LORD ABERDEEN'S ADDRESS TO MEN.

' nouncement that the Earl of Aber ' nld address a meeting of men in OL_ ff a il under tiie auspices of the lie w»y . , , »MC. Association, drew a very large !?) ' y ge to that building yesterday after- .j n fact, fche building, both above '_' .„_/stairs, was crowded to its utmost ■#JS -The Rev. J. S. Hill (President of xa^'^iation) occupied tlio chair, and tltf lj n the platform were occupied by it.fh_.deen, Capt. Sinclair (Private mm&SBVK W. Gittos, T. Hamer, &4%LA J- Wal!i *> and Messrs' F. ""Sand W- Brakenrig. The proceed *_\ "are opened with devotional exercises, NSSuMi tiie'Chairman briefly introduced fScv of the afternoon. Theßarl of Aberdeen was received with lute--'^e said that somo time ago he •Pn jf tjie loss of a steamer under peculiar liffiSto.es. Something wpntwrong with •fLw propeller. The shaft was driven win, and water poured into the vessel so Sptiiafc she quickly foundered. Her jSers and crew put off in boats, and Ssome days' exposure they descried by 12 the' lights of a steamer. They R ___ lantern, but only a single fi Up°n fc'lo successful striking m .match in the open air depended I lj,esof all the people in the boats. By care the captain successfully Stho match, lib. the lantern and at- Si the notice of tho steamer. 1 Tine-dent .was a homely il • ijjtion of the importance and solem- Ipjf youth. Each of us had only < g youth, and it was therefore most iin- I Snitthat we should nofcneglectitsgolden ' Ujrliinities.. From, an educational Sit of. view the. opportunities of youth, Xwlected, could not to. any appreciable A_t be repaired.'' There was an old adage ■:o "'.aid that young men sowed their floats. It was a comprehensive term, m nl ight not necessarily mean only that iticlipsbad. But tho people who made ,15 of this adage forgot that there was a well as a sowing time. Yet o\.\. declared that that which a man _0„ that should ho also reap. Now. he _id not wish to be understood to say flat the faults and mistakes of youth jeedffil lis with gloomy forebodings as to the future. At the same time people advanced in jearswere always ready to regret fche con- Muences arising from youthful errors. After-paying a tribute of praise to the broad jad catholic platform offered by the \sm" Men's .Christian Association, the Jul wen. on to commend the principle ex pounded by Bishop Cowie, of the value of juditidual effort on the part of the members rf the Association to x-aise the religious lone of j the Christian life. It was a Bear duty and an honour for a Chris tian to be what is called "a good ran all round, "and the attainment of that feur carried God's blessing along with it. ]_ Edinburgh University, containing about 2,000 students, a remarkable religious movement characterised by earnestness and iiseitce of cant had recently ariseu under tie lead of Professor Drummond. (Ap plte.)"He begged the audience not to applaud, as he was apt thereby to lose the thread of his discourse. Cant was not in compatible with earnestness, but its ab ience, nevertheless, was a gain. He knew tie President and members of the Auckland fewi-tion desired to encourage that same feeling of earnestness and devotion to Christ. fct.was' it that hindered so many of us fewerar, from advancing in the Christian ISfe ? There wero hindrances, of course, rising from doubts to which he would . iortly allude, but there was another hind ieooli.mailer kind. We were afraid of , {bite quite far enough in religion. In seek fc^rattepearl of great price wo could not liolootaugk-Then, too,sceptical doubts prrd Sfficutem assailed a great many of us, andin'thesecaseshe often wondered if many of, us .were careful enough to seek out the, answer to these doubts. Yet that should he our -first care.. Many of us were overthrQira by the first infidel tract. Last autumn two copies of a paper called "The Freethinker." fell into his hands, and he Was surjMsfed to find in it old, shallow arid frivolous objections against the Bible, as,; for instance, the citation of the inSracleof the cursing of the fig- tree as an illustration of petulanceand unworthy anger Pit Christ's part, forgetting that "it was merelyaparable. Then, too, attempts were «.tri.ridicule-old forms of expression, intffinally hideous and horrible caricatures of Biblical subjects were given. But only Mwns of superficial character would bo Watar, by S uch things. Honest Wtv-should be tenderly' and respecMy-dealt with/ He had read ttofcßy.augh began his course of atheis wlteaching from the Sunday-school, from « his teacher unwisely had him ox pepbecause ho raised difficulties. TOtiMnnfess was a great hindrance Xwe Christian - life, but another, «jjl tho most potent hindrance of <m the Christian life, was tho grati wion. of another fleshly appetito, And Ifv'in ho other case, was purity more '.waiy rewarded than in this, apart alto per from the religious compensations. vJ M.alie that this indulgence was a Fysical necessity for the preservation of ™P. Self-denial in this respect had great "Wpensations.'" Besides, nothing made a ™Mo callo' U g anc | C o]d-hcartcd as jn- S n «> in. this sin, Otlienviso we kf ot so offcen hear of seductions 1 .s" -on.. Some men flattered them im that they could drop it when Wpleased, but fchey flattered themselves ™Py...:lfc was a most selfish sin,- for jMuld only be gratified by the injury »%, % this connection Ifird Aber -2* quoted an eloquent passage from an "TO to men by Professor Drummond. Veen proceeded to gay that ho did nob j®s.» any.spirifc of censoriousmess and l-Mnteouraesa, and he freely ad- seme men who had failed in this _f&> perhaps under great temptation, '^ afterwards by God's, grace attain to ■•?..-.» greater degree of holiness than »W riot.-failed in actual moral i»■ it; , le lat-er at any rate had cause ' thanksgiving coupled 'with humility. Qvno, effort was too great to such a weakness "and sin indulgence. Tho text SSjf ?e. might have taken for ■ his S?J?*" contained in the Book of ije'l„sth chapter, and was a? follows :— ?W - in whose hand thy breath is, and g^tte all thy ways, hast thou notglori- u n K; .:.,.:- Thou art, weighed in. : the C 63. and. art found wanting." Lord g^en conoluded by expressing the hope his hearers might live. to God's WfeS exPerience His service as the MM F^ frecdom from the guilt and Uuil^npenceof evil, and leading more W e.to abiding peace. WaV m slisscatamicl loilcl aPPIn«s<3, %ion ° ay been sung and the bene-. ftjnJP^nounoed, the audience dispersed, 4e_^U^ an fit,*t of all reminding them of

