SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER.

AUOKIAND-Thls evening, IS.IS; to-morrow morning, 10,10, Manwkau HHAns —This ovening, 0.1_; to morrow morning, 0.33. Kaipara Heads—This evening, I.SS; to morrow morning, 1.58.

RUNSET.-Thla cvoning, 0.17. BUNUISE.—To-morrowmorniiig, 5.10. MOON'S AGE.—First Quarter, 22ud, 10.20 p.m,

ARRIVALS.

to^dat. Syron, brig, Stewart, from Sydney Wellington, s.s., Stephenson, from Tnurangn Glcuolg, s.s., Amodeo, from Mercury Bay Queen, sen., Jones, from Hoxlonga

DEPARTURES.

LAsr icvENix-. Norval, schoencr. Edwards, to, Russell Columbia, sch., G. W. Conway, for Russell Waftaki, s.s., Crawford, for Whaugarei Macgregor, s.s., Johnson, for Whongaroi TO-DAY. Glenelg, s.s., Amodeo, for Groat Barrier v anduura. ship, Corranco. for Wallaroo

IMPORTS.

Per Syron, from Sydney—2,o2.) bsga boned list.

Inwards CoASTWisK.-Kaurl.from Wallieke, with 13 kauri logs; Progto.s, from Whanga poua, with 20,000 ft timber: Quven, from Hoki anga, with 20 tons grain ond suudries.

Outwards Coa.twisk. — Kauri, for Port Charles; Lee, for Whangarcl; Progress, for Whangapoua; Vlolot, for Thames,

Tho four-masted ship Vandunrii sailed this morning for Wallaroo (South Australia) in billasl. with a light southerly wind.

Tho s.s. Glenelg arrived from Mercury Bay «nd Tairua early this morning, and loft for Great Barrior at 8 a.m.

Tho barquo Mary Anu Anni. on hns beon wreoked at Kaipara Heads. Particulars appear in another column.

Captain Robertson, who had eW'go reeontly of the schooner Hands Isle, has gotio homo for the purpose of purchasing a bargee lor tlio Intercolonial trade ou behalf of himself uud . local linn.

The s.s. Doric will probably urrlvo from Hobart at au early hour on Monday morning. After having been pas_-d hy the Hralth Oflleor sh»wlU bo berllied at tbo cud ot Qitceo-itroet Wharf.

The following of tho Union Company's sto_-uo-S are duo to nri-iTO hero next wool- :— Rotorua (at Onchungn), froiuTur.iiaU, Sunday, ll pin.-, Tarawora. from Melbourne, via Southern ports, Tuesday, 10 a.m.: Wnftarapa, from Sydney. Wednesday, curly; Arawata, from FQi. Thursday.

Tho s.s. Wellington arrived from '-iiurimga Ihismorning. Passengers:—JudgeMalr.Messrs 'Hobln, Blaydos. Swanson, Master, Baker. Rosy, Ingham, Harvoy, Hudson, Ifrasor, ljongdill, Allss Tucker. Mr Llntotl'. Mrs T. Jon«! and children. Mrs Crulckshank and daughter, Mrs Bobb. __i_ Riddle.

Tho brig Syron loft Sydnoy hound to Auckland on January 29th with moderate N.W. breeze, which lasted until tho follovvlnfl Saturday, when B W. winds sat In, which continual till .obruary Ith with provaling flno weather throughout, when the wind shifted to S.E. with moderate breceo for four days. Sighted tie Threo King* on Monday, 1. ebruary 7, ond was then becalmed until tho 11th inst,. when to the northward of North Capo experienced fight south easterly wind, until the 20th, when pilot boarded vessol olfTiri Tirl.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

SynjfKT, Fobrnary SO.—Hailed, this afternoon: \. airßrapa. for Auckland. Lttt_-_ton, yeetorday. — Sailed: Tarawera, for Northern ports. Passongers for Auckland: —Messrs Scth Smith. Levingsiono. Cameron, Torey, Murray, Forbes. Professor Sale, Jfeßsrs yon Haast, Moorhouse. Robortaon, Fitchett, Wilson. Mesdamos Wilson and Jfoorliouse, Mlbbcs Soth Smith, Moorhouse, Robertson, and Ritchie.

,_??__ Chalmkrs, thia day.-Sailod: Darcy I"ratt, for Auokland.

Chief Post-office, Auckland.

MAIEB Wl_ CfiOSB AS UNDER— Tnrs Day. For Kiitl KatL Aonuatoto, T_um__a, &__>. por Kotoiuahana, at I p.m. For Thames, pea- Kotomoliana, nt 1,30 J.ni. Monday, 23rd Inst. .'or Waitiu-o, etc., por Oroti. at 7.10 a.m. For Covoni.uidol, t>cr Coroinandol, at 11.SO a.m. For Gisborue and Napier, per Thoavaa Itussoll. at 4 p.m. For Thiuiioa, por Enterprise, nt 11.90 D_m. For Taurauga, Rotorui, and Opotlkl. por Clansman, ut a p.m. For Russell. lOikakawa. Honl's Point, Wanga roa and Mongouul, por Wellington, nt 3 p.m. For Mangawoi and Kolwaka, per Ruby, at o p.m. Tuhbday, 21th Inst. For Walworu. Kawau. Omaha, and ___italcar_., per Kmo Casey, ut 10 a.m. For Taranaki. and So_thern Porta, por Rotorua at 1 p.m. Wnw___ AY. 231k inst. Por Tarnwora o_ follows ;— For China, Japan, and Continent of Europe. Ot 10 a.m. For Australian Colonies, and United King dom via Sucr. and Brludlsi, or Naples (per Orient steamer), for letters, oto., specially so pi_p__d and addressed, at 11 a.m. For monoy orders, registered letters, ond newspapers, at 10 a.m. Late lattere tor Sydney and Molboume onto, at 11.20 n.ir_. . . , United Kingdom mail will bo duo In London ou Tuesday, 11th April. Tuesday, March 3. Per s.s. City of Sydney, as follows :— For Navigators Islands, Bandwloh Islands. United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central, and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 1 p.m For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 1 p.m. Money ordors, roglstorod letters and news papers, at 11. SO a.ra. Lato lotters, bearing an extra foe of slx penoo In udditlon to tho postage, will be reooived by tha Mail Agont oa board the rtaomor up to the time of sailing. Thin mall will bo duo to London on Friday. April 19, 1836. a. B. BIS 3, Chief Postmaster. CWof roet-ofUce. Auonand.

Meetings Entertainment Etc.

Febboary 21, 188.. Opera House—" Mammon." 8 p.m. y.M.C. A— Evangelical Sorvlco, T. 30 p.m. French Literary Club-Mr C. do L'Kau. "Tour Thoough Belgium," 8 p.ra.

Births.

WYMAN.—On February 18, at Crnmmor Road, Surroy Hills, tho wife of W. H. Wyman of a sou.

Marriages.

DAI.TON-Mc3KIJIMING.-0n Fobruary Ith. 18S5, at tho reeldeoco of th« bride's parents, by the Roy. T. fllaokenzlo Fraser, MJV., John Howard, oldest son of W. J. Dalton. C.E., to Christina Howatson. second daughter of W. McSkiuunlng, Nowton Road. PURCKLL-LONERGAN.-On .Tonnary 21. at St. Patrick's Cathedral, by tho Roy. Father Walter Macdonald, ossistod by the Roy. Father Ms honey, Peter Francis Puroell, of tlio firm of Lonergan and Purcell, to Marjr, third daughtor of Thomas Lonergan, tailor and out litter, Wyndhom-atreat, Auokland.

Deaths.

BENNETT.—On the Mth Feb., at Ml late real donoe. Freeman's Bay, Auckland, after a short and painful lllnoss. Matthow Herrlx Bennott, painter; aged SO yoars. Deeply regretted. Tho funeral will loavo his lato resldonpo. Freeman's Bay. on Sunday, Febraarj 32nd, at threo p.m. Frionds pleaae aeoept this Invita tion.

NORTON,—On February 21st, at Makln street, Joseph, tho son of Josoph Norton. Tho funeral will loavo at 1.15 p.m. to morrow, Sunday. Frlondsare Invited.

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

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1885.

For the oa me that laoka a-_sto.ee For the wrong that needs ro<d»ta_t». Far the futn r5 In the dlstonoe. And the good that we ca_ do.

