MR. LANGLEY'S AUNT.

IT is nearly always disagreeable fora rich man to live near his poor relations. When the option of residence is in the rich man's hand he usually selects a neighbourhood where li '■■ is not made hitter by the sight of unsuccessful shabby brothers, broken-down widowed sisters, or impecunious nephews and nieces ; but what can a man do when lip is settled ou his own property, and some of these social pests come and pitch their tents within a mile of him '! This sort, of thing had happened when iUymoud Langley was appointed curateof the parish where Ids uncle owned the chief property, and was a very pompous little squire. It would not have mattered so much, in tho uncle's opinion, if the curate had come by himself; but lie had a young orphan sister with him. This was disagree able, not only to Mr Langley, the squire, but to his daughter Vcrn, a young lady of aesthetic tastes and hard worldly wisdom. Nora Langloy's bright fresh face brought no pleasure to the boul of her cousin, ami as Christmas was approaching the shadows of discontent deepened, "It i-i intensely annoying, papa, their being here!" exclaimed the aggrieved daughter, sitting sideways by the break faat-table, in a costume peculiar to the recent craze, and her brown eyes looking aogiily from beneath a huso fuzz of auburn hair. "Nora takes up with all the odd peoplo she meets, and peenis to have no notion of what is due to us. I met her yesterday walking with the most wretched looking old person, quite a vulgar woman 1 should say, who is lodging in the village. I really bi'iievo the old creature thought 1 was going to be introduced." "Humph! clergymen can't be choosers always :ts to their acquaintances, especially a curate with a hundred pounds a year. But I have a letter here from my aunt Jephsou, saying she purposes being with us ou Christinas Day."

"Really?" cried Vera. rising in her ex citement; "'the idea of fixing so suddenly on a visit, after .shutting herself up for forty years !" "I dsrefsny age is giving her warning that tt doesn't do to put oil' final arrangements too long;" and Mr Langley rubbed his hands silently beneath the table-cloth, as he glanced from the kidney on his plate to the crubbedly written letter beside it "She must be going to make her will, and we are tier nearest kin."

"Yea," said Vera, with a soft sigh of satisfaction. Then a painful thought seemed to strike her.

"Papa, what about Raymond and Nora? Wouldn't it be better—quioter for your aunt, I mean-if we had no one but herself here on Christmas Day?"

"Ha, ha, ha!" chuckled Mr Langley; "clever girl, deuced clever! But haven't we invited the brother and sister?"

"Yc-cs," responded Vera, knitting her brows ill thought (although you could not sec that ahe did it, because oE the hair); " but Norah is coming to tea with me to day, iiinl I think I can manage." Apparently her father thought so too ; far he: merely slimggod his shoulders, and opened the Times, Vera Langley, at five o'clock tea, was quite a picture, ller drawing-room was papered, dadoed, and curtained with dim browns and greens. Ebony shelves, as large a.i for a kitchen dropor, were filled with plates. The mantelpiece was china laden, and decorated up to the ceiling. A match less tea service rested on a Chippendale table ; nud gracefully reclining, in a dress of dull gold shaded with olive, was the young lady herself. Who can hope to describe an (esthetic expression of counte nance ? Dv Marnier has given us the young lady whose face was fixed to represent a " longing after the infinite," and whose fate was to hear some gentleman bewailing the frequency with which he had to cat pork when travelling somewhere There was this fixed look of melaucholy and longing on Vera'* face as she greeted her cousin, and ahe smiled gently and Badly upon the simple merino and fur-trimmed jacket, which adorned one of tho prettiest and most iirialfeojed girls in England. Only a few natural silky curls fell on the broad, open forehead, and the bright, fun-loving, blue eyes had their full advantage, because they were allowed to look straight out from licnoatii well-shaped eyebrows. flow she did it there is not time to loll; but Vera Lungley contrived to rouse theiro of her cousin, and to make her resolve that it .should never be said of Itaymond or her self that they had.sought to obtain a chance of realising Mrs Jephsou's fortune ; and the cm! of the dainty tea hour found Nora taking leave with a heightened colour, and saying that t-hc and her brother would not dine with her uncle on Christmas day.

" We shall be quite comfortable at home, Bayniond," urged his pretty sister earnestly, "you don't mind, do you?" " Not a bit," replied the curate; "but I had not reserved any of my quarterly for tune for a Christmas dinner, so don't order luxuries."

