" But what, my child? " said I.coaxingly, assuming a patriarchal manner, which, seeing how infltmed my eyes were with admiration, was absurd enough. A torrent of tears washed those scintillating beads away, and she sobbed - "We are very poor, sir, and I was aEraid " "Tut, my child: take me to your sister," I said, rifing and placing my hand lightly upon her shoulder I was already so much the lover that to release myself of my embarrassment I continued my assumption of a fatherly manner. She looked up brightly through her tears, and cried— "Oh, sir, if you can do her any good, I shall be so grateful to you." Her sister, she said, was in an adjoining room, and together we went to her. She was a thin.blue-eyed girl,with flaxen hair. On her cheek consumption had placed its hectic flush. She had once been lovely. Ssme would have declared that she was still beautiful.bnt the staring, wist ful eye, the pink dash over her cheekbones, her Vermillion lips -were the touches that Death had given hia bride—the graces of the charnel-house I She started as we entered, and very anxiously asked Lena Who I was. "But," the poor girl cried, in a terrified voice, when she learnt my_ name, "we can never pay him, Lena, darling." I walked to tbe side of her bed and felt her pulse, Something in ray manner told her that I should never trouble her with my bill. She allowed her head to fall back upon her pillow, a smile-a very painful one to witness — overspread her death marked face, aud yielding to a sudden im pulse, she kissed my hand with great enthusiasm. As I drew it away I felt two tears trickle from it.

Their story was a sad one, but one unhappily not rare. Mrs Herrick had been a Scotchwoman ; she had died some years before, leaving them to the care of their father, who was a German, and a musician of considerable ability. All had gone well with them until their father's illness. Thoy had no relations living, and such friends as at first took com passion upon the dying violinist in the cod grew tired of contributing to his support. One remained, more constant thnn the others, and this was a certain Macphorsoo, who had a business of a miscellaneous character in Sheffield. He certainly had done a great deal for them. The last time lie showed his generosity was shortly heforo Mr Hcrrick'sdeath, when ho lent Lena, the eldest daughter, the sum of eight pounds prpon the joint note of the two girls. Almost as soon us the funeral was over, he }>roposcd to her. Sho would have married dm for her sister's sake the girl was ill and needed more nourishing things than they could buy—hut the invalid protested against the sacrifice and declared that it would kill hor to know that her beloved sister Lena was linked to a man she hated. Macpherson, nothing doubting that ho would he readily accepted, took his repulse with an exceedingly had grace, and Immediately bcg^ii to threaten the poor girls that uulcss the money thoy owed him was paid, ho would break up their home and drive them into the streets.

The letter from him that had been acci dentally delivered to me contained tho last jjud most decisivo menace. Lena had, so fur, by industriously plying licr needle, managed to keep them both from actual starvation, and if Macphcrson did not enforco his claim, and the landlord omitted to call for his rent, thero was no savin?: how long they might not continue this pitiful race from death. I, full-fledged surgeon, with my bread and cheese, was living in a state of riotous affluence com pared with those poor struggling things. The quarter day was at hand, and I had some money by mo which, in the ordinary course of events, would in a little time leave my desk for my landlord's pocket. The greater portion of it, however, was, on Miis occasion, destined for another person. After leaving Lena and her invalid sister, I took eight pounds three shillings from my little store, and at once wont iv search of Macpherson. I did not see my way to the replacing ol this sum, or, failing its re placement, to the assuaging of my land lord's disappointed feelings. But I was madly in love, and how could I be cautious? There is no love like first love. I had taken the disease late in life ; the termina tion was certain to ha fatal. Mr Macpher s*n did not exhibit any astonishing joy when he received his money—indeed, it appeared to me that he did not want to be paid—at least in the current coin of the realm. He choso to he exceedingly face tious at my expense, and to say more rude things than I intend reproducing here. It vvas enough for me that I obtained his receipt, and that, that very night.it was in the possession of Lena, whose whole frame seemed to swell with gratitude when I gave it to her.

This was my introduction to Lena Her rick, and from what you have read you will be quite prepared to hear that soon after our first meeting I asked her to share my crust and my cheap cheese. She looked a glorious creature as I held her in my arms, the softest, the richest crinuon mantling her checks, her eyes swimming; with an inexpressible ecstasy, and her little hand fluttering about my neck.

