coat looked as if it had been covered with tinsel. The attention of the firemen, were, of course, divided between the two burning blocks, but all their endeavom-s seemed fruitless in subsiding the flames, which still raged on fiercer than ever. An engine was brought round into Sliortland-street, and commenced playing on the Post-office, and occasionally on the adjoining and opposite buildings, the pumpers working away with a will to the tune of " Glory Halleujah " occasionally diversified with the cry of "Beer Oh!" The firemen worked in domitably, and have been over twelve hours at their labours. Their begrimed appearance testifies to the arduous and no less dangerous duties they have had to perform. At one o'clock to-day the flames were far from bein<* subdued, and great precautions will be neces& sjyrs^that tlley do not again break out, si. .-ding more destruction around as night ct-^es on. The Provincial Government buildings have been built about five years, and cost in erection nearly £25,000 : a sum of £5,000 extra was afterwards expended upon them. They are considered the pro perty of the General Government, but whether insured we cannot at present say. The busi ness of the Provincial Government has been temporarily removed to the premises lately occupied by Mrs Johnstone, as a milliner, in Shortland-street. The Post office is re moved to Fort Britomart. With regard to the premises where the fire originally occurred—shortly before three o'clock the eastern wall of Bucholz's bond fell out with a crash, the partition wall followed, and this morning the remaining walls being in a dangerous condition were pulled clown by the firemen. We have omitted to mention that while attention was directed to the Custom-house the fire had extended to the upper windows and casements of Messrs H. S. Meyers and Co.'s warehouse in Queen street, and threatened to set that building and its sunrounding ones in a blaze. Mr Meyers, assisted by Mr Stephenson, broke open the warehouse (the keys bein^ in the possession of the firemen), and, with 'the aid of buckets of water they succeded in confining the fire to the windows. Fortu nately the roof did not catch. This was also a providential escape. From enquiring at the various insurance offices we are enabled to give the following particulars relating to the insurance of pro perty :—The office of the Pacific Insurance Company was removed, about a month since, opposite to the New Zealand Buildings, but Messrs Thorne and Co. were interested in property to the extent of about £300, which is the only risk covered by the Pacific Company, as fortunately for them, a risk of £2000 was declined a few days ago. The South British Insurance Company do not anticipate a loss of more than £1000. Messrs Bucholz and Co. held a policy of in surance from them of £1500 against stock, and Messrs E. and H. Isaacs were insured with this company to the extent of £1000. Mr Scherff was insured with the New Zealand Insurance Office for £800 against stock, and he estimates the loss at about £500. The losses of the Norwich Union Company consist of £2,000 on Webb's buildings, and £1,000 on Messrs. E. and H. Isaacs' store (estimated only as a partial loss). The Scottish Commercial had insured Webb's buildings for £1,000. This is a total loss. Messrs. Bucholz & Co.'s stock was in sured in the Royal for the sum of £3,000 ; in the Northern for £2,500 ; and in the Victoria for £1,500. Messrs. E. and H. Isaacs.. in addition to their other policies, were also insured in the Royal for £1,500. Webb's buildings were further insured with the Victoria in a sum of £1000. The total losses to the Instirance offices are estimated at about £15,000; while the value of the property destroyed by this disastrous conflagration is estimated, in round numbers, as something like £52,000. We have been unable to learn particulars of the deposits in Buckolz bond, but under stand that among the sufferers is Mr C. Williams, who had stored 20 hhds wine, and which were uninsured. Several of the fire men distinguished themselves, amongst whom we may mention Volunteer Harrison.

ALTEN ROAD.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.) Sir, —Some time ago a member of the Council brought forward a motion to compel all those who have encroached on the public road in the Alten road, to put theirjfences back, so that the road which is by far too narrow as well as to persons travelling by it, may be made its proper width, instead of which th c matter seems to be shelved altogether. I have been waiting to see if that new and energetic Councillor " Cosgrave" would have the manliness to carry out the improvement, but it is evident he is not so self-denying as that. He suggests a sewer should be made costing the town £200, but not a word is said about his fence and others being put back in their places, and the rights of the city main tained.—l am, &c, J. P. King.

"Sentinel" asks—"ls the writer of the leading article in the Eerald of Friday last, the 15th inst., aware that clause 34 of the Common Schools Act, 1869, provides that the district (school) rate shall be collected and recovered in the same manner as rates are collected and recovered for the purposes of the Rural Districts Act, 1869, and that the said Rural Districts Act, 1869, never becamelaw, being disallowed by the Governor. He further observes that one of the great effects of the Act of 1869 consists in leaving the levying of the rate optional to the local district committees, and that this defect will be removed by the passing of the proposed Act of 1872. (Vide clause 36.) Experience has sufficiently proved that local district school committees have almost invariably a tendency to become local tyrants, and it is time if we would keep the best of our teachers and secure a further supply (much needed) we must remove them from the direct control of the local autho rities, and place them under the pro tection of a central body like the Board of Education, which, being composed of honor able and upright men —men who have a stake in the country, and not mere men of straw—may be safely trusted to deal with them righteously and impartially. The teachers ask for no favour or undue legislation in their behalf ; all they claim is : That they be not subject to the prejudices and caprices J—i men incapable of understanding either ■j Jem or their work. The members of the 'rf ovincial Council who, at the hustings, have one and all declared that they desire to see a good system of education at work in the province will do well to consider these things, and must remember that it is their duty to teach their fellow-settlers by their example, as well as precept, that school teachers are as worthy of their hire as their milkmaids and bullock-drivers."

