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♦ THE ARMSTRONG TRIAL. -• — Tho Defence.—Mr Stoad's Statement. (Fkom Our London Correspondent, ) London, Nov. 5. The trial of Mr Stead, Mr Bramwell Booth, and the other defondonts accused of being concerned in the abduction of the girl Eliza Armstrong, commenced at the Old Bailey on tho 23rd ult., before Mr Justice Lopes and a special jury. Tho proceedings during tho earlior stages of the case were a mere repetition of what occurred at Borr street, and attracted but little public interest. On the third day, howevor, Mr Stead took in hand the cross-examination of Mrs Arm strong, and things at once became livelier. Between tho Police Court inquiry and tho trial this good lady had evidently had tho weak points of her testimony pointed out to her. She now desired to correct them, but alteration was not oasy'. Mr Stead met every attempt with the remorsoleßs question : " Then what you said at the Police Court waß untrue?"— Witness : Yes.—Stead : A lio point ont of fact?— Witness: Yes.—Stoad: What mado you toll that lie 1 —Witness (freely): I don't know.—This drastic treatment proved so discomposing that tho unfortunate woman after trying vainly to secure tho Court's sympathy by sundry bursts of weoping, completely lost her hoad, contradicting her self so hopelessly that her testimony wasn't worth a dump. On ono point alono she re mained unshaken: That sho had qualms about the child's destination, and hod sus pected Jarret wbb quite plain, but that eho had over sold Eliza or recoivod more than a shilling from Jarrot for any purposo she denied again and again. Mra Broughton also cut-up badly in cross-examination ; in fact when the prosocution closed it was felt tho case had assumed a now appearance. Mr .has. Russoll oponod the defence of Jarrett in a brief but oloquont speech, and then Mr Stead got up and told Tho Story of tho Socrot Commission. Ho began by expressing rogrot that tho Salvation Army should havo been drawn into the ca.«o, and aftor assuring tho Court of Mr Brnmwoll Booth's coinplotoinnoconco, claimed ontiro responsibility for any law broaking thoro might havo been. Tho circumstances out of which tho Secret Commiasion aroso wero then touched upon. Ho said that it was many yoars sinco ho first took an interest in tho elevation of fUlen women. "MrsJosophine Butlor, whoso namo novor can bo mentionod in any assem blage of civilized and Christian mon without profound rovoreuco, was a north country woman, as lam a north country man. Sho has boon labouring for 15 or 16 yoars in a cause closoly allied to this. Whou I was editing a north country journal I camo into communication with Mrs Butlor, and was fired with somo of hor enthusiasm, of hor lovo and rovoronco for the weakest and most degraded of hor cox. I havo now been a journalist for 14 years, and during all that timo I havo uniformly written in tho senßO of which I havo written of lato. This is no now thing with mo. Many long yoars has tho thought burned into my heart and brain that this infamy was going on, and those outragoa being perpetrated under tho very shadow of the English law, without any possible redress for those who suiTored thorn." Mr Stoad thon detailed tho parlia mentary action which resulted upon tho iesuo of tho report of the Committee of the House of Lords, which was appointod on tho suggestion mado in 1880 by a committeo ovor which Mr Bonjamin Scott, Chamber lain of tho City of London, prosided. Mr Stead's Interview with tho City Chamberlain Having oxplained the failures of tho bills of ISS.X, 1884, and ISSfI, onmsculatcd though tho latter bill had boon in order that it might bo got through the House of Com mons, Mr Stead continued : I had to faco, on Saturday, May 23rd, this certainty, that a bill, tho urgoncy of which had been known to all philanthropic worker,! for many years, which had been known and declared pub licly by Ministers of tho Crown in tho year 1 SSI. was to be adjourned sine die to tho Greek Kalends. Mr Benjamin Scott, Chamberlain of tho City of London, camo to my ollico. Mr Benjamin Scott was known to mo not moroly as chairman of that committeo which led to tho appointment of tho Lords Committeo and was thoreforo in ono way tho author, if I may say so, of tho Criminal Law Amendment Act originally, but ho was known to mo as tho chairman of tho committeo who had prosecuted, and unsuccessfully prosecuted, Mrs Jeffries— ho camo to me and asked mo if anything could bo dono. Ho is a much older man than I, but for six years, as ho told mo, tho horror and tho agony of this unfortunate traflic had weighod upon him overy waking hour. Ho said: "It ia now ft vo yoars since I brought thisquoation boforo the attention of tho Government: they havo admitted the truth of it all; the Lords havo passed tho bill three titnos, and now for the third timo the bill is lost. Con you do nothing?" I was slow, I admit it with sham., to accept hid suggest ion, Tho responsible conductor of a London journal has to consider many things beforo ho takes a course which may ruin tho property of his employers, which may entirely blight his own career, and which may, aftor all, do no good. Mr Scott went on to toll me not merely about tho traffic abroad, about which I know something, but concerning tho traflic in English girls in English brothels, about which I confess I did cot know much, lio told mo of ono caso in particular, and that caso was ono of a little girl . —Tho Attorney-General: My lord, Ido not think wo can go into that. — Mr Justice Lopes : You must not go into detail.—Mr Stead : I will not mention it in detail. — Mr Justice Lopes : You would not bo in a position to provo it. — Mr Stead : Hor deposition wae takon, and hor evidence would have been beard in Court on the Jeffries case if it had gone on.—

Whero Motive May Come In,

Mr Justico Lopes : I wish to givo you every poesiblo roaaonable latitude that I can, but you must recollect—as I have already said thinly, and I shall say firmly again when tho timo arrives — that tho motive has nothing to do with the crime which is charged in this indictment. . Motives may havo much to do with what would follow a conviction in this case, but with that*tho jury have nothing to do.— Mr Stead : That is quite true, my lord, but I think you will boo tho clobo connection thore is between tho case of Eliza Arm strong and this particular case that Mr Scott montioned to mo. Mr Justice Lopes: Ido not think you can go into that.

How tho Secret Commission was Started,

Mr Stoad: I defer to you, my lord. I propose to call Mr Scott, and I propose to call all the other persons to whom I refer. The reason why I proposed to mention this was because it had an immediate and direct bearing upon the process of procuring Eliza Armstrong, a girl of 13, and taking her to a brothel, she not knowing what it was. I will only say that in consoquence of state ments made to me by Mr Scott, tho full sense of the horror, and of tho hopelessness of _ any redress, of a system under which criminal vico is organised in London, flashed upon mo as it had never flashed upon me beforo. I jumped from my seat, and I said to Mr Scott: " This is damnable I What can I do ?" Mr Scott said, " Why don't you appoint a committee to investi gate tho thing and bring it to light?" "Well" I said, "I would think about it." "Can you," I asked him, " suggest any help I might get ?" Ho said, well, he had been talking to Mr Brarnwoll Booth about tho mattor, and I said I would go down with him and see Mr Brarnwoll Booth at once. Wo wont down and we saw Mr Brarnwoll Booth, and I found Mr Bramwell Booth as indignant and excited about tho subject as Mr Scott, or myself. He, in the great organization with which he is connected comes in contact with a great number of tho very poorest and lowost and most de graded of our race. He knew much better than I could do how the defective state of the low and how tho tone of public opinion in this matter tended directly to the degra dation and ruin of many poor girls. I asked him if ho could help me, and he said, " Well, he though he could ; and he would if he could." At that time we only had a very dim and shadowy idea of what we were going to do, or how wo were going to do it, except that there was a frightful wrong remaining unredressed, to which we wore determined that we would, as best wo could, call public opinion. The Prolimaries. Mr Stead then went on to show how Mrs Josephine Butler (who introduced Mrs Jarrett to him) agreed to co-operate, and further that in commencing his inquiry, he put himself in commuiue_i.ion with Sir E. Henderson, the head of the metropolitan force, and Sir W. Harcourt, then the Home Secretary, without success in the way of obtaining assistance from them. But, in response to a letter, an ex-official, Mr Howard Vincent, who for several veers was chief of criminal investigations at Scotland yard, came down to his office. I asked him whether he knew that it was true that inno cent girls could be procured for money in uouess of ill-fame in London, He said,

that purpoEO only."

