GILES' TRIP TO LONDON.

A Farm Labourer's First Peep at the

World

By the Village Schoolmaster.

CHAPTER XII

GILES'S WEDDING

Two or three mornings after the appear ance of the last chapter of Giles's adven tures in the newspapers, I was sitting at my breakfast table when I heard a pretty decided knock at my door that seemed to come from knob of a tolerably large., .ash st i c k % j hastened to see who ■uPight-be there, and was at once confronted by my friend Mr. Hobbins. 4 Well,' he said, 'yow 'a maade a pretty now-de-ye-duall over Norfolk and Suffolk throw puttin' o my adwanters up in Lon don in them ere newspaaper. The wust on't is that while all on 'm larf at it no body oant b'leave it. Vow know as well aB I dv that it be the truth.'

* I did my best,' I said, 'to make the people believe it. I told them at the be ginning that you were a good honest fellow, and that they might rely on the truthful ness of your story.' ':That's all wery well,' be said ; ' I doant find any fawt o' yow. It's the duzzy fules that 'a bin a-raading on it that rile me. Why they think Sairey aant no more of a schollard than I am. cos yow 'a maade her run en in the saame mander as my owd fulish. tongue dv.' ' That was unavoidable,' I said, 'I was obliged to write it as you told me, and you put her sayings in your own way.' 1 That wor quite right/ he said, ( but everybody saam to think that she be on'y 1 a great gawky country mawther, when I towd yow as plain as I could spaak that she'd got the ways and manners o' them Lunnoners. Why she's as gude as any o' the gentry, and a sight handsomer than most on 'em.' ' Well,' I said, • I put it so in the paaper,'

' JSTow, hike yow here,' he says, ' yow must come to the wedding on Wednesday, October 11, and write an account on it to that paaper, and then perhaps they'll b'leave what they 'a read. I towd that smart little chap that 1 should send it. Mind ye, there'll be Betsy Sparkler from Ipswich there, and Mr. Jenkins the foot man, with his wife and children, and yow must give a proper account on 'em all, and o' Sairey tu. Vow shall see her, yow shall, for yerself, and haar her tu.'

4 All rig,ht, Mr. Hobbins,' I said, ' I shall have great pleasure ; but where will it be ?'

'Up at the faarm, for I 'a tuke it, stock and furniter and all by Valeration, and we shall be in our own like.' # When the morning came I tidied myself up as well a? my bumble means would allow, and after a quiet walk of half an hour though a secluded lane, and over a style, and through 'a couple of green mea dows, where there were some of the finest cows I had ever seen, I came within sight of the house, and at the same moment opposite the white gate the wedding party dismounting from one of the cleanest of harvest waggons, prettily decorated with laurels, and drawn by four long-tailed big boned chestnuts. As soon as Giles caught sight of me he called out, ' Come along schule-maaster ; it be all over,' and he burst out into one of the merriest roars of laughter I had I ever heard.

' What's the joke, Mr. Hobbins ?' I said, ' Why,' he says, ' the joke on it would 'a bin for yow to 'a sin that owd paarson's spetacles tumbling off his nose when he was a trying to give Sairey the fust kiss. Iknevr what he'd be arter, for I'd sin that gaame afore, I ses, 'None o' that if I knows on it,' and I jest pushed one elbow into paarson's ribs on one side, and the other into Jenkins ribs on the other side, and I got the fust smack as I ought to 'a done. ' Come,' I ses, ' I shall hey to pay the money, and I'll hey the fust bite at any rate.' But dang me if the paarson didn't get the second arter all, for he never waited to pick up his spectacles, while Jenkins was forced to wait and pick hisself up, so maaster was third, and Jenkins had to come in laast.'

