PROFESSOR DENTON'S FAREWELL LECTURES.

Sunday Night's Controversy.

ON Saturday and Sunday nights, Professor Denton, by arrangement with a local com mittee, gave two special lectures in the Lome-street Hall, tho first being a re delivery of " The Origin of Man," and the second a discourse on "The Scientific Evidence of Man's Future Existence." On both occasions the building was crowded to its utmost capacity, and on Sunday even ing scores of people sought admission in Tain. Although the lecture on "The Origin of Mau " was substantially identical with the one previously delivered under that title, there were one or two noticeable variations. Thus, the speaker stnted.his divergence from Darwin in believing that the Ixisting forms of life could not have been produced without design, any more than a boulder by rolling down a bill oould be fashioned into a bust of the Duke of Wellington, nose and all; he emphasized nnd reiterated his opinion that man was not descended from any living species of ape or monkey ; he dismissed the subject of man's antiquity with a passing allusion ; he omitted much that he had previously stated in describing Hacckel's plates, shewing the development of human and "animal embryos, besides for getting to strike the analogy botweeu the gills of fish and the lungs of land animals, and neglecting to me the illustration of the ripe and unripe apple as indicative of the respective chances of man and the brute creation to existence after death. . On Sunday night he began his lecture on " The Scientific Evidenco of Man's Future Existence" by asserting that orthodox Christianity hopelessly failed to ailord any reasonable ground of a future life, and thence he went on to discuss the common boliefs with regard to the state of tho soul after death, the approach ot a great judg ment day, bofore which the resurrected dead would hive to appear, and thier final trial and despatch to one of two Btates—either heaven or hell. if the so j)s of men sped either to heaven or hell immediately the earthly ties were loosened, he considered it a work of super erogation to recall them thence at some future date lor judgment, and as the bodies of men after death passed through countless forms of being, aud entered largely into the composition of other men, he fore saw a great struggle for the bodily particles which so many had owned, Still, assuming that this could all be amicably arranged, the trial was a formidable obstacle to common-sense. If every man's case occupied only a minute|the proceedings would last millions of years, and tbe resurrected and waning wicked ones would consequently have ample time for committing fresh crimes. These fanciful doctrines were only calculated to fill thinking people with astonishment and disgust, and to dispose them to accept materialism iv preference to such ex travagant and contradictory beliefs. Science, however, had come to the relief of man, and was now penetrating the vast domain of the future life, giving us facts upon which we could rely. There was iv every egg of animal life a spirit that pushed tbe being it produced along its line of life in the direction of its eventual development—man—and every blade of gross had its spirit equally aa man had his. Death did not de.troy the spirit, but simply brought it a little nearer the great destiny that awaited it in another sphere of existence, For every organ of our bodily frame the spirit had a correspondent organ—spirit eyes, spirit ears, spirit arms, spirit legs, and a spirit brain. Clairvoy ance, the troth of which was grounded upon a m»Bs of evidence to which he conld .0 nothiog like justice, was nothing more nor less than the unconscious use ot the spirit eyes, and clairaudience was only the exercise by the spirit nf its (acuity of hear ing. Instances could be multiplied of peoplo having seen in impenetrable dark ness, through biick walls, and over distances that baffled all our arti ficial aids to vision. He bad himself suc cessfully tested ihe thing scores of times, and without the least possibility of fraud or mistake. He had never known a man who bad made a thorough investigation of clair voyance tbat did not become a believer in its reality. After citing several manifesta tions of clairvoyant power that had come under his own observation, the lecturer said that clairaudience was similarly demonstrable. It was strange.bat never theless true, that we did not see each other with the bodily eyes. The outward case—the embodiment of the man was, alone discernible, and the man himself"lay inside, aud was only recognisable by the eyes of the ipi'it Some people btcame clairvoyant _in their waking moments, some ia their sleep, others in the deeper sleep of 'meimerism, and others again in the still deeper sleep of trance. At those times the spirit awoke to activity, aud displayed its powers, and so, too, in the hour of death, when the ear,hly cord was loosening, toe spirit gave proof of its destiny. In tbis way were we able to account for the strange reports of enlarged powers of vision, and extended knowledge that the dying frequently com municated. As the great Germau poet Schiller was approaching the final struggle, he gasped out, "Many things are growing plain and clear to me," and it was iacom prehenaib'e that that should bo tho cry of a man descending to annihilation. It was rather the joyful exclamation of one to whom the gates of tbe future life were ajar. In tbat life the condition of things would bo in harmony with the of the spirit. It was a bright world, adapted as nicely to spirit life as this physical globe was adapted to animal life, and spirits were just as real to one another as man was to man. These spirits could exhibit _ their forms to us under favourable conditions, and be had himself seen spirit hands times out ol number, had felt them within his own, ond had taken casts of them as well. The lecturer then proceeded to quote the evidence of scientific and eminent men generally, as to the truth of his statement that spirits visited the earth, communicated with mortals, and made themselves visible to the bodily eye, naming, amongst otheis, Professor Hare, Mr Ciookes, Mr A. R, Wallace, M. Nicholas Wogner, professor of and chemistry in the University of St, Feteraburg, Dr. Zollner, professor of physics iv the university of Leipsic, and William Howrtt, the poet. He had him self been convinced of the truth of these spiritual manifestations from irrefragable evidence obtained in his own house, from members of his own family. He had seen materialisations and spirit hands in broad daylight; he had induced a spirit to take a pencil out of his hand an<l draw spirit hands on paper, he had got impres sions of spirit hands upon flour and soft clay, and upon melted paraffin, when by pouring cement upon the impressions in the paraffin he had obtained lasting casts. In this way he had taken casts in broad day light ot five different sizes of fingers.when the only persons present beside himself were a lady and her huaoand, wboßo hands were placed upon a table dr.wn up in front of them, and at tbe some time be had got pencilled communica tions on the inside of a slate from departed friends when no one was near the table upon which the slate and pencil lay. In these cases ho recognised both tho writing and tho signatures. He had, too, in bis possession a document written by a spirit in a closed slate in the presence ot folly 300 people, It was s'gnedbythe split of H. H. Rowse, and was addressed to a brother, a chief of police, who happened to be present in the rsumbly, and ' who, by allowing a cor. • parison of the writing to bo made with that of letters written by the deceased six years previously, was convinced of its genuine ness. The speak'r went on to refer to death as a thing that should be welcomed rather than shunned by the aged and mis erable, and as a hippy release to everyone, instead of being regarded as the bugbear which vicious prie3fs had represent'd it to be in order to scare a credulous world into entrusting them with enormous powers, Tho lecturer concluded by denouncing the popular idea of the Deity as that of a wrathful and vindictive Being, by con demning the drinking and smoking habits of the co'onists, and by urging his hearers to close the public housos, and enlarge and keep open our library and Museum, Professor Denton then retired from the stage, and immediately afterward Mr G. A. Brown mounted it amid applause. Hearing the noise, the former gentleman made bis re-appearance, and was also greeted with applause. Mr Brown then stated his desire to put a few questions. He said that Professor Ddnton had been lecturing during thepatt few weeks on the law of evolntion.and he would just like to know from him, there fore, at what stage of his development man had become possessed of his spiritual nature. _.•■■_.,_ Professor Denton replied that he had aheady stated that all things -from a blade of grass upward—had a spiiitual nature. Mr Brown: But when had the spirit its beginning?

Professor Denton said that if the gentle man had listened to his lecture on "The Origin of Man" he would not have needed to put the question. He had compared man and the lower forms 10l life to ripe and unripe apples plucked from a tree and planted in the ground. The unripe apple, not having reached its proper development, decayed, and became lost, but the ripe apple having attained its maturity lost only its outer covering, while tbe seeds germinated and sprung into renewed life. So with the spirit of any of the lower forms of creation, and the spirit of man, He alone had reached the stage at which immortality became possible. Mr Brown reminded Profesior Denton that be had stated that eveiy egg contained a spirit, just as man possessed a spirit. Then came the question—Did the spiritual or material come first? Which was lint in existence? Wn the spiritual man formed first, or the material man ? It struck him i . hat Professor Denton would have to drop a link here. j

Professor Denton answered that he failed to see any missing link, or to perceive any need to drop one. He took the ground that there was an , infinite spirit of the Universe by virtue ot which man and all other forms of life came into existence, and by virtue of which all life passed along a line of development until it reached its most perfect form iv man. He did not see any missing link thei c.

Mr Brown asked the audience to bear in miad that scientific men were supposed to demonstrate everything they accepted as true, aod, therefore, should not fall back upon faith whon asked for proof, Professor Denton was now drawing upon his ond their faith without giving them a single fact to rely upon, Professor Denton replied that if the gentleman had attended and heard his lectures on geology he would have had plenty of facts given him to rely upon. In stead of asking bim that night to bring before thorn the facts which would con vince them of the truth of spiritualism, Mr Brown misrht as well have asked him to present before them in that room the whole history of the planet in order to persuade them that geology was true. The facts Were to be obtained by investigation, and he bad never known a man go earnestly into tbe subject who had not cjmc out a thorough believer in its reality. Mr Brown remarked that Professor Denton had told them, of materialisations he bad witnessed, of spirit hands that he had felt, and of casts that he had made. Ho had also discoursed learnedly upon bones, and had supported his theory of evo lution by reference to these remains, Could he not find them one spiritual relic upon which to rest ?

