FARM AND GARDEN CALENDAR FOR JUNE.

[From Brett's Almanac]

Flower Garden.—Take every opportunity to roll lawns and destroy -worm casts. Sings and house snails will now be very trouble some. Sprinkle the plants which may be so infested with lime water, or water which may have been boiled, stirring a small quantity of kerosene—cay a teaspoonful to the gallon of water. Use lime, soot, ashes, or similar substances, by dusting the sur face freely. Pla*t out tulips, hyacinths, anemones, and ranunculus, gladioli, &c. Roses, prune, plant, and manure, and wash them with a mixture of brino and soft soap, or Gishurst's Compound, to kill moss or insect. All borders should be now care f ally dug over, turning the soil up roughly, but'at the same time neatly, so as to give the soil the fuJl benefit of the winter rains. Complete all alterations. Fruit Garden.—lf the ground is not too wet the planting of aU kinds »f fruit trees can be gone on with; but on no account should the operation be performed if the soil is at all wet. In planting fruit trees, unless the soil be very poor or in a worn-out condition, it is better not to apply manure unless in small quantities. As a rule the soil is sufficiently good to induce a healthy growth; and, as the object is not to obtain large trees, but an abundance of fruit, the point should be to discourage a superabundance of growth, and to bring to maturity as much as possible fruit-bearing wood and spurs. In planting trees care should be taken that they are not put too deep in the soil. A good rule is to plant them just as deep as they have previously been in the nursery, which is easily seen by observing the collar where the portion that has been under the soil appears 'much smoother and paler than above it. Vines should now be pruned. There is nothing more injurious to the vine than the exces sive bleeding that is safe to ensue if this operation is done late in the season. Take care to at once stake all trees as soon as planted ; for if subjected to high winds without stakes they will never properly flourish. Look over fruit stored, removing all decaying, and in dry weather admit air freely, and turn over all fruit carefully. Kitchen Garden. —If the weather is open, continue to dig and ridge up all vacant ground which has not been done previously —clear away all spent crops. It is important that all work that can be per formed this month should be completed, as the two following will bring their own cares, and require all the labour and attention that can be bestowed upon them. Prepare dung for hotbeds ; and cucumber frames, to be ready for next month. Asparagus and sea kale beds may now be made; trench deep, using manure freely. Dress asparagus beds with salt or sea-weed. Beans, sow early long pod towards the end of the month in sheltered situation. Cab bage, make a sowing of Enfield market, Battersea, or early London market. Cauli flower, sow early London, Walcheren, or Asiatic. Celery, earth up in dry weather, taking care to keep the soil from the heart of the plant. Carrota, make a small sow ing of early horn. Onions may now be sown. ELhubarb, plant out in deep rich soil; planr about one yard apart each way. Potatoes, plant early rarities, such as ash leaf kidneys, lapstones, white Hobart Towns, Bree's prolific, King of the Earlies, in a warm situation; Examine potatoes, kumeras, &c, stow away carefully, re moving all decaying roots. FARM.—Now the winter is coming on, all the sheep should have their feet carefully pared and dressed if required. There are different ointments used for the foot-rot, and most of them will cure the disease if the feet are properly attended to. In order to prevent the disease, if possible, the feet should be kept well pared during the winter months. Draining may be proceeded with. Winter wheat should be got in at once. Varities of spring wheat may be sown next month, or even later; scarcely any rule can be laid down as to the proper quantity to sow, as so much depends upon the quality ahi condition of the land, time of sowing, and kind of wheat to be sown. Farmers also differ as to whether it is best t« sow wheat broadcast or to plough it in with a thin furrow. Drills are not much used, but might be with advantage. Early sown rape or grass may be stocked, biit not too heavily at first.

THE GOTHAMBURG SYSTEM, OR, NOW AND THEN.

[By a Wise Man of Gotham.]

