COMING EVENTS.

SSoeflD^, &a., T«-nU_tt Abbott's Opora House -f atith aud Perrman Co , iv " Fun on thu Bristol," 8. Hellglous Meeting tn tho Tent on Surrey HIBs Kspate, Ponsonby Itoad, 7.33. Pitt strict We.-layaa Church—Sacred Musical

Festival, S. Poole) 'a Kooms Q'loon-nlk-oot - New Elementary Clisie? 8. Dsill-shod-V luntoerO/n-ersof the Auokland Garriscn, 7 39. Alexandra street Schoolroom—Blblo Class, 7. Koyr.l Hotel, Onehunga - Settling over Uiicliuiiiji-. Kaoiug Club's recent meeting. 8,

Rota of JusMcos at Police Court. January ii.—3. Baber and K. C. Barstew.

Auction Soles To-morrow. S. Coehrane Sz Bon, Elon Terrate -Household Furniture, Saddles, eto., 11. B. Tonka and Co.—Frr.it. 10.

Chief Post Office, Auckland.

MAH.3 WlLt CI.SSE AS UNDER :— This Day, For Taasonga and Opotihi, per Clansman, at 5 p iv. Foi WbitJangl and Upper Mill, por lona, it 5 p.m. ifor Wangirel Heads. Parua, Woisu, Whan garei, Kaaift, ana Mangapal, per Wolliaßtqn, at 5 n.m. For Thame?, ior Enterprise, at 5 80 p.m. SATURDAY, 22nd Inst. For ftroymouth, via Manukan, per Herald, at T.iO a.m. Fa* vVaiweca. Te Xnpa. and Wenkworth. per Rain Oasoy. at 10 a in. For Kat'lcaW, Aonjratouv TaurangH, Opotiki, per liotomakana, at 19.39 a.m. Fer !2'--* """>• »er rtotomahttna. at 11 a tn. For Waiwera, npr Classman, at 1 p.m. For _Nonme», par LinJa Websr, at 2 p.m. MoiTOAT. 2-ith inst. For Pntlki and Coromandel. per Coromandol at 11.50 a.m. F«r WhUangl, Upp«r Mill. Talrua, Tauranga, a»sd Opcitikl, per lona, at 4 p.m.

IJohdav, Slst inst. Por ZsalanrU.'. as follows :— For Faraoa, Sandwich Islands, Unltsrl Slat's or imnriia, Canada. British Columbia, Cen tral and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 5 p ju. For tha Usltcd Kingdom and Continent of ' Europe, at I p.m. Monoy orders, rogtstsred letters, and news papers, at 3.80 p.m. Jjafco letters, bearing an extra fro of Gd in addition to the piHtnxe. will bo received by tho Mail A&cnt on board tho steamer up to the time of sailins,-. This mall will bo duo at London March 7.

A uew odlco will ho oponad at Qum Town, Mercury Kay. on Ist February noxt. Mails will bo do?patchcd as advertised wilh WhitlaiiDi. (Si^aed) S. H. BISS, Chiof Postmaster. Chief Post ofiico. Auckland.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

SimsKT.—This evening, 7.18. SI'NKISB.—To-morrow morning, 5.10. Mooa's Aaa —New Moon, Mth. 210 p.m,

HIGH WATER.

Aucj__r.AC.-n — Thia aftorno n, 5.9; to-morrow mornlniz. S.S3.

Manukau Heads — Thia evening, 7.19 ; to morrow morning, B.IS. Kaipara Hbaub This evening, 8 49; to morrow morning, 9.13.

STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.

Coromandol, from Coromatidol, to-morrow. 5

p.m. Ch-lnuford, from Opotiki, to-morrow Australia, frnm Glsboruo, Sunday lona, fram Mercury Bay. Saturday night Enterprise, from Thames. Sunday, 1 a.m. Clansman, from Tauranga, Sunday, early Rotomahana. from Thames, today, 9 p.m. tVeltlngloitpfrom Whengarcl, Monday night Wairarapa, from Sjdner, Tuesday, o^irly Alameda, from 'Friaco. due F.bru.-iry 7 Janet Nieoll, from Tonga, February 13 Tainnl. from London. Feb. IS. Ruapohu, from London, via South, March

ARRIVALS.

feAST liV HI-1 NO.

losa, s s., Anwdeo, from Barrror TO-DAT. Cl-%nsman. s s.. Farqubar. from I'ui-pII VVellin^ton, ss, Btjphoiison, from Whangarei Gleutilrfi seh., Juhusou, from Whangarei

DEPARTURES.

LAST BVKN.NQ, Sybil, esfc, ZtcnniQ, for Rurutu TO DAT. Djuglaa, 3.F., Au; tin, for Opotiki

Inwards, CO-istwisia.—Christina, foam Rus sell, with coal.

Outwards, Coastwui. — Agr.os Mario, for Whnngaroi.

Tho brigantrno Ocoola ontored outwards to day for Sydney, via Meiroiirv Bay.

The brigantine Linda Wober (ties hence to Noumos aad Long lalaiid. with rimber. etc.

SSThe schooner Jessie left Mongonui for Sydney oa W< dnrs lay morning Itst.

Tho brig Pcsllges aod schooners II anda Isle and Gleaner are I; a"iij.: at Mercury Day.

Tho cutter Fanny and s-ppow Visvn areltadin;? at Opua. B^y of islandi.

The » b. Donilis loft for Opotiki. Wh-ikatane, etc.. at BoJn to day..

Thnss. lonareinrn'd fppu Barrier late last evening. Pcsnongcr: Mi-Werner.

The s.s. Gienole arrived ftom vVhar.garei e*rly lo day with cojl far iho limno Coal com pany.

Tne b«' que O'o tia to? at w hjtucaroa yes terday. 'Ihe3acht Hlta, bouud fur Mongonul. nnd tho eultur itn'iiut-i. with a-1 leastiro party. bonr.d for Aucklaad, were also ut Whacgoroa on the same Cay.

Tho sohooncr Maud Graham ia dtaohnrglng at the tteilway Wharf, She go a from Ihio port, to Uuncdin, via Mercury Bay.

The departure of H.W.S. Nelson fromSjd ney for Nuw Zealand han be^n pjstpuuefl for a week.

The as Clan -man arrived from Northern pvrts early thta morning Passengers: Fiom Mougoiiul: Mi»a Morse, M-nara Wallace, Itej nolcla. Morse, Master Uowie h"roiii Wh uigti roi: MeuaaiLOG le,n , Cntuphtll. Mcttae,.Mi*3trß lljliian and Builth,' Rev Mr W. U. Malmsey, Mr MoLonuau. from Kussell: Masdamea Trip hook, IJ:i ct, Clark.-, booheli. Wilghy. Mia-ea Caldwell. Scott, Howiit, White, Bird, Hraidy, MessiM Wans oroush, TrUluwk. Crofia, Clarke, Ureatbiob, ccolt. ii.iiley. and 11 in thu tt.-oroge.

Tho B.r. Wellington arrived from Whanga el enrly thii morning, wuh tho follawlug pas rHngore : Mis es Dunn, Kel.ey. Fleet, JSacL-iod (2>, Duan, WHron ABtley ( . McQuarrlo (2), Orohin (v), NichoHoi, Frasor, Mesdames Glanfield. Uunt. Low, Rognn, Meldrum, Cleiuonty. Mrs vi d MUa Hunter and 2-chi.dren, Master fi.iilipi. Gray. H»lea, Urqnhart (2). Ateasrs Ja-: es. McKay. Bannett,Kollan(l, Stead nun. f'uker.wa. Simpson. JVortu, Chreaeman, Murt hy, Kelle . Walker, Clerdon, Cooke. Kerr, vr/alker, P-iilliis, lllcdams, Uavls, BUbrongh, STkeP, Kalm, notjertaonand 2 children, Wood, Thompson. lloLeod, Simpson, Herlot, Turner, CamiTb-ll Reybnrn. vv ilsoc, Uukes and daugh t< r. Ltya and ohitd, V.'hlte. and ono steerage.

THE COPTIC.

Iho Shaw, SttVill, and Albion Comp-.ny's R M.-i: foptfc arrived ot Ot-go HoftOo from Plymouth vU Hobarr, at 930 p.n>, yesterday. Her Auchlantl cargo nnrt oasjenwrs will bo for warder! by oho ot the Union sieamrirß from a southern port. The Coptic* ports of cpill are P<rt Chalnnrs. Wellington, Napier, am Ly.tcl toa, lv the order riven.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS.

Steffi >i. Worbiny, from lliibH". mil Kawhia Oreti, e.u , -Koberisua. from Hokhmgs

DEPARTURES.

0;etl, s ?., Ro'jerrsoD, for VV anganui

Th-i s.u. Orel! arrived from Hokiawja this nurnW. ah-i left again at 3 o'clock for Wangaoul, with a general cargo. Tho s.«. Stuff* «riv?d frem Italian ana ICts. >a this morning- with a ca-g-> of genoral pro .ice.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Waitak*. thl«d^y."-Arrived : adrlooh.from Auckland, 5 20 a.m.

New "Ply mouth, thi" day.—Arrived: Mso gr.gor, fiom uni-hunga,oa.m. Taukanoa thii day.—Satud: Chelmsford,for Aucilond, via Mercury Bay. 8.30 a in.

Bluit, thia day.—Arrived : Tarawera, from Bouupls exeuralon.