'' No, no ! " cried Nora ;' I can make a splendid pudding with what is in the house —and "

"No meat ?" inquired Raymond ruefully, "Yes, a little dear ! but would you very much mind if there wasn't a sirloin of beef, or a turkey?"

"A lark's leg will do, little housekeeper. Bat I must get to work; my Christmas sermon has to be preached, beef or no beef 1" When Nora heard the door of her brother's little study closed, she began to purale over the plum-pudding question, and had a hunt for her cookery book. Failing to find it, blic suddenly remembered she had leut it to an old lady who was living in a tiny cottage near. "I'll just run over for it!' exclaimed Nora; and she took a thick cloak from the hall, and tying a white knitted shawl over her head she put on goloshes, and stepped quickly out into the frosty air. In five minutes she was sitting by a bright lire opposite a very old lady, who seemed much pleased to have such a sunny presence in her barely furnished room. "Too bad of mo to forget your boolf, my dear," said Mrs Bennett gently ; " but you are not going to cook to-night, eh ?" "No, not to-night, Mrs Bennett," said Nora, with a smile and a look of import ance.; "but I must make our Christmas pudding to-morrow.1' " Indeed! I thought you told me you were to dine at the Groat House ?"

" We were—but wo are not going now," and Nora coloured.

" Well, well, my dear," said the old lady quietly, "you and your brother will have each other, and then she sighed; and Nora looked round the bare room and thought liowdull Christmas would be for her old friend.

A bright thought! but was it possible? Certainly not, ir the joint consisted of a lark's leg. And while Nora was pondering the old lafly was watching her changing face. At last the young girl spoke. " I was thinking if you did not mind a very plain dinner whether you would conic to Raymond and me on Chriutinai Bay, Mrs Bennett ?"

"You are kind, dear child. Your com pany would cheer mo; if you would not feel me a trouble ?"

"0 no !" eagerly cried Nora'; "but don't scold if the dinner is badly cooked, for I

have to do it all. We hud given our ser vant leave to go home for Christmas JJay before—we knew- -about not going— lhc words came awkwardly out; "ami now we mv.4 let her go." . " Of course, .said the Old lady briskly ; " nnd you'll just let my old Ann come over and help you in the moraiug, and then you can go comfortably to clinrcn. Good night, my dear; don't catch cold running home. When Nora told Raymond next morning about the invitation she had given he looked comically dismayed, lwt said no thing ; and when lie came home from his long day's work he was relieved to find Ilia sister standing, smiling and important, beside a large hamper, lovingly nursing a line turkey in her arm?, and looking ten derly down upon a handsome York ham. "'Just come, and addressed to me !" she cried breathlessly, holding the turkey to wards him ; but he merely looked his admi ration, and did not take hold o£ the well tnissed bird. . " I say, Nora, was it addressed to Miss Langley '!" " Yes." "Then, of course, it's for \ era, and has come here by mistake." "Oh I" groaned Nora, getting quite pale, and she slowly laid down the turkey and looked for the label. When this was found slio shouted for joy. " ' Miss Nora Langlc'y,' as large as life ! Why do you give people such horrid starts, Raymond?" "All right; I'm, as pleased as you are. And Mrs Bennett will get a good dinner, , after all." That old lady came over on Christmas eve to advise Nora in her house-keeping arrangements, and was busily engaged in actively helping to mix the pudding, with her sleeves tucked up, and a large holland apron pinned over her plain black gown, when Vera Langley drove up in her pony carriage. "llow tiresome!" said Nora, as she oapicd her visitor. What can she have come for?" " J'crhaps to try to make you go to them to-morrow. PleoßO do not let your invita tion to me prevent a pleasant visit," bogged old Mrs Bennett, "because, you know, I niu«t leave you at six o'clock." Here Vera entered, slowly and grace fully. She favoured the pudding materials with a glance of amused contempt, having never seen a pudding before it was cooked (luring the twenty-one years of her rather useless life. She then acknowledged Nora's introduction of Mrs Bennett very slightly and haughtily, and turned at once to the object of her visit. "Papa thinks it very foolish of you and tiaymond not to come to dinner to-morrow, Nora ; and he has sent ma to say he hopes you will alter your minds." Nora's blue eyes opened wide. " 1 thought when I saw you last you felt it would be more satisfactory to ourselves not to seek the opportunity your OLrist> mas dinner would give of meeting the unknown wealthy aunt?" she remarked questionably. " llow you jump at conclusions, Nora !" exclaimed Vera, with an awkward laugh ; "[ think you made all that out for your self. Papa will be quite vexed if Raymond does not come."