Professor Deaton, in reply, said that he had quoted the evidence of scientific men, His questioner, he believed, was a lecturer on Christianity, and he defied him to bring forward in favour of the truth of its doctrines one-huudredth part cf the testimony that he had adduced in favour of Spirit ualism. Re could very well leave the subject here. The persons who thought as did tbe person who was debating with bim, and who rejected such evidence as he gave as unsatisfactoiy, would -have to wait until after death for better proof. If they thought the devils did all the business, he would like to have some information re garding these devils and some evidence as to their teality.

Mr Brown: Are you positive that it is not so ?

Professor Deaton said that if he wore told that people lived in the moon who wore golden garments, and who could each eat 501hs ot flesh in a minute, he might say that he did not believe it, and ask for evi dence. So with these reputed devils.

Mr Brown pointed out that when Pro fessor Denton wanted to give proof of man's origin he went back, but tbat whe_ he had to establish bis present immortality he went forward. Why did he assume certain things ? There might bo, nr.d possibly were, spiritual beings in exist ence, but why did he assume from this that mau was immortal, and that the spirits he ►poke of were the spirits of men ? Frifiisor Denton answered that he bad given initauces of writing by spirits having been identified with tbat done by the de parted being when in the flesh. The facts of tbis kind that he had were abundant and indubitable.

Mr Browa contended that the mere writ ing ot names and communications by pro fessed spirits of departed men did not prove their professious'to be true. We haa even among-t ourselves very clever forgers. Professor Denton : And therefore we can never identify a man's handwriting. I suppose tbat is his argument. Mr Brown : We have forged ao clever that they arc never detected. Professor Denton : And consequently they are never found out. A short contention ensued on this point of possible forgery, after which Professor Denton hurriedly explained thot he had to go by the inailstumtr at midnight, and consequently would have to leave. The kind of thing they bad been just listening to had lasted long enough. It the man who opposed him could bring forward any hostile evidence, or discuss the subject in an argu mentative way, he could meet him, but it was idle to continue a purposeless discus sion, when he had oaly an hour or two in which to make his arrangements for de parture. Professor Denton then retired amid mingled applause and hisses, while Mr Brown, perceiving that the audience were disinclined to wait any longer, also left the platform. This ended the debate.

SAN FRANCISCO MAIL NEWS.

THE IRISH LAND CORPORATION.

A cable special to tho "World"from London says : The new Irish Laud Cor poratioa, of whica I presume the cable has already informed you, cannot fail to exercise great influence on future events iv our sister inland. Its object is to afford assistance to distressed landlords, so that they can cultivate their land; a'so to pro tect tenants who pay their rents, find a market for their crops, and generally to stand by them. The association was gotten up by Kovnnagh, and most of the Irish land lords have already joined it, or promised to join it, by way of giving an effective answer to Gladstone's oft-repeated taunt that they have done nothing to protect their own in terests. The capital already subscribed amounts to £750,000. Of course, this asso ciation cannot fail, sooner or later, to come Into collision with the Land League, but Mr Gladstone has told the landlords that they ought to defend themselves, has blamed them for not defending themselves, nnd they have taken him at his word, with the excellent prospect of bringing the coun try within a measurable distance of a social war. Everything points to a renewed prospect of serious troubles and disturb ances in Ireland.

THE WATER SUPPLY.

Alexandria, June 25— last night the chief engineer who has charge of the pumps supplying the canal cany ing water to Alex andria, arrived here, having beon driven by threats of the natives and Bedouins to abandon the works. He reports that there are only five days' coal for the engines, There is utter incapacity on the part of tho natives who continue to work, and conse quently Alexandria will be deprived of water. Alexandria, June 27. —An uneasy feel ing continues to prevail along the Suez Canal. It is rumoured that a number of cases containlngexplosives.accompanio* by men in uniform, have arrived at Ishmalia and havo been deposited in a public build in? under the supervision ot tho Governor. Berlin, June 26.—1t is understood that Ergland has resolved to assume the re sponsibility of the protection of the Suez Canal, not only in the British interest, bnt in the interest of all civilised commercial uations.

New York, June 25.—A cable special to tho " Tribune " from London of June 24'h says : Signs of discontent with the Govern ment policy in Egypt multiply. The ques tiou-mongers of tbe House represent chiefly bondholders, who have become enraged by the heavy fall in Egyptian securities, which touched their lowest in Monday's panic. The notion is slowly gaining ground that the Governmeut has acted without foresight or energy. Sir Charles Dilke's friends openly say that he disapproves the policy of Earl Granville.

The Stock. Exchange showed more activity to-day than it has done for months, The principal business done waa in Queen of Beauty's, this stock having risen from 19s 6d, at which price they were quoted yesterday afternoon, to I4s. Ac time of writing ao news to account fer the spurt had been obtained at the company's office, and no doubt private news of a reliable nature is the canse. If ever a mine deserved success that mine is the Queen of Beauty. Upwards of £3000 must have been expended since last the mine was gold-producing, and in opening the present level, the difficulties that met the directors at every turn appeared almost insuperable -indeed a faint-hearted Board 1 would have thrown up the sponge long ago,

ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

(FROM OUK LONDON COBRISPONDBNT.)

LOKDON, June 15,

Proposed Duty on Colonial Meat.

The successful importation of frozen meat, from the colonies in general, and Mew Zealand in particular, has already excited the jealousy of English cattle dealers. In the House of Lords, ou Tues day, tbe 14th, Lord L,amington asked it the attention of Her Majesty's Government had beeucalled to the recent importations of frozen sheep from New Zealand, and whether, in the interest of the British pro ducer and consumer, it might not be desir able to introduce a Bill to compel the retail dealers to specify the description of meat ihey were selling, and imposing heavy penalties on any person who sold imported meat as home produce. Lord Sudeley said the Board of Trade had no official know ledge of the importation of foreign meat. Tho Government did not consider it de sirable or ad i isable to introduce any Bill uffecting the subject. Tbo Duke of Rut land remarked tbat there was no doubt that agriculture at the present time was in a depressed, if not alarming, coudi -1 tion, aud anything likely to benefit the agriculturist, and enable him to contend with foreign competition ought to receive tbo early attention of tho Government. The question has no doubt been shelved for the present session, but with a number of powerful landlords of the Duke of Rut land's stamp opposed to imported meat, it will bo odd if an attempt to impose , a duty is not made ere long. 1 hope and believo, however, that such a movement would meet with little sympathy in the Commons. Apropos ot the nbove.a weekly paper remarks : The fact, which we believe is undeniable, that Colonial meat is sold as EDglish meat, Is the best possible proof of its excellent quality; but it is hardly likely that the Government will iuterfero to enforce honesty on tho part of the butchers where no question of tho sale of unwholesome meat is involved. It is manifestly unfair to British producers tbat colonial meat should be sold as English grown meat, It is equally unfair to tbe consumer that he should have to pay Ib per lb. for meat which he ought to get for Gd or Bd, and the colonial producers would be only too glad tbat their meat should be sold on its merits, and the sooner thoy take steps to ensure the supply of the meat direct to tbe publio at legitimate prices the better for all concerned.

Final Wreck of the "Pinafore."

Poor Searellel Poor Luscombel Ho said on the first night of •' The Wreck " tbat he was proud of being an Englishman but he do'on't even think as much as that now. In London a piece must be very bad indeed not to get through a month some how, and I fully expected the masterpiece of Liugard and Luscombe to survive that long. Alas 1 It fizzlod out in ten days, and the ghost has never walked since the first night. The press was awfully cruel to Searello. Not content with slating his feeble little tunes ia the most uncompro misiag manner (breaking a butterfly on a wheel, I call it) they absolutely laughed at bim. Hereisanextractfromaciitique :—At the end of Act 1., Mr Luscombe Searelle - that's tho party as wro'e the music elected to come before the curtain and tell us all about himself. Ho wasn't an American, he said, but an Englishman, and ho was proud of it. Nobody cared two pence whether he was an Englishman or a South Sea Islander, but as a matter of fact he spoke with a foroign accent, and had all the appearance of a Frenchman. However, he knows bost. But I never saw such an indefatigable conductor, It mado me quite tired to watch his arms—or ratberhia whole body—whirling about in all directions, till you" couldn't tell which was the man and which was the baton At an eaily stago of tho proceedings I heard him ydl out "Shut up I" io a voice that would have been useful in a gale of wind. I looked up hurriedly, as. at the moment, the Bilcr and 1 were di«cus*ing Scriptural matters, but the command was not intended for u». It was only Mr Soro' eal's way of requesting a member of his orchestra to d esist playing. His " shut-ups" came in rather comically once or twice— "The breeze doth wanton (shut up) with the sunlit spray," but ho must learn that such vulgarity is displeasing to the stalls of an English theatre. I will quote one line from his own piece, that will, I fancy, be appropriate to tbe state of tho theatre until the wreck is cleared away—"A gloomy silence fills the air."

