COMING EVENTS.

JSeeHnga, &0., ttfr-kilfcftt.

Religious Meeting ln tho Tont on Surrey Hills Estate Ponsonby Koad, 7.30. Pitt-street Wesleyan Church—N.Z. Wesleyan

Conference, 7,30. Club-room -Committee Meoting of tho Regatta

Club, 5. Drill shed—Nowtpm Rifles 7 30. Cook-Street Ball-Loyal Good Intent Lodge. No. 4.3G9, 8. Drill-shod -Aaoklsndßlflo Association, 8. Rota of Justices at Police Court. January 25-H. Brett and F. G. Clayton. Auction Salos To-morrow. G. Lewis—Colonial and English made Boots and Shoes, 11. E. Loydon. Watafioid-street-Houiohold Par nit-jreenl Effects 11. F. J. Jones—Household Furniture, 13.30; Cloth-

inz, Jewellery, &0., 1.30. G. W. Binney and Son—Milling and Fowl Wheat. 11.

Chief Post-Office, Auckland.

MAIM WILL CICBK AS ONDER :—

This Day.

For Whiiiangi, Upper Mill, Tairua, Tauranga,

etc., per lona, nt 1 p.m. For Tauranga and Opotiki, per Ch-ilmsford, at

For Russell, Kawakaw.v, Rawone, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per Clansman, at 5 p.m. Par Tiunaea, por Jflnterprlse. at 5.30 p.m.

Tuesday, 25th inst. For Waiwera, Kawau, Leigh, Omaha, Mata kana, Mullot Point, and Lower Matakana, per Roan Casey, at 10 a.m. For Thames, per Kotomahanß, at 2.d) p.m.

Por Mararoa as fo'.lows:— . . , For Ciuna. Japan. Suez, and Continent of Enrope, at 3 p.m. For Russell, KawsKawa, Australian Colo nies, and United Kingdom via Brindiai or Naploa (por Orlsnt steamer), for letters, etc., specially 80 prepaid and addressed, at 4

For morsiy oriers, registered lotters, and newspapers, at 3 p.m. , 1 Late letters lor Sydney and Melbourne only B Tho United Kingdom mail will bo due at London on Maroh 15, ISS7. _~. For Wangaml Uoaoa. Parue, Walon, Whan garei, Kamo, and Mangapai, por Wellington, For Gisborne end Napior, per Australia, at p.m. cr Tiiamos, per Kotu::u. Nt 5.50 p.m. Monday, 31st iqat. Por Zealandia as follows:— For Samoa, Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada. British Columbia, Cen ; • tail and South America, nnd British and Foreign West Indie*, at 5 pm. For tb3 United Kingdom and Continent of Eoropo. at 5 n.m. , , , Money ordora, registered lettors. and news patters, at 3.30 p.m. , , ~.,„ Lato letters, bonrinc an extra f.-e of Odin Addition to tlio postage, will be received by tlin Mail Agont on board tho steauior up to (,he time of sailing. This mall will be duo at Loudon March 7.

A row oßlce will le openad at Gum Town, Mercury Bay. on lut February next. Mails wll bo despatched ns advertised will. Whitiangi. (Signed) S. R BI3S, Chief Postir.aator.

Chief POBt offlce, Auckland

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Boiraw.—'fijis evenhMC. T.II. Bumbisb.— *f*-jnorrow mornlns. 5.13. Mo-'S'ii ifiE.—ft'£W Moon, 2!lli, 210 p.m,

HIGH WATER.

AtKPKLA«Ii —'I'hia eveains, 7.15; to-morrow fnMANOKAu'ircaD3 —tya evening, 0.C3 ; to morrow morning. 10.151. ,_,._,. ,„ aiiPAitA minis-ill's efoninsr. 10o8; to znor.'OW .'iiornin?, 11.18.

ARRIVALS.

SATL'KDAY EVRM^G.

tona, e.y., Aotodfio, from Mtreury Bay

YEiTERnAY. Australia, a.a. Crswshaw, from Welllnglon Glenolg. s 8., Johnsoii. from 'fauvanan Ales'i, liarrja-. Bo'J, Jic«a Losg Island

TO DAY.

Ma«P», S.S.. Edie, from South

DEPARTURES.

LAST KVENING. Linda Weber, bripantise, for Noumea

STEAMER AND ARRIVES.

.Pircmandel, from Coromandel, tc-morrow, 5 ioaa?4rom Mireu . Bjy.Thursday Jtewrp-iio, from Thamos, Wednesday, X n-m, Rotomahfttia. from Taauies, to morrow, coon •Wellington', from Whßngarei, to-morrow, oarly W>iirar«p3._from Sy'doer, Tnssday, oorly ,sl-_ii-.i'ida. trom 'Frisco, duo Fobruary 7 " Jinet tiicoil. from Tonjra, Fpibruary 12 'iViß'll.BibaiLondon, Feb. 13. Buapolwi.lroiji London, via South, Maron >raw«tri, Irom F ji. Wednesday CaahMnau, fiom Rua oil, Friday

IMPORTS.

Per Aloxa-G: 0 tons gcano.

Per Mariroi—l,6*« eacks wheat. 850 sacks tean. 151eae<-»oai3 150 tacks shams, £00 sacka and 4-lO.baga fl mr. 195 sacks ba; K_ 05 bilei corn eacka. 01 a iota oatmial. 28 baloa twino, 10 oases and 13 baiaa drapery, 10 balls ua^er bags. 10 hales papor, 110 boxes csn iie?. 66 boxes soap,.; 7 oasee and 5 o-.s« currants, 23 J-oaska brandy, 48 1-oasks 5 hhda, and 15 I'ctaveawbl.-key, 3SS caaka ivhiakey and wine. 10 CiSOS cordiaJs, 35 druma oil, 13 hhds bpjer. 5 cisks tart. acid. I-'stcksseod, 13 casks liccon. Si cs^ks meats 10 caess ginger ale, 22 placesstone, 23 cisks maebiner*. 39 casks SO j-chests and SO hoxcß tes. i 0 pieces tiiAbor, 2C oases fiuic, and sundries.

Trie brigantine Linea Weber kit tot Noumea and Long Island yesteiday.

The schooner Glencairn flnishtd loaflihg at Tairua for Wellington to-day.

Thobmiiuo . lUsi arrived from Long Island yeitorday. after a lorgtby voyaga ol' 23days, delay having been einsod by light vines and calms.

The bciiantino Nora, now loading for New York, is expected to be a, full ship by to-morrow or Wednesday,.

The barque William Phillip* left Dun'.dln for Auckland on tho2ist lout. Sho 1-ito load gum at this port for New York.

The fl.s. Clansman returned from her Waiwera excursion eariy Oiis morning, fairly patronised, flhe leaves for Itnasail and Northern porta this ovening. as usual..

Thee.s. lona brought the following passengers from Mercury Bay :—Mr and Mrs Micklo, Mrs Waterman, Captain Hooper, Motsrs Smith. Meadley, Jameson, Daley. Watarman, Monk, Kelson.

'J"ha chip Jessio Roadman, which arrived at Donodin from London on tho 17th mat,, uppjko the ship Uormioaa on tho sth December. The Hermiuao was thou 01 days out from London. She is now 113 duys out, and should arrive very -shortly.

Tho Echoonor Agnes Donald has boon loaded M Whangarei with coal from tho brigantine Maria Virginia, whloh hai been linking badly. >ana the last-named sreseel is now being pumped cut, with the object o£ being brought on to Auckland for ropairs.

The'e.s. Australia arrived from Wellington and Intermediate ports yesterday, with a Bmall auantity of sundry careo and the following passengers: -Mesdames Clay, Kvans. Elrk, Mrs and Miss Rees, Misses Wilkins, Clark, Molloy. Master Parkinson, Messw Wiret. Ryford. Stan- Son, tit Clair, Brown, Collier. Goldstein.

The 0.8. Glonelg arrived from Tauranga on Sunday af (UO am with the following passengers: —Mrs Kdgoumbe, Mr and Mrs McClure, Mr and Mrs Loach, Dr. and Mrs Walker. Mlflseo Evans, Hewltson, Louoh, and Klrkwood, Mrs Stuart, Key. Gooilyoar, Messrs AUeloy, Harvey, Tur ner, Menzies, Chadniok, Corbett, Brookfield, and Sheath.

THE MARAROA.

The * «. Jlararoa arrived from Melbourne, via Southern pozts, at fi.SQ a.m. to-day, with tho fol lowing nasaengsra:—From Melbourne, saloon: Mr. Mra, and Mils White. Mr. and Mrs Alek »ianandohild:s»erage, A^and Mis Brewer, Mrs'J. Bayse. Miss Connor. W. smith. Coastal, u&loou :Mr Nevill. Miso Thomson, Miss Ver «u3on. Mr and Mrs Mucklo and three children, SUM bonderHcydo, Mrs Wagstaff apddaugh ter.TWiss Cook. Mr W. Lawry, Mis Van Aboj, Mil Candy. Mrs J. Eraser, Mrs Edgar..Miss M. Pheaer. Messrs Ashwlth.J. B. Smith. Kdgar. •W. Townsend. Price, Williams. J. Ralstone, Brkllsford, Caldwall, B. Tonks. W. Moxham. Mrs-Branßoy, Mrs Harvoy. Mias Rymer,- Mr 33*enwio k. Rev. W. Nloholl. Messrs JVH. Dalton, 3. A. Bruford, Glover. Prictor.G. Creeke. "Xaraley. Miss Harvy, Miss .Uiquhart, Mr and Mtb Urouhart and two children. Miss Moore, Messrs Clark. Knight.Carder Netll, Shanks, Kenderdino, Barncid, Mr and Mi a Adair.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS.

