SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

trnxa w * Tiro I Thi« Evening, llfO .™ I HIGH WATEK^^nojj^^^^ttjSj \ BUN3KT.-Thlß Evening, 6.53 .■ I BONRISa—To-morrow Morning, LIB v> H MOOX'B AGK.-Flrst Quarter, 26th, 9.S »,m.

ARRIVALS.

LAST EVKMG. ' " Macgregor, as., Johnson, from Whanfcarei WaitakT, S.S., Crawford, rroin Whangarei

DEPARTURES.

j< ~...- LAST EVENING. 9 C'ansman, s.s., Farquhar. for Rassell t< GlenclK-. s s., Amodeo, for Mercury Bay I Wellington, a.9., Steph«oson, for Tenratiga J IHTkih ~m~t -TO-DAX. . .. J Arcadia, barque, Ewen, for Hoabai 1 Freetrader, barque, McArthur, for Newcastle

IMPORTS.

I Per Oamaru, from London—fM cases (35 tons) corrugated Iron, 123 bundles hoop iron, 42 cases i plain galvanised sheet Irotj, 125 bundles (25 tons) Iron fencing wire, fe'B bundles galvanised fearing Wire. 307 koKa wire nails, 10 crab wiifr&esand brakes, 1 cask bottle jacks, 3 'casks Weston's patent btooka, T4 pairs axle arms with boxes. 1 caso woven hose, 1 bMndle shovels, 1 case kitchen fenders, 4 casks rim locks. 1 case steel sheets (perforated), 1 case night latches, |gnt hook, etc, 81 rolls wire netting, 8 cases wood screws, 2 taaes bolts and nuts, 15 ' coses galvanised snap nails, 5 cases galvanised screws, 10 kegs gutter spikes, 1 case hand-saw files, t cases circular saws, 2 cases hand and

compass saws, 1 case mill saws and fencing adzes, 8 bundles clay spades, 1 bundle cast steel for tools, 10 bars shear steel. 10 bars cast steel, 6 hhds. tinned hollo ware, 1 hhd. enamelled hoi lovrarc, 1 hhd. enamelled sinks, 1 hhd. axle ■ pulleys, 2 casks butt hinges, 2 bbds. enamelled dishes, caps, saucepans, buckets, eta, 61 kegs Ewbank nails, 1 cask tinsmiths' fittings, 1 case brasa tube, 2 cases floor cramps, 2 cases charcoal tin sheets. 4 casks hinges (assorted), 6 casks bed screws, 7 ke«s coopers' rivets, 32 crates stoves, 6 bundles kitchen sinks.—E. Porter & Co.

Inwards Coast wise.—Bessy, from Man jratee, with 15 tons coal.

. Outwards Coastwise.—Bessie, Mahur&ngi, Rose, for Blind Bay.

The schooner Marion cleared at the Customs to-day for Kaipara via Whangarci.

The schooner Three Cheers left Port Chalmers yesterday with general cargo for this port.

The barque Freetrader sailed this morning for Newcastle, in ballast.

The as. Maegregor arrived from Whangarci lost evening; with the following passengers ;~ Moadaniea Laybourn and Eyre, Alias RodgSrs, Mesara liaybourn, Eyre, Mcßao. Pidgeoa, Scott. Campbell, Auley, Moonee, Gordon, Welsh, and three steerage.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's new atoaraor Kai'conra, which left Plymouth on 28th October, made a wry fast trip to the Cape of Oood^Hope. which she leTt again, bound for Wellington and Lyttolton, on the 17th lnatß&t h<^lir^ 0J MaW ?*»•'• forHokianga,andthe brig Wave, for Kaipara, left Port Chalmsrs yesterday.

The barque, Arcadia, leftforHaabai (Friendly Islands) this morning. She is to load copra at Haatei and proceed to a home port. She takes as passengers Mr and Mrs Speight and child. The following passengers arrived from Wha ngarei oythe b.s. Waitaki last o vbniag j—Mrs Kuddell, South, Peace, North, Messrs Walden JgcksonJ'iaherandttttßooßK Heape, Gordon. Whitiford, Lanigan, WhftAouse, Bennett, and 10 in the steerage >;/ -

The ship Oamara has been berthed at the outer western too of Queen-street Wharf. She will commawe dischargiijg either late this afternoon or early to-morrow.

Thewt. Southern, Cross (for Glaborno, Napier. "»d We^igton) and the ss. Wairarapalfof RaweU) willleave port about« this evening.

IMMIGRANTS TOR AUCKLAND,

.The following fa a Hat of the fUsmigranta for Auckland who were expeoted to embark, per b,b. Coptic, at Plymouth, ion October 11th:— gnsan Boyd. Mary Bulllvant, Maria Cofiey, Kliaabeth CofTey, Mary- FirktosTMenßl- W trick VxJlI?»'"1 Forsyth, Esther Godwin, Margaret Hutcrreson, Mary Koanc. Tjatherine Keshane, Honora Keabane. BUea Ley, Susannah McGenra. Eliza MePhlllips, Catherine Oates Mary CTComvor. Bf ary <yconnell, Mary Quirk. OUT 6 Homeryille, Jan« Spence. Agnes Stubbs, MiMyeitoh,lsabeHa Walier.Ellzabeth Walker; aS^Jwii 118 *' 11* Wardlg- Catherine Watson Kne£T Wfe M"lOTret ffta-En« Wooa3-

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING,

Dtoedix, this day.-Sailed: Three Gheers, for tAnckland; Mary Blair and Wave, for Kaipora. •" -

*,™'ri^^f ste™'a:5;-ArriTed: ship, Lond n^ part of original cargo from

Jhb "day.-Arrived, Sunday Grassmere, Bella Mary, and Wentworth.

COMMERCIAL.

EvKNDfa Stab OfHce, this day. HUNTER AND NOLAN'S "WOOL SALE,

MBSBBB HUNTBB & NOLAS'B flrgt TVOOI Bale Of the season, which oamo off yesterday,, was well attended. The number of bale j catalogued was 108. Prices ruled from Id to Id Tier 1b higher than last Tear; merinos in Uttle demand and lower. The sale resulted aa foUows:— T. J^ Millon^ 2 bales, M, Ipttgwool, greasy, 6W, Heaketh and Aitfcen; <X V?. Greenwood, i teltf ttndhor, longwool, greasy, 6d, Potter i J> Buchanan, 2 bales, M under TB, longwool, greasy. 6ld, Sutherland; W. Hamilton, 1 bale, WH, longwool, greasy. (M, Heskoth and Aitken; . Hale Bros., 5 bales, jr. H in diamond G, long wool, greasy, OJd, wiftdrawn at 7d: J. GUI. 1 tele, JG. longwool, greasy, sJd,Potter; B, N. Buttle, 7 bales, H and N under B, longwool, pow. 6 I-Wd. withdrawn; A. Sanford, 1 bale, AB, bcUy wool, greasy, 4d, King; A. Sanford, 1 bale, AS, mixed wool, greasy, Sjd, KLdk ;A> Sanfotd, i bales, AS. longwool, Rroasy, 6Jd. Hes kethandAitken;A.Sanfoi^lbßle.A4hiS-ljred greoay, OJd, Suthorlana: A. Sanford, 1 bale,AS. Hoßgeta, greasy, 6Jd, Reid :B, Martin, S bales. RM,lon«wool, grcaay. Gid-Meskethand Aitken; Kyburn, 3 baled, Bx, longwool, greasy, 6{d, Potter; A.Tebbatt, ibales,ja underGß, long wi»J.Jfr««ay,<iW,KeakeUiand Aitken; Bhren triad3roUierß.i bales, T under Ea longirool. - creasy, 6Jd, Potter; T. Johnson, i bales, J in diamond, lonjroool. greasy, 6jd, Hesketh and Altkea; F, Clarke, 3 bales, diamond, longwool. greasy, 6|d, Hesketh and ,Aitken; M. Casey. 3 boles, MO in square, longwool, greasy, 6d. with drawn; J. Hodgson, 4 bales, JH, half-bred, Eroasy, 6 11-16 d. Heaketh and Aitken: I). Cajraa, 2 bales, DO In wjtiare, longwool, greasy, . eid,Hesketh and Aitken; C. 9. BiscTtoff, » balos, CFB, longwool, greasy.6 l-18d. Potter; A. S. Boldero, I bale, W over ASB over A. longwool, greasy, 6}d, Hesketh and Aitken; R. S3. Greenwood, 2 bales, KCQ.long wool, greasy, sjd, Hesketh and Aitkea; Barrett, 1 tele, B, lougwool, greasy, 5Jd. Sutherland; A. Tebbntt, 1 bala, TK, longwool, greasy, 1 bale, TK, long wool, greasy, SJd. Warnock: B, Kemp, i bales, EX longwool, greasy,6d. Hesketh and Aitken; R.Bent,?Jwleß,B7, longwool,greaanßl-16d, Potter; W. H. MattTn, 2 WB3J, tonjrwool, Jsreasy. Bd, Hesketh and Aitken; A. Stewart 1 bale, A. Slewttrt. longwool, greasy.Wd; Hesketh and AiUcen;E. Reid, lbale, ?)9l£?^S*toil5 n>"rV« ""ashed, Bd. Sutherland! J. Kmbllng,2 bales. JK,longwooL greaßy,6l-16d, Potter; fi^e^dand|Gffl,i|bfl!,Tund«'HG longwopl^grealk^d, SnthWlana j J. Kmbling . JE. conjoiiied.loriiiWool,greasy^ sk, Warnook; 3. Lord, Jliia haltcircto.longivool,greasy,6id, Hesketh and Aitken j T. Kennedy, 2bales, TK, longwool, greasy, &Jd, Heaketh and Aiticen; H. J. Burnside, SE Dales, HJB conjoined, longwool* greasy, 6Jd, Sutherland; J. Wiok;:l bate; W under JW. longwool^greaay. 6d, Ireland; W. Andwwß. IT.bale1 T .bale, j Wl conjoined, longwool,: greaey, SMr.lEeiaad: X a Cooper, 1 bale. SVC. greasy, longwooi. fid, Warnook; G. Hill, 1 bale JH prer^-over H, greaßy-toDgwool. 6R Snther-. iM^i^hak, JO,6H,lretaDd;'Seanett I tele, JS, Sid, Sutherland; Alley, 6 bales, HA, 9ML Hoakeht and Aitken; Alleys bale. HA. 53d! Sutherland: Alley. 1 bale, HA, merino, 7Jd, Warnock; Alley, 1 bale, HA, bellies, 31d, Suther-

Chief Post-office Auckland.

