SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

„ T ,, T , >,-.-.,--,> I'Tlv.i Afternoon,-i.:? H.IGII -v ai1.,.-- 'To-morrow Morning, 1.2S SUN SET.—This Evenin. -r,_ a.do "aIOONS^AGE.—FuII Moiv.i. 23rd, 3.1! a.m.

ARRIVALS.

Taupo. s.s.. Carey, from Tauranga and tho South ~ Terpuaki s.s Malcolm, liv.v !no bourn (aa. the Mamiknu). Golden Isle, schooner. Mai Ken, from Russell

DEPARTURES.

10iia^saa.°Farq:ikar. 'for tlie North

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

'"or Newcastle, Fainie. schooner:, Wednesday, l<tfb. inst For Napier, s.s. >nulF-r:' <■''■■: ■■-.«. FridaV. ClUt. For the Chatham Islnn.ls-I-iami Lily, wt. _ For Lovuka—Augusta, 'nr.gi.hiinc, c.-n-I;. For iiie Islands—Boll.: i-h\.:uioti. schooner, Active. «choon :. .•■-'!;.' For the Thames aud Lytteltoa— iiccna, brigantinc. early For London—Columbus, baiCi.i.e, early

IMPORTS.

Per Atlantic from i.)u;:-.nn : . 120 sacks Hour. 12;) '.-sucks do. ?J'o Fsae'iS do.. 20 sacks oatmeal.—T. H. Mill .S: Co. ] Per Sam Mendel :-F '■/-.'/ oilmen.-: r.oi-\s, * ca-vs oil paintings, 1 cv..-,- r/n.-ic;.! p:'-.er-. :-, cases toy tea sets. 2 cases e'ectro-plfttcJ w:.;r; . t ewe Britaunia metal tea pots.- -E. ana. it. Isaacs, importers. , , Per ship Sam Mena,-/i ,'.a.,i .a-ji-.-.O' :_ _ 10 boxr.s _;A~-*-. ■> c'; !/ .' -A-. '?-s composition nails, M '"« r*o; <■ .-'/'■- rums raw linseed oil, 3 cas;- •■ ;h C..ar.d '■ essence i.uchovies and half pint ail.-u'-oii, 1 cas-^'-F and B. essence lemon. 2 ca es each C. >mo ; -. calfs foot jelly and mushroom catsup. Tease -\ iaaine, 1 case gelatine 10/.en.'i -.. : a:.k -A >v.rv .-.. I .iwiie so/la. 5 kegs carrawi'.y seeds. 5 canary seed, 1 case ess-nee l-aaion, i'j cas<:S th.-ut f.tnts) salaloil. 10 cas/s {-i>- ■ a:., a ...-.k y ■:■ .:. case knife polish, 2 bales cclon w,-.; ._, -.- 0.-.i-.'s ;>a;ii.r. 3 cases each Sinclair'? ii.-mis an-.' b.ico'i, Ja-toags line salt. 2 cases Yji.u Ifouton's coc-ja. '-0 segs wire nails.—ll. B. ilortou. P.'.r Taupo from via Sour.l : - 100 cases kerosene, « i-oij-.^ lead, 27_ ca-,es and hAAhoneAiAAi 'a:.a.a. ii sacks itia.a, UO do. pota-oss. fil hide-. " ■ r . !lss . -Ow-na.nd /"•■ Cam. 11l bags flour.-T. ii. Fail :ia, k-o.

A BARQUE ON THE COAST.

A B-ARQUF v:< i i-U-NCO.ASi'. ( j

UNKNOWN

s ifte"noou.ai.y ;;L-ss; ~':>.•/!'.:. F Aim, ~.,-.v!,.cse ! hands she had vaa •. ■..-.,..- a:... re.-,1...:..-.. vii.. , her battering about a, Blooms ta,.a ammhb ago- Tilis vesse; a■ •. ■'' ■''■''■ ,il-?:' ---a'tuFuamF, f\A k' ;; "'- A- \ ■ AAA ' consisting of—re i .ku-i-.v-.f. a -■ ■ ale. o' ,a- ;j.ates ; •ataaaarbo;!.!',; su-.-.h .... a-aa -a,a; r.-.-nawmg a aak of the ka-.-k putting . < aa ,\- ■■■_,■. f m tno streak next the ga.Foi.-ird :i ra I- ay" a .... y'AA} on each side, ditto tor :■' teeter ' -.<_ l.i:!.u<}s'..i-oak:-. i- v WIUS /: -': '' ; ; a. \ V 6;.I .is thoroughly oFaaiua pa-.atmg. ana i-emeni i'i.r the vess-.l from =:<--.<•. to -'-:-. I lie boiler hasbeen taken out ami a..s aaa.a-.a^a ;eutensive repairs. Anewbottoataasi-aaak ■■:-:) ai,a now crovv-a. fitted to the comniistinr ciiamocr, ana a Woit r,art of the from :.-..--•-.-u- v.d. Tnera yet re mains three weeks oi: liie time-_ akiasveo^for tno completion of the cuuvr-'a.-t, .vaa:a am oe tiillj taken up in getting Fm vons.-. naay tor sea. The work so far has ; a v.-a ;■■ —..:. ,-.a..5: a.-iion to tka A.S.P. Co.'s diivcioas, ana we -, ..; cr/pect to see the entire cent//-./ c •>•<•; cd o:j. aaaiuan- Ti.cr calcula'ed to rciiac.. a:a u-aaest credit on the firm employed. acei-cquestcd to pass on tries at-d obtain delivery orders for their goods as aa.. as pes-a'aie. Tho sight entry will be pas:-.- ■ ou /!a:;-aa-. : " a-iv;s.s. Pretty Jane a--a. .'a; Tonuses loading another cargo of timber lor Fiscorvi''. Ti-a 3.5. Tauoo a-;ived -vat Taurarga and the South at 10 o'clocl: /bia aa„-an.;'. Pas sense-s :^Or. ana Mr, F. NF d, Mrs Ifa -nugton. :virsVe-b.-. Miss Tunks, Miss Afkin. Messrs Lusk, Sims. Murnby. Hrown, Cay/aa Rugsoll, Re-id. Dr. Moedroy, p.uchanar. Adair, vorcoe. and 5 steerage. . The s.s. Taranaki a-;.; tiue m i a-■ a.anaKau from Fi': Soul! >aaa-da ; i-.imnmg, but m consequence of the oo!-:t'-:rcu? ~,.aa' or tao v/oa<;her she did net at-.enrpt to ;-ppioacn tne floats until 'Ms morning. "•ni-i'. Ps 'P-fanaki a,--:i,ai. at 'O'- aaiaca, 'it m A-: tr "to-il-tv. "* Sl'.c a. '■ \\'<"Uii-.gtou at 0 a.m. At "he'iatter r.l'aco i'-ii-'.-.vi passan a:a aa.dmails, cavrving on all car.;o. 'a", at noon, arriving as above. ENpet-ienccd :>'A' .. 'A., and A-.h.Vv. gales with heavy sea : hauieo tne smp to cue ivi'Hli't (.30 p.m. on i'hh. av.r. kept he.. - to wind ■ ilfioio p.m. on 17ih : r.'a -. ■.•:-..-, a. aa Manukau Heads. P -a.'aa'-' a;:/''-la .'F-■ vcnnedy,

