SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

■jt/mf ,rATipn (This Afternoon, 11.30 HIGH WAIER— -j To-morrow Morning, 12 SUN SET.—This Evening, 7.13 SUN HIST?.—To morrow Morning, o.U MOON'S AGE.—Last Quarter, 28tli, 3.2aa.m.

ARRIVALS.

Go-ahead, s.s. Helander, from uisaomo

Fire'v aCroTs gschooner, Mason, from Dunedin (in

the Manukau ) Arrvle, s.s., Stephenson. fromJVangarci. Hawea, e.g., Wheeler, from Tauranga and the South.

DEPARTURES.

Lancashire Lass, "utter, Anvin, for Tauranga. Chri=iina. schooner, for Russull. Tanpo, s.-j., from Tauranga.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For London—Lochfleet, ship. May Queen, snip,

early For I .vttelton—Fairlie, schooner, early For Lovuka—Maud, cutter, early For Napier—Pretty Jane, Saturday 5 p.m. For Tauranga and South—Hawea, Friday,

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Fontcnaye, barque, from London; sailed 13th

December. Gael, schooner, from Levuka early. Mazeppa, schooner, from Levuku eally- T , , Agnes Donald, schooner, from the Islands,

Oharybdis, schooner, from the Islands early Apelles, ship, from Liverpool; saiied IGUi Oct. Lorraine, ship, from London ; sailed Uth. Oct.

IMPORTS.

Per So-ahead from the Kast Coast: 01 bales woo!, 21 casks tuiiow.-Owen and Graham.

EXPORTS.

" Per Hawea for gthe South : G casks.—Owen and Graham. 3 eases. 2 nackages.-E. an d H. I^an cs. ■13 packages, 151 gunnies sugar, 1 case.—±ien derson and M-Tcfariane. 1 package, 2 cases leather, 10 packages.— &. Porter and Co.

The schooner Gem cleared in ballast for Russell to-day. , „ _ ~. . The schooner Christina sailed for Russell last The" Union Steamship Cos. B.S. Kawea left this afternoon for Tauranga and the South with a general cargo, three race horses. Passengers: Mr; and Mrs Goodall andfarni.y, Mr Ben Allah and wife, Mr and Mips Bray, Mrs Brown, Misses Chamberlain, Lawrence, Bar stow. Dr Comiarn, Messiv. Hon. H. Chamber lin Winter, sellers. Covey, Cholmondely, Rees, C-isto.ndvk. Friokhott'er, Macintosh, Hamilton, Mason, Smith. Drysdale, Wallers, French. _ The s.s. Go-ahead arrived from Gisborne, via Tauranga, this morning. Passengers: Mrs Trammer, Mrs Weaver, and J. Lhorpe. isar low's Circus Company were landed atlauranga. Cargo • 91 hales wool, 200 sacks grass seed. 21 casks tallow, 1 ton -sundries, and the two race horses, Whitefoot and Magician. The p.s. Geelong arrived at Hokianga, at l v,m. yesterday. . ~ ~ The 3-masted schooner Fairlie sails to-day tor Lyttelton with a cargo of puriri timber. fiThe schooner Fairlie dropped down to the Heads this afternoon, and will sail at once for Lyttelton. m A barque is sigralled as we go to press. The barque Linda Weber has arrived at T rnaru to load up for this port.

AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET.

MR ALFRED BUCKLAND'S WEEKLY REPORT. At the Haymarket, on Friday, fodder was in short sur-ply, and better worth: it brought from 4s 3d to 53 34 the cwt.: spring-cart £23; dog-cart and harness, £18. Small horses wore almost unsaleable, but heavy draught in good demand ; several were sold at prices varying from £3o to £70 ; light harness, from £13 to £15. Hides were pitched in limited numbers, best quality 3Jd the lb, Skins and wool in full supply and steady demand ; lamb's wool, from 8d to 9Jd the lb. The sheep penned at the fair on Tuesday last were in less numbers than for several years, the principal difference being in the aged ewes. The condition of the sheep was better than usual. With a few exceptions prices ruled low, and this had been expected, from the low rates obtained since the clip. Prices obtained were—for two small pens of stud ewes. £4 15s and £3 respec tively ; long-wooled ewes 2 and 1-tooth, 9s to los; full-mouth, 8s to 123; ewe lambs, 8s to 11s; cross breds, 2 to 4-tooth, 8s to lls; aged ewes, 3s 6d to Ss; lambs, 3s 6d to 6s. About 1200 lambs and 300 ewes were withdrawn at the sale, and 7600 sheep sold. Prices were better at finish than com mencement of the sale about Is per head. The rams on Wednesday penned were of better average quality than they were in past years; number far in excess of requirement. At the opening of the auction prices ruled low, from 253 to 40s each being the current prices for a large number of good animals sold, but after "Messrs Maclean and Co. had withdrawn the whole of their stock, prices rallied to something like their old form ; and for thi favourite nocks of Messrs Middelton and McNiccol satisfactory prices were obtained, a list of which has already been published. At Remuera, on Thursday, dairy cattle were dull of sale, and several withdrawn. Store cattle in good inquiry at satisfactory prices. A larger tnan usual muster sold freely. Fat cattle in full supply; 146 head bought by the trade, but many of them were of small size; prices were equal to last week's quotation—2B3 the lOOlbs. for good cattle. Store sheep were dull of sale, and fat sheep at low prices varying from 2d to 2£d the lb- Lambs, numerous, and at lower values, good quality from 5s to 9s each.

MARRIAGES.

BROWN"—BOOK.—On the 23rd instant, at St. Sepulchre's Church, by the liev. B. T. Dudley, John Edward, third son of Mr. Joseph. Brown, of Auckland, to Sarah, eldest daughter of Mr. Alfred Book, of Kokitika. KUDDOCK—HaMEB.—On Thursday, the 17th January, at Onehunga, Harry Sherwood Rud dock, third son of the late Dr. Ruddock, of Doncasf.er. to Annie, second daughter of the. Rev. Thomas Hamer.

