COMING EVENTS.

Meetings, &c, To-nlgnt. A l\Tn^^ P ° ra ,-, House -' vv ' illial "son, Garner, and iuusgrove s Company in " Written in Saud," C Toupc I &7 Ma,TI r noth Mi «wWels and' Variety A^^al 8 Hall-RoyalAcroinantiaTcmpleof ll V=?^ s _ vIe ? Un X !n UIR Tent on Surrey Hills -.state, Ponsonby Road. 7.30. Hamlin meets Electors of South Franklin, 7.30. Protestant Hall, Ncwton-L.O.L. No. T, 7.30. S Vr^ t r C « S - Pl ' cs^:rtcr!an Church, Surrey Hills— - nut Soiree, 7.30, Pitt-street Weslcyan Church-Fruit Soiree, 7.30. Danced HalV Howiek-Entertainment and Rota of Justices at Police Court. A K , enuVru7n^ eSSrS "' M ' Jcr ™ anrt T ' * •ftf. . ~ : —; —■ — -./,'• Auction Sales To-morrow. Gabriel Lewis-Hobart Apples, 11, T. M. Jackson-Properties, etc., D if' Evana_lTousch °kl Furniture and Effects, G. Lew-is—Earthenware. Glassware, etc., 11. - Arthur and Buddie—Household Furniture and Kneels, 41. E. Leydon—Furniture, Clothing, Fancy Goods, etc., 11,

SHIPPING.

Sunset—This evening. r>.35. h un- risk— To-morrow morning:. 0.28. Moox's Age—Last Quarter. 15tb, 3.18 p.m

HIGH WATER.

Auckland—This ' evening. 9.9: to-morrow morning, 9.31. Maxukau ,Heads.—This evening. 11.19: to morrow morning, 0.11. ' Kaipatea Heads.—To-morrow morning, O.W; to-morrow afternoon, l.n.

DEPARTURE.

LAST KVEXIXO

Rotomahana, s.s., for Sydney Chelmsford, s.s., for ripotiki Wcllinßton, s.s., for Whangarei Kahu. s.s., for Gisborno

lona. s.s., for Tauranga

Clansman, s.s., for Russell

IMPORTS.

Per Manaponri: 120 baT*s rice. 150 sacks bone dust, 15 bags pepper, 19 packages tobaccd, 10 cases metal, 10 cases castor oil, and sundries.

Per Rotomahana: 180 sacks potatoes, CO sacks onions. GO sacks kidney potatoes, 100 sacks feed oats.—Geo. V. Jakins.

EXPORTS.

■ Per Rotomahnna: 200 cases oranges. 47 sacks oystors, 20 kegs beef, 65 cases preserved meats. S)U cases eggs, and sundries.

The briganfcine Parnell arrived at Mcl bourne, from Kaipaia, on the Ist inst.

The barque Loongnna commenced ballas ting to-day. She will probably go hence to Newcastle.

The brigantine Stanley hauled off from the wharf to : day. Her future movements are not yet fixed.'

The R.jVI.S. Alameda left San Francisco for this port on the 9th inst.. and is there fore due to arrive here on Friday, the 29th.

The s.s. Waitaki left Lyttelton for Auck land and intermediate ports on Monday, full of cargo, and is expected to arrive here on Sunday morning.

The Admiralty has arranged to despatch H.M.S. Cordelia about the end of February to search the Marion, Crozet, and Kerguelen Islands for traces of the missing vessel or of survivors.

The schooner Darcy Pratt arrived at Syd ney frojn Kaipaia on the 4th inst., and the barque Brunette and schooner Look-out reached Sydney on the 2nd inst., 22 days oub from Mercury Bay. '• -

The Auckland mails per I^.M.S. Arawa will probably arrive via the West Coast about the end of the week, and the pas sengers and cargo by the Wairarapa on ilonday next.

At "New Caledonia on March 29th there were vessels representing nearly 10,000 tongj comprising the mail steamer Sala zie, the Fontenoy (transport), H.M.S. Opal, and the French''man-of-war Fabert;'besides the four stationed here. The Sedwell Jane, "Willie McLaren, and brig Sea Nymph ar rived last week. The Fabert arrived on the 26th from Tahiti. She left that port in corn party with the Duquesne, bound for Auck land, but owing to an accident whilst manceuvering at sea she made for New Caledonia for repairs.

The s.s. Rotomahana left for Sydney, via Russell, at 7 p.m. yesterday, taking the following; passengers : —Miss Bates, Mr and Mrs Forder, Mr and Mrs Grace, Messrs T. W. Evans, W. J. McMarius, Curling, Donne, H. Prince, A. Kelly, Simpson, R. Heaps, -.7. Glover, W. A. AVhitlaw, W. Bates, D. G. Larnach, P. McLaren, Mr and Mrs Mills, Mr and Mrs Gilmour and child, Mr and Mrs .1. Wallace, Misses Shapp, Burne, Carpenter, and 36 in the steerage. . . ,

The next experiment in the way 65f utilis ing and making something "out of that poor okT monster, the Great Eastern, is connected with these colonies. Her last sale, which showed an improvement of £10,000, was in February last, when she was purchased on behalf of a shipping company interested in the Australian trade, for £26,000. It is stated that she is to be new engined by Messrs Elder and Co., and that she will in future be propelled by screw power only. A further statement is also made that she will attain a speed of 20 knots per hour, but this remains to be seen.

THE MANAPOURI.

