COMING EVENTS.

Meetings, ftc, To-night. Anhntl'B Opora House-Mcdway Company In

"Midi's. Religious Meotinc in tho Tnnt on Surrey Hilla Estate, Ponsonby Road, 7.30. Drill-ohod-Ambulanca Oorps, 8. Freemasons1 Ha 1-Lodce S;. Androw, 7 30. Park Hotol-AuckUnd U.A.O. Druids, 8. Bobpon's Rooms-Paying over of Friz;s won at Butchers' Picnic, 8.

Rota of Justices at Police Court. March I—II. Brett and F. G. Clayton. Auction Sales To-morrow. V. F. Evans-Household Furniture and Effects, 11. B. Tonka & Co -Saddlery, eta., 11. Ueskotb, jAitkcn nml Co. — Horses, Carriages, Farm Implements, etc.. 12 ; Hob3on-at—House hold Utuasils, etc , 3. T. M. Morton—Properties, etc., 12. S. Cochra.no & Son—Working Plint of a Stove doro, 11. Hunter & Nolan, Junction Yards — Cattle, JHoraes, etc.. 1. Arthur and Buddlo—Household Furniture, &c.

Chief Post-office, Auckland.

Maim will ot.osk as undeb :—

This Day. "it Thames, per Rntomahami, at 1 p.m. Far Whitiangi, Gum Town, Upper Mill, Tan rangu, ana Opatiki, per looa, at 1 p.m. For Kussell, Kawakawa, Raweno, Wnngaroa, and Mongonui, per Clansman, at 5 p.m. Pur AlaLioda. aa foil iws :— For Samoa, Sandwich Islands, United States ot America, Canada. British Columbia, Cen tral and South .."..morion, and British and Foro ign West Indies, at 5 p.m. For tfaa United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 5 P.m. Monoy ordera, roslsteracl letters, and news papers, at 3.80 p.m. Late letters, bcfirlnu an extra foe of Gd in addition to tho postage, will bo received by tttn Mail Agent on board the steamer up to Uio time of sailing. This mall will be due at London April 4. Tuksday, March 1. For Waiwera, Eawau, Leiith, Omaha, Mata- Kana, Mullet Point, and .Lower Matokana, per iluoo Casey, at 10 a.m. For New Plymouth and Southern ports, per Kotorua, at 11 a.m. For London, via Bio do Janeiro and Plymouth, per Talnui, from Lyttelton on sth March), per Kotorua, for „ letters, etc., specially so addressed, at It d.m. Mail will he tfs.f <v Plymouth about the April. A\ For Tauranga and UpuiiS-i, per Chelinsfcrd, at Sor Wangarel Hesig, Parua., Waljra, Whan garel, K>imo, ana Mangapol, per Wellington, at 5 p.m. For Giaborno and Napior, per Southern Cross, ' at 5 p in. Per Wairarapa a? fellows : — For India, China. Japan, Mediterranean ports, and Continent of Kurope. at 3 p.m. For Kussell.Kawakawa.Austraiian Colonioß and Unitud Kingdom, via Colombo and Brindisi. for letters,. Sec. specially so pre paid and addressed, at 4 p.m.

For money orders, registered letters, and newspaper!', at 3 p.m. Latolettora for Sydney and Molbonrne only, at 1.20 p.m. JVlail will be duo at London on 19ch April. Wednesday, 2ad March.

For Cjromaafiel, por Coromandol. at 11.30 a.m, (SlKced) 8. B. BIKa, Chief Postmaster,

Chioi Post-office, Aciklamt,

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER.

> Auijact,4Ni> — Thla ovoning, 1011; to-morrow uiornittK. 10 31.

Maki.'kau HißAna—To- morrow morning, 0.01; to morrow ufternow, 1.11. V'.AWJtni Heads - To-morrow morning, 1.51; to morrow efieruooo. 9.11.

Sdnbet.—Thlß evenlsK, 6 37. Sunkibk,—To-morrow morning. 5 ID. MOON'S AOB.—First qcotter, 3rd March. 0.17 p.m. . ■.'.!■ t ;

ARRIVALS.

MiiH'iba.'sdir.Vl'aliant. from Whatifurei liircalUu brigantitc.McKonzic, from Timaru tAiameifi.it.M.S , Mo?re. froro Sydney Houlhprn Croaf, as., Spinks, from South itC'lanJnian, a 3., Farquhar, from Tauranga TO-DAY. Wairarapa, as., Chatfleld, from South

DEPARTURES.

Herald, s.a, Jorfe, for Greymouth

STEAMERS TO ARRIVK Waitaki, from Gisborne, due .tiocoiiiah&na, from Th'iirtea, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Coromandd, (ram Coromandol, to morrow, 5 p.m. Itraa, from Mercury Bay, Thursday Wellington, from vVhangarei, Tusoday early Clansman, truin Buasoll, Friaoy, early Knapehti, from London, via Soaih. Sunday Marlpoaa, tiaim San Francisco, due March 10 TnrH\vnrttßj|jjm Sydney, Tuesday onriy

IMPORT.

Pnr Foroalis: 370 sacks and 223 bairo flour, iro Backs ahatpa, 1 200 sacko Dran, 1 facie wheat- PorSauthemCro33. 74 iilcco3 soeltor, T9 birs iron, 10 bags seed, md n. few pauka(,'S9»>indri> s. Per Wairarapn: 513 sucks oam, 563 sucks wheat. 250 sacks• flour, 50 sacit-3 seed, 41 sacks potatoes, 31 Backs oruine:il, lfS bigs aogar, 55 tiaiia tapioca, 6 ba>{S pepner, 21hhas bear and Bunt, 20 ticrcas boaf, q--cuakj wine, 20 (irruska brnndjr, 17 qr-caskfl'»h?rrr. 7 \\r cja?ku yon, oil piokaeoa tea, 100 cu*ts jim. (ij cases hoijianrl caidlcs. 3'J caso» bacon, 11 cusc-i to bdeco, 2 ca3J.*s ci><arb t 18 casc3 leczitefl wat^sri?, 19 Btouod for new dock, 631 pacsagea sundries.

Outwards Coastwise.—Agnes Martin, for K11880U; Ll/.atto, for Thames; Curlew, for Whangarei. The schoonor Flectwing is on the berth for Norfolk Island. The Ecboonor Haoda Islo arrived at Sydney from Mercury Bay on the 17th inst. Tno barquo Declma goes hence to Lyttelton to load grain for London. TheEchooncr VEering arrived at Melbourne from ths Thames on the 2Jth inst, 23 days out. fbe schooner Waitemata arrived at Sydney frcm Kuipara on the 22na inst. eleven iJaye out. Tuo schooner Maud Graham arrived at I.J' Itoltoa {com Morcuiy Bay on tne 23rd inst. The acliooner KoniU-orth ig loading at Port Uh&iniors for Auckland. Moasra J. S. Swinborno and H. Wood loft London for Auckland per Valotta on January as. ...'■.., Captiin Walsh, of the s.a. Vivid, has been appointed nuisicr of Uifncw steamer Miranda, built lor the .Miranda Coal Company. Iho ship America which left London for Auckland on January i. anchored In tbo Downs on the liili, and Bailed again on the 12th. The barque Bosphams sank alongside o£ the BUiultinK works at Kowcastlcon tnollth inHianc. It in thouKht uhe rested on her anchor and stove ia ht?r bottom. Mr K. Mnclcay has bcon informed by cable of the arrival o£ the nriKauiino Deflation at Sjdney from Kaipara on Thursday last, after a 13 days' passage. The s.s. lona arrived from Mercury Bay and I'airua m, IO.UU p.m. Passengers: Aliases Parker an i Gardiner, Messrs Reynolds and P. Uuinn.

The s.s. Southern Cross anivcd from East Ooast ports oil MiiDcia»y morn in sc. r — JVlrs Blttden. JVUbb Bock. Measrs Munro, Para uiic, Captain Uniry-Lowe, and 3 bteorage. The sohoonar signalled on Saturday evening iroved to bo trjol3oreaH?.from Timarn, which, v wing to the light wind pi availing, did not re*oh pjrt till Sunday morning, when she anchored off the Railway Wharf. The barque Laira was berthad at the Queen- Btreet Wharf today, she is to load for London on account of the New Zealand Shipping Com pany, aad ia expected to get away about March

Captain Amo3eo reports as follows :—Loading RtMoronry Ba.y. Baraue Brunette, brigantlne Lookout, pchoonera Crtßt of the Wave and Gis inrno. Loading at Tairua: Brigantlne Sarah Pile, and cutters Mana, Paku, and Terarawa. Th3as. Clansman arrived from Taurangaat 7 am. on Sunday. Passengers : — MeßdameH >'rench, Wilson. PwarbrlcK. Tuntt», Mlsseß Kindnr. Veroce, R-)berteon, Mes3ra Nindo, Killalsa, Gamble, Kennedy. Piercy, Walliß, French, Simon, Tnnßs, ana Rev. R. Burrows. Tho barqne Wenona. which left Newcastle for Auckland on February G, was spoken by the «.>M.S. Alamcda off the Poor Knights, and a brif; supposed to be the Wild Wave, which left Kewcastloonthe same date was passed by the AjaniL-daofftho Oavallis. [A. barque was sig filied ioaide Tiri Tiri when we went to press]. The alterations on tho as. Herald were pushed rward vigorously ou Saturday, and she was ilo to leave for Groymottth early in the evoa- K. The Herald will now be much more com rtoblo tor passengers, and ought to bo moro mrally imtronlsed than hitherto. Tho Auckland suhoonor Knorgy, on hor last ijviKO from Kaipara to Melbourne, which was reached on the 10th inst., had some very heavy wealhor. UuriDK a gale on the 12th, tho pin ! rail carried away, and tho braces Lhus loosened cttnfcd the foreyara and fore-ropsail to carry away, cna fall en deck. Tne Aihorican barqucntino Abiel Abbott, which loft Port Chaimero fir Aucklacd on fciiiturflay with n>iri; c.-'igi from JNinv York, is r'oa-tnaneed by Ciptnin hioSerson. Horpatsago from Now >J u rk to Port thaJmers vvao a lnrg one, :3i dasa bsiaf occuvied on tho voyage, owins to sdvorßc weather experisucsd during ilib 11:01. SO riaya atter sailing.

THE ALAMEDA.

