COMING EVENTS.

SlsoJlaaa, &0., Te-DiErt,

Religious Meeting in tho Tont on Surrey Hills Hsiate, I'onEonby Road, 7.30. s'if-strcet Wcaleyan Church—Now Zealand Wcßloyaa Coofdronce, 7.50. Mount Krion liiil-j HanßO-Tr'al ot Auckland

Amrr.uniiicn, 1 39. FrtnmaEor.s' Hail LodKO Uiiitcd S«r?icfl, I.C.

St. .Janie3'a Frosbytc: ian Chn cli -Annual Moot-

ing of tuo Ccnsro.olian 7.3-1. O'Bown'j Hotel Synnnrfa-strnet-Mectlog p£ CarterdtQ Elcc; Commiitas, eto . forPicaio. 8.

Hota of Justices at Follo« Court. January 27 ■ P. ComlaUey nn* 1. O. Corbett.

Auction Soles To-morrow. « i^«i»-T£nEi-U and Colonial Furniture, 11. B.^h^BulS-.^o.mts'.eet-Houeehold Fu.nitaroand Kirsets.ll. J. Maclcod and Co.-Prodaco. Furniture, etc,

F.Uj. Jones, Lowfr Vincont-street-Hou«ho'.d *Furnituro and Sft'ecta, 11. Morton &"j«ck9on-llousehold and Office Tur nitaro. &c. 11.

R. Aithar-SY) i Fruit, &a . 2.

Chief Post-office, Auckland.

Maiij will ct osb A3 undeu :- Ts:a Day. Tor Man?ftw:v. Hakiru, and K«iWjk», per Fn'''Wan"arcUteanf, Wangarei, and Kamo, per For'^'kati? "Aoa»t ? w, TanTOiJgl, etc., via Than.eJ. per KutcrpHso nt 5 run- For Thames, pir Kmerprlaß, at 0.31 p. in. Thursday, 270h Init. For Port Fllzroy, Tryphena, anil Okupu, per VDr"waiw'ora n'ie Krp». and WfvrkiTGrtn. p?r For Slabonui,Napier, and Southern ports, per FomSss-'il S.Shan ports, per Gaitloch, For N-fvTrbmouth, Rnd Southern port?, per ?»If?c?re£or ptlum. For Thames p>r Roto-rßhana.at3p.ro. ir-or Tauraoera and OpoUki, per Cht-lmeford. at i p.m. Friday. SSsh mat. FerOpotiki. p=rlJoie'!i3. at Ham. For Cowes and L'oromandel, per Coromandol, For Ta^ran^ tna Opo-ikl. via WhllQ Island. Fo^V/hitisns! anil Upy'er Mill, par lona, Jt 5 pir, Monday, 3iet I«bu Isl.incl?. United Slatf s of America, Canada. British Columbia. Cen tral and South America, and British and "or tin United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 5 p.m. Mocey orders, registered letter!, and news psn.-rs, st 3.30 P.m. Li».e letters, boarlne nn extra fpo o( Gd in eldUion to ths r-ostaso. will bo reoeived by thn Mail Agent on boa.nl the steamer np to toe tlma of sallinar. ■ This mail will ba doe at London March 7.

A row office will he opennl at Gum Town, Mercury aay, on Ist February next. JlailswUl lio do.-paiched as a-lverttecd with Whitiangi. (Sisnsd) S. B. BISS, Chief Postmaster.

Chlaf Poet ofllce, Auckland,

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Sunbet.—Tills cvonlnß, 7.13. SnsmsK.—To morrow mornins. 5.'5. SiooN's ACK - First (Jnarter, Fob. 1, 8.6 p.iu,

HIGH WATER.

Auckijind — This evenins, S.2D ; tomorrow nnralnsc, 8.47. Manukao Hbatw—This eveninf?. 11.8; to morrow mornlnfr, 11.27. Kaipara Usai>s To-morrow rnorning, 0U ; to-in'Oirow attemcon afternoon, 0.-7.

STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.

Coiomandd, from (>3r6inflEdel, to-morrow, 5

Klltsrprwo, from Thimes. F.iday, i a.m. llotomahana. f.-om Tharuts, to morrow, 8 p m. lan*, from Jt'-rcury Bay, "iTiursday Ulun'-man, frrm Ui'S ell, Friday XVciiiogtou. from Whauparel. Kri.-'ar m-bt Alararda frosi 'JTrisco. due F. bruuy 7 .I'inet Nlco;l. from Tonira, i'- bruary 12 Tdinui, from London, Feb !3. Olena'g. fr-'in Whanß'.rci Thursday ciislit Ruapehu, ,rom Loridon, via South, March Yjaitaki, frooi South, Saturday

ARRIVALS.

LASIEVKNINO. Walrarapu. b.s , Chatti:ld, from Sydney Glyte^K. a.s.. JoUnson. fiom Maroury Hay

TO DAY. DousliPi i.e., AusKn, from Tauranga

DEPARTURES.

I.4ST EVZNINS, Mararoa, ».-.. Hdij. for Sydney Welilnßtcn e.i . btephoasoo, for Wbarga'el Australia, s.b., Urawfhaw, for Gisbjrna

IMPORTS.

Per Wnir&rupa : JoO bi^a bonoilust. A3 bogs onions. 2.1 cjsjuf:ait, HO ca»«8onion?. 80 baits hetDji. 7 ba'es paver, 5j cases camphor-wood truiiKP, 10 csa ;s wins. 4 ca*es c «ars, U plates iron, 135 jiticksges sundries.

EXPORTS.

Per Mararoa: 650 sacks maize, U0 pieces tim ber, 67 easea chee c, 100 packsgea mantclplecc-«. 17 payees shelves, 45 kags bee!, iO boxts eggs and snndrl. s.

Outwardb Coastwise.—Norsh, for 4! or:noily I3*y.

The barque I^vmka left Hamburg for Auct- Ia: '■{ on Ueccaibec d.

The b.'irqcc Fast: rhill left Kowcastla for this port on thu 18ib i"Et.

The barqao ftebecci has been s.ld at Sydney to Mr a. Holdfhip, of Auck aid. ftr £t 350.

Tho echoDcor Sorine kit Vavau for Europe with copra on December 2f.

Tho barque Rewa's London cargo is valced at (819,280.

The schooner Mhi'.o was to have Ie f c 3amca for Aucklana, ■via, Babal and Tonga, on the 15th in\t.

The ss Mararoa lott forSjdney via Russell at 530 p.m. yesterday, and at 630 p m. tbe n.«. Australia took her departure for Southern ports.

Ths ship Htrmioneio now 115 days out from liondon. 81i3 «a» apofcen iv lat. ii° 8., long. ICO* iV E., by iho J. W. Gilcemeister, from Uothenbure, Melbourne, on December 56.

Ttie China Navieation Co.'s s.s. Cbaneeba Is to leave Sydney (or Hont?kong on 3;d February, and is to be f flowed by the Cblngiu about two weeks later.

Sydney advices dated the 2 ith instant mention th*i in oonseq-oi cc of continued heavy rain certain cargo could not be shipped by the s s. Woirarapa.

The schooner Jessie Niccol, which put in hero yoLtcrday, is to be docked to aeocrtiln tbo cause of oertaii leakage, and tha will probably nnder on a thorough overhaul beforo rosuming her VJyuKo.

THE WAIRARAPA.

Too a a. Wairaraoa left Sydney Wharf at 5 30 p m., 20tb. and anchored inside the Heads for Hit Eight owing to the thick weather and very heavy bojs oatsids; passed the Heads at 5.30 8.m., 21st j was abreast of the Cape Maria Van ijinaianut 3.30 a.m., 25th, and arrived here at U.JS p.m. yesterday. Had strong N.K. and S.K. winds with heavy seas, accompanied with vari able wsa'her thronghoat. Passengers .'—Saloon: Mr BarnetU Mils Coleman, Mr Kve, Mr Hendcr- Bon. Mr and Mrs Bart, Mr Aickin. Miss Kldcr, Key. K. Cohio, Mr and Mr 3 Buar, Mrß Aronson, Dr. Franklin, Mr A. Campboll. Mr J. Campbell, Mr h. Heppialer, Mr JJacSfolan, Mr and Mrs AUon and family (3), Mrs Walpole, Mr Yon Asoh, Mr J. Kennedy, Mr Gnotav Geo-g. Steerage: Mr Ltind, Mr acd Mrs Ilanscn and family (3). Mr and Mrs Beattle. Miss MUlett, Mr Olaeo. Mr Ponlaen, MiesK. Martin, Mr Walker. Mr C. Paarco. Mr V. Hunt. Mr W. Jatneß, Mr J. DocßKhpy, Mr P. O'Connor. Rev. Dr. Looner. Mesns Tnylor, Filmar, Tharbur-o, Broad Mrs Kvnns. Mi3aSTans, Mr n.r.d SirsMcfntyrc.Mr A. Wolr. Mr Ilumo. WelllnKton: Mr and Mrs Smith and Mr Lindsay. I>ytteluin: Mr W. K. Thwaitcn, Mr n. G. White, and Mr H. H. H'll. Dunedin: Mi* Dick. Bluff: Mr K. I'aunor. Mclbourno: Mrs Btuoe and Mis» Fett.

KAIPARA SHIPPING.