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

FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1878.

rot Ibo cause tli« lacks arafcttAc*. Pai the wroug that tic-ids iesj:;u.ixs, V\a tl'.e future la tfc; dlstfutce,

It is a noteworthy fact that while all the members of the Opposition in Parliament who have delivered post-sessional addresses have failed to obtain votes of confidence, and have barely escaped votes of censure, all the speakers on the Government side have been favourably received, and secured hearty votes of continued confidence. Messrs Curtis, Buwen, and Hurstliouse are amongst the former category, and Messrs Reynolds, Eees, Bryce, and Sharp, the latter. At Mr Curtis' meeting an injudi cious friend ventured to suggest a vote of confidence, but his voice was drowned amidst a storm of "no, no," and Mr Curtis rightly interpreting the situation of affairs, had to be contented with an empty vote of thanks. Mr Sharp addressed his consti tuents at Nelson on Wednesday evening, and explained the reason of his opposition to the Grey Ministry in the early part of their advent to oflicc, and his subsequent enlightenment and repentance of the evil of his ways at a later stage. It-will be remembered that Mr Sharp was a member of the famous Middle Party, and joined the iive Adulhunite?, who suddenly seceded on the day when Sir George Grey was electedjjby a large majority of the com bined Mrdctle and Grey Parties to form a Ministry. Mr Sharp now says he then re garded Sir George Grey as a Separationist, but when he found the Premier advocating unity of the colony, and the colonialization of +he Land Fund, he gave the Government his support, and, lie added, lie would con tinue that support so long as the policy shall be adhered to. The telegram reporting Mr Sharp's meeting is so meagre ths.t these are the only two facts that can be gathered from it. Mr Hurstliouse did not go so far as to pledge himself to support the Grey Ministry, but he expressed a qualified approval of their general policy, and promised not to ofl'er any factious opposition in future. Coming from a relative of Major Atkinson tin's is significant of the change of feeling amongst the constituents. The address delivered by Mr Bryce at Wangauui contains some points of interest. He is a politician of moderate views, of great integrity and in dependence of character, and his opinions command considerable respect in parlia ment. In his speech he attributed the downfall of the Atkinson Government to a want of fixed political principles, and their consequent readiness to adapt themselves to every passing breeze in order to secure safe anchorage^inSfofnce. He condemns the unseemly precipitancy with which Major Atkinson, in unholy alliance with renegades from the Grey party, endeavoured to storm the Treasury Benches, and considers that their defeat was only a just retribution for their sins. The following portion of Mr Bryce's speech is important : —" Sir George Grey's speeches indicated an extreme line of politics, which his colleagues might moderate. He (Mr Bryce) had always been a moderate politician, and would not join a crusade again&t any one class. There were difficulties before the Grey Gov ernment, or any government, and if they solved the difficultproblems of dealing with native lands, they would deserve the thanks of the community. The financial position of the colony Overshadowed that and every other question. He believed die colony was rapidly approaching a financial crisis which would try its resources to the utmost, He had, however, faith that it would come out ot the trial in a sounder position than it was in at present, and one good result would be that administrative economy would be a necessity."

Mr Walters' race horses were shipped to day for the South by the Hawea. Hippo campus, Isaac Walton, and Venus Transit, make up the string. All of them looked well, and were got on board safely. We wish them luck and success in their trip. A large number of persons were down at the steamer at the time of embarkation. The horses arc placed below, in the after hold.

The members and officers of the various Volunteer Companies, with a detachment of the Thames Scottish, will hold a church parade on Sunday next, at 10 a.m. We have received various descriptions of a waterspout, which soared yesterday in majestic grandeur over the Manukau Harbour. It is described as being like a gigantic corkscrew with a funnel at the top ; reports further state that it twisted aud turned about like a huge eel, and was last seen hovering over the farm of James Robertson Esq., J. P. The phenomenon was last seen going off in a S.S.W._ direc tion. It is hoped the performance will not be repeated, or the dairies will be consider able sufferers.

At the Weslcyan Conference at Welling ton yesterday, the following statistics were presented by the secretary : Ministers, 6"3 ; churches, IGI ; preaching places, 175 ; Sunday-school teachers, 1306; scholars, 11,724; attendants on ministry, . 30,882, local preachers, 22S ; class-leaders, ISO. There were twelve requests for new ministers. The ministers of the other churches in Wellington dined with the members of the Conference, and fraternal congratulations were expressed. A Wellington telegram in yesterday's "Thames Advertiser" says:—"The Gov ernment have consented to complete the purchase of the Ohiuemuri goldtield, Mr James Mackay's affairs are satisfactorily arranged." An old lady named. Wilkmshaw died suddenly at Coromaudel on Wednesday, on her return from Auckland. She was deized with a fit ou the wharf, and died a few hours ( later,

The Maori chiefs at Te Aroha have met the County Chairman of tho Thames, and some of the Councillors, and have expressed their willingness to give land fora road.

Mr Such, the guard of the Mercer train, met with an accident ycsteruay. While in the act of alighting on the ground as the engine left the ballast pit at Onehunga, the break caught his leg, and caused con siderable swelling below the knee. This is likely seriously to interfere with Mr Such's chance of winning any of the "married men's" cups on Saturday.

Mr Morgan is about to establish a steam sash and door manufactory at Gisborne. The members of the Hobson Corps of Volunteers are requested to meet this evening for special drill, in the Drill-shed, at half-past seven o'clock. We are informed that Mr! O'Connor, who lately visited thegretit Ngatimaniapoto Chief Rewi, at his request, and was conduced to Te Kuiti, whore he had an interview with the Kingitcs, has brought back .several rare and valuable souvenirs of his visit. One of these is a Hue taiaha, or chief's spear, with dog skin tuft, formerly the property of Rewi's grandfather, and called by the natives " Pakipaki fc'uiri." He has also three mats ; one of white dog-skin, which was pre sented by a leading Ngatimaniapoto chief; another of beautifully-arranged tui. parrot and other feathers ; and a flax mat, with ornamentally stained border, and peacock feather trimmings in the centre and border. Mr O'Connor has i ac quired considerable influence with the Ngatihaua and Ngatimauiapoto _ tribes, and from what we hear he is exercising that inilueucc iv the furtherance of peace and settlement.

At the Poverty Bay Turf Club races on the 17th inst., Gillie Callum ran second in the Maiden Plate, but won the Consolation Handicap of 15 sows., distauce one mile; on the second day, beating Mr Cooper's Novice. Perfume Won the Ladies' Purse of 25 soys., two and a half miles, on the first day ; and on the second day ran second for Hurdle Race Handicap of HO soys., two miles, over eight ilight of hurdles, 3ft. Gin. high, being beaten by Mr Briengan's Shark. Perfume, however, won the Publicans' Purse Handi cap of 30 soys., li miles, beating The Worm and Gainsborough. The latter ran second iv tin; Tradesmen's Handicap; third in the Tauranga Stakes, of 70 soys., which was won bv^Elsa, and third also in the Publicans' Purse. Whitefoot only ! ran in the Hurdle Race Handicap, and failed to distinguish himself.' Mr McGee was the principal winner with about £170 ; Messrs Rogers and Co. followed with £70; and Mr Burnand with £80.