The memorial forwarded by the Board of Education to the Government show ing the position of the school fund and the urgent charges against it proves that the public school system in tha Auckland district is in an awkward strait The grant of ,£9,682, which I has been recently allocated for school .buildings, was taken from the loan ! raised in the beginning of the present year. The sum of ,£50,000 from . this source was distributed among the Education Boards of the colony for the year ending March 3iEt. The Auck land Board had been compelled to I forestall this grant, and only ,£1,300 of ;tt remains unappropriated, and there ' are claims for grants amounting to ' over ,£30,000. If these demands were for luxuries they might be put off, but there is the flagrant fact that while ' Government competition has shut up ; private schools, the public schools are so overcrowded in the city and suburbs ' that children have been turned away by hundreds. In the country many districts are left without school build ings, and various makeshift expedients have been adopted in order to find ac commodation. The large number of small schools which the Auckland Board have had to provide, to meet the wants of a very scattered population, has made their duty one of exceptional difficulty — a condition that was aggravated by the insignificance of the provision that had been made by the Provincial Govern ment, Savings made from the capita tion grants paid on account of the large 1 city schools have kept the little bush school-houses open, but at a sacrifice of the city. No city in the colony is so poorly provided for as Auckland with school buildings. For the most part, this robbing of the city to help the country has been borne very patiently, but it is somewhat ur^rw durable to see ,£IB,OOO of puflic money spent on one palatial secondary school for the education of rich men's sons in Dunedin, while poor children in Auckland are denied the means of elementary instruction. Considering the immense sums of money that have been spent on educa tion during the past few years, however, it does appear astounding that 37 schools in this district are held in hired buildings, 90 unprovided with teachers' residences * and the city schools inadequate to the popula tion. There has, we believe, been a little extravagance ih the class of teachers' residences erected; some of them might

have been less pretentious. It is a matter of note that the teacher is usually better housed than the clergy man or the adjacent well-to-do settlers in small districts. There is no reason why this should be, except that the Board arid local committees do not have to find the money. But it is quite evident that the General Govern ment cannot go on voting extravagant sums for school buildings year by year • and it would probably be a wise policy for the Minister of Education to carefully inquire into the wants. of the whole colony in the matter of school buildings, irrespective of pro vincial boundaries, and having satisfied these, giving all an equal start, to make the maintenance of school buildings in future a local charge, to be raised by the Committee either by rate or sub scription. Tho adoption of this policy would relieve the Government of a weight of responsibility, and greater economy would bo exercised in the erection of buildings, and in their adaptation to the actual wants of the locality. Th_ only fund from which the Government can provide for school buildings next year is the million and a-half 10.-U, in the schedule to which the sum of ,G6_0,000 is st*l aside iv a lump sura for "roads, bridges, and public buildings."

Telegrams from tho Soudan tell of tlio continued activity of tlio rebels, and of tlio retirotnoiit of tlio British advanco column for strategic reasons. Though UioSocrotuiy for War has stated in tlio Houso of Commons that the troops under Major- Gonoral Buller would retire on Korti or Morowi, the messngo "from tho seat of war shows that no such movement is con tomplnted in tlio moantitiio. Major-Goiiorul Buller is ontrcncliing himself at Abuklca Well., around which the robols aro paid to bo gathering. Sir Horbort Stewart has died from tlio wounds ho received in tlio battlo near El Motoiniuoh.

Our reports of Professor Hugo's interest ing looturo on "Spiritualism" and SI. Paul's orpin recital aro unavoidably hold ovor till Monday.

Tho Parliamentary Union Houso of Re presentatives rosumes its session at Robson _ Rooms, Quoon-strcot, on Monduy evening next. Wo understand that an ordor pnpor full of Intoreßtin;; business awaits tho atten tion of lion, members. Possibly Sir Julius Vogol's late speech may roceivo incidental roviow.

Tho Rowing Association Regatta com menced at it o'clock this afternoon, but none of tho racon had finished In timo to permit results being given in this isauo.

Anothor Bhark was captured by Water men Koono nnd llolbrook this morning. The monster was about 15 feet lonijr, and was only overcome after conaiuorablo troublo.

Tho Nowton representatives of tho Con groKotionnl Union woro omitted from our preliminary notice last night. They aro : The Rev. T. Adams, Messrs W. Borvico and Enoch Wood. In tho Council, Mr J. Ellyoto represented Nowton.

Rapid progress is boing mndo with tlio construction of the now manometer at tho foot of College Road. Tho outer iron frame is alrcndy nearly all in position. Homo idea of tho immouso size of the hoklor may bo gathered from tho fact that it will bo (_>:_ foot in hoight when lillod to Its uttnoit capacity. It will bo capablo of holding 000,000 rubio feet of kols, while tho existing gasometer, only a few yards distant from it, only con tain- 110,000 feot. Tho new hoklor is on tlio toloscopic principle.

It is understood that tlio olectric light will bo litted up in some of tho larger work shops at the now iron manufactory at One hunga. Tho light ha.i boen u_cd for some timo at tiio Mercury Bay Sawmills, and is said to havo been a success thoro. A cloth ing ostablishmont is tho otily placo which usos it in thia city,

Thoro Is rea-son to bcliove that the threat ening lotters rocoivod by Mr McCrao woro not wtitton by Mnngero sottlors. Tho pro bability is that -onio of his friend, in town nro taking advantago of his trouble, with his neighbours to ploy practical jokes upon him. Joking of this character is, howovor, most roprohon.iblo, and tho consoquoncos to tho perpetrators would bo moat eorious if thoy wero discovered.

Tho tempernnco pooplo scorod nn easy victory at tho Parnoll licensing oleotion yostorday, tho lowest of thoir candidates having a majority of 56 ovor tho highoat of their opponents. Mr F. Kilfoylo, substi tute returning oflicor, announced tho result of tho poll soon oftor sovon o'clock ns fol lows :—R. Walker, 103; R. Frator, 16. ; J. F. Clarko, IG2; E. Wnymouth, 153; C. Wood, 155 ; J. Winks, 99 ; G. Raynes, 91; F. Lodger, 90; R. J. Yates, 89; _. lieland, BG. Tho first livo, who roprosont tho principlo of ton o'clock closing, waro thoroforo olocted.

In ourroport of tho ontertninmont at the Mount Eden Baptist Church in last evening wo omitted to montion tho names of Misses Wells and Lovott, who kindly preeided ovor tablos with thoir customary efficiency ; also a capital reading by Mr Brook. Tho clock which was prosontod to Mr .Yhy.ock is now on viow at Mr J, Prince's shop, Victorin-streot,

Mr R. T. Booth, at the request of the trustees, has kindly consented to address an open-air gathering in tho grounda of tho Wosloyan Church, top of Grafton Road, to morrow afternoon, at 3 o'olock, on Gospel temperance Tho Roy." R. Bavin will pre side. Preparations havo boon mado to acoommodato a largo number, ns it Is ox pected moro than a thousand will bo present. Tho Sunday scholars from Now markot and Pnrno.ll will join thoso of Grafton Rood. Spocial hymns from Sankoy's havo boon selected ond printed for the occasion.

It is oxpooted that tho pooplo of One hunga will be in possosßion of a gns supply by noxt Ootobor. Tho city mains have already progressed a considerable distance on their way to tho township in quoation, ond tho middlo or ond of winter is oxpoctod to find tho connection established. Accord ing to arrangement with tho Onohunga Borough Council, tho prico charged will bo 12s Gd por 100 foot not.

At yostorday's meeting of tho Board of Education, Professor Tucker's resolutions on tho subject of scholarships regulations, which wo proviously published, wero adopted after somo discussion.

We aro requested to state, for the informa tion of those of our readers who havo pur chased dross circlo tickets for Mr Paul Purehas's benofit, that a box plin has been left at Lennox's, and that thoy may call there and resorve thoir seats if thoy desire to do so, A largo number of tickets have already boon sold, ond the benefit promises to bo a groat succosb,

Tho first mootings of Licensing Com mittees for tho election of chairmen wero hold yesterday. Tho following chairmen were chosen :—Ponssnby, Mr G. W. Owen ; South ward, Mr David Goldic ; East ward, Mr Joseph Nowman ; North ward, Mr F. G. Ewington. The aeetings nt Karanga hapo and Grafton did not tako placo.

In response to the representations mado to him yesterday by tho Bay of Islands deputation Sir Julius Vogol has promised to instruct Mr Knorpp to go right through with his railway eurvoy from Kamo to Kawakawa.

The first excursion by train to Helens villo took place to-day, ond included quite a large number of pooplo. Tlio train was a large one, capable of aocommodating 400 persons, and Btarted from tho Auckland station at 9 a.m. with 18S passengors. At Newmarket tho numbor increased to 277, and at tho Edon station to 300, so that co far the result was very satisfactory. It was expected that tho trip up to Heleneville would bo accomplished in 2_ hours, and tho return trip was to commence at 6.5 p.m., so that plenty of time waß allowed for seeing the country. Our Helen.ville correspondent telegraphs :— "Nearly four hundred people arrived by the railway cheap excursion, of which one hundred havo gono to Shelly Boaeh in tho Kina."

