SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

IUGH WATER{ sgS__S_g^doming-, 10.5 SUNSET.-This Evening. 0.57 SUNRISE:—To-morrow Morning, 1.-I0 MOON'S AGK-Lost Quarter, aid, 2.3a a,m.

ARRIVAL.

TO I At "Welcome. aohooner.Tery. (rora I.ytteUos Goldeu 1.1., Bclmfn^r, Carrolch«el, (rora Suva

PEPARTUKi... TO-DAY. Anßt'B'l-n, cutfor, linrr, tor Puva Cißnot, tcliooner, Koss, for Wlia-garon

LAST SV-MNO. Jkraw-ta. p.., Tots r, (or; Hj.nr-y lona, ..a , John Eon, tor W lian.arol

IMPORTS.

Por Wolor me, from Lyttelton.-flO saoks (liur, Ol Backs h.an«,coo sack- oais, 2 ft sickj rani', 400 Baoks whcur- 93 ►uot.B bo.orluet, 3 c_B-H cheeso 3 kegs butter, 3 flacks ic;n. and a quan tity o( b.nir.otor-' luatetisl. Per Golden Ifile, doai huvß.-24 oa»es plno apples.

EXPORTS.

Por Araw.ta fur -ydnoy-lO* ba'ea flar, 51 bales t^w. 0 ho-os golii. 21 1.-g-. oystere. ISO R.okß sharp", and a quantity sundry merchan dise.

Tha barque Andr#a Bil- 'rem Now Vfl.-k With part cargo for Auokland. arrived _t L-o-0.6t0n on rotobor 31st. and is at .resent dlßobarttiaK thc-rr. The barauo Mary Evans will finish, ills charging early noxt week. She proceeds hence cither to Sydney or Melbourne. Thobriguntine Maria Virginia turned out the last o£ her Southern cargo this morning.

Tho brig Niagara.finished loading limber to-day. Sho has now on hoard about, _~121 pieces sawn and dressed timber, with winch sho proceeds to Sydney or Newcastle. Th_.bh.-ner Welosmo arrived from Lyttlo ton this morning and b rthad nuho linltway whnrf, after h lino ossßnga of six day.. Capta'u Pry reoona: L.ft Lyttleton on Hie __nn with nwonir NE. wlud..which lai tal till the 24th. a light S E. wind with th ck wouili.r brought tho v.s;ol so ..is! Cape, trni from thence till ariivnl light eastorly wln.a. Tho ac'-oraer Golden Mo arrive! from Suva early this raorr.in.. Captain C-rmlohaol re ports • lioft Puva on the lfiih lnßtan'; and had generally medorato S. and S. W, wia.s through- Out tho voyage. _ -

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Several Engl sh Bhlc-o anti numerous s.-tnUcr cratt ara.o-v fu.'y oup, andmay bo expeoted ntanymom«nr. The oarquo Antaroa |R -DQ), from London, has b.en alr.ady 93 daja on the pussa.fl; Weathßrß-eld. ship (VQK-) 102 daj ont; Anorea Rii1, birquo (JSNT) from r-nw Yprk, nowatLa-noestou. which.al'ei Jnoe 28. The s P. Hero mi. b-J o<p o'oi rrom KiJI on tho 5,h Daoember, and ih. Ans'.atlsn from Sydney on thosarnoa..... Tho Cubirfoldh and John Knosfroru Kewcast'o aul eeverutvea eld from the Boaih may be oxpsoted every day tho projsnt WiOk, i '

CRUISE OF THE MISSIONARY BARQUE JOHN WILLIAMS.

The London Missionary Society's barque John Williams, after a mostsuccessful mission voyage among the South Sea Islands, arrived at Sydney on November 22. Captain Kir-patrlck reports sho left tho wharf, Sydney, on May 29th and arrived at Pupuli Harbour (Tahiti) on •tho morning of June 22nd. After landing stores at various islands, sho visited Raro tonga, leaving thero on tho llth July for the out stations of the Harvey Group, visit ing Manka, Mittoaro, Atu, and Aitutaki, sailing from the. latter island on July 22, for the Island of Mangia, where tho Rev. Mr Harris was landed on tho 21th. Threo schooners— tho Fairy Queen, Sovereign, and Atnlanta —all of Auckland, wcro at this island, • lying oft" and on. Arrived at tbo Island of Savaii on tlio 21st August. Upon arrival in sto noy, the wile »(th- itov. J. _... rJew-U *ub (found to to vory ill ofieroondnement. and tie Joim Will'a -a welghod ancaor and boat bao_ tn Apia for adootor. CommnnloaMon hid be.n cff_oted befoie the vessel ar.lvid, the doctor having gone torte 12 hou.3 provluU.ly. '>h) barqae leftaxaln forMantuta B_y and arrlvtdon the roornlnK of ihi 21 h to learn tha sorrowful new.s that Mrs Nowell hid expired soma h.ur« previously. Vißlted the Unioo. Kills, and GUbert Uronpp, lnnrtlng Btoros bnd dfl.utatlon • at sixteen is onas of thoeo aroupß.the Bhlp lylcg off and on i'o: abont 21 hoars at earn place, leaving tho i.land ot Na-omatiga. tho last one vlslre., oa tbe _a. of Oaiob-ir, arriving at - Apia, am" t,i an snohor Jn iho harbou' on the 23rd. oxn:>'len.'.ini. moilorate Hunt and varl&b'o ■winds with fine weather throughout. Left "again on the 80th, having on board the Rev. George Turner, L.L.S., and Mrs Turner, as . passengers, who are now returning home, after over 40 years'service in the mission Hold. Arrived in Morne of Sandal Bay, Leifu, on the 10th November. Left again on the 13th, with the Rev. Mr Creagh and Mrs Crcagb and two " nativo servants as passengers to Sydney ; also four native pastors and their wives, for New Guinea. Caved off tho mission station, Mare, ■ nnd received thi Misses Jones (2), daughters of ;-the Rev. Mr Jones of that island, for Syd ey. For tho information of all interested in mission csvork, Captain Kirkpatric< stales'that the samo ;■ is progressing satisfactorily on all the islands "visited.

"THB RODSRICK DHU AND_THE_.VL-OUR !;f i. THAOir.

i'BSTh'B- Auckland bri_a~tlno Rcderlok Dbuba«, • for BUni. time past, been c. g__._ in the J-Und 'labour cmde. Accordir.g 10 lato-t intel. geoce, it appears the vosbol has reoantly boja broußht prominently u-der pnbiio rjo'.ice by ihe publica tion of certain facts'bjo:in„ upon a ro-tsnt \-voyone. Tbo Man b.roußh correspondent of the ''j-riebano Couris-r" w.-ltes o-. November 11th .-".Vurthor mstiora In relaticn to t_e Polynesian labanr trsffl) In connection with the remßik.blo vo?_s» ot tho Bcdeii'-k J,hp. .brigantluo. have occasioned ocn..ldo:ab a pnbiio _o__n-o-_d_.il..; the w>ob-. 'ivetao-saothe-.c-: Upon tbe return of tho brlKaalin. it Wflß announced toat 103 roe. nits were on boicd. A few - aya BU-3-O.u.mly it irauaj.ired th it a. large numb-.' of tSiCB- iel*_<it'r-, called 'recruit-.' had been Bblpp.d at Mwybornu.h three mDUths previously, under bends (or their lauo.ns. Nt tholr Bover il island borne?. Upon the publica tion of this, circumstance by one ot our local papers, the captain of the brigant'.ne makes ox ■plana... n thar, owing to imp.Jfcc'. ship gearing, ho was unable to visU ail th« Islands, and tharof-ro arranged with the returning islanders either 1j r.orult them act-In or . o urn them next trip. »nd th.t all the I'o'.yn-iians agrosd toons or osher of tbwo sr'ansemems. .asnl-st mis .tat-meat; however, t'.tre is the (eot th»t the offlclsi record of tho vosa. c give by the captain upon his arrival to tbe " Alary baroauh Chro. icle." ooctalus no mention o( these imp.rtant mtittsrs, but this only w Bald: 'TnnKoaerlck irhnlef-Apll on the 12th Oct..and ehaptd a cour.ofo" Maryborough, h"r standing gear b3l_„ In bad CO idltlon, whioh r.ndered a prolon.atlon o( tho oraiso unrJe-u ---able .... The Roderick »hu brings 103 roornlts, pricclpelly (rom Tanna and Apll. Act-lout this statainent also there is ths f»c. thit a number o( tho boys have made com pla'ntß. at,d aro seeking re-teas for their HI treatment in this partxmlar. It need not bo «3do- that there la a wi.espread desiro (or a full iavo3tlß-tIo- i_ to thi. niattor.'

COMMERCIAL.

Eveniko Star Office, Wednesday.