Gairieoh. s.n.. MoArihur, from Waitara and u fl o Plymouth Penguin, 8.8., Allman, -from tho South

DEPARTURES.

Herald 8.8.. Jonßß, for Greymoutb '_____] s.l.JJlman. for the South

The s.B. Herald, tar Graymouth, took her ' '■ leparture on Saturday evening. ; ' The Northern Co:'.! Gairloch, frrnn *Waitara ' »nd New Plymouth, arrived ou Saturday with 2TO sheep 2 horses. SO sacks bouedust, 10 pieces _ ■______ the following patsjncera :-Mossrs forbk^ o ™«U CtaSboflain, Vale. Knight, I SlwOTd Iflchley. Gray, Homeyer. Brown, r cSk?HUlTand6 steerage. Sho left again for wlltara aid Now Plymouth at 1 o'clock to-day. - The s.a. Penguin arrived from Southern porta ot S a.m. on Sunday. Passengers :-Mfcses Blnney. Hopper (1), M.-Bdames Simmon, Faul der Bollard, Jone3. Carabie, Colonel Bailey, Messrs Simon, Moat, Murray. Lambert, Hust %ok Haroer, Mllli, EGgcmnbe, (Tauter. Sale 1 MoFarlano, MoOowan, Ballard, Georgo, Jones, Witeon.Owfcn.-Flnaiay^on, Gibhln. Westrupp (2), Graham. Taylor, Morris, Johnston, and 8 £__ae. Tho Penguin, returned Booth at 11,40 % m _ "dor.Passengers:-Mrs- Warren, Miss " Kattray. Messrs Longguth. Barker, Simme, Crossloy, Pucfeey. Carrlok, Lees, and theSmlth ferman Company (IB).

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

'Broiwr.' January, 28.—Arrived: Te Anau. " fcD?^^^uwia--iafl^: ; Souiair,for

v, this day.-Clearaa: Marlborough, ship, with S passengers and _oargg-OfinTitt<m, - S_3--eta. for London. Arrived:,BHz%beth GrSham, from Lyttelton, to Iqad"oats ; .pfpr " I^'buli«oton.-January 23.—Arrived: Coptic, '■ Irom Port Chalmers, 6.50 p.m. < ' . . •_. y Bluff, this day.-Arrlved: Walhor^ from •Hohßrf,7Jo«.ni. Sailed: Tarawera,forßobart, i33HJHm.;yß»tßrdoy.: A:-.-■ _-' ■:-.-■ " _

Notices to Correspondents..

POTOSI.-Tho shark canirb t at North Shore somo inonth3 ago measured 3l(t Sin in length. NKIfION—We believe tho faateat timo io tho Champion Whaleboat Raoo. was made by Hanrakl last year, viz., 2Unlns. 27seca. No ollioial psoord was ninrte, and it should bo remembered ihat thore may have been a difference in the length of the course on different occasions.

Births.

lIATCIIER.-On Jannary 21, at George street Wcßt Mount Roskill. tho wife of George Hitchor. builder, of a daughter (premature). SEALY.-On January 21. ut Mount Roskill, Mrs A. h. Seay of a Bon.

Marriages.

WBISKKR-r.UBnEr.L.-On January 10. at at. Mark's, Remuera. hy the Rev. leoao Klohard . Neal Hamilton Whisk*r. flftli son of iHexunder Whisker, to Zingira Rebecca, accord dauaht-r of Houry Buslioll. Both of Auckl»nd.-Danedin papers please copy.

Deaths.

BARTLEY. — On January 23, at Ponsonby, Eleanor Ivy, only daughter of \\ alter and Alice Bartley ; aped 1 years. P.-ivate interment oa Monday, January H. HA.TCBER.-On January 23, at George-street West, Mount Roßkill, Ivy, the loved daughter Of G. and H. Hatcher. Private interment.

3TANLEr.-Oa January 23. at Birkenhead, Jano Stanley, wife of Robert Stanley, lato Of StPickport, England ; cged 76 y ears. Interment at Church of England Cemetery to-morrow (Tueaaay), at 3 p.m.

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

MONDAY. JANUARY 21, 1887.

For tha caiue tbit l^k*> aMisUnce, i'or the wrong that jteids resittanes, For the future in the tfoitancs, Anil the good that .we c^n So-

The terrible tragedy of the Great Bat rici* has at length reached its fitting culmination after a long and pains, taking investigation, tho verdict which everyone anticipated has been given, and ere the lapso of a few short weeks the dark curtain of retributive death will fall over tho scene, hiding the chief a,cAors in the oblivion of shame which their .crftel crime has merited. But, whilst the deta.i's are still fresh in our minds, there are «y3 or two things which seem to deserve a passing com ment. In the first place we tears— and the lesion is both salutary and] valuable — how tremendous are the odds against which .cruris has ,to con tend in tiiesp days. At one time ,it seemed barely probable that Justice would overtake the guilty men. They had all in their favour to secure an escape. The scene of the_ outrage was far removed from civilisation, so much that the criminals themselves appeared .careless, and took their time, appa rently .counting on the impossibility or futility of pursuit. Then, again, when the matter became known in Auckland, tho subtle influence of r t ecl tape, which requires that no mote sh&U fee jnade without command from W.ellWgto#, checked the ready action which com mon sense suggested, and the Sovereign of the Seas was permitted to sail away from our waters. It appeared as though the criminals had made good their escape, but the very elements seemed acting against them on the side of law and order. Although their craft was stout and well-found, apparently fitted to cope with any weather, and they themselves used to rough liviflg and exposure, still the fury of the storm was too much for them. Their plans, if such they had, were frustrated, and they wer.e driven onwards, as it were by destiny, to fteir landing-place, behind which loomed ihp .dark felon do.ck and the yet darker sliaiosa. ,(j£ the gallows. Since then the action of retribution has never faltered, the toils of the law have gathered more and more closely round the wretched men, until now we hear the stern voice of Js&tice claim ing themes her own. Even iv thoir trial the irony of fate showed itself. The very counsel for the prisoners were really enlisted, as they did not fail to recognise, on the side -of the prosecu tion, finding themselves compelled to play into the hands of enraged justice, j such being the real .effect of the tactics which they.were forced po adopt. Here, then, is the first lessen which .this, crime seems to teach, that ho detected criminal can hope lorig to evade the law. The modern world is too small for him, the instruments at the command of Justice too far reaching and tremendous to render capture anything but a question of time. There is.no Alsatia to which he may withdraw, and thence defy, as in olden time,, the efforts made.to arrest him. Of course-crinae may remain un discovered, tho criminal .elude detec tion, .and so escape.; hut once let him be known, and he in doomed. ,Fo. the law-abiding members of society it js # thought full of comfort, as indicating real progress, whilst to the lawless ele ment amongst us it speaks with clarion tones of warning. If they have the sense to: ace it, their day is done. The world grows tired of them. Civilisation is day by day waking up to recognise her duties and put a stop to crimes "of. violence.. Just as the iron road, meant ruin to. the stage-coach, and the whistle of the-locomotive was the death-knell-of the old f<rar-in-hand,

so now, by greater knowledge and more powerful appliances in the interest of law, society is proclaiming that she will stop such crimes as these. Her progress means ruin to the ruffian and the brute.

When we come to analyse the crime itself, and consider the question of motive, we are brought face to face with difficulties, not so much, indeed, in the case of Caffrey as in that of his mate. Convicted "murderer though he is, the former seems to have been a man not altogether lacking in kindly feelings*. His want—and it is the most terrible want from which in these days a human being can suffer—was the want of self-control. He was, or fancied himself, slighted by the woman whom he wished to marry, and jealousy did the rest. Although we cannot but approve of the justice of his sentence, yet at the same time we feel sorry for him. We condemn the rude violence of his passion, but we see from the very strength of that passion, and from the wish he manifested at first if pos siblo to shield his companions, that he had within him the germs of better things. In a word, we feel sorry, and we do so whilst nevertheless to the very utmost upholding the cause of law and order and the justice of his sentence, Men must learn self-control or take the consequence's, however terrible, which result from a want of it. The defence set up by Caffroy that he meditated no violence, but contemplated simply an elopement, is utterly inconsistent with all the facts of the case. Men do not prepare a black flag and land with loaded revolvers and ropes for the pur pose of carrying out an elopement, which in a place like the scene of the tragedy would be an easy enough matter. It is manifest that a forcible abduction was contemplated, and that if the men did not premeditate murder they went prepared to use deadly wea pons if necessary for the accomplish ment of their purpose. In tho case of Caffrey, goaded to madness by his passions, which his previous career showed he had never endeavoured to control, one may easily understand how he was Jed to embark on this diabolical expedition. It is when we turn to the case of the other criminal that difficulties confront us. Hero is a man an absolute stranger to the unfortunato Taylor family, without any grievance, real or fancied, to justify or excuse violence, arming himself with deadly weapons, and, so armed, going to the house of the de feuceless victim to throw him off his guard, and thereby render easier the perpetration of a great crime. What shall we say of him ? In Caffrey's case wo may detect a clear motive, arising from one of the fiercest passions which can convulse the heart of man. With most crimi nals there is something analogous. It is the love or the need of gold, as in the case of Eugene Aram ; or the desire of vengeance when some wrong has been suffered ; or jealousy, that fur nishes the motive, and in some degree palliates the brutality; but in the case of Perm there is nothing whatever to explain his action, unless wo assume that an innate criminal instinct, which he has made no attempt to curb, in volved him in this murderous deed. In a word he typifies the criminal element'in society. Wo have no wish to deal hardly with condemned cri minals, whose very position claims for bearance at our hands, but it is right to say that for neither of the prisoners do we see, in the evidence adduced at the trial, the reasons which should lie at the base of every recommendation to meijcy by a jury who are sworn to administer the law. The deed was a foul and brutal one. For two well-armed able-bodied men to mjirder ap old ipau like Mr Taylor i. ,cqM blood is a crime shorn of all romance—it is the act of a savage of wjld beast. In a colony like this, where men and women live in isolated places, there js tjio greater reason why there should be no pallia tion of suoh offences, The life of one quiet inoffensive settlor i* of more consideration to the State than tha lives of many such lawless criminals who, with cool deliberation and a spirit of great bravado, have set at defiance the laws of God and man.