Tlic a.s. Alamoda arrive! frrm Sydney at 6 p.m. on Sunday. PatßCiiKere: MUzua Ijovitc, Brodio (.'), Mtsarß Lewis. Kudwfill. Aiiami<, iirodio. O'Horma. Henry. Thn Alamcdn Bailed from Sydney February 23 at 4 57 p.m.. slopped for Auckland pilot February 27. Nt 1.30 p.m. 3 days 20 houra. Had strong N.E winds with ruin and bend sea; 25th. 1130 a.m., panned Union wtnamabip Co'h».h. Kotoniahana. Thn foliowing hare booked per Alameda to leave fcr San Francisco via Jtiono.uln : — RoEebrook. Pryan. K. Brounlto. J. Brounlee. M. J Max well, Mrs and Mi's Weaton, Opt. J. Whitney, H. Allenesne, Midso3 E. Wn&e and Florence Wade, O. J. HutchinßOn, J. F. Livingstone o. E. Taylor, Sweeney, Marka. A. -WalUf, Miss Wood, Captain Corbstt. W. B. Waters, brown, Honghton. Hinde. Whitney, Mrs Wynohatn, A. Campbell. E. Stracey. C. Brookß. Steerage: Mr and Mrs Chas. Mobs. Mr and Mrs Hawthorne. E. Macnillan, A. Ashboel, Mr acd Mrs Hcgeia, Johns, Nolon, Niederßrass, and K. Lorney.

THE KAIKOURA AT WELLINGTON.

Wellington. Sunday. .. The RM.S. Kul kourn. which arrived to-day, left Plymouth on the 16tU of January at 150 a.m.; arrived at Madeira at 9.i» p.m. on January 19th. After coaling. left again on 20th at 545 a.m.; arrived. at tke Cape on Hh February at 0.10 p.*q. After

coaling, left again same day at ,AS p.m.; had fresh southerly gala and very high sea off Asulhas; from longitude J0- E. oalins. fog. and lea were met with, which necessitated reduced "ipoed; no westerly winds wero experienced; arrived at Hobart on February 23rd, at 3.45 a in. Aftor coaling, left again Bime day at 1030 p.m.: arrived at Wellington on 27th February at I.SO D.m. Steaming time, 41 days 21 hours i seconds actual stoamiDff, 40 days IS hours 51 Beconds Auckland passengers ara as follow:—Saloon: Mr R. W. Marriott. Second saloon: Messrs K. T. Gilmour. P. F. Jackaon. and P. H. Pen warden. Steerage: E. Anderson, A. Bennett. J. O. Clark, A. Cox, wife and family (6). Mr and Mrs J. Denton, P. Evans, Misn a. Gash, R. brown. P. Moyunhan, A. Piihord. W. Playle, J. Roborls, J. F. Rosenner, J Wanliss. Tho Kaikoura'a Aue.klar.d passengers and cargo will bo forwarded by tho Kuapehu due to airiYO here on Sunday next.

THE WAIRARAPA.

Tho s s. 'Wairarapa arrived from Melbourne, via Southern ports, at 10 a.m. to-day. She loft Gisborne at 8.15 a.m. on the 27th. Pad frosh south-easterly winds from Melbourne to Hobart; thence to Bluff strong south-westerly winds, with high feas and variable weather tUroo shout. Fair weather along tho coast. Passengers : — Intercolonial (saloon): Mr and Mrs Holland and arm. Mr and Mrs Dixon. Massrs W. J. Coopor, V Nathan. Mahoney, Pafrrn. Hon P. Lalor. Dr. and Mrs Bruce, Misses Wilson (2). Steerage : Mr Poberts. Cosstal (saloon): Mosdames Con nin, W. L. Primo. child, and infant. Fountain, Misses K. Hermitage, Lavinson, Asher. Wfllker, Mcasrs Maxwell. M. Marks. C. E. Houghton, J C. Brawn. Heath, Vivian, Lynch. Pounds, Douglas. A. L. Parsonß, F. C. Millward. G. W. Bews, Mitford. P. S. Backham, J. Hamilton, Battefly, Levinßon, J. Sivcz, E. H. Nownmn, 0. H. Seville, J. Coleman, W. Adair, Matthew. Master Simpson, Mr and Mrs Hoath. Mr and Mrs Brown, Rnvs. A M. McOalliim, R. B. and Mrs Comins, Mr and Mrs Gullick. child and nurse. Steerage :Mr V. Case. Mr and Mrs Little and family (8). Mr F. J. Moore, Mr K. O. Flomine, Misses Nash. Mr J. Gardiner, Mr J. Peokey and daughter, Mr 3 Packey und family (I) Mr Ausley and lad. Mrs Ponkio, Mr and Mrs Mozans and family (2), Mr J. Jones and Mr Alderiße.

THE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COM PANY'S STEAMERS.

The Kaikonra'B cargo will be transhipped at WeUinrton into the Ituapehu, which is ex pnetert to arrirc ia Auckland oil Sunday night. The Kaikoura has 300 tons for Auckland, U'ho Ruapehn will take in here about 700 tons of cargo, including froz»n moat, and will sail at 2 p iri. sharp ou Thursday for London direct. Nearly ths wholo of tho firat and second saloons hivo b?.nn taken up. The steamer arrives at Plymouth o» tho 21si of April, visitors will thus have the whola o' tho English aummor before them aßeason which will be made exceptionally attraotive by tho Jubilee rejoicings. The following passengers have booKOd here per Ruapohu for London: Capt. Jno. H. R. Harrison, Misn Harrison, Kov. Coliu C. frith, Mrs Hulton, Mias M Copmer, Hon. G. WaWo nrave, Mr Thos. Aelcroyd, Mr Joaeph Bnt wißt«o. Mrs J. S. Ma' farlanc, P. T. Williamß, J. W. Williams, H. Imbusnh, A. Pattinaon. W. Chitty. H. Chitty, Mossrß K. Mh cArthur, J. W. Mac Arthur. and P.. W. Burnea, Mrs Barnes, T. H. Griffiths, W, Chefilos, Mia3 Floronco Matthews.

COLLISION NEAR SYDNEY.

Tho Marine Board havo concinded their in quiry into the collision between tho ste'amor Coonanbara and the brig Syren at tho Heads on the 16th instant. Tbo witnesses for tho Syren Btated that the Coonanbara had changed her cnurso when the britt was in sight, thus causing the collision. Tho Board gave their decision as follows:—Tho collision was caused by the wrongful actor default of William Anderson, the mister of tho Coonanbarn, in having com mitted a breach of the steering and i-alling rults. and ordered Captain Anderson, of tho Coonanbara, to aptipar on Monday next to Bhow cnAiso why Ms rertiflcate as master should not bo cancolied or suspended.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

A TIRIVALS. Kotorua. s.a , Neville, from the South

HKP VRTURK3 Gnirlcch. as., Me Arthur, for Waiiira and New Plymou'.h

The Union Co.'is.s. Botorua arrived from the South at 10 o'clock this morning. She left Dun edinot 1.15 n m. or. tho 22nd, calling at Lyttel ton on tho 22nd. calling at Ly ttelton on tho 23rd, Wellington and Pictan on tho 21th, then pro cacdert back to Wellington, and picked up southorn portion of San Francisco mail, sailed from thence at 3 lo p.m. on the26tb, arriving at Taranakl on the 27th. Sailed for th« Manukau at 2 p.m., crossed the bar at- 12.45 r.-n.. arrivine as -lbove. Kxperi enced fine wnather throughout. Passengers— Mies?3 Ford. Dinar. McGlashan, Stoar. Murohy, SorsorvUlß, Nicholson. Mesdames Ireland.Free man Muroh7. Nicholson, Crocker. fl"owkes. and Rundle, Measw frad, ltich»rrlson, Brownlie (2), Rowo. Price. Wylie. Deck, Whitley, Rosewood, Payn. Stephens', Ba«kp, Frcsman. Hardr, Murphy. Dartwoll. McKechnie. Malonny. Hirst, Forbes, Holmer. Hill. Kundlo, Flnmingr. Given. Youne. Rex,' Seed, Captain Corbett; and 17 o'.corago.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Oi'otiki, this day.—Sailed: Douslao, for AncKlnnrt. 0.30 am. GisnoßXE Sunday.—Sailed: Waitaki for Auckland, 10 a w Wellington, this day.—Anived: H. J. Libiey. from New York. L.TTTELTON. Saturday.—Sailed : Inglewoed, ship, for London Port Chalmers, Sunday.—Arrived : Ara wata, from Auckland, late. Bluff this day.—Arrived, 0 a.m.: Te Anan, from Melboorne and Hobart. Saloon passongers for Auckland: Mr and Mrs Lee, Mr and Mrs Robert?, Mr and Mrs Mills, Miss HiH, Messrs Hill. Watpon. and Jimieson. Melbourne, February 26.— Arrived: Mas silla. from London. Mararoa, from the Blnff. London', February 27.—Tho P. and O. R.M. s.b. elide, from Melbourne, January 13, has arrived p.t Plymouth. Sydney, thla day.—Arrived, yosterday: S.P., Rotomnhanu.

COMMERCIAL.

