SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

um n xv , TFP J This Eveninpr, 3.37 HIGH WATER ! To . monw Morn i ngi 1.17 SUNSET.—This Evening:. 7.18 BUNRISE.-To-inorrow Morning, 1.51 MOON'S AGB.-Now Moon, flth, 5.38 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

LAST EVENING.

MftrmiOD, sohooner, Johnsor, fiom Dnnedln

TO-DAY, lona, 5.8., Johnson. fromWliangarci

DEPARTURES.

LAST EVENING. ■WalHngtoa. a b.. Farqnhiir, for Tanrmuii Ada C. Owen, brigantine, McLeod, for Mongo nui

TO-DAY. Naiad, brig, Walters, for Mercury 33ay

IMPORTS.

Per Marmlcn from Dunedin—s!o sacks oat?, .103 packs flaar. 120 sacks br«n 170 cases drugs, 80 oiaes acid.

'NWiBOB CO abtwibb.—Mabel, from CapaCpl- Tllle, with 1,803 feet shli.'s timbers; Mag-10, from Ngungorß, with SO 790 feet tioibur.

OtmvABDS CoisTwiSE, — Mabel, fen .Carp;, mandel, la ballast, ' - ' * i

The Norwegian barqie .Andrea EUi cleared at the Customs to-day tor Newcastle, whore ehe will load coal for tbia pott, evsntaoilr convey ing a o.irgo of gam from heace to New Yorjr.;, • ThebarqneFamenoth,looil»ysoutfromLdndon and the barque Tythonus, SB days ont from the same port, may now be daily expected. The schooner Mannion arrived from Duncdin at 7 p.m. yesterday, 16 day 3 out. Captain John son reports having experienced Ircsli b.w. breeze for the first eight hours, and since then till arrival, light head winds and fine weather. The Marmion is announced to sail for Kaipara on Tuesday next.

The brigantino Seabird left Lyttelton for Auokland yesterday, with 700 snefcs wheat, 200 sacks malt, 150 sacks oats, G kegs butter, 130 sacks flour, 560 bags flour, 10 cases oacon.

The schooners Gisborno and Onward were docked to-day for a general overhaul.

The barque Auriga, which English papers announce as loading for this port, is a small craft of about COO tons. From hero slie is expected to proceed to Napier and thcro fill up for London.

The B.s. Argylo has been laid up for a fortnight to have a new shaft supplied by Messrs Frascr and Ttanc, and to undergo some other repairs.

The s.s, Manapouri, which left Lyttolton bound for Auckland yesterday, has 210 sacks oats and 11 head cattle, in addition to sundry cargo, for this port.

The Union Company, in addition to their present extensive trade, has now undertaken the steam service between Melbourne and Fiji, recently in the hands of Messrs McEwen and Co., of Australia. The steamer Suva, be longing to the latter linn. has been purchased, and will be utilised as a feeder at the island ports.

The only vessels at Queen-street Wharf to day were: AVeathersflcld. Antares, Border Chief, India, Gronavner, Marion, Sancy Kate, and Tona.

The barque India is discharging her cargo of 200 tons cobra into the Antarcs, for shipment to London.

About a fortnight hence the barcrne Antares will be docked for a general cleaning itp, pre paratory to sailing for London. She ha 3 now takta in about 200 tons cobra and a quantify of manganese.

AVhen the Famenoth last visited this port, she was ship-rigged, but owing to the recent mis hap, considerable alteration has been niado in her appearance. After sho foundered, her cargo was removed, and sho was raised and converted into almost a new vessel again. She is now fitted out as a barque.

Tbe barqnes Lairs. Cubarfeldb, and Andrea RDB; brig.Albsn the Goon, and the f.?. lona were the only vessels alongside she liaihvay Wharf this afternoon.

ThsbrlgantlneOcEoUi was taking in ballast alongside of the reclamation vail, near the doo*. this morning. SSa goes hence to Now- OMttei

The S.P. lona anivfd from Whangarelat 8 a.m. to day, with 19 bales wool. 6 bats gum ,27 boxes eggs, 30 cases frulr, 7 cases fish, 6 kegs hotter, ana a quantity ot luggage and sundries. Passengers — Messrs D. Monro, C. Sprsgg, Feaoi, Campbell, Kemblc, McDermott, Jtlir, Murphy, Buchanan, uonahue, R'lyburn, Thorn ton, Munn, McDonald. D. Muon, Mol.hoil. Btairt, iddalingtan, He wan, 11 esdamp.fi McLen nan, Rowlands, and Hunt, Mles;s McQaarrle, Taylor. Munra, Master Meredith, Mr and Mrs Scott and ouildren, Mr and Mrs Metge, Mr and Mrs "Wright, R>V. Norrie, and thi:eß in tso steerage.

Captain D. H. MoKonzie has recently marta aaveral new pnrchaees In largß vessels, which are now either loading or nnderwar for ttits port. TJIO barque Wenona. 313 tons reKtst-r, nsa Ba'lnd from Caning (Nova Scotia); ai an nounce 6. previously, at d tti c Klo, a threp-masted ■chooser ot about 653 ton?, left >' ew York for this port, vf.t Wellington, on Ootobar 25tti, while two olhais. the Mtanley and Kanaom, sio slao loading at N«w York.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

DEPARTURES. Maogregor, s s. MoA.rthu', for 'Wn|tsra Lilla Rookb, s.s,, Rw, for Port Walkato

The three-mtsted schooner Energy has ttken In ballast and will sail for Groymonth the first favourable wind.

The steamera M&cgregor and Lalla Rookh lelt this moralng, ihe former 'or Waltara, .with tan tons sundries and several paseengere, and the las<er for Yon Waltato. with -862 saoka bjne dusCSs: Rabin Hood, from Melbourne.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

WBtiiKGTOif, yesterday.

Sailed: Taiaroa fo.* the North, Passengers: T-Saloon: Messrs Laity and Oevereaoz. Mte- \ dsmea Watson. Davidson, Collins and family, Devereaux and two children. Alegars JohcetoD, One Watson, Bluadell, and Jamea; and seven tteerage. Port Chawum, yeeterdsr. Arrived: Fore3t King, from Mauritius; Wen look, from London (October 3), wich 29 pisaer- S»ie. All well. , , TATjaANGA, this day. Arrived—WelUneton, from AncWand, 7 30 IMB. VvrsDisr, this day. Arrived! Mennock, CapJßlnMQrray,92aays from London,

COMMERCIAL.

Erasure Star Office, Friday. MB ALFRED BUCKLAND'S WEEKLY REPORT. At the Haymarket on Friday last, foddsr ranged from 23 3d to 5s 3d per cwt.; chaff, is 6d per cwt. Horae stock were numerona, but mostly nonfined to hacks and small-sized horses. Those brought from £3 to £010a each; spring cart horses, from £13 to £25. At the sale of ■wool, hides; skins and tallow, there was a largerthan average supply and a full attendance ■of the trade. There was no alteration in value frdm, late quotations. At Eemuera, on Thurs day" dairy cattle were numerous, but In better demand, and advanced in price. Store cattle at late valnes, with a fair demand for well bred steers. Fat cattle, yarded in moderate numbers. A few of choice qua lty reached 255. but the ruling price for good steers was22Btheloolbs. Sheep were in full number and late value; about 2Jd for medium fatted wethers; ewea, Sid the lb. Fat lambs numerous, trenerally of good quality, and sold from 9a to 13s each. Fat calves In les3 than U3ual number and rallied in price. Store pigs of good quality, numerous, and at lower prices than for many weeks, but well fatted porkers maintained their late valnes.

BtTNTKB IHD NOlAfl'tf WKBKLY BWOBT. Humes) A tolerable amount of activity has characterised the market, and a aoo3 many haraohanaed bands, particularly ot blosd •took at d hacks, and althODgh In many In- Htanoeo th-5 figures obtained were birolr no to esoeotattons of vendor*, prices were relatively h'taher than has been the ease for some little time. There was a large number submitted by anetlon on Friday at the Durham yards. and.there was fair competition throughout the wteTwe qnote-Haoliß. £7 to £16; medinm drauehts, from £19 to £28 10b; active trap or iSmm hmei, £18 18s to en W». At the ■ate of blood stock, held at the Agricultural and Faatoral Association's Grcuno, there wag a lane atterdanca. and steady competition thronahom.and although in Bo.ue inatancaß the exßeota'-inrs of vendors oou!d not be raaohed. the orloea realised must: en the whole ba con sidered sattefantory, and were an follows :- Thiee-iear-old filly by Hippo amnus— Venus Transit. 83 guineas: bay Rearing filly by Hip nocampuj-Venus Transit. 20 guineas; town yearling coifcby Musket-Ystterina, IBs«uinea; blaok yearling fillr. by Hippocampus-Slander, U0 ButaMas; brown yearling Iflily, by Maribyr aong-Peeress, ISO guiness; twp-year-old colt b» Yattendon-Peeiess, 125 guineas: Maid of Honour.39s guineas; Tim Whlffler. SOOgulne&s; ebwtmit gelding Prince Charlie, by Papapa, 30 ■mlnea?. Hscatorltis was paasea at SOO guineas. i marling cole by Musket out of Fanny Fisher was naased at 120 guinea?. Cattle: The holiday uroduoed the n.-ual interruption In the market uid lessened the number submitted for sale but prices bad an coward tendency, partlcu lariy for dairy and fit stock, 'i'here was a Rood muster ot fat b^aatd a-, Newmarket on Wednesday. a*d a few a>iry cows. The price tor both showed an advance ol fully £1 tier hea<l. On the same fisy the usual monthly Bale wsb held at Papafcura. There waa a full muster ot awok, a good attendsnee of buyers, and prices ruled in favour of the ven dors (oily SB per head on late quotations. Sbeep were In short Bupply at Newmarket on Wed nesday, and prloea.had an uoward tendency. Wetbera sold at from lla to 17a. JLambs were tolerably plentiful, and stld at 6a 9d to 17s. pigs • Very few were yarded, and there was no alteration In value.

