RANDOM SHOTS.

[By ZaMUX.]

So.no write to please l^'^^n. For mo an aim I never fn^

It is well, dear reader, whilo the public are waxing indignant over the sacrifices offered to "the Moloch of Cram," that wo should recall them to a true sonse of their situa tion. It is beyond doubt moat deplorable to havo fair young lives blasted or cut short by striving after a falao ideal of educational attainment; but it is equally deplorable to find that there is a tendency for the right oous revolt against, tho inhuman system, to oxpend itself in pointless protests and futilo fulminations against tho Board of Education, tho "standards," and the teacher?. This is a democratic community, and tho "sovereign peoplo" are tho real makors of tho laws, oven down to their most minute ramification. If our educational system is vicious, and cruel, and murderous, tho i*oplo themselves aro to blamo for tolerating it. They know thoir power, too, as thoy have shown by their frequent exercise of it when adequately stirred to action. If, therefore, they wish any alteration mado in tho edu cational syllabus, they hive but to "speak the commanding words, / mil, and it is done." So long as they do not boo that they get their views exprossod througn their School Committees, the public alone aro culpable, and they are at tho same time foolish and illogical in casting blamo on teachers or Board members.

In another important rospoct, parents of children are blameworthy in connection with those periodical sacrifices to ociuca tional "over-prossuro." They aro responsi ble if thoy allow their little ones to be bur dened with greater tasks than they can bear with safety to health. They have tha romedy in their own hands by not allowing tlioir children to puzzlo over tho "homo work" allotted them, and if tho teacher takes his rovengo by punishing tho child, the parent may withdraw it from school for a timo until tho over-strained faculties regain their balanco Too often, I fear, parents are led away by a falso pride in tho adyancoment ot their children, and instead of restraining, irather Bpur them on to further exertions. Tho childrou aro warned against tho dread ful crime of boing "dunoo?," and, despite tho fact that Nature makoa them with varied talents, all are driwwi on alike, and tho slow child is expected to keep pice wit h tho fast one. This is ngreat evil, .i-ot us have schools of dunces by all moans, rather than those pinched and pretcrnaturally sharp little men and women so often met with. Some of tho greatest men the world has over seen were dunces at achool, and I am not sure but there is a strong connect ing link of causation botweon their youth ful torpor and the rich activity of their riper yoars. I hope tho cry of educational reform will bo raiied at tho next elec tion of School Committees, and that in the moantimo parents will remember that a sound training in habits of industry, frugality, cleanliness, and health is of in finitol> greater value to their children than all the lore of the schools. Let them forego, too, tho fond ambition of seeing their daughters following the " genteol " oc cupation of teaching, and rather train them in those more natural duties which lio •within tho radius of the Uoibo circle.

The adoption of a political life ia said to deadeu the nice distinction that persona possessing consciences draw between right and wrong. Thero is doubtless a good deal of truth in this, and a etory that ia going the rounds anent Mr Montgomery, erst while leader of Her Majesty's Opposition, if true, would seem to bear out the accu racy of tho premise. Mr Montgomery at onco strikes a stranger as being the very embodiment of solid godliness of the cood old typo, and his strong North° of Ireland accent, drawling somewhat, increases the delueion. The story to which I have referred is as follows ; One night duringthe last session of Parlia ment, an honourable member who had paid too frequent visits to Bellamy's appeared in the House in a complete state of in toxication. Mr Garrick, a Christchurch lawyer, and a member of Parliament, seeing tbe man's condition, approached the mem ber for Akaroa, and in horror-stricken accents, remarked, " Look, Montgomery, is it not horrible T's Mr M. cast a pitying glanC6 on the shocked one, and replied, cynically, "I respect you, Mr Garrick, as me legel adviser ; but you are a mere choild at politica."

Rev. J. S. Hill told a I'ory good story of the proverbial Irishman ths other night. Pat, in this imtance, waa thriftless, and his friends strongly advised him to put by some thing for "a rainy day." The advice was good, and Patrick availed himself of it. The household stocking increased in length and weight until one day, when Pat was found to have returned to his old habits. " I thought you were putting by something for a rainy day," remarked a disappointed friond. " Well, so I waß," was the guileless response, " but the xainy day came yesterday."

Like many othor people, I was very much surprised at the story of alleged ill-treatment told by tho boys Macallistor and Knox in the Police Court tho othor day, and if the assertions respecting tho system of punishment at Kohimarama Training Sckool are true, then I consider the com ments of the Justices were called for. Of coursej it would be unjuet to unreservedly .accept as true any statements that might E>e made by these lads, and for this reason I .expect that some inquiry will be made into ihe charges. This step should be taken in •She interests of the master of the school as well as for the satisfaction of the public. Speaking from tho Bench at the time, the Justices expressed ths hope that tho matter would be lcoked into.

•' What are we coining to?" This question, which wan put by a legal gentleman in the E.M. Court at Wellington during the hear ing of the "tarring scandal " prosecution, •might very •well be put in this fair city of Auckland. I do not refer to Marshal Booth's "revelations," nor to the sensa tional disclosures of that " elderly indi vidual" who supplies parlour-majds or partners for life, for a consideration, as they may be wanted by his customers. What I moan to ask is—Where will the precocity of colonial children land us ajl foy-and-by if we don't check it? It has just come to my knowledge that a most ox tensive system of " sweethearting " provaila among the children attending our public achoola. The young mastors and misses in the majority of cases hn,ve not entered on their "teens," but that does not hinder them exchanging vows of affection, sending and receiving billets donx, and making assig nations. A littleneatly folded note,addressed "Miss X," with "private "in the corner, ijias been placed in ray hands, as a sample ■otthe correspondence. It reads thus, and ii must say is both neatly written and spelt:—

•" Would mp dearest .A. favour Mr C.C. by .accompanying him to Mr K.E.'a on 29th of September. X.'s Joyed one will tell you par tioulars—Yours very faithfully, C.C."

Such letters, I am credibly informed, are landed about by the dozen in Marly every puWic-echool in the city and suburbia, and it is a recognised thing that when a pupil ■reaches a certain stage ho or she must havo a "sweetheart." A youthful scion of the Z. family shifted to a new school in the ■suburbs recently, but in two days gave it up in disgust with the remark—"All the little nippers in the A. B.C. have got sweet hearts and lovers there. That's no good !" IFrom which it wiil be seen that even our ■ colonial youth " draw fcho line somewhere." SBut when, in the matter of aweethearting, ■it U only drawn at infant 3of five to seven years of age, 1 may well repeat the agonised ■query—" WLat are we coming to?"

Although the war-cloud has apparently ■passed over, still it has left traces behind in the Bhape of fortifications and Volunteer corps. In connection with these latter Tarious daylight parades have bosn held on Saturday afternoons. Peeling a glow of martial feeling within mo the other day, ;I went to view ono of the parades •on the Metropolitan Ground. I reached •ihe ground a little too soon, and consequently had to wait until the arrival of •the volunteara. Their first appearance was nn the shape of *n officer who apparently :i»ad hurried ahead yi order to arrange ••matters. While I was speculating who tfchis individual could be, I was somewhat as

tonishod at tho power of language he sud denly brought to bear upon tho yimlhH who were" playing football on the grouml. 'I'ho-e young colonials rould not understand why they should be oxpbrted to clear ontin order t i make room for the brave dofondora, and appeared inclined to arguo the point. Thif, however, was not what tho valiant I aoldior expected, and he at onco turned j upon them a stream of the vilest languapo { over u.-ed outpido Billingsgate. Nor was this nil. Ordinary curses wero not, in his opinion.equttl totiio fituation, and ho there fore turned off into blasphemy in a mannor thatasloniHhed oven tho larrikins present, who scorned surprised at rinding themsolvea eclipsed in thor own line by ono whoso dross at least warranted him acting in _a gentlemanly manner. Later on m the afternoon I heard tho same in dividual (Iliad almost written gentleman) blasphemously wishing that ono of the volunteers' opticalorgans might bo otornally consigned toShool. Hearing this "otßcorand gentleman" again abusing|the men, I in quired how much they wore paid per day for tlioir services, that thoy should submit to such treatment, and I was informed " Oh, tlieso are volunteers, who eorve for the; honour of tho thing." This sot mo thinking, and the question aroße: " Is it possible that men will servo for no thing and allow themselves to bo sworn at by tho otlicors?" Further enquiries amongst tho mon olicted tho information that this was by no means a rare occurrence, but that it was quite a common thing for tho mon to bo aiidressod like dogs. To such an extent has this high-handed con duct boon carried that old votorans have been heard to sny that such language would not bo tolerated from an olijeor of tho line.

Now that tho Road murder, which was porpotrated in tho summer of 1360, and which shocked all England, has been ro vived by the release of the murderess, Con stance Kent, from her twenty yoars' im prisonment, I may state a fow facts in connection therewith which havo escaped tho knowlodge o' nowspapor paragraphists who \\i.vs written upon tho subject. Tho home of the vo.'.'t- family was in a most secluded situation ou ti« skirts of Somorsot, and just within the boundaries of Wilt shire ; and over sinco tho dato of (ho, murder the house and its shadowy sur roundings Jjavo been regarded with : superstitious interest by villagers and wayfarers. Constance "Kent lifts been released, I am told, bur what aboui. the nurso-girl, Elizabeth Cough, who had a narrow escape of being hanged for a crime which she never committed ° ri'hi»' girl suffered wrongly for four years, undor sus picious circumstances, until tho timo whon Constanco Kent confessed to boing tho murderess of hor infant half-brother. Few persons ss-j.omod to know or caro what bee iino of tho j?O(ir nursegirl, although proof had been given of he,.- Enr.orence, and it was ofton romarked that vory Ifttla prac tical sympathy was publicly shown towards tho girl Sho might fcavo passed current in aocisty undor an assumed twmo, but hor' iniurally rustic simplicity mado no such silent fiygjjostion to hor mind No ono would onirago tier,' as ai.a epnearod to breatliG in a taiutod ahnospliare—thoro was a mystoriiiiisncss about her step, a graveyard shadow,

Constance Kent, who had caused all the trouble, was veil looked after within tho stronghold of Knaphill Prison, in Central Surrey, and in her later prison years waa appointed govornoss over young depreda tors, owing to her perceptible good con duct and educational (jtnflED for tho position. During the years between ths nwd,or and tho confession of the self-convicted girl, Elizabeth Gough livod with hor poor parents on theoastsidoof London Bridgo, struggling, washing, charing for a crust. But tho daw*. p53 breaking for tho unfortunato nuraegirl. 4- publican —yes, teetotalers, friends, and Good foijiplorg—a veritablo publican of middle ago, ai?d fair >,;oportions, of Grnvesond—a widower, by th.c fcy.o—dis covered the girl's hiding place, wroto a tendoi, sympathising lotter making her an offer of marriage. "Well, I never!" jnethiiiks Ihear from tho lips of an Auckland girt. "And what did she do ?" Well, Eliza beth Oough accepted her unseen suitor, aad without unnecessary _dolay tho twain were made one floeh.' itlirabeth Gough found a fairly-tempered husband vJjoji free f»ojn the gout, and a comfortable home in (I taVerii o,t the foot of Tivoli Gardens.