The s.s. Manapouri, from Sydney, arrived at 4 g.m. yesterday; Left Sydney on 7th inst./at-O p.m., passed Three Kings at 4 p.m. on ] lth, Cape Brett at 6 a.m. on tlie 12th, and Tiritiri afc 2.30 p.m. on the 12bh, arriving at the wharf as above. Had light easterly winds with smooth sea till late on 10th inst. Thence strong easterly winds with heavy head sea to arrival. Passengers :— .Saloon : ' Lady Wastney, Miss ' Whitsoti,' Dr. and- Mrs Lindsay, Mr and Mrs Pu'lford, Captain Savoury, "Messrs Ed wards (2), Wiseman, Campbell, Simpson, Robinson, Pardon, Beaver, and 20 in the steerage. For Wellington : Mrs Gaze, Master Gaze, Miss Gould, and three steer age, for Lyttelton : Messrs Mowbray, ■ Collier, and four steerage. For Dunedin : Mr A. G. Melville, Mrs A. Melville, and three steerage.

A Barque Struck by a Whale.

The barque Southern Belle, of Adelaide, lias been placed on. the slips at Stockton, New South Wales. , While, on the vpyage from New Zealand, about the middle of February last, all on board felt the vessel strike something, and immediately the head and tail of a huge whalfe appeared The tail struck the side of the-vessel, extending into thejfore rigging. The captain's little son had a narrow, escape from being struck by the monster, which was thought to be about 100 feet'long. The sailors on board say that: the sea showed a trail of blood for abbufc' a mile. The damage done to the Southern Belle was M- ot ascertained till on the slip, when it was (byVthe large upright hardwood beam **TnS the straight part of her prow •■'. ' ' '"-cd towards one side, and it \~ «.-«„ oHjbstitute a new one for The Corporation e«4, T)pcr wag torn away> by auetioh^ a3 ex p ec t e d. The tailed to Tl.Solftnders. ; of 2,000 aCg- j-:^>»->El' 4■ •

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

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1887.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good ,that we can do.

If the proposed International Maritime Exhibition is to be a success—and no one wishes it to be made a failure—men possessing not only ability and experience, but also great energy of character and force of mind will have to throw thciv hearts into it. Although the Exhibition will be held in Auckland, and be mainly worked by Auckland men, the whole colony is interested, and that interest should not be limited to the largo share of the guarantee fuud that is to be borne by the Government; the success of the Exhibition will con tribute largely to the prosperity of New Zealand, and its partial failure would injure the colony. The proposal to hold the Exhibition was laid betore our Chamber of Commerce on the 2nd February last. On the 30th March, after nearly two whole months had elapsed, the Chamber resolved to send a deputation to the Mayor to ask him to summon a public meeting for the purpose of forming a working com mittee to carry out the suggestions oi Sir Julius Vogeh The deputation has not yet interviewed the Mayor, and the public meeting has not been called. Unless a very much greater amount of life and energy than these facts in dicate are infused into the proceedings of the gentlemen who have charge oi this matter, the proposed Exhibition would seem to run a very considerable chance of falling through, not because the proposal does not approve itself tc the Auckland mind-it undoubtedly does so—but because there are at present wanting the men who will bestir themselves to give the vigo rous initial push to the project. What a contrast do we witness in the telegram received from London, dated April 4th, respecting the Melbourne Exhibition ? It is stated that " Sir Hemy Holland has agreed .to appoint a Royal Commission for the Melbourne Exhibition and to ask the Prince of Wales to preside ; he is willing to pro pose a moderate sum to cover expenses." The Auckland show is what Abe Lin coln would have called "a big job," md will require every second of the ime there is still before us. It will lso entail an immense amount oi ork. Until the pulse of the citizens lis been felt. even the form ,aud sope of the great show cannot be setled. In such a matter to takp'time bjthe forelock is essential to success. If. meeting is to be held to promote the Exhibition, means'must be adapted in , business-like way to secure the atteidance of representative men of all dasses, not»only from -Auckland!, but, if possible, from other parts of the colony. This is necessary in order to seme at the outset the interest and he assistance of those whose co - ojeration must be secured. It w'il not do to leave the nominaion of a committee to the haphazard, of a public, meeting. The promotersof the meeting must be pre pared* to recommend the election of men wh» have the necessary_ ability and experience, and who are willing to give their,time as well as their brain, power to assist the executive in carry ing out this great project. In short, if this proposed Exhibition is to be held, it must be placed without further delay in the hands oi men who are prepared to carry it out in a manner worthy not only of the prisent position, but the future of this colony. If done effec tively, the benefit to the colony will be incalculable, but to be successful lethargy and apathy must quickly give place to active and energetic work. Good support has, been received from various sections o[ the southern press, and we should not despair of exciting that rare thing in New Zealand—a colonial interest in what is really a great national undertaking.

Deaths.

EULMER.-U Howick. on the 12th April, Annio Mary, the beloved daughter of Charles Bulmer and Eliza Ann Davis ; aged 7 months. McKENZIE.—At Avondato Manse, on April 12. aged 28, Jessie Eva Hart Husham, wife or Roy. Alexander JYlcKenzic. The funeral will leave her late residence at 3 p.m. on Thursday, the lUh Inst., for Avon dalo Presbyterian Cemetery. SEARLE.—On lllh April. Florence Caroline. third daughter of Henry John and Mary Searelc, Lome-street.

GLADSTONE'S MANIFESTO.

Mr. Gladstone is tlirowipg the whole power of his iardentl nature into the campaign against the Government 'Crimes Bill. The main object of this Bill is to circumvent Irish juries and place the power of Criminal Courts into the hands of the Government. For this purpose, two magistrates, who represent the land-owning class, are empowered to convict and sentence persons to six months' imprison ment on charges of conspiracy; boycotting, rioting, assaulting officers of the law, and similar offences. Then, for graver offences, provision is^ made for the removal, under certain circum stances, of trials to England,_ so that Irish .prisoners .may be convicted by English juries. This provision was so flagrantly outrageous that .even the Tory and Unionist press cried shame upon it, and tlio Government, it is understood, will not press that part of their censure. The Bill also empowers

the Government to proclaim illegal so cieties. This section has been framed to assist the authorities in putting down the " Plan Of the Campaign." The Act, In short, is simply a measure to enable the landlord class to deprive the tenantry of the support which they re ceive in the prosecution of their cause through popular sympathy. It would enable the few, operating through a Con servative Government, to crush out all liberty of speech and action inlreland. By proclaiming certain societies illegal, the Government would be authorised to impose punishments for unknown crimes. To concede such powers to any Government on any pretext is dangerous to national liberty. In appealing by manifesto, to the working men of England, Mr Gladstone very justly points out to them the grave menace which such a Bill offers to all constitutional agitation. _ He proves by the' comparative statistics of crime in Ireland and England that there is nothing in the condition o Ireland to warrant the enactment o such a measure. The demonstration of 100,000 people in Hyde Park is an answer to this appeal, which will, we believe, be repeated from Lands Und to John o' Groats.