We have received the following, we pre sume for insertion ?—How to keep a horse unmolested whilst wandering on the high ways.—Tie him to one end of a rope and a ferocious dog at the other. It is not every one who would be willing to take hold of the nag lest the dog shoultl take hold of him, which this particular dog significantly inti mates he would do by barking and tearing about at the approach of a stranger. This idea was gained from observing the practice of a sharp-witted resident of .Dedwood, pro bably having the fear of the Highway Board and the Found before his eyes.

FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE.

THE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Almost all great fire insurance com panies have found the year 1871 peculiarly eventful, both at home and abroad. It will long be remembered as the Year of the unprecedented Chicago Conflagration following closely on the sudden calamities and final bursting-up of such widely ramified and lamentably mismanaged Life Insurance Companies as the "European" and the " Albert." It is, however, par ticularly reasuring to find that the whole of the enormous portion of the Chicago loss which fell on British Fire Insurance Offices has both been promptly paid in full, and every claim most liberally settled—while some half hundred American Offices were compelled to close their doors No wonder that British promptness and British liberality have naturally and healthily reacted in a highly gratifying increase of popularity- and a proportionate augmentation of Re venue, to British Offices from the American Continent, The Royal Insurance Company is one of those useful Public Institutions of whose singularly successful career, we habitually hold that all intelligent Liv erpool men in particular may be justly proud. Its Annual Meeting was held yesterday. Both the" Report" read and and the speeches delivered will be found chronicled in our columns. It is right pleasant to preceive that in the augmen tation of revenue from the United States the " Royal" is announced as . having " largely participated." It is matter for felicitation that several others of our great Liverpool offices have similarly partici pated to a greater or less extent. The onward career and the unsurpassed prog ess of the fire insurance business of the " Royal" will be best appreciated by taking from the present and two former reports its revenue from fire premiums for the last three years:— Year 1869 £485,180 ss. Bd.

„ 1870 £511.836 19s. sd. ~ 1871 £697.261 12s. lid. Truly, one can hardly find terms or phra ses exactly to indicate this wondrous growth, aud accumulation of its general business, without seeming to indulge in hyperboles and superlatives. Here, in one combined insurance business of revenue of some £200.000 over that of the previous year, —augmentation in itself about equivalent to the total yearly revenue of perhaps the majority of fire insurance companies in these kingdoms. Such augmentations form an intelligible indexoftheincrease of trade and commerce throughout the country generally. And we are constrained to borrow tbe words of the Premier's recent speech at the Mansion House in reference to our National prosperity^ and to use this graphic simile to pourtray the ever advan cing prosperity of the " Royal" as being " not by steps, but by strides—not by strides, but by leaps and bounds." The " Royal " Insurance Company is shown to have been also exceedingly for tunate in extending its inexpensively yet prudently conducted Life Department business. After declining, with its char acteristic caution, above one-third the value of New proposals, it has opened and completed New Life Policies amounting together to above Half-a-Million sterling within a single year. The broad and pregnant fact that above 1600 New Pro posals were made for Life Insurances, amounting to close upon £800,000, signi ficantly tells forth, trumpet-tongued, that the public at large, and paticularly intend ing insurers, are no longer scared and deterred by the calamities which ship wrecked the " European " and the Albert' offices—although increasingly cautious and sagacious in selecting really good and sound Insurance Companies, well known to be prudently managed, and proverbial for declining to seek new and riskful Life business.

Takingthe combined Insurance business of the " Royal,"we think it must be, especially to its old Life insurers like our selves, extremely satisfactory to find that —over and above its large Capital—it has enormous Reserves in hand, —namely, nearly, L 1,500,000 of Reserve in its Life department, and nearly, L 450.000 of Res erve in its Fire department. Adding to these its own Capital, paid-up and payable then and therefore we may jusdy con clude that insurers who are not completely satisfied with such ample funds and well selected securities would be found dubious of the stability of the Bank of England itself. Besides, still higher moral gaurantees are found, not only in the cautious and admirable management, and its experienced staff, but. moreover in the high position and the great busi ness aptitude of the directorate as a body. We don't mean that its directors are noblemen of note but of little experience; nor army or navy officers, necessarly ignorant of trade and commerce ; nor yet merely theoretical legislators. Mr. Char les Turner, one of the popular members for south-west Lancashire, has for many years been its shrewd chairman, Its deputy chairman Mr Brocklebank,; like Mr. Turner before him, long and efficiently fulfilled the arduous and diversified duties of chairman of of the great Mersey docks and harbour board; and its other deputy-chairman, Mr. Thomas Bouch, chairman of the Liverpool com mercial Bank, was one of the earliest Presidents of onr chamber of commerce, and who, with incredible pains and in domitable perseverance, virtually propoun dedand eventually earriedthegreatmeasure of Customs reform, which has conferred such wondrous facilities on all imports and exports, as well as given general and profound satisfaction to both the nation and the empire. Much, like these honour red townsmen are its other Directors. Most of them are men of large experience, " merchant princes," and naturally quali fied to guide—so far shrewdest intellect and high-minded caution and human pru dence can guide—a great insurance in stution, to the fullest development of safe, solid, perennial prosperity.

