"Come then," sh<s cried, "cornel" her <cya9 flashing full of rcso've upon me. Aroused, appalled, moved in spite of unysolf, I crossed the room to where she ■stood, fcrit shu was already in the hall. Hastening after her, filled with a fear I dared not express, I stood at the foot of ithe stairs; ehe was half way to the top. '.Following her into the ball above, I saw her form standing erect and noble at the />door of her uncle's bedroom. "' i" Come!" she again cried, but this time ■in a calm and reverential tone ; and fling ing the door open before her, ahe passed in;

Subduing the wonder which... I felt, I slowly followed her. There was no light in the room o£ death, but the flame of the ; gas-burner at the far end of the hall shone ';*reirdly.in,'and by its glimmering I beheld her kneeling at the shrouded bed, her head , bowed above that of the man, her hand .■uponhisbrca<t. ■ ■" You have said that if I declared my innocence you would believe me," exclaimed ■ she, lifting her head as I entered. "Bee here," and laying her cheek against the pallid brow of her deul benefactor, she kissed the clay-cold lip* softly, wildly, ago nizedl}', thm leaping to her teet, cried in a subdued, but thrilling tone, "Could Ido that if I woie guilty ? Would not the breath freeze on my lips, the blood congeal in my vein?, the life faint away at my heart? Son of a father loved and reverenced, can you believe me to ,be a woman stained with crime when I can do this ?" and kneeling again she cast her arms over and about that inanimate form, looking in my face at tha same time wnh an expression no mortal touch could paint, nor tongue describe. "In olden times," she went on, " they used to say that a dead body would bleed, •'lf its murderer camp in contact with it. What then would huppen here if I, his daughter, his cherished child, loaded with 3 beneii'a, enriched with his jewels, warm >vith his kisaos, should bo the thing they accuse me of? Would not the body of the outraged dead burst its very . shroud and repel me t" I coxild not answer; in the presence of i some scenes, tne tongue forgets lits func tions. . ~ ! "Ol" she went on, " if there is a God in heaven who loves justice nnd hates a crime, let Him hear me now. If J, by thought or action, with or without intention, have been the means of bringing this dear head to this pass ; if so much as the shadow of guilt, let alone the snbstance, lies upon my heart and across the-e feeble woman's hands, may His wrath ppcik in righteous retribution to the world, and here upon the breast of the dead, let this guilty forehead fall, never to rise again!" An awed silence followed this invocation, It seemed to me as if the world stood still to listen ; then a long, long sigh of utter relief rose tremulously from my breast, and all the feelings hitherto mppressed in my heart, the exceeding great awe, the boundless Interest, the unspeakable compassion, hope, longing, tenderness, that bad against my better judgment, reason, and prejudice, made their way into my heart, burst their bonds, and leaning towards her I took her hand in mine. " You do not, cannot believe me tainted by crime now!" she whispered, the smile which does not stir the lips, but rather emanates from the countenance like the flowering of an inner peace, breaking softly out on cheek and brow. " Orime t" the word broke uncontrollably Jrom my lips; "crime!" "No," she said calmly, "the man does not live who could accuse me of aught, here,"' For reply I took her hand which lay in mine, and placed it on the breast of the dead. Softly, slowly, gratefully, she bowed her head. " Now lot the struggle come," she whis pered. "There is one who will believe in mo, however dark appearances may be."

(To be continued. J

The Butler's Courage.

A lady, the wife of a wealthy squire, died after a protracted illness; and on _ the evening ot her decease, her husbaod.desirous to pass a solitary hour with the body, sent the nurse (who was watching beside the 'corpse, out of the room. Before the expira tion of an hour the bell by which the de ■ceased had been in the habit of summoning the nurse rang violently, and the woman, fancying the unfortunate widower was sud denly taken ill, hurried into the room. He dismissed her angrily, at the same time protesting that he had not rung. Shortly afterwards, the bell was rung a second time ■when the woman observed to one of the servants that she should not attend to the summons, as the gentleman might again re pent of having summoned her, and dismiss her ungraciously. '' It cannot be my master who is ringing now," replied the footman, "for I have this moment left him in the drawing-room."

