The Otago Daily Times.m, 6247. OTAGO, fDOHBIJIN: SATUKDAY, FEBKTJAEY 18, 1882.) NBW E.ISaLa.N PKICS, ONE PENNY.Shipping.P. SIsiriSEESOH & CO.'SLIME OJ SHIPSSO

OTAGO,,B2spV.3fexi MoaSbly troza

GhA£ aO W and LOHB OH.

"*^^v Line fully snaintalni>iS*3liv<*%v -*-' tbß charjtctsr. ioi speedKS'^^Ot^a cOEofoiiSo psasengasp,und piisrt^a*&MgMS& ds3pj3ah&JBdvsrtlesd tiaiea, fo?whici■ it haa ts» aisay yeaij: baen dlsMn-ga.9nod, aad is sorved if the OJlcwlngaplevadldfieel0! sWpsi~

Tona. SongOaiuft-ra«.„.,,,,,.,ISJO TJrnara ~...,........150(uuaaaia ..,,.,,...1248 Invercairgill 12«Ssiaua ,124? WeUtagiGC 1245Canlierbojr 1248 Auokltnd _.. 124!Wesilwii ..........1116 LyMeMoa «....IUIesslo Refldnun.. « BBS WilUimD»vl« .„„. StiWild Deet.........,1018

Blisgow-?. HENDKBSOH6 00.Aaisrsj

toadnn aOTy .GAI,BR«.ITH,PEMBSOKE,Is 00.Dunejfo: ....THE BRITISHAND NEW ZEALAND

'■ MORTGAGEAND AGENCYCO.(LOIITED),and

THK NAlil'iSrAii MORTGAGEAKDAGSNCyCO.OF N.2. (LSMITKD).

InvercareiH ..THEBRITISHAND NEW ZEALANDMORTGAGEAND' AGENCY(LIMITED). . ■'

simi«n ««,.,oaa HATIyNAIi HOKTOAdSANDAGtSNOy CO.O31 N.2. (LffliTED).

■ : . ~^.T—AtaiOS SHIPPIKaCOMPANY'S'

■"■.-■-- . AHl> .SHAW,SAVILL, * CO.'S

t'OOu SKIPS FOR LON DOS.

F|l>l3 Sollowing woll-kno-wia PacietJ3 Shipsa! the abovoLines willbe despatchedfiomTOSTOHALMEBBby ihe. onderßlgned,with pnne-;a^!sy, ris.!~ . ...

Ship. J^ Master. 'ToBail.. .Canterbury .. 1246 M'Millan February 22Nolson .. .. 1247 ;Taylor .To followOamaru .. .. 1306 Wight ~Wellington

_1247 Cowan „

Westland „ _1116 Moffat „.-["■■-■. .- : ■ ■

The above have all splendid accommodation forcabin and steerage passengers,and will carrywool,grain,..tallow,or other products at lowest currentJfctes.. . . - 'For freight orpassageapply to :

THE BRITISHAND NEW ZEALANDMORTGAGEAND AGENCYCOMPANY(LIMITED),NATIONALMORTGAGE Ss aQBNOTCO.OFN.Z. (LIHSTES),

PAtSETY* CO.,. . Ageals.

fZ^Jfe;. "OENINSULAR ANDORIENTALSTEAMNAYlGA-

f^^^^^ TION COMPANY.

The Company'B Steamships (under contract withthe Victorian Governmentfor the conveyanceof HerMajesty'smails)willbe despatchedas follow:—

__!__!!! Sydney- "* _!!!!!:__11a.m. Ip.m.

Mirzapore 3887 Feb. 24 March 2 Mar. 4Plymouthand■ ■ London via■Galle

Assam 3038 Mar. 10 Mar. 16 Mar18PlymouthandLondon viaGalle

Shannon4300 Mar. 24 Mar. SOApl 1 PlymouthandLondon viaGalle

Clyde 4100 April7 April 13AplIBPlymouthandLondon via, Bombay.

And thencefortheveryalternate week.

Rates cl Passage-money to Plymouth or London,£70First, and £45 SecondClass. Italian Ports,£65First, and £40SecondClass.

For further particulars respecting passage-money»nd freightapply to "

DALGETY& COMPANY,290 Agenta.

PXHB-TO'-BW ZEALANDSHIPPINGCOHFAWy,

§K~''"': ■'" ";WrSITEBD;'~'-'^ ■ ;--j

JBma Oppiob 1 ChrieSehnsch, NewZealand. ."iChmnBiiiidH 1AtBiahopsgate atreei Wlihls.

Tha Company'sFleet constoto of—Tons. ■ "■ Tong.

TheanrcEai ~ ..1054 The Waikato .. ..1068„ aatam-G„ ..898 „ Waimate .. ..1157„ Onawa .. ~ 1131 „ Walme* .. « 871„ Oiari .. .. 1061- „ Walpa .. .. 1057„ aiabl ~ ..1053 „ Walroa .. .. 1057„ ?areor» .. .. 879 „ Walfcangl .. .. 1161„ Pifi'so .. .. 1183 „ Walfeu» .. .. 980, Ratals .. .. 1057 „ Wangannl .. 1186„ ;s*E}"riak6l ..1227

SSio'.ibovomsgnificeat high-elaaaCllppeJß (spßclolly<K2;IS tot ihe Company) anpplementcdbycharteredSiiigSj kc kopt constantlyIn tho direct trade to andtsoio. Itoadan—s'nica ler.vlagLondon'for each prlnclprigO2» la 4h? Coioriy evorymonth,and Yeaselß*lw»ysSSAdiug Kcmowanb,

Ohetcconunodatlon m&diet»ryec»lo (01 ptuaongeroat ill classes are UDsur^BMd,

LIVERPOOLAGENCY.ABRANCHhas been established inLiverpool,and

v vessels will bs despatched at suitable intervals to theprincipalports inNew Zealand.

' NEW YORK AGENCY.Messrs R. W. CAMERON&CO.,ofNew York,haveeen appointed Agents for this Company, and a

regular lineof vessels will be laid on for the variousports in this Colony, to meet the requirementsofthe

Jrade,

"BrsJefctand passagearrangements can he made aitineH«d Office,Christchtwch,piai »nyofIheBwncheiin £6«t £caland.

Apply, la Danodln,toKEW ZEALAND SHIPPINGCO.,LIMITED,

Comerc! Crawfordand Water Blreeia.

FORLONDON DIRECT._i-ig -^ npHE Magnificent Clipper

%M!£Jg&&' 1500 tons register,KWerSSSM j)# B&OWS,Commander,will be despatched from .the Railway Pier, PortChalmers, onor about

MONDAY,20th FEBRUARY.

Tho greater portion of her cargohavingbeen engaged,-Shippers are requested to make earlyapplica-tion for space.

Forrates of freightand passageapplytoTHE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPINGCOMPANY!

(LIMITED).To he followedby the Al iron clipper Loch Llnnhe,

1381 tonsregister.Offices: CornerofCrawford«nd Water streets.

Dunedin,2nd February, 1832. 3f

OVERLANDKODTSTO EUBOPKVia BAH FBAKCISCOAND NKW YOSK.

"SfeaAustralian PacificMail SteamshipCompany,nridor Contractwith the New South Wales*od M«y Zealand Governmentsfoi the Con--reuses,#ger Mtjesty'BMslla.

ff^HS Magnificent BosewMm&Bi^S^ Eieamßhlp*I||||||||lj£|!> ZEAItAN DIA, .Will ieave AUCKLANDfor SAH ffRAHOISCO,

Via Honolulu,On TUESDAY, 28th FEBRUARY,1882.

A steamer will leave P^r? Chalmerson WEDNES-DAY,22nd February, conveyingpassengers.

IhroaghFares fromPortCJialmera:Saloonto London £728s 1Spar deck,£2eztrt.Eaioon toLlwxpool£7488 \Bridal Chamber,£5extr».giseiaga .. ..'■£4lPortChsiinerßtoSanFranclßsoi

Saloon _. .. -. - £46BBerago .. ggjj,^<pßlyjjßiAgent,

Hlxb.BSre aez4W»t«op'B Hotel}.

GJD OE G B B. LV. 'f H,CUSTOMIIODBa AND COUUISBIOH AUSHT,

Will despatch:

For Auckland Eetelle Saturday

For Sydney Handa Isle Saturday

For Brisbane Clansman Early

9EORGE BL7TH, Aeent

"~" A ?T*.HB NEW ZEALANIm^^^^^ '

EXPRESS COMPANY,r^^^^M GENERALCUSTOMS & EXPRESI

FORWARDING AGENTS,Uetipatcb PARCELS,PACKAGES,&c.,}V.^^and GoodsTrains to all Stationsconnected with Ouni£dinbyrail,Dally.

ToNorthern and West Coastports byevery steamerUo the AustralianColoniesWeekly. ,To GreatBritain and the Continentof Europe vis

SMbournc, l>y mail and other steamer, FortnightlyParcels forwarded by or ordered throughtho N.Z

SxprewCo.deliveredpromptly on arrival at doßtlnaiiion, withGuitrouble to consignees. ■ ■"■

Olderfrom Melbourne through if. xATE, 13Ifsrto" Great Britain,W. K. SUTTON& CO.,Goldei

am,EarMcan,London,and every town inBritain.

P&gjCEIiS KATE.-liONDON TO NEW ZEALAND21b lb 101b tf* 201b

2s 6d 58 7s 6d iqs ;?e6dBOlb *«b 601b n ßolb 100U>16a Ha 8d 22s 6d 26a 0d 809.

OAMPFJBLL 4 OEUST,7 MsEse Btrejt. Dun^djin.

.Shipping.,:

1 tfNIONBTEAM SHIPCOMPANY1? 5=3^5 A oe NEW ZEALAND

(LIMITED).

,jj j The above Companywill despatelJ ill) Steamersoa under:—■ SilOß OAMABU.—MAOEI,s.a., onI JL' TUESDAYSand FRIDAYS. Passengers 01Tuesdayby 9 p.m. train. Cargo at Wharftilip.m.j Siloon,10a: RETURN at SINGLESTARS.Steerage,69 (not Includingma»lo orrailwayf»ie»).._ Freight,12s 8d per ton, including whaifftge dues &1

I TjlOß TIMABU.-WAITAKr, s.s., onJJ. MONDAYSand THURSDAYS. Passen-gers on Tuesdaynext, instead of Monday, spmfromDunedin Wharf. Cargo till ip.m.Farea I Saloon,16s,return, 20b ; titeeiage, 10sreourn, 15b, -FOB AKAROA.—HAWEA. b.s', on

MONDAY,27thFebruary.,- IJ^OR LYTTBLTON and WELLING-

TiA^1"-412411811^B-B-> THISDAY (SATUR-DAY), isth February. Passengers by 2.30 p.m.tram.To b« followedby WANAKA.,b.b., 20th February.

F!OB NAPIER, QISBORNE,andAUCKLAND.-ROTOMAHANA, e.s.,on WED-

NESDAY,22na February. Passengarßby 2.30p.m. train. .■ wbo followedby BOTORUA,a.a., IstMarch.J7SOB PIOTOK,NELSON,TARANAKI,I?: And MANUKAU.—WANAKAro-u-on. MOk!DAY>2oth February. Passengers per 12.25 p m

train. Cargo at Wharf till Sp.m. This Day.■griOß --MELBOURNE,via BLUFFi?, and HOBART.—TEANAU,8.8., on FRIDAY,24th February. Pasaensers por 8.80 p.m. train,vo be followedby ALHAMBRA,b.s., 2nd March, (not calling at Hobart).

FIOR SYDNEY,via LYTTELTONmrT

and WELLINGTON.-WAKATIPU, 8.5.,TUESDAY,28th February. Passengers by 2.80p.m. train. Passengers can proceed via EastCoast,transhippingat Auckland.TJIORHOKITIKA and GREYMOUTE,JL1-■ via LYTTELTONand WELLINGTON.—

ALHAMBRA,s.s., THIS DAY (SATURDAY),18thFebruarj'. Passengers by2.30 p.m. train.TTIORLEVUKA.—TAIABOA, s.s., willJJ leaveAuckland about 27thFebruary.■ ' '■"' ."

EXCURSION SEASON.-DuringFebruaryRETURNTICKETSwillbe Issued between ports on the Coast ofNew Zealandat?which Company's Bteamers call at aREDUCTIONof 30 PER CJJNT,OFFTWOSINGLEFARES,available forReturn until 31st March,1882.SPECIALCONCESSIONSwill also be made on Inter-colonial passages.

Ostichs! Corner cf Liverpool and Bond st»sa3a.

QTEAM TO LONDON.—OBIENTS3 link.

The followingSteamshipsbelongingto the OBIENTSTEAMNAVIGATIONCOMPANY(LIMITED), andthe PACIFICSTEAMNAVIGATIONCOMPANY,willie*vaMSLEOURNEon the undermentioned dates forAdelaide and LONDON,viaTHESUEZOANAL*adNAPLSOI—

Sag. Reg.Toae. Tons.Potosl r 4218 Mar. 8 Cotopaxl 4028 May 17Chimborazo3847 Mar. 22 Orient 5386 May 81JohnElder 4152 April 5 Lusitani* 8825 June 14Soratv 4014 April 19 Liguria 4668 June 28Cuzco 3847 May 3 Garonne 8878 July 18'New Zealand passengersjoin b.s. Potosi atMelbourne per b.b. Te Anau1 from Port ChslmorsFRIDAY,24th February.

And the Servicewill be maintained by sncceeilagsteamers at intervalsofa fortnight.:

Fares toLondon from 15to 70guineas.SuesOanMdnag,83 in addition.Psßsengers can book from Dunedin t>s % ibronghrate to cover Intercolonial fare and Canaldues,and coBecure special advantages. ■ -. "Passages fiom London canbe granted inDanedin.Faeoels Booebd -Tnaouon to London at RsdoohdRates. . "For plansand lull particulars apply to F. SRESNhCO.,»nd ANDERSON,ANDERSON& CO., Manageroof SheOrientSteamNavigation Company (Limited),and in Dunedin to the Agents,: UNIONSTEAMSHIPCOMPANYOffSTSW

ZEALAND (LIMITED).

OONSDINODSTOM-HOUSS,OOHHISSION.AND6KNERAL SHIPPINO AaENCY, VOGtELBTKKET.

CJTEAM TO NAPIER, calling atO OAMARU,TIMARU,LYSTELTON,and WEL-LINGTON,and takingcargo for transhipment toPicton,Blenheim,Foxton,Wanganui,and Patea.-The ss. GO-AHEADwill sail THIS DAY(SATURDAY), ISthinst. Cargoreceived tillnoon.

FOR GREYMOUTH,via OAMARU.—The WANGANCIis now loading.

QTEAM TO WANGANUI and WEST-X? PORT,callingat OAMARUand LYTTELTON.

—Thes.s. ST.KILDA will sailon'or about MON-DAY, the 20th inst.

QJTEAMto JNVERCARGILL WHARFKJ —The 8.8."KAKANUI will sailop TUESDAY.

Cargoreceived on Monday.

KBITH HAMSAY,Asenf.

DUNEDIN LIGHTERAGEAND GENERALSHIP-

PINGAGENC7,VOGEL STREET.

OOR SHAG POINT.—SHAG,b.s.,S? wIU sail on MONDAY. Freight, 10a p«Iton, payabioby Bhippera.

HENRY GUTHRIE,

: .Agent.

WAVEELEY FERE Y.-During the SUMMERMONTHSthe Time-

table will be as follows:—Leaving Dunedin. LeavingWaverloy.- 7.40 a.m. 7.20 a.m.

8.20 „ 8.50 ~~9.20 „ 0.45 „10.30 „ 11.0 „12.45p.m. 2.16 p.m. *3»6' „

' 6-2°i> 6.45 „

6.20 „ 6.45 „8.15 „ 0.40 „

ONSnKDAYB.10 a.m. " 10,20a.m.1.15p.m. 1.30p.m.2 ~ .And frequently thereafteruntil 5.30 p.m.

HENRY GUTHRIE,Agent,14f ■ Yogelstreet..

l"iNs_>4>v ' B '-Q--CJ S» 8» 1*||||||||^>. LILLIE DENHAM

~ will leave PortChalmerson SON-DAY,February 10th,at 9.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m., andwill leave Dijnedin on thereturn at 2p.m. and 6.30p.m. Fares,2s (return).

G.BLYTH,Agent. .

STEAMTOLONDON,Via the CAPEOFGOODHOPE,Calling at Capetown.

'SK^k. H/fES.sKS MONEY WlG-|s|l|sS|Psv JLYjL RAM & SONS'(Limited)lllslHetj'ivVlss*favouritePassenger SteamshipjllllliliHa NORTHUMBERLAND,

2178 ?ons,E. S. Babot, Commander, 'will be despatched from Hobson'a Bay lor LONDON,viaCAPETOWN,on SATURDAY,18thFebruary.

This steamers saloon cabins are spacious, well-ventilated,and specially adaptedfor families. An ex-perienced Surgeon js carried. Passengers proceedingby the Northumberland will avoid the extremeheat which prevailsat that seasonoj the year in thoRed Sea. " . ■■ .

Special allowances made to passengersbooking inNew Zealand. . .

For circulars and furtherparticularsapply toNEILL & CO.,

24ja Bond street.

Situations»Vacant.Oaßhsdveyslsemonts under this head,not exceeding- fourteenwords,will be chargedSIXPENCE.

WANTED, BILLIARD-MARKER.-ApplyEmpireHotel.

"It/TRS CHALMERSrequires, immediately,Cooks,4xL Housemaids,Nurses,Dairymaids, Kitchen-maids,smart Girlstoassist,Milkers,Farm Hands.

WANTED, Barmaids, Waiters,Boots,Youths(hotels), Hosispmaids, Nursemaids,General

Servants.—oß, oppositeBank of New Zealand.

WANTED, an intelligentand active YOUTH,wellacquainted with officework.—ApplyX. Y. Z.,

Box 100,Post-office.

WANTED, strongBOY,about 15,for parcels.—C.■"Johnson and Co., drapers, George street.

WANTED^ Threa good MASONBUILDERS.—Applyto Walter Hoaaflck,Oamaru. 'WANTED, four Cooks,threo Barmaids,twoWaitresses, 20 GeneralServants, Nursegirls,

Boots,100 Men,Blacksmiths.—Grant's.

WANTED, Waiters, Billiard-markers, usefulHousemaids,Tablemaid,Cooks, Laundrossos,

GeneralServants,experienced Nurseg, Farm Men.—Mrs Dick,

WANTED, Housemaids,GeneralServants(countrjhotels), Cooks, Laundresses,Nurdegirls (foi

"stations), Dairymaids, useful Girls.—Murle/s.WANTED, aWAITER.-OccidentalHotel,come)

Manse and Highstreets.HERE'S LABOUROFFICESfor Menand Women.Does tho largestbusiness InNew Zealand. Nearlj

28,000 been placed^ 25jt

WANTED, two GJRLS about 16,constant employment.—Mrs Clark,Otago Laundry, North

East Valley. . ' 17

WANTED, a MASTERfor Pleasant Vallo;School. Averaije attendance,51. Salary

£140per annum and good house. Also,MISTRES!for Wai-iti School.Salary, £60per annum, increa;ing with attendance. Applications, with certificateand testimonials,must reach the Education OfficeTfewu, not later than SATURDAY,February 18th," "'' '-'.■ 11. W. HAMMOND,

1 . ■ ■"'."■' Secretary.

Situations Wanted.Advertisements under thl9 head,not exceeding loiSoonwordo, will b<j chained SIXPENCE.)

Jf? £C BONUSto anyPerson whoseagenoj' procuo«/ tj advortiser permanent EMPLOYMENTat tsouablo wages.-XXX, ijaUyTimes Office.\AI 0' by an experienced Person,SITLvvW o

8 Housekeepeo, town or countryaa, Times Olilce,

YOUJJSr,Lady (I 1"'"arrivedfrom England) wistSITUATION Resident Governessto youchildren; English, French,Music —Address SiTimes Ofhee.

WANTED,PARTIAL EMPLOYMENT,thoroubusiness man; anyresponsible positionAddress Alexander,Daily Times Office. iMiscellaneous Wants.

Cashadvertisements under this head,not exceed!:fourteenwords,will be chargedSIXPENCE.

WANTED KNOWN,—FineFat Ducks,GeeseaiTuikejS, at Laruev's,170 Princes street laKimbelPs. "WANTED TORENT,a HOUSEof not less thieight or nineRooms,with bathroom,short dtance from.town-Anderson'sBay or Cavershainpifcrreil. State terms.—Villa,Albany street PosOlllCO. j

WANTED, BEDROOMand PARTIAL BOAK(Breakfast and Dinner).— Address, atatiterms, Comfort,Times Office. . -WANTED to SELL,SHOP-SHUTTERS.-Morga;draper, GreatKing street. _ l

T/17"ANTED every Person to come to the SALEit y— Campbell's Market.jtndsave 50 per cent.

WANTED KNOWN,-iiß,ooo"wdrth"~dl~aiii, ,„ „ and Chinawaroof everydescription at Camibell's Market.-yTTANTED KNOWN,-Saleby Auction daily tV V 2 o clock,of Glass,China,and Dinnerware.-Campbell's Market. n

'ANTED KNOWN,—TheGrandStandand Fullie Booths for theDunedin JockeyClub fiac<will be sold at the Prorincial Yards on Saturday. IStiat half-past 11.

W"ANTED KNOWN,—TheRaco Books for thDunedin JockeyClubRaces will be sold at thProvincial Yards on Saturday, ISth, at half-past 1J

Sample of book required seen at Mr Sydney Jamesoffice.

W"ANTED KNOWN,-Sitefor Fruit Stalls,&c.for Dunedin Jockey ClubRaces will bo sol<

by auction on Saturday, ISth,at half-past 11. IE

WANTED KNOWN,—LastMonth of the AmercanNoveltyCo. Stamps for marking linerIs Cd each.

"ANTED KNOWN.-Great Reduction in Price.-Dram-pipes of all descriptions, Flower-potsVases,Chimney-tops, Flooring-tiles, Bricks, 4c-Lambert's N.E. V. Pottery Works.

ERUIT of all kinds wanted in largo quantitiesfor jam-making-, by the NewZealandFruit Preaerving Company.—Apply D. M. Spedding. 29.ANTED KNOWN,- Watson's New LadiesDining-room. 'This elegant Room is no\)pen for Ladies,and Gentlemenaccompanyin'Ladies. Bedrooms. Night Porter. Travellerscalleifor early trains and coaches.

T^ AN TED, THEATRICALMANAGERSamV 1 Otherstp know that the Otago Daily Timeundertakes tho Posting of Woodcuts (any size!

Streamers,Posters,and everydescription of Printimon the most prominent positions in the City, onthishortest notice

WANTED, the Landlords and Mercantile Publi.of Dunedin to know thatthe Undersigned annow open to COLLECTBENTSand DEBTS witl

'everydespatch... BREW,BURROWES,& CO.,Bailiffsand CommissionAgents,

' 69 Princes street(LateSaturday Advertiser Office).

N.B.—All transactions strictlyconfidential. 11SPECTACLES 1BPECTAOLKSI SPECTACLES!

WANTED, the Weak-sighted to know thathey can have spectacles properly adaptec80 suit their Eights, st PSKCIVAL'S,Optlcimand Speotaclo-maksi to the Dunedin Hospital", No. iGeorg^stress. Pure Brazilian Pebbles,highlyrocommended for defectivevisione. Also on Bal6—SykeeHydrometers, Glassdo,Saccharemetero,Thermomelexs, .unaroidBarometers,Sextants,quadrants,ShicßOompsesoß, Saliaosaeiew,L&ctomoters,£&&6msilca

inßtrumenta,Field Glasses,Teleacopes, &a.N.B.—All Mndo ol Option! and Mr&6maHo*lInotnimenta bonjjhi.

WANTED KNOWN-aw ibbJOB-PRINTING DEPARTMENT

OP IHSOTAGO DAILY S?IMES OFFICE

Is now furnishedwith ona of the raoab complouPrintingPlants In the Colony, a well-selected au ex-tensive assortment of type and material havingweently heea added to the Jobbing Plant. Evendescription of CommercialPrinting undertaken oneexecuted In the beat stylo,and at cheaprates.Show Bhla,Streamers,Posters,and theatrical waiiof everydescription executed,and displayedon aU thtprominent hoardings In tha city. The Proprietor!of the Times having gone to great exnensa in-thtpurchaseand erection ofa large number" of hoarding!for the display of posters in all parts ofthe city,carnow give apublicityto this class olwork un»ttaln»bl<elsewhere in Dunedin.■\Tn"|ANTED SPjORTSMEN TO KNOW,

GUNS. GUNS. GUNS.A. SOLOMON,27 George street, neat Moray place:

»ndNational Pawn Office,Rattray street,opposite Otago Hotel,

Has Instock Double and Single breech-loading Gumin cases, with fittingscomplete—byWestley Richards,Ptuday, Greener,Hewett, Hughes, Truiock ancHarries,and other eminent makers.

Doubloand Singlemuzzle-loadingGuns,-offirst-etaquality—byBlanch,Cobb,Mortimer,Manton,&c.Breech and muzzle-loadingRevolvers of all Bizetand patterna...Breech-loadfng gun and revolve*Cartridges of alsizes.Shot-belte,Powder-naaks,and sportsmen's BtindrlsiOfall descriptions.Breechand Muzzle-loadingRifles.

A. SOLOHOH,National Fawn Office,Rattray otreot j and Dno6dli

Pawn Office,27 Georgestreet.Country orders promptly and carefully attendee

to. . 22ji

Board and Be3ldencs.Cash auvertieoments under this head,noi exceeding

fourteen words, willbo chargedSIXPENCE.

ADELIGHTFULHOME,with every convenientforFamilios or a limited number of reapectabli

Boarders.QINGLE or Double-bedded. Rooms, Bath, MusicfD and a grand Garden,Stabling, and Paddoqk20 minutes' walkfrom Post-office.TTIORViews and Health unequalledin Otago. 'BuiJL! passes every half-hour. Terws moderate.—ApplyT. Woods,MaryhillTerrace,The Glen.

"

'QUPERIORBOARDand RESIDENCE,cornerFilO leul street and Moray place, near Town Hallbathroom. __

is/"IOOD ACCOMMODATIONfor ;GentlemeuBoar\JT dera. Furnishedrooms toLet.—Mrs Wilsoa'eBeresfordHouso,Georgestreet.

"TTACANCIESfor GENTLEMEN,also PrivafcV Apartmentsfor a Family.—AshleyHouse,Rattray street. ' ' " 17

W"ANTED,a BOARDER.Terms moderate.-Mrs Barrass,St.David street (twodoors fronKing street).

To LetCashadvertisements under this head,not exceedln

fourteenwords,will bo chargedSIXPENCE,

TO LET,New Brick SHOPand five rooms. Nevfour-roomedbay-window COTTAGEat Darlcj

—Hy. F. Hardy,architect. IS

TO LET, a BAKEHOUSEat Shag Point Ccoperative Store. Rent moderate. — ApplManager. is

TO LET, 4-roomod HOUSES;rent, lie.—JohHercus,No. 2Rattray street.

TO LET,several2 and 3-roomed HOUSES.—JohHercus,No. 2Rattray street. ' li

mo LET,ClydeHouse.—ApplyMrsWilliams,CareJL Cottage, Forth street. " 1'

mo LET, flvc-roomed HOUSE,Frederick streeJL Range and everyconvenience.—ApplyLame170;Princes street. V,

TO LET (Grendon), 10 minutes from Pitt streesix-roomed verandah COTTAGE,in first-cla;

condition.—J. and W. Gage.ITIO LCT, comfortablefive-roomedCOTTAGE,Mv;JL selburgh.—J.aud W. Gage, 10 Rattray street.

TO LET, Six-roomedHOUSE,Cityroad, Roslyn.-William Inglis, agent, 5 Hialop's Exchanjj

Court. li

"OORTSEA TERRACE,Upper Staffordstreet.—!JL '.Let, family RESIDENCEcontaining bcvcrooms, bathroom ;rent moderate. -J. andW. Gage.

TO LET, well-furnißhedBED and SITTINGROOJnice houao ; central.—Particulars Mr Hucker'

St. Andrew street. 1

TO LET, ten-roomed HOUSE,corner High arClarkostroeta.—William ingUs, 5 Hislop'sEchange Court.