!ME BVgyfftft STAB, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1872.



The Neto Zealand Presbyterian Magazine for the current month is in no way inferior to the preceding numbers of -this excellent publication. In the present issue we have a proposition for a theological institute for the religious community which the magazine more especially represents ; also, a sermon by the Rev. Dr. Wallis, of Newton ; and news of the churches. The historical sketches of the Presbyterian Churches in the province are continued, and the magazine forme a very acceptable ottering.



Late Advertisements. NEW GOODS, EX KOBEUT HENDERSON AND QUEEN BEE*. KKfk DOLLY VAKDEN HATS, *-* *-* **-r from Is lOd. 2,500 yards Fancy Dress Mohairs, at Gd per yard; a really good serviceable article. New Styles in Grenadines, from BJd per yard. S. & J. E. VAILE, NATIONAL MART, COKNEft OF QUEEN & "WYNDHAM STREETS. AUCKLAND TOTAL ABSTINENCE SOCIETY. A SPECIAL MEETING of the Committee will be held This (Wednesday) Evening, at 8 o'clock. J. W. CARR, Hon. Seoretary. TO LET, HH HOSE Commodious Business Premises, Queen-street, lately occupied by Mr Chas, Davis. Apply to LEWIS BROTHERS. THANKS. WE desire to return our most sincere thanks to those who at great personal risk gave so valuable aid in saving our premises during the fire in Fort street this morning. We are aware that some were particularly conspicuous, but we fear that special mention of these might appear as over looking others who deserve our very cordial thanks. E. & H. ISAACS. LD. NATHAN & CO. beg to • tender their best thanks to those who kindly lent and offered their assistance at the late fire. Shortland street, Nov. 20. THANKS. WE return our sincere thanks to our many friends for their valuable aid in preventing our premises taking fire, and for their kind assistance in removing goods when our building was in imminent danger. McARTHUR, SHERA, & CO. INKSTAND. THAKEN away during the Fire, an -» Ebony Inkstand with two bottles and drawer. — If brought to the office of this paper a reward wi'l be given. TENDER S. THAMES GAS COMPANY (LIMITED). rpENDERS will be received till four JL p.m. TO-MORROW, from parties willing to Lighter the Plant of the Company from alonsidfi the ship Helen Denny, at Queen-street Wharf, or from off the Wharf, and deliver the same on one of the wharves at Grahamstown ; or into carts on the beach at Shortland, opposite the Company's property, as may be arranged. Any information may be obtained at the Company's office, AVyndham-street. OWEN JONES, Secretary. November 20, 1872. XT ELEN DENNY, H-^§\\ XX FROM LONDON. z&H *3 Q^tf A Sight Entry to clear the above <s9SHES§!I^ Ship will be passed on THURS DAY, the 21st inst., at ten o'clock. OWEN & SRAHAM, Agents. NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. THE Prize Money for Poultry and Dogs awarded at the late Show will be paid at W. J. Hurst and Co.'s Office on FRIDAY, the 22nd instant, between the hours of twelve and two. The other prizes will be forwarded by cheque. JOHN GORDON, Secretary. TjUCHOLZ & CO.'S TEMPORARY OFFICE AT G. W. BINNEY & CO.'S. AUCKLAND .RACES. SUMMER MEETING. PROGRAMME 1873. Stewards : The Hon. Chas. J. Taylor The Hon. Dr. Pollen James Watt, Esq. J. S. Macfarlane, Esq. Major Walmsley. Judgk: Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M. Starter: Cleek op the Course : Mr Henry Hardington. Clerk of Scales : MrW. Marks. FIRST DAY: MAIDEN PLATE. A Sweepstakes of 10 soys. each, with 100 soys. added. Weight for age ; one mile and a half. ELLERSLIE HANDICAP. A Sweepstakes of 10 soys. each, h. ft, with 150 soys. added. Entrance to be closed on the 14th December, 1872, noon. Two miles. BAILWAY STAKES. A Sweepstakes of 5 soys. each, with 50 soys. added. Weight for age ; the winner of the Maiden Plate to carry ' 51bs extra ; one mile and a quarter. ' . INNKEEPERS' PURSE. A Sweepstakes of 5 soys. each, with 75 soys. added. Weight for age ;.. winners of. the Maiden Plate or Railway Stakes to carry 51bs extra; one mile and a half. ■ . YEOMANRY PLATE. A Sweepstakes of 3 soys. each, with 40 soys. added : Welter weights ; Gentlemen riders ; one mile and a quarter. PONY RACE. A'Sweepstakes of 2 soys. each, with 10 soys. added.