And while he was still speaking, the hell of the chamber of death rang a third time, and still more violently than before. The nurse was now literally afraid to oher the summons; nor was it till several ■of the servants agreed to accompany her that she could command sufficient courage. At length they ventured to open the door, expecting to discover within some terrible spectacle. All, however, was perfectly tranquil; the Corpse extended upon the bed under the. hollaud sheet, which was evidently undis turbed. Such however was the agitation of the poor nurse that nothing would induce 'her to remain alexe with the body; and one of the housemaids accordingly agreed to 'become her companion in the adjoining dressing-room. They had not been there many minutes when the bell again sounded; nor could there be any mistake on the subject, for the bell-wire passing round the dressing-room was in motion, and the servants in the ■ offices conld see the vibration of the bell. The family butler accordingly determined to support the courage of the terrified •women by accompanying them back to the dressing-room, in which they were to sit witn the door open, so as to command a view of the bed.

These precautions effectually unravelled the mystery. A string had been attached to the bell to enable the sick lady tonimmon her attendants without changing her •position, which string, still unremoyed.hung down upon the floor, and a favourite kitten that was often admitted into the room to amuse the invalid, having entered un observed, was playing with the string, and the string becoming entangled in pussy's feet, had produced the panic that had caused the hearts of the maiden to tremble. But for the courage of the butler and for this fortunate explanation, the family mansion woutd have been classed among •the list of haunted houses, and probably deserted until it became dismantled and mined.

Education.—lnspector of Schools: "It strikes me that teacher of yours retains •little or no grasp upon the attention of the children,—not hold enough, you know,— not hold'enough ■" Lancashire mag nate (who takes great interest in the Edu cational Movement): "Not hold enough ! 'Lor bless yer—if she ever sees forty again, I'll eat my at."

LIFE IN ENGLAND TWO CENTURIES AGO:

A Chapter in English Social History.

[By J. D. Davis.]

SECTION X.

STATE OF THE FINE ARTS,

Charles I. had beea a munificent and dis criminating patron of art. He had encou raged artists to visit and settle in England, and had gathered together, at great expense of labour and money, a fine collection of paintings, statues, jewels, and other artistic productions. At one time he gave a great price—said to lie £20,000 —for the entire cabinet of the Duke of Mantua, then considered ' the most valuable in Europe. One of the most important of the King's purchases was the cartoons of Raphael, wh'ch hud, been sent to Fiaudera by Pope Leo X. to be copied 'in tapestry, but the tnpestry remaining unpaid for, the cartoons were detained. Itnbcus know where they were, and advised his royal patron to secure them, Rubens came to' England in 1630 on a secret mission from the Court of Spain, tnd staid about twelve months, during which time he executed some works for the King, who knighted him. Vandyck, attracted by the King's patronage of the fine arts, came over from Antwerp, and. remained till his death, enjoying the royal favour, and earning large sums by his brush. By extravagance aud folly lie wasted his fortune, and by luxurious living his health. Vandyck's price was £40 for a half, £60 for a whole length portrait. Among he long list of foreign names which one finds in the annals of art at this time, there are three iiritish ones standing out prominently. George Jamcsone, an Aber donian, was known as the Vandyck of Scot land. Ho received his early artistic training on the Continent, and was a fellow-student with Vandyck under ltubeas at Antwerp. Mo«t of his works are to bo found in So it land ; some of the most important being in the University of Aberdeen. William Dobson was called by King Charles the English Tintoret. He enjoyed tho royal patronage, but lived luxuriously, and had not time to enrich himself, dying at an early age in a state not far removed from porertyi Francis Barlow was celebrated in his day as a delineator of animal life. His price, was not high it would appear, from hk receiving £8 for a picture of fishes. Atter thelCing's execution his noble col lection fell int" the hands of the Philistines. The Puritans had but small appreciation of art; and professed a most decided abhor rence of the " superstition " and blasphemy which they detected in many of the royal pictures. It was determined that the col lection should be turned iuto money, with the reception of three kinds of paintings, viz., those marked by " superstition," and those bearing representations cither of Christ or of the Virgin Mary. AH that fell witbin this citegorv were to be burnt. The fire was no doubt the fate of many valuable art treasures, but the order does not appear to have been rigorously executed. Perhaps the money value of the pictures, wicked though they might be, was too great to be absolutely thrown away. Cupidity was too powerful for religion. The sale proceeded, the value being in some cases exceeded; in others the pictures went tor too low a figure. Cromwell nad broader and more worthy ideas than his advisers and supporters, and at least twice interfered and stopped the des truction of King Charles's collection. Ho was successful in preserving to the nation not a few works of art He, himself, bought the famous Raphael cartoons for £300. Tifan's Twelve C«sars fetched £1200. Raphael's "little Madonna and Christ" brought as much as £800. One of Vandyck's finest portraits was knocked down for £50. A Correggio ; satyr being flayed, was sold for the high figure of £1000. "What the whole realised was never known. The value was estimated by a committee sitting at Somerset Hou=e at £200,000. A list of mils amounting in all to over £11S,000 was extant, but this did not include some of the plate and jewels. The dispersion ot the royal collection ushered in the gloomiest period in the his tory of English art. The heathenish nudity of many of the pictures offended the Puri tans' sense of decency; and they not only neglected art culture, but set about mak. ing presentable much of what already existed. One Enoch Wyat was employed to "alter and cover" some of the king's statues which had been dishonourably thrust out into Whitehall Gardens. How he executed his task it is difficult to imagine. Possibly he draped the naked limbs of the figures in plaster. Such pro ceedings as these were bad enough, but the wanton destruction which ensued was worse. In Aubrey's "History of Surrey" it ig related that a man named Bleese was hired for half-a-crown a day to break the painted glass windows in Croydon Church. Early in the Civil War the crosses in Cheapeide and at Charing were pulled down, as was also the preaching place known as Paul's Cross, close by the Cathe dral. All altars and tables of stone were removed, and crucifixes, images, crosses, and pictures in churches were either taken away or defaced. On December 14th. 1644, Canterbury Cathedral was cleared of all images, the painted windows were broken, and the organs spoiled. A fort night later the beautiful chapel of Henry VII., at Westminster, suffered similar spoliation, About the same time St. Paul's wa9 stripped, and the plate devoted to sacred uses was sold to raise funds for the war. The body of the church was turned into a cavalry barrack, and Inigo Jones's handsome, but utterly incongruous, Roman portico was let for mean shops. Most of the cathedrals of England a similar fate at this time.

