SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

TOTT 'WATl.rttrhinKTenlnt?' :lo'ie . n „ n Hill WATER tTHytuamx- Morning, 10.39 SUNSET. -Tt!_ __v_r__Ds!, 4.57 SUNKIriE.-To-Morrow Morning, 7-13 MOON'S AGE.-Laat Quarter, 18th, 5.12 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

TODAY. Albion, b a. Webster, from Sydney lona, 5.3.. Stephenson, from Russell Stella, s.a, Fairchfld, from the South

DEPARTURES.

TO-DAY. * London—Halclone, Bhip,_arly San Franolsco-Zealandia, P. M. s.s., 19th Sydney—Albion, Friday; Australia, P.M. 5.9„ 25th Taranaki and South—Hawea, Tuesday Melbourne, vift South-Arawata, Thursday Russell—lona. Mondays __ TauranKa-WelUngton, Tuesday and Thursday Whangarel and Afangapai—Argyle, Tuesday

and Friday Mangawai-Fingal, Thursday Meroury Bay—Fingal, Monday

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Australia, P.M. s.s., from San Francisco, 25th Zealandia, P.M. 5.8., from Sydney, 19th Inconstant, H.M.S. frigate, 6780,16 Runs, Rear- Admiral Right Hon. Earl of ClanwlUiam,

from Melbourno Carysfort, H.M.S. corvette, 2383,11 gnns, Capt. Henry F. Stephenson, C.8., Irom Melbourne Tourmaline, H.M.S. corvette, 2120. 12 guns,* Capt. Robert P. Dennistoun, from Melboarne Bacchante. H.M.S. corvette, _!30,16guna, Right i Hon. Charles T. M. D. Scott, from Melbourno Cleopatra, H.M.S. oorvetta, 2383. 14 guns, Capt. Frances Durrant, from Melbonrne I Rakaia. ship (W.&L.N.), from London; soiled

May 12 Ashmore. ship (Q.S.J.R.), from London ; sailed April 29 "Waikato, ship (M.P.K.V.), from London; loading

April 5 Hermione, Bhip (W.T.R.D), from London; to sail June 2S Flrih of Toy, ship, from London: loading Loch Creo, ship, from London; loading Orient, barque (R.C.J.N.), from New York; Famenoth, ship (P.S.F.J.), from London . sailed February 11 ' ■ ■' >: ■ Donkeld. barque (Q,W.N.V.), from London; to sail March 31 Rapido. barquo (P.G.R.L), from Adelaide ■ C. A. Littlelleld, barque, from New York Mary Blair, barquo (W.M. V.R.), from .Mauritius Camllle, brig, from Now York; sailed April 2 Seagull, brl.^antlno, from Lyttelton ■-.-.., Oamaru, brigautino, from Dunedin Ooeolo, brigintine, from New York Borealls, brigantine, from Lyttelton Lapwing, brigantine, Irom Dunedin Winifred, sohooner, from Now Hebrldos Taviuni, aohooner, from the Islands Belle Brandon, schooner, from Samoa Norval, schooner, from Nonmoa Transit, schooner, from Rarotonga... . '.Al Christine, sohooner, from Dunodin Mazeppa, schooner, from the Islands Agnes Donald, schooner, from Rarotonga

IMPORTS.

Per Island LUy-fSOsAcka"seed wheat, 50 Bicks potatoes.—W. J. Hurst and Co.

Per Look Out-3 barrela and 20 drums neat_ foot oil, 30 tona Bell's boneflour, 50 tons Bell's Jlnch bonedust.—W. J. Hurst and Co.

_The brigantine Ada.C. Owen. ; waa loading at Whangaroi yesterday.

i schoonor Cutty-Sarlrarrivedat Lyttelton, from thia port, yesterday. We*fln'd that tho Haielonols very little larger than the Margaret Galbralth. The regiatored tonnage of the Halclone ia 813 tona, and the Margaret Galbralth, 811 tons. The Halcionehaa exceptionally high tides; the Margaret Gal- Draith had not, when she was docked,

The s.s. lona. from Russell and Northern ports this forenoon, brought 317 sacks gum and tho following passengers :-Mesars Lewis, Hick son, Hogan, Christie, Cooper, and Hoag. '

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

'"''■'■■' DEPARTURES.' Rowena, s,s„ Araodeo, foir Hoklanga

The s.b. Lalla Roohk left Waltara at 10 o olook last night, and may be expected to arrive about the samo hour to night. She returns thither about 2 p.m. on Monday.

Tho s.a. Rowena left' for Hoklanga at 1.50. p.m. yesterday, with 12 matsi sugar, 18 cases spirits, 251 pieoes timber, 2,000 brioks, 5 caeca billiard table, 19 pile shoes, 75 sheets iron, "50 bogs flour. 10 kegs paint, 7 oases ale, „2 sacks oata, 2 drays, 179 paokagea sundry merchandise*,' and the following passengers :—Messrs Barry. Mulr, Wyatt, Cleaver, anilCherston. .;The s.s. Oreti wa9 expected to leave at three oolook this afternoon for Waltara, She pro ceeds to Wellington and way ports on Wednes day (next) at 3 p,m

PORT OF WHANGAROA SHIPPING.

- ■ arri,v,alß. July 8: Totara, scow. MoDonald. irom Mongonui, in ballast...lo: Linda Weber! brlganttoo. Bell, from Auckland, in ballast.' 13: FaJ? r KeH ketoh ' Williams, from Aucsjand, with general cargo. , .Departures. July ll: Reliance,' ketoh, Lawson, for Auokl-nd' with 51,000 feet aawn timber i°^:^°7,- oD"P ald, for Russell, with 5.006 feet sawn timber, 5 casks beof; and shipg^ar. „.VT.^^nlS•- b^J«antin,'■ Watson,, for Sydney, with 105 000 feet sawn timber.... 7,. iMT Vessels loading: Helena, bri«antinSrwlth H* baulk^and aawn timber, for Adelaide; Ti^S-"^ 0156?. brigantine, with baulk and sawn umber, for Napier; Fanny Kelly, ketoh; with sawn timber, for, Auokland. - *■"-'

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

rnif_.!*_, '_ WELUNQTO-I.thlsady.' The Bowen, from Foochow via Auokland, arrived this morning. -.-.-;' ■<

_:,_,. _ " Lytteltow, yesterday. Sailed i r Arawata, s.s., for Wellington. ....:,,, «—i 1 ._, _ • Melhoubne, July 15. Arrived, this afternoon: The Union Com pany a steamship Hotomahaha, from the Bluff. . ' Russeix, this day. ' MISHAP.TO THE ONWARD; : Sailed to-day i Chriattoa,-Orwell, Julia Price, Mariner, and Onward. The Onward, through tho light wind and fresh, missed Btays,.and to attempting to- wear tho ship drifted ou to Observatory Isjand. The whaler Espeoulador and collier a despatched their boats, and towed her off wltHbut damage. .'" ~...'*- r .i -i-

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

July 16.1881.1

Theatre Royal-Cardan Dramatic Company. " Never to Late to Mend," 8 p.m. y, .'-;. ■: : - Albert Hall—Profesßor Weston's Temple of Mjßßtery,Bn.m." . x : - D6vbtibnal,7.3(jp.m, ,': : •'*

COMMERCIAL.

' "+ A. t-i-i''■■' ' ■ "' . Mi?>'.','o." -■■ 7-:ri>r" B.Tai^NO. STAH Offlce; F!Siituraay.. _ Mr : b. Arthur, rpporta of. weekly sale ajff followa:—Fowls, Is Id to 2s 93. each J Spanish; 2s Id to 6b 6d; turkeys, 2a 9d- to 6a; :geeae. 3a 3d to _s Od;.dressed turkeys. 2s Ud to 3a; piga, 6s 6d' to'7s; potatoeis, 3a to 4s; new potatoes, Id*lb1;' tnrnipa, Is Id to Is lid; mangolds, 2?;; "pumpkins, 2s 3d; carrots,-2a 3d to 2o 9a.; onions, Jd to ljd; wheat, 3s 6d; oata, 2s 8d to 3a; flour, £9 to £12 10_ ; oatmeal, lid; bran, 6s (5d per sack; chaff, i 8 __^^%ffi^__-_3- %H>__l^4^t!CW*'' butten^dto'Sd'; bacon, 2d to 8d; apples, 2J t053; oranges. 9_[percaße'; pehnUts;i2di;.bali4Uali.:2di beef, Utt to 2d;,soap, '16s; sugafc, 3f t»*4fa im_ii tea, 22a to 21s;, tam,,6a 6d;.salmon' (21b5),.-l_B*' saft, 6s: c-_alea,W.A;~J. lfiuefl eili •i<r_:T~o_-i Carbines and Taylor, held thetfc usual* sale of poultry.'prod'uoe, i 0... which was well attended..*Poultryt'EOwls.'ia to'3a6d'; ducks,, 3st 3d; geese, ia 6d; n pl(?s,' 8s GSS ■ Prult* '.. F.CI apples, 7a .to 10a; lemona. Is per doz; - peanuta,J lj_u'.', The fruit trees, ahraba, plants,l &o..*;v.erei all 'sold;' "Produoa.:,H»ma and baooni'3d toßd per lb; ohoese, 3d to.sd;. salt beet ljd ; onions,- Jdto'ljd ; potatoes, £2103 to'£3.loß; carrots'. 3s" 6d per owt; butter, 5d to lid per lb ; pumpkins, 3_Gdto33 9d: honey, id; oats, -_s 61 to 3s; maize, IS to _a 3d; bran, £5.105; pollard, ££. flour, £8 to £12; oatmeal, £12; fowl wheat; 3a per: baahsl; barley; Id per lb ; tea, in half-cheats. Is _d to 2a 2d ; boxes, 16s to 2'la;sußar, 3Jd to i_&; candles, BJd; soap, Ba,6d per box ; paint, 23s per cwt'fker'oseno, 2sper gallon.: .',', ■-.;. ■-. -'r. _

Mail Notice.