My friends, tho Holy Romans, are going to havea particulailysultrytimeof it during the ensuing month. The batteries of two rival lecturing platforms have bean charged with shot and sholl, and aro about to open fire on Mother Church. From each the standard of Proselytism flutters in tho breozo and feminine hands have charged, and aro to fire the ordnance, Ero thoao lines can meet tho Argus eyes of my road ing clientele, Mrs Edith O'Gorman Auflray, otherwise known variously aa " the Female (Jhiniquy " and "The Escaped Nun," will havo arrived to delivor under Protestant auspices a course of loctures descriptive of "Life in a Convent" and her conversion from Roman Catholicism. She is an Irish lady, and is aaid to bo a clever and forciblo Bpeakor. Her published writings havo had a wide circulation, and havo spread her famo throughout tho world.

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Theotherlecturofl*i3MißßTessiaChnpman, who, from the Freothought platform of the Opera House, to-morrow night begins her bombardment with the explanatory lecture " Why I loft the Roman Catholic Church." She is only 24, is a pretty brunotto, and being an Irishwoman, has evidently kissed the blarney stone. At any rate sha ia a fluent and persuasive speaker, and has a charming "bit o' tho brogue," while her wit and humour are thoroughly Milesian in their spontaneity and sparkle. One anecdoto will illustrate her ready wit. In tho courso of a conversa tion at Dunedin, Mr Thos. Bracken waa advising her to prepare several lecturos upon the poets and humourists of Ireland, and in the conversation recommended her to read Lovor and Lever. "Ah, no," archly replitd Miss Chapman, " I should bo sorry to countenance such a course as 'love her' and 'leave her."' It only re mains to add that tho young lady credits Shakespeare with starting her on tho road to hetorodoxy. I should counsel my Roman Gathofio frionds to trot out now a lecturer to inform tfco public why ho or sho left Protestantism. They iiaye plenty of High Church perverts to chooso from, com mencing with such dignitaries* as Cardinals Newman and Wiseman, Lord Ripon, and tho Earl of Buto. By the way, was not ouk' own Monsoignour Fynes at the1 outset of his career a Church of England clergy man ? Then trot him out !

A Discovery Near UNKNOWN.

A REMARKABLE monolith, supposed by him to have at one time formed part of an old altar, was about two years ago discovered by Mr Schick at a deserted sito called Mar meta /.possibly tho long-missed Arimathea), about a mile to the oast of tho Jewish Refuge Aid Society's setilpmont at Artouf. Happening about a fortnight ago t,o hear from one of the Artouf settlers that a stone somewhat similar had been noticed by him i on a hillside to the west of Artouf, and that he had pointed out the same to the society's clerk, Mr Gallantan, I, Friday, May 8,1885, visited the epot -ndicatod in the company of the Baron yon Ustinoff (who just then hap j.os3cl to be on a visit to the settlement), and we found to our great satisfaction not a loose monolitii like tho Marmeta stono, but an actual l^juk-altar with steps. I havo sent a sketch of tbjs to Mr Be?ant. I have also placed the .original rough drawing from which that ijkqfcch was made in the hands of jthe Rev. A. H. Kelk, the head of the L.J.S. Palostino mis sion. This newly discovered altar, which, quarter of a mile distant from Zorali (now called Sura'a), the home of Manoah and the birthplace of Samson (Sura'a is in full view on a hilltcp overlooking the spot), has on its flat top hollov/s connected by grooves like those on Mr Sehick's Marmeta stone. It stands at present four or five feet above ground, but as some heavy stone blocks, which we tried in vein to move, and a good deal of earth lie round tho base, it would hardly bo s.ftfe to state any measurements as yet. The monument is much battered and woatner-iyornj though otherwise in a very fair state of preaeryatpn. Whether or not it bo the identical rock altar of Manoha (Judges xiii., 19, 20), I cannot help thinking that the mere fact of its exit'- - ! •■••-li close proximity to Zorah is »■••. certain to awaken the h.uiooi „. readers.—"Athenasum." t

SPORTING.

K\CUNH FiXTURKf. fla-Ako-a )tny 3.C-, Bprln« October 6, P. (IllOhuniTl I. C SprinK O.'tohm- 2 . HlKuruuxa Hunt Oluli Ai.Miml .. ..( <!lo>)Or SI. •ucklHiiil li.C Sprint; 10. Canterbury J.C S,,niiK''...Novoinl.ur H>. VI i ■ Takapuna .1.0. Spring November 28 Ijunodin .!.(!. Wprin,,- November 28,2!),3'J.

DATKS OF PRINUIHAL AUSTRALIAN AND NEW" ZEALAND lIAOES. CAUi.i'iKl.r> {iviN'KAP.—October 10. UaUlfield (.'L'P. -Utftobcr 17. V.H.C. Di.i!l!V.-Ociober:il. MELnOL'HNK CUP.—Novembers. NAPIKH BPRINO HANDiCAP.-Octobor 8. I'iunok ok Walks Stakes (A.K.C).—Nov 10. N.Z. Cup.—November 10. CantekhuiiY Dkubv.—November 12. AUCKLAND Cup.—December 26.

DATES OF NOMINATIONS AND ACCEPT ANCES.

AccepWucen and general entrioa Auckland Spring Meeting.—Ootohor 30. General entries C.J.C. Mooting, further pay ments New Zuultmd Cup, Derby, Wolcomo Sttikca, anil Cuntorbury Cup. - OjtouorSl. Acceptances Auckland Cup ar,it Steoplo chuse.—December 4.

To Correspondents.

W.M.—Next weoli

P.G. (Frogman's Hayl.-Mr D. o'Bnion'u Flsli hook was never In Auckland. 11. Y.—Tho fastest record in Australia for tlireo miles isamlD.2ti3eo,, by First Kingunu Com motion. Jl.—Muuket; ia 111 yoara old, U was [in 18?-.», as a flvo-yonr-olii, that ho won tho Alexandra Plato at Ascot with Slat. 61b. Tho iliattmco waa three mil™. J. M.~C-irnudFlannur carried(M. 101b. whon ho won the Mulboninii Cup iind tut. 10!b. In tho V.R.C. Derby. At that time tho Derby wlnnur wasnotponiillsed In tho Cup.

NOTES BY niPPONA. Ke?vT Ifuosday and Thursday ;iro tho days eot down for tho decisicn qf tho Hawked Btiy Jockey Club Spring Mooting, and thoro 6C0U13 ovory proapoct of our Napioi' friomis having two days' excellent sport. Tho Guineas is tho principal event of tho first day, thoro boing loft in Soudan, Bonny Blink, Rovoko, and Waitiri. On Thursday, tho big ovont of tho mooting, tho Spring Handicap, 1 \ mile, will bo contested, tho names of those who havo paid-up being as follow : - Ml 111 Bill) Administrator .. ;• :0 Kayard .. ..7 5 I'oin-l N't Souuiu. .. 7 •! Christina .. ..HI! Ugly llviok.. .. H .■> Speculation ..8 2 Ho culuneiim ..Hit I'asha .. ..77 Tlio Bard .. .. C 8 Strenuous .. . 7 fi HovOko .. ..07 To vonturo a tip, I think twjt ojii of tho fwelvo ongagod, Poarl is most' worthy of support, whilo after hor I inclino mo.st ii? tho chances of Pasha. With roforonco to tho mooting, tho fol lowing training uotos from "Hippo" in a late Wapior papor, will doubtlosH prove interesting :—Director was the lirst to work this morning. Ho went by himsolf, and did lorn; steady work. Ho is moving frooly, and looL:ii)|> very well. llorcnlanoum and Ugly "Bucj;' V'Oi't nnco round at a good paoo, when" tjij.y v/cro joined by Aimeo and worn round again, ' pennoitjrfl pair at tlio finish having tho boat of Horculuncum, who is not looking at all lit. Macaroni and Soudan woro the next to go. Thuy wov.t cn.:~ round slow, and were then joined by Yan!'i.o and \\\,np rot; ndar;aiu fast, Yankee leading until thoy came into the straight, whon Soudan got on'terms with him and !:ad him in trouble Yankoe id. looking tjigijov .iiiu! h'a^er than I havo over snon him "tjjjociilatfon d'.d'sio.v >york by heraaH'. Tho frlftck maro' ifl fcokliip; very fresh and well, anil Ki]l b,? a danjjorouj one in tho Handicap. Bti-enuoua 'd,}d Druid wore treated to clow work together until thoy enmo into tho straight, übpn they went fast. Tliu Foul Play colt aud Asangai wont once round slow, and tho eooond time fagt. They are both looking and going very \voil. ' Ohudeaii; who is looking big, did' long 4o: y : y/o.vj:. TJ.O Arrow and a hack woi;t onco round fasi. ( ' do not like The Arrow* f.'°'l»Ji'- iWny Bliij!; f <>d j Comet worked together, yoliig im|til i thoy got to tho threo-qunrtor uiilo jjet, when thoy rattled along. Noithor of them will be fit by tho day, Munn not having had xhe.v;. lcutf onou»h. Thoy both want more tim'o. "Bow' forjU, Ely, 8l)d a hack were sent twico round fiisi" ' if OW J/orl: hud all tho best of it at tho linjah. Gipsy wiia ' sent over tho hurdles, jumping wplj. Moun taineer, with tho ruga on, did steady work.

The well known steeplechaser Grey Momus mot with his death tho other week. Ho til, on;oying his ease in one of Mr.l. Lonnard'a pa.u4o.ii:- p.t tho Three Kings, when ho came in contact witj. n cow, who gorod him in tho gaskin so baufy Jiiafc in flammation sot in, and ho succumbed. J- Bae, &6 ownor of tho old 'chosor, tolls mo ho w&s ii ycers old, and that ho wan bred by Mr R, CavorhtH, of Ohoviot Hills, Can tor bury. Oroy Momus wa» c, szn of Traducor and Patricionne.