"Myheart wan yours," she whispered, " the moment I saw you. God forgive me if I lovo you too much." I was one of the happiest men alive ! « * * *

I forgot to tell you that though I had no money, I was exceedingly rich in expecta tions. Airy wealth enough, you will say, but wealth that would not fly away until the day when my old uncle iv Jamacia should "die and forget to mention jne in his will. „ „ ..

My aunt lived in Sheffield; she had not seen" her husband, Roger Boscawen, for some years. I did not remember him. The trutli was ho had a liver, and she pos sessed a temper that in no way harmonised with this erratic and much abused gland, so while he swove with much- energy and satisfaction in Jamaica, she nagged to her heart's content in a dingy house in the neighbourhood of tho Parish Church. They had never had any children, and I was commonly "regarded as being their pro bable heir. Not because they ever evinced any particular regard for mo, but rather for the reason that there was no one else belonging to thciri who had any claim upon their wealth. I had not failed .to direct my uncle's attention to the fact that a little money when-1 was commencing life would be of more use to mc than a great deal when I had accumulated wealth for myself. His reply was a huge case con taining boxes of cigars, which I need scarcely say I cold. Nor did my aunt escape my impottunity. Her answer was a bundle of tracts and an invitatiou to take tea with her, at which thin and vapid meal she propounded to me the scarcely original theory that lads were best left to shift for themselves. So I had nothing to hope for from my relatives while they lived, and I was not so mercenary as to wish them dead. Each day my Love grew more tendor and apparently more devoted .to me. The hours that I spent with her were the most delicious that I bave ever experienced. Straitened though my circumstances wore,

we had, with all the audacity of youth, determined upon an almost immediate union. There was little, except poverty, to Heck the brilliant horizon of our passion. but that little rendered me very uncomfor table. It was a small thing, but, gnat-like, the itritation it occasioned was altogetbcr out of proportion to its size. Linda, who had quickly learnt to regard me with a sister's allcction, could not bring herself to look hopefully upon the projected marriage. She never spoke upon this subject bofora her sister, but when, as it sometimes hap pened, we were alone she would murmur, stroking my hand the while— " Poor Robert, I hope you will be happy. Lena is a good girl, but she does not under stand your grand heart. I pray to heaven that she may never so far forget all you aye done for us'as to grieve you." I affected to laugh at her fears ; indeed, I believed them to be idle and most foolish. Still, her words haunted me and worried me until I grew angry at myself for think iug about them. So far I had not told my aunt that I was about taking unto my poverty-stricken self a wife, and it is very likely I should never haVe done so had we not quite unexpected ly encountered this severe and gaunt old lady on one of our afternoon rambles. She received the information that I was about to be married with a grim smile, and she examined Lena s appearance with the cold, critical eye of the woman who has borne no children.

To my surprise she expressed herself glad to see us. She added that she was on the point of sending for me,for a gentleman had just arrived from Jamaica who was a great friend of my uncle's, and who was anxious to meet me. He was staying at her house, she added with n sniff, and her house would be his home until he returned. Sho begged that wc would accompany her back and take a cup cf tea with her and the stranger, one Growlvcnt by name, and, I may add, by nature. The stranger had a skin as yellow as a toad's stomach, he was as ill-tempered as my dear aunt herself, and.bo was as dog matic and narrow-minded as middle-aged gentlemen who have owned slaves in hot countries usually are.

From the moment wo met I felt a most energetic prejudice against him, which I was not at any pnins to conceal.

Lena, to my amazement, appeared to be drawn to him,and her beauty had so soften ing an effect upon him that when address ing hor ho fcgot his ill-temper nnd his fiery speeches. My nunt, being so delighted with tho effect Lena hud produced upon the old savage, protested that my darling must be a frequent visitor during his stay. I confess that this prospect did not occa sion mo any satisfaction. Hut I could scarcely interfero, and so it came about that Lena, leaving her sister to tho care of a little girl 1 had found for the purpose, was frequently at my aunt's when I was busy at home or attending my patients.

Ono day I entered Mrs Boscawcn's dining room unexpectedly, nnd, I suppose, noise lessly. To my indcscribablo amazement Leon was sitting on tho barbarian's knee, and her delicate arm was round tho old ruffian's neck.

