COMING EVENTS.

Meetings, &c. To-night.

Opera House-" The Ttto Orphanß.' 3. Auckland Parliamentary Union, 7. Llnd'u Hall, Northcote-Band of Hope, 7.15. North Shore-Reßfttta Meeting. Masonic flail, 7.30.

Auction Sales To-morrow.

Coohrana and Son-Boots, Shoes, Pictures, Sep., 11 a.m. R. Arthur—Drapery. &c, 12 a.m. Vatic and Bradley -Household Furniture (Onehnnga>, 12 u.ni. ■ Hamer and Co —Farnitnre, 11. Alfred Buckland -Wool, Skins, *c, 12. J. R. Randcrson-Land, 11; Cottages, 12. Hunter ana Nolan-Hides. &c, Durham Yards. 11. Hunter and Nolan—Fat Oxen, Junction, 1 p.m. G. W. Blnnoy—Fruit, &c, 11.30 a.m.

Chief Post office, Auckland

Mails will close as nnder :- This Dat. For Rnssell and Kawakawa, per Manaponri, at 4 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 4.30 p.m. For Russell, Kawakawa. Herd's Point, Wan garoa and Mongouui, per Clansman, at 5 p.tn. For Tauranga, Rotoma, and Opotlkl, per WelU<:«ton,atsp.m. For Whitian^n. Upper Mill, and Tairua per Arzyla, ut 5 p.m. For Mangrawal and Kalwaka, per Ruby, at 5 pjn. ~' TnK;3DA¥, 21st inßt. for Thnmoii, pur Rotomahana, at 8 a.m. For.Walwora, Kawau. Omaha, and Matakana, per R>se Casey, at 10 a.m. For Taranakl and Southern Ports, per Penguin, at 1 p.m. ; . * .' Per Zealandia as follows:— For Navigator Islands, Sandwich Islands, United States ot America, Canada, British Columbia, Co.it.rai Mid Soutu America, and British RtJ KoreltCQ West Indies, ut 1 p.m Ifor Umtod Kingdom and Uontlnent «f Buropo, at 1 v.m, Money orders, 10 30 a.m. Registered letters But! ObWB t inpurs. aili.,'!oa,ni. •' Late lottors, bearing an extra fee of six pence In addition Xo the postage, will be received ny the Mall Agent on board the steamer up to the time of sailing. This wall will be due In London on Friday, August 28.1885 For Gisborne, Napier, and Southern ports, per Suva, at t p.m. For Thames, per Kotukn, at 4,30 o.m. For Whangarei Heads, Parua, Waipu, Whan garel, Kamo, and Mangapal, per ulenelg or Waitaki at 6 p.m. -

Weonesdav, 22nd mat. For Weßtport, per Waroatea, at 11 a.m. For Coromandel, per Coromandel, at 11.30 a.m. (Signed) FOBT. KAYR. Acting Chief Postmaster. Chief Post-ofllce, Anokland.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER.

Aooklahb— to-morrow morning, 1.31; to-mor row afternoon 26.

Manukac Ukads-Tomorrowmorning,4.ll; to-morrow afternoon, i Ifi. Kaipara Heads—To-morrow morning, u.H; to-morrow afternoon, 5.18.

Sunset.—This evening—s.l. Sunrise.—To morrow morning—7.lo. Moon's Aoe.—Full Moon, 27th. 2.2 p.m,

ARRIVALS.

YESTERDAY. Wellington, s.s., Stephonson. from Wbangarel Argylo,s.B., Amodeo, lVom Binier

DEPARTURES.

TO-DAY. Motley, brigantine. Harper, for New York

STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.

Coromandel. from Coromandel.to-morrow.Sp.m. Rotomahana, from Tnumes to-day, C p.m. Enterprise, from Thames, to-morrow, 6 a.m. Penguin, from Southern ports (at Onehnnga), Tuesday, 8 a.m. Olenelg, from Wh«">garel. to-ni?ht Waitakl. from WhanKarci. to-ni :ht Zsalandia, from Sydney. Tuesday, ear'y Janet Niccol, foora Soatb Sea Islands, July 31. City of Sydney, from San Francisco, Ju.y 26 Kaikoura, from Plymouth. August 18 [For projected departures see shipping ad vertisoments and mail notices.]

IMPORTS.

Per Warsatea, from Wi3tpor:—4s3 tons coal.

Inwards Coastwise —Ifana, from Tairua, with 17,000 ft. t'mber, 10 'ons feum.

Outwards Coastwise.—Zillah, for Thames' Mann, for VV< an^arei.

The Manapouri does not go to Rnssell till to morrow.

The schooner n ilu-nb'.a has e'eand at V\e Cnatoms for Napi<-r. vl •. Meicary Bay, w.th 3S tons drain pipe > v na ?5,0 v , v Tiber.

The s.b. Wa'eatsa arav'd f om Weatport ■oarly th'siuo^lag. Sho lefionlhuisdayiarly, nnd lij.rl a i.»or.ny pi «Bi.p. Tna Warcatea leave j for Wcatpo jp »uoiffi nesday.

'lhe ichoon>,r Fanny Tlor^ton ariived at Hokian;a, from thij) pint, on Saturday la&t.

The CElua remimed her voyp^o for Samca, In charge of C >pin Mincham, on Saturday.

Tenders for ronaivs tv the lurque Sanmol were received by Mr d. Cozeas as fo"o»B:—1). Gouk <icceptcd). £B:j 10a: O. Bai'ey, £6T5; Billow and Son, £fi«; H. Nlceol and Son, £749; Sims and Brown, £789; Mackay, iS7O.

The American brlgantine Snciie F. Caller Is about due hero w.'h a cur^o of copra from the inlands. She 'n uodor chniter to Mr Arnndel, •owner of the s s, Explorer.

The s.s. A-{,yle arrived from Great Barrier about mldnlgut of S.ilin.lay. Passengers:— Me sra Long, Wi :ia*ns, JFcowecnoy, Miller, and Coleman.

The birque Cln'lbel, wb'ch is dlsOi'.rt'ng at the railway Vfaa.it, is likely to go l'.om hera tt Newcastle.

Tne brigantlno Ryno, which sailed for Suwarrow on Friday lasr, pm back yesterday, and anchorc d near North Head. She left again this afternoon.

The s s. Wc'lingio a, from Whangarei, brought the fo'loning p° inngers: Mrs Donaldson, Messrs Bjurhiir, \V. A. Smith and West

The schooner Handa Tsle, b.lgantiqoa Ann and Mar/and P.O]De.lty, and schooner Julia Prlceareloa<^ ngatMeicuryßay, Theschooner tJlsbor.io Uft fjr Povetty Biy on Friday evening.

Mr T. H'"l, Co rec*or of Cuetoma. has held a pre 'mina.y iiqulry i itothe Bir'tins: of tho p.s. Anne Milbank Tho evidence t ken disclosed not'iing ot impo tance besides whit we have a'reidy publish 1. Kffor i to float the steamer oofir have proved fruitless, p-\d it .'3 evident tbat bUo liad susta'^ea eoiiona ilamaso.

THE RUAPEHU AT PORT CHALMERS.

Suicide of a Paswnobr.

Port Ch ilm if?, July 19. Arrived: B.Ms. Puipehu, Cap-»ln Green atrest, l"m Pijmontt-, ,; a •j.'enei.ffa and the Cape. Pa<"en?er.: a sal- •&. E8 tecond cabin, 101 B'eersfe. She bilngs 1,014 tors ntgatoi Dune<lin.salfor Lyttelton.sn isUlforWelli ijzton, together with 2181 TTBof urn X Splendid weather was experienced urou^hout fie pa- er;e, and Captain Ureenstreet has been presented vrln a testimonial expres lvo of >he thanks of the passengers for bis conr osy and attention. On the morring ot the ?!th June Henry 2. Dent, athlrd-cla?* passenger, cosniitted suicide by ■hooting himself through the heart with a revolver, Ho tod on 'he previous day Bhown s<gns o! great excitement, and had threatened toshoothV ni;ce,by whom ho was accompanied. Ho was searched, but no weapon was found. Captain Greenßtreet remonstrated with him, and he replied he had taken a little too rauoh drink, and thanked the captain for b's warning. A few hourj aftirwards ho shot h'msel'. 'iho Rua pehu's total st amiDg t!me was4o days 15Hours. She br'nes the foi ovt^ns: i iloon passengers:— For Auckland: Mr Whitehead. Second saloon : Mrs Dunn, Mr and Mrj Whoeland. Misses Dunn and Ortor, Messrs Borde, Freer and Wilson, and 101 steerage for a!l ports.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. Gairloch, c.8., Moirthttr, from Wsltara Kowena, b s,. Norbury, from Wa'.tara Hei'dld, s.s., Mouis. from Greymouth Oreti, 8.8., Robertson, from Wanganui

DEPARTURES.

Kowena, as., Norbuty, for Ho! langa Gairlocb. s.s.. McArthur, for Waitura Oreti, b.b , Robertson, for New Plj mouth

The s.B. Herald anlved frjm Greymonth on Saturday, with 6 0 tons coal.

Tha Nortbei a Co.'s as. Gair'och arrived from Waltara on 3 ',tar Jay. with 62 head of cattle, 450 abeep.2 toan mes*, and 20 snad.y packege! Bhe left again tor tie tame pr; at 1 o'olock to-day, with a number of passengers.