This was now and wonderful. " I am sorry," said Nora, slowly, "but we have a friend coming—" " Now, my dear," said Mrs Bennett, giving a vigorous stir to the pudding, " re member I must leave at six o clock ; won't that give you time to go V •' Quite,"said Vera decidedly; and, ad dressing her cousin, "You know we don't dine till half-post seven." " I know, but I had hoped, dear Mrs Dennett, to coax you to spend the evening with us. It will be 80 dull and lonely the long evening in that cottage, far away from your own people." The kind face of the old lady quivered a little, as she said in reply, "I shall not be lonely, child. And I have no peoplo to miss, or who will miss me."

Nora could not decide, but ventured to whisper a request to Vcra to invite the solitary old lady as well as her brother and self.

"Impossible! Really, Nora, you-are shockingly careless in your social arrange ments," audibly whispered Vera, in reply." "Social humbug! murmured Nora, reddening. "Butyou know,-Raymond," interposed hh little turkey-cock of a sister, "the wealthy Mrs Jcphson is coming, and we are very poor, and very likely she will think we want her money."

Raymond looked amused and uncom fortable together, for he knew Nora, was now repeating the words her cousin had used to her a day ov two before ; but he did not wish to make a quarrel with any one at Christmas tinfe, so he said firmly :

"As our friend Mrs Bennett positively intends leaving us at nix, I see no obstacle to accepting my uncle's invitation." "Then we must eat two Christmas dinners !" said Nora still wrathful,

"When do you expect your visitor, Vora ?" asked Raymond politely. "Aunt Jcphson? 0, I sunpose early to-morrow; wit she never said anything except that she would be with us on Christinas Day, and we don't know where she is coming from, for she dat6d one letter from Paris and the next from North Wales."

" What a wonderfully active old woman she must be !" remarked Norn sot to vocc to Mrs liimnctt; and she was delighted to hear her respond with, a hearty chuckle. Vora looked still more annoyed at Mrs Bennett after this, and, addressing Ray mond, said in a distinct low voice, " You seem obliged to know all kinds of people. By the way, I must be going now; and I forgot to say that in her last letter aunt Jopnson said she hoped to meet you and Nora at our house."

She sailed away to her carriage ; and when Raymond returned from seeing her off, Nora exclaimed, "0 Raymond! why did you give in? Don't yoii see they have only repeated the invitation because they are afraid of offend ing the rich aunt ? and she has told them she wants to see us."

"Nora, tins i 3 Christmas Eve. I shall want you in the church soon ; so finish your labours here quickly, and put ' malice and all uncharitablcnoss ' out of your heart, or the day will be spoilt," Nora was a great pet of her brother's, and took liberties no one else would have done; but now she was subdued at once.

"Forgive me, Eay; I will try, not to think of Vcm again to-day, and I shall be ready to help in the church in half-an-hour." Christmas Day dawned bright and frosty, and the little village church rang out a merry peal very oarly to rouse the old and young to a remembrance of the day ; and all who attended morning service felt the better for Kaymond Laiigley's good honest sermon.

"Ann and you and I hare turned out a first-rate dinner, my dear !" said old Mrs Bennett, as she plied kuifo and fork, and put on her liveliest manners for Nora's benefit; and Raymond so well appreciated the good cheer he said the thought of dining ac;ain -was a severe trial to him.

" Rut maybe it will be for your good to meet this new relative, and it ia well not to be too proud," paid the old lady, nodding wisely.

" We are not going to be proud," said Nora, rather dispassionately: " but I should have been bettor pleased to know we three were to have our cosy evening at homo. When six o'clock came Mrs Bennett went away, and Nora arrayed herself for the evening. "Very nice," pronounced her brother, as she came in to show herself before envelop iug her light dress in heavy wraps. "Sim plicity is tbc highest art, after all." "She's h'artless, but not 'cartlcss, sir," said old Ann, who had run over .to have a peep at her favourite. Arrived at the Great House. Raymond and Nora were welcomed by their uncle and cousin—and saw no one else. "We fear my aunt Jephson has been un able to travel," said Mr Langley. "She has-not arrived.'1 "0, perhaps," said Nora rather mis chievously, "if she has been rushing from Paris to North Wales she may have knocked herself up." "Yes, yes; extraordinary for a person near eighty, wasn't it ?"' At this moment Vera's classic hand was raised for silence. Wheels were heard, then a thundering rap at the door. "She's come, after all!" said the de lighted daughter of the house, and she accompanied her father into the hall. Raymond and Nora stood near the blazing fire, and were surprised that, instead of words of welcome, dead silence reigned. "I've not had to travel from Dan to lieersheba, you see! " eald a strangely familiar voice.