UNKNOWN

~ to.mari'ow AtlO.iF i.:..a. nnd ."..:;:; p.m. For Coronianclel, .'vi-gysa, ou finday ne-e-t ct 2.30 p.m. p or Rnssell. per Taupo tkisdar, at ,' p.m. T-'o"'k-;a'-' ■■■■■•■•■■■'■ Heads 'Val-.n. XFaagarei. and. " Mang?.prJ. per Argy'a-. :ia,a:a,;a i p.m. r?oi-Levuka. per iAU.:us..a, '.o-:norrc -a, at 3 p.m. Thursday na ct, r: '! a ;a. For Tuur-ing-"'- -Fsb-i.r.a. Nav!•:.:■ ;.::/ aioutnern 3 p.ill. _ _, ~, „„., r ' v.Vxtat'Tpfm* Per s.s. Taranaki, or. Wedr.asa.-,.--, »otn mst., as follows:— < _ .... ~ r .. Continent oc Europe. a r F.'a a.a: For Taranaki, Soufber:! -re-'mc-a--, Austra lian Colonies, and kaiv-ai Ki.u.aca.n... via Suez ana Southanip; on Iter iciU-.r.-: spo-.- -.-.liycdaros '';Fo--Cal;'-'d!Fiaaaa n <vi; ' F: aad' and late letters for Southern Province's and ',iclbouriie atl'p.m. . , __ For money ordo-s, regtstcrct letters, and newspapers, at 10. !sn.m, . , Per s.s. Austraun, on • v-. e.oue?tiay, 20tn mst., asunder:— , , . For Sandwich Is ;;.- ; . ;,■ a-, States of America. Canada. Hnus!) Co:umbia, Central aud South America, ana llrilisii ana Foreign West Indies, at noon. For United Niagara', ana (continent or Eavope, at noon. For money ordars, :■•.::-:-■'■■rau letters, ana newspapers, at 10.30 ,"..m. F:aa 'ana;-,:, bearing an extra fes of Cd. in addition to tno postage, •will be received by the r.iail agent onboard tho steamer up to the Fate of sailing. s. ".. u'.SS. Ctrei Postmaster.

CALLS AND DIVIDENDS.

The following arc t.> dates and amounts of calls in connection with ths undermentioned lad mining companies: £ s. d. Date. Ciiy of London .. .. 0 1 :\ — Oct. i Homeward Bound .. 0 0 c - Oct. 10 N".Z. Loan Company . 0 10 0 — Oct:. 1 IVIDKN DS— Barnett and Levy , — — Sep. Zl CRKDITOUS' r\I I''.T'.riMG3. In tlie estate of J. H. Buchanan .. Sep. 39

MEETINGS AND AMUSEMENTS.

SEeT.-'MBEH IS. Ponsonby Baptist School-room, at 7.iW p.m. Cooke's Dissolving "Views of England and America, Newrharkot Hall, at 7 p.m. Amalgamated Hoct and Shoemakers, V.M.C. Association, at 7.30. Theatre Royal, "Kerry," and "Victim of Circumstances," at 8 p.m.

BIRTH.

FFF/dIFF. ■ On the 18th instant, at Onehunga, Mrs. 0. F. Fleming of a daughter. PATK.—On Mtn September, a' her residence, Victoria-street, Mrs. p a te, stavmaker, of a son.

DEATH.

CROWMUiCST.—Cn tlie Kjt.li September, (877, Rose To. Orowiuust, aged li weeks. The I'm oral will leave lier faiheFisrcsidonec, Epsom, to-morrow (Wednesday), at 1 o'clock jam. I:nouns are respectfully invited to attend.

Dr Mauuscll, who was a passenger by the ship Oueon Fee, is said! to hare been a heavy loser by the wreck, not only of valuable property among the g neral cargo, but of personal effects, which were stolen. On leaving the vessel his portmanteus and boxes were safe in his cabin, but on returning to the ship after being rescued with the rest Of tho passengers, be found the boxes broken open, the straps of tlie port manteaus cut, and the contents taken away. It is reported that several boat crews of men , were engaged for some time, a.".', mm:.-.- j , Jested, in plundering the vessel.

The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED "The Evening News," "The Morning News," and "The Echo."

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1877.

o *for the cause that lacks assistauce, For the wrong that needs icsistance, For tho future in the distance, Aod thoa"'3<i that co-tSLado.

Parliament was engaged the greater part of yesterday's sitting in discussion on the Education Bill, and several important amendments were made. The religious clauses and capitation fees were rejected by large majorities, and all efforts to restore them by amendments failed. The chief ob eetions to the capitation fees rested on grounds of expediency. It could scarcely be maintained that ten shillings a year was an excessive contribution towards the £3 10s which is estimated as the cost per head of the children actually attending public schools. But there are very serious difficul ties in the way of collecting the tax, and if the cost of collection under the Auckland j xlct bo any criterion, the value of the rate i as a source of revenue is extremely doubt ful. A still more serious obstacle iti tho way of utilizing the rate would bo experienced in discriminating between those who arc liable for it, and those who escape under the various provisoes made in the Act. The collection might !>e resisted on such a variety of grounds that we question whether the results would be at all adequate to the annoyance oe ea.-jioned by its enforcement. if not absolutely necessary for financial reasons, and the legislature is able to dispense with it, rendering education free us the air, tho colony may bo congratulated upon the amendment. Win ther the Government can liiul ways and means for the additional £ :.F>,ooo cast upon the ordinary revenues Oi the colony, has. however, yet to be dct-.Tiniucd. 'The elimination of (he prayer l and biblu-rcadiug clauses will carry witu j it Hie farco <U public opinion in Fiis part of the colony. The fact that the most I precious of all bool;.-; must, he excluded from j our public schools mny be lamented, but j ihe misfortune should be moderated jby the thousands of agencies which the I religious convictions of the people have ! | created on every side. We have ho appro- j j liension that the value and universality of I Fdble knowledge will bo otherwise than i pioporlionatu to lln: spread of education, ; j and the extent lo which ignorance is dis-

