ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

(Fkom Our Londox^Corbespondf.nt.)

London, January 29. ne Colonial Boara of Advico. TIIF proposal to re-introduce the old Colonial Council to the Board of Trade" ,„ . modified and improved form, and re hristenedtho "Colonial Board of Advice 1 „, the whole, boon bvonnUy received. Lord BUchford alone openly objects. Thin nobleman urge,, that in at .east nine coloma no Motion «r Benona tocu.sion would be of tho shghtest use. JJL«». with which ttoOolontalOfl^ «n«d arise botwoen tho Homo " °°n<Zlt, and this or that colony, and GSd DonSbe confused by extraneous "jHiintr "When thoro is community of in t^st here is no difficulty in bringing about teresctnere whftt common •Cat" Tor example) h»vo tho British Slh Americas with the Australias or Capo r^v^ThoCommon combined Council C l/ in reality, have nothing to do, but \ mlriit feelit d»° t0 their lli«"ity t(> ''I* and to ventilate nil ■orta of "\£ tt rd unnecessary questions Mow /friendly aa tho relation* should always 2in be the Colonial Ropnwonta [Cand the English Minister, thoro may ntwav*bo matters which it would be im •£.tasu Jcß£sr ao£ Xo This sounds very well, but isn't > SW too probable that tho Colonial Secret would frequently neglect or • *rntho Council's advico, and that S ed eelingß would result: Tho Council bo t rememEered, would have no real SSJtolst«ti»e powers, but bo Bimply a jwd of Advice. There seems tome a good deal in thoforo- Jn« objections, but the "Pall Mall" HWB them as bureaucratic whatever ffmay mean. Since the battle of Abu Kiea, the subject has been dropped ; but, no doubt, as soon as tho excitement lulls, todbeuWon will be renewed A rather odd feature of the affair.and one that should S supporters of the Colonial Board of Advice idea as somewhat ominous, is that neither any of the Agents-General nor any ■ Sing colonists havo contributed a single ff ord to the discussion.

How to Toll Frozen Moat. MrG. R.Simg, writlmgin the ''Referee," *• it i s quite time that public atten tion wie called to the price of meat. The butchers have been having a grand old time of it lately. Not only have they been able toffetthetippist-toppest prices, but many of them have been selling New Zealand and Australian joints, frozen meat, for the eennine article. Do you know how to tell »heo you are eating frozen meat ? No! Then learn the secret. You will be ablo to checkmate the naughty butcher and mumble at the head waiter of your favour ite restaurant, and prove to them that you taow more than they give you credit for. Meat which has been frozen will, when cooked, show a pink lino under the skin. When your slice of mutton shows this pink line you can bet your balanco at tho bank it has been brought over to this country dead and frozen." There '«', not the slightest harm in this frozen meat. It is excellent, and quite as nutritious as English, Scotch, Welsh, or Irish. But the swindle comes in whon yonr'purveyors supply you with it, and charge you the top English price.

Mr Courtney's Mission, Mr W. Courtney, of Taranaki, called on me yesterday morning to report the pro grost of his mission in England. He has dow lectured in nearly all the large towns of the North, invariably securing really in fluential men as chairmen, and mooting with large audiences. He says that though the success of this tour may not be im mediately apparent, he is convinced of its reality. This he considers will be proved by a steady influx of desirable immigrants toTaranaMfor some time to como. Many who hate listened to his lectures will turn ovet all he has said in their minds, and it ■witt eventually bear fruit. Personally, I shouldn't be a bit surprised if Mr Court ney finds ha ha» under-rated rather than over-isted tie effects of his work. He is not tie least bit of an orator, but thero is a magi s/ncerity about all that he Bays whid is rery convincing, and which is heightened by the fact that he fully ap preciate* the drawbacks of a settler's life, and makes no attempt to extenuate its Tartans hardships. He has found plenty of able-bodied young men (engineers, clerks trho want an open-air life, lads anxious to relieve parents of their support, &c, &o.) rady to find their own passage money and emigrate on the strength of being guaranteed (of course by way of a begin ning) work on a farm at 10s n week and tieir"tucker." Mr Courtney is receiving so assistance from the Government what ever. His emigrants have to pay full to, and do not even set a grant of land, Md yet his intentions and design? are far minder, far more unselfish, and far more likely to generally benefit the colony than those of such lecturers as Mr Vesey Stewart »nd Mr Arthur Clayden. It is thip strange inability on the part of the colonial Government to discriminate Iwtween agents who will honestly benefit the colony at Home and agents who mako the grinding of their own axes outweigh ill other considerations, that frequently dtw New Zealand so much harm. Mr Vejey Stewart is a friend, or, perhaps, I jhonld say, an acquaintance of mine, and I W, therefore, refrained asfaraßl conscien tiously conld,from criticising too keenly the numerous land, emigration, agricultural, aid cadet agency companies, all of which wmtobe concentred in his single person. One cannot, however, blink the fact that these semi-mock companies create an evil toprwsion, and are apt to damage men like "* Courtney, whose mission is as sound ■mlly as practically. Mr Stewart, lm afraid, doesn't give the public Both credit for common-sense. A few

jests ago his success was so great «ut it has deceived him. People won't "ay New Zealand land in London nowadays •nyißoiethan they will pay £200 a-year premium to some vague person in the "Hoy to teach their well-to-do ions the work of day labourer, or (should the lads na at being made drudges of) allow them » oalinto early graves via the bara and ward saloons of a country town. The Saraoan Incident Jka "Daily Telegraph" reviewed as fol "TO the "finale" to New Zealand's threat mnuMiatien of Samoa:—"When Parlia ■™» has reassembled, and the recent SH "?cidents have been exhaustively "oned,i the Government, though not fault "J ™i stand bat slight risk of serious "Memnation. It is satisfactory to learn Su^'i? 4 leaßt' of the many questions rra»g the interests of Great Britain has w» amicably arranged. The Samoa SiSuW def?m'tively secured against Z^f °. f bein? brought under the flag of j»wiyforeign Power which was likely to JW annexed them. The arrangement is precisely similar character to that Itibm ""S^'^g between England and BrirtL j rea Pect to the New ta*? iM i.,WB need hardly Ba>' that it is «v» Sm T eh our Australasian colonists Slim I te CoDgratulated. They have IfthL v\ the annexation to the British tt£\* f* they were desirous of Sw°^ s, bnt ' on the other hand nK °°tamed » security in respect m*h ■ v group, of which, as recent Cjl^* vefy easily have W. *orall practical purposes *iZ rf°! of inßular territory in the *7 V' °" P«?fic colonies is in many w as good as Us acquisition by our-

M £ Oawett-Andorson. Udrd a 5 r\?Mrett-Andei-Bon (the famous A4d£ r' M, ob. out t0 make » tour of the he"V^ w eS'« f2 rthe of her *t»*fflM. *o£ her little daughter, btConW o™^ hor" She will go out w Jl«dy do.t ?g T thelar Sest Practice of j«iZSrn Londo». Mrs Anderson B r.' W 'Md One of he" TIT^ 7**"0"' ta Australasia. !J^nuS£!?- secord'"5 ecord'" discussing f rt of the Central Board S^& Jh*S ta we extract the ♦^ '*65- w?' 5 South Aus- SnU, 15^ Mv tn Australia, 14.16; Po'&lWrnJ 6, W Zealand> n-19 1^,19$ IL htrtlW! and City S^oJthil W* The .Banitary admims 2?*" to havTh "by it9l°«al Board t h O a T n B«andalou ß l y bad, w 1 «*> Of oLT 0 in X WOUW have MIM mil evidently soon h aveto

learn the lesson that has been bo easily acquired by our municipalities of raising ' loans for sanitary purposes.'"