Anglo-Colonial Brevities.

Amongst the guests who dined with tbe Secretary of State for the Colonies on tho occa ion of Hor Majesty's Birthday I noticed tho names of Sir F Dillon-Bell, Sir Geo. Bowsn, Sir Henry Porkes, Sir James McCulloch, Mr W. J. Clarke, and Mr Saul Samuel. At the annual sale of the Mardon Park yearlings the highest prices wero paid by two Antipcdeau buyers, "one of whom, Mr Long (owner of Grand Flaneur),gave £1,050 lor a one eyed, but very handsome chestnut filly by Hermit out of Breakwater, whilst the Hon. J. White, of Sydney, purchased two fillies, one a chestnut by Strathconan out of Ladj[ Augusta, and the other a brown by See-Saw out of Inch. Mr Hobert Rome, of the firm of Loiimer, Marwood, and Rome (Melbourne, Sydney, and Dunedin), is at present in London on pleasure bent. Sir Samuel and Lady Wilson, of Mel bourne, had the honour of [dining with the Marquis and Maichioness of Salisbury to meet tbe Dnke of Connaught and his bride on the sth ot June

The Prince of Wales dined with the Savage Club (of which Mr Rathbono, of the " Observer," is a member) the other night, and was so overpowered arid delighted with the array ot literary, artiatic and theatrical talent present that he begged the favour of an album containing the photos and auto graphs of the members. This has now been sent.

Another passage unequalled in the his tory of ocean steam navigation has just been accomplished by tbe Guion mail steamer Alaska, which has crossed the * tlantic under seven days, thus fulfilling the anticipations expressed whon she was built. The Alaska, with the Arizona, her si ter ship, now stand unapproacbed as the two fastest ocean-going steamers in tbe world. The following is an abstract of the Alaska's log :-May 31, 307 miles; June 1, 400 ; 2nd, 408 ; 3rd, 411; 4th, 412 ; sth, 407} 6th, 400 j the passage from New York to Queenstown having been made in six days and twenty-two hours.

The Australian Cricket Scandal.

The " World," still harping on the cricket scandal in the Antipodes, remarks in its lait issue; "As Lord Harris truly says, the charge demands a public refuta tion from all tbe members of the team, and in terms ' far more explicit than the meagre document which Ulyett signed in the presencs of a few of the members of tbe M.C.C. Committee.' A meagre document, indeed I If Ulyett wished ' to make a state ment,' it would have been hard, no doubt, to refuse him a hearing; but the Marylebone Committee must be surely conscious that, having gone so far, they must go farther, and that the public will certainly not be satisfied with the ' as far as lam aware' of Ulyett. Surely their course is a simplo one enough. Mr Wake's letter to the " Times" shows plainly that there U at Icasi one man outside Shaw's party who has heard something at least moro circumstantial than the vague rumours that have been circulated in tho newspapers. He propounded a list of categorical questions. Let the Mary lebone Committee pat these ques tions to the men implicated, -nd insist on a categorical denial, not only from the men themselves, but from their com rades. The Australians, too, must know something of the matter, and, disagreeable as it may be to them, they should be re- I quc-ted to givo their evideoce.. The matter ■is an unpleatant one, certainly, and will be still more so, if the charge be brought home. But as it stands at present, it, is most unpleasaut of all; for not only does I a grave imputation rest on tho good faith ! and honesty of English cricket, but it looks as though the authorities were afraid to push their inquiries home for fear of what they might find there. Lord Harris has said he will stake bis honour upon Ulyett's, and every one will be glad to know that."

I ; RUSSELL, this day. Arrived: Taiaroa, She sails late to ■ night for Fiji. i ' The officers of H.M.S, Nelson are doing 5 their best to make their visit agreeable, the f band having given performances in the i hal',9ndthereisalsotobe a concert to-night ) , by the officers and sailors in aid of the 5 JKussell Hall fund. They secured a ; haul of fish yesterday, and this morning a t boat was sent in to distribute them' to tho t shore people. 1 George Cox was fined £25 and costs fo , smuggling. The fine was paid.

WRECK OF THE BARQUE AUSTRALIND.

Full Particulars of the casualty!

NEW PLYMOUTH, this afternoon.B

A heavy north-easterly gale set in last night, which gradually strengthened, and the barque Australind, which had brought cement for the harbour works, parted her cables and ran ashore near to the spot where Mr Kees's jetty runs out. Were she not an old vessel, there would be a chance of saving her. as she is on a soft bottom, and the wind is going round to the west, but as it is she has been much strained, and she is in a hopeless condition. The captain and crew were all saved. The Australiud was an American-built wooden vessel of 429 tons register, about eighteen year* old, owned by Captain Williams, of Wellington. She brought two thousand barieU of cement here, of which fifteen hundred had been landed. On) the vessel coming ashore, Captain llill lowered his own boats, in which he nud the crew reached the laud. The life-boat had been manned, but there was no necessity for sending it out,

INSURANCES.

The inturancea are: Victoria, £650; South British, £500; New Zealand, £400; National, £250.

THE SUGAR REFINERY.

j The sugar refinery, which it ia proposed by a Sydney company to establish at the North Shore, will be a moat important un dertaking so far as Auckland is concerned, and for many rensons it is to be hoped that tho Harbour Board will extend to the pro moter overy possible facility within their power towards the successful carrying out of the scheme, The concession applied for by the company yesterday was a very moderate one, and as the starting of the retinery entirely aud solely depends upon it being granted, wo tinccrely trust thot the mombora of the Board will show a disposition to encourage the expenditure of_ capital in. tho development of so extensive a local industry. Some months ago, Mr E. Knox, Who is the managing director of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, came over from Sydney, and, after a lengthy stay in Auckland, concluded the pu< clnse of a block of IS7 acres of land at Northcote abutting on the harbour, and situated at the first point above the Birkenhead wharf, and aloogbide Duck Creek. Nothing was allowed to transpire at the time regarding the intentions of Mr Knox, but it soon became known that the ground was to be vied as the site of a sugar refinery for Now Zealand. It is admirably suited for the purpose; three is a' very great depth of water within a lew yards I,om the shore, thus facilitating tho loading aud discharging of cargo, Owing to the height of the cliff, however, it wn« seen that a reclamation would be necessary in order to obtain access to the property from the tea f routa.e. Soon after Mr Knox's departure, a gentleman uomod Fairsrieve arrived with full power to commence operations. He had the whole of tbe necessary surveys effected, and arranged andjsub-divided the ground to bit owu satisfaction. Tho site of the works embraces an area of four acres aod a half, with water frontage to the har hour and Duck Creek. Plans which wero prepared show a moderately-sized reclama tion, necessary for accessible frontage, and a substantial wharf, with a main tee, on the outside of which there is more than sixty feet of water at low spring tides. An idea of this depth may bo gathered from the fact that H.M.S. kelson could lie there with thirty-seven feet of water under her keel at tho lowest tidoa experienced here. It is proposed to import tbe neccspary machinery from Eunland, and we understand that the csti mattd expenditure for reclamation, wharf, machinery and buildings considerably exceeds £100,000. Such a largo expendi ture on the development of one branch of local industry would have a niost favourable effect opon our commercial credit, independent of many other advantages. VoS'els would bo constantly arriving hero from Fiji and elsewhere with cargoes of raw material, while the refinery would be of a sufficiently extensive character to sup ply suear to the whole of tho colony, and tho rapidly increasing export would provide regular freights, and improve trade generally. Some of the members of the Harbour Board appear to be afraid that tho concession which they are asked to grant will prejudicially affect their revenue before tho expiration of tho fifty years term of lease, but the view of the question taken is rather an illiberal and one-sided cne. The Board will receive no less than 8d per ton harbour dueß from each vessel employed by the oompany In addition to whaif tge and other charges, assuming, therefore, tbat the company does an extensive trade, and there is every probability that it will, tho Board will receive a large and ever-increasing revenue from this source alone. That no timo is to be lost in proceeding with the work is evidenced by tbe fact that tenders have already been called for 200 piles, to bo sent in by tho end of the year, while an advertisement has also been published inviting tenders for one million bricks to bo made on the ground. As many of our readers are prob ably aware, the company Is on influential and wealthy one, carrying on business in the neighbouring colonies on a most ex tensive scale, It haa juit completed the construction of a fine mill at Fiji, at a costof £130,000, while it owns three mills in Queensland, one on tbe Richmond, two on the Clarence, aod a very large quo at Pyrmont, Sydney. Mr Fairgrieve left for Fiji a short time ago to inspect the mill, there, but be is expected to return to Auckland by the laiatea on her next trip. We understand that it is tbe intentien of the directors to secure the co-operation of New Zealand merchants by allotting to them some portion of the capital required for the local industry. From these facts it wiil be seen that the establishment of the proposed refinery in Auckland will be of the utmost importance to this part of the colony. Apart from tbe large export trade, it will give regular employment to something like one hundred and fifty or two hun* dred meo, and in conjunction with the big dock at dlliope Point, will tend co convert Northcote into a populous and flourishing district. The application rondo by the company for the lease of that por tion of the foreshore which they intond to reclaim is a very reasonable one, and wo can see no reason why the Board should not have accepted the motion proposed by Mr Compton, and sanctioned the lease, which they are fully empowered to do under the Harbours Act. Captain Burgess reported thatthereclamation wouldnot interfere with the navigation of the harbour, and it is very improbable that the foreshore in ques tion will be required by tho Board for the next fifty years. It is satisfactory tc* learn that the members of tho Board have no ob jection to granting the application, but they are impressed with the necessity of acting with caution, although it is quite probablo that in such a matter they might bo too cautious. We understand tbat Mr J. M. Brigham, this afternoon, forwarded a letter to Mr Knox, acknowledging the receipt of his application, and stating that thera was every probability .that it would be favourably considered, and the request granted at the next meeting of the Board, on the Bth ult. Tbe Works Committee of the Board intend to visit the site in a steamer before the next meeting. .