Gisbob«b, this day.-Hail«d: Auatra'ia, for Auckland, via intermediate ports, 8 30 a m.

Welunotom, this a&y.-Siiled, Turaklns, for London.

Port Chauiichs this day.—Pailcd: Waikato. fir l.ondon. Cargo- i 100 br-I'B wool. 27 rtn. rabbit ekm . 15 Re. suu.irieo. J.BK) sicks oots, SO l>u kag-u iuudri»;.

BvpNEX, JanHPiry !0. - Sailed : Wairarapa, fo* Aucklitart

MKi.mtrnNe. Jinuarj 2>> —Arrived : llonrolo, from Bluff.

PdKl t nALMSBB, Jnnnary 31. — Sailed ■\ValiatJ, thip, for rondos.

Wklllscton, January 50. — bailed : S.s Paw. In, for tas North. F-ss-me. r»: Misses Spenrer. Sunlej.-GlsUKnlMi, Me-sdarnen Ru-sill, (Scott, tti-v l), Duttn. Aleoer.i f-ves, tHitnm'ra. Xcifori. Clark, Ktmell, Homor. JMaster Travers, and 5 steerjßi.

Lyttelton, January 20.-Bai"od :'M-riros, for Iho No-th. Pdesongnra for Ausklend M-ssoii Clarke, Cnolr-, Phenry. Meodaniei Kdear, WoßStufT Mo-srs Cloudy, lowtsend Arshwc-rth. Wad. Edgjir Sml-h, Roym-I'.

COMMERCIAL.

ffiVBNLVO ETalt Offlee, this day. MR ALiraED BiiCKLAinn's WekklV lUfort.- AtthoHaymatkelonFiidny, Jontiat} 11, lvoae hiy brought from 2a 9-i to ti 6d the owt; oats, 3i sd: maiso, 3i SI tiie busbel. Horse stook were yarded in toll numbers, and a bettor in quiry itci obtained for them than for Bnveral -\ weeks Medium draught suld nolo «18; rilln,? 1 aad bugjiy howes from £1 *o BS. At the hide I,S and skin jate on Tuesday. hide 9 s-ld more Bchin-1 hide* brought from 311 to3jd; -;ca'fekine, iid to ijd per lb; pelt", from id; beavf Eklns. ia I(Xd ta;h. 21 bates aid a go'cS^liu-Bbsr of bass rf wool ware »l?o sold at au edvasoa of fully id per lb over: - - ihe rate of Tue day tirevious. "At Pckeno on laonday la?t a smal mU-ter ot cattle, all In f ir wird coadiiioa. Bold freely ot full values. At Remußia:oa Thur.day, dairy cattle were doll I ots&lc, few store cattle jarded. Fat.onttle.ia I riiodtrato number- or,ly, did not maintain last j week's values. Cows aud light weight steers | ?)M rel»'lv«ly higher than heavier cattle. I flees ranged from lis to 16s per 10Mb?. Sheep ware more plentiful than last week, and lotrer I

in pilec about Is oncb. Lambs in good demand at an advance of is each over last week's sales. Plga of excellent quality, both fat and stores, woro at lower valnos than have hitherto ob tained.

Missus Hunter and Nolan's Re port.— Horses : Dulness has characterised the market, and although aa averege number wore brought forward, there was indtaposition to purchase at even low rates. Tho usual number wero sub mitted at the Durham Yards, on Friday. We quota: Hacks, from £1 to £10; cross-country homes, from £12 to £16 ; medium draught, £14. Wool, hides, and Bkins: Limited quantity pitohed, but tho demand was good. We quote nrlme ox hides, 4Jd per lb; cow, from 3id to H6. : skins. 2b 7d to Ss ed; wool in bill's, BJd to o|d per lb Cat tle : There has bean a moderate mumbsr brought forward, with a corresponding demand, for all descriptions. Thero was rather a short muster of fat and sto- c stock on Tuesday, but an an.ple one of dairy stock, and prices for tho lat ter of good deecriptlon were sustained, hut for store and fat beasts were barely so. Shoep : Below tho average number were yarded at No wmarkot on Tueidoy. For store sheep it was difficult to find purchasers, but fa» sheep main tained tho previous week's values at per stone, although 12s was tbo highest price obtained for wethers. Lmbs ware also in llmltsd numbor, . selling at from 4s to lis 6d. Pigs in moderate I supply, but at low valuos.

Messrs (3. W. Bmifar and Sons' Ehi-oht.— At cur salo of hides and skins, etc., there was a fall at'ondanc;) ot huyors, nnd a largo catalogue wi-s cleared at a firm advance oa lato priess. Prinso heavy ox ara scarce, and in firm de mand ; lots offered be'ng eagerly competed for up te 4J t per lb. ono lot of green a rltid selling at 26s each. Heavy ox aro also In do mand, from 4d VoUl. Cowhidei have hardened, but not so much in request as ox. Heavy ox, Sid; medium. 3d; light, JJI. At eaoh, local butchers' areragQU 225; cowhides, 13s. Calf tklcs cell brltkly. from 4d to 45J por lb. Hides, damaged from want of salt and bad fl tying, are very cull of sale, as only first-slsss aro in demand for Bhlpment. and local tanners much firotcr sonad linos Sheep skins Bold briskly at ate quotations. Salted pelts, 8d; salted lambs (shorn), Sd; dry polts. 2d to 7d oaoh. Baited are prelerred. Lambs, dry, Is to Is Bd. Tallow, none offered; bones, 4s 6d per cwt.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET.

Farm and Dairy Produce.—Wholesale: But ter, prime fresh, is : I cheese, good factory 5d to __ per lb ; Canterbury, none : Eggs. |ls!; lard, in bladdera, Bid; Bacon and Hams, in cloth, provincial, Id to 5d ; Hams. Bd to Old: Canterbury Baoon. 7d : Bacon and Hams in equal numbers 7W 1 Hama only, Sid. Flour Makkkt.—Wholesale: Sunerflno flour. ■Ilk dressed, por ton, £14 10s : do. household, £13 103 ; Southern do., £12 to £12 10s ; Lamb's premier, fill 15» ; Standarcl, £13 15s; bran, ton 1-iacks included). £9 10s; Southern ditto, £3 103 to £0 ; local sharps. £8; Southern ditto. £0 : cabin bread. £16: oatmeal, do. £1110s to Mil 0s: oats as 2d to 2s Id : make. Ss 3d to 3< 6d : now pota-oos *'! poarl barloy, do, 814 to «lo; beana. Ss Sd : onions. £14 : fowl wheat, Is Crl to Is 91. All grain, chaff, oatmeal, &c. Bold sacks included. Kauri Gum. FnAX. &c—Th-i market continues firm. Wo quoto : Fair to Rood o.dinary, £13 to £11; superior ordinary. £1G and upwards; Kast Coast, from £51 to £58. Supplies for January. 37S tons. Flax, per ton, £16 tn £18 ; tow, ditto. £o lO.i to a 10a; fungus, per lfc, Id; coooanut tlbre. 15s to 17s per cwt, COAT. AUD FIREWOOD MARKET.—CoaI: NOW oastle (ship's sidel. 31s to 2Ss por ton; yard 28s tc Sla: Bay of Islands, at yarns, 380 fid; screened. 28s 6d ; ditto at tho mines, lSe; ship's Bide. 26a: Waikato. 8a to 12s: at Auckland. 18s to 225: Kama, 10s por toal2s, loading ground; Taupiri at mine. 8s Bd to » at yard, 10s 8d to 2oe: Whangarei, at mine. 9s 6d; yard (steam), 17s; household, 21s; delivered, 28s. Firewood: Uncut at wharf (cargo), 8s to 8s (Sd por ton: delivered, 13a: out. Hi to 16s. 11DH.DIN8 Matbrials.—Timber: Boards and soantliwr. IOOIt. best, 12s : eeoond-olaas. 7s, best, planed, tongued, and grooved, flrst-claas, 14b : medium. lis : nocond rtitto, 9a rustlsatcd woathcr boards (first-class), lis; medium. 10a; second-class, 9j. New Eea. land palings, aft (sap). Ills; sft (heart), 13s; Oft, 14: tt-tree r-ail3. &3 10s per 100; pnrlrl posts, £6 10s to £7 10s; shingles ISs per 1.000; Hobart palings, sft. 19s ; Bft, 21s ; Hobart rails, 100s, selling quotations. Bricks 'at Avondalo). SQs per 1.1)00: town yards, 30a to 85s; de livered. 4Cs. Drain pipes (at works), per 100 (0 inches bore), 40s ; 4 Inches, Its ; 15 lnohea, 9s; 2 inches, £2 10 per I.COO ; socket glazed pipes, 18 inches. Is per foot; 15 Inches, 4a Bd per foot; 12 inches, 3s per foot; 9 inches, 2s per foot; 0 lnohes, Is per foot; 4 inches, »d per foot; S Inches, 7d per foot. Mamukks. — Bonedust Sydnoy. £S to £8, .-wording to quality; boneflour. £9 to £10; Auok land, AS; Peruvian guano. £1 to £17; Long Inland do.. £4 10«, bags included; Hurst's chomi r.al manure. £IS.

Births.

HA.RRIS.—On January 12. at hor residence, Bayfield, Ponsoaby, the wife of Jas. Harris of a son.

Marriages.

TAUNT-BPBIRB.-On January II at the ron dencoofthe bride's parents. o>- tho Key P. Oolder. James O. Taunt to Chmtina, seoond daughtor of Mr John Bpelrs, Nelson.

