SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

tTTcrrj \_ATirr_ l This Afternoon, 0-1 HIGH WATER—-) To . morrriv/ Morning, 0.38 SUN S-T.—This Evening. 7.13 . TTN BTSE.—To morrow Morninnr, 5 14 MOONS AGE.—Last Quarter, 23th, 3.23 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

Hinemoa, Gov. s.s., Fairchild, from Wellington Taranaki. s.s., from the South Taupo, s.s.. Carey, from Tauranga and the

South , _~ Apelies, ship, 1000 tons, Blackstonc, from Glas-

Queen, schooner, Jones, from Hokianga Lalla Rookh. s s., Fernandez, from Ruesell (at OncUu-Ka)

DEPARTURES.

Pretty Jane. s.s.. Holmes, for Napier A-_iHnta. schooner, for Waitara (from Manu- Kau)

PROJECTED DEPARTURES?.

For London—Lochfleet, ship. May Queen, ship, early For Napier—Pretty Jane, Saturday 5 p.m.

IMPORTS.

Per Taranaki, from the South.:—l truss, 117 cases, 3 par els, 3 trunks, 1 box. 29 hides, 12 bales wcoi, 10 casks tallows.—Henderson and Macfar-

lar.e, agents. if-nwgSSSfi Per Lorraine from London :— 8 cases tinctures, 5 cases absolute alcohol, 2 cases chloroform, 12 cases cod liver oii. G cases patent medicines, 12 casks and 7 cases drugs and -Tii-gists' Simdries.—Hamilton Bros.

Per i or:-aine :— . , 20 coses window glass. 12 do. pianos, 1 do. bridle?, 1 do. stirrup leathers, 3 do. slate pencils. 3 casks putty, 2 cns<--s tin foil, 2 bales demy paper, 1 coses galoshes, 3 do. iron safes, 2 do. briar pipes, 1 case india rubber balls. 1 do. barometers, 1 bale horse hair, 1 case gold leaf, 1 do. nibs. 1 do. silverj»weliery, 1 do. machinery, 1 bale clothes lines. 10 iruni.s boots. 2 cases sewing machines, 2 do. hats, 1 do. pictures. 1 do. - .It mouldings, 20 do. kippered herrings, 60 kegs Ewbank's nails, 1 crates earthenware, 1 ton _mc paint. 1 bale scrim, 1 cases Avery's weighing mo climes. —E. and H. Isaacs. Per Lorraine, from London: 1 cask glassware 13 cases McDouglas's Pipes. 20 cases Ingelheim champagne, 31 cases Walker's Kiimarnock whiskey".—Edward Lewis, Importer.

ARRIVAL OF THE APELLES-250 IMMI GRANTS.