Salmon Ova for Now Zealand.

Mr S. C. Farr (Hon. Sec. of the Canter bury Acclimatisation Society) has been very successful in his efforts to collect salmon ova for acclimatisation in the streams of Now Zealand. Mr Farr is now staying in Edinburgh, and on Monday next will com mence tho actual work of collecting the ova. Ho has been very well received by tho various salmon-breeders ; and with tho help of carofully sobered and practicalassistants, will, I am suro, mukc a good collection. Ho commences ai Perth, and will work round till ho roaches tho Tyno. All being well, Mr Farr will return to Canterbury with the ova in tho Now Zoaland Shipping Company's Knikoura, which loavos London on March 12th. Tho Frozen Meat Trade. The frozen meat trade is in a very depressed stato throughout tho country, Tho market is overstocked, and business vory dull. Tho Victory arrived laat week with nearly 10,000 carcases from Now Zealand. Yesterday the Lusitnnia dis charged 5,000 from Melbourne and Sydney, and tho Zonobin from the River Plato has just brought in 14,000. In addi tion to this tho Kaikoura, also with a largo cargo of moat, is duo in a day or two. JNo wondor tho markot is overstocked.

Messrs Ward and Simpson quoto tho following pricesi—New Zealand mutton, .fs 2d to 3s 4d por Slbs ; Molbourno mutton, 3s to 3s 2d por Slbs; Sydney mutton, 2s Sd to 2a lOd por Slbs; Rivor Plate 2s Sd to 2s Od per Slbs : Scotch mutton, 4s to 4s Sd per Slbs. Brisbane Beef: hind quarters, 2s lOd to 3s 2d per Slbs; fore quarters, 2s to 2s 4d por Slbs.

The Return of a Natlvo: His Views. Mr Herbert R. Rathbone, who recently visited Australia, Now Zoaland, and India with a view to ascertaining what openings there wero in those parts of the world for University graduates like himself with good degreoß and a certain amount of capital at thoir backs, returned home per Rosette last week. All he saw and heard on tho tour loads him to tho conclusion that though the days whon qualified men could at once find suitable prospects abroad aro unmistak ably over, there are still fair oponings for those who are energetic and can afford to look about a bit. India he thought too hot, and Now South Wales and Victoria too overcrowded by all sorts of professional men. Wellington was too dreary, and Dun edin too Scotch, for faddy young students to sottlo down in, butjjj Auckland, and more particularly, ChriUfcurch, he speaks vory favourably. Thoro seemed to be lawyers and to spare wherever he went, but both in Wellington and Auckland the medicos were evidently thought very little of. Farming, more especially in the Kai para district, struck him as a wretched business ; indoed, the only agriculturists in New Zealand whoappearodeven outwardly prosperous were the Christchurch folk. All others eoomed to be struggling futilely with an insatiable ogre in the shape of a bank overdraft. Tho New Zealand Trust and Loan Company. An extraordinary general meeting of this Company was held on January 21st. Sir Charles Clifford (the Chairman) said thoy had found that there was sufficient, ana more than suflicient, to pay the usual divi dend, which had been paid for the last four years, of 20 per cent, per annum. That was very good and vory satisfactory, but thoy all knew that everything in this world was uncertain, and it was quite possible that thoy might not be ablo to pay that for ever. He hoped they would pay it next year, and future years might take care of thomselvos. Some people thought that the products of New Zealand were not fetching so much as thoy had been doing heretofore. Wool was much lower, and wheat was regarded as a drug in the market, and therefore it was quite possible that the prospects of those who had proporty in New Zealand, and de rived profit from it, might not look so bright as thoy had dono heretofore, .and, he believed, would do hereafter. He had been reading an account of tho financial statement of the Treasury of New Zealand. Thoy wero ex tending thoir railways there, and voting sums for immigration, which had beon stoppod. Voting sums for immigration, and voting sums for railways, meant not tho oponing up of now country, but the bringing in of a new population, which would utilise the new country when it was opened up. That moant that companies of this kind would have a future before them, as tho3o parts of the country which had hitherto been lying waste becamo populous and fruitful. There was also, as thoy knew, the great industry cropping up, viz., the great export from New Zealand of frozen meat. He was glad to say that there were other countries opening to that in dußtry besides England.

Personal and Genoral. Mr Schnadhorst, tho head of the Birming ham caucus, who, it wasrecentlyannounced, would shortly visit India, has now resolved to make a tour of the Australias aud New Zealand instead. This change of inten tion is mainly duo to the persuasions of Mr Richard Tangye, an old colonist with whom he had been staying in Cornwall. Mr Schnadhorst belongs to the new school of politicians of which Mr Chamberlain is the head. Ho is a rapidly rising man, and might, if antipodean questions were properly explained to him, prove a most powerful ally to the colonies in tho future. All English politicians who visit your part of the world should be got to interest them selves in Australasian affairs. Look what Lord Rosebery has already done for you.

This week's " Era " contains an announce ment to the effect that tho right of produc ing all Gilbert and Sullivan's operas (includ ing " Trial by Jury " and tho jiew Japan esque fairy tale, now in rehearsal at tho Savoy) in Australia and New Zealand has been sold to Messrs Williamson, Garner and Musgrovo. Suroly thoro is n fortune in this repetoire properly manarnvred. The Tichborno Claimant is trying to per suade the Government to let him visit America. If he succeeds he will, it is said, continue his tour to Australia (via 'Frisco and Auckland) with a view to investigating tbe new evidence said to have been dis covered in his favour at Sydney.

The English, Scottish, and Australasian Chartered Bank have declared a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum, and added £15,000 to their reserve fund, which now amounts to £190,000.

The interest taken in tho passing of the Deceased Wife's Sister Bill by the Royal Family will, it is said, not be in the least affected by the marriage of Princoss Beatrice. The Princo of Wales is still most anxious the Act should be made law next session, and has already promised Lord Dalhousio, who has charge of the bill, that he and the Duke of Edinburgh will come down to the House of Lords and support it, whatever their engagements may bo. Tho Bishop of Bedford, who, it was declared, had recanted and meant in future to coun tenance marriages with deceased wives' sisters, angrily denies the imputation. Should Dr. Temple be tho new bishop of London, the cause will, however, have gained a most powerful ally. The prospectus of anothor Australian Land Company is in all tho papers. It is called the Anglo-Australasian Land Mortgage Company (Limited), and is similar in scope and intention to tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile, the New Zea land Trust and Loan, and half-a-dozen other speculations of the kind, only I imagine the directors mean to confine their opera tions mainly to South Australia _ Tho principal Home directors are Sir Richard Moade, Joseph Moore (of Dovitt and Moore), John Ewart (of James Morri son and Co.), and W. M. Murray (of D. and W. Murray). Capital, £600,000, in 100,000 shares of £6 each. First issue, 50 000 shares at par, upon which £1 will be atonco called up. A Mr R. Brett is, I believe, the principal promoter. The Tichborno Claimant is no w' 'starring" through tho provinces as a member of a wandering variety troupe, and taking turns •with a "human serpent" and a "comical mOn' January 17th, Lieutenant Charles G. Matson, R.M.L.1., son of Mr George Mat son, of Auckland, Now Zealand, was married to Nellie, widow of the late E. E. Aldndgo The marriage took place at Hove, Brighton. Mr F. J. Sheldon has a marble bust of Tawhiao on view now at hia studio. The bust was modelled from life, and is to be sent to the New Zealand House of Representatives. Mr and Mrs John Studhome are return ing to Wellington in the P. and O. Pekin.