Mails will Close as Under.—

Monday, 18th instant.

For Waltara. Sec, per Lalla Rookh, at 11 a.m. For Coromandel, per Coromandel, at 11.30 a.m. For Whltiangi, per Fingal, at 3 p.m. For Ruaaell, Kawakawa, Wangaroa, and

Mongonui, per lona, at i p.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 1.30 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m.

Tuesday, 19th instant. For Walwera, Kawau, Omaha, and Matakana,

per Rose Caaey, at 10 a.m. For Taranaki and Southarn ports, per Hawea,

-, at 11 a.m. Per b.b. Zealandia, oa follows :— For Sandwich Islands, United States of Americo, Canada, British Columbia, Centra! and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 1 p.m. Late letters bearing an extra fee ot sixpence, to addition to the postage, will be received by the Mail Agent on board the steamer up to the time of sailing. Thia mall whT ba due in London on Tueeday, AUKUBt 30th, 1881. For Russell, Kawakawa, and Australian Colonies, per Arawata, at 3 p.m, Friday, 22nd instant. For Chatham Islands, per Island lily, at 11 o.m. ' S. B. BI3S, Chief Postmaster. Chief Poet-office. Auckland.

Birth.

RATCLIPFE.—At Whangaroa North, on the 6th July, the wife of A. P. Ratcllffe, Esq., of Her Majesty's Customs, ot twins-sons.

Marriage.

FOUNrATN-LISTBR.-On the 13th Instant, at £ St. Paul's Church, by the Vicar, the Rev. C. M. Nelson, M.A.. Harry, youngest son of the late Thomas Abbot Fountain, Esq., of Hert ford, Herts, England, to Lois Berths, second daughter of John Lister, ___~ of Retford, Nottinghamshire, England.

Death.

ANDERSON.—On July loth, at the residence of Mr. W. Hanßon, Alfred Thomas William, only son of Mr. Thomas Anderson, of'Tawhlti, Coromandel, aged 9 months. MILLER.—On July 16th, at.-her residence, Grafton Road, Bridget, the beloved wife of George Miller, aged i 9 years. The funeral will leave her late residence on Monday, at half-past three o'olook. Frienda please accept this invitation. . .'. ; SCOTT.—On the 16th July, at her son's resi dence, CNell-street, Ponsonby, Margaret Scott, aged 88 years. The faneral will leave her son's residence (Josaph Soott), O'Neil-streat, at half-past 3 p.m. on Monday. Friends will please accept thia Invitation. VOSPER.-On July 16th, at North: Shore. Edward, infant son of Samuel and Lucy E. Vojper, aged i months. • The funeral will take place on Sunday, 17th- Instant, at 3 o'clook. . ; WATTS.-On the Hth instant, Julia, wife of Mr. Henry Watts, of Nelson-Btreet, aged 36 years; The funeral will leave her late residence to-morrow (Sunday), at half-past 2.0'0100k. : Friends will kindly aocept thia intimation. WHEELER.—On the 18th instant, Mary Ann, ; eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James * Wheeler, aged 15 years and 9 months. •' The funeral will leave the residence of her parents, Gundry-atreet, Newton, to-morrow (Sunday), at a quarter-paat 3. o'olock. Friends will kindly accept thia intimation.

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

SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1881.

For the cause that lacks assistance, "For the wrong that needs resistance.] For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do.

Land tenure is the paramount social and political question of the day. It is engaging the best talents of European political econo mists and statesmen, and has become the "burning" national problem in Great Britain.... Russia, though backward in i civilization, is the scene of a great land reform. The Czar signalized his rule by the issue, of a ukase ordering the < expro priation,: of many large land-holders; to make way tor peasant proprietors. The colonies are; all more or less occupied with land and settlement bills. In Canada and the United States a solution has been found in the openiDg of their vast territories to the system of " Free grants." Victoria, restricted in area, seeks relief in a " burst ing-up " tax ; and this colony though it has not yet felt the pinch, seeks to guard against the evils'which it sees elsewhere; and the contribution of the Government to the cause during the present session is the bill abolishing the law of entail.. All these movements, arising concurrently in countries wide apart- and having few things in common, prove that land mo nopoly, widespread though it has become, is. at., variance— utterly and irreconcilably r-withthe great wants of humanity. Yet it1- niay! be said that the fundamental principleiof modernisociety consists of the, ideaij7 or 7 group of ideas, that encircle' private property, whioh generally may be defined :as an' exclusive right to the enjoy m'eht'of duels own, whateverthat may happen tO'ber. Although this idea seems universal1 am'ohg 'civilized,nations at the present timO,: it is by ho.means go.ancient as.is generallyi supposed;-.7_lt7*:.can. be i-shown ;'that, at'^niino '■>!• 'veryJ 'diats.nt- '■■ period, ! the• .deaZof private' property1 was scarcely un derstood. Possessions were family or tribal possessions,* and the idea of private-pro perty, in land especially, is historically of modern growth.'.The Feudal system of tenure which so largely prevailed, gave no absolute private ownership, the earlier idea of- the land-being tribal or family, as we* see it among the Maories and other prim itive races. Property was first transferred to the State, or nominally to the head of the State. Even in England, up to a com paratively recent period, a large portion of the soil of the country was cultivated in common. About the end of the last century, -80 parishes in Northampton, were thus cultivated, 100 in Oxford, 50,000 acres in Warwickshire, half the county of Berk shire, more than half of Wiltshire, and 130,000 acres in Huntingdonshire, and so on throughout England; These were' com mon arable, common meadows, and pasture! land, over which the inhabitants of the parish exercised rights in common. 3'hese.are definite traces, now nearly all xtinct, of the tenure which used to be the rule in England. ' No one would- now Advocate a return to a system of cultivation in common, and it is mentioned here by way' of illustration that the idea of absolute property in land is not a very old one;-:. -'*■•■ .'-*.*. ; ' '■ -:- '.■.■ '.-..

jlt would require too much of our space to trace the origin and rise of this concep tion, but we may say that it was largely fostered and extended by a legal fiction, emanating from Westminster Hall, and which rah concurrent with the development of the idea of Kingly power, at least that idea whichishistorieallystyled the "Divine right of Kings." The fiction was an as sumption that the Lord of the Manor origi nally held territorial rights over the whole of the waste, and when disputes drose between the Lord and the Commoners, the King's Judges usually decided in favour of the Lord. This system commenced alter the extinction of the Court Raron. Under such a rule of law as this the Lords of the Manor rapidly acquired as independent property, i.e., individual property, what bad been from time immemorial Common land. It is calculated that during the last 100 years more than 2,000,000 acres have thus by legal rule been filched from the (pOminon 'estate. It was from these so far independent Commoners that our English House of Commbns derives its name. The following quotation, from Sir Henry Maine's «? Village Communities," serves to throw some light on the origin ot private property in land. " The encroach ments of the Lord were in proportion to the want of certainty in the rights of the community. Into tho grass lands he in truded more than into the arable laud, into the waste much more than into either. Ji »7Z. Feudalization introduced inequality of rights over land, and the idea of private property in land is due to the position which the Lord occupied through the same causes. He became powerful enough.in his own township to sever his own plot of land from jhe'.: arid if he 'thought fit enclosed-it,

and thus to break up or enfeeble that system of cultivationin common under rules of obligatory custom which depended mainly on the concurrence of all the villagers. Our absolute form of property in land is derived or descended from the proprietorship of the lord in the domain, which he tilled when it was close to his castle or manse house, by his own depen dents under his own eye."

This system of enclosure and something analogous to it has gone on, large estates devouring or absorbing small ones, until at the present time 4,500 persons own a3 individual hereditary property, and in most instances entailed, more than one half of England and Wales, viz., 17,498,000 acres. In Scotland 12 persons own one-fourth of the soil, about 4J million of acres; nine-tenths of all Scotland is the private property of 1,700 persons ; and 744 persons own more than one half of Ireland. In Scotland one nobleman owns 1,326,000; acres, besides about 40,000 acres in Eng-: land. The idea of ownership of property,, in common or individually, is almost* an instinct in the human breast, Itsj absence or impossibility is incompatible: with freedom or independence. A] nation with seven-eights of its popula-( tion living from hand to mouth, shut; out from almost any possibility of acquiring property, is a unique phenomenon, reserved, for these latter days, and to be witnessed, in Great Britian and Ireland.

It may likewise be shewn that the con ditions created by thia state of things will \ act as an effectual bar to the realisation of those beneficent results which some people expect from a national system of education. Many eminent writers even look with grave apprehension to the effects of education upon a population deeply sunk in a poverty through which there .is not a glimmering hope of any- improvement in their social condition. But this subject of the relation of land tenure to national education in England, is one which (in order not to extend this article te undue length) we shall touch upon on a future oc casion. It may be remarked, however, that in a country like New Zealand, where land is cheap and easily procurable by any one who is really anxious to acquire it, the correlation existing between these two great questions in older states is alto gether absent. But a consideration of it will enable us to better understand the forces that are at work in the mother coun. try which have almost produced insurrec tion in Ireland and contain the germs of re. volution in England. Here, it should be the laudable resolution of every man, whatever his statiou in life, to acquire a piece of countfy land to be occupied at some future time by some of his children. It is an ambition that is easily attainable and productive not only of benefit to the owner but also to the country. After all, the set tlement of this great question in the colo nies.must depend upon the growth of sound ideas on the subject among tbe people.

An interesting account of a kangaroo hunt, in whioh the two young Princes took part, in South Australia, appears on the fourth page of to-night's issue. Also, an amusing story entitled, " Teaching Him His Business," letters on ; " Law Practi tioners' Act," and other matter.

Yesterday afternoon seventy-five prize books were awarded to scholars in City West Nos. 1 and 2 Public Schools, by Mr J. L. Cox, on behalf of the Aucklaud Scrip ture Gift Association.

. Sergeant Gamble made another trip of in spection last Saturday afternoon and dis covered a number of young women working on the premitca of a Queen-street tailor. Further prosecutions under the Employment of Females Act are consequently pending.