1 unfior/itand that wo will not have tho pleasure of Booing Mr J. Marshall's "all black " banner unfurW £t tho Auckland Spring Meeting. This is consequent on tho fact that tho popular o>mer ancl his traine;', Chaafo, will )>o absent at tho big Canter bury Meeting, which tijkqs placo the same wook.

Tjie two-yoar old colt by Cadoga;i—lii^s Laura, who fa in j. Williamson's stable, lias boon named Cranomo.

One of tho principal attractions for tho public at tho horso parado on Saturday was Ingomar, anil iie can;o in for a dual of praise, Tho horeo was looking in apfendul health, and I think, if ho is properly mateii, he will get somo firet-claes jumpers, it Thorpo bid t| t o " old friond of tho public," Billingsgate, looking in [jrst-clasß fottlo, and there was no small amount ai astonish ment expressed by tho onlookers at tho con dition Tho Dauphin was in aftor what ho had gone through. The admirers of Hippo campus wore also In gor,d fcroo, whilo Mr W. Percival's American trotter Jjltzjamos received vory favourable mention, apt} thorp can bo no mistaking tho fact that ho In just tho ,cl,iss of horee that should get somo real good carriage stock. Et'ycina(tho cfijnj of Mitraillouso) droppod a colt lout to Muskot at £yl;/ia J'or); this week.

During tho week the new ownots at Brigadier, thotwo-yoaroldcoltby Musket - Pungaweroworo, accepted 500 to 30 from two of the local poncillors that tho colt wins tho Great Northern Dorby of 1887. Tho taker was willing to go on at tho prico, but could not be accommodated from tho fact that there are only two booko open on tho event at tho present time. The two-yoav-old filly Auriga, by Rand wick— Xantippo, belonging to Mr J. Lon nard, was taken up this week by j. Uao for the purpose of being tnught tho rudimoniu of her profession. Sho is a very racing liko filly in appcaranco, besides boing well-grown.

The nominations received for the three principal ovontp of tho Dunodin Jockey Club Autumn Meeting on {Saturday night last aro much about tho same as last year in both quantity and quality. Considering the defection of tho Hois. W. Hobinson's team, this is most satisfactory, and with the exception of tho Napier-owned horses, all tho best "cattle" in New Zealand aro in the list. The following littlo table shows tko number of entrios recoivod for the last thrae ye,ars ; — 18R3 1881 1885 Dunedin Cup hi JO Jp D.J.C. Handicap 12 42 f»8 Forbury Handicap .. ~ iO II 38 Total HO J32 123 The "New Zealand Turf Record" this year has been compiled solely by Mr F. G. Whetham, whose now de plume of " Beacon " is so well known to New Zealand sporting readers. This explains how the work has beei^ delayed in issue so late this seaeon, but in a tow days hence local turfites will be ablo to be supplied with thp work by the local booksellers, Messrs Upton and (jo.

Cliaafo had tbe two-year-old colts Howit zer, Brigadier, and Cannon Ball out at the parade on Saturday last, getting them ao customed to the crowd. The trio werp look ing in excellent health, but for appearance far beforo his companions was Brigadier, who, besidoa boing particularly woll-grown, has all the points of a racehorse. Howitzer is also a nice-looking colt full of quality, and, * should imagino, will provo a very' slippery cuaionjer; but I was not particu larly impressed witii Erupp's full brother, Cannon Ball. Tho unearned two-yaor-old colt by ijunkofc—l-YuneHa, balorigirig to tvir C. Howitt, was also on tho ground, looking the picture of houlth, and J shall not bo surprised to sco him develop into some tiling out of the common. I learn from Christchurch that thoro liaa been somo littlo change in the Now Zealand Cup betting, tho principal move bein;( the advancement of Mr D. O'Brien's three-year old colt Herm£ta<r.G, who ie now quoted at 100 to 8. Wapiti and Nosklacp have also met with good support, while biatsinaliq. has been supported to win £2,000 at long odds. The following are the quotation? : — 100 to 12 agst Ike and Captain Webster 100 - 10 Turquoiae 100 -8 Takn Miss, Wapiti, and Her mitage 100 — y —- Jjeluon, July, L»chlel, Black Hose, and Minerva 0— o—— Alpine T'«-»> Necklace, Fusi ladi, ::\ Lady Emma

Mr W.J Wai tors informs mnj that Fish woman produced :i brown lilly find Hosa riua a choutnut iiliy to Looliaux at I'up.a -kura on Wednesday morniny, and Grand Duchess a colt, to Hippneamu°on Thursday.

From Knpior I learn that Captain Russell's marc Loouoni, tho AuckUnd Boater Handicap winner of 1883, mot with n severe aucidont recontly. Whilst run ning in a paddock sho by some moans t;ot her hind lor into a barbed wire fence, und f^ot har hock severely rut, resulting in an <i]jon joint of the worst kind. Her days are at an end for tho turf, and if she tjets ovor her injuries sho will go to tho stud.

The Victoria Amateur Turf Club Moot ing commences at Cuulficlii on Saturday next, when Tho Guineas will bo run off. Tho following aro the names of those who lmvo paid-up: —

11. O.ibornc'd b c .Abnor, by SI. Alband —Starlight 8 S AY. Pearson's eh v. Oliniinnr, liy l<amp llghteror Vagabond—Muglu Uanlurn ..8 5 J, WliiUinKliain's br c Parvran, by Argus Soanrtttl-atella 8 5 \V. lllaiiil's be Egbert, t)y Ooldsbrouifh— Isnbfl 8 5 A. It. Kobortoin'ti, br c Dunlop, by NenkorSKiil—Ktts 8 5 J. Wilson's (jmi) br c ItiuKin'istor, by Kirst Kinft—yardlcy 8 5 M. JacoWsbcHuniiy Daya. by Jlawiliorii ■lon Sunshine 8 5 W. A. Luna's tii- c Manchester, liy Uobln- M. O'Hhaimasy'H lir ,: Kirjt l'rlnco, by t>'irdt JiiiiK- Hcnoiilii 1 i J. Monaiih'in us. hr t: Kak'li' Grange, by Uliiek lCHtrlB-Hobsio 8 S S. Q. (i.mk's oli c Koniuij, by Gang For ward Itomula 8 5 J. White's bl oru c Montu Chrlhto, by Chester—Kaihlcnn S v li. L. Smith's oh f by Holds brouuh—Melpdy SO 7i\. .lacobn'a oli f Indy Claudia by the Uruni intT-Ouiiiilla SO J. Wliitu's bor br f Purcnaslon, by Muskot -.Sister A Knea 8 "0 W. A. l.oiiH'iJ b f Lorolui, by Kjiigram— Legend SO 11. H. Tinbill'sb f Juanna, by Gang For ;,..ard-lla;dvio SO

Mr I. p. Tancred'a mr.lO Gooaip, by Traducor-tiitana, has gono this season an a visit to tlio Christchurch Middle Park Stud Company's stallion St. Georgo.

11. Honor, who has gained somo reputo as a cross -country riiior, has settled down in Wollington, and ia training Lifebuoy, Vanity Fair, and tho erstwliilo Auckland owned Sea Gull.

What's in a name? Wanda, who ran ro peatedly last season, was ono of tho best hu?k racers ovor in Hawko's Hay. A horso of tho same name has boon distinguishing herself in Sydney this season, and Mr Lorrilard'u \Vn;.;d9 in Amorica is tho cham pion tlirco-yoar-nld, having .ijior.iiy \con some thousands of pounds this yoar tor hor owners.

A iV.thpf dplicato point |n sport.ing law 10 ---contly arose' in \> oljingtpn (says a local , scribe). It appear." that a gontloinan, wiiow ' name I am not at liberty tP mention, ontored j r, horoo iprovonta attho rcpont nieotjnn held at Island Bay by tho Jaokoy Club, and, ; previous to tho raooa eventuating, found, somewhat, 1 suppose, to his surprise, that he was held liable by tlio Henrotary of tho Jockoy Club for some £'(10 odd on account of onfraneo, nomination, and similar moneys in arrears by a previous ownor of tho anfmal, tho gentleman to svhom I am nov rofcrrijj^ having had pj^sosjion »f tho horse for a month or t*o only, )<Vnm subsequent inquiries it was tound that thoao moneys woro duo to tlio Wollinpton Racing Club, und that tho secretary to that club had c;pt to tho various clubs the unpaid forfoit iLt upop w/iioj) ca;d hoysij appenrod. Tho hoivo in oonaerjuoiioo wiis nut aljo'., od to race until the lirrours had been paid up. Well, tho ownor paid tho money under pro Jest, and wrote to tlio Soorotary of tlio l.'un torbui'y jookoy Club for an opinion on tho mutjor. if'lict ga;>tlotndn rciitiod tl;at any saprptary allQ«-jiijf: a lioiso tq siaj,t vhose leas bad not tjppii paid "P did so at his own j-i«k| and was rospfinsiblo t,> hj v olub for the monoy. Tluit, 1 boliovo.i^ tlio substunco of tho opinion filvcii by tho secretary to the C iT.C. Now this is rather a doliouto point. Whether tho Secretary does wrong by allowing a hoijc to start before all ice.-. !:vV'? been paid up, is not tho <juo.-ii. v ii. p.-c.-K so ! do not think (jr.1" o>\nor \vll6 I'l'iU I'Jen jpn^cntly ttonted by n ftjeioiii'i' bp ?o 't|lO).'(Jiighly mean as to ropudlnto in- io K i(iiiiifß iiubjl- Hie-i : lint tlio question U, I take it, whether .1 gentleman who buys v liorsu is to bo held liijblo for the debts of tho previous owner. In plain doss c debt nttach to the ownor or to tFio aiiiirjal ', And'tiioii (.nother questiiin is whether tho pec-rotary to a pacing club la jiistitic.J i:i writinfj to other club^ and reauofstinj; that a jion.o Bl)Ol}ld not bo allowed to ljco bucauto money is o\ting on account uf that horao to Ins club, I'n doubtcdly an olllolal is justified In looking aftor tho intorosts of his club, but Is It not possible t"J exhibit an excess of zeal ? Finally ttlO lifct ,!,;,( i!;o former owner of tho animal line recently siiiijtbt !'>^.»l prgtention from his creditor." wotild, 1 should tl|in>i, «i|^iitiy alter tho position of circumrilanx'titi, i»nd probably the amount which tho club would I l>o al> 10 to recover.

