MY NIECE'S LOVER.

"When arc you going to return Lady Dasent's visit, Aunt jftanceJ!"'naked my niece Amy one lovely morning in August. "It is q™*o a forta'gW since she called." . ,; «' In a day or so," I replied, knowing the duty must be performed, particularly as Lady Dssent had, since she called, sent us an invitation to a ball which was about to take place at Euiield Court. In my inmost heart I should have been pleased had Lady Dasent's visit never been paid. We had lived in seclusion for so long that I almost dreaded any interruption to. the even tenor of our quiet existence. But Amy was IS, and iust at the age to appreciate a little eaicty; and 1 felt it was my duty to set my own feelings aside and allow her to en iov the present to the utmost. We lived just ou the outsknts of one of the principal southern provincial towns, in a little paradise which someone had aptly designated the " Wren's West.' I thought it perfect, snd would not. have exchanged its peaceful beauty /or Enfield Itself, which was considered oao of the finest places in the county. i_ .':. ' ~. , OwiDff to Lord Dascnfs very delicate hoalth, the family had been absent some years/"but directly thay returned Lady Da«cnt had called on us. The was barely a mile distant by road, and wo were -really the nearest neighbours. It behoved mo, therefore, for Amy s sake, to make an effort and return her visit. "What do you thinkwf our gowg to Enfield this afternoon, Amy?" I said, PI "*I think it would ba delightful," she re plica. "Shall we walk or driver " Drive, decidedly," i rejoined. The day •was lovely, and I inwardly hoped that l.ady Dasent might bo enjoying its beauties herself, and that we might thus continue our drive, having done our duty by leaving cards only. But my hopes wre disap pointed. Lady Daaent was at home; and we werenshered with due ceremony into her beautiful drawing-room, where we found her most graciously inclined toward us both. ' . '. . Her daughters were playing lawn-tennis, shp told us. Would we like to join them on the terrace ? Very gladly would I have declined; but * one glance1 toward Amy decided me otherwise. Very probably my diminutive groom and ponies would be en tertained hospitably during our detention ; and X could quite fancy, after the splendours of Enfield, tnat Joseph would return home signally dissatisfied with the humble ways at the Wren's Nest. 3! " , '.""■ 1 Accompanying Lady Dasenr, we found ourselves in the midst of quite a large party of young people, some playing lawn teniM, tat the greater number merely look- Amy was swept from my side imme diately; but my anxious eyes followed her, and with pleasure I observed too cordiality ■■ with which the Misses Dasent ■welcomedher. ll! : - ; • By and by I saw her standing under a lime-treeat some little distance from where I was seated. She was dreased in white'; and as sho stood ia the half-shade, half sun shine.; there was a look of ethereal beauty about her, ff ;- ■ ■■■■•' " '-"' '■'■ '"\ ', ' "How very pretty your niece is, Misb Courtenay," Lady Dasent observed. "Yes; I think she is rather pretty, 1 replied. %,. . _ Someone else thought so too. , Just as Lady Dasent spake" I saw a gentleman in troduced to Amy; and, while we re mained, he determinedly maintained a close proximity, to her side. He was young, good-looking, and,, evidently bent npon making himself very agreeable to my niece. " ■ ~. ,"•■•. Hitherto Amy had lived a life of com plete retirement. I had guarded her with a jealous care from all contact with'any outward influences that might prejudice the futile of my darling. She had been consigned to my care by her mother on her deathbed, when an infant of a few months old, and I had, accepted the charge, vow ing to be faithful to the utmost of my ability.* , , ,tt.-,-- ■ I had loved her mother, but I bad adored her father—my youngest brother- who had gone out to India with the fairest prospect?, and came home, after being there only a few years. to die. uut of a large family. I

1 have undertaken the absolute charge of ■j)1! Amy. , .■ :- ■••■'" ■I ■ And here was I, with my youth far I behind me, an unloved old maid, until the :fj: child came to me, and in the clasp of her If little chubby arms I seemed to grow yoang II again myself. My sorrows became dim in II the distance as my charge grew; every day || and hour adding to my devotion to her, ij and, thank God Ito her love and affection if for me. Wo were not rich, but we h&d

l| enough;, and I was enabled to have a ft governess for Amyv ao that not even for a f part of her education had she to leave me. |. Sometimes I wished she had some com if panions of her own age, but when I men- I tionedit she always rejected the, idea of li such a necessity. »he was perfectly happy. I What more did I want! Nothing, except i to injure her continuing to be happy.all the I days of her life. : ; I Lady Dasent's de ire to cultivate our ac- I] quaintance presented at least one advantage I for Amy; the MiasesDasent we, c about her own age, and, judgln? from outward ap pearances, nice, lady-like girls, who seemed | anxious to be friendly with her. Still, I shrank from giving encouragement to the intimacy between them; for, though Amy's birth was that of a lady, still the Misses Pa sent were undeniably above her in rank; !j and—perhaps from an old-f sshiohed idea on "I my part ot possible patronage—l rather !] threw bbßtacles in the way of any sudden I 1 friendship between them, . j if But I am anticipating, and must revert to ' the introduction I had \yitnessed in the dis\ II tance between Amy and'Mr Alfred Maulev-. I erer, which was the name of the individual f 1 before alluded to,' I did not make his ac- If quaiiitance:that afternoon—that was .an li honour reserved for the following day, when il| he, raccompanied' by two of the Misses II Dasenti came over to the Wrpn's Nest to in- I vite Amy and myself to a small, afternoon I party^' ;- J4' *■ fe It was the beginning of many visitiboth If on their part and olir own; in'fact, hardly !| a day passed; withdut our seeing at least § Mr Mauleverer, who invariably found some fl| pretext for coming over to us, if we were I not to be at Knfield. And then came the j ball at EDfield -Amy's first, destined to' be 1 a moßt eventfurone,1 and' to which she went [I arrayed in simple'white, ■-■-■■ ' -■ ■•" '" - I - i-was not altogether comfortable on the f' score of her growing intimacy with Mr |i Mauleverer. Perhaps he was trifling with ill! her; perhaps he was not in every way deair p able himself. Athqusanddisturbingposai- I 1 bilities kept shooting through my old heart If as I sat watching my darling at her first Jf£_J)all, looking rftdlantly pretty,; while;,.Mr S^Mttuleverer redoubled his devotion,' and a; immolated himself \so thoroughly; at.her Ifii sbrine as to insist on taking, me-in to supper—a piece of civility which I; duly ap, preciated, . ..-;-■ iSTover before had I seea the'Dasents celebrated gold plate, which was on this occasion fully displayed. 'It was magnifi cent. Such tankards and takers of eolid gold, to say nothing of plates, spoonß and forks, all apparently of the precious metal. Our conversation naturally turned upon this display j and just as we were admiring it Florence Dasent happened to ]om us. " Miss Courlenay has been admiring the nlate," remarked Mr Mauleverer. "Yes; isn't it beautiful?" she replied, "But, really, I tbink pretty china would ba almost nicer. I believe papa would pre fer it; but we can't get rid of our plate, simply because lt (j is entailed; bo are mamma's diamonds." Lady Dascnt was wearing her diamonds that evening. From my quiet corner in the ball-room I had especially liottced the neck lace, whi* was rather a tight ci.clet round i her,throat, set innquarea of a formal, but, of COdise, magnificent description. _ A few trifling remarks followed; and then Mr Mauleverer conducted me back to my »«at, in the vicinity of which we found Amy, to whom Mr Maulevcrer was en gaged for the next dancfo. 1 must say they looked a charming couple as they moved away. I suppose my eyes were expressive of my thoughts, for lady Dasents voice close beside me seemed 1 to echo them. J "They make a good pair, don't they?" she said. ''Ah, »iiss Courtenay," she !/ i continaed. "I am afraid you must not ex pect to Keep your niece always; some one . ii is sure to carry her off soon." , i •' Lam in no hurry for that time to come. ' I replied "But, Lady-Dasent, do you j mind telliug me one thing: who Is Mr j Mauleverer f' - ; ' o Vi i , "Who is Mr, Mauleverer?" repeated !!!' Lady Dasent, with a shade of sarca9m f .,in | her voice. " Well, my dear Miss Courtenay, 'I I believe he is of very good family, very wolloff; and I know be is very charming, f\ and moves in the best society. You may '■ "■ ''•■''• ';' '"' " - :|l! ' • • ■■ ■ ■.■."■■.■■'.■■■..■

be quite euro, had he not bean yery dosir •ililo in .every way, he would^ot hays been aur guest." \ . , l , Some one else just then c]airnea Lady Dasent's attontioa,* and she moved off, leav ing ma to digest at my leisure, the satisfac tory remarks she had madci; relative to Amy's admirer. > Very goods family-very we)l off-very charming, and so forth. 1 was glad to here it, and couldl scarcely avoid a feeling of exultation whon, on our return home, Amy tod me that he had asked her to be Mi wife, aud she had ac cepted him.' .■»!•, Tired as I was after my unwonted disai nation sleep seemad to forsake me ; Amy s .j D ga«dment was all I could think of until davlibht began to struggle into existence ; then 1 suppose I fell asleep and nngat have slept for hours had not my old housemaid, Margaret burst into my room without any ceremony and wakened mo with the start ling tidings that Enficld had been on fire, and {that the gold plate also nearly all Lady Dasent's diamonds, had been stolen ! It seemed altogether too dreadful to be true; but very shortly afterward Mr Maulcvercr himself appeared and fully confirmed the tidings, be had distinguish ed himself greatly by his bravery m en deavouring to extinguish the llaxnos, anil in doing to had burned his right hand rather severely. " I thought you might hear an exagger ated account or it, so I came over atone?', ho observes, wit^a K>ance toward Amy. " Who discovered it ?" I asked. What can have originated the tiro? and, above all, who can have takcu ttie plate ?' "AndthQ diamonds.?" added Amy. " That fremainn to be seeni" replied Mr Mauleverer. "On ray way here i tele graphed to ScotlandYavd, a«\Bodonbta sharp detective will uuravol the' mystery. Partly in order to make it more conve niant for gue3ts at a distance, partly be cause Lord Dasent himself objected to late hours/the ball had.begun at the unfaahion ablv early hour of 9 o'clock j by 2.30 it was over; and by 3 6>6lock c°mf rll£ ve silence had reigned over tnheld. The butler had judged it safe-never dreaming of danger—to lock up the supper-room, the shutters of all the windows being strongly barred as well. With, an easy < m ind;'and the key in his coa>p6cket, that functionary retired to bed, Mle the rest of. the se* vauts gladly followed httatampltf *. neither bolts nor bars, however, defended the diamonds. Lady Dasent replaced them with her own hands In their cases, which, without any accident whatever, she had aid Ttponhertoilet-tablc." To-morrow they would, as usual, be deposited m the safe, where they wero ordinarily-kept. ' Sha had dismissed her' inftid dirictlv sho came to her room; one of her" daughters had un clasped the circlet-from her throat; mad shortly afterwards- aa'it came out in the evidences-Miss Dassent left her mother's room, crossed the corridor,- and .was just about to enter her Jown room, wheo.m the darkness, some"one brushed past her.' The circumstance did notalatui her; it was no doubt one of the servants! so she thought no more of it.' "' , . ' "'.* . -,',' Lady Daaent's diessingitooin adjoined her bedroom; and her account of the affair was that, a few 'minutes, after-sheiiad got into bed she distinctly heard the handld ot her drassiDgroam door turn ; and she fancied she heard a very quiefstep intho drcsaing "room, which in a sleepy kind of way she fancied was her maid. Lord Dasent heard iirithing -had nothing to tell ■ he wishtd he'had. If any* One had brushed pa\t him ia the 'corridor, or holiad heard ateps in the dMssing-rooni, there would be neither' rob^ty uor fire. 'As it was,'the stealtny fodUteps muathave ap proached the dressiug-tabhv and, with a deliberation almost incredible, some oae must have opened the cases and abstracted the contents. Thecirclat, the bracelet, and a pair of magnificent earrings—all were gone. The gold plate had also boen cleverly carried oti, only a few minor arti cles having been spared. , , At first all the energies of the household were directed towards subduing the fire. It evidently had its origin near the supper room -which chanced to ba directly below Lady Dasent's rooms. At. all events, it was o'vrinp to heir bciug wakened by a stron"- smell of fire that the alarm was aivenin time to save not only the house, but some of the intflates, who might other wise have perished in the flames.' And from .this fate it appeared -that'Mr Mau leverer had a narrow escape. He had be haved "'splendidly," so the'Dasents faia : and, as my nephew-elect, I was proud to