Kaif.ra Hraus, this day. TWO topsail Sohoonerß are coming in. One IB supposed to bo the Christine, for Datley, with coil. Soiled: Planter, Katelle. Transport, Toroa, Maud Graham, and Colonist. The Kina Is towing the Look-out to Helens vllle. . The barque Klllorney his gone to Mokorau.1?

Father Walter McDonald, on behalf of ' the Sisters of Mercy, gratefully acknow- I ledges receipt of|£l,.Mr Wilson, and 10s, Mr ; Vanghan, .towards St. Mary's Orphanage, , Ponsonby. i A sitting of the Supreme Court, in banco, > was held this morning before Mr Justice : j Gillies, when two applications were heard i and disposed of. In Beedell v. MacCor i mick, Mr Coleman, on behalf of the plain tiff, moved for a decree for account and delivery of deeds. Mr Theo. Cooper ap peared for the defendant. His Honor decreed that an account should be taken of the amount due by the plaintiff to the defendant under the deeds of declaration, • aud that he should pay within a month after the certificate deeds are de- I livered. The question of costs was reserved, ' c and leave was given either party to apply c for directors, in re William Lockhart, a t debtor (argument on rule nisi), Mr E, c Hesketh shewed cause and Mr Theo. Cooper a argued in support of the rule Tbe rule a was made absolute without costs, and'the o defendant ordered to be discharged forth with. The argument on demurrer in Plumley ) v. Hamerton and another, was allowed 10 stand over till Wednesday next,

AUCKLAND SHAREMARKET.

July ?,t, 1383. Bank of Now Zealand-Sellers, £S3 l7s Od Colonial Bank—Sellers, 19s Gd, ex div. Nsw Zealand Insurance—Buyers, 78a South Brltiih--ellers, 63s New Zoaland Loon ond Mercantile—Sellers, £. 2s Bd Auckland Gas—Sellers, £815a Union Sash and Door—Buyera, £815a, ex dlv. Klsher and Co.—Boilers, lis dd Tokatea—Sellers, 9i Quren of Beauty—Zis 6d to 21s; buyera, 23s Cd; houthern Cro.»a- 6a; buyera. 6a Prince Imperial-9a to 9i 6d; buyers, 8a 9d; sellers, 9J Od S'iecoßß-Sellers,Ci3d Martha-Sellers. 7a Od

Colonial, Te Aroha -8a 9d; buyers, 3a 8d Werahlko—Sellers, 3s 31 JOBKPH NBWMAN, Chairman.

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAK, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26,



There were a large number of enquiries for Prince Imperials on 'Change this after' ; noon, the price offered being 9a 3d. Three seamen belonging to the barque Cooleen were arrested this afternoon ova charge of having assaulted a companion and broken open his chest. Wantod. WANTED, a good General Fervatit; must bo a good Plain Cook; no child ren,—Apply In the morning to Mrs J. H. Tomp- i Bon, St. Stephen's Avenue. Parnell. _____ WANTED, Toiloresses and Appren tloes.-I. Phillip", Tot'or,.Queen atreet. ! WANTED, two good Shop Handa.— A pply to Coagravo and Co. Immediately WANTED, at Hanuaford's Auckland i Registry (established 1863), Female Sor vants (Glaborne); wanes, 16a, WANTED, at Hannaford's Auckland Registry (t'Btoblishod 1863), Female Ser vant for family of three. \** ANTED, at Hannalord's Auckland TV Koglstry (eatablishod 1863), good re speotablo Fotnale Servants of all classes. tm/ANI'ED, at Hannalord's Aucklaud IT Registry (established 1863), Cook ond Laundress for Romuera; wages, lis, othor - Borvants kept. , WANTED, a General Servant; must . b) a good laundress and cook.—Apply Mrs Slomsn, top ot Grafton Road. WANTED, a strong Girl.—Apply Mrs \ gasdowp, Qneon-stroct. ANTKD, a First-class Cook.—Apply at tho Prlnoo Arthur Hotel, corner of hobaonlond WeUesley strceta. ] WAWTES,a strong Hand ; at onco — Apply at tho Red Boot Wa-ehouso, (53, Vlotorla-Btreet. WANTED, a Girl to assist in tne kltohon.—Apply to Mrs M, Banks, top of Grafton Road. WANTED, a Nursery Governess.— Apply to Mrs Elsmore's Registry Offloe' Shortland-streot, WANTED, a General Servant; no children. References required.—Mrs Fonton, Devonport House, North Snore V\ T ANTED, a slaughterman lor Uls vv borne.— Apply at once to George Hulma, Batoher, Quoen-»treet. WANTED, a General Servant.—Apply ' to Miss Bharland,Prlnce--»treßt, . WANTKD, a Practical Weaver to take chains of the Matting Department.— Auckland Fibre Manufacturing Co. (Limited), Stanley -street. i WANTED, a good Houßemaid.— Apply t at Aurora Hotel, Vlotarlaatraet. WANTED, a « nter ry uo vera ess wnere ' thoro la a young baby; must be obmpo- i tent to teach mußlo.—Mrs Gabriel Lewis, O'Rorke-Btreet, Albert Park, WAN T-D, a Boy ; references required. . —Mr de Llslo Hammona, PorneU. ° WANTED, smart Boys. —American c Bowling Saloon. WANTED, two First-class Shinglers,— « . Apply Mr Conwoy. Vlnrent-atreet, WANTED, a First-class Barmaid.— ' Apply Stab Offloe. | WANTED, a Good General Servant.- ; Apply to Mrs P. Lanlgon, Hobson- J t treat. I WANTKD SEEN—Horrocki's Long * doth, yard wldo, Is 9d doz., or Sd yard, a —Brennon'a, foot of Vlctorlo-Btrect. 1 Y\/ ANTED, a good General Servant,— ' TV Apply to lira Wllllom Cruiokshank, Parllomont-aireet. . WANTED, a Country Girl, aiso a f Nurtee Girl.—Apply to Mrs Bonks, Meadow Bank Farm, Ponmuroi 11 -A7ANTED, a Good Cook and Laun- - TV drees.-Apply lo Mrs Shera, Arnoy r Rood, Romuoro, _ \K ANTED, Blacksmith for jMsh saw- % v v mill. — Auokland Tlmbe^Campony r. Limited). j WANTEu, a respectable Boy.— Apply C Raynor, Batcher, Vlctorla-mraot. ' WANI'-D, a Youth to learn Hewing ( Machine Repairing, &c—W. C. Dennes'a c Depot. Qaeen-r-treet. \Af ANTED, a Plumber and Zinc Worker. ▼ V —Apply, F. ond W. Fowler. Viotorla- . Btroet. c WANTED SEBN-Tweed Macintoshes \ for men Eft Gins to sft 81ns high, 25..— Brennan's. Vlctorlo-Btreet. _ WANTED, three General Servants, * with references; good places and oom forioblo homes.—Apply Mrs jook's Registry i Office. Mount Kdon Hood. ANTED, for the Country, a Voutig Mon. with knowledge of book-keeping, t and willing to do rough work.—Apply to- - night Stonford Honno. Symonda-Btreetl ' WANTED SKEN, tie urand Lines of i Ladies Fashionable Hobo. Si: Men's . Slocks, Sd ; Children's do, from 2d; BoyB1 Klaatla Braces, 6d—Dampler's Woketleld-Btreet Shop. ' A-mTED, 5 or 6 Second-hand Water ) T«nks.—opply D. Geary. Darby-street. : WAN I'ED, Apprentices to tbo Dress making.-Apply MlßiO'Hore, Vlotorla- Btreet. l ANTED to Sell, House of 5 rooms in \ Kyber Pass Road ; also one of X rooms I In Soaflold Vl> w.—Apply to A. Hewson, Kybor I Pass Rood. * 1 WANTED, immediately, a Good \ General Hand; also, Benoh Hand, and two Boys as Apprentices. Permanent employ- , moot —T. Proisor. Upper Qneen-street WANTED, Several Good Machinists. - Q Blaok and Co.. Victoria-street Bast. WANTED, a Man to open oysters, l howk ll»h and fruit—Apply, Btoting woges. to V. Granville, Cambridge, Waikato. WANTED, two Good Drivers.-Apply to George Wilson, Contractor, Nelson street. V\T ANTED SEEN, the Hilesia at 4d ; I »T Twill Sheeting, Is Id; White Calico, 3}d ; TJnbleaohod do. 2jd; Brawn Holland, ltd; at Darnpler'a Wakefield itreet Shop. ANTED, a respectable Girl about 16 I to assist In housework ond nurse a ■ baby.—Apply Mrs Harvey, Snmmor-streot, Mount x den Road. a* T ANTED BKEN, the Ladies' Trimmed • T T Hati at is and la 6d, and the Fur Hata i for 1' Cd; Satin do., 1 s 6d—At Dampler's Wako- '■ field-street Shop. ANTED, orders for Serge Buits, from „, . , Ms-J. H. Dalton, Foshionable Tailor, Vlotorla-Btreet Bast, WANTED SKEN-Largest Sire White ' Counterpanes, 8s 9d: Cloth Table Covera, Ba.—Brennan's foot of Vlotorla-Btreet. ANTED, a General Female Servant for private family at Mount Albert, three miles from Auoklond; she must be able to milk.-a pply for partlonlam to Mrs Henry Oilflllan. Symonds-street. opposite Windmill. WANTED, for Papaknra, a steady young Man; must be able to plough and milk.—Apply Fisher & Co., afcont 9 a.m. WANTED, a strong, active Youth — Frank Rowe, Glasgow Store, Great North Roan. _. VVT AN'I'JSD to Sell, a nearly now centre v v board Ynoht, well found ond oopporcd.— 0. Bailey.. hlpbnllder. near the Dook. VS7ANTED SEEN, the Gent's Tweed V T Coata, 5a Bd ; Holland do. (small sizes), is Bd; Gents' Cheat Scarves, 2d; Boys' Belts, 3d. ot Pompier's Wokeflold-Btreet Shop, WANTED, Generally Useful Man, alao. Flrst-olass Barmaid, General Ser vants, ond Youths.—Aoply. Armstrong & Co., Labour Bxchange, 177, Qneec-street. WANTED, orders for Tweed Suits at 65a —J..H. Ualton, Victoria street Wast, WANTED KNOWN, that the London Photographic Company has reopened In Upper Queen-Btreat, to take Carte de Visits Portraits from Sj Per dozen. W" ANTED, by a Lady of 20 years ex perience. Muslo Pupils at Is per lesson. Kvenlng Lessons given. Private LeßSona In Dancing to Adults or Families,—Address Mrs Welch, Grey-street, opposite Hellter House. WANTED SEEN—The Window J>et, Sid: Long Curtains, 3s lid; Children's Pinafores, lid; FrooKß, 2s; Amerlosn Leather, lljd; et Dampler's Wakefleld-street Shop. WANTED KNOWN—J. B. Marriott, Auctioneer, Valuator; and General Salesman, holds hla Regular Sales at his mart every Monday, Thursday, ond Saturday, for the gale ot all kinds of Furniture, Produce, Sco WANTED SSEN, the great new lot of Dress Buttons on the Counter, Id the dozen; Stay Busks, 2d, Id, and Gd, at Dampler's Woteefleld-Btreet Shop. ANTED K.NUWN, that Sharland's Cherry Pectoral relieves Coughs in ten ■ minutes; bottles, 2s Bd.—Address, opposite ; Poatoffloe. WANTED KNOWN — Instantaneous Portraits from 5s per dozeD, weather no objeot —London Photographlo Company. WANTED to Let, in the best part ot Grey-street, a .Large Shop with plate -1 glass windows, suitable for a draper's business. ' —Apply to Mr Lynch, next door to Moore's i Boot Shop. , i -JiTANrED, Board and ICesldence lor t V T one or two respeotable Men, within a 3 minute's walk of Auokland Fibre Company. Terms moderate, — Apply B. Brown, Alton 0 Rood. 1 1»/ANTEDKNOWn —For Male, a moßt l TT valuableMastlSWatohDog (trained); " owner leaving New Zealand. — Apply Stau Offloe.