Kaipjbi Heads, Tuesday. - Ihs barque Johai lift Dro'Jerson, from Capetown, with 43 rgirlchtD, was towed In to-day by the rust Dur ham. Tho bai qua Trosso wi Ibe towed in with tomorrow's ticto Bho ia to loa*l timber at Antapu for London.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

■VfajiNOinsi. — Arrived: Wellington, from Bupskll— Arrived: Mararoc, for Auckland. (Jrevmooth, this day.—Sailed: Herald, lor MaSanv. Januny 25.-Tho P. and O. Para luatia arrived to-day. . ,„ , London. Jauuary 21.-Aniv£U: TonKurlro, from sVolllnKtan, with insnt 11 <<oud ordnr. WkImnOTOST, Januiry V5.-Siilnd: Tluiaru, frhi - for Lotidna. goulliom Cnvs, e.s., mr Auckland vis ta» East Coist—pa'sanßers: Mi' and Mrs Hnlpi) scd child. Messrs Cl-ipham and f.imilr. Kanntdy, AUen, Patfet, and 10 BWemfco. Titrakina. fefclp, for London.

COMMERCIAL.

Bvbnins Stab Office, thia day. Mebsks Hesketh, Aitkek, and Co. report recent sales of poultry, produce, eto,, at the Agricultural Kail, as fdllowa: -Poultry: Tonne fowls li to Is 7.3 ; Eood table fowls. Is 83 to 2a; ducks, Is 6d to 23 Zd; gees?, 2d Gd to 3a 9d; turkors, 5i to Si ; pigeons, 7d to VA ■ p ijt s , email, 33 31 to 53 6d; piK*. large. 8a 8d to Us. Profiuco: Potatoes, ghepperd's. is to 4a 6d; Hobarta, la 6d to s*; kidneys, Sa to 6a; oniODS, 5d to lid; ptckllcg onioDS, Ud to ljd; cabbatres. Is lOd por lack. Frui'.: -applei-. 3d to 2Jd ; peara. Hd; plums, Id to JJd. Ham?, 7W In Soth: 4dto 3d bira ; bacoD. in cloth 6d to 6Jd: bare, lid to id forin£-iior,rld to 61 foi1 prime rolled baoou; chsefe. heav/ stocks (mostly uor.pe). vjlue 2d to 3d; good makes, 4d to Sd; b utter (limited silo in keßu). at od to In l or prime; loforior, Id to 2Jd. Load meat: Pork; 3d to 3J; veal, ldtolidpSrlbjlaiiib, 23fldto2j9d toralofi Oats, 2s 3d to 2a 6d ; maze. 3a Id to 3s Gd ; chuff. £1 mto £i 15a per ton; wheat, 13 6d to Is Sd: rye oom. 3s 3d. fceveral sots of horn'sj at 35s to £510 a; several saddles, 17s 6d to £110 a; dog carts, £1S and £221 roHpociivttfy ; aprinit carls, aecODd-baad, £10 to £18; new, £W to £2,1; sun. dry lota of odds and ends at lair price.?. Qettet ally Eienkic.s a busy week, and prices in many instance j above the average. '

Notices to Correspondents.

Vor.UNTEKB.—It Is understood that the Volun teers who attend the Taranaki encarap nißnt will be carried to and from the place at Govorrment expense. Tbo Government steamer Hinemoa is expootod tv taKo the Auckland contingent, Onehuxoa. — The courne for the Champion Whsleboat Race is about I miles, and nas occ turn. Wo believe ttio fastest tlrr.o oa record was aiade on Acril IS 1t63 viz ,2imtns 27aec;, in the tna'ch Haurftki v. Auctland, won by ilid former. S. McP. — Yoa may obtain exemption by making Eppiicition lo the S c-otai;.- of tho Marino Dc-iwtti-ent, Wt-illnstjo, otbcrv.i3O a river certiflcato is necessary.

Births.

McKEAN.— Oq January 23. at hor rcddcr-.c\ Crnmmcr Road. Surrey Hi)b, iho wifa of 11. A. JlcKoan of a son.

Marriages.

HORNE—BLAKE.—On January i, nt St John s Church, I) urj, by Roy. Oswald 11. Hewlett. Arthur, oldest son of tho Into KobertHorne, of London, to Helen, second daughter ot tho ls'.e Wi Hani Blake, of Drury. O'CONNOR-HKATH-OnDccrnb3rsS at St. Benedict's Church, N«wtcn, by Itrv. Father Dowiior, 0.8.8.. Timothy O'Connor to Cathorine Augustino Heatb, third dung' ter of Mr Tnomas Heath, Aich Hill, Anokl.ni — Taranakl and Wellinftoo tapors p'caso copy.

Deaths.

COOPER.—On January tS, at tho resident ot hor son, Owen's Road. Mount Edoa. Charlotte CODnor : aged 63 years. Tho faneral will leave Owen's Read f..r iho Symonds-street Cemotery to morrow (Thurs day). at3p.rt. RO3E.-On January 25. at his residence, Arth- Inkton Villa. Kybor Pass Ro.id, Joseph Rorc, Heq ; nged 71 years. The fanor.il will lonvo his lat.i r sulence for ■ Waikotnitl Cemetery to-nnrrow (Thursday). at 3 p.m. TURNKR.-On Jinuary 2G. Mary Kiluo, danuhter nf Alfred aud Mary Ellivibcth Turner, of Princes street, Oiiohunga ; aged 4 Weeks. The funeral will tike pleco to morrow (Thursday), at 1 p.m.

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

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1887.

For the WTOng that nrcda resistlncf, An.l tho fooi that ire can do.

The interest aroused in the Great Barrier tragedy and other sensational crimes in New Zealand makes it op portune to inquire what is to bo done with the criminal class 1 To some it may appear that the inquiry is pie-

mature, that we are not yet sufficiently civilised to possess a criminal class, and that consequently the question " How to deal with them ? " should be left to a future time. This, by the way, is a not uncommon policy of om race. Wo put oft' the consideration of important matters until the difficulty involved has got almost beyond solu tion, and then set to work to find a remedy. In other words, we shut the stable door when the horse is gone. This is what we have done in the case of the land question. A few years ago the whole difficulty lay in a nutshell— a little wise and statesmanlike action would have been sufficient to settle it once and for all. Such action was not forthcoming, the opportunity was lost, tho freehold of the land guttered to pass out of tho hand of the State; and now, in this new country, we are faco to face with almost the same difficulties which exist in oldergcoiiiitries. Such procedure is Jbluudcring and reprehen sible in the extreme, aud does not de serve the name of statesmanship at all.

But we may traverse the contention aud say that, as a matter of fact, we have a criminal class existing amongst us, though Liappily that class is as yet only in embryo, lv many of the lar rikin type, too, with whose exploits we are unfortunately too familiar, we may discover germs which, unless rooted out, will blossom abuundantly here after in our criminal records. What, then, is to be done 1 We may adopt our favourite happy-go lucky, hand-to-mouth, way of dealing with difficult or unpleasant questions and let things slide. " Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof" is the gol den rule for a statesman who loves a quiet life. It will do my time—after me the deluge. But let us see what this may entail. A 'striking illustra tion of this subject was not long ago published in the Keport of the IS'ew York Prison Association for 187 G. Au inquiry was undertaken by one of the members of the Association to ascer tain the causes of crime and pauperism as exhibited in a particular family or tribe of offenders called " the" Jukes," which for nearly a century has inhabi ted one of the central counties of the State. The investigation is carried back for some five or six generations, the de scendants numbering at least 1,200, and the number of persons whoso biographies are condensed and col lated is not less than. 709. The facts in these criminal lives which have grown in a century from one family into hundreds, are arranged in the order of their occurrence, and the age given at which they took place, so that the relative importance of inherited tendencies and of immediate influence may be measured. The study of this family shows that the most general and

potent cause, both of crime and pauper ism, is the habit of licentiousness, with its result of bastardy aud neglected and miseducated childhood. This tribe was traced back on the male sido to two sons of a hard drinker named Max, living between 1720 and 1740, who be came blind in his old age, transmitting blindness to some of his legitimate and illegitimate children. On the female side the race goes back to five sisters of bad character, two of whom inter married with the two sons of Max, the lineage of the three othor sistors being also traced. In the course of the cen tury this family has remained an almost purely Amorican one, inhabiting the same region of country in one of the finest States of the Union, largely inter marrying, and presenting an almost unbroken record of bastardy and crime. " The Jukes," says the Report, are not an exceptional race; analogous families may be found in every county of the State.

We have here a striking record de serving the close study of all who wish their country well. None who take it iv hand can deny that it was an evil day for his State when the old reprobate Max took unto himself a wife to poison by their joint influence generations yet unborn. But the question arises, Ought such a thing to bo tolerated at ail 1 Should not society have the right to say to such a man as the founder of

" the Jukes " tribe, " No, my friend. You are a bad lot; but we will take good care that, so far as we can manage it, your badness shall die with you." What! some of our readers will say, in a burst of righteous indignation, in terfere with the liberty of the subject 1 Are we not all free-born Englishmen, or something akin thereto ? Well, we retort, liberty is a very fine thing, but when one man's liberty means the entailing on society at large of a vatfc amount of evil and misery, with a very long bill at the end to be paid by. society, for the Vagaries of " the Jukes" tribe have run into hundreds of thou sands of hard cash. When, we say, this takes place, or threatens to take place, it is time for society to interfere with the strong hand. Liberty is all'

very well iv its way, but we must draw the line somewhere, and we draw it) here, just the same as we draw it when we arrest the murderer or the thief.