The coming sensation of the American book season is General Butler's " Reminis cences." It is said that the story of the early part of his life wilt be at once printed. Wallace Ross is passing the winter quietly at his home in St. John, N. is. ne will not go to England for several months yet, and not then unlesshis London backers succeed in getting on a match for him witn E. C. Layoock, which la doubtful,

TOPICS OF THE DAY.

(By Our Lojtdon ConiiKsroNDENT.)

Tbe Late Colonel Burnaby,

London, January 29. The late Colonel Burnaby, though very popular in society and with the general public,was no great favourite in the service. His disregard of conventionalities, slovonly dressing, and imporious manners made him almost disliked by many of his brother officers in tho "Blues," who aro nothing if not natty and gorgeously clothed. With aomo of them he was barely on speaking terms. The men, however, idolised their chief, and thoy are invariably the beat judges.

Colonel Burnaby wa9 on leave, and meroly acting as a volunteer when he mot with hia death. Ho often oppressed a wish to die fighting, the idea of fading languidly away in a four - post bedstead boing specially repugnant to his ardont spirit. His health was vory poor lust year, the wound he received at Telel-Kebir never wholly hoaling. I saw him once at tho Turkish Bathn in Jermynstreot. Hi.n inassivo frame, broad shouldors, brawny chest and arms like a giant blacksmith's, attractod everybody's attention, and seemed strangely out of keoping with his thin and rather colourless face, sad oyes, and droop ing moustachois. Colonolßurnaby marriod an heiress, and a vory pretty woman. Without exactly quarrelling, they didn't " hit it off" together, and lived much apart.

At the Clubs for the last week, the de ocased officer's morita and demerits havo been very variously discussed. On one point, however, all aro agreed—he lived several centuries too late. In tho middle ages Colonel Burnaby would in all pro bability havo earned undying fame. As it ia, he will probably bo known to tho next, generation only as the author of "A Rido to Khiva." Erring Lord Aylesford,

Two men more different than the lato Colonel Burnaby (upright, tomperate, and lion-hearted) and the late Lord Aylesford (dissolute, self-indulgent, and spasmodic) it would bo impossible to imagine, and yet it is a fact that in Clubland, at any mto, the latter has beon far tho most generally and sincerely mourned. Of "Joe Aylos ford " (as ho was callod) it may bo said that though everybody condemned him, ovory body liked him. I only saw tho man onco. That was at Epsom last year,on Derby day. Ho was pointed out to mo in tho paddock— a ploasant, jovial-looking follow, evidently living hard. Tho Prince of Wales was Lord Aylesford's bosom "chum " for many years. H.R.H. stood by him to the last; in fact, a"Royal visit" to Joe's estates was the final episode in his Lordship's career beforo tho smash came. On that occasion tho splendours of Kenilworth revels wore outvied. Aylesford'a creditors wore furious, and a raid of bum-bailiffs could only be prevented by tho ongagomont of a defensive army of professional "cruisors." When tho Prince left the blow fell.

Aylesford's turf career was like his marriage and his lifo generally—a failure. Me graduated under the experienced hands of Captain Machell, who must have made a lot of money out of tho connection. The beat horse Lord Aylesbury ever owned was Claromont (by Blair Athol out of Coimbra), who ran second to Galopin in the Derby of 75. I remember tho race well. It was the second I had overseen, and my friends and myself were imbued with the idea that a boast called Balfe would win. Our eyes wore fixed on its "pink jacket and black cap," but tho beast couldn't raise a trot. Galopin always held a good place, and though Maidment rode Claremont with great dash, he could never reach the favourite, who wou by a length.

Imprisonment of Edmund Yates. At the culmination of a most successful career—just at tho moment when his auto biography lies oa every one's library table, and his varied talents have beon recognised even by rivals—Edmund Yatos finds him solf faced with the consequences of an old (two yoars old) error of judgment, and is borno off to Holloway Gaol to onduro four months' imprisonment as a first-class mis demeanant.

Some days boforo tho ond of tho appoal caso, it was evidont Mr Yates would fail. Recognising this himsolf, ho paid a visit to Holloway, inspected his future quarters, and had them suitably furnished by Maples. When sentence was pronounced, tho popular journalist calmly bade farowell to his friends, and begging press men and acquaintances not to call upon him in prison, announced his intontion of being " dead to the world" whilst in confinement.

A very general idea prevails that impri sonment as a first-class misdemeanant is not at all dreadful. It certainly used not to be, but things have changed. James Mor timer, of the " Figaro," was quito broken down by his imprisonment. The lack of exercise sapped his constitution, and he has never been the same man sinco. Let us hopo it may not be so with Yatos.

Irving Bishop, tho "thought-reader by means of spiritualism," has been mulcted £10,000 damages for libelling Mr Maske lyne, the well-known conjuror. As Bishop has not 10,000 pence, much less £10,000, the verdict simply means that ho will havo to keep out of England. America and the colonies are, howevor, open to him.

A Converted Crlokotor. Now and again tho religious revivalists manage to snare almost as big game as the Roman Catholics themsolves. Mr. C, T. Studd, tho greut cricketer, is the last per son who hns experienced what such folk vaguely style a "call." Of tho genuineness of Studd's convictions, I feel no doubt, although, like most converts, he seoma to have a suspicious rolish for talking about himself. What I can't understand, though, is this: Here you have a young, rich, woll oducated, muscular Christian, a man who, having rosolvod to live a noble, unselfish lifo, might surely bo an enormous power for good, a blessed help—practical as well as religious—to the countless thousands of miserable suffering poor in the number less neglected slums of London or Liver pool, Manchester or Newcastle. At the presont momont the cry, "Wo are sick, starving, and hopeless of this world and the next," is borne droarily southwards from thousands upon thou sands of unemployed in the great iron and shipbuilding centres of tlie North. Tho local folks do what they can, but naturally that is very little. In Ireland, too, thero is much intojorablo suffering just now; in fact, on all sides our own brother and sister Britons are appealing for succour. Surely, then, the revivalists have called Mr Studd's attention to, or enlisted his charges and sympathies for, some of these unhappy people. Not a bit of it! Studd's " call" is to China (of all places in the world), hia mission to convort a pooplo tho majority of whom are far more religious and far less heathen than our own savago poor. Pah !It makes me sick. If this is the practical religion that comes from the grcaning and praying, tho singing and sensual intoxication, the writhing on the floor, and all-night carouses of a "revival," Heaven forbid that I should oxperionce conversion.