Uponfurther^ investigation 'it. was..found that while.the robbery at Enfield.Court had been most c*refulty.planned and pre meditated, the fire had ; b3cu, an accidental part of the thieves', programme, a hastily done-up bundle, containing,sonio valuable articHs, was discovered just ou's'dt) .the supper-room window, as. if, dropped in a hasty exit. Happily the fire;had been sub dued in time to.jaye the greater portion .of. the house the.damttge .dooe, ,to say, nothing.of the immense >lpss caused by the robbery, was. very, considerable,, ~.,,. ;.,.,. In due time two detectives, came ,down from London, and the excitement continued unabated in the neighbourhood .while they, remained;. but nothing transpired. .They maintained an amount of stolid reticence which to the curious was most provoking; and finally they departed without having apparently done any thing tpwa-d.. solving the mystery, far lesa sepqring tho thiet.es. ; . Gradually, things seecued,.to eettle.dosyn, and the. robbery at Eofield was-replaced in my mind by my absorption in.Amy^s en gagement, to which I had giyen a qualifiod consent, on the condition that Mr Maul everer's family: were SHtisfieA with the con nection, and that pecuniary, matters were, properly adjusted, Mow. s tba^ lie. tad actually declared himself, I felt emboldened to ask'questions'and ascertain everything I possibly could as to the antecedent* of the man who ; was to bo my darling's ius:.: band.. , ; , > . -. .., .".-■.' He was well connected. His mother wa', dead, but his father was alive, and lived in greit seclusion at 'his'own property, which was situated in Yorkshire., He,was re puted to be rich;, but upon, this point I couldgaln.,no defini,te/int,ormation. u Still, remembering,' Lady jl' aunt's p'.^very rwell off," I was uolTmuch,troubled, on, the,score of money matters. .1 had felt it incumbent upon me tQ invite him to sp.enftra few days with us before he left for Yorkshire,,and it seemed natural that he should come.to us. I'told, him franklyjthat 4my,had,yeiy littlp •noneyof herqwn—something less, than .two thousand pounds }; but, at,py,death,.l in tended to leave her pverythirig, wnich.l felt sure he would apptoye.of tied up and, atrictly settled.upon.herself. , : .... ,; ■.. rthoughthis expression, changed a little, i when I mentioned ttii>>, and still mote' bo. when I casually asked him in a friondly way if he always meant to be an idle man ; for he had left the army, it appeared, and I was anxious, for •'• my's. sake, to see some symptom of his wishing to get an appoint ment or occupation pj feme kind..; ~,. . ■.. ~ Meanwhile, Amy seemed satisfied ; but my doubts-bom of my extreme affection for her begau to arise and refused to be silenced- ~,-,,. , .• ; ■ ■~ , „ ■ ■■• : - Mr Maukverer had written, to ma father announcing 'his " engagement; biitaa yet neither line rior message from the old gen tleman had roached ns. It was not treating Amy properly; and though Amy's en treaties to me to be paiient,! and 6ft-re- peated assurances tuit iVlfred said;everyr thing would he all right, silenced me"for the time, I was fully resolved1 to Bee matters either ended or placed on a satisfactory fooling before much longer time elapsed, In the meantime* Mr Mauleverer re ceived one morning' a telegram,Iwhich he informed us contained the news of the'ill ness of an/old friend brhisf in London. He must start immediately if hel'wished'to see him alive.' .If •!* did uofr mind,-, he would leave his heavy luggage behind him,' and only take a small' portmanteau. ' Un-, less something very special happened to de tain him bi wonlu be "with us •Of A couple' of days. ; His a'dieux -weta hurried,' but impressive. 'He deemed' really to leave Amy, Who was,' however; criabled to bid him a cueerful"good-by on the strength of his speedy return. On the morning of the second day after he had -taken his departure, Amy 'was evidently expecting a letter from' him—not- unreasonably, I thought, as it was-'natural sho should wish to hear that he had reached5 his destination safely She was rather rettless aod fidgety. Perhaps that was the cause of my own almost norvims feelings as post time a[.proacncd. I could settle down to notbiing. $■«< ""'••:: ! "'"■ ;l /' ■'""'.' '~ 7 ■"Amy, darling," I said presently, " suppose you take the gardoa-scissora and snip these geraniums forme; iliey want it badly." .-<>•. ' ■ ■- "v^ So Amy stepped out on the little- lawn with its still brightly filled parterres, and I watched her from ttardtawiDgii'ooiri window with teelings ofnii'ng'.ed":love,"aniiety and uppreb.ension.'for'do wnUt; 1 ruight, Tcoiild' not get'over the'senue'tif sottieimpendibg calamity—Sbmethiflg ' s'orrowfal for! her.' Soon after she joined' use, 'radiant, with * her letter; the first she ha"d-e-/er -rediVed froiu1 him ; a very'ardent; gentlemanly-epistle, I i

waa obliped to own satisfactory, too, as it contained tho information that lie had heard from hia father, who, ou certain con ditions, which he saw his. way to comply with, bad promised to consent to tue marriage. A letter for mo from old Mr Mauloverer had been inclosed in his lettei to his son; bat the latter proferred deliver ing it to me personally; consequently, 1 would not receive it until his return to ""'Amy had an engagement that afternoon to visit theDasonts, who were now installed in a small house they had at some distance from the Court, while the latter was being repaired. She was to drive over, taking | our small groom with her; and I was not to expect her back until after 9 o'clock at thcearliqst; sol was to spend a solitary evening. After she left me I wrote a few letters; then I tried to read, but my. atten tion windered. i A slight drowsiness came over me, and I suppose I fell asleep. AU at once I woke up with a consciousness of some one standing just outside the closed wiudow, gazing into the room, and I Qis cernod distinctly tho features oi a mans face pressed closely against the window pane. I was not generally nervous, but I confess a thrill of fear shot through me then, and for a moment I was almost. too terrified to stir, 'ihe next instant Igot up, and simultaneously with my doing so the fttco vanished. :But tho eyes l had bo clearly seen might be watching me still. -I controlled all outward symptoms of alarm or consciousness of what I had seen, and After a few moments-to mo each seemed an hour—l moved toward the door and summoned one of my sorvante. I montloned the circumstance to her and enjoined extra care that night as to our bolts and bars. Thou«h we had neither gold plate nor dia monds to attract thieves still.there was enough silver to satisfy moderate cupidity, and it was wonderful how snoh faots got abroad. After tho Enfield Court robbery one could not be too careful. ~ Very soon Margaret, my-sorvant, had se emed all the shutters,'drawn the curtains, and I sat down to my solitatx tea, -Wishing most ferrently that Hmy- was within doors A sudden storm had come orr; .the' wind had risen to a hurricane, and bade fair to continue during the night. About 8 o'clock a me»m>ge arrived for me from Lady Dasent, telline me that as the storm was so severe, they had vontured to detain Amy for the oight; in the morning,she would W:\yiw mo early, V t "."--■/■ "i ... I was both glad and sotry; glad th»t Amy would not run tho risk of encounter ins any lurking individuals in tho darknsss, that she was safely at Entteldj but sorry for my own sake, I felt 4e solitary and, truth to tell, so strangely nervous. . The evening wore on slowly, and as 1U o'clock struck i wont to my room/. It was directly over the drawing-room. .Next to mine was Amy's; and on the other »lde of the landing was the spare room, wWoh had so r«cently be«n occupied by Alfred Maulev erer. Above slept the servants. I heard them go up to bod, and while I could hoar moving about overhead I was tolerably comfortable; but »oon stillnoM reigned over the Wren's Nest. My domestics wera asleep. The best thine I could do was to '■■ follow their example, which after a time 1 suppose I did, for I was awakoned by a noise, a distant sound from the hall below. I scarcely breathed. .. I could hem my heait boating aa , I lay listening with strained ■ .;. and re called with horrified terror the face I had seen at the window. .. -, -'■ ? I need hardly say that I was thoroughly aWnke. Every nerve was strung totuoha pitch of tension that if a pin had been drop ped 1 feel sure I should, have heard it. it came again-the sound from below-dull this time, but distinct; ana presently! heard stealthy footsteps coming rapidly and ci'uietly up-staira-eyidently. shonless feet, but none the less audible to my ears. Never since I had lived at the Wrens Nest had I locked my bedroom door ; I bad a dread of doing it, and, despite my nervous ness ou this occasion, I had not departed from my rule. It was too late to acoom nlish it now. Besides, looking back, 1 think a sort of temporary paralysis had come over me. I heard a hand laid upon the handle ;. it was turned cautiously, asd the next moment from my curtained bed I distinguished a man bearing some sort of small lamp—his face concealed by a mask —enter. ~, •■■■ ■ . It was a matter of life or death for me to remain quiet Through my miud Hashed a resolve to.deliveriip iTrnetrjy.sts, all my smaTlValuables, to this ruffian,'in exchange for my life, should he demand them. But no such, intention seemed to be his.' He approached the bed, raised his lamp, flashed U fur a second on my closed oj es, and tben withdrew it, ap parently satisfied that 1 slept. It must have been a curabry glance for I could not have sustained the deception for more than a moment., He gave a keen look round the room. Only, the low.part of his face was covered, so I <?puld see his, eye«,, small, black, and piercing, with something fami lartomein them', even then, My watch —a legacy from my mother—lay on the toilet-table, tl bnt he overlooked it., Evi ncntly mine was not the room ho meant to riflei Almost noiselessly he|vanlshed oat of it, and t heard him rirowed. into Amy's room next-thank God, it waa empty-then into tho.spare room, wborp.jhe remained., ~ All at once it flashed acoss me that by a little courage I might aaveeverything and, i secure the thief. .In former da.vs mj spare room had bees .a nursery, and the windows were b»rtod,;iso a» to miko all exit from them impossible.. If I could, glip,out. of bed, pet across the. passage, in one second I could look the door, and, secure from, any att*ck,-raise an alaim. .. ■- .. --': t the agony- of. tear J.wa» in., was-such fiat I -felt. equal -to any ..effort. Without losing a moment I gliocd out of bed; a moment's pause acquainted me, with ihe fact that • the miscreant was busy; I heard him throwing out things all over the floor. UeSwau searching Me Mauleverer's port manteaus;, they were quite at the^fer end of the bedroom; so I calculated that-1 could safely clase.and look the door before he could possibly.. prevent me.. Like a ghost I moved out of myrootn on my peri lous errand, Through a chink in the half open door I beheld ,tha maa, kneeling in front of the larger of -the. r portmanteaus, rifling it with.,a.rapidity and .iqtentnesa which .secured my being,.,for the, .present discovered, ;.l.had. intended to seize the door the.instant,,l.reached iti but,.some thing made me. pause in the darkness aud pee* with!>teirified.eyes into the bedrpom. He hadbis.,bapk,io me and I could aeo the movements of his arms as one thing aftei another was hurriedly. thrown .upon,,the ground, ■ ■ • *>j Imagine my feelings, as 1 stood within a few paces of him,, to see him-with the ut most celerity tear open ,the .lining oLthe portnacteau and draw from it a, glittering mass of damonds, which I instantly reeog nized^.a'iiady Dasent's famous circlet, the one she had worn on the .night .of-the eyeot ful ball, and which, with the other things, had so mysteriously disappeared 1 : . • Horror, anguish aud ~iear well-nigh caused me to fall to the ground.,- I made an involnntary movement; I thonght 1 was fainting; and the noise reached him, Looking,- up. our .eyes met. With the strength bom,of desperation;l seized> the handle of .the door aud in a moment, tho key waa safely turned in the lock. . ~,; . Happily for the lives of myself and; my •servants the door waa an old-fashioned one of a particularly strong description; and, having a strong! outer moulding, it was al most a physical i impossibility to break it open from.the inside of ithe room. The exigency of the situation sustained me for the moment and enabled me-to arouse my three .servants, who: must-.at first-have thought I had gone, temporarily out of my •mind when I tried to make them compreh end our position.-, :■■. i, 'a - '< ■■-•• ■ • it wag 2, .o'clock in the morning,, still Wowing a gale, and dark as JKrebus. "But assistance must be not, '1 he man within our spare .room, might have accomplices without ;:ovw danger might be beginning. We had an alarm-bell; that must be rung; Four trembling, women, we proceeded in a group to the outer back court, where the bell hung, only to find the! rope severed. I had snatched up a cloak, and arrayed my self in my'slipparsand a skirti • The- ser vants were as little dressed as myself. But it was no timo to hesitate: immediate action must be^taken. We must rousa the gardener,1 who-lived a considerable way from tho houEe. Through the dark dripping shtubberies we flew, at eveiy step expect ing to be dragged back by some lurker: but no one stopped us. In safety we reached the cottage: and in a few minutes Ark wright, my gardener and general factotum, was in our midst. '_ ■ - ■■'■•■ _ ■•'-' •' " • Hiscottage was within a short distance of several others; and, though he wished to po straight-to the house, fearing lest the man should .have; escape, Ihe hall door was fonnd-openj and everything just as we had left it, ,th& spare room still closed* 'By my orders; it was not to be unlocked until the police arrived. ■ feveral Volunteers had haatened^to summon them"; andj while we were awaiting-their arrival,-! 'had- time to