Nora looked fairly frightened. "We are expecting a relutive, madam," said Vera's cold proud voice, "and had uot looked for the honour of your visit."

" JJy Jove ! very awkward! Do you know this lady, Vera ?" said the squire. " No, she doesn't know me yet, nephew; but she soon will." And the visitor passed by the silent, and, it must be admitted, open-mouthed host and hostess, and entered the drawing room, throwing off her old cloak as she walked.

Could it he? Yes, it was Mrs Bennett, and yet it was not M>n Bennett. Instead of a shabby gown she wore a handsome black velvet relieved by point lace, and— yes ! real diamonds met the astonished eyes of 'he curate and his sister.

The word " nephew " had sent a pang to Vera's heart, and she followed her father in, looking limp and helpless, just in time to see Nora elapsed in her great.aunt's arms, and to hear her gasp out, '• How—could— you—help—-to—cook—a—a dinner ? " The servants all guessed how it was. The old lady had determined to know her rela tives and he unknown herself, so had hired a cheap cottage and lived amongst them. She had seen Raymond's poverty, and sent the hamper to Nora ; and had sent her letters to Mr Landoy to be posted by friends at different places. As she was personally unknown to them all her ruse had succeeded. The Christmas diuner was not quite jolly enough, and everyone was glad when it ended.

Mrs Jeplison went back to the curate's cottage afterwards, and there made such substantial arrangements to insure Ray mond's preferment and Nora's fortune that it would have been strange if these two young people had not fully meant it when they said to each other—

"This is a merry Christmas." Very .soon after the shabby little cottage was shut up, and Mrs Japbs,on, with her faithful Ann, went away to a fine property in Lancashire; and very soon after that Nora was sent for to be the darling of her old age, and Raymond was enabled to carry out a cherished but hitherto hopeless wish, and to marry in the springtime of his life.

Her First Lover.

'TWAS a dull, heavy evening; the light of the dozen gas jets along the street, only served to make the haze and fog visible. The clock just tinkled forth the hour of Dine, and with the usual remark that "'twas time honest folk were abed," old McGunni gifjglc trudged on upstairs, followed by the aged partner of his sorrows and searcher for his joys. ".Don't you young folk sit ud till the morning paper comes, this time, ' shouted she over the banister. "No-o-o," replied a sweet voice from the parlor: "we won't, will we,"said she in an undertone. "Not if I know it," was the reply. "If the old folks are going to be as sour as thia, I guess I'll ship now," and he reached for his hat. •'See here !" and the girl's eyes gleamed with earnestness ; "you're the first fellow I've had, and you've got to put dowu that hat and sit up and court me in good shape. I'm homely, I know, bat I qan build better bread, iron a bosom shirt handsomer, knit a pair of stockings quicker, and make one dollar thirty-seven cents go further than auy girl in the village. Them's my recom mendations."

"That suits me exactly," and his hat flew into a corner, and that evening the details of the wedding were all arranged. He depended on a girl as smart as that to get the best of the old folks.

Railway Stories

A good story at the espouse of the Duke of Athol, who is now travelling in the United Stales, is told by " The Panama Star and Herald." His Grace was travelling in a slecpiug cur, and being disturbed in his repose by a slight accident to the train, lie jumped out upon the line, and the train, which was only detained fof a few moments, went on without him. To be left at mid night on an unfrequented railway liuc in lowa, with nothing about one to mark hia rank but a night-dress, must have been an awkward predicament for a duke, and it was lucky for him that he was picked up by a passing train.