MX A. BUCKLAND'S WOOL SALE,

Mr A. Bucklnnd held his second wool salo at the Haymarket yesterday. Tho attendance was good, and compotiiion -well sustained up to a certain point, though pricos did rot, in some inst-ncea, reach vendors' exoectaLori3. The average for greasy wool ranged from 6Jd to 7jd; for washed -wool, SJd to lO.rl. The principal buvors were': Messrs Sutherland, Laybourn, Po'ttor, Ireland, Hcsketh, Kritchnor, and War nock. . -" •

Mr L. W. Eaton held a sale of Sydney oranges to-day, whicli realised from 15s to 18s 3d per case; apples, 17a Cd. . .*, . Mr Gabriel Lewis held a sale of Parian marble statuary. AU were sold, but. the bid ding was languid, i. '■' _•'-_■'■'_ Mr W. Dowdou sold sevoral lines of oats at fair prices. The remaining lines are open for private sale. ■___ , . , . Me.siß B. Ton.s and Co. or..red forra'eby aiolion to-day, tbe Mornlngß'de township, -.■aero was a large attendance, nut the bu_lneßß was far from spirited. Indeed, enly throe 10-» were qiltted. Nr. 1, township lot, was disposed of nt I_. D»r ioM- to Mr T. H. Smith. S ibflrbm aect'ons 11 and i 2, h-vim. frcntsgeß to b-.th the North Rjad on. tbe Kaio-ra rallwoy were porch-Bed by Mr D. olphert at _!90 per aero. Thero wib a fair attendance at Means 9. Cochrane & Son's property salo yester/ ay. Two allotments, having frontages of 36 feet to &> ---rrtondi'-alr-Otby a depth of 23. feet, and sevea mSm -."cub*, etched £615. Ten -allotment. Jn _spfins-street. ;P<»-souby. re-Used 8s 6d, lis 61 stid 120 -d nor foot; whlie an allotment In Banflolpb-street. Ko.tor, having 33 feet Iron - fgS._r_.lted £2 Ms P.O.' 'oor. Ti-,e fo. owing is a' summary of tho country, lota quitted :- Dr-rv, allotment .30, containing lr 2p, £3. Papa'k_rn;^ ril6t,m.__r'3t, containing lr 16p, £2 Ms Ooaheke (Drury , lots 21, 22, 2-, and 21, of socHon Irßubdivißlon' of lots 37 and 38, S3. 5s each Hillshoro, lot 1, section I, containing 1 a-.e3r-0p7.513. Wynyardton North, 3 lots, 10s each L0r.14, section 13, Onehunga.l acro,_«_o. Lot _, section 2, Papalcura, _ aero, £11.

Mail Notice.

SffiA-M Wit- CIrOSB AS UNDSFi--

THIS DAY. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 4.30 p.m. _fO. Thaiuos. por Ea-orprl-_, at 6.3(1 p.m. For Wbitlanga and Upper Mill, por Corallc, at 5 p.m.

THORSDAV, 30Sh Irstant. For Port Fitzroy, por WRterlily. at _ a.m. Kor Walwera, T_ Kapa, C'-lgloborn, and Work worth, pec Roa- C»aey, at 10 a_m. For Glsborne, Napier, Southern Ports, and Australian Colonies, per Wuirarapu, at li a.m. For Ma-„aw-l and Kalwaka, por Dotiglas, at 3

p.m. For Tauranga, Ohlnemuto, and Opotikl, per Glenelg, at _ p.m.

Friday, Ist Instant. For Waihoko and Coromandel, per Ccro mandol, at 2 SO p.m. For i hamej. per Rotomahaua, at 4.30 p.m. For Whangarei Headß, Purua, WalpO, Whan garel, Kama. T-nglhna, anO Maagapat, per Argyle, at i p.m.

Monday. 4th Inst. For Friendly I.lands, via Whang-iroa, ptr Glotiolg. at 1 p.m. Tuesdat, 5h Deoembor. vi ' For Sandwloh Islands, Unitod States ol America, Canada, British Columbia. Central and South America, and Nrlti-h and Foreign Went Indie*, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdom and Gnnt-iont of Earopa, nt 1 p.m. For mo.'ioy orders, registered lottora. and Notcßpapers. at 11.30 a.m. Lata lottora bearing an extra foe of elxpeiice. In addition to tlio postage, will bo reoolvod by tho Mall Agont on board tho Btoiitnor up to the time of Balling. This mull will bo duo in London, on Mon day. Jannary Iflth, 1-83.

N.B.—ln fnliirc. ailditional mailg forofllces on the Wairoa, Kuipara, botweeu Helonsvillo and Durgavillo, will bis closed at this olllco every Friday, nt 3.110 p.m.: return mails will bo re ceived every Monday, at 7.30 p.m. Si B, BIS-, Chief Postmaster. Oblef PpbU.-100, Auoklauil.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

November 29, ISS_.

Abbott's Opera House—Juvenile Opora-Bouftb mul Pantomime Company, S p.m.

St. Mark's Church, Rotnuora--Spoci_lScrvico to celebrate completion of tho Organ, 7.30 p.m.

A.O.S.—Alexandra-street School-room, moot ing o£ Sanctuary City o£ Auckland, 8 p.m.

Juvenilo Foresters—Temperaneo Hall, Albert street, 7.30 p.m.

Loyal United Sorvico-Montbly meeting, 7.30 p.m.

St. James' Hall—Finnl Practico for Baptist Entertainment in Choral Hall. 8 p.m.

Franklin Road School-room—Excelsior Lodge, N.Z.O.G.T. Social Gathering, 7.30 p.m.

St. Patrick's Hall-Moeting of Colonial Settle ment and lfiiidowment Association, 7.-0 p.m.

Cli-rlemont Hotel—Meeting to form a new Crickot Club, 8 30 p.m.

Choral Hall-Sons of Old Colonists Ball, 8.30 p.m.

Ponsonby Hall-West End Regatta Club, 7.3) p.m.

Devonport Hall-Musical Society's Concert, 8 p.m.

Parncll Hall-Last of the Parncll Dances 8 p.m.

Auckland Band of Hopo Union Choir, Now ton Congregational Schoolroom, 7.30 p.m.

Working Men's Club-Meeting of Painters' 8 p.m.

Birth.

BURT.-On Monday, Mr.. H. J. Burt, Horrln ger, Arch Hid, Ot a daughter.

Marriage.

HinKTON-MA R-HALL.—On 28th Novoraber, 1882, at PLhop'B Court, Pamall, by the Right Htv. EI-.op Cowl", Bl.tio- of Anokland, Harold R ibio-oa Hlo.ton, of Bay of I-laudp, to Alice Sophia, ilfch daughter of Wlll'am Mareha'l, H.q, ot this city.

Death.

MARSHALL.-0n November 23, at Parncll Alfred Edward Marshall; need 8 years. Tho f unoral will leave his paronts' residence, Manuknu Road, Parncll, to-morrow (Thurs day), at 12 noon. Frlendß are respectfully invited.

Notices to Correspondents.

?hip,—Tho barqno Antsres arrlvorl from Lon don la,t voyage, on November lflth 103 days out, ffer letters are, V.M.D.Q.

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

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER. 29, 1882.

Tot tha c-usa that lacks -ssist--.*. For _xc wrong that noeds reslstmoco For tha future in tha distance, And tha good that we can do.

i The removal of Mr Caldwell, tho gaoler ot Duntdin, to Auckland, has caused a j>ot fect Btorra in a teapot. The Dunodiu papers aro full of it; and at a meeting of Mr Caldwell's friends, maudlin lamenta tions over the harsh edict of tho Govern ment were tho order of tho day. Mr Downie Stewart assured tho moeting " from actual observation " that Mr Cald well's removal was tho outcome of a deeply laid plot " to dog his footsteps and force him to resign from the servlc-." "He had been a marked mon ever since Insprclor Hume e»me to the colony," andf it was all because Mr CalJweil was a very I much better prison officer than the Inspec tor, and had once been recommended for that official's placo. Some of __r Caldwell's friends present at the meeting were, how ever, possessed of a little more di-cretion than Mr Stewart, and endeavoured to smooth matters down, being naturally fearful that ii tho Government could trace their agitation to tbe 1 June Jin gaoler ho would be summarily dismissed for in suboidiuatton, Finally, a deputation wns appointed to wait on the Minister of Public Works, from whom, it is hardly necessary to say, tbey will get scant satisfaction. The " Otago Daily Times " treated the api tators to a little good, common sense advice, and hoped the Government would not be influenced by tho action of a few busybodies who do not in any sense represent the community at large. One would Buppose, from the toue of the speakers at the meeting, that tho unhappy gaoler was being transported^to the wilds of Sihe.ia, instead of changing from the raw, blustering climate and unromantic surroundings of Dunediu to tho balmy at mospbeie aod lovely bowers of the moit beautiful city in the -Southern Hemisphere. Mr Caldwell may, perhaps, for the present be sorry to come to Auckland, but we can assure him that he cannot be sorrier to come than Mr O'Brien- is to leavo it, nor than he will himself bo to take his depar ture a few years hence, should tho regula tions of tbe service entail another change. The absurd adulation that has been bestowed upon Mr Caldwell's gaol management, and that gentleman's own extravagant estimate of his capacity fo adminmtei'iog penal establishments, has probably bad some influence in creating the necessity for the exchange of gaol officers. The absurd basis of Mr Caldwell's periodical statements proving that gaols, managed by him, are rather a iioancial benefit to the State than otherwise has been exposed over and over sg.iu, and wo do n.ot ' hesitate to say that tho Auckland gaol has been the nmsrt cheaply managed in New I Zealand. We shall bo curious to observe i the effect of Mr Caldwell's systemwb.n ap plied to tbe gaol at Mount Eden, nnd that I gentleman should himself be only too anxious j to take advantage of so good an opportunity of proving on new ground that the merits of bis management do -not exist, only in ' the favourable opinions of a number of " old ideotitics " in Duncdin, but can be demonstrated in improvements upon the work of one of the most efficient gaolers in tho colony.■' Mr Caldwell may rest satisfied that he will land here among a community kindly disposed to any new comer, and that his work will be fairly judged. It will rest entirely with himself whether the .removal is a gain or loss.

All information intended for insertion in Brett's Almanac, 1883, concerning friendly, trade, literary, athletic, and other sieitties. must be sent in to this office betore tho end of the current week.

Captain Carmichad, of tho schooner Golden Isle, which arrived ftom Suva to day, informs ns that things are very quiet down at tho Islands. There were no Auck land vessels in port while he was there, and news generally was of very little im? portance.

Mr Porter, senr. (founder of the firm of E. Pmter and Co.), arrivtd in Auckland by tho Wairarapa yesterday.' He was a pas senger from England iv the Kaiscr-i-Hiod. He is accompanied,by Mrs aud Mis 3 Potter. They propose staying here about two months.

