RANDOM SHOTS.

[BY ZA.UIKL.I

acme write, a neighbour's nnme to lash, ISmc wri [c-vnintliought-for nccdicl cash, Some . lile to please the country claan And raise a din.

For me an aim I never fa«h— 1 write for fun

So the genttamanly poisoner has won the race -by a neck ! Tho result, in sporting parlance, ia something of a " boil-over," and tho public have been "hard hit—'' Hangman, by Justice, out of Elood for Blood, was a strong favourite at Iho start, nnd made all tho running for a time Tommy Dodd, by Antimony, out of Culprit, wna a rank outsider, and seemed to have no chance whatever ; but ho waa well led op by tho black horeo Law.by Chicanery.out of Moneybags, and entering the straight for home eamo a.vay with a tremendous rußh and wont past tho judge's bo* a neck in advance of tlie Hangman ; Law a bad

third, eamo in limping badly —some- thing having apparently baon badly trained! Tho dividend on Tommy waa qnite a sensational one, aa the public put all their money on Hangman. There wero loud crios that tho Hangman had been " pulled, ' and complaints wero made against the total ieator, or Supreme Court batting machine ; but the j udgo declared ho had nothing to do with public opinion, and awarded tbe race to Tommy Dodd. Thomas Hall was rather fond of singing a comic song in those happy days beforo he was found out, and I can im agine that ho may now at times eingthefol lowing now words to the old tune : — O. dly now I dansa amis, g- Tommy 1) idd-Tommy Dod 1! For my oiimcs I've nit to au me— Tommy Dodd—Tommy Dodd! Pcan and Cail'vrj- well may die; But for swells Its all my eye, Cash their orecicus lives can buy— Tommy Dodd— Tommy Dodd !

To drop all satire and metaphor, it will take a good doa! moro than the unanimous dictum of tho Appeal Court to satisfy the oublic thnt there has not been a gross miscarriage of jusHce in the decision which .rives the Timaru poisoner the right to live and pollute the prison air with his worthless breath, justly forfeited by his diaboheal crimes. The miserable quibble by which Hall escaped the gallows is simply one ol those loopholes in the criminal law which appear to be left purposely to allow influen tial scoundrels to escapo their just punish ment. It is a diagrace to any people who claim to make equal and evenhanded testice the foundation of their legal system that such a rascally law should remain on the Englieh statute book.

For what doea the decision—a sound legal one-mean 1 It means that for a wretched error—no more serious than a mis-spelt word or an erroneous date in the indiot ment-a man found euilfy of a moat diabol ical murder, on the clearest of evidence.may snap his fingers at justice and bid defiance to the hangman. There waa no manner of doubt in the caao ; no questionable evidence admitted, bucli na hearsay statements, or irrelevant matter, or admissions extorted from the prisoner. Tho sole question was whether evidence of a perfectly reliable and relevant character had been admitted for tho proper purpose. A homely illustration may beat bring out the point. Bill Sites is charged with brutally kicking his wife, and tbe prosecuting police Ser geant says that (in order to prove the prisoner's bad character) he will produce evidence that the gentle Vk'illiain had threatened to "do for " hia wife, Ihe evi dence ia taken, the prisoner found guilty and sentenced ; but he appeals on the around that the evidence aa to his character was wrongly admitted : it was, properly speaking, only evidence of malicious intent. The Appeal Cou.t sustains this as sound law, and the intlian ia acquitted? In tbe Cain case the full bench were careful to say that tho judge who tried Hall dii perfectly right in admitting the evidence, and they thro* the whole blame on the atate of the law. That may be bo, but it seems to my vision a most aelt-stuiu fyine expres »ion of opinion. If ■•jKfge Williams is to be commended for admitting the evidence, do not tho full Bench stand Bolf-condemned for casting it out?-say, for quashing a conviction because^ of the alleged irregular action of somecody i not named, in connection with evidence wuich was not nt all essential to tbe case, and tho rejection of which would not, have alteiedfooe iota the decision oi the jury. 11 New Zaatand judges cannot sweep away the accumulated cobwebi of precedents and "opinions," I hope our Legislature will havo the courage to amend the criminal law bs that a similar scandal to tho Hall case may never again be possible.

"Love me, love my dog!" Thats all very good for the Shaksperiar. character, but if does not quite accord with the opinions of one of ouf Auck and qr.illdj:.vers who dropped into a bit of bad luck lately all on account of hia dog, which happened to be a fine croas-brod grey-houo' and mastiff. It happened that he left this animal locked up in an office in town one Saturday afternoon. Of course this was purely accidental, but doggie evidently objected, and on the follow^ ing Moodoy it was fourd that ho had befn having a picnic all •to himself He had been round the premises to find a way out, and not succeeding, had employed some time in trying to gnaw through the door. After that he had done wnsiderable damage to various other parts of the offices, and at length succeeded in tearing down the wire gauze blind and making his «tt by means of tho window, which, it.to n_idles3 to say, he did without any circumlocution, but went straigut through. As his master had to mako good the damage, to tho extent of several pounds, ho will most probably bave somewhat modified his views regarding the dog aa " tho friend of man.'

That was a very instructive episode at the Salvation Barracka on Sunday nieht. in which an ex-Salvationist and ex-chucker-out of the ungodly scoffers figured so conspicuously. The defendant, who on the authority of the truthful Brame had been a mo ß t exemplary and pious man for three long years, suddenly bursts out, knocks down one Salvationist, smashes the proboscis of anotbar, and invites the whole biling, individually and collectively, to "come on." It would seem, indeed, to be one of those frightful lapses which occasionally occur to prove that habit that aceuraed second natura-is stronger than our better nature and our higher resolutions, nnd even laughs at _rmy discipline, legal consequences, and damns- Hon of erpenaes." Hera was a man who for'tbreo years had walked iv the narrow path-had perhaps sported the red jersey Snd the magnificent big "S.,1 had sjng with ferrou? the sublime Hallelujah ode •• The devil and mo we enire agree ; I hate the devil-the devil hates me' - had ovtn in the capseity oj chuckerout ____A to " cast ont devila " in the shape of noisy larrikin*, who attended the Arwy Catherines- and yet he suddenly turns round sfeis to shake hands with the Old Gentleman, and begins to serve him aa though he had always been a sworn friend. My only theory to explain the phenomenon is that he was getting "blue mowidy. It was stated In evidence by one witness that he had bean told defendant had been a pugilist in the days of his unrcgeneia tion; and I opine he wtxt, happy aa long as he had plenty of " chucking out to do in the Army. But probably business cot slack; the hoodlums gave bus a wide berth, and he found his occupation gonf ■ ' Then it was that the Arch Enemy would suggest congenial work for his idle hands and *he ruling passion proved so strong that he "went for" the brethren in right earnest. The lessons to bo gathered from the story are too obvious to require stating. « * '« « *» *''-.# Ha 1 A big envelope addressed-in lady's hand. Let ma see ! Yob ; Mrs Z has gone to bed; I opeu tho envelope and read « Dear Zamief." Hush ! Let me be sure that the good lady is sate in the arms of Morpheus, for her nature is warm and im pulsive, -nd we m she to come in suddenly and see Bii perusing this tender mis3we. she m'ght not wait for explanations. All right! "l devour the epistle, down to the signature, "Incognita." An affaire dv cceur, .-nd on unknown correspondent who ronfe- -ex herself "an old admirer" of Zamiel 1 Was tfiafc a noise ? Happy thong' *! I'll lock the door; if she eoraeß I'll ssv I wa<> afraid of rats i So ; now I am e_>, and can devote my cairn attest jon to the epistle. Yes; It lea tale of love; but It does not concern me, and I've bnen inaklntr • romantic old fool of u.jx_ f i or nothing. The lady'writes :— t I)K'.e"Z.\mi ~,"-1 know j-ouawreoiatetun. I aadt .mat. o the encloaod may have some in

lowing advertisement. "A young man of con siderable means wlflhea to correspond with a Protestant young lady with a view to matri mony." I candidly told him that I consider,xl "considerable means" sounded suspiciously like a trap for the unwary. I also warned him not to sUn his real name at the foot 11 hlslette'fl us I Bhould notdoso We should thii9 both avoii tho porila of a hroach of proml»e case. (Ko?es have thorns, you know). I received a repiy written in a clerkly hand with no grammatical errors worth noticing. 1 conld not help laugfc iog at the placid tone with which he aooko of "my future partner."declaring he was half in love with me already. lam not so verdant .is to be lieve all that nous nse. I told him in the llrat Instance tha: I hid neiihor money, biauty. nor brains, (which ia prac'ically true), and that I only ventured, to covec thia great man ot cons, means oa the ground a of being a young Proteatant . A Roman Catholic could not have said more. I felt a little vexod when I found that my second note elicited no anavrer, aud reproached myself for want of diplcmicr. Toll nu, dear "Zamlel," how I may recall this errant knight I I am absolutely in tha dark aa to hia biißinea3 occupation or profes-ion—whether he la a buker. ltwyer, hnte h„, or clergyman. On reflection I should say not a clergyman, but opine that under the ii lluenco ol Bomo good woman he might eventually shine aa a brilliant light In Hie thaatrlc, literary, or occ'.esiaitlc system.

