The Now Educational Appointmonta. The Agent-General i? inviting/.priva tions for Sic i-.rn tv-.n-^cr.-iMo nppin.^.o >< ■ DOW open In your col.my. to umvm.-ii.. mn-tho pvofwsoiv..-,1 '-> <:UU:M-:.- •«.> i English at Auckland, uud tl.o rectorship of the High School for Boya at Otago. Foi the former, applications will ba reeeiveaiip to the last day of this month (I am told bo tween 50 and CO application? have already been font in), and for the latter up to tho 14th of November. The professor, it ia an nounced, will bo expected to take up h8 duties on the Ist of April next, and the rector probably about tho same time. 1 ho "Educational Timos," in conrnenting on tb«e"invitot,ionß,"?.iy.»»ppoint.i--. -in the colonies aro not reckoned such valuable prizes as they onco wore, good educational posts at homo being more numoroufl and lucrative than they used to bo. ' lno Nonconformist," in a littlo paragraph, notes With approval the proviso in the statement Of qualifications for tlie rectorship that a candidatowho la not a clergyman' will bo deemed more suitable; it heartily wishes such a disqualifior of clergymen woro more oominonly known at homo.

A Fool and His Money Again,

Yesterday there was quite a scono oyor this resumed money-lending case. Iho Public Prosecutor had boon communicated with, but when tho caso was called on it was said .that tho prosecutor himself, tho young man Paltfor, was now on tho high aoaa having failed for Australia on Sep tember 30th. The defending counsel asked, thoreforo, for a dismissal of the sirnmons, upon which tho Magistrate grow angry, and said in effect that the whole affair was very fishy and evasive, and as good as implied that tho young man had been ppirited away. Thon ensued a scono as "good as a play." Gounsolinstated on makin" a "statement," and the Magistrate insißtod on their sitting down. Friends ot the defendants applauded, and the Magis trate, turning angrily round, saw a spec tator smite, and said, "Turn that man Out !" The end of it was the summons was adjourned sine die.

New Zealanders In Manitoba.

Travelling through Manitoba this summer with a view to comparing tho Great North West and its opportunitieb with Australasia, a Melbourne gentleman, whom I met tho other evening, wan surprised to como upon a rancho owned by two ox-colonists from your part of tho world. Tho gentlemen in question wero Messrs Cowan and Smith, who will be remembered as farming for Bomo years in tho North Island of New Zea land. In the year ISS2, finding times bail and tho prospect unpromising, they aban doned Now Zealand, and making for Mani toba, bocamo tho first sottlors in a now district. Their ranohe, Glen Holstoin, is about throe miles from Beausejour Station (on the main line of tho Canadian Pacific Railway, and 35 miles oast of Winnipeg), and on tho bank of tho charming Broken head River. Tho place contains 4CO acres, well wooded with mixed 'timber, and has large hay marshes, cutting from ono to throe tons per acre. Tho day of Mr W 's visit, Messrs Cowan and Smith were haymaking, putting up about ten tons daily with a forco of five men, two lads, fivo horses, two oxen, using two mowing machines, a horse rake, a waggon, and a hay loader, tho latter a great timo and labour saver, as with it a ton of hay can be loaded and unloaded in ten minutes. The stock on hand was 120 head of cattle, Shorthorn and Holstein gpades, 160 sheep, high grade Leicosters, and more were to be put on, as they are found profitable and are little troublo, getting thoir feed in tho woods. Tho wool clip this year averaged 51bs a fleece, which was sent to Toronto. Messrs Cowan and Holstein are thoroughly well pleased with their new home, and consider they acted wisely in moving from New Zealand. The long severe wintora arc of course a trial, and the work is Altogether rougher than in the colony, but on the other hand chances abound of making money. There are no greedy banks ro suck tho settlers' liie-blood, and Gion tloMoin is far nearer civilisation than at the Wflikato, fin the mail train from Toronto drops letters, newspapers, and books, kc, from all parts of the world at Beausejour every morn ing. When thoso enterprising Now Zoa landers came to Boausejour in Soptembor, 1882, they wero the first settlers. Now thero are scores about. Already thoy havo mado quite a comtortablo homo at Glen Holstein. Thero is a noat dwelling-house, stablea, and a dairy, tho lattor with a nover freezing spring behind it. A pieco of ground had been cleared for growing grain, and a gardeninitiatedthelatterwithsomefinopota toes. MessrsCowanandSmith.havobeenex ceptionally fortunate, or else the stories one hears of the terribly hard lives settlers lead in Manitoba must be moonshine. No doubt, however, men with some experience from New Zealand would in many ways have a great advantage over the " new chum" from England, besides thinking leaa of "roughing it." I am glad to see from New York papers that strong preseure is being brought pn the United States Government to contribute towards the subsidy of tho Pacific Mail Service.

Tallerman's Affairs,

The first meeting of tho creditors of tho proprietor of the defunct Oity and Colonial Club was held the other day, and proved unpleasantly stormy. From accounts filed it appears that Mr Tallerman's gross liabili ties amount to £17,129, of which £G,30l is expected to rank against the estate for dividend; asserts £3,000, and the deficiency £3,415. The debtor admitted that he had been in business in America, Australia, and New Zealand, and failed in each country. The City and Colonial Club was only started in April last. He attributed his present misfortunes to the non-success of various enterprises for which he has beon held responsible, and other causes. After a long and angry discussion, in which tho debtor's conduct was -very roughly criti cised, a proposal for the payment of 7s Cd in the pound was entertained.

Capitation Foes on Immigrants

A London woekly remarks that tho example of Tasmania in placing a prohibi tive capitation" fee on deaf, dumb, blind, and other undesirable immigrants will not improbably bo widely follpwed. Our colonies (it opines) are getting tired of having all the physical and moral human rubbish England desires to get rid of shunted upon them. The time is coming when immigrants on landing will bo called upon to produce certificates duly vised by the Agent-General guaranteeing that they are reputable people—at least neither ex thieves, prostitutes, nor drunkards. Now, whenever a trapped rogue of "Tottie" ex presses a desire to repent, ho or sho is at once shipped off to " begin again " at tho Antipodes.

The Indo-Colonial Exhibition

The preparation of a curious exhibit at next year's Exhibition is announced from India. Twenty-two models of soldiers of the native army are being made in Calcutta, for which purpose men have been selected from the various regiments. The figuros are to be furnished with arms, accoutre ments, and uniforms, which will include those of the moat famous corps of cavalry and infantry, and of a set of men that few people have heard of before—the Indian Marine Seamen. Capablo officers are super vising the preparation of the models.

Tho Telegraphs Again.

Mr Charles Todd, the Postmaster-General of South Australia, who represented that colony at the recent Telegraph Conference, writes to the "Times" from Dresden, in amplification of some particulars given by its Berlin correspondent regarding tho reduction oi charges on Australasian tele grams. Mr Todd points out that the share borne by the South Australian Government in the reductions is more considerable in proportion than that of any other party. To meet the reduction to 8s 8d on private messages, South Australia lowered her rate overland between Adelaide and Port Darwin from Is 3d to la Id ; and for the very notable cheapening of press messages she lowers the rate from Is 3d to 4d, and thia in spite of the fact that this line has been worked at a loss. South Australia has spent half-a-million in the first erection of the line, and in its subsequent repoling with iron poles, and she sustains a regular losb of £25,000 a year, including the interest on the outlay.

Death of a Famous Telegraphist.

The death was recorded last week of Mr John Wbitehead, at his residence at Nor wood, London. His name is a familiar one all over the telegraphic world ; it was for many years notable in the title of one of the best-known firms of the telegraphic engineers, and it will be always associated with what all telegraphists know as "the SVhitehead Duplex System.''-

The New South Wales Contingent.

