HOTEL ARRIVALS.

STAR HOTEL, R. J. Davidson, Proprietor.— For week ending 16th November, 1878:—Mr. Edward G. McMinn, M.H.R., Wellington; Mr John M. Abbott, Bay of Islands: Dr. Hoyell, Coromandel; Mr Alex. K. Keith, Wellington ; Mr George Inwood, Christchurch ; ilrsJ. M. Thompson, Christchurch: Mr George Peacock, Ho Jbart Town; Mr M. M. Irving, Tauranga; Mr H. Kirkwood. Tauranga; Mr D. Carnahan, Tauranga; Mr T. Railey, Mercer; Mr Robert Kirkwood, Cambridge; Mr T. Jolly, Hamilton; Mr McLean, Napier ; Mr Rothwell, Hamilton ; Mr Walter Hume, Ngaroto; Mr E. Misaen, Cambridge; Mr A. Watson, Waiwera; Mr R. K. Davis, Russell; Mr J. B. Gray, Bay of Islands.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATILR-{^i3 j Afternooxvlo.n ia33 S-HM SET.-Thia Evening, 6.43 SUiS RISK.—To-morrow Mornms, i.lo.'j MOON -a AOls.—Last Quarter, 18th, 5.37 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

TO-DAY. Minnehaha, schooner, Buike, f rom Duneain Southern Cro33, s.s.. Holmes, from Napior Precty Jane, s.s., Amodeo, from Gisborne Laoc->=hire i.ass. cutter, A\i3te.n from fauranga

YKSTKRDAY. "Wanaka, 5.3., McGiliivray, from the South Rowena, s.s., Ssilars, from Tauranga

DEPARTURES.

YESTERDAY. Champion, cutter, Lloyti, for Whangaruru Elizabeth Conw*y, schooner, for \v hangaroa Mana, cutter, Meguevney, for Tairua

TO-DAY. Clyde, s.s., Peterson, for Napier Wauaka, s.s., McGillivray, for Russell

IMPORTS.

Per Wanaka from the South— 1 case cigars, 120 cases jams, 250 sacks flour, 20 sacks meal, 10 case 3 meats, 1 parcel, 58 cases, 1 box. 200 packanes. 100 sacks, 2hhds, 2 boxes., Par Minnebaha from Dunedm—6oo piece 3 iron, 357 sacks oats. From Oamaru—63l sacks wheat.

