THE Thames Advertiser. MONDAY, NOV. 6, 1876.

Thames Advertiser, Volume IX, Issue 2463, 6 November 1876, Page 2

THE Thames Advertiser. MONDAY, NOV. 6, 1876.

\We ■ quote elsewhere-the- address pre-; I sentecl to Sir George .Grey on behalf of I the people of Auckland at the Theatre! I Royal oriMday last, "iii'presence of; ; one.of the.,largest audiences.evei'.as-! i spml%l r rn'lricklanci. Tire proceedings appear ' to' have' been [of a''kost en-; 'fclin'siastid 'character, only person 1 attempting''-'anything 'of tan adverse nature, calculated to offend the 'unanimity of the audience. The Rev Dr.! Wallis appeai-s to have been; seized with a violent objection to. the increase; of the honorarium,- and was .wanting iri discretion when he sought to obtrude this upon the notice of a .meeting called to welcome Sir George, and others who did not. vote for that increase. However, the audience would' not hear the doctor, being- determined to allow nothing to interfere' with the harmony of proceedings which, appeared to be so congenial to their! tastes and inclinations. Pressure on our space will not permit, us to re-pro- : duce the' report of'the proceedings furnished by our : ''Auckland conteroporaries, but we propose giving, the more salient points in ■ Sir'- George Grey's speech, with a few remarks on the topics-'of most interest to this community. We shall; 1 no doubt, have an opportunity afforded lis of listening to Sir George, when he will probably explain at greater length the important subjects touched upon in his Auckland speech. ' Sir George very gracefully! gave his brother'representatives-from 1 Auckland an equal share in the honours' \ of the occasion,' addressing them as '

|-f comrades in the great-work of found' ing a new nation," men to whom the audience were as deeply indebted as to lumself, and without, whose assistance he could Lave done nothing, .Sir George; said •ho stood forth to address them; .'" with ; the authority of : 'age, arid -with; tliat frankness which 1 !* man; f uses who lias but little,to hope forhiinselfinthis' •.world." Sir George first alluded to the) loss Auckland had sustained in the removal'' of. the seat'of''troverhment.; He said land'had been bought at '£§OQ, an acre on the faith of the retention of the 'seat of Government, and' the' puiv chasers were entitled to compensation.; But the speaker forgot to say that he was himself occupying an important position at 'the/time in .■Auckland, and .if lie had chosen could have prevented the transference of himself and the Assembly, to .f <: somewhere in. Cook's .Stmts. 1 ' 'Dr;pollen's vote ; and-Sir George's assent were the'means of. that removal, and it is idle to. get .up. more

than a dozen years later and talk of asking the country to compensate those who suffered through their own act! Sir: George, who first handed in: this colony on the inhospitable shores; of Cook's Straits; knew as well as any man at thatjime that Auckland;was the best adapted for the capital town of New Zealand. . He had frequently affirmed -this'in his publicrutterances \ he had established his private resii dencein a/secluded spot within a few hours' sail of the harbour of Auckland] andhaduptO'iliattiriie taken a warm interest ; in ia promotedts : prosperity: -'-'But in an eyil inomenf lie' consented to yield to Mr Weld's condition for the formaj tionof a hew'' 1 Ministry,' namely, that

the seat r . of., Government should bo removed, .We hope Sir George will explain his reasons fordoing' so before he asks the colony for compensation on behalf of 'those.who purchased land at ruinous rates under the impression that Auckland had been fixed' upon ni the seat of Government in perpetuity; We cordially endorse Sir George' 3 views on the land .fund, and trust lie will not rest satisfied until lie has secured for: the North Island a fairshare of .that fund, instead of. permitting our Southern neighbours to wax fat and- become rebellious: ou thri

strength of it. Auckland is being robbed of hei- birthright in this lespect. Some contend that she sold it for a mess of pottage, but Sir George con- , tends that what was called a compact • was in reality no compact at all. On this point Sir George says :— There is no doubt whatever that you were, I may say, unlawfully and unjustly deprived of that land fund by what was Galled a compact, hut which was no compact at all, The allegation is tbat those who represented your interests made a bad bargain, but the truth is, they were never entitled to represent your interests on that point. No one can contend that a number of persons had the right to rob you of many millions of money .without at the.'same time makingsomecompensitionto those Irom whom such vast sums had been taken. That, in my mind;-constitutes the second claim that you have on the country atJarge. —Sir George next proceeded to argue infavourof the Separationresolutionshe prppounded'during the session, and. to show that the'posUion'of'AucHand would be .immensely benefited by the adoption of the course he proposed, namely; the selection of Auckland'as the seat of Government for the North

Island- arid• a Federal 'Government hi I "Wellington.' Sir George ; Grey said:— _ Now no one ; ',,can .deny.that Auckland •is entitled to its fair proportion of that expenditure within its.limitsij.oThat 1 ,wjs-admitted. But (they said), Auckland, will have its fair share before we have.done'! raising, money. 1 1 do not believe myself, nor did my friends believe, that there was much,chance of .their raising much more money. ..Those noble-minded men from other parts of' the colony who acted withua were willing that compensation l ehould'Be made to the North Island on this large compensation was to be made on account of the land fund and on account of the colonial 'debt. -It was a fair arrangement; Compensation was •tabe got for. the seat ,pf Government to. Acer- : tainiextent,, and,JEI2O,OOO per annum was : l»be allowed of interest payable under Jhe.J.pan, This £120,000 will now ; be, takea, away ironing —that is, you 120,000 to 'spend on local improvements, and'ybu all. know what that means. : That was to ; go ( ,oa for all tinic. For these resolutions' we,had' the'votes of 'men representing the greater portion of the popuktion of New Zealand;-But these resolutions were lost. Why were ttytf lost? I must say

they were lose iu, part, from various,'s your own members-,voting' against theni; ;< (CJrioj of "Oh," groans, and shouts hisses,) lam not sure whether.Mr' Borve'fas one of .them, so that I_ will not mention any .names,, but.l am certain that, several of yonr own members'did vote ag.anst these resblutioDS. I believe if these gentlemen .had supported me that they would have b'roughV When,, and that the resolutions would bive beerTcarfied. •',': We conteiutti lat'if tlie.'M'fch'cannot get her. share.; of /the, ias.fund s and that measure of justice towluchshe is entitled at the hands of the rest of the colony, then the course Sir George proposes is the proper alternative]'-b&'db ndt ; let 'tis' rush;iiito; : -it'/thinking horse to battle." It is neces-

sary to argue, the consequence, and to explain' the detailspvhich havenever yet been done;to, our satisfaction,"; If the colony is to adopt' tlie tiii-eo Government system, let thepeople first understand what it entails before censuring them for:indifferehce' oirthe subject. The speaker next went on to condemn the: system of representation as faulty, and giving rise to much corruption. Sir George' instanced the

■little province of Taranaki ivith its three members, and Wanganui and Manawatu with, three,.'because the Government could exercise 'control over those votes.,; Sir -George might have . instanced his ; own ■ constituency, far' outnumbering any,other iu the colony, with only two representatives, ; and 'those'two pulling in' contrary directions on many matters of importance to the district. If Hawke'sßay, Taranaki, and-Wanga-nui, with their-1,035,1,444, and; 1,619 electors respectively, are entitled;'to three representatives, each/the Thames, with 3,739, is surely entitled to an equal 'number..,'; (Three electoral divisions are given to. make up the three totals, whilst'.theThaines.is.only one electorate.)'; Sir • George; takes exception to the maimer in which the Abolition .Act was inacte says :;r--'::■.," "..,.:[' '~.,', ■■■'', iZ^'T,,

! ■ There is, as you are aware, a.jnominafed ; Upper House—a nominated legislative Council , —over which noil one of you,-nor,,ovon.the ! 'Governor himself;; or the, GoreriiTuent has-tjie least control. - But tie had-already (passed -, $eir Act,'. which, •';they; sajdjj .- was to come into operation on.a certain day, .'Having donethat r he ssntihe Act ,off,to be.confirmed, saying'tbliV they were'gbing'tq their 1 cbusiitn* encies... My belief.is," that the House of Kepre'sentatires wotild"have 'repealed '.the Abolition Act. The law was, however, made when* the election tb'ok'sa'ce'/ ''That' was' ; the important fact in the case., I say the Home Government were entirely 'deceived in the matter. —Sir George next., the enoruiquscost of any appeal, .'to the Assembly for redress, ■ wjtitsli he set clown at ; oivtlie ! subject,, but which'& Eees'cldubled when appealed to for confimation of the amount; If this is. the case, Sir.George and Mr Rees ought ?to have'introduced 'some alteration in . the ; ;.manner' of making!ap'peais,,so ,'a.i to simplify! ; tlie cost, instead ,of lamenting it: after the session as closed.' Sir 'George 1 cdii' tinned:—.' : ' :: : ;;,,'. : v :: .; . ; The 'Geneitkl 'Assembly,-, : as'.' you are aware, is made up of three parts—the Governor, the Legislative Council,, and the House of. Espre-

seat'ativea. It is so' s'ated by law, These'are -the' three co-ordinate' powJM. I, Great" Britain nominated two of these powers—that is to. say, she nominates the Governor, and.the Governor nominates the Upper House, • I say; therefore, looking at the patt the Governor has taken, that Great Britain what exteutl'oau. not exactly say—incurred somepf the;respousibility for. this' great unfairly used, Now, in behalf of tho.province of Auckland,., whose Superintendent ;.1.,.am (loud cheers); ■ n'o\v,,oa.,their behalf-t ,'prc. teat and' declare .that''.>o',!''coujd ; ' hot hold ouMelyes. : bound to / 'pay' either principal or, intopt that. or.i-any fresh ; debts ythey., : "until afair'irliitiitipn,'.fiaV%lea''pkce, ■ Let perfectly ' impartidt persons decide whether Great Britaia'is liable for any portidn'orn'dt;" "Let )faitly\ and' ,impari;ally ; decide .what is the guafe share- to. be charged agam'st the province of Auckland, ; Let there be a'jusfc arid' equitable' couolVisioa : arrived 'at, •'Like honourable and just mepi; ; we shall pay t thafc portion of the debt, .which falls to our Bkare properly aud rightfully to-pay. We may be weak bow; jve may'be unable to enforce, our claims, but we -will teach ourchiMrenipslrive that justice shall''be done; and .we will, not cease to urge, our just, claims until', they are satisfied,' We will work on, ; and'oh,'andoj), aud on, aud Ido not doubt that atlast'we { will get .whatisright and lawful, and what we. are fairlyeiititledtoi''._;. ; - v > ; V;'"';i^.,Vl;i -SivGeorge.Grrey ; -next alluded to the Canterbury, lease; question, and, blamed' his for alienating a great deal of support which would;otherwisehaYe;.gouo

that'one' reason .Why Christchurch did not accept of th(s offer wasthat it was afraid of the Otago people getting amongst them. ..(Laughter snd cheer*.-)"'' They thought th ey wereia o radical, that it would corrupt the minds of the .masses in Canterbury if a different state .of 'things'--were to prevail in that place. It--; mights "be extremely: inconvenient' to BUow:.,the ; t.Q. i6ee .what; the., state of things, was. „ ; Jt. was .not.desirable to ; raise discussions in public, as'. I .to the mode in which tbeVe ;: ruris were held.' They had a,, dread of the eyes of the masses being opened. Questions-relating to:' these great runs would be sure to crop up if the : >■ radicals' J of j;Otago■ ■ were"Jet into the place—j (laughter; and ; cheers)i-rtherefore'.we:could do

nothing with Chrißtchurch, and the Canter-' buryjpeople,'left\t|Bialmps^«n;masse, ylijbjaa'. •fan question had not arisen', it is possible wei might, have, done ..something with them, and! until it'is determined iu'' Ebme 'wayor another; theHaskwill be : diffioult;'but'th'e way td : meet; the difficulty is to be more earnest to work, andj to'uae ia 1 .'greater determination''to'c'oniimle'm! the work until it is achieved. It is by facing: the difficulty determinedly that you must arrive! at yoar object, Wei. must, therefore, meet; their resolution with a determination superior to theirs, and'thhiis the/-6nly possible way we ! can succeed. ■;... .■'. :'

The opening services of .the' new Cbngrega-j tional Church, Mary-street, were conducted ■ yesterday before' oferilowirig audiences,-by the; i f ReYi «T« .Tj ;W. * Davies/i minister; of Beresford-: treet Church, Auckland*-; The church has been wsrected oh behalf of the congregation, after; ' the late fire in that part of the town which; . totally destroyed the building. The present' -•edifice is a few feet longer and wider than the. old one, and has in a most > sub-; .'itantia'l manner..' The fitting up'was not quite completed, bat the accommodation for the large; audiences yesterday™ all that was required.; The,musical ,part of the .service was very! ' 'efficiently' rendered- by ! a choir strengthened ''fionVttie Ghureb'of England and Other 'choirs,! Davies-preached two eloquent: t!Sermonß.]ij Jnjhe. : morning the; preacher.* .'chose! I forhissubjectGhrißtas.thestandard.of perfec-! , tiorij to which:' v . ail* j Christians J should 'seek ,to' 'attain, '.aiidin the evening 'the character of; Elijah,<i. Kings, 19 cb. ; 9v) was pouftrayed 1 inj '' : a masterly manner, a's'ari example'' of earnest-! nessand faithfulness in the discharge of the! Important duties devolving: upon l him. Thcj collections made at the close of.each service, on] behalf of the building fund, amounted to upwards of £18."-' To-morrW evening the opening soiree will be held in the church, when the! Bev Mr Paries, the Bev Mr Laishley, and other .ministers and friends will address the meeting, i • ! Captain Daldyj * of 'Auckland; is ■ expected to j preside,; and the cMr will perform a selection ■■ of sacred music during the evening. It wasj , originally, intended to hold the soiree this (Mon'day) even"ng, : but-it' has been postponed' until to-morrow.: :On Sunday next the opening services will be continued, when the Bev J, Hill will preach iu the morning, and the Bev J. I'. Hiaton.in the evening. ( Sir George Grey voted against, and Mr Wm. Sowefor, the item in supply grant ; to municipalitiep, wad. boards, ;and ••■ out-districts, £75,000. In the .course o£ his remarks, Mr ■ Bowesaid he paid £300 a year in rates to the Borough of Thames., •/. Sir George Grey rep' ied that his colleague was natura'ly suffering under - a grievance, if that; was ~the case, and looked for relief. ,fle (Sir George) lived, on a remote island—and if the hon. : member for the Thames; wanted so raach money to be; spent in the Borough of Thames every person living on ,;the island would have to contribute eo much'to the necessities of the Thames. Mr' Beid said he was surprised to hear the hon. member for! the Thames (Mr Bowe) spotting in favour of such a'p'ropbsal) for it would'-play directly into! the hands of the owners of property at the ex- ! ..pense of .the whole community.-;, • ; ; ; | At the extraordinary general meeting of thei

shareholders of the Queen of Beauty G.M. C 0.,; limited; Waitekauri, held on Saturday, areso-! ' lution requiring the' company to be veliintarily | wound,tip was passed, and the' director's wereauthorised to dispose of the company's property; td'aifew''company about to beformed. At,.a : meeting of, the shareholders, of the; Queen of Beauty.!and> Bright.'Smile claims, i Waitekauri, held;on Saturday (Mr- Clarke in the! <^ir),-'ip£'re66lTiti6n..'vrj^''i>aßseol i .'autßbrinng/tfi'e (■ ■ formation.ef a- registered company,:' under! the! ;Mining Companies Act/1872, under; the-name! .and;-. style.''of'.,','The Qiieen/GvM. Company,! limited/'!^ in 16,000 fiharagof £1 r 'eacli, nil paid :wp.. The; '''followlng'shareholders were : ele'cted directors':—: Messrs John' Brown," Bobert'Bleazard, louisi •„Ehreriffiedj;H." E.':Jones, : W. 2). ; Beid:- Sules! •;fori,'ihe' ; 'management '-'.ofr:;. the;'company were! ;nanagerr , ; ! .!:^.'; v i ! : ; ; ';;' ; ';.''■■'.- ", ■ j

• i'' A'correspondenfe, : ! 'Another Elec tor, *' although ; append'his name; if we think proper, instead of the nom de plume) is too severe upon the friends of Mr,' W. Bowe, i ■whose :;U'ames -Appear, oh the 'sub-committee ! appointed to get up the banquet, Elector" toast know that private matters, suchj as 'sureties' and partners in; certain contracts 1 can have little connection with recognising the' merits of a member on returning to his'consti- ;i tuent's, .We take it that it is only another way of allowing the member an opportunity of giving some account of the session and the, matters of local importance introduced during i that session.'. Besides, " Another Elector" does

not make the statements of his own knowledge, but'shelters himself under the words, "I am . credibly informed," &c. ' Our..correspondent ; says:-;" I have no objections' to his friends entertaining him r or to their expressing them* selves gratef»l for' eerrices rendered to tbem by Mr Bowe j tut I thihkjt my duty to let the people know,who are. his friends, and.why they . are so, despite;his many.inconsiste'ncies, The principaL ; movera in the matter are Messrs ; Sima/ Hicks, J Brodie/ and ;jMciJhone.;' , .. .; ,'lt,is,a;;family,party;- ;gis me butter, and I; < will,give : Ihe,t,other r members of \ : the.ban(iuet committee are merely outside tools,; : ma'de'useW'to assistj'and are'at'all 1 times to be' had, to, assist in anything in which they may appear, conspicuous or! 'from ;which • they gain. I thjnk,sir, that you will 1 see that these interested friends>£Mrßowe's do not represent; theThamespublic £ therefore,.l,wouldsuggest that both of our members be entertainediat the same time, thereby, affording each an bppor- - lunily to, render, .'an! account of their stewardship." .:.;■• ~•.■". - ■ ■'"" ':;; ';,'.■■■ ;; At,a meeting, of the Board of Education; held, oh Thursday, a protest was received from the Taraiu people against the proposed amalgamation with "Waiotahi, but the Board resolved to adhere to their former decision, .Permission was gra^t'ecl: for,, the expenditure of £16..in fencingat the Waiotahi School, instead of £21 formerly granted for other purposes..' The resignation ( ,of the Kauwaerenga .School coini mittee'was received, but the appointment of .-commissioners,was,deferred until the Board should hold its first corporate meeting. -.'.,.'■ ■ """'The ship 'Orari' brought'the following; saloon i'-pasrengers-frpm London to Auckland ;'-41rs ■'. Ars\ev, M?% B, Quigley, wife,, and family, : Mr'CrispMn Ellz, Mr &..;&■ Smith, wife, and family, •<'■'<■' w-i'. : ?■:'■■ • n: - / \' ■

iiifayoui' of His" pai:ty on several important votes. Sir George argued that all public' land's should 'be dispbsQcl ? of to the pubHc. ; in sucli,,a jway that no; advantage 'is [given to aiiy, one inan,l but does'iiot' appear to have suited! the .doctrine of .sblne^ / " run-iioHei'S... ~j Ms! speech as follows- -amidst a perfect ova-; tioii-frM the Mcldaii'd' people' *—-' i . . There is no country extending over so wide a 1 Bpaoe of latitude as New Zealand which is kept' P.tinder one\ form'of This.;&&' solitary instance. There is no country with such a great j: extent Tdf latitude which is' • governed by one Legislature. Under what we .. pfoposej seat of. Government for the-North Island, and the :,:people'.of.,the-Middle Island could 1 settle the . question of the seat of. Government for themselves. Otago wis'hed'that'Christchurck should abe made the seat: of Government, /and I tjhink

There wo no cases for hearing at the Police j Court on. Saturday. : ■: On Saturday;■ forenoon' the'two prisonoisj Jodps and Bedford, who, on the previous day,; were committed;;far, trial on two charges of! housebreaking and.'robbery, were sent to! Auckland in charge of Constables Scott.and j White.' These two officers took their accoutre-; ments "and'' arms' with' them," having been [ transferred -from the'Tbames to Auckland.; Thejr places were suppliedby other constables, '. who have arrived from Auckland. Two of the; Shorfcland fqrce, succeed Constables Scott and; White in Granamstown, "and the new hands .take]tKeir/places ia Shortland.' {, ■.:;/i'; : -'

On Saturday afternoon a youth named Duncan, about 17 years of age, son of Mr James Duncan, of Grahamstown,; arrived from Tairna, and immediately proceeded to the hospital. He had sustained severe injuries to his right hand; the two forefingers of which were badly crushed by one of the trucks when passing over the wire rope, A correspondent signing himself " Charity,*'' writes:—" To the; Editor— Haurakij Ladies'Benovolenfc Society have advertised tlieiri annual flower show for the 15th inst., and thej Corinthian lodge of Freemasons their opening! for the 16th inst. As probably the 16th will be a partial holiday amongst our leading citi-! Zens, would .it not be, well. for ( the, Benovolent Fociety'to'hoid their competition on! the' 16th : also,-and as it is'well-known that 'charity is the of the Masonic- ■ the. brethren might be requested to patronise the flower show in their beautiful ■ regalia, and» thus add -greater: eclat ;■ to .the : proceedings. This could;,- lithink, -be done without inconvenience, to .the brethren, during the interim between the closing of the lodge :

'and the banquet in the evening.-" ! ' : '-'• The telegraph on,the Thames river, which was destroyed'' during the stormy weather which prevailed l 'oh Friday afternoon, appears tojhave been-struck by lightning. Mr Sheath arrived from Auckland by the 'Enterprise'; otf Saturday morning,:at 6 o'clock,' and, with assistants, at once proceeded to the wrecked tower in order to restore telegraphic communication with Auckland. By 9. o'clock .one wife was temporarily stretched, and communication was effected. Mr Sheath was oa his way to Ohinemuri to give instructions for .the.carrying of the telegraph line to that place when he so fortunately arrived here, and he

deserves every credit for the prompt manner in .which he restored the communication.;' It is at! present only temporary, and is in constant, danger of being destroyed by the river steamers,' j but to-day a pole will" be erected which will cirry the wire to a' sufficient htight to prevent danger from this source.' 1 -Waiting instractions, no steps have bcen.faken for the re-; erection of the. tower, and we would suggest that the present wonld be a geod opportunity for dispensing. with the towers altogether, and substituting.a,.small cable for the present; wires, '"" j

j Messrs Tonks and Co, offered the grand l \ stand, bar, and booths, grotto, gates, cards,; ; &c,in connlotioh'with'the Bllerslie sports,! | for sale on Friday. £60 was offered and refused; ; for the grand stand, bar, -and ' booths, Tlie! iofferswereMdover for private Bale.- \ :■ \ ; ' ;: MrEdward :; Are'hi''bf''Mouii't Albert; had a; number of his iambs destroyed by dogs. On; Thursday night'tbe sheep were all right' in the' .paddock, but Mr Allen fouudthe next morning; ■.thati-twenty.lamb3 had been severely worried, four of which were dead,' and other* very severely bitten,; : > o , ; ; - .-. '. ..Itris ; rumoured in Wellington.that Ciptain Fairchild intends'to retire from the Govern, ment .service .at the find of the current.year, : with the intention' of going on a two years, cruise to New Guinea and the adjacent islands '■ in a Tessel of his own.""" .;. The s,?. Wellington arrived in the Manakau,' yesterday (Sunday) Jroni Wellington with the following passengers:—Messrs Austin, Hammenco, PalJefct, Eickett, flagoman, Mr and Mrs Jhmiesou and family, Mr W, Kowe, and several other M.H.E,'s, and 12 in the steerage,

The prospectus of the Wellington City ' Tramway Company, Limited, is published. The,, proposed capital is £40,000. The promoters (Messrs Chas. O'Neill, Henderson, and Macdonald) estimate that the annual receipts will be £18,000, and they guarantee a dividend of ten per cent, for the first year, and offer substantial security that it shall be paid, : The Theatre Eoyal, Auckland, : was opened on Saturday night at million prices, when the renowed bicycle performer Mdlle. .Franzini made her first appearance. This lady's skill and daring in this particular braneh are said to be unequalled by any living competitor, and some of her feats are described as combining a gracefulness and mastery which excite the) wonder and admiration of spectators, Mddle. Franzini was assisted by Miss Jessie. Eaymond 'and the Theatre Eoyal Company. ' '

j The.s.s. ! Stella' does not receive a very high si character from the inckland members who ; came up in her on Friday morning, Her best ! speed was oniy eight knots, and her fittings ; are anything but good. The hull, however, is : well built, and the engines are strong. Her ■ ; slow rate of speed is attributed to the foulness of : her-bottom.;-,The cost of. the 'Stella,'including ; expenses of bringing out, was about £18,000. | The cost of the.' Hinemoa' was about £27,000, ; I and both hare to be fitted up inOnehunga to ; 'suit the'tastes of Captain Fairchild (Mmiral of ; the New Zealand fleet);' i The s.s.' Hero', left, Auckland on Thursday | for Sydney and Melbourne with the following! ; passengers If-Saloon to Melbourne I ;Ybn Erbrdt an'd'2l.!cadets|r6mlhe'man''of-war ''HerthaV at.Samba,; : Mrs Sullivan'ah'd'family,'Bev J. B: Selwyri,Mrarid Mrs Seccombe,' : Mr and Mrs"Ji : Hyett and two children, Mrs Be'vensV Mrs and Misses Gillies, Mr and Mrs Wilkins ahd family; : ' Messrs Masters,, .sen and jun, Foldie,.■ BevehS, Sarsew, 'Cartwright. '• i: Steerage to' 'Melbourne—Mrs ' Badley, Miss E. Turner, Messrs Joseph Lewis, Butler, Brewer;'J.'-Mattraas,' Patumie, King, and Bellhouse, Steerage to Sydney—Messrs Bawhsley r W Cisnor, A Young, George Butledge, Cullow, Winslade, May, Simmons, Boberts, .Mulftj Pircb, Saumor,-Taylor, Silver, D, Black. Giles,. Fox, Vaseord, Mr, and Mrs Guise and child.Mr and Mrs Spearing' and child, Mr ' and Mis Irvine and two children, Mr and Mrs H Beale, Miss' M Brady, Mr and Mrs D Beid and children, Mrs McGibbon,

The following are the classification and nationalities))! the immigrants by tho 'Orari, which arrived in Auckland from London:— Trades,—Miners, 2; ploughmen, 5; "general labourers, 15; farm labourers, 62; gardeners, s;,farmers, 2; butcher,l; sheepherda,. 3; coachmen,' 1; joiners, 4; carpenters, 9; baker, 1; shoemakers, 2; miller,'l; plumber, 1;-general smith, 1; blacksmiths, 3; brushmaker, 1; weaver, 1; compositor, 1; Single ¥omen.-G(eneral servants, 27; dairymaids, 3; ; arm servants, 2; laundrymaids, 2; house- : maids, 1; nurse, 1; machinist, 1 ; cook,l; : housekeeper, 2; dressmaker, 1: total, iV Nationaity.-'English; 118 y Scotch, 26;! J ™\}} l '> P° les . 7;oermans, 10 jAmcricans,' 7. .Male adults, 127; female adults, 84; ; male children, 32;. female children, 26 ;• 'im!e A infaats, 5; female infants. 5; total. 279.' souls. 240 adults.' "'■ ■■■-■ ■■• :•»:■■»

| It is currently reported that Sir. George Grey resolutely refuses to believe in the authenticity of the lato reply from Lord Carnarvon, and in-' sists that it is a wicked forgery concocted by .Ministerialists, and simply telegraphed from; Sydney. ihe- latest -addition, to thb .'story'ia that, having been shown the original telegram, Sir Georgo declared that the signature was not at'alllikeliord, ••' ' ~ A conversazione was given in the Museum on Saturday night by.Dr Hector, 0.M.9., on behalf of the New Zealand Institute. There' was a large attendance of ladies and gentlemen, and the splendid photographs of New Zoalaudand American scenery were much admired. A series of views connected with the Philadelphia Exhibition were exhibited by the- lime light in the lecture hall, and were described by Dr Hector. 'A railway ticket printing machine; an electric pen, and a variety of scientific and electacahapparatus wero exhibited in operation; and tho whole of the museum, with its various interesting collections, was opca. were j served in tho Maori house,-/! ryu ! j