The Venom of tho Prosecution. Mr Stead described in full detail the steps takon in tho purchase of Eliza. Mrs .arret had assured him repeatedly that sho dis tinctly told Mrs Armstrong the purposo for which sho wanted tho girl, lio next des cribed tho oaso with which the child was got into tho bothel, in which, only a few days boforo, . little child (whom lio was willing to piano in tho box) ,hnd been actu ally violated by v man whom sho did not know. It was from tho girl who was actu ally outraged, and tho other girl whom ho took on the road, so to speak, that he built up tho caso that was published. But would they boliovo it although those facts had been made so public, thero had been no attompt to prosecute tho brothel-keeper, and no attempt to find tho man who ruined that poor little girl; but no painß have boon spared in order to run him (Mr Stead) down. He hopod ono consequence of this will bo to rendor such violation more diffi-

cult, oud to rondcr punishment moro certain for those who betray and ruin young girls. Mrs Jarrott's Evidence. Brilliant as wero the opening speechos for the defence ot Mr Stead. Air Charles Russell and Mr Waddv, it was well understood that the crucial point of the Armstrong trial would be the examination (tinder tho now law which allows prisoners charged with certain crimes to testify on their own behalf) of Rebecca Jarrett. The supreme question before the Court—tho question on which everything hung—of courso wns, Which of tho thrco women, Jarrett, Broughton, or Armstrong, do you bcliovc'i If Jarrett, then the mother knowingly, deliber ately, and voluntarily sold her child for a sovereign, and there was of courso no abduction. If Mra Armstrong and hor allies, then the de fendants (whatever thoir motives) technically broke the law und are guilty. I may tell you lite impression created by Jarrett at first was unfavourable. She is indeed a vory unsavoury typo of convert. Her evidence was, however, given perfectly simlghttorwardly, and at the end of the day tho verdict of those in Court was that if hor story stood the test of cross-examina tion it must he beliovcd. Site described her visits to Mrs Broughton, and gave a most circumstantial account of her negotiations through Mrs Broughton with Eliza Armstrong's mother. Sho told Airs Armstrong that she was again living wilh a man, and that she kept a gay house. Sho addod that sho wanted a little girl about her daughter's age, and that she must be pure. She then asked her if her daughter was pure, and Mrs. Armstrong saitl, " Yes." Tho witness said sho wanted her for a gontlcnian, and that if she liked lo let her haveTior, she would give her some money. Mrs Armstrong at flrst hcsiialed, but afterwards said, " I will let her go." Tho witness again asked if sho were quite willing, and she again said "yes." At that time nothing whatever was said übout any sum. Sho subsequently gave Mrs Armstrong a sovereign, and promised liiT more. She gave Mrs Broughton .-C-. When Uto Attorney-Gonoral stood up on Friday ttfternoon to erossexnmino RoDcccu Jarrett, everyone in Court felt that tho crucial nicitncnt of tho case had arrived. If Jarrott's ovidenco given the previous day in a straight forward and apparently candid manner re mained unshaken, the prosecution must col lapse, and tho defendants be entitled to an honourable acquittal. Sir Richard Webster handled his witness with consummate skill, and was not long beforo ho scored several important points. Mrs Arm strong (according to Jarrott's account) openly agreed to sell Eliza for a shocking purpose, nnd yet till tho afternoon of the girl's departure, when a shilling passed from Rebecca lo tho mother, the question of money was not men tioned between them. " Then you mean." said Mr Attorney. " Mrs Armstrong agreed that her daughter was to be given to a man without the slightest idea of how much she (the mother) was to rccoivci" "I do," replied Jarrett. "Do you mean to 101 l us," here interjected tho Jutlgo, sternly, " that Mrs Armstrong trusted ■ you, a completo stranger, to give hor what you thought lit I" " Yes," said tho witness. "You were a stranger to hor, and yet sho trusted entirely to you to givo her what you thought lit for her daughter! Tho witness: "She did, sir." Presently the question of the £2 handed by Stoad to Jarrett, and alleged to havo boon sent by her from Paris to Mrs Broughton, cropped up. Jarrett had never been in Purls before, and couldn't speak French. Why, then, did sho go out nlono to get tho money order, instead of taking ono of the Snlvatlon Army ladies sho was staying with to assist her I How much did sho pay for tho order, and how much for tho stump on tho lcttori Did tho Post-ollico clerk speak English I If not, how did sho manage 7 To none of thoso questions could tho witness givo an answer moreover later oil. Professor start, M.P., deposed to having accompanied Jarrett to Paris in the hope of discovering the clerk and tho post-oilleo, and to failing com pletely. At ono olllco Jarrett swore she recog nised the man who had served her, but he positively denied having ever scon Rebecca before Aftor this Jarrott's ovidenco practically fell to pieces, though it was not till towards the last sho roccivca hor coup dc grace. On the Friday in hor ovidonco eho glibly described keeping brothels at various dates in various places. In the interim between Friday and Monday tho polico mado inquiries and dis covered every ninc/le statement untrue. Taxod with lying, the woman admitted it, but doelincd to state the truth, defying alike Judgo and Counsel. "My past life has nothing to do with the cose," sho kopt on repeating. Mr Justice Lopeß cautioned her. but fruitlessly. Eventually the scriousboaring of the q uostions was indicated lo tho jury, and the woman dismissed. From this point Mr Stead may bo said to have boon fighting against overwhelming odds. Cross oxamlnod himself ho ha_ to admit that ho re lied on Jarrott for all the principal details of tho Armstrong story, and that his faith in hor bona lidos was shaken. "At least," ho wound up, " I think sho meant to speak tho truth, but her memory Booms very defective" Mr Stead's Examination. Mr Stead's own cross-examination did not strengthen his case. Ho novor went near tho Armstrong's himsolf "or tcstod Jarrott's state ments in any way," nor scilt anyone to do so. Although ho knew Jurreit had been a bad charactor he accepted Mrs Butler's assurance that sho " was converted," and till quite re cently beliovcd hor implicitly. It was, ho said, possible that he might havo mistaken what she told hrm to begin with, as ho was in a state of great excitement at tho time ; writing and talk ing of tho Ministerial crisis during the day, nnd sponding his evenings carrying out his investigations in houses of ill repute. Ho had spent money froely collecting facts. Jacques was, in reality, a Greek named Mussabini. He had no connection with the " Pall Mall," but was engaged by tho witness specially to assist in tho " Maiden Tribute Inquiries." Witness was not aware that Mussabini had, prior to boing intro duced to him, oll'ercd some articles similar to tho " Maiden Tribute " scries to the ' Morning Advertiser." At tho conclusion of Stead's cross-examination (of which I havo only given a few scraps) ho wished to put tho Archbishop of Canterbury, Cardinal Manning, and other notabilities into tho box to prove the purity of his motives. This, of course, was disallowed, "motive" having nothing to do with tho case He did, however, get hold of Mr. Howard Vincent, but without scoring much by it, as all that gentleman could say was that ho had strongly dissuaded Stoad from attempting to buy children, and finally told him he tully expected to find him occupying the dock at tho Old Bailey noxt time thoy met. Howard Vincent and Lord Dalhousie tcstillod to tho magnitude of the infamous traflic in young girls for immoral purposes on tho conti nent, The cross-examination of B ram well Booth was devoted principally to eliciting why Stead and himself, after averring that they wished tho fullest glare of publicity cast upon all their pro ceedings in connection with the Armstrong ease, (1) deliberately suppresßod at Bow Street tho fact of Eliza having been a second time chloro formed, and (2) denied tho existence of Mrs, Armstrong's letter imploring Booth to sond back hor child. Tho Summing-up and Verdict. The following report of tho Judge's summing up mid verdict (which was returned after the mail left London) is taken from the account (by cable) published in the American Journals:— , London, November 7.-The trial of Siead and other defendants in tho Armstrong abduction caso was resumed to-day before Justico Lopos. Tho Judge, in his charge to tile jury, urged that they bring m a verdict according to law, and not allow porsonal sympathies to influence their de _3lo,n,'r ?& sto„ d' J"Bticc Lopes said, tilled tho Fall Mall Gazette with filthy, disgusting articles of an obscene nature, the publication o£ which was not connected with the prcsont charge. The only material question for the jury to decide was whether the child, Eliza Armstrong, was taken away from home against her father's will. They were also to determine whether the mother sold her child to the prisonors, as alleged by defend ants, „.._t , j,ury T r.? tlv _■ at 3M P-m- Tho foreman askod tho Judge, beforo tho jury left thoir scats. io allow them to distinguish botween Mrs. Jar rett and Mr. Stead, as to their criminal liability, in caso the jury concluded that Mrs, Jarrett has disobeyed tho insti uctions of Mr. Stead. Tho jury returned to the Court-room at 6.10 o clock with their verdict. They agreed that Stead and Mrs Jarrott took Eliza Armstrong from her homo againßt hor father's will, but could not agree as to whether Mrs Jarrett ob- ! tamed the child by false pretences. They also