Now. (Seene — Lushiugton-street. Brown [meets Jones.) Brown —Well met, old man ! lam re joiced to see yo\i again. It is my birthday —my twentieth. Jones —Many happy returns, my dear boy ! And—well, what are you going to stand? Brown—Whatever you like. Here's the Green Dragon. (They enter the Green Dragon, and drink.) Brown —And how's the world treating you ?

j ones —First-rate. My uncle-has jiist deparlfd this life, and left me-^well a nice llfcßrown^-Bravo ! We must have a drink on it. Here's the Blue Boar. (They enter the Blue Boar, and drink.) Jones—The Blue Boar tap is not half so orood a* the Kose. Brown—lsn't it? Well, let's try. (They enter the Rose, and drink.) Brown—Yes, the Rose does sell the real stuff! But what an ugly party behind the bar! I like a pretty girL Come into the Red Lion, and see Polly. r. ,\ ' (They enter the Red Lion, and drink.) Jones—Bah ! Whatsh—l mean, what is the use of pretty girla? Give me a man who querks me sively—serves me quickly. They nave barmen here at the Swan, and toppling tipple. Come along Swan (They enter the Swap, and drink.) Brown—Call them, quickly—(hie)—look —ehlow ash poshible. Loo ere—try "Mitre." ~ ~. , . (They enter the Mitre, and drink.) > Jones—Dooshid nishe street — (hie) — thish. No walking far from one—hold up —what wash I shaying? Oh—ah—no walking far from one public-house to another. • . , . . Brown—Quiright, too. Awful ass—(hie) Wilfred Lawson ! . Jones—Hear, hear. Letch—(hie)—have drink? , ~. , (They enter various other public-houses, and finally pass the night at the police station neatest to Luahington-street.)

Then. Water-street. Jones meets Brown

Brown—Ah, Jones ! I beg leave to con gratulate you. I have just heard it is your Dirthday. ■ Jones—Oh, thank yon very much. Yes, I am forty to-day. Brown —You do not look it. And how are you goin g to celebrate the day ? Jones—l don't exactly know. But a visit to the To-rrer or to tli« British. Museum seems about the pleasantest as well as most rational employment of such an anniversary. Brown—You are right—quite right. But was it not oureustom of old to have a drink on such occasions ? Jonas—ln days gene by. And I confess Brown, I have yet a touch of the old Adam about me. We will drink.

Brown—Let aae see, the Green Dragon is shut up. Jones—And so is the Blue Boar. Brown—And your old favorite, the Hose, has disappeared. Jonas—And the Red Lion, where yoitr pretty friend Polly was, is turned into a Temperance Hotel. Brown —And the Swan is an eating house, at which they will not allow intoxi cating liquor on the premises. Jones —It iethe same with the Mitre. Where can we drink ?

Brown—l have it. At the Chamberlain Arms. It is the nearest bar, only a mile and a half away. Let us hasten thither. (At the Chamberlain Arms).

Jones—Well, give it a name. Landlord—Good-day, gentlemen. You are waiting to be served. Brown —Yes. It is my birthday. We must have a drink.

Landlord—The less the better, sir. You remember how drink used to be the curse of this country. It was fearful. Yet there has only been one conviction for drunken ness in England during the last two years. That was the famous Liverpool case of beastly intoxication. Jones—The man was let off, wasn't he. Brown—Yes; "with penal servitude for five years. It was his first offence. Jones—Well, what shall we have ? Landlord —Allow me to recommend our sparkling mineral waters. Ever since Sir Wilfrid—pst!—l mean the Duke of Drink water, Sir W.L., as was, discovered those natuial champagne mineral springs on his estate, we have sold nothing else. Brown and Jones—So be it !

(They drink two quarts of mineral waters, and retire happy, one to the British Museum, and the other to the bosom of his family, deeply thankful for the incalculable benefit conferred on the country by_ the labours of one mighty mind, and the blessings of an infallible system.)

THE TURKISH FLEET.