A correspondent of " Truth," who signs himself "Sydney," thinks it desirable that at least one paper should know the real faota with regard to the New South Wales contingent. "It is," he says, "of impor tance to remember that at the date of Mr Dalley's offer the colony had no troopa except 500 artillery, called generally the permanent force. The rest were volunteers of varying degrees of efficiency. Imme

fiiatoly on the -;ccepfance of the offer, men were nsko.l to voluuirer for service, and r.c-r inlinwly about 750 j iueiiforthe Soudan. 1,-i'i" about; '.:.:><.) frir-i the permaiißnt; twr-< and 500 men from all ;-or!.- and condition ■„ Tlioso were placed in barracks for a fort night, before they sailed. Tho otlicors woro selected in much tho fame haphazard fashion same being etiicient, others much thoroveree; .Tiid so with civilian officers and civilian men,the contingent started. Tho dutios of the officers were such as would have deman ded tho most efficient and experienced com raandon. They had to break into discip line on a campaign 500 men who wero volun toers.and wero ignorant of one another and of their officers, and who camo from every grade of society. Instead of boing export, many of the olliccrs wero as ignorant as tho men they commanded. In eonseqnonco there wero throughout tho campaign of four monthsdifficulficsofallkinds—commissariat and disciplinary—and since tho return to Sydney the air has boon thick with stories of tho incompetenco of tho officers and their unpopularity with tho mon. Tha wholo affair culminated by a banquet given to tho contingent, at which tho com mandant, who suffered for tho faults of dthors, was hooted and groaned by his mon, so that his whole speoch was almost in audible Had tho campaign lasted much longer, thero would have been some tragic ludicrous diaistdr, and the wholo affair, from a military point of viow, must bo looked upon as a complete fiasco. "lhopo," tho writer concludes, "Eng land does not really expect a contingent of any valuo from Australia, for wo have neither tho trained mon nor tho trained otlicers. Wo have enough for defence, and every sonsiblo man ought to do hisbodt to decry filibustering expeditions which coat £200,000 from a peaceful population of under a million. As a result, the colony which borrows cloven millions in a yoar has incurred a largo expenditure for no ap preciable bonolit, and wo havo a crop of military ideas turning us aside from tho true and proper aim ot Australians."

The Conserv stives and tho Colonies-.

It scorns more and more manifest us tho electoral campaign proceeds, that, as I inti mated in a rocont summary,thnso Consorva tives who arc responsible for tho policy of their party, intend to make "our connec tion with tho Colonies " a notable plank of their platform. While all Liberal speakers of authority (with tho solitary exception of Lord Rosobery) curiously ignore this ques tion and hammer dingdong at homo reforms, all Tory speakoi-s of repute, without oxcep tion, insist on the necessity of "drawing closor the bonds which unite tho colonies with the mothor country." Tho most nota ble instances within the last fortnight are tho Earl of Dunraven, Undor-Seeretary for tho Colonies, tho Attornoy-Gonoral, 'Lord Goorgo Hamilton, Jlr Ashmoad Barflott, and MrStanhops.

The Panama Canal In Low Water.

Tho Paris financial correspondent of the "Daily News" reports that tho Panama Company is seriously oinbarrassed to find capital for tho works. At tho prico to which the old bonds havo fullon, a new loan could not be iloated at less than Sot i) per cent. ; and oven at that rate the succor of a subscription would bo doubtful. The Government hesitates to authorise the lottery loan which was suggested somo timo sinco, and a cali of tho unpaid half of the sham capital would be considered a breach of faith towards the syndicato, which has been buying sharos on the market in tho vain hope of supporting prices. Thrco months ago Panama shares stood at 4SO ; to-day thoy stand at 390. At the same timo Suez sharos are declining, because of tho continued contraction ot receipts, so that. altogether M. DeLosaeps is experiencing a very bad qnnrtor-of nn-honr ;it present.

A Deceased Wife's Sister Melodrama.

With a dew to showing the com plications that may ariao through marriage with :i deceased wifo's sister being legal in tiio colonion and illegal in Groat Britain, .1 Mr Groon tlio otlior day produced a harrowing melodramn on tlio subject (at tlio Olympic Tlieatro) culled " I'eor or I'anpor." It was (so the author announced) brought out solely for the purpose of promoting tlio passing of a mnch-to-bo-dosirod Act of Par liament, and could only bo played for soon nights. I'orhaps this was just as woll, for it certainly wouldn't have run longer. 11 Peer or I'aupor" is in a probguo ami four acts. The business of tho prologuo takes placo in Australia, and it is like this: Sir Goo. Ferguson haviug secured a com mission for his son Alfred, sends him to fight for tho "old country" in the Soudan. As soon as Alfred lias departed thore comes a message to Sir George, from England, giving tho infor mation that through tho death of eomo one ho has become a peer of the realm and in heritor ef the Talgarth estates. Sir George is jubilant for a moment, and then ho turns pale, and addresaosa his wife thus : " My dear, you havo often hoard mo ble.S3 tho old country. Now hear mo curso it. Perhaps you don't know it, but I now havo to inform you that you wero my first wife's half -sister, that by the law of England you are not my wife at all, and that your darling Alfred ia illegitimate." Then ho gurgles "How dark it grows," and as usual on the stago after this original observation—proceeds to oxpire gracefully, first binding his unhappy spouae not to disclose " tho eecrot." In tho following four acta young Alfred, after flashing it about for a timo as "a, poor," suddenly rinds himself a pauper. The socrot has como out. Owing to the iniquitous conduct of the House of Lords ho is an impostor, not entitled by law to what is his by right. In a frenzied speech Alfred curses tho dilatory legislators, and is preparing to Australia, when an old iervant confounds tho villuin of the play,who is also Alfred's next-of- kin, by a wholly unexpected piece of information. Lady Ferguson No. 2 was not, it sooms, after all,tho sister of Lady Ferguson No. 1. Sho was tho hoary-headed butler's daughter, whom ho confesses to havo swapped at birth after the manner so dear to novelists and playwrights. This sets things right, and Alfred is once more tho peer and tho wicked " villin " tho pauper. Tableau ! Tho " Sportsman" notices tho death of David Jones, lato private trainor to Mr G. G. Stead. The deceased was well known at Newmarket, having served some years in Blosß's stabloe, and tho news of his death excited general regret. Mr Long's Tonans, the horeothat so nearly won the Cambridgeshire Stakes for the popular Melbourne sportsman a few years ago, has been turned out of training. Some interest has been oxcited by tho death of the widow of the notorious Arlhur Orton, who (so the deceased averred) died about seven years ago in Parramatta Lunatic Asylum, near Sydney. Mrs Orton of course often saw the Claimant during tho Tichborno trial, and scoil'ed at tho idea of his being hor husband. Sho always do clarod he in no way resembled Orton. Moro ovor, years afterwards a photograph of tho lunatic in tho Sydney Asylum was recog nisod by hor aa that of her husband. Ser geant Ballantino and other good judges have always opined the Claimant was not Orton.

Proposed Separation of North and South

Queensland

Tho movement for eoparation grows amongst those interested in Northoni Queensland. Tho promoters protest that their action doos not spring from pique or dissatisfaction with certain recent acts of the Queensland authorities, but it is yot strangely coincident with the recent settle ment of tho labour traffic question. Advan tage was taken last Thursday of tho pro- Eenco in London of Mr E. Rawson,"of the North Queensland Separation Council, to call a meeting of sympathisers, so that the movement for separation might, as the Chairman (Mr H. Finch-Hatton) declared, " make itself heard in this country." It was, he said, not a movement of planters seeking to form a slave state; it was tho legitimate longing of an energetic and ex panßive communitytomanageits ownaffairs, which it considered were either mismanaged or neglected at Brisbane. Tho desire for separation was neither unnecessary nor pre mature. Nortti Queensland had now threo times as great population as Queensland had in 1859, when it was separated from New South Wales, and it had only eight out of 56 representatives in the Colonial Parliament, and these eight found the distance to Brisbane too great to attend comfortably to their legislative duties. A resolution was carried appointing a Com mittee, with power to add to their number, for the purpose of furthering " complete separation." It is hoped, I hear,that great progress in the movement will be made during the ensuing year through the pre sence of so many Colonials in London.

Lord Wemyss and the Empire Defonco

League,

The Empire Defence League, which is a kind of warlike birth of the Imperial Federation League, has written to Lord Wemyss (better known to the world in general as Lord Elcho) requesting him to become its President. He gratefully ac cepted the presidency in a letter which has one or two points of interest for you. An anxious consideration to obey the desire for economy on the part of the electorate has been, ho declares, the besetting em of all

Governments', both Liberal and Conferva live' ..i",id has uvodiiOM: Iho timid band-to

R.niith policy which I- ponaittod the ,!o'>iro" of l-tui Empire to slip into l.ho ciDiiUiUoii in v.ln.'li thoy nov.1 an.'. lfciiUf.'go-i(:! thnl tho objciiisoft.hu Lciiguo should bo-(1) To obtain uceurato informa tion concsming tho stato of all defence-;, homo and colonial, naval and military— particularly naval, and on the exposed coasts of ihe Australasian Colonie?—an 1 also information concerning tho expenditure on these. j'J) To enlighten British electors on the?e matters, showing their necessity, and to roenrn a'i members of Parliainont men plogcd to further tho objocta of tho League. "(3) To inlhionco tho (Government of tho day without regard of party by every available means for tills end.

A Now International Exhibition. Next year promiaes to bo par crecllatei a yoar of exhibitions. Tlioio aro in full preparation, tho Indian and Colonial and tho Amorioan, and now it is announced there is to bo n grand International Indus trial Exhibition at Edinburgh. It promises to bo a succoss ; tho Quoen lias agreed to bo " Patron," if not to open it, and though tho scheme has been beforo tho public for lofb than a fortnight, something liUo .C-10,000 has been already subscribed in Edinburgh and Glasgow. It will require, it must bo admitted, Porno very strong attractions to compote with the American and tlie Colonial ill London.