Mr Jno, Waymouth, _unr., exhibited hi Messrs Upton and Cos. wiudow, this -ifternoon, a beautiful model of a ship of about 850 tons, on the scale of a quarter inch to the foot, which bo has recently built to order. The vessel is very complete, .exhibiting the ti.i.boi_n_ and other internal work as would be in a full-sized ship. The woods .used are cedar and kahi.katco, and the.workman-hip altogether isexc._lle.ij,

" Tho Aucklander," tho m-g*_iue pub lished by the buys of tho Church of icng land Grammar School, Parnell, niiiiutaius its pristine vitality. This month's number contains a coniinuii'ion of the story, •'Hound the World m a Hunilied Dajs." There is the usual amount cf .information under the heading " School Notes."

Betting on the Takapuna Meeting is very briak. JL/ewdrop is first favourite lor the Handicap at 2 to 1 acaintt; Yuba Bill is quoted at 5 to 2, Lone Hand 4 to 1, Nigger sto 1, Lara 6to 1. Lone Hund ho ids tl c li-,t for tho Hurdles with G '04, and Hnrka way the Steeplechase at 2 to 1

A shark-, mea>tiring abouf. Jtt. Gin. in length, was observed swimming ne.r tho Waternicii'i steps at (Jiieen-street Wharf early this morning, and limy Kear.e got out his boat and gave chase. After some little difficulty, ho managed to harpoon the monster, and with a liitle assistance got him high and dry on tho road,

A cricket match between the Thames Cricket Club and Pon*onhy l'irst Eleven has been arranged to take place at Hut Thames to-morrow (St. Ant-Vow's Day.) 'Ihe Ponsonby team, which leaves by the s.p l.otomahan", con.piises the fallowing player.:—Messrs , T. Hull (captain), It. '■wen, C. J. uwou, O. S. Owen, A. Edwards, J. Baxter, Bothorham, J Gil christ, Andrews, Ablo, and Jones.

The ratca'chor who has been accustomed to deposit bis u!ght'_ takiu, s in AVyndham street, b.-tween tho two R.mks, has found, wc suppose, another depf.t for his g.inie. The paragraph roferriog to tho disgusting practice appears to have had n salutary effect. The Btench yesterday was sullicient to create a fever, and in ninny other o ties tho person who caused it would have been at the Police Court before this.

There was a good nt'ciidauce at St. John's Mutual Improvement Association las orenmg. Mr Theo. Cooper delivered his second l.ctuio on tno works of the late Bulwer Lytton, reviewing particularly his last three novels-"Tho Coming Hace," " The Parisians," and " Kenelem Cdil linglcv,"—shewing tho political .ido of the novelist's character, his Tory prejudice, aud avowed hatred of Democratic Governments, Tho lecture whs an a.le o-p.si.ion of Lord Lytton's views, and drew forth remarks I rom the leading members.

'Iho Takapuna Joekoy Club Spring Meeting lakes place tomnnow, ot. Andrew's Hay, at the racecouso, Dcv.n pott. This course is now oae of the best iv tho province, having been g eatly im prove! since the list races. The Ferry Company will rim two extra steamers throughout tho day-ouo of wh'ch will lrave the Queen-street Wharf cvuy fifteen minutes, llius p eventing any delay or in couveuieoce either going to or returning from the North Shore. If the weather con tinues fire a vciy aareeablo day may be spent at the trifling cost of ono shilling and sixpence, including fare by steamer and admission to the racecourse. Through tickets may be obtained at the Ferry c,(li:c,

Amonz the cabs on tho stand to-day was a new Brougham (after the stylo of one used by the Prince of Walo*), which Mr B. Evans has recently imported from Christ church, where it was built. Tho yehiclo is light and comfortable. It is of the latest design, and difleis from the London Brougham previously used hero, viz., that tho f.co rises quite perpendicularly _nd is i.f glass, Mr Kvan., who wns coachman to SirGo.rge Arncy, hopes that the new con veyance will meet with gcnerul approval from the tiavelling public

MrErnost Eu.stor. commissioner for the Swiss Court at tho Adelaide Exhibition, writos that while iv New Zealand he in terested asyndic-toef Swi<s gentlemen who have purchased 4,000 acres of virgin land at Fukekoho. 30 miles i-outh. of Auckland, and intend lo settle Swiss emigrants upon it.

The ailjoumol meeting of the West End Regatta Club will bo held in the-Ponsonby Hall this evening, when it is very dotirablo thero should be a la«ge attendance. The principal business is tho election of ollicers for the ensuing year, and as the gentlemen chosen will bo ctittn.ted with Iho currying out of the next regatta, ull who are inltr c.sted iv the progress of aquatic sports in the western subuib should have tome voice iv tho 01. ctiou. The attendance at the meeting this evening should, therefoic, prove that pr,par_tionß f.>r the forthcoming festival or. to go alien 1 in earnest, and uot be left in the hands of half-a-dozen persons.

A lett-r has just been received from tbe Colonial Secretary acknowledging tho to ceipt of tho rcsotutio1 s passed nt the recent pubic meeting re management of hospital and adjarent institutions, and expressing the thanks of the Government for the way it) which their |appoi_tmotit hns been res ponded to. This letter was legaided ns rather indefinite, and iv obedience to in structions the sccrttsry has telegraphed asking if the Government is prepared to appoint governors on tho conditions speci fied.

Mr Thomson who wns a few months ago in Auckland with tho Za'u War » i iran.a, .a< just bicn fiaod in Sydney tor a broach ot the Lotteries Act. Though tho style of disttibution was the . ame as usrd hero, viz., handing out gifts iiidi'ciimiuately to various pc >plc in the nudieuce, Mr - cc, the Crown Prosecutor, contended that "as those who cntcro.l tho Hall did not know whether they would pet a prizo or not, it must be in chanc, und, thcrcfo-c, must to a lottery." And ou such reasoning as this a Sydney judito has actually lined tho great Zulu chief, and .cprived tho public of tho costly presents they wcro wont to receive.

A meeting of tho Institute of Architects was hold yo'terday in tlio ollicc of Mr P. -leritpath, and was well attended by mem bers. Mr ller.p-tlipr. sidciland introduced tho special business rf Iho mcctinf., v^z., to consider a letter which had bacn loccivcd from the l!iiililcr>' Associntion, stittut,' that until a stt of liuiltliu" conditions wcro pre pared by mutual consent, tho members of tho associ-tiou would not tender for work in tbo offices of aicbilccts, ni'mbors of the laatitntc, After k get-cral disottssion on tho above communication, a rcsoluti.m was carried to tbe i fleet that the secretary be instructed to write to the Builders' Associt- Uod, informing them that if they dc-ircd to send a deputation to the Institute they wcro atlibctty to do so.

Tbe sites of the old Cottatjo of Content Hotel and adjacent tenements on the southern side of Victori.-street have just been r. vollcd preparatory to the erecti-m ol a block of two story buildings (unifoim with tbo Hobson Hotel), the plans and specificationß for which are now being prepared by Mejsrs E, Malionoy and ssoii, .'nrchitocts. Tho block will consist of six .hops, constructed of brick,with cmented fronti. The dimen sion, of the ships will be 27 x 14, nnd tbey will each havo a fitting loom 14 x 13, three bedrooms upstairs, and a yard at tho rear. The windows will havo return sashes (illod in with plate glass. Tlio upper windows will bo circular boaded, and Iho piers placed between will bo pa.nclicd slid have foliated caps. Ornamented pil.is.es and balu(..rading also form part of the design, Tho block will bo 90ft. in length; and ten ders will be invited shortly.

The Takapuna Jockey Club will cer tainly make a great mistake if it persists in holding the Summer Meeting on Annuer sa-y Day, January 29 h. lid. d-y Has fo■■ bo long been set apart for the Provincial Regatta, that it will most nsmrcdly con siderably afF ct the alt-ntlance and ii.tctst at the horse lacing, if held en tlio same day; wliilo if the meeting were po_ tp .ned until tho following Saturday, there would probably exist no great counter-attraction, It should also bo rcmombcr.d that the Helensville Races arc fixed for January 29th, and these ovcuts 'will, most likely, take nv/.iy half tho horses which would enter, if the meetings we ahold on different days. The m.itfc:r calls fcr the attention of the Committee at an early date, and wo trast men-beta will see that it is to the in terest of the club to postpone the Summer Meeting to some date apait from that already chosen.

At conclusion of the weekly drill of the Vicfco j. Iliiles 1 s'. c euiuf, a meeting was bold for the consideration ol thenow icgula ti'.na, which will come into foice_ab'utj'hc be inning .of tlio yea. . ap am Mahon, who p.e.-idcd, said that it was necessary tho c.mp.ny should decide whether it would accept service und'r ihesi. regulations bo. fo?e December 31st, aud to forward a re turn of members and send for uniforms, etc., as early as possible He had noticod when south that the Wellington Bilks wore the regulation uniform, which was very neatly fitted, and ha I the advantage of not show iog the short collar, Cross belts were" di-per)»ed with, and the total .cost ,of the uniform with epnnielicd belt could n.ot exceed £3 10s. Mr Mahon aho explained that the whole of the twelve parades might bo put into one montb, but four must be daylight parades, and thero must be present atea.ch parade two-thirds of tho strength of tho company. S6mo liftlo dhcussion took place on these points, and it was eventually agreed to'adjourn'the,meeting until Tuesday evening next, when 'mem bers could havo the regulations before them. Iho arranging of company pri__3 was also postponed until the meeting.

The attention of tho Reinuera ratepayers i. called to the "poll"to be taken hetweeu tho hours of 9 a m. and C p.m., at too old sohpol-room next Archdeacon Piit'.'s rest deuce, i'o Licuiising Act, to-morrow (Ihuvs day.)

Favourable crop reports come from tho W-ikato district. Iv the district!, of Cant bridge, Tuo'uoroa, Pukckura, and Puke riutu there are übuut 2,500 acres in wheat, a. d about 1,500 acres iv oats th;s year, while the area iv potatoes exceeds 400 acres. The acres, eiu oats and wheat h fully double that ol last year.