A man named John Pepper,who has late ly come down from the country, was seized with a fit shortly after noon to-day in front ot the Auckland Hotel. The constable on the beat, finding the man to be very weak, procured a cab and had'him conveyed in it to the Hospital.

A sailor ot the Orient named James Smith'is undergoing treatment at the Hos pital for an injury to his ancle sustained on board the vessel about six weeks ago. While he was engaged in his customary duties, a heavy spar rolled over his foot, and the small bone of the ancle was broken. He paid no attention to the injury for Borne time, but on his arrival here the pain of the hurt was so great that he was compelled; to seek relief at.the Hospital. '. ',7.

"Pinafore " was performed in the Devon port Hall last night to a crowded house. The performers were applauded to the echo; " Les Cloches de Corneville " has been inactive rehearsal for a considerable time past, and on Saturday next will be produced in the Lome Street Hall in* a very effective m*u_ier. -A loop; and auccesa tjiL.'f run is anticipatedfor.it. ' ' ~

. We are requested to state that Samuel Keys, charged with diminishing a number of half-crowns, was not a member of the Working Men's. Club, as stated .at;the Police Court yesterday by accused's counsel, but was some time ago employed at the Club as a servant until he was dismissed. Nor is Mr Koth, his bail, a member of the Club. The man charged in conjunction with Keys, is by trade an electro-plater and gilder.

-..The weekly meeting of the French Club takes place this evening, in the club-room *V.M.C.A. .building. There are a number of candidates to be ballottedfor, after which a short..lecture entitled " Rdsumd . sur l'histoire de la Baetile," will be delivered by Mr Albin Villeval, while choice readings ■will be contributed byi several, other mem-, bers. The library has been increasing so largely of late that the present bookcaso is ndw tbo small to contain all the volumes, and a larger one is therefore about to be put up. s ■.' -i .:...."..

The men and youths who have been accustomed to find ou the projecting masonry;underneath the lower windows of McArthurand Co.'s premises a convenient sitting place on fine nights are about to be' dispossessed. No more will they be able to indulge the dolce for niente.in that shady quarter while impudently quizzing * the passers-by, and blowing their tobacco fumes far and'near! Men were at work to-day erecting neatly-painted iron railings under the windows, and henceforth the hoodlum element will.* have to A betake itself else/! where. fl 'J 1 0 fl

* Aph. little'boy, David Livingstone, aged six years, witb had'his leg .broken at •« One hunga- last Saturday week, is doing very well St the; Hospital. It'was rfesred from the: serious nature of the injury, and'the bleeding that had' followed the-accident, that the leg would -have to be amputated, but fortunately this operation was rendered unnecessary by the successful setting of the bone. The yonngster bears up remarkably well. : There is another -Onehunga boy named* John Cornelly, aged ,11, years, in the Hospital suffering from a peculiar abscess in theneck..:.. ' .'. ' ■

* Mr Smith announces an exhibition of his Grand Panorawa of the World on Monday, at the Otahuhn Hall.

* The very unsettled state of the weather last evening had a serious effect upon Professor Weston's audience at the Albert Hall. The prospect of making moneywas slight, i but nevertheless he went through the advertised performance and created some little amusement. A matin de performance was rgiven this afternoon, which was well attended >by school children and others. Tho " Punch and Judy show," and other tricks less interesting' to older persons pro vided a fund of amusement, and. caused fre quent bursts of laughter. This, evening the illusionist hopes to have a crowded house, when; he.will perform the "Double-hand cuff mystery," exhibit his trained dogs and several other new and amusing features. . .

IMr Worthington gave the second of his course of lectures last evening in the Wel lesley-street East school, on "Fragments of Ropian History." Tho boys' room, where the lecture was given, was well-filled by scholars, teachers, and friends. In his opening remarks, Mr -Worthington ex plained that the purpose'of his lectures on the.chief events of historic Rome was to stimulate young persons to enter upon a study of history for themselves. The lec ture of last evening dealt with the strug gles ot the patricians and plebians, when Rome was really becoming a great nation; :7 The original Romans- had a high^bpinion of themselves, a'n'ji looked' upon the plebes with a kind of contempt which was not acall palatable to the bees of that busy bivei' hence ill-feeling' arose, as is quite natural in human nature.' Those* who do the real hard work of the world object to ■being.slighted by,'th'e upper crust. At length'the plebes said, "we will leave you to .yourselves," and: they did leave the city, as history. tells us, and disastrous conse quences ..followed. -As the lecturer pro ceeded in his I sketches of the notable or leading events of Rome, he made compari son between those events, and the events of New Zealand, bringing out a lesson or happy thought, which enhanced the value of his discourse. Mr Worthington also sketched the characters of Coriolanus, Cm cinhatus,; Camillas, and others, also the beautiful Virginius, characters which have been pictured by Shakespeare and Maeaulay. Numerous laughable traditions of Borne were introduced which made the boys laugh, pspecially the-fable of Menenius Agiippa, about the members of the body conspiring against the bejly, and the memor able story of the cackling geese which saved the city. The lecture evidently gave mucji satisfaction,, andjyus pleasant throughout, •-.uoolflu iiani/o'J 'i.i'.t ,_oj'.Ki-i-uoO Ho:

The Police want owners for a plucked fowl, stolen yesterday.

connected with the artillery, Victoria, No. 3, and Hobscn Companies are requested to notice advertisements warning them to attend monthly inspection on Tuesday evening next.

' The Canterbury Law Society have passed a resolution expressing regret that Sir George Grey should have .attributed party feeling to the judges, a charge which the society say is not warranted by any .facts that have come to their knowledge.

The steamer Anne Milbank, which went ashore at Whangarei some time ago, and which was subsequently raised and repaired, proceeded down the harbour this afternoon on a trial trip,

The Kaeo Loyal Orange Lodge assem bled on Sunday last for divine service, and Mr Hare, senr,, preached. On Tues day evening a soirde and entertainment took place, whioh was fully attended, and a pleasant evening was passed. The weather being fine, friends from Whangaroa availed themselves of the opportunity afforded them of a social evening.

The Kaipara railway will be opened through, to Helensville on Monday, trains leaving Auckland at 7 a.m. and 4.30 p.m., and Helensville at 5.55 a.m., 4,30 p.m., and 5.12 p.m. These will he the regular times of running. A slight alteraeion has been made in the time of arrival of the Waikato train, which reaches Auckland about ten minutes.later than before.

The passion for "Pinafore "has infected even our infantile population. This morn ing an assemblage of "little kinchins," the eldest of whom could not have been more than 7or 8 years of age, were engaged in Waterloo Quadrant in an alfresco perfor mance of such selections as "Dear ;Little Buttercup," "Never mind the||Why and Wherefore," " Over the Bright Blue Sea," etc. They sang remarkably well for their years, Mr Waldie, who was injured some time ago by falling down the stairs of Mr Ewington's office, has so far recovered that he was able to leave the Hoipital. All the bruises and cuts sustained on that occasion have healed, but singularly enough Mr Waldie has lost the use of his right eye. The muscles of the eyelid appear to be paralysed, and consequently the natural action is gone. If the lid be raised with the finger, then Mr Waldie can see equally well with one eye as with the other. This loss will, it is expected, be only temporary.

To the, Editor: Sir,—Will you kindly allow me space in your columns to convey the respectful thanks of the members of the Socidte Littdraire Frangnise to the anony mous donor of fifteen volumes, of French Standard books, including works of Pascal, Bdranger, Alfred de Musset, Latnartine, Victor Hugo, Sainte—Beuve, etc. It is a par.tof the Secretary's duties to transmit the cordial thanks of the Society to all donors of books, and as 1 have not the pleasure of knowing the name of the giver of these valuable volumes, I hope you will grant'me leave to discharge my official duty through the medium of your widely-read journal.—l am, etc,.Ht- S. Ferdinand Peltzer, Hon. Sec., S. L, F. . ..-. ',

The .ups and downs of Colonial, life i are singular. . Two ladies met at the door of a church not a thousand miles from Master ton after service the other evening. The usual civilities and greetings having been exchanged, the younger lady, who possessed an affluent exterior, wound up by inviting her senior to pay her a visit. "I shall be only too glad," said the other, "when the weather is fine." "Oh, never mind the weather," was the reply, "mention when you'll come, and I'll get the buggy and drive you over." Then after a pause she added, "You look surprised; surely you havn't forgotten me V "My memory is not bo good as it was," replied the other, " Why," said her finely dressed acquaint ance, "We came out in the same ship to gether—you as mistress,! as nurse and ser vant." The freaks of fortune had almost reversed positions.

Muddles in law matters are not confined to New Zealand/ The High Court of Justiciary at Edinburgh has recently given a proof of it, which quite parallels the end: ing of the charge of perjury, before the' supreme Court at the present Criminal Sessions. A prisoner was convicted of per jury on December 24th latt. The clerk in making the entry ; called it the-23rd, and on finding out the mistake he had, made altered it to the 24th • and) in the opinion of the High Court Of Ju.ticary of Scotland, the faot of n perjurorafter a-soldmn trial, being found guilty of the crime charged against, is rendered mill'and void by a clerk having changed a figure of three into four; and the convicted perjurer is, no doubt,- to hioown great surprioe,' let loose; It might be interesting to the Justicary if they could hear the convict's candid opinion of their decision.