Astj this da.v is the anniversary of the conversion of St. Paul, divine service will be held in the Cathedral Church of St Paul's this evening at half-past seven o'clock, Rev. A. R. Tomlinson, of Onehunga, will preacli on the occasion.

The peach season having commenced. Maoris were to-day to be seen vending the fruit in various parts of the city. The price for a kit containing less than a dozen poaches is fixed at the " extremely moderate" sum of Is, which is just double the price of j arden peaches. We arc not aware whether the clause in the City By-laws relating to licensed hawkers applies to this section of the fraternity.

The return match] between'Jthe Epsom and Otahuhu Clubs will be played to-mor row (Saturday) on the Epsom ground behind the Newmarket Hotel, play com mencing at one p.m. .sharp. The result of the match is looked forward to with con siderable interest, and the most complete arrangements have been made by Host Robson at the instance of the Epsom Club for the reception of the Otahuhu team and their friends, and also for the accommoda tion of the ladies of the district. The fol lowing are the players :—Epsom: A. Aickcn, Mears, C. Hesketh, A. Heather, R. Baird, F. Marsden, J. M. Baird, S. Hesketh, H. Rattray, Milmot, E. Hesketh, Captain; Umpire, K. C. Barstow, Esq. Otahuhu : C. Bowden, senr., C. Bowden, junr., W. L. Martin, W. Martin, W. Porch, N. Porch, F. Porch, S. McGechie, Meek, T. Hall, and N. Buttle, or W. Gray. Umpire, Mr W. Bush.

Tlie usual law vacation commenced to day, and will extend to March 10. His Honor Mr Justice Gillies left for Mahurangi yesterday, where he was to deliver a lecture last evening, on the subject of "Our laws, and how they are made." He will return per steamer to-morrow. At a juvenile annual fete at Grcymouth, 600 children were present. The Greymouth folks therefore think that the necessity for immigration is rapadly diminishing. Il'.A spechiljSmeetingjof the parishioners and members of the congregation of St. Sepulchre's Church was held last evening, the .Rev. B. T. Dudley presiding. The meeting was called specially in reference to the Hymnal question ; and after some little discussion, the meeting resolved upon selecting "Hymns ancient andi modern" as the hymnal for future use in the church. The remainder of the business consisted of authorizing certain necessary repairs to the church and parsonage. The "Poverty Bay Standard" says that the bookmakers who attended the recent races at Gisborne were overmatched by the local men, and left a few hundreds behind them.

A meeting of the Cabinet is to be held in Wellington for the purpose of locally ap propriating the money voted for public works, and for the consideration, of impor tant Ministerial questions.

The Newmarket people are fond of a jig, and on Monday evening next they will have the happy privilege of dancing at the public ball, at which a good band will supply fine music. An efficient master of ceremonies has promised his assistance. Mr McEwin, the secretary, and the com mittee, are doing their best to ensure a successful issue.

The Chamber of Commerce, of Welling ton, has made an important representation to the Colonial Secretary and the Minister of Justice with reference to special juries. The Chamber proposes that the number of special jurymen should be reduced, and that payment should be allowed according to time, and not for each case as at present. Ministers expressed an opinion favourable to the latter alteration.

The "Bay of Plenty Times" of Saturday last, in an ably-written article' in the " Saturday Review" style, comments on the efforts of revival meetings, and notices cer tain scandals which were current before Dr. Somerville's arrival. The " Times" ii responsible for the neological phrase " clericidolitry." We understand that J. Thorpe has bought Whitefoot and Magician. These two horses arrived by the Go-ahead from Gis borne to-day. A meeting of the shareholders of the Golden Pah G. M. Company, for the transaction of business of a private nature, was being held at Mr Duunett's office, Insurance Buildings, when we went to press. We have heard from a reliable source that there is a great probability of Tui not starting for the Papakura Hurdle Race, his owner preferring to save him for the flat races. The Mercury Bay boys who have come Tip to row in the Regatta were out in their racing skiff this morning, and rowed over the course. Their style. is even and regular, and they have evidently done some good training. Their form found favour with the onlookers, who pronounced their chance for the prize an excellent one.

STOPPAGE OF SURVEYORS.

THEODOLITE SEIZED,

We learn that a telegram has been received in town stating that the Waikato King natives have interrupted the survey which was being carried out by Major Drumrnond Hay, and have seized his theodolite. Major Hay was employed on the survey of a block of land known as Kopako, beyond Cambridge, end on the southern side of the confiscation boundary.

TELEGRAPHIC.

{PHOM OUR OWN COItItESrOKDBNT.