"So," said the bilious old crocodile, with a hideous loer, ''you'll throw that young fool over and marry me ?'

"Of course I will, darling, Young men arc so stupid."

rART 11,

Weep on, and as thy sorrows (low I'll taste tho luxury of woe.

lam not a passionate man. Perhaps you will understand me better if I say that I am not a blatant one. When I suffer I become subdued. If my heart is wounded, my tongue hangs heavy and useless, and for the moment I articulate with difficulty. I can give you no idea of the agony I endured as I watched Lena lavish those caresses that should have been mine alone upon that old " guinea " pig. A whole world of misery was pressed into those bitter seconds,

I advanced towards them and cried,

" Lena!"

She started slightly, but did not exhibit anything like tho confusion 1 had expected. She left old Growlvent's knee, and stood, her eyes cast down with a brazen affecta tion of modesty, Perhaps her cheeks wore a deeper tinge than usual. There seemed to lurk about her lips the hint of a mock ing smile. She had tho grace of beauty, but not the grace 'of shame. If my lovo could have turned to hate my wretchedness would have beon at least endurable. But as I looked at her my heart yearned for her. I could have fallen down and worshipped her, false though she was. " Lena I" I repeated. She raised her eyes; there was no sorrow in those deep, black orbs ; rather a pitiless, laughing demon. "You mustn't be very angry with me,'' sho pleaded in a low, thrilling voice. "I could not'help it—indeed I-could not, Mr Herrick "—but three short hours beforo she had called mo Robert I—" wo mado a mistake, wc did not know our own minds, wo have been very foolish. Come," she went on, offering me the daintiest hand ever kissed by breathing man, " let us forgive and forget. Is it not a good thing," she added, with an ill-timed dash of sprightli ness, " that we discovered our mistakes when wo did?. It would have been very unfortunate had we discovered that w;e did not care for each other after we had been married some time."

1 listened with staring eyes, and speech loss. My brain was in a most incomprehen sible state ot confusion. I placed my hand upou the corner of the table for support. I kndw that my hand was there, and yet I could fnot feel the tabic. I heard indis tinctly, and a mist was before my eyes. It was some time before I could speak. When I did my voice sounded strange to me, and it seemed a long, long way off. *' You are fooling me, I said; "it cannot —it must not be true; it is some foolish joke. You cannot tell mo in all serious ness that you are going to marry that old man."

Through tho gathering mists I saw her form dimly. She placed her arm round old Growlvent's neck and kissed him.

"I am going to marry Mr Growlvent," she said, with an insolent laugh, "nnd I love him very much," "He I he Ihe I" the jaundiced old sin ner chuckled. " You young fellows think to have it all your own way with the girls, and I can't help laughing when I sec what precious fools you look when the conceit is taken out of you, he I he I ho ! "

The old fellow fell back in his chair in a paroxysm of merriment, which threatened to produce an apoplectic fit. When at last he recovered his breath he continued—

" Lena is a sensible girl—a very sensible girl. She thinks a well-lined purse more attractive than a good-looking face, Don't you, mercenary little Lena? "You know I love you for yourself alone," she protested, with a coquettish air, again kissing him ; " but of course you're only in fan, or I should bo very cross with you."

This was the woman who but a few weeks before had, resting her head upon my chest, said, " God forgive mo if I love you too much." The old savage chuckled to himself with keen enjoyment.

"Yes, yes," he went on. "Lena is a sensible girl—very, very sensible. She prefers carriages and yellow fever to health and poverty with you. Shrewd girl, shrewd girl, very I" and Growlvent agaiu became convulsed.

Not very pretty speeches these, but the old rascal hated to be pleasant, aud they did not appear to hurt Lena's feelings in the least, for she affected ro treat them as excellent jokes, I staggered rather than walked from the 100 m.

