A STRANGE, TRUE STORY

The Langworthy Marriage.

CHAPTER VI.

THE FRENCH MARRIAGE,

On the 9th of September, 1882, the party- Mr Langworthy, Miss Long, and the chaperon started from Waterloo station for Dartmouth, where the Meteor was lying.

The Meteor was what the lady called a dear little yacht. The saloon was beauti fully fitted up. There was an excellent piano on board, and nothing could be more complete and luxurious than tho furnishing of tho cabins. Miss Long's was a charming arrangement in silks and lace. The crew consisted of sixteen meu all told. As Mr Langworthy was fond of shooting, ho travelled with gamekeeper and dogs. At Dartmouth he introduced Miss Long to Mr and Mrs Simpson, Mr Dennison, tho Hon. Cecil Cadogan, and other friends, as his fiancee. Then time passed very pleasantly. Mrs Simpson and a young lady friend took Miss Long to the Dart in their steam launch. Mr Cadogan took her over the Britannia. After a day or two they went on board the yacht, and steamed across the Channel to Cherbourg. Miss Long was a bad sailor, and was right glad to be once more in port. There, as at Dartmouth, Mr Langworthy took her about to his friends, and among others the Hon. Mr and Mrs Vereker returned their call and in vited her to dinner. When at Cherbourg a thought which must have been slowly gathering form in the mind of the impulsive young lady suddenly found expression in the question which she addressed point blank to Mr Langworthy: " Will these people," she said, " not think it strange that 1 am here without any of my relations ?" He laughed at her scruples, and waved them on one side by tho appar ently conclusive remark : " Do you think it there had been anything queer they would have come with their wives to take you out? I told them all about you, and they admire you immensely." She was satisfied, but her question seemed to rouse him to a sudden and unforeseen resolution. Soon after this conversation had taken place be left Cherbourg for a day, "on business." On his return he ?aid that he wanted her to visit Caen, and they started next morning accordingly alone, leaving thg chaperon behind. After visiting the cathedral, Mr Langworthy engaged a car riage for a drive in the country. Ho gave directions to the driver. After tliey had tone some little distance he seized her and, and declared passionately that sho would soon be his wife. He had made ar rangements to bo married that very day. Miss Long was startled. The sudden an nouncement almost took away her breath. She could only stammer, " But. will it be right ?" " Right '!" he replied, enthusiasti cally, "of course it will be ri^ht. I cannot bear long engagements. Don't be cross, darling, but we aro to bo married this very day ; all is arranged. ' What a prospect! A discreet and prudent young lady, under thevse circum stances, would have known exactly how to act. She would havo indignantly protested against any such preposterous notion. She w:ould have scouted as insulting the idea that she was to be married secretly, without one of her relatives being present, and she would have shut the mouth of her betrothed by quotations from the French marriage law. Miss Long, however, knew nothing about the French marriage law, and she was an impulsive and somewhat headlong, rather than a cautious and prudent one. She be lieved implicitly in Mr Langworthy. She adored him, and she was certain that he was devoted to her. If not, why should he wish to marry her ? She had no fortune. It was a love match, and why should she .-efuse to be married there and then ? While pondering on these misgivings in mind Mr Langworthy was pleading ardently for her W-SJient. "You are such an independent ii_riing," ho said ; "I want to secure you so mat I cannot lose you any more." Poor _f]ss Long. Why should she not trust her J_7er ? Was he not making every sacrifice for her, and should she refuse him this request? She hesitated, her bead but half convinced, while her heart throbbed assent to tho man who wished to make her bis wife.