The s.B. Rowena anlved from Waitira yoater day with22lcß'O3 meati, 112 eockacharcoal, 10 bales s^eepskina, £9 casks tallow, 8 ce363 buttjr. ond 33 mckesei sundlles. She left again at 3 o'clock lor Hoklaoga w Ith 12 J bags flour, 61 b gs .sugar 2 caaoa marble. 10 aaoka oats, 6 eacks rotat o ■, 10 e*ses jam, 10 cas-;j oranges, 15cases uieata, and 110 cases and packages sundr.es.

The rs. Oretl ai rived from Wanßanul yeater 4ay with a cargo of Block She left again for Taranaki breakwator at 3 o'oleok today.

The Union Co.'s c.s. Ponguin is due from tbo South with the Southern portion of the outward Ban Francisco mail at 2 o'clock to morrow.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Littelton. yesterdiy.—Arrived: Bellß, 35 days from Newcastle; Annie Wilson, from PORT CnAT mers, yesterday.—Arrived: Ben eerold, barque, Mortenaen, from New York, 127 cays out. ■ _ Bluff, this day.—Arrived: Tarawora. s.s., Jrora Melbourne, Sam. Passenger for Auck land : Mr Lehyn. London. July 17.—Arrived: Tho Orient Com pany's Austral; Elderslie. e.s, from Port Chalmers (May 16); Bentrioe Haverner, from Auckland (March 20); Rakaia, from the Bluff < April 9).

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Stab Offlce. this day.

Me B. Arthur's Wbekly Report.—At the early part part'of the but llttlo produce on hand. Potatoes are still quiet; good Bamplea will meat with buyera. Bacon of good quality to hand baa brought a fai' price. The demand for butter is rather limited, Btill Kood samples will move offi Good cheese is wanted, but little! to hand : in ferior is d'fflcult to move off at any price, Pooltryhaiaold welL Fi-uit haa brought gocd pricoi. Funliure not so brisk aa übusl. Friday: Market day pale at mart, a good attend ance, fair competition, a large business done at aatUtßOtsry prices. The largo portion ot pro dace on band was sold. Poultry brought high judoos. Pigs were lower in price, supply be

yond demand. Fowls,,leId to3s; ducks,, ft■ lOd,' traese. 4s 3d: turkeys, 33 rid to -fa 3d; piss, 4s 8d toUs6l; potat *s. 2a 9d to li; carrots, 2s to 2a 5H- turnip?, 2a Id; cabbage, 2s to 3a 6d; celery, is 6d per dozen; pumpkins. 7s t5 rt M: onions? Hd to 2d: apples. 2Jd to 341 • Hobsrt apples, is to lOi C<l; lemons, is to Sid: 10MDgt"% <S I; honey. In sect'ons very broken. «1: wh'nt, 2i 111; oa'i, ?i «;ton, 6stos'6d; shar.,3, 5b 6d: cheff, 2b to 2b 6d; flour« t.■fitlf chee*..Si to 6d; bsjon tog naniß.Slt Bd;but;er,3". to 81|tra. b«,,18s t* 2*3! h lf-obesto, 1b ti; tugar. 3d to. 3»di lrmoa neeL Hd; cufectUme:?, CJd; b:i ea 10l i*s l.d. Messrs Cdchrane and Son offered a farm to day in allotmentß Blmated at Kawakawa by order ot the mortgagee, but the biddings not reaching the reserve, the property was with drawn, - __ — »

Notices to Correspondents.

B (Avondsle).—The maidmum number of marks in the Civil Servlci exsmluatlons 1b 30(0forthejunlorexainination,and 9000 for the senior examination. J Clabk.—The Riyal Horse Guards have Oliver dru iiß, but they are only used on State occaTioos. Student.—We are unablotoflni that such falrt Objeots as Btarj of the 16th or 17*h ms-piitade SjaVe Buecial names of their own. Iney are oensr-tUy s'sociatpl with the brighten star in proximity, wbjeh ja then said to have a luh or 17th magjttada companion, aithocaeemaybe. WeKlvetheuiimesof foursuchsta s i'thou?h we doubt if there are i> iy iclee.copps jo New Zealand capablo of rhon?-flr.tuch minute objecis Too stir Beti Equrtrhis a luh ma'Ditude compan'on; t"ie Bt»r Jin Andio medeahi a 10th m?? itade companion! the star m Androm Je i b> -bos Uth mi -nl -ido companion ; the 6t-w De' a Aquiloe has a 16 h maiJitudecjmp "ion. ThejracKai.udesßre according to Eniych and Hoi schell a tcale.

Births.

MILLS.-On July 19, at Dock street, the wife ol 9. MIHn of a daughter.

Deaths.

RA YMOND.-On July 2. on board thoQrasmere at sea, after a short illneßS, Marion Asneß, the FOftngest dearly beloved daughter of Charloi 'i. and Margaret Raymond. The funeral will leave Queen-street Wharf ta-morrow (Tuesday), at 10.30 a.m.

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

MONDAY, JULY 20, 1885.

for tha cauie that lacks uaiiUoee, For t-hs fnong that needi leuuUnce, For ti!« future In tho distance, And the toad that w* cm <<o.

Opposition is threatened to the re newal of the San Francisco service. That the. Wellington members and press are the leaders in this adverse movement was to be expected. The Wellington policy is one of unre deemed selfish greed, and her jealousy of Auckland's position in the North Island is simply pitiable. By clever intrigue and influence with the officers of the Central Departments, Welling ton managed to get railways pushed on from her port to Taranaki on the one side, and towards Napier on the other, under the pretext that these were indis pensable sections of the trunk railway. Then, when it was proposed to com? plete the connection between these lines and Auckland, Wellington dis covered that they were unsuited to the condtions of a trunk railway, and by scheming she managed to shut Auck land out of an early connection by rail with other populous districts in the island. In every way, Welling ton has done its very utmost to damage Auckland, even when there was nothing to be gained for itself. Ever since the old Panama service made Wellington the first port of call, it has been a tradition with the residents on the shores of Port Nichol son that any trans-Pacific line should make Wellington its head quarters. The Empire City, to the genuine Welling tonian, is not merely the hub of the colony, but the central point of Aus tralasia, if not also of the universe. If geographical and topographical facts do not square with these wild fancies, so much the worse for geography. No one but a Wellington lunatic has ever doubted that Auckland must be the New Zealand port of call on the lino of route between the United States and the Australian colonies, but the repre sentative men of Wellington believe they have been robbed of their birth right, and as they cannot persuade the Legislature to declare in relation to this Pacific trade that black is white, they have set their hearts upon cutting the commercial chain which binds the colonies- to the mighty con tinent across the Pacific rather than allow Auckland to gain any benefit from it. The opposition raised to the renewal of the San Francisco service on the terms proposed by the Postmaster-General is absolutely without excuse. Under, the existing contract, the line has been almost self supporting; the postages on mail matter carried amounted to within some four or five thousand pounds of the subsidy. In the absence of the post offices report for the current year, we have not at our disposal the most re cent figures, but dividing the mails be

tween the direct service and San Fran cisco line, and withdrawing from the Suez route, the colony should lose very little, if anything, by maintaining the commercial advantages which it now enjoys. If a line with two steamers, making the terminus at Auck land and forcing all the Australian traffic on to the New Zealand steamers, were inaugurated—and this, we appre hend, is the Postmaster-General's inten tion —New Zealand's gain would be increased tenfold, and Australian parsi mony and want of enterprise would meet with its just reward. That the Government of the United States has shown so little appreciation of the com mercial connection with these rich markets is to be regretted. But it is only a part of the policy that has driven American ship ping from the great ocean high ways all the world over. We are not, however, to consider American interests in this matter, but our own; and having by great sacrifices, and in spite of many failures and difficulties, established a trans-Pacific line, which has now a high reputation, it would bo the height of folly to abandon it until the influence of the opening of the Panama Canal upon the shipping trade of those colonies has made itself felt. We cannot believe that a majority of the House of Repre sentatives will take the narrow Wel lington view of the question, and it will be the duty of Auckland members to not merely use their utmost endeavours to maintain the line, but to pay pff Wellington hostility to Auck land with compound interest when ever any Wellington question comes before the PJouse. New Zealand will never be satisfied with a 45 day mail service by direct steamer alone, and if the San Francisco mail service were stopped to-morrow, the colony would be put to enormous loss by the reversion of the mercantile community to the now almost unused Suez route. From our contributions to the Austra lian lines, the colony gains nothing bvt the carriage of its letters at an expensive rate. Even Wellington jealousy should not blind its representative men to the stupidity of subsidising Australian lines to our own disadvantage, after the con duct of New South Wales in leaving New Zealand in the lurch with the Pacific service.

The South Sea Island Trade

The difficulties of developing and inoreas- Ing the trade with the South Sea Islands have apparently betn under-estimated,and from reports received by tho schooner Three Cheers (which havo been kindly placed at our disposal by Captain McKenzie), it is scarcely likely that the cruise of the Janet Nicoll will produce reeults such as will evoke enthusia°m. Other traders in a quieter sort of way have teste 1 the capabilif.es of tho irade and tho!r oxporienco is cc". liinly by no moans oheering. It is said that the island market is over stocked, that stores and warehouEes are full to the roofs, and that cons quently trans actions are few.andatunremunorative prices 'As to ooal. {here neerps ) j he no demand. At Tahiti the French Government lias pio hibited the local authorities from buying, as arrangements have b- en made for a constant giipply. But a glutted market is not the only drawback. It must bo rememborod that the German and English firms, who have beon so long in tno field, would have been neglectful of ordinary prudenoe if they In d not made arrangements for the protection of their own interests. They have bound over tho principal traders to do business with them alone, and though tho forraer may have a warehouse full of native "iradp," they are npt at liberty to dispose of it to occasional visitors. This is a state of things which, unlike a glijt in tho market, is permanent, and if commercial dealings are to bo attended, etopa must bn taken to establish regular trading etations in tho came mannor as tho.^e firmsTiavo done who havo controlled the trade hitherto. It l-i thp o'd system of "fnetorioa," involving considerable outlay nnd risk, ami demand ii><? extensive local knowlodgo. Tho Janet Nicoll, if she accomplishes nothing move, will increare our knowledge of tho Islands and their requirement?, and on hut' return there will bo made public a large amount of commercial nnd other valuablo informa tion.