' Well,' I said, 'I am glad to see you in such spirits after your friends have been making so free with your bride.' ' Ah, yah,' he says, ' I'm norn of a fule to take offence at a joke and a good owd Norfolk custom. But luke yow here lie ses,' paaple oant b'leave what yow 'a wrote, but jest yow tell 'em what yow 'a sin. Here's master, whoa come to the wi ding to give Sairey away—ask him whether it beant true. Here's Sairey ber self —howd up your hid, raor, let 'im luke at yer well, for ye doant want to be 'shamed o' yer faace. Here's Betsy Sparkler from Ipswich, and that fooman yow wrote about, with his wife. If yow tell the paaple that yow 'a sin' 'em all p'raps they'll b'leave it them.' I shook bands with the bride, and having asked li I might bs,7« the S£!Ue privilege a8 the parson, which was ans wered with a hearty "yes, "■ I took the opportunity to give her a salute. She was certainly far prettier and more genteel than I had anticipated, even from Giles's warmes tdescriptions. She was attired in a pale lavender silk dress, with awbite shawl and a bonnet adorned with orange flowers, Betsy Sparkler was a brisk looking little body, and she certainly had the ap pearance of a person whose tongue could run ninteen to the dozen. The footman was a tall, gentlemanly man, and his wife was the picture of a fine lady. Mr. Hobbins was himself was a somewhat extraordinary figure. He had' somehow or other been got into a suit of clothes w that seemed to have about the same relationship to his body as a set of silver plated harness would have to a large cart borseyoked to a three-quater-load tumbril. He had on a black coat and trousers, and a light figured waistcoat, and when not in action his arms projected from his sides like a couple of mill sails,, with apparently as little life in them, as if he were hope lessly at variance with<his elegant outfit and nothing on earth, could reconcile them to each other. While he was talking, two small boys and two smaller girls burst out of tbe front dobr like a tiny avalanche and made straight for Mr. Hobbins, whom they seemed determined to overwhelm The boys were speedly elevated on i his broad shoulders, while thejgirls each clasped one of his brawny legs, and clunfj to them most tenaciously, Tip stood lat a little distance nagging his tail, and looking as if he did not know what to make of the

altered circumstances, and didn't -very much approve of them. ' Now then, together, come in,' said Mr Hobbins. ' Vow see,' he said to me 'what a figgor they 'a made'on me. This be all the cluing o' that Jenkins there He would hey me order thesetarnaation things, but I doantlike 'em, and I'll be danged if I ever get out on em if I'll get into 'em agin. But come in, together, all on ye; yow must want yer breakfast. We owt to 'a had it afore we started, on'y Jenkins would hey it that it worn't etiket, and we must be married fust and ate artewards.' We went in, and the first thing I saw was a row of books in crimson covers that had just been sent home, and that" I understood were those Mrs. Hobbins was to read in the evening, and which were to make her and her husband laugh, and be kind to their fellow-creatures, for I saw the family autograph of Charles Dickens in gold on the covers. I looked round, and the most astounding; preparations were going forward in the way of preparing breakfast. A neatly dressed old lady, whom I understood to be Giles' grandmother, in a somewhat large white cap, was directing the move ments of two or three damsels that were | placing on the table more articles in the wagr of eatables than I should have thought it possible to find in the village. |It was quite clear that everything in the | larder that could anyhow be vulnerable I to a knife and fork was being placed upon the board. How many unfortunate pigs had contributed their members to the entertainment I ceuld not venture to guess. Pork.in every form in which it could be served up graced the tables. Pork was there ia the shape of a great ham weighing at least twenty pounds. There was a roasted leg of pork stuffed with onions on .one side, and a roasted crop of pork on the other. Pork was there disguised in the habit of souce cheese; it was cunningly secreted in a liugh dish of sausage rolls, while it con stituted the oleaginous lining to an enor mous chicken pie, to make which at least six unhappy fowls had been sacrificed. There were, moreover, plum tarts, apple turnovers, rice puddings, custards, cheese, butter, celery, radishes, and I fancy I discerned a plate with two cold Norfolk dumplings, evidently the remains of yes terday's dinner, half hidden by a monster wedding cake that stood next the bride. In addition to.this, there were a couple of loaves of bread made on the premises, each of which looked as if it needed a whole oven to itself to bake it.

The breakfast was a pleasant and a merry one, and on the part of Mr. Hobbins at least a tolerably hearty one. Most of his conversation was directed to wards me, as he evidently wished to impress me with the absolute accuracy of all the story he had told me, with the view of my making it all right in the paper. ' Now, schule maaster,' he says, ' some ;o' the blaaring fules say that no man could 'a ate eight shillinter o1 them sang wedges such as they sell for fowerpence aach in them 'frashment rumes. I'd bet any one on 'em a guinea that arter a gude morning's wuk I'd put out o' sight twice as much as I had in that plaace when I lost the train, and never faal the wus fort. Then,' he says, turning to Miss Sparkler, ' they say, Betsy, that yer story about the High and Low Charch ladies in Ipswich, that yow towd me, aant true, and that 'tis all faberlated'