It follows from what has been just stated that England was not the place for artists during the Commonwealth. The Protector, who, as remarked above, held more en lightened views on the subject of art than his co-religionists, gave commissions to at least two painters. Robert Walker and Edward Mascall both drew portraits of him. " The Restoration of. royalty;" says Wal pole, "brought back the arts, not taste." Tne king, though he is said to have had somes Kill in drawing, did not figure as a patron of painting or sculpture. As be fore, most oE the artists who found favour in England were foreigners. Sir Peter Lely, the most talented painter of the time, as well as the most popular, was a West phalian. It is he to whom the stern Oliver is reported to hare given the well-known command to be painted with all Ms " rough ness, pimples and warts," Lely made a fortune by reproducing on canvas the charms of the frail beauties of the Court, lived in good style, was knighted, and eventually died of apoplexy. Godfrey Kneller, who came after Lely, was a native of Lubeck. He also arrived at opulence by his skill in portraiture, kept up an estab lishment on a grand scale, and, though a heavy loser through imprudent specula tion?, was able to bequeath an ample for tune to his children. His charges were— 15 guineas for a head, 20 if one with a hand, 30 lor a half, 60 for a whole length. Kneller was a strangely, ,conceited. man, puffed up

with .an overweening sense of his genius ; and many curious stnric* arc rcliitcd of these failings, some of which will bo found in Walpolc's " Anecdote* of Painting." The Vandeveldes, father and son, natives of Holland, were the principal depictors of sea-fights, and were both pensioned by the kinir. Another Dutchman, Sim-n Varelst, extelled in flower painting. Like Kneller, he had a hitrh opi"ion of h'mself. He re marked once that the king could make any man Chancellor, but In; con. d make nobody a Varelst. Antonio Verrio, a Neapolitan, was employod in decorating Windsor Castle, and covered ita walls with represent tat ions of all the gods, goddesses, and heroes in the ancient mythologies, a work for which he was paid the large sum of almost £8000. That he mi held in great esteem by his contemporaries is evident from some of the remarks in Evelyn's Diary. Of tbc English painters of the time the names of several are given by Walpole, but with little commendation nf their works. Isaac Fuller and Robert Streater appear to have received considerable patronage in their day, but their bcin" English.born exerted some influence in the matter. One bard went so far as to exclaim— "That future acres must confess they owe ToStreator more than Michael Augolo." As with painting so with sculpture ; foreigners alone showed any originality in this direction. Grinling Gibbon*, a Dutch man, was extensively employed incurving statues, though Walnolo says his talent did not reach human figures. He executed statues of both Chares 11. and James 11., roceiviDg for the latter three hundred pounds. The foliage in the choir of St. Paul's was from his hand, as well as much of the adornment of Chatsworth, Cibber, a Dane, was also employed at Chatsworth* Hiß two best known wotks are the iigurcs of Melancholy and Madness at Bedlam. It wai not till the reign of Georgo 111. that an English sculptor appeared, whose genius wa« something ti ho proud of. The English could, however, boast oE a j» pnius in architecture, viz,, Sir Christopher Wrco, who in ist. Paul's Cathedral raised for himself a worthy and euduring monu ment, Though without appreciation for, or much familiarity with, Greek, Roman and Gothic styles of architecture he could yet imitate with great success the paluce-like churches of Italy. St. Paul's wus, doubt less, a free copy of St. Peter's at Rome; and Wren would probably have erected a building even more magnificent and stately had lie not been hampered auri thwarted by the prejudice and ignorance of his superiors. Though the building occupied thirty-five years, Wren outlived the completion of his greatest work by thirteen years, and died at the great old age of 