'. Our contemporary has tried to shift its greened a.gain. Perceiving that the cry of I " bogus was so dourly untrue as to expose ! -I : own mendacity, (and it is astonishing { what an amount' of wilful lying for the purpose of getting a trade advantage some shining lights will persist in,) the " Herald " now says :—-" We an: satisfied with having exposed a mis chievous and dishonest, system which lias arisen of so altering and tampering with cablegrams as largely to destroy their use fulness, unless guaranteed by Home such authority as that of Keuter." Thus j admitting the authenticity 01 our tee I gram, but alleging that it bad been altera.', t '/.'lie: writer than proceeds to iloundorin longi- I tudiual time dillercnces, or attempts to coii ! fuse his readers by that means, in the hope lof escaping under the dust lie ere:;! •'■'. The whole thing may be mad,.: plain in the feeble I: comprehension. The time difference is four minutes to a degree long. Plevna is situated about 2o degs. East \d London ; Bcveil o'clock at night in Plevna would, therefore, be only twenty-minutes past live the general Russian assault on Plevna would be known in London, from a dozl n correspondent:-:, long before seven o'clock on Tuesday evening ; and our special corres pondent wired ii the same night, as shown by the date of his dispatch. It was delivered in Sydney early on Thur day morning, and in Auckland an hour later; file time i->z transmission being .ample. The early telegrams, it new appear -, exaggerated the extent of the '-Fi.a-.iae. v.ueeess, although otherwise accurate ;u general details. We do not profess to be bettor informed than our leading Lon don contemporaries, with one of which our correspondent has eslanh.-meil busine.-,s relations for the earliest war new v more or less unreliable, and have shewn how contradictory all (the Agent-General's and ilea, it Fa, included) are, .and i.tu-t of necessity be. What .va have done is.-.imply togottlieeailiosl at: '. best news procurable We have found A^.:.i experience, Lhaf, \..v reasons which it \\ , :ld occupy 100 much space to detail lie , a telegram seat direct to one paper, comes much quicker than one which is intended for a largo number of journals in lill'erenl countries, along the several lines /and cables between here and England. The quickness with our own " meeial i " arc delivered, supplies the best proof of this. If the " Feral! " will not spend tie money to procure special dispatches it must not endeavour to gull the public into Ihe belief that its lack of enterprise is virtue, nor should it seize what belongs to others. Wo would rather pay it, a substantial annual subsidy to leave our special cablegrams alone, "bogus" though they may be. It is with the desire alone of protect ing special cablegrams from piracy that we have devoted so large an amount of space to the subject; we are quite content to let the messages speak for themselves. We may further state that any reader who wishes to satisfy himself upon the subject of authenticity has only to call at our ollice, the " Herald " .having carefully avoided our invitation to allow us to prove their genuineness for the benefit of Auckland charities, and at our contem porary's expense. The last - but not least—of the series of musical and literary entertainments in con nection with tlie harmonium fund of the Wesleyan Church, North Shore, takes place this evening, it is expected to be a great treat. The singing and instrumentation will be specially good, and the readings and recitations are attractive; Surely the Dcvonport folk will muster well, and not allow the Auckland friends to outnumber them. Visitors from Auckland get over and back at half fare. The chair is to be taken at half-past seven o'clock by M. Niccol, Esq. Mr David Grubb, baker, is determined to give the public the benefit of the present fall in Hour, aud consequently informs his customers that he has reduced the 21b loaf to 4.k1. At a meeting 'of the members of St. An drew's church, last evening Rev. G. Brown, moderator, in the chair, tlie committee re commended the congregation to give a call to the Rev. Mr Davidson, of Ruthergleu, Scotland, which was unanimously agreed to ; and the committee be requested to for ward tho call by cable, The meeting was of one mind respecting the call, and hoped the rev. gentleman would be in a position to accept it. The residents of Ponsonby interested in tho Dapfcist cause of that district, are advised by advertisement of a meeting to be held/this, Tuesday evening, in the school room, on business of importance. The Sergeant-Inspector of Weights and .Measures from Auckland made a two days' raid on the place-: of business in Onehunga > during Friday and Saturday, seizing nearly all the weights in the Borough for being unstamped. Many small business people ; will be somewhat: put about, for the want ! of their weights to carry on their trade, | and most of them complain that before i such a step was taken as tlie seizing of ; their weights an opportunity should have | been given of having them stamped hi Onehunga ; as it is not reasonable to assume that the weights should be carried ail (he way to Auckland, a distance of .-even miles, to receive the necessary stain;"!.