Ban), of Australasia.

At, tho half yearly meeting of the Bank of Australasia, held tho other nftornoon.undov tho presidency of Mr K. Hnmilton, a divi doml of twelve and a-half per cont , with a bonus of 10-! por share, or in all i"i per sharo for tho half-year, being at the rate of 15 per cent, por annum, wa-i doclarcd. Tho not profit for tho half year was £147,046. From this sum, incrensed by .€14,100 brought forward, tho directors transferred .C' 20,000 to tho Uoscrvo Fund, and applied £C,Bf)2 to rodueo tho average prieo of socuritioH representing tho invested resorvo. The Chairman said that comparing thn balauco-sheot with that dated October, IS7O, ho found that in tho Hank's circu lation theie was an increase of G2 per cont ; in deposits an incroaso of nearly 100 por cent ; in capital an incroaso of X\ pur cent.; in rosorves an incroaso of KiO por cont; in prolits available for distribution an incroaso of 02 per cent; wlulo their total liabilities had increased from 13 and a-half to 13 and a-half millions, or Si 2 per cent. As to the prospects of tho colonies, ho said (lie only adverse feature was tho fail in the price of wool, tho Australian clip of which in ISS-t was valued at l"20,000,000 storliug, Tho adoption of the directors' report, moved by the Chairman, was seconded by Sir Win. MeArthur, an 1 agreed to. A long and exhaustive article, occupying two columns, and entitled '"Now Zealand and tho Irish Dwolling Thcroin," appeared in tho Dublin "Freeman's Journal of September ."Oth. Tho writer is evidently a Wellington man,

Frozen Meat Market.

Thero can be no question that tho ex cessivo supplies of frozen meat arc seriously affecting the market. Ho re wo aro in tho second week in October, and cargoes which arrived in July aro rtill unsold. Ovor 90,000 carcases wore in store at the end of last week, and s-inco then close on SO, 000 havo arrived from tho Plato, in addition to largo consignments by tho Potosi from Mel bourno and tlio Tainui from Now Zealand, There can, I foar, bo no doubt that, for some months tho popular demand for frozen mutton has not materially increased. In many quarters there h still ,1 prejudice. Sorrantu will not, n?.i rule, touch it, noil her will tho gveat manses of tho poor, at livi^t ~o a. butcher told mo tho other day. "Wo :iiv blarnod,' said ho, " for spiling No.v Zcahml mutton nn tingiUh, but if wo didn't wo should hurt instea-3 of hmiotiting tho tr.-ido I put up a placard ' Plenty of priniii cheap mutton tn-dny at, sn inurli n prnind,' nnrl my nozi'ii meat v. -non cleared mil, mil if 1 wcro to pay' Now Zealand mult 11 so much :i pound' I should have no oustomui ■<." "Surely," 1 replied, "suulinonspkayi preju dice would soon give w.-iy before tho c\ colleuco nt the moat." "Well, yim soo," ho contiuuei!, shaking hi* In ad, "tho frozen mutton in no! uluayj lined; on tho contrary, its quality i- voi-y variable, and that's what prevents me securing as many regular cuMoinor* as 1 might amongst the hotter chis families. Mrs Jones tries a joint off a primo Canter bury carcase that has not been toro>l loiij/, and is consequently in lino condition, Sho comes to me and says, 'Mr Binks, send us New Zealand mutton in future.' I'orhaps tho next lot of carcases wo buy aro not Canterbury mutton n< nil, but Auckland or Melbourne or River I'lato, and mayhap they have been stored a long timo. Mri' Jones comes to mo with -■' That meat you sent last night was downright bad ; tho cook hardly liked to roast it. Wo all thought, too, it was quite different to tho other you lot u.s have.' " Tho best thing im porters and others interested in tho trado could do would bo to form n Company for tho establishment of Now Zealand grill rooms in London and tho provinces whero chops, steaks, and roast and boiled Now Zealand mutton could beobtainednicolyservodforrea sonablu rates. Not only wonldthose restnu rantsinoroasothecun?uinptionandoU'eeliially dissipate both poor and middle-class pro jiulices. hi manufacturing centres like Manchester, Leeds, Bolton, Wig.lll, Sa, I believe a great busino-a might bo done Another good idea would bo to sub-idiso tho Workmen's Coffee and Dining Rooms all over tho country to provide Now Zon land mutton only. I havo not hoard yet what arrangements aro going to bti made for a New Zealand grill at tho Exhibition next year. Tho thing ought to fjo done, and on tuuoli moro extensive uncl nttrnc tivo scalo than at tho Healtherios.

Frozen Moat Market.

To-day's " British Australasian " nays : Trado oxcoodingly, dull, and prices rather oasior than last week. Scotch mutton sold as low as 2s Sd pei- stono on Wednes day. For tho first timo sinco tho establishment of tho frozon meat trado tho shipments last month from tho River Plato exceeded those- from Australia and Now Zealand. Whilst English and Scotch mutton sells so cheaply, tho demand, for frozen meat will continuo very limited.

Tho Northern Investment Company of Now Zealand will, at thoir annunl meeting on tho 20th inst., declare a dividend of S per cent, on paid-up capital, add £5,000 to tho Reserve i'und (which will then amount to £15,000), and carryforward £25S 14s Sd.

At thoir half-yearly meeting on tho loth inst. tho Bank of South Australia will do claro a dividend of 10 por cont. per annum.

Personal and General.

Mr XV. Giaborno is busy correcting tho proof sheets of his forthcoming book on "New Zoaland Rulers mid Statesmen," which will bo published immediately by Sampson, Low, llarston and Co.

Mrs Howard Vincent lias also a book raoro or loss affecting the colonies in the press. It is entitled "Forty Thousand Miles Ovor Land and Water," and will do ecribo tho impressions formod by Mr and Mrs Howard Vincent during their recent tour of Groater Britain. Mr Vincent, you know, waa bo mystoriously affected by what ho caw at tho antipodes that ho ineon tinently foroswore Mr Gladstone and all hi* worke, and became a rabid Tory. Perhaps we may now loam why.

Mis 3 Joanie Leckett, a lady who seoms to have had wide practical experience of colo nial life, contributes an interesting article on "Feinalo Labour in Australia" to tho October "Nineteenth Century."

Miss Lingard mado her ro-appearanco i:i London, after a long rest, at the Haymnrkot Theatre, on the 2Gth Septombor, when sho created tho role of " Phillippa Lafargo " in- Mr Comyns-Carr's dramatic adaptation of tho late Hugh Conway's " Dark Days." Tho part does not offor tho actress any groat op portunities, but what there are she makoa the most of. On tho first night sho and tho othor leading performers woro rocalled sevoral times.

Mr Ohas. Lyno ia preparing an account of the establishment of tho British Pro tectorato in Now (-uinoa for publication. It will be i^Bin d in book form by Sampson, Low, Murston and Co.

Your late Govornor, Sir A. Gordon, is paying a visit to his old friend Mr Glad stone at Hawarden Castlo this week. Should the Liberals return to power after tho general election, Sir Arthur will almost certainly follow Mr Grant Duff as Govornor of Madras, a po3t ho has long hankered for.

The full diaries kept by Prince Albert Victor and Princo Goorge of Wales during tho cruise of H.M.B. Bacchante will be publishod next month by Sampson, Low, Marston, and Co. A Inrgo portion of tho book deals with tho Australian experiences of their Royal Highnesses.

A series of special articles on " Our Maori Neighbours " ia naw appearing in a wookly paper called "Travel."

MrChas. Rous-Marten. F.R.G S., sends tho "English Mechanic" some ?ntere&ting facts with reference to the voyage from Plymouth to Otago, which he recently made in the s.s. Arawa. I daresay you may remember that tho special feature of this particular run waa that it was ac

complfoliod iv MS day*, with a consumption of only •"■-! ronsnf coiil per diem. For a ship ol 5,00*1 ions going at an a^erago speftd cf II knot*, Ihiabiia (so Mr Marten declares | niivor boon appro .died befora : I, hnwover, doubt his bom;.; right. UnUvM lam much mistaken, unino of tho famous " Glon " liners trading between China and London havo mado phenomenally fast pas?aees on us littla aa 45 ton? per day. Tho "Mining Journal" of October 3, reprints Mr Jamoa M'Kerrow's report on the Goldfiolds of New Zealand, recently laid on tho tablo of tho House of Reprawjiila tivos.

Mr Bonwick'fi now book on tho Australian will not bo ready till next spring. Tho Tair.ui, which only arrived in tho Thames last Sal unlay, ban not mado a vory ppeody passage. From Madeira slio lost way a good deal, through rough weather, with head wind".