Of the Turkish fleet an English naval organ recently said—The Turks are benefit ting by all the latest improvements in the construction of her Majesty's ships ; and a leading journal remarks that the Ottoman fleet, consisting of 24 powerful ironclad ships and five ironclad gunboats, besides unarmed vessels, have been ' cradled in the Thames.' The Turkish navy has grown up under the paternal care of the British Admirality. The Turks have had the services of English dockyard officers in their ship-yards. Three of their vessels are at the present moment being built under the supervision of an English Admirality Officer and were designed at the English Admirality Officer Hobart Pasha, formerly Captain Hobart, R.N., is commander, and he is an officer of admitted ability. Next to him is Drummond Pasha, another officer of great ability. All their engineers are Englishmen, and nearly every officer is English. Seven of the 24 ironclads are belted frigates. Two of them are described in the ' Broad Arrow,' as 'two of the finest vessels in existence.' Then come nine corvetes, two of which arc sisters to the Alexandra, which may be classed with the Hercules and Sultan of the British navy. Then there are eight eloops, in the construction of which a max imum of speed has been obtained with a minimum of draught. And, besides these, there are two large turret vessels of the Royal Sovereign type, and the powerful ironclad Ibraenich, belonging to the Viceroy of Egypt. Turkish seamen are brave to a fault,when behind anyjkind of wall, and there is little fear, should war break ont, that the disaster of Sinope will be repeated. The guns on board these ships are as good as the world can produce.

A Horse With a Conscience.—Bayard Taylor writes in. the 'Atlantic Monthly' of a horse which he says is not less than forty one years old :—' This horse had a playful habit of snapping at my arm -when he was harnessed for a drive. (I always talk to a horse before starting, as a matter of common politeness.) Of course I never flinched, and his teeth often grazed my sleeve as he struck them together. One day, more than a dozen years ago, he was in rather reckless spirits, and snapped a little too vigorously, catching my arm actually in his jaws. I scarcely felt the bite, but I was very much surprised. The horse, Lowever, shewed such unmistakable signs of regret and dis tress that I simply said, ■ Never do that again !' And he never did! From that moment he gave up the habit of years ; he laid back his ears, or feigned anger in other ways, but he never again made believe to bite. This certainly goes far beyond the temporary sorrow for an unintentional injury which may be referred to an animal's^ affection. What else is conscience than knowledge of wrong made permanent by a memory which forbids the repetition of the wrong ?' Clerical Sharp Practice.—A face tious parson of a country parish was em ployed, on one occasion, to unite a rustic couple in the holy bonds of matrimony. As soon as the knot was tied, says the bridegroom, "Well, parson, what's the damage ?"—"Nothing, I hope," replies his reverence ; " if there is any damage done it is no fault of mine, you alone are respon sible for the consequences of] the proceed ings."—"But I mean, parson, what's to pay?"—"Oh, that depends upon circum stances. When I nfarry a couple, if the bridegroom is rather indifferent towards his bride, he hands over only the usual fee. If he is pretty fond of her, he will pay a sovereign or so ; and if he is very deeply in love with her he will not think of giving less than three or four." What effect this gentle hint had on the heart of the bride groom must be left to the imagination of the readsr. I

THE BAD PRACTICE OF SNEEZING.