0 LET,suito OFFICES,Eldon Chambers.—WHam Inglis,5 Hislop's ExchangeCourt.0 LET, one OFFICE,balcony floor, ExchamCourt.—WilliamJnglis, 5 Uislop's Exchan

Court. ]

TO LET,GladstoneTerrace,Melvillo streot, Wiker streot, Six-roomedHOUSES; airy localit

moderate rents ]

TO LET, fronting Bolt, West Dunedin,6-roomHOUSE;scullery;waterlaid on.—ApplyM'Ne

Store. :

TO LET, Showroom, Oflicos, Rooms, Collar,Shand Dwelling; cheap.—David Ross,archito

Octagon Buildings^ ■ Z

TO LET, OFFICEin Universal Bond, lately occpied by the Westport Colliery Company.—Ap]

Fenwick a(idKennedy. 5mo LET, Offices,Union Chambers, Princes strootX Wm. Brown and Co., 101Princes street.m6LET,Officesin High street.—Apply Alex.X Bcgg, Highstreet.

m|O LET, STORE AND ~OFFIC]

InHigh street j siao SHOPin Maelaggaastreet.

pi W. g G,TURNpnM, a CG

Won Balaar- Cashadvertisements undo?this head,not exceedfnifourteenwoida,will be chargedSIZPSIfOE.

"' T^^& 9ALE. Ten-acfoSECTION,Upper Harboui *District, in r. hljth state of cultiviktionwell fenced,with small Cottage thereon : aboauiiru

j± Bite for suburban residence.._ QEO. B. BRODBICK,18f . 123 Princes street south:ie» TT°? SAiE (°heaP). 5-roomed HOUSEand quarng i?- ter-acre section; garden in good order. -JohiUj" iiercus.

" TTIORSALE,4-roomed HOUSE,Grange street, cirgh -*- ea*yterms.—John Hcrcus,No. 2 Rattraystreetilf "FrOR-t uSA^E Jcasy terms>> Lease> or Exchang<J, J-' eitherfor Farm or Land,a faithfully and

"ELL-BUILT HOUSEof 10Rooms,complete in. all appointments-stables, coach-house,andng outhouses ; water-tanks of SOOO gallons.

rpHE whole enclosed in about one acre of well-- JL , stocked and profitable garden and orcharda(j grounds; "EROMwhich-con be seen extended views of scenery_ of Dunedin,oceau, harbour,&0.. which cannotjn. be surpassed.

iS* nPHE walk does not exceed 20 minutes' fromCus-;e' -L toruhouse,ongood metalled road; andalso7f A CCESSIBLEby cab,'bus,or tram.—For partieu-- -C&. lats applyto M.T.,Times Oinco.

">8 {H o"-^, three-quarter acre Fruit Garden,\J Orchard. Goodposition; cheap terms.—l6B- Randail street, Mornington. ISf5f "NTELSON.-FOR SALE ov TOLET, FAMILYRE-- ±JH SIDENCEand 25 aiires of LAND, three acresat Orchard,four-stalledStable,Fowl-house,&c., 16milesfrom Nelson,10 minutes fromRailway-station.-Av>--Ply.J1..J..81y.th.-Wakefielil 1-Slol3oa. ....;_ ~_..181p- THORSALEshortly, by auction,EMPIRE HOTEL_ JL . and adjoining Buildings, for removal. Lotltj splendid buildingmaterial. Igf

- THOR SALE,superior six-roomed COTTAGE,St.51 X! Jofcfo'sWood.—J. and W. Gage, 10 Rattray~ street.;3 TJIORSALE,HOTELat Reeften.Surefortunelori, JL' an enterprising 'man.^Bastings, Leary, and_ Vo- . . 15!c nno BUTCHERS.-FORSALEor LEASEan Estab-■"> _L Wished BUSINESSin a country town! Teims. moderate.—lor particulars apply to Stuartand Co,> auctioneers,Dowling street. " gr" "Fo^^ or LBASE nine-roomed Brick.. J- noUSfc, opposite Bishopscourt, Roslynif SH*^rntTle-n-«C-T terraced,."Wed>t and planted. Splendid view. Price Rid termsi »S'"Ap* A> J- Timo3 Offloe. or on the

- TT°\SALE' 200 SnaresGOLDENFLEECEEX-

" 40DO .ACEES i1"'-01?^ LAND,Southland,yys\J .ina good locahty, Subdividedinto 16i Slw Pid-d0 «?od dwelling-house, wooished.|i stables,&c. Price,£4 peraore. 'a" tyO'fcf) ACRES (Southland), improved; good, mJ\J\J\J locality.v RAjO acre9> Dacre,Southland. £S 10a per? \Jrki\J acre.

"I R^O ACRESFreehold,and 8300 Leasehold,- X«J(L»V/ with over 4000 sheep, in SouthlandJ1 Gooddwelling-house,wooished,&c, &c.I fiOO ACRESKartigi. " Gooddwelling-house,r \J V/\J andother improvements.

IIAIERI.—GoodFreehold and Leasehold: seven; years' lease. Grossreturn from wool,£1750.I rjANTERBURY.-A- valuable Freehold and Loase-e y> hold in Canterbury, with or without 9000i sheep. .'

"IVTONEY TO"LEND, in SUmato suit Borrowers. -TX from6 per cent, to 7 per cent., according tole nature of the security,—Apply to O.F. Black,CommissionAgent, Eldon Chambers,PrincesBtreet- r 30ja -, QHARES FORSALE:--

AC\ BANK OFNEW ZEALAND.

I Ttk national bank.3 '** . -i' 9()n IfATI(>IfAI' INSURANCE.i' Xf) A:COLONIAL INSURANCE. ".. QQQ STANDARDINSURANCE.

■1 20SOUTHBRITISH. '. 'f\f\ mOsgiel woollen factory co.

200 NEW ZEALAND brug c°- '! 100WBL9OMEquartz co. ~~ ;[. 300 KEEP' IT'DAEK QUARTZ CO. : ~

r~Of^ j'l"Qi3Lbi!;i<(-ji;'£jßEOE-<joA:iixZ"CO' '.| 250 GOLDENTREi3URE QUARTZ CO.

J&W. GAGE,Sharebrokers, 10Rattoay etreeiT^t -■ ■« .Hotels.

"ROYAL EXCHANGE HOTEL,-fl-W HIGH STREET,DUNEDfN. - .TheProprietress wishes to notify the general publicihot largeand extensivealterations havingbeen madom the general managementof the above hotel; and» being now complete, she is prepared t» receivo thej travellingpublicas guesta or boarders.TheRoyal Exchange being-well known as one of

3 the best hotels in New Zealand,it is superfluous todescant on the meritsof it3position, furnishing,"&c.J For elegance,comfort,and health;forpure wines," ales,and spirits; and for attention,home comfortf,1 and civility, the Royal Exchange is unrivalled.

3 D. C. O'MEAGHER,21Ja Proprietress.

FTIHE ROYAL EXCHANGE, BILLIARD-ROOM

Isn,ow Openunder the management of the renowned

\ TOMWOOD.; For st»le and comfortthisRoom stands unrivalled

in the Australasian Coloniea. 4ja; ; —HTIHE UPPER JUNCTION HOTEL,

" -8- BLUESKINROAD.3 Visitors,Travellers,and tho Public generally can8. depend upon receiving every attention,and upon only ■tho best Brands of Wives and Spirits, &c. beingkept- MUNRO,Proprietor.: gQOTT'S HOTEL AND HORSE3 [REPOSITORY,

PRINCES.STREET,DUNEDIN.' This "Hotel has recently been rebuilt,and the $Pn>] prietorwishes to notify tho publiche is prepared

toreceive familiesand the travellingpublic.i, TheHotel is furnishedwithSuitesof Roomsfor Fami

lies,andcountry friendsin particula..

J3 Hot,Cold,and ShowerBaths.

- THE HORSEREPOSITO3F- la fitted up with every applianco for the accommo1 dation of country travellers,having numerous and, ■ commodious Loose-boxos and good

VENTILATED STABLES.Groomsin attendance both dayand night, CLOSE AND OPEN CARRIAGES.

Buggies and Saddle-horsesalways on hire orfor; or exchange.!f WEDDINGAND PICNICPARTIES)" Provided for.y ■ h. Scott," 24n Proprietor.n WANAKA LAKE.

n PTpOUBISTS or Travellers paying ait JL visit to the abovebeautifulLake and sublime- surrounding sceneryhave now offered them everyy facilityfor doing so at very little cost, and no delay inf trausit. At Pembroke (beautifully situated at thofoot7 of the Lake) every comfort and accommodation wiU* be foundatj\ TJI E WANAKA HOTEL

(C. T. RUSSELL, Proprietress),"> which is specially fittedfor tho reception of tourists33 and holidayparties,and is unsurpassedin tho Colonyin its goneralappointments,g. Pleasure Boats, Horses,and Buggies.

Guides available to tho most interesting scenes in"" i the district.~ Mr F. A. Collings1Mail-coach leaves Cromwellfor[j. Wanaka on Wednesdays, immediately on arrival of

coach from Qucenßtown ; and on Saturdays, after\) arrivalof Dunedin coach viaLawrence.:n " . .

BTBStaess Addresses"sj V 0 H N R. HOOPER,M y COMMISSIONAGENT,~j Removed to 102 Princes street.x- GlobeParcels Expros3 and ForwardingAgonoy.

Parcels sent to England, or any part of tho World.

H~~U N T~E~li B R~~O~S.,STOCKAHO SHAREBUOKK^S

aM> GENEBAIiCOMMISSIONASiitftS,% o RAl'i'BlY SriliraT, OUNSDJN%l (Adjoining Royso,- Stea-J,and Cr.:~), IGd

iT- '%%T ILLIA. M WATS OM,y; -V¥ HOTELVALUATORand B2OKRR.L4f CountryHotel VcUiationamado.~ Town andCounU'yHoMa iov salo and fcolet-cd

__c's OSico: Martin asrt Wataon'u, Siußit Ptvoaii, S3st

-op 7^ " W H 1 T Eot V/ 3LJCKNSEIIXiANB-BIIOKER,A.CCOUNTAOTHa ANO HSTATB AGKJ.T.. TtMialeKß, Kortgasew, and lioavios prcpnisd.3U- Loans negoiilp-to:!. Rontn co!!oc6ecl,ply TEMPLE CHAMBERS, 9U PKINCESSTHEET,!0d OUHEDIN U

Z "t ' 0- M 0 B, R I S<tj « ACCOUNTANT,COMMISSIONAGENT,- AND SHAREBROKER,

C. STEINHOFF'SBUILDINGS,PRINCESSTRISET.lB Post-officeBox No. 258. 6:

B! fiOBBETT & KNOX■ \J PLUMBERS, GASFITTERS,BELLITANGERSTINSJIITIIS,ZINC! AND IRONWORKERS,

Octagon. ".■"-.

Workmen sent to all parts of tho Golony.'■ Estimatesgivon, All WQikQv»a"iautc«d.

Pu&iie Ooinpamsa

TTfIION FIRS AND MARINE IN-%J BUKANCECOMPANYOFNEW ZEALANDOuftu. „ „ . _

£;> 009,000Paid-up Oantas .. .. 75,000Rissbsvb Fukd ... „ ffl.etsFIRE AND MARINE INSURANCESEFFECTEDonEvery Description of Property at Lowest CurrentRates.LOSSESSETTLEDPROMPTLYAND LIBERALLYHorses,Cattle,Threshing Machines,Favin Imalalments, Stooks,Stacks,and Risk of Threshing insuroil

Dunodin OfEce h street" FREDK. MALLARD,Eaa kocal Manager

rgiHE LONDON AND PROVINCIAL-8- MARINE INSURANCECOMPANY(LIMITED).

Ixcohporated,iB6O.. Capital .. .. ■ ..£1,000,000Reserved Fund .. ~ 70 000NetPremiums forISSO.. .. 114)752investments , .. .. 2,35,422The undersigned Company ara now prepared totoko Marinerisks of every description at tho LowestCurrent Ratos,including- WO.OI, Grain, and otherProduce to the United Kingdom, Intercolonial orCoastwise. 'THE-'NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURAL COM-

PANY (LIMITED), :/Highstreet, Dunedin,19d , '■ Agontg.

/JHE COLONIAL INSURANCECOMPANY OFNEW ZEALAND.

Patd-dp Capital, £50,000.Rksbrvb Fuiroa,£21,254.rates °' Insurancs3 ejected at lowest current

Losses promptlypaidon adjustmentof accounts.A. LEE SMITH,t£S Manager forOtago

FIEE 2NSURAHOJS. "THE AUSTEALIAN ALLIANCE AS-SUBANCSCOMPANY(Fire,Kaslno,and Gtwn&ies).

.Hoi bßing bound by:fray SkUS,we use psrooMet<Q33ag prompKlypaid InDuneafe.

" ■■" . . BABT2H&3,LBABY,6 CO.,'■" ' AxeniaforDanadin

.^ORWICH UNION FIBE~INSUE,"--{ANOK SOCIETY.

ESTAEUStaD1797.

Amount Insured .. .; £150,000,000.Losses Paid .. .. £4,000,000.

NSURANCES sftactedat' lo'wett cmrrant rateg.

LOSSESfromGasand Lighting covered.

CLAIMSsettlsd with [promptitude and liberality.

Agontifor Ot&go,

: . : GILLIES,STREET,& HISLOP,Rattray street, Dunedin. lOja

mHE EXECOTORSJL AND AGENCYCOMPANYOF NEWZEALAND (LIMITED).Capital, £50,000,in. 10,000Sharesof*£s Each._ DIRECIQES:E.B.Carglll,Esq. ,; P. O. Nesll,Esq.T. S.Graham,Esq. John Roberts,Esq.Geo.Joachim,Esq.' E. J.Speoee, Esq!James Millß,Bsq.

W. Lauresob Simpson, Manager,.TemporaryPremises:El-DON,CnAMBBBS,PrIKCKSSXRBIIt,DUNBDIS.

This Company is now prepared toact in the capa-city of Attorney, Agent,or Trustee forabsonteosandothers in the collection of rents, dividends,Interest,or other income, the investment of monoy, negotia-ting of loans,the purchase and sale of real andpersonal property, the management'of estates, andgenorally toact as Agents. : 2-ln

-THtOBTH-BKmSH-''AMD-MBBOAWi-"-Ll TILE I.KSURANOS OOM? AN VLONDOH AND SDINBUKSH.Established 18SC. .

Encosporeted by Eoyal OUait*;.

Fttldnp ~ ~ _*. & 450,000 0 0Flip Reserve Tnnd (1879) „ 1.142.4T0 9 0Ned Fire Premlama (187D) „ 802 870 6 aTot»lLoßaß3aß79) .. .. cgfolSU C

Lqwert .nIH, wd piompi osttlffinenio ob feo jpof.mubrayTsobests, & co.,

.1 a' '» 9jßftAgentßfOSOtag° 6nd SonShlsnd.Aloo Agenfafoi tho OnlversalMarine SnanwsnceOomi

_p»ny of London.

FIRE INSURANCB.

rjiHE SCOTTISH liJIPERIAL IN-BURANCECOMPANY

HEAD OFFICE ".. .. GLASGOW.

OAPiwt. .. " .. £1,000,000. .I am now preparedto accept TIRE RISKSon fcbe

most reasonable torms]

Office:Manse stroot.. ■3. B. MUDIE,

25n - Agent.

TRANSATLANTIC«,FiIRE INSURAB.OE COMPANIAnd ITS RS-INBURINGCOMPANIES. '' -~Ca3h,Capital .. .. £860,000.lhe above Company are in a position to offeispecial advantages to Insurers,and ACCEPTP.ISKSvt Lowest Rates.Lo3S€B settled promptly in DunodinR. & A. J. PARK,Savings Bank Buildihbs,

_Highstreet, Dunedin Igj

Money.

MOHSY TO" LSJSTD,' oa FreeholdSecutUy,Insamsof3100 and npwairdß,aJ enrrani raSes: GILLIEg, SgSBVST, ft HISLOP.

ONE? TO LEND, on FreeholdBacurlty, on favourableJsinia,InBtsmn to sailborrowers. Lowoai cuitent rato9 of Ic4eie64 chateadApply " 'COgHBLL & MOODIg.

"]|^"ONSY TO LEND, ia Buiaa to suitBoiKowata,r>t enrsoa*eatea ofSnSereat.

EDMUND SMITH,flsrtasa Bank.

"OROM £100 to £5000 to Lasd on ap--fi.. provedsecurity at current rates.RSID& DUNCANS,Sap 83 Princes etiraet,Dunodlo

ONEY TO LEND on Freehold. Security Insums of £25 and upwards, repay-able by instalme-nts or otherwise—ll. W. BaronLicensed Land Broker. Transfers,Leases,and Morb^gage3prepared.- Dowlingstreet, nextGarrisonHall.■fyrONEY in various buoib, ixom. £100JJOL up to £6000, to lend on freehold01 approvedsecurity.—Andrew Hogg, Albert Buildings.

ONEY toLENP ia sums of £50and upwards ;also,Bums of £200and £1500at current rates of interest.—Geo.S. Brodrick 193Princes street south. 17f

mHE COMMERCIAL PROPERTYJL AND FINANCECOMPANY(LIMITED),Moray place,

Lends Moneyon Land (Freehold and Leasehold)and jHouso Properties; also, on Approved Bills, SharScrip, and other Eligible Securities,and allows In-terest on Deposits forFixed Periods and at Call ■

D. E. BLACKE,lo Manager.

MO'KEI TO L3SKRla vsrioag beqis,

AT OUKREHT&5.T53G*1 IKM-SKST,Applyto

ssBTWBSSH'jI a shoot,ScilclSoiß,

3U DKnodlc.qCOT'fJSH AND NSW ZJBALAKJ3k5 IHVMSTMJPH3! COMPANY(WMETED).

This Company &DV"&HOES MOKEY en HOSGAGE,secuvifcy cl Ero-Aold oricisskold h.ndBt ia snpums Js-oai &IWupwaeds, at ths iowsei c.!sr*!js uat-of iniarssS.

ApplicationtoM aid fail jusfJisislnrofnoiaCOKNKLL& MOODIK,tfigimis Sqj cisc Oomprvuy

Priiicco ptrtmt. X)asedl».

MONEY. '"

'A DVAKCES made for long and short-C3u periods at moderate rates of interest,on Free-hold and Leasehold Securities,Bond Warrants,Billsof Exchange), Bills of Lading, Sharesin banks andpubliccompanies.Terms of payment may bo arranged to Buitborrowers.

DEPOSITSreceived at currentrate of interest.THE DUNEDIN FINANCE,LOAN,AND AGENCYCOMPANY(LIMITED).

n, 11. LEARY,GeneralManager,°la ColonialBauk; Bujl<i{ng«.

.Drapery

"fliißPEas. Carpets.

BARGAINS IN CARPETS.

B ROWN, SWING, & CO.

wig dnrlnj the nextten

_daj-3 offer aspecial purchase of

Carpets much underthe regular pries.

NEW STYLESAND COLOURINGS,Muds bytheBest Makers.

A LARGE VARIETY OFDESIGNS,Suitablofor anyroom.

DRAWING-ROOM PATTERNSDINING-ROOil PATTERNSPARLOUR PATTERNSBEDROOM PATTERNS.

700 YARDS TAPESTRY 2s 6d1510 >.'■ „ 38 M1395 » „ SiUd "

80g YARDS BRUSSELS i»SO788 (> .. 4slQd

17fW » „ 5,10*

BROWN, EWING, & 00.,

DUNEDIN.

CLOSE-OFTHE StUMMERSEASON.

With the view of Claarlng the Balanoe of theirSUMMER STOCK,

JJERBERT, HAYNES, & CO.have made

SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS]in tha PHICEB in lateral Departments.

New PompadourPrints,reduced to didNew Pompadour Prints,"French,"OldSlewPompadour Prlnti, " French,"Bid50 pieces Woven Golateiw,reduced to6WPink Zephyr Drills,reduced to 10M. Blue Zephyr Drills,reduced to IOAdPlainColouredCambrics,from7idPlain Sateons,Black and Coloured,IsNew ZophyrGinghams,la, la 3d, Is 4jdHarvard Shirtings,strongand serviceable,at7Jd.

A Manufacturer'sStockof Ladies1Durable Ttfili SilkUmbrellas,beat qualitiesand first-classfinishbought subject to a large discount,will be sold considerably be-. low usual prices,

L»te Shipments in Immense quantities of SwissEmbroidery Black,White,and Ecru Lacos,ladiaMuslins,and SpanishLuce Seta. 'India Muslm and Laco-trimmed Ties,Squares, &s. athftlf-pirce,

Visltcs,Capdettcg *ZephyrCostumesCambricand SateenCostumei

StripedSkirts,Polenaiwg,

Children's Costnmos,in all sizes,in Cambric,Stuff,a.nd Sateen.

Girlsand Ladies' Pinafore*.

Notwithstandingthose Goodsareall of the aewratand most fashionabledescription,sweepingReductionshave been made in the Prices,as room must bo madefor tho Winter Stock,orders for which h»v« beenplaced in excessof naiy formor year.

Legal Ifotioeg.

IN BANKEUPTOY.-j^OTICE.-Tiie'Otego Daily Times Is-f\ duly appointedGAZBTTEtot all NoMcei odc-jtheDebtors and CreditorsActIN THE SUPREMECOURTOF NEW ZEALANDOTA6OAND SOUTHLAND DISTRICT.

No .In the matter of " Tho Debtor*and Creditors

Act, 1876,"[and tho Amendments thereof,and of tho Bankruptcyof GEORGEBARBER,of Palmerston South,lately Hotelkeeper,nowoutof business,a Debtor.qpHIS IS TO NOTIFY that GeorgeJL Barber,of Palmeraton South,lately hotel-keeper, now out of business,has this day filedaStatementthat he is unable to meot his Enrao-o-ments with his Creditors. Tho First MeetinVofCreditors will be held at tho Supreme Courthouaopuuedin, on FRIDAY,the twenty-fourth day ofFebruary, 1882,at teno'clock in the foronoon.

ARTHUR D. HARVEY,----■„_,,,. Deputy-registrar.D. D. Macdojuld,

Solicitor,Dunedin.

INTHE SUPREMECOURTOF NEW ZEALANDOTAGO AND SOUTHLANDDISTRICT 'No. 252.

In the matter of " Tho Debtors and CreditorsAct, 1876,"mid the several Amendmantathereof, and of the Bankruptcy of JAMESGRANT,of Outrain,Now Zealand,Black-smith, a Dabtor.

VTOTIOfi IS HEREBY GIVEN that±.-\ an Application will bo made to this honour-able Courtat Dunedin,on MONDAY,the twenty-scTenth clay of February, 18S2,at elcvon o'clock laVce forenoon,or so soon thereafteras counsel canbe heard, for Mi Orderof Dkchargo from all debtstiud liabilities provableunder this Bankxuptcy.Datedat DuueUin,thisseventeenth dayof FebruaryISB2. *I" W. 11. M'KEAY,Debtor's Solicitor.

In the matter of tho Deed of Arrangement filedbyCHAKLESCOOMBSmid JOHNCOOMBSof Dunedin, Tanners and Curriers, as, "Coombsand Sou,"

/CREDITORS are requested to sendi£ Statementand Proofof tholr Claims,addressedto the Undersigaed, at the Officeof the New ZealandLoan and Mercantile AgencyCompany (Limited) inDunedin,on or beforetho 23th day of FEBRUARYnißt., otherwise they will bo excluded from par-ticipating intho DIVIDEND about to bo paid.

Dated seventeenthFebruary, ISB2.GEORGEBLYTH, ■)DONALD STRONACH,}" Trustees." W. H. CHURTON," J

Lost, 3Pound, &o.

£-& REWARD.—LOST,FAT BTTL-_fI_^LOCK, from Mr Stand's Pnddo.k,on the15thinst.—Apply to James Shiind,WestTaieri. ISf

f EAMINGTON I^ANGE SJLJ Mietress Ranges, StarTUtng'oa,CookingStoTM,

ARTHUR BttlSOOe S CO.

Business Notices.

L° *' T & 0 0.,BUNKDHT BOOTEMPORIUM,

9, 10, and 11 BOYAL ARCADE,Hare opened, ex rocont arrivals,a

SPLENDID ASSORTMENTOf

DIES' BOOTS AND SHOE!And invite inspeefcion.

Ladiea1 Kid E.S.,newest styles, 5s 6d up to 12sCdLa'U15s Cd

Van' E'S'" DeWeSt StyleS> 6s 9d Up t0Ladiss' Kid Balmorals, French Boot3-very cheapGirlsi and Maids' Boots,a good assortment forscnool wear, warranted good and cheapChildren's and Babies' Boots and Shoe

9, choiceand good, fromIs 6d pair up to 2s ed

Men'abest Elastic-sides,all pegged, at lSj cd.

4 Large Assortment of BOYS-and YOUTHS' StrongandLight BOOTS,ontomake,rery

good,ati0FT & CO.tS.

A 6°°lXarletjr °' E°S^-n &d e BALMORALS miCOOKHAIIS,in Machine and Hand Sawnipeciallyadapted torthe Cllmata, 'made from French Calfand QuaggaHide.

5

LOFT.& CO.,8,10,and a ROYALARCADE,DUNEDIN;

LONDON, and NELSON.

gfORTH & SOOULLAB,FURNITURE AND FURNISHING WARE-

HOUSEMEN,"Art

JUSTOPENINGOUT

: A

LABGE AND VABIED ASSORTMENTOf the newest and meet elegant doeigna In

DINNER SERVICESTEA SERVICESTOILET SERVICESMARBLE and othar CLOCKS and TIMB

PIECES

LUSTRES and ORNAJHSNT3DRAWINa-ROOM SUITESDINING-ROOM SUITES

- -ESEHCOi:SUITES .-..._"-.

LIBRARY SUITS 3STUDYand OFFICEFURNITUREWOODanrt IRONBEDSTEADSBEDDIN. ,BLANKETS, fee.

t,SD-HANG; »GS and BED-TRIMMISGBMade up under the supervisionofeipejUncod

Upholsterers.

COTTAGEte a MANBIONFURNISHEDTHROUGHOUT1

QAVERSHAM. AND DUNEDINSUBURBAN GASWORKS.

IMPORTANT PUBLICNOTICE.

THE UNDERSIGNED desires to iinpreea uponProperty-holders in

3AYERSHAM,St.'KILDA,MOBNINGTON,ROSLYN,AND

MAORIHILLBOROUGHS,tnjl thosewho have alreadycontracted to'rconenme gasrom th« above works,the expediency of at once pro-'iding necessaryGas-fittings for their respective pre-nieos,as from tho present advanced stage of thevutks it is confidently expected that

GASWILL BE MANUFACTURED AND DIS-TRIBUTED IN MAY OREARLY DAYS

OFJUNE NEXT.

To promote gaa-lighting-, and brlDgr theLUXURY OF SAFETY,CLEANLINESS,CON-

VENIENCE,AND ECONOMY.vhich Its nso commands within tho reach of tho

SMALLESTCOTTAGE-OWNERw w«ll as of persons having house 3of better class

the Proprietor will furnishGas-fittingaAT A FRACTION over cost, on

THREE YEARS'TERMS,PAYABLE BYINSTALMENTS,

"

»nd thus overcome tho onlydifficulty which has everexisted,to tho universal use of gasfor domestic

purposes.

GASSUPPLIEDAT DUNEDIN PRICE,md Special Discounts will be allowed on Gascon-

iumed for COOKING,HEATING,MOTIVE-POWER,and MANUFACTURING'

PURPOSES,other than forillumination.STEPHENHUTCHISON,

S"/* Contractorand Proprietor.

QOSSENS & BLA OKKKGINJSERS,MILLWRIGHTS.AND IRO»-

FOUNDERS,03AVF8RB BTSBO, DOMKBIH.

Manufacturers of Brick and Pipemt&lngknchlneijWoodworking Machinery, and AgrleulSural Imolfl-inenta. 'AU kinda ol.Eiflglaeeilcg mi Blackasilsh'a Woikexecuted. 8a

QSAIS & ' GILLIES.FURKITURS,BEDDING,

FLOORCLOTH,OAP.PET,AND SUSWAKSKOUBB

GiaNBRAIj UNDERTAKEN,Beg to Inform thoPublic »hat theyhaveadded to tee!,ifuneralDepartment anow Hoarse of modern deoiga.pullt byMesara Robm and Co.,and are now preparedin conduct Funerals,plainlyor fullyfurnished, ts lequired,either InTown or Countsy.