BABK3 AHD oO.'B WKKKLY ESPORT. At ParawaJ, on Thursday, there waa a plenti ful Bupply ot fat cattle. Choice steers and heifers made 22a 61 per lOOlbs; aged cowa and •trees steers. £518a 6d to £10. Sheep were n Feaß number than usual; a marked dltferecca In value of wether-and ewea being cbaervable the former reaching 19a 6d each, whilst ewea of nearly equal weight were dull of sale at 10a 61i Lareba were siiort of thnusucJ sspply, owing to the Irregularity of the river steamers: bat late markets having been ovorstooked, the demand was not brisk. Thosu yarded were good, and brought lla 9d to 1& 9d eaob.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS.

Woolpaoßtf ™ quantity, ss aa to as na eaon I oOra books, 8b to Bs 6d per dozen. Fencing wire f. Mod. 6,7 and 8. assorted. £1610s to £17 per ton i Gojll and Firewood market. Coal.—Newcastle, oargo 28s per ton; yardTO to 36a. Bay of Islands, at yards, . 265; ditto at the m:ne. 139; soreened, 289; ships side, 25s 6d. Taupiri, at mines, .lOjito 12s j at" yartf.lgs to 21s; delivered,26s to 295. Whanwlian, at mine, 8s Bd; yard (steam), 17s; household, 325; Kamo (household), 255, delivered; steam. 20a. Fibkwood.—Uncut, at ■wharf (cargo), 8s to IDs per ton; delivered, 13s to lla Bd ; out, 168 to 183. Kauri Gojj and Fux Mabeh. Gum Is quiet. The following are the latest qnotatlons :—Good ordinary Kaipara and whan gacol at £16 to £17; Kast Coast, £55 to £sff. Re ceipts for January. J 5 tons. Flax.—Finest quality £17— SSO per ton low _ - — —7 — 3 FT/NSUB - - _31d,perlb BDItDINO MATIaUAM. Timbeb.—Boards and Scantling. 100 ft, best, 15s ; second class, Ida ; best, planed, tongued and grooved, flrst-clasa, 17s; medium. Us; second ditto, 12j 6d. Mills: Cargo, best, Via ; aecond-oLass, 7s ; Baulk, 8s 6<3. ! New Zealand PaUnfts, 6ft (sap), 10s; 6ft (he&rl), 112s: 6ft, 13s; Tl-tree Rails, £3 10s per 100; Purki Posts, £610a; Shinies, J6s 6d per 1.000; Hobart Town PaIiDRS sft, 17a; 6ft, 19s; Hobart Town rails, 90s, Belling quotations. Bricks (at Whan,) 45a per 1,000; Town Yards £3 • delivered, £310s. Drain pipes at works.per 100 (6 inches bore), iOs: 1 Inches. 14a; 3 inohee.Da: 2 Inohes, £210s per 1,000; socket glased pipes, )9 loches,2aCd per foot; 15 nohea, 2s per loot; 12 inches. Is 6d per foot; 9 laches, la per foot; B inohes. 6d per foot: i inches. Id per foot.

Mail Notice.

!HAR.B WRX CtOSH Afl DItDRB — THIS DAT, For Whangarel Heads, Parua, Walpn, Whansw rel, TangJhas, and Mangapoi, iper lona. at i p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 5.30 pan. ; Saturday, 6th Instant. for London direct, per Laira. at 9 a.m. For Watorford. anl Tauranga, por Rjtoma hana, at 9 ».tn, For Tbamea. per Eotomahana, at 9.30 a.m. For Walwera, Mahurangi, Matakana, Manga wft', etc., per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. For Walwera, per Douglas, at 1 p.m, Monday. Bth Instant. For Wanganut, per Kowena. at 8 n.m. For Coromandel, per Coromondel, at 1.30 p.ra. For Whitiarga and Uppor Mill, per Dtngla?, at 3 p.m. For Tanranga, Ohinemutu, and OpotUd, per Glenelg, at 1 p.m. For Russell, Kawakawa, Wangaroo, end Mongonni, por Wellington, at I^o y.m.

WEDNESDAY, 10th Instant, For Rasaell, Kawakawa, Levuka, and Suva, per Kotoroa, a( i r.m.

For Australian Colonies, per City of Sydcey, immediately after her arrival from Honolulu. For Taranakl and Southern Porta, ver Talnroa, immediately after arrival of City of Sydney, Si B. 11X33, Chief Pofltraaeter, Chief PutofQce. Auoklana.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

Jaituabt 5, 1833.

Abbott's Opera House—Juvenile Company, Harlequin Jack tho Giant Killor, 8 p.m.

Theatre Boyal-Hey wood's Novelty Company, 8 p.m.

American Novelty Hall, Qneen-ntreet.—Exhi bition of Paintings of Kxyptiaa War and Pre sentation of Gifts, 7 p.m. to ID p.m.

Epsom Hall—Musical and Literary Entertain ment, 7.30 p.m.

Birth.

FKRGUSON.-On January 4tb, at West-street, Newton, Mra W. Ferguson, of a son.

Deaths. ALCOCK.—On December 19,1882, at Haratonßa Great Barrier Jsland, Bnsanna, wlte of Wi - Ham Aloock, sen, la'e of Carlton, near Not tingham, after a week's limes;, aged 62 jaara. Her end was peace. BKNNKR.-On 29th December, at Llnton, Chtrj brldge, Watkato, the wife of A. Benner of a son. KEAN-On January 4th, at her parents' resi dence, Albert-atreet, Annie Mabel, youngest daughter o£ William and Emily Kean; aged 13 months. ~ The funeral will leave her parents residence on Saturday, 6th January, at 3 o'clock. RAYSON.-On January 6th, 1883, Agnes Emily Rayaon, aged 20.

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

FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1883.

For tito cmuse that lacks usistanca. For tli= wrong that need] r«lst»ne» For the future in the distance, And ths good that we can do.

To-morrow's Saturday Supplement will contain the continuation of Mr Fargeon's exciting story "The House of White Shadows," "A. Brighton Romance," "Our London Flaneur," "The Next German Empress," &C, &c, &c.

"Jews, as They Are," is the title of a new work by the Rabbi Salaman, and its perusal would rather open the eyes of those Christian enthusiasts who pray and spend so much for thair conversion.

It is Huuoumiid elsewhere in our columns that tiie Philson Teatiruonial Committee! arejiteatly lacosTcnknccd by co;lectofs iv tie bouatry rtistnoUi not ntiimiog their lists, aui it ia loped thai they willUo so immediately, or the address will be pre sented without them.

'Ihe January number of the "Penny Tinie-tab!c" has been issued, aud contains tho usual budget of information. ■ •

Tho womau Olsen, who was so brutally attapked^y hcr.husbaml last week, is still rapjdjly rcSrvermg. > Tilers lire no sign<i of erysipelas, and should she continue'to pio gress so satisfactorily as she has done hitherto, she will be able, to appear at the Pfjlice Court, 'and nivc her evidence, next week. The c.\sa is set down £ov hearing to-morrow, but- a remand will be applied for.

There was another good attendance last evening at the pantomiue " Harlequin Jack, the Gianc Killer, or tire Knights of tho Round Table," Numbera of new jokes were introduced, &m{ the clown exhibited his flock of trained mosquitoes, which, came at his call and permitted him to caress them. The transformation scene again ex cited admiration, whi.'o the mysterious golden revolving ariel glob?, surmounted by a lovely fairy, was again presented, the performance will be repeated t(Mii«ht, while a matinee is announced for to-morrow afternoon. ■ >

■ r fTheto-waaa-mcikrato attendance at the Egyptian 'War show last night, and the jnpal distribution -of gifts took, place. raSssra-Bailey and1 Kerr will Reheat the entortainment this croning, and will finally 'dose to-morrow'evening. A. brass baud will perform numerous national and palli' otic airs, and a large distribution oi! New Year gifts will be made".p

A meeting of tho Builders' Association was held last evening, when it wai uurtni uiously resolved to refer the dispute be tween the architects asd builders to the decision of two solicitors, one to bo ap potnted by tho architects and one by the builders. It is confidently hoped that by this means cxist'ng difficulty will bs satis faotorify settled. The builders deeMed to

tender in any architect's ofiico who niny adopt the approved, conditions of the Builders' Association.

Messrs A, and & Black nro longer than they expected ta bo in issuing their new edition o£ the Encyclopaedia Biitannica, and have now engaged Profotsor Kobert sou Smith to assist Professor Dayncs to c.lit the work. As an evidence of

thfri inimenso undertaking, no less than three hundred and forty of tho most eminent literary and scientific men in different parts ot the world are engaged in writing articles for it. The musical and literary entertainment to be t;iven this evening in the Kpsoin Itall is of a meritoriois oba'acjor, and likely to ba very successful, Piauofffrte duets will bo rendered by ladies, and songs and recitations by gontlemen. Mr Cham be13 will red o two popular pieces from the works of Wendell Holmes and Bret Hartc. Aa original poem on the Nrtw Year will be read, and a ventriloquial half-hour by Mr Edwards. Several favourites will appear at iatei villa. KeirV, omnibus will Jeave the Union Bank cornur at 7 p m, for the Hali, j returning at the close of the entertainment.