The Panama Canal.

The "Herald" on Saturday had. a long article about the Panama Canal, the object of which was to create the impression that the Panama .Canal was not likely to be finished ior many year, if ever. The article had the word " Communicated" after it, whici i 3 the ordinary' mode the Editor adopt, of politely'hinting that lie does not altogether believe the in print. But why print such a statement.! The Panama Canal is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, work of the age. It bos enormous interest ror New Zealand, and for Auckland especially. It will practically make New Zealand the nearest to England of the Australasian colonies, and it is of .great moment to- encourage the colonists to watch the undertaking and to reflect beforehand on the influence over their des tinies tho-t _ jvi)U .exercise. Instead of accepting the opinion of 'tho ramblers who, dazed by the magnitude pf jtj^ work, think there will be no en,d to it, o.u.r contemporary would do much better to study authentic records and give his readers the benefit of them. He will find i» late files of the "Times" partioulars of careful investigations made by accomplished and responsible engineers, aud he will learn that thoaa piost interested, the persons who a,re ( tiie ,cspital, are satisfied that the i^ork is progressing satisfactorily. Mons. Lessepa ftlab, pn his lately from a visit of careful fospec . on,' has given the as surance (we quote h'Ofo. the '''Tjmo.3.',") "that the canal will be opened, fls he hasi always said, in 1889. Even if tho most diffi cult part of tho cutting is not then com plete, the portion then navigable will aemofistrate to the most sceptical that fcjie' jvo^k will be completed within a period enough lo justify all the hopes originally enterjtaf n.^d."

In tho hurry of going to press, several iu accuracies in the latter part of our report of Mr .Justice Ward's summing up in the great wsxdev trial have slipped by uncorrected. jFor instance, in the phrase " You can hardly have clearer evi dence of intention." near thfl top of tho 7th column on our 4th page, the italicised word should read " abetting," and towards the ond tho word "trial" is misprinted " crime " in the sentence, "it will be yonr chief consolation in respect of this crime."

On tbe voyage of the steamer Mararoa between Napier a*hd Gisborne yesterday, a child hajpeii Arnold Spencer Walter Brewer, aged 1 months, died of dysentric diarrhoea. The body was brought _on to Auckland for interment. The deceased was a passenger from Melbourne with his parante,

A man named Martin Scullen, alias A. Martin, wag arrested at Papakura yesterday by Constables Walker and McKnight on two separate charges of forgery. The alle gation is that two cheques were forged for sums of £3. Accused will be brouprht before the Magistrate's Court at Otahuhu on Wednesday next.

Lieutenant Dacre, of the Devonport Navals, and Lieutenant Falconer, of the Roy^l Engineers, have arranged to hold a -Volunteer encampment at the racecourse, North Shore, very shortly.

Complaints have recently -been made that several individuals are in the habit of fre quenting the railway carriages for the pur pose of practising tbe three-card trick on uueuepioioas persons. The police have taken proceedings against one of the sup posed offenders. ' -

One of the ferry steamers proceeded to North Shore on Saturday afternoon with a funeral party, interment at the cemetery there having been decided upon, in prefer ence to interment at Waikomiti,

Captain Edwin roports :—" Bad weather approaching between north-east and north and west; glass further fall ; judications of heavy rainfall within noxt 12 hours."

A very interesting entertainment waa triven at the Sailors' Rest on Saturday evening. Tbe mooting-room was crowded, and Mr J. Brimo occupied tho chair. Tbo programme included a pinnoforlo duct by the Missos Bushel; piano and violin duot by Miss Bushel, and Mr Sexton ; piano solos, Miss Bramo und Miss M. Koid ; songs, Messrs Marks, Howarth, Mitchell, Reid, Miss Warren, Mi-s Mason, and Miss McGregor; recitation.", Messrs Howarth and Moran ; flu to solo, Mr Marks, Ad dressos wero also delivered by tho Chairman and tho Roy. Mr Hudson. The entertain ment closed with the benediction.

The shops of our Chinese follow-citizons wore closed today, in honour of tho open ing of the Celestial's new year.

In the Takapuna Jockey Club entries published on Saturday, Wat Tyler's name, by error, appeared in the Steeplechaso instead of Rowdy,

The church committee of Wairoa South Presbyterian Church received twenty-six tenders for the erection of a now church, labour only. Tho highest tender was £100 'Is, second highest £7S los, lowest tender £31 10', next £.12 10s, following £34 and £3r>. Tlio result shows tho scarcity of employment and tho dill'erooco of wages from the good old times, and a suitable timo to build churches and houses.

"Tho Restoration of the Sovonth Day Sabbath, prior to the second advent of the Lord," waa tho subjoct undor consideration by Mr A. tt. Darnells at tho tent, Surrey Hills, last ovening. There was a vory largo congregation. The proachor's arguments wero powerful and clear, and worthy of doop thought by all. Tho law of Cod as ud vosatod by Mr Daniolls i. prior to tho Lord's second advent, to bo restored to its former purity and position, and tho Sovonth Day Sabbath will bo universally observed. In conclusion, the speaker oxproesod an ardent hopo tint many of his hearers would givo thoir strious consideration in tho light of a near judgment. The subject for this even ing will bo seen in another column.

Samples of ono, two, and throe cubic feet boxes may bs soon at tho office of tha Sanitary inspector for tho information of houfoholdors and olhoiH having duat or refine removed.

At a mooting of Volunteer officers on Friday last, it, was stated that the proceed* of tho Sunday parade in Novombor, 1885, amounted to £'30, Thero was a loss of i'lil ftiDd on tho Drill-shed concerts, rind alossol lis on the crick ot mat eh. It wan resolved that tho deficiency bu made up by tho corps that ro coivod capitation last year. The meeting decided that tho proceeds of tho Sunday parade should bo expended in repairing tho graves of soldiers in Symoudn-streot Como wry, and Major Anderson, Captain- Commandant Lo Boy, and Captain l'ayno wore appointed a Committee to supervise the disbursement of tho funds. At a meeting of carters, held at tlio Wni toinala Hotel on Saturday ovening, it waß decided to hold a picnic on or about Saturday, tho '20th of February, and soma fifteen mimes woro nominated ns members

of tho Committee, tho election to take j'lace at O'Dowd's hotel on Wednesday ovening, iM 8 o'clock. Tho Secretary would remind any carter wishing to mako suggestions for tho benefit of tho picnic that tho sumo can be mado on Wed nesday evening, but after that timo tho Committee ekc'.ed havo tho arrangements entirely in thoir own hands.

The charge of highway robbery against Fredorick Ellis and William Small] was sot tlown for heaving again at tho Polieo Court to day, but tho charge sheet, was vory heavy, aud tbo JiiEtiees wore unable to sit in tho afternoon. Consequently the case was adjourned till to-morrow.

Mr.T. Coom, RoaidentEngineor, presided on Friday evening last at tho annual meet ing of tho Railways Provident Society for Auckland district, which took place in tho Teuiperanco Hall. Tho various ro potts showing tho Society to bo- i:i a sound oonditlou, woro adopted. Oflicora for the current yoar wcto selected an follows : - President, Mr .!. (loom. R K. ; Vico-I'rosidont, Mr W, Elliot ; Treasurer, Mr Wither; Secretary, Mr A. Cloave; Committee, Messrs. Robinson, .1. Smith, C. Smith, J, Robertson, J. Taylor, .1 Mack, J. Crispo, J. Burko, and -f. 11. .I ones.. V tos of thanks to tho chairman aud retiring officers closed tlio meeting. An adjourned meeting takts placo this week to consider new rules.

Tho grocery business carried on by M' A. .Aloy, in St Msry'd Itoacl, Ponsonby, inn loon taken over by Mr J. JMct'arthy, wi-0 oihrs special inducements to customers.

ALLEGED ROBBERY.

TUrco Young Men in Custody,

Consequent upon a complaint mado to the

polico yesterday afternoon, three young men were arrested aud lodgod iv tho lock up. No definite charge was preferred against them at tho time, but at the Polico Court this morning, beforo Messrs JJattley and Boardman, tho prisoners, Hugh Storey, J.oscph McCormick, and Thomas MpYVilliuins wero charged with the commission of »n cft'ensiyo act. Mr O'Meagher appeared for McOon»ick, and asked that as the prisoners had only been arrested last night, a remand should be granted. Sergt. Pratt said ho would offer no objection to v remand if substantial bail woro given. Mr O'Meaeher failod to eea why substantial bail should bo sought for in tho face of the fact thut there was no definite charge bofoie the Court, What, ha asked, was tho offensive act complained of ? Proceedings, ho thought, should havo been by summons, as tho offonco was not a felony. Sergeant Pratt said the circum stiinoe3 wero such that tha polio had uo oplion but to arrest the prisoner?. Mr O'Meagher insisted that tho prosocu tion should fctato specifically what tho charge was, and hold that they had a right to know' the nature of the offensive act complained of. Sergeant Pra,tt offered to' go on with tho case, and disclose the nature of tho offence in the charg ', Sprgean't J?ra.H 'proceeded to state thatGomplaintbadbeenmudehyamattnamod McDonald that whiio Eitting in a rigJi£-of. way he-was assaulted by the prisoners, who rifled his pockets and stole eomo money from him. The police did not intend to bring the charge in this form, but looking at the character of the parties, he proposed to have tbem bound over. Mr O'Meagher.cbaracterised the proceedings as extraordinary. Three mon were arrested on a charge of highway robbery, which was' V'" Joloriy, and wera brought boforo tho ,Cb6rt without any definite charge boing preferred" agniutit them. Ho bald that thero was nothing' bofore tho Court, and urged that tho caso he db missed, and the sergeant allowed, jf ho ohosa, to arroßt the prisoners again ami chargo thorn witfi highway robbery. The case was remanded till to-morrow, Sergeant Pratt consenting to ono recognizance of £25 in each Cs2o.

