THE STAR SATURDAY SUPPLEMENT.

AUCKLAND, N.Z., DECEMBER 9, 1882

MEMOIRS OF MONSIEUR, CLAUDE, Chief of Police under the Second Empire.

TRANSLATED BY MARY NEAL SHERWOOD.

CHAPTER XXIIF. THE CJTTAOB AT AUTEUIL.

The day after Orsini's arrest and that of his

accomplice!', I hurried to Passy to see Mine. X , and implore her forgivones3. She received me less coldly than I had received her when she came to tell me of the horrible tragedy impending —a tragedy which the police, in spite of the warning she had given, were poweiless to avert, " Well," she said in a tone of profound sadness, "do you believe me now? You see I was right, and I also see, my dear Claude, that you could not, under the cir cumstances, exceed the orders of your superiors. You were powerless. I was foolish, when I think of it, to hope to make you more of an Imperialist than the Emperor himself! ttever mind ; admit that I ren dered you a service by giving you the address of this Pieri. Bat for your prompt uess and success, you would probably be threatened with the fame disgrace than has overtaken the Minister of the Interior and your Prefect." I admitted that had I not been able to do something after that fearful night, I should have been lost in the eyes of my superiors, who were themselves severely com promised. After the arrest of Orsini, M. Billault and the Prefect of Police sent in their resignations. I asked Mme. X what aha meant by the expression she had used," "More of an Imperialist than the Emperor himself," "My ftiend," she replied, " I hare no concealments from you. As I am quite sure that you will now believo what 1 tell you, I will give you a few details in regard to this frightful tragedy that has just taken place. I told you the other day that my little house at Auteuil brought ill luck to every body who lived in ir. I will prove the truth of my words by two stories, whose last chapters, however, are as yet unwrit ten. That they have not yet ended in a fashion fatal to the Emperor, their hf.ro, is because he bears a charmed life."

" What do you mean ?" I asked. "Be patient," she replied. "I have much to tell you. Things have taken place at my cottage at Auteuil which would seem to belong 10 some tragedy on the stage." Then lame. X told me what the chro nicles of the day only touched upon, and what Griscelli, the Corsican body-guard, en trusted, like Alejsandri, with tbe duty of ■watching over the safety of the Emperor's person, has related but in.ufficiently in his memoirs. This is what she said :

'•Not leug after the just vengeance that I inflicted on the lieutenant, who was the accomplice of the miserable Pieri, I lot my house at Auteuil to an Italian lady, the Duchesse , a great beauty, whose husband was attached to the Court of Victor Emmanuel.

" Every perioa of elegance and distinc tion at the Tuileries went to pay their res pects to this Italian. " She was the ftar of the moment. The sovereign herself paled before this new star come from Italy. But alt this was not what the Italian sought; she craved neither fashion, admiration, nor grandeur; she wanted a look from the Sovereign; she obtained it.

" it was at this time .that she hired my cottage.

"But the Empress was aleo on the look out. She sent for me and told me, under penalty of being dismissed from her favour, that I must keep her informed of all that went on between my tenant and the Prince. Of course this pnt me on my mettle. I set to work and learned among other things that this Duchess waa now an agent vi Mazzini.

"The Empress profited by my informa tion to terrify the Emperor, and to let him hear from others than borsclf that the Duc hess had eorae to France with the intention of assassinating him. "Then Griscelli, who had once saved the life of the Emperor by killing Kelche, a regicide Jsent from London, was bidden to watch night and day over the safety of the Sovereign in that cottage at -AuteuiL " One evening .the polica were all astir. The Emperor was going secretly to the cot tage at Autcuil. "Griscelli, instead of coming at,eight o'clock, as he had been told to do by an aide-de-camp, came at seven to the private salon of the ismperor at the Tuileries. The Emperor was, however, already in tbe salon. " On seeing the Corsican, whom he did not expect until eight, he asked what he wanted, " ' To apeak to yon, Sire.1 " The Emperor bade the Corsican enter his cabinet. Griscelli, satisfied that there was no one near to hear what he said, spoke in a low voice. " ' Sire, the aide : de-camp on duty bade me to come here at eight o'clock. I came at seven because I wish to know if, after what the Prefect has heard, we are going to the Duchess at Passy V " 'And why not!' f "'Because,' answered Griscelli,. 'ifit be so, we are] aboat to ran theHriak, the Prefect thinks, of something terrible.' " The Emperor smiled and replied : "' The hnsband of the Dachess isattached to the King Victor Emmanuel, Beosaare yourself, nothing will happen.' ','-' God grant it, Sire!' answered the Oor slcan in a tone of great doubt. "While his Majesty and the secret agent talked, General F arrived, and pre sently the three started for the house at Auteuil. "When they arrived there, the agent noticed an unusual appearance about the house. He hid himself in a passage next the antechamber which the Emperor was tbe firat to enter, leaving General F be hind. Griscelli saw the maid of the Duchess admit to the antechamber an ia dividnal of suspicious appearance. "The Corsican, who had his instructions, did not hesitate, and when this person laid his hand on the door he struck him between his shoulders with a dagger. " The weapon, as he said in his memoirs, penetrated the lungs and tho victim was immediately suffocated. "At the heavy fall of this man and. the cry of the woman, General F hurried in. Seeing the dead body, -the General took the womnn by the shoulder and pushed her into another room. "The Emperor, hearing the confusion, came oat and stumbled over the body, Griscelli advised him to depart at once. I'he Duchess here appeared. She was furious. "His Majesty, enlightened by a .word from the General, returned at once to the Tuileries, but ordered Griscelli to remain at the cottage, "Griscelii, when left alone with his victim, examined the body with minnte attention. .. " Great was his stupefaction to discover that he had killed a Corfsican, bis, com patriot, and a policeman like himself. "HesummonedZampo, his lieutenant, Together they searched the body. They found upon it a dagger, his certificate from the police and several other papers, which left no doubt of the man's intention. It was clear that he had meant to assassinate the Emperor. Griscelli; greatly distracted, ordered Zampo to place the dead body in si fiacre, and with the maid drive to a dis tant point of tbe city, there to await his coming. Griscelli himself hastened to the Tuileries to see the Emperor. "Louis .Napoleon was sitting in his cabinet with his head bowed in his hands. • When his seciet agent entered, he looked up gloomily and said in a dreary voice : " ' More blood, you see ! How do you know that this man was not the lover of the maid-servant?' '"The Joveri of maid-servants,' answered Griscelli. ' do not as a rule carry about them such trifles as these.' "And tbe agent laid on the table the dagger he had taken from the body of his victim. He added:

"'The lovers of maid-servants are not likely either to leave the maids in the ante room while they enter the salons where their masters are.' "Napoleon attentively oxaminsd ttie dagger; he was soon convinced that it was poisoned. The same evening General tr —- returned to tho house of the fai Duchess with an order to tike her to the frontiers of Italy," Fere Mmo, X ended her recital, to which I had listened with intense in terest. I then said : "But one thing strikes me as very strange. I know all the employ & of tho police, and it never entered my head that one of the Corsicans, whose zeal I appre ciated, could possibly be associated with Mazzlni's baud in a plot against the life of the Emprror 1" "And you are right, my dear Claude, for tho maid servant, whoa cross-examined, said she knew tbe man's purpose when she introduced him into the salon of the Duc hess. He did not intend to kill the Era peror. _ It was tho Duchess herself whom she wished to murder." "Then who was it who sent him there ?" I asked. "It was I," " You !" I exclaimed, with horrsr, as I drew back from this woman, oa whose white hands I had before seen blood. "Yes," she repeatsd, with cool assur ance, " I knew that tho death of the Duc hess was ardently desired by the Empresi, I did not he-ita'e then, without a direct order from my august mistress, to obey what I know to be her wish. It was 1, therefore, who ordered the blow to be struck by the hand of an agent who was devoted to me, and who believed himself protected by the same powerful influence which ordered the aisassimtion of the Duchess; but the poor fellow fell a victim to his zoal through the folly of Griscelii." "Aad the Emperor," 1 asked in some excitement, " haa he discovered tho truth ?" "No," she continued, "the Chief of Service stated the affair to his Majesty as a Mazzini plot against the life of the Empe ror. This was very probable,as the hatband >f the Duchess was doing his bjst with Victor Emmanuel to raise italya^aiatt Aus tria with the assistance of Mozzini. In order that the Emperor might not diacaver tho facts, Zampo, Griscelli's lieutenant, had the maid-servant killed. The two bodies were buried together in one grave, dug in ihe deserted spot where the woman was questioned before she wai murdered." " But," I said, doing my best to disguise the horror and disgust I felt at these appalling revelations—'' but how is it, it the death of tbe Duchess is so ardently desired, that the plan was relinquished !'' "Because the Emperor ordered her to leave France under his mistaken appre hension of the affair. His discovery was made later. Tbe Duchess, indignant at the conduct of her Imperial lover, went directly to Berlin; there she told her story, declaring that Bha never had the smallest intention ot harming the Kmporor, and that there was some mystery in this murder in the cottage at Auteuil. Prussian spies went to work, and in less than six weeks they disentangled the whole affair, and furnished to the Duchess all the evidence she required for her justification. To-day, as you know, the Duchest has returned to France on the repeated summons of the Emperor, who is entirely satisfied of her innocence. "She is immensely grateful to Prussia for the services rendered, and goos to the Tuilieries only to avenge herself on the Empress, to whom shs has vowid an un dying hatred. " And the Duchess is now devoted body and soul to Prussian politics and has escaped us forever." I was entirely ovsrwhelmed by what I heard. Mme. X , who had appeared to me, up to this time, as rather a fruolous creature appeared to me in a new light. In her various experiences she had acquired a vast Insight into the ways of the Imperial circle?. Her clear head and coolness' were worthy of a detective. 1 wondered at her. I knew now that it was by no accident that she knew tbe mysteries of the tragedy of January 14th. Sho possessed, it was plaio, tho most terrible secrets of the Im perial Court. [To be Contsnucd.)

Fashion and Society Notes.

Round gathered bodies are very popular agaiu this season, and so arc puffed sleeves.

Flowers are extensively worn, muffs, collars, &c, being composed entirely of them. The deep mazarin collars worn with low bodies have at home developed in to floral fichus which cover the shoulders and haog down in front) with two long ends.

Plain velvet has become reinstated in favour, and will be very fashionable in the winter.