- For all Ponies of 14 hands' and under ;: once , round the course. k ,., , ; SECOND DAY: AUCKLAND. PRODUCE- STAKES. '■■'-■'■ A Sweepstakes of 5 soys. each, with 50 soys. added ; For. all horses bred in the Province of Auckland ; weight for age ; ■ the winner of any race to'carry 51bs extra; one mile and a quarter. AUCKLAND JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP. A Sweepstakes of 10 soys. each, h. ft., with 150 soys. added. The weights for this race will be de declared at 9 p.m. on the first day of racing; two' miles; '.."... ; ' j ' . ; / , LADIES' PURSE. ~ A Sweepstakes of 6 soys. each,'with 50 soys. added. Weight for age; the winner of any previous race at this meeting to carry 71bs extra ; one mile. . , HURDLE RACE. , . , A Sweepstakes of 3 soys. each, with 30 soys. added. Over eight flights of hurdles; weight, list.; ane mile and a half. CONSOLATION STAKES. I A Sweepstakes of 3 soys each, witlfSO soys, added. ■ , Foi all beaten horses; weight for age; ohe mile, x I BURTON J. DAVENEY,



NE W MARKET ATHLETIC SPORTS, BOXING DAY, DECEMBER 2G, 1872, To be held at the back of Newmarket Hotel. PROGRAMME: 1. Quoits, 21 yards 2. Maiden Race, 150 yards 3. Boy's Race, 440 yards ; handicap; under 15 years of age 4. Newmarket Handicap Race, 200 yards 5. Hop, Step, and Jump 0 One-mile Walking Race ; handicap 7. Hurdle, 300 yards; handicap 8. Putting the Stone ' 9. One-mile Race; handicap 10. Vaulting with a Pole 11. Throwing the Hammer 12. Boys' Race ; under 15 years of age ; 150 yards ; handicap 13. Horizontal Bar : amateurs only 14. Three-mile Race ; handicap 15. Sack Race, 150 yards. RULES & REGULATION'S. 1. Competitors must enter their proper names, de clare their colors at time of enti;% and must compete in those colors or be disqualified. 2. Competitors must compete m trousers or drawers. 3. Any competitor wilfully jostling another will be disqualified. 4. Protests must be made immediately after the race and in the presence of the parties to whom they refer. 5. Referee's decision to be final. 0. Three to start or no race. J. JENKINS, Secretary. PEEMISES TO BE LET, ~wdl situated and commodious, at 44, Queen street, opposite the Insurance Buildings.—Apply to F. L. PRIME. NOTICE. HPHE Union Sash and Door Com- J- pany have to inform their customers that on after this date the price of Sashes and Glass Doors will be raised in consequence of tho great advance in the price of Glass. November 20, 1872. """special notice. WILLIAMS' NEKVINE instantly Cures Toothache. WILLIAMS' Balsamic Pectoral Elixir speedily Cures Asthma, Coughs, and Colds. WILLIAMS' Vermifuge and Worm Powders are purely Vegetable, and free from Mercury ; the only reliable preparation for destroying Intestinal Worms WTLLIAMS' Lime Juice and Glycerine prevent the Hair from falling off, and imparts to it a beautiful and glossy appearance. WILLIAMS' Baking Powder cannot be equalled. WILLIAMS' preparations are only to be had at the People's Dispensary, 215, Queen street, opposite Oity Hall., Auckland. Wanted. TX^ANTED, a Young Man to milk • * and make himself generally useful on a farm. —Win. Boon, Cabbage-tree Swamp. WANTED, a General Servant.—Apply to E. Waters, Confectioner, Queen street. WANTED, a strong Girl, about 14 years of age.—Apply to Mrs Bishop, Kyber Pass. WANTED, two Carpenters for bridge work, to proceed to New Plymouth.— Apply to Cousins & Atlcin, Auckland. WANTED, a General Servant; good references required.—Apply to Miss Balneavis, Alten road. WANTED, a Groom, for the country.—Apply to C. G. Quick, Elliot street. WANTED, empty Bottles.—3, Queen-street. WANTED, a Housemaid—Apply at C. Porter's Dining Rooms. WANTED, a General Servant for the Capt. Cook Hotel.—Apply at the Hotel, Kyber Pass Road. WANTED, a good General Servant.—Apply office of this paper. WANTED, a General Servant; good wages. —Apply at the Carpenters' Arms Grey-street. WANTED, -a General Servant.