SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

__.__ ,F™ iwwrt (This Afternoon, 6.31 t____.il WATER—i To . morrovr Morning 6.19 SUN SET.-This Evening, 5,31 BUIS RISE.—To-morrow Morning, 6.31 MOON'S AG X.—New MoOn, 28th, fi.39p.m.

ARRIVALS.

LAST EVENING. Southern Cross, s.s., Fernandez, from Napier Sea Bird, brigantine, from Timaru.

DEPARTURES.

LAST EVENING, j Dunelm, barque, Roberts, for Levuka Taupo, s.s.. Andrews, for Russell lona, s.s., Farquhar, for Russell Rowena. s.s., Sellars, for Tauranga Phoenix, cutter, Youlden. for Russell

TO-DAY. Blanche, schooner, Burr, for Rarotonga Golden Isle, schooner, Watts, for Russell Elsiaore, schooner. Dam, for Russell

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For London—Schiehalhon, barque, early; Spirit of the Dawn, barque, early For Honolulu and San Francisco-City of New

York, R.M.S., 17th prox._ For Sydney-Zealandia, R.M. s.s., Wednesday

For Sydney and Melbourne—Hero, s.s., 12th

September. „ -- m, For Tauranga and the South—Taupo, s.s., Thurs-

day next _ __ For Russell, Bay of Islands—lona, every Mon day ; Hawea, Monday next For WhaDgrarei and Mangapai— Argyie, every gSSTuesday. For Taranaki and Southern provinces (from Manukau)-Taiaroa. s.s., Tuesday next For the Islands-Belle Brandon, schooner, early

IMPORTS.

Per ship Lady Jocelyn, from London: 419 cases wines and spirits, 2 crates earthenware, 3 cases toys, 1 case bagatelle boards, Edward Lewis, Custom-house-street. Per Sea Bird, from Onehunga: 1600 sacks wheat.

EXPORTS.

isPer Wanaka, for~the South: 22 cases, 158 packages, 3 bales, 1 parcel, I truss. 2 packages—Henderson and Macfarlane.

MAIL STEAMER.

The mail steamer Zealandia, lrom ban _ ran cisco and Honolulu, with the English and American mails, had not put in an appearance when we went to press. She will no doubt arrive during the night or early to-morrow morning. She will leave again for Sydney several hours after arrival.

Inwards Coastwise.—Four Sisters, cutter, from _ Mahurangi. with 30 tons firewood amd 16,000 shingles; Rancatira, cutter, from Omaha. with 40 tons firewood, 700 palings, 70 posts, and 2,000 feet plankinz. Outwards Coastwise.—Four Sisters, cutter, for Mahurangi, iv ballast; Lagoon, barge, for Matapori, in ballastl; Rangatira, cutter, for Omaha, in balla9t. The departure of the s.s. Wanaka for the South from the Manukau, has been postponed until 8 a.m. to-morrow, owing to the mail steamer not arriving before noon of to-day. The following nassengers have booked by her: —Mr and Mrs Harris, Messrs McDonald, Baker. O'Connor, W. B. Roberts, J. Hillet, H. Keane, J. Newdick.

Messrs. Cruickshank and Co. have received a telegram announcing that the Hero arrived on Thursday morning. She leaves Sydney on the 3rd September. The s.s. Rowena sailed for Tauranga and Mercury Bay last evening, with passengers and cargo. The schooner Belle Brandon is ta_ing in cargo on the eastern side of the Queen-street Wharf for Levuka, for which port she is advertised to sail to-morrow.

The s.s. lona, after undergoing a thorough overhaul, recommenced her weekly trips to Russell last evening.

The s.s. Southern Cross arrived from Napier via Grahamstown last evening, having landed a number of cattle at the latter place. Captain Fernandez reports leaving Napier at noon of the 21st. Strong southerly winds to the Bast Cape, and N.W. and W. breezes to arrival. She was lying a day and a half in Hick's Bay, and reports the following vessels also there:—For Auckland.—barque Stag, schooners Advance. Minnehaha, Minnie Hare, Griffln, Saucy Kate, Acadia,. For Chatham Island—brigantine Island Lily. For Wellington—G G. s.s. Hinemoa. The barque Dunelm sailed for Levuka, Fiji, last evening with a cargo of sheep and general merchandise, and the following passengers:— Captain McKay, Maior Gordon, Mr and Mrs Ryder, Messrs McPherson Bnd Rowlands. "She is to load up at Levutsa for London.

The s.s. Taupo sailed for Russell last evening with a quantity of cargo and several passengers. She will return on Wednesday morning, and sail South on Thursday afternoon. The brigantine Roderick Dhu is to proceed to Kaipara to load with timber lor Dunedin. The schooner Blanche sailed this forenoon for Rarotonga, with a full cargo of general mer chandise, and the following passengers:—Mrs Burr, Messrs Hugh Reynolds and George Holland.

The brigantine Sea-Bird arrived at the Manu kau Heads late yesterday afternoon from Timaru, with a cargo of wheat, Sec. Capt. A. G. "Walker reports leaving Timaru on the 10th with a southerly wind, and being off the Mannkau Heads on the 18th. Since that time the vessel has been beating about unable to enter owing to South West weather. The s.s. Pretty Jane, from Gisborne, arrived at Grahamstown last evening. She was to leave for Auckland after discharging her sheep, and may therefore be expected here tonight.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Russell, this day. , The 3.8. Taupo and s.s. lona arrivedf rom Auck land this morning. Grahamstown, this day. The Pretty Jane from Gisborne arrived at 8.30 p.m. last night.

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING ASSOCIATION.