I remember to have read a good story of a London journalist who, in the days when the Pullman was first introduced in Eng land, found himself, by tho trick of a com rade, on the wrong aide of the carriage door, and being unaole to master the latch, was whirled at express speed for several miles on the plaftorm outside the car, with nothing to protect him against the elements but his night garments. The tew passen gers and railway officials on the platform at Shellield are said to have been much startled by the apparition of the cowering figure in white which presented itself to their gaze as the train slowed. It is well to be prepared for such emergencies. I have heard of a Manchester gentleman who always liasi a .silk hat ready by his bedside in case of lire, so that if lie should have to rsii out iv the night lie might be able to show some evidence of icspect for public opinion.— Mantjwstcr Examiner.

A Terrible Conflict.

" Streak o' lightnin'a said to l)e pooty powerful, ain't it?" asked a gentleman from New Lots as he laid a three-pound radish on the managing editor's desk. " It is a force against wkich it is impos sible to contend," replied the editor. "So I allus s'posed till t'other day," said the farmer. "But if you seen what I saw Friday you'd change your mind." < • Well hurry up. What was it?" "We had a little shower out to'ards New Lots, and I seen a streak o' lightnin' havin' a hard, time for a few minutes. Eight smart streak, too, but it made a mistake-jn localities." " What was the matter with it ? "When I seen it fust it was foolin around playful like, but finally it got an eye onto a mule o' mine what was browsin, and it lit for him. I didn't think the mule was noticin1, but he seemed to be impressed morn I knowed of. That streak had'nt morn got in reach when he straightened. Twas nard on the lightnin', editor. I never seen more loose electricity to the acre than there was around there for a minute." •' Mule kick it ?" enquired .the managing editor. "Wunat; just wunst, and that was the most astonished streak, o' lightnin' ever visited our township. But it was game, editor. It was game lightnin'." " Gome for him again ! " "Well, I should emphasize! The second time it was mad clear through, but the mule was there. He'd nailed his flag to the pole, cut the halyards, and knocked the cleats off. He let go, and I guess lam geographical when I say that fire-ball went four hundred rods without hittin' the ground. You ought to sec that mule grin! Hut he hadn't got through." • "Isn't this story finished yet? asked the exhausted editor. ~ , , "No, siree. What d'ye tlunk that lightnin' done ? It just gave one swish of its tail, and up it went. Thinks I, ' Good by, lightuin',' as it went up, but in lessn a minute back it come with four more streaks. Can't tell me lightnin' ain't got no sense ! lour more streaks, editor, and the whole five of 'em went,for my mule, Then thinks I, ' Good-by, mule !' " " Did they «et the best of him ?' " Wait'll I tell yer. They took a leg a piece, and one of'em went for his head.' " They were smart," grinned the editor. "That fetched him?" " But he bested three o' 'em fust, said the farmer with a sigh. " Three went to grass, and the other two was so worn out that we have been nussin' 'em ever since, but they downed him." "Been nursing them ever since, how?' "Took 'em right in and fixed 'em up. f They're the most grateful streaks o' lightnin' you ever seen. I'm breakin' 'em to harness now, and they'll do the work o' that mule this summer. Will yer gimme a notice o' this reddish? Biggest one ever growed m King's County."

Sharing the Risk.

MR Pinto, who was on a drumming expedi tion in Maine, had neglected to fill his ■wil low flask before leaving civilisation, and, on the home-stretch from Bangor to Boston he had suffered from the peculiar thirst "which besets bioulous travellers in the Dirigo State. He had tried at every way station to procure a drink, and had signally failed. At length he drew near New Hampshire, and, at the first place where the train stopped long enough to water up, he got off to refresh himself with a different fluid, if possible. " Say, my friend," whispered he to an official at the depfit, "where can Igo to procure a drop of something stimulating ? My throat is as dry as a cane-pole." "There's no place round here," was the reply, "except that restaurant-and the liquor there is so bad that a man who drinks it will die id five minutes there after." ' i As! there was no other plan, he went lor it, for sin admonition is lost on a thirsty man. There was a dark-coloured gentle man sawing wood by the door. " I say, Sam," said the bibulant. "Free an'easy dat," muttered the dar» key. '' My name isn't Sam, sah—my name's Dan'L" " Sure enough," said the stranger; " but you're tanned so since I saw you that I didn't know you. Do you ever drink?" " Yes, Massa"—withagrinfromear to ear. " Then come right in here." Ordering some whisky, Mr Pinto poured out half a tumblerful for his dark friend, and bade him drink it, which he did ■with " Sarvice to you, sah," looking happy after the potation. Then he poured oat for him self, pausing wi*h every few drops, and looking earnestly in the shining face before him.