— Apply to Mrs Anderson, Beresford-street. WANTED, people to preserve their Eyes by using Coloured Glasses to soften the glare and protect from the dust of our summer weather; fresh lot to hand.—T. Peacock, Optician, Shortland-street. "IXTAIsTED Purchasers for first-class T T Binocular Marine Glasses ; just landed. Also, Thermometers in variety.—At T. Peacock, Optician, Shortland-street. WANTED, People to Inspect the new Graphoscopes, with magnificent flower pictures; just landed at T. Peacock's, Optician, Shortland-street. Bricks, Liizie, Sand, Shells, and Tiles WANTED, Purchasers for the above. Sold and delivered at the lowest rates 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. Kirby, junction of Queen and Grey streets. Sole agent for the Whau brickmakers. WANTED the public to know that all the New Season's Novelties for Ladies and Babies now open at R. W. Dyson's New Premises, 130, Queen-street, next Messrs. Morrin's, Ironmongers. WANTED, Brandy Bottles,--T. Fish, Chemist: tho Auckland Pharmacy, Princes street. WANTED KNOWN, that H. WATT has if or Sale—6oo dozen Oranges ai| Is 3d per dozen (dealers supplied); 120 dozen Scents, ci Bulwark (slightly damaged), to be sold very cV ea' >' 2q 9d, 3S Gd; arid 6s par doten ; CO dozen Pomade's' 4d and 6d each bottle, original pr.'ce Is 6d ; I,','OOlbs! of " Yorkshire Hero" .Peas, ex Bella Mary, 3d pc- lb or 51bs. for Is ; 20 gross Tel and Black's tin Vestas at 10s Gd per gross ; GO c"ozen Dolls for sale cheap.— H WATT, Pitt street (top of Srey street). 50 sets Jugs' four in set, 5s 6d. i 1 " ' VXTANTED, by a young lady aged yl » 18, a Situation as Companion to a lady ; has no objection ta the Tharres or country.—Apply to PJ.E.D., office of this paper.1. '>• • ' "i^FANTED,; Purchasers for-Cut and IT Ti: ; -Un-cut Firewood ; delivered at Jbwest rates. --W. and ft. Winstone, Casjom-hqnse street, sfh ~ 'VKT A IT'ED' kibwnj' Unrivalled X* Black Silk Dresses at 3s 6d,per yanLare-to be I> tallied at Dyson's N6w.Px^mise3,,'l3O, Queen-street WANTED,, ■Punha^ers 'for 'best Newcastle Coal; delivered at lowest rates — Iy. ana G. Tflwtone, Ouat»»-how)9»tw»t. *



1 WAIKATO TRANSRORT OFFICE. THE Office of the undersigned has been EEMOVED to the Stores occupied by Messrs MUST & CO., adjoining the Custom-house Buildings, Fort street, where Goods for the Waikato Districts will be received as usual. FRANZ SCHERFF. Auckland, November 20, 1872. THE LATE FTRE. THE undersigned beg to return their sincere thanks to the many kind friends who as sisted in allaying the Fire at their Stores thisinorning. 11. S. MEYERS & CO. jgTEAWBEKEIES AND CREAM! STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM! ! Now open with unlimited supply of this delicacy. ; ROSEBANK NURSERY, North Shore. TO LET, a comfortable and cheerful Seven-roomed House in Pavnell Apply to T. Peacock, Optician, Shortland-street. CITY CLUB HOTEL. THE Upper Bar and Billiard Boom will Re-open THIS (Tuesday) EVENING, November 18. H. N. ABBOTT, Proprietor. ME p. W. CULLTE (late of Mel bourne). Pianoforte Tuner, &c; Pianos tuned, toned, and regulated. Terms for tuning, 2s Cd.—Apply to Mr J. E. Churton, Estate Agent, Vulcan Lane. SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE Directors of the South British Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand have this day made a Call of Five Shillings per Share on the Shares of the Company, payable on the 20th November, 1872, to A. Boardman, Manager, at the office of the Company, Queen-street, Auckland, or to the Agents of the Company at Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, at their respective oflices. By order of the Directors. A. BOARDMAN, Manager. Queen-street, Auckland, October 10, 1872. TEAT HER FOE SALE Sydney Kip Is Cd to 2s Od Southern N.Z 0s Ocl to 2s 2d English ~ | 2s Gd to 3s Cd Corrugated Iron, C, 7, and S feet. J. ROUT. ■pENSIONBE SETTLEMENTS. Mr. CHARLES O'NEIL, M.TI.R., is a candidate for the Pensioner Settlements in the room of the late Captain Freer. He will address the electors on his arrival from Wellington next week. November 14, 1872. the OPERA. N OTIC E. OPERA GLASSES, just landed; of best quality and moderate in price.