GRAHAMSTOWN,!this clay. Dr. Somei-villc opened to-day to large attendance at Grahamstown Wesleyan Church. Stephen Massett also opened last night to a crowded house. He is requested to repeat his performance on Saturday night. . Tararu : A new school was opened tins morning. The Alburnia claim is up. and retort the interim crushing to-day. They expect a splendid yield. RUSSELL, this day. PASSENGERS PER lONA. Arrived :—The Golden Isle. Sailed :— Elsinore, Lalla Kookh Start, Whangarei, and lona. Passengers per lona:—Messrs Yon Temsky, Montague, Burleigh, Pow, Mariner, Leybourn, Tole, Lundon, Jamison, and Bishop Cowie, Mesdames Laybourn, Burleigh, and the Misses Priar, and How. * DUNEDIN, this day. MINISTERIAL VISIT TO TAWHIAO. Eleven of the Dunedin Club play a team of Oamaru cricketers on Saturday. The first of the challenge Cup matches is fixed for February 2. SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO A SEAMAN. An accident, attended with serious results, happened this forenoon on board the Wakatipu, lying at the railway pier, to one of the seamen named Charles Gordon. He was engaged at the Main hatchway, and was paying out a sling, when the sling caught in the fore-and-aft beam, unstrip ping the hatches on which he stood, and precipitating the poor fellow down the hold on to the kelson, a distance of 25 feet. He ■was immediately picked up and brought on deck, where he was examined by Dr Dupdale, who found that he had received, in addition to fracture of the left femur, severe injuries in the back. WELLINGTON, this day. SIR GEORGE GREY'S MOVEMENTS. "Mr Shcehan and Sir George Grey will return from Wairarapa on Saturday, and start on Sunday or Monday for the King Country. Then Sir George Grey returns and goes via Yfcst Coast with Mr Macaudrew, leaving Mr Sheehan here. The interview with Tawhiao will be private, no reporters being admitted ; but it is intended to meet a second time in public in course of a month or two, if the prelimi naries are satisfactorily arranged at the first meeting. CHARLES BRIGHT. Charles Bright lectured to a pretty fair house last night. The Rev. Mr Harring ton, Baptist minister, challenged him to a public discussion on a point raised in his lecture. Mr Bright said he would meet Mi- Harrington privately, and arrange for a meeting. GOOD TEMPLARS. The " Post" says Travers has decided to resign his seat in the Assembly. The Grand Lodge of Good Templars resolved last night to remain under English jurisdiction. The discussion was of rather a lively character, the Wellington representatives being almost unanimous in favour of returning to American allegiance. Rumours are afloat that several lodgoa will not submit to be ruled from England, consequently consider able changes may be on the eve of taking place in order. (PER PRESS AGEXCY). WEST PORT, this day. THE SARAH PILE. Arrived — Schooner Sarah Pile, from Kaipara. CHRISTCHURCH, this day. COUNTIES ACT IN OPERATION IN SELWYN. The Selwyn County Council have decided to bring the Counties Act into force. CRICKETERS QUARREL BETWEEN CANTERBURY AND OTAGO. After the cricket match yesterday, Mr Neilaon, the Captain of the Canterbury team, said there would be no more inter- Provincial Matches with Ot.tgo. He said this was due mainly to obstacles repeatedly thrown in the way of Canterbury by Otago during the past few years. It also appeared that offence had been taken at a remark made by the chairman of the recent banquet to the cricketers at Dunedin, to the eilect that he (the Jchairman) hoped the Aus tralians would thrash the Canterbury, for their presumption in only playing fifteen men. The decision jnot to play any .more matches with Otago is much regretted here. THE TRIAL OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY. At the trial of reaping and binding machinery, under the auspices of the Canterbury Agricultural Association, jjthe first prize was awarded to Mr Osborne's machine, the second to Mr McCormick's and the third to Mr Woods'. WELLINGTON, this day. CITY VALUATION. According to the report of Mr Ames, City Valuator, not yet published, ther'eare 4,490 rateable properties iv the city, being an in crease of 354 over last year. 3,334 of these are dwellings. The number of dwellings in the city last year was 2,913', or an increase of 421. There are29Sstores, breweries, offices, and other mercantile premises, against 237 last year. The Government buildings, churches/schools, police barracks, Hospital, asylum, gaol, and college are not included in the last category. He estimates the population at 20,000, or six persons at each house, which he considers not a high aver age, as he frequently found as many as three families occupying cottages of four and live rooms, in consequence of high rents. _ By adding tho occupants of public institutions, such as gaol and hospital (about 550), and the crews of ships in harbour, the valuation brings the population to twenty-one thou sand. PROBABLE RESIGNATION OF MR TRAVERS, M.H.R. Mr Travers goes home, and will be ab sent eight months. It is understood that Mr Pearce, who formerly held the seat, will be a candidate for the vacancy. DEPARTURES FOR KAIPAR" Sailed: Clematis, and Hannah Broom field, for Kaipara. A LEXANDRA, this day. Takerei Te Rau was buried to-day at Hikurangi. Just previous, the youngest daughter of Tawhiao, -who had been adopted by the deceased, died suddenly, ■without previous illness. Hundreds are present there, and the tangi and feasting has to be commenced over again.

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

A SPECIAL meeting of the Education Board was held this afternoon. Present : Messrs H. H. Lusk (in the chair), May, Dignan, O'Rorke, Luckie, Prime, and Dr Camp bell.

Aotea North. —An application from this district asking that the holidays be ex tended for one month, in consequence of the prevalence of fever in the distict, was granted. Mount Hobson Boys' School.—Mr Nicholls was appointed teacher in this school.

Te Awamdtu School.—A number of applications', were read for the position of teacher of this school. Mr Copelaud, late of Titiranga, was appointed. Waipu School. —The appointment of Mrs Lewis as sewing mistress of the Waipu Central School was confirmed.

Tuakau School.—Mr J. EL Hawkes was appointed teacher, and Miss Revell assistant teacher of this school.

Hamilton West.—The question of en larging the teacher's residence at Hamilton West was referred to the Building Com* mittee.

Ei ection of Grammar School Board. —The Chairman said that this was the day fixed for the election by the Act, but it was not stated whether the election shoind take place by ballot or otherwise. Mr O'Korke said it would only be a matter of grace if this were deferred until the election of the now Education -board. The Premier was desirous that this should be Hone, but the Act had been altered in the Upper liouso. . He moved :—That in the opinion ot tins Board, the election of Governors of the Auck land Grammar School should devolve upon the Education Board to be constituted under the new Act, and that this opinion be re ferred to the Government with a request that H's Exc< llency may be advised to ap point some day subsequent to the establish ment of the new Board for the election of Governors, this Board undertaking in the meanwhile the supervision of the Grammar School, subject to the approval of the Government. Mr D. M. Lnc.kie seconded. A number oi|>bjections were raised, one of those being the delay which would be caused in the payment of the teachers

salaries. A great deal of disc ussion tome place on the subject, after which the motion was put to the meeting and carried unani mously. . , ,i It was agreed that the resolution should be transmitted to the Governor. It was agreed that the B oaid should hold its next meeting on Friday fortnight.

ST. MARY'S CHURCH, PARNELL.