Deaths.

BRIGHAM.—Oβ January 21, at her refidenco, Lincoln-street, Pontonby. Anne, widow of John Brigbam : oaed 71 years. The funeral will leave at S p.m. tomorrow Onturday). Friends will pleaso accept this Invitation. LA.URIE.-On January ». 18?7, at Welling ton of congestion of the brmn. Isabella l'aul Laurie, second daughter of tho !ate James Laurie, and irrand-daughter of Mrs A. Crom well, Aroh Hill. Auckland; aged 21 years. THOMPS3N.—Oβ January 20. Bllen. beloved wife of W. C. Thompson ; aKfd 22 years. Deeply regretted. ■1 he funeral will lt»vo Eiet street, Newton, for the tJjmondistroot CemoterT ti morrow (Saturday), at 5.30 pm, Fiiondeare invited. WBIQUT.—On January 20, at his lato residence, Upper Bymonrtaoircot, of heatt diieaso. Qeorc4 Henry Wright, ceof ectlonor ; aged 17 y< The funeral will leave tho residenco for Syraonde street Cemetery to morrow (Satur day), nt 8 p.m. Filends ari rospectaly invited.

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

FRIDAY. JANUARY 21, 1887.

For the oautt that lacks assistance. For the wrong that needs resistance, For the futar* in the, thstar.ee, And the good that we can do

life aiul liis money, with oriuiital in tlifl'erence. Tiie beiieiicent doctrine of prevention, so much better than cure, is, liko half our Christianity, pro fessed only in theory. We want, it practised, and an intercolonial quaran tine policy, added to enlightened and drastic sanitary laws, are two of the directions in which wo would put it in forco.

The introduction of small-pox into tha chief ports of the Australian colonies by. the German steamer Picussen has exposed some flagrant defects in the colonial quarantine laws. The steamer arrived at King George's Sound with about 500 passengers, among whom were a number of well-developed cases of small-pox of a virulent type. The vessel should, under proper regulations, have been at oneo placed in quarantine and refused a clearance until the disease was extirpated by isolation, fumigation,

and other appropriate measures. But nothing of the sort took place. The passengers, thus thickly packed, were carried on to Adelaide, and a number of them landed at the quarantine station there. Then the steamer went on to Melbourne and planted another parcel of fully-developed cases ; andonce more pursued the even tenor of her way, with her freight of disease, to Sydnoy, and so on to Brisbane. No fewer than 73 cases have been troated at- Sydney quarantine station alone, resulting in six deaths. Tho Governments of four colonies have thus beon put to great cost in guarding and treating these people separately, and the risks have been multiplied fourfold. It is astonishing that under such circum stances the quarantine has proved successful. - But the press of the four colonies affected are asking, and not before it was time, why they should be exposed to such risks. Thero would be no difficulty in enforcing upon even foreign ships any law which the colonies may adopt. In entering a port, they come with in colonial jurisdiction, and ample power could be obtained to prevent them from landing their plague-stricken freights.

There are, we know, some people who affect to treat quarantine as a cumbrous aud unnecessary interference with trade. There may even be sur vivals of a by-gone age among us who look v pon disease as an act of God which we must accept witli patience. To them it may saem no advantage that the 76 patients at Sydney were not multiplied to seven hundred, and thg six deaths to sixty in the slums of , the metropolis of New South Wales, where vaccination has not been compulsory, and tho infection would spread like wildfire. It is not worth while debating the point with these people. It seems to us that a very substantial good has been gained under very great ami needless difficulties in keeping the healthy population of the Australian cities uncontaminated by this malig nant and abominable disease The time will come when persons nfflieted with infectious diseases in our cities will be laidjhold of and isolated. At the Thames and other places scarlet fever epidemics have thus been stamped out, but even in telligent people cannot quite emancipate themselves from the feeling that child . ~ , °•• , ran must go through a certain amount of measles and mumps and what not. They forget that the Maoris got on very well without such European scouraes before we came, and we might ~ ° , »., , , nd ourselves of them yet by proper precautionary measures. Deaths from typhoid and other preventible diseases, if we could trace their causes, would , r , ■•■■•■ -.. c • _. . ~ be found in a majority of instances to rank in culpability with manslaughter or suicide. A perfect Government would banish them from the earth. ■.TT, ~ i ■ i , . , ~ While we legislate . against petty offences, however, aud run"people into our courts for leaving a chain off a cart-wheel, or placing their wares on a i , .i . , a- ■ , footpath, we treat offences against our neighbour -which threaten both his

The arrangements at tho Supremo C -urt during tho Great Barrior ca?o have btcn undor tho control of tho Deputy Sheriff, Mr G. W. Basloy, and havo been morkod by great foresight and consideration for the convenience of tho judye, jury, lawyers, and press

T Bishop Cowio wss proeont in tlio Supremo Court for a short time tliiH morning, listen-

ing to tho evidence offered in the Groat Barrier murder case.

A well-attended mooting of tho Ei'thls Hours' Demonstration Committeo was held at tha Working Mon's Club latt evening, Mr McGrQUgh in tho elinir. A clirquo was reooived from the Mayor for .Cl 10*. Mr Nixon reported that the banner w«s ready ior use Mr Nixon also handed in several trophies, Mr MeKinny undertook to erect tho obstaclt-a on tho cricket ground, Mr Mell having promised lo lend the material. Tho names of Mr Creamer and Mr Me Kinny wore added to the oommittco. Mr Nixon was elected marshal ; Mr G Heap was appointed to provide rcfruehmont for the committeo. Entrances wore accep'ed

for the soveral races. Tha Committeo then adjourned till this evening, when order of procession will be doelrlad upon. All do le^atca are requested to attend, as matters of"dotail will bo arranged early in tho com ing week. Should the weather prove pro pitious, tho publio of Auckland mo pro mised a day's amusement uneqca'led in tho colony, Tho'Garrison Band will play for dancing on tho groen.

Tho Oily Enginoar, reporting an tho con dition of tho Cemetery Bridge last night, said he wan untitled that the present bridge was suit-able and safe for ordinary trallic for years to come, and by oxorcising ordinary precautions to allay tho fears of liorvous persons was all that was required, The bridge must bo expected lo vibrato vertically on account of tho span of 120 feot between tho piers and tbo light materials it is composed of, and would do so whon people wero travel ling along it; but vibration was no indica tion of weakness. To obviate the vibration he recommended tho erection of turnstiles at each ond instead of tho openings aa at prosont; also, that wild braces bo (ixed from tho top of centre of arches to each pier to minimise tho swinging of tho arches in windy weather. Four extra 5 8 inch wires under the floor of tho bridge would increase the tension power, and would not add much extra wright. The cost was stated ot £90, and tho matter waa referred to the Jfinanco Committeo. Mrs Mary Stendman Aldin matflo an appeal to tho City Council last night to put a stop to tha .Kola performance at the Theatre Royal. St.o forwarded a communica tion drawing attention to n tetter which appeared in the Evening Star of tho 7th " from which it, appeared that a woman was nightly exposed to sorious risks, merely for the sake cf providing amusement for the spectators." The writer proceeded to say "It hardly needs to be pointed out that pleasure derived from seeing a follow croaturo in oircurastauces of peril is in itself degrading, and that a community which tolerates such a form of amusement can scarcely lay claim to any great amount of civilisation. I may add that a few years ngo a similar ex hibition was prohibited in London on account of its dangerous nature. Is it not therefore time that, for tlio honour of tho city, tho civic authorities should put a stop to an entirely useless nnd harmful per formance?" The Mayor said llio Council

had no authority. It was a matter for the policq. On the motion of Hi* Worship, iho letter was ordorcd to bo forwarded to the Superintendent of Police.

Rumours aro sllj.it of a fooling of inle»s

diseatintaction in tho ranks of llio Volenti? Volunteer Corps. An informal meeting of members Ims taken place this week to conßidor various grievances-, ar.ri it was agreed that something ehonld to dono to prevent tho threaloneddlsiutegration of the Company. The noxt inspection parade will, it ia expected, bring matters to a crisis. Tbo eorvice conducted in tho font at Surrey Hills has «!ill enotmh attraction to draw out a hirgo niul respectable auclionce. The substance of last night* disooura.i served to show that according to iho prophetic declarations of the Bible wo live in tho last days of iho world's hintnry. Somo valuablo f|ttota(iotis wero read from various utano'ar.l writers in corroboration of tho speaker's view*. "Many khall run to nnd fri, and knowledgo shall ir.cr nsa," was tlio stnteuv. r.t of the angol Gubriul to Daniel. This was tiuu of the presont. century, fo: in )SO3 we had tho first stco! pen, in ISO" ihe iii»c ftoimbovf, in ISII tho liivt printing preis, iv IS2D!ha (list lucifor mutch, in IS-7 lolegmphy, in 1S:1I> photogr.iphy, in IS 10 sleet ie light und thu lirsfc complete sewing mnchir.e, and in ISSI tho submarine cable.