There was anothor large attendance at tho Opera Houso last evening on the occa sion of the second performance of "Mammon" The play is widely different in character to those previously produced by the Company, and serves to afford full scope for tho display of emotional acting by Mr Vernon, Tho impersonation is a power ful one, und is consistent and life-liko throughout. Miss Ward makes the most of a comparatively small part, and proves that she can be quite as effective in depict ing the character of the faithful and loving wife as that of tho heartless woman of tho world. Violet, Parker, and Chinnory were all excellently represented. The programme was a most successful one, and there were repeated recalls. " Mammon " will ba re peated again to-night for the last time, '

The Auckland Education Board at prosent boasts a bank overdraft of £..,'lOl 18s lOd, so that it is rapidly drifting to wards tha position occupied by tho sister body of Hawko's Bay. Por 1884 tho.aver ago daily school nttondtmco was, 14,44(5'5, and of teachers and pupil teachers during lust quartor, 537. Tlio Board have of separate schools 224, 40 being half-time'; whilo tho schools hold in buildings the properly of the Board numbor 187, and toaehors' rosidoncoa tho proporty of tho Board, 111, bosidca 1 out-taker's rosidenco'.

The Spocinl Committee appointed by tlio Board of Education to inquire info tho bankruptcy of Mr Ponsonby Peucocke re ported yesterday that it did not appear to thorn that tho gontloman had been living extravagantly. His financial position was no worse now than it was iv Muy, 1878, when ho first beoamo an ollicor of the Board. Ho had been compelled to placo his all'air. under tho Bankruptcy Act owing to an order of tho District Court for hia im prisonment, and owing also to an unaatis lied judgment for upwards of .CSOO recently entorod against him at the suit of Mr H. H, Liuk. Tho Board resolved by fivo against throe, "That tho Bankruptcy of Mr Pea nocko, on account of tlio spoeial circum stances of tho cnao, dooa hot ron'aor it necessary for his .connection with tho Board to bo tontainntod."

Tho liist mooting under, tho auspices of tlio reeontly formed Otahuhu Racing Club took place this uftornoon on tho now raco coiirso near Otahuhu. Sanguine oxpocta fcion.. lind boon fOrmod roflpei6ting tho bucccss of tho gathoring, and thoro appeared to bo every prospect that they would bo realised. Weather and all othor conditions were fnvourablo, tlio Holds woro large, and tho programme wis longonoiit(h to satisfy even the most ardout lovor of tho turf. Numbers of people took advantago of tho glorious weather, and left town by trains and other conveyances with tho objoot of spending a ploaaant afternoon ot tlio races.

Tho adjournod Mount Roskill now church meeting was hold in Mr Swing-oil's houso on Thursday ovouing, whon tho following report of progress was presented i—Cosh collected, i'li.. IDs Gd, and an addition of X..7 promised by subscribers, which brintra amounts up to £IS7. Tho Committoe re solved nut to call for tontlo.il until subscrip tions reached .L''-.00. Vonoiable Archdoacon Ludloy and Roy. John IC. Davis, M.A., were the only clergymen present.

Mossrs Bond, Cowan, Farroll, Kay, and Qunltrouuh woro' tho only candidates nominated for tho Kihikihi Licensing Board, nnd thoy ore accordingly olocted.

Tho following tendors for works on tlio Babylon Road, near Holonsvillo, woro opened yostorday by tho Finance Coin mittoo of tho \\ aitomuta Council:—John McNuughton, £120 7s Id ; Prondorgast and Nixon, £12:">; O'Brlon, Connoll, nnd Graham, £12G7s Id; D. Donovan(nccepted), £110 13a.

The Board of Education havo resolved to forward to tho Govornmout a statement of (1) tho inadequacy of the grants voted by Parliament for school buildings ; (2) tho unfairness of tho biuis upon which those grunts uro diatributud ; »nd (8) tho present requir jmonts of tho Auckland District in re gard to buildings. Thoy point out that tho Auckland Education District is the largest of nuy in tho colony, oxtonding as it does ovor nearly .00 miles in length of a country for the most part sparsoly sottlod. Thero aro 22-1 Board schools in oporation within the district; 03 of thoso schools havo each an attendance of loss than 25 scholars ; 15S schools havo nn attendance of less than 00 scholars. In Otago and Canterbury, almost overy school hns its propor building and a separate rosidonco tor tho teacher. Iv Auckland District, on tho other hand, tliirty-sovon schools ore held in buildings not tho property of tho Board, many of them boing small, out of repair, and 111 ventilated ; whilo no loss than 90 schools are unprovided with teachers' dwellings. The £I,SOO just granted for tho Dunodin High School nearly equals tho wholo amount allotted to Auckland us building grants dining tho past two yoars. Of the Auck land of _C9,SG2 for tho yoor ending March noxt, only £1,300 remains unappro priated, and the total immediate require ments amount to ovor £30,000. In theso requirements nro Included tho onlargomont of ono city school and the building of nuothor in tho thickly-populated district of Freoman's Bay. Additional accommoda tion in urgontly required also at Ponsonby, Dovi)iiport,andNowmarkot,whilonow school buildings aro wanted in Tauranga and Opotiki, and othor country placos, In the city and suburban schools, children are beinu daily turned away from tho doors for want of room. In conclusion, the Board nsk for special authority co incur liabilities to an amount of say £10,000 until a further vote can bo takon.

Tho matron of tho old hospital (Rofugo) wishes to rotnrn thanks to Archdeacon Dudley for two boxes of opploa for the use of the inmates, and also to Captain Hsrrold for ono box of npploa for tho samo purposo. Tho only Cash Sowing Macliino Dep. t.— D. S. Chaml. re.—(Aiivt.F Mrs I/.'uvil.t preaches in tho Parnell Wosloyan Church to-moirow morning, at 11, and Ihn evonlng nonrlco, 0.30 o'clock. Is by Itov. It. HiiTln; subject, " Lessons from the Life and Character of Uonoral Gordon.''

.Special services nro to bo hold in tho Oruiton ltoad Wosloyan Churoh to-morrow. Scrvloeatll hyltov. T, Adnmnjat.rWhyMrW. H. Alien (M.1.), from Kngland. At threo p,m. tlioro will liuan address by Mr 1L T. Booth. On tho following Tuesday thoro will ho a publlo lou-inoollng. whon addresses will be glvon by various ni'.nlßtors and others.

Mr I). F. Evans roquoa's ua to draw spoolal attention to lilb unreserved nolo of -Toe hold properties, noxt Tuesday, by ordor of the Kegistrar of tho Suproino Court, Invostors should viow their proportion, as suoh an oppor tunity for so safe on Investment seldom oooure. Note, next Tuesday, at D. F. Evans's land mart.

Supply will bo kept up at tho Economy Hoot Shops, Clroy anil Victoria atroote, during enlargement of factory. Proprietor, J. J. Austin.—(Auvt.]

"HOUGH ON HATS.-*-n_. mt n,i.i_i_. _»_««, (lip. Mil . tml-I. u.n, Im-Uiw, liik-.'_>, Rkunki.J-wk-ral.iU, i;<>v--i Al Draj.gi.t__. v .i,___. J .„■■_, . Co- Aji_ U. AtMkl___

WELLINGTON NOTES.

(by iB-.E-ii_i.rn —own -o_ni__i>-"_ knt.)

Wklmnoton, tills day, His Excolloncy tho Govornor nnd Mr Stuart, Premier of Now South Wolos arrived from tho South this morning, nnd wero mot by Hon. Mossrs Tolo and Buckley. Hon. Messrs Stout, Larnnch and Richard son aro oxpoctod oarly noxt wook from the South, and Sir Julius Vogol and Mr Ballanco from tho North. Tenders for Trunk Railway. It is oxpoctod that tendors for the first soction of tho trunk railway will bo callod for in about a fortnight, and that tho first sod will bo turned in about G weeks or 2 months. Evory effort has boon mado by tho Depart mont to got tho plans ready, but tho work has boon dolayed moro than anticipated, so that tendors cannot woll bo callod for boforo tho first weok of March, instead of during February, as promised by tbo Minister. FOREST CONSERVATION. AND RENEWAL. Dr. Hooker, of tho Indian Foroat Depart ment, passed through Wellington on his way to tho .North, nnd expresses himself highly pleased with tho country so far as he has soon it. Ho goos overland to Auck land, and thore begins a more elaborate' study of tho forestry of Now Zoaland. Although occupying no official status with regard to tho Govornmont of the colony, Dr. Hooker has promised to make sugges tions with rogard to tho conservation of forests to tho Government, and will prob ably mako a report to Government before leaving tho colony. He is on a two years' furlough from the Indian Government.

NEW WESLEYAN CHURCH IN GRAFTON ROAD.