' Htknino Stab Offioo, this day. Messes Atitiiur and Bucdle report having done a largo business in the frnit department at about lust week's prices. Wednosday : Sile of produce, frnit, So., at mart. A large attend ance ; f Air coropatltioi. ; a large business dono. Potatoes, 33 to 4* 63 ; onions, <v to Id; kumeras, 53 (id ; butter, inferior. Jd 10 4}d ; lard in bladder. Id to 2d ; oneese, 2d to 4<l; hop 3, N.Z, 5d ; honey, 3d to 3Jd ; bacon, lid ; applns, lid to 2d : pears, id to 3d ; damsons, 24d to 2Jd ; plums. 3d to 4d ; nectarlr.es, 2d : peaches, 2d and 2sd doz; buUacea.ld; grapea. 3\a to Sd; bananas, jd toljd. Friday's sale of poultry, produc. fruit, &Q.. was well attended throughout. Owing to the large quantity of fruit entered, the Bale continued until after six o'clock p.m. There was falrcom petltion and a !a-go business done at fair prices: fowls. 1b to Is lUd ; chickn, 6d to Is; rruoks, Is to 7s ; light Brahma fowlß,2s 6d to 2a 9d; Cochins, 2a 3d ; geese. 2s 31 to 3a 7d; pigeons. 7d to 9i; small ptss, 7s 6i ; potatoes, 2s Id to 4s 6d per cwt; onions. Jd to Id per lb; kumeras, 63 per cwt: marrows, 3s 6d per cwt: turnips, lOd to 19 4d per Back; carrota. lOd to lid per bundlo; French beans. IOJd to Is 2J per peck: cabbage, Is 2d to Is 6d per uaok : apples. Id to ljd per lb: VfaTS, Jd to 3d per lb; plums IJd to 4d per lb ; poaches, ljd tv 2Jrt ptr lb ; 3id to s}d per dozen ; watsrnujlonn. 2i9d p=ir dozen; grapes, ljd to SH ror Is; loiuone. Is 3d to la id per rtoz^n ; tomatoc, ljd pnr lb; oats, 2j 3d i;er bushel; sharps. 63 per 100 : bran. Kg per f Bck : chaff. 2s to 2a 6i uer sack ; flour, £13 to £1310s ; biscuits. 4}d to 611 per IB ; butter, 2JI to 3JI per lb ; cheese. Id to l\ ; bacon and haiu3 ad 10 7d ; tea (boxes), 223 to 21s ; half-cheets, is 2d ; su«n\ 3d to Si i; confectionery, tJJd : boiled loMiea. i Jrt. Messrs Wesketh Aitken, & Co '3 report of current "wook's sales is as follows 1 Bisanas, from id to Udprr lb: a great quanti'y no value, bc-i- a sweated and rotton ; nrange?, 6d to 8d per dczsn; pines. Is to 6s per dozen ; peanuts, ljd to3lperlb. Poultry: Fowl", full grown. Is id to 2s each; pullets, Is 6d to 2s Id each; cockerel?". Utols 01 each; geese, 2) 6d to ia 6d ; turkeyß,3i6d 10 03 Gdeach; pitceors, Si to Is each; young pli?s. 4s to Ss e*ch ; porkers. 10s to 15s each. Produce: Potatoes, from 38 9d to is 6d per cwt(3uperior); inferior, 2s 6d to 3s par cwt; onions, in to IJ-1 per lb: pickling, Jjd to 1-Jd per lb: oats, 2s 6d to 3s 6d ter bu*h«l; good maiz', la to is 61 per bushel; bran, ia 61 to 6a per cwt; sharps, os tn 6s per owt; wheat, 4? 3d to 1? 6d per binhel; barley, 3s 6d to 4s per bushel; hnuis, 6d to 9d per lb; bacon, £d to 7d per lb ; obeeso. J Jd to 61 par lb ; butter, in kfißß, 3d to 5d per lb; in prinw, 6d to Kd per lb; honey, 3d to 5d por lb (3 to 4 in sections). Frnit: Apples teaf.nfc). Id to 2jd t.er lb ; cooking, id to ]Jd per lb; pears, ljd to 33d ncr lh: plums, 2d to 4d per lb; peaches, 6d to l^d ncr dozsn. Howes wore dispored of from £5 to £'0; spring trans, £15 to £22; buggies. £15 to £35; harness, £3 to £5. Bidding was brisk, and very fair prices reached.

Mb Kdwahd Leypon reports: Tuesday's flal« ot furniture and effects was well attended, but the bidding was not very brisk, and prices ruled very low throughout. Friday's Bale of produce. &c: good potatoes sold very well. Onions fetched a stood price. There was not much demand for bacon. The following area few of the prices obtained: Potatoes. £3 10a to £5 per ton ; onions, Id to 1J pur ib ; apples. Id to lid ; psara. Id to 2d ; bacon. 4*d to ad ; hams. 5d t.o 7d ; chee?e. 21d to 3Jd ; biscuits). ?d to 4d ; Inllien. 3d told. There wan also a large quan tity rf f iirottnre offered, but prices were Bome whafc below the avnri-crp.

Marriages.

COWIE-SINOLiIR.-On February 18, at St Jameß'j Churoh, by the Key. R. Somorviile Norton, eldest son of B"rederiok Cowle. Esq. M.R.A., Brixton, London, Mi Agnns Taylor fourth daughter of tho )at« John Sinclair, of Auckland.—London and Queensland papers please copy. DICK-ROWK.-On February 2, at St. Mark's Ohuroh. Suranier Hill, Sydnuy, bj- th« Knv. John An Id, M. A., James, eldest Ron of John Dick, of Pollok Settlement, to .Tauo, second daughter of N. C. Rowo, of Kpaoro, Uoth nf Auckland.

Deaths.

KKILLY.-On February 28. at View Avonuo. Mount Eden, KUen. wife of John Roilly. 0.X.. A 8., T.r.V., and daughter o£ Jas. Hammond Yonng, Eeq.; sged 2ii years. TKOKNTON.—On February 27, at the residence of his grandfather. Altia Place, Robert Thornton, the only son of WUHnni and Jane Thornton. Interment private.

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

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1887.

P« (is cau»e (iaf lack* sjisisfcmcti, jPor the wrong that needs reaistanrn, For tho future in the diatancis, And ti» good &£t w« oi= do.

The newly-chosen Free'Tradc Premier of New South Wales and the Protcc" tionist Premier of Victoria have been hob-nobbing together, and have agreed to merge all differences in the attain.

merit of one or two excellent objects- One of them is the establishment of a parcels post between the two colonies. Now in New Zealand we have been long promised a parcels post, but there is still no sign of the promise being fulfilled. On the con trary, the Government appear resolved to act the part of the dog-in-thc rnanger with regard to public conveni ence in the matter of the delivery of small parcels. They have neglected to undertake it themselves, and have used their power to crush any persons who attempted to do it for them. In the absence of a parcels post, private firms have endeavoured to supply the want of an easy and cheap exchange of small parcels throughout the colony. The mode of conveyance by rail is this : A number of small parcels are made up into one large parcel, to be forwarded to a distributing centre. Upon this parcel, of course, the Railway Department has always been paid the full fare according to tariff. But the system no doubt tended to diminish such receipts as the Depart ment enjoyed under its " take-it-or loavc-it" kind of parcels .system, and so the Minister of Public Works has .stopped in and doubled the rates on any parcel which contains other par cels. The monstrosity of this regula tion is apparent. As far as carriage is concerned it matters not one dump whether a parcel contains lib of sugar, lib of salt, and 21bs of rice, or whether it consists entirely of libs of sugar or salt or rice. The weight and

size being equal, the cost of carriage ought to bo equal ; but, New Zealand railways are not worked so. The railway authorities consider that it is their business to crush out all opposition, and so they aro resolved to make the Parcels' Express Company pay double the amount for the conveyance of a parcel of a given size and weight to what the railway will carry a similar t parcel for any private person.

Of course forwarding companies do not alone stiller under this unbusiness like regulation. Country settlers have all their goods sent from the city in mixed parcels, and the new regulation is a severe tax upon small settlers who can ill afford to stand any further burdens, looking to the low price ruling for every kind of produce.

If the Government had carried out their intention to establish a parcels post uiiilcr liberal regulations there would have been less to grumble about. As taxpayers lye naturally object to private persons making a profit out of the public service, and are disposed to wink at a monopoly in which the com munity at large arc the shareholders. But although three years have elapsed since the Postmaster-General declared his intention of establishing this branch of the public service, and though last session an Act was passed authorising the Government to make contracts for the conveyance of parcels, and com pollingship-mastera to carry parcels like mails upon any terms the Postmaster- General likes topresoribo,nothingmore, so far as wo are aware, bus been dune. "What is the hitch ? Is the delay at tributable to wire-pulling, or is there :i lack of capacity to grapple with the work ? The tremendous -task of or ganising a parcels j>ost in England was carried out in a very short space of time, and almost without friction. A parcel lib. weight may be sent from any part of the United Kingdom to any other part for 3d.; from lib. to 31b. weight, (id.; 51b., 9d,; and 71b., Is. No parcel must exceed ;> feet o" inches in length, or measure with length and girth combined more than 6ft. The system has been extended to the delivery of parcels between Eng land and India, and other Crown colonies, but these colonies still lag behind. The New Zealand Depart ment, in other things, has shown no lack of organising power. Surely it will not fail in this.

Tho Auckland mail per direct steamer Kaikoura, which arrived at Wellington yo*terday.will yirobablv arrive in Onnhnnga by tha (Juirloch on \Vednosday. P«s?en prera and cargo will bo forwarded by tho Kuapehu, duo to arrive haro from tho South on Sunday next.

Amongst the pisxonjjers from Melbourne by the Wairarapa to day was tho I ion. P. Lalor, Speaker of tbo Victorian House of Representatives.

Tha " Aroha News " of Saturday last is glad to know that Sir Fred. Whitoker, who has been staying at To Aroha for somo weeks pact, hos been greatly benefited by tho change, and ia so much improved in health as to purpose roturnin;^ to Auck land next week.

On Sfttndoy last, Mr Koberfc Barker won tho recipient of handsomo tlifts Irom his employers and fellow workmon, on the occasion of his retiring from tho position of hoad storeman at Messrs Owen .fe Urn ham's', Mr Wc^ton, manager, made rho procenta tion to Mr Burker, who lms been lti years in tho firm's service.

Mr Morrison, ex member of tho City Council for Krangahapo Ward, will pro bably be a candidate for Auckland City West at the next gonerat election.

On 'Change to-day hardly any business was done. Some lots of Cambria's chanced hindo at 4i 6d and ss, but that was all that was done.

Mr J. C. Brown, M.O.U. for Tuapeka, arrived from tho South to-day, and proceeds to-night to England via America by tho ALimedn. His business is tho floating of tho Blue Spur Mine in London. Mr Kiovvn just beforo leaving Dunedin ba-lo farewell to his old friend, tho lato Mr James M;;c-

Andrew, and on arriving at Wellington was horrified to hoar of tho death of tho veteran Statesman, which took place about an hour after Mr Brown had lust eeon him.

The City Assessment Court site at tho Police Court to-morrow and following days (Monday and Wednesday).

At the carter's picnic on Saturday Messrs Thornton, Smith and Firth were second in tho spring-cart horso competition, and Mr Turner first in that of tho spring-cart harness show. Mr Saxon was tho driver in the latter competition.