Says an Knglish writer ;- Which last tho longor on tlio turf—hordes or luarea? Nowadays it is a vory rmo thing for a good horse to fight hin way with imdlramcd Jjurels into n third season ; in fart, Tristan ' U tilt) utiiy o;<o of lato that has dono so, and it was not until lie vas si* years old that ho loft tho post for tho padded:. With tho Cores, on tho other hand, wo hn\vo still Thebius r^nnjng on, anj ('orrio Koy, liko Tristan, s>j: yGi;»j bid wlion sho retired. Tho name, too, wouldprobai'iy have'jeon tho CiiCOwithOiohoimnis.-, but for an npolilont ?Jio met with iii t!;o stable If an ordinary racing man were asked io mention aomo of tljo most famous loug dista^icp r.ujinors of bygone tii«o^, the n^mos of Alice Ha\v thonie, Boo?wlng, Lilian, Caller 0;/, and Fishorman would como trippingly oft' Inn tonguo. Four of tho five woro mares. J-Jico (fawthorno was running whon sho was fevon yciir» oid, a,:d Peoswing, who was foalo.l in IS:!3, was tlio wiuriet v l;,e fold Cup at Aecot in 1842; whilst Lilian and CoHor Ou head the list of Quoen'a l'lato y.iirnorti, t.n.l both ran until they woro "aged." Su'roly j,.0 use i,p our horseflesh moru vapidly than was'tl(flfia?d jn f;ho (Jfcya of old IWo had boon looking foi-urard 16' q. brilliant Ascot with St. Simon, St. Gatien, and Archiduc, opposing onch othor i\i tho Cup, but it was not to bo. ri?ho racing cj.^cor of St. Simon hag in Q-H probability on jed, may not -tor;(i training again, and yt. '(jatien, liko Foxhali uud El«o Gown, was'fn all probability in his primo In th« lioughton woek of his threo-year old career. The moral of ull this, so far as cvnera of horses aro concerned,is that tho possessor of £ sound animal that is ongaged in sorao big srnfco in tho future, as, for instance, tho fjroat Eclip'sp StaUop o> £:C,o!]o, noed nevyr bo dismayed by tho lirillinnijy of tiiO ontf-y,i>p jn tl>es.n races it is always long odds againnt thopg bj'jlliont nnimafs coming to tho post.

English Trade with Australasia.

TifK first mooting of tho newly-formed Aus tralasian IVado Soction of tho London Chambor of Conimoieo was> hold (it the offices ir, J£i»g William atrppt, City, Ald.onoari'Sir William Ifo4rtl)ur, W.P., fi> thp chair. In opening fcljp jjropoodfngs, tho Chiiirnian roferred to thp grpat importanrc of tho trade ropre.sontou by tho pection, which was groator in Australia than that of any other colony or group, both relatively and actually. Its yoarly total h^dnow roachod £115,000,000, and in it some three tri^lltong qf polonists woro concornod; whereas in Canada, yifch it» fojjr fj.i)d a-half millions of poople, the trado wr.B r.ot rjuitp £50,000,000. Wo worp al.so large importers from thp principal staple being wgol, whicft WHo received to tho extont of 1,000,000 bales of SOOlbs each in a yoar. Largo quantities of Australian gold were brought into this country, the valuo having boon as high as 12 millions a yoar, though it had gradually faljon to sp: millions. We woro continuing to look to Australia for an increasing portion of our food supply, thp t.Qtal corral piipqrts from .^outh Australia alono teing SOOJOOO tons. 4- growing trade in dead moat had also been oroatod, b,otlj in boof and mutton, and as many us 25,000 parca&e3 of ohepjp woro brought by one vessel. Ono Australian industry M'hich should be more largply dovolopod was that of wine. Tho wine of Australia wns romarkably good, but them was a serious drawback to material progress in the trnds.viz , tho duties now charged on duty qu cv^ry gallon of colonial or foreign winognly applied to fctjc,^o ijpto thostrength of 26 dogrocs, wheroas thp natural wir f es of Aifstralia fangod as hjgh as 28 and ."iQ deg roes, conequontly they wore at a serious disadvantage in r.ompefcing with others. He thought the section nfiauid do v?hat it couid to alter this condition of things. In tho course of a discussion which followed it wns stated that it was proved to be a fallacy that there could bo no natural wine above 53 dogre.o3 Of sti'pngth, and that the scale now in forco waa'baseclifptjjjtliis^s^urngtion. The remainder of tho fcusineus t^an'p'fifiteif related to matters of organisation, anfj thp appointmont of dologntoK i'cpr<j9(jHtinjr thu foction on tho Standing Committees of the Chambor, charged with the questions of bills nf tiding, postal service, tariffs, emigration, an .1 .;!ilonial and foreign trade.

THE GARDEN

[By LloitTUH.)

Calendar of Operations, October 3,

[Uoktuh in willing to answer any queries. Cor nmpoudonta must kivh thoir full namoß and u-..:.:i.- at 'houKh not for publication.!

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

\VATKni.\a Plants (Water).—lf possible, when watering your plunts, lot the wuter be a few (d-Krecß hotter than tho atmosphere. It you refor to plants in pot undo.- Kiasd. it is imperil, tlvoto have wat.:r at tha same temperaturo as theiiir of the liouso; if coiner, it willulwuysKive thii plants a cheoK. Al'ier watering, till your cans with water, und loavo them till you re riulieto witer again. Froquent oxpqrlmenta liuvo uruvod that if tko wnter is oousidorably hottor than tho air tbo plunts will make much more rapid growth than .hoso whloh roooivo a cold application. From 70 to 80 doK. would bo a good tomporaturo ut prouont; increasu as the UWLHOII UdVlU)i:c3. Fjrili Manukk (A. If., Aucklaiid).-Tho abovo.lf prouorly made, aoos mnko a capital compost for enrluhliif,' tlio soil. SlrQeoi'HP aro>% at; tlio Jiuwau, haa beou in tho l.ubit of mukl»K it for yours, und applj ing it tp all manner o£ gardou produoo with marked elreot. In my next letter I will Rive, the dotulls of how it In nmdo at tho Kawau rrom information supplied mo by Sir (Joorfie Qrpy's K*donof. Colkus COTTINQB (Am«tour|.-Vus; you pan now Htrilto ciutiaKS of the übov-, but thoy must bo under Kluss. Ido not tulnk it would beadvipable for you to urow ilibih yourself. Hiiy a fow younß pluutft fr in some of UiO uursoryinen. You KOt them in small pota for ft more trltie. Whon they aro largo enouKh you should pot iiito four-iuoh, then uUorwnraH i.to Blx-inoh nota. That Would bo lar«o ei,oui;b for ynu to growln a window. Ido not think thut there ia un easier plant to grow thin tbo colons for tho window. Got Bomo good 80ll,8aact undo little well rolt <l manuro. to pot your plants in, and while growing glvo plenty of water (not t»o much). Pincli oc casionally, ai.d turn your plants ovcry two days, so that the li«lit m-iy got nil nmud tho plants occaslonnlly. Try mid see what othor growora are doing, und discuss the why and wherefore, and by tho ond of tho seanon you should bo able to grow good ulants jourself.

Peach Flight.

Mr G, Wallace, gardonor to Sir Goorgo Groy, writing on tho above subject, eaya that for tho last fow yearn tho nectarines at tho Kawau have been afl'octod by the same blight ns tho peaches. One of those trcos liiid a largo number of anuila upon it, and to try and got rid of these snails ho dusted ono branch with ft largo quantity of dry hydraulic limo beforo tho buds burst last spring. Tho (mails immediately disap peared, ar.d *■£ hja astpnisljinont tho bliglit did'not have any etj'e'ct oft that particular trap, La'sj;- yoar,althbug}i' (,ho other broncho's of' tho froo wore badly afl'octod by it ant] i|Of)rly last n!| ttioir lonvQß witfi it, tl|o limb tbq,t yne dveosed with ljmo was it) a tureen npu nourishing condition ull t||o seaaoi}, T|)o i}boyo, jn (iis ostima tion, goes a little to provo that tlio blight ia of fungus growth, m limo h> n deadly onomy to all fungoid growths*. It would bo very oasy for our poaoh growers to ox porimont with tho above, ns the limo la .cheap onough, and there in not much labour in" applying it. Seville or Bittor Orange. I havo eovoral times advocated tho somo what extensive planting of tho above orange for tho purpose of making murmalado. Nono of tho othor varieties of tho orango succeed in New Zealand so woll. It is moro hardy, grows better crops every year, and is also not Sw'ljaple .o . asf iltyagkeu with tho diliordht' insooto uiiiqh infeat tha crangoe horo. It la also froor from tho diffurent root diseases, and whoro stocks aro wanted for grafting tho swoot variotios upon it would bo almost invaluablo.bc'ingsofroofrom those disposes. Sir Coorgo (iroy, at tho Kr,n'ai), him a Magniqoput trt3 h - growing. It is about l-j fout iji height and }s foot in diftiiictei'i or spru.id t'f branuhos. Tlnoo seasons ago tho tveo was carrying, when I saw it, ovor 'J.OGO splendid oranges. Tfl'O soasons ago it was carrying from I,o*lo to 'J.1.U0. Last season i again had tho pleasure of seeing il early in tho uoasou, and thct'O could not bo ksj than from 3,1 30 to 1.0i.0 splondid orungos hanging t 1,, j branuiu.s l?nat \vook tho gardener to S., . ipcjnj'o (■•fey our^nu t,Ciij. io town tv.,i liianeliesi with tho fruit* aijhoring, Tl.. Urgent hranch, which Is 1 foot (i incli-js long by 1 toot broad, carrion 2") fuhy developed oranges. Tho smaller branch !i'' inc]'o* Innr' Pud 8 innhos broad, nnd'tivolv/'urc fcttticfici) ten Iplendid fruit. Tho brashes have boon placed for viow in tl|O shop window fif Mofsr's l[eskoth and Aitlteii, aecdynion, l.lueen-atreot, for a fow days, Tho whole ttoo hud tho uppoaianco of a dome literally covcrod with fruit, in tho samo tn&nnor us thu two branohos sont to town. Sir Ge-orgo Oroy lias clearly proved that tlio bittor orange can bo grown successfully. U'hon tho colonists am talk liljj" i|l)Quf fruit-canning ost.ubli*lmionts, tljoro i.onld not bo » liiorfl nro|}tuhlo trco than iiio above (planted whore soil and situation aio favourable), an it would bo almost, sure to give a good annual urup. C«irysniitliomuj!iH. Tlid above In ono of tho be.^b of our l.ilo autumn Howoring plants,' and no garden of any pretontion should bo without a fair collection of tliom, as they cupply a spkn diil display whon most of tho summer I'.owers aro past. A wonderful improve ment has bootl elloctcd pinto the introduc tion of tho Japanoso variotios. They aro all easily $rdwn and'porfoetly hardy, strike easily' from cutfinftaj Or simply by tho division of't}:o old "})lantß. Whoro tho old plants hayo 'been iS^tujjUplied,' sljjjply lift tho old stool, divide into as many plant* as possiblo (or wanted) and ropWnr. 'Do not lottho old plants grow two yearijin the same placo, as t} r ey wflf Ij'avp oxlmustej.) tho soil undoi'noath ihoru, uiiii viii >iq£ produep such flno flowers as young plants taken from them and plantod in a frosh place. Slugs and shellback (mails aro very fond o c them when y<ung, and apt to out o)f Wio'yOiiiib1 r.lanfn if attention is not given thoiu. A'tteiI' tli'&y ■ iiovo ottQined a growth of about four inches thoy should bo pinched, so as to make them moro bushy. TJ-.oy ran aleo bo grown as dwarfs if thoy aro jiidj,cici;dy pinphod during tho growing season, Too Boil'tiiby'lfVeu; gj-d^ in is a rich loam, and If possiblo, thoy ought to havo a fow shovolfuls of turfy loam and wollrottod etabla manure placed under oafh plant when planting out. Tho«o who hcivo ne?ci" trie' to grow chrysanthemums sliould' givo' tiieSii a-trial.': There ere somo jple'n4id yarjetijjs' now |o bo bbt&fnbd in Uie dideront Auckland niireorips. As (sbjs \s tho boßt month of the year for planting out, tho plscos should now bo prepared and tho plants obtained and plantod out at onco,