TIIE parishioners of St. Mary's Church, Parncll, held their annual meeting m the schoolroom last evening, the chair being occupied by the Yen. Archdeacon Maunsell. The repor', read by Mr R. C. Dyer, shewed the church to be in a sound financial position. The offertories (including special) amounted to £26 12s 2d in excess of those of the previous year. The total income for the twelve months, including £97 3s 7d from the sale of shares in the Permanent Building Society, which were invested in by the vestry in 1376, was £703 18s sd. A further instalment of £200 had been paid towards reducing the debt on the church, which now amounts to £100. A donation of £50 had been given towards this object by Yen. Archdeacon Maunsell. Mr R. C. Dyer was appointed Minister's Church warden, and Mr J. S. Kissling parishonera' warden. Ten vestrymen were elected for the coming year, as follow :—Messrs Gossett, Gay, Hay, Kensington, Kissling, Mitford, Lai-kins, Roskruge, Clayton, Pounds. •Messrs Waymouth and Davies were ap pointed auditors. Votes of thanks were passed to the choir; Mr Livingstone, organ ist ; and to Archdeacon Maunsell for -his o-enerous donation. With reference to the enlargement of the church, it was agreed on the motion of Mr J. M. Mitford. seconded by Mr Kensington, that a committee consisting of Messrs Way mouth, G. ?. Kissling, and Hay, should ex amine the plans already in the possession of the vestry, and made by Mr Kamsay, and report upon the whole subject to a special general meeting to be held during the year. The meeting then terminated.

MR EDWARD MACDONNELL'S TRAVELS ROUND THE WORLD.

ADVENTURES OF THE LAST DESCENDANT OF

THE LAST KING OF ERIN,

"Ur'EdwardMacDoxneix, a brother pressman and remarkable traveller, linguist, and poet, was a passenger from Honolulu to Sydney by the Z'^alandia, and gave us a call en route, in couvtesT to "the craft." 'V little more than twelve years ago. in 1865, this Irish gentleman of the •'ould stock" paid a brief visit to Auckland, and was temporarily attached to the editorial staff of the "New Zealander." He had previously contributed for upwards of twelve months from Brisbane a series of articles on the " Arabs" and the "Prophet of Islam " to the " Southern Monthly Magazine," whose editor, Mr H. H. Ltisk, he met. on his visit here at that time. He left Auckland on the steamer which conveyed th« late General Sir Duncan Cameron from the battle-fields of the Maoris, on August Ist, 1565; and, upon his arrival in Sydne*-, he published a lorn? account, extending over nearly five columns of the Sydney "Empire," oflhis adventures and experiences in the land of the Maori. Soon after, he sailed round the Australian coast, from Port Jackson to Geelong, and towards the end of 1805 he sailed from Port Philip to the Hoo.^ly. arriving at Calcutta on the last day of December. 1565. He joined the editorial staff of the "Calcutta Englishman" shortly after his arrival in the capital of British India. In December, 1866. he left Calcutta for the Upper Provinces and the Punjaub, visiting Mpnghir and Patna \ whence he made a detour through Tirhoot to Litiahi, on the frontiers of Nepaul. and returning to Patna, proceeded to the "Holy City of the Hindoos," Benares, whose Sansciit College and Golden Temple ho inspected; going on thence to Allabahad, and spending some days hunting nil gain, or blue elk, near Khaga, on the banks of the Ganges; viewing with sad interest the .Expiatory Monument at Cawncore, erected over the victims of Nana Sahib's barbarity : examining the magnificent Taj of Agra, and tarrying for some days at the old capital of the Moguls Delhi, in whoso famous Moslem Temple, the Moeta Moosgsed, or Pearl Mosque, he was shewn as a great favour by the Mo'.lahs, in appreciation of an Arabic Sara which he repeated from the Koran, one of the old shoes of the Prophet of Islam, whose follow is treasured up as an equally precious relio in the famous Mosque of the Kaafa at Mecca. From Delhi he travelled by Dak gharry, or post car, to Umritsur, the city Of the "living waters," and tho religious capital of the Sikhs of the Paniaub, visiting Karnaul. Unballa, Jind Loodiana en route. This journey he accomplished alone, in a one-horse four-wheeled carriage, having k-ft Delhi at one p.m. on a Monday, and arrived at Umritsur at 2 a.m. on the following Thursday, the distance beinic 270 miles, 51 horses being yoked conse cutively, or five mile stages each horse; and, deducting sixteen hours ror rests and refresh ments, travelling at the rate of sis mile 3an hour. Sines those days, the " Iron Horse," with his iflery puffings, has completely altered the character of " adventures by the road" in India. At Umritsur, he paid a visit to the Goorod or High Priests of the Holy Temple of the Sikhs, and thence proceeded by railway to Lahore, the political capital of the Panjaub. Here, Mr Ma^DonneH undertook the duties of officiating editor of the " Lahore Chronicle," and spent be tween four and fl^e months in a highly interest ing manner among the monuments of the fallen isikh Metropolis, tho now lonely avenues of the Tchil Minar or Thousand Pillars, and the lux uriant'gardens of Anarkesllee. In June, 18G7, he travelled by railway to Maultaun, and after nine days' stay embarked on one of the river steamers for Kootree, at the apex of the Delta of the Indus, down which river he steamed for half-a-dozen day 3, landing for a while en route «t Sukkar in British Afghanistan. From Khotree, lie made an excursion to Hayder abad, the capital of Scinde, where he inspected the tombs of the Ameers, whose Arabesque Mosaics are unsurpassed, in his opinion, even by the most excellent lavdri in pietra dura of the Florentine—in whose country, la bella Italia he passed nearly seven years of his youth, witnessing the siege of Rome in 1849. From Kootreehe went on by railroad to Kurrachee in British Baloochistann, and after a, fewg days in that place, took passage by the coasting steamer for Bombay. He remained in Bombay in the editorial department of the Bombay " Gazette" till the departure of the Abyssinian Expeditionary Force, when he left for Aden, where he spent a week, and thence proceeded to Annesley Bay, which he reached December Ist, 1867, having been attached to the staff of. General (afterwards Lord) Napier, of Maedala, as war correspondent of the " Bombay Gazette," In the beginning Of 18fiS he sailed round to Massowah, where he received many civilities from| Hassan Bey the Egyptian Go vernor, as well as from Abd-al-Khader Pasha, Governor of Nubia; Samee Bey* aid-de-camp to His Highness the Khedive ; Mahommed Bey, Kaimakam of Ergeego: and other high civil and military officers of Egypt. During his fort night's visit to Massowah, he had an opportunity of doing an important service (in his opinion) to General Napier and the British nation, by send ing good advice, through hisiHabshceSservant— Wand Wassain—to the two sons of Gondi wabigid, Chief of Padcro.in Hamazien, to desist from the contemplated rising of the Hamazien chiefs, and to warn Gondiwabiarid and the other chiefs not to break the peace of the Abyssinian realm at that time —an opportune advice, whose acceptance prevented, in all probability, a general outbreak throughout all Abyssinia, which would have seriously compli cated General Napier's difficulties; and whose importance, ho says, has never since been fully understood nor appreciated, although brought to the notice of Earls Derby and Salisbury. . Mr MacDonnell got home in a very deplorable state of health from A byssinia—via Egypt, Smyrna, Constantinople, Malta, and Gibraltar— and. passed a year in Ireland in th^ society of his venerable mother, Lady JVlacDonnel!, of Dunfierth. and his relatives and friends, from whom he had been long estranged. Tho winter cold of his native land was bid for his chronic complaint, and in 1869 he weut, via Lisbon and the Cape de Verde Isles, to Brazil and the River Plate Republics, visiting Rio de Janeiro. Montevideo, Buenos Ayres. and Azuncion del Paraguay, anci travelling thousands of miles on the rivers and in the Compos of the La Plata. Parana, Uruguay, and Paraguay: residing: from time to time in the States of Entre Rios, Corrievtes, Banda Oriental, Rio Granrto deSur, Missions, Paraguay, Santa te del Parana, and the Argentine Republic. Towards the end of 1874, he sailed from the River Plate for Cape

