"^"^^nrket is dull, little or no business "^"Sen transacted on 'Change. New lavin V and Colonial Banks are asked for tes also Auckland Gas. In mining at'o • no perceptible improvement— there 1S t J a t 2s 6d; Imperial and KB.**

MEMORANDA.

m weekly meeting of St. David' s t al Improvement Society is to be held Evening at 7.30 in the school-room. Lnbiec^ill bo "A Medical Talk "by Lindsay, and as all are welcome at tee meetings, we have no doubt but that ;n ho a eood attendance, not only there wlu fa , , ~ ~. {members, but also of the public gener-

yi Theo Cooper will deliver his lecture "Words" in the Grafton Road school °" m b (Monday) evening at S o'clock in jSettan with the Mutual Improvement Society* A meeting mil be held in the Temperance ftjlthis evening to further consider and Jiis the paper on " Temperance leach- Zol the Young." The Rev. J- S- Hill delivers a lecture on ,rThe Advantages of Free Trade " in the VJIC.A. Rooms to-morrow evening. • We members of Mrs Wright's soirees Msanlesvo reminded that tho opening j!nce of the second quarter will take place •the Foresters' Hall, Knmngahape. Road, £ Wednesday evening next. ' ■Freezing Company's butter in half-pound J« is branded with the words "Freezing Company " on the margin around the shell. p g ,Abel, account book manufacturer, plriodi'cals, annuals, and music bound, [r ' an d plans mounted and varnished. Orders left with Murray and Spencer, Queen-street. • We are requested to state that the fancy dresses announced to be let on hire for the forthcoming fancy dress ball form no por n of the wardrobe of the Royal Comic Opera Company. The proprietors of Abbott's Opera House offer a prize of L 5 to the competitor who obtains the most words out of "Victoria's Jubilee."- Printed copies of rules can be (ad from Messrs Kidd and Wildman's. We see that J. H. Hannan, Victoria utreet is not going to illuminate his place ,f business on Jubilee Day, but he is going (o celebrate it in a more practical manner, hv eivino1 away a lady's dress, worth one minea, for 6s 9d, of best wool material. Potato Manure. —Freezing Co.'s. £S Ids, of all merchants.

The Queen's Own Minstrels give a per 'ormanee at the Foresters' Hall, Newton, aTnursday, the 23rd inst., for the benefit jf.'Mr Jno. • Caswell, late warder of the dockland Asylum, who was injured in the cemtion of his duty in February last.

Gokn Manure.— Freezing Co.'s. £S, of ill merchants.

Gkass Manure.—Freezing Co.'s £

j! all merchants,

The demand for the great American remedy, Hop Bitters, in this part of the world tobecome so great that the Hop Bitters Com uaDT whose headquarters are at Rochester, New York, U.S A., have been compelled to tnen a laboratory in Melbourne. It is in charge of Mr M. H» Van Bergh, a gentleman of several years' experience -with this Company and- the We may be assured of receiving goods «raal to tho parent house, and tho most Sarteous treatment. Tho Hop Bitters Gom mny have establishments at London Kris Antwerp, Belgium, Breda. Holland, and Toronto, and their American Bitters arc^pro fcbly the best known medicine in the -world. Superphosphates. —Freezing Co. 's. £8 jid£6, of all merchants.

ELECTION NOTES.

'tat who are well informed in electioneer ipiatters are quite satisfied that Mr Itcielson will stand for Marsden. The contest is expected to lie between Messrs Jtchelson, Dargaville, and Alderton.

in impression. appears to have been created in-Borne quarters that Mrjfc. Monk te'not intend standing for the Waitemata seat again.' Such is not the case. Mr Honk, who has proved himself to be a good member, will stand for re-election.

[by telegraph—own correspondent. ]

. Paeroa, Friday. It is said to be on the cards that the new Representation Bill will have the effect of altering the geographical position of the Tauranga electorate, and that the change nil take place at the Ohinemuri end, which should never have been separated from the Bmmes. We cannot hope to have our affairs properly represented in Parliament tie we are annexed to Tauranga, from which place they can return members who know nothing and care less about our wants Wd requirements. There is very little in common between the two places, and as fey were only allied for political purposes it is to be hoped that the Commissioners "ill see their way clear to sever the connec tion, and give us a chance to cast in our lot iritheitHer one of the adjacent goldfields electorates. ' '~.'.'.

• ■ Wellington, this day. It is stated that Mr Duthie will contest leAroseat;

PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL.

(feY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Hamilton, Saturday. . At the meeting of Piako County Council Way Cr. J. C. Firth tendered his re signiition, expressing regret at so doing, W"the ; £attery Company having become Wreliasers of the lease of the county tram j»7r'and he being one of the proprietors, « had obtained legal opinion, as to how it Jfould affect his position, with the result fit he was advised that he could not now .«&% sit as a councillor. There was very BWat expression of regret from the counc'u •*> at the necessity, and they, hoped he {"gbtsoon be in a position to be re-elected fthe tramway difficulty being removed by formation of an English Com- W) respecting which negotiations have Sin progress. The tramway receipts *»» past month were Ll4l 12s, leaving a ™"t-balance of L3B 7s 8d after paying all , The other business generally *aa of a routine character.

AUCKLAND AND NORTH SHORE FERRY COMPANY.

ordinary general meeting of the North Shore Ferry Company ■fo?fod) was held at the office, Marine this afternoon. The balance y^ for the period ending May 31st, s?' was submitted as follows : — ■ft! To capital 20,000 shares at 888° J. shares allotted' 9,994 at LI, gKless 2s 6d per share ™*£°* H ss;.less calls in arrears, L 2.360 16iitare,L178 it P^- Sy.lexpenses and genera < chaiges S^d; Cash in hand, L 9 14s : total, W5j,..,... . ...

SATURDAY'S FOOTBALL.

ttpv Senior Cnp Matches. Upwak D s of 500 persons assembled at Potters paddock, E psom , on Saturday afternoon to witness the football m afcches Inch had been "imaged to take place o oTaddifennT 68?-^ °f a r°Ped e*clo^e GRAFTON V Gr>T»Tir»w rm.i tionably the "SdTw Sh 1? d£ Mel<W returned into touch. From the throw in, the Grafton forwards rushed the ball to'the goal line" and Gordon was forced down. After some hZLTi un ( decided P% the maroons biought the struggle into Gordon's 25, and opposite the goal. Here G. Johnston got the ball, and, with great coolness, neatly potted a goal, in exactly the same way as he did at the North Shore the week previous. Play again became somewhat loose and open,-and Gordon was forced clown. After this Gordon rallied. Burton, by dribbling, and White, by running, worked the ball into Graf ton's 25, and after some good passing, Reed got the ball, and potted at goal with successful effect. Shortly afterwards, Grafton was forced down, and half-time was called. It was thought that the champion Club would not have enough staying power for the second spell,but results belied this opinion. Imme diately after the kick off Grafton forced Gor don down, and a few minutes later Grafton was within an ace of touching down on the ■western boundary. A series of scrums took place within a foot or two of tho goal line, but Gordon by desperate effort rolled back the tide of battle. Every inch of ground | was contested. The ball at length was worked into midfield, where T. Brown got it and began to run. He had fended one opponent when seeing others closing in upon him he suddenly potted at goal and scored amid loud cheers. Grafton, 8; Gordon, 4. After this the crowd became wildly en thusitistic for the success of Giafton, and hemmed in the players unduly. The Gor don team worked hard, and British fair play should have ensured them a share of the popular encouragement. They certainly deserved it. In the midst of a dense crowd

that prevented the umpires seeing vrhat was going on, Gardner secured a try which some of the Gordon players disputed. Lecky took the kick at goal, but failed- to score, and the game ended—Grafton, 10 : Gordon, 4. So far, Grafton has^not been defeated, and if she manages also to defeat Pon sonby her hold on the Senior Cup is not likely to be relaxed thisseason.

Poxsonby v. Waitema.—This match was also played at Epson. Waitemata was from the start conscious of playing a losing game, and tjho fact seimed to damp the ardour of its players. At any rate, they did not exhibit their .usial form, and Pon sonby had therefore quit? a picnic, scoring 37 points to nothing. Ties were obtained by Davy (2), Whiteside 2), Arneil (4), A. Braund, Stephenson, anqWooller, and goals were kicked by Otway, 7. Braund, Davy, Wooller, and Stephenpn. For Waite mata : Stone, Stewart, Sjeddon, Pritchard, and Courtney did the met sendee.. North Shore v. Auckaxd. — There was a! large crowd of onloofers to watch this game, upon which Fojjune looked with rather a one-sided glance. The local men had the long end o? the pintail along, and eventually came in at 1 canter with 17 points upon their side.' Carter, Gibbons, and Henderson did good" for the blue and whites, but the reseni forges on their side were rather weak, iirshall, Murphy, and Patterson were of covse "all there" for the opposition, and Sijw and Wynyard did good work as backai Messrs Maud, Wynyard, Marshall and Snow wero the scorers, the second of thesi gentlemen pot tiwg*a'ft6arve~fy' vcreverly fi^ni the field. North Shoke .v. Auckland 11. — The local men in this match wre likewise too strong for their opponents, pd by a cleverly played game won.by t\v\' points to nil. There was a good attendance, and much interest was shown in be game. . The ground owing to the wet wather,was moist to say the least of it, givinj the "pull " to the lighter and more activoplayers.

Junior Cup . Matches. Graftox 11. v. Gordon L—This match resulted in an easy win fc Grafton by 16 points to nil. For the wiraers J. Fergus son potted a goal, while trip were secured by U. Griffiths, H. Holder, md A. Mathie.* son, two of which were coimted intq goals by K. Cpnnelly a.iid W, Spcght, F^r Gor don, Clarkson, Goodman, jAnsenne, and Meldrum all did good servie. Ponsonby 11. t. Waiteiata ll.—The former had the best of thisgame, and won by 6 points to a T. "Whitjside getting a try, and McConnsll pottinr a goal for the victors. The match took pace at Epsprn. Hp^eßay V; match re: suited in a draw iri favour ofthe former,who obtained a disputei try to iil. Jervois 11. v. Colonial!.—The former won by 13 points ti nil. j Clarence 11. v. Selwyn. [-Resulted in a draw. I J Orient V. Imphiial.—Tris' match re sulted in a- victory for Orieit by 12 points to nil. Hales jotted three goals from the field. [ • , ■ _■ • Black Rose y. Plarencj.—The latter won by 11 point! tdnil, , In the matchbeiween Naiive Rose and Selwyn 11. the, firmer claim i win. Association fCJnp Matches. Links v. Elerslie.—This match was played on Satujlay: afternoon at Ellerslie (being one of it© ties in the first round, of the Association (hallenge Cup), on a private ground kindly Int by Mr Garrett for the occasion. The Wind was fairly good but rather heavy, ad although the afternoon was dull and co!l, quite a number of spec tators assemblecto witness the match, and amongst !those'j-esent were about a dozen vountr ladies v^.o evidently took a lively interest in theVam'e. Ellerslie won the toss and. play iommenced shortly after 3 o'clock.- It son became apparent that the game was Sboub to be keenly con tested by the fetermihed manner botti teams commencf cperations. Douglas took the kick-oifor ; the Links, and the ball was quickly fetumed .by Goodlief-at full back-intd'4 centre of. the ground. The Ellerslie forwards were goon busy in the Links' quaers, and Mercer, by a well-iudcredkick frustrated the attack of the brothers Ped who were dangerously near to the goalie. Douglas again took possession, and assed to McDonald on ?he left wing, ail by a neat dribbling run on the part of tl latter player the ball was carried right intohe mouth of the Euerslie stronghold. Hioeing well up, kicked the ball behind the oal line, thus conceding the first " cornei to the Links. McDonald took the kick a placed it well m front, and a most detained scrimmage ensued, SSi the resd that the^ ball was eventually carrf into midfie d. The Ellerslie men, inaeir turn, fiercely assailed their opponentsgoal, and just as a goal appeared inevitaie for them the ball was fouled by Lawlice. • Matthie took the free kick, and r a ;timethe impending danger was stav^ off-by the, cool and ac curate lacking oMercer, although he was Repeatedly callecponto repel the Ellerslie forwards. Theillerslie team up to this point had hadhe. better of the game and it was jnticipated that they would come q victorious, as they appeared to belearing then' opponents Sn, they bein consilembly the lighter team. An appekvas made for hands agaTnstClark^ch was allowed. New sfmb took the c kick, and Massey ob taining possessioihe speedily ran the ball

down to the goal line, when, to relieve the pressure, Clarke kicked out, a second ''corner" being awarded to the Links. McDonald was again entrusted with the free kick, and although he again centred well the ball was kicked behind the goal line by one of the Links' team. The ball was again set in motion by the goalkeeper, and Ferguson made a fast dribble down the centre of the ground, only to be en countnred by Harvie, who checked his on ward career and promptly transferred tho ball into the Ellerslfe half. Douglas made a fine dashing run down, the centre, ably assisted by Pheney, and, ehooting at the right moment, tho leather was placed between tho "uprights." The goal, however, was disallowed, the umpires being of opinion (3) that the "off-side" rule had been infringed. Tho game from this point gradually became faster, and bhc passing and kicking also greatly improved; the combined play of the Ellerslie men being very creditable in deed, considering tha short time they have had for practice. Hill made himself con spicuous by a very pretty piece of play in front of the Links' fortress, and passing, the ball adroitly to Laing, that player was en abled to score an easy goal by a low, swift shot. _ Encouraged by their success, tho Ellerslio team pressed their opponents severely, and as tho fast pace was now beginning to tell in their favour, strenuous attempts were made to rush the ball into the Links' territory. Harvie at fullback was kept very busy,and was assailed time after time by Lawrence, Feck, and Laing, and although several shots •were made at the- visitors' goal, Matthie very cleverly intercepted them before they came too near. Another appeal . for " hands " was made, and allowed for Ellers lie, and the free kick was taken by Goodlief, who dropped tho ball near to the Links' goal line, and another violent assault was made on the visitors' goal by tho Ellerslie forwards. The resistance was equally strenuous.and subse quexitly the ball was dribbled into the centre of the field, where Mcllwraith by a very clever _ piece of play ran through tho Ellerslie forwards, and although he was vigorously challenged by Goodlief at full back, who had been playing a splendid game and kicking with great precision, he was enabled to pats to Douglas, and he by a very neat screw kick at a very difficult angle from the goal, shot tho ball through, thus equalising the game. Half time was now drawing near, and each team struggled desperately for the lead. Laing kicked off and was passing to Ferguson when Newcomb gamely tackled the pair, and brought the leather in the opposite direction. Hereabouts the ball was passed to McDonald on the left wing, and by tho best piece of dribbing yet displayed he ran the ball the whole length of the wing, and shot at goal, the ball passing about two feet from the goal posts. The Links were now playing a better combined game, and their passing visibly improved as the match progressed. Three "corners" fell to them consecutively, but without any further addition to the score half-time was called. On the resumption of the game the contest became veiy exciting, and the result could not be pi'eclioted with any degree of certainty, each individual player exerting himself to tho uttermost in the interest of his own Club. Mcllwraith set the ball in motion, and a flying visit was paid the Ellorslie goal-keeper. Goodlief. very ably assisted him to dispel the danger, and a lot of centre play was indulged in. Hill, Lawrence, and Peck broke away with the ball, and Mercer's services were once again . requisitioned to impede their movements, The. hall now travelled at a flying speed in the reverse direc tion, and when within a few feet of the Ellerslio goal line, Massey "fouled" and a free kick was allowed. Goodlief was again entrusted with the kick, and he placed the ball well out of danger, but Laing, Clark) and Ferguson, brought it down again with a rush. Hill from the centre shot at goal, and Matthie, who was on the alert, m.af|p a good attempt to save his charge, and kicked out, but the goal was properly allowed, as he was^ behind the goal line. This new * success seemed! tQ infijse them with new energy, and for a few minutes there appeared every likelihood of their being able to increase their score, so assiduously did they attack the visitors' goal. Matthie kicked out to avert disaster, and two " corners " were awarded the Ellerslie club within 5 minutes. Goodlief again took charge, but kicked rather erratically, as both shots went behind the goal. Ten minutes had only qoay to elapse; and the game was afciU in, favour of-the Ellerslie Club, and. ?/ win fox them now appeared alrn.pst a certainty,. Clarke kicked off, and Mcllwraith was once more conspicuous in the centre by his dodging and dribbling play. The " circle " was gradually worked into the Ellerslie half, when ft very fast passing run was, ro.a.d.e by Douglas, Pheney and. lifpsje, and the latter playe,? pfisijy passing the backs, he placed ' goal Sfo.. 2 to. credit of the Links. Tinje wag'fast expiring, only a couple of minutes remained to decide the question as to who should be entitled to enter the second round, and the game wa.& now being desper ately contested, Hill secured the ball, but before "h® had gone fax down tlie centre, his attempt was neutralised by Mercer, who, by a ■ long shot, returned the ball into the Ellerlsie portion of the ground, and a combined attack waa made by Massie, Doug las, Pheney and Sommerville, and after a fierce scrimmage the ball was shot through the goal again by Douglas,, and the links were returned the winners by the narrow majority of 3 goals to 2. For Ellerslie the back play of Goodlief was the best on his aide, and Messrs Peck, Lawrence, Hill, and Laing were the best, of the forward divi sion. The most prominent for Links were Massey, McDonald, Pheney and NeWcomb, forwards, but they,- sometimes lacked com bination, and Mercer also showed good de fensive capacity aB half-back.

Hornets v. Beresford. —This match re sulted in a victory for the Hornets, who scored two goals to nil. The previous practice of the Hornets gave them a decided advantage over their opponents, who were obliged to acton the defensive the whole of the time, the ballonly reaching the Hornets' goal-keeper about twice during the game. Tho play of the Hornets shows great im provement, and much interest is attached to their match against the Rangerß in the second ro"nd for the Challenge Cup, which takes place next Saturday, when a close contest is-expected. ■; Carleton v. De vonpoet. —Both Clubs were well- represented in this match at, Remuera on Saturday. Devonport were defeated by six goals to love. The Carleton had the best of the game throughout, the goal keeper not being called upon to use his hands. Goals were kicked by* Sanderson, 2; Hill, 1; Marriner.l; Shannon, 1; Bews, 1. '- For the losers, Dacre and Sibbin showed good form. Carleton have im proved very much since their last match. Besides the scorers, Hudson and, Shannon as backs played a good game for the winners.' Being the first appearance of the Devonport as a club, their play was to be commended.

The Auckland Football Association will meet to-night to consider the advisability of playing a match during the Jubilee holi days. Should they decide upon doing so, 22 of the best players will he picked from the various clubs, and the general public will have a good opportunity of observing the play of this game, which is daily in creasing in popularity. A meeting of the members of the Carlton Association Football Club was held on the Kemuera ground on Saturday, after the match, with Devonport, at which. Mr ■ Charter, in addressing, said that up to the

present he had managed to get along with out calling a meeting, but as the Cup matches were commenced, he thought ifc was time officers were elected. The Club was named the " Carlton" after the Carlton Road. Their colours, dark blue with stars and white shoulder belt, were undoubtedly the prettiest on the ground. The Carlton Club is well represented on the Association Union Com mittee, viz., Rev. J. S. Hill, President; Mr A. S. Edwards, Vice-President: Mr T. Charter, Hon. Treasurer ; and Mr Hudson as delegate. These memberß, together with Mr Marrinerj Secretary and Treasurer,were elected a committee to manage the general business of the Club, and Messrs Edwards, Hudson and the Secretary, the selection committee. One of the most interesting matches next Saturday will be Carlton v. Links.

SPORTING NEWS.

[eeuteb's telegram.]

London, June 12. The Ascot Meeting was continued to-day. The following was the result of the race for The Hardwicke Stakes of 2,00030ve, added to a sweepstake of 20sova each. Swinley course.

Duke of Westminster's b h Ormonde, by Bend Or—Lily Agnes, 4yrs, 9at ~. 1 Mr R. C. Vyner's br c Minting, by Lord Lyon—Mint Sauce, 4yra, 9st 101b ... 2 Mr R. C. Barclay's b h Bendigo, by Ben Battle—Hasty Girl, 6yrs,9st 121b ... 3

Tattersall's Steeplechase Meeting.

Sydney, Juno 11,

Tattersall's Club Grand National Steeple chase Meeting took place this afternoon. The weather was fine and attendance large. The following were the principal results :— The Grand National Hurdle Race. A . handicap sweepstakes of ssovs each for starters, with 200sovs added; second

horse, 5050v3 from the prize. Two miles. Mr J. Cox's br ni Society, syrs, 9st 121b 1 Messrs Hillas and Pearce's b g Balmoral, aged, 12st 101b 2 Mr James Mitchell's b g Invictus, syrs, 9st3lb 3 Nine horses started. During the race Bul lion fell and was killed. The jockey, Ryan, was seriously injured.

The Plying Handicap, a handicap sweep stakes of ssovs each for starters, with

200sovs added ; second horse SOsovs from

the prize. Six furlongs. Mr H. Oxenham's eh m Straight Shot, syrs, 7stßlb 1 Mr T. McCarthy's La Valette, 3yrs, 6sto 21b ... 2 Mr S. Martin's b g Hogmanay, Cyrs, Bstlolb ... ... 3 Eighteen started. Time, lmin I6sec. Mitrailleuse, who had been entered for this race, was scratched.

The Grand National Steeplechase, a handicap sweepstake of ssovs, for starters, with 350sovs added ; second

horse 50sovs from tho prize. About three miles.

Mr T. Shore ns eh g Scobeloff, by Slanderer, aged, list 51b 1 Mr T. Jones's d g Goodwood, aged, 12st 101b ;.. 2 Mr S. Miller's b g Studley, 6yrs, 12ab 51b... ... ... ... 3 The Winter Stakes, a handicap sweep stakes ssovs each for starters, with. 250sovs added ; second horse 50sovs from the prize. One mile and a quarter.

Hon. W. A. Long's br h Honeydew, 5 years, by Goldsborough—Queen Bee, 9st4lb 1 Mr H. Oxenham'a eh h Phabn, 4 years, 7stßlb 2 Mr E. Chippendall's Allandale, 4 years, 6stßlb ... 3 Seventeen horses started. Time, 2rain. 13sec.

OUR GOLDFIELDS

[From.odb Own Correspondent.]

Karangahake, Friday. The Ivanhoe . battery has been leased to Messrs Hogg and Littlejohn, who are now constructing a road in lieu of. the damaged tramway, so as to enable mine proprietors to send their quartz to the mill for treat ment, the price for same having been fixed at 12s per ton. In this Company's mine there are now four distinct tribute parties at work, and they are all meeting with very encouraging prospects. Railey's mill is still idle, and it is likely to remain so during the winter season, unless tho pro prietors are fortunate enough to drop across a good patch of the precious metals in their own mine, where active prospecting operations are now in progress. This property is named the Wolaeley,and it is located in such close proximity to the mill that the cost of transport on quartz would be comparatively trifling. _ There is no work going on in the Roso mine at the present time, but within the last week several parties of miners have sent in ap plications to work sections on the tribute system, and as it is expected that the Company will accept one or more of the tenders, there is every probability of a resumption of operations very shortly. There is no change of importance to note in the Adeline mine, where the work in hand is being attended with a large amount of success. Every day stone show ing strong colours of the precious metal is being grassed, and another good - sized parcel will be ready for transport and treat ment in a few days' time. After a long period of idleness, during which time it changed hands, the Specimen Hill mine .is again in full operation. Upon this1, occasion it is owned and worked by a party of local men, who are fully determined upon giving it a fair trial before throwing up the sponge, and with that view they are driving a low level so as to intersect a large lode at a considerable depth beneath the surface. During the past week the work that is now being car ried on by Moore and party, tributers in the Kenilworth mine, has been inspected by quite a number of practical men, and they all unite in pronouncing the show of gold and silver-bearing stone now visible in the tributers' section to be the best that has as yet been unearthed in the district.

Waihi, Friday.

The.repairs to the Martha water-race ard taking more time to complete than was ex pected, but they should fje sufficiently ad vanced to enable the battery to resume crushing operations next week. At the Union mine, the output of ore is still con siderable, and several teams of horses are now employed in carting • No. 1 ore from Paeroa, from whence it is being shipped to Auckland for transport to the Old Coun try

Waitekauei, Friday.

Within the past few days a large area of ground has been taken up on the western boundary of the Waitekauri n»ine, for the purpose of working a large deposit of loose quartz which is littered all over the surface. In places, this quartz deposit,which is the debris broken away from the out crop of the Waitekauri Company's main reef, fills up the bed of a blind gully to a depth of fully fifty feet, and there are thousands of tons of auriferous quartz in sight. Of course it is not all rich enough to pay for treatment, but a fair proportion of the stone shows gold, and the party of men who have just taken it up consider that they will make a very good thing out of their venture. There ;is nothing new to chronicle from the piines here,, " . '• ■■■ • .

SAD BOAT ACCIDENT.

TWO BOATS CAPSIZED.

SEVERAL LIVES LOST

[by telegraph—press association.]

[by ieleoraph.—press association.]

Gisborne, Sunday. News has just been received of a sad accident at Tologa Bay. A boat with passengers' including Mr Kirk and three children, while coming from the s. s. Australia, cap sized. Another boat from the shore went to the rescue, and this boat also capsized, and its occupants were drowned. They were Conßtabie Stagpoole, two natives, and Mr J. J. James.

LATER DETAILS.

Gisborne, this day. TttE Australia arrived in tho bay at 4.46 p.m. A boab put out from the land, con taining Mr A. Glover, Rawiri Tautari, Ko pana Hautata, and . Harry Hautau, and arrived safely at the steamer for passen gers. Mrs Kirk, Nellie Kirk (aged 9), Ralph (aged 2), and an infant one month old then got .into. When near the bar she was seen to founder, throwing the occupants into the water. , Mr Glover got safely ashore, followed by Rawiri and Tautari, both exhausted. Kopana dis appeared. The accident was seen from the beach, and coast Stagpool, Joseph James (bootmaker), Sam Gierman and a Maori went to the rescue, bub while in the act of saving the occupants of the first boat, their own boat swamped. Gierman got safely ashore. It is sup posed that Stagpool drifted out to sea; James was Eupposed to have got out to the Australia. The steamer threw two rockets up, blowing her horn, and re mained in the Bay, till morning hoisting two flags and blowing her horn after sail ing up and down the Bay as, if anxious to communicate with the land. The steamer left for the north about Ba. m. It turned out that James was drowned. It is supposed that Stagpool and the native Santan are on the steamer, but there is no certainty. The bar did not appear to be rough at the time, but a fresh was on. A search party was out all day yesterday and the night before, and found five of the bodies. The following are the names of bodie found : Joseph James, bootmaker ; Ralph and Nellie Kirk, and the baby, one month old ; and Ropana Hautau. Mr McGill arrived this morning to hold an inquest.

MR MOSS ON THE DISSO LUTION.

In the House on May 31st Mr Moss spoke as follows :—" Sir, tho Colonial Treasurer has invited the House to consider this ques tion impartially. I venturo to say that in the events which have recently occurred I, for one, have endeavoured to consider the great difficulty wo are in impartially. There are three questions before the House to be settled. The first question is the definite issue which for the first time has been raised by*a Government in this House, the issue of protecting our colonial indus tries. Upon that question there has been no uncertain sound, and tho coun try will be able for the first time to ex press a definite opinion. Then we have another question, the gravity of which cannot be over-estimated—the ques tion of reducing the enormous public ex penditure which has been growing un checked in this country for a number of years past. Upon that point no certain sound has been given by one side or the other. No plan has been sketched out. In fact, we nave had no plan for the last ten years for reducing this enormous public expenditure. I have seen crisis after crisis of the present kind in the House. Honour able members who are new to the House may not be aware of it, but I tell them it is no uncommon thing for a Treasurer to declare that the country has been ruined by his predecessor, and that retrenchment must be adopted. But we have never had any plan by which expenditure is really reduced—that is, no plan acceptable to the country. I have heard one Colonial Treasurer tell us that he had a deficit of L 182.000, and how did he get rid of it ? By taking twelve months' revenue against eleven months' expenditure. That is a shift that may be used once, but it cannot be repeated. Ihave seen another Treasurer declare that we could not reduce the expenditure, and then put up one of his followers to move a 10 ---per-cent reduction off all Civil servants' salaries. That reduction disappeared in a short time; it was only a temporary re duction, and that is how the crisis waß then got over. I shall not trouble the House with the various expedients that have been adopted, but I have indicated what wa have had submitted to us in the past, and I say that on the present occasion we havo had nothing better. We go to the country on this subject

Without any Clear Issue put before the electore. No scheme hag been promised by either side of the House. The third difficulty is the Representation Bill, and that seems to me to be the smallest difficulty of all. I venture to say that the Representation Bill which we are now passing is of far less importance than the country has been led to believe. Had the number of, members been reduced, or had the bill contained the simple principle of representation according to population, I should have valued it much more highly than I do. But the bill as it now Btands is a bastard bill, a hybrid bill, containing no very valuable principle for the country. I hope honour able members from, the North will agree with me in saying ;that I believe there is sufficient patriotism in the people of the North to induce them to forego any small advantage, or any large advantage even, that they may gain under the bill, when they see tho very serious difficulty in which the country iB placed. Therefore I hope, as far as I am concerned, that the Representa tion Bill will not be allowed to influence us for one moment to the prejudice of those far greater questions, protection to native in dustry and reduction of the public expendi ture. I was extremely sorry that the House threw out the Tariff Bill on the second read ing, because it appeared to me done without full consideration. It was deciding

Against the Principle of that measure. On the second reading we discu6s the principle of a bill; in Commit tee we discuss its details. Now, the only principle I saw running through that bill was that we should, as far as lies in our power, encourage local industries. That was the reason why I voted for the bill. I regard the encouragement of native indus tries as one of the great means of extrica ting the colony from its difficulties. I re gard it as a matter of deepest import to every man, woman, and child in the colony. If we carried it out, not only should we gain largely in the way of finance, but we should be adding to the present educational system of the country the best and most practical technical schools that it would be possible to establish. We have had in this House much talk about establishing technical schools, and of spending large amounts of money for that purpose; but what more effective technical schools could we have than well-ordered workshops and factories ? I know of no better policy than that embodied in the bill for bringing this I about. I Bpeak, of course, of the protective

parts of the bill. As far as the rest is con cerned, the items for increasing the burdens of the people, no one would be more op posed to any increase of the burdens merely for revenue. Honourable members may laugh. I know lam on what they consider an old hobby, but I hope we shall find that the country will say the same. Perhaps those who laugh will tell me what single suggestion they have made that would enable the Government, or themselves, or anyone else to reduce the public expendi ture. Those honourable gentlemen who laugh have all had their opportunity. There will be

No Greater Difficulty for the people in the country at the coming election than the fact that for the last ten years their leaders have so misgoverned the country that they have landed it in its pre sent position—the wretched condition in which they themselves describe it to be. The leader of the Opposition told us that Ministers are vainly trusting thab they will come back with a majority. For my part I do not think that the country will care two sbraws for either Government or Oppo sition. The country tired of both parties, each of whom has done its share in- bringing the country to the present de plorable state, and we shall all of us find that there is more dynamite under our seats than we contemplate. I believe that thecountry will rise to the occasion, that the patriotism of the people will be aroused, thab they will no longer allow this grand country to be played with as the shuttlecock in a game of battledore between two rival parties ; it will insist upon the position being faced ear nestly and honestly, and upon the Legis lature devising some means of extricating the counbry from the condition in which it has, by a long course of gross and reck less misgovernment, been placed.

POLITICAL NEWS.

SIR GEO. GREY'S INTENTIONS.

(BY TELEGRAPH—SPECIAL BEPOKTER.)

Wellington, this day. The Parliamentary Buildings now present a desolate appearance, and when I went into the lobbies this forenoon there were not a dozen members of the Lower House present. Sir George Grey and Major Atkinson aro amongst the last to leave the seat of Government. The former told me that it was his intention to : stump the country before the elections are held. He has vesy properly determined to deliver his first address to his constituents in City East, and he will then work his way South, giving one address in each of the centres of population. Sir George hopes to propound views; which will be acceptable to i the whole colony. He intends proposing some drastic reforms. Protection Meeting:. Tne protection meeting in the Opera House on Saturday night was only a partial success, but shows the necessity of an immediate organisation on the part of free ti-aders of the colony.

SUPREME COURT.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

This Day.

(Before His Honor Mr Justice Ward.)

The quarterly criminal sessions of tlie Supreme Courb were opened this morning. His Honor taking his seat upon the Bench at 11 o'clock sharp.

The Grand Jury.

Thefollowinggentlemenwereempannelled as the Grand Jury:—Edmund Bell, Her mann Brown, Wm. Dixon Buddie, Aitken Carrick, Robt. Thomas Chatfield, Louis Adolphus Durrieu, John Edsori, Wil liam Gardiner, Henry Rees 'George, Thomas Holder, Howard Hutton, Jtobert William Keals, George Scihwartz Kissling,' James Buchanan Macf'arlane, Joseph Mackie, Hermann Nashelski, Fred. Lambert Prime, George Patrick IPierce, John Reid, Evelyn Arthur Rich, Alexander Saunders, Andrew Stewart and Joseph Liston Wilson. Mr Kissling was chosen as foreman. Hermann Brown and George P. Pierce were called for the panel, bub failed bo appear, while Louis Adolphous Durrieu, and Alexander Saunders were excused from service.

His Honor's Charge

His Honor delivered the following charge :—Mr Foreman, and gentlemen,— I regret that I can hold out to you no pros pect of any diminution of your usual labours, the number of indictments to be laid before you being even larger than usual. Comparatively few of the cases are of the most serious character, but I fear that many will require a considerable amount of time and attention at your hands. The first and most impor tant case on the list is that of Regina v. O'Neil, for manslaughter. In this case the husband is chained with the manslaughter of his wife by gross and wilful neglect. It appears from the evidence given at the coroner's inquest that the unfortunate wife had taken poison in a state of distraction through the ill-treatment of her husband ; that lie was fully aware of her having done so, and deliberately with held from her all proper care, attendance and nourishment, until it was too late for them to be of any avail. The physician who attended her stated that with careful nursing and proper treatment and diet she would have recovered, but she was utterly neglected. No one was with her; and she seems to have died from exhaustion caused partly by the poison she had taken and partly through want of proper diet and care and medicine. With these last it was her husband's duty to furnish her, and if the evidence proves to you that he failed in his duty, and that the death of his wife was caused or acceler ated thereby, you will find a teue bill. The next case, a charge of rape against a man named Wight, is somewhat peculiar. The case seems perfectly clear if the Maori witnesses are to be believed. The accusing party and her husband appear to have had grave doubts as to their powers of memory, inasmuch as according to her statement after the commission of the crime they cut off a piece of the ravisher's ear in order that they might know him again. This ear-marking forms the basis of a charge againsc the husband Mimiha, and as in the second case you will Have the opportunity of hearing the story of the accused, Wight, it may perhaps be as well for you to study both sides of the transaction before returning a true bill against either of the parties charged. The next case is one of attempted suicide, which appears to have been committed under the influence of drink. Another case, of a more serious character, is that of Regina v. Lawry for attempted murder. It ap pears that prisoner, after an absence of three years went to his wife's house, having previously declared his intention of murder ing her. He armed himself with an iron bar, and was apparently about to carry out his intention, when a settler named Bassett interfered. While the two men were struggling the wife came between them and was felled to the ground by her husband and severely injured with a blow from, the iron bar. If these facts are laid before you, you will find no diffi culty in this case. The next case is one of indecent assault by a boy of 15 on a child of 3, the daughter of his employer. There is another case of. a similar character, in which

