Births.

STANTON.—On Novembee 22, at her residence. " Heatherleigh," Mount Albert, Mrs Alfred Stanton of a daughter.

Deaths.

WILLETTS.-On November 24, at her late residence. Cross-street, Devonport, Maria Ellen, beloved wife of James Willotts; aged 41 years. The funeral will leave residence to morrow (Thursday), at 4 p.m. Friends please accept this invitation.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

Mails will close as under:- "T^V This Day. For Karotonga. per Ada C. Owen, at 1 p.m. Friday, 25th inst. For Cowes and Coromandel, per Coromandel. at 11.50 a.m. „ n-_»- ~«„ For New Plymouth and Southern Ports, per Macgreffnr, at 1 p.m. «]•_..__■_ ForTarannkl and Southern Porta, per Wanaka, at 3.15 p.m. For Oporiki, per Chelmsford, at 4 p.m. For Whitianga, Gum Town, and Upper Mill, per Glenelg, at 5 p.m. - , For Tauranga and Opotiki, per Clansman, at 5 P.m. __ . ~._ Tor Whangarei Heads. Parua, Waipu. Whan garei, Kamo, and Mangapai, per Wellington, at 5 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 5.50 p.m. Saturday. 26th inst. For Katikatl, Aongratete. Tauranga. and Opotik l Ma Thames, per Rotomahana, at. 9 a.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 9.30 a.m. For Waiwcra, To Kapa, and Warkworlh, per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. . _ For Friend y Is and s. Samoa, Tahiti, and Raro touga. per Richmond, at 11 a.m. Friday. December 2. For Chatham Islands, per Oamaru, atAp.m. Monday, December 5. Per Mariposa as follows:— For Samoa, Sandwich Islands. Lnited States ot America, Canada, British Columbia. Central and South America, British and Foreign West Indies, at 5 p.m. For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 5 p.m. /Money orders, Registered letters, and newspapers, at 3.30 p.m. Late letters, bearing an extra fee of 6d in ad dition to the postage, will be receiied by the mail agent on board tho steamer up to the time ofsniling. This mail will he duo at London January 9.

Parcels will bo received for despatch half an hour previous to the timo lor closing mails. S. B. BISS, Chief Postmaster.

LATE SHIPPING

IMPORTS.

Per s.s. Ohau, 1,349 sacks flour, 510 bags flour, 56 sacks oatmeal, 118 sacks oats, 10 sacks bran, 10 sacks pollard, 850 sacks wheat, 656 sacks potatoes, 50 sacks malt, 200 sheep, 454 packages sundries.

Per Ohau, from Oamaru, 126 sacks po fcatoes.—Gunson and Martin.

The s.s. Richmond completed her cleaning and overhaul this morning, and at 1 p.m. to-day came out of dock, and was taken alongside the Railway Wharf to load for Rarotonga, for which place she is adver tised to sail on Saturday.

The s.s. Ohau arrived this morning from the South, via East Coast ports. She left Dunedin on the 16th November ; arrived and left Oamaru on the 17th ; arrived and left Timaru on the 18th, arrived and left Lyttelton on tho 19th, arrived and left Na pier on the 21st, arrived and loft Gisborne on the 22nd, arrived and left Tauranga on the 23rd, and arrived at Auckland as above. Experienced fresh southerly winds and sea from Dunedin to Cape Palissia, hence fresh to light variable winds to arrival.

LATE CABLES.

Sydnet, this day. NAMING A COLONY.

At yesterday's evening sitting of the Assembly |he bill authorizing the name o* the colony of New South Wales being changed to Australia passed first, reading on a division by 58 votes to 18. Consider able opposition to the new name as manifested hath in this and other colonies and the proposal has been dis missed by the Victorian, South Australian and Queensland assemblies, the idea being generally ridiculed as an unwarrantable as sumption of a federal namo by a singlo "olony.

LONDON WOOL SALES.

WOOL SALES.

London, November 23.

At the opening colonial wool sails yester_ day there was brisk competition, thepprie s realised being equal to the closing rates of

last season.

LONDON MARKET TELEGRAM.

LONDON MARKET TELEGRAM.

London, Tuesday, Nov 22,

Wool : The sales opened fairly well this day, at the level of last series, ex" cept short staple merino (scoured). Scoured market easier. Competi tion by both home and for eign buyers is fairly active. The attendance of both Home and foreign buyers is good. The sales comprise about lo_,ooo bales. Ten thousand bales have been sent to the manufacturing districts direct.

Wheat and Flour: — Market is steady. New Zealand wheat f.a.q., in granary has advanced Is per 4961b5. since last report.

Tallow:—Market firm.

(SPECIAL.)

ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN MAILS.

London, November 22,

The mail-cavrying steamboat com panies contend that in the recent agreement no provision has been made for the carriage of parcels by post. Mr Raikes is trying to overcome the difficulty.

THE CRISIS IN FRANCE.