Wo say that society lias certain rights and interests which she ia bound to conserve ; that no man has a right to imperil or set at nought those rights and interests; und that if lie seems likely to Jo so, he .should, in some way or other, he disarmed What right has an old reprobate like this Max to poison the earth to the fifth or sixth genera tion ] Men of his type should-be secluded, or at any rate deprived some how of the power'of doing mischief of this kind. We say then that whenever a man clearly belongs to the criminal class, inheriting its traditions and exhibiting its mental and moral defor mity, that the State should take him in hand ami prevent him becoming a germ of social disease. We do not now say how this result should be achieved, that is a matter of detail —we are only arguing for the principle. But we do say most strongly, that it ia monstrous for a man, every libro of whose frame vibrates with evil, every atom of whose constitution is impregnated with crime, to be allowed to hand down to future ages his vitiated nature, without the State raising a linger to stop such a proceeding. If a man t lies to poison himself we impound him, yet we shut our eyes and allow him to poison a whole society without any interforeiieo. Wo want in"regard to this question a policy drawn on wider lines. I.v all means arrest the individual criminal in his wrong-doing. Hut of far greater importance is it i>y wise legislation to stamp out his race, and prevent by some means or other the propagation of criminal families, which really means the propagation vl crime.

Ostrich Farming in Auckland.

OsTHicii farming is to havo a fair tiiiil in the Auckland district-, under conditions favourable to the fiiccoss of this important industry. A telegram from our correspon dent stales that the barque Jolmnnn Brodcr-

son with 40 ostriches ou board was towed into Krtipira Harbour to-day. Tlu>e bird." aro being introduced by Mr Victor Nujson, who, wo learn, left Auckland, in July last on v trip to Australia, via Mauri tius, and thence to South Africa, with the idea of *eein;,' the industries of other coun tries. The up-hot of his inquiries and observations was that after travelling through South Africa he decided upon taking back with him a number of ostricho* to tliisdistrict, where on the Otnmntcarlver, he holds some 10,000 acres. In Tort Natal, South Africa, Mr Kbsen chartered tho Danish barque Johann HrodcKcn for conveying hia carfro of ~>6 birds to Kaipara, the birds bcin^r selected by himself from out of the be-1! breeds and troops of birds in South Africa, some of them originating from the famed Nobed Hock, near Wnllrcdnlith in the Mossol Hay district, wlioro they wcro secured at a cost of 1.10 guineas each. Tho birds were shipped on board tho Johann Broderson in November at Port N-.t.-xl. A male bird was accidentally killed during Iho voyage, and six others wcro lost by sickness during the run from Tort Nntal, It i- to be hoped, now that. Mr Kiwen ha? rjot the ostriches so far, that no further mishap will occur to dump liis enterprise. Ostrich farming has been successfully established in Canterbury, where tho clinmto is not nearly ho suitable as hero, and llioro i> reasonablo expectation that the n»l,rii:hcs now landed at the Kaipara nill but [>r..vi' tho first of many importations to Auckland district.

The Gioit Snnioan laud csho, Mnnacni'i v. Mc&rthnr, dowlopod a prop Mii-.n I'ely great bill of co-rtf, tho amount cUiuicd ou buhalf of tho plaiutitlrf beint; i'l.r.'.H X- ::d The Court, of Fiji, howovor, by whom (He bill was taxed, baa reduce 1 tho amount ;o i'22o lon 'id.

Tho Auckland IVat Otlioo linn received no information yet rr tho Auoklaud pnriiMi of (ho Coptic's mails It will piubtbly nriivo in the Manukau by tho Gulrloeh on Saturday, cm" ilawcu on Suud.iy.

At length (onio attrition is btin^r paid to the Great North Road bstween its junction with Karaugshaps Koad and tho top of Arch Hill. Owing to tho imnicnso amount o! traffic to ar.d from the nbbitoirs, this road has been sadly cut up. At present, workmen aro cutting down tho loud to ifn permanent level alonjj tho front of l'robort'a and Boyd'p properties. Thia «iil be a decided improvement, ai sumo reconHy erected chops were dus; out and built at the psrmnnent level, with the result tiia- for aomo time they have been two or three fcot below the crown of tho road.

At a meeting of the City School Com mitteo, held lust evening, a discussion took place iv school absentees, and the following resolution was passed :-"Tho fommitteo consider that the appointment of a truant officer belongs eniirely to tho Committee, and that it is necessary tlin,t ho should be entirely under their control ; that thoy con aider the sum of £120 will ho required to pay tho oQicor and defray nones?ary ex penses." Messrs Carr, MoWaaterp, and tho Chairman were appointed a sub commit too to mako inquiiios as to acquiring a suitable building in order to provide increased school accommodation in tho city. Mr \V. J. Mucdermott wrote asking tho Committee to co-o;)orata with (lie United Temperance Society in giving etfecf to tbo resolution passed by tho Board of E'luca tion. The Committee decided to await the reports of school toachors ai to what books should bo used, and a reply from the Board as to the character of tho resolution referred to, no information having so far b«on received. The Committco tf'so de cided to nominate Messrs Theo. Cooper and Udy as candidates to till vacancies in tho Board of Education.

Evidently the position of Engineer to a public body ia not one of tho most ptoasant situations. Some timo ago the Auckland Harbour Board obtainod n new Er-^'iixor, and for a short time hiyh praises wore ac corded that gentleman. Amongst other im provements recommended by him was the widening of the narrow neck of the Queen street Wharf. This suggestion was ap proved and recommended by tho Worka and Tariff Committoe, and then brought before the Boaid yesterday afternoon. MrD. H. McKenzio protested against tho work being carried out, as he considered that it was net required. He alleged that tho traffic went down the centre of the wharf, and not at the s ties. This waa followed by Mr Lamb, who proposed, and Mr Dsvoro seconded, "Thut the work be not pro ceeded with " This waa carried, and tho Chairman, declining the responsibility of the action, managed to havo tho matter postponed tor ono week, to that the Hoard might inspect the placo for tliem=olvea, ho wifely arguing that it wiip iimles* to have wide onde and a narrow middx to the wharf. Mr McGregor, tho Engineer, waa called in to explain the plans, and if tho Board failed to comprehend, ilia fault mi not his. Any one »ho heard the fiogineer replying to tiio various questions askod by tho inoiubora must have been struck with tho unpleasant □eas of his position.

Something like an indignation incelinj; waa held nfc tho Oratea Hotel, Henderson, on Monday afternoon. The attendance was not very large. Mr William Bixtcr was voted 1o tho clmir, mid brielly exyslaincd that tho meeting win called in order to con sider the action of tho YVavtfcmata County Council in returnirig tho tendors for ccrtiin earth works on tha Uoudorson Vivlley Road. After consitlt-r.iblo di'ciifsioi) Il'.o follovin^ resolution w«s paescd : "TiiiiO the County Council bo requested to reconsider their decision respecting tho tenders for tho work by Woodward's in the Henderson Volley ltobd, so that this work may be at onco proceeded with and completed before winter." As Mr John Smyths, member for the riding, was preeenl, ho promised to bring the resolution before tho Council at its next meeting.

An exciting contest came off at Manga wharo on Saturday, namely, a tug of war, ten men a eide, between a Kopuru and a Mangawbare - Dargavillo team. Tho stakoa were £10 a side 51ancawharo were the favourites, but Kopuru proved the win ners, the tuga (two) onlj lasting four and five minutes respectively.

In our sdvertUlug columns will be found notice of a Homo Misaioii nieetuig to be held in the Mrafton Road Wealoy/in Church in conneotioyi with tho ConferPnce dow tit tiDg. Aa the object to bo advocated ia of vory general importance, unii Ilia ppeakera ropreientative men, we expect ono of iho moat euccesßfu! meetings yet held. A full choir will render choice selections during the meetings.

Among tho passengers per Wairarapa, which arrivod from Sydney thia morning, was Mr Novillo Biiruetl', who rotiirna to resume tho practice! of Lii profess on amonyst on.

"Mr Plumoridate has left at tho Staii Otlico a further batch of sample? of valuable 'minera's found in tho immediate vicinity of Auckland. Ho stntea that he is prepared to gliow whtro tons of gol'i bearing quartz cm be obtainod in this cily. Among the snmp'oa is «an(! from i\ L'oneonby creek, which i" ;>!ipare:i!;ly nuiiferoas.

Our Aratupu correspondent writes : —T! 0 recent rain hue. e'eared the ntmosphoro of smoko, nnd all bush firo(! appear to have bcr-n "dou-cd " in theso pait-?.

Mr A. B Harding has built a four-roomod cottage almost on tho beach nt Mangawhsio, B'ld iurnishod it for tho onv-enisneo of persons ds-irous of spending a week or two at tho sea-side, Tho spot ia a favourito resoit, and tho housu is let for some weeks to come.

At the Police Court, Onehnngft, on Mon day, before Mtsera Ball and Scott, J.P's., Uetiry (Jharman was sentenced to iourtcm days' imprisonment with h»rd labour for making imq of obFctne find ludecsnt language ifa vile character In tho public street within the hearing of several persons. A number of witnesses depo-ed to tho nature of the language.