—T. Pea cock, Shortland street. MUSIC! MUSIC ! MUSIC ! Sixpence each for one week only ! Consisting of Operas, Dances, Sengs, &c., &c., &C, for the Piano, Concertina, and Harp, at T. WILLIAMS' (late H. Watts), Market Place, Queen street. Eight-day Clock, suitable for hall or shop ; guaranteed ; price £2 10s, cost £0. TO CONTRACTORS. rpENDEKS will be received on or JL before MONDAY, tho 25th November, at 4 p.m., for the following works for tho Grafton Road District : Widening and Fencing Embankment in Grafton road, Forming and Gravelling Footpaths in the upper part of Grafton Road and in Park Road. JAMES BABER, Civil Engineer. AVOOL PRODUCE, &c. THE Undersigned will make Cash Advances on AVool or other Produce consigned 0 their care for shipment to England. L. D. NATHAN & CO., SHORTLAND STREET, Auckland. 2 SHIP-LOADS of Shilling Ties'; just received at the City Clothing Mart, No. 80, Queen-street. QA/L OTKE OF EDINBURGH O" JJ TIES, worth 2s Od; being sold at Is Cd at tho City Clothing Mart, No. SO, Queen-street. NOTICE. ALL parties having Claims against the late CAPT. JOHN GEORGE FREER are requested to lodge them with Messrs Beveridge and Ritchie within a week from this date, and all parties indebted to Captain Freer are requested to pay them to Messrs Beveridge and Ritchie within the same HHHE CUSTOM-HOUSE HOTEL COMMERCIAL & READING ROOM, SHORTLAND STREET, Are now Open to the Public F* REE. The Proprietor of the CUSTOM-HOUSE HOTEL has opened as an addition to his establishment the spacious rooms lately in the occupation of the Auck land Club, Shortland street, as "Commercial and Reading-rooms. Files of Papers from all parts of the world will be found on the tables. Commercial men will find it to their advantage to call and make this establishment their Exchange Market. To meet the convenience of visitors writing materials of every description will be found on the desks ; also, the necessary forms used for Custom-house Entries/ Mining Transfers, Bills of Lading, Cheques of all local Banks, Stamps, &c. , &c. . . A Thoroughfare has been opened through the establishment, from Shortland street to Fort street,, which will be found a great convenience, particularly as' the Telegraph Office, Custom-house, Government Oflices, Bonded Stores, Shipping Offices, &c, are: contiguous. i An additional Bar has been provided, whore the very best of Wines and Spirits, Ales, &c, can be had. iThe public are invited to tho FREE use of these Rooms, which for Spaciousness and View are second: to none in Auckland. | In connexion with the above' there are large and commodious Rooms open, in which Public or Private Meetings can be held at a nominal charge. [Commercial travellers of every branch can be accommodated with Show and Sample Rooms, where every facility will be afforded them for the transaction of business. The charge is trifling. Families will find this establishment the Cheapest ■ .' • and Best in Auckland. 1 Jamaica Rum, good quality, Is, 6d. to 2s. 6d.; best quality, 3s. per bottle Old Port, Is. 6d. to 2s. Gd.; best quality, 3s. per bottle Fine Flavoured Sherry, Is. 6d. to 2s. 6d.; best quality, 3s. per bottle English Ginger Wine, 2s. 6d. per bottle " • English Orange Wine, ditto ditto Red Australian AVine, highly recommended for invalids, 3s. per bottle Best Claret, 2s. per bottle Cherry Brandy and Cherry Cordial, 3s. per bottle Raspberry and Lemon Syrups, Is per bottle ■ - Holland Square Gin, 2s. 6d. ditto ditto Holland full-size, 4s. ditto ditto , ...... Old Tom, best brands, 3s. 6d. ditto ditto Scotch Whisky and Dunville's Irish Whisky, 3s. 6d. ditto ditto Hennessy's and MarteU's Pale Brandies, 4s. per bottle. Best Sparkling Champagne, 6s. per bottle ; r.. English Bottled Stout, Is. p»r bottle '. , ■•.'.. ■ English Bottled Ale, Is. per bottle. A liberal discount allowed to wholesale purchasers. The proprietor begs to assure his customers that all the goods are of the beit quality, and if not approved ot the money returned.