A large gathering of Wesleyan miaisters and ministers of other denominations met this afternoon at the site of the Wesleyan Church at 3 o'clock, for the purpose of wit nessing the ceremony of laying the founda t'on stone by tho Rev. Jamos Wallia (the oldest, living Wisleyan minister of the pro vince), and W 1 iam Shephtrd Allen, Esq. (M.P. for Newcastle-underLyne, England.) Among thoso prosont were Rev. Mo Kenzie Fraser, M.A., A. Reid, and J. S. Hilli A euitable platform was erected by the contractor, which was filled by ladies and gentlemen, members of the various churches, and citizens. The Rev. Fains. •**d Bavin presided, and delivered the opening address. The excellent choir of Grafton Church was in attendance, and their musical services were _ greatly strengthened by tlio choirs of Pitt-street, Parnell, Dovonport, and other churches. The weather was most propitious, and the assemblage most imposing, but owing to the hour of meeting (3 o'clock) we are compelled to hold over a full report until Monday, next,

THE POKENO MURDER.

Furthor Particulars.

In our yesterday's issue wo woro enabled to present to our renders a tolerably complete and circumstantial account of tho awful tragedy that occur rod at Pokeno Valley on Wednesday last. A Stau reporter reached Pokeno railway station shortly boforo two o'olock yesterday afternoon, but found that vory littlo was known aboiit th'o occurronco by tho fow Bottlers, and thoro woro so many garbled and contradictory atones flying about that at the preliminary stages of our roportor'a investigation tho elucida tion of tho facts soomod to bo aa hopolcss as tho untying of tho Gordian knot. Tho polico officer in charge of tho district—Con - stablo Ryun—was ongagod in summoning a jury (no easy mattor in a scattorod district), and thoso who woro acquainted with the facts woro not to to found. Our roporter thoroforo docided to proceed a. onco to tho spono of tho liiurdor. . Th'o tosid'onco of tlio i'ondorgrasta is "Bituated aboiit six miles froth tho railway station. Tlio road loads through highly-cultivated, gohtly-uodulut ihg country till tho homestood of Captain Gordon ia reached, distant about four milos from tho station. From thence an acclivitona track loadfe ovor several rangos to the rosidenco of tho mUrdoror, distant nearly two miles from Captain Gordon's. Closo to the bOuse in which tho murder wor committed is the rosid'onco of Mr Robort _ohdorgrast, junior, who is married to a daughter of Captain Gordon. Tho residonees of tho Prcnder gasts, fathor and son, nro quite iaolatod from tho rest of the world, tho neurost neighbour being at least Ono ond a-half milos away, Rendcrgrast, senior's, farm consists of about 200 acres of hilly laud, most of which is covered witli tlio primeval bush. It would appear that for somo vo_rs past he lias dono nothing with tho land, depending almost entirely for support on tlio earnings of two unmarried eonß, who residod with tho old couplo.

How tbo Arroet waa Effoototl.

Tho story of the murder has already been told at longth in thoso columns, and 1 .serving tho facts that have como to light sinoo yostorday afternoon at two o'clock, wo will pass on to desoribo tho arrest. At about ten minutes to eight o'clock ou Wed nesday night, Constable Ryan, whilo at his residenco at Mercor, received a telegraphic memo, from Mr Hamlin, railway station master and telegraphist at Pokeno, stating that Robert Pendergrast had killed his wife that morning at Pokono Vallov. Ryan having seen Pondorgrast about tho tewusnip on hour or two proviously, ot onoo hurried over to Mr Por ter's Hotel, and Inquired from Messrs Porter, junior, and Kelly If they had sees Pendergrast lately. Fortunately, Mr Porter had just previously aeon tho mur derer in a cutting near tho township, and walking towards Pokeno. The constable, Mr Porter, junior, and two young mon named Kelly and F indlay, sons of settlers, started off in pursuit. The new moon gavo just _ufli_ont light to enable tho party to run along the rough roadway. At the bridge across the Maungatawhiri River, two miles from Ueroer, thoy met a lad named Clark, who resides at Captain Gordon's, and asked kirn if bo had met a man, and it transpired that this lad was convoying a telegram from Robert Pondor grast, junior, for transmission to hisbrother m Nowmarket, Informing him of "the death of his mother," no hint being given of the poor woman's tragic ond. Tho boy in formed the party that he had mot a man beyond the bridgo, but It was ovident that the lad had net recognised the murderor. Tho party having got on tho scent, started to run. Near Kelly's homo stead thoy heard dog* barking, and at an adjoining house, occupied by Mrs Douglas, thoy saw Pendergrast standing talking to Mrs Douglas. Thinking that the man m!nhfc be armed, the party advanced on tiptoe, and when Ryan got olose behind him he laid his band on his shoulder, say ing, "Are you Mr Pendergrast?" and boing answored in the affirmative, urronted him oo the charge of wilful murder. After tho urroßt the acoused man said, " Tako oaro ; you may be making a mistake." "Mistake or not," said Ryan, "I'll arrest you. I'm the constable at Morcor." "If that bo the case," satdthe prieoner, "I did it, and tho pistol is in tho kitahen." The constablo thon took him into Mrs Douglas's houso and searched him, finding nothing but a small flask of biaudy, half-a-crown in cash, a pair of spectaclos, matches, etc. Going to tbo station, ho made many contradictory statements, but frequently reiterated that bo had shot "the old woman." He ap peared to bo slightly under the influence of drink. Amongst the other statements ho mode waa " I shot the b r through tho heart. She pleaded hard for trfbroy. The gallows will give me fair play. If Mac- ? hereon (a neighbouring settler) was here d shoot him dead." The prisoner wont quietly to the station, and whoa he reached tWook-up ho appeared quite hearty, at onoo asking for his tea, aid adding in a jocose manner, "I do like my tuokor." He then returned to the subject of the murder. " I shot her, and should hare done it yoars ago." Having seen Pendergrast safely nnder lo_k and key, Ryam procured a trap, and, ac companied by Porter and Kelly, procoodod to the scone of the murder, which thoy readied about midnight, picking np Robert Pendergrast, junr., as thoy passed Gordon's homestead. Reaching Pendergrast's, they found that the sons sf the accused had re moved the body from tho floor of the kltchon to a bedroom. There was some blood on tho floor of the kitchen near the table, but that was the only sign of anything unusual in the room. Tho deceased was lying on a strotoher in a small room, tho only visible injury being a slight scratch or bruise on tho right temple, whioh the sons stated had caused the blood mark on the floor of the kitchen, Strange as it may seem, the sons bolloved that the death had been caused by a blow on the forehead, thore being at first eight no very apparent sign of tho bullet wound. Ryan assured them that tlio doath had beon occasioned by _ pistol shot, whereat they looked Incredulous. Ho, how ever, coon pat all douWt at roet by nnlooslng tho hooks and eyes, and pulling down the stays, when the underclothing waa found to be covered with blood, Tha wound was under tha left breast, apparently just over tho region of tho heart. A farther examina tion snowed the left hand to be blaokened with powder, while there was a slight abrasion on the palm. Both ayes were open, and the arms drawn up, Mr Tnomaa Porter's Statement. Thomas Porter, hotelkeoper at Morcer, made the following statement:—Last night, hearing of tha murder from Constable Ryan, I accompanied him in pursuit of Pender grast, and fonnd hia standing at Mrs Douglas's door, on the main road between Morcer and Pokeno, and four miles from tho former placf. Ho waa conversing with Mrs Douglas. Constable Ryan went up and arrested him, and charged him with the wilful murder of his wife. Pondergri.t remarked to Ryan, " You are making a mistake," Ryan then handouffed him, and took him into Mrs Douglas's house and searched him. Ryan said, " Yon eanmake a statement if you like, bat it will be takon down in writing, and it may bo used as evidenoe against you." He then proceeded to assert that ho had shot his wife. He paid: "I shot her in the heart. I put up with it for eleven years, and it's a good job it's over. It ought to have been done eleven yoars ago. With tho whistlingand chopping, no one could stand it. It was all the same night and day. I gave her every chance sinco I came back (meaning from the Asylum) three years ago, thinking sho would reform, but it was no use. Tho whistling and chopping aye went on, But it's all right j Gillies will give me fair play." When he was being taken by Ryan to tho station, I heard him continually questioning Ryan as to who had given the information. Referring to tho murder, ho said: " She pleaded hard, but it was no uee. I shot her through the heart, I could Btand it no longer." Later on he said to Ryan, *' It will either be the Lunatic Asylum or the gallows." The Inquest. The inquest is to be held at Captain Gordon's residence, five mileo from here. At 3 o'clock the jury were sworn in by Captain Jackson, and proceeded to view the body. On returning, the inquest was adjourned till 11 o'clock to-day. The Scene or the Tragedy. The Pendergrasts' residence is a small weatherboard building of four or five rooms*) tho ordinary residence of people in this quarter. The body of the murdered woman.was lying on a stretcher in a small room off the kitchen, it having been lifted from the floor on to the stretcher by ono of the sons. Deceased bad four sons alto gether, ono of whom is married to a daughter of Captain Gordon. There is no sign of a struggle, and deceased's features are not much contracted. The pistol must have been fired at short range aa there is the mark sf powder on her breast. The Motive for the Doed. It appears that some IB years ago Pen iergast was wrongly jealous of his wifo and an old man named Archie Buchanan, and, as one cf the.eettlers puts it, " be U cranky