All sorts of plaids and indescribable checks are extremely fashionable, The newest fan's are of flat feather*, is all shades, with a bird's head in one corner. Plain lower skirts, with no trimming be yond a plowing or ruche round the bottom, bid fair to be quite a feature of th« season's styles. Cottoa parasols are a fashion of the day. They are pretty, moderate in price, and may be had to match tbe different cos tumes. A Venetian glass manufacturer is fabri cating ladies' bonnets by tbe thormnd, and selling them, too. The glass cloth, of wbiah they are made, is shinier than fills, has a finer colour, and in none the worse fer a heavy shower of raio. One of this year's novelties is embroidery on soft white kite, and this forms the garni ture on one of Worth's handsomest reception dresses. The patterna of these einWoideries are in open work, and consist ot every con ceivable design—wheels, compasses, eyelets and rings, together with lace patterns of all rorw, lriah lace, guipure, Medici point,* point deVenise, Russian, &c. These trim mings are very expensive, and have all the beauty of lace and pasiementeric com bined. If you see a beautiful girl coming along. an American paper says, with » richly lined parasol swung musket fashion over her shoulder, you will not say that it is not possible, for people to carry around their backgrounds with them. The lining of parasols, if selected with taste, is known to bring out all the beauties, not ouly of the complexion, but of the hair and oyea, and the girls are smart enough to take advantage of. any thins that heightens their beauty. There is a shrimp pink for brunettes, and a Nile green for blondes. It requires much thought and time for a young lady to decide just what colour will make her ap pearance [best at all times—when she is flushed and when she is full; but wken the sits under tbe shade that suits her she has a sense of happiness that repays all trouble. It is the fa3hion now to wear flowers qpon the parasol corresponding with the careese or those upon the chapeau. The more bluff the parasol the more it is in fashion, Spanish and Oriental lacs are used in abundance to trim them. ■ All sort* of odd handles are to be seen. They are of cherry and a^li, or twisted willow, in simple crutch or straight stick fashion. Those ot waDgee wood are twined to form true love knots, or made tojswing to and fro so tbat they may be a screen for a coquette's smiles. Some of the handles have a champagne cork for -a • tip, and the cork looks as natural as though it had recently been wired loose from a bottle of Poraeroy Sec. There are also unique boxwood handles that have knobs formed of the nana root in its natural shape. Calla lilies in artifi cial form and clusters of pale yink crush roses are attached to the parasol, In carry ing a sun umbrella this season at Sfc Louis, young ladies to bo in fashion must have a large ribbon bow fastened upon them just above where the hand grasps the stick, A Paris correspondent of the " Queen " wrote in July lsst to tbat journal:—" The Chinese costume has been frequently seen in Parisian drawing-rooms this season, ana one or two of the wearers thereof, proficient in the English and French language, have, been much courted by hostesses. Their manners are perfect, and with ladies espe cially they are great favourites. They alway appear in the evening with a large rose stuck in the front ot their damask tunic, and of course armed with a fan, Now, the Celestial colony is to be joined by Princess Lin, attended by 14 lafeg of her own nation, who arrived last week at Marseille?,"

The Waitakerei Falls.

The fame of the Waitakerei Falls had awakened in me a desire that I might gaze on that spot where the priceless liquid descending from the cliffs like silver veils— softly murmurs through rocks and verdant foliage, A forward youth, that scruples not to solve Doubts, and dotermine questions by the rules Of inoxporionced judgment, Assured ruo, with that presumption com mou to all who know nothing of what they are talking about, that we need only take the train to Wuitakerei, where we would fiad a good road all (he rest of the way. Our party took the fiist train from Auckland on Saturday, last, and on reaching Waitakeroi proceeded up the southward road. We passed anotnoi' party on the same mission as our selves, and when about a mile and a half up wa were informed by a bullock-driver that wo should have left the train at New Lynn, and that the b-;st thiDg for us to do now »»•! to go back aud follow the railway back to the next spur, where wo would find a suitable road. Not liking to retreat, we struck across the fields, and after crossing several boggy stroarus wo reached a ridge with a dense wood beyond, and turning to our right went up hill foi about a quarter of a mile. An Australian went to the highest peak, and reported thut there was a stream like a threal of silver ahead, bin. the pros pect of crossing the gully easily was dUmnl, owing to the denseness of the bush. Turn ing " right about," wo proceeded about half a mile, and then turned to our right, and went over open ground with a few patches of burnt fern, which blackened our trousers and nearly tripped us on our faces on several occasions. Keeping up a spur for about a mile, we passed through a narrow strip of busb, and cut the road which the bullock-driver had pointed out. Following this road southward, we found that it .vmost disappeared in places, and had other roads branching off, Suddenly it branched iato two; and an .Englishman sugaested that we should follow the branch leading uphill, but the Australian said it was madness to look for a fall in the top of a hill; aud finding tlut the silence of death reigned arouod the temporary habitations here, we took the low road, and followed it until it ended in a patch of clear ground, with a home, garden, and cowa upon it But the house haii bien deserted for some time. Tho Australian said bo was without a clue, for the country iv front wa» un promising, nud it was useless to follow the gullies up, for the falU would have a fine stream running from them, and there was none here. Iho Englishman fancied thut he heard the noise of maay waters to the oast, so, after having a hasty lunch, we left Sncll's, aud proceeded up the eastern spur. The powerful Englishman, above average height, showed signs of fatigue, and the Australian, who was light and active, was seat uphill, and soon returntd, saying that the country ahead was most promising, there being a wide, doep valley, with a splendid watershed, likely to m.tnin a fine 3tream. Pioceedrng to tho top oi the ridge, we cut a track, and followed it southward, hopiug to cut another loading into the valley. Suddenly the staid Australian clapped his hands and, waving his hat, shouted "Hurrah!" Away to the north east, en our left, we beheld in the distance tbe water pouring over the cliffs with a glistening whitenesas. Cheered by this sight, we moved rapidly forward, but failing to cut a track we retreated about half a mile, and turning into the bush de scended to the valley by a steep, but some what easy way. 'ihe barking of a dog welcomed us io a cottage where a lady in formed us that it wonld bo folly to proceed up the valley, for a party arrived here last summer, and after a whole day's journey returned without reaching the Falls. After further directions we went back to the path on tho hill top, and after following it fir several miles in a north and north-easterly direction we arrived at Mr George's, who kindly took us through his ground and javo us further instructions. Piocecding over ground, somewhat boggy in pUoes, for a mile and a half, wo turned down a road,

