SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

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hin.-.-T ■-.*.,..-.-.mliis, 5.63. t.UN-Biaß : To morrow morning, 5 Cfi HIGH, vv ATfifi;, This evening, a 48, s. to-morrow morning. s._

ARRIVALS.

Mb .Coniera-ig, p. 9 from Napier

DEPARTURES, Sea Gull, brigantine, for Russell Ladybird, b.S , for Southern ports Charles Edward, p.s., for Wanganui Bowena, s.s., for Bay of Islands ■ Filry. schooner, forHokianga

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Poverty Bay: Julius Vogel, schooner, this day For London: Countess of Kin.ore, ship, e_rly

. VESSELS EXPECTED. St Leonards, ship, from London. Sailed 19th June Skimmer of the Wave, ship, from New York , , Atalante, French frigate, from Sydney Magellan Cloud, brigantine, from Honolulu Gemsbok, barque, from Now York, via Dunedin Lily, brig,-from Adelaide Hydaspes, ship, from London ' " ' . ~• ! Woodbine, barque, from Lyttelton ••'" *■■*■ :: *•* , Wellington, s s., from the South Hero, s.s., from Sydney Luna, p.s., from Wellington *

«* The Paterson cleared for the Sonth via Poverty Bay, with the following passengers : —Mr^'Harrison, Mr Bbylau, Mrs McLebd aa<i infant, Mr H. Baker, Mr and Mrs Hes lop, Mr Mclntyre, Mr Atkins, Mrs Russqll and child, Mr Lerner and 2 sons, Mr Ander son, Mr: Slade, Mr Brooks, 7t_r and Mrs ); Mitchell, .Miss Comynstor, Mi* Cowarde, "fMrsUtting and family .6). Mr Aver, arid seven of Brogden's navvies. The Paterson takes a large general cargo. The departure of the Wonga Wonga is fixed for Thursday.

.;,' The s.s. Eowena sailed for the Bay of /Islands last evening with a full cargo and a | -large number of passengers. ■' •'■ The Bay of Islands Coal Company invite ; tenders for the purchase of the steam launch .*' .Tairy, now lying in Messrs Henderson and Spraggon's yard. '

The schooner Cambria, 4.1 tons register, will be sold by auction, at Mr Tonk's Mart, at - twelve o'clockfto-morrow. .

The *lschooner Excelsior and Elizabeth Curie are to sail at once for Kaipara. .3S)B.IiU .schPoher Fairy cleared outwards yesterday with a full general cargo for Hoki anga, via Ahipara. ~ j 1 I We ard glad to hear that Mr Lloyd, lately j,,«pli r ef ,pfficer of, the s.s. Phcebe, and whoiias .-i-or-many *years held positions of trust in'"fihie 'steam coasting trade of New Zealand 'lias been; promoted to the command of the ss. " J&ngatira. The Company have acted wisely in recognising the services of Mr Lloyd in this • way. ' We are sure that there is not a iiiore '.'fekilftil, «ad, careful officer on the coast than thenewly-appointed captain of the ■ .iwho has by his attention to his duties, and wlg____m'Jß__y manners made himself very popular with regular travellers along the coast. We heartily wish him sticceß* a_*| prosperity in his new command. The Napier Telegraph in noticing the appointment says!: — '' Captain Lloyd is thoroughly acquainted with the coast of New (Zealand, and is ah . extremely popular officer."

The steamer Jane, from Auckland to Dun edin, put in at Napier for shelter on the 19th instant.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

M_.ii,<t 'wi.vii Close as*TJkdkr':-I— A ! * For TWariies, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow, at 10.30 am. and 5.30 p.m. FqrJCoromandel, to-morrow, at 12.30 p-m..,.^ ,<• For'Na'piefand vJlsbbrne, per Comerang, this'day, at 5 p.m. - i For, G isjjome, per Julius Vogel, to. morrow,' at §-p. m. For Australian colonies, per Wonga "Wonga, on Thursday, 24th inst., at 11 a.m. N.B.— Soecially addressed correspondence for the United Kingdom will be fonyarded by the s.s. W<rh£>i I Wofaga: itfposted before' 11 a.m.* on Thur day, the 25th inst. For the undermentioned places, per s.s. Luna, on Saturday, 27thinst.,,asunder,:—(, , _. FQrJndia. China. Medi.eixaneai-_portg#.Con__ent |, or Europe, America, &c, at 9 a.m. For j^jistraliapr, Colonies and TWited, Kingdom, via Suez,'a£ 10 a.m^ "* For Southern provinces, at 10 a.m. . __-... 'j* i'Foil Uftited Kingdomt via- Brindisi, *Wl late letters for Melbourne, at 10.30 a.m. ♦ L J For newspaper^, at ( Ba.m, . ~, For money orders and registered letters on Friday, 20th inst., at 5 p.m. ..,,,,--,, M(_tg_bd) H; s. b.; Bias.'Chief Postmaster. | ft'ircal-V- M.ivii ,' :l ' ' A 17-7 ••*"** ma '■'■ '-'■-''-■ j

COMMERCIAL.

'i'V^At .'^'George Sibbins'. sale of groceries '(.«ndj,produce, to-day, at the Corner MfH-t: Potatoes sold at £4 15s ; (ex Herald) sugar '4^; biscuits 1,45.; hams and bacon 4J to6d j .'.Jjriiiter,9d; lard 4§ ; maize s_; flour*. 12s ; <-.-onions-I*-; cheese 7J. ; '.< ;; ' ''

■3d O. I..!!*;;. St! !.,*. ohfcg, .-- -'*• _ ;7; i i'Collb^a Cf M:€., Is; October! , ~

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING REPORT.

Busiiprss done, this day *_-5_ .. A. !O 1E * j , , South British^lnsurance,, 455. tt jj* 0 j ' ]Cale'dpniaii—buyers^ £I_J. City of Bohdoh, £1 8s; buyers, £1 7s 6d. \ Bright Smile, £6 10s. #_ JBlack Angel, 23s ; buyers, 235. - I --j Crqwn-Pi^pce, 5a 6d. t >\ i; j i /.(- ) Shotov'er—Buyers, Is 6d ; sellers, 2s. .1.1 * Moanatairi—Buyers, 42s 6d. Queen of Iviay— Buyers, 5s 9d; sellers, 6s 3d1

MARRIAGE.

GoDnAnn-— SHTUfftKjtn— On September 20, by the Key. W. G,.QUver. Holland Augustus (ioddard, of London, to Elizabeth Shepherd, of Devonshire.

