WELLINGTON, Tuesday

Sailed : Wannkn for Napier ami Auck land. Passengers : —Mewsis Sutton, Helat, I'ivvun, Hewitt, Smith, Robinson, Purchas, Lauanford, Douglas, Mathieson, Master Hewitt, Mesdames Hewitt (2) Reid (2). RAILWAY SURVEYS. A Manawatn pnper states, upon what it considers reliable authority, that n surveyor has beou sent from Wellington who will be stinted on the survey of the railway lino from Palmcraton and Fitzborbert towards Ilorowhemia. It is also proposed that the surveyors now on the Foxton line should start 'back from the poiut of junction towards PalmcrstoD, so as to meet the first named surveyor with the survey o£ the trial railway line. THE DARRELL COMPANY. Darrell's sensation drama, "Back from the Grave" was played at the Imperial Opera House last uighc for the first time in Wellington. The house was crowded iv every part. The lire scene passed otl' suc cessfully. The Company was assisted by the Wellington Fire Brigade. Mr and Mrs Darroll Wore enthusiastically received. i> unrig tlio pertoimauco Mdlle. Nevarro mat with n rather serious accident by falling through a trap or. tlio stage which had been accideutally left unfastened. QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY. T;fext Saturday will not be observed as a holiday at the following Post-ollices:— Tiimiru, Christchurch, Picton, Blenheim, ; JS'ow Plymouth, and Napier, inconsequence of the 'Frisco mail closing that day, and in nil those oflices Monday will be observed as a holiday, instead of .Saturday. cXPJSING GOODS uUTbIDS SHOPS. Proceedings are about to be taken by the Inspector o£ Nuisances against several tradesmen who persist in exposing goods for salei outside their shop windows in con travention of the city by-laws. The case ofj alleged arson against Mrs Phillips, of Kaiwarrau, was brought on to day, but. as there were about 10 witnesses it was adjourned for a Week. The "Chronicle" says it is understood tho second KM. for "Wellington will take oilice almost immediately. Jessie Masted and William Maxtcd were to-day charged with neglecting to contribute towards the support of their aged pareut?, and ordered to pay 7s o'd each. TYPHOID FEVER. Several fresh cases of typhoid fever have made their appearance iv the same locality outside of the city where the disease first broke out, and it is supposed these fresh cases originated from some persons who had been working in the place, thinking all dancer had now passed. This day. 