think n little of the horror of the position. Bow had Lady Dascnt's diamond neoK laoo found its -way into Alfred Mauleverote portmanteau* Could ho be some awful impostor, some villain in the guise of a gentleman, whom I had harbored m my house, and; to whom I bad meditated aivinc my nctlce ? The shock would almost kill Amy: lEveu I felt as if I should nevei. get over it. Who was tike man? A dreadful tightness came over my heart when thU question, pre sented itself, a suspicion too horrible. It made' the suspense too terrible. 1 heard the policemen arrive, and while they were ascending the stairs to the spare bed room I felt almost choked with an appre hension for what I should next hear. The door was unlocked, and there was the jJiief. He made no resistance; the game was up. Thanks to " the old woman," as I heard him style me, he had missed : the j; beat chance of clearing a fortune he had ever

"who was ho? Where had I saen him? The mystery wai soon explained, lie was the Dasent'a magnificent head butler— one of a gang, as it afterwards was dis covertd-and who had, with the conm vanee of his comrades, cleared off tho plate, but hoped to secure for his own private beoelit the famous diamonds, lho lire hail so far upset their plans that he has Jtouud bimsolf left iv possession of tho diamonds when his services came to be required in aiding to extinguish thofiro. In pliico of lli»ht, thoreiore, as ho had at first intended, tho wary butlor judged it host to lot bis confederates mako oil' with tho plate, while tie remained with the diamonds m hia pos jeasion, one of the most activo in subduing the flames, and suggesting the most fca ,iblo echemos for discovering tho thieves When tho detectivos cauio down to Kn-. field it became imperative upon him to hit upon somo Bafe place for tho diamonds. M.r Mauleverer was plcaied with an over abundant wardrobe ; and during hiis visit to Knfield, thisbuilot had chosoa to consider him under his particular care, laying out Mb ciothes, arranging and settling things generally for him. Tho idea of temporarily depositing the preciouß corns withia the lining of one of that gentleman's portman teaus struck him as a brilliant one. HU intention, of course, was to withdraw tbein directly Mr Mauloveror's de'parturo was about to take place, and he would, ot courao, have tho best opportunity of doing so wbilo packing his,clothes ; but his plan by a mere chance, miscarried, and he had the mortification'of seeing the portman- Uau leave Enfield with the diamonds still safely secreted within it;,*' Mr Maulevorer's temporary apsencfl from Our house afforded too good an opportunity to be misted; henco the visit to the Wren a Nest, which very nearly terminated my existence, for tho shock and oxpoauro com bined brought on an' illness from which, for long, it was not expected that I should recover, > - " :; „., ' • Aujy was my tender nurso all through it, arid it was from her lips I heard all the particulars of the robbery; in the sequel to which' I had been called onto play bo pro ooinunt a part, ■ < <

Happily Ur loth our sakes, sho never know of thoterriblo suspicion I h»dJor'a brief timd enteitained regarding Mi1 Mau leverer. That gontloman mado his ap pearance in duo time at the Wren's N»st, bearing his lather's letter, whioh informed Oie not only of his willingness to welcome Amy as his daughter, but to settle an In come upon the young couple of tho most sati.factory description. Shortly after wards tho butlor was plaoed upon hu trial, and I was called on, despite my, weakened condition, to give ovidenco against him. iThis, however, I, was happily spared, as tho prisoner, acting on the advicq of his counsel, pleaded' guilty. Indeed, I was doubly iclioved, as Waulcverer's cluructor was thus vindicated. As tho wretebjd pri soner,was being removed ho vowed he would "pay Mibs Courteaay a visit ogatu whop his,term of imprisonment expired. HoSever, ten years' penal servituaomay bring about a ouango iv his intentions. Lady Dasent amused mo very much by the comforting view sho took of tho matter, " Do not troublo your head, my dear Miss Courtonay. about anything the wretch may have said. In the course of nature you wilt be beyond his reach long before then. " Quite hue," I replied -witn a, wmle. " At all events I have lived long enoagh to be the means of "^our roeovonnj your diamonds."—" Chambors's Journal.

UNKNOWN.

Elbctric railways are likely to prove yory useful for' short local lines wherti the gra dionts'are very steep or the atmcapmr* inapt to become close,'as iv the St Gothard Tun nel and the Metropolitan L>istri6t Railway. They are free from steam ami coal smote, or noise and cinders, arid hence i»ro pe'culi ftrly suitable for the interior of cities'.' Several schemes' for building" them are already promoted in the country, notably a tcamWay from Portrush toßushnellß, neartbti Giant's Causeway, in the North Of Ireland, anda lino under the Thttmes from Charing Cross toWattribo. It has been proposed to carry letters by underground post on this plan, and the suggestion is a good one, for the distance traversed may bo far greater than by pneumatib despatches now in vogue. In Paris an electric fail why has boen projected along the Boulevards, and we also learn flint sn electric tramway has been intro duced into the beachfiolds of tho Breuil-en- Ango (Calvadoe), France, where Hntran^ sports the linen to tho ground Hvith a clean liness which could not be obtained with steam-rower.' As' another application, of electric power it should also be mentioned that the' same dvttamo'which pulls the' Wftggona full of linen is also used to'turh the reels which wind and unwind 'Ihe webs, of cloth as thejr are spread lipon or lifted from the grass*. The electric power in the ease of the bleaohiiold trarnway'jsiiot sent along the rails from, tho generator dirbcr,' but is derived at second-hand from SO Faure secondary batteries or accumulatorg.carried by the tender of tho train.— Leittii-e I^Qur.

A Remarkable Dream.

THK following account of a singular dream is extractod from Guizoni'a IJ-Life of Gari baldi ": —" 1 was ill with rheumatism, and in the midst of the.&torm. I foil asleep in my.cabin, ,hayio«. laid'down.iCivet; the cbver)id. ; In sleep,l was transportud to my native placo,, but. inetead.of the heavenly air of jNiQe/wlwrei..everything boro a.smik ing aspeot, Ifoundmyself in the gloomy i atmosphere 6i a cemetery. . I» the distance I- perceived a ; mßlanchQly.tprocenßiotti.-ofi women cariying a^ior.and thoyjßidvßDoad slowly towards.roe.. ..I felt a fatoliiresantL-. mant.^and i,struggled, to appioaeh th» funeral train, bntil could not ■ move, ; I seemod to have a mountain uponf,mychest< The cortege reached tho side,of:mj,couch, laid down tho bier, and vanished, i i sought ia vain to laise myself on myjurEns. I was under the terrible inlluenceof a nightmare ; and when I began .to movo, andieol beside^ mo tho ( cold form of a corpse, and-rtcog nised my mother's bleßsed taco,rl<was awake, but on my hand there remained the impression of an ice-cold hand. The mournful howling of the tempest, and tho groans of the poor 'Carmen' beatenaun mercifully against the shore, could nothen tirely dissipate the effects of my. terrible/ dream. Ou that day, and; in. that hour, 1 lost my parent, tbo bestofrmothere."

GREENWICH.

The people are not so confined (l (i , v , As thoir forefathers were; They now can minister to rmna— ■ And rural pleasures share. "s iJ They neod not, If they have tho meanßi ,' Bo fixed ih darksome rbortis :' , , But by tho fdilway visit scenes' ■; lv ■ flower-crowned naturoiolooms!