MAIIS WIIX OtOfflJ >$ t£iJßa :— *■■'■ %ob Day. ; - : --.--" Fob Ei.waell and Kawakawa, per Wairarapn, Ht4p.ni. For Gisbome, Xapler and Southern ports; per Southern Crops, at i p.m. For Whangsrci Heads. Parna. Walpu, Whan garei. Kamo. and Mangapoi, per MaOKt-egot or\Vaitakl,Btsp,m. For Mangaw«l and Kalwaka, per Ruby, fctsp-.hi;. For Kati Kati and Taurftnge, per Kbromahana'.

at o p.m-. hj..,. ■ .. - I . For Thames,. pet HStcmahana, at 5.30 p.m. ■\Vedxesday, 26th inst.

For Coromandel, per Coromrmdd. at 11.30 a.m. For Hcrd'a Point, Ho^'-inga, etc., per Argjlc,

Ip.m. l, For Wn'fT.ia, etc., per Hannah Jfokan, at 1 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at J.3Q p.m.

Thursday, 27th inst.

For W.aiwera, Te Kapa. Craigicburn, and Warkworth, etc.. per Role Casey, at 10 a,m. Per Wairurapa as follow: For Continent of Lurope, via Brlndisi or Naples, at 10 a.m. For Glsborno, Napier, Southern Portß> Australian Colonies, and United Kingdom via Brludi3i. or Naples (per Orient stßamer)) for letters. &0., specially so prepaid and ad dressed, at 11 a.m. For Money Orders, Re; eistered Letter?, and Newspapers, at 10 a.tn. Lnto Letter's till 11.20 a.m.

TuesdAV. DcccmWr, 9. Per s.B. City of Sydney, Ss ftW'iir •- For NarvfgntPis Islands, aandwlob Islands, United Statea of America', Canada, British Columbia, Central, and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 1 p.m

For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 1 p.m. Money orders, registered letters and news papers, at 11.30 a.m. Late letter;), bearing nb extra fee of six pence in addition to the postage, will be received by the Mail Agent oh board t!i<j Btooiner up to the tifnß of B&llinffi ' Thin mail will bb.dneih UjfidCn on Satur day, mh Janttarh IKJ.

The 8.3. Waipara will sail from Hokltika for Okarota on the 2nd proximo, and for Jackgons' Bay and intermediate ports on 16th pwMtflo. 11 N.B.—From and aftw Jthß ™;h November iust. the following itV.z 31 Postage must bn prepaid on Cortts^sndence for the United Kingdom, adnKssed to be sent via Erindigt :—

On all Letters one shilling per half-ounce or fraction of half an ounce.

On all Book Packets and Parcels, three pence for every two ounce* or fraction of two ounces.

On all Newspapers, twopence each. Correspondence addressed via Bnejß and Brlndisi, and not full? prepaid, Will be for warded via Ban Francisco. In consequence of alterations of Waikato Railway Time-table, the following lines of mails will be closed and received at Chief Pof t-offlce at hours stated below, commencing Mondn.s-, 21th instant:— . ,- ~ Cloned: From Ponroec toHamlUort,.at Tp.fc1 j Kpsom to MerCefi at 6 a.!?.'.; Fonroee to Te Awatnuttt, Et 1O) a.m.; Elleralio to Mercer, fit 3.30 p.m. Received: From Hamilton to Otahnhu, at 7 a.m.; from Mercer to Penrose, at 0.30 a.m.; Sllcrelie to Epsom, at 11.30 a.m.; Mercer to Ellcrslie, at US p.m.; Te Awamutu to Mercer, at 5.15 p.m.

s. B. BISS, Chief Poatmaflter. Chief Poat-ofllco. Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

fTo vicMBER 25,1881. j Abbott's Opera Hone©—"Life, or the Cast ; away," 8 p.m. Masonic Hall—Eden Lodge. Social Gathering of Members; Dancing at 9p m. Auckland Choral Society—Practice, "Mes siah, ' 7.30 p.m. Temperance Hall — Lumpers' Union, Half yearly Meeting, 7 30 p m. Parnell Wesleyan Chnrch, Annual Tea and Public Meeting, 6.30 p.m.

United Methodist Free Church—Anniversary Tea and Public Meeting, 6.30 p.m. United Sorvice Hotel—Amateur Athletic Club) 8 p.m.

Births.

KEYISS-Ott November IS, at View Road, Mount Eden, the wife of A. Eeyca of a son.

Notices to Correspondents.

A YouKSHiitE Lass.—The city assessment it covered by a rate of 2s in tho pound on annual value; this includes the special rate (or water supply. The only other rate in the city is id for Free Public Library. There le no poor rate. Outside city boundaries tho rates levied by suburban bodies vary, but none exceed Is in tho pound. They are, however (except in Parnell). without a water supply. HEat— Thero are no permanent records of the highest temperatur» experienced In New Zea^ land; but we do not believe It over reached 97} in the shade. Britain has gTeater extremes of both heat and cold than any part of this colony. Even here, the greatest heat is ex perienced In the South Island. Thus we lind 155 in the snn rooordedforChriachurch, 152 for Southland, and 149 for Auckland in the pA mo year. Last year the maximum tempera ture at Auckland was only. 147 in the <un> while it was US at Wellington, ond 13S At Dunedin.

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

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1881.

For the cause that lacks urtrtanoe, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance. And the good that we can do.

Men are generally better than their religious creeds, but when we come to politics we almost invariably find! that people are far behind the ideal of the system under which they live. This is especially true when the political ideal is an exalted one* and nehce the tfnited States of America present the anoma lous spectacle of a splendid social basis working out miserable results, and a model system of Government very im perfectly administered. Not only so, but Americans themselves, by their speech and manner, betray too often that they are incapable of appreciating the true dignity of their Empire's foun dation, and the high privileges which her citizens enjoy. The commercial morality of Brother Jonathan was lately assailed by an American writer in a magazine article entitled, "Are We a Nation of Rascals?" and it would appear, when we look at the amenities of a Presidential-election,, that political morality is at even a lower ebb than the commercial. If half the allegations of personal corruptness and shocking private immorality made against Presi dential candidates have even a sem blance of truth, and if these are the best men whom a great people can choose for their Chief Ruler, then no epithet would be too strong to describe the political character of the people. The ""Milwaukee Sentinel," during the re cent contest, said :—" The Democratic idea is that political victories can be bought for . money; that popular suffrage is a fraud and a failure, because of the corruptibility of men ; that there is no such thing among the masses of men as resistance to bribery. From Democratic journals everywhere we hear this repeated—that the majority of men will sell their votes."' What is here alleged of the Democrats as a party is no more true of them than it is of the Republicans ; and outsiders who do not care for nice distinctions might be pardoned if they concluded from the above and kindred expressions that a Democratic people must be essentially -venal, corrupt, arid altogether devoid of political morality. If the "seamy side " of any thing or principle is con stantly presented, people get to believe that there is no better side to show, and their judgment, though incorrect, is certainly justifiable.

It is cheering to turn from American practical politics and hear the theory of •Democracy eloquently expounded by one of the ablest Americans of our time, Mr Jas. Russell Lowell, the United States Minister in England. Elected lately as President of the Mid land Institute';' the Hon. Mr Lowell delivered his inaugural address at Birmingham on the sth of October last, when he spoke on the subject of " Democracy "to a large auditory. He described the Democratic theory as that which maintained that those constitu tions were steadfast which had the broadest base; and he contended'that, notwithstanding certain exceptions, the experiment of applying this principle in the United States had been, on the whole, a prosperous and successful one. The raal essence of Democracy was,'he thpught,fairly enough defined by the First Napoleon, when he said that the French Revolution meant a clear pathway for meritof whatever kind. Whatpeople were ifraid of in Democracy was not so much the thing itself as what they conceived, to be its necessary adjuncts and conse

'qilehces. One of its most disagreeable features to some people was its habit of asking the powers that be, at the most inconvenient moment, whether they were the powers that ought to ba Democracy he contended, was ft Gwi; servative force, but there .*&s a danger that Socialism .riijgijt .find a-fulchim in it. , V.'hile declaring that his oVrh niind \s of a .distinctly Conservative cast, Mr Lowell appears to endorse the political economy of Mr Henry George, whom he believes to be right in his impelling principle as well as in his aims. Com-, munism, he says, means barbarism ; but Socialism means co-operation and community of interests—in short, " the practical application of Christianity to life that has in it the secret of an orderly and benign construction." If Mr Lowell is correct—if t)emdcfacy is a help towards Socialism) and Socialism is pfdtticfi.l OHHsU.ari.itf — IMH i 3 little caiisvi for wonder it the people c>f the United States come far short of their political privileges. Besides, it is well to be reminded, as Mr Lowell apolo getically stated, that the poorest, the most ignorant, and the most turbulent Of Eui-opeaii populations haYe1 bectt absorbed by the tjHitfed . States, atiU have had the full rights of citizenship suddenly conferred upon^ thjem.. It will modify, British and co!on!a! opinion regarding tlie vices of Democracy to remember further that England and her colonial possessions are as essen tially Democratic as are the- United States—that in fact the Republi canism of America is a development of free British institutions—a necessary outcome of Constitutional Govern ment, and only a further step towards that Christian Socialism which, if everit holds sway on earth) will be the sure forerunner of Millennial tiriies: '

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Southern Reasons for Support ing the Present Government.