Tho carriage stopped. They were at the door of a church—a Catholic church some miles in the country from Caen. Mr Lang worthy alighted and led her into the sacred edifice. They were received by a priest in a long black cassock. Mr Langworthy went with him into the vestry. Miss Long was left alone in the church. What could she do ? She decided it was too late to re fuse, and when the vestry door opened and the priest returned with Mr Langworthy, she had made up her mind to go through with it. The priest, a greasy-looking cleric with sharp black eyes and a somewhat in solent smile, led them to where two chairs stood before the altar, and then, opening his book, he went through more service. It was in Latin ; Miss Long but dimly appre hended its drift. All that she knew was that in the course of it, Mr Langworthy put a ring on her wedding finger. At its close, Mr Langworthy turned to her and exclaimed : " Now I've secured ray darting, and you cannot run away from your Bear (a pet name of his) any more." " But don't we sign our names to anything .?" she asked. "No," said he. He paid the priest 400 francs, and all was over. CHAPTER VH.- WHY NOT AS ENGLISH MARRIAGE? Mildred,, now in her own belief Mrs Lang worthy, was rather dubious about the mar riage. They returned immediately to Eng-* land, nor did she live with him as his wife until after her return from Ireland. The servants were not informed of the marriage, but he mentioned it to the chaperon, ex plaining that for private reasons he wished Mrs Langworthy still to be addressed as Miss Long. She expressed herself very freely on the point to Mr Langworthy; He said she was very unreasonable. He was a barrister, of course, and knew the law, which she did not. He assured her again and again that it was perfectly legal, and said that as a certificated captain of the yacht he was legally competent to perform the ceremony himself in the cabin of the Metoor. She was but half convinced. " Very well," he said at last: "if you aro not satisfied you can be married by your own brother," who was a Protestant clergy man near Drogheda. What could be more satisfactory ? In pursuance of that ar rangement lie brought her back to England. She left at once for'lreland, the plan being that she should put in the requisite three Week's 1 residence in her brother's parish, and that he would join her a couple■ of day's before the marriage, find be introduced to her family. Af he set her off" at Euston station, he kissed her tenderly. " God bless you, Milly," he said. "If all were as food as you, what a happy world it would c !" Mildred told her mother all about the rnania_c after sho got homo, hut begged her to keep it (■•(.'cret until'Mr Langworthy gave her lea.. ■ i"loil it openly. Mrs Long con sehtori with some misgivings. Mr tjuyj. mramyhije, had gone, to Mai' i I ■■-. eak the hews, so he said, to i lie seems to have had a bod :\>r in about a week he tele fi \ ■ wife to come t° London. . what was the matter, obeyed, a: lo town, taking with her hey j Gertrude, a emart s wideawake

Tittle lass of 9. He met them at Euston, and next day they had an explanation. Miss Long was indignant, and accused him of breaking his word, vowing that she would break hers as well. He said that his mother was implacable. She would not hear of his marriage. There was a great scene. "Why will she not receive me ?" cried Mildred, through her tears. "It is very unjust; you are a widower and of ripe years ; surely, you are your own master.'" Mr Langworthy winced, but fear of his mother was always before his eyes. But when his wife, waxing hotter in her wrath, declared, French marriage or no French marriage, she would have nothing to do with him, but leave him Avith his mother, he broke down, and adjured her to unsay her threat. "Besides, darling, a French parson is as good as an English ono any day. What ever you say, you are really my wife. Oh, Milly," hecried," youknowlloveyoudearly. Only give me time, and all will be right." And then, as a kind of apology for his cow ardice, he explained that he was not rich, but that his prospects depended largely on his mother and hia aunt. My lady was too irate to care for his excuses, and departed in wrath. Next morning, however, brought such a loving, penitent letter, that she re lented. Everything was settled on the understanding that she was to go out with him on a trip to Buenos Ayres, calling at Cadiz en. route to be married beyond all doubt by the English minister there. " I love my darling too pearly to wrong her," ho said. " Will you not trust me ?" And Mildred,believing his word that she was really and truly married to him, al though for her own entire satisfaction and the allaying of all misgivings she wastohave a second marriage by an English minister, merged hor existenco in his, and obeyed him in all things as a dutiful wife. The French marriage was in her eyes a religious coromony; the English marriage was but equivalent to the visit to the mairie which in Franco ia required to complete a legal matrimonial contract. Tho visit to Cadi was postponed for a time. The. yacht went cruising in the Channel and anchored off Flushing. She, sometimes accompanied by her sister, and Sometimes bya chaperon, was his constant companion. It was a time of unclouded joy. The months of Oc tober, November, December passed rapidly. Christmas found then! again in Paris, where ho had her measured at Dumoret's for a wedding ring, tho ring used at the Caen ceremony being thin and slight. He ten derly reproached his *' tender-cOnscienced darling for her anxioty to have the Eng lish marriage. Not in England," he said, "but in Belgium." "But will that be legal ?" she inquired, doubtingly. "As legal as in England," ho replied. "My friends the Bretts were married there, and are recoived in the best society in England." He was a barrister, and of course he knew best. So it was arranged that they were to bo married in the second week in January, 1883, in Antwerp. CHAPTER VIII. THE B_I.OIA.iV MARRIAGE. On January 10th, Mr Langworthy and his bride drove to 20, Avenue Rubens, to the house oHhe Rev. Dr. Potts, an American I'resbyterian minister, where he told her he had arranged that the ceremony should be performed. She asked. "Why are we not going to the church ?" "It does not matter," he replied ; "it makes no difference.'' Dr. Potts confirmed Mr Langworthy _ state ments. "He had married several couples," he said, " there, both English and Ameri can." She wa« content.