Swoet Potato (Continued.)

J?J,LWipm. —)Vhen tho young plants from tho "seecj 'potatoes pro ajoout throe inchos high, tHe hjc-3t sets iaii bpdrajj'n1 carefully, dijo at if tiifio, with tho right liund, tlio'loft l/ofdfnp the groun4 firmly to prevent the potato fro)',, bo^.ig drawn out. After 'tak ing off tlio sots tho foiloiymp freatmont \yill odd to thoir vigour and hoaltny"grbvtb : Proparo a thick pasta of fresh cow and etablo dung, mixed with fino mould find water. Dip tho young sots in this, thon dibl;Io thorn out on the tops of tho ridgos as deep ag'^oßs|blo, tfifl'"!! P'H'9 Mot to covor the top buds. ' Aitprwards they vvill reo/ijrp, frequent hoping, aiid to bo ridged up. twice. SjifTAllLJi' Spits' AN)) MANfrKKS. — Although a Pfjucj-V W* Joaiiiy spil, and mild climate,ave conditions H)oct favourablo to tho growth of the swoet potato, yet tho wide rango in which it is known to flouriHh proves that soils of dilToront character will es)/)ico for its profitablo production, and it cttij'not i^o upnfed tljat noble specimens aro offen groyvn }n yarioiiß soifs if uoj. cdjd and ljeayy, especially it grown on poyir lands \ygll prpnijrpd and abounding wjth' humus and potash. $yen Ijght sandy or slaty sgils with warm txpooijip tf|)rf ecfrtibfe manurog will insure remunerativeretuvnc. t-i'f9 best manures aro a mixture of wood ashes, turf, and old garden rubbiih, mixed with stable and cow or farmyard manure ; but wood ashes are tho best of all, producing a better flavoured a3 woll as a larger and sounder oro£. Good crops aro very eoldom pr'oclucbd wf'th guano ov &rf;if f cjsl fertilisers aloii'o. In America tfip sweej; potato is grown profitably from Now york to Texas, \yhich .clearly provps"that ft could bo profita bly grp,wn' any^'hprp in Now Keiiland if suitable pojla a;:ii lijoaiitips vcj;o chos.'n. But to Giiltjvalp successfully, different cli mates aiid lon'iljties will require different uinrlea of cultivation according to those different changes. In concluding this diopter I would remind farmers and \>.<u->ld be planters that tho sweet potato can endure heat and draught better than any other root crop. Henco in a dry neason, whon all other root ci'opp' are' nlmqst failure, the drought will nrodu'cp £hig eplondu} feculent in tho ftigbewt Bpiijjo(,io|); for'tins i«"a crop which can be rolled on when all otljcr root crsps fail. This should induco all who have tho proper soil (somo of our light volcanic eoila will suit admirably) to plant the Bweot pifato freely for home i}Bo, jf not for market. There area few vauetfes already fjnUfvatod in' NewZouknd. Sotnp wljiph vei'P "ijj* fi>ilt|yalion 'by fj:o Muoris ;*re beginning tfi gpt lqst. Is -woijicf bo bottor to Import a fow tubers'of thp beet varieties from the Northern or more temperate States of America.

GOSSIP FROM STACK AND STUDIO.

(By Eoterpb.)

gINOK HBO Messrs Broadwood and Sons have manufactured 176.559 pianos.

In Sydnoy a branch of the firm of Schott and Co., the celebrated music publishers of Mayence, have opened premises. A C Mackenzie's new cantata for Leeds Festival in 188(5, is on Edwin Arnolds " Pearls of the Faith."

The same composer has promisod "Ouillnume Caberto," a new opera for Mr Carl Rosa.

Germany boasts . r.21 piano manufactories, which employ 7834 hands, and turn out 73,000 instruments annually, übout wj.uuu of which remain in the country.

Tho "Academy" reports that 100,000 oopics of Ouida's new novelette, "A K'llnv Juno," have been subscribed for before publication, and that tho demand is still prcuaing.

" Jack-in-tha-boic 11 is thetillo selected fora now musical comedy-drama, specially written for Mies Fannie Leslie by MossrsG. 11. Sims and Clement Scott. The original musio is composed by Mr \V. C. Lovy.

Mr Rignold has had prepared an imposing design for a now theatro which ho proposes to oroct in Melbourne, poaßibly on the site now occupied by tho Opera House. It is to aeat noarly 4000 persons, has four tiers of boxes, and is to cost i' 50,000.

Tho French Socioty of Authors, Com posers, and Editors of Music has decided to found rotiring poneions for those of its membors who, without attaining fortune, have reached tho ago of 60 years. There lira 1158 members, the addresses of 201 o{ whom aro unknown,.

Tho iaydnoy 1-hiiharmonic Socioty was to produce Schumann's cantata " Paradise and tho>ori" on tho Ist October. Tho soloists wove to bo Madame Vogrioh, soprano ; Mrs Atkinson and Miss Violotto, contralto ; Mi- Frank Browor, tenor ; and llerr Friodman, ba?B.

Tho Lyceum closod for tho season on July 30, and immediately afterwards Mr Irving, with a few porponal friends started on a tour in < iornmny. Nuremberg, Kfttis bon, and tho Rhino will bo among tho plaeoa visitod.

Mossrs Williamo and Norgate will shortly publish a now work on tlororl tho tlvoat, which attompt-8 to do justice to tho charao tor to that <;lali:jinnialJo'4 mo.narp.li' and to thiw'fresfi tight on tlio important ppriod of Jewish history immediately preceding tho kirth of Uliriatianjty.

(iirib,aHli'3 widow umiounpes tl\vo\if?li tlio mocjil?m of tjjo "^talitv" tjiafc aho will nhortly publish two munuseripts of her huabnnd, ontitled "Millo" and " Maulio." Garibaldi's momoirs, which aro in tho handa of his son, Monotti, will bo publuhod later on.

A movomeiit hnH been atnitod among aomo of tho leading publishers at Now York and Boston to establish a co-operative undortnking, with tho object of publiahing books in such stylos and at such pricos as to drive out of tho market tho books of the so called "piratoa."

Baron Iliibncr's account of his locont travels " Through tho Vr.th\\ pwpiro" is ah'aody feeing put'into jSiigliph, and will bo issued early in thy autumn by Mr John Murray. Tho voluruo will oontu'n UeMcrip tivo nccountß of visits paid to South Africa, Australia, Now Zoaland, tho Strnits. Soltlo moiitH, Indiu, tho South Soa Islands, Cnli fornia, Oregon, Canada, ami other Byiti»h poi-tu.jaiont, ■ •

I nppcmu somo (titoicstinK particulars respecting tho bhfuost or[;ana it) Huropo ; — nl HuIUW. 2 £ s I Riga.Cathedral.. .. Wulkor I 1M London, Albn Hull .. Wi.iia I 111 I'iiris. Si sttulpico .. Ciivjillo-Cill. 4 110 Uven.o.il. St Ueorrfo's Hall Willis I KO Ulm. Mnniitw .. .. Walker i 1(W UoiicibVV. l'uuaii Church .. .. Hotailt«i 0 91 Lends, Town Hall .. (Iruy & Duvl-ou 4 SO Lunil- n, Alexandra I'Miice .. .. Wl'lls I 89 Loirzlif, St. Nict;o!n;j' CiuiVoj. '. .. I.ud(.gitjt 1 f!> Mr E. C. Stodmaii is making progrcra with his b'oolk on "Tljo l'oyits of 4moiioa." Tho voluino i« tho outcome of many yoaro1 labour, nmj oepiros tn bo v critical revlow of llio ri^o nml ooumo of |ioutt*y in tlio Uiiitiid Htatyd. Jt will include ohnptern on Longfol'ow, Emorson, Poo, Whittior, Oliver U'ondoll llolmofl, Lowell, Huynril Taylor, W'ult Wliitiimn, mid many othoi'N.

Mr Frank Gates appears to havo ox porioneetl very troublous times in Sydnoy lately. Ilolilodhlatcliodulo - hisafTairsshow ing, it is paid, an itlnrmlng deficiency—and \va« unlucky enough to bo arrostou boforo lliu last night of " Tho I'rivato Secrotnry." Mc=?rs Thornton and H:\rwood having fnileil tn bail tho debtor out, hie part had to lie read at tho fuml |)orforinnnoo of tho piece Mr Cutes in now on his legs ag.iin and is playing in Melbourne

Sujs an oxchuugo: "Tho Wellington amateurs, with tho invuluablo assistance of Mdnie I'aulino lUtn, gave a series of very ntipcutabli) peifoniianco of 'Trial by Jury ' at the Exhibitioivbuilding. Their flucco>-?, however, is not likol) to eclipso that of tho Auckland amnteu'rb, nvjio ai'o stated to have roiiiiaoil j.l|ijOt(by Ui.,ir |jvofjOpforman.,o.'>of 'The Soreorcr,! giyoii at Alibott's Opera llouso latoly. '■' The last item will doubt-lose bo grotoful nows to our " Sorcerer " aina tour^,

MrJ. W. Uodgo, buslnossnmnagei'ot the "Silver King" Company, had a narrow escapo from a serious aocidont last wool:, lie waspceingsoino friends offby the Hawca, at Lyttoltoti, and extended liis walking stick fo onp, who rather foolishly guvo it, a flight'pall, and -tabloi^i \^r Uodgo, noe ing ho'miist go, mad/o a' spring for tho rail of tho bulwalKs, which ho luokly caught. Tho captain considerately put back to tho wharf to land tho unwjlling pa?songor, und nodumaiiti iclauJt-d' |;ovpnd r fow brujsos.