'There upon Miss Sparkler bridled up, and | she says, ' I dare say it isn't true indeed? Why I could give 'em the name o' the wery that man keep the register office, if that were all. But that's nothing to what I 'a seen in that place. There's my missus, I will say that for her, that she's as good a missus as ever j lived, only she's got her faults as all of us have as you know well, Sarah my dear, and ! she's Higti Church to the back-bone. There was a man that used to sweep our chimney, | and he was one of the good-for-nothing scamps as ever walked in few shoes, for he'd, be out drinking away all his money and having his ' wife and four dear innocent little children to Ibe starving at home. The things as my missis I used to give that man there's no telling on. About a month ago, Sarah my dear, she ses, to me, 'Betsy, we must have that kitchen i chimney swept again; and you had better go I and see James'—she always called him James, • 'and tell him to come on Monday morning. I hope for the sake of his poor dear wife and i children that be is getting oh better., 'Why lor love ye, mam, ' 1 says, 'he's quite a new cretur; he's got cbnwerted, ' Whatever do you mean, Betsy ?' she says ; 'I'm very glad to hear there's a change for the better. ' 'Why, mam, ' I says, ' the teetotallers 'bin at 'im, and the Methodists 'a conwerted 'im-and he goes out to chapel every Sunday with his wife and children all dressed quite respectable.' Thereupon;missis put herself into such a way, Sarah my dear, and she say^ 'Betsy, I Wont have that man come into my. house any more. ' He's a schismatic and a heretic. I should never expect the blessing of the Lord to rest on my kitchen fii^s, nor- to follow the meat cocked at'em, if the chimneys were swept by a schismatic and heretic' 'Begging your pardon, mam,' I says, Sarah my dear, 'bnt i he's no ?2C"3 0f.5 "Ohismst-io n 9E «■ insulin I than you are for his dear wife toid mo with tears in her eyes that he had now prayers night and morning, and that he was of the kindest of husband's. Betsy,' she says, looking very angry, 'you don't know poor child what a schismatic or a heretic is. He is religious fanatic, who neglects . his church to go to chapel,' 'Well, mam,' I says, 'that better than neglecting his church to goto a public-house, I should thiak.' No, Betsy,' she says, 'drunks arda, and dissolute persons are very bad ,but they are by no means so dangerous as heretics. Let me hear no more about him, Betsy, but you had better go to the man in the next street and. give him the job.'. There, that's as true as you are setting there, Sarah, ■my dear, arfd he 'a never been into- the house since.' - ■ . ; . ... • 'Wow then, schule.master,' said Mr Hobbins, as soon as Miss Sparkler had finished,'yow haar for yerself how them Christians in that town hate and rmssecute one another. But luke yow here; here's a letter from that owd' Norfolk weteran Jat the Tower o 1 Lunnen—l hope he's got the cask of ale this morning all saafe Then here's a p'hotogaph o' my twenty stun friend and another o' Tichborne, that he r 'a sent me by poast to let trie know who's the biggest. Luke here tv, yow together, here's along yarn from that man that gar out ,the warse; o* the 'Methodist hymn. Luke at! it, Sairey, and tell 'eta what he Bay in that letter.' ..• ' -<■'.■' ■..': '.. 111 •Why, my dear,' she ses, 'he expresses, his pleasure that you have only told the truth about him, while some other person once, printed a wicked falsehood that he fell asleep in church and suddenly woke up andaatounjded the cong-egation by calling out. Change here forTSlmiwell, Thurston and Bury: Bury, Thurston, and Elmswell, change here! 35e declares he never went to Bleep in church

in his life, and that he considers such heath enish practices beneath him.' 'And now,' said Mr. Jenkins, 'as we have all done breakfasting, I thinks it is time to have the ladies and gentleman og out of the kitehing.'

'That we. wool," said Mr. Hobbins, 'come in, all on ye.' And in they come, to the number of some where about twenty, t.he 'ladies^ in every shade and pattrsn Of print and stuff, and the 'gentlemen' in highlows and fustian. 'And now,' said Mr. Jenkins, rising in all the dignity of six feet two inches, 'we'll drink to the ,ealth of the bride and the bridegroom.' Well, then Jack,' said Mr. Hobbins, turn ing to bid Jack Eow, wbo stood there, bis face beaming with pleasure, 'if that's there game bring in tew or three gotches o' that stuff out o' the eaask that come in yesterday, and all the horns and glasses yow'a got in the house.'

'But perhaep, Mrs. Hobbins,' said Mr. Jenkins,'yow'll first have the kindness to cut up the cake, and let it be banded roand to the ladies and gentleman.' 'Ah, cut 'im up, mov,' said Mr. Hobbins, '■'tWor maade for summot better'n to luke at.'

Mrs. Hobbins, with much address and grace,

struck her knife into the cake, and in about fiye minutes the chances of Gilee's fat friend or the old Norfolk veteran ever getting the smallest portion seemed to be very remote indeed.