~_ .. ~T3„t,-_ ifctru-T agreed that the mother did not [sell her child as "Oh 1 yes." I said to him, " Hut is »»true a f| eged by the defence, nnd that Booth and tfmr, if Inm well introduced, and 1 have a J j ocque3 w6 re uot parties to the abduction. c,.„V-„„,l n-tn or a ten-pound note in my 1 The Judge deterred passing sentence on tho five-pound note OTa tenpou j convicted prisoners until after the trial o£ the pocket I can go and orue. a ._"' l , indictment for indecent assault against Stead, brought to me in tho same way in whichi a > Ja - ql _ eßi Jnn . e tt, and Mowry. mutt would _0 and ordor a sheep to bo\ The prisoners were all admitted to bail to man wouiu g market?'' I said appear on Tuesday next. The jury considered brought to him in ™c mvi _,oi"• that Mr Stead had been misled, nnd they urged to him that such a StatO O;," 0"-""" that the laws for tho protection of women and enough to "raise hell." He Bald it did DOC children should be better enforced. raise the neighbours. I said, "Well if 1 M r Stead Interviewed in Prison. can get to know these facts of my own At the BtlDßequ ent sitting of tho Court, Mr knowledge—if I can prove that this thing stead was sentenced to thre months'imprison-, ™n he done for me it will not raise the ment, Sampson Jacques (also o£ the " Pall Mall can oe aone i~""... _„:-- „ii Tine-land." Gazette'! was sentenced to one month. Rebecca i neighbours but it Will raise all fW™*- j dnett six months (both without hard labour), With that object in viow 1 sent x-ODecca and hm^e __r. Maurey was given Bix months Tnrrflt.r, to buy girls, nnd I bought girls and w it_ hard labour. The charts against Bram- Jawett to Duy girw, mi s h Salvation Army, were with had girls procured for me in oraer wiuu & To a correspondent who called might be able to speak to my own personal on M _ ,_ pri;on , h _ . dltor g&id .__ knowledge, saying I have either done it my .. jam _ n monstrously good spirits, bo self or sent agents to do it, and it has been cause I regard the trial as having dispose! sen or sent "B°'"f , .' .th matteri 0 f all the Btook cbaraesagainstms invettigatlon. done. That marks the point oi tnemniier. „bo r(imemberel t hat of 67 columns I went to a lawyer—Mr Sliaen, ol snaen o£ the -Gazette's" articles hardly three de nnd Roscoo solicitors to the Association pendod upon Mrs Jarreti's evidence, and « _ _«-™.! - thfl Laws relating to Women that I employed hor only at tho earliest for Enforcing ™7™y,°"J th period before I had learned how logo to work aDd Children-about the last man in tne * 8lf _ j Bt rongly deprecate any uttempt to world I should think, to whom any person, _- ul£o a r;iw 0D my behalf, or to say that I have cnntamnlatine abduction, could have gone, been treated unjustly, bsc.uße that is not truo. contompiaiiiiK - » commit I made a blunder, nnd am now payinj? the Ho said, "Oh, you are going to commit H (or it .still, lam uphold by tho know crimes. What you aro doing might do ]eug e that my blunder is belter than the wis r-riminal if you had a criminal intent, but aom 0 f others'' In a letter published on the vnn have no criminul intent, and it will 9th. ho said that he would not quarrel about tho you have no crimiuui ww , ... verdict, whatever It might be, and that ho had become a question for the jury whether *»« & tria] He p h rer - rrC(i lhftt Rebec(;a your intent was criminal or not. oo I j arro tt be treated with mercy in pretere.-ce to said " Vory woll How can I best satisfy a himself. He remained firm in the conviction jury that I have not any criminal, intent?" thathc wasHght.^.^ Ho said, "If you have not any criminal in- viCiVor Scribes Uki ns in apr son garh, con tent in what you aro doing you had better bating of a Glengarry C ap, anil loose-flulng, take some ono into your confidence who ootourless jao.et, tUmpsd on thekft bwas^ would bo tho last person in tho world whom J_^ o Sis^ la /p ( £ t p^iith?B«»wS you would tell what you were going to do, mon t brand, oversized patched boots, and his not in detail, but generally, before you do hair was croppod ►horr. He appeared to be •i. v-„ i,« -l hnttnr toll n. member of Porlia- BufforinK severely from cold, his hands belntr it. \ou had better tell a memDeroli""'" tucked in his cipacious blcovos for warmth, mont." I thought, well Ido not know He _ as jn j alpl _ (pr i tß> however, that a member of Parliament is good He was allowed a Mibloia his cell, bat the light enough, so I wont and told the Archbishop was not sufflolent-for him to read it. Ills b, cak enougn, bo - re«> » Bll i„_,nnpd him fast consisted of thinporndgo and brown bread, of Canterbury, and I havo subpeennea Mm, Ma - im]e _ n[ BU(jt _ udclil _- > supßor mmc _. 8 and ho will come before you. He dissuaded breakfast. Ho was nor. allowed to 6eo anybedy mo most earnestly, and will no doubt tell bttwoen fix p.m. and eight a.m. Tho daily task „ n » thai ho dnnracated most sincerely and assign _ him was picking one pound of oakum; you that ho rtepiecatea most sinr.eri.iy v v or(]1 pr i S oners have to pick three pounds, earnestly tho course of action which 1 put- The govern;,,. 0 f the prison has b en ordered by sued. But, ns I said to him, "I did not the nuthoritips to treat Mr Steal as allrstclasj com© for your counsel; 1 camo to com- m_d;mena_t,whiehme ns,ofcourse.exemption miiiiicate to you my rosolutions, and with from labour.

THE ADVANCE ON BURMAH.

Success of tho Expeditionary Force,

Tan reply of King Thcebaw, of Burmah, to tho British ultimatum was hostile and in adequate In responso to tho British de mand for tho control of Bnrmah'a foioign relations, King Theobaw said that ho must iirst consult Germany, Franco and Italy. Tho British oxpodion ary forco was then ordered to cross tho frontier wifch tho least possible de lay. Four regiments immediately started upon the Irrawaddy River on steamers. Tho Irrawaddy, tho most heavily armed vessel in tho British navy for her draft-5J feet—proceeded in advance, and will go up tho river as far as Bbam. bho takes up somo torpodoes, and a large supply of gun cotton and nocossary appliancos for the re moval of obstructions in tho bed of the rivor. Sho is accompanied by two armed launches. Tho navigation of tho Irrawaddy is vory difficult, owing to tho constant changes in tho channel. Vessels running between Rangoon and Mandalay change pilots 17 times. There aro CO rivor pilots, most of whom aro Chittagongians, and can be reliod on to aid tho expedition. Formal Declaration of War by King Theobaw. Advices received at Rangoon on Novem ber 12th from Mandalay stated that the Bur mese had detained tho steamer which was sont to Mandalay to bring away the Euro peans, and threatened to burn hor if eho attempted to leave. Foreigners wero not allowed to leave. Tho British expeditionary force, under General Prendergast, comprises 45 steamers, flats and floating batteries, the latter boing fitted out from six of the largest barges. Each of the floating bat teries carries two 60 pounder howitzers and is attended by armed launches. Twelvo 25 pounder eiego guns are mounted on tho steamers. The force numbers 10,000 men, 7000 camp followers, GOO mules and 2 ele phant battoricF. King Thecbaw issued a proclamation de claring thnt ho will not accept tho absurd propositions of the Indian Government, and therefore declaring war. 110 promised to personally lead his troops and called upon his subjects to tight for the defence of thoir country and religion. Europeans were net to bo molested until tho invaders crossed tho frontier, when all woro to be slain. Many Europeans woro leaving Mandalay unliia dorcd. Tho Italian Consul remained. King Thoobaw's Navy Captured. Armed steam launches from the British steamers Kathleon arid Irrawaddy cap tured King Theebaw's war vessol. The capture was effected under tho guns of Cluttorbuck Fort, after a sharp fight. One of tho British officers was wounded. According to another account, King Theebaw's man-of-war was captured opposite Fort Simbourgweh, aftor a sharp encounter with that fortification. The launclios from tho steamer Yog are said to havo taken part in the affair. Capture of Kinihla. London, November IS. —Tho British forcos in Burmah havo carried tho forts iv the vicinity of Minihla, and captured tho city aftor three hours' firing from tho float ing battorios, and armed launches nnd heavy guns on board tho steamers. Tho British lost four men killed andtwenty-seven wounded. As Minihla was tho moat strongly fOl tilled position on the river, by its capture tho way is cleared for tho British advance to Mandalay, as tho forts at Ava, twelvo miles from the Burmese capital, aro only slight structures compared with thoso ot Minihla. General Prendsrgast has strongly garri soned tho town of Minihla. Somo British thells accidentally sot fire to tho town of Minihla, and it was do stroyed. TUo Capturo of Maglve.