A minstrel and variety combin ;tion, who bring with them a large repertoire of attmc tivo novelties, open at tho Opera House on Friday evening iiost for a couple o! nights. Max iliukle, the well-known and popular circiu down, i* ot tbo head of tho troupe, and l>n name atouo should >c con vincing guarantee of a thoioughly laugh ublu and enjoyable entcrtuiuuiont Ho H as-Hied by 14 otbor artists, and tho pro gramme to be pruontcd consists of song", Umiccs, duoSf", doubln iiunga and tlancoa, i>'j.'gor fnrcea and sketched, acrobatic feafs, Inpsza peiformini,', local sketches, and general fun.

To tho Kditor: Sir,- Kindly allow ir,o sp^oo to correct an error fallen into by your contributor " Neptune " Mr Batltin'a fu»t yncht, tho " l-c;i," was huilt by Taylor, at Wellington. — Your*, ole, BLUKNOSK.

The annual mooting of St. J;ime?'d IVcf byterinn Ohurch i« to bo Iv Id this evor.injr, commencing at 7 30. Vuiioua mittoro of importance aro to bo brought up for cot, fidoration, and a full uttondaneo* is do sir.-.b'o.

Tiio charge of ;i-*.nilfc preferrcil agnin^t Dennis Lynch by hi.i uir o wns nallod on at thu iVlico Oourl BRahi to-day. Mr Laishloy appourod in tho case, und said thal^ ho had much ]>icaauro in announcing, with tho concurrence of Mr Thoo. Cooper, that an amicnblo arraucoraent had been comu to between tho pnrtio.". 110 theroforo ntked thut tho ca«c bo struck out. Tho Bench nj;rceil to tho withdrawal of tho cwo. In aiiiii'ion to tho robbery charges reported elaowhere, ono pareon was punished for drunkenness, and Albert Troby, charged with tho larceny of trousors, was reminded.

Tlio catapult nuisanco in Novvton U bj coming intolorablo, A fciv days ugo a boy, when .valking in tho garden, was nearly i'tunnod by a etono from a catapult. Slates (tnrl ehinglea, as well as windowp, are thus broken. It U lamcntiililo to i-co tho neglect of many parents to control their children, nnd their consequent dovolop ment into larrikin?. Cobdon-etrcc-t appears to ba (,'Ottinf; head quuteri! cf this larrikin element, but complaints of the use of cata pults reach us from all parts of Iho city. If pjrenta neglect thur duty, iho next boat iMuudy willl be a public application ol tho birch or tho " cit."

l'orsons having occasion to cro.-n tlio Manners Bridge at present should be caution?, at it is tUtcd to bo in a highly dunpcroua etnto in several places wboro the planking haa given way. It appeals now that tho keeping of tho budge in v proper state of repair devolve^ upon tho Mangero District Boari aid tho Ouehunga Ujrough Council; butlhcso bodies have taken no action lv have the biiJ^" repaired, aUhou-h it is Hated Iho UuverunMint formally bandtd ths l.i-'! K o over to Uio I'cal bjdios named euuio timo ago. Coin plaints ha\e, it ii stated, boen undo to the OnchuiiK" polico oi ihu dnngcroua stulo r>f tho bridge, with tho result that tho local i.fflacr liu-t reported to ilwo who aro pro mmnd t:i be responsible for tho '<ifo tlatoof tho bridgu-tbo lncftl bodies; but luithiHß h«H bocn dui.o. 11. is very much to bo fanieil tli'il uftor niyhL wmo Forums or fatal accident may occur ,urion (ho bridge if certain ropnits aro not nncloat onco.

Tho Sir Hcmy Uavelock Bnnd-of Ifojo

garo the last but, uno of their nunraiT evening entertainments in tho schoolroom in Monday la-L. 7ho Secretary of tbti Auckland Band of Hope U;;iou occupied tha chair. Mr Soustcr, from the Union, ,11,il Mr C. 11. Murray, from tho Snilon' Kc-t, gave «horl addresses A number of friends eontribntad recitations, ami sonf1, .v;r! a very pleasant liuur ivas spent. Ti.c laet ol the eoriea v. ill bo given on Maroli T;h.

The meeting for buUiie^ men waa held ti.is forenoon in tho Now/."aland insurance Coajpiny'rf room. Tho llov. J. S. Hill delivered an uddr.>« full of instruction from tho to:;t, " A litllo loin on leaveneth iho whole lump," illuatratiug the power of good and evil in a community. It waa i-hown that every man was exorcising an in lluenco unconscious and individual. Uifer o^ce w.'H uito made to tho inlluenco of throo needles in tho world (1) Tho magnetic, (2) Tho Telograph, (:i) aid tho eewing needlo. Tiie-e meetiugd for halfan-hour per week should bo much battor attended. Many of our business men tai^Lt lojrn fome profit able lessons if thoy could find tiino to attend.

Workmen aro at present engaged erecting a belfry to tbo Newton West Schoolroom. The roof has alsj been oowly shingled and various, othtr iraprovementfc effected, that everything will be in rendioete for tho re cumptiou of duties ul the conclusion of tho vucation.

REGATTA NOTES.

EsTKIKa for all eventa will bo received at the VVaitomata Hotel between the hours of S

and 10 p.m. to morrow. West End Kowing Olub will not enter for tho amateur wbalaboit raei\ Com petitors will probably bo confined to the following : — Wuitemata (2), ['onsonby, North Bhoro, nud 'i'hr.mes. \V hat a falling oil' is thoro I -ix turning marts are required for tho champion whaleboat race, and tlio Com mittco should loso no time in having boats uioorc-d und flaggad, so that competitors may have time to ascertain tho positions of each. This would provent any uncertainty on the day of tho race. The Regatta Committee offer to give £1 for £1 raised by owners ot cargo botita for a eweepatake race on Regatta Day, and some half-dozen euttera are expected to take part. Similar terms will be ofibred to owners of oighteenfeet eailiug boats, and should make a race if owners are leally anxious for (i trial of speed. 'JDho Champion Whaleboat liuco ia at tracting increased attention, but very littlo bolting has been dobe, tho odds oiiortd being very short. Yesterday '2 to I cuuld have been obtained about VValtomata, but reports of a sensational trial have «inco ro duced tiro odds to 3 to 2, North Hhoro cornea next in popular favour, und 5 to 2 is ' lio quotation. Ollois havo boon freely made m back Waitematu und North Shore against the Hold, but wo havo heard of no lakure. ilaurakid aro at about o to 1, Outsiders and NelHon 4to 1, ami Mahukau 6to 1. The quotations on the Thames crows aro ex j»oetod to advance when the men njako Uioir appearance, Our Tharuo-j corrospon dor.t telegraphs this morning ns follows : — "The Huuraki and Outsider crows who

»ro to compcto in Urn Champion Whaloboat raco leave for Auckland tomorrow. They are greatly fancied hero, and it is

considered whatever boats thorn will win." Waitomata have beon doing.excellent work

ver a four-mile course nrirniog mid night, and uro ij) splendid form. They will cun liuuo practice until tomorrow morning. Norih Shore hud a very satis facility (rial in lumpy wator from tho Club M\ad to

bi-yond tho Bastion about six n'ciock last evening, and appeared to advantage. They pulled a nice even stroke, .".nd their bout behaved admirably. Kelson tried their oivn bont against ono be longing to St. George's Bay last evening, aud we understand they givo tho preference to their own craft. "They pull a rathor Bhcit s.roke, and do not seem to got sulli ciont pace on to compete with tho lccil ertCVS. Manukau had a satisfactory trial over tho champion course this morning in the Waitemata Boating Club's wbaleboat Waitero. They put in excellent work, with a long powerful stroke, and it i« pretty cer tain that they will not be last when tho end of the great event aisivee.

There now appears to baa possibility of a large yacht race being arranged between tho Wenot.-a, Spray, nnd Tawera.

The Henry, fceauuli, Gannett. Tauranga, Mahuraogi and Tcviot aro expected to enter for tho race. Coasting vessels 12 to 35 (ens.

Tho Alioe, Imp, Bay Buy, or KusEell boat (to be sailed by S. Dove) and pi=fcibly tho Maaeutte will go in tho 20 feet op»u boat race.

CABLEGRAMS.

[l)Y KLECTBIO TELEOBAPH, —OOPYEIQHI.]

The Threatened War.

FRENCH PREPARATIONS.

EBgtlsh Obligations to Sclgium,

LondoN) January 23. Tin: commanders of tho French fortresses havo beau ordered to bs at their post.i early

in February,

England's troaty obligations with Bel gium aro at present occasioning anxiety.

It is oflicially announced that tho state ment publishod by tho "Daily News," that the imperial Government feared that war between tho French and Gormans was imminent, was published without permission of tho Government, and ia without foun dation.

Panic at Paris and Vienna.

London, January 2b'. The Torto considers Fankoff's demands ex treme. War rumours have created panics at Paris and Vienna bourses, and «lao affected the London Stock Exchange.

THE WAR FEVER EXTENDING.

A Little Ynnlioe Bunkum,

\VA9inNUTON, January '24. In tho Senato to-day tho Bill v.ns paseed empowering tho President to tako measures for tho protection of American (iehermon. In the debst.o on tbo question several ppoakers mado violent attacks on the Biiti.-h Government, and throaloned war with England if the fleiztiro of American fishing vossols by tho Canadian Govcrnmont was continued.

