Mr Fantham said their Board could not undertake this, but some private person interested might carry out the sujpesUou. The only known part of the country tbej would have to attend to would betliePiakO Swamp There were two ways of dealing with tint. The first was to put the Act into force and slaughter the cattle, or compel them to fence iv their cattta so as to keep Ihera 500 yard* from a public road. He had no doubt they weald wiliiugly agree to the lattor.

CAMBRIDGE, thia da;

The Laud Court ia adjourned to allow the nativea time to arrange themselves in'.o parties previous to going "into tho Uan^a fcarotu blocir.

Information ha? jqst rosched Cambiidge that some o£ tho NgatHeransi are destroy ing trie;, stations iv the Patetere district. One trig, station has been destroyed which was on European Liud, ar.d others v;ero on laud which tho resident natives wera having surveyed.

PLEURO-PNEUMONIA IN WAIKATO, THE ASPECT OF AFFAIRS.

There wns|a slroug disposition manifested by some ol the members of the South Auckland Cattle Board, to remove the re strictions on certain proclaimed districts, conKfiiuently all reqnisitipna to that effect received tin; fullest consideration. Two of the Sub-Inipectors' reports showed the dis ease to be Biill iv existence, the third (Mr Gem*) did not refer to any single case in the Waipa diatriet. Titia latter inspector appear* to have wandered over his district soloing in vain forpleuro, he cannot liad any, while Messrs Naden and ituncim&n discover an unlimited supply to baee their repurta upon, and as their reports breathe forth pleuro iv its most dreaded form, their ecu* taut warnings nccwaari'y impress the Board with the necessity for tho most careful and cautious action. Tiio reitiictiou has been taken off Waipa excepting Burkes and McNic?l's farm, and the Pukokura highway dutrict. Ou Satur day it wa« recommended to b« tukm oil' Hamilton East ou rigid condition, on tho ground that no case of pleuro had been found in the borough. Applications to t^ice the restrictions off the Kirikiriroa dis trict, Cambridge North, and McNicol's and Burke'a farm were received. As the Swamp Company's wire fence is tho only line of de marcation between the Kirikiriroa run aud tho infected cattle, the Board were jus tified in withholding consent, In Cam bridge tfaat infected cattle were (slaughtered in April, and proved to be in a bud state of plfuro-pueumonia. Mr McNicol having taken live of the Swamp Company's cattle into h\a lioid, has stamped them in tho eyes of tho Board with the brand of sus picion. Mr Burke had taken oa his farm eight Australian beasts, some of which ■wcie killed aud found to be badly, diseased. Two yroviucjalbred blasts were al?o el.iugh tered, and discovered to be very seriously affected with pleuro-pneumopia. One of thcs3 were killed to provide a test case fcr Mr Miehie (from V/elliugtou), who pro nounced it pleuto-pneumonia epizootic Iv the fa<:e of these facti and the knowledge of hosv long a period should eb*p»e Vforo al lowing suiipectod cattle to intermix with others, the Board could scarcely huve noted difierenUy from what they did. The news of t!ic(lc:c»se reappearing in Messrs Ireland's herd, which was received after the meeting closed, satitfied the members of the Board or the wisdom of thm action. Allow ing for argument's sake that it is aftsr all uncertain as to whether the disease in its virulent form does infest tho country a3 -reported, it i« abiolu!ely necctaary for the protection of owners of oattJe that our inspectors shou'd be men of experience, iutellifcence, aud integrity. This pubjsct came before the Smth. Auckland B.iird. Oue nf the inspector's wrote in unmeasured terms of the incompet«ncy ol another, while some members of the Board *poke tholr mii;ds very freely respecting the sains per son. Tho Board is guided by the inspectors' reports, and the public have to suffer if these are inaccurate, 'Jha Inspectors should hare every encou ragement, th*y have a diflicult aud respon- Bible duly to perform. The Boaid should rcctive great consideration. The membw.i occupy a most dUtastefnl position. They are availed by the public to p.ottct them from diseased food. They arc besieged by cattle owners to take oft'restrictions; br auctioneer:* to allow of tho transmission ol cattle to the sale yards. They are accused by tiie public of having to withstand hiuik pressure, but this; of course, i 4 a mistake, whatever it mean. Inspectors anl Cattle Board members are chased along the roads by cattle owners, who, with totra in their eve?, tell of the emaciated state of their dairy cow, or cows, through their being kept in an euclosure with nothing to eat or drink. The members of the Board have abuFC, loss of time, and innumerable diffi culties to contend with, aud lack the one thing needful, viz,, money to buy up sus pected boasts, aud so to be in a posi tion to stamp tho disease quickly out. Mr Fantham proposes what he thinks to he the only practical stop under the cireuin-

fc'une--:

A word of high commendfttion is due to the Chairman of the Cattle Board (Every 3#ac!ean, Esq.,), who has done his duty ti> the public. lie baa spared neither time, tiouble, nor expense, and ia entitled to public thanks for his efforts.

THEATRE ROYAL.—" HAMLET."

THIS marvellous emanation from the mind of Shakespeare drew a rospoctablo audience to the Theatre Royal last evening ; and was equally successful in the randering na on tho previous evening. Mr Fairclough's "Hamlet" was a fine, &ud almost fault less conception j with an appreciable per ception ol the philosophy, wit, religious i clin»<, and pas»ionat3 outburst* of vktaona indignation of the Ptiuc* of Deum*k. Mr 3?airclough ia an actor of high merit, amliu poiata of declamation and excellence stands far above his companions. The sublime passages of tho play were admirably brought out, and the subtleties and exquisite fancies delineated by a nuccosslul student of the poet of the passion*. Mr Byers, a« Claudius, the king, was a fair representation of tho ■wicked monarch, but feus iDJtn&er of delivery waa not of the first order ; the continuity of ■words being impeded by unnecessary pauses. Miss Clara Stepfaotjaon a3sgmed the interest ing cbaracterof the Queen with much graco aid a creditable knowledgeofthepeculiaritie^ of the creation, upon which so much thought has been expended by the greatest actors of two centuries. Tbe friendship batween Hamlet aud Horatio i> one of the sweetest passages in thi« great drama, and on the part of Mr Fairclough, as tho Priaee, wss fiictrtred with a heartiness which was faith ful to the letter. Mr Damftr, as" Horttio, w.is far below Shakspeare's ideal. Ue wn» tame, and we m*y say, not disparagingly, that Mr Damar was out of hii element as Horatio. Mi*s Mafic Wilton, as Ophelia was commendable and effective. A word of piaise is csrtalnly das to 2£r Hay garth, whose Polonins (Lord Chamberlain) ■was a very fair portrait of the designing, toadying old man, whose ono thought was his daughter. Mr O'Brien was not quit* up to Laerte3 ; still tho representation wa3 pa-sable. The scene of the grtvo-diggera was executed with fidelity, and the wit and philosophy brought onfc with clearness and cfTecf. We notice that "Hamlet" will be represented this evening fir the last time, and will be succeeded by the grand tragedy of "Qth'llo." The Mour is regarded 53 one cf Mr Fairclongh's greatest impersona tionsl. Regarding his performance of it at Bombay the "Times of India" says : — "UibcJlo" was the piece plnycd, and the best evidence of the great actor's powsrs is, that he kept the audienre in the Theatre until a quarter to one o'clock In the morn ing to .see his rendering of tho part of tho jealous Moor, and that on ths fall of the 'curtain, ihft house rang with what a French critic would call "applaudis^nients plironi-

tiques."'

FATAL ACCIDENT TO VOLUNTEER OFFICERS.

SEVERAL SBKIOUSLY WOUNDED. A ukianoholy accident, resulting fatally to two officers, occurred on the 6th March at the battery of the Ist Lanarkshire Artillery 'Volunteers, at Irvine, on thecnast of Ayrshire. A party of eighteen Volunteer oiliccrs, under the command of Colonel Watson, had gone dotrn from Glamors- for shell practice ; tho preparations had almost D::eu completed, and theSergennt-liutrnctor ■was in the act of driving the fuse into a 40 ---]>ounder fhell with a "wooden mallet when tiie shell burst. One of the fragments feil into another shell which tvas standing open near, and it also exploded. When the smoke cleared away it was found that no fewer than nine persons were very seriously injured, and that the others in the battery had had narrow escapes, as had also the spectators who were outside. Colonel Watson's left leg was smashed at the knee. Sergeant Kirker'a left arm aud shoulder were shattered, and hia left foot was blown off, his bi.ot striking a spectator named John l!eid, ■who stood near. Major Mathieson received a severe concussion in the abdomen, causing te.ious internal injuries. Captain Held received -wounds in the face and knee ; Cap tain Shaw, a fleih wound on tho left thigh ; L'cutenant Brown, » somewhat serious scalp wound ; Captain Marsh, K.A., had his right wrist injured ; Captain Wilson, li.A., was injured in both legs ; while Captain Bayne received scratches on the hands, The

wounded were rcniOTed lo tho Eglington Anna Hotel, where they rectived every attention fiom the local m*uie<il men. It was doomed necessary to amputate Colonel Watson's leg, biit he" gradually sank from loss of blood. Kirkeralso died, having pre viously made a voluntary stateaicut to the effect that he alone was to blame for the accideur. The other sufferers are progress ing favourably. Colonel Watson wag a mer chant in Glasgow, and wa» a sou of the City Chamberlain. He had been connected with the Volunteer movement since it was started iv 1559. Some of the utiujured officers had moat marvellous escapes, one having a con siderable portion of hi.s clothing destroyed, but escaping any bodily injury.

Adventures at Parihaka.

Ax Inspired Insurance aosst Inter ■ visws Ts Wiiiti.— Imteexsting Col loquy BETWEEN THS TWO SEERS.— The Great Pyramid and Pkophecv. —The Pakiiuka Prophet Throws Ul' THE SUTSRHATUKAL SI'OXGE.