EXTREME PRECAUTIONS,

[special.]

London, November 22. M. Grew, the President of tbe French Republic, still refuses to resign. The Chamber of Deputies has negatived a motion that was made suspending the presidency. It has been resolved to take extreme mflasures for the main tenance of peace and order in Paris,

****fi£zzz. (special).

SUGAR BOUNTIES CON FERENCE.

London', November 22,

The Sugar Bounties Conference is to be opened on Thursday. The Anti- Bounty Society has decided to urge upon the Conference the abolition of drawbacks and the cessation of sugar refining in bond.

LABOUR REPRESENTATIVES.

I SPECIAL.) *

London", November 22.

The Miners' Union has rescinded the resolution recently come to, with drawing its contribution towards the payment of Messrs Burt and Fenwick> the labour representatives in the House of Commons.

OPERA HOUSE.

"THE OLD CORPORAL."

We regreat that pressure upon our spaco will nob enable us to do adequate justice to the performance of " The Old Corporal' at the Opera House last night and to tho splendid display of his artistic abilities which Signor Majeroni's im personation of the title role afforded to the playgoing public. Strongly as he may have compelled our admiration on previous occasions and in other plays, he fairly excelled last night all his precedent efforts, and most powerfully ap pealed to the sympathies and warm appre ciation of his audtenco. The effect upon the audicnco of his acting was evidenced by frequent bursts of applause, a call before tlie curtain at the end of each act, and a liberal offering of bouquets. The play itself demands the nicest treatment. On the eve of the battle of Jena, a French general who has con tracted a secret marriage confides to a trusty Frenchman (Corporal Simon) the custody of his infant daughter, and in his presence seals and posts to a notary the proofs of her legitimacy which proofs aro not to be disclosed until authority is brought by someono who shall ? renounce the true name of the mother, n the battle the Genoral receives his death wound and in dying ho breathes to the corporal the name which shall unlock tho mystery of his marriage and do justice to mother and daughter. Simon sets off to fulfil his mission, but a cousin of the General gets him sent off to the mines on some pretext, and meanwhile establishes his claims as next of kin to the deceased General's possessions. After 11 years of servitude Simon oeeapoa from tlie mines and although broken down in health sets off for hiu native village to carry out his long-delayed but never forgotten trust. The faiso heir (Pierre Frochard, deputy mayor of the villago) happens to meet him on his arrival, and concealing his identity publicly, charges the veteran with an un discovered theft which has made some stir in the place. Simon opens his havrosack for tho proofs which shall rebut tho charge, but is confounded to find his passport gone and in its place a bag which Frochard had de signedly placed therein to justify the charge, Transported with indignatiion at the audac ity of the charge and horror-stricken by perceiving that his own son, not recognising him, looks upon him also as the culprit, Simon suddenly discovers that his over mastering feelings have deprived him of the power of speech. Unable to communi cate by word of mouth the secret en trusted to him and incapable of writing, he feels his utter helplessness most keenly. Faithful, however, to his duty he perse veres and by eloquent dum show—how elo quent one must _cc Signor Majeroni's impersonation to faiutly comprehend—ho makes himself known to his sou and foster daughter, establishes hib identity as Cor poral Simon, brings long-parted mother and daughter together, and in a scone wherein FrocharJs succession of artful villanies aro about to culminate in his forced marriage of the rightful heiress Simon suddenly recovers the power of speech, and in tremulous eagernesß repeats to the notary, the name which authorises tho production of the proofs that does justice to virtue and conclusively baffles successful rascality. Signor Majeroni's portraiture was realistic in every lineament and most touching in its realism. It is a marvellous study. The actor's power and mobility of facial expression are a revelation in themselves. There are two other remark ably good charactarifiations in the play. One is the little Emmeline by a very clever child of some six years named Mabel Appeltbn. Her naturalness •of manner and speech on the stage and her vavoir /aire stamp her as an infant prodigy. The other characterisation is Mies Jewett's Mariette (a peasant girl). It was really first-class and we heartily congratulate the lady upon her success. We notice a great improvement in her acting ever since she was here last. The other parts were faithfully sustained, the drama was staged in capital style, and tho in cidental music (arranged by Signor Giorza) was discoursed most efficiently both by the orchestra under Mr Eady, and the vocal assistants. The anachronisms of costume on the part of the supers, in the church scene ought to be avoided in the repitition to ; night.

SHOCKING FATAL ACCIDENT

(BY TELEGRAPH.-— PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Greymouth, this day. A young boy named Henderson was killed near Wallsend station yesterday. A num. ber of boys were playing and pushing trucks backwards and forwards when Henderson slipped and fell beneath a truck in motion. His abdomen was crushed, and he died a few hours afterwards.

Wanganui, this day. Mr James Laird has been returned unop posed as Mayor for a second term.

Christchurch, this day.