Miscellaneous. FOX SALE, one Outrigger Skiff and one Open Skiff ; also, several Ships' Boats. , —Apply to J. Clabe, Boat Builder, Custom-house , street. FORT STREET FIRE. THE " NOEWICH UNION" "would be glad to receive TO-MOORRW, prior to the ' departure of Mr G. S. Graham, for Sydney, per Hero, notice of any claims arising out of[ this iire for prompt settlement. j. B . GRAMAM. City Council Offices, Auckland, Nov. 20, 1872. NOTICE is hereby given that the following Regulation," made on the 18th inst., will be confirmed by the City Council on Monday, the lGth December next, namely :— " A Regulation, made under the authority of The Municipal Corporations Act, 1567, 13th Sche dule, Part X, Subdiv. 2, Sec. 73 : ' Forappoint a place for the Disposal of Nightsoil and other offensive.'" F. BRODIE, Town Clerk. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. nPEMPOBART Offices are open at -8- the CUSTOM-HOUSE HOTEL, Fort street. Entrance either from Shortland street (through Custom-house Hotel), or from Fort street. (Signed) ALFRED SHEATH, District Inspector. NOTICE. I HEREBY authorize Messrs. L. D. Nathan & Co., of Auckland, Merchants, to receive all amounts due for contributions to average per Bulwark, and to pay all claims for cargo sold at Mauritius that may be found due on the adjustment of the average. JOHN KELLY, Master. With reference to the a*iove notice we agree to act in both capacities L. D. NATHAN & CO, GEOKGE W. OWEN, WHOLESALE GROCER, 11, Queen Street, Auckland, npO Seduce Stocks will sell at the following Prices from this date :— A Large Stock of Teas, from 2s per lb 100 gunnies Sydney Co.'s No. 1 Sugar, sjd 50 kegs Honolulu Sugar, from 4d 90 cases Pickles, each 3 dozen, from 9s Cd 40 casks F.'Tiest Currants, 4|d 55 cases Fresli Salmon, lbs par dozen 40 ~ Corn Flour, from sid per ib 120 „ White and Blue Starch, 4Jd per 1b 200 reams White, Grey, andßrownPaper, from4Jd "**> sross Harper Twelvetrees' Soap Powder, 8s 6d 80 box*... ~o ldand Soapj from 20s ' 70 cases 8.&8.' a p !ald Vestas . yery cheap 20 „ „ 250 „ 700 „ Kerosene to arrive per Polar SsL 40 boxes Clothes Pegs 2 tons Whiting 25 „ Finest Salt 70 jars Kennets Also, large Stocks of all descriptions or Groceries, &c. (See Handbills.) . AT Coombes' Clearing Sale, No. 180, Queen-street, opposite Darby's Thistle Hotel, a lot of Boys' and Youths' Coats, at 4s Cd each, very slightly damaged. pOOMBES' Guinea Silk Dust Coat; v_^ the correct thing for the Season.—At the City Clothing Mart, No. 80, Queen-street. /COOMBES' Summer Drill Trousers, V^ at 4s Gd ; the cheapestand best Summer wear.— City Clothing Mart, No. 80, Queen-street. POOMBES' Tropical Hat ior 2s 6d; \J is light, cool, and comfortable.— City Clothing Mart, No. 80, Queen-street. /COOMBES' Panama Hat is strongly \J recommended.—City Clothing Mart, No. 80, Queen-street. pOOMBES' Silk Shirts; the most \-J comfortable and cleanly Summer wear for Gentlemen.- City Clothing Mart, NoJ 80, Queen-street /HOOMBES' Crape Scarves and Ties KJ in all colors ; are exceedingly light and elegant. —City Clothing Mart, No. SO, Queen-street. P ENTLEMBN'S Shirt Studs and vT Links in great variety, at the City Clothing Mart, No. 80, Queen-street. , AVERT Large Stock of Gents' "White Shirts of the best make, now opened out at the City Clothing Mart, No. 80, Queen-street. AT COOMBES' City Clothing Mart, Bathing Drawers from Is Cd upwards ; a Choice Assortment. WPHILLIPPS & SON, • Wyndham street, Auckland, OIL, COLOR, • and GLASS MERCHANTS, Importers of and Dealers in every description of Paints, Oils, Turpentine, Colors, Varnishes, French' Polish, Gold Leaf, Brushes, and Paperhangings, British and Continental Plate, Sheet, Crown and Ornamental Glass; Clock and Compass Glasses. Glase cut to any size and carefully packed. Window Lead, Glazed Sashes, DoOrs, etc. ■. J CATER (late Crombie's) EOTAL o FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY, Queen street, Auckland, has much pleasure in inform ■ ing his friends and'the public1 generally ttiat'he ha purchased the Photographic Business so long carried oil by Mr. Crombie ; and having secured the services of an Experienced Operator, feels',warranted in stating that hey will receive every civility and attention, as well as first-class .and artistic portraits at his .hands, and that no'pains will be spared' to give entire satisfac tion. J.C. begs to announce that his arrangements for taking Instantaneous Portraits of Children are now omplete. EX NEBRASKA, f ARGE American Pea Nuts for i JLJ,, r .,...,-.| planting. .-,■,■. <n'r-T; ><Tq - , I ■ H. LIPSCOMBE, ' ■ Tasmanian Seed Warehouse. J | . ; ■■-.■. jtjTBA'WB-RfifiiES' : V STRAWBERRIES ! STRAWBERRIES! ! VAUXHALL GARDENS, NORTH SHORE. l|or Pic-nic Parties and Pleasure-seekers this nlaa* nf amusement stands unrivalled on the Shore? SO CASEvS ASSOETED fVJ GERMAN TOYS, direct from Vienna jNow Landino ex Queen Bee L. D. NATHAN & CO., I Shortland street. P| NOTICE! NOTICE! ;' mKE Bowling Alley and Billiard