THAT enterprising aud indefatigable agent of the Mutual Life Association of Australasia Captain Mcllucdo, formerly of the Grene dicr Guards, recently bearded the Parihaka prophet iv his den, and in the course of a very pi'ofound argument on occult, theolo gical, and arclicoolosicsd subjects, suocacdtd iv completely modifying tho prophot's views on prophecy. The guiluut eaptaiu ' wii, at Noru'.anby in llw pursuit of his, business of " taking lives," when it occurred to hia ingenious mind that there was a vast qnautity of unsecured vitality at Piuibaka awaiting the persuasive eloquence of agents. Thither he therefore determined to go, and having obtained the services of an interpre ter set fotth ou his adventurous journey. Be reached Parihaka, where he found Te VVhiti, and Tohu, aud patiently conformed to tho etiquette of the place ; by awaiting an invitation, which was not long in coming. The visit of so distinguished a visitor of course excited much interest in the settle ment. The wise men came at intervals to ascertain his intentions, and they scanned the features of tin Captain's noblo countenance with suspicious scrutiny, being anxious to ducover whether or not lift waa a Government spy. One exaltsd personal c who carries in "bis belt the k»ya of the stores, and goes by the soubriquot of " The Commissariat," minutely investigated the captain's tout ensemlle. Katnrally the cap tain was ikttcred by theseatteulious,bu t with that shrewdness aud tact which character' isea his actions he contrived to impress tho natives with a belief in his importance, which led to au interview with the prophet. As a preliminary step, however, he ro chrUtencd the " Cominiesariat" Peter, an allusion to his carrying the keys, and this, as it gave them n foretaste ot the captain's profound knowledge of Scripturo, raised him iv their estimation, aud fluttered the vanity of "The Coujmisiariat," which strutted about the villiage in all the prldo of tho new title. Thk Interview with Te Whiti. Next day Tc Whiti sent an invitation to the visitor. The captain found tho prophet aud Tohu together, and all the natives as sembled, as if in anticipation of au impor tant ceremony. After the usual ualutatious and some general conversation, during which Te Whiti appeared to b-j tsking a meutftl photograph of the captain's physiog nomy, the latter plunged i/imediaa rrt, aud inquired why the prophet regarded tho year 1881 as such an eventful era iv tho world's history. Iv reply Te Whiti drew a diagram illust rating his prophsriea. It consisted «l lined aud circles from the creation up to IS3I. The captcia faid : This is but t!ie work of a man's bauds, but if 1 thaw ynu any delineation of prophecy that lias b=on inspired by the Almighty, itiuustsuptraedo yours. The captain then gave a description of the Gnat Pyramid, explaining the deduc tions drawn by Piizzi Smith in the amending nud desoending ;;allerieH, in his w.nk ou " Our luheritauce in tho Gr.-ut Pyramid." In this lecture the cap tain illustrated his subject by drawing diagrams on the jgroahd, aad lie displayed great erudition in this subject The natives listened with breathless attention to tlia narrative, aud Te whiti appeared to be very much impressod. Descei?tion or the Prophet,

To Whiti was dressed iv rags and tattera. bin shirt and waistcoat h*d ovidently not been in contact with sosp and water for year.?. The nether part of his person was covered with a dirty old bJaukst. lit? height is about sft. BJin , he ha? «n intnl lectiial face with ke<;n acarchinja: eyes, a email bsardj aud hia hair is r»p!dly turn ing gray. Me poaaeises a thorough know ledge of the Scriptures, which he ib always engaged in studying. After the captain* lecture, To Whiti held a meetieg in the J'irge whare, and repeated almost word for word the facts about the Great Pyra mid that bad been Darrated by his visitor. The prophet informed hi", hearers that Piazzi Smith's deductions frwn tho de^i^n of the Pyramid tallied precitely with his own. The Lost Thicks. When the interview w*9 resumed the Csptain sud: lm told that you claim Israclitish origin. If tbat ia true, why do you not show some of the points of identity which Anglo Israelites Una fulfilled in tho British of tbe present ape ? Tc Whiti : Name one. The Captain : Open your Bible. Read the Fourth Commandment. To Whiti here motlsned to one of his disciples, who promptly hit upon the passage and read it »V)ud. The Captain : Why do you uot comply with that, and keep the seventh day holy ? Te Whiti; We keep n perpetual Satbbatb.

Captain : 1 vrant to enlarge your tiewa. Sit on the top of yonder ■whara; look around upon the face of affairs. Look at Europe. Are tao preparations for one of the greatest warj the world has ever seen any indication of an rtpproaehiag uiillouinm, Look at the 70'J nrmtd men sit jour gates. Haa ToUu washed off his war paiuti Hate you beaten your swords iuto ploughshare* ? When you have done these things you may talk about the niilenninm. Te Whiti: If I stole your waistcoat, what would you do t Otptiiu : Kun you ia,. Te Whiti: Then why does the Governor 6te»l my laud. Captain : I do not know that he does. Te Whiti: Yes, he does. a«d according to your own law* we ought to run him iv. Cwptaiu : I did not coiae to talk of politic?. I want to know why you do not keep the Foils th Coaim«ndmeut, if yen are the Lost Tribes. Ti Whiti: " Behold the old things have passed away, and all thiug* hare become new." Captain : Whose words were those ? Tc Whiti: They were ths words of Christ Captain : Bat Christ said " I do not come to break the law, but to fulil it," and that law has never been^revoked. Rival Ixspiratiow. Te Whiti :Be careful II am inspired 1 The c»ptain : So am I. (Here Te Whiti's features assumed an expression of incredulity.) The captain, always fertilo in expedients, produced "Anglo Isrn,sl'»" Ueuoalogical Trne, lllnstrsting the fact that the English are tho descendants of ths " Lost Ten Tribe*." The formidable document oridaa tly " flabbergasted" the prophet for a moment, but ho recovered his composure, and poiuscd the tree with deep interest. The Captaiu : If you »s a nfttivs cor responded with the prophecies you might claim to be descended from the I'en Tribes. If you were a nation and mor* in number thin the sands of the ?ca, you might set up a claim to identity ; but jour numbers are diminishing, and you are not a po<verfnl nation, as Israel was to bo. Tho Erjglish nation, however, show all the points of identity.

Te Whiti here went through tho gone alogy of the Old Testament, and asked who were tho descendants of Josiph ?

The Captain : The British. Te Whiti : Ko ; the Maori*.

(Here all present partook of food, and the Captain overctme his repugnance to rotten shark and other kinds of kai-kai which he affected to take with the eamo relish as the delicacies of tho season.)

When the conversation was resumed, the Captain played off a little mse on the Prophet with tho view of trsting the accuracy of his Scriptural knowledge. He asked Te Whiti if lie was aware that the material from which the horns were made with which the priests trumpeted down the walls of Jerusalem was tho same as tho Maori calabashes. Te Whiti, the pretentious old sinner, fell nto the trap, and replied, " Yes/ (The Caotain of course knew that the liorns were rams' horn.", aud he mentally scored one against the Prophet). The discussion continued till night, when the Captain retired to his virtuous Couch iv a wharf that had been set apart for the ac commodation of the interpreter and himself. What befell the gallant Captain on the second day will be |uarrated in a future

issue,

A mule's head does not contain a brain capable Jof culture and refined rearing, but it is wonderful to what Jan extent the other end of bis form can be reared.

Correspondence.

THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PETITION.

(To the Editor.)

SIR,—I have read with considerable interest your two leading articles ou the subject of the petition pioposcd to be sent by the Auckland Chamber of Commerce to the Government of the Unite! States.

With all due respect, and ou the risk of being thought uninformed on colonial matters, I venture to oiler a tew observa tions on this proposal. I have my serious doubts about sending a petition, but noue at all regarding this peti tion. Countries generally which impose protective dutici, and the United States in particular, are suiliciently alive to what they conceive to be for thr-ir own interests Lv lixing their rates to disregard the special claims of any other country. Their tariif in variom foim* was continually beiug brought before a Chamber of Commerce I was a member of at home, real grievances often'being culled attention to, but it was a very very small modicum of relief ever obtained. The impression always left ou our minds was that the Government of the United States wuhed us to feel that they knew their own business best, aud that they legislated to suit their own interests. Tho petition you print ou Friday is, I think, open in every claine to serious objec tions which a duuussiou in the Chambers ought to have brought out. The first two clauses mike the Chamber arrogate to themselves the fuuetions of the Govern ment. We have subsidised your Steamship Company. We have never legislated, ike. Tha Steamship Company is subsidised by the Government of Row South Wales and New Zealand jointly, and by neither of them separately, and as to no adverse legis lation, I dont kuow how they may construe tho increase of import duties last year by 50 per cent, but I do know that English manufacturers aud iu«rchauts considered it adverse. Is it correct to say. cash is paid for all Jtmericau imports? I merely call attention to tho fact that it is not a month siuce a vessel sailed from this port for New Yoi-k carrying away nearly 5,000 cases of kauri gum. I take, however, the most STioui objection to tho third clause, iirat aa to the practical su£j£cstiotl ottered, and secoad the uttsr disregard of tho princi ples ot political economy. Now as to the practical suggestion that high grade and iiue wools should be mixed with low grade (and coarse) wools in order to produce a nuperior fabric is what i« never done, aud as a f uggestion would, 1 fear, be laughed at. Fiotu a 15 years experience iv haviug to do with woollen yarus, I should not like to say that wools are never mixed, but as a rule iiotanys (as Australian wools arc called) New Zealand, Buenos Ayre=>, East Indian, or Knjjlish are worked by themselves, and if mixing does take place to produce any special result, wools of tho sumo grade or classification are put together. The reasons aro many why wools cannot be mixed, but tin* je not the time or place to explain in detail. My othsr objection involves a pro blem, which, when stated, I will leave the Clumber of Commerce to solve ; it is thij : " If the Americana will take New Zealand wools, pay a duty of 35 per cent, on thorn, aud » cairjing rate larger than to Xnglaud, then convert thaui into clolu, they will ho able nucceasfully to compete with England In this market, who receive your wools duty free, aud hare a somewhat cheaper labour market." I will only further observe on this point th«t the 35 per cent, duty aud rxtra carriage on tho aversge price of New Zealand wools («ay Is Gd per lb.) would be G'idp^Hb., and by the time that gets into ynrn it will \v. at least lOd per lb. Perhaps it will b« waid I should not tliun criticise, without saying what ought to bo done. I bare only the iutere^U of thU colony to serve, where I have come to reside for a time. 1 should advise the withdrawal of this petition, and suggest in place of it that a letter should bs sent, signed by the Chairman or Becrstary, only saying that notice had been taken of the report of the Select Comrnitteo appointed to revise the tariff, and that if such revision took plaoo, they vri»he<l to draw their attention to the various poiuts ns affecting Now Zealand wooU. lam quite sure that such a letter would be more ett'octual than the petition proposed to bo sent. Tho importance of the subject is my only apology for the length of thia lettor.—l am, &c,

John Milsb

MY DEFENCE.