' Now, then,' said Mr. Jenkins, ' if all of you have your glasses well filled, we'll drink the 'ealth of Mr. and Mrs. Hobbins. ['Bravo!' from Jack Row.] This, ladies and gentlemin is (he 'appiest day of my life. [' So it ba o' ourn,' from a score voices.] If ever there was a lady that I desired to see united to tbe gentlemin of her chice it is my young friend that I was once proud to call Miss Tipping and who is Miss Tipping no more, but Mrs. Hobbins. And if ever there was a genfclemin vorthy to respire to her 'cart and 'and, it is my'"gobd! friend who is known throughout the length and .breath, of this beyewtiful, this solewtrious, this renowned county, as 'Giles ' but who is in every way worthy of the mote respectful and more nobler title of Mr. Hobbins ['Bravo ! 'from Jack Eow.] Ladieß and gent lemin, I beg to propoge tbe 'ealth of the bride and bridegroom, who are our 'onored and 'ospitabl entertainingers on this 'appy and orspicious occasion.'

The conclusion of Mr. Jankin's speech was greeted with a perfec storm of appause, and when it had subsided, Mr. Hobbins arose.

• Now luke yow here,' he said, 'yow know I'm norn of a spaachmaker, nor yit norn of a scollard, like Mr. Jenkins and Sairey here, and them orators and lamed men I haard on when I wor out. All I can say is I'm naation glad to see ye all. .I'm ,specially glad to see maaster a a-setting there bo comfo: table along o' Betsy Sparklor. 1 on'j hope when it come off he'll ask Sairey and Ito the wedding, I'll drink all yer gude healths, and Sairey's' lv, and may all all her ducks be gaase, and her chickens tarkeys.'

Thereupon the men and women set up a shout that resolved itself into a perfect roar, and made the rafters of the room ring again. When the cheering waa over, Mr. Hobbins said, ' Now Sairey, gal, yow 'a had yor tarn, and I'll 'a mine j yow 'a been kissed by all the gentleman, and I'll kiss all the ladies.' And begining with his grandmother, Giles kissed the whole of the femals in the company, though Betsy Sparkler vowed and protested against it with all her might, till Giles's master told her not ' to be fulish,' when she yeilded her lips to the sonorous smack.

When the cerimony was over, Mr. Hobbins addressed himself to me) and said, 'Now, Mr. Schule»master, mind yow put the wedding right n the paaper. Mr. Jenkins 'a drawed it out how itia to go, and I 'a promiser to let 'im have his own way.'

' This' is the marriage 'nouncement,' said Mr. Jenkins, ' and it is drawn up according to the latest r riles of fashing.' I took the paper, and it was as follows:— Hobbynse—lyfpense.—October 11, at the Church of g. Mark, in the pariah of ham, by the Rev., GK O. A. Simpkins, assisted by the parish clerk and-sextop, Giles Hobbynse, only son of Giles J. Hobbynse, late of ham and formerly of ton, in oounty of Norfolk, to Sarah Typpense, only surviving daughter of the late John and Mary Typpense, of the above parish. No cards. i i' All right,' I said, ' I'll be sure to send i in this form.

' Vow will observe,' he ses, ' the names are slightly altered in the spelling, in accordance* with the nooshings of perlite society ,• and plaase on no account omit the ' No cards ' at; the end.'

Having shaken hands all round, kissed the bride once more, and hugged Mr. Jenkins 1 children, I left the party, and passed through the kitchen, where I saw a large preperation of old slippers, to be used, as I understood in the day. As I left the house, for several minutes I continued to hear Mr; Hobbins^ boisterous laugh and the shouts of the guests, who were about to start off in the waggon to spend the afternoon at the fair held in a town 'about three miles off. THE END

MAYOR'S DINNER TO THE EMPLOYES OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

Last evening a dinner was given by his Worship the Mayor to the employes of the' ■ (My Council at Mr Sceats'- British^ Hotel. Covers were-laid-'for- thirty. There were | present —Mr Harrop (treasurer), in the j chair j Mr W-. Anderson .(city surveyor), Vlce-cKairinaui^ ■ Messrs. Jigger, -Hewson, Goldie, Storey, Shaw, Orr, Munro, Bell, Stanton (2), Fitzpatrick, Smart, Bushnell, Black, Downing, Carver, Moslem, Brady, Baxter, L.orrigan,. Cohnell, Brady,'and Ellis. A substantial old English.'repast was1 pror vided by host Sceats, and well served up. On the cloth- being removed the Chair . man proposed the following toasts : — ."•Heir: Majesty, the Queen, the Prince : and Princess of Wales,' and the rest of the Royal Family ;" " his Excellency the Governor,,, and Lady Bowen." The Vice r chairman proposed " The Health of the Army ' and Navy, coupled with the Colonial Forces." < , This was responded to by Mr Goldie, as an i old man-o'-war's-maii. The Chairman then requested cfche company to charge their glasses to drink "The health of their entertainer, his Writ1 ship the Mayor.!': He said "That it was i needless for him to comment on what the. - Mayor had done, but he would say, that since Corporation Act had come into force he had [ laboured assiduously, i and unceasingly had tried to make himself thoroughly acquainted with'tiiat. cumbersome Act, as it had been designed by men learned in-the ; law ah 'Act which had puzzled every lawyer in the .place. It had been his.Worship's,,desire:to^igive; the men this, repast,,before hjs^term^of, pffice , expired, and he (the speaker) hpped'that all future Mayors youid follow' tKe'example ' each year. There was: nothing '°so! apt to :cemen^: 'the good1 will' and good'feelings as< these little kindnesses at the proper time;' It was one of those kind links which draws '" employer and employes .together. He was quite sure that this graceful act would linger in the minds of the men, whether His Wor- j ship remained in office or not. The toast ! ] was drank with enthusiasm; ' The Chairman • thejvpjoposed ,the health,of the '' Employes of the City Council," which was responded to by Mr Anderson in an appropriate speech,