Mrs langtry Produces a Spicy Ploy. After an absence of nearly two years, Mrs Langtry made her reappearanco before a metropolitan audience on the 20th inst., at tho Prince's Theatre. The occasion was marked by failuro rathor than succoss, for, against the advice of friends and brothor professionals, the "Jersey Lily" insisted on producing a very risqud piece by Dumas, fils, called "Princess Georges." Even in Paris, where audiences like their dramatic fare highly spiced, this play was voted morbid and unnatural. Princess Georges, a newly-married wife who adores her husband, discovers that he is carrying on a love intriguo with anothor married woman, one Sylvanie, till then her most intimate friend. She forgives the pair on their promising to part for ever, and even consonts—iu order to avoid scandal—to receive Sylvanie at her recep tion that evening. Whilst this entertain ment is in progress, a servant betrays to Qoorge3 that her husband and friend, doubly false, have deliberately blinded her, and mean to elope together imme diately. Convinced of the truth of the statement, the Princess publicly insults Sylvanie, and turns her out of the house. Sylvanie's husband is then sought out, and convinced of his wife's perfidy, he Bolomly vows to kill tho adulterer. In the last act the Princess is waiting in a^oniGS for the news of her husband's death. Having delivered him up to the best pistol shot in Paris, she is upentant, and hopes he maybe spared. At this crisis newsariives that the injured husband has indeed killed his rival. The Princess falls into horrors of remorse, and the agony is worked up to the highest pitch when the Prince walks in smiling and unhurt. " But you are dead." cries the Princess, amazed. " No, chene" replies the fellow, "it was another of Sylvanie's lovers her husband shot. You

didn't mention tho name of tho adultcror, Tho fool never thought of mo," and down comes the curtain. You can easily iraagino that such a finale as this would bo most dis tasteful to an English audience. The whole play, indeed, was dull and displeasing, and neither Mrs Langtry'B splendid appoaranco nor her wonderful dresses could induce the audience to overlook the fact. Thoy hissod the piece roundly at its closo, and such opposing applause as thoro was sounded half-hearted and faint.

M. Dumas, JUs, has recently producod just such anothor pioco as " Princoss Georges" at tho Comodio Francaise in Paris. It is called " Doniso," and, of courso, doals with the marriage problem. The plot will hardly bear description in newspapor columns.

LIFE IN CENTRAL ASIA.

Soonea In Khiva—Sport Among tho Ktalvans-Rulns of Kunla UrgonJ.

SLAVERY is now a thing of tlio pnst in Khiva, thanks to tUo Russian conquost, but wo wero in a measure reminded of it on arriving at Tashauz, which was originally peopled by Persian slaves, many of whom still live in the district, and whose superior devel opment of civilisation ovor their formor Uzbog masters is visible aliko in their farms and their houses. Travelling from|tho cap ital wo had passed through Kosh-ku-prik, leaving Gazavat on the left, and wo slept the first night at Shakhavat, in very in different quarters, taking our evening meal on a platform in tlio street. Travel ing next day towards Tashauz, we noticod more than ever, as a striking foature of this part of tho country, the manner in which the haul is, or farmhouses, aro built, each being in itself a miniature fortress. About two miles distant on our loft was the Daudan, one of the old bods of tho Oxus, whose waters eeparato tho Uzbogs on the cast from the Turcomans on tho wost. As it was impossible for the Uzbogs to dopond on tho longthonecl good bohaviour of the Turcomans, tho former haro constructed what is roally a lino of fortified buildings between town and town, to which the in habitants can escape in case of an attack. I was particularly interested in this foature of the country as illustrating a stago of civilisation such as I should not quito know whoro olso to find in tho present day, but which reminded mo of the early years of tho Jewish polity. I have said in previous letters that tho Kirgheso steppe took back my thoughts to tho days of the Patriarchs, tho city of Bokhara to tho days of tho Jewish Kings, and now this borderland of tho Uzbegs reminded mo of tho unsettled days of tho Judgos, and even earlier; for what the Sabeans were to Job's sons in fall ing upon their oxen and asses, what tho Midianitos wore to the Israelites when they entered the land to destroy it, and what tho Philistines wore when thoy robbed their thrashing-floora (Jobi., 15, Judges vi., 5,1. Samuel xxiii., 1), that, I tako it, tho Turcomans have boon to the Uzbegs. On the way to Tashauz, at Marok, we ar rived at tho ImvU of a rich bok, with whom wo were to rest, and ourhorsos to bo baited, I looked upon this visit as an introduction to another grade of native socioty. At Bok hara we lived as princes, at Khiva with nobles, and in some of tho travelling stations with the poor of the land ; but now wo wero guests of one of the "landed aristocracy," who had wines, and men servants, and horses and camels, and oxen and asses, who possessed 500 arces of land, with a yearly harvest of 3,000 batmans of corn. I looked ! over the havli narrowly. On tho left at the entrance was a platform, whore, no doubt, the bek administered justice " in the gate," and noar it n passage leading into a chamber with an oil mill of severely primitive con struction. Adjoining the oil mill was a chamber with two flour mills, the larger, in the centre, to be turned by ox or ass, and tlio smaller by a woman when tho horses were busy. We found a greater novelty under the gate on the right, where our host kept half-a-dozen hawks for falconry. This is a favourite form of sport among the Khivans. Within the walls of Marak was an excellent garden, and adjoining it the owner's residence, with that of his wives and maidens at the distance. We were shown into a room sot apart for guests, and were invited to stay longor, but wo pre ferred to push on to Tashauz. At Tashauz we exchanged the poor apartment of the previous night for tho Khan's palace, though even here wo were not cradled in luxury, for the building pointed, for all its magnificence, to tho past. Tho small town, however, wai in teresting as wholly contained by tour walls and having not a vestige of a building out side—a city of 400 houses, where tho principal trade is in corn. On +;he morrow we left early, and met numerous Uzbegs and Persians going in to market; and our pleasure in travel was heightened by an im provement in weather. Thofrostand bluster ing wind we had encountered at Petro- Alexandrovsk had changed into a sort of St. Luke's little summer, and my ulster became too hot. At noon we arrived at lliali, memorable as the place where the Russian troops, who had encamped near the tomb of the local patron saint, were at tacked by the Turcomans in 1873. It is a place of 160 houses, and a garden and house of the Khan, to which we were taken for lunch, served so strictly according to Uzbeg fashion that the soup came on with out spoons, and meat without knives and forks.

Here our conductors would have staid the night, and they said something about danger from robbers after dark; but I gave less heed thereto than was wise, thinking it might be an excueo, and after waiting till oar baggage-carts arrived, we set out again. At dusk we were caught in a wild country, among wild people, so that I began to fear for my luggage. Our little all was intrusted to three men of whom I

know nothing, and who wero unarmed.land, mooting several Turcomans, I was not sorry for our porsonal safety whon wo ar rivod at a stopping place. For some hours our baggago-carts did not come, and when they did I heard that my fours had not boon groundless, for the carriers mot two mon, who askod, " Whore do you como from ':" " From Khiva," my mon replied ; "whence como you?" "I don't know," said tho spokesman ; "where are you going?" "To Kunia Urgonj," Baid my man; "and you?" "I don't know," ho said again, and discharged his gun. " What aro you shooting at?" said mymon ; " if you want theso goods you had better como and tako them, only remember that they belong to tho Russians," and upon that the fellows made off; while I, upon hearing of it, roaolved to bo loss vonturo somo in pushing on at night, of tho danger of which I hail hoard boforo, but hardly realised.

