SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

aiQH WATKKJ^^^mna. 8.10 BIiNBB-r.—T&la Kvonln,;, 6.1S BUNKIBH.-T(Mnorrov •.lornmn, 62 MOON'R A3K.-Firat Qnartec, !i7th, 1,7 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

LAST W8XI»O. Ar«yle. s.b., Crawford, from Wlmngnroi (trillln, sohoontr, Bishop, from Kussell Z leal), ktjteii. Jonaa, (rum j hamuH

TO-DAY. Opotikl, schooner, Rust, from OpotUu ll*wk. aoverniaent Sjlioouer, uroy, from a

Bau»yn Kato. Bohooner. Lwls, from Whansrarel Mary KUen, sohoooor, Mattho ws, from Wnanga- Rowara, aohooner, Yonldoo. from Whangarel Spitfire, ontter, Fanantizo, frcm Thames Janet, ontter, Lamb, from Wtiangaroi Anetra lan. cutter, SVaneea, from Matakana Mana, outter, Stephens, from Mercury Uny Champion, outtor. MoUormte, from Ngunguru Mercury, oatter, Yatcfl, from Talma Start, onttor, WUHanuu, from Hushull lioo. outter, Pearco. from Walhoko

DEPARTURES.

IJVBT KVKNINf!. Glonelg, 8.9., Stenhenson, for Tnnrnngn Flnga* 3.8., Norila, for Jlangawal

IMPORTS.

HPor Island Lily, from Lytteltou: 300 bags nour.-Adam Laybourn.

Inwabds CoASTW.au.-.Mttna.from Moroury Bar with 20.0U0 feet sawn timber; South. CwoUnn. from Harrier; with M tons j-wood; M«y Suen. from Whan«a*el. with 15 tons cool. Morenry from Talrw. wuh 111 bandloa plokeW 23,100 feet timber, 10 bafM kuoj ; tlpotlkl, from W'naDKarol. with 67 toua coal; Totam, from Port Charles, with 30,6U0 feet timber; Ziilah. from Thames, with 24,000 Uat Umber; Loo, from WahoHo, With 30 tons wood i OOTWADa Coastwisb.—South Carolina, for Blind Bay ; Tot«ra, for Port Uhurloß.

The Now Zoaland Shipping Company haa raoolvod advioo by o»blu of the departure of tho Weathorsflold from London, prior to the.3lst AagUßt. Thß barque Boaider Chief, waa then loading for this port.

The Peerless arrived at Adelaide yesterday, and the Hobln Hood at Melbonrno jestordjy. The vaßßola loft Kaljiara In company on the 18th nit. The barque Karl Uorby commencoa discharg ing to d»y. A brig, snpposed to bo tho Annaboll, from the Sonth, was hixnaUml into this afternooa.

Thames Bh!ppln(T, yoaterrtny.-Inwards : irrawn, cuttot. from Whnnenroi. with fiO tons roal- Orako), bartco, from Auckland; Mabel, bargo, f'Om Anoulnnd; Poor Sisters, from Sandaplt, with ICO plgfl: Uoow and Lady Roth, OlltteW. frOinthoOOU'it, with firewood. Outwardi Fawt. outter. for whangarei: Orakel, barpro. fOf Anoklanfl, In lwllass; Mabel, turtro, for Auckland, with 19 lo,jh baulk fcahikatea (25 690 ft): Four Blatorg, euttpr, for MahuraEKf. The schoonor Cutty Snrk arrived at Lyttelton from Thames yesterday.

Thobarquo Frodoriok nassil loft Tort Chal mers for this port yesterday.

Tho schooner Annio Wilson left Tlmaru for Auckland yesterday with 1520 Backs wheat.

TllO SCllOOncr Opotikl arrived from Opotikl this morning ivhh 290 sacks malzO, 28 IIiUOS, [lud 12 bundles snnopskins.

Tho l>rlj?antino Island Lily arrived from Whangarol at 9 p.m. yostoi'day With 80 SllCCp. 2 horaca, 50 sacks gum, and sundriea. Pusen gora : Sir Thomas Davia and family (o) and tWO servants, Mrs Tippott and child, Meadamcs Stewart, Day and ■•hild. Major Withers, Jlcssrs MoKonzlo, Uavls. McLennan, Campbell. Robin son Guerin, Ryan, Porter. McCullougli, Ormlstone, Walker, 11. Marcroft.W. G. Hogora, Hayes, Mellar, H. Stewart, W. Lowo, Donald,

KAIPARA SHIPPING.

(BY TELEGRAPH,—OWN COERESPONDHNT),

K4IP4BA Hem>B, this day. Sailed yeatorday: Kleotwing. The wind tO day Is strong ivusturly.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ABBWAL. Mttogwgor, 5.8., MoAtthur, from Waltara

DEPARTURE.

MacKregor, b.b., MoArthnr, for Waltara

Tho Northern Co.'a steamer Macgregor nrrlvod from Waltara with S9 head caitle, 2 tons sundries, and 6 passonjsers at 2 p.m. yester day Bha roturned thither about 7 o'clock last ntuht with a number of passengers and 20 tors Bundrloa.

COMMERCIAL.

Evkhino Stab Ofllee. Friday,

MR ALP£KD BCOK&JND'S WSRKI.Y REPORT.

At tho Haymarfcet, on Tneaday, hides were In less than nanal numbor: boat prioe obtained was SJd the lb. Sneepskinn wore In usual supply, and ranged from Is id to on 01 oaoh; broken flaeoes. in ; wool. In grease, 6jd the ib; tallow, 2tta tha owt. At tht> special aaie, held at Mr James Wallace's on yaturday lant, there was a Kootl attendance of [settlers. Tho horse Btook were fully competed for, and good prloes obtained. Unbroken stock ranged from £16 to £'•)• broken-ia norsßS, £29 to £35 10s. For tha Implements the bidding was slower, and many oheap oufoh»aeß woro obtained, for all were of eood quality, and in period order. At rtamaera. on Thursday, thera was no alteration In the prlca of dairy stook. Btore cattle.wlth the exooptlon of grown cattle In fresh condition, were »ot no saleable as usual, and at lower valaeSi Fat cattle wero In faily average numbor, but ganeraliy light wnighta. and wero batter worth about 2a trio IOOIba., good cattle bringing 264 tha IOOIba. throughout the sale. For the ewea advertised there was a good inquiry: tnoy brought 22a eaoh. Fat snoop were la leas number than uaual and better worth; fJdto 4d tho lb. were tho ruling prices. Lamba were i a limited number, and brought from lla to 25s oaoh; and fat pigs were again in good inquirj throughout tho sole. MES3H3 HUNTER AND NOIAN'S WEEKLY REPORT. Horses: There has been increased animation In the market, and nrloea for tho'o of a good stamp had an upward tendenoy. An Increased somber were entored at tho Durham Yards, and there waa a larse »tton<]anoo t attraoted by the Wanstanul shipment, bidding was unusually slolrlted, and with one exception all tha horses were dlsnoaod of under the hammer. Wequoto: Haato, from £7 7s Gd to «16 10s ; light harness and BDtlng-oart horaea,£U 5a to £23 16a: medium draught, from *25 to W 10s. Wool, hidea. and sklno: On Tuenday. there was a t »lr supply at tha Durnam Yards, and improved demandi Hides said at 2Jd to 2|d per. Ib: skins, 2s 6a to 59 8d eaoh. Cattle: Activity ha? ohoraoterlaad tho market, and a good supply of all desorip tlona has met with a co'renpnnding demand. Tho Newmarket Yards on Tuesday were well filled with dairy and fat stock, There waa a moderate number of yonnst Btorea, bnt no crown ones. At Pukokoho, on Wednes day, the yardß were oomoletely crammed. There waa a Rood attendance of buyers, and there waa an upward tendency in values for all descriptions, whloh was porhapa more marked in oilvea, whinh aold at fu'ly 3a eaoh advanoe on last waek'a quotations; other Btorea, 2a: dairy cow*, unaltered. Beef ad vanced fully 2s per lOOlbs. Bheep: Notwith standing the non-shipment of some 260 held over tor next week, there was a good muntor at Newmarket on Tuesday, and laat week's values were fully sustained, SZa 9d being the top prlca for wnthera. Figs were in Inorcasod numbers, and good porsers sold at fully 3d per lb ltvo weight.

MESSRS BjVNKS AND CO.'S WKKKI>7 REPORT. AtPaeroa.on Tuesday, tho 12th Inst. a full market of prime cattle was yarded, which at flrat aold froolv at 25s per lOOlbs., but declined to 23a Cd towards tho closo of tho sale. A few quiet Btoro steers and springers wero offered, but trrass not being very forward at present thoy failed to find purchasers. At Parawai, on Thursday, fat cattle wero in avcrago supply, and being of exceedingly choice quality, sold without difficulty at 2Gs per lOOlba. Sheep woro short of genoml supply, but not being greatly in demand no advance in prico waa obtained, 3Jd per lb. being tho top value. Lambs wero numer ous and of good quality, and brought 15s to 18s eaoh. .

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS.