'■ Like some grind meteor. That turtles tho night, Willi ita grent glory i.-anscciiiently blight." 1 contemplate making' one more effjrt; if it falls. I shall aft down anil weep. 'Mr Dear elr,—Have you found a wife yet i I am displeased with you fir not a lec ing me. It shows a want of refined taste oi yourpirt; hut If I may not b* wi'e, do 1 . me bo britle.imaitl. nnd bslievo me ever a loving ajnuathiser.- Blanche rt.L."

My unknown correspondent encloses a letter from tho young man of means, in which he declares that hia great desire ia to get a wife with brains. Well, if Blanche or "Incognita" does not suit him in that re spect, ho must be vory hard to please. I am eorry I cinnot advise my fair correepond ent how to secure hor fickle wooer. If ho doea not want to work up the reputation of being a "young man of considerable mean tiess, 1 would counsel him to send for the parson without delay and " ring, ring the belle !

"Is there any hopo for tho Church?" asks a correspondent, and I will admit that ho haa some ground for dubiety on tho point. He tella me, that on a recent Sun day, after service by a lay reader, in a country church in Auckland district, a meeting wa3 held to consider whothor a concert should take place. The result wa« that it waß urranged to have a quadrille assembly, and the preliminaries of the dance were arronged on the socred day and within tho precincts of the house of prayor. Ia there hope for the Church ? Not much after that.l imagine. There is a timo to dance, and a time to ar range tho preliminaries of dancing, but theee religious folks referred to apparently lay no store by times and seasons.

Tho kauri timber discussion raises the very wide question of the wasteful tenden cies so prevalent in New Zealand. There ia no consideration for the future ; no regard for posterity—What haa posterity ever done for us ? —no provision for the inevitable rainy day. The devastation of our foroats by a aeaaelesa method of cutting timber is but one incident in this gigantic system of waste. In my philosophic way I set it down as the natural tendency of all young communities, as it is of young people. Burns, in a bilious fit, once wrote—

"Oh. man. whon in thy youthful years How prodigal of time!" Youthful communities are prodigal too —of their time, their money, and their resources. To correct this ten dency there is no teacher like experience. Colonists are feeling tho pinch of hard times and dull trade, and they will un doubtedly profit thereby. In like manner I would hops that Una little dose of Baltic timber will have tha effect of causing them to look moro to tbe priceless store? of timber which they possess, and see that they are conserved and propeily used.

A very old dodge has lately bean prac tised in Auckland with some success. A soedy looking individual addresses you In some quiet Btreet and oft'ers to sell you cloth to make a suit of clothes at a tremendous sacrifice. He is the mate of a vessel, short of funda.and wants to raise tho wind, so he will give you six yards of good 6erge for 303. He allows you to beat him down to 25s (you are exceptionally generous if you do not try to trade on the poor fellow's neceseity), and you depart with cloth worth about 15s — the cunning fellow doing a thriving trade by buying the cloth by the piece and selling it in this way. Sometimes he assumes tbe character of a hard up "new chum," and generally he tells such a plausible tale that people are pcrauaded to buy at a price nearly double the value of the cloth. Of course, some shopkeepers aro not above a trick of the same kind ; but tbe beauty of the case of tho mate and new chum is that the purchaser imagines he is getting to windward of tho vendor, and is properly "boiatwith his own petard."— Verb. sap. svjf.

In connection with tho enforcement of the by-law excluding objectionable char acters from the freab water baths, I am reminded that all tbe papers somewhat singularly ignored the claims of the true author of the by-laws introduced for the bettor regulation of these excellent institutions. The City Council before they took action had before then a most voluminous petition from the elderly and eccentric Hannaford, dealing with the question, and making sugge_ tions for abating the nuisances com plained of. The failure of the nawspapers to mention this, was the more regret table because Hannaford is entitled to be called the Father of the S'resh Water Baths, and it was a youthful scion of his house who made the first plunge into the waters on the opening day. I must add that T.B.H. is by no means a "fresh" customer himself, and in explanation of the term eccentric as ap plied to him, I beg to remind the reader that " Hie eccentric ara the salt of the earth I" Honour to whom honour is due, and it muat be admitted that bis zeal in public affairs i* no mere matter-o'-mbney with the matrimony man I

A REIGN OF IMPROPRIETY.

j Depravity that Marked the Close or i the Frenoh Revolution.

Mekclek, in his " Tableau de Paris," is the chronicler of the " Merveillenses " of Ther midor. Under Robespierre, who plied the " national razor," French spirit, grace, and finesae had been extinguished in a sea of blood. The reaction took place when Robespierre died. Then Paris did its best to efface the horrible memories of the Reign of Terror. The MM. de Goncoure, in their "Societe Francaise pendant le Directoire," have drawn a faithful picture of this period. Human depravity reached its limits when Mercier wrote about the Paris of his days. Paris capered almost before the scaffold was thrown down, and those blood-soaked boards were used for dancing floors. Tivoli was the garden most frequented by the votaries of Terpsichore, and there were the Jardin Marbeuf and Ranlagh and the Bal dcs Tileni »nd Bal dcs Zephyrs. This latter ball waa held ia the old cemetery of Saint gulpiea Wfeep Sofssey d'Anglaia passed a decree which restored to tj)e heirs ; of the guillotined their property wfta£ more j fitting testimony of joy could be thought of ■ than to have a ball ? And so the famous 1 Bal dcs Vlotimes was hell at the Hotel Richelieu. The headaaian Samson had a very thoughtful way of cutting off the hair of his victims before the guillotine axe came down so as not to impede its fovea, so the dancers had their locks Bhorn, and some of tKs ladies wore a bit of narrow blood coloured ribbon around their necks exactly where tbe chopper might have come. Madame Hamejn w^s the leader of this beaßtly society, and she figured conspicu ously en deshabille. Bareback lady per formers of to-day recall the timo of tha Hotel Longuevillo, with Madame_ Hamelin, when female indecency was at its climax. Octave Uzanno writes; " The revolution had eubmerged everything— traditions, morals, language, throne, altars, fashions and manners, but the specific lightness of the people swam on the top of theso mine. * * * It was a general travesty,

an unlimited carnival, an orgio with out end and without reason." The men .and women were Ecrouelleux; or incenpe/vabjes, or Mervoilleus. Paris '. waa alav to welcome tho glorious victories for the rppulilfq, for the Directory would rather have let tbe Parisians dance than talk politics. JVJadr dame Tailiep was "the fairy" of the Luxembourg. The leading women of the time of tho Directory had no claim to dis tfnetjon and tbo men were ecarooly better, Tbo Jes* a could put on, the neater was eho to jftti^l^,"!. Madame Hamelin .ant out inja '.'eh/pith of KC'ize." She was so disgust., g tjj&t tUb populacoj^oted at )»erljmpod^etipe, ' . '".

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES.

March 19 and 21—Northern Wairoa Turf Ciub Kaceg. March 2G Otahuhu B.C. Autumn Meeting March _ and April I—Taranakl Jockey Club's Anniversary Meeting. April 11 and 12 — Canterbury Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting. April 11 and Il'— Auckland Racing Club's Autumn Meeting. April 10.—Takipuna Jockey Club Autuuiu Mo 3 ting. April 23-Jtelenavllle Turf Club Meeting Dates of Australian Races. April 2—Hawkeabury Autumn Handicap. I Apr.l 11.—Sydney Gold Cup.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

W.S. — The Napier-owned .iumiilni; horse. Volesno, la a son of Diydgwn. liivulei waa goi by Jav'lln from Cascade.

The success of Mr W. Ilobbott'a colours in the Napier Handicap by tho aid of Lady Norah has boon received with "rent satis faction. I think it can bo ent'i ly said that wo have not a more deserving sportsman than Mr Bobbott in Auckland, and as ho haa boon particularly unfortunate during his connection with tho turf, it is doubly pleas ing to bo able to record his success in a big event like that which waa placed to his credit on Tuesday. Thia season Lady Norah has run eecond in such races aa the Auck land Derby, Wel'ington Cup and Wanganui Cup, and altogether eho has turned out what waa prophesied sho would, a pood handicap tiiaro. Not a littlo of Lady Norah's success muat be put down to tho ekill of her traiuer, E. Kelly, who has proved that ho thoroughly understande his busineee.

A gentlemen who eamo over from Sydney this week tells mo that Nelson arrived there on the ovening beforo he loft, and it waa common goaaip in aporting nirclea that the great son of King Colo had been purchased by Mr Oxhenham, the well - known pencilier. On hia arrival at Sydney Nelson was put into J. ilonaghan'a hands, and Cutta haa returned to Now Zealand. Whether ■ here ia any truth in the report that Noleon haa been sold I cannot say, but such iB tha statement communicated to me. Major George arrived in Auckland early in tho week.

In the leading columns of tho " Referee " last week appears a warm article on the squabble over Capella's running at the Onehungn Meeting, from which I mako tho following extract:—" We will oxpresa our opinion thnt tho stewards of the meoting wero groaaly incompetent. Unfortunately for the sake of racing in Now Zealand and the welfare of the totalisntor, there are too many racing officials of tho same kidney, who simply know nothing whatever about tho rules of racing, and make arrant asses of thomtolvea by assuming powers that they ought never to be entrusted with. If the stewards had any reason to think the run ning and riding of Capella waa suspicious, they should have exhibited their authority, and disqualified for ever all parties con cerned. As it was, they gave an exhibition of weakness that cannot be too strongly condemned. But there was not the slightest excuse for the action of a rowdy mob trying to wreck the totalisator because they lost their money. We have heard enough of squabbles over the totalisator up Auckland way, and we hope we have now heard tne last of them."

