion. Sinco thon, tho Marshal informs us, ho has beon regularly besieged with irquirios as to tlio nature of his disclosures by pooplo who aro anxious to assist in applying remedial measures. Ho had referred thorn to tlio report when published. Tho article appears upon tj;o fourth pago. Probably no man in tho colonios is bettor ablo to speak with authority on such a subject than tho Marshal In ovory city that ho has visited einco his arrival from England, ho has mado it his special business to visit tho haunts of vice in oidor to thoroughly ex plore tho extont and ramifications of tho evil. What wo publish will servo to indi cato the goneral tendency and character of tho information ho has thus collected, although somo of tho worst details aro, of course, not givon, as boing unsuitable to tho columns of a nowspapor, and unnocos sary to odd a stimulus to philanthropic offort.

Tlio sliaroijiarkat has been vory quiofc. Cambria aro roportcd : Sellers, 2_s. Tho mino manager reported this morning an other DOlbs of spocimons, this making (iOOlbs on hand. Crown (Karanghako); salos, (Is 9d, (is lOd ; sollors, Is. Manukau woro also inquired for at low ratos. Konil worth : Sales, 2s Od. Mercury Bay shares aro wanted at 10s Gd, and Colonial Banks, at 425. Bank of Now Zealand aro quoted at £21 10s, and Loan and Morcantilo at £5 ; buyers, £i 17s Gd.

Major Barrett, who has control ovor tho Army in Now Zoaland, informs us that thoro is not a word of truth in tho state mont published by " Zamiol," on tho authority of a Hawlco'd Bay paper, that any ollieor of tho Army had boen guilty of immorality thero. Ho says thoy aro in rocoipt of regular advices from Napier, and no such allegation has ovor boon made On his way South, tho Marsha! will mako a rigid examination in to tho authorship of tho chargo with a viow of proving that it io a falso and basolcss slander.

The Artillery Band havo at last received their full instructions re Wellington Band Contest. They are to loavo hore on Satur day, 12th Soptombor noxt, by way of Now Plymouth, thon overland by rail to Wan ganui, arriving at tho Empiro City on _F'v clay,tbo lSth, tho following d._y boing their contest day.

Tho steamer Rotomanaha, which arrivod from Southern ports today, brought four boxes containing gold in bars, to tho value of £19,200, for tho Bank of New Zealand.

Diphtheria and measles aro uaid to be prevalent in tho city nnd suburbs. A death from the former complaint happened at Ponsonby on Saturday last. Parents whose children are suffering from diph theria would do well to make a trial of tho romedy published in our last Saturday's Supplement.

Mr Thomas Wells Marsh, ono of tho oldest of Auokland grocers, died yostorday at the house of his eon in law, Howe-street. Before coming to this country Mr Marsh was a cheesomonger in Commercial Road, London, and for many years was in busineea in this cit-*-. In his younger days he was a smart cricketer, and after retiring from business his chief delight in summer time was to watch a game in the Domain whon he could no longer take an active part in that healthy exercise.

The business of the Police Court this morning was lighter thai) it has been for several months past. Messrs K. W. Moody and C. D. Whitcombe wero tho presiding justices, Throo persons were punished for drunkenness. Charloa O'Mea.a, alias Hart, and Andrew Heavy were fined 20a each, or in default 7 days, for disorderly conduct,

To the Editor: Sir,—Being ono of the committee appointed at the Theatre Royal on Saturday, September 29th, to judge the winner for a prize cup, I think it nothing but right to say that the cup was presented to the wrong man. Tho cup was given away without the proper consent of the committee, the owner taking the consent of two gentlemen only, there being five other gentlemen on tho committee against the former two. Hoping you will excuse mo for intruding on your valuable space,—l am, sir, One of the Committee.

At tho Opera Houso on Saturday ovening tho "Merrymakers" repeated their diver sified ard highly ontortaining performances to tho pronounced satisfaction of their audionce. They appear again to-night, and tho season onds to-morrow with a well earned " benefit" to Mr Wash. Norton.

It is a singular fact that nearly the wholo of the performers in tho recent production of tho " Sorcerer " are at present suffering from flovoro colds, while sovoral aro confined to bed. An idea may thus bo formed of tho trials from exposure to which a professional is subject,

A voluminous and interesting Order 1 apor will be presented at the mooting of the Parliamentary Union House of Representa tives to-night. It includes the second read ing of the Land Tax Bill, the Property Tax Repeal Bill, the Polling Hours Extension Bill, the Bill for the Amendment of the Law Relating to Blasphemy, and the Polico Franchise Bill. The " Representation Bill " willaleo bo further considered in Committeo, and ought to be finally disposed of. Tho Tomporanco Hall Templar entertain ment was given on Saturday evening undor the auspices of the Oospel 7__mperanco Mission, by tho members of the Ponsonby Baptist Band of Hope. An oxcollent pro gramme was provided and faithfully real isod. Tho attendance was good, and tho songs, readings, and addresses woro thoronghly enjoyed.

Tho morning sorvico at Boresford-streot Congregational Church yesterday was con ducted by tho Rev. J. Levin, (lately from England), who proached from Matthew, GUi chapter, and Bth verse, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for thoy shall sco God.

About '1 o'clock on Saturday afternoon an accident occurred on Mount Eden Road to a young man named Lawrenco Taylor. He was riding in company with a friend namod J. Bunting, when his horso sud dotily stumbled, and ho was thrown violently to tho ground. Ho was imme diately assisted to tho chemist's shop kept by Mr Powoll, who attended to his injuries. Fortunately, theso proved not to bo of a .orions character, and ho afterwards re mounted tho horso, which was lod homo at a quiot paco by his companion.