It has been erroneously stated (hat Fryer's American (.'ircuß is on board tho stcamor Alameda, bound for San Francisco. Thero aro, however, four rather notable animals of tne equine species on board, which may have given rise to tho misptatcment. Mr John Bennett, of Bush Farm, Sydney, haa shipped to America two sinnli Hungarian ponies by tho famous fire Bonnio Churlio. These ponies aro very docilo and woll trained, nnd per formed nightly during tho late panto mimo season on tho stage of tho Theatre Koyal, Sydney. Thero aro abo on board tho Alameda tho two-year old colt True Briton, by John Bull out of Kuby, aud a yearling colt by Goldebro' from Koeemary. Tho latter animals hr.vo been bought by Mr J. K. Kewton, who is taking thorn over to try whether Australian blood horses have any chance of competing with tho crack Wees of tho United States. Mo doubt the " younj; una " taken by Mr Nowton will worthily suatam the reputation of Austra lia : but it is to bo regretted that Mr Now. ton's negotiations for the purchase of an Auck land-bred colt, of tho famous Musket stock, provod unsuccessful. Especially is ihero reasou to regret thi?, as Mr Newton's present venture is likely to he the prelude to the establishment of a coneidomble ex port of blood horces from these colonies to the Unit'jd States.

Mrs Stevens wishes to state wJih reference (o the maintenance of the enso in tho Polico Court on Saturday that the order for 10e a week made against her husband, Georgo Stevens, was for the support oi his two children. Sbs would not accept any support from him far h^'sslf.

A large number of parsons a;;,iiti virile:! Lake Takapuna yesterday to oxnminn (ho HplonrliH entail' b«loi>;;iii;; to i.ho Into W. .!. Hurgt, Efq. This property, unequalled of its kind around Auckland, is to be offered at. auction by Wesera B. Tonk-s & Go. next Wednesday. Tho sMe affords a rare oppor tunity for securing villa cites near the Lake and the shelly beach at Takapuns.

At about, a quartor to five o'clock yostor day tho firobnll o£ tlio Kurangahapo station rang out tho alaim, A donto volume of tmoko at tho rear of tho Ponsonby reservoir soon showed tho direction of tlio outbreak. A largo crowd soon col lected on tho banks of tho reservoir, when it was Buen that tho liro had origi nated amongst tlio dry rat-tail grass outeido tho Western Park. This burnt with great ficrcencsF, throwing up deneo clouds of smoker but as tha wind was blowing from tho Park no damago uasi done, tho lire merely swooping up tlio gully towards tho reservoir. Tlio Park kcopor was present; and with a num ber of as-.'iatants prevented tho II linos from travelling backward to tho Park. Xn a very short timo tha lire burned itself out, and all danger was at an ond.

Tho Auckland Naturalists' Field- Club had a vory pleasant excursion on Saturday afternoon, l'ho etcamor Takapuna, which was chartered for the occasion, had ovnr fiO passengers, and proceeded to DrunUon Bay, whoro the time was passed eujoy&bly in profitable pursuit?. Over a dozan different species of fossils woro discovered, including the remains of (ho cuttle-fish, Tho next; excursion oE tho Club is taxed for St. Patrick's Day.

Mr 11. S. Smyths, tho well-known man ager, has arrived at Dunodin from Mel bourne, to arrange for tho production of " Tho Mikado " by Messrs Williamson, Garner, and Mnnerovo's Royal Comic Opora Company. Tho organisation is said to bo tho host and largest opora company that over visited Now Zoaland, and tho ox ponaoa aro so heavy that they will only per form in Ounodin, Ohristchurch, Wellington, Napier, and Auckland. Tho first) perform ance of " Tho Mikado " will take placo in Dunedin on Wednesday, March Oth.

Thero ivaa a largo attendance at tho Temperance Hall entertainment on Satur day night, Mr John Morrison in tho chair. Mr Downoy delivered a telling ond appro priate address, advising moderate drinkorg to abstain for tho sake of others. A full and very interesting programme was givon, and was vory woll received. Mr Tremain intimated that next Saturday night's mocfc i'lg would, ho hoped, bo equal, but ho could not hopo it would bo bettor than tliat night'?. Tho programmo included : — Choruses and orchestral muaic ; song, Mr D. Webb ; lluto solo, Mr Fook ; song, Miss S. Marson ; enng, M;s3 E. Mncdormott; rooitation, Mr W. Marson ; pong, Mr "ook ; duot, Miss S. and Mr \V. Mr.rson,

Tho Secretary of tho butchers' picnic and pporta intimates that tho prafontatian of prizes won at abovo takes placo at Kobeon's .Rooms to night, at S o'clock.

Tho captain of tho k.b. Coromandol reports that on Saturday during, tho trip from Coro mandol to Auckland, over MO larfjo sharks wore seen in tho Gulf. This would scorn to indicate a prospoct of heavy weathor out side.

Tn-o whnlos, apparently between ."0 and ■10 foot long, wcro observed in Knugitoto Channol yesterday. They wero appirently bound for the harbour, and may bo hoard of again shortly.

Tho matron of tho Upper Kefugo desires 'o neknowlodce a gift of tish from 1\ Wil liams sor tho uso of tho inmates

Tho d.ita for closinK thn rntricn of tho Handicap in the Military Sports )>ns been altered to Thurcrl.iv, March :t. WoigbtH and handicaps will appear on or about Monday, March 7th. Acceptance and ironcrul ontrics close on Wednesday, March Oth.

The ontortuinmniit at tho Saiiora' Kcst on Saturday cvonincr wm «iven by the ITnion-stroat Baud of llopo Choir, anil Mr Scott, occupied tho chair. There was a lnrf»o attondnneo. and a vory cood pioyranmie was ;;oiio through.

Tho Houpo Stoward of tho Diotrirt lloa pitnl desires to think tho vestry of St. Al ban's Church, Mount Itoekill, for their very .nccopUblo pro-out of fruit, vegetablrs, etc', for tho uso of tho patients ; also Mr F. Williamp, of Queen street, for his kind present of lish.

COROMANDEL NEWS

(Fkiim Our Own Cokkksi-onkkxt.)

Cokumanukl, thi/i day.

Narrow Etcipo from Drowning. Ox Saturday morninp, a little girl, aped 11 month?, tho daughter of Mr Strongman, while playinj; on tho brink of a crook, fell in. Tbo occurrence was, fortunately, ■nit nosscd by tho child's mother, who sjiecdily re-<r'.U(.'d her. A mounted messenger wan S2nt W Dr. Atterbury, and in tho mean time the usual rnmedi«s for restoring nni niation were resortod to. Tho doctor arrived about Boven minute? after tho nc oidant, and ho continued tho treatment commenced by tho mother, with the result that in twenty minutes tho littlo olio had recovered conaciousncM, and was out of diinjror. Kl«Hng Accident. On Friday aftovnoon, while two youni; . ladies (Mifg Home, a daughter of Mr W. i Home, and Mies Maud Harper, a dauj-htor ■ of Mr G. Ilarpor, of Auckland) woro ridiiiß along Tiki Hoad, MUs Ilarpor waa thrown. Being apporontly a (jood ileal nhnkon, .she wan taken to JJoyd'a Hotel, whero Dr. Attoi bury was speedily in attondunco. ilo found tl.at lie.-i'lea sundry bruistv ehe bad broken her arm. Tho limb was fot, Mi?s Harper standing tho oporalion with oxem p'ary fortitude. Liccnsi^f; Elections. The election for tho Harataunga Licona ir>g District took placo on Friday, and re sulted in tho return of Messrs Bwindloy, j Moore, Jones, Marshall and Uroadgato.

POLICE COURT - This Day.

(Before Messrs S. V. Collin," and .1

Nowtnan,.).!

Duiinkksnv.ss.—Fivo persons wcro lined for this oironca.—Maria Drnmmond for a third cll'enco was lined £5 and costs. Bkkakini! .\ Wisoow.—Matthew Cook, a young man, ploaderi guilty to a charge of bronking a pane of gla?s, valuo 15s, tho property of <i. Brimblocombo.—Sorgeant Pratt eaid the accused went deliberately on to tho window and amoshed tho glass.

110 ottered no excuse to tho police.— Fined

403 and costs. —Prisoner Paid ho could not pay the lino. Alternative, one month's iin pii?onmcnt. Stuamnc; l'unji a Tir.ij.—.lumen Patter son, a boy of thirteen, admitted a charge of Bloating °i (id from tho till of J. G Grubb. Tho mother of tho lad appeared in Court, and ploaded for her pom. Accuse J was or dorod to rtcoivo l'istrokos with a birch rod,

and left tho box with a moro melancholy demeanour than bo wore when ho entered it.

Steauno I'li'KS. — •lanicß Smith was charged with tho larceny of two tobacco pipes, value 2s Gd, the properly of Homy Woollirns.—Prisoner pleaded guilty. It appeared that ho ontored 1 ho shop in question to pries pome goods, anrl took tho pipes with him. Ho was followed and orrcetod by Constable Cotter, who found tho pipiw in his po,-<;.e?t-ioii. — Prisoner was fined 2(la and coxts, and aa lie could not pay tho tine, ho was ordered to undergo one month's imprisrnment.

Alleged Mendicancy. — John Casey was charged with placing himself in a public place to beg.—Prisoner ploaded not. guilty. —Sergeant l.'ratt said he was not prepared to go on with tho case till tomorrow, as his witnoes was not available to-day,—Tho ctißO was remanded (ill Wodnoflday.

AI.LI'C.'KD I'aLKK PllliTENCKK.—Micllilol Skerry was charged with obtaining by falso pretences from William Joeopii Ealph, board and lodging to tho value of £1 sk. -- Sergeant. I'rall, (-aid the oll'etico \v:\h alleyoii to li'ivo been com mitled in January,' 1SS"), and ho asked for a romand to socuro tho attendunco of his wit nesses.—Komanded till Thursday next.—• Bail was allowed.

Almsokd Lahceny. — Charges of nceault and eta.iling .■> watch against jordon Forbes were adjourned.

FOUNDERING OF A STEAMER.

Tho Ilauraki Lost,

[ (;V HSljKlißAl'll — L'KIiSS ASSOCIATION ]

Wellington, thin day. fNTKi.LiuuNUii haa just been received that the e.s. Hauraki, from Greymouth, coal laden, foundorcr.l at 2 o'clock (.his morning, 20 miloß from Capo Farewell. The crow were lauded safely. Tho ciiuio of tho dis aster is not, yet known.

The Hauiaki ia a composite screw steamer of S7 tor.3 grow register, and was built at Auckland in 1374, Her ownerd aro Messrs Harvey find Greenwood, of Wellington.