Inwards Coastwise.— Mary Ann. cutter, from Cabbage Bar, with 10 tons firewood. Ottwards Coastwise.— Mary Ann, cutter, from Wansravei, in ballast. . The s.s. Southern Cross arrived from Napier this morning with a quantity of oil. etc. ™The mail steamer City of New York may be expected to arrive from San Francisco and Honolulu to-morrow afternoon or night. Tlif s s Southern Cross was docked to-day. The s s Pretty Ja«e arrived at an early hour this morning from Gisborne with a quantity of sundries Passengers -.—Mrs Morns, aad Mr Wilson. ' She is advertised to return to-morrow of Plenty Times" on Thursday last, says- The "last trip of the s.s. Katikati proved succ^sful She went through the Mangroves whenbothbanks were dry, and drawing only 2 feet 10 inches. This demonstrates satisfactorily her fitness for the trade. SffThe schooner Miimehaha passed the barcraen ttne Avoca, bound to Auckland, off the Kar- Kai oa the Bth mat. She left Oamaru on the same day as the Minnehaha. The s S Waaaka sailed for Rus3<m at a late afThe°neW steamer Clyde, built by Mr W. Holmes, for Messrs Light and Co, of Napjer, and intended for the Wairoa River trade, left for Wairoa this morning with a cargo ot coal, &The brieantine Island Lily is taking in cargo f%Krques Wellington, Mary Ann Annison Palace, Cartmore, and Ansdell, were loading at Waß«-aroa on Thursday last. The barque Aberdeen sailed from New York on September 17th fo- Auckland and Welling ton Cargo for Auckland :-400 cases kerosme oil 10 cases turpentine, 48 cases nails, 107 cases builder 3 hardware. 39 cases dry goods, 10 cases axes 25 cases sawing machines, 169 cases mer chandise, 20 cases handles, 50 cases pain killer, 100 case 3 lobsters, 100 cases oystera, 13 cases boots and shoes. 7 carriages. So barrels plaster, inn paw* shoeneKS, 1 nest trunks, 67 casks seeds, 30 boxes driKpples, 425 boxes clothes pins, 100 packages washboards, 1 cases watches, 66 cases and 120 boxes manufactured tobacco, 2 bundles shafts, 92 boxes clocks, 20 casss condensed milk, 4. cases paper, 23.816 pieces roofflng slate. For Wellington:—l,97o cases kerosme oil, 55 cases turpentine, 130 canned goods, 35 cases carraige matertial, 16 cases hardware. 22 cases drugs, 9 case 3 handles, 107 cases mer jhandise, 70 cases ov 3 ters, 8 cases axes, 8 cases scales, 2 oases clocks, 10 cases chairs, 25 cases dry goods, 7 pack ages pails, 21 bundles shafts and bars, 150 cases vMn'i 45lDackages glassware, 2cratesmowers, 135 cafes stoves and fixtures, 10S barrels seeds, 348 packages builders tools. 10 packages tubs, 40 boxe3 clothes pins, 12 packages washboards, 38 barrels plaster, 10 barrels ro3in, 61 cases and 40 barque Charles Deering left New York on 6h September with a similar cargo for Dunedm an Tdhe hS CH"en A. Holmes, from New York August 307 for JUunedin and Wellington, has 20 cases organs, 2,100 caEe3 oil, 388 cases chairs, 41 ca3es blacking, 600 doors. 300 ca3es and boxes tobfeco 150 cf sea lobsters. 50 pkgs carriages, 100 cases earaparilla. and 300 pkgs sundries. The schooner Minnehaha arrived from Dun edin and Oamaru between 10 and 11 o clock last night. Captam Burke reports leaving Dunedm on the Ist, and Oamaru on the sth jnst. Van able weather was experienced to theKaikouras, -which were passed on Friday the Bth, and strong north-west gales to Portland Island. Thence to East Cape, which was rounded on Wednesday last S S E. wind, and from that time to arrival, NW to SW. winds. The schooner is dis charging her cargo of oats, wheat, and railway iron alongside the Railway Wharf. ■ The s s Argyle will leave for Whangarei and MM£S£HK thttf: lona towed the brigantine Fanny from theSouthintoWangaroa, where she was to load with timber. The s.s. Rowena arrived early yesterday morn in°' from Tauranga and Mercury Bay. Passen e" rs-Mrs Ellison, Mr and Mrs Windsor, Messrs Monk, Chadwick, Wright Parker, Lawrie, and Bach. She returns to-night. _ I JThe s s. Wanaka arrived from East Coast and Southern ports early yesterday morning. Pas sengers :-Misses Macfarlane, Commons Ban burv Taylor, Mesdames Lemon, Kilbnde, and ehtik, Father Hennebery, Captain Ferrar, Messrs Pearce, Kilbride, Wrigley, Millan, McLeUan, Drvsdale. Green, Bloom, Hutcheson, Marcrott, Sherry Mackie, May, Bolean, Lemon, Kenny, Maden'o, Milner, and five steerage. The schooner Queen left Hokianga for Auck land on the 12th instant, with a cargo of grain, &c.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

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DEATHS.

MARCHMENT.—On the 17th November, at her parents' residence. South-street, Newton, Violet, only daughter of Joseph and Sarah Marchment, aged 3 months and 20 days.

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

MONDAY. NOVEMBER 18, 1878

For the cause that acks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, f. For tHe future in the distance, And the good that we can do.

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lence attained in a few years must be some thing wonderful. But it is quite possible that this means nothing more than the re port Avhich a parent sometimes receives of his boy at an English school. The first re port which the boy brings home states that his classics, for example, are good. He next hears, as a variation upon this report, that his Johnny's classics are improved. Johnny brings home a report four times a year for ?ix or seven years, stating on each occasion that he is improved. The delighted parent naturally expects great things in the way of classics from the erudite Johnny, as he was good at the end of his first year, and went on improving to the end of his school career. But when the lad is examined, he very often turns out a very ordinary mortal, so ordin ary, in fact, that in some cases he can hardly translate a single line of an easy Latiu author. We are afraid that this is pretty much the case with some of these schools. The public ought to have reports to which they can attach a real value. We waut an independent examining Board, which will conscientiously and loyally inform us as to the character of the work, and the way in which it has been done. We think some alteration might be made also with regard to the giving of prizes. In some schools the prizes are given to those boys who make the greatest number of marks during the half-year. In others, to those who work their examination papers in the most satisfactory way at the end of the year. Prizes given to the boy who makes the highest number of marks have very little effect in stimulating the main body of a class. We may divide a class into three sections. At the top there are two or three brilliant boys whom anyone can teach. At the bottom there are two or three creatures whom, in all probability, nobody can teach. Between these two extremes we have the average boy. Now we Avant some system ot reward that will stimulate the three sections. According to the present system the boys soon find out who is likely to get a prize; and leave this lad to win it without giving themselves any further trouble. Some people, we are aware, object to the giving of prizes altogether, thinking that the custom has a tendency to produce a feeling of envy and rivalry in the mind of one lad towards another. If we do not sympathise with these people, still, we think it desirable that personal rivalry should be reduced to a minimum, and we can do this very simply by adopting some such standard as that of the Civil Service. Boys making over 70 per cent might be placed in the first class, and none but these boy» in the first class should be entitled to a prize Those below 70 and above 50Jper cent, would form the second class, and those over 35 and under 50 per cent, would form the 'bird class. Those below 35 per cent, might fairly be considered to have done very badly. Under these circumstances there would be a strong inducement to every boy to work hard. The best lads could make a first-class, and the worst might avoid disgrace by taking a third class The personal element would now he almost entirely eliminated, as the names might be published alphabetically in each class.