ADDRESS BY THE COUNTESS OF ABERDEEN.

of the V.M.C.A. Build-' ' crowded to excess at 3 o'clock v^ WaJ'--afternoon, when the Right .1..^ Countoss of Aberdeen delivered ). "08a to vv-omen only. Proceed ll* fenced by a hymn being sung, hyi* r Mis 9 Malcolm engaged in %ol v?? y" Aberdeen then read the iv. teft° I, Pl»'lippians, and afterwards gave 7 hymn » 0h tQ Bo Nothingi >

pS rdino leal.the sinking with tiie

addre 6 sa 68 thon commenced ber felt ar ,'n Pn J- c efP reß1 c<i"the pleasure she anda eSS a S?e^T' Yc^r-w- i v;, ,c members of ; fche heart? rlr, 0" \ ? ri3tian Association tho ciat on ? it?t hT n,ksndred Horn« aa9° -2„ bh.° \°P^ she might be allowed «en nTL Sln»^ message from those pre to (md tl at Horaf- IfcWveiry pleasant toJetL n mmQ linkß -binding women ItSJ It ■ "f -_ce,tainlr'ail a^e:when it was recognised Shat " union is strength." All theso various associations were sfcriv- Tlmt A. UPl\° ld ,the ideal of womanhood. h t '' he h,ghest and most perfect Tl If . °r d P^ture to them^lves. 7i y„S • dld! fds- All built castles in the Mo'J r? nnnK t0 t,ie™selve ß ideal homes, '. SSS.T flo l afcin&i»theirmindswereal a o an ideal man and woman. Their ideal woman must not however, be merely a' picture oi iancy it she was to do ber proper work in the world. - It was a great wbrkpand they should recognise its dignity. Somo people thought an ideal woman must be all soft ness and sweetness, and mildness; and tlius they do not want to aspire to a charac ter which they conceive has no backbone about it; but thoy turn away and try to become like men, thinking that' they are Urns taming a something far fn.er~.it a character which has energy and force about it. Ao greater mistake was ever made.-. If women were to do good in the world, they must have force of character as well as men ; but it must be feminine force of character, a"d tncv Ivmsfc recognise that their work is different to .that ot men—in this lay its dignity and responsibility. They would not increase their dignity by trying to for get that woman was madefor man, and her glory lay in being a true " helpmeet to man" individually and collectively. Woman had peculiar work to do, and was therefore peculiarly endowed. Woman had a power.of sympathy peculiarly-her own, scarcely definable and. yet understood by every child, husband, brother, and friend. It was not noisy, gushing sympathy, over flowing with words, that was wanted. The friends to whom they instinctively turned in the hour of trouble were for the most part calm,,-peacoful souls, who have them selves already known what it, was to fight and to overcome. - Let them think for them selves to whom thoy would go. They would call up the image of a quiet, strong, peace ful looking face, with eyes shilling with a sympathetic light' which somehow unseals your'lips at once, although when you first went to meet her you may not have felt quite sure as towhetner you would unburden your mind or not; but there is a something in her very presence which makes you feel sure that here is a heart who is "at leisure from itself to soothe and sympathise "—^he is one who, though never idle, yet does not give a feeling of bustle ; she will have time to listen calmly, she will have wisdom to advise, and you need have no reason to fear that she will treat your difficulties and temptations contemptuously; for she knows by experience the deep overwhelm ing reality of human weakness and sinful ness, although she knows, too, the blessed reality of strength which is made perfect in weakness. This showed that true sym pathy also meant force of character. They should remember that the sacred part of woman's mission was to make home happy, and to do this they must enter heartily into the joys and pleasures, the hopes and fears, the work and also the recreation of its inmates. True sym pathy was to create an interest in these matters. The husband or brother on coining home would find a ready listener to the incidents of the day. He would find a welcome. His book or paper is put out ready, his chair would be in his favourite place, and perhaps some little surprise would be ready at the evening meal. Woman's second peculiar gilt was difficult to name...-'it might bo called . a quick perception the faculty for jumping ait. a correct con clusion. It had been said that this showed that women W'ef-e g'dverned by instinct rather than reason, that they* couid. not logically. account for the conclusions ab which they arrived. Well, be it so, as long as the cohclusions were correct they need not mind. The fact remained that a true woman had been given a sort of, intuitive keen conscience of rightand,.wrong,.,of the wisdom or the folly of a given course of action - and > she could generally form an instinctive judgment (which is probably right) of the characters of those with whom she is brought in-contact. Men acknow ledge this instinct of judgement, wore often much -by it, and were also often much lowered,, by it when tho gift had not been faithfully used. For it is but too easy to-misuse it; if a woman, instead of breathing out an atmosphere of goodness, allowed actions of doubtful honesty to be mentioned with out disapproval, if she fostered unworthy self-seeking schemes, and smiled at coarse jokes, then she had become a curse instead of a blessing, and was under a terrible responsibility. Her powers would indeed bo used, but it would be to lead mon to ruin instead of happiness and glory. Woman's third special gift was her power of absolute devotion. She could lose her self and absorb herself entirely in one whom she loved, and ifc was her glory to do so ; she would throw herself, heart and soul, into tho championship of a cause which ;had famed her adherence, and instance 'after "instance could be quoted from the ■pages of history where no obstacle has boon too' great to be overcome by women's courageous, self-forgettina', [passionate de votion. And was there a possibility of even this gift being misused ? Sadly must they admit it; history and their experience pointed to the same result. When a false or unworthy ideal had been erected, when conscience has been disregarded, thon this enthusiasm, tl.i§ 'self-devotion. Ipads to utter- and irreparable disaster, Jb was necessary for woman to love; the woman would die in her if she did not, but they should take care not to givo their love and devotion blindly. They should also remember that there was One who had a first claim- to thoir love. . Let them think of His lifo, of the life He had lived for them, and then surrender their lives unto His keeping for ' time and eternity. , ~ Miss Havergall's beautiful hymn, " Con secration," was then sung.and the Countess prayed, after which the meeting dispersed. Subsequently, Lady Aberdeen addressed a number of ladies who had been unable to get into "the lecture hall.; | J:

THAMES NOTES.

(by telegraph,—own correspondent.)

- Thames, this day. Every possible endeavour is being made to obtain Government .assistance towards,re pairing the extensive damage caused to the roads and bridges in the borough and county by the recent flood, but up to the present without success. -" .';';.' .- A football match is to be.played,here to morrow between the Waitemata (Auckland) and United Clubs. . ' ; Accident at Football. ' A lad of about sixteen years of age, and named William Johnstone, -whose parents reside in Karaka Creek, had -both bonespf his'arm broken just above theorist while playing football at Parawai on- Saturday afternoon. _________

Mr A B. McDonald,vice<presidentof the Auckland Burns Club, to-day waited upon the Earl of Aberdeen, when, that gentleman at once agrefcdj to .enroll: his nameas a mem ber of Auckland Burns Glub,

POLICE COURT.

•PHIS DAY.

(Before Messrs .ifowman >nd JPargonß, Jus tices), ji . j ;■

■Drpxkenxess.—Thomas Smith, 10s and costs, or 48 hours ; A Warner, sa; R. Leary, 10s and costs, or 48 hours; Eliza Hadfield (who had,fallen* into the. harbour on Saturday while drunk) was discharged with a caution ; R. Moore, 10s and coate, or 48 hours ; Toro (a native), 6s and coete ; jAmes Dodd, 5a and coats; Margaret Lock (third offence) L_> and costs, or 14 days; Mary Bennett, sfl*; William Pollock, Be; John Brown (remanded for three days for modical treatment);" Michael, Heath, 5s ; Joseph Gilmour, 10s and casta. Bubglary. — Henry .Coorge Sheohy, againat whom four charges of breaking and entering were preferred, was remanded for eight days on the application of Sergeant Pratt. - ■

-Forgery.—-Samuel Faulknor, charged with forgery, was again remanded for a week. .."'.,

Larceny from a Dwelling. — H. J. Atkin, who. uppcared in Court in convict garb, was charged with stealing two lady's rings from tho residence of Alexander Saunders. —A. Saunders recognised the rings produced, which had been missed from his residence at Ellerslie on about March 15. They were worth £10.:—Sydney Asher, pawnbroker, and John Mendoza, manager of Neumegan's pawnbrokers' es stablishrnent, gave evidencd to ; the effect that the accused had pawned the rings at their establishment; 12s was lent on the one and os on the other.- George Sinclair, a boy, deposed "to seeing the accused on the Three ■ Kings Koad. He observed him throw -a purse over a fence, which witness.afterwaa-ds secured and handed to Mr Worrall. — Sergeant Greene de posed having ' 'to arrest the accused on other charges." Ho received a purse from Mr Worm! containing several pawn tickets, two of which related to rings, the subject of the present case.—The accused was then committed for trial. - *

(Before Mr H. O. Seth Smith, R.M.)

Faimno to Support.'- Joseph Snelgnr was charged with deserting his wife, Annie Amelia Bnelgar, and • also with' failing to support his child. The case had been partly hoard on Saturday last. The complainant was cross-examined at considerable lengd by Mr O'Meagher, in the course of w.i she admitted that she was unchaste be c

marriage. She denied having told .e ---fendant's sister that she had been unwell before she married deftndant. - By Mr Brassey : One one occasion he tore the clothes off her back, and threw them on the fire. Her mother, who was present, said that defendant was no man to lift his foot and kick a woman, and ho replied that ho would do it again, as witness belonged to him and not to her mother. — William Powell, chemist, deposed to supplying cer tain medicines to eon.planant's mother, Mrs Larder, for her husband, the defendant. Mrs Lardner, nurse, mother of the com;, plainant, gave evidence regarding the ill treatment her daughter had received at the hands of the defendant. Defendant ad mitted to her, shortly after her daughter's marriage to him, that he hail a disorder, and at ids request she got some medicine for him from Mr Powell. Defendant told her that he had contracted the disorder before his marriage, but subsequently said he thought ho had contracted ifc from his wife. Her daughter had not suffered from prolapsus uteri before marriage. (This wit ness afterwards contradicted this state ment, saying that complainant had pro lapsus ultri before her marriage.) The Court adjourned till 2 o'clock.

CHORAL HALL.-HERE SCHMITT'S CONCERT.