The speeches of public men and utterances of Ministerial newspapers In the South should bo Instructive If ttot pleasant re&d insj fot thoso of the Auckland representa tives who pUt Sir ihilitts YtigSi afati Mi' Stout in office. Mr Holmes—one of the moat violent championß of the Ministry— told his constituents that the Canterbury members held a meeting and sank all political differences in order to obtain jus tice for Canterbury—the w.id justice being the Chrirtchurch West Coast railway job. He added that they would block-vote against any Government that refused to carryout thatwork,if necessary) by pledging the credit of the colony for a loan. The "Otago Daily Times" does not Conceal similar Views. In a leader article reviewing the result* of the seesionj \t B{tyß:-,"Jt Sap scarcely be K»htbstfed that; rightly or wrongly, there exists a general feeling hero that the interests of Otago were neglected by the Atkinson Government, that favour itism waa shown to the North Island. It is yot too early to say whether we are likely to faro hotter at the hands, of the present Administration, but their strongest hold vjmn public feeling here lies in thz idea, that they are a Middlt Island, ickcfids Major Atkinson's Was a North Island Ministry. Neither Idea is altogether sus tainable, but their subsistence is undeniable. What is certain is that the lato Govern ment unfairly neglected the Otttgo Central Hailway, and from Mr Richardson we have tho promise that it Will be proceeded with with all possible expedition." What has become of tho second portfolio, which Ministers pledged thotr Word should be given to Auckland t. If report speaks truly, the coming man is Mr Larnach, of Otago

The New Guinea Protectorate

From the details to hand of the proclama tion on tbo 6th mat. of a British protei ■ torate over #bvr Guinea, It would appear as It tho important and solemn ceremonial had boon most satisfactorily performed by Com' modoro Erskine and his array of warships. Popular phrase has it that " tho third time's the lucky time," and there is a Solomonic utterance to tho effect that "a threefold cord is not soon broken;" so we suppose it may be accepted as a favourpblo augury that this piece of wholesale annexation has been done three times over. First there was the annexation by Mr Chester on behalf of the Queensland Government j then Mr Romilly, Deputy High Commissioner, formally proclaimed British rule; and lastly the worthy Commodore went through tho ceremony in proper form, and clinched it with a salute from the big guns of his fleet. Colonists afß apt tt} b8 rtlther la* in their methods of procedure—thinking in their rough way that any stibk is .good enough to fell a dog with; but the authori ties of the Mother CBUntiy, thorough ex perts at the art of land-grabbing, insist on everything being em rtgie. Theroforo, tho gallartt commander made the orthodox proclamation that tho only intontion was to protect the lives and property of the people of New Guinea; axbs.and beads and ribbons wore freely distributed ; a chief of no particular standing was invested with a wand of office ; and the deed was consum mated by frightening the unsophisticated savages with the firing of cannon. The annexation by Mr Chester was quietly ignored as being too terribly barefaced for recognition; the proclamation by Mr RomiHy was declared to have been only a " preliminary canter;" and then the real hanky-panky and hocus-pocus triek1 was done—presto ! change ! —and beads, caUco, tomahawks, and fine promises were trans formed into a large and fertile island. Nobody doubts that this was the real mean ing of the ceremony, and that New Guinea is as firmly " annexed " and as little " pro tected" as it was under Mr Chester's rough-and-ready proclamation. New Zea land and those other colonies that havo an eye to the annexation of other "waste places'' in the South Seas will doubtless profit by the example set before them, and will take care to oner the natives a substan tial quid pro qito, to niake proper profes sions of friendship, and to let off a few volleys in order to render the ceremony valid and binding.

The survey of the trunk line of railway, from Marton northwards, was commenced yesterday by Mr Blackett, Engineer-in- Chief. The junction with the present line is fixed three quarters of a mile from the borough of Marton boundary.

tilings of men baVe been started to work at cutting down Upper Symonds- street and Kyber Pass to their permanent levels. There are about thirty men excavating in Symonds-street near St. Sepulchre*, and a score or so'at the corner of Kyber Pass. No doubt these works will be well pushed forward during the summer.

Mr D. Ross's account for professional services, &c., in connection with the con struction of the new Harbour Board offices amounts to £413 6s Cd.

MrHobsbn, of Edinburgh-street, Newton, met with a painful accident yesterday. He wan employed at one of the timber mills, when ono of his hands was caught by a circular caw, and the centre finger and thumb were cut off: He was taken to the Hospital, where his injuries were attended to by Dr. Bond, and thence to his home.

In connection with the proposal to send an Auckland cricket team South, it appears that a. telegram hoe been received slut ing that the Otago-Canterbury match must be played on Boxing Day. This will interfere e omowhat .with the plan that had been sketched out by our men.

'The first wool sale of the season was held yesterday by Messrs Hunter and Nolan. There was a good attendance. About 100 bales were disposed of, and prices for long wool ranged from Jd to Id per lb over the ratesruling last year. Merino wools were rather under last year's prices. Messrs Hosketh and Aitkon, Potter, Sutherland, and Warnock were amongst the principal buyers. ■ ••"■■.-

We understand that Mr Fierce Lanigan, contractor for the construction of the Calliope Dock, has signed all th 6 necessary bonds, and has commenced the actual'work of hip. contract. The dock would therefore appear to be an accomplished fact at last.

The City Council has requested the Har bour Board to give notice- to Mr Strong to remove his gridiron, next to the City Salt water Baths, to enable the contractors to proceed with the work of extension. Itj is singular that this extension should have been delayed until the swimming aoaaon htis well set in. . *

A number of telephone instruments have been received here, from Wellington, and those subscribers who have been waiting to join the Exchange, will now be duly con nected, -

] Bdira^lh, Swanston W\\, pjH^n^ of' Auckland,: htw been adjudicated/a bank rupt upon nsi:own petition. HJs.liabilities, which are (divided among '23 creditor!*, amount to 1.1,28? 3s M, thejlargesf claims being as Mlo# I— L D. Nllttjiati ftud Co ( ti4i)l Sa <Bj Hancock and Gte, £M Un • and Hull Bfo?,, L§oo 1&;. THS assets are Bpt do*n at L2O, vii,, L 232 is-Sdi-^oftH.tif Ftiok debts, which aia estimated tdproducd | Lit}, and LiO worth of furniture. < A man named Wilson was engaged jack- j ing logs in the hold of a vessel at Manukau Heads yesterday, when a flitch of timber foil c n him and cau?ed a compound fracture of oneclbow. He was brought to the Auck land Hospital, ond i« now under medical care there. In our report of tho award of prizes of the Gardeners' Society we omitted to state that Mr ReeVe was gardener to C. C. McMillan, Esq.; Mr Uaw?oii to S< Morrin, Esq. )Mr Mufihet to 0. Holdship, Eeq.; Mr Bright to Mrs Clark. '_ I'd tllo Editor • Sit;, — Abrftm Hidings, nbw in some trouble, has been hlisrepor'ted, arid . thttny tiro greatly .hnboybd at one farUcUldr tMS3?e tttist.Hßo; .-Afci-ftm1 Ridings, sir, never was "a Congregational Ist minister ;" never was educated or trained for any stated pastorate. Ho was only engaged by the Congregational Independent churches here as bush missionary to white, men. He hails from Australia.—t am, fto., W-. E. EJadlW; At, tho ordinary i£eeUn£ of fit. Andrew's LcUgßlftst eVoh&ibJ In the MasUnic Mall) the following officers were, blocted fojc ,the cqtiiing^eiiy i-' IJrbj tit. Walker, ft.t? Jl. ; Biio, Bfmon4s) P.M. ) Bro. J, Anllel'sOn, S.M. ; Bro. Hitchecs, S.W. ; Bro. Briggs, J. W. ; Brb. Gould, Chaplain ; Bro. Slator, Treasuror | Bro. Kayo, Secretary ; Bro. Geissler, S.D. ; Bro. McLeod, J.D.; Bro. Bruce, 8.8. ; Bro. McQuarrie, S.S. ; Bro. Salt, J:S.; Bro. Hart, 1.G.; Bro. Tonge, Tyler. Harry Moody was committed for trial upon the several charges of larceny of drapery goods from the Melbourne Drapery nnd Clothing1 Company, from Mr Samuel Coombeft and Mr Dampier. The several fobberl«3 were clearly ptovc.l, ftnd ( indeed prisqnor .confessed his; guilt. "The pfisbhqr ttppUed for bdll, vyhicli waa itlliiw.edjhimteU [•5 £ITOi P.H'd dhß dt two eUrUlo'a W tHo &imc amount. Tho judgment obtained in the R. hi. Court yoaterday was againbt Adam Clark, of Coromnndol, not of Kaipara. Tho scries of temperance entorjtainmontg cloeod with that of Saturday evening. The to «-as a Very frtir pl'ogratnmo pfesentedi but the stJhgß, recitations; and rbdditigs dut iiumbered tho v^tto^i.aild accordiiigly, a6 Knnailnciea by Mf V."jlkes oh" thb1 pfeyloHs Saturday, the Chairman intimated that the closing of those social gatherings was sine qua iwn. The Committee had dono its best to provide cheap and popular concerts suit able to the mediocre taste of the people, but the people had failed in giving adequate support. Thanks were especially due to those of their temperance friends who bad come forward gratuitously with speech and song in favour of thecaUsOi • Thoy had dono their best, and deserved success. Tile moot ing closed with " Atfld Lang Sytie." To the Editor i. §irV-*i tJiihH Mi will find th 6 Osprey tHdt .visited Aiickland in iß4fl,>yai ewnod i!n(i,:ioloriging.tp Hobart Town, and tho cwn«rs nmnca were Burnß and Whito. Sho was in tho China trade to Hobart before tho Californian diggings broke out, and went to California from Hobart with a cargo of timber, etc., and was aont b.-.ck to Auckland by ono of her owners, Mr Burns, who wan in California at tho timo, for a cargo of potatoes, timber, etc. Sho was, t think, commanded by Captain Orljjgß.— 1 Btrii etc., it ttrscoiißß. A considerable sensation was caused at a late hour on Saturday night in Newmarket, and gave some trouble to Constable Graham, who managed, however, to get through tho little biwinew in a very brSdit able mii.nner. The cabman, it sebitiSj was engiged by tiVd yoltnij itiSh far A WJiintry ride, alid, as they were a happy brace of thirsty Souls, they fell that it was necessary to patronise avbij hoslhlry pn either i»ide of the thorough f«*'<>. At .IKhgUi, in tho ! empiu'itlc language of a witness, thb trio ■ were " rolling dnink;" Poor Cook let the reins fall, and he then fell from his seat. He tried to get up, in_ a. rage, and ♦retltcd to hammer Ills friend (a post), who, he swore, had insulted him. The other over done men were snoring at the bottom of tho cab. Fortunately, tho horse was very docile, and did not object to being taken into custody by Constable Graham.: The following tioticos of motion have been handed in for the next meeting of tho City Council:—By Cr. Connolly: "Thatarrange ments be made to onable tho salt-water baths to be open for ladies for two hours on Fridays." By Cr. Devoro: " That tho Engineer be instructed to propare plan* ana specifications for tho culvert re quired in Norfolk-street, Poneonby, and that the work bo declared urgent." By Cr. Upton t "That tho Legal Com mittco bo requested, to report upon the general conditions of ih& Costloy bequest, to the Free Public Library, including the posi tion of the present.holders of the money and of the City Council in respect thereto; 6y Cr. Wayinouth : "That this Council invite tho Harbour Board to a conference ti arrange the bert irksah's fot recldimiiig Froc: man's Bay and tho disposal of thb eewdge which will flow into that Bay." At tho weekly sitting of the Parliamen tary Union last night, a -motion by the Minister of Justice (Mr W. Cooper), declar ing vacant tho scats held .by the present members for Moeraki and Awarua, in con sequence of ' the report of the Petitions Committee, on the petition of Messrs Me- Lachlan and McMaster,, waa rojoctcd. It was shown that there were several other candidates who had even a stronger claim than the petitioners to the scata proposed to be declared vncant, and whose position upon the voting list -had also been over looked ; and as Parliament was near its dissolution, it was inexpedient to take any action. The Regulation of Elections Act, which provides inter alia that in future elections to the House shall take place by ballot at a meeting of the Union convened for the purpose, was considered in Com mittee, Mr P. A. Philips (Auckland North) presiding. . After being amonded and amplified in various ways, the bill, was re ported to the House. Mr J. M. Geddis (Eden) denounced as illiberal and reaction ary the proposed .alteration of the method of election from voting oh a day sot apart for the purpose to voting merely at a meet ing which very many electors might be unable to attend. Ho moved as an amend-