I We. have received the following letter from Captain Watson posted in Wangaroa: Sir, —I notice.it reported in the local press that "OnSaturday afternoon a rathsrsensational took place on the Railway Wharf. Captain Watson, of the brigantine Aurora, was having an altercation with a sailor touching a question of wages, when the latter suddenly dealt him a smart blow iv the face," I wish to state that he did •not deal him a smart blow in the face, but jcame up behind his back like a coward and pushed him off the wharf, and.then ran away. The report also saya: " Narrowly missing the gunwale -of the Customs'1 boat in the descent," I would remark that the Customs' boat was; not near the place at the "time,- but ..his own boat was, on' which he got aboard. It will be seen by the above that Coxswain Joseph Beal did not rescue Captain Watson,—Yours, &c, W. R. Watson. ......; nt

jTo the Editor: Sir,—lt is now twelve months since the, present Grafton.Road Board, on entering office, said that the work which should engage their first and immediate attention Would be tho forma tion and: making of Burleigh-street. How has that promise been fulfilled? By calling for tenders now, when the street is simply, impassible, for works which should have been begun' a year, ago ?A. And was it absolutely necessary that the rates of the district should be "spent in beautifying Graf ton-road, '■'■ '•• and* taaking footpaths where not a house is in-existence, while the Channels on the,. main, road of the district are three feet deep by the* Same "width;'* ahd: 'where, J the cornets of. Eden . Place; land Jail Rood, it is an every day occurrence to have to dig a dray out of these pits with pick and shovel? And how does the dressed kerb-work ih -'Hospital Boad look'beside that fever-breeding spot,* tHe junction of., Edep Place and , Jail : Boad, where the water' has lain these past, three or four ..weeks in sufficient quantity to cover a horsY and dray? Should lever become epidemic' in'tbe locality, or should some child get drowned in the plague-hole, will the Board be' able to hold themselves guiltless? Ate hot health and life as precious to labouring men and their families as to the inhabitants of Grafton and Hospital Bonds who' move a little higher in the social scale? These are questions.l would ask the Board to take into consideration.—l am, yours&c, W.K. 7;, „.- V ~-•. 7,7*

j .The story comes from Gordon, in Victoria and is a piece with one recently chronicled within our own borders.' All the surroun dings of the present case stamp it as one of a peculiarly distressing nature, This girl, the daughter of a small farmer—-one* of that respectable class which forms the hope and mainstay, of country life in these colonies —has re-enacted the sufferer's threadbare part in the too familiar drama of human .nature, and of girlish trust betrayed. The old; old story is common enough.* When the misery of her position fully revealed itself, she had recourse to the only apparent outlet from the toils in which by-lier frality she had been encompassed— matricide and attempted self-murder. Her end was only half gained. Arrested as the murderess of her child, the next scene of this sad eventful tale is laid in tbe prison cell. There she now lies, resolutely, and with mistaken heroism, refusing to divulge the name of the author of all this woe and crime, " Enough misery has been caused in one family," is her pathetic explanation of her reticence, " without extending it to another." And how an illustration ofthe mental state of the unfortunate girl's mo. is lent by the latest details of this pitiful story, • Overcome ■by her sense of her daughters position, and the reflection that sense entailed, she, too, in her blind despair, has sought to lose conscioueness of her misery in death. Happily, or, perhaps, unhappily for herself, this design was frus-* trated.1 This is truly a sad rpcital, One other wb remember like it, but* death was kind to Valentine and hia sister in the tale of; Marguerite...' The last scene of our tragedy is yet to come. And what p, picthre of domestic .desolation does not the whole disclose.—"Sydney Mail." - . * -■'•-

The members of the Auckland Working Mei's Club will hold a grand ball on the even ing of Wednesday next, commencing at eight o'c'ock. It is likely to be a great success.

A concert will be given in the Remue'ra Girls' Schftol- on Monday evening next, In which several lady amateurs of St. Mark's oholr, together with Messrs Forth, Gradwell, Morgan, and Corbett, haye kindly consented to take part.'.The proceeds will be dpvotefi to the Bohojpbj-ary., ; ,7.-.o<mV vnunta- ;•• '

SCINTILLATIONS.

"Be brief lor it ia with words as with sun beama be more they are condensed the deepe thoy burn."—Southev.

Brought to Bey.—French troops. A Simpleton.—Twenty cwt. The three (Political) H's—Home Rule, Native Rule, Foreign Rule. Board and Residence in one.—A log hut.

Attic " Salts. "—The Greek men-of-wars men", .' ■. "* '

A "Starring Engagement."—The As tronomer-Royal's I The steamer Killarney took 2,700 tons of new teas to Melbourne.

Miss Flora Anstead is playing leading busineas with Mias Pomeroy at the Theatre Royal, Melbourne. Elder Sorenson is about to leave for the City of the Saints. The diamond drill working at the Kamo mine recently struck a spring of soda water, which spouted twenty feet into the air.

The English Actuaries report on the New Zealand Government Insurance Depart-: ment: —" Finances department: surplus £77,000, very good; recommend divide, £50,000. The results are creditable to the department." Uncle's Joke.—When may a man be said to pledge hia veracity ?—When he exclaims " a-pawn my word." Yah I—What ia the difference between a conundrum easy of guessing (not like this one) and your boy Jack ?—Well, you see, one is ap-parent, and the other a son. Canon Farrar dates the beginning of English intemperance from the time of tjueen Elizabeth. How about those tipsy Saxons and rollicking Danes ? The Canon should go a bit Farrar back. Lately the children of the Industrial Home school were given a number of words which they were required to put iuto sen tences to "see if they knew their meaning, One of those words was " gladness." One of the youngsters formed this sentence : "There was gladness in the Home when Mr Hogan came here." They had been engaged for a long time, and one evening were reading the paper together. "Look, love," he exclaimed: " only £3 for a suit of clothes 1" "Itis a wedding suit ?" she asked, looking naively at her lover, "Oh, no," he answered ;" it is a business suit." " Well, I meant busi ness," she replied. * The Rev. J. E. Clougb, a Baptist mission ary ia India, in a letter dated February 18th, at Ramapatdn says : "Last Sunday over 1,000 ca«e to camp. In the afternoon we baptised 273, on Monday. 192, and yesterday (Thursday) 177 ;• making 726 baptised since we left Ongole." ' Patient—";Theh,' according to you, doc* tor; in order to live at all, 1 must* give up all that makes life worth living ." Doctor —" I'm afraid bo —at least for a few years." Patient—" Perhaps you'd recommend me to marry ?" Doctor (a confirmed bachelor) —" Oh, no ! Come, my dear fellow, it's not quite so bad as that, you know." ■ A body has been washed ashore .at Cape Piilliser, supposed to be that of one of the sailors drowned from the Dido..-- ..•■-, ■;.:;

A. ■ Sympathetic Small Boy.—Papa : " That picture shows the story of; Prome theus and the vulture that fed on his liver. Every' day the' vulture devoured it and every night it grew for him to eat it again." Sympathetic child: " Poor, dear old vul ture I How sick he must have been of liver every day I" It.is an excellent thing when men's, reli gion makes them generous, free-hearted, and open-handed, scorning to do a thing that is paltry and sneaking.—Matthew Henry. "Beautiful eff__'»s," says a fashion journal, " are produced by the combinations of colour in the mantel-cloths, lambrequins, piano-covers, and other articles of plush drapery shown by leading dealers." .Beau tiful effects in pocket-books are also pro duced* by not buying any of these things,

A husband who lately went to execute a few little commit ions /or his wile gives it as bis experience that there are two dozen different brands of lilac sewing silk so exactly alike that no male eye can tell the difference, and a wrong choice means ruin to a new silk dress, and no pie in the house for a week.

He was about 4 years old, but he was a hopeful youth. " Papa have you done anything down town that you think I ought to whip you for if I were as big as you are ?"

"Mamma," said a little girl, "do men want to get married as much a3 women do?" " Nonsense I What aro you talking about t" " Why, mamma, the ladies who come here are always talking about getting married ; the men don't'" ;"" H . "'[''

Tliero are now, 887 churches of the Estab lished Church iv London, a gain of 15 the past year and of 110 in the past ten years. Of'thooc* 687 cUtt-cUeo, 43 have daily oora munion, 397 have surpliced choir.", 317, have free seat 3, 35 have eucharistic vestments (a decrease of one since 1875), 11 use incense, 54 altar lights, and in 234 the " eastward position " is taken.

ODDFELLOWS' SUPPER AND BALL.

Thb members of tho Loyal Good Intent Lodge of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity, celebrated the thirty-first anniversary of the societylast even ing.by a supper and ball in tke Lome-street Hall. The .lodge has now been a great many years In existence, and during that time it has been o£ considerable'benefit to'those' connected with it. It Is at the present time in a remarkably prosperous condition, having 252 members, 208 of these being married..and,46 single. The average age la 31 years, The financial statement of the lodge is sound, the value of the funds being £2,000, while it also owns I a hall and freehold property. .Thirty years ago, tbore were very few members, and tho lodge was very paor, but it Ims made steady progress and now the re verse la the case. The celebration last even ing was most successful. Excellent arrange ments had been made by the committee, con sisting of Messrs James Carter, Feuton, Holland, Homer, Akers, Cole, Harley, Gow, aadWest phai, and. everything possible was done to enhance the pleasure of the guests. Dancing' was commenoed at nine o'clock, Mr J. Cole officiating as master of oeremonlea,: and the Hobßon Band supplying the danoe music. The attendance of representatives ot both sexes was * large, and amongst those present were ofllcors of kindred institutions in regalia. According to previous arrangements, the sap per commenoed. shortly bsfore midnight, the ladies being accommodated at the first sitting, and the gentlemen subsequently. The spread which had been prepared to the order of the stewards by Mr Filmer, was an excellent one, and the committee had no reason to re gret having undertaken the oaterlng them selves. The customary toasts were dispensed with,' and'dancing was resumed at 1 a.m.,-arid continued for several .hoars later, -hero were thirtco'n round and eleven square dances on the programme. A moat enjoyable evening waa passed by the visitors, »nd the celebration was certainly one of the boat attended whioh has yet been held In connection with the lodge. Mr Cole. M.C., Mr Carl Waatphal, secretary and the BteWardi, deserve credit for thelren'deavours to make tho affair as successful as possible.

HOW A PRINCESS LIVES.