List oi gifts tl'at have been received horn March '(Ist, 1882, to December 30tb, 1882, at St. Stephen's Orphanage : Clothing and ftllr, Mm Macindc* ; fruit, Mrs U. Wood ; fruit, Mrs Cowie j 2 sicks vegetables, Mrs Garland : vrgctibles, Mr Barstow; G pic-; turn books, Dr. lv«nderdine; veget ables, Mr I). Irehnd ; pumpkins, Mr Davis; .'! large jars of jam, Mrs Pierce ; 1 large jar of honey, Mrs Judd : 7 largo cake;", Key. P. Wal»h ; 4 bunchci banana", Bishop Sclwyn ; 7 31b cakes, Mr Waters: brend and b«tter and French beans, Mrs Cowie; 45lba roasting beef, large tin lollies (Christmas),Mr Eaynoi ;12 boxes strawberries (Christmas Daj), Mr Mason; JKrer.ch beans and peas, Mrs Co*io, Tbe tightness of the money murket and high price of timber do nnt seem to afTect tha building trade, for in the suburbs a great number ot buildings of nil sizes and do-igns are bcing^ erected. This is especi ally noticeable in the Monat Eden nnd Mount Roskill districts, These localise?, during the latt/oilr years, have come into great favonr ; but we hear bitter complai its about the scarcity of water. The parching of the gr,iss at i;big time of tho year is nothing new, but families ate being put to giea*. expenso and ioonvo nience by the_ drought. Much of the in convenience might be obviated by having more and larger vessels to citch tlic rain ; but the beit remedy will bo a cood supply of water from some sonrce suitable for tin use of theadjacant districts. \)~c are glad to see tli3 local road boards rno»i"g in tbi< direction, and hope that their wisdom, well backed up with ratepayers' liberality, will deriso some means fur providing the public with the priceless boon ot an abundance of pure water.

To tbo Editor : Sir,—ln rep'y to Mr, Moriarty's letter respecting bicycle riding being checked or stopped becausa horses get frightened therewith, I would stati that I have scarcely known a solitary case of a hotso being frightcaed when reasonable roadway has been left for the bicycle to pass, uf course, some horses will shy at anything—at bits of paper, Bhadows oa the road, barrows, perambulators, milk carls, and innumerable other things which cannot bo done away with. I think carte s aie much to biatno By their attempts to run tho bicyclists on to the rough metal, ai 1 fear Mr M. has himself done, leaving the bicyclists do alternative bat to cut clo-c past the horse's hesd, or get tho macbiue npjet on the motsl. Any bicyclist will dismount when asked civilly to do co, if a driver tbinks it requisite; but geEerally speaking there is ample room on the read for both parties to pursue their journeys in safety without any stoppage. I, as a bicyclV, will do my utmost to avoid giving ouy cause of irritation, and I trust drivers will endeavour to do the fame. —Your.*, &c,, Bicyclist.

There was a good audience at the theatre last night, both in the stal's and pit. Two new piecss, "Married for l^ovc," and "Taking thoJPl'dge," were produce* with satisfactory results. The "Sorcarc.«s" was not unfamiliar to the Auckland play jjoing community. The mueicsil sketch was altogether a happy performance, and the songs were mirtoful, humorous, aid taking, especially "There may be eye.< as brightly beamieg," "Jamie, aie you com iajj," and the exquisite parody " The darling little cupboard where the jam pots grow." The leading cbarac.ers were realised in poreon by Messrs E, J, Kcndedy, V. Hsywood, W, P. Bishop, G. W. Lawless, Horace Bent, C, McCarthy, arm ftlisi McCarthy, The Tyrolean warbling.', by Mr lawless, weri! accepted with applause, and the enckoo sons encored, Mr Horace Bent's •'Comic history of England " pleasanily filled nn interval. "Taking the Pledge," aa liish sketch, was a clever represiuta tion|by Messrs Kennedy, McCaithy, and Bishop. The whole concluded with the lively operatic comedy of "The Sorceress," a piece -written cxprcsly for Hcywood's Star Company, and one of those produc tions which never fait in giving pleasure to every variety of taste.

To the Editor: Sir,—The draughtsmen ai Auckland should be very thankful to ,your correspondents, "Another Builder," ;and "Nemo," for making public the 1 •wonderful versatility they are expected to ■possess, which ranges, apparently, from •doing all tbc work of the oliiee.at labourers' wages, down (o (according to " .Nemo ") all /but cudgelling their bosses onoe a week by -way of gentle exercise There is yet another portion of their duties, which ha? not yet been touched upon by either of your correspondents, which is that some are also expected to correct the blunder?, instruct in draughting, and gene rally coach up the boy aichitects, until, with that coaching, and with a little smat tering of the business picked up at the expense of the customers of the oflice, they think they are able to walk alone, under the shadow of tbe paternal wing ; and then they come out as full-blown architects, and assume to teach, order, bully, hnd dictate to men who have grown grey iv the building trade; while the frequent bluuders they make are conveniently covered, at the cost qf the poor builder, by one-sid ed conditions ot contract, and by specifications worded with intentional obscurity. It is tbcie practices by these hoy architects that have originated the builders' movement in Auckland. I would also pom' out that draugh'smtn have reputations to lose as well as ihoir em. ployers ; and that it is not "insolence " to these jun'ors to quietly point out to them some of the grosser of the blunders and inaccuracies of their drawings; blunders, which when found out outside the office, arc always laid on the poor drauclitsman's shoulders, and I would also indicate that, though it is desirable for a draughtsman to do what he is requested, when he is re quested, it does not follow that he must per petrate constructive impossibilites, or gross inaccuracies, at the order of these boy architects, because, when thess blundeis are subsequently detected, they will be simply ascribed to " a press of work, which prevented a proper supervision of the work of that stupid draughtsman ;" and so the builder is compelled to rectify the blunder ;>? the exnensc of his packet, and the draughtsman to take the bkme at the cx piusii of his reputation (which is his capital), and the toy architect goeth on his way rejoicing.—lam, &c, DkAUCHTSMAN. >

Ihe rifle team of the Victoria Company are requested, by Captain Mahoo, to attend at the range to-monow (Saturday) for practice. Ammunition at the range, ■ •.

A paper on "The Severance of Church ar.d State in Britain art Impossibility," read by Mr W. 11. Ityrnalli before".-the ADglo-lerael Association', has been issued in ,pamphlet form, which will make it available for perusal by psrsons who feel inloicßted in the subject.

We omitted to monltoh in our report of the inquest yesterday that the post mortem was made by Dr McLeod, who war of opinion that there were uhmiatakibie traces of an irritant poiaon, and that the heart diseasS was not sufficient to account for death.

Professor Piazifi Smyth lately predicted successfully a succession of line days for harvestioft, in opposition to the forecasts of tho Meteorological Office. The feat is rnvich' commented upon as maiking the applica tion of the spectroscope to a new and' im portant, piujviso., , ,■ .

Ce'cwayo, when in England, complained that, so fur, he had had none but female children, A wig ot a doctor at once aisured him he would provide him with pills,.thrft wou^i infallibly result in male offspring, and the "simplepavaje"actually took out si £25 caao of these said pills to administer to himself and his favourite chiefs. The Poverty Bay " Standard ". says: ■ "Last week, accompanied by one of-the oldest dealers in grass seed in Poverty- Bay,, we made a tour through the co.untry/or■(*« purpose of noting the quantity aiid qu'aliW of the forthcoming crop. We p&ased through a gvcat deal of cuiintry, and found a lar^e area of land abut up for seed, and generally looking well, but in many ca^es we were ssrry to see a great deal of goose grass, nnd clover iv amoug the seed grasses which would render those crops hardly worth the cutting, raking tbo crop as a whole it ia not likely that it will be by any means an improvement on past yoars,"

Messrs Ehronfricd Eros, liavo recently commenced the manufacture here of a new summer beverage called " Lame Juice ]lympla." It is an iterated water, its prin cipal ingredients being Island limes and lemon cordial. It is bottled in pints at,d quarts, the Beat labels on the bottles bc:ng from the lithographic printing cs'ablish ment of Messrs J, D. fr'onmidt nn<l Co, Tasty, refreshing, and yet moderate in coat, the now cordial should speedily advance into public favour.

A remarkable work has been undertaken by F. H. Dougal and Co., ot 67, Strand, London, namely, the tabulating of all adverti cmertts p'iMihed in Kng'and aul tbo Cjlonies relating to people wl O have been advertised for as next ot kin or at claimants to money. 'ihe "Index Registers" form two Riitata ti;il pamphlets, for which Mr W. S, Pulford bas been appointed tbe Auckland agont. Tbeso books will prove very valuable to persons in the ojloniei who hare reason to believe tbey raay he entitled to money, and have no oppor unity nf seeing the next of kin advertisements when published.

The quarterly meeting of tho Upper Thames Wesleyan circuit was held at J'e Aroha on New Year's Day at 3 p.m., the circuit minister in the chnir. The number of mcml Hr.i was stated to bs 25, and the condition of the Sunday fchook abjut the same as List quarter ; £S Sh (Jd baa been ex pended at Te Aroha and Faeroi on library beoks, etc. 'Jha circuit income for the quarter U £5S 3a sd, and the expenditure £s(i 19s i&. A soiree held at Poeroa to hclpin liquidating circuitdebt realised £1!>, and a harmoniun has been obtained at Te Aroha, coating £14. It wai rrsolved to place upon the plan, wiih monthly week night service*, two saw-mills which hive commenced operations during the quarter. Mr J, Phillip?, sen., wai unanimously elected representaih-e to conference. It wna also decided to hod a week's special 3: rviees fiom February 11 to 18th.