Richard Leaver, tailor, was committed for trial on a charge of receiving a gold watch, alleged to have been stolen from Mi- O'Brien by three men, committed for trial for the theft some weeks ago.

Dunedin, this day,

At the City Court Alexander Moss, tobacconist, was fined 40s and costs for running a pocket totalisator.

This afternoon a good audience attended the sale of work and social in Mount Hobson Hall, in connection with St. Mark's An glican Church, Rcmuera. During the after noon various ladies and gentlemen rendered vocal solos and duets, and the time was passed in a pleasant social manner. The various stalls were well laden Avith fancy work. There are also a working-party stall, a Christmas tree and a refreshment stall. This evening Mr A. Eady's Band will be in attendance and will play well-chosen se lections of music, which will also tend to inoreaoe the enjoyment of the aflair,

THE FRUIT-STEALING CASE.

(To the Editor.)

Sir,—The importance of any question af fecting public morality or the prevalence of crime, induces me to ask permission to offer further remark on this case. You disavow all intention to extenu ate the crime, but insist that the sen tence was too severe. You do not, howe*ver, make it clear that you consider seven days imprisonment in. a comfortable gaol, a severe sentence for the crime of theft. 1 imagine you could hardly do so, and I rather infer that you object to punishment of that nature at all in such cases; and more especially that you think the "First Offenders Probation Act" should be made to apply to them. Mow can any judicious person, on full consideration, maintain that if garden thieves are admitted to the benefits of this Act, there will be any punishment for them at all. It is rare that offenders of this class are caught, and it would practically never happen that the same culprits would be caught twice. The result as to punishment would therefore be the old story, "dismissed with a caution," as, indeed, has been pointed out by tho magistrate. You say there should be a strapping by the father ; but the propriety of that, punishment is the - •■■ point at issue Is the kind of punish upplicable to a refractory school pnropriato to a convicted thief? i lie promulgation of such ideas ./ends to extenuate the crime. You

.mcder : " We must take cure not to manufacture criminals"—precisely. And it's the very thing we are doing by our mistaken lenity in these apparently trivial cases. We foster a lax public sentiment. We encourage boys, who would otherwise be honest enough, to join worse boys than themselves in petty thieving. And in the rare instance's in which any of them arc caught wo shew them that this sort of crime enjoys practical impunity. From which they draw the inevitable inference that it is a venial thing and quite safe. There must be something to account for the prevalence of this offence in Auckland. Can any hotter explanation be offored than the impunity which attends it? The evil effects of eVon probable impunity were well illustrated in England in the times when punish ment was barbarously severe, but \t the same time was in the great majority of cases escaped .altogether, crime was then rampant. Wfien punishment was made milder, but mor6 certain, crime decreased. But, i would again observe, it must be punishment appropriate to crime, not to mere boyish delinquency. And here comes in tho other point which is mado so much of—that incarceration in a gaol involves dis grace which should not be put upon the tons of respectable people. Wo aro, for sooth, to encourage the idea that there is little or no disgrace in being a thief, co long as you aro not punished as a thief, and, I .suppose, none at all if you aro not found out. Is it not as clear as day that we ought to sternly inculcate the lesson that the disgrace lies in being a thief, and that ap propriate punishment is a mere necessary incident? As to the contamination likely to ensue from seven days' imprisonment few will believe in it, if any do. Let them agitate for eepin.ae confinement. Thtre is a vastly greater chance of con tamination for decent boys in the tempta tion to evil company and petty pilfering, to which onr present system gives so much en couragement.—lam, etc., M.

[Wo commend to our correspondent's at tention the remarks made by the Rev. J. S. Hill on this subject, as published in another column. Mr Hill, after a long ex perience, has arrived at the conclusion that the general tendency and effect of our gaol systomistomanufncturo.nottoreformcrimi nals. Evefyonewhoinquirescarefully into the matter appears to arrive at the same con clusion. As "M " observes, the moral of all this is the urgent need of reform in our gaol classification. —Ed. E.S.]

The Rev. Dr. Blair, of Nov'i Scotia, con tributed to the " Scottish Highlander : ' a Jubilee song in Gaelic, a column and a half in length.

To-morrow (Friday) cvoning, on the oc casion of Mr J. Collins's benefit, the per formance of "Fun on tho Bristol," at tho Agricultural Hall, will be under tho patron age of Superintendent Hughes, of the Auck land Fire Brigade, and also of the Superin tendent of the Parnell Fire Brigade. The " widdy " is sure to have a bumj>er house. Onehunga tweed suits at 47s 6d, at Smith andCaughoy's.—(Advt.) Tho annual social gathering of St. Sepulchre's Parish will be held to-morrow Friday evening at the school-room Symond street. Tea will be provided at 6 o'clock, and at half past soven a musical programme will bo gone through interspersed with addresses by various speakers. The Yen Archdeacon Dudley will preside. The price of admission has been reduced to one shilling.