The Rev. Dr. Potts, an elderly divine, was duly ordained to the ministry of the Presbyterian Church of America. He was stationed at Antwerp from 1880 to 1884 as the representative of the New York Sea men's Friendly Society and the London Sailors' Friendly Society, preaching at the British and American chapel, or, as it was commonly called, the Sailors' Bethel. He was a tall, grey-haired, kindly New Yorker ; married, of course, and ready to marry any English-speaking couples who applied to him. When the first application was made to him to make two lovers man and wife, he hesitated, and consulted a member of his committee. He in turn con sulted his lawyer, whoso dictum was as fol lows :—

Belgian law requires only a civil service, and leaves it; to the option of the parties to choose their own religious service. Those nob intending to reside in Belgium might choose their own servico ; those intending to reside in Belgium tnusb be married civilly." From this, the worthy pastor inferred that he was legally authorised to marry any foreigners by the Presbyterian servico as long as they were English-speaking people. Such was the gist of the evidence which he gave afterwards before the special examiner of the High Court of Justice on March 16, 1885, and no one ever imputed to him any intention to act in other than good faith. But. Mr Langworthy, a barrister at-law, could not have been unaware of the fact that in a country where no marriage contract is regarded as legal until ratified before the civil authorities, a merely reli gious oeremony, by whomsoever performed, was not legally valid. Mildred Knew nothing of this. She was to be married by an English service, that was enough. Mr Langworthy had told Dr. Potts that he was not a member of the Church of England, that he disliked the publicity of a wedding party, that he pre ferred the Presbyterian service, and so without more ado ho had promised to marry them. And Whon, on January 10, 1883, they arrived at '20, Avenue Rubens, everything was ready for the marriage ceremony. Whatever may be thought of tbe ethics of sexual relationship^ there is one point that even the most cynical debauchee ad mits to ,be indefensible. To ruin a young life, to betray maiden innocence.to triumph in the destruction of a woman's honour— that, according to the ethics of the man Of the world, is bnt a venial offence. But tfhen to seduction there i.« advert hypocrisy, when the voluptuary lulls the conscience of his victim to'sleep by tlio sound of prayers and holy words, nnd when the Cruellest wrong which one human being can do to another is accomplished by fraud, cloaked beneath the form of religion, that is a crime for which even in the easy-going ethics of society thore is neither palliation nor excuse It was this crime of which Mr Edward Martin Langworthy was guilty at No. 20, Avenue Rubens, on January 10, ISB3.

The service began, according to the simple but beautiful ritual of the Presby terian Church, with a prayer to the God of all truth and all compassion to witness the vows of the man and woman who, kneeling before His footstool, came to register their vows and enter into this lifelong contract asm His very presence. After the prayer the officiating minister addressed to the couple beforo him a little homily on the institution of marriage, its mutual relations, its solemn responsibilities. Then, turning to Mr Langworthy, he spoke as follows:—It is for you, the man, to remember that you will herein vow beforo God and men to be the friend, counsellor, and protector of her who is about to commit herself and her happiness to your keeping, and to cherish towards her a manly, just, generous, and tincbahging affection ; for it is required in the Word ;of God that husbands shall love their wives, even as Christ also loved the Chnrcb and gavo Himself for it." And after addressing a similar exhorta tion to Mildred, he asked them both, "Aro you prepared to mako and yon to witness these vows?"

And both answered, his voice sounding clear and loud above hers—

"I am." Then, after another Httle homily, „fl joined their right hands, exclaiming, " We

are ready to receive and witness your plighted faith." Turning to Mr Lang worthy, he said -?

" Do you, Edward, take Mildred, whom you hold by the hand, to be your wife ; arid do you covenant and promise in the presence of God and these witnesses that you will be to her a loving and faithful husband until death do separate you? This you promise f*.