A correspondent forwards us an account of tho work being carried on in connection with Mr G. A. Brown's services. He says : " Two ccnllemen recently arrivedfrom Eng land, Messts E. H. Taylor and G. Aldidg-, h.ivc been stationed at tho Thames and Hamilton respectively, where, considering tbc shortness of time and the dillicultics to be surmoun'ed, the succesi has been very marked. The work ia now being extended io Papakura, Pulcekohe, and surrounding districts. A caravan, occompanied by a largo tent capable of holding over two hundred pfople, remains for a short timn at each place, whil,j several of (he principal speakers in th« movement deliver ptinini; ndJre'H'3. Tbo "JUirilo Standard,"" a monthly serial frr tbu purpose of momulga ting the views of the society, him a la'ga and increasing circulation, and is greatly read and appreciated even by those outside the connection,"

The annual meeting of the Wbangarci Literary Institute was held at the reading room on the 29th December. Tbcro was a very moderate attendance, In tho absence of tbo president (the Rev. Mr Macintosh), Mr Smcaton, the vicJ-pres'dent, took the ch»ir. Thebiliwce in favour of the insti tution was shown to be on the right jide, and the increase of members fur the year was SS. This wjs immediately af'er tha establishment of the reading-room, auii tha removul of the library to a more central building. There had been £20 *cnt home for new books from flcl-O'i & U"., lid io burgh. A vote of thanks wai very cordially given to Mr Sir.citoD, ot the High bchool, for making out a new cata logue of tha books, aid arranging them anew. The flcv. Mr Dellow proposed a rote of thanks to the outgoing committee, which wa3 acknowledged, and the following gentlemen were then selected for tho year >SS3:-The fcev. Mr Dellow, W. H. 0. Smo*ton, M. A.,Me«srs H. Nesrcroft, James Harrison, Daniel Home, D. McLean, and J. J. Wil*on. ( ilice-bearers :J. J. Wil -Bop, presidout; Dauiol Homo and Henry Ne»rcroft, vice-prrsidents ; James Hani eon, treasurer, and D. McLeau, secretary.

'" Mariar is taking her holiday, and housewives are thinking that Cruick shank did ri«<ht in calling domestic ser vants " tha greatest plague of life." No less than thirty-one "general servants" were advertised for in our "Wanted" column last evening, not including cooks and housemaid?, of whom several are in re quest In order to get a holiday, to spend their easily-earned wages, and to show their misbecoming finery, these " home rulers" "give warn ing " and clear just before Christmas, being quite aware that the demand for their petviws is so great that when their moccy is gone they can get other situations without trouble and references. Or, sup posing they do not procure a situation to their Iking at occp, they have the option of becoming inmates of tho Young Women's institute, where the charges are nominal, and where they can loaf i» idle ness and be waited on like ladies. It would baa Btop in the right direction if domestics resident in the Institute were called upon to do some of tha work of the place; it is quite certain that there is always plenty to bo done. The demand for young female servants far exceeds the supply ; the important point is to increass the supply. But it is one thin« to know the seat ot disease ; another to surccsfully apply the remedy. There is a society for the promotion of female immigration in Auckland ; may it 11 iuii h 1 More power to it. is'our sentiment. May a shipload of the much sought after tyrant* introduced under its auspices soon drop anchor in the Waitema'a.

R. \V. Cameron, Ksq., who was special commissioner from Canada to tbe Alel bourne Exhibition, and who took the opportunity of going the round of the colonies, bas published his observations in the form of a book. Like all other travel lers, Mr Cameron waa fascinated alike by the climate and productiveaess of New Zealand. He says:—"lt is a most inter esting celony. The climate, added to the wonderful producing qualities of mnch of the iich volcanic soil, will always make this a favourite colony, where in time will be found estates as attractive as any'in the old world, Mauy of the pastoral freehold estates visited by me on both islands are already more productive and equally as at tractive as the finfst properties in Scotl»n«t or Jrelaud. 'the furests of New Zeulaud 'are as fine, and ia some parte, where the kauri pine and totara grow, the timber is larger than the average of any I liava el-e ---where Eeen. Unlike the coatinent of Aus tralia, New Zealand is well watered, and resembles Britain in being green all the 'yi=ar round. Elsewhere I give statistics that will prove ils material prosperity. I may here add, however, that i was impressed by the healthy and robust appearance of the people, especially trie children ia the public schools, who we're broad-shouldered and had healthy complexions as comra'ed with the youth of continental. Australia, where early maturity and the tilde's of a hot dry climate are apparent. . . . Taking it a'l iv all, I do not know a more desirable climate than that ot New Zealaud. Oats grow in New Zeiland bitter than in any part of America; the potato also thrives wonderfully, the average per acre being eight ton?."

According to a telegram received-by Mr D. G. MacDonnell, 701bs picked stone was obtained last evening in the New Prince '.Impcria) mine-from the N 0,3 Btope, No, 2 stcti«n.Avest./ ■.;' ' •

: Two.prispners wcrc^ronglit from Hapril- ;ton by the Waikato train 1)y Constablo Hammond, Tho lirst, Edward Constance, sentenced to three monlhs' impriaonment for stealing a watch, and Thomas Burke, for robbing an orchard, to one month, with hard labour.

Our weekly market price list published to-day contains few alterations worthy of speoial notice. Gum is inclined to ad vance, the week's raceipts being about 50 tons. Butter and eggs remain unaltered at last week's quotations,

We understand that no les3 than 35'pc'rI- sons are to give evidence in the proseflutiori of'.Thoiiias Fi!iestleyi'and Mrs Hamilton for allrged murdtr. Tire case comes on for Scaring at the Police Court* on Monday next. . • .;.,'' . ,

A n old sea captain called upon us to cor* rect an error in our obituary notice of the death of Captaiu Syiuonds. It appeaia that Captain Symonds did not come from England with'his brother. . The captain started from- Jihgland'in tlie middle of'Mny, 183a, hi the barque Christina, front1 London to Sydney, He thou camo from Sydney immedaitly aferwards, in a vessel sailing to the Kaipara.

•• Under the head " Freemasonry in ~Aus.i tralia," Bro, W. V. Uimouby, P.M., E.Z.," cpnlributes-jto the. "Freemason " of N'o'vT 4 some'interesting iteuaa showing the progress of Freemasonry at the Anii p des. Among other things: ho saya :— "The various lodges under the three British Constitutions are flourishing throughout .New SjulhWulcs, if I except some of the Scotch lodges, who still stick to the antiquated aud meroly nominal sum for annual dues. I was thown the' pro vincial baliinc* sheet, and will it be credited that the dues of ono lodge are iixed at 7id per mouth or 7s Gi per annum. This v making Masonry too cheap." The same number of the " Freemason " also contains an account of the regular monthly meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of .New Zealand,

The women employed in the Melbourne clothing factoiiea are now out on strike. They say that after working in the factory all day long, and at home until eleven o'clock at night, the moat they can earn ii from 17« 6d to £1 per week. Tois ap plied to the b>st hands oujy, at others earned much !e«s. The best coat hands say : " By taking work home and working until eleven o'clock, and by getting tbe best work, we cannot earn from £1 to 25s per week," Ordinary good coat hands state that labouring the same number of hours it was impossible, for them to make more than from 15s to 17s per week, and if they did uot get what was known as good work, they cuiild not realise more than 12s. A good hand, working in the factory alone, and not taking work home, could not earn more tbau ISa per week. Trousers hands in one factory say that working until ten and eleven o'clock at night, 15s was the utmost they couid cam, and that if they confined themselves to the factory hours they could not earn more than from 9a to 10a per week,

On the 3rd of January, the Loyal Howick LodRC <J the Independent Older of Odd fellow?, Manchester Unity, Auckland dis trict, eelebjated their sixth anniversary by a dinner and ball, held at Mrs Wagstaff's Hall, iiowick. * At the appointed time (7 p.m.), the members of that Lodge ia their regalia asembled outside their lodge-room at the Hoivick Pest Office, where they were met by the P.G.M., Mr Ecary, J. Syms, sen., and P P.D.G.M., W. G. Connelly, and xv. G,, Hcury J. Sym*, jun., of the Fountain of Fiiendship Lodge, Auckland, who had just arrive! from Auckland with other friends. They formed in pro cession and marched to Mr Wagataff's, where a grand table was spread /or tbein. The chair was taken by P.U. M. S\ni9, and the vice-chair by P.P.D.G.M. Connlley. The chairman was supported by P.G, White, of the Howick Ledge, and P.G. Granger, of the Good Intent Lodge; tae vice-chair by Hoble Gratd Harp and Vice Grand Tiust of tho liowick Lodge. After the usual loyal and patriotic toasts were given from the cnair and duly responded to, tile Hoard of Directors and the Auckland District were proposed hy P.G Granger, res ponded to by P. G.M. Synu aud P.P.D.G.M. Connelly ia aye y tuitable manner ; "The Army aud iSavy and Volunteers," by V. G, White, responded to by P.P.D.G.M. Connoly ; " Tiie SistT Lodges," by P. G. Trust, respondel to by NO. Syms, of the Fountain of Fiiend.-hip Lodge, and P, G. Granger on behali of the Good Intent Lodge ; "The Howick Lodge," by P.P.D.G.M. Connley, responded to by P.G. Whit!", who Btated that the lodge now had 50 good members, with a g.iod prospect of many more, aud that they had some £200 in the bink and other monies nut on investment, and that they hud com menced to buiid a hall for themselves in the village, which showed that they are in a very, prosperous stute ; the chairman then proposed " The Sick aud uistrested of the Order," which toast was drank in solemn silence; next, by Bro. T. ifolley, "The Ladies," responded by Bro. P. Lundon in a humorous manner. Then the " Press," by Secretary White, and "The Host and Hostess," by Bro. W. Dunbar, responded to by Mrs Wng^taff. The tables were tb,ea cleared away, and a supper tab'c laid ia an ante-room for the ladies, wli. n dancing \v»s commenced, and k<ptup with great spirit until clear day ligtn, when our Auckland friends started for town, and our local fiicnds to their homes, changing for the music and dance room our beautiful country roads and the song cf the lark.