Mont that all further proceedings in con nection with the bill should be deferred till tho next sitting, in crder that such a, revo lutionary change might be more fully con sidered. The amendment was lost and the third reading carried. The House then adjourned till the 3rd Monday in February. A public meeting of the residents of One hunga and contiguous district waa held last night in tho Congregational Chapel, for the purpose of taking steps to utilise the ceme tery reserve recently granted by the Govern ment for Onehunga and the County of Eden. The Mayor (Dr. Scott) occupied the chair, and in opening the meeting explained what action the "Borough Council bad taken in the matter. Hu said that the clergy had unanimously favoured the procural of a cemetery in close proximity to the recrea tion reserve. Although this waa not his opinion, he cordially agreed to carry out tho unanimous wish of those gentlemen who had decided, and who were tho representa tives of their people. A difficulty had arisen as to subdivision, the Episcopalians of Onehunga claiming that, as they num bered nearly h ilf the population, they were entitled to have half the cemetery set apart for their use, leaving the remaining half for all the other denominations and those who belonged to no sect or creed, The Council would have been glad ta pro pose tbat ihere should be no subdivision at all, but the present law left them no alternative but to grant subdivisions when applied for. > In dealing with the present site, he considered it desirable to prepare two acres in the centre of the site, with power to extend in all directions equally, and to reserve the other half in order to meet applications which, will. eventu ally be made by various denominations. Aftor somexliscuEsion it was resolved, upon the motion- of Mr James Koufc, seconded by Mr J. D. Jackson :—" That in the opinion of this meeting a public cemetery for. Onehunga is absolutely • necessary, 'and considers the site granted by the Govern ment is a suitable one for such a purpose." .The followingjresblutions were also carried : Moved by Rev. Mr Millar, seconded by Mr Hastie, " That this meeting respectably urges the Mayor and Councillors of the borough of Onehunga to take immediate steps to have the ground applied to the purpose for which it has been dedicated by the Government." Moved by Key. James Bruce, and seconded by M r Brierley, '' That a committee, consisting of Beys. Father Paul, Mulgan, Taylor, Millar, and the mover, and Messrs Gherarty, Brierly, Jas, Rout, Fleming, and Hastie, be appointed to wait upon the Borough Council re the above matter, and to use any other means they may think advisable to give effect to the above resolutions, the said committep, as early as possible, to report to a future public meeting." The usual votes of thank were passed, and the mooting dissolved.

Mr Q. Dibble, of Somerset Farm, Weltg ford, wishes to contradict the statement that his cheese was shown at Whangarei, as iper oatalogue. An accident prevented it arriving in time to exhibit. f rom fi lettfef received bjr the Chairman of the fiarbSiir Boattl from Mr John Dar ling, .it, dpjJeaiS that iii preparing the specifications, for th& iie<v; dredge that geiitlefflan sutiatitutSd sts"& pFdpHleh! ft* phosphor bronze, for the reason that tn§ latter would cost more than double the money, and would not in any respect answer the purpose. The extra cost would be £300, including spare blades. A telegram received by Mr R. M. Scott this morning states that in the Cambria j C.Mi Company's mine 50lbsj specimens have be6n Obtained frord the eastern drivo ( and SOlbs from winze, while gold is still showing inside of winze. Mr T. B. Hannaford having failed to in duce tho IIOUSB of Representatives to adopt us skeleton Windmill Iron fI«U Turret for Use throughout the colony, is noW endeav ouring tojiorsitade' the Hflrbour Board to itfec't One &l j?iangiwto fleof 1 in the place of the pYßpoi-ed stone bedcofi. A notable acceseica HtfS qiiite repetitty been made to the slieltes of the Fre6 Ptfblitf Library, in the shape of 118 vClntnfw of serial literature extending from 1880 till tho first half of the present year. Those volumes include all the journals, rnftgaziiie*, and reviews periodically jfe'Jelve'i at the Library, and they iaVd beeft both neatly and substan tially bound by Mr Chfit, 6oope«\ of Tititorfa-iStreet West; Iri fact tlie .bindlrij! '?otild rtr'fc M*6 ■ Bfcari raoiFd Batisfactorllj1 done in England. The Books ilfidKr notice are shelved upon the dais at the further end of the hall. Tho Newton branch of Auckland Sav ings Bank wan oponed for business yester day. The number 01 people Who r«membnr vessels bearing the name of Oaprey Is still increasing. Mr W. Nicholson, residing at Oleosons Hotel, states that in 1852-53 he was engaged on pilot and quarantine build ings for the Victorian Government at Port j'hilllp, and he distinctly recollects a three- Masted SchoOHer Call*! *he O*prdy coming iht6 harboiir: At Chfistctllirdhi a cab frbtfrtfitort Mr Stephen Brookes, who catfle to Auckland lii lSiO,' btis fflad« it fitaJjßttient that he remembers a vessel named tfte Osprey entering the Manukau Harbour with sawyers and plant. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's chartered steamship Coptic, which will arrlro at Port Chalmers from London pro bfflbly within the present week, has on tloard 3iJ single Women booked for Attck* land, bo that those' who are badly off. tot gehefciledfvahts may ," lite ..iii hope." A list of the names of those eipactea ti em bark, which has been supplied by^ Mr O. Mays, local Immigration Officer, is pub lished in our shipping column. The following Is the decision arrived at by tho Works Committee of the Harbour Board in refe. 6 .cc to the Utter* and reports respecting tho allege! deflection of the re taining Wall of the EaihVay Station lie tSlamatlon I—(1J That the deflection (H any) of the wall be observed daily, anU the Coil- Ojtion .of tHp wall noted, and that MeSsr & Ware fed Übl)ane.\A t co<rs«lt together .and report to the meetiug of tile BdaH? dn Tuesday next. (2) That a telegram bo for wardqd to the Minister of PnbTic Wprks to the following sffeet 1, "H^ve.lnstruotod con tioctor to oirry out EngfiioSf IH f!blef'is r.c ommondat xn. Have engineering oplolofl that it ia not sufficient to prevent further damage other points of wall not yot ap prfmched, Original de«lgn of wall dofocttve. yVe accordingly accept our resiwnslbillty." (3) That the Engineer instruct th« Oott tiac!«r to ston filling wßrk at railwajr rfi clamttiioH until furtHet Hoik* The closing sitting of the Auckland Par liamentary Union House of Representatives for the present year was held last; night, dnioiig* the visitors present being Mr 1. J. Moss, M.H.R. After passing through all ltd stapes; trtß Regulation of Elections Act, Which is it* first'plecg df completed leglsla' tioii, the House adjourned till the third fWndo* IH FSbrdary he*t, t'y whlSh tittis tho Colonial Xrea.surer hones io have ,!iifl Financial Statement ready for submission. The Regulation of Election^ Act re.volution isbs the method #f .eleciibfj. Inst&d of a1 day being set apart for, tho polling, the next general elections are to take pla?o at a gpenally convened meeting, Ob Saturday afternoon tho dwelling house of Mrs Joseph Bradley, at Papukurv, was burnt down. The house, a two-storied onb, stood near tho railway, and the fire was caused by sparks from a passing engine igniting the scrub adjacent. Tho furniture was got out in safety. His Worship the Mayor has given the sum tf i's to the Committee of the Band of Hope Union Floral and Industrial Inhibi tion, £3 being for special prizes for patch* ing and stocking-darning; and Cr. Crow ther has given £1 as an extra, prize for cookery. Two special prizes for essay writing, and other extra prizes are offered, and the Union is preparing an excellent certificate of merit. In addition to the ex hibits by the members, several gentlemen havo promised a number of Interesting Objects and Works, of art, and the Com* mlttee are eneigetically preparing for tt successful and useful exhibition. Monday hexfc is the closing day fixed for receiving entries. . ■' Life " was rbrJeated at the Opera House last evening to n fair house; Thfc drftrna is a most sen slit ibnal one, and abounds in in cidents of a startling, and realistic character. The characters were very fairly Bustiinod, Miss Louise Crawford taking the leading role of Kate Medland. Mr Lachlan McGowan's identity was completely lost in the part of the Jew, whom he impersonated capitally. " Life " will be produced for the last time this evening, and to-morrow " The Corsican Brothers " will be substituted, with Miss Crawford in the dual rolo of the brothera. Mi 1). H: McKenzie was to hare moved at tho meeting of the Harbour Board, which was proceeding when wo went to press, that compulsory pilotage at the port of Auckland be abolished. In this connec tion it may be mentioned: that the Board has received advices from the Marine Board of Fort Adelaide that on and after Decem ber Ist next, the employment of a pilot at Fort Pirie and Fort Augusta will not be compulsory. Fort Adelaide will then be the only port in South Australia where a master of a ship must employ a pilot. A narrow escape from drowning and a gallant rescue took place on Saturday last I at Cox's Creek. The place were the acci