SHOCKING FATAL ACCIDENT.

(BY TELEGRAM.— t-I'SSZ ASSOCIATION.)

Wellington this day, A fatal accident took placo juat boforo Ha.vi, to day at Haym'an's bulk storo, Ijambton cju'ay, Tho lift was sent up with a light load, and upon reach ing the Eccond floor the chain br.Qfcj, In tbe lift were a boy and a man named William Kitchen. Tho former escaped with a few bruises, but tho latter was horribly mangled, and diod instantly. Both hia thighs wero broken, hia stomach torn open, and ho had a ghastly Wflund on the head. It is pol: at presont clear how Kitchen came to bo killed while tho boy was merely bruised, but probably he weß GrU3hed against tljo timber in de spent.

REGATTA NOTES.

Ponsonby Navals have not yet got .1 crew fa/tcetjiop for tho 29th inst., and probably will not he rppFpsapted in tho Naval Brigade Cutter Raco. The eptrfo'j will probably be from Aucklaud, DeiT onport ; and Thames Navals.

The Nelson crew in training for the Chami ion Whaleboat Race arrived by tho Penguin yesterday with their boat. Thoy have Eettled down at the North Shore, and havo placed their boat in tha Rowing Club's shod there. The, Nelson crew are a fine athletic looking lot of men.and should have

a big say in the coming evont. Onehunga will bo represented in tho Champion Whaleboat Race by the follow ing crew:—H. McCarthy, W. McCarthy, J. J£ilgour,_ .Jno. Pierce, S. Pierce and A. Hunt (steer oar.)

Chhi: TcnugCH, this day g|

Tho body found in tho Hoaihcote Kiver hnß been identified aa that of Frederick Clark, a contractor, residing at Pondaltown, who left homo to look for work two months ago.

Sir Julius Vogel at Waiwera.

A RUi'EiiSENTATiVR of this paper on Satur day hud an interview wil.li Sir Julius Vogel, who is now staying at Waiwera, and ob tainod soma interesting information on various points. Meeting of Parliament. The dato on which Parliament will as somblo has not beon decided yot, but thoro aro HOvor.il circumstances which make it probablo that it will moot earlier than usual — not unlikely about (ho middle of April. Tha Keprcnontatlou Bill. In reply to our request for information on this subject, Sir Julius Vogol asked what largor information could bo desired than that afforded by the bill introduced last ses sion, and tho debate thereon. Hssaidthobill was not presjfd last session becauso tho census information waa incomplete and ! membors wero unwilling to prolong the ses sion. Tho principle of tho'bill was to have-a I regular re-ad justtnent of tho reproson -1 tat'ton of tho colony after cash cons us, on tho basis of population, modified some what by a margin boing allowed of reduction in tbo cave of a country doctorate, and mcroaao in the caso of a town ono, jSo far ns could bo judged, the ptineiple ! scorned accoptable to tho Houae. Coalition Ministry. In reply to tho question whether thoro was any truth in tho rumours eircnlat.ed undor this bond. Sir Julius Vogel said ho '; had board of nono, and did not boliovo thoro | wasmiy truth in them, as far as regarded tho present Government. Maritimo Exhibition, Sir Julius bus boon invited by tho Auck land Chamber of Commerce to givo his views on the proposed Maritimo Exhibition t o bo hold in Auckland in 181)0, aud has | forwarded a roply to day stating that ho i would bo clad to do so. It is just possiblo that Sir Julius may have to leave for Wellington at tho ond of tho weak, and in that case tho address to the members of 1 tho Chamber will be given when passing ' through Auckland. ' North Trunk Hallway. ; Replying lo a question, Sir Julius ' Vogol said ho hoped tho railway would ibo completed by ISftO. 110 saw no reason why it should not bo pushed - forward rapidly. Mr Elliot, tho Chairman 1 of tho Taranaki County Council,with Mosßrs _ T. Morrill, .1, M Clark, J. B. RuScOll, Shera and O. Aickin,wsitod upon Sir J alius, to urge tho Government to mako a road from Taranaki to connect with tho main ! trunk line, n distatico of C 5 miles. This c would unable the sottlors on tho West Coast 3 to send their cattle overland to Auckland, 3 iv addition to opening up a lino pastoral 3 and agricultural country.

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Boforo Messrs . . Battley aud A. Board

man, .f.P.'s.)

Drunkenness,—Ono.person was punished for this ofl'enco, and James Donald, for the further oli'enco of disorderly conduct, was lined 10s and co=ts.

AsaAOWiSO A Will*.—John Smith was charged with abusive conduct towards hia wifo'—Mr O'Meagher appeared on behalf of tlio complainant, while tho dofondant denied tlio charge.-The parties to this c'.hpo aro residents of Onehunga, whoro tho defendant i<i a platolnyor.—Margaret Smith was called, and deposed that sho had bfen married between two and threo years. liming tlio last throe or four months her husband had ropoatcdly struck hor about the head without provocation. On Friday ovoning ho struck hor on tho hoed, and threatened that ho would smash her eyes in. Witness horo guvo way to bur grief, and sobbed violently. — William Wade, father of tho complainant, deposed that his daughter came to him in a fright ened state on Friday evening. SubM quently, defendant camo to the houso also, and threatened \vittio_ss. This conduct had boon, repeated four or livo times.—Do fondant mado n (statement to tho effect thal) his wife contracted debte unnecessarily without his authority, and Ibis caused the trouble. —Tho Bench failed to «oe that any provocation justified a man in stiiUiog a woman. They hoped, how erov, that the couple would arraggo their domestic differences, aud for the purpose of enabling thorn to do so tbo accused would bo btiuud ■ vor in tho nominal surety of JES for three months. Costs woro allowed.

A Noisancb.—Bichard Keevo', William Avoooll, und W'iliiaiu Bond were charged with loaving offensive ui»t;ci',to wit fut and refuse on the Queen-street Wharf —Mr Cotter, for the 'defence, took tho objecti n that tho whaif was not a public place ac cording to Part 1 of tbe Act, undtr which the charge was laid.—Sergeant Pratt said the wharf waa used by the public as a right", and must therefore bo a public placo, —Tho Bench overruled tho objection.— Mr Cotter said ho would tako tho opinion of a higher court on tho point.- J.J. Burgess, ifarbourmaotjr, deposed to tho piosonco of somo bags of putrid matter on tho forty tco of tho wharf. Tho smell from tho bags was very bad. Numbers of provioun cases had happonod, uud warn ings had again and again boon issued, Constable ivlaeky and Captain Fisher, wharfinger, al-io gave evidence, and des cribed tno b.ig.i and their contents ns being vory offensive.—Uscai Gregory, master of tho ferry iteamar which brought tho bags from Dovonpoit, »a:d ho bad no Instructions from tho defendants to leave Iho bags on tbo wharf.—Goorgo Dacro and Wm. Brown alio described too stuff as offensive—Mr Cotter urged in de fonco that if it was an offence to leavo the bags on the wharf, .the pereon liable vvas tho master of tho stoamor, who had clearly placed it there. Ho held. that the Act was intended Ito apply .to per-; .CUB throwing offensive matter in a public place \yf*}iout any intention to reclaim it. In this case, the mattor had a commer cial value, and was o:ily left on tho wharf until it could bo removed to Warnocii's factory,—Tho Bonch hold that the charge was proved, but beliovod that the defend ants did not intend to commit a nuisance. Fined 10j and costs'. —Mr Cotter gavo notice of his intention to appeal against the judgment as erroneous in law, first in point of place, and next as lo tho liability of de fonduMt?.

Charges Aoaixst ArrnEKHOM.—Boitie V7oD!jCy was charged with absenting hiin eojf f?oai the sorvico of his employers, Garrett Brother^, ho bein^* Rn indentured approjitico. Mr i' Bey'orcr 'ft^SaSsod for Iho prosecution, and Mr .G'Moagh.ar for the dofenos. The latter gentleman had just beon instructed hi tlio ease, and iv order to suit his convenience tun adjournment was -granted for a week. A similar charge was preferred against An thony Gusay, and tho -boy, in defence, said She cßductlike the work,—Tho paronts np neijrod, but cqultf no.t recount for tlio con flict of tho boy in absenting himsolf from iii« worb. — Cla the snpgostipn of MrDovore, the case wa* adjourned (of 0 m.onjh, in order to givo tho defendant anutbiJj* pijanao to return to his work and prove himsolf obedient.