Talking of prizes, we see that the Queen's gold medal, "for the encourage ment of boys to admire and maintain the qualities which will make the finest sailor," has been awarded to an American lad on board the Worcester, training-ship. The qualities necessary to gain this prize are, " cheerful submission to superiors, self respect and independence of character, kindness and protection to the weak, readi ness to forgive oifence, and, above all, fearless devotion to duty, and unflinching truthfulness." The Prince Consort founded &n annual prize at Wellington College (England), for the best all round boy, the boy who was good at games as well as book learning, and who showed the most pro mise of becoming a generous-hearted, high minded man, Prizes of this kind are, of course, difficult to award, and most of us, perhaps, would rather see nobility of con duct its own reward. However, in these days of secular education and percentage making, formation of character is exceed ingly likely to be neglected. We are aware that there is many a schoolmaster who takes the greatest pains to inculcate good habits in his pupils, and who, buoyed up by the hope of sowing good seed, is enabled to attack his work with greater zeal. Still these men should find it to their advantage to continue this good training. We some times hsar schoolmasters say, " Oh, we have no time to devote to the direct teach ing of morality, it takes us all our time to meet the inspector's examination." Well, then, it is time that inspectors should re cognise the value of this training. They should have some means of gauging the public opinion of a school. We are per fectly aware jthat where a fair amount of work is not done, it would be idle to look for a high tone; but it by no means follows that because the boys in a school have made high percentage that there is a corres pondingly high tone. We want to see work and behaviour going hand in hand. Work, no doubt, is a good basis for good behaviour, but who is not tired of hearing teachers con stantly talking of percentage and results, till one is heartily sick of results, and in clined to say to these vaunting pedagogues "Bother your results; what kind of lads have you got in your school ? Are they manly and kind-hearted ? What kind of a public opinion have you established, and so on ?" We want inspectors with the in stincts of gentlemen; men who will note and gauge the tone of the schools|fchey inspect,| and will make this tell very heavily in favour of the man who has brought about a good state of affairs. Percentage-grinding is not education, and Heaven save the country from result-grinding inspectors. The almost universal "testimony of the schools, however, is that we have a gentlemanly, genial inspector in Auckland, who is both just and generous; so that we cannot com plain of anything on that score here. Sing ing ought to be practised more than it is in our Government schools. Nothing pro bably has more effect upon boys than noble songs. Let inspectors report markedly and favourably of schools where there is a good public opinion, and we shall soon find a better set of lads growing up around us.

Several respectable residents at the North Shore called at this office this morning and complained in strong terms of a nuisance existing in the lagoon on the property of the Board of Education. Our informants regard the lagoon as absolutely dangerous to the public health. We learn from the secretary of the Hacing Club that Venus Transit has been scratched for the Auckland Cup.

Some amusement was caused amongst the passengers and others onboard the lona, by an incident which occurred on Thursday last, when the steamer was coming out of Wangavoa. A native canoe was some dis tance ahead, and the occupants desired to be towed out with the lona. A rope was there tore thrown to them, and vvas caught by an old chief who sat in the bow ot the canoe. The steamer had considerable way on at the time, and therefore the rope tightened sud denly, and the next moment the Maori was jerked into the air, and from thence to the water,! by the great strain on the rope. Fortunately he let go the rope, and the canoe therefore dropped astern and picked him up. A notice appears in our advertising columns requesting • officers of various friendly and other societies to forward the names of office-bearers and other informa tion which it is usual to publish in that work.

We acknowledge Jreceipt of £7 from the s.s. lona on behalf of Mrs Blackley, of the North Shore.