on this point, but on other matters ho is right enough." Othor Statomonte. | Fireman Donaldson, on tho Waikato train, stato* that whilo at Morcer yostoi day ho noticod prisonor behaving in a poculi'ar manner. Ho soomcd excited, and mado many wild statements, ono of which was that ho owned tho whole of Morcer, but tho Govornmont had swindled him out of it, and that Judgo Gilliea had burnt Ins title deeds last timo ho (prisonor) was sont to tho Whau. He also made iv Donaldson s pr'osoncoa statomont regarding tho murder to Elliott. Mr Murray, publican, Pokono, states that Pondorgrast told him on Tuesday that though pooplo said he waa mad, ho was not, but oould mako himsolf mad in 20 minutes, and no doctor in Auckland could toll if ho was sano. , Captain Jackson's proaont intention is to hold a magisterial inquiry after tho inquoat. Prisoner passed a good night. Tho Scene of tho Murder. Wo havo already described tho position of tho I'endorgi-asts' houso. It is a now weatherboard building (having been re eontly orcctcd by tho prisoner's unmarried sons) of fivo rooms and a porch—all on the onO floor. At tho ontraneo to tho house ie a porch, from which a door lorills direct into tho kitchen. Alongsido this room is ono which was used as a dairy, and the othor rooms aro approached from tho kirc-icii by sovoral stops, boing on a dif foront lov.l. Tho door from tho kitchen loads ihto a largo bedroom, and other two Small bodroouis aro reachod through this apartmont. The deoeascd was found by hor sons lying on the kitchen Iloor, and thoy carried her into one of tho small bedroom, placing tlio corpse on tho strotchor. On tho jamb of thia bedroom thero is a mark which, takon in conjanction with anothor fact wo will mention later on, affords a clue to tho circumstances immediately anterior to tho murdor. On the jamb of tho door was the mark of a chisel, whilo the lock showed that it had recently beon prised open. A mortis ing chisel found on tho tablo in tho kitchen exactly litted the mark, and was apparently tho instrument used for opening the door. The fact which must be taken in conjunction with thia is as follows :— On tho morning ol tho raurdor, Mrs Robert Pondorgrast, jun., asked her mothor-in-law to accompany her to tho picnic at Pokono. The poor old woman refusod, alleging aa a reason that tho uneoomly stories circulated by her hus band regarding hor mado it unpleasant foi hor to appear in public. She then stated that she was afraid of her husband, bnt re marked that alio would lock herself in the littlo bedroom, Tho thoory, of courso, is that after tho sons had left homo Mrs Pondorgrast lookod herself in tho bodroom. Pender gra__ having made up his mind to do the dreadful deed, procured the mortising chisel, burst open the door, and dragged hor into the kitchen, where ho shot her.

Tbo Murdered Woman. Tho deceased was a frail-looking woman, about 63 years of ago, fair hair and com plexion, ond hoight about fivo feet. Her faco waa rather pleasing, though hor ap pearance was somewhat marred by the loss of her front teeth. When murdered, sho was dressed in a brown winsey skirt, and reddish print bodice, &c.

Tbo Poet BXortom.

Tho autopsy of tho body of tho murdered woman was made by Dr. Dalziel at nbout 4.30 in the afternoon. Detective T woboy was present. Whon tho body wns opened it was found that the bullet had entered about threo inches below the loft breast, pierced tho apex of the heart, fractured the seventh rib, and, striking tho backbone, had shivered ono of tho vertebra' into small fragments. Tho ball, a spherical bullet, was found just beneath tho skin of tho back. The doctor was of opinion that death was almost instantaneous. The Pistol. Tho weapon with which tho deed was dono is an old-fashioned horse pißtol, brass mounted and fitted with a swivel ramrod. Provlous Throats. Over ton years ugo the prisonor became joalous of his wifo. It appears that there was a danco at Pokono, to which Pendergrast had gone by himself, leav ing his wifo at homo. After Ponder grast's departure a noighbour named Archibald Buchanan called on Mrs Pondorgrast, and in a humorous mannor askod her to accompany him to tho danco. Ever sinco that occurrence, Pondorgrast has suspected his wife of infidelity, and appears to bo quite mad on this one point. It is stated that a fow days after the danco Buchanan's wife left him, but whothor thoro is any connection between this circumstance and tho jealousy exhibited by Pondergra.t is not known.

Several years ago the accused thoatenod to shoot hia wifo with a single barrolled gun thnt ia now in tbo house, and in conse quence of tho throat, Captain Jackson, R.M., caused the gun to be taken away from him, and retained possession of it for two years. Tho Pondergrasts arrived in tho colony from Scotland by tho ship Uolonslea, SO years ago. Onr reporter saw tho prisoner in tho coll at nino o'clock lost night. He does not look his ago, having an exceedingly hoalthy, hearty appearance. He is about 5 foet 8 inches in height, and is stout almost to corpulence. His oyes aro dark and spark ling, and a fringe of grey hair surroundß his face. Whon the constablo gave him some tea, he remarked in a perfcotly rational manner, " You aro a gentleman ; and if you'll get mo something to koop my auld bono, off the (lure, I'll bo happy." The bedding having boen procured, the old follow lnid himself down nnd thon re marked, "Hasit boen raining?" "No," waa tho roply. " I thought it was, because I'vo hoard the ' drappin' just liko I have hoard under my bed at homo."

During Wednesday, it seems that tho prisonor had a desire to go to Auckland, as no askod at Porter's Hotel whon tho train started. Subsequently he complained that he had lost hia passage through tarrying too long ovor a cup of coffee in the Railway Re freshment Rooms.

TABLE TALK.

Last performance of " Mammon." New Zealand means to havo a lingor in the Soudan pie. Pollard's Juvenile Opera Troupo Ib on the way to Auckland. Timaru Gas Gompany declare a dividend of 18 por cent. Harvesting in the far South has com menced.

Thero are to bo athletic sports at Thames on St. Patrick's Day,

Bishop Luck is to bless St. Mary's Cob vont at Hamilton to-morrow.

A visitor to Rotorua preservos carefully a sandwich which cost him three shillings. Temporance victory at the licensing elec tion in Invoroargill South. The Premier has returned to Dunedin, An Auckland gentleman offers £20 o-year towards the cost of a Now Zoaland contin gent to tho Soudan. The drought is causing a scarcity of water at Invercargill.

Wellington Meat Preserving and Re frigerating Company have declared a divi dend of 5 por cont.

Piako County Council n6k tho Telegraph Department to have telegraph posts betwoon Cambridgeand Taopo marked as milestones.

Whioh is the leading city of the colony ? Look here — Tho births in Christchurch last month were 32, in Dunedin 71, in Wel lington 82, and in Auckland 119.

• St. Paul's Church will be preached in for the last time to-morrow, when Archdeacon Dudley and the Roy. C. M. Nelson will give some interesting facts about this his toric building. The hotels at Ohinemutu havo been crowded of late, and "shake-down." have beon the ordor of the day.

It is no offence to stab a man in mistake for another, according to tho R.M. at Leeston, Canterbury, who has just dis charged F. W. Atwood, who seriously stabbed T. G. Carr in mistake for another man. The sapiont judgo said it was a case of self-defence.

An inquisitive person wants to kno. whether news transmitted through salt water by telegraph would be fresh. The question of religious instruction to the young bds been Bolved in an effectual way by the Auckland Sunday-school Union. At the annual meeting last night it was stated by the Chairman that in some 36 schools thoro woro about 2,000 members of tho Auckland Bible Reading Association, pledged to road a portion of Scripture daily in connection with the Sunday school lessons.

THE SOUDAN WAR.

|UY CAUIiI.-0-PYIUCiI-IT.]

Death of General Stewart.

Caiho, February 19,

Ni'ws is to hand that Mnjor-Gonorol Sir Herbert Stewart died on Monday laat at Gdkdul, from tho injuries ho received at t_c buttle near Mctemineh on the 1-th ult.

Provisioning the Expedition.

Tho Queensland Moat Preserving Coin pany have received largo ordora for provl sions for tho Soudan.

Effect of the Colonial Offers.

Sir Stafford Nortlicoto, speaking in tho 1 Uubo of Conlmons, eulogised tho gallant and spirited offors of assistance made by tho colonies fo. tho Soudan. These re marks wero received by tho members of tho Houso with prolonged choerkij;. Tho offors havo created a marked im pression in Berlin. ■■»

Rebels Gathering Bound Abuklea.

The British Force Entrenching.

London, Fobruary 20.

The rebels aro enclosing Abuklea Wells, and the troops under Major-General Butler aro entrenching there.

Speeches in the British Parlia ment.

Proclamation by the O'tecn.

Tli. Militia Called Out

London, Fobruary '20.