Heer Schmitt'b, grand «..Vee musicale, with a programme ' somewhat altered and ex tended, was repeated with, signal artistic success, at r the Choral .Hall'on Saturday evening. Although'the.-hall was not full, there was a very satisfactory attendance. The Earl and Countess of 'Aberdeen/arrived before the performance" began, and were re ceived and escorted to, their seats by His Worship the' Mayor | (Mr A. Devore) and HefF Carl""Schmifct. Mr Lesley Martin opened fche concert ■ with a/ tasteful execution of Liszt's, charming pianoforte arrangement of airs-from'""Rigoletto," tho instrument used for the occasion being a grand piano of sweet and power ful tone .lent' by Mr Thos. Webb, of Oak House,--Hobson-st. The other instrumental moixeaux'' we're also marked by a high'order ofmerit.' Mr G. Poque again captivated his audience by his sweet and expressive rendering upon the 'cello of his uncle's ar rangement of airs from "IPuritani" ("The Puritans"), and Herr Schmitt gave a masterly interpretation upon the violin of Schlegel's "Moment Melancolique" and " Danse de Cossaques." Langey's charming quintette, "Tho Evening Breeze," was very effectively performed upon muted strings by Herr Schmitt, and Messrs J. Keesing, J. Kelly, G. Paque, and F. Clutsum; and "The Serenaders' (Langey), by the same performers, was given with equally good effect. In compliance with a very honrty encore, the concluding movement of "The Evening Breeze " was repeated. Thalberg and De Beriot's brilliant transcription of airs from Meyerbeer's " Huguenots " was artistically played by Mrs Duthie (piano] and Herr Schmitt (violin), and ILretsch mer's " Romance," for violin and violon cello, was executed coh amore by Herr Schmitt and Mr Paque. No less than eight vocal selections figured upon the programme, and they wero each and all successfully presented. Miss Taylor and Miss Stephenson gave with im proved effect, Mattel's "Dear Heart" and Gounod's "Aye Maria" respec tively— the latter number, as beforo, boing supplemented by organ and violin obligato by Mr J. A. Beale and Herr Schmitt.. Miss-Stephenson was deservedly encored,,and bowed her acknowledgments for the honour. - Miss Taylor we have never heard to better advantage. Miss Whifcaker contributed Adams's sentimental song, " For-Pity's Sake," singing it with great taste'and feeling. Fraulein Jahn made her debut in the rich and florid cavatina, "NobilDona,"from Meyerbeer's "Hugue nots," and displayed the possession of a very flexible and well-trained light soprano voice of good compass. The ftoriture with which tile'.cavatina is lavishly embellished threw hfer slightly'out of tune once.br twice, :but sho recovered herself immediately. ~.In; response to nnlmperative recall the lady also ' sang Spohr's air, " Rose Softly Blooming." Mr A. L. Edwards rendered with clear enunciation and nice expression "The Maid- of - tho - Mill," . and was promptly honoured *with an encore.1 Miss Scraggs in the melodious recitative and aria, " Che Faro," from Cluck's " Orfeo," renewed her success of Thursday week, and charmed the audience with- the rich'quality of her voice and her.cultured stylo of singing. Three vocal quartettes were performed very accept ably indeed, viz.,'1 Parting " (F. Otto) and "Soldier's Love" (Kucken) by Messrs Martin, Edwards, Haincrton, and Charter, (Grafton Orpheus Club), and the " Spinning Quartette "from Flotow's. "Martha," by Misses Stephenson ond Scraggs and Messrs Edwards and Charter. , Miss Harding played fcho pianoforte accompaniments with her usual ability.

About two months-ago a>mah named IT. 3. Atkin was arrested by Sergeant Bernard Greene on the Three Kings Road on several charges of larceny/ and he was subsequently committed for trial. Detective Tuohy has since succeeded in sheeting home another charge-tbelarceny of two gold,rings from Uv % Saijntler*'s i-|si.dgpe«^ajgain_t the Mino' prisoner,

SPORTING NEWS.

To-morrow's Races at the North Shore.

The Takapuna Jockey Club hold theur Winter Meeting to-morrow, and everything points to the gathering boing a big success. Good acceptances and entries hare been re ceived for each of fche events, and tho fact of it being the end of the season, good fields and some close racing, is almost certain to be witnessed. The first ovent starts at twelve o'clock noon, and.aa nana!, the Perry Company will bring the whole of their fleet Into service to convey passen gers across. My, ideas of the probable re sults oi the.day's racing are as follow :— Selling Steeplechase.— Quilp. Selling Race.—Kosio. Hurdles.—Petor Osbeck. Birthday Handicap.— Brittania or G. Wright's selected. Turquoise will bo ridden by Sutherland. Novel Race.—Yankee. Steeplechase. — Duder's selection or, Torpedo. Victoria Handicap.-This event is de pendent on the running in the other races. HIPPONA.

Coursing at Prumpton Park.

With every prospect of a fino day, tho coursing at Plumpton Park to-morrow is likely to attract a good chare of holiday makers. The events set down to bo run off are the All Aged Stake and Puppies' Stakes, and with the number of good dogs who will tako part in the two contests, some first class sport is certain to be witnessed. The hares are reported to bo nuwo ous and strong. A special train leaves the Auckland railway station for the Park at ten minutes to ten, and the ordi nary train at 11.40 a.m. will also stop alongside tlio ground. The draw takes place at the Queen's Ferry Hotel to-night.

Large Yacht Race.

One of the " events " of to-morrow will no doubt be the contest between Auckland's clipper yachts, under the auspices of tho Auckland Yacht Club. Tho only yacht of any importance that has held aloof is Mr C. H. Streets Muritai', and the seven vessels which will faco the starter are as follows :

Marafcea, (7£ tons), blue, white, red, H. Hammond ; Matangi (13 tons), white red star, J. Carlaw ; Rita, (13 tons), blue white cross, J. Henderson ; Tawera, ((-2 tons), blue white star, J. Wiseman ; Maratana, (12 tons) blue, W. Bindcn j Spray (6stona), blue and yellow, A. Gibbs; Winona, (15 tons), blue, white bar, W. Phillipson. The race is to start ut 10 o'clock from a point off the end of the Queen-street Wharf, and tho course will be thence round buoy off Lake ; thence round hulk Clara Har graves; thence round buoy off Birkenhead Wharf—twice round. (Tho starter has authority to make the course once round if the wind is light) The start will bo a liv ing one, with ordinary canvas only set. Tho race will finish between the wharf and a boat moored a short distance off. Captain Perss'on will act as starter and judge. At present, tho contest promises to De very close, each vessel having been placed in good trim in readiness for the event. Mr Featherstone has kindly placed hi. steam launch Nautilus at the disposal of tho com mittee of tho yacht club,and she will follow the race from start to finish.