Major To Whooro seems to liko tho notoriety of lottor-wriring. Ho has again, I hear, sent an epistlo to a London friend, this time urging that adviudago should bo taken of tho " recent change" of Govern ment to press tho Maoriland claims. Mean while, he says, moro than 350 chiefs havo signod a pledge of united action to aecuro a peaceful settlement of their grievances.

In spito of the warning pessimistic strictures for which "Tho Standard" and tho " St. James's (lazoUo " mako themselves responsible, Colonial Securities aroovidently much in favour with tho investing public Yestoiday tenders for tho Now South Wales loan of fij millions '.)}, per cont. woro oponod at tho Bank of England. This is tho issue which when proposed last July tho " bulls " and tho " bears" had such a prott.y quarrol over. Tho iasno was postponed, and now it has been allowed to appear quietly. It has been successful, though not so success ful as soino other Australasian loans. It lias boon covered moro than twice ovor, and is already quoted at a premium.

Shipping and Passongor Notes.

'I ho P. and 0. .steamor Kaisor i-Hind, sailing from Oravofond to-day, carries the following through passengers for Now Zea land ports :—For Auckland : Rev, Air and Mrs Surtcea, Mr Spicor, Mr Dwarris. For Duncdin: Mr Smith. For Lyttolton :Mr and Miss E. Hirst, Miss Harbor.

Messrs Shaw, Savill's steamor Coptic, sailing for Now Zealand ports this aflor noon, carries Hie following lirst saloon pas songors: l.ady Whitinoro, Mr J. C. Wil liamson, Mi.~a llargravo, Mrs E. J. Ilellor, Mrs and Miss Motcalfe, Kov. T. D. C. Fir mingor and Mrs tfirmiiiL'er, Kov. ('. 11. and Mrs Knowlys, Mr and Mrs Mackenzie, Dr. and Mrs Kankin, Mr Kankin, jun., Mr and Mrs Williams, Messrs .1. K. Alston, Jamos Brougliton, F. Bennett;, Dames, Dyson, \V. 11. (lavin, <!raham, and (iraham, jun., W. 11. Hill, 0. 11. Maxwoll, W. 11. Maxwell, John Marsham, .Mule, Nelson, Palmer, C. Parkin, F. Popham, Roquilo, \V. B. Tanner, (i.'i in tho second cabin and LOO in steerage

Bishop Selu-yn, and Mr and Mr* Quick; uf Auckland, have arrived in London. They travelled vi-i' San Francisco, crossing tho Atlantic by Iho Cunard steamer Etruria.

Mr and Mrs Barker return to tho colony by the lvaikoura next month.

THE BRIGHTON BIGAMY CASE.

Personating tho Captain of tlie "Kni ltoura. ■' (l-'ROM on: OWN COKKKSi-c'NHKNT.) London, October 7. Tin trial ot tlui Central Meat Market nalos man, Malcolm, who iw acru-^-.il nf havin;; iMmmillci! bijrumj in lliocli.irautor nf I'.ip lain M:u-.!onaM, nf tho U.M.S. Kaikoura,

pruw\l fay more iuloivstiii;; :iml o.vtraor

ilinsiry than roiil.l linvo been i\n!ii-i ( ..i(..!

Cases of mistaken ov confused identify, ir which (as lioro) tho jury tli-agteoil, havo uc

puiTCil before, bill tho complicat'ior..' i

iiiciilrnli which marked Malcolm's Irfol have only been sm-p.-w.sed by the i-vci niciuumbla pro«eeittuni nf "Sir Koivr" [ichborno.

The prisoner wiw accused of having run traded a folonioiiH marriage witli a Miss Kinum Dash, of Brighton, while his wifo was still living. In answer to thu charge tlio defonco simply wan Hint it was all a mistuko : and that sorao otlior indivi dual, exactly liko tlio prisonor, hud gone through tlio mnrringo ceremony, Thoro if, at all ovonts, no doubt about tho main fact, that In-t Eastorsoruo por.ion calling himself Captain Macdonnld, ami representing him poli to bo ft fuu-captaiit, nude tho acquain tiuioo of Miss basil and her mother at tho South Coast watoring-plaec. Ho met tho two ladies in tho street, and thcro seems to huvo been no oero monious introduction whatever. Wo then il'nd tho stranger taking Miss Dash drives and expedition*, and, after an acquaintance of only n few days, he proposed and was accepted. The marriage took place on the 4th of April, only a week niter Captain Macdonolil'a tirst appenranco, and four day? later tho mysterious sailor loft " for his ship," and his nowmado wifo heard no more of him until July. A mitral friond at tho I.ittor date, a Mr Osborno, li.ipponcd to bt< present at a garden party givon by tho Butchora' Company at Fulliam. Ho there paw a gentleman drossod in Highland costume, whu no doubt wa.-i tho prisoner, James Malcolm, and ho at onco recognised him, or thouglit that ho recognised him, an tlio so-called Captain Macdonald. tho huabnnd of tho lady whom ho —Mr Osbnrno had known beforo her marriago as Miss Dash. lie tapped tho masquorad in{{ sea-captain on tho shoulder, and accused him of boing tho man who had married and thin deseited tlio Brighton young lady, to which tho prisoner, Malcolm, replied, "It must havo been my brother or nil appara tion." On the 13th of July Miss Dash hor self saw tho prisoner, and immediately ad dvessed him a.s her husband, and begged him to acknowledge that lie was so indeed. James Malcolm, tho prisoner, do dared on that occasion that ho was not " tho Captain Macdonald who was so much wanted in connec tion with tho Brighton marriago; and to that assertion ho has adhered all through, Tho wifo herself, her mother, tho clergyman who performed the marriago service, and all tho witnesses who assisted in tho coromony, ayo pouitivo'about tho identity of Malcolm and Macdonald ; yot, on tho other hand, witnesses have come forward who have sworn pouitivoly that Malcolm waa in Lon don at tho timoa when, according to tlio theory of tho prosecution, ho ought to havo been prosecuting hid hasty lovo affair at Brighton. As a result, tho jury wero thrown into a sfcato of mystification, and woro dis charged, aftor four hours' deliberation, without arriving at any docision, while Malcolm, tho accused, was liberated on bail.

It is obvious that hero wo havo ono of the most extraordinary romances that over havo occurred presented to us as a pioco of grim reality In tho first placo, it may bo ro murked as a curious ciicumftanco that tho accused man is a meat salesman in tho Metropolitan Meat Market, and that ho appears to havo boino v high character among those who know him, and to bo a strict teototallor. On tho night of tho last day of March thero was a firo at tho shop of Mr Flint, a London jowcllor, who had been in tho habit of entrusting jowollory to Mal colm to dispose of among tho visitors in the MoatMarkot. Atthisriro, which occurrcdat nine o'clock, tho accusod was noticed by several witnesses, Yot on thut vory night Miss Dasli was sooingGapMacdonaldolT from Brighton to London,accord ing to her story, by a train which did not arrivo in town until after ton. Op tho Thursday night before Good Friday, thoro was a Captain MacDonaldslooping at thcClarendon Hotel, at Brighton ;at least, no tho manageress of tho hotel assorted, and who further stated that Captain Mncdonald was undoubtedly not tho samo person as tho accused. An important orror of dato, however, in the ontry in tho hotel bcok somowhat lessenod tho force of this testimony. On tho Good Friday, according to tho ovidonco for tho defence, Malcolm wont down to Brighton and stayed at tho Victoria Hotol, but ho had all his meals out of doors. Saturday, April 4, was tho dato of tho marriage, and Captain Macdonald entertained his newly made wifa and a little party to a cham pagne breakfast at his hotel, after which the "happy pair" departed to spend the honeymoon at Chiehoster. If tho prosecution was correct, no doubt tho accused man was at Chichestor on the Sun day morning ; yet tho attendant at the Vic toria Hotol swore that on that morning she took hot wajor up to Malcolm in his bed room at Brighton. Of course tho witnesses for tho defence must bo taken, or the view may bo hold that they are too favourable to tho accused to rendor their testimony impartial. At all events, when tho ques tion turns on whether a man in last March and April was at a certain place on a particular day and hovJr, there is evidently infinite room for errors of all kinds to creep in. The whole of Saturday, Sunday, and Monday the self-styled Captain