The iron ship Apellcs, 1030 tons register arrived in hirbour yesterday morning from Glasgow wit:i about 200 immigrants and a large sreneral cargo. .She liove in sight round the Norm lita i at half-p«st ten o'clock, and at once showed that fill was well on board by heading up straight for the wharf. She came to an anchor opposite Shoal Bay, being at once sur rounded by boats, having on board friends of the passengers, who. however, were not allowed to communicate otherwise than in a verbal manner. Soon after the ship had come to an anchor Captain Burgess and Dr Philson, the Immigration Commissioners, paid their visit of inspection, and after examining the immigrants and their quarters, expressf-d to Captain Black stone and Dr Guthrie their complete satisfaction with the state of the ship, to which —tev at once granted a clean bill of health. The immigrants consist of 56 single girl*, 72 singl-fmen, and 28 married couples with their children. In addition to these there are the following priA rate passengers:—Saloon: Mi ami Mrs L-fer. and Master Lister. Steerage : Richard Holmes, Mary Holme?, John Holmes, Mary Holmes, James A. Healey, J. Smith, The following is the report of the passage, by which it will be seen that the ship followed the ex ample of the Lorraine, and "came south about": —i>ft Greenock October IGth : towed to Ailsa Craig; discharged the pilot (17th) the iT^xtmomTng off Dublin Bay, wind N. W. Noon of ttie same day it f ell calm ; 9th, a breeze sprang up from the southward, freshening to a gale, and veering to the westward ; it continued to blow hard from between South and West until November Ist—lat. 14 Slmiu. X.. long. 15d?g. 25:nin. XV, Crossed the Kquater November 20th . n 23deg. 27min. W.: crossed the meridian of the Cape, December 17th. Ran down the eastings between IGdeg. and 48deg. south, Avith fine v.-eather most of the time, Sighted the Snares January 13th. 83 days from Greenock. Since sighting the Snares haA re experienced nothing baD head Avinds and calms on the coast. Made the Great Barrier Island on the evening of the 24th, and since then light aits, calms, and vari ables into port.The voyage, according to accounts Avhich Aye haA _ receiA _d, has passed very pleasantly ; the weather having been for the most part'fine, a::d the general harmony un interrupted. Ihe immigrants were landed this morning, and took up their quarters in the Barracks depot. Families.—Arkle, John, Margaret, and 3 children; BoAves, Robert, Catherine, and one -Mid; Dri_-.i_.___. Henry, Jane, and 1 child' Evans, Matthew, Annie, and 2 children; Gray, James, Mary, and 3 children; Hay, Thomas Mary, and '2 caildren; Henderson. William, Bridget, and 2 childrer; Hopkins,* John W\ Louise, and three children ; Irvine, John, Eleanor; Jamieson, William, Agnes; King, John, Mary, and 2 children; Knight, James, H ._r,a, aud 5 children; Lainpra,* Henry, Ellen, and 5 children ; McAlary, Bernard, Elizabeth, and 2 children: Murray, Denis, Mary, and 3 children ; McGullum, Charles, Jane, and 4 children; McKindy, William, Janet, and 2 children; McKenzie, Donald, Margaret, and 4 children: Noble, Joseph W.. Harriet, and 2 children; O'Grady, John.Honora, and 2 children; Oxman, Stephen. Julia, and 1 child; Rice, Patrick, Eliza, and 2 children : Salmon, Daniel, Mary Ann, and 3 children; Stilt, Thomas and Mary; Shelly, George. Anne, and 3 children; Simpson, William, Anne, and 2 children; Thompson, James, Sarah, and 5 children; Wattain. Thomas, Anne, and 1 child; Wooller, George, Emma, and 1 child, Single Mex.—Anderton, Noah; Buckley, Daniel; Blackmore, John; Buckley, Jeremiah ; Canny, Owen and James; Creedon, John; Godwin, Thomas, Harris, William; Keane, Michael; Keefe, Jame3 ; Lynch, Patrick; Hay, Anthony and Henry ; Hopkins, John H.; King, Bernard. Lamont, Thomas and James; Lanigan, James; Lodge, James; Ledger. Walter 1 Minogne, Patrick ; Moore, James and William; Moody, Henry R.; Macrae, Alex. ; Mannix, Michael; McCarthy, Dennis; McAlary , William and James; McCullum, Charles and Hugh; McKenzie. John; Mahoney, Davis ; Mehzies, John M.; O'Neill, Patrick; O'Shea, Ja_K_s; O'Grady, Micha«_ and Patrick; Oxman, Stephen; Pj-mble, Thomas ; Perrin, William; Pascoe, Edwin ; Phelan. Thomas ; Boseman, William ; Rogers, Michael and Martin; Salmon, Daniel: Leager; v_ m.; Shea, John' Suif, Chas.; Sullivan, Humphrey ; Shine, James; Shea, Patrick ; White, Frederick; Wallon, John ; Wilkinson, Wm.; White, George i Wallace, Wm. H. : Wattam, Robert; White, Thomas; McConnel), Wm. ; Campbell. John; Dickson, Robert and Henry; Thomson, John; Turner. Wm.: Egan, John; McNamara, S.; Hanly, Thos. Single Women. —Arkle, Jane, Sarah, Isa; bella: Bain, Annie; Bradley. Ann; Bunch- Margaret ; Ccx, Kate aDd Mary ; Cudworth, S, Jane ; Davis, Annie; Dunn, Annie; Farrell, Lizzie; Griffin, Johauna; Gillan, Sarah; Grifiln, Ellen Hanna; Hannahan, Norah; Hay, Mary Ann ; Hopkins, Louisa; Hamilton, Margaret; Halpin. Annie; Hartneady, Kate; Jackson, Anne; Kelleher, Catherine;! Keogh.J Kate Kennedy, Bridget; Keefe; Margaret; Kelly, Margaret; Lampre, Alice; McAskie. Jennie and Bella; McMahon, McMahon, Margaret; McKenzie. Mary; Noble, Sarah Ann ; O'Grady, Kate ; Cexman, Jane; Pullman, Ellen ; Riddan, Margaret; Robertson, Jessie; Smith, Agnes; Vickery. Flizabeth; Wilson, Charlotte; White, Mary Ann; White, Julia Amelia; Webb, Lydi'a; Lamont, Mary A.; Criscoll. Kate; Stewart, Mary; Latimer, Mary Ann ; McKirdy, Agnes ; Qooper. Ellen; O'Grady, Mary. Summary of the above: Married couples, 29 : Single men, 70: single women, 55; male childr ren, 23; female do. 32; male infants, 3; female do, 5. Total, 249 souls; equal to 212 statute adults. Nationalities—English males, 37: females 11; Scotland—Males, 9; females. 8 ; Ireland—Males, 46; females, 29; Channel Islands—l. Total labor, 138. IMMIGRANTS PER APELLES, The following is a list of trades and occupa tions of immigrants for Auckland, expected to arrive by the ship Apeiles :—Married men Avith out families: farm labourers, 2; groom and coachman, 1. Married men Avith families: bricklayers, 2; brass finisher, 1; shepherd, 1; shoemaker. 1; carpenters, 3; joiners, 2 ; engin eft, 1; railway porter, I; farm labourers, 11; labourers, 2 ; ploughman, 1. Single men : brick layer. 1; masons, 2; joiner, 1; carpenters, 7; shepherds, 3; farm labourers, 43; gardeners, 2; labourers, 2; engine fitter, 1; game keeper. 1 Single women : cook, 1; housekeepers, 2; general serA-ant, 1; domestic servants, 41; laundress, 1. On Regatta"* Day the Captain of the Fairy intends escursioning in and around the Auck land harbour, landing passsengersany where they piease about the harbour. These -trips will give great pleasure to not a few who can not have a fine sail on the water, but can A-iew the whole sailing of the craft as they start and come in past the flagship. The Fairy Avill be lying at the Queen-street wharf on Regatta Day awaiting pas engera, and atthe sma'.i fare of 29 6d each. The s.s. Taranaki, 227 tons. Captain J. Malcolm, arrived at Onehunga wharf at 7.45 th's morning. She left Dunedin at 4 p.m. on 23rd, and arrived at Lyttelton at 10 a.m. 24th : left at 8.30 p.m., arrived at Wellington at 12.30 p.m. 25th ; left at 1 a.m. 23th, arrived at Nelson 11 a.m.: left at "POO p.m. same day, arrived at Taranaki 6 a.m. 27th: left at 5.15 p.m., arriving as above. Ex perienced fine weather all up the coast. We are indebted to C. J. Edmiston, pvrser, for passen ger list and latest files of Southern papers. Passengers—Misses Kelly, Carpenter. J.amb, Brent. Cross, Howard ; Mesdames Butler, Tie veil (2* vioaiden, Noma, Pegler, Willis, Canning, Carthew, Blaizel, Dougherty, Warnock, Robin- Gon. Thomas. D—vies; Messrs Aiken (2), Reed, L. Roßkru_se, Hermann, Butler, Speight, Jen kins, Crag, Callender, Revell(2!, Adams, Edger, Garland. Scott, Harding. Cheeseman, H»niss, Warnock, Ho.siter, Weston, Martin, Moulden, Norria, Peg..., Bowker, Thompson, Owen, Harvey, Knorpp, and 16 steerage. The s.s. Taupo arrived from Tauranga and the South early this morning. Passengers :—■ Italian Opera Troupe (35), Mr and Mrs Wilson a»ul family (9), Captain and Mrs Fergusson. Mrs Lawrence, Mrs Tisdale, Mr Hancock, and 3 ladies and 1 child, Mr and Mrs Fitzpatrick, Misses Drur.iv._ll, Horan Stothard, and Lally, Maiors Pato • and Gordon, Rev W. Lockwood, Messrs Sp-U.g, Murray, Conway, Mains, XV. Cain, McDonald, Edge, Little, Wilson, Condon, S. Leon, Atkinson, Coupland, Wood, Taylor. CaygtiJ. Shepherd, O'Brien, Scaife, S. Green, Priestly, J. Martin, Browning. Steerage: 28.

The schooner Ka*e McGregor cleared to-_ay I for the Thames iri ballast. The cutters Eleanor, Ness, and Lizz'e, have arrived since Saturday evening, audit is expec ted that at least two out of the three, will enter for the Regatta. Thee was a stiff northerly breeze blowing: to-day, and several of the intending competitors in the Regatta were taking advantage of it to try their paces

BIRTH.

McDONALD.—On the 25th January, the wife of Kenneth McDonald, Alexandra-street, of a son.

DEATH.