in which he complimented the men for their efficiency and ability. The "Press" was then proposed and duly responded to, after which the company indulged] in a little harmony. The company dispersed after expressing themselves well pleased with the entertainment provided for them by his Worship the Mayor.

!ffiß JTV^NING STA^, PBIDAt SEPTEMBER 27, 18^2



Late Advertisements. AUCKLAND HARBOUR BOARD. PUBLIC SOTICK.' Harbour Board Ofhce, - Auckland, Sept. 2G, 1872. THE New Wharf Tariff, as published in the Provincial Government Gazette, No. 21 of ( the 2Gth inst., will come into force on the Ist October . next. I Copies of Tariff may be obtained upon application at this office. • ■ , W. C. DAIiDY,' : Chairman. AUCKLAND^ HARBOUR BOARD. APPOINTMENT OF SECRETARY AND TREASURER. :' Harbour Board Office," - Auckland, Sept. 20,1872. A PPLIOATIONS for the appoint -£*- ment will be received at this office until PETDAY, the 4th October, at noon. Security for £1,000 to be given to the satisfaction of the Board. Salary at the rate of £300 per annum. Further particulars may be obtainecl-ttpon application at this office. .<•' ' Applications to be endorsed " Application for ' Secretaryship." • W. C. DALDY, Chairman. IHEEEBY give notice that the Declaration of the Poll for City of Auckland AVest (Provincial Council) will take place at the Young Men's Christian Association Building, at noon on TUESDAY, the Ist October, 1872. H. C. BALNEAVIS, Returning Officer. Auckland, September 27, 1872. ONEHUNGA RIFLE VOLUNTEERS. ; NOTICE..O A MEETING of the above Corps will be held in the New Building, opposite the Court-house, TO-MOItROW (Saturday), the 28th inst., at Seven p.m. sharp, to take into consideration the action taken by the new Defence Minister arid the Officer Commanding the District with reference to Captain Luni>on. W. H. BATES, CoL-Sergt.. Hon. Sec. O.R.V. Onehunga, September 20, 1872.



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TTTlii'tEi),"a respectable' Female !"**• ■ Servant .who .understands plain cooking • references required.—Apply -United Service Hotel, Queen and Wellesley streets. - ■ • :.'. Tl ■»' J, wjiS*tJaVi ••■° ■'■ .!< — ' J ' ' ' ' 1 W.ANTJB2D,'ayoung Man.to attend Horses, Milk, and Mow; good wages' Domain Baity, Ab.ercrbmbie-strefet. Ii W. [ TX7 ANTED, Six Pairs of Sawyers.— » T /Apply; to George Sibbin, corner of Queen and Wyndham-streets. TTTAjNTED, a GeneA Se>vafi.L iy% , Apply "Star office. ■... .^. IJ : -'~ -: !\KT iA.' rK T ED, An Apprentice,—- ' ; .fT. , Apply to W.' Morgan, Saddler,' Newmarket. ' TO MILLINERS AND OTHeM! •' ""' WANTED A tJo^^'VStraw' Vo;:ker, and Several Apprentices and Im provers. - Apply to aMrs Kountbbe, Millinery, and J Straw Working Establishment, o Karangahape Koad opposite Mr Garrett's, butcher. WANTED KNdWN; that HdcU | . ship &. 00,, Whplesale and Retail Timber i Merchants and Manufaqturers, execute orders with ! despatch', and at the lowest possible prices, from any | of-their establishments. i Head Office,: Saw Mill and Timber Yards, Custom in i' hbuae street, Auckland vi n Sash, Door, and Moulding Factory, Newton •-' ■ Saw Mill and Timber Yard, Beach, Grahamstown Timber Yavd, Coromandel Saw Mill, Whangaroa Harbour, convenient for all ports and deep water for loading. WANTED the Parents of Auckland to know that Mr Bbabazon is the only Ist ClaiHA Certificated Teacher in town, and that^rUiHgls See the only ones taught to work«Blttfi&eßP' ijfltfSjJjjl ars^ Fractions, by seven or Qig^uwOtMnaWMko^o^ikie.^ willjprove. 4^^^^*^^W^^^*^^^ ??*glg!&2g&L