(To the Editor.)

Sir, —In lait night's inue of the Stail ob served a letter from Mr Strange, and in it ho says I spoke the truth for once. W»)l, that i« more tuan I can say of him. Tlio letttr L* full ot errors—"wilful mistakes." HoweTsr, I have uo de»Lre to inflict on your reader* au oft told Ul«, nor should I hare t-vkeu any noties of it except to put Mr Str«n;e right if 1 can. Of course I dc^puir of Futufyin^ him. Tin's g'liUutuno assumes that I lja»e a power greaUr th»u I posiesi, tii J that I could if 1 desired i>y a wato of my wstgic wand altei the whole face of nature. I* it iuv finlt that he built his hjure in a hole, back to street? Docvs he uot know as 3u old iut[)ootor that my iu etruclions must come from the Council iv •ome form or other ?—and as a Councillor docs he not know that by such arbitrary ructsures ai lie would have rue use, I could not carry on loutf without putting the Coun cil to exptaae ia contested action** ? Besides, will Mr 4Jtra.uge tell the public what he did when Inspector of Nuisances! 1 ct me iiaßwer for him—uolhlog ! Perhaps lie will correct me if Inm irron^. Mr Strauge bin . hia remedy if be like* to take the ptoper atcpt. If 1 hare neglected my duty in the matter he complains of, or auy otiier con nected with th« daty I owe to the Parncll Borough Council, let him charge me with it ia writing iv ths Council, and I irill stand or fall by the result. In conclusion, allow mo to say that the alteration to the drainage Mr Strange com pl*in« of was owing to his inability to make water ruu up hill. So I believe tbe Council tried down hill, and luocecded. Tho Coun cil h»Te no ptvrer to compel any person to remove their clonets further .than two feet from a fence, but it ia competent for Mr Strange to pp«nd his own money in con testing the point at law. With all Mr Strange's greed for notoriety aud oflice, he is entirtlyon Ihs wrong tack, and will not succeed without bringing reason to his aid. Mr Strange reminds me that ho has a house built on the game street, opposite this cele brated platform, (au old shutter—across a drain—in nobtdy's way but hii own.) I hare come to ths conclusion that Mr Strange ia too good for this world. If Mr Strange d«ea not brinij a charge against me before the Council, let him hereafter hold his peace.—l am &c.,

TIIE PARSELIi INSPSCTOF,

ANGLO-ISRAELISM.

(To tho Editor.)

SIX, As a stranger lv Auckland, perhaps you will allow me & single letter on the Anglo-Israel or Identity quettion, which I observe h»a b#en under discussion in your columns for some time prst. Agreeing so far with " Anglo-Lsraci" and " Identity" in their conclusions, I yet venture to differ with them in their belief, that the English nation, with its great collateral branches, is tfae the ao called lost ten tribes. On the contrary, I contend, both from prophecy and history, that we »re justified in assuming, not the ten tribes aa our progenitors, but the one tribe of Joseph or Ephrairn, and that almost without intermixture, lv an endea vour, necessarily brief, suggestiro rather than full, I desire merely to outline the more salient points of this proposition, and, in dolnc so, I would draw attention to the grand old prophecy of Jacob on his death bed, lie gives (he Great Promise to Juduli, but the birthright to Joseph, and through him to Ephraim, who was to ba " the father of many nations, &c.," and, if this inspired prediction were morel}' to be gin and end, in Ephralm's ease, as a petty tribe in a comparatively insignificant territorial kingdom, such as Israel always was, that strong and distinct prophecy coald hare no fulfilment in the sense in which it was nndoubtcdly meant. We find, in the eighth century 8.C., the small Iprrtelitifh nation broken up »nd carried bodily away by their conquerors, who located them near the Caspian Sea, where they had ample space to extend and in crease, as well iw to acquire that proficiency in var so necessary for their future mission and sneefss. Probably a large part of the empire of the M««Jm was composed of this people, and thus we find th^rn avenging the wrong of their brethren, the Jews, on the B&byloninuS two centuries later, and, again, still futher on, we find the best armies the Romans could send forth rolled back in dis aster and dismay before the warriors inhabit ing this same immense tract of country, then known to the Romans as Scythia and Par thia. But, now came the time when those hosts could no longer be confined within their territories, great though they were, aud issuing forth they commenced their westward march. After leaving some set elements near tho Euxine aud other places, the main body spread themselves over the north of Europe, from Scandanavia to the Danube, and, finally, under the generic name of Goths, they overthrew the Roman Empire, many of them remaining iv Italy, while some nasscd on to Spain, the throne .of which they seized, and held for over 400

years, France being the ouly barrier to their otherwise victorious course. During all those twelve centurios.dating frnrn the Cap tivity, their original institutions seem to have been little changed (as indeed we find many of their customs and super stitutions, alike, still in marked exis tence duriag their successive ages in Britain), and, though strictly allied with each other, they appear never to have altered their distinctive form of tribal Government. In the sth century came the invasion of Britain, and it is remarkable that whilst the invaders arrived in batches here and batches there, some remaining a_ud some returning -with their spoil, one entire tribe, but one only, came over iv a body, and locating themselves in the great cen tral basin of the country, after driving the natives out who took refuse iv Wales, Cornwall, and Br;ta«no, gave their own name "Angles," to their adopted land, now Auglia or England. It is unnecessary to pursue the subject further, it is too com preheniiTC for a newspaper coutrorersy, but it will give me sincere pleasure if my two friends were to coincide with inc. Of one thing we may be certain, that the Word of God can never be made of non-effect. Its prophecies arc sure and certain of fulfilment sooner or later, and as the whole unoccu pied places of the earth are now being being peopled with the Euplish race or their cognate branches, I would ask, if this is not now the begun fulfilment of Jacob's ancient prophecy, where aro we to look for it ? or where is there room for its devel opment in the future? Ours is the im perial race, and ours the imperial mission to subdue barbarism, and to extend the benefits of civilisation and the blessings of Christianity to the uttermost ends of the earth, not, bowoyer, as one of those two friends vainly imagines, iv the Bcnse of a lifth monarchy of the world, for no warrant is to be found iv Scripture that any nation or confederacy of nations is again to acquire supremo dominion, but the reverse. That fifth monarchy Is to be the reign of universal pence, good will, and brotherhood, as foreshadowed in Daniel and elsewhere, as well as in Jacob's utterance, that " to Him would the gather ing of the people be," when wars and troubles will be over, and the nations shall have entered on their new existence, aud, surely, it will be honour enough for those descendants of him "whose the birth-right was," that they hare led the van and paved the vray for the advent of that new aud better timo.that period of righteousness and of truth, consequently of happiness, the fifth and last monarchy—tho millennium. — I am. &c,

Edinemsis

MORE CRITICISM.

(To the Editor.)

SIR,—Mr Welch's heavy artillery has been directed againet me —nud I still live. Me has poured forth the vials of his wrath on my devoted head—and lam not one penny the worse. lie has threatened to have nothing more to do with me ; I truat I shall have strength to hear the separation with resignation Though my puerility, irrelev ancy, ignorance, and falso pretensions, h»vo met with such storu rebuke, I still have the unblushing elTroutcry to desire to ofler a lemark or two on Mr Welch's rejoinder to my criticism of his first letter. Lie flatly denies having implied that the luquUitiou was ever an English institution, lint hero are his very words :—" malpractices which reflected such direful disgrace on the very nationality of England, during the horrors of the Inquisition." What Mr Welch means by these words 1 cannot say, but an ordinary reader would certainly put upon them the construction I did. Mr Welch admits the mi«u«e of the luckless word " prototype," but fries to turn the tablel! on me by retort in;; that I have employod " travesty" in a wrong sense. Hi* dictionary must be rcry antiquated or else very incomplete, or he would fimi among the "econdary meanings of that word "parody," " burlesqus" ; and it was in these scnsoi that I made use of it. If Mr Welch docs uot consider the " New Zealand i'uuc.h " v mere parody, a burlesque (unintentional perhaps) of its English i; prototype" I know many men with as much intcl'lßCnce though l'ss verbosity than lie, who do. Having tbua icfute 1 the charges of untruth fulness and ignorance as to the meaning of a word which -Mr Welch was in such haste to bring against me, I bid him adieu—ivquo animo et sercno vultu.— I am, etc.,

AUOLKSCEN'S,

NORTH AUCKLAND RAILWAY.