" .So near and yet so far, "might will have [ been the exclamation of Captain Stsvart } of i the schooner, Dunedin, when, after having I worked hard all day to secure a fiuc whale, j he wascoinpelledto abandon the prise. The J schooner was on her way here from Have lock, and came to an anchor I;ud Friday j evening under Cape Campbell. Next morn- I ing a large black whale was seen disporting ! itself about the schooner, and, desirous of \ improving the opportunity the doughty I skipper manned his boat, and started in pur suit. Twice was tho tis-h harpojued, and twice got away, taking the irons wth it; but eventually, after a chase which lasted all day, tho whale was killed (shade of Captain Hunker) by a well.directed prod -vithn, crow bar ! Hy this time the boat was miles from the schooner, night was closing in, and, as there was no towing the fish -yith the one boat, and no meant of anchoring it, whilst the men had been without food since morn ing, they had to cut adrift ; very much, as j may be imagined, against their inclination. The whale measured 6*oft. long, and was estimated as « peven-ton fish. The feat, for it was|iuidoubtedly one, of Captain Stewart and his men deserves to be placed on record, if only for the unique mode of giving the coup de grace, for who ever before' heard, of killing a whale with a crowbar i—[" Otago Daily Times.] A meeting of the United Free Methodist Young Men's Society was held last evening l in tin; school-room, corner of Pitt-street. j Rev. R. Taylor in the chair. The following ! recitations were given :—"Saving for Age," Mr C. Cooper; "An Old Sailor's Yarn," Mr S. Parker; "Fault," Mr W. Raker; [ " The Crucifixion." Mr W. Wheeler ; Poe's [ " raven," Rev. J. A. Caygill ; " Good Words for Wives," Mr J. Thwuites ; ami | " The Likeness," by Mr das. Saunders. The pieces were successfully given, and the meeting closed, in the usual way. The convent which is being erected on the Catholic Church property, for the Sisters of Saint Dominic, in Dunedin, is now nearly completed. It, is a stately am! imposing pile, and is built in the simplest of ecclesiastical stylos—the old. Saxon From the commanding site it, occupies, the elevation of tho building itself, and the [ strict simplicity—lf mat severity—of its design, it is one of the. most prominent I objects in the Dunedin Landscape as viewed j from the bay. The discovery of two whisky farm.-: has [ been ma.de ah tost simultaneously in Otago. ! One whs at, Opoho, and tin- other in the | Oamaru district. T!m Opoho oil', rider got !12 mouths' imprisonment. As, however, ! he has had a lucrative business for the past In month.-, combining the trade of milkman with that of whisky maker and seller, as a j speculation it lias no doubt paid hrni;and he j probably can well afford to go to gaol for thai time. He-fides it has to lie considered that I the ban! labour will have the effect to work ' off'the consequences arising from too freely i imbibing fiery ucw-madc spirit. His selling i price appears to have, been lis per gallon, | .vith a reduction, perhaps, to customers I wiio took large quantities. i To the Hditor : Sir,—Will you allow me. j to ask the proper authorities ii wo cannot I have Symonds-stvoef scraped, from the j< in cell's" Hotel down to the Caledonian, as -in this wet weather it is a bant Fir.a: inches j deep in mini ; and in lino weather, about fourteen feet of dust. i wrote a. note to ! the STAit last week, but the Stai: is a power. F'efore ! sent Ihe note, some man had commenced the work of scraping. I then tore it up, and the mam left off' his work. Tim Stak. is no! done thai. way. I am, F.'.Dl'MI OK DKSl\v.\-|>. We have r -reived a piece of jamili timber taken from one of the piles of the Maugare llridgc, 10 of which piles have to be taken n\). being thoroughly destroyed by the toredo worm. The piles wen: sen I for from Western Australia at gi -a! expense. Tli" contructor for the building of the bridge otlered to supply totara pile: Australian timber, the durability of wiih ii was so doubtful. His oiler wa i not with the most rotten result. At the present time, lotar.-iis being taken from Hie piles of the old Onehunga wiiarf, which h..-.•■* h'-.m down F.i years, end are sound as a be'!, and tniinvmed by worm or weather. Speei'i: ai-. of both these timbers are hake/ forwa'-ded to Wellington rv.id Dmn-din. with notes on the comparative: merits of each. II certainly is a serious mall a- [bat an o:\pen.--ive structure like ihe Mam-ar" pi-.a-e.--. It, proclaims the folly of v dug bad material. The failure of tie: midge is not conlinet! to the fact of the wood work roiling or being eaten away, but tli - down in an alarming manner, '''he earth h:w S'tnk two foot on (he Onchum-a side, carrying the frame work with it, and i( is feared thai unless present aiT.inaeme;ns succeed there will occur a disustroi; ; -. rsnia.*li. Fy microscopic observation ihe worm is said to have a head fashioned like an Anier opininu thai the auger was designed from them. Tim Friendly Societies in Duncliu are notable for the spirit in which the members ma! olliee-bearers of each meat, -md dismiss ma'Fers for tho general good. Their Con fer, uces, whenever they have taken place, have l)non well attended; and while differ ences sometimes exist as to tin.: Inst way of attaining the end sought, the utmost harmony prevailed among members. The last Conference of these bodies took -place the oilier night, when 15 societies and. branches, having a total of 1,(100 members in and around Dunedin, were represented. If, was resolved to co-operate to found ft medical dispensary for the united societies of Dunedin. An unlucky young fellow was out pig hunting in the Lvakahu district, when he met with an awkward and. singular acci dent. He carried a spear formed out of a shear blade tied to a pole, and when his dog's put up a pig, in llis Harry lie presented the wrong end of tho instrument. The animal charger! him, driving the blade into his thigh, and inflicting a dangerous wound ; and ho now lies in a precarious condition in theTiniaru Hospital. Mr W. H. Lewis, of the Hafod, Swansea, has invented a new engine of warfare, which will be very likely to attract the attention of the War Ollice as an appliance ca'adated to place its possessor in an advantageous position over an opponent, it consists of a cannon so arranged as to discharge a sharp sword-blade cross-wise in the direction of the enemy, the knife or cutter being so poised in its career through the air as to cover the whole space in a longitudinal direction, described by the blade itself. An 8-inch ball would carry a sword 14 feet in length GCO yard::, literally mowing down every human obstacle in its path. In reply to a letter which appeared in the Melbourne "Daily Telegraph," requesting information about Sulieman Pasha, a cor respondent supplies tho following bit of choice biography : —" Castlemaine, 3rd September.—Dear Sir—i can give 'In quirer' the information lie asks for relative to the nationality of Sulieman Pasha, as he happens to be a relative of my own. His real name is Pat Sullivan, and lie was born in the county of Monaghau. When a young man he enlisted in tho 07th Highlanders, and soon rose to the rank of color-sergeant. During the Fenian excite ment he got involved in that foolish.move ment, was arrested, and kept in prison for soma time, but, for want of evidence was never brought to trial. In prison lie made the acquaintance of .James Murtagh, another soldier prisoner ; ami, on their release' from prison, being dismissed their regiments, they got into the Turkish service. This was through the influence of O'Reilly Rev, a '48 man, whose chequered career is so well known, dames Murtagh is now Mucktar Pasha, command in... the Turkish armies in Asia. I may add that Sulieman Pasha is still a Chris tian, and that he contributes handsomely towards the support of an aged mother in Ireland.—l am, &c, John Sux-livan."