dent occurred is frequented by children living in the vicinity, and on the day in question a number of them wero playing on the planks at one end of the bridge. Suddenly a Mrs Trevarthen, whose house is in the neighbourhood was startledbyscreams of distress, and on rushing in the direction whence the sounds proceeded she 'found that her child—a little fellow & years of age—had fallen into the water, and was being held up by the hair of his head by another lad named Robert Parker, 8 years of age,.who was stretched full length along the planks. It was Parker who was scream ing bo lustily for help. The mother rapidly sped to his assistance, and safely recovered her child. His rescue from drowning was undoubtedly due to the conduct of the boy Parker, who acted throughout with cool ness aha courage. The water was five or six feet deep at the place, and the steep and unprotected nature of the banks renders them a dangerous playground for children, Mr Pierce, of Auckland, who is now visit ing Duncdin, has availed himself of the chance of saying a good word for a new Auckland industry. The "Otago Daily Times " publishes a very eulogistic article on the Auckland Tobacco Company's factory and manufactures. It concludes : — "Mr Fierce, of Auckland, a large sliare 'holder and a director in tho amalgamated Auckland tobacco companies, and who is at present making a tour of this island, informs us that he has distributed a large quantity of tobacco eeed among farmers, and is of opinion that in such districts at Teviot, Alexandra, Clyde, and other places the plant ehould flourishoxceedingly well. The ground requires to be well manured and thoroughly pulverised before the seed is sown. When sufficiently advanced it should be transplanted, and mi occasional hoeing is all that is requisite until it is ready to be gathered and cured. The best time for sowing is September. At the factory in Auckland it is girls who are principally engaged in the cigar and cigarette manufacture. The Company find employment for a large num bor of them, which, as tho industry pro ceeds, will of course be largely increased. The climate and soil of Hawke's Bay are very suitable for growing the tobacco plant, and considerable quantities are regularly sent from there to . the factory at Auckland. One of the most celebrated manufacturers of tobacco in America, when in New Zea land, lately visited the works at Auckland, and expressed himself as being perfectly satisfied with everything, and spoke very highly of the quality of the leaf which was being used at the factory. At present the excessive duty on tobacco makes it a some what expensive luxury ; but being now in a position to supply a superior article at a minimum cost, -there is no doqbt that the Auckland Tobacco Company will be a most Buccesßfal speculation."

Property Tax tßft&goont tHo coion|vme fflo 22nd of December for^ll sMme npwSf2! ~ aid for the fira* moiety .of ™ma of" £2btfand over, and the, 2nd of February fpr thd second .moietyi Ten per cent. *m be added to all amoontft^ue next month and Unpaict «m the flfli of % mbuary. Mr i. Stle6b#iloiifiefl ia ottr ftdvertWng (■MuftuiS that he ha 3 leittst-a the Byaerthatn Bit llard'oohi; whfSh.js sftuated lip^tairj in tne new bulldlog latelf ere«ed at tb,ft foot of Grey street. Ttieroom is rs large (Wfa commSdions one. and has been neatly fitted u£.' We would remiod.inembers of the Auck land Anmuur Athletic Cllnb of the general mcetintr to-night; at the United Service Hotel, at 8 o'clock. All old members are requested to roll up.

An important trade f&le of new boots and ahods takes plaie tomorrow forenoon at the •tores o! Messrs J5. and A. Isaai:3, Queen-street.

Further ijnvticula^ reßpf!3Mne tlia -«Tcok of the Auckland bri«antine Bdnfloskljurh have been received by llr W. S. L^urio, and OT« pn»r lished in our shipping coluidds.

Pinnofrrto Tutors by Sydney Smith, fmnklln 'I'avior. Brinlcy Riohird*, Hamilton, HdJiy, Pau'* &:, at A. Eody's, 68. Queen. streetj

frofenßdr Tucker will lecture In St. lartSrt Hail; on Frida* efefljng. « aid of (he if»!l dbwt eftitietion fond. The subject of the tecturo is ''iWa,* a«d not " Originality ik Jflteratufe," as rref iothiy anosnmcfcd.- Wo c«ll partfcuia'r o(tterrtrdtf iS thS *ue of 2<S largo allotment), Victoria Glen1 Krtate, ---n imte a, at Meicintil? Sale Room's on' Thurs day, oa which o»eesipn Mr Rann'fracm nets en gaged to give away absolutely afflo-s «* bujora about one acre of lanu divided into foui allotments. The situation of thisflno property Iff Ai, fining only n vory ahortdistance from the netfJyKUrtered loOplltio to I'enroac. Thn station for Jf6iflHerap>u->t be nenr the end of Victflna AfftnlKStrr B fltintite* I torn the Botatc, thus bringiflg it wlltlin SHUuftof Of an hour of uffofi Furthe* tfijper'toWaea: to-THofroW b* i rdinary 'buses aMWecfil i^nveyances fof all dctirom to view the property. "ROUGH ON COBNS/'-a.* tor itfi's»j;n*suii.yi Con»" (Julck relief, wmplete, |>enii«iieut cure. o>mt, -»i.r<«. *""'""■ K»wi)tl.»m».P«».'>'>- «-«il«. Ai.rk]«iid. Pianoforte Tutors by Sydney Smith, ftanMln, Taylor, Hrbriy, Richards. Farmer Hamilton, lienfri t'«'p. it«.-A. A. Eadys, 68, Queen-street.- (ADV'r.j Sowinif Machine», the beat—D. S. CJifflnber-j Sec the great reduction? in prices of lasi cUßon's gooda io the Quoen-street window of Qo&ltou't London Arcade. —lAD\'r.]

SPORTING NEWS.

Nkws ftom cifristcifurcb states that the connection which has so1 fenf existed be tween Messrs Epbinson and LaneS flira Mr R. Ray, has been abruptly severed, and the whole of the team belonging to the firm arß now tinder llr B. Mason's charge nt Valdhurst. Welcome Jack is located at crip Lodge, Which hits been leased by Mr .0. Stead for five years. It Is stated that Ray wffl sbtt tly !ea?e Canterßdry. Horses engaged dt thfo Taluipana Jockey Club Spring Meeting will ne over to the North Shore on Friday aitertfodn1 dt two and three o'clock. The result of the drawing of "Ada Mantua's" Coneultatfon on Sr.ADdrow's Han dicap will bo published In Friday's Stab i " Ada" will not bo responsible tor errors of j trrtiwrnissiot?.

MINING NEWS.

(by telkobafH.—trtr-'ft' «rt«SS">XDSi<T).

Thames, this day. fT.*"? Pblkbk Impebial. — The manager purposes comta&n^B tfpßfatJons upon tho leader recently discovered In' ifo Cross ground near the south boundary by sinking a winze on it from No; 5 letrel, and driving a crosscut 300 feet in length at No. 6 level. the stopes on Ka 3 JKef have yielded 601bs. m Bpocitfienfl daring the pasi fl-eeki TjiaMEs GUtMa GiMm^—The manager proposes a continuation tit in 6 RSd Queen shaft to a further depth of 160 feet, and the driving of a crosscut from its bottom to jntereoct the Wniotabi and Cambria reefs. The cost of these workings, including re moval and re-erection of winding machinery ftnd other surface accessories, is estimated fltliij&Wi , - Bluett* SittiJi. — "The Sfushlng of 24 loads' g'encrSl stuff has pYduucoa biota. V&wts,. retorted golfl. t)fißi> LfitELCßosa;—The m«iiag6r assures me that the trial {fared from £he leader tft No. 5 level has yielded an ounce per loan,' but the result is not yet announced. Moa v kataiabi. — Geo: ge and Alcrgan, tributers, banked CJozs. asid lOozs. respec tively. • Cambbia.—-The inarager rectived 50Its BpeciinenH this morning from the eastern drive and also 301bs from the winze. A good show of metal remains in tho latter on the footwall of the lode.