A. MEKTINO of the North Auckland Rail way Committee, was held at Whang.rei on Thursday lnnt, to decide upon the be.'tt means nf inducing the Government to pro ceed with the railway. Mi Alderton ad vocated a memorial to tho Geueral Assembly. If the requisite money could uot be borrowed, land ehouldjbc *ct a«ido for (lie purpose, Mr Alderton Raid, that briefly *t»tod t_c caso \\»h this : —Tho South Lad had all the borrowed money aud nil it-; land revenue ; North Auckland had received uo (comparatively) borrowed rucney, and viu ouly to receive c>ns fifth of iU I_:i>l revenue. The South had now no land to toll, wheroa?' North Auckland had the whole of its to sell, but under exi«ti_g laws would ouly receive one-fifth .of it for roads, Sic. If the people quietly submitted to t hi.j sort of tiling,it would go on to the end, but, if they would ouly agitato in an unflig ging and persevering moaner, the cormtruc tion of tho railway would soon bo a tiling of tho present. Even supposing Parliament would not grant all they asked for, t_h»y could not altogether ignore the petition, and somo good woula result from their endeavours.

s<r J. L. Wilson thought the local bodies should co-operate in drawing up and sign ing a memorial.

Mr R. Thompson had no doubt the Gov ernment gave the £G5.000 last session to gag the people, but the sop was not large enough tor the population north of Auck laud. Besides £30,000 of that mm was placed under the charge of a Government engineer, who, no doubt would take as long at possible to -expend it, probably fire years. It was a gooi idotc on the part of Government, but too superficial not to be seen through, and the sooner Govern ment and the Parliament understand they were uot to be humbugged in tbi_ matter, the belter for tlio peoplo here and the colony at large. A larro portion of that sum of £30,000 waa being spiufc between the North Shore and Waiwera, aud ac cording to common rumour something very like a job was bring perpetrated, for the benefit of a mercantile company, ia which, it was said, a member of Government was in some way connected. Mr Finlayaon Smith regarded the action of the Government in taking out of the hands of the County Councils the control of £30,000 ont of the sum to ted for the North was an instauceof leal-administration;

Mr Aldcrtou was requested to draw up a memorial,, and the Secretary was in structed to call a special meeting ou the arrival at Whangarci of the Royal Com misrfoncr. of Railways.

A TERRIBLE FIRE.

THIRTY-TUBE- MKN EUKUT TO DEATH. A Lktter. from Moscow, dated 12th March, gives an account of the terrible lire at the weaving mills belougioa to M. Givartoflski. The establishment coneistsd of several dis tinct building?. In one of them, which waa four ntorios high, the around lloor was occu pied by the counting-house and the shearing room, aud the other stories were divided between printing-rooms and dormitories for the workmen who were engaged in the various stages of the manufacture. Their number has been variously given at be tween 100 and 200, most of whom slept on the premises. There was a single stair case for the whole building from top to bottom, and this was of wood. The lire broke out on the ground floor, at (lie foot of this single wooden staircase. The several stories were formed by wooden joists laid across the width of the building, aud covered over by lifiht floorings of boards. There were uo diriding walls inside the building; whatever partitions there were were lightly constructed of wood. It is easy, therefore, to understand that within ten minutes the whole building was a piey to tho flames, The unfortunate workmen, aroused out of their sleep, rushed to the stairs, only to find them a mass of lire. They then made for the windows, the only remaining means of escape, and in the scramble for safety many were thrown down, falling into the body of the burning building. Many Hung themselves down from the third and fourth stories, some of them boinc much injured. The police report states that thirty-three men were burnt to death iv the building ; two more men died subsequently of their injuries. Four women who had come in from the country to sec their husbands have disappeared. Thirty pei sons are in the hos pital suffering most seriously from burns aud other injuries. But this is not the worst. The police have ascertained that seveial workmen uaed to sleep iv the building who were not authorised to do so. Their num ber is not known, but the police declare that several who are known to have acted thus are now missing.

Careful housewife (lifting a shoo from the soup-tureen)—" La, who'd a' thought baby's shoe would Jturn up in the soup? But I knew it wasn't lost. I never lose any thing."

NOTES FROM WHANGAREI.

[FROM OUE OWN COBRESPOHDBNT.]

The rapid improvement during the last six mouths in tins rising district warrants me in considering it foremost in the ranks of country settlemeuts iv the North Island, in fact at the rate it is ptogressiug it will shortly be a town of no mean importance. 'lhc port itself is the outlet of many districts that have been settled upon by pioneers wiih their families, who deserve great praise for the manner in which they have persevered in spite of many diilicul cultiea, but who will now reap the reward of their labour, inasmuch as Whaogarei bo comes more kuowr, so^will capitalists gladly avail themselves of so favourable an oppor tunity of investing money with a sirre and safe return. At the present time it is no uncommon occurrence to see three steamers at a time,besides sailing crafts,busily loading or unloading at Ihe wh-'f, while the larger tteamers that are unable to come up the river, are attended by the s.s. liotoiti, the regular trader Argyle bciug well patronised by numbers ot passengers who are rapidly absorbed in tho population, or proceed to the coal mines or gumlields a little inland.

Coul beiag procured at the present time is of first-class quality, and apparently there is a never-ending supply to be obtained with littlo labour, and fur Lss (.linger than i:i ihe old country. Gum prices are ruling low juot vow, but it is so readily procured that l;ood wages may be made by steady men. There is a _wjd opening iv tho town lor one or two of the folio wing trades : Carpen ter aud builder, painter and glazhx, brick layer, bakur, brewer. There 13 a mill with water-wheel attached for salt! just now that would be very suitable for a brewer')', and the bakers would bo glad, as yeast is unprocurable. Domestic servants are at a premium, and a good dressmaker would liud couataut employment. The railway is progressing, tho earth work being already luid across the paddock owned by Mr Calller, opposite the Pott and Telegraph OUicca, aud shuuhl the weather co-tinue line it will shortly bo connected with the main portiou to Kamo. To procure a house in a dillicult matter in Whaugarei, they being, in mauy instances, let before they are completed. Timber is .moderate, aud so is luud at present, though rising iv value ercry day. There are aeverul good boarding;houaes, notably one just opened in Dr. Peraton's house by Mrs Portor, where traTellers will fiud com fortablo accommodation., Two stores havo lately chauged owners, And we are glad to welcome new faces unionist us, especially when we do uot lose the old ones.

The Preiby torian pulpit is no w occupied by the Rev. Mr Mackintosh, who has recently arrived from Scotland, and who also con ducts services in Gaelic at stated intervals, iv some of the distiieU-, much to the grati iicatiou of sonic of the members ot his communion, who have long been without a service in the mother tongue.

Tho Wwloyau Chapel is under the care of Rev. Mr Aberutthy, who is much re epected, as v also the iiOT. RlrCubittof the Church of England, tho members of which appear to be rery scattered'; this accounts possibly for tiie apathetic stato into which they seem to have fallen. I should like to ate a united effort made to liquidate the d*bt upon the property, so that it migbt be fenced in and tho pastor aud hi-i family made mure comfortable. Did the workers in connection with tho liome Mission Fund but know how uecesiary was their assist ance to the out-diirtricts they would te double their efforts, and bring their cause more prominently before the public.

HARBOUR BOARD.

The fort-niphtly'mceting of the Harbour 15o_r<l held this afternoon.

A letter from the Land Tnx Commis sioner notified that in tcrnn of an order in Council the Land Tax paid by the Board would be refunded in due course.

Tim Secretary of the OUgo Harbour Boaul wrote granting the use of marine har rows, [[provided the Tauranga Board hud done with them.

The leaece of the tolls on the wharf com plained that t-oiuii vessels weie being berthed between the silt basin and the Waterman's Steps, where, of course, they were exempt from to!K Lie claimodjpro teclion from tho Board in the matter. —Re- ferred to the Works Committee.

Mrs >S. A. Pouter applied for leave to erect a refreshment house on the beach at Davenport.—Referred to Works Committee with power to act. Ova complaint of Mr J. A. Wilron re heavy duty imposed on sulphur ore, it was agreed that the charge be the same as manganese, viz : Is per tou. The IUcLAMA/no.N Stkee_\?. The Chaiiman presented a report of tho conference of City Council and IJarbour Board delegates, which took place ycfitc:' day, relating to the streets on tho reclama tion. The report stated that it bavinc bei.1:! pointed out that the Board coulil not at present legally expend any moneys on ft«., but that baviag other 'jue-tiuiis pending the liniird could agree to contribute one I half the cost of repairs for streets I for two yenrs, when they could I legally do so ; that every cflbit .should bo made to obtain legal means of expending money upon streets aw soon as possible. His Worship the Mayor promised to submit a proposition at next meeting of tho Coun cil which would test tho fotiir.g of tho Council in the matter. VfOHKS COMMITTEE. The report of this Committee coutained the following recommendations : —1. That Mr Hawkeswood's tender for the erection of a 15-ton crane bo accepted. 2. That 2. That the manager of the (Union Steam Saw and Moulding Company be informed that as soon aa the punts are repaired his request of theldredging of the>" channel in Mechanics Bay will be attended, _c. 3. That the Eugiuoer be instructed to provide three eras lamps at the Dock, provide fender-piles, and repair shret piling at entrance of Dock. (4.) That the necessary repairs bo made to that portion of the wharf which was damaged recently by the mail-steamer, that the Chief Harbour-master rerftrt aa to tho desirability of laying down a mooring buoy,'say 400 foot N.E. of eastern T of Queen-street wharf, to enable mail-steamers to haul off the wharf when necessary ; that the Chief Harbour-master report as to the desirability of providing fenders at end of wharf for mail steamers. (5). That the box office on the wharf be repaired, aud that Mr Millett's oflice bo removed as previously suggested. (6). That the rent duo by Mr Holmes be recovered from him.