Wanted •' WANTED KNOWN-That Sharland's Worm Powders are the most popular and suoooßßfnl remedy now known. Prloe is pocket,— Address: Opposite Post-office. WANTED TO SHLL, Two or Three Light 'Basses la good repair.—W. Orowther. wellesley-atreet. " \\T ANTED SEEN—Gloss, at ba the v v bottle; and Cork Soles (ladles or gentß'l, 2}d the pair—At every one of Damplers Shops, W~ ANTED SEEN, ihe Ladies' Ulsters, Ss Od ; Ladles' Jackets, 6s Od; Girls' do., ss-At Dampler's Wokefleld-atroot Shop. WANTED KINOWfV-American Fer rotype Gems, Amerloan Postage Stamp Portraits 'latest novelty), three dozen for 6s.— London Photographlo Oomnany. WAJNTttD, a middle-aged Woman as Housekeeper for tho country; refer -OBC9B required.—Apply K. Mltchelson & Co., 19, Quoon-Btrcet. Auokland. WANTED SKEN, the Japanese Silk. Is 3d tho yard: Colored Satin, Ib 9d ; Black do,. 2i 3d and 3s; Black Velveteen, Is lid and 2a 6d, at Darnpler'a Wakefleld-street WANTED, One or Two respectable Young Men to join In a Bachelor's Hall. Houbo near Nnwton Post Office —apply Mr Hayes' Grocer, Karangahape Roadt Newton. WANTKD to Sell, Hotels in City, Country, and Suburbs, cheap, for canh or on terms.—Armstrong Se Co., Real Estate Agents. 177, Queen-street. . WANTED TO SKLI-, Business Lots ' and Lots for private hous'B, In City and Suburbs.—Armstrong & Co,, Real Eatate Agents. 177, Queen-street. WANTED, Boys or Girls as learners at the Rope and Twine Faotory, Stanloy- Btreot. ANTED, a good Coat Hand.—Apply, J. 8. Cobley. Shortland-atreot. ' WANTED, a good Strong Lad, must bo o good milker.—Apply to Mr Paton, Epsom. ANTED KNOWN—The Choicest New Feaion's Tea may be obtained at Row's Tea and Coffee Store, Victoria-street. WANTED known, that distinguishing features of my business are goon Workmanßhip, Fit and Style, at moderate prices.—J. H. Dalton, Fashionable Tailor and Hiblt-mokor, Viotoria-Btreot Kast. ANTED SEkN, the irur .'rimming, 9d the yard: Grand Pompadour Fringe, 6d the yard;, lot of Blaok do., oheap Chenille, Net. Bd tbe ____ at Dampler's Wakefleld-street WANTED, You to call at BRENNAN'S AUCKLAND HOUSE, Foot ol Viotorla-street, And see tho following lines :— Lustres, 5Jd; Dress Serges, lid Merino, Is 7d; Winceys, lid Flannel, 7|d; Holland, Od White Calico, 2a 9,1 doz; Oxford Shirtings, SJd; Twill Sheeting, 2 yards wide, Is 2d yard Men's Alpine Hats, 2s lid; Hardfelt, 3s 6d; Tweed Bulla, 27s fld; Overcoat?, 22s 6d SAVE YOOK MONEY AND BOY AT TJ R ft N N A N 'S, —T IOTORIA-STREET. npHE MWTCAL FIRE AND MARIHE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND Require a Gentleman osManao-r: must have extensive practical experience In Fire and Marino Business. Colonial know ledge Indispensable. Applications to be sent In on or before the 10th day of August next to tho temporary offices, Canada Buildings, addressed to the Chairman of Dlreotors. O TAILORS. — Wanted, Two good Tailors at onoe.—W. Jaggs. Tailor, cam bridge a Kates, skates, skates, Wanted Known - Thot BRANSTON and KORHTICK ore now manufacturing Skates of all sizes, on the moa approved principlo, and at Roduoed Prioos r. , I , ~"t To i^et. mo LET, in New Brlefc nuueungs, A Wyndham-street, two Comfortable Dwel lings, all replete with every convenience.—J. M, Maodonald. Agent. 'pO LET, lor a term of nine years, first I oloas Offloep, Butt iblo for a lawyer or archlteot; high pitched and woll ventilated, with fan entrance to Queen-street, and In the moat central position—next Union Bank.— Apply to Thomas Steadman, Sued Merchant, Queen-Btreet. mo LET, a New Houße ol 5 rooms, at L Ponsonby Terrooe (book of All Saints' Chnrob), with every convenience.— Apply next door, ot Mr Grlgg'i). \0 LET, desirable Shop and Dwelling in Pltt-Btreet. neor Wellington-street.— Apply to D. F. Evans, eatate agent, Queen streot. __________ TO LET, two Unfurnished Booms, cor ner ot Spring ond England-streets, Pon sonby; , rr\Q LET, at Newmarket, two Cottages, JL one ot S rooms, one of 1 fooms; rent, Ids and 8s por weok.-Apply to F. O. Clayton. rjAO LET, a Family Besidence at Epßom, 1 with CO acres of land.—For particulars, apply to T. D. Cleghorn, Epsom. i pO LET, one of those new and comfort -1 able Cott«eeß situated In Brown-atreet, Ponßonby; rent low to a suitable tenant.— Apply ctollord's Store, Ponaonoyi r 110 LET, a Seven-roomed House in Cook- X Btreot.—For partioalau apply to John L. Loplne, Star offloo. , TO LET, Wellington-street, a Grocer's Shop and Dwelling, established 15 years. FOR SALE, Choice Allotments In Lower Hepburn and Bercßford-Btreots, on terms to salt parJhaßßrs.-S. Y. COLIJNB, High street. IX-KOOMED HOUSK to Let, at Mount Kden, two verandahs, detached wosh houßO, lorgo ond very produotlve garden; rent; 17« weekly.—Apply at Darby's Dining Roomß, Queen-street, p O" FFICE TO LET.—Appiy at G.N.L.A. Rooma, Queen-street. NEWMARKET.— To Let, House of 6 rooms, next Royal George.-B. Tanner, 8, Queen-street. B'or Bale. I/»OR SALE, a fine Young Horse; suit- MJ able for spring oart; any trial.—R. ReWi Grocer, Vlctorla-streat. |/»OR SALE, at Newmarket, a 6-roomed F House; gas and water laid on; splendid well; large allotment; also Cottage of 1 rooms, both within Aye minutes walk ot the statlon.- F. Q. Clayton. . bflOß SALE (Howe-street), a very Pretty 1 Villa, containing five rooms, pantry; water lold In. nioe garden, eto.; all In flrot-ctats order ; splendid view; a very desirable plooe.— D. IT. Evans. Kstate Agent. Queen-street. 125 I~J\ O R S3 A h W, } ALLOTMENTS. PONSONBY ROAD—Valuable Business Site (near Franklin Koad), 28x110. # _ __ COLLEGE ROAD—Allotment S3 x 100, £5 par foot. NOHFOLK-STREET-Choloe Allotment, £200. NEWTON (neor Newton Rood)-33 x 100, £15. ELLERSLIE (olose to Station)- J-aore. eaoh £60. Easy terms. Also, several desirable Cottages on terms to suit purchasers, Labour Exchange and Estate Agenoy. High-street.—A. T. Carter. Manager. r 810 BREW ER S, SPECULATORS, Jl AND OTHERS. For Sale, the Freehold of a SNUG HOTEL In oertalnly one of the most rising Suburbs of i Auokland, and possessing prospective advan tages whioh no other subarbon hotel con offer. Tbe proprietor Is reluotantly compelled to Bell In consequence of his ieavlng the colony. Principals only dealt with. Apply by lettsr to S W.8., Box 108, Post offloo, Anokland. r,l O R S A L K. A BARGAIN. FIFTY (50) ACRES OF SUPERIOR LEVEL LAND, In tho Pauish of Te Papa, Tauhanqj. Fronts Main Road to Ohlnemutu, and extend to Kopurerorua River, HENRY COWPER, , B.* QPKBW-STBBET. F. J. MOSS]. LW, F. O'SULLIVAN tit J. MOSS & C 0„ - • LAND AND ESTATE AGENTS, SHORTLAND-STREET. Ft. R SALE. A Large Allotment in Brighton Rood, Parnell, (IfiOxSOO). . • 30 Aores Good Flat Land, 5 miles from Auok land, olose to railway station. 110 Aores near Tuakau; 60 aores In grass, re mainder open fern and bush. Prioe, £500. 88 Aores olose to the Whangarata Railway Station, all improved, with a house, stable, bom, &o.; weU suited for fruit growing. 33 feet frontage to Symonds-street, with build ings. X 0 Aores Land, with sea frontage, 9 miles from town, 1 mile from railway station; £3 per aore. 500 Aores, portly Improved, 19 miles from Auokland, and 1 mile from railway station; good 8-roomed Houso, and all necessary out alldlngs. £315s per aore. : A Splendid Allotment In Hardlng-etreet, 70ft by 153ft-£SOO. Also. 1 An Allotment In Inkermann-Btreet-£IOO. House of 7 rooms, IU minutes' walk fiom Post : I Office. . In addition to the above, we have a Large i Number of Town and Country Properties for Sale, including some Large Blocks of Land in L the Waikato District. ' F. J. MOSS & CO., ■ Shortland-street. , _____ , For oom tnuatton, ut Birst Poat



