AUCKLAND EXTRACTS.

Spddek Death— lnquest. — A coroner's inquest was held at the Rojal Oak, Onehunga, on the sth instant, on view of the body of P-itj-ic-k KVil, » pensioner, of the above village, who died suddenly on the previous morning. A post mortem examination was made by 33r. Franklyn, of Remuera, who deposed that he had discovered a rupture of the right ventricle of tho heart, which must have occasioned instant death. The verdict of the jury was — " Death by the visitation of God." — New Zealander, November 10.

Anniveksary Missions Meeting at Oicehitsga. — On Monday evening, the anniversary of the Onehunga auxiliary of the Wesleyan Missions, WjS held in the 'Wesleyan Chapel, Onehunga, Mr. John Williamson in the chair. The attendance was very large, and the financial and other reports of an encou> aging character. In the 'course of the evening, addresses in reference to tho missions cause were delivered by the Chairman, the Rev. T. Buddie, the Rev. J. Whiteley (who gave an interesting account of the Lite disturbances at Taranaki,) showing thatthe conduct of the belligerent parties really afforded encouragement rather than discouragement to the missionary and other friends of the aborigines ; the Rev. J. H. Fle'cher, the Rev. W. Gittos (who mentioned several facts showing that the Knipara and other natives were daily growing more desirous of contributing their shnre of the expense of the Native Missions— not only by raising hi 3 own salary, but being anxious to have and to pny for an ass'stant missionan); by Joseph Orton, a native missionary, who (interpreted by Air. Buddie) gave a number of statistics as to the social, sanitary, and religious condition of his fellow countrymen under his care, and asked the continued aid of the white men towards saving the remnant of his race ; and the Rev. A. Riid, \sho, among other topics, urged the necessity of increased allontioa to the eoolal, industrial, and physical elevation of the natives, with a view to thiir further religious improvement, and their being saved from certain and not far distant extinction. The last census, Mr. Reid said, showed an appalling amount of mot tality, which, from personul observation, he attributed in a great measure to the miserable huts in which they lived, bad food, and insufficient clothing. The two Church Missionaries (the Ro.vs. J. Morgan, and B. Y. Ashwell) living in his neighbourhood, he was happy to say, were co-operating with him in the most friendly manner in his endeavours to commence the social reforms alluded to. A liberal collection was made, in addition to the entire proceeds of the tea-Tweeting being handed over to the Mission fund ; and the meeting closed, as it commenced, with singing

and prayer. — Id.