The monthly inspection parades; of the Victoria, Scottish, and Hpbson Volunteers, will be held to-morrow evening in the Drill-shed at the usual hoax. ,

& The Royal Albert^Orange Lodge meeting will be held this* evemog, in the Lodge room, Newton, at]i7.3ft. A locomotive of drawing IGO loaded cars will leave Philadelphia for Australia on Oct. Isti

'An eloquent sermon was preached last evening in the Wellesley-street Baptist chapel by the Key Allan W. Webb, on "Back from the Grave." The church was crowded to excess. The text of the discourse was taken from the second epistle to the Ephesians, eh. 2, v. 1, "And you hath He quickened who were dead in trespasses and sins." In his opening remarks, Mr Webb referred to a placard ou the walls of the city during the past week, bearing the startling announcement, "Back, from the Grave," which words would form the basis of his dis course. He said the most stupendous fact in connection with the past was the resur rection of Christ, who came back from the grave; and under thishead the preacher ex pounded the gospel of redemption. The most momentous question of the present was "Back from the Grave" of sin, the new birth into the kingdom of grace, from the darkness of the soul into the new life of righteousness. The most thrilling event of the future would he the-resurrection from the night of nature into the final judgment. The sermon was listened to with marked attention.

The Auckland Market taid its immediate surroundings presented quite a gay appear ance on Saturday evening, and the fruit and vegetable stalls'were full of green things— peas, lettuce, endive, radishes, and cauli iiowers at reasonable prices—whilst at the other side velocipedes "were going at full speed, and at another the tongue of a street preacher, who was hammering away upon a mounted desk, and calling upon the people to "repent." Id the centre of the market were the stalls of several local gardeners, freighted with the most beautiful flowers of spring. The Wahetees have posted a notice in the mosques of Northern India informing the faithful thatthe world is to come to an end on the 12th July, 1579. We have received a copy of Lloyd's "Next of Kin Gazette," Melbourne, for the month of November. The " Gazette" contains a list of persons to whom money has been left, a list of intestate estates. Unclaimed money is due to soldiers, &c.

It appears that the m«n Win. Mays, a de serter from the Dido, was not detected with hislady-love, but subsequently,, while in the act of smashing all before him in a house to which he had retired. So boisterous was Mays, that Sergeant Greene had the great est difficulty in capturing him, and only succeeded after a desperate struggle. Neither the Sergeant's face nor his uniform presented the same appearance as before the encounter.

An open boat belonging to a man named Perrott capsized off Freeman's Bay on Satur day afternoon, and the occupant reached the shore safely. Messrs Cunningham and Sloane have been elected for the Eangiohia Riding of the Waipa County Council. The members of the Tradesmen's Athletic Club will meet this evening in the Club room of the Charlemont Hotel, for the purposes of handing over the prizes to the .successful competitors in the late Ellerslie Sports, and for the consideration of the case Sheppard v. Graham. The funeral of Mrs Black, wife of Mr Alexander Black, an old settler, was largely attended yesterday, by friends of the deceased and the public generally. The funeral service was read by Key. J. Robertson, of Beresford - street, and trie prayer oiiered over the grave by the Rev. A. Macdonald.

The monthly meeting of. the Auckland Institute will be held this evening, in the Museum, Princes-street, when papers will be read by the secretary—one by Captain Brown; also by Mr Percy Smith, and Mr D. C. Wilson; the latter on " The rising Generation."

At the School Teachers' meeting on Satur day evening Mr H. Worthington was elected chairman ; Mr Benjamin Bailay, secretary ; and Mr John Edwards, treasurer. The annual subscription was fixed at ss, the first monthly meeting to be held on the 7th proximo.

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AUSTRALIAN.

THE BUSHRANGERS.

SUICIDE AND ACCIDENTS,

The Westporfc, Shipping Company's bar quentine Alma arrived from Melbourne on the 10th inst. She brings Melbourne dates to the 9th.

George Goodman, a watchmaker at Echuca, committed suicide by firing a revolver ball into his ear.

Patrick Connell was smashed to atoms on 3^ 011 raaway- His companion., William, Horne> narrowly escaped. pTwolads named Evaas were drowned fat StapsH. : , , :

The Kelly's Mansfield bushrangers are supposed to be lurking in Eats' Castle JRanges near Maigo Creek. The police and settlers are in hot pursuit. ■"' . The floods in the Murray prevent bush rangers from crossing, and their capture is expected. r

SALE OF RURAL LANDS.