Mining stock continues to improve. Saxon have been sold at 5s ; Prince Imperial are wanted at 3s 9d ; Cambria about 5s 6d. Good accounts continue to be received from Coromandel from the Royal Oak and Kapanga mines. Bank stocks are firmer. Bank of New Zealand are quoted—buyers £12 10s, and very few offering. South British, Union and Colonial Insurance are wanted at current rates. Gas shares are steady at £10 15s, but few transactions.

The sole right for Auckland to. manu facture Mr Jenkinson's patent concrete water and drain pipes has been offered to the City Council, and is now under con sideration of the Streets Committee. Samples of the pipes are on view at the Corporation Offices. The inventor claims that these pipes can be produced at half the cost of earthenware pipes, and that they will save the city thousands of pounds if adopted.

An application being made for the entrieS received last night for the four mino l ' events at the Takapuna races on Satur* day, we were informed by the Secre" tary that the Club had decided not to publish them as some party or parties intended bringing out an unofficial card. He, however, informed us that the number of entries were as follows :—Maiden Plate, 9 ; Novel Race, 10; Soiling Race, 12; Selling steeplechase, 10. A report was around town this morning that it was the Auckland and North Shore Ferry Company that intended working the unofficial card business, but on inquiries being made at their office the manager of that Company contradicted tlie report, and stated that they had not-decided what action they should take to counteract the resolution lately arrived at by the Jockey Club giving a special advantage to the other steamers. They had determined, however, to run both the Eagle and the Osprey on Saturday. In these days of totalisator betting, the keeping back of the names of the entries will not make much difference, but it is a movement not by any means appreciated by the owners of the horses engaged, though they can obtain any information they require from the Secretary. In reference to the official card, it appears that Mr Adams has bought the sole right to issue them for the season, for which he paid a good round sum, and the Club feel bound to protect his in terests.

A telegram has been received from Messrs Ashcroft and Co., electricians, stating that the dynamo motor was on board the s.s. Tainui. They will, therefore, be shortly in a position to commence operations in this city.

LATEST POLITICAL.

Wellington, this day,

Tho Tariff Question.

In order to give the Opposition a chance of discussing the tariff question should they wish to do so, the Premier, in place of put ting up one of his own supporters, will him self move to the effect that the revision of the tariff should not be undertaken this Bessioi). He will not seek to discus* the proposal, but will be ready to go to the vote at once should the other side be willing. Federal Defences of the Colonies. ■It is quite possible that a bill, will be in troduced this session, providing for Aew Zealand's contribution to Federal Defence on the term, arranged by the Imperial Conference. Our contribution on the basis of population will be about £20,000, tor which vote we are to have the privilege of two cruisers constantly stationed in the New Zealand waters. The Premier has been advised that the Victorian Parliament have passed a bill dealing with their con tribution. Notice to Quit. Some warm correspondence has passed between the Government and Sir Julius Vogel respecting the laiter's occupation of tho Ministerial residence in Tinakori Road. The Government have called on him to quit the premises within a fortnight. Mr Moss and the "Herald." A telegram published here from Auck] land says that the " Herald " denounces Mr Moss as seeking to have two sessions next year. Mr Mots asks me to correct this, which he calls a stupid blunder on the "Herald's" part, by pointing out that an adjournment till January or Febru ary next will continue the present and not open a new session. The new session would be held in July or August, when the Budget and other bnsiness for 1888 and 1889 would bo considered in re gular course. The "Herald"has confounded adjournment with prerogation. The Premier has agreed to give Mr Pyke a special day for bringing on his Otago Central Bill. Re his privilege resolutions, Sir Julius Vogel informs me that he has no intention of abandoning these, but will take a con venient opportunity of bringing them on. Dr Brown Chairman of Otago Education Board, who is now in Wellington, will be summoned before the Education Committee for the purpose of giving evidence. As part of the general retrenchment scheme of Government, the discontinuance of the special allowances made to the Speaker and Chairman of Committees will probably be proposed. Sir G. M. O'Rorke gets £600 by act, and allowance £200; Mr Hamlin £400, and £100 allowance.

General 01 streets.,!* ««> * ■■.

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 24. 1887.

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WANTED KNOWN. - Bags, Purses, Fancy Gtods, etc , repaired at Fttßlish prices. — Evans aud Withers, Uppei Queen street. r