From Chris'church I learn that B. Ray has resigned his position of trainer to tho Hon. \y. Robinson on account of ill-health. George Cutts is to take over Ray's charges, while S. Nos. orthy, who took an active part in racing and stud mattera in Canter bury some yeara ago, and ia boat known as tho breeder of Lurline and Calumny, is to succeed Cutts as manager of tho Middle Park Stud Farm.

It seems to bo protty well agreed among the Australian sporting scribes that tbo bo*t candidate so far soen out for next V.R.C. Derby honoura in Australia is tho Hon. J. White's colt, Abercorn. A Sydney scribe, reforring to the colt, etatoa that, possessing aa ho does tho gift of coming nt tho right end, his future promises to bo a brilliant ono It ia generally conceded that "the Chestera can't stay," but not withstanding that the remark ia true enough when applied to Uralla and Acme. Abercorn gallops more like being favour able to a distance than they diJ, and he may yet contradict all that has bc^ri said to hia sire's discredit. Cinnamon (the dam of abercorn) ia a daughter of Sjlvia'a son Goldsbrough and Brown Duehe-s. Gold brough'a tree fairly bri-tles with fashion able blood, hia sire, Fireworke, being a grandson of Weathorblt and Sir Horculea, and his dam, Sylvia, boasts possession of a strain of Touchstone through tho imported Juliet Brown Dv chesa is also built up on good even, if not tho most fashionable, lines, her Bire, Whalebone, going back to Sir Hercules and Paradigm, and her dam waa tbe imported Clove, by Swoatmeat.

Thoae who pinned their faith na well "3 their money to Arsenal for tho Australian Cup will perhaps find the following extract from " Tvimpator's " pen interesting : - " Arsenal waa npverable to get the loaders, and I do not think anycno save those who backed him were aorry to see tbe son of GoMsborough beaten. Tho horse was heavily backed by aSjdcey syndicate on Wednesday night, and it seems his owner ■jot none of tha money. Mr Gannon waa very wroth at this, an( j w-as walking about on Thursday with tho acratchingpoper in his pocket, declaring that his horse should not run. Howover, better counsels pre vailed eventually and the horso was allowed to run. Considering that he had won the Melbourne Cup and was left in this race until the day before, Arsenal was certainly a public borse, and hia owner could not blame backers for supporting him." An other account states that Arssnal bruised hia heel in the race ; but whether this is true or not one thing ia quite certain—that he did not show his true form in tho race.

The following are the weights for the Hawkesbury Autumn Handicap, one mile and a half, to be run on the 2nd of April : —

That buyers of thoroughbred yearlings (says a Sydney writer) will not launch out anything like figures that breeders con sider remunerative unless the youngsters be descendants of fashionable sires, has been well proved by the recent Victorian sales, the results of which go to show that they were the reverse of successful. The progeny of such leaders of fashion aa St. Albans. Maribyrnoog, Grand Flaneur, First King, Epigram, &c, will always com mand paying figures if they only be worth looking at j but as Richmond, Savanaka, Lothair, JJosyorth and Suwarrow have not given the turf anything good enough to make tbeir reputation etipong there ia no wonder in owners of training stables voting in favour of the more fashionable ones. One of the Rich mends—vi. , the colt out of Ruby—cost theHon, W. A. LongSOOgs., and ho proraiees to give the gallant brown n good name at tho stud, the general verdict being that a better-looking youngster than Isonomy's half-brother haa seldom been eeen ; but as only prices sucl. 83 are realised for hacks asd iiarnoss horses were given for many of tho others, it is not ot all unlikely that more than one studmaster t?ill seriously consider the advieablenees of discontinu ing.

Tbe total amount paid away over the V.R.C. Autumn Meeting in stakes 'amounted to £11,493 10a. As usual, the Hon. J. White received tho largest cheque, viz., £4,425 Is, made up as follows : —lat Champion Stokes, £1,090; tet Sires' Pro duce Stakes, £1,073 Is ; breeder of winner, £100; nominator of aire and winner, £100 ; Ist St. LegerStakes, £1,012 ; Ist Australian .up, £375; 3rd Champion Stakes, £100; 2nd Essenßoi} Stages, £20; 3rd Nursery Handi cap, #25; total', ~£4,'4£5 \s. Mrfi- G. Stead received payment for Jat _ei?market Handi cap, £1,2*7 | and second in Sires' Produce Stakes, £141 9s; total, £1,388 9a. Major George's cheque totted up to £567. being Ist Essandon Stakes, £227 ; Ist All Aged: Stakes, £240 ; and 2nd Australian Cup, £100. The owner of Mitrailleuse received £359. •■■••■•

■Running lifUi in an Indifferent field (says a Sydney, paper) aa Hexham did for the V.R.C. Maidon Pfnto on Saturday, was very humiliating for a horso that was backed to win tho last Melbourne Cup for the best part ol £100,000, and it is whispered that he will shortly sover his connection with tho lion, .lames White's stable. On tho Flomington tracks in the spring, when only half-pro pared, ho showed possession of undeniable pace, and good judges voted for him a career lit to take rank with his brother Morpeth, but ha still retains his maiden certificate.

By cable wa were informed, Foveral days ago, that Sutton, tho Victorian bookmaker, had been sentenced to fourteen dayss' im prisonment for a=saulting Lord D.erliurst, aide do camp to Sir Henry Loch. Particu lars which led up to tho ease aro now to hand by mail, and a resume, of the wholo factß of tho ati'air will, no doubt, prove uarticularly interesting. Some months back Lord Deerhurst displayed n marked penchant for pigeon shooting, which, how over, waa as brief in iteration as it was un profitable in practice, and hia Lordship, it ia said, wound up ouo very disastrous day by owing Sutton, amongst others, the sum of two hundred and eighty one pounds. This nmount waa not paid on set tling day, and Sutton had occasion tov.'rito roprjatedly to hia Lordship complaining of tho delay, and demanding payment. After a good deal of correspondence of this nature Sutton wroto threatening to post Lord Doorhurst unless tho amount woro paid im mediately. To thia Lord Deerhurst, it is said, forwarded a written reply, enjoining tho bookmaker "to post him and be dnmnod," but tho amount waa subsequently paid to Mr Sutton. Some weeks after this mot Lord Deerhurst in tho back bar of a Bourko-stroot hotel, and demanded an ex planation of his Lordship's consigning him to damnation. High words ensued,with tho re sult that Lord Deerhurst is said to havo tap ped Sutton on tho shoulder, and said, "As an officer of tier Majesty's police fo_v, I arrest you." Sutton ia thon allegod to have struck him, with tho remark, "So much for your arrest." Tho affair thon ondod, us far na tho hotel bar was concerned, but about a weok back Lord Deerhurst brought tho bookmaker before the Vic torian Club Committee, ulleging that ha waa guilty of conduct detrimental to tho interests of that club. It is stated that, with tho exception of tho fact that Lord Deerhurst denied striking Sutton, tho evi dence adduced at tho inquiry tallied sub stantially with tho facts as stated above. Tho meeting was postponed for tho pro duction offurthor evidence, and at the second meoting tho Coramitteo detided to expd Sutton

Tho " Sportsman " says that thoro nro a few big winners over the V R C. Autumn Meeting. One booknrikor, who generally appears to bo in tho know about tho Hon. James White's horst-a, won something like fifteen thouaand pounds over Tridents Cup victory. Every doublo evont layer was struck for the full extent of his book over the Newmarket Handicap and Australian Cun, but the bulk of tho money won goes to Now South Wnloj and Now Zealand. At the Battling, thoro woro a couple of backers missing, thoir liabilities being about n thousand, but the ringmen anticipate no difficulty in collecting in a week or sj.

Judging by tho newspaper controversy which ha» recently bi'en carried on iv Eng land among many prominmt horsoownors and trainers, it ia quite probable that an attempt will shortly bo made to introduco n few "long-distaneo races instead of tho innumerable abort ones now fo much i:i voguo. Mr .1. l'ottor and others aro stton;; advocates for long races, and argue that their introduction will not only tend t i improve tho bree;l of hones, but will also go a long way towards bringing about much better riding among jockeys,

CONDENSED ITEMS

Sardius is in work again, his injuries not baing so serious as was at tirtt anticipated.

Tho Cauliield Cup winner H.n Bait has been put into work ngam. Qorrv, tho era-ik \ustrali.«i light-weight, has beiin retained t.> rido for the Hon. W. A. Long. When the weights were poated in Sydney for tho Gold Cup Nelson was back, d at S's to I. Horfonfo was ridden by a stable-boy in the All-Aged.Stakes, won by Nelson, and it is slid en all hands that she did n: t exhibit her true form. J? Kay bus named tho colt by Antoros Vivandiere that ho purchased during tin tim-s of the Auckland Suminor uuetir.'.- Eau-do-Vie. Dorritt waa called b-foio the stewards to explain Spado Guinea's running in tho Napier Cup, but nothing eamo of tho matter. Messrs Lyons and Blakio's Mu-ket eo'.t Enfield, who has turned out such a fraud, has passed into tho hands of Mr O C McGeo for £15.