Brisk demand to-day for Lamonte Syndi cate sharps—Jyonhoe, 7s 9d : Golden Crown, 5s 3d; Scott, Is Qd; Crpwii, 3s 9il National Bank's are wanted at a shade under 50s, and Colonials at 425. Gail shares—Buyers, £10 17s 6d. Bank of New Zealand-Sellers, £21 15s.

A meeting of unemployed is convened to be held to-night at the Grey-street (ire-bell at seven o'clock. The day.imo would, wo think, be more suitable for holding such a gathering. The meeting could then depo.id upon being able \>o conduct thoir delibera tions without interruption from persons who are not unemployed.

We arc in formed that many other planters besides the Hod. Mr Mason, in Fiji, are going in extensively for the tea industry There are two tea plantations at Wainunu, one belonging to Mr Simpson, and another to Mr McKinnon, both of which have given satisfactory results. Sonic of the tea pro duced by Mr Mason has already reached Auckland, and it is pronounced to bo o* first-class quality, having a most delicate aroma and considerable strength. It was sold retail in the Levuka market at 2s (Id perlb.

Captain Olive, Superintendent of Police at L-jvukn, Fiji, and formerly Captain of Marines on H.M.B. Pearl, is at present on a visit to Auckland. He is accompanied by Mrs Olive, having been granted leavo from duty for the benefit of his hoalth.

We are informed that Professor Strong, to whoße office at Molbourne Professor Tucker is to succeed, is likely to be a candidate for tho vacated Professorship at tho Auckland University College. Mr Strong is at present Profpssor of Latin at University College, Liverpool, but being a man of unusual discernment, he, of course, wishes to settle in Auokland.

A strange circumstance is statod to have occurred during the past week at New market. Several families in that district noticed a peoullar rast^ about their milk, the cause of which they wero at a loss to understand. Tho flavour was distinctly discernible as that of carbolic acid. It is well known that the sanitary arrangements of Newmarket are in a sadly defective condition, and also that carbolic acid is a great factor in sanitariums; still the idea of huvirg milk so strongly impregnated with the disinfect ant did not please those who had partaken of it, and as some were really unwell, the milk vendor was called upon to explain matters, which he did in an ingenious manner. Ho stated that, having run short of milk, he had purchased a gallon from an opposition firm, which of course, in his opinion, was the cause of all the trouble. A more probable solution of the problem is that carbolic powder had been placed in the milk by mistake for glassaline, which is now largely used by farmers in order to make tho milk keep.

Profiting by past experience, the New Zealand Timber Company are determined not to be short of water again in the event of nnother flro breaking out on their premises. In order to ensure a good supply it was decided to lay six-inch mains to con vey the water all over tho mills. A gang oi men have commenced this work to-day by opening up the road in two places in order to connect with the city water supply.

The decision given against Captain Savory by the Nautical Court in reference to the Herald and Gairloch collision has been made the subject of a petition to His Excellency the Governor. The petition is signed by 42 captains and a large number of merchants, end is at present in the hands of Sir George Grey. It was drawn up by Mr Forwood. solicitor, and it alleges that the judgment of the Nautical Court against Captain Savory iB very arbitrary and against tho general ran of public opinion; that the decision bears no comparison with the decision in the Wellington and Clans man collision ; that the master mariners signing the petition consider Captain Savory to be one of the most careful and experienced men known, and that they con sequently recommend a re-considoration of the decision with -the object of either a remittal or lessening of- the penalty imposed.

On Saturday ovening last, Mr H. Hart, a member of tho Grafton 2nd Football Club, who is leaving Auckland for Greytnouth, wns the recipiont of a handsome gold horse shoe pin set with diamonds', tho donors being his fellow players. In presenting the pin, on behalf of the rlub, Mr C. Mackie, the raptain, in .1 neat; thanked the departing friend lor the interest ho had always taken in the welfare of the team, and wished_ him pros perity in tho future. Mr Hart, in acknow ledging the gift, said he wished t'.ie club every success, and hoped it wou'd not bo long before he had the pleasure of play ing with his old team again.

The second medical talk in connection with tho Young Men's Christian Associa tion will be given on Tuesday ovenir?, at 7.30, by Dr.;j awry, M.8., M.R.C.S. Tho subjoct to be treated is one of great interest to young men. A'J young men are cor dially invited,

A most interesting ontortainment Was heVl on Saturday ovening in tho Temper ance Hall, Albert-street, in connection with the Blue Ribbon Army. Mr F. A. White occupied the chair. There was a large attendance Amusing and instructive readings and recitations were given, inter spersed with eolos and duots by ladios and gont'emen present. A very good address was also delivered by the Roy. C. Worboys. These meetings are now held every week, and are well worthy tho patronage of tho public. Tho charge for admission being only one penny, is within tho means of nil.

Tho anniversary services of the Primitive Methodist Chapel, Upper Pitt-streot, wore held yesterday. Tiie woathor was very unfavourable, still the services were woll attonded. The preachers were Roy. S. Mncfarlano (morning), Roy. H. Bull (nftor noon), and Roy. .T. Smith (ovening). Tho anniversary soireo will bo held to morrow evening, whon tho year's reports will bo presented by tho {secretary and Treasurer, and addrcssos delivered by Roys. Moflsrs Boofhroyd, Worboys, Smith, and others. Tho choir will vender selections and anthems during tho mooting.

A first-class rehearsal for tho " Sorcerer" was held on Saturday ovening, in the Choral Hall. About liO of tho chorus woro present, and most of those who are allotted to appear in leading characters. Judging from the praotioe, this opera bouffo ah'ould be most successfully produced.

An inquiry is to bo hell to-morrow after noon into tho recent firo which dostroyed Poarco's and Hatewoll's premises in Princes street.

The City Council aro at present paying some attention to the stato of the footpaths along Customs-street West to Freeman's Bay. Rough crossings of metal \vn9to have been laid at various plaetw, and men aro now employed digging out a footpath across tho clay which has lately been dopoaited bo twoen Gleeson's Hotel and tho gasworks. Where the soft clay has been dug out, it is being paved with rough scoria, which should eventually solidify into a good por manent crossing.

•Tames Middleton, Bhingler, tiled the fol lowipg statement at tho Official Assignee's ofliceto-day ;—lJehad carj-ie'donbusinoss for about elovon years, but had no capital what ever. He had always got credit, and in variably paidhißaccounti. Owingtosickness and bad trade ho had got into difficulties, his carbine's during t^e last three months not averaging more tban 30s per week. This had caused him to get into awcara with tho storekeepers for nece;snrics to support a wife and six young obildron, in addition to whioh ho had contributed towards tho sup port of his father until tho 4th inst., whon ho died. Of the .t'9. r) 15s 9d onin^tohis creators, t'SB 10s 9d was for household necossftiies and doc.ors' bille. His assets consisted of £'20 furniture, £33 book debts, and the loasohold of his dwelling, to had no other prospocta.

Mrs A. L Ballon concluded hor Korioa of lectures last night with an on the subject, " After Efoath, What f or Real Lifp BpyondtheGravp." JJrJ. Sjnplair occupied the chair. Tho lecturer gave an outline of tho Spiritualist's view of the futuro life. Mrs Ballou goes to Melbourne to fulfil an engagement tliero.

An amusing incidont ocuurrod nt tho Polioo Court on Saturday. An English woman named Lydia Jackson applied to havo her sion, William Ilonry Jackson, at presont in the Howe-ntreet Industrial School, trained up as a Piotos tant. Mr Thoo. Cooper, who appeared in support of tho application, stated that the nhjld's Jstlior was a No^ro, and consequently the pliijd vis r.BUiiy blao'i;. At f'o tjmp of liia committal to 'the 'Bqnia ho was ordorcd tn bo tniinfd in tho Roman Catholic fujth, although his parents uoio Prot«3t»nto, bin mother being a WoMeyan. Iho rrason of this was rather singular, tho mother nvori'lng that a constable (noi at jut suitt in t he force) had fold hor that fta (ho oV rl n-fti black he must bo bi'Oi'ght uji as a Jiomtn Cn.hol-'o, ho dcolaring fiat ail black p oplo must ho of that church. The molhor wi t aft- wind's put, In tho m itnoss-box, who substantiated .this statement, and p-ftyed t) havo tho Qrtlor revorsed, which was accordingly dono.

Tho long-anticipated wrestling lnatoh bo tween Moscrs M. Mahor, of Auckland, and J. Reanoy, of Dunedin, for £50 a-eido and the proceeds of the houso, eventuated on Saturday evoning in tho Thoatrp fjOyal. It was estimated that over SOU psoplp werp present, who watched the proccodinga with, great interest. Tho matoh was stipulated to consist of five falls in tho Cumberland style. From the first, tho visiting athteto appeared to be too much for his opponent, he winning tho first, third, and last fal's, Mnher taking the socond, and tho fourth being disputed, the Dunedin man thus coming tp tho fore by thrpo to oiie. Manor honourably acknowledged his defeat, alleging that he was not quite in form, and hoping that he might have another chance at the Southerner. The remainder of the evening was* dovoted to exhibitions of athletic powers by various persons present.

