'"" ~e rv little buisiness done at the sitting of the ±0 fm &nmka Pe jf Jo m Hughes was charged with ness andl John * q{ fc In the having no I*ggg» p w said the accused latter case, beigw w M , s Re _ uge , MffKTSiS'to receive him into • DU t the hoara . He was very f M fLu&me, and annoying, quarrelsome, '«§£"£[ ? a remand ,in further consideration. befo r e the Board m Adamson, tept«3i^«*« tt on Mabel charged wiwi . (J au to-morrow, -in Verney., wa= of Mr O.Meagr -as also gran he ,"- fhSaSst John Thomas White, , cbaigeawiu McKenzie, on the the property of Uunw c of <T°% : RoTwas further adjourned till KyKrdortbat it might be dealt ffiSShe Resident Magistrate. Samuel SothVas found guilty on a charge otal los- offensive matter to accumulate m Rrd in Chapel-street, and was fined ss. Sfi Inspector Goldic prosecuted;

nr a A.-Tucker, of Minnesota, John (Street, Annahdale, Sydney, forwarded lit steamer which, arrived here this : S entitled "Lunacy in Many Lands. Sintawkd as a donation to the Auck i Library. It was accoin -:S by "he following letter •-" To "ffGbainnan of the trustees o the Auckland Public Library :-biv,-I do my m the honour of requesting your accep.t ---•r l S behalf of the Pubic Library ol; a S of my work entitled " Lunacy in Many Luid« -I have the honour to be, sir, your ■ idient servant, G. A Tccker, Minne sota. Johnston-street, Anandalc, Sydney. The work is a valuable one, being very re i /cent only published during the present "'year' It is bound- in morocco, and con l__i over 1,400 pages of interesting infor mation, together with plans oi asylums and Pictures of.various methods used in restrain- Ine refractorypatients. The writer has spent many years in collecting the information, --arid has visited most of the countries of 'Europe in search of matter for his - manual. He has also been in ' Africa and - the isles of the Southern 'Seas In America he estimates that he ♦ravelled over 18,000 miles and that : altogether his travels covered 140,000 miles. For the last few years Dr Tucker has . been proprietor' of the Bay View House Asylum, Sydney. His book : was first presented to the Legislature in ' the shape of a compendious report which m s ordered to be published. The volumin •' mis" manuscript was considerably con densed in order to bring out the book. It ' should prove a valuable addition to the ■ Library.

-...Entries for camellias, cut flowers, and winter fruits in connection with the forth- Coming'show of the Royal Horticultural Society will be received by the Secretary, MrS. £■ Hughes, up to 4 p.m. next Friday I ■week. The exhibits will be staged in the Agricultural Hall, City Market, and will be open to the public on Saturday, 23rd inst. A special feature will be the classes'for late apples, pears, &c., and large displays of the citrus family are expected. Growers should take advantage of this opportunity of show ! ing'-ffhat can be produced in this province. : : :The occupiers of shops under the City j Hall are complaining bitterly of the noise , occasioned by the skating rink which is '.'-cattied 'on over their heads. They assert that attiraea it is impossible to hear their •■customers' in Consequence of the din, and, moreover, say that the noise is so distract ing as to interfere with them in their They declare that customers iaraieen driven away from their shops iuiwJlie rink commenced. Under these circumstances,, they have petitioned tlie City Council l for relief,' and the matter is :nowmider the consideration of the Legal ■ 'Committee.-. '■■'■ . '.-' - : ' ..*■

": Messrs Arthur and Buddie, by order of iie-Public Trustee, will sell to-morrow, at 11 o'clock,.all the ironmongery stock in the festate:of the late Richard Jessop. The, 'sale will be at the late residence of the ■deceased, Karangahape Road-. The stock i'willibesold.in handy parcels, and great < .bargains may be expected. This is a chance ••■for contractors and others.' The, stock "Bppears in nice order.

i : Despite the "haul" that they made out of the Government through disbursing relief tothe" unemployed," Dunedin City Council does not*seem to be in a sound financial position. The balance-sheet of the corporation fou the nine months shows that the estimated income in the municipal ; account Will be. short of the liabilities by . pverLIO.OOO, and the overdraft will exceed ■-thelegal.limib if'-the expenditure is not P, curtailed." : The water supply account is also deficient by over LB,OOO, but the gas ;'account will be in credit by nearly L4,00U. 11 The charges preferred by W. H. Wake •rham against certain, officials of Mount j;Eden:Gaol have been forwarded to .the £Hon. J. A. Tole,.Minister of Justice, and that gentleman is taking the neces .: sary steps -to having the com plaints inquired into. The compkin ■ a nt_ desires that the investigation |of his charges should be open to the press, "and though none of them are of a heinous character, it would be advisable in the pub he interest to have the mquiry open, and that neither the Inspector of Prisons nor the Visiting,justices should be on the board. , .Wakeham was recently discharged from pri son, andfeels aggrieved at the way in which newas treated while incarcerated, and at the ta of severahletters, taken, from him, and which he alleges were not returned when : f .? e ,wasliberated.-