At a mooting r,f tho Ancient Order of

Shepherds held in tho I'Vest-ors' Hall on Wednesday last, a vory pleasing corc-mony took place, viz , tho presenting to Bro. 11, T. Garratt of a very handsome goid albert 'caring Ihe following inscription or-gruvtd in a gold poiidutit shield: " Presented to Bro. ii. T. Garraltnsa token of esteem by the A O.S ,A. I) , January 10.1557," and on iho roverfo side the initials of thu recipient in monogram. Bro. FoUicihighaiii.in making tho present a'ion, referred in very compli mentary terms to tho able manner in which Bro. Gatratthad performed tho duties of Hcribo to tiie Sanctuary over since tho Order had been instituted in Auckland,

and concluded a semenhat lengthy spo eh by hoping that Rro. Gorratt would bo long spared to further tho in (.(rests of tho A U.S. Bro. Carratt lr.cido a suitable nnd feeling reply Advantage was taken of tho large attendance to present tho -rsunl nook ribbons and medals to I' P.W. Pitkothlcy and G. Herbert for tbe efficient manner in which thoy had presided over the sanctuary meetings. Tlio inscription on llio gold shield was very much ad inlrcJ, and the aitietie manner in which is was fini-hed lofWcts gieat c.rjlit on Mr Jones, jeweller, Karangahapo Hood. Uurgessoii scarcely realise the amount, of attention devoted by their representatives in the City Council to matters of the slightest dotail. Lost night, throe quarters of an hour were devoted to the consideration of a proposal to expend tho sum of £.'> as remuneration to Iho cnre'iiicer of tho Lock Ho.ipttal, end in that time tho chair was ad dressed thirty-seven tinn-.s, t«- in othor words, thirty seven speeches woro made. A young mon named William Gates, who lives at _ amar:ir,a,and is totally blind, has

The PoDgonby Chora , Foiio(y snail( , uratn their firot ren?oo undor tho ro constituted state of things by a musical conversazione, <? b? held '." - Al> Salpt*' Schoolroom on Monday evening next. A choice programme b which tl)0 ,^ w conduotor (M r T^*mne „, w j]j as-let, hos been drawn up for tho oo ca»ion, The Sunday-Schools of St. Peter's Taka- P»" a> and O'Neill's Point, hold their annual picnic un Tuesday lust 10 the boautiful j, leaißra grounda adjoining tha Liko. The youngster were sg usual loyally feasted and a liberal distribution of piizsa wan made ti _ he successful competitors in foot races, lumping mttchee, &c. Tha JHevs. W. ti. i oD £jf ß atee,and E, Houohen took part io the proceeding, of which one chW" feature was boating on the Lake. Mcs«rs Black, Brett. Sbafeespear, Robertson, and Durance provided quire a fleet of boats for (1)o • ' m , rit ot vi * Uorg , oi whom a, 0 number were piesen. After a most ot .1 jnyable day the proceedi'tia-i closed with throe hearty cheers for Mr Pur»neo,-who had kindly placed hid grounds and boats at the diapo / al ' at tllß S(;houl Committeo for the day.

fir somo timo pa'.t been receiving a littlo

uid from the (iovermnont to supplement his email earning from bisko.t-martitii/.whicb |-,o learned at Greenwich when hi- silKction

fell urron him. This ollow:anco ha-> been stopped, and ho is anxious to secure sufficient trade to supply his iirccssilir-s.

Mr Walker in the Market, and Mosers Hemdcreon p.nd McLeod, cf Knrang.-iliapo Boad, cell hin wares, nnd ho will Supply any orders he may receivo direr-t.

Yesterday the childrei of Holy Trinity Sund»y school, Devonport. held thoir annual fete They went by-the ferry ptoamer Victoria to St. llclisr'a Biy, whero fun and feasting formed the order cf tho day, nil passing off most enjoyably.

An interssHiiu financial statement was mnda tn the City Council last night by tlio Treasurer, who reported 'hat £20,000 bvl been passed to the credit- of the Council, boing on account of tho proceeds of loan.

It ha-I btoii apportioned anion" tho variom loan cecountn, which now have b^lancea iw follows :-Son th Ward, Dr., £611 lis ; Bast Ward, Or, £2,:i7(i 19s 6.1; Grafton. Cr . £1,843 19s 8-1 j Karanpahon», Cr., £3.481

•li 3d; North, C.\, £15 213 8.1 Sd ; Pon sonby, Or,. ±'S,OOS; Town Mall, Library, otc, Cr., £2.010 \f lil ; wniciworl-H exten sion, Cr , £10,39-1 10d 9.1.

A large platform, built over tho forashoro by the Union Timber Company near tho Victoria Wharf, Dovonport, collapsed this morning, and tho centre portion fell into tho water, borno down by the weight of timbor stacked upon it

A spocial mo-ting of tbo Harbour Board was called for 3.30 p m. to-doy to consider a report from tho Work; and Tariffs Com mitteo ro tho erection of machinery at Calliope Dock, and alao plan, estimates, etc., e,f tho Engineer representing the same work. ■ •

Thero ia a feeling in tho City Council in favour ufa rolurn to fortnightly meetings, and so far as the amount of business boforo tho Council is concerned, it is believed that the change might be mado with advantage. Cr. Kidd will therefore move at next meot ing, ''That tho provious resolution of Council, authorising tho meetings to bo held weekly, be reseindod; and that in futuro the ordinary moo-in^s of thiß Coun cil bo hoi i at fortnightly intervals on Thursdays at 6.30 p m "

An advertisement elsewhere notifies m extraordinary got>ornl mooting of tlio mem bors of tho Auckland initio Association, to be he'd in the Drill-ehed on Monday even ing noxt. A full attendatico of mombera is requested, as several important alterations in tho rules aro contomplated.

The British war scare of 1885 cost tho British Govornment £1,117,000 for tho hiring of transports which wero never used.

Gas can bo mado from almost anything. Wo have g in rated i,nr o-vn for yi»ars past, but instead of using shi'.lo oil. wu havo ju„tt--kon any pnsatn,-- event, hlow-i it a littlo in the ri;. ht rtirootlo . and lighted it wilh a match o' tlio iinagiu'itlon. The best medium for rtiffu-ing it in the columns ot tho Star, aa by ibis n'enns a Ih-ht I* thr.iT?n into ev<-ry l_oti:-e. and people aro iTiabl: d lo sue 111 >t iho Mtokin-d Provision Ooiiinany'H Newton baeoa 3hnn is iho bsnt and diopter, hous • in Auckland Iv Ihi-linei-f trade. Our prices this wsok are as follows:—Vrimnst iinivy fed bacon sil and fi.l nor 11); Taranaki fresh but'-cr (lib r.,)ls), 8d: fresh butter (In pri ,i). led ; nrimo now c .rnofl butter.6dandPd ; bo-t cheese, "i I arid (i ' ; 2ib tinsjnin, lid ; 111) tins Hobart iam. Sd ; lareo tins sardines, SI; 71b tins inao-.ro.ii. 2s nach ; red l.crrlnKS, Is por tin: b st ton. la 0 1 m-r lb; MclCcnzio's Iniiicrial tomato eauos-, yd per bottle.-A. Botany, Manager.

DELIBERATE SUICIDE.

[ill- TlXKllKAril —PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Wklunuton, Thursday. A c.ojiMK.iu-i.u, traveller named William Martin, lately omployod by Mr Dawson, iron monger, was found drowned in tho Karoi'i stream. On his lodgings boing searched, a picco of paper was found con taining direct ions as to whoro tho body would be found. It is undoubtedly a caso of suicide, The deceased was ft widower with liro children, llis life was insured for £500.

SAILORS' REST.

Tksdbks for tho erection of a Sailors' Host woro opened by Mr E. Hartley, aichitcct, this afternoon, as follows i—Blewdon, £3,805: Stewart and Co., f 3,507; J Horon, £3,350 ; Miles, £3,200 ; C. Rhodes, £3,107 ; Holland, £3,107; K. Kay, £3 ISO ; Hau enck, £3,175 ; I'hi'cox, £3,1 0 ; Ellinglum, £3,001; Todd, £3,038; Julian, £3,027; CleghornandCo., £2.11115; Mai?ey and-Co., £2 1123; ,1. Lviu-h, £2,!)22; Me.ll, £2.!>05; McLsan, £2,598 ; Grandosoii, £2,848 ; Grant, £2,733 ; Nelsin, £'2 Sl7 ; ColobrooU, £2,667 ; Kussol, £2,1300.

Another Celestial Visitant.

A nkw comet was noticed in tho heavens lniit evening. Captain Furquhar was among tho earliest to detect tho vititor, Mr White, of Victoria-street, tt 1.-o paw it from his residence at. North Shore, it was like wise observed by Mr Alfred S'lurpo, who

states lhat a' soon a< tho twilight faded out of tho west, hia attention was attracted by a lung p.ilo ray nf light which appeared to commence in the hurwjn in tho south-west, iv a threadlike form, and

gradually get wid.-rand inuro diiluso as it extended across the sky towards tho oast. The vii-iblo Iciiglh stretched from tho hori zon lo about ono third of the distance bc tinen the horizon and the z-mith. It pro rented till tho appearance oi a comet whose nucleus was hidden below tho.hori/,in. lr. gradually grew fainter till about 10 p m., wlion it Incline (.becurod by clouds'. Ono uf our slall' interviewed rrofo-.-or Lam birt this luiu-itiig. and f.-um him roc.ivcd tho following particular*. 110 could not. my positively whether tho coiriol i-j anew one, us ho did nut übseive it lu-ji night. Uo stated iliat. Nt pro out thoro arc two cutlet* cither of which it might prove to bo. Tlio liri-t, h comet F nluy, which v, hk discovered September 20 lust- year, by Mr Fiu'.ay, lipet ni-sistant at Iho Capo of Hood llupe"Ob*oi-vatory. Tho perihelion of Iho c met look placo on November 21at, I8S(>. Thi.-corni-t chunl 1 be visiblo in tho evening about tho present time. Th - Fii.hy comet position >va- ii tho South U'-o-t. It is prob-.hly idcniical wilh comet No. 1, 181-1 Tho other comot, which this may prove to bo, it comet Barnard, which was discovered by a Mr Barnard on October -Ith, ISSIi It, pa-sod its perihelion on December 21th. At the time of itri appcurauco its motion was northwards Therefore, tho present vi.-i-or is mo.-t probably tho Finl.-.-y comet, unless, of course, it fli-juld prove an entire stranger.