The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, and the Morning News

TD-DAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1873.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that wejean do

__It.is_very pleasant (although few persons probably can testify to the fact from personal '^exp_rier_ce) -to have the fixing of on,e's own salary. Such seems to be tho privi lege which , the Assembly last evening ■Conferred -lipbtt Ministers. A cpmmittee of tl^e House; in consecracnco of the complaints madebj some Ministers regarding the smallncss of their present remuneration (£IOOO a-year), had reported in favour of limiting the num ber of Ministers to six, and increasing their salaries-f-MrVogel to receive £1750 a-year, with house allowance of £150, and £2 2s. ■per' dayi' when he '{is "on the travel;" The other members of the Ministry to receive £1250, a-year each and allowances. 'TniSj'arrangement was urged oh the. ground that/Ministers have now too Large *§ting power in the Horise, and the reduction in the "number of Ministers would have"also done something towards recouping their in* creased a__>wan.ce, Mr Vogel opposed the , motion, - and Mr Fox stepping 'in with .an amendment shelving the ques tion of limiting the number of Ministers, carried*' Fan .''address "to the Governor praying' for the introduction of a;.bill' to inc^ease Vi ..the ii salaries-.of his responsible advisers.'"We presume the next step will be fat-i Ministers to decide upon the amount of -increaae, aftd advise his Excellency tOreCom-* n^en^l; I*heii* suggestions ,to the House, when; gour (representatives, having..-rec.u6sTOd.->'.Sii-; Jjames*tb ,do* this thing, dart scarcely"be so! disC_tirtebus'asas to disregard hisrecbnaj.fiefl.da-' tipns. We shaiUook with some degree of interest) to see the < extent" of the ministerial, conscience and their own estimate of their; value to the colony. We, trust7thafe the Legislriiure will steadfastly decline to; accede to TVlr Vogel's suggestions 'for pen sions, 'for ..retifed' • Ministers. , If, it; is Ifojndj necessary' to support some impecuiiiousj stateman at'the close of hiS official career,"byj allmeanslet it.be done by special vbte for ,the: jlur^os^, biit' let hot the already; over-j burdened colony.be saddled 7with annual charges for gentlemen who should, if''they, are not, be men of some substance and posi-j tion, and not mere'parasites clinging to the! body of industrious colonists for support, andj gathering a livelihood by a^species of blackj mail levied upon tbe earnings of the people. I

Mr Vogel ha,s,assumed a, very .conciliatory tone in the hope of navigating his little loan j bills through" the Upper House, and is pre-! pared to modify the borrowing powers of the! 'prjSvfflc'e^.^fat' a^to'liihit;bb^tow'ing,.°-.p ,tybe' ilppal1 j'^pney, Tmarket.i ,^e' shall be aWe-toj (pronounce more deoidedly'upon the merits of; the'Preniier^fproposals 'when'they'. a^e I'4l-L' jEully. before tbe '.. House 'to-morrpwt ..fT-el principle. :of. Provincial borrowing. is. * u_-; questionablva bad one'j' but 'wewoald riot •, '^ay; tbat nipney might _p.*q;)?e ! advantageously' borrowed §ivitbin theicolony I iby: Provincial (Governments ippon: security j pr dCrtaih'jspecific.'workiui^ently recited.: :Mcj\gmg frpm''i)ie',ibri'ef statewent jrnade-_y j Mr..*yogel in the House last nightj as'oom- ll municated'by telegraphy it wohl*4 ;'.apbea_' '-t^a,t,['/'^'-jtlk'e... ;e;;! §fc the, . Bills'',.jSub jnitted- *w_l| be much; less .objectionable ] *han*if .he "orig-nar proposal. A _e_._ | b*At*.l_''___ b^fodght oyer; the ~Ti_iber piflatage.Bill.hpon''an amendment. madq*j% 1 thef'Legislative 'Council,' and Mr Vpgel ih hi_ j zeal for the passing of the Bill s.eems i '.to,'h'_Ve I M^^.pjrepared.ft'O; violate all, rules -of. the J House, and even, to pas^ the bonnds. of decenoy.:';;The Bill has had a troubled <&£*&r^ap ( d ,«^e*a' ih'-lts maimed and manglpcl form members do not care to let it pass with dixfjj a'parting kick. '

„iThe disputed title'of. our new banking cor poration, since adopted by the Insurance CjJmpany which has .caused such a stir dur-. iing the papt few;, weeks, has obtained ah im mense popularity, and our aspirations after nationality appear likely 'adon' to be' en-.

grained upon public instituworis»i-n,d pu|jp "lie companies of almost every,; Win araeisß. From our Dunedin telegrams-' it wwl be seen that a National iLsga^^ociety on a pretentious scale is contempra*tecl> The extraordinary-dccess'Of "the Nationali*_s_.'-*r ance Company is no doubt calculated to excite, a -desire for increased speculation in com-' panics of tbis class, and already it lps bee£_ Y^ported "that ,a _an_," with head "office at Dunedin, and- purely^ colonial directory, is in contemplation... It ip very desirable,, that great caution should be' exercised in' this matter, or thp results? to our local institu tionsi and. to iiivestors, may be very disas trous. The colony should riot go ahead too rapidly, and.be led away with a mania fdr public companies.. There is not such.a wide fieldifor the employment of looal capital1 in any- other direction as '-insurances [ F |W afforded, and the success' of the Natiohal Insurance Company cannot therefore be taken as •' an' eviden-ee' of tbje support likely to be- received by other in- Istitutions offered to' the public.) Ther<. is, however*, much reason 'for congratulation -upon the -result of the; last" endeavour; ,to 'pupply by local .enterprise' 4W-v^ry;important requirement'of the community. • -The. large number of shades applied for indicates1 the amount, of. capital available .within:, th!e colony for investment, and is also a proof of the. confidence of the people in the commercial soundness of New Zealand.

The Bearing of tbe case, Kelly v. Keane and Jenkinson, claim £99 19s 10s, in con nection with the building of Mr John Smith's emporium in Queen-street, came op yesterday. . Aftor a mass of evidence ba(i been1 produced' 'tlie case was adjourned- until tp-inqrrisw (Weijpesday), when the remaining witnesses will m heard and the case probably settledv ' •": ■'■'■■'■ :' *; -*--■ '"'. -''■ '■"' \

The second representation of Richard 111. •at the tfieatre last night was, as we*expected, a' on the. first. The, minor parts werfe better known, * and thcprogress * ofi .he" action * wAs smoother. With' th^ accessories more favourable; Mi* Faircldugh appears to great advantage in the character -of King Dick. ._, The prominent traits are so striking, and the monarch's bias towards deep,and premeditated y,illany so decided, that less effort is required to personate him effectively. tJian to depiot.the subtler and more complicated machinations of lago, or the method^iadness of the Prince of Denmark. t Anptjh.ergood houso. re warded, the enterpris ing zeal- ,fl| .the company! To night Shake speare will be laid aside for the nonce, and 'the'gbod old drrima;, " A New' Way' to Fay Old Debts,'' will be produced. "More fun and fewer long-winded speeches" has been the cry with a great many during the last week. Now they will have a chance of in dulging their wish for a hearty laugh.