We (Celestta Empire) have much satisfac tion in announcing', for the benefit of all whom it may concern, that there will be war in China during the autumn of the present year. We Jo so on the authority of . no less important a personage than the ; National God of War, an oracle recently . delivered by whom has been kindly con- ! vcyed to us per special courier from the ; interior. It appears that the mandarins of | Tscu-yi Fa have oiiicially reported to the j Governor of Cue province the occurrence of j a miracle, the meaning and interpretation [ whereof is perfectly unmistakable. The ; imago of Khan Ti (the Cod of War), which ] resides in the Khan-ti Meaou, lias been moving about aud making bows for some ■ time past, tho gesticulations of the deity j being so pronounced as to cause the pedestal j on which ho stands to vibrato and move j abouF The consequence is that the j I people in the neighborhood believe most , firmly in the imminence of war as soon as . the great heat is over ; though whether it j is to take the form of hostilities with a j Western Power, or a rebellion, we are not j informed. General Grant can hardly bo calledf] a \ social success (says ''Atlas," in the j " World"). His silence is proverbial; but j it is not mii eloquent silence ;he simply gives one an impression that he says no thing because he has nothing to say. His little speech to tho Duke of Wellington is, however, worth recording. Having sat silent through dinner he suddenly found his tongue, and asked his host, "Duke, what was the largest number of men your father ever commanded?" The Duke thought for a moment, and then mentioned sonic: figure which Ido not remember. Ii: is sufficient to say that it was considerably under half a million. The ex-Presidon! thought for a moment, nnd then remarked sotto voce, "Then [ have beaten the Duke ;" after which he dropped once more into silence. It is slated in a London journal that his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has become, at any rate pro ten. a vegetarian and a total abstainer from alcohol in every form except that of the very lightest r'v :ncli wines. It will lie remembered thai ins Royal Highness ha s suffered terribly of late from gout, and it was while he was thus notice;! remarkable speech made at Feeds by the Rev. Mr Collyns, Vicar of Wink worth, Derbyshire. "Mr Collyns, in his speech, described himself a* having been a victim to goal, 'hit ten \ears ago he iook the pledge and became a vegetarian ; from never since returned. The Duke of Cam lias done so. much curlier thtssca.si n than usual, in New South Wales, for, says the "Sydney Herald," although we have not really gad rid of all ihe cold weather of winter, which w:: generally a.vpect, these/nests of the busii are already becoming pLaiifiil. At North Shore, niiiiib.-rs of .'•nakes have been aeii and some killed ; and at places, which are popular harbour resorts, an occasional view of a creeping length in tee sandy sei ub has on the iaF -'.-ia-v of the Hitualislic Priests' Guide lu-.s b-en'given practical eitee! to in ami fw > rHafl ageniu ; leaded guilty to .-4 iiiia, a penny pamphlet eonlainim: extracts fn m ">'!:.' i'riesi hi Absolution, ' published by Ihe Society of the Holy Cross, the exiracls being grossly indecent. The Ft pendiaty ini|iosed the fullest penalty under tlm <J!a'-gow Police Act, mimely, Fa each, We are dad So see that the kiadi and Cor Company have set ;i good example U) the (Jovei umei.t ami to orli.'-r -inns, hi the matter of encouraging local industry. The Company has lately given an order to .'•. I a..-1 ■■ Fraser and Tinne to construct about JF.F i F: worth of machinery, principally lor tin: I ' impany's may works at Tai' u:i. The machinery cousisLs af compound engines, breakina down frame.--, circular saws. ;;an.-; I saws, p| iiFing and idllin- machines, alt-.'. !m :. F-.aFy :•!! Fie:--e have hitherto been ordered from Lhiglaud, ami it is ■■ move in I the right direction for a local arm to be I employed to make them. Ai th -vara creditors moetings in Mr c.Fat - ..f ,F if. F.uehe.naa, -i.mesra^.m, iiaidliFe-. IF >.:t iSs k,|., a.-.-ets nil ;in re Tii mms L.mergan, liabilities £'2- v.) sis !'<!., a. / :'.]■■' ■ 'a!■«• Craig- Cottis, H.'Fhhties li.abiiii.ics £'•■■2 Is ~d., assets -.;;F> -, the UmsF/a, however, had only 'a/an able to j VAllr-,! L'S-J. [ aJ, >/ dm.lrani an !S »: Inf-.'-m iheir I Fiends a;:-1 tile public Cat they have re ef gentlemen"* .mtlit, of the nevaat fashions and material. A sp/ahF general meeting of Fie Building Fa-.Ffy was inadvertently ;uino-,i'.:c'"l in oar last, issue to be held to-night. The proper dale is advertised in auotli'T column for Tuesday, the loth of October. The sittings of the Diocesan Synod, orthe I iatglish Fha/aii will b : commenced in "lie Bishop's library, parnell, on Monday, the 13th 'proximo. I )v Skae, t he Colonial 1 inspector of Lunatic Asylums, is expected in Auckland shortly, on his inspection tear, when it is anticipated that orders will be be given for the much ; needed extra wing to the Whau institution. An inleresiing- elocutionary meeting was | held last evening in the Pitt-streetWesleyan school-room. The pieces in poetry and prose wore most from English authors, by Messrs Hashing, Rhodes, Cooper and While. An interesting debate was an nounced for Monday evening next, "Is reason confined to man," to be opened in the affirmative by Mr Heaumont, and negative by Mr W. Thorne. A vigorous wordy contest is expected. | Mr G. Hayter sends tho following in formation with reference to the Newmarket bazaar :—" Sir, —Your readers will remem ber that you published, a short time ago, an account of a very successful bazaar, which was held in the Newmarket Hall by the Primitive Methodists, for the benefit of their chapel at Newmarket. Wo wish you now to tell them what has been.done with the proceeds of it, viz., we lined our chapel, which has made it much more comfortable ; and purchased an excellent harmonium, which has made the services of our little sanctuary more pleasing and attractive to many, besides rendering us good service in instructing our scholars in the art of singing, both o.a the week evening and on the Sab bath ; and \ve have paid oil' a portion of the debt on the chapel with the remainder, but still there is a debt remaining on it, and wc find it a nasty troublesome thing, and so we have decided to try aud gas rid of if. We have thought of several methods of assisting in raising the means to do this, and we have decided first, as your readers will see by referring to your adver tising columns, to arrange for a pleasure trip across the American continent, inspect ing the principle places of interest there, and Chen cross the Atlantic to London, spend a short time viewing things and places there, then back across the continent of Europe, calling for a short time at the Koly Land on our homeward journey. This astonishing feat is to be performed in the short space of two hours by means of Mr T. Crook's celebrated dissolving views. An efficient band has kindly offered their ser vices, at intervals to enliven the trip. Thus you see, Fir, we have provided a rich treat for the inhabitants of Newmarket and its surroundings for a very small sum. We hope they will avail themselves or it, as the like may not occur again until we com mence to travel by balloon.—Yours, See., Geo. Ha'/ter,