The position of the Princess of Wales is too exalted a one to permit of much social enjoyment, yet has not the splendid poten tialities of reigning royalty. The Princess, too, is peculiarly unostentatious, and evidently finds the magnificent loneliness of her position an actual trial. To be young and beautiful and idolized, and yet to be shut out from most forms of social amuse ment, can be by no means delightful.: Yet there are of course very few houses, even among those of the highest nobility, to which the Princess of Wales can go as an in vited guest And, when she does gbj an awful state hedges her around, She is pas sionately fond of dancing, yet no gentleman can ask her to dance. She it is who singles out the personage whom she desires as a partner, and, when she stands up to dance, all other dancers must sit' down. After circling around the room some half a dozen times, she pauses and sits down to rest, and then the remainder ofthe waltzers may take a turn, but as soon aa she stands up again they must stop. This solitary, Grand Lama kind of performance, cannot be very amusing to this kindly, gentle, amiable lady. She is, I am told, a most accomplished dancer, despite her slight lameness. But, of all the recreations of her lite, she most enjoys driving ih : the * park. .Ih her little victoria, with her dame de compagnie beside her, she is free to enjoy, the testimonials of affection and enthusiasm that meet her everywhere,. and no one that notes, the gracious smile and bow wherewith she re turns every salutation can doubt her delight at her own- popularity.—Ameiican paper.

KEY. J. S. NEILL'S LECTURE.

THE CONVENTIONAL AND THE REAL.

Numbers of parsons were in attendance last evening at the Young Men's Christian As sociation, for the purpose of hearing th9l.ev. J. S. Neill's lecture on the "Conventional and the Real" Frederick Larkins, Esq., occupied the chair, and the proceedings were prefacedin the usual manner by prayer J The lecturer was favourably received, and in the course of his remarks shewed that he had given much time and thought to the subject upon which he had undertaken to discourse. In support of his views, Mr Neill quoted from German and English thinkers in theology and metaphysics. The "real," said the speaker, was best ex emplified iv the life of Christ, and those who followed in his footsteps and lived Christ's principles, approached nearest to the real.. ' A man's conduct might be very "real" for him, even while he was swayed by custom, which was the true source of convention. But he would, to the extent that a yielded-to custom against his own individuality, be accepting conventionalism as the rule of life. Dr. Whewell built up his moral philosophy on the word " right " —which supplied the measure of every act that man does. The jlecturer quoted Irom Reid, Emerson, and similar writers for the purpose of show ing that conscience was the " real," the "true," and the foundation of all the decision of the -will. It was a growth which depended for its healthy develop ment. It tended in the direction of the "real" when left to its own native strength, but its character was reduced by the intrusion of conventionalism and cus tom. The weakness of human beings in following ordinary customs Was sketched, showing that the majority of peraons accepted on the authority of customs, fashions and opinions. As usuages grew and extended, divided and separated, they resulted in idolatory, as an extremity; where. they stopped short of that, they united themselves to outward forms which were superatitions, and where they did not go this length, they crystallised them selves, sectional opinions, newspaper judgments, social distinctions and pre judice?, or popular clamour, (Cheers.) Mi- Neill next drew what he termed the essential distinction between the " real" and the "conventional"; the " real" being the inward conicience, and the unreal or " con ventional " the accepted opinion of others. Those who followed the inward guide had : always his path marked out for him, those: who followed the opinions ot others, were led i through a maze of conflicting judgments. It was, therefore, of primary importance that Christian young men should look, to-the " real" as the.basis of all useful life ; that they should take care how they permitted this true monitor, to be shut but of view by the errors that'passed from without into the moral judgment, and which most affected those moral sentiments that frequently grew but of mere observance of forms or adherence, to, opinions. Mr TNeill concluded a thoughtful and elo quent lecture by exhorting young men to imitate the holiness, conatancy, meekness, and purity of life which distinguished the Prime Author of the true Christian life. On the motion of the Rev. 8. Edgar, a vote of thanks to the iecturer was carried by accla mation, and the proceedings closed with the doxology and benediction.

THEATRE ROYAL.

'. Money," Bulwer Lytton's charming comedy, was produced last night to a good house and played with considerable spirit and effect. The cast was judicious and the various members of the Company were well up in their parts. Miss Marston Leigh sustained the rule of the heroine, Clara Douglas, with great ability, her imperao-: nation of the unselfish but misjudged girl being bothfree from affectation and strain ing after effect. The part of Alfred Evelyn, true-hearted man and self-deceived lover, afforded Mr Garden scope for the display of histrionic skill aid he did not fail to im prove the opportunity. Mr McGowan's Henry Graves was an oxcelleut and thoroughly consistent portraiture of the in consolable widower who was ever ready to mingle his groans with others and to indulge to repletion in the luxury of woe. His fre quent adjurations to " Sainted Maria," and, .the occasional applications of the coloured handkerchief never failed to "fetch" the gods. Mr A. Elliott played the fortune hunting heavy swell very cleverly and Miss Jenny Watt Tanner made a fascinating Lady Franklin. Mr Welsh's Sir John Vesey was also good. Miss Ma«gie Knight, Mr West; M. O'Brien, Mr Dillon' and Mr Sefton creditably acquitted themselves of their several parts. Mr Seftoh's Stout, however, was just a trifle exaggerated in manner and action. uroTOI -

• TO-NIGHT,

a sensational and able dramatisation of Charles Reade's widely read novel, "It is Never too Late to Mend," will be.presented, on a scale of completeness rarely seen on the local stage. The preparations for it have been going on for a considerable timej and no expense has been spared nor exer tion foregone in order to render ita'theatri cal triumph. The "mise en,'-, "scene" has been carefully attended to, the stage acces sories and mechanical effects have been matters of special care, and the' bjece has been carefully rehearsed, so that the per. formance should prove highly effective, The .piece itself does not rely upon ex. trinsic qualities or aids for popularity, ■for even it poorly and unskilfully repre sented, its merits would be discerned. The tableaux aro well-contrived, the dialogue is admirably written, and the plot is ingeni ous. In these colonies the drama should meet with special favour, for not only are the early penal arrangements brought' under notice, but Australian life during the timC'of the gold-fever is powerfully and graphically delineated. A blackfollow, some bushrangers,gold-diggers,convicts,etc, form part of the dramatis personso, and are brought into prominence in more than one of the situations. New and appropriate scenery has; been painted by Mr. Frahm,' new properties and mechanical effects have been designed.and executed, and new gas appliances . have been provided,' while Mr Dennes will superintend the production of. the novel lime-light effects. So Well equipped ' and in such, able hands as those .of the Garden Company, "It is Never too Late to Mend " should at least run for a week. Ii hit' the tastes of the. Melbourne playgoing public, and should also prove a trump card here.

ENTERTAINMENT AT THE EPSOM HALL.

Literature and musio go together, and their exponents after attaining a certain " rung" in the ladder of tame, In which culture and refine ment.are everywhere courted. The proceedings here last night began with an overture (piano forte) played gracefally by a young lady. Mr James Buokland, who is a fine elocutionist, opened - the portfolio with the reading, "Parrhasius (N. P. Willia). The scene opens with a description of, the artltt'a studio. The declamatory utterances here i were splendid, and the exponent revealed the 'actor. "My Wife's Cousin" (Bon Gaultier) . elloted shouts of merriment; and the next of Mr Buekland's series, " The Death ot King Henry- V1.," was powerfully handled. Clarence's dream (Rlohardlll.) was done after the style of Barry Sullivan, that ls-he shews himself to the auditory aa a designing vtllian, never seeking to hide his fell purposes. Old Peter (Bab ballads) la rich in rhetoric, and tho artist seized every good point with a keen relish, delighting the visicora. Hood's''Song of the Shirt''was also most plaintive and emotional, the series con cluding with " The Vulgar Boy." Tboao selections were interspersed with songs throughout the evening, and tragedy and comedy are alike to the gentleman named, ho being artistic in both. Mr John Held sang "My Old Friend John," and "In Happy Momenta." His lower register ia very good, and he possesses a mellowness of voice rarely met with. Ho was loudly applauded. The last mentioned song was played by Mr Gub Coates. 'Hub gentleman accompanied neyeral of the efforts during the night, with extreme taste and expreaaion. He sang also "Thia wag Th_ Old Sweet Scory,"—of a truth a ballad in the bigheat senße-the words and the musio flowing together like a olear stream riopiing over its bed of pebbles. He was encored, and rendered '-Aorosi The Sea," . exceedingly- well.' Mr Eyan gave "Four' Jolly Smiths," and " Tho Blacksmith's Son." Both were well done, especially the latter, Mr K. f Gibbon was recalled for his contribution " Never Mind the Best," and followed with a comio ditty, entitled, "Do Sfou Really Think She Did." , This brought down the house. Mr A. E. Lewis was beard to advantage in " Wrecked and Saved," and exhibits a voice of nice quality., The affair wound up with a dance,' in which everyone joined, including ] several prettily attired little pupils of a ladies' seminary in the district. Theße tripped it most elegantly, and it was the general subject of remark that this feature was a pleasing sight. „ ;/

: Encouraged by the successful establish ment of the Roslyn Cable Tramway, Messrs Reid and Duncans, of Princess-street, Dunedin, have issued the prospectus of the Mornington Tramway Company (Limited). The capital of the new Company has been fixed at £20,000, in 10,000 shares of £2 each. Mr George Duncan, Engineer of the Roslyn Cable Tramway Company, leaves Dunedin for San Francisco this week, and will pro ceed viH Aucklnad to inspect the route of the proposed cable tramway there.. i, Mr Duncan will be absent from Dunedin about four/ipionths,-." Punedin; Star,"

CABLEGRAMS.

[REUTERS TELEGRAMS.]

EUROPEAN.

FUTURE GOVERNMENT OF BUL

GARIA.

LONDON, July 14.

Telegrams from Sofia announce that Prince Alexander has issued a manifesto, setting forth his future line of -policy in the government of the principality. It announces that steps will be taken to bring about radical reforms in the public service. The National Assembly will be elected annually, and will meet to_ decide upon the budget and questions affecting the foreign relations ol Bulgaria. Supreme con trol over the internal affairs of the State, ; will, however, be invested solely in the Prince. RISING OF ARABS. A telegram has been received to-day from Tunis announcing that the revolt of the Arabs is spreading. The tribes at Gabes, a seaport in the gulf of the same name, on the Tunisian coast.have now risen. French -• aud other European residents in town have consequently taken refuge on board the shipping in port.