THE QUEENSLAND FLOODS.

PEOPLE KILLED AND MISSING.

Great Los • of Stock.

BkIsBANK, January 25. Tin; [)olico rescued hundredH of persons who wcro shut up by tho llood.i, nnd did aj do.-pitb tho darkness and hoavy galo blow ii^K- Bovcr.il peoplo are still missing. Coin-' munieation with thr. suburbs is now chiefly by boats across tho flood wnters.

Unriujr tho f^aio two steamers broko from tlio'r moorings. One went ashoro at Warweck. The rivor rose thirty feet, and thoro U four feot of water in the Govorn rnent Oflicos. Thou«and3 of sheep havo been drowned on tho Canning Downs, Tnolburrn, nnd other stations.

Messrs Howaid, Smith, and Son's s.a Biirrabool was wprhed aehoro in tlio Bris biino Kivor today. A boat which was lowered from the vessel waa swamped, and two of tho occupant? wore drowned. Tho Harrabool hr>B unco been fkutcd oil without damage being dono.

Canadian Elections.

f<iN!Mjs, January 20.—Tlio " Daily j Nowd " rtitorntoa llml tho Liberal party will probably bo victorious in Canada. Bismarck and tho Reichstag. Prince Bismarck, in addressing tho Land tag, c.iid that if tho now lloichstag should provo obdurate- the Emporor would oilier, wise enforce his will. Tho New Comet. A CDmot »«! diaeovorod at Uio Janeiro on tho ISUi met. It reaombloa tho comet of 180S The Commercial Bank LONDON, January 25 — Mr Whiffen, liijuicUtor in tho Commercial Bank 09tato, hopcß to bo ablo to pay tho English credi tors a dividend of al loiat oi^-htoon phillin^d within a fortnight. Wool Salos Tho wool sale djioned to day. Tlio joint cit'ilo«ue of Jloeers Charles 15ilme and Co. and Kc!nvar(/.o Uoluuith and Co. comprieod ei^ht thousand balo?. Tho room was crowded an I keen competition was ruani fc^tcd, prices ruling 10 per cent, Jibove tho December doting rate.-". Two hundred and forty five thousand bolos aro available for thiH eorice. Shipmont? by the Hankow, Aberdeen, Tongarlro, and Shannon huve boon admitted, whilst that by tho Avenger hail b:;cn excluded. Tho Elections. Stunby, this day. -Parliament was dis folved today. Sir H. l'arkoa has is'ued an electoral address, which deals with the policy of tho dovcrnmont, f;mng rnoro do tails than in hi.s speech to tho honfio. It etates that tho revenue from Castoma duties will be pisecd undor a tariff mor e limited than in former years, and tho ports of tho Colony will bo virtually thrown open to tho civilised world. Rain nnd Floods. Heavy rain continue!) over the country. (Jroat floodß aro reported in tho North. At Upper Richmond, considerable damogo has been dono, and many porpona have boen rescued at imminent peril. Tho Mull Stoamcr. Tho ettamship Zaalandia sails thia after noon for Auckland find San Francisco. Tlio Intercolonial Cricket Match. Stdnky, January 25.—Tho intercolonial j cricket match wa=i resume J to day, tho | Now South Wulos toam reaumiDK thoir inning? They wore all out for 80, Garrett 25 The risitors, in their second inning.?, made 6<S runs, thus leaving tho home team 40 to win the match. When the eturnps wore drawn for tho day tho home team had lost two wickets for 19 runs. i

SPORTING NEWS.

Contractor's name should have appeared among the entries for the Soiling Race at tho Takapuna Jockey Club Summer Meet ing. It appears that the telegram nomina ting tho horee waa put in at the Otahuhu telegraph office at the proper time, but it was mislaid by the te'egrapniat in charge. The stewards of the Club considered the mattor yesterday, nnd after hearing the facts decided to accept Contractor's nomina-

Lody Norah is to be shipped to Welling ton by tho g.%. Wairarapa tomorrow to fulfil hor engagement in the Cop. Local backers aro so enamoured about Mitrailleuse's chanco for tho Newmarket Handicap, that 100'u to t> aro wantsd about her winning. A private cablegram from Sydney states that '00 to 5 in tho best pricn obtainable thcro about tho daughter of Musket.

Our London correspondent writes : — It ia alated (f don't know with what truth) that iho lucky purchaser who secured tho eplondidlybred young siro Uothorhill (by Lord Clifden out of Laurn. Aud Ihereforo own brother to rotrarchjfor 700 guinea?, nt TattoreaU'p, on Monday, waa buying o« bohalf of a Now Zealand Stud Company. Kotherhill in cno of tho putative fires of St. Gatien, The Hovor boing the othor.

Dunctlln Gup Betting.

(by tklegkaph.— i-bess association.)

Dunepiw, this day,

Nelson was considerably knocked about in tho Gup hotting yesterday, and from 5 to (i to 1 ho was speedily driven back to 100 to 8, at which price there w ore no takers, and ut nno time oven 100 to 5 was on offer. Towards evening, however, the eon of King Cole became firmer in the market, and nothing over 100 to 10 was obtainable. The hostile movement was due to an iin presaion that he will be sent to Australia.

THE FAITH CURE.

(BY TBIiEOKAPII,—PEES3 ASSOCIATION.)

Tjmaho, this day. A tsemakkable case of healing through faith has jasfc transpired. One Crozier, a farmer <»t Pa^ant Point, had been a sufferer trcra ecintica for years and was in the Titraru Hospital, whence he had been dbcharasd as incurable. He had bceu a cripple for two years, but wag persuaded hy his wife to attend the ministrations of the Rev. Mr Dowie, with the result that he has obtained a com plete restoration of the use of his limbs. The man is now actually walking freely, This information is absolutely reliable.

THE GREAT BARRIER MURDER.

THE PRISONERS' STATEMENTS.

Tin: public mind is a good dsnl exercised at the contradictory stories that have be<sn circulated regarding the confessions or statements alleged to bnvo bean made by the prisoners Caffroy and Perm since their senter.co. We may ttato that wo havo indubitable evidence of the approximalo correctness of tho information published by us yestorday, und it matters cot to us from what eourca tho contradiction may emanate, v.c still aJhero to our belief in tho correctness of the report. Mr O'Aleagbor yesterday paid a visit to tho gaol with tho expross object of ascertaining from Uaffcey personally if ho had mudo any of the statements attributed to him. Ho was permitted by Mr Keston, tho head gaoler, to soe tho prisoner and to converse ■with him ill tiie presence of tho goal officials, but Mrlie&ton intordictod any conversation about tbo con fessions on tho grounds that a conforence on such a topic would bo a breich of tho prison regulations. Tho " Herald " this morning casts doubt on Mr O'MeagherV vbit to Caf frey yesterday, und iv justice to Mr O'Meagher, wo muy hero elato that wo know absolutely that he wan .it the traol, because a Stak reporter cojnmnnicated with him by telophouo whilo ho wjs at Mount Eden, aud he was then in company with tho gaoler. Tbtro vvaa no mistaking tho genial counsel's mellow brogue. Mr O'Meajjher then informed our reporter that lie had tho authority ot tho t;.tolcr, and that he himself was convinced it was trup, that uulbiug in tho nature of v curifossion or a Btatoment had emanated from the ;;-'"'■ While thoroughly believing that Mr O'Meagher was t-u convinced, wo take tho liberty of doubting tho accuracy of his information. Tho head gaoler, aa v.-v already know from experience, has an ox:i"gcr.'it<?d notion of tho necessity ot keeping " the secrets of tbo prison house," and wo ;iro not dispaepd to be mi-led by quibble 3in tho uso of terms. Wo know jibsolutely that etatcmenta havo been made by both prisoners sinco trio trial with regard to tho eircumfctanccs attonding Mr Taylor's murder. Mr O'Meaßher, as ppffrey'o counsel, is of course anxious to conserve tho interests of 1,1- client, and believing an he doo» that the condemned mm ha? still a chance of escape, ho naturally depiecifcs (he publication of unauthorised statements as likely to bo prejudicial to Cnffrey c chanco of lifo. We, »i journalists, aro not responsible that the statements havo looked out. Their publication h tho natural «nd un avoidable result :f their circulation. In this connection Mr O'Mcngher was seen by a reporter of tho Star this morning. Ho reiterated what he had previously commu nicated by telephone, and earnostly ex pressed his conviction thit CalFrey had not mado a statement varying in tho slightest degree from tho account of tho affair as givon liy him through his counsel at, the trial. lie is perfectly convinced tbafcCafFrey ia innocent of murder either in intention or in deed.

MORE ABOUT THE CONFESSIONS.

How they '.voro Wrltton and Signed.

.Since the abovo irad written, wo havo 10

ceived positive information which leave? no doubt fi* to tho correctness of what has pro viounly boon fitrUcd in our column* regard ing tho conf..afionfi i.f Ccilrey and l'enu.

Thosn confessions wore actually written by Mr l'.citon, at tho dictation of the prisoner?, during Monday and yesterday. This morning tboy wcra signed by the prisoners in tho presence of Mr Helton.

Wo undorftand that tho signatures of the pri^onera wore witnessed by a clergyman — probably by the llov. J. S. Hill.

The statements nf the prisoners as fiict written wcro unsatisfactory ar.d inconclu sive, inasmuch as they tii j not coincide in important details.