This at last attracted the proprietor's attention.

11 Why do you do that ?" he asked. "Because," said Pinto, finishing the Eouringout, and holding the glass in his and, " a man out there told me that if a body drank anything here he wouid be dead in five minutes. It is now"—looking at his watch—"two minutes and a half since this chap drank his, and I am willing to share the risk."

He poured down his drink, paid the sa loon keeper, gave Dan'l the dime that came back in change, and caught the car just as it began to move out of the depOt.

Andalusian Beauty.

In some of the manufactories at Seville, I found not less than four thousand Andalu sian girls and women in one enormous room —truly a startling, wonderful spectacle. Fancy four thousand crinolines hanging up in rows. Among these inhabitants of Seville I could not discover twelve even faces. I admit their costume was not be coming ; their smart clothes and mantillas were laid aside, and their undress -was of coarse texture and somewhat in disorder, the fabrication of tobacco entailing much dirt; but I was thoroughly unprejudiced— and I judged of thetjpe of the features and of the form of the figure with the greatest impartiality. Take the better class of An dalusian women, and look at the girls who peep out of the windows, or recline in the carriages that roll along the Paseo, and you will see many charms, but no_ perfect beauty. The Andalusian is pleasing from her vivacity, her conversational power, politeness, and above all, her perfect sim plicity, for the Spanish lady is, of all women, the most free from affectation.— Elliott,

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A certain doctor of divinity said every blads of gra>s was a sermon. The next day lie was amusing himself by clipping his lawn, when a parishioner said, " That's right, doctor; cut your sermons short." Visitors to Auckland should have their prescriptions dispensed at tho English Pharmacy, 184, Queen-street. —Austen W. Gardner, M.P.S., Eng., Pharmaceutical Chemist,—[Ad vt.J



TKT 0 T I C E. To Owners, Occupiers op Warehouses, Shops, Schools, Dwellings, ov the City and suburbs of auckland. Mr George Wilson, Solo Contractor to the City Council for Emptying Closets, Cesspits. Supplying Earth, Removing Rubbish, &c, has this day made arrangements with Thomas Slater, Lessee of City Market to keep the Books for said Contract and receive ull Moneys and Orders. All Accounts must bo paid the first weok of each month (unless specially arranged for). Any account remaining unpaid, notioo will be given to tho Inspector of Nuisances. No more work done until such accounts are paid. Central Dep6t for receiving Money and Orders: Weighbridge Office, City Market, from 9 to 5. GKORGK WILSON. Witness: A. Buckland. Auckland, 2nd January, 1832. . N.B.—For all Casual Boxes the money must accompany the order.or it will not be attended to.