The City Water Supply

While we yield to no one in our zeal for fclie preservation of our water supply from contamination, we must enter a word of emphatic dissent against tho tone of the letter by Mr W. E. Brown published in our last night's issne. There was nothing in Mr Pond's report to challenge the absolute purity and excellence of the water as it at present gushes from the Western Springs. We believe that theie is no city which has a water supply so devoid of "animal and vegetable impurities. Those of which complaint has recently been made, were traced directly to the shallow and unsuitable storage reservoir at the pumping- station, from which water has been drown during the dry weather, ot course, it is manifest that the belt of scoria country which lies between Mount Eden and Mount Albert forms the watershed of the Western Spring, and all sources of □dilution within that district ought to be violently watched. But there is no evidence whatever that sickness in Auckland has arisen yet from an impure water supply. When we come to facts it will be found that the cases of sickness which are preva lent in all places at this season of the year (more particularly after a long drought) have, in many instances, their origin outside the districts where the water is supplied, or if inside in un drained streets, or in the surroundings ot dirty households. Having regard to other cities of an equal area to Auckland, it will be found that sickness is not due to the water supply, nor has anybody^ who has examined the question attributed sickness to that cause, ~ ~ , - Taken altogether the Auckland supply is a o-ood one in" quantity as well as quality. Supplying the suburbs as well as the muni cipality, as the Corporation is now under taking to do, the supply will beyond doubt have to bo supplemented from some other source. But it speaks well for the service that we have not yet ceased to supply baths, public and private, or machinery, as they occasionally have to do in Sydney, Melbourne, Wellington and Dnnedin. . ■'■' Even with regard to the sources Ox pollu tion from infiltration, there is room for dif ferences of opinion.. Earth has a mar vellous deodorising power. Mr Justice Gillies, who possesses considerable scien tiiic attainments, and . has had long personal experience with scoria lands, refused the City Council an, injunction to restrain a tallow companyjrom carrying on operations at a distance of probably not over fijly yard* from the pumping station, on the ground that he considered there was no danger from drainage, because the scoria soil acted as a perfect filter. Wo think it in every way advisible not to rely upon anyone's opinion in a matter ot such vital importance, and to resist every avoidable source of contamination. At the same time it is foolish to create a ground less alarm and prejudice regarding our water supply, for the blessings of winch the citizens of Auckland cannot be too thankful. ■ it.-"'1

Kauri Timber in the English Market.

The Agent-General in a letter to Sir Julius Vogel reports very unfavourably upon the prospects of kauri timber in the English markets. He says: "In supplementing my letter of the 6th of December, giving a very discouraging account of the shipment of kauri that came in the Halcione, I am sorry to say I can give no better .report now. It is not that half of the colonial woods is without due appreciation here ; on the con trary, much interest of a scientific kind is felt in the matter. I annex a paper-read by Mr Ransom before the Society of. Arts _a | few nights ago, in which our kauri, rirnu, and black pine were described, and it is certain, as the paper says, that if a demand were to arise for kauri, the ruinous price of 3s per cubic foot, at which the last cargo was sold, would not long be maintained. But the truth is that this demand does not exist, and I confess 1 do not see what the Govern ment can themselves do to create it. She inquiries have also come back to this point, that it is the producer in New Zealand and not the timber merchant here in whoso hands tho creation of the trado really lief?. The .producer must send his woods in sufficient quantity and variety to tho market, for the dealoi here will never send for them himself on speculation. Foreigners are beating Englishmen out of 'one market aftei another, simply because they send then wares, or samples of their wares, to market; hitherto occupied by English traders, anc tempt buyers into new channels by lownesi of prices, by adaptability to wants, and b; bio- variety of choice. 3' \Ve do not regard the outlook, oven oi the Agent-General's own showing, as b; any means so gloomy as Sir Dillon Bel depicts it. Of course, our exporters mus reckon upon making their own markets and for the sake of tho permanent -in terests of the trade we sincerely_ true that, they will ship only timbers of th very best quality, and in well assorted lots There is -not only the absence of d( ,mnd which naturally attends the ii troduction of every new article into market to be reckoned for. by our c: porters, but also the^ competition' wit European and North' American timber] North American pines range' from ■• Is I 2s 5d per cubic foot, Swedish red wool average about OJd per.cubic foot, arid tf best "Baltic oaks from 4s to_ 4s Qj We believe that heart kauri oufil to rank with' tho latter timber, l|i its qualities will have to be well proved J fore we can expect English! achitccts ffl the building trade to. take rit on erjl terms. A selection of our timbers suit* for cabinet making ought, equally ffh their natural beauty and, novelty, go

command a steady and remunerative mai in England.'. Notwithstanding the. Agi General's Opinion, we hear that three oj vessels ar.e.to.be loaded fife once for EngJ

with timber.