91, in the year 1723. He designed many of the metropolitan churches, and, as is well known, after the Great Fire, projected a scheme for re-build ing the city on a scale of unsurpassed mag nificence. This unprecedented opportunity, owing chiefly to vested interests and private cupidity, wus unfortunately lost; and tbe same reasons prevented St. Paul's from possessing a site and environment such as it* noble proportions demanded. It is interesting to note the p'icc9 which works by the "old masters" fetched in those days, prices which now excite one's C»vy. Imagine a Mnrillo going for 80 guineas, and considered dear at that. But such was the price which the "Boys" by that great master brought »t an auction sale held at the Banqueting House, White hall, in May, 1693. The picture belonged to the collection of Lord Melford, and was disposed of with others for the benefit of his creditors. At the same sale a portrait of the Earl of Arundel, by Rubens, went for £20. Evelyn also mentions that a '/onus, by Correggio, " one ot the best paint ings he ever saw," was bought about the same time by Lord Mulgrave for £250. If the English were denervedly reproached for their want of taste and skill in the de partments of painting and sculpture, in the cultivation and practice of music they were at least on a lovel with their neigh bours. Henry Lawog had set Milton's masque of " Comns" to music, and had re ceived therein a beautiful compliment from the poet, who also, it will be recollected, addressed one of the sonnets to him. It is evident from the latter that Mill on re garded Lawes as the first English musician worthy the name. Dr John Blow, born during the Civil War, added important con tributions to church music, though his compositions have been characterised as crude and careless. Among other posts, he held that of choirmaster in St. Paul's. Ten years younger than Blow was Henry Parcel!, who, competent judges have de creed, deserved to rank among the very greatest musicians who had risen hitherto. Blow was among his instructors. At the early age of 18 he became organist of West* minster Abbey, where, in the north aisle, just beneath the great organ, he lies buried. As a composer he was greatly influenced by Italian music, which he considered the most worthy of imitation ; and, unlike many of his fellows, was always ready to acknowledge the source of his indebted ness. Foreign musicians at this time were numerous in England. Most of the per . formers and music teachers mentioned by Evelyn and Pepys were aliens. The for mer in one place allude 9to four of the "most renowned" instrumentalists, viz.. Dv Prue, a Frenchman, who played the lute : Bartholomeo, an Italian skilled on t^e harpsichord ; Nicolao, violinist; and a German, who excelled on a novel five stringed violin, called a viol cV mnore. At another time three other musicians arc mentioned by Evelyn, and these agnin are all foreigners. They were Signior Pietro Bcgio, and a Frenchman, both singers; anct Signior John Battist, a performer on the harpsichord, than whom there were few in Europe more skilful. Another famous singer of the time was Cifaccio, who could also accompany his voice very cleverly on the harpsichord. In his private rela'ions, apart from his profession, this man ex hibited in his demeanour great shyness, if not effeminacy, coupled with an offensive vanity. The master musician to Charles 11. was one Mons. Grebus, a concert con ducted by whom Pepys attended at hall, in October, 1667. Pepys was himself a performer of no mean ability, his favourite instrument being the viol. The influence exerted by Charles on the cultivation and practice of music was injurious to that of native English composers, for be had ac quired while in «edle a predilection for French music as far surpassing what was to be heard in England. This fact par tially cxp'ains the extensive patronage which foreign professors met with at the time. At the Cockpit on one occasion—in November, 1660 —the king gave orders that Singleton, who was apparently leader of the orchestra, should stop, and that French music should be performed instead.