There they may see God s opon sky1, ~., ■ And learn tho sweetest lows'; y■ '* There they may feast botheav and eya, And God'a own love adore.; . .wj.is

"We leave tho street and narrow colirt, , Beneath the bridges glide, ' • ' " For Greenwich Park, where young fawns And sheep sleop sido by side

Fair Greenwich has its Hospital Reflected in tho waves;. , Its Dlonsure bouts and Painted llau, Its churches and its graves.

' And in tho Hall, which sailors show, Arc facos still, wliich teach ■ Some losaon 'neath tbeir mellow glow, Which only thought can reach;

Those men were needed in their day Upon tho surging sdas; ' ' ' And through their battles olearod the way For England's future ease.:, .- :. nivj

All o'or the town—in every Btreet— In every lane and isle— • . ■ ■■_ O'erother names, the name wemoet Is Nelson of the Nile I. , ;«.; .

'. Wo climb the swuxded; beeoh-crowried Hill . And witness rustic gataesi1 ;=_ ■;;-' J- While Greenwich lies, serene aim 5UU,.... . '■''"! . jnßunset near the Thames..,.,.-.,.: ~ •.. . .fi Then calm aiid softly twilight com«BiJ - ' :t ■ viAndias thelightsinoreaaej.!'!- '•'« "A The thousands Bock their vaßett hewes,. ACs Arid Nature breathes o£ peace,^ ~ ... ~

ODDS AND ENDS.

The Best Thing:"dut,-An aching^tooth, To put a horse o'nhismetal.—Shoe him.

& sure eit»n of anVqarly spring,-—A--, cat W&Sching a holo in the wall with; her tack np- - I " Boiled Egga " ia; tha name adopted by a cricket club, to signify how impossible it 18 to beat them. A woman who wcigha 380 pounds insists that she is " somebody's darling," Which is the oldest tvoe in tho world? - The elder tree of course. Lawyers are apt to make the most per sistent friends-they love to be retained. .The be? cau deliver a slinging rotort and yet keep its month.shut. ( ... X jj n w jj^£ vehicle did, ' the mom } ride who Wa's driven frantic ?. ~ Why is tho letter P lika a pham philan thropist? Because it is tha first top-ity and the last tohel-p Crimped hair softens a, feminipo faco. Tho masculine' hea^ that /will , wear, it doesn't need sofcenin^?. Tho Sauta C.ruz ( " Sentinel, compares, t!ie town to,'' the dimple .on boauty's cheek. Mpre clieek.tlMin. dimp'lOjprpbibly. Ho who, ia .wise'noytr Ituyelh his girl's little ijio'thor soinothlug nice ; a,ud ap gottcth the littio rascal to inuke himself scarce whonevur, nccijsaary horeiiftor. In tha viUa«e' of SAienrtan, .Oregon, it is said that they utilfee the'(jhurcli on weok days by taking ?ut tho stats.and using the lloor fot a proquet g*Q"nd., , , . . . . lustancesbf ,me» wjio'.go gown on.a piocoof oiuugo-p : C'Dl,a.tHlfietup and think as mncti of flicnis'Slvca as tUoyUld .before

arc rare. ' ~ „, , -j■ ; .., . A California man advertises for a wife, beauty no object, 'but wants her friends to deposit 1,500 dollars with biui pa' security for her good bchiyiour. ;, ' ... " He'a'a Me .sodger, saidche IrUfa. car driver, spcakinc of his 'hprso^jyoich was dead; lamel, ,'*Ho'd .sopnior dio t> than,, run SWDoice far'Niontel— Firsj Cabman (on tho trot) • " Weil, you're a taldn'.of it easy I" Second Cabman (with the newspaper, sotto vocc) : „;.' No ''urry' wy, ,boy -engaged by, tho iioii'r,!"'„■ .. j,, ..■• i i *,v ny <•- ■: It may be all very well to iay that the office of "a tax-gatherer, needs no great ability for tho fulfilment'of it, but thcro.js no employment which requires such con stant1 application. " An employer of labour concludes hi» advertiieiuent for assistants with tbo signi ficant nota bene, "None need apply who are in the habit of boing peorly on Monday mornings." A Western odltor speaks of his rival as "meanenough to steal,,t(ie swill, from a bliud hog 1" The rival retorts by saying, "He kn6ws ho lies; 1 nevor stole his swill;'- -•; ' '■ - -' '

What agpnjos must the ,poet hate on dured wiio. wilting ~of his ipvp^ASSorted that ho ''kissed hbr under thosilent Btars," and found tho compositor had inado him dor olaro that he " kicuod hpr.undai! tho cellar ttairsl" j i. ;.*■/* <■■>„,', "I have not,"; Bays Billings, "<gpt 5.% much tnunny as aamo Joikb, but I have.; got, aa much iinpudenco as enny ov theni—and that is the,uext thiog. t» mnnuy." ~„ a Impertinent ]Daudy (a., stranger):. "May I have tho honour to.accoinpauy yon, mis»?' Cool youog lady : '.'.Certainly,; but keep behind,iu your prapor, placa. jl discharged my laat fost.iiianfpr impeitiniyice.",.! , _i "I don'tiiko to patronise this lino,"said a culprit to tho baugtuan, : ,wfco w<*a juat.ad justing.the uoo^e aipuni} H* neck, ; "Oh never mind this pncb," ropliud tiip hangman, "it will aopn>Ui*goud its oppratiori." . ~ A great physician gtycsit,as his' opinion that tbe brain u.uot injured by imemporate drinking,,as '^generally supposed, for, ho adds, a man given to internperanco in .that way cannot have any braius." . i "How does that now horse of tbino answer, John.?" said an old, Quaker to his son, wno \yaa too rapid in ( hia,.inovenientsto weara brbajibrini. "Won't know, faUior," replied ihoyou.hj,,," I.novel,.jwied Utui a quo3tion to see." "Too cook," said Boa well oao day, "^provided ho is skilful, KoE more value to the community than tho ppot." Johnson took no fui'thbr notice, of tho rpmark than to growl, '•Tncro's^not.a dog in town, six, who won't'agroe wiih you." Recently ihe local paper at Grass Valley said: " The prettiest girl ia.Grass.VaUoy doesn't carry herself straight enough when promenading." For. a week after all tho many, bsau poles; and every girl said, .'.•ihatV.homd paper !.\Ma, don't I walk straight?' , j ... ."My real number is six,,, but my,hand will bear squeezing," is, what she said, to the young mm at the glove couotor, Aud the groat thick-Headed luuatio got her a pair offive-aad-a-half gloves ,witl)out finding out how.much qanaezing,her. hand, would bear. Wq.should'havo worked at that jobainour, but she should have .had an eXaCt.fit. , 1 ■;• '• -,:, .1 Xouri«t (in Cornwall): "May I bo per mitted to examine that interesting stono in youc field ? Thp^o ancient Druidical re mains a>b most JntoVcsting,',1. Farmer: " Start'nljr, sir, 'May be very in.t'rostin' an' arnshunt, bn't Vo do stick 'em oap for, tho cattle, an' call 'em"Koiibbin Pasts 1" A lecturer! remarked,''that tho dearest ship in the .whole world was friendship " ; whereupon a yeunghnan rosofiom amongst tho amltorice, ani stated ..that ha know an other, a dcaror side still, and tbat was courtship I H. B.—He had once been de fendant in a claim for breach of promise of marriage. * -:": r: .'.■;", .'A "last" man. undertook:; to.teaso a clergyman, and asked himself "Was.it a male or a faraala calf that.was. killed for tho.prodigal son?" "A" female," prompily replied the divine. -"How do you know that ?'' '' Because," looking the interrogator steadily in the, facp, "I see the male Is alive now.1 > A female applicant for. aid appiarod at the office of ,thp., director,, of the, poor the other day,with ajsad and anxious look,and, on beldg a*&odj w.hat, s^e wanjted, replied, '«I'd ligo some money,",,, ',!^JHp.vr. muohJ' ■Myell, rcan'tsay s exactlyi hoy?, much do you gbhefally give out to them, whon they want to buy abf ad>elt V'^ :i ; ~;. ; • An jprdinance.recqatly posted.in a country town ijkad I :i r ",lne l ownerof any dog,fpuiid runßmg.at aljirge.contrary to the provisions of this ordinance >vill, be 4ned.fiv,e pounds." I£hecitizona j .!wero puzzled toknowwhether |t >vas theI,owner or ( the d»g whp cguld not >rua,"at ■laf«o J C9ntrary,",-&c., ! without •boinafined^ ~„/ ;,/ .-, a , *•> it^ •" The grqatjdemand of, tne ,timos .appears to'be a.girrwjio can say wood,, clean : hpu«o, cook fpr, a family'pf [spv'eji,, take pare o( ,tne feaby, wasji aid iron,'," ; i the .door."; fight ifles, yqrk fifteep i houfaa.,day 11 , never getcrcfs^,. never.wasto,,BpoU,*,or lose any* thing, iiovprjgo. oiit, flOTer >vant »nytiding, havo no company,' and &> tiappy, smiling,. Jwpll!dresseii,,and.contcnt6d,. for 6s a week.. '"A yp.r'y good Si^was recently ma<iftat:an .election in Scotland b,y one of thei4ef«ate,d, candidate!. "A genflemniji'apßroaclied him, with, "Well, Mr-^~, how do you feel?" " \Vell," said he, "1 feel, I suppose, pretty much as Lazarus did." "As Lazatua did ?' Said the first speaker.,., "How is that?1' f'\Vhy,' said ho, "Lazarus .was licked by dogs, and so was I." ■ v ' j',',, , „ , ■~,.,•: " A tb'ndph audience'list^ned fluictly ip.a singer, and Rapturously "applauded Handel's accompattinVcjiti Th,'B mafkeil^pteforence moitihcct tlio singer, who .tlliTatpned Handel if lie ever plajed such "a .trick again, hp veould jump down uppniiis instrumpat^and put an;cadJ fo; tjc^'iuferruption, jfciaadel Was excessively .amused, at ibis. _,'!-. You vill jump; eyill you 1" he \si&.' ',f Very yell, lid so lclnd^nq[ tell me, yen,, you viljl jiftapj 'and! 'yiK'advo'tti'ihe it in the bil|s, ~ „ '1 he' folloSViup is a. literp'l.bbpy of an Irisk. 'sclioolmjsfer'fi' circular': -''Mr,, J\i, : Q'.p. from Trin. Coll',, purlin", begs1 Icave.mott 'respectfully', to announce to the Mail and femair'branchp? bf'bptb.' sexes that he^has ppeiiea a cLvi%il' Acsdonay,"" where ne tache^ allbrnnqlies.'of' pcrCi^o learniug on a ,plan never,buforc, p'racti/e'd.' .Peispectivoa of'his'sistum'may.'ba.iidd' b^dropping a ljnb tp'me.'..^iotpy,. ucnQy., I .^.am,.a Hpmp ■Roole'r." ;'."' " t :' M i,, ~;.„ 5 . . }-j ;'..: 'A cpmiiian^er who.Jfaa been, engagpu for many years in the survey ,of tjie Irish coast wa |latoly pxiiminoil befpio thes Select .Com* mittco] oji tbc Eislici jes ,bf, ItcHind, He stated tbat the <iuahli\y of'fiah in the sea was so vast and unlimited that all the art of man directed, to its capture would, have ho; appreciable clFect in diminishing the quantity. "Indeed,", added the gallant officer, J1 if you vpete to take every, fish you could catch put pf At, 'I*, don't think there would tie ono Jess in it.',' A rather good story is told of Charles Mathewß, who was, perhaps,.^inorp ready, at a 'sharp rejoinder tfyanany niari; of hia timo. Af^eV d.ining,, one day, with, a friend, wlio possefl'spd an eicelie'iiii collar, a bottle of splendid claret •vyas put on fho, table, and his host, drew,, the 'actor's, attention to it. "'Ah; my'tioy.,' exclappdtho host, "try that, I'bat wine.'jsir, has,cost me, nearly 4s 'a glass,' t&kirig'in calculation the original XjoW; and:.,the" mtorea|, on the. money." '''^odd'Rr'B'ciou^" wpljed Mattheißi "give niyanother glas^ atprica; atanyraje, 11} tr£ and',stQs |h« in"t^esi' : l"i,,'V,-j";. v«i i ■•■;■

Printed ana Published by the P«>Pri et£f fi I HENRT Brest, Of Sympnds - street aY» , • General Printing Office, Wyndham-fltp^, J» i., the Provinoe of Auckland; New Zealand. ■ SAITOOA*. FttBBUABX 3. 188?.