■ - _ ... . -*■*<*«{} .: FOE some time past the Par* • has been discussing with great SNa , remedies suggested for tie vSjoT***«><« (says the " Pictorial World ") t? tired.of this subject, without arr&^ot useful conclusion, they-will DeAvß^*ll? clined nowto bestowsomdoftheirr.^ attention on the bad practi^ of , Every excuse for doing so , is affifi6^. by a case which is Jiist report^ I Faubourgh St. Honore. A^^rfV habiting that aristocratic quarter o**^ *' denly seized a few weeks a<?o with •** and prolonged fit of sneezinl H«lVsN' her, mirse, andfinally everyo^fe house, began to be alarmed. Th<.AJ?^e "God bless you!" had beeaiSo^ reiterated in her ears, feut the dT^ M^ sneezing refused to be exorcised a«!?V f doctors had to be called in. By their ;i ---chloroform was administered ajid *v* sufferer thus relieved for a tunaJV attack which had completely exhaust? 11 strength. But no sooner had the iS et the dose gone off than the fits a^ain s°| her, with no less persistence than ha The case was serious, and the medicaT^ began to remember with dismay the cedent mentioned in their books vht native of Edinburgh was attacked jßi,* same way, and ended by actually cholri» herself and dying of suffocation, p^ nately, in this ease there -was no siicn trw?' end to the story. A young doctor whohan pened to be called in, after the malady hS already endured for twenty-sevea honB? was clever or lucky enough to effect a cm» by " hydrotherapic" treatment. Vu account given of the ease by the P^ paper does not afford any clue to the eC! of so strange a seizure; but it may serreal an awful warning to those reckless persons who, lik« Lord Dundreary, profess to delight in a good sneeze. There is indeed some reason for alarm just now. Srietzb* according to ths scientific account of it \ caused by irritation of tho inner mwablane of the nose. And since snuff-taking has been so completely banished from fawuoi " able society, there is reason to fear that tk membrane in question must be a good fl«al more sensitive, and perhaps more irritable than it was a century ago. , \

A PAINFUL SENSATION.

A painful sensation was caused in i East Fifty-sixth-etreet, New York, the other evening, by the proceedings' of a trapeze performer in a state of delirium Senor Miranda, a gymnast of som« note who lodges in that street, lately caught a violent cold when performing at Niblo'* which settled on his lun^s and ended in as attack of fever and delirium. Owin^ to his constant attempts to go through las gymnastic performances, it was found necessary to secure him in bed. by ropes. Being left alone for a few minutes, he managed to break th» cords, asunder , and dashing to the window, sprang out and hung suspended by his hands. He then proclaimed his intention of " going up to the moon," and in spite of the entreaties of the inmates of tke house, who Bji this time had assembled below, he commenced a series of gymnastic feats- of the most hazardous kind, Smiling and bowing to the spectators, he grasped a waterspout, and climbed hand over hand "towardsthe moon." On reaching a height of forty feet above the street h« grasped a swinging shutter and paused for a moment's rest. Springing from the shutter, he, clutched the gutter of the roof, and bagan aserits of waves and lurches which threatened each moment to hurl, him below. He then started along the edge of the roof, swing ing himself from hand to hand. ,As he neared the adjoining house he: paused a moment and hung dangling limply by one arm. A shudder passed through the spectators, and they braced themselves to witness his tall, when he pitched forward, and, grasping the roof of the building, hung oscillating in the moonlight, his body casting grotesque shadows on the. street below. Preparations wsre made toY catch him, but, quietly reaching $yer the"; roof, he dropped from sill to siU,Jrom shutter to shutter, until he reached, a Mall | " stoop " over the front door. Standing a*' moment here he turned a somersault, slid down one of the pillars, and witl an uni j earthly yell disappeared in the shadows of the street. By the latest accounts he had not been again heard of, and his friends were suffering some anxiety on his account. —" Pall Mall Gazette."