Cail'rey, in lih Qrst confession, wo under stand, Confessed to a belief that ho and I'eun had iirod two shots simultaneously, and that ho was iv doubt whether Ms ball had not also ftruck Taylor, although ho did not iuUud that, it I'lioulil do ho, firing wido inertly to inlimidato.

In hU cotitttMioDi v* it now stands, lie tialos hi.-i belief that ho did not hit Taylor.

Both CalFrey's and I'cDii'dconfessions nov a^reo on all salient point?.

We aro assured that (ho documents coin p'o'tly exculpate CulTrey from having any part in the adual homicide

Tlio Petition for Cafiroy's EeprL.vo,

Twenty-five copiee ot the petition of the reprieve fo- tho convict, Coffrey were circu lated throughout the town to day, and received a largo number of fignatures The sheets will bo collected tonight and the document forwarded to f]is Excjlloncy by to morrow'd mail. The following N tho list of ihe petition: —

"To Hi 3 Excellency Sir William Jervois, Governor of New Zealand.—The humble memorial and petition of tho undesigned citizens of Auckland humbly shewetn : —

ThatwhcroairJohn Cuflrey and Henry Albert Ponn have been convicted nnd sentenced to death for tho murdtr of Robert Taylor at the Great Barrier; and whereas it has since appeared th.it the said John Calfroy wa? not iv fact the actual murderer of Robert Taylor, we, the undersigned, humbly pray that your Excellency will extend your mercy to tho enld John CuiTroy, and uran* him a commutation from tho extreino penalty of death. And ycur petitioners as in duty bound will over pray," <tc. Tho Theory ot Two Wounds. The " Herald " this morning states: - " A curious iJovslopotuoufc in tlio c;iy-j is likely to .iri9o, namely, that two shots took effect. Mr l>lair, who wax tho first man to ceo tho body after the murder, baa | hold couniutcnMy throughout to she thorny | that thoro were two shots fired at Tjiylor which took effect, and the statements of the men are said to corroborate tho theory." In this connection wo may state that we aro ! assured by those who were present at tho ! jiosl mortem that the search for wounde waa of a moit complete character. Dr. Walker, a surgeon of many years' oxporionco, conducted the autopsy, and ho was assisted by Detective Tiiohy. who?o 23 years' experience. aa a police officer during which timo ho has beoH present at upwards of 00 post mortems on the bodies of persons who havo met their death through homicide or suicide, entitles his testimony lo believe. Both the doctor and the detective aro abso lutory certain, th»t thoro was only one bullet wound on tho body. Not only did i they trace the course of the fatul bullet from its point of entry to whero it wa3 found embedded in tho back of tho skull, but they emptied all the cavities of tho brain, and had there been a second bullet in tho head they could not hnvo failod to discover it.

Attitude of the Minister of Justice.

(From Ouu Weli^ngton C()i;uespo:<dent.)

Tii« MinUtor of fustioo (.urns a r!oif ear to all requests for information a.3 to tho do tails of confessions suid to havo been mado by the Great Knrrior murderers, 110 says nothing can bo divulged until tho mutter has boon submitted to the Governor.

The 'Tost" Damands a Cnblnet MccttiiE-

Ministers are again taken to task by the Wolliugton "I'oc-t" for tbeir wanderings from tho centre of Government, thi? tiiuo in urging that a full meoting of Cabinet fhould bj htlrl to coneidor tho rucommenda tion to uiercy in the Great Barrier murder case. It aays: "Cannot the Premier abandon hia undignified theological con trovorsy tlirou^h th« newspapers with Bishop Moran? Ciinnot Sir Juliua Vof/el bo nontent for t'jo present with what benelifc he ha-! derived from t(»e Waiwera waleis? Cannot Mr Biillanoe leavo to tho r-ffi^rs of his department matters of local detail ra gardinf; which his personal i.-itorferencc i= moro likely to produce confusion (ban any thing else? And cannot Mr FHmrdson, now tbat he haa turned the fiist tod of the railway, roturn hero, co that all may most to coneider in conjunction withHerMojesly's representative tho fato of tho two miser able convicts who He in Mount Eden Gaol awaiting thoirfato. Common decency demands a full meeting of the Executive to consider this matter. If it is left to a baro quorum of Ministers to consider tho ad ministration of justice, this colony will ba brought into deserved contempt."

A grand ball is announced in another cohiinii to be givan undor lha auspices of tho Kmthcote Quadrillo Association. Mr B-utvlinsou, of Newton, will cater, and Hannken'a band will provide music. • Ex cellent arrangement? hare been made to satisfy every one on this occasion.

The sale of furniture, stock, aud tools advertised by Messrs Arthur auO Buddie to take plwis tomorrow forenoon ut "Hobson fctreet, near Victoria-street," is to ba held J n n 8 „.. ?J Chapel-afreet, off Yiotoria-street opposite the Aurora Hotel.

THE CAIN TRAGEDY.

Trial of Thomas Mali

(15V TELEGRAPH-U\V:; C^UKESrONDIiST )

DaKEDJN, this day,

TiiE number anxious to g*iu admittanco to tho Court appeared to be on the increase yesterday. Of courso tho interest of the proceedings was centred in the appetence on the witness stand of ilisa Houston, che

was very nervous, and spoke in such bw tunoa that oven tho reporters, right below her had considerable diiHculty in catccuig what fell from her lips. J«dS° sutreosted that one of the counsel might go olu o to her and repeat her answers, fan* none v.oce suffioiuutly gallant, and wr Haggitt had to undertake tho duty, though eowuwhat averse to do'mg so, because the counsel on tho other aide hud accused him dnrinir tho proceedings oi misinterpret ing evidence. Mr BaggitC indignantly ropudi^ted the insinuation, but later m tno day Mr Deniston tlippsd him up in tho act of putting into Miss GUlon'a mouth tho slguificunti addition of the v.ords "very much," when sbo only said Hall appeared pleased when the told him Captain Cain had altered his will. It will be recol locted ibut Iv.'r JJajryitt in the opening endeavoured to show that Captain Cain's symptoms were feimUar to those from which Mrs Hall had sutiuied, but tho defouce *uc ce3!fully reflisled that matter being referred to at tliLit Stage. Mr Haggitt now insisted, and nuhau interrogation designedly framed to raise a discussion, and it had the desired fll'eot; because, no sooner wore tho symp toms referred to than Mr Chapman waa on hU feet. As tliia di-jciia-ion has a material bc-niing oa thofcsms. I submit it. Mr Haggitt: I want you to toll us, Mies Houston, whether you ever attended any other person who exhibited tho sarno symptoms of thirst and giekne??,. and was at I ho same time subject to ditirrhtea ? Witness : No ; 1 only nursed one other frmn with dropsy. Mr Chapman took it that this waa the nreliminury to a series of question's which might be objectionablo When tho proper timo came, he would 6tata his objection. Mr lJUtfgitt: lam not going to aek euch questions of this witnoea. Hw Honor : This is preliminary. Mr Chapman : I object to broach the case which my learned friend wiehO3 to enter on now. JIU Honor: So far an the particular question put is concerned, the answer muet bo you or no, and it is uot roally objectiou- Mr Chapman : 1 admit that perhaps I had bettor uot toko objection now. ilia Honor : But it ia coming directly. If she Bays " no," a further question will be put, and if sho eaya " yes," the quention will bo asked what other poraon. Mr Chapman not rising to Ilia feet, Mr Hsggitt eaid : You don't object, then ": Mr Chapman : i do object, then. Mr Haggitt: I won't argue the admis- Bibility of'this question, but I will argue tho general subject if my learned friond like--. We might as well have it out now ac weit till to-inorrovv. iir Chapman : I submit that this touches on ground which is unadvisable because it goe* into a matter outside the hi3tory of tins case, and goee into a matter not in existence at the timo referred to by the evidence, and into matters which ought not to bo uHohol to ollect, tho issuo before tho Court or the person ch-irgcd hero. Hia Honor : I have had occasion, Mr Chapman, to cousider tho cases very caro fuliy. My own opinion ia that up to a cer tain point, tt|iny rate, the evidence pro l>o-cd to bo loudorod U admissible. I thi: k evidence would bo admissible to show that nomo other person to whom the prU oner had acccea exhibited the samo eymp toma as Captain Caiu exhibited, and also to chow that thero was found in the excreta of euch perpon the samo eubstanccs aa were found in Captain Cain's bedy. I think ilia cases show that fo far tha e-idcr.cfl ii cdx c ;b'c. If, however, cvi denco ia tendered to show that there was romo motive for adminUtoriug thU drug to that otlier person 1 confess to greater doubti. Iso doubt in ono case evidence of that kind was admitted, but I am not alto gether buii-Uod as to tho reason for it. I admit that thu admission of the whole evidence is not altogether without difficulty. There U a cas«, for instance, t vo Queen v. Windsor, wbero umilnr evidence was re fused, but thuro has been no ca*o whoro it has been decided except on circuit that tho (.v^iienco waa odmisfible. Ko caso has ever been reserved. I ebould ad:nit tho evideoco at any rate unon the point I havo indicated. Whether I cbould reserve the point for the decision of tho Court in banco will be a question for my consideration that 1 need not sttily now.

Mr Haggitt : So fur as tho cjco Beglna v. Winston id concerned, reasons were not given. ilis Honor :No doubt; but thoro is the circumstance.