Coal and Fikbwood Market. COAT»—Newcastle, oargo 38a por ton; yard, 32a to 36a. Bay of Islands, at yards, 265; Boreonod, 289 Od; ditto at the mine, 13a; ship's side 21a 6d. Tanpiri, at mines, 10a to 12s; at yar^ IKs to 248 i dolivered, 26s to 39a. Whanwha. at mine, 8a Gd; yard (steam), 178; household, 22a Knnio (housohold), 25b, dolivered ; ntoam. 20a. Firewood.—Unont, at wharf (oargo), 8a to life per ton; dellvored, 13a to 14a 6d ; out, 15s to ' Kauri Gum and Flax Market. Gnm ia quiet. The following sales nava been offootod since last Friday i-Good ordinary Kai pira and Whangarel at £37 to £39: Kast Coaßl, m to £48: recolptf) for SoptemSer, 100 tons. FLAX.-Fineat Quality MS-m P g orton Fulaua r r r r rs^penb

BtJIUDINO MATEBIAtS. Saaa; 6a Od: Baulk, 6s to 6a 6d. Nnw Zealand Pallngfl, 6ft (sap), 10s; sft (neart) 12? Mt 13ata°-tree 10a por 100; Pnrijrl Pofl'ta £t I 10s; Shlngleß, 15s por 1,000; Hobart Tow^" Paling 6ft, 17b; Bft, 19s; Hobart Town nils, 00b, Boiling quotation!*. Bricks (at Whan,) 45s per 1,000; Town Yards, iB- delivered, £3 10a. Drain pipes, per 100, fll 'inches bore), 80s; * lnohes, Us: 3 lnohos, 9a: flnchoi £210a per 1,000 jmlcot gW.od plpea, 8 Inohea 2a Od por foot; 15 inohos, 2s por fool J 13 inahea, Is 6d per foot; 9 iuchoa. la per foot; 9 inchoa. fld per foot j I Inohos, Id por foot.

We Jiavo opened another lot of ou remarkably good valnoa In BelfttßS Cam brio Handtorohlofa aod Llnenp, inoludlng Children's Cotton Coloured Borders, Ijd eaoh; Ladles' Pure Llr.on Cambrlo, 2» 8d i.er halt dozon rnoltatee: Best Quality, 5* 31 p«r half dozxin; Ganta' Hooton Cambric, 4jn eaoh; oil limeD, fall eiza, 8a 9i por uozun, and 118 0(1; usual Anokland prloo for the buido, 18a and 20b per dozen; Table Naoblnn. from Bid to 2a euoh; Table Cloths, from 2* upwards; 54-lnoh Table Linen, Is por yard; other qualities up to 4b lid per yard: &0.,&0.. &c—Wm.H. Smith's Cheap Drapery Warehouses, 300 and SO2. Quobn-streei, oDPoslto Army and Navy HoteL and at onr Newmarket Branch Warononao.—l Advt.].

WOLJTB"a AROMATIC 80HIRBAJI tIOHNAPPB.Of rjiluco tho dostmoUon and provent tho lm propor nao of their wrapuors and labolß.ana thna further protect the PubUs agalnai fraud and deception, have enclosed In the wrappers, or undor the label on tho quart bottles, since Ut Ootobor, 1878, and continue to enoloao in Bvanv DAT'B PAOKINB THnOOQBOnT THB TKAB THKKK a ORDBRB, Whloh we drawn upon the underslgnod, and Whloh will bo cashed by them on presentation. To Bfioure those Glfto, tha Publlo muat be Cfirof nl to ask for, and acoapt nothing bnt, the Genuine Udoijhio VVoußia Bounaphs, witn onr name npon tho top labol, M. MOBS & Co. Wvnyard Liana. Sydney.

Mail Notice.

SlAlrfi WILI Cf-OSB AS UNDBB,—

THIB LUY. For Whanfrarol lloada, Walpn, Whangarel, Kama. J unglbua, Parua aad Mangapal, per ArKylo, at l p.m. Kor Thames, por Kntorprloo, at o.Su p.m.

Saturday. 18th Instant,

For Trvphonn, per South Cnrollna, at 7 a m. For Walwera, Jlahuransi, Mntftliano, Man ga Wil, oto., per lioao Odsoy, at 10 a<fli. Kor Talma, por Moroury, at 3 p.m. For Thsimaa, por tiotomahana, at 3.30 P.m. Monday. 18 th lnst. '. For w'nltnrn, oto., por MnogrcKor. atll a.m. .ForCnroinanrtol, our Coromnndul, ut 11.30 a.ru. Yoc Qlaborno and Nauior, per Orotl, at 3 D.mi For Kuaaell, Kawa Kawa. VVhangaroa and ; Monßonul, per Glenelß, at 4 p.m. For Tanranfra, Ohtnemutu, and Opotlkl, por Wellington, at i p.m. ToKSD-ir, lDthlnst. For Levuka and Suva, per Tniaron, at i p.m. For Rnssell. Kawakuwa, and Australian Colonies, per Kotorua, at 1 p.m.

For Australian ColonlOß, l»r City OJ Bydney, Immediately after her arrival from Honolulu. For Taranakl and Southorn ports, per Peuguin, immediately after arrival of City of Sydney, Si B, BIBS, Chlof Postmaster. Chief Poat-oiHofl. Anokland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

Septembior 15, 1882.

Abbott's OparaUousß—Complimentary Bansflt to Mr Burdett Howe, "Tha ShauKhruun," and Shakesperlan Charaotora, 8 p.m.

St. Mattliow'a Sunday-school—Poiroo and Mr Bfftbnzon'n Vei>trlleqnl»l nnd Polyphonio seance. Tea at B. entertainment at 7 pi,

Pitt-atreot Wcßlovan Hand of Hope Anniver sary Entertainment, 7.30 p.m. Drill Shea—Monthly Inspection of Auckland Naval Brigade 7 30 p.m.

Working Msn'a Club—Spcolal General Meet- Ing of Members. S p.m. st Jflmw'a Hall-Monthly Mooting ot Fros byterian Band of Hope, 7.30 p.m. llrnldß' Loclro Friendly Society—Meetlnc at Kldd'g Commorolal Hotol, Shortland-streot, 8 p.m.

Committee of A. Battery—Drill Bhed, 7.30 D.m. Ponsonby Ward Kleotlon. 9 a.m. to G p.m.

Death,

PAT ON.—On tho llth Sootambsr. 1882, at her residence. Domain-street. Auokland. Sarah, the beloved wife ot H. Jamse Paton, in the 35th year of her orb. Tho funeral will leavo her luta resldonoe to morrow (Saturday), fct 3 o'olook pm. Friends are oordlally invited to attend.

WOOD3-—On September 13 hr drowning in Auofcland harbonr, John Woods. »kb<l 52, The funeral will loive Ms late rojldence. Lower Vlnoant-Btroet. on Sunday, September 16th, at 280 p.m. Friends will please aooapt this Intimation.

Notices to Correspondents.

A HunsoßinßR —The population of London In 18-11 was 3,814.571, or with Buburbs over four millions. The population of Now Zealand, according to the census of 1881, was 489 703,

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

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1882.

For tha causa that lacks assistance, For the wrong that;needjjresist»nc» Tor the future in the distance. And the eood that we con do.

PARLIAMENT was prorogued tbis af torooon, after a protracted session of about four months, The amount of >york got through was unusually large, and if the multiplica. tion of Acts on i.he statute-book bo a virtue, the present Parliament is dis tinguished among its follows. A ccording to the estimates of tho Government printer, the statute-bock for this yoar will consist of about 850 pages, making it more than twice the size of the one for 1881, and moro than three times the size of that for 1880, the pages of theso numbering 369 and 2C9 res pectively. Tbis marked difference is paitly to be accounted for by the length of the Consolidated Bills, but ia also owing in part to the great variety of other measures introduced and * disposed of in the course of the session. There can bo no complaint, therefore, on the score of the quantity of work done; its quality, how ever, remains to be tested. We arc not very greatly impressed with the utility of multiplying the already too numerous laws which the colonißts of this over governed, country have to obey. At the same time, we are bound to admit that many of tho changes have been in the direction of Liberal reform, and ore such as will aid colonisation. The Law Practitioners Act, the Land Acts Amend ment Act, the Crown and Native Lands Railway Act, and the Koads and Bridges Construction Act, are in themselves enough to redeem the session of a charge of barrenness. Auckland especially has no reason to complain of her share in the busi ness of the session. The appropriations from loans for tbis part of the colony, it fairly carried out, will go a long way towards giving the Aorth Island a tardy justice. The districts North of Auckland, which have been almost entirely excluded from benefits arising out of the Public Works policy, while compelled to pay their full share of taxation, have obtained a fair recognition, and the sum voted for roads ia tho North—if wisely expended-will change the aspect of that country, and give an Immense impetus to settlement, Settlers who have been struggling for yearß iv a state of isolation will at Jast be brought within reach of a market for their products; and we do not hesitate to say that no class of colonists ia New Zealand is more deserving of assistance. The other Acts passed in which Auckland is specially in terested are .'—Auckland Harbour Boards Act, empowering the Board to raise a loan for the construction oi a large dock; the Auckland Museum Endowment ; the Auckland University College, providing for the establishment of a college in this city; the Auckland Improvements Amendment, authorising the removal of the old armoury from tho Albert Park; the Auckland Rail way * tation, which makes provision for the division of the reclamation ia terms most favourable to our Harbour Board; and tho Acts providing for the cunstructioa of rail nays up the Kaitra Valley and from Taut rauga to Rotorua.

Another Egyptian Defeat.