When Ellis, who rodo Blairgowrie iv tho Champion Stake*, roturned to weigh-in ho required tho assiTtar.co of a bridle beforo tho beam was drawn.

A Sydney paper states that Major George accepted .t___!,Coo to £1,200 about, Nelson winning tho All Aged -takes at Fleming ten, and of courao won Ida wager.

Tho colt by St Albans from Royal Moid which the Han. W. Pearson recently give 1,325 gninena for is to bo tr dr.c I at Floming ton by Mr F F. Dakin.

A fancy wager of GOO to ."00 was laid a few weeka back in England "0:1 " Enter prise, Florentine, and Grandson, for tho Two Thousand Guincaa.

Tigredia's racing career has come to an end, the daughter of Leolinus having put her hip down while running in tho Wanganui Cup.

Colonel Frazer tells me th^fc ho already has sixteen mares booked to King Cole for next season. Among tho number are the Wanganui owned trio Speculation (late Hippodamin), Laurel, and Sisrie.

So woll do French sportsman look after tho racccounos in Franco that after rain men aro employed, more especially at Nice, early in the morning with a ladle and bucket scooping up tho superfluous water.

Grace Darling, who for some time beforo tbp Y.R.C. Autumn Mooting showed symptoms, of lameness, pulled up vory eoro after tho Australian Cup. Sho ia to bo treated to a spall.

Speaking of the Nowmarket Handicap, "Nemo" says that Mitrailleuse held a forward place nil throueh the raco until the last furlong had to be negotiated, when she malted right out of it.

The Australian Cup winner Pollio, by 'l'itn Whiftler from Norms, died recently in India from colic. Hi-* performances on Indian soil were so bad that he earned the reputa tion of being a rank impostor,

While tho weighing in for Iho Australian Cup was taking place, a prominent feature outside the room was tho Hon. J. White and Major Georgo shaking hands. The spectators cheered the owners cordially.

A rumour went the rounds of tho Australian papers after tho las; day's racing at Fleming ton that Mi.jor George was will ing to mako a match with Nelson agair.st. tho Now South Wales champion Trident a"p any distance for £1,('00 a side.

The Inst "Außlrilasion " to hard contai- s an article eulogising Iho Nov . -aland Stud Company'a farm at Sylvia Park. It Is evidently from the pen of Mr C. Good. whi purchased sever ill of the Mgh.-pf priced lots at the recent sale for Australian buyers.

A Wanganui paper states that the talon plumped their money c.n Silence in the (Pup in £20 to £30. £10 nnd £50 Inmpa, and with a conljdenpp yliieh could only have boen begotton by a knowledge which tbo public did not share, though they shrewdly guessed at its foundation.

From Iho last " Australasian "to hand I clip Ho following "answer to corres pondents," which evidently bears on tho re cent disputed raooatTaUapunn:—"Maori" (Ellerslifi). —Oi course if the stewards de clared it no raco it could not bo a jtart. B. therefore wins.

It turns out that Se'it Free got vory badly iniured in the Wnverlov Stakes at the Napier Park Mooting, and Mr McKionon informs me that it will necessitate his being kept at Napier for some time. In addition to getting his hip put down, the colt'p atifle ia severely hurt.

Pearson, tho rising young local horseman, has been retained to ride for tho stable over which J Kean presides. At tho iccent Wanginui moating I notice that Pearson rode Queenio in tha two juvenile races tha' sho won, and he also eteered Friendship to victory in tho Consolation.

Many good " clockists " in Melbourno differed vary luuph with tho official time re turned for Iho Itow_.art.et Handicap by- Mr Gaunt, and, considering that tbo course waa heavy, they ~ c probably ccjroot in their estimate. At any rate, so few watches registered within a Beeond of the official time that there must always bo a big doubt as to the correctness of it.

Owing tn the. few ho. oa that havo made the linal payment tin ihe Ua«ke's Day Jockey ClubSt, Leger-ince its inauguration, the Club have decided to discontinue the race in future programmes. Laat year it will bo remembered that only Waitiri and Derringer went to the post, and only three paid-up thia yoar.

The English colt The Bard, who won no less than 10 racea as a two-year old and never knew defeat at that age, waa sold re cently tn the well-known French sportsman 11. M. Say for 10,000 guineas. He ia by Petrarch from Magdalene, aud but for hav ing been unlucky enough to be foaled Ihe same year na Ormonde, might havo been looked upon aa tho horse of a century.

Ready-money hotting is now coming bo much into use in Australia that it will pro bably not bo long ore tho old syßtem of bet ting'" on tho nod " will bo done away with entirely At tho V.lt.C. Autumn Mooting many leading proftsaors of tho ti.-ter colony adopted this means of watering, and as it reduces bad debts to a minimum tiio stylo has been found to answer admirably.

Mr .1. . nko returned from Melbourne this week, and, like all thoeo who have visited Floiniugton, ho speaka in the high est terma of praise of the way racing ia carrier! out thero. Among tho two-year olds that he saw running, ho tells mo that nothing pleased him so much as tho lion. \V. A. Long's Moorohoiiso, and ho opines that ho will furnish into a errant Derby horso.

ATHLETIC NOTES.

(By Act.v.on.)

FIXTURES.

CRICKET. March 17 !■> 21—Kngliih Eleven v. Australians al Melbourne. March 21 to 26-Kngli. i Eleven v. South Aus tralians. Kas'cr Week—Auckland v. Wellington. Kuoter Week— Ifavvke'a lijy v. Wellington. SENIOR CUP. March l_!and2!j-Gordon v. Auckland, nolland's v. Ui it-d. April 2 nnd o—Holland's v. Auckland, Gordon v. United. JUNIOR CUP. March ill anl 28-Pnrnrll v. Holland's; National v. Gordon; Clnehunga v. United; Auck land v, Onohunga United. SECOND JUNIOR CUP. March 12 and 1!) -Uoinain G. 8. v. Albany ; U'lii'einuU _ d v. Gordon 3rd ; Richmond v. R-.ien; . ut-klunri :ird v. Alpha.

AQUATICS

April 13-Neilson v. (P. Matterson, CUO a side, on the l'ar'an all i. May SO, is. -II inlun v. Gaudnur, United States. July, I_l7-lla_.au v. Teenier. United :-:tates.

ATHLETICS

March SB-Myera an-l Geo-go 1 000 yds Aorll 3-MfCrs ar.rl Ucorira 1, '.00yds. Apiil S3—Myers and Ucorse i,2soyda.

CRICKET.

Arcßr.ANii suffered a decided defeat at the hands of United on Saturday. The two blues had left their opponents 150 to make, but 17 of theeo wero mado on Iho proviuus Saturday, nnd tho ro_ were very quickly knocked up last weok for the loss of threo wickets, nn 1 when timo was called six wickets had fallen for ISO. McPherson 58, Lynch 37, and Harvie 23 wero tho principal scorers. This match causes Auckland to halt in their seeming walk in for tho Cup. They havo still two matches (o play against Gordon and against Holland's, and a victory over either of theso clubs will give them tho Cup. As Gordon beat Holland's, those two, with United, are now level, and if Auckland loses both those matches and either of tho other clubs score a win in both, then tho

two clubs will have to play off Four runs only w ere added for Gordon's twolast wickets in the mutch with Holland's, making their tit .1 ."'J or 2li behind their opponents. Holla-id's, however, collapsed in the ■croud innings, Gould being well on the spot, and seeming (I wickets for 21 run=, the total being 4.1. I). Berry was highest (poorer with Hi, Walker and Wallace 9 each, while sev.vi ducks were notice iblo Gordon wero thus given tho task of making 70 runs t-i win, no light task ngainit tho bowling and fielding talent of Holland's, but tho bliio and golds were equal to the task, and won by il ninsani! a wicket. Ki-slin.and L Meldrum made a stand for tho first wicket, which fell for 38, and W. Meldrum helped onn-iilcrnblv with a useful 10, L Lei drum 2-1. Kisaling 17 None of tho others ••uocer-ded in doing much scoring. This win brings the Gordons up a bit. and I ex pint to sen them p'av in romothing I !.e their old stylo for tho last two matches.

Tho following is an extract from Ba'loiv, the English profos-i'iia', on " Batting :" — "To rilavcr who thinks the nn,- glorious thing in cricket is to send the tall out of the ground will bo likoly to sneer nt tho idea of run-getting apait from batting being termed 'nn art.' Nevertheless an art it. ia, and ono too much ignored. To some of ua a stolen run comes with n sort of pleasant fragranco of tho past. Stolen truit said to be tho ewectcat; not lea so a stolen run. Some players appear to treat run-getting as a nuiaanco. I quite admit that a drive for live will gain an amount of applause denied to the man who by a god judgment, and a carefully watching the op portunity, adds life singles to tho score ; but both are of equal value to tho total, and no effort should be allowed to slip of building up tho score Whe-n you aro in with a partner who thoroughly understands you, ami will net in concert with you, runs which seem otherwise impracticable will loso all thoir difficulty, und tho distance be tween wickets ia wonderfully reduce 1."