SCOTCH WHISKY PANIC. The enormous sale of ROBERTSON'S WHISKY has no doubt contributed to the downfall of others. f ./£s_3**»i» u """" s v Auctions. R. ARTHUR] [j. P. BUDDLE TO-MORROW, AT 11 A.M. MARKET DAY. ARTHUR'S MART. — POULTRY, FRKSH BUTTER. PRODUCE. FRUIT, AND GROCERY AUCTION MARKET. POULTRY DEPaRTMENT.-Fowls (laying and for killing), young ones, Chicks, Hens and Chicks, Spanish, Brahmns, Cochins; Tnrkeys, Ducks, Geese, small Pigs, Dairy-fed Porkers, Canaries, Fancy Birds, 2 Mongooses, i.ood Incubator. PRODUCE, FRUIT, and GROCERY DE PARTMENT. — Good Now Table Potatoes. Kidney and others, Onions, Cabbages. Carrots, Peas, Rhubarb. Plants. First-class Devonshire Fresh Butter in ilb pats, and other lotsoi good samples. Salt Mutter, Pastry Butter, Lard, good factory and other Cheeses, Auckand Dairy-fed Bacon and Damp. Southern-cured Bicon and Hums, Honey, Flour, Oatmeal, Sharps, Bran, Oats, wheat, Barmy. FRUIT. —Gooseberries, Loquats, Lemons. GROCERIES, &c. - Assorted Fancy Soaps, Tea, Cott'ee, Biscuits, Lollies, Lemon Peel, Sauce, Vinegar, Honey, 1 case Lime Juice, Stnrch, Sulphur, Paper Bags, Wrapping Papor, Brushware. 2 o'clock p.m—On account of whom it may concern— 20 bigs Rice 8 bags Tea Terms — Cash before Delivery. R, ARTHUR] [J. F. BUDDLE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, At Eleven a.ir_ BIRKENHEAD HOMESTEADS, AD JOINING PARK HILL, FIVE-ACRE ALLOTMENT IN MAYFIELD, NINE ACRE LOT ON MAIN ROAD ; CITY FREEHOLD, DUKE and RANDOLPH STREETS ; LEASEHOLD, ARCH HILL. ARTHUR & BUDDLE Have been favoured with instructions to sell by public auction, at their -.stale, Land, and House Sale Rooms, Arthur's Mart, on Thurs day, December 1, at Eleven o'clock a.m., THE FOLLOWING FREEHOLD SUB URBAN PROPERTIES, favourably situated at Birkenhead, all within an easy dis tance from tho Wharf, well adapted for orouards and fruit growing :— Lot I—HOMESTEAD, containing 9a 2r 38p of good land, adjoining Mr George Low's farm having a largo frontage -to Government Road, with 2-roomed Cottage, stable, and fowl house; about 5 acres cleared and ploughed, the rest bush; a never-failing stream of water runs through the property: a portion laid out in strawberry and vegetable garden. All fenced. BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE: Lot 2-MAY.FIELD: ALLOTMENT No. 2G, containing 5a Or 29p of Land, fronting the main road and adjoining the homestead of Mr T. Crooks, having a tine clump of native bush, and a never-failing spring of water; a good view ; fenced on one side. BY INSTRUCTIONS FROM OWNERS: Lot 3—A well-situated Property a short dis tance boyond MayHcld, on tho main road, con taining 9a Or 23p of land, commanding a line view of Lake, sea, etc., having an easterly as pect; unimproved. Those properties will distinctly flagged, and are web worthy tho attention of persons ue sirous of procuring homes within easy distance from the city There is an excellent road from the Birkenhead Whan', and the District ia a thriving aid prosperous one Lot 4-Randolph-street, comer of Cambridge street, near Newton R:md, Allotment No. 85, with two live-roomed nouses; water laid on. Lot s—Karaka (late Duke) street, corner of Cambridge-street. Allotment No. 86, with.six roomed House: water laid on. LEASEHOLDS, St. John's College Trustees' Estate, Arehhill-Richmond A»cnue or Surrey Crescent, Allotment No. 1, fenced and planted; Allotments Nos. 27 and 23, with 5-roomed House and stable; Allotments Nos. 7 and 8, with s roonel Houses erected thereon. Great North Road, Allotments N0v.37 and 38, all having good irontagesto the Groat North Road and a great depth, each having a 0-roomed House erected thereon,