Sm Garnet Wolsoley has not belied the good opinion formed of his generalship, nor disgraced his past brilliant record as a military commander, by the Manner in which ho has accomplished the capture of the Egyptian camp at Tel-el-Kebir and in flicted a crushing defeat upon the rebcla. As before remarked,the task ot capturing an entrenched camp, situated some distance in the desert, and held by an army of great numerical superiority to the attacking force, was a difficult and dangerous enterprise, which the aligbfceflt error in judgment or defect in detail might convert into a disastrous failure, fully alive to this, General Wolseley had evidently planned the attack most care- j fully, and had employed in it every avail able man under nis command. The ad vance was made simultaneously along both banks of tho Fresh Water Canal, a separate force being detached to execnto a flank movement with a view to cutting off the tetreat of the enemy on El Zakazik. Having bivouacked for the night, the march was resumed at two o'clock on Wednesday morning with the object of making the attack under cover of darkness. Though the telegraphic news is very meagre, the presumption is that this (plan was car ried out, that Arabics army was surprised by a night attack, and were unable to offer any organised resistance to the British iroops. The despatches state that the enemy is in full retreat, ana tnat our soldiers have captured forty gans and a large number of prisoners. As the number of guns stuted to be taken is equal to the total number which Arabi was known to have in this camp, it is probable that

tho retreat of tho rebels is an utter rout. There is no hint given, as to whether the flank movement to cut olf their retreat has Hucceeded, If, as stated iv the cable despatches, tho objoct of tbe British General is to cut off tho rolreut oE Arabl on Zakazik, and not on Cairo, it is evident that his plan is to wedge in tho British force into the centre of tho country, and by cutting tbe rebel atmy into two sections - one in the North and the other ia the touth—bent it in detail.

In to-morrow's " Saturday Supplement" will appear further chapters of "The Leavenworth Murder," another interesting story, "Lost—A Bag of Gold," "David and Goliah—The story as told by a Local Preacher iv tho South-west,'- "An Old Old Story," " Melbourne Immorality," " Oyster Planting—Honor's Little Mistake," "A Daring hide," "Rambles Round the World in 1882," including " A visit to Salt Lake and Sermon ia the Tabernacle," "The Baby's Bank," " The Garibaldi Impos ture," aud a variety of other reading matter.

The Native Minister (Mr Bryce) is ox pected to anivo in Auckland early next month, and will meet Tawhiao at the formal opening of the Alexandra bridge.

A young man named Gcoigc Hart, iv the employ of the Auckland Dairy Company, waa arrested to-dny on n charge of em bezzling £5, the property of his employers, From a private houtcc wo learn that ex- Detective Farrellj despairing of Mr Bryco taking a favourable view of his case, has left Wellington by the Wakatipu for Aus tralia, whore ho will endeavour to join tho detectivo force of either Victoria or New South Wales.

An accident occurred ycttorday to a lad named Trevarthen, roaidlng with his parents in Homo Bay. Another boy threw n stone at Trevarthen, which struck him on the bead, and caused tickucss and dizziness. It is feurcd tho boy's brain is injured.

At a mooting of tho City Council (in committee) last night, His Worship tho Mayor referred to the recent frightful acci dent in Princes-street, which was likoly to end fatally, tic considered tho disposition of Magistrates lo line inadequately for breaches of tho by-laws led up to such acci dents; uiiil that, in the prciiont instance, ho beluvcd hiul there b«en a proper crossing tho accident of yesterday would not have occurred.

An instanco of tho durability of ti-treo wood is affordod t>y the excavation now going on in Vulcan Lane in cunuuetiou with the improvements to xho Queon'a Ferry Hotel. Several ti-treo house blocks, which have been in tho swampy ground for forty years, were brought to light to day. Tbo heart of the wood was found to be ns sound as tho day it was cut.

A little girl apparently about three years old. who could just lisp that her name was

" Liddy Buckley," and that she lived with her " niuzzer,1' was found wandering by iho police in Quecn-atrtct to-day. When fiist observed [by tho constable, she had fallen down in the centre of the street,

right in the way of an approaching convey once, iicr parents will, no doubt, find her, on applying at the Police Office. The Jewish year 5613 commenced jester day, and was religiously observed by the members of the Jewish community, and ap propriato leligious service held, The Jews date from the Creation, which they consider to have been 3,7G0 years and three months befora tho commencement of our era, The Jewish year conaisU of either twelve or thirteen months, of twenty-nine or thirty days. The civil year commences with the month Tisri, immediately after the new moon following tbe autumnal equinox; tho ecclesiastical year begins with ixisnn, The first competition of the members of tho Carbine Club will bo commenced at two o'clock to-morrow afternoon, at tho Mount fiden Kangc. There aro three classes for competition—first, second, and third-and tho money prizes in each class are pretty .substantial, so that there will bo consider able competition, especially as the practice may be of use to pertons intendiug to qualify themselves to represent tho battery at the Rifle Association meeting at Duncdin. A son of Mr Cliffe, of the Accliraati?ation Gardens, and who was employed at tho Sash and Door Company's mill, met with a sad accident on Wednesday last, by having two of tho middle fin»eri of his left hand taken oft" by the circular saw while at work. He was at once taken to tha Hospital, where ho received immediate attention. Tbe lad is 16 years of age, and had a narrow oseape of being injured a few days previously. It was found that the remain ing fingers have been injured. He is going on favourably under medical troatmeut. On Tuesday lant, shortly after tho Hawea'a arrival with several of the members from Wellington, amongst whom was the Hon. Jas. Williamson, a liorre and dray, owned by the latter, was proceeding down to the vessel for some luggage, when tho horse took fright and backed over the wbarf into the tide, and would have boen drowned but for tbe timely assistance ren dered by P. Healy, who cast off hi» clothes, plunged into the water, and sworn off with a thip's heaving line, which he made fast to tho horse's bead, and the by-standers hauled him a'horp. Hoaly's action is

certainly dosorving of some recognition from the owner, as the horse saved should be worth about £30.

The news by cable that a Miss Love grove from New Zealand has laid claim to the Derwontwater estates, has roused into action a local claimant. Mr Poarce, of Newmarket, considers that he has some

right to the property which has so long gone a-begging, and bases it upon the fol lowing pedigree : -His father-in-law was a Captain Kobert Good; and Captain Good's great-grandfather was Lord Petie, who married the only daughter of the execnted Earl of Dorwentwator. The latter had

an only son, who was killed in Fiance,

leaving no issue. Mr. Pearce informs us that Captain Good, more than fifty years ago, made application for the estates, but, through some {informality over a bap tismal ccriiicato, tailed to gpt possession of the wealth. Mr Pearce feels that he has a stake in the business, and is going to write to a brother-in-law, a son of Captain Good, to excite ;hiui to watch narrowly the family interests.

Auckland is ahead of the rest of the colony in many things, and another wrea'h of laurel is twined round the Lead of the Queen City of the north by the fact that in the persoo of a woman named Eliza Mc- Ginn she poase«sea a femulc whose score of convictions at the Police Court is second to none. The fair Kliza is between 50 and 60 years of age, and during the past 20 years she haa been con victed no fewer than 83 times, viz, 64 times for drunkenness, 21 for vagrancy, five for malicious injury to property, twice for threatening language, and onco for assault. On these convictions she has sojourned for nine years and 27 days in prisou, and at tho Police Court this morning shewasagain "sent up" forl2 months, which will have the effect of greatly increasing her score. It would appear that in the Police Conviction Book there are spaces for but 83 convictions on each leaf, so that to-day Mrs McGinn has " turned oror a new leaf," though certainly not in the ordinary acceptation of that most hackneyed phrase, Last night a most successful vocal and instrumental concert took place in tho Boresford Hall, in connection with tho Berosford^stroet IJand of Hope. There was a large attendance, and Mr 11. Goldie pre sided and gave a neat opening speech, in the course of which lit: explained that the object of the present meeting was to raise funds to assist in defraying the cost of a handsome new platform which has recently been added to the hall. The conoeit opened wi.th the rendering of an overturo by an orchestra of seven performers, who in the course of the evening gave several other selections with much taste and ac ceptance. A lengthy, but well-arranced programme was gone through, the follow ing bging the performers : —Solo vocalists : Misses Peace, Thomson, Spry, and Gilling ham, and Messrs Murray, Able, and Kussell j Duettists : Misses Hayles, Miss Peace and Mr C. Peace; In strumentalists : Misses Mary and Maria Edward?, Misses Hayles and Sims, and Mr Hooton. The choir, comprising about 20 voices, also gave several glees in excellent style, and which elicited tho warm applause of the meeting. Tho "hit" of the evening waa tho "A.8.C." duet, ren .dered by Mr C. Peace and Miss Peace with telling effect. 'I'he duties of accompanist were divided between Mr Hooton and Miss Hayles, and both discharged the work satisfactorily. Prior to the peiformance of the National Anthem Mr Bottrill, secre tary to the B^nd of Hope, tendered thanks to the ladies and gontlerjiien who had con tributed to the concert, and to Mr ,G6ldie for hjs able conduct in the chair, The hall waa tastefully decorated for the occaaiorj, and the new platform appeared a decided acquisition to the beauty and usefulness of the room.

