HOW THE GLENGARRY WAS ABANDONED.

The ship Glengarry, which has Bade several royages to Australia, was recently abandoned in a cyclone off Calcutta, but was afterwards : picked op a derelict by a passing steamer and towed into port with her foil cargo of wheat and linseed on board. At the inquiry held at Calcutta last month, the chief officer in bis examination said: — 'Ob the - ©ormag of the 24th the ship was - * thrown on her beam ends; The ship had been then two days in tbe hurricane* At 4 a.m. on the 25th, after . tbe vessel had been knocking about in v * hurricane for two days, a heary • gitct threw her on her beam ends. The fore and main topmast went overboards The mizzen rigging was also cutaway, and at ß o'clock the mizzen* BMftt went oTerboard. At 9 oclock at night the mainmast came down and fell across the poop, breaking off close ■ t© tbe deck, leaving the mast hole open. Before the mainmast came - dowßya yard came down and staved ]^es m the decks. The wreckage was dinging to her, and we cut away g^much of it as we could. The iron spars 4 were hanging to her, but were !£«ss bumping against her side. We tndeavoreri to cover up the holes in the deck with tarpaulins. These iirfcaiilibs w ere washed away in no time. The pum^s were broken and the steering gear was damaged. At tbe time we sighted the Eridao, there wl* just the stump of the , foremast Jslt standing and the bowsprit. The hvsts were all ]ov% sbJL the forward oas«>wste waibed away and the after Mas were all smashed. "The Eridan eaot alongside at about noon. We «B«municated with her with a board : and a piece of chalk. The master of H& JRridan asked our dap tain to • itandon the steamer. He ran across -oir, iterff and spoke to us sewrat times. "'JW dptftin refused to abandon the ship, |)ut the cre# would not Atop ,' ; *^ Oiilf ones willi% to stay, were the - oaMa^i mjute , the bottswain, and I think the four of • 'tttodtt&fcave itopped wtthoutnittch daDg»,as it was moderflpg all the tiaw. The captain paidyft watt)f no >:&* thtethresrof im stoppmg. tender -^«^tcireßmstance» I thmk he was tight* The crew were all more or ttoss hue t, >ad for two da>s-they had flttthing to eat, and could not get any fssah water. The forecasts was Completely gutted out, every bit of woodwork and the men's chests, etc., Veing .washed away. The master of Ike. ship, Captain Barrow, was exonerated. WiLAND AT^HB IM»;*t* INSTITUTE. • An EpgHsh correspondent writes : — I^ing the last few days Sir Walter 'HilisT has made sw striking addition lotbe objects of interest in the New Zsaland Court. This is a most lifeukt group of Maoris, of full size s>nd beautifully modelled in wax. they we in characteristic positions, jmd clad in true Maori costume. The : group consists ot a man, , woman, and girl. The man, who is elaboiately tattooed all over the fa^e, is a model ef Wiwmq Kingi te Manewha, the well-known O^gatiraukawa chief, of Whose face Kw Waiter brought home a plaster cast. He is etandmg beside the moa skeletons, and in front of the greaJinuri plank, thuf .giving a good idea of proportions, and is dressed in a^ 4qng embrpidercjd 'robe of finely dressed itax, with a rough shoulder mat abore, whilst he hoida in his njht hand the carved staff or taiaha. TEe woman,, with tattooed lips and chin, and a wealth of long black hair, holds in her right hand a plain flax basket, such as is used for carrying InraroQjb. Her dress consists of a beautiful feather robe, made of pigeon and kaka feathers in alternate squares, and a piupiu or petticoat of curled flax leaves in black and yellow. The girl, whose costume consists of a long rich koxowai or stringed mat, banging in graceful folds, is in a kneeling posture towards the outlet from tbe cosrt, and is pointing the way to the frosen mutton kiosk ie the gardens. The value of such a group is that it gives life and animation to the whole court. That it is fully appreciated by the public is manifest from the fact that there is always a crowd of viators standing around the massive iron rail which encloses the group.

On Saturday week Mr Justice WiUitnn and Mr Justice Ward were entertained at a complimentary dinner Dj tbe lfgal profession in Dunedio. TU affair passed off f erj successfully. The Otago Daily Times «ay» : — ' The gentleman entrusted with the preparation of tbe menu card is etidently a Shakespearian scholar and fond of quotations. The card was headed by two apposite lines from •The Tamiog of rf»e Shrew '~ • And do as ad.rersafies do in law : strive mightily, but eat and drink as friend*.' After whipped cream came the warring from * The Tempest,' 'Such stuff as. dreams are made on.' One or two legal maxima and phrases were also cleverly introduced. The guests were afforded 'the assurance that the paddle o£ mutton was from a merino, and lest the junior members of the bar might be unaware of the necessity for this precaution, the famous dictum of one of the judges being honored was quoted, viz./ Much of the crime of New Zealand is attributable to the Leicester sheep.' Subscribers will please leave word at the office, should they not receive their paper regularly, and the emission wil be immediately rectified^