RH. HUGHEg . FAMILY GROCEK& TEA DEALEB, ■: $j J DRAPER, HOSIER, AND HABERDASHER ■ Junction of Union and Wellington- ' Streets. Goods of beat quality at moderate pricea. A ■ nice assortment of China and Earthenwm*"<:; 1 always on hand. Families waited on for orient. Goods deUvfiredi , TiKAPEKvTraLLfNERYr&LSiS,''. xJaKD CHILDREN'S UNDERCLOTHQTO, H. fountain, Ponsonby Road, : is now offering the above at lowest n\n pricks for cash, and respectfully solicits 2 continuance of the patronage of his numen»l ' customers. ■. r ', O S I N G L B T oIT EtECTKO-PIATER, .1 SILDKB, jEtfKIXEH, AND SU.TKBBMI7B, ' ' Having;, at considerable expense, fitted us timn Commodious Premises, situate next the oortS ot Victoria and Hobson-strkkts, AnoldiM. ' >■ is now prepared to execute all kinds of ElectS' ',: plating. Gilding, and Repairing, LadieicM '' nave their Old Jewellery renovated and Mate equal to new. All kinds of Jewellerrud "' I Watches repaired at the lowest RATBS. ' ' ' i F.G.S. would call the attention of thePnHin to his Stock of New Goods, and an inspection nf - ■ his Window is respoctfully invited. »>TOU™.« W "A Thing of Beauty ia a Joy for Ererl" At '"a the Festive Season is approaching, and weiß '- look forward to meeting "Our UnoleajUo? Cousins, and Our Aunts, nothing at theW». ' unions looks nicer than a well-spread table-bat if your Cruets, Spoons, and Forks are Bh4bwj| will spoil the effect; so if your Plate wants™. 'fl novating or plating, F.G.S. is prepared toll "■ ''' them at the following reasonable rates:-*' ■■■■■<■ he-plating. Table and Dessert Spoons and Forks. Witw ;■; Tea Spoons, 8/ dozen • Salt and Mustard Spoons, (V dozen I Cruets, from 5 to 12/6 each Salvers, Cake Baskets, and Side Dtthes''it"■"vH reasonable rates, according to size « ■ i "it it Albert Chains, 2/; Watch Caßes, 2/6 • i 'H'ffl ' Cornet Mouth-pieces, from I/O • l i Brooches, 1/; Earrings, 1/per pair. RB-OILDINO. . ■ ■ ' Watch Cases, 3/6 each; Long Chains, 6/Beadil t Albert Chains, 3/6 each . ■ 1 Brooches, from 2/ each ■'■^'■BShB Earrings, 2/ pair; Rings, 2/ each. • ■■'"•■■ • A liberal allowance to the Trade, ,' |- F.G.S. has a Large Stock of Spectacles atom . '*M To Arrive, a Splendid Assortment ot aefttt IS Electro-plated Ware, consisting of Spoto& '? m Forks. Cruets, Salvers, &0., && . THE NEW REMEDY FOR ASTHMA P DIFFICULTY OF BREATHING, &c.' ■ ! "EUPHORBIA PILULIFEBA" (A NATIVE PLANT OF QUEENSLAND), •■ A MOST VALUABLE REMED . "| , Also, jft E D S 0 N'S : SYRUP OF HYPOPHOSPHITBB," WITH "EUPHORBIA PILULIFEM," or Asthma, Chronic Bronchitis. Coughs, Hoarseness, Tightness ov thb Chest, . iNCiriBNT CONSUMPTIOir, &0. ' ' 1 j« The advantage of this preparation is the cm bination of the expectorant qualities of the : Euphorbia Pilulifera with the reparaUre pro perties of the Hypophosphltes so universally esteemed for their power to recoup the waste and loss of tone attendant upon this classot complaints. The proprietor can, with confidence,1 recommend this chemical combination; although it has not been made publicly known, (be safe b considerable and daily increasing together nri.U> I the voluntary testimony from time to time to the marked benefit derived from ita nee, Maces greater publicity. The syrup ia agreeable to tbfl taste, and may be taken by the most faMlwß. In Bottt,es AT 3s. 6d. -: J. ED SON, MEDICAL HALL,, QUEEN-STREET. AXJCKUXD. fTTALTER BAYKH ' ' VV Kyber pass, :ii'.' l '.'.' ) U X D E R' T AX E E '^ W& Of 20 years' experience. ifi Funerals conducted with dispatch, and i at prices to defy competition. n LANVILLE & "EILLYETT ; v J^ ;■■; ■ ■■■■■•, ■ TEA DEALER S | AND FAMILY GROCERS, HI, QUEEN STREET, . ( (Opposite -the Ukiok Bakß}. AUCKLAND, i ji NEW SEASON'S TEA^. ' Highly RBcdMMßHftieD. WIZARD OIL; ia ft distteJrui«!jlfiß name, given by Praakwestont* his Medicine, whitai is 6oittsO*« 01 variouß Vegetable Oils,HwU^By'^j| Herbs, (found only on the OMJjt A«» ioan Continent,) forming the Ononimj Compound universally known ■■ " Weaton'a Wizard 01? Z This Medicine waß flwtl^SSwSS: '" by Prank "Weston, to the AnWraUlin | Public in 1864, and the wmdMW.*M mysterious influence it J«*W«tt_M stopping the most excrootetWßJ*™. Aches and Infirmities, in a*« ™g* # afteritsuseiswellknownyltßjmrafl. J ulous power in risingLtne •^?*'j? I ing ftie system of fM suflferingfroißi - | pain, inflammation 'and weakness. ~ y curing in a few days the aieknera^nd diseases of monthß and years gi«n« instantaneous Base and Com&rtin au a ■ ordinary pains and aohes.either intex .nalor external, all cramps, spasm* ij congestions, &c, is well known. Weston's Wizard Oil has the power to distribute itself over every part ot the body internally as well asextern ally, curing the most inveterate ease* of tumors, ulcers, sorofula, dfe*Bß*** ■ liver, piles, swellings, wounds, &c.,«M> I .