And then Edward Martin Langworthy, in the presence of God and of the four or five witnesses, answered distinctly, in the hearing of all in the room, " I do." " What pledge," continued Dr Potts, " do you give that you will perform these vows?" Mr Langworthy produced the wedding ring, the same that he bought at Dumoret's in Paris in Christmas week, and handed it to the minister. Then, turning to the bride, he said— " Do you, Mildred, take him whom you hold by the hand to be your husband, and do promise and covenant, in the presence of God and before these witnesses, that you will be to him «, loving and faithful wife until death do separate you? This you promise ?" And Mildred answered " I do." "And do you receive this ring in token of the same on your part ?" he asked, placing it on her finger. Again she replied " I do. After this solemn covenant the little party knelt in prayer. He began :— "Almighty God, who hath heard these vows in heaven, Thy dwelling-place ; Bless this union, we pray Thee, to the glory of Thy great and holy name." When the " Amen " had been uttered, Dr. Potts performed the ceremony that in the Presbyterian service is known as De claiming the Covenaut:— " Now. therefore, in accordance with laws divine and human, and in consequence of tbese solemn engagements made to each other and to God, I pronounce you husband and wife, in the name or tho Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit The Lord bless you and koep you. The Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up His coun tenance upon you and give you peace." Ono word more, and all was over. Turn ing to tho witnesses, he exclaimed: " Whom God hath joined together, let no unrighteousness of man put asunder. Amen." The ceremony was oter. Dr. Potts en tered in his private register book the following entry :— " Antwerp, January 10, 1883. "Edward Langworthy, England; widower* 35 years old. " Mildred P. Long, Belfast, Ire., Maiden, 27 years old. "Marriage ceremony by the Rev. Arthur Potts." Dr. Potts drew up the following certificate of marriage, signed by himself and the wit nesses—his wife and Mrs Bailey—and handed it to the bride :— [CERTIFICATE OP MARRIAGE.] " 27, Avenue Rubens, Antwerp, Belgium, "Jan. 10,1883. " This is to certify that Edward Langworthy, of Rngland. and Miss Mildred P. Long, of Bel fast, Ire., were joined in marriage by me this day. "Arthur Potts, " Chaplain of British and American Chapel. "Witnesses: Mrs Arthur Pons, Mrs E. C. Bai__y." He then told tier his name and address, in case any question should arise about the marriage, and, bidding him good-bye., Mr and Mrs Langworthy drove away. As they entered the carriage, Mr Lang worthy took possession of the marriage cer tificate, and clasping his bride's hand, he said : "Is mv darling satisfied now, and happy ?" She laughed merrily as she replied she was. "It is worth any sacrifice," he said, " to see my darling, my wife, smile brightly again." *He fiiade her swear that for a $rh§le year she would not diseloso the marriage. He feared he might be disinhericed if it were known. She asked him for the certificate of marriage, which he was twisting in his fingers. " No," he replied, "I am going to givo it to my solicitors for greater safety." "But," she argued, "wont that disclose our marriage ?" "No," ho said: "I will put it in an envelope and mark it, * Pri vate and important.' " They drove to the train. At the buffet there was no refreshment, only one bottle of sour claret —a sorry wedding breakfast, but one which in after-time seemed a signi ficant symbol of her married life. (To be Continued To-morrow.)