_ Rangoon, Nov. 21.—The British expedi tionary force has captured Magivo, a town of Burmah, on the loft bank of tho Irra waddy rivor, thirty-five miles above Prome, having a population of about 10,000. Among tho prisoners taken were three Italian officers serving in the Burmese Army. General Prendergast is now at Membo. He states that fighting is ex pected at Sagaing, [The capturo ot tho capital Mandalay has alroady beon cabled.]

AMERICAN SUMMARY.

San Fiungisco, November 3.

The egonts of the Zealandia claimed tho right to carry Knglish malls to the oolonies, alleging that the New York contiact had not expired. _ho agont tf the Now Zealand Government at ■• an Franoisco notifiad tho postal authorities to placo tho mailß aboai d tho Alameda. Tnis was doco, the agent of the Zealandia formally pro testing and threatening to hold tho Now Zea land Government responsible for damages. Tho Chinese Ambasjador denies that tho Chinese Government granted any concessions for making railroads. Senutor Sharon, Californian millionaire, is dead. Ho loft 100.000 dollars to charities, nnd mado a nolemu affidavit on his dosthbed that marital ro.ationa never existed botween hi_self and Sarah AltheaHtll, plaintiff iv tbo celebrated case ai ainat him.

WlllUm Hoath, a loading New York broker, who rocently failed for soveral millions, has been arrested.

A tromondous fire at Galveston. Toxsa, de stroyed 58 blocks. Los., two millions ; insur ances, one million, mostly iv foreign companies. Governor Stanford, California, endowed uni versity at Palo Alto with landed estate val-od fi.CCO.OOO dollars.

Minister Oarlor, of Hawaiin Islands, has lert for liuropo to pro jo.o a plan to England. France, and Gormtmy to socuro tho neutrality cf Paciil. Islands, ceuUalleing uuthority in tlu- Sandwich tela-da. with iuttgijiy (.uai-ttuta by the Powers.

Mrs Pateoll, mother of tho agitator, ia slump ing tho UuitcdStato3infti.vourof Parliamentary tunds.

Fordlnavd Ward, Grnut's partner, has been ontenotd to ten yoara' imprisonment. John Smlivan, pugilij-, starts for Australia in April.

A crusade against tho liquor business iv tho United State.', under Cutuoho auspices, 1b threatened by t.-.e Pope's endorsement of tho anti-liquor decree ot the American Plenary Council.

There has been a great revival in the American iron trade, tho mills being active. John Bowmau, ex-Mayor of St. Louis, was aß.asainateil within a fow foot ot hie own door. It ia believed Dy a political opj oner.t. Hannah Mnsterso- has obtained a divorce at. ban yrtiuci'.co from Joseph Mo-torson, athlete, 01Australia, on tho gronuds of cruelty. the Frco Trade Couto;enoo at Ghic-go wbb largely attended. Beechcr denounced proteclioii as''juggling of the Dovil." Roariguoß. who accompanied Do T.eesips.to Panama, has publisher! v hook at New Yor* making damaging ciitirLnis regarding tho canal. He declares thnt tho scheme has--ready bunk £20,000,0010 iterllug, and isdoomoda. in evitable failure. Tho 'iiooucmiat Kran.aiso" waraa Its countrymon that tho whole com em is ?_• tno,Y or E° ot prolmblo bankntpto, ur>d that the collapßO will bo tho moat lerrille of the nlniiloenth century. The Canaaian Pa.'fie Railway Company Btarted their flrst through trcin from Montreal to the Rocky Mountains on Nov. 3, but it Ib un doratood there will be no regular through Ber vlco to tho Pacific coast lill next spring In a great storm off the coast of _.brador. eighty flal mg vessc'.B wore wrecked, and 70 men lost their lives.

Opposition to vaccination continues at Mon treal and Toronto, and small-pox oantlunos its ravages. The disease has also spread to Prince ■Edwards Island. 41 coses are reported at Charlottetoi. n.

Sir John Macdonald has left Ottawa for Eng land to confer with the Imperial authorities re American fishery rights. A conflagration at Iquique. Peru, caused loss S«i_r Uon d 0 krs; insuranoe 376,000 dollars, in British companies. Civil war still continues to rage in Peru,

A LONDON SENSATION.

Klopomentoraßea^^ NwYonK-,Novemb o 7- lß _ ' London .peciaUa^Tke..^,,; elopement of a beautiful JJjl^ of «, 8 isawardin chancery and n!^O,lU. latter's steward, a _ arried^.»i«ith, derson, was first n_bn.__ . """"ed A* stated that the ebr*,™. .l^rSSV* town. One n»n_?_r &«*!____« that thirty Xtf** IMS** fearing that that the b«^.°* oFfi? might be a relativ otS_&¥_«S_. is Ridgeway. Anderso. fti^S the severe penalty of that' otder to e_? tion or doling KT&MB caused Miss Ridgewav tn_T ln AftS. by which sho boundttfc^Sl a domestic servant. _t_ __*SS oh° f'§ ned T by Person, . n d ri oouni^^ attested. It wob JSW:e today, b.tltwffl.SSSyy.AJS do once. Mi BB Kidgeway^Z^thu

OTAHUHU SPRING MEETING.