To-day's Quotations— Bank of New Zealand—Buyers. £21. National Bank—Bayers, 80s; sellers, 823. Colonial Bank—6o3. New Zealand Insurance—Sellers, 925. Sonth British Insurance—Bayers, 723; sellers, 72s 6d: Union Insurance—Buyers, lis 3d. Thames Gas—Sellers, 335. Auckland Gas—Buyera, £10 ss. Union Sash and Door—Sellers, £10 s'. New Zealand Loan & Mercantile—Sellers, £6. Albnrnia—Buyers, 17s; sellers, 19s. Moanatairi—Sellers, sfts. Bendigo United—Buyers, 3s 3a. Thames Goldmining Co.—Sellers, 303. Kuranui—Sellers, Is. Tokatea—Sellers, 3s 6d. Corby—Buyers, lis; sellers, 10s 6d. Premier—Buyers, Id 6d. Bismarck—Sellers, 13s. North Devon—ls. JOSEPH NEWMAN. .Chairman.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE AUCKLAND.

ls will Close as Under:— MAihames, to-morrow, at 1,30 p.m and 5.30 For T p.m. aiheke and Coromandel, per Argyie, For W rrow, at 2.30 p.m. to-mo ngarei Heads, Waipu, Wangarei, and For Wa pai, per Argyie, this day, at i p.m. Manga _er, per Southern Cross, this day, For Napi w«r An^ralian Colonies, Batavia, Singapore, For Australian v^uiu^^ Torres Straits, per a aAdlafim^ PedikeYy aafterherarrrivalfrom For^Taranaki and -Southern Province, per B^vfe.^^X'^a^tornon^ at Fora'Gi_borne, per Pretty Jane, to-morrow, FoarWaiwOTa. Warkworth, Te Aral. Wangarei WaSi/and Mangapai, per Anne Milbant, on at 3 p.m. g. B . RISS. Chief Postmaster

BIRTH.

MoCOMISH.—On the 26th August, 1878. at her residence, Symonds-street, the wife of Band master McComish of a daughter.

MARRIAGE.

SHAKESPEARE—SMITH.—On the 21st Aug., 1878, at Coromandel, New Zealand, by the Rev. T.Scott, Robert Henry Anson, eldest son of Captain W. Ross Shakespeare, 3rd Madras Cavalry, to Blan&he, third daughter of the late W. A. Smith, Esq., Bay of Islands.

DEATH.

PHILLIPS.—On 26th August, at St. Matthew's Parsonage, Flora Winnifred Phillips, aged 6 years. , ■ , "

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

TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1878.

For tbs-canso that lada-asslstance, For thoTfrong that needsTeslstan-e, Forth, fotrire In the distance, And tho cood that wo am do.

An attempt is being made in a bill intro_ duced by Mr Gi-borne, to endow higher education in Wellington at the cost of . the provision made for the'whole colony. We hope in any contemplated changes, ,'thp; in terests of secondary education in; Auckland will not be lost sight of. Por many years the work has been carried on at the Auck

and College and Grammar School in a build ing utterly unfitted for educational pur poses. JVithout speaking of °™amental appliances, the poor lads have not had even tfifngs absolutely necessary for their decency and comfort. A lavatory, where the_bg* fcfnldwashtheir-hands,- has .been a luxury iehltirelylihknoVh. occasionally a luck i'less youflgsterymayThave been seen trying by:means of 'rain-watir. peols .&> the. pl*-fW^ In the meantime we have calmly looked on and congratulated ourselves on the delight ful way in which higher education is here conducted. In connection with the build ings how occupied there; is no playground, and the hoys are compelled to play m the public streets, where they are to be seen at intervals during the day. The lads are not to blame'as they must have some outleMoi their energies, ;but their education is being hampered/, The buildings are . quite unfit* for ' school.; and the loss as regards instruction, is enormous borne eminent man says: "If I wanted to find put the extent of a. man's education I should ' not"pr6Vide him with pen, ink, and paper, as they do in the modern examination room, but I should set a mad dps; at him | What he means is probably this, that the best educated man is the one who has the most resources in case of emergency, lhe boy, then, who could think of washing his hands in a pool of water, wonl« probably find some means of escaping from a mad dog. But as young men, fortunately for themselves; are not subjected in examinations to such a trying ordeal as the road dog test, it seems unde sirable to train hoys to meet these extra ordinary emergencies. The fast is, that the pnblic hate taken very little real interest in education, or such a state ot things would hare been impossible. How ever? it is never too lats to mend, and it is to be hoped that this interest once roused will not die out, but steadily continue. The '* Herald" says : "It will be a great misfortune if the session is allowed to pass away without something being done by which the Grammar School can be put on a satisfactory footing for the future. It is certainly time that it was put on_a satisfactory footing, but how » _the thing to be done? Upon the whole this Grammar School seems a curious compound. Partly • College, partly a Grammar School, partly a commercial echool, with a slight dash of the dames school! What footing is it to be put upon ? At present it is a most nondescript attair. It is neither " fish, flesh, fowl, nor good red herring." The whole institution must be rs-orglnised. There is a staff of vigorou. and efficient masteia. but owing to the bungling organisation,they seem at present to be hurling themwlves against a rock. Boys -who are being educated for ths Uni versity and those who are going into buei ness, with pVhaps some few excep tions, are all trained in the same way. This is manifestly absurd._ A boy 7ho is intended for the University o« ght to begin a regular training for it at ten or eleven years of age, and one who is intended for business should haTe a very different course. Ths difficulty might bs solved, perhaps* by,having two different depart ments, a classical and mathematical and a modem department. One department might for the. Civil Service and busi neSs, the other for the University. Our Grammar Schools at home have all found it necessary to do this,-and some Bimilar plan will probably have to be adopted here. At prssent the organisation seems to be m such a muddle: that good t and effi cient work is impossible; work and commercial work between two stools are falling to the found. As we eaid before, the (institution is neither one thing nor the other. Ihe "Herald" seems to think that the tea 'of this iastitution should not be raised, and that provision should be made by which clevsr and-deserving hojs might be enabled to carry on their education. We have no doubt that the College will be very glad to receive as many clever and deserving boys as possible, from whatever class they may come: There ou^ht to be, undoubtedly, these "flying bridges,' as they have been called, by which a.clever hoy can pass to the Univiristy. If boys from the common schools are clevsr and well-behaved, give them, by all means, every facility for entering ths College. Provide so many scholarships that every boy who has the ability and the desire may obtain one. But we really do not see the necessity for spoiling a lad who has not much aptitude lor mental work, by giving him "alittle Latin and less Greek." .He might possibly make a first-rate mechanic, and ought to have an education adapted to his capacity. To »ny boy going into business the common schools provide, or should provide,quite as good a comraereial education as they give at the College. The " Herald" says : 7' As the fees are low tho wealthy are already getting a first-class education for their children at much under the market value." Why should they do so unless their boys establish a claim by the same standard of capacity as is imposed upon hoys from §the public elementary schools ? Moreover, if they are now getting a superior education cheap, ire aoubt very much the first-class characw of the edu cation. Drawing and singing are almost entirely, if not quite, neglected, and litera ture generally is at about tho lowest possible ebb. In mathematics they seem occasionally to have turned out a scholar or two, but these have been few, and far between "rari nantes iii gurgite vasto." French is apparently taught only in the upper classes, and not in the lower part of the school, where boys being young would • more readily catoh the accent, but, perhaps, accent is looked upon as a matter of no moment. History, geography, aud writing seem to be the principal subjects attended to after the mathematics; but anyone calling a course of this kind a ■ first-class education must have very feeble notions on the subject. The j only way, of preventing the wealthy from taking advantage of this public money is to raise the fees, and not to lower them. Jf the fees be raised they will then be pay ing a fair amount for education, but not' otherwise. But there are many who,; doubtless, consider that they pay a very food price for what they get. They would; c quite ready to. pay for .a first-class education, hut they are not prepared to pay, a high price for an inferior education. To be logical,the '•' Herald" ought to advocate, the abolition of fees. For where are we to draw the line 1 Let the school he free,, then, by all means ; but if it is not to be a free school the fees would be raised, and; with them the standard of education. A; Royal Commission is shortly to investigate, the condition of our higher education, and it is certainly time-that some inquiry, should take place. High schools through-1 out the colony ought to be examined, annually by an independent board of: examiners, and the work of each class in a school reported 011. Then every school in the colony would get its due, and every master in each school a fan- and i impartial report on his class. There would be no more boasting about this lad taking a scholarship, or that lad taking a degree. We shall be able to form no sound judgment of work till something like this is done. Head masters of high schools should be inspected like head masters of common schools. They .ought, indeed, gladly to invite inspection. The work of the class conducted by a head master should be inspected like the work of an under master, and we should then have a far more independent body of men as „ssjstant-masteis in our higher schools. Let us welcome, then, with open arms* this Royal Commission, .and ventilate matters as muchf^|^ossibl<;^With,regarduto en -1 dowmehts we will conclude with a quota tion from Grant.Duff en dowments may be' used' with, propriety, to help struggling merit iip to the .Uni versity—to put the son of the poorest man, provided he' has great ability an d, applica tion, in the position of the son; of the, man. d£- moderate fortune;^but, it would he ah abuse of endowments to carry him on fori three or four yearsrmore while .you givehim dri education which, however admirable, pre supposes the possession of considerable pri