• The rr.ee_iri£of the!Ne\^oh JBaiid; of'Hape, in the Cougrc^-itipna^Sclwiol-rpo-vo, lastnight, was ektfet-.ely hopeful. ' The commodious and -airy-room ,was pleaaanily.- i.Ucd *-wjth atHhft__tid -hiidreii, wl.d't're'iiion-ty ovfridcd j-heit s£_sfa<;tibh by, s't'&iic*pi£g, ci^mfin& and laughter.,, Mr Spragg^, the sire of (the band, occupied thb :chair- with-' his' usual' ability. Mr If emus gave a-reading,'and Mr BO(.th was' very 7 happy in a temperance speech-.;.'ill* Tudor, of the Tudor line of king 3, ssng four verses of a teetotal song, and ; broke ,dpwu amid much merriment, 'declaring that ;hi3 ballad was torn. Mr Leech, a recent convert, gave a brief address, after'which Mrßttol.i-.nan, the " SfuiVßee^*33"*of tee'totiilism, sang with with much power :. *. . ■• '*' ' * I've cut tho blessed flribklng Shops, '

And left the lush-behind. After the ;cheerihg' had -Somewhat subsided, Mr Webster, the children's friend, read, a carefully-studied paper, bn'the'.view.^ 'of tile President of the United §.ates, on" the com parative effects of beer and whiskey on the nerves.' Mr W 4 oJ>ster.'B.paper was listened to with profound attention by the audience. The proceedings wore enlivened by several sweet' strains from tie- ha^oniubri;''Ah'd' an agreeable evening was spent.

The members of the Pitt-street Wosleyan Literary Society held a numerously attended meeting in the school-room last evening, and a considerable amount of business was done. The essays and subjects of discussion \yiJl ' Ijef c^r-JerKJed as^dA'as'tbeinew syllabus!is arranged. A full practice of "Elijah" will take place at the Choral Hall to night. The concert comes off this day fortnight. The charge iof Violent; assault against the boy South for throwing a stone and injuring a lad named Murray, so_ ,as, tp endanger his eye, will be heard to-morrow (Wednesday) in the Police.Court,. Mr Joy is,retained for t_3d-fen6e.tf 1 <•>-■•- - <'• -'■ »

An excellent musical and miscellaneous ! t<KH_£6ti[tj in, cojanocp_oi\ ( wi,th paijish pf|St. Sepulchre is announced to take place at the Choral Hall on Thursday evening next. The first part Iwill.'cohsist. 6f ballads: and literary' selections, and the second part will consist of that very pppujar. farce entiled, ", A' 'i l.___.pingiT,CG_cy,,, whicn if well' performed; will ensure satisfaction.

" Every man for himself " has,comq to. bo re_ogtii_erl as'a'st-hdard riiotto,' an^l'-tnis _.es at the root of half the social complications we so much deplore. Selfish indulgence and hollow display are not the most whole some signs of the times, and they point directly to the disintegration of society. The enthusiastic have, faith in matters being education, "but it is by no mean;, pertain that wide, spread education-Twill''Wot have an opposite tendency—a tendency to make social matters ■ ■v-fors-*? i Education - does not always .nak^ a 'Bran morally honest. It has been well slid, " It is not yet proved that high education will not make .people I lpy4y offices of life! ' "If 'you are a'ladyi and lam a lady," says the Spanish proverb, " who is to .milk *$he cot<y;X.\ "A? it is ieveryyo,ung>_i_n aspires to be at least a clerk, and the world is overrun with clerks, andeven the colonies can not find occupation for the surplus. Clerks and governesses ami ti_e rest seek tender feeding and a participation ■ in* the delicacies of life, apt} thus the universal paving) gpes opj ; and "the gratification of' selfish tastes'conduces even mor'fe ah&'_-bre to the isolation of classes and .the ever-increasing faant ''off• harinon-bhs and contented actidh oh the part of the com munity.*' WORH 111 sITfAK J : U'l ■( V *L! lit day evening,, s, ij It belQ»g»a>to.iMr Easdown, just been'taken from the cart. It galloped off froniiUpper (-Jueeoi-street! down the centre of the.rpad ps,f(p.,as l the.Gre^oundjlJptel, where it came in^o collision' with a dray. It w^S -hen c'au£ht'ahd'l.ecured.' TEtfe K___ a_d nose were bleeding from the force they had c.pme, MlWftfa*- 6 §®Xv J»t(ft« fleriouj^injuxy has been sustained-; ii ""1 .ioxouiio .•<■-•: lMttto To >C^^i*_r_^9*f_?^ M 1? writing a feVliher-'to'Wpress publicly how thankful I am, as a mother, wife, and sister, to; .those?' g-ajerQug'.tradesmon/intiAiiekland who have so kindly;.agreed to close earlj'. It is a boon granted just at the right time, the pale faces and stooping gait of many of our:young, peopl-e telling their own tale.-1 ■'' By , closing at six o'clock there will be time for intellectual culture" as "well as social recrea tion : for "all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." .Allow'-me,*'Mr Editor, to thank you in partic_lar and' all others in general who have in any way helped on this earjy clbsin| Movement.—l am,' &c,: A MOtlier,"

S^Q.nsta'rlte Walker atitehdedvat tltl'Dis*.rict G^irt trM-'moi_mgr^d made^ai- affidavit,; before Mr Beckham establishing an alibi in the case of the man Flood, who is accused of stealing blankets at the late fire. As how ; '6vW'^alker" CTwas 'riot 1 'actually in Flood's Qon-;p*i]ry oni^theYnight /w|&n'jthe sflle^ed offence was" committed," to" satisfy the requirements j.Of the. law. Walker. Jaas. this afternoon proceeded; to ,sEfrtiry to obtain affidavits of two men who were with Flood on the night of the fire. When these are obtained there will be no doubt of a release being at once obtained from the Government. Constable Wa_kbrM!is, it should be men tioned, identified the" blankets disposed of by Flood as those he saw in his swag at Papakura. , : ,. j .. /.*