Publio Notices. R c » The SYBIL OAHGIO. direct from Japan, Is now offered to Wholesale Purchasers and tbe Trade. It la the Finest Bample of Japan dressed Bice thot has been seen here for some 7esra. Quotations according to quantity. ____^ L. D. NATHAN & MARTIN'S INSTANT A NEOUS PHOTOGRAPHS.-New Album Views of Auokland from 6a nor dozen. On Bole at Market Kntronce. Queen-street. rpHE MUTUAL FIRE AND MARINE -I INSURANCE COMPANY OF NKW Z HAL AND. Incorporated under "The Joint Stook Com panies Aot. 1860," and tho several Amend ments thereof, CAPITAL . £200,000, Divided Into 200,000 Shares of £1 Kaoh, Payable as follows:—One Shilling per Share upon application; fine Shilling per Phare upon allotment: and One Shilling per Share on tbe eighth day of January, 1883 (If re quired). The advantages of the Mutual principle are :— The Shareholders reoelve S% per annum upon the amount paid on shares. Also, one-holt ol the Balance of Profits distributed in proportion to the amount of their paid np capital, while Insurers reoelve as a bonus or dividend the other half of Balance of Profits, distributed in proportion to tho premiums paid by them daring the lost preceding year. If a person occupies the double position of shareholder and Insurer, then he partakes of both setß of benefits. *&" Bee full Prospectus In another column "Bl IN pursuance oi." The Rating Act, 1876,' It Is hereby, notified that It Is the Intention of the Ponsonby Highway District Board, on TUESDAY, the Bth day of August, 1842, at 8 p.m. o'olook, at the Pon sonby Hall, to make a Bate of One Shilling In the Pound upon tbe value of the Rateable Pro perty In the said District for the time being in force in the said District for a period of twelve months, oommenolng on the Ist day of April. 1882, ond ending on tbe 31st day of Maroh, 1883, and that the sold Rate will beoome payable In one sum on TUESDAY, the 15th day of August, J. H. FIELD. . . Chairman. July 25,1882. STATE OF THE LATE THOMAS TROAN, DECEASED. AH Aooounts against the above Estate should be rendered to tbe undersigned on or before the 25th dsy of August, 1882. WILLIAM THORNK, Solicitor for the Trustees. Auoklond, 26th July, 1882. T\rOTICE.—The Partnership hitherto ex. ■Iv istlng between OLIVBK ABPINALL ond WALTER JAMKB PALMEtf, Windsor Store, Pltt-stroet, Qrocers and Provision Dealers. Is this day dissolved by mutual con sent. The business In f utara will be carried on by MR W. J. PALMKR, who will pay all monies oontraotod by tho above firm, and re ceive all debts owing to the above firm,—Dated this 21th day of July. 1882. I9i_nedl J OLIVER ABPINALL. l-igneai }WALT_It JAMES PALMKR. Witness-Samobl Hassbld-n. A UCKLAND SAVINGS BANK. The Trustees are prepared to Lend Money on Freehold Securities in sums from £50 and upwards. Mortgages oan be redeemed by anarterly Instalments. Applications for loans to be sent In by SATURDAY, the 23th Jnly, 1882. R. CAMERON, Manager, Temporary Offloes i Darby-street. " OOME DAY I'LL WANDER BACK AGAIS" Now PuBLiSBKD.atKADY' Muelo Warehouse, ONE SHILLING. LAST WEEK. mHE Cheap Furniture X Sole will Close on Mon day. July 31st. —T. & H CO BEE. 123. Queen-street. L&BT WEEK, p REAT REDUCTIONS in VT Drawing-room & Dining room Suites at T. & H. COOKE'S, 123, Queen-street. LAST WEEK. |~1 RKAT REDUCTIONS In VT Iron Bodsteads ond Iron Cots at T. & H, COOKE'S, 123, Queen-street. LAST WEEK, ri REAT REDUCTIONS In VJT Brussels, Tapestry, Kid derminster, and Felt Carpets ot T. & H. COOKE'S Cheap Furniture Bale, 123, Qneen street. LAST WEEK. fA REAT REDUCTIONS In VX Gilt and Block ond Gold Chimney Glasses at T. Se H. COOKE'S,-123. Queen-Btreet. LAST WEEK. r\ RKAT REDUCTIONS In VI" Floorcloths ond lino leum, Matting and Door Mots, at T. & H. COOKE'S Cheap Farnlturo Sale, 123, Queen-Btreet. LAST WEEK. TJEMNANT* of Carpets, XV Linoleum, and Floor cloths will h. Bold at and nnder Coat Prloe during our Cheap Sole.—T. &H. COOKE, 123, Qneen-street. TO THOSE ABOUT TO MARRY, PARTIES FURNISHING. HOTEL KEEPERS, AND THK GENERAL PUBLIC, THE DIRECT SUPfLY STORE IMPORTS FROM TBE MAKERS, AMD SELLS DIEECT TO THK PUBLIC, FURNISHING GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Glass Shades and Stands, all sizes, from 1/8; Dinner Sets, 70 plows, 37/6; Chamber Sets, 7/9 to 10/; China Tea Sets, 28 pieces, with handsome Tea Troy ond 6 Spoons, for 13/6; Bost Gold-edge China Caps. 11, 9/ doz ; Looking Glasses, from 1/9; Door Mats, 2/6; Finders, 1/2 to 25/; Cruet Stands, 3/6 to 25/; Clocks, 6/6; Shoe Brushes, 2/9 set; Iron Bedsteads, full sloe, 22/6; Brlttania Metal 1 eapots, 5/; Electro-plated Cruets, Spoons, and Forks, all qualities; Bird Cages, 3/6; Breed ing and Parrot Cages; Tahle and Pocket Cut lery ; Saucepans, Boilers, Tubs, and Buckets; Lumps, from ?/9; Oln. Rim Looks, 2/; Tinware Smoothing Irons; I/; Fancy Goods at every kind; Vases, from 1/ pair rand one thousand and one articles ot use and ornament, at Prioes only possible under our New System of DIRECT SUPPLY. SMALL PROFITS, AND CASH. Catalogues on application. All Goods Marked in Plain Figures (Wholesale andßetall). Goods carefully packed and forwarded to all parts of the oountry Direct Supply Store, 219, QUEEN -STREET, Opposite Close Bros*. I?1ATO fflO.tlOO LENT on Buildta* 1& Lvf Boolety principles, or on other terms to suit borrowers. Allotments bought and Bouses built on weekly payment system. Mortgages and Loans negotiated. See List of Properties tor sale on 4th page. Biz per oent allowed on money deposited tor Investment.— O. Williamson, Land. Estate and Flnanolal iaeax and Valuator Voloon Lane. Board ana Kesldence. VACaNCIES for Married Couple and two Gentlemen; terms moderate.—Mrs Fuller, Croydon Villa. Vlncent-street. {COMFORTABLE Lodgings for two or v J three' Respeotible Young Men ; healthy (situation.—For address, apply Ji M. White, Oroosr, Newton. I lO VERM UK BROWNE HOTKL, K.T HOBSON-STREKT, BOARD A!3D LODGINO SOS POT WOO. 3W51.8 Rook ..265. SUPERIOR Board and Residence (bath, 0 plono, large grounds), not to be equail cd. n central position la Auckland, far families, actios or gentlemen. Address, Star Offloe. xaeoaosu, MARSHALL'S Special Tincture of Podoplyllum will oure Constipation Piles, &o. Prlo*. la.—Goodaon. London Aroone TOOTHACHE I TOOTHACHE" I TOOTHACHE ill Immediate Relief by using ED SON'S MAGIC ESSENCE, In lg BottlQß. A IQKIN 3 HrPUHHOSPHnifB. Aiokin's Byrup of Hypophosphlte ot Lime Is guaranteed equal to the Frenoh preparations of Dr Churchill, and less than half the price, The great expense of the Imported preparation to the slok, and the fact that sucnjPharmooentioal preparations can be manufactured equally well In Anckland, haa Induoed the proprietor to engage In making a really reliable article of Standard Strength and Chemical purity that! may be recommended with confidence by the medioal faculty to their patients and others. Aiokin's Hypophosphltes will answer oil the requirements stated, and a trial wnl suffice to show that in therapeutical ootlon they ore quite as efficacious In all diseases for whioh the continental pre parations are bo justly celebrated. Sold In bottles at 2b 6d eaoh. Dose, two teaspoonf uls only, Aiokin's Svbup oir Hipophob pbites or Limb and Soda, especially suitable In some oases of lung diseases, and is most palatable and cordis) eaoh teaapoonfnl contains throe gralu. pure hypophosphlte of lime and one and a halt grains hypophosphlte of soda. Sold In bottles at 2a 6d each. Request your medioal odvl er to try the Local Syrups of Hypophosphltes, made by Aickin of definite uniform —*• AICKIN, 1 Wholesale Manufacturing Chemist The Pharmacy. Auokland