SPEIRS.—On the 27th January, 187S, at Pon sonby, Margaret Speirs, only daughter of Mrs. Speirs, at?ed ILV years.—Glasgow and Paisley papers please copy. The funeral will leave her mothers resi dence, Ponsonbv, dear All Saints, to-morrow (Tuesday), at 3 o'clock. Friends are invited to attend.

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

MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1878.

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It affords us very great pleasure to Avelcome the establishment, under most favourable auspices, of a Working Men's Club. If there is one class above another for whom innocent means of gratifying the social instinct should be provided, it is the com munity of toilers. Many of our artizaus are single men, and others may have in their homes but few comforts and attractions. From these sections, bar; loafers and drunkards have always been largely recruited. Nor is this result surprising, looking to the feAV organisations at Avork for the supply of rational amusements and the creation of better tastes among the people. Well-mauaged|j Working Men's Clubs have proved the most effective antidotes for those Avidely-prevalent tenden cies leading in the direction of the tap-room. Their \isef ulness in England led to similar organisations in Dunedin and Wellington, both of which have met Avith unqualified success. To those unacquainted with the nature and objects of these clubs, a glance at the admirable rules of the association iioav in process of formation here, Avill prove interesting aud instructive. The work in contemplation is very tersely expressed in rule two :—"The object of the Club shall be to provide a reading-room, Avriting materials, refreshments, chess, draughts, cards, billiards, dominoes, and such other amusements as the Committee shall think lit; and also to promote genial and social inter course among the members." Provision is made for life and honorary membership. For ordinary members the entrance fee, after the first three months from the formation of the Club, Avill be five shillings, and the subscription ten shillings per annum; six shilling half-yearly, or four shillings per quartei, payable in advance. This email fee, combined Avith the ordinary profits from the business of the Club, it is considered, from experience, Avill be ample to provide a comfortable place of resort Avhich mem bers may claim exclusively as their oavii by proprietary right. The rules guard very stringently against drunkenness, obscene lauguage, or any evil likely to lower the tone of the establishment or detract from its homely character. It has rarely been found necessary, hoAvever, in Avorking such societies, to enforce {penal rules, the mem bers, drawn from the most intelligent,

class, invariably taking a pride in preserving and improving the status of their Chi o. Another advantage offered in a recognised industrial head-quarters of this description is the facility for the engagement of labour. The club becomes a place where employers may find good men out of a job, a purpose also served by members who resort thither to socially discuss trade matters. The value of these societies is now so universally recognised that the un dertaking which an active committee has brought to a satisfactory stage in our city should attract the good wishes and support of everyone interested in social questions and industrial progress.

Those readers who are surprised at the contradictory character of the cable news, ana blame special correspondents, may learn something from the following telegram which appeared in the London " Times" of November 26' th, and was confirmed by despatches in the " Daily News," and other leading London papers :—" A telegram readied the Porte yesterday from Mehemet Ali at Orkhani- announcing that Osman Pasha has broken out of Plevna and reached Rahova, but no details are yet to hand. This rumoured brilliant feat oi" arms against a greatly superior force is proudly con trasted by people here with the failures of Bazaine at Met-and Marshal MacMahon at Sedan to break through the German lines. A telegram being sent to Mehemet Ali to inquire his source of information, he replied that he got the intelligence from some Circassians coming from Plevna." This news, given with all the circumstantiality of fact, and upon un doubted authority, Mehemet Ali being at the time in command of the army of relief for Plevna, not more than sixty miles dis tant from the scene of the alleged feat, would be accepted by even careful corres pond?nts as true, and in cablegraphic brevity might, without any charge of care cssness be for warded here as an accomplished fact. It vras not till three days afterwards that the foundation of the rumour was proved to be an.attack by the Russians on Rahova, and a simultaneous sortie by Os luan in the direction of the firing. Another instance of the difficulties which newspaper correspondents have to contend with is <jiven in the'-ame issuelof tbeTimes. WhenMukh tar Pasha telegraphed from Rats the news of his disaster to Ismail Pasha, who was directed to retire at once on -Kuprikui, the retrograde movement caused much surprise in Ismail's camp, and on the 16th inst., hearing a salute of 121 guns in the Russian camp, Kurd Ismail, to calm the minds of liis men, who were somewhat disturbed at this untoward occurrence, gave out that the salute was to announce the coronation of the Oesarewitch; who had been proclaimed by the Panslavist party, and that Alexander had been dethroned and exiled. The follow ing morning, the 17th, Ismail received Muklitar's despatch ; but, in order to hide the bad news from his men, he illuminated the head-quarters camp and published an order that it was to celebrate a victory in the Shipka Pass, where 50,000 Russians had laid down their arms to Sulieman Pasiia !

The Government steamer Hinemoa arrived from Wellington last night, bringing up Sir George Grey, Premier of the colony; the Hon. John Sheehan, Native Minister; and the Hon. J. T. Fisher, Postmaster-General and Commissioner of Telegraphs.

The following immigrants have arrived per s.s. Taupo from Lyttelton : —John Bridgeman, wife, and three children ; Samuel Cowling, wife, and three children ; Samuel Hall, wife, and 2 children ; Eleanor Kearsey (single).

It is said that Bishop Neville has pur chased the Milton Tottery.

The City East School was opened this morning at half-past nino o'clock, when the applicants.' were so numerous that about one hundred children over the number for which accommodation had been provided, were dis missed. We learn, however, that extra room will be provided as early as possible.

On the excursion train arriving at Pukekohe on Saturday night en route for Auckland, an alarm was given that a woman named Conly (of cow fame) had fallen out of the train. The officers had full inquiry made, and sent two platelayers to examine tho line. Mrs Conly had not in the morning gone up with the excursion train ; so it was thought a false alarm, and the train moved on to town. It appears, however, that Mrs Conly had gone up to Pokeno with the Waikato train, and had actually got down by the excursion train, tumbling oil* the same at Pukekohe. On Sunday a telegram was received at the Auckland station, stating that a woman

who fell from the train had been walking all night along the line, and had passed Drury. And so it came to pass that the redoubtablo cow proprietress survived her somersault, and performed this great pedestrian feat from Pukekohe while other people were taking their repose.

The racing privileges for the forthcoming Wellington races realized £6*oo. The gates sold for £2SO, booths £73, and refreshment stalls and stables £40. Opawa and Sky blue have bien scratched for the Wellington Cup.

Mr Conway, agent of the Australian cricketers, arrived in Auckland to-day for the purpose of making arrangements for the forthcoming match.