(r,V TKJXRKAPLI, — OWN COKKBiI'UNI'IiNT.) Thames, this o'ay. Cambbia, —401b of specimens were oblaiued to-day from the third Btope over the west; eru drive at ITo. 2 level.

CABLEGRAMS.

THE COMING WAR.

Russian ami Trench Prepara tions.

EARLY OUTBREAK INEVITABLE,

Russian Snub to Germany.

(sI'KCTAT, (,'AI!LE.)

London, Fobruary 20. Hussia is feverishly preparing for war, and special stopa nro boiug pursued in tbo forti fication of Poland. Tho Governor of Odessa has issued a manifesto, in which ho encourages the troops, though unarmed with repeating rifles, not to fear tho enemy.

Austrian diplomatists declaro that Gor many mid Austria hovo exhausted their on •dciivoura to proaorvo peace with llussia. BuRLiN, February 26. Tho Czar has signified his intention of not attending the festivitios at Berlin, on the 23rd of March, to colebrato the nine tieth birthday of the Emporor William. Tho roason for this is that Emporor Francis Josoph, of Austria, will not be present. The Grand Duko Michael Alexandrovitch •will reprosont tho CV.ar, and the Arehduko .Rudolph, Crown Prince of Austria, will re presont tho Emporor Francis Joseph. Tho French Press arc clamouring for a further increaec in the army. It is reported that the Emperor William ! has eaid Uiat tho result of tho elections has assured peace. [TiEOTKIt's TELIiUKAM.] Co.nmtanttnoi'le, Fobruary 2li. Riaz Pasha, the nowly-appointed Turkish Commissioner to Bulgaria, accompanied by ijrokoff, ono of tho mombers of tho Bul garian deputation, left this city for Sofia. Tho two members of tho deputation remain hero to negotiate for tho eottlomont of the i Bulgarian diiliculty.

AUSTRIAN MILITARY CREDIT.

Gormany Conciliatory to Russia.

[rkuteb's telegram.]

Vienna, February 27.

Tho Austrain Minister for War will shortly demand of tho Uelep;aUona a credit of forty-throo million florins for military purposes. Bi:i:un, JFobrunry 27. Tho nemt-ollicird "North Gorman Ga zotto" in n loading articlo to-day soya that Germany has not maddlod in the quarrola of Eastern Kifopo, and she does not dispute tho claims of Bussia with regard to tho Balkan Peninsula. MarssinK of Kur,siau Troops. London, February 2(>'. Tho Hnxsinnn nro actively engaged in macsiiif; troops not only Poland but also in Kiell and tho principal towns on tho Dniopor,

FRANCO GERMAN RELATIONS.

Tho War Fovcr In Franco.

(i'Ki; it.M.S. M.vssim.v A'r Albany.)

London, January 21

The pituiition in I'Vanco continues to bo regarded in Berlin as critical. In epito of (ho fact thus tho Government manifests tho most paeilic dwpjsition, tho foar still pro vail" that tho wttrliko fovor may again burst forth. No reliance ia plaeod on tho protestations r>»' tho poaceful intentions with which tho French proasiHJuet now filled. According to » telegram in the " Cologne Gczotte," from Berlin, inquirie.i latoly made with regard r.o the export of horpo* from Ger many havo rooultcd in diacovoricß thnt will probably coon neceesitato a prohibitive riecrcu. Xhc i:nproHsirm prevails in diplo matic quartern in Paris that tho elections about to take placo in Germany will decide not only tho question whothor tho army is to bo Imperial or Parlia mentary, but also whothor there is to bo immediate war boewcon Gor mnny ami Frauro. iShould Prince Bis marck sustain an doctoral defeat, it i« fenced that a collision between tho two countries could not long bo averted. At tho pamofime, it is roportcd that the tension which cxißted between Paris and Berlin purro fow weeks ago has disappeared, and thai, tho relations avo now as cordial na can bu roaeonijbly expected.

Threatened War between Russia and China.

AUir«nco between Germany, Austria, antl Italy. London, February 27. Thoro is considerable tension botwoon China and ltussio, owing to another dis pute ovor tho Kuldja frontier. A conflict is feared, as China has mnssod a large force in tho disputed country. Ciormany, Italy, and Austria mutually guarantee thoir territorial integrity fov a period of five years. Tho Kuetuan pro?s .icciiaoa "^ermany and England oJ thwarting tho pettleinont of tho Bulgarian question,

THE EUROPEAN EARTHQUAKES.

FKESH SIIU4 H

Ono Thousand .People Killed at Genoa,

Eruption of Mount Etna.

! (si-KCIAr, CAHLKOUAM.) A thousand people wore killed by the earthquako in Gonoa. Savona is entirely laid in ruins. Slight shoc'ss aro still felt in Italy. London, February 20. Mount Etna is in eruption. Tho i'rinco of Wales has returned tv Lon don from Cannes.

Disturbance by London Socialists.

(kkutkr's telegram.)

London, February 27. A lakisk number of Socialists attended tho afternoon porvico in St. Paul's Cat.hodral and cps\.tod_ groat disturbances by their noisy behaviour. They, however, subse quently diepersod quietly.

Storm and Floods in Australia.

[rkutkr's tklkgram.J

Sydney, this day. Hjbavv rain has fallon at Cootamundra, on tho Great Southern Kailway. Portions of tho lino wero washed away, and tho traffic impeded. BkisbANK, this day. Heavy raiuß have fallen hero in tho suburbs. Serious floods have occurred, but no casualties are reported.

Result of the New South Wales Election.

[hkuter's message ]

Syunisv, this day

Tho elections concluded on Saturday. Of 124 raembors roturnd 77 aro supporters of tho X'arkoß Government, 37 Oppoaionists, and lOlndopendontp. Otherwieo described as :—Freotradorp, S3 ; Protectionist?, 41.

[keutdr's tklegeam ]

STANLEY'S AFRICAN EXPEDI TION.

Aden, February, US.—Mr Stanley and Iris party have sailed from Zanzibar to the Ooneo, by which route they will proceed to the relief of Emm Bey in Equatorial Africa.

[Pun X.M.S. M.issilia at Albany ] Li'NDOS, January 01. —Mr 11. M Stanley pfariß to day for Zanzibar to take command of the expedition to relieve Emm Pasha. Thia ia the largest non- I military expedition that baa ever entered I Africa, It will comprise a staff of six leading members, including a Major and

Lieutenant of Engineers, lent by tha British War Ollico," and a few Egyptian soldiers to help in disciplining a hortlo of about J.OOO blacks composing tbo main body. Tho route of tho expedition has not boon decided, but the expedition will, in any caeo s Tiußtor at Zanzibar, whonco it may go round by the Capo to the Con?o, or acrosa tho continent to Stanlov Falls. The King of tho Bolgiana has offered tho use of the Congo steamers, and the Albert Nyanza might bo reached beforo M. VVanga, the moat hostilo chief on tho route, even heard of tho expedition. If it takes tbo Congo routo, it may bo exported to | ascend tho rivor aa far as tho River Auwimi | or Stanley Falls, whero it ought to arrive i by tho beginning «f May, us it must roach ! M. Emm at Wadnoll by July. Mr Stanley j intends to establish a camp at tho base of | operations, at a safe distance from Congo, j on routo to Albert Nynr.za Mr Stan- , ley will probnbly negotiate for tho ! assist anco of Tippoo Tip, tho celo- 1 bratod Arab f?lavo dealer. Re has, howovor, not only tho usual difficulties of African travel to reckon with, but also tlio oflicial anxiety of tho French Uovornmont regarding tho missionaries at Ulmar.da, and tho soneitivoncas of Germany regarding hor recent territorial acquisitions. The ex pedition is furnished with Maxim Nordcn toldt gune. LATER. Tho ''Pall Mall Gazette" tliio aftornoon announcos that Mr Stanley has doeided to tako tho Congo route. Tho transport ptoamer will bo ready in four weeks at Zanzi bar, whonco tbo expedition will proceed with all despatch to Congo.

Precautions Against Socialistic Disorder.

(sT'CCIAI, CABLES.)

Lonhdn, Fobruary 2(J,

ExTlti:MK precautions aro boing taken by tho authorities to prevent disturbances at tho proposed Socialist parade in St. Paul's Churchyard.

(sPKCJAIj MKSSAfJH.) Coercion for Ireland. London-, February 2(i.-Tho Cabinet aro engaged in iramiug a measure- to strengthen the enforcement of law in Ireland. Prince Alexander's Illness. London, Fobruary 27.—Prince Alexander is extromoly ill, and is suffering severely.

Mi:i.r.ouitNK, this day.—Arrived : S.r. Mararoa. , A sovero thunderstorm, accompanied by heavy rain, was experienced during tho past 24 hours. Tho woathor is still very unsettlod. Br.nquct to Sir Henry Parkcs. A bauquot was given last nifrlit in die Town Hall to Sir Henry Parkos. The I Mayor presided, and pcvoral momberp of tho j Ministry woro among those present.! In his speech in reply to tho toast of his health, Kir Homy Parkos declared that ho had always advocated fedora! actinn on tho part of the colonies, and would con tinue to reek to cement a truo union be fcweon them. Tho Sandhurst Explosion. Another woikman succumbed to tho in juries received at the explosion nt Sand burnt, making tho eighth victim from the disaster. Shocliinf; Fatality. Threo tourists at Oippsland woro drowned while boating on Lako Tyer. Tho Mail Tenders. Auklaiijk, thie day.—lei« reported here that it is improbable that (ho tcndorn of the P. and O. and Orient Companies for tho earria^o of tho English and Australian malls will bo ocuoptod. Anglo-Australian Cricket. Sydney,yobruary 2(5. —Tho cricket match botwonn tho English Eleven and a team representing United Australia was rcsumad ■ hero to day. 'i'ha Englishman continued their first innincs, and succeeding in put ting together 151 run=. Tho following are tho full scores of the inning : •• Kates, c, 8; Shrewsbury, b, 0; Keicl, b, 11; l!uni>, b, 9; Lohmnnn, b, 2; Scotton, b, 0; .Briptr" b. 17: Barlow, c, Hi ; Flowers, c, ,"!7 : Wood, lbw, (i; Shorwin, not out, 4 ; eKtrav, 14: total, 151. The Australians in their first innings made but a poor stand against the Englieh bowling, Mo?ea and Lyonn boing the only ones to roach thodonblo figures Tho innings clcsad j for S4:-UilVei>, b, 2; Lyons, b, 11; Mc- Donnoll, o, 1 ; Midnight, b, 1 ; Cottam, b, 1; Turner, c and "b, !l ; Moats, b, 2S ; Garrott, b, 1 ; Bonton, not out, 0; Whon tho Htumpa woro drawn for tho day | tho Englishmen had lost live wickets for 7." runs, tho individual acoro3 boin^ : - Shrews bury, b, (i ; Bates, b, .SO; Hold, at, 2 ; Gunn, (;, 10; Lohumnn, b, G; Barlow, not out, 10.