awakened in me a desire that I might gaze on that spot where the priceless liquid descending from the cliffs like silver veils— softly murmurs through rocks and verdant foliage, A forward youth, that scruples not to solve Doubts, and dotermine questions by the rules Of inoxporioncedjudßmont, Assured mo, with that presumption com mou to all who know nothing of what they are talking about, that we need only take the train to Wuitakerei, where we would fiad a good road all (he rest of the way. Our party took the liist train from Auckland on Saturday, last, and on reaching Waitakeroi proceeded up the southward road. We passed auothor party on the same mission as our nelves, and when about a mile and a half up we were informed by a bullock-driver that wo should have left the train at New Lynn, and tbat the b-;st thing for us to do now »»•! to go back aud follow the railway back to the next spur, where wo would find a suitable road. Not liking to retreat, we struck across the fields, and after crossing several boggy stroams wo reached a ridge with a dense wood beyond, and turning to our right went up hill foi about a quarter of a mile. An Australian went to the highest peak, and reported thut there was a stream Hke a threal of silver ahead, but the pros pect of crossing the gully easily was dismal, owing to the denseness of the bush. Turn ing " right about," wo proceeded about half a mile, and then turned to our right, and went over open ground with a few patches of burnt fern, which blackened our trousers and nearly tripped us on our faces on several occasions. Keeping up a spur for about a mile, we passed through a narrow strip of busb, and cut the road which tbe bullock-driver had pointed out. Following this road southward, we found that it almost disappeared in places, and had other roads branching off, Suddenly it branched iato two; and an .Englishman suggested that we should follow the branch leadiog uphill, but the Australian said it was madneß3 to look for a fall in the top of a hill; aud finding ttut the silence of death reigned arouod tbe temporary habitations here, we took the low road, and followed it until it ended in a patch of clear ground, with a home, garden, and cows upon it But the house had bien deserted for some time. Tho Australian said be was without a clue, for the country iv front wa» un promising, aud it was useless to follow the gullies up, for the falU would have a fine stream running from them, and there was none here, llio Englishman fancied thut he heard the noise of maay waters to the east, so, after having a hasty lunch, we left Snell's, aud proceeded up the eastern spur. The powerful Englishman, above average height, showed signs of fatigue, and the Australian, who was light and active, was seat uphill, and soon returntd, saying that the country ahead wns most promising, there being a wide, doep valley, with a splendid watershed, likely to m.tnin a fine stream. Pioceedrag to tho top oi the ridge, we cut a track, and followed it southward, hopiug to cut another loading into the valley. Suddenly the staid Australian clapped his hands and, waving his hat, shouted "Hurrah!" Away to the north east, en our left, we beheld in the distance tbe water pouring over the cliffs with a glistening whitenesas. Cheered by this sight, we moved rapidly forward, but failing to cut a track we retreated about half a mile, and turning into the bush de scended to the valley by a steep, but some what easy way. Ihe barking of a dog welcomed us io a cottage where a lady in formed us that it wonld bo folly to proceed up the valley, for a party arrived here last summer, and after a whole day's journey relumed without reaching the Falls. After further directions we went hack to the path on tho hill top, and after following it fir several miles in a north and north-easterly direction wo arrived at Mr George's, who kindly took us through his ground and gavo us further instructions. Piocecding over ground, somewhat boggy in pUoes, for a mile and a half, wo turnea down a road, with a rapid descent for a mile, wben we reached a beautiful stream, with ferns re flected in it like paintings in a mirror. The Englishman said that the Falls must be up this stream, but the Australian said it was impossible, for there waa a hill below us which would have hidden them from the spot where they were fiist observed, and, if they we:o here, they must be below us; but, bearing in miod "good road all the way," we passed nn empty house and proceeded up hill. Near the top the Australian followed a road to the right, but returned with -'Hope less, in that ditectioa." The English man said wo must be out of tho locality, to which'the Australian a-seutod, saying that we had passed them by ball a mile. Made inquiries at a house in fiont, and were told to go back to the beautiful stream, and behind Mr Cautwoll's house we would find a narrow track. On our way back we saw a beautiful greeu and red parasite growing ioatreefern. ReachedCuntfil'sand found tbe track lo be v bad one—disappear ing in places—muddy, and coveied with slippery roots. Tho .englishman trod on one of theso gre»sy articles, and, in trying to regain his balance, caught bis toe iv a creeper and fell heavily to the ground, a etake Jgoing through his trousers leg and damaging them elsewhere. About four hundred yards of this travelling brought us to a cliff, and a few paces to the right enabled me to stand in the stream and look down on the beautiful valley, with ita sparklirig rivulet meandering through the verdant foliage. A road to the left led to the foot of these charming falls, which look like liquid silrer, and baffle even poetic description. We now commenced a retreat in earnest, and the unfortunate English man, baring iO3t tl c skin of both feet and. hands, declared that his legs were not adapted for hills, and negotiated with cruel mother earth by stretching himself on her acoerdipgly. At his direction I took a powerful clasp knife, mul, slashing it into a nikau palm several time*, tho hoad broke off shoit and fell to tbe ground, and we obtaiued from it a splendid kernel about eighteen inob.es in length. It may contain as little nutriment as the nardoo, which failed to savo p ooigßurko and Wills from starvation, butitistenderaudpalatablo, and more than satisfied the cravings of hunger. Ourre turn track took ns almost direct to Heu derssn's Mill; and our journey was some what lightened by being hospitably treated at the first farm-house wo cama to. On Sunday morning wo started for town, but the stranger from beef-land was no better than the previous day, and, declaring that he could smell a kill a mile off, broke down after a four miles walk, and I last saw him on Sunday making his way to a public-house, Walking steadily on, I reached your welcome city early in the day. Time from Henderson's Mill, three hours and a quarter, Time the day bafore, nearly thirteen hours, When these splendid falls become generally known they will be vi?ited by thousands. Travellers stopping at Henderson'sMill will findadirect cart road,with pleasant scenery all the way, Butas it iseightmileseachway, those going for pleasure wonld do well to ride.- Horses might be obtained at a reasonable hire from Mr Baxter by sending word a few days before. Hoping this may awaken interest in this beauty of creation, and apologising for lengthiaess, I am, &c, One of the Party,

Consumption of Coffee.