Undor tho in'iniigtsmont of Slgnor O. Nobili a now pianist, MonMour Edouard M» hi, from tho Pails Coneorvatoire, has been giving recitals in Sydnoy. Ho is said to to an exbdptibnnl porfcirmer,' and to pops|oss t;iaj,y dlatjnßiTlDUlnff features in hie stjlo, so'n)o"&f tiibm llyiflpt stfdneiy rajj-finla oent of the lamented Honry Kotton. M, Matlu'i is associated with Madame Marius, a soprano vocaliit.

The following intorosting anocdoto is rolated in a recont issuo of a theatrical papor:—Yoars ago, on returning to Paris irom one af her professional tours, Adolina liatti appeared ap a corie6rp for tho bonelit of a young actrpss >yho had loat by firo all sho pqssossod. This occurred in 1^69, at tho Thoatrp dp I'Odopn. When the concert was over, tl;o aO|trogs, wearing a black woollen dress wlthouttho slightestornamont, wont up timidly to tho diva, and, giving her a modost bouquet worth two sous, kissed her hand. That actress was Sarah Bornhardt.

Onp ot thp funniest v^rsesj iv tho " Tho Great Tayjcin" is the tallowing, sung by Toolo, and ypceived )yith sljoutg pf laughter every nig})t:—

I\;ome from fho Imicl of gay Ji^pnn And fin proud ot riiv' anoisnt ljtopil; I belong to the woo of tho Great Tnykiii', Win) woro known boforo tho flood. Iflrßt&twtholißhtmihomtddloof thonlKht, In tho oi'y of Hulluballco; Wy mother wns the Princess Wink Wl-lli, V.*i'd mir fa'her wns Iho Horlb. Doo. ' ■"t'hpOrcSttl'.iTtln--. tho Gi-jat Taykins, T|u; j!ro ii aolijUra^d t'umUy—thu Great Taykijis. ' r rphis musical piece is proating almost as muph fiiror'e y\ London as did !'Tho Mikadc.'1

The Bad and Worthless.

are novel imitated or counterfeUtd. Thin la ospoolalljr true of a family inoololno, and it Is pqalt)yp proof (hat the remedy imitated is of the hlgiioot vaiuo. Jig soon aa It had boon testod and prpye^ by the Tyjioje world that Hop IJittors w;ia tho Durcst, best, and most valuable family mudloine'on earth, many Imitations sprung up, &nd b,ogan tp stoai tfio nptipoß in which tho I'r.ooa end tjia people of tjje cpuptry had expressed the merits pf H. 8,, and in evory way tjying to indues Buffei'ijia Invalids tp nso their etufl instead, expecting to make money on tho cipdit and good name of H. B. Many others started nostrums put up in similar strle to H. 8., with variously devisod names. In which the word " Hop or "Hops" wero used in a way to indue* peoplo to bolieve they wero the same as Hoj Bittera. All such protended remedies or curoo, na matter y.'hat Ihclr stylo or came ia. and eopecialjy fiibao v/ljh tlie word 'Hop' at "flops " in their n.n.raa, or }n any way cdnnocted with them br'their'ijiima, ij,i» inijtetlons oj oountOTfoits. Boware rtf thorti. Touoh none oi them. Use nothing but jjeuuino American Uoj Bitters, witlf a bnnch or piaster of groon nop» on tho white labol, and hi: Soule'a name blow* In the ejass. Trußt nothing elsn, Drugi'iati and Chemist* are warnea1 agalnsi dealing i» Imitations or countarfolta. ■:.,(_■, j-.-.

BrinpiUorns, IV.iti'f L ij.. *;«liti. A'ncWwil.

CRUISING IN THE SOUTH SEAS.

THE JANETMCOLL'S SECOND VOYAGE.

(Feoii Oim Ostx CoiiP.ESPONDEMI.)

Auckland, Farewell! Exactly a week and a day after date, our bruve ship threw- off her fastenings to the Queen-street Wharf and sot soil on her second voynge. It was a fine evening, and the hour of nine had not yet extinguished the lights of Auckland, which, running from the sea upwards, showod otf the city in her garb of early night with much effect. The sight reminded me of the view of Ua bon from the Taguß, or of Hongkong from tho deck of a stoomor in the harbour, which, terrace rising ovor terrace till dimmed in the distance, chows off all such cities to tho boat, and Auckland not tho least beautiful, especially in tho nbpenco of tho moon. Away, away down tho harbour, passing hoadland and lighthouse on either side, till tho increasing dimness of tho fading city and its outliers suggests silenco and sleep, and so we turn in with peaceful minds and hearts expectant of the morrow. Twos the last poop wo had of promising hew Zealand, youngest ohild oi the old Homo, this "Britain of tho South." In the morning w.! wero woll out to eoa, and nought was left of tho world to tho eyes of inquiring humanity save sea and sky and tho dock of the " Frisky Janet," which we were happy to find had begun to forget her more youthful frolics and settle down to a steadier maternity, a3 is beccjaing of all her siatosa, of ■ v/hate'Y.or' name or n^t\c,.i. IJona were wanting to hath and breakfast; qn that first u,npventful mowing, and full justice was done to tho dishes plaoed an tho little saloon's los?or table. Our doaen or more of fellow passengers scntgeU in, as the old schoolboy tortn has it, till, aa was suggested to representatives of tho spirited owners of tho Janet, wo wore likely to learn bal mannors by feeling w? had rnthor have our neighbour's *GO>fi than his company. Ti.ua i'eeljrig, however, did not las', lang (wqioh everyone will see in croaaad <ib the meal progressed), for a divi tiion was made and a Ist and 2nd c'r,;-1 were established, without any Rental or moral distinction, far 0,-e» a Bishop was not uiiwiUijitf to.'head'the rear.rnnC when it oame' to'thoVr turn to a^vatipo, One, two., tfcfep days rwssocl with a smooth sea,, an,d smQother tewiwys, so that all went merry as a marriage boll (and wo had plenty p£ kttlx o,n hoard, but no one could well irako out thoiv intermittent Roundjugsl, and we wore fluttering ourselves with reaching Tonga without a shaking. However, if. any so calculated, it was a premature reckoning without his ho.'it, far on tho fourth nigl|t t);0 Janet beoamo unsteady, awl \vo slept (if a.ble) with dis turbed dreams, and had a good supply of frosh rolls fo* breakfast. This lastod till wo reached tho reufe, whon tho captain from tho top of tho cross-trcoa gave his orders "Starboard" or "I'ort" as tho insect operations from below showed thorn nearing tho surfaco ; and it was without any mixed satisfaction wo hailed Tongßtd)ii_ of the j " Sacred Scnith. " lyivff out^tfoldWci on its coral-guarded shove-pea.cefu.l in the Southern tropic r,nd 'noftth tlicj shade of its umbrageous. fuliu},'o-poaceful in all savo its Christian relationship, whorelnis roalisod tho prophotie announcement, " 1 came not to send poaco on earth, but a sword." Hero.at all ovcnts.tho tares uro th;c!;ly sown am ing the Rparda wliouii, «nd ifslirißitoF-a'fato lino itivadpd Wao.l, rjl\(l every man's tqnguo is against that of hjs follp.w. Jt 'v strange and shockingly sad. that tho Prince of Peace has in HH own nominal lioi.Hohold those wlio have " war in their hearts," andsearcoly any buttered wordu todisgui.-etho anti Christian fooling. Christ is too often stabbed in thp house of His so-callod friends, Tho Weloomo Ashore Nothing could bo moro kind or cordial than I ho wolcomo afforded tho visitors brought by tho Junot, by tho good falk of Tonga, from the highest to tho lovyost. l?y tho eourtoty ot tho I'remlor, Mr Baker, wo woro nil, within an'hour"or t«'o of our landing, introduced to llis Majesty, King Georgo, tho first Christian tcj riijo 'byer unitud To.i^a.' '|:ho j^ing (s v imp ha|o old gentleman'! qpwarqß of fetjr ecorp and bi^ wo woro given to imderahnil. and truly we docm. I|is Majesty WH9 dreused simply, with only tho outward emblems of his ollieo embroidered in gold on his cuffs in a, crown und its simple su\iomulinas- Thraugh Mr Bakor, as interpreter, lie was [|ood enough to (iivo ub a friendly noloomo to his " small and simple houso," yvhioh he know was insignificant whon compared to ourown. Wo woro, by Flw Majesty c permission, thown tho chair of ttalo (or throne) in which fill lnoiKirehs are now crowned, and receive in ceremony. Fortnorly all wore crowned with thoir backs rooting against a particular tt'iiu, like our " Stone of Scone," which whon do c.iyod was cut down, and the round purt. forms a back to this othorni.seoaken throne —so that tho old custom of tho sacred coronation is virtually unbroken.: Wo wero then shown a painting of gond sizo, pro sontod by tlie Emperor of Germany, rapro eenting himself on horseback. Tho picture covered ono side of tho first landing of a double stiiircaso, by which wo ssupp'oso tho privato state apartments are reached. It is protty woll known that within tho last two months n general gathering of the tribes li'iio ta|;3n ub Tonga, and still tho chiefs remain thoro for a groat and important mooting to be htld in about a fortnight, to settle general political matters, and more especially to settle th.o £i-coof.;ion to ths thyGiio, *hd ole&t King 'George's successor, theso cli'iofs aro provided with two good rnoals a day, and we saw this provision niado for them, both at broak fast and dinner, which was equal,in matter and flavour, to that which would be mado in Europe in n similar cftfo (for ieapeutabie farmery at n rant dinner),in laying of tables, with clotha, kniyps, and forks, a plentiful supply of food in'all suitable varipties, and a eoemingly good appetite on thp part of tho recipients. Sevoral rospectable young ladies waited on the guests, anct nStablc was Jlisa Bajver—i, aauffliiftr af tljo ftremiey - busiest of tho |}usy. Some nay aU this is "bribery and corruption," in order to influanco votbe and. secure in perpetuity tho inlluence of the present ruling party. A week or two inoro will show''how far this ruse, if so it bb, njay provo suficeseful. remnant of ohiefs is tho rcnidiuum of a "groat festival" hold some weeks ago, at which triumphal arches, Toncnn mottoes, and bunting played their usual part". A huge exhibition building was Greeted in the fabu'ous timo of six or seven dava by the hoys (HJbcnuc), of the State industrial school. This building was capable of hold ing some 2,50fl pcoplo, who i(iougl^t tlicir industries f^r show dnd sale, and pepms to havo been fijr moro successful than its more pretentious brqther show at Welling'on. All sorts of neoille work, matting in ita varieties, apt] t!io movo or Jess useful or showy products of industry and imagination wero exhibited in this building, and sold ufc tho end for tho honofit of tho workers and exhibitors-it is said also for tho boneflt of some speculative public or private object, in which specious patriotism or porsonal groed, or both, wore tho motive power, tq untutorrdniinds not less infiueiijtinl than it had been ploctrjcaj.