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ss ;.' cat a-? - Auctions. to-morrow, corn exchangeTfort-street. wo o l sale (second for this season) Will be hold on TUESDAY, December 15, at half-past 2 o'clock. G. W. BINN EV, Auctioneer. S TO-MORRO W, At Noon. REMUERA. REMUERA. THE ORAKEI AND MOUNTAIN ROAD ESTATE. J. R. RANDERSON Has received inatructlonß to soil, by Public Auction, at hla Mart, Mercantile Cnamborß, Qaeen-street THIS PROPERTY which comprises some 20 aoroa of Land, has beon carefully sur veyed Into Suitable Lots for Villa Sites, also is unsurnaased, possessing magnifloiont Views. - • This flue Estate iB situated adjacent to the Residences of C. C. MoMtllan Esq.. and opposite tha property of A. laaaca Eaq. la bounded by Good Road. For furthor particulars, apply to J. R. RANDERSON, Auctioneer. ». O. OABB.I [8.11. BONKS TO-MORROW, At 11 o'clock. > SUGARS! SUGARS! SUGARS! B. TONKS & CO. Will soil on Tuotday, 15th, at, eleven o'clock, •jftryr MATS SUGARS Samples at Mart on Monday. R. O. OAUR] ["• "• TONKS TO - M 0 R R OW, At Eleven o'Clock. TRADE SALE OK GROCERIES, OILMEN'S STORES, , DRIED ARPLES, CANNED FRUITS, &C, Sec, oic. B. TONKS A CO. Will soil on Tuosday. the 15th, at 11 o'clock, W >' rV/IA PACKAGES OF GROCERIES dOll AND OILMEN'S STORKS, CANNED GOODS, DRIED JfKUITS. Etc., Etc., Etc., B. O. CAKIS.] ["• »• T°NK«- TO-MORROW, At 11 o'clock, INDIAN TEAS. INDIAN TEAS. TRANSHIPPED Ex RAJPOOTANA. B. TONKS & CO. Will sell on Tuesday, tho 15th Inst., at elovon 1 o'clock, or HALF-CHESTS VERY SUPERIOR PEKOE SOUCHONG. JUST LANDED. ■ ! • gamplea tor liquoring can be had at the Mart, B. O. CARB] I". D. TONKS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, At 11 o'clock, ' ' ENGLISH FURNITURE I ENGLISH FURNITURE I Ex Jesßie Readman, from London. B. TONKS & Co. Are inatruoted to sell on Thursday, December 17, at 11 o'clock, <_/» CASES FIRST-CLASS ENGLISH #0 FURNITURE- Walnut Drawing-room Suites Mahogany Dining-room Suites Mahogany Sideboards ' Duohesse Suites '/ '■':, Cabinets Marb!e-top Washatands Canterburys Whatnots , . Loo Tables Oooasional Tables Commodes , , Blaok and Gold Overmantels &C, &0„ &C. Many new designs, and all first-class Englls ■ Furniture. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16. TO WAREHOUSEMEN, DRAPERS, AND OTHERS IMPERATIVE UNRESERVED SALE OF HOSIERY AND SHIRTING, DRESS MATERIALS, ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, CURTAINS, _C, &o.i &c- GABRIEL LEWIS Has received instructions to sell, on above date, at 11 o'clock, 8 CASES OF SHETLAND HALF HOSE (assorted) Q CABES LADIES'. GIRLS' AND MAIDS' 9 HUSE (Lace and embroidered) 3 OASES GENT'S REGATTA SHIRTS A CASES SUMMER DRESS MATERIAL 0 OASES PRINTS 1 CASE LACE CURTAINS • > CASKS UNDER SHIRTS X CASES ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS •I CASE SILK AND ALAPACA COATS. Termß at Sale. i;i ; WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16 At 12 O'clock, Noon. T ONSDALE7 T ONSDALE. REMUERA, REMUERA. REMUERA. VALUABLE VILLA SITES. The subscribers has been inatruoted by H. G. 1 ' Pain, Esquire, to sell by Publlo Auotlon, at The Mart, C 9, Queen.treet on .iOove date, mHIS SUPERIOR PROPERTY, having X been out up into }-aore lots, will be anb ", I mittedtothe public on Wednesday, 16th inst. The estate is situated on the sunny side of Little Rangitoto, and is bounded on the north and south by r. serves, so that there is no pos sibility ot the views being built out. This Pro fit oerty should exolte keen competition. It is splendidly situated, being surrounded by roads. M' JHas a magnificent view of the sea; also, city and country. The land is volcanic, and cannot besurpaesed for the richness of its pasture, carrying one o.w to the aore all the year round. Itlsonlyfive minutes' walk from the Remuera Social Hall. Store, and Butcher's Imop. A ll'.e of rail will shortly be <ut from Penrose Station to the City, which must pas* close to the Protierty, and the station bo within three mi'iutes walk. N 8.-Partioa anxious to make money, if they i i Invest in this Property, will double it in two years certain. Terms, one-third cash, balance five years at seven per cent. Also, The large atsd commodious 12-roomed House on the same property, with or without 21 aores at land, which was put up about six months ago, and cost over £1,000. It commands a magni ficent view of the harbour, and is beautifully finished with oil convenienoes—linen and plate cupboards, pantries, &c. Also, stable, cow house, piggery, &0., &o. Persons desirous of VIEWING TOE HOUSE AND LAND, may obtain FREE PASSES for SATURDAY by any of the 'Busses on applica ||] tlontotheAuctioneerß. mortonTjackson, Auctioneers, Produce Merohants, Estate Agents "Hp- and Valuators^, Queen-street, Auckland._ ' —WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 69, Queen-street. CURE ON. CURDON. CURDON. VICTORIA AVENUE. VICTORIA AVENUE. REMUERA. REMUERA. VILLA RESIDENCE. VILLA RESIDENCE. MESSRS MORTON & JACKSON HavJ been instructed by H. Q. Pain, Esq., to sell I at their Mart, W, Queen-street, on Weoneeday, December 16, at- twelve noon, T A RGB VILLA RESIDENCE, with I J m Acres of Land; House has 12 rooms, ■table, coac-house, cowshed, fowlhouse, &c. There Is » baantiful garden of about 1J acres, with ft first-rate tennis ground. From the veranda- you obtain splendid views of the bar boar asd orakel fenimrela. Omnibuses paaa __s_rmierty every hoar, and it Is within twenty _te_t*-wa!fc of Item u-ra Bail way Station. for tetfcet purtieulars apply to the auctioneers. MORTON AND JACKSON, Auctioneers, House, Land, and Estate Agents, 69, Qaeen-street. DURHAM YARDB. TWJR SALE, •* the Durban Yards, E 49tt.TnM-ftr, Mil (retook, mm, TALLOW, WOOL, V* BBMU, PVMfIR AMD MOLAM,



1 ■ ■ ■ sr* WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10. I THE HAYMA-RKET. O O L g A L E THIRD FOR THIS SEASON WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, At 11 o'clock. ALFRED BUCKLAND. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18. THE II A V M A R X E T. For Sale, on Friday, December 18, A STRONG AND ACTIVE GELDING, quiot and staunch, suitable for epting cart or wflggonotto. ALFRED BUCKLAND. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 188G, At Twolvo o'Clock. DESIRABLE GRAZING FARM. The undorslgnod haa received instructions to soil, at the Haymarkot, on Wodnosday, Jan uary 13,185 C, at twelve o'olock, THE SURREY FARM, situate near tho Miranda Redoubt, con taining 1,283 acres cf freehold, with Dwelling and outhouses erected thereon; and TWO LEASEHOLDS, each ot 500 aores, held at annual rentals of £25. one having about five tho other ten yoars unexpired, The proporty ia advantageously situated, ad joining tho Coal Minos now being opened up by Hunt and Co. About 1,000 acroa are in grass and otherwise improved, Most of tho land is of excellent quality. Tho whole Estate forma a first-class cattlo run, and its prospective vnluo, from its proximity to the coal minea and a pro jected railway from Pokeno, makeß the abovo a mo3t desirable investment. Intending purchasers would roceivo useful Informailon by applying to the undersigned aa to inspecting the property, and Mr Uunn, tho manager, residing on tho estate, would show intending purchasers over It. For further particulars apply to Messrs Whitnkor and Russell, Mr William Altken, or to tbe Auctioneer. ALFRED BUCKLAND. MONDAY, JANUARY 4, ISB6. ANNUAL SALE OF THOROUGHBRED YEARLINGS, THE PROPERTY OB1 THE NEW ZEALAND STUD AND PEDIGREE COMPANY. MESSRS HUNTER & NOLAN, In conjunction with MR ALFRED BUCKLAND, Have reoeivod instructions from tho New Zea land Stud and Pedigrco Stock Company to hold their ANNUAL ©ALE OF THE WHOLE OF THEIR THOROUGHBRED YEARLINGS ON MONDAY, JANUARY 4. 1880, AT SYLVIA PARK, When they will dißposo of about 35 Yearlings Catalogues of which are to be soon at tho "Star" Office, or will bo for warded on application to tho Auctioneers. SPECIAL TRAINS AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Luncheon at One o'Clock. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17. THE REMUERA YARDS. FTIHE /CHRISTMAS TyTARKET For Sale on Thursday, December 17, at 1 o'olock, iIAA WELL-FATTED MEDIUM <*"" WEIGHT STEERS AND HHIFERS QQO FAT WETHERS, ox Orotl, from Wanganul 20 () FAT LAMBS 2(1 CHOICE CALVES DAIRY COWS, STORE CATTLE IMPORTANT NOTICE. THE MARKET IN the CHRISTMAS WEEK Will he hold on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23. ALFRED BUCKLAND. /COUNTRY CATTLE SALES. Drury—Wednesday, December 16. Papakura—Wednesday, December 30. ALFRED BUCKLAND. TO-MORROW, At Noon. DESIRABLE CITY PROPERTY, PITT-STREET FRONTAGE, VINCENT STREET FRONTAGE. D. F. EVANS Has received instructions from the Trustees of the United Free Methodist Church to sell by public auction, at bis Land Mart, Queen-street, on Tuesday, December 15. at noon, THAT DESIRABLE FREEHOLD PRO PERTY, being the present site of their ohurch and school, having an extensive frontage to Pitt-street extending through to Vincent etreet, the whole forming one of the best sites on the west aide of the city for a publlo hall, a purpose for which it ia well adapted, and auch a building is much needed; or, as an investment it is socond to none, having for a certainty great prospective value There is no doubt that as soon as Hobaon-streot is formed Pitt-street will have tho easiest grade, and become the main outlet from the wharf and city. Should the Property not sell in one lot, I am instructed to sub divide into lots, and sell these Grand Building Sites separately, that is 3 fronting Pitt-street and 2 in Vinoent-street (plan now ready). This will afford an oppor tunity to Becureagrand Bite Beldom met with. The substantial Wooden Church and Brick School will be sold at same time. Also, Ruatanga, County of Marsden, Lot 72, 40 Aores of unimproved Land, of fair averago quality. D. F. EVANS, Auctioneer. W. S. COCHRANE] [jAS. DACRK TO-MORROW. MUSICAL BOXE3, ISLAND CURIOS, SHELLS, FANCY GOODS. The Subscribers will sell by auction at their Rooms, Qaeen-street, on Tnesday, December 15, at 11 o'clock, FANCY GOODS, Concertinas, Toys, Vasea. Pictures, Wire Covers, Clooka, Crockery, Glassware, Cutlery, Platedwaro, Axes, Vinegar, Sauce, Jugs, Cruets, Ornaments, Books, Tools, large Musical Box, &c. Also. ISLAND CURIOS, consisting of Bows and Arrows, Spears, Clubs, Shells, &c, &c. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers. W. S. COCHRANE.] [JAB, DAOBJR, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16. NEW BOOKS I NEW BOOKS 11 NEW BOOKS I 25 VOLUMES NEW LAW BOOKS I The Subscribers will sell by auction at their Rooms, Queen-street, on Wednesday, Decem ber 16, at 11 o'clook, OAA VOLUMES BOOKS, consiating tw\J\7 of Beeton's Encyclopaedia, lOvols, Chambers's English Literature, Popular Educa tor, National History of England, 4vols, CasaeU's Saturday Journal, Brooke's Gazetteer, Illus trated Review, Dictionary of the Bible, National Knoyclopoadia, Faith of the World, Eighteenth Century, Poetical Works, Novels by Ouida, Mlssßraddvn, Alnsworth, Grant, Mayne Reld, Collins, &c, &o. Also, 25 VOLUMES NEW LAW BOOKS. Catalogues of Law Books on application. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers, LOOK OUT FOR ELLERSLIE PARK SALE (LATE ISAACS'S ESTATE). RICH LANDS, GRAND VIEWS, GOOD ROADS. OVERLOOKING RACECOURSE EARLY IN JANUARY NEXT. B, 0. GREENWOOD, Auctioneer,