Auctions. SAMUEL VAILE.] [JOHN DOUGLAS. TO-MO R R O W, At Two p.m. sharp. BY ORDER 0»" THE REGISTRAR OF THE SUPREME COURT VAILE & DOUGLAS Will sell by auction, at their Land Sale Rooms, Shortland-street, LOTS 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28, of Section 46, City of Auckland, having a frontage to BERESFORD - STREET Of 340 feet, by a depth of 343 feet 2 inches. This Rale offers a splendid opportunity to any one requiring a large piece of land within tho old city boundaries. VAILE & DOUGLAS, Land and Estate Auctioneers, ; Shortland-street. ' TO-MORROW, At Half-past 10 o'clock. DUNBLANE AUCTION MART.' HAMS, BACON, CHEESE. T. M. JACKSON Will sell br Auction, at his Dunblane Auction Mnrt, Queen-street, To-morrow, at 10.30 o'clock, "O'AMS, BACON, CHEESE, Etc. Without Reserve. T. M. JACKSON, Auctioneer. T O-M O R R O W, At 1.30 o'Clock, /CLEARANCE 'j. OK r\RAPBRY O T O C K. THOS. M. JACKSON Has received instructions to sell by public auction on the premises, next Greyhound Hotel, THE BALANCE OF A LARGE STOCK OF DRAPERY, HOSIERY. &c, &c, &c. THOS. M. JACKSON, Auctioneer. TO-MO R R O W, At 11 o'clock. BEDROOM SUITE IN AMERICAN OAK. MOTTLED KAURI LOO TABLE. MAHOGANY LOO TABLE. SUITE IN MAHOGANY (Horsehair). PIGEON HOLES, OFFICE FITTINGS. &c, &c, &c. T. M. JACKSON Has received instruclions to soil by public auc tion at his Dunblane Auction Mart, on tlie above date, A LARGE & CHOICE ASSORTMENT A. OF >EW AND SECOND-HAND FCR jTITTTRE, comprising Rich-toned Piano, Bed zoom Suite in American Oak, Suites in Horse hair, Green Rep Couch, Baize Leather Easy Chair, Double and Single Iron Bedsteads, Wash stands, Dressing Tables, Chest Drawers, Ward robe, 3 Bookcases, Dining Tables, Octagon Oval Gipsy Ta los, Couches in Leather, A.B. Chairs, Grecian Chairs, Dinner Service, Cheese Cover, Knives, Forks, Spoons, Sundries, etc., etc. T. M. JACKSON, Auctioneer. TO-MORROW, At 11 o'Clock. FLOWER SHOW AND AUCTION SALE OF A VALUABLE. CHOICE, PRETTY COLLECTION OF HOT HOUSE AND POTTED PLANTS. FROM MR MASON'S NURSERIES, PARNELL. Comprising— Fine FoHago Begonias, Spirea Japonica, as sorted Coleus (fine strains), Musk.assorted Ferns, Palms. Lycopodiums, Variegated Aspidistra, Marnnta. Pelargoniums (ancy, show, and regal!. Fuchsias. Verbenas, Watcrgrass. Pe tunias, Herbaccoiis Plants, Feins and Lyco podiums. &c, &c, &c, &c. A. MORTON & CO. Will sell at their Exchange Sale Rooms, Dur" ham-street, to-morrow, t AS .ABOVE. Inspection Invited. T 0 • M O R R 0 W, DURHAM YARDS. The Undersigned have received instructions to sell, at the Durham Yards. Tomorrow (Fri day), at 12 o'clock, without reserve, THE WELL-KNOWN RACING MARE FRIENDSHIP, With all engagements. HUNTER & NOLAN, Auctioneers. AT AN~EARLY DATE. LA/I PACKAGES JAPANESE A Vac goods 104- PACK^ GES JAPANESE CHINA WARE, LACQUERWARE, EMBROIDERED GOODS, BRONZES, Etc., Etc., Etc. E. & A. ISAA CS, Auctioneers. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, At 12 o'Clock. CARRIAGES OF FIRST-CLASS LOCAL MANUFACTURE, BUGGIES, PPIAETONS, DOGCARTS, Etc., Etc., Etc. B. TONKS & CO. Have received instructions from Messrs W. and E. Basten to sell a portion of their surplus stock on Friday, December 2, at 12 o'clock :— AND SINGLE BUGGIES Open and Hooded Ladies' Phaetons Four and Pair-wheel Dogcarts Etc., Etc., Etc. These Vehi"les rre second to none in New Zealand for v> orkmanship. s'yle, and durability. being manufacture,! with the greatest care and of the highest class materials only. Sale is imperative, as room is absolutely ne cessary for other stock coming forward.