A few days ago I went in a devout spirit to pay homage to the wax efligies of : , the defunct kings and queens at Westmin- : star Abbey. Ascending the narrow stair case, I was confronted by Charles 11., looking bland, but faint from want of ' fresh air. His friend the Duke of Buck-' ingham was batter oil', for he reposed in ', death, and. was beyond surferi ng, His! mother, the Duchess of Buckingham, raid j another son, whose hand she held, were! smiling with a ghastly grin across at the ; dead efligy. _ Next came the beautiful Duchess of Richmond, in the robes and coronet she actually wore at Queen Anne's coronation. According to this lady's will her wax image was to be placed '" under clear crown-glass, and no other." if Queen | Anne baa' shown as much provision it J would have been better for the public. In j order to see i ler Majesty it is necessary to j try many points of view before the wretched glass will yield a glimpse of her face. Clarendon, in his scarlet robes of ollice, William and Mary. Queen Bess, ruffled and bejewelled, follow in succession. Lord Nelson brings up the rear, the best preserved of all. Anything more melan choly Hutu this exhibition cannot be conceived. Can nothing be done I to relieve these historical person- I ages of their misery. There they stand, covered with indignities and dirt. Their names are rudely inscribed in chalk, or something equally obscure, above each ease. The glass is blurred and scratched with foolish name-. The identical robes which adorned the living are now disgracing the dead, and are laden with black dust. The' . alios of the ro-sepoint and ancient: lace lie Flandre can scarcely be discerned. No wonder that Mr Ward lays down his brie-;, to sig.-i over these precious, but decaying- and in;; a-forsaken relics of the pas;. — -Alias" 121 the "World." The slaughter of rabbits in the Marl borough Province is proceeding at a great rate. The FFyraa? says :■ -" A contract for kill:.ig -Itj'O!) rabbits 011 the Vernon run ha-- just been finished. <)ur informant person who brought them daily to Blen heim re;- sals. At Kekaranghu they have like ',!•'; spring i.-ap used for rats, but larger, and by tied: means have taken ena-taoie- -jmiaiit;es. from which they strin ■>e.i be skins, which were forwarded to Fig land, by last mail they received the vaFnge.m from London of the la-:: shipment, naaiea la.-the silver-grey is, and the coni i '-V -.:/ , Mr T. H. llanna real a wcll eonden-e-.l paper en "British Rule in in die .''and a lively discussion followed. ... W agga (New South Wales) correspon dent reports that a singular accident oc ehild had, in a pocket ol her dress, a harpW poiiFed :l".ie pencil. Meeting, or •">'.. • talcing .- ■■nae ■..-">. ,ip-aiior.s on the road, son:.- 3. hiy was indulged in, ai which the girl : en chow received a fall, aud tue pen cil _ "■'■-'■_ forced into the inner part of the thigh, breaking oil, and leaving over a.l inch ~iu[ a hail completely embedded in the -lo.di. so thai 110 trace of it could be se-.-ii but tlie punctured wound through which it had e.g. red. Dr. Kennedy was sent lor. and was forced to perioral the . ] erath n of cutting the pencil oat. The lecture on " New Zealand, Past and Present,"' which was to have bean delivered it the Voting .Men's Christian Association Fo ■■■■'.-. on Friday next, is postponed until tho Friday foiloving, the 2Sth instant.

PARLIAMENTARY.

WELLINGTON,

A&iz <iAA''XQ'AOZA& "3iVL icELIGIOUS CLAUSES THROWN 0 F T. {FROJI On; ■•.■FECIAL REPORTER.) [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.]

this day.

A Fit l-. :■:.-. f OVER COLLECTING THE EDUCATION RATE. There was a slight breeze in Committee on ihe F.laenFou Pill in discussing the meiko 1 of eaileetir.g tin.' capitation tax. Mr a Lachuluuj, referring to the Jigures land c.heel ices. said it was because lawyers were employed for ihe work ; and lawyers were emp.loved because Mr Lusk, who was Chairman of tlie Board, was al.-o a member of the firm of solicitors employed. Mr Lusk indignantly denied this, ex plaining that the Superintendent of the province, not the Board, appointed the solicitor. SCFJECIS OF INSTRUCTION. All the clauses from 70 to 83 inclusive were srrue!; on.:, the Government being defeated on a division by 3S to 34, so that the total cost of education will fall on the Consolidated Fund. One ridiculous division lead: piaee on the motion to expunge history from the list of subjects taught, which was negatived by 51 to 6. When the House resumed last evening, the discussion on the Education Bill in committee was resumed. On the motion of Mr Macandrew, the words " elementary physiology" were added after ': vocal mnsic," in tlie eighty-fifth clause. Mr Macandrew said he regarded the knowledge of physiology as more important thiwi tlie Permissive Bill. In fact he thought the millennium would come when the subject was properly understood. Or. \Vailis thought general science should be taught. Mr Cisborne proposed the addition of the words, " social economy." ' Mr Wakefield asked whether this was intended to include cookery, because if so there would have to be a State Kitchen and Scullery Department, and provision made for stewpans, brooms, etc. All Stout spoke in high terms of the use fulness of eookory schools in Dunedin. All the young women of the town attended dur ing cert; in hours to learn cooking. Mr T">;e moved that the words "princi ples of domestic economy" be added after needlework. Mr Lusk said there was no machinery by which such things could be taught. Mr Wakefield objected to the idea of Savings' Banks in schools. He would rather see a boy spend his spare pennies in tarts, than "put them in the Savings' Bank." They did not want to see boys grow up prigs, who wanted to get the name of being good, simply on the strength of a bank account made up of pennies ; of which they had cheated some school-fellow, or which they had borrowed. There was quite sufficient of money-grubbing spirit amongst colonial youths without going further. Mr Travers thought cookery in schools would be eminently useful, and would supply a deficiency in tlie early education of the youth of both sexes. A great deal ! of the comfort of the hemes of tlie humbler j classes depended upon a knowledge of j household cookery and domestic economies, i Flo spake of the large amount of waste in the colony. l DISCUSSION ON RELIGIOUS ! CLAUSES. : On the religious clauses Mr Curtis moved I that there be substituted far "shall" in the first litre. " May. if the committee j shall think lit so to direct." Mr Macandrew ' moved further the following addition to the \ clause, provided always that in case of ; children whoso parents or guardians so \ desire it, l,ho portion of Holy Scripture so read as aforesaid shall he read in a separata :' class out of or from the Douay or any other j version thereof authorised and approved by ; tin: Ciiureh. I Messrs Rowe and. Hodgkiuson moved to j insert after the Lord's Prayer, "and a nor- I tion of the Holy Scriptures being part of a j . sola tion of passages of scripture previously ; ] compiled by tlie Board." Mr wFF. .'■,,. ihonoht Pibie reading in-