A wicket match— No.v Zealand V, World _-wi.l lie played to-morrow, couiiuenciu_; at 10.K0 a.iv,, sharp. The following players are requested to ho on the ground at the appointed time, viz. :—New „t a _u<l: S. C. l-fftlo, F. W. Beulo, Gould, Kissling, Webster, Ciicesamau, Ansenue, Jervis, Ueid, Buttle and Butler. World: A. Bcale, Bindon, Cameron, Coxoii, McCormick (2), Grogson, Adams, Leader, Bead aud Buckle. Miss Walton was scratched for tho Taka puna Steeplechase at 1.30 p.m. to-day. Wo under-tand that the cause of her with drawal i. n severe a-cident she su-tained while training on Sattitd:.y, Her rider put her at a stone wall, whicli sho declined to take, uud cniuo iulo cjlliai-u witti it.

To the Editor: Sir,—lt is much to bo re gretted that this little net of comtcsy rm tho part, of itt-liop .ow.o thoulu give rise to so much religious bile. It is obvious that tbe young parson's zeal got the better of his jtuginent, ul._o_t amounting to medalcsonio inteifercußO, If 1 mistake i,of, this is tho quarter from whence came the priming that fired the Eov. Joseph cook's gun at tho bulwarks of Conditional Immor tality.—l am.otc, JoiKi'U B-Citorr.

Kellar nnd Cnonrd, tho celebrated illu sionists from Egyutiau Hall, Loudon, open shortly at the Opera House with, their famous cnterttilumcut, entitled '"A Night in Dreamland." They iuttoduc. a number of tbe most marvellous uutomaU which tolvo nmthoniatieiil prolilcrns, ploy nms-ical instiutiients, sketch portraits, and .'o other extr..o dinary ami unaccountable things. The onteriaitiniout is spoken if as one of the best that has visited tho colouies.

To the Editor: Sir,—Will you permit mo, in icply, to remind " Anti-Spu.ious Chaiity " of tho immense dill'ctctico between St, Paul's manly itttick upon St, Polcr, face to face, and Mr Spurgeon's cowardly attack upon Bishop Gowie behind his back. If Mr S. urgcon will pay a little more attention to ilio sick ami.poor of his flock, try to acquire an! exhibit a little more of the spirit of chaiity, nnd leave other people's uusinou iilouc, he may do much good.—Yiutv, &0., Cuatiry.

Tho Mclbout'iio "Age." in cottdcmuioi. the baronetcy cm.,rr-d on Mr W. J Clii'l..', says :—' Tbe idea of a Bocial caste in a community whore all men are on the B_me poetical lev.l U asolcoi.m ; and wc may be perf.ctly .atijficd that the mon of tho ftuu'c, living under h:ghcr r-oeial forms, aud entertaining higher eoucej.tiom of citizen life, will look back upon the symbols aud signs of honour that arc valued so much by tho p cscnt gcneiutiou aa wc now look upou the pinchbeck regalia that Hatter l*e pride and satisty the ambition of the unbrecched sovor.igua of savagedom."

Tho programme of tho mu.ical and literary entertainment to be given in the Choral Hall to-morrow evening on behalf of tho Wcllcslej-sticet Paptlst Church Building Fund appears in our udvertise mcut colu.uns this uveuing, und will bo found to hold out tho alluring prospect of an evening's thorough enjoyment. The chorines will be reudcrcd by ac-oir of iuoie than 100 voices, the picked -ingcis of live or six church choirs having given their cervices for the occasion, and solos, both vocal and instrumental, will be agreeably interspersed, while the proceedings aro to bo still further varied with the delivery of recitations by tin Bow, Spnrgro- and

ne.-buty, and of a reading by Mr Thoo, Cooper. Tickets may bo bad at In and 2s respectively. Mr theo, Cooper, sen., is tho co-dttctor.

" lI.M S. Pinafore," by the Juveniles, still co.itiuttts to draw at the Opora House,

I ast night it was played bcfiro a very fair houso and was gr.atly enjoyed. Miss

Dolly lonian (Sir J-ucph Porter) was encored for bcr very graceful ex-culiou of a hornpipe, and tho young ladies who so abl.- simtaiued the par's of. t ackvtraw and

Lttlo Buttercup also won tho plauniis of the audience for tliair etcp d.ncing. Master

E, (.Biiiot)d makes a good o iptain, aud Miss F. Graupr.cr a psetty Jusepbiue, while Dcadcyc and tho Boatswain aie iimus;u.ly impo fc atod. Master F.lzgerald s'ngsthc interro'a etl song " Tho Midshipniito," very crcdiady. To-morrow being St. ..draw's Day, it will be obsoived os a holiday at thu public oflices. It will also bo seen, by advcrtiseuiiuit ;?Ue where, that tho ware houses of the loiding merchant- will be closed at one o'clock, not tru o'clock os erroneously stated in the "Herald" this morning. The groat attraction to-morrow will undoubtedly be Ihe Takapuna Jockey Club's Spring Meeting, and lh*re is cycy likelihood of the races being good. At tho request of tho passengers by tho Wairnraj a who wish to attend tho meeting, Mr C. r. Dncro, secretary to tho Jockey Club, wruto tbi. morning to the local ogenti of the Union Steamship Corapiny, asking thorn to delay the doparturo of the vessel from noon till seven p m., for the purpose of onabllng ih.it wish to bo carried out.

A young lady in Sydney had a very dis agreeable experience recently. She rendedi at Dawes Point, in tbe cintro of Sydney, nnd was playing _om. sacred music oa the piano. Hearing a hia.ine. noise, she turned M.il.'enly, and was con-iderably snrpri-cd an I startled nt seeing a snake colled round the hack of tho Austri.n chair on which she sat, with the head intently fixed towards tho koy-board, as if tlio rcptilo wee thoroughly cnjo.\iuz tho sound of harmony that floated fortlifmii the instrument. Wit great prcscno. of miud Miss Brot continued playing, ktiovving the power which music has, or Is said to exercise over snakes, and at tho samo time she called for ono of her brothers, who ran lv and quickly despatched tho venomous reptile, which after being measured was found to bo 3ft. 9in. Jong. Whore it came from is a mystery, but ia all probability it w-s attiacted by the sound .•f th" music, and equally in all probability had Miss Brot left off playing when sho saw it, it would havo struck her with its fanes.

Tho annual mooting of the Hamley Gun Club lo k place yesterday nfto'iioon at the El'crslie Hotel. Tho club was shewn to be in a sound financial po-i'.ion, there being a cicdit balance of £15 after clearing all liabilities. Trio following ollicors wcto elected : - President, Mr J. Kh'kwood ; vice-preside-., Mr Jns. Russell j com mittee, Messrs Nowcll, James Dickey, J. Ellis, R. E. Isaacs, and Captain Rich Mr A. E. Isiacs was 01. cted hon. secretary anl treasurer j and Mr J. Kitkwood, handicappcr A number of new members were ulso elected. After the mating, tho heal h of the hmdicappor, Mr Kirk wood, was proposed n_d drunk enthusiastically, us was also the health of Mr A. K. Isancs, tho donor of the enp, the principal trophy of the season. Othor tf-a«ts followed, and two members promised to give cups to ba lircd for next season. Some di.cu'sion took placo apropos of having a match with W-iicato, a»d one ivi'h Dunccl n, but nothing was rctt'ed. Three sweepst-ko ma'ches wore fired during the afternoon, Mr Nowell winning tho first and' second, and Captain Rich tho third.

To the Kditnr, Sir,—ln your Monday night'- isstio theio was a letter written with th'i object of justifying Mr Spurgeon's a'lusions in his sermon of last Sunday wock concerning an alleged ac ion ot Bishop Cowio's. Now I want to say that Mr Spurgoon should be one of the la-st person?, tiding on the principle of thofie living in glass houses not throwing stones, to assail anyonu with such a term as unholy alliance. A "ihort time ago I saw in a newspaper the announce ment ihat Mr Spii'geon's father hid pUccd himself, or had been placed at the head of the Liberation Society. Now, what spectacle do we observa in England in tho actions of this Liberation Society, but the one that they had joined i'sne wi'h the inli.icls nnd free thought poplo and tho Rouiau Catholics to attain their object, u..mely,ihedisc<tabliahmcnt of the Sr.gliah Chuich. I should like to ask Mr .purgeni what sort of an alliance that in? An alliance with infidels f iisooth ! Will Mr Spurgcon explain-that matter from his rostrum? or will ho even retract what lie has already said as Icing pointless, seeing it was tho result of misconception on tho part of those he took as his authority. lam sure every fair minded person must sec that he is moro bound .to make tho amende' honorable, because guilty of something, than Dr. Cowie is to make an explanation when ..nli.iely innocent.— Yours, etc, J N,

I Iho Fnghsh mail leave on Tuesday ri.cxt;. Send ilgmo thp Cornet Christmas card; prica, }s, Copyright sccurod and purchased by williom Itaftrdjr, ...ape. and Clothier, 178,180, and 182, Qucen-st-oot.-^iAriyT,] ' ' '.'■""'"' Turkish Towelling, or Terry Cloth, for Dresses; Nuns' Veiling, Is Sid; Oatme.nl Cloths, 11 jd: Sateens, 7!Jd ; Guinea Ostrich Feathers for Ills fill i 7s Gd Black Gi'os Grain Silk for 5s lid ; Mack and Coloqrcd Satin from Is llrl; Black .Lustre, Gifd; Black Cashmeres, '.'li yards wido, froni Zs lid at Smith & Caiighey'e, 300 and 302, Upper Queen-street, .Advt,)

ANOTHER OUTRAGE IN IRELAND.

A Witness in Walsh's Case Stabbed.

[SPECIAL TO PKKSS ASSOCIATION ]

(Keceivcd, 11.45 a.m., Nov. 29tb.) LONDON, November 28, 11.51 p.m. Field, one of the jurymen who convicted Wal.h, when entering his residence m Dublin this evening, was sudd, nly attacked from behind by two men, who stabbid him with swords in cix places—it is believed fatally. 'J ho assassins escaped in a cub which was waiting for them.