AUSTRALIAN,

THE OUTWARD MAIL.

SYDNEY, July 15.

The Pacific Mail Company's steamship Zealandia sailed for San Francisco via Auckland yesterday afternoon.

DEATH FROM SMAIL-POX.

SYDNEY, July 15,

Mrs Fisher, who has been suffering from small-pox for some days, died at the quaran tine-station yesterday of the disease.

SYDNEY, Saturday.

A fresh case of small-pox has-appeored in Sussia-streot, in the heart of the city. The sufferer, a woman named Kelly, has been transferred to the quarantine station.

SIR B. 6'LOGHLEN UNOPPOSED,

MELBOURNE, July 15,

The electors of West Bourke have re solved that Sir Bryan.O'Loghlen's election shall be unopposed. /n'mi - '

COMMERCIAL.

SYDNEY, July 15,

Henneasy's fyrandy, case 365; bulk, quarters, 12s 3d ; kerosine,"Diamond, Is to Is 2d per gallon ; Devoe's, Is'; Patna rice, £20 12. 6d perton ; Sugar Company's No. 1 pieces, £36 per ton ; New. Zealand wheat, 5s 2d per bushel New Zealand Oats; 2s 6d per bushel; maize, 2slod : tobacco. Raven's tWist, la 6d per lb; candles, D.RiJ.'s, 7|d; D.K.O.'s,7|d

ADELAIDE, Ju1y.16.:,

Wheat is unchanged at 4s 9d, Town flour - remain- ' at' £11 55.1 Country;* Hour has advanced to £10 16s to :£_L 'Freights to London : Steamer, 40 p sailing vessels, 35s to 37s 9d. — . r ., ~,„.

POLICE COURT.-This day.

(Beforeß. C. Barstow, Esq./R.M.)

Seeking 3_Ust.—A: young person known as '.Julia?' Was found by Constable Bow man, last night sleeping c_ Barrack Hill.— Xhe-youtig mother pleaded' drunkenness.— Fined 5s aridcosts.

, Larceny.—Thos. Mulvany was brought up oh a charge of ■'stealing a cqat, value £2 69 6d, on the 15tti instant, the property of Mr Bat.tray, draper, ; of Queen-street.—Pri sonersaid he did not know whether he was guilty or 'not.—Mr Pardy said there were two more charges to be preferred against the prisoner, the stealing of another coat, for which an'owner was required,* also a fowl from- some person unknown.—The case was remanded until Monday. ,7 . Charge of Impairing Silver Coin.— Samuel Keys, on remand,' and ZWin. Ambrose' Duesbury were charged •■ with feloniously and unlawfully impairing, diminishing and lightening eight pieces of the. Queen's, current' silver coin (half-a --crown), on or ,. about the 6tb inat.r-rMr Pardy said since Keys was charged yester day, fresh information had been gathered, which led to the arrest of the prisoner, Dues bury. It would take some time to investi gate, but Detective Jeffery had so far com pleted the case, that ho would not oppose the granting of bail, and as Friday would beat suit Mr Laishlejykewould ask tola remand until that day.-Mr Laishley offered no objection to a remand, but hoped His Wor ship would make the amount of bail as reasonable as possible.—His Worship allowed bail to both> prisoners'in £100 each, and two sureties in £50 each.—Mr Laishley a-Iced if one buroty. in-each case of £100 would answer the purpose.—His Worship replied that it would not,, as. one surety might die: It wis hecessaryj.hereforeithat1 two shouldbe found in each case. . Levelling a Wife.—Charles Buchanan was charged with unlawfully assaulting his wife, Catherine Buchanan, by knocking her down, on the evening of the 13th inst, but as theve was no appearance of complainant, the charge lapsed..'.;. / Ki.y I - ff _ |_ i This was all the business.

A STORY OF INSANITY.

[" New York-Times."]

i James D. Rhymus was a patient in a private mad-house;!' Mrs Bigelow, wite'of the physician in charge, took a deep interest in hia case. She' believed that insanity could best be cured by moral suasion and generally mild treatment, and she chose Rhymus as a subject on whom to test her system. He steadily improved, until at last sanity was reestablishtd. In the mean time Mra Bigelow had become a widow. She soon afterwards married Rhymus, and he.became-a physician. That was twenty; years ago. Dr Rhymus made insanity ._] specialty in his practice, and had charge successively of many asylums.'-He adhered to the theory of mild;,treatment, which had proved efficacious in his own case, and for the purpose of putting, it into thorough practice he leased a few weeks ago the Grand View.'Hotel, near Denver,, turning it into an asylum. Iv order to train his keeper's by'degrees heat first admitted only three patients, and these were supposed to., be only slightly deranged. 'But he wasnii.." taken in one of these, and: one morning he found himself attacked by a curious mad man,' who' choked- himself insensible and would have killed him if his wife had- not: fought heroically to free him, During the commotion caused by-the; struggle the two other patients escaped, .and, one of them drov/ned herself; The ybad beginning of the enter prise, drove Mr Rhymus insane, again, and' while' ont of his mind' he slew his wife. .0-_.-_.---. <,

BABIES—BY ONE OF THE DADDIES.

If there is one human being more im portant'than another, it is a baby—at least that is how it is in our family. When there's a baby on hand, I am nowhere. Moralists may talk about heads of families and lords of creation, and all that sort of folks, but Maria Jane can take the snarls out of all their philosophy, turn whole families bottom side up, and put the head where the tail ought to be. You, sir, may be a young man, and not posted on the ways of babies. But when you roll up 20 years of Bleeping on. the outside bed rail, because the baby muet have room ; when you've'got up 1,000 nights and broken your shins ad equal -number of times, over rocking-chairs, ,and other .chairs, and when the lamp was lighted,', have carried the, baby' Until he got over a fit of colic, and thai in *ho cold (for a right sharp'baby never baa colic except -on cold nights); until you can rise in the dead of night and pour ont __ drops of paregoric and keep dreaming all the time ; • when you can make a dose of catnip tea on a cold stove and warnr a' cloth on your snivering body ; when you can humbly' submit 10 have everybody "say of the crosseet baby, you ever saw :." Ain!t he just like his daddy ?" when you have bought flannels and " domestics'' enough to stock a young store, just for one little mortal; when, by practice, you can beat a quarter horse running for the doctor; when you can give up all the soft words and soft pillows to the baby, and can make a meal out ofj Btale biead and cold coffee—then, after all this, and more, you may begin to realize the importance of—a baby.

The ratepayers, or rather 149 of them, are quite indignant at the step taken by the County Council at a late meeting, for dis franchising them, through a mistake of secretary •or the Road Boards not giv ing their names iv full, but supplied a list iwith the first letters of the name, or rather "their initials for their first names. Report saith that steps will be taken to show this matter ih" its true light, and give the rate payers justice.

Sunday services at the Auckland churches are notified in tho usual column.' Rev, J, Robertson will deliver a lecture in Beresford street church on " The History of the Bible," at G 30. At the same hour the Rev. William Morley will deliver a special sermon to young men in the Pitt-street Wesleyan Church, Rev. S. Kdger will deliver an evening lecture in the Lome-street Hall on "How the World may Become Christ-like." Mr G. A. Brown will lecture in the evening at the Choral Hall on " The Rich Man and Lazarus." Service at the Theatre Royal at the usual hour, addresses, Sec Hospital Service of Song at the Old People's Befuge at 3 p.m.

PARLIAMENTARY.

(FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER.)

WELLINGTON, this day EVIDENCE OF WIVES AND HUSBANDS.

Mr Hutceinsoh's Evidence Bill sets forth in the premable that the discovery of truth in Courts of Justice ought to be foed from all restrictions and provides as follows I —"The fifth section of the Evidence" Further Amendment Act 1875, is hereby repealed and in lieu thereof it is enacted that any person charged with any offence shall be competent but not compellable to give evidence in any criminal proceedings arisine thereout or therefrom, and whether for'or against himself or herself, and the husband of any such person, if such person be a woman, and the wife of any auch person if such person be a man, shall be competent but not compellable to give evidence in such proceedings, and whether for or against his wife or her husband as the case may be. It is provided that if such peisdh so charged shall have voluntarily given evidence in the initiative proceedings or have voluntarily submitted himself or herself to cross-examination in such pro ceedings, he or she shall be not only competent but compellable to j>ive evidence in all further proceedings, and whether for or against himself or hersolf. Provided that in case where a person on trial shall be examined, all questions not asked in ex nmination shall be proposed, say, by the presiding judge or magistrate.

MR SHEEHAN AND PROVINCIALISM.

Mr Sheehan intends to make members show their hands on the subject of Pro. vincialism by dividing the House. He will make a long speech, and expects a close division. The proposal, so far, seems to meet with considerable approval. v" ,l"!A [PENSIONS BILL. Mr Shrimski's Pension Bill contsitfo three clauses only, and provides that from the passing of the Act, no more pensions shall be granted except by sanction, of tbe House. , ', ".,'•{- MR SHEEHAN'S.BILL. Mr Sheehan's bill for the repeal of the Abolition of the Provinces Act, 1875, con tains only three clauses: the first is to provide for a repeal of the Act; the _ecoad for the re-establlahment of the Provinces; the third will deal generally with what is to be done in the event, of a re-establish ment. The bill' is not even drafted yet, but the above information is kindly furnished me by Mr Sheehan. The measure is not yet a fully drawn one, but will simply affirm the ; principle, and'ifth* second reading is carried, then an attempt will be made to refer the matter to a com riiittfee with a view of shaping a complete bill.to meet, the requirements involved in the proposed changes. ' Of course;*iif carried, the Government must accept defeat, but it is generally believed they would appeal to the . country at once. The Opposition generally • would pref« this, feeling sure the country would sup port their prospects and return men pledg.d to restore some better form of Loeal:Go vernment, if not absolute provincialism/ than that suggested by Major Atkinsoh;'"' H J

House of Eoprosoatativea- n_

Friday.1!]