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Conveyances. Tl M E T A BL E DAVIES BROS. 'BUSSES DEVONPORT TO TAKAPUNA, HURST MERE. LAKE BEACH, AND SOHOULHOU-E. Telephone: Dkvonport Burbac Leaves Victoria Wharf. Dkvonport.— 8.20 a.m., 10.20 a.m., 2 p.m., i p.m. Sundays— 10 a.ra.. 2.25 p.m. Faros, Is. Leaves Takapcna. — 9,5 a.hi., 11.15 a.m.. 3 p.m., 6 p.m. Sundays—ll a.m.. 4.30 p.m. Special Trips oan be arranged at Post-Offlce, Devon port. , _ Ladies' and Gents SADDLE HORSES, BUGGIES, BREAKS WAGGON KITES. and conveyances of evory description at shortest notice. Expresses meet every boat to receive and foi ward I usgago of all descriptions. Ty ELL JJ BROS. CONVEYANCES ON HIRE. Office; Victoria Whart General Carters. Receiving: and Forwarding Agents. Waggon for Furniture Removal. Coal, Coke, aud Firewood Dealers. General Carters, &c. Telephone Dkvqnpobt BuH__rj. PATERS ON AND CO., GRAIN MERCHANTS. LIVERY ANiTiTIT STABLES. Omnibuses. Brakes, Cabs, and Saddle Horses for Hire at lowest rates. Special arra__e_iouu. _Hdt> wiin Evening and Picnic Pur ties. Stores and Stables:— Lornc-street, Mtßoskill, and Avondale, Auckland, N.Z. PATERSON'S 'BUSES START _torn Victoria-street to Mount Roskill -8, 8.45 9.46 (via Stou«ynurst), 10.30, 11.15 (via Stouey' hurst), 12, i (via Stoueyhursty, Llo, £30 (via atoneyhurso, 3.15, 4, 4.30 (via StoaeyhurstJ o (via SuMieynnrst), 5.15,5.30 (via Stoueyhursn 6.16 (via Sumeyhurst), 6.5, 7 (via Sto_ey_urst,' 8.30, 10 (via Stoneyhura-. Saturday -!•> _o 1.15,2,8,9,11. ' "™- Erom Mount Koskill—7 (via Stonoyhurst) 720 S (via Stoneyhurst), 8.25,8.45 (via MtoneyhursV 9.30, 10.30 (via -tonoyhurst), 11.15, 12.15 (via Btoneyhurst), 1, 1.14 (via Stonevhurst) ''so 3.16 (via Stoney hurstl, 4, 4.45 (via Stoney hurst) s.3o(viaStoneyhurst). 6.15,7,9.15. Saturday— From' .ueen-street (opposite Wyndham-street) to Mount Eden—B.B.3o. 9, 9.30, 10.16, 11, n 30 12.30, 1.15 (omitted on Saturday), 2, 2.15 345' 4.15,4.30,5,5.7 (omitted on Saturday), 5.30 X 5' 9, 10. Saturdav-1. 1.30. 7, 8.15. 9. 10. after opera. From Mount Eden—7.3o, 8,8.30,8.45,9.9.30.10.15 11, 11.30, 12.15, 1.15, 2, 2.15, 3.30, 4, 4.15. L 53a 5.45,7. y.30. SatuixUy-6,8, 9,9.30. From Union Bank to Mount Albert and Avon da1e—9.15,10.15,12.15.2 (omitted on Saturday) 8 (omitted on Saturday), 4.15 (omitted on Saturday), 5.15, 6.15 (omitted on Saturday) 8 (MounttfUbert only),. 10.15 (omitted on Sati_> . day). Saturday—l.ls, 2.30, 3.45 9. 10.11. From Avondale and Mount Albert—7,B, 9.10.15 11.30 1.33. 3, 4, 5.30. 9 (Mount Albert only) 5aturday—2.30,5,6.30. From National Bank to New Lynn—lo,3o (froth Avondale only), 1.30, 5.30. Saturday—lo.3o. Sundays, weather permitting—lo.4s,B. From New Lynn —8.15, 12.15 (from Avondale only), 3.15 (omitted on Ss turday). Saturday— 5.30. Sundays, weather permittiflg-9 a.m., Special 'Buses put on shotiM sufficielitlnduce menf offer. GARDEN MANURE. Freezing Co.'s. In 2s 6d tins, of all merchants.



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Q.EORGE THOM,so. PIER HOTEL H ALBERT 8TBi»» Two minutes from Wharf or Ifc_j * V This new Hotel, hav.n_ » «,__ md magnificent view offte _fe^^ Deen recently fitted and fSrSS^' «H_ xmvenience. The bedrooiS?_l^ *ittTaiS Jrtth good outlook _^S2£«lsßi Boarded -isassisa G u*Sl A™ 81 •iii Rm_s Ruruca REVOLVERS RIiVOLV-RS GUNPOWDER j Shot, Caps, Cartridge W|^ WffiK CARTBIDOEs, Lo ADDt(} _ > AMMUNITIOK | 6f* JSv__t BisCiitfTfb^ Fishing Tackle, CttUepy, Fire*^ . The bestand «*gjg^l_ ___^ D. EVITT'S, 254, W^ ! Repairs and every description of _n_w_i_ ttue lowest possible prices. andlffl_* guaranteed. """"WW D. EVIT-TGCN-AKtfe,. QUEEN-STREET, AUCK_i»n (Opposite the Market House). PRICE LISTS SENT TO ANY jj®^ T P E A COOK, •*•• optician. MATHEMATICAL __l|>tf_UTO__ ' NSTRUMENT X&M,< SHOBT-AND-Srii-t, ALWAYS IN STOCK- Spectacles and Eye-glasses of every k__ _ accurate lit guaruuteed ' Opera tilasses of superior quality Telescopes, Binocular Field Glasses, sdHM. scopes; powerful and cheap Theodolites, Mining Compasses, Abft«r_«_ Drainage Levels, Prismatic Coinp_is«B * Drawing Instruments, Scales, Parallel--^ Ships' Logs, Sextants, Compasses, Bitmacler Barometers, Thermometers, Hydrometers Electric Bells, Batteries, and Kttirigs Magnetic and Galvanic Medical __c__-: Magic Lanterns and Slides, Haad Magniiles Stereoscopes and Slides, Grapboscdpes Steam Guages and Tubing, Salinometers ; JUST RECEIVED- Settlers' Telescopes—powerful, portable, _& cheap, lis Settlers' Aneroid Barometers—strong and gwl 25s 6d Settlers' Miscroscopes, magnifying 1,790 tints, 22s 6d - ■■■--. -s -. Also, Steam and Electro Motor WorldngMo-Ii and Steamers. LN'STP.TJiIKN T3 OB EVEEY _Di_ REPAIRED, OP-'OSITE TEE POST-O-Fici wT LVI ' BOOKBINDER, PAPER ROW.; ACCOU&T BOOK MANUFACTDRi,, W-NDHAiI-STBKBT. _C_RCHANTS^CCOUNT Sooks^ Insurance and Mining RegisterßooksiSpeoi-J Ruled and Bound. . M__o,__W«l«^^i4»«^^ a* School Books Well Bound., ftAAtr i BAKERS' SPECIAL RUM© DAtJB» Bibles, Prayer and Hymn BooM Re-bound. _*.'-.:_* BAND AND CHOIRMUSIC BOOMS rulkdT . M^^M^MM^^M^__M__«_--------^"^ MMll^Wg'ff_----*G-^ T7.OR POSITIVE SALE* caesp T *j JC terms very easy, 650 acres f0«"» with dee "fro-tefe. f 1% m^XS Queen-street Wfiarf.-Apvr tOffl Mpps House and Land Agent, C 5, QueeMtrgt.^, F~~OR IMMEDIATE SALE Mg Road, a good 7-rdomed How* «J « lery, wash-house, gas and water, etc., aw wg allotment. Price, very ]o*T^ "jftt Soppet; House and Land Agent, to <ji__j_- FOR SALE or TO LET fa mo jj Mount Eden, a Shop, with wktog> *» bakehouse attached, ■ • The ,{£ dW^ rooms, and is situated on allotment J Rent, 255. Good 3000 gallon tank. "Aggffii throughout the house. f«*J& baker or grocer, or is well adapted-* -"»" j.ng-house.—J. H. FOR SALE, a 4-«^ Jgattt " two register grates and• cg^ggif allotment 58 xBO ;|r?n%% t0 WfipA Mount Eden Rd. Price, ________S^^-r f EAMINGTONTOAI), jJJgjgß JL Mount Eden.-. or-4le,^roome flai. good scullery, sink,, cupboards, i«Bg*j allotmentso x 99. Price,^_______--^r r FOR SALE, 8 rootoKi hoye, to _B« Lease,atßoc_yNoo-. W.JJgffl splendid situation. l«l«^P_ cultivated, outhouses, to Spiena^ fflt- Residence. A bArgam.-Appiy " ™ ford, Victoria Arcade. ; -■ -r~~~A\l XIOTSALET^in^toOTgt JJ Upper Queen-street, »* %I ( W*' frontage to 20ft rightof-way to.«*» J. H. Witheford. . ■____~j*"fi]j F~ OR SALE, afcAvondale,l^a^*^ \7"ALUABLE"-_r& A » 1 8 ! & V new Shops in the 0» jgX (ft tenants. Price P£Bsoo. fi^e^&t2 balance can remain at &ffiffib& **, further particulars to J. K. ww land-street. _ . ~_\__T__^^ TWO AUotmehts, S* and 100 Shelly Beach Road. ■^ T %*JB_gßggij <J« ■'** J_lj' \* O LET, House _irCobden- sg C# rooms; rent 25s PW* MfcWV^ ford, Shortland-street;^ W" ANTED, a Paw^J-Jf,U"S Vertical Steam EnPo*-dSie#_f one of Chandlert Chaff £»s&** ary riddle for chaff^ugng ; --J :^p^ JM alllaiddownino^ardand^^ good brick well, etc., 300 M» . pri«e»|S Road, adioininsc Public e ffi_&*^ terms easy.-J- H- I rr-ff_J»a E--3_mtfENCE^* iiW & Schnapps is more:su^a w :^^ than either brandyo^whjsjf^-^ft 7S<o_^^-ANTOE^_Wzin^,,, . V/ ofallmerohftnts.