The increase in the consumption of coffee la very striking. Twenty-five years ago the quantity grown was estimated "at 338,060 tons, but in 1879 the tutal was 590,000, The consumption was greatest in the United States. The principal coffee producing country is Brazil, the crop in 1880 being estimate 1 at 280,000 ton?, but when ths emancipation of the negroes is complete, as it will be in twenty years, the question is whether the coffee planters will be able to find labourers enough to keep up this high total. Next to Brazil come the Dutch Indies, including Java and Sumatra, into which the cultivation of coffee was in troduced by Van Hoor in 1669. It is only within the last quarter of a century that the coffees of Ceylon and tbe West Indies have bee» exported in any quantity, but at the present time the export of Ceylon coffee is 40,000 tons, and of Bast Indian coffee over j MfiOO.

Interesting Extracts.

Some years ago,whilst a hydrophobia scare was at its height in Germauy, an ingenious impecuniary made a small fortune by ad vertising an " Infallible Pieventive of Mad nets in I)os[s on receipt ot a Bank-note for three shillings." Old maids and students showered their thalers on him, and all were obliged to admit that tho " preventativo " was "infallible." An English lady who had also been beguiled into forwarding a thaler received tho necessary irstructions iv her native tongue as follows :— " honoured woman 1 Should your dog suddenly his food refuse; should he himself in the cor ner lay down without himself several times on his axis to turn ; should ho your sum mons reluctantly and without the tail to waggle obey, bo is it to befoar that the faithful animal in the first state of madrago himself fiuds. In order your true house-' friend against this terrible malady and the with it attached fatal consequences to pro toct, take to the hand a sharp axe, and cut him tho tail off, close behind the ears,"

The Russians aro noted card players, and tho manufacture of cards being a State "monopoly, one is able to form some idoa of the extent to which the_ passion is indulged from tho fact, just officially, noted, that hist year tbo State manufacturers turned out 7,200,000 pack?.

AN extraordinaiy scone was witnessed at Llanthony Abbey, in INortii Wales, on Sunday, "when Fa1 her Ignatius admitted a novice to tha mysteries of the "Muck Veil." Opposite the principal shrina was a black funeral bier, covered with a velvet pall, with white cross, and with a huge candlestick at each comer. Tho novico Knelt at its Bide. After mass and a sermon, the " Father Abbot " sat down iv his chair by the altar, arrayed in n gorgeous robe embroidered with angels and saints, with a richly-jewelled mitre on his shaven head, aud a crosier in.his hand, Tho nuns iv their grated gallery tang a chant, while the Father cut off the hair of the novice, two acolytes holding a towel to receive it. Then she was clad in her nun's robes, with a crimson veil and a wreath of ilowers, and, aftea a variety of intricate ceremonies, she was placed on a throne-like chair before the altar, and tho whole of the monks.nuns, sisters, nnd acolytes prostrated themselves before her, and as they kissed tho hem of her garments she, placed her hands on their heads. After the procession the waß laid on tho bier and covered with a pall, and tho abbot and acolytca came forward in a magpie-like costume of black nnd white, the " .Father " with a high, caul-cap-like, linen mitre on his htad. Then the funeral service was chanted, a muflled bell souuded, and the monks boie away bier and nun be hind the gratings. These strange mum muries hava oxcittd considerable comment in the district.

MAETIAL law is a ticklish thing to try conclusions with. The position of camp followers, in which seneral term all civilians, from a distinguished traveller or war corresponded to the lowest sutler, aro included, has been improved of lato under tho now Army Discipline Act, But in the old Crimean days all pcoplo out of uniform were at the tonder mercies of tho provost marshal, and ho had very wide power. On one occasion, towards the end of the war, an eminent, but long-sufferiog, firm of London failors despatched "our Mr So and-so " to collect outstanding accounts. It was never clearly made out whether the provost-marshal was applied to for a cheque; but whit is certain is that he picked up our "Mr Soand-so" drunk and disorderly iv Kadikoi town. In half a minute the unhappy civilian was tied up and treated to a couple of dozen, 'Ihe poor mau returned next day to England a sadder and a sorer man.

From Sydney comes a story anent that blatant producer of supernatural noise, the siren, one of which is fitted on board H.AI.S, Nelson. " a poor old Scotch body," on hearing its roar, rushed to her husbanu, ex claiming, "Eh, John, I's come at last! That's the Archangel's last trump, mou I It's the last day [' Tho " eldritch shritk. Mad been repeated again and again before saebecame "reassured."

Personating a Duke.