vate,means to use it to advantage. It amounts-to the' very same thing, it we educate lads hi such a way that it unfits «them entirely forgone station in life, ana Idoeß not fit them for.another.

Our cable newsvtd-day reports the death of Maria-Christina,' dowager Queen of Spain. Some confusion arose on the_rece_.pt of the last cable message announcing the death of the Queen of Spain, _ several journals erroneously accepting the news as relating to the exiled Queen Isabella, while in reality it was Queen Mercedes, the young wife of Don Alphonso, the reigning monarch. Maria-Christina, who has just gone to render her last account, was mother of ex-Queen Isabella, and grandmother of Don Alphonso. To her all the revolutions of tho last forty years in Spain may.be directly traced. She was the wife of King Ferdinand VII., snd through her influence the fc>alic law of Spam was repealed in order that Isabella might become heir to the throne. When Ferdinand died, Isabella-then only three years old —was proclaimed Queen under the regency of her mother. A revolution in favour of Don Carlos, the King's brother, broke out, and devastated Spain for several years, but resulted in favour of Queen Isabella. Maria-Christina was a narrow minded and unscrupulous woman. In 1840 she Was compelled to retire to France,but returning when the young queen attained her majority she again made her baneful influence felt upon Isabella, and forced her into an unhappy political mar riage for the f urthsrauce of those intrigues that led to domestic misery and final exile. Her long lifs of scheming presents a singular contrast to that of the young queen, whose early death has thrown Spainintomourning. A guileless girl, cut off in the first months of her married life, could anything be more pitiful than this picture of the dying scene : —" Another crisis eupervened. The features took the pinched appearance which is a sure prognostic of death- Cardinal Morenos re cited ths Office for tke Dead, and the ladies threw themeelvee on their knees. Mercedes was reluctant to quit lifs. She had found the werld a happy place. By a stretch of Christian charity and recourse to theologi cal casuistry the Patriarch __lths Indies was enabled to give her the extreme unction. He could not get her to say she was content to die, and abandon earthly for heavenly affections. The tomb appeared to her moat horrible. To go to that vault of ths Escarial, after the gay French villas and the bright Andalusian palaoesshe had bean used to—after Aran juez and its mueical watere and shadj* groves, in which Alphoaao courted her as if she had been a village Maid, seemed too awful. She revolted agaiast the doom that stared her in the face, and iaiplored the physicians to save her. The death-etruggle was long and violent. A heavy debt of miseiy was due to fate for the bliss that had been con centrated into the fire months' idyl."

Mr McCormlck whishes it to be known that he did aotelesp close to the room which was occupied by the two vagrants who en tered his hoase the other night, but in an other part of the Building altogether, which is not even attached to, the hotel.