In the lobby my aunt took my two hands in hers, and pressed them affectionately. "Puir laddie, puir laddie," she said, "whan a' the warld turns fraeye, dinna forget that ye've ac f rien in Him wha' kens a' hearts if ye wull but seek Him." So tills gaunt figure, this tract-distribu ting and evening-tea vapidi'y, had a heart_! Wonderful I I had never noticed before how shabby and desolate my own little sittiog-room looked, nor had I before that day seen how gloomy tbe street in which I lived really was. I sat nursing my sba'tercd hopes all that day, and maybe more than once indulging in that woman's lnxury—tears. I had not so many patients that I could afford to offend the meanest of them, but, what ever the consequences might be, I reso lutely declined to see anyone. God help me I Of what uso would I have been to the sick and the suffering?

Naturally my thoughts travelled from the one sister to the other.and now I under-> stood poor Linda's fears and her anxiety. She knew Lena better than I did—knew her inconsistent nature—her heartlessncss, and she trembled lcst_ I should at the last moment find myself jilted. Although the poor girl had never regarded our engage ment hopefully, she bad now set her heart upon it, and if 1 felt sure that should tbe truth bo told her in her present critical state it would hasten her end.

Lena had no love for me, hut surely sho was devoted to her sister? I should wrire to her nnd heg hor to keep all that occurred a secret for poor Linda's sake. I offered to call in nnd see the dying girl (is u?i>nl, so as to prevent her from suspecting that any thing was wrong. . My letter was confided to her sistor. Not a murmur escaped me in it, not a nign of grief could be detected in one single line. It was hard to pen such a communica tion ; but I was anxious to save the poor consumptive girl from the unhnppiuess of hearing of her sister's treachery, and so en dured as well as I could the misery of in diting it. I received a reply written on fine rented paper. Lena was already affecting the lady. She thanked mc coldly for the interest I took in her sister, but nlie begged to assure me it was unnecessary. Linda was not so ill as I had striven to make out. Lena con cluded by saying that she believed the delicacies sho could now supply her sister with would do her more good thau the visits of any doctor, however talented he might he. Her words were very cruel, I crushed the letter in my band, and threw it into the fire. All energy, hope, and life seemed to have left mc.

Some eight dsys after this, as I stood at my window moodily gazing upon the dreary street, I saw a hearse and a funeral carriage standing at the next door. I knew then that Linda was dead.

Time passcd.nnd day by day I grew more depressed, dreamy, nnd unfit for work. My fntients became fewer each week. Often had not sufficient money to purchase the bare necessities of life. This was a small matter, for I seldom ate. One gloomy afternoon a hired brougham stopped outside my bouse. A lady, elcgantlv dressed, stepped out, and walked quietly down the garden. It was Lena. I trembled excessively as I waited for her to enter my room. Had she repented? Had she come to throw herself ou her knees, and ask me to take her to my heart again ? Alas, for me, she had never left my heart, and with what joy would.l not have taken her to my arms again. " Dr. Herrick," she said, sunnily, " I won't detain you a moment, lam afraid I ought to have called upon you sooner, but I have bceii so very busy. You have an account against mo for your attendance upon my poor sister Linda. I won't trouble you for thedctails, for I have no time to stay. I daresay this will satisfy you." She placed a roll of notes upon the table before me. I was speechless with indig nation. She bowed, and smilingly wished mo good-day. The strings of my tongue were loosened. For almost the first time in my life I exhibited passion, and I cursed her. Sho did not hear me, tor she had almost reached her carriage. Thank heaven, I was in time to set to it before it drove away. With bitter words I threw her money into tho carriage, and returned to my little room completely shattered. I cast myself upon* my couch, and after this nil is dim and hazy for some time. I can remember being consumed by a raging fevor,and then suffered as though an Arctic winter was about mc.

Tho light seemed to have loft the world for evor. But, notwithstanding, I could sec woird and fearful forms dancing iv tho air. Confused voices, cries, and 'wild laughs, rang in my cars. Slowly, gradually as through a glass darkly, I distinguished my aunt's face bending over mine, and tho dawn appeared to break, and a light at last stole into the room.

Then I fancied that I heard old Growl vent's voice, but surely this was only fancy? What had he to do by my sick bed ? " Tho farce has gone too far," I imagined I heard him say. " You havo much suffering to nnswer for," my aunt's voice floated through the room like'a voice heard in a dream, " but I won't spare hor—l woh't spare her; she shall be fooled until he is strong enough to hear the truth."

I listened to no more, I tossed and tossed about in my bed. Would these dreams and voices and foims never leave me and give mc rest i AVhy would not God have mercy upon me and let me die ?