SCINTILLATIONS.

What f cents only ludicrous is sometimes very serious. The most completely lost of all days is the ono on which we have not thought.

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have luio dormant.

It isn't because a woman is exactly afraid of a cow that she runs away and screams, but it is because gored dresses are not fashionable.

A Scotch paper claims the champion mean man, saying he insisted upon being admitted to v panorama at half price be cause he had but one evo.

The electric light in toe Ro.*lyn Woollen Factory, Otago, it pronounced a decided success.

The scholars at the Onehunga Public School have presented their teachers, Mr and Mrs Grant, with a fine timepiece in black marble.

The fence surrounding the Primitivo Methodist Chapel, Franklin Road, is being moved back to briog it to the line ot Wellington-street. Captain McUrcgor intends to build a tw.'story brick residence on Foasonby Koai, near the junction with Franklin f A cricket match waa played in the Do ain on January 1, Alexandra Cricket Ciub v. U.M.F.C. Sunday-school, which resulted in a victory for the latter by 56

A POINTED STANZA. Hid in the cushion of the chair There ha wee pin, Willie ; 1 hou, too, if perched upon it square, Mayst be a weepin' Willie. '

Mr J. W. Buller ; of Epsom, found a man skulking about his premises at half-past one in tbe morning, but let him oil with a caution.

Grattan Eggs and Miss Annie Taylor are at the Adelaide Theatre Boyal, 'J'hey aye playing iv " The Snaughraun "—Kiggs as Cuun and Miss Taylor as Moya. The ship Waitara, which has arrived at Wellington, had a narrow escaps on the voyage, through a jar in a case of acids in the hold bursting, and setting lire to the content*. Fortuuatcly the lire waa observed in time.

a ho Lyttelton Krgat'a Club paid £371 in prizes. The paper contribu'ed by Dr Lewis to the "Australian Medical Gazette" on the hot springs of fiotorua, is published with corumtndat.ny remarks, iv the Sydney "Morniu" Herald" ot December 25th.

A edeket match, South End v. Excelsior, will take place on JNo. 7 wicker, Domain, tJ-morrow. The following players repre sent South End :- Brown, JacksoD, Beaver, Sutherland, Howard, Brookfield, Israel, Cullen, Lawton, Hunt, and Leahy. A number of Kingite natives have sent applications 'through. Mr R, A; A, Shetrin to put 14,000 acres of their land,' through the Native I atids Court. • y» a The City Surveyor ia preparing^jpfcrns tor the drainage of Abercrombie-street from t-ymonds-sireet to Alexandra-street, the gully betsveea Liverpool and Grey-street?, and Vcrnoß, Adelaide, C.ntrs, aod Inker mann-street*, Freeman's fcay.

The Eowen, from HoDg Kong, a'rived at Townsville on Thursday," A stowaway named Bell, who got aboard at Port Uar win, was ml'sud. He was suffering from drink, and ia said to have friends in New Zealand.

TURFIANA.

[BY CIIEVAL.)

Some wpll^red.,:. animals ;wcn,t ftruler the hammer«f.Bu^cland l3.sale^JEd3 to;.ila^.\ '4j brown yearling celt by Mustfefr—Una, was , bbught by Mr Jo». Banno'.t for 75 guineas ; and a bay ycarlin? colt by Musket - Queen Mab, was knocked down to the same gentleman also for 73 guineas. The thoroughbred Kowl was pur chased by Mr S. Mason for GO guineas. Paratnena and Maorilond were al».O put up, but the offers did not come near the reserve placed on therp fc .jns / JilW3^eSK passed in. , t • ' ' ': ■- 't ■ ■■ In.coniiection svith tho hi^e-frieeUng of the '.Auckland. Racing. Club, tlura is one m'attn tbat-requires BOine especially as there has been- a* good deal of perfectly .justifiable grumbling on the part of the public anent it ;• I refer, of course, to the h; gh\percentage^-=£lo in ever/ £100— charged fur putting money through the totalisator. Two shillings out : of every pound i.s a monstroiu charge to impose for the privilego of "backing your opinion" through the medium of 1 he machine, and i! s exorbitance, defeats 'the very object for which the tolalisator was designtd, and tlso, I miy add, the intention of the Legis lature in legalising it in this colony,'-'viz., ! the lessening of wholesale wagering with bookmakers. It is nou« denying that wholesale gambling has a bid moral effect on a community ; a-.d^dl lovers of horre , jaqing, who, through admitting that, fact, did not'regard'" taking ti; .Eho,t J.«'ith a" bookmaker as an act entailinp eternal dam nation, hailed with pleasure the introduction of a system (hat would confine within sate limits fcurt speculation, without inflicting injury on the noble sport itself. I therefore re-as;ert that the charging of so high a per centage tends to 'nullify any good effect the use of the machine apon onr sportirjg public might have. To leave abstract principles and take a more practical view of the case, I do not think I cm do better than point to the la'e meeting as an example of the "induce ments" to bet in the machine. It was

A STRANGE CASE.

(BY TELEGBAPII.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

WELLINGTON, January 4. An arrest ot a peculiar nature was made this afternoon. A young lady, rather pre possessing, was arrested on a charge of child stealing. It is understood that- the accused, Lacie Stewart, is a married woman from Chris'church, and that somo time back her daughter was adopted by a gentleman residing in that place, and when the former waa leaving the Cathedral City she took charge of th« child and brought h«r to 'Wellington. Information was at once given to the police, and tbe Udy in question was arrested pendiDg tbe arrival of a warrant. She will be brought up before the magistrate to-morrow, and in all pro bability will be remanded to Christchurch.

THE CHARGE AGAINST THE EX- TOWN CLERK OF DUNEDIN.

His Wife Implicated.

(BY TBLEGBAriI. — rKESS ASSOCIATION.)

DUNEDIa', Thursday. AT the Police Court to-day, J, M. Massie, formerly Town Clerk and Treasurer, was charged with having, on or about October 12th, 1881, stolen two debentures, each valued at £100, the property of the City Corporation. His wife was also charged with receiving such debentures, knowing them to be stolen. Mr Stout, who appeal ed forthe prosecution, stated that altogether the amount involved was :v')out £3,302, aad in applying fur a remand he canie<iuently asked for heavy bail. The remand was granted for a week, and bail allowed, amounting in Massie's case to £2,400, and in Mrs Massie's case to £2,400. It is understood to ba allowed that Massie, whrn Town Clerk koma years ago, procure.! the signatures of tho Mayo', «ie , to what he alleged were duplicate water debentures, and that these have b:ca disposed of in Melbiurne; also, that tbe roboery m* discovered thiojgh the Bmk of New Zea land in London. Mh Massie, it ia under stood, is allegid to have gone to Melbourne recently to cash some of the debentures. A later tele«r»iii says:—"The arr.st of Ma?sieaud his wife to-day has c cited a deal of excitement. Ma«sie woa Towa Clerk for many Somo eighteen months ago, it will be remembered, a seeds man named Allan brought a charge against him of having conspired to burn down pre mises in which they were both interested. The City Council then compelled Maasio to take proceedings against Allan for slander, which he did, in the first instance crimin ally, and in the second civilly. In both cisei the prosecutions were so fir unsuc cessful that the City Council discharged Massif. He afterwards sued the Council for salary, on the ground that his discharge was illegal, but this action wns decided against him. Sinca his discharge he has been living in Danedin, and both he and Mrs Mas-ie have visited Melbourne. Up till tho time of Allan's charge, he waa universally respected, and since then, though he failed to commit Allan criminally or get damages civilly, his reputation amongst his many personal friends may almost be said to have been unsullied. His arrest on the present charge is an intense surprise, and full details will be eagerly awaited, in order that his innocence or guilt may be determined."

SUPREME COURT.- This Day.

Judge's Chambers.

(Before.Bts Honor Mr Justice Gillie 0.)

PKOBATK, ETC.—Probate was srraoted in re George Humpreys (deceased) and letters of administratiun were ordered to issue in re George Young and Dennis Sheehan (deceased), sureties being dispensed with in the latter case.

DIVOECS. —In the matter of Montro«e v. Montroae and William Baker, an applica tion in which the petitioner seeks to be divorced from his wife on tbc ground of her adultery, Mr E. W, Burton moved for directions as to the mode, time, and place of trial. There was no appearance on the part of either respondent or co respondent. —His Honor pointed out that the case could not b3 taken before the 12th March, as the Law Vacation commences on the 25th inst., and he therefore fixed it for the ensuing Civil fittings. Me further said that there was no need for a jury, as no issues had been raised. The tacts would bsheatd by the Court Auckland Citit CouKCit. v. Taj Auckland Tallow- -G.-MPANTy —^J&> Cotter, on behalf of the CorporatroiSflaj plted for a rule nisi for a writ ot injunction" Tcstrainiap the Tallow Company froitf pro ceeding with the erection of tbfir factory near the Western Bprings, on the ground that tin result of their operations would be the contamination of the city water supply at its source.- Hii Ilonor said that lie had been looking into the matter, arid' he was afraid tbat the motion would have to bi made in Court in stead of in Chambers. It were belter moved in Court, as the matter was one of very considerable public importance. In order to obtain a rule wm, the learned gentleman would have to be prepared with his case inasmuch as be could not add to it afterwards. His own impression was the applicants were not entitled to the rule, as an injunction could not be granted to restrain an apprehended nuisance It was not by any means mani fest to his mind that a nuisance wou'd necessarily occur. Be had gono through the affidavit?, and he had found some of them to be exceedingly uositisfactory.—lt waa agreed that the motion should be made in open Court.