The other day a tall, elegantly dre'sed mao, whose "dignified bearing proclaimed the wealthy Briton " walked iuto the Fifth Avenue Hotel, Now York, and informed the manoger in a low tonu that ho was the Duke of Kicumond, travelling incog. Having ordered rooni3 for hi* suite, which it seem* is a habit of dukes to do pcrkpnully, he produced a £100 note, on which ho wished to borrow 100 dal*., for the myster ious reason that ho did not wish to break it. Tho ganial manager, whose only idea of dukes is that they must be eccentric, was about to produce it whou the hotel detec tive appeared in the hall. His saglu oyo was turned on the duke.undin a few seconds he pronounced him a fraud, His hat, coat, and eye-glaas, indeed, were superb, his uobo most overbearing, bat, alas! hit boot heels were nearly worn down on^one side to the uppew. With pained surprise the-stranger crosted to the Hoffmann House, whsro he was enthusiastically received; splendid cigars and excellent champagne wore offered up by the elated manager. His Grace dls ooursed of <»rabi and that "fellow Glad stone," and explained his eiehteon titles, including X P., KG., »nd Hon. ju.C.U, until he ended by asking for 30 dols., offer ing to give his £100 as security. The de luded manager was about to offer 30,000 dols., when a faithful domestic suddenly explained that the dnke was a well-known "Knglish swindler and confidence man,1' and, with a howl of baffled toadyism, six stout pairs of boots simultaneously ejected the " President ot the Council."

For the purpose of testing milk a newly invented instrument, by Profesaor Heeren, seems to work well. It is named the "pioseope," and it consists of a disk of black vulcanised india-rubber, having in its middle a very flat circular depression. A few drops of tbe milk wall mixed are put iv the hollow and covered with a plato of glass painted with six shades of colour, radiating from a small uncoloared circular spot in the middle, The colours range from wbilc-cray to deep bluish-gray. The layer of milk is seen through the uncolourcd spot in the centre, and its colour can thus be compared with tho radiating colours, and its quality is judged according to the colour with which it cohcides. Minis the richest colour stands for cream, tbo next for very rich milk, and then follow normal, inferior, poor, and very poor.

At a meeting held in Wells on August 31 a costly pas oral staff, made of ivory and silver,and studded with precious stoses, was presented by tho Earl of Cork, Lord Lieutenant of the county, to Lord Arthur Hcrvey, Bishop of Bath and Wells, The staff co%t £4JIO, subscribed by tho clergy and laity of the diocese.

The Scottish Herring Fisheries.

ACCORDIKQ to tho very interesting report of the Scottish Herring Fishery for 1881, which has recently been published, the yield consisted of 1,111,155 barrels ot cared herrings. This number has only once been exceeded—in ISBO, when 1,473,600 barrels were obtained, up to whtch time the yield had only once nsea to 1,000,000 barrels. 745,879 barrels were exported last year, and the branding fees to the Crown amounted to £9236. Hen ings sold fresh, directly after being caught, are not included

In 1881, 14,809 boats were employed in the fisheries, which 48,121 men and boys, being an increase over 1880 of 58 boats and 990 fishermen, The value of the boats is estimated at £622,452, and of the nets at £663,572, against £556,946 for the boats and £619,012 for nets during the preceding year, A boat usually carries 3,300 yards o£ netling, weighing about 600 lbs. Tbc nets are over ten yards deep, with a catching surface of 33,000 square yards. Tne fish taken last year were of excellent quality, and the yield would have been much larger hut for the very unfavourable weather, which led to many terrible disasters. The sprat fishery has b-ou almost abandoned, as the chargesi for carriage to England are so. high, and; prices are bo low, that it has ceased to be reraunefaHve,—'••'Pratb." ;. - i

Humourous Readings.

: They had been engaged for fifteen years, i and the was now, as It were.in the sere and yellow leaf. "Darling," she said in gentlest accents, "our betrothal has been very sweet, has it not?" "It has, it has indeed, my own." " Bat it has been very long, don't you think ?" she asked. "Yes, it haa been pretty midlin' long," he rejoined. "1 was thinking, deareßt," she continued, " that our betrothal is nearly old enough to go out and work for its living. Couldn't we have it learn a trade or put it out at in terest, or do sometoing with it, so that we might realise on it. It has been about House so long, burning gas and coal, and now is nearly full grown. It seems like a shame to have itloafing around any longer." " But my love—" "And just think," she interrupted, "in six years it will have a vote. I don't care so much about it my self, but pa and ma and the rest of them are kicking like a steer. What would you suggest I" "'I am sure I don't know, my pet, he replied, helplessly. " What do jou think?" "We might get married." "That's so; I never thought of that." They are going to be married next month. Hoar tho laughter of the girls— Pretty girls. What a fund 01 merriment each ruby Up un furls! How.they chatter, chatter, chatter, In tho balmy air of night I While tho stars that over-spatter All the heaveng hoar their clatter In a soft and mild delight To the tintinnabulation that, unceasing, ever purls From tho Kirli, girla, girla, Girls, girls, girle, From tho wild, capricious, saucy, jaunty girls. Sco the flirting of tho girls, Radiant girls I How the softened brain of tho lovor wildly whirls! Through tho mazes of tho ball. Up and down the stately hall 1 How ho skips to and fro And perspires! Would that we could tell the idiot all wo know Of tho urea Into which tho falsa one hnrls Bach new whim—see the flame—how H swirls 1 How it ourls 1 How it ourls I Better far that they were churls Than fall victim to the girls: To tho prattle and tho rattle Of the girls, girls, girls, girls, Of tho girls, girla, girla. girls, tJirls, girls, girls— To tho sacking and tho hsartracking of the girls 1

Eighty-two Years in an Oak.