In enlarging the Star to-day from four to eight pages, we must ask the indulgence of our readers should any delays or imperfec tions of printing arise. Every precaution has been taken to prevent accident, but in starting a massive and finely adjusted piece of machinery, it is ■to be expected that some friction will occur before perfect smoothness of working is secured. The ultimate result will, we are con fident, be advantageous in every respect to subscribers and advertisers. The usual Wednesday's Supplement is merged into to-day's paper, and the serial story A Heart's Bitterness" will be found on page 7 There is another attractive story, com plete; on pao-e 6. The classification of the paper is subject to some further revision, but it will be made to secure i the con venience of readers in consulting the different news departments. Some little disturbance of habit will no doubt be ex perienced, but as the arrangement of the paper is based on the best English and American models, we feel perfectly certain that in the end our readers will like it. The Special Pictorial Supplement,, which we distribute gratuitously to-ni£ht, explains to our readers the advantages in rapid printing secured through the Veb Victory machine, and will give them a glimpse into the inner working of a printing office, which will, we believe, be read wit* very great interest.

A large quantity of fine v'po acorns are lyino- about Governmerit'Houfe and grounds and will be given to any setters applying to Mr Gillespie for them. Itwill cost httle in labour to plant these vnliable seeds in suitable situations about firms, and the oak trees which may springtrom them will add considerably in value tcany estate.

Mr MeKervow, Survejw-Gcneral, and Mr Percy Smith, A.S.G., lift on an official tour yesterday. Passing via Waikato, Rotorua, and Tarawera, to faupo, they will then take Field's track1 to Wanganui, through the King Counts'. Mr J. W. A. Marciiant, Chief Surveys, of Wellington provincial district, who Ms been staying in Auckland for two or thie days; left here this morning to join hi! chief s party at Oxford. We understanfthafc the Govern ment intend pushing on/the plan of special settlement in botli islanls as much as pos sible. Complaints are noWbeing made about some big dogs which ac allowed to sleep out all night in Kyfcr Pass, near the top of Graftbn Rotf. A young man, whoso avocation necessitates him keeping late hour.? has twice been bailed up by these hindering "friends of man," who evidently fie of the opinion that young men who kecplate hours should be looked after. Fortujitely,the mastiffs did not attempt to bit/ but merely growled their disapproval of jich practices, and the youth, by the libetf use of road metal, succeeded in makiri the foe retire. The owners of these dc/s will probably save further trouble by earning them up during the night. . ; , • The meeting of t£ Hospital and Chari table Aid Board, was to have bee held last evening lapsed for want of f quorum. Only Spsrs Waddel and Ud were present. j At a meeting £ the Thaihes Draina| Board held at Bfi Insurance Buildin/ yesterday, expend for the month amour inn-to £249 10s ffd -were passed for pi ment. The En deer's report showed te pumping machi'n'y to be in good world? order. ) The foot races'i connection with the U wyn Football QP will nofc take placen • Thureday nightfs intended, but have b» postponed unti|f«t«re date. | . The sub-comjttee appointed, toconeifer the V>esc mean Jo secure the introduom of a bill intone General Assembljto shorten the ho|) of labour in retail s«Ps met last nigt at. Mr King's, chenit's, Queen-sfcreot. t.was decided to reeomjaid to t]ie Genorajommittee the adoptiojtf a ' short Act, thcpnciples and aims of ji'ch j were agreed up. AftertheGeneralComit -1 tee have consSfced the report, it is prqiped 1 to elicit the (inon.of the tmdes intei^ed. ' It was thougfthat the best >vay toijirect 1 public inteifin the movement thj-fgh -5 out the coloijwould be to secure tei mi i troduction olie proposed bill duri^! the • coming sesaj of Parliament, so tig the > supporters Jthe bill may agitate ping f the comingpetions- so as to sec^i; its < adoption bf;he first session of tfiaiew J Parliament. \ \ ;: ,:j fe The adj< fned annual meeting|fi the l" Junior Foo ill Association will be he this^ 1 evening, inie V.M.C.A. rooms, atffp.m. 3 Clubs are Blinded that this is tl last opportunist joining the Associaia this season. I , ■■

The Najal Science Departmentf the Universitybllege has been removfeto the buildings! the corner of Princeitreet," adjomingfe Musaim,' in order tut the > Museumjlections may be utilisepor the , lectures feoology, Botany, andflology. The opeog lectures of the coursea these ' subiectsfll he giren during thpresent ' week. | i ' '' The pformancif of Max RinkleTemple -of ■ Woi#'S drew; another" good lose last ; night a|ie Agrimltin-al Hall, ai the en -3 tertainfnt passid off with greasuccess. - The a<|patic aid gymnastic pi of the 5 show tequal t) anything weave had I here. |j'he- fire-eating of MdlfyFollaire i fairly iistonislps tlie audiea! ■'. This , acb fie is-^ortli .the pric of ad , missifi Madane Rinkle waariery suc i.' cessfgin her.two songs, and/ore two" 3 very&tty-coiumes. Max Ri^jte wasup v to hisd fornj .and gave his opnal song , andjpee onjtilts, f< Tiie MniWith the 3 Wocj^i Legs" and other songiwhile the 'i flyiiflrapez) and the comic its form a. - proßimie nat has never bc^iwitnessed 3 in |cklajij for tlfe money.j'This pro s ffrafie wilT^e played three nJits longer, V an( Ji Satirday more noveltiewill be in-. t tro«c(l. I , / ■■ i; 0 ft lectre on " Luck," aim by Rev. ;fc T iurgen last night, in tllfabernacle, y p, ;d ■«!/ attractive, and jfc capacious |V sc ilrooriwas full, about 31 being pre- s< (mosjy, young men), were £ ii ed, il goodly number ©the fair sex !1" \ s presPt to show their Jterest in the 1 t ety. Edmund-Bell (Ke-President) jii <j iipiedihe chair in an abl|anner. The c^ lure opupied an hour an a-quarter in 5S Hvoryi*' anc^ le "lectuti was very y £uen^ interrupted, bsftiitbursts of felanai The lecture if brimfull of n & nor oß anecdotes and inoants, and was 7 livertl in Mr Spurgeoii-usual happy 11 L] e- yVe congratulate I Tabernacle' 3fc rj^,'jA.i Society on havinluch an enter 8j Jjninj.president, who ah»s hits upon a luclsi svibject, and aays obtains, a WixLcli" audience, the pi or church "tgjjjtrjlways full when heito gpeak, and sg ons^uehtly the collectioifcge. A hearty iCote^ *%#, to the lqfoi\er concluded the i.eeting. "' • tf& . " fazel-?jii'ke " ..'vras^rektbd'las't; night at t'e Opejfa, House by fc Royal Opei-a Coipany, when there vk a good house. Tonight ilgjves place tofigpecial double bil] when ''Written in S|ij " and " Nita's fht" will come befoi|| the Auckland tl^tre-goinf public. | 4ie Bojrs'Rcst and Gy|a,siiim has now be*"'icmovd: from the fc i. to 'behind the I gflors' Re? to the bu Jng known as ijvis's Boni i» Albert-| e et, which has •b£» snit-abrfitted up «* the necessary ./plianccs !§r recreation for body and >md, in tVj manner deshjbod some time go in 6he"fM§olt".nnTs. Tifeew gymnasium k'as formall^pened last and after i large ticrfer of lads %gone through a Bourse of fprciso, an ttiß-estmg address was deliver by tha Hiifc. WaidogrftVe/ ywna werQffg,; -?';"^ ,■» ; : I