Auctions- TO-MORRO W, _ At 12 o'Clock. -^@g POTATOES, 30. NEW CHEESE, &c. WALTER J. DOWDEN Will sell by Public Auction To-morrow (Friday), at 11 o'clock, CANTERBURY Potatoes, New Potatoes, 30 New Cheese, Wairoa Cheese, Bacon, Hams, Butter. Keg Beef, Flour, Tea. Rice, Oat meal, Sugar, Pickles, 1 ton Brown Sugar, 10 tons Bran. Oats, Maize, Fowl Wheat, Barley, Pollaid, Sundries, etc. " TO-MORROW, at 10.30 o'clock. ' SUPERIOR NEW FURNITURE, VERY HANDSOME DINNER SERVICE, CUTLERY, &c, &o. D. F. EVANS Has received instructions to sell, at his Furni ture Mart, To-morrow (Friday), Nov. 25, at i. 10.30 o'clock. A LARGE AND VARIED STOCK OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND EFFECTS, Comprising— Handsome Piano, in Black aad Gold: Mottled Kauri Chest of Drawers, Mottled Kauri Cheffonier, Dininp Table, Hall Table, Loo and Oval Tables, Chairs, Couches, Wardrobes, Mir rors, Handsome VV-tlnut Cabinet, Leather Suite, Crimson Damask Suite (wire-woven springs), Mattresses, Palliasses, Mahogany Toilet Glass, Half-tester Bedstead, Single and t lroa Bed steads. Sowing Machine Horsehair Suite, Bentwood Rocker, Child's Cot, and an Assortment of Cutlery, Crock' cry, etc., etc., etc. D. F. EVANS, Auctioneer. At Eleven a. in. PHOTOGRAPHIC CAMERA AND OUTFIT. JOHN LEYDON Has been favoured with instructions to Eel* hy public auction, at his Model Auction Mart» 169. Queen-street. ONE PHOTOGRAPHIC CAMERA AND TIN TYPE OUTFIT. 22 dozen Ferrotype Plate (eggsheilj. Silver Bath. Holder and Dipper, Plate Holder and Tripod, The Whole in good order and condition.. No Reserve. JOHN LEYDON, Auctioneer. W. S. COCHRANE.] [JAS. DACEE TO-MORROW, at 11 o'Clock. MAHOGANY HALL STAND, WALNUT OVAL TABLE, BRUSSELS AND TAPESTRY CARPETS, AUSTRIAN BENTWOOD CHAIRS, RIMU BOOKCASE, WARDROBE, MANGLE, COOKING RANGE, IRON SAFE, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. The subscribers will sell by auction at thei r Rooms, Queen-street, on Friday next, 25th instant, at 11 o'clocic, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, consist ing of Rimu Bookcase, Austrian Bent wood Chairs, Brussels and Tapestry Carpots, Fenders and Irons, Mahogany Hall Stand, Walnut Oval Table, Music Canterbury, What nots, Wardrobe, Iron and Wood Bedsteads, Spring and Flax Mattresses, Palliasses, Pillows, Bedding. Washstands and Ware, Dressing Tables, Mirrors, Cots, Wood arid Cane Chairs, Round and Square Tables, Curtain Poles, Clocks, Lamps, Cutlery, Platedware, Glass ware, Kitchen Utensils, Mangle, Airdress Cooking Range, Milncr's Iron Safe, etc., etc Also, Under Bill of Sale- Double and Single Iron Bedstends, Spring and Flax Mattresses, Palliasses, Dresser, Chests Drawers, Chairs, Tables, Mirrors, Clock, Lamps, Baths, Kitchen Utensils, etc., etc., etc. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON* Auctioneers. W. S. COCHRANE] L J AS. DACRE , MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, At 12 o'clock. THE WELL-KNOWN HAMPTON PARK ESTATE, TAMAKL SUBDIVIDED INTO SMALL FARMS. SPLENDID RICH VOLCANIC LAND. Tbe Subscribers have received nstructions to jell by auction, at their Rooms. Queen- Btreet, on Monday, 28th November, at 12 o'clock, THE WELL-KNOWN HAMPTON PARK ESTATE, situated on tbe Main Road, Tamaki, the property of the Rev. Gideon Smales, all Splendid volcanic Land, wonder fully rich and fertile, producing the heaviest crops. Divided into a number of small Farms, Varying from 4 to 25 acres, as follows :— Lot 2, contains 16 acres and 14 nerches. in good grass, corner of main road and side road, fenced on three sides Lot 3, contains 17 acres 2 roods and 4 perches, in gra-s, fenced on three sides, fronts good metalled road t Lot 4, contains 3 acres 3 \ »,, '•_ ff „„j roods and 28 perches i _£" J** |£°£ Lot 5, contains 4 acres 3 I roods and 27 perches ? ?££_! Ed front Lo^ood C aX S e rchc r S eBl ) g -veUed road. Lot 8, contains 14 acres 2 \ roods and 31 perches I A] , od „ R V»nS with small Cottatre I ar .\ nr ,Airi vi«w Lot 10. contains 17 acres 2 I splendid view, roods and 18 perches J Lot 11, contains 16 acres 2 roods and 9 perches, in grass Lot 12. contains 8 acres \ and 24 perches I Lot 13, contains 7 acres 1 f piU, ~ A well rood and 37 perches > Bh Ke,i * WeU Lot 14. contains 6 acres if sneiterea. Lot 15, contains 7 acres \ and 6 perches (corner) y Lot 16, contains 4 acres j and 24 perches ( Rich land, front- Lot 17, contains 5 acres > ing main road, Lot 18, contains 7 acres I well sheltered. Lot 19, contains Bacres 1..... • '■■. Lot 20, contains 7 acres 3 \ Ft mainroa d, roods and 32 perches I h beautiful Lot2l. contains B.acres 2 I un \ r 'aspect, roods and 11 perches ( f " n "p A on three Lot 22, contains 15 acres 2 \ m lnreL roods / Lot 23, contains 34 acres aud 4 perches, partly fenced Lot 24, contains 27 acres 1 \ These aro all rood and 11 perches, 1 first-class little and has a large Dwel- I fa r 111 s, being ling-houpo v splendid land. Lot 25. contains 20 acres 2 / capable of grow roods and 19 perches I in« tho heaviest Lot 26, contains 17 acres 2 I crops, front mam I roods and 10 perches / road. . j Lot 27. contains 14 acres 2 roods and 16 perches, all fenced and iv grass, splendid land, and, capital position, being nearly all road frontage. Terms : One-fourth Cash ; balance on mortgage at 7 per cent. ! FOR ABSOLUTE SALE. j Lithograph Plans and further particulars on I application. j SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, '} Auctioneers. WOOL, HIDES, SHEEPSKINS* '"ALLOW, For Sale at Durham Yards, every Tuesday, at 9.30 a.m. HUNTER & NOLAN. ALEX. AITKEN, AUCTIONEER, LAND. ESTATE, AND COMMISSION AGENT. Regular Sales every Tuesday of Hides, Skins, j Wool, Tallow, &.c. - CITY^IARKET.