SCINTILLATIONS.

F.M.S. Beagle was at Brisbane at last advices.

The Pollard juveniles nro back in Hohait.

It ibbits are again on the increase in the western district of Victoria.

A icpri serUativ. of tbe London " Sports man" travels with tho English cricketers.

"Manilla," a new opeta, will bo pro duced at tao Melbourne Upera Uou^e at Christmas.

L.aining by roto: Tho man who is rotated out of oflice,

When a busiuc«s is "run down" it is time to havo it " wound up," A blacksmith is seldom arrested for for gery, though ho lives by it. .Mr Stuart, M.1.A., says that there a-e 13 persons 111 New Souih Wales who, under the Land Act, have secured freehold till.s to 2,1(J7,fJ98 acres. The Melbourne " Herald " says that Sir Henry Parkoa applied to Mr (jiladstonc s.vertil limes to bo made a privy counci lor and was ret used.

The Government have resolved to extend the tiniu f..r commencing ihe direct-team Borvice fur thieo men lis-the first two bo.ts to leavo England iv July aud Uctober. 9 Mr a dam Hasssll, owner of tho Waihoa station at Mohaku, Iluwke's B.y, yest.r day L-ll over a c1i1.300 feet high into tho son. The body was -discovered floating iv tho surf.

" Charity vauutcth not itself, is not pulled up,'; and yet some men expect a pull' every time tbey give live shillings to an in digent old woman's society. At the Imperial Thealres iv Russia all docofations, costumes, and uccea-otics have to bo rendered incombustible. A vote of £f),00() for this purpose will appear in noxt year's bttduet Tlieb.ieksattheGardonPiiliice, Sydney, cotuput.d to aiiiiiunt 10 2,005,000, w.ro sold b_) auction for £077. The Garden Palnco cist th: colony about a quai ti rof a million.

Geuerjl warehouses cliseat 1 p.tr. on Thursday, St, Andre _'•■> Day. Mr Muckay, Commissioner for tho settle ment of the West Coast reserves has just arranged for the leasing of 2.400 aces bel.nging lo Titoltowaru's tribe The natives are b ginning to understand the philosophy of r_nts. Mo3»rs Carter and Hogau's tender, £470, for the new B.pti.t Tabernacle at Cam bridge, W-ikat\ has be.n accepted. Mr Magulre, the contractor for tho Par nell drainage, has commenced operations, and Mr Kirby, contractor for Piclou-street, had a large' body of meu on the job yester day morning. Tbe latest craze is tho hut flirtation. Tipping the hat ov*r tho forehead means "I love you madly;" brushing it the wrong way, " despoudency ;" and putting it on the ground mid -it'.iug on it, " Fare well for ever." .

A Suuday-school teacher who had re quested that each child, as it dropped its contribution into tho box, should give an appiopriato .criptural quotation, was vory much shocked at tho readiness of one 1 lttlo miss who hell her penny over tbe box and very deliberately d opped it iv with tho remark, " A fool and his money are soon parted 1" A womnu named McVicar, retiding at South Duncdin, msdo a determined attempt t j commit suicide yesterday by cutting her thoat with a carving knife. Sho hud been -iiiT.rin. from asthma,

At Matson's wool tale, Cbriitchurcb, yesterday, tho prices rul.d Ij. to 2d below last Bc_.on. The highest rate for greasy wool ».i OJd. Coosta.l. O'Dwyer, who saved Mrs Kitchen's life at the fatal fire in Cumber land-street, Duucdin, some time ago, was last night presented by tho City Council with a silver Maltese cio-s in ro.oguit.on of his deed.

W. J. Clark, tbe now Victorian baronet, ii mopping up more tcrtitory. Ho has ju»t bought the Cobran estato, iv tho Murium bid«ce dtstticS for £300.000. A boy ol Mr 11. Lane, of tbo Russell sawmills, aned five year*, was drowned yesterday morning, he haviag fallen from a iock iu'o the sea

Tho Australian Jockey Club have mßilc n role that a bookmaker "shall wear a badge on the lappcl of his coat, to be sup plied by thecommitt'O.'1 Mr Archibald Forbes gave his linal lrcture at Invercargill la»t Light before a full house, Thi Cal' doni»o and Gaelic Socie ties means to give him a Scottish welcome to -*'cw Zealand nt a compliment-try baa quet on Sr. Andrew's Dny. Four thousand bathers have vi.iicd the Corp*ration baths. luco the Ist of October.

Piofc-sor Wis', of saltatry fame, re cently gavo a pirty at the Town Hall, -yduey, to his pupils. They lotutnid tho compliment at tbe tame place. Mr Horosby, formeily manager for Me_«r. T. and S. Morrin, is expected to ar.ivc from Kngland via San Franci-co by the noxt mail steamer. He reached Eng land from Auckland ou tho homeward nip iv 39 days.

Miss Leaf und Mr Harding have been engaged ti play with Etnilio Mcllville's Company, commc.cing at Christmas, in Syiney. Mr O.'chtstou, Inspector of Telegraphs for tho Auckland district, returned from his holiday trip to Au.trnlia ia the Waiiarap. yesterday.

COFFEE PALACE COMPANY. —ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting ef the Coffoo Palace Company (Limited) was held at noon to day in tho -ecrfiinry's office, Mr Joseph Newman (Chairman of Directors) presiding. There were 12 shareholders present. After tho usual preliminary formula had been gone through, tbo 6ecre'ary submitted the following report :— Tho articles of association require that a rut cting be held in the month of November each year. The directors have to report that they have kept the objects of the com pany steadily before them, n-d until in loirupted by the extraordinary general meetings held in July and September, were carrying on work connected with tho erec tion i i the building*. Owing to a resolu tion C-iri.d at the meeting in .September to dispose of the site, measures wcro takon to do so first by tender and subsequently by public auction. The s'te wa3 sold on tho 15th of November, and realised £3.900. No accounts arc presented at this meeting in view ot a probable winding-up of the c >in pany, wh'ch may be det.rnvinod upon a. tho extiaordinary general mo:ting to bo held immediately at the close ot the present meeting. The directors retiring by r.t.tion tie Mc'srs Graves Ai-kin tiud John (. ham bcr.«.

The Chairman moved the adoption of the report, and iv doing so advei tod to the exemplary manner in which tlio directors had attended to the duties of their olllco.

Mr Compton seconded the motion, and it was a.iced to,

Messrs Graves Aickinand John Cham bers (the retiring directors) were re-elected, and this closed the business of the general meeting,

An extraordinary meeting was to have been held immediately afterwaids for tho purpose of pas.iug tho necessary resolution authorising the windinr, up of tho com pany, ar.d tho appointment of Mr John Milne as liquidator, hut as the required three-fourths of the company (ciiher in number or value) was not represented the meetiug was adjourned for a week, tho secretary iv the meantime to obtain proxies. Tho probable result of tho winding up will be a fair return for thoao shareholders who havo paid up their call's.

AUCKLAND SHAREMARKET.

November 29,1852.

Rank of New _.._land-_1215i; buy or., £23 _s Gd Colonial Rank- Huyera, 47b; tellers ..-i Auokland Gai— Hi 6.; buyers, £8 ss; Boilers, H8

7a Gd " ' Thamoa Gas—Buyer?, 25b Union Sash and Door-^Boyeri', £8 153 Kiahcr and Co.—lla 9d Honthorn Cro»»—Buyers, 225; soliarp, 23s Deep Level T lbute-Ss 3d to _s Ci; buyers, Zi _d: sellerß.SiOd ■ - ': Bright amlle-.a 2d; Boilers, 2a 3d Prince Imperial-18s to _3s Gd; buyors, _3s _d; Boilers. _5B Now Union B_aoh-2s Gd; buyors, 2s 3d JOSEPH NEvVMAN, Chairman,

THE BARQUE GAZELLE.

Proposed Action Against the Government,

The terms made by tho Government in connection with tho release of the barque Gaz-slle, naw in charge ot tha Auckland Customs department, wee not considered fair by the owners ot that yes.el, and hence Mr Speed, their solicitor h.ro, has issued a writ against the Commissioner of Customs for ill. value of the ship and tl-MUges for its detention by the Customs Oflicers, We hear ship owners in Australia arc astonished at the uciioti of tho Customs here, aud ass'-rl, that, according to the presint state of things, any owiur tn.y lo c his -ltip should the master secrete icn s illings worth of contraband goeds on board. Tne matter will probably he fought hard by the owners (anextensive firm of shipowners in We. castle, N.S. W.), -ltd, iE u.cu-sary, brought bofore the Privy Council. Mr ..win Hesketh has been also retained by the owners as solicitor here.

UNION OIL, SOAP, AND CANDLE COMPANY.

The first geneial meeting of the alove company was opened at noon to-day in tho largo room of the Insurance Buildings, Mr C. J. Stone presiding. Thero were seven other shareholders present.