On tho following day wo reached tho ruins of Kunia Urgonj, upon which a groat doiil might bo written. Tlub was ono of tho famous places destroyed in the twolfth century py Genghiz Khan, whonco wore taken, it is said, 100,000 skilled workmen into Mongolia; two dozon girls and children wore sot asido as slaves for each soldior, and tho remaining inhabitants massnerod and a pyramid mado of thoir skulls. A century and a-half later Tamer lano razed tho town and sowed tho ground witli barley, but subsequently ordered it rebuilt. The first Englishman known to havo ontored it was Anthony Jonkinson, in 1S')8, but ho found tho morchants so fow and so poor that he could soil only four korsoys. Tho place has sinco boon sacked by Cossacks, plundered by Calmucks, and ruined by civil wars, and thoro remain only two minarots (tho tallest in Central Asia) and h'vo ruins to tostify to its formor groat noss. Treasure has boon found from timo to timo among tho ruins. Urgenj, under tho namo of Khuarozm, occurs as a mint place on tho coins of tho Goldon Horde from tho end of tho thirteenth to that of tho sixteenth contury, and trom the Mongo lian, Turkish, and Persian monoy found hero I was fortunate enough to get a few coins, somo of which tho Superintendent of this dopartment at the British Musoum tolls mo ho has not beforo Been.

Tho walls ef Urgenj were once laved by tho wators of tho Oxus, which so overflowed through tho Lnudan that thoro was water communijation all tho way to Hojoili, tho noarost considerable town, about twenty miles oil', that has now about throo hundrod shops and workshops, five mosquos, and as many schools. Hojeili and Kungrad aro noted in Khiva for their fish trade, and sometimos send up tho Oxus to Bokhara as much as 200 boat-loads in a year. Tho Khan has rocently granted land in this neighbour hood, opposite Fort Nukus, to a colony of Mennonito, who, wishing to escape military conscription in Russia, have retired hither. I camo upon their track at Aulio Ata and Tashkend, as also inßekhara, where, having such difficulty in getting my tarantass over tho sands beyond Kara Kul, I heard that these people had to tako their waggons to piocee and transport them on camols to tho Oxus, after which sixty-four families floated down tho river in eight boats. Sovonty miles north of Hojoili is Kungrad, which was fovmorly independent of Khiva, and governed by its own Uzbeg Princes. Thoy were subdued, however, about thirty yonrs ago, and what with tho offecte of war and the flowing further oast of the wators of tho Amu, tho town is dwinding in im portance, and promises to becomo a thing of tho past. I have thus skotched the Khan ate from south to north, but I did not go beyond Kunia Urgonj, Thonce I was to take camels and to bo permitted to accom plish tho most difficult and, to me, the most memorablo journey of my life, com mencing with a marcli along the old bed of the Oxus to Sary Kamish.—Corr, " London Times."

ROASTED TO DEATH.

An Almshouse In Pennsylvania Burnod.

Eighteen Madmen Meet a Horrible Death.

Philadelphia, February 12th.— Eighteen rnving maniacs wero burned to doath in tho insano department of tho Blockloy's Almaliouso, on tho west sido of the Schuyl kill Rivor to-night. It needed nothing to make it the most terrible disaster of the kind over known in tho history of this city. There wero insane persons in each of the twenty cells on the three floors of tho wing whoro the fire originated—ten in the large room on the first floor, and twelve in each of tho largo rooms on the second and third floors. An attempt was made to put out the flames with buckets of water, and at first it wa3 supposed tho flames were only burning from the ground floor, near the stairway, but in almost an instant it was found that tho real point from which tho danger came was tho second floor, at tho top and above the dry room. The lady in charge then hastened to get all the patients from tho main building, extending back from tho east wing. Atten dant Shroeder takes up the thread of the story at this point, and thus relates somo of the horrors of the dreadful night: "I do not know who sounded the alarm. As soon as I heard Nadine cty, I rushed to tho foot of the stairway, and after a short attempt to check the fire, I at once set to work to get out the patients. First, I unlocked the door of tho room in which Nadine and his com panions were. They ran out at once. By this time the flames were gathering in fury and dense volumes of smoke ascending into the upper stories. I succeeded in unlocking the doors of all the cells on the first floor, and, although with difficulty in some cases, succeeded in getting the inmates out. I had no time to look after them further than to run them into the yard, for the. flames were getting so fierce that it was almost impossible to breathe in the now fiercely

burning building. The smoke in the uppor stories was so thick that breathing wob im possible Tho unfortunate occupants of tho cells were being

Smothered to Death by tho Smoko And perhaps blistered and burnod by the flumes. Thoir cries wore heartrending. Somo of them cursed and swore, others laughod hideously, and others yelled with pain, with such awful cries as would havo appalled the hardest heart. A fireman, myself and a patient named Kafferty, crawled on our hands and knees to such of the men as we could reach and dragged out fourteen, eight of them alivo, four suffocated to death and two so horribly burned that they died boforo wo could got thorn out of tho building, Wo could not ieo any of the men in the cells, of course, but could hoar their horrible cries above the roaring of tho Unmos as thoy 0111110 to rcalizo tho horrible fato that was in storo for thorn." Whilo Schrodor was going through thin terrible oxporionco tho flames woro extending to the main building of the department. Tho wing in which t.he victims wore boing burned alivo was wrapped in flames, which woro shooting many foot into tho air »ii(l illuminating tho city for many squares. At half-past 8 tho alarm had boon struck, and in half an hour a gonoral alarm was sounded. Whon tho firomon arrived tho firo was enveloping about ono-third of tho main building and burning fiercely. Two plugs in tho yard gavo but an insufficient supply of water. A truck arrived on tho scone after tho first alarm and its ladder quickly run up to the third floors to tho windows of tho cells in which tho maniacs wero fastoned. With axe and hook tho firemen attacked tho iron grating oF the colls, and succoodod in taking out seven men, most of them suffocated to death and throo still alive. Tho last man thus roccued was tho notorious "Jim" Burke, who has been in tho institution ovor thirty yoars. Ho was brought from an Easton penitentiary, where ho was undergoing a life sentence for murder. Ho has killed, sinco ho has boon in tho insane department, the cook and tho two attendants.

Philadelphia, February 13th, — The total number of inmates in tho institu tion is placod at G7b'. Of theso eighteen aro known to have porished. The fire originated in tho drying-room, which was used by the laundry womon to dry bod clothing incases of omergency,

TERRORISM IN RUSSIA.

Nihilism More Dangerous than Ever— Florco Persecution of the Jows.