Deep Level Ckos3.—Ten loads of quartz yielded Hois 14dwts gold.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before His Worship the Mayor and Mr Moody, Esq., J.P.) Chips. -Samuel Clarko was charged with taking timber, the property of F. B. i Uderton, builder —Deft ndant acknowledged that he took tome chipa from the building, which he considered Useless. When he found he was doing wrong Mo expressed his regret, and offered to pay for them.- Ordered td p .y the value of the material, flnd coats. ■■.•■ ■ . .■ ■■ ■ ' _. Si/MMoxs Cases.—John Silllivoti, of Frtie msn's Ban was lined 5s and exrat3 for allowing bis horee, to wander In JeMrois ROafi. Poneonby. —Wm; Sonter. ViotoHa-Btreet, tor leaving; his horse and cart in College Kotfd without a chain on tho whocl. 5s and Costs. ■ Allkobd WitJS DfiSEHTiow.—The case of James Cherry, of Dunedin; was remanded until to-kiorrow.—Mr Mahony for the prosecution, and Mr Napier in defence. Larceny of Fowls, etc.-James Kceman was brought up on a charge of stealing a large quantity of household f arniture, bedding, tools, poultry, etc, value U2 Us ta, theproperty or Nathaniel WestoD.-Sergeant Pratt conducted the prosecution.—Prisoner was undefended.— Bridget Weston deposed that the furniture which she had seen in the adjoining room was the property of ncr husband. She landed from Mercury Bay on th«2oth instr She was speak ing to a person about her things and the ob taining of a house. Prisoner overheard her conversation., ,F. .Jpslln,- mate of the s.s., Glenelß. deposed to seeing the prisoner remove the soods from tho boat into the conveyance- David McKerras1 deposed that he was an ex press-matt, of Albert-street; On the 20th (Thursday)ho was on the.lower stand, Lowor Queen-street; H t waai a-Mttle before four o'clock,- The prisoner engaged aim to f ofch his * furni ture from the wharf. He went to the wharf as directed. -The furniture was taken out of a boat alongside and placed in bis cart. Ho took them by prisoner's orders to Carbines and Taylor's, sdctioneers. : He left them .there. The storoman paid him 2s*for cartage. .Heard him tell tho Btorcnian that the goods -were to bo sold the next dar (Friday).—William Clark, otorcinnn at Messrs Carbines and Co.'s., deposed to receiving tho furniture, &c~ as stated-by the last wit ness. Ho paid McKerras Is, and 10s was advanced by the office. Tho cases ' were labelled ' Mrs Weston, and contained clothing and crockery;. The prisoner tore the labels off the cases and early next morning he opened them. MOBt of the goods were auctioned tho next. day. Before all the goods were sold. Mrs Weston called and ownod the goods. The sale was immediately stopped. —Sorgeapt Ncholas Ktoly deposod to arresting prisoner on tho 21st insL on the present chargo, as ho wasv standing by the window of the auction mart. Prisoner said, "All right I shall keep my mouth shut." Found Is Id on tho prisoner. — This being the evidence, tho deposi tions were read over, and the evidence fully committed. •

Larceny.—Oeorgp Gram-was charged with larceny of £21 on the 16th inst. the property of Richard Sandal!.—Sergeant Pratt conducted tho cbso. and called witnesses.—Richard Bandall deposed, that he was a. butcher in Symonds street . Knew prisoner; had employed him occasionally as jobbing man for about 15 weeks. On the. loth instant, the pri soner was -at his place, lie had no money, Ho was " boozing " on the nights of the 16th and 17th. Loft finally on tho lHh. His coshbox was in tho shop, locKid and fcrewed down to the bench. From informal ion from George Hejgh way he suspected that Green had been rob bing him. - He unscrewed the, box and found it empty. Left • £21 in it in scold and silver. There were nine flve-shllling .pieces. Kept the keys generally in bis pocket, but in this instance he placed them in. a cupboard in tho dwelling-house. Prisoner, however,.opened the box with a sfccjtton key. Missed a screw driver from his box. On missing the money he went straight to the Globe Hotel, Found prisoner on a couch iv small tenement at the back of the Globe. Collared.him. and took him .to the police station.. Gave him into the custody of Detective Walker. He fed him. gave him 2s or 3? a week, as much tobacco as he wanted, and kept him in clothing. Gave him a new suitof clothes and two new pair of boots within the laßt fortnight. Whenever he paid him a larger sum of money he always got drunk, and then ho could pet no workoutof him. James Cunningham, ccllarman at the Wharf Hotel, deposod that on the 10th the prisoner was in the hotel. Heard him ask the barmaid for half-i-crown. She objected. Ho replied, " Don't yoii think I have "plenty of money ?" and pulled out an old sock, took a sovereign from it and eaid, " Here, chinfce tnig." Hoard the rattle of othormoneyin the Book. Shouted pints of beer to" four or five men in the bar. Joa Welling was.onoof them.--Joseph Welling, fish hawker, ■ deposod that he went into tho hotel to sell poiafrca. Prisoner agreed to buy- some to take to Sydney, as he was going there that afternoon. Pnsonor engaged a man, Liverpool, to carry his carpetbag to'the Sydney boa;t. He did so, and prisoner eavo him * c, ' shilling, and a ride: round* the ci»y/ in/ a "Hansom cab. Went with him to the Company's offlco to get his ticket, but when .there he said, "Joe, old fellow, I can't go to Sydney riowj lYe 'left £14 at the Globe." He turnSd out the stocking, and turned out five sqvs,'tad-a qtiantity of^sflver,' among wWch> were- several -brown pieces.— Robert Miller, clerk in the Union Shipping' Company's offices, gave evidenceas to the ticket, for Sydney.—Wm. Thomas Fring, salesman. Messrs Smith and Caughey's. drapers, deposed ' to prisoner's purchasing goods on that day, for which he gold Us 6d, taking it out of an old stooking.—Deteotiyo Walker gave evidence of tho arrest of prisoner.—The prisoner, who re served his defence, was oommittcd for trial. This was all the business. ■

TABLE TALK.

h& « grievance, and b In his X "Tife" at the Ojpefafliftfse fe net dead

yl hew way to pay old debfa-(J*b, with j j lnTho SGovernor is going to Dunedin Agrf'l, cultural Shor. , . , J The business of an astronomer is 1001c tTMif^ttll has l«ft Wellington for ChrLjtchurcii.' ~ „. • , , . The men injured if £& »™c explosion at Thames are doing well. - , " By gum " is the favourite oath Iff WoftM A™ t is reported that Sir Julius Vogel and Mr Stout have fallen out. Flirts are like fiddles-of no use without tf has been fesolved to form a Chamber of the King of Spain to stop bull-fighting. Th* King intend* to petition Londoners to stop i *XtS/fodndi in Mtelton harbour last Frirfa? has been identified a» tbat of Thoe. i^SffllriftSS'. "Why do «. «* 'ffitf waft tfnttl the last dafleef Young adv ■ " O«, to S**e yott time to stow, The rjarish of B«#t Sofndon, Ease*, ba» Bill vill make things look_J««&***£• ™ After bis visit to the Hot *P™#k »* Julius Vogel goes to be banquetted and ad dresses his constituents at; Chnstehurch. The " Pall Mali Gazette" thinks that the only chance f« tho declining industries of SrKjls Atttfi* tfloptihg freeflade. £ f* flat+fli. the Belgian delegate, had an interview with thft P^r yesterday at Wellington, and k tevJng every mton&a tion placed at his disposal. . . Appropriately enough in tftese days, d wbnTal defence, the latest N«r ***** industry fe gunpowder manufacture It* Sl\Vliat isMe dffte'r«»ce between a bare head and a hair bed ? Offe flees for nhelter, tbo other iea shelter for flea*. w Captain Kennedy, of the s.s. Hffaftyto, has Been appointed ship's husband to the VniSfl B,s. Company's fleet at Wellington. Mf S. Bay, the well-known trainer to Robinson and J^nse, has decided to leave *i£ffiti3Bfcl» Chrth .t Ttaan,, used as a stoTe&o*, wfis o* firs last night, but little damage wnrf ironA; . A citizen of Odessa, £(!*& w«aJatdy. gent thirteen years to prison tor tbitntmg vitriol over a nobleman. m ♦ ti The novel, "Two Kisses," i« said to be hating a great run. We know of a man in this tom who took two kisses and Is having a1 great WD; Ttt« woman's husband is alter El; MafidoHaia, of Doosdin, nariowly escaped drfiwninV in Otago HMbonr on Saturday night. H« **juaadlfegb«t when the boom knocked hrffl overboard and he was much exhausted whefl rewnea. Any Season is Better than None.~Ats» franchise demonstration at GalasnieW, Scotlnid, a few days ago, a man was ob- j served staggering along with a hnK« banner on which was inscribed, "Down wi(h*b» Peert." On being: asketl why^he was so mticfc 6W«*«d to the Peers who had never harmed him, b# rspiied, "I dinnn ken what y're sayin'; btft 5 wish Feero (pears) was doon to the came pfk» as A f*Mr roomed cottage at Roslyn, Otepo, was burfifia ttown on Sunday morning. The owner, Mr A. GHrmotir, had it insured for £80 in the Victoria Coinpfiny. The Now Zealand Government ftflvo aa termined to boy a battery of nine-poafld« brceoh-loading guns from the English War Office fol £900. .... Ordered to dear the Court, an Iriab crier did 00 fe? th%afinotfheement, "Now, then, all ye bkcbgiiSfdJ tkit iw't lawyors mnst leave the Coort!" "Is it peace or war f betttf I^Sr-; ««?■ Tennyaon, and he is not far wrong. Qtit many spends between 500,000,000 and 600,000,000 france annually for her armies, but 2,200,000,000 franca for drink— i.e., mdre than four times a§ much. The French spend tinree times as much for liquor as for the?r soldiers, the English four times as lifttch, and the Belgians over ten times as "No nJbre Greek ii to V 8 tatfgßt in the Chicago public echdalß,' Bnglishf ig the language to be used whea selling pc/rb; Kvery morning let a reasonable day* work be contrived, and when It is accom plished, stop. < An American has invented & "s<« brake which stops chips and steamers co (ftHSKfy as to remove all danger of collision. There are 4,020 daily newspapers in the world, with an aggregate circulation of twenty-two millions per diem. Government intend during the recess preparing a broad scheme of local govern ment for New Zealand, which will give full control of loan expenditure to County Councils, and probably also decontralise the management of the educatii rial system. Then is .still trouble ov«.r the Pert Chalmevs bar. It was stated at Dunedifl Chamber of Commerce meeting yesterday that the Ruapehu ' had been unable to dia<i charge all her cargo at the port, as if she had it would have disturbed her trim so that she would have drawn more than 21ft. 6in., and could not hare pot oat.