Thero is, Iwwc'-cr, another theory that perhaps might at woll I . mentioned. Homo lew \cnrß ago, Wiggins, the Aineric.-in scientist, of ih_i Saxby typo, prognosticated

■-.11 torts of diro ctlamitiea to iho world for tho ensiling sovon yoais Among o'her thing* wero wars, porttlonco, and earth quakes. So far. theso mighty troubles hive not appeared KuHi._ioi.tiy 1..1 establish tho voiuoity of tbo celestial prophet" and n« this is tho climax year, boing tho seventh, tnpiy there not bo somo probability of tho omul toing thecu'mti at on of ihe troubles ? No doubt our local astronomer* will look forth eagerly this evening, aud take tho bearings of tho comot.

WAIKATO WEATHER NOTES.

SERIOUS CASE OF SUNSTIIOIU3,

Cattle Ktllctl hy LlgJitnliiß.

(r.Y XKLKUKArH— OWS COHIIKSI'ONDEOT.)

Hamilton', this day

Lawkknck Hkve.s, a painter, employed on, Iho railway, had a sunstroke at Ngarna- Htthia yosterday, and ia now in a critioal stato. Tlio thmidcrsci rm nn Tuesday" killed threo rat.llo at Licbiield, and seven at Patetangi. Tlio wersthor i>< still wot, niul* fears aro entertained (hat the harvtsl. will suffer. .

UNKNOWN

ArrAPRENTiA* tbo ac'ion of the temporanco party in forming vigilant committees to

look aflor their interests in tho forti coming licensing nleclions has resulted, as might have been expected, in sotting ihe opposite party to weuk. Yestirday aftornoon a private meeting WuS held i.-i tho City Hal, at which all iho liconsed vic'uaile'c brewers, wino and spirit merchant?, ni d others connected with tlio trade wero in attendance, Mr W. ,1. Sufer, Mayor of Newmarket, being voted to tho chair. ' umeroua spopicbes were . mide by gentlemen present, and the hardships of a publican's lifo under tho toinpornnce regime wero fully ventilated. After an amount of talking had beon done, it w.n resolved that tho sum of £'650 bo voted to wards tho expenses of contorting the forth coming election of licen"ir.;_^ committees in the intorest of tho Licoiieod Victuallers' Aseo.ciitioh. This should causa tho oppo sition tn likewise burtii-h up thoir arms in readiness for Iho fray.

THAMES NOTES.

(BY TULEBRAPH- OWN CORKIPSrONDUNT).

Thames, this day, Mr Guhesvillb, tho defeated candidate at tho recent election of hospital trustees, haa lodged a formal demand for a scrutiny of

the voles recorded.

A disturbance tor_k place near th^ Governor Bowen Hotel last night, as tho remit of which Webavd Uichards and i Henry Mounc.O were arresttrl for assaulting ; tho polico. The' foimor. was lined £5 and costs, or in default., VA days' imprisonment, j and the latter £2, or 14 days. Two in ' forpiat-iouß have been laid against Mis Richards for using obscene language,

CABLEGRAMS.

(BX ULitOrRIO TSLKORAPU.— COPYRIGHT. ]

Tho Victorian Loan Floatod.

London, January 20— Eight hundred tondera were received for the Victorian £3,000,000 loan, the total amount being £10,19-1,500. Tendorß at £102 19a will re | ceivo 60 per cent. ; those above that in full, A syndicate tendered for £6,000,000 at £102 : 19j 10j, Colonial Loans. London; December 19 —The Victorian loan is quoted at a premium of 1 per cent. The loan will probably be subscribed two fold. Tho tondera for the Brunswick (Victoria) Municipal loan of £25,000 at 5 per cent, woro opened today, and found to amount to £,'IO,OOO Those at the minimum of 104 receive 32 per cant, iv allotment. Typhoid Fovor Outbreak. Melbourne, January 20,—Typhoid fever still continues in Melbourne. In Victoria, since tho beginning of the year, lir>7 casos have occurrod, 35 of which proved fatal. Now South Wales Politics. Sydney, January 20.—The Ministry woro sworn in yesterday morning, but tho name* of tho members wero not disclosed^ in- the Assembly during Ihe yesterday sitting. Aj long timo was taken up by the riobato on granting supplies, during which Sir Henry P.irkoa stated he would ask for supplies to morrow. Whether granted or not, a disso lution would immediately folio K. ! In the Legislative Assembly this after noon Mr Barton announced his resignation of tho Speakership. England and Franco In Africa. LOSDON, January 19— Tho British and French Governments havo mutually re called their rospoctivo Coneuls at Zuln, tho capital of the Somali country. It is ex pected that united action will ba taken by the two Governments with regard to the Somali coast.

ATTEMPTED- MURDER.

(BY TKLEtlltAl-It.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

.Napiku, Thursday,

Wiu.ia.m llihi., cabman, was arrested to-^ night for firing with a revolver at James j O'Dowd. Tho lattor has beon living with a somewhat notorious woman named \7on dersoo, better known as Hetty Barnes, and tomo threo months ago O'Dowd was sentenced to three months for assaulting her. His term of imprisonment expired yestorday, and ho wont this ovening to Vondersoo's houso and found thero Wm. Hill. An altercation took placo, nnd O'Dowd went outsido and was quarelling with the woman Vondersee, when Hill camo to tho door, and telling her to stand aside, fired at O'Dawd. Tho latter told him to put that thing down and como out and fight, whoroupon Hill fired again ; tho policocamo up and arrested him, and lound a livo - chambered rovolver, with two chambers discharged. O'Dowd was not in jured. NAn Kit, this day. William Hill, charged with shooting at James O'Dowd with intent, was brought up this morning, and romanded till Monday, bail being refused.

SPORTING NEWS.

Tho Island Bay Meeting.

[liV XELEOUAFII. — PRESS ASSOCIATION*.]

Wklm gtoN, this day. Tin: liret day's racing of tho Island Bay ineotiriir takes placo to-morrow, and a huge nttordanco in expected, Tho coureo is terribly hard. Tho work this morning was merely cunfinod to working gallops. Wai tiri is favourite for tho Cup, 5 to 2 being accepted about her winning Silence and Titbit the next in demand.

Administrator ia scratched for all cngago ments at tho Island Pay meeting

Tha well known racing mare Clogi was submitted to auction at Messrs Huntor and Nolan's to-day. nnd found v purcha=or in Mr J. Leonard at 100 guineas

Through a bu-h Qro the old grand stand on Mr VV. Walter' training track at I'.ipakurn was burned down during tho present week. General entries mil nccoplnnoee for tho Takapuna Jockey Cub Summer Meeting clnso at Mr Adams's olliuo tonight at 0 o'clock.

OUR GOLDFIELDS.

Thamks, this diy

Ni.iv b'fUKCK Imperial Tbo No. I icef list" boon stripped for i.bout, 5 feot sinco tho haul of specimens wn» obtained, but it, ia un likely that anothtr breaking down will tako place until Saturday. Odgersnnd party, who lire tributing on this reef, have crushed 10 leads of quartz and .-I3lb< ol specimens for tlio magnificent return of 1040/.i Kl.iwta of gold.

To Aroha Mines.

Wollington, this day

A well-known gentleman, hailing from (ho Upper Thame* di-trict, passed through Wellington to-ilny on his return f-om the South, whore ho has been making nrrangc inent* for working certain -mines at To Aroha, which aro expected to ho rendered remunerative by llio New American pro cesses ol ore troutmont. Tho mines are in closo proxinity to tho-I'rera'er, Waiorong oroai.

REGATTA NOTES.

OwiNii to tho likelihood of several races now on tho programme falling through, tho Regatta Committeo will probably add a raca for ISft open boats, and also races for any othor class of craft for which good com petition cuuld bo gunrantcod by owners At, present it is considered that tho largo yacht raco, small yacht racn, 20ft opon boat race, and porhaps the 16ft open boat raco, will fall through, or olse bring out dummies, which will permit tho result of each event to bo almost a foregone con clusion.

Tho B cgatta Committee havo also under consideration tho advisability of holding tho champion whaleboat race and tho ama teur whaleboat race ea'lyin tho morning instead of übout 3 p tn , as at present ar ranged.

Thoro is somo talk of a Sydnoy crow, in ihiding Mi Keefe, coming ovor lv contest thu champion whalohoat race, but, uo authoritative information i-s jot obtainable.

Mauukau iotends to i-ond a crew for tho Champion Whaleboat Race, and will row in the Waitoie, lately built hy Mr C- Bailey for Waitemata. Tho latter will row in their now boa'p, also builf by Mr Bailey, nnd christened tho Nelson.