B,y tho pourteey of tlio Premjor, this largo building was lighted up with lonj; rows of Chinese or Japanceo lanterns, show ing the fair proportions of the fjaino nnii iff? great fiza bringing u»£ the hundred* nf well-worked mottoes in, tho vernacular, whereof tho letters wore not Ipsa tl«\n a fqot or eighteen inches long—tliyjj) givjn.2 a liappy bi-jghtnofs to the othpnyifa. PQmbro colouring of {.he dull grepn material" of the building, >vhiph wore of cocoa trees, wood, and leaves, worked in ever varying forms, displaying tho useful i^ud tasteful of Tongan architecture. Tho band, with all its well tuned instruments; tho weal crowd of trained fingers, whoso united voices in good timo, led by Mr Roberts, the Master of the Royal College, woro nil brought together for the deloctatioi) of the passengers anil crew of tho Janot Nicoll, and afforded a happy and long-to bc : remembored evening's entortainuipnt, not likely to hp evor wit nessed hy thoin airain Mr Bikor, v,-o all felt, doEorved opv oest thunke, which, in a speech from the Bishop of Dunedin (trans lated spn^ojico by spr.tonco by tho Premier), were heartily given at tho ond of tho per formance, B»u;icl for Vavau. By noon next day, Wednesday, the business and pleasureable occupations of the foreign invadors of Tonga's now uti warlikoshoros came to an end. Tho anchor was weighed, and the good ship once more began the threading tho coral ayeuues. At iiinea, as ye cleaved outward, the distinctness of tho not far distant bottom, with its thousands of finny tribeß, distinctly seen through tbe clear crystal water at their truant leapfrog or other games, sent a thrill of apprehension and fear through our hearts, leaf tho fhree fqthqrn,s required fur the safe passage of our trusty barque should b,e too rapujly diminished,. IJbw e^ef, the pod lookout from the top, and

tho ready obedience ol the helm to the mandatos " Port " or " Starboa-rd," brought us safoly out into the deeper and less placid Wutare, and once moro the freshening breeze mndo tho Janet, or us, think of her earlier days. Fog and misi " slowed " us down, and although wo could not got a glance of the high-peaked Kao, we "turned in," trusting, without misplaced confidence, ourselves and ours to the captain and officers for all terrestrial or aqueous mat ters, and to Morpheus «nd L'o. for the somniferous. By noon on Thursday we wore at tho entrance of tho bay of Viufau, in Vavau, a deep and beautiful inland water, resembling in !>ome respects the famed "Inland Ben " oiJapan. There they speak of their thousand islands, here hundreds would be more true, but yet exaggerative. Still tho sail nt half-speed up theso land lockod hikes is very boautiful and suggestive, and, to thoto who havo not seen better, ia fairly enchanting. Tho hills on all sides are crowned with native bueh, buc every horo and thoro varied with cocoanut trecß, oranges, and other cultivated fruits, making tho voyagor feel that he is in tho region of Nature's most lavish production of her generous and juicy dainties for the panting Islanders, and this her unstinted bounty is, as we may say,all " frea, gratis.iornothing." Though wo nV lj. W>% more than 12 to 18 hour* sa!l fvom Tongatabu, tho loss tidy aspect of the place both in the natives, their full (or cots), and tho general Hurrounjinge show the absence of the ruling hund and administrative mind of tho capital. The Kingdom of Tonga numbers some 22,00(1, all told, whereof half are on tho tn,a\r, inland, and tho other half divided equally between' Vavau and Ho.P,f»,i. '# VlO Sovereign of "thothryj) kingdoms "'o£ thp. old country hus n ir.oro powerful,, aho hardly haß a more picturesqus o'uo. Yet London hna within it thp rp3o\u'Ck>a of all other lands, and. ita yulor need-not envy tho possessor of those moro pleasant islets of the Southern Sea. Wherever we may wander over tho surface of tho wide-spread earth, the best of all and every land is not to bo sought in their natural home, but in the ajl devouring maw of London on the Here the great goddoes Plenty pours her cornucopia in onc^osi jtoroa of infinite variety. Yet i though Nuturo and hor handmaid " Bank " be so lavish, theso islets U^'-o Dut little to export. It is said, t«at the rulers at Tonga make s.V.c* iawa abput and fix such exorbitant prices on all exports that they amount to a prohibAtw. Cargoes of j porishablp prodo,c<.', wo heurd, wero somo i tiniyS kvCTght together ; but, what with tho stringency of favouring permission or pro hiUiting l-oprossions, or still moro perhaps from a pemi-regal impositiou of exorbitant pricos, the whole in Soft to rot. If this be so, it ia ftn unrighteous interference with the course of trade and the just rights ftf the people. It is oxpected that a ?At|icul change will take place at tho demise of tho King, who, though ik hale aud benovolent gentle\v,a«, is in hiy eighty-sixth year, and with eueh a burden on his shoulders ia necessarily unable to take any important sharo in tho minutim of tho government of his widespread king dom It is not to be supposed that there is not unothor and even adverse apcount of those matters, nor havo we jsi o^r short visit and imperfect intoroo^rss with natives or settlors bepn aide always to satisfy even oiV^e^vca. At Tcngatabu we lieard much in jvl,stif(ca.ti.on of uuu&i royal interference with tho valiiilon and commerce of tho people, but we woro given elsewhere to understand that a decidedly hostilo view cf euch matters is felt at Haapai. Vavau is tho King's native provinco, und the people arc into^ssJy loyal; whatever tho King l^kos, they like, and vice, i**x.y,' {Ipiwcvev, after all it is a oueßtVou,6Yen it they be rulud autocratically, whpth,P? a vvise and patriotio denpot is not btjttoi' than &. soore oi nincoa\poo|w,

The Bi-ihop of Dunedin, who, with one of his clergy, Is out for a holiday, is making uso of hia visit to ascertain what number of members of the Church oi' England are without tho ffiinwtrations of their Church, anil how iiiuny wish for tho samo, It was said at Tonga that this was tho first Epis copal visitation of theso Islands, and also it was bruited about that the Bi«hop, with two accompanying clergymen, was come (o take po3?esfcion of tho kingdom, ecclesiastically, for tUo Snjß\iv.h 'Church,and thus jjlvo ti;.o' unfortunate, and bewildered native'a an 'escape froni Vhe disgraocful squabbles existing i,n the \\'esl?yan bodies.

The Bishop with It'a oompnnion leaves tha Janot Kjcojl qt Sawoa to visit Fiji on his homeward course, and we think, from our ovv^n knowledge, that this Epi-copal visit may be extremely use ful at Lcvuka and Suv;\ in preventing the di.-into<ir.i!.ioii qf the Anglican communion of thoso islands, at present in uunj»er from want ol clergy, &c, and porhups prevent a similar interneoine war botweon tho irreoon eilftablo Btctarles.

There is at Ton^a a very beautiful now church, elo^o to tho Palace, called the King's. If tho authorities woro to adopt the Church of England as that of tho Inlands, this church, yet unopened, might be tho Cathedral of the Bishop of Tonga We be liuve that Mr linker is tho sen of an English alorgyman, and would probably himself feel such a solution of tho present entan [floment ityv bett, rather than th-it another and ptill nowor form of Weslcyanism should doininato.

FROM VAVAU TO SAMOA,

One(^ more Hpon tlie waters, yet once more

The trusty Janet bears us gaily on, From soft'Vav.m to .Samoa's coral shorn, • A waste of waters, where no sun ht\d. ihcMO, X.or tui'' int; st;i rs, duritv; tlip ''.', \ But. as if both comi(ni',i;li l i's'itito one, The 4i ]l fiUU1..; it.iililniK' day and the downpour ■lllh'iils,'lit lilotted creution, blurr'd: we slept—bohold 'twas light.

A wondrous transformation sejuvij tneaay Is a recurring viii nuw., liefepitu it,; fiv H uune'y" lleVeln a mild display • A'ropetitlonof ' Let tlie.e be light" The dazzling brightness lends one piinv ra y l'o our darn system in His kindly Kiifft\ Whose dome out blazons night's, w.^.i -.arsand sims bestrewn, A myriad 'milky ways" wore''dust beneath ilis Throne"

J)ut what dotli the returning mo n reveal 1 A series of oireles, iiiteiiaecil ; From ever-vai-j ing centres in deluil

No pathway lures across the wut'ry waste, No furrow lfcft by the nilvonfi-dus keel "

Of former mariner. With heart encased Intripi'lcbrass, who toniptaauow; the treaeh'rous

llinisolf must, dare the task with, skilful hyari ■- ai(d ljßiy«.