KIHKWOOD V. AkIKAT.RI. TE PUNI fhariDg ot judsimant sumranns ) —Trie summons had been served, and nothing, therefore, could be done io. the matter.

This was all the business,

Sewing Machines.—D. S. Chambers/ 70, Queen-ttreer. -ADVT. jgs

A handball match :for the champion cup will take place at Gleeson's court to-morrow,'at three o'clock, between Mr P. Hogan (tho present holder) and wm. M. Mnrphy; Hogan to get 10 aces.

The styles in miNineiy this summer are veiy unlike last year; bat the spiteful re- Marks which each lady feels it her duty to make about her neighbour's bonnets will be pretty much the same as usual.

A Boston journalist says ."a, kis* for each falling star is the lovers' rule." This m&y do in Boston, where it takes sumo. time to icmove eyeglasses, but it won't do in Philadelphia. The tailing stars arc too tow and far betweeD, ;

CABLEGRAMS.

REUTERS TELEGRAMS.

.TH-JijN.EW ZEALAND LOAN,

,¥*.*>! 'LONDON, January 3 (cveniog),

It is announced tbat a loan of £1,000,000 at 4 per cent, for the Government nfKew Zealand will he placed on the market on the 11th inst. The miuimum is fixed at TUE ATTEMPT ON JUDGE LAW-' SON'S LIFE. LOW DO.V, Ja^ua ; tyß o^J 'ike- llfih. .'la'-t, .'.for' vatt'empted assfissinaiion'"'qt Judge'• Lawson in Dublin, has been found guilty of conspiracy to (murder, and been s( :nteno£d to'^p'enil servi tude for I en years. ~ FLOODS IN EUROPE. ■ • 1 VIESNA, January 3. . ■ Severe storms of,,rain have bsen ex perienced in the northern districts of Aus tria, and disastrous II jods have occurred, reuniting in much destruction of property and loss of life.

(Special to wiesj association).

The Floods in Germany.

10,000.FAMILIES RESUEkED HOME -1.E33.

LONDON, January"!

•In.- the vicinity of Worms, a city of Germany, in Hesse-Darmstadt, most severe Hoods have • occurred, and upwards of ten thousand familieshayc been rendered home less Uthei cities adjoining the unfortunate country have been crowded with, refugees, who lied to save their lives and those of their families. The Danube threatens to inundate the lower portioa of Vienna, and it is feared that the consequences may be of a serious nature.

PCNISIIMENT OF THE EGYPTIAN

ULEMA.

Nine or the JHema of Egypt have been publicly degraded by the KbeJive. DANGEK TO PETERBOROUGH CATHnDRAX. LOjnBON, Jauaary 3. The Peterborough Cathedral ha 3 been found to be subsiding on its foundations, and the central tower 13 consequently being lemoved. THE TEMPORAL POWER OF THE I'JPE. The "S'andard" pnblishes what pur ! ports to be a despatch from ijarl Kpeucer, negotiating for the appiintnient of a British Minister al the Vatican. Mr Gladstone, however, denies trie authenticity of the diocuQient. CAUSE OF GAMBETTA'S ACUIiAEsT.

LONDON, January 3,

M. Gambetta was, it appears, wounded iv his attempt; to prevent his mistress shoot ing her sejf in coßaequence of his refusal to recognise their riatural eou ashi^ legitimate heir. Death, however, resulted fiom an old complaint.

AUSTRALIAN.

bYDNEY, January 4, evening,

Mr Alexander Stuart is still erjgaged in forming the Cabinet, but the arrangements are not yet completed. Heavy rains have fallen throughout the colony.

QUEENSLAND REYENUJS.

BttfSBANB, January 4,

Tho Queensland revenue during the last quarter amounted to £506,000, an increase of £81,500 as compared with the correspond ing p:riod of 1881. For the half-year whicti ended 31st iTecember, the revenue was £1,100,000, an increase of £153,000 on Becond half of the previous yeir. The expenditure in the JJecember quarter amounted to £557,000.

ADELAIDE, Janua'y 4.

A. fire broke out last night in the Post and Telegraph Office in thit city. It oiigrnvted ia the store-room, Dut was, for tuuately, discovered early, and was ixtin tiuished within two hours. Ihe damage done was not sc i >us, nnd principally arose from water, and the hasty removal of goods.

SHIPPING HEWS.

SYDNKY, January 4.

Sailed, this afternoon : The Union Com' pany'a atearnship Kingarooma, for Auck lacd,

THE SHAREMARKET.

Siiaregeokees and the regular habitues of the Kxchaoge Buildings usually look for a lorgpaaod of stagnation and depression in mining and other stocks after the holi days, and the knowing one?, as a rule, re frain fiom purchasing at the end of the year in anticipation of lower prices dining January and February. 1 his year has proved a remarkable exception to the rule so far as mining stocks are concerned ; they arc even firmer than during the two or three weeks immediately preceding Christmas. The brukueas ia ascribed principally to the confidence of the holders of Prince Im perial and Queen cf Beauty shares. In both these nuoes sinking shafts is the order of the day, and great results are anticipated when the new levels are opened. Speculators Bnticipa'-ing the usual post- Christmas stagnation, neglected to buy, and they are now forced to invest at even higher prices than ruled some weeks aco. Imperials are quotedl at from 48s to 495, and large numbers of parcels have changed hands at tbe-o figures. Queen of Beauty shares fetch 23a, and have an upward ten dency. Manners have been done at 4s 9d, aid Londooa at 3s Tbe only Coromandel stock in request is the Union Beacb, shaies in wbich are gradually advancing. They were quoted at 3s to-day. Bank, insur ance, and other varieties of stock are dull, with the notabla exception cf Auck land Gas. This investment is slowly recovering from the severe electric shock sustained some months aco. The shares are quoted at £S 7s 6d, with an upward ten dency. •

Cricket Matches To-morrow.

Po?sosby v Acc<r,AND 2nd Klwvbn.—The above match will take place to-inoirow, fith Jmuiry. • Ponßonby: J, W, Hell (capl). 1). P. Owen. O, J. Owen. Jones. Kdwaraa, MaiflUt Brookes, Rotr.erbam, Carder, Andrews Baxter

Ponsond 2»d v. "Hirald."-A match will tafea Dlaca betwt en the »hivn clubs to-morrow. Dby to comrnenco at 230 Bharp. Prnion"T: KVjnntsia (oapt). Whiting. Stsvenson, Blßln. Riwe, M", Otren, Jenrirgi. Qreave^. fedd's Porroons St^nfurtl. H^raW :P. Mackle, B. Pesraoa, C Rose, Goodman (?). J. Gi lespie J, F, Eotherham, isl. Healey, Danka, ano Brnca.

Ufitf-d (2nd) v. AiPHi Cricket Clvb.- Tho return game -batwe-n tha ,■ aboye clubs takoa B'aoooa.''lJ'Oi wiefcet. ootGmenolnga1 215 *il<-ha; tswa—Ja-nksan, Hoy. Out er. Kifpatric*. MoDnrrnctr, White. Hdminton, Abe', Dma, .t-eabict nad Goodaprp. Qattin—omergaooy.

Tin AnoWand T'nltid and Oiahnhn 0.0.'a will meet, for the flra-. time thta season, ti mor row afternoon, on tho D im&tn Oronnrt. tlntt«d to»m: Mnmford, Teso, MacCormiob (2), Du fani-(2), Je:v!f, Bu'kla, G'omod, and LiuKlum

Kdbn v. Skptox—A match between this above clabs win ba payed to-morrow. Play to oonrrrienoa at 2.3". Tlw followiog will repro pent the Kdan :—Mob^rtp, Donald. 'I'un, Liird MaHu May. h\ R >chi». Wh'f>. "Wol ■<■ r. Talte, C. Lovast. ffmerKende?: Whltely Cosaoo.

A oriokik ma*ch will Dlaved to-mor ow on Nr-. 3 wiclset. between tnelAvnndsli Sad Gor don elnrj'. The following wlil ronr«Bent t c '■o-rdnn r-Atsonne, W- (Jiayton, Kiß»Hnc (J) Mot'aueland, Gou'rt. KondorSiae, Wrllfams Kjbnrn, Meldrom 12).

CC V. CAT.HDOMIAIT C.C, Ctv N"O. 11 wicket, Domnta Criofeet Gronnd, play to commoner at 5.3) nl-an). Natio-i»I: Arnbnry, Broonos, P)own« (3), Bro'vo (J), CotebonrDe, Dlddama i 2), Nlchol-on-, (•). Sborefand, and Wa'ttn-. Emers»enoleß—Col»bonrne(J). Koss^r, and Wilklnnoa. Ca'cd.niai: Mearno (2), Cochrane O moad, Plvo'.t, Kiillp G«y, Wooller. «mith. aoloannd Matthowß. Hmer ganoies-Smlth, wyittammn, and Harrison,

A ciii kot tnatoh will bo pluyed in the Pomaln to-moTnw ('aturday) between ihe South Rnd and Hxcolslor. The lollowlng I* the Rxcolnfor team!—■""addingbam, Pooler, Hobfon. Davlea "'. Mills. Frost CVu»n, Craw. Perktn; Pell Bi w, l;'alrvf(>ath=r. . '■'■ ■:.