fringed secular principles aud relkfoua dfe abilities. ° Ula" Dr Wallis made a strong spee ch again* purely secular education fcdUls The House divided on Mr Curtis's amend ment : ayes, 19 ; noe3j 35> "«"« Mr Shcehan moved "That all words after opened m the first line be struck out. Carried on the voices On the motion of Mr AY. w onil (Invcrcargill) a clause was inserted at th» end of sub-section two, of clause 85 _ follows " and the teaching shall be purely secular. l • The House divided. » A? ES :-?iirty-ninfr-Messrs Ballance Hastings, Hrandon, Brown, J. C BrvoA Curtis, DeLatour, Dignan, Fisher, GiE Gisbome, Hamlin Hodgkinson, Hunter Johnston, Joyce, Kelly, Kenny, Lumsclen' Montgomery, Morris, 'Richardson' hichmond, Pnwe, Sealon, Seymour. Sharo Sheehan, Shrimski, Stevens, Stout, (tellerl Swansou, Tairoa, Thomson. Travm* Wakefield, Whitaker, W. Wood (teE Woolcock. h NoESI9-Baigeni, Barff (teller), Bowen Burns (teller), Carrtngton, Douglas, Fox j Harper, Henry, McLean,Macandrew i Ormond, Reid, Reynolds, Rolleston Tawhiti, Willis, end Williams. il°lle*to"> Mr Sheelian then moved that sub-section 3 clause 8m (the Bible reading and prayer clause) be struck out, winch was carried 011 the voices. On section 4, Sir Robert Douglas ex pressed pious horror at school-houses beh l£r converted into Sunday-schools. Mr Rowe in the'course of a homily, related how that he had been accustomed to read, mar-:, learn, _ and inwardly digest Scripture almost with his mother's milk Mr Macandrew said the Bill in its present shape was an outrage on the feelings of nine-tenths or the colonists. He moved •' that the speaker leave the chair/ which was negatived. Mr Sv/auson thought religions teaching an.add he one or. school hours. R P „ * gestcd.Hie w-/iFa "for public school pin pose- inserted in sub-section four, iusteiul of secular education. Dr. Ho-lgkinson.. looking hard at the Go verumem benches, said he considered any average sad; .a] committeeman equal to an ordinary minister. Un the a testion of adding social econo mics to tin: aajaeFi of instruction in clause S3, Mr Fax supported it. Fie said that many members oxtha House might do worse Mr V, ak hold wanted Mr Fox to be more explicit. Did social uconomics mean teeto -1 talism ? Tim addition w.-.s negatived, and then Mi Tea- proposed an addition of the ''principles of domestic economy" which was .-mdamidst laughter. Mr Laruuch moved to strike out the words ' Fut no child shall be compelled to be present at the teaching of history, etc." The words were retained on division by lift y foui to four. Pj FiT-.iCIAL TRAINING. Clause SO, " physical training." Mr Travers moved an amendment providing military drill for boys cf ten years and up wards. \Y-a-, carried. Sir Robert Douglas thought it good to teaeii giiF, to march. On the- motion, of Mr Macandrew the following addition was carried: "There shall be attached to every school a play ground of at least a quarter of an acre." Clause cighiy-se yen—evening schools was passed unamended. Clause eighty-eight. — An addition was made thac expulsion be only with the con sent, of the committee, ; . an audition was made to clauseS9, pro viding assistance by the Board to private schools in outlying districts ; schools so aided to comply with the provisions of the Mr Rolleston asked three times if this would interfere with school sites. Mr Bowen retorted tliat he rose three times to answer, but each time Mr Rolleston fore stalled him. COMPULSORY EDUCATION. Clause ninety, on compulsory education. Mr Wasou, amidst criesof " stupid,"divided the Douse on Mr Gisborue's amendment to excise " under efficient instruction" other wise, ami "except children regularly in structed at any other school." Ayes twenty three. Nc-os twenty-nine. Mr Stout moved that the attendance at some private - e.-hoo' or institution not sup ported by the funds of the Board should carry exemption. Mr Whifakor suggested that this would apply to Sunday schools. He suggested " day schools." Mr Deo- • It might be " night schools." Mr ShoehiV! <?:iii.l the compulsory system would work harshly in country'districts. Better leave it to local committees. Mr Stout's amendment was carried. in sub-section 1, the words, "or regular" were added after efficient." . The F raise adjourned at 12.30. WANT OF CONFIDENCE MOTION. On dit that F.e want ,o£ confidence motion will be against Mr Ormond only, The Opposition count on a considerable majority, and conudeully expoci that the Ministry will accept ii i.ollcctiveZy and resign. It is not yet definitely known who will lead the Opposition, but overtures have been made to Mr Rolleston. EFFECT OF REJECTING THE CAPI TATION CLAUSES. Tile rejection of the capitation clauses really means that some 520,000 will be borne on the Consolidated Revenue, instead of being raised by capitation. This is re garded as seriously aii'ccting the Govern ment finance. QUESTION OF DISQUALIFICATION. Mr Roes yesterday gave notice to move for a ccrtmiVee of inquiry into the question whether Mr Kemiedy was not disqualified, being a contractor tinder the Government, j though using another name. I "NO CONFIDENCE MOTION. 1 It is stated in well-informed circles that Ia no confidence motion will be tabled by ;Mr Montgomery to-morrow, and that the : leaders, at a meeting this morning, arranged a basis of action. Mr Rees will move to-day for a Committee of Inquiry, as to whether Mr Whitaker is disqualified by the Piako Swamp affair. VOLUNTEER SCRIP. A Bill entitled an Act to Extend the Time for trie Exercise of Volunteer Scrip, and for other purposes connected With certain past transactions relating to the lands of the Crown, provides that :— "Whereas by third section of the Waste Lands Administration Act, 1876, it is P"1' vided that all claims under Volunteer Remission Certificates, which they were entitled to at the time of the passing of the said Act, and that all claims for the exercise of scrip then already issued, should be barred unless made within 12 months of live time of the coming into operation of the last-named Act; and it is expedient to ex tend the time within which any such claims for remission ofcertilicates or exercise of scrip may be respectively exercised; be it there fore enacted that lM claims of all Volun teers for remission certificates, and tor tut exercise of scrip referred to in the above mentioned third sect ion, may be exercised within six months alter the coming into opeiationof I Ids Act, but not thereafter. Imrni-ration and other settlements. Ana whereas it is expedient to continue the powers of the Governor to make regulations in respect of immigration settlements, anj other settlements of similar character tna have already been established, be it there fore i- 1 0 enaet-d us follows : That notwith standing the renoal or expiry of any eimetment under which any immigration settlement, special settlement, or othei settlement el any exceptional character shall have bean established, it shad M lawful for the Governor from time to time, as he shall demn lit, and as occasion maj require, to make such regulations and to do such r.Aw thing-: as may be necessary for the continual "advancement and pros neritv cf any such settlement; and it slia" liD'i Fa lawful for the Governor from time : i tin/.- to withdraw from any such settle-