At the meeting of the Harbour Boafrd this afternoon a cheque of £1000, towards the cost of the silt basins, was received from the City Council—The Board, deter mined to instruct the solicitor of the Board to take action against the Ferry Company, owing to five complaints having been received. —The plans and estimates of the proposed graving dock, were laid upon the table, and , the report of the Engineer was read. This stated that the cost of constructing the dock would be.£78,000, while the revenue derivable from reclaimed ground would be £3689 ICs, which would Represent th**" interest at G per cent, on a sum'of*;£Gl49l I3s4d.—-On motion of "j Captain Casey it was resolved to rccmest Messrs Stewart and Heiale to report on ) the sea levels of Auckland. 7 _. ,~, 7 _ -"^Wrt a^bidentk are...reportedLin 'our tele-' graphiccolumns from Coromandei, by which one poor fellow has lost liis life by the falling of some, earth in the Royal Oak mine, and lanotber has sustained severe injuries: by falling off the tramway. An emergency meeting in connection with the: Waitemata Lodge, No. 089, l_C., will be held this evening in the lodge-room ofTthe;. -Masonic Hotel, at half-past seven. ; j Tlie. {Nelson Colonist says of Dr.. Lang:—This 'celebrated' Sydney divine and aged colonist will be a passenger by the. next steamer to Auckland. Dur ing his brief stay in Dunedin the learned doctor, both preached and lectured. Refer ring to the former a correspondent of-the Otuqo Dftili/' Titms writes:—"Dr Lang, after ,hajf •_ century' of Colonial' labour, is real^* not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, as Ins great sermon makes manifest. In. his, person he is gigantic and patriarchal ; in hjs speech, clear, solemn, and 'deliberative ; in! his pravfirs, ponderous, and stately ; in his styl-fc, 7 /logical, theological, and even philosophical ;in his handling of a subject be judiciously _iingles what Matthew Arnold calls Hallunism and Hebraicism. Wlioever would realise a fair idea of his sermbh let him study carefully the great sermons ol tile Ibkrned Dr Isaac Barrow. His deportment and artictila*pion reminded, 'uW strongly of the late venerable Drs Barbs and Brewster. ;< At one,o'clock precisely he finished hfs great labour. 'Albeit the service extended over twoliourS. The aged and vene rable, preacher htamf-Bted several Symptoms of unwonted energy, vigour, and fire of early days." At an agricultural show at Norwich in June Irfst a poetical farmer had his sentiments .i.iAcriUid.upon.a banner suspended-over his productions, which, fan.thus * — Of all the crops lliat farmers raise. Or capital employs, None'-ring siich comfort and such praise ; ; ti As,crsp» of girls and boyir; n .'/. /..(.] * After act interval which the committee^pf the Monday' Popular Concerts Wisel^llawcd to break the scries of fortnightly enteftain mqa&A^tike season will be re - opened on Monday vnexfc with a brilliant programme. Wo learn that a charade is now being re hearsed' for* the opening night, and the per forming members arc active in their attention to practice,* so that an unusually good l entertainment' may be relied On by ' the supporters of these1-concerts. 'We hone the attendance will be such as to afford 'encour agement to the promoters and performers, whqjnave been at gTeat trouble in preparing the concert, and have spared no pains to make it a genuine success. * It will be seen by-an advertisement in our' advertising-'eolrimns-that the North Shore and (Lake* coach* will snake three trips to and from the' Lake each day/ the (first coach starting from the North Shore at seven o'clock in the morning and the Lake at eight o'clock.' • I ■'■■ •>''■ __\ __ ■ * ' *■ -' '■ '• -• j •

THE BRIGHT SMILE EXCITEMENT.

''For tlie'futnre In the'distance,' And the good that you can do." Mr Editor, —I wish to say a few words by thef )wayiof cautioning, th* publics not to ,bfc too hasty in purchasing Bright Smile's at too high prices injcase large holders .of shares work a dodge*s3_ them they may never for get, as) theffc'is; -in my opiniqn; nothing in the mine to cause the present excitement. They /certainlyjmet.with a small leader,in the shaft from which|specimeM were got, but no indi cations to causa such a r.s<s»m the market. I believe, as a miner, that the shares six !_ionths" itgo were worth more by £1 than they are now, and they were £2 10f_l theh. , ,1300 extrji thfij, ra^st b& depre ciaieof, but^oni tl_'e fact of twVmeniiolding %he one-half of tlie'shares they can wbr-fwA Oracle iia they please ; but- say to !tne'public be Ve_^d„utio_fri_'•operatii-g.-:-4:|am' ) ': &ts .', « liarlJ v .;*,*.-.> J., vorii! i .ti iptttso-j ibidM-KEIUIO

FATAL ACCIDENT OFF FREEMAN'S BAY.

Another case of drowning' -in- 1 the .harbour took place this mprning, afcabaut nine o'clock, heat- _ H&f, opposite- Mr," Carr's ffle boktbiiiia-e'fi:' Ttfd'iUen*' iiahi-d1 Knight aMd_*_illipis,pu- offiMadingy>togooiiboard the cutter' Jenny, whioh ia rented ■by 'Knight for oyster-fishing, , and r .which was lying 'a'tHtfchor 'off' -fit. ,:b'ay.,;' '"While" pulling alPi)g;'-_-hight' as^d 'Phillips' .6 get'fdrth'e? •aft to !trim* thedingy. -Jh doing this: asea came: ove*■•■ the. stern».'and.,filled* she little boat,.: .'ffihjph,, ftfe { « onp,e,- capsizp4»*,ileaving jjpth l sffls ,%., $$$ vrl-tflW -4.! JMM man'named' McLeod, "belonging to the s_hbori<.-'''Wi-__l_' _h_' Jul_a, l'ttfc' a_Ch'or J cl|se by, put off to their assistaiic-'Hh- _ _m_ll boat, and succeeded in rescuing Knight. Phillips, however, "sank" and was drowned before help could reach him. Mr Carr alio put off-from the.shorp in a larger bppt,, but cpu^d Wofl fihd' any' traces of the missing man . Knight, who was in an exhausted condition, itvas-M removed:! ■! into Carr's boat and was brought up to the #„ftr_'«/a_d J 'takefr "'tb-I)^_*y^;;Nbrt_ifei1 _. Dining Rooms, whcrpi:restoratives were ad ministered, and he was put to bed. It is said that both! men 6_ risihg clunjj to _ite diiigy, and Knight says he heard Phillips say he could hold on no.'i6nge_v_.( Aa.Boonlts intelli gence-of-the accident was broughttthe water police proceeded to tjie .spot, -o™Lgrapi|Bls aiid'clra^gi'ng-iapparatufe; 'but Wek -ffojts were unsuccessful in finding the body". The unfortunate maipis':h6t well known. Kpight.only (knew^him-by Ihe pafie pf, J)ipk, ana___ engaged him .his mPrhkig' to' pick oysters. He has had no regular occupation, and so far as is ascertam^had no friends or relations ip i^jickja^cl,/r | ;.,_ •_

NOTES FROM WELLINGTON.