The half-yearly meeting of tho Port Albert Co-operative Society wae beld on Saturday, and the report and balance-sheet could not be other than satisfactory to the shareholders. Tho recommendation of the Committee that lOpercont. per annum bo paid to shareholders was unanimously adopted on the motion of Messrs E. Blown and P. Ward. It was decided to increase the amount of policy of insurance, as the present policy only covered about 33 psr cent, of tho actual risk. Tho balance-sheet showed a credit bakneo of £1,044. The result of tho late local option poll for Albert Licensing district was unanimously against an incroato of any kind of licenso, consequently there can be no licensed house in this district for three years.- (Cor respondent. )

The new Grafton Jloa,d Wesloyan Church was opened yesterday. Throe services were held. The morning service was conducted by the minister, the Rev. R. Bavin, who preached a good and suitable) sermon from tho Book of Revelations, eh. 2, v. 1, " Who walkoth in the midst of tho seven goldon candlesticks." The aftornoon service was very largoly attended by members, and membors of other churches. Tho sorvico was held by Rev, A. J. Smith iPrimltive), whose sermon was more especially addressed to children. His text was from Ist Chronicles, oh, 29, v. 5, "And who then is willing to consocrata his so:vice this day unto the Lord?" Roy, Joseph Robeiison, M.A., preached in the evening from tho words, " The Living Templo," &o. The collections at the close of the several ser vices amounted to £34 5s fid. Tho conse cration service will bo held on Wednesday evening.

Mr Charles Bright delivered last night in the Opeia House, before a crowded audience, the last of his present series of Freethought lectures, the subject being " The Christian and the Freethinker, a Comparison and a Contrast." The lecturo was preceded by the naming of a child of Mr Streeter Ernest, Frank, and tho simple ceremony was mado tho occasion for quite a littlo pageant. Under their teachers, and bearing parti ■ coloured bannerettes, tho children of the Lyceum filled up the depth of tho stago, while ranged in front of them were some fourteen little folks from 3 to 6 years old, gorgeously arrayed in the finery of antique fashions. Thore was a pigmy bishop in full canonicals, and with crozier in hand; near him a diminutive page of the Elizabethan era, with his superbly-clad mistress ; a petit maitre of the last centurj; a gallant in doublet and liuse, and with sword by his side; and other characters of various styles. Mr Bright began his lec ture by defining tho terms " Christian" and "Freethinker," and then both rapidly and concisely he traced the evolution of man and the formation of hierarchies. After sketching the rise of Christianity, and pointing out its relative position to-day towards Freethought, he accepted the career of the brothers Newman as typical of future events. Horaan Catholicism was the most logical and consistent form of Christianity, and Protestantism would gradually disappear, leaving the battle of faith and re.ifoti to be fought out between the elderchurchaiiil Frtothought. Mrßrightlec tures in the iforesters' Hall, Newton, on Wednesday next for the Rationalistic Asso ciation, and Mr Gerald Massey delivers his first lecture on Sunday night next.

Captain Amodeo, of the s.s. Argyle, which arrived on Saturday night, re ported having passed several logs near Otautau, probably part of the raft previously discovered there. The steam tw* Awhina left this morning for the pur pose of bringing the timber into port.

Totho Editor : Sir, —Possibly this, to you, may appear a very strange question, but I v.- uld like to ask you if any notice li^been taken of the many unemp'oyed, vho may be seen in great numbers :n the labour agent's offices, and walk ing tho streets at all hours. lam of opinion thit if steps are not shortly taken, the same thing will take place here as did in Sydney about eighteen months ago, viz., a petition drawn up, signed by the unemployed, and presented to the House. Trusting to hear jour side of the question, I am, etc., Anonymous.

A novel entertainment, in tbo form of a combined concert and art union,' is to take place in the Theatre Royal next Friday evening, for the benelit of a gentleman in diatress. Prizes are to be given away to the value of £25. Three tickets give admission to the dress circle, two to the stalls, and one to the pit.

Immediately the wro&tUng match between Rsaney and Maher was decided at the Theatre Royal on Saturday evening, an Aucklaid amateur challenge! J. Reaney to wrestle for £20 a-side, The first doposit of £10 was placed in the hand of Mr Qwen Humphreys, of the Brit-sh Hotel, when the challonge wasmade, and tho second deposit will be laid on Monday, at 3 o'clock, whon the match will take place. It will be conducted in the Cumberland style, three falls out of five winning.

A paper on "Spectrum Analysis" will bo given in connection with St. Matthew's Literary and Debating Society tonight at S sharp.

Overworked factory glrlsand dressmakers will be glad to learn that Sergeant Gamble, tho inspector undor tho act, iB recovering from his recent illness, find has returned to duty.

Tho Parliamentary Union meets at 7 •o'clock to-night, in Hobson's Rooms, for the purpose of electing members to fill vacan cies in tho House. ffalf a,n-hour later the .House assembles, and Mr Boardn^an's motion for the reduction of colonial borrow ing and its absolute termination at the end of five years will at once come up for con sideration. After it has been- disposed of, the socond reading of the Representation Bill will bo moved, and will probably lead to an animated discussion, as it proposes to divide tho colony into nine electorates, and to limit the Houso of Representatives to 50 members. Thoro iB no chargo for admission to tho Ladies' or Strangers' Galleries.

The " Wellington Landed Property Guide," published by Messrs T. Kennedy, Macdonald and Co., to hand, is a publica tion which will commend itself to the sellers and buyers of property, and also thoso interested in land matters. It gives a conciso and readable form a mass of in formation of interest on land topics. Copies will bo suppliod monthly free of fhargo on a.pplicntjon \o thq publlshero, Panama ctreot, VVpllington,

Tho band recently formed in connection wilh tho Devonport Navals promises to be a success. Members meet for practice at the North Shore "Cfarelena" to-morrow night.

The programme of the conoort to be given to-moirow evening for the benefit of ilr George Morris i« a capital one, and should prove aaiply sufficient to draw a crowded hougo. Assistance will be rondo/cd by Messrs Bartley, Kirby, Jen nings, llargravo, Edwards, White. Goorge, Loodham, Riloy, Sceate, and ethers. The concert, which is under tho patronogo of the Ponsonby Navals and Firo Brigade, takes placo ot \\\o Theatre Royal.

Wp understand that Mr Kiuindors is in receipt of a cable from Air Lamonte, which will onablo tho Company to bo formed at i-nce. In a fow days the Lamonte Smelting; Co. will be an accomplished fact.

About j) o'olqcU on Saturday morning an occidont occurred in Pnrnell. Messrs ilaj^trcr and I'arkor woro driving in a buggy on luoir way to town, when by Eome moans tho pins wnich fastened tho shafts to the body of tho buggy became unloosened, and consequently tho horeo and shafts were detached from the buggy. Mr Parker, who wai driving, endeavoured to hold in tho horeo, but without euccese, and tho vehicle camo into collision with tho horbetf.no, and o'.t),tm\)od on its occupants, both of whom were severely shaken, Thoy wero soon ox trioatcd from thoir unpleasant position, and Mr vjaggor was aeals';d to Robinson'u ohomist shop, whero his wounds roooived immoflinte attention. Mr Parker, not being bo munh shaken, proceeded to the hour-:o of a friumi named Milne, who at tended to hia ir juries. Meanwhile tho horse galloped madly along the street, with constantly ■ increasing fright at tho clatter of tho shafts behind him. Ho continued his wild rnrepr nntU ho danhel over t';a embankment opposifo tho Union Sash and Door Company piusinisbH. By a strango coincidence, neither thehorsa nor tho shafts were injured, nor did tho bu B gy receive any damage from being overturned. Mr .Tajger is opnß^der nbly shaken,, qnd veeolyad a' oov'eya blow on Uio t'oielipa'c), which hns planed his eyes in mourning, and both gentlemen are skinned on the arms and tnighs. Otherwise, no Barloue damage has been sustained.

Mr Charles Brookes, bootmaker, Queen street, is about to retire from hb line of buuiae?". Ho has boen doi pg trade with Auckland people for over 19 yeais. His "Blue Boot" Bijn |« very conspicuous. Tho no.ice of a pleavHil? out rrio appears in o\;r adymtlsing columns. Kvoiy tfclntf mustt nedlanoaifl of, oven to the vory shop llttinga.

TABLE TALK.

London has 120,000 foreigners,

"Two Orphans" at the Opera Uoiieg tonight. An eighty-ton gtin costs £10,079. Morris's benefit at the Theatre Royal to morrow night.

Professor llaselmayer handled at Vienna, aged 47. Nugget \v()l'.jhinp( 7css 12dwts found on the Rumava goltifielrl. There are 64.C00 lawyers In the United States,

Rita and Ratcliffe do not open until Mon day next.

The enterprising burglars been caught a-burgling. "The Sorcerer" reserved seats may bo secured on and after Wedneiday. If you visit a young woman and you are won, and she is won, you will both. Lio one. Councillor I^idd is mqvipg in the dirsc tjqn of letting tho sweeping, watering, and oleaning of the city by contract. Care may kill a cat, but a boot-jack sent with proper precision is more spaedy in its action.