BRITISH PROTECTORATE OF NEW GUINEA.

*H8 ProalamaUoa Made by Comnteder*

Sraklno.

, j SfDNKt, November 18. Commodore Ebskine, in 11, M.B. Nelson, arrived at Port Morsoby on Sunday, the 2nd instant, and the proclamation of the British protectorate woe made on the 6th. The vessels which assisted in the ceremony were:—Nelson, Eeplegle (which had aboard Air H. M. Chester, Resident Magistrate on Thursday Island, who first hoisted the: British flag in New Guinea somo time ago), Raven, Swinger, and; Harrier.: Whon the Nelson came to anchor, Deputy- Commissioner Romilly came aboard,- and startled everybody _ by informing the Com modore that he had already formally pro claimed tho : protectorate. . Commodore ErskinOj. however, , decided that his ceremonial was not binding, and' decided to proceed with -a grand and authorised pro gramme, explaining to the natives that th» other'wiis only a" preliminary. On the 6th instant all the native chiefs that could be collected assembled at Port Moresby* and proceeded on board the Nelson. Each chief received a gift of. tomahawks, or some object attractive to the native mind, and rafter the natives bad feasted, the ceremony began. Commodore Erskine had selected Coevagi as supremo chief, and addressed him as follows :—" The Queen has established a protectorate over the southern shores of New Guinea, and to mark that event I have hoisted the British Dag at Port Moresby. From this time forth you are placed under the protection of Her Majesty, and evil-disposed men will be unable to alienate your lands and pos sessions. If any wrong is done to you, you must complain to Her Majesty's represen tatives, who will give redress." Mr Lawes (missionary) read a translation of the Com modore's address, and Coevagi was-jprc: sentod with a wand of office." salutes from the warships concluded the proceedings.

To the Editor: Sir.rfMr T. B. Hanna-1 ford makes a little mistake about the North cote ferry services.' Oh Saturday the return ticket is sixpence, but since his cure for deafness has enabled him to hear fo well, 'tis a pity;' he l cannot hear a little i farther, and hear the conversafjans at some of ,tho latd T tea-tablos on side.; 'Could he do so, he might call tho now Cora pany anything he liked. When the Ndrth Shore. Company."served: Northcote, while they very often served us like poor relations, they had the good sense to have one boat at least: to serve the working men, ten. minutes pist five. Each" 'succeeding Com pany has made this boat later, and th& ! present time-table is for working men at , halfrpasfc five, and ■ seven, meeting tho former of the two very often near cix, beforo leaving Auckland, j I Thia_- is not thai captain's fault, qs the boats before cannot help crowding on th&working men's time table;,' As at iive and six moet of the broad winners leave work, one would think the Company,; for their own, interest, would consult what would make it pleasant to them to reside on this side,—Yours, &c. Nokthoote. ,rfA., RATS7 JtBNAKS' B Br™.-Tha quick venom of the rattlesnake has not killed so many people is the more insidious but deadly poison found m tho air of foul rooms. Tho aeration of the Wood by the lungs becomes impossible Born e and tho.failing health, growing weak «leßß. and lose of appetite are harbingers of ap preaching death. For such cases Hop Bitten JJptPft potent and aU-ppwerful remedy to dil ye all i. vere out of the sysiam. purifying the blood. Notice. g* MW IWd ppr leMe °* m*

CABLEGRAMS.

|BY CABLE.—COPYRIOHI.]

Germany and Russia on Egyptian: Affairs.

CArao, November 24.—1t has transpired* that Germany and Russia have made clnmr to -tbp-Egyptian Government that they piioold bo represented on the Caisee De La Delta Pnblique. Tho BriMrti Expedition to Bechuana-

Londojt, NoV*e3i ber 24.—Tho expedition to Bechua'naland' ur^r Colonel Banen; is to be largely augmented'; •»<* «>U comprice '4 «ight thousand troops.

Rioting BY UNEMPLOYED.

Conflict Betwtte Workmen and MUitory in tik-M.- Paris, November 2i?.—The increasing; discontent which of lat« ban fe^e* manifest). among large numbers of persons »*t of em ployment in this city culminated tcelaj> ft» . . tfpefl and prolonged rioting. The efoa police proved powerless to quell the distai- ,;.. ' btftf<*a«d diaperee the rioters, and it wait S found nifcessafy to call out the cavalry to e'ear the stf*e*S. One hundred penons have since been firftsted. . i The Franchise SiH Md tne Lords. * , Londok, November 24. -=~ Negotiation* :., between the Ministers and the Comerva tire leaders for the settlement of the fran chise difficulty have not yet concluded. Both parties, however, are desirous of overcoming tb* present deadlock between, file Upper and lower Houses, and the Con ference held on Saturday lsathas resulted in fftiaffing a satisfactory agreement within an approoebable distance (Received November 25—12.40 p.m,> Deatb from Poteenona fish. Melbourne, this day .—The deatb is ait iWunced of Sir William Mifrfmft, Presiden* I Of tht Legislative Council, frw» gastrits, | Jttehrtiea oy *ai»BR some paisonooe finh- o» Swttfrd^y fast. Stonk?, tM» Sajr^-Atrirti, yesterday,, s.s. Tarawerff. The Acefdent is fb« Sttnsut Mutt. The steamship Hero h»a bten towed here safely from Newcastle. The pflsseßgan for Fiji will be t»an«ferred to another rstmL Reward frt InoonOiartm, Adelaide, this day. — The Sonte Aus tralian Government have offered a rewsnl amounting to £6,000 for the eoßTietfe».»f the incendiaries by whom, it ia alleged, t&e ' various fires which have occurred in tt* • ftolony daring the year have been cawed.;;';/ Xxtenslve Trad* IMstort** - Mjslßo**»j/ tfek day.—A ditpnte hw arisen between1 «&e operative bootmaker* -; and boot majnafaeiurere in this city, and ! has resulted in the loeking-out of twelta ? hundred employes. Sydney, this day.—The cricket match between the English team and an eleven »( New South Wales concluded yesterday afternoon,, and resulted in a victory for tho vfeitors by four wickots. >

THE KHARTOUM EXPEDITION.

(BY CABLE.—COPYKIOHT.) ■Cairo, November 23, The transport of British troops detailed ■ for service in the Soudan ia being pushed forward as rapidly as possible, and detach-. Monte are daily arriring at Dongola, A , etrong force ia now encamped in tho neigh bottrhofld of the town pending tho final ad vance an thy towns of Berber and ;j Khartoum. '.; . ;_ ■■~ ■

AUSTRALASIAN WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.

.■■..■ ■ . ispim (BY TELEOR.IPB —OWK COEBESPOSDKKT.J ■ ■: • ■ :.•,; Chbisikhujwh, this day.,-; j«p Yesterday morning the conindsratioa of that »' church property report was reamed. It* ; Wag decided that steps be taksft for tWJ eoflstfaction of a new model dw* providing for tbs settlement of all pr»' potties' Ott a uniform basis. One clnuecf '• gives power to torastew to lease proper ties lor eatsn years, without the consent of the Conference, except site* on which v ib*rehea are erected. An important dia cussittt look place on an amendment by tha .. - Rev. A. BeW providing for the ineertioß ci , a clauee permiSttng the appointment ef », : ». : minister for a maxfaawn period of yeaw" ' instead of three. Rev, Messrs S ymondff, Oliver, Kirk, Bull, Burges«i> Stephonson, ; -■ and Morey.with Meesrs Hobfe^r Thoniis*^ | Monham, Nock, and Ham addressed til* Conference. Mr Reid replied, OM( IM amendment was lost. The votes were—2B l-jt, and 40 against. Rev. Mr Butchew moved to Insert " i years," but it waa lost by 27 votflS *o 33. 'Xhe original report wa* then put and earned. A Committee ot Auckland ministers »»d laymen waa ap pointed to draft the new model deed. The report, oh the intcf&sfcnial trans fer of ministers was brought up, «n 4 the following arrangements mada>-B*Ys Edward Barber, of Region, to Soaft Aus tralia ; Rev. W. Thomas, of Tasmarf», to- v New Zealand; Rev. Mr Lawrente, »fS°*.^ Australia, to Victoria. A conference «*j'?J ! lowehip meeting, largely attended, wfflßhela: | in the Durham-street Church in ttxe even- '"* ing. The sessions are now rapidlj ap proaching a close, and may be expected to - ■end to-night. \- -* This, morning the Conference has been engaged in considering tho annual Con- ' ference recommendations, moet of which have been disposed of. Several of the Victorian repreaentativo* have gone, aad^ other eigns of the end appear. , ■

DISTRICT COURT.-Yesterday (Continued). ,

: - ' — •—.; ', .-■;- "tRSBSajSPHS (Before H. G. Seth Smith, Ksq., Dlatrlot JndK«.|: ■. ■ ' : - " -.- :-■ <■■'~ _;.:•■.,'. 7^XB, Thos. Wyllie v. Gieo. IVaser,:.ciatiß, ■fflMCfil damages for breach of agreement.—MrTheo,;- ■".. Cooper for plaintiff, Mr E. Heskethfor defendant, —Counsel having been heard on either ride, H* •': Worahlp reserved judgment. JlcLeod Bros. v. H. Brett; claim £82 Ids, . breach of agreement.—Mr Thco. Cooper leciti plaintiff', Mr E. He*keth for defendant ',ni plaintiffs are timber dealers, and .thoiPcUuiW.'i! was brought to recover for the valuont tww thousand two hundred feet of motflofl kann^fji timber, which they alleged dofnndant ordered ■;;• at ninepence per foot, but subsoquently!;retinßß:js to accept. The defence was that it was a neces- ! sarv condition or the arrnnsement to pnrehaw i that the ' timber should be good, and g that as it proved to be vory inferior stuff, WSJ defendant wob acting quite within his rights m;^ declining to take delivery of it. It was not, in;.:-;. fact, tho article that ho contracted to buy.—jg After the case had been opened, the hearing, Mjf! evidence was adjourned until to-day. " rfta nils Day. ' ! The case -of Jamrs and Andrew MeLcod: ,; v. Honry Brett was' resumed this,mga ins. and the examination of the two : of the plaintiffs and John Wood laaied TinW^ : the usual luncheon adjournmentat 1 ooloobr;. At 2 o'clock the Court proceeded to UJtß.tMi. evidence of Curtis Moore. v ; . ' tii (Uft sitting.) P :

TELEGRAMS.