A good story is told by a medical corres pondent of an English paper. "A patient of mine, a middle-aged clergyman, was suffering from some slight symptoms of gout. I recommended a glass of hot whisky-and-water every day, m preference to physics of any kind ; but my reverend friend, with upturned eyes, absolutely refused to accept my prescription, saying : ' No, no, doctor ; I have all my life preached against alcohol in any form. If that is the only remedy I must continue to suffer. Besides,' said he, 'if I rang for hot water my servants would guess its purpose.' Said I, ' You shave; ring the bell for shaving water ; mix your glass of medicinal whisky, and who will be the wiser but yourself ?' The parson at last submitted ; we warmly shook hands and parted. In a few weeks' time, my carriage passing the clergyman's door reminded me of my clerical friend. I touched the bell, and the thin, care-worn face of a once robust housekeeper answered me. 'Well,' said I! ' how's your master ?' ' Stark, starin' mad, sir —mad as he can be.' ' Mad! how! what, how mad?' ' Lor', sir, mad as can be ; {why, he shaves himself about twenty times every day!' was the innocent reply."

The monthly meeting of the Masonic Lodge St. Andrew will meet in the Masonic Hotel, Princes-street, this evening, at the usual hour.

The church parade of the Auckland and Thames volunteers, with the City and Engineer, Hobson, and Naval Bands, accompanied by hundreds of spectators, was an imposing sight yesterday morning in their march from the Drill-shed to the Cathedral Church of St. Paul's. The men looked well as they marched on, their accoutrements glittering in the morning sunlight, Under command of their respective officers. The church was completely filled by the congregation, \olunteers, and visitors. The service was intoned by the Rev. O. M. Nelson; several suitable hymns were sung by a full choir ; the lessons were read by Mr Gradwell, and Right Rev Dr Cowie, Bishop of Auckland, and Honorary Chaplain to the Auckland Artillery Volun teers, preached a thoroughly practical ser mon from St. Matthew, c. 8., v. 9. " For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me, and I say to this man, go, and he goeth ; and to another, come, and he cometh ; and to ray servant, do this, aud he doeth it." The Hobsous, headed by their band, and accompanied by a number of the Navals and Engineers, broke off at St. Paul's, and inarched to. St. Patrick's Cathedral, where Mass . was celebrated by the Rev. Father O'Dwyer, who de livered an earnest exhortation on the necessity and power of prayer.

[jjjgThe p.s. Hauraki is undergoing a thorough overhaul, and is beiu<j fitted up for the pas senger aud goods traffic, to trade betAveen Waitara and Manukau. Her time table will appear in a future issue.

It is stated that Mr G. E. Barton, bar rister of Wellinton, will oppose Mr Pearce for the seat in the Assembly vacant by the resignation of Mr Travels.

The Waxworks Exhibition was largely patronised on Saturday evening, and'the Hibernian Band attracted considerably by playing a number of English and Irish airs. As this unique exhibition will shortly close persons who have not seen the figures should take an early opportunity of seeing them.

By to-day's mail from the |South, the Mayor received the refund from the Indian Famine subscriptions. A meeting of com mittee will be called at once to consider further steps to be taken for the disposal of the money. A meeting of subscribers will probably follow. The City Council has also received £1,800 Government subsidy.]!!

The committee of the Working Men's Club have accepted an advantageous offer from Mr Dornwell for the upper storeys of his shop as a Club-room. Teachers of Wellesley-street Baptist School take their annual picnic to-morrow, and invite their friends to join them. Particulars in another column.

The flying of the carrier pigeon "from Pokeno on Saturday was watched with general interest and sympathy, several bets were on that the birds would not be at the office in time for the town edition of the Star. That the birds flew well is proved by the column of news inserted, all of which came in by carrier pigeons. The last was flown at 2.30.

PAPAKURA RACES.

[Hotspur's Notes.]

Ox Tuesday next, Annirvcrsary Day, in accordance with time-honoured custom,the annual race meeting will be held at Papa kura. This is always one of the jolliest outings of the year, and the distance from town is just sufficiently great to give the reunion the character of a picnic or an excursion. Those who like not sports of a watery nature may here find entertainment of a congenial kind on terra firma. The entries are fairly numerous, and promise excellent sport ; while the class of animals engaged is very superior to what they have been as a rule, notwithstanding the fact that Mr Walters' departure for the South with his three best horses has detracted consider ably from the meeting in this respect. The Hurdle Race ought to bring out : Tom Finn, list. 7ibs ; the Don, lOst. 4lbs ; Loafer, list. 41bs ; Nettle, 9st. 71bs ; and Bess, 9st. 101bs_ Of these Torn Finn has the best credentials, and should win bar accidents, with Loafer second. The next race will be the Maiden Plato, in which Rangi, Staverton, Baron, Glenbuck, and Kate are the entries. This should be won by Staverton, with Baron close up. The Papakura Handicap will bring out seven starters, viz., Kingfisher, 9st 51bs; Tom

Finn, Sst .'Jibs ; Golden Crown, 7st 12lbs ; kavenshoe, 7st 71bs ; Firetail, 7st 51bs ; Don, 7st .ilbs ; and Tui, 7st. Almost all are fancied more or less, the favourites being Don and Tui. The Thames people are sweer, on Firetail, others go outright for the "Crown," while a good many judges say that in spite of his weight Kingfisher will catch the judges eye first. In this opinion lam inclined to coincide, and shall couple him with Tui to supply the winner. The railway handi cap and Ladies' Purse will depend very much upon preceding events, and it would be useless to attempt any prediction con cerning them. The Pony Race and Hack Race are post-entry events. With fine weather, Papakura races of IS7S will be very successful.

Arrival of the Premier.

Sir George Grey, X.C.8., Premier; the Hon. J. Sheehan, Native Minister; Hon. J. T. Fisher, Postmaster and Commissioner of Telegraphs; the Hon. Hoani Nahe, native member of the Ministry; Messrs. Seymour George, Mr Grace, interpreter ; Mr J. C, Brown, JM.H.R. for Tuapeka, and Mi G. M. Reed (Otago Daily Times.) arrived in the Manukau early this morning in the Government steamer Hinemoa. The party was accompanied by Mr Marshall Wood, a sculptor of considerable fame, who has been for some time past engaged in executing a bust of Sir George Grey ; and by Mr H. H. Geach, an author of standing, who is on a visit to the colonies from England. The party came into town by train. Sir George Grey, Mr J. C. Brown, Mr Seymour George, and others of the party, took up their temporary residence at the Club.

The Proposed Native Meeting.

Sir George Grey and the Native Minister will leave for the Waikato on Wednesday morning by train, but will be accompanied only by a few officials, as the meeting with the Maori King is to be only a merely formal affair, and preparatory to a future meeting about two months hence. The meeting will take place at Tc Kopua, a settlement on the Punui River, about four miles south of Alexandra ; and the pro ceedings will be of an entirely private nature —only Sir George Grey, the Native Minister, Te Whcoro, Tawhiao, and one or two of the leading Kingite chiefs being present. The arrangements for the meeting are in the hands of Te Wheoro. Sir George Grey, avc understand, has received several invitations from Tawhiao to meet him, and the last, received recently, was of a very pressing character. In his letter Tawhiao refers to the men of the old days who have passed away, and to weep over their memory.