London', Doc. 24.—The Paris correspondent of the "Times," in an article on the present state of Russia, Bays :—"Count Tolstoi, the Russian Minister of the Interior, is chiefly engaged in the discovery and prosecution of Nihilists. No sooner has one socioty of Nihilists been suppressed than another springs up, Count Tolstoi is inundated with threats of death. He rarely attends the meetings of tho Council. Whenever he stirs out it costs 500 roubles for extra police protection. YNhile Nihilism is more dangerous than ovor, tho persecution of tho Jews is as as fierce as it was a few years ago, whon the Europoan proas boiled with indignation at the anti-Semitic outrages whichdisgraced Russia. The great bankers, especially thoso of Gorman nationality, who were previously interested in giving wide publicity to the outrages with a view to preventing tho investment of capital in Kussia, are now inclined to subsidise the press to preserve silence. Thoy tako this course for the purpose of preventing the impairment of Europoan confidence in Rus sian finance, tho condition of which at present is not brilliant. It is suffering from the difficulty experienced at present in collecting the revenue, from the per sistent American competition in tho grain trade, and from the ruinous expense of tho Russian advance on Morv. Furthermore, tho protoctivo system which the Moscow manufacturers obtained against Sileaian competition has caused the Silesians to establish hundreds of factories in Russian Poland. In these factcrios German opera tives are employed, and the Silesians are thereby enabled to supply the Moscow market with goods at prices from 5 to 10 per cent, under tho pricos demanded by tho Moscow manufacturers for precisely similar articles. Despotism is increasing, and tho press is coerced into silence. Russia is more and more ignoring liberal ideas, and is paving tho way to a tremendous ex plosion." The London correspondent of the "Novoe Vroinya" alleges that a complete organisa tion of Russian Nihilists exists under the guise of an oxport firm within tho precincts of tho city of London. England, and is ox porting to Russia criminal documents and explosives. The "Timeß" correspondent at St. Peters burg says this confirms the already fixed conviction of a number of influential Rus sians, who, presumably, have means of knowing of the existence of such an organi sation,

The following patriotic song (save tho mark) by Beaumont Read (the music by N. La Feuillade), is sung by the Federal Minstrels every night in Sydney :— Tho' far from tho old land, the land that gave us birth. By loyal hearts 'tis cherish'd as their dear old mother earth ; Now troubles assail her, and danger is near, For dear old "Merrio England" our aid wo volunteer, Our brave boys to meet the foe will Bail across the main, God speed them in the fight, and bring them back again. If they'll fight thus for Old England, so far across the foam, How will they fight when called on for their own Southern home? CHORUS. Then shoulder to shoulder march onward, The honour of our land is at stake; In loyalty this day, for the home so far away, Australia strikes a blow, for the old land's Bake.

CLIPTOMANIA.

(SPECIALLY SELECTED HV OOR LONDON

CORRESPONDENT,)

There is no truth in the report that Sir Wilfrod Lawson intends to publish his diary of work undertaken in the cause of temperance, and dedicate the same to the Queen, under the title of "More (Tea) Loaves."

The death at the age of 45 is reported of Euguno Leferrier, who, in conjunction with Albert Vanloo, was the author of the libretti of sovoral operas. His best works in this way were "Giroflci-Girofla," and "Lo Jour ot la Nuit," more popularly known as "Manola." He also wrote several vaude villes and other light pieces.

Lord Cairns is not such a bad fellow aftov all. Ho has, it is said, forwarded a chequo to Fortoscuo's solicitors to cover tho costs incurred on her behalf in tho action which slio brought against his son, Lord Garmoylo, for broach of promise This will tumble tho disappointed maiden to draw a clear £10,000, whilo the act itself rollects much credit on Lord Cairns.

I 800 that nnothor of tho numerous " missions to ballot girls " has just been hoKi. But why does not some ono organise a mission to mashors, who suroly are quite as much in need of exhortations to lead "religious and temperate lives?"—" Truth." Tho following amorous effusion has the merit of brevity at loast. It was directed to a lady, who was playing at one of tho West Eiid theatres:—" My Doae Miss : To soe you is to lovo you ! Where can I see you bo that I can lovo you * —Yours ever, " Tho lady in question happens to bo married, and to have a small but growing family. One objection which I have to urge against tho adoption of tho now style of computing timo is tho effect it will have upon the public striking clocks. It is bad enough, in all conscience, to be within ear shot of half-a-dozen ill-regulated church clocks whon they are striking twelve, but what will it bo when they have to strike twonty-four ? A Gorman jilt has just been punished by the Mainz tribunals, heraggrioved botrothed having been awarded £350 damages, with all costs. This is the first time that a lady lias been sued for a breach of promise of marriage in Gortnany.—" Truth." John White, nearly seventy years old, was sentenced to seven days' hard labour for smoking a pipe, contrary to the regula tions, in Islington workhouso. John White would probably havo got off cheaper had lio committed the Io3S serious crime, in the eyes of the law, of brutally assaulting his wife.

Tho imitators of Mr Fagin have ap parently little to fear at the nands ef the law nowadays. Last Friday a woman named Cook, who was convicted at the Clerkonwoil Police Court of training two girls to thieve, and of receiving the fruits of their labours, was merely sentenced to threo months' imprisonment with hard labour. At this rate, schools for pick pockets will become almost as popular as schools for wusic,

An Englioii lord who visited New York the other day, was at a dinner given in his honour at a private residence in that city. A little daughter of his host, who was too well-bred to stare, but who eyed him covertly as tho occasion presented itself, finally ventured to remark : " And are you roally and truly an English lord ?" " Yes," ho responded pleasantly, "roally and truly." "I have often thought that I should like to soe an English lord," she went on, "and—and—" "And now you are satisfied at last," he interrupted, laughingly. " N—no," replied the truth ful little girl, " I'm not satisfied. I'm a good deal disappointed." Tho papers have been announcing the death of "the oldest Freemason in Europe," this being a Mr Eliot, who died a few days ago at Weymouth in his 92nd year, he having been a Freemason for seventy years. Mr Eliot, however, was by no means "the oldest Freemason in Europe," or even in Great Britain, for Mr Stirtan, of Cupar-Angus, who is in his 100 th year, was initiated into Cupar-Angus St. John's Lodge in 180 S.

"Truth" hears that the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge have both ex pressed groat displeasure at the extra ordinary indiscretion of Prince Henry of Battenborg in going to Parkhurst "to inspect" the Seaforth Highlanders, It is impossible to understand how the Queen can havo permitted such a betise. The affair will certainly not tend to reconcile tho Royal Family to the marriage of Prin cess Beatrice.

Lord Aylesford's was one of the most highly-insured lives, and a good many British Life Assurance Societies mourn his loss. Two or three years ago his life was insured, witli some difficulty, in various English and Scotch offices to the tune of £80,000. I am told that the medical officers of societies met at the time in solemn con clave, and that the only dissentients were the medical representatives of a well-known American office, which consequently refused the risk, and thus escaped a heavy loss.

An erratic millionaire has been found dead from apoplexy in his mansion. Ho had lived a life of solitary wretchedness for twenty years. His wife, to whom ho was devotedly attached, and whom he surrounded with every purchasable luxury, diea many years ago. After her burial he never left his mansion, and everything in the house was suffered to go to decay. He never admitted visitors, and cooked his own food, which was procured by a trusty servant who lived in a neighbouring cottage. He slept on a pile of rags and sacking on the floor of a room opposite an open ward robe, in which were hung his wife's ball dresses and many rich jewels which she had formerly worn. The house was furnished sumptuously, but the handsome furniture was buried in dust, and the house was in describably filthy.

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1885.