- ■ ■ . v Cambridge, this day.—A Water Polo-: Club is about to be started here. | Te-Awamutc, this day.—^he polling for two' Councillors for RarigiaomV Biding,;?; Waipa founty CouncU, took place*yesfer-y| day, and resulted as follows': TeaKMleji 9SJM Hutchinson, 90; Kay, 74 ; Rutherford, 69. "§g . Taupo, this day.—Three iibotisatid fijil i hundred store sheep in excellent cOriaittW^ pisesd here to-day from ■Mf-Sanmmi Pbrangabau, Hawke's Bay, "for the Auck-. land, Meat -Freezing Company. ; ;Aj/miwgp niob of horses have passed en rmiU for the ij r Northern markets. " i Haweba, ihU day.—Robert Rdskill, rail- -, ■njay etation master at Normanby, JitoJ^ejgil arrested for embezzlement." ..-,.,■.... Charge Against Dnnedin Men torSydWv, iDcNEDiti,- this day.—The Attorney^' : General of New. South Wales basdecusedjffi •to file a bill against McKay, Dodson, «a|& 'Priichard.' " • .: ; V^;, v"!;^ j ! Boy Drowned in a Tank. ; • DtmEDiK.tbis day.—AboynamedEdwaiM^ Stevens, eight years of ago, was drownepi at Soutti Dunedin on Saturday througft-: falling itf a tank on his parents premisos. - i Changes of wardens takes place """"j? 1"1-' ately. Mr Hicksori is transferred to,Cly«t ;! Mr Keddell to ;Queenston, and Mr KereU;; fpm Greymouth to Mount Ida. , " ;

THE AJWB^P^^mXQ' STAR, TUESDAY, NOtEMBER jjj^ 1884.



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n pals Leo Alqf fjc gfttß V % - M..GASEIT ft CO. .. fevlpK taken"over t!m ■toacy of the; WAl ?mlb OOAi COMPANY, teg ttSWanit to th« Auckland y * SOLLOWTNG PRICK JUBT FOR BS3TJ HOUSE eOAfeja 12 sacks (Han) -« •.. ..22a.,, 6 sacks (£tonJ Hs6d TBSAB«^E?WCEBiKCLUDEDEUVERY. Steamboat Proprietors and Large Con sumers ot Steam Coal as per arrangement. Orders may be left at The Sheds, Railway Station Walkato Coal Co 'a Office, Fort-sl. J. M. Sims, Grocer. Gros-stiftet J. Hawkes, Avon-street, i-arnell M, Niccoli Queenstreet Wharf TO BUILDERS. ' ftwmgto my LONG EXPERIENCE in the KAURI, any&enftth or Size, and will Guaran tee the BEST MATERIAL on the Shortest Weaken (or SHINGLES, HOUSE BLOCKS, FIREWOOD, &c, or for Removal of HBtitnatcß given for Works. 11. CASEY & Co., RAILWAY STATION, AUCKLAND. HE TELEPHOKE GOLD-MINING COMPANY, LIMITED (To be Registered,) Capital £25,000 In no,V* Saares of 10s each. Provisional Directors : H. P. Barber I Joseph Howard Joseph Bennett J. M. Lennox C. A. Harris Thos. Morrin W. R. Vines. Bankers : The Bank of New Zealand. Stoiciftiiftst Messrs taiclrittn and Rusacll, Shortland-street* Auckland. * Secretary, pro tern.: J. Friar Clarke, 21, New Zealand Insurance Buildings, Auckland. A Syndicate having purchased lac whole of the Mine, Plant, Xc, et thS New Union Beach Gold-mining Company, lor tho purpose of effect ually working the Mine, now offer to the late Shareholders of the New Union Beach Gold mining Company (without any profit upon their transaction), the option of taking np Shares in tho Telephone Gold-iflininj? Company (Limited), equal to the number of Shares held by them in the former Company. Fifty thousand Shares (being the wholo of t(io Scares in the Telephone Company) are n*".V offered to the late Share holders In &c proportion of share for share of the nttmber formerly held by them as before staled. Applications for Shares mast be accompanied by a deposit of Sixpence per Share, and Ad dressed to the Provisional Directors ot the Telephone Gold-minim? Company (Limited), care of J. F. Clnrkc-, Nbw Zealand Insnranco Buildings, Auckland, on or before FRIDAY, 28th Novembt*. 1881. Alt Shares not applied for by the time specified shall remain the absolute property of the Syndicate. "t st o n~ i, <* • ENGINEER, Era, Manukau Road, Nkwmabkbt,. Being; a ware of the great dimcalty ns<ors of Lawn Mowers oxperienco to get their machines repaired when once thoy b*Bmo dull, has much pleasure in announcing Uiat ho lias, at a con siderable escpeftse, trected special Steam Ma cblnenr by whiccr, at a trifling cost, he Is enabled SO to HhAvpen and Repair the Revolving Cotters and Bottom Blade ttyit the Lawn Mower is guaranteed to cut as well as when it left the manufacturer. Chains, Bearings, etc Fitted, and Lawn Mowers thoroughly Repaired and Painted, equal to new, at a moderate cost. All kinds vt_ Agricultural. Horticultural, and Do m««tto Machines Repaired. Machines Collected and Delivered in any part of Auckland or dis trict on receipt of order by post or otherwise. TESTIMONIAL. Newmarket, 18th November, 1881. Mr J. ■Stone : Sir. — I am very pleased with the Lawn Mower that you sharpened and fitted up for me. Formerly it used to chow tho grass '' only, but now it outs as well as a new machine direct from the manufactory.—l am, sir, yours respectfull7, James Ali.ex, lato Chief Gardener to the Right Honourable the Karl of Denbigh and Desmond, Nowham Paddox, Warwickshire, England, and Downing Hall. Flintshire, North Wiles. DISSOLUTION OF PAKTNERSHIP. X> R 0 0 X B S Jk ri 0., Bt, V X BOOT, LUX -D oO T. QUEEN-ST,, WILL HJSI.Ii THE WHOLE OF Til K Jit T7NORMOUS QTOCK HrfNORMOUS OTOCK Or AT AND UNDER COST, "W FOR ONE MONTH ONLY! FOR ONE MONTH ONLY I ALL ACCOUNTS MUST BE PAID UP AT O2TCI TO MEET THE DEMANDS.OS THE DISSOLVIKO PAKTSEH. THE BUSINESS IN FUTURE WILL BE CARRIED ON BY CHARLES BROOKES. Signed this oth day of November, 1831. TDIOO'HVi £j O. 0 H EAP C ASH SAL E ",, \ MILLINKEY AND FANCY GOODS. : . DUNUE, HALL & CO. Aro now Offorine the Whole of their Well ■ \ _ selected Stock of ' TRIMMED AND UNTRIMMED'HATS BONNETS - BILKS SATINB ' ' : i • RIBBONS '•■ ---■ i LACES ' .v;.j I-"/*- .••■.: .:;..: :.: . GLOVES , : -i- .-...-■ HOSIERY UNDERCLOTHNG DRESS MATERIALS " ; m '{„ ~ . _, f ; .costumes, .., i ' , &C., &C I AT AND UNDER COST." [ THIS IS A GENUINE SALE, As we are GIVING UP BUSINESS, and intend turning our Stock into money as soon as i possible, by SELLING OFF REGARDLESS OF COST. DUNNE, HALL & CO., queen-street, ■ Opposite MoArthub's Warehouse. TT ATE S T IND U S T R Y. SPECIAL NOTICE TO HOTEL PROPRIETORS, BILLIARD ROOM PROPRIETORS, &c. MR GEORGE REED, Of HdbsON-stbeet, near the City Hotel, is now prepared to make PERISHED BILLIARD CUSHIONS (EQUAL 10 NEW) AT 50 PEE CENT. CHEAPER THAW THEY CAN BE DONE ELSEWHERE. CO-OPERATIVE BUTCHERY, 62, ;',*: WAKBFIELD-STREET.. Come and get a Good Joint; all prime quality. Roastßeef.; .. .. 3d,ld,sdper 1b Boiling Beef .. .. 2d,3d,4dperlb Mutton .. ... .. 2d,3d,idpe i r"lb. , • Splendid Lamb all prices. , WE ARE CASH BUTCHERS." TMPOR TA N T ANNOUNCEMENT. TO OUR COUPON BUYERS AND THE . ■ GENERAL PUBLIC. , L ' We have decided to clear on* SCRAP BOOKS (to make room for 'our Christmas Goods) at prices never before seen in New Zealand. Come andsee. Note the address: ' ' - THOS. E. CARTER, Picture-frame Manufacturer, &c., ,88.Victoria-street..Auckland, ' J^ETS>IGESTION, &c, ■ °? L®V' S DIGESTIVE BREAD indPOßiS^te 1?615^ 1"^6)" ' ■ JJ DeUvereatoanyP«rto£ th 6 town Address: J. ROBLEY, DIOESTIVE BREAD BAKERY • ; - PRINCES-STBBBT, -.



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