v A dull-market still reigns. New Zealand Wnk-.arc wanted at LIS, Colonial ditto at >'m tf° husiness is reported in gas, or f'dee-lany stocks except mining. Cambria.; Prince Imperial and Royal Oaks are wanted M about 4S 1 3d, 4s, aud 2s respectively. Therefc almost » certainty of a dividend in k Royal Oak next month. Coromandel ; ining is looking up.

'Rear-Admiral James ElphinstoneErskinej ff hos. death is recorded by cable, obtained tbe rank of post-captain on .November 4th, 1.6S ;i n ISBO ' l 0 M a s Pl 'i vate Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty; about jggghewas Commodore of the Australian g au a„ron, and visited Auckland with fflVs. Nelson. In 1883 he was A.D.C. to 'jfo r . Majesty the Queen, and on January ]Sth, 1886, he was promoted to the position of Rear-Admiral.

I --The unemployed element appears to have 1 'gffeakn-ss for the Queen-street Wharf, and 'the arrival of one of the Union steamers is the signal for a large congregation of the free, and independent on the end of the 'principal tee. When the Tarawera came 'alongside today there were over three hun dred" men on the wharf, and fully two •thirds of that number were not attracted 'thither by business engagements, but, rather, were anxious to pass away the time. ! A' correspondent writes contradicting the 'statement, made in our correspondence columns yesterday, to the effect that grand jurors.ar. paid a guinea a day for their ser fvices. He says that such is not the case ; •only special jurors receive such remunera tion, and grand jurors get nothing.

iTo the Editor: Sir,—ln last night's Star J noticed the account of the fire in the Rail way Terminus Hotel, which would doubtless ♦haveproved niost disastrous had it not bene r for the presence of mind displayed by Mr *P_arce, the boarder, who, though almost suffocated with smoke, put the fire out with a few buckets of water. It is well-known by all in the house at the time but for his exertions the whole building and contents would have been destroyed. It appears to line this is a case in which the Insurance Companies interested should substantially acknowledge Mr Pearce's exertions. - Fair way."

'. A general meeting of tradesmen of Pon isohby district was held last evening at Stanford's Hotel to consider the advisability of otherwise of continuing the Wednesday evening closing at G p.m. A good muster was .present, . and it was unanimously .agreed .to continue same. A deputation /consisting of Messrs Young, Briggs, 'Woods, :White, and Cleal, was nominated 'to; wait ■on those tradespeople who had jsigned the requisition but had hot adhered <_6it, and request them to continue closing at 6 p.m. sharp. Also £6 wait on those wjio.-iad not. yet signed and induce them tb' fall in with the mbveme.it. After the •usual vote of thanks the meeting adjourned ,Witil Monday next, when the deputation Ifill bring up their report, and an associa tion for tlie furtherance of early closing ;will be formed. ... ■; j

I The Kindergarten, established by Mrs ; Dudley Ward and a number of benevolent ■ ladies," already promises to be a success. This morning there were nearh fifty little onqs at. the school, . and they Iseemed, to- -enter thoroughly into the games which form such an important portion of the • Kindergarten curriculum. During the visit of a member of our staff ■to; the- school ,to-day the, children sang a' simple hymn, and sang it remarkably •well, considering that the majority of the singers were wee toddlers of four and five years. The creche, or receptacle for babies, :is now ready. It will accommodate twelve infants, , but the size can easily be inci-easedwhen more space is wanted. Every bal^- -brought to the creche will wear cloth injf belonging to the institution while it :is there? We have been , requested ,to", mention that fresh vegetables will 'always be thankfully received by the matron of the Kindergarten and. in deed, for that part of it. the liberality of 'our citizens need not be confined to presents of cabbages and turnips. ■ ." ,

i Mr John Lundon addressed a crowded meeting at the Otahuhu Public Hall last ev.eningon the matter of Village Settlement. m. resolution was passed pledging those present to support any Parliamentary candi dates who would favour the continuance of the Village Settlement' Scheme on its present, lines. Three cheers were given for the Hon. Mr Ballance.

The Gospel Temperance service was held, as usual, in tho Foresters' Hall, Karanga hape Road, last Sunday evening. Con sidering the state of the weather, the at tendance was fair. The R._\-. W. Winker contrasted the meeting with tho first tem perance meeting he attended fifty-five years [since.; Mr Winker based his remarks on tie joy there is in Heaven over repenting 'sinners. Mr W. Whitelaw gave an earnest address, urging all to present duty. •Mr R. French presided.'

DEVONPORT BOROUGH COUN CIL.

The fortnightly meeting of the above body was held last night in the new Public Library. Present: The Mayor (Mr M. Niccol) and Crs. Bartley, Cameron, Mays, Philcox, Brown, Burgess, Duder and Pitts. Congratulations.-Prior to commencing the ordinary business, the Mayor con gratulated the Council upon their being able to meet for the first time in their new offices, and proposed a vote of thanks to -Ir Bartley for the services he had ren -.red-gratuitously in connection"with the ■erection of the building. Some remarks .vefe*-'made,.and it was decided to -add #<rroom-" to the building as "it stands.at 'present. i , ■ ". ■ Street Levels.—The Borough Engineer, ■Mir Knox, reported that in pursuancei of .the instructions given him,, he had fixed 36 tjnarks in' various parts of the borough as .standards in connection with the .proposed Btre-tflevels,' plans of which were laid upon •Rotable. The report was referred to tiie .forks Committee. _--_-,• 7* Wholesale Spirit License.—Mr Dins dale.'as clerk of the local Licensing Bench, Wrote asking that the wholesale license for Messrs Peefand Co. be reduced to LlO for .;the ensuing year. After some discussion it &-i resolved upon the motion of the Mayor, •-'-'That the Town Clerk reply that the ap plication should be made after the license ;was paid in full, and then a refund would be considered;" - ' ~ Collector.—ln answer to a letter from Mr S. B. Burgess regarding apparent tefiections which had been passed upon him by the auditors at the late annual meeting, it was resolved " That, the Coun exonerate Mr Burgess from all blame in the matter." _, Committee's Report. fiance and Legal Committee's report, re commending the payment of several small accounts, was read and adopted. , -Foreman of Works' Report.—l he ie t»rt of the Foreman of Works was react, N'he was instructed to take action m feveral small matters complained ot.. in fefl'jo complaints concerning the star.' # Vaux-all Road, it was resolved to to m a telegram calling the attention of tbe yojernment to the matter. *%xCLERK.-Twenty-fourapplicafcwnß received for this position; iney *ere considered in Committee, and Mr o. -"'fisclale was re appointed.

THE OPERA.

** "Pirates of Penzance " was played to large audience at the Opera House 'J* evening The final performance in be given io-ni S ht, «1 lolanthe " will be re-produced.

DEATH OF MR. C. O. DAVIS.

At 7.15 this morning one of New Zealand's earliest colonists passed away. We refer to Mr Charles Oliver Davis, the well-known native interpreter. Mr Davis was a native of Sydney, having been born in 1816. ,His parents were born in Ireland, but emi grated very early to Australia. The deceased ■ had one sister and four brothers, the sister being the eldest ot the family. As the parents were soon removed by death this sister was left at the age of fifteen with the care of the whole family, i ive years afterwards she married captain \oung, and accompanied him to this colony in 1831,.just 56 years ago. As the parents were dead. Captain Young iwugHt with him his wife's two brothers, i-dward and C-iarles Oliver, who were reared up with their own children. lliey settled at Hokianga, and thus it was that the deceased became one of our earliest settlers. When it was known that Mr C. O. Davis was dead one of our representa tives waited upon Mrs Yowug. Tlie old lady, who is now 81 years of age, received him courteously, and only regretted that owing to a recen. illuess ; she was unable to furnish a complete sketch of her brother's career. Notwithstanding her great age.Mrs Young was able to, quote dates with great certainty. She said that she was now the last of the family, her five brothers having been buried respectively in Otago, Tara naki, Coromandel, and Sydney, and the last one just deceased in this city. She said that the deceased was never married. He was always of a studious nature, a taste in herited from his father. At one time he was tutor to the family of the Rev. Mr Woon. When the war t broke out, he sided with the natives, contending that it was unjust. The old lady said that in this her brother was, quite right. It was because people did not understand the rights of.it that more people had not held similar opinions. Her brother always favoured the natives, and she also held that there had been no provocation for the war. When Auckland was formed her brother came to it, and subsequently was appointed a Native Interpreter. She knew that he had written several books, one of which was entitled " Maori Mementoes." She was sure that at one time he had possessed considerable property, but he had lost a lot of it and given other portions away. Her self and her son William Young, and Mrs Tattersal, her daughter, .were his nearest relations. . Mr J. 0. Davis, of Waikato, is a nephew of. deceased, and Mrs Halley,. of Cambridge, is a niece, and there are other surviving relatives.

MrC. O. Davis had of late got very weak. He was also almost blind. It appears he underwent an operation at Otago winch was not a suocess. The trouble was heightened by his catching cold in the eyes, which ended in almost entire blindness. The deceased has been staying-with various friends lately,, and a few days ago he came to town and remained with Mr Alexander Mackayin Vincent-street. He was suffer ing from an affection of the chest;- for which he was attended by Dr. Mackcller. He bocame rapidly worse while" in Vincent-street, and ultimately passed away at 7.15 o'clock.this morning. • Mrs Mackay states that he died very peacefully, and was conversing with her on religious matters shortly beforehis death.

FIRE IN GRAFTON ROAD.

The nightly succession of fires which have occurred in Auckland for some tune past would lead one to imagine that the fire fiend was in tent, upon celebrating ' the Jubilee after his own peculiar fashion. Last night, at ten o'clock, the now familiar alarm was rung out upon the suburban and city firebells, and the destroying element was found to be engaged upon the block o building 3 in the upper portion of Grafton Road belonging to Mr John Burton. 'It seems that Mr Burton's nephew (Mr Alfred Burton); a teacher in the College, was re turning at 10 o'clock in company with five companions, and when near the Wesleyan Church they saw smoke proceeding from the stable, a three-stalled two-storied buildingat the rear of the block. They at once gave the alarm, and assisted to get tho horses and carts out of the stable. The Kyber Pass branch brigade were soon on the spot, and with the aid of a manual engine, succeeded in preventing tlie extension of fire to the main building, until the Auckland Fire Brigade under Superintendent Hughes, and the salvage Corps under Captain Field, ar rived to their aid. As sooa as possible Superintendent Hughes got a lead out from Grafton Road hydrant and played upon the burning mass, while the Salvage Corps played" upon the roof and gables of the bakehouse with a baby engine to prevent the fire extending to the main building. The bakehouse had a narrow escape, but the exertions of all parties led to the fire beino- confined to the stables, the bake house being only slightly damaged. How the fire originated is -■■ a matter for conjecture. Towards eight o'clock Mr Robert Burton entered the stable with a candlestick, and watered and fed the horses. Everything then appeared to be secure, and he left the stable secure. About nine o'clock the proprietor, Mr John Burton, went down tb. tire bakehouse, and left the ordersforthemen inthemorning. He noticed nothing unusual.nor anysmellof fare. The police mustered well under Superinten] dent Thomson and Sergeant Pratt, and the neighbours gave all the assistance in then power. The only things saved, from the stable, which also comprised a store-house and ca\-t-house, were three horses and the harness.- The main buildings were insured in the New Zealand for L6OO, and the stock in the London and Liverpool for L2OO. There is also a risk of I/>OO with the Liverpool, London and Globe on the bakehouse, which is slightly damaged. . The loss is estimated at L_o.. ; --~

PARNELL BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The Parnell Borough Council met last even ing under the presidency of the Mayor (Mr Joshua Winks).. Councillor Kidd wrote forwarding his .resignation. Decided to request him to re-consider ins decision so a. to avoid the expense of two ejections within a brief period, as the Councillors term expires in a couple of months. It was resolved to instruct the.Foreman of Works to' effect some needed improvements in Selwvn Road. A-number of letters com pSing of damages done by the late heavy X referred to the Streets Com mittee or Foreman of Works. ,£ communi cation was received from tho Borough Eno-ineers, Messrs Boylan and Lundon, Mm that the whole Of the Parnell drain ate system, especially those drains through tlte crullies in private property, have been utterly neglected, and allowed to fall into srepair • and that there was no doubt of the recurrence of damage in event of heavy _ir, mdess the whole system was regularly S pcS and altendJ to Decided tha. the Streets Committee inspect the work to day The overseer was instructed to care fully reconsider his estimate of £o4 for the metalling of Manukau Road, and it -to e-ive the Remuera Road Srd tbe d fptimi S doing the road for that : amount, or leaving it to the Council to be done for the same amount;.

SUPREME COURT.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

Yesterday (Concluded). . . (Before Mr Justice Ward!)

I Vitriol Throwing. - Charles Patterson was charged with having, on the 28th of May feloniously cast upon one Isabella Lowderoy oil of vitriol, with intent to burn her.-Mr Cover .appeared for the Crown, arid Mr O'Meagher for the prisoner, who pleaded not guilty.-Mr Cover showed in his opening speech that the prisoner and the.prosecutrix were paramours, the latter having a husband alive. Having given the prisoner the cold shoulder, there was a cause of the dastardly assault.—Detective Doolan,; who arrested, the prisoner in a boarding-hoime in Waketield-street, stated that the prisoner's, first remarks were that he had done her no harm. Since then Mrs O'Hara had given witness the overcoat (produced) said to be that of the prisoner. It had spots of similar colour and form to those upon the woman's cloak.-(His Honor aftenvards instructed the jury to dismiss this coat from their minds, as there was no legal proof of its belonging to the prisoner). — Witness also proved receiving cloak pro duced from prosecutrix upon the night in question, also, 'gloves from her and Jane Keefe, an associate of hers.—lsabella Cow deroy deposed to going up to Newton with Jane Keefe at 8.30 at night. They met the prisoner at the corner of Beresford-stredt, and he followed them to a shop in Newton. The prisoner remained outside and they were .followed by. him to other shops. In Day-street.she missed him, and then saw him again in Queen-streeb, when' he jostled between them,- saying, " Shall I go home with you to-night?" Witness made no reply, but Jane Keefe suddenly cried out, ." There s grease on your cloak." Witness asked her to brush it off, when she said it burnt her hands. They both then went to a chemist's shop.—Witness was cross examined by Mr O'Meagher to show that the jostling was accidental.—Jane Keefe, a good-looking girl, then corroborated the evidence of the prosecutrix, showing plainly that the stuff upon the cloak was seen im mediately after the prisoner jostling them. William McLoughlin gave evidence as to the assault. Th« prisoner came between the two last witnesses. The prisoner then stepped off the footpath into the gutter, and here witness found a small medicine bottle, broken.—By Mr O'Meagher: The bottle might have been put there by some body other than the prisoner. — James Charles Harry King said he examined the cloak, and found it freshly covered with some corrosive acid. — James 1. King, chemist, said a. bottle was brougfit to him by a policeman. The police man produced was not the one. Constable: " There was two of us." and roar of laughter in Court). Herb His Honor pointed out that if the con' s.abie who gave witness the bottle could not be produced and recognised, this wit ness's evidence would go for nothing. Mr O'Meagher then examined tho witness at length as to the effect sulphurous acid had upon cloth in general, and the cloak in question in particular ; the witness being of opinion that the coat produced, if worn by a person who had rubbed against the person wearing the cloak covered with acid, would show smears of acid, not dops as appeared on the coat before bun. There were spots of acid upon the collar of the cloak when brought to him. James Finrierty, constable, deposed to pick ing up the bottle, and giving it to Con stable Keenan. Saw Keenan hand the bottle,to Mr King. Gave the clothes (pre ; duced) to Detective Doolan the same even ing. Mrs Cowderoy showed him where the bottle'was lying.—By Mr O'Meagher :' Mc- Loughlin did not show him where the bottle was;—l. A. Crawford, chemist in the Karangahape Road, deposed to selling some sulphuric acid to a man. Could not swear if the prisoner was the man. - This closed the" case for the prosecution..—Mr O'Meagher then submitted an objection to the Court' that the indictment said "oast, or thrown upon" the prosecutrix. No evidence had been given to show that the acid had been thrown upon the prose cutrix the acid had.fallen upon the cloak. — His Honor held that if a person threw vitriol at a person, audit fell upon their clothes, tfbe prima facie evidence showed that he intended to burn the person. A person need not undress another and then throw' vitriol upon him ' before he coukl be found guilty ■of throwing the same with intent to do bodily harm.— After .he learned counsel had addressed the jury His Honor summed up, pointing out that to find a verdict of guilty they must first find that the prisoner threw the fluid, and second that it was thrown with mali cious intent. There was no evidence to prove that the prisoner had any intention to throw the vitrol, although unfortunately the counsel for the Crown had spoken of the same.—The jury, after retiring for 20 minutes, returned with a verdict of "Not guilty," expressing their disapprobation at the loose Way in which the case had been got up by the Crown. -His Honor agreed with the jury in their view of the Crown Prosecutor's case.—Mr Gover then inti mated that there was another indictment against the prisoner for common assault.

This Day.

Arson.—Mrs Violet McPhee, a rather stout, well-dressed woman, who appeared ill, was indicted upon the charge of setting fire to a house in Victoria street, upon the 26th March, there being at the time two other fenrales in the house, with intent to defraud, aud also with intent to destroy the same building. A third count charged her with setting fire to a mattress.—Mr Brassey appeared for the prisoner, .ir Mr.. Cover, in addressing, the.jury for the Crown, said the value of tlie goods ,insured in the house was not so very much loss than the in .'urance effected. —John Mitchell Walker,, detective, produced a plan of the building With the exception of four chairs the furni ture shown upon the plan was put in the cor rect position upon the plan. Witness ar rived at the scene of the fire about;3.3Q.— Mr Brassey objected to the plan put in, as likely to lead the witnesses in their evidence. —-His Honor ruled that in certain questions he ..could object, but not in the case.of the present witness. —Witness then described the result of the'fire. There had been a fire upon the floor at thefoot of the sofa. In the downstairs room the oil-cloth was burnt away and tlie legs of the table were burnt; a fire.had. also.occurred upon the table. Part of the door jambs had been burned. There was no connection between the vari ous places of ignition, which were entirely isolated from each other. Upstairs the mattress had been burned along the edge, and there had been a fire on the floor near the washhandstand. He further described the upstairs room, and said all the places downstairs had kerosene upon and around them. He received a box from Mrs Wells. Miss Woollier and the prisoner escaped into the iron room of an adjoining shed, by means of a plank placed from a window in the rear of the house. This shed was some eight feet high.-Mr Brassey then cross examined the witness at considerable length, in order to show that the fire might have been caused by a passer-by.—John Place deposed to being aroused from his bed at 3 o'clock by cries of fire. - His house was close to that mentioned in the .indict ment. He heard, on running up, two females crying out, "Oh, do save us !"— George Martin Main, reporter on the «.. Herald " staff, deposed to going up to the house on hearing from last witness that the house was on fire. He saw it was on fire upstairs, and knocked in vain to wake up anyone who might have been inside. Could not burst the door open. By-and-bye heard a cry from the back.. A female voice, said " We are round here, at the back." He wen* and, found them standing

in the yard at the back. He then went into the house by the back door. It was dark inside, and on going upstairs the bed was seen to be on fire under neath.- Saw Superintendent Hughes pick up a candle from under the bed. This witness further corroborated Detective Walker's evidence as to the number of iso lated places down stairs which had been on fire, and were quite warm when he went into the room.—Superintendent Hughes, of bhe Auckland Fire Brigade, gave evidence as to appearance of both rooms. He found a oandle whon he lifted the mattress. There was every appearance of the fire having be gun from the edge of the mattress. —E. Kempthorne, clerk in the Norwich Union, deposed to the value of the things in the house, in his opinion beingabout Ll4o. The furniture was insured for L 125 in his office. —Frank Fern, general dealer, was also examined.—L Moses gave evidence as to certain money transactions between the prisoner and himself, of no particular im portance. — Kate Phelan gave evidence as to having received two bags, one contain ing the policy, from the prisoner before the fire. By Mr Brassey : The prisoner was away for two or three weeks before the fire. The prisoner always used kerosene ' for lighting a fire. She used it for lighting purposes, etc. Had seeu the children lighting the fire with kerosene. Had seen kerosene mixed with olive oil, being used for brightening up varnished work. Had seen a tat»le In the sitting-room stained with kerosene.

(Left sitting.)

INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.

It is estimated that there . have been up wards of 1,500 admissions to the Industrial Exhibition since its opening. To those who have not j r et visited it we would say " go at once," as we consider this the finest collection of specimens of Auckland manufactures that ha 3 yet been got to gether. . ; .-■ ' , -

Strolling Vound the Exhibition yesterday, we were attracted towards the excellent exhibit of boot uppers manufactured by Mr ! Cartwright, of Grey T street. The goods here i displayed are of a ; class too seldom seen in retailers' shops. These uppers are entirely manufactured'at Mr Cartwright's establishment, and will bear comparison with the imported article in every, particular. Nay, further, it is a common practice amongst English manu facturersj to prepare niGretorious, though showy goods, for the export part lof their business. Mr Cartwright's work, while being quite as stylish and quite as cheap as English work of the same pretensions, is honestly finished in every particular. . We are glad to learn that a demand has sprung up for this class of work, and which woidd be increased by a little judi cious protection.

Amongst late additions to the Exhibition are samples of Opotiki and Nelson grown tobacco. A feature of the Exhibition is Messrs Masefield Brothers' exhibit of tinned mullet, beef, and fruit, jars of syrup, etc. The mullet, which we presume is this firm's speciality, is simply delicious, and were it properly introduced in England, would, we feel sure, be highly prized by tho gourmets. Mr George Augustus Sala. is one of the most popular living writers on matters gastronomical. Wo would suggest that a tin or two might be sent to him, so that he. may pronouuee an opinion on it. A feature' of Messrs Masefield Brothers' exhibit is the tasteful manner in which they are canned and labelled. Manufacturers should be got to understand that the im parting of a neat appearance to the packings of their goods is almost as great a desidera tum in " taking the market" as the quality ofthearticleitself. We noticesome excellent tomato sauce in this Exhibition, the sale of which- would, however, be completely spoiled by the clumsily printed and smudged labels that appear on the bottles.

We were struck on going round the Exhibition yesterday morning with the really handsome exhibit or perambu lators by Messrs Copeman and Clegg. They are filled with Copeman's patent wire wheels, which impart great strength and durability to tho vehicle. The perambu lators are beautifully upholstered. The exhibit of Messrs F. and C. F. Renshaw, manufacturing chemists of Mount Eden, always attracts attention. A large and substantial glass case about 5 feet square and about 4 feet. C inches in height contains their exhibits, arranged with great taste on a stand in the form of a pyramid. The elegant style and get-up of their pre parations, along with their superior quality, must at once impress all scep tical persons as to the capability of this firm to produce goods equal, and in many respects much superior, to any of the imported articles of a similar nature. » We need not enumerate the articles exhibited by them, their lime fruit juice, concentrated lemonade, Auckland Relish, currie powder, baking powder, etc.', '. being widely used. We might make special mention of their newest preparations, of which " Renshaw's Monarch of Pain," a cure for neuralgia, rheumatism, etc., is the most striking, aJso their "Electric Toothache Cure" (claimed to be a certain remedy), and last, but not least, their malt candy, a.delicious sweetmeat for invalids and children; This firm have made rapid strides since their com mencement, about three years ago, and their exhibit is undoubtedly a credit to them.

A REMARKABLE INVEN TION.

We were favoured yesterday afternoon with the inspection- of an extraordinarily clever and ingenious little machine which is assuredly destined to effect quite a revolu tion in the fabrication of such household knick-knacks as tea-cosies, mats, rugs, antimacassars, slippers and . smoking caps.. Its simplicity is quite as strik ing as its ease of manipulation. It is entitled "The Fancy Wool-working Machine," and by its means the clumsiest manipulator may learn in half an hour to turn out cosies,: slippers, smoking caps, &c, with an expedition and effectiveness. of workmanship that would, defy,the rivalry of the handiest and nattiest of needle women,, It will be a regular bonanza to the forlorn bachelor, and the fancy produc tions of the needle will become i through its instrumentality as common as cups - and saucers. The machine was invented two . years ago by a young and intelligent Canadian, and was ex hibited at the recent Indian and Colonial Exhibition in London with such pro nounced success that sales to the extent of between 50,000 and 60,000 ma chines were effected during the currency of the Exhibition. It is as simple in ap pearance as it undoubtedly is in its method of working. It measures only nine inches in longth by three, in width,, and a child may work it aseasilyand assa.elyasanadult. The machine, has been patented through out the world, and an agency has just been established' in this .city. Ladies will be visited at their homes and solicited' for orders, and as the price is only 10s we have no doubt that in a short time it will be re garded as quite as indispensable an adjunct to a household as needle and thread now are. Patterns printed upon canvas may be had from the agent? at prices ranging fromls to 4s, and, equipped with a selection of these, the thrifty housewife may soon com pletely furnish her drawing-room with the best production* of the needle at a trifling expense,•„,- :.:■'■■■:■.-■■■-'■■'. .>-. \-7rw;'

NEW INDUSTRIES.

INTKOBUCIION ; OF ENGLISH

CAPITA!..

■Mr Coiaiskey's Mission to

England

(by telegraph -own correspondent.)

Wellington, this day. Permission to use a still has been granted to a gentleman who lately arrived from Home, who proposes to establish a perfume farm at Waikato. Stringent provisions are, of course, to be made to confine the use of the still to the distillation of essential oils from flowers and plants. It is anticipated that the industry will prove remunerative.

There are not wanting signs of the em ployment of English capital in other enter prises. It is believed that the Blue Spur at Tuapeka, Otago, has been taken over by an English syndicate. An English Com pany is also said to have t iken up a large mining undertaking next to the property -f the celebrated Humphrey's Valley Com pany, on the West Coast, in which so much Auckland money is invested.

The Ross Mining Company are- seeking for more capital, and Mr Comiskey, who goes to obtain it for them in England, for which destination he has just departed, is said to have also, the charge of floating a very important undertaking, namely, the sale of working of the little Wanganui pro perty situated near Collingwood,. Nelson. This estate was a native reserve, and the -late Government- allowed it to be. sold to a syndicate for about LIO,OOO. It contains some very_ good land and a fairly good harbour, and is rich in coal and gold. Its area is about 80,000 acres, and the late Government was greatly blamed for allowing it to be sold. Some other properties are also, it is said, being offered at Home. ' It is to be hoped that only good ventures will command attention. The failure of any of them will do great harm.' 7,

ELECTION NEWS.

The Alliance Platform.

The New; Zealand Alliance have prepared a test for all candidates for election to Par liament, and every candidate is being asked to sign a paper declaring whether or not he will support the principle of direct local option in the prohibition of the liquor; traffic ; and if so, whether he approves of compensation being given to the publi cans. ■:.. , ■

City North. Mr T. H. White is out for City North against all comers. His platform is protec tion and retrenchment.

Bulls, this day.

Messrs Bruce, Arkwright, and Reming ton are out for Rangitikei. Mr Stevens is also a probable candidate.

THAMES NOTES.

(by telegraph—own Correspondent.)

Thames, this day. Charles Cortis, junior, who waa recently sentenced to 21 days' imprisonment for larcenj'-from his father, has been removed. to the Hospital. He is in a very weak con dition,and while incarcerated was frequently delirious, and injured himself by knocking himself against the side of the cell. At a meeting of the County Council lasb night, the question of whether proceedings should be taken iri the Supreme Court, against the Shortland Sawmill Company for damages alleged to have been caused to the> Kauaeranga Road by floatage of logs down, the river was discussed at considerable length. It was decided to stay proceedings-, provided the Company place the road in. proper repair within two months and pay all legal expenses.

TELEGRAMS.

Snow in Waikato.

Hamilton, this day.

The weather is exceedingly cold to-day, with heavy rain in the morning. It is now clearing up, and Parongia can be seeu en veloped in a mantle of snow.

Criminal Sessions.

Gisborne, this day,

At the Supreme Court, before the Chief Justice, true bills were found against natives for murder. . .The jury, after beihg locked up all night, could not agree in the case of Patrick Maher, for rape on a girl aged seven. The jury found no bill in the criminal libel case, Baldwin against the proprietors of the " Herald." The Judge, in his charge, stated that it was usual to; seek a civil remedy irt such oases. Th© murder case is proceeding.

D.KEDiN, this day

An Extensive Failure.

... .Geo..Joachim, accountant, has filed. His total liabilities are L 12,495 ; assets, L1,66_; deficiency; L 11.830.;; ' ,

InVekcargill, this day.

Death of an Actress.

Mrs Clifton, formerly well-known m theatrical circles as Fanny Sara, died yes-! terday" after a short illness. She was one of the most popular : vocalists in the town, and was greatly respected. ~-.

ALLEGED PERJURY.

At the Police' Court to-day, before Mr H. G. Seth Smith, R.M., Hoareti te Mimiha, Hoera te Mimiha, Hore Ksrenoki, Mareiti, and Tita were charged with wilful and corrupt perjury at the Supreme Court in the recent case of Regina v. Charles Wight, in which a charge of rape was preferred. Mr O'Meagher, who appeared with Mr Dufaur on behalf of the accused, asked for a remand to the Thames ; and Mr Cotter, for the "Crown, objected, although he was quite willing to any remand in Auckland. Mr O'Meagher endeavoured to move the Bench with a description of the miseries of the prisoners during Jubilee week,'.'.with' no jubilee or jubilation, no torchlight procession, and no transparen cies further than the "blue stone walls " to gaze upon. His Worship's heart was, how ever, not moved by the appeal, and the case was adjourned. till Thursday of nexb week.

VISITORS TO PARIHAKA.

. . New Plymouth, this day. Archbishop Reotvood and Father Cassidy visited Parihaka, yesterday, and received a "most enthusiastic reception by T. Whiti and the natives. A large party of mounted natives met the rev. gentlemen, and escorted them into the village. A number of congratulatory speeches were made, aijd the party was welcomed cordially. • ••■

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Per s.s. Eichmond.]

THE INFLUX OF FRENCH CONVICTS.

Melbourne, June 16. The Governments of the various Aus tralian colonies will shortly take joint, legislative action to prevent the in flux of French and other convicts. The matter wag referred to in the Assembly by Mr Woods, who asked the Premier to communicate with the other colonies with that object. Mr Gillies ex plained that the matter had been under practical consideration for some time here and in the other colonies. A bill dealing with the question on liberal lines had been drawn by the Queens land Government, and a second measure had since been framed by the Attorney-General of New South Wales ;. but no definite re sult had yet been obtained. The Victorian delegates to the Imperial Conference had been specially instructed to ascertain the lines upon which the bill could be drawn so as to meet the approval of other delegates to the Imperial Conference. It was not possible to say what progress had been made, but as soon as the delegates re turned to the colonies united action would be taken to deal practically with the ques tion.

THE BORSBOOM CASE.

Verdict of Wilful Itturcicr.

Sydney, June 18,

The inquiry touching the death.of Mrs Eliza Borsboom, on the Bth inst., at the Great Australian Coffee Palace, Gastlereagh street, ended on the 15th inst. in the jury returning a verdict of wilful murder, against her husband, Henry Borsboom. Borsboom was committed for trial at the Central Criminal Court on August 2-h.h. The Coroner refused to admit nim.to bail. .-,.,

LOYALTY IN THE ASSEMBLY.

Exciting; Scene.

The closing scene of the debate on Sir Henry Parkes's loyal resolution in t'J_e As sembly is thus described: At half-past 2 o'clock this morning (June 17) the Speaker, after, leaving tho chair for half an hour, returned into the Chamber, and havijng re stated the question under discussion, three or four members of the Opposition and Mr Burns, member for Morpeth, rose to their feet with apparently tho intention oi ad dressing the House on the resolution moved by Sir Henry Parkes on the amendment proposed by Mr Dibbs. Mr Burns caught the Speaker's eye, and being named by the Speaker, the other members were obliged to resume their, seats. Mr Burns moved, " That the question be now, put," and im mediately there were cries of .dissent* from the Opposition, and an exclamation from Mr Melville of "A cowardly arrangement!" " I h®pe," said the Speaker, whoaiad risen to put the question, " That the question be now put," "that the honourable member does not intend to impute anjy cowardly arrangement to me." " I intei_d ; ;to impute it, and it is a cowardly proceeding," said Mr Cbpeland, rising from, 'the front Opposition Bench, and confr (jnting the Speaker, amid the excited 'cheers of the .Opposition and loud cries of " Chair!" from the. Ministerial side of the House. The excitement at. this moment, was very great, but as both the Speakter arid Mr Copeland remained standing, artel the latter amid confusion which quickly pecaine un bounded proceeded ■to vohemen tly express his opiniou.- : upon what bad been done to bring the debate to a prematuro close, the excitement . and disorder becoi ning per haps unparalleled. Uproarious! shouts of " Chair! Chair!" and cheers, and -excited ex clamations created an uproar indescribable. Nothing beyond the first few wp bds of what Mr Copeland said could bo understood or even heard, and when a lull in tits disorder came Mr McElhone rose from where he had been sitting,. and addressing the» Speaker, who.was still standing, said, " not a coward, and I hetti'd it," referrinig to some thing which it afterwards appeared Mr Copeland had said of members .'fiaving, be fore the Speaker temporarily adjourned the House, risen, and expressed their desire to speak. "And £ am not a coward," said Mr Melville, following Mr McElhone rapidly, "and I heard it before you left tne chair." ... *It is my duty," said the Speaker, "to-,put" the question, and I will explain my conduct afterwards." " Let us have the explanation first," shouted the Opposition, wihich was followed by more cries of "C_uair!" Mr Burns's motion was then put, and it being carried, the amendment moved by Mr Dibbs upon. Sir Henry Parkes's resolution was also put, and the House dividing, it was negatived by 54 votes to 13. '■"';.- Then the scene changed to one of even greater excitement, though of a different kind than before. Apparently by arrange ment, immediately the numbers of : the division were stated by the Speaker, Mr Copeland, from the Opposition benches, called for three cheers for the Queen, and the'call was responded to lustily by Opposi tion and Ministerialists alike. The noxt moment"the whole of the Qpposition left the Chamber, and, as they did so the 53 members on the Ministerial side of the House burst into singing the National Anthem, .the harmony of which resounded through the chamber, with splendid effect ; and when this singing had concluded the whole House.gave three vociferous cheers. Altogether the scene was one not likely to be forgotten by any of those who. took part in it, and who were present as spectators.

THE JUBILEE MEETING.

Wild and Disorderly f Scenes.

The meeting , held in the Exhibition, Prince Albert Park, in connection with the proposed Jubilee sohool-treat, and the establishment of a Queen's Fund for the re lief of indigent women, proved, as it had been anticipated it would, one of the largest as well as the most remarkable which has ever taken place in the Australian colonies: The gathering was in reality a monster demonstration made by the loyal sections of the community, in,disavowal of the action of tjiose disloyalists ..mo suc ceeded in rendering the two previous meet ings held in the Town Hall for tbe purpose of; arranging for the Jubilee school treat abortive. The members of 65 Orange lodges attended for the purpose of preserv ing order, and there were also 320 police men and a large body of Volunteers in the building, while a force of mounted constabu lary was' outside in readiness to render ser vice. The Mayor presided, arid there were over 10,000 persons in the hall, while ah equal number were left outside. The pro ceedings were veryVnoisy throughout, and it was quite an impossibility to hear a single word of the addresses uttered from any spot outside the immediate vicinity of the speaker. The resolutions were put by means of. a signal board, and the orations were so much- dumb show. After the first resolution was declared to be carried, the barrier : in front of. the plat form gave way under the terrible pressure behind, a protecting line of University students was broken through, and the crowd was driven right on to bhe platform. The reporters', table •was crushed, the Mayor and the Chairman, Sir Alfred Stephen, the Ministers of Education and Justice were compelled to retire in j amongst .the Committee at the .back and seek positions of ; less danger. I Fighting on the edge of ; the platform

became pretty general; the police being a_ first-powerless to quell the disturbance or even clear the platform ; the police organisation now appeared hopelessly, in efficient. : At. length, after the reporters' and chairman's tables,had been smashefl. up,' a number of blue jackets, and police lined up, and formed a defiant body; 1 evi dently prepared to defend the position to the best of 'their ability. Among those on the platform who were roiighly handled was the Right Hon. W. B. Dalley. who had to be assisted off the platform and out of the building by friends. He appeared' to be suffering severely, and as he is in a delicate state of health, the consequence may' be serious. Sir John Robertson had also to be escorted out, but he was unhurt. The Mayor at this stage saw that there was no chance of continuing the proceed ings and announced, although he could not be heard a foot away on either side of him, that he would put the resolutions of the second meeting in reference to the sug gested Queen's Fund and would take the sense of the people present on them with out them being spoken to. Jus. a. this time .a burst of cheering from those near the northern entrance announced thah something had occurred or somebody had come, and -in a few minutes, escorted by the Premier and other gentlemen, Lord and Lady Carrington appeared, making their, way as best they could through the packed crowd on the platform to the front. Their appearance was the signa_. for a tremendous demonstration, hats were flung up in the air, and the vast audience a time to lose their heads with enthusiasm. His Excellency and , Lady Carrington acknowledged the reception, and, both smil ing, appeared rather to enjoy the animated scene around, them. The Mayor them put the resolution in favour of the establishment) of the Queen's Fund,and this was carried ih the same' enthusiastic manner. Cheer's were then given for Lady Carrington, who. gracefully bowed in acknowledgment, and then withdrew, the strains of the National Anthem,sung by the assemblage, following them until they reached their carriage. • With their departure free fights became rather the rule .nan the exception, but the : strength of the police and of the Orange-1 men, who had by this time regained their lost place, was too great, and the most noisy of those opposed to them were run; out with scant ceremony. For a time.there was every appearance of a general.riot im-. pending, but the good humour that had. characterised the great body of the crowd during the evening was maintained, whilst the display of force on the part of the authorities was sufficient to prevent any thing more than small disconnected combats being waged in different parts of the building. * The gas was turned partially : out shortly afterwards, and it was then only ' that the crowd would leave the building; A . few, free fights kept the police busy in various parts of the building lor a con- , siderable time. A loyal and loquacious i Jack Tar created a sensation by a.short! address from the platform. .-He called far three cheers for the " Royal Navy," which ; was heartily responded to. ;' A seaman belonging to H.M.S. Diamond ; received a severe blow on the back of his .; head, which rendered him unconscious, and : necessitated his removal to the Sydney Hospital. The scene for fully an houiv beggars description, and was literally the j nearest approach to the proverbial Donny- j brook Fair that has ever been seen in ] Sydney. Hats and sticks went, flying in all directions, and several' free fights took place, even after the police had somewhat) cleared the building. s

THE NEW REPRESENTATION.

How tbe Ad-Utioeal Members

will be Allotted.

(by telegraph—own correspondent.)

Wellington, this day. It was thought that the recasting of- the electoral districts was finally arranged lasb week, but an error was discovered which will necessitate a great deal of readjustment in the Middle Island. There is little doubt that the final result will be that the Middle Island will yield up their three members to the North—one to Wellington suburbs, one to Wellington and Hawkers Bay conjointly, and one to Auckland. . 77 77777

INSURANCE OF GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.

(by telegraph.—prbss association.)

Christchurch, this day. The Government will probably abandon the idea of insuring the principal buildings, .as the Insurance Companies' demands are con sidered too high and they will only take the best risks. The Government had estimated the present value of asylums, railways, stores offices and similar edifices, and asked for an insurance of L 5,000 less than this in each case. A scheme for insuring the buildings themselves is now under consideration.

SUPPOSED INCENDIARY FIRE.

■■■■ :. - Wellington, this day.-. Lahman's Excelsior Wine Vaults i had; \j a narrow, escape from destruction this morn mg. *■ Fire was discovered- at 6.20 by'a workman passing along the street, and was extinguished . without much difficulty, from appearances inside the building it. was no doubt the work of an incendiary, as a pile of wood-was discovered alongside"the position wher,e the fire originated, but there is no clue to the perpetrators. The: stock was insured for Ll5O in the Phccnix Com pany. An inquiry will be held. ; ' '■'■'

OUR GOLDFIELDS.

Prince Imperial.—The necessary work will be finished to-day, and stuping on the reef will ■'probably be commenced during the present week. .:. Trenton.—The country in the crosscut has been; tight for the last few days,-but yesterday afternoon showed signs of im proving. '-' VLH.iU .fiji'i'l.. ''. .-■..> }{?_>- Cambria.—l2lb of picked stone was ob tained to-day from the fifth stope on the hanging-wall reef over No. 3 level.

COMING EVENTS.

Meeting, &c, To-night.

Abbott's Opera House-Royal Opera Company fn loiantne, 8, ; ... ...... r , Opposite City Market, Queen-street-' Thauma. ■ 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. . -?""£• Agricultural Hall-Royal Jubilee Burlesque and Pantomime Company, 8. ■ Bell's Buildings, Wyndham-street - Industrial Association's Exhibition. - * "" ÜBWU " City HaU-Skating Rink, 2to 5 and 7.30 to 10 ' ___**& J-Lundon on the Village Settlement Scheme, 7.30. M t??. ni S l- all ' Newton-Eden Lodge. No. i,SSO, H..U., 7.30. N Ch.b n 7 F 3i e Brigade St^tion -Un_ted Football, T __rtill.r^fto DeVOn^rt^^ $**>* : Drill-shed^-Victoria Rifles,»7.3oi! .- ~ ;

Rota of Justices at' Police Court.

June 29-Mcssrs T. Peacock and P. A. Philips.'

Auction Sales To-morrow.

W. Barrett-Produce, etc.; 11. s'"'" i B. Tonks and Co—Property, Shares; etc., 12. ' and J ] f|.^ t o g^l^ onsonb y-Household Furniture G and&S-' b _l° n ' Btreet ~ HoU^ho!d Furi « tu » G, W, Binney-Tea, Rico, &c., 11. ;n r-- ;

THE AUCKLAND 'EVENING- : STAR,' TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1887,

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