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CONTINUATION OF THE SALE OF T, B, ROBSON'S PONSONBY STOCK. -AMOUNT, £1,642 Us. 9d— ■-» an • a JT m 3EC# 3E3 ZKT 3D 3E5 3L JLb 9 BRIGHTON HOUSE, TOP OF GREY STREET, Having bought (as previously announced) the Stock is NOW SELLING CHEAP. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING :] Men's Tweed Suits, grand value, 19s Gd Black Foule Olothg) 12 yarda for 6s 11(1 .Men's Trousers and Vest, to clear out, 53 lid I Metz Clot , 18) a Beautiful Soft Wool Material, will wear well, Men's Tweed Trousers, 5s lid and Gu lid jo yards for 8n lid Men's Nelson Trousers, Gs Cd, value for money Usoful Dress g tufl . v v for o g } v Boys' Useful Tweed Trousers, 2 S lljd Xonvich BeigoSj 12 yardß {oi . 2s 1](1 Boys' Hard Felt Hats, 6d each A Lot of othor equally chuap DreSi . Materials in odd lengths, etc., to Tweeds from Is ; Nelson do. 2s Sd be o i eaTO i out choap Men's Serge Coats, 5s lid; do. Suits, 15s lid Crewdson's Heavy Calico, 4s 4,1 dozen yards Men's White Flannel Under Shirts, Is 7d ! 7o . inch H Whito w - g^ IQ . { Boys Lined Knickor Suite, 4s 9d BO . inch ;, o ' Boys Check Iweed Kaicker do., very good, 8s Gd I ffliooti g ' (] A Good J lannel, CJd per yard 2 yardg wide Fine Unljlcached dOf> ls 0 , d All Wool Saxony Welsh Flannel, (special value), ls Okl and ls 3Jd I 80-inch Plain do., lOJrf yard Blankets from 8s lid pair Little Gh . ls . p Hn ' t q^ 1s 3d> ]s C(]) ]s 9d Single Bed White Crotchet Quilts, 6b Gd Tapestiy Cal . petgj ]g m yud Double do do. 7s lid ! Trimmed Hats, from ls" each 02-inch Wh.tc Damask Table Cloth, ls 9d yard ■ | White Tm , ]dsh Towc , S) OJd Really Good Straw Hats, 3d and Gd each B]ack Louis vdvetoena, 2s G.I yard Soiled Underclothing, very cheap (Inquire what is the usual price) Gordon Serges, all shades, 12 yards for 8s lid Kid Gloves, Cd pair Brocho Satin Cloths, nice colours, 9s lid »H»«<» ■• «»•<»-« . Our own usual well assorted Stock of BABY LINEN, ROBES, CLOAKS, etc. Dress Making in Good Style. SALE NOW ON" A.T BRIGHTON HOUSE, TOP OF GREY STREET. JT m 3EB#IE3!93r3ES3Ei3LB!MIji.



TMPORTANT T>UBLIC T^"OTICE, OPENING OF THE CASTLE AST L E DRAPERY RAP E R V HOUSE, OUBE, JUNCTION OP QUKKN AND GREY STREETS. »Ye beg respectfully to inform our Customers and the Public that we have REMOVED FROM HOBSONSTREET TO OUR PLENDID NEW PREMISES, JUM COMPLETED, AT THE JUNCTION OF QUEEN AND GREY STREETS. OUR STOCK CONSISTS OF ALL THE NOVELTIES FOR THE; SEASON IN DRESS GOODS, MILLINERY, j NEW STYLE JACKETS, MANTLES, DOLMANS, ULSTERS, &c, &C, &c IN THE ! BOYS' AND MEN'S CLOTHING AND MERCERY, MOSTLY ALL GEELONG AND NEW ZEA LAND CLOTHING. MADE TO OUR ORDER, WE HAVE t& SOME RARE VALUES. "E» ALSO, SEVERAL JOB LINES IN MEN'S STYLISH SAC COATS, 10s 6d and 12s 6d TROUSERS TO MATCH, at 5s lid DRESS SHIRTS, 2s 9Jd WORKING SHIRTS, Is lOd \ SPLENDID LOT OF THE NEWEST STYLE AND COLOURINGS IN MEN'S FASHIONABLE SAC SUITS, 2"s <id and 32s Gd (worth double). CfiOO WORTH 0F SAMPLES. VORTH OF SAMPLES, .£(^00 IN THE MANCHESTER DEPARTMENT We have a Full Stock of BLANKETS, FLAN NELS. &c, anil HOUSEHOLD and HOTEi, REQUISITES, which wo will seU at LOW PRICES to turn into money quickly. HOSIER*. HABERDASHERY, GLOVK9, LACKS. TIES, SCARFS, and CHILDREN'S HOSIERY in Groat Variety. Our House is noted for keeping the most Splondid LACES obtainable. THE SILK AND DRESS DEPARTMENT. Ws have some Beautiful Goods in BLACK and CLOURED BROCHES and BROCHK VELVETS up to 25g per yard. also PLAIN and FANCY SILKS and SATIN.*. Oui BLACK SILKS this season are very good valuo. Also, *a Choico Selection of BLACK anil COLOURED VELVETEENS, both Plain and Broche, suitable for tho season. The Variety in DRESS GOODS is also very large. MILLINERY AND UNDERCLOTHING DEPARTMENT. In this Department Ladies will find a Great Variety of NOVELTIES, to choose from, and all ORDERS for MILLINKRY and UNDER CLOTHING to bo mado up will havo MRS BEKHAN'S personal supervision. We do a large trade to order in this Department. SPECIAL.—Ws have bought all the Bamples (amounting to £600) of MESSRS BUTTER WORM BROS., Donedin (who are relinquish ing the Auckland trade), at discounts varying from 25 to 50 per cent, off Wholesale Prices, and we shall GIVE OUR CUSTOMERS THE BENEFIT, by offerine those Goods at FAB LESS THAN WAREHOUSE PRICES. THE DRESSMAKING DEPARTMENT. TO OUR LADY CUSTOMERS. We are now in full working order," having Spacious Work-rooms capable of holding 75 hands, and wo have also nice Waiting-room and Frttinn-rooma, where Customers Can look over the Fashions without Bitting in the Shop. In faot, our NEW SHOP is a model of comfort and ease, with plenty of light for selecting Goods. MISS DEMPSEY will attend to tho wants In this Department, and give style and fit as usual, for there is not a more competent hand In the colonies; cur success in the above De- Sartmcnt having proved this to be a faot. All rdore can now bo turned out on the shortest notice. iar all Orders can now be Tubnbd Out on tub Shortest Notice. jb> Onr object being to do a Large Trade we will not go in for Big Prices. It tho Public only givo us a call we can, and will, give them Btuff at THEIR OWN PRICE, for we do not mean to lee a Customer out if Price bo the ottjoot. Tho Premises being our own, and having only a small ground rent to pay, tho business being conducted by ourselves, we will BELL CHEAPER THAN ANY OTHER HOUSE IN THE TRADE, NOTE.-MR J. BEEHAN and MIBS J. DEMPHEY having joined in the business, tho name and style of the firm will be, from tho Ist March, W.& J. B EEHAN & C°- THE GREAT DRESSMAKING AND FASHION ESTABLISHMENT, MILLINERS, CLOTHIERS, GENERAL DRAPERS, AND SILK MERCERS, Who will pay all Liabilities and receive all Accounts due to WM. BEEHAN, formerly Of HOUbON-BTKBKT.