Football Match.

The following team will represent Waito mata in their match with Thames to morrow : — Courtnoy, Gillespie, Gray, Graham (2), McMillan, Maokie, Potter, Stone, Pritchard, Stuart, -Shedden, Brown, Rowe, Major. Boat leaves at 11 p.m.

When .the mail steamer left Sydney Plutarch was a firml favourite for the Royal Stakes at 100 to 14, Mitrailleuse and Car digan being at 100 to 5. Tho Jewel was the best favourite for tho Birthday Cup.

An English sporting letter will be found on page seven. "

ARREST OF A BURGLAR.

A. " Plnmuier on a Small •? cale'

Broagfet to Book

Ox Saturday afternoon Detective Tuohy cleverly effected the arrest of a man named Henry George Sheehy on charges of whole sale burglary and robbeiy from a number of private houses, and the prisoner was duly charged with these offences at'the Police Court to-day. It would appear that on the' 21 st inst., Mr R. W. Logan, of Macky, Logan, Steen, and Co., warehousemen, who reside at Devonport, in bachelor's quarters, reported to the police that on the. previous flay, between 7 and 10 p.m., his house had been entered and a quantity of' property, of the value of aboub i.7, had peen stolen. The thief .had apparently obtained access to tho premises through the front bedroom window, which had boen. lefb open. Tho .property stolen comprised a dark tweed overcoat, two silver pocket fruit knives, a pack of German Art cards and a small pocket compass. Mr Logan reported the ' rob bery on the following day, and Detective Tuohy proceeded to wotrk up tho case, visit ing the,establishments of pawnbrokers, second, hand dealers, etc., and giving des criptions of the articles stolen. __ At 10 o'clock on Saturday night " from informa tion received" the detective proceeded to tho pawnshop of MrLveesing, and Mr Keesing handed over the two silver fruit knives and also a silver watch and guard, all of which Mr Keesing stated had been pledged, by the same person. Tho watch and chain were subsequently reported by Lady Towns hend to have been stolen from hor resi dence-Obtaining a description of the pledger, Detective Tuohy proceeded to Devonport by the last boat, and after hunting about all night, obtained in formation which enabled him to locate his man, the upshot of which was the ta,king out of a warrant to search the residenoe of Henry George Sheehy. of Shelly Beach, Ponsonby',' and the finding of some :property supposed to- be stolen. Sheehywas arrested at Devonport yesterday afternoon,'.; and was fully identified by Air Keesing., Sheehy had on him when arrested the overcoat stolen from Mr Loo-an's; When arrested, Sheohy at onco confessed to the robbery from Logan's and Lady Townsl.end's, and also .to stealing a, (Virginia ■ gold watch from Mr J. 'P.> Walker's residence,, Devonport, and_ a gold watch , from the residence of . Mi- David: Seaton. The case which had cou-! tamed Mr Beaton's watch, it may be remembered, was • amongst, the stolen property' found in prisoner's house.] Sheehy is a married man, but his wife is. at present on a,visit 'to.some friends in the, 'country. Tt is probable that four or fitfe other charges will, be. brought against the: accused.' ' " . .", ~- ...,

Market dull. Batteries aud miners only started to-day. The .water-moo being now repaired, work will go on steadily, Saxon is eettinc picked stone, and shares are quoted at about 2s 3d. There is a.demand for Bank of New Zealand shares at low rates: sellers £15 10s. Buyers New /.ca land' Insurance, 05s 6d ; .sellers Land and ,/Mortgage Go., 21s.

DESTRUCTIVE GALE.

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(.BY *fflL__«_UFlr,--OWN CJOKBHSPOUTOBiSC.)