Waitemata will send tho following crews to iho Amateur Whaleboat Haco : —No. 1 : A Bailey (stroke), I). Bailey, W. Nottin ham, .1. Waitti, J Bronnan, and 0, Moore (steer oar).. No '2: D. Stewart (stroke), F. Bairett, J Braund, G, Paltridge, Murray, andJC. Hill (steer oar).

Our Wellington correspondent telegraphs that tho Wakatu (Nelson) whaleboat crew, who intend compel ing in the Champion Whaleboat Kace on Anniversary Bay, ato passongo s for the Mauukau by to-day's steamer,

Dividing Newton into Wards.

A SPKOIAI mooting of the Newton Borough Council waa held at tho Borough Chambers, ' St. George's Hall,nn Wednesday evening,to tako into consideration the advisability of dividing tho borough into wards. The Mayor, Mr Warnock, presided. After some conversation in the course of which tho otlvantages of- having the borough divided, especially with regard to the apportionment of 1-iart expenditure, were pointed out, it wok unanimously re solved that three waids.be formed. It was suggosled that these be called tho First, Second, and Kichmond Wards-tho first embracing from the Great North Road to Williamson Avenue ;. the second from Williameon Avenue to Richmond Road ; nnd the third comprising the more rural portion of the'-orougbi But tbe final de cision will rest with the ratepayers,' A hint was thrown out that Archh'll would at some date probably join the borough and form a fourth ward..

THE GREAT BARRIER MURDER.

TRIAL o f CAFFREY and PENN.

CLOSE OF CASE FOR PROSECUTION

Yesterday (Continued).

PURCHASE OF THE CHART.

Charles Robert Chapman was thon

sworn, and deposed: I am a stationer, , earning on -business in Auckland, and know the accused, John Caffrey. About a fortnight or threo weeks before the 'Great Barrier murder he came into my shop along with a young fellow, whom I did not pay sufficient atton-ion to to bo able to recognise. Caffrey said ho wanted a chart of South America, mentioning especi ally Valparaiso. I -""Id tim a chart of tho West Cost of South America. He bought it after examination, and paid 126 01 for it. Ho looked over it lery carefully, and, pointing to Valparaiso, said ho had boon there before, that it was a good port, and that ho would bo able to find his way in it in tho dark. Ho ad dressed those words to mo. AN AMERICAN TRIP PROJECTED. Agnes Austen, a girl of 17 or 18, with a broad-brimmed straw hat on hor head, do ! posed : I reside in Upper Queen-street, and iI do nothing. I know tho accused Caffrey and Ponn, and I remember seeing them on .h> 17th'of June last at baitpast nij. ftt night in Grey-street. I saw Caffrey I alone, and had a conversation with him. IBe told me ho was going to the Barrier at 12 o'clock that night. Uo wan alone 1U also said that ho was not coming back ago,ip. but gavo no reason for saying so. id d not Ik for the reason Ho told me should hoar about him and road about him, but did nob explain his meaning. I asked him what ho meant, and ho said he was going to America. He gavo no _____ ftMJotag there, nor did I wkjjta why. Ho said no moro then, but wont away. I did not see Caffrey then, any moro that night, but I saw Perm in Guoon-strcot. and ho told mo ho wai Koing away that night. Ho did not say where, and I did not ask him. No farther conversation took place between us. I Imvo been to the Barrier with Caflrey in tlio Sovereign of the Seas. That was on tho 13th of May lust year. Fcnn i and another man woro on board, but , no other woman or girl. 1 saw no rovolvors on board tho cutter that voyage. lio asked mo to go tho next voyage with 1 him That was jn tho Thurtday night, tho i 17th of January, but I declined to go. • Caffrey waa then dre?sed in a bluo serge i puit and a now black felt hat. ) By Mr O'Meagher : I havo stated in tha . Police Court that Caffrey told me ho was I going to America. [Mr O'Meagher pointed ; out that it did not appear in tbo dcpoti- J tione.] Mow will you swear ho told you trus, or i is it something now you have got ? 1 No answor. i Have you had any conversations rc -1 cently '! 3 Yes , About this caso ? - Not particularly. But about tbo case in somo way * -Yes.

lluvo you f-f>okeu to tho l Jenn family '!-■ Ko- , i ■ Juno MeManus (a buxom danuel in vr.lvot anil feathered hat) deposed : 1 know tlio prisonets, and rcmomber Thurs day, tho 17th of Juno last. I saw John Caffrey' un that day at tho foot cf Wyndhani street between 10 and 10.1)0 in the evening. I haJ told him privately to meet me there that night.as I was going to theLittloßarriertoeeea friend. OnThursday night he aeked mo if 1 wero going, and 1 said "No," lhat I had changed my mind. He asked me the reason of the change, und I could not toll him, as I did not know tho rca3on myeolf. He K_»id, *' you aro not going then 1" I answorcd " No," and ha then said "Goodnight," ai.d v.o parted. On tho Monday previously I saw him on the Railway Whaif by him-clf, and I wont as far as tho Wharf Hotel with him. Ido not r, member what took place. The tame evening I e.-iw him in Term's company iv Frank's dining room. 1 was with Grace tirnhiiffi, and tho fuur of ue wero in the dining-room together. 1 elopt on board the ctitkrSotertign of Ibo Seas Ibat-ui^lit 1 (ward I'cim toy they woro going to Blind b»y, but 1 doi.'l known when By Mr O'Meagher : When I refusal logo with Uatfrey ho asked roe if I would go with him tho noxt trip. Ho said nothing about going to America, or. about going away and nut coining back ag.iin. Was he on more intimate lerms with you th m with A'/nes Austen . -I d jut know. I am not going tousk you any unpleasant questions. You woro vory intimate with him ? —Yc*S.

Wcro you moro intiinalo with him than Agnes Austen was?—l don't know. By Mr Nnpior : 1 boliovo Wind Bpiy is nt tho Great Burlier,

Janice Lowndes deposed : 1 am a seaman, ard belong to tho ketch Lucy .lamee. 1 know tho prisoners Cufhoy and I'enn, aud 1 knew the cutlor Sovereign of tlio Seas. I was in their company on board that cutter on n Thursday night in tho month of ..luuolast. It was the night uu wliich tho wont away. I went on board iibvut 10 o'clock that night. There wero onboard Perm,

Grace Graham, and another young fillow w horn 1 don't, know-no ono eho. Caffrey was not on board. Ho arrived alongside

in tho dingy about tho .same timo as I arrived. 1 wus accompanied by Hilly I'carco and Bob McKiulay. I re-

tuuinid on tlio culler about, mi hour and a hulfj und 1 loft eomo limo botwoen 11 and !'__!, Tho lirst thing that was done was that wo had a drink in the cabin- all except the girl, whom 1 did not notice. While in the | cabm a conversation took place, but neither C„ffroy nor Perm stated at that timo whero ihoy weto going 1 beard nothing said about the Taylor family, nor about Mis Seymour. I had lent Caffrey a water Jteg tlio tamo day. Ho did not say what ho wonted it for. It was about the samo sizo a; an 18gal. beer berrel. It was an ordinary ship's water keg. It was taken from my vestal. Duiing ihat day, viz , in iho evening before going on -the cutter, Caffrey told me, in the pre sence of two other men, whom 1 did not know, tbfct Mrs Seymour waa willing to g;i with him any timo ho was going a.vny, 1 think that wis all, I suid nothing about hor. Tn.it conversation took placo jiit-t outside of tho Nevada Hotel, whero wo hud been for a drink. By Mr O'Meagher : While on tho cuttor Sovereign of tho Sens I did not sec a black 11.ig (produced) Not ono of tho party re mained out ol tho cabin for any length of time. I did not ask CullYoy to put Mrs Seymour out of tho way, tor did 1 then or at any timo rotor to her as a cow. i believe I waa tho only porson named " Jim " on board. I did not hoar anyone say that he would cue out Toj lot's cursor tongue, or that he would shoot him. If it had been said, I should havo been likely to have hoatd it. I'enn was playing the iioeoideon in the cabin on tho starboard sido 110 was not away for any length of timo. I wus nearly sober. (Laughter) 1 had bad a fowdiinks. Grace Graham's statements about the Tay lors having been mentioned that night or a black flag produced aro wholly untrue. I did not hear Caffioy say he would go oh ehoro to got tho girls, and that if ho did not got them thoro would bo somo shooting dono. I did not hear Taylor referred to that night as " Old Tusky." I had heard him spoken of in that way ptoviously. By Mr _. npior : I went down the Rail way Wharf along with Caffrey, but wo Suthed off to the cuttor in toparata boats. otoro going down tho Hallway Wharf, CalV ey went into Fernandez's, aud I waited outsido for him. 1 did say in tho Police Court that during tho Thursday—whon wo camo out of thoNnvada Hotel - Caffrey told mo ho was going South, that, Mrs Seymour had conjoined to go «irh him, anil lhat the vosro! would v je all light ; but I think it should bu Mtti Seymour had consented to go with him who.i he- wont South. Tho othor niau on board tho cuttor, whom I havo said I did uot know, waa called " Dan."