rersonai, IF the Person who tools the Umbrella off Mr Row's oounter does rotnrn it to tbis offloe further proceedings will be taken. **»• "AVID A. WRIGHT, late of „„ w s^H?n^> ? n,a having a frland named Robert Carmtohoel. In Glasgow, lo requested to send her address to Box 23! Post OfiSoT-So™- r ~ • I ' I =?■—■— i i n Ecclesiastical. U PAUL'S.—BISHOP SELWYN, op *A_.« Melanesia, will preach ot the Service THIB EVENING at 7.30 p.m. An Offertory will be mads In old of the Chnroh Expenses. Jewellery, Sto. r AST WBEK 1 juAST WEEK ! BLOOM'S LATE CROCKERY SHOP, Queen-street (Under Theatre Royal). DIAMOND JEWELLERY DIAMOND JEWELLERY 11 PIAMOND JEWELLERY I 1 I £30,000 WORTH 0F DIAMOND JEWELLERY, WATCHES' CLOCKS, AND SILVER PLATE, PROM 188 Goldsmiths' Hall Company, bourke-Btrekt, melbourne. mr l. flegeltaub, manager, Has brought over ta Anokland a Magnlfloent Stook of DIAMOND JEWELLERY, A'l the best of Brazilian Diamond's, mounted In the finest quality of Gold, 18 and IS carat, and of THE LATEST DESIGNS, Also, an Enormous Quantity ef flrat-oloss GOLD AND SILVER ENGLISH LEVER WATCHES, By Rotherams, Settle Bros., Krhardt, and others. WALTHAM WATCHES, from the exhibit ont of the Melbourne Exhibition. A Beautiful Assortment of STERLING SILVER JEWELLERY, ALMOST GIVEN AWAY. £Si REWARD Will be given to any person buying Gold or Sliver Jewellery at the Goldsmiths' Hall Company If not found to be Gold or Sliver as represented. GOLDSMITHS' HALL COMPANY. New Teas. "]W"EW SEASON'S TEAS, 1882-1883. JOHN BUCHANAN, CrjSTOM-HQUSE-STREET, Begs to announce the arrival per as. Ringa rooma (transhipped ex s.s. Bowen), of his FIRST SHIPMENT OF NEW SEASON'S TEAS, (spread eagle). these teas are excellent value. Liquoring Samples on Application; a trial solicited. TW-EW QKAaON'S WE AS,, The undersigned has Just Received, Per Rotorna (transhipped ex Menmulr, from Fooohow), 1300 /V 1300 PAOKAGE3 ' A -* PACKAGES EOSKBOD. NEW SEASON'S TEAS, Consisting ot HALF-OHKBTS AND BOXKS Off FINE TO MEDIU CONGOUS. ; Sample for Liquoring com > § applioatlo J__ Heather. TWW SEASON'S TEAS, 1882-1883, The undersigned has reoelved, per Rlngarooma (transhipped ex as. Bowen), the first portion of his order (or NewSeaso n*s Teas. Comprising— :<3>. 1000 Packages a OF CHOICEST TO GOOD MEDIUM CONGOUS. lar Samples for Liquoring on application, TEJ BL Bo MoRToN. /IHINA TEA SEASON, 1882-3, ARTHUR H. NATHAN, Begs to advise the arrival, per s.s. Menmulr, from Fooohow (transhlppel per Rotorna) Of hla FIRST SHIPMENT Of NEW SEASON'S TEA, Consisting of-1606 PACKAGES To be followed by about 3000 PACKAGEB. The whole are speolally selected for value, and will be found well worthy the attention of the Trade. 10th July, rpHE NEW TEAS OF SEASON 1882-3. The subscriber. In sollolUng orders for NEW SEASON TEAS, has every oonfldenoe In recom mending them as being very much superior to any Teas placed on the Anokland Market for sometime. Prices as under i— ' '. Par lb. s. d. s. d. Good Common Congou - _18to 2 0 Flno Congou and Souohong™ _ _.to 2 8 A Very Superior Sample of Indian Tea. sold pure a j imported -Z 10 aHi The merits of New Tea as compared with j Old are but indifferently appreciated by tea drinkers. Old Tea la "stale, flat, and unprofit able " takes more time to Infuse, and is apt to taste' vapid after the most oarefnl infusion. New Tea is fresh and brisk, more easily Infused, and has a rich aroma tic fragrance. Orders called for and Goods Delivered to al parts of the oity, ROBERT REW, TEA AND COFFEE MERCHANT, VICTORIA JUD ALBEKT-STUHBTS, AUCKLAND