A ni tcti Tfjli be plnj-ei in tho L'omain f marrow.(.'»tprißy) between tha Btanr;Brl and Wean-Knii 3rd Klevnn p!ay to onm^i-nco at hiTf-past t'wb o'oioolc eharp. Ths followim? •'lay for tho Standaid: —iiobaar, Smith i*1} N'oqolbs* P«stoa (2), Dnan. BachanaD, Mills.; W'uaon. Williamson, Emergeooieß: Ssvage BcdO'Leair. • . .■

Thfl Auofelßnd and North Shore United Ist elßvetis meet in the nomalri tomorre'w oj No 1 wlfkftf North Shore win he reprofentefi ,b7 Mea?r3 Laniham '2), Gil, Gardiner 'Barnes W'no^a. Wynyard (2), Sims Burgees. Welli r"M Slbbir. Annlcland : Kob!n«on, Realp, Eartbn' D( w s. CsmeroD, O'Brien, Blair, Oxin.Le*c>r i * Buokland. Reid. I'laypri) are requasted to ba on the firorjni pnnetnally at 2 p m.

•Alph* 2nd v, Grafccn, On Nc. 6 wic%et Domain, la-morrow.

Wbst End 2nd v JoaTHSmiitJxD, on No 5 wk'k-f. DomMu Ground, to-< o row. at2r m gVgrsS End: Bator (2>. Berry. CoariajW Vooßhiy, Harms, Mcllardy. Sim, Talbo* -Ver ney Wa'ew. Raicijc-Ec'm — UfAvan aud OrtEpman, North Sbor.i: Slbbta Wr yard Cofctt". Bar-tie?, Lander, JohcsoD, Bureesß! Uurle, Qulofc, Rti% and lfrieer. dwkjbb.

TERRIBLE COLLIERY EX PLOSION.

Nearly-Pifby i\es Lo stt

AxuTflKSof those terrib]e colliety i IB doas which periodically ,le'splate out *!■ miuing distr'cta oecumtt '|jbterday':f^B die London paper.-) of Na^Rier g t M % Caycross, Derbyshire. jHHhc .flectfJH the No. 2 P^khouae Pif<^Rlaoor6jv fM I hay, telongia-^s^plimrtli ■parativcly • small - ''this pit at. the time,' lor," though a hiAi\' *r irten wcat-dotvn-iu the -morning; abomiSß ■the number came up a little before" . o'clock. Had ths Bill complon,^ ,'"■* " Workers been down th;re. would1 ba?oL 6'fjl three.hundred-men in- the pit, y e ij i had the men leaving work becu drawj 3ill' lca\Mng some fifty behind thepj, wha^K firitceu minute* pastteo, v terrific exp| ',- > took place. The chair was Mown t["' t ''. bottom of the, shaft out n, j tho montb. iuto "the" .head-gejj great was the force of the, estf«<-iSf that the sound was heard at *a dl. o£ four miles away, and stones, wood •" other materials \r> ra thrown into ii^Ef nearly one hundred yards. These tJn lowed by a dense cloud of smoke and The heavy .atone.-! and iron formingttf'B^ lop were iiurled from their aear, ay.' * mca .who, .were there at the tim e - blown a considerable distance am Biff hnrt, one, it is feared, being fatalSr ' juied, They were m:metiiateiy con^' 10 tae company's ho.-pital. So louj i the report of tbe explosion that, aithur: ■ ■' the people in that di-trict are xiot Sij r-; fully famiiiar with the symptoms of of ground disaster as in Borne other mv panic at once arose, Screaming y,,'1'I.' and children were at the fatal spot I £ a few inmates. As usual oa eiicli nil choly occasions, ikere was no lack of I hearts and ready haadf, whilo the oil] exerted themselves to the utmost. ajIJ midablo ob.-tacle, however, encouatet.,,; re=cuera at the very outset. Owknf ( 8 1 destniction of tae head-gear, \ .' impossible to get into the pit fo! 'M ordinary way. The exploring party \i consisted of Mr Croudaere, Hr &. Dunn (uaderground manager), a n j ■ organised gan^ of voluuteers, descend' ' shaft v mile distant, and entered the r' It was in the immediate vicinity vriudi'g shaft that the chief danu^, done. Three men were, aftersomedii-ii| I fouad alive and conveyed to tbe b-ink,' The pit, which is situated at PdE etl ,. one mile cast of Claycross, oa the Er«^ Valloy Hailway, gives employment tofe '> 200 to 300 hands. It. was considered a,'. safe one. It baa been in operatioasi i May, 18, 1868, and since that tim^ serious outbreak ot gas has taken puff Some men who were in the extreme p, r ~ the workings at the time of the txL, did not perceive any difierenca kj',' ventilation. A later tslegraj; . | Cliyctoas says that one of fts t , employed by the company was oo ?] near the Parkhui st shaft when, he i,* voices and a&certaiacd that there voj, some men alive at the bottom of liu^ 1 \\ho were crying out for I'ghtß.,;| ( . I once communicated this fact to the cPr at the other shaft, and steps were tilaV liberate them, but as yet unsuataiT Explorers who have come up from ttieij-1' ings state that they have stumbled ms l dead bodies. " "' ALF2ETON, TPESDiY, 10.30 pan collier wbo h.s been down as a tok*l into ;he Canesmoor Pit says :—on m^ to the pit bank Mr Dickinson wish for volunteers, and at once I got kj i cage with five others; altogetherthireiSl between stventy and eighty TOluyH On getting down the shaft a doctor jjv;i each cf us a large piece of cotton ;wa!jffij hold in our mouths and put Bp'wjSjgßl aosss as a shield against the utteth. • , We went down into the airway, aid i the men put themselves in relays ofEH in order to ri lieve each other. IniUhjiß- we worked to the bottom of the Farfe ' Pit. We found litt»e evidence of tltS plosion until we got there. Atthebiß of the shaft everythiig was. : blom: ' '"■' 6hivereens, the beams, flooring, btlcsn|s and the v hole pace. In thecabkoii used by Mr Dnnn, the manager, wet:, two of Mr Dunn's san?, Kohert aid ??w Ham, both aii?e, bnt veiy badly burnt S got stretcher?, and sent them np the;, to the company's hospital. Aiotlw b George, Lad been taken out burnt ani before Mr Dunn ■nas'niih us. W:. reached the n oath of the cabin we fe " another son, J >seph, ia the engine k but he was dead 'I hat son wa?.B3» : ' and leaves a family. We left thsW there. We found teu other?, ?' ll o£ whom were dead, Jhicbard h ' a brother of tbe manager, toi'Sj of them. Some of the bodies win much disfigured. The officials ii Ijj4 at this time held a consultatipi,:iill decided that the pit should be lifts ||| was, a<< they were convinced toerefßifH more alive m it. I don't think tlB ba very many. Many of the voln?r t were quite overcome by tbe sfni^S turned sick, and dizzy, and cotifi|j|l breathe. Mr Croudacre, one of Wj SB manigerti, and Mr Home, ■wereowsf|| It was impossible to ascertain tares .., men were in the pit. The engitttiiiS the head of the Parkhouse Pit wh down about eighty, and only abdtt^ had come out. 'Jhe man at-'tig shaft says he let down filty, and \ips' almost all had gone out. Tbe mn v^ iog on the south side of tbe di&\\ would gj up tb.B Tufton shaft, ni« would reel little of the explosion. 3 n never kaown in thia pit before. IS* i considerfd one of tbe best rfl/inigeijft the county. It was 220 yards diep. (' liery managers from tbe whole C» 1 round viete there. The cause of tW I cioo is as yet quite a mystery, W i has never been eucu an explosion is X | shire before. ; • . Further Particulars. ||' [FKOM AN ALFKBTOJI C JBEESrOSOIS^ j The relief patty, con*istiDg cf i v" tighty volunteers, was very tic pit bottom, but many V>«»* ■• cimebythe after-damp, tbonghfcj'!|!s turniabed with cotton wool to preipi M gas entering their nostrils, fneffliupjß trated tbe workings of the PttHwU! M and was followed by othe« at ' B"^E risk to tbemselves. They first WMy two sons of the manager, Mr D«; cabin, dreadfully barnt, but aliw ' | were taken to the top, and there fe Jw» hope of their recovery. AnottetWHj Dunn was found dead in thsen^iwH be was married, and had a lsrgJß^H Oa further search, ten found, including that of •,J*M* of Mr Dunn. About Bevm^ffiH was dtctded to discontinue ttajjMlJ it being considered certain tei w- , men co«li' be alive injJie pit, ;' I can;ba aSsi^ned^for ttje Espli '■- yet there has bscn no time for t J !< inquiry. All ihe glass in offices and buildings was shatter™ W™| explosion, which could be--lfißftj!lH| .miles away. Exploring b«|4«:;.|PW Jiediately organised, butt they&||sS| and again braten back by:thewp||g and had to be brought up; btttjtifflH their place?, and by g.ilhnt •^nHi and rescued several of tbe^BßfT^fi| George Dunn, tt.e undergrouoo-ffjHl had been confined to his M'EfSw up, and, nariyinc; to the Pj'iSfH member ot tbe first exploring WaH had four sons below, a'l }■("""•' with the exception of 6W|H^ was able to act aa Mj A. collier who was rescued stewiijß' lie groped in the daik past a'tabHHW^l, one of the b >ys crying for help, ,"°JH unable to reach him. Later ia '"' noon news was brought ap that tw 'A lads-iiobert and Williaoi-lal'W^pj, covered, and were tming'tenawOTSj sick father at the bottom-of'; w*™ They were too weak to be bMUgIiW af'er two hours' nitrsiap, and '?£Jh thea found to. hc-^ dreadfolly S^ William's body was; wrapped in jfflHJ and concfalcd irom view. '--^*^fflH .brunght iujjthe i* ad bidie? ot " i they kno\v; "tint 'he oilier bWWH||I anil thtrir uncle were'not rcsiiDCi**B; explorers lef? the pit last tyeonKiOpß colliers were undontt'edl^•aTia-^p" bexoisni of thoir conipaDions, . jfffi. itlieir ■ cries, stopped '0.-i,f^Si|H| ia strujigiirtg np the inclme»|fflM - towards' Wo. 8. Shaft, b/ wfjm miners wc'c conveyed ta; t^c. toPv'3Hi ,oa: the bank' hearing fwntsSH " Balloa," rpplied, askins, ".'^Jfesii right?" "There-came back i ' ; feeb'y uttered, " We are "all r'g%*|§ f-jr help, but we have no l!gW§| party of fon>-.were afterwW;ii:S|| With the f/geption of S(eplienson*jH ker,.whp/sre both .in Claycrossf^Ml and tK time b-otters Dunn,«fflHß i; £erio;.Gly burnt, tbe,majority ol^H .car^f were auflerin.g iT^-a!*f^Sm wora abc to go home ffiwsf|M Thirty miners reraained in ! b"Pl*gK explorers came up for tte, ll6 ll??iiffl|H H I cared thOy have all pariened. ..

