Up to the present no due has been obtained to the mystery or to the parents of the child. An inquest will be held at the Clarendon Hotel on Wednesday next at three o'clock. "New Zbaiahd Cotthtjht JotrßHAi."—

The September number of this publication has been issued, and, as on former occasions, ia fully up to the standard. The principal feature is a notice of the curricnlam and a paper descriptive of the School of Agricul ture at Lincoln, an illustration of which by the photolithographic process is given. A paper by Mr G-rigg on the subject of the payable character or otherwise of farming io Now Zealand comes next. Mr Potts' chatty and highly interesting series of papers, unde.? the title of "Oat in the Open, ' are continued. This month it comprises some tersely written and highly instructive notes on rare or little known birds. The sporting, as usual, under the able superintendence of "Gavesson," is thoroughly exhaustive of the doings of the month in all departments of sport. Mr Gray continues his very instructive, paper on the " Chemistry of Manures." The agricultural statistics of 1880, the usual farming and garden notes, commercial reports, &s., make up a very excellent number. Fatal Fibe at Eiccaktobv—Abont 6.15 p.m. on Saturday a fire broke oat in a two roomed cottage at Eiccarton, occupied by a man named Bobert Windsor, Ha wife, and two children. The cottage was situated im mediately opposite the parsonage. It appears that the mother went out f or a short tune to get some milk from a neighbour, leaving the two children, aged respectively six and three years, .in the cottage; and whilst she ires away the fire, from some unaccountable cause, broke out, and the two children perished in the flames. There was suoh a quantity of burning debrii, that it was a long time before any search could be made for the remains. The mother of the children and the neigh bours smashed the windows, and tried to get into the building ; bat the fire was too fierce to allow of an entry being made. Dr. Townend, who happened to be visiting a patient in the vicinity, was quickly on the spot; but, under the circumstances, his ser vices were of no avail. 