RockßoosfwTu Hens „».«, sample,; Tiirni™ r? e W~ w»n?T! ,fi <»M tity Sundries.^ Bieatherß:8 ieather ß: also, a lat_ o , ln I ALEX. ATTEEN- ""'" S : Anctionenr '',:.) 1 C. E. TAOET) - : 7~~ T~~-~ — 1 Bacoa and Sa fi^^'itafi Mattrasses, Chumf PAGET aJFraLSTOK Tenders. RENDERS A at Mountain Road, jobjtg T. Qraig, Builder. y * htt * N « ceived up to Wednesday, theSM v.. ber 12 n«m, tor Verandah SffiS 11 - Particulars at A Pensholz'3. ParkS^" TENORS Monday.' November 28, i __pH&__f TENDERS for . street School Bnilding.Wlanfl *ffi_ received by the Ehioation ItaSCMS until two p.m. on FRIDAY. 9tSeffZ' Specifications may be seen a?theoftffi Board, Victoria Arcade, Auckland. W" ANTED, Tendersj'wSctiSi . a House, Great .North Road, will bek ceived up t<» Saturday, Novet%?2ttvS Plans, etc.. may bo SRen at J. SmuftMYffi Road. Surrey feills. Lowest necessarily accepted. ~., 7; 7™* rjl O UA RP E,N ; T,-BRt Tender? will bo recdved until Noon of TOES. DAY, November 29, for EreQtion.,of a Boat House for the Auckland Rowing Ci_k' """*' - PAUL & Wwp ' .::■ -. !,':: Architect! _ 4 and 5, Cotmopolitan Chambers,., 7; | ■7 n . ■ ? '■ ; EdnbatioaDepartnieat, * Wellington, 21st Nwemtorjlißi.; TENDERS are invited for'thelupjicf BREAD. MEAT, GROGE„J_S,Tt3_L and BOOTS, to the Industrial Boho6llt M marama. from the Ist day of January to theSlst day of December, 1888. Tenders, WmiMaM to the Visitors, will be received;-»tpjto mot the 16th day of December next,"at the Custom Home, where General Conditions, &c„ way bo seen. ' Department of Justice,' '•*•-> Prißonsßrihch.' Wellington,, T ENDERS are invited for the Supply oi Rations. Fuel, and other necessaries to Uw Prison at Auckland from the Istdfty oW«ot to the 31st day of December, 1888. Tender&toM addressed to the Visiting Justices, will be re ceived up to noon on the 7th day 4** at the Prison; where gene-al;cbnaltfoi_'«M specifications may baieen. Tae lowest or w tender not necessarily accepted. Byorder. ~ ■■•; . IrispeetorotPrispM^ mo T Hii^rtpp ", y Sold in any quantity, from lib|J>w>ris, At lowest market rates. h. ;;'/ Also, HYDRAULICLiMB {Fresiif^BEACH . Information free on Goacrcfe- r 5 ,; ;TJ. WILSON «tCa Late Advertisemeii»^___ TRONMON&ERY BUSINESS. For Sale, a » % Country District, with a turn-over of from m to £400 a month. _■■~■" ■ ifi _j nl L; ft** business The proprietor, who is from on account-ot his health, will collecttleo^ standing debts himself. . ■> Full particulars can be H R Victoria^d^Aucklui ANTED" P^N-ThfU:S^J prime Beef. Mutton. jWJffiw Pork, S killed. wiH will clear tlie Shwron Srfutdaj ..*« Hulmo, Butcher, Queen-street ftna«™._. Wharf. ; - • '-'-^-^rrlM SALE, Side.Mutbom »>.;%. Flank Beef, lid; Cornedßeofc and Queen-stree^Vhw^^^,.,.^ have a main road —fetaie au v* ; Road, where business w ____i>»- TifANTBD, by a single mMR ; W as Coachman, orGroom s r SedtAd°dtrA •*«*" JI B°"' D T "" ; : FOR SALE Bi , Richarp Ar V ■ A L'CKLiND. Agentfortha ; .,:;:':