Humour is the oil and wine of merry greeting. Wanted to know.—"What is the differ ence between a Welsh air and a Welsh rabbit ? Which ?—Kate Stan'on, in her lecture on •' The Loves of Great Men," as-erts that the planet 3 revolve around the sun by tbe in fluence of love, as a child revolves about his parent. When the writer was a boy, he used to revolve round his parent a good deal, and may have been incited thereto by love, but to an unprejudiced observer it looked powerfully like a truok strap.

THREW BONNETS.

WRITTEN IS MID-CHANNEL.

Now upon English soil I soon' shall stand, Homeward from climes that I'aflcy deems moro fair: And troll I know that there will greet mo there No soft foam fawning upon smiling strand, No socnt of orange groves no zephyrs bland, Hut Amazonian March, with breast half baro And sleety arrows whistling through the air, Will be my welcome from that burly land. Yet ho who boasts his birthplace yonder lies. Owns in his heart a mood akin to scorn For sensuous slopes that bask 'neath Southern skies, Tooming with wino and prodigal of corn. And. gazing through the mist with misty eyes. Blesses tho braro bloak land whore he was born. 11. And whoreforo fool 9ho thus 1 Becauso its shore Nor conqueror's foot nor despot may dolllo Hut Froedom walks unarmed about the isle. And Peace sits cooing beside each man's door: Beyond these straits tho wild beast mob may roar, Klsewhoro the vooring domaptoguo begullo : Wo, hand in hand with tho Past, look on and smilo. And tread tho ways onr fathers trod before What though some wretch, whoso glory you may tratio Past louoly hearths and unrecorded graves. ltou'd his sword-s opter summoning swarms Ofst»VC3, Monaco our shores with conflict or disgraco— - o laugh behind tho bulwark of tho waves, And fling tho foam delimit in his face. 111. Aurlcanltbe, whon Hoavon this deep moftt mado. And tilled it with ungovcrnabloseas, Gave us the winds for rampart, wavos!for friso: Behind which Freedom, clsewhcro if betrayed, Might shelter find, and flourish unafraid, That men who learned to lisp at English kneo3 Of Kuglisli fame, to nanuvT womanish easo And swoll tho surfeits ot voracious trade. Shall the impregnable breakers undermino, Take ocean In reverse, and, basely l>old. Burrow beneath tho bastions of tho briuo I— Nay, Knglnml, if the citida', bo sold For lucre thus Tarpeia's doom bo thino And perish smothered in a grave of gold ! —"Alfred Austin in'Coutemporary Hoviovv."

Battle-Fields.

POETS have dilated much on the horrors of the battlefield, and always in their descrip tions introduce the shrieks and groans of the wounded, They, however, know nothing about the suoject of which they write so glibly. The yells and groans of the battle field havo been represented as horrible ; but it is more natural to believe that these yells and groans are subsequent to an action where circumstances have prevented tor a few hours the removal of the sufferers from the field. At till events, an eye-witness says that during the battle ho witnessed there were, scarcely any noises of this de scription. If a poor wounded man received a Bccond hurt, or was mortally wounded, he perhaps gave a cry or breathed away life in a groan; but these were exceptions. Amongst the generality complete silence prevailed. Tho fact i«, a gun-shot wound (and thece were all such) gives little or no pain at the first moment. There is a deadened, para lyzed feeling of the part, which incapacitates from moving ; or, if a bone be broken, the human animal, like a hare or any other animal when shot, frequently only finds out tie extent of the mischief when attempt ing to rise or walk.