TO-MORRQW, NOON. WATCHES ! WATCHES ! JEWELLERY ! JEWELLERY ! Just Arrived from tho South. FRESH BARGAINS, SOMETHING FOR E^'ERYONE, CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. R. ARTHUR Has been favoured with Instructions to Sell by Publlo Auction, at his Mart, on Tuesday next, at 12 o'clock, noon, A LARGE AND VARIED ASSORT MENT, just arrived from the South, of— WATCHES—GoId, Silver, Niokle and Plated Ladiea' and Gentlemen's, from some of the best makers. JEWELLERY—GoId, Silver and Plated Rings, Brooches, Sets, Pini, Studs, Necklets, Bracelets, Lockets, Alberts. Chains. DIAMOND RINGd, Ladies' and Gonts' Setß, Bracelets, &c. K.P. WARE—Fish and Fruit Knives, Stands, Kc. ON VIEW ON THE MORNING OF SALE. INSPECTION INVITED. TO-MORROW, NOON, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND EFFECTS, GLASS AND EARTHENWARE, PLATEDWAREJ, HOLLOWARE, &c, Removed to Mart for Sonvenience of Sale. R. ARTHUR His been favoured with instructions to Soli by Public Auction, at his Mart, Queen-street, on Tuesday next, at 12 o'clock noon, Furniture Department, Saleroom No. 2, A LARGE AND VARIED ASSORT MENT op HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND EFFECTS. A good opportunity for per sons furnishing to got a supply. — Drawlng lng-room Suito, 0 pieces; Dining-room and Breakfast-room Suito, Parlour Suite, Carpets, Ruga, Oilcloth, Fenders, rTire Irons, Couches, , Chairs, Loo Tablos, Tables, Cheil'.miers, Meat Safes. Curtains, Lamps, Stove; Glass, China, and Earthenware; Kitchen Utondils, Dresser, Plated Forks, Spoons, Cruets, etc.; Fixtures, Iron and Wood Bedsteads, Paillasses, Mattress, Pillow, Bedding, Withstands, Toilet Sets, Sofa, Looking-glasses, toilet Tables, Cheats of Drawers, Matting, Feather Beds, Kapok Bods. Baths. Poles and Kings. , ~ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, At Noon. FIRST-CLASS INVESTMENTS. CITiT PROPERTIES; FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD. FREEHOLD, SURREY HILLS, MOUNT EDEN, MOUNT ALBERT, AND COUNTRY. ALSO, SCHOONER AND CUTTERS. LATE MR JOSEPH CRAIG'S ESTATE. R. ARTHUR Has beon favoured with instructions from the Executors of tho late Mr Josoph Craig to sell, by publlo auction, at his Estate, Land, and Houso Sale-rooms, Arthur's Matt, ou Wednes day, 16th Inst, at twelve o'clock noon, fTIHE following well-situated Freehold and -*- Loasehold Properties, in leading Btreots and fast-rlsins neighbourhoods, an opportunity for possession of splondid Business Sites and Premises, beautifully-fcituated Resldencea. and Siteß in the City and Suburba. Firat-claas In vestments which should not be missed :— Lot 1.-COMMERCS-STREET (leasehold), near the new railway s:_tion-Allotment ,\o. 63 and part ot Nos, 50 and 53, Section 2, having a frontage of 01 foot 9 inches, with the Build ings erected thereon. Asulendidbusincsaaite. Lot 2 —WELLESLEY-STRKET (leasehold).— Two Allotments, Noa. 12 and 13. and part of 11 and 14, Sub-section 4 ot Section 13, with two well built and flniaho- Kealdenses of 8 rooms each. Tho uituutlon is convenient healthful, and ploasant. About 30 years to run. Lot 8.-SYMONDS-STRKKT <loa_oho!d).-A faithfully-built Rosidenco ot 10 rooms, oon vonlently arranged and well finished; atablcs, out-houses. (Sc.; on a largo leasehold allotment. About. 89 years to run. Lot 1.-LORNK-S fREET (freehold).-Allotmont No. 85, Section 32, having a frontage of CO foot by a dopth o£ 1151, with two Houses erected thorcon, one of 7 rooms, tho other 8 rooms. This is a lino site for a factory ; but a Bhort distanco from Queen-street. Lots.-RU_LAND-STRKET(leaaehold).-Allot mont No. 5, Section No. 5, 32 x ICO f.ot, with tho stables thereon. A good business site. Lot G.-HBPBURN-STREKT (leasohold). near Ponsonby Head—AUotmont Jo, 12, of Sub section 1, 2, i, 5. Section 50, huvlng a frontage of 51 feet by a depth of 102 foot with a newly-built HoUcC of aix rooms; a beautiful sitnation. Lot 7.-ABKRCROMBIE-STREET llonsohold)- Allotinont No. 35, sub-division 5, Section 13, having a frontage of 33 tcot. Lots.—Mount Eden. RESERVE ROAD (freo hold), oppoßite thu gtounda and reaidonco of J. Batger, Esq.—Aluigo Allotment, having 103 feet frontage by a depth of about 400 foet. Lot 9.-MOUNT EDEN ROAD, oppoalte the reaidenco of W. Brldgman.Esq , and next to J. Ba'ger, Esq —A fln-j Atlotmout having 215 feet frontage, with good House and lar^e iron stable; tbla will bo sold in sections; a moat pleaaant place for residences. Lot 10.-MOUNT EDEN, near Mount Edon Road (freeholc)—Allotmont, Lot 2a and Ba, Sub division in Allo:menta of No. 137, Section 10, Suburbs. Lot 11. -BURREY IHLLS, corner of NorttA h Road and Kent street (froohold) — Allot- t? ment 40 x 851, with good Dwelling _ thereon. a £ Lot 12.-SURRE. HILLS, Kent-st (free- o hold)—Allotmont having 30 foot frontage. P, with a good five roomed House. c Lot 13.-SURREY HILLS, corner of North H Road and Pollen street (freehold) — Al- Jo lotment 52 x 881, with throe good Shopa ►. and Residence, and a House of four _ rooms. Lc I P" Lot 14. - SURREY HILLS, Pollen-street gj (freehold) — Allotment having SO feet frontage, with a House ot four rooms. W Lot 15.—SURREY HILLS, corner of North S Road and Maokolvle-stroet — Two Al- _] lotments 26x851 feet, with Residences H of five rosms each. jg Lot 10. - SURREY HILLS, Maokolvle- & street (froohold) — Allotment having 30 H feet frontage, with a Houso ot five g Rooms. ) • Lot 17.-MOUNT ALBERT, AVONDALE (free hold)—A fine site for homesteads, situated at the corner of New North Read and Manu kau Road, aovon fine Building Sitea, being subdivision of lots 20, 21, 28, and 29 of original sub. Gi. Lot 18.-MATAKOHK, MARSDEN- GO acreß of land, being northern portion of lot 40. Lot rg.-RAGLAN-Lots 9, 10,11, 12, seotlon 3, subdivision into sections and lot Allotment 30, Whangaroa, Rutland. Lot 20.-WAIWERA- 80 acres of land, allotmont No. 76. Also, Tons.>« gj> SCHOONER SAUCY KATE .. 41 ]%*$ CUTTER DEVERON, newly built 26 \° £ CUTTER FOUR SISTERS.. .. 19 j&gg /»*& WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, Eleven o'clock a.m. NEW NORTH ROAD, ROCKY NOOK. BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE. R. ARTHUR Has received instrnctions to sell by publlo auc tion at his Mart, Qaeen-street, on Wednesday, December 23, at eleven o'clock a.m., BY ORDER OE THE MORTGAGEE, "\TEW NORTH ROAD AND GEORGE- J_l STREET, Rocky Nook, the property of Mr Paul McKeuzie, being six allotments. Noa. 1. 3, 4,6. 7. and 8, of subdivision of Lots 94 and 95, Snbnrba of Auckland, together with the houses erected thereon. TUESDAYS. THE HAYMARKET. SALE OF WOOL, SHEEPSKINS, HIDES. TALLOW, HAY, and STRAW, each TUESDAY, at 12 o'clock. ALFRED BUCKLAND. TO-MORROW, JUNCTION YARDS. Tho undersigned will sell at tho Junction Yards on Tuesday, December 15, "I ____ FAT CATTLE IOV 900 FAT SHEEP FAT LAMBS DAIRY AND BTORE COWS VEAL CALVES, &o„ &c. HUNTER & NOLAN, Auctioneers. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17. THE DURHAM YARDS. WOOL SALE. THE UNDERSIGNED WIIX, HOLD THEIR SECOND WOOL SALE OF THE SEASON ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, At 2 o'Clock. HUNTER AND NOLAN, Auctioneers,