Honry ,T. Dent committed suicide by shooting himEelf with a revolver on the ituapohu, bound for Port Chalmers.

Tho licenso of Cohen's Family Hotel at Tuakau has been transferred from Mr Jagors, owner, to James H. Smith. Tho composer of "Only a Pansy Blos som" is a person named Howard, who formerly travelled with a liver-pad. Collections at the Grafton Road Wesleyan anniversary services yesterday amounted to £34 5s sd.

Tho woman Jacobson, whose relatives refused to allow her to be buried, believing her to be alive, was found by the doctor to be quite dead.

Tne average maple sugar crop of Ver mont is in the neighbourhood of twelve million pounds.

Hays. S. Macfarlane, Bull, and Smith preached at the anniversary services of the Newton Primitive Methodist Church yes terday. Soiree to-morrow.

There are some stupid men so inhospitable that they have nover entertained an idea. The proposod Howick whaif would re quire to be 1,400 feet long to get 6 feet of water at low tides, and would coat nearly £3,000. '

Thero is a man in Bermondsey who is so lazy that he has worked but once, and that was when he was labouring under a mistake.

Mr Hales recommends that C.ox'a Creek bridge should be moved half-a-dozen chains higher up the stream, where very little filling would be required.

Gisbornites, at a public meeting, dis approved of the Native Land Disposition Bill, but endorsed the Native Lands Con solidation Bill.

There aro over thirty Mormon churches in Colorado, sixty in Indiana, and about seventy in Arizona. Marshall Booth, son of General Booth, commenced his inspection of the New Zea land Salvationist Corpa at Christchurch yesterday. There were 3,000 present. Contributions have been made by the Mount Roskill and Epsom Boards, and residents, towards cutting down the road leading to the Mount Roskill School, ten feet.

A lad named Jackson rescued a drown ing man named Calderwood in Port Chalmers Harbour on Saturday, The employe's of a large iron manufactur ing firm at Tinaley, near Sheffield, Eng land, recently offered to work a week for nothing, in order that the firm might re cover from its financial embarrassment.

CABLEGRAMS

(RErTF.R'S TEI.EriRAMS.)

Received 20th, 1.20 p.m,

London, July 18,

Shaw, Saville, and Albion Company's s.s. Doric left Plymouth this afternoon for New Zealand ports.

London, July 17.—Mr Ferdinand Roths child has been elected member for Ayles bury, in room of Sir Nathaniel Rothschild, the late mftnber who has beea raised to tho Peerage. Mr Rothschild headed the poll by a large majority. The 5 per cent. 10.40 loan remains at 1054; 4J pei cent. 1879-1904 loon has de clined to 103± ; and the 4 per cent, inscribed stock has fallen to 994. . .. . New Zealand frozen mutton is realising Sd per lb. Federation. MEUiorjKNE, this day.—Mr Service has telegraphed to Sir Alex. Stuart that in order to remove all obstacles to a perfect understanding between tho colonies on the Federation question, the Victorian Go vernment is willing to withdraw its opposition to clause 31 if the Enabling Bill is passed in its original form, provided that the other colonies agreed to do likewise. The os loan Abandoned. Sydney, July 18.—Owing to the uneasy feeling prevailing in England at the present time, the New South tfales Government have decided to withdraw tho projected loan of five and a half millions. Sir Saul Samuel, At?ent-Genoral for New South Wales, has writlon a letter to the "Times " embodying a despatch received by him from tho Hon. O. P.. Dibbs, Treasurer of that colony, in which he vin dicates the credit of New South Wales.

(" AI4R " SvKCULS.)

London, July 7.— Tho speech delivered by Lord Salisbury in tho House of Lords laßf night ia generally applauded in the newspupara thia morning. On the House of Commons re-assembling yoßterday, Mr Bradlaugh, one of the mom bera for Northampton, attempted to take hia seat, but on a division being taken, he waa excluded from the House by a majority of 44 votes.

London, July B.—lt has been docided that the Imperial Parliament shall mea a special vote of thanks to thg Now]3outh Wales contingent fp.r theiv- services in the Soudati. A number of rewards are also to be grunted in connection with the contin gent, and these will be announced shortly. London, July 10.—The Government hayo determined not to make any alteration in the wino dutios until negotiations with the Spanish authorities have been renewed, and some arrangement Arri,vqd ftt. Nqw aeason Teat, Poo Chow, July 11.—The stoamor Arab sailed for Melbourne this morning with a full cargo of new teas. Tne steamer Killorney has also been despatched with ra.rgo for Sydney. Liwdon, July 12.—Tho Ciorman-New Guinea Company, to which a charter, along With a larpe tract of loivitory in New Guinea, to bo called "WilhcVns Land," was granted by Emporor William of Ger many, hi i deo'ded to abandon Bontly Bay. A rep .ri rearhi i the B.'.thh War Office that the prophet cf tho Soudan is dead. The staemont is rei .rt d (j havo bcon con firmed by a refugee from rdai.'oum, but no de'ails in connection with tho Pfe^t W*ve been rocoiv.d,

MORE RUSSIAN ASSURANCES.

Military Movements Explained,

[BY KLKCTRIC! TKWIQWAJJH.—OuWTRIOHT.]

[RECTEB'S TELECI7UMS.]

St. Pf-.TERSisimn, July 18. Thk "Journal de St. Petersburg," in an articlo to-day on tho movoments of tho Russian troops in tho vicinity of /'ulfiktir Pa;a, statts that tl^uy a.ro of an unimportant pbcsractw, It adds that Uuesiii will do nothing likely to com promise tho present negotiations for a peaceful tcUloment of tho frontier question. British Officers North of Herat. London, July 18. —It is announced that tJio English Afghan Boundary Commirsion has encamped at a rtist'.nro nf IS ini'ea northward of Herat.

LEGISLATION FOR IRELAND

Motion \>y Mr Farnell Defeated.

The Tories Adopt tbo I.ani» P.^r<Ansc Bill.

j.'tr.KViAT. VO PRRSM ASSOCIATION.]

London, July 18, The motion tabled by Mr Parnoll de manding an inquiry into tho recent convictions for murder in Ireland has been negatived, During tie debate on \t Mr Balfonr, Chief Secretary for Ireland, said tho Government would be quite willing to consider any memorials that might be presented to them on the subject. The Government have intvadvsoed the liish Land Purchase Bill, whioh proposes the, advance of money, at tho rate of 4 per sent., repayable in forty-nine years to tenants who may desire to purchase their holdings.

NAVAL REFORM.

[reuter's telegram.]

London, July 17. A deputation, headed by Sir Robt. fowler, M.P., Lord Mayor of London, -waited upon Lord Gcorgo Hamilton, First Lord oi the Admirftlty, ta-doy. His Lordship stated, in reply to tho questions put by the depu tation, that the Government had decided to ro-claesify the ironcl; da, and discard those which were inefficient. He furthpr stated that the Government would cq opera to with the vailous colonies in the work of defending their principal towns. Colonial Defence. London, July 18. The British Government have adopted a scheme of defence for the colonial com merc'al pyis, To aid the loyal efforts in this direction made by the Volunteers, the Engl'sh Government will furaish the guns necesanry for the fortification of euch ports.

"THE TWO ORPHANS."

Pebhai'S one of the most stirring of all modern dramas of this character ia " The Two Orphans," a play adapted from the French. It abounds in incidents and situa tions thrilling almost to the extreme, yet blending with such fine touches of tender pathos and bright lines here and there, as to appeal to the better natures of all. This great London and American success has, for tho past few years, each seuson occupied the boards in both worlds, and ia still being played in the Un;t.d States, tho celebrated actress, Miss Kate Claxton, sustaining the character of the blind girl—each of her engagements with the same unprecedented success. This evening, Messrs MacMahon and Leitch will place this most excellent dramatic feast upon the stage with nil the elaborate accessories and magnißcent scenery which have ever characterised theirefforts to please the playgoers of this city. The full capacity of theirpopular company will be brought into force, and from the brilliant reputation borne by the drama, it should prove a lead ing attraction.

SUPREME COURT.-Civil Sessions

THIS DAY.