Macdonald and his wifo were together at Brighton or Chichcfiter. On Tuesday tho Captain ?aid he musr 'join \va ship" at four o'clock i'l the moniintt ; hi" ship, :i8 Mr Poland remarked, being the Metropoli tan Moat Markot, if tho viuw of tho prow cut ion bo correct, Jt is remarkable that four was the exact hour at which Malcolm s duties at the market commenced. Captain Macdonald and tho accused wore alike in a Renr on the face and in the absence of a certain tooth ; and it was shown that tho ring which tho husband gave Mim T)ash wtis of tho samo kind as those on trusted to Malcolm by Mr Flint. More over, tho name of tho vossol which Mio hus band gavo as that which ho commanded was tho same as that in which a cargo of frozen meat had been sent to the former master of tho accused from Now Zealand. Tho hand writing in the marriage register was so like that of Malcolm that tho Tatter's employor Huiil he could notswear it was not|Maleolm'.s. It will thus bo "oon that there waa enough conllict of evidence to justify any jury in being puzzled ; and it can hardly bo said that the bottom of this remarkable caso has as yet boon roached, oven aftor tho exhaus tive trial which lias taken placo. That a cruel fraud, of tho very worse descrip tion, has boon practised on the lady who waa Miss Dash is apparent from tho facts admitted on both sides. Somo person, who over ho was, representing himself to bo a Captain Macdonald, did, at the ond of last March, manage to scrapo acquaintance with this lady and hor mother, and, after a course of rapid courtship, won hor consent to an equally hasty wedding. It may appoar sur prising that so lit tie trouble wastakim to as certain tho lionajide* of tho Captain's ropro sontations. Beyond question it waa a stop of vory groat imprudenco to marry a man about whom nothing at all was known except what ho choso to tell himself; and noithor tho prosccutrix nor her mother can oscapo a degree of blame for tho carole.'S llOfS which charactorssod their conduct previous to tho marriage. Yet human naturo is often exceedingly credulous, and a fair-spoken deceiver may win his way to a woman's heart without credential?, as he may boßuccossful in porptratingany other act of fraud. Sea-captains, moreover, aro sup posed to bo impulsivo, and tho naturo of their calling renders thoir amount of leisure timo on land scanty at tho boat. All this may bo ploided in excuse for tho precipi tancy with which amorous matters sped at Brighton last Eastertide ; and wo aro left in prosonco of tho fact that somo indi vidual did go through tho marriagocoromony, and did subsequently loavo his wifo on tlio representation that ho was about to "re join his ship." This individual, whoever ho may havo been, has nover again turned up to claim his own ; and, whether ho was Malcolm or enmebodv elfo, ho was in any caso a heartless villain. Malcolm's wife is alivo, and hor evidence— if it were admiss ible—would bo of tho groatost valuo. Tho theory of tho dufonco seems to bo that Capta'n Macdonald really existed in the Mesh, and that he so nearly resembled .lames Majcolm that confusion botwoon tho pair is as natural an that between tho two Dromios and tho two Antipholi in tho " Comedy of Errors." One of tho witnesses for tho dofonco, indeed, -tattd that Malcolm and Macdonald were vory much alike, only tho latter was tho bigger man of tho two ; and, though Mio (Ul. not actually exclaim, "Ono of these men is genius to the other," it is obvious that she might have cj-.iotcd Shakeapoaro to that elfect with perfect propriety, In fact, if there wore two men, who were both in Brighton on tho Friday, both with the same initials, and with handwriting almost identi cal, both with a scar on tho forehead, mid tho sumo tooth missing, tho coincidence is not simply extraordinary- it is miraculous. Yet nothing loss than that seems to bo tho theory on which thoiltifcnrc wn. j cuiidui-ti'd, .hlI l>v wliii-li i( mv- i ho : iipp..rln!.

THE UNKNOWN CASE.

Couunittal of the Dbfondaute

[kUUM IM'K HWN I'iIJtKKSI'ONI'KNT |

l.oNhoN, October 7

Tin: last pcone of tho imlinl art »l tho fmn

oils or infamous. Armstrong abduction ri-

wan played mil al Bon M.IOOI r.n (hu -I'-ll

ult., when the magistrate, alter listening ti a lengthy, egotistic, and froqiienlly irrclu vant speech from Mr Stond, committed tha' gentleman and his confederates for trial.

The unabated interest felt in tho nlliir was manifested by tho crowded aspect of tho vicinity of tho Court from an oirly hum in tho morning. Happily, tho police woro fully prepared for tho contingency. A dou'blo patrol kept Bow-street pretty clear, and only thoso actively interested in the investigation or armed with orders from Mr Vaughan were able to penetrate into Court. Ten o'clock had boon tho hour appointed for tho commencement of proceedings, but when it struck tho only persons actually en gaged in the case present wero Mr L'olii.d, MrCufl'o, and Mr Pollard, who had taken thoir accustomod placo in tho counsi Is. paw, and Madame Mouroy, who was seated on the bonch usually reserved for witnesses. Amongst those on the bench woro l'rofos-sor Stuart, M.P., Mr. Catlin, an! tho Hon. Auboron Herbert. Shortly boforo half-past ton Mr Charles Russell, (J.O, M.1., Mr Waddy,Q.C., M.l'.,andMrLickfoldontcved !ho Court, Mr Stead and Mr Bramaoll Booth arriving exactly at tho half-hour, and ontoring into consultation with thair legal representatives. l<ivo minutes lator Mr Yaughan took his seat on the Boneh. Tho prisoners woro thon ushered into thoir respective places. Jarrett, who aatalone in tho dock, and « ho seems to possess tho oxtonsivo wardrobe of a quick changing artist, had again varied her outward attiro. She woro a long black cloak, with a largo hood lined with white fur, and a smart-looking cavalier hat of brown straw, trimmed with brown ribbon and ornamontcd in front with a largo bunch of brown ostrich foathors and a silver bucklo.

Madamo Mouroy, sitting as usual on tho oxtromo loft ot tho othor prisoners, had also variod her attiro. Sho woro on this occasion a long black cloak lined with fur, and a black silk bonnet covored with buglo laco and omamontod with black ostrich foathors and a bunch of greon foliago. Mrs Coombe, seated noxt to hor, figured in a dark clonk, a plain brown straw bonnot trimmod with brown ribbon, and a white neckorchiof. Mr Jacques was in groy twoed, with a yellow nooktio ; and tho other two prisoners had not altorod"their drose. Jarrotfc sat quietly with one hand to hor face, but glanced about with an evident ii. forest in tho proceedings. Ilorexamplointhis rospoct was followod by both Mrs Coombo and Mr Jacques. Mr Stead, as usual, was busy note-taking, Madamo Mouroy woro hor wonted placid aspect, and Mr Bramwell Booth a rolloctivo air.

After William Scott, a clork in tho Tele graphic Dopartmont of tho Gonornl Post Oflico, had formally proved tho source of some tolograms, and Eliza Armstrong had boon recalled to provo that sho had buou taken to 27, Nottingham Place, Marylo bone, the examination in chiof ■ r •■-■■' or Bonier was rosumed by Mr Pv. .. .ho main point olucidatcd was tho fuci of Eliza Armstrong having pointod out a house in Poland-street as tho ono to which she was takon. Mr Russell declined to cross-oxamine, and perhaps Mr Wuddy would havo done bettor to follow his ex ample, fcinco all he managed to elicit was a laugh against himself. Mr Ovorond put a question or two with his accustomod de liberation and distinctness touching tho interview of tho witness with Madame Mourey. The last-named did nob appoar particularly moved by the offorts of her defender, though sho listened with some attontion. Mr Stead then rose, and with a prefatory smilo, began his cross-examination of tho witness. Holacks, it is to be presumed, that oxporienco which should enablo a counsel to receivo replies most adverse to his case with apparent un concern. Several times when Bornor's answors did not tako tho turn his inter rogator ovidontly anticipated, tho latter drew back with a marked look of disap pointment, while his pleasure at elicit ing what ho ovidontly desired was vory apparent in tho tone in which the next inquiry was put. At longth Mr Vaughan felt bound to interposo to check the line of cross-examination, and a moment aftor had to sternly rebuke Mr Jacques for calling out " Hear, hear" as a commont on ono of Mr Stoad's remarks. At this time Mrs Weldon was busily engaged in on deavoui ing to enter tho Court. Tho oiiicit Is on duty had given her vho option of onterinp; tho body of tho Court, but sho expressed her wish to bo accommodated on tho box. Again Mr Vaughan had to inter pose to confine tho questions within the limits of cross-examination, and at length Mr Stead sat down, and after a couple of inquiries from Mr Poland, Borner's deposition was road ovor to him and signed. Mrs Weldon meanwhile in the counsel's room wao expressingiher deter mination that the prisoners should not be smuggled out of the Court premises in the van, but should march out under her