[rjiKKK ASSOCIATION.] Tlio Nicaragua Canal.

London, February 2-t. —Tho Senate of tho United States hos given its assent to thu scheme for cutting a cnnal through Nicaragua. It was ttiia scheme which I'rotident Cleveland refused loeanctioneomo months ago, on account of tho Enabling Kill containing olaupos of a character likely to ontanglo tho United States with other counts ics. (fM'KUIAIi TO Tilt: "SYDN'KV KVENINC NEWS.' Archbishop Crolso Preaches •' No Rent " London, February IS —Dr. Oroke, thn Roman Catholic Archbishop of Caehel and Emly, ndvi3eo tho Iri.'iti not to pay taxes, which aro applied to tho feeding of a gang of needy, voracious lawjors, and for tlic purcbaso of policotnon's bludgeons with j which to smash people's skulls, and to Fiip port a foreign garrison. This advice from .so prominent a figuro in the Roman Church has cau.--ed a tremendous scn°afi»n. It is otuiod in political circlca in London that if tho advice is accepted tho (Jovcrnciont will bo suim to proclaim martial law in Ireland. Parnell deprecates tho advice, well knowing that it would, if accepted, load to civil war.

EXTENSIVE FIRE IN EDEN TERRACE.

Seven Cottages Destroyed.

DAMAGES OVER £2,000.

A I'nvt minutos uftor 7 o'clock last evening the suburban tirobolla rang oat the alarm, and shortly afterwards the boll at the coruor of I'itt-streot tolled out that tho lire was in tho Karan^ahape Ward. A deneo volume of smoko in tho direction of Newton Koud seemed to favour this theory, but tlio firo proved to bo just beyond tho city boundary and iv the 'lower portion of tho Eden Torraco Highway District— in Sueeox-etrcet, one of tho streets running from Newton Kond to Vic toria Avenuo Tho firemen ran down from (ho Grafton Station in order to be sure that

tho tiro was not in the city. They remained rendering assistance to tho t-ialvago Corps until they wore crdered to tho station by Foreman ilarloy, who had been sent up by Superintendent Hughe*. Shortly aftnr the alarm was given tho Silvago Corps, under Captain Field, arrived in Crow thor'a breaks, but having coino down tha wrong road, tho vohiclo was landed into a street in which there wae not suili cicnt room for it to turn. Tho only oourso opon to Mr Crowthor, who was driving, won tv run the break along Sussex ,'itreot pn*t the burning homes, and then turn up Charlotte-street. Both the veteran driver and liia horses wuro equal to tho occasion, and tho gauntlet was run {successfully, but not without Mr Crowther getting scorched about tho faco. Tho horse nearest the lire was also badly scorched, and it was afterwards deemed necessary to send to the stables for another horso to bring homo tho break. Asa quantity of hcusß hold gcods were lying about Sussex-street, tho task performed by Mr Crowthor might have been impodbiblo to a leea expurionced whip.

Tho firo proved to bavo originated in tho four-roomed cottage of Mr Patrick Brady, v labourer roeiding in SuPeoxstreot. tin states that about 680 p.m. hia wifo and family wont out to church, leaving him alono in his house. Shortly aftorivardß ho wont out, locking tho front door ami taking tho key with him. When ho left every thing appeared all right, there bpihg only a small lire on tho hoarth in the back kitchen. Ho did not leave any light burning, neither had ho beon fmoking. .Ho wont a Bhnrt dis tance up tho road to tho houHo of Mr Thomas) Laudtr, where he stayed t-ilkinsr until he heard some boys shouting "Fire." and on looking down the rc;d he saw lire coming out of tho roof ot bis bouas near tliu chimney, 110 ihen ran o'oho and opened tho front door of his house, when h« wan mot by a rush of enrol; a ami fl uno, and be was oniy abie to eavo a rowing machine. Tho fdarneG quickly spread to the adjoining houses, aud aa tbtiro vas no water supply in tbedistrict, notwithstanding the efforts of the Salvage Corps and the neighbours, the

firesteadilyprogreesedboth up and down the street until six houses were completely destroyed, and a eovonth gutted. Above Brady'a the firo quickly travelled to the ■houeos of Messrs Shoppherd, Nichols", HayliP, an 3 Hanks, Fortunately some spr/ci intervened botwoon the 'nst houso and that occupied by Mr Hanks and his family. Horo the Salvage Corps and volunteers mads a decided stand. Wet blankets were Jump from thoroof and a bucket lirigado kept the fides and roof continually damned. Fortunately there was very littlo wind, and even then it was not blowing directly towards tho house. Tho baby engine of tho Salvage Corps was brought into use, and this materially assisted in chocking tho progress of tho fire in tin; direction. After a hard struggle the house was saved, and the Salvage Corps wove freo to turn t^eir attention to the other end of tho block. Soon after (ho firo commonced some of the neigh bours let loofo all the horses from Messrs Lander's and Hanks's stables, and they soon cloared out of tho way. At tho corner of Sussex-street, oppnsite to Mr Hanks's residence, sonse volunteers, amongst whom we noticed Mr Piper, jun. (an old fireman), rendered valunbla apsipt ance by keeping the sides of Mr Lander's stable and dwelling houeo damped. Hero tno heat was so intcneo that the men wore eorapolled to hold doors between them and tho fire, and in one in litanco tho goods that had been carried into tho rond were a'.lowod to tako fire, i Tho fences also burst into flames, but volnn toors from tho crowd soon toro them away from tho nearest houses. At tho lower end of Suessx-strfiot Constable Do^es and a p irf y of volunteers struggled hard to check tha spread of fho fire in that direction. When Attwocd's first houso took fire planka were placed between it and the one occupied by himself and tho lower joists woro cut i<\ order to cjiufo tho i wall to fall inward?. Meanwhile a "bucket - brigade kept up tho supply of water from iMr Attwood'a well. It appeared, however, as if their efforts would prove fruitless, for after a most determined fight the pirJe of Attwood's houso burst into flame?, and tho volunteers were driven bock. Just at this juncture Captain Field arrived with a baby ongino and a few buckets of water. Tho strugeio then re commenced, and for a short time the issue i soemed very doubtful. Captain Field took ! tho hand pump insido, and a bucket gang kept up the Fupply of water from tho ad joining tanks and wells. A hole was cut through the ceiling, and by this means tho firo in tho roof was Fupprc-ssc-d, and at length tho further spread of tho fire was permanently cheeked, but not until the whole sido of the boupe was thoroughly charred and in somo places completely burned through. While fighting tho fire hero Captain Field got his faoo severely scorched, and tin's 13 not to ba wondered at, for hr> faced tho firo most fear lessly, and at times his face could bo seen through tho side of Attivood's house completely framed with fira.

Tho Salvage Corps

Last night's experience chow.9 unmietike ably tho value of tho Salvage Corps, and nl?o tho advisability of increasing their numbers and supplying more complete apparatus. Equipped as this Corps ie by tho Insurance Company to eavo goods from destruction, it w<is eearcely considered that tho members would alfo bo required to act as firemen. This, however, hap proved tho case on moro than oho occa-ion lately whoro fires have occurred in tho suburbs, and hence tho necessity of moro complete apparatus Captain Field hud brought with him last night a phip's pump, but tho well proved to ba too deep for hia boao to reach.. There i 3 little doubt that the experience of Captain Field and tho members of tha Salvage Corps aided materially last, nierht in preventing;

i ho lire from buintrmuch nioro cxton.°ive, o.^ tins district is eiinply one ina?a of closely built wonrlcn tonemcntP, with shingle roofs. Had not Mr Atwocd's ro.'i denco been roofed with gnlvani-ed iron,thore c:in bo no doubt but that it would havo been reduced to ashes beforo tho Salvago Corps were able to leave tho field ut the opposite end of (he block and con cent'ato llioir effort? in saving that houso. nsuranccs. Tho insurances areas follows :—Brady's four-roomed house, £150, and furniture £50, in the Oolonial Ofiico. He saved a sowing machine. As Mr C. Williamß holds a tuortgago ovor this houso for £180, Mr Brady must necessarily bo a loser. Evans caved all his effects. They wero entirely uninsured. Mho houso belonged to Mr Hanks, and wag insured for £150 in tho South British. Shop piiord'a houes, £100, and furniture £40 in tho South British. ]Io puvod vory little ot his furniture Kaylis's house wag insured by tho Building Society. JNoarly all hi» lurnituro was ta\cd. Captain Nicholas' house, £175, ana furniture £100, in Now Zealand Insurance Company. John ston's house was owned by Mr Att wood, and ineured for £--!00 in tho Colonial Company. 11 r Johnston's furni ture was not insured, .fortunately ho (■avod nearly all his goodo. Afterwards j .■■.-mo walcuea and valuable?, also a bank j book, wero found to have been taken away, I and it is to bo feared that they wore appro priated by some sneak thief. Tho saventb houso was owned and occupied by Air Attwood, and was insured for £"200 in the Now Zealand Company, Tho honea of Mr Wiliox, next to Attwood's, was injured not by hie, but by tome officious persons who chopped away tho vorandah and flung it cut en the footpath. Farther damage would have beondoue had not Cap tain Field interfered.

As might be expected, a large crowd soon collected, and all tho avenues leading to Sussex-street wore backed by tho people dw^orjtcd irom the churches. ih Alfred Pnbert thoughtfully supplied tho Salvage l_o ps and others who were assisting wit:i cofl'tju and othor refreshments during tho iiro. Constables Dcvvcs (Grafton), Ciarlco (Newton), Collia (Newmarket), Graham (Ponsonby) Sergeant Gamble, Detectives Doolan and Horbart were pre sent at the tiro, ar.d raisdored what ussis tenco was possible. Tho origin of tho liro appoars a mystery, as Mr Brady had not loft, his houeo moro than fifteen minutes whon the'liro was discovered.

Tho Water Supply.