Mr Seu^B draper, Drake-street, has de termined i^H elint l vuisu his business, and now offers hisßßrS° stock at bargain prices. The "•ood^BuKt be cleared out, and a glance atwinces i^B)tcd in advertisement in another column sl^B'd attract buyers. A dan^B m connection with the North Shore l-ffli1 Tennis Club took place last ninht in H' Devonporb Hall, and was fairly well atteHcd. The ladies, however, largely prepond-B^ed in number. Mr Spicer acted as Mastc^B)i Ceremonies. The ißmnotli Minstrels repeated their entertaiHl6"l' at the City Hall last even ing to ;B'o'>'.Y appreciative audience. A new an"Battractive change of programme is billetßor this evening. .It isßtated that the cotton church at Surrey pi^s will shortly be a thing of the past, it»aving been decided to erect a per manentifbuilding upon a of land re cently Required by this sect. Plans are be ing prepared, and tenders will be called for in due course. Ever since the cotton church was established Mr Daniells has been favoured with good aitdicnccs, and no doubt he willnow succeed in thoroughly founding his church. * The anniversary services of the Taber nacle Sunday School take place on Sunday next, April 17. Rev. Mr Spurgeon will preacl iv the morning and evening ; Rev. C. H.j Garland will address the children and fsiends in the afternoon ; and there will b( the usual soiree on Tuesday evening next.,. -, ,

Maicame Weigel's Dress Patterns ■ and Journils.-ShakesHear & Co., Sole Agents.

FIRE AT PARNELL.

Siiou'ly before two o'clock this morning

an oifcbreak of fire-took place on the Manu kaivJoad, Parnell, its precise location being a tw>-story seven-roomed shop nearly op posie St. John the Baptist's Roman Catho lic.<hurch. The premises are owned by Mr Clement TFitheford, sen., of Ponsonby, and we D occupied by Mrs J,Bell,whocarried on th«e a drapery businessin conjunction with a grvants' registry office.' In response to th<alarm rung out upon the firebell, the Pjjnell Fire Brigade, under Captain Judge., pv in a prompt appearance upon the scene, by by this time the flames had obtained fijn possession of the building, and the umost that could be hoped for was the jigade's ability to prevent their extension t Mr Witheford's ironmongery shop on the •prthern side, or to Mr . James Gilbert's )w of two-story shops and residences on lie southern side. Fortunately, there fas a strong pressure of water, and >y dint of energetic exerttions, the firemen nanaged to restrict the scope of the fire, >ut the building in which the fire started ras completely destroyed. Mr Witheford iiad the shop insured in the National for JE2OO, and Mrs Bell's stock and furniture are insured in the same office for £150. The cause of the outbreak , seems to baffle explanation, j Last night Mrs Bell, who retired to rest at ]0 o'clock, had a fire burning in an American stove in the kit chen, and during the evening her lodger, Mr Henry West, threw on a shovelful of slack and closed up the draughts. Early in the morning he was awakened by a sense of suffocation, and found the room full of smoke. A crackling noise at once pro claimed the cause of this, and he imme diately aroused Mrs 'Bell, who slept in the adjoining l-poin. They tried to reach the basement by' the staircase, 'but found this ' mode' of egress cut ' off, ihd therefore got out .on the front rerandah in their nightdresses, whence ihey safely reached the ground. Mrs Boll's ■msband is absent at Paparoa'," in the-3£ai para districts whetr^ -hft,has--tak*a *>$> lo.nd on ihe homestead system. Constable ITobson aelieves the fire broke out in the kitchen, as, ,vheri he arrived the flames were blazing, out >f the kitchen window, which was situated! Lear the fireplace. Nothing, was saved-

DISCOVERY OF TREASURE IN THE NEW HEBRIDES.