Tho Secretary (Mr \V. A, Ryan) sub- ■ milled tho dircetois' report, and ihe profit and loss iiccouut. Tho repot stati d that at present the oil-making branch of the business was being carried on in Freeman's Ray, while the building in Lower Alhert s reet was used as a s:o c and oilice. Tie Victoria-street factory had b.en closed, find the business Irtin-feirod to the Pomtll works, whtre the plant was largo enough to meet all existing demands. A ueci ion «_ to the final location of the works was becoming urgent, us preparations must be made for receiving the candle making plant expected from l.ngla.d. Tho dircctos had become envinced that it would, bo bc.t for the company to extend tlieir premisis iv Parncll, aud elect there both the oil-null and thesteariue works, there btiug a sufficiency of land for ih_ purpose. As for the soap-making bus.ne.s, it had bee- piolitably carried on, and slightly extended. The joilmill had bei n kept at work, and the directors hid mado arrangements for the manufacture ol linseed oil as so. n us the crop of seed, now growing, was ready tor treatment. Notice h.dbeen given tho Government of the company's in teutinn to claiiM tho bonus of £CUO offered for the first 10,000 git lons of oil aud 50 tons of cake made from linseed grown in the colony. After full enquiry, aud tho receipt of much valuable information, the diicctors had arranged with Mr Picketing (who has some experience in manufacturing cngin.ir ing) to proceed to Ameiica and England and obtain tho necessity plant f.r the company. Last week a cablegram of a satisfactory nature had been icceived from him, and he was instructed to purchase the plaut referred to by him aad ship at once, so that bctore tho next general meet ing was held it was hoped that the works would be in full operation. There were 18,250 of tbe company's shares not yet 1 allotted. The amount of the bsnk over draft would be extinguished when tho next shilling call f.ll due. The preliminary cx po.ses (£l5O 19s lOd) had been written oil polit and loss account, and there re mained o. small balanc. to carry for . ward to tho new account. All tho unpaid calls, cxc ptlog £1)55, had been paid. I'ho plant and machinery wero in excellent order, aud capable of meeting all require ments The profit and loss account was _9 f.dlows : -Debtor : To cost of material used, J. 2,040 lis Gd ; cxp.us.s of manufac ture and management, £1,299 10s; rat.s, taxes, aud rent, £87 7s lOd ; discount and iuterest, £11918s 5d ; insurance, £99 9j lri ; advottising, printing, stationery, &&, £71 19s 6d ; preliniinaiy oxpens-es, £15G 19s lOd ; balance, £247 3s lid—total, £4,123 0s Id ; by manufactured goods soft! nnd in hand, £4,107 ss; transfer fees, 17s Gd ; surplus Auckland Oil Company (Limited), £14 17s 7d-total, £4,123 0- Id. The bala-.c-abcet showed the overdraft at the Bauk of JS.w Zealand lo amount to £2,151 17s Gd. Iho C.atrman briefly moved tho adop tion of the report and balance-sheet.

Mr J.'.hn Batger seconded the motion,

Mr Fa-roll pointed out that tho expendi ture for the past four months had amounted to nearly £1,300, and that the value of manufac urcd goods for tho same period wa< ool> £2000, thus shewing th.t tho co.t of manufacture was over 50 par cent. He had some experience of toap making, and this expenditure s.crucd to him excessive, aud wai susceptible of considerable reduc tion.

The chairman replied that it mv t bo patent to all shareholders that many ex penses had to be iccutred at tbe ouisot of suc'i an undertaking ilia, would not recur ior many years. Every care hid ben taken, was bring taken, an1* would sill b« taken, to keep down the expenditure. Mr John Batger c.p'aincd that the largo expenditure in manufacturing was more apparent than real, and was owing to tho manner io which the accounts had been classified and mado up. He alto .hewed that tho exptn.es in respect of waves had becu gradually r.duccd.

Tho motion was then passed. On tho proposition of Mr Alex-, Skinner, seconded by Mr Adam Porter, tho disccior* wcro re-elected, and the Chairman duly re turned thanks.

Mcs-r.«. T. L, White and John James were appointed auditors, and with the pitisiog of a vote of thanks to th. chairman, tho meet ing concluded.

POLICE COURT.— This Day.

(Before J. E. Macdonal., Esq., R.M)

I-.1.881-T.B, — Aleiand-r Donaldson and Jameß Tannar, abu. tho "Jockey," wore charged with diuntcitcsr. v The former w-s flnod S3, bat I anner, who was ne*r)y In a state of nudity, and qalto mad, wai remanded for eight Cars. L.tno-'v V op Booth —Thomas Mulvanoy wa« chvgod with BceaUrg a pair of boot*, v.lne 10s 61, on th. ;Bth ln-t., the rrocerty ot Win. Jacobs.—Prisoner, a notorious thief, pleaded guilty.—fcorg-ant white said prlaonor seemed at.ached to Mount Kden Gaol; as soon as ho re gained Mb 11.'... h". retnrned »o bli old habit?. —Bli months' imprisonment with hard 1e.b0.-,

Oh.bqe op TI---T. —" homes and Arthur lie-son pleaded not guilty to stealing 41 bi cf lead and elms, t van. v_tue £5, oa tbe 21th icst, tho property of Walter Mevena — Wr Cotter ar poirnd In defence. — Walter Ste»e-s, hue agent, ot W.njard-Btreet, deposed to m'ss'ng tho piping and pan on the night in question. Tbe ploing produoed was, be believed, the fame as was mis.trg from h's pramlro*. The value was not gro»t. but it would take _.5 to replace it.—To Sir Cotter: He tetldod o'.obo by Have look street, 'ih'i piping w-s taken out ot the house and placed fn the yard. He rorooved the p«n for tho purpose of o'nanlog it. Had not seen either of ihn prlsonora near his house — Kdwln Llghtfaot, ot Messrs Paiker'p, n'omhera. depesed to purchasing load several times of tho younger prisoner. The boy brought a noto, aa fo'.fows :—" Plsbbo buy this lew of my son, and oblige, yours, J.ibn Johnson, Johnson's Cottago, Pa cell." Witness purohasod -ilbaj ho brought a kit of lead yeßtßrdny alto anolh. r no'o.—To Mr Cotter —Thn value wss 1,4 por lb; th« olOß.r. trap now would ho expensive, worth Ijd per round.—D.teotive Jones do.osed that he was informed of iho robbory on the 25th Instant: ho foui d n per ion of Iho stolen pro perty In a gully aboil' 50 yards irora Mr Btoven.'a lionaa, the lead he disooverod nt Mr P.irkcr's; on tho next ooeaaton Mr Parker detained rhe hny, and sont to tho polloa. Accompanied He tco lvo Drenr.an to iho rcsldonco of tho older prisoner In Kden' Cresosnt; lit, sold hiß wife mna* have wrlt'on the no'os —Sflrgcant Wl.fto aek.dtor a romanrt, na oth»relniilar laroonlos had boon committed which might ba traced to Ihe prisoners.—Mr Cottnr b_H, In the event of a remand, he wonld nak for ball.—Remanded until to morrow, bill refused.

Charge of Fowr, Stkamno.—Wm, Pulford was charged with stealing llvo fowls, tho property of Thomas Ockonden.—Mr Cotter ap peared in defence.—Mr Ockcndcn anked per mission to withdraw the chnrgo. — Sergeant White said it was very difficult to identify tho fowl-.-Withdrawn, ' '

7 his was all the business.

Parnell Grammar School Athletic Sports.

-n„ athletic Bporte hold annually In connection with the Churoh of England Grammar Sohoo), Parnell,tookp'acoia th. Do.caia Cricket Ground thlß afternoon, und .r the i residency of Bishop Cowrie. A fair numb ir of ladies graoed the proceedings,with their r resenoo. Mr C. Ham mond (headmaster) acta. a. nt__tcr, Mr Nlchollß as tlrnoke per and iudgo of bowl ing, Mfßßra fjorott and' -naley as judges of the other, sports, nnd Messrs ,T. H. P. Kissling-, _\ J. Stevens, J. Taylor, F. White, and N. T. Williams as stewards. Tho results of the various sports, which had eventuated up till 3 o'clock, aro as follows:—' .TimowiN- CnicKET Baia.-Stevens (13yds). 85yds 2in, 1; White (scratch), 81yds .in, 2. Kicking! the FooTiu„_.-Wliito, scraten. 53yda, 1; Stevens, syd3, _oyda lit, 2. 'Jowiob Tug of Wak <__rr. Heat*.—Wrlg ley's team, comprising J. L. Bailey, a. Bull Caraon, B. Bhorfc Wrigley ( aptalu). 1. Second Heat:—Snelllnj.. te.m. comprising ». Clarke. Perotvai, a. Short,- B. Smith, Snelllng (Cantaini. J. ITlnal He.t :-_\Vrig'ey'B team, r. ■ Senior Tuo op Wau.- William's team, com prising J. H. Bailor, H. P.: Klßßlinp, Paton. tjulok. Tailor, Thomas. J, William.. N. wftl ll.nis (Oaptal,) 1. ' .

At a meeting of tho creditors of Thomas Sorrcll jjackson,'held this afterooon at the Supreme Courthouse, a resolution recohi. mending the debtor's discharge was passed,

CABLEGRAMS.

BY ELECTRtC TKM-GRA.H,—COPYRIGHT.

[P.-UTKR.]

(Received 11.45 fi.m., November 29th.) . THE SOUDAN PROPHET. LONDON, November 28. The Soudan prophet is repotted to have , lost 20,000 followers since the rebellion ! commenced. TYPHOID IN PARIS. . The outbreak nf typhoid fever in Paiis, which occasioned some anxiety, is now abating. NATIVE TROUBLES IN SOUTH AFRICA. News from the Capo states that Mopach is now suing for peace. PAIILIi-MSNTAKY SESSION IN JANU&RY. The idea of a Parliamentary session in January lias been abandoned. FENIAN ATTACK ON DUB! IN DE TECTIVES — ONE DETECTIVE MUBDERtD. LONDON, November 2G. News has been received here that a de tective has been -Lot at and killed in Lublin by a Feaian. The murderer was, however, wounded by tho police and arre-ted, with two others, after a seveie struggle. Later. Further details regarding the murdrr yesterday of a detective in Dublin a'e to hand, it is now known that an encounter look place in the city between a j.aug of ten moil, who are stated to be Fenian?, and a patty of tix detectives, during which ono of tho latter was shot and mortally wounded, His comrades fned upon tho murderer, aud wo.tided and captured him, A desperate struggle ensued, and the police ultimately aff.ctcd the arrest of four of the gang- ... . . ,- _ .. strict inquiry is now being made into the affair, wmcb has caused great excite ment and dismay in tbe city. The captu-c of the remainder of the gang has not yet been ell'ected.