In tho House of Commons last evening Mr Gladetono mado a speech in which ho said the offers of tho colonies of troops for the Soudan testified their attach ment to tho Throne, and would draw closer tho bonds of the empire. Earl Derby, speaking in tho Houso of Lorda, said tho country was deeply indebted to the spirit shown by the colonies. Government had decided to accept the services of the New South Wales troops, and details wero bein" arranged with tho other colonies who had offered contingents. Tho Duko of Cam_ bridge said he rejoicod at tho assistance of the colonies. , A proclamation has been issued by the Queon, stopping men in active scrvioe from joining the resorvo and embodying tho Militia for garrison duty.

MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS.

London, February 19,

Parliament re-assembled to-day. In the Houses of Lords and Commons, statements wore respectively mado by Earl Granville and Mr Gladstone as to the intentions of the Government with respect to the Soudan. They stated that tho Ministerial policy was still to ovaouute that country, but it had boen resolved that a British force should go to Khartoum to break the power of tho Mahdi.

Tho solection for tho timo of the advance of tho expodition would be loft with Lord Wolseley, but it would probably be in the autumn.

Both Bpenkors warmly recognised the beneficial influence of tho offors of troops by the colonies. With regard to Egyptian finances, thoy enid tho questions at issue had been honourably arranged with the Powers. Tho Marquis of Hartington, Secretary of War, in reply to a question, stated that the troops ut Motommeh, under Major-Genoral Bull.:, would probably be ordered to fall back on Korti or Merawi. Proposed Vote of .ensure. Sir Stafford Northcote, in the House of Commons, gave notico of a motion censur ing tho Egyptian policy of the Govern ment. A Press Association messago says :—The notico of motion given by Sir Stafford Northcote in tho Houso of Commons cen suros tho resultless sacrifieos of the Govern ment, and assorts that it is neoessary to establish a stable Government in Egypt, and in parts of tho Soudan. The Reinforcements. Tho Queen to-day inspoctod at Windsor the Grenadier Guards, who aro about to proceed to Egypt. The Mahdl's Advance. A Press Association message says : — "Tho advanco of tho Mahdi on El Me temmeh is causing grave anxiety." The New South Wales Con tingent. Sydney, February 20. Sir Honry Parkos and others strongly doprecate the despatch of a New.South Wales contingent to the Soudan. A Press Association message from London says;—" Tho War Office havo requested Now South Wales to send a light battery to Suakim." New Zealand Volunteers for the War. CiißisTCitUKca, this day. Captain Hnmmorsloy, of tho C Battery, and Captain Martin, of the E Battery, offer to procood to tho Soudon, the former with 50 men from tho South, tho latter with 30 men of his Battery. The offer has been forwarded to tho Government by Colonel McLean.

Dunedin, this day,

Mr F. Fulton, who recently forwardod to His Bxcolloncy tho Qovornor an offer to raiso ond equip, with tho assistance of friends in Dunedin, a corps for despatch to the seat of war in the Soudan, has received the following roply from His Excellency :— "Christchurch, Fobruary 20, 1885, 11.50 a.m.—Received your telegram yesterday afternoon. Appeciate highly the loyalty of yourself and all concerned. I Gannot reply, however, till I havo obtained the opinion of my Ministers.—W. F. D. Jervoi. ." In tho meantime, Mr Fulton ia busily ongaged in onlisting recruits, and has mot with great success.

ACCIDENT AT PENROSE.

An accident of a Boriouß character happened at Penroso station last evening to a young woman of eighteen yoars named Mary Jane Spotting. It appears that she left the train while it was in motion, and falling from the platform, the wheel of one of the carriages passed over her loft log. Sho was promptly rescued from her perilous position and taken to her home at OnOhunga, but as her injuries appeared to bo of a serious charac ter sho was subsequently brought te town and takon to tho Hospital, rfc was then found that she had sustained a compound fracture of the left leg, and that her right foot was also injured. Tho patient, who was attended by Dr. Bond, is now doing as well as can bo expected.

TELEGRAMS.

Alleged Fraudulent Bankruptcy.

Thames, this day.—The Official Assignee is instituting proceedings against James Clarke, of Te Aroha, for fraudulent bank ruptcy.

Kuranui Hill,—The manager has made arrangements for starting battery opera tions on Tuesday next.

Dunedin, this day.—Tho oxcursion train to Wokatipu took 160 persons from Dunodin^

Blenheim, this day.—Patrick Reardon was fined 20s to-day for disturbing the Salvation Army.

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CABLEGRAMS.

iV "^^lj,! t I; Lo.N'iioN, February 20,-1* I\jr*_ Russia and France l,a Ve .njjjj Asia Minor and Syria betwJ^. Tho Marquis ofLomi^S Wales. V'S It Is rumoured that tho h nvii . Now South Wale, hi, be^S Marquis of Lome, but tho $__% (hiswifejisunwillingth.thj^ Divergent View. oa jj& At tho boriquot given CW' Chamber of Commerce, Sir Li H and Sir Saill Samuel dbSi Evelyn Ashley's views On bokj*' tion. m'k Tho Frozen Mo ttt Tho fro.en meat, ek Orient Z,, good condition. imperial Federal;'l L-.-dN, February 19 7i ■'. I given by tho London ChuhbSll to-day, tho Hon. Evelyn A_? *__ IJndcr-Socrcta.y, made a 3ffl he advocated Imperial Fodfe™-"*1. odmi.sion of the colonial fiS__S tho House of Commons, butvri(t_?*_ Sir Saul Samuel, in a bpSKI Bion, remarked that it vr a . M draw tho eolomes closer toeetEiT. were at present. In the Ho^TS to-day, the .Marquis of SaiSi course of a speech, stated that thflil policy of the Government CM nothing but repeated insults. "l Tho Federation Ena.^^] Iv tho House of Common, to-fed stone anncuncoJ that the As___ Federation Enabling Bill wouldfiS introduced in tho Houso of Lord^' The Prince of Wal«, The Prince of Waloß will pisSS next meeting of the Royal (S stituto, when Sir P. Napier BiSl read a puper on " Perth," ffSS tralia. His Royal Highness W_\ from Cannes. Governorship of Now j^J It is considered unlikely tbti'M Dcs Viuux will be appointed to t_J W. F. D. Jervoia as Governor oiu land. "*] Russian Military Koveaaj, Russia is despatching a to_e«'|||| men to tho region to the »«& if Caspian. English Cricketers v. CoaljW tralia. _ |: 1 Sydney, February 20.~Thi»!(_ii|] between tho English cricketeau.,! bined Australian team comnieiierijj At the close of the dajPs play tlMlij had 07 for eight wlckete.

INCENDIARISM.

• ii.,l (BY TELK-BAEII.—OWN COM_«StJ T_TAM__,ti_|J An attempt was made a few did burn down the battery owned toll Eureka Company at OtanuL T_jJ boards were set on lire, but fortsmK flames expended themselves witWjj serious damage. j

FATAL HORSE ACCIDENT.

' v . «_,r (CT TBLEORAfH—OWK COBaßOffl CiiEisiciniECH,^! Mr Edwaiid Carter, horse-dak accidentally killed in Crenmer &p : Thursday afternoon, I'eceiwd n riding, when his horse bolted id. him. The horse jumped a feneeri Carter, flinging him on to hii'ii! then fell. Mr Carter wufju insensible, and died shortly altera

ANOTHER WRECK AT KIA PARA.

Barque Mary Ann _____k__,i_ (b; thleobaph.—o. s mam HKurmvru^ Tub barque Mary Ann Aiuilnj ashore on the North Spit Heail hound for Sydnoy, having loododkg. Xhe s.s. Kina sighted her in aMB but! owing to tho.ebb tide, oo_ ■ assistance No intelligence CM« wreck could be obtained at tha UK when tho Kina passed. The-Mi and southerly. The orew will w safely, but there is no hope for ran From Messrs titono Bros, we la_.li shipped by the Mary Ann AnntalU feet of baulk and sawn timt_r,Me_p .tones and Co., of Sydney. TMM surod in the New Zraland Office _. barque was a wooden ve_olo(3St3i built at Sunderland, EngtakMl owned by Mossrs McClufhle t-11l Christchurch. At time of wreotipl ready for sua, having boon loaded w*» previously, and she was delayed .lib waiting to obtain a mate, firku occldont which havo reached ton! ore very meagre. It , niw| that tho vessel went ashore .duo weather, and with tho wind light _* ashore sho became hopoleselj'ift.J el lor t_ to float her again failedjo W to be abandoned by tho craw. Wfjgl vessel Is Captain Carpenter, __V tliis and other New Zealand porf|SjJJ occasions. The barque was ii-randal British Company for fil3s,anditaM Zealand Company at Ch^tch-TOW amount we havo notyetbeeaffllbP} vessel la expected to become a M|