All of us, says a Canadian paper, are familiar with the story of King Charles the Second hiding himselt among the foliage of fc an oak tree. A story now comes to us frorrß the Miami Valley, connected with another giant of the forest, whose prostration by a hurricane reveals to us a tragic story in which one of the American Kovolutionlats, an associate of Washington, was not only a^prime actar, but a victim. Very recently a terrific tornado pasted over the Ohio river and down the Miami, uprooting tho magnificent grove ef oaks on one of the farms. The proprietor, subse quent to the conflict of the elements,visited this spot, and upon examining the treet fonnd that the noblest ot them all, a tree on whose head had beaten tho storms of centuries, had released from his embraces tho remains of one of God's masterpieces. ThcHe remains consisted of bones deeply discoloured by age, and like the dry bones of old, each one separated from his fellow. Several of tna bones have marks of baring been injured whilst in life, the right arm having been shuttered, the bones of the forehead acaired and scratched, and two of the teeth missing, with which exception the jaws had their full compliment ot grinders. Closer search showed that iv the heart of the tree, from a spot 20 feet from the ground and extending 10 feet upward*, existed a hollow from which tho bones had evidently been dis gorged. Tho tree had given up its dead, which it was »übßequently discovered had for upwards of eighty years been embosomed within it. What was the skeleton's story was the problem to be solved, a question which was brought to issue a very short time after the discovery. An old leather pocket book was found in a good state of This qnaint locking old relic contained a few brass button*, a number of papers, and military passes, together with a harrowing diary of his daily sufferings as he slowly starved to death, The man's name, as gathered from the papers, was Roger Van derbur>», a native of Lancaster, Pa., aad a captain in the" revolutionary array, tie was aide-de-camp to Washington during the rotrcat across tho Jerseys, and served a time at Arnold's head-quarter* at west Poiut. Iv 1791 ho marched with St. Clair against the north-western Indians, and in che outbreak of that general on the Wabasb, November-3d of that Tear, he was wounded and captured. While being con veyed to the Indian town at Upper Piqua, iiu effected his escape, but found himself hard pressed by his eavage foes, He saw ho hollow in tho oak, and, despite the mangled aim. and with tin aid of a beech that grew beside the oak, he gained the haven and dropped therein, T&en he dis covered that ho had mi*calculated the depth of the hollow, and there was no escape. 1 »h, tbe story told by tdo diary of the oak's despairing prisoner! Here is one entry : "November 16—Five days without food t When I sleep I dream of luscious fruit and flowing streams, The stars laugh at my misery I It U snowing now. I freeze while I starve. God pity me I" The entries extend over eleven days, and during that period, whilst dying by de grees, he penned tho story of his life experience, of incidents of the revolu tionary war, and of the last moments of his life np to tho time when the weakness of death prevented the use of his pen, ___^^______ 1

Herrmann's Greatest Trick.

The trick which Herrmann always iegar ded as his greatest effort was thus described by himself: " It was performed before the Emperor Com Pedro, at Rio Janeiro. Doin Pedro is a devoted patron of art and ar tists, and on my arrival at the Brazilian capital I received the imperial command to attend at tbe palace. The hoar fixed for my audience was nine o'clock, and quite a number of the grandees were present at the court. Nine o'clock canto and passed, but I did not appear; just as the clocks were striking ten I was announced, His Majesty came forward in no very amiable mood. 'You aro late, Mr Herrmann,' eaid he. ' Pardon, Your Maje^y,' said I, ' bnt 1 understood your command wus for nine o'clock ' '"But it is ten now.' "'Nine, sire,1 said I, taking out my watch. " 'Ten,' said he, taking out his, but to his astonishment his watch stood at nine. The great clock in the audience chamber, which had.struck ten a moment before, was pointing ta nine. The Countess d'Eu's watch was at nine; in fact, every watch in the room was pointing to nine o'clock, You can imagine his surprise and delight. Ab, I tell you that little feat cost me seme money, but I made it up again afterward. The Emperor gave me a splendid diamond ring, and all Kio Janeiro was mad to see me."

Hot an Exacting Lover.

His had never told his love, their acquaint' ance had been a very short one, ana when suddenly he had placed her arms around his neck and imprinted a huge Kiss upon her rosebud mouth, she was naturally startled. "Sir," she said, "this is insuffer able ! " "Forgive me ! " he cried, " I was mid to act thus. 1 beseech you, parden me 1 " " So, 1 can never forgive you— never. You have forfeited my friendship. You must leave me at once and for ever." Vainly he pleaded, She was obdurate. So glaring an offence could not be condoned. And co he said he would go. His whole lifo wonld be embittered, for he felt that her image could never be effaced from his heart. "I will go," he said sadly, "but before I leave there is one boon that I would ask. I feel that lam not unreasonable in desiring and expecting that you will grant this one little final favour." " What is it?" she asked gently, touched by his emotion. " Won't you pleaae take your arm from arouod my neck?"— Cintinmti SaMirday Night,