THE AtrCBXAWO EVENING aTJLK. FRIDAY. JANUARY 5

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Wholesale. Retail. B. d. B.fl. S. d. s.d. Butter, fe.lb 010-0 0 Batter, Is, lb l 0-0 u OheeBellooal)0 6-0 64 Cheese (col) 0 9-OI0 DO., Cant 0 7- 71 Kgg8,doz._ 16-00 Eetra.-dOT;. 1 B-0 O Millr, quart 0 1-0 0 EwftnxtinBiO 7-0 8 Lard,lb _ 0 6-0 7 Bacon andHamfl, Fowls, each 2 6—3 6 Provincial 0 8—0 9 Ducks, each 2 6—3 0 Canterbury Hams Geese, each 5 0—7 0 and Bacon (in • Turkeya _ 5 6-8 0 doth) .. 0 9-0 9} Bacou, lb _ 0 10—1 0 * Hams, lb ..10-14 Bread, M to Hi per 21b loaf Jama, per case. 5 doz. 36a 6d to 37s 6d aUTCHKKS MKATl Ketall.

lb. lb Roasting Beet _ .. . - 0 5 to 0 6 ■ Boiling Beef .. _ - ..94 — 0 Mutton, hind-quarter _ ..^04 — 00 tore-auarter _ '_ -.0 2} — 0 0 Lamli, fore-quarter I _ i a — > „ hind-quarter /»""*" •



ForkandVeal _ - - •- 2 f — 3 2 Staaka _ - - - —OB — 25 Chopa and Sausages .. ~ t 0 S — u o Tallow.beat (wholosaio)-Mtttton, SSb; mixed, 25a to 30a. FLOUR MARKBT. Wholesale. ti.ii Snperflna Flour. Bflkdressea.perton- 13 10 0 Fine Fionr, ditto. household .. .. 11 0 0 delaide, per ton _ _ - ■■ (none) Oamarn, per ton .. .. - •• }J J » Donedln, per ton .. _ -••-*■•• }}£ 9 Canterbury, per ton .. --S .-,'.- - .1 ,2 S Bran per ton (saoks included)' '... - ; o JO U Sharps, per ton ' ... _ _ «6 V ;8 10 0 CablS &ead _ _ ' _ - -• }? 0 0 Oatmeal _ -. « 17 0 o Poarl Barley - ~ - _ £30 si 0 0 Bat and corn Hakket. Wholesale. b. a. b. d fl 8. fi fl Maize (Srd.) none Hay me'dow „ <Ffon.l 5 B-0 0 ton pressed i 10-5 0 ,, (Coast)* 6-5 0 Lucerne, dp 6 0-6 10 Oato .. ..3 6-3 9 Straw Uoad) 0 18-110 Wheat (fowl) i 0-4 6 Chaff ; . -3 10-0 0 Hay (oaten) 6 0-filO Canterbury and Oamaru potatoes (gaoKa Inotaded), *8 10s to £7. Oaten ohafl, SS ' Ketall. 8. d. s. (1. B. d. B. d. Malze,bnshel;S 8-6 0 Oat'nhsyowtS 0-7 0 Oats, ditto ..3 9-4 0 Straw, ditto 3 0-4 0 Bran, lOOlbs- -7 6 Chaff, ditto Wheat (fowl) i D-o 0 (scarce) 6 0-7 0 HB,rwfc"J« 0-7'0 • Pototoes, £7 to £7 10s Lucerne, owt-T'-fr-S 0 ....



Special Advertisements. fjpHORKTON, SMITH AND FIRTtt HAVE FOR SALE : " Crown' Flour, in sacks,- 100's and " Champion' , » 'Cantab" „ » » Sharps Bran Fowl Wheat Miix. Auokland. ftHKONOOBAPH. WATCHES for ot. V/ talnlng cocreot time forraoing. Jnst re ceived Twelve, nil in K»od order, regulated, for aiie by F. H. LE'iVJSsON, Watchmaker. Queen- Btreet, opposite Union Banfc. J» CoSQRAVE & Co. Beg to Inform tho Inhabitants of Auokland, that SBSY HAVE HECSIVKD THEIR LAST BHIPMBNT OF qummbr /"^oods, Summer Goods, Ordered from Home Last Year. THESE GOODS WILL BE bOLD REGARDLESS OF COST



IBIS WILL BB THB T?INAL fILKARANCK QALE HE -FINAL V/LEARANCK OAL-ffi AS thzib Time is Limited in Auckland. •OREMISES WILL BB £JLOSED WEDNESDAY & THUKSDAY, IH OHDKR TO MARK TAOWN _„_ TTttJYIHK QTOCK ARK -DuWN THB JCiNTIRB OTOCK The X tsbllahinent WILL BB OPBNE ON FKIDAY, Nov. 17. TH E SALE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL TENDERS AXE CALLED FOE, Which will take placa lmmo dlatoly alter Christmas, AlVAcconnta are requested to be paid at once or legal proceedings will be: taken after the Ist Deoember, TjlX S.S. 'GAKONNE. 1 CASH NOVELTIES IN EMBKOI D B X V, In TV bite and Cream Guipure, Also, White, Cream, and Dark Colours, worked In colours. ONE CAS * NKW TERRY CLOTH. OR TURKISH TOWKIXINQ for Dreaaeß, In White, Cream. Pin'r, Sky, and IJrab. ONE CASffi NUN'S V- ](L ---ING, in Street and K-renlng Shades. MIIjNJS AHD CFOYCE, QUEEN-STREET.



AUCKLAND GAS COMPANY (LIMITED), established 1862. FtrEVEYOES ofLioht, Heat, andPowck, The Company Bell and erect gas-fittings. In eluding gaa apparatus o£ every deiwrindra< also Gaa-power engtnea. Stock Includes Ottti Gaa EDglogß, Office ana Showrooms, ForHteeet.



Special Advertisements. On Sale, BROADCABT CLOVER'> AND "SEED I! ARROW DRILLS, epeoially adapted •'- for sowing broadcast Tcrnlp, Clover, ';' Ryo Gram, and other small Bands. AMKBIC AN HORSE KAEKS, whion, With one Man and Horse, wtU collect ready for carting three to four tons ot Hoy per hour. .■ ;■.',■..■■•.. "• — ■ I^fiLff.RELIEVING CHAIN HiBROWS, so well known that description Is an necessary. COLONIAh TIME HARROWB, whloh for strength, efficiency, and simplicity have. .« r jCHAFtf OUITBR3, for'liaml, horse,) or .'.' ■ ste»m power,. l'f f ..*...-■- < „, , ' ' Also, FLOUO na <31ngla and Double), SUB HOK3K HOES, CULTIVA i UttS, So,, &c, So., tuanufnotnrod by Tnoß, Cohbktt, Shrewsbury, England, at prices which defy competition. Also, COUMAS'3 BEBD AND MANURE DRILLS. KEARSLSY'S COMBINED BBAPER AND MOWER, ROBKY & CCV 3 SXBAM ENGINES AND THRABHI MACHINES. W« J» Hurst & Co., ML QUEKN-3TRKKT, Annkland. EC 31 X N I I 1 1 V V s s V V _§L This Invaluable Antlseptlo Preparation Is TASTELESS, ODOURLESS, and PKRFEGTIiY HARMLESS. It is Guaranteed to Eeop Mr at, Soup. Mile, Haas, Buttkh, Fian, GiMK, Fuarr, Preserve?, Bhes, Wise, and Food ot ovary doeorlptlon, sweet, sound, and whole some, till required for use. Sao report by Db. Hector, C.M.8,; T.V.i,, Colonial Laboratory, Wellington. Hole Agents for Auckland— TAINE BROS., 3. QUKEN-BTREET. If ew Carpets. William R. Bridgmjn Has jast received a nlco Lotot New Carpets which ha will sell very cheap— TAPESTRY OARPHTS, from ?/3 yard K'DDitRMINSrER OARPET3 from 2/8 BRUS3ELL3 C AKPETS, from 3/11 NICK ASSORTMENT CF NEW TABLE COVSBS. PKARTH RrG3. from S/6 1030 yardH NEW FaNCY. MATTING, 1/yard, ■worth 1/1 ANewLotoC Ladies" Silk and ChfntUe CAPES ! aßc Brocade OAPKrf, Cashmnre DULJIAN3 WKOK CAPEB, &o . In great variety : choice Goods to be sold at Warehouse prior 8 Lot ot Ladles' sice Silk JACKKTH, from 21/ A Splendid Lot ot NEW CLOTHING In Youths and Boys'. Very good value. 120 Pulrs Mco'a Summer TWKED TROUSERS, 6/0 pair, worth 0/6 25 Men's New S*o SUITS. 25', worth 10/ Large f.tootc of Lace and Muslin CURTAINS, 2/9 «o 30/ pair ALL GOODS BOLD AT THE LOWEST ! PRICES. JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, UPPER QUEEN-STREET. <