(Before His Honor Mr Justice Gillies.) Benjamin Smith v. Michael Mraohkr.- Artlon to hare a ileert of conveyance for pertain property at Fanmuro declared voia and frandu leoi.-Mr Franklin for tlie ploln'iff; Mr B. Skeen for defendant.-Tbe plaintiff's care was finished on Saturday, and on the CJurt re- BUtniPf? this morning the defence was openen.- Mlrhael Measjher, the rWe^danr, deposed f at JJ September lest'be was lying li Panmure. lie.bad been there for ihre-i yrarj previous y. Ho w" stepson o paiit ff In September) s:, rTinirtifraokpi wanted, is ihelittjr wai thi k- F.«ogo^g to Toi.ua, to get the doec's tf ,he tllnntrcv oihe w'-hefl to mn'te over »o Twnns I\°ovyMog he bad, for he did not wish Tom or Jack t. RO>. any'lrag belorßlng to him. Ho would not di 9 happy if they did. Witness promised to get a will made wit V. bo wi-hed to h aye his .Property to him allhoughhoi'idnotwlshit. Plain ifV.id. .., ii, hf getitmadeout b?b ne^youcan. Witness alter that, went first of all to vVhitakcr t id Kime'l.and fcot the will drawn out. He then took tbeold man back toCrowther's s'ablo , and meet ng Irs ei-t.-r-in-law, Mrs Lei.Me.he let her reed the newly-drawn wI. Sbe then B 9id th*t it could bo broien. Witness rep ltd that in that c?.<e he world see ano'her lawyer. He told "the old to low " that the t .ill could Le broken, onct 1 is reily wai fhit witneM wajti KO to another lawyor End got a wiU dray a cut that nover oould be broken Acooinpaiud by tho old man, ho then went to Hughes and George Saw Mr George, and told bin tbai the old man wanted a deed drawn out that could never bo broken. The old mou eavo tho ncoespary i struct ons to Mr GeqijiP. Witnesi aeked plaintiff to leave the property to his mother, but he declined, sajir>2 sho mi&ht give it to Tom or Jack. Aa the deed was made out the property won left to witness's mother for hor natural life,arid after hur dea'h it was io prsa to witneis. /ftor tho conveyance had been el-mod they went b wk to Panmureand a few days later witness wentto Talruo. Wln'P. there he Bent £31 • pHiit'flF three weeks a(t.r tho con veyance dcdl "a 9 ilra'.v/i ov,t. The old man's means wore a P pb on of (I I a day and a co •", but witness was cafistant y hi>lp ng him. Ho hid never t. rid anyone that he had swim led tho old nian but of h( i money. Shor.ly nf'or }be draw;"? of 'be conveyance, he «iw hii mother, and explained 'o hor thn whole amir. She B'Bnifl.d lier approval. Ida liro ber Tom tjlrt h in thai he would swindle him ouitotthp pro pony, and his brother Jack and hia wrelmtl ulack^ii'inlocl hHu when he went to visit hh mother.—Orcai-oxamincd: Ms mother Is n-,v (iflOill I (lid not oontrlbuto towards tl.e funeral expenses, liecauso I was alrald to go near the funeral. I was In buch fear of my brofherin consequence of the threats they were using against bim that at one time I was going 11 give the property to t%cm, We went to ]\^r George's offlco for tbat inirt o=e, but Mr Gi Oi : ,e was not in. My bro'her then wanted to fUtt me for tho property. I have lately ta.it a part in a wrestf'.ng match, bat wrestlinj? msti as I am, I stand in dr^d otmy brother,-To IMa Honor: When I wont t j Mr George, I did not tell h'm that the ojd n.^an had already made a wi 1 that day to 'lie i nine eftect ai the desire \ conveyance deed, \ did not aak him if the will ooul'doeyroken.—Bridget Maher, wife of Inst \yitrieaß. doDOoed that the deods of the property wore confided to her custody by plaintiff and lii-i wife, who both told him that nil they had was intended for Mictael, her husbxnd. Sho received from' them the keys of tho bix wherein t^o de»ds were kept in order t:at sho. 8.H51U take them out. Her husband was t^e o\d people's chief suojort. and for throe y^ara on and off eho bad live i witli. t\>ovfl,~To His Honor: I afterwards re turned tho dceda to plaintiffs wife (my mother in-law), Who gave them ti my husband to do what he pleased with them.—This boitnj t\& oase, counsel were heard, and His hoiior then dolivoredjudimont. no v?aBlriol:no.cl n doubt that tie old mmi clearly under sfjod the effect o{ t«o' conveyance drawn at Hughsa antl George's, nnd this doubt was strong.lioneil h> tho old man's inatiuotions to Mr Qaddlo for tho will, viz., that he was to re t in 'ho property for his life, that his wife waa to enjoy it a'.ter him. and that upon hor deith It wai to pa°s to defendant. A^il yet by 'ho con voyance drawn tho syne rt»y he was ab.olu'oly and at, oncedonudod of 11! r.\'hNin the propenv. Hodjdnot'hlnk that the dee 1 cou'd bos ta=li c on fho ground of undue hfluenco. Tno d' • i-itores.ed ov.donco of Mr Thomson as to defen dant's romoiae aod oxpres3od desiro to return tho property strengthened his \:ow thot the conveyancedeoi wasobtiipyd, ifaudulontly,and defendant's action in Rojfli; to Huihoa and Georore'B instep o{ rotuinlna fo Wiritaker and andHi'^fligeqnlcpinlTiif'liat tho w.Ucould be bco^on. fitted in with this thoory. Tnore was i o blame, however, to bo altaehi i to Mr George in tho mattor, for ho had dono aM t hat was 11 nad proper, al hou^h hofplled In the difficult us.k to make the ola mpn comprehend t,h? tcopo,pud purpose Oi the deed. In thesa oiicurnst^ncos he folt bound to dechro thfs deed void, rs hay nt beenobta'nc i by ?.'«iiUQ ' Ke fhorofbre order. 1 that the da^l stov.ld:b,j decland fraudu ent p.nd yoid, and delivered up 11 bo cance''i J. and tnoreg'strauon thereat ba a'io cancelled. Coit<i, ttf bj bhft zed on the lowost ecile, wore ordered to be paid by dofendant.

DIVORCE.-A Decree Nisi Granted.

Emily Buecii ell (pc itionei) v. Aithcr Buhchell (respondent), and Aiice Hopkins (o-resp ndent.—Mr G. N. Bjassey appended for the peuf. onor. Thora wfl3 no rtefenco.—xvir B«moy ox^la' i- d tilt tn.) action wai brought under the 19th Bpot.on of ""I ho Divorce and Matrix WiinlC ust 3 Aot, 18I.7." and the grounds unori wh'chftd'asolufonofniairloge waspsked for weto adultery and desorl on (or a period of two y. ars and upward. There had been no answer filoi by resoondent or by co-respondont and ho submit:cd i herefore that there weie only two nutter.) upon wri-h tho ' ourt required to bosat sfled, viz, (1) that the fao 11 a'legcl were tuio; (2- thatpcMoner hid neither been i cce= s.vy nor had oondoned tho alle jed rdulicry ; nr 4 farther that thero h- d been no unreason tie delay in britijins »ho suit. Upon ih.iSJ poi its ho would ofl'or ovidonoe.

fmi'y Burchell (i te\\ atvap!)in(? woman) de posed that tho ws's ths peh'.icner, fhat her u'aiden nom.o x&* ffa'thfuU. and 'hat slie w^s mar i (', to roaponiient on 'he HtOotobor, 1577. by (he Uocisirw, Ano^'nuii. lle'waiShenatcle , Kratiist. and she a teacher. ' (Cor incate of Warri'^oproductdl. A .irlliomau.a-o fiey lived at\Vhargaroa wlnro thortwoci'dren, Mit ion Kato mul Bornird, wove bor/, Ti>o former was now i-'x sears old. and thj latter (Ivo voara old. 11 Huptumber, 1579. loft Wnii: (?aroa to vi it I>A P'i\ - in at Auck- Itiad, 113 he jo icvert \\\ nee f lOhaoonßiitnpiivo. llor h ;i vont. A ipo Hopkins (tho co-resiandeni) loio by tho aimo ye el, I-nmodiateiy if. r ; wauls, Viz.. wiM in a wook, >ho heard from her hu'bn d by let'.r (produced). F.ndin-»tha.tho did not return to Wlnnjaroa, rhp o^me up to Auck and, lin,ul"id for t)»a add'e s ho hai sene her (Mjcra?'B, ot Gratton Itoxd), but couid not fid aiy pom n of that name. Slr^e wont 11 Ei', Phllson. but he had lad n,Q yf.tiu'iit named Buivhell, and 1' stof all she was d'rooted to a b;a t - 'ng-honse ?n Ciroy-atreet kept by a man named Mondozi. She ascertained that her lnubnnd aid co respondent had been living there as man cud wile, but had then lot. She did not proseeuto her search further. Jffcr tv it Bho lived vlth her sister (Mrs Wiiggles woith) in Nets jn ■ t tiect for a t'n c, a: (I aub cquently eho ac?tpted tho aupointroer-i ii hous?Kcoper t ■ Mr A. jtj. Shephera, of \V sangi roa. for whom soma of bor Iw4liera work«J. Tnatwas in ISBI. HorohVuron hidlivtdw^h her al ■ his time. S^u iiad not beon able to it ke lho3o prop?ed"ugs before. live yfara ogo pie upplipa {a fho late Mr Tylor, but ho t id he? t^at it Would oost £i.O. Her brother, ■a'fred Faith Cull. was asiiatlni her on the present occasion. -Since h«r husband left her in 187!) ho hid made no offer to tupp.irt hcrvr the children; noi her ii& ha over returneJ or offer d to return ' i hor. To H's Honor: She had seen her husband tw:co in no tntcrva'; fir.^t about October, 1879, n Auckland, when ho a?ked hor whatß'-'-DS she was Bomi to take, and fho sud she d\d not know ; aid aga'n three weeks later, when she nccused h'm o. ooliabi'i »j wl'h < o rospondon'. Horimittol'hochirfTO. and did not deny that ho ivß9 livWs .vi h her sti'l. He askert *i be allowed to see bis ch'ldren, and u'ineßS refuse:!. He sn'd 'hat ho did not west *heih, but only to £-3 r"owed to sco Jhom, Th.'n took' p!aoo in Me.loflgys reot. ?bth meetinßa were o suil. She had neither seen nor heard f.om tltn, dirco^y or i,ridircct'y, for over flvo. yoars. liur lngt^e whole of the lime tho had kept he; elf nnaValutcH virtuous woman. When her iv. -band left Wliangaroa sho had no rea3on to sus n-ctnny iiinio^riety between tiim and Alice Hopkins. Sho could as:i&n no loason for his got lTaws". Herbert Martin Jackson, agent, deposed that 110 served the cil-.tions in tin's case upon tie respondent and co-rospondent] on the iahMay last. In answer to his question, co-resuondout admitted that sho had I on in petitioners cuploy, and clai.jl that ahe had hnd three children io, rcspondont. He produced certificates of ilia baths of two of thoso clrldren (thi-d ccrtiiicatc put in c\idence p'so). Respondent tjld him thai of the pfldron were born at Awintn. Respondent and co-respondent kept a hotel ac W aiiete. They were living together as nirin and wife.