Bland Holt's " World " Combination concluded a threo weeks' season at Welling ton, last evening, to a crowded house, and left by the lldtorua this afternoon for Auckland, where they open at Abbott's Opera House on Monday next in tho cele brated spectacular drama '•The World." A lirat meeting of creditors in the estate o£ Charles Glusson was held to-day. The liabilities me sot down at £105 ; assets nil, Mr Macffarlano baa been appointed trustee. At a meeting of tbe committee of the Polo Club held nt Mr Percival's oilice this afternoon, a code of rules were adopted. The club has now 25 members. The brig Annabel! (Captain Home) from Duuedin was beating up the harbour as >\e went to press. She brings a full cargo of southern produce. Constable Bullet) arrived from the Thames by the Enterprise last night, en route for Kamo, where ho will have charge of the i new police station. At the Opera House a sensational drama, ■'Lost in the Pacific," was produced last evening. This evening Mr Burdctt Howe will taken bonefit, when a sie;it treat will be presented, The bill includes "The Shaughraun," tho fourth act of " Tho Mer chant of Venice," and'tho last act of " Oliver Twist." Mr Richard J. Moove, of Noith Shore, still continues to improve in health under medical treatment. Tho bullet which lodged in tho forehead has been extracted, and the wound ia healing rapidly. Tho second bullet which caused the abdominal wound has not been re covered, and will not probably be so easily got rid of as the other. Yet it is now con sidered very ptobablo tho patient may ultimately lccover fiom the effects of his rash net, A football match will bo played in the Domain Hollow to-morrow afternoon, between tho Albert aud St. (Stephen's .cbool Football Clubs, the following will represent tho Albert : —Smart, Finlnyson, Miller, Stuart, Gelespie, Goodman, Good acre, Pulman, Pritchard, linrdwick, Me- Uermott, Danks, Binnay, Skinner, Mar telli, aud Uouo ; emergencies—Mackio and Downr A meeting of footballers is convsnod by adyei tisctneut in another column, the object being to elect a selection committee to choose a team for tho return match against tho New South Wales men. It is proposed that the team shull be picked at once, and go iuto steady practieo forthwith to retain tho laurels already wou, A deputation from tho Auckland Tallow aud Manure Company was granted an interview at tho City Council (in com mittee) lu>t evening, the objoct of tho ri&itors boing to show that tho proposed vrorks would iv no way affect the \Vo»leru Spring* water supply. The deputation did not succeed in convincing Councillors on this polut, however, ns will be rcdu on rcfereuco to a fuller report of proccediugs published ia unother coiunia. At the fortnightly mooting of St. An drew's Mutual improvement Association last ovcnillg, n paper was read by Mr A.

Shiilders, ot tho Baptist Society, entitled, "A Forlni|;lit iv Paris," iv which tho experiences of a visit to that city were pleasantly and humorously told. The essay was of a very instructive character. Aa

original talc by Mr H, Gentles, depicting in a graphic and amusing stylo tho freaks of a somnambulist, was also read. Tho story had a local bearing and tbe ring of originality. The evening was altogether a very pleasant one. Mr Eckhold sendß us correspondence re ceived from the Government,. from which it appours that the Goveruaunt, in passing tho Thermal Springs Act, under which Uio township ot Kotonu him been leased, have omitted to secure tho right ot usage of tho Lakun or their «hor«s for pleasure or bmiucis purposes to intending f ottlers, an oversight the cUtict of which is beuid to serioiikly affect tbe settlement of tho town ship of Uotorua, Mr Kckhold, in associa ticti with another gentleman, had proposed to place upon tho Lako boaU for hire of a futpoiior clans, and bad asked the Govern incut's permission to erect boat sheds upon tiio marsin of the Lake nnd to protect their property against Maori interference Mr Kolleston replied : "Tho Government has no power to niako tho engagement you soak." A very large number of members at tended list eveniog at tbo fitt-street Wcs leyan Mutual Improvement Association to listen to a debate on "Should Tobacco Smoking bo Prohibited by Law?" Tbe allinnativo aide was taken up by Mr W. McDowell, and the negative by Mr Young. J'be opener quoted the opinions of mcdic>l gentlemen ou tho effects of tobneco on the system,and spoko on the prevailing habit of smoking a.nong tho juvenile population. Mr Young supported the negative side of the question, and considered that in some cases smoking was beneficial, mid to sup press it by law would be impolitic, and io teifero with the liberty of the subject. Next week a lecture will bo given by the Key. Alexander Keid. A meotiii" of old colonists was held last eveniDg in St, Mungo Cafe" (Mr Canning*) for tho purpose of taking steps for a. stcial gathering of the paiecngers by tho Jane Gifford and Ducbesa of Argylo. Present: Messrs R. Graham. 11. Niccol, nud Jus. CoapUnd. Mr Grah&m occupied tho chair. It was moved by Mr Niccol, seconded by Mr Miller and carried, "That a social re union be held on the 9th October, tho 40th anniversary of tho arrival of the ships above named, inviting all tho™ who

armed by thotc vessels, with their de scendants and friends, to join in the gather ins;." The adjourned meeting Trill bo held on tho 18th iust. at the St. Muiiro Cafe", for the purpo«o of appointing a secretary, treasurer, and working committee, so as to make the necessary arrangements for the carrying out of the proposal. Referring to Dotoctivo Farrell's case, the " Thames Star," snya the " Herald," in its recent article, has adopted the form, bo much admired by Englishmen, of kicking a man when he is down, and traducing his name by every conceivable falsehood that will tend to blacken his reputation, We challenge our contemporary to prove any-

one of the numerous assertions made in that tirade of abuao 01 ex-Detective Farrell to be true, antt if ho succed we will cheer fully hand over the sum of £10 to Auckland charities. Beforo proceeding to cxposo the •' Herald's" cowardly and scandalous falsi fication of facts, wo shall briefly recapitu late the stand takm by this journal on the matter. Wo have contended that Frascr probabty appeared as capable cf taking care cf himself as any man on tho Thames; that Farrell fought a Ifair battle ; that ho acted very indiscreetly in accepting Eraser's challenge, supposing the plaintiffs version to be true. The entertainment at St. Thomas'sschool room, last night, was largely attended by membtrs of tho congregation, Sunday scholars, and their friends. The affair was novel and unique, a number of now features being intiodnced, not common, at ordinary entertainments, Tfreairjgers and performers met with grateful applause from tho eul.hu siaatic audience. Mr C. H. Taylor gu> p n series of character songs of varied kinds; also, a most amusing "take off," entitled "ASeance," in whichheheldventriloquia] colloquies with his friends—Te Whiti, Martin Quacks, and Berky Sharp. Mr Uliver B. Waymoutli, as the " Wizard of City West," gave a series of legerdemain trickß, which excited very general appro bation. Tho farce of tho " Haunted House " was sustained by Messrs. Waymouth, Taylor, and Pulh&m, in which were Intro duced Mrs Grundy, The Robber, and the Ghost. The wholo was successful, and thanks wore given to tho you»g men for their troublo iv providing such a cheor fal treat tor tho childron of tho Sunday school. Our weekly matkot price-list, published to-day, contains apveral important altera tions from that of last Friday. The quota tions for both butter and eggs remain unaltered. The former, however, bas a downward, and the latter an npward tendency. Butter, retail, is disposed of at Is 6d per lb., and eggs at lOd per dozen, In the Jlour market we have no change to report. Maizu (retail) has advanced in value, and we now quote at from 4s 6d to 5s per buehel, while bnu>, per lOOlbs., will stand at 8s 6d, Firewood is cheaper, and can be purchased at tho wh»if (cargo) from 8s to 10s per ton; deli vered, 13s to Ui 6d; cut, 15s to 18s. Gum remains quiet, but prices have a slight tendency to rise. Whangarei produGe will receive from £37 to £38 per ton, and Ea3t Coast from £47 to £49. The receipts for tbo week amount to about 60 toos, and for September, so far, 160 tons. Timber of every description has increased in value this week, the supply being inade quate to meet the demand, Consequently it will be seen a general riso of 6d per 100 feet has been adopted by merchants, af fectirjg boards and scantling, (best and second class); planed, tongued, and grooved, first and second class. Cargo at the mills, both first and second class, lias advanced from Jin to 12s. Home < omfortS.— Tea being' a fprolgn product is often adulterated, therefore'1 those consumers who are not rot rtslDg " Rew's Tea, guarantied free fram all adulterations, are rtoommendod to do bo. It la strong, deliolous. wairanted-pure.-ana sold at lowest marftet pi-lces.-Clty Tea Matt, Victoria and .Albert streets. '

COMPLIMENTARY CONCERT.

The complimentary concert projected by the musical friends of Mr Joseph Browu, as v, fitting mn-aa of marking their sense of the valuable servico he has rendered the causa of music ia Auckland, and of taking leave of him prior to his retirement iuto ptivate life, came off last night in the Choral Hall. The night wan uupropitioui, but the gathering of the public was large, while the performing members of tho Choral Society mustered in very good Dum ber. In itd composition the audience bore unmistakeable evidence to tho wide-reach ing aud enduring popularity of tho bone ficiairo, many of the oldcit citizens being prcsont, and even the remoter suburban districts being well represented. The opcniDg item on the programme was the I overture to Moudelsaobn's "St. Paul," which was capitally performed by the Orchestra of the Choral Society. Then followed the well-known psalm "Hear My Prayor," by the tamo composer, the solo parts being taken by Mrs Upton, and the concerted passages being rendered by the Choral Society. So far as the chorus sinking was concerned, however, it was marred to some extent by an unequal balance of voices, the basses dominating the tcDors throughout, and the sopranos drown ing completely the voices of the altos, who, though uot numerous, still were strong enough to have contributed more powerfully than they did to the harmony. There were about 38 sopranos present, 14 altos, 19 basses, and only 2 tenors. Despite this in equality the composition was pleasingly interpreted and the audience manifested great satisfaction thereat. Mrs Upton's execution of the solos was excellent, and she well indited the plaudits that wore bo cordially showered upon her. Tho concluding number of thin part of the programme! which of course, was entirely under the direction of Hcrr Schmitt, was tho march and chorus from Wagner's grand opera " Xannbaustr." It was especially markod by the very efficient instrumenta tion of the orchestra. Tho chorus is trying, and the sustained singing in tho upper register proved too much for the Bopranos, but, notwithstanding this weakness, a very fair interpretation was given. During tha interval which ensued, tho Uev. W. Tebbs (incumbent of St, Mat thew's), and Messrs Doouin and liowden (churchwardens), escorted Mr Joseph Vrown ] to the platform, whoro their uppearauco was the signal for general and prolonged appllUlßC. Silence having been restored, Mr Tcbbs Baid ho trustod the audience would bear with him a little while oflerinj» a few words preparatory to discharging a pleasing and yot somewhat sorrowful duty —tho business which htd brought them ' there that nigbt. First of all ho wished to say a word or two with regard to music. There could be no doubt that it was,a divine emanation, and he believed that as it was now one of our principal pleasures, so, too, it would bo in our hereafter. It was heaven-sent, as well as heaven-born, and It expresked man's every emotion. Shake speare bad apostrophised its soothing in lluence, and the lesser poets hadalso sung its praiies. Music united the various mood* of man—made up as he was of inconsisten cies, major and minor—and although they were jarring and discordant when they clashed, yet they becaiuo hurmouioui when under tho dominating power of a regulating keynote which permeated all. They (the audicnae) had assembled that night stirred by conflicting emotions—pleasure in the gathering it was true, but sorrow for its cause. Tho major and tha minor were discordant, yet here too thoy wero blonded into a harmonious whole by tho keynote which dominated them, —brotherly love, the melody of recollection audtbe harmony of purpose making a grand concerted whole of pleasurable action. Mr Brown was tha first organist of St. Matthaw's, but, unlike the organist of another church in tho city, he had uot bad to produce his music by tho turning of a handle. (Laughter), Thoir beginning was humble enough, howevur, for their first musical imtrument was an old-fifehioncd icruphine, er some thing of that Kind, which Mr Brown was accustomed weok by week to bear shoulder-high to service. Then came tbo harmonium, and finally the fine now organ which was worthy both the church and the city, A', therefore, Mr Brown hid been about tha earliest to foster a taste for eacrod uiuaio in tbo city, so, too, he might bo termed the father of secular music here.