guidance, and face tho crowd with their | hen.;.- .Ip aa people who hnvo no auiee t.n ho ashamed. Tnapector Yon Tornow wan net culled, am) detailed his jqui-ney to France in quest of tho miming Kirli !llao identifying certain letters put in. VVliilot ho was (loins so Jarrott laid aside her furlinod cloak, which must have been unpleasantly warm, judging from the temperature in Court, and ap peared in a plain but neatly cut black stuff dress fastened at tho neck by a silver brooch. At tho close of tho examination Mr Stead put ono or two qne*timip, hi" example being followod by Mr Waddy. William Moody, a man wearing the uniform of a messenger of tho "Pall Mallflazotte," to which heisoflico-keepor.idontiliod the hand writing of Mr Stead. Mr Stead admitted the handwriting of (inu document, but declined to roeofjniwi that ni ancitlior, nncl on this latter buing shown to Mr .Incquos ho also repudiated it as "an invention ot tho onomy," amidst some laughter. Mr Nunnoly, a short-hand reporter, sworu to notes of Mr Stead's speech at St. Jamos's Hall. Inspoofcor Popo produced copios of tho "Pall Mall Gazette.' Whilst his evi dence wan in progress Mr (Jcoige Lowis entered tho Court and took a Kcat near his client, Mi1 Stood, with whom ho entered into consultation, whilst Mr Sandford, a moe eongor at the Treasury, also proved tho purehaeo of a copy of tho " I 'all M«H (Jazetto." This concluded tho oviilonco f";1 tho prosecution. M r Charles Kuasoll made a spoooh oulogis ingtho motives by which thodefondantsworo aotnntod.but admitted to a cortain oxtont thai, even in auoh c;l«im a taclwiKul breach of tho law might bo committed. Ho also spoke soverely of tho conduct of Mr and Mrs Armstrong and Mrs Broughton. Mr Vaushan then addressed tho usual cautions to the prisoners, couched in somewhat moro lengthy terms than is - customary. Jarrett listened very intently to this, loaning forward to catch tho loarued magistrate's words. Madame Mourey also exhibited foiuo interest. Thero was a hush of expectation as Mr Stead rose, and, in solemnly melodra matic tones, bogan to announce tho fact of his having prepared a lengthy statement, which ho desired to read. Mr Vaughan felt bound to remind him at tho outset that ho must conlino himself to cortain limits. In answer, he obtained a flourifili to the I'llbct that thi.-i statement had not buon drawn up without counsel's opinion. Mr Stead then bogan to read ono of tho most remarkably high-flown documents ever hoard in a police-court, but wan speedily nipped in tho bud by tho magis trate A discursive argumont followed, tho defendant urging his point porsistently.and making a further appeal to -'magisterial compassion and indulgence." Mr Stwul suggested that ho tshould make his Btuto mont, and have tho passages objected to struck out afterwards, but tho magistrate quietly declined to allow this. Tho defen dant kopfc persisting, and at length Mr Vatighan had tho opening sheet of tho

Ktnto'mont handed up to him for oxamina tfoa and diiclined to allow it to bo read. Mr Stead lit once began unon tho second slip. Tho magistrate checked him till he had seen this, and a second i time signified his refusal. Mr Stead tried his third slip, but again Mr Vaughan refused to let him go on till ho had also seen this. After much demur, tho third slip of the speech, which was in typo, was handod cv liini, and with tiio same result. Aguinand again MrStead tried,but slipaftor slip was rejected, though Mr Stoad hinted thatitwns " physically impassible " fortho magistrate to road through tho slips in tho Hnv! Mr Vaughan allotted to them. The liuiuiidunt tried to get a start by having hi. slips handed up (0 tho magistrate one at a time, and at unco starting; oil' at Si'oro in the \u<\v , t.f;;. ding at lcn.-l -i few of his re inailiH 111 11 !t-' ; a-'. Ho :»;,"iin rli-i-miOil ihiil I ho nin;;i»trulu did not |;ivo iiutlioiiMlt lime to thoir fioruw.il, and fought to dial K:iil;i; certain pasnagOrt. Tho brciio grmlu ally assumod nn nspccl th.it would have Ihm-h IndicroiiH h;.d.it not been painful to all who iM>.ti<r(iiincd aiiy ic.-p-.'it for a court of jut lioe. fcilill, the laughter that broke oiitwas really irrepri'..■ iblo miilor tho niieum -t-iMi-c-<. M !iir.;;lli, ivlion the fourto nlli .-lip was reached," the ruagiatrato alluwoil it lo bo read. This permission Mr Stead availed himself of with much theatrical cm phanis and arching of his oyohmwH, but aft or ■1 r-orliiin tini.i w.i- choc L.'.l by tlio magis trate, with wh'.'in huliiid sinothei' argument resulting in a further deletion, .lariott lookod very miconifortabloduring tho read ing of tho pass.'igOH relating to horaulf, sitting with closed eyes and contrae't'il features, and Madamo Mouroy glanced at

Mr Stead with a very reproachful air whin her doings wore dilated upon. Another deletion took place, and Mr Stead then handed up a bottlo of chloroform with a flourish, Ho also favoured tho Court with an imitation of Eliza Armstrong'; voice when sho cried out. "There is v man in tho room." Some morn passages woro suppressed at intervals, and a fow arguments onsu< d, but of no real moment. Mr Stoad opoko of tho conduct of tho police with much bittorness, and dwelt in Hiiteringly triumphant tones on their failuio to avail themselves of the information (hoy might havo obtained on application at tho "Fall Mall Gazette." Ho mouthed out his assertion against Mrs Arm s:rong with most exaggerated omphasis, and incurred a robukofrom tho Magistrate Uo proceeded to traverso gome of tho evidence, and finally argued on tho legil aspects of tho case, contending no offence had been committed ovon technically. Ho wound up with a peroration of the most high-llown character, taking unto himself much credit for tho passage of the Criminal Law Amend mont Act and denouncing tho oxistenco of vico in high quartors, and claiming to havo boen tho "guiding hand and directing brain" of thn wholo investigation. The Magistrato.in giving- his docision,spoko briefly, practically, and vory much to tho point. Tho question was whether Eliza Armstrong had been taken fraudulently from tho possession of hor parents ,bocauso if 8", fraud admitted consent. Ho thought tho ovidoncoof Mrs Armstrong, Mis Brough ton, and thoir neighbours was clear on this point. Jarrett protended she wished to hire tho girl as a servant, whoroas ehe in reallity wanted hor lor quito auothnr purpose Mr Vaughan thon wont over tho points connec ting Mr Stoad, Genoralßooth, and Madamo Combo with tho abduction, winding up with tho following cogent remarks : —

Thoro has been a good deal said about motive. Mr Stead liaa, no doubt, in a very able papor endeavoured to show that bis motive has boon a pniieoworthy ono. It may havo boon. It may havo boen a lofty and puro motivo, but I confess that, al though ho may havo had a dosiro to removo this child from impuro associations, that can bo no legal justification of tho oll'enco with which lio is chargod. Hut, it might also havo boon a difi'eront motivo. Thoro may havo boon a motivo existing in his mind—a dosiro to got togothor materials for tho concoction of that doplorablo and nauseous article which ap peared in tho "Pall Mftll Gazotto ' of tho 6th of July—(cheering in Court) —an articlo which certainly has givoti groat pain and sorrow to many good pooplo, and has groatly lowered tho English poople in tho estima tion of foreign nations. (Cheers.) Mr Jacques : That shows your animus.

The Magtstrate(continuing): 1 say, inoro ovor, tho law of this country cannot bo broken for the gratification of any motivo, however good, and I for my own part can not sco how, supposing any religious en thusiast were te think it fitting to onter a family and tako a child out of that family whoso parents entertain a different religious belief from tho toncts of that enthusiast—l cannot understand how on tho samo princi plo as this case is justified that taking away should not also bo justified. It soemfe to mo it would bo moft fatal and perilous if such an infraction of tho law were to bo admitted on such a motivo as this. I say also that it appears to me that if such usurpation of authority over tho moral, over tho religious lifo of individuals were not to bo restrainod by law, that there would be an end to the freedom and tho security and of tho indepon danco of every family of this country. (Cheers.) Upon principle, upon law, upon the facts, it is my duty to commit the defendants for trial for tho various offences charged against them, excepting only tho charge of indecent assault against Mrs Combe and Mr Bratnwoll Booth.

Mr Jacques, who, throughout tho in vestigation, troated tho magistrate with opon contempt, greeted his pororation with a satirical howl of laughtor. ■

A recent cable message stated that Mr Stead had been Hontenced to throe years' imprisonment, Mr Jacques to one year, and Mrs Jarrett and Madamo Mourey to six months each, tho latter with hard

labour

On Monday noxt, lGth inst., R. C. Green wood sills at his new storos and Bale rooms, Wyndham - street, ihe well known Glenmore Katute, situate on tho Now North Road, >ho estate being out up into 300 moßt do=irablo villa residence and business sites, with roads 68 fact wid« miming through it. The presoni sale oifcrs v, rn.ro chance >o business people, working men, and others, of acquiring choice allotment-* in Bunh close proximity to tho city, tho prope'ty being situated wit Din two minutes walk ~ 1 the trumwaje, at ihe top of rtymonds-Btroet, the locality being very healthy, and lino views oljtainublu from the estate

MR DION BOUCICAULT IN WELLINGTON.