Coffee i Coffee i Coffee i s. c. brown, DUBHAM-STKEET, AUCKLAND, FLOUR MILLER AND COFFKK & SPICK [MERCHANT, Has Always on Hand add Fob Bale— FLOUB, In sacke, lUO's, and SO'ti, " Bine" brand FLOUR, In saoks, 100's, ana 50's, " Red" brand BRAN AND SHARPS RAW AND KOASTED COFFEB PHPPF.R AND BPIIOEB. In the matter of COFFEE, theattentlon of the Puhlin U nailed to the excellence of my brands, and a trial solicited. The Mixtures are oomposod only ot the Best Plantation Coffee aud the Be3t Chicory procurable, and may be characterised thus— "Eagle" (my beat brand), nearly puro coffee "ShlD" and "Camel," medium coffees o£ great Btrcnßth end flavour "Castle" and "Leopard,"lowmedininand oommoa oofteca, To lovers ot really fine Coffoe, I strongly re oommond the " Eagle," but to the general taste Medium ooffoes are found to bo moat aocojrtnDlo, and I say, therefore. 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TTITCHENS'S BLOOD RESTORER. FOR CLEANSING, PURIFYING, ABD INVIGORATING THE BLtiOD. Seven Years' Test in Auckland., ' fin HIS Medicine differs from ordinary pro- ' X prietary preparations, inasmuch as it was the product of yeats of study and investigation by an eminent physician of the Army Medical Staff, with whom Mr Sitchens served during the New Zealand War, as Assistant Dispenser to the Im perial Forces. '■'■' '■■• ■ '; On its introduction to the public as a specific for the cure of Rheumatism, ttheumatic uout, Scrofula, Skin Diseases, Blood Impurities, and General Debility. i'« quickly attained great celebrity, and .soon . was sought after from every part of New Zealand. Its curative and depnrative properties have been fully testified by the numerous testimonials received by the proprietor from patients who had long suffered from the above distressing maladies, who had ap plied in vain to physicians for relief, and in whose cases, Turkish Bafts, Hot Springs, and other popular remedies had been re sorted to without effect. This celebrated medicine is compounded from products of the vegetable kingdom, is palatable and easily taken, mild, but effec tual, ia its action upon the animal econ omy. It ie, in sooth, a veritable Blood Kkstorbk, cleansing it, and thereby restor ing diminished vitality. It presents, un questionably, a purer, safer, better, and more.reliable alterative medicine than any that lias hitherto been available to the people. MURE TESTIMONY! - \ Not a SURPRISING CURB ,; To those who know what H ITCHENS'JjLOOBIiESTOBER HAS BONE. In the Auckland Bvjning Stab of the, "■-, 37th April last,. appeared the following local, which explains itself :— The brig Bella Maty, from Melbourne in ~'..' ballast, bound for Kaipara, put into har« bour yesterday morning to obtain medical aid for Captain Owens, master of the vessel, £ who has been very unwell during the latter part of the voyage. Captain Owens, who has followed the seafaring profession for many years, and had never until, leaving Melbourne on April 10th last, suffered from illness of any severe nature, was suddenly seized on that date with violent pains in the back. Since then he has. been swung up in a hammock in the cabin quite helpless.' The vessel was off Kaipara at noon on Thursday last,, but the-weather being'thick and foggy, it -. / was deemed advisable to come on to Auck- ■ land for medical assistance.' The barque arrived early yesterday morning, and Dr Moore having been sent for, visited Capt. Owens, and gave instructions to the-mate of the vessel regarding treatment, The invalid is suffering from a species of rheumatism of a severe nature, and the doctor considers it advisable to effect a partial recovery before attempting the re moval of his patient to. more suitable quarters on shore,. Capt. Owtns is well- ' known in Auckland, and many residents will bs sorry to learn of his affliction." Referring to above, Captain Owen hag" - this day (Ist December), stated: "After being treated for about fire weeks by two medical men successively; with very little alteration in "my condition, except that the pain in my hands and back was made somewhat easier through the effect of the galvanic battery. I felt a gradual sinking that told me the dread end was not far off, and one of■ my visiting friends suggested that I should-try what Hitchen'a Blood Restorer would do, as it was being so talked about far and wide. Without much faith in it, I consented to try it, but 'did not notice any good effect until I had taken :■ about the third or'fourth bottle, when my appetite decidedly quickened, and I felt that my strength was coming back to me. I then coaßfid to take the medicine,,and allowed nature to take its* course, but finding my appetite going, I stimulated it by email doses of the Restorer, using no other medicine, but applying the ointment freely. By. degrees ; my. whole system • seemed to be invigorated; and now, after a treatment of six months,l am able to re- : sume charge of niy vessel, and am only waiting her arrival in port to do to. I can easily walk four miles a day without the slightest inconvenience, I consider my • friend's suggestion saved my life, and' that it is a duty that I should publicly testify to the extraordinary power of Hitchens's Blood Restorer ovei the severest cases of rheum at- , ism." ' ■ W. MiOWEN. The agents will be happy to shew original manuscripts of the several pub lished testimonials anent the Remedy, with scores of others not yet published. . L. D. MATHAN & Co. yyE HAVE THIS CEL&BRATED - AND FAVOURITE B3A.WD BASS'S ALE & GUINNESS'S STOUT ~ Always in Stock. ": :■" L, D. NATHAN. & 00. -\" 1882-3 T |7 R 1882-S We have received our SECOND SHIPMENT bjr~ - the lUcgorooma, from Sydney, transhipped, . ex Ganges, __ .' ! : \'? 3148 PACKAGtiSi^'f.Vss^ Consifltixur ot .' . ■ - ; : - EXTRA CHOICE K&ISOWS & CHOICE & MEDIUM CONGOUS 01 coat twin ted even loaf, and very strong E and rloh a-roar. ■ .„««] AlSOj 125 BOXES CHOICEST MANDARIN - SCENTED ORANGE PEKOE. above,with about 2000 PACKAGES OF FIN EST J. • QUALITIES (Balance or First Parool), >,~ JSS3 *ad .■:■ E3gn 300 PACKAGES OF ASSAM AND DARJEELINGS.t Enable us to offer a very Rare Selection s • ~bnjew.ij. , . ,S3St Our Foachow correspondents Inform usthaj seven-tenths of last oMprccEt was secured a: EXCEPTIONALLY CHEAP KATES, And wa are determined to give out ollents tn FULL BENEFIT OF THIS. "',