Ho assisted at tbe formation of tho old Harmonic, from which sprang the preoint Choral Society. Ho had bad the honour to conduct a performance undor the auspices of.no less a personage lhan the Duke of 'Edinburgh and his permeating influence was attested by the largo gathering of musical people that night. (Applause.) Musical Auckland would erer remember tho name of Joseph Brown, as that of genial founder and energetic fosterer of what was to it most dear. All this Avas major, yet cv«n hero the minor intruded. They «aw him iv public that night for the last time. Still there was a compensatory reflection — tbey were not to lose him ; it w&s only a rel-uae to him from active work. It was the hope of reward that sweetened labour. Mr Brown's labour woe done, and he had entered into tho well earned reward of a respected ro«t, whence he would in too future visw tho fruit* of those Inborn r. (Applause). Ho (the speakfr) would not detain tho *udi«nco longer, but without further ado present Mr Brown with an ad dress, which had just been handed to him (Mr Tcbbs) by a warden who had been as sociated with Mr Brown for » petiod of 27 years, and 1 c had further to band the gen tleman a pursu of sovereigns, in the name of many more old and true friends of St. Matthew's than were gathered there that night. Mr Tebba then read tho address as

follow* :—

To Mr Josoph Brown ,who was for twonty-soven years organist of our church. Wo.tho ofllco-boarors.rnembersof choir and of tho congregation, past and present, desire to boar testimony to the affectionate respect and cstoern with whioh ho was regarded. Wo bo* his accopfanco of the accompanying parting gift. AiKpfurther, in wishing him a Kindly but re grotful farowoU, we earnestly pray for his calth and happiness In the future. sioned, on behalif of thk pboplh of si. Matthew's.

Mr Tebbs then also presented an address on behalf of Mr Brawn's musical frionds, tho text of which was also read out, viz :—

To Mr Joseph Brown, lato organist of St. Matthew's Church, and formorlyjconduotor of tho Auckland Choral Society :— Dear Sir,—Wo, your many musical brethron and frionds of Auckland, bog to tondor you our parting good wishes, and to ask your acoeptanco of tho accompanying presont at this farowell concert, givon by us to mark our bodso of tho respeot in whioh wo have hold you for all theso many-years, as woll as o£ tho rogrct wo fool at your withdrawal from amongst us. Trusting that poace and prosperity may attend you during your length of days, wo re main, jour faithful and attaohed frionds. SIONBD ON BKIIAtF OF THH MUSICIANS OV AUCKLAND.

Iv conclusion, Mr Tobba said : "Tako theso, old friend and brother, and may you live long to look upon them and eujo'y'tho memories they will recall. And now,— sorrowful though it be, —in parting tana publicly from you, I say, in the name of us all—in the fullest sense that tho words will bear — ' Good-bye, 1 God be with you 1 Peace, prosperity, and happino«s attend you. ' Fare-you-woll I 1 "—(Prolonged ap plause), Mr Brown, in a voice tremulous with emotion, thanked his friends of St. Mat thew's and tho Choral society, for the great kindness that they had shown that night, and tho complimentary expressions that they had made uss of towards him in their addresses. Bis emotion was too strong to permit him saying much, but ho could assure them that ho felt denply their friendship and cordiality. He was proud to know he had so many friends, and pleased to see before him so many well remem bered faces, although that pleasure was dashed with regret, produced by the reflec tion that there were fully as many familiar and friendly faces that ho would never see in life any more. For 27 yeais he had oc cupied tlje position of choir master and organist at St. Matthew's, and it was n«w his pride to have it to say that daring all that time had never had an angry word with any member of tie choior. (Applause ) He had met with kindness from everyone, and he knew also that he was always animated by a strong desire to endeavour to do bii duty aright. His relations with the Choral Society had likewise been of an agreeable character. His feelings would not permit him to say more—one oi the presents had taken him quite aback- Jmt ho begged to thank them all very hoartily for their kindness. Although retiring into private life hs hoped to'see his friends very often—to have frequent oppor tunities in that hall of hearing the beauti. ful music discoursed by the Choral Society. '

Mr Brown then retired from the stage amidst quite aa ovation. The second part of the programme con- Bisted of two part songs (viz., " O Hills O .Vales,'.' and " Yb Birds ") by St. Matthew's choir, songs by Mrs Morrin, Miss Tapper, and Mr Goocb, a Ballad by Madame Pooler, and a pianoforte solo (a waltz by t Chdpin, and a tarantclle by Heller) brilliantly cxc. cuted by ■Mr Angelo Forrest. Mrs Morrin sang Bishop's "Bid me Discourse," very

tastefully, and on being encored, gave, " Love is doomed to Mourn," while Miss Tapper contributed 'Darby and Joan," her enunciation boiuetvery distinct, and hor intonation good. She, al»o, was encored, but merely bowed her acknowlcdguments. Madame Pooley rendered in au artistic manner Sullivan's song, "Thou Att Weary," and was ap plauded with great warmth. Mr Gooch, aa usual, was iv good voice, and he rendered his selection, '• I Never Can Forget," splendidly, answering the inevitable encore with "The Storm Fiend." Mr Forrest was also encored, and likewlso responded, The concert concluded with the sinning of Iho Aatuirial Anthem, Madame Pooley taking the solo.

THE FOOTBALLERS IN WEL LINGTON.

[BY TKLECHUPU—OWN CORBESPONDKMT.]

WELLINGTON, this day. THE foßtbnllers have just arrived during a heavy downpour. Notwithstanding the wet, about 300 people met the steamer. The Wellington captain called for three cheers, and the Sydney captuin (who bears mavka of an Auckland boot under the eye) called liis team together and responded. II tho rain does not ceat-e soon, Novvtown Park will be under water. Anyway It will be like a drained eel pond covered with mud,

(BY TELEGHAPH.— PKESS ASSOCIATION.)

Should tho rain continue it will be impossible to play the football match to morrow. Owing to some dissatisfaction in the selection of tho local team, the commit teo reconsidered the matter und have selected Brown to take tho place of Camp bell.

ELECTION OF PONSONBY COUNCILLORS.

Tur poll for tho election of threo coun cillors to represent the nowly-constitutcd PoDsonby Ward in tho Council was bein^ taken to.day, and appeued to engage the liveliest interest throughost the western subutb. In fact, it may bo seriously ques tioned whether any previous municipal son test has exci'.ed half tho interest felt in this oue, or been associated with the expenditure of so much energy on tho part of tliO vurioua candidates ana their hench men, The ballot was being taken in the Ponaonby Hall under ihe immediute direction of Mr C. I. Eller (Kcturniug Officer), anistcd by Mr W. Gulliver (lute Secretary of the Poa»onby Highway Board), whilo Messrs J. Iteilly and J. S. Duko acted as scrutineers for three of tho candidates, viz , Messrs Boardnoan, D*cre, and Devore, Mr J. Hwalea being unrepre sented. At 9 o'clock sharp tbe polling place waß opened, and thenceforward until late this afternoon a, great deal of anima tion characterised the scene, all the candi. dates paying frtquent vi«its to the hall dur ing tho day, and their partisans being en gag*d in " running-in" laggard votors, while hired traps dashed up at Intervals laden sometimes with tho grimy tons of toil, and at other tines with business men from tho city. One noticeable fcaturo in the proceedings was the large number of ladies who polled, and it was worthy of re mark, also, how profuse were the gallantries offered " iJie free and in dependent " dames, I-oug before noon ! a small round table was obtained fram the Pousonby Club Hotel, and placed outside the entrance to the hotel, and a form baring also been procured, Mr John King, with bis uailstnut* (MewusS, Brook ing andT. Whewell) commeuctdthairopera tioDS aa the agents or election committee. of Mcs.iM Beardman, Devore, and Dacre, * more energetic electioneering agent than Mr King could hardly have been got. Uplilll.3o p.m. about ISOratopaverHhadpolled.and the impression then cutertaiued of the result by " the knowing ones," was that Mes»rs Boardman, Jjevore, and Swales would bo returned, the two former gentlemen's sue com bting regarded as almost a certainty, and the only doubt being as to the res pective chancos of Ueesr« Dacre aud Swalos. Mr Duero Is generally liked, but bo has never figured prominently in local politics before, and has not followed his rival's example of personally canvassing the district for votes, the mere fact of b r Swalts havi«g for weeks past been actively o»g»ged in gettiog promises of mpport, being accepted as affording ground for believ ing that he would make strong running for tho third seat. Mr Swales also wm Indefatigable to-day, and appeared pretty sanguine of victory. Mr lioaidruan' was likewitc very active, but Me»srs. Devore and Dacre only put in an occasional appearance, and nover stopped long. The greateit go«d"feeling prevails, aud all the caudidntes are workiug amicably together. The poll closos at 0 o^lock, and tho result will probably bo announced about a quarttr to seven.