Last night's Cro should prove a losson to the inhabitants of Eden Terraca, From the iirst tho efforts of the volunteers were cramped for want of an clticient water supply. Twice has a poll been taken upon tho question of raising a loan by which to obtain water for tho dis trict, and each time it has been negatived. Tho lire last night proves the shortsighted ness of tho polling. Bad water beon avail ab o, tharo in little c'onbt but that the lire cuuld havo boan i-poutiiJy suppressed, and this ii 1.500 would have been caved, nourly half the cost of tho proposed supply. Pro bably this loseon will not be lost on the resi dents of Eden Terrace, who take a poll on a similar question next Saturday. Tho majority of the people who were burned out last night camped out tho romaindor of tho night in the paddock, alongside of their goods.

SPOUTING NEWS.

LooJiicl'3 Triumph in the Nowmnrltct

Handicap.

Thk triumph of Mr G. G. Stead's Lochiol in the Newrnaiket Handicap on Saturday will bo ludied with the greatest satisfaction by ill! who admire a thorough gonuinu all-round racing man. Mr Stoad'e success is tho more gratifying because no ono poreon has tlono moro for tho good of the turf in thia colony than lio has ; and, added to this, while ho has boon uucli a princely supporter ot the sport, ITottuno hithorlo liad not smiled on him uo kindly aa wo could luivo wished. By Saturday's miccets, how over, thoro can be uo question that Mr Stead has boon amply repaid in every way for hia past bad luck, for if rumour speaks tho truth, tho stable commission that was executed on behalf of Lochiol in tho Molbourno maikut for Saturday's raco win fully £20,000 Among JS'ew Zcalandors Lochiol hue always had tho reputation of being a brilliant animal, but by ramo moans or other ho had never shown it in public, and looking over his records from the lime ho first pportod tilk (it. the Chriet church Autumn Meeting of JSSS, up to Saturday last, I Jind that only once was ho euceossful i;» catching tho judge's oye. Thia wan in tho Ooneolation iUco at tho gathering named, in which he defeated Talebearer, Taiaroa, Adrninis tnitor, and Take Mies — a by uo means brilliant lot. Loehiel, however, diitnonstratod that, he pofeetetd puce by the way lie ran Tuiquoiee to a head in (he Stewards' Handicap at tlio O.J C. Sprint Meeting of ISSb', and that ho can stay to the end of a journey we have only to look back to hia running in tha two last Now At-ih,pd Cups, in wliich he linivaed third. I Jj'jcbiol »■»■ fired in England, and holii-ti faiv t.ho light of day in tho paddocks of hi- | i'\viitriat\ii-t-!n.v,i.:iir!.=tobi!ich,iii April,'b2. i An iuppccliou ot hi* pedigree shows tb.it it v-, not, baid to find wheiebe inherits hid paeo from, ior bis tire (Prince Charlie) i«j by Blair Athol, oue of tho fastest milera that ever rau iv England ; while Loobiel'd dam (Nelly Moore) claims being got by the famous

Voltigeur. It may bo toontioned that tho New Zealand Htud 'Company own Kelly M-oore and aa My Idoa (Nelson a dam) is also grazing in their paddocks, they once more huvo good reason to congratulate thernselvc3. . According to tho " Australasian to hand to-day Mr J. Thompson, tho Leviathan penoiller, laid Major Georgo £5,000 to 251 000 in a single line about Nelson for tbo Australian Cop.

MAUKU RACES.

• Tiu- M-uikii races toko place to-morrow, aha ft mr.,l .l-iv's SI 01-t IS Hlticfl lltllll. 'I'lll! flislUlJCO lO U?e Mauku iScciouii Worn Pukokoho Hallway S'riio"oflowiuK arAhu acceptances and entries ! °M luku OlUn^icai-. -Highland Mary Brown Rose, lioness, Jlakiri, Auctioneer, Barney, MHANWc'A?> aV}i n L-KULE IIACK.-Bvpilihg gmi>, <•....',. 1,. 'i-nvliiii-i (j;uile-coek, Jiittle Deinoiv, j ,un- f'j.ATK.-Kittie. Lollj-pop, Minda, norinda; RingtaU, Mermaid, Inspector, Mollan- S T AK K s. 7 Newin f ton Tanda riovor. Clinker, Inspector, Little Jlinnie. StkwXkd's t'L.VTic- Areyle, Kanvuka, Bryan O'Lvnn, Little IJcinort, Itavcnshoe, Uainse], Mcllandcr, J.ollyiiop, Jicrniuid, Dormda, Violet, liighla d Man-f Luna, Makiri and Barney.

ALLEGED AKSON AT THE NORTH SHORE.

An outbreak of firo occurred about midnight on Saturday in a houeo at Devor.port, occupied by John Henry Stubbs. The fire was extinguished be fore any serious damage was done. Ser geant Uiilies and Constable O'Brien were both at tho house, and made an inspection of tho room in which tho outbreak occurred. Stubbs stated that a keioeeno lamp had exploded while ho was in bed and set fire to tho premises. Tho officers, however, discredited this explanation and as tho reault of their investigation toot tha man Stubbs into custody, on the, charge of attempted incondiarism

Accused Before tho Court.

John Benky Stuiibs was charged at tho Police Court to day with feloniously eottiug fire to his premieea at Devonport on the 27th inst. .Mr Campbell appeared for the prisoner. Sergeant I'ratt said the arrest took place at hali-past twolvo o'clock yesterday morn ing, and as the day was Sunday the police were not abio to got their ca--e together, P/ana and so forth were necessary for tho information of the Bench, and as these had etili to bo prepared, ho would ask for a remand til! Friday next. 'J he Bonch : Can you go en at all ?

Sergeant Pratt: Not at all. Mr C.impboll thought it would bo only proper to state to the Bench tho circum btancea under which the prisoner waa ar rested, fcio far aa bo was aware he believed tho fire waa tho result of the accidental bursting of a koioscne lamp, and that pris oner himself had extinguished it. The polico should certainly show come grounds tor making the arrest at all. Ho hoped to hoar at least what they were.

Tho .Bench (to Sergeant J. Jratt): Can you show any grounds lor grauting a remand ': Sergeant Pratt: I cannot produce any ovidenco, but can state some oi the facts, Mr UumpbeU : Do I understand the Ser geant 13 going to etitto facta which he is able to prove ? Sergeant Pratt: Yes. Mr Campbell: Well, if ba undertakes to prove them, wo may as well havo them, Tho usual course is for an inquiry to ba first held by tho Coroner, and the police to act ou the result of tho imjuosr,. Mr Camp bell proceeded to oay that unless there were some strong grounds for suspicion, such as tho man being caught in tho act, the police should not mako any arrost till the in ouiry by the Coroner had been held. It they ~.rero net certain that the prisoner waa guilty ot the offence, then he should not bo lightly charged. Ho had extin guished the iiro himself in tho lirat instance, and then tho police had arrested him on what ho himiau told them of tho occur rence. They should have taken the ordin ary couree of holding aa inquest, and then proceedod againet tho prisoner if the evidence warranted such a courao.

Tho Bench : Something ehould at loasfc be ?hown to warrant a remand.

Sergeant Prate replied that ha would call Bonce evidence.

Sergeant Gillios depoeed that he arrested thd prisoner on the charge on Sun day morning. At ono o'clock that morniug ho was informed of a tire in the house. Ho found tho accused, his wife, and Conetable O'Brien in the kitchen. One outbreak of fire had occurred near the mantoipiece, and another near tho window ausoogat the Btraw. He asked tho prisoner how the fire had broken out, and be aaid ho had loft a lamp burning, and it had burst whilo ho was in bed, Witne?a searched the place, and found a quantity of pieces of balf-burnod paper and email tticke. Some of thesa wers saturated with kerosene. Witness found tho furnituro carefully packed up and ready for removal in five different parcels, Prisoner \\taa up and fully droteed. "S> 'By Mr Campbell: He Faw broken glass about, but did not know if it from the globe. Ho bolioved it was broken by the heat of tlio faro. Had tho firo originated from the lamp, it wou'd havo been as high us the lamp, but it was oloee to tho manelpieco, whera tho sticks and paper wero. He saw a bath there, but it was psrfoetly dry, and thero was no appearance of water having been thrown on tho iiro. Accused said he had dried tho bath with a cloth, but wit ness got tho cloth and fouad it was per fectly dry also.

In reply to tho Bench, the witness said tho three parties who put tho firo oat were not present this morning. Sergeant Pratt: Tho evidence of those would not complete the case. The Bench considered that sufficient grounds had bean shown for the arrest, and that they would be warranted in remand ing the prisoner.

Tho caeo was adjourned till Friday noxt.

Air Campbell asked for bail. Sergoant Pratt pointed to tho serious nature of the offenco.

Bail was fixed at the personal sureties of the accused in £100 and two other sureties of £50 each.

Messrs Warburton and Stubbs became sureties" for the prisoner.

Disaster to a Fishing Party.

Supposed Loss of Pour Lives. Ikvekcabgili., Sunday. On Wednesday morning Jauioa Brokeusbaw (fis-hmonger), John Carter (fish-hawker), James Moody (late master of an oyster cut ter), and Gavin Morria left Invercargill in a ship's lifobont, with the intention of fishing outside the Heads and returning with the ovening tide. They wore seen outside by tbo crew of another boat, and were then all right; but shortly after it came on to blow strong and gusty from the N.W., $nd the crew of tho latter boat were forced to beach on Ocean Beach, at tho back of the Bluff. Nothing since has been feen of Brokenghaw'e boat, and it is fcartd that it capsized, ond that all on board were drowned. It is said that tho boat, which shculd have had about a ton of ballast, had only two hundredweight. The men had no provisions with them. A hopo is entertained that thoy may have been blown across the Straits, but the wind has been northerly since. Other oyster cutters have arrived without any tidings of tho missing men. Brokonehaw was mar ried, and has four children. Carter, who recently returned from Kimberley, and was forinorly ;i shipmaster, was a widower with four children. Morria (cue of the Big Boy party) was married, but had no family. Moody was unmarried.

Miranda Coal and Iron Company.

ANNUAL MEETING.

.liiK annual meeting of lihareholders of the above. Company was hcid at the office of Mr Joseph Barber, Victoria Aroado, at 2.15 this afternoon, Mr K. C. Barsiow presiding. Tho reports of the directors and mine manager were read. They reported that the preliminaries for working the mine had all been provided. Tho coal so far lmrl proved hard and clean, and likely to make a good percentage ot large] coal. I he manager expressed a hope that in a few-weeks he would have coal ready lor the market, and saw no reason why the mine should not tnrn out a groat.success. The nnostion ot ventilation would have to be dealt with forthwith.