I had been vory, ill, and my aunt, with whose crotchets I had never evinced any sympathy, had nursed me with tho utmost tenderness. Without her ceaseless care-1 should most certainly have died. .

"Now, Kobert," she said to mo, when at last I was strong enough to leave my bed. *' You must come with me to my honie. I've got a cab already for you." After a pause,during which she studied my appear ance intently, she asked— "Would it disturb you very much to meet Lena now ?''

" I could bear it, if it is necessary," I re plied. "Is it necessary ?" "Yes, my dear," she answered, "it is." After a moment's hesitation he added, " Whatever happens, Kobert, you must not blame mc. I have had no hand in this business," with a sigh she added, " it has gone so far now, it must be seen out to the end."

My aunt had ono peculiarity; it was only when she was speaking on religious matters that she spoke in broad Scotch. Perhaps she thought that English was net good enough for Biich a graud question. " There is a surprise in store for you, she continued, as she assisted'me on with my overcoat; "but bear up, Kobert; be strong."

Wondering to what her hints tended, I walked to the cab, and we were driven off. When I entered my aunt's principal room I found Lena there dressed as a bride. She was alone with Mr Growlvent,who was attired in his usual slovenly manner. My aunt followed me. We four were the only people in that apartment. " You are late," said Mr Growlvent, con sulting bis watch, " and we were growing impatient; "weren't we, Lena"' "You were, dear," said Lena with an assumption of modesty. She looked at me, and her face became troubled. I suppose my face was vory corpse-like. Did her conscience prick her at last ? "I heard that you were ill," she said; har voice trembled a little; "I am glad to see you about again." I inclined my head. My heart was beat ing furiously. I felt that the unexpected was about to happen. " Now that we are all here," said Growl vent, with a loud chuckle, " lot's proceed to business."

He stood up in the centre of the room, and he regarded Lena in a way that made her recoil.

" I suppose," he said to her with a sneer, " you think that you are going to marry mo?" "Of course I nm, dear." She spoke con fidently, bnt the colour left her cheeks; her fingers moved nervously. Growlvent grinned, and with malicious satisfaction went on— "Perhaps you might marry me —and perhaps you might not —if there didn't extst a trifling obstacle, " Obstacle I " the wretched girl echoed, turning from Growlvent to my aunt with wild staring eyes. "It's a mere nothing to a sensible girl like you," the old man went on—indigna tion mastering his attempt at jocularity, and swelling his veins, and purpling his yellow face—"but I'm married already I " In a moment it seemed as though Lena would faint. Suddenly she started to her feet, and stood rigid, with her hands clenched at her side. Her face was per fectly destitute of colour. Her eyes sparkled like diamonds on a snow mound. " You scoundrel I " she criod without moving her jaw. The words came cold, steely, and distinct, but I never in my life heard anything that reminded me so much of the spitting of a cat, "I'm married already," he went on, raising his voice : "and allow me to intro duce you to my wife." He took my aunt's hand I My Uncle Boscaweu I

Not a muscle ol the girl's body moved ; there she stood as sho had when she dragged those two words from the bottom of her raging heart. "You scoundrel 1"

"When I came home from Jamaica, I heard that my nephew had encaged him self to'a young woman whom nobody knew anything about. It didn't matter to me who he married—he might have married a half-caste for all! cared. But I'd come over here to make a rich man of him, and I determined to find out what sort ot a woman it was that was to have the spend ing oi the money. I tried you. I offered you my gold against his love, my bilious, diseased old carcase, and carriage, against his handsome manly form without one. You showed your true > mercenary nature, and jumped at me. His agony was nothing to you ; you fooled him, to And yourself the only fool at last. Sho made a spring upon my uncle, and she would, I verily believe, have done him serious injury, hnd not my aunt dragged her away. Then followed a paroxysm of rage that I cannot dwell upon—a demoniacal fury un worthy of a woman. Then she left us, and a strange stillness fell over the house.