(From Our Special Correspondent.)

PUBLIC -PETITIONS. '

TnKKEjis -perhaps nothing in connection with Parliamentary proceedings ( regarding which d there are more illusory ideas among the general public than the value of public pltij tions. The right of petition is one of the glorious birthrights of an Englishman, and anyone observing the succession of " influen tial petitions" with which, in common par lance, the table of the House is said to "groan" from time to time, must be painfully, oppressed with the amount of vanity and vexation<pf spirit to wfcicb the body politic is voluntarily subjected. A peep into thai chamber in which the Public Petitions CoiA-i mitteo holds its seances is exceedingly in structive. I believe the*.great majority of. those who append their signatures to a peti-j tion to the House praying for the alleviation of * some. great .public grievance are strongly impressed with the importance of the work of thus attesting their concurrence, and the care ' fulness with which the i's are dotted and the finishing twirl is given to the name is evidence of the belief of the imposing effect '-'which the 'signature, and the multitude of signature^, 'will have upon the Assembled Wisdom. And ; with the mind's eye they follow the course of | that " influential petition," tbe reading of it3'flowing sentences by the Clerk of .the House, the eager attention of honorable members as each of the names is*read, out with tKe designation of each signa-i tory as a banker,, a merchant, or a; eostermdnger; and the moral conviction is; enforced on the mind that it is impossible for j the House to resist the force of such' an j "influential petition," and I can fancy Ttiow painfully the illusion would be dispelled by a glimpse'into the real history of such an " influential petition." Amid the confusion ''and hiim in which the members are streaming in through'the doors, and taking their seats and.putting their papers hi order, a member comes forward and mumbles out in inaudible accents something about the I" influential" document, and lays it on the table. Instead of the careful scrutiny of each, individual signature, and the awestricken 'attitude of the House, barely half-a-dozen have heard either the object or th.c nature of the me morial, and in a few official phrases, equally inaudible, t_e " influential' 7 paper is con signed with a dozen others to the Committee on Public Petitions. This is the last that is ever seen of the " influential petition" in the Hduso. In a few days, with 'those tew^,ys' additional accumulations, the interestiriW document—one ofjfseverafei scores—ia found on ihe table ot^. im Committee.. To read even the w_igl|f. pf,tl_| appeals con tained in this embomment of the sighings and the groanings 01 Ihe people would occupy an amount, of time thatg-apnot Be* afforded by tbe members apfttintwto report on the various petitions to the House. But the chairman has hurriedly run through the salient points/in the prayer of. each, and furnished to the members a synopsis of the various objects prayed fbr. The argument with which each prayer is enforced is un known, and human eye never scans the colnmn3 of signatures that, are supposed to give- infinite and irresistible potency to the "influential petition." /Occasionally in j a pause in the proceedings a mem ber may curiously peer into the : names appended to some one casually selected ; and I aurtold that'Buch/a glance at times affords a most impressive lesson., The care with which ssne have protected the responsibility attaching to their signatures is beauti|^p|jP Deltoid.,, ;lu oue huge pftition in favour of the extension of the Waikato, railway oife conscientious man was cartful to add to. his signature, "Conditional on the line being carried in a particular direction." .One can readily imagine how such a signer expected due weight to be given by the House to this proviso, and what appreciation he had of that beau-; tiful • exactitude with which the House would eliminate this expression of his wishes, >. and balance it against the wishes of less dis criminating signatories. 'Twas.but accident that rescued such a gem from the crowded table, and it is enough to make one groaU in , spirit when thinking of the multitude of similar gems that are fore ver lost in the dark un fathomed caves of the committee room. After two or three hours spent in framing "reports " oh the mass of petitions despatched during i the sitting, the members of committee dis perse. On the following day the final sCene in the eventful history of the "influential petition" is enacted. Amid the same hum and confusion of assembling legislators the Chairman of the Public Petitions Committee approaches the table with a bundle f of *• reports" in his hand, and handing in its turn, that one bearing on the " influential petition," he uses words which, if heard, I would be understood to mean, " I beg to, present a report /on the petition ; iii.. favour of making a railway to i Timbuotoo," or " building a bridge over [ the Devil's River," or "preventingpeople ' fropx . drinking whiskey" as the case ; may.be. Whether the report is favourable or unfavourable nobody knows and nobody cares. But if any one is curious on the sub* | ject, and wishes to discover the-Jesuit of the j "influential petition," he goes over to the \ table and singles out the report from amid | tljiei mass, and finds that, the committee " refer the matter to the Executive," or *' submit that they cannot -recommend' the prayer of the petition," or" •' as the m_ttter is pending in the, Legislature they do not \-fytu_*p an opihibn" on'the, sUbjecti"and this is the end,of the "influential petition, I the result of days and nights of incessant labour in* rousing public feeling, in dunning citizens fpf their _ames, and .generally bringing the "public opinion to,-bear upon the Legisla: ture." , This is literally and absolutely -true; a/faithfu^ picture; of the exercise of: the glorious, right of petition; and I donot,hest tate to say:that when by.publio petition, my , fellow-citizens essay to move the Legislature they might as well whistle jigs to a nailer Sto_o.^ ;: m. ~ ■* ..',.' ... !.*.._-., - '• uasoh

DISTRICT COURT-This Day.

... (Before His Honor Jj^ge Beckham.) ju

Schedules of Contrihutories,

CALIFORNIA ROUTE GOLD MINING COMPANY

(REGISTERI.D). Mr Rees appears!! for Mr Warner, the Official Agent, and Mr J. B. Russell for Mr Thomas L. White, the Only objector. Mr Russell, on the part of his client, said he .^ould-wiljhdraw the objection. *.. ■> ' His flohor said that certain points must-g explained before he could confirm "the i schedule, ;-,there were names of-persqnsinithe j schedule whp had hot paid, and who'he knew : could payj and it was Mr Warner-duty tepee !to the collecting of thesedebts; This application i was,of a, mc^jdjguning nature. wL suna of £I<M,Ms>'o^mmmo%r. asj-e&to covOT.tae I su_i of £152 8s sd, He had afduty-' tc^per ;form to the public, and he must say that I this case was beyond 'his comprehension. Those cases were like snowballs, the more 'jWu roll them the more they accuinulatt). Mr Rees said that a great deal W the money Veht 'in court feeis, and <js_ecutions. Mr Warner had paid into this Court already on account of various companies no less a* BU-»tbjW*£l,„o0 Vi ,, ...,, *~- ,*.. -,-.;••:.„.. ~ ,*