Over the Hellespont.

A PHILADELPHIA!? SWIMS FROM ABYDOST TO SESTOS.

A PARTY of men were dining a few days ago at the Hotel Bellevue. The conversa tion turned on the salutary effects of sea bathing, and one of the guests observed that it was a pity so few persons wore good swimmers.

" I usually ieel at homo in the water," said another.

"And so do I," exclaimed a third and a fourth.

"As for myself," continued the first sptaker, who happened to [bo Dr. Edward Bcdloe of of Waluut street. "I can swim several miles at sea without becoming fati gued. Last year when abroad I swam tiom Abydos to Sestos, Byron's much vaunted feat, and 1 assure you it is a task which requires no very particular exertion on the part of a capable swimmer."* ■■■i\>m " Tell us all about it, Bedloe," came from a chorus of voices. 11 Oh, there is uot very much to tell, was the reply. "As most of you know I was United States Consul at Verona until lately. Last summer I treated myself to a holiday of a few weeks and went for a hur ried trip to the principal cities of Italy and Asia ivjinor. 1 wound t up with Egypt and had, a very good time. While making a hurried exploiation of the ruins of Pompeii, I made the acquaintance of a fellow-coun tryman, a Congregationalist minister. We were both in the housejof Marcus Lucretius. I made;a remark in English, in regard to the mural paintings, and the clergyman answered me. He proved. such a charming and enlightened companion during the re maibiug hours 1 passed in the excavated city that I sought his acquaintance. Our routes lay in tha same direction and we soon became intimate comrades. He proved to be an excellent swimmer, which was an additional bond between us.for I cannot tell you how delicious cold water is in Asia and the southern climes of Europe. I could tell you a dozen and one anecdotes of our journey, but I can see on your faces you want to hear about the swim, and don't want a leaf out of a guide book. " The parson and myself arrived at Abydos, a very unromantic spot in reality, and remarkably dirty, but full ot the romance of fiction. We discussed Byron's Bride, and the loves of Hero and Leander, and particularly the practicability of swim ming the straits, and finally I proposed to the parson that I should swim across. He agreed, but stipulated to remain near me in a boat while 1 was swimming. We post poned action until the following] morning. It was a bright and warm day, and the sea looked as smooth as a piece of glass. I stripped and entered the water. I soon found the current was llowing very rapidly, which made my course a little zig-zag, and made it hard work for the rowers in the boat. I took things easily, however, getting through my work principally with breast strokes, and occasionally floating on my back. The parson frequently hailed me and asked if I would like a pull out of his flask, but I did not avail myself of his offer. 1 finally landed on the shores of Sestos, Asia, seventy-five minutes after entering the water, without feeling at all fatigued. I believe the dis tance is over four miles. Ido not think I stiouldcare about swimoaingacrossin winter. It was a December trip that widowed poor Hero. I fared better than either Byron or Leander. The poet wrote,: 'Twcro hard to say who fared the best. Sad mortals! thus tho gods still plague ypu! Ho lost his labor. I may jest: For he was drown d and I'vo the ague. " I was not drowned and I certainly was not afflicted with ague or any other aches. I felt a little sleepy afterwards,that was all. I subsequently swam some distance m the Dead Sea. The water was so thick with salt it was next to impossible to sink. I also swam across the Jordan river—not a very great feat, but, as I tokl the parson, 1 was desirous of seeih? wbat it felt like on the other side. I climbed the bank and was a little disgusted at not seeing any of the sweet fields said to lie across the Jordan river. The only thing which was at once perceptible to my eyes and nostrils was a dead donkey."—"FhUadelphia Frees."