My uncle Bwore that I had much to thank him for, in saving me from so heartless and selfish a woman. But I could never feel grateful to him for his trick. "When he had make up his mind to carry his scheme through," said my aunt, '•I invented the name of Growlvent— wasn't it an appropriate one ? I objected to the trick from tho first, hut I have no voice, my dear, in your uncle's plans," Since that day I have enjoyed a hand some income, which has enabled me to sur round myself with* luxuries—has, I flatter myself, weaned me frmn all thought of my early bitterness. >

When I commenced this story I told you that my heart was frco from aches. It, was then. Barely had the ink dried on this manu script, when I was visited by a bright-eyed but emaciated child, who brought mc a piteous letter from her mother—Lena I It besoeched me to send her. a fow shillings to save her from starvation. Will my old sor row never die t

[THE END.]

Courtship Under Difficulties.

A FAIU but not faithless Parisienne has de vised a novel, ingenious and altogether satis factory method of celebrating tjio lit of April. Having for some time been pestered by the attentions of an aged beau, she finally consented to permit him to visit her on the day in question. Punctual to the hour he rang, all in his gay attiro, and waa ushered into the reception-room and into the pres ence of the lady's husband and brother, one of whom was playing carelessly with his re volver, while tno other was putting an edge ova murderous-looking dagger. There was an awful silence for about a minute, when the husband remarked, carelessly, "Oh, you're tho man that my wife said was to call to clean tho kitchen coppers, eh?" "Pre cisely," stammered tho oy no means gay Lothario, catching at this desperate hope. " Affright, step this way 1" and the lover was led into the kitchen and set to work, At the end of his task, having ruined his new suit and sorely abraded his knuckles, he was summoned into theprcsenco of Madamo, who paid him three francs, promised to re commend him to her friends as a good work man, and desired tho bonne to give the poor man a glass of something to drink.

Fashionable Freaks.

Every new caprice^ of fashion brings forth a new industry. Never before was the commerce of natural flowers so [exten sive as it is at this moment. The compul sion to appear at Queen Victoria's drawing rooms with none but natural flowers, and that these flowers should bo assorted to tho dress, has created an immense demand for blossoms of tho aesthetic colours in vogue used for tho patterns of tho satins and velvets worn by the world of fashion. Yellow is your only wear, and the modest and homely daffodils are carried away in such quantities from Covcnt Garden Market that they had become for a few hours an absolute rarity. Large bunches of daffodils are carried in the hand; a knot of daffodils, with the blossom turned down ward, is worn on tho shoulder; a single daffodil is worn in the hair; and at the last Drawing-room the rustic flower studded the fi'Oift of many of the white satin petti coats seen with the court trains of moss green velvet. It is quite a novel sight for the early visitor to Covent Garden to be hold the numbers of well-looking clerks and

milliners' commission agents rushing about in all haste, holding 'twixt imger and thumb a collection of fluttering specimens o£ silk or satin of various colours, some of them mixed in apparent confusion, which the wearers are seeking to match in flowers of the same hue. If not absolutely of the same shade of colour, they must necessarily be of the same harmonious tint, and thus we behold the strangest combination borne forth from the market. Daffodils, with the green mildew mos», yellow marsh marigold with the little drab coloured mushroom.dark green fern with dark blue byacinthe' and so on. This fancy of assortment of colour is carried even far enough to govern the wearing of jewels, for the dull-coloured gems, such as aqua marina, and the olive green perodcan, aro at tho present moment in great request. And thus, although by royal injunction courteously conveyed, the testhetic form in dro-s has beon avoided,the aesthetic colour hss been preserved by the influence which seems to pervade all things i at this moment.— Court Journal. -.

Printed and Published by the Proprietor, Rknb_ Brett, of Symonds-stroet, at his General Printing Ofllco, Wyndham-stroet, In the fto. vince of Auckland, New Zealand. I Saturday' June 10,1832.