A special to the Prc.s Association, dated London, November 26th, and received at half-past one o'clock this morning, gives ihe following versi.n of tho cccarrcuce : — On Saturday ui^ht n gang of loogbs, nti.nhering len, attacked six detectives in one of the crowded.street- of Dublin. D.ilan, one of tho former, thot Detective Cox, killing him on the spot, The gang resisted the attempts nm/Je to a'rest tbem, and used the revolver. In the struggle Dolan was mortally wounded, and four of his com panions were ar.estcd. The attack ia sup posed to have been of political significance. THE DUKE Ob* EDINBURGH. LONDON, November 26. I His Koyal lli-hness the Duke of Edin burgh has now recovered from the attack of hionchitis with which he was recently DEATH OF JAMES LILLYWBITE. Obituary : James Lilly white, the well known cricketer. O-NSEKVaIIVE EETi.P.NED FOR CA_.BI.IDUE, LONDON, November 27. In the election which has taken place for the vacancy for the repr cscntaiioo of Cam bridge in the House of Commons, the Right Hon. U. C. Huikc-, Conservative, bus been relumed by a lage majority over the liberal candidate [Special to Pr.ss Ass.ciatio-t.] LONDON, November 28, SUBSCRIPTION FOR ARABI. Mr Blunt, Arabi's agent at Home, is appealing to the English for funds to defend Atabi. FAILURE yOlt £80,000. Mccsrs. Sibcr and Sons havo become bankrupt with liabilities amounting to £89,000. STEAMER COLLISION, The steamers Clanlores and Mnlwa col lided at Suez The damage done to either steamer is not of a serious natu'O. The Malwa, however, pat back, ns i-ho had the mails and a large uumb-r of passengers on boat d

THE EGYPTIAN POLICY.

Ihe "Times" says that Earl DiifFerin's plans with regard to teform iv Egypt in clude a native Government with liberal institutions, tho abolition of the dominant caste, and the engagement of a f.w foreign specialists as superintendents of depart ment?.

AUSTRALIAN.

ACTION FOR LIBEL.

MELBOURNE, November 28.

Mr Beaney has instituted an acion at law against the proprietors ol the "Argus," tor havi«g pultlishrd an article commenting unfavourably upon his public career in con nection with clecion proceeding. Damages a»c laid at £10,000.

ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY.

The teven prisoner*, >i.., Richard Healey, Thomas Mcwart, Peter Youog, Joseph rioderiquc, Benjamin Sutherland, Oeorge Dom, i<nd John Erickscn, were charged wit h larceny of watches, j .well, y of various descriptions, gold rings and keepers, broochos, necklets, etc., value £652 8s 2d, the property ot Maude's Scott, on the 4th iusr. The evidence of Detective _trai_etn aud Sergeant Martin having been taken, ineludit'g the slatemeats cf several df the pri-oner«, the deposiiions were read over by Mr Cur nmgham, Clerk. Tha prisoner?, who had nothing to say, were fully com mitted for tri-l.

GRAMMAR SCHOOL BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

The usual monthly meeting of this body took place yesterday afternoon in the Secre* torys office, Shorlland-str.et. Pie.ent: Sir G, M, O'Rorke (chairman), Messrs Mac kechnie, J. M. Clark (tfayoi), Dargavillo, Tole, Peacock, and Colonel Haultain. Mr Bourac, head-master, was also in attend ance.

The Insp_ctor-Gej.ei.al's Vi-Tr.— Col, Haultoiti said that with respect to Mr Habeus'B proporcd official visit to the Giammar School, lij. ha-i seen tho gentle man, drawn hts attention to tho fact that his letter inulie- a right to visit the school, and n«ked him for his authority in such a proccedine", as the College aud O'rammar -chool Act p'ovidul for rothing of tho kind. Mr H.bens bad referred him to the Education Act, 18S1, but he failed to Bee that that Act gave the Inspector-General authority to visit aud inspect the sch'.ol.

Scholarships.—a lo'tcr was received from the Boa d of Education appointing Frdiy ncx!, December 2, a» tho lima f.r the conference with the Governors on tho conditions uuder which .chol.uships were then granted.'—lt was ngieod to discuss the matter in committee with a view to adopting propositions to bring forward at the conference.

Hea' -Master's Suggestions —The Head-master wrote notifying that the current term ends on the 15th pros:., and suggesting that the distribution of prizes should take placo ou that day. He al.-.o suggested that -tops should be taken to iillot tbo prizes ; lhat certificate, of honour should bo awarded to second and third bo_s, and that cards' of invita tion to the distibntiou should be issued, The Head-master, was appointed to allot tbe prizes, and his lecomtneii.iaiibn re certificates of honour was approved. It was also agreed, upou his suggestion, to print a list of .the boys' names in such a way as to shew tho results cf tho examina tion, and to issue the proposed cards of in y'tatlou. Another recommendation by the Headmaster to the effect that a pamphlet should be issued annually giving all neces sary information concerning the Grammar School, as well as tbe remits of the examination aud the Athletic .ports, wa3 also nd.p'6'l.

EEP_m..—._ report was received from the ' Headmaster upon certain repairs re quired in the buildi-g. Ihe matter of the leakage from the roof (ue ixpenso of which might involve an expenditure of some £200 or £300) was referred to the Pro perty Committee, the other repairs b.ing authorised. It was also determined io 'e'ecii'oa tho grounds boards warning tres passers, and if the trespasses are persisted in, to pto.-ccute.—An application fiom Mr Wood, for repairs to his house in ParnoH, was referred to the Piopctty Committee, as was also v similar application from the janitor for t cpaira to his house. Peop.E'Y Committee,—The report of the Property Committee, recommending the cutting up and re-selling of certain lauds Of the Board, which was brought up at the previous meeting, was road again aud adopted. > . ' This concluded thp business.

TELEGRAMS.

(From Oue Own i.oiirespondekt.)

CAMBRIDGE, this day Mt Bryee arrived here late last niVht and proceeded on to # .ckland thi. S mg, where he will remain till the 9th n. He will then leave for Taupo hy Taurar,*'. and thence proceed to Pokenoan."gfl h'-mo and Morrin's Murimotu »taiion __" tween J aupo and W„nganui, for the imV' pnse of settling the dispute between th. natives and st-lion-h01d..., enable {_.' lattor to bring away their woot-clip CAMBt(ID3E CAVALUY Bl.'kkn UP. cw-

At a meeting of the Cambridge Troon „« - Waikato Cavalry to-day, the qnifionrf.' smashing up the troop was debated. Th ' Colonel, at the inspection par_,__ in tho morniug, told the men they were not ■ ■ troop in reality, and as 25 rccn hadn't" turned out for drill they would not bo . n titled to capitation, 'j he men decided v diill no more after to-daj'. ' -V

WELUXiTON, this day WELCOME IUIC.S, The recent rains have had a most bene ficial effect m considerably augmenting, the water .supply, concerning which grave an prehensions were being felt. - v' A MfoSIKG SECRETAUY. Last night's "Post;- says-" ._,_ pro . . longed absei.c-i fiom this city of Mr (.haa White, manager of the Wclli g: o n Buildin.r Society, tbe Wellington Land anil BuildiDg Society, and the Albion Gold Mining Company, has excited aeood deal of public coinmcut during the last .av er two, It appears that Mr White left Wellington on the sth instant, by the mail steamer for Auckland, ostensibly with tie object of maki-jra tour of the not Lake. I having obtainid a fortnight's leave if absence for this purpose, 'that time ex I pircd ninerla\sago, but Mr White basnet returned, and it is stated th.t a'telegram lias been recdved from a gentlemai _t Auckland to the eil'ect that he taw Mr White ou board the outward mail steamtr prior to its departure for Sao 'Francisco Tbe directors of tbe Albion Company have appointed Air W. McLean manager of that company in lieu of Mr Wnite." '111. SCREW STEAM SERVICE.

In regaid to the proposed direct steam seiv.ce <..f the N.Z. Shipping Company, the " Post" explains that as the New Zealand Sliipping Company now send over fifty ships to New Zealand every year, 'of wh eh many are chartered, they _,__■ ticipatc that there will still be am t le work for tiieir fleet of sai'iog vessels, in spite of ihe diversion eil'ected by ih.irnew steamers, the only result of which "they b.lieve will be to reduce slightly tha nnmber o' ships requited to be chartered from other owners. They expect also to . sccu.e a largo trade iv the class of goods which at present are fent out by Oiieot'arid P. and 0. lines to Melbourne, and brought on thence by the Onion boats, but which would naturally be forwarded direct to New Zealand if a regular line, of fast steameis were running to New Zealand, Tha company ar. .anguine of establishing a most successful aud profitable trade under their new enterprise.

DUNBDIN, this day. Lady Emma is sciatched for the Wel lington Cup. Lady iiuima hss been scratched for tho St. Andrew's Handicap. Mrs McVicknr died last tight from the result of injuries self-inflicted. A further mcetiog of Singer's creditors today agreed to accept a compromise of eight shilliiigß in tbe pound—taif cash, the balance at four mouths, and debts u_war .a of £10,000 were poved. To-day Emma's scratching is officially denied, but she is repotted amiss. At an inquest on the body if MrG. B. King, late Town Clo.k of Lawrence, the jury found that death was caused by as phyxia, accelerated by his having inadver tently taken an overdose cf chlorodyne, Until a few months ago the deceased was the leading spirit iv a Good Templar lodge, ■-.; ? but lately he had given way to diiak. He ~". was married. ■ '':,

THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT NEWTON.-INQUEST.

