The remains of the young man Mr Archi bald McLiver, who was killed at Tapu Creek, Hastings, on Wednesday last, were brought to town tin's afternoon in the Kotomahana, accompanied by tbe mother

and brother, and several friends of the deceased. The body was met at the wharf by a large number of friends wlio had long known and esteemed the young man and his family, and after depositing the body in a hearse the mournful cortege, occupying several carriages, and about 50 others on foot, proceeded to the Presbyterian Ceme tery, where the last mournful rites were performed by Rev. Mr McNicol. The family of deceased arc well connected, it being a fact that legal steps have been taken to establish a claim to the estate and pro perty of the late Lord Clyde, who once is saiil to have known the name of McLiver better than Clyde or Sir Colin Campbell.
We understand that the Council of the Auckland Institute have made arrange ments with Mr H. A. Severn for the delivery, at the Museum, at an early date, of a short course of popular scientilic lectures. The subjects will be :1. Aspects of the Solar System when compared with the Stars; 2. Galvanism, Magnetism, Electro-magnetism, and Induction, their uses, resemblances, ami differences; 3. Photography, its practice and value" for scientilic purposes. The lectures will be fully illustrated by experiments, many of which have not been previously exhibited before an Auckland audience.
We understand that Newton West new school, which is now nearly completed, will be opened on Monday week.
The Rev. Mr Isitt, from Taranaki, will give an address at the service in the Theatre Royal to-morrow evening.