Mr Hafrgitt: So far an the decision from !ho full Court is conccrnod, thero aro a number of decisions of various judges op posed to Ktgina v. Winston. Mr Chapman : Tho decisions of tho?o judges aro conflicting. His Honor : I confess that I am not able to follow tho judgments in all the cases. My own opinion i?, as I havo Baid, from tho authorities, that the evidence is admissible at present.

Air Hopg: I am prepared to take the risk if your Honor feels so incliucd.

His Honor: I think it ought to be in any caso.

Examination resumed.—l havo never at tended any person win exhibited the same symptoms that Captain Cain did in his illneet. Mrs Hall's symptom? were mnch the rarat, Sickness very email, com plexion weak, sometimes loss of'appotitj for a day or so, and changeable at other tiaies. SSg had diarrhiti, and had many other symptom?, but 1 don't recollect them.

Witness was ptibj-.cted to a long examina tion, but the appeared to havo a weak memory about occurrence at Woodlands on Christmas day and next day. She was positive the oysters she gave Mrs Hall on ouo memorable occasion had nothing ■wrong, because they were so wholesome, though Ehe knew ehe was very ill after taking them. Sho gave thnm to her on the spur of the moment be cause tho recollected that Mrs Hull ira rather fond of them. Was quite unable to cay on what night Hall hnd sat up at Woodlands, but was sure it waa before tho new year. Thero were no circumstances in Mrs Hall's illness to cause her to recall Captain Cain's illness.

While under examination, tho appeared very nervous, but gathered horsolf together in replying to Mr Denniston, and quite regained contidence b.fore hia crofsexaminatiou proceeded far, and smiled with contempt whoa, in describing the position of tha furniture ia the dining room at Woodland?, she said that the article of furniture waa "just there" (pointing to the venerable usher, who waa fast asleep, but instinctively awoke, when all eyes wore turned on him).

Stubbs, rocalltd, said ho was at Woodlands on January 2Cth aiid 27ih. Did not give Captain Cain champagne; ;ravo him brandy, but itmade himsickioinio diutoly ho took it. JSo Fooncr was it it. hia mouth than out again. Jt was weak brandy and water. JJo was told by iho doctor's instructions that only brandy was to bo given. Hall was hi tho room three timos, and only eliycd a fow ininuta?. 1 am positive thot Cain waa tick after taking ilia whisky, but not after tho champagne, ilny numbcis of persons might havo boon in Iho sick rojm without witnefs'e knon-lcdgo.

Haye, who nurccd Cain, eaid llvll waa a daily visitor nfler tho new year He never stayod in the tiok-rootu while Hall was there, as ho undeistoed Hall had business, with the Captain. Ho jibbad on taking hia couj,h mixture several timep. eayint; it was nasty. Wta oftener tick after than anj'lhing else, and was titk after taking brandy or whitky, Kepeatedly com plained of the couirh mixture, and refiifsd to fciko it, forseveial diiy mere was scarcely a night ho was not cick three or four times, poihaps more, but the sickness did not last lung. The ninesa iros describim' tho nosi tion of Cum's body just befor-j deith. " Mr Haggitt ioterjcetecl a remaik that ho stillened himself.

Mr Denuiston accused the prosecutor of putting words into the witness* mouth and Eaid hia conduct was objection able. J

Mr Hnggilt: This is intolerable. Ihe judge said tho witness's attitude ro pre;ented stiffoose. Mr Haggitt's observa tion was legitimate. The witness said ho meant stiffening. Witneee, remembered giviug Jackson cham pagne. It; wa3 taken from a bottle used for Cain. Took somo ono day himself, und felt t-queambh and eiok afterwards. He lied never been like it before or .sines.

Mrs Ostler deposed to being present at Woodlands one day iv ths early part of December, when H.-iil poured Caia out fome liquid from the cupboard ; ii:id (ho elfsot of Kinking him tick, anU .he ftfcanco had to loavo tha room. Tho change was.very sudden. It was Cain unexpectedly refusing to tuke whisky that caused Hall to go to tha cupboard.

Death from Chloral Hydrate.

An Ovordoso Through Inadvo rteneo.

(BY TISLEOSAFII. —OWN COHBESroXDENT.)

CiißiSTCHUr.cii, this day. The death of Peter Schouroup, photo graphor, one of the most respected citizens waa a melancholy affair. It was at first reported and .generally believed that the ca.=o was one cf euicirfo. When hie assistant went to tho place of business yesterday he was alarmed to find Sehouroup lying dead on a couch, and an empty measure pa tho table, ;md liquid .spilled about. loquirios show that deceased, who;e weak state of health -was ccamionly known, had recently complained very much, and had been sick. On tho previous afternoon he wont to a ehomiet shop and purchased a bottle of solution of chloral bydratr:. Mr Wright, the dispo.iser, duly labelled the bottlo "poison," and at the same timo gave a verbal caution aa to tho ugo. Schouroup, in reply, said in effect that he was not likely to poison himeelf. If he wanted to do that he had p'.euty of stuff in his own place. No evidence of suicidal intention can bo found, and it teems a clear case of death by inadvertence. In private life de ceased was a very social and kindly disposed man, and great sympathy will bo felt for tho widow.

At tho inqutst on Schourup tbie morning, Dr Thomas deposed that deceased's liverwas much diseased. Ko eigus of poison could be detected. Other -witnesses etatcd that he had been very unwell lately, and much de prosaed by the hot weathor. Ho purchaeed chloral on Monday, but no trace of the botflo cm bo found. Tho verdict was <l J)eatb from natural causes, probably acr colorated by an overdone of chloral."

Parnell Borough Council.

Tun Council met at 7.30 on Monday even ing, tho Mayor (Mr J. Winks) prosidirjg.

CoßiiKsroNbENCE.— A report was received from Dr. MacKollar cf a death in Mr Mason s cottage, Manukau Itoad, and advised the use "of dieinfectanta. —Messrs Hill and Mahony applied for a right-of-way to prp porty ?old by Mr J.Fraterto Mr J. Mahony, Clyde street, Conquest Place. Application granted.—Charles C. P.ookes directed attoni tion toanunancoin Manukau Road. Letter received. Tho nuieance was abated by the Inspector of Nuisances on tho 19th inst- William Colemao, on behalf of James Gil bert, complained of Iho pollution of.the watercourse running at tho bottom of his r.addock, near the JJjaiain, and asked to have tho nuiaanco removed, or c;;mpengalioa to tho aniount of £200 if allowed to remaiii. Referred to the Streets Committee.

Accuunis.—The ueual accounts, airount in<r in all to £ISI 13s 3d, were passed. Strekts CoJuiiTTEK. — Tho Committee recommended, with roapect to nights soil dUposal, that no nighteoil be allowed to ta buried in any garden unless, in tho opinion of tho Inspector of Nuiß ances, such garden is eufficiently large to admit of this beinjj dono withont causing a nu tauce ; also that residents be required to use earth, ashes, or sawdust in their closet boxes. The question of unpaid accounts; for tho removal of nightsoil, land lords' liability, etc., was referred to the Lck;il and Finance Committee. Toil waa all Iho business of importance.

Primitive Methodist Conference.

Wellington, this day. At Iho Primitive Methodist Conference yesterday, Ibe first reading of stations was passed aa followa : —Kew Plymouth, Rev. J. Clover; Wellington, Row. P. S. Hunter and \Y. S. Potter; Auckland, Revs. A. j. Smith, J. Long (aapernumerary), and Rev. G. E. Ward; Invercargillj iteve. J. Guy and F. H. Lyon; Tiuiaiu, Kov. J. Boothroyd; Thames, Key. W. J. Bean; Greendalo, Kov. J. Sharp; CbrUtchurch, Kov. V. W. Jones; [Ash burton, eupply ; Maao, Eov. H, Clark ; Gcraldino, supply; Dunedin, C. M. llurris and Kov. J. Mixon; Oumaru, supply; luvercarK'". mission, Rev. W. Laycock. Tho reports show that there are 37 churches and 11 parsonages in the colony 4 valued at iiS.73O 25 9d. The present debt ia t'S.ooti Iss. There aro 16 ministers, 132 local preacher?, 1,217 membere, 387-Snn-, day-school teachers, and 3.35S scholars, ■ .■/

City Hall. — Burns's Anniversary.

The Auckland Burns Club celebrated laefc night the l'JSth anniversary of the birth of tho poet Burns by a concert, banquet, and ball, in the City Hall. Evidently tho celebiation appealed to the pat riotic spirit of the Scottish residents of tho city and suburbs, for the au dience was a large and thoroughly representative one. The dross circle was crowded, and the stalls v/cro comfortably filled. Mr D. B. McDonald occupied the chair, supported by Mr William Anderson, City Engineer, whilo Judge JTonton waa amongst these present. On the verandah outside, Mr Simon inra=er prefaced the pro ceedings by treating the public to a selection of airs upon the bagpipes, whoso siiirl and drone Esrvod to effectually summon from far and near the children of " the land o' cakes."