A Taranaki farmer, vowing vengeance against the sparrows, sowed four acres of land with poisoned wheat. We understand that fully 400 dead birds was the result. Ths following is the receipt used :— ** For a sack of corn (four bushals) take hall a pint of gas tar, lib. of vitriol and 1 gallon of hot water. Pour the liquid, well mixed, over the seed with a common watering pot, twelve hours before sowing." A good deal of interest has been "excited by ths Normanby pippins imported, by Mr Maacfield, grocer. Tha art of cooking tho delicacy, howaver, is not generally under stood, and Mr Maxfieli intends to give a practical illustration to customers on Thurs day, whan a preparad dish will be at the shop for inspection and sampling. "The Separation rumour in Wellington," Bays tha " Post," " alarm-id many business raen ; it stopped aeles of property ; some of the warmest friends of Ministers, thsm«elv# business men, felt unsettled and some of these waited an Ministers and asked for explanations _nd reassurance."" " Subscril/iw." writes :—" I have not noticed any articled lately from the author of tha papers on the identity of the Lost . Tribes with the Anglo-Saxon race. I know ; a great many psople who will be glad of a j continuance of them, "Anti-Bosh," not: withstanding. Moreover, how can he or she expact to be thought of other than one in whom those admirable hut lost virtues are abaant?" We have received several in quiries to the same effect, and may state in reply that the papers have not been dis continued, but are merely suspended owing to the press of Parliamentary matter. They give a synapsis of a special literature which is issued in England under Royal patronaga, and is exciting a good deal of interest Whatever value may bo attached to the theory, we must at lsast ascertain the grounds on which it rests before denouncing it as utter folly. A large number of people have exhibited a desire to obtain .his information. '* Anti-Bosh," and those who are superior to such trifling mattors, should refrain from reading what appears so greatly to disturb their self complaceucy. There was a very large attendance of members last evening at the St. James's Literary Claw, Rev R. F. Macnicol in the chair. After soms discussion on the forth coming Temperance Debate, the following gentlemen wore selected to represent the class :—.Messrs Ewington, Meyer, Napier, nnd Cooper, tho debate to take place on the 27th September, in the Temperance Hall, admission by,ticket. ~ The debate on •' Are wo in those times superior, physically,, morally, and intellectually to tho Ancients,"! proposed by tho Otabubu class, was fixed for the 7th October, the Otahuhuians; taking the negative. The essay of the even-; ing was "Churches and Churchism," by Mr G. Carnachan, and which, from its antagonistic: character, being an "onslaught Upon the! principal churches of Christendom, evoked j much discussion, and was generally, censured. The essayist was especially \ heavy upon tho Roman Catholic Church, !• dragging forth a number of absurdities, and; superstitions from the dark ages which! still cling to the old Church,1 but which en lightened Catholics in the present age* equally censure. In dealing with his sub-1 ject, Mr Carnachan, whose essay was good sb a composition, and in points .Jot con struction, missed the good, and "exposed; only the evil side: of the .churches. >Mr Napier defended the Catholic Church in a long speech. Messrs Ewington, William son, Gorrie, Carson, Schmidt, . Meyer, Crawford, and several other members found fault with the tone of the essay from its ■ one-sidedhess aud want of fairuesa, con tending that in a society of young men of various opinions such subjects should not be introduced, as they do harm'and cannot possibly do good. On Monday next Mr Robertshaw will deliver an oration- on "Mahomet," which, considering the great elocutionary abilities of the speaker, is anticipated with much interest. Mr Cooper will ako read a paper on "Con fucius." , ,',■'■'■' ' :."_.'! '~' .U)I..

There are some tramway cars ,in New York which are. propelled along by com pressed air, at the rate of 30 miles an hour: The air is held in tubes running under 'the floor of tha car, and applied to the wheeis.jj Ths telegraph authorities wisely, under. instructions from the Government;, 1 erected' a telegraph station at Pukekohe. Eviery i thing has been in readiness now for months, but to the disgust of the settlers^ since, that ;time,~the telegraphist has never made his ) appearance. ' - l; . i '\» We have been requested to call "the at-' itention pf the proper authoritiestp<;that porf.; ; tion *6f Queen-street leading to tiie wharf J jwhich.is in a really disgraceful- ebullition.. iThe roads" connecting with rther' r ]railw{j_y.. j station are still worse, -and are extremely junpleasantto both drivers5 and vehicles'and ipedestrians; It is to be,,hoped -that1 so&ej. '.steps will be taken to-improv.e;both streets;.; | Captaih'Wheeler, bf.theHaweal has been jpromoted to the Wakatipuj the iargest Of She Union Cbnlpahys steamers.' .1

4tball match between Christchurch; au<% ne din will be held on the latter s t gro^on Wednesday. • •■" ' -*/i*--"-***"' Ol s for the sale of railway tickets on the l r iean principal are to be openedin Chri| urc h. . 'v ' • Thlortgagees ofitbe Waitekauri Gold minit;oinpany have; foreclosed, and* are new<ying on the main works, the upper; portiojjeing let on tribute. r ; < S|At ! close of the evidence in res^ctiof the d<f of Wißiam Kinley, an immigrant by the^v Jocelyn-yesterday, before Dr. Philso^e jury found it difficult to agree as to I immediate cause of death, but after iW a second time, they found - i That leased. was auffoeated -while m_ a state cintoxication." The unfortunate man, i%pears, was .much- given to ex cessive Inking, and, according to the evidencejad been in a »tat« of ._, semi dmnken% eTe r since he landed in this city.. I .:'■:■' . ... ;.'; j . WilliarifcGann, one of the men, who committed brutal and cowardly assault on the p% !of: Jftmes Brewin, of Kyber Pass BreC. on the evening of the 16th instant, wrought up on warrant yester day at thejjee Court, and subjected to a fine of 40% d costs, or on« month's im prisonment! ' ! We notiefhat Mr Greenwood will offer for sale to-& ro w a very choice collection of fruit tree%om the nursery of Mr Jas. Mason, of |nell, consisting of orange, peach, aprid nectarine, apple, and pear of divers kinl As this is the season for planting frui Tee s, persons should avail themselves oti a opportunity for selecting from a he4y and vigorous stock. Luncheon wii, e providsd for purchasers coming f rom |distan«e. The sale will commence atVven o'clock, and include a large selectiLf »hrubs and flowers.' ! A football rcyb. between the Excelsior and Phoenix -E,ndry teams took place on Saturday, in thgnclosure at the back of the Newmarketall, resulting in a splendid victory for the Ipelsior Club. The thirtsentkniversary of the opening of St. Sepulchretemporary church will be celebrated this by divine service, the sermon on t_bccasion by Rev William Calder, of St. Peps Church, Hamilton, j The Onshungbifle Volunta srs are to meet at the Masic Hall for drill to-mqr row night. Menfr* vrill sac tbe advertise ment in anothsr <nmn. In tho case Pa| v. O'Halloran, at the District Court yesrd ay, in which the plain tiff claimed the In of £100, for alleged loss in connectiolwith the Ngatumanga Block, the evideib was not sufficent to support the plainf-s claim, consequently. Mr Heeketh, planSTi connael, accepted,a nonsuit. - * :■■■■'•' j : Mr R. Casey desen us to state that, lie has resigned the dpc of manager of the Kaipara SteamshijCompany, and conse quently business Mating thereto is not transacted at his o\e. . _ _ j''