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAB, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1880,



OEOVINCIAL GAZE TT K. "THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR" Ilns boon appointed a GAZETTE FOH THE 'PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND For Publication of. Highway Boaud Notices, Bankruptcy ' Notices, Govben.m»kt LtND t'Ar.ES, New Aknouxckmbntk. &c., &c. Wanted. TTKfANTED KNOWN.—"W. IT. Dampier V » is Celling Oir now and no mistake. Particulars this weak. ANTED, a Cook; wages 30a per Wflek.—W. H. Pcaroo, Commercial HotoJ, ITami ton, Waikato. U7ANTIib, two respectable Youths to jV learu tho Sewing Machine Business— Apply singer Manufacturing Company, Fort street. " _J VT^T ANTED, ;i Strong Lad, as an Appren. V T tico.—Apply F. Wilmott, Shooing and ooncnil itlftclySiTiltli. When. W' ANTED, a Junior Clerk for the New Zouland J'rudoutUl AR3nranco Hooletj', 19, Insnranco Buildinp;?.—Apply, by letter onlj, to M. «. Loom, gecrctary. WANTED, two Strong Lads aa appren tices at thoborcb.—J. Trenwith's Boot Factory, WakeHeld-»treot. "ANTED, First-class Dressmakers.— Apply to Mrs Eoglesim, Albany Houso, VVelloslcy-elroct West. __ \%J ANTED, an Errapd Iloy, — A pp'y V » ciono Hrog., Qa«e'n-«treet. ANTED, Ten good Pick and Shovel Men.—Ap»ly at tho Tnano!, Wr.itakerel Contract, Taylor and Danahor. ANTED, a sharp Boy about 15 or 16, .for the counter.—W. H. I'ampler. WANTED, a handy little Nurae-girl. —Mrs Mackay (Mackay Brothers), Grey-street. \IO"ANTED, a <, food Eoy accustomed to VV tho trade.—B. F. Lawrence, Butcher, Wakoiield-sU-ccL TTSTANTED, a First-class Dressmaker.— Vt Mrs Lang'ord, near St. Mary's Church, ParnPll. ANTKD, a General Servant for a small fami!y ; Rood wegis.—Apply to Mrs J. Levy, 210, Queen-streer. AJSfrVD, a Smart Message Hoy about 11 or 13 year 3of aga.- Apply at onofl to J. Levy, 210, Quooa-nlrcet. WANTED, immediately, Good General Servants.—Mrs Cornwell's Agency. Hobion-street. WANTKE', a Parlourmaid ; one acctis tomoil to wait at table—Apply, between 19 and 1 o'clock, to Mrs David Nathan, "VVatcr ■ 100 Qaadran t. References required.



Wanted "VS7'ANTEDI for tho' Mechanic's Eay 7 7 Patent Bric'^ Yari, a Competent Man as Maker and Burner. Full particular to be obtiun>j:i at tho Offlcc,_27, Quean-streut. %^TANTED, Good Coat Hand.—Apply TT Mr Bel), Auckland Clothing Factory, Q'lecn stroct. IHS7AN TEI), young Girl aa Barmaid, f » respectable and genteel-lookins, also manners; fcood woges.-Tlus day, Mrs Kis ruoro's Registry. Shoriland-stroet. 'WT ANTED, a Good Houd to make V V Leather Legjings.-Apply Garrett Hros., Wakefie'.d-streofc. - \-V/"ANTED, a General Servant for the T V country.—Apply to Mra Warnor, Gra haxo-stroet, between tho hom-a of 10 aad 12. f f rANTED" Nursery Governess {elderly y ¥ preferred); must bo a?KOOd mußici-_n.— , Apply, by letter, stating qualilications, to Mrs Downing, Mangawliare, Kaipara. \l7 ANTED, a WMlT^rivcTriiid Lamp y T 'I'rimmor; none but a practical mind need applr.—Application to bo made on board B.f. ' Waitaki.' ANTED, a General Servant.—Apply 233, Quoen-rtreot. T")SrANTED, two Clickers ; good hand.". ¥ v —J. J. Aaitin & Co., Boot Manufacturers. 11, Wye dham-Btroot. V^rANTED, three or four good Betich T1 r Ilanda ; cons ant wovt for steady hinds. Pjir.ee and Uavy, Crown Bojt Faototy, tiruy- Htrost. ANTED, 12 or 13 Respeolablo Work ing Men. Goo:! Board aad Lodging at £1 por week.—Bushman's Homo, Albert and Littlo Quoen iitreots, noai' tho Dook. IT_7"ANTFiI) to Rent, a Small Completely V T Furnii Jicd Uoiuo, t.y a Lady and Gentle man, in good locality.—Adcires3 stating terms to Kelson, Hr_it Office. \X7"ANTIiI), a Buyer for florae-hair V V Suite. Brussels Carpet, end Tabls, Equal to i.ew.—Micis Mitcholl, Dressmaker, Grey i.treet. VST ANTED for Cash, a few Tons Kauri V y Gum ; write stating quality and price.— X, p. Hammond, Post Oilioo, Auckland. WANTED. — Special Notice to the liadloa of Auc-laad.—Wo havo now tho finest Afißortmout of _Illli_ei-7. in all its b/anohes.to bt> found in Auckland.—Dunno.Hall and Co., 174, Queen-street (opposita the Thistle Hotel. WAiVI'EI), by a respectable middle aßed Woman, a Situation as llouso keenor in an hoto! or oa a Btation.-Mrs Crom well's Agency, Hobaon-Btreet. \%7 ANTED KNOWN—Last Week of »f tho Billiard Toarnnmontat tho United Sorvlco Hotel. WANTBD to Sell, a First-class Baud V 7 Saw (Ro?ere' Na. 2), almost new; also, Hand Mortiein.' mid Tenooing Machine, in flrst-oJaiis order. -C»mpbull Bros , Onohunsja. _ VffTANTED, a Smart Ee^ctable~Youtl), ¥ V wall recommended, to aesi«t in a General Store must writo a good hand.— A;;plr by latter N\-ith pariicular^, "8.i1.G." Si'Aß Oflico. WA N" TIS D K. Ei UW N, a fivßt-claes Stock of Cloths audTweeds; good workmanship and modorato prices are tho distinguishing features of " Th 9 Pantheon," KOPD, TcUor. IGli. Ouocn-stroOS ( _ WANTED, all Avho arc Suffering from >'»rvou>i Di'biliir, UhcuiJ—tiaui, Liver Complah;t, and General D»biiity, £cc., fee., &c, to Ciill at tho Public Baths, Vlct.oria-wtraat East, wbcrj tli*ro Is a Galvunic Buttery o;i iho most Improved prinoiplo. Klectrieity la life 1 VI7ANTED KNOWN, that J. Morbi t V bin, Aopbkltor, ha_ iioruoved to hia Now Yard Cußtom-Jlo_se-streot VVost, botwoou Hobscn and Nelson-strcota. Asphalting _t tended to en the shortest notleo. _ lso, a Lan:o t;tock of Firowuod, cut a_d uncut; wholesale and roUiL \\7ANTED KNOWN— -h. H. Green V V has for sale this rear a Splendid Stock of Fruit iniA Ornamental Tr?cs. Parties want ing (iardenn and Oroh*i-d» laid out will do woll Dy j.'lvl_k him a call ever/ Eiturdny in tho Market. All Orders left with ar. Bmallfleld, House and Land A_«nt. Uartet llou*e, Auck land, will ba promptly attended to. ANTED to Purchase, for Ca*h, Best Knnrl Siiinglcs, Pal!nn3, nIGO House Moekn.—Auckland timber Company Sawmill ar.d Menufactorj" oppo,ito Ga'-VTorks. Ofiice in C!_Htoin-_ouso-Bt'OOt.__ WANTED to Sell, a liret-clasa New Itakor'a Cart; also, an 8-stallad Stablo to ixX —k. Maoklo, i-loyul Standard Carriage and tipriDgKactoiy, Durham-street. \^T ANT liD. the trra veiling Public to VV nnd from Wiak_to to know, for tho . winter, theco will bo Hot Moiln and a gcod Cup of Too on the table at Dillon's Kailway HotJ.l, Mercer, on arrival of every train. Plenty of time to B'.vv acroa. Char^ca Moderato. \\T A N J E D. SPECIAL NOTICE. We BRain Invite tho Attention of t.ho Liciea of ~nrt to tho Priocn of our liargo and Woll - eelpcted Stock of Millinery, Fcathora, Satin", Vclvot, liibbonu, LaccE, Ulovca, &c , &c, in tho prices of which we ue*y comj-etition.— Ijissn, Hali. & Co. — N.B.—l_i!J.iob' Under ololhlnK. a apoeinlty. \ STAN TED to Sell, ,">0 dozeu of Lepine y?' Two button Kid Gloves at 2% per pair, worth 3s Gd, equal to Josephines; 25 dozen of Wulies' Now Lnco Collarettee nt Is, vsoith 33 Gd ; Jo;:ophir.o Glovca at la U.i per pair.—W. liyre, EnnJskilleu Houao, Vietoria-ttreat. _ VfTiiNTfiD KNOWN, Cheap 'timber v V can now bo Purohi—ed at the Yard 3of I), ('olili', Aibert-stroisJ. c!(we to Dock. Ho huviri; iiurcl'.ar-v.l between 300.000 and 400,000 f< ft. ot _f.'tisonedTin»lwr ou advtutageou3 termi, will be prepare! to (jive customeri tho benefit o'hiupurcnu-v.". VITANTKTi KNOWN, that E. Carr raid V t Sou havo to hand EiUlrtinp; Timber in Kauri and Wtlto Hue, Sh ncles, House LUoots, Pal'rga, Posi*, Iloilfl, am. Firewood la their Y_ra, CiKSom-liOusc-str.-ot' u ."cst, ojipo.iio ciid of )[r)lw<.'n-Btrett. N.B.—Tho lacroaslngdemand for White Pino l_s icduood them to airaußO for a constant fi^Pj^J": WA N T"K D KN ° w To Aw in- Want of Monby.— _. 11. Nen megon 1« prepared to advanco the 6amo on j>Ttionnl or any othor BCCUrity, r*payablo by vVockly iimtilmants.—Noto tho address: ICS, Quoun-etrcot, opposite tho Savings B-l'lc. ¥__TANTED, Builders nud othors who TV ri'(;uiro Building; tutorials at, tho ohoop oat, rito and beat quality to s»nd their orders or oiill at Uio AuokUuid TimLior Company's Works. Ov«r two i_Ulion feot of limbor utuokod, season ing ; Urge Quantities d*ily arriving.—_Ju»t boU. Jtvery t_iiiK flono on tlio promises—Sawing. Planing, Moulding, bashes, l>oors, and every dcHcripiion of Jolncrr; Wood Turning in all its brunches.—Wilh their lußh-cIaRS Machinery tho various clans-.*) of work womrnod out quickly ar.d cheap. Correctness and despatch guaranteed. To prevent mistakes ac!dnaj3 all oommuniea- Uoub to Uio Company or tho Manager Mr G. HoldtJiip. T)TftD OF EDUCATION. -Wanted, ' a Clerkl; sularr, _1M per annein.—Applica tions to bo lod^ctl at thoofllo'i, Wyu'Diam-Btreot, not later tlniu Tnosday, „ liißtaiit. Partimdars H> bo OBcertainol on application to tho SecrolaiT- For Baia. Jp O ~li SALE. • The Frophold Proporty (Building and Allot ment) known aa tho Baptist School-room, Mount Kdou Road, arijoiuiuif iho lidou Vino Hotel. For partionlai s apply to ■ W. RUSHBROOK, VJpprr Queon-Gtrcot. Ti, O!< SALE, in good repair, a Four- Jl" 1 l-oomcd CotUco, with Bomlery and pood well; prround. 3,! feet wido end 100 foot deep. Krw.hold property. Piioc, £110 — Ap;)!y at Mr Poultor'f, kdon Twrmos. Now North Hoad. THOR SALE (cheap), First-class 12 Bore JO D.li. iiivooh-loßdiug Gun, in leather caso, oomnlct", with all neooafiiry Htti!iK3 (perfectly ne\.').—For particulars addrees 500 Stjh Oilloe. ipIREWOOD.— In reply to local iv your ft' issue of 30th April, I bog to inform jon that a simple remoi:y for tho nnjati-fatory (system of sljort mensurement complained of is to favour mo with orders. Svery ton dojiverud by mo thi>t h short oC mensuretuont 1 will give five of charge.-H. T. Graham, opposite tho Dock. C_>tom-&oneo street. KTOK SALE (HEUALUvABLY CHEAP), A Oumi'act ISLAND 6£ about 103 acres good lnnd ; good houne, oroh«rd end vinery: about two'.vo'nillcs from Aucklan-1. Stoa.ir.era para throe or four time.H daily. A Nice Little FARM of GO f-cres—one - half cultivated, and n. jr^od llve-roonjed house, _c., upoii it, i_ iho Walnut district. Price very low. A Oo«l FARM of lit acres, large orchard, good honse, and P.uildings—nine r.iilfß byroad and twelve by water—with Rood creek frontage. A Snug lIOM RISTE AD of IGO aorna good land houdo and buli iings: j.addocHa feno d wi ih quick thorn fences : stock, implements. &\, fee. All really Cheap. Distanco about thirty miles from town. .Ownor lo^ving for _ngl»iul. ONE HUNDRED ACHES GOOD LAND— forty acres in srass and fenced, balance bush and fern—at Papaiolto; thirkon miles from town. Price very low. Two Good NEW COTTAGER of fivo rooms euch, in Newton. Also, two Rood Allotments, 33 x ICO feet each, drained and planted wish choice trees. One Allotment, 31 x 101) feet, corner of Commoroial Hoad and Groat North Hoa'i, Newton. Apply to JOHN' SOPPET, LAND AGENT, 8, Qur. EN-STREET. A PPLES! APPLES!I APPLES!! ! .___ EX 'LOONOANA.' THE UNDERSIGNED HAS ON SALE ; 250 CASES APPLKS. R. J. CARBINES, Froduco and C'ommiiaion Merchp.nt, DUKHAM-STEEET. ON SALE, BY THE UNDERSIGNED : U. & J. Peuk's Jams Kitchen _ Son's Candles I'Teminn k Grey's Flour, Oatmeal, Bud ; PEAKI. UaKI.EY Ciikese and Butter American Chairs, Clotiiks Psos ; Snir and other Lam? 3 v/ade & Coy's Phixtsws1 Iks UrunsH'a Patent Wike Fekcino G. W. BINNEY, ! AuotiOiif or and Commission Agent, Durham-street,