Wanted. WANTED to Sell, New and Second-hand Se'~ing Machines, at the Pitting Shop, Vulcan lane. A Paragon (Scotch made) Tailor's Machine; a Wheeler and Wilson ; a Wilcox and Gibbs : a, Grover and Baker, and several new and second-hand Machines. Repairs done. WANTED, known that a Splendid Shipment of Jtfeyr and Choice Millinery and Fancy Goods is just to hand at R. W. Dyson's, who is Clearing them Out at Cost Price to make room for new tenant of the premises, jtS" No. 220, Queen street,- corner of "Wellesley stree WANTED KNOWN, that the undersigned has on sale a large stock assorted Timlrr, Planed,; Tongued and Grooved rough, infirstanclsecoud-elass. Timber yards : Custom house street; and the Shed, Breakwater Road • r further particulars apply to Mr. Geoboe GiLcinufW ; or C. A. Harbiij. , . . . , , , Auckland, September 0, 1872 WSTIMPSON begs to inform his! • friends and the public generally that, hav ing Purchased the Business lately carried on by Pritchard & Co., Karangahape Road, Newton, he hopes, by strict attention to business, and particularly by supplying a prime article at the lowest current rate, to obtain a, fair sl^are of patronage and support. WA NT ED KNOWN, that D. GOLDIE is prepared to supply all kinds of Timber and o'jher Building.; Materials, including Sashes, Doors, Mouldings, Broad Timber, Houseblocks, Posts, Rails, Hardwood Felloes, Shafts, Iron Bark, and B'ue Gum Laths, Shingles, &c, i&c, at the lowest market prices, at his Yards, Custom-house street.: .' Bricks, Lime, Sand, Shells, and Tiles WANTED, Purchasers for the above. Sold, and delivered at the lowest' ates from the yard at, the Firewood Wharf. Con- ' tractors liberally dealt with. 100,000 Bricks guaran teed to be always on hand. All orders to be addressed to W. KtttßY, junction of Queen and Grey streets; Sole agent for the Wliau brickmakers. BHAHMA POOTIIAS. EGrG-S from the First-prize Pair at the last Melbourne Show on. Sale at H. LIPSCOMBE'S, -'i 1I Seed Merchant, Queen street. J PURE Brahma Pootras ; dark!' variety. Eggs for setting from imported stock: — Somebville, Grocer, Queen street. — The superiority of this breed over every other imported into this colony is fully established; unrivalled as winter layers. ... j Meetings- BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. "^"OTICE is hereby given that the Half-yearly General Meeting of the Proprietors of this' ••i' Hi' .i.jV; Bank will be held at the Banking-house, in Auckland^: on WEDNESDAY, the 23rd day of October next, at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors for the half year ending 30tli instant; the Election pi Two Directors, and for any other business that may be brought before the Meeting/ '■'"■' -; -*• By order of the Board of Directors. Di L. MURDOCH, • ■'■■': i : Inspector; Auckland, September 20, 1872. ' • < ■■ ■. i