VISIT TO MASTERTON.

SIR GEORGE GREY AT W rAIRARAPA.

Sir George Grey and the Hon. J. Sheehan received a most hearty ovation in his visits to Wairarapa and Masterton. At the former place Sir George addressed between 300 and -100 pco ple in the Public Hall. An interesting circumstance wa< called to mind by the Chairman, who, in opening the proceedings, read Sir George Grey's despatch to the Duke of Newcastle 25 years ago, describing the steps he had taken to acquire land in the Wairarapa Valley, and settle colonists on it. Sir George alluded to the steps ho had taken to open up the province of Wellington by trunk roads. When the Small Farm Association was established he took a warm interest in it, but had. no idea that the founders would have honoured him as they had done, by calling their prosperous town after himself. Sir Geor»<o made many interesting allusions to the struggles of early settlement, and warmly extorted the young men to re member that although the old colonists had done much, thero was much more left for them to do in building up a great nation. He made a graceful allusion to the presence of the first native born Minister, as an earnest what young colonists might and would do. He refe.-red. at length to the letter addressed to the " Waira rapa Standard" some years ago. which "had made a great noise in the world from being little understood," and said that the subject treated of illustrated one of the points which he thought of the utmost importance for the community to consider. He brought the matter forward in order to shew that all recommenda tions made by a Governor paid by colonists and sent home to the Secretary of State, should be made public. He said the system of secret advice to the authorities at home was extremely objectionable. The whole thing presented to his mind such a shocking picture of what might take place, that he determined in the most forcible manner to bring the subject under public notice. (Cheers.) It was very well to say that he was afraid of being poisoned himself. Those who knew him were aware that a feeling of that kind wa3 not one of his characteristics. (Cheers.) Even if he feared such a thing he would still go straight on with his duties, un deterred by such apprehension. He had deter mined to bring forward what he considereo to be a grosß instance of secret advice being tendered by people in power. Sir George at tacked very forcibly the evils of Orders in Coun cil, which had assumed tremendous and most

angerous proportions'in the colony. He praised the American system, under Avhich even dis patches Avere after a fortnights interval made public, aud Avere ope" to criticism. He denied that his obiectin Avriting the letter in question Avas to put class against class.' It ought to haA Te no such effect. It said merely that one class had not, the right to legislate for all other classes, that every class had a right to its own repre sentation, and to a share in the legislation of the country. He spoke of the importance of promulgating, not only education, but political knowledge, and defended his action in recom mending the Governor's veto of the Lands Bill, as being in accordance Avith precedent and for important public ends. Postponing the Lands Bill Avouldnot have inflicted any injury on the Canterbury runholders, whose leases did not

expire till ISSO. and there was no necessitygfor extending their leases for a term of ten years three years prior to their expiry. He expressi d an opinron that next session the alteration ol the representation and changes in the franchise would load to a dissolution, at all events the end of the present Parliament would see one. After alluding to tho question of taxation, and the question of equitable land laws,'. Sir George sat down amid enthusiastic applause. Mr Sheehan followed, and Iwas also well re ceived, the proceedings concluding with three cheers for tho Premier and Native Minister.

The Premier and party left Wairarapa at noon, on the day after the meeting at Grey town, for Masterton, a distance of 16 miles, in a coach and four. Within five miles of Masterton the party was met by three four-horsed drays, and tw" carriages containing Europeans and native chiefs mingled together. They received Sir George Grey and the Native Minister Avith marks of enthusiasm, and conveyed him to lhe Masterton Hotel in a coach and four. On arrival addresses were presented by the Mayor and Council, the European residents, and the leading Maori chiefs, About 500 people were present, and the ut most enthusiasm prevailed. After the meeting, the Premier and party were enter tained at a banquet at 3 o'clock by the Mayor, Borough Council, and leading citi zens. In the evening at S o'clock, he ad dressed a public meeting, delivering one of the most effective speeches he has made for some time. The speech was received with frequent bursts of cheering, and at the conclusion a cordial vote of confidence and thanks Avas passed. Sir George Grey and party left next morning at" 6 o'clock, arriving in Wellington at 11 o'clock on Saturday night. " ——

THE REGATTA.

The entries for the Regatta were received on Saturday night at the Thames Hotel by ihe Committee, who assembled in full force,. During the time the nominations were being made the hotel was surrounded by a crowd of nautical gentlemen —old salts and boat-owners—who discussed the merits of the various craft with great animation. The most interesting races will he the schooner race, which has six entries ; the Open Sailing boat races, which have eight and nine entries respectively ; and the smaller cutter race, which has seven entries. There are 64 nominations al together; but the Committee decline to give the names for publication, on the plea that it will damage the sale of the cards. We fail to see why the entries for the Regatta should be withheld from the press any more than the entries for our races or athletic" sports. The reason given is certainly insufficient to excuse an interesting piece of news being kept out 'of the papers; and the Commmittee should also be

aware that by adopting this course they lose a valueble advertisement for a very inadequate consideration. Mr George Goldie Ims presented to the Committee a valuable barometer as a prize for presen tation to the winner of a sailing race for open boats under 25 ft. long, together with a champion, belt to be competed for by the same kind of boats, under certain condi tions. Owing to the pressure of the business on Saturday night the Committee were unable to devote as much attention to the gift as they would like to have done, but Mr Goldie' need not fear that his prize will not be well appreciated. Owing to the Regatta being so close at hand the Com mittee pased a resolution that the belt be competed for within a fortnight from that date.

We understand that several post entries have been received this afternoon aud that several more are expected. The larger cutter race, which threatened to be a failure, is likely to have six or seven starteis. The open boat sailing race is likely to receive two more nominations, and there will be most probably two or three more for the smaller cutter race.

The s. s. Pearl will run as a ferry boat, and it is to be hoped will be well patronised by the travelling public.

CRICKET.

VICTORIA V.

PARNELL

The cricket match in the Domain on Saturday afternoon, between the Victoria aud Parnell Cricket Clnbs, resulted in an easy victory for the latter, with four runs to spare, and five wickets to fall. The total scores weie:— Victoria, SS ; Parnell, 92. The bowling of Arneil for the Victoria was simply splendid, and very destructive to the wickets of their opponents. Cromwell also bowled extremely well. Bloomfield and Stallworthy trundled the leather for Parnell. For the Victoria, the principal scores were made by Fraser, 11 ; H. Hutson, 9; J. Hutson, S. On the Parnell side, £ood scores were made by Bloomfield, Stallworthy, Gardiner, and Brown. The match, Eleven v. Fifteen, played in the Domain on Saturday, ended in favour of the eleven by 45 runs. The eleven made 93, of which Swanson put together 28 in rather a flukey manner, Yates 21, and Glee son 17, very carefully. The fifteen were quite stuck'up by the bowling of Buckland and Lynch. Lankham was the only one who made an;, thing of a stand, the veteran playing a path nt and painstaking innings of 14. No one else get into double figures. To the credit of the fifteen, it should be men tioned that they did not give their opponents a sin.trie " extra". Robinson, Nolan, Lawry, and Whewell, were the bowlers on the side of the fifteen. The eleven fielded very well, but one or two catches were missed.