A meeting of the Lancaster Park Cricket Club was hold on Saturday week, there boing a good nttendanco of members Tho chief business transacted was the considera tion o[ a proposal to secure tho services of a profes-aional crickater for tho season ISS7-8. The idea mot with great favour among all those present, and it was decided to engage Phillip3, at presont the head ground bowler to tho Melbourne Club. The sum subscribed by those in tho room a"d a few others amounted to forty guineas, which will no doubt be largely increased before the last day (July 31) for receiving subscriptions towards defraying tho professional's ex penses Phillips wtnti _Ci a week for the season, and if he comes over will sturt a tobacconist's shop in Christohurch to help him along.

In a match nt Dunedin, between an eleven of tho Wanderers' Cricket Club nnd an eighteen of tho High School, tho Wan derers' bowlers marto a melancholy exhibi tion of the School boys, r'jepaaing of twelve of them for ducks' eggs and putting the whole team out for 41, of which number Thomson claimed 29. Poeknall (six for 0) and McCrorio (six for 4) wero the most destructive bowlers. Tho Wanderors scored 50 (James Knox 12)

In tho match English Eleven v. Victoria, when Maurice Read was making an attempt to catch Cotter, one of the Victorians out in the long field, pome of tho spectators so far _ rgot themselves na to shout at him in such a tmnner aa to disturb him, and as a consequence Cotter had a lifo.

Pritchard had an excellent analysis for Waitemata on Saturday, playing ngainst .Auckland 11. taking 7 wickets for 10 runs. Ho performed tho hat trick, clean bowling thieo of the Aneklanrlers in successive balls.

Tho idea nf sondins n Wellington team to Napier thi- month has bt'en abandoned, as the men cannot cot away. An nlaven sil! visit us at Raster instead, and pay Hawke's Bay on the way back.

Tho fielding of Holland's in their match with Gordon waa a lump off, nnd really lost them tho game. Half tho toarn wero re sponsible for lives. Playing for Waitemata on Saturday, St.itchbury made a splendid clean bit from near tho pavilion across to tho trees for sevon, Alp V.a cot rid of S*p. Mary'a for the small -core o? twolvo, to which Father O'Gara con tributed 9. Alpha male 60.

ATHLETICS.

The foot bill season will bo opened at Wellington on April 0.

The Poneke F.C. held thoir annual moot ing last week, al-3o the Rivals F.C.

U. Daniels, who playol for Ponsonby for tho last throo sen-ons, haa joined tho Poncke F.C, .

Pickering's brother won tbo Anniversary Handicap at Brisbane tho other week. He had llynrdsinloO, and finished first in his heat in 15£ sees, and won the final easily.

Tho Alma F.C.a second junior club of last year, held their annual meeting on Monday, and they have decided to join the Associa tion and sent) a team fo.- the Junior Clip.

It is very probable that bath Kelson and Waitemata will play again thi3 season as juniors. Tho former will ha oonsidorably weakened by the aacosaion of several of thoir best playera, who will play for Ponsonby,

M. Monnocb ran in a £15 Sheffield handi cap of 100 yards, at the Carrington ground on the day of tho Hutclione-Samuels race. He was in the Uth heat on the ISJ yarda mark, but was beaten by J. Dooley with 19J[ yards. The scratch man on the Hi yard mark was in this heat.

The pedestrian match between Hughes nnd Patterson last Saturday was anything but a square thing, judging from how tho running went. It waa vory apparent to everyone that caw the race that if Hughea had really wished to win he could have done co with consummato ease. It ia a pity that matches like theee aro made.

L. E. Myers, tho American champion middle distance runner, ia now in Mel bourne, in strict truining for hie match with W. G. George. He arranged with the Molbourno Cricket Club to givo an exhibition raco on Saturday afternoon, tho l'2rh instant, when ho was to try to beat the -IS} seconds record for a quarter ot a mile.

The Aasociation Cricket (Iround, Sydney, will be the scone of a series o£ matches between the champion long - distance runners, L. E. Myers and W. G. George, and the first event—viz , 1,000 yds. - has been fixed for the 2fith inst. A butter or more suitable ground could not have been ehoaen, and thoro ia certain to be a huge attendance to view tho race.

In response to my inquiry last week tin to who S, Skitch waa, a correspondent in forms mo that ho hails from Hunedin, whore he won tho Caledonian Unndicap in January, ISSO From tho latest files from Sydney it appears that Skitch did not think hia handicip good enough, and waa scratched in the Sir .Joehua Banks Handi cap.

Donald Dinnio and Cannon (the Ameri can Champion) had a great struggle last Saturday weok for the seven styles Cham pionship, and.£loo. Tho match rosultod in a draw, Cannon winning tho Graco-Roman, catch-ac-catch-can and eido hold styles, and Uinnie tho Scotch, Cornieh, and Cumber land stylo?, whilo iv the collar-and elbow tho men wreetled for 1 hour and 18 minutes without either netting the ad vantage, bo tho match was declared a draw. Harry Dunn has challenged both of them tor £ hi) or £100 a aide, in live styles.

At last tho groat English sprinter, Harry Uutehens, has shown what he really can do, aa he beat Samuels in their third race for 150 yards easily. In his two previous rases with Samuels, when he was beaten and whon Clarke beat him in Meibourno, Hut chena rnn in amateur costumo, but when he heat Malono and in thia match with Samuels ho ran in profesaional trunks. The follow ing ie an account of tho race as reported by tho "Sydney Roforce" :—" When it was first mado known that Hutchens and Samuels wero to run a third time, tho public wero of various opinions as to whether the affair would be a repetition of the two former matches, or if Hutchens would this time put hia best foot forward and run with the lightning speed that has characterised his sprinting in England. The public had no confidence in tho match, and did not attend in any great numbers, and perhaps ttore -were not moro than 2,.")00 people pre sent on Wednesday evening, at (i o'clock, when tha men stepped on the woll rolled cinder tracks of tho excellent Carringtcn Grounds. In the betting Hutchens was this timo favourite, and the books asked 3 to 1 on and laid 2 to I against tho Queensland aboriginal. WhonSamuelstookapreliminary down tho track ho was well received, hut when Hutchens came out the cry of " Let ua sco what you can do today, Harry, was hoard from many. Harry soon obeyed thoir rude commands, for be never left the raco in doubt. When Hutchens first ap peared on tho track, with hia red amateur pants, many people murmured to them solves, " He's on tho amateur ticket to-day, nnd Samuels will win :" but the faces of the munnurers were soon gladdened, as be foro starting Hutchens bent down and took nil'the red amateur pants and stood on the mark looking baautiful, nnd fit to run for a kingdom. Mr J. Koan lot them away very evenly, but Samuels did not this timo jump away with the lead, and from tho crack of tho pistol till the worsted was reached tho raci was never in doubt. Hutchens led right up to about 80 yards, when Samuels made a gallant rush and drew aiongsido him, but tho l'utney flyer putting an effort into his woik in a few strides wa« unmistakably leading, and won, without being pushed, by 2 yards in 141 rees fa world record) A great number ot watches agreed in making tho time thut somo n den) quicker. There was no per coptiblo wiod blowing, but whatever there was was against the men, so the coirect noss of the time cinnot be doubted on 'he scorn that the wind assisted tho men." It. is worthy of nnto that Bach's bpicker, Mr John Deeble. haa Hutchens in hand now, and ho offers to back Hutchens to givo Snmuels 3 yards in 150 for £500 asido, but tho da'rkoy'a party reckon it "not g.-od enough."

AQUATICS.

James Finney, the English swimmer, bus issued a challenge for £50 or £100 thnt ho re mains under water longer than any man in tho world. Finney has a formidable record of I mm. 29} sec.

Tho great eight-oar contest Oxford and Combridge takoa place March 2fi. From latest news both univorsitiea are hard at work preparing thoir crewa, nnd a final eelco tion would ba mado in n few weeks at tho latest

Tho Becond rceatta of tho Auckland Rowing Aaaociation waa a great succesa. but owing to tho number of counter nt tractiona tho nttondanco was not good, All the Rowing Club- wore represented excopt St. Genrgo'a. It is a groat pity that a club with a long members' roll like tho S*. George's cannot strain a point or two to ontc-r a crew for even one race. They ought to have been represented in all tho wholeboat races.

From the closoness of the finish in tho yacht race last Saturday it seems very probable that, but for fouling their moorings at tho start, tho Masher would havo had it all hor own way, as tho Manola only beat lica by a very little, and the Masher was clo'o up. The Truant did not enter, owing to the boat getting stuck at low tido and not being got off in time. Tho Astnva was another nnn stsvtcr, being out en a camping excursion down Mot 11 • tapu. In all probability another sivtop stako will bo arranged.

CYCLING.

Jack Lccky was caught napping in tho bicycle race Hat Saturday when Hunt came up with his big rush and pipped him on tho post. There wa^ only one pri?e. Hard lines, Jack !

Tho Victorian Onion will not take the entry of Con Dwvor for the Melbourne bicycle racos, but they have accepted that of C. Bennett, who also rode in thn test racca against the amateura. At the time of t.hopo races Tlwyer and Bennett belonged to the sarao Club.

The Chrjstchurch Bicycle Club is going in for a " bisj boom," as our Yankee cousins would say, in connection with their Inter provincial mret at Easter. Intimation haa boen received from several notable wheel men in New Zealand of their intention to compete. A torchlight procession nnd the club's annua! ball will bo held on tho even ing nf tho races, nnd altogether a " high old time" nmoncat, votariea of the wheol ia anticipated.— "Now Z^alnnd Rofrree." Here is a chance for tbe Waitemata B.C. to follow up the suggestion I made a fortnight back Cnnnnt tho Clnb mansgo to be ro pre-ented nt this meeting ?