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TMoIVOR, Upholsterer and Undertaker, 62, • City Market. Cenches and Chairs to order. F. BRIMBLKCOMBE, Queen's Hotel. Symonds-Btreet and Kyber Pass GEORGE date C. Wood), Butcher, Parnell, • supplies best quality Meat at lowest prices. YOUNG, Family Grocer. ShorQand-street, • Auckland, BEST Place for Ranges, uvens. otovea, and Blacksmith's Work.-R. NICHOLLS, 329. Upper Quoen-strect THE AUCKLAND GAP COMPANY, Limited. PURVEYORS OB- LIGHT, HEAT, & POWER. Gas fittings, Gas Apparatus, and Gas Engines In Stook. FORT-STREET. AUCKLAND. HE NEWREMEDYFOB ASTHMA DIFFICULTY OF BREATHING, &C. "EUPHORBIA PILULIFERA,' (Queensland Asthma Herb). A MOST VALUABLE REMEDY Also, E D S 0 N'S "SYRUP OF HYPOPHOSPHITES/ with "EUPHORBIA PILULIFERA." Fob Asthma, Chronic Bronchitis. Cough ' Hoarseness, Tightness op the Chest, Incipient Consumption, &a The advantage of this preparation is the com bination of tho expectorant qualities ol the Euphorbia Pilulifora with the preparative pro perties of the Hypophosphites so universally estoemed for their power to recoup the wastes and loss of tone attendant upon thla class ot complaints. Tho numerous voluntaryjtestlmonics received from time to time as to tho great benefit derived by thoso who have suffered from affections o( the cbest and respiratory organs fr„ years induces the proprietor with increased confidence to make it virtues more widely known. The syrup is a pharmaceutical preparation, agreeable to the taste, and may be taken by tbe most fastidious. In^Bottlesat 3s. 6d. EDSON'S MbTdICAL HALL, QUEEN-STREET. Auckland. FOR THE BEST AND CHEAPEST LINE IN TWEEDS, Try H. 'Robinson (lato Stevenson), junotion of Queen and Grey streets. TWEED SUITS FROM £3 10s. TROUSERS FROM 13s. 6d. STYLE AND FIT GUARANTEED. Givb me A Trial. H. ROBINSON. PPER SYMONDS STREET CHEAP DRAPERY AND GROCERY STORE. J, HEAPE, Family Geoceb, AND GENERAL DRAPER, Is selling Groceries and Oilmen's Stores FOR cash as low as any house in the Trade. Good Family Tea at 2s per lb; Excellent do. at 2a 8d; Bacon and Cheese as good and cheap as any houso in town. Trial and Inspeotion Invited T D A V 2 V" el. TAILOR, &c VULCAN LANE, AUCKLAND, Begs most respectfully to call tho' attention of Gentlemen and the Public in general to Ms NEW GOODS of Best Quality for-the present and coming seasons. J.D. in returning thanks for past favour solicits a continuance of tho same, and-will give satisfaction to nil who may favour him with their patronage. Note the Abdress : OPPOSITE THE OCCIDENTAL HOTEL, Vuloan Lane. / n LANVILLE & TjILLYETT i TEA DEALERS AND I FAMILY GROCERS, 7 lU, QUEEN STREET, (Opposite the Union Bank), AUCKLAND. NEW SEASON'S TEAS, | Highly Recommended. I 5"! GARN IB B, , Manufacturing Jeweller, dealer in curios Albert Street (near Star Hotel), AUCKLAND All kinds ot Carlos—Ornamental Kauri Gun. Wholesale and Retail; Shells ot evory descrip tion mounted at moderate charges. An Early Trial is Respectfully Solicited Repairs ot every description. On Parle Francais. QYMONDS STREET MEAT DEPOT. ENOCH WOOD. Family Butcher. Meat delivered at Mount Albert, Epsom, Mount Eden, Carlton Grove, Lowor Symonds Street, Newton, and Eden Torrace. First-class quality; reasonable prices. Cash customers liberally treated. ' * l - Inspection invited. ~ _ DRAPER*, MILLINERY, & LAIHJsa, AND CHILDREN'S UNDERCLOTHING. H. FOUNTAIN, Ponsonby Road, Is now offering the above at lowest town prices for cash, and respectfully solicits a continuance of the patronage of his numerous customers. OuLLIS'S WEEKLY TIME-TABLE Lcavo Onehnnga; Leave Auckland: 8.0 am. 9.15 a.m. 9.45 a.m. 1.0 p.m. 11.15 a.m. 2.0 p.m. 12.0 noon 4.0 p.m. 4.0 p.m. 6.0 p.m. D.30 p.m. 7.0 p.m. — Monday, 11 p.m. RETURNFA.RE: Is. 6d. j, SINGLE FARE: IS.