AUSTRALIA V. WELLINGTON.

The match between the Australian eleven and twenty-two jof Wellington Avas con cluded on Saturday. There Avere about 1500 spectators, and the weather was fine. We gaA _ part of the score in our issue of Saturday, and uoav append the full score : — WELLINGTON" TWENTY-TWO. FIRST innings. Lockett. b Spolforth 5 J. T. Salmon, b Spofforth .. .. S Kennedy, b Spolforth .. .. .. 0 Thompson, b Spo_'orth 0 AVillis, b Spofforth 0 Edmunds, c Gregory b Kendall .. 5 Fordham. fun out .. 0 Knapp, b Spofforth 11 Blackloc-, b Kendall 0 Horwood, o Gregory b Spofforth .. 5 Armitage. b Spoti'oth 3 Speed, c C. Bannerman b Spofforth.. 5 Robinson, Spofforth 0 W. J. Salmon, b Spofforth .. .. 1 Cundy, c Hamrhton b Kendall .. 2 Wyatt, b Spofforth .. .. .. 0 Kember, b Spofforth 0 Webb, c C-Bannerman bSpofforth.. 7 Lynch, b Kendall .. 2 J. A. Salmon, b Garrett 15 Lambert, b Garrett 4 Smith, not out ..5 E_——.3 .. .. .. -- ..11 91 BOAVLING ANALYSTS. B»l!s. Runs. Maidens. Wkts. Spofforth .. 136 40 20 14 Kendall .. 124 36 18 4 Garrett ..16 4 2 2 AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN. FIRST INNINGS. A. Bannerman, lbw, b Armitage .. 10 C. Bannerman, c Lockett. b J. A. Salmon 19 Horan, cW. J. Salmon b Lockett .. 28 Gregory, not out 5 Spoffoith, c Smith, b Locket .. .. 6 Murdoch, not our, 11 Garrett, c W. J. Salmon b J. A. Salmon 7 Extras _. 7 Total _. 93 THIS DAY. The cricket match Avas continued to-day. The Aveathei was favourable. Play com menced at 11.15. There was only a meagre attendance on the ground. The Australians continued, and the result up to the present time is as follows - Murdoch, c Lynch, bJ. J. Salmon .. .... 13 Gregory, not out 27 Black-am. b J. A Salmon 0 Bailey, not out .. .. 20 Extra 3 .. ..17 Total 148 Gregory and Bailey are both playing Avell. THE LATEST. The Australians are all out for 166. Gregory made 31, and Bailey 33, not out; Kendall 2, and Gibbs 0 ; extras 11,

WEATHER REPORT.

WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JA_N'U\pv O/j 1878. ' The weather has been generally verygini' lar to'that of the previous week", the mean day temperature (72.8) a little higher bid the mean night temperature (54. ably lower. The approximate for the weeV is 63.6, shewing a fall of half a degree from host week, and of 1.8 below the correspond ing week of last year. The average of the January month for the 14 years endin»lß7T being 65.2; it is evident that the excep. tionally low temperature which has pre! vailed throughout the whole of the year 1877 still continues.

The barometric mean for the week on the other hand is high, being 30.007, as aauinßf 29.806 for last week, 29. SS4 for ?ame°week in 7t577, cud 29.890 for month of January on an average of 14 years. The extremes were 30.219 on morning of 24th, with temperatures of 71.2 for day, and 41.2 for night previous ; and 29.715 0 n evening of 22nd, with temperatures of 75. J for day, and 58.7 for night previous. This last-named night was remarkable for the extreme fall of the Radiation thermometer on the grass. A clear night with a very brisk wind followed, the heavy rain of the evening setting, up a rapid evaporation, under which it fall to 33.5, or only one de gree and a half above the freezing point. .During the previous afternoon there had been much distant thunder, and a hail' squall traversed the western suburb of Pon sonby, travelling along the sea beach from Freeman's Bay to Point St. Barnabas, and then seaward down the harbour; travelling as not unfrequently is the case, in an ex tremely narrow belt. Immediately after this, it rapid rise of the barometer ensued amounting to no less than 9.278 by 9.30' a.m following. Since then a slow but steady fall has been experienced. The wind has been almost invariable from W. to S. ; mostly fresh, and shows (434. miles, 25th) but not violent ; on the morn ing of the 21st lighter, (232 miles) and warmer from N. E. The average velocity has been 2,926 miles per diem, or about 12| miles per hour; the greatest (25th, as above) IS miles per hour.

It may be Avell to mention, for the infor mation of any readers Avho may have made their own notes of the aa -ather, and may think the dates gi\_n aboA. to be incorrect, that the observations are ahvays taken at 10 o'clock in the morning, for the pre\'ious 24 hours ; and that changes and phenomena occurring on any given day or civil time, are therefore recorded as of the folloAvinw day ; unless they happen to have occurred after sunrise. Thus the hail squall aboA re noticed is recorded for "30 p.m., 24th," aud the Basometrie minimum "29.715, 9.30 p.m. 22nd," although actually occurr ing on the 23rd ai;d 21st of civil" time re spectively.

E_\vi>r B. Dickson, Meteorological Observer

LEVY'S CONCERTS.

The sixth of these high class concerts was held on Saturday evening in the Theatre Royal, and Avas attended Avith much success.' The concert opened AA-ith the grand piano forte fantasia, "La Pasquinade,"by Signor Giorza, aa _iich Avas faultless in execution and deserving of the applause which folloAved. That eminent artiste, Miss Pitts, appeared even to greater advantage in several duets, —"Ernani," and "BeAvare," —in the first accompanied by Signor Rosnati, and in the latter by Mrs Levy, "Forget me not," Avaa rendered with tenderness and appropriate feeling hy Miss Pitts. Mrs Levy sang tAvo pretty songs in her best style, namely, " Embarrassment," and the "Flower Girl." These interesting ballads were much praised and justly encored ; Mrs Levy also gave, in obedience to the prolonged Avish of the audi tory, her exquisite and lively ballad "Bread and cheese and kisses" The trios " Addio" (neAv) and " Dame Durden" (old), by the two ladies and Signor Rosnati, were re ceived with pleasure. The cornet solos by- Mr Levy need no comment, they were among the choicest things of the evening, and that they were thoroughly enjoyed, Avas evident from the outbursts of enthusiasm Avhich followed each performance; Mr Levy having to appear three times before the audience after§ each selection. "We need only add that the Avhole Avas eminently successful and praiseAVorthy. LEVY'S BENEFIT TO-NIGHT. We have to call the attention of our readers to the fact that the concert of this evening avill be the last of the Levy concerts in this city, and will be tendered as complimentary to Mr Levy, and for this occasion a splendid programme has been prepared, and to Avhich Aye call the special attention of our readers. The performance -will be under the patronage of His Worship the Mayor and members of the City Council.