John Jlcndozn, general denier, deposed that in August 1879, lie became acquainted with respondent and co-respondent who were then hvinsntthe Blue Post Dinins Rooms aslman and wife. A week later, (they tonic two rooms in the house of witness's father, and lived there for six yeius as man jtrid wife. Ho had ..■equently seen thorn in bed togothcr. A.'ier Mrs Burchell oumo up tD Auckland, his father heard of tho relationship between respondent and co-respondont, and accordingly turned

Brank Lawrence, a sawyer, deposed that ho was at Awhitu in February, ISSI, mid found re spondent living there with co-respondent, At respondent's invisalion witness visited them at their wharc. There was a child just ablo to crawl about, and co-respondent was pregnant. He had known both of them previously at • T,° ?! s Honor—Hospondent never told mo why he left Ins wife. '

This concluded petitioner's case. His Honor said that the evidence seemed vory clear, and established tho desertion by resnon dent and his adultery with the cq respondent Jlis conduct seemed unaccountable. It was ap parently simply a wilful desertion. The facts therefore having been proved, and no collusion, connivance or condonation having been shown he would order a decree nisi to issue. Order mndo accordingly. Mr Brassey applied for an order granting tho petitioner the custody of her chiklr.m Hie application was granted, and respondent was ordered to pay the costs of proceeding. This closed the Civil Sessions

POLICE COURT.-This Day

(Before Messrs W. C. Paldy and It. W. MooSy, Justices.)

Drunk.-lUvo persons were puelshedfor this Offence. A boy named Brown was fined 10s, being his second offence within a few da\s • P-<>.-A.-Ben. Phillipa was brouzht up under the Pohco Offencos Ace oharged wiih having no Tisible means, &e.-triaonor, an able-bodied m. n, pbil he conld not get any work.-Ser,?eant Pi an s >ld pn -oner called at the station andi jtave hm elf up.-Suven days'impijsonment. A hum Affair.—James Morricon, a middle aßtd man, waa brought up on a charge of seal, rog a bottle of rum on Saturday ovming from Cox's restuuiar.t, value Js (id, the property of Reuben, a nauvo of L»vuka.-Mr B Conner appeared for defendant, pi aded not g°°ltr Hnd asked for a remand.'-Hemanded until to- J™. Blul ""owed: one surety in «10, and r O T/t^v,B^ ROL' iI., I) TUNNB-- Jame3 Dunne ar rest, (1 by Constable Herbert, was brought up on HntPi bre o a^»B ">d entering the Oxford Hotel, on Ilie ,9.1 i inst,, and stealing therefrom ph?nSUm n *,?! tho Property of Alfred Goo, ™ Pallerg.-On the application of Sergf ant Pratt

PARLIAMENTRY GOSSIP.

(BY OUR bPBciAL REPORT f Mr Bnllance is santruinn *t l. ~'> 1 Land Bflb going thnmlh'ge HoSIH P Sir Julius Vogel will prormk?*' 1 statement to the Houee to moSL^i I East and West Coast mil,™ Orto« iftj I have it from Ministerial ... nothing in the Public Works ft?* % I will interfere with the vigoroua * I of the North leland main trWkSrH* JP Yesterday's meeting of Micl«f* ; Julius Vogel'e residence could!» ttl II be regarded as a formal Oabir,.* D|"tt<i Wi Indeed I understand that Miff1*!*! I cate ossembliog on Sundays, noU.S U scientious gronnds, however In V *«• » ing the Premier received o eabw*** fe London (in connection wi'h «*•*«•»' m Coast Railway, I presume), 6nd S k^j, to show the Treasurer. Mr UiITIS If pened to be there, and tho thST V U talked over the matter. "H | As Ministers desire to gi ye th« h i House some measures to deal win, 3ft *5 likely that the Hospital and (WjiN i Bill and Cocal Powers andl ifigftAll I come up for committal before PrM '^ 1 that time the former measure win k?*, h % reprinted. ""•'eiien If Jn accordance with the dealr. , X House, Mr Stout will deliver hUBfl f1 I Statement to-morrow, probable i* 1 1 evening sitting after the Indußtri.]^ I" Act Amendment Bill has been coZi??1 I Sir Julius Vogel's petition B °ffi 1 in a trenchant article inSatu«w2 & "Press." It accuaog Sir JulinTnfS1 I dishonesty in basing hia appeal onnlill ¥' wrong, and points out that hiacC!" M already been considered by the 5- ■ fo a . .-PfirfecHy (Ksrassionata^S S deliberate manner, and rejected i % an overwhelming majority LJ* W notification of tlus result waa Mn 2 I by Sir John Hall to Sir JnHqg VomlS? fe in -,iepl£ f I. cnow, le. llged «'c perfeotff with whwli Ins claws had been WmT loft it. He understood that ho SjT tho decieion as final. His omission to»T tion tho circumstances from hig rmT petition is (the writer thinks) Buffiffl itself to condemn the petition. 13. J grant his prayer would be to brand r£sl Hall as a swindler, and theHousaellw Bontativos as an assemblage o| fJ^"" fools. Eejrarding the Land. Bill, the «tv, says Mr Ballanco, way be heartH.£ gratulited on .the manner in ff h£/t brought \\ia pioposala under the *m£ the Horns©, and the way in which ttaSl veceived aDd diacuased them. :*?* The Press thin ks a bill should immediiU. be introduced to take away theaS' power vested in R.M.s by the erißlS affcoting lunatics, w Sir Julius Yogel gave evidence hetonft. Comnuttse of the Upper House, emZ "Constitution of Council- ComSl Tho Treasurer said that he fawned m nominated Council, but believedtWfcffl should be "territorially" representeSi'! far as possible, the number of WelM, representatives in the Council bdne k largo. ' i * East and West Coast Ballwiirj The cause of the deputation to Sir Jib Yogel this morning is that a favomS cablegram has been received re tin tut and West Coast railway from London, uj all that will be required from tbeOttn ment by tho Company that will canstntf the line, will be a small guarantee it torost.

CABINET DISAGREEMENT.

{BY TELEGRAPH.—PAEUAMEOTUI

REPOETKR,)

Welunoton, thitjij, It is rumoured that ihcro waa a rowing Cabinet yesterday. Opposition mmb say that the cause is Sir Julius Vejfl petition, and that it may lead to a m^» tion or reconstruction of the Minkn, Miuisterial;sts, on the other hant?, ant that though there are Cabinet din|» ments, the causes are not serious,udri soon be smoothed over.

LATER.

Minister? Absolutely Contradict Ik

Rumours.

Pegardingtho alleged disagrees*** m tho Cabinet, Mr Larnach, to "whom Ji m tioned (he matter, denies absolutely* there are any grruuda for the rinoiiijp fit desires me to give it most emphatb m tmdiction. He says that the rektal It Minis!: rs wove never of a more r»i nature than they are at prewjitjkfl| adds that o£ course there "11 m feronecs of opinion among iwiiiti members of tho Cabinet on the eto< ' question and other subjects, butfailßEs no sonco can bo said ti amount to ispt, ment, inasmuch aa tho minority inTtndejfiM give way to tho majority. VsiiijiSg Cabinet meeting was merely for theJHpiH| of considering matters of policy. Among stories in circulation is bttiijflji effect that Canterbury supporters.; 3t&'HN soa Mr Montgomery called to the li^nH tive Council with portfolio. The deputation of Canterbury aad'ftU Coaat members of both branches of I# turo have just proceeded to SKf W, Vogel's residence to interview himrtSC : West Coast Railway. I also saw Mr Ballance s wtortti!) denies that there have been dissension* cabinet, He informed me that the Q«»K ment have no intention of raising Mr SW Romery to tho Uppr House, nor hui • Montgomery any desire to be bo devotti Bj Mr Stout denies that there h»WffiH| disagreements in the Cabinet, andi«*i|| ously suggests that the Stamp Act doiflH be amended in the direction oiilfiß ing a duty of five shillings on WIH political untruth circulated in WolLsf' newspapers. $c thinks that wen wml done, a sufficiently large revenueWJ-H netted to. make up the deficit MmPiH by the refusal of the House to inottHblH Customs duties. j The story of disagreements in ClbWflw said to have originated in this tVJHH well-known legislator, who wm WWB translated to Council, used to deligatjifHi tributing imformation which he brtM^PHi sessedof. This being known to a CanteWg|| member, he thought he would see."?ffii motion had cured his honourable scf* tiiEce of his gossiping h.ibit, and invest a atory of dissension at Cabinet meW^H The bait took splendidly, and the iMg was circulated like wildfire. HeaMj disquieting rumours whioh Lave bw' ■■■■'•..:■ circulation. ■ '* a«.^m Before leaving this matto"r I 'hg'ffifi to mention that when I enquired of «*fflj| whether there was any foundation '*,", Montgomery promotion, he broke^^JjJJ^S his silvory laugh (as Mr Wakefielda**^ it), and eaid that this was thft fi^tM1 * heard of any such a story. . ■

CAPTURE OF A BURGLAR.