A Hunting Spider.

" I have long been familiar with tho pretty and active hunting spiders. I havo often 6ecn them sidle ourlously toward a fly, leap upon it and havo a sharp tussle with it be foro it cuccumbed to the venomod fanga. Window-sills, eapocially when facing south ward, aro happy hunting-grounds for the spider.

1 had often seen apidor nnd fly tumble to gether off tho window-sill, and presently the spider return, still clapping its prey. It had saved itself from falling to the ground by spinning a thread as it rolled off the rill, and it was able to regain its posi tion by climbing up the thread.

But until lately I had never seen it leap from a perpendicular wall, and to all ap pearances fly back again, Tho thread affords tho means whereby thia remarkable foa- ia performed. It ia extremely elastic, and whon the spider has reached tho end ot its leap the thread contracts and jerks again, just aa a child throws a ball away from him and draws it back to bis hand by an india-rubber thrpad \yhicl_) v_ attached, to it.

Pennsylvania debating societies are dla cussing the question, "Is a good gun of more value than a good dog!' Wo think it is, If you happen to get tired of tho dog you can kill it with the gun, but if you get weary of the gun you can't kill it with the dog.

THE GARDEN.

[By Hortus.]

Calendar of Operations March 19th.

IHortm ia willing to answer any Ulrica. Cor reapondenU must give their, fun names anu addresaeß. though not fcr public atioa.l

TO CORRESPONDENTS

Gladioli (• Beginner '/.-You must life your unlba whenever the haulm or leaves ar. P o uerly dried, ft would n. or do to let them Hi. all winter in tho ground. If such treatment wero perais"edin tl., flowers would soon get deteriorated. Wh. n ripe, dry in the aun ana store paat lor the white. Next spring 1 hey should bo planted out-lf you draw my aUeu "ton to the matter 1 will tell you what to do.

ACTUM* Growth o.v Fruit Tubes.(Amateur) —Most trull trees hc.-u are tuPieei '°„"fl autumn growth, but especially the pearand lilum trues. Tins is duo to ac\eral ciuse^. The only way to atop it is by autumn root pruning otthe tr_a. Tho root p. lining c-juscs t Minirao - ■■>_ i.-iui. o tnuabjorlniigfuuc uons &™c r2o..<£, nd this is ail thai Is *» rfed lo a=iiver .h, tr_ I'i'oui lie npw-rd ll_ vot sao wnich at this SJaSOn of Ihe jvar, gi.no rally over iv rich. the .-Überating power* , „ f.h.i *■-,!• runs"-, the buds nrmud ra'-iier in ihe tc.isou to burst Into fl-Vd' thin spoiling liic chances of tho IC.J s pi oduclug __. oo J crops of fruit next seasi.ii. in a ca-o like >uura. when the nil .3 ait uyvv swelling I would root prune a; once, keeping a wood distance irom the bolo ot the tr.-a. On y cut the thick roots, leaving as many of the so.al. II or jus . nes u s,. js-iblc In. =nediately after tho pruning put tiui s-ili tack about the roots and Iho oil:. 1/ antnraio with wati.r. This opt-ration . i 1 c.eck Ihe nrowtn and help ihe ace lo ripen off its woad early uiuneasu. SUCKBBS ABOUT Plum Theks (Namo).-ItU no ,1 c you continually cv ting the buck' rs ell at the surface ot the ground Tho moro you cut the more you will n_d to cut as the: cont nucd etitline will toon form 11 stool, v.lnch will gi\e plenty mon 1 hoots The bent way to K e. rid of tnem is to getdowntotherootand cuttnem otl'at tha base of tho root. The most favour able timo for doing it is iv ihe oarly spring. WEEPINO Wii.LOW ("Snade").—l quite agree with sou that tho weeping willo* 13 one of the inor,t handßOme ires 10 plant wcere space and ail mtioa suit. You can easily Step you- treo within dueb. lnds byt.riic.ing every spring just before the ire, oeidna to burst the hud so as to produce fro.-h leaves. It wou.tl be Impossible for m>) to tt 11 you how much to cutback as that will nltOi ether'depend upon tho circumstances un-vr which the t-ce it Krowing.nndaiao what dimensions you wish it to as_me.

Kitchen Garden.

The present dry weather should bo taken advantago of to have all tho different vacant piecas of ground trenched or dug and

manured so ac to get them in good condi tion for planting tho different autumn crops The ground for tho new strawberry planta. tion, if not already prepared, should be dono at once. Glvo plenty of manure, as future crops will in a great measure depend on tie quantity and quality used. Tho young plants should ba put out on the first favourable opportunity. Late crops of onions should be lifted aa they ripen. Dry in tho sun for a few days before storing cast for winter use. Onions keep best if tied up in branches and hung up to tho ruftois of a building where there ia a free current of air ppis.-ing through. Tomatoes will now require a good deal of attontion. Pinch out all supertlunuß Bhoots, tie up those en which fruit ia form in", thin out aomo of tha oli foliage so that the sun may get better at tho fruit, give each plant a good soaking of water once a week, mixing n little liquid manure with it. Still continue planting n few cabbage and cauliflower ; keep tho roota moist with water ; soap suds answer capitally. Sow a small pa'ch of seeds for succeasional plant ing. Earth up thosei crops that are grown. Celery : finish planting iate crops if not already done Continuoearthingupthoearly crops as they require it. Give plenty of water so as to promotenfreohealthy growth. Cucumbers, pumpkins, marrows, etc. Then out all superfluous shoots ; givo frequent waterings- Melons Ebould not receive any water now If kept moist, tho fruit is apt to bo rank. Expose the fruit as much as possible to tho rays of tho sun. It will ripen hotter Potatoes should now bo lifted. Whon lifting allow them to lio on the surface of the ground for a few hours to dry before storing past. Earth up all advancing cropa ; give plenty of water where it can be ob tp.i'ied. Thia ip; a capital time to get rid of all troublesome weeds such as eorrol, etc , by frequently foiking r.i-or the surfaco soil, and exposing their roots to the sun and air. All weeds can soon be entirely got rid of by this means. All rubbish such aa brandies of trees etc., should now be burned on a vacant piece cf ground and tho ashes spread over (ho surface of the dug ground. All debris of vegetables and flower*, which will rot ea-ilv, place on (ho rot liean.givoa du-t ---i.-is.' of lime nnd salt, and cover up with soil This will miko gool ininuro for spiing cropping. Flower Garden

Whore good autumn flowers are wanted, unlimittd supplies of water must ba eiven to the pan . so aa to prr-moto a strong vigorous growth. The borders phould now receivo n thoiotigh overhaul, clearing away nil debris of spent plants. In doing so, lift g'adioli bulbs which aro properly ripened ; atnkn and tie up chrysanthomuna whoro pos.-ib'e, five each plant a mulch ing of li'pli manure and wator freely. Thia will hr-Ip tho quantity and quality <.f tho flowers. Dahliaa will also rcquiro frequent attention, pinching and picUi-g rff p-.iperfluous blooms. Also give pien'y of liquid manure, recollect that the dahlia ia or.o of tho irro:.«-feorling plants. Bedding plants will also rcqpiiro attention ; keop them free of weeds, and water frequently. Now ia the best time of the year to miko nn eatimato of what will be required fir next season's plnnting, aa most nf the bedding plants aro in flower and a judicious choice of colours can be made. If not already done, a bed should at onco be prepared so as to strike tho cutting* of the bedding atoek for next season's uao. Tho bod should be made in a cool, shady part of the garden. Make an estimate of tho numbor of plants that will be required next season and put in cuttings accordingly, putting in sufficient to leavo a good margin for losses. Lawns should be frequently watered, cut and rolled. Soil should bo obtained at once so as tc give lawn 3 a good top-dressing at the end of the season. Where soil has been in stool: for a few months turning it over would improve it. Nothing but the very bf. t soil should be used in dressing lawna. Whore new lawna are to be laid down, got 'hem into order as soon as possiblo for the sowing of tho grass seed early in order to get tho grass established before tho winter seta In. All evergreen hedges should bo either cut or clipped now In order to allow oi a lit Ho fresh growth before winter.