Georgo Footer doposed : I am a waiter at '■ Mr Ruble's oyster saloon in Swaneo'n-stroet I know both of tho prisoners. I remember in Juno last seaing Peon in Hubio's estab lishment between 8 and 9 o'clock ono Thursday night, It was tho Thursday night that tbe Sovereign of the Seas wens away, Perm wa3 accompanied by Miss Graham. They came in for cupper. I did not know the girl's name then, hut I knew her by sight. I eervod ono of them with ham and eggs and the other with Blotted oystera. Perm paid me for the meal, giving me 3s. When he was going out of the door he said, " It is the last '3s you will got from me for a long time." We had had no dispute ac to the-price. I knew of the Sovereign of' the Seas having gone away by heating Mr Ruble read it out of the piper. By Mr Napior : That was a long time afterwards. I can't read 'nyfolf. I know it waa on a Thursday.night that Pi iin ami tha girl came in. Tho young woman had tho oysters, but ehe did not throw them oui and aay they wero bad, 1 did not ftay to see ii she alo any of them. Perm did not complain of-the eggs und say they were

rotten. AU that thoy left was. a little» mOk on a plate Thoy did not express them . selves as being disgusted both at theid.rt mid tbo quality of the food. j send mo tor boer or porter, nor did I charge him 2s for it, and 6d for my fee. Fredorick Seniors deposed ; L . am y \ quarryman at Rangitoto I ™Jf "'^ ing the cutter Sovereign of the Seas on Rangitoto, on Friday evening, Juno the 18th She was ashore on the rocks. 1 enn | and CaflVey, a young women, a man named Williamson, and another named Billy «ero on board.. Williamson was master of iho scow Lagoon, and Billy was his mate. I asked Bonn how thoy managed to get on Hie rooks, and he told mo Caffrey had gone to sleep I assisted to get the cutter off the "James Joseph Tuohy, detective in the AC. stationed at Auckland, deposed . J. heard of the murder at the Great Barrier about S r-.m. on Sunday, the 20th of Juno Accompanied by Br. Walker, Sergeant Clarke, and three constables I proceeded to tho scono of the murder on Monday, the f Ut, and arrived atS^ndy Bay on Tuo=day, 220 d. 1 wont over the hill and by tho stockyard. The Asling-Coronor, iv'r Palmer, accom panied mo, also Mr Blair I found the front door of tho house nailed up. On got tit." into the houso I entered bedroom No. 2 aud behind the door on the right hand side found tho body of Mr Taylor. The body was brought into the kitchen and placed on the table, whore Br. Walker made a lout marten Before he did so I examined Iho body, looking for marks of violence 1 found a bullet wound between tho loft eye and ear, and a wound on tho right part of the back of the head There, wasaleca slight wound on tho loft sido of the nose. The skin was merely broken but a little blood camo from there There were no other wounds. I searched tho body thoroughly, and wanhed it subeequeutly about the"head and neck. It was buried toero after the inquodt. I saw- Dr. Vi alkcr take a disfigured bullet and five pieces of bone from the skuil. In the bedroom (No. 2) thore was o quantity of blood near tho chest of tho deceased Thore was a daub of blood on tho partition leading from bed room No. 2to bedroom No. 1. Thoro was v largo pool of blood on tho floor immediately behind the door leading from tho kitchen to No 1 bedroom. Thero was somo oilcloth on tho passage, and the blood was on tho oilcloth. The oilcloth was betweon tho bed and the partition. There was eoino blood on tho floor, also on the bod and bedding. There was a daub ut blood on tho door half way up. 1 found a bullet embedded in the totc-1 of the kitchen duor. It had evidently been fired from tho vicinity of tho dosser. \ searched for other bullets, but lound nothing. At Iho inque-t, I received a hve chtimberod revolver frem Ut Blair, lour chambers were Wded, and an empty cart ridge case wis in tho fifth chamber Oo October I2.ii, I left Auckland per VJiaihora. and anived at Sydney ou the 18th. 1 visited Barlinghurst Gaol the samo day, ami there found tho two prisoners and tne eirl Graham in custody, i took stops to have them remanded to Auckland. 1 received custody of the prisoners, and with them cer tain proporty. I produce arevolverlreceived with Caffrey. On my return to Auckland, •on October 27th, I made en inventory of •pri-oaers' effects in the pohco br-rracks. C-ffi-oy claimed tho revolver produced. 1 a'so pr-educed a socond rovolvor, which was claimed by Perm. I recoived cart ridge, with oao.h of. fie revolvers. 1 re ceded a..heath knife and a piece of black eutin, which Caffrey aim claimed. With Perm's property I received a double bar, oiled sun, two bullets, etc. During the voyage across to Auckland the prisoners sp-ik ■■. freely of their hardships on the voyage from tho Barrier to Sydney. 1 kuow'tbo prisoner Caffrey. By Mr O'Meagher : 1 assisted to carry out tho body into tho kitchen It took four or fivo of vi to carry it. I do not think that any of us stood in the blood. Dr V\ alitor and others assisted in tho search for bullets. When wo examined him the clothing had beon cut off. _ By Mr Napier ; The pool of blood ii No. 1 bedrcom did not seem to bo connected wilh any other blood about the premises. 1 saw blood on tho partition. By a juror ; 1 did not ob'orvc any bloody fo)tmarks in the passage. Mr tiliir, recalled, deposed : Whon 1 visited tho hru-o on the day of the murdot I am quito sure thero wero no bloody foot marks en the floor. Samuel Taylor and others went into tho room where tho body wa* on tho following day. 1 belicvo ihoy nailed tho door up after they left. Lincoln Taylor, sworn, deposed : Tho tlicej) hanging io tho kilchen on iho day of tho murder had been killed by mo on the previous day at tbe stockyard. I killed it just oftor bieikfusr, and left it hanging on a post. It was hanging, cleaned and skinned, in tho stockyard. It was taken into tho hou;e at dark aud hung upon the bar behind tho door No blood camo from it;. My father skinned the shoep. By M r O'Meagher : Father cut the hoad oil' ' , . At this dago Mr Williamson intimated that he had no furthor evidence to Call. Mr O'Moaghor announced that ho had nt least four witnesses. Mr "-apic-r said ho did not projmeo to call any witnesses. Dr. Walker, ro callcii, depojod : I ob served tho bloody footseps whon I first enterctl Taylor's houso. They led from No. a bedroom to No. 1, and rice versa,.

By Mr O'Aleaglior : 1 think Sergeant Clarke was the lirct lo open the door oi .No. 1 bedroom. A person entoring tho room might easily slop into the blood. By Mr Napior: Tho pool of blood was dried up ; also tho footprints. The Crown Prosecutor announced that this closed tho caso for the prosecution.

A juror wished to know if the depositions of tho arro*ting constables in New South Wales woro not to be put in evidence. . His Hon^r said lie believed there wero no such depositions. The juror, in rejoinder, asked if there wero nor, attested affidavits from thu arrest-

ing constables

His Honor replied that such affidavits could not ho accepted as ovidunco.

UU Honor then said as it was too lato to call upon Mr O'Meagher to open his addref9

to tho jury, the O-iiirt would adjourn till 10

o'clock this morning.

To -Day's Proceedings.

EVIDENCE FOR CAFFREY'S DE FENCE.

Tho Court resumed ut 10 o'clock this morning, arid nt that htur presented its until ciuwded appearance In fact, peoplo were waiting for admission from as early au hour at oight o'clock.

Mr Juc.kso.vt Palmor ioso lo addro-s the jury. Ho said that os tho wholo of the evidencefor tho prosecution had been taken, it had become his duty to open tho c»*o for Caffrey's defence. In doing so hia re marks must necessarily lo brief. Tho girl Grace Graham, or whatever else the might bo called, know perfectly well that iv ihe garbled story sho hnd told of Ciffray's pre meditation of tho crime, sho enjojed per fect immunity. But she Ind disclosed her true motives and her interested feelings by confetsiug her hatred of Cpjff.cy. aud it would bo shown by the evidence of witnesses wham she had implicated in her story that hor statement of the thieits mado use.of on tho night of the cutter's departure from Auckland was a fabrication of falsehood.. In short, it was a more clumsily-concocted story, nnd it now appeared that sho ftlt sho had gone ft littlo too far, for it would bo shown that sho had expressed the. apprehension that" sho might got. two years for perjury. That was the kind of witness up-.n it hose evi dence the prisoner Oiffroy's lif,j depended. Uo would now proceed to adduce the tvi donee for tho defence. WILLIAM PEARCE'S EVIDENCE. Win. Po.-vrco (examined by Mr O'Meagher) deposed : I am a marine by occupation. I know tho prisoner John Caffrey and the prisoner Peun aud tho woman Grace Cieary, or Gi-ahnm. 1 reinsinber being in tho com piny oi Caff,(y on tho night, of tho 17th Juno last, the night bel'oro tho cutter sailed. I mot him going down tho wharf. Wo wont _°_. ?, b°,^- d, Ul° SoY(j rt'gn. My mate, Kob„. McKinlay, was with mo Wo went aboard about 10 o'clock. 1 know a man named Jim Lowndes, .Ho camo on board with, us in tho Spitfire's dingy. I and lowndes and McKinlay wet off in tho bpilliros dingy,-and wo found c-n board Grnco Graham and anothor young man. As no wero going off, Ponti was setting off in the cutter's dingy for Caffrey, Wo all-including Ptnn - wont down into tho cabin together. _s f ar __ 3 I can le . collect, we were there from ten o'clock until hulf-pasteleven We bad two drinks during that ttmo. We wero talking about regattas, about loading firewood, etc There was no mention of Robert Taylor and his family that night.- I did not see any blacs flas or any revolvers, nor did I hear Cahrey talk cf shooting anjone or doice sny desperate act, I did not hear Caffrey make any such remark us " That's for the tleath of old Tusky." nor did 1 htor him thrcaton to cut a piece out of anyone.'* tongue and ear. I dil not hear anyone in the cabin usk Caffrey to put Taylor out of tho way for him. I did not hoar Lowndea wk Caffrey to put " the cow " out ol tue road for. him. Since the committal I