Action for Breach of Promise.— : Justice Denman heard an extraordinary action for breach of promise at Warwick Assizes. Plaintiff was Miss Elizabeth Field, Halidworth; and defendant, Thomas Townsend, builder, Lea Marston. They met at Home Hall Harvest Home; and an engagement ensued. Numerous amusing letters passed during its continuance. The last letter plaintiff received from the deferi* d ant was as follows :—' Lea Marston Jany % 4th 1875. Dear Lizzie. My dear.l can Assure you I feel So cut up I do hotr really Know do with myself. If ever I Thought I had given you the Least Anxiety it .-would grieve me to' Death. I Love you as I Love my Life and would Sacrifice my life for you at any moment. (Laughter.) ify'deaflrl Have Had a thorough understanding with | Father, and He say it his intention and All ways was to do to the uttermost for Us Both And I have Agreed With Him to reseive The Money This week, and it is my I intention and sincere Hop1 c it. will, be Agreeable to you Dear For me. to Bring Twenty or Thirty Pounds' with me on Sunday next and Stay with you on Sunday night and commence Putting Things into Action on Monday as I know it will Take Some Time to get all Things ready. My Dear I will do to the utter most for you. You will never have to ask me Twice for Anything I feel Sure Happy will be The Day—(laughter)—nothing But Conifort and | Happyness will Croun our Days—(renewed laughter)—it. is-a thorough Understanding about The Business That I take to it AUto- | getherandl feelCertain,Thatin a Few years I shall become a very rich man I H&ve Such a chance My Dear as I have Allways lave, plenty off money By Me in the house and I whatever you want you will help yourself.) ,: (Great .laughter.) You will: never find iiie>; as one that will ever Think much-'at what you have I Can never do enough For yon. (Kenewed laughter.) I Think it anythipg but right when a man has Plenty By Him to stint His Wife to bo much and no more (laughter.) He'cannot Put much, confidence to her God Bleesr you my Dear wjtb. Best | Love From Your Affectionate and. .True Love Thomas. P.S. Please Excuse Scnfr blerespeets to Mary The Brickworks I^ Also to hare on my account as well as The Business which is at Curd,worth.' A few - days after writing ;thia letter he called upott i the plaintiff at her house at HandswortH, pfofessed love as before, and offered? fl«r £20, which he brought with him. He then suggested that he should stay in the house' all night, but she declined to permit him. and he then went away, taking the money with him—(laughter)—and from that time his attentions wholly ceased. He marriea someone else in March, 1875, There was this singular feature about the case, tna* the plaintiff confessed she subsequently caa another lover, Mr Lynes, Wheeler-streei, Birmingham, who was threatened witfl a» action, but an arrangement was effectea. Justice Denman expressed astomsnmeni, and intimated that plaintiff could not pos sibly marry two men at the same tiw, whereupon Mr. Buszard, after ineffectvuuij attempting to resist the judicial rulin& submitted to a verdict for the defendant^, 'No Judge.'—A certain learned Pj* having somewhat hastily delivered, jua, ment In a particular case, a kings coiu^? observed, in a tone loud enough to reat the Bench, ' Good gracious! every judgme^ of. this Court is a mere toss-up. j. heads seldom win,' observed a **%£&' barrister, sitting behind him. On anrtwj occasion, this wit proposed the toliowj & riddle for solution :—'Why ioe3"7C^ J Judge in question) commit an act oi "^ ruptcy every day ?' The answer *•* 'Becatise he daily gives a judgment wm out consideration.' ■-■fi-j*^^^i