Tlio balance-sheet showed:—Capital and lia bililieti : To capital, leas arrears of call, £11,733 ', s Urt ; calls paid in advance, £31 55.; debt and nubilities, including loan and mortgage, £4,300, in.d National JJmiK, £ii,4SS 9s lld-£11,895 9s; total, i-2u.G(K) Is Ud. Property and assets:— By propurty, machinery, steamer, and barges, pit, shaft, cons.l rucliou of canal, wharf, ana crane.-:,. !-,r, siTio 8s 3d. New Zealand Railway mi acOT.Mt ior siding-, £S'J2 17s. Expenditure, riunn;; licvelcipiutnt including £117S 15s id, i-;it(r.x.-,tun inoi-ti.wi,;cii, .':17:; 2j 2d ; engineering, .;-...■ ys -il; uilant-j, i'm lbs (id; interest •';"',,,' '"V..;""-. I»V ll:'1,i l "«, bill'.k interest, £235 ':; "' •■■!;'. - ■ id. Dent owing to company, ;:;''; ■''!,il'-V.f;-. •.v:l; n! Nt- i'3'C lijs id: cosh balance in liana, £iv JS bd; total, £2(5,600 Is Cd.-The directors at-o slated that the money on hand had been expended and that further calls would be necessary. •lha report was adopted, and the retiring direo or*, Messrs Ba«tow, S. Jauger, J. Blaolr, and D. iTalloD, were re-eleo'.ed.

THE AUCKLAND. EVENING STAR, MONDAY. FEBRUARY 28, 1887.



Q.ARLICK AND pRANWDLL Wish to direct attontlon to their Stook of CURTAINS.-127 diffarent patterns in Tap. estry. Cretonne, Guipure, Cor bert, Scotch and Nottingham Laos, Lono and Madras Mualln. from iia 9d to 50a per pair. A Special Line: 50 pairs of Tape bound Curtains, 3yds long, la 6d per pair. CIHKTONNE3.— An itnmenae stock of Sinale / and Double Twill Crepe, Eep mod Snteen Cretonnes. A JOB Lini of BORDBRBI) Bop Crntonn* for Curtains, lOd par yd; ordinary price, 1» 6d. BLANKETS. -Our present Stock. pnrchaßsd preTionß to tin artvanoe in wooL will be sold it Old Prices: Single from 9s Sd per pair; Doubls, lie fid. BED QUILTS, SHKKTING. and Upholster ing Material in Great ■Variety.— CAKLICK AND CriANWHtL. TNLAIR TILE LINOLBCJM. | Q. and a bar* *■ imported a larpro quantity of tho IMPROVKD make of Linoleum thu PATIKBN of whloh will NOT WiCAR OUT. It hao been tested in Pnblio Buildings In London and Australia during the past four years, and given the irteateat Bati«faotion.-*AR LIOK AND ORANVVBLL, Sol* Ag-ente. PERAMBULATORS. - Great ▼•rlety, , Cheaper than ever. Four wheeled Amerioan, from 2ta. ■English, Colonial, and German. Wo ara cleartaff off the bsst pat tarns in Gorman at cost prJne.— SARLICE AND CBANWELU CARPET*— Ws hove already recelTed ut!- i vines from manufaoturero of ih« I iidvanco in price of Csrpetn, bin WO Bh-.]l Sell at OL» CHKAP KATES till tbe adranoed fsoo&a arrive. QARLIOK AND CRANWBLI* BSNBRAL HOUBB FOKNISHEBSI, sra ,'.,;■;. HvtaanxaMKt, A,ucxz,Aao, i



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im O R SALE, The foltowinst EXTRAORDINARY BiR GAINS at FKRNANDKZ'3. Newton :-l ens© of Men's Real Pith Helmets, 2a lid each, honestly worth lOn ; Men's Servioablo Durk. Tweed Suita (oomnlcto), for 15?, reduced from 'ss. Men's Strong Working Shirts with Collars. Is Od each, usual prico, 2s 6d. Coloured Moloekia Trousers for working men, 3s lid a pair ; Good Quality Largo White Hlnnkots U lid each, worth 7a Gd ;10 draea Boys' Black Felt Hats, la oaoli, former price 2s Also: £3,003 worth of General Drapery and Clothing at a Kedtiotlon of from 5s to 10s In tho £. "The rcaion I am almost Riving away my Goode is because I am trying to give up.-I. O'KHNANDEZ. Draper. KarjuKahapo Kond. MRS BUTTER WORTH, MILLINER, McARTHUR'S BUILDINGS, QUKKN-St., Lately occupied by Mies Toutonbere, /CLEARING Q A L. E OP NEW SUMMKR COSTUMKS HATS BONNETS BATINS FKATHKRS FLOWERS BABYJJNJCK1 UNDiSRGLOTHING Xc, <cc. IN CONSEQUKNCK OF KHMOVING. ALL THE GOODS WILL BB CLEARED AT A VERY LOW RATE. QUEEN - STREET, NT.XT MESSRS MaARTHUR & CO., AND AT KARANGAHAPI! ROAD.



SPECIALLY CHBAP LINES AT GOOTOON'S JX.Nr-ON ARCAIIIC. 5 quires (120 shoots) good Cream Kulcd Note Paper for GI: Knvelopes to matcn. Cd per 100; Kau do Cologne, 2s bottle for la. or Si (id bottle for Ss tifl; Toilet. VinoKiir, 'M 6rt bottle for 2s, or la smaller sine; Binnflr fcetß (IK pieces), hand some patterns. 25* : Tia Sots (10 pieeea), china, handsomely iiilt, 12a 6tt tho sat; Breakfast -Sots, ohino and Rill;, 15s ; Doßßert Sets, laa; Chamber Sets, handsome patterns. 123 fd : Toilet Seto, 3s 6d; elegant Cut-glassi Scent Bottlfs, nickel silver tops. 3b Bd; Sterling Silvor Jovrellcry. marvellously ohoap; Nickot Silver Clocks, «ood time-keepors, 5n each; Table Knives, rivottec;. 4s (id the '.dozen; White liandle Dessert Knives, rivetted. 3a 9d tho I dozen ; Blaok-hand\o Knive»ana ForkD, strong and Rood, 3a tho Jdozen paarti; Broad Knives, 9d each; Breed >md Butter Pi»tter3. Bi each ; Al Electro-ph'.ted Table Forks and Spoons. 6s the i-dozeri ; Al Wloctric-plated Deasnrt Forks and' Spoons. JsGi Ihe i-doz.; Whito Metal Tablo Forks and rtpoocs, 6d oaiin; Whito "Metal Dessert Forks aid Spoons, -id cuch; Whita Metel Tea Forku and Spoonp, ad eacli; Japa nese Glove and Handkerchit £ Boxe3, la 6d tlio Dair; Japano»o Sunshades. 3d each ; other Japanese goods, chean ; Jugs (set of tnree). handsome patterns. 5s lid the set; Stove Oint ments, all at Is each: Hair. Cloth, and Hut Brushes, and Perfumery, cheap; Pocl:et Cut lery, tho cheapest iv Auckland. i)el?s. china nr.d compo., from 3d each; Writing Cn^ca and Desks, rrnm 2-3 6d oach: Workboxes and Baßkot', from 2a each: P.ipiorMacho GoO'in, a splendid assortment; Toyo in endleßß variety arranged on stalls — 3d, Bd. and la each arriclo and up- I wards. For Birthday, Wedding, or any Pre sents, no place in Auckland like tho London i Arcade for Variety snd Cheapness. Price Mat on application. — Not« Addresn : GOODSOX'd LONJ)ON ARCADK, 210. Quooo-stroat (opposite MoAithnr's Warehouse.) vtotich of~""re m*o"val, W. B. MELDRUM, TAILOR. Wishes to Inform his numerous friends »nd cus tomers tfiat he has RKMOVKD to thoso more Central and Spacious Premises adjoining \V, Norrie,



SHORTLAND-STfiEKT, And begs to eoliclt a continnancoof paat patron age by all old and new patron b. Suits from £3 15a. All Work dODB in First class Style. K.S. -In attendance Wedsekduy and Satub. DAT Nights till 9 o'clock. "|^<OLDEN GEM" FLOUR V"" AND "XL ALL" OATMKAL Ace the bent brands in this market. TR V THE M. ALFRED JO WITT, Solk Agent. PARK HOUSE (Metropolitan Club), V CTORIA-STRKKT BAST, BKAB AXBBB3 PAKE EUIEANCE. HRST CLASS PRTVATB BOARD AND RESIDENCBI. Lofty, well-llEhted, and ventilated Bed and Sitting-rooms. Bath-rooms, and evory conveni ence for Families, Travellers, and Boarders. Terms, £1 Per Week. WRIGHT'S PRIZE BILLIARD TABLE. Private Suites for Families, and every Attention Combined with Comfort. B. DA WES, Proprietor. Telephone 311. W. S. L AUXIM * C°- CUSTOMS AND BTANLKY-STRBKTS. AUCKLAND. Seed and Manure Merchants Boneduss Manufacturers Agents for Peruvian Government Grmn* Importers of Fencing Wiro, Bftoka, Wart Packs, etc. Cash Purchasers of Bone*



DR. J. MURRAY MOORE, JIB,, M.R C.S. Hours for Consultation: 11 to p.m., at Pond's Hornceopatnic Pharmacy. 153, Queen-street; 2 to 3 p.m.. and 7 to 8 p.m.. at Kesldence. Lower Symonds stroet. Telephone ISO. Vaccinations at Pond's, 1 p.m., TUiJSDAS and FRIDAY. ■JQISEAS.ES OF THE EYE AND BAR. Mb HUMPHREY HAINKS, Follow of tha Royal Coll«K8 of Scrgaoas, Edinburgh, &c, late Kesidont House Surgeon to t.bo National Kye and Bar lofirmnry, Dublin—having devoted a lengtbened ri-riod. both on the Continent, and in the United Kingdom, tn the stnd7 of Diseases peouliar to the JCyoB and Karn, can now be con sulted for tne same at the residence o£ Dr C. H. Haines. Princes-Etreet. Albert Park, Auckland. Hours of Consultation. 10 n.m. to 1 p in.