(BY rniiEPRAPH- OY.'.'l CORKEstPONDUKT.)

Wellington, thia day. Sin Dion- Boccicaclt, the celebrated author actor, arrived in Wellington yes terday morning, by the as. Mrmapouri, and a lurge number of people gathered round the ...nj-iu-ay of the vcsml to catch a j/limpseof :i tn.iii «> faniuus. As goon ua hoand Mra Boiicicoult landed, tlicy wero driven to the Occidoiit.il Hotel, where apnrtrnonts had been flocured for them. At noon a number of leading citizen* proceeded to the hotel, with a viow to ullur a welcome to tho dis liimuiahid vi-itor. Among iho«o -pcrotho Hon. Dr. Morgan S. (Jrnco, M.L.0., Messrs >'. S. tirahnn, J.P,, E. <>■ Gillon, .1 1., John Plimmor, J. .11 IJoaton, •). O'Shea, J. McDowell, E. Dovino, J. S. lload, T, McKenzie, K. J. Collins, Oarvcy Billing, and Chatfiold. Tho lions. P. A. Buckloy, W. J. M. Larnaob, and. 1". A. Tolo and others wero unable to bo present owing to otlior ongngemontp. Tho gentlemen having been presented to Mr Bouoicault by Messrs MoM. lion and Loitch, Ur. draco, addressing Mr Boucicault, .said : Wo aro horo to welcome you as a man distinguished in literature. Wo recognise that you havo dono an infinity for dramatic literal uro ; in particular that you havo per fected in a signal manner tho wedlock of humour and morality in your plays, and havo demonstrated tho valuo of lofty senti ment applied to the practical affairs of our work-a-day life. Wo foel that our language owos you this particular debt of gratitude - that you havo accustomed tho English stage to do without leaning on the Trench Btage for its comedy. Your unsullied moral teaching hag boon of such a character as to clovats tho modern stage, and you have lit up with wit and humour tho lesson you have imparted till each admirer has mado it, his own. Wo havo an ardent sympathy with geniu.s, and wo wish you to find wo know how to approciato its happy pos-

sessor

Mr Boucicault, in reply, said ho thanked thorn very much for tho manner in which they had recoived him, though they had taken him somewhat by surprise. Ho had, however, received wherever he had been in Australasia, but parlicnlary in Now Zea land, so warm iv welcomo that ho could hardly find words to express his more than gratitude, Every man did tho best ho could in tho position in lifo to which ho had been callod ; that was, ho did tho best he could first for himself and his family, and if in doing that ho happened by tho blessing of God to do v little outnido for tho benefit of his fellow-countrymen, thon ho was doubly blessed. He (Mr Boucicault) had therefore boon so biossod, bocauao while doing tho best ho could for those who had claims upon him, ho had been ablo alao to do some little good in reconciling, if ho might say so, tho prejudices of outsiders with ilio htttge as a moral vehicle and moral in ,-tructor, and it was only by rendering tho drama decent, and convoying in tellectual ploasuros of such a kind that they could bo indulged in without sensuality, that tho diatna could bo elevated. All could not bo^Shakespoaros, and " bestride tho narrow world like a collossus," and it was necoeenry for tho dramatist to be entirely on a level with his audience Ho thanked God they lived in republican times, when they were all morally, politically, and socially equal. Ho prided himself that ho was ablo to pay i hut during tho last 25 years his efforts had boon associated with, not what was termed tho independence of his count ry, for that \ra= tho worst thing that could happen to her, but with nn endeavour to havo her ruuoived into tho Itritfoh family on terms of greater equality, tie wan glad to boo that, as far an ho desired it should go (that vns to say, Unit Ireland should ha* .1 a littlo solf-guvernmont uit'.iout losingonei ita of hor loyalty), there was every probability of that coming about, and ho had, two diys ngo, received a telegram to tho effect ihat (ho English Parliament would cort.ni ily

ifiu<i!(!o -ill :-he w;i* entitled to hin'O. ((■hoors.) 110 had not tho smallest doubt thftti tho new Parliament which would us neniblo in February or March would m-.ko thnl. one of tho pilules of their platform, and that all Hint wi« nectary for liel nd would bo granted within tho next V 2. or 18 months. Ho was also satisfied that there would bo boforo long first-class colonial re presentation in tho English Parliament, in stead of tho colonies being roproeontod.as at present, by agents having no authority to speak in tho 1 ogislaturo, Until tho neces sity for tliia was understood and granted, ho considered thoro would bo no truo feder ation. Mr Boucicault concluded by ngiin thanking tho gentlemen presont for tho welcome thoy had given.

Mr Boncicault was recoived tonight at tho Theatro Koyal by ono of the largest and moat onjoyablo audiences ever crowded within tun building. Among thoso presunt were tho Premier and tho Mimstorof Justice, besides many of tho loading professional and commercial gentlemen of thn city.

THE DRUIDS ANNIVERSARY.

Tiik second anniversary ball of tho flourish ing local branch of tho Ancient Order of Druids took placo laat night in the Masonic Hull, Princeastreot, and pas.sed oil with tho utmost i-ttlal. About 60 couples wero present, and tho proceedings were marked by tho groatest sociability. Tho arrangements had boon entrusted to a Com mittee consisting of Messrs G. H. Leaning, P.A., A U., .J. Btralhern, Y.A., S. Wood, It!., .). Flanagan, P. A., and E. Mace (Secretary), und tho manner in which they were carried out fully attested the wisdom which led to the seloclion of theso gentle men. Moro thun this, tho Druids had secured tho sorvicos of a most attentive Master of Ceremonies in tho person of Mr G. H. Powloy. The ball was impressively opened with a stately processional march, headed by the Druids in full costume of whitogownand hood, wig, and flowing beard, and a9 they unexpoetedj'yentoredthoballroom lod by their Inner Guardian in his sablo gown, and with drawn sword iv hand, a thrill of surprise wont through tho cum pauy. After a fow dances had beon gone through, tho strains of tho March wero again heard, and the Ancient Britons, re forming in procession, withdrow as they had ontored. They returned immediately alter wards in the claw hammered guino of modern Britons, and displayed a wonderful degree of "touch-and-go jocularity" for such lately venorablo personages. Mr F. Reed (pianoforte), Mr J. Davidson (violin), and Mr A. Hunter (cornot), dis conrsod most oxcollont music, and Mr Bristor catorod very satisfactorily for the refreshment of tho inner man. Tho ball programme was as follows : — Quadrille, "Royal Invitation;" polka, "Coquet tcrio;" mazurka, "Eatallito;" lancers, "Pirates of I'enzauce ;" schottieche, " Mar guoriro;" valse, "Con Amoro;" Cale donians, " Kftie Doans ;" mazurka, "Fairy Bolls;" d'Alberts, " Bolphegor.;" lancors, " Echo;" polka, "Triplet;" valse, "See- Saw;" quadrille, "Chants dv Soir;" mazurka, " Silver Strand;" Bchottische, "My Favour'to ;" lancers, "Druids;" valso, "Arlino dv Suite;" H. echottische, "Lothians;" d'Alborts, "Traviata;" polka, " Helona ;" mazurka, " Trebollis ;" valse, " Spring Flowers ;" country danco, " Triumph ;" galop, " Night Bell." There woro a number of representatives of kindred socioties prosont, viz., Messrs Morgan (1.0. Kechabites), P. Kearney (II A.C.B. Society), Tibbutt (L.O. United Friends), W. McCullough (District Chief Ranger, Devonport Lodge of Forestors), and Quigloy (Auckland Foresters). As Druid ism is, comparatively speaking, a recent in novation in Auckland, a few facts respect ing it may not bo out of placo. The first lodge established in Hew Zealand was opened in 1879 at Christchurch, and is known as the Pioneer No. 47. So astonishingly did tho Order progress throughout tho colony that in 18S1 it numbered 800 members, and at the present time its strength stands at 3,100 members. Should it conticuo to increase in like ratio, it is bound ere long to take a loading placo among our benefit societies. The Auckland Lodge was formed in ISS2, and has prospered both financially and in point of numerical strength far beyond ex pectation.

A united meeting of good Templars for the purpose of according a welcome to Sir William Fox will tako place at the Tem perance Hall on Wednesday night. Sir William, who arrivsd by tho mail steamer this morning, i s ; n excellent health and spirits, and Lady Fox'b health haß also much improved. Tho distihguished couplo proceed to Wellington on Thursday, bu we understand thrtthoro is Bomoprobability of their ultimately settling in Auckland. Weatoo, Sir William's estate at Rangitilsei, was sold Beveral months ago.