The Auckland pujc will be repaid then trouble, if they.will© present to hear the Rev. D. Dutton lecfte to-morrow (Wednes day) evening at 7.30|m., in the Alexandra-* street Church. Th&ubject is a popular one, viz., "Knowljge ; ita importance, and how to gain it,"Sd such a subject, in the hands or gone of hi-foremost lecturers wilL he properly hailed. The charge) is only Is, and is for a |>d object. "If ws are; to b|evo the ; newspaper "Stamboul," says thLondon Times, "the Ottoman Governmen even of .the pro vinces unaffected bysha war is becoming more intolerable" thet ever. In Syria, Sevdet Pasha, tha rir Governor, besides the tyranny exerdsecW himself, snpports the under Governorbf Nablous, Stolp Pasha, who, on accoit of his outrageous conduct, had been liamiaaed and im ?rieoned by Setdet's iredecesifcr, Stamdi 'asha. Stolo Pacha, In being restored to his office, adopted an efcn more outrageous line of conduct again! ths people of his district, imprisoning! banishing, ' and bastinadoing many of fern. Sevdet Pasha rejected all appesj addrsaaed to him by the sufferers Jill the distressed population cant a jwtitii to the Sul*a.n for radreas and for justfce-JThe Sultan's Go; vernment referred theietition to SevdetJ who in his turn forward^ it to his subaltern, Stolo. This latter, had jms an Opportunity of wreaking his vengspce on the signa teries of the petition, vrb were among the richest notables of thdocality, and were mulcted to the elmoet itire exhaustion of their means. This ouigeous conduct of the Government hrindiis back to the worst days ot Abdul iiz. iaring which Djevdet was Minister if Justice. Were the report exaggerated,! would not appear in print under a Gfverhment which, during the present site of siege, can suppress a journal withtjfr judgment." ' ! At the regular fortnigkly meeting of the Pioneer Lodge, N. 1.0.1., held at Tem perance Hall, Alfcert-sreet, on Monday, 26th inst., chore was a Lrge attendance of members to witness thqprssoutation. of,.a purse of sovereigns to srand Master M.' Allen in recognition I valuable service renderec to the lodge.! The presentation! was made by Noble Grad I. Dixon in a complimentary mennerjand responded to by hro. M. Allen, wha iid ho was highly; gratified at the appreciation, shown of his: efforts to further the inteWts of tho lodge.! He sincerely thanked thm, and assured' them they would always und him ready to lend a helping hand. i

AUCKLAND SUMMIR MEETING.

The Auckland Jockey- Clib have adopted »i the following programme ior the summer j| meeting. Mr H. B. Lane of Canterbury jj was elected handicappei :-j- * FntST DAY.—Kailwaj Plate, £50 ; Auckland Cup, £300 ; Htfdle Race, £50 ; | Maiden Plate, £80 ; Hurrj Scurry, £10. j Second Day.—D_rby,£loo; Publicans' j Purse, £60; Selling Raffi, £50 ; Racing j; Club Handicap, £200 ; HekHurdle Race, j £10'; Grand Stand Handiap,. £100. ' '«■ I; . Third Day.'—Mares'| Produce Stakes, £100; Auckland Plate, £O0 ; Steeplechase, £150 ; Stewards' Handicjp, £100-; Consola- j . ion £40. -1 a,"':-., | :"- , X- 1

THEATRE ROYAL.

"ENOCH ARDEN."—FIRST APPEAR- P ANCE OF G. D. CHAPLIN. , \, j When Tennyson's poem of \'Enoch Arden" ! first came out there was a good deal of con troversy about its merits as compared with the laureate's other works. JOn one point, however, the critics were uM.nimou_, fits., that it seemed : ; pecuiiarlyl adapted for dramatisation. In a very .short time the poem was produced under, various new names at some of the London theatres, the most famous version bejng'-'The Wreck Ashore,".played -for 'a, long, time at- the Princess's. The edition performed last nigh* is rather lengthy-for so' slight a story, but in all essential respects it is satisfactory enough. The interest centres almost en tirely in Enoch, Philip Ray, and Annie Lee. A3 these three characters were, all excel lently represented the performance may be pronounced a complete success. Mr G. D. ! Chaplin, • who met with a warsa recepiton, created a very^favorabis impression. He [is.a handsome man 'inthe prime, of life, iwitli a find presence and a i pleasant. ! sympathetic voice. The part of Enoch I Arden did not give him'a great deal of scope j for histrionic display,'but he, neverthesless, jshowed conspicuous'ability; and .we antici- ipate great things of him in legitimate idles. !Intheislaud scene he was very good indeed;f jand brought down the house. At the closet |of the. secoUd;.third; and fourth-acts-he jwas called before the curtain;' an honour iwhich was also conferred on Mrs Walter [Hill, who hadi ;a* very arduous r6le to fill % She was, .however;' well up to ity^and acted* jwiths) great: powers especially in 'the* tliiri act. As Phillip (Ray; MrStefele. was manly jand interesting, and-Enock's childrsu were jprettily represented:by Miss.May aud^ttie Amy Glover. Messrs |Musgraye, Riifford, Emniett^ and O'Brien filled the subordinate parts satisfactorily. The piece was remarks

ably well mounted, some of fthe "_»«_ I Revoking loud applause. acenery >) ' ■ . TQ-NIGHT * •/Enoch Arden" will he repeated' __ Jdrama entitled "Money and Miaerv"* underlined for to-morrow. v ls l'[*¥ 3« ______________________________

CABLEGRAMS.

— +<— _ . ■■.. I (FROM OUR SPECIAL LONDON " }y; CORRESPONDENT.) \ ' (SPECIAL TO TSESTAR). j

Australians v. Players Eng land.

The Kftteh Off. ': ™ | LONDON, August 27 I The Players of England a_ked£26 e L}, \ for a game against the Australians. ' > The match is off. The cricketers.lea.v_. * San Francisco on October 27th. ' ye

Russians Sending More Troops to Turkey.

■" • 7- I Anglo-Turkish. Agreement) Re I Asia. •• -• I [SPECIAL TO PRESS AGEMCT.] LONDON, Augu S f2oth A telegram from Berlin says Russia is< :| sending fresh troops to San Stefano to replace the guards just _ withdrawn, also that arrangements are completed-between f'\ England and Turkey regarding reforms h Asia Minor. ~ |

THE RUSSIAN LOAN.