Horatio- Nelsoi Warner, Official*Agent| was sworn', and deolared that he had prepared the second schedule of the com pany in accordance with the Act. He believed that he had. recovered all, except m five or.six cases, which ne. should make another effort to; get, and that he hoped to recover on the schedule. His Honor said that there were four names of persons on the schedule that could pay, and their contributions would amount to £184 which was more than was rerjuired. Mr Rees replied that one of the contribu tor's had gone to England, and others indebted in the larger amounts were either- dead or become1 bankrupt. , His Honor said that some of the larger sums placed against certain names were sufficient to drive men to do what tbey otherwise would not do. Would it not be better to ask .smaUer sums?, According to these schedules the honest man-had to pay for the dishonest Mr Warner, replied that it was so, but it could not be helpe_. . * Mr Rees asked that this case might be' , adjourned until next Court-day, which was granted. DAYSPRING GOLD MTNIKO COMPANY .;, (REGISTERED.) Mr Alexander appeared for Dr Fisher, who was in Sydney, and applied for an adjourn ment until October 14th, in order that the doctor might be present. _„,.,, Mr Rees, on the part of the Official Agent, having consented, the case was adjourned accordingly. jr I j LORD NELSOX GOLD Ml-fING COMPANT ' (registered)., , This case was at length adjourned until the 14th October. . BON ESPERANCE GOLD MIXING COMPANY . . , (REGISTERED); Mr Wesley Spragg, of Onehunga, was the only objector who put in an appearance. He had no objection to pay, his fair share, sbut there were many shareholders who, to his knowledge, could pay, and he could point out those names to Mr Warner. Ny It was finally arranged that the 6aS6 should stand over till next Court day, in the mean time Mr Spragg would see Mr Warner upon the subject. - ' BEL- ROCK G. Mi CO. (REGISTERED). In this case Mr Robt. A. Smith, of Gra hamstown,. and several other . objectors appeared, and urged that the caU of 3d was really unnecessary, and they k had paid the claims of creditors, which only amounted to £34.*. ''ir-i'.i - < A. A -•*: VA fl The schedule was.co_fii-me(l. ADJOURNED CASES. „. *>■' Harp and, Shamrock, Waterfall, and*Met ropolitah Gold-mining Conipanies. , / • 9tite_|__!<? COKHRMED. i ' Bon AccordT^-ibilitifes,' MO , 7s Cd; had paid a dividend of 10s. Au_kl_nd.lndepen dent : liabilities, £122*85«3d. 1 Galden/Hfeef : liabilities/£241 10s lOd. ** Atlantic: liabili ties, £30_"15s 9d. Diggers' Friend : liabili ties, £134 2s 15d. * «, P: [_ | % ■■•'' *■* ■

COURT OF PETTY SESSIONS.— THIS DAY.

Before Dr. J. R: N?cHOi.soN»(Chairman) and J. M. Dargavtlle (Esq.), Justices of the Peace. A. '• DRUNKENNESS. Mary Napier, Catherine jDouglas, and Margaret McCann were cpnjj(ste*% °£ this offence _t__L|)Unished in-«lf"lisual way._ *' ' '"*" ,KmJEZZL__XE|2'. ,* * John* _ffitt 'Was: dhft^ectvwith«_mbezzlinf ■_aeVuW of £i' lis,'the "moneys* of Sreorge ?G_ed_ill, + pn ethe l_£h--Sept,, *W7_. * * Sergeant-Major Pardya^kedPfor % "remand of'this caSe *i||*_»l*6ld^y,,'as ,the prinojpal witness —the stewarcti&6't__ Bowena—woulfl. not be able to attend*-iIT th».' * * Remanded till^^mday.. BREACfI^OT--"ajUAWS. M - Chas. Davis, John Co_i-ffW"m. Scbtt, Wm. Eyre, and John Sargent were severally charged with allowing cows, horses and goats to roam at their own sweet will.in the public thoroughfares of the city, cropping the herbage, nntended, 6r endangering the lives of tho citizens.' ,77,7"? . .... • '■'.*>.} The ease of Wm, Scott was remanded..^-, Win. Eyre pleaded not gailty to hayliig an errant goat, and an attempt was made by Constable Mulville to substantiate the charge. The worthy constable, however, was somewhat obscure in his, unfolding of the case, and among other rattier foggy asser tions stated that Mrs Goat .told him the hair belonged to her, by which he i^ supposed to have meant that Mrs Eyre told him the goat belonged to heE .. Mr Beveridge, who appeared for the defen dant, called their Worships' attention to the unsatisfactory nature of the constable's evi dence, 'and ;f'| jT "J ; * (| Their Worships- at once dismissed the case.. Davis and Coffie were fined for ther trans gressions, and Sargent, who was accused of taking a horse across the footpath, was dis charged . with a caution. , appeared for the.defendant in'this case also. :!=.*.:, a woman's wrath. y Catherine Cope ,was charged with unlaw fullyassaulting Sarah Moss on the; 17th day pf September % striking her on the face with her clenched fist. -j- m "Mr, Beveridge appeared for the .plaintiff, ahdTMr Jpyfor the defendant. Mr Joy'said his fair*"client was willing to plead guilty to save further exposure if their Worships would consent to regard the assault as the result of a quarrel. . . * - A fine of Ss.' and costs was inflicted. _ BREACHES 0_- POLICE ACT. , 'Luke Pond was charged with being drunk and'incapable in Parnell. ; ', When his7name was called ■ defendant shouted "Here" in a voice of thunder, starts ling everyone in Court. He pleaded guilty, aid Jxvas fined 10s aud costs. ~ . , : - Alexander Wright was charged with _,c*. pasturing three cows on unenclosed land in Parnell on the 9th September. . . '-' 'Defendant was represented by his Bon, a boy of about seven years old. When told he. must plead guilty the little fellow pulled out a handful of silver and paid the fine, 5s aid Costs, -with the air of a lord. .^ [ '^gil ' THIiEATNING LANGUAGE.. ;'.- ■','*.' , 1 John ftelson was charged with using threatening and abusive language to John W ey- '- s .. '■ *.. •• ex Defendant and plaintiff were both bush men at Titiraagi,': and it seems that on the ljthrinsb £hey?ibad a dispute about a saw, when defendant calif djjEigley abusive names, and -threatened to take his life # witliin a fort night, saying he would come behind him, and make him jump..higher than he had ever jumped in his life. ''"'"' ' J ' [ . <r pefenda,nt, whofdid not deny using, the words,''was bouhd.over in his own recog ! nizance of £10 to keep the peace for three j months. .' 0 T' > A TRANSFER OF LICENSES. • 1 The license granted |o Mr Campbell, of the Hotel, lately burnt down, was trans^ ffwledto MrPage;by their Worships on the i recopimeudation of the Inspector of Polioei ' 'The license of Mr Grattan, for the Empire 'Hotel,v was oh a similar recommendation granted to Mr Cook. . * a , ■* ... , jr

PARLIAMENTARY.