STAR SATURDAY SUPPEMENT, FEBRUARY S, 1883.



D*, F* Ev ah s, ESTATE, HOUSE, AND LAND AGBNT, %/rOR SALE. — Perclval Parade, near I? Shelly Besoh, New and Handsome Villa o£ i room», eoullery and pantry, fitted wnn shelves, oupboarda, regißtor. oven, emit,, eto,, brlok paths, washhouae; well drained : splendid vlow of the Harbour.-D. V. fjVAKS, Estate Agent. Qoesn-Btteat. next Herald offloe. PITT-STREET, corner of Cro3S-stT,oe^r?SHn' somo Villa of 5 rooms, verandah, bow win dow, gable end, gas and wator laid in. Prioo, only £370, MABY-STREET, Mount Eden (near Toll Bar)- New Bix-roomod House, registered grate, oven, wash-house. &o. Price. £150. SPRING-STREET. - A Bargain. -4 Building ~,. Allotments. No.'s: 12,13, 11, and 15. 15s per foot. . •'■ . MOUNT ALBERT-Now House of 5 rooms, stable, pingory, &c., together with about 11 1 'acre good volcanic land; situated close to Mount Albert Hall. Prieo, only £275. GEORGE AND WILLIAM STREETS, PON SONBY—Briok House of four rooms and soullory, outhouse, &c; allotment, 33 x 132; fetOO. | BROWN - STREET, PONSONB V - Verandah Cottago of 5 rooms, regiator grata colonial oven, dresser, &c; two tanks; allotment, 40x109. Price, £310. Easy terms. GRACE STREET, PONSONBY-Now and well ilnlshed Villa of 5 rooms, pantry, wash house, &c; register grates, colonial oven, 600 gallon tank. To bo had a bargain. RAZORBACIC-18 Aorcs Good Land, 20 aores in grass; cottago ol throo rooms, cow-shod, ■ 'piggery. See.; never-failing supply of water, ' Price, only £2SO.' TTT M"ATA RAGLAN —2SO Acros Splondld LoSa, level and well watered; situated a botweon Whaingaroa and Aotoa Harbour. For absolute sale. PAPAKUBA VALLEY-30 fioroa good bjaok loam and oby Land all under cultivation, 1 subdivided into paddooiw and orchard; Splendid otoek runs through the P*opwty ■ i, Howe of 7 seven roomß and out oliloes; within 2 miles of Railway 8t»tlon: good roads, ibout 200 acres good land adjoining "oanba either leaeed or purohaaed. (848) MAUKtt- A Bargain-A nice littlo farm ot 80 aores all cultivated, together with, New ,7 ---• roomed House and all necessary out offloes; a constant Btream mas through the pro portr: situated about 200 yards from Mauku ( Ohuroh. Price, only 18880. , <83i) M&.TAKOHE-Patt Lot 48-10 acres Bn»h, ( principally kauri; bounded on obo bwo by a deep oreek; Bltuatod 11 mlloa from town " 'ship of Matakoho. Prioe, £1 10a ocr aore. " <&*> O'NBIL-BTRKKT, Poatonbl—Verandah Cot tage, i roomß. soullery, and cellar; onp board, teslitered oven, eto. i Only £300. (ds2r KING-BTBK1M?. off Great North Road—Oholoe Bulldlnn Allotments Nos. 76,78, T7, and part 73,100 x las feet irontafjo to Kimc-street and UoWe-ttroet; cultivated. Price for the lot, £160. ;, <6fii) ; WAITAKfiRBI—Lot 78-IJS aorea good mixed : bi»h (it considerable quantity of totar*>: £1 .per acre. (862) KARAHGAaAPB KO4.D, near Sjmonds street, verjr dtalrablo House, 6 rooms; goad1 welt tank, out-house, &o, Vr«phold allots '-' moat, about 80 x 182. The house Is well . bnl», and la flrst-olasa order. . ' (508), KING - BTKKBT, PONSONeY. - New anil WtU-nniahed Gable-ended Villa, 5 roama , and goulleryj flttoa with colonial oven, ' regliiter grates, onpboarda. fee.; good well; ground nicely laid out: orlok Datha, fee.; pood view; a raally pretty plaoe.. Rdce, ~.'«0O. (BU> BOND-StHKKT^ NBWTON.—A B'nr(?aiß.- Booto of 7 rooms, &o. Allotmont, 66 x 105. ' .Prioe.'only£2BS. " . ,; „ 'OABLETOfJ GOBE ROAD—Handsome Villa oontatnlnn: 7 rooms, bathroom, largo oaJler, watiuhoußO, &0., &0.. fitted with odppnr, ,- oupboatdu, and many other oomforta, Bltuate ooroerof Carleton More Koad and aeafluM View Koad; gtand allotment: splendid ■ llttlo garden: in all a vary deslcabln And piovtyplaoo. . '!■ ■■ * (629) BUSS tLL-STKKE T (off Great North Roadl-S , AllatmßiiWi euoh S3 x 100. Prlaa, £70 furtha ;,; lot , ~., .i ■,•::., r-. .•;.. CODRINGTON • BTHKBT (Off Gate North, Kcad)~2 AlLovmiuiW, eaoh 60 x 116, wltta fronta««a to 3 streets. Price, fiSO for tho lot NORINJILiir-BTHKKT—Veran'dih Ooltano, i • • roomii. cupboard; oven, ar»t«B, &o. l'rlee, .., only£J«. (509) FRANKLIN ROAD (ntar College Road)— Now nni well-fltl.hpd Shop and Dwelling of 1 rooms; water laid In. Good business uosl '■*■' tlon. Ternj»o»By. 'frloo. iB6OO. (6i)0) OTAHUHU —Verandah Uoitoae, i rooms allotment 35 xlil. near Public Softool, Prloo, I fllflO. Xorius: £&ocath; balanoe on Build' laa Soolety principles. , iiii) BLLBRBLIK—New »nd woll-flnlshed Hand game Villa, containing 7 roanM, with Bt«bl( nad out-houBos; splendid oornor allotmuat 6«xU5. Prloo, only £160. XLLKRdIiIK--SDlendld Villa Site, planted Witt ornamental trees, and partly fenced. ; W'HLUNO'rpN-STKBKT — New and Well , finished Ifomaoi Knblo end, bow window verandah, &0., 6 rooms, nicely fitted dp very convenient; allotmnnt. sr.sc ±io. " " -WHMrr-T-" '" (361) HOWKf-BTRKET— Avory pretty and oompaot 1 Httla Villa of 6 roama, pantry, &o.; nlou Riurdon; allotment, 30 x 100; water laid in, ~. W fl3k , . U25) 1 PONBONBY—House, 7 rooms, pantry; store room, &0., &&>., ta&sthor with S aores, laid out In orchard, garden, padocok, &o; ! Bulondld Boa vlow, (01) UNCOLN-BTRKKT- Vary Comfortable Houw 7 rooaiß, biith-rooiu, pantry, Btabla, fowl honao. tea-. Sea. ; about half an anro laid out ■ In flaWßr-Karden.orohar(l,&o..wlth Rntrano« to Qraoo Btroot; oould be subdivided to ad vantoßO.^ £500. , . , (180) WOOD-BTRBKT—OomiortaWo Residence of i rooma, flttoi with K«a and almost every convenience; vplondld allotment. aUoul 140 x ISO. all tistef ally laid out with flowers, frolt-tceos, &&; grand view of harbour, • ao.. ... ...<.... ■ W6) AVOND AtK (wnsß)-Nioa intle rot of' 9 Mrei near the Station, good land: Price, only £1! , per sore. («38) QBVAT NORTH ROAD (oornor of Brisbane and Btanley-atroots)-Two good Verandah Oottnsreß, with outhouse, well, &o»: allot ment to each 31 x 110. Prioo £850 for the lot («*> KDBN PIdAOB, off Kyber Pas9-Doahle Hnore of 6 rooms and oollar, goOdwUU Price, £200, BHKBHAN-BTRERT. POWSONBY-Wloe Cot tace t i rooms, verandah in front and very comfortable i ne»r the HalL £330. (800) BAlli*ya "PADDOOK (Newton)-New Dot. tags of three roomß t Rood wrll; freehold allotment 83 z 100; only £130 V oa*y term"*. ' ■ :.-. ~-• . ,iU i.-..' ■••■• ■ ■ :- ■ " ■ W»D PONSONBY TBRBiAOK--rNew Hduae; 7 rooms (not quite finithed); good well, tank, woodshed, co.; Rood allotment. 80 x 100. all fenced and planted. *JSO, , 1417).- JOHNTBTRBiBT,. Ponsonby- Cheap ,po«BK», i <. i rooms and, scullery, freehold allotment, ..... 10x80, prioe only £180. .-. s WS , HACKBTTBTKKKT,»eBr Bt«pa to beaoh,foot of Bt.'Marys Road-rHaodßome VJUa, gable enfls, bow-windown, and fitted with reftts ' ter grato, otod, cunboardß, eto.; allotment ■■■-• 83.x 89 s prloo only £880. i•- - --M 01)' OtABBNOB'aTBBBt i "A"'New and Well flnlnhed-Veranflah Oottape. 1 rooms and wullery ; fitted with WRfater gra^ oven, *. .cupboards, tanks, etc i prioe £250, easy terms. '™^i PKOBPKOT TRRRAOW—HanaBOine and very desirable House, tf rooms, BouUery, eto.; reßtoter grate, oven, cupboard, shelves, otb '■■■ and water laid in, eto.; allotment 88 x 100; . splendidlitttoKMdop.Oholoe trees,etc. . „. . ~.„ ;■ ! im> i ! ■'--' '■ ' '"UStt PROaPHICT-3TBltßrP,n«ar tSe'Pimsonby Hall, ... new and •well-finished House, 6 rooms, roslster, oven, tank, eto., eto,; allotment 33 x 100, fenced, prloo, £325. ,:. . (SM) PAPAKORA—Now Hoaee and outbaildlnKS, and 37 aores real good land In orchard, eto,, In valuable position jMt at railway, station TUKANGA ORBKK (near Howlck)r^A very cheap little Farm ot. 105 acres, part oulti ' vated, plonty of timber and water; good Bousn. Sm. (about 17 miles from Auokland). 0n1y.£325.-. ' ' ■■' ' •''. ' (438)^ RAZOR BAOK-Pnlenflld littleFarmj 82 acres, large Homestead, and every oonvenlenoa; about 3 miles from Pokeno Station, (181) .OHALMBKSTON— Oompaot'little Farm of 160 aores; part In cultivation; splendid 1 orchard; Kood plooa of bush.; orook, &o, ' House and outbuildings almost now. J3GOO, PAVAKUR A—A. desirable Farm of 860 aores, part ia cultivation, spleaty of wator. timber, and beantif ally unaltered; good Homestead, ~ i, 7 rooms, and neaesaary ontbuliaingSigaraen, orchard, &c, and stock at valuation. It do- Blr«a t ; ~> , ,,; i. _, ;. . ~..;,,; t,,, . <217> > TUAKAU-*3plendid little Xot of 53aorea, nice ' ' ' piaoo bush, pjeniy of watsr: near station. '•'■" . " '" t„' . ~,,:, ; ..,-.■;.■• v! -.WWI BOMBAY—NIoe little Warm, of 20 npres, gqod, ■ : ■ Hoineßtead;.'&o. Price only £320, ' . ~, TK AKAir-ffarm 689 oorea, w«n nouse -and all '■■■•■ lmoroyoments for £1009. ri ~ . i MOU i^T' KBBN.—Handsome Villa Residence ' containing 5 Rooms, besides Pantry, : Bonllery. &6.; all in flrat-olasa brfler, with . Stable, BDK(?y-house. Cow-Shed, &0., - &c, together wjlth 9 aorns Voloanlo Land, sub' 11 divided ,'and a portion planted. Terms easy - if desired. ' ' ', "„",,". ~; 60i NORTHCOTK— Splendid Bulldinf! Allotmonta 1 ■' atfrom/!3se»oh. WHARTEHINK—IBO aoros. of very ; valuable. ■- Bush-totara, piirlri, kauri. &o.—in kocO j.ponltlon, cheap, • (521) PAPAROA—ISO aores good Jiunh Land (ohenp), (475) WAtTAKKRWI-SO acros good Land, partly •i Improved ;< plenty of wator, corner lot, , ODly.£So. ~, ■ ■ (511) WAIKATO—Nice little Farm of 27 aores, im proved ; good position; nioe house of Sve rooaia and out-honaea. Only &UO. ■ (231) AND NUMKROUS OXHBR PROPaRTiaS \ Bush Lands, Improved FArms, Building ■. Bites, BualneaaJpremiees, Re,, for Sale, on} '.'.. application to \i V. F." B,V ANS, ( i. House,.L»nd, ahd Estatk aobnt, ' ';'>'-'■ Q08BJl*BI88»I (HKXI ."HamLD"). :;