STAR SATURDAY SUPPLEMENT, JULY 29, 1882



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Re, text., together with 5 acres, laid ont In orohard, garden, paddock, &o: splendid Boa view. ._ ...i (61) LINCOLN-STREET-Very Comfortable Honso 7 rooms, bath-room, pantry, stable, fowl honso, tea., Jfco.: about half an aoro laid ont In flower-pcardeD,orohard,&o..wltb outrauoo to Oraoe-stroet; could be subdivided to ad vantage. £500. (180) WOOD-STRBET-Comfortable Iloalilenoo of 7 roomi, flttod with una and almost ovory convenience; pplondld allotment, about 140 x 150. all t&atef ally laid out with flowers, fruit-trees, &c; grand view of harbour, Sco, (275) WOOD-STRKET—Residence. 8 rooms and out houses ; allotment, 105 x lfjo; tally stocked with fruit and forest treea; splendid view- Prioe only £535. (301) WILLTAM-STREBT (uoar Wolllneton-atreot) —A nloo Verandah Cottage; 4 rooms, tec.; baloonyiat back; good well; allotment 33 x 39. (118) GRKAT NORTH ROAD (corner of Brisbane and Stanley-streets)— Two Rood Verandah ' Cottages, with outhouso. well. &c. ; allot ™ niont to eaoh 31 x 110. Price £350 tor the l!."," lot. us**.*. -..■<*->■:•>■. ,__(lsl> MONTAGUE - STRKKT,~NKWTON*- flood" Verandah Cottage; 1 rooms; Rood well. Sco. ; allQlmentmont 33 s 90. Cheap, £180 (179, DUKK-BTREET, NEWTON-Vory oomfort able Honso; 6 rooms; in flrst-olass order; good well, oven, gas fittings. &o.; allot ment 33 x 99. Cheap, only £300 (320) DUKK-STREET, NEWTON-Nlco Vorandab. Cottoge; 1 rooms; gable omis, almost new i allotment 33x99, very douirable. (521) MILFORD-STREEF. PONBONBY-New and well • finished Houso; C rooms, besides pantry, dairy, servants' rooms, &o.; fitted, with register grates, ovens, &c.; allotment 131x100; in garden; together with stablo, bugirr-housa, &o. £GOO (211) CLARENCE-STREET. PONBONBY-Veran. dah Cottage; 1 rooms, tank, &c; allotment 13x80, Only £180. (290) BHBEHAN-3TREKT, PONBONBY-Nloe Cot tage ; 1 rooms, vorandah In front, and very comfortable; no»r the Hall. £230. (300) PROSPECT TERR ACK-Oomfortablo Honso; 0 rooms;(fitted with sideboard, cupboard, &o.; gaa lain on; allotment 10 x 190. £300. (389) PONBONBY TERRACE - New House; 7 rooms (not quite finished); good well, tank, woodshed, ko.; good allotment. 80 x 100. all fonoed and planted. £150. WIT) NEWMARKET-Nlce Verandah Cottage ot 6 room*, fitted with register, oven, etc., corner lot, for £250. JOHN-STREET, Ponsonby — Cheap Oottaitev 4 rooms and ncullery, freehold allotment. 10 x 80, prieo only £120. (472) HAOKKT-BTREET, sear steps to heaeh. foot Ot 8", Mary's Road-Handsome Villa, gable ends, bow-windows, and fitted with resis tor (irate, oven, ounbo&rds, etc,; allotment S3 x 99; prioa only £300. (101) CLARENCB-BTBEET — A New and WoU flnlihed Verandah Cottage, i rooms and •cutlery ; fitted with register grate, oven, cupboards, Unka, etc.; prloo £250, easy terms. (198) PROSPECT TERRACE—Handaomo and very desirable Houso, 6 rooms, souilery, eto register grate, oven, cupboard, shelves, ga and water laid in, etc; allotment 83 x 100 splendid little garden, choice trees, eto. (197) WILLIAM AND GKORGK-BTREETS — Cor ner lot, new and compaot Verandah Cot tage, fitted with cupboards, dresser, cook ing range, eto, eto.; prloo only £200. (508) PROBPEOT-STREET.near the Ponsonby Hall, new and well-flnlfhod House,. 6 rooms, register, oven, tank, etc, etc.; allotment S3 x 100, fenced, price £325. 