Town, in Houth AlAfu, where lie spent tt. ■whole of IS>75, contributing poetic an,\ r 119 compositions to tbo "i'Jfiste,rn Province HeraM 6 '■ and residing at various localities in n ' ' Colony -at Hor.tei.tor, Holland, Ho.,wvape' Koodehovel, Kettenbosch, De Py O r] ee>': Cape Town occasionally. In December ia?- Mr MacDonnell sailed bacK to the Ri > Plate, and re-visited Montevideo and TWVer Ayres, and after a short at ay with v s> ''" old North American friends, and the nnkr cation of some of his poems in the Buenos Ay "Standard," including his "St. Andrew's n -'*' at Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony, Bouih Afri 1875," ho went, round by the coasting aWniPi.T' a second visit to Rio de Janeiro, calling en mm at Santos, where he composed his poem "tiT" Strangled Bride of Itu," wnce published i S' founded on a tragic event of that locality » which the following are the opening verses-l " Where moaning breezes sadly blow Thro' lone Brazilian woods, ' With melancholy murmur flow The Tee-o-tay's dark floods. Still gliding onwards, till the Falls Afar break on the view, Which the old Toopee Indian calls, In his own tougue, E-too. Down the steep ledges headlong bound* The stream, so still before ; And like the din of thunder sounds The cataract's loud roar. Mr MacDonnell reached Rio de Janeiro tn-. wards the end of Murch, 1576. and found th* yeliow fever decimating that city. NotbeinX- : able to secure a berth by the monthly steame? for New York, which was taken up fo- thi Emperor and Empress of Brazil and their anite he took passage for New York on board a "fast sailing brig," the Julia Blake ; but, soon after yellow fever broke out on board, and two sea men died. Some days later the vessel was disC masted in a gale, and left a wreck upon the wild waters. After 23 days she floated into the Island of St. Thomas, in the Virgin fJ*roup, West Indies, where Mr MacDonnell left her and took passage by a brig to the Bay of Fundy, enjoyim* immensely the sail along the romantic shore of Aoadia, the home of "Evangeline." A ride W rail across the Peninsular of Nova Scotia brought him to Halifax, where he spent a short time, and contributed so;ne poems to the Halifax " Chronicle." From Halifax he went round by the coasting steamer to I Mains, and thence by rail 10 Boston, which city he had visited for a few days just a score of ' years before, in ISSG. After a brief stay of 50 hours with the Bostonians, he left, in July, lgje America, and landed in Queens town towards the end of that month—from which port he had sailed more than fourteen years before for More tou Buy, Queensland. After an absence of over J six years he again enjoyed the society of his aged - ■ mother and his sister, and was astonished to find 1 Lady MacDonneli looking so gay and hearty, at ': her advanced age, 78 years. Her Ladyship was I born at Madrid in 1793, find is the only surviving child of the late Don Diego O'Connor, of Madrid ' a lineal descendant of the. la&t King of Ireland! I Roderick O'Connor. The approach of winter drove Air MacDonnell, like the birds of passage, to seek warmer climes, and in September of last year 1870, after a few days at London with his two younger brothers. Captain H. J. Mac- H Donneil (late 12'ch Regiment), and Captain K. J, MacDonnell (late 81st Regiment), from whomhe • had been estranged for years, he t.ook passage at Southampton by the steamer for Panama Isthmus, calling en route at St. Thomas. ■ where he- had met with much kind- ' ne3S from the proprietor and editor of the "St. Thomas Times" on his previous visit, and whom he was happy momentarily to H see again (William Marta, Ksq) ; also, at Kingston, Jamaica. Mr MacDonnell arrived at Aspinwall towards the end of September of *. last year, and crossed the Isthmus by 1 ail to Panama, having travelled out in good com pany, with Admiral D'Horsey, his staff, and suite, some of whom had been on the Serapis with the Prince of Wales to India and back, and were very pleasant fellow travellers, he thought. Mr MacDonnell was editor of the d "Panama Star" and "Herald"—a bilingural : journal in Spanish and English—for three I; months, and left that city on December 25th \. 1876, for San Francisco, calling en route at the I Central American and Mexican ports, and, arriving in January of last year at the capital •; of California. The climate, at that season, waa too cold for his broken health, and accordingly, after a visit of ten days, he sailed for Honolulu, :■'• I where he arrived on February 16th, 1577. L> I few days later, he set out as special correspon-1 I dent of the "Pacific Commercial Advertiser* I attached to'the suite of their Kxcellencies the -. Hawaiian Royal Commissioners, on an official ir spection of those Islands. But, unfortunately,;;- % he met with an accident by the turning of mb, I horse's saddle, which caused him a dangerous fall, in the hills of Hawaii, the mosc eastern | island of the group, on which Captain Cook was killed. Having returned to Oahu Island, he * I continued to act as the assistant edi'or of the . | " Pacific Commercial Advertiser" of.Honolulu, - till his departure by the Australia on November loth, 1877. The present tinnouncement of Ma call at thia port en route, for Sydney, completes H the narrative of the '"travels round the world," . in the course of a dozen years, since he saw s . Auckland before, of this remarkable Irish gentleman, the lineal descendant of the last King of Old Erin. After a month's visit to his old Australian friends, Mr MacDonnell purposes to go on from 4 ; : Melbourne to London, in March next, via Suez Canal, and will probably proceed in the follow- B ing month of June to Sweden, where he hopes ' to join Professor Nordenskj old's Arctic Eastern I Pass.-ige Exploration as Press Correspondent, so H that he may return from the Atlantic to the Pacific via Behring's Strait, before the end of -1 August next, if all goes well with the I Hyperborean Explorers, and he is one of the I party. He will keep a diary, which promises to | be interesting, from the novelty of this under- a I taking, which is under the auspices of the King of Sweden, and at the cost of a conspicuous Gothenburg merchant, Air Oscar Diekson. Mr || Macdonnel will from time to time contribute to ' ] the star from the remote regions of the Arctic | \ seay, amidst " rocks of ice eternal piled." The,S|!j mail arrangements up there are, however, so defective, that these communications can only1 % J be looked for at long intervals.