Entertainments. •pEOEAL HALL. LYSTER and CAGLI'S ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA COMPANY. Duiectoes .. Messrs. Lyster and Caoli. SEASON OP TWELVE NIGHTS, THIS (Wednesday) EVENING, KOV. 20, I First appearance of SIGNORA RIBALD I. Donizetti's Grand Opera, LUCREZIA BORGIAI THURSDAY EVENING, NOV. 21, Gounod's Grand Opera, FAUST. j FRIDAY EVENING, NOV. 22, j Verdi's Grand Opera, UN BALLO IN MASCHERA. : Box Office open at Upton & Co's, Queen street, , where Subscription Tickets can be obtained, and Seats ■ secured. , Doors open at 7.30; overture to commence at eight o'clock. , _ T Prices of Admission :—Dress Circle, 10s 6d ; Upper Circle (reserved), Ss; Stalls (front reserved), 7s 6d; ; Stalls, 5s ; Gallery, 3s. 0 A Z A A E A BAZAAR in aid of SIR GEORGE GREY'S VOLUNTEER CADET CORPS WILL BE HELD IN THE AUCKLAND COLLEGE About the end of January next. Contributions in aid of the above are respectfully solicited by __ , ___ __ CHAS. A. TAYLOR, Honorary Captain. QPEEA CLOAKS! OPERA CLOAKS!! NEW ZEALAND HOUSE, 60, QUEEN STBEET. PATENT for "A Self-acting Apparatus for Saving Gold or Other Substances, by Hydraulic Pressure and Gravitation Combined." This is to notify that Henry Jaggers, of Inver cargill, in the Province of Otago, Tinsmith, and James Brown, of Invercargill, in the Province of Otago, New Zealand, Photographer, did, on the fourteenth 'lay of September last, deposit at the office of the Paiout Officer, in the Colonial Secretaiy's Office, in Wellington, a specification or instrument in writing ■under their hands and seals, particularly describing and w»»i+.i»i,ut«iojiiiiure of the said invention, and tected a£ d ia §£ rrnonths thence next ensuing. *^Sndl do further notify that the said Henry Jaggers and James Brown have given notice in writin" at my office of their intention to proceed with their application for Letters' Patent for the said in vention, and that I have appointed Friday, the thirty first day of January next, at eleven o'clock m the forenoon, at my office, to hear and consider the said application and all objections thereto; and I do hereby require all persons having an interest in opposing the grant of such Letters Patent to leave, on or before the twenty-seventh day of January, at my office in Wellington, particulars in writing of their objections to the said application, otherwise they wiU be precluded from urging the same. Given under my hand this fourth day of November, 1872 JAMES PRENDERGAST, ] Patent Officer. S. CARROLL, Patents Agent, Wellington. 3~ HO MELTON GALATEAS, at \J\J 19s 6d, suitable for summer wear. Just turned out from Coombes' Manufactory, and now for sale at the City Clothing Mart, No. 80, Queen-street. THE O PEE A.—Parties with horses are informed that the nearest Bait Stabling is near Synionds and Abercrombie streets. Grooms in attendance at Choral Hall.—Domain Stables. ONEY TO LEND, on Promissory Notes on Land, on Houses, on Mining, and other Shares. Motgages effected.—F. W. Stevens, Queen-street. ME S . E O B D. (Late of Queen-street), MILLINER, &o . , UPPER QUEEN-STBEET (Late Russell's Boarding House). Wedding and Mourning Orders Executed. Ladies' own Materials made up. • - """"""* j Auctions. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21. CLEARING OUT SALE OF BALANCE OP CARGO OF FRUIT. Ex Edith. L. D. NATHAN & CO. WILL sell by auction, at their Stores, Shortland-street, at 11 o'clock, to morrow (Thursday), 1 Balance of Cargo of Fruit, ex Edith. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21. i BOOKS!! BOOKS! ! BOOKS!!! ffFHE Subscribers will sell at the J- Booms/ Fort street, on Thursday, 21st inst., at eleven o clock, ■ - - ""?? ' I A number of Theological and Scholastic Works • also, a number of Valuable Books on Midwifery, ! .SAMUEL CQCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers, J i . .v.) i | PRELIMINARY. I-'1'- ■ • - '• ■ ■ ■ ! FURNNITURE SALE AT NORTH SHORE. ) B. TONKS & CO. HAVE been instructed by Mr R. T. Ebbom to sell at North Shore, on an early date, i The Entire'of his Household furniture, as his wif and family are about leaving tor Europe bythe f ship Robert Henderson. I' THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28. PIANOFORTE FURNITURE, LATHES, | VICES, PLASTER OF PARIS, &o. fTPHE Subscribers have received m- X R tnir.'Hf>ns from Mr. J. R. Lysnar, who is leaving fto En.lTnd&> at his Eesidence, Princess-street: o?ThuS 28th November, at 11 o'clock, ■ th« wousehold Furniture and Professional R * ' Writes consisting of-Yalunble Pianoforte j SKXg Band Bedroom Furniture. Microscope,, '■' ffief, FMting Mill, Vice and Bench, Plaster: pfS, Work Bench, Eta, Kto. SAMUEL COOHRANI & SON,