Tenders. Auckland and Waikato Railway. 'PENDEES are invited for Supplying: ' -ili •'' the Timber required in the constfuc'tion o£ the various Railway Bridges between Newmarket and Drury. Specifications can be seen and any informatibn be; obtained on application at our offices, Albert Barracks, i where tenders will be received up to September 30,' 1872. JOHN BROGDEN & SONS. Albert Barracks, Auckland. . J TO EXCAVATORS. . rpENDEES will be received by the JL undersigned up to four p.m. on MONDAY, October 7, for Sundry Earth Works in the Karanga hapc District.. Plans and specifications may be seen at my place, Karangahape lioad. . JOSEPH WARREN, ' Chairman. September 27, 1872. TO GINGER-BEER MAKERS AND OTHERS. IN THE ESTATE OF BALLIN BROTHERS, GRAHAMSTOWN. qEPAEATE TENDEES will be re- KJ- ceived by the Trustees in the above Estate until noon on MONDAY, the 30th September next, at the office of G. Holdship and Co., Custom-house-street, Auckland, for* the Lease and Building erected thereon, and Stock:in-trade,' etc!, as per inventory, which may be seen at the Stores of Messrs. Barnett and Levy, Grahamstown, and at Holdship's office, Auckland. I :, GEORGE HOLDSHIP, V^ " . „ . fv. ISAAC BARNKET,' f lrustees. , ~*""^S.. "!J [_ A'uCKL'aWp ' AHD' }WAIItA^O RAIL .o ~] •,,.) ah^-mrrrn n"i bun noauo 11 PRELIMINARY NOTICE. A EEANGEMENTS aYe being ma^e jXjV, for commencing work on this line janmedi^tt-j/ ---'Good -Workmen' will1 be required at lOtslhuhu^. Patoa kura. and Drury. or Jf 1 J h .'. [ T :-i ;■! Y\ T ■-J. Y;QWES[ JONES &CO f , .vtiuoh r ToLet. f j. ~ TO LET, a' Soufee 'of seven roonfis, ""situated in Hatdinge-street; -frontage-*o bar bour.—Apply to, Mr. % Cbajg, Hardinge-street. ; nPQ convenient Housji m , X-. Alten road, with stable, &c.5- Apply "at the-ooice 'of this paper. ■ • ' / ..' , THE AgC^LAND PHAEMACY, . . CORNIER OF SHORTLAND AND PRINCES '.'/'■,'',,''//'. ': STREETS, '''■"' (Opposite St. Paul's Church.)



"PISH, CHEMIST AND i DRUGGIST, ! (For Six Years Dispenser to Drs. Stratford . and Wright), ' Begs to informs his patrons, friends, and the public generally, that he has KEMOVED to more commodious piemises aa above, where, having provided a STOCK of the PUREST DRUGS, CHEMICALS, AND TOILET REQUISITES, he hopes to merit a con tinuance of the support hitherto accorded him. Physicians' Prescriptions and Family Receives «are fully compounded at all hours,, Xyßy-feAuHjfeiVon the premises. „, .d&P^&GSr,* <ft,v^/\ Dr WRiGHy-in frVn W-30-jujßf^to U.BSr||.«3lJ!?mi '^fpHdajtßrWednesda^L i fetmto^'mp^uvaff^irfrto 11.30 a.m.' «o*a \ receive speci^giAfe^twavOt^ a«!pr£dW anU§a*ttfaay mornings V s ;" '■■■



Drapery/ x £ i i *^ ffi"! iSJ. Va' tfe' -41 ■ i" \ • J : NEW FANCY SILKS I * ; NEW ]BitoCHE'SILKS' NEW SILKS (in plain colors) "" I • I -)■;■;»': 'ifl/iioirn fff?w f*,/ 0 •<;)/'{ 7/. 1 I '" * "J J H. ATKINS "O" A S: '' Jt S T 0 PEN ED— ~- ■~ A.^eiyChoicpLot of , Plain, fancy, and bboche silk dbesses, ; .H T/I (in-useful Colorlj II Ti - / v The nicest assortment seen in Auckland for sevml I'lTlKii'i'iO Y.yearspteki .'.'l - i s/;jjj!| • , I ..il:i IOH 'ddl HIHT 'r-.'/H'/i/M i Also, a splendid Stock of BL AGI, SILK ft ~,,5 . y In' filac£, Gto Grain,' and Cashmere. The be'ttw qualities, suitable for Jackets and Polonnaigss,' .. arc magnificent Goods, very heavy, and ■ decidedly cheap.' hUj »■.■« li-.avjj./!. j j ! A aOIOD BLACK SILK, li X (I M!■! 7/ '.' Z!i.J fl >j';■ ■/' Jf/ «t y i 0 V.(: ... 4s lid per Yard. . ' r,, r \ ra ' i ______ Also, First Shipment of SPEIN&' DEESS> MATEBIAIift 0 Ol i..1 TA(X) BLACK SILK JACKETS, PRINTS, ETC. A heavy Stock of the Newest Shapes in BLACK SILK POLONNAISES AND BLACK SILK JACKETS, [All New Goods, very choice, and reasonable in " ■•■ price,. ... .., -| '



A Large Lot of T/.o . IOOJWff?n / 77 ;-:/j Kj PLAIN LUSTBESj.: From lOd per Yard. '"::""'--'- J \ SPRING DBESS MATERIALS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION; very select Goods.