The Licensing Bill, clause. 126, limiting the hours of barmaids, has been re-amended; and, passed as it stood in the original bill. 'Various other amendments were pro-1 posed. , ; .r. -~-.>. oi The schedules were then passed with a few technical amendments, and on the House resuming the bill was reported with; amendments.—The report was orderedottt be considered on Tuesday. * Z,.,.', REGULATION OF ELECTIONS BILL.Z H

On the motion for reporting "The Regu lation of Elections Hill," Mr SWAHSON moved its recommittal to consider clauses 9 and 16.—The House divided on the question that the bill be reported—Ayes, 37; noes, 26.—The bill was accordingly reported, rehd a third time, and passed. • ,; Z

The' House adjourned at 5.30. THE EAIJ-WAY TAHIFP.

j Mr*Wbiqht gave notice that he would move that the present rates for' carriage of agricultural produce were excessive,' and a reduction was necessary. -. ■•■ ,:; , ;-j —~7[ I ;.\'.'7.' CORBUIWJP_-AOTOTSp_li» v^p sJt^ ' .'Oh the motioii of Mr JpHNSTOK the jHouse went into committee to consider the ;CorrUpt Practices Prevention Bill 7 . hK

: Mr Whitakeb, in view of the list of hew clauses proposed'td' be added/ suggested that tho Bill an it etood __.oi.l_l ho with- .1 drawn, and a complete Bill embodying those clauses brought down, ; 'Mr 'Wood'pointed 'but that tho words' l" corrupt ".and " corruptly " were employed' by,the Bill in a manner calculated to create :tne'utmost confusion. ".'T7m-i

,rMri Gisborne pointed v out that the candidate was held responsible for corruption committed by his agent' and 1 jwas held in heavy penalties.".,."AA:i agent might be appointed through ignorance bf: c his,"_eal character, and yet the, candi date was responsible in -;grave * fconse-! quences. ..' ■"•< '*:■';■ .W.51.A

'-. Mr Steward agreed in the opinion that the 'Bill' required* both' interpretation and consideration,' 'and advised that it Bhould be,.withdrawn, with that view ■ for othe purpose. He moved: that progress! be? reported. '■ j. * *■ * ''";* ;.)" J The motion" for repbrting, progress' was, Svithdrawn, and the Bill passdd through'jub forma, so as to enable a consolidated measure] to be prepared as suggested.

HAMILTON BOUNDARY BILL,

I The Borough of Hamilton- Boundary Bill passed through Committee, and was reported without amendment. • ':' :;1 "ai\. • /' GAMING AND LOTTERIES BILL,)"* AH i -Mr DiOE*'move'd the second feadihg^cf' tho Gaming and Lotteries Bill. „HH r ' ej" plained that it had originated, in the Upper House, and that efforts in the direction it aimed at had been made in the previous session. Representations had been made bjr Diiuedin* and other parts of thei coionjr in favour.of, the measure. He alludetlXto^ the bookihaking fraternity, whose pursuit., 'it was of importance should be put down.! The Bill provided that an instrument called' the' totalisator might be used under strict supervision., Art Onions were permitted 1 for the disposal of works of art. Mr Stewart suggested that the pro. ' hibitiou of juvenile performances might have been provided for in this BilL ..,„-,, ....,..._ : Mr Bastings supported the motion, and spoke of the tendency oh the part of the - youth of the colony to gamble,', and the necessity that existed for discouraging it. He attributed to racing sweeps ; a strong tendency to corrupt society, more especially the rising generation, and ho was glad to find their prohibition provided for. 7/ : Sir W. Pox admitted the necessity for the Bill, but regretted the compromise made in admitting the machine known as the*! totalisator. They wanted to remove the passion for gambling, and they could only do that, by effectually checking this as , >yell as ever/ other form of' gambling. './ " '.'.' '_■-.._ [ Mr Hursthouse resented the imputation') cast upon the youth of the colony, alleging that they were not by, any means so much addicted to gambling as those that came into I the colony from other places. Ho had no faith in the attempt to, make people moral by ' Act of Parliament. The only way to do .that-wasby education.

| MrANDREWS spoke in favour of banish ing yarning altogether. They should not encourage it, even for the disposal of work of art. He also condemned the toleration proposed to be extended to the totalisator. The Bill professed to do something, but not to do it effectually, "Z

Mr Oliver said that if the Bill had no other merit, the fact that it would put down the means too often lesorted to for the pur pose of raising money for sacred purposes,' was a good one. Gambling was a giant evil in tbe place, and it was of the greatest importance it should be checked. - ' - ''*

, Mr Wakefield did not think the Bill:, would effect the object aimed at. The main result would be to create illegal gambling in, - New Zealand instead of legal gambling. It 1 seemed to him that they were rapidly ap;,, proaching that stage of moral development wh'en they would not be able to .muse theffli- n selves in any way withont incurring a penalty. He thought it would not be a step in the right direction to put down the tbtalisator. They had been of great service to New Zealand in checking the' grosser kinc( of gambling., The bookmakers were* the men who ought to be put down,' Who;"* yet, so far as he could see/ were y. hot"' touched by the Biil. These menweie a perfect nuisance. No one could go to a racecourse without being pestered by them. He had very little sympathy for the Bill. Mr Dies, agreed in the necessity for putting down gambling on behal! of religious purposes. He hoped the Bill would meet that difficulty. In Dunedin it was calculated that £100,000 a year changed hands through gambling of ope kind or another. He was sanguine, despite what had been said, that the Bill would reach the bookmaker, If not, he would try some, way to get it re-modelled so as to reach them. Allusion had been made, to the system of carrying on lotteries In con-., v riection .jvithr theatnpaJVentertainments. __Jo3_|A

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.-".' -* ■*- ._.'»'.■':■••'*z;-' ••.-: Muifcai. ; v; JiJotioe , op .Removal, a mi. ANGELO FORREST begs to announce hat the AUOKLAND MUSIC WAREHOUSE now ooouples Premises- two doors from Volcan Lane, QUEEN-STREET, NEXT DOOR TO IBS' Premises previously held. , , j: ■ ANGELO FORREST informs the Public that his Completo Stock of Music, the largest and best seleoted in the Cblony;has arrived.— , AUCKLAND MUSIC WAREHOUSE, Queen j street.' ' [•] . :;..-;■ v-1 •'-."-. j * ' 7-%'.^ ___'■' •' ANGELO FORB-EST has Lor Sale the Popular Songs-"At the Ferry,l§f-'ln theTwi llght,'' "Acrosß the far Blue."Hills,'';.'.Hebe," "llf' "Anthea," "I__ the Gloaming*'*'. '.^BluO Alsatians," " Mountebank," ™ The:: Sao-t,' "Marie." Operas, Anthems, Glees; Music on approbation, Sec, Sec- AUCKLAND MUSIC WAREHOUSE, Queen-street.*-' ""!."''? AA Z". ■- ■ • '''"' *'7:':"'" '-'='■''* ** 7 -7;.7..; ! ':77 ANGELO FORREST has PIANOS-by' Lipp fc Son; Brlnsmead,. Kirkman, Baucer, Roaener, Auoher, Bord, Schweohten, :&o. American Organs; Brass, .Reed,. and String Intetunents; Violin Bowsj — AUCKLAND* Mt^SIC WAREHOUSE, Quekn-SEBEET. 7 0.."' ; ■ '~:. ANGELO FORREST, AUCKLAND Mtisio Warehouse, QUEEN-STREET.—The Cheapest House to Auckland for every descrip Hon ot Musical Instruments. "Instruments Tuned and Repaired. ■ -' -' 6' i '" S>7'7'Z7'-*- .- rZ::;^7Zt7^ AUCKLAND _^V^lO. WAREHOUSE.* NO, 68, QUBEN-STBEKT