SMITH & CAUGHEY,/ IMPORTERS, /$/ /v/ S. & C. beg to intimate that further shipments, ex s.s. Arawa and / / Aorangi, in all some ' nm\* / 135 CASES AND BALES A*OV *, /Q_ / Jsr (Personally selected and bought under the most favourable clr- / r / ,\J cumstances AT THE END OP THE LONDON SEASON, / P^T / <$y when manufacturers and merchants were clearing out tholr /x_ _f / Summer stocks) ARE NOW OPENED UP, and will be sold / __%/ / ,0 at extraordinary low prices In order to effect / Q-Tv / A A SPEEDY CLEARANCE. / V / £, NOVELTIES AND SPECIAL VALUE in DRESS /.» / 7 *"* FABRICS, SILKS AND SATINS. /Ay / Q NOVELTIES AND SPECIAL VALUE in //_V / 4* PRINTS AND WASHING DRESSES. / j*\/ / .A/ NOVELTIES AND SPECIAL VALUE In /_SO^ / <W RIBBONS, LACES, and HOSIERY. /i_>r / '^ NOVELTIES AND SPECIAL VALUE in /_»V / GLOVES and HABERDASHERY. / jCS? / NOVELTIES AND SPECIAL VALUE / >OS / We hold an Enormous Stock of i nx,¥,£2?^^_ jUNEKY' AND /f__V / Wain Goods, such as LINENS, UNDERCLOIHING. / **Q / direct from the mills in Belfast. ETC., ETC., ETC. / / / /CALICOES, SHIRTINGS, SHEET //^ / INGS, ETC., and all kinds ot Cotton Goods A' / ._^^J / bought cheap, and will be sold cheap. /O / /CARPETS. RUGS, LINOLEUMS, OIL- A>7 / •_. T / CLOTHS, ETC., unusually good value. £t / V / O / T / ___ Our celebrated LION BRAND , / / J_*fe_ BOYS', YOUTHS', & MEN'S GEh m / _ / f.Mjm LONG CLOTHING la proving t -I_3» £rr / (~A / #*\ -tS_J? TV self unsurpassed for wearing quali *& °0 / x\j / NfcJf^SwY^ ties, and ia offered at specially low V /£&> / t^p^-%* v prloe3- O / jCST / **■"**«? V \ Gents' Hrvts, Shirts, Collars, / .T^ / ;_s4j >JI Tien, Umbrollas, &o, in great />? / >Q^/ / U_v i varioty- CV /A\ / _f\\ FURTHER SHIPMENTS TO •V /_V_ / *~^ 3i) ARRIVE AS THE SEASON / C*V / ADVANCES. / / All Goods Marked in Plain Figures. No Second Price. No Discount. /^/SMITH & CAUGHEY, /NY WHOLESALE & FAMILY DRAPERS, f ' 239, QUEEN STREET, & NEWMARKET. """"" O__S __ V_E 33, JB TX S CBBDI Ti NEW ZEALAND TWEED COMPANY, TAILORS, Shortland-stbhrt, Auckland. patterns sent post free, 7s 6d extra for Paget or Morning Coat. Poßtagc: Coat, 2a; Trousers, Is; Vest, 6d; to any part rot New Zealand KIW GOODS FOB BJ.BXH. HOW SHOWING, All orders by post must he prepaid. HwuarsmMtt for Cant— 1 to 2, From neck nam to /*BJI l|__f'f_f_S3jl ■_■ 3t» 4te 5. From team at I ' I <>■ V *s A back to elbow, and on to I 1 •>'.; I' '§S Itngtk ofilieoe I 1 "■" I' Hi Hound cktst under coat J 1 From tacit of neok to n- I 1 p|ft autnd opening I I \ |_|a Itate what poeketi ton I 11/ "I |j|| Mtannmut for V«t— / aWi >" Round eheit under coat J Mt I || Fnm back of neck to re- j m \ M tulnd. opening and then J Mt I §■■:' on to length I W \ llM_ar_uat for Ti»n»r»— \ M I Ja4 Whether poeketi to be tide \ % \ M \ 1 Jto 5, From top of troumre \ M I§l I 8 to 7, tntlde leg team |s| H \ -,- - 1, Hound Waist j II iS-^S W N _§§=_? S/ **""''r**** L a_g_r/ liW^ \Jo^^^^ 6, flo-n. Bottom o/Soot £fsirs*^~~ QUALITY No. 1. QUAUTY No. 2. QUALITY No. 3. QUALITY No. 4. suit, suit, suit. sun\ £3 38 £3 IBs. £4 4s. 24 lOs. TROUSERS-VEST, TROUSERS _ VEST, TROUSERB _ VEST, TROUSERS k VE.-.T, £1 7s £1 18s. £1 17s. Od. £2. TROUSERS, TROUSERS, TROUSERS, TROUSERS, 16s. 20s. 235. Od. _6s. ' ' Heat Saddle Cloth. QUALITY No. 1. BEST QUALITY No. 2. SV HFINE BLACK CLOTH. FOXS No. 1 SERGE. COAT, COAT, COAT. COAT, po li £2 17s, £2 an. £2 U». TROUSERS, TEOUBERS, TROUSERS, TROUSERS, 2 Is 28s. OOs. 20s VEST! VEST, VEST, VEST, 15s, IBs. IBs. 14s. Black or Blue Diagonal Cloth, Black or Blue Diagonal Cloth. THE WOMBEHFU__ ! Latest Improvements. Valuable Appliances. Ten Years' Guarantee. Patent Automatio Winder. Patent Drop-Rollers. Patent Loose-Winding-Wheel. Patent Thread Releaser. Wer thelm Machines kept In Repairs for throe years FREE 07 CHARGE. Illustrated Catalogruos and Samples of Work fre* from— THB WEUTH__- SEWING MACHINE AGENCY. W. J. RRALE, 170. wkbn_.iu._t, Aoc]naNDf



/ BUY YOUR /< DRESSES y U' WHOLESALE PRICES l| PROM I! WILLIAM RATTRAY, *r 178,180,182, Queen-st f 1 erNET CASH SYSTEM."« WHOLESALE PRICES, FOR PROMPT NET CASH. WILLIAM "IUTTRAY, Importer op FAMILY DRAPERY. Etc B ~ iwHTiTwtJ i i wra, Bai JB. B L A I X I E, • Victoria-street, IMPORTER OF BUILDERS' & FURNISH ING IRONMONGERY Direct from Manufacturers, Has for Sale, at Low Rates- Carpenters' Toola Nails, Locks, Hinges Kitchen Ranges Register Grates, in great Variety Marble and enamelled Slate Mantclpiecos Largest Stock in Auckland Marble, Electroplate, Curb, and other Fenders Galvanized Iron, Sheet Lead, and Zino Slate, Cement, and Plaster " rTI—IS England never did, nor never X shall, He at theproud footof a conqueror" (Shakespeare); and so the Russian Tea Paoking Company's Pure Teas take their stand far above all others, Ask your grocer for them,