NaF-EB, this. day. The terrible weather experienced along the East Coast up to Saturday morning has added two more sad shipping calamities to tho year's list. The Go-ahead from Wei lington, has been totally wreoked at Kid. nappers, and one lifo lost, whilo a vessel supposed to bo the Sir Donald sunk fivo mile'north of Gisborne, and apparently all lives are lost. The wreckage washed ashore as to the identity of the vessel. News of the wreck of tho Go-ahead readied Napier yesterday, afternoon. It was brought by Constable W'eatherill, who received tho information from a station hand at the Grange estate.- All tho pas sengers and crew were saved with the exception of a fireman named Gunning, who was drowned in attempting to swim ashore. The rest made for Gordon's station, in the vicinity of tho wreck, were they were treated with the greatest kindness. The 4}apt-a_ii's Story. Captain Plumley, commander of the vessel, reached Napier yesterday evening, and gives the following account of tho disaster :—" We left Wellington on Wed nesday evening, culling at Casfclepoint on tho following morning, .and later in fche day at Akiteo. We left there about quar ter to. 5 on Thursday ovening. The wind was east - south - east, freaheninsr as we wont along and' veering to south ward. The weathor was terribly thick and dirty, and continued so all along the coast, getting worso if possible^ua we went aloncr. We sighted Cape Turnagainand'Blackhead, but after that wore never able to distinguish tho land afc all, everything being totally obscured by tho thickness of tho weather. Afc about a quartor to two on Fri day " morning we found ourselves in breakers, no land being visible even at that time. The engines were at once put full speed a-storn, but the vessel struck and remained fast. Ifc was impossible sible to see tho shore but efforts wero at onco mads to lower a boat as Tho sea was breaking over the vessel, and it was feared she would break up. I had two narrow escapes. Tho first time a sea washed me clean'overboard, but another one washed mo back again, and I caught hold of the rails and hud a hard light, and think if it had not been for tho thoughts of those at homo, I should have given up, for 1 was nearly dona The vessel had a list of land which mado it difficult for , ' to recover my footing, and I had to ; ■ on with my hands whilo several was swept over mo. In the intervals I took a . fresh grip so to speak, and at last managed to pull mysolf right. After that, 1 wus again swept off, but was caught and held by some of the crow, while we were lowering the boat. It was pitch dark, and thore was nothing to sec but tho break under ns, and nothing to hear but fche wind howling, while the boat wus being lowered a terrific soa came and- everything was carried away—boat and davits and all not a bit left. It was a dreadful time, and we were not very hopeful. We had to wait till daylight beforo we could attempt to lower tho big boafc as she was;on the wind ward sido of the ship, and before the boafc could be lowered she had to be got across tho deck. This was accomplished somehow. I have no other way to tell how ifc was done, and I do not believe anyone on board could des cribe how that bout was got off the davits and across tho deok, the sea breaking over all tho time. However, we managed to lower it, and all of us gob into her ex cept one man, a fireman named Gunning. Ho would not come in the boat, as he was afraid sho would not reach the shore. All of us who went in the boat got ashore safely, although with great difficulty. Tho firomun stayed on tho ship till low water when ho started to swim to shore, but succumbed on the way and wont down. The poor fellow must have been dono up when lie started, for all of thoso who got on shore were protty well exhausted, aud he could not have been much bettor. Two of tbe mon said they re cognised tho place, and that it was Gordon's station. They volunteered to walk- to station to procure assistance, and found the homestead and informed the people of what had happened. Mon wero sent oufc next morning to look for us, but as it turned out they did not find us they came round by tho beach, and before they got to whero wo woro ifc was decided that wo should strike out for tho station ourselves. We went across tho hills and fortunately fell in with a shepherd who piloted the wholo party to tho station, which was reached at about 7 on Saturday morning. Wo were ulltreaned with tho greatest possiblo kind ness, nothing beingr neglected that could possibly bo done. Mr Robertson did all he could to find out how we could get to town, and as a result it was found that a boat 'could bo taken across the Tuki tuki. Myself and tho Engineer Kelly were rowed aoross on Sunday afternoon by three men, who continued with the boat. After wo gob across M-e went on to Fara don -wero wa 'caught ' the frozen meet train from Tomoana, and thftt brought us to town. The Vessel is a total wreck, lying in the breakers, bottom upwards, and practically all io pieces. We only escaped with bur lives. The accident wonld not have happened had thoro been a light on the Kidnappers, for although the storm was a terrific ono, if I could havo known where the laud was everything would havo been right. . ' . Tho Tukitiki River boing in a- flood, the constable at Givo was,uuablo to get to tho Grange Station yesterday, but was to start tho first thing this morning, and arrange ments will bo made for bringing the passen gers and ore wto Napier. -

The W-_c-:-<'-pr the' Sir Donald

" Regarding the wreck near Gisborne, In spector Bulleh lastriight received a telegram from Gisborne to the effect that the wreckage was coming ashore about fivo xuiles north of that place, apparently from a steamer. ; The cargo, consisting of dressed rimu, and grass seed, was also coming ashore. A broken boat about; 20 feet long was among the wreckage. found.. Tho, remainder ■of, th c ve3sol is lying about, half-a-mile from the shore with about six.foot of her mast above water. Tho sea was too rough forgetting near thewreok."

Sensation at KaisJeip. News of both wrecks created a great sen sation ,ufc Napier. r The ' following are tiie names of those on board the; Sir Donald, which left this port for Wellington on Tues day ( , evoning :. r— Captain John Quinlan, married ; Walter Siinmbus, engineer, mar-, ricd ; William Knight, seaman, married ; and'-'Hans Rasmtissen,' cook, single. Messrs Kinross and Co., her owners, are of, opinion that there was also au extra hand engaged for the trip, but'if that were so they do not.know his name. It is supposed that the vessel was driveu northwards by the terrible gale on Thursday and Friday, and that tbe captain steered forNiekshead for shelter, arid shelter and struck ono of the long reefs runnhig out of the coast;. ;.'.<„ „. _■-

Quinleii was known as a brave man and took, an oGtive part in the relief of the Northumberland, and very nearly lost his vessel in doing so. The Go-ahead is owned by Mossra John son and Co., of Wellington, and is 123 tons, commanded-by Captain Plumley, and was engaged ■ in: the East Coast trade between Wellington and Napier, <■'-.. - r ;'

The Sir Donald is owned by Messrs Kfn rose and Co., and is in: charge of Captain John Quinlan. She was engaged chiefly as a lighter, and made occasional trips to Tologa Bay, north of Gisbsrne, with stores, etc. Tho brigantine Dunedin, owned in Dun edin,; went ashore at Kidnapper Point on the reef two' years ago, but was floated off again, having sustained serious damage, but being laden with timber, did not 3ink. -It. was during thick woather, as must have prevailed when the s.s. Goahead went ashoi-e. Insurances- The following is a correct list of in surances : Goahead, South British, LI,OOO ; New Zealand, L 1.000; Victoria, L 700; Union, L 500; Thames Mersey, L 50 0; Colonial, L 50 0; Equitable, LSOO ; Standard, L 50 0; National, L 260. The South British had a risk of L2OO on the Sir Donald. •The RSararoa In the ©ale. The Mararoa encountered the full force of the gale on Friday and Saturday, the passage ocupying twenty hours from Gis borne to Napier. After remaining four hours off Napier, during which the mails and four passengers were landed in the Fairy ut their own risk. Captain Edie re ceived orders to proceed to Wellington with the remainder of the passengers and cargo, whicli Were subsequently carried on, reach ing Wellington yesterday. The Australia wus sheltered at Napier during the gale. She resumes her voyage to-day. The Kanieri—the Union Company's new steamer—ashore on a bank at Blenheim, was floated off oh Satunay night.' The Sir Donald left Napier for Blackhead on Tuesday night. The wreck possibly took place on Friday night as a fearful sea was running then. From the position of fche vessel and boats probably all hands are lost.