.The annual soiree in connection with the anniversary, of the Newton -.Congregational yiiurch W as held last eveniug. The follow ing ladies presided at the tables :-Mes a™es Stewart, Lee,' Vinson, Service, and Misses- Forth, Gash, Bushill, ana Buchanan. The. after meeting was : 'l!V,H ended > the pastor presiding. rIA, ln W °od, the Church Secretary, readme annual report and balance-sheet which showedthatthe.monetary affairs of Thl ■ Wereina satisfactory condition. >I^fe s^ eaelivered by the Revs. H. J. S W.J-Miller (of Onehunga), ■S f CheW , a " a A ' J ' Slnit »- Mr Miller's j»was "-Gripfirstahd.go afterwards." JllT* ches . were interspersed with the 'SThF T?- ICal :-Solo, '' Con- Ewe& H^v The y G *™>" Miss ■SLa v om ',' Sfc ' Paul '" Messrs Muv «S'n d T ; S "°VSay Not We ■K:°" Miss Warren ; trio, v Ol7, ? llSse3Rowe - Hobs on- and Sbtn ;f w ette ' Ve Tr:hymn, Misses andfflLv d s an: ??> ancl Messrs Murray tad W?L , te !' * c usual v °tes of thanks ISW?- meetin 3 was ter ™" 'dicSnV S?,'??^ mann er.wiai the.bene,- Messrs Smith W IW 8 -Wtisement re clearance ea *" seaso " this firm ean 7 oub all «Whu Willdo " ellt^

$»»* ? half:pound |Company" on thl * c wo «ls " Freeing ;[AD7i.] y • the mar e m aTound the shell. &^Wte 8 °' nt Th !i,l,yP^80n »

Dr. McGregor's visit to Auckland has re" suited in a settlement of the dispute be" tween Dr. Cremonini, the medical super" intendent at Avondale Lunatic Asylum, and Warder' Caswell, whose services, it will be remembered, were .somewhat summarily dispensed with some time ago. Dr. McGi-egor made a full inquiry into the matter, and has come to the decision that Dr. Cremonini was quite justified in adopting tho . course of action which lie followed. But as Caswell has not been able to work since he left the institution the Government have agreed to grant him four months' salary, an arrangement with which Mr Caswell has expressed his com pliance, so that this matter is now finally adjusted. As regards the management of the institution itself, Dr. McGregor ex pressed his complete satisfaction at the im proved state of things. Dr MGcrcgor left for Kotorua by this morning train.

\Ve are requested to state that Dr. Murray Moore's lecture on "Lougfellow" will be delivered on Thursday, July 21st.

"While everyone, from the professional politician down to the good easy soul who only affects an interest in public matters by hunting through the public accounts with the object of detecting items in tho expen diture where the pruning knife of retrench ment might be applied, it is somewhat sur prising that the institution known as Bel lamy's" should escape criticism. Perhaps it may be that the accounts are made up in sneh'a way that the expenditure on Bel lamy's cannot be ascertained from them, and that the institution which supplies the' creature comforts of one legislators derives'aid from the country under the ambiguous description of contingencies. Wo are not prepared to say that this is so, but stories are told about the institution that quito take one's breath away, and we will be "-lad to learn that they have no founda tion in fact. One story is that recently the insurance was paid out of the colonial exchequer on. LIOO worth of wine lying in Bellamy's wine-vnults. Another is that tho plate, china, etc., belonging to Bellamy's are coolly borrowed by the " big tod's " of the Civil Service when they are entertaining their friends, and what is worse that all breakage and loss is " stuck down " to tho public." Perhaps Mr Moss or Mr Tolc, or some other member of tho House, will at one of their meetings enlighten us on this interesting matter.

The attention of our readers is called to the advertisement of Mr Edward Leydon anonncing the sale of Mr Morton's housc 'v v.A.mibure an£ l effects in Cook-street

NEWS FROM SAMOA.

Me H. F. Symoncs, the British Consul here, is still very ill, but the local doctor has pronounced him out of danger. The Consulate has been practically closed during the last six weeks.

There have been two large fires here during the last month, one which destroyed a lot°'of newly imported copra-drying machinery on one of the German planta tions, and the other, which destroyed the stores of Ah Sue aud Mr Ryan and a dwell ing house, was in the centre of the town. Luckily the gunboat Adler was in tho har bour, the men from which succeeded in ar resting its (.progress, .or the greater part of Apia would have been destroyed. The Germans have presented the rebel king with a flag symbolical of the union of Samoa with Germany. By doing this they have ratherrOver - reached themselves, as they have caused a serious split in the rebel party. , ■ ; ■ , , ■~-■• • - - . " Great regret is felt here at the rumoured intention of the New Zealand Government to abolish tho subsidy given to Messrs Donald and Edenborough in connection with the Island steam service.' At the pre sent time, as regards Samoa, it is particu larly unfortunate, as if they discontinue the service the whole cf the South Sea Island trade will be diverted into Gorman chan nels. * '" ' :i '

Great preparations are being made by the British residents'here for the proper celebration of the Jubilee on the 21st June.

SPORTING NEWS.

Bawliesfcury Handicap Weights

The following are the weights for the Hawkesbury Grand Handicap, one mile and a half, run on the 10th September : — ,

TELEGRAMS.

Wellington, this day. Champion Sculling Match. Hearn's challenge to skull for the cham pionship of New Zealand for LIOO. 11 will probably be taken up by William Colin Harwood, who is at present in Wellington. Harwood, has been residing in the colony (at Banks Peninsula) for nine months, and is a man of fine physique. Tyler Committed. Tyler has been committed for trial on a charge of- breaking into '-> Mr Wemoy's premises. Other charges a pending. Instructions have ,been issued by the Go vernment that all free railway passes held by members of the House of Renreseneatives shall be recalled directly the;, dissolution of Parliament is gazetted. The Colonial Secretary,is- a t • present confined to his room by,an attack of sciatica. Blenheim, this day. Bishop Sutei ha 3 published in the "Marl borough Express" a letter (lehouncinrr'the Irish National League. He accuses" the Catholic bishops and priests of; conniving at assassination. ~: , ; . .'V-V'•

HARBOUR BOARD LEASE HOLDERS.