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Before H. G. Seth Smith. 6.HJ Drunk.—Threo men and onejWJy Hogan), 10s and coata-SarahTli-Hfl not gullty.-Constables McCloUu •»» proved tho ohargo.—los anflOT»*-ffl ASSAULT.—Kdward NookNotaw with striking Jamcß Wire, outtMlfflJ and darkening hie loft eye.-rWW drunkenness, but did not rmetm in." - Sergeant Gamble itateo W" James Wire deposed uiat',J*iß lessee of tho Governor Gordon_"«W Prisonor called for a Ato&ml refused to pay for it. Selm.mf, and plum pie. He told him WW business In that way, whim WWW shirt and struck him in the :mm Wire corroborated; he not W gH husband, but smashed tlio poiw " Samuel Jackson, waiter. witaeUgW Constable Kelso arrested the« days' imprisonment with haw IMIW£ NBGLEOTFOL PABENTB.-MlctW | »; charged with neglootbig to «j*g"ffl tho support of his girls, StumSl Broen, now In St Mary's Vwsmj* was examined as to his mesne. WW! about 7s per day. He wo«g,«*Sß woek. Order aocordingly.-BMgH sonstroet. noglecting to PWW&IS son, his son. On the appU<*Ms Gamble, the oose was remtm.wiJM John Wakeham consented to aa WH ment of 10s 6d for hie three JOWjgH wero committed to the Indi_etrl««g children woro exceedingly n»»»WJ their father was-unable to tattOTJ the mother boing in gaol, ana M »w". and late. __ •'.. H Dangerous-William Ooo\im guilty to committing a brMWtSa works Act by driving w «JW__i sonirers across the Mo.ntoWoO.2S Kaipara railway on the 12th.-^HE appeared for the Hallway WWB showed that great oa'*Blcsmes ( £|s hibited by Cook, and at a OflßgJ when, had it not boen for &*.__%£& the cngineor, six or more UWffij probability have been eaorifloeo>Jffi cos__-Defendant was unableto]Wg sentenced to one month s imPJSKi DISOBEYINO A COOS* JWJg-i Stophons pleaded not g_^____i obeying on ordor upon bMH towards the maintenance of JMJffljU Mr Theo. Cooper appeared for «WJ Btated the cose. BeFendantßsUW^, to do his best for his faniUy, J^fflH hop-beer merchant, and ™ «!J3S|l Lucy Stephens deposed JjKJfflH but was obliged to givettWSSH her seven childron to koop, W»Jj into tho bargain.-Ordor toPtf*Kj tho four children, and to find onei^) duo payment in «10, oi' re >« "9 Beating a Wn'K.-Rtch«rf *Sgi nenter.of Lncn_'Creek,w_ S cns«B; - his wife, Kmnia-wlthaheavyra^ffiK bodily injuries.-Mary AMiOTBa on thcevc.ing of tael-thde»«BJ of water to thespnng. hjj^ffl H Saw defendant branaishkig»W'|' ) i a brick (produced) w>a down. Herhusband Wf''R»- tgj( her in and put her on the MgffiH wn ß dead, but after ha f WgKffl§ _. f lor some further o^^ESm tonced Anderson to 7 days IgmSl hard labour, and to find soWW!a|| and two in the same amonnl, W*^ for threo months. On t^K*1 Coopor. His Worship granted a Pl*-;. to tho wifo. ________;,,. |j

We would draw attentiocf^jjj in our advertising colmef' ■*&*(■ m. h that Is likely to W_W__ next, on the occasion m!_W_M Komuor.. land, by J. f_sßJflß__ cantilo Sale Booms, at ™.% BMt%*Si men., with frontagea ~«»fitatfl Road, Green Lane, and JfaWß feet to Kacecoureo Parade ffi»«| Viow will bo sold, and 6 fl''° «*# given away among tteWi7»Jgfo« veyances leave Mercantile jJJJiif W day at 3 p.m. to convey all'■ - f " flue estato. AliVSw The balance of the' RjKffirf^ Somerfleld, atKUerslle,-flftlffl at 12 o'clock. There awW'fflffl and somo of them the %fj_\f_M also, properties at Mount b. -g^g-; and Mr Buriowss P">Pg_«li_H_l be Bold at the same iimo »*.•___■.

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milE AUCKLAND GARDENERS' HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Will hold their AUTUMN SHOW In the DRILL-SHED (By special permission) On FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, March 20 and 21, FOR THE EXHIBITION OF POT PLANTS, CUT FLOWERS. FRUIT, VEGETABLES, BKE3, HONKY, AND APIARIAN APPLIANCES. Sinco tho publication of the Schedule the undermentioned Special prizes aro ottered by— MR J. McMATH (ALLCOMERS. Class I.): APPLES—For the Best 9 Pcasgood's Nonsuah: Ist, 7b ; 2nd, 3s lid. MR J. McMATH (ALL-COMERS): APPLEB-For the Best 9 Golden Spire: Ist, 7s; 2nd, 3e lid. MR G. CRUICKSHANK (AMATEURS, Class IL): GRAPES—For tho Best Bunch (Black or White, any variety), out-door grown: A Cruet Stand. Erratum.—ln tho Cottacrors'Garden Schedule. No. 290: For not less then J-aoro, read not MOKE. Schedules of Prizes can bo had at the Seed Warehouse or tho undersigned. Entries to bo forwarded to tho Soorotary no! later than 6 p.m. on the 16th March. 0. SMALLFIELD. Hon. Secretary. IF you value your good nemo do notput it in jeopardy by selling counterfeits of Wot*'n'a Sc_N__t_. CIVILIANS IN AUCKLAND.—At onoo an Allotmont. Paten's, No. 2 Leasehold.— Apply Dowden, Auctioneer, T4TR R. T, BOOTH'S LAST EVEN ING IN AUCKLAND. At the request of numerous citizens. MR BOOTH has consented to givo as ADDRESS on MONDAT EYBNING NKXT, in the THEATRE ROYAL, at 7.30 o'olock. His Worship the Mayor, W. R. Waditel, Esq., vv* _ 11 preside. Solos, Duets, and Choruses by tha Choir, con ducted by Mr R. Tadohope, during the ovenlag. His Worship the Mayor, on bohalf of the Oitl pens of Auokland, and Mr R. Tndehope, on behalf of the Choir, will make PresentaMens to Mr R. T. BOOTII. Dress Circle, Is; other parts, Od. "jm 7^ |1 W I NG T 0 S, ESTATE AGENT, COOMB_.S'S ARCADE. (Hatahllshed 19 yoarß.) In conscquonco <_ tho owner's requiring money, I can soil soma properties very cheaply at the present time. ' AND OTHERS. REMEMBER THE SALE OP NEWMARKET LAND At the Newmarket Hall WEDNESDAY, 26th iilst., a* Noon. R. C. GREENWOOD, Auctioneer. -VVTORKING MEN OF NEWMARKET. For your convenience the Salo of Allot ments in the Brighton Road will be held in the Newmarket Hall, ot 12.15 p.m. sharp. Don't fail to seoure a lot, as this ia the only land for salo near tho railway workshops. B. C. GREENWOOD, Auctioneer. ~A BBOTT'S OPERA HOUSE. "PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT. POL_ArU>'d IJLIP U'l'IAN OPERA BOUFFB hUJM COMPANY. SEASON OF 1885, FOR 21 NISHTS ONLY, Commencing MONDAY, MARCH 2. Initial perlormance. Lococq's Exquisite Comic finer, in throe acta Hirst timo in Auokland), W ."*> THE LITT L_ DUKE. Further particulars in future advertisement. TSUSINESS NOTICE. ** B. CARBINES Bees to draw tho attention of the Publio of Auckland and residents of Country Distriots that he has gono into those centrally-aituated oreraises known as Templo Chambers, opposite the " Herald" Office, Queon-stroot, where nein tends to carry en b_sme_3 os BROKER, HOUSE, LAND. ESTATE. AND (__N_RAL COMMISSION AGENT. B C. wonld specially draw the attention of the publio, tbatha ving been aresident of Auckland for over 20 years, is thoroughly acquainted with tberequirementaof the placo, and hopes,by strict attention to business, to merit a fair Bh .re of publlo patwnage. B. CARBINES, BROKER, lIOUBB, LAND. ESTATE. AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT, TEMPLE CHAMBERS (Opposite "Herald" Office), QUEEN STREET, AUCKLAND.