Greenhouse. Continue giving plenty nf air during tho day. Commence reducing the shado of the houso Give nil strong ground p'antß liquid manure about once or twice s week. Give plenty of water in the evening aa required, nnd sen that the soil in each pot ia thoroughly saturated while doing so. Reont such plants as require more pot room. If the plants aro suffering from tho attaoka of ony insect, take stops at onco to have tho pest destroyed. Horticultural Society

Tho Auckland Gardeners' Horticultural Society will hold their annual autumn exhi bition nn Friday and Saturday next week. The exhibition will take place in tho Agri cultural Hall, City Market Tho committee expect, to sea a magnificent disphy ~f fruit staged. All other garden products aro also to bp> well represented, considering tho .season. The committee have been working hard for over three months to make this show a thorough succe-s, and t^cy df^eyve much better t'-ncks from the public In toe way of more liber.d pr.tronigo than bjis boon accorded them in the pa°t. It is ash-ango thing that horticultural ox liibitionsintheup.oountry districts are much better patronised than in Auckland. Timo aftertime woread of the annual meetings.ond the different societies always can show a handsome balance to their credit. Also the whole population of the district turns out to r.dmiro the bust protections of the garden and farm, thus making the exhibi tions a sucp-'css. What a different ex perience horticultural societies havo in the premier city. Ono society after another haa taken up the work, and all meet the same fate through the utter ir.r'ifferoiico of tho groat bulk nf tho population to horticultur.il products The present Auckland Horticultural L'< oi»ty had to discontinue giving exhibitions fhrou h want of sunport from tha pubic The Gardeners' Horticultural Society mr a t-w ---yeara have also been Ftruggliug under the same difficulty. And I douh much pv. if they could tißve carried o;\ so inn? If it had not beon for the many kind friends who hnve oomo forward from time to time and givw special prises to relievo the pressure an the limited income at tbe disposal of the committee. All honour to thsm aa well as to all members of tho committee, who gave time and money to continue the socioty j under tbeaedifficultios. It is to be hoped that nil lover? of flowers will .-.ome forward | bera and patronise the incoming exhibition. It does aeem strange that with our vaunted I pooit^on as tho premier city of _ew Zealand | ■ihd also the best fruit producers nf the

colony, tho differont horticultural societies of Auckland, who from time to timo try to promote and foster a tatter knowledge of tkoeo subjects, should be allowed to languish for the wint of public interest. If the ladies of Auckland aa in other citiea would simply say to their husbands or bachelor friends, "I would co like to sec tho Hower show," then the societies would havo bumper houses and could better promoto their useful work.

STAGE AND STUDIO.

(By Euterpe.)

SvriN'EV, March 1

Littlo or no change hasi taken place at the varioua houses of amusement for tho

past week. Bueinesa haa boon exceptionally brisk and lively. Several artists, both

known and unkn wn in tho profession, have figured in the groat Divorce Court. Others havo come and gono from the=o shores, but .Jamas Pain, of fireworks tame, has still been attracting hia 20,' 00 and 30,0_)people twice a week to the Domain. His fifth, and, we believe, last display but one, took place on Thursday night, and was, indeed, a magni ficent spectacle, with tho thousands of Chinese latnpa hung mos!. tastefully all over tho Cricket Ground portion of tho Domain— tho lime and other coloured lights Hashing in all diroctiona All these, combined with tho fireworks, which were of a very comical description, Fuch as Catfl on tho Tilo3 At Night, Tho Monkey Gymnast, Tho Moose Ran Up the Clock, . c, help to pa_ away many a pleasant evening during the hot weather. "An English Lass," the latest pro duction, byUampierattheStandardhasdono first-class bueiness. Walter Craven made hia reappearance in Sydney on Saturday in " Hide and Seek,"' supported by Frank Gerald, Blanch Lewis, .1. Raynpir, M. A. Melville, J. Heresford, Helene Jo Vallanco, H. Tecee and others. Hugo's Buffaloa clo3ed at tho Academy Inst Saturday night. Their nsxt place of call will bo Mel bourne, and thence to New Zealand. Mrs S. Charles Wyndham, of the Criterion, London, va3a ppisaenger by the Alameda for 'Frisco last Wednesday. Willio Warner goes lo America next month. Signoi Agrate'a Acromatic Company opened at tho Academy on the 2Sth Feb ruary to first-class business, which has kept up ever since Siraonsen'a Royal Italian Opera Company commenced their season at the Tnei re Koval last Saturday evening, opeciog nidi "llTrovatore." Ihe house waa packe.f in all parts. Charles Harding and Gracij I*l listed are running an opera com pany in Queensland. We last heard of them at Cooktown. W.A.R.

Melbourne, March 1

The opei.i season at the Princess was brought to a cljse la-t Friday night, on which occasion Alice Barnett waa accorded a benefit. The bill for the evening was " Patience, ' and Alice Barnett appeared as Lady Jane, a part originally written for and pi ivod by her. Tho rest cf the characters were played by JBlsa May Grundy, Ida Osborne, Ada Walker, Lillie Fordo, Howard Vernon, Woodfield, Kidsdale, and Allan Brenner, Alfred Cellier's " Charity begins ot Home " was alao given, Alice Barnett ap pearing aa Mrs Bumpus. The whole of the company leave for New Zealand. 'Tis said that Bland Holt will shortly arrive in Melbourne, and open at tha Theatre Royal on Eap-ter Monday, April 11th, in the great Drury Lace drama of " A Run of Luck " under the direction of tho Triumvirate. Frank Clark still goes merrily on at tho Victoria Hal). The Fnust Family are still with him, and Nellie Wilson has been recalled from Balla rat, whore she has been playing with the No. 2 Silk Stocking Combination. W. H, Harrison (Towle) will accompany the Opera Company to New Zealand. March 7. " Tha Tempest," after having been months in preparation, was most success fully produced at the Theatre Royal last Wednesday night. The scenery, painted by J. W. Gordon, is splendid, and tho storm scene waa exceepiingly well managed. To-morrow evening Minnie Palmer reappears at tli3 Bijou to play a farewell season, op3ning with A. W Vinei-j'a " Schoo'.misti-osa." Wy bert f!eevo commenced a short seaaon of twelve nigh's in tho Theatre Royal, Ho art, last Thursday, March 3rd, opening in " Impul-e." W. E. Sheridan was in this city last week. Clifton-.

ENGINEERS SUPERSTITIONS

Warnings WMcli Havo Been Given of

Impending Disaster.

" Railroad engineers, as a rule, are a

superstitious class of persons," said an old railroad man. " They have foolish fancies and attach importance to eigne and warnings ; but 1 know of instances where hundreds of lives have been saved by engineers' fanciea and super stitions. For over thirty years I have been a railroad conductor, and during that timo I have seen and heard many things that under ordinary circumstances 1 would have discredited. One oi tha be3t engineers that over ran on the West Shore Railroad waa a man named Bronson. One morning just beforo starting time, while he sat chatting with tho fireman, the engine bell suddenly ring out three times. Aa neither the engineer nor fireman had touched the bell, and as no other person was on or around the engine, tha men felt troubled over the strango circumstanca. They regarded it as an ill omen and both men were filled with dread. The train started on its journey, and mile after mile was quickly traversed, the engineer mean, while keeping a sharp lookcur for danger. When within about an eighth of a mile of a rocky cut, tho boll again, appar ently of its own accord, sounded three ominous notes, clear and distinct. The engineer, beside himself with terror, exclaimed i "My God, Bill! it's a warn ing of somo great dpmger, and I believe Its our duty to step. I'm goin' to shut her down if I lose my placo by it.' The train eamo to a sudden standstill nnd within ten feet of tho engine, lying across tho track, waa a great rod; several tons in weight, which be,;} become loosened by a recect atorK and broken away from tho gra_;t ni,^ above. A terrible calamity was averted and hundreds of lives saved.

"And now I'll tell you of-another instance," continued the same speaker, "of how an engineer lost hia lifo by not heeding a voice of warding. One of the most careful and trusted en gineers on our road was James Welch. Ono morning hia wife noticed that he was not in his usual cheerful frame of mind and questioned him about it. He told her that ho waa not ill, but ha said ho had a premonition that he would be killed during tho day. His wife, being a sensible woman, did not snoor or la'gh at hia fears, but begged him to stay at home that day. Welch, who was a disbeliever in signs and omens, laughed fit his fancies and wont to hia death. Two hours later the engineer waa lying, crushed to death, at the bottom of a deop ravine." "ies I know auch things to be true," said another man. "Silly ns it may seem, I wouldn't run a train after seeing a white rabbit crops the track, without stopping first to investigate, if I were to, be made President of tt.o road,' l remember ono dark night \i'e were scooting a. cis. countvy at a pretty lively rate, when, s}l of a sudden, l" saw a white I'abuit dart across the '.rack just in ircnt of tha engine. Tho wee thing fravo me such a look in. that brio! second that something compelled ma to stop the train. Tho conductor and trainmen oimo rushing up to tho engine to find out tbe. cause of our sudden halt, and it didn't take long to find out either. Only a few feet ahead on the track were some boavy logs. They had most likely been placed there and tied down by tramps who, in the confusion of a frightful acoident, such aa would havo taken place if I hadn't stopped the train, would havo rolled and plundered th» d-siid and lying passengers."

An old Hudson rivav pilar, who had been f>n earnoit listener, said : _"I am assured of one thing. I know the longer a man's experience is as boat pilot ox onjjinuor on a railroad, tho moro easily deluded he becomaa. Especially is this tho oaso with a steamboat pilot or engineer who has experienced an accident entailing heavy loss of lifo.

A man loses faith in b'msalf, and a p'ii k shadow in tho water will often • .ipso a pilot to pull lelia for a stop. StViial ytars ago, when tho noa^niii cent steamboat Thomas Cornell wh;ck at that time plied between _ond,o. t an.i iSew York, ran ashore so for that its bo.v nearly touched tt>i Hudson river railroad t-.o^'i, a passenger train cargo darting round a curve in the road, nnd seeing a light at the bow oS the boat tho engineer mistook \. for the bead light of an engine, which he easily imagined was close upon him, and the terror-stricken man fell to the fl.oor unconscious"

EMIN BEY

The Man Stanley Has Gone to Rescue.