Charge Against a Uukliand.—John E. Friend was charged with using provoking language towards hjs wife, Mary Friend. — Sorgoant Pratt prosecuted, ana Mr C. B, Madden appeared for tho dpfonco.—T"6 complutnaut said she had a.protect ion order against hor husband. Ho waa at hor house on Monday, nnd sho was compollcd to leavo the house from Tuosday till Saturday. Ho used insulting language towards her 011 Monday, and on Tuesday throw tho things out of tho window, and threatened to iiil her. Thoir quarrels hud lasted ,?.inco they wore married and they had had Ino peace for liii last'nine years, Defen j dant went into thp' lio>:, ajiii said hs was I frightened of his wifo, who had mado j&roaja ; agaiust him. Every penny h; had earned ; for ihe last two years ho had givon to his : wifo. Uie trouble was that his v/ifa lai^erl up with a lot of bad women.—Sergeant J?ratt said the conduct of defendant sioeo hia arrest Jiad been vory bad.-Tho Bench found tho prjioner guilty, and at the re quest of Mr Madden, tl. y accepted tho prisoner's own recognizances of £20, to {:eop the peaeo for threo months. Neighbours' Quarrel. — Mary Ann Brown was charged with using insulting language to Alice Schissler.—Mr Madden appeared for tho defendant.—Mrs Schis sler deposed that she lived next to the defendant. Mrs Brown was in the habit of taking occasional drops of drink, and when witness came to the door she was in the habit of using foul language towards her. A dispute took place respecting two dust tins, which were taken away by. a little boy and placed in witness's premises by mistake. _ A young lad was also called, and gave evidence for the prosecution. The defence was a denial of.the statements for the prosecution.—The case was dismissed. "

THE GREAT BARRIER MURDER.

CLOSING SCENES OF THE TRAGEDY,

How tha Jury Arrived at the Verdict.

Considerable speculation has beon in dulged in by tho public as to tho process of reasoning whereby the jury arrived at the recommondation for mercy which they appended to their verdict of guilty, and we

havo been at some trouble to obtain an < outline of what occurred in the jury- - * room. It would appear that the jury- ■ wero about equally divided as to tho personality of the prisoner who fired tho , fatal shot, though with one single exception , they considered that both were guilty of ' tho murder. Tho exception to whom wo refor, dtspito the clear definition of the crime given by the judge, held tenaciously to tho opinion that both prisoners should not be found guilty, as it had uob been provod which of thorn was the actual assas- The verdict would have been returned in a fow minutes had it not been for thia juror's obduracy. After over an hour spent in trying to convince tho man a compromise was effected, the juror re ferred to agreeing to coincide with the verdict of " guilty '* if a recommendation to mercy was appended thereto. Tho majority of the jury soeing that thero was no clmnco of coming to a decision unless they agreed to this, end the belief that they would have to spond another ton hours away from their families, togethor with tho knowledge that a disagreement would involve tho country in the exponso of another trial induced them to give a some what reluctant consent to tho recommenda tion to moroy. The Condemned Mon. Tho condemned prisoner*, now lying at Mount Eden Gaol awaiting tho carrying out of tho dread penalty of their crime, aro soid to accept thoir fate with a groat deal of stoicism. Indeed no change has been observable in their demeanour sinco the eentonco has boon pronounced. No one will bo psrmittod to see them but their relatives and ministers of religion, but thoy will bo placed on full diet and permitted tho uso of tobacco should they , require it. Up to noon today bono of the relatives of the doomed men had availed themselves of tho permission to eeo tbem. Both prisoners profess tlio Church of En(.<land -■ faith, niul Iheir spiritual wants will he attended lo by Hi.- Hew .1. S. Hill, the Anglican Chaplain ; ol'tliOKiiol. Mr Hill visited the prisoners yes terday morninir unci afternoon. Uallrey. even in his wildest days, seems to have been given to reading Uie Uiblo and engaging in prayer, and ever since his incarceration he has been Ire ' qucntly engaged in religious oxercises. Perm is I apparently less seriously disposed. Some days . after tho trial he desired to see the Itev. Air I Calilcr. who married him,and who is acquainted 1 with his family, and that gentleman had a ' lengthy conversation with him. We understand , that hot li tho prisoners, though pretly well re signed to their fate, scarcely seem torealiso that 1 the end will he tho scaffold. They are In ' cllned to attach 100 much importance to t the unfortunate and misplaced "recommen dation lo mercy " of tho jury, and not until the , decision of the Executive on tho verdict is 3 known will they altogether ahanilon llio liopp ' or life. Those who have come in contact with the prisoners liollcvo that a full and truthful 1 stiilcmßiil of Iho details of the murder will he made by both the prisoners. Both tho prisoners aro satisfied that their defence was as com plete as it could have been. Tho Execution. As it is customary to givo prisoners undor sontcneo of death, throo weeks to prepare ' for tlio awful ohango, it is probable tho 'execution will toko place about tho middle 1 of February,

CRICKET MATCHES.

GonnoN v. Auckland.—The first stage o£ this match was played on Saturday. Gordon won lv first, and made 82, towards which 1.. Meldrum contributed 23, T. M. Moresby 21, Q. 11. Gould 1), and J. Ansenne 7. C. F. Heid was the' most successful bowler on tho other side, his analysis showing six wickets for 17 runs. Auckland lost sh wickets tor 68, A. E. Tomlin getting 13, Howes 10, Uobinsoii (not out) 20, and Barton (not Hollands v. United. — An innings was lil.-ivcii un each sido iv this match. Hollands iiiinle 8.1, and ot these W. Hoard put together 33 K. JI ills 13, and G. Mills 10. 'A. Mccormick took six wickets for 87 runs, nnd W. Stemson four wickets for IS. United only made 19, J. 'J'cstro, 17, being tho highest scorer, while llarvic got 8, and Mcl'herson 7. h- Mills look livo wickets for 21 runs, and G. "Mills 6 wickets for 21.' Noimi Stionis v. St. Mary's.—This matcli was played at Devonport and resulted in a win for tho North Shorn hy 33 runs on tho result of tho first Innings. Far the winners W. Swanson and Bennett hatted well. For the losers Darby avub tlio only ono to mako a stand. Tho respec tive scores were : North Shore, first innings, 72, second Innings, 2 wickets for 15 ; St. Mary's, Ilrst innings, 37. " , Hollands ,2.s*n v. Onehunga.—Onehunga won the toss and sent thoir opponents to the wickets. Hollands mado a good stand und knocked up 131. Waddinghaiii 17, J. Mills 19, ]_,'. Nell 31, A. Burfoot 15, ond Murnhy 12, were tlio viincipal scorors. Onehunga then went in and when time was called hud lost 1 wickets for 31 runs. Goodwill, Vi not out, was tlio only doublo llguro man. This match will ho con tinued on February oth. Wanderers v. TuENWiTHS. — This match resullcd in a victorr for the Wanderers by 20 runs on the llrst innings, the scores being, Wan <U-i lis 01), Trcnwitlis 13. In the balling Whelan did best for tho Wanderers, making 25, und Ncshitt IS for Trcnwitlis. Tho bowling of Whelnn and Stanton for tiie Wanderers and Hayes and Woods for Trcnwitlis was good. Auckland Second v. Parnell.—ln this the chief junior match of iho season Parnoll wont llr.-t to Iho wickets, and Crowe nnd Ripley taccil the howling of Morcy and It. Atkinson. A good stand was made till Kiplcy was caught, the hoard then reading SO—l—7. No ono else, save (iiinlincr—who mado 11—gavo much trouble, tho innings closing for 08. The A.C.C. timings closed for 17, or 21 bohind Parnell, E. C. Beale being not out, 0. On going In again Parnell had lost throe wickets for 20.

Alpha v. AdcKlakd Tiiiiid.—This match was continued by Alpha going fn for . their ss. ipiinil innings, and requiring 119 runs to win, which they mado with the loss of 0 wickets. I'luv went on, and tlioy were all ont for 75 runs, E. ilowe heinir tho principal sco'ror. Scorc3 : Auckland, 20 and 00; Alpha, 51, and Ml ford wickets. Alpha thus continues to-lipid, fli'st placo for llio second junior cup. (lOF.nox Suco.ni> v. Ukitkd Second.—This match was conceded by the United to the Cordon Club. Ooudon Third v. Uosebkuy.—This match, which was commenced a week ugo, resit.led in a win for tho Gordon Club. WAREHOUSEMEN'S CItAI.I.ENBE CUl\ — The match between Messrs A. Clark and Sons and Messrs W. McArthur and Co. resulted in an eusy victory for tlio latter by an innings and 50 runs. CiiMSTCunnoit, this day.

Loncaster Park beat tho United by 8 wickets. The scores woro :-United : 129 and 135 (E. C ttrill, 02). Park: 234 and 31 for 2 wickets. Cuff got the United wickets for 17 mus. Tho Midland defeated Addington by an innings and 285 runs. The scores wore:—Midland : 109 and 253 (Barnes 81, without tho slightest chance) ; Buchanan, 41 ! pohon, 38 j and Aahby, 35. Addington: 00 to'? 7. Garty got G Addington wickets for 10 runs. In a junior cup match, Duckinnnton made 114, not out, for Addington aud St. Alban's. Tha former aro one ahead on first innings, and havo lost 9 wickets in tho second innings for 249 runs. The Midland and Lancaster Pant match, to bo commenced on Saturday, will decido who shall hold the Senior Cup for 1880-7. Great intorest is taken in the con tent.

THE CAIN MURDER.