INTERCOLONIAL CRICKET MATCH.

AUSTRALIA v. CANTERBURY. THE AUSTRALIAN INNINGS. CKRISTCHURCH, Thursday. |*|- Cricket was resumed at 11.50, Horan - and Garrett facing the bowling of C. Fritlr;i| and Fuller. Each bowler bowled ;«maiden.'fj The fielding was excellent. The batsmea^| were exceedingly careful. Horan cut Frith for two. Three maidens followed. Horan/. % got a single off Frith, which brought 129 up, > ; Fuller bowled his fifth successive maiden; Frith a maiden ; Horan cut Fuller for a I single off Frith, which brought 130 ups|Jj Fuller bowled his fifth successive maiden, Frith a maiden ; Horan cut Fuller for ai j| single, but the neat ball dismissed Garrett. | 131—7—0. Boyle joined Horan. Three ] maidens followed. Boyle cut Ashby, bntjvi was beaten, and caught at short slap. 138 11 —B —o. The Australians were beginning to look glum. Bailey came next, and re-ffi vived their hopes. Frith bowled four | maidens in succession, but Fuller wasl f knocked about, including a fine drive by-.] Bailey for 4. Bailey followed this up by a.! hard cut, but was splendidly caught by Moore at point, 143 - 9—7. Kendall, the last man, was dismissed by Fuller's first ball. 143—10—0. Horan, who had shown the j finest batting ever seen here, carried hisbat '£■! out for 58. On returning to the pavillion, • he received a perfect ovation. THE CANTERBURY INNINGS. After a short spell the Australians took• •{ the field, Ollivier and Corfe going to ti*®M wickets. Spofforth led off to the former, •, who snicked the first ball fora single. Gregory bowled at the other end, and off the : first ball Ollivier gave out for hit wicket. : A disturbance ensued, Ollivier asserting., that neither the ball nor his bat touched | j the wicket. The Australians made great ', demonstrations by pulling the stumps outer the ground, and throwing their bats up roy j the air. After a time Leach joined Cone, v and the score began slowly to mount up. . /■ Each bowler bowled a maiden. Then v Gregory "threw" a maiden, expressions as-^;. to his unfairness being general.^ Corfeat : once commenced to hit out, and in a shcrtA. time he made three hits, four each. Ara-H scoring 15 he was clean bowled by Spoffortn. 26—2—15. Godby next in, Kendali relieved Gregory, and off the second ball . G odby gave* out leg before. 62—3—0. l& I joined Moore, but after a few singles^ \ bowled by Spoftorth. 30—4—2. The fieW-. ing of the Australians is, so far, magnin-' . j cent. Leach was next, but was alm°Sl\:: immediately run put. 32—7 —1. s^ in going to the wickets, was caught ".YjT . JBannerman ofi" tho second ball. —«"j?T ■ Australians were rejoicing, and_ tfl | excitement was intense. Neilson .loinp|| Moore, and some neat batting follower t Neilson scored, and then Moore got a o Spofforth and then cut him for ft singw- Immediately afterwards the same batsni' smacked Keudal for 4 aud asiDai- Neilson meanwhile had done nothing o : stop some straight ones very prettily. j. ■adjournment for luncheon took place half-past two. After an hour's interv w .- Neilsou and Moore came out again, mm Moore was clean-bowled by Garrett w» , his first ball— 46-7-13. Baker come(in .an* got his first to. leg for 3 Neilson then put one into Bailey s P" i at short leg. and had to retire after bein n || the wickets'a long time for 1 run-50-J -\ E. Fowler was next man. Jbalcer w- ... Spofforth for 4, amid great applause. ■ v« £_ 2 runs were now wanted, and. the cxi-

EYENIJTO STAR FRIDAY, JANUARY 25. I^B.



IT ADIES' UNDERCLOTHING! JU CHILDREN'S UN OERCLOTHING !! AndBABYLINENU! W. RATTRAY, Having bought tbe "Whole of Messrs Sargood, Son and Bwen'a Large and Well-selecced Stock of LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S UNDER CLOTHING & BABYLINEN, AT A LARGE DISCOUNT, Has marked them at proportionately Low Rates. Ladies are requested to call and inspect the Stock. Ty-EW 7EALAND TTOUSE, 66, QUEEN-STREET, Attcict.axr. O AGRIC ULTURISTS & OTHERS pr. J. HURST & 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 profltable returns can be relied on by a judicious and liberal use of them. The flattering Testi monils from leading Farmers justify W. J. iJurs & Co. in strongly commending them to every Agriculturist :— ._..__ MALDEN ISLAND GUANO PERUVIAN GUANO MEXICAN do. BELiLc .csONEFLOUR . i and 4-inch BONEDUST BILLYARD'S No. 1 do. NITRATE OF SODA SULPHATE OF AMMONIA MURIATE OF POTASH SUPKR-PHOSPHATE OF LlMffi. SALT, SULPHATK OF LIME. SSIn addition to the above, W. J. H. & Co. are 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 attracted somuoh favourable notice. Analysis, prices, and other particulars will bo supplied on application at the Stores. W. J. HURST & CO., 101 QUEKN-STREET, CLOVER SEED, FOR SPRING SOWING Just Landed, ex Columbus— SO casks new Clovers, cousisting of Red Clover "White Clover Cow Gras Also on hand. Alsyhe, Timothy, Lucerne, Rape Rats-tail, Rye gra3s. Cocksfoot, &c, at lowest market rates. W. J. HURST & CO. 101, QUEEN-STREET. 500 sacks Sydney Maize (superior sample) r* SOOO „ Oats ST^TTFirst-class Tartars for Seed, also sacks of 1875 crop hard feed, surpassing passf any of last season's growth {g|l2oo sacks Canterbury Potatoes, and some early varieties for seed purposes Flour, Bran, Sharps, Chaff, Oilcake, Coal, &c, &c. Particular attention is called to 500' sacks Prime Barley at 4s per bushel o " 501b. 5 tons Anderson's Fresh oatmeal, a £21 per ton. W. J. HURST & CO., ml, QUEEN-STREET. AUCKLAND. p E C I A L NOTICE. Ladies and Gentlemen about to furnish are invited to inspect our extensive assoitment of IMPORTED and COLONIAL FURNITURE. CARPET S.—Brussels, Tapestry. Kidder minster. Dutch. Felt, and Stair, at Prices as Lorn as any House in Town. IRON KTCDSTE ADS.—Half Tester, French, Stamp and Folding, in great variety. New Patterns ex ' Otaki,' ' Famenoth,' and 'Iron Queen.' LINOLEUM, FLOORCLOTHS, MATTING, HEARTHRUGS, TOILET-WARE, TOILET i> TRASSES, and an immense stock of DRAW IN&, DINING, and BEDROOM SUITES, English and American CANE and WOOD CHAIRS, Meat Safes, Door Mats, &c, &c, &c, at LOWEST PRICES. A Liberal Discount o Cash Buyer?. T. & H. COOKE. furniture Showrooms 67, QUEEN-STREET. 6u<m Cabinet Factory.. m ..VICTORIA-STREET '