ChargedInall caseswill be etricilymodasala,Oidortby lottoi or telegia-od wUI bs attended te at

ones.ORA I G b GIIiL IH B,

No. 18Oeoegi StbseiNeat OoUiron)j US

/GARDEN SEATS and VerandahChaitf,Lawn Morerf), GardenRakes

& 00,

Amusements.

pBIFOBBS THBATBEGREATATTRACTION.gfCE WEKK I RiCE WEEKRACE WEEK | KACE WEEK.Rbtcexof everybody's favourites,THE WILLIAiISON S. I

»E j- ■) MOORExJ^£IE 1 iIISS f MOOREMAGGIE( j MOORE.ME J. C. WILLIAMSONMR J. C. WILLIAMSONMil J. C. WILLIAMSON,Who will appear forNIGHTS} r NIGHTS. NIGHTS SIX jSilNIGKISj (NIGHTS

OJTLTIn a round of their mostSuccessfulPlays

SUPPORTEDBY IHEIR OWNCOMPANY.!OPENINGNIGHT'

MONDAYEVENING,FEBRUARY 'OthSTRUCKOILA In /-STRUCK OHSTRUCKOIL I STRUCKOilSTRUCKOILI With tho J STRUCKOilSTRUCK OIL/ Orifcinnl \STRUCKOilSTKUCKOIL Cast. ■ STRUCKOHSTRUCKOIL; OHTUESDAYEVENING,T-H E SNOWBALL

AndCHINESEQUESTION.KERRY,) (-KERRYKERRYJ WEDNESDAYi KERRY 'KERRY) (.KERRY

And,for theFirst Timo In Dunedln,DEAR JOE.

Pricesof Admission: Drass Circle,4? ; Stalls,23 6d ■nt, is. Box plan now open at West's Music Saloon,where seats maybe secured.

pEINCESS THEA TB E.Diroetor .. ~ Mr J. C.Williamson/

PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT.The Grbatkst Musical Evexx m thb As.ms ofOpbha is New Zealand.

WILLIAMSON'SROYALOPERACOMPANY,the Largest, Strongest, and Most SuccessfulOperaCompanyever formedin the SouthernHemisphereorganised especiallyfor the completeand perfect re-presentation ol the latest and mo,t popularworks rfthe greatest and moat successfulauthor and composeror modern times,WILLIAM SCHWINKGILBERT

AiidARTHUR SEYMOUR SULLIVAN.

Tho Operas produced by special arrangement withMr B. D'OYLEY.CARTE,of LONDON.OPENINGNIGHT,

MONDAY,FEBRUARY 27th.The firstOpera presented will be the reienineSENSATIONOF THE DAY,

PATIENCE;BUNTHORNE'SBRIDE,

BYGilbertand Sullivan,1 and has been for months past, theREIGNINGSENSATION OFLONDONFar surpassing in popularity 'PINAFORE, .PIRATESOF PENZANCE,Oranyotheropera bythosame authors.PATIENCEhas created afurore throughout

ENGLANDand AMERICA;Also In Sydney,where theWILLIAMSONOPERACOMPANYHava just playedit forNINE CONSECUTIVE WEEKS

To the . *. LARGESTHOUSESEVER KNOWN.By the latest advices' fromLondonPATIEXCE

was still runningatD'Oyley Carte'sNew Savoy Theatreto anaveragebusiness of

£ISOOPER WEEK.All Operasproduced during the coming seasonwillbe presented in a manner noverbeforeattempted iaNew Zealand.

TnKCOMPANYCOMPLETE.THE COSTUMESIMPORTED.

THE SCENERYSPECIALLY PAINTED.CHORUSand ORCHESTRA PERFECT.

Notwithstandingthe ENORMOUS EXPENSESMrWilliamson has decided upon the followingScaleof Charges:—

RESERVEDCIRCLEj.. . .. 6,DRESSCIRCLE .. " S-OHOHEST.aA.JSTAIJ.S.,«,."■-. ' "" V*STALLS .. .7" :-—-g —"-"■■-;-~-'2|-Plr ""- .. ' .. ONESHILLING.

And also the subjoinedSubscription to theRESERVED DRESSCIRCLEand STALLS:—

39 Reserved CircleTickets .. £5 5 020 OrchestraStallTickets ... £S 5 0%

Thebos plan will be open on MONDAYmorningatWest's Music Saloon,where seats maybe booked andtickets secured.

For furtherparticulars sea futureadvertisements.

Railways.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.DUNEDIN AUIOMNRACEMEETING..

FEBRUARY 23rd,24th,25tb.

ORDINARY SINGLE-FABETICKETSissued to Dunedin from Oamaru,Uinton,andintermediate stations,includingbranches°n22°d>23rd,24th,and2sth inst.,willbe available forRETURN up to and including WEDNESDAY,Ist

FROMCHRISTCHURChTaSIIBURTOn' TIMARUAND OAMARUTODUNEDIN. 'An Excursion Trainwill leaveChristchurch on 22ndinst., at S.lO p.m.; Oamaru,3.30 a.m. on 23rd " ar-rivingIn Dunedin about 7.55 a.m.The faresbythis train to'Dunedin willbo :—

From Cluiatchutch]Second^M.

~ Ashburton |- B<b ■■ *» .„ Timaru * ~ 20s 15b„ Oamaru .. 163 10ifor which excursion tickets will bo issued,entitlingthe holders to return byany train up toand includingWednesday, Ist March.■ Excursion Tickets undor samo conditions will alsobe issued per express on 22nd and 23rd insfcFor the convenience of those wishing to return im-mediatelyafterthe races, a special train, stopping atPalmerston and Oamaru,will leave Dunedin forChriatchurchat S.Op.m. Saturday,25th inst.

FROMINVERCARGILL,"GORE, TAPANUI,ANDKINGSTONTO DUNEDIN.Excursion Tickets entitlingthe holders to roturn byany train up to, and including, Wednesday, IstMarjh, will be issued to Dunedin from tho followingStationsat the uudernoted cheap fares:—

First-class. Socond-clasa.From

" Invercargill "iGore .. V 20a 13a <5dTapanui .. )Kingston .. ■ 303 20bPassengers fromInvercargill, Gore,and Tapanuiholding excursion tickets can travel bythe ordinaryI(WS a.m.passengertrain on 22nd and 23rd ; also by3.30 p.m. mixed train on the 22nd inst., which onthat

date willrun through to Duoedin,and fromKingston"by the ordinarythrough trainvia Waimea on WKDNESDAY,22nd. Tiie steamer Mountaineer will leavaQueenstown Wharfat 5.30 a.m.,reaching Kingston intimo to catch the Dunediu train on that date.For the convenience of passengersreturning, aSpecial Train will leave Duuedin at 11.15 p.m. onSATURDAY,25th inst., for.Invercargill, stoppingwhere required, to allow passengersto alight.

Passengers from intermediate stations can takeordinarytickets toanyof the stations at which excur-sion tickets are issued,and thoro re-book at cheaprates. . r

On 23rd,21th, and 25th the ordinary time-tablo ofthe OceanBeach Company's train will be suspendedafter11.45 a.m.; and trainswill run between Dunedinand Forburyat intervals of 20 minutes (if required)from 12.0 noon till 3.0 p.m., and fromi 0 v>m to8.0p.m. "Tho 4.15 p.m. OamamTraiu will on those days notleaveDunedin till 5.15 p.m. and will be correspond-inglylater to destination.

W. M. HANNAY,TraflicSuperintondeat.-TrafficSuperintendent'sOffice,

Dunedin,14thFo ruary, 18S2 10

Epysl Mail, "' .EXCURSIONTRIP-CHRISTMASHOLIDAYS.

REDUCED FARES.

ROYAL MAIL LINE OF COACHES(COBB & CO.)

The abovo Line of CoachesleaveLawrence for Rox-burgh, Clyde, Cromwell, Qneenstown,and all inter-mediate places every Monday, Wednesday,and Fri-day,ou arrival of first train fromDunedin,returningon the alternate days.

Leave Palmerston for Nasehy,St.Bathans,Ophirand Clyde on MondaysandFridays.

Also,from Palmeraton.to Macraes,Hyde,and Nasebyon Wednesday, on arrival of Christqhinchexpress atPalmerston.Return Tickets,available for anystage, from 19thDecember to 9th Januaryinclusive,issued at SingleFare and a-half.Through Tickets toor fromQucenstown or Arrowtown at Reduced Ratca.

H. CRAIG& CO.,Lawrence.

* Educational. ,DUNEDIN SCHOOL OF ART Morayplace.—Freehand and Model Drawing Paint'Ing in Water or Oil-colours,Drawing and Paintini?fromtho Antique and Still Life. aiming

DAVID C.HUTTON31J'n ; Art Master.piANOFORTE. - Lady, thoroughi practical Teacher and Player. Terms modo-Lo'dte, Srer nCOB^MU9iCian' Bo"nt

Amufiesneats.J&EIKOE^S THEATRE—OPERAMrVV n'r, ME ROYALMIDDY.

Mr Charles-Turner ".. " fe>«Mona.LeonCaron..' « . ,CONTINUEDSUCCESSWnauctor-

OFTHE GRAND fTURNERMONTAGUE [■■ ENGLISH JTURNERMONTAGUEJ . OPERA. " [TURNERThe finestLyric Organisationat presentin Australajia'

ill! 1-s.tw/11111LASTNIGHT > sensation,; {rqYAL MIDDF

" \vwHi,l \KOYAL MIDDYvv men hasbeen received bymost delightedandt v i , r. entnuaiastic audiences.Lambert deSt.Fresnay MrC Tin"Don Januario. ...y ;" ;;£s"rdFM" ,RoS BSrmgol ft«* Ctambwlata Mr BenhamJ3'' Mrr Gordon., Francesco ....Mr Shannon-J oacnmo Mr Wilson." Munco Mr Morrison' D"m FsaiJce6-°\Queen*Portugal Miss DeawS

' FAhcnM Uicbm...; ...;..'.UIiS MONTAGUE(A Parisian Soubretteand Royal Middy). - -Bos Plan atBeggand Co.'s.' Doo-rs open at7.30.

gJEOOND OF SECOND BSBIES OP><J """'.■ CONCERTS" To be givenbytheAUSTRIAN BAND atthe QUEEX'3 THEATRE.: _" ' ENTHUSIASTICRECEPTIONS; At Temperance and Garrisonnails and the Prlnoert: ' ■ Theatre. ■

TO-NIGHT(SATURDAY)riBth FEBRUARY, IK2(Underthe patronage of hie Worship the >latob iiathe leadingmusical talent of Otago)

' COMPLETECHANGEof PROGRAMMEvi the most Choiceand Popular Piece*played in 'Dunedin.PROGRAMME.

Herrßraun ....Conductor.SignorSorge , Pianist.AUSTRIANNATIONAL ANTHER

1. March—" len Leichten Schritt" . Fau*f2. Overture—"Dorfe im Gebirge" TiHe.

Intervalof ten minutes.7. Fantaisle-" Die Sterne"o t.t i (Sol° £er clarionet).8. Walzer—" Sehonbrunaer" /■„„<,,„,.9..Polka Mazurka--Er Nicht Sic" ].' Xrt10. SJo, piauofore—" Nocturne" Chmin11.-Chor-«Au3Lombarden" y%%12. Potpourri-"Humoristiel'.. " BrJwn■■ GodSavethe Qohes !

k-3£? pla?n* 9' £Wisi and Co-s- Tickets sold atKelseyand Co.'s,Beggand Co.'s,and E. Nathan's.

QUEEN'S THEATEE. — OPERASIX FAREWELL NIGHTS JJiwVl

MONTAQUE-TURNER GRANDENGLISHOPERA

o MONDAY^HEBOHKMIANGIRLOn TUESDAY-IL TROVATORE■ On WEDNESDAY-MARITANA.Box omce nowopsn atBegg and Co.'a.

gOBBS & .GOODWIN, 'THEATRICAL AND GENERAL BILLPOSTERS, -CHRISTCHURCH.

Post-officeAddress: Box 287. 2n

QUEEN'S THEATRE.SUNDAY EVENING,10th FEBRUARY.

SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCES OFMAN'SFUTURE

' EXISTENCE. .DENTON'S LASTLECTURE IN DUNEDIN.

Illustrated,showing the apparatusof Hare,Crooki,■ and the astoundingexperiments of ZollneKPit and Stalls,Gd " Gallery,Is.

Lecture to commenceat 8,

CJ P EC I AL: L E.O T.'Jfis's*'"""1"""Kj in temperance hall, ,by re v. a. c. gill ie s.

WEDNESDAY,22nd. —" History versus Infidelity.'-

THURSDAY, 23rd.-"Reason versus Freethooght."

FRIDAY,24th.—"Science arid Scripture."

Admission by Ticket,which maybe obtainedFREEat the Young Men's Rooms,the Qible Depot, andMo3srßWUkie and Co.and J.Horsburgh. .Doora open at 7.50 p.m.; lecture at8 o'clock skup.

D. WRIGHT,18{ GeneralSecretary.

; Meetings. .THE WESTPORTCOLLIERYCOMPANY

(LIMITED).

Yogel street, Dunedin,10th February, 1882.

■"VTOTIOE IS HEEEBY GIVEN thatXI anEXTRAORDINARYGENERALMEETIN6of the Westport CollieryCompany (Limited) will beheld at tho Company's Office,Vogel Btreet,Dun-edin, onTUESDAY,tho 7th day of MARCH,188S,at "-'3 o'clock in the afternoon,'when tho subjoined 'RESOLUTIONS,which were passed at an Extraordi-nary GeneralMeeting of the Companyheld on tht21st day of December,18S1,will be.aubmittad -forconfirmationas specialresolutions:— '

Resolutioxs :1. That the agreement made by the Directorsfor the sale of the assets of this Company totho Westport Coal Company (Limiied) b«. confirmedandcarried forthwith into effect.2. Teat this Companybe wound' up voluntarilyand that Mr William Hay Dickson be ap!pointed Liquidator for the purpose of suckwinding-up.

.And Notice is hereby also given that on conßrma-■?U b

Bad Teßolutltms> the following resolutionThatLiquidator's statementas tabled he adoptedand that the proposed distribution of shares' bo made forthwith.

W. HAY^DICKSON,18t - " GeneralManag»r.

Prospectus,

PROSPECTUSOF THB *

KAIKORAI WOOLLSN" PACTORfCOMPANY(LIMITED).

Capitai, .... ~ £10,000,In20,000Sharesof£2 each,Payable as follows,viz.:-6s on application, 6a ofi

allotment; balance at internals of not less . *than three months,and in amount

not exceeding2s 6d per Share.

: Itia not anticipatedthat it will be necessaryto callup more than £1 per share. All expenses attendingthe formationof the Company up to the time of re-giatrationare tobe boa-ne by the present proprietor.

Provisiokal Directors:THOMASBROWN^Esq. (Messrs Brown,Emng, andROBERTWILSON,Esq. (MessrsB. Wilson and Co)JAMESHAZLETT,Esq., J.P. (Messrs Maekerrasa»d* xl£tZJ6tCJj

A^XANDER BROWN,E6q., Landowner,GreenROBERTBROWNLIE, Esq.. DunedinAlngl^fDEß-mQxA' "ra A. and I.A. T. DUNNING,Esq. Dunedin

Co.)EELES' Esl-' (Messra Heelcs,M'Boath,and

flllllfp W^rLlAM|°??' Es^'KaikoraiJOHN\V \MTqnip?S-BrST?allenstoinBros- andCo-)JOHV imff^ E-"^' Merchant,luvercarffiil *TnnS ***>Landowner,Kaikorni

(to) DDTH*' Ks^- (M«ssrß Mollison,Dufchie,andJAI(VS ROBIN,Esq., J.P.,Dunedin.

Bankers:THE BANK OF AUSTRALASIA^

Brokers:MESSRSW. P.;STREET & (XX

A large number of shares having alreadybeen token

GERMAN "STAR" ;ESIENT.W^E beg to call the attention ofArchl-..J-i tv.3l Pontractors,&c, to this superioratfaelo,there bemg no brand to equalit inthis marYExhibition >JurOr8* Rep°rt Of SvdllßyJ-B. Wwts asbßros.- ' " i „One Cementand two parts Sand, 21681b f PerQbrmak ".Star" Cbmbst— V square!

OneCementandtwo parta Sand,325-SlbJA small ShipmentnowLanding.Further particulars from

S.DE BEER & 00.,Stafford gtrcet,... AjenU,

SHIPPING.* PORTCHALMERS.

Tolaroa ho^u-., 'iut>t*uu6i6.ii b., Icngitudo 170.46E. Kormtai liny, South Pols:, ifttitudo 45.40 8.,

" ongitudo :■:'■:.SO E.Tide* yiub wtfor, s'. and C. t hours 60 mtautca;

ti'ia, 6feet 7 iucbes;hp icijf;ituile ol ObservationPoint,Port Chalmers,

i. "vu> \* U hours 2'i minutes SOseconds east ofGreemvlch.

TIME-BALL AT PORT CHALMERS.£awZealand mean time at noon, calculated for the

k«:!cUbd of longitude, in time 11 hours SO ininutas. sasS' o? Greenwich,will he signalled onca a week bylas Kuac-ball droppingat tho instant of mean uoon.

& Wfiefiatj will "be hoisted at the masthead,PortCf.ruiv.areglgn&l-sratiou, on tho forenoonof the daywiiet tSieUmo-signal will begiven.

PHASES OF TUS MOOS.ebruary 2—Full moon .. .. .. 17h EBiu. Oa„ 10-Lasl qnarfe* .. .. 20h. 38a. 7s.„ 17—Jfevrsnoca 14h. 49 v>Cs.„ 24 -first quszier .. ..' Qh. 80:U. 7s.„ 3—Apogeo 23b. Om.Os.„ 17—Perigee .. ..-«.. 14h. Om. Os.

TIIK WBATHKH.February 17—"WraO, K.W.; weather, dull.

8 a.m.- Barometer,29.52;thermometer,68. Noon—Biroraeter, >:9.62 , thermometer. 68. B p.m.—Barometer,29.66;thermometer,60.

IIIQH WATBR.February 38—At the Heads, 2.56 p.tn.; at Port

Chalcnora,3.3Gp.m.; at Dunedin,4.21 p.m.February 19-AS tbl- Heads, 3.40 p.m.; kt Poi(l

Chalmers,4.20 p.m. J at Danodln,5.5 p.m.

' ARRIVALS.Alhambra,53., SOO tons, M'lntosh, from Mel-

bourne. J, Mills, agent. Passengers—Messrs Hart-ney,Frceborough.

Wannka,s.s., 278 tons, Anderson,from the North.J Mills,agent.

DBPAHTOK.V.S.Seagull, brigantine, 122 tons, Norman,for Westport.

HGmhrie,agent.Maori, s.s., 118 tons, Hansby, for Oamaru.J

Mills,agent.3XPECTED ARRIVALS.

From London—Aros Bay, 1412 tons, Willis,NRTG,orember29.Loading at Loxdox—Akaroa,ship, 1279 tons, Bow-

ling. Dunscore, ship, 10C0 tons, Young, WQHJ.Wairnea, ship, 843 tons, Mathew, QNRD, Ravens-eraig, 1263 tons, Btegam, lIJFN. Araby Maid,837 tons, Cromarty, lILNT. ■ ■ '

From llolthead—Himalaya,ship, 1008 tons, Cul-bert,VTQiI,December 4.

From .Liverpool—Jlontroso,ship, 991 tons, Wil-liams,VPFJ. Pampero, barque, SSS tons, M'Kenzis,WVKL, October28. Viola, barque,695 tons, Price,WSCJ,December 7.

From Glasgow — Otago, ship, 993 tons, Fal-coner, JRQ*S. Manapouri, s.s., 1800 tons, Logan, tosail March 1. JanetATNeill, barque, 899 tons, TNVS.

From Boston—A J Stalkyett.Fro.v New York—A J Stullhope, barque, Decem-

ber. Janet Ramsey. Cordelia.From Hongkong—B H Steenken,brig, 235 tons,

NDJH, November 23.From Hobart—Halen, barque,S4Btons,Evans.

CUSTOMSENTRIES.INWARDS.

Alhambra,s.s., 497tons, M'lntosh,fromMelbourne,with cargo. J Mills,agent.OUTWARDS. 'Shag, 81 tons, Wing, for Catlin'aRiver, with

cargo. HGuthrie,agent.Defiance, 199 tons, M'Kay, for Oamaru,with

cargo. H Guthrie, agent.Maori,118 torn, Hansby, lor Oaimura,with cargo.

J Mills,agent.

IMPORTS.Per Alhambra,from Melbourne: 425 pkgs, order;32 do,Ross and Glendining; 10do,Sargood, Son,and

Ewen ;17 do.Brown,Ewing, and Co;C do, Saunders,M'Beath,and Co; 1 do, W Inglis; 150 do,A and TBurt ; 110 do, Dunning Bros; 3 do,N ZDrug Co ; 1tlo, Hooper; 5 do, Herbert,Haynes, and Co; 8 do,PHayman and Co ; 2 do, Mollison, Duthie,and Co ; 1do, Rother; 2 do, N Luber and Co; 9 do, Bing,Harris, and Co; 17 do, ButtenvorfchBros; 278 do,Ht.ymanson, Low, and Co; 4 do,USSCo ; 1 do,GFaehe;1 do,Kelscy and Co; 1do,GPeacock ; 1do,P Masterton;1 do,JWilson.

EXPORTS.Per Defianco,for Oamaru:400 pkgs,N Z Wood-

ware Co; 240 do,R Anderson.Per Shag,for Catlin's River : 4554 pkgs,NZ Wood-

ware Co; 40 do, B Singer and Co ;41 do,Nimmo andBlair; 1 do,Matheson Bros and Co; 6 do,N ZHardwareCo ;0 do,W Strachan;1624 do,JHendersonand Co;60 do,Hogg, Howison,Nic:l, and Co. 'Per Maori,for Oamaru: C9pkgsex Loch Eck; 1do ex Hero ;2 do exRiugarooma ; lot do exOamaru;15 do, Hogg, Howison, Nicol, and Co ; 3 do,Marshalland Copelaud; 4 do, Keasc and McCarthy; 3 do,JSpcicbt and'Co;14 do,Reid and Gray; 1 do,N ZShippingCo;32do, WandG Turnbulland Co;32 do,Neill and Co; 314 do, J Rattray and Co;31do, A Briscoe and Co; 12 do, Esther and Low;2 do, N Z Hardware Co; 5 do, J Edmond;1 do,Bates,Sise,and Co";30 do,N Z Fruit-preservingCo;6 do,Aand JM'i'arlane; 1 do,Neill Bros; 10do,MBards'.ey and Son; 4 do,N Z Woodware Co; 77 do,Fenwick and Kennedy ; 123 do, B Singer and Co; 5do, Carterand Co; 3 do, W Strachau;10 do,Sar-good,Son, and Ewen; 33 do,W Gregg and Co;61do,B andKZM and A Co; 1 do ex Alhambra;lotdo exLoch Linnhe;9Sdo,Anderson and Morrison.: *SHIPPINGTELEGRAMS.

(Per Unjtsd Press Association.)Aucklaxd,February 17th.

Sailed: TeAnau,forMelbourne andSouthernports.Passengers : For Wellington—MissE. Hassett,MesfnFraser, J. Pole, J.Sheen.For Lyttelton—MissBuck-land,Mrs W. B. Dixon,Messrs A. Buekland,J.R. S.Herow, F. A. Twine,H. M. Porter,W. T. Chalmers,Mrs J. Henderson,C.H. Boyder.

Arrived: Gwendoline,from Oamaru;Fanny Thorn-ton, fromTimaru.

Wellington,February 17th.* Arrived :Arawata,s.s., from Melbourne,via theSouth.

Sailed : Arawata,s.s., for Sydney and Auckland,viaEast Coast;Hawea, s.s., for theSouth. Passen-gors—Mesdamea Harris (2), Messrs Smith,Whitford,Brown, Spencer,Yuille, Cummings, Crawford,Dob-Bon, Gorman,and Captain Phillips.

MOVEMENTS OFUNIONSTEAM_SHIP COM-«Friday, February 17.

Wellington—Arawataarrived 12.15 a.m. fromLyt-telton ; sailed 5 p.m. forNapier. Hawea arrived7.45a.m.from Picton; sailed 1.16 p.m. for iyttelton.

Nelson—Penguin arrived from Picton; sailed forTaranaki.Auckland—Te Anau sailed 2p.m. lorGisborne.Bluff—Ringarooma arrived 6:30 a.m. from Port

Chalmers;sailed afternoonfor Melbourne.

the s.s. Alhambra,with cargoand passengersfromMelbourne direct,arrived at Port Chalmersat 8.40a.m. yesterday. Sheleft the Queen's Wharf,Mel-bourne,at 5 a.m. on the 11th inst.,and experiencedlightsoutherlywinds until she passed Wilson's Pro-montory, at 10.30p.m. ; thence she had moderateeasterlywinds,andpassed TheSistersat 8 a.m. on the12thinst.,when it Bhiftedto the northward,blowingfreshlyuntil 10p.m. on the 13th,when it backed tothe southward,with light winds, up to midnightonthe 15th. Shesighted the S.W.Cape of ■New Zealandat 4.30 a.m. on the 16th, passed the Solandersat11 a.m., and carried fresewesterly windsuntil passingBluff Head at 6.30 p.m.; thence Bhe met moderatehead winds to arrival. We thank Mr Percy A.M'Meikan (thepurser) for report and files.«- The s.s. Lillie Denham will make two trips to Dun-edin and back to-morrow.

The s.s. Maori sailed yesterday evening forOamaru.

The s.s, Wanaka,fromthe North,passedPort Chal-mers at 3.25 p.m. yesterday, and steamed up the har-bour to Dunedin.

ThebrigantineSeagull leftPortChalmersyesterdayafternoonforWestport. .The ship Oamaruwag towed up fromthe streamyesterday afternoonand berthed at the Georgestreet

' Pier.The amount of tonnage launched by the various

firmson the Clyde in 1881'was largely in excessofany previousyear. Altogether some 261 vessels, hav-inganaggregate summationof 341,002 tons, were putinto i'ne water. In the year'lßßo, which was con-sidered aprosperous'one, and was the best with theexception of1874,the tonnage reached about 248,000,or fully90,000under the present figurea; while thoreturns of 1874, hitherto the best year inthe historyof the shipbuildingtrade,are also overtopped bybo-tweon 70,00Hand fcO,COO tons. Even inthis largeout-putthere appeared tobo no diminution of the workon hand,and future prospects were of the brightestdescription. The number of vessels of largotonnagestood prominently out in comparison with previousstatistics,and at the presentrate ofprogressit is con-sidered not improbable that in a fewyears hencevessels rivallingthe GreatEastern in pointof dimen-sions will bo constructed on the Clyde, yWe (Mitchell'sMaritimeRegister)havereceived fromthe Board of Trade a list of ships reported duringthemonth of November,1881,to tho Registrar-general ofShippingand Seamenas cominginto registry ; asalsoof ships the registers of which were closed. We findfrom this return that 146 vessels were registered, of74,585 net tonnageand88,048 grosstonnage, of whichnumber 4 werepurchased from foreigners. It appearsthat 203 were removed from registry, of 51,317nettonnsgeand 63,844 gross tonnage ; of these latter 20were sold to foreigners, 44were wrecked,15stranded,47 lost,17broken up, 9 abandoned,5 were incollision,6 missing,20 foundered,4 wore burnt, 5 were con-demned,and G struck off forothercauses.

COMMERCIAL..Daily Times Office,Friday evening.

Thoamountof CustomsRevenuereceived todayongoods entered for consumptionwas £2618159.

A telegram received from Lyell states that theUnited Alpine Company's return for three days'crushing was 155055 of amalgam from 113 tons ofstone.

CHHISTCHURCHCORNEXCHANGE.Report for the week ending Friday evening, tho

17thiust :—Thegrain market duringthe week has been more

active,and transactions havebeen moregeneral. Thegreat bulkofthe grainhas'been already carried. Theweather continues extremely favourablefor harvestoperations.

Wheat.—SamplesofprimeTuscan have fetchedashigh aB 4s 4d per bushel; Hunter's white, pearl,ES3CX, and velvet ch'ft" range from 43 to 4s 3d perbushel, delivered at Christchufth railway-station.Samples of second qualityand chick wheat are not yetottered.

Oats.—Therois no change to roport in the state ofthe market during the past week. Few, if any,samples are offered—partly from the fact that' thothreshing-machines are still at work on ihe wheat,jwid partlyfrom the unwillingnessof holders topattat the currentrate3offered.From 2s to 2s 2d are theprices obtainable at present.