James Dunn Caught at "the oW*[" James Dunn, the notorious ex-burgta*'|i^ was acquitted at the recent O'J'fe sessions of the Supreme Court OB UrtWWa of robbeiy, has again beon caught i».^B meshes of the law. He was et***J^ Constable Herbert in the act of'l*™ the Oxford Hotel, and arrested "j^^Bf difficulty, Dunn, who is a SmBI character, has been shaJowed for"L/ few days by Constable Herbetfcj™| that Dunn has frequently ""^jS^H Ildo " for some of the policenien t :»j^j|H| was not by any means a safe or-PjJf^,.;.;; one, but Herbert appears *aijW| discharged it faithfully and *JHBH Tho constable watched his man w9HI out the whole of SaturaafpSHi but eventually lost the trait in the .?SMBj of Eardinge-street. Soon after W!£,am he observed a light flickering in •KSnJi Oxford Hotel, and taking off hiß/aiffl carrying his handcuffs in his nan^sMßf aciosa tho atreot. Just then *W* I was probably an accomplice tvV'zJt corner of the hotel and proceeded WTM down Victoria-street. flerbfltlsfifflß that all was not right in the.1"?? JKL hastening towards it, he ""j-j^ffi of the windows open ti *a* ( i«H| emerging through it in his _!jS?3^H Herbert attempted to close wl™.*?j^§|§ but Dunn made a blow at him *j*l£^fl| with which he was armed. Theb ,I3|j| and Herbert, closing quickly wiyj«jH| wrenched the cleaver from him. rfilSU ate struggle ensued for tho P^ffZJjfi weapon, and Herbert was at last c«"t to strike Dunn several times on Wjfflft with his handcuffs. This had «W2| and the burglar having beenOWflW^ was taken into the hotel, whicn o*^, opened by this time by tho &laOTl:3s I An inspection of the bar showed W"^, containing £2, had been stolen. TM»j&; subsequently found under the ■*•««■■ A sharp table knife wa» d«cw££ #: prisoner's possession, and bla "Sj|H| aubgequently found on a door »S«i other aide of the street. Dttßß I*

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAK MONDAY, JULY 20. 1886,



TtT OTICE OF REMOVAL. J. a. COOPER Bern to inform his friends and the public gene rally that he has REMOVED HIS HAT MANUFACTORY TO TIIE PREMISES LATELY OCCUPIED BY T. & H. COOKK. Note thk Address— 44, VICTORIA-STREET. Milne and Choyce Beg to announce the purchase of several CLEARINO CLEARING LINE 3, LINES, From the Wholesale, previous to their Stock taking, at considerably less than Cost Price, and that the Goods are marked at a very small advance on the cost. M, and C. o«n now therefore submit the following SPECIAL LINES AT ABOUT ENGLISH PRICES. LARGE QUANTITY OF COSTUMES LARGE QUANTITY OF LADIES' MANTLES, JACKETS, AND ULSTERS, Also, CHILDREN'S JACKETS, ULSTERS, AND COSTUMES. FORTY-EIGHT BOXES FRILLING. TWENTY-FOUR DOZENS BLACK SILK FRINGE. FORTY-THREE DOZENS COLLARETTES, BOWS, 4c QUANTITY DRESS MATERIAL. QUEEN AND WBLLEBLKYSTREET3, AUCKLAND.



THK NKW GOODS THK NEW GOODS THE NKW GOODS THK NKW GOODS Am bow opened out TOR THK WINTJUt FOR THK WINTKK FOR THK WINTKR FOR THK WINTKR. The Stock la the Urgert and best selected In too otar, and to MKET THK TIMES MBBT THE TIMEB mm> MKKT THK TIMES TUB MBKT THK TIMES NEW Several lines In every De partment are marked at ZEALAND price* CLOTHING *^g£Z?%£S* FACTORY, "SSftif&W^ 168 & 160, •utnttrMfc The Juvenile Departmut has reoolved olow attention, and parent! will find DURABILITY ECONOMY DURABILITY KOONOMT DURABILITY ** KOONOMT DURABILITY AN ECONOMY Combined I» the ImAlhi feature. In Boys' Fanoy Suite several aewtndehotM styles are now being lhown. ri OLDEN r(EM XpLOUR, MANUFACTURED BY THK LATEST IMPROVED ROLLER PROCESS, BY RICHARD ALLEN AND CO., BELFORD MILLB, TIMARU. The Foist shipment ib Just to Hand. TO BAKERS Do yon want a White and Gigantic Loaf 1 The GOLDEN GEM Flour will recom mend Itself; it excels both In colour and strength, TO STOREKKEPERS- Note the Brand: Original, Elaborate, and Attractive. TO HOUSEHOLDERS— If you deelre (and who does not)) to obtain a superior and tellable flour, Insist upon having the "GOLDEN GEM." The machinery by which It la manufactured la upon the Hungarian Roller Process; It has reoently been erected at vast cost and there la nothing to equal it In the Southorn Hemisphere, The undersigned la the sole agent tor Auok land and the Province, and has made arrange menta for regular shipments. A parcel of fifties (conspicuous brand) packed in sacks is en route In the Ohau. Orders are now being booked, and will be filled STHICTTiY IN ACCORDANCE WITH PRIORITY. ALFRED JOWITT, WHOLESALE GRAIN AND PRODUCE MERCHANT AND IMFOFTKR, Cfbtoms-stbket cab*.



TT L. POBSENIBKIK, | MERCHANT TABOR. i BtfOBTtANB-araKW, Ar/CKtAND I (Opposite Messrs A. Olarl: and Sons), IMPORTER OP ENGLISH, SCOTCH, FRKNCH, AND GER MAN COATINGS AND TROU9RRINGB. COLONIAL TWEEDS. A choice assortment of Fancy Vestlngs, Tallow Trlmmlnßß, *». The Trade liberally dealt with. ISSSM I T H, SI'AY,. CORSKT. AND BANDAGK MAKER* . KSBANK COTTAQB, G-CNDRY-STREItT, For many years Fitter In the leading Establish ment In Edinburgh. Ladles waited on In town and suburbs. qpecial cheap lines. £284 2 9 3»-^us°k fa N V rk- TRAVELLERS' BAMPLKS have been pur chased by WILLIAM R. BRIDGMAN At a Heavy Discount, and will be Sold Choap to clear quickly, comprising some v«ry Choice Goods in endless variety In- Gloves. Hosiery. Handkerchiefs. Sunshades, Umbrellas. Net Cur totas. LadieB1 Mantles, Corsets. Jackets. Capes, Ladles" Underclothing. Aprons. Plnafores.Cosirs, Collars, Collarettes. Chlidren-s Blouees, Robes Infants Wrappers, Hoods, Bun Bonnets. Men a Shirts. Hata, Soarves, Boys' and Men's Clothing, £25 Worth of the Newest Lines In Feathers, being and exceedingly choloo lot in plumes and Ostrich Flats. As Ido not ÜBually keep these soodß will be Bold cheap to clear quickly Large Lot of Windsor Soarves, bought at Owen and Graham's Sale, from 8d to Is. worth lg (kI Not iwving nroom for China Mattings, will sell those in stock at a great roduction Balanro Winter Stock of Blankets, aorao slightly soiled, ot a great reduction Splendid Stock of Tweeds, from phoap to very KOod, very much reduced in prim) Being rather overstocked In Clothing, will allow SO ocr cunt, disoount for a short tline to clear, us stook Is too largo in this department Large Lot of Remnants at very low rates. 288— Upper Quef.n-strf.et.— 288 FOE, THE LAUNDRY AND HOUSEHOLD, LADIES ARK INVITED TO BSE PYRAMID SOAP, The most economical Soap made in New Zealand. Full weight guaranteed. L. W. m7gLASHAN, Wholesale Agent, COMPTON'S BUILDING. ORMO N D S SWISS CIGABS Hare been recognised as the BEST for half a csntury. a bartlett, • 151. QUEEN-BTREET. Chronometers, Watches, .Clocks, and Jewellery In great variety, and made to order or repaired; Poesy, Motto, Engagement and Wedding Rings. Orders by poat carefully executed.



N O T I O M. DR. WILKINS, F. R. C. S., Consulting and Opbratinu Subokon, is at his Surgery for General Practice and Special Praotloe - Kyo, Ear, and Throat Diaeases —Mornings and Afternoons; Bundays, 10 30 to 1130. Consultation Fens very moderato. Dr Wilktnb spent seven years at Moorellelds Eye Hospital, London, under Messrs Bowman and Critchett, two at Throat Hospital, London, seven raws Honorary Surgeon Albert Hospital, and slut JBKn at Rye, Ear. and Throat Inflrmarr StaDOnroi. Adjusts 6poctaclea to Siaht.- OoMnJUiW Boonu—Qneen-itteot Auokton*.



What an immense improvement ! ! Why, I did not think there was such a laree Show Room in Auckland! Such are th c remarks now being made by Visitors ob th( y gaze upon tho Stock tf Furnishing Goods In tho eitenßive premiaes of Garlick & CranweU, House Furnißhers.—[Advt.] Doctoks Gavb Him Up.-" la it possible Mr Godfrey is up and at work, and cured by bo ilmplo a remedy T " I assure you it Is true that ho la entirely cured, and with nothing but Am. Co. a Hop Bitters, and only ten flays ago his oootora gyve him up and eald he must die." " Well-a-day! II that Is bo I will ko this min ute and get Mmc for my poor George. I know best an good." Read.



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