TRIAL O. 'JTISOS, If A. &,

Dunedin, this day. The trial of Thos. Hall for murder com mon.cad at t!;o Supremo Court this morning. Chief Justicp Way, pf {Jo.iith Aifstfat*!}, waa ecpfl'lHfio'Jatpd jvith a spat pn ttye Bonph. Tho approaches to tiis Oc>|jrt $'pro gpoypdpd. Mr Haggit, assisted by Mr White, of Timaru, prosecuted, aud Mr Chapman, Ucnnieton, instructed by Mr Perry, of Timaru, defended. Tho Crown and tho prisoner pach phallonged throe. MrHaggot, ip'opening, sajd it-would be proved that Captain Cain was pojsqned, apd the ovidenco would pajnt to lli>ll. It would bo shown that he had to gain by Cain's death, that he had a motive .for it; that ho had in his possession the moans of causing death by poison j that vaiious kinds of poison were found in his possession ; that ha had ample oppor tunities of administeriug the paison ; that for montl.!3 prior to hia death Cain's stomach •pusii have h?en tbe icceptaclo of iiritant 'poisons fj.fy.on _._ larger pr less quan tities and "at 'diiJerehS ipipryoja, cf.d ipstjy, tie would on.cWvour to'show'that the effects wore Kjipifar in this case to another case of attempted poisojf, 'Mr Chapman objected to this opening, saying lie would at the proper stago con tend that ovidenco of this sort was inadnpesibip, Hia Honor thought it undesirable to mention it,

Mr Haggett urged that ho was quite justified in doing so. Tbo Judge said thero was no. neod to dis cuss the point, He was satisfied that his r uling was correct.

Mr Haggitt's opening waß markedly calm and judicial in tone. He was evidently disconcerted by the judge firmly ruling that no reference to the wife poisoning case was permissible at that stage. He spoke about fifty minutes. The prisoner, who is accommodated with nsoat.in the dock, makes frequent sug gestions to his counsel, and is -busily em ployed taking notes.' . ' . ■;' ,5,

FIRES AT ARCH HILL.

A DWELLING HOUSE AND FIVE SHOPS DESTROYED.

£2,150 Damage J.

At 1.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, a four roomed cottage situate in Russell-streot, Arch Hill, was totally dostroyod by fire. Tho houso was occupied by-Mr Wm. Henry Clmppell, and was owned by Mr Monaghan, a blacksmith who resides at Ellerslie. The origin of. the fire is most mysterious, as it occurred in the middle of tho day, whon Mrs Choppoll was close at hand. Still there is no clue as to its cause. Mrs Chappel I states that at 1.30 o clock she waa feeding fowls in her yard, when she ob served smoke issuing from the roof ot hoi house, near the chimney. She at once gave tho alarm to her neighbours, who quickly camo to her assistance, but, on account ol tho scarcity of wator, they wero pre cluded fiom extinguishing the fire 16 appears that Mrs Choppell had been cook ing, having left a roast in the oven. Whon sho gave the alarm, an old fireman, Mr Piper, with other neighbours, attempted to check tbe spread of tho lire, but as very littlo wator could bo obtained, tlio house wus burned to the ground. Uiitfrtunutoly, Mr Cbappoli had no insurance upon Jhw furniture and household effects, Mr Monaghan had the building insured lor £160 in tho London and Lancashire Office. There can bo littlo doubt that this fire was purely accidental. Another destructive firo took placo last evening at Arch Hill. It commenced^ in tho block of shops near tho junction of Cod rinj. Un-street with the Great North Road. These nro owned by Mr Young YVarren, and tho particular oao in which the lire ori ginated was occupied as a grocery stoic by Sir WilliamD.Wnrrou, nephew of tho owner. Constable Clark, who hus for some years been stationed at Now ton, was tho first to discover tho firo. Strango to say, he was just returning at 8.30 o'clock from Kuaeoll street, where he had beon molting in quiries about the firo that had taken place a few hours previous. As he was passing Warren's shop he noticed tho evidint signs of tire, and at once gave tho alarm. Accompanied by Mr Katclifle, who is a builder, residing at Arch Hill, Constable Clark ran round to tho back of the building, and finding the door unlocked, thoy made their way to the shop, that being manifestly tbo centre of tho lire. Thoy, however, found tho intermediate door locked, and consequently short but valuable timo was lost in effecting an entry by forcing tho door. Mean while, ponio young men named Edwin Lightfoot, William iiowo, aud Cocil Morgan came to their assistance. _ There was a heavy smoke, but by tho aid of a lighted candle tho men could see a small lire burning under tho shelving on the right hand side, and evidently spreading up tho wall. The party made a vigor ous attempt lo suppress tho tiro, but were hampered for want of wator. While struggling with tho firo, Lightfoot got hia hand severely burned by falling lorward on the burning matter. Upon recovering his equilibrium he was cornpellod, with the others, to rotiro, aa the heat and Btuoko had become suffocating. Evan at this stogo a fow bucket:! of water would havo put tho fire under, but unfortunately they wero not at hand, and the fire wus allowed to rage unchecked until tho Salvage Corps 'arrived from town, which, owing to tho delay iv giving tho alarm, was not until four of the shops had been destroyed, When the fire had begun to light up tho sky, the alarm was rung out by tho Newton fireboll, and thort'y afterwards Mr Carlaw, the chief turncock, telephoned to the central Fire Brigade station that tho fire was boyond the° city boundaries. Superintendent Hughes directed the firemen to wait at tho station in case they should bo wanted, Ho then proceeded to the lire, whither ho had been preceded by Captain Fi Id, of tho Salvage Corps, who quickly attached their hose to tho maioat hydrant. Iho Karangahape branch ol tlio Auckland Firo Brigado also made for tho fire, ot coureo leaving their Jiose reel bo hiud them, they being lor uso in the city only. These men, under Foreman Finlay, us.-iatod iho Salvage Corps as volunteers, mid great credit is duo to all concerned for the manly way in which they attempted to check the speed ol tho devouring element. Tho pressure of water was very slight, and the mon were thus severely handicapped in tlio struggle. Ie was not until livo shops had bein destroyed that tho progress of the flames was stayed. The Salvage Corps, by playing on the side wall of Nottliughamje houso, aided by a bucket gang on JJavies'e roof, held tho tiro in check until tho ioimcr premises fell in, when i.ll dar.ger waa ever. In the tarlior stogo of the fire Superintend ent Hughes lent valuable aid in directing tho exertions of a party at the back of the burning buildings. Tho fire was not fairly got under until it had reached tho (?ap be tween fcottlinghain's tho bootmaker, the roeidenco of Mr pavies, and tho store of Mr R, Neal, causing the destruction of five shops. Mr W. D. Warren, tho tenant of the grocer's shep in which tho firo originated, stated that ho left tho chop apparently secure from lire nt 11 a.m yesterday, and.went to his brother's, Mr Joseph

Warren, grocer, Kanmgahape lioad. After dinnor ho went to visit his other brothor, Mr Young Warren, who reeidos beyond Mount Grand, on tho Mount Roskill Road, no loft his brother's houso early in tho evdhing, and feeing that the firo waa in tho direction of his promises, ho made straight for it, arriving about 10 minutos past 10 o'clock, only to find them totally destroyed. Ho could f;ivo no clue as to '.ho prubabjo cause of tlio firo. Insurances. Tho following i-i a list of tho build ings which woio destroyed, also tho amounts of insurance:— The first three shops were two-storied, under one roof. Thoy were owned by Mr Young Warren, who had thorn insured in the Union for £800, of which £700 is reinsured. The other two shops,were owned by Mr Hellaby, and wore insured in tho New Zealand for £375 The westward chop of tho block was ocoupied by Mr W. D. Warron as a grocery, He had his stock insured for £150 in the South Btitish, furniture for £10. Mr Thomas Worden, bootmaker, occupied the (second shop. Ho saved fow effects, and was insured in the New Zealand Company for £2^o. Noxt camo Mr John McKellar'e confectionery establishment, which was un fortunately uninsured. He lost about £50 worth of goods, which he had amplo time to save had lie not geuorously lent his ener gies towards saving Mr Warren's placo. Mr Samuel Lambert, butcher, who oc cupied the fourth shop, had his effects insured "for £00 in the Imperial. He succeeded in saving a portion of his goods. Mr Nottingham, bootmaker, was tho occu pier of the fifth shop He saved the greater pa it of his stock, as he had ample time. He was insured in tho Norwich Union for £30. Mr Davies'a dwelling-house and Mr Kbbp.rt * NeaVp grocery store woro only slightly damaged, Until are both insurec}, As might 6o" expected on Sunday oyonihg, there wjss a largo orotyd in attendance, and a number of the policp ajid detectiye fpr'pps wero present, giviDg what help thoy could. The total damages are estimated at over £2,000, as the buildings havo only beon erected a fow years. This fire shows tho uj-gont necessity that exists for local firo brjgaden tp 'po forjned, as the city Brigado are precl tided Irotti assisting. In fact, any flaijaago sustained, to ffio uniforms of the Bremen in -jEtohdapc. last eyenttig would require to bo-made'good at their "own 'ex pense

ESCAPES FROM DROWNING.

Two more narrow eecapoq from drowning havo to bo recorded. Shortly after ninp o'clook on Saturday night a passenger by one of the North Shore ferry steamers who waa known arc "Dr." Weeklam was walking from the deck into tho smoking-room, when ho stumbled and fell overboard. The steamer waa stopped ar,d the dingy was launched as sttoediiy -as poasuilc. ijlx J. Anaaime, who waa in tho' dingy, 'cons Moved her progress rather plow, and jumped into the' water arid pwasji to thp '.*'ddctpi.'a " assistance. He readied tho unfortunate tnari in goo(3 time ond kept his head above water until thp dingy camo alongside, when both Mr Ansenne and tho "doctor" wero safely placed on board the steamer again, no Borious rosult3 having to be recorded, Latpr pn in tho night the watchman of the Meropo got astray,' and in endeavouring to board tbo ship Rakaia, foil between that vessel and Queen-street Wharf. Tho accldont was observed by several mon belonging to the Rakaia, and one of them got over the side and' held tho watchman up till further assistance arrived, and then both were assisted to the YVharf. The Harbour Board night watchman (Watts) undertook to Eec the watchfnan of the Merope safely "oh board of his vessel, and in doing so he unfortunately fell on-one of the "bits!'and received a severe blow on his faco. •.-•-' '- ' "

THE GREAT BARRIER MURDER.