HORROCK'S LONG CLOTHS,\CREWDSON'S ANt) OTHER CALICOES, at a very small I ~,.....„; .; j '•-'■ advance on! 40gt.l >'TY.i-U) J ' '■' 11 TOl " I Hnsm price as last shipment, which were sold IS ptr I : i BLANKETS, 25 per cent, below present value. A N»w and Heavy Stock of BOYS' YOUTHS' & MEN'S CLOTHING, Cheapest in Auckland. LARGE STOCK OF NEW TWEEDS 2a 6d to 4a per Yard. H. ATKINS v&< (Lati Bft^ & Hemmux). \



Entertainment s. pEINbB OF WALES THEATRE. Lessee—Mr. P. Vragjjizan. Engagement for a Limited Number of Nights of thafc admired Artiste -,r j ■/ [■: MISS ROSE EVANS. THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING, SEPT. 27, i . FOR THK . • ; BENEFIT OF MISS ROSE EVANS. When will be presented Tom Taylor's great Historical Play, entitled 'TWIXT AXE AND CROWN. The Princess Elizabeth (aged 21) .. Miss Rose Evans •Wiry, Queen of England ~' ... Mrs Walter Hill Edward Courtenay .... .. Mrß. N. Jonea Gardiner .. Mr J. G. Joyce Simon,Jtenard .. .. .. ..MrW.Ryan '■■ New Local Scenery by Mr Williams. it; (■. | • . 1— in preparation—THE PALACE OF TRUTH. Seats can be secured at Upton & Co. 's. Q H O E A L HALL 'M. SEPULCHRE'S ENTERTAINMENT i j IN AID OF < THE SCHOOL BUILDING FUND. ; THIS EVENING, Sept. 27, 1872. I •!- ■ ■ Part L 1. &lee—" How can a Bird help Singing" (F. Abt) 2. Song- " My Molly Asthore " 3. Reading—"Pi-ay Employ. Major Namby" ■ ■■'■-; Wilkie Colling 4. Song—" WhenVthe Silver Moon is beaming" 5. Duet (Pianoforte)— Selections from "La Som nambula " (Bellini) 6. Reading—" Rory's Present to the Priest" (S. Lover): :< • 7. Duet from Maritana — "Sainted Mother', (WaUace) • 8. SoUg"—" Margaretta " 9. Beading—"The Legena of Bhampsinitus" (Herodotus). ! 3" jI I'l V 0 Paw 11. if ') A REGULAR FIX. • : Admission—One Shilling.



pHOI C E TEAS, OF THE j-r/osn .u^,. .- r i .V 1.. r ii ':-,"' FINEST" QUALITY, j •-■■; 'I JSLJKJ.is Hi2t. H'-fT.r X .JUST RECEIVED. ". ■■ ;'■ ■• '-•■ '■ ■ ■■■ '' " - '•■.i "['".' • > '■; T ■■- r: ' ' ,■_,.„;■;■ 1.1 ~.,...... PARTICULARS TO-MORROW. .■pEi-B'JB'.N C h & CO., 252, 'QUE^IT STREET, TOBACCOS WB ( have, the -yfollb.wing, Choice consignment iaow on Sile :— '' f\ 10's Wilmer, Hamlet, Hudson, Hansar, Pocket Pieces, | Aromatic and Black, Verginia, Godess, Canary (all the rage and treasure.)- -! E. & H. ISAACS, ~., , n ..,,-, Fort street. i«c S «,m l\ ';:'.AuGtions. Hi ! i Auctions- , n MONDAY, SEPTEMBEE 30. > •• :*. /UNREDEEMED PLEDGES. , GOLD AND SII/VER WATCHES, DIAMOND BEAQBLET AND LOCKET, KINGS, ■r '" ' .Etc., ',' Etc., Etc; *B. TONES & CO. HA^E.been instructed by Mr. M Marks to sell by auction, on Monday next, September 30, at eleven o'clock, UNREDEEMED AND OVERTIME PLEDGES, asi per Evening Star of the 26th and 2Cth inst. TUESDAY. OCTOBEE 8. 'BY ORDER OF THE REGISTRAR OF 1 THE SUPREME COURT, NORTHERN DISTRICT. VILLA RESIDENCE, EDEN TERRACE. THE Subscribers have received in structions to sell by public auction, at the Land Mart, Fort-street, on Tuesday, Bth October next, at twelve o'clock noon, That Desirable Suburban Residence, being part of Allotment 11 of Section 10, situated in Eden Terrace, New North Eoad (opposite the residence of the Hon. Dr. Pollen, and adjoining "Rocky Nook," the property of Win. Baker, Esq.), comprising 1 acre of rich volcanic soil, on which is erected the large fourteen-roomed House, coach-house, stable and hay loft, store room, etc, etc., lately occupied by John McLeod, Esq. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3. V A L UABL~E OPE EJY, KYBER PASS ROAD. $*> tftf^ mjlEStiW^^ha# rs£ eiJ^J t " \ horticultw^^urposes. 16^ -^rtO?]u<3^4.T?^ \&^%. Verms =J£?Thhd <^«sB^&K£sSO'U *% mVtBM^Ta term W#»*^jSvV^ .*[»»