NEXT OF KtN. y KfOW KMADX FOB BAtB/ r. A RKBIJ3TKR Containing tho Names of Forty Thousand Persona who have been advertised tor as Clat wants to Money and Property. Pr!oi 6s. I'ost Free, on receipt ol P. 0.0. or 3tompß. . Persona can ascertain It their B »«™f. ore *n the hoKlftor by forwarding One HnimsK ior each name. ~w ap. Addresa- Bm; n^Xi&clana^ Mrs. Thomas !;;Gu.scott (Wiflow of tho lato Profosaor Guscc "). HEKB4LIST. AND.^HIROPOPIST, Bees to return her most sratefnl thank* to his S^na!rta B«eff/^ra!rt ß f r 3 fSSortnnity of Bdvertlaing that Bhe will oatry on tho but'ineaaasbsforo of ■ • ■■■'■ HBBBAMST AND CHIROPODIST. ET(V (Ctmaß OP OOUNS AND WAUTS), , , And will treat putleatH . ~i.t.i_ All Diseases Of thoL'vei&naliianeyß, mm Slim atiiot confidence. , . . . ~ .■ ~ *ii ni-fln™ Rent to any part o* the Oolonl«l,Oti Stamps lor ropy ' ....,; Please Address- «,;.'» , NKXI' MK9SRB. WINKB & HALfci 'Bh'or'ttind-Btreot. Aiiokiantl. .',. QTEEDMAN'S SOOTHING POWDERS 0 ■■', ■ ■ ■■ VOVt sis: r.i) •-■ tv 'i CHILDREN PUTTING TBKTH.V i; CAUTION TO PURCHASKHa. . , ; Tho value of this well-known Fjmlly Modlolne h«a bron largely testediln all partsof tte world, vSd to all (trades of sooloty. for upward* oj ■ Sn?vbabs. Ito weltearned extensive sal i haa induoM spurious imitations, eoine ol! Tloh in OOTWAUD APPHiABAKOS: BO OlOßOly Sthe"original as to have deoelved mujr SSS p"Bpriotor, therefore, feels ili SSewrthe pubUo to give a spuolal caoUoii to obeerve tho four following dlßtlnotlveohara; ? r teriflScs. without which none *™ Rennine . int_in every owe the words John btkbib «iSm»MißT. ¥alworth. BUBa»T s »re.ea. graved onWeGovernmen* Stamp aftaed toeat* e -Ba(* Single Powder has dlreotloM|t(M the dose and the words Jqhn meedman, toitnta". WaJwbnh,' Burtey. printed thweon,, Srd-The harne Stoedman is always spelt wttb mwufaoture is'oarrjed oil solely at "aJffl? Paok"ta WbV'an Chemi 9 to tod Midlola'e AnXand. Wellington*, Chrifltohoroh, and UanodiD. ', ... ~,., ~ .. ~,-, . : ' ■./.. J\ K. "J." G! O: L LfS¥R O m N B'S : Chlobodyne., :,:!:".,!. I THK OKISINAti AND ONLY GEffDINB. ■ ' advio* to IRVAUXia.i-If you .wish to obtain 1 anlot, retrtßhUig iJeop, froytom hcadaolie. ; relief from pain and (uiKUldh, to calm aod 1 .aatuke Vha weary 't'ohingi of protraotcd lB»aBe,: invigorate the nervooa medlar »n« ' reaulata tho oirotUtlnjj Bysttmß ot ihe bodr, iou will provldo youraalf wllh that marviOleiiM emiay diioov'oroa by Ur. J. Collls Br-wuc Uto vimr Medioal Btaffi/to which ho gave the " -ntme of WoaoUXNfc. and which ia ud mined br the orofeasloa to be the moat wondtr tvanndvsludbleromedrßVordisoovored. • CHtOaODYNK is the besl r«peay known ' for Congha, ConaumptiOA, Bronchitis, Asthma. , OrfLOKOOYNK aota Uio 'a charm to ' Diarfboaa, ond is'the only apociflo lnpho'o»aa.D(] ! Dyaontory. ' ' " '■''~.■ 1 caLOIIO»YNK effooiu*!ly oa<s' Bhoft ill] allaoka otEpllepay. Jlyßterla, PalpUntton, trad i Spoma. -. . . -' ■ ■ ■ ■»• CHLOBODYNE 18 the only palliative in Neora-jfia. BhuuißaiiJin, Gout, Cauoer, Tooth' ache. Monlngltla, &o. "_ (i ~; ' . »S«.m Bymoafe Co.. |J|iarmftOontlo»lCh»mi!(a Moiiioal stall Wmla. January 5, 1880.. To J. '1\ Oevonport, Hiq., , S3, Graat BoMell-BUoet, Bloomabiiiy. i^ondoa. HearSlp,—Weembrice thla opprfrtuulty of oongralulatlns you upon the wl'm-B^reaii ropatatlon ihla jnatty ißteeuieiJ medlolno, flr. J. Oojllh Browned Uhlorodyue, boa earuud toritaolf. not only in Hlndoatan, bai all ovor tho E*st As a remedy of genera, utility we much * qneation whether c 1 better X Unposted Into- .the country, and we shall bo glad to heir of its flndius , apltoa lneveryAufclo-indianhome. Theothei brands, wo are happy to say, aro now raleeated t to the iiotive baKiunt and jadKina from tlieli sale, we fdtioy their sojourn thorff will be BUI ' evftDMOhnt. We could multiply Inatanoe* n inttnUum'Ot tho oxtratJdinary efficacy of Iji ColUs Browno'a Ghlorodyue in-Dlarrhosa and r Uyßentary, »pa9ms. Cramps,- NeuraWa. tin ' VoratilDK of Pregaunoy. and aa a general ae<la i Mve. that have ocourrad under our personal oh»<*vatlon during many years. In Choierw Ularrhre*: and even In more terriblo formi; ol Cholera luael'i we have witnessed its surprising oontroUing power. We have never na«l iucj i Shw f»m of thlamedloinethanOolliaßrpwaei S from a flrin oonviotlan that' It la deoldodly lac beetand aleo from a tenae of dnty we owe tovnt profwslon and the publlo. aa we are Of OpW.pi that the substitution of any othar than Collif ' Browne's la VaCELrBBiBATiii brkaow op fijte O« THB PA»T 0? TUB OUBMIBV TO PMSSORtJIICB A.SD piwbnx alikb. We ate. Mr.; faithfuUj yours, frymoe & Oo« Members of the Phar' Society of Great Britain, His Kxoellenoy Xtt Tioeroy'ii Chemists, -'■ ' . OIUTioN.-yioa-Ohanolllot Plr W. Page Wood stated thrt Dr.J. Collls Browne was, uudoubtßdly; th« Inventor Of Ohlotodyno; thai the story of the defendant Frdemon wae '■ deliberately untrue, wbiohjhe regrettort to miy, had beonswornM.-^-See "The Tiujw, Jnly JS, 188U ■ ~/ ~" : ia , . i „=.-... Bold in' bottles at is lifl, 2s, Bd, 4a Bd, »nd 11 each.' None 1b Reouine without «ha worua "at, J, Ortlls Browne's Ohlorodyne" on the Qovoifn ment a tamp. Overwhelming modloal testlmooy aooompunies oaoh bottle,. :il , j. ~i ,oi».i ■ i. Caution.—Beware of Piraof, and Imltattont. Solo Mannfaoturer—JY T. DAVKNPORT, BS, > Great ftusaell-Btreet, Bloomßbury, Umdon..: i The Ohiental'^Fba i^o'S. . ■„,«• 1-'l^,;l ''" "i , ; AWABDED PKiafflMßDAtß: V i' '; Sydney-Exhibition. 1878.1. ■ .•;! ..•:.-:.-, Ll Paris IntornatlonttlExhihition > ,lßr9,i .:■. Sydney International ExMbittou, 1881. ~ Aaelaido ExWWtlon, IBBL " * \ ,■ Punsn Notb -ran BbakdS:. .- ..>. „■. j ; . (which are all regtotered)!', : '/EOYAli' "G.HALLENGB,". HSTAKDAIt]O,' ~. „ ' &xp <j\inr> 7 'lit '■ iu\ ,"., .■ ;,''UNivij^sAii; - jpxT ! p.Kßisk1;, ,= . ... These Teaß are a! proper CdmbtnaWon. 11 of Ohinoße and * Indian Toaa—have been teatod at the Govornmont Laboratories-^are guaranteod up to this Btandard nuality_-and havo been piro^ nounced by professional Tea Tasters aid Con sumers to be the best Teas offered" in-the Colonies, at thoiirespective prices. '• •■ •<> ■'■".' :- - "Pttre Indian'Toas1 — ,"4 ". _, v ," : "VIOEliOY" AND "KAJAH," ' All Packed in 1 arid 115 paokots, and 101b .Boxes, SOLD BY'ALL StOBBKEEPBBS, :: " '' , BROWftf, BARRETT"& CO. r , : ; . , WiroMsaAMt Agents. .,■ > ■<■• ■ i . MX. JOHN II ART WELL, Okoanist of St. Maky's Ohuboh, '"' ' ' PARNEM.. , .■;■"■■■„ PROPISS'pR OF, TIIBI'^IANO.ffOBTE, " iKJaaonagivori br the Quarter, or by '■ ' *"■"••; ■ L arritngoment.1 '/.: , ( " ORGAN. .PIANOFORTE. . HARMONY ..; -. Amateurs' Composltionsrovised and propnrad for Publication. .. ;: . . Addross: Ponsohby Road, opposite Franklin ftoad. Letterß may be left with Messrs Hpff-' man and Sons; Musio WarehoHse. Queon-ata'eOt. W/fR'H." iJ'< ;'E. ~"S H.'e'A F,1 lyj ~ .„.,... v ;■ ■■ Boyal Academy of Muaio, London, and Pupil "ol Sir Storndaie Bennet, , ,:, .TEACHEROF MUSIC AND SINGING. , 1 Elementary and Finishing Lessons. ' QUARTER COMMENCE FliOM FIRI3T; LESSON. KARANGAHAPK ROAD (OrrosiTE L. D.'Natjian's, Esq.). ,' F OK IMMEDIATE SALE, very clcsir abla Villa JtfißWcnca "and «ona enrr-er Allotment, 60 x 100, titauco near All Salnt3 Ohuroh. bolfiK oornei of I'oncoaby Ttrrace and Bayard-Btreut; the Rouse ia almost new, con talrs flvo rot-ma all tn good order, aud is fitted wi i enphoarda, reginler grate, gap, ovon, etc.; woad-BUe*, waßh-honse,fowl-houso,eto. Inave positive Instructions to bhII, aa tho owner is eavine; Anokland,—D. V. Kvans, Estate Ajfent. ] ext" Herald," Qaoen Btroefer Nl>.fciß ETuLLIS'S WEEKLY TIME-TABLJE. Leave Onehunga i ■ Leave Auckland: 8.0 a.m. .- .->•■■ ■ 9.45 a.m." • ' . ' 9.45 a.m. ;, ~■■ ; 1.0p.m. . 5 11.15 a.m. , '. . 2.0 p.m. ....-.., '•'} 19.0n00n • ' 4.0 p.m. •. < .:: 4.op.mv-1-' :•-•*>■'.* ;t- -6.0p.m. — ' - 6.SOv.m- .::.. -; ■■:■ 7.0 p.m. .< " ', .—. --, ua Monday, Up.in,-.,.. -•- '!: i->" RKTURNI'AiiI: lsi6D, ~ ';■■ '-'■ a ~!.: SIMGLS FARE': 18,' J';' J lX -*;