[By Telegraph.]

fEBOM OUB SPEGIAIi -ORBSBPONDjJSt

WELLINGTON.

** LEAVE OF ABSENCE**'*' Mr McGlashan obtained leave of aTjsenc_*i for Mr Luckie till the end of the session. BILLS READ A FIRST TIME. The following Bills were read a first tiaie • —Census Act Amendment, Railway Reenk" tion and Inspection, Duties on,Alienationof Native Lands, Re-heAring Claims to._fy««,j "t * Lands, defining the interest of natives., •_ joint lands, and extending the operating 0 f the Native Land Act, 1873. ' PAYMENTS TO NEWSPAPERS;, r Mr Sheehan gave, notice of motion for* return of all amounts paid to newspaper, ft. advertising and printing during last yea r js» The House then debated the qi_e_tion of going into Committee to bring in a.Bil.^ amend the Civil^List Act of 1803, asirtcpuj. mended in the report of the Conuiiitte^, Ministers'salaries. ■ -..,.-. SALARY OF MINISTERS.' *

Mr Vogel opposed the recommendation of the Committee reducing the number of Ministers. He urged an increase of *salarj«» DIRECT TAXATION., . In the Legislative Council, last night, Col i Whrtmore's resolution affirming direct 'j^___[ tion was thrown out by being adjournedl f ot three weeks on the principle that the jppwSl had no right to initiate a discussion *s_s&. ation. M . •" • •- , • i 'PROGRESS OF BILLS. . - „ The Timber Floating, Neglected G_uldfe_t, , and.Westland Waste Lands Bills ' a third time. * The second* reading of the. CivilJfgfrlc. Act Amendment Bill was thrown crft^ k division by 22 to 7-7 £;f\r In the House lastnight theli*nberrloi|iiJ» Bill was brought down from the Counttil%t{ amendment,, being ah additional claiisetp the effect that th c Act should come in iotcpfm. passing in Auckland provinces and _i other provinces on the approval of the Superinten deht and Provincial Council. j-Jr, , Vogel,. in a very,-hurried low torse, mdvelc. that the' amendm|n| be a^e-d^. but the ruse! was being watched ly seypral, ;.and, Mr Atkinson mov«_ •■;that the amendments be -disagreed with. He protested against the insultoffered toPi»«ince - of Auckland as beihg alone iinworthy of being trusted.1 '."'. *'~. „ ', ;.'.'/ .;' r '.." J' ' Mi JRolleston also protested. agaimfc inch exceptional legislation. f:\ 'd!:l_-*..* .""Messrs Swanson, White of Hokitilgi, an_{ others denounced the arrangements, raaiein Council, evidently with so sinister inten- ! Vogel at first, withahairof iMcij^nofi, said . he did not, pbject to the amendment, then, being -unmaskqjij defended itj a__l _Hi_ the reason was that £_T Auckland province demanded'the measure. There was consider able indignation throughout the House, • A diyisioiit was cafl*sl} -and! Mr attempt defeated by 25 to l|. ifMi • * ' The following .wis the division *r-« ,^$L , A'" JFOR'acc^FSiN^- ..7 FOB BEJEI^C^ I'_ ffj --: Williamson. ...*-•. .-.:■* Bunny, i|;;v. W. Ke^y, Atkinson ; - Vogel A'.ji. '.',*'' ~'■ RoUeston * \*. . •*■".,-, .-Monro 'i, ... ■■ Shepherd %7 Rhodes Seymour /' ":.^Wilfeon' :j;..': ~ /Kar-rti-nia;,: *-. ~'-,,; mchardabn,.,.. '~'■ "X 'White7 7', >._ McLean - Williams fvmll i*'.; ''B_ihgatfe. ',■','\. Katere , |l' v;.. t '*~ Blhett , ' . Bryce _& Elarrison Bradshaw /..ji * • '.J_e^l_shan';- 'f ! '*i3**n;2'jolHaie': •"•'.- ' Re^tiolds'"' -•J. E. Brown 1t) Studholmev v.- - o'Neill.i ••'-lOfmond-- - ' •""*'" '-■• Sheehan t .j _ :oi 1,-, .-o ■! . : .. |( i • steward;'''" ~, ' /*.;* f.,^:*^^r/*^,:: 7.^^Tairoa-,'.';'. ;'.,;, _KJlfcS________J .{,;.-.':' '*•_« Cuthbertson Pyke ~ u ._. 5 Immediately -iOiC the* anno__ceme_t, Mr* Vogel had the indecency to move the names of the r co__upittee of, manaeersjto prepm-tha feafib-ls -for disagreement. ~ The Speaker said thia!-«asr.alwayssdonetfir ♦ the mover of the resolution,,carried., ■■■d_ni!rud Mr Atkinson nioved'that Messrs Rollat^gi Sheehan, an„ himself be the feommittee. ~,.Mr Vogel persisted. ~ ii ( ■«! yi' : MrFiteheibert^aveMrVogSl'a sMttkitig for the indecency of the attempt. He said he would sooner throw out the _B_Jl^toge|hfif *" than tolerate-'such a principle-ai -p^rnnttmrai __iant6'prep_rereas6_s f6r: _isagr-_ing S!W-ffi what'he hiid supported. Mr Vogel. hftdw mitted that he would, in conference ,wito tpf . Council, sooner agreei to the amendmeittith|ii losethe BiU-: . . - 'jii fe l Severad members protested. Mr Vogel "brazened" it out. .*£*'ii.jt*u*-*sH At last Mr Skeehan yielded, sM KiovW 1 that Mr, yqgel be added in place of Mr f£s kinson. " . 'A The'Liee-teihg Bill came op f6r«third read ing on the motion- of Mr _*tox, and was strongly opposed by Messrs White, Pearee, Rollepton, and others., 4. ; * Mr.Fox pleaded that it could do no harm. It had been,;i?trippe*i of most of its original principles; a_d wai now ahpost a transcript j of the Auckland Apt. __*•„£_! j i Strong opposition was elicited, which *fi*s 1 : mainly attributed'-to Mr Fox's intemperate 1 and spiteful attacks on members in the j Hous&aijdrttnder the shelter of *«i- obnntry EventuaUy the third reading was jßf^ j Mr Fox, clapped his hands a_M-iRg-eo I immoderately. ! , MINERS' RIGH^ EXTENSION.. ." Mi I^ke'-hoVted'the'-second reading; of the Mine..' Rights Extension Bill, it 3 obtff % being to make miners rights hay®" *be saw* force aU over.the1 colony.. / It was negatived by 20 to 11. .auoM ;/ k'LOA*N BILI^ S 7 . - "X-f :....op^'. *^B«4lu-tg..tEe. first of the seven M*le Bills/namely—the Hawke's Bay Land Loan Security Bill, Mr Vogel said he would take the opportunity of explaining the course the , Government .intended. Irto pursue,i vnth reference to all these _#ai. Bills. HeVished them postponed till.gexfeday. The Govera- -* men't' wduld thfen" mo^fl all possible assiSf • ance to1" their'p^ssin^ v Tbey proposed tjiat the borrowing, power in them should be hedged round with such provjaions as wotdd remove.all possible objections of^a reason|o|» character.,' Stime of the objections e|3c course traversed' the whole policy of ,-3^. » Government, and these it was impossible-w remove. I^at were proposed for oae thirife_ that the moderate sums which the provmces* | should be aliowf^. ; to borrow would bffift s^rieted^tb i.ofy"6wiiig such sums as could Of obtainedTfrbin' banks and capitalists ;wit«n each province, . this would ' remove the objjectioi^/raised [to the , effect thatPP s!« ivinciiEil borrowing would damage /thv^'i colonial credit. It would.further be seen m (that the works for which _ borrow^ M (was authorised should be fessentiaUy*^ usefu^i-naturi* It was a matter of iWJJJ' 1 necessity that adequate- provision should oe made for liinaticß, gaols, and ed«caA l°S purposes. • Has thus rendered'the BRlswcW be«ent tot the Legislative' Council, gSfeiPp ' might then-reasonably hope there ■WPWri.'R' no furtljer difficulty al^out them, . . |. r