011) MOUNT EDEN, near Mr Kelly's-Now and well-finished Villa, gables, bow-window, eto., etc., 9 rooms, and wash-home ; allot ment 12 x 132; price £100 i (505) PARNKIJtr- Commodious Family Residence, containing 9 rooms, etc., etc., waeh-honsa with copper, and other oonvenlenoes, largo and valuable oorner allotment ;■ prioe £750. (in MOUNT EDEN (near Toll Bar).—Nloe Veran dah Cottage, 1 rooms, &0., allotment about 66 by 90; otiosp, only £280. OTAHUHU—NIoe Verandah Cottaeo, 1 roomer, eto., good corner allotment, for £190. (416) PAPAKORA-Now Hoise and outbuildings, and 37 aores real good land in orchard, eta, In valuable position last at railway station. ONEHUNGA-Splendld Allotment In Selwyn. street, near Congregational Ohapel, 33 xlO9; prioe only £33. <182) TUAKAU-A very Compaot Farm of 101 aores, splendid land, nearly all fenced and sub divided ; plenty ot water, a never-falling Bpring tnrongh the property: good Cottage, with workshop dairy, oowshed, outhouses. fie; good position, and only 1} mil as from Station. Prioe only £550. (122) TURANGA ORTCKK (near Howlok)-A very cheap little Farm of 105 aores, part culti vated, plenty of timber and water; good House, fco. (about 17 miles from Auokland). Only £225. (138) MANGBRK- A Choice little Lot of 11 acres ot unsurpassed Land, snb-dividod,fenoed, and In (Trass; with UotttßO. outhouses, So. RAZOR BACK-Fplendld little Farmfß2 aorw, large Homestead, and every oonvenlenoe; about 3 miles from Pokono Station, (191) KAUKAPAKAPA-223 aores, on which stands a valuable bush, and in good position, (191) CHALMERSTON-Oompaot little Farm ot 160 aoree; part in cultivation; splendid orchard; aood pieoe of'buah: oreetc. &o. Honse and outbuildings almost new. £600,. PAVAKUR 4— A desirable Farm 0f'360 aoreß, part in cultivation, plenty of water. Umber, and bountifully sheltered; good Homestead, 7 rooms, and necessary oatbulldings&arden, orohard, tea, and stook at valuation, it de- Blred. ,«y.._«. .„■• (217) _ TUAKAU— Splendid Uttle Lot of oTbows, nioo pleoo bush, plen?y of watw; near station. wM BOMBAY—NIoo little Farm of 20 aoree, good Homestead, tec. Prlcojinly £220. TE ARAI-Farm 589 oorea. with house ana aU Improvements tor £7000. MOUNT EDBN.-Handsome Villa Residence containing 5 Rooms, besides Fantry. Souilery. &o.; all in flrst-olass order, with Stable, Buggy-house. Cowshed, &c, tee., together with 91 acres Volcanlo Land, sub divided, and a portion planted. Terms cany itdeßlred. fid MOUNT EDEN.—Handsome New and Well finished VlUa. 5 Rooms, fitted with almost every convenience. Register Grates, Range, &o.; Allotment 50 x 200; main road front age ; £iook 408 MOUNT EDEN—Verandah Cottaße (4 rooms), tanks, &c, with two Aores Voloanio Land, subdivided Into paddooka and oroharo. Prioe, £500.1 »i;M'»-.!«>-^--iin(*Bo>« NORTHCOTB (Takapuna)—Snug Uttle pro perty Ot 63 acre*, good land, partly Im proved ; orohard. £c. Together with New Cottage (five roomB), stable, cowshed, ftp.. (CO. lTloo. £1000. <30» NORTHCOTR— Splendid Buiiaing Allotmanta at from £35 each, NORTHCOTK-Splendld lots, partly Improved and fenoed, at from £21 per acre. •'" WHAREHINE-180 aores of very valuable Bußh-totara, purlri, kauri. &0.-in gpott position, cheap. (Wll PAPAROA-150 aores good Bush Land (oheap). (I*s) WAITAKBREI-30 aores good Land, Dartly Improved; plenty of water, corner lot. Only £30. <SU) •WAIKATO-Nlce Uttle Farm ot 27 aores. Im oroved; good position; nloo house of five rooms and oat-houses. Onl> £210. (231) AND NUMEROUS OTHER PROPERTIES- Buah Lands, Improved Farms, Bu loing Sites. Bußtaesß Premlßes, &0,, for Sale, oa application to D. F. EVANS, HOXTSE, L4ND, AHD ESTATE AGENT, QUKBN-BTBIIBT (NBXt "HEBAU>">.