At the meeting of tho Harbour Board yes terday afternoon, a deputation of lease holders under the Harbour Board waited upon the meeting of that body, by ap pointment, for the purpose of bringing for ward the question of the excessive rents which they were now liable to, and which they were not able to pay in tho present depressed state of trade. " Tho deputation consisted of Messrs Hermann Brown, C. C. Daore, M. Davis, IT. Green, C. Hough ton, and G. Harper. Prior to the introduction of tho deputation, the Chairman said that of courso all mem bers of the Board who were lease holders would refrain from taking part in tho discussion as a matter of good taste. Mr Hermann Brown was chosen spokes man'of the deputation. Ho said that they were all holders of leases under the Board, but in the present state of affairs they were really unable to pay the amount which they had engaged to do in the good times.

Mr Harper said that Air Green had taken the matter in hand, and had supplied him with, data which showed that the City Cor poration of Wellington had given tho lease holders the option of giving u l> their leases. The Chairman said that, they would bo willing to do the same if all tho leases were surrendered, as that would bring somo valuable buildings to the Board.

Mr Harper said that was just the trouble. Some of them had buildings erected which they would not surrender, and yet could not afford to pay the rout. Some leases ho believed were reasonable enough, but others wove really excessive. They therefore asked tho Board to apply for power under tho Public .Bodies Leasehold Act, ISBG, to re lease them from their difficulties.

Mr Dacro said that they were now paying more rent than holders of freeholds wanted in the same locality. At present they only asked the Board to obtain power to make the Concession if necessary. Mr Brown pointed out that tho excessive rates prevented people from building upon their allotments, and thus tho property of the Board was not improved.

Mr Green stated that in other parts tho reductions had been made, and the re sult was that bare allotments had been covered with brick and mortar buildings. Their position was merely that of suppli cants that wished the Board to obtain power to grant them concessions.

The Chairman pointed out that to reclaim this land the Board had incurred great liabilities, which it was necessary to have the revenue oil' the allotments to repay.

Mr Stone said that some of them were landlords, and had been compelled (to red nee their rents, and perhaps it would boas well for tho Board to do the same. The Chairman asked Mr Stone if ho was a leaseholder under the Board. Mr Stone said lie believed he was, but it was for such a small amount that ho had almost forgotten it. Tho Chairman again repeated his request that no leaseholders under the Board would take part in the discussion. Mr La Roche moved that the whole matter should be referred to the Legal ;tnd Finance Committee. Mr Lamb moved that the Board apply for the power suggested. The Chairman : Arc you a leaseholder, Mr Lamb? Mr Lamb : I am. The Chairman : Then I must ask you not to move the resolution- Mr Lamb : But I will. I ' think, Mr Chairman, that I have a right to do so. Members of the Board ate noc to come here and take no part in the proceedings simply because they are leaseholders. Mr Button said that he would second Mr Lamb's motion, and he was not a lease holder. Mr Clark seconded the sending of the question to the committee. Mr La Roche waid- he was willing to with draw his motion if Mr Lamb wished to test the matter right away. Mr Lamb said that the Chairman had ruled his motion out of order, so the motion would lapse.

Mr Waddel said that he had not exercised his prerogative in the matter. He simply put it to them as a matter of good taste. Mr Niccol said that there appeared to be an impression abro.id that the Harbour Board was a wealthy body. Their revenue was £31,000, out of which about L'2B,uoo had to be paid away. Ho thought .that the question had better go to a com mittee. It was not a matter that should be hastily dealt with. It might perhaps yet prove expedient to act as the deputation suggested. Mr John Lamb then withdrew. the motion. The matter was referred to the com mittee as proposed by Mr Laßoche. Mr Hermann Brown thanked the Board on behalf of the deputation, and withdrew.

The Board then proceeded to consider other business.

THE NATIVE PERJURY CASE.

The hearing of the charges of perjury against Hoera te Mimiha and other natives in connection with the case Regina v. Wight was continued at tho E.M. Court yesterday and to-day, before Mr H. G. Seth Smith, R.M. Mr Cotter for the Crown, and Messrs O'Meagher and Dufaur for the defence.

OUR GOLDFIELDS.

(BY TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Thames, this day. Caledonian. —A trial parcel of 30 or 40 loads of quartz from the big reef on the Red Queen section is being carted to the battery, where crushing operations will probably be started to-night. A return of lOdwts per load would prove remunera tive. Saxon. —The manager obtained 35Ibs picked stone yesterday when breaking down the reef beyond the break hillward at No 4 level. Crushing is proceeding at the Golden Growii battery with ten head of stampers, and is shaping payably.

Cambria.—Although communication has been effected between the crosscut atNo 3 level and the winze, the drive is being con tinued ahead. It is tho manager's in tention to commence driving as soon as possible on the leader, about nine inches thick, which it will be remembered was passed during the extension of the crosscut. It is a nice-looking body of quartz, and showed colours of g old. Crushing is show ing in the plates for a yield somewhat simi lar to the last.

Prince Imi'Eßlal. — Colours of gold are occasionally eeen when breaking down the reef,

... Hokitika, this day. A. Rich, CJoid Find. There is a great deal of excitement over apiece of quartz brought into Ross from the William Tell tunnel, Cedar Creek. This stone weighs about 35 pounds, and sho\vs gold freely dotted all over it, which can easily be seen with the naked eye. The reef in tho tunnel is three feet four inches from wall to wall.

To-day, Mr Newsom, who was the lowest tenderer for the Auckland Custom-house contract, had his deposit cheque returned to him—three or four months after the tenders were opened.

ELECTION NOTES.

We are informed by the Registrar of Electors for Waitomata (Mr Seaman) that be tween three and four hundred names on the Waitomata roll will have to bo transferred to the Eden roll in consequence of their quali fications being i n those parts of the late Waitomata electorate now the Eden district. It therefore behoves all freehold electors so affected to ascertain whether they have not some other freeholds of sufficient" value in tho altered VVaitemata district for which they can bo there in enrolled, and com municate with Mr Seaman before the now rolls are made up. Electors with Resi dential qualifications in Henderson Wai takcrei, Waiparewi and Swanson should also inform the Registrar on which side, (whether East or West), of tho railway line, they reside, so that they may be placed. Mr 1.1. ,R. Jury has received the follow ing letter from the Railway Department regarding his dismissal. " Workshops Do partment, July 12th, 1887. In re reply of yours of 9th inst. Mr IT. It. Jury,—ln reply to your letter, I am directed to in form you that it is to be regretted that you' should not havo consulted mo before issuing a political address. It is not open for any employee to. be in the pay of a Government Department while ho is engaged in a political contest, and no doubt upon reflection you will see tho propriety of this. You will of course re cognise that no blame, is imputed to you, but it is considered that so long as you are engaged in politics ybu are ineligible for employment in the Government service.—

Vv'. Elliot." Regarding this Mr Jury holds that wore ho on tho Civil Service list he would be debarred from standing, but as he is not on the list the Government have no right to interfere. He is determined to proceed with his candidature.

It is whispered that should Mr Tole elect to contest Edon or Ponsonby, Mr John Lundon will be brought out for the Newton seat in the interests of the Government. Mr T. Thomson announces that he will address the electors of City North on Friday evening next, at 8 o'clock, in tho Temper ance Hall. On Tuesday next Mr Samuel Vaile is to address the electors of Auckland North in tho Opera House, and on the same evening Mr Peacock will address the electors of Ponsonby. MrK. YV. Morrison gives an emphatic denial to tho rumour that he will retire from the conte.it for Ci'by West. He states that he is determined to go to the poll. It is the intention of Mr J. A. Connell to hold three more meetings, next week and the two weeks following. Ho has applied to Mr Abbott for the use of the Opera House. Mr Withy had intended to deliver an address in the Eden Terrace district of the Newton electorate this week, but Wing to inability to obtain n suitable building, as the local hall is not yet Complete for public meetings, arrangements are being made for Mr Withy to address the electors on' Tues day next, in St. Sepulchre's schoolroom. On dil that the Protectionists are seriously considering the desirability of bringing Mr John liramo out; for Newton. Mr F. C. Thomas, of Pakekoho, is spoken of as a likely candidate for YVaipu.

SOUTH FRANKLIN.

Mr John Jenkins met the electors at Drury iv tho Public Hall on Monday. There was a good attendance. Joseph Mayo, Esq., was voted to tho chair, and said he was very pleased to occupy the position, as his duties would be light Mr Jenkins was so well and favourably known that ho did not need any introduction from him ; so he would not detain them, but call on Mr Jenkins to give his address. Mr Jenkins, on rising, was received with applause, duel gave his reasons for coming forward as a candidate for their suffrages, in the interests of retrenchment and reform, independent of all existing political parties. Ho referred, in caustic terms, to a letter that appeared in that night's' Star, signed by a Mr Andrews, who warned the people to avoid indepen dent candidates as vipers. He said this was a violent partisan's opinion, and was not worth much. He claimed that the country had been brought to such a crisis, bordering upon bankruptcy, by representatives of such parties as Mr Andrews believed in, aud the only way to put a stop to it was by getting rid of these "vipers," who were sucking the Jife blood out of the body politic by their extravagance. He quoted from a return laid before the House giving the amounts drawn by the various Minister.' since 1800, when they were small, which culminated in 18S0 to £9,000 odd. The question before the country was the cold blooded proposal to levy'a tax of LIBO,OOO through the Customs on an already over burdened people, and L 95,000 on their pro perty.and they were told by both sides of the House, and by the members who had mis represented them, that they were powerle.-s to put a stop to such reckless expenditure. 'Why, when the people asked the Govern ment to repair the Great South Road, which was in such a disgraceful state before they gave it over to the local control, the reply they made was that they had no money, when the same men could spend £84,000 on specialsettleinents. (Applause.) He believed that men sent to Parliament tied to any existing party "were powerless for good, and were practically useless for any reform or retrenchment. The only way out of the difficulty that he could see was to send twenty or thirty clear-headed determined men who would insist upon retrenchment— not the retrenchment that would take Od per day off the working man and increase the salary of some over-paid official, but honest practical retrenchment, from the Governor down through the whole Civil Service. This question was in the hands of the people, who must rise in their might and elect men free from the parties who had brought this lovely country into a fearful mess, but who would form a Retrenchment Party, and the position would be thus : There would possibly be a few men sent to tho House, under the guise of protection, who would support the Government. Then there would be some sent down who would support the Opposi tion ; and the party he was going to join would assist the Opposition to turn out the Government. But before they placed the Opposition on the Government Benches, they would say this: "Gentlemen, —Wo arc sent down here to represent tho people, and we have a system of retrenchment which we want carried out, and are you prepared to carry it out? If so, we will place you on those benches. But if not, we will not let you go any further, biJfc must find some one that will," and of course these men will be called " vipers," men like Sir George Grey, who towered like a giant amongst a lot of pigmies, and who could' not be bought, bullied, or bribed. (Applause.) He would be glad to assist in forming a party that would insist upon re duction.

Mr Jenkins then indicated the measures he was in favour of, as already reported in his Papakura speech. The Chairman invited questions. Tho following were asked :— ... Would you be in favour of selling the railways ?—Mr Jenkins said yes ,- but not till they had proved that they could not man age them. He was in favour' of a non-political board to manage railways, as they were in some of the other colonies. Would ho follow Sir Geo. Grey and support him for Premier ? Ho would not pledge him self to follow any man unless he knew what he was going to do; but would support anybody that would go in for tho retrench ment he had indicated. (Applause.) A large number of other questions were asked and answered. Mr Heard moved a vote of thanks to Mr Jenkins for his able and interesting address, which was not seconded. ._ _ ;, ,'Y/."'"";

John Clark, Esq., moved, and J; Fitz gerald, Esq., seconded, a vote of confidence, when Mr Jenkins said he would be glad if the meeting would not pass any vote of confidence, as he considered them a farce until they had all tho candidates, and then the confidence he wanted them to show him was to go to the ballot and vote for him. (Applause.)

The vote of thanks was then put and car ried by acclamation. A vote was also given to tho Chairman, and the meeting terminated at 10 o'clock.

FRANKLIN NORTH.

Mr F. Lawry, a candidate for the repre sentation of Franklin North in Parliament, addressed the electors at Gtahuhu on Mon day evening. The hall was crowded, and Mr Sturgos acted as chairman. Mr Lawry, who was accorded a most flattering reception, commenced his address by re marking on the greatness of the issue before them, and trusted that in the contest the personal question would be eliminated. He would endeavour to treat Mr Buckland with all couitesy, and only refer to him so far as they diiiered in politics. He had been told that he would be opposed by Major. Atkinson's forces, but he believed that if they moved, heaven and earth they could not defeat him. With regard to his politi cal views he was strongly in favour of re trenchment from the Governor downwards. They sent their representatives to Parlia ment to gee roads and bridges, and if they did not get what was wanted they de nounced the Government; but his opinion was that they must remove from the Uovernment the power to purchase votes in this way, and he should vote for the elevation of a Parliament above these considerations, and capable of legis lating for the good of a young nation. Ho would promise to vote for the reduction of the number of members of the House from 01 to GO, but he would urge the neces sity to continue the payment of members. It would bo a great calamity to exclude merit in favour of means. In America the members were paid. A shoddy aristo crat had said of him that it was presump tion for him to run against Mr Buckland, but let them recognise tho aristocracy of intellect, notof wealth—(cheers) —that which found its honour in doing good things, and its outcome in honour and virtue. (Cheers.) Ho strongly denounced the property tax and was in favour of an income tax, but would make a differ ence between what income was derived from tho brains and industry ' and that derived from wealth. It was urged that the income tax was inquisi torial ; but tho property tax was also inquisitorial, and had to be paid whether the property was profitable or not. Ho contende.l that the pro perty tax put a penalty on industry, and offered a premium to idleness, and ho would rather impose a tax on anything than on the industry of the people. He supported the education system, but thought the responsibility of the State might end at the Sixth Standard. (Cheers.) In regard to the electoral franchise, Air Lawry held that every man should have a vote because of his manhood. He was not averse to the property qualification, but thought it should be adjusted on equitable principles. He was an inveterate foe to land monopoly. Mr Buckland had denounced tho scheme for settling people on tho land, and ho (Mr Lawry), in reply, maintained that this was because: a certain class of speculators wished to have advantages not open to the bulk of the public. Mr Buck land published a reply, that if land could be obtained from the speculators, why did those desiring it not take it, and with that valour which distinguished him —for Mr Buckland was no sneak or hypocrite, and he respected him for it—Mr Bnckland said he had as much right to buy land at a low pries as Lawry had to go into the market and buy cattle at a .low price and soil them again at a protit. (Cheers.) He (Mr Lawry) held that the cases were not ana logous, and maintained that if they pro cured land. by means of advantages which' the public had not, this formed a line of demarcation. They had acquired lands, they had got railways made through them, and had so tied up the lands that people could not obtain them by means of, certain advantages not open /to the public. All honour, he said, to Mr Ballanee for break ing through rel-tapeism and spending LGO,OOO if it wero necessary. Whatever party was in power would have to con tinue tho Village Settlement scheme. In reply to questions, Mr Lawry said ho favoured local option; was opposed by Bible reading in the schools ; he would vote against the present Government, but would not pledge himself to support Atkin son ;he would favour the selling of the Hinemoa; he favoured modified protec tion ; he thought defence expenditure use less ; ho favoured reduction in the number of Ministers, and would abolish members' free railway passes except when travelling on the business of the country.

At the conclusion of the address a vote of thanks and confidence was passed unani mously. ' '

(by telegraph—own correspondent.) Thames, this day. With the exception of the present mem bers, Messrs Fraser and Cadman, no one has yet announced himself for Thames and Coromandel respectively. So far as I can ascertain Mr James McGowan is the only probable candidate for the Thames seat, while thero is just a possibility that Mr Brodie may contest Coromandel. Mr Cad man will address tho electors at this end of his electorate shortly. WeLLiNOTON this day. Hon. Mr Ballance proceeds to Wanganui on Monday to address tho electors at Awimoko on the following evening. Christchurch, Tuesday. Mr G. T. Partridge announces himself for Linwood as a supporter of the Government. Mr Richardson speaks at Kaiapoi on Monday. A requisition is being got up to Mr R. Mooro, Mayor of Kaipoi, to oppose him. Mr Moore will do so should he receive a suillciently strong requisition. Ciiristchurch, this day. Mr Andrew Loughrey, a partner of Mr J. Holmes, is coming out to contest Lin wood. His political opinions are similar to those of Mr Holmes. Sir J. E. Thacker, of O'Kain's Bay, and Mr W. Barnett, of Lebori's Bay, are addi tional candidates for Akaroa. , . New Plymouth, this day. Mr G. A. Marchant, of Stratford, has signified his willingness to oppose Col. Trimble for Taranald district.

Political Slanders.

(To the Editor.)

Sir,—lt has been my rule to take no notice of political slander. I reluctantly deviate from the rule now because it has been re presented to me by some of my staunch supporters that with so nwury new electors in the district the admission into tho columns of the " Herald " of a letter treat ing these slanders generally as received truths calls for notice. I shall, therefore, feel much obliged by your allowing me to state :— ■ '

(1) -That-the office of Chairman of Public Accounts Committee, which I have had the honour to fill for some years, is entirely un paid. (2) That 1 received from the Government the sum of LI9 5s to cover my expenses as the New Zealand Commissioner to Fiji, and no further remuneration'of any kind. ."-';'

---(3) That it is absolutely false that I re ceived the sum of L 398 or one single farthing directly, or indirectly for ray sub

sequent visit to'the Line Islands, which was an entirely private affair with which the Government and the public have no concern. > • • ■ ■, • •.; ? '..' ;-,-

(4) That 1 had not and have not the least desire to be called to the Legislative Coun cil, nor the least knowledge of such an idea being contemplated by anyone else. (5) That 1 had not the least communica tion with any member of the Government or of'their party before or since my voting on the TatitF Bill, and that I am now as ignorant of their movements or intentions as their most violent opponent can be.

(0) That the office of Commissioner for settlement of the-old and intricate land title difficulties in the Ormond military settlement was also entirely honorary.

I must repeat that I write this letter only on the advice of friends whose opinion I value, and who are exerting themselves in the elections on my behalf. I have included all the slanders that have been brought to my notice up'to the present time. Let me add that I shall take rib, notico of any in the future.— I am, etc., F. J. Moss.

SUPREME COURT. This Day.

(Before His Honor Mr Justice Ward.) His Honor did not open the Court until 12 o'clock.

Reginav. Campbell.—Motion for leave to present bill of indictment for perjury to Grand Jury, summoned for criminal sittings sth September next.—Mr H. Williamson (Crown Prosecutor) appeared-in support of the motion, and Mr Earl to oppose it on behalf of the defendant.—His Honor inti mated that after consultation with the Chief Justice, ho thought the proper course was to allow the consent asked for, the defendant's counsel being- given the right to raise a special plea at the trial. This course was accordingly acquiesced in. The Arson Casjie. Reoina v. Mrs Violet McPhlee. —Motion for rule nidi that order be made granting a new trial. —Mr Theo. Cooper (instructed by Mr Brassey) appeared for defendant, and in support of the motion. —Mr Cover ap peared for the Crown.— Mr Cooper in timated that after having looked very care fully into the matter he had come to the con clusion not to move the motion. His action was based on three grounds. (1) That he was precluded by Regina v. Marphy and Rcgina v. Bertram from moving\for a new trial, as no Court in the colony had the jiower to grant a new trial in a case of felony. (2) That the only course would be to move for a vanire da novo. ( t 3) That he had no ground for asking that certain circum stances should be entered upon the record for a new trial.—His Honor: That is for alienase. —Mr Cooper: Yes; the law provided that the only way for removing an alien from the panel was by challenge.— The motion was accordingly withdrawn.

Ellen Harding v. Patrick Gleeson- — Motion for new trial.—Mr Theo. Cooper ap peared for the defendant, and in support of tho motion, while Mr Hugh Campbell ap peared for the plaintiff, and to oppose the motion. The action in respect of which a new trial was sought, was that brought against Parick Gleeson, by Mrs Harding, for taking possession of the Occidental Hotel, (which she had leased from him,) and ex pelling her from it. The jury found in favour ■of Mrs Harding for some' L 220 damages, and it is now sought to upset this finding on the ground that it was given against the weight of evidence. Mr Cooper, in his argument, stated that the grounds of his motion were threefold. (1) That no demand for rent was necessary to justify the defendant's re-entry ; (2) that if a demand was necessary in common law it was not and that there hud been sufficient evidence to warrant the jury in finding that a demand was made by the defendant. (3) That .the jury had no right to reject the evidence of Mr Gleeson and accept that- of. a witness who, in His Honor's own words, had been discredited nor any right to strike out Ll4 from the counter claim. The major quetion was that of re-ontry, to this. Mr Cooper proceeded to address himself, arguing that it is not essential under the l«ase to make any demand for'the rent. '.;. (Left Sitting.) .

VOLUNTEER NOTES.

The usual inspection parade of the No. 2 Battalion was held last night in the Drill shed. There was a good muster, Lieut.- Colonel Dignan being in command; Col. Shepherd was also present, and inspected the various corps. When the inspection had terminated the City Guards and Queen's Own Companies were dismissed, and the Victoria and Hobson Corps were put through a course of drill ; by Captain 'Kitchens and Lieuts. Mowbray, Miller, Somers, and "Nightingale, as n< test of tho efficiency of those officers. Col. Shepherd, Lieut.-Col., Mahon, and Majors Pirie and Derrom being members of tho Board of Examiners, 1 watched the proceedings and directed the movements. The Queen's Own Corps also held a meet ing for the purpose of considering the resig nation of Captain Keep. City Guards. After the roll was called, this Company adjourned to the Anchor Hotel to sit down to a supper. The tables were most taste fully laid out. Lieut. Dormer occupied the chair (owing to the absence of Captain Waddel, through illness), supported by the Rev. Mr Teb'bs (chaplain of the Company) and Lieut. Shemilt. After justice had beeii done to the good things, which were provided in Host Harrison's best style, the tables were cleared, and a few speeches made and toasts drunk. A number of songs were given by Corporals Craig and Brost, Sergt. Parslow (Artillery), Volun teers Bow, Grosse, and others ; Volunteer Nenmegan playing the accompaniments in a masterly style. At the conclusion three cheers were given for Captain and Mrs Waddel. The Company broke up, every one being, satisfied that Mr, Harrison did all in his power to make the evening an en joyable one. , v!

Government and the Unem ployed.

(To the Editor.)

Sir,—A great deal has lately been said by members arid -would-be members about the prevailing distress in this and other cities of the colony, and various schemes have been propounded for its alleviation. But, sir, what fai.th can the unemployed have that any good will come of them when our present rulers are deliberately aggravating the distress in this city ? This may appear a strong charge, but, sir, facts are facts, and it is a fact that the Government are supplying machine-broken road metal from the Mount Eden Gaol to contractors at such a low price that even the poor sub sistance that might be gained by some at stone-breaking'is denied them. Is this the way to alleviate distress, we should like to know ? The Minister of Justice is in Auck land at present. Let him' see to this,and let our would-be members bestir themselves in the matter, if they wish' for the votes of the Unemployed. "'';' ,'■ . ■

To-morrow (Thursday) evening, Major Dane is,to give a lecture' on " Character Building " in St. Matthew's Schoolroom, There will also be musical selections given on the occasion,' and "Little 1 Nell" will be illustrated by limelight views.

HARBOUR BOARD.

The usual meeting of the Harbour Board was held at 2.30 o'clock yesterday. Present: Messrs W. R. Waddel (Chairman), A. E. Devore, J. Lamb, C. La Roche, F. Phillipps, T. Morrin, J. M. Clark, T. Henderson, M. Niccol, J. Winks, C. E. Button, C B. Stone, and D. H. McKenzie.

Correspondence.— The letters : received were read and dealt with as follows :— Prom the Engineer for Calliope Dock, reporting" that the ' work was progressing favourably: Received. From the Public Works Department, Wel lington, stating that the Minister of Public Works had full power to vest the Panmure Bridge in the Palcuranga Road Board, in terms of sections 9 and 10 of the Public .Works Act, 1884, and also advising that the said vesting had been duly performed ; that it was not advisable that the Government should take any further action in the matter, and that therefore .the. Hon. Mr Richardson desired to state that the proper authority for the Harbour Board to deal with in the matter was the Pakura-iga Road Board : Letter received.— From James Edward Fitzgerald, requesting payment of Ll4, cost of auditing the accounts of the Board for 1886 : Ordered to be paid. . Riparian Rights. — Messrs Whitaker and Russell forwarded the following letter: —"Gentlemen,—The Auckland Gas Co. v. The Harbour Board. Herewith we beg to forward notice of action in this matter." This was a claim for compensation for riparian rights alleged to have been affected by the action of the Board. On the motion of the Chairman,' the matter was left for the' Board's solicitor to.deal with. ' ■■, ■ Watermen's Fees.—A letter was re ceived from the licensed watermen of the port of Auckland', requesting that the amount of the annual license fee now payable should be reduced. The Chair man moved that the petition should be received. Mr John Lamb sug gested that the matter should be dealt with at oncei by reducing the rates. He thought that something might be done in the way of reducing the number of licenses. The letter was referred to the Works a-nd Tariff Committee, to consider and report. • Sued Accommodation.—A letter was re ceived from Messrs L. D. Nathan and Co. asking that increased facilities should be affordedjfor the discharge of the cargo of the s.s. Doric, which is shortly to arrive.— The Secretary said he had already told Mr Nathan's clerk that everything possible had been done.—Mr Lamb pointed out that no steamer had called here since last month, which he believed was the result of poor shed accommodation. —Mr Henderson thought that the true cause was an insuffi ciency of cargo. Drainage from the Sailors' Home.— An application from Mr Edward Bartley for permission to drain across Quay-street from the new Sailors' Home was refused be, cause it would spoil a realisable berth. The Big Dredue.—The Chairman stated that dredger No. 121 required to be put into dock for cleansing, as it.took two tons of coal extra per day to drive her. Mr Lamb said that- the dredge should ,be docked every three months. Certain letters from the employees of the dredge were also referred to the Works and Tariff Com mittee. •' ~■;,-:

Reports.— The report of the Works and Tariff Committee was rend and .adopted. It recommended as follows :.—That Mr Mor gan's request to paint advertisement on shed be not grimted. Re Sheds on Wharves.— That the Engineer submit plans and speci fications and estimates for a shed to be erected on the eastern tee of Queen street Wharf about 50 feet west of shed A. Size : 100 ft x' 35ft That the letter from Messrs Scott, Fox, and Short in reference to working of dredger No. 121, and employment on the same, be referred to the Board for consideration.

Finance Committee. — The report of this Committee recommended as follows :— That the terms submitted by the New Zea land Accident Irisurance.Company for insur ing employees against accident be accepted, and that all employees be engaged accord ingly. With regard to the leases of certain al lotments in Mechanics' Bay having expired, the report recommended that temporary occupation of the allotments be allowed at the previous rentals. ;

Engineer's Report.—The Engineer re ported on dredging operations in the har bour. On his recommendation', 'it was re solved to authorise dredging near the new ferry tee ; also, to offer Is Gd per lineal foot for rejected totara piles, to be used for repairing the breastwork in Quay-Street;'' M emokanda.—The Chairman intimated that the pilot schooner Vindex had been sold for £300 ; also, that Messrs G. Fraser and Sons' tender bad been accepted for iron and brass castings, it being the lowest.

Caluope Dock.,—The Chairman pointed out tlKit the Board had not enough capital to finish the dock properly. ~Mr Niccol said that a pier head would be abso lutely necessary.—lt was resolved to ask the' Engineer •to submit a statement o whafc.was really necessary for. the comple tion of the dock. • sr

Engineer's Cadet.—The following were applicants for this position'? — Herbert Smart, W. J. Crowther, A. E. Smith, A. E. James, C. .F. Goluie, H. S. Hough, Norman Morton, A. G. Cook, W. Somnier villc, G. C. Creagh, C. T. Stichbury, W. S. Cooper, H. M. Niccol, P. L. Francis, M. Edgar, R. Hi Bailey, A. Thorneton. Ap pointment will be made after the examina-

tion,

Repairs to. Queen-street Wharf.—The following tenders were received for the re pairs and addition to Queen-street Wharf : Lovell and Co., L 3,392 2s 7d ; G and J. Marshall, L 2,807 Gs Sd ; Alexander Souther land, L 2,739 (accepted); Hey ward and Co., L' 2,738 ; J. and C. Cairnes, L 4,440 ; Sheldon and Co., L 3,047 Os 3d ; Colson and Co;, L 2.934 17s 4d ; J. J. O'Brien, L 4,106 10s Sd ; Engineer's estimate, L 3.429. The accounts having been; passed the Board adjourned. 1 . i

COMING EVENTS.

Meetings, &c, To-night.

Abbott's Opera House-Foley's " Festivities," 8. Agricultural Hall—Royal J übilee Burlesque and Pantomime Company, S. '"•.'.' ' Bell's Buildings. Wyndham-street — Industrial Association's Kxhibition, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 7 to 10 pm City Hall—Skating Rink, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7.30 to 10 p.m. Ararimu School-house—Address by Mr J. Jen kins to Electors of South.Franklin, 7.30. . Humia School-house—Address by Major Harris to Electors of South Frank in, 7.30. St. Sepul lire's Schcol-room—Address by Sir George Grey. 8. Boys' Host Buildings-Address, " Life of Jerry MacaUley," by Major H. C. Dane, S. Drill-shed— Waitemata Naval Artillery. 7.30. ' Panmuro Hall—Address by Mr W. F. Buck land to Electors of Franklin North, 7.30. Wake's Hall, Mt. Eden-Supporters of Mr J. A Connell, 7.30. Newmarket Hall —Meeting of Burgesses of Nowniarket, 7.3. ,-.,., Oddfellows' Hall, Ponsonby—Supporters of Mi C. S. Wright, 7.30. ' : Imperial Hotel Meeting of Old Colonists, 7.30.' Scliool-room. Princes-stroet—Auckland Hebrew Congregation, 7.30.

Rota of Justices at Police Court.

July 1-i-F. G. Kwington and G. Fraser.

Auction Sales To-morrow.

A. Buckland; Remuera Yards—Good Pi>s ■ J. Leydon, Shprtlahd-street-Houscholtl Furni • lure and Eltects, U; * ■:> B. Tonka & Co.. Remuera-Household Furui' ture and Effects, Farm Utensils, etc., 11. r, Arthur & Buddies-Fruit, 10.15; Stock of a store keeper, H. , ■ ....-" .v ■■ Is . ftao3 > Commerce-street-Furniture. lob&ccomstsGoods, etc., U. .:'.';. , ~,; E - L ! e ?&? n ' c ?°k-street—Household Furniture and jGJrrects, 11. ■ - S. Cochrane & Son—Property v ' , §• V f 18^ Furniture, etc. 11. ■■'■< Hesketh, Aitken, and, Co.-Fruit, etc., 11. : ,/o-

THE: AUCKLAND EVENING STAR. WEDNESDAYS JULY\ 13.- 1887*

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