A JSF EXCELLENT DRESSING FOR THE HAIK, iNVIviOKATIHQ A. S p j3j^ . BEAUTIFYING. Thli MBirantnreDatatlon restores Qrby Hair ta its original colour by nourishing the The following; Ibona fide Teat monialfl have been selected:- . , From a Gehtom&n. ' ... ~ , Fkoh a Lady, " Auokland, Ist June,, mi.-MB. EDSON;- "Auokland, May; 30th, 1882.—Sir,—It afford. Sir-About twelve months ago my attention me .great pleasure in testifying to the benS wa'sotuStoyoUrHairEeP.ewer,wniehlhave dcnved from the use o£ your Hair RenS Kn aoXtaK Binoe, and ■flnd it produces the Pome time since my hair was falling off to suSfc desired eKle:, preventing the hair from an extent as to cause mo considerablo anS faUme out and maintaining the desired shade; and the Bmall quanticy left was becoming q S nC Dreservinß it in a satisfactory state. On grey. After usme your Hair Renewer ?™ account o" my hair tm-nins groy and falling glad to say the faUiug out has ceased, S a new out I had been in tlio habit of u l ing a more ex- growth has replacecf the loss. The ajppearS pensive imported artivje. I have pleasure m 5 glossy, and the colour quite naturafTi S Sfnfe^^ ' SOLD IN BorKCiES AT 3s. 6D. Prbpahed by J. Edson, Chemist, Medical Hall, 186. QUEEK-BTREBT, Auckland.



KAIPARA BRANCH. ' AUCKLAND-HENDERSON-HELEN* OUT.-Week Days. ;J Auckland" " dep. % uo'% t 2 Newmarket Junction arr. iW< ° « '*i Mount'Edon ,".' " a°p- 7«^ i« S Kingsland;.' '.. ~ " ". " " •*5 Morninnsido.: ..'' ~ "/■ " ~ ~ •7 Mount Albert iv. ■ '.[ A '.'. "':•'" I 1 *fl New Lynn!. " ! " 1U? 513 11 .TCaikomltU _ 1 " " " ■ ;«;« Henderson,. ■.. .. j B*.iol£a "'* •M Waitakerei „ -r - .. .. •23 Taupaki .. " " ■'• *29 Watinauku •„• • 'i I ' •31 Rew.cti .. .. " ■.- ... ! Woodwu .. ■_ ;; i. •• - - i , Si Parroa .. '■ .. „ ' " "' '" -?' .O:;:i'. \ . 88| HelenaviUo c- .... .. a rrj 9.651 " 7.J0 j '.''", '~ "- '-,- IN.—-WEEK. DATS. ■ .'.,..! | '■*« ,wooHm 'i; r' -~ i; ■ ■■ *■ 1-", 1 ~*7 Rewlti '.. ":., " ~,."." "," Ji I HO "Woimauku •.. .. ''J " *« " , I •ifa JZkl JUnCtiOlr " -M 5 '-' 5V | *l| Waitokerei" ,„, ." •' ~i !T " " !', f '*2J awarison _.' " _ . . a :^;^S?S::; o.' ~: :! *? :r' • .*23 NftiyLynn.., ..^ . ;.., __'"".. •32 Mount^lbexf ~r !i _ , , *1T . .*33 .Morningside ■ ■;.'■• - "■ ': ''"■' " ' " ' i( '*3i:Klngaland..v; ■..,:.rji-' n~ ■" "J ki 1 *35 Mount Eden _ „ i v S8 Newmarket Junction arr. 9.5. ' 'j, 1 ~- ..V .. ■'al] llg |fe" I I C-Goods Train—a Paesenprer Carriage is at I (1 ached to this Train which stops for Passengers 11 " , B by Signal only. ..... ,■ ..... ■ , *m * Fti^G 'STATIONS^-iralns do not stop at.,. ieae unless required. Notice should bo,given , ' M to the Guard at the previous stopping Station ' L || t Change for Onehunga. B—Goods Tjmlrt-n, ! r Paei>enger Oarriage is attached to this Train I which^ stops for PwSsengors by Signal only, and'1' i. « runs ffom Huntly to Hamilton on Tuesdaye,/ -v « Thttrsdays, Slid Saturdays only. I Change ftr ' ' i Aaokland and intermediate Stations, {Change ,1 "£, for Helensvillo and intjaniediate Stations. '• FLAG, STATIONS. - Trains do not- stop at ~^ hese unless required. Kotioe should be gfren, -,',,.1 to the Guard at .tao previous stopping Station. -) C'ENEBAIi CONDITIONS. iV* ||i 1 The Railway Department does not pledge it- |] I self to the despatch or arrival of the Trains at' '' fr '3 «io exact times notified; in the above Tables, and, in the evont of any oJrcumstanccß arisiiip, either during or prior to the. journey being,,,» i madtf, which-may render it impossible or ineiS ''■ pedientfpr a Train to^prooeed, will rotiirn tba ' H " Pares paid, but s does not undertake to forward»' , ! the Passengers. • LUGGAGE.-^Each Paasengor 13 allowed to ' take 1121bB. of; PERSONAL^ Luggage frao frof < Including merchandise of any kind), aad for '• Ji «very Sfilbs., ,or fraction ef sGlbs., .abort tms .* ' weight, f or ef cry 50 miles or fraction of 50 miles, - the charge. will be One Shilling No Luggairo'' ' •will ba allowed to be takeni4nto the carrffles.'I'"' unless of suoh a size that it can be placed under > ' i * ■ the seat without inconvenience to other Passat- 'J gers. Passengers are strongly recommended to have their -Names and1 tho Station to which * they aro proceeding distinctly marked on Oieir ' Luggage; and to satisfy themselves that itlß.<>.- Km •plaoed on the Train, as'the Railway Depart- 'V ment will not be responsible unless it is booked and paid for. ■ ■ Passengers can ba booked at Stations only on: i condition'that there'is. room in-the Train. , \ Children under three jfears "of age travel fie»: above..three*aridmnder twelve years1 of age,'' ' ' ' half-fare., , . .i . .- .» . v . HORSES,:OARRIA&ES, &a-The Railway , Department does "not undertako to toward Horses and Carriages by any particular Trains but; wien ient,. they, must be it the forwarding 1 g*a^n hJi £ <*%*">•* boforethedeparture of the Train.-^ The Owners of Horses must provide , means for seoxiring them in the Horse-box, and fee Railway. Department -will not be account- ' able for,any injuries sustainedi through their breakinjslddse or otherwwa, norwill ftnndav'• ii | tekei to parrj-tinbroken of'vicious Horsos. At , Country i Stations requisitions for Horse-boxes'. ' ! < orCarnage-trucksmustbemadethedaybeJore ' they are wanted.. .; r, DpOB mast be;i)rovldM with chains, or other • Bumoiont'mean.1! of 'semiring them. They will not ,be. allowed In carriages, and tbe sender mnst pbtoln.a.Tioket to be (giyen up at theand - of thejbnrney, and before the. Dog.ft delivered. iV >■< J ~.RBTURN TICKETS,-for distances not e»- J. ceedins 25 mllee, are uTailable oh day of Isshb ' -; only each ; oddWonal 25 miles, or fracttoa , thereof one estraday is allowed, • • i X' < m i.RETURNor FERIODIOAL TICKETS will ~ > not bs avaflatilo iw Special "and tecourajSji , Tralna, exocptiwheii;th«*Ordlli6ry TimeTmO. - ::i OBDmailY BINRLE TIOKETa iffliiod on ', i Sataraays an* Stmaa>s, are available as Eotura ' Ticksts ainMl;the lftst Ordm'ary Train on t&o " * i, fbllowinß Monda*. • ' I. i SPECJKIi NOTICE. -,To onsuro despatch, , ' Parcels' llxtr* Loraßtee, and' Dojs mußt bo at,,,-, I the Station at leart TlftBTY MINUTES before the Adrortised Jlae of Departure<>f Train. ' ■ '.'■ jLnxim&laWeß tesned prior to this dateate> - i }& jjowaancelWo.'"'■'' '~...,■> .. ■~ ~, *.'.ir< i . : "■"'•->■■ -°'?* :si'r -i.-B. JMAXWELL, s ;■,,.- ' I ,'. ■■■«"-"■ i' General Manager.. _; W EW ZBaLAND RAILWAYS ; AUOKtANDIkoTIOy, ■ - "' BATES. . , Not Kxoeedlng' , " >V . ••:(; vr, ttlw..Ulb?. 281bei'C61bs. USB& ~,-. , r , ■ «.;.d, :B.,id. ;iB. flj 8. 6. »fl. l- | HoleitsvlUe _ 0 .9 1 0 1, 6 : 1 9 I Uoehnugra _"0 fl 0 6 0 9 0 B ■> I Pukekonß-'-'_-0"-9 ' 1 0 '1- 8 1 9 2 3 ' ; Muroat .. .. 0 9 1 3^l 9' 2 0 2 8 .1 Ngaraawahla.. 1 0 1 3 2 0:23 2 9 Hamilton .. 1 3 1 9 2 3 2 G S 0-' I TeAwamntn.. 1 8 S 0 2 8 33, ' To ensnre despatch paraels must be f& the attttton at least Thirty Minutes before ofivoi> Used time o£ departure of train. Lnggaoe ana Parcels may be'left 'at the Paioelfl ufflwi. to onargo of the Railway Department, on p, of leea ranging from 2d to 63 ■ ■ ,kj |,-i I a ' Dlatriol Mansucr. '' Anoklana,.2sth,Sopt v 1832 , i , | FOR THE BEST AND CHEAI'JJST LINE IN TWEKDS, ■' Tey H. Robinson Cate Stevenson),Junotlon pi ; I '-'■'' Queen and Grey streets. : I -. ■ ■ TWEED SUITS 'FROM £3 10s.' ;.. ; $ |i - TRQUSEBS FROM 13s. fid. > if . STYLE AJJD FIT GUARANTEED. t ' QIVE UK A TbIAIi. H. R o"bTn SON. ■_. ."i > JD A V E V, . "■'■''■'' ' TAiLOR, &0 ,TULOAN LANK, AUCKLANP, Begs most! respectfully to call, tho'ottei Gentlemen and the Public in general to nw ' NEW GOODS of Beat Quality, for the present . , and coming seasons." '-' ' - . J.D. in returning thanks for past turmiis, h , solicits a continuance of the same, and will (Pjo satisfaction to all who may favour him wtt» their patronage. ;i Note thk Address i _ T i OPPOSITE THE OCCIDENTAL HOW" ■ .j Vulcan Lane. TTPPER SYMONDS STItEET CFEA11 U DRAPERY AND GROCERY STOKK. J. HE APE, fTmily GkOCER, : . AND GENERAL DRAPER, Is selling GrooeriOß and 'Oilmen's Stores fob cash as low as any house in the Trade, oooa Family Tea at 2s per lb; Excellent do. at 2s M , Bacon and Cheese as good and cheap as aw house in town. j Trial and Inspection Invitod j T' YOUNG, Family Grooer. Bhortlanitßtreot. j v • Anokland. ' - A 3RIMBLEOOMBB, QuieTi" Uo«* ~.'.. Svmonds-fltreet and gyber Pass -_ j OEST Place for Ranges, uvens, otoves, and ' P Blaokamith's Work.-R. NICHOIJjS, 3& , PPP9.T Qaeen-Bjtreßt ; RGEORGB pate U. Wood), Butcher, Parian. • supplies beat quality keat at lovrist _