CITY COUNCIL IS COM MITTEE.

Th« uau»l meeting ot the City Council in oommlttea w»s held last evening. Present His Worship the Mayor (presielng), Messrs:

Waddel, t bllllppi, Orowther, Alokln *nd Flom ing. Mocßrs Mtntagua (North Ward) and Mn»ofleld (South Ward), new mombaru, woro Introduced by Councillor Waddel and made the c«Bt>m»ry declaration.

Moork-stbz&t.-A letter read at the last Council rosetliiß from Mr W. A. Graham, was aatln read, but deferre* (or consideration until the surveyor's wport was reoelved.

Wbltjiiqton-strbkt.—A petition from reii dent* w»b iead, prayug (or completion and lormttlon ot drainage works.—Cr Phdltpps moved, " That th« pray»r fco granted, and that thi surveyor be itißtrnoted to prepare plans and Bpedno&tlons (or oarr/in* out these works." Ho until the work -was a »eoowiaiy one, and woald Ino: cms the valae of adjacent olty pro perty.—Cr Phllllpps seconded the motion.-In reply to Cr -Alokln, the Surveyor paid he esti mnUd th» cost oc the work between Union street and Pranklln Hou4 to be £KOO, ot which there was £1600 for the wostern end. 01 that £1600, £106 had been already expended. — Hln WoranlD the Mayor raid the estimated oast ot what woe neked woald be £2505. — Cr. Aiokln inqnlred which of the worki author lted remalntd to bo done.—The Surveyor re plied :—Pratt street, formation ; Wellington meet east, drainage; •xtersloo of onlvo.t in Napinr-itreet: levels In oertain'nthor streets.— Ur Waildell wished It understood in the r'sola -1 tlon that the work was not to take prooedenoa of'othora whera oertain things had been author ' i««d.-Cr Phillip* replied ho only wiahod what was fair, and to ttaa the work dose in due 1 ooane.—The Mayor said thi apvrcprla ■ tlon nf works in Maroh last, over and above ordinary expenses, was about £8,000 a year. There was nn excess of abont ■fiieOS In March last. It they had not £O,tOO this year it would bo dv« to that excess. The Snestion of compensation having been Intro uood, Cr Alokln eunKtßted ihnt in faturo all Such claims shvuld bo ullnvud to go to tli". Supreme Omrt, when they thould uot hear oo ninoh of them. Thta view whs supported by other speaker*,—Cr Fhilllpun desired to altor hia resolution as follows:-" That the prajor of the petition be granted, and that the works re quired for the completion of tho formation, kerbtnar, and oh&analling of Wellinston-ttreet bo undertaken at the sam» time at the works authorised by thin Counoll the authorisation to take rank from this date," The resolution was then submitted to the meeting and ovried. Reserves, Etc.- A letter was read from Mr Brrington suggostiug an incroaßO of tho capa city of the Kybcr Pass rc9orvoir.—lt was deci ded to request Mr Errington to furnish particulars and estimate of cost.—With reference to an application for hydrants on tho Great North lload, the Counoildeoided that as tho dis trict affected was outside of tho city no action would bo taken.

Taixow and SlAnuub Company.—Messrs Stimpeon and Oartor, representing tie abovo company, were grantod an interview, although first informed that they oould only bo hoard for tho purpoßo of furnishing any information. Tho committeo had no powor to arrango tho matter frith them.—Mr Stimmon »aiit hs was sure the Counril had beon misinformed te- Kardlßß tho exaat position ot tbo proposed works at the- Western Springs. The site was not in the water oonrso, but was on a clay formation of the ground. Ho submitted the oompiny wonld not reqnlro other than tho ordinary drainage, as ftom a house and the i tills, and ho was prepared to Bay there would exist i,o disagreeable smell.—Or Alokln asked whethor, in the event of any linking being done, suoh wonld affect the water Bapply j and further, whether the deputation was ao qunlntud with the souros ot the water supply. —Mr Htlmpeon Bald, with rftferonoo to tho first question, that the water supply wonld not be oontamioßted. He was acquainted with the source of supply.—Mr Carter said that lotwfthstanding any aotion taken by the Connnil the work would toon.-His Wcrablp the M&yor aald it would ba very diflhnit to prove to anyonn that tho water from the company's works would not contaminate the springs* If .the Council was of his opinion it would strain ecory notve to prevent tha proposed works proceeding on tho site chosen. They should not only refuse assistance, bat adopt every lawful means to presirve the sources of the water supply pure and above BnspiolOD.—Cr Alo'iin also con sidered that the water supply should be above suspicion «t the Ipossibillty of contamination. The mere fnot of tho works' being th»re was s gges ivo of peculiar odours as from manure, etc.—Tho deputation then retired.

Hobrb TnotGH—Ho an application from D. Twotaill (Park Hotel) for permission to supply a horso trough in front ot his hotel with wato», it was resolved to reoornmend tho Counoll-that the petition be not granted. MAfcKRT.—On the motion of Cr. Alokin, it was decided that the conditions oi loaso be the Bame aft last year.

Horse as<d Dog TBODGHB.-The;c ommittee deolded to recommend thit four troughssft Kin and two of Oft, be placed ot suitable position!, in tbo city, ■ SB* ~

PtiHOtt-BTMRT AociORNT.-In reply to His WorshiD, the Surveyor* Btated that on snvtral ooo^aionsiho owner of'the MbbodJo Hotel had bsao spoken to repeating the crcßßlog In front of .his premlse». ,*, The' Mayor said an ac cident which wso lifcely to terminate fataliy ooourred there yesterday, and thora was reason

to hello ye that had thore beeu a proper oroaolnK \ there would have been no Buoh aocldeut. / Magistrates when called upon to deal with &uoh ( climes st-ofooi to have a tendonoy to ignore • ruiher than «upport ihe city nnthorulee in carry iut oat the by-luws. tibouid the uogleot ot uiKßlutrttoa Iji euforolngtho by-laws have led np to this acoldeot, the ressonßlbllity routed with thoui. This conclndod the bualnesSi

CABLEGRAMS.

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LONDON PKODUCE TELEGRAM. LONDON, September 12.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) report :— Wool.—l he sales progress firmly. Up to date 159,000 bales i avo been sold. Com petition by both Home and foreign buyers is active, Wheat.—The maiket is de pressed. Adelaide is worth 495, and New Zealand 46s per 49G lbs. Tallow.—The market is firm. Mutton is worth 465, and beef 45s 6d per CWt, Leather.—The mar ket is quiet. Best hides are worth lljd. rJcw Zealand Hemp.— lbe market is quier. Fine is worth £29 per ton.

AUSTRALIAN.

NEW BISHOP uF SYDNEY

SYDNEY, September 14.

Tho General.Bynod has finally selected the uaiuts of the following clergymen for submission to the iieuch of Bishops as candidates tor tbe liishop of bydney, and PriniMcy of Australia, rendered vacant by the death of Bishop Baker:—tev. Dr. Fleming, Canon ot York; Key. Kichard Appletoa, aud tho Key. Dr. Parry, Bishop Suffragan tv the Bishop of Dover. COLLIERS' STRIKE AVERTED. SYDNEY, September 14. The threatened striko of Newcastle oolliers has been averted.

SHIPPING NEWS,

SYDNEY, September 14.

Sailed this afternoon : The Union Conr pany's steamship Arawata, for Auckland.

THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH.

MELBOUKNE, September 13.

Tho Coronor's inquest on tho'exhumed body of Mm Stent was held to-day. Tho veraict of the jury was that there was no evidence to show the cause of death.

SPECIAL DESPATCHES.

THE STRIKE IN AMERICA.

LOW DUN, September 13. The ironworkers' strike in America is etatcd to have couapletaly collapsed. SALES OF FROZEN MEAT. The Auitral's cargo of fiozea muttou has improved in the market, and has now been nearly all cleared at an advance of a half penny per lb on the iirst Hales. THE HUNCK OF WaLKS. His hoy«l Higbnesi the Prince of Wales returns from the Continent on Wednesday, greatly improved in health.

PARLIAMENTARY.

[By Telegraph,—bPECUL Reporter,]

WELLINGTON, this day. Liability of Road Trustees.

The amendment made by the Administra tor of tho Government in tho Koad Boards Bill, .which amendment was accepted by both Heu«e3 of the Legislature, was to strike out tho penalty of £100 to which member* of Koad Boards were made liable in caeo of their wrongfully paying away Eoad Board funds in addition to being re quired to repay out ef their own pockets the raoney misplaced, togtther with all costs. The Premier explained tbat it was bolieved thi« very severe-penalty would detor many from actiug on Boards through dread le*t they might in some way come within its reach. The Government thought the power of compelling repayment <-t the money formed a sufficient deterrent already.— Col, Whitmore thought a member of a Baard could not become liable to a penalty unless he know ingly and wrongfully infringed the law. It was quite right that if they did so they should be saarply punished, and the penalty was not at all too high. He did not, however, press his objection, and the amendment was accordiy^ly agreed to.