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING ASSOCIATION.

To-day's quotations :— Bankof New Zealand—£23 17s 6d. National Bank—buyers, 72s 6d. Colonial Bank—Sellers, 525. Auckland Gas Co.—-10 7s 6d. South British Insuranoe—Buyers, 77; sellers, 78s. Union Insui ance—Buyers, !2s 6d. NeAV Zealand Insur we —Sellers, £5. Union Sash & Door Co.—Buyers, £10 10s. Thames Gas Co.—Buyers, 28s : .- ellers, 30s. Moanatairi—Bss (ex div.); sellers, 85s. Waitekauri—Buyers, 3s 6d. Alhurnia—7os: sellers. 70s. Queen of Beauty—Sel.ers, 9s. Kurunui Hill—Buyers, 14s 6d; sellers, 16s 6d. Care—Sellers, 5» 3d. JOSEPH NEWMAN. Chairman.

PAINFUL ACCIDENT.

A young married woman, the wife of Mr Clark, settler, of Tuakau, met with a most serious accident on Friday afternoon Avhile gathering peaches from a tree, up Avhich she had climbed. Her companions, the Misses Coouay, observing that the branch Avas breaking, called out to Mrs Clark, Avho tried to save herself by jumping to the ground, but unfortunately fell violently upon a projecting stump, receiving a sad injury. On Saturday she Avas brought by the Waikato train to Auckland and con veyed to the hospital, Mrs Coonay bestoAV ing every kindness and care upon the sufferer. The accident took place at a peach grove outside the township. The sufferer has a young child. Her husband Avas at the time of the accident Avorking near Papakura.

THE ONEHUNGA COUNCIL.

(To the Editor). Sir, —As an owner of property in Onehunga, I think I have a right to protest against our Mayor and Coancil granting a license for a slaughterhouse on the Panmure road, which, according to the published letter of Dr Purchas, would cause such a " wholesale poisoning of the Onehunga Springs." Can it be true, as reported, that the authorities, for the sake of the license fee for one year, will poison and contaminate the water of a whole community? I say for one year's license fee only, because next year it is Avell understood that the County Council Act wilt come into force in the Panmure district, and they will take the fee instead of ('nehunga. It will then be too late, ay-hen Aye flnd our water poisoned, for us to protest; as the Panmure people Avill naturally say: You were the authors of this ; we are only carrying out the existing state of things, and pocketing the proceeds. I think the Mayor would be doing his duty if he called a public meeting to have this matter Avell ventilated.^Vours, &c., Block house Hill.

DISTRICT COURT.—This Day.

(Before F. D. Fenton Esq., District Judge.)

John Smyth v. Fred. Sidwdl, iunr.—Claim £2116s.—Mr Devorc for plaintiff. Mr Alexander or defendant.—This action Avas brought to recover- for freight of goods, and by mutual agreement was submitted to arbitration. Mr Andrew Stewart, the appointed arbitrator, submitted his award, allowing plaintiff £6 2s 6d the cost of award, £3 13s 6d, to bo equally divided.

Owen and Graham v. W. H. Seccorabe. — Claim £55 8s 9d.—Mr Samuel Hesketh appeared for plaintiffs.—This Avas a claim of balance for goods. Mr Heather, a partner in the firm of Owen and Graham, proved the liability of defendant. Judgment for plaintiffs, costs £2 Bs.

Ehrenfried Bros. v. George E. Sanders. Claim £27 4s. goods.—Mr Armstrong for plain tiff.—Lionel Phillips, agent, proved the claim. Judgment for plaintiff, costs £4135.