I An inquest on the body of Hugh Hamilton, who met bis death uuder circumstances 1 detailed in our last issue, was held this forenoon at the Yoik Hotel, East _• ewton, , before Dr. Philson, coroner, and a jury of .£ [t-elve; Mr John C.llins Wilkes was chosen foreman. Af-er the jury had viewed the body, Mrs Matian Hamilton, wife of the deceas.d, who appeared in a very weak and faint condition, was sworn, nnd depo.ed that the deceased was her husband and was in tho employ of-A". CNrk & Sons as store man. His age wss 31. The deceased went to a meeting of the Lodge of Urangemen on the evening of the 27th. held in the _s'ew ton Hall. He left home at about ten ■'■} mi- _.t.s to 7, in usual health, and uttended business the same day. Saw deceas.d when he returned home, between 1 and 2 o'c'ock on Tuesday morning. Witness was in bed and had a l.eto.ene lamp burning in her bedroom. Deceased dia noi go into her room. She was not well and bad to attend to a sick baby, aged .wo'y.arsi She asked deceased not to remove the lamp as he was in the habit of so doing when ho came in late. Immediately after she heard a noise as of a heavy full, which made the house vibrate; she then got up immediately and weut to deceased's loom, and lousd him I lying on the floor making efl-rta to rise; got up, but immediately fell again, fche then went to her bedroom for a light; by the time B_e procured a lighi he managed lo get up a second time and she found him groping about (he room. She put the light down and tried to steady him, and this was the first time deceased spoke to her, saying, " I have cut my head on the edge of the bed. The blcod is "■ flowine so last that 1 feel quite weak." ' By the Coroner : The bed.tead is an iron one, and the same as the deceased was ia tbe habit of sleeping in for tbe past two months. He a»ked his wife to take him to another room, as he was bound to let his wile know to-nigtit. When he said this tie deceased did not know bis wi'e, who there upon assisted him to his own room and kid him on the bed. Since then he never .poke. She washed the bl.od fiom his head with a sponge. It was flowing from the right temple, where there was a large wound. Immediately after this he begau to vomit in tho ba^in, which smelt very sttODgly V. of beer. He vomited twice, after that again, but very little. Tbe decta-ed , ... then lay on his back, and teemed to "■ ;d: go oil to sleep. The _reathi.g_ ■> wss vcty heavy. Witness kept bathing • .", his head till between four and live in the morning, but no leply could be got to the quest'o.is put by her to him. She was ia the house alouo with tho thr.e childieo. She then called her mother (Mrs jNeiiso'n), who io ides next door, as she was getli'nt. alarmed. She did not come In, but Mrs Robert Neilson came in, and she went'for Dr Walker between six and seven. Upon , bis arrival she immediately be'eame uncon scious. Her sister-in-law waited on the doc-. ■'. tor. Remembered asking her sister-in-law how the deceased was, but her answers wcro evasive. She licit id no more until he tfas ilead, which was between 9 aud 10. 'ihe deceased was of iutenipeiate habits for tbii past two years, and'she believed he was iutoxicated when he came homo on the evening previous to his death. l'r Henry Walker then deposed that he had known the deceased for tbo past eight months, but had no occasion to attend hint Until yesterday morning, whenhe ivascalltd at 7.10 a.m., and found deceased upon his back in bid in an unconscious state. He '■-'■:- was breathing very imguiarly, and the eyes , ' _. were dilated. The puise was very weak. Upon examining the head, a triangular wound was fouud m the right temple, froth • _ which blood wai flowing. The fkull was., fractured, and he extracted a pi-.ce of bone.' The brain was not visible. After the re mov.l of the bone he appeared to breathe more regularly; Upon examining the hiad, another wound was found at. tho back, but this was not fractured, fie con cluded lhat the origin of the wounds was a fall agaiuat the iron bed.t.ad on which de ceased lay. There was a great deal of blood about the room and bed. ~;. also along tho passage leading to the front : \. room, in which Mr Hamilton slept. Seeing, the case was of a serious nature, ho sent for Lr. Dawson', who atrived iv about tw__.t_**> . file minutes, and he agreed with Dr. Walker that the case was hopeless, and the decrased h.d no chance of recovery. He 'Afi th.ieforc plugged the wound, andapplied too bandage, l eft deceased at 9 o'clock, g and he gradually sank, expiring nt five yj. minutes to 10. The cause. of death, "he - believed, was fracture-of the tk-ll'.s-d. ;' injuries to the bram, caused by a fall oh some hard substance. "The deceased's breath sm.lt veiy str.ngly r.f-betr, buthe did not see what he haa vomited. Had a . doctor been called; in at the time of the ac- i cid enfc he could n.t'ha.e saved his Ijfc,

THE AVCKhATm ErEJSTING STAR. WEDNESDAY IVOYEMBEK 89



q A L S A LI S Xl Tint Ghk-T Food Prbsbevative. This Invaluable Antiaoptlo ("ompnnnd la TASTKLKS-", 0000RLK..3, and perfootly HARMLESS. BAL9 ALINE Keeps Mi k Soup, Bao., and any fluid fooa sweet and wholesome In any wnnther. SALSALINE Keeps Meat, fresh and sonnd, ' and makes It tender and digest lble. SALSALINE Koapß Kffgs perfeotly sweet and . , untainted for a year or more. SALSALINE Keeps Freeh Hutter quite palat able, and free from rancidity in . - the hottest weather. HATVALINE Kosps -lab. fr-ah and untainted D_._-.__- _ ntu reqtl < roa . of n . ft . «. Atm M.INE Keeos Infants' and Invalids' Food „>_._,_...-_' BWeß t and wholesome, and pre vents fl_tul-noe, griping, and SENUKOK PAMPHLET. . ' __r See Report b, Dr Heofcoc C.M.a., F.R.-., CotTn-il Laboratory. Wellington. Sold by the princieel Groaora and Store keepers in la aad 2s paokets. . ife!. Age-ta for A-O-land-TAIME BRQ3._ npEOl Ah KOTICI, *The underßlfmea begs to Wor- U^nnmerous mstomers and the general pubUo that be has Jnsi received the first shipment cf SPUING AND SUMMER GOODS, 00-fS-STIN- OF— BNQLISH, FRENCH, & SCOTCH TWKBDS *""""' __NP COATING.. Also RT.RGE3ot dlffareßt shades, sulfable for "y^* tha season, and a solendid lino In ■ !_;O3ELLA VIS-TISGa _f.B.—The trade supplied with short length : at wholesale prices. '"■_.-.''■ „'. H. I_ POSSENISKIS, " • MS_-OHAHT TAJ-OB AND IMPOBTOB. J Foot of BhO-tlB-d street. Auokland. I .. .'- '' *• .-..



Special Advertieement-. DANK EX 0 L I DA Y. The BANKS will be CLOSED TO-MOR j ROW, Nov. SO (-t. Au'lreitr's Daj). j 'pHE LAST DAY IS APPROACHING. The Closing cf the Great Sale of Olondlnlnß . BANKRUPT STOCIC Tho Remnants and Lanirthßaooumnlatefl during our Stlo will bo marked and cleared out at nominal Prlco.. FOR ONE ~W£EK ONLY. Several lot* o( DreßS Material will be Bold at 3/0 (or 12 yards : Luat.-B in ail colours will be oloarod at/__ per 2000 ya.da Somer.ilia's Flax Shirtings /._, sold ewowhero at 1/ por yard Horrooko'B anrt. othor celebrated makes in i Calicoes, /3, per yard J aood Household Calloo, /.J wrrlh /5,i White Twill Stieotlog (,oo_ q-allty), two yards wide. .10} per yard Brown Holland.,, 131 pir yrir_, worth /6 We will clear tho rem-lns ot our Blaok nnd Coloured Silks at ./iO. per yard, regular prlo?, fi/0 Olonilnlog'B Stook of Men's Mercery and Clothl-g will be Bold at enormo ib leduotlon For One Wkki- Only at SAMUEf. COOMBrCtIftCO'S., i_r.--N-__l.-iiT. | 650 Boys'and Yonths' Milts Bpr.clally low, (rom 1/11. at S. OOMDES & -O't.., q_I.EN-STi.EET fj. BRR '. £\ LOT H. JUST OPENED, A CASK OF Till. XTEW rSIERRY /JLOTW, OR rpURKISH rpOWELLING, POR DRESSES, IN White, Cream, Drab, Pink, and Blue. also, A CASE OF • WUNS' yEIL IS G, In all the Newest Shades. MILNE & CHOYOE, QUEEN-STREET. THE Wonder (ully lo creased demand for Our C-LKBBATKO GOODS, made of NEW ZEALAND TWK-.D3 hag n.oes-it.tfld tao Firm Ereoil~_ an Extenslvo and Costly Mew Waukhousb, to give aooommodation to the EXTRA CLOTHING ; Staff, and to make room for the Nbw MAOUl_ri_RY, whioh hia boon personally seloot-d by Mr. Hallenstoln during hia reoont vltlt to England and Ainorlo-, THE FACTORY ' will bow be tha Largest Estab lishment of the kind In the Southern HemLphero, and as described in the " Otago Dally Timoa.'* promises to be a Model Wjarehouße. The AUCK- L_tND BRANCH Address ls -158 AND 160, QU-KW-STRi-ET. Theoboloe v.rloty of NEW GOODS now showing has nothing to com pare with it in the -whole of Q U E E N-S T R E E T, AUCKLAND. J. FITZSIMONS, Branch Manager. J» Cossrave & Co, Beg to Inform the Inhabitants of Auokland, that THE? HAVE RECEIVED THEIR LAST SHIPMBNT OF • QUMM.R piOODS, Summer Goods, Ordered from Home Last Tear. ' THESE GOODS WILL BE bOLD REGARDLESS OF COST this will be thb ttunat, /clearance gale, hk -Final vlearance Dale A a thbib Tim- is Limited in AUOKLANP. PREMISES WILL BE QLOSED ON WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, IN OBD-B TO MARK T\OWN _„„ T7INVTFfB QTOCK ARK JLSuWN THB JC-NTIRE OTOCK The B tablisbment WILL BE OPENED ON FRIDAY, Nov. 17. THE SALE WILL CONTINUS UNTIL TENDERS ARE CALLED FOR, Whioh will take plao. imme diately after Christmas, ': -. ' . -'■ : ..''■■ All Accounts are rotmosted to be paid atoneo, or legal proceedings will baltaken -titer the Ist Dee-mber.