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1877.



rt APE R V AN!) VfLOTHIN G SPRING AND SUMMER TRADE. The undersigned arc now c.aemsg up supplies of NEW GOOFS for the incoming Season, comprising :— New Prints, in g'-car variety of pattern and stylo, from F;d per yard ! Very" Choice Brocaded Prints, quite new designs ~ ! White Satin Striped Brocaded. Muslins Japanese Silks, very choice, A nice assortment of Bhi.ck .Sines, unusually good value, from Ms Gd |ier .yard A Varied and Carefully-selected Stock of Xcw Fancy Dross Materials Black aud Coloured Lustres in variety, and General Drapery Food of. every descrip tion. A Job Line of Heavy Brown Uoilantl at Gtd per yard Balance of Las;. Seasons Dress Goods and Job Fines at very greatly Reduced Rates, to clear. Job Lot of large-sized Honeycomb Towels at 0:1 each. F yards ion .a Every Requisite in Furnishing Drapery. Carpets in variety. Curtains. Blind Muslins, Window Holland, Damask. rtheeUngs. all makes. Toilet Covers, Coloured and White Quilts and Counterpanes Blankets, all sizes, unusually cheap, &c, Sec A Large Stock of Caiicoes, of oest makes, always on hand. Grey Calico from 3d per- yarrl White. Calico from Fkl tier yard Every Description of Clothing for Boys' and Men Tweeds. Corduroy, Moleskin, strong material, for Boys' wear. p. in he £ allowed on all Cash Purchases of 20s. and upwards. rusherook & bf tog-man, Junction Drapery Warehouse, ii.UV.l.i.a.M.., 2



nnu AGRICULTURISTS & OTHERS WAJ. HURST X CO. have on sale the under mentioned Fertilizers, all of which have been proved to produce satisfactory results in this district. Experience teaches that large and profitable returns can bo relied on by ajudicioud and liberal use of them. The flattering Testi monials from leading Farmers justify W. J. Hurst Se Co. in strongly commending them tc every Agriculturist :— I MALDEN ISLAND GUANO PERUVIA N G UANO MENICAN do- IsEJjL'S BONE FLOUR JandHnch BONEDUST BIBLYARD'S No. i do. NITitATE OF SODA SULPHATE OF AMMONIA MURIATF OF POTASH SUPER-PHOSPHATE OF LIME. SALT, SULPHATH) OF LUM/'.. In addition to the above, W. J. H. & Co. arc prepared to supply special Chemical Manures for stimulating weak Corn Crops, and renovat ing Clover-sick Pastures, as well as the Potato and Mangold mixture that last season atteaeted so much favourable notice. Analysis, prices, and other particulars will bo supplied ou application at the Stores. W. J. HURST & CO., 101, QUEEN -S T R 111 ET, CLOVER SEED, FOR SPRING SOWING. Just Landed, ex Columbus— 30 casks new Clovers, consisting of Red Clover White Clover Cow Grits Also on hand, _ Alsyho. Timothy, Lucerne, Rape, Rats-tail, Rye- j grass, Cocksfoot, Sec, at lowest markc:t rates. | W. J. lIURST & CO. ; 101. QUEEN-S TRF FT. \ 500 sacks Sydney Maize (superior sample) ; 3000 ~ Oats First-class Tartars for Seed, also i i-00 sacks of. 1870 crop hard feed, surpassing j any of last season's growth ! 1200 sacks Canterbury Potatoes anil some I early varieties for seed purposes j Flour, D an. Sharps, Chats', Oilcake-, \ Coal, &c. &c. Particular attention is called to 500 sacks Prime Barley :d Is pa." bus he', of Filler ton."" I __ _ i " j It A T T =F A V AFdencins. P.ale.nios \ Spot Brookes Grissaillc ■ ' Fancy Mohairs, Japanese Silks ' Silk Warr.s, Checks and Stripe.' | Lustres in a <reat variety oi r.e-,,- j Fnglish a.iid French Prints in ail the Newest Hit-ring introduced STEAM 'AG -VAA into the Manufacture if FURNITURE, we are- now enabled to Supply or'- Cns- Comers at v iiii-.x •L * ... .. v '.- ojj .v p n jn v_z_< T .- , rr rif\ '■- ■'" '' '■ I ■AW Sa O IV R O (A AA A. j 07, Queen-street. STEAM CABINET FACTORY Victoria-street. There are "land rats aud water rats." says Shaka-speara, meaning tricksters on land as well as pirates on the sea. A certain class of the former are at present occupying themselves in the preparation and sale of sophisticated liquor disguised in bottles which bad for their lirst contents the finest medicinal beverage of the age, viz., Uuolpho Woi.ee's Schiedam Ako aiATicSuiiNAVPS. Accent none but the genuine. you p.\A gEE NEW CRETONNES, NEW P.KD-irAXftlNC.l!. Atethe C[T V HA LL A RCADK. AA-- 1-. .- ') i; '■(■ -; tVg OOI)S, ii FFW PRINTS. .-V: HOLLO WAV'S Se CAFLIOK'S. Afvi\A mknas CUk)'i THJNL\ IS MEW BOYS' CLOTHING, i Ac CITY iiALL ARCADE. i 1 ARRET.-:. Feu- Designs, and Ch.iap, X-j FLOOR-CLOTHS, ditto. At HOLLO WAY F. GARLTCICS. W "from 3r, to 70L At CITY BALL AR'UARE. Vji'tv FHBLINFRY, x's At HOLLO WAV \: GaRLICIUS. >H H ES'l'liF MAWBKS, 'A The Greatest Variety at Ihe CITY HALL ARCADE. OEDSTEADS, " 1 F- ] 'i'-.-oit Assortment, in Mood :mi: Iron. " At. DO BLOW AY F GA : M dCiCS. TTOUSE FURNITURE, of every description, . ::.. ' o suC all classes. fi V!:F G^FFATFgT SIIO\* r CF F'FF^TTfHNO 1 GOODS IS TO r$E SEEN AT TIIE 3& r CITY HALL ARCADE. -£a AXOLLOWAY AND QUEEN-STREET. AUCKLAND. J. COSGMAVE & CO., Bci to inform the inhabitants of Auck land- they are now holding a SALE of the remaining portion of their WINTER DRAPEP.'I and CLOTHING. Ladies' Costumes, Mantles, Shawls, Furs, French Merinocs. Fancy Dress Stuffs and Silks. The Goods ivill be offered, to the imblic at Ecru Low Prices, in order to clear.