;.' ■■-. ■'. >i h . ■» ■ ■ ." .-,. . ~ A discovery of great interest, and whic may possibly serve to throw some ligh upon some of the. doings of those. piate who used to haunt the Indian and Chin seas in days gone .bye has lately come t light in the neighbourhood of the Frenc settlements of New Caledonia, .Captai McCloud, "who owns several of the island in the Ttfew Hebrides group, haviin been a resident there for a mimbf of years, discovered iipon the white sand beach of the island of Mallicollo (abo!v lonf. 168 E., lat. 15 S.) amongst tji rabbit workings a few silver coins. Searql ing for more, he discovered a-'considg: ame number, and from signs; around $ decided that the neighbouring,sea, was eith yielding up the treasure of a.Spaniard:!! Portuguese vessel wrecked .near by, or.thi treasure had been hidden upon the beac ISTot having appliances ;at > hand :he U the island for Sydney, where he h obtained proper diving and other apparajt to be used in the interesting search. 5(3 well-known "Vagabond"- :(Mr. Juji Thomas, of the Melbourne companies Captain McCloud back to |t island. .We have seen some of the cqi, which arebruised and tarnished Spanish cpj; from early in the 18th century. Capjft McCloud left for. Sydney,. on his returnb work., having paid a few friends here at yesitefday, on his way to linfearth His firiq

THREE DEPRAVED YOUNG GIRLS.

A sad instance of the depravity ofjae of the young girls of this city was exhflid at the Police Court this'morning, In Messrs A. E. Isaacs and,W. .McCuflgh, were on the bench. Three, youngMs, whose ages ranged from 'fourieS^to sixteen, appeared in the dock fan swer to the charge of having no |ible lawful means of excuse. Their pcs were Eose Jones, MaryTCeenan, andfliza betli Johnstone. The mother of t fgiri Keenan was in Court, ' and i 3t)bn as her girl appeared she rushed i of Court crying Ditterly. Keenan hi [her head, but the other two began la iing. Each pleaded not guilty to the irgc. Detective Herbert deposed 'to qsting the girls about 11 o'clock las ght. They were coming-down Chancei Lane, having just left a brothel. The. ljer;of the three, Rose Jones, was driHand using very bad language. Her faj( had earnestly requested the police to sm, her upon the first opportunity. The wttwo girls .had also been away from Bel for some time. All three consols, with prostitutes, and led a>i idissol, life. Mrs Keenan said that her daughjhad a food' home, but she would not SKfchere. he had then got;her a situation^ Rose Jones and others came and took j| away from it. The Bench asked the ggieenaii if she would ■• stay >at :■:hom^',,■ dig. charged. She. refused, to replyJihough the question was several timesHieatgd. Her mother then remarked, " \} Wor ship, she has evidently chosen }\ |d, ard will-have to lie upon it." ■ THe p^ 0 }, n . stone also refused to say whethe ) ; V onld go home if discharged.' After s Consid eration the Bench sentenced R ones to' one month's imprisonment, anc harged the other two,: remarking that did^iot care to send such young girls ttol that time; and that Sergeant Praf »uld'no doubt take care that they wen flopped ttffcer by the police. m.': '•", ', li;«i!'

WRECK OF THE SCHOONER ENERGY.

Capita Savory's Statement

Captad Savory, master of the Auckland schoonf Energy, wrecked on the Clarence River d Februa y 29th, arrived here by the s.s.Manapouri from Sydney yesterday affcernjjn., We learn from Captain Savory that aiofticial inquiry into the loss of the Energiwas \,eld by the Marine Board ab Sydnqjon the sth mat, the evidence taken beings follows :-s. R. Savory said that he wasmaster of the Energy before she was wreck** 5 he held a certificate of service in New aaland.. He was oh; a voyage from Mclboirne to the Clarence. Inhere were nine seame«- Ho arrived off the Clarence bar on theovening of the 27th. Bad weather set in, anf he had to go to sea ; the weather modelled, and he was making his way back t> the Clarence ; the bearings he took gave Hni a position of five miles off E van's Head; there was a. four-knot breeze on, with i little swell from the southward; ha foundthey were getting nearer shore than he liktd, and tried to turn ; the ship, but she w»uld not come round, and drifted on to thf land ; she missed stays twice ; lie had fcen master of her over four years; she was foperly trimmed and ballasted, and had Sways turned well before ; the Clarence lighitvas in sight all the time; there waa a hevy current running, and it was this thatJrifted the ship on to the shore.. F. HugrLes. aaid lie was mate of the Energy wheishcwas lost; it was his watrti Wio-w ; the ciptain called him on: deck to let go tlie ancbr; he did so.in from eight to ten minites before she struck ; she dragged themchor; everything possible was 30n6 to ty and save the vessel. R. Smith, whe wasicting as second mate, attributed the accilent to the ship missing stays twice and/he wind falling light. James Webb able seaman, gave corroborative.evidence. Theßoard announced that they found that the Energy was lost through missing oi stag! twice and consequent dragging he* anfjjlors, but there, was no evidence upon wliiih to found a charge of default against thenaster. '■■■■■■■ ■■■••■■>

A BUSSING VESSEL.

Tie Schooner Aurora Fifty-Fire Days Out from Newcastle ta Auckland.

Ths "Sydney Morning Herald" of April G pulishes the following :—Great uneasiness is feginning to'be felt for the safety of the scboner Aurora, owned by Mr G. F. Mason, of he Patent Slip; Wharf, ..which, left New cafcle.for Auckland on the 9th of February wjh a full cargo of coal. Nothing has been sen or heard of the Aurora. since she clired Nobby's; and, as vessels which la Newcastle about . that date aJ known to have encountered vi-y severe weather, —one, the Wild Wave, bring to put back again, the worst feara as entertained, seeing that the Aurora has ntv been out 56 days. The Aurora was a bigantine of 138 tons register,' and was bilfc in Italy in 1876. She was classed Al {< thirteen years, and at the time she lefd Tiwcastle was thoroughly staunch and well fond in every particular, as all Mr-Mofeqn'a Vssels are. Captain R. "H. Brown,whc •ns in command, was well known in the •ifcercolonial trade, and had been in Mr 'Jason's employ for several years past. He ias formerly in command of the Lookout. jle bore an excellent character, both as a wlor and otherwise- The crew numbered even, all-told. I The Aui'oKi was insiiced in lie Mercantile Marine Office. It is re quested that masters of sailing vessels and 'jteame-is should keep a look out, in the hope that" the Crew, or some of them, may lie picked up in the boats, of which there irere two on;board.:•■ : ; .i . .: , • ...!