the charge is admitted by the prisoner. The case of Regina v. Eggerfcon appears to have been a very unprovoked assault, in which the prosecutor's leg was broken by a kick from prisoner. There is a charge against a man named Storey of assault with intent to rob. The prisoner is charged with violently assaulting a Chinaman. The prosecutor appears to have been very severely injured, and from the depositions the evidence seems conclusive. In Regina v. Lacey, the prosecutor, Butler, appears to have seduced the wife of the prosecutor seven years ago, and on the two men meeting Lacey challenged prosecutor to fight. But ler refused, and Lacey wounded him slightly in the arm with a gum spear. The case is not a serious one. There is one case from the Old Men's Refuge, viz., Regina v. Peter Finn. Prisoner and prosecutor were both inmates of the Refuge. Bell, the prosecu tor, threw some water over Finn s boots, and Finn subsequently assaulted him with a stick, wounding him seriously on the head. The case is one that might have been dealij with by the magistrate. The next case is Regina v. Lowndes. The prosecutor, Streem, while at the Ellerslie races, re ceived from behind a violent blow which broke his jaw. Two constables saw the blow delivei-ed by the person. There will be some evidence in contradic tion to them, bub if all the witnesses whose names are on the deposition are called before you, you will^ probably deem the case one which the prisoner may fairly be called upon to answer. In the case of Regina v. Patterson, the evidence is very clear. The prisoner appears to have followed a former paramour in the street, and to have thrown some vitriol over her cloak. Assaults of this character are very, unusual in this colony, and must be sum marily dealt with. His Honor then went? on to say that another . serious case was that of Regina v. Mrs McPhea on a charge of arson. He recounted the particulars of the case, and remarked Mr Main's promptitude in giving the alarm upon discovering the outbreak. It would be for the jury to say after hearing the evi dence-Ist, .whether such fires were not purposely light, and 2nd, whether accord ing to all reasonable probabilities, it was nob the accused who lit them. There were charges of arson and false, pretences preferred against a Maori. He was ac cused of having attained money by persona tion and forgery, and with setting fire to the office when the deed containing the forged name was placed^ The evidence aa to the false pretences was very clear, bub that as to the arson was very cloudy. There were two other cases of false pretences against Maoris, and in both of them the evidence was very clear. There were only two charges of the colonial crime of forgery of cheques, and in each the evidence was clear, and tha cheques appeared to have been readily, cashed by tradesmen. There were two charges of larceny against one Shelly, in whicli the true thefts were confessed. There was another charge of larceny against Watson, Gray and Wallace, viz., the larceny of a parcel of clothes left in a railway car riage. Regina v, Durrieu was a case of breaking into and entering a shed and steal ing gum and a ring, which prisoner was found wearing when arrested. There were two cases of larceny against a man named Tilly, who admitted the thefts to the arrest ing constable. There was also a charge of larcency against a man named Blake. ■ The prosecutor had been drinking, and prisoner was found in possession of the stolen articles. There were five charges of larcency againsb a man named Atkins, but they called for no special remark. A case of larcency as a bailer against Heywood, employed as handy-man at the BritomartHotel, was clear, while two cases of forcible entry against a man named Vincent were somewhat more difficult. They arose out of a dispute with a building contractor. If it were.shown that the entry was effected either by vio lence to the person of the man in possession, or by any kind of violence to the house itself the jury would have no difficulty in coming to a decision. He was sorry to say that there were two cases of perjury, the first being against a man named Campbell. It appeared that Mrs Ann Robertson, having brought an action against the executors of the late Robert Graham for LI.OOO damages on ac count af her alleged illegal ejectment from an hotel at Ohinemutu, it became material to the case to ascertain whether Camp bell, who was engaged in this eject ment, was then employed by the late 1 Robert Graham or not. Campbell swon th \t he was not, and on this averment i h - ge of perjury was laid. There seemec little doubt that he made this statement and th c chief P oinfc for the Jury was whethe: it was t Tue or not< Am Ple evidence woulc be laid p before them, and if they deeraec Camnbell- %<} averment false they would find i trup Mil a lQe second case of per jury was Re einav Conn.>d- Theindictmentwas quashe< ?n ate^Ka I ground at the last session, and as the facts' .™re the same now as ther it was unnecessa rf to trouble the jury wit a second edition o?f th,? narrative , Hi Honor concluded by .Wmai^g that m * ? there were 40 indictment^ UP°?, *f : calendar. The Grand Jury then ™£. rm i Absent Graktd Jitrok.— Mr G. x • V er< having been summoned as a grand „ and not attended, His Honor inflicteu : fine of £5. Constable Dews deposed U. ■ serving the summons. Mr .^Hermann • Brown was also fined L 5 for not attending - the Grand Jury summons. Constable Me • Lennan certified to having served the

summons.

True Bills.—The Grand Jury returned true bills in the following cases :---Peter .Finn, assault; Sam. Faulkner, uttering; Alexander Watson, William Grey and Robert Wallace, larceny ; Walter Egging ton, assault with intent to do gx-ievous bodily harm; James Lowrie, with intent to murder; Thomas McCullum, attempted rape; John Duncan, breaking'and enter ing ; Thomson McCallum, indecent assault; John Duncan, breaking and entering; James Laurie, wounding with intent to murder; James Lowndes, assault.

ACTIONS AGAINST A COAL MINING COMPANY.

(by telegraph.—peess association.)

Gkeymotjth, this day. Dunn and Walker, the two miners burnt by the Wallsend explosion, are about to sua the Company for damages, Dunn claims £200, and Walker £150.

COMING EVENTS.

Mootlngg, &c, To-night. A" blolan«fe e" a BHOUSe ~Royal °pera ComPany In Choral HaU—Final Rehearsal of " Samson,'7.3o.

Rota of Justices at Police Court ■ June H-Messrs R. R. Hunt and E. Isaacs,' Auction Sales To-morrow. : SSSt?eta!ll? S°n ~ FanCy Gooa"s' Books/ G-LeWs-T^ines, Spirits, Beers, etc. 11 Effects&li ßuddle-H° USehoM ttitSre and Ei ni?o° bSOn-Stree^Hou^^^ GG£r ßl2 nnO3r"P°rtable EDSiue anii Wtoding

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