Wr. Private' dispensary. Palmbrston Buildings, Foot of Qui_n street, auckland (Established for the Scientific and Sncody Cure of Chronic, Nervous, and Special Dlecaaob). Dr. Spefr la a Regular Graduated Phynlolan. educated at Harvard College, U.S. Ho has devoted a lifetime to, and isneknowlodgoo to be the most expert Physician In, his speciality in tho United States. Young Mon and Middle-aged Men who suffer from Nervous and Physical Debility, Loss of Knergy and Memory, Eruptions on the Fnoe. Mental Doproßslon, Kidney and Bladdor Troubles, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Soiofula. Salt Ithoum. Paralysis, Fits, Spinal Disease, St. Vltus's Dance, Llvor Complaint, Aslhms, Catarrh, Heart Disease, Gravel, Piloa, _c,, and are t'red of taking mineral druga. will do well to come and try tho Doctor's method of cure, as it will, if properly applied, roliove them of their Biiflorines and rostore them to health. The Doctor usos no mineral preparations; hit treatment consists wholly in tho use ot vege table romodlos. It will cost jou nothing for consultation; so please call and satisfy your selves that tho Dootor understands your caso Dr. S. oures Humours and Diseases of the Blood. To Ladies who ara aillictod by any of tho following complaints :—Cold Extremities, Weak Stomachs, Lamo nnd Weak Baokß, Norvous and 81ck Headnohes, Comtlpation and Indigeßtlon, Pain in the Side and Back, Leu ohorrea, etc.. eto.: I wish It distinctly under stood that I do not claim to perform Im possibilities, or to have . miraculous power. All applying to mo will receive my honott opinion of their complaints. No experiment ing. I will guarantee a positive cure in every caso I undertake, or forfeit £200, Consultation In ofllco or by letter (FREE), Charges moderate. Examination and Advice, £I.—Call or Address: Dr H. J. SI'KlfR, PalmxbstO- Buildings, Auokland, N.Z. Office Hours: 9to 12,1 to 4. oto 8 p.m.; Sundays, 10 to 12. N.R- All Medlolnes necessary for a complete euro can be sent free from observation on receipt of symptoms. BUSINESS careß render astlmulanteasontlally nocossary — Wolfe's Schnapps is tho stimulant that should be taken. QHOOTING SEASON, 1885. GUNS 11 GUNS 11 GUNS 11 D. EVITT, GUKMAKER, 251, QUKEN-STRKET, AUCKLAND, "'' alvertlser having a vory large Stock of 'iu_., both Breeoh-loading and Muzzle-lond ing, has re-marked them at a considerable REDUCTION FOR CASH. R s. d. Singlebarrol Guns from .. .. 0 17 6 Double-barrel Guns from .. ..300 Double barrel B.L. Giles from .. 4 15 0 Single-barrel B.L. Guns from .. 6 0 0 Curtis and Harvey's Beßt Quality DiamondGr.ln Gunpowder., is Od per FFF Gunpowder 3s Od „ Shot Osfijd-,, Cartridgo Cases, 12 gauge, ss, 6s. and 7s per 100. Every Other Kind op Shooting Material Equally Cheap, ELEY'S CENTRAL FIRE CARTRIDGES, 12 gauge, loaded with thenowE.C. Powder. GUNWORK OF EVERY DESCRIPTION DONE PROMPTLY and EFFICIENTLY. IMPORTER OF PAIN'S CELEBRATED FIREWORKS. D.ISviTT, GUNMAKER AND IMPORTER, 254—Queen-street, Auckland—2s4 Wholesale and Retail, (BTSEND FOR PRICK LISTS,



The Land kob the People -h, «. times of monop-lioiwhen la«e hCft. 1 * are held by capitalists, It i™4i_2_£#l»»J chanceß are glv, n whereby.evSCTg «* may havo his plot of freehold l___sl_*««< ally so when the terms arcTrtX&W *>*&. of. every industrious 3° ffi_°» (Tuesday) 15th, such an oceasSn „«_°'*ar«* as cal large residence s__^e»M Randerson, at Mercantile c£||||| " lluoliu-palUk" Al DrujalsU. "ml" wtnp—nli,cdmla CAMBRIDGE TOOXIN. . Tv 4Y ATHLETIC 8 PORK ■' „ AT CAMBRIDGE, WAIKA-P SATURDAY, DecembT,•%%, i ATTEND? BAN"'toHi Progbammk of Pbikcipal Evict.. MAIDEN PACE, 120 yards-Pri._ km _ Entrance, 2a Od. ••»-«««■ Sbamifc CAMBKIDQE CUP, £27 10a n«t _. ',' yarde (handicap-Fi_twiie^SLl. prize, £5; and third prizelj_Sffl§s! tionp, 10i; acseptan_s, 5i M ''Ho* HURDLK RACE HANDICAP. '_g ,&• „ hurdles .3fU.n-Pr_ 9B ,,„l„^V j ws^w&im«a& Mm .and 10s. Kntra«ce23_. Ha_fi eils CAMBFUD.E CUP &* MRfe. * , OBSTACLE RACK. half-maft-Prtes. a«. and 10b. Entrance, 2s Od naj\«lDj HALF-MILE BaCK HAN__O_P.-P„«, » aad_l. Entrance, 2s 6d. fr* a MIL- RACK HANDiCAR-Pri!. £7 .___>_ £2108. n NomlnaUo 8 .78M i S^_f l ffl N.B. - All nominations must be „S__i i by correct statement of performwS lf___ twelve months, and colours. rTW""" , Entries for all handicaps must bo sett to l_ Secretary, accompanied by the enttatMfte _ ■ I P.m.ou THURSDAY, 17th l)S*5 tranoe accepted unless accompanied by the f_ No entries will be v ceived except r__jS dition that all claim, dispnS a_ o& shall be decided by the Committee, ttsHt&. siontpbeflnal All protests mutt IsmS. panledhythesamottonß)>i__gs,w_c__i]ii_ - forfeiwd to the funds it tho pffitwE 1 tamed. ■ '• ■■ >•, j^ Handicappers i R. KIRDWOOD, -i w (L OARNACBAk. IL V 7. V7ESTBT, fIMWUrr. Cambridge, D.cember 7,18&3. AUCKLAND HARBOUR ' BOA*]), APPOINTMENT O? SECOND IN_>__oß OF WORKS FOR CALLIOPE DOCK, Harbour Board b_«y I Auckland, 2nd December, ISSS, Applications will be received at this Ullce I until T U KSDAY, tho 15th inst., at nwiior lh» ■] Appointment of Second Inspector of Wotltßlot Calliope Dock, in terms of conditions, toteaeen , at this Ofllco. ca'ary to best tho rats pf&OO perannum. Applicaiitstosiateagoaudprariora , 1 experience (if any) as Inspector or CiMk rf Works. Applications to bo endorsed, "ip.K_tmeiit.of Inspector." By order of theßanrd. < J. M. BRIOHAW, Secretin, BOARD OF EDUCATION, CHRBTMASHOLI DAYS. Class t-In all schools within, aWlonßOl three miles from tlu Auckland Post-offlce,aid in all other school which havo MMMnwe attendance of 100 or more, from PUIDAT,IB» i December, 1885, t.MONDAY.IatMJWirpfr. (both dayß excepted). Class II -In all sohoolß beyond - W_-Cl three miles from tho Ancl_mdß)it6S*|UiJ having an average attondanoo under 100, W ■ Weeks. ,■ t Committees of Schools in Cass It,naj.it their discretion, alter the periods and dntauon of the holidays, provided that the total njplw of holidays bo not less than seven ween »« more than nine weeks in nny onefegr..' [Juy event of any change in the t'me nt •WJhJj they arorequestcdwa_drothnßoturJl)m«»» notice of the dates nt wbidi the holldsfiwll begin and end. By order of the Board. " . j . VINCENT-BICE _ TIT 1.8 S TBUT__BEBO'S GRAND ART UNION ■ 0F i' FINE ART NEEDLEWORK ; (By Special JPerml.slon).. . -, FIFTY PRIZES. Tiokets,,loa Each. FIRST PR'__.;_ ' « - '''^ SECOND PRIZS- « "■""!• THIRD PRIZK .... - -"' P.URTH PRIZB.. .. ;» - ■ The Remaining Prizes rangtoir from flta^O. DKAwiNQ isoinmß'ism^fo^, 4 4 /•A _ *" hi: ■ •■:/' v4 HNS m • -•! I S3 P^®#ii i^f ; •!? v C \ < '.-'A liC . f*l -mm S .- ' V 158 *160' |f fel , 'ALBERT- Jm *§PsSt s!Sot' '■■~ THAMES. ~ | CKLEBRATED BEST QUALITf. ' . . , - Every OarmeaU^-gjjm MEN'S, YOUTHS', _ BO'S' M™ ' Made of tW; _ - p MOBGIS^ TWEED guaranteko, noYS' SCH(S^nf^ j.FlTZSlluONaft^^