Gr it a n d Show OF SUMMER COSTUMES. A. LINABURY & CO. HAVE JUST OPENED 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 3KIRT3, 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. Inspf.ction Invited. A T INABUKY & pO., 201 & 206, queen-street, Auckland. ON THIS DAY AND DURING THE WEEK, WIB W IH, SH O W ™S ES 10,000 PIS ES FASHIONABLE 'DRESS GOODS AND JBSS" PRINTS. "«& REDUCED TO HALF PRICE IN ORDER TO CLEAR. J. COSGRAVE & CO., QUEEN-STREET. EXPIRATION OF T>ARTNERSHIP i: T E R M. DRAPERY AND CLOTHING AT 20 per Cent. REDUCTION! T> TJSHBROOK AND "ORIDGMAN. The abovenamed have decided (prior to Stock-taking), in order to facilitate adjustment of accounts, necessitated by the expiration o£ our term of partnership, to hold a # CLEARING-OUT SALE, g P!3§ And will allow for a limited C — period, a y 2 5 DISCOUNT OF TWENTY PER » 2 CENT. UPON" ALL CASH H " PURCHASES. C Of, 6 4S.'IN THE £ OFF THH USUAL PRICES. M Q " 2 f^ Commencing: on )tA g. FRIDAY, lira JANUARY. ra j^y H The Stock is Unusually Heavy, and 53 "Well-assorted in every *-3 y . Department. JS 1%% T g R. & 8.. with satisfaction, direct Cj attention to tii3 fact that since coni- Sgj . mencing business they have steadily y r! avoided all Sflling Off, Cheap IS Sai.es, &c.; their aim having been to o S supply a GOOD ARTICLE at a REASONABLE PRICE, and "NO o PUFF1," and deem that the simple G £h statement of the fact is sufficient to cj convince their friends and the public t, of the bona fide character of the pre- % sent announcement. ,1 Goods Entkred will be Charged Usual Prices. Country Orders, accompanied by remittance, will have prompt attention. RUSHBROOK & BEIDGMAN, DRAPERS, CLOTHIERS, &C, UPPER QUEEN -STREET Auckland, (opposite the Army and Navy Hotel).



C TNI ON INSURANCE COMPANY J op NEW ZEALAND. APITAL '. £2,000,000. U C X L A IS D BRANCH: QUEEN-8 TREK T, Next the Colonial Bank. FIRE DEPARTMENT. ► Insurano granted on Dwelling-houses, Stores. Shops, Buildings 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 owkst Current Kates. R. H. STEVENSON Manager. SPECIAL /IHEAPT INES Kj JLi IN DRAPERY AND CLOTHING FOR THIT. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. H. ATKINS Will Shew the Following Cheap Lines During the Christmas Holidays:— A Large Lot of Rich, Bright. Black Silks at 3/11, as bright as sold at 5/6 Cheap Coloured Silks, beautiful shades 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 Fischus, 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 Coat 3, Black AJpacca Coats, Trousers and "Vests, Tweed Suits, Paget, Galatea, and Sack Coats, Boy 3' and Youths' Suits, &c, &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 Lino of Boys' Straw Hats at 1/G, half-price. A Large Stock of MOSGIEL and other TWEEDS. Cheap Tweeds for Boys' Wear. Ho Atkins! TO COUNTRY RESIDENTS. A comfortable home provided for two or three Tunioi: Pupils in close vicinity to Young Ladies framing School and Auckland Grammar School. Terms reasonable.—Address X.Y.Z., to office of this paper. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Inquirer.—We cannot open our columns to theological discussions. 1



NEVER Have the Pubic had such a Choice of BED ''TKADS ottered them as at, lho. present time Resides our already well assorted stock of Iron Uedsteads. ami those oi our own manu facture in JvA >yrt, Rimu, Okdaic, and Mottled Kaurt, we ask them to bear in MIND that we have Just Oprxkd Up, ex •' Otßki,' TWO HUNDRED IRON BKDSTJCADS of th<> mo?t modern style, comprising French, TTAr.v TBBTEIt, CHILDREN'S, and Stumps, nlso Cots, at Pricf.s to suit all classes. Having purchased for Cash from THE Best Manufacturers, we can SELL A GOOD BEDSTEAD AT A Visry Low Price. BUDDING, of every description, kept in Stock. HOUSWS FURNISHED THROUGHOUT at a Short Notice. Our system is to make a large return: to insure tin's VV'u Sell roit Rkady CASH at n. Smalt. Profit, and DELIVER GOODS t'RlfiE to any part of the Town and Suburbs. SST Give your Furnishing Order to Eollerway, Garliok & Granv/all, CABINETMAKERS, UPHOLSTERERS, AND CLOTHIERS, City JEI all .A. R cade, QUEEN & LORNE-STRIT-KTS ■ AUCKLAND.



What is more nefarious than selling adultera ted and poisonous drams labelled and bottled to iniitato a pure and health-yielding medicinal beverage. This i« precisely what the rogues are doing who sell imitations of the celebrated UnoLPiio Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schxapps put up in bottles which previously held that incomparable cordial and specific for disease. Let the Dublic beware of such shams.