M 2? TOLE, Chief Commissioner of Waste Lauds, held a large sale of rural lands to-day in the Crown Lands office. There was a very good attendance of buyers. The lots in the parish of Awitu were keenly competed for. Ten allotments were sold at prices ranging from £45 to £246. The 9 lots in the Waimana parish were all sold. Two lots at Makarau sold for £61 and £87. The lots at Ofcawa Creek averaged from £30 to £50. 183 acnes at Kawakawa brought £366. The remaining lo's in various districts realised the upset prices. The principal buyers were Messrs Aitken, Jones, Heard, Dufaur, Gilbert,. Morpeth, Graham, Whiter and Garland.

ONEHUN&A MAYORALTY.

A telegram from Onehunga this afternoon reports : —Councillors Blakey and Codlin have been nominated* for the Mayoralty. There was little speech-making and less excitement.

COMMERCIAL,

Messrs S. Cochrane sold the following pro - perties by auction to-day : Three cottages and freehold allotment, Albert-street, New ton, £295 ; allotment at Arapohue, £3 per acre; allotment 77, 50 acres, Karangahape, £40. A number of allotments in Kenny's paddock, Onehunga, £8 each.

The City of Auckland

THE OFFICIAL INQUIRY.

CAUSE OF THE WRECK,

[BY TELEGRAPH.]

(From our own Correspondent.)

WELLINGTON, this day.

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AUSTRALIAN CABLEGRAMS.

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CABLEGRAMS.

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Agitation in Favour Parliament Meeting.

Rom© Partly Inmmdatedi

LONDON, November^

In consequence of the Afghan difficulty a committee is being formed, Mr Lawrence • chairman, in favour of an immediate meet-■ ing of Parliament.

ROME, N0v.16. . The river Tiber has overflowed its banks,, and has partly inundated Rome. " '

THE HALIFAX AWARD.

LONDON, November 13.

The Marquis of Salisbury, replying to the- United States Secretary of Foreign Maim, maintains the justice of the Halifax Award. Payment, under protest, is expected froini America.

Another Destructive Bush Fire.

[BY TELEGRAPH.]

(From our own Correspondent.)^

NAPIER, this asy.

Your correspondent received the following' late on Saturday from Mr Levy, store- keeper : —A terrible busn fire has raged round Norswood yesterday afternoon.and all night. The danger is not< yet ; over,, the-wind being stronger than ever; ,it was < impossible for a maa to sit on horseback.. The fire went through the bosh. .-like, light--I ning. It caught my place, and burnt it down in about five minutes. The smoke from the fires around made it impossible to; save anything. The school-room and other buildings were only saved through super human efforts. My stock is insured in the- Hawkes' Bay Insurance Company.. I; estimate my loss, over insurance, at £2SO.i 1 lost my books. All we saved was ,&. few-; blankets, which we took out and put on the1 roof. . : .- rj -\'c , ■■■;:>||

MYSTERIOUS FIRE AT WESTPORT.

VALUABLE DOCUMENTS, DES TROYED.>

[BY TELEGRAPR]i

[PKESS AGENCY.]

WESTPORT, .this dap. | There was a mysterious fire.here early oa < Sunday morning which destroyed the large i building, property of Hooper and Dodson,, Nelson, next the "Westport ISlhes" office.. It was occupied as an office by,the KuraOTii . Coal Company, also the Hafcyon ■ Quarto mining Company, and local i agency of • w Curator Intestate Estates. . All the papfi* connected witk their affairs-were destroyed*. Wm. Lloyd and Co.'s secretary ■loekediup' the building at 10.30, and* asserts allW* then safe. No one lives- ill. .therbmlduig>. nor had it any fire-place. Theifeailwff was uninsured. The Eire Brigade-ana, citizens saved the adjacent;.■buttdmft J «»;. " Westport Times " of£«% Westportf i»; liery Company's office, and Cajpenter 8 fruit store. The latteEaufferedsome- low ; in the hurried removal bf.the effects, ** inquiry -will be held.! , ... The Koranui Company havfrOTP^ plans ofi works in .the. iiands of t^ 60'8^ : ment. ' ___

AN "ARTFUL DODGER."

EVADING THE LICENSING. U%

[BY TBIiEGRAia]]

[FROM OUR OWN CORBESBOB3>BNT.]

WELLINGTON; te;^' AN ingenious device foii. asradwg' . licensing laws is reported;. Aspecu» in public-houses recently buitoarhoteinyv , the outskirts &i the city,, but could not| a license. H© built a eoncerfchall son»? tance from the hotel; but odthe '.wfru I Then he had a lot of tickets;«; : marked "back seats ; 6d/ and so oj. -^ , concert was ever given ia the ba.li, v there was a, curious, demand for *ic'ie^i^ the other hand.na liquoff was tie hoteJ, but a large quantity-.**" j a sumed 4Here. The explanatiou^is^j f When a man presented himself ffi^'^jor, ! demanfJed refreshmeats, the e^.a I*| with sorrowful visage, remarked. } ..^ ; was not licensed. The visitor joinea regrefe, and asked how the consert nv*^ getting on, incidentally remarkingl hadja^ront-seat ticket for tha-C<>lTO,^ : he casually produced. 'A% the sl^. en^, ; conceit ticket, our speculataL-'shear'^^ and he effusively ■ offered' gratis to the visitor; S&gular^^ j .^ e holders of back seat tickets WjLved drink j but tnose whainvested »*^»t seat, got five; drinks,,, Then »$* $ forgot the concert ticket, which be ie & the counter, and c 4 epurse.the gene penser of gratuitous refreshmenu o think it worta while to return ij 1 It would b-a as well for Welling*o** speculator a to take. warning.

EVENING SIAR. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18



T&TOTICE TO OFFICERS OF LODGES. THE AUCKLAND ALMANAC AND PROVINCIAL HANDBOOK FOR 1879. Is now in the Press, and Officers of various Societies will oblige by forwarding to the Publisher, Evening Star Office, at their earliest convenience, lists of office-bearers, and other information. Letters to be marked, " Almanac matter." ■ T^T O W APENED O UT> Ex Famknoth, AND JUST ARRIVED, Per Glenlora, 25 CASES OF NEW SUMMER CLOTHING, For Men, Boys, and Youths, From the be3t West End of London Houses . made expressly to order for the Auckland market, and the equal of which has never been met with. Also, STRAW, HELMET, AND FRENCH FELT HATS, in great variety. Look Oat for the " Big" Advertisement shortly. Come in and Gtvh a Trial. <J« Levy; |: / ; : ; r T,;/ MONSTER CLOTHING MART, ..... .210, QUEEN-STREET [ Opposite McArthur's; New Buildin



RYE GRASS ! RYE GRASS ! CLOVERS. JUST TO HAND, A CONSIGNMENT OF 400 bags Poverty Bay Rye Grass, for Sale cheap Also, o.v Hand, White Clover Red Clover Cow Grass Rape Timothy Lucerne, &c. Of Superior Quality. W. J. HURST & CO., 101, Queen-street. OJMED U» T ! JtJ UJSED UST BONKDUST J TO ARRIVE, Per 'Darcy Pratt,' 'Fairlea" and 'Look-ou 150 tons BONEDUST Also, 50 tons SUPERPHOSPHATE. W. J. HURST & CO., 101. Queen-street. Tp O R E S T TREE ACT. C. W. S. PURDIE, Gardknkh, Gkaftox Road, Is prepared to Supply and Plant, viz., English Ash, Oaks, Elms, Sycamores (sugar producing), Acacia Decurrens, or Black Wattle, Pmus In signis, and other varieties, at £1 per acre, ten acres or more, 900 plants to an acre. Plants guaranteed. 50,000 YABDS 0P DRESS MATERIALS BST T O BE SOLD CHEI.P, 10,000 YARDS OF PLAIN LUSTRES #S- TO BE SOLD CHEAP. BL Atkins Invites Inspection [of his NSW SPRING AND SUMMER DRESS MATERIALS. Thel Stock this Season is an immense one, of thr greatest variety, and the prices the lowest in the City. H.A. has also just received ex 'Lebu' to his own order, a Very Large Stock of BLACK SILKS, same as always kept in btock. These can be specially recommended. They always wear well, and give great satisfaction. Also, COLOURKD SILKS—a splendid assortment iv all the n w Colors. Also, JUST OPENED, A Complete Stock of Long Curtains, Quilts, Table Linen, Sheetings, Blankets. Calicos, and Manchester Goods. ,• IN THE CLOTHING DEPARTMENT (A Very Heavy Stock). SPLENDID VALUE of New Suits.JCoats, Hj> Trowsers and Vests, Trowaers, &c. ■■■'■■ ' SPECIAL IiINES in Galatea and Paget Coats, in Blue and Black Cloth. Worsted Coatings, Diagonal Tweed, &c, &c, &c. The STOCK of Boy's and Youth's Clothing is very large this Season, and of good value. THE LARGEST STOCK OF TWEEDS IN THE COLONY. Tailors Supplied at Wholesale Prices. GOOD TWEED for Boy's Wear, from Is lid per yard. H. ATK*I NS. f~\ A T S ! OATsll O A T S 1 500 bags PRIME TARTARIAN OATS 1000 bags PRIME POTATOE OATS. W. J. HURST & CO., 101, Queen-street, Auckland. mH E IVf EW VE4LAND tor CLOTHING FACTORY T6S EMPLOYS UPWARDS OF 600 WORKPEOPLE. BRANCHES FOR THE SALE OF OUR MANUFACTURES AT AUCKLAND napier WELLINGTON wanganui DUNEDIN oamaru TIMARU INVERCARGILL CHRISTCHURCH. The Proprietors have had to fight their way inch by inch in opposition to the interests of Importers and Shippers, but the deßire on the part of the Public to encourage New Zealand Industries has been manifested by the great success which has attended all the Branches of the New Ze&land Clothing Factory, SUMMER SEASON, 1878-1879. Now in receipt of MttN'S, BOYS', and YOUTHS' CLOTHING, -specially Manufactured for the Auckland Market, and Superior in Style and Fit to the Imported Goods. A great portion is made of the famous Mosgiel Tweeds, manufactured of purejiNew Zealand wools. A SINGLE GARMENT SOLD AT WHOLESALE PRICE. ■jChe Largest and Choicest StockUn New Zealand of Hats, Caps, Hosiery, Port manteaux, Bags, and the latest'jNovel ties in Ties, Scarfs, Collars, &c. A SINGLE ARTICLE SOLD AT WHOLESALE PRICE. AllJGoodsare marked in Plain F urea, for CASH ONLY. Any-Article purchased and not appro ved of will be exchanged with the same courtesy with which it was sold, or, if desired, the money will be returned. J. B. ROBINSON, Manager Auckland Branch. Agency in New Zealand for Wertheim's Celebrated Sewing Machines. A KIN A'BURY &fi OS | GRAND SHOW OF SUMMER DRESS GOODS ! New Summer Washing Fablic Fashionable Millinery Summer Hats Ladies' Costumes Girls' Costumes Maids' Costumes Ladies' and Children's Underclothing Black and Coloured Bilks New Shades in Lustres Snowflake Dress Goods Frillings, Silk Ties Gloves, Umbrellas Linen Collars and Cuffs Prints! Prints! Manchester Goods Fancy Goods Millinery, Trimmings &c, &c., Sec. AN INSPECTION INVITED. A, LINABURY & CO. 'S, 204 & 206, QUKKN-STRJCKTt Auckland. T^TATIONAL INSURANCE COM : PANY OF NEW ZEALAND. Capital .. .. ... fi1.000,000. ;; UNLIMITED LIABILITY. FIRE AND MARINB* BISKS, of every description accepted on the most favourable terms. All funds invested in thelcolony. HENRY E WHiLIAMS, Mana er.



i TfcTORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN" JIS tile insurance company. LONDON AND EDINBURGH. Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter. Capital .. .. .. .7 .. .. £2,000,000 Reserve Fund 1,082,768 Income of the Fire Department, Net Premiums and Interest, 1577 916,646 President: His Grace the Duke of Roxburghe, K.T. V ioic-Prksidents : His Grace the Duke of Sutherland, K.G.; His Grace the Duko of Abercorn, K.G. EXTBAORDINABY DIRKCTORS : Right Hon. the Earl of Airlie, Right Hon. the Sari of Strathmore, Right Hon. Sir James Fer gusson, of Kilkerran, Bart., Sir Matthew White Ridley. Bart.. Right Hon. the Marl of Elgin, Right Hon. Lord Wolverton, Sir Walter James, Bart., Sir John Maiorbanks, of Lees, Bart., Sir Robert Hay, of Haystoun, Bart., David Mahony, ' Esq., Dublin. GENERAL COURT~OF DIRECTORS. Chairman : Right Hon. Lord Lawrence, G.C.8., G.C.5.1.. and P.C. Fire Risks taken on buildings and property in the Provincial District of Auckland at lowest KATES. Losses promptly and liberally dealt with. SHERA BROS., Agents, iQUEBN-STRKET. njYHE MANCHESTER FTRE X ASSURANCK COMPANY. Established 1821. CAPITAL ONE MILLION STERLING. BEVENUE. . 1855 £19,762 1865 91,558 1875 1913,720 1876 22i,0U 1877 265,993 FIRE RISKS on all Insurable Property taken at Lowest Rates of Premium. N.B.—All Losses will fee paid here with liber ality and despatch. Agent for the Provincial District and City of Auckland. JOHN R. RANDERSON, No. 5, Insurance Buildings, Queen-street. npHORNTON SMITH, AND FIRTH'S JL PRICES CURRENT (Wholesale) Subject to alteration without notice. Sacks. 100's. 50'b Brown Brand Flour, £ s. d. £ s. d. J3 s. d. perton 15 0 0 15 10 0 16 0 0 T.S.&F. Canterbury Brand 12 0 0 12 10 0 13 0 0 Sharps , 710 0 Bran 7 10 0 Fowl Wheat .. .. 4s. 6d. per bushel. The above prices include sacks and bags; sacks and bags not returnable. Terms: Cash. Auckland, "20th September. 1878, I^REATEST "VARIETY of BEDSTEADS \3C in Auckland. Greatest Variety of BEDROOM Furniture Greatest Variety of Drawing-room Suitks Greatest "Variety of Dining-room Suites Greatest "Variety of CARPETS Greatest Variety of FLOORCLOTHS CITY HALL FURNISHING ARCADE. Holloway, oariiok & Cranwell Have for Sale— O~fk BEDSTEADS, the Handsomest in oo\J Auckland. Iron, Kauri. Cedar, Rimu, and Mottled Kauri, Half Tester and French in all sizes. Stump and Stret chers, Wood and Iron Cotsi Folding and Rocking Cots. n *7K BOLLS of CARPET to select from 1' ° Brussels, Tapestry, Velvet Pile, Kid derminßter, Felt. Duch, Jute, and Stair Carpets; Hearth Rugs; Mat tings, various kinds 1 f\C\(\ CHAIRS, comprising American, X \J\JVJ Kngiiah, Austrian Bent Wood, Italian, and Colonial, to suit all classes. Wholesale and Retail. Q(\{\ TOILET GLASSES. Very handsome O\J\J ones just opened; also, a large lot of Chimney Glasses, Walnut, Gilt, and Ebonized Frames. a a CHESTS DRAWERS in various woods *w and styles. KA WASHSTANDS & TOILET TABLES, " v various designs. Q A SETS TOILET WARE, some very O" choice. BEDDING of all kinds BLANKETS, QUILTS, SHEETS, &c. joe PAIR WHITE CURTAINS, Lace, 'x&O Leno, Aplique, &c. MANCHESTER DRAPERY GOODS CLOTHING, &c. Book Catalogues sent Post Free. Holloway, Garlick and Cranwell, CITY HALL ARCADB. QUEEN AND LORNE-STREETS, Auckland. imURNITURE—For the Drawingroom ID Dining-room, Library, Bo room, or Kitchen, on Sale at 1 &H. COOKE'S. (jTiAßPETS—lncluding Brussels, lapes \J try, Kidderminster, Stair Felt, and Dutch, on Sale 1 & H. COOKB'S. lINOLEUM and Floorcloths, all widths, A Bath Mat 9, in Linolea i and Floorcloth, on Sale at T & H. COOKE'S. HEARTH RUGS, Door Mats, plain and wool bordered. Matting, Wool Mats, Bed-side Rugs, on Sale at T. & H. COOKE'S. * RON BEDSTEADS. — French, Half _BL Tester, Stump and Folding; Iron Cots, all sizes. Wood Bedsteads and Wood Cots, on Sale at T, & H. COOKIE'S. BEDDING.— Hair, Wool/Spring, Cocoa Fibre, and Flax Mattresses, Feather Beds, Bolsters and Pil lows, on Sale at T. & H. COOKB'S. f"i LASSES.—Ghimney Glasses, in Gilt, \JT Walnut, and Maple Frames, Toi let Glasses. Toiletware, Cane seated Chairs, in great variety, on Sale at T.« H. COOKE'S. PRICES. —As we import direct from the English Manufacturers, we are able to sell all imported goods as low as any house in town: and, employing steam power in our Factory, are enabled to offer artioles of local manufacture at a very moderate rate. T. & H. Oooks's FURNITURE AND OARFH.T WARKHOU X 07. QUBKN-STRtCKT. The power of the will hasbeen often the theme of thrilling narratives. Sterne, in his "Tris tram Shandy," has given to Uncle Toby the will power to exercise its spell over Corporal Trim, as he lies desperately low; and in the extra ordinary romance of the " Wanderinpr Jew," by Eugene Sue, all have seen how Monsieur Rodin, by his strong volition, grappled with his arch enemy, the Asiatic Cholera. Doubtless the will has fortified many against the sieges of disease, but its extremest potency falls short of the efficacy of "Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aro matic Schnapps."