valorem dues proposed to bo loviod by the Harbor Hoard. It was decided to poti tion against tho proposal. The evidence tiiken nt tho Benevolent enquiry to-day wiib of nn nnßitinfuc'ory naluro, maiuly comprising aocond hand Btatemon»a. The Oommisaim will sit again to-morrow. A mooting was hold to-night to form a nocioty for tho pro volition of cruelty to atrimals. There was wretohed weathur, owing to which the attendance was small. A res ilntion was carried affirming the de sirability of the socioty, and a committee was appointed to draw up rules, etc.
Strong, who has won aotno good wrestling events at the Caledonian So oiely'a games hero, has issued a ohailonge to Professor Miller to wrestle in the Border style, on the Caledonian Grounds, for L5O or over. Strong has also chal lenged Slndo on the same termc A meeting of representatives of a num ber of business firms, principally soft goods men. was held to-day, for the purpose of proteatlng against the ud

DUNEDIN. June 26.
At the Resident Magistrate's 0 mrt thia morning eluvon boyg wore brought up in a batch oharyoJ with the larceny of a sheet of ooppur, metal taps, and other artioles. Two Chinamen, named Jim Luck and Ah Lin«, were charged with receiving tho stolon property from the boys Accused woro remanded till to morrow. A. movement is on foot hero to establish a company for the purchase of a steamer for tho coastal trade.
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TIM A RU. June 26.
Melbourne, Juno 26. Tho P. mid O. stonimlup Sutlej, with Iho inward mail via Suez and Brindisi, datocl London, May 19, nrrivod here this evoning. Tho Orient Company's now steamship Austral, which loft Plymouth on May 20, arrived horo to day.