Ivo lectures on "Tho Sin and Fall of Man, or Why Were We Damned ?" at the Opera Houbo to-morrow evening. Selections of musio will bo given by members of the Opera Company and others.

GEORGE AUGUSTUS SAW ON UNKNOWN AND UNKNOWN.

When Olist.-iei liitkenp started " floupe hold Words" ho gathered round him as contributors a lot of new men, and of that brilliant baud Mr George Augustus Bate j iri tho sole survivor. A npecial interest, I therefore, surrounds tho subject of Monday night's lecture. Discourses on Dickens, and evoa on llmckeriy, havo been given before in Auckland, but not by men within tho veil. Mr Salu was tho personal friend of both Dickons and hin equally illustrious compeor, the author ot the immortal novel, " Vanity Fair," and it is not a little remarkable that, as Sala was one of the earliest contributors to "Household VVorda," ho ho tilao wroto a series of articloß for the early numbers of Thackeray's maga zine, tho "Cornhill." In Ihr lecture, thei'e foro, on Monday night, entitled "Two Princes of tho Pen : Dickens and Thuck oray," tho author of "Twice Round the Clock" will describo tho two great modern humourists in their habits as they lived ; and the personal and professional reminis cences with which tho lecture is to be inter spersed will doubtless lead to a fuller appreciation of the character and work of the two famous novelists. For this farewell lecture family tickets willio issued,

POLICE COURT.-THIS DAY.

(Before H. G. Set.h Smith, Esq., R.M.)

Drunk.—Two men, 10s each

iNSOtTINo Language. -Noble Nixon was charged with using threatening and insult ing language towards Michael Mooney, whereby he went in bodily fear.—Mr Cotter appeared in this case.—Tho defendant ex pressed his regret, mado an apology, paid coats and the case was withdrawn.

Violent Assault. — James Charles Goonan was charged with striking and kicking Ah Ching, on the 13th instant., and attempting to steal his pigtail. Mr Cotter, for defendant, pleaded not guitly. —Mr Napier appeared for complainant.— Ah Ching was sworn in Chinese fashion (Mr Quoi interpreting) and deposed that he was a gardener. Went into Marmion street yesterday afternoon to sell vegetables. Called at tho boarding-house. Threo men came down stairs. One of them was ths dofondant, who called him " Paddy." That was falso; no good; very insulting to a Chinaman " Well, then, you re a b Chinaman. Como out and fight." (This was said in clear Eng lish.) Mr Cunningham : There is no need of an interpreter. — Chinaman : Yo« there bo ; he don't understand English. (Laughter), defendant then hit him three times in tho oyo and breast, and kinked him. One of tho men made a savage attack on his pig-tail. He had suf fered much pain from the treatment which ho received Ho went for Constable O'Brion. Ho was now afraid to go to tho houec again. They wero all a bid lot. (Laugh tor).—Cross-examined by M r Cotter; Did not stoiko oi- kick Goonan ; only wished him not to call him such name?. Ellen Given (married) know defendant, who had been in Marmion-street for 11 years.- She could not cay who knocked the Chinaman down, but saw threo men hammering tho Chinaman.—By Mr Cotter : She went out at the timo to hang out her husband's trousers. Tho men wero vory cheeky in general. She often got hor share of it. She was quite sober. Took as many pints as she thought proper. That was nothing to nobody — Constable O'Brien made inquiries, dofend ant said he struck tho Chinaman in self dofenco.—Dr. Tennent deposed to examin ing! complainant. Found cutsjnnd'bruiaea about him. One wound required stitching. The cut might havo beon caused by a boot. The man had been subjected to very severe treatment. Erooipelas might set in. Ihe witnessofl in defence wero defendant, James and John Honovy, and Arthur Dawson, who deposed that tho Chinamen was tho aggressor.—Counsel addressed the Court — His Worship dismissed tho case without making an order for costs. Ohaiiokop Usinu liwnjvriNci Lanouaoe — Tho evidence for tho complainant, Mrs Lewis, appeared in our last issue. After tho ovidenco of tho defendant, Isaac Phillips, had boon taken, and in which ho denied having insulted or annoyed Mrs Lewis, His Worship held ihe plaintiffs case proved, and ordered defen dent to find proper sureties to keep iho peaco for six months, himself in £50, and ont surety in £50, and to pay costs.

THE C.J.C SPRING MEETING.

The following are tho results of the con cluding ovents of the third day's racing : — Tub Mbtkopoutan Handicap, a B»capstakes ol s;ovs each, with 30Ubovs added; tecond horso to receive 5030V5; the third ho.-au 20jovs from the Btake. One mile and a half. Mr P. Martin' 3 Pearl, by Bolton Green - Pcarlash, 4yrs, 7st 91b (Woods) ... 1 Hon G. McLean's Lady Emma, aged, 7stslb(Loughlan) 2 Mr J. Marshall's Kocklace, 4yrs, 7st 91b (Byers) 3 Thirteen started. Betting :3to 1 against Administrator, 4 to 1 Necklace, 5 to 1 Pearl and Talebearer, 6 to 1 Malignor, Lady Emma, and Patrician. After several breaks away, Necklace led a very fair start, but on settling down, MaMgner und Spade Guinea took command, and cut out the running at a fast pace." When half a milo had boon covered, this pair still led, running neck and ncclt, but rounding tho bend Malijjner dropped back, and pair shot ahead and wrested tho load from Spade Guinea. In tho straight, Lady Emma challenged Pearl, and the pair racing away from the field, an exciting finish was the result. Lady Emma, under the whip, was gaining at every stride, and was only beaten by a neck, Necklace a bad third, Lochieland Spade Guinea abreast following. Time, 2min 41jsec. .Dividends : £2 tickots, £11 8a Cd ; £1 tickets, £5 18s. Bulling Rack of lOOsova, for two-year olda and upwards. Six furlongs. Mr P. Butlor's Tim Whifiler, aged, 9»t 21b 1 Mr H. H. Piper's Mirella, 2yrs, Gat 91b. 2 Mr G. G. Stead's Kavenscraig, 3yrs, 9stßlb 3 Sou'-weeter, Leodogran, Makarakara, Cliar mor, Iris, and Derwenter also ran. Won by two lengths. Time, lmin. 19.ieccs. Dividends : i's Ins and £4 16s. Flying HsNDICaP, n sweepttakeof ssovs. each, with SOUsova added. For three-year-olds lnd upwards. Five furlonßSi Mr H. Goodman's Billy, agod, Cst 12ib (Cochrane) ... 1 Mr H. H. Hammond's Rocket, Oyrs, Tst (Clark) ... ■ ... 2 Mr J. Stephons.m's Taiaroa, Gyrs, Sst 51b (Boyle) 3 Nelson, Soudan, Fusilier, Misadventure, Marion, Minerva, Bonny Blink, Tasman, Conundrum also ran. Won by a length. Inside, £1958 ; outside, £12 4s. Consolvtion Handicap, a sweepstake of 1 soy , with lOOsovs added. One mile. Mr P. Tancred's Administrator, Gyrs, Bstslb 1 Hon. W.Keovos's Tiger Tim, 3yrs, Sst... 2 Mr 11. H. Vallance's eh g Salvage, aged 3 Patrician, Charmer, Athol Daisy, and Conundrum alao ran. Won by two lengths. Time, lmin 4sec. Totalisator dividends : Timo, lmin S.lsec. Dividends, £2 and £2

LOCAL INDUSTRIES.

Another important local industry has been established at View Road, Mount Eden, by Messrs Webb and Co., of Oak Houao, Hobson-street, in tho shape of a pianoforte manufactory. The first instrument turned out by them, and probably tho first manu factured in the city, is now on viow at their show-room, Hobson-stroet. The instru ment is a lino iron-framed piano of extra large size, having a compass of seven and aquartor octaves. The case is black Mid gold, made from New Zealand woods, hand somely carved, and well-finished. The tone is powerful and good, with the beet felt pedal action, by which means a soft mellow note can be produced at will by tho manipu lator of tho instrument. Messrs Webb und Co. ai-o well-known in Auckland, hawng been in business here for over 20 years,.und aro thoroughly acquainted with tho details of their profession, which they havo fol lowed since 1847. It will be seen from 1 His that they are well qualifiod to carry on the work that they have begun, and we are mre that tho public will watch with inteiost tlioir praiseworthy attempt to establit-h a new industry in our midot. In the present day, when nearly every house possesses a piano of somo description, it becomes a matter of great importance if their manu facture can be successfully accomplished in Auckland.

IHE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, SATUBDAY, NOVEMBEK 14, 1385.

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