AUCKLAND.

This day. Mr Kelly of Onebunga, believes that be has discovered scoria end iron sand suitable for tbe LaMonte furnace. He supplies fall information of his process to those desirous of testing it.

Mr Pond maintains that the city supply of vrnter is unimpeachable.

Mrs Holt, the wife of the Sydney Bank manager, was a passenger by the 8 8 Alsmeda for Frisco. Jfo attempt to hide her identity was made.

The Dunedin Presbytery has followed the lead of the Auckland, protesting against the giving New Hebrides to France *

Mr N. G. Lennox, the well-known stationer, throuch pressure on the part of one creditor, filed today. Much sympathy is felt for Mr Lennox, There were 103 cases at the Small Debt Court Jo day, and 17 members of the legal profession were yin attendance. It is needless to say that ttie Court presenteJ an attractive sppea-ance. Dick Feltus, who was lately released from the lunatic asylum, has again been committed. He petitioned Parliament last session for illegal detainment.

The Auckland Burns Club have determined to apply for affiliation to the Premier Club at Kilmarnock, and also to the Burns' Federation. The Wfcaleboat Race. The Devonport Ferry Co. intend to present each member of the winning crevr in the boat race between the Waitemata and Haqraki Rowing Clubs with a gold medal, and in all probability other trophies will be given. Interest in the event is being worked up. New South Wales proposes to send a football team in August to play in the Colony, andasks the Auckland Association to make arrangements for them.

At the meeting of the Crown Lands Board yesterday, applications were entertained from George Anderson for 200 acres, Bichard Crawford 200, and Richard Coombes 50 in the Piranui block, the Warden having reported no objection in a goldraining point. New land was ordered to be surveyed and offered for saX The Auckland timber Company have determined to send a shipment of kauri to England from the Knipara, and have phartered the Hnlcione. She is owned by Shaw Saville and 00. and being a vessel of 878 tong register, should carry a large cargo of timber, pnd, excepting the barque St. Lawrence, will be one of the largest sailing ships that hare as yet visited the Kaipara. The Halcione is under the command of Captain Parker.