Xhe Acts JPassed.

It is understood that none of the 112 Acts pas4ed by Parliament this icssion are likely to be reserved by Hia Ex cellency the Administrator of the Go vernment tor the signification of Bar Majesty's pleasure therecn. The only measure about which any doubt stems to have been entertained, was the Dew Aliens Act, which rcducet th« naturalitation fees in all cases, with the exception of Chinese It was thought possible that this point, like that involved in the Chintse Immi grants Act ef last year, might need to be referred to the Imperial authoriti'B, but I believe the Law Officers are quite clear that no question ot infringement of Inter national treaties can arise over this yeat's act, beruuso ne now abtolute disabilities or penalties ars imposed upon Chinese. They are, it is true, excluded from the benefit of • concession made to the subjects of other countries, and to receive a rela tively different treatment; but this is not thought to constitute any ground for inter ference.

ARRIVAL OF THE MAKARAU'S CREW.

The shipwrecked crew of tho barge Maka rau arrived by tho cutter Maaa from Mercnry Bay early this mornisg. We are thereby placed ia fuller particulars respect ing the recent mishap. Tho Makarau, in oharge of the master (Mr Edward Piercy), with four other men oa board, left Whanga poua, laden with sawn timber, on Thurs day, the 7th inst. Late that night the weather became rough, the wind blow iDg strong irom the northward, and the ve»8ol began to open up. By Fri day morning she had taken in a con siderable quantity of water, and, after labouring heavily iv an unmanageable state for several houis, she suddenly went orer on her beam ends, This was about half-way between Guvier Island and the Ked Mercuries. There was no hope of saving tho vessol by remaining on board, ond the dingy was thercforo got clear and launched about 8 a.n>. Unfortunately the rowlocks were missing and a eubftitute had to be constructed with pieces of rope. All hands then embarked and the frail craft was steered for Mercury Island, which was ssfcly reached several hours afterwards. Hero tho crew were picked np by the cutter Mana, conveyed to Mercury Bay, whore she was bound, and frnm that place to Auckland, arriving early tbis morning. Mr Piercy, master of the barge, thinks that as the vessel is now miscing she has pr»bably drifted consider ably to the eastward, she would not sink, because of being laden with sawn kauri timber.

CHRISTCHURCH DRAINAGE SYSTEM.

[BY TEIitGRAPH—PKESS i SSOCUTION. ]

CHKISTCaUKCH, this day. Tint formal commencement of the sewago pumping in connection with the Christ church drainage system took place yester day in presence of the past and prctent members of the Drainage Board and a few visitors. At the pumping station the sewage is raised from low level sewers to pipes which convey it to the sandhills, a considerable distance beyond the city in the direction of the sea. The original esti mate of the cost of the sewape system was £168,855; the cost of the work to date is about £120,150, and £1800 is required to complete the scheme. 'Jhe total cost will then be about £135,150, showing a saving over estimate of £30,705. The storm water sewer system was esti« mated at a cost of £21,041, but, conse quent upon larger sewers being built and other alterations being made, the cost will be £35,580. At present little is passed through the sewers, owing to the un willingness, on the part of a few obstruc tionists, to give the drainage board power to compd houses to connect with the pipes, but ' arraugements are in pro gress t° allow thoso who wan}; to make use of them, and a large quantity of sewage will soon find its' way to the pumpiug station. The pumps mo built with a view to doing the wo A of a popula tion of 50,000 people, ■ and dtb not likely, thereforo, to be put'to any strain for mauy years. A record has been kept during the last eight weeks of the amount- of water pumped out of the' sewers, which is found to be 42 million gallons. Tho actual time taken to clear out .this amount' was 243 hours, the cost being about £1210s a-week.

THE RECENT BURGLARIES.

Capture of the Perpetrator

Exciting Burglar Hunt,

Some months ago a great .sensation wai caused ia the city and suburbs by the oc. currence of a series of cleverly-execnted burglaries and robberies, und for some time the police were completely baffled in their ellbrts to detect the peipetrator or perpe trators. Tbe business premises of Messrs. Williams (tailor), Green, and Allen, and the residences of Messrs. Bigelow and Williams, besides several other houses were burglariou.ly entered, and property 0 £ considerable value ab.tracttd therefrom Suspicion,at length, wasthrownonthepotoi rious burglar, Fred. Pluinmer, who had been living here under an assumed name, and ho was tound guilty and sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment on a charge of sending threatening letter* to Dr. Philfion. Though tha police did not succeed in laming his " enag," or, indeed, in connecting him ia any way with tho

liuvcenous iScoploits above referred to, it was generally believed that he was guilty of all these robberies This opinion wa*, indeed, strengthened by the fact that after tbe arrest of Plummer tho robberies sudd only ceased, and •we enjoyed comparative immunity from tbe burglar euidemic until about •within the latt few weeks, when tho pilfering becama as prevalent as before At first trifling acts of " sneak thievery '"' were indulgod in, but on Sunday last tho robber bejiau to fly. for higher game, On hunday £12 cash wan stolon from Mr Worrall1* residence, Mount Albert. On Monday the residence of the Rev. Mr Carter, of Ptmionby Road, was honoured by a visit, and £15 worth of jewellery and some money appropriated,;aud on Tuesday, jewellery, etc., to the value of between £30 and £40, w»s found to be non est from the residence of Mr J. Hasleti. People then began to think that tho history of the Piutnmer era was bcin? repeated, and revolvers and other weapons of defence began to bo numbered amongit the lares and penates of timorous households, But, for tunately, tbe reign of terror has been nipped lv the bad early by the capture ot the perpetrator of at leaat some of the

Recent Robberies,

The particulars of the capture are as fol low :—

Shortly after five o'clock last evening Miss Murray, who resides at her parents' residence in Franklin Koad, near the Methodist Chapel, observed a man saunter ing up and down the road, and subjseqnently saw him enter the chapel grounds. There was a futtiveness in his manner that at traced her attention, and she determined to watch him. be proceeded cautiously down to the back of the church, and. jumped over the back fence into the yard of the Rev, Mr Guy 9 residence, which faces Collingwood-street. Miss Murray thea noticed him go to the back door and knock once or twice. Being aware that Mr and Mrs Gay were absent ova visit to the Thames, the proceedings, became more and more interesting to the young lady watcher. ■Jhe housebreaker receiving no answer to his knock, moved, to the scullery window and opened.it, evidently with a dinner-knife, which was subsequently found in his posses sion. He vaulted lightly through the window, and Miaa Murray, feeling satisfied he was " a«burj»ling," informed her mother of the circumstances. 'i hat lady proceeded quietly to the house of her next-door neighbour, Mr Grey, but found that ho was out. Mrs Grey, however, sent her son for Mr F. J. Hill Clarke, of H.M. Customs, who, having a holiday, had been employ* ing himself la his garden. Some school" boys were also pressed into the service, and with the Jndiea formed a cordon round the Rev. Mr Guy's houae while Mr Hill went to eject the intruder. He found the scullery window fattened, and for a minute or two the housebreaker gave no sign of his presence. He was, however, obs.rved raising tbo blind of one of the windows facing Colling wood-street, pro bably with the intention of making a bolt through the front door. Seeing the crowd of people on the street, he let the blind drop, and n second or.two later, confronted Mr Hill at ttie library window, which ha h»d just opened, with the intention of making an exit. The robber held the window down and Mr Hill helped to push it up. Alter a short struggle Mr Hill, who is nearly 50 years of age, succeeded in raising it, and demanded of the man what he was doing in the bouse. He replied tbat he was a friend oE tho owner's. Mr Hill ordeied him to come out, and the robber, seeing he hud a determined man to deal with, began to sue for mercy, saying, " Do let me off; if you don't you'll be sorry for it some day. How would you ieol if you were drove to it ?" Mr Hill was inexorable, and though the man once threatened to punch Hill's head ho cam* out quietly enough and agreed to proceed with Mr Hill and Mr Knox to Con» stable Bernard's residence ia Freo man's Hay. Mr Hill ordered tho house-breaker to lead the way, but in the twinkling of an eye he leaped tho fence and ran np Colliogwood-etrect and thence up Anglosea-Btreet, where there ii an eminence covered with ti-tree. Mr Hill took a short cut, and having a heavy run of 500 yards or more, he confronted the Astonished Fugitive, who scorned somewhat blown after his long run. Durin? his. flight Mrs Hill tried to catch hiru, but ho easily eluded her grasp. Mr Hill ordered him to "bail up," which he did, and Mr Knox coming npat the time be again begged that he might be let off. This his captor* would not hear of, and the journey to Constable Bernard's wa» re sumed, i Tho prisoner made another at tempt te holt, bnt he was promptly "Ecrog ged." When banded over to tho constable, a revolver and a table knife, besides some cartridge?, were found in his possession, and thea Mr Hill remem bered that during the walk down the man had said boastinyly " You could not take me if I did not like," referring, no doubt, to his concealed weapons.