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TXITCHENS' CELEBRATED BLOOD JtlL .. RESTORER. ..-.,. , .. A NEVEK -FAILING KEMEDY For all Skin Diseases, Rheumatism in all its forms, such as Gout, Neuralgia, Sciatica, and Lumbago, likewise cures Chronic Dysentery, and is a valuable remedy a« a Family Medicine for purifying and cleansing the blood. No Bottles are Genuine unless bearing the Proprietor's Signature. Auckland Agents : W. DAWSON, Chemist and Druggist, Wel lesley-street. HAMILTON BROS*., Queen-street. A. G. HUGHES, Princes-street. U3L Testimonials can be seen on APPLICATION. The strongest recommendation for this medicine is its own intrinsic worth, as shewn by the marvellous cures effected on well known and much-respected members of our community. The best proof of this is to be found in the largo number of testimonials received by the maker, thankfully acknowledging the complete restora tion of health experienced by using this panacea. 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Ponsonby, 10th March, 1876. , Mr. Hitchens. \ Dear Sir.—l beg to bear testimony to the zreat good I have receivedfroni your medicine. I was laid up for several months with rheumatic gout, and confined to my bed for weeks; in fact, even when in bed I could not move without assistance. My friends had almost gives up all hope of my recovery, and I was told that if I ever got better I should be paralysed In my right side. I was under treatment for creeks, and tried all known remedies, but got little or no relief. Hearing of your Blood Restorer I tried it, and to the surprise of all my friends and myself I was free from pain and restored to good health in a very short time. I firmly believe that but for you I should never again have been able to enter into active employ ment. I am thankful to say that through your remedy I am now, and have teeea for the last three months, able to attend to my business, and that I was never in better health in my life than I now am. I would strongly recommend anyone suffering from rheumatism or rheumatic gout to send to you for some of your medicine, i»nd,from my experience of it, I am sure they will soon be relieved from pain, and in a, very short time be restored to perfect health. You are perfectly at liberty to use my name in any way you wish, and any person requiring further information you can refer to me. Heartily thanking you for the groat good your medicine has done me. f re?stS^JOSEPH BAINBRIDGE. Kyber Pass Road, Auckl^N.Z., , Mr. Hitchens. • • Dear Sir.—l have been suffering for months from gonnral debility and indigestion, and could keep nothing on my stomach; for as soon as I had eaton anything it would give me great pain, till it came off again a s«vere : and nasty taste. I tried botk doctors and ■ their medicines, without! them doing me a i bit of good. I became bo weak and ill that I began to despair of «ver getting relief. A • friend of mino told me of your Blood Restorer, j and told me it cured his wife. So I got some, and after taking it for a moath it restore* me to good health. I may say I flin now e*t butchers meat, and enjoy it. which I could not do for the last eighteen months. I only hope you may give to others the sam« blessing you have given to me, by making widely known this valuable medicine. I am yours very GRA#]g> Auckland, Maroti 18th, 1876. ]Vlr Hitchexs i Dear Sir.-Having suffered, for some time with rheumatism in my knee, I beg to tha»Jc you for the Blood Restorer you sent me, which cured me in one week. Wishing: you every success with your valuable remedy. I am, Sir, yours very fitfully, ALFRED SOxJixt. Crowther's Stables. Auckland, March 13th, 1876. Dear Sir.