THE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING. FACTORY, 153 AN. i6O, QUEBN,STREET, ! _ leruAY kiw LAfiOB.T AND RUST • ASSORTED B_oC__ OF MIU.'S, .OU_IS*, ami BOYS' CLOTHING AND O-TFITTINO; CLOTHING AND ODTF_r_lN_»' CLOTKINI* AND OUTFIT.ING CLOTHING AKD OUTFITTING IN TSE CITY. THE CHLBBRA—JD !lIO_<}IKK> TWEEDS, IUOSttIEL TWEEDS, Whioh tlicy wore tho firet to -ohroduoo In Mudo up Cloth kin, has becomo FAMOUS as .KING THE MOST UU-tABLE AND WEAR-RESISTING 0_- AL_ WOOLLEN FAJ3ttIO&, i__ie imcmasd ya. _n___ aooi_ Oontuiuuß to sliow a Ltws. Yearty lucroase, l-_oV\xo WlAie IJITOIU-I-U) CLOTHING IS ALMOST sn______ ym'__R.ED_a> a.r .in SUefiRIOS COLONIAii VRODUUTIOI.. yv ii! l at i s REMOVED TO COLLEGE ROAD. PONSONBY. NOTICE. DR. WILK IN S, F. R.C. S.. CoNStri/rrNa and Op_nATß*a Siwo-ok. Is ot his Surgery for General Praotioo and SpeahU Preotic«-Hyo. Ei_', anil Throat Diseases —Momlug. and Af-emoons; Suadiiys, 10.30 to 12JPX Oon-ultoHoß Foes vsrv modorata 1)8. Wi_-_-*KB .pout seven years at Mooreflolds Eyo Hospital. London, under Messrs Bowman aad Orite_i».t. two ot Throat HoapltaL Lctidon, seven 1 yearn Honorary Surjtecn Albert Hospital, and itijifal yoars at Eyo, Ear. and Throat IhOrmary, Mol.owKifl. Aiycsui Bp«taelos to Sight — Censultlni: RoOihs—Quean-etreet, Auckland. .TtflE second numbor of The New Zha- LASD FAIIMKK, BBE AND POULTIIY JOUBNAL 18 now published, and can be had at any of tho principal Booksellers' lo tho colony. Published at tho Stab Ofllco, Shortland nnd Fort streals, Auckland. 0_ course everyone want., vsluo for their money — Woi.kb'S Scum aits U tho best v-lnc y^ti can ohtftln. 15,000 15000 15,000 15J000 ©AKMC-L & t'BANWKMi -uva yisxaicM Tneu-AXD larxmi _v MIUSSBM AND 9M_P5KBtl_ OARPBTB Thh Obsatcsu Vaj__h_t ik Abcsi^nd !11 3ARPKT9 Xerr Oho.p \ JAR*-T8 Vjiry Cheap I Tapoeter. Irom le 0d .ARPK'II. V*rf Chcnp > 3AUPEI%S Vciy Cheap I Brasscla, from 8_ 0d .ARMS'!- Vory Oheap / OARLIGK fe CRAKSnTELL OARLIi^ & CJIAN-WIBLL §A__lC_ ft CIM-NW-llii GARLICK & eUAHWHLL G.U<LIQK & CWANjyntiL GARtrOK & GRAiiWSJVh . rr»aBHDSTSAI>_ftn(IBEDDI-.0 >. ?_BI«X__ FURNITURE J Reaa , afHifs. do. do. f -™™1 , SRAWINOdo. do. > fcoc 1 BALL <o. do. I DeflTCTf WFIOB FURNITURE / HOUBEiS FURNISHED THROUGHOUT. 1 BUY YOUR FURNTrURB _roji GARLICK & CRANWELL, ! -fflO-A-. .URmSHJtNG WAREHOUSE^ Qtra_N:a__iiar Ato LOKN_-ff_a_iar, Apcklab*. , taiEAT CLEABINtt SALE I !! _-RIWIOtTS TO HHMOVIS 9 SO NEW PR___.SE.. MILNE & CHOTCE Reisoeolinllr Ww to announce that In artier to enter upon their Now Promles& (now 00 ---p_oa-.-_____.__ complo— on) with an EUSmR-LY NEW STOGS; They havo decided to oflfe* TBB WHOLB OF THEIR PRESENT WEMi-KNOWN VALUABLH STOCK At SUCH A REDUCTION IN PRICH AB WILL ENSURE A SPEEDY CLEARANCE. ByEBS AflTlCl— IS TO BE SOLD. "Cho Goods are beinct so rapidly Cleared Ont thdt our Friends and tho Publio are _m_u estsd to CALL AT ONOE, TO ENSURE GETTING SOME OF "ERE i BARGAINS. PREMISES CLOSE ON SATURDAY NK-HTS AT 9 p.m. HIEiNE & CHOYCE, W»_l<BS_EY-S_R___», £)ji. OOBBBTI Bit REMOVED From AKred.-B.roet to SYMONDS-STREET (opposite Choral Hall). Hours o_ CoNStTLTATfON: At Home—o to 10 a.m., and 6to 8 p.m. At Aiokin _-X to 1 and Ito 6 .Cm. When not , engaged. T^* OTICE TO GROWERS OF TOBACCO. ! The Auokland Tobacco Company (Limited) i and the Now Zealand Tobacco Growing and I Manufacturin. Compaay (Limited) having united, all contracts made by either Company - for the purehaso of Leaf from farmers will be narriod OT>t by tho united Company, who are Drenared to Buy for oaeh. and on application to 1 the undersign«• can procure the Customs permit required by the Act prior to removal of any > toj^!-^*i£___ Tobacco Company 1 (Li-altod) is the onlylregistered Tobacco Manp ■ fatturfcg Ce»Pan5 r in Ne, w Zea,lV d- and Mr i August Vollbraoht, formerly workftit manager 1 It %l New Zealand Tobacco Growing and Man tffacturhig Company (Limited), hos ho con nootttm whateww^^ Auoklaml Tobacco Company (Limited), i Fo_t_tr»et, Auckland, February 10,1885. I" Fa man tells you he keeps the best brands just look if he has Wolfe's SoH«_?l_. II not J. has t«W you a» untmtii.



1 I\-T II S BOYLB' MIDWIFE, i Begs to intimate to tho Ladles of Auckland J and country district, that sho is proparod to j receive patients daring thoir occouchomont at { her rosidonco, Fornlc'gii Villa,Fornlolgh-etrcct, • Ponsonby. Ladies wishing to como to town \ f.om country di-tricl.. would do well to avail % thomselvos of this quiet retreat. Mrs B. hopes by civility and strict attontioti to tho require ment of her patient- to merit a fair shhre of patronage. N.B.—Out-door pationts waitedOn for the nine morning. I^VEUy LADY HER OWN DRESS ■" MAKER. MESDAMES POWNE & BACON, FANCY WORK REPOSITORY. 865, QUEBN STREET, AUCKLAND. AOKN'I. _01i BUTTSRICK'S CHLEBRATKD LONDON AND NEW YORK CUT PAPER PATTERNS. All tho Newost Stylos by every mall- Fashion Books from a pobny, Lu9_ono (riven <_. C.ysloloum, Lustorlae and Peonah Painting, Wax Flowers nnd Fruit, Parlir __,rblo, Macrnmo, Point, nnd Honlton Lace, Loath.rwork, &o. All mnterlals for tho above. .O.RAI NI N O OOLL EG E, JL WKLLICSLEY-STHHKT. EVENING CLAB9W3 AUK NOW OPEN. PIIAOTICAt, DII.VWINO, WITH PI.ANK AND Slll.ll) CtKOUETKY—'I'UI-SDAV KVKNINOM, at 7.30. Ai-i'i.iui) Mi. hank. andthsStkamEj-uinb, *(.'„ Jtc.-Tiiuu.DAV Kykniniih, 0t7.:'0. Tcaohar: Wai.tkr J. RoiHNBON, Board of Education, Modallist. and Ccrtlllod with Flrst claes Honours by Science aud Art Department; alno by City and llullds of Loudon Institute for advancement of Technical Education. THE SNAKE ROOT REMEDY to. RHEUMATISM and 60UT.-Tm. CiMiei.ua* (Acts* Rao-moba) on Biac. 81-AKE ROOT has ■ «_« Lena cC-inriAT-D «S A RKtUMATHM REMEDY. THIS PHCPARA T lON is Tin most oc.TAin in ira crVccTa. and HUBCLf FAILS TO AFFORD St-lE. OR -FrCCT A CURE. Bm. PKR aOTTLI. AT _\CMtt -. .._ _^^«V-^C.," orrosiri _m».ot n.i, ouuhsi



It seems that the eminent scientist, Dr. J. L. York, who concludes his eourso of lecturo in connection with tho Psychological Society next Sunday evening, has caught the fever of we age and will discuss the knotty problem, •hoience or Religion, Which?' at tho opera House, as his eloping lecture. This subject has already been handled in not a few of the pulpits nt this pity, but, on very different lines to Dr. Yorksideaß. Tho doctor thinks we have had too much religion and too little science, and is not afraid to say co. Whether hia views be right or wrong, it mv.i be admitted that he is a seiontist of line talent as a speaker, and a sobolar of rare ability. His arguments aro rational and convincing, and his theory of re ligion must commend itself to the riinds of all unprejudiced thinking people.—[Auvx.]