RUNNING OPPOSITION TO THE TOTALISATOR.

I At' the Police Court this morning a man unamed Howard Osborne was charged, ijbbcfore Messrs W. McCullough and A. E. J.ustices, with having 'committed a ipbreoch of the Lotteries Act at Ellerslie on ipApril 11th ■by establishing a lottery "by iwhich prizes of money were competed for i!by; a game of chance. Mr Hudsbn . i Williamson appeared for the prosecution, in structed by the police. Mr Cotter appeared fforthe defence, and Stated that he had in structed the defendant to plead guilty,-as J'he had committed a technical breach1 of the Act.' He miglit further state that the de fendant had only been one month in tha colony, having come from Queensland, where that game was not objected to. He would therefore ask the Bench to merely in flict a nominal penalty under' the circunv stances^ '■ '""* ■•' • • ■'; '•'.■ i.'fM ■■■■ > Mr Williamson said he had! heen im structed to appear on behalf of tlte police, as professional assistance had beeil ajiplied for. He.must oppose the idea ofiinflicting a nominal penalty. If the defendant had only'been one month in 'the Colony he hsid made good us'eof his time by introdxibing a game 'to swindle the public. He doubted evry much whether such a game was per mitted ■in the adjacent colony. At any rate, '■-■■'■ they had 'no c% ridence to prove: : that such was the ;case. He'was instructed to ask that a substantial panalty should be inflected. ■ H& pointed out that'the Act stipulated that for any offence against.. its clauses- a. penalty not> exceeding £200. iThe-Bench; decided > to take? evidence upon the matter.; •■ f » ; ; j| # Detective Hughes deposed that on Mon< day last he was at the Ellerslie racecourse. He saw the defendant on a box making a book shouting out half-a-crown bits. He saw him sell 46 tickets for the last race. He saw the investors receive a dividend of 4s 6d, he having deducted 20 per cent, in stead of 10 per cent., as charged by the totalisor. The game was worked bii tiie same principle as the totalisatbr. By :Mr Cotter : There was no swindle beyond 6d being deducted, in every 2s Gd. Any investor could look at the book. ■ j Mr Cotter pointed out that everything was perfectly fair in the game, exactly the same1 as the totalizator, '. only.2s 6d instead of £1 tickets, and 20 per cent in.stead of 10 per cent, the transactions of course beiho much smaller; in fact, *he book showed that the defendant had only made £7, by the whole day's transactions. -^ The Bench said that taking into*cpnsidera> tidn tlie fact that the man had only been a late arrival they were riot disposed to inflict a heavy penalty. Still, an offence had been > committed, and the defendant would vbo fined £2 and costs. ;.::',

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

[Before Messrs W. MeCullough arid A. E. Isaacs, Justices.)

Steayixo' Cows.—The following parties were fined 5s and costs for allowing cowa to stray :— William Philcox, Jas. Willets, Eleanor Williams, and Thomas Vaughan. Thomas Crabb was also fined 5s and costs for a similar offence, and Robert Wynyard was fined 7s 6d and costs for allowing hia cows to stray at Devonport. ,; . a

The address to business men in tho Jf:Z. Insurance Co.'s upper room,'was given/by thp Rev. J. S.'Hill,- whoso text was P.»alm 32—1.,' "Blessed is the tnan whoso" stit is forgiven.". f {j W 9 Was i fair at^naa'nc^ •'

TflE AUCKLAND EVENING STAB, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 188'