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This is essentially a Female Tonic, It oon toins the element 3 requisite for the peculiar constitution of weman. Whatever of value there may be in the legion of quacks and nos trums imposed upon a too-Kenerous and con tiding public for tho stronger sex, they havo proved themselves to bo utterly valueless lor female use. For loss of appetite, colour and spirits, palpitation of the heart, unfltnosa for exercise or work, this Tonic is tho surest, mildest, and most agreeable Btronijth-giver over brought before sufforinß vvomon. MRS DRTsTUART'S LADIES' CALENDAR PILLS, 2a 6d and Is Gd Per Box. Tho valuo of these Pills for perioflicoj üBB cannot well be over estimated. They nra prompt and certain in their actiou. They pro vent suffering, discomfort, and anxiety, and aro truly tho Females' Friend. MRS DITsTUARTS LADIES' APERIENT PILLS, Is Gd Per Box. These Pills aro highly recommended for In flsKestion, Headache, BillouEncan, Liver Coui nlfiints (the latter aro frequently the cause of irregularity). Giddiness, Constipation, and especially in conjunction with the Calondar Pills, with which it is suggested (for reasons fully explained in circulars accompanying Medicines) they should bo-obtainod. All who havo used theso Remedies testify to the kindliness and regularity of the Monthly sickness. In many cases of paleness, debili'y, a,nd loss of appetite of months duration, causing tho gravest fears of consumption, tho juriiuioua use of tho Pills and Tonic has rcxtorcd the i liloom of health, strength, and enjoyment of (oaO. The attention of lady principals, matrons of public and private institutions, mothers, mil li.iers, dressmakers, shop-girls, domestic sor vi V/S, factory girls, and all engaged in seden tags * occupations or closely confined situations, 4na Hed to the unequalled Tonic and corrective virtu ea of theso famous Remedies. Circulars, with full directions and valuable slnts trom Mrs Dr. Stuart, accompany each tattle i "id box of tho Remedies. Ladle. i> see advertisement in tho " Herald." Preoarild for the proprietor— ■XV. G. THOitNTON. Esq., At tiie'laboratory, New Pakk Road, London, England. sole wholesale and retail agents fob auckland, n.z.— MR S. GILBERT, Chemist, (Next to Lennox's, Stationer), QUEEN-STREET; MR, T. A. CRAWFORD, Chemist, NEWTON. to be haa of all respectable Chomists and Druggists. woman-slfriend. ROSY CHEEKS, APPKTITB, and VIGOUR i OUS HEALTH. MRS DR. STUART'S FAMOUS FEMALE TONIC, BEAD. • READ. J.IM7EL VAILK,] [JOHN DOUGLAS, ITailb & Douglas (Lai'k Samobl Vaile), HOUSIC. tAND, AND ESTATE AGENTS. LAND AND KSI'ATB AUCTIONEERS RK.6X KSTATK VALUATORS. BROKERS UNDER THE LAND TKANSffKB ACT. SHORTLAND STREET (Next the Post Office), BANKKRBI Bane or New South Walsh. Sew also our advertisement In "N.Z, Herald, and " Weekly News.") MORTGAGES BOUGHT. jomfortable COTTAGE of 4 rooms and iaree room underneath; water laid on; closo 10 Three Lamps; allotment 33x100. Price, r!300, and very easy terms of payment could bo 1 jranged.—Vaile cc Douglas, llouso and Estate . agents, Shortland-streot. . 1309 Jt iTTAGE of 5 rooms in a good situation 1 iear to town: allotment 33 x 100; planted with fruit trees, all in full bearing. Price, £230.— Vaile & Douglas, House and Land Agento, Khortland-strcet. 1400 Ni'Je little FARM of 8J acres within 19 miles of Auckland, on main road, close (to church and school and railway station; all foaced; half in grass and half in crop; new House of i rooms. Price, £360.— Vaile and Douglas, Land and Estate Agents, Shortland I'trnet (next tho Post-office). HOB HOTEL.—Splondid Family Hotol, contain ing 30 rooms, all new and well-built of brick «i.nd cemented front, together with large public 3-.aU, and every convenience, situated in a thriving township, close to railway, &c,, btable in connection with hotel, and the whole doing a good trade.—Price and torma on appli cation to Vailo & Douglas,' House and ffistuto Agents, Shortland-streel. 1373 SI'LENDLD BUSINESS ALLOTMENT i,n the Ponsouby Road, in commanding posi tion, and of good size. Prioe low. Terma rasy.—Vaile and Douglas, Land and Estate Agents, Shortland-strect. BUILDING ALLOTMENTS, NEWTON, fl lota each, 2 of Ihem having frontaeres of 60 J aot by a depth of 110 feet, and tho others front ngeß of 10 feet by enmo depth. Price low, and terms easy, as may bo arranged.—Vailo and j)o\iKlas, Land and Estate Agenta, next tho Poat-ofQco, Shortland-street. 1372 SMALL TARM..OI 14 acres, very suitable for a working man; all in cultivation; rich land; House of 3 rooms and kitchen, stable &o. Price, £200. 13m ' CHEAP LITTLE HOMESTEAD, 14 acres KastTamaki: all in grass and crop. Cottage of £ rooms and sinaU one of 2 rooms. £260. • 1383 PARTLY IMPROVED FARM of 132 acreß, all fenced; 45 acres In grass. Splendid position for fruit farm; deep water frontago close to town. £5 per acre. jmh £300 - GOOD LITTLE WATERSIDE FARM of 112 aores, with large run adjoining I 25 to 30 acres in cultivation; splendid place for fruit growing. Terms easy. — Vaile and Douglas, Land and Estate Agets, Shortland- Btreet: Immediate possession. i«m £220—COTTAGE of 4 rooms, with allot ment 33 x 98ft., neat garden, and closo to the tram-lines.—Vailo and Douglas, House and Land Airenta. Shortland-stroot. igß2 £300—Very Convonient COTTAGE of 4 rooms and scullory, allotment 32 x 80ft. within quarter of an hour's walk from Quoon-streot. —Vaile and Douglas, House, Land aud Estate Agents, next P. 0.. Shortland-atreot. 1292 £650—HOUSE of 5 rooms and Kitchen gas and water laid on, &c.; workshop J4 x 14 Allotment, with frontago of 33 feot to Uddoil Union-streot, and frontage to Nelson-streetof 34 feot.-Vaile and Douglas, Land and Estate Agonts. Shortland-stroet. *muh» LARGE FREEHOLD ALLOTMENT, Bfi % 117 feet, together with dwelllng-houso Btables, &C-, convoniontly situated, within i minutes' walk or Post-office, and suitable] either for private rosidenco sites, or for busi noes purposes; price moderate. Terms easy —Vaile and Douglas, Land and Houso Aconta Bhortland-streot. %i £630-NEW HOUSE of 6 rooms, with out house, tanks. &0., and allotment 08 x 198. volcanlo soil; convenient situation. — Vaile and Douglas, House and Land Agent Short land-street. 1271 £500—Capital Waterside FARM, of 90 acres, about half rich ullnvlal flat, 30 aores in grast!. Houso of 4 rooms, dairy, shedß, &c— vaile and Douglas. Land Agonts, Shortland street. 1997 VERY CONVENIENTLY SITUATE!? HOUSE of S rooms, water and eras laid on wash-house, &c; 5 minutes" walk from Queon' street Price, JSOO.-VaiJo and Douglaa. Souso. Land, and Estate Agents, Shortland-street. £380.-NEW HOUSE of 6 rooms, verandah back and front, wash-houae; all drained • eaa and water; allotment, 30ft x IS2ft; good Bitaa tion, closo to tram-lines.—Vaile and Douelaa House, Land, and Estate Agents, next to tho General Postofflce, Shortland street, liv WH. SKINNER AND SON to • Builder^ Carpenters, and Jolntn, . ■; rnlcan Lane. All Branches of the Bnlld ing Trade executed tor Experienced Workmen.; ghoo Front*. Offloa FitUnga, lea,