.amusements. f_i RAFT ON ROajo WESLEYAN V*T SUNDAY SOHOOL, A MUSICAL AND LITKRARY ENTER w.,,u ~ ,_ TAINMKNT Will be held on THURSDAY) 27th July, 1882. In aid ot the Banner Fund. Tickets, Is eaoh; Children, half-prioe. Doors open at 7 o'olook; Choir to be taken at "VTEWMARKET HALL. — MONDAY, Jll 31at Jnly.-GRAND CONCERT AND DANCK. tor the Benefit ot Mbs. G«arn. Tho following Ladles ond uontlomon hove kindly consented to asslßt: — Mikß Lawrence, Miss Moraon, Mesara Edwards. Matter, Davidson, and other well known amotours. An excellent nroerammo will be provided.*,, Tickets. Concert, la; Concert and Dance, 2s, ~. r, 11 ess , t - , i i Bg Liost and Found. LOST, between Remuera and Auckland, aSmalllTox Terrier Bltoh.-Flnder wIU bo rewarded on bringing tho same to the Kamo Colliery Offloe. LOST, between Wcllesloy-street East and the Wharf, a Gold Broooh.—Finder returning Bame to this ofllco will bo reworded. LOST, a Small Gold Shield, with "Pre seated to Robort Mason," &o„ engraved on one side.—Reward on leaving it at Star offlce, A?er REWARD. —Lost, in the neigh' 3&0 bourhood of Queen-Btrnet, a Blaok Leather Pocketbook.—Finder will reoelve the above reward upon returning the same to R, H. Donse, Government Insurance Department, Auoolond. Meetings, __mt,»__ AUCKLAND DlS wsm *-* TFior. A.O.F. — The l£_^sKS*s«s^ Quartorly Moating of tho obovo ftlr««S^Tt? Court will be held TO-MOR- Mi^a|gS^k_ ROW (Thursday), July 27.1882, am-Jw £**ain ot 7 o'olook p.m.. In the Publio {TBshTOTIS.I Hb"'Otahuhu. MrCrowther'o ! -J,£_l&_£Kfi3t_ Four-horse Coaoh will leave tha ,*«2S»w?^s«»»j nnot _ cm 0 f Qaeon and Grey ttrc3ts, at 5.15. and the oorner of Karangahape Road ond Symonds streets at 5 30. Delegates ond Visiting Brothers ore respectfully Invited to attend.—M. H. Kekpino D.C.X. A UCKLAND SOCIETY OF ARTS. The Annual Meeting will bo held oa MON DAY EVENING. 7th Augußt, in the Museum Lecture-room, Bt 7.30. , .__ ._• Special Buslnesa: Kleotion of Offloers and Re vision of Rules. JOSIAH MARVIN. Seoretary. irrOBKIHB MEN'S CLUB. notioe. The Half-Yearly General Meeting will be held on FRIDAY NEXT, Jnly 28th. at 8 p.m. Business i To receive halt-yearly Balanoe sheet, fee, &c, By order of the President. SIMhON MOSES, Seoretary. A KCH HILL HIGHWAY DISTRICT. ANNUAL MEETING OF RATEPAYERS. An Adjourned Meeting of the above wl'l be held tn the Nowton West Pnblio sohool on THURSDAY, July 27. at 7.80 p.m. _ - a J. JENKINS, ,» Chairman Annual Meeting. DEVONPORT HIGHWAY DISTRIOT. The Annual Meeting of Ratepayers wIU be held In the Devonport HaU on WEDNESDAY, 28th July, at-7.30 o'oiook p.m., to receive Report and Bnlonce-aheet of outgoing Trustees, and to Eleot Trustees aud Auditors for ourrent year. BENJ. TANNER, Secretary. ]%/[ OUNT EDEN DISTRICT BOARD. * The Annual Meeting of the Ratepayers of tho abovo Distriot will be held in the Mount Eden Sohoolroom, on WBDNBBDAY, the 2Bth July. 1882, at 7,80 p.m., to reoelve Annual Report, elect Truateoa, Auditors, Fonoevlewers, and trsnsaot other busiueßß relating to the welfare and pro gross of the District. JOaKpH pOTTKK; Chairman, July Bth, ISB2. i ' " ' 'i Auctions. TO. MORROW, At 11 o'Clock. FRUIT 1 *RUIT 1 FRUIT 1 Ex s.s. RlDgarooma, from Sydney. To be Sold bt Auction, AT ARTHUR'S MART. A SHIPMENT OF SYDNEY FRUIT, ORANGES, AND MANDARINS, Sec 25 OASES MANDARINS 103 „ ORANGES 3 „ NAVEL ORANGBS TO-MORROW, ] NOON. THREE Second-hand Pianos, Four New, One good Porlour and Churoh Organ, Two Bagatelle Boards, a lot ot Skittles and Balis, a good Blue Line Dinner Service, a superior E P Tea and Coffee Servloe, a set ot Fenders (more or less damaged), two Kitchen Dreaders, Chif foniers. Perainbulatort, Three Large Glass Coses, Umbrella Stands, New and Second-hand Corpats, Walnut Loo Tab'ea (inlaid and others), Feather Bed ond Pillow., Toilet Sets, Marble Tod ond other Woahßtsnda, Toilet Glass and Tables, Carved Oak Che vol Glass, Drawing Room Dining Room, and Parlour * Sulteß, Couches, Chairs, Meat Safes, Iron and Wood Bedsteads and Cots, MattrasFer, Paillasses, Grates, Ovens, Fenders, Stoves, sowing Machines, a Superior Sewing Maohlne for heavy work, Boots, Clothlnir, Fanoy Goods, Books. ■ ' -.':'..'. Also, A Superior Gold Hunting Watoh and jSlborr, Watohes, Clooks. Turning Lathe, with Tools, Grindstone, &0„ * ■ ".' &c, > &c, Sto, TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, AT ARTHUR'S MART (Furniture Department), THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, NOON.~~ / EPSOM FREEHOLD PROPERTY. Mount St, Johns Township, family residence, to be sold by auction.: THE undersigned haa been favoured with InßtruotlODS from J. Honeook. Esq,, to sell by publlo auotion, at his Estate, Land- ana . House Sale Rooms, Arthur's Mart, Queen-street, ! on Thursday, 3rd August next, at 12 o'olook noon, MOONT ST. JOHN-A Well-built Family Residence ot 6 rooms, slated root, oreoted by Mr Hancook, In a most oomplete and substan tial manner, with the heart ot kauri timber; well furnished: a detached servants' room, kitchen, and soullery; a good wash-houee, with . large copper boiler; tanks, &c; a two-stall stable, ooachhouße, with loft; a oow-ahed, . A A fowl house, &o. '•-.■• '7 The Land oonslsts of Four Allotments, being Nob. 13. H, 21, and 22, having a large frontage ol 100 feet to Onehunga Road and Williamson street, by a depth of 300 feet; well fenced, and . laid out with oholoe trees; rich voloanio coil. The situation la pleasant and convenient, mak ing It a desirable place ot residence. Also, ' '•*,;; Adjoining the above,' a Large Property . (Splendid Building Site), being 6 Allotments. Nos. 10, 11, 12. 23, 21, and 25, having ISO feet frontsßO to the Onehunga Road, and 150 feet frontago to Williamson - street, containing l aore end 9 porches of rich voloanio land, well drained, fenoed, and planted; an orohard in >, full bearing, crorjuet Iown; a carriage drive to front and to stable yard at the book. This is the rite ot lata residenoe ot Mr Hancook, des troyed by fire, Title under the Land Transfer Act. Torms to suit Purchasers. R. ARTHUR Salesman and Auctioneer TO-MORROW, At 11 o'clock, VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. CARBINES & TAYLOR \*7TLL sell to-morrow, at 11 o'clock, at V T the residenoe ot Mr S. Cox, Pitt-street, near Grey-street, 7 VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE 1 AND i-FFitCTS. CARBINES & TAFLOR, Auctioneers. W, S. OOOHRANBJ [JAS. DACES FRIDAY, JULY 28. . WALNUT PIANOFORTE HANDS IMB MANTELPIECE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE MANGLES. mHE Subscribers will sell, at their Rooms. i Fort-street, onFriday, the 28th instant n't II o'olock, • Walnut Pianoforte, by Neupid, Mottled Kauri Cheffonier. 'chess P&_l* «£ hogany Easy Chair, Carpets. Rugs. Fendera. Pictures. Olooks, Glassware! Platedware, Tables, Mirrors, Chairs! Cruets, Iron and Wood Bedsteads! Palliasses. Hair and Flax Mattresses, Bedding, Washstands, Toiletware! Mirrors, Dressing Tables, Chests Drawers, Sewing Maohlnes, Stoves, Ranges, Kitohen Utensils, Tnbs, Buckets, Griadßtone, Now Mangles, Very Rand some Mantleplece and Grate, Beer Englnoe, Glass Signs, Steps, etc, eto. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON. AuoUoneors. (Continued in Fourth jßnqt.)