Barley.—Nothing furtherhas been developedwithregard to thi3 cereal. Afew samples have been onofler, but no business of any importance has boentransacted. Tho prices are notyet fixed.GrassSeed.—A good few parcels are onoffierandbusiness has been transacted atfrom 3s 0d to 4'b forwell cleaned farmers,' parcels; indifferently cleavedaccording to sample; cocksfoot,3Jd to 4dper lb. 'Checae»nd Butter.—There is no changetp reportin the state of the mirket,and valuesaro unchanged.The formeria saleable at 4d to 4Ad per lb; the latter,7d per lb.

POSTOFFICENOTICE.Maila close at the ChiefPo6t Office,Punedin (subject

toanynecessary alterations),as under :—Tois Day (Saturday), February 18.

For Northern ports of New Zealand, per Northirain, at 8.45 a.m. Late letters,mail-van,Northtrain, at 8.15 a.m.

For Northern ports of NewZealand,per Alhambra,at 1.60 p.m. Late letters;guard'svan.Port Chalmersirain,at 2.30 p.m.

Monday, February 20.For Northern ports 'of Now Zealand,por Wanaka,

At 11.45 a.m. Late letters, guard's van, Fort Chal-mera train, at 12.25p.m. |

Note.—Fonny duty Btainps can now be used fojfpostal purposes.

On and after the 15th inst.,a post ofl\cewill boopened at Burkes. Correspondence for Hastings, St.Leonardo, and Burkestown will be forwardedto that

MAGAZINEPOSTESTABLISHED.Bonafidemagazines, posted for delivorywithin the

Colony, can now pais through the pottofficeat therate of id for cveiy 2oz or fraction thereof; themaximum weight is l?oz. They mustbo poßtedincovers open s£ tho ends,and the wo,rds "magazinepost,"printed or written,to appear on the address,

(Signed) AEOfl. BARK,<Jhl«f Post OSlce,

i__ Duaedl.,Febru 18,18g

ABSTRACTOFSALESBY AUCTION.THIS DAY.

M'Landress,Hbpburm, and Co, at Rooms,Mans«street—Property.

M. Pym, at Rooms,High street—Property.Weight, Stktciknson, and Co, at Provincial Yards—

Race privileges,horses, &c.Stbphexsok andCo,at Roonn,Bondstreet—Property.Whitklaw and Co,at Rooms,Hat-raystreet—Shares.Maclean and Co, atDunedin Tattersali's, Maclaggan

street—Horses.

DEATH.On 16th January,at 62 Georgestreet, Anne May<

only child of SamuelHenryand Martha Carter;agedonemonth.

The Otago Daily Times.SATURDAY,FEBRUARY 18, 1882.

The Good Templars and other totalabstinence associations have, "we think,actedwith great judgmentin respect totheensuing election oflicensing commit-tees.No attempthas been,made,judgingfrom the nominations,to pack the com-mitteeswith irreconcilables, whowouldnob be able, in accordance with theirconvictions, to consent to the grantingof certificates for any class of license or;renewal;but men of moderate opinionshave been put forward,whose integrityand intelligence are notable,and who,it isbelieved, will, if elected,' administerthe Act asaLicensing Actcertainly,butwith "a view to restricting the liquortraffic within fairly reasonable limits.Mr J. T. Smith, the Grand WorthyChief Templar, in the middle of lastmonth issued from the Grand LodgeOffice an " Appeal to theRatepayersofNowZealand,"in which heveryfully setsfortli the views of the Order ia refer-ence to the elections, pointing out thatthe duty to be discharged by thoseprivileged to vote is a very importantand responsible one, which should beexercised with, the greatest judgmentand discretion. He does not urgothe selection and support of candi-dates pledged virtually or directly toprohibition, but, on the contrary, re-minds the ratepayers that the functioiiuof the committees will properly be con-fined to regulating the traffic—func-tions which ho maintains should be

exercised in diminishingthe " legalisedtemptations to intemperance." Thetotal abstinence reformers, it is wellknown, hold to the opinion thatdrunkenness, and the evils'inseparablyconnected therewith, are increased inthe same ratio as the opportunitiesfordrinking, and theyhave evidently oorneto the sensible conclusion that the new-Licensing Act should be made use ofto the fullest possible extent in thedirection of lessening the number oflicenses, rather than strained to the ex-tent of prohibition. "You can, doubt-less," says the head of the GoodTemplars to the ratepayers, "if youchoose to exercise your influence andpower, lessen the number of housesHoused for the sale of strong drinks,and tkrtruby diminish the temptation tointemperance and all its associatedevils. Then again, you will have a fairopportunity of preventing an exten-sion of the liquor traffic. . .It is most essential, in order to carryout the provisions of the Act success-fully, to secure the election of suitablemen on the licensing committees—menof undoubted integrity and unswervingprinciple, who will honestly and faith-fully administer the Act with a viewto secure the greatest good to thegreatest number of people."

The general provisionsof theLicen-sing Act have been fully explainedinprevious articles, but in considerationof elective licensing bodies being sosoon to become an actual fact,and theratepayers of this^ city being calledupon to elect the' members for thecurrent year, we believe it to be desir-able that the powers and functions ofthe committees should be very clearlyunderstood, these powers and functionsbeing considerably more extensive andmore specifically defined than those ofthe licensing bodies which are nowsuperseded. The licensing meetings areto be held quarterly—in March, June,September, and December; but itis especially to be noted that newpublicans', New Zealand -wine, accom-modation, and bottle licenses can onlybe granted at the annual licensingmeeting, which, is the one held in Juneof each year. Applications for nosuch licenses are, however, to be enter-tained unless the ratepayers have pre-viously determined,inmanner providedby the Act, that the number of anyclass of licenses may be increased. Theadvertised notices ofthe ensuing Marchquarterly licensingmeetings are in thisrespect defective,in that they set forththat applicationsfor "licenses " will bereceived. Wholesale aud conditionallicenses can only be granted at thismeeting, and application fur theselicenses need not necessarily comebefore the committee at all, as thechairman has power to grant themat any time. Between the time ofthe election of the committee and th.3annual licensing lneetisg next June,a poll will have to be'taken in eachlicensing district throughoutthe Colonyto determine whether any new licensesshall ,or shall not ba issued. If theratepayers say " No," the question issettled for three years ; if theytvote"Aye," then the*committee are by nomeans obliged to grant any newlicenses, but are left to the exercise oftheir own discretion. The duties ofcommittees are practically confined,atthree out of the four meetings, to theconsideration of applications for trans-fer3and removals of licenses, exceptduring the current year, when renewalsmay be granted; whilst only in districtswhere the ratepayers have- decided infavour of an increase will they havethe power of granting new licenses.There is very ample provision in theAct for preferring objections to theissue of certificates, eitherfor licenses,renewals, transfers,or removals, andit must be clearly understood thatall these stand exactly in the sameposition with regard to the judicialand discretionary power of the com-mittee to grant or refuse the same. Tenor more adult male or female residentsmay object by petition or memorial, orany adult male or female residentpersonally, and it is not necessary forobjectors of the latter class to give theapplicant any previous notice unlessthe objection be in regard to character.Any inspector of licensed premises(police officers are inspectors exofficio)may in the same manner object per-sonally, and the council of any boroughor county may authorise any person toappear on behalf of the ratepayers tosupport objections. The grounds ofobjection may be either as to thecharacter of the applicant, that thepremises have not reasonable accom-modation, that the license thereof isnot required in the neighbourhood, orthat the quiet of the place in which thepremises are situated will be disturbedif a license is granted. Thecommitteemay of their own motion take noticeof any matter or thing which, in theiropinion, would be an objection togranting any application ; and there isa mandatory clause which enacts thatevery committee " shall exercise theirdiscration in granting or refusing anycertificate forany descriptionof license"(this includes renewals, transfers,andremovals), "and shall not be obliged togrant the same merely because the re-quirementsof thelaw. as to accommoda-tion or personal fitness of the applicantare fulfilled, unless, in their opinion,thereis a necessity for the public-housaor other establishment for the sale ofintoxicating liquors for which applica-tion is made." The committee have,further,express authority, at any quar-terly licensing meeting, to determineand put an end to any license thencurrent if it be pn>ved to theirsatisfaction that the house is oonductedin an improper manner, or that thelioensee is openly and repeatedly in-toxicated, or that any conditions onwhich the license was granted have notbeen fulfilled in a satisfactory manner.Renewals may be granted at the meet-ings to be held in March, September,and December of this year for licensesexpiring during these several monthsrespectively; but such renewals are tobe only for the period intervening be-tween the grant of the renewal andthe annual licensing meeting. AfterDecember (1882) renewals of any de-scription of license are only to begranted at the annual licensing meetings each year.

So far as an opinion can be formed,tha nominations for the Dunedin cityand suburban licensing committeesare of such a character that theratepayers can hardly go wrongin electing any of the candi-dates. There is, howeyer, an impor-tant consideration which should notbe lost sight of. The only meeting ofthe yesxv at which any real businesshas to be transacted is the aunualmeeting in June, at which time Par-liament will most certainly be insession. It seems, therefore,a mistaketo elect on the committees members ofthe House of Representatives, who,with the best intention possible; cauhardly be in two places at once. Weare, indeed, surprised that under thecircumstances gentlemen holding thisposition should have allowed them-selves to ba nominated,since they musteither neglect their Parliamentaryduties or be absent from the onlylicensing meeting during the year atwhich there will be anything to badone, except what is more or less for-mal. Thereseems a disposition amongst

our representatives, which should notbe encouraged, to monopolise everyoffice— elective or otherwise—whichthey can lay hands upon; and con-sequently soveral local bodies exer-cising important functions are leftduring at least a third of the yearwithout their most active members.The Education Board is a case in point,upon which there are three members ofthe Assembly, whilst even the Dun-edin School Committee has two. Thelarger ambition should be allowed, wethink, to absorb the smaller; but wefind tho3e same pluralists nominatedfor each of several licensing com-mittees. The ratepayers had betterelect gentlemen who are likely to beable to attend to the work.

The outbreak of typhoid fever at the In-dustrial School,resulting alreadyin threedeaths, seems to require some special in-quiry on the part of the Government asto whether there is anything about themilk or water supply, or the drainageand other surroundings, that wouldaccount for it. The most modernopinion in regard to typhoid aeems tobe that it is much more likely tobe the result of some such causes thanfrom any contact on the partof a visitorto the institution, which seem3to be thetheory put forth on thepresent occasion.We hope the worst is over, and that the"numerous patients are now all in a fairway of recovery; but recent experiencesiii Christchurch show how necessaryit isto diligently search out causes, and totake precautions against their recurrence.It seems that the specific poison oftyphoid is very virulent, and that theemanations from a single patient, wherethere is want of care and cleanliness,may taint a water or milk supply, and.rapidly spread disease through a wholetown. Ordinary disinfectants are oflittle avail unless the fertile sources ofthe poison are entirely cut off frompos-sible contact with the healthy inmates.If a careful medical investigation hasalready been made5 it would be well ifthe result were made public ; and if not,the sooner it is made the better. Wevery much fear that the institution istoo crowded.

In our supplement thismorningwill be foundtwo reviews (on "The Two Lawyers" and"The Great Romance"), an article on thestatistics for 18S0, some notes on Victoria byarecent visitor, our American; Australian, andLondon letters, Passing Notes by "Civis,"Sporting Notes by "Beacon," and several ex-tract articles, oneof themof particularinterestto those who have followed the recent dis-cussions on geological matters.

Our Wellington correspondent sends us avery interesting budget of news by telegramthis morning. He asserts that it is extremelylikely MrFulton, M.H.R. for Taieri, will bethe Government's choice for the position ofChairman of Committees of next Parliament.

The Forbury School Committeeat ameetingheld last night, voted for Messrs Rutherford,Ramsay, and Fraer for election to theEduca-tion Board.

Theinfluxof goldcabledas havingtakenplacefrom France and NorthAmerica has had theeffect of sending up the Bank of England re-serve appreciably. Last week the amountstood at the alarmingly low figure of£9,900,000; to-day's message" states that itis now at £11,750,000. Discouraging advices,however, comefrom New York, heavyfailureshaving caused a semi-panic on the StockEx-change there. ,:

A seizure of several unstamped hogs-heads of beer _,waa effected by the Customsauthorities yesterday morning. It appears thatthe locker at Scoular's Bond, Mr Crowther,observed a dray, in which were a number ofapparently unstamped beer - barrels, passingalong thestreet, and on closer examination hefound that the beer was from Strachan'sVicjtoriaBrewery, and that nostampswere affixed"He accordingly ordered thebeer to be taken toone of the railway-sheds, where it has beensince detained. , A quantity of tobacco, about1201b, was also recently discovered in thebread-tanks of the ship Westland, which ar-rived fromLondon a short time ago,and as ithadnot been reported to theCustoms officeratthePort, it also hasbeen detained.

The sale of Mr John Anderson's Wyndhamflock of sheep, held at Clinton on Thursday,realised the handsome sum of £4300. Weunderstand that the sheep purchased by MrJames Smith, of Greenfield, are for MrEdward Green, of Nelson.

The polling for the election of a licensingcommittee for Dunedin South will take placeat Winter's store, Stafford street, to-day. Thepoll opens at 9 a.m; and closes at 0 p.m. Thenominations take place in the following dis-tricts to-day:—North-East Valley East andWest, St. Leonards, Kensington, Port Chal-mers South, and East Taieri.

A publicmeeting was held at theNorth-EastValley Schoolhouselasteveningfor thepurposeof forming a branch of theTrades andLabourCouncil. Mr George Calder. occupied thechair; andafter the objects of the Council hadbeen explained by its delegates the followingmotion was moved by Mr Smith, seconded byMr Dryden, and carried unanimously:—"That a branch of the Otago Trades andLabour League be formed in the North-EastValley." Mr George Calder was electedchairman, Mr J. T. Dryden secretary andtreasurer, and. Messrs Freeman, Howard,Simms, Diack, and Smith members of com-mittee.

The new restaurant in connection with theCoffeo Palace lias just been opened, and itought to meet the demands of thepublic whopatronise the institution for some consider-able time to come. Even more accommoda-tion is provided by it than exists'in the oldrestaurant, and it has been fitted up in anexactly similar stylo. No doubt it will provea great convenience.

A sitting of the Supreme Court in Bank-ruptcy, for thedisposal of unopposedmotionswill bo held before the Registrar on Mondaynext.

At .St. Joseph's Church to-morrow, sub-scriptions towards tho presentation to hisLordship the Most Rev. Dr Moran, on hisreturn from Europe, will bereceived at all themasses, and at vespers in theevening. A largenumber of donations have already been sub"scribed for this object. His Lordship wil*arrive eai-ly next month ; it is therefore ex"pected that a large sum will be realisedto-morrow.

The followingrequisition hasbeen presentedto tho officers of the Dunodin Young Men'sChristian Association:—" Dunedin, 15th Feb-ruary, 1882.—1n view of the misleading anddangerous character of recent lectures in thiscity under theguise of science,we, tile under-signed, feel that in the interests of true re-ligion some steps should at once be taken inorder to counteract their tendency, and wesuggest that the Rev. A. C. Gillies, now inthis city, and who has done good service inthis direction in Australia, be requested to de-liver some of his famous lectures under thea.uspices of this Association." (Here followsignatures.) A deputation waited on MrGillies yesterday, and he has consented tolecture on the following subjects, viz.:—(1)"History versus Infidelity"; (2) "ReasonversusFreothought"; (3) "Science and Scrip-ture "—on Wednesday, Thursday, and Fridayof nextweek. Admission will be bytickot,whichmaybe had free at the Young Men'srooms,Moray place, and from Messrs Wilkio and Co ,J. Horsburgh, and the IBqok DepOt, Georgestreet.

A coroner's inquest was held at the GoldenFleece Hotel, JEJawksbury, on Thursday last,beforo Mr J. W. Murdoch, to inquire into theorigin of thefire which destroyed HawksburyHouse on the 31stHit. 'After a number ofwitnesses hadbeen examined thjq juryreturnedan open verdict. Tljo house, which, was theproperty of Mr. J. A, Tawnsend.,' w<is valuedat £1700, andwas insured for £1000,

Yesterday, afternoon,at; tho Arthur streetSchool, Mr James Waddcll Smith, fourth assistant, who has been promoted to the positionof second assistant in tho William streetSchool, was presented by the teachers with 12volumes of Tennyson, and two volumes ofMacaulay's Life and Letters, in recognitionof the respect and esteem in which he hasbeen held as a conscientious toacher during thepast four years.

Mr William Farley polled 59 votes at theelection for a councillor for Linden WardRoslyn, yesterday, the number polled by theother candidate, Mr A. Hill Jack, being 38.MrFarley was thus elected.Considerable interest was taken in thestring-binder contest, held at Mr JamosShand's Abbotsford Farm, West Taieri yes-terday.. Six machinesentered for competitionbut bamuelson'H English machine broke down'fit half-past 3 o'cloqlc, and had to rotire

The judgesleft thefieldat 5 o'clock to considertheir decision, which resulted in a tie betweenthe Wood and Al:Connack machines, eachgaining23 points, and a recommendation waspassed that another trial in a heavier cropshould take place to decide thebest machine,MrShand offering to again place a portion ofhis crop at the disposal of theOtago Agricultu-ral and Pastoral Association, in which to holdthe final contest.

The cricket match between the EnglishElevenand the Eleven of New South Waleswas commenced yesterday. The Englishmenwere all disposed of for the small score of 133,and when the stumps were drawn for the daythe New South Wales Eleven had put together86 for the loss of one wicket.

Mr M. W. Green, M.H.R., was elected anhonorary member at themeeting of theTradesandLabour Council on Wednesday evening.

An extraordinary charge of trespass waspreferred yesterday at the City Police CourtagainstaChinaman—ChumGoon. It appearsthat Chum Goon is utterly indifferent topopular prejudices, and when choosing hiscamping-ground for the night is in no waydeterred by the unpleasant associations thathave grown up around a morgue in this be-nighted country. On theevening of the lGthinst. a police officer(acting upon " informa-tion received") entered theMorgue, and al-though it was at that time empty, observedpreparations which wouldbe entirely unneces-,sary in the case of a legitimate occupant.A cheerfulfire was burning; a saucepan (thesaucepan of Chum Goon) was upon the fire,containing fish (the. fish of Chum Goon), emit-ting a most savoury odour, and Chum Goonhimself shortly appeared upon the scene, evi-dently disposed for mild conviviality. Onbeing ordered to remove his household gods,he refusedpoint blank, and, in thelanguageofthe police-officer, "showed signs of fighting."The defence of the accused was unique andsimple in the extreme. This Colony, thebuildings in it, and consequently the morgueamong othoro, belonged to him \>y anoootrnltitle, inherited through his father, now re-posing in Dunedin cemetery. Strange to say,the' Bench declined to hold this avalid excuse,and testimony being forthcoming as to theprisoner's insanity, remanded him for medicalexamination.

A lecture was delivered last evening in theHalloftheY.M.C.A. by Mr R. N. Adams,the subjectchosen being " Regenerated Pales-tine."' Mr M.W. Green,M.H.R., occupiedthe chair, and introduced the lecturer in ashortand appropriate address. MrAdams, inthe courseof his remarks, referred in detail totheboundaries of theHoly Land as indicatedupon Scriptural authority, and enlarged uponits centralposition, both asregards geographi-cal situation and its standing as the chief spot*whenceBiblical instruction hasbeen delivered.He subsequently touched at some length upontheories as to the future of the country andthe probable changes that would take placeprior to the fulfilment of Scripture"prophecy.The lecture was listened to throughout withattentionby thosepresent, and MrAdams washeartily applauded upon concluding.

At the meeting of the GeneralAssembly oftheNewZealandPresbyterianChurch in Christ-church onThursday evening, a deputationfromthePresbyterian Church-of Otago was to beheard on the subject of theproposed union ofthe two branches of the Church of NewZealand.

The Customs authorities in Victoria aremaking large seizures of smuggled tobacco andspirits from Chinese dealers in MelbourneandBallarat;

The crops in Clinton and surroundingdistricts are, like thoseof so manyotherplaces,very light this season. From the statisticsalready collected, it seems the average yieldwill be much belowthoseof former years. Har-vesting is being vigorously prosecuted underfavourablecircumstances.

The fences on the railway-line neap thescene of the late fatal accident are not yet inaproper state of repair. Some few weeks agoacow goton to the line, and was killed by apassing train, and this week a goods-train raninto a mob of sheep that had strayed onto theline,theresult being that 15of theanimals werekilled.

A great deal of telegraphing has been donefrom Gore and Clinton to Wellington on thequestion whether town districts will be en-titled to auctioneers and publicans' fees.Various opinions havebeen received, theHon.T. Dick having first telegraphed that theywouldnot be so entitled, and thenjthat theywould. TheTopotunoi*- Chroniclesays"on-th«i.subject:—"The Colonial Secretary is nowconfidentthat both auctioneers and publicans'fees belong to the town district, while theColonial Treasurer is doubtful about theformer. Even these two gentlemen, it ap-pears, do not agreeon the subject, and MessrsThomson, Haggitt, Stout, and the Chairmanof the Inglewood Town District differ fromboth. At what conclusion can we possiblyarrive, when such a difference of opinionexists among thehigh authorities ?"

The war between Germany and France costGermany no less than 123,453men and 6247officers, 40,031of whom were slain inbattle ordied of their wounds. The German forceesthat took a share in the war amounted to1,451,944 men, including 33,101 officers. Onthe French sine under arms there were1,100,000 men, the whole making more than2)000,000menbent on slaughtering one another.

A telegram from Perth, Western Australia,in theMelbourne Age, dated 9th inst., says:—"Last night, at 9 o'clock, the captain of theVolunteers received a telegram that a sus-picious vessel was in sight off Fremantle..Within half anhour a largebody of Volunteersand artillery marched to the Btation, wheretheyheard it was a falsealarm. This morningit is stated that the telegram was only a ruseto test the efficiency" of the Volunteers, but itappears that the Government have really re-ceived certain information from the ColonialOffice relative to a Fenian expedition fromSanFrancisco."

The Supreme Court of New South Waleshas delivered judgment in a case of somepublic importance as limiting the liability ofthe Government to depositors in the Post-office Savings Bank. A depositor's book wasBtolen, and the thief contrived to withdrawthewhole of the moneydeposited. Under thecircumstances the depositor sought to recoverfrom the Government. The Court decidedthat this could not be done, inasmuch as theGovernment was protected from liabilitybyaregulation made under the authority of theSavingsBanks Act.

"iEgles," in the Australasian, writes :—" Ajoke is none the worse for its point beingagainst one's friends, or even against ones-self.Mrs MacTaggart, who hasbeen acountry sub-scriber to aMelbourne weekly for many years,sent to thelocal newsagent this intimation :—Don't send the any niore. The paper isno goodfor mybusiness. I can't make up smallparcels in it. Send me the Australasian infuture.'" This almost comes up to acountrydame we haveheard of in Otago, who, of thetwo papers published in her district, preferredto subscribe to the one which made the bostcurl-papers.

An extraordinarypoisoning case at Lands-borough isrecorded by the Ararat Advertiserby which no less than five persons narrowlyescaped death. It is reported that " a youngwoman named Jessie Mair brought home toher mother's house a tin of white powder>which she called baking-powder, on Fridaylast, and suggested to her mother the advisa.bility of making some scones with it. Thiswas done, and two lads of the name ofHallow having dropped in just as thescones were cooked, they wero invited tosit down with tho family and eat them, butnosoonerhadsome ofthesconesbeenswallowedthanfits of vomitingsimultaneouslyattacked allthosewhqhadpartakenof them. Suspectingthatsomething was wrong, Mrs Mair threw theremainder of the scones outside,wheii a num-ber of fowls were immediately, killed througheating the poisonous stuff. The remainder ofthe. powder was then throwninto thefiro, andmedical assistance obtained for. thY sufferers,five in num.b,or, With theexception of severeinternalpains for about24hours, no oviLofFectshavebeon felt by the poisoned on,es, and theyare thereforeout of danger. The strangost partof theaffair is that.the young woman referredto abovo, refused to eat thesconesafter advisingher mother to make them. The police are nowendeavouring to ascertain where Jessie Mairgot tho powder that bo nearly effected a mostdisastrous tragedy."

Arather curious case is reported bythe GroyRivor Argusas having been dealtwith in theResident Magistrate's Court by Mr Stratford.It appeared that William Thomson went on toaborough reserve afew days ago and cut andstacked half acord of wood, intending to cartit away on a future occasion. In the mean-time William Kilner happening to come jO^--spied the timber, and «"»"- ""'*1 vu>. .-. ' —ereupon carted it"■>me. _ thereforeclaimed 7a Gdas thovalue of tho wood. Tho Magistrate, however,considering that neither plaintiff nor defen-dant had any right to the wood, nonsuitedplaintiff.

The Kaikorai Good Templars' Hall wascrowded to excess last night, when anamateur entertainment was given in aidof the funds oi the Koslyn VolunteerFire Brigade. " Superintendent A. HillJack occupied the chair. The programme,though aBomewhat lengthy one, was up to theusual standard; and the audience seemed tho-roughly pleased with the mannerin which thevarious items were rendered. Mr A. D.Denovan contributed a number of humorousScotch songs in his usual happy style; andMessrs W. Packer, W. Sinclair, D. Buchanan,W. Wiggins, W. Eraser, and Black alsorendered goodservice. The hall was tastefullydecoratedfor the occasion,and above the stagewas theBrigade's motto—" Ready, ayeready "—in ornamental letters. A farceand a displayof fireworks brought the programmeto aclose,after which the hall was cleared for dancing.The funds of thebrigade will bo considerablyaugmented by the takings from the enter-tainment.

The boxplan for Mr Williamson's dramaticseason, opening at the Princess Theatre onMonday, is now open at West's music salooon.The scale of charges (6s, ss, 4s,2s,and Is) forthe opera season to be inaugurated by"Patience" on the 27th i 3 advertised thismorning, and the box plan will," as regardsit also, be open on Monday.Mr Denton lectures for the last time in

Dunedin on Sunday evening in the Queen'sTheatre, on "Scientific Evidences of Man'sFuture Existence."

The Fidelity Company will close on Dunedin CupaboutMonday, 20th February.—[Advt.]We havebeen requested tocall attention tothe factthaton Monday eveningthe Montague-TurnerOperaTroupe will remove fromthe Princess Theatre andappear sit the Queen's.Messrs Wright,Stepheuson, and Co. will sell horeeßto-day at the Provincial Yards.An extraordinarygeneral meeting of the Westport

Colliery Companywill be held in the office Yosielstreet, on March 7th at 3 p.m.MrJames Campbell will sell' fat and store cattle atNorth-East Valleyon Tuesday.Mr R. Donaldson, a nana.-uto sOT central Ward.Licensing Committee,advertises an address to theratepayers.

~,MlrM- Pym wiU aell ilrP- a Neiu'B tow«residence(Silverwood), on Saturday,4th March.Messr3 Macleanand Co.will sell horses to-day atDunedin Tattersall's,Maclagganstreet.Messrs Q. T. Clarkeand Co.will sell a number of

properties at SouthDunedin on Saturday, 4th llarobin Wataon's Hotel,High street.Messrs Bastings, Leary, and Co.will sell furnitureon Tuesdayat theirrooms.llrD. 11. Spedding will sell picture-frame mould-ing and an assortment of boots on Tuesday.The following will play forthe RoslynC.C.in theirmatchagainst Reid and Gray's CO. on theOval to-

day at 2.3o:—Bannatyne, JohnDick, Duncan,Gibson,Godfrey, 11. Godfrey, Liggins, Jl'lntOßh,Morrison,Martin,and Vivian; emergencies—ArlidgeandBurtMessrs Whitelaw and Co.willsell shares to-day.Messrs DonaldKeid and Co.will holda clearingsaleat Mr Wm. Marshall's farm,Mosgiel Bush,on 28thinst7.Mr Derjier.—Dear Sir,—Having a bad attack of

rheumatics,I was induced to try yourremedy,which,I am happy to say,speedily .gave me relief.—X.Hamilton,Bay ViewTerrace,Dunedin.—[Advt.]

John Harborow, ProfessedShirtcutter, Mansestreet, Dunedin.—A Sample Shirt,to measure in 24houra if required. Shirts re-fronted,&c- flanneldrawers,pants, nightshirts made to order. Jackets,pygamas,or sleeping suits in any material. Col-lars and cuffs, newest shapes and styles. N.B.Gentlemenwaited upon at their private residences ifrequired.—[Advt.]

CABLEGRAMS.BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

(Reuters Special.)Lonbox, February lGth.

Consols havefurther advanced to 10(%.The totalreserve in the Bank of England is

£11,750,000. The bank rate of discount re.mains at Cper cent. The market rate' hasdeclined to SJ.

New Zealand securities unchanged,. Adelaide wheat (ex warehouse) remains at555; New Zealand ditto, 52«. Adelaide flour(ex store), 425. Australian tallow : Best beef,425; best mutton, 5Ss.

The- Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone will onMonday next, 20th inst., introduce in theHouse- of Commons the motion of which hegavenotice last week for the adoption of newrules to govern the procedure of parliament,including thecl&ture.

In theHouse of Common^ to-day Mr Glad-stone took occasion to deny that his recentspeech, during the debate on Mr Smythe'smotion for the establishment of Home Rulefor Ireland, was intended as an incitement totheIrish to continue their agitation forHomeRule; and added thathe was not prepared togive self-government to Ireland in a greaterdegree than toEngland or Scotland.

Intelligence is to hand thata disastrous ex-plosion has occurred at ArendonColliery, atDurliairi. As far as isknown, fully 70 minershave lost their lives, but thefull extentof themortality has not yet transpired.

Constantinople, February 16th.'Intelligence has beenreceived of the arrest

of the assailants of Commanders Selby andGreenfield at Artaki Bay by the Turkishauthorities.

Cairo, February 16th,The Assembly of Notables, at the instiga-

vfcion of the Government,has passed a resolu-tion deciding upon the total abolition oiBlavery in Egypt.

New York, February 16th,Inhis speech to theChamber of Commerce

yesterday, Sir Henry Parkes in glowingtermsdepicted theresults of Australian colonisation,and said he predicted that in a Ifew yearsthe Australian Colonies would be a vastempire, and one possessing greatpower.

Asemi-paniq, occasioned bynumerous mer.cantile failures in thewheat andcotton tradesduring the past few. days, has occurred on theStockExchange here.

INTERCOLONIAL.(Redter's Special.)

Sydney, February 17th,Hennessy's brandy—case, 33s 6d: bulk,

quarters, 21s Gd. Kerosene—Diamond, Is 2d;Devoe's, Is 3d per gallon. Patnarice, £14 perton. Sugar, Company's No. 1 pieces, £35per ton.

New Zealand wheat, 5s Cd per bushel; NewZealandoats, 3s 2d; maize, 5s 2d.

Tobacco—Raven twist, Is Gd por lb. Candles-D.R.J.'s, W; D.R.O.'s, 7|d,

Sailed, this afternoon; Union Company'ssteamer Hero, for Auckland,

Adelaide, February 17th.Wheat, 5s 2d per bushel; the market is

quiet. Town flour, fill 15s per ton; countrybrands, £11.

Freights to UnitedKingdom from Adelaide,42s 6d to 45s per ton; ditto from outports, 45sto47sGd.

Albany, February 17th. JThe P. and 0. Company's steamship Assamarrived at King George's Sound this morning,with the Suez mails dated London, January13th.

" The following messageshaveappeared in theMelbourne papers:—

(Special to JSjrgus.)The shipment of frozen meat from Sydney,by theOrient Company's steamer Guzco, is notselling well in the London market, the pi-iceliUvingfallen to 5d per lb. The cargowas verybadly packed, the shape of a number of thecarcases having been spoilt. Ithas also beenfound that the bottom portion of the cargoconsisted of thecarcases of old ewes. Scotch

mutton is now soiling in London at lOdper lb.Mr Gladstone has given notice of his inten-tion to move aseries of rules for preventing ob-struction and bringing debates to. a close. Iftheseare adopted debates maybe stopped onitbeing intimated by tHe Speaker or theChair-manof Committees that there is amajority ofover200 members in favour of that course. Ifthe minority against the closing of a debatoisfound to bo less than 40, the debate can besummarily stopped. Two standing committeeseach of COmembers,are tobe appointed. Oneof these committees will devote itself to theconsideration of bills relating to law and jus-tice, and theother to measures affecting tradeshipping, and manufactures. The adjourn-ment of the House cannot be moved during-question time, and no division can be takenupon amotion of adjournmentunless 20 mem-bers rise to support the motion. No amend-ment is tobo received in Committeeof Supplyon Mondays, except it relate to the particularestimate tobe discussed.

The Emperor of Austria ha.s lost 35,000OOOfbythe failure of the Union Geflejalo.j finan-cial institution which recently" collapsed inFranco. * " - 4Prince Bismarck has threatenedto withdrawthe Uerman amh.assad.orfrom St, Petersburg ifthe Russian axjthorities do not put a stop tothe attacks which arc being made on Austriaby speakers and tho Press in Russia.The latest advicos from Austria announcethat tho insurrection is spreadingrapidly, andthat tho population on tho ent.iro frontier' ofMontenegro is vising in revolt,A plQthas bpen discoveredto assassinate theOzar of Russia,a quantity of dynamitehavingbeen mixed with the wood used as fuel in theImperial'palace.Mr. L, L, Dillwyn, themember for Swansoa,has given notice of a ir.otion in the House ofCommons, objecting to the annexation of theisland of Borneo unless with the consent ofParliament.At the Leeds assizes, Joh» Tobiu n,

hiw»-' --*'1C Insh Republican Brother--^, iias been sentences} to soven years' im-prisonment with hard labour.The death is announced of the Ear] of Lons-dale, the well-known sportsman, at the early

ageof27. '-The balloon which driftedacross the EnglishOliannel in December, and which was lastseen off the coast of Spain, is reported to havaBeen soon from Maritzburg, in Africa 'Mr

Walter Powell, the member for Malmesbury,was an occupant of the balloon when it firststarted.

(Speoial to Age.)The Irish members are greatly chagrined atthe refusal of the Government to release Mr

Parnell and theother members of Parliamentnow under arrest. They have declared thattheywill againresort to systematic obstruction,and endeavour to block all legislation untiltheir demands are acceded to.

The probabilities of war betweenRussia andAustria havebeen the subject of anxious com-ment on theContinent. During the past fewweeks a Beries of bitter attacks upon Austriahaveappeared in the Russian Press with theapparent sanction of the Government, andthere have also been indications of preparationsfor war. In order to show that the Austro-German alliance is still firmly maintained,Prince Bismarck has addressed a communica-tion, to the- Russian Government informingthem that the German Ambassador will be re-called unless measures are taken to stop theunceaßing attacks upon Austria in thePress.

Bull and Wilson, a large London firm ofwoollen merchants, having business relatiouswith theAustralian Colonies, have been com-pelled to call a meeting of their creditors.Their liabilities are set down at £124,000.

Threats of assassination have been unceas-ingly directed against MrForster, the ChiefSecretary for Ireland, who has rendered him-self specially obnoxious to theLand League byhis vigorousadministration of the law. Duringthe past year he has received no less than 400threats. In some instances precautions weretaken for his safety, but in the majority ofcases the communications were treated withContempt.

Much alarm has been occasioned in Russiaby the spread of rinderpest, which hascaused great destruction of cattle. The plaguehas been specially fatal in the district of St.Petersburg.

The Order of the Garter hasbeen conferredupon AlbertL, King of Saxony. The_Earl ofFife has proceeded to Dresden and investedtheKing with the insignia of the Order.

TELEGRAMS.(Per United Press Association.) ■'

AucKLAifD, February 17th.The Chairman and Secretary of theHarbour

Board interviewed the Attorney-general by in-vitation in order to be informed of the Govern-ment proposals re railway reclamation works.Mr Whitaker said Ministers had determinedto proceed with reclamation vigorously tillcompleted. A railway-station would also beerected worthy of the city, and designedwitha view to the future possible requirements.The Chairman and Secretary of the Har-bour Board concurred in the opinion that,if carried, this will place Auckland, so far asrailway-station accommodation is concerned,far ahead of any otherpart of the Colony.

Tauranga,February 17th.MrR. C. Fraser, of Tauranga, had his nosebitten off by a Native during a'disturbance onthe Ohinemutu racecourse yesterday.

New Plymouth, February 17th. ■The Hon. MrBryee arrived here this even-

ing. TheNativesyesterday attempted to holdameeting atParihaka; but MrButler, the in-terpreter, went up and told them if they didthey wouldbe arrested, when they dispersed,and ate their food in their whores.

Napiek, February 17th.William John Lawrence, the 'medical im-

postor, was to-day sentenced to three months'imprisonmentfor obtaining moneyunder falsepretences. His offence consisted in chargingthe Rev. Mr Simcox, of Parangab.au,--threeguineas for attendinghis wife. The charge ofpractisingwithout adiplomawas not proceededwith.■.A country telegram states that an illicitstill was to-day discoverednearWaipukurau.The Good Templars and licensed victuallershaveagreed upon a common ticket for threedistricts in Napier borough. This includesthenames ofMr Ormond and Captain Russell.

■Wellington, February 17th.The City Councilhave passed aresolution tocordially invite exhibitors to assist to fairlyrepresent Wellington in Christchurch Exhibi-tion,

Volunteer officers have decided to hold anEaster encampment in the neighbourhood ofWellington, and various districts, includingChristchurch, will be asked to co-operate inthe scheme.. A dispatch received from the Secretary ofState for the Coloniesgives the list of Actspassed during last session in respect to whichher Majesty "will notbe advised to "exerciseherpower of disallowance." Thelist includes'all the measurespassed last session, except theChinese Act and the Divorce Amendment Act,which were reserved for the Queen'sassent,and concerning which her Majesty's pleasurehas not yetbeen made known.

A proclamationappears in to-night's Gazettedeclaring Sydney nolonger an infected place.

Christchueoh, February 17th.The Governor, Lady Gordon, and suitearrived at Lyttelton by the Hinemoa thismorning, and came through to Christchurchby special train.The weather is very hot to-day, the ther-mometer registering 124deg. in the sun.Constable Brooks, who arrested W. -W.Charters, has been promoted to the rank ofsergeant. He has also received a reward of£10from the Government._ Owing to the amalgamated ticket for thelicensing elections, all interest seems to havedied away in the matter. The election for theNorthern district took place to-day, and only55 votes were recorded. At the declarationthere were justthree persons present, includinga reporter. Theresult was—Dr Prins, 46; R°J. S. Hannan, 41; P. Cunningham, 40; R.Westenra, 37 ; C. A. Pritchard, 25. Harman,Cunningham, and Westenra were on the com-bined .ticket. There were three other candi-dates.

The Heathcote regatta takes place to-morrow. Numerous entries havebeen receivedfor thevarious events.

The Stamnore election petition'case was con-cluded to-day, and judgmentwill be given onMonday. It was virtually admitted by thedefence that Scott, who acted as clerk to thecommittee, and was an elector of the district,had received some moneyin payment of ser-vices, and also that the retiring candidate,Toomer, hadhad his expenses paid.There are at present 10 vessels in port on theberth to load for London, having an aggregatetonnage o.f 962Ctons. A large quantity zVgrain has already reached "port and beenshipped.

Dr YonHaast hasreceived a telegramfrom*th,e alpine explorers stating they had.readiedthe Tasman glacier, where they intended topitch their camp, safely. Mr Green had anumber of applications to joinhis party,butin view of the great difficulties which wereexpected to be met with lie refusedthem all.Amannamed Jack Rose was brought up atthe Lyttelton Court to-day charged with de-serting from H.M.S. Raleigh, at Wellington,on August 11th, ISSQ. It appears that he hadalso assaulted thegaoler andbeenveryviolent,besides which he has twice been previouslyconvicted of assault. He was sentenced to amonth'shard labour for this, and as there is nowar-ship in New Zealand waters the charge ofdesertion was withdrawal. The prisoner is toberearrested on expiration of this sentence.

Ashburton, February 17th.Ihe firm ofWood and Co. were fined £90 atthe Police Court this afternoon for infringe-

ment of theBeer Duty Act. The charges com-prisedfailing to affix the duty stamps on thelight places on'cask ao as to ensure their distinc-tion, and bottling on brewery premises, &c.The case of Quinton Bros., of Alford ForestBrewery, will come on shortly. The disposalof tiebeer seized will be decided by the Com-missioner of Customs.

SPECIAL TELEGRAM.(FKOir ODR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Wellington, February 17th.The Governor has authorised thePremier tosummon theExecutive.Council, and to presideduring his Excellency's absence from,felling-ton, which is expected to last, three", monthsAs, however, Mr Hall is no.t likely to returnto Wellington beforethe end of next week.anymatters requiring the attention of the Execu-tive Council" will haveto wait until then.Mr- RctUeston started this evening by theArawa.ta for Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland.The contract between the Government aridthe Welliugton-Manawatu Railway Companyisnot yetsigned, but ispractically hi the samepositionas when I last telegraphed on the sub-ject. The only difference is, that the direc--tors have now decided definitely to acceptthe contract as finally agreed \ipon withthe Government. The delay has arisenfrom their hesitating whether to proceed-withthe undertaking or leave it for the Govern-ment to include in the now JHitiic Work*scheme, for which a fresh'loan is to be pro-posed next session. The directors were un-certain whether, the intimation of such ascheme might not interfere with their enter-prise or injuriously affect if; hy competition.However, on full consideration the "directorsdetermined that the prospects of the railwaywere so, good in. 'any case, that theywould proceed with ilj all hazards.Accordingly they notified the Govern-ment t.Q that effect, and the contractwas engrossed accordingly; but then a newhitch oocurred, The 15 miles distance withinwhichland maybe granted to theCompanyata rate not exceeding 30 per cent, of the costwasfound to extend over a ra,ngc of hillsintoWairarapa County, which" strenuously ob-jectedto the landbeing thus taken, and as thenroßaae.{| railway didnot actually " serve" thelandasrequired by the Act, Government didnot feel justifiedm granting it. But, unluckilythere is no otherland whichfulfils all thecon-ditions, and the question now at issue iswhether the denuency ln the quantity duetothe Company can be supplied bya conditionalgrantof the balance on its being acquiredbyGovernment from the Natives. Thl is uo4under consideration, and up to to,night nodefimte decision has been arrived at TheQuestion ;a one materially affecting all otherlines proposed to. be.constructed under the Actqf ls\st session,

The new Industrial Insurance scheme is towe started forthwith, arid the regulations willprobably be published in a supplementaryGazetteto night, I hear that the main objectis tobring insurance within thereach of all by:granting policies for any amount from £5 up-wards with premiums, payable by weekly in.,stalments to.beoa'tled for by a collector^ Any-body, bypayment of a few pence veejdyj cansecure a policy- payable to his family at hisdeath, The premiums run as. low as twopence

per week. Another new feature in the newIndustrial Insurance scheme now offered byGovernment- 13 that all policy-holders will

c £c lv theProfits J and policies of the valueof £20and upwards, after existing three years,canbe surrendered for cash or for afreepolicy,on which no further payments have to bemade. I am told no privatecompanygrantssuch liberal conditions as these. The accountsof the Industrial branch are to bekept entirelyIdi3tmct and separate from those of the ordi-nary branch. The chief officers of the newbranch (underMr Luckie, who remains Com-missioner of both) are—Mr Charles Godfrey-tungnt, actuary and manager; Mr George1home,superintendentof agents; MrHenryLlapcott, lecturer. - -The proclamationdeclaring Sydney nolongerinfected with smallpox will, be gazetted "to-night It very narrowly escaped missinghisiixcellencys signature last evening, the vice-regal autograph, I hear, being enly securedat the last moment on board the Hinemoa.The Government have decided to establisha magazine post for this Colony. Hithertomagazines have been charged at book rates "for transmission, but now they are to becharged only a, halfpenny for every 2oz orfraction of 2oz—the maximum weight of ■any magazine parcel permitted to be sent atthese rates being 16oz.I notice that certainpapers havestated verypositively that the Ministerial party will sup-

port Colonel Trimble as Charman of Com-jmittees next session,_and that the Oppositionwill put up Mr J. W. Thomson, M.H.K. forClutna, against him. Sofar as the firstportionof this rumour is concerned,Iam in apositionto state definitely that it is incorrect, becauseno decision has been cometo, and thematter, Iunderstand, has not even been discussedyet in Cabinet.

_The nameof ColonelTrimble.has been mentioned in conversati6n arnonp.

private members of the party as an eligibleman, as also have those of several" members ofthe late Parliament who-nave secured theirre-election, but that is all. So far : I canjudge,the gallant colonel, although it is be-lievedhe would make a goodChairman, is notlikely tobe thechoice of the party; and lamdisposed ty think Mi- Fulton, M.H.R. forTaierL.stan.ds a much better chance of beingnominated for the post.-"The Registrar-general has just completed

' an estimate of the populations o£ the principalcities and boroughs, as altered since last censusby births, deaths, immigration, and emigra-tion. The result is as follows, so far as thechief places go:—Dunedin .. .. .. 24,782Wellington .. .. .. 21,0i7Auckland .. .. .. 16,909Christchursh.. 15,476Sydenham .. .. .. 8,(H9Nelson .. .. .. e)s6BOamaru .. .. .. 5938Timaru .. .. .. 4,010

RAILWAY RETURNS.

(Per United Press Association.)

Wellington, February 17th.The following are therailwayreturns for the

four weeks ending 7th January, showing per-centage of revenue to date:—

KORTH 18LAXD.„ ~ Revenue. Per-Section. £. 8. d. cent&ge.«rajvakawa "" "" 310 11 2 ?.7?,^' "" - "" 82 19 11 12803Auckland .. .. a,20917 9 6S-57|t^P,1?1 " "" ".■""" 3,123 6 8 SS-09Wellington ■ .. .. 3,994 7 o 74-64Wanganui .. .. 3,802 3 3 6159New Plymouth .. .. 1,314 12 0.73 63Total .. .. £18,83717 9 6705

MIDDLE ISIiAKD.Hurunui-Bluff .. *.. £55,5165 0 55-S5Greymouth .. .. 940 7 0 49-18Westport .. .. 106 211 67-60kelson .. ... .. 815 4 0 76 53PicSon .. .. .. 800 IS 5 62 47

Total .. .. £58,17817 4 56-17I Grandtotal.. .. £77,01615 1 63 OS

BRANCHES.. Percentage ot rovemie to date.Christchurchsection .. ..47-22Oxfordand Eyreton branch .. 100-67Southbridgebranch .. .. 63 77Springfieldbranch .. 67-06Totai .. .. ;;.:_ 50.nOamarusection.. ~ ' " 61-09Alburybranch .. .. .. 54.43Waimate branch .. ~ 53-45Duntroon branch ... ■"' 84-15Ngapara branch., .. .. 6U-S9Total .. .. 53.90Dunedinsection .. .. 6156Walton Park branch .. ..110-81Outrambranch .. .. .. 102-63Lawrence branch " 93-99Total .. ~ \\ MM(JInvercargillsection .. 64-70Tapanul branch .. ~ 110-91Riverton branch .. 66-93Total .. .. " fifi-niGrandtotal .. 5^5

SPORTING.(Per United Press Association.)

HAWKE'S BAY R.C. MEETING.The following scratchings have been madafor theRacing Club's March meeting :—Flying:Stakes.—Primand Yankee.Hawke's Bay Cup.—Prim.District Handicap.—Prim and A. GHandicapHurdles. —A. G.

WAIKATO RACES. ;Tho second day's"raceß attracted a smallerattendance.

HANDICAPHURDLESOf 30 eovs.Harkaway ..Sportsman .. * "

PUBLICANS'PURSEHANDICAPOf75 soys.ParameoaDewdrop.Lara

Rand wick and Maori also ran.CONSOLATIONRACE,

Of20 soys.Kenil worthLara ..

Tawhiao was present at the racesKandwick did not break downin thefirefcdays races as telegraphed,but wasout of.theparticularrace referredto. * -TRAINING NOTES._ There was not a great- deal doing- at theForbury yesterday morning/but a la^enum-ber of horses have arrived, including all theNorthern cracks and some interesting workmay now be looked for. The new arrival,numbered 21, anda special train was engagedto bring them down from Christchur«h. fedOutts brought down the Cup horses Chancellor Mataku, and The Dauphin; Mr Dod-sons Champagne filly byCassivelaunus-MissJfcng, and Nautilus. Messrs Mason and Val-lance have Mr Walters 1 Cup candidateLibeller, and the same owner's Billingsgatebut ascatonus did not put in anappearance "they alsobrought two Champagne competitor^m Armourer and Turrfuoise-both Tubal Can!colts. HarryFuller has four of MrHorsfof-d'shorses-namely, Nonpareil, who is engaged inthe Cup; Siesta and Nonsense, in thfclan?pagne Stakes; and Holderness, in various

BeaconACCIDENT TO THE STEAMERWESTPORT.

(Per United Press AssociationWf,sw?ort,February 17th.The steamer Westporthas either sett ed ona snag or a. large stone. It appears thepre

itnwasof

thonK the!, locali*"s butijVaS .th nt too deep to form a source ofdangerto theslnppmg. The meansto raise thevessel havenot yetbeen decided on.n . . , tt.l,}VellinG'TOxV,February Iftli.Captain William^ owner of the\Vestportleaves here ta-anorrow for Westport with anexperienced, diver. aaThe steamer is insured for £9000rhe following telegram has been received

water, inc.Kangaroo comesalongside at Wwater ta takethecoal from the for! hold »

CRICKET.

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' rru x . SiTHfEV, February 17thThe return match betweentheAn-EndwEleven andEleven of New South w»i gcommenced to-day here The tW? Was

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THE OPERA.

"The Royal Middy" attracted another largeand appreciative audience at the PrinceßSTheatre Inst ovening, and thoopera appearedto give greatsatisfaction. Mrs Turner, in thetitle-role, as before acted with great spirit, andwas frequently applauded, while theefforts ofMr Tumor were also crowned with successMiss Dealun deserves considerable credit forthe manner in winch she sustains thepart ofthe Cjueen, there being very perceptible im-provement both in her acting and smgWsince her last visit here. We are confidencehas itinherpower m the future to achieve still"?mFT- ?IrE-Farley>sDon J»°nZn ?ffPerf?"ance,and theantics ofhisthf j£^-MiWgo-tMrMorrison) werethe.cause of considerable merriment MrBenham, as the Lord Chamberlain,amusedsome.small portion of the audience, but he hasa total misconception of the part, his actingbeing absurdly ludicrous. Miss E. Lambertacquits herself satisfactorily in the compara-tively small part of Donna Antonia, andMissJleatn deserves a word of praise for a smartijttle piece.of acting as oneof the Royal mid-dies.

The opera will be repeated for the last timeto-night, and on Monday evening, when thecompany remove to the Queen'sTheatre, itwill be withdrawn in favourof " The BohemianGirl.

THE AUSTRIAN BAND.

The AustrianBand last evening made theirfirst appearance upon theboards of theQueen'sTheatre/ and notwithstanding the fact thatsome misuwf-grstanding hadarisen with respectto leasing the building, a very fair house as-sembled. As"might reasonably have beenexpected, theattendance was chiefly confinedtothe dress-circle, and everysign of appreciationwas manifested from time to time. The pro-grammecontained avariety of selectionschoicebut popular, and it was carried out in thesameexcellentstyle that has marked the previousperformances of the band. In the firstpart a trio by Herren Braun andPrager and Signor Sorge (piano) was ex-coedmgly well rendered, and evoked anencore—a compliment also paid to the qua-drille Rational," and the much-appreciatedSecret Love" (Resch). "Orpheus," in thesecond part, was perhaps the most enthusias-tically-applauded feature in the programmealthough noneof the selections fell in any wayflat. A string quartette, "Evening Prayer"was given with exquisite time and expressionand wasrepeated; whilst the" potpourri"andother pieces were received with unmistakablesigns of approval. .To-night another concert will be givenin theQueens Theatre, and a glance at the pro-gramme will show that nofalling-off is to beanticipated as regards the attractiveness ofthe entertainment. 'TRIAL OF REAPERS AND

BINDERS.The first competition of reapers and string,binders under theauspices.of the Otago Agri"

cultural and Pastoral Association was heldyesterday, on the farm of the President (MrJames Shand), at Abbotsford,West Taieri.The weatherwas all that could be desired, andthe crop of wheat operated on was suited inthe highest degree for testing thecapabilitiesof the various machines. Great interest was, taken inthe contest, and there were about 200people present, representing all parts of theprovince. Among the visitors was Mr J.IJrittain Pash, representative of the EssexChamber of Agriculture, who expressed him-selfas much struck with the richness of thesoil, the style of farming, and the splen-did teams of horses at work on theheld, notably those belonging to Messrs PeterOrrant (Gowne),- and J. and A. Eobertson.beven machines had been entered for competi-tion, and considerable disappointment was feltat the non-starting of Messrs Twentyman andCousins' "Simplex" binder (by J. and 3?Howard, of Bedford), as there was a desire tosee a Rood contest between the English andAmerican machines. This binder had, how-ever, had its driving-wheel and some of theminor working parts smashed on the previous«ayby thebolting of thehorses attached to itwhen it was being tried. The only Englishmachine competing was, consequently, thatmade by Samuelson and Cor, of BanburyEngland, to which we referred in Wednesday'sissue,and it seemed to be an object of conside-rable attention. The other machines com-petrng were Mr Donald Reid's "Deering,"JNew Zealand Loan and Mercantile AgencyCompany's "M'Cormick,"Messsrs Maclean.and Co. and Carter and Co.'s "Osborne,"Mr G. L. Sise's " Wood," and Messrs J. and. A. Robertson's "Deering." Fully seven acres■ofcrop were allotted to each machine; and.althoughwork should have been begun at 9

=a.m. sharp, a start was not effected till 40.minutes later. At 12.40 p.m. an adjournment-was made foran hour and 10 minutes for lun-cheon ; and, after resuming, the M'Cormickmachine was the first to finish its lot, at aquarter to 4 o'clock, havingcut for about fivehours at little short ofone and a-half acre perJiour. The Wood machine finished 20 minutesafterwards, and the Osborneat about half-pass 4. When the judgesretired theDeeringbinders had several rounds to go. The firstmishap occurred to the Osborne machine,:shortly after starting, when the main wheel"dropped into a furrow in turning an awk-ward comer, and the beam of the ma-chine striking .the ground, caused the' break-age of a small casting carrying two idlerpulleys. The driving of the machine was atfault, and interfered much with the appear-ance of the work. About half-past 3 theSamuelson machius wasbrought to astandstillby thebreakage of thasway-barof thereceiving-board, and retired from thecontest. Previousto this it was the almost unanimous opinionofthose present that the;Samuelson would, all

« thingsbeingconsidered, come .offwith firstprize,and it would certainly hay« been thefirst tofinish its allotment. Slight mishaps alsooccurred toboth of the Deering machines to-wards the close of the contest. On the whole:4hecompetition was avery successful one, and

.;the cutting' and binding were unusually well:and cleanly done. Besides the machines■ entered, Jfessrs Twentyman and Cousins dis-playedanA.ulimanwire-binderatworkwith very-satisfactory results, and a "Wood's wire-binder,■converted into a string-binder, was also em-ployed by Mr Shand, The heaviest allot-ment* of the crop were drawn for theM'CoHiiickand MrD. Reid's "Peeringbinders,;and during the day about 60 acres ofa 150-acreiield of wheat were cut and bound. It isworthy of remark that the Osborne machinesuccessfully used twiao made from native flax.and prepared in Christchurch. The Woodmachine at the competition was the samewhich took the gold medal awarded by theCanterbury Agricultural Association at therecent contest. Mr and Mrs Shand' actedwith their accustomed kindness towardsvisitors, and an excellent luncheon was pro-vided, both at the house and outside, for allwV> chose to partake of it. Messrs JamesShan^ aad J' -F* Pe?>ke acted as attendingmembers' °* Committee, and the judgeswere—Mca^ James Allan (Hopehill), JamesSh f(Le>ldV 'Ws;kand,' JohnDuncan (Cherry' -"Xr J°H St*"nson(Henley), JunesW^i(]Mf glsl)'mi Jam,eSGray(fieid and Gray) *X fi/B f(?mer g?n* c'men representing practic "* /"T* thotwo latter acting as ewu-"' .J? mm J"necessarily hast/decisionThe ,^5,7have set aside the requirements 0/ IH^Xciation in awarding points according *L"fvarious qualitiesof the machines, and ha afj"pressed their .opinion as follows :—"-Samusons did not finish allotment; Osborne. lipoints; Wood, 23 points ; Messrs Robertson'sDeenng 14 pomts; Mr D. Reid's Deoring, 18points; M'Cormick,23 points. -We, the un-aersigned judges appointed by the Ota«oAgricultural and Pastoral Association to jud^ethe twine-binders, have cometo theconclusiSn'that in the crop cut to-day the work donebythe Wood and M'Cormick machines and bythe bamuelson, until the time of the accident(withintwo rounds of finishing), was as nearperfection as well could be. We have alsocome to the conclusion, taking everythingintoaccount, to make the Wood and M'Corinickmachines a tie, and if the Society wish tocnoose the beat, a more severe test in heaviergram must be applied. Mr Shand is willingto

give a field heavy enoughfor the purpose, andbefore your judgeswould finally decide theyare willing to give another day to test, the re-spective merits of therival machines. Therewas only one wire-binder at work, and itwrought very satisfactorily."—Signed by theseven judges.

LICENSING COMMITTEES.SOUTH DCNEDIN SOUTH,

Thefollowing candidates were nominated atnoon yesterday to serve as""the LicensingCom-mittee for SouthDunedin South district:—

Joseph Osmond, proposed by E. E. C.Quickand E.Mace.John Thomas Roughtqn, proposed by M.Kosevear and R. Hegan.Richard Healey, proposed by W. Collinsand John Perkins.Benjamin Throp, proposed by W. M.

x Greenand Robsrt Young.Patrick Carey, proposed by NicholasJMolon.ey and W. Meade.W. Meade, proposed by N. Molonoy and'Goo. Smith.Alfred George Price, proposed by John:Perkins and W. Hargraves.William Wardrop, proposed by W- Har-

"^reavesand W. M. Green.There was also oneinformalnomination. The

poll will take place on Wednesday, IstMarch.SOUTH DUNEDIN EAST. . .;

The following candidates were nominatedfor the South JDunedin East Licensing Com-Triittee :—

7r \ J.lmes Baird, proposed by William Ptitchie

'' nnd Charles Yeates.', Benjamin Tkrop, proposed by Jesse Mil-

'tngtonand R. W. Price.■{ William Wakdroi*, proposed by A. T.

"■Price andStephen Southam./ Alfred George Price, proposed by M.

and David Stirling.3 KroHAKD Hkaley., proposed by Patrick Pitz-1| iatiick and Thomas Healey.& William Sutoliffe,proposedby E. Genever*i^fcd John M'Grath.ps^ Patrick Carey, proposed by P. JTitzpatriekaud William Thomas.

William Thomas, proposed by N.MoloneyandP. Fitzpatrick. ~ "

i John Thomas Roughton, proposedby R. S.\ Howard aridRobert Stewart. ■■■■■■■-■■■.

J," OsaoxD, proposed by H. F. Hardyand William Ritchie.There were three informal nominations, oneot the proposers in each casenot beingon theroll. °MarchPOll WUI be taken °n Thuradav> 2nd

PORTCHALMERS'EAST.lhe nominationof candidates for thedivisionof Port Chalmers East took place at the Me-chanics' Instituteat noonyosterday. The per-sons nominated were :—A. Cameron, proposed by Messrs J. Jacksonand J..Moodie.W. Scott, proposed by Messrs R. Kinnearand J. M. Cameron.J. Kermode, proposed by Messrs C. Camp-bell and A. M'lnnes.J. A, D. Adams, proposed by Messrs J,Dick andA. Cowan.Jj£o^y"> Proposed by Messrs W. Jervissand D. Millar.W. M. Innes, proposed by Messrs A. W.Johnson and J. Jackson.J. Gott, proposed by Messrs A. W. Johnsonand D. Law.J. Ross,proposed byMessrs A. B. Imrie andJ. Morgan.J. Mill, proposed by Messrs J. GottandDIhomusou.¥v?m\oE> Pr°P°sed by Messrs W. KettleandD. Thompson.

■Rtf" W" 1'Pr°P°sed 'by Messrs E. R.Bolton andD. Thompson.D. Law, proposed by Messrs J. Gottand A.is. lmne.

Tr^i A- ?wMtUS> Pr°P°sed by Messrs W.llettle and W. Jerviss.The Retiirning-ofncer intimated thata pollfor the e^ction of five members would takeplace at the Mechanics' Institute between 9a.m.and Cp.m. on the 2Sth inst

mi , peninsula.■Hie following niminations for this districtwere made yesterday :—John Glendining, proposed by MessrsJamesSouness and John H. Prossly.

w i jAM Nlchol, proposedby Messrs HenryWolden and John Maegregor.■w ,5NRY ORTH> proposed by Messrs HenryOValden and.Adam Nichol..Thomas Robert; n, jun., proposed byMessrs Alexander Smaill and AlexanderMatm<>son.

JajiSs Souness, i. oposed by Messrs JohnH. Pressly and W. St -gent.■John White, mm osed by Messrs DavidLuke and AdamNichol.The nomination of Mr Eobert Braid wasdeclared informal, on account of thename ofone of his proposers not being on the roll,lhe poll takes place at the Anderson's Baybchoolhouse on Saturday, March 4th_, ■ TOKOMAIRIRO.-Lhe nominations received for the Toko-mamro Licensing Committeewere "—Henry H. Scott, Table Hill"James Sutherland, Table HillRobert Palmer, Tokomairiro.lhe last-named candidate had three nomi-nations,but two of themwere ofcourse thrownaside, lhe three, nominated were thendeclared elected.

' IIAUNGATUA..lhenomination of the following gentlemento act as aLicensing Committee for the abovedistrict took placeyesterday:—James Fulton, proposed by Joseph Burnettand Allan Mann.Thomas Ross, proposed by Joseph Burnettand Allan Mann.

IT> "Caes°"eßS, proposed by FrancisM'Diarmid andMichael Morgan "_ George M'Donald, proposed by FrancisM'Diarmid and John Carr.John Fleming, proposed by Allan MannandFrancis M'Diarmid.William Macpherson, proposed by Joseph-Burnett and Allan Mann.Allan Mann, proposed by Francis M'Diar-mid and JosephBurnett.Francis jVl'Diarmid,proposed by JohnCarrand Allan Mann.Allan Ma?n NNAN> prOpOSed John Cal'r and

o^JZ?z^n&iz:*d by Thomas

A^fflSMar4: by Th6mas_William Heenan-proposed by WilliamNichol andEdward HeenanM^DWAR^ Heenan proposed by WilliamJUunro and William Heenan.William Munro proposed by WilliamJleenan and Edward Heenan.BLUESKIN.The nomination of candidates to serve as theLicensing Committee 'for theBlueskin districttook place at the Good Templars'Hall, Blue-skin, yesterday. MrNetherwood (tho return-lng-orhcer).announcedthe names,andstatedthathe wouldadvertise the polling-booths, as therewere more than the requisite number (five)nominated. Somefour or fivepersons onlywerepresent. The nominations received in writingwere asfollow:— *George Bland, proposed by AlexanderAnderson and seconded by John W. SteWartGeorge Ed.wabd Charlton,proposed byAlexander Martin, and seconded by Jameshector. ,

Robert Sutherland,proposed by Jameshector, a,nd*econdedby GeorgeEdward Charl-Rev.Alexander Hanson Finlayson, pro-posed by Alexander Martin, and seconded by

George Edward Charlton.Henry Clark, proposedby Thomas M'Con-nell, and seconded byRiohard George HarrisJitus Jones, proposed by AlexanderPu'l-lar, and. seconded by Stephen CareyKennedy Brown Ferguson, proposed byWilliam Pullar, and seconded by John Clark.William Goldie, proposed by KennedyJ3rown Ferguson, and seconded by Jamestrreen, M.H.R. "David Martin proposed by David Wright,andseconded by Alexander S. Wilson.

MATAU.« I 1? f

toll°wing gentlemen werenominated fortheMatauLicensing District:—Messrs GeorgeInglis James Petne, Robert M'Kinlay Wil-llain Aitchison, and William Samsonlherequired number only having been pro-posed^theabove gentlemenwere declared dulyelected by thoEeturning-officer (Mr Nelson)

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Pbiday, 17th February.(Before E. H. Carew, Esq., R.M.)_ In the following cases judgment was givenfor the.plaintiffs by default, with costs —GuthnfrandLarnach's Co. v. Thomas Chap-man, £9_4s 5d ; same v.- John Hornby, £5 ;samev. J. H. Fleming, £37 0s Cd. . '. iV1(lmas Patterson and another v. 'CharlesAbbott.—Claim £41ss, commission on the saleof the brig Emily. In this case (previouslyheard) his Worship gave judgment as fol-lows :—

Tnere aro two independent questions in this casoi 1Prhor°.se.,to Sivc tho reasons for my decisionupon each of them. The oneis a question of factaud relates to what took place between one ofthe plaintiffs and the defendanton the 13th Decem-ber Plaintiffssaythe effect was not to put an endto their authority tosell the vessel;defendantsaysthatit was I must look-at the surrounding factstoassistme to dec de towhich version to givecredence

tinted the negotiations with a possible purchaserwhich,U their authorityto sell had ceased,theycouldnot expect to lead to anygood result,except at thedefendant'soption On the other side,*t is strange,if the authorityhad not cea3cd,that the plaintiffs intheir account aud settlement of the 11th chargeddefendantwith some small costs of telegama, aud didnot waituntil the transaction was closed. Then alsoit 18 unlikelythat defendantwould havearrowed ashe did do to send his'Vt-Sicl a distant voyage" if'heauthorised it being then under offerof eaie Thenagain, it is clear from plaintiffs1 telegram of tho 12ththatdefendanthadpromised to giveafinal answeronttje following' day. Defendantsays that tho finalanswer was given and negotiations brokenW, and plaintiffs denyit. Onthe whole the evidence(v fcypur of defendant,The other point is this "Sunn were duly.authorised to sell,

dW tLv' heir ProP°6al of*he' 16thPeceuibcr andtheren&r Henderson and Macfcrianeof tho follow-ing d%v eft-'cc, -*S!le °S tho !^ms Proposed by them?KtUW offer re ViU3; ■*$»»»<* -got Abbott toextend term,Wn, three or fourmontbß. We maybfabfeto? nXela io^" « "f^W BHIJbear interest at 8 per *. °^,»?^ $, ""ortgwe.■Reply yeaor nay."

1The rt^^'ifI.' folfe -4fcopt Emily at £1650deluertJ1 "%c; £1.000 ,c?sn'balance three "and four months, P6r d.ePa/-ture. Reply when she will leave." . "?SY> '" °F'ier t0

convert a proposal into a promise tvS .acceptancemustbe absolute and unqualified; for, unl>°-S3 tliere lasuchan acceptanceon theonepartof tho tenn&'woposedon tho other part, there is no expression of"o^e an°tho same common intention of tho parties, but,-a"most, expressions of the moreor less differentinten-tions of each party separately; in other words,pro-posal and counter-proposals. (" Pollock on Con-tracts," 21.) The reply, to my mind, is clearly acounter-proposal; not an unqualified acceptance, Itexpresses some of the terms of the proposal, andomitßj'and consequently excludes, others—interest onbills and security by mortgage. On this point, then,if plaintiffs had been authorised to sell on certainterms, theyhavefailed in effecting a binding contract,and would not be entitled to commission on a sale.

Plaintiffs nonsuited,with costs, 05s.S. G. Smith v. Thomas Patterson.—A judg-ment summons for £15 7s.—Mr E. C, Strodeappeared for tho plaintiff.—Anorderwas madofor the payment, of £2 per month, in defaultseven days' imprisonment.

John Lewer y. F. Russell.—Claim£3 Is Id,for goods supplied.—The defendant's wife ap-peared, and admitted the debt, but asked fortime to pay.—His Worship dismissed the case,as there was aclerical error in. thesummons.

Guthrie and Larnach's Co. v. John Mason.—Claim £88 4s 9d, for goods supplied by Gibbsand Clayton, whose estato the plaintiffsbought.—Mr Stout appeared for plaintiffs,and Mr MacDermott for defendant.—Judg-ment for plaintiffs for tho full junount, withcosts. " '"'G. Hirsch v. John Dryden.—Claim £10sfid,for dyeing work done.—Mr Stout appeared forthe plaintiff, and MrMacDermott for the de-fendant, who paid ss.into Court.—Judgmentwas given for the plaintiff for the amountclaimed.

Defiance Gold-mining Company v. Healy.—ii

18 Wa? a claim for £1C 13s 4d, for overduecalls.—Mr Howorth appeared for plaintiffs'.—Mr btoiit, who represented defendant, raisedseveral legal objections, the first bein°- thatthe directors were not legally elected, havingcontinued in othco several years without re-election as prescribed by the rules. As thisobjection was borne out by the evidenceof themanager,.MrHamilton, his Worship nonsuitedplaintiffs, withcosts.—A second case was thennot proceededwith.

The Courtrose at 3.30.

Ixdoljsnt akd Luxurious HABITS,exhausting dis-ease, inactive pecupations, old age,and other causesdeprive 'the" lining of the intestines of its vitality.When this is the cose, tho b.owels become torpid. Slowdigestion then ensues, accompanied by low spirits,loss of appetiteand rest, fetid breath q,nd. din<;y com-plexion. No such .effectsfollow, howeverjwhen thedebilitated stomach and bowcls'are vitalised'withUpqi|j?i(Q. \Yolfe% SchiedamAromatic' Scimrrs.—lAj>vr.j - "

CITY POLICE COURT.Fbiday, 17th Februabt,(Before Messrs J. Logan and 0. S. Ree'reaJ.P.'s.) 'Drunkenness.—Three persons were fined,for this offence, with theusual alternative.Damaging Puopertt.—Martin M'Cormackwas charged with breaking ono pane of classthe property of James Rea.—lfappeared fromthe police ovidence that accused was arrestedtor drunkenness, and whilst being conveyed ina cab to the station he attemptedto strike theconstable and his fist went through thewin-

iOovll~ accused was fined ss, or in default48 hours imprisonment, and ordered to paythe amount of damagedone. jOUR VOLUNTEERS.

On Thursday afternoon the members of thoB Battery mot at Pelichet Bay range-for class-firing. As in the previous clasa-firing match,two prizes of £1 and 100 rounds of ammuni-tion were offered for tho highest scores, andthese were won by Sergeant Allan and Gunner-Bairbairn respectively. Eleven men suc-ceeded m making 30 points,the number re-quiredto pass thesecond class. The followingare the five highest scores. Tho positionwaikneeling throughout, with 10 shots at eachrange:—

400 500SergeantAllan .. ..GunnerFairbaiin .. so 30 — (inGunnerReynolds,E.C. ..'3l 97

_50Sergeant Proudfoot .. ..30 23 —53GunnerDonaldson ~ .. 25 20 Si

OTAGO DAILY T-IMES, SA^aKDAY, ¥EBEITARY 18 18r93

[For rest of news see Supplement.)

cfc, Ekjoy Lifk.—Whata truly beautifulworld we livela i Aaturo gives us grandeur of mountains,giorwand oceans, and thousands of means for enjoyment■3 We can deairo no better when in perfect health; buthowoften do the majority of people (eel like _ivin<» ity up disheartened,discouraged, and worried out withdiaease wnen there ia no occasion /or this fooling, aseveryeufrerev caneasily obtain satisfactory proof that■"> Greeka August Fr,owna will make them aa freefromdißeasoas when born. Dyspepsia andLiver ComplaintJ is the direct causeof75 per cent, of such maladies a8

jr Biliousness,Indigestion," Sick Headache,CostfvencosNervous Prostration,Dizziness ol the Head,Pa'.pita-n £!?v of tlle Hear*,and other distressing syinDtomsThree dosesof AugustFiowbr will provo its wendor-ful eEact. Sample bottle,9d. Try it.-Soie whole-« siloaeenta: Kempthorne, Prooaer, and Co.—[Advt.

is HoLtowAv's Ointmentand Pills,—Debilitated Con-, stitutions.—\\hen climate,age, or hardships have« undermined the health,skindiseases are prone toariso1. and augment tho existing weakness. Holloway'sy medicaments dailyprove most serviceable,even underthe most untoward circumstances. This well-knownand highly-esteemed unguentpossesses the finestbal-samic virtues,whichsoothe and healwithout inflamingor irritating the most tender skin or most sensitive>■ sore. Holloway'sOintmentandPills are infallibleforcuring bad legs, varicose veins, swelled ankles,ery-sipelas,scalyskin,and everyvariety of skin disease.Over all -these disorders Holloway's remedies exert a

" quick and favourableaction,and,wherecure is posj. sible,graduallybut certainly arrive at thatconsum-L" mation. They are invaluable in the cure of scrofulan and scurvy.—fAdvt. 1a Eso a Blesslvo in evert House.—Eno's FruitSalt.—A Indy writes:—" Everything, medicino orfood,ceased toact properly for at least three monthsbeforeI commenced takingit; the little foodI coulda take generally punishedme or returned. My life wasc oneof great suffering,so that I must have succumbedbefore long. To meand our family it has beena createarthlyblessing-."-Prepared by J. C.ENO'SPatentt at Hatcham Fruit Salt Works,S.E.—Price,2a 9d and4s 6d. Soldbyall chemists -[Advt.]i Burnett's Essskos op Jamaica Ginger, an ap-proved tomefor indigestionand pains inthe stomach3 dyspepsia and flatulency, and a valuablo remedy forcolic, cholera morbus,colds,chills, and diarrhoeaThisEssence of Jamaica Ginger is a stimulant aethi"gently oil the stomach,warmingand soothinsr thewhole system.—[Advt.] .i Burskpt'b Cocoainbis the best and cheapest hftir-dressmg m the world. It kills dandruff,allaysirrito-, turn,and promotes avigorousand healthy growthof, the hair.—[Advt,]. Advice to MothersI—Are you broken in yourrest»y ? Biek child suffering with the pain of cutting

_teeth / Go at once to a chemist and get a bottlo ofMrs wixslow's SoothinoSyrup. It will relieve thopoor sufferer immediately. It is perfectly harmless. and pleasant to taste, it producesnatural,quiet sleepby relieving the child from pain, and the little, cherub awakes "as bright as a button." It soothesthe child,it softensthe gums,allays all pain,relieveswmd,regulates the bowels,and is the best known

' remedy for dysenteryand diarrheca,whether arisingfrom teethingor othe causes, lira Winslow's Sooth-ing Syrup is sold bymedicino dealers everywhereatIs ljdper bottle.—[Advi

Public ifotioes.MARIv MASTERDEGREE.

BRETHREN of the. above are re-minded that tho Train leaves Dunedin for

Timaru onMONDAY,20th inst.,at 8.15 a m. Returntickets at single fare. ■

"W. G. DOWNES,. Provincial Grand M. Sec.

NOTICEOFREMOVAL.

jQft DE ZOT3CHE has Removed toMORAYPLACE,nearTEMPERANCEHALL. 17f■VTOTICE IS HEREBY GITEN that■£*„ *hePARTNERSHIP(if any)existing betweenJOHNKENT,THOS.J. POOK,and myself, is at anend. Date February 17th,1882. ">"■■■■

GEORGEMUNRO.ESTATEOFJAMESM'NEIL (IIERTON),

DECEASED.A LL CLAIMS must be lodged with

the Undersigned on or beforeMONDAY,27th inst.,otherwise thoycannot be recognised by the Adminis*")tor- REID & DUNCANS,iff Duuodin.PHILP'S FAMILY AND COMMERCIALHOTEL,OppositeRailway-Btation, Duaedin.

IN returning thanks' to my old friendsand the general public for the very liberalpatronage bestowed on me for manyyearspast, I begto informthem that I have disposedof theShamrockUotel.and that my entire Hotel businosßwill nowbeconducted at

PHILP'SHOTEL(CENTRAL TERMINUS),Opposite the Railway-station,

where everycomfortis provided,with a hearty wel-come to all.

I have established an AGESCYfor the SALEofall kinds of PBODUCfi,which will be carried onin the name of

W. L. PHILP & CO.,PRODUCEand GENERALCOMMISSIONAGENIS'

DUSEDIN.CHRISTCHURCHINTERNATIONALEXHIBITION.'TNTESDING- EXHIBITORS are re-JL quested to send in their APPLICATIONSforbi AOi. at once. I will be-in attendance Daily from10 to 12 to receive these,and to afford any informa-tion necessary.Plans of building, prospectus, &chad on application.

GEORGEGRANT,OfficialAgent.

10Union Chambers,Princes street.16th February, ISS2.

BASS"No. 4 NEW BREW, ex LochLinnhe,on Draught at. COURT'SOTAGOHOTEL.

CASWELLSOUNDMARBLE,PORTLANDCEMENT,AND MININGCOMPANY "(LIMITED).

THE Directors of this Company beino-about to procure suitable Plantand Machineryfor the systematic working of the Marble Quarriesat CaswellSound, hive decided to REOPENthe

SHARE-LIST,and keep same OPEN up till the28th February, 1832,on which dato it will bo finallyClosed.Applications, accompanied with a deposit of five

shillingsper share,maybo made through any oftheBranches of the ColonialBank,or at tho Company'sOffice,LambtonQuay, Wellington.

All applications to bo addressed to the Directors.WILLIAM M'LEAN,m Secretary.

J?HE

JTEW ZEALAND CLOTHINGFACTORY,

Jtytedthroughout tho Colonyfor tho Best-fittingandGenuineWell-made

CLOTHINGOf EveryDescription,are tho

LARGEST PRIZE-TAKERSAt the Dunedin Industrial Exhibition,having boea

awardedFIRST ORDER OF MERIT,

AND ALSO

HIGHLY COMMENDEDBT TUB JKl'BM.lQigvi JUROB3.

Onotrial will provo the SuperiorQualityofall products.

A SINGLE GARMENT AT THEWHOLESALE PRICE.

Branches at all tho princinaipowns.

HATS, _ JIOSIERY,SHIRTS, *

BLANKETS,RUGS, TWEED 3

At Wholesale Prices.

NEW SEASON'SGOODSNOWSHOWING.

RETAIL BRANCH,PRINCESSTREET,Cornerof tho Octagon.

IP. LAURENSON,Branch Manager.

IN THE ESTATEOFTHE LA7EDli BORROWS.

TI7E bos to intimate that Dr STENV » HOUSEwill Occupy tho Residence of th>IntcDrBorrows,Moray place, on and after tho 13tl, We commend Dr Stenhouso to tho support of thlateDr Bpirowa'friendsana patients.H -—^ -AL^^Oii^teos.

I Public Notices,

"OAss. Bass, ba s-*-^ _ Jis Loch Llnnhe.So. 4 naff crew os tap

PIEB it 0T E I1i? JU3EPH BAXTER,Pfoprietc

])UNEDIN RACE

TICKETS W3

_APPLY EARLY. MAY CLOSEANY HODBETWEEN 17th and 20thFEBRUARY.

RESULTDAILY IIHE3,

LATE LETTERS WILL RECEIVETICKETSNEXT CONSULTATION.

nii"By'£?tter only." wlthtwo stamP3 enclosed forplios. Please send P.O. Orders,Bank Kotea,Chsquoß with Is exchangeadded; bid under m,

cumstancetmllRegistered Lettersbe accepted.Address

ADA MANTUA,CareofMr Abraham,Box 351,Post-sffieo,Dunedir

sS^S®**"*be required'Post

J^TTUEDUSr FEBRUARY EAOEDUfJEDIN CUP,DUNEDIN JOCKEYCLUBH,

DICAP,and DUNEDIN FORBURYHANDICAPTIIREB EVENTS.

nn^r0?11^115-8 Ofn' Joveare being rapidlyissuedatipublished price of £1 each. Two stamps coverpostage.Each Programme represents the large numberlli Nominations upon Three Events faintly, inst(of Only on OxeEvent. Cheques(with Is exchan

to be crossed,and made payablo either toa Particua urnher or toBearer.If Cheques are notused, send half-notesby AltnatoPosts, thusensuring- Securityof Remittance aavoiding all trouble aud cost of P.O. OrdersaRegistered Letters,thereby establishing a punConfidentialCharacterof all Correspondence Clo'about February 17th.-Address iv full to "Fidelity Company," earoALFRED A. CAMERON'S Letter-box,251,bunedin

JJIINAL NOTICE—DU.NEDIiTcUJLASTWEEK BUT ONE.

TheFidolliy Company, Dunedin,have ALREAIbeen applied to forSEVERALThousand Programmon the Dunedin Cup,at £1each.

May consequently close publishing-MUCHSQONEthan was expected.Applyby Letter osly to

BOX251,DUNEDIn!EXTENSION OF TIME.

OTAGOHARBOURBOARDNOTICE.

STATUTORY NOTICE IS HEREB', GIVENthat it is the intention qI- the Otajth?"ll MA«A°rofforby Publio Auclio". on orabo'thV] & MARCH;"*2--M su<*day subsequentIthatdate as may bo-hereafter fixed,LEASESof tllollowingSections:—

Block I, Athol place and Frederick street —Sonons 23 and 24.Plans of the sections maybe Boon at the rooms <b^raESrofflelO.ntagU Pym> E3q-'

°r at tbo HaJOHNL, GILLIES,

Dunedin,9th December,ISBI. Secretary.^

WCjTY HOTELBUILDINGS,PRINCE3STREETROBSON having purchased th9 Stockandrented the Premises occupied bthe late Tuos. Phiue,wishes to intimate to the Publi"i?£'1J>n

Tt,onuscontinuing the Business of BOOTanbUOMIAKERso successfully carried on by his latpredecessor, and trusts by prompt attention tUusiness tomerit a fair share of patronage \V Rwould remind the customers of the late T. Price thamost of the work waa made by him, and havinisecured the lasts upon which the Boots were made,hrespectfully solicits a continuance of their patrona°e- ' 15

NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBIT/ON1532.

OWING to a large portion of the English Exhibits not bein^ shipped by the lasOrientsteamer, aud consequently unable to readNew Zealand beforethe end of March,the Promoter!irereluctantly compelled to POSTPONETHE OPENINGTILL APRIL lOtb, consequent upon which applicationsfor spacewill be received bythoUndersigneitill MARCHIst

W. R. MITCHELL,OfficialAgent,

)f Christchuroh.TOPARENTSORGUARDIANS.

IAM prepared to receive a well-edu-:ated YOPTHas PUPIL. Premium required.

DAVID ROSS,Architect,Fellow of tho Royal Institute of British

Architects,-BJa Octagon Buildings.

gQOFFEE PALACE.

THE NEW RESTAURANTia

NOWOPEtf. ici

PHOENIX FIRE OFFICE,Established 1872.

HEAD OFFICE,LOMBARD STREET,LONDON.The Undorsigned has Been appointed AGENTfor

Diuiedin,and is now prepared to Accept RISKS atLowest Rates.

MONTAGUPYM,lof ~ Highstreet, Dunedin.

WILLIAM GRANT INNBS,* ' NEW ZEALAND AGIENCY,qare NATIONALBANK OFNEW ZEziLAND,

37 Lombard street, London,E.C.,Receives Consignments of Produce for Salein LondonExecutes Indents for GeneralMerchandise,and Receives,Clearsat Customs,and Forwards BaggageFurniture,&c. Xlf

BRASSWORE for PLUMBERS,EN-GINKERS,and MINERS.

AJiDERSO& MORRISON. Morni'- ylece

Business Announcements.Cashadvertiaemonts under Shishead,aot exceedingfoui; teen wordo,will bo chargedSIXPENCE.

RACES.—Millinery at your own prices.Trimmed Bonnets,4s lid—usual price 12s3d.—Mrs Carter,115 George street.

BB ACES.—The Remainder of SummerV Stockto bo' cleared at any price, at Mrs I RDarter's.

RACES.—The Latest Styles in StrawHats and Bonnets Just arrived.-MrsCarter,115 Georgestreet.

MRS I.R. CARTERhaying reqpveredfrom her long illness,is now attending tobusiness again. "

TAILORING Extraordinary.—M. W.JL Green,Jun.,and Co.having securod tho ser-vices of a thoroughlycompetentCutterfrom

X>OOLE'd,■of London, are now pre--fl- pared to makeup Suits,&c.ivEnglish, Scotchand ColonialTweeds

AT greatly-reduced Prices. Style andfit guaranteed; material thoroughlyshrunk "no machine work. 'W. GREKN,Jun, a 00. re~-

o speetfullysolicit onetrial. A largo assort-ment of Men's.Shirts,Scarves,Underclothing,"OEADY-MADE Saifel~*oraTreducedM-\) prices.- M. W. Green,jun.,and Co.,60 Georgestreet, opposite Inglis'.

I^TEIL'S Smokiug Mixture used all overJ_3 the Coloniesby hundreds of old smokers, whoenjoyit. ' 'a TTENTION »f Ladiea "particularlyXQ. cnlled.-Splondid assortment Teapots (quitenew)atLittle Dust Pan. Afso,f^MOIQS assortment handsome Bird-Vy cagea; nothing like thorn in Duuediu ' Juatopening, largoshipmontTablo '

"

/CUTLERY, superior quality ;20 perSt. .cenf less than anyother house. Insijoctioninvited. Remember!/^AGEfe! Cages! Cages! Half usual\J prlcos.—LittleDust Pan."T ADIES, bear in mind the best of-H.J placeß,whoro theyalter Bonnets to suit yourfaces. -THE only place where they Dye and

Cleana Ilator Bonnet fit to ho scon.TmEATHER§ Cleaned and Dyed andJL1 nicejy Culled,jus!, Mo now "for all the world""where ' " * 'f>ONSETS'are Trimmed iveverystyle,Ji~P iaj)yaon'B, Goorp street give a trial.

ftOOrt a yeara^,\uhVvUeptlons,8'""" °»"'«U^lear;A LL agroe work better clono couldfo^tit"°Ver bo--pieaso noto Address-do not

TF you go elsewhere you mayrouret itifsnoain: DyS°"' Lut°" IIOIW0' IVoGco«e street,

WATCHES Clock^and~Je^eTw

RlLXnotef Ot J°lly'S' lhrC° "°- ->ow

WAIOH Glasses,Watch Glasses,GdWATUH Mah^ringa-Levei^T"^!GeofgestroT"3' M = **"V| ORTGAGES. -T7l^ndT^uio7si.vi Sumsat current ratcs.-G. T. ClarkeAuc-tioneer and IfinaucoAgent, Exchange Court. 17:-

Business An_ou._cei_axita

3S. SALVAGE Brnpeiy.—Special PurchK_3 of S5 Casesex liurunui, from London wilioffewidThi?Dny; '

AND during the Week, at SalviCompany, lib Georgestr<wfc.

S- ifpL£\ CHERRY Ripe Straw E^. (9 %f\P Bd,Bd,9d; 85« (Job lot)StrawHata

LAIVOSS' Print Costumes,sTIIILadies' Coloured Costumes,9j 6d ; LadJH iompadour^PoloDaiiM, trimmed laoo,price 4s llu.T ADIJS3' Coloured Skirts, 13 G<-a—l Ladie3' Black Alpaca Skirts, 2s 6d "UdlilaukAlpaca Costumes,1-2-s 9A.

f^.l&LS' Cotton Sunbonnets,Is ;Il{ XJ\ boxes Colouredl^loivers,2d ; Triuimod StiHata, la.

TOBLotGirls' Washing Princess Rohlrre- W 2s Gd,2s ild;Girls' Stuff do,is Od; Hollaor Pjnnfo.-e3, fljtl.

F-iADI?23' Plaiu Oliamise3,la 3cJLU Radios' Trimmed Chemises,laSd- Ladies' PIDrawers, laMj_L_adioo' Plain Nights, is 6d."■ ' T ADIES' Trimmed NightajiTod■00-c -M., hlte Tuc"e'l Skirts, Is Cd;20 Dozen Dr'*|f Double-busk Stays, Is 3d, Is 6d. r- . JOB Lot Girls' Holland'PiqUe MLS. tP Oatmeal Cloth Costumesat one-half lnaiuif,turer3' coat. "wuuii

XxMIQ Yards Fanc^ Lu3trea, 4}d,-?TcXy 1550yards Plain Lustres,6W >73-d; Sa9 Wool Beiges, CJd. * '■''all 1 1 %&Q Yards French Beiges, 7MaU llOy 1759 yards Striped Drtss Twfe.of 'oid ■ Plain Dress[Tweeds, 4\d and 5Jd. a:>x"ee'«e1 Q Yards Coloured Cashmere,9?dllar ; di^il"y Qround White ll)

I^OO Yards Zephyr and Pomp!»nd Ay;VV/ dour Prints, -IJd; SCS yaV,ely buotuh Zephyr Printß,.Sjfd. *

J ADIES' Linen Collars,lTGcFdo^of r~T, ,flcimnetl Handkerchiefs,with coloured border0. Is Od doy.an ;dp white,2s dozen.

P IROfi Yavds Gr&y Calico,.ls11' iSyywa°,zel}Y1250 yards White Loncloth, 2id, 2im Washed Long-cloth (Horrocks'), iw KO I>o2en Whifce Ootc°n Hoso, 2id

TROUBLE- WIDTH WhitTr^"OROWN Honeycomb Towels, 2s 6(

7fl&yrStoiJ^^tilU3liQCu^°"- WHITE and Brown Bath Towelslj|eejjhit9iF/annc'i!e7|d?neyCOmb QUilW^

.25 ECES »to«t WelslTikn^iV and |d. U* ' 3toUt C°ttOnTicks> s^d. c?'e?'go >—.to PAfSAGE Floorcloths, 6^d,9jd, 12^dE C^l^e^a^^M HO PIECES Cotton Shirtings, SU- Sy,7ii,aiosJd'GiU'7id; i0T^^irti:°' IVTEN'S Tweed Trousers, 5s lld

" , ]VrE?!?, 81^1 Homespun Coatsffl-Twe^lui^'lgVgd.ls"'1'1 Tweed Coats'I2s 6dgj ■ ■~ ME£S

fi,T,rrousers and Veat3> lls"9d

IB ;

iVI^ T'^ 'i'weed Hats, la lld- Men'i

'i\ R SE handbills for further quotations.- aVdP^e,Tp?feToPrs?y>39'GeOrge Btl'eet- Gabite3

r|-HE Tea at the Royal Arcade Grocery-S Linporium jg without comparison.

.riIHE Good and Superior is still sellingJL at Is 9d and 2a per lb. 6

;- '"PHE Fall-flavoured, at 2a 4d, pleasesit -SL all patrons. ■"a A V"i£-RY Fine Tea at 2s lOd : not tor . -^a- be equalled. ' .

f)Uii R A.G.E7Mkture at 3s 4d is« \-r quitethe R.A.G.E.

dO«SE-raild see the Salvo and RobG^rgeRs°r;etmJ'CIOS-tllelatMt °Ut-At llelville>^

" O°}»® and.see the New Wheeler and12GeorIes°t"eeriDS MaChines= no cogi-MdvlU.,- |^OME and see the Sew Davis Ver-vil^, tSSf8""; n° feed- tae*h-Mel-.

I^jOME and see the White Sevvino-sh^tfM aA'rnM:iSilV'.Settin° llecdl°aud s«!Ml"'eadintfbiiutcio—At Melvillos.■ "R EPaIRS and Adjustmentsto allkindsiderafflermsf 0" the prCmise8' at

TOY W. Melville, Eagineer andcdhf Zf !'h' ila,chiui3t' No- 12Georgestreet, Dun-cum. isote cue audrefca.■EIEATHIfIJftS, Gloves,Ladiea and Gen-« f?T, ,lemtf"'f Clotui"S Cleanedand Dyed. Fu«£ Cleaned.Birds and Animals Stuifedami MountedI'ura or Sale. All kinds of Curiositiesbought and1 SOdat J. Constantino's, 92 George street.

Til E A ! TEA! TEA'JL

b 'I1EA» Strong, Refreshing, andFragranttrfde^iichwo' "CJ Per 1(): The Bub'to"tj"'

HAVE been enabled to establish withOffij]i; t(Jho P ulj"c fw the above article is entirely

rjjnHE fact that our friends can always<r, ; - 10!?up01? Sefcti»!»' therightquality at Connie'sVictoria Btoie, King and.Howe streeta.

'l TILACK Amber Grapes, Pineapples,JL> iassionfruit,Apricots, Teviot Peaches,Kipe. i curj.—Lo-opeiative Fiuit Company,Arcade.TJULBEJ&TS, Ripe Plums, Cooking_fl_ Hums, Kibston i'ippius, Cookin<' Anulea

: "OLDMd for Jam, 3d per lb. ; Provin-JL cial-grown, guaranteed sound.—J. Silverstono. io^ Pnucca street, oppoaite Post-oUice.;r 1ffi^J° A-Pncotß,Plums, Greengages,

o. bilveratuno,oppositePostotfice.

MISS CLOUGH,having opened out alarge assortment of New Uooclq, bca to caUttiteutioii to the following:— *

"MEW Cross-stitch Designs for Manilla&taßiSk^"wwlc: now wako ot Woolc»»vM,for

EAisCY Wools of all kiada—Fil-de-Orepc, Shetland,Andalusiair,Merino,Ice Woolisnglisa rieocy. '¥"A«KS-5-ply- Fmgeriiig, Cheviot,Uramwan,miq Cypress Fingedngand Berlin;

■pOIKSON'S and Jinggn' Transfers,Va3'liUg EM^ "AfULOSBLLBS, Filozette, CrewelWool'

Cottons,Macrame Thread,Laco Braid and alloiher_materialsforfaiicywork. ■ 'A LARGE Assortment of Now Needle^-CSI work, traced and commenced in /EstheticTiopical, and Terra-CottaDesigns. "none,

R°wE ~Dunediu for MadameKJ> Wciaol's Dress Patterns.AA GEORGE STREET.mivY MvFARLANE'S Bargains,Ar"cld7J. iwood Trousers,6s lld; Moleakiiia,4a lld-, Tr-ousors and Vob t, l»s lld ; Dress Shirts,"a Cd. 'rnRY M'FAIiLANE'S Bargains.----«i t ,?■?.!.,Blllcll0". 7s Gd;Carpet Slippers 3aArcade XJ°°fc3> fIS lld; i>a"t8' "s "i._

' T7-ISIT M'FARLANE'S Cheap"shop —V ■ Double Frilliiiß:,2d ; Kid Gloves,Is; TuckedDrawers,Is ;Trimmed flights, 2s Od.

BARGAIN PRICEsTEace week.----5000 Uftts, 3d ouch ; Flowers,2d; Bonnets,7sOd ;a laya, 1b ed,2j Ud,8a Cd. v ",% ROADE Cheap Drapery Mart ■ ex-X 3elusivoly cash trade. Don't charge you loii"----creditpyicea. -M'Farlairo,Arcade. ' °

M'PARLANE'S SALE OF CLOTH-hv£.

SPECIAL bargains in Boys' and Men'sSuits. Onetrial solicited.—AlU'Vittao, Arcado.DSIO 1 MUSIC! ''

mEMPERANOE HALL, ~~~-i' " 'MONDAY, February gOllj,

VOUND-WAVE Theory,~Veiocity of\ > Sound,jrusicalSound, Pitch,Number of Vibra-tiona; the Human Ear,Voice,Accompaniment, A-c.

SCIENCE, of Mubic, Sight -singingElements o[ Music,CultivatintrTasto,Kesoureesofjllusie, Gountci'ttime,Cation,Fugue.

KOLttS of Harmony Beautiful illus-trations.

JpiANO SOLO,MissHaloa, R.A.M.

|3 EV. J. O'xVIALLEY,S.J.

WLJRISiTURIi;. Furniture.—T. Stono-JL bridge's Furniture Jlart ig the cheapest hou»o'"town {orall kinda of

"EIUREJTURE7 Bedding, Spring MatJL ti'csses,Croekerywaro,Glas3ware,Knrthonwarelimvdi-e,&c. Furniture, Shop, OUice,and Balhiittiaga to order.i - " - ■--

BusiEefis Announcercentß.

mT T' -NIGHT- ~ "E'>YAL MIDD7.ar^ nilS0ltEU'ie'1?V°r9hoUldMl tose.tliectonaiianu aimijltii; comic opera,:«ge tTFgIx4E Koyal Middy." If you warcess To-n*KhtPCnd* """^°Venla^ S°earl>"-~'U Pri

ats, '-" .i,.9d ?|IHS Royal Middy," To-Night t~~ thetaugSe^^.^^ >^ 'J««! "TfiE NAVALOADftT" will « ppM- Qr, ",l

to;ni^h*,for laßt «°>eat Princess Thfatruo earlyand see Muuco.')d ; ■" ■ "-

dies- "pHW-PARISIAN SuUBRETTE th- nL- QuCe"". ,^',JllVertl- Don Januavio. Munco,Do1Q Doni^jf-j,and Jliddies atPrincess Tht etrß so-night.

aaw "rgWE ROYAL MIDDY" ToniohtJL Last night of the lively new conii" ooew- Muneo sneezing ; Munco i-avins P>ea, " -s^——luud

id-;- 1AS,T FtJW D^of the Estraordihar]Jam JLJ Clearing Sale. J- QTILL Further Reductions. All Kenia ; KJ nantsreduced to half-priceirab '. :__ A LARGE Lot of Children's ant,nd gu^gggSf^^ualcost. Superio

!!' PYFE~X"CUMING;Drapers to thi1 . ~Tr Pe°Pfcino Georgestreet. ig

ijd' . ~ "

d> gIMON Btoth^r^Ty ask comparisor

Joj W°K,EKthe, P«c^—Women''s~Le^;9s~«d " GW, 1C d°?V fr°m 83 ?d;Lace"l)s C°«-n make)—_ J3 tv, (jirls,Boys' Laceups, fromis 6d.

rds" fil]^ON Brothers. - Men* eupl^- "atertlS»te,from 11s 9d ; Elastic-sides,from iOggd:"J OU"^TV. Eeal l^t.-Men's goodv^nS-Sns, 10a

S>9d

0m ?SCd''Sh°e3' frOm8a 6d = Half"Id CJIMON Brothers.-See our superior33 IMces 'ClS"'nmileB°Ot3a"d Shoea-N"mow High

r T^T^1!* Made -4o - Measures—Best"* » -S. Material and Workmanship Low Priep<sm- SimonBrothers, nearottagon

~«TALENTINES. Valentin^s^JuTt^-i'" t. n^, New Stock. New Seajon. New Pat-'«" terns. Splendid Stock,latest French,English makes- ilS"""1 PnerWeatland,superb Satchels,spSid Valentines.—Bressey, 161 Georgestreet. 17Jo 1 "BUY your Boots from Neil M'Fadden_ JU> TlieKing of the leather trade —g Commonly called the Dark StoutMan —jjJ. Of Thirteen Royal Arcade.

- IRa^JvA"1 Boo{s from Neil M'Fadden,jl JLS Which areimado both strong andneat;

' ' Arid the workmanshipcomplete.

d " "RU,V your Boots from Neil M'FaddenaP His motto is to Sellfor Cash_ Which is better far thanTrust.

?«' I^°2TS for the Races, Boots for the'' tfr?ii,'V%SS Boot 3 for everybody. —At Neil~ Royaf Arcado ""^ Loudoudo"-J' *°°t Store,13.i's r^REAT Clearing Sale. Positively 10- VJT days only. Miss Fidler unexpectedly srivinc--3 up business. Underclothing and Baby Lrnenf g1>; TiAElES should inspect goods bought

- £a'vXIfi.23ed:Stay8'0d;ShiIt8-7d;l----l>; (lRi?f-T 8 in C!oaks. Hoods,~ n^Toi, SmChnstemna- Hobes,5s Cd ; newestBon-"a net Shapes, 9»d ; French Flower Wreaths,Is 2d.

- « Gl^T'4Snd-reducedto Bs3d ; Coloured, 2a lld ; Swans-downTrimming,Cd per yard. LU>

3 QTOCKiKGS,Cd; Children's Under-kJ clothingridiculouslycleap ; clearingoutDr War-ner's Corsets,,9s Cd ; ShoulderSupports, from 7s 6d7 13EMNANTS in Flannels, DiapersJi.<V Merinos. Sale now on. Kemember: Missg Pullers,opposite laglia',Georgestreet. 17?- TOW SYSTEM. NEW SYSTEM7

s ttl___ »■- CREDIT. NO CREDIT.0 -*-\- JJSADYMONEY. READY MONEY.

O~ NP an.f r February Ist, 1882, So- Creditwill be given at the Establishment of

'" TO JOHNSTONE, Tailor, 174 George1 ntDuncdiiffor'' °'d BJStemof credifc

'■ QO many years, finding it nothing shortI with thatrUI"ati°n' BOW determined t0 "way

X>OTTEN system, and try a new de-- -H-W__partnrp,_viz., Ready Mo'noy.

'* ' ~¥& JOHNSTONE is now prepared toa.BJO offer everyinducement to customers of tho- Heady-moneyPersuasion.8

' ——t A L^^GE and well-selected stock of- and\-estSinOgts°wifind C°lonialTweeds'Fanci'CoatinSs

■ A LWAYS be keP* i« stock, and everyj^*- Sarmoutwill be warranted,and made in the

3 QTYLE and workmansliip, and at suchI T?ouS^rfroml"s'^yC°mtietitiOn- Str°°° Tweed

A SPLENDID Working-man's Suitfrom £3. Suitsin evorystylemade to order

! TWENTY-FOUR hours' notice.-Note; .4A^:!l"ni JOUNSTOi;E'm G"eoriGIBAND Art Union.—Gifts" now on

"A &T In"ii Dl'an'ing fcake3place 27thFebruary.—

" fiMOME AND SEB the gifts in our win-"Tl .vd-OWS' Ge°rffe StVOBt'today(Saturda>').—A. and5 -^ °^ll .8 m BUOK.LAND,No. 117Georgestreet

' inako° a'ldN°' 5 K°yal Arcade> haTi"g declined to

FOR the warehouses, will in future, . Sellto the Public all Boots and ShoesatHOLESALE Prices for Cash only,

f , , rT- .Biuckla"d.>3 Boots and Shoesare Quaran,j totd for Qualityand Neatnoss,

1 "O EMEMBER J a shilling, saved is a,6.ft; shillingearned. Noreasonable offerrefused.

A PAIR of Boots Made to Measure. in a few hours at T. Buekl.ind'a,117 Georgestreet and 5 Koyal Arcade; Children'sBjots andbhoe3 in great variety. jjj

W^OD"S Commercial Academy andNight-school, Octagon, late Albany street.Bookkeeping, Shorthand,Mathematics,Arithmetict English, &c. Private room for adults. Private lessons! in day-time. ShorthandClassesfor bcinners com-niencing February. Terms moderate. 2Yad

4S IN THE /"DISCOUNT, or

2f\S Worth of Goods for 16s Cash.""OBEPARATOiIY to important changesJL taking place in the business,necessitating thocleaving of the entire stock of

JJRAPERY, Clothing, Outfitting, &c.

ALSO, the unreserved calling in ofall outstanding Accounts beforethe end ofthepresent month. <J JAMISON begs to announce the» above facts to his customers and the publicand canassure them that during his term of busi-ness in Dunedin there has never been such an op-portunity offeredof obtaining first-classgoods atSricesV SWeepine'disCoUlltfr°«n the alreadymoderate

rpHIS is not what is usually termed a ioi 1 9hca?,Sale' but a comPu'sory Clearing-out ofStockat really less prieo than what it cost.

SALE commences on Saturday, 11thFebruary. Comeearly, as the advauta<re can 1only be oftoredfora limited period.BOVINCTAL CLOTHING HALL

and CashDrapery, corner Manse and Staffordstreets. 1

7Vf B.—Lease of Premises for sale byJ..1 i Tender. Also, Freehold Section and .House,beautifully situated,live minutes' walk from 1Iost-oiuco. Tenders close 2Sth inst. Particulars at 1above address. lit .- ■■ _

' ?1

Cl ART Eli & CO., Ready-money fDrapers, Georgestreet, will bo opening up this Vweek several cases of early Autumn Goods,ex s 3 ILiguna, consisting of " " 7T>LACK andColouredLouisVelveteens, 1J_J> Brochcl and French iloiro Velveteens In Black Jand Golours,Velvets,Plushes,&c. ZQPLENDID Lofe ofUlstors andPaletots. \KJ including a large parcel of GormanTailor-madoJackets. New Dresa Tweeds,■Merinos. Cashmeres 6and French Homespuns. Patterns free. (■

IK our Dressmaking P,egartmpnt duringtho coming season we eh 11 endeavour to add to jits present success by continuing to execute first foBtyles and finialiat lowest possible prjeca.- . j' II

BROWN and CO.,3 George street, (1 178 Princes street, tmd Kiug street, Importers

of Drapery. . St

HOLLANDS, 4;Jd, Gd up; Calicoes,12d ; Flannel, Is up; Dress Material,in newest -*■shades; 40-inch Sheeting, Gd, 8d; Double-width BiShciiting, 93d; heavy Mole Trousers,8s Cd: Mon'B ~~Blurts,Is, Js lld up. ,J> BROWN and CO.,Cash Draped, -JL&J« charge the very lowest possible percentage Ti

on all goods. - JiJADrES' Umbrellas, la 9d; Ladies' 1JLJ Hose,Ud, Cd;new Laco Collarettes,Fancy -I

lica, latest Designs; Kid Gloves,la ]ld; Ladiea" ~~Drawers,Is; Chemises,Is lld.—lt. Brown and Co 3 1Goorsrostreet, 178l'ripcfastreet, and Kinjf street, iuf ti

Bu,HirL9i3£s Announcements

GRAPE3 (fine Sydney Grapes)) Pir- Pasaionfrult. Lemons, Oranges, MelonPf>or.Pnneea and 193 George streets.

'?' PEACHES for Jam, 4d ; Teviot A^at "Mushrooms, Dauiso

Ar^ln.. b" ChretieQ Pea". Bibston Apples,Cool_ ePPJ£g^z££ygj^6g_Prince 3 and 193 George streetsar "VA.^^TINES. VALESTINI_■ ajgiigjjaricd selection.- J, E. Bone,IJOOor^t WAFC" KNOWN,-A. and

■t SATURDAY; 18..h February.-Dnn4 department.—Lustriiios, 7Jd—usual m_ l^djjfouiespuns, 6jd-u<ualprice, 8M P

i FLOURED Lustres, BM^~^- '". P,",00'*8 4£d." ColouredPoplins, 6?d-us._ P«ce, Sjd ; Remnants,half-prico._ ]]MMENSE RBDOCTI-NS in I*i- f, *i:d Cll!selet?. iw, 53 iid, S3i- 1 103 9d—worth three times the money.

d A B£FT r°oo *»«** Coloured Japansor iISTd lasi USUaI pricc' l8lldand 2* Cd-salepri

« TA^l^i31'^ Soiled)> at 6Sf -H-i andSsd-\rotth double the money.- Q WEEPING BARGAINS in Print Ocuwal vaTue.' *" Ud' 6s'lW> °3 Ud-ata{hllltth

n TfUnNI)^EDS of Silk Dresses, fro* &jU^&%.*"* t0 thG drcS-°' 70*«"

\r 4-^(1 Dtozen Cambric Handkerchiel* Woxed, ffjfojld per dMCn? 253 doze" «M

* npWILLED Silk UmbroUas, 3a lUd-:; ysold at 5s 6d: durab!o ditt°-at 2^»j

? /200 Dozen FreTlch Kid Gloves,tw[ ad (aot dama°ed>: E<v 8(111 LADlES^rsets, 2s ll£_ gdVg^a at 43: 45°at3s"-"*t I^ARGaTns. -Children^Sod^d"

torves 4°d!eß> 2U; LRdie3' HOSC' id' Embroider

'■ 20ftft PIECES Ribbon Velv.;; "£, 36 yon.? o'r?jd tot 18 lards; Trh

t f^IENSE REDUCTIONS in Ladi"e""wrth 15a Trilnmed Hats- 'rom 23 lid and is lld-

"D EMAININaportion of our Stockc- o^ialS B°"netSlin R" newest Bty)es. »* *■

' WLCi V7 EX S and fathers (Ombre" Tipi

i fpLpßEN'S^ta from 2d each!7s Cd

W° 23 Cd FashionaWe pelt6 fromls-wort

" O-^8' Print and Stuff Summer Coe1" inaMng 'at2SW« 2s lld'3s 6d-nofctho c°s* <* TbOL:VIAN Mantles and Visites ii) c^t prices

aUd Cashmere3> at ha« manufacturer!

* T ,AR'GEST a«d Best Stock of Brussel' ,"£dL ?" Tapestry Carpets in tho Colony, fromIs 9I T- IllSli9' GeM"e streei and H'B

MONEY, saved is money earned.-UreatBacriCcesmade in orderto clear outfh■ Sjgnmgrgtoeko( E. Stokes,tailor GreatKing atrejlmWEED SUITS reduced from £5 t<

h, \°S' £i Wa t0£i-&s IQS to £3, for twGool 3 y'in,,Ord°l- t0 make »«« for'Autun.KtaJ street rCS3: E- StokeSl tailor' &0-G£a

T ASTMOBTBC of the American NoejAtggsg^jl deffUl °ementthat me»d(STAMPS with your Name forMarkins§ygg^. fa,U «. Last mouth BajJLLEGITIMATE TRADING.A S the Drapers and Hosiers of Dun■C3.. edm are trying toRuin thoRespeatahlo

T A.I,L°E~ING TBADE by takiu^"-

Orhdrrs, to Measure. hereby deceiving the un

A S a Set-off E. Stokes has determined-C3. to goextensivelyinto the Men's Underclothin"Shirta,hosiery, Scarves,&c.; and to sell °A SINGLE ARTICLE at Wholesale

eu3tomer Cftn SM th«

TN °rdfnto Check the Grasping IWing Trade,

Clapers' who are Ignorant of the Tailor-

A ND are encouraging sweaters, andimeis of the mea^ °'

T/yBc,and Let Live ia tbs Motto oip .'■ r£i.es> tbe Honest. Practical TaUor,oppo-slteJßaptigt_Chnrch, GreatKing street. 10J

gA v C HIE HOUSE!WEW. f, Drapery" and Ready-mad^J-"» Clotning Establishment. —a. Robertson;9cGeorgestreet, Dnnedin (lateof Port Chalmers).T ADIES' P. D. Costumes,at 6a 6d"JLJ worth 12s6d. 'I/S S> Galatea Skirts,-4a9d, worth

J^ADIES'- Stays, 2s 9d, worth os 6d.~I Lace Collarettes, 6d"eaclT:V,'

inm"VV"d is- Enormous reduction inSSSaiiSSSssS! 110"1101"*17'6d: worth

XTERITAS! No^alecry! No puTV flngr! JyToi London smartness ! Josephine KidGloves,Is (usually3s lld).-Paris Novelty.

■pEOPLE", be not abused. Secure theifd(worthaS" foryourmmoy- Beautifulww"ITERITAS ! One shilling saved is one

XTERITAS ! Ladies, be notdupedby aareth

Fl°I"eh name stuck on commonrubbish. "We

IMPORTERS of French Cashmeres,IsstedKr^^^"ITEBITASI OolnTanT^rthe bestditto Hosef^fsoekTM7- CW!dren'BGlovea-2^

■yERITAS! 5000 yards GalateaStripes,Paris 4f ;uFrepCh Cambri°. 55<1: ditto Prints,3Jd.----l ansNoveltj', Georg-estreet.

T^ERITAS ! Flannels, 7U ■ 72-inchtJi- o?V'n Sheetingr, 7jd ; strong Calico,l^d; BedTick,2d.—Paris Novelty Depot. 2f"OOVAL Albert Hotel, corner GeorgeJL&; and London streets.-Best Brands of WinesSpirits, and Ales. Large Glassof Ale at Bar,3d ~D*White,proprietor. ' 2"n

A '& T. INGLIS, General Under-M^T,,*takers Having completed an arrangementf°»our. umtertaW Department, we are now pre-S^iff FunerftU In m'st-claS3Btyle %A RRIVAL of tho B. Webster, from|, -X^. New York,with

700 V7ANZE]R'S Improved Sew"c \_y VJ" raj Jtachines-tho lare-est shipmentyet^imported-iuto the Colony.-Sidford, Areadc!-gAA WAHZER'S New Kilting\r rr\ Slachincs.jNto Family orDressmakershould be n-ithout oiie.-Sidford,Arcade,Duneclin.

¥^7"ANZEa'S Improved Hand-aewino-■? V Machines,Wanzet's Improved Treadle Se\vii£Machines,Wanzcr's New Kilting Machines. Time"-payments for every family, 2s (jd and 5s weekly—Sulford,Arcade,Dunedin,SoleAgent for New Zea-

TpRY M'FARLANE'S BARGAINS —S Pompadour Print, 3d;"Hats, 3d; Calico,3d "Cmtains, 3d yard; Dress Buttons,3d.

LL AT NINEPEHOE.—Black Lus-■f "*- ~tre3.G»rd3iFringes, Flannels,Linens,PiquesMarcella,Woollen Squares.—AtM'Ktriane's,Arcade!A LL~AT THBEEPENOE. -Frilling,X* Gloves,Socks,Flowers,Kibbons,OrniJ.mentsfcmbroidery, Handkerchiefs.Bargains, bargains bar-gains.—JM'Failane, Arcade,

npilY M'FARLANIi'S Gloves,3d"J. . Holland,4^d; Silk Umbrellas,5s " ScarletFfaimel,lOd; While,Od-bargaius. '

mRY M'FARLANii'S 3a Od Lono-A Curtains;Jten's Holes,4s lld; Men's Shirt?Is 3d; Men's Tweed Troueers,6a lid ; Wool Socks!"OANKRUPT STOCKJl> -_

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"OOOTS and SHOES, ~~~

ffr-f! ROYAL ARCADE.

A NDERSON BROS.' immense Bank-oVone Znth only.01 B°°t3 Sh°eS- at ha"-Priao'F iAPfwS,',Pruuella3' fe6d 5 Levan* aidlouse Boots, 3s td ; Slippers,2s Sd.

pJHILDJiEM'S StrongLaceups, Is lld :KJ Leather Elastics (copper toes), 3s lld; Boys'■trong-nailed Lace,is Cdand 5a Cd.

MEN'S Balmorals (Anderson's make),Us Cd; Nailed Chelseas,10s 6d; eood.Sinclict-a,7s Cd; Shoes,10s Cd and 12a6d.A -^L Goods Half-price for the month.

pABKRUPT STOCK" "~"

OOOTK and SHOES. ~~~

aos, TW-OTJOE—Estßblißhed 1801. BeisscIS~ Sentam? "^ Gentlemen'B Ualtdrosslng Esl

P^ f^TYBATHS,the FbeTt and CleaninCeB Palace th° oity-alvf»' 3 roady—Neit to Co;

ms, QOALES and Weights keot in orderkIDS pL JT\~y- Markhi»n. practical gcalemali; trederick street, nest Kuox Church.SS. TyJG'-, D GS.-Carrighansße^rico, -t^ for flange, 3s Cd; Distemper, 3a. Dc st. treated for all complaints. *->«.«

T. nARR|GH4NrS~W[KD and SPAS

°^ pKj^Sj^gg^Lt"ll'0"^ DRndel

es , rpASTELESS 0-STOR (;IL (Cj-*■ ,astfoSf)ls.ChildrentaKe st « a aual {^OMPOUJSD DAKDEt.fON PiLI

£|j»d»

aca fiOMPOUND DANDELInN PILL

ese |^t ARR]"GHAN>S COMPOPND DAT

ijd g^^CKNESSrSEA-SICOES!- ifdi3^l=zSS^St^SEA"SlCKNEs&lsiw~wl^ri^

to. JBYafPoSt>n 2^rampr\ll?" 11.1"18. Pharmaceutical chemis- corner Walkerand Princes streets^Duucdin.- ■piLES.—Porteoiis1 Edinburgh Yeg(~ extra. Omtmeat~ asovereign remedy-is. Bypost J°st "n"ELTAROBUSTA" hasearne

fi suffeTer astnf=: fry n ''^ giV"° the re"ef to tt

Cd ABPV^, Medicines sent toany partc

- . aaaness STotioos.

JP fLUOTT, Central Boot Ware* woaerSM Ge°rgo Street-Ju3t °P-ed

a) Tj^ol?B' B-igh-leTßutton and Bal

th »T ELLIOTT imports direct from th«".« "nianufactnrer,studies to koep a Hrst-clasi- artw'e.^^determine£tojeUoheaper than ever?of C<EE windows. Piles of ITew GoollsKJ Ladies' superior Lastints, from-7s Bd—uoiTan SeTp ElXside^eSv cneap.—J. Elliott, 7o Georgestreet:s' . - :- *T. ;?L loT'r guarantees satiafactioE

;h "ME^''\Yonths'> and E°yß' Slaatic-_side3,-Balmoralsand strong Kiu WatertiVhta

0 T/DIES1 Evening Shoes,all colours ;J_4 also, Pale Pink andBlue Silkand SatinBows

n for oostnme.-J. Elliott, 75 Georgestreet. 'a rpBIUMPH OF THE DAVIS.13 mHB NEW DAVIS VERTICAL

ii rraoa new davis vertical- mHS NEW DAVIS VERTICAL:f. ;'PHE ■ NEW DAVIS VERTICALd.pJ^ScSSS^-"1 rf HE DAVIS MACHINES- have■> -«- Lastorg.

a tse^avis~machines^vT^o"0 -3- Cog-wheels.

-*- Self Bobbin-winder., TH,E, ? VIS MACHINSS have no1 -a- holes to thread in the Shuttle.- I^HE DAVIS "MACHINES havef -is- Automatic Tension. .t rpHE DAVIS MACHINES are Sold-&- on Time-paymentgof Five Shiningaper week.

W" MELVILLE Sells the DAVIS3 © onTime-payments.

3 WB

MELVILLE, 12 George street,

' or the DAYIS.eUmj Duplioate Pa^ d Needlel, TH,E?A.7IS MACHINES are thebeat1 -I_ for family nse. ■

mHE DAVIS MACHINES are the best-fl for Dressmakers.

J W MELVILLE, 12 George.Btreet

'- J][90. FISKE & CO,,

SOLEAGENTSFOHNEW ZEALAND,

> "_ Colombostreet, Christehurch.: C°?slSfefe"ilAljraE EN-

I ANDERSON & MORRISON'S,Moray place.. STAFFORDSHIRE HOUSE,tKJ JSO. 9 GBORGBSTKEET, KRiK OCTAGOS.

nfA'PALi^-R re,paira a" sorts of La"iP3- All kindsof La;np Fittingskept ivstock. GlassGlobesofevert' warTVv Glassware,nnjChSuaie Buyas httle as youwant, and what youwantand have it delivered—atReasonable Prices.A. PALMEB, ." ■ Georgo streot, near Octagon. Ijf

MARBLE and SLATE MANTiOL-PIECES.Register Grates;great variety.

' ARTHUR BRISCOEk CO.

_^A & T. BUST

gPECIAL QUOTATIONS.

i^" We are offering GenuineBargainsin Season'sGoodsin DRAPERY,JIIL-LINERY,MANTLES,and CLOTHING

THOMSON,STRANG,& CO^

DISSOLUTION SALEOF

gOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS.J. MOLLISON& SON

Beg to announce that their GREATBALE of BOOTSand SHOEScom-menced on SATURDAY,FebruaryMthj and continues for Thirty Days.

J. MOLLISON& SON,No. 0 Princes street.

P.S.—Termsduring the gaIe—CASH.

MUTUAL LTFE ASSOCIATION" OFAUSTRALASIA. ' \Policies unconditional and indefcaslbloAll profits belongto membersJ- P- SPRING,Agent. _

<& 9 SHAHEBHOKER W'9a I'auccs street, DunediuAgentEuropeanand Eisleni Telegram Asencv'bcveral Sumsto LEND at Curfent g.^ldele'ctroplatiSg and gilding works.

FORKS, Spootio, Cruets,Teapots, Sal-'vers, &c.re-plated, equal to now.Nickel Platingdone. GildingeveryWednesday,JONES& h& LIEVKE:

ELECTItICIANS, ELECTROPWTEBS &cUPPER STUAUTSTREET,(Opposite St. Paul's). B;-.u*>U\. 8a

PLUMBING WORK^lrT^irTtsit^en MnChoaost:cuto» ?n<3JS«a»ateed.-E3timates

Business BoUccif-.Jl's NOTICE TOCE.NTLEMEtf.*b" fJENTLEMEIN era-have their Clothe*_

FULL SUIT,4a 6dmi^'"011188 Tailor' fM rePa!r«. kept on the pu

Gr — - J. 0. HALL

i W ESS?LirACHiSES " ""S W E|""( "MACHINES h»~.Double-actiggPregser Foot

3. TO^RTHKUIMACHIKES.-A,w » T can Work them.

« WERTHEIM MACHINES DEPOT' ▼ T Rcpaira allkinds of Machines.. WORTHED! MACHINE DEPOTT7 la reP'ete with all kinds of Duplicate

:1 OTeF"^^^i~"^^^TAb«geStockof the latest designs on hand. <iiv f

°merswho caunot sat«fy them-:SlllpiliI rtia ■ SMITH& SMITH,', ■ Painters,Octagon.

W A T-T. , & C 0T » EKQINEBRB ANDELECTRICIANS, '*■ OppositeSt.Paul's Churcr^Siuart street, Dunedln.I Five First Awards Dunedin Induetrlai Exhibition]

Pirataward forWaterEngrinea; ii TideRegister"■ EleefcrieBellaMedical Coils. GeneralExhibits

g«^~PUMPS and PUMPINGi^?" Lar«c assortmentat'

ANDERSON fc.MORP.ISQK-s. Mm.M»i^.

jgdtices.

( TOTHE RATEPAYERS OFCE3STKALWARD.

; (GENTLEMEN,-! am. , Candidate1 I at, * <"Llcensin£ Committee for this Ward

'he other ,f-l?\ fr°m any pled"ct0<"*£**the other,and it elected,will conscientiously seek toadmunster the'Act fairly and justly.

!. *— * RIOHARD^BOXAT.nSfi^ELECTIONNOTICE.

" ~, LICENSING DISTRICT~ioUTH DUNEDIN EAST.

T^iflfclllß-Oaaditlatea have been

JOSEPH OSJIONDJOHNT.KOUGHTONWILLIAM THOMASPATRICKCAREYWILLIAM SUTCLIFFERICHARD HEALEYA. G.PRICEWILLIAM WARDKOP. B. THROP,andJAMESBAIRD.

RICHARD BOWDEN MARTIN,c Returniner-ofllcerSouthDuneJin Easfe,17th"February, 1532? '. MAUNGATUA LICENSING DISrRICT.

nr^MtSSo^lll^ Persons were duly

■ JAMES FULTONTHOMAS ROSSDAVID CARRCTHERSGEORGEM'DONALDJOHNFLEMINGWILLIAM MACPHERSONALLAN MANN= - FRANCIS M'DIARMIDJQH.V SHENNANJOHNM'DONALDJAMES H. WILSON"WILLIAM HEESAN: wKmHMEUE»^ '

'

ROBERTBROWN,, Rehirning-oificer■Maungatua, Febrnary I7th, ISS3.

ELECTION NOTICa 'LICENSING WSTBICISOUTHDUNEDIN SOUTH.

JOSEPH OSMONDJ- T. ROUGHTON!?CTHHAR8ODP HEALEYPATRICKCARET .WM. MBAJOBA. G.PKICEVrX. WARDROP

RICHARDBQWDEJT MAETIJf,

" Returning-ofEcer.SouthDunedin South,17th Fobruao',.lßS2.

LICENSING DISTRICTQF MEHfON.TlT

lf|i11.?v"u"°CB of "^he licensing Act,Art 18?fl'»?d«7he Rsulafi°" of Local Sectionsmmmm.iebruary, 1832,being the Nominal Dar and al^P^A^^^l-^Solock pmeen the hOUrS°i ° °'cla°k a-m »"spjSS.id.feof Nomiliation can be obulncd on ap-

ao?llsiUnder m}' hand"thiSeleventh da>" ofFel)ri-

15f " ROBERTALLAN,. Retutning-officer.LICENSIxVG DISTRICTOFDEEFiTREAMT

TN pursuance of "The Licmißinr, i t

SNATioklcS^T^^^addressed to the ReturnWm" thepre£ctibed for^

igGn-en,under my hand,this 9th day of February,WILLIAMEDWARD SHURY,

i ■■1...— ,„, , ~ -^ e^"i°jng-Pffieer

County Council Notices,SOUTHLAND COUJJTY.

GENERAL BATE, 1881-S2.FINAL NOTICE.

0?IA?lpAIYlkSH^EBY °" tomvenotyetpaid^l S -In«,SolltWand County wu<>September las* tbitim^lvAfeßsment-due on Ist

" AY. G. FOX,CountyCouncilOffice,InverSnf0' Bnd Va'Uer-

11th Fvbruarv.lsaa. Ifl,O-YDRAULIC KAMB, all sma, fittedi-JL on newest principles. . 'A. & i,;BUR1?

OTAGO DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, mBRUARI 18, 1882.4&ales by Auotion.

ffi'&aw&oss, Hepburn, & Co.

V THIS DAY,SATURDAY,18th FEBRUARY,

At 2 o'clock.

": DESIRABLEFAMILY RESIDENCE,Cumberlandstreet;

3UBSTANCIAL. DWELLING-HOUSE,Mornington;

VALUABLE SUBURBANALLOTMENTS,kc, &c.

M'LANDRFSS. HEPBURN, & CO.»re instructed to offer for tale by public

fmctien,at their Rooms,iiauss ttteot, on above«Ut«,

The following excellent Properties: —DUNEDIN.1. Part of section 07, block XXXIV,Dunedin,

having a frontase of 38(6 to Cumberlandstreet, by a .;epthof 165ft, totfflthorwithftBubstantially-built and well-finished houseof nine rooms, bathroom, &c. &c.

2. Part ol soitlon 67, block XXXIV,having aIrontago of 30ft toCurabt>rjand street, by adepth of 105ft, togethor with the two cot-tages thereon,garden, &c. This propertyadjoins Lot 1.

These properties lie between Howe and DukeBtreets.

MORNINGTON.!l. Part of allotment 1, Richmond Hill, Mor-

nington, with frontage 3to Hawthornroad and Maclacjgan street, together with awell-built SDven-roomedhouse and out-houses.

This property is almost opposite the residence ofJ.Aikman, Esq.

4. Leases from the Corporation of Dunedin ofallotments 11,12,21, and 22, subdivisionof .sections 8 and 4, block VI, Town district,containing 1 acreand 24 poles, and formingone of the most delightfulsites for a resi-dence tobe foundinDunedin.

KAIKORAI.i 5. Thirty-two allotments,in the Township of

Koremata, being a subdivision of part ofsections 34, 35, and 36, Lower Kaikoraidistrict,situated opposite tho Saleyards,Refrigerating Company's Works,and NewZealand Drug Company's Manufactory.

Tho gale of this township gives purchasers anopportunity of taking advantage of the rapidly-in-creasing value of land in the locality. No bettersvidence need be given of the demand for sectionsthan the factthat,'althoughonly subdivided a fewweeks,and not hitherto advertised,more than sne-fourthofthe township hasbeen sold privately.

Term?to suit everybody.

For plans and further particulars apply to theAuctioneers. ; 161

MONDAY,20th FEBRUARY,At 2 o'clock.

FREEHOLD PROPERTY,a Balclutha Township.

By Orderofthe Mortgagee.

M'LANDRESS, HEPBURN, & CO.are instructed to sell by auction,at their

* Rooms,Manse street, on Monday,20th February, ot 2o'clock, v

That area of land (2 roods), being sections 16and 17,block V, subdivision of part ofsection6,block XXXV,Cluthadistrict,andknown aa Al'Neil's subdivision of Bal-clutha ;

TogetherwithThe house erected thereon.

Terma at sale. 131

MONDAY,20th FEBRUARY,At 2 o'clock.

SUBSTANTIALTOWNRESIDENCE,And

QUARTER-ACRE OFFREEHOLDLAND,"NAPIER'SBUSH,

Opposite the University, Leith street,Dunedin.-

M'LANDRESS, HEPBURN, & CO.are instructed by J. W. Brindley, Esq., to

sell byauction,at their Rooms,Mansestreet, on Mon-day, 30thFebruary at 2 o'clock,

His very desirable freeholdproperty, beingquarter-acre Section 16, Block XXXVI,frontingLeith street, togetherwith the re-cently erected concreteand plaaterdwelling-house thereon,containing drawing-room,dining-room, three bedrooms,bathroom,kitchen,pantry, scullery, &c.; also wash

" house,and usualoutbuildings.The house has just been painted and is all ir

thorough repair. The size of the drawing,dining,andbedrooms is 18by 15feet each.

Possession about tho middle of March.A large portionof the purchase-money can remaii

on mortgage.

MONDAY,20th FEBRUARY,At 2 o'clock.

VALUABLE FREEHOLDSAND LEASEHOLDSIn

DUNEDIN,MORNINGTON,ROTHESAY,And

PORTCHALMERS.

By Orderof the Mortgagee.

M'LANDRESS, HEPBURN, & CO,are instructed to sell by auction,at theii

Rooms,Manso street, on Monday, 20th February, ai2 o'clock, '1. Freehold allotments 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7being subdivision of sections 22 and 23

block IX, Canongate street, containinja little over quarter-acre, and in tho immediate vicinityof the RoslynTram TerminusOn allotment No. 1 is a ten-roomeihouse, on allotment 3 is a two-roomeihouse,on allotment 4 is a four-roomeihouse, and on allotment 7 there artwo four-roomedand one three-room©

" houses.2. Freehold allotment 12,being subdivision c

section 60,block 111,Dunedin (a comeallotment), with frontage of 90 9-10 links tFernhill street and 56 links to Melvillstreet. Onthis allotment is a two-storewooden house of 10rooms.

8. Leasehold of partof section 34,block XXShavinga frontage to Cumberlandstreet c33 feet,bya depth of 70 feet. The leashas 21 yearsto run from August,1878,atground rental of £10 perannum; and othe allotment are erected onetwo-roomeand one four-roomedhouses.

4. Leasehold of part of section 34, block XXShavinga frontage of 29 feetto Cumberlanstreet, by a depth of 78 feet 6 incheiGroundrent, £10per annum.

5. Freehold section 20, block LXXIX, Lonjwood avenue, Mornington Extension;arei50 links by 160 links. The land is fenceon three sides,is plantedwithfruit-treeiand on it ia erected a small workshop.

0. Freehold,Upper Rothesay, beiDg section :block I; sections 1, 2, and i, block I]sections 1, 2, and 3, block 111,togethiwith the two-roomed houso erected thenon. There is a valuable quarry on tlground. Area, oneand a-halfacre.

7. Freohold,being part of section 185, PoiChalmers,at the corner of.Mary and Majnetic streets; area, 20 poles. On ■the Betion are erected one five and one threroomed houses.

Full particularson applicationto13f THE AUCTIONEERS.

TUESDAY,21st FEBRUARY,At 2 o'clock.

AtPaters jn'aHotel,Waihola.FREEHOLDSECTIONS

ImmediatelyadjoiningWaihola Railway-station.By order of the Mortgagee.

M'LANDRESS, HEPBURN, & C<are instructed to sell by auction,at Pati

soh'a Hotel,Waihola,on. Tuesday, 21st February,So'clock,

The followingfroeholdsections,as above,viz:—Seatiwis6, 12,13,and 14,block 111,Walfr

township.Sections2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18,19,20,and

block IV, Waihola township.And

Sections1, 2, 3, 4, and 20,block V, Waihitownship.

Tha abovosections contain in all about fiveacrAnd will be sold in lots to suit purchasers.

Terma cash.

' Immediatelythereafter,soctions "> in Kilgour township willcfierod. . *

B. M. Spadding.

TUESDAY,21st FEBRUARY,At 3 o'clock.

Fire CasesPICTURE-FRAMEand othisrMOULDINGS.

DM. SPED DI N" is instructed to sell by auction, at JEoonis,on Tuesday, 21st February, at 8 o'clock,An extensive assortment of plain and ormental picture mouldings, room mouinga, slips, &c, &c., various widand newest designs.

Terms At salo.TUESDAY, 21st FEBRUARY,At 2 o'clock.

MEN'S,WOMEN'S,and CHILDREN'SBOOTSIn anInsolvent Estate.

" By instructionsfromCreditors'Trustee.

DM. SPE.DD.IN" will sell byauction,athia Rooms,on Tues

first,at 2 o'clock,.12 trunks boots and shoes, consistingof mi

women's,andchildren's assorted.

Without reserve!

Connoll & Moodlo.

SUMMER BALESOFTOWNAND SUBURBSPROPERTIES.

CON NELL & MOODILAND AUCTIONEERS, 9

will hold their next Monthly Saleof TOWNSUBURBANPROPERTIESin the Long Room"tairi) ofWatson'sHotel,Highstreet,

OnSATURDAY?the 11th MARCHnext,when valuable Town aud SuburbanPropertieß wioffered,IncludingSectionsin West Mosgiel.

Particulars in futureadvertisement.

Parties desirous of offering their Properties fttgale pleaao furnishparticulars prior to let March,

Baled by Auction.

WMtelaw » Co. _THISDAY,

SATURDAY,18th FEBRUARY,At 12o'clock.

At Rooms,Rattray street.

ISOSharesColonialInsurance Co.120 „ Mosgiel Woollen Factory Co.35 „ Kaltatigata Railway and CoalCo.

100 „ Westport Colliery Co880 ~ National Insurance Co.800 „ StandardInsuranceCo.250 „ UnionInsurance Co.

*200 „ ColonialBank ofNew Zealand170 „ National Mortgage and Agency Co.120 „ Now Zealand Drug Co.

VTT HITELAW & CO.

BlontaguPym.

.THISDAY,SATURDAY,13th FEBRUARY,

At 2 o'clock.

VALUABLE BUILDINGALLOTMENTS,Subdivisionof St.Andrew's,

CAVERSHAM.

*/[O H T A.G U PYM1TjL has received instructions from the Executors

of the late HectorBaxter,Esq., to sell by auotion, athis Rooms,High street, on Saturday, the 18th Feb-ruary,at 2 o'clock,

Twenty choice building allotments,situated inthe best part of Caversham,and havingfrontages to

PETER STREET,COLLEGE STREET,

AndCALDERSTREET.

Clo3eto the TramwayTerminus.

Closeto the Main Southroad.

Closeto the CavershamRailway-statioa.

Sunnyaspect. Beautifulview.

Plans in course of preparation.

CLEARINGSALE.Goand inspect. Grandchance.

Terms excessively..liboral—viz., £10 per sectioncash deposit, and thebalance in bills at 6,12,18,24,. 30, ana 3Gmonths,with interest added at 7per cent. 7f

THIS DAY,SATURDAY,18th FEBRUARY,

At 2 o'clock.By Orderof the Trustee in the AssignedEstate of

t Peter Rankin.

HOUSEand FREEHOLD! InMornington.

MONTAGU PYMhas received instructions to sell byauction,at

\ his Rooms,High street, on Saturday, the 18th Feb-ruary,at 2 o'clock,

Sections21 and 22,block I, Townshipof Wll-Hamsburgh, containing 39-8 poles, andhaving frontages to Elgin road and Johnstreet, togetherwith the four-roomeddwel-

[ . ling-house erected thereon.For absolute aalo.

Terms at Sale. _16fSATURDAY,4th MARCH,

At 2 o'clock.

GENTLEMAN'S TOWNRESIDENCE.

SILVERWOOD.

Near the Pelichet Bay Railway-station and thei Una of Tramway,

MONTAGU PYMhas received Instructions from P. C. Neill,■ Esq., to "sell by auction,at his Rooms,Highstreet,■ onSaturday,the4th March,at 2 o'clock,

' Mr Neill'a town house,known aa Silverwood,'.' together with about one acre of garden,

beingpart of soctions 01, 62,63,64,76,7Cji 77, and 78, block XXVII, on the record map1 ofthe city.

The house contsins 13 rooms, pantry and cellar,stable,loose-boxes, coach-house,fowl-house,and cow-

! house. Water laid on to house,stable,and garden.

A mostconvenient property; in thorough repair.

Terms to suit purchasers. 18f

~ SATURDAY,4th MARCH,At 2 o'clock.1148 ACRESVALUABLE FREEHOLDLAND,■ OtakiaDistrict.

GRANDFREEHOLDESTATE,. About 2J milea fromthe OtakiaRailway-station.

MONTAGU -P---Y Mhas received instructions from P. C. Neill,r Esq., to sell by auction,at his Rooms, High street,

t Dunedin,on Saturday, 4thMarch, at 2 o'clock,1 1 A 8 acres of land,consisting ofsections 12,

', iX^tO 3^ aD(I 32| block 111; sections 42,1!, Of 43,2Of 43,1Of44,2of 44,1of 45,46,B 47,1 of 48, 2of 48, block IV; also,sections>- 31, 32,and 1 of 34,block V,Otakiadistrict.

'" Theproperty is all fencedand subdivided into fiveJ paddocks, in addition to which the outside boundaryj* is all plantedwith livehedge of gorse.

Jf Thereare two four-roameddwelling-houseson the? Estate,also sheep-yards, and^about 200 acres under

Englishgrass.There are ab"out 600 acres good agri-cultural,the remainder being first-classgrazing land,>f surface-sownwith Englishgrass.

lr It is wellwatered,has a littlebush,and is about 2£|° miles fromthe Otakia railway-station, approachedbyie a good road, metalled the greater part of the way,y andis situated between tho CoastandtheReliance.

C, Terms:-25 per cent, cash,25 per cent, in 12)f months,and thebalance on mortgage at 7 per cent.,ie at the optionof purchaser.a ! For furtherparticularsapplyto

MONTAGUPYM,Auctioneer,

C Of Highstreet, Dunedin,

8> Bastings, Leory, & Co.I] TUESDAY,21st FEBRUARY,1882,id At 2 o'clock.

HOUSEHOLDFURNITURE and EFFECTS.

l\ x>astings, Teary, & coar JLF will sell by auction,at their Rooms,o- * A quantityof household furniture, consistinj38 of bedatoadi! and bedding, horsehair an<Colonial aofas, cedar chests of drawersrt eheffoniers,100 and other tables,chairsv. waahstands,dining tables,child'a cot%. crockery, plated wiwe, pictures,and a loc. of sundries.

No reserve.

' Terms cash. Itf ; WEDNESDAY,22nd FEBRUARY,At 2 o'clock."^

At the ShamrockStables,Rattray street, Dunedin

Unreserved ClearingSale.

BASTINGS, LEART, & COhave received instructions from Mr W. IPhilp (who, having sold the ShamrockHotel an

-Stables,is retiring lrom the livery Btable business)taell by auction,withoutreserve, the whole of his valvable plant,consisting of—0, Abbott's and other Buggies, singleand doubler- Waggonette (by iYess,celebrated Americaat maker)

Drag, Mail Phaeton,and ExpressSingleandDouble HarnessLadies' and Gentlemen'sSaddlesand Bridles

01. Rugs, and all the othor appliancesofa well-ko]■ Btable.

21> mTo,Tho thoroHghbred mareDollyBarwon,with hi

" engagementsfor tho presentmeeting0 10 The well-known trotting horso Vicious '>■

~L pair Greya

ie6j -^ pair Chestnuts

"^ pair Bays

X SaddleandLight-harness Howea. &c, &c, &c.

b",_

171 This salo offersarare opportunitytopersons requl~ ing singloor double-harness horses.Terms at sale. 1

IMPORTANTLAND SALEAt

GORE.let MARCH, 1882.

G fiHOICE ""PORTIONhis V^ Of tho

NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURAL COMPANY'Sna- ESTATE,lJ?" By public auction,consistingof

IMPROVEDAND UNIMPROVEDFARMS,50Acres and upwards ;

18t HOMESTEADS,TOWNand SUBURBANSECTIONS.

Teumb : Deferred Payments, Intbrrst 5 'pur ck:■ fur annum.For full particulars see Witsbss.

BASTINGS,LEARY,& CO.,M'ARDELL & CO.,H. MATSON& CO.,G CANNING, GREEN,& SOUNESS,3day ■ Auctioneers

en's, Gillies, Street, & Hislop.

PRELIMINARY NOTICE.18'= EXTENSIONOFWOODIIAUGH.

— STREET, <% HISL(S%. fiavebcon instru°tedbyM'.Glaahan's Trustto offorfor sale on an early dato. AN EXTENSIONOF WOODHAUGHTOWNSII

and This extension is a subdivision of the paddo(up- ]yin£ between the present township and the TeBolt, tho greater number of tho allotmonta frontthe mainWoodhaughroad. ;

TTAY, MERRICKS, 'and CO

thi» SPORTINGand BLASTINGPOWDER.ARTHUR BRISCOE& CX

Sales by Auction.

Wright, Stepbonson, & Co.

THIS DAY,SATURDAY, 18th FEBRUARY,

At half-past 11o'clock.

At the Provincial Yards.

DUNEDIN AUTUMN RACES.

RACEPRIVILEGES.

WEIGHT, STEPHENSON, & 00.■will sell by auction,at tho Provincial Yards,

on Saturday, 18th February, at half-past 11o'clock,The grand booth, publicbooths, sito for fruit-

stalls,race-books, stabling, &c.Sample of the raco-book required by tho Club,and

all information,can bo Been at tho officeofMr SydneyJames,Union Chambers. " l&f

THIS DAY,SATURDAY,18th FEBRUARY,

At 11 o'clock.

At the Provincial Yards.

LIGHT-HARNESSHORSES.

WRIGHT, STEPHENSON, & CO.are instructed by Mr C. Redpath to sell by

auction,at above time and place,1 first-classcarriagehorso, fiveyearsold

n saddleand light-harnesshorses, threeandfouryears.

THISDAY,'SATURDAY,18th FEBRUARY,

At 11o'clock.

At the Provