As will be seen by advertisement a meet ing of Volunteers is called for to-night at the Pacific Hotel, at 7.30 p.m,, to receive the answer sent by the Auckland Volunteers to the resolutions forwarded to them by the Secretary appointed at the last meeting. We published these resolutions yesterday morning, which stated that the Auckland men thought that a fresh challenge should he issued, as they had proved the victors in the two previous contests. We quite agree with them, but cannot depart from oar former assertions that the Auckland men are en tirely to blame for any misunderstanding that may have occurred over the match pending now, as they suddenly woke up, after having once refused one challenge and because our men did not carry off all the prizes at their Rifle Association meeting, as they certainly thought they would do, hte Aucklanders sent down to say that they would give us a match. Although they were wrong in their action, wc "eel convinced that the Thames men will do what they require, and chal lenge them; and as we are accused of bounce, wc will just do a little. We believe that the Thames men will beat them !

The table of “the religions of the people” is a curious section of the census returns. One would hardly expect that in three quarters of a nr.llion of population there should be so many d : verse little by-pa.hs presumed to lead to one fina’ goal. The Spiritists are not so numerous as the noise they make would lead one to believe. They only s'" e 171 all told. Amongst the mis cellaneous lot, thc-e nre a few whose religious profession is, probably, as mysterious to themselves as to anyone else. For instance, there are 2 NazareDes, 1 Peculiar People, 1 Dickmite, 1 Seventh-day Adventist, 5 Natu ralists, 1 Original Thioke •, 2 Religion of my Own. But, probably, the most honest of the lot is the mau who returns bis religion as “ L.S.D.” I would trust 1"m sooner than the gent emau who for religious be’ief records 4 ‘ The nurture aud admonit'on of the Lord.” — Australasian.