The Chairman, in tho course of a brief iotroductory address, eaid it waa jußt 128 years feinco the illustrious man the anniversary of whose birth they were met to celebrate appoared upon this mundane scene in an humble cottage in Ayrshire, and lets than 38 years thereafter he left, this world, it was to bo hoped for a better country, having behind him a record of many weaknesses aud follies, but aleo a reputation for manly iudependence, intense love of country, generous, kindly feeling tuvraids his fellow men, aud an unbounded affection and admiration for the ladies which lapko of time could in no wise dim. There waa perhaps no man who ever offered such income at the shrine of woman. One illua tratiou of this fact would suffice. His audi cuco would remember the last stanza of the poet's well-known song, " Green Grow the iiashes, O:"

D.-sme Nature awcare, tho lovely doars Hsr noblest work she classes, O; H<-*r 'prentice hau' sho triei on man, And then ehe nuao the &-iikb, U.

Ho had no intention, hoirevor, of dwelling upon tho many oxcolloncioa of the bard whose natal day they wore met to celebrate. At the banquet that evening one of the principal features would be a baggie. The Chairman theu proceeded to relate how, and under what circnmstance3, Burns composed hia familiar " Address to a Haggis," and he then went on to say that the Committee had givon great nnxioty and care to the drawing up of a suitable programme for that oveniug's entertainment, and that in the course of their labours they received many kindly hints and suggestions. One douce Scotchman told them they could not hove proper music for reels, strathspeys, etc , unless thoy got hold of a blind fiddler. Now, as a blind fiddler was not forthcoming, ie was suggested they should get a fiddler " blin' fu'," but as the tiddler's capacity for whiskey was doubtful, and might bo un limited, it wna onsiclotcd prudent, after all, to keep to tho pipes and pave the "siller." The following programme waa then gono through very successfully :— Bagpipe selection?, Mr Simon Fraser; BODg, " iiubin," 01 " There was a Lad was born in Kyle," and " Tho wee, wee German Lair die," Mr Menzies ; song, " Comin1 through tha Kye," Miss Tait; recitation, "Imph-m," Ml E. W. Alison ; song, "My Bonnie Mary," Mr Armstrong; song, "0 Whistle and I'll ccme tae thee, my 'ad, Miss Glover; part sone, "Annie Laurie," Miss Tails, Mr Tait, and Mr Menzies'; soDg, " March o' t!ia Cameron Men," Mr Lankham; song, " Caller Herrin," Miss M. A. Moncur ; instrumental, "Selections of Scottish Airs," Miss Tait, Messrs A. and E. Tait, and Mr Bortbi-iek ; song, " Here's health, Bonnie Scotland, to thee," Mr Carter; eong, "Jock o' Hazeldean," Miss ! Gribble; recitation, "Mary Queen of Scots,1 Mies M. &, Moncur; song,"Bonnie Scotland, I adore thee," Mr Worrall; Eong, " Jessie's Dream," Mrs Eady; bag pipa selection?, Mr Simon Fraser; Bong, "Memory's Dew," Mr Tait; song, "O Sing to Mo the Auld Scotch Sangs," Miss Walker; recitation, " Marget and the Minister,'1 Mr Robertson; song, "The Kowantree," MUs Moncur; song, "Be Kind to Anld Grsnoy," Mr Menzies; "Auld Lang Syne." Messrs U. McL'ennott and Forbes acted as ac companists. Dancing followed, end sup per w«§ served upon the stage in Brsfc rate style iMr Johnston, ot K6wton, caleiipg in most satisfactory m.iiiL-er, The proceedings elcs-.d at an early hour this raoraitig. Messre Marshall and Home auted as insvstera of csramenies, and the whole of tbo aT/iDgemoDta reflected credit on the energy of the committee, especially Mr JS. Peace (secretary) and Mr <J. Carter (treasurer), who had the lion's share of the work.

Tim ATTCKLAiqp EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28/1887

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SPECIAL BANK HOLIDAY I Notice is hereby given that SATURDAY, tho < 29th day of January, ISS7, is appointed a Special Bank Holiday at all the Ofllces of tho under mentioned Banks in the Provincial District of Auckland, in terms of the Banks and Bankers Act Amendment Act. 18S2. For the Union Bank oC Australia (Limitcdh ; (Signed) JOSEPH PALMER, Chief Officer. For the Bank of Now South Wales, (Signed) W. G. 11111X0. Inspector, For the Bank of Australasia, (Signed) E. \V. MOURAH. Inspector. For the National Bank of Now Zealand. (Signed) W. DYMOCK, General Manager. For the Colonial Hank of Xew Zealand, (Signed) H. MACKENZIE, General Manager. For the Bank of New Zealand. (Signed* JOHN MURRAY, Inspector. pUBLIC NOTIFICATON, LAND 3 FOR VILLAGE HOMKSTKAb SPECIAL. SETTLEMENT ON PER- I'KTUAL LEASE. Ctown Lands Office. Auckland, January 25,1557. Notion is hereby given that the lands enu merdtcd in tho following Schedule will bo open for implication a-, toia office oa and after TUES DAY, the 15th day of February next. Forms of application. &c. can be obtained nt this offlc9, at>d atrthe Po3tofflc?s, Kawakawa, Wh&ngarel. Kamo and Taumarere. D. A. TOL W, Comnilsai mci Crown IjP.tk]?. SCHEDULE. Wiiakoaiiei County. Hukfrenli Survey District.-Block XI. : Seo. 1, SO acres, aonual rental £2 IDs; Bco 2. 50 ajres, £3 10s (aufcject to £3 for improvement?) ,* lice. 3, 50 bctop, £2 10s !«übjecs to£Bfor improvement?); Sectlors l 5, «. 7 S. 9 12. iS. 11. and 15, SO acres each, £2 10s c«d. Si'u-.t»d on tho main coach road from Kawakaiva to Whingarei. lIOKIINO* COITNTT. PI'XAKITKRK SURVKY Distriot.—AuoklaDd Endowment: ljOt 23. Seo. 1. Block V., 30 acres, annual rontal £3 2' 6d. Pirnoll Kndowmtn': Lot 11, Section 2. Block V., 45 acres. HI 16s M ; Lot 21. 53 acres. £3 21 B-l. Herekino Survey District: fiec. 11, B"o-k IX., 50 Bcre>, £3 10j. Taknhae Survey District: See. ti. Block XL_S7 acree.^l^7B. "nOLDES GE M" FLOUR iND "XL ALL" OATAIKAL, Aro the bet brands in this market. TRY THEM. ALFRED JOWITT, Sole Agent. MRS BUTTER WORTH, MILLINER, I McARTHUR'S BUILDINGS, QUKEN-St., Lately occupied by MUa Teutenbenr, WILL HOLD A /^LEAKING O ALK OK NEW SUMMER COSTUMES HATS BO.VNET3 SATINS FEATHKHS FLOWERS lIABYJJN'SS 9 UNDERCLOTHING &C <£C. IN" (JONBKQUKNCS OF1 REMOVING, ALL TUB GOOD 3 WILL BK CLEARED AT A VERY LOW HATE. QUEEN ■ STREET, NEXT MESSRS McARTHUR & CO., AND AT KAR&NGAHAPE ROAD. ""NEW ZEALAND ILLUSTRATED TIT-BITS. The foatures of the week are :— ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT. Scenes 1b Court from the Celebrated Trial of CAFFREY AND PJBNN. Marvellous! In Sympathetic Accord Truth Freely I>l3lri- A Little Mixed butsd A gains t her Conscience Putting on Stylo Connoisseurs Ona of her Husbands' Stafc-e Whisper He Missed Last Ycar'a Kxouraion Another Boycott Meditatiooa of a Tramp More Hair than Brains First Sight of ClvH?a A New Literary Light tioa Kiß First Case Obeying Orders Illustrated Advertise- Takiog Kirn Down a m;nt Pt>X Cats venue Babbits ANOTHER OP PKTER POTTERS PECU LIAR PA9TIME3, &c, &c, tec. OPPOSITE THE TOWN CLOCK. BEST WHITBY JET At KELSEY'S. opposite tho Town Olock T ADIES' WORK COMPANIONS J_i At KEL9EY'S, opposite the Town Clock. LADIES' HAND BAGS At KBLSEY'3, opposite the Town Clock. TAPANESE GOODS tl At KKLSEY'S, opposite tho Town Clock. mENNIS GOODS JL At KELSKY'S, oppnalta the Town Clock. ORESENTS OF ALL KINDS AT KELSEY'S, OPPOSITE THE TOWN CLOCK. 1» B. M OVAL. W. S. 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("UIBTONNKR-An immense stock Of Slneln \s end Donbla Twill Crepe, Eep and Sateen CretoEnos. A JOB LJn« of BORDKRICH Rop Cretonne for Curtain a, lOd per yd; ordinary prloo. Is 6d, BLANKBT& -Onr present Stock, pnrohased previous to the ftdvanre In wool, will b8 sold at Old Prices: Blnglo from 9s 6d p«r pair ; Doable. 14s BED QUILTS, SHEETING, and Upholster ing; MnttTial in Great Variety.— tJARLJCK AND CKANWKLL. TNLAED TILK LINOI^SUM. | G. and C. hay« 1 Imported a large quantity n( th» IMiTMVED make of Linoleum, the PATTER!* of whloh'wllJ NOT WEAR OUT. It has been tested In Poblio Buildings 1b London and Australia darintc th« past four years, and given the greatest satißfactlon.—GAß- LICK AND CR4NWJBLL, Sol* Agents. PBBAMBULATORS, — Great Tirlety, Cheaper than ever. Four wheeled American, from 28a. English, Colonial, and German. 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