FOOTBALL MATCHES.

Gordon v. Auckland.

As was anticipated, this match, whioh was played at Potter's paddock, Epsom, on Saturday, resulted in an easy victory for Gordon by 40 points to nil. Auckland, never a strong team, is weaker than ever this season, the Club having suffered a seri ous loss through the defection of their crack forward, Moginie, who has joined the Gor dons. Auckland was continually on the defensive, and the game may be described as a series ox force-downs and touches. Lew Meldrum obtained three of the tries for the winners, Reed a similar number, and Clay ton, Crowe, W. Meldrum, Lusk, Moginie, Burton, McCausland, and J. Poland one each. From these fourteen tries only four goals were kicked, viz., by Meldrum Bros., Poland, and Lusk. The Gordons would do well to practise place-kicking, as in this de partment of the game they are decidedly weak. Mr Sykes acted as referee, and .Messrs Kyburn (for Gordon) and Morgan (for Aucklund) as umpires.

Grafton v. Albert.

This match, which was also played at Potter's paddock, confcrury to expectation, proved to be a very closely-contested game. Grafton, who were expected, both on last year's form and on the appearance of tho men, to make mincemeat of their opponents, only won by v Uukoy try to nil, the e;ud try being obtained by Twiname. Jf anything, Alberts had the best of the game, and wo expected this oft-defeated club to show up bettor this season than thoy have hitherto done. Pousottby v. North Shore The piece ile resistance of Saturday's foot ball programme was undoubtedly the Pon sonby v. North Shore match played on the Devonport Domain. Thither journeyed a large number of people from this side of the water, and when the game commenced there must have been fully 1,500 spectactors. The ground was well " kept" by means of a substantial post and wire barrier. The game was splendidly contested from start to finish, the North Shore boys showing that their performance on tho previous Saturday was not a mere flash in the pan by adding a second winning match to their record,.defeating Ponsonby by five points to two. Ponsonby mado fcho first; score, Whiteside running down to tho Shore's goal line, and on being collared passed smartly to Stephenson, who secured the try Arneil essayed the kick at goal, but he had not put sufficient persuasion into his boot tip, and the oval, though well directed, fell short. In tho" second spell, Martin, some what flukily it must be admitted, secured a tryfor North Shore, which, though at a difficult angle, was converted into a goal by Swinnerton. There was no other score, and when time was called tho Shore players were most heartily cheered. They played o,i splendid game, thou- forwards being superior to thoso of their oppo nents. They, however, not unfrequently indulged in off-sido play -an old failing of the Devonport boys, and an evil practice that should at once be checked. White side, who played behind the scrum for Pon sonby, bad but few chances. ;.: .Other Matches. The following is tho result of other matches played on Saturday :—United and Grafton 11. played a draw; Gordon 111. beat Waverley by 9 .points to 4 ; Ponsonby 11. beat North Shore 11. by 2 points; Auckland Association Club played an inter club match between teams captained by the Rev. J. S. Hill and West. Hill's team | won by two goals to one goal.,

White Rose v. Clarence.—Tho latter were defeated by 14- points to nil. Tries were obtained by W. Moore' (3) and E. Jones (1).

Home Bay v. Union.—Tho former won by 7 points, scored by Green. Orient v. Black. Rose.—Thi3 match re sulted in a win for Orient by 4 points (2 tries) to nil. Orient secured another try,-but it was disallowed.

Mr A. W. Page sends ub a letter with reference to the accident to Mrs Christmas in Eden Terrace. He says: "As usual, the 'bus was in fche'middlc of the road, and Mrs Christmas was hidden from my view on alighting, but when' I saw her, I shouted as loudly as I posssibly could, at tho timo driving.'a very moderate pace, but owing to the infirmity from which Mrs Christmas is suffering, viz.. doafness, the shout was unheeded. To demonstrate the paco afc which I was driving I pulled up within two yards of passing over hor, and got down to her assistance, and,had .lifted her up before Mr Hill,who was standing at the shop door, had time to get across the road. I with Mr Hill assisted MrsChristmasintofcho shop.. Personally,! much regret the accident, and trust you will allow mo this opportunity of vindicating myself, and I can attest my statement hy eye witness."

As showing the natural politeness and thouglitfulness of Lord Aberdeen, the fol lowing little, incident may be named. When receiving Mr T. B Hannaford on Saturday evening! His Lordship remarked "the. presence- of a littlo boy in the passage: and asked—" Is that your boy ?", On being answered in' the affirmative the Earl called the littlo chap into the.''robmj and after shaking hands.with him, said M Stay! I Will get something for him," and straight way went to his private room and -brought back an illustrated paper, led the lad to the sofa and told him to look over its contents. No wonder that on returning home the little fellow, should have said—" VVhafc a nice gentleman that was,! Are all lords as jjewd »ud kind as tin* -Karl of' Aberdeen?" -

OUR GOLDFIELDS.

(BY TELEGRAPH - OWtf OORRKSPONDEN'T.)

THAMKg, this day. Saxon.~OpQrfttionS tiro-being pushed for* ward as rapidly as possible on tho reef at No. lovol, whero two stopos aro being carried along In an easterly direction. Tho reof, which avoragos 3 feet wide, shows good colours of gold occasionally, while the quartz is impregnated with minerals of a favourable description. A stope ia also in progress towards the " break," and colours of gold aro seen in the quartz coming to hand, which should yield payably. The reef (Connon'u) which was cut off by a clay eeam in fche hillward drive at No. 3 level has not yet been again in tersected,, although tho manager is still san guine of picking it up. There is now a large tonnage of quartz on hand, and crushing will be started immediately. New Maxukau.—Quartz of tho usual payable grade is being obtained from thia mine.