Beyond tho fact that ho i^ labouring in the

cause of civiliiraticn somewhere in the Soudan, very little _ known in this country of Emm Boy. Y< tha is truly a remarkable man It is now eight yeara since General Gorden appointed him i^overnor-General of tho Egypt lin Equatorial Provinces, a dis trict co large that Great Britain would lie in a corner of ic. Emm Bey, who waa an Austrian Doctor, stai tsd upon bisworkwith out any flourish of trnmp=ts. His task looked like an impo-siblo one, but Gordon waa constantly doing "impossible" things himself, and expected aa much of his ; lieutenants. When Emm Bey reached the provinces he waa to rule over if he could reduco thoin to order, he found things about" as bad as they could be. That waa in 1878, ' In three yeara he had swept the slave-trad^'s era out of that enormous tract, of land, with * it5P 0,000,000 inhabitants, and these gentry havo never dared to show their face since. Tho provinces had si fir beon governed at ' a deficit of £38,000 per annum ; by the end of ISSI (hero waa a surplus of £S,OOO. Al though tho Governrpr-Ger.ora! had eetab- • lished several public works in that time1 . the expenses of which wtra considerable!!' this surplus waa not obtained by more taxa-"4 tion. The chango haa beon brought about p simply by good government, economy and the suppression of abuses. Thon came tho rumours of troubles in the 4* Soudan, Emm Bey waa one of the first to:_ fore-ec them,and to auggeethow theymighfe be dealt with. Hia advice was disregarded and ho w.ib told to attend to the affairs of his own provinces. Then came the Sondaa p war. and being hopelrssly beyond relief S Emm Bey waa first neglected and than for^'H gotten. It ia three years since he had any| instructions of aDy kind from the Egyptian Government, though in ISS6 he managod onco or twice to communicate with them, i Aa a rule what, messages ho sent were interi _ cepted. All that ia known of hia life during "■■■■ these tlireo yeara ia derived from a U* private litters to a friend in thia country,-. As several letters have been lost for the one . that ba' reached ita destination, the nana- ■'-■ five is not continuoup.

Emm Bey haa more than held his own,;. during the=o three years. There haß been'!, fighting, but he has driven the enemy back, * sometimes after terrible struggles. He has r with him some four thousand troops, and.* 3 thia is how he writes of them, referring to one of these conflicts when his men were at-., tackod from the North : " Ueprivod of tha,"'-, most necessary things, for a long time with'-,', out any pay, my men fought valiantly; and"; when at last hunger weakened them, when,,, after nineteen days of incredible privations and sufferings, their strength was ■m. ■■~.■;■. haustel, and when tho last torn leather of/11 . the last boot had been epitcn. then they cnfc * a way through the midst of their enemies. , and succeeded in saving themselves." Now * Emm Boy i= not a General Gordon, bat ho-j is a man of Gordon's atamo ; and when aa, \\_\ modest arid disinterested a commander:... writes in this fashion we may be sure thlA.7 his men have been brave Indeed. Now, doos I not let it be thought that they stay therek/ because the}' have no option. Had Emitta!; Bey cared to leave tha women and chllii^q m to their fate and the natives to the ulave- *" traders, he could havo cut his way with im tbo pick of hia men to the Congo. Baft-" Emm Bey never thought of doaerting hia 1 : > post becauso the Government had deserted W_ him. Now, howover, he could not withdraw, if he wishel to do bo. In ,--%' his letters li 3 said ho would endeavoursß by economising to mako his ammunition ,1 last out this year. .'ithout ammunition s?j he is at the mercy of tho first poten-; i: tate—such as the King of Uganda—wba-.Jj" makea up bis mind.to annex tbe provineaslajx. The bravo Austrian makes no demand Salt the British Government for help, but he.jV. sees and says that if a rebel force could be-',-' sent to him it would savo his life and save" the province;". In a letter, pathetic iuits !simplicity, he expresses a hope that per-^y hapa his friends will manage to do some thing for him yet. All he needs is ammu nition. Ho has worked so hard in his pr_.'l_J. vinco that it grows for him all else that WgM needs. . . ■.. 'p.;{J Emm Bsy baa taught the natives of th» m Egyptian equatorial provinces the caltiva- 1 tion of cotton, rice, indigo, ooffee, etc. Ho I ha? made weavers of some of them, and bootmakers of others. The soap he uaeaia • of his own manufacture. In his very last letter he told of hia attempts to vaccinate-^ his people. The death rate at the provmcelilji. ha? been very high oi late, owing to an epi MH demic of smail-pox. He has built a hospital, in which he spends the better part of his-% mornings. He ia a schoolmaster. He hf__|l| connected the different parts of .the pipm&i vinces by weekly posts, there being forty stations. In short, he baa dono so much ia. : so short a space of time that, .with a little*§j assistanco, there must be a groat career of ■_ .. usefulness before him. — " St. James's,§B Cazette."

LIQUOR IN KANSAS.

How Prescriptions Are Hade Out for Thirsty Men, " Yon know how to got boor and stuff down ' in Kansas, don't you ?" inquired an actor. "No ? Well, I'll tell you. We have to fill .' I out a blank application for what we want, ■•_■;.'-\ sptoifying the disease or ailment for which. . tha ' medicino' is wanted and file it with the-1} druggist. He keep 3 toe applications and makes a record of them, and at stated;: time 3ha3 to submit) a report of all salea to, 7 tho Probate Judge. Well, when I first went i into tbo State I wasn't up to snuff, and one* . Saturday night, wanting to ge sotaa beer : and stuff for myself and some frioada for; _ over Sunday, filled out a tickei on which I gave my name and th_a iteais : r "'One quart whisky for dvßpepaia. 0ne,; ... dozen bottles beer for same.' * -.iSBI " ' That will never do in tha world,' said the druggist, 'your a tenderfoot, I guess, .i VVaift a minute till I fill you out pome, '. tickets and then you sign 'em.' I agreed,, H and here era the tickets I had to sign : . i John Smiih. one halt-pint whisky, dyspepel_; 1 John one quart hear, Ictiiirestlon. - John Soma, one-halt pint whiaky, brain-.' .1 'hn Smith, ono quart >-eer, malaria. ' - p'-'v" !$l John Smith, one qua « Oeer. consumption. -,- ' John Smith, ono lialt-plnt whisky, apoploxn ■ ■ ' J.hn Smith, one quart boar, cancer. -'p>< John Snibh. ona quart beer, heart dlaoas. Jc. a Smith, oao piiu wnlaky, delirium'■.: tremens. _...,_, ;,; J.-hn Smith, ono quail beer, sore throat. John Smith, one quart beer, uaralj sis. Jp hn Smith, ono quart beer, liver complaint.: > Jann Smith, one quart beer, pair.a inbbackk k " John Smith, one quart beer, chilblains* ..„; John Smitn. one quirt beer, hives, _§ John Smith, one quart beer, insanity, ; p:i ; j " 'There,' said the druggist, as be put my bottles into a basket and gave me $2 65' ' change out of a ten dollar bill, 'if I succeed ' in curing you of all those troubles I want ' you to writo me a letter of commendation to ba printed in the 18S7 almanac my - bre.ers and distillers are getting out.'"

DANCING DIAMONDS.

Cause ol the Ceaseless Quivering JS

Motion of Sparkling Gem>.

Many people, espaaially those who make ft'" habit of noting euch things, have ;b«n^f puzzled to understand why the diamonds' worn in earrings by ladio3 nowadays matu-:r> tain such a ajsseiess quivering motion, '.lisfi makes no difference that the head of the' wepirer is in perfect reposo, or that she.is' ev«c speachlosa, and thdofora exerting.no* mnseie of faeo or feature. The ceaseless':. twinkle of tho diamond goes on, _ : m-7il hancing greoitly tha Hashing beauty ...of $&_ the gem. I wa3 curious enough to try to-pi solvtj tbe mystery oi what ssetnoct a very ',m class approximation to perpetual motion, . and I aaked a jeweller the secret. He told. - mo i~ lay in the sotting of the diamond, and p j that tho method was a patented device, the invention, a.-, far as he kne«v,.o fa John-street _ man. The patentee was reaping a royalty ■■■■-. of $50 npisce from every manufacturing jeweller to whom he sold the privilege ot-.*.-. usinfj it. ■ ■■_.};_

The stone ia set in tha usual manner,.-; .,■■, except! that a band like tha handle of a diminutive basket ie attached to tha ' framework' On tho under side of t_B p_ band is a cup like cavity. On tho lower. :i part of the hoop is a projecting pin pointed' with rodium, a metal which never wsare "■ ---out - somewhat like the iridium with whioh.. , gold pens are tipped. Now, when thei -.0 diamonds are pvfi in position on the hoop ■■ the rodiurc joiut projects into the cup,.-.-,.' Ths con_4uer.ca is what iciontists would Cvdl a oindition of unttitla equilibrium,;.,'; Like the pea blown with a pipe by & ..1 schoolboy, the diamond is given no rest*' with the difference that no effort is .re- 0 p quired to keep it dancing. The metal,-..■_. point never wears out. The diamond It' ever seeking to balance itself upon the^ifi point and nevor succeeds. With a micro-». i scope I examined an earring which a lady... friend detached for my benefit. Then I. $avr at a glance the ingenious mechanism u& p t the invention, • - »_ -.ire.

iHK AUCKLAND JKVBNIMG BTAJi, SATIjHI»AV, MAhCH 19, tSB7.



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