VEROICT OF «UILTY.

Both Prisoners Sentenced to Death.

We continue our report of the address of j, Mr Govor, on behalf of tho Crown, from I tho point where it was broken off in our J report on Saturday. Addressing himself to j the queslicn of motive, Mr Govor said it . lid not devolve on the Crown to show that . the prisoners had any malice against , Tavlor beforo tho murder. If tho , facte were plain-and ho held they were- . there was'no need to prove motive. He proposed to discuss the "v.dencont length nnal-t from that of Grace Graham, ihe Sod °o"nrel then analysed the evidence at considerable length P™H° U'™ that tho fact that Caffroy was armed and bad a cord with him showed that there was an intention. of violence If it was intended to tie up STwhy was no attempt made to use the roue*' and ho argued that it was not bonded to tio Mr Taylor-he was to bo treated in somo other raannor, and the See was that the cord was to bind tho Lirls, or one of them, ond carry them oft. Xlieio was not the slightest sign in the ov denco that Mis Seymour bad given Caffrey tho least reason for supposing that she was willing to go away with hm. ihe jury would at once scout such an idea. M las clearly to be inferred from the facts that they intended to carry her oil by fotco against her wiU. If tho prisoners wont to Taylor's with the intention of carrying o 1 M a Seymour by force-and.as ho had sai-, the theory of Mrs Seymour's consent was uttoi-ly unsupported and improbable and could not be assum S d-it mattered not whether Caffroy or Bar ns story was true they were equally guilty of murder, fcven if Mrs Seymour had been willing to go, there was an unlawful design, and a joint one in tho trespass, and 08 tho killing wus in the carrying out of this joint unlawful design, they wore also bothgoilty of murder. In this case no thought af man slaughter could a, ho. It was either murder, or it was a justifiable or accidental death, Referring to Grace Graham, he said hi* friend Mr Williamson, in opening, had dono quite right to apolojrisafortbe witness Giaco Graham. She was ovidently an abandoned girl, cud moro than that, a cold hearted, callous girl ; but the Crown could not ch'ooio ■ its witnesses like the com:-, eel in a civil case. She had lived 1 with Penn'd mother sinco tho rolico ' Court trial, and had beon about tho streets with Penh's sinter. She must, thero ' fore be considered in the character ot 1 Bonn's paramour up to the present ' moment. He had no doubt that ; slic had suppressed a largo amount of truth, especially in the convocations that had ' takon place on board the cutter after I tho murder, aud he asked them in accord ' ance with the laws of ovidenco to accept !so much of her evidence as did not tell in ' favour of her paramour. In concluding, ? Mr Govor said : " That is .oil I have 'to say to you, gentlemen, and, iv ' conclusion, 1 do ask you to give ' your earnest attention to the case; to 1 bo moved by no consideration of the ' «oriousne;s of tho matter to. play with > your consciences, eeoing, gentlemen, 3 that you are here for tho purpose of 3 determining whether these two men } committed tho murder with which they 1 are charged; and,paraphrasing the words of ' my loomed friend, Mr O'Meagher— \ eu -' geanca Ido not ask, but justice I do a?k, ■ und that according to your oath, gentle fc mon,\ou shouldatruoverdictgivc,according | to tho evidence that has been placed beforo • you." ' ' THE JUDGE'S SUKMING-TJP. His Honor then summed up as follows : - a " Geutlemui of the jury,-Both tbo cvi , denco and the addresses from tho counsel r engaged on cither sido having now bien closed, it remains for you to declare by - your verdict whethor "tho prisoners- aro ' guilty of the nanrdor with v.bioli thoy stand ' charged. I need scarcely say that in dis '_. charging the highly important trust"which 3 devolves upon you, you will be guided by the strict rulps of evidence in returning a verdict j upon the facta of thepasa without regard to 3 any consequences whatever, and I need 8 scarcely repeat to you the reminder 0 of tho learned counsel for tho Crown, ond also of tho counsel for the *__ defence, that as far as possible c you mutt difmita from your minds r everything you had heard respecting this cpiso beforo coirieg into Court. Now, in '_ this case, it i 3 not neceesary-for mo to com , inence, as is frequently dono, by J defining tbe crime of murder and tho shades of difference between it l_ and manslaughter, for I must fay thia— ' a that no fouler and more cowardly murder _. than this ever stained tbe annals of the 0 colony, and your duty, therefore, is simply to decido whether tho prisoners in the dock are guilty of it or not. Some Btress has been laid by the counsel for the prisoners ' on tho fact that tho Crown, in the first placo, has dono nothing to show motive ij on tho part of tho prisoners, and that, though there were cortain motives assigned '_. the offort to prove them had failed. c Thore is no doubt, as far us that goes, that j the proof of a premeditated plan depended 0 ontirely upon tho exceedingly unreliable 0 evidonce of tho girl Grace Grahnm, and 0 after all wo havo heard respecting her char -0 acter, and tho contradictions that have been n given to some of her statements hore, Ire a gard her ovidenco as being such that no re lianco whatever can bd placed upon it It ia clear that she has not told the whole truth, but it would bo stranger still if she did not ■ toll any truth nt all, Thai; she bas tried 8 to exculpate Bonn.tboreia no doubt; but at B any rate I should consider her evidence ■ such as you cannot rely upon, , However, that i 3 a matter for you to con r sider. As to tbe alleged failure to adduce 3 ovidenco of motive and plan, I have merely >to say that it is wholly unnecessary for the r Crown that any evidence, either ofplarfor 1 plot, should be brought forward ; for if a I man kills another withe ut provoca? 5 tion, that ia murder, aad if it ■ U asserted that sue killing by him j was not murder it is for him to I show, if ho is able, that his contention is ' correct, as, for instatico, that he ! merely acted in self - defence. £ ■ ncpi scarcely toll you Unit in' this > gating circumstances. Each prisonor has 5 tried his very best to throw tho guilt on • the other, and I propose to briefly go ■ through tho story stated for ono, and then • the other, by their respective counsel. I 5 must first, however, tell you that in order 5 to convict either prisoner of murder it is ■ not necessary to prove that he" gave the • fatal blow. If you find as a necessary r inference from tho ovidenco placed before ■ you that tho fatal shot was fired by ono or r the other, then it will bo your duty aftor <* knowing that they wero acting together to ' find both prisonersguilty.. Now let us take ■ and . examine the two atatements. I Bonn, " tbvbugji "Us Tjounsei spaaix -1 ing for him j said' that "he ' was on 3 intimate term's with Carrey, tp whom, as • the oldpr anf} moro experienced' seaman, ho f loosed ijp ond by whom he" w£3 ' influenced. Tha the himeelf knew 5 nothing _of tho great ccoan and i tho oxcitiug adventures possible upon 5 it ; and that Caffrey induced him by firing ' his imagination to go with him j that J Caffrey persuaded bl*,a that Mrs Seytnour ?£_■ I'P^ctly' ready'"to elope with'him • (Palfrey', if a convenient opportunity we^e afforded her' of d'oj'ng so; and that hor recent confinement preeontpd a splendid chance of carrying out the elope mont, as she wes staying at her father's, whero thoro wero only two • male persons to interfere with tho execution j pf tho design—an old man and a young boy. Perm accordingly ogrees to go ashore to • help Gaffroy. .Now, if they wont aßhoro armed with revolvers, a criminal intention •is at once imported into tho ease; for what nocd is thero of pistols if, as Bonn 3 says, they only wanted Mrs Seymour, I and sho was willing to go with [ them ? Besides, his explanation doss not . agree with tbo fact that aft-jr the murd§r , his rirot question, upon coming up wiih Mrs , Baylor on the beach is, " Whore toe tha j girls;: and then he says, *•" \'6uhavo li _ , tbonr under the boa," thtis clearly Wdwing , that Mrs Soymo'ur was 'not the sola 6'fto ■ So»6*ht; for. Berin, on getting ashore, and I wiii: 5 iproeecciipg along the boacti towards the house, sees Japo Tavlor, and on , reaciuug the houso he ' asks., for some , butter, which ho says is intendod for a yacht called tno Tairua, while also stating that he himself belongs to tho Totfict Both jSQ T.Statelx' e!lta mo deliberate untruths, and Bonn's counsel attempts to explain them by s3yiog they were necessary lalse hoods to the execution of the desigu. But if it could be necessary to tell liosfor the- furtherance of such an under taking, how. much moro necessary would it be considered by the prisoner now, when his life is in peril? Bonn's counsel further argues that as he did not shoot Taylor when he met him outside the house, he had no criminal i"? 6"* . byLt, £enn was" scarcely likely