Public Notices. SPECIAL -ftJOTICE TO STOREKEEPERS. TIIS UNDERSIGNED HAS JUST UNPACKED, Ex Late Arrivals : White and Gold China Cups and Sauceks (Lined & Printed) Mugs Ewers and Basins C.C. toilet sets Tuhblees (Great Variety) Bakers Bowls Teapots. Tho above will bo Sold in Quantities to Suit Purchasers. E D "W A 11 D LEWIS, CUSTOM-HOUSE-STREET. 93- Show Rooms Upstairs. "®fl "PUBLIC NOTICE. — Public Danciug JIT Classes Tuesdays and Thursdays, at 8 p.m. Private Chips Wcrtnosdp-y. Temperance Hall, Albert-street. Gents, 2s; Ladies, Is. New Dances.—Allen West, Master, (dee Advertise ment.) SPECIAL NOTICE. Mr T. TRAFFORD, Shugeon Dentist, W_e:b;Fl__d-strh_t, lias just received from England and America tho Now Patent Oxldo of Nitrogen Gaofor Pain lcaa instruction of Teeth. Days for administration of th Oxide Gas— Mondays, Wedatsdays, and Fridays. [By Appointment. 1 May 10,1880. T^XCHANGE AUCTION MART. W. DOWDE N. Bet's to inform tho public that ho has resumed business as Auctioneer and General Commission Agent, in thoPromiaefl lately ocoupied by Mr G. W. Einney, and kaown as tho Exchange Auotion Mart, Queeo-Btreot, Auckland, whoro ho hopes by striot atte_tio» to business, prompt tettlomont of accounts, and liberal advances if required againßt goods left for absolute sale, to receive a share of public support. "IT" ID GLOVES J-GLOVES l-~Just Jlsl. going to give away, oOdoz. Dent's Laven der Kid Gloves.at la a pair. A proat variety of 2, 8. and 4-bu»ton Josephine and other makes In Kid Gloves. 200 doz. in all the New Colours of the Season. 500 yards AU-Wool Crimean Bhirt inK at Is ddj, -worth 2e, per yard : a splendid as soitmou« of Now Waterproof Cloaltß, -with hoods, at 12s 6d, worth. £1; imitation Welsh Flannel, fet Is a yard; 200 Lady* Winter Jackets, with fur capes; WJdo-width Blue Sorßti at 13 3d n j_rd ; 300 long Oatrich Feathers (coloured), at 03 (3d, 0* 6_, and 7b 6_, worth 12d Gd; & New Lot of Children's Jackets, at 5.-; Gd, (is 6d, and 7s Gi. I will sell the balance of my Boots and Shoes for two we<sks. The price of my 123 Gd Sewn Kid Boots is only 6s Od, A Splendid Assortment of New Fashionable Boyß' Velvet Hate and Caps; also, Ladies' and Gents' Travelling Basra, at naif the Queen-street prices. —W. KYKK, victoria-Etreot. YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN X ASSOCIATION, COHNEB OP WEIXESLEY AND ALBERT-BTBEETs" LIBItARY AND READING-ROOM. Th-3 READING-ROOM is o-mifortablyf urnishod, and is Buplicd with Englißh, American, and Colonial Papers; NftDier, N«w Piy ruouth, Wellington, Chriitehurch, and JJunedin New»p»per* ; lUuatrated Jour nals, including the •'araphlo." "Illus trated London News," *• Punch," &c. • MAGAZINES — Blaclnvood's, Harper's, M_cMi___'«, "Kclftotic," and ''Nineteenth Century" "All tho Year Round," ••Argosy," etc., etc. REVJKWS—Tho "Quarterly," " Edinburgh," " Princeton," etc., etc. Subscription—2s 6d per Quarter. • ■ The LIBRARY contains upwards of 2,000 vols., in the various departments of Literature. rf_w Works froquently added. Subscription-2e 6d par Quarter. FILES kept of all tho Leading Colonial and Local Newspapers. DRAUGHTS, CHESS, &c, in Reading-room, Tea and Coffee Provided. YOUNG MEN Are Invited to avail themselves of tho advan tages offerod by tho Association. __" Information gladly given at Uie Kooms, which axe OPKN DAILY from S a.m. tiU 10 p.m, THOMAS BUDDLB, Hon. Secretary. npo BOATMEN & OTHERS. ANCHORS 1 ANCHORS! ANCHORS! 13 to «lba, at 3d per lb. Rowlocks, Is Gil por pair and upwards. All other Ironwork equally low in price. JAMKB McEWKN, Siiip Blacksmith, Lower Albort-street, Auckland. mo BOOTMAKERS & TAILORS.— JL Howinf; Machines (Jonte's and Howo't), a vaiiety at greatly Keduced Price*.—C. C. Flem ing, Leathot and Grindery Wa.rchou;o, Ili_h stteet. BREAD.— Bread, 33 per loaf at the shop; 31 d delivered — W. Payne, Ponsonby Bakery. mo BUILDERS A^D OTHERS. C A R L A W, So well known in the Timbor Tra-le, begs to inform his friends that ho has commenced Business under the stylo of CAUL AW & CO., and wishes to draw attention to a'l ro qulrlcg Timbor and other l;uildin_ Materials to call upon them, or send nn order, which will be punctually attended to. CARLAW & CO., Timber Merchants (Opposite foot of Hobson-street), Cuatom-uouco-streod West, Auokland. TOSE PII HENRY JONES, _• Richmond Road, Pocsonby (formerly of Sheffield). TooLiiiKsit and Machinist, Manu facturer of Tinmen's, Gcgfittbr*', Engineers', and Xdjjo Tools. UuUing Out. Puliing Through, and Stamping1 Dies uiado to Older; Turnins and Herew-outUni?, Builder." Ironwork, &c, Repairs promptly attended % to. aU EE N S BIKTHDA V, MAY 24mt, 1880. Ordinary Single Faro Tickets, any Station to any Station, issued on tho 22nd and 21»h May, will be available for return up to, and inclusive of, May 25th. with tho following exceptions, viz.: On Queen's birthday tiokf tent one sliillins each, irrespective of Cla _ (including admission . to tho Itllarsllo Races 2j 6d), will bo issued from Auckland, Newinurkot, and Onehunga to Ellorelio. NO GOODS. Trains run every h_l_ hour from Auckland to ! Ellorslio, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Roturnins } from EUorslio every half-hour, from 3.50 to 8.50 p.m. Onchunga to Kllers'ic 11.15, 12,15. 2.5, 4, and 5.10 p.m. Uotnrnlng, 11.55. 12.55, 2.30, 4.15, and 5.60 p.m. Passengers by Specials from Annklond I to Onelrangn, and Onehnnga to Auckland change i at Kllerslic, Late Trains as on Saturdays. 1 A, V. MACDONALD, General Manager. ; "fcT I G i T M A N. i Abel Fletcher ia now prepared to Work 1 for the Borough of Auckland as a Nightman, or • anywhere else. Orders may be left at Thomas Hayes's store, ia Oxford-street, Newton. L ' s w r! n a a N ES Yt s> \_Vs S_P THK_3Ht_A_ MACHINE IMPORTER, l IS KOUODY'S AGENT I ' MPORT3 DIRECT I'HH FOLLOWING MACHINES 3 Singer, Genulno Arm and Platform Fristcr & Rosamsn Priteees of Wales i Wortheim Home Companion, the Now Wheeler feWilPOn Homo Shuttle Co.'s I New Grover & Baker latest and bast Domeßtio Ilowo—A., B, and C. And Ctiier Good Makers, All of which are for Sale on Weekly Payments of 2/6. One Month's Froo Trial, with option of changing without losa. , Unlimited instruction at purchaser's house by ! tho bast Machinist in the Colocj-. Machines kept in order twelve months free of charge. Thoeo ar« somo of the advan ages of Pur chasing at the GKEAT DEPOT, QUSEEN-STRBST ; IY\ It O U S E X I N G S TROUSERINGS 5 Large De3igQ of Patterns for the Coming Season TROUSERINGS! Autumn and Winter Goods Jmt Opened Up. TROUSERINGS! We3t of England Tweeds, in all shades. TROUSERINGS! Scotch and Batmookbura Tweeds. : TROUSERINGS! Colonial Tweeds, & Largo Variety to select from. TROUSERINGS! French and German Tweeda, in all textures. rr\ ROUSE RINGS ALL MATERIALS THOROUGHLY SHRUNK AND HAND-MADE, AT H. L, POSSENESKIE'S Merchant Tailoe & Habitmakee, Opposite th 9 South British Insurance Building! Shobtland-btreet,'Auckland.