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mHE WAREHOUSES ef ihe ufldet1' signed will be CLOSED on FRIDAY noxt, April lutli- L. D. NATHAN & CO. , E. & A. ISAACS. ARTHUR H. NATHAN. '■• "'.■ ,' i '<w£v«■ JUBILEE UMBRELLAS! *J JUBILEE UMBRELLAS! A New Feature in Umbrellas witlv nnlqno Handle, Sword, Crown, and H.I. Majesty's bust, 'flic only New Style ot j Umbrella in Auckland, forming a hand- r—l sonic present lor a lady, for '20s only. '<^ LACE CURT-A-IN-S.!•■ • CC : LACE CURTAINS !■ | A New Style of Lace Curtains. _ Al- I though the newest of the newest designs, will be sold at thirty-Jive per cent, less P"^ than their value. ■ _ v^P BLANKETS! BLANKETS! f^H BLANKETS! Buyers of Blankets should come and sec our window. Xole the quality and the j"y» Reduced Prices. '"^ /CLOTHING! CLOTHING! r^ \J CLOTHING : £q Try the Great Clearance Sale before pur- ->i 55 chasing Clothing for youraoli or sons. )=H X \ TELVETEEXS! VELVETEENS! P > S'KtVETEISNS. % One Shilling: per yard. r, '* """'"' "'■' ~ M" MANTLES, FUR CAPES. FUR .-ft 2 WRAPS, CASHMERE CLOAKS, B WATEIiPKOOi' CLOAKS,. {^3 *" Now being oll'cred in the Show Room. H s, . - pw o LACE CURTAINS! Z2 a LACE CURTAINS! £? a Lace Curtains of tho most Choice l)e- § signs, .lust brought forward, and will q be ofl'crutl during Uie Uivat Cleanmce rr\ Sale. yJ£ OLUSHES! PLUSHES! PLUSHES! J-j X All shades, at 2s lid per yard; im- Qj mensely reduced in price. ■ . — - . ~ <^P r^OLOURIOD KID GLOVES, BLACK H-| V> KIO GLOVES, J-buttoned, at Is (id HH per pair—not one-quarter their value. COUNTERPANES, QUILTS, TOWELS, TOWELLING, SHEET- r-fs INGS, TICKINGS, in fact, every article in the Manchester Department, at cnor- •<£ inously Reduced Prices. l _j HOSIERY! HOSIERY! HOSIERY! : Ijadics and Children's Hosiery, al) Q} reduced in prico^ /GENUINE REDUCTIONS r, IN EVERY ARTICLE. AT T. SHORT'S GREAT CLEARANCE SALE, By Order op the Executors. Storms carry wifh them a supply of nature's deodorising and disinfectant agent— ozone. The essential oils that pervade the vicinity of gar dens and forests, and are distinguishable by the orrjan of smell, are also health-giving and puri fying, as they indirectly create ozone by chem ical reactions. This is specially true of the blue gum and al) the eucalyptus family, as it has been proven that tho antiseptic properties of the eucalyptus oil are much mqre powerful than carbolic acid, one of our sufest disinfectants. It is not then surprising that eucalyptus should br in valuable in skin complaints, aTid be esteemed (he best of all healers. "Aickin's Eucalyptene Ointment" is specially designed to bring <mt the essential properties oi'this great remedy? TTie etl'ecta on chronic cases aie most convincing. lYice 2s per pot." ''" — ■ ■'■-■■•' . '. ;, S A L V A G E. /a\ /lot 0 f jfIWS. BEDSTEADs\ // Are now being sold by vGarlick. and Cranwell,y >^ VERY CHEAP. /V Rescued from the late jY Fire in /r \q'ueen/ \v sT. Jr . S A L V A G E. iN tbe race that is being run for. wealth, reputation, fame, name, and honour, success, no doubt, does now. turn on the time that can be devoted to work. Tho lawot tho survival of tho fittest wns. never so actively carried out as'it is in the present hour. Those strong workers, who can endure the most CatieuCi perform the largest, amout of com bined mental and physVcal strain in the shortest interval, make solid, ratf-d progress. The weak go to the wall in one; way _or other. Reflection will show that this is specially true as regards our sub-topical climate, and that drawbacks to advancement may bo frequently ascribed to derangements of the livTr. # A healthy liver •rives a clear head, and active habit-of body. Necessity has invented a friendly ton^-. to relieve this sluggish organ. Aickin's Liver athuulant is the one thing needful whero the suffore. is con scious that his digestion has gone wrong. Price, ■2s 6d per bottle. nARVER, AILDER, >/" LOOKING-GLASS &". PICTURE FRAME^^y MANUFACTURER. //S^ ■&'/? — Sign Writer Jf £) <&// J AND / y' -<?, 4 C-" T "NT r> <5 DECOBATORy^ \^>/ KINDS » y^^' &W MAPS, PRINTS, gleg^ MOUNTED.' ' <



% - - I ■ 1 ■ ■' - % I ; ; I AUTU^pKAPERY. ' JfyJ IL N E pHOYC E Are now <^ g np thei) , AUTUMN ANT) JTER DRAPERY, AUTUMN AND DRAPERY, Ex s.s. RUAPKHU, IKOURA) D omC, and To: Rlua They have- boon all by t in tho vory best Home and Contincntr ai . kct3 for oac h class ofi 8 _ They will be found J\IOJJ^ TE j^j pmCE, though in the Latn ash ; on> Such Qualities only are k( which, can Vie Safely Recommended for Stable Wear, and being Marked at a vci n(l ]i p r oflt, M. & C. hope that their^ eavouvs to give a Good Artii^j. a Moderate Price wli appreciated. ' ■'/'' INSPECTION IS INVI D , Patterns and Prices Sent on' ->lication. MILNE & CHO1 7E, QUEEN AND WELLESLEY sipETS, AUCKLAND. <T^ V" " "' ;: ' i ' •jV/j-ECHANICS' BBArV r BRICKWORKS Bricks, 2os, 27s Cd, and 30s per thousand, at th< Kiln. Ground Hydraulic Lime. Roche Lime white and hydraulic. White Slacked Lime. NATHAN lIARKER, Agent for the Porl Chalmers Quarry Company. W. J. H URST & C ° B. J. KSAM ana A. H. GRAINGER.havInK purobasad from the Fubllo Trustee (the Executor under the Will of the late W. J. Hurst) the Goodwill, Stock-in-trade, Book Debts, etc., of the old-established business of W. J. Hurat and Co., Grain, Heed, Produoe, and Artificial Manure Merchants,' will trade under tho same style and name, and will continuo the business as heretofore. All Outstanding Accounts are requested to be paid forthwith, W. J. HUR3T &ICO. ON SALE. SEEDS- New Season's Clovers and Natural Grosses Rye Grass and Cocksfoot (in vatiotf) Turnip and Mangold Seeds MANURES— Bonedust (fine and Jlnoh) Saperphosphates (various gtatioa) Nitrite of Soda Sulphate ot Ammonia Potaab. Kainet, etc.. eto. Peruvian Guano GRAIN- Soed and Feed ot all descriptions Flour, Oatmeal Bran, Sharps l'abia and Coarse Salt ■ Table Potatoes Sec, &c, &»• W. J. HURST & CO,, QUEEN-STREET. AUOKLAND. FOR SALE, BY W. s. LAURIE & CO., SEED AND MANURE MERCHANTS, CUSTOMS-.'»rBBKT, AUOKLAND. A DAM X AYBtURN & QO,, NEW CLOVER ) 6wt,ENaLißsr^ KDß , from NEW TURNIP) DCh^Qneen'i acet Bmßn . HYH QBABB. C«?tp!FOoT;.B.nd NATURAL Fonolng Wt*4 W Reduosd Prloes.



[a card ] T\R, LEGER ERSON, Parnell (late Dr. JLJ Qoldsbro'atresidence)— Attends for Con fculi&tJon : At Home. 8 to 9 a.m.. and 3 P-m- Alokea'a Pharmacy, Queen street. 1 to 3 and 7 to 8 p.m. i Saturday, Pamnure and Otahunu. ■I'eSejhone. 470.