to do this, or anything of the sort before Caffrey arrived.'_ As for Bonn's pos! session of a revolver, hia counsel urges that he had his hands in his pockets when ha reached the bouse, consequently it must not bo assumed that he had a revolver. But - Ceffrey brings two revolvers with"'" him—ono in each hand — and he is afterwards seen with only, one, while ono is subsequently found on tbe " _i floor of tho kitchen, and Mrs Taylor dis tinctly saw Benn with a revolvor in his ■■ hand when he was standing in bedroom '™' No. 1 with his left arm round hor husband's ' ■ neck. Afterwards the third revolver finds its way to the cabin of the cutter. The -' inferenco is thorefore clear that Benn had : it in his pockot-whon'he entered the house ' in tho lirat instance. Tho next thing *** in Bonn's statement is that Cajftey ' dashed iuto the house and began Bring, '~f. Assuming foramomenttbatthocontentionof ■.[: the learned counsel for "the prisoners can " possibly bo proved, and that they were there for a lawful, though immoral act, Wm then ended the moment the firing began tho legality of- the act. Tbe ques tion whether it ii punishable by law to elopo with a married woman is of no concern, for from the moment tbe firing begins there can be no possible doubt as to tbo illegality of " the prisoners' proceedings, according / to Benn, after three shots, had "baeu fired by Caffrey, Taylor rushed into bedroom No. 1, and it is contended tljat if ha bad been wounded previously he con Id not havo dono that. Caffrey followed him, dashing open' the door which Taylor had slammed behind' him, and then Benn says ho arose and fol- - lowed too; that ns ho entered the room . Caffrey fired again, and Caffrey asked him to tako tho old man off him; that seeing Taylor stagger and about to fall, he (conn) stopped forward and caught him in his arms, and that it waa v: at this point Mrs Taylor entered the room ond saw him. But, gentlemen,-this ei-p planation is disposed of by tho fact tbat: '"■;' Mrs Taylor heard thefourth shotfired after; seeing her husband with Bonn's arm around:: ;'■ his neck. There can be no question; Wa that Taylor at the time he was stand ing at bedroom _ No. 2 with Benn'a' arm around his neck was alive, Had he boon shot before that: time ■ ho could not have been standing up, for the 1 doctor's testimony shows that the effect of' tho fatal bullet would have been to"produce ' instantaneous unconsciousness. Moreover, had ho been slut beforo, Bonn must have been covered with blood, and yet Mrs Tay lor does not say that she saw any blood on • ' him. Had it been otherwise, she could: *• ' scarcely fail to havo seen it. Now, aa 1 I have said, this narrative U disposed of'! f; 1 by the fact that Mr* Taylor heard the ' fourth eh it fit ed after she had seen her hua-. -3 * band and Benn in the | osit on I have men '- tioned. I now take Caffrey s story. It la I 1 this : That ho had b on engaged to 3 Mrs Seyjiour; that tho engagement 3 had been broken off through tbo • influence of her parents, who intimid f ated her into an unwilling marriage, " that ho had reason to believe that she - b would leave her husband aud go away witS||p , him; aud that under this impression he ' wont ashore, believing that tVie opportunity *, r was favourable, end that Benn could.be '■ ■ used to keep tho parents out of the way." * Ho then says that ho rushed into tho house « 1 and filed blank cartridge, with the object , of intimidating Mr Taylor, whom he fotmtl o there, and that Taylor rushed into No, li J bedroom, shutting the door behind hith J . a that Caffrey, expecting to find the girls 3 there, rushed in after him, struck down Lj B Taylor, with a blow on the nose, dashed ." a into No. 2 bedroom, 'found Mrs Seymour . gone, jumped out ot.tho window to look fdr'S £ her, and went hunting about in tbe swamp -T a close to the houfo. Caffrey fufthsr states' 9 V that ho left Benn with a revolver in his ; f hand and holding Taylor to prevent him ,' • getting clear. Noiv, gentlemen, if, under > theso circumstances, Benn was left ln that ■ , '• positiouandadoadlystruggleensued,ending--. - ? in Taylor bbing shot, then tbe case is one of ■; ' c mm der, in which both Caffrey and Bennare equaliy concerned. Caffrey would be just ■■?< SB guilty as Benn. Now, wn come to>J*S'.'^ . Caffrey's statement. In order to show pre- > :. meditation of some design, we have the fact -*! ,\ that a fortnight before the murder he askt -'7M, a for and buys a chart of tho South American ' 5 v coast, mentioning particularly Valparaiso** I o a port where ho would' be'able 'to find Hi. "- ---3 wiy in-tbe dark; and then Detective Tliotyy B , fells you that ho was informed: by this - ■ I, prisoner that for three weeks after halelS H c New Zealand }}c was prnisi'pg ii^thfj t effort to reach' South America, and that ha ,' 0 was driven by contrary wind? on tp. tha i; 1 coast of Australia. Besides.^ on the liFfh 1 r of June, tho very day on which ho leaves ;'; Auckland, ho invites "the girl A^nes 0 Austin to accompany him -on his -^ 0 trip to the Barrier th&t hight, ami .'• d after sho refuses hia invitation ho tells h. . »i 3 that he is going, to America, and that she „ would hear end_ read about him. He . also asked the girl Jane McManus logo v with him, niid yet in spite of those facts his j counsel wants you to believe that be wa? -S t actuated bjr the deepest affection for ; _ Mrs Sejmour. Tho improbability'"of .": ,__■ this etory is appaient. A fortnight -:'. 0 had elapsed tinco Mrs Seymour's confine • v ment, and no communication is proved \ ]___ between her and Caffrey since' her mar , a riage, is it likely that she wpuld abandcp '__} ■ s her child and her husband for the sate ' it of him; or, on the other hand, be ready tfl s< c take ihe infantto sea with her? Itjj 4. :> absurd to imagine anything of the kind. J d Tho story of Grace Graham is infinitely . I. more probable. As I have already toW X you, three shots were fired before .Mrs '-■ $ Taylor saw Benn in bedroom No. 2 with hil r c arm round her husband's neck. Although 7l_ d the family were taken by surprise, and ■- were filled with the greatest alarm, theirvJ« n statements as to what took place agreo very j closely, aud it is only natural that some '<S ~ Elight discrepancies should be found, par'< •* ; a ticulariy as to. the* elejpenfc of itima; '.%'" i_ fact,'' it woul.d be strange '""pjflPM t if there were pb Bpch discrepajiciei, - a Tho wonder in thi3 case is that tho afcconnj i"?_ ,t given by all the witnesses of tho transaction'- - c is so clear and distinct. Caffrey cayS thai' ,35 ~ before the fouf-th shot was fired ho jumped . out of tho window in order to continue his'ii* a search for Mrs Seymour. Now, Mrs Sey y mour and her sister swear that at tha time ' a they heard the fourth shot fired they wora: "j r climbing tho fence, which was only twelve a or fourteen yards away from the window, ~ so that if Caffroy's statements were true t it would have been -simply impossible fdfep Q them to have concealed themselves. Be 0 must havo seen them. Lhe next eyi- ':■■{ B denco as to his movements is this. White 3 hiding up the hill'somo time after Mrs faey^ H 1 mour saw bjia cross a ixttlp stiieajniVpwSngS 6 close to'tbe house, and gg f'pwarfls the etocli: ■'." 3 yard, near which Benn and her mother wf i., n standing. She could not'see the door of 0 the houso from whero sho was hidinfr, ! but she saw him ooming from the direction 1 of the house. Next, Lincoln Taylor, who ..

Supreme Court Civil Sessions.

THIS DAY,

(Beforo His Eonor Mr Justice Wart 1,) Tjzk Civil Sessions of tho Suprac.o Co;iti ■vyeroPOiPjenoa ti,is:raol|nin^, '-■' < f~. :'"'■► JtJpOKMENir uy CoKSEjfi.—^V, Brown X- J.'Mc Grcgor. —Claim £<)i 19 '§, balance if overdue of B.N.—Mr 'Bgtfgn ■'q,nij'fit}ni»4 that would be cQnfess'ed |'n ifm case. John Ttoiiey v. VVm FAOAS.-Clufai, £131 7s gd (balance due on timber 3e' livered).—Mr Napier for plaintiff; Mr Alexander for defendant, —Mr Napier stated: that the ctise fiad jjeep roferrgq to' arbifation and " the award had 'been given in favour for £23 17s 6'd, and £14 15a tjoabs.—Judgment was'accordingly given. Edward __1 pKeo>vn v. George MpjtENß ?. —Claim £95 «s Qd. . This case was stated tQ be settled. James Saunders Gibbons v. The TJkiok Fire and Marine Insurance Com?ant 0?. New ZRAi,AND,-Cloim,-£74sl6,amount due under polioy of insurance — Mr Hugh Camp bell, who appeared for the plaintiff,- stated that ths case had been settled between himself and his learned friend, Mr*; Hesketh. - - His Honor presumed - ihe dft termination of tho criminal case had ■;.. practically settled this matter, —Mr Campbell rnnliorf ; n tiie affirmative.: I* WM now only c, question of qpsts, Ho-jteli, v. MpEAOiiAH.—a report of this caso is given in anothisr cbiulin; ':'':' •)■:.■ ■■•-?.'-. ..■,_. ._■■■. . . .■;.

There was no meeting of the Wesleyat) Conference this morning because of tl}o ,#;;;. holding of several committees/" Tfie Natiye lis Affairs Committee mot at 11 am. The - -'; Churoh Property Committee began ita |',_;, Bittings at 10 a.m., and was engaged in its * "", important duties throughout the whole morning. Tho Representative Session ip _,"S which ministers and laymen are associated meetsthis affernoonat 2.30. Very important ; ';& business is' to occupy the attention of thia Representative Conference. Severalgersrlel ■- men hove already arrived from the Soath who aro to.take part in the deliberations, f "Messrs Satnuel-Coohrane and Son sold -tOida? .~ S auction 80 acres of land at Matakana, will} all Improvemehts thereon, fer £150. Tha «r*.: paity was -a portion of the estate.of Yfflnaßl; Armoiir, deoeaßed. v ■

THE AUCKLAND " EVENING STAR, MONDAY. JANUARY 24, 1887.

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