—l have great pleasure in testifying to the efficiency of your Blood Restorer as a remedy for sciatica, havlßjc been » sufferer fo* some months, but mm aovr recovered, after taking a few bottle* of your Blood Restorer. I am, dear Sir, yours very Bl**o^l^^^ Drake-street, Freemaß's Bay. TCI pORTER & C°" FURNISHING IRONMONGERS, QWEEN-STREET^ AUCKLAND. E. P. and Co. have Just Landed, ex Oxford Thurjland Castlb, Locii Urr, and Emilt Ghaplxn,— LARGE SHIPMENTS OF FURNISHING IRONMONGERY, The whole of which havo been carefully selected in the European and American Markets. Pur chasers will find the Greatest Variety and Largest Stock of Furnishing Ironmongery in Auckland, and the goods now offered are the best i vALua ever offered in this market. BEDSTEADS. French and Half-teeter Iron and Brass Bed steads, with improved foot-rail; Child a Lota and Bedsteads. FENDERS. BroDaed and Berlin Black Dining and. Drawing Room Fenders, with real bronzo mountings ; Nursery, Bedroom, and Kitchen Fenders. FIRE IRONS. : Steel Ormolu Head end Kitchen Firo Irons, j Pokerettes, Coal Vase Tongs, Sec, &c. j LAMPS. Bronzed, Real Bronze, and China Vase Lamps, with Hinke', Duplex, Queen. Eclipse, Anu capnic, and American Burners, German Reading Lamps, &&, &c GAS FITTINGS. An ENTIRELY NEW STOCK of CHANDE LIERS and BRACKETS, of ENGLISH and FRENCH DESIGNS. Gaa Heating Stoves, for Flat and Tailors Irons, *C-*°- STOVES. AMERICAN "PASSPORT" COOKING STOVES, with or without hot water attaoh- SMITH&WELLSTOOD'S COOKING STOVES of all sizes. _ „ . LEAMINGTON RANGES, from 3 feet to o feet 6 iuchee, with or without covings and plate REGISTER GRATES, Berlin Black and Fine Cast, beßt finished, with tiles and bright beads. CUTLERY. J. Rogers and Sons', Lockwoods1. and P. Wal ton's Ivory Table Knives, White Bone^ Stag, and Black Knives arid Forks, Pocket Knives, Scissors. ELECTRO-PLATED WARE. i Tea and Coffee Services, Cruet and Pickle Frames, Breakfast Cruet", Sardine and Bis cuit Boxes, Fi3h Carvers, Fruit Knives, Candlesticks, Knife Rests, Butter Knives, Salvers, Egg Frame* Kettle Stands, Tart Servers, Orange Saws, Crumb Scoops, &c., &c, plated on Nickel Silve». , BRUSHWARE. DAWSON'S BEST Hair Brooms, Scrub and Bannister Brushers, Paint Brushes, Turk's Heads, Flue Brushes, Horse, Denay, and Spoke Brushes, &c §c. MATa». Prkon-made Cocoa Fibre, Brmsh, and Open Door Mats, Wool-bordered Mats and Slips. BATHS. Hip, Sponge, Shower, Foot, Child's, and Plnnge Baths; Enamelled Oast Iron Plunge Baths, &c., &c. JAPANNED WARE.. Japanned Iron and Bes* Paper Tea Trays, Waiters, Toilet Sots, Boiler Fillers. Cash Boxes, Lanterns, &c. : Britannia Metal Too, and Ooflbe Pots, Maste»d Pote, Candlesticks, &c, &c. GARDEN TOOLS. Flower Pot Stands, Brackets, Fern Stands and Boxes, Moss Baskets, Ivy Stands, Plant Sprinklers, Famigators, American Garden Tools, ia sets, and Troweis, Rakes, ; Hoes, G^vanizad* Iron Wire Netting for Fowl Houses, &Cv, &O. • ■ . ■ ■ Wood Bread Platbters, Butter Coolers, Tea pot Stands, Bread Knives, &c. Keurich and Sobs' Tinned and Enamelled Hol loware, with patent cov«ra NOBLE'S DYNAMITE, KRBB*S LITHO FRACTEUR, Blasting andSportlng Powder. Caps, Single and Double-barrel Guns, Load ing, Copping, and other Sporting requisites. MAMTLEPIIGEa TfMte Marble and HnameUed Manttepieooa ior Dining, Drawing, and Bedrooms, in great variety. QPECIAL-VT O T I C E MESSRS SOMERFIELD & LECK, Having taken those Premises so kmg occupied by Hay and Honeymaw, as Drapers and Clothiers, beg to intimate to their friends and the public that they will OPEN ON FRIDAY, THE 23bd in©t,, WITH AW ENTIRELY NEW & EXTENSIVE STOCK OP MENS', YOUTHS', and BOYS' Clothing, Lambswool Underclothing & Hosiery, Flannels, Plaiding. Blankets, Cloths, Tweeds, Men's Hats, Shirtings, Sheetings, Fancy Dresses, Black Alpacas, French Merinoes, Serges, Ladies' and Gents' Silk Umbrellas, &o. MR. LECK, Late Superintendent for COSGRAVE & CO.. solicits a continuance of the patronage of his friends to the new firm, and will guarantee every attention Bhall be paid to their esteemed favours.



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46 T HAVE been extinguished, yet there rise a thousand beacons from the spark I bore." j £3,000 worth £3,000 OP NEW CLOTHING will be on view AT THB S3- CITY CLOTHING MART. "» ALL BOUGHT FOR CASH AT A DISCOUNT OF FROM 20 TO 30 PER CENI'., WHICH WILL BE SOLD AT SUCH PRICES AS MUST ASTONISH THE PUBLIC. Call and See and Judge for Yourselyes. Working Men. and all kinds o* Men, call on COOMBES, and let him shew the OVERCOATS at 255., worth 40s. SAMUEL COOMBES &CO., CITY CLOTHING MART, 92, Queen-street, Auckland.