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._M.*f <Vlfi S'>-llt|«li'3 --.X,! l..ltOt;| ll :,**,:,,.*. *:' '■ .''.II C.bnJUfMll U:i,»>~T, I -**. 0 N. * ;!0 otoXtii Utah :,.:• '.!.-•■. ,-wolrtiW OLSON'S TO MATO'-"HnO E. "' rto.l Ji,;.*.*,. f. -*■ h - **.i*-! bf»/; ,n...*..i bj xiV/ ■**-,''-Cbnhois'ii-Mrs' pronounce thlj/."'-.auce to' be* jifie BEST' for 'general -Use in households, arid, in con sequence of its high reputat!|i>. some unprincipled persons have been induced'tt-PCollect Empty Bottles bearing the manufacturer's name stamped thereon, 'ited.pass'the same off as " OlsOn's Universal Tomato Sauce." The proprietor has iri' consequence caused his TRADE -MARK to bo Registered under the provisions of, the " Trade [Marks Act, 1866,"'and proceedings will, be taken against such persons as may' forge or counterfeit such mark. < ■ The public are cautioned to1'"""'' ASK FOB OLSON'S SAUCE, and see that the name is Stamped on Bottle and Stopper, and wrapped round with his well-known label. .^IWTI "' ' -h '■• ~~~ [Established 1864.] r ' T\ , j |TEP HE NSO N ,£ ,C q. ' S ..'J CiELEBRATED COFFEES. :' ---.« ...il.. *.i I ''EXHIBITION BRAND'" "'y,J'' "EAGLE BRAND." * '; V'CROWN BK'AND," i_.iv. Are'to bfl'procured at all respectable Gtioo'EßS 'and ft STO-tißKtikP-niS throughout the Province of Auck -9 and- '"';-;.;".:.*,.■ * i§^%J "SET D, ( ,^ t T, i E;,P ! ,,H.E..N,S i:O.N..& i <0 0-, WYND HA M S TOR EE T, fA _ G X L A H D, , „ _ '■ .' ■>-::.-■?'' a a ) .. > : i '■Hiff.l TA .i _. ii. *" AJ'JO II ~ Are.now holding an EXTRAORDINARY CHEAP SALE " ' , OT ' bI'AM^ AND GiL 0 __H I ft| O;iJ';:/_T00_- .AttheirPremises,.(_l ',-. .S •'• JOEC *vC .'AM A DA- BUI Di) IN GS/ « ,/QU:-E;EN BTRiEET,,'



Tpp-l^l^ FIJKS! .PUBS" CITY HALL, G-EEAT SALE NOW ON ONE WEEK ONLY! BENJAMIN. BROS.'' AUSTRALIAN AND FOREIGN FURS. CITY HALL. IMPORTANT! i EUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN (Successors to R. Hobbs), Beg to announce the arrival, per City of Auckland; of the FIRST SHIPMENT OF DRAPERY; GOODS to their order, dire.t from the First London Houses and Manufacturi-hs ; to be followed by a Choice Lot Of Goods per St. Leonard's and succeeding vessels. R, Sr B desire to thank the public for their con tinued suppbit, and purpose to largely increase their business by placing their customers on the VEP.Y BEST FOOTING, both as to QUALITY and PKIGE, combined with CIVILITY, AND ATTENTION TO BUSINESS. Being their own Importers'* they fare in a .position to supply their customers with . , ■GOODS AS LOW AS ANY OT.IEB HOUSE'TN TOWN, tar n.b - NOW OPENING, BLACK SILK LUSTRES, BLACK: AND DRAB MOREEN, GAMBROON, ETC. j Also, y . A VERY CHOICE ASSORTMENT * or NEW SPRING GOODS, PRINTS, MUSLINS, Etc.,- Etc., Etc RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN, WHOJ.KBALE AND RETAIL DflAI-tlis, Cf-OTI.rKRS.&C, JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, i fej i (Oppopitd the Army and Navy Hotel,). , UITER QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND. <■ Parties in the country fayonriiig R. & B. with their orders may deiend upon their receiving cnreftiLa-t_X tion and despatch. Patterns, <_c, forwarded post free. «' •'■-'■"■ '* '—■•



:: : ■'-' *"*7,. •" !' "' im__i : 7^ ; 7 H - ML' 11 Coffee.— Brown, Barrett, & Co.'s Stand-id Coffee is lihoth delicious and strong. . Brown, 'Barrett, & Co.'s "Excelsior Coffee deserves preference fo any coffee on Jiu-c^puot of purity and*listractness 'of flavour. Note ' -heS|brands, sold at almost every grocery establish ■ went in town and province.- [A»vx.l '