Public Notices. ESTATE OK J. C. MORRIN. • A B"irat Dividend in tho abovo cstato is cow Payable, at tho Oilic.1. of G. W. O--cn & Co., to all those who have proved their claim 3. THOMAS CJTEADMAN Late KOI3KRT BREWIN, SEEDSMAN AND FLORIST, Noxt Union Bank of Australia, (JUEEN-STREET AUCKLAND. ON SALK, Maize, Oats, Bran, Chaff, and Fowl Whcal; also, lit 1:1 ice 1 i sii ctftiiptiont. ■sS&gS^ |^ 0K MAWGAWAI DIRECT. 'ANNIE MILBANK' Will leave for the above on THUKSDAY, 20th May, at 12 midnight. J. CASEY. CAMBRIDGE COURSING CLUB. MAY 25th, 1880. PUPPY STAKBS.-Winuer, Bsovs.; runner-up, 2sovs. Entrance, lsov. MAY 28th AND 29th, 1880. ALL-HOG STAKES. — Winner, 10SOVS. and Silver Cup, value £10 (presented by IC. Hewitt, Kfcci); ranner-up, 830V5.; third, iaove. Entrance, I*3OVB. Nominutiom, with ontrence moaoy, will Close with the Secretary, at the Orltorion HotfiJ, Cora bridge, oa follows :-Puppy SUkes, on Monday, the 24th, at 9 p.m.; All-Do;* s-takes, on Tiiuk-!- UAy, the 27th (tho nUjht of Cumbrldgo liaces). at 9 p.m. The Stakes wDI be run under the Rules of tho Auoklacd Couwinjf Club. JAS. P. THOMSON, Hon. Sec. Cambridge, 4th May, 18S0. SASH & DOOR CO., Auckland Gaa, South British Insurance, National Insur ance, Colonial Bank, National Bunk, and Bank of Now Zealand fcHARErf. Have Buyers for the above. A. SAUNDER?, Broker and Lajid Agent, 2, Insurance Buildings, Auckland. R PUROHAS has REMOVED to ChaWaor House, Pitt-*treet, opposite Grsy-gtreet, whore he may ba Consulted be tween tho hours of 8 &nd 10 a.m., audl and 2 p.m., and after 6 p.m. iw 9l f% to fil°°° LENT, on Buildioß Boclety *o»JLV principles, or on other torin3 to Bull borrowers. Uortg&ees nad Loans negotiated. Bee List of Pi-opertics for Sale on -Jtu page,— C. WiliiaxiißOn, Kstata Agent, Vuloan Liane.— Seven par cent, allowed on money deposited or investment. Gazette in Bankruptcy. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND. EOHTHKBS DISTRICT. In the matter of " The Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876," and tha BOTeral Ac«s amending the same, and of the Bankruptcy of William Maclean, of Coromandel, in the Provlnolal District of Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand, H&tolkecper, a Debtor. Notice is heroby glvan that it is the intention oi William Maclo»n, the abovenamed debtor, to apcly to the abovenamed Honourable Court, on WEDNESDAY, the second day of June. 1880, at the hourtof eleven o'clock in the forenoon, or ns soon thereafter as Coansel can be heard in that behalf, for an order of iinniodiato dis charge, under the provisions of .the said -Act 3. Dated at Auckland, this flfteonth day of May, one thousand eight hundrod and eighty. THOMAS BUDDLE VVyndham-strect, Auckland, Solicitor for the eaid Debtor. IN THE SUPREME OOUST OF NEW ZEALAND, NORTHERN DISTRICT. In tho matter of the "Dobtors and Creditors Act, 1576," and tho Bercrnl Acts amend ing Use tame, and of the Bankruptcy of Jons Dooley, of Coromandel, in tha Provincial Distriot of Auckland acd Colony of Sew Zealand, Cordial Manu facturer, a Debtor. Notice in hereby given that it is the intention of John l,oo!or, the abovenftmol Debtor, to anplrto the ftbotonamed Honourable Court on WEDNESDAY, the second flay of June, 1880, at tho hour of eleven o'clock in tho forenoon, or as noon thoreif tor as counsol oin hi heard in that behalf, for on ord»r of immediate discharge uuder ths provimiou of tho said & eta. Dated at Auckland this loth day of May, ISSP. TIIO3. BUODLTC, Wyr.dham-Ktreet, iuokiand. Eoliclior for the abovo-namod Debtor. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND. NORTHERN DISTRICT. IN BANKRUPTCY. la the matter of "Tho Debtors and Creditors Act, 1870," ''The Debtors and Creditors Act Amendment Act, 18/8," and "The Debtors and Creditors Act Amendment Aot, 1879." and of tho Bankruptcy ot John Edwakds bMiRDON, otPonsonby, in tho Proilnolal District of Auckland, in Now Zoalaud, Carpant&r, a Dobtor. Notice is horoby given that at a first meeting of tho Creditors of tho Bald John Sdwarda Smerdon, held oa TUESDAY, the 18th. day of May, 1880, in the Buildings of tho euproma Court, Auckland, at lha hoar of eleven o'clcok In the forenoon. Thomas MaJTorlane, of t uck land. Certificated Aooountant Jn Bankruptcy, was elected Creditors' Trustee, and that the said Thomas Macffarlano has intimated to the Registrar, in writing, his aoeoptanoe of the said offlco. Datsd at Auckland this 18th Gay of May, 1880, U. "WILLIAMSON, Deputy Registrar. John Edwards Smkkbon, Debtor iv person. Ecclesiastical. YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSO. CIATION, corner of WoUosloy and Albert streets.—A Noon Prayer Meeting i* hold ever} WKDNKSDAY. Friends are invited to come if only for a few minutes. ST. SEPULCHRE'S, Symonds-street.- WEDNKSDAY. May 19th. Service at \ p.m. Sermon by tho Risnt Kov. tho Bishop 0: Melanesia. Education. MISS ARDRAN Will Open, 011 May 24 a DAY and NIGHT SCHOOL for Pupil advanced or otherwise. KnglUh taught in a! its brauoM, ai&a French aad Music. Terras, i; advance- PHONETIC SHORTHAND.—Instruo t'.on in Phonography given by H. Krotch mar, Meuiber of tlio Phonetio Society, Bath Terms (tn tdvmoo) per Quarter: Klomentar: Class, one guinoi; Private 'luition. 35 shilling* —Address, as Mrs O wen'n, next to Kiud'g, Boaci P.oad, Devonport, North Shore. EPSOM DANCING CLASS _ Mus LAMAN will Rc-comraence her Selec Chiltlrons' Dancing Claaa on SATURDAY, Ma; 29. Hours of Attendance, from 2to 4 p.m. Evening Clasios oa Mondays aud Wednesday 1 as usual. TO PARENTS.—SeIeet Chile 1 ren'e Dancing Class evory Saturday, 2 p.n Tomperanre Hall, Albert-street, 5s per montl Calisthenics, Deporlmoot included. — Alle West, Master. (Soo Advertisement.) 1 To L,ez. 1 rpo LET, a Three-roomed Cottage- JL .Apply to R. Howie, B«kor, Newton Koa< TO LET, two Rooms unfurnished ; n spectable locality ; fiTomfnutea'wulk froi Quecn-etrix't.— Apply Stjlu Oilico. • TO LET, on Ponsonby Road, a Larg Shop and Commodious Dwelling.—Appl to G. Stailard, Orocor, Pontonby Roud. r^ OLE T, a comfortable Six-roorue S Cottage in Spring-street, Ponsonby —. M. and J. Mowbray, Land Agenla, Queen-st. • rpO LET, a Six-roomed House, corni B Carlton Goro Road and Rcgent-strec with'all conveniences.—Mr E.B.Dioksoa.RoKen street. Liost and Founa. _£?-| REWAPvD.—Lost, 011 Saturdj dwJB. morning last, top of Upper Quee street, Earangahapo Road, a Russian Leath Pursa, contaiulnK a £-5 no»e and a threopen) bit, with piece of groon elastic throush ft. returned to the Star Office, reward will bo pal LOST, between Mechanics' Institu and end of wharf, a small Bag, containii ono £l-noto, ono Half-sovereign ana a Broocb, 3 Finder will roceolve 53 reward on return!) same to Star Office.