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rr\u AG MOULT CRISIS & OTHERS fs-W. J. HURST 3c CO. have on s . c the under mentioned Fertilizers, all of which have been proved to produce satisfactory results in this district. Experience teaches that large and i pro. table returns can be relied on by a judicious and liberal use of them. The flattering Testi monils from Ifiadin.; Farmers justify XV. J. x-fnrs Se Co. in strongly commending them to every Agriculturist:— „_ MADDEN ISLAND GUANO PERUVIAN GUANO MENTOAN do. BJ-LI/- riONK. LOUR Jandj-incl. BONEDUST BTLLYARD'S No. 1 do. NITRATE OF SODA SULPHATE O- AMMONIA MURIATE OF POTASH SUPER-PHOSPHATE OF LTME. SALT, SULPHATE OF LIME. P"ln addition to the above, V. . J. H. & Co. are. prepared to supply special Chemical Manures for •stimulating weak Corn Crops, and renovat ing Cover-sick Pastures, as well as the Potato and Mangold mixture that last season attracted somuch favourable notice. Analysis, prices, and other particulars will bn supplied on application at the Stores. \V. J. HURST & CO., 161 OUEEN-S TRIS ET. CLOSER SEED, FOR. SPRING SOWING Ju.T Landed, ex Cotatmbus— :t0 casks now Clovers, con—sting of Red Clover White Clover CowGras Also on hand. Alsrhe, TinK-i-hy, Lucerne, Rape Rats-tail, Rye grass, Cocksfoot, Sec, at lowest market rates. "v.. J. HITUST & CO. 101, Q U EEN-ST REE T. 510 sacks Sydney Maize (superior sample) SOOO ~ Oats " rpirs-class Tartars for Seed, also 800 sacks of 1575 crop hard feed, surpassing any of last season's growth 1200 sacks Canterbury Potatoes, and some early varieties for seed purposes Flour, Bran, Sharps, Chaff, Oilcake, Coal, &c. Sec Particular attention is called to 500_sack3 Primo Barley at Is per bushel o 50it>. 5 tons Anderson's Fresh oatmeal, a £21 per ton. W. J. HURST Se CO., 101, QUEEN-3TREET. AUCI.LAND. NEVER Have the Public had such a Choice of: BED STEADS offered them as at, the present time Besides our already well assorted Stock of Iron Bedsteads, and those of our own manu facture in I_A rIRT, Iti.-U, Cedar, and Mottled Kauri, we ask them to bear in MIND that we have Just Oprnwd Up, ex -'Otaki.' TWO HUNDRED IRON BEDSTEADS of tho most modern style, comprising French, Half T-STKR. Children's, and Stemps, also Cots, at Prices to suit all classes. Having purchased for Cash from THE Best Manufacturers, vvc can SELL A # GOOD BEDSTEAD .at a Very Low Price. BEDDING, of every description, kept in Stock. HOUSES FURNISHI-) THROUGHOUT at a Short Notice. Our system is to make a large return ;to insure this V. r _ Sell for Ready CASH at a Small Profit, aud DELIVER. GOODS FREE to any part of the Town and Suburbs. «_"" Give your Furnishing Order to S-olloway, G_-a__i-]£ Ss Oraa*well, CABINETMAKERS, UPHOLSTERERS, AND CLOTHIERS, City Hall Arcade, QUEEN & LORNE-STRKETS AUCKLAND. C_f -R AND S H O. W OF SUMMER COSTUMES, A. LINABCRY & CO. HAVE JUST OP E NED P 48G C OSTUMES Comprising— BLACK SILK COSTUMES COLOURED SILK COSTUMES JAPANESE SILK COSTUMES HOLLAND COSTUMES FRENCH BATISTE COSTUMES BRAIDED PIQUE COSTUMES FRENCH PRINT COSTUMES "CAMBRIC COSTUMES BLACK SILK SKIRTS, with Body Pieces COLOURED SILK" SKIRTS, with Bod Pieces HANDSOME BRAIDED LINEN COS TUMES and SKIRTS, with Body Pieces to match. The above GOODS were purchased at a Heavy Discount off English Invoice, and will be offered to the Public at ENGLISH COST. Inspection Invited. A.. L INr^EY & C° -204 & 20G, QUEEN-STREET, Auckland. T riOSGRAYE & rf^O. WILL HOLD THEIR ANNUAL CLEARING-OUT SALE OF DRAPERY AND CLOTHING, Prior to Stock-taking. On WEDNESDAY NEXT, 30th January. The GOODS will be SOLD at COST PRICE, including their Large Shipment by the 'Iron Queen.' L~A_>IES' UNDERCLOTHING■ CHILDREN'S UNDERCLOTHING!! And BABYLINEN 1!! W. RATTRAY, Having bought the Whole of.. Sargood, Son and E wen's Largo mid W <_11-selected Stock of LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S UNDER CLOTHING & BABYLINEN, AT A LARGE DISCOUNT, Has marked them at proportionately £_o w Rates. Ladies are requested to call and inspect the Stock. "VT X W 7KALAND XT OUS X, 6a, QUEEN-STREET. AUCKLAND. She r a .8 R0 T HERS ANNOUNCE THE ARRIVAL, Peij "Lorraine," OF TIIEIR FIRST SHIPMLNT FOIL THE COMING S E A S 0 N. QUBEN-STREE T. 26th January, 187)8. %& ISI *(ct VV %*--' *jT_.' J ODGE ST. ANDREW, No. 418, S.C., The Monthly Meeting of this Lodge will be held,in the Ladge-room, Masonic Hotel, Princes street, on MONDAY, the 28th instant, at 7.30 p.m. By order of the R.W.M. GEO. PAYNE, j Secre'-ary. DON'T FAIL to see the Great 3-mile Walking Race Handicap at Ellerslie (jar dens To-morrow.



rTNtON [NSUItANCK COMPANY NEW ZH.Af.AND. APIT A1 £2,000.000. UCKLAND B It A N C H: Q U E E N - S T X - E T, Next the Colonial Bank. FIRE DEPARTMENT. Insurane granted on Dwelling-houses, -tores. Shop«. Bui'diusts in which trade is carried on. Merchandise, and Goods of every description. MARINE DEPARTMENT. Hulls of Ships or Steamers, Merchandise of all kinds, Specie and "Wool to United Kingdom, at ownst Current Rates. R. H. STEVENSON Manager. SPECIAL NOTICE. Ladies and Gentlemen about to furnish are invited to inspect our extensive assortment of IMPORTED and COLONIAL FURNITURE. CARPET S.—Brussels, Tapestry. Kidder minster, Dutch. Felt, and Stair, at Prices as Low as any llouse in Town. IRON BEDSTEADS.—HaIf Tester. French, Stamp and Folding, in great variety. New Patterns ex 'Otaki,' 'Famenoth,' aud 'Iron Queen.' LINOLEUM, FLOORCLOTHS. MATTING, HEARTHRUGS, TOILET-WARE. TOILET" (-LASSES, and animmer.se stock of DRAW ING, DINING, and BEDROOM SUITES, English and American CANE and WOOD CHAIRS, Meat Safes, Door Mats, &c, Se.c, Sec. at LOWEST PRICES. A Liberal Discount o Cash Buyers. T. Se H. COOKE. Furniture Showrooms G7, QUEEN-STREET. Steam Cabinet Factory VICTORIA-STREET, QPECIAL /*.HEAP T INES IN DRAPERY AND CLOTHING FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. H. ATKINS Will Shew the Following Cheap Lines During the Christmas Holidays :— A Largo Lot of Rich, Bright, Black Silks at 3/11, as bright as sold at 5/6 Cheap Coloured Silks, beautiful 3hades Cheap Japanese Silks Cheap Dress Materials Cheap French Muslins A Job Line of Extra Quality Black Silk Jackets at one-third the original prices. Silk Umbrellas, splendid value, at 8/11 Lined Parachutes (Bought a Job) at 2/11, worth double Cashmere and Lace ITischus. Capes. &c., at Reduced Prices Cheap Lace Curtains, Table Linen, Quilts, Sheetings, and Manchester Goods, for the Christmas Holidays. In the CLOTHING DEPARTMENT Cheap Silk Dust Coats, Black _lpacca Coats, Trouser3 and Vests, Tweed Suits, Paget, Galatea, and Sack Coats, Boys' and Youths' Suits, zee, &c, &c. All Marked at Low Prices for the Christmas Holiday. THE NEW PITH HELMET. Job Line of Men's Straw Hats at 1/11, half-price. Job Line of Boys' Straw Hats at 1/6, half-price. A Lavse Stock of MOSGIEL aud other TWBED3. Cheap Tweeds for Boys' Wear. H. Atkins. X> A N X H O L I D;A Y^ The Banks will be CLOSED on TUESDAY, 29th January (Anniversary Day.



Swindlers are putting up imitations of Udoi. pho Wolfe's Schiedam aromatic Schnapps in bottles which formerly contained that stand ard medicinal beverage, and in many instances labelling their vile compounds with the name of the genuine article. This artful imposture ts particularly detestable, since it is calculated to rob the sick and debilitated of a genuine source of health and vigor.