Vet o'er this pathless, frow.iiins; wilderness, Our dauntless Paliiiunis steers his barque Sh« (us a woll-train'd muidenl with address

Tlie gentlest intimations true to mark Of the persuasive helm, as to caress

Yields soft compliance sprightly as tin lark, FoV t-rrioo a thousand- khois in sunshino l.i. in Siado Qiu- bariuo hath safely sn/J^ her yavying courses

Fair Navigation, Science' favourite eliikl, Like labled queen, h-ilf Oiirllily, half divine ; At thy belie t, sun, stars, and planets wild. With their true linwiinentK cur envtli'butlinc. NOW dp iniM'iiliiin climbs tluir steps mo piled, Now softy shtuied In the day's decline When "oDsorvalions" fail, and llcav'n with -1 holds its liire. The fih'tliful mufrnet, truo, points to Uio rtis taut sKore. '

Lint lp, Sanioa! Iji lior $\ espont bay, A fjoeno of bcnuly in v beauteous land, "i^is fcjubbiilh. iind sweet peals iirucluiin Uic ilay, As. wend (hliiv way Hlong Iho coral sli'i\ii(l Tlie variolated ci-owls, as Jn-i^lit i.iui tfav As (lie ii-is liow'rets of th«ir piiiiiteil U.nd. Had Chrislian purity timid siKsh Rlories birth. lleuy'ii'.s not unworthy nirtui-o wei-o this . Miinlod onr!1,!-, Clianning Samoa. Of tlm twq dqya' run from Yuv.iu to Samoa, Fridoy was dull and cloudy, with b,ri-k wind o.i tlio faro starboard quarter, and m^lo "our Janet mindful of her oayliei- liays The Saturday morning was bright and cheery, and on we went xyitli a half Favuurublo breeze till ni^ijt, duriug which we went .-teaiiily, as wo wore toe neat- thu Samoati group to put on "full speed." When n,t \) o'clocl; wo steamed juto tho hcantifnl havbour tho bolls wero ringing for oervjeo, and tho bright ehovvy dre.-pos of those (jaing to tho various plaeea of worship made a pretty picturo froir, our well-washed dock. Ouy party wero aoan qahore, and divided us oach selected, visited waterfalls and bush, the town and adjacent ham'ctH, the churches and tho Palace, as fancy dictated. Xo doubt, Samoa is one of the fairest of these Pao'fie inles ; in tho iliu^ (■.anise, pilini; hiij oil hill, rQCOding as they fieo, with \yatorfall and umbrageous hills, very parti illy cleared, s^o shows to groat advantage alter Iho low lyiiif.' OQrul i.sluis, which fvom their nature a,ro more tnor.o tqnoug, if not dreary. I,'lij volcanic fofjfe has cortainly an advantage over tho inoof. workshop, and though " muiv bands make light work '" is certainly "triio in its moasuro, ifwgnHuck has to be taken into tho account of the gigantic manufaoturta of hill and dalo—of island and reef. Each, howevor, being beautiful in its wa\, tho wri'.d would bo all the worse if deprived of either.

Tlie Bishop raado known as best ho could in the short timo for notice that there would be a Church of England service in the? " Foreign Church " at 7.3Q in the evening. It was very satisfactory to find tho building, which is now, we believe, in tho hands of the I ondon Missionary Society agents, fairly filled. The service was largely choral, in which both tho accompanying clergy mpn took part after which, an impressive sarinon of half an-h,Qur was delivered by the. Bishop. As this, is hut the second time that the members of the Anglican Church

havo had an opportunity 555^ service of iheir own ru° f Joini »X in. . lhe Circus wag badly ifl • * gion among the scttier. > »«SjJ -"^prised if, in con S oquen eo T ttl«*it hostility from thote w h?' heyeitPer^ have gladly attcuded^il • W°uld C 1 Ti,e courtesy or^^**^ Though the cut m V a ?b erT ty 5 ' pumtyand even pf^ r^ »i^ have hrst got her back 1 P* «*; fcreotmonf, it is some ti mo P h b? llnirieU receive o&r attention vfalF 0* »h«, lesa gratitude, ■ n al' QWance | J* Bytheby, we am fn i. nnoh more entrusted to her X "he h« day (to-morrow) fc to be ,h barkation, ond we promt. 4! rf* equestrian amu Mm X&«wCi slings from the boats l" ?!J *f *55 haps, however, it nmv W1 *' tbeßl'ip. F» forn.ai.eo to-aight tJi u ;iJl rtß'a»J their propWypacw, Ziii^ *& bo surprised to find 1 ""'°'We.*all£ lAou-nt the cauewav' witu • *nd tik Pleasure. WoS^o" '^^S Nq ona can bo lone at S, bamg impressed with tho" £t % Gorman element, As tn tell%o(fc lelanda the only Wa , J n 8I«»* o\£ be a We S l 6 yan,toTnLl^m«'S 0 German one. \" S'^lj^ has enough on her hafflL i^ *S of the world, but it maybrSMlS growsng children of her S,^ family to annex coma of ,I,* eita*2 s gardens and pastures fo ftT N New Zealand now waftS*?! Samoa, &., may by-andbv 1: \ BTitain. ItisttedestinVlfr^ i Saxon race to Q xtend, mnl4 v ¥ leeems, to replenM, tho ewth Tk ** * be a "earning of ase' in L\ ?er6% children, andfneithf r %^ a C^«» rein may snap. °° "1% In accordance with Mr WonH v-.tat.on to the circus, and X^ k dent arrangement, the BiiW™?* chaplain, Dr. Taylor, L&^ the royal procession,' U&^J and Queen in. sUto to the "rovalK lh sat in tho front row with to T'■ to| The full court sat around ond 2,000 swarthies, formed of S?"8 foresting sight. NotonlyS t » think of such an entertainmentfi?' Hble in such an out-of-the-worldS? half-naked, only semi-civilised 2 ' wonderful. The perfonwii**' known in Now Zealand, were iLii "* lent and the e%^]S Jj whole aucUenco was real at>d dewHf To-day ve>ke on board all the cX its belongings, when we start K with mutual regrets. Our visit b? boon one of real enjoyment, fortC|£ has been (me, the people kind and« 2 and all has gone oft " mwrv vi w ™ bell." The Janet will, toffitS more and morescut every reoarrbS for, apart Walls accidental eiatS tho wel.^are of Saflj,o» and ite eronoS others-re felt to be intimately fa, 1 with steam communicition witheacloft and the outer world.

A Miserable Maker.

Is tho latte? fart ofthelast century fell lived in Berlin a wealthy banker w&jm Horz Beer, whose eldest Bon, Jacob Sli,.j§| (born sth September, 1784), tfttniiiHf Italiaui3ed and contracted hii n»nsfcj|f]> Giacorao Meyerbeer. Heycitsxit'si*! I (Ainalie Wulf)waa a. woßanofvsrygiaiK talent and. cuituro; her eldest mi fcife showed ereat musical ability; wotbultH c»mo famous as an astronomer jwdlftk If who died young, was a poet In Terra* 81 childhood Lauska, a pupil of Cleme&tUiP his teacher; and Clenwnti, vkmlAjHf Berlin when he had long given npteitliDi X! was ao struck with tho chilto piyinf tkll ho gavo him lossona during his visit. WlaK only seven yeare old little MejerbeerMßi! in publip tne D minor ConcertoolMoiii ant] before he was 10 wascotißideredoißft! best pianists in Berlin, His parents (s:j nised his great talent and gjrs bin ren opportunity of study, <'Mer <ru cto; | his teacher for harmonj, bat the boy (oief his severity intolerablß; mil Barn Mi Anselm Weber, a pupil oi Attit\ojleiW succeeded him, When vonng MOTtiteBBS was 14 yeara old he composed»log!(aß|j which ho had spont m\jch tlme«ndUlw;H| Weber was so proud that k nnl'iiHp exercise to Vogler at Darmstadt. Mailfe elap^ad withoue a reply, when rt W«| packet camecontaining an elaboratetr , ion Fugue in threefectipne; inthoHqjHp called the "Scholar's Fugue, Mijtitaiii" > work was analysed bar by 'tar vripflH! ; nounced bad ! Intho tbin]th(e^mec^i HH was taken, called tho "Ma,»ler'i^Bm i and pronounced good lifhen ehbwra<[H ) Vogler's fj.vi." This to a b.oy vliMWßj'j try equalled his talent proved*gieat' ■ ho at once set tg. work, composed sk, fu{,'uo, and sent it with a. mod|Mt IttW ; Vogler. This tii»e tho reply sgmhb-I ' "Young man !• art Qp»w taycnilttß'* futuie. Coip.e tft ma at D«niutßoli!!|H shall b,a s eon, and you bWI thirst atthe. sources of mupialkto'Ki1! ;

Accordinaly in ISIO, in hia IBtip Meyei-boer became an tomato of Wj housOj and remainedfov twoyoaraWffl During part of this time GannibieM C. M. yon Weber wero hie compsnioWi"* between Webor and Meyerbeer, *• eight years younger, a w«n ««» friendship was forsnwl. Msjerbw** with the greatest diligence twit"™* and his execution and facility i| ** rausio enabled him to ploy up*!™ £orto the most intricate orcieitnlW" sight and with a full oomauw «J part. Abaut this time be caf" 1 oratorio., "God and Nature, iW« porformed in presence of tho G«w» who thereupon appointed hw c™?*, the Court. Soon afterwards he WJ* cnnio op.eia, '■ Alimolek, « »'• Oaliphs," and went to Vienna,*"" to bo played, with the intentionsff ing as a pianist there. Qn «»#'«' arrival, however, he heard H™»"*"J exquisite legata playing sod t™£° i< finish of his style so impnwo «fj that he at onos set to work to K"\ own technique, and for several»£, voted himself with such Mrc*'", success thatMoacheles, whohe^Wl in 1814, saidhadhecho«eiß|W» few vlrttm would havo n**■ Mcyerbser lorged to becounnP | pj»r, and though "TheTifoMfJl failure he listened toSalieri.wW^l that he bed but to Fhake,.°LSo(i trammels and learn howtow«t«fo^g to ensure success To it"Ji'fl then went, where Koss'n" ' M was at the hnght of pop"1"1 ' M socn caught the stylo sro«»("S| produced Italian operas »it» Bisa and with much succcs-".J | nnd in 1524 " Crocia'A F^A Vonico, made quite a furore. fiere was a return to Gcrm»"^l Ho was also, in 1820, in"l witnoss its liwt P»rformJ"™llrt|| from that time the French «F» Jl ohief home. For seven yoW"» written. Herz Beer died;» - and lost two children '« though ho was not he««»"% ,1^ seven years ho made hjjj^i* master of the character, that wuatiy which hob drama!lo and munical «'J^^rfeW complete and bril mut cha gft«>, * tiaolho produced the by which his n»inowi"l««J,,#« Meyerbeer's gcnu.s a,lu P tiveUind, a iKltl.er<.»l #■ in ill. works has been BCO that to the fl« "f ~,,(!•■•» Itnlims «ndtho«jl«l »;V^l| mans ho unite) the F%IH<M •ml the varied FV»%£**m French " In Eugene &** ,|,A new Meyerbeer appw^.1 , Bj career would make too W^ ~j« preat operas Fjjyt^"'! Wncner.who scornful iy'' terms which head thisWW^

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