. • ijijjp— '. iiliiiiJi i|i 11 I'll,', .-11-TglMI irrjEW- ZEALAMD KAIIiWAYg.1 ' : TIME TABLE ,/ . , , ON AND APTEK JWJIT 6, WBBi .)) .< I 1 AVOKIuWD AND ONBHUHQA LINE. r ' "J ' .' q' OS I : lO>| «i-O-'. il Hi] t- •?••'■ :'5 : s ': ,\f? 5, -' iij • «J • , iiii'ra iO:;rf.l.- if? ! '' >■■"' ' ~! : nl^ ■'=-■, .'7 ■j| - ■ ' x. "ft* . '' ' ' I—'!"''?1 —'!"''? !"■" ''■ ''*f "a• ;■ :;-'■ = ■'"' ■■' L* " -r';' '11 "'.'3, ; g: ;■& 2":2;.;:;!": ;|. S -^T»r* 'Jd'.,i»;.«;.'»:J ■ S ts 81 '-8- '* :■> B1 ' : '•»*"- .S 2''oT c< • -3 •<* I 1; c go. S3 [ ; S ;^ j" llL_. : T t a, ■ "«) j.. ■' -, (04 t-.f '-■' "ea ■' v - _! _J ;ii: P _^ i !3 .: 4 a-3 3 i""SV'. 3"-| :'J r ;; MAIN LINB. AUOHjAWD - «B»CE» »«E. AWAMUTU. '~."> -Iw.J 80l»H...WHBK^DAW.'^- 1 ■'"' o: !: - , a.m, n.m, u-m, p.mJp.m. • fl Auckland Am 6.1! ff.# B.R XlSr> |o, , S Neinritfarlcet JnnoL 6.» (!.« &91 Xffl RlO 3 Kemuera ..■!:.; «.8d :. SM 1.80 8.16 *i Green Lane-... .. *■. uu! v. : 6 PenrbseJnnotloh.i 6.<S T.lfl 8.5E fflSo; 9 Otahuliu .. ' ...■■ .(kffl I. 9.M 4.5» B^2 11 PapatOitOl .., ..: ~ *. 9.18 >6.6:iTrr •15 Manuyewa.. .... «.,. .., t .. | ..>; imi!' 19 PapaKiira .;- ..< ,••■,•■' t.« 6.33 y,. 2« Drury*. !i li »i i&iroißT*& rt:^ •23 Ruuciman .. ~,;,. .>• •; 1 .*: '-..i 1.. 1 30 Pukekoha '.'. .. .» 9.2510.35 6.J5 J *3S Buokland":.: !.. .. .. •;:J .':"..*. S3 Tuakau .. ... '<■.'■ 9M 10.53 8.43 :.;" •37 Whangarata .;«••. ..■ ... 5..f1j... 10 Pdkeno .. .. •-. ..11.12 7.3 1... 43 Me;cor ..^ dep . .. i0.30U.il '.."! ,»49 WhangainartaO; ... .v ...■.:.. ik. A; -•51 Walrani ~i >■■ ~» ■>-,; •60 Ranglrlfl .. .. .. .> ~. ... .. *59 Ohinewal ~'' ..; ..' "V. -.'. .. .." 65 Hunttr,; ..ii . :■..: .. 12.5 1.0 -.»;.. f "60 Tauplrl- ny .* --,■.■• ■■■■ I.la .. :.;. H Ngaruawahia ■■ .. I.U 1.3a .. .. •78 Putfeto ;- :v; V. •■• '•:. ':'.'.. ".- ■ •81 ToEapar..,..' i. Tv: .V .;■ ..''-.%• 84 Hamilton Junqtloo 3. ..-•-,-.<> --.. | 85 Hamilton ~..,„.. •• 1.55 .... .. j -80 Rukuhia •.'.■"■.. .. :.'...' :. ".'. , 94 Ohaupp- .. >.. '.. ..- a.SO '.-. .v'1 ?96 Lake JlQad .:.c.-.c.r. .:■■••- '■• '■'■-•. ]$>»■■ ■■'•.•;■■' *98 Ngaroto .. ..,,. .• .. »j;i;'jj.ii: ion TeAwamntn aarr. ■■ ■■ 3451..,,1 ;: NOR¥hI—Vt^EK Days. • _ . I fi " ■,-:• j . ■ , :, ' : a.m.a.m.a.m,p.ln,p.m ---0 TeAwamutu,dep. , 9.20 -..-, :i. j 2 Ngaroto .." .. ',".' ~ .. ... ... *t Lake Road.. ■; :. ..' ..' ..' '/. 7 Ohaupo : :...: ... .. .. 9.50 ;.- .; *11 Rukuhia .. i.. .. .. .. -.i $■;..• IT Hamilton .. ;.. .. .. .. 2.5 .... 1C Hamilton Jimo:.*. •..':' '.. 10.33 2.8 .": *20 Teßapa .. .. ■ ".". .. •23 Pivkete .. ~ - .. Vi 26 Ngaruawahia .. .. ~■. 11.15 ■~< v^.r 31 Taupiri ;. .. ..... 11.33 ...... 33 Huntly ■• .. .. ;..• .; 11.53 3.45 .V '41 Ohinewai .. \.. >.. .. .. ..- .. •45 Rangiriri .. .. ........ „ .. r.'...• *46 Wairangi ..'. , ... .. *51 Whangamariuo .. '.. .. _ .. ... - 57i Mercer ..{f^;; 6 ;i 5 .]•; \$ ;.; 6Q Pokeno .'.'.. .. 6.26 .. 1.41 .. .. ---■•63 Whangarata •.. .. ..' .. .. . 63 Tuakau .. .. 6.46 .-. 2.1 .. .. 68 Buokland ...ay:... .- .. - .. .','■' 70 Pukekohe .. ... 7.6 .. 2.25 6.25 •.. ♦77 Rupoiman .. .:. ..' , 78 Drury.. .. .. 7.43 .. 3.3 7.5 .. ♦80 Hunua .. T.. .. .. .. .-'.'' .. 81 Papakura .. .. 7.54 ..■ 3.15 i« .1 •85 Manurewa .. _ .. ... 8S Papatoitoi .. '.'. 8.32 .. 3.49 7,50 .." 92 Otahuhu1: ..: l. 8.41 T.5V 3.5£ .. 6.5 D 91 Panrose Junction^ ifl.O 17.15 tl.ls -8.20 7.5 ♦95 Eljerslie . ... ~ .. TT"; - ; .v. u.\ *98 Green Lane..' .:.' .. ".. 197 Eeinuera ;■ ■■■ i. 9.19 i 4.3*8.39 7.20 88 Newmarket Juna.- 9.21 ..' \i.in\ g.41 7.26 iw! Auckland/ m m , m v IM M 7 55