SHIPPING DISASTERS ON THE BRITISH COAST.

Loss of 397 Lives.

Gales of unprecedented fury raged along the British coast during the past month, and resulted in a long list of disasters. The hurricane could not have occurred afc a more unfortunate time, for all the boats from the principal fishing stations were many miles out afc sea. The entire crew of one fish ing boat, six in all, had perished. Another craft was struck by a tremendous sea, which washed four of the crew overboard. No assistance could be rendered to the drowning men. One captain reported that his boat had a fearful time of it, as the lightning struck the boat and destroyed tho sails and mast. The crew were all struck down except the man at the helm; but no one was seriously injured. The gale on the north-east coast of Scotland raged with extreme violence, and scores of boats were unaccounted for. The four masted ship Mary Stenhouse, in. ballast from Dundee to Liverpool, was missing. A boat beloning to Boathaven, Wick, with a crew cf six men, -was driven seaward by a gale. A largo boat went in search of the missing craft, but neither had been heard of again when darkness set in. The schooner Elizabeth Ann, of Hull, was driven on fche rocks at Joppa Point, Porto bello', in tho Firth of Forth, and will be come v total wreck. The crew launched their boat, whicli immediately filled and sank. They managed to . get back to tlio vessel, and a rope having been thrown to the shore, they were pulled through the surf. On the Berwick shire coast the storm broke with unusual suddenness, and the fishing fleet was caught at sea. About 40 boats arrived in Berwick and other harbours, but seven boats were still unaccounted for. The records of ■wrecks for February and March were very long. February list was : - Sailing vessels reported lost, 73 ; in this number are in cluded four vessels reported missing. Steamers reported lost, 11 ; in this number are included two steamers reported missing. Causes of' losses : Sail ing vessels—Stranding, 3G ; collision, 6 ; fire, 1 ; foundered, 7 ; abandoned, 7 ; con demned, 12; missing, 4; total, 73. Steamers—Stranding, 7 ; collision, 1 ; con demned, 1 ; missing, 2; total, 11. The total list reported'for March . was', 18 steamers and 40 sailing vessels, with a.losß of 307 lives.

DRUNKENNESS' IN AUCKLAND.

With the last year's crime statistics (which showed a marked decrease of arrests for "drunkenness) fresh in their memory people were beginning to lay the Mattering unction to their souls that the exertions of tJ&. t.tal lecturers and Temperance Licensing Committees had borne good fruit in the matter of diminishing the horrible vice in our midst. Recent cause lists at the Police Court, and especially that presented by the police this morning, show that theso self congratulations were too hasty. On the list appears fche names of fourteen per sons charged with drunkenness, a proportion of the arrests being made yes terday. The number of cases suggests that Sunday .trading is rife and also fliafcdt is a prevalent practice amongst publicans to supply drunken men with liquor. On the latter aspect of the matter, Mr Joseph Newman, Chairman of the Bench, mado some caustic remarks this morning. These remarke were occasioned by the 'case of a youngman who, though arrested on Saturday evening was considerably the worse for liquor. Mr Newman remanded the prisoner for three days, and then stated that the man had apparently been supplied with a very large quantity of liquor after he had become intoxicated. There was penalty under the Licensing Acb for supplying drunken , men with liquor, and publicans were , mors to blame than the poor fellows .brought to the Court and fined ss. It was a crying shame that the real transgressors were not) brought to book as well as these poor drunkards. The poverty wrought by drunkenness was terrible. He had in his possession a list of 29 prisoners discharged from Mount Eden last month. All the money these persons had between them when they went in was elevenpence—not -a half-penny each. He hoped the police would take 'steps to remedy this stato of things, which was largely due to the publican supplying drir.k to, men already in liquor. Sergeant Pratt, in reply to the remark of Mr Newman, said that there were over 50 hotels in the city, and the three or four constables on the. beat could not possibly, while attending to their o. her duties, ascertain where every drunkard got drunk. The police could., not spend their time standing at the doors of public? houses and looking in. Mr Newman: If there are too many publichouses , for tho ' polic to supervise, ifc is your duty, Sergeant Pratt, when reporting to tho Licensing Committee next month to recommend that some of the houses, bo closed.. The sergeant reraa_rkod_..that tha Licensing Committee could take"noticcof that themselves, and the matter dropped.

The Devonport Naval Artillery are warned to muster to-morrow morning, at Govern ment House Grounds/at 9 o'clock sharp.

Ask your Grocer or milkman for Freez ing Company's "Shell" brand butter in half-pound pats. ... ,-■;-

COMING EVENTS.

BtootiS-gs, &c, Tc-alelit.

Agricultural Hall-London Circus Company, 8.. City Buffet, Q.ueen.strect-T-American Midgetand Circassian Youth, 2 to 5, and 7 to 10. Onehunsa Hall—Lynch Family of Bellringers, 8. Victoria-street East—" Thttiinia," 8. 7 " Drlllßhed— ; Kewton Rifles, 7.33. ,■" .. '-'< m Foresters'. Hall^Combination Social and Fancy Dress 8011. 8. Choral Hall — Final Rehearsal' for Annual Gathering of Bands of Hope, 7.30..: .-, \o Freemasons' Hall—Lodge St. Andrew, S.C., 7.3 Q. Temperance Hall—Bootmakers' Union, 7.30.

i"......-.. Auction Sales on Wednesday.

5. Cochrane and Son-Boots, Shoe?. Books, Rett volvOTß.FftncyGoods.etc., 11. . ; ■ i ~.,.,.y.* 6. Lewie- Drapery, elothin'g; etc., 11,

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May 25-Messrs P. A. Philips and G. P. Pierce.

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