havo had it conversation with GraceQrabam , in presoneo of ltobert M cKinlay. He and I were coming' up Albert • street, ond I whistled to a blacksmith of my acquaint. anco While talking with him we walked on until wo reached two girls in front, who had stopped fur u--. Cruce Graham said, • 'Halloa, Billy, i didn't know you." .I asked "How do you think Caffrey . and 'Perm will get on?" Sho said the didn't know, but that she thought she would get two years . for per itiry * t=ha t,lßn asUcd> "Have you a Shilling on you?' and my mato re marked that ho would like to choke her | with the shilling. Ho did not tako her by ■■ the throat, and thero was no disturbance. T then walked away, and she said I was hardhearted. L replied, Hard-hearted er no hard-hearted, I am going homo. , I then loft, and that was all that took place. Cross-examined by the Crown Prosecu tor ■ I do not know how perjury camo to bo Mentioned. I did not accuse hor of any thin" faLo At this timo I had read what sho had stated iv this caso, and I told her she had said something that was not true. I told her sho had told some lies about me and Bob. I did not use the word ii perjury." It was her own expression. I have told this story to several chaps. I had only known Grace Graham about a fortnight before Caffrey'a last trip. 1 was wind-bound at Tryphena at the samo timo as tho Sovereign of the Soas, about a fortnight before she wont away for good. I wont on board the Sove- ' reign on rbe night of tho 17th of June, in order to ask Caffrey to bring up from the Barrier a jack that I had lost there. Mc- Kinlay and I foil in with Lowndes and Caf frey at half-past 9 that night. "Johnny" called in at Fernandez's according to his cus tom fora couple of bottles of rum lor the boys in tho watcn, who loaded the vessel with firewood. Tho bottles were taken on board and broached that night. Both Caffrey and I wero sober. Jim Lowndes was protty well " on," and Bob had a fow glaesos tbo. There was another young man on board who wa3 sober. 1 helped them to hoht the tail that night. Caflrey told mo ho was going to land Walker'B stores at Blind Bay, and 1 know tho only cargo ha brought ■' back was lirowood. Wo havo got firewood at Tryphena, at Taylor's. On the cutter that night Gruce Graham was laughing and iocking and "yarning" with Bonn. I knew Mr Taylor, but. novcr heard him' called by a nickiiamo. I havo known Caffrey about two ycur?, and havo worked for him. Gtaco Graham did not tell me in Albert-stre-ot that it was Caffrey'a lawyers who wero going to gut her two years for perjury. Tho timo was 2 o'clock on a Saturday afternoon. The proper crew for tho Sovereign of tho Seas was threo men, b.ut Caffrey sometimes had only two hands on board, sometimes three. Reexamined by Mr O'Meagher: Perm was sitting in the cabin on tho starboard sido whiio ho waa " yarning " with Grace Graham. I heloed Perm that night to loose and hoist tho mainsail. The staysail wag always unfurled. Perm was in tho cabin the wholo timo until wo all went up on deck to hoist the mainsail. He was playing' the accordcon. . . Cross-examined by Mr Napier : Lowndes was al.-o in the cabin the wholo time. Tha cutter was on the ground at the time. At this stage Messis Govor and William son were engayod in examining one of the revolvers and occasionally snapping,, where upon His Honor grimly remarked, " Do not bo handling tho revolver, please, during tho cross examination, ion can practice upon tho jury afterwards." -..' , Bobe'ri McKinlay deposed: lam tt mariner, ond know the last witness, as well as the prisoners Caffrey and Perm, and the girl Grace Graham I remember being on board the Sovereign of the Seas on tbo night tho left on her last trip. I went on" board in a dingy along with Lowndes and I'oarco. Caffrey went off in his own dingy. Wo all went down ta tho cabin, where Perm took a seat be- . tween tho girl and Lowndes. I saw no. black flag in the cabin that night, nor did r . I hoar one mentioned. I did not Eod.anyi revolvers nor hear them spoken of. Xdisi"' not hear Lowndes or any other person askr- Caffrey to put someone out of the road for him or refer to some woman as " tho cow " I did "not hear Caffrey threaten to cut anyone's o;rs or tongue or to shoot anyone. I was pretty well tight, but not so drunk as not to know what was going on. Wo woro oil talking amoDgst ourselves. CnfFrey was sitting in the starboard corner, and Lowndes and Perm wero sitting between Caffrey aid Gracj Graham. I did not heat Caffrey referring to a black flag,- or* Bay "That's for old Tu--fey." If deeds of bloodshed er violence had been talked of that night I should havo remembered it. I had ono drink or. board—rum. I had had fomo too beforo going on board. I havo met Grace Graham twice since the coinmi tal of the pri-oncrs—once io Albert etreot, and onco in tho Domain. On the occasion that I met her in Albert-street, Louie Perm "and Pcarco wero also present. I was pretty woll tight. We got talking, and Graham said, " I boliovo you are going against mo in tho trial." Bill (Pearce) said, "I don't know. It all depends on how things come out." Then sho asked some of us for a shilling. I don't know whether it was sho or Perm asked for the shilling ; it was one of them. Graham then mado a re* mark about getting two years for perjury I don't roeollcct tlio exact words. On tho night oa board tho. cutter

tho ves=cl was afloat, but when wo came ashore she was aground. I helped tohoisb tho sail. I caxnot remember who loosened it All hands helped to hoist tbe sail. By Mr Williamson: I have not a very clear recollection of the conversation in Albert-street. Graham did not say Caffrcy's lawyers wero going to give

her' two years for perjury. lam sure of that —tho word lawyer was not mentioned. Nothing was said of Mr , O'Meagher, Mr Palmer, or of tho police. When wo met in Albert street wo wore | friendly - laughing and chatting. I don't knew if Graham meant fhs reference to peijury os U joke. It was not for what > sho bad said about mo or Pearce | that the remark about perjury was made. When we were aboard the cuttor Graham was quito sober, likewise Pearce and Perm. | I'enn was in the cabin when he was playing tho accordeon. Tboro was nothing said iii tho cabin except in what we were all inter ested, cuch as boat trips. Johnny (Caf lrey) told Pearco aud I that ho was goingpp to Blind Bay, and that then he .was going outeido to load firewood. Mr O'Moagher said that before he called;ir tho noxt witness he wished tho deposition ! of Mrs Taylor to bo read. Tho deposition was road by the Registrar.^ CONTEST FOR THE LAST WORD. Mr Govtr asked that before Mr O'Meagher i commenced, the question of the order Of"? reply should be settled. -His friend, Mr ■ Napior, held that he (Mr Cover) should follow Mr O'Meagher, and Mr Napier should have the lust word. He (Mr Govor) claimed,: the last word. Mr Napier contended that, as he had ' called no witnesses for Penh's defence, he'_; should have tha last word before His Honor summed up. This was the usual course. He kuew that iho At.tcnioy-General had tbe right of the last ivc.r.d, but that was a per-", sonal right and should not apply to a pet- ; i son merely prosecuting for the Crown. He;;/, quoted from the: Criminal Law Practice - apd ProcedurcwU-t IS6O, section 3,ih support of hia contention. Mi-Napior proceeded to argue the point;.;: at some length. , _"„ Mr Govicr submitted that if he had the right of reply ha would be wrong if he did'■:.*■ not claim it, as the case would no doubt be, ; quoted aa a prccedeut. In this case there | was not a sign of what tho theory 01, J: defence of tha prisoner Perm was to bo, and tho prosecution could not resign any right that it might have. fie claimed tlntt the statute quoted by Mr-. Napier gavo the prosecution the right of; J reply. The Act provided that if evidence was called for either of the prisoners the":. Crown should not havo the right of reply, I and tho iiiforonco, he claimed, was that, " | ovideneo being culled for an/ of the • prisoners, this fact deprived coun sel of any claim they might have | of tho last woid . with the jury. 19 Had tlio ptosocution wished, they could have accused the prisoners under separate indictment aud put Caffrey in the box to " givo evidence ugainst Pon'n, and Penp to givo evidence against Caffrey. Such a pro ceeding would of course be called hard and cruel, and v subversion of the admitted principle that a prisoner should not be asked to criminate himself. He would claim 1 ihJ> rig'it of icply after Mr Napier had ■;_; addressed tlu ;ury for tho prisoner Perm, His Honor, on both grounds advanced in the cuutouiion, decided that the Crown § would be entitled to the lust word. Ho thoughtit only proper and right iv a case of this character that the address of the Crown xrjstcutor should.follow thatof the counsel for the de'e.ico.

MR OMEAG^ER'S ADDRESS ON* CAFf-REV'S BEHALF.

Mr O'Meagher then began his addre63'to the juiy, in defence of the piisootr John Callrcy. Ii 0 siid : — May it please Yiur Honor: Geiitlimou of tho Jury,—After wading through a considerable quantity oi evidence, the cafe for the Crowu has closed, and tho caso for the defence has been opened, and uhu cloied. It now becomes my duty to address you on the w&olecWe

I__l_ AUCKLAND EVENING STAB, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1887



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