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The Merchant Shipping and Lndcrv.riteis' Association report, under date Loud->ll sth inst., the following arrivals : -—Carrier, Humphrey. from Adelaide ; Andaman. from Port V\ aketield ; Arerhusa, from Lytcelton ; Wiiiiam Wilson, iYum O.imr.ru". The Euterpe, which left London for i'ort Chalmers, lias put hack to repair ,t slight damage received in a collision with the steamer Telford. The Pericles, from London to Sydney, which wont ashvre and got oil' again, lias put into Plymouth, and will have to discharge and <•'o into dock. August 0. The barque Loch Cree, 105 days out from London, is at the Heads. A lire occurred at the Lower Hutt last night, and was first supposed to he at the grand stand on tlia racecourse, but information was received tms morning that the fire was at Mr. Lewis' house, V. aiwetu. which was totally destroyed. At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, Sir. and Mrs. Evans, new arrivals from London, were sentenced to irnprisondeiit for four weeks and three months respectively. They v.ere only married yesterday, and obtained monc\ t>» pay the marriage license by false pretences, on which charge they v.ere arrested. The Ringarcoma sails at 4 o'clock with the following pass>: —Miss Brittain, Mesdames St'i'ilio'iuc fJ. and servant), Miller, K-lleston, Oliver (and servants): 3lt3srs. Iloueii. Peters, Seatoii, (! teen, Blair, Ilislop, Brown, Shriuiski, G'rey, Uolleston, Wrigley, Miller, Wakefield, Brown, Stevens, Studholme, Fraser, M tinny-Aynesley. Richardson. Oliver, U'.air. Peacock, Robinson, Bastings, itud Driver. DU;:EDIX. August 8. Very severe frosts are being experienced in the inland districts. Work has been resumed at the Shag Pom; Coal Mine, the dispute with the miners having been settled. .Ml the females of the immigrants ex trie I"»".'tpier were engaged at the Immigration Barracks, Cavei.sh-iin, yesterday, as follows :—One general servant .it L 25 per ai»ut!n ; four at L.'iO : three at L-."& ; two at L"l> • two at I'Js t>d per weik ; three at »; p,, r -,veek ; live .".t 10s per week ; one .-,t L- l' cr «'on*i. ;t wo nurses at 7s per „vek. farm 1->«»>t« :s were engaged at Li 5 jior iinmim ; and mi:v-j at L 25, L4O ami' LSO respectively. A youth found employment at L--J V-~ allium. AUCKLAND. August i). M.W.S.M. Bro. Wheeler, of Dunedin. in the Star of Auckland LodgO, instituted the sublime degree of lleucce:>. to the wives of members who were entitLid, from position in the Order, to take it. Over fifty persons were initiated. It is understood that the Rev. George Brown will proceed to Fiji, to attend a Court of Inquiry to be instituted by Sir Arthur Gordon, on his arrival, into the recent events in New Britain. The constabulary at Kihikihi have been strengthened. Major Mineii, late of the ISth Royal Irish, commands the post. De Lisle Hammond lectured on Zenobia to a large audience in the Choral Hall, in aid of the funds of the Auckland Racing Club. It was resolved to ask His Excellency to become a patron. The membership has largely increased.

GISBORInE. August 8. Messrs. "Woodbine Johnston, A. F. Hardy, and Captain Morris, have announced themselves candidates for the East Coast. At a meeting last night, it was resolved to select the best man, and run him qiily for the Poverty Bay-part of the constituency. '' CIittISTCHURCri. • fail : ; •. t•' • .Augusts.' 1 An named' "\yilliam Pole," a retired minister, has been missing since "Wednesday last. Being of weak mind, his friends feel great anxiety as to his safety. ' / 2TEW' PLYMOUTH. :' . ; ; August S. : It is currently reported that a second newspaper is to be immediately started at Patea, in order to help the GJreyite candidate at the coming election. 1 ' TIMARU. August 9. Judge Ward will probably be a candidate for Timaru at the coming general election. The names of Messrs. "Wakefield and Belfield are mentioned. A requisition is being got up to Judge Ward.