.■»■■ .i li i i iiiiii m Personal. ■ "f OHN ASPIN—Your wife has arrived ■ tl in Auckland from Brisbane with tho fouv H children. By oommunicatinK with Mr Graham, M Relieving Offlcor, you will hear o£ their where- M about.:'. M PERSONAL.— Wanted, the Address o£ ■ a middle-aged Widow, homely and re- ■ suectable, 10 to ii, with a view to partnership.— H Address, M.J., Star Office. H IF this should meet the eye of MrG. Klehniond, lato Steward on board the ' Comerang,' now lying at Onshunga, William Phomeriige would like to hear from him. WM. FHOMEKIDGE, Onehunga. Funeral Notice. i Rr^^K^ra^ Tno Officers and i S'WfMl Brethren ot Court ■< W3B&&aiffl& "City of Auck'and," g | I <E£2S**- aSEe32»' No Jjg^ are reapect ! felly invited to attend tho funeral of tho | lato wife of Bro Hksby Pearce. 3 'i The funeral will leave tho residence ; of Bro Pearoo, Manukau Road, Parnell, I at 3 p.m. to morrow, tha 19th mat, I iJombors of other Courts arc also in- I vitod to attend. I T. W. ALLEN, ! C.R. Volunteer .Notices. IVTEW ZEALAND REGIMENT J3| ARTILLERY-A. BATTERY. Tho Baitory -will Parado TO-MORROW (Weducaday), at 7.30 p.m. Uniform—Undress-, with anno aud accoutrements; also, on THURS DAY, 20th mat for Inspection by Col. Pearce. Uniform—Full Dress, with anna and accoutre- H. Q. PAYNE. Captain. Tenaers. "VTEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. foxton-naw plymouth railway. wainqongoro contract. Length About 4 Miles 34 Chains. Public Works Offloa, Wellington, 30th April, 1889. Written.Tenders will bereceived at thißOfllco up to Noon on FRIDAY, tho 2Sth May, 1880, for the above contract. They must be addressed to the lion, the Minister for Publio Works, Wol- i lipgton. and markod ouMde, " Tender for Wal- Egongoro iContiaot." Plans and epociflcaUons uiarba SGBn at tho Pubic Work* Offices, Auck land, Thames. New Plymouth, Wanganui, Wel lington, Cbri»tehurch and Duncdin. Telegraphic tender*, similarly addressed and marked, will be received it presented at any Telesraph Office by Noon of tho sauaedato, provided thatwritten tenders in duo form are lodged at any of the above-named Offloea by tho game hour, and ao conifaniud. by a cheque on boojo bank in tho town wheio tho tend»r la lodged, such cheque to be specially markod by a banker as good for twenty-one days, and to be in favour of the Receiver-Generals Deposit Account only, and not to bearer or order. Tho lowest or any tender will not neceß3arily be accepted. By command. JOHN BLA.CKETT, EnKlnetr-in-CharKe. North Island. fp O BUILDERS. Tenders will be received until Noon of SATURDAY, Slay 20th, for t!ie Erection and Completion of St. David's Church, Symonds- EDWARD BARTLEY, Architect. m O BUILDERS, ""•renders will bo recoived np to noon on SATUa day, the 22nd instant, for the Erection of a Family Residence, near City Koad. Plans, &c, at our offices. EDW. MAHONEY & SON, Architects. TO BUILDERS. Tenders will be received tmtil i p.m. on | FRIDAY, the 21st icstant, for tho Krection of a Villa Residence in Pa«et-ir reet. Plans.&c.aVmy offica, No. 10, Soulh Britiiih Chambers. EDMUND BOLL, Architect. TO BUILDERS. Tenders will be received nntil MONDAST, at noon, the 21th instant, I'or the Erection of a Residence, Upper Queen-3treet. Plans, &C, at ; my office, No. 10, South Btitiuh Chambers. EDMUND BELL, Architect. TO BUILDERS. Tenders will be rec-iv»d until SATURDAY, at neon, the 22nd instant, for Alterations to thop at Onehung*. Plans, &c, at my office, No. 10, South British Chambers. EDMUND BELT., Architect. LENDERS wanted up to FRIDAY, 21st _a instant, for Lease of Bowling Saloon.—For condition* and all particulars, apply to. Mr Co3iwr, at the American Bowling saloon (oppo site the Thistle Hotel), Quccn-atreet. Highest or auy tendor not neoseaaiily accepicd. mENDSRS for the Erection of Cottage JL and Stable in Newton will bo recelTed until nooa of WEDNESDAY, the 26th instant, by C. Williamson, Estate Agent, Vulcan Lane. Meetings. A UCKLAND UNITED'LABOURERS ii MUTUAL AID SOCIiCTY. ' The Monthly Meeting of the aboro Society will be hojd in the Sohool-room. Temperance Hall, Albort-Btrect, TO-MORROW (Wednesday), the 19th May, at 7.80 p.m. ' ic.i JAMES MADIOAN, Secretary. AUCKLAND INSTITUTE^ Tho Third of a Oonrsa of Popnlar Lectures , will he delivered in tho SlnßOUm Building* on THURSDAY EVBNING noxt,tho 20th inst, by; : . E. jJ. Mackechnle, Ksq. Subject: " Edg*r Allan Poo, a Study la Morbid Psycholony." i Doorg opon at 7-30 p.m. Lecture to commence i at a quarter to eight - .... ..^r > T. F. CHSESEMAN, at i Secretary.. _...- Board snd Residence. TTACANCY, for Single Gentleman.— : V jars Bumli'y, Wellington street, Close to Browning's Store. ■ PRIVATE BOAUD AND RESl- DENCE.—Vacancies for two Rontlemen.— . Mrs Edwards, top St. George's Bay Hoad, . Ptracll. ' \%T ATERLOO HOUSE. Waterloo Quadrant, Auckland. Board and ■ Residence, by tho Day, Week or Month. Oppo . site Government House and within flve minutea . walk of the wharves. £ nOV BKKOK BROW*!* E HOTJCL \X HOBSON-STREET"1 Board and Lodging. 20s per week (auiele room) _25a ■ Auctions. s _ THURSDAY, MAY 20. ;" CONTINUATION UNRESERVEDSALE i. Z~ Retail Stock of General Drapery Fancy Gooda, Berlin WOOI3 Workboxcs, Desks, Fans Haberdashery, Trimmings '■ &c &c, &o. y A. G. GRANT s i-i een instructed to sell bj' auction, '1 on Thursday next, at 11 o'clock, BALANCE OF RETAIL STOCK. I- Also. 3. 1 cafe Prints a- 1 case Underclothing and Skirts 1 case Berlin Wool, assorted 1 bale 10-1 Austrian Rugs 1 cewo 64 Bluo Serges 1 case C i Mhcofl. Serges 1 caso 6-1 Coatings _ 1 oiao Fancy Tweeds i. ~~—~~ JT. The casefl Booda will be tho flrat lots ollered. Without kesekve. fy Terms at Kale. . sd J- THURSDAY, MAY 20. sr EARTHENWARE AND FANOY J GOODS. - W. DOW DEN HAS received instructions from Mr Merritt tosollby auction, on his premises, "~ No. 53. Victoria-street, at 11 o'clock, on Thursday IV next, 20th Instant, m" THE REMAINDER OF HIS BTOCK IN cr TRADE, consisting of {l Kavthonwaro 1,3, Glassware Toys and Fancy Goods . Stove, Shop Fittings, &.C., &C. ng Dg [Continued.on Fourth- Page.]