/ ST. PETERSBURG, August 24. ' I The "Golos" this morning says.Russia - 1 is about to issue a new internal loan. I TENEDOS FOR ENGLAND,- 1 VIENNA, August.,2s, ; f Rumour says that the cession of- the ■■ I Island of Tenedos to Britain is a proba bility.' - ' • -,r: '" THE DUNEDIN LOATH.' - LONDON, August .25. For the Dunedin Municipal loan' over £229,100 was subscribed, at an,average - price ol £95 l-7th. . 7 : ■ WOOL SALES. ' LONDON, August 24. [I , The wool sales are progressing s^isfac. S ■• torily. Prices are well sustained at'the ; opening rates. ■ For home trade'there-is a fair competition. Foreign 'buyers urc operating cautiously. ~ _ „,.->, ;;! Tbe corn market is easier '" A GREEK DIFFICULTY, ■...■.. -:; -■ ■' ATHENS, August.24. Considerable difficulty has aTiseiUiri carrying out the decision of the Berlin Conference, regarding tbe extension^ of , I: the northern boundary of the provinces' 0 { ' | -"Greece. , ■'• ?_#sf.; :■ '>P. I VIENNA, Angnst-24. THE BOSNIANS ROUTED, The Austrian troops have again attacked [: and routed,the -Bosnians, after severe |; fighting. ... •'■'■-.;• "•'"-'"''"':*,'.{ >._j;;_.i..l| AUSTRALIANS V. SCARBOROUGH. P LONDON, August 24. ' f The Australian Eleven', haye _ played : Eighteen of Scarborough. Firsfjlnninga \ of the Australians, 295 ; Scarborough first . innings, 124; second, ,125. The Austra- \ lians won in one innings and 46 runs. ]'■]] ■ : I

PROPOSED WEST COAST ROAD.

Feeders to our railways are most desirable, | and as in many parts of the country, branch _ linescannot be obtained. These feeders will \ necessarily be in the form of main trunk |? roads. Up North there has been/until . lately a notorious disregard of the hardships I endured by settlers through the non-con- b struction of good roads, but ot late.the a 'North has been favoured with a little more generous outlay, the roads having been \ attended to on-the line of route from tie •■ North through the Albertland settlements on to the East Coast. On the West Coast or Kaipara side there has, however, been \ exhibited by the authorities, gross n egligenoe;'sJ| 1 1 and settlers living at Port Albert,,Whare bine, Chalmerston, and other districts, have to go from East almost to the West Coast, over a circuitous route and broken - country. Several spasmodic efforts .have . been made by Albertland settlers to obtain s a more direct route to Auckland, but without 11 ---avail. When the Port Albert Government \ township was sold, upwards of £I^ooo wo* \. realised at the sale, most of the allotment* being purchased by Auckland tradesmen, . who no doubt mourn over their investment t in this isolated township on the East Coast, | which has no direct road communication. 1 with Auckland. Mr Allright H when Pro- 1 viucial Encineier, considered that s direct | ! road between Kaukapakapa and the Albert- | land settlement could be obtaiiitd, and \: had a survey made, intending himself te |i : have gone _ over the line. -The -surrey J, showed that the new route would-save at , i least ten miles of; road from Port- .Albert, | I and in addition to being shorter had the | ; important -advantage of being ever | ! uniformly .level land. This rquestion of -t j constru sting this road has again been ". i revived, and as it would form anitnmediate, | j and important feeder to the Kaipara railroad, f lit is deserving of official.'attention: | j The North Road, now in.course "of construe i tioni passes through about 20,mile3' of bush j between the, open country at; Albertland ■ and the: open, country imthe* Kaukapakapa ! District. The distance between. Albert- ■ : i land and Kaukapakapa is by the presen \ road oyer.4o_ miles. .A gre'at_portion-ot j ii-this route is : over high ranges, the-road j ! making a most,vexatious detour tlutmgh |! Mahurangi, almost touching the Unst i Ii Coast. The proposed West CoaSt'WWW - avoid the objectionable features ;,,oi, Mff 1 ranges,^and unnecessarily. i! passing through open and moderatelyletef; : . ' country almost the-whole'way. ,Tt, saves ' 10' miles ot roads between Oruawharo ani § ! Kaukapakapa, thereby promising to ibe & ■ \ !immense:bodn;totraYeHers;.and,woriila oe j the more appreciated by it? being not. ow , shorter, but so much easier to trare on, and moreover, leading direct to a railway ' station.; We are informed by thos? *» have traversed the route that only 10* uuit» . of the West Coast road is absolutely ft- - f quired to be constructed to couneci Kaukapakapa with the present road: urea. This done traffic would at once how toiraru , the Kaipara railway. This 10J mdes < i road requires only the expenditure mSßgjk £2,000, as the chief works consist ot "uw ■hridges. the largest being over the w\ . | rivei" the others over the" Oraparera anj Makarau. We have to hand an excauen , [ description of the nature of tbe coun j . through .which the proposed road--wwu. j pass.' It is written by Mr Day who *J»« !: a personal inspection of the.route, unu was so favourably impressed w%'W"3ffi§^ po'rtancedf'thesameas to move, want - the Rodney County, for the sum « *J»° :• to be expended on the necessary- wwg ,Mr F. Judson has also walked from -A«er • land down this proposed route, and sii < in the highest terms of its superiority janyat present surveyed. Mr Judson g . !we leam,waited on the VifndfmsJ K . : \ [with respect to this road,, and th tfP^ ;, | !man has, consented to personally es■» into the matter with a view to deciciuik i . iitsmerits. Owners of Port Albert JW Ship allotments-may next summer, v ... r :frdiri-Auckland by rail to HelensrJw, . _ iride.overiio see ; thehv valuable .prop j« * [while Albertlahd ;aM neighbouring,*9gs- - .will be able, (if the..load he niade}.<. V 'down,to ,the-eavly;train,.and be m£ Jand by, mid-day. , Another iniß"^ B tlli3 , f to be effected "by the. construction IKftjgggS | ; proposed road is that it wii open up s^-,. of,: loodMand which js m the hands oi , _*er__meht;andp&pu^ , WonbyreaWofifeadvantageouspo^.^ x There is also .excellentnative''SgSf^WM :, it is thonght'could be acquired, Jsjgjg& - :: difficulty, and for a very modeiate ou ~

EVENING SIAR, -TDEBDAI. A______ &■



A UCKLAND GAS CO M PAN V •**■ (LIMITED). The price of Coke is now 20s per ton. a the Works, for Cash; or, if so agreed, Monthly A peonnts at 255, with 5s per ton discount.^ Cartage; within reasonable distances, at 2s 6d P Aton of Coke is equal to 60 bushels, or about double the bulk of Coal. Al O N INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. CAPITAL ~ __■__.-£2,000,000 j AUCKLAND BRANCH: Q U B E N-S T R X E T, ■ i Next be Colonial Bank. ?IRE DEPARTMENT. Tirtiwidc granted on Dwelling - hoasea B S Shops, Buildings in which trade Is: carried on, Merchandise, and Goods of every description. _____ MARINE DEPARTMENT, •nt-fr,._« nf Shins or Steamers, Merchandise of all ■S2S Specie and Wool to United Kingdom, at LOWKST COBKENT KATBS^ g^yjjj-g^ ■"- •' Mttiißszer. After the fire has drawn up, Coke may be added in small lumps _ (not in large masses), either alone or mixed with Coal A fire made in this way is better for not being stirred, so long as rthere ? is space between the fragments of fuel for a free current of air. The value of Coke as a fuel and as a means of economy of Coal is bardly Jppreciated sufficiently. A mixed fuel of Coal andCokeisinvaluable;forthe ordinary purposes of'heating, and still more for those of cooking, as it absorbs the smoke^or in flammable gases given off by Coal during SmbuSonfand .renders the flre br^er Sm; and hotter, than it can be made by, any other means.—[Advt.] ;.. ; ... : -> ,



|?i§gi;lfl{c H I NAM ATTAIN G FANCY 6/41 Just. o?_a?BD., CARPETS, Tapestry from 2/11 MMHNHE CARPETS, Brussel fromji/ CARPETS, Kidderminster VARIETY. CARPETS, Dutch and Jute -■\^3^"/ YOUR fuenisp jy *Jr y_y house , Most economically lrom our Establisbm eat Largest Stock of D«Awr^_r°stnTE8 K3 Largest Stock of Dining-room-gcrm^ Largest Stock ofßedroom Furnitorb Largest Stock of Floor Cloths, _»£", Largest Stock of Carpets in Auckland. BLANKIfiio _i, e *_, BLANKETS 50/ per pair. From 11/6 to BLANKETS "*" * BLANKETS cheats Mattresses, Palliasses Bolsters, Sheets, ass aa BSmadS. aaee- Ready-made. KDs ___ D Beady m a BEDSTEADS BEDSTEADS CEDAR, IRON, BRASS. PBMEN'S and BOYS' CLOTHING. g_r catalogues sent post free. *_-» Eolloway, a«lic3s ,8} Oranwell, CITY HALL ARCADE, QUEEN-STREET, AUOKLAND. Agent for the Genuine "Singer's" Sewing Machine. , A MAGNIFICENT STOCK NEW AUTUMN^AND wraTKR DRESS MATER ALS Just Opbked. He Atkins Invites attention to his stock o» New Drees Mmterfala, Ladles Jackets, Ulsters, Black and Coloured Silks, Velvets, Velve teens, fee, suitable for the coming Season.. Now on View: Splen did Coloura in New Silk Reps, Wool Reps, Wool Poplinettes, Satin Cloths, Wool Sarges.Twilled Carmelites, Estamane Serges, French Merinos, Winaeys, and Fancy Dreaa Gooda. All splendid value. All the new shades pro curable in Stock. The aalectton this season is the largest and best ever shewn in the city. Good quality Black Silk at 3a lid per yard. All the new shades in Coloured Silks. Also Good Cheap Blankets, Quilts, Sheetings, Table Linen, Flannels, Calicoe, and Manchester Goods. IN T__jfi CLOTHING DEPARTMiBI.fr New Tweed Suits. Coats, Trow sers and Vests suitable for all classes. A large Stock of Boy a and Youth's Tweed Suits, in our own make and imported! An Immense stock of New Tweeds in Bannockburn, Mosgiel, Sootch, West of England, &c. Tailors can select from the largest Btook in Auokland at Wholesale Prices. Cheap Tweeda suitable for Boya wear. Good Quality Guaranteed, and Pkices Lowest in Auckland for All Descriptions .of Drapery andJ Clothing. _w|H. atkins;tsi riHEMIOAL T\/f AM U R J_. The undersigned are now prepared to supply their CHEMICAL MANURE for Root and Green Crops, in any quantity. The following extracts, selected from numer ous testimonials, prove its value as a fertilizer. I belie*, c it an excellent Manure for Potatoes. . . JOSEPH MAY, Mount St, John. It Is tee best Manure I ever used. W. G. HARPE, Late Manager for W. A. Murray, Esq., Piako. I am so pleased with its good effect as a Potato Fertilizer, that I shall require a further supply, and would strongly recommend its use. ..; J. LEDDRA WALLI3, Analysis of this season's supply will be ready in a few days... .;'., ..;,..; '.<;:*? ' W. J. HURST & CO., f lOl.'iQueen-street, Auckland. |i. IS COURAGE NEW ZEALAND INDUSTRIES I v. j To the People.of Auckland]l Mlkssrs. Hallenste n Brothers Desire to inform you that a ! RETAIL BRANCH OF THE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY Is NowOPENin Queen-street, opposite Theatre Royal. ■;" 1... To effectually introduce their Goods and drive out the Imported article, they have decided to SELL a Single Article at the Wholesale Price. All Goods are marked in Piaiß Figures, for Nett Cash only. Any Artiole purohased and not ap proved of, will be exchanged with the same courtesy with which It was sold, or if desired, the money will be returned* The success which has attended the .New Zealand Clothing Factory's Retail Branches In other towns leads the Proprietors to believe that there exists a praiseworthy desire on the part of the Publiq to encourage New Zealand Industries, especially wher superior advantages are offered; and ; your support is solicited on tUs under-, : standing only. . J. B. ROBINSON, -a. MANAGER ACCKLAND^BRANCH. | ; SOLE AGENT FOB _ W E R T HE I M' S CELEBRATED SEWING MACHINES,. |' ' THE B.ST MACHINE IN THE WORLD.



TS7" ANTED KNOWN Just Opened, One ThousandislMen's India Rubber Coats, at 7s 6d.—Samuel Coombes, City Clothing Mart. 92. Queen-street. FURNITURE— For the Drawingroom Dining-room, Libfary, Bed^omtn, or Kitchen, on Sal^at T. &-Hi COOKE'S '■','".''l_t ;i_i i CARPETS— Including Brussels; Tapes-. try, Kidderminster, j^tair, Felt, and, Dutch, on. Solei-at! T. &:'H. COOKE'S. i:-- l -^;',L ";-'■■'■ -l}' LINOLEUM and Floorcloths; all widths, Bath Mats, in/ Linoleum and Floorcloth, on Sale" at_T. & H. ~, COOKE'S. - .:.'.:-:"- -■- •— HEARTH RUGS, Door Mats, plain and wool bordered, IVlatting, , Wool Mats, Bed-aide Rugs, on^Sale at T. & H. COOKE'S. .._-,..;-.. IRON BEDSTEADS.—.French* Half Tester, Stump and Folding; Iron . Cots, all sizes. Wood Bedsteads and Wood Cots, on Sale at T. Se H. COOKE'S. ' ..._.. BEDDING.— Hair, Wool, Spring, Cocoa Fibre, and Flax Mattresses, Feather Beds, Bolsters and (Pil lows, on Sale at T.O& .H. COOKE'S. !., -4TI LASSES.—Ghimney Glasses, in Gilt,; \JT Walnut, and Maple Frames, rroi let Glasses, Toiletware, Cane seated Chairs, in great variety, on Sale at T. « H. COOKE'S. PRICES.-— As we import direct from jthe English Manufacturers, we j are able to sell all imported goods aa low ___• any house in town • and, employing steam power in our Factory, are enabled to offer articles of local manufacture at a very moderate rate. T_. & XL Qttfet's W\ V N AM I T: E. To Arrive, per Qrj ___■_ ov the West, now due from London— TEN TONS DYNAMITE | DETONATORS, BATTERY, INSULATED COPPER WIRE, FUSE, JrC. ETC. ; DYNAMITE la the Safest and Most Powerful Explosive In us«. __ I '._, The Safjty of Dynamitb Dukin _ I Tkajtsfobt and Stokagh. Extracts from the o____al _vid_noe given before the Houm ot CJ»-_«mons S»l*.ot Committee on Explosive Sul*rt*nces—Parliamentary Ses sion of 1874 London. | Bmxe* lilted with dynamite hwre been thrown from a «r«__t height, __ad f»unu to _msta_n any amount ot ritkook without exploding. They have also been placed upon an open Ire, irhen the dynamite burned alowly away without ex ploding.—Farli mentary report—Blue Book, page 179. _ Dynamite has been in a ipilway collision, and, though the van and boxes containing it were brok«m, no exploalo* took p__o».—Blue Book, page Wt, par. 8979. , ,' ._..■!. Itaior Malandio, R.A., H.IVPs. Inspector of Gunpowder and Dynamite Factories, states, in his evidence (page 11, par. 10»), that the law re-, lating to dynamite ia aa much toa atrlngent as the gunpowder la_r is too l*x; and (page 20, par 115) that tho time has come for relieving safe nitro-glycorine preparations from guch un neosenary restrictions as the nitro-glycerlne Act mpoaes upon thorn. ~ ' -■_..'-J_,* Professor Abal, the Chorals* to Her Majesty's War Department, jtfvea his experience that Nobel's dynamite la one of tha safest, ntost powerful, aad most convenient explosive agents applicable to industrial purpose-.—Blue Book, pages 56, 57, and 59, Aa affrrs * E. PORT E R & CO., QUHMW-OTHJiPt'. AUCKLAND. jRjUSHBROOK AWD R*IDGMAN Reaaaotfnlly Invita attention to their Large Carefully - uriaatad and Jtatlrely ..Neir.StO-kC-:.:, , -;S«..T S DRAPERY AND CLO TH I N|G FOR THI WINTER TRADE, Comprising— Blankets, all alaee, and first-olua value Flannels, white and aoarlat, all makes . ; Crimean Shirtings, All-wool and Union, In great variety of pattern and quality ; Winceys, plaik, ani fancy. A heavy Btook. " Good anwCheap," a .good line at 5d per yard Fanoy Dresa Gooda, new ahades.ln great variety French Merino, W_*. Satin Cloth, and some "oaoial linae of Janoy Materials, bought a ob, and being cold at very low ratea Alloa and in»sei-__r Yarns, all colours Winter Ho__-_y, Umbrellas, Ribbons, Flowers Waterp__oof'l_f«MMl and Waterproofs A Job lib of Children's aad Ladiea' Waterprooi OlcalM, to be outarod out at mnoh below regular price. Calicoes, Sfcaat'nft Counterpanes Furnishing and Manchester Goods of every description _ , _, Boys' and Men's Clothing of every description, Good and Cheap Hosiery Shirts, Hate. fee. __ _ ' Strong Material for Boys' Wear—Tweods Mole kin, o duroy, Serge «ca_. _ fit. &o. In order i euataln. the well-known charaoter Of the JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE j for Chea»neaa and Quality combined, R. and B | procure their Supples from the BEST MAR KETS ONLY, a»d spare no pains to Buppl , their Customers' wants at the lowest price com mensurate with legitimate trading, ; % (1/ in the A) Dlsoount allowed upon all Canh Purchases of 20/ and upwards. RUSHBROOK AND BRIDGMAN, DRAPMIIS. CLOTHIERS, &0., JUNCTION IKIAPERY WAREHOUSE (Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel), UPPS R QUHKN-STKEET, AUCKLAND. m i\wmmmmmmwm&es? am**mm~'f*£* THE NATIONAL MORTGAGE AND AGENCY COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND (Limited). Capital, fi1.000.000, in 100,000 Shares of £10 each. Trustees: Charles Magniac, Esq., 3, Lombard-street, London. Archibald Orr Ewing, Esq., M.P., Ballikin rain, N.B. Notice is hersby given, that the Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from the 20th inst. to the 3rd September, both Inclusive. Notice is further hereby given, that an Interim Dividend of 2J per centum for the i half-year ending 30th June last, will bo payable on and after the 3rd September next. ~ j Shareholders will receive their warrants on application at the Office' in Dunedin, or they will be forwarded by post on receipt of written instructions to that effect. ; i GEO. G. RUSSELL, .. s General Manager. Dunedin, 20th August, 1878. Although the law has been frequently and successfully invoked against the counterfeiters of Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps, their cupidity has again overcome their prudence. Imitations of this famous me dicinal beverage are being put up by unprinci pled parties in empty bottles of the genuine article, and the labels imitated. Be cautious, purchasers. Eye, Ear, aud Throat Specialist.—Dr. Sohwartzbaoh, Devonshire House, Hobson-st. Hours: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The newest way discovered for prolonging life is procuring the most perfect ventilation, living within proper hours, wisely regulating and directing the mind, and preserving the health by the occasional use of good constitutional medicine, none has ever yet been discovered (to equal "Ghollah's- Great Indian Cures" in this respect. They build up and invigorate the con stitution, and banish disease.