He was conducted to the Police Station, whore he gave the namo of •

Robert Mqrsli,

a saddler by traac. On being searched the following articles were found in his posses, sion :-8 stamps, 3 gold coins, 1 kerchief, 2 pawn tickets, a silver watch (No. 164,429), steel chain, purse, 13 keys, 1 gold ring, 11 coins, gold watch, key, pipe, tobacco, pocket knife, two silver rings, and a switch of falso hair, The robber then completely "threw up the sponge" and made a confession to Mr Pardy of being concerned in the following born kries, namely, Jones's, Carter's, KovenV McGurney'a, and Hawkins's, which took placeall within the past two months; and in Williams'*", Bigelow's, and Mrs Lynches, allof which took place towards the endof last year. Mr Pardy having elicited that Marsh, who is separated from his wife, boarded ai the residence of Mr Irvine, Freeman's Bay, he, accompan'crt by Constable Bernard, a» once proceeded to . the lodging. Mr Irvine, who is a thoroughly respectable wan, was greatly surprised at tho visit of the police, having no suspicion of the fact that he had becu -entertaining a burglar unawares. The police proceeded to Marsh's roam and found there a bag and a bunk, •which, on being opened, displayed a perfect olla podrlda of stolen property, many of tha articles being Proceeds of the Burglaries mentioned above. Daring the visit to Marsh's lodgings, Detective Brennan and Constable Jones visited Mrs Marsh's'resi dence, but found nothing to implicate her, Marsh's History. The arrested housebreaker is 35 years of age, an Englishman by birth, and arrived here by tht Oceau Mail in 1575. He is a . : saddler by trade, but' when he I first arrived in the colony he had j but an imperfect knowledge of his hnsi ness. fHis wife, however, supported them till he became an adept at the trade. They then moved to Waipu, and three years ago he went to "Wjiangarei, wheio he started in ' business for himself. In February, 1881, ho bolted from his wife, leaving his debts un« ( p.dd, and the next time the Jong-sufferißg i woman heard of him was in September last, when she received a telegram from her husband asking her to juin him. As the was making a liviog Jor herself at Whan garei, she refused. At the time he sont the telegram he was residing in At the beginning of December last, ho wrote ; to her again ironi the Thames, where he was working for Mir E. Hayden, saddler of that place. He persuaded her that he bad turned over a new lcaf,and she joined him at the Thames, where they re sided together till June last, when they came to Auckland and went to live next to Irvine's, iv Freeman's Bay. March ill-used his wife frequeutly, and live weeks ago she was compelled to leave him. She had riot the slightest connection with tho robberies, nor indeed was she aware of her husband's nefarious practices. It is said that after tie deserted Mrs Marsh in 1881, he went to.

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR. FKIOAY. SEPTEMBER 15.



Wholesale. Retail. 8. (1. H. d, B d. 8. d. Huttor.fs.lb l 3-0 0 Butter, fs.lb 1 6—0 0 V Butter, BlilbO 9-1 0 Batter, Bait 0 0-10 Choosef (local) 0 7-0 0 CheesolcoU 10-0 0 BDo..Cant. 0 8-0 BJ KRgs,doz. _ 0 10-0 0 Baas doz. 0 8-0 0 Milk, quart 0 4—0 0 g5fl,lb(tlns)0 7-0 8 Lard.lb - 0 0-010 Bacon and Hamfl, Fowls, each 2 6-3 0 Provlnoial 0 6-0 8 Ducks, each 2 6-3 0 Canterbury Hama Geeae, eaoh S 0—7 0 •mil Bacon (in Torkoys _ 6 0—7 0 Sloth) .. 0*8-0 8} Bacon, 10 „ 0 8-0 10 HamB. lb ,. 1 0—1 3 Bread, Id to did por 21b loaf Jams, por oaao, S doz, 80a 6d to 378 Od BUTOHEB S MlCATi Be tall.

lb. lb Boaattng Boel Z - - -06 to 70 Boiling Beef .. -. ~ ..04 — 0 Mutton, hlnd-qnartor _ .. ,04 — 00 „ toro-quartor „ .. .. 0 21 — 0 0 tWaSlr. " - 0 6-0 7 PorK and Veal ... » - ..08 — 07 Steaks - •• ■• - -06 — 08 ChouaanaSanBagea 0 6 — 06 Tallow beat (wholesale)—Mutton, 31s mixed, 253 toiiOfl. * FLOUB MARKBT. Wboleaale,

B a. d. snnorflne Flour, sllkdroasea, perton_ li 0 7 Kino Fioor, ditto, household ... .. 13 0 0 Adelaide, por ton - - - «W 16 10 0 . Oamaru,perton 12 0 0 Dnnedln, per ton .. - .. .. 1^ 0 0 rmitarbnry. per ton .. - .. - 12 0 0 Eton per-tooW"taoludod)soaroe „ 8 0 0 Sharps, per ton ... - - •- ' 0 g^M^ : : " -™™ is ° 0 1 Fwd Barley Z - - . - W 21 0 0

HAV AND COHN MARKET, i Wholesale. B. d. s. d fit), tin «.i m isrd,) none Hoy medow (Min.) 6 3-0 0 cton presssd 110-5 0 " lOokst) i 0-4 3 Lucerne, do 6 0—610 ,, »vu«» i 0 Btraw( i oa a) 0 18-110 Wheat (fowl) 4 B-i 9 Chaff .. ..3 10-0 0 Potetoesi *3 to S310s. Hay (oaten) 5 0-5 10 Canterbury potatoes (aftoks Inoluded), £1 S3 to *41OS< Oatenohafl,£8 Ketall. b. d. a. A. a. a. b. d. Matee.lraBhel i 8-6 0 Oaten, owt 6 0-7 0 Sate ditto ..4 0-4 6 Straw, ditto 3 0-1 0 Bran.lO01b8_ -8 6 Chaff, ditto a a. e. d. s. d. b. d. fw»MM B 0-6 8 CookgfOOt.W.7'6-8 0 ££u£?dfl "'" 0^7 6 Trefoil, lb. 0 7-0 0 SSrtTiJiverlbO 9-010 Katstail, lb. 1 6-0 G ■5n&8rrSw«rl 0-4 3 Tlmothy.lb. 0 7-0 0 ISJke b 1 3^0 0 Lucerno,lb. 1 -0 0 niS^HS ibl 2-0 0 Rape, lb ..0 6 0 0 ; to quantity, 3s 3d to 3s tldoaeh •ft™ Bonkti 8a «>9s6d per dozen, ffenoingwire So™ 6.7 and S^aaiortek. «16 Wsto «7 per ton I



Speolal Adverusements W. J. fl DEBT * C°" nAVK ON SALK PRIME WHITE TUSCAN SEED WHEAT TARTARIAN SKKD OATS BKLL'S 4 in, BONBDUBT BKLL'3 BONKiTLOUR NKWOASTLK BONEFLOOR VICTORIAN BONKBUST AUCKLAND BONKDUST PERUVIAN AND OTHER GUANOS BUPKR PHOBPHATK HUHST'S MIXTURK, &0., SO., &0, Also, PKIME TABLE POTATOES , And. OATEN CHAFF (Superior Sample) MAIZE, OATS, BRAN BAKLKY, FOWL WHHAT WOOD"9 FLOUR, SHARPS BARLKYMEAIi. OATMKAIi 8:0,, Sco., Sso. WK HA X AL3O IN BTOOK AND TO AHBIVK, AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY Or EVERY BICSCRIFTtON, STEAM ENGINES THRASHING MACHINES, DRILLS, &0., &C, &0. VIT« tF« HuRH-r & Co., 101. QTJKKN-aTRHK'J, Anokland.



First Show PARIS MILLINERY I SATIN COSTUMES! SILK AND BROCHE MANTLES I MO N DAY, September 18th. J^ATTBAY'S MANTLW AND MILLINERY ESTABLISHMENT, m, 180, & 182, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND. !



fTiHORNTON, SMITH AND FIRTH HAVK FOB 3ALK [- 1 Crown Flour. In saoks, 100"s andSWa "Champion",, ~ » H "Cantab !„ .. Sharps Bran Fowl Wheat Whart Mm,, Anotdanfl XXT INKS AND lIALI, Wholesale and Retail oabinktmakbrs and uphol3tkrkrs, and oarpkt wakkhou3kmbn, shoetland-strkkt, Auokland. IMTORTKHB AMD MANTJFAOTtTRKBB Of all kinds 0 FURNITURE, IRON AND BR4SS BKD3TKAOS AND COTS, AND BBDDIMQ. The Largest and Best tf elected Stock of BRUSSELS, TAPB3TBy, VBLVKT PILE, KiDDEItMINSTKR CAEPETB, & HKABTH RUGS In the North Island. ■ FRENCH & ENGLISH CRETONNEB AT REDDOKD PSIOBfI. Bngllsh and American PERAMBULATORS & VELOCIPEDES, COIK AND FLAX MATTINGS AND DOOR MATS. Jnst received, a Labor Shipment of FANOT DRAWING-ROOM ORNAMENTS, GHIMNBY OL4S3KS. AND OONSOLB TABLES. c Discount on ale Cash Purobabeb TIT INKS 77d TT AL L.



GfKEAT C/LEARING.OUT SaLE OF WINTER DRESS GOODS WINTER DBESS GOODS WINTER DKESS GOODS MANTLES MILLINERY MANTLES MILLINERY MANTLES MILLINERY AND GENERAL DRAPERY GENERAL DRAPERY GENERAL DRAPERY PREVIOUS TO STOCK-TAKING, JgNTIRK STOCK REDUCED. AIM. TBN PER CKNT. (or TWO SHH.LINGG In the Pound) DISCOUNT allowed on all CASH PURCHASES oveb Ona Pound, I THIS Clearing Sale 10 UST BIX W^EEKS OfNLY After wnloh no DISCOUNT WILL BE ALLOWED. A» Ll *HAB UR V * fj °" MW ft 200, QUKBN-STREKT.I