Special Advertisements. '..' Z THE ■VTEW ZEALAND CLOTHING JX FACTORY. The Proprietors of the New Zealand CrAmiNG factoby takS thia opportunity ot Informing the public that they are not holding a; GREAT CLEARING SALE. Their business being established on such a sound footing as the ' CASH principle, the expedient of holding CLEARING SALES to get rid of accumulated rubbish Is obviated. They nevertheless still continue to '• SELL A Simgle Article at the Wholesale PRICE; j And any Goods sold and not approved of * will be exohanged with the same , courtesy with which thoy were ; SOLD, or, if desired, the Money will be Re turned. Auckland Branch. *| QUEEN STREET, (Opposite Theatre Royal), And at Albert-street, Thame3. . J. FITZSIMONS, Branch Manager, j .A MERICANWALTHAMWATCHES.] AWARDED THE ONLY TWO FIRST PRIZES, " , MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1880. Hwher Award than any other exhibitor rkokived. pfijAT -DEDUCTIONS ,TJi_. -!/-*iN : Al.\A,' -,.f, ..^inteßV Drapery. , s \ ]yr IL_'H:B"'AHD; QH p Tc E ! Are now. Selling at Greatly. ■'■mi U . ,ii.:'.B™R CED'VP IOE3I OE3 ;.;■< y/g ■.-.■.' j BALANCE 'dEWINTOR' STOCK Millinery1, Mantles; Jackets; Ulsters, . ~777! ,s_titttTs,7: ''p_, .;;...i j "Mantle and'Ulster.Cloths, ; r,.:,r -, Tdress Materials,, .:; ,■; a;■'. I LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S COSTUMES, j f ; ,Hbsi__EY, Fancy' Wool Goods. . y 7- JUST TO HAND, I ALL THE NEW EVENING SHADES IN COTTON, SATTEENS. , .., ( . A few lines of UNDERCLOTHING EXCEEDINGLY CHEAP I Remnants from all Dbfartmb_jt_. j -—-MILNE & CHOYCE, " ' AUCKLAND. j.yX y'rn--: Z7 -} v- ;r*'u"*'/ -vkt i N-K#is.:..&; |J A x i" > ■' ■•■'-- .Wholesale And Retail^ p^p CABINETMAKERSAND UPHOLSTERERS, ■■ AND CARPET!WAREHOUSEMEN,. SHORTLAND-STREET, ' : Beg to inform the Publio that they have , ~. Opened their New Warehouse i .i -ffiTH A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT --■ ,"' '.-; •■■■■■•-- OB1 .--*,.' ■ ' -'-•'."' ■; FURNITURE, The Latest Novelties, and The Newest * Designs. _ _ ... Their Btook of CARPETS, for Variety, QnalHy. " and Price' has never been surpassed to 1 Auckland. . ~,. . ]_i larae assortment of LINOLEUM and FLOOR ; "CLOTHS in all widths. ■: ;i . f i l' MATTINGS, MATS, and RUGS in great variety; ■'■■'■ ■ ' ■'-> ■ ■'■L The' Newest and Lateßt Patterns in Cretonnes 1 and Trimmings. , ...... Silk'and* Worsted Reps, Coteleines, Tapestry, . and Damask Coverings. * Cloth and'Tapestry'TAßliWCXJVicES. l>rioe,rrcti ,'■ and Muslin Curtains. : f. A large and. well-assorted Stook of all the j Newest Patterns to Toiletware. , Agents for the Iron Venetian Blinds—" The ! Blind of'the Period." Theße are the only j -.perfect bltods made. The Large3t Stock of Brass and Iron BED f" STEADS and COTS to' New Zealand to • — ohoosefrOm; A choice assortment of Dolly Varden Down Quilts, Blankets, Bed and Table Linen, i Towels, Toilet Covers, &o„ &c i Inspection Invited. - W I N'KS & HALL, &SfcORTLAND.STBERT-* ' TJTTCr A- M* Oj- '•£% ( O -A1 "M t ! ifrn DEPOTTNBXJ : P.UBUC BATHS,,, . ' Ntv.s, gpiraH British^lnstjrai.os-Company. -j 7"„ KAMO COAL I i-ZZvis D_a_rv_-RED'irom Depoi; ..:,.'.•',.',". ! ji-iNTiRELY FREE FROM SLACK; :": -And is Guaranteed " SUPERIOR TO NEWCASTLE FOR . j 6_U d HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES.,: 7 ,: ' k^AKLICK AND CRANiyELL, . VJT v v/'}'i.COMPLErEf'i' *"" .eamoJsoHOBSH.' FURNISHERS*.I**1 ** iC.JLT. V ...H %'U, L J.A7 »IQ& iD7B, :: QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND, -V ■ --"-'-' -7-- V-Zf':GA«LIOK-,"AND Aj I 'Jy,. iL ... J. ill Cranwell's stock, 3 contains a very. 1 Oi-aiß-iiE I-ncii'.oAA'i .hi saxtehslve).':icfioice* ,-. jj (locii_i of Furniture, of t '.<£- < J?<- > -• -i 11- -f ivy I• r English,, r.,-Am.erl-: «R*^«.'. . '■• r •■ - n ' can, Italian, and . SSdSf rfi ri . it''■> 7 Colcnial,pi_iiufa<v f S§n§^7-.- L7*:7:J.'.:: tureV,ahdT_:^aat' Cg gpjii >FbßNnJUßE^'the lowestpOßstole, 'SgxlJ.w price .consistent ea..- Sh' ■i""'*-1-':. s:;l1 ,D:' ;r with'-'durability lvi Im"* wl' l'!ir" :'.' ,r" iuid'-good taste: J |B!g:f,':.-M'-iii'n.i K..H.-..1-' - an d they'reßpect ; ijni. ''j ii .-..in. 'ii; fnlly Invite an lh i.-,li -iv :•.; .:.-;..... "• spection Of • their • | 15..-:;., -.ij_ i. io -..: ■-'. ' * Show Rooms from : Q ,j. ..:. those about to fnr * -o.j --- Vnish. ! vjuiii:'"/ -v ••!*■.- ()_. Beautiful Lot L! 0': X- .• -i !»J.';" -of Drawing-room [a aa . ... •• .. carpets; just ' f <•■ 'hjir- • ■-..r"::::< landed Ox Oxford; i i ~-~;oSh- (i ;i ,- most fashionable "aJijifHHs" ' designs, and cer iJCHO Wo* tainly very choice. HgHO^itf " ■•'-"-■•' '-' The "Woroeater" aeffi} carpets ste?Baas BjSiSS-S . and is the moat S«-3r;gg durable Carpet I^SsSS aver made. Tapes ! ''fiaf-S " '■ ;' try Carpets from EM •■■•; l '*"•- 2alld. Handsome . —....- Borders for Car -7 '/* /' li to; emu-.j j.I pets, .-Hearth Rugs ; Vmade to match., i Y^ ARLICK '& ' CRANWELL' .keep ■' a \_JT - Large* Stook ot * Floor Clotha for Halls; RoomS and Offices. Linoleum, all widths, at lowest prioes. - ■ ' ' f* ARLICK & CRANWELL !keep a vST Great Variety- of-Austrian Bent wood Furniture, and American Cane Chairs. Whole sale and Retail. - - WE' allow a' DISCOUNTS Five per Cent, on Furniture; Carpets, and Floor cloths, for Cash Payments.. Ml : .'■ ii - . BEDDING, all-S_zesp)f our own manu facture, kept ready for Delivery; '- ' FURNITURE, j and all other Geods, ' delivered Free in Town, and Book Cata logues sent to intending Furnishers on ap plication. . . ; ... /S ARLICK & CRANWELL keep an XX immense assortment of Ikon Bedsteads. ' TjICRNISH YOUR HOUSE - : JJ From the CITY HALL ARCADE, . -. :, GARLICK &;CRANWELL. ...-,.' - ■■■ , ■ Proprietors. ; CiBiNETXAKERa AND ...,,,;, ... it: Upholsterers -—- . ~ —, -p &» nr\r>irw /^OUCHES, Easy Chairs and ' BnS^ v> StufTedCliairaofaUdes- .- or i P tionß.' -'"'■ ,-';',,,:,'':. .;, t »Jlt!'nnniji 7riAßPETS,Hearthmgß.'l_:-*, T oonSr' X> noleum, Floorcloth, Mat- 4 .; mjjWueenft.:: noorMats. Bath Mats. ( : I : i i rpELBSCOPE Tables, Oval >m a.it rwnri. X "Tables, Round Tables. .Bn_iS Writing TObles, Occasional . | 67, Queen-st, TaHea> Coffee .^ 6ipßy j Tables &o m fc-cr'nnmriE'Vi^* Ctiimney Oloßßes and -YtmtikSßSStSf <'■&* MahogonyTeflet Glasses I i ____ .fagreatgi-kety.,.. .-,. , ri _1 it mnvir TRON BEDSTEADS-Half T,f. £\£SBiF' ■*• Tester,* Breach. StoiP. 67, Queen-at. a n_t Folatog, Iron Chatol-Seu- I '' -■'""' steaaaand Iron Cots. /~I)J,T Cornices and Polished T.&H. COOKE, XX Cornice Polea, Venetian '■- 67.Uueen-Bt. Bltods, and Patent Spring :v A- '.'■ ' Rbller Blinds. " ARDROBES, Drawers, _ Waßhatands, Toilet l 67, QueeU-st. ' Ware, to single and double i ■ ■ "sets. ' -'-- _1 ..-o&.-o' , TffiRKAL DISCOUNT to W feH cnnTTH! JLM" Cash Purchasers. .AU 1 ! 6J Qneer^' goods deHveredw«B! in town i "• .'. Catalogues forwarded on ap , ] .}69__fi-ii--'juo Uoatloq, I J-Bii sd u^aaoliisoaaioO U_s So eaiqoO o-Kiiv/



Trade Mark, Waltham, Mass.—The American* Watoh Company, of Walthom- Maaaaohuaette, U.S.A., hereby give notice that their Trade Mark, " Waltham, Mass.," is now registered in tho Australian Colonies of Victoria, New South Wales, and New Zealand. Proceed Ings will be taken against any person copying or imitating same, or any vendors selling or offering for sale watches bearing colourable mitations or to any way infringing our rights —American Watoh Company, Waltham, Massj MT £1 FREE Gifts!— The Proprietors ol Wolfe's Aromatic Sohiidam Schnapps, to Induce the deatruction and prevent the im proper use of their wrap iora and labels, and thus further protect the Publio against fraud and deception, have enclosed In the wrappers, or under he label on the quart bottles, since Ist Ootober. 1878, and continue to enoloae in every day's packing throughout the year THREE £1 ORDERS, which are drawn upon the undersigned, and which will be cashed by them on presentation. To S-Cure theee Glfta, tbe Publio must be oarefu to ask for, and accent nothing but, the Genuine Udolpho Wolfe s Schnapps, with our name upon the top label, M. Moss Se Co Wynyard Lane, Sydney.



! The prettiest Rocking Chair lor any class of room is that known as the Austrian Bent Wood. This style of furniture is well adapted for thia climate. It is light-looking and yet very strong; It ia suitable for either sitting, dining or drawing-room. Garlick and Cranwell were the; first to introduce it to the Auckland publio. and they have now a large assortment at lower prices than when first offered for sale just landed ex Oxford and previous shipments in Black and Walnut principally. Arm and Side Chairs, Ladies' and Gents' Rocking Chairs, Shop and Piano High Chairs, Childrens"Table Chairs Childrenß' Low and Arm Chair-, Settees, etc Our stock of House Furniture and Carpets is well worth inspecting. New-comers especially should visit the City Hall Arcade. Residents and those about to marry will be d by oon aulting our Book Catalogue, and will find in onr Stook Buoh a variety that will enable them to furnish their house In a lew hours, and at the heapest rates. Five per cent discount is, allowed for all cash payments on furnishing, orders. Note the address—City Hall Arcade, Queen-Btreet, ~ uokland—Qarllck and Cranwell, i proprietors.—ADVT. ■■■.:■.-.■. :.;. ■>-.:-■■. TOC.II .-.MM)