Mozart's Twelfth Mass was sung at St. Patrick's Cathedral yesterday. Mr Wash ington Norton, of tho " Merrymakers," ron dorod matorial assistance, and also sang with fino effect tho splendid bass solo, " Pro Poccatis," from UoB-ini's "Stabat Mater."

Tho lecturo on tho lato Roy. Thomas Mc- Kenzie Frasor, bis life and labours, by Mr Blackman, is in tho pross, and will bo ready for circulation in a tow days. Tho lecture will bo publishod under tho auspices of tho St. David's Mutual Improvement Society.

YV. G. Garrard takos excoption to tho statements in tho lotter of R. M. Heighten and Co., publishod in Friday night's Star, and challenges Mr Heighten to attend a meeting ef tho unemployed this wook and lind work for the mon who want it. Mr Garrard thinks tho " labour agent was only advertising his business to get a fow moro half-crowns out of tho working mon," und he counsols Mr Hoighton " not lo pick a liolo in a poor man's coat, but rather patch it."

Yostorday morning, in St. Potor's Presby terian Church, Surroy Hills, tho Roy. R. Somorvil-s delivered an able discourso from tho words of John, chapter 7, vorso -16, "Nover man spake liko this mau." Speak ing of tho Gospel having lost its powor, ho said that tbo proof was to tho contrary. Novor had Christianity mado such progress us in our own timo. An cxporimunt was made in America to tost tbo question. Tbo city of Minneapolis was takon, and of 391 prominent businessmon it was found thut whilo -SO professed Chris tianity, (J4 wero earnest, active Christian workers, and 11 woro unbelievers. A similar oxporiment was mado in tho case ,of other cities, with similar results. It was through the power of Christianity that tho world is what it i_. A .whoro else than in Christian countries is Ihoiosueh peace, goodwill, und prosperity. Ho who experiences tho fulness, the truth fulness, tho originality and spirituality of Christ's teaching has a happiness of which tho world lias no knowledge Tho rov. gentleman announced a course, of locturos on tho evidences, tho ono on next Sabbath evening being o«i "Tho Old Testament Canon."

Last ovening tho Roy. T. Spurgoon delivered an instructive discourso in tho Tabci-naclo on tho " Lifo and Travels of St. Paul," taking as his text, Acts 27th chapter, and 20th Torso. There was a largo con gregation, all tho soafce boing occupied, and tho rov. gentleman's remarks upon tho groat __,po_tlo woro thoroughly appreciated. He graphically doscribod tho voyago aud ship wreck, and spoko in very eulogistic terms of tho conduct mid discretion of St. Paul while on board tho vessel, characterising him as tho "only man " aboard, aseerting im i\ reii-on that "ho was a Christian," and concluding with an carnost exhortation to tho young mon present to copy his oxamplo and mako Christ thoir friend.

A singular nccidont occurred about 5 o'clock last Wednesday ovening to tlio 'bus which runs botwoon Lake Takapuna and Noith Shoro. It was proceoding along at a smart space, whon suddenly the connect ing bolt gave way, and the horeos dashed 00, dragging tho two front wheels with thorn. Naturally, this brought tlio body of tbo coach to a standstill eomswhat suddenly, and tho driver was thrown violently te tho road. The throo lady passengers woro also dashed tpgothcr with cushions, etc., in a hotorogoneous heap at thp lowost ond of the 'bus, lioyond a fow brujsps, howovor, no further injuries woro sustainpd—tho most unpleasant part ot tho porformanco being tho fact that they woro compollod to walk tho remainder of tho distance, and arrived at Dovonport just two and a-liajf hours be hind tho timo cxpocted.

An observant trnvollor who has latoly boon "doing tho North " makes the follow ing torso remark on tho docadonco of tho Maori raco:—"lhavo heard much gush about tho Maoris boing a 'splendid raco,' 'tho finest aborigines in the world,' etc., but havo nover soon anything in thorn to warrant auy such extravagant uso of language. To mo thoy Beem indolent, dirty, and cruel, and so far as their physical stamina ia coijcorood, it is a minus quantity. Thoy nro a dying raco, trup, but why ? 'Contact wifh tho white race,' say you? Not so ; civilisation has not communicated to them any disease or any habits half so fatal as tlioir own interminable wars, which docimatod and destroyed wholo tribes in thoir bloody combats, and besides, the Maori is not drunken or licentious, ho is simply lazy. Beforo tho advent of the European ho was compollod to cultivate tho ground or to fish, for ho was without ilosh food. Ho was forced to walk, for he hud no horses. Ho must needs pikau his plunder, lor ho had no beasts of burden, Now a.ll is changed. Ho novor wall's, ho is novor soon with a pikau, ho has no training as a warrior, ho is as advorse to water as an Italian lauzorono, and, naturally lie dies. I may be all wrong in this diagnosis of tho Maori matter, but, as it strikos me, so I write it down."

Mr Oorald Massey lectin * night in tho Opera Houso on "'1 !_■■ .ming Ro ligion." Ho bogan by don ancing the Christian religion a.a complete andgigantic failure Of all peoplo, savage or civilised, ho said that tho Christians wj-s- Uagnt by thoir creed, to ..;„,.,i m tho greatest horror 'vi death, and that oreod incited thorn also to selfishly concontrato their wholo thoughts upon tho salvation Of thoir own souls. In stead of our civilisation boing indebted in aught to Christianity, its real pro gress, in his opinion, dated from the time whon the civil laws got the uppor hand of Christian usurpation. Christianity appeared to him to be compatible with suoh a state of Bociety as the " Pall Mall Gazette " had just shown to exist ir. tho metropolis of Christendom. Moro than that, in every great struggle for reform and enlarged freedom the clergy had boon on the wrong side of the gulf which divides the rich from the poor. After pointing ,out how Spiritualism threatened "tho sacerdotal ring of tyranny," the lecturer went on to indicate the charac teristic doctrinos of " The Coming Reli gion," Jt would preach and enforce the doctrines of the land for tho people, of tho banking being done by the State, and of woman's perfect equality with man. It would also tame rampant individualism with tho beneficent spirit of co-operation. The religion of tho future would aim at the salvation of humanity for this life. It would be a religion of joy instead of being one of sorrow, and it would proclaim the ascent of man, and not his fall. It would concern itself with tho living present, and it would point the gaze to a future of work rather than ono of worship. Mr Masaoy'a next lecture will be on " Burns : Poet and Heretic."

Tho diorama of tho Soudan War Mas exhibited on Saturday evening be £» agocd house. A special element of interest was provided in tho form of a step petition. There was a largo numbeiof can Sidatos, and a committee ol judßes was selected from tho audience. A fte a «P lrlte" contest, the prize (a handsome silver cutf was awarded to the Riley Bros. A large variety of gifts was distributed, chioi ImSt thill being a real '^donkey which an unabashed ind.vidual . ton ° pit led off the stago amid the i itmos. hilarity. Several valuable articles of house hold furniture are to bo given away to n, The annual meeting of the Pukekoho Racing Club will he held this (Monday) ovening, the 31st August. Captain Skinnor, master of the schooner Gisborne, which arrived in port this mom ing, informs us that a passenger named William Wilson, who came on board at Tologoa Bay, died soon afterwards and that tho body was handed over to the police at Awanui. Deceased was a single man, about 30 years of age, and was very bad from consumption before ho embarked.

Messrs G. Sibbin and Son, having takon possession of the auctioneering rooms for merly occupied by Mr W. Dowden, hold their first sale there to-day. The premises are very central and commodious, and m evory way suitable for tho purposes of an auction mart.

At tho fortnightly meeting of the French Literary Socioty on Saturday evening, Mr S Rochfort was elected a member, and Mr E. Abbott was proposed for membership.

The following tenders were received to day by Mr T. B. Jackson, for the erection of premises, Chancery Lane, for Messrs Hellaby Bros. :—Thos. Golebrook, i'oilo ; R. Kay, .£..43 ; A. Mugui.e, £343 ; J no. Currio, ..342; G. Rhodes, £325; J. Blling ham, £325; Attewoll, £320; R. Farrcll, £315; Jas. Heron, £293; W. Philcox and Son, £270 (accepted). ___A.

An elderly man, of vonorable appearance, was making a disturbanco yesterday in Wyndbam-street, complaining that his housekoopor had turned him out of doors. It was discovered, howevor, that ho had used rough languago towards her, and was undor the iniluenco of strong drink, which made tho young housekeeper's task com paratively an oasy ono. At length Ser geant Kioly considered it necessary to take chargo of tho patriarchal gentleman, and this morning ho uncomplainingly submitted to tho inebriate's legal line.

The annual meeting of the Hebrew Synagogue took placo yesterday morning, Mr M. Lovy presiding. Subscriptions from England in aid of tho building fund amounting to £200, including £ 50 donation from Lord Rothschild, woro announced. It was resolved to send a lottor of congratula tion to Lord Roihschild on his being raised to tho peerage; and to havo a suituble tablot to tho memory of Sir Moses Montefioro placod in tho now synagogue. Thanks woro oxpressed to tho President, Treasurer, Secretary, Committeo, ladies, and others. From a report submitted by Mr Aloxandor, it appeared that tho Hebrew Bonovolont Socjoty, aftor expending about £33 in relief of desorving coses, had a balance of about £20 in hand.

Messrs Garrott Brothers, of Wakefield stroot Factory and Avondale Tannery, have introduced a most ingenious and effoctivo contrivanco for preventing tho cracking of kid and olhor descrip tions of fancy boots. Tho instability of the back stilibning ofton causes boots to lose shapo, and destroys tho beauty of tho uppor long boforo tho boot is fairly worn out. The proposed remedy consists of a strip of raw hide, spocially prepared, fixed in the back of tho.boot. It is absolutely indestructiblo, springs oasily to tho foot, but so effectually protects tho back that it can not erjck or givo way. The invention has boon patented by Corrick and Co., and is adapted for all kinds of toots, fro'ii mon's to children's. Messrs Garrott Brothers havo boon appointed sole agentß for Now Zealand and Taranaki.

The Fomalo Prison Gate Brigade's report for tho week onding 30th August is as fol lows : - Received into Homo, 2; loft the Homo, 3 ; remaining in Homo, 11 ; number of bods givon, 73; ntunbor of meals sup plied, 2(15. Donations—Broad : Mrs Howie, M0.8.s Evans, Waddcll, Waters,and Crowo. Caka; Women's Christian Temperance Union. Milk : London and Devonshire airios. Moat : Messrs Hulme, Garrett, Wc-od, ami A.French. Raoonttndchcese: Mi

Noal. Vegetables-: Mrs Head,markot. Fin wood ;Mr Muson, Poneonby. Tho Brigud is in urgent iioed of coal, clothing, boot' and sugar.—Assie Hutchinson, Suporii ttndent.

To tlio Editor: Sir,—Can you inform mo aud a number of other ratepayors whon tho inquiry into the charges against our Town Clerk is going to tnko placo'/ Tho reason givon somo timo sinco was that Mr Coopor was down South. Now, I, with many more, think, in fairness to Mr Phillips that ho should havo an oppor tunity of explaining theso mattors that aro so much talked of by tho lioldios'. Somo of tho ratepayers want to know more about this bussinese. In fact, wo want to saddle tho right horse. — 1 am, &C, Samuel Coombes.

A charactor concert is announced to take place to-night in St. Mary's Schoolroom, Scar boro' Terrace, Parnell. A Kood entertainment will bo provided and tho proceeds aro in aid of the fund, for school ropalrs.

There will bo a literary and musical on tOTtainmont given this evening In tho Pit; Btreot Wesloyan I_ower School, in connoo.ioi with tho Pitt street Band ot Hopo anni voreary.

TABLE TALK.

Steamer Doric arrives soon. Salvation tea at tho Barracks. Consols remain at par. Buffalo Minstrels open on Thursday, Adolaido wheat market is quiet. To mako an ovorcoat last—Make tho under coat first. Tho Marshal's farowoll ; tho Barracks convortcd into a refreshment Booth: Five hundred Volunteers attondod Church parade at Christohurch yostorday. Kpccnt rains havo improved tho prospects of the English hop crop. Grocco owos Grpat Britain a dobt of £5,000,000, on which if pays only ono per cont, interost, Victorian lunatic asylums aro said to bo a disgraco to tho colony, because of their filthy condition and demoralising arrango monts. 1' Russ in Urbo-The'Pall Mall Gazotto.'" Such is " Punch's " clever definition apropos of tho Russophile proclivities of tho "Fall Mall." Last year 12,000 "drunks " woro arrested in Victoria. A total eclipse of the sun, visible here, takos placo on 9th September next. Now Zealand mutton is only fetching 4£d per pound in London. Suocossful fox terrier coursing mooting at Dunodin on Saturday. In proportion to population, Auckland has throo times moro telephone subscribers than London. _ Tho English harvost is woll-socured, and is a littlo ovor tho avorago. Mr Gilos, butchor, Groy-sircot, nearly cut ofl his thumb by accident on Saturday after noon.

London wheat market is inactive, and thoro is no chango in quotations, Dunedin Garrison Band played their com petition pieces at Wellington Exhibition on Saturday night, and had an onthutiastic ro coption. The death is announced of Mr Josso Stokes, for about .'lO years a resident of Mount Eden district. In tho Stato of Now York alone, it is cal culated that £20,000 a year aro paid for superfluous words in logal deod.. Maher's Swiss Mountain Hotel, near Holdt.l--., v.a_ uu.-.oyed by firo on Satur day morning. Last year, 90,702 letters and 17,132 book packets wero passed through the New Zoa land "Dead Letter Offieo." Scott, tho pedestrian, though ho did not succeed in "boating the record" for 24 hours' walking, made the best record for 100 miles at Dunedin on Saturday. "What shall I talk to you about?" said a Sabbath-school superintendent yesterday afternoon. " About ton minutes," ex claimed a young girl. The New Zealand mails via 'Frisco which left hore on 21at July, were delivered in London on Friday last, During the past year Property Tax receipts amounting to £03,688, in 21,241 payments, wero collected through the Now Zealand Post Office. Dr. Payne, of Thames,got scorched about the head and face on Friday last, by the bursting of a spirit lamp. Telephone charges in great Britain range from £5 a yoar at Dundee (Co-operative Company) to £20 a year at Glasgow, Liver pool, and Manchester, The /'(Northern Advocate " ia rough on the Prince of Journalists, and his oo'onial letters. It aaya :-" Geo. Augustus Sala says that he has bean d , we beg pardon entertained, ever since he struck Auckland. irom the stoneblind character of his letters we are disposed to believe him—for the first time.

A majority of the London School Board haa just refused permission to tho managers of a Jewish school in tho East End to opon their playgrounds on Sundays,

CABLEGRAMS.

(kEUTKk'k TE-EOKAJJ-.)

Tho Susso-Auotriau linporial Mooting,

St Pktbr. bukci, A_gust 28.—A telegram has beon reoeived from M. DeGiers slating that His Moj'). ty the C_ar is highly satisfied with the complete; accord which manifested itsolf at the lucent interview with the ,' Emperor of Austria at Kromsir. Lo.n-i.on, Aug,ust 30.—1t is generally be lieved that iho mooting of tho Emperors of Russia aud Austria at Kromsir has_ re sulted in tho ro-oflirmation of the Triple Alliance. j Lord Htirtington on Homo Itule, Fail- Trade, and Socialism. The Marquis of Hartington, addressing his constituents at Waturfoot, Lancashire, yesterday, stated that if Mr Parnell and his followers persisted in urging thoir im possible demands, tho Opposition would combino with tho Government.to place a veto upon their pretensions. In his address the hon. gentleman also denounced " fair trade" and compulsory division of tVio land. Afghan Treachery Suspected. Complaints havo beon received by Ike Government from Colonol Ridgeway mid the mombors of tho Afghan Boundary Com mission to the efl'ect that the Governor of Herat has been tampering with letters ad dressed to members of the Commission, and also that ho has boen guilty of rude be haviour towards them.

TELEGRAMS.

Thames, this day.— Bowdcn Stcadman and William Smith were nominated for tho vacancy in the representation of North Wnrd of the Borough.

CinusTCilUßCif, this day.—On Saturday, in tho City Council Chambers, His Honor Mr Justice John, ton formally prosonted the certificate of morit from tho Royal Humane Socioty of Australasia to Mr W. Hiscocks, for his brave attempt to save the lifo of J. H. P. Trebilcock, at Sumner, in March last. Tho Councillors and many leading citizens woro prcsont.

The Supposed Fatal Boat Accident.

Invercaroill, this day,—Later informa tion says that no lives woro lost in tho boat accident.

MURDEROUS ASSAULT AT WHANGAREI.

On Monday ovening last George Conaghan, who, in common parlance, is well known to tho police, made a furious attack on his wifo, Jano Conaghan, at her residence in YVhangaroi. It appears, from tho account of tho affair publishod in the local paper, that Mrs Conaghan was knitting in the house with a friond when her husband entered, and without any remark rushed at his wifo, seized her by the wrist, and drawing a large knife from his breast, threatened to tako hor life. The screams of Mrs Conaghan and hor friend brought to her assistance her sons, %vho wero out in tho strcot somo distance ol!'. Thoy rushed into the houso in timo to prevent Conaghan, who was in the act of striking, from doing any mischief to his wife. Ho noxt rushed at his sons, threatening to havo their lives as well. Conaghan thon followed thorn out of the house, and appear ing to como to his proper sonsos, mado off, followed by some of tbe bystanders. Con stable Gordon, to whom intelligence of tho affuir had boon convoyed, now came on tho scene, aud joined in the ehato, but Canag_ han succeeded for a time in baffling his pursuers. At about ten minutes past nino ho was arrested near the Wesloyan Church, and on his arrest he said he had been to Mr Clendon to complain of Mr Cordon and Mr Thomas for breaking into his houso. Mr Cordon wont with him to Mr Clendon, and on his boing accused of tho assault ho said, " This is tho knife,'' at tho sumo time producing a pocket knife. Conaghan was brought boforo Mr Jos. Bell and Mr,las. Wilson on Tuesday, and aftor the cvzd'-nco had been taken tho pi i. oner was committed to Mount Eden for tuo month.. It is oxpeeled that tho prisoner vi!l arrive in Aucklar.d by tho steamer duo hero lu-iiight.

ACCIDENT IS WELLESLEY' STREET.

What might havo boon a serious accident occurrod on Saturday ovening in *t\ .llesley treet, about 7.30 o'clock. A tram-car was coming down this rather stoep grade, with about -10 passengers, when the Salvation Army Band turned tho corner by lleivin's, and marched up tho hill, emitting sounds which wero probably intended for music. In front of the Opora House anothor band was playing. For a fow seconds both bands blew their hardest, each drummer making frantic but praiseworthy efforts to drown the other. At length tho noise became so intolerable that people rushed to the shop doors, probably thinking that a water pipo had burst. Whon tho Salvationists wero opposito Dawson's chemist's shop, they met the down-coming car, and the band still con tinued emitting most discordant sounds, tho standard-bearer waving tho flag as usual. This, coupled with tlio glaring torches, cotnplotoly torrified tho nearest horso, which plunged madly until it slipped on tho rails and fell to the ground. MoanJ while tho other horses struggled hard to got away, but the driver had them woll in hand, and slammod down tho brake with commendable promptness. Owing to tho struggles of tho frantic horsoa for a fow seconds, nono dared to approach. At lust tho affrighted animals were secured, and after beingquietoned proceeded on their way without any damage having been suS tamed except to tho horse which fell. It may bo mentioned that not ono of tlio Salvationists returned to sco tho result of tho accident, but all marched on to tho Barracks. It is quito timo that somo limits were put to the vagaries of this eoct. They' aro, no doubt, doing ai good work, but it is scarcely right to save somo people's souls at tho oxpenso of othors' bodies. The torches should most certainly be forbidden, for apart from tbo danger through frightening horses, it surely is a farce for tho playors to havo lights for tho purpose of scoing music which thoy only murder, not withstanding Marshal Booth's assertion that this band is tho best iff tho colonies.

FEMALE PRISON GATE BRIGADE HOME.

Wi; havo been requested to givo a flat and positive contradiction to the stato monts of tho "Horald" (in its issue of this morning) with roferonco to tho Female Prison Gate Brigado Homo, viz., (1) that

"the work dono is simply tho efforts of a number of isolated workers," and (2) that

"tho matron, and most of the zealous workers aro eithor officers or soldiors in the Salvation Army." 'iho first assertion is mado in support of Marshal Booth's allegod opiti'.n that tho Homo "might bo made much moro efficient if handed over to the Salvation Army." So far from tho Homo being carried on by "isolated workers," it is maintained by a complete organisation resting upon a broad nnsec-

tarian basis, ami appealing for support and sympathy to evory class of thu philan thropic quito irrespective of creed. This is as it should be, and it would be a deplor able retrogression for such a work carried on in thatway to be transferred to sectarianism. At any rate, it is not likely that thoro will bo any such transference. Tho lease of the Home is vested in Mr F. W. Boynton and Mr R. Fry as truste-... As t_ the workers being soldiers or officore of the Salvation Army, only throo out of nine, viz., Mrs Hutchinson, Mrs Willians, and Miss Davy como under that dcs gration. The other six represent the Baptists, the Wesloyans, the Congregationalists, and the unsectarian p rtion of the community. It may wo 110 doubted whother the "efficiency" of the organisation could be improved upon. Tho work is carried on both night and day, and the Secrotary (Mr Boynton) has the books and accounts in applo-pio ordor. We apeak from personal inspection. A com plete register kept of the inmates, showing their agos, religious beliefs, character, con dition of life, dates of entry and discharge where received from and whithor K ono, whilo bank receipts, vouchors, wookly re ports, and all other records aro so method leally kopt that thoy may bo referred to wti easo. Let him who doubts the elhcieney of tlio Homo visit tho socrotarv or na'ron, Oi the value of tho work there can be no doubt, Marshal Booth admitted this on the occasion of a visit ho paid on Saturday, r

OTHELLO AND DESDEMONA.

*- , Meeting, | Tue Sabbath ;; 8 ' rude , yesterday afternoon ab o ut _ !. *S neighbourhood of G ra J°^J; raoet ■"•«emly soeno Hi,, <* «*•«* man and / J wero discovered by v "*<' young AucklanderaX Bt«U the wmovvsatth of _.? 0-ni_%»? opposite tho Bow 1% °* e» Wonoftheladswa-^^SIN solved forthwith te »A again, t common iLl^ 11-?1* they each armed fe; S_&i withy-," and i m _S2 VMTth> the amorous counle tWy "Wtai?* bo soon rushing wildi? l6P*C!!': followed by a B Z7«0fl? «*l: the self.-onst.tuS all d«« public morals, who J*** f"J.- Pleasuro by oud an °d Pteß^ C appearance followed brXSf 0 Mfc*: not hesitate to lay S*liffl 1 ever tho culprit pa« se dT7*» • ff: affront, the elder £ _ttt«;«_--' tacks, while th_^*«»*Sj fadlado with stones fo' K^«! At, times the torm_n__S"",w"__l'r! toeffoctaconjuSteSS but this the detachment . v « prevented. Several ***«**& wished to interfere, butTP*B^ theladsofth onat i r :^M<^ left the man to hi! <?H 6 remark, "Served hi m ts'M lads considered that ti r* _' %} vindicated the ofigS*^ -ft permitted the man to wiS?WW_i consort had already Xfe^W a hopeful s Z o P t r f.**• t ' [ho public mor a ls Bwh8wh n L! Kt>< kins " feel constrained to _ T? D -S*B i-ticeinthisfreoS-S^i

FO OTBALL.

Canterbury v, otag,, | T^lnteprovinelSjfete tuUneasterParkthi^ftornilo^*. wa.nno.withaeoiaeastwta.^ wo thoumnd spectators present #"* the toss, and played with thj wiy >: much looser than in the We_Wft'-> Canterbury kept the ball in ■«. «W". most of the. ft.fi i WRfijoh»i2 till the end ot the nnn.l B?WMW__. scored a try-for CanlivJ* 1*" »-fi_ the kick, but faff r*i^' C_ In the second spell with _ 8e- > $ favour, the Otago plavlra-i-8 *&V& Uieir opponent.n. rovStoo&»S Bcore speedily mounted __ffi'°-«S bury until at the ololci&"_ ,S?«-J ---result was :-Cant.rtmry Li.?'rM (!) point*) to nil. The goal mftWS man. The secret o ftffeM success was their BDlendM >» 'W _ dribbling and (o'loff iS** W ft _ ■ Otago backs, who wer. -.vLT***-*' the ball from begi__¥-^*§-*sfl hand, the Canterbury f£_ °±&M the major part of tho scow EM* timed passes by Fl»M_tott3« was not a great disparity betSffiiSl the two teams, Canterbnw ifPftff forward, and Otago SSX _? "JI Chapman and Ollivjer'SS __fM %_s__% Wellington v.Hawkosßw. This match was plawdS.T'ill *. this afternoon, _'SSmSL_tW*l hor of spectators. Well___t__Si£_*r to nil. Both the tries wweoblfira the first 15 minutes, _&_»» was very keenly contested. wn*"«!l_ j

Auckland v. Northern ffato, J The football match batw-Ai, i. v, Northern Wairoa. at ___wS_-_S_l_ a victory for the A___J^&m. ml. The seorewasa-foUoOTT-ffiffi! minutes: AtrytoMo.ntrro,n Sffi to JlcConnell.no goal, Sera_dS'S_v the field.kicked by cSffft converted into a goal. WufitSfl Carter kicked a goal. A___qSwffi; the residents to the Auckland WM- Northern Wairoa Hotel, Darja* *

Local Matcles, Tho following aro the results of (__.__. football matches played on sSSI Exeel-ior v. Hoseberry mate, _S____l\ disputed. R^eber.yc!sit_.7»ffii-! (I tries) to 7 points (I goal and 1 tn). '_£ cairns a win by 10 points toßoniliS and refereu a deoislon.—Unhm ____W]__. by 10 point-. Ole-verscoredtwiiSSffil nn.. and Bienaor. kicked s goal fan ft. (_ — y.y vj ii v. Nelson resulted ia «hr neither side scoring. Waiwnuti jj. _& 2nd match fell through ott hum j no-.;-!ii);'-(..ranoo of the Albert fcu-h ronby 2nd defeited Victoria ti i h secured by Wooler, to nil Gnftß feaf won their match against AttoHudfcnijr 12 points to nil. Shlels, 0_!H)__((la« secured tries, two of which Sgeii-it_ into goals.—St. Stephen's Nstire!__n their match against tho Clifton !>iS.(__» nil. I _nl, Stephens, and Horn mi. trioi each; Jarae6. Bishop udl_rt__j each, while Gage converted ttooiitirt end also potted a soal/romUieddd.

VOIUNTEER NOTES.

Ponsonhy Navals. Mr H. White'iido has beendcnte-i-il-l ' petty offic.r, vice Mr W*. B. G[_aio,(B_H Auckland Cavalry.

This Company had a paradelill Mil when I-Structor Smith put the tlTOf ta. I::I number of movements. Neither Captibtoy■ combe nor Lieutenant Woolield K_s JKi-.;

Auckland Navals,

Mr M. Moore has beon elected mojp-ll i. tho position of third lieutenant In t--M.t« is a good shot, and won the Com Mis;' ;■ twice successively, thereby gaining .*_«; of it. . „,„ * Ponsonby Rifle*. '/. There was a good attendance at ttep^i parade on Saturday, When _t___W Inspected the Company. The mm if**■ havo attained a high state of effioletl: n" fleet no small amount of credit.?:_■ McDonald and the other _ffic_» JWiiSs elusion of tho parade the OolmAtmmi Company, and said he was" WP«-jJ.™';:-.:■ their steadiness, end particularlypr«« 11 sl-irmlshlng. He urged tho Com.* I m , ..: tlio rearlet uniform m \few Pie"** propiiato ren__i-8,-_d_opßdflij«|#« warocare was over they wcaW still,**™,-, ■_._ their colours. ■■■ •■ • '■'■"■ y_ ■_ Koyal laneors |r«p, Mr G. Ha-elliir-oeiving n-maM^^: :, million of a Royal Lanceie Troop U «£ Volunteers are invited 0.1 lio i it *g School for enrolment durmg the pi**--* Rifle Range, i, The proposal ha. been M-MjlJJi should he enlarged by the.addiion P;^

_, '_ne proposal nas uo-u iu_-»,-- - -.y 3 should be enlarged by the J^-WiS; 5 moro targets. Thewotk^nM*'!1 , or something like « or-7 pr-Co-ff ' O Batt _ry Artillery. ' At tho annual mpetiogof tM« g»g * Saturday night it w_BßUtedft*tUn'» showed a cre'lit balance of U» M- »»s, mitteo and officers wero rwtottdasl« 1 Secretory, Sergeant S- 8-.^Z,S ' Mr S. W. Elmos; oonmnmm^, { James, Ser«t. Withers, and _•___!!*>» Youngbusband, and Calloncler. , Carbine Matoh. Tho match between ton mmdX: Cou.tabulary stationed at Muaw,. similar number of the 0. Batterj ■&& Saturda. a-. Devonnort ™*%?SS stabulary won by 17 point- M*60 "** | were fired at2oo yards. ; Tl. , I : Hint'in - » ■■- ". ■-;. II in.an" 29 Janies . ■• " ,' ---_-.,«_.?_ :: Ann^m-yy Chapman .. .. !8.0«-' [. .: Kirouhawon.. - 2 &M.. .;. lv"1 5, A M.Besl* - f?-- Morn-son .. •■ __>_ frJH' .. , ':; Total .. .. m T»W "" ; Waluuu Cavalry. tf ,; Mr K. S. U. Mowbray, of fiSatfr: . sen. Ed a hand somo cross, with W» m g , ■... on the centre, to liei shot forby «^ troop. Itis intenilcdtohoW6^. twice a weok, commencing m^m Rifle Mate-. # Tho mutch. Aucklandl C«J;«,* mie.ioned offlc r. v. **&s__&&.? commissioned otllcors, *«.*«£&„-». at iho Mount X'en &<f A\ k!Sl<>>t Snturnny la.t. Clsss-finn* <«f^.l*{. Tho ranees were 2C0.300. Pteaehmngo. Corporal JacK *•»„<«J : ". h_ 1.00.1 score of CO P«»«*sl,«l_S fcoro was m de by Sent•«"tWJ"• ' bl __£ 2-1 cut of ii possible 23 at 200 yarf'. .1.,' Whangarei team has not yet ew> TheUuarde'woroJß:-^ Corporal Jack.. •• §' .» |J', ; Sergeant Hoyd.. •■ f, gJ' Fergoant Dormer .. «J ,« B'J Cor poial Sterling .. 2} «' Uolou.-Scrgt, Spragg 8} ,'j II' ( Som-ant Soall.. •• jf ij », • Corporal Bacon ..21 " j. ■ To al " ~i'.((b|C-< Thoro was also fl muster of •« *$}> ltifl O s,and2ooltneCit-.6u_B_.'» tho team. War Bull'o1 * The Falloon Detachment s&^-& havo mv. nt. d a balloonJ'Kfc-rtS telephone attachment. M>(S persons. The light Is rfg for»«**7 thegroand perfectly dieoorDaD.u , of more than a milo. j* _ Tn order to tho ?*&&£&*& officers who are entitled to r *___« tuincd on the New Zealand ASjiriffi ore residing in the Auckland^Vj?* : t.er District, are requested w „g ir names to tho Mil tin «' ;$> Auckland, at as early a deto as f«

At thoChmoterCJn^rfrf nUi t, among the n°'f} I£XW<P aticl piano.d uot pianoand «S W SI» r Elui-e.pearcreamoKandC-Ulf*" »s3 The Key. J. S. KiAwor \?M this .Yonlnf. in -*V't on '•M^W-* half-part s.vcii o'clock,,°V e re•*n)lll* r" th') s, uth J-'ea Islands. •*"!-. graphic views of varieu.JO.Beff>. ■ '. ..........

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STA*, MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1885.



[A CARD.] ~S )R. WILLIAM ROBERff ERSON, late -*--^ Mod leal Officer and Publio Vaoolnator, Huddorsfleld (England), may be consulted at his residence, Onehunga (opposite Mr Oilman's, Chemist)- Moroing 9 to 10 Afternoon 1 to _ Evening 6 to 7 DR. G. TOUSSAI..T GIRDLER, PI-VStO-AN ANIS- SURGEON (Lato in practice in Victoria-street, London), Having commenced practioe in Auckland, may bo consulted daily. At Itome-8 tin 9.30 a.m., 1 till _ p.m., and fl till 8 evory evening. In Town (at King and Sons', Chemists, Queen streot)—lo till 11 a.m. RESlDENCE—Westminster Lodge, Kybor Pass, Two doors from Symonds-street. FOR EYE, EAR, THROAT AND CHEST MSE4.SEB. DR. WILKINS, F.R.C.S., CONSULTING AND OPEBATING SURGEON, Is at his Surgery for General Practlco and Special Practice-Eye. Ear.JThroat and Cheat Diseases—all Morniogß and Afternoons ; Sun days, ID to 12.30. Consultation Fees vory moderate. He spent seven years at Moorefleldi Eye Hospital, London, undor Messrs Bowman and Crltchect, twC at Throat Hospital, London, seven as Honorary Surgeon Albert Hospital, and eight years at Eye, Kor, Throat and Chest Infirmary, Melbourne. Adjusts Spectacles to Sight Consulting Reoms: Queen-street (opposite Shortland-street), Auokland.



JM-ILSE AND C/HO-.CE 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 tho Goods are marked at a very small advanoe on the coat. | M. and G. on n now therefore submit the following SPECIAL LINES AT ABOUT ENGLISH PKICES. LARGE QUANTITY OF COSTUMES LARGE QUANTITY OF LADIES' MANTLES, JACKETS, AND ULSTE.RS, Also, CHILDREN'S JACKETS, ULSTERS, AND COSTUMES. FORTY-EIGHT POXES FRILLING. \ TWENTY-FOTJR DOZENB ! BLACK SILK FRINGE. FORTY-THREE DOZENS COLLARETTES, BOWS, tec. QUANTITY DRESS MATERIAL. QUEEN AND WELLESLEY-STREETS, AUCKLAND. DR. F. C. RUSSELL'S "ENGLISH CU£E FOR CORPULENCY " must not be ooniounded with the go-called Anti-Fats. Full particulars on application to the Bole Agent, KEMPTHORNE, PROS3ER, & CO. .(LIMITED, pnd.Ketall py all Chemists, (



fqPBCIAL CHEAP LINES. i'OQJ. OS OD "WORTH OF WARE XZO* Z O HOUSE AND TRAVELLERS' SAMPLES havo beon pur chased by ■WILLIAM R. BRIDGMAN At a Heavy Dlsoount, and will bo Sold Cheap to clear quickly, oompri_tng some very Choice Soods inMandlesa variety in Gloves, Hosiery, Handkorchiefs, Sunshades, Umbrollas, Net Cur tainß. Ladies' Mantlea, Corsets. Jackets, Capes, Ladlos'Underclothing. Aprons.Pinaforcs.COßlos, Collars, Collarettes, Children's Blouooe, Robes Infanta WraWfcrs, Hoods, Sun Bonnets, Mon's ShlrtsVHats, Soarves, Boys' and Mon .Clothing. 0.5 Worth of the Newest Lines In Feathers, boing and exceedingly chploo lot in plumes and Oatrleh Flats. AS Ido not usually Stoop these goods, will be sold cheap to clear quickly Large Lot of Windsor Serves, bought at O,won and Graham's sale, from 8d to Is, worth Is 6d to 2s. Sound goods Not bavin-; room for C_it_u_ Mattings, will sell those ln stock at a great reduotlon Balance Winter Stock otßlankftts, some Slightly soiled, at a great reduction Splendid Stock of Tweeds, from cheap to very good, very much roduced in price Being rather overstocked ln Clothing, will allow 20 per cont. discount for . short time to olear, as stook Is too large in this department Large Lot bf Remnants at very low rates. 288— Upper Qubbn-stbbkt.—2Bß THB NEW .GOODS THE NEW GOODS THE tfKW GOQDB THE NEW..GOODS Are now opened out FOR THE WINTER FOR THE WINTER FOR.THE WINTER FOR THE WINTER. The Stook is the largest and best seleoted ln the city, and to MEET THE TIMES MEET THE TIMEB -„„ MEET THE TIMES THE MEET THE TIMES NEW Several lines In every De partment are marked at ZEALAND Prioee CLOTHING B|« LlIy C--.elp FACTORY, «^A L__fY°fe.. 158 & 160, «_«•_ _troe». ___^_ The Juvenile Departmsnt has rooalved close attention, and parents will Ond DURABILITY AND ECONOMY DURABILITY ECONOMY DUl__-3_IJTY ECONOMY DURABILITY ECONOMY Cemhlned U the leading feature, In Boys' Fanoy Bui ts seyeral new aud oholee styles are now being shown.



T\R. LAWSON bogs to Loform tho Pub lic that ho has takon over Dr. RICHARDSON'S PRACTICE, and that Patients may bo oon- Bulted as usual at his residence, Karangahape Road. CO AL 8. COALS. CO ft. LS. " CASEY AND LOVETT, Coal and Firewood Mor-_-_ts, Carters, and Contractors, announco that they have gone into Partnership in tho above, and their Depots aro at the Auckland Railway Station and Pollon- Btroot, -iurrey Hills. Tho general publio and their old oustomers will And .11 their Orders promptly attondod. and ohargod at very reason-; able prices. Tho trade ah) > liberally -eat with. CASEY AND LOVETT. Telephone No. _fi_. 5~ B A R T L E T T, L_ 154, QUEEN-I'RIf.H.T. brbnometora. Watch, b, Clocks, and Jewel lory In great variety, and mado to order or rupaired; Poeay, Motto, Kugiignm-nl and Wed ding Rings. Orders by post carefully oxoonted, ORMO N D S SWISS CIGARS Have been recognised as tho BEBT for half a oentury. T O O X- Q U T FOR THE BLUE BOOT ! ! BLDE BOOT ! ! BLUE BOOT I I LAST WEEK ! LAST WEEK ! OF C. BROOKES'S GREAT SALE OF BOOTS & SHOES! BOOTS & SHOES! BOOTS & SHOES I BOOTS & SHOES I BOOTS te SHOES ! BOOTS & SHOES I GREATER REDUCTIONS THAN EVER.



POSITIVELY LAST WEEK. ALL GOODS MUST BE SOLD. C, BROOKES begs to Inform his Customers and tho Publio generally that ho has DIBPOSED OF THE GOOD-WILL AND FITTINGS TO Ma J. C. SMITH, of Upper Queen-st., And hopes ho may share tho patronago aa - liberally accorded him during his IS years ln the trade. C.B. may also add that Mr Smith has scoured the services ef his lato Assistant, so that Cus tDmors will meet with the same civility and attention as heretofore. C, BROOKES, BLUB BOOT, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND. C. BROOKES will pay all out-standing Ac counts on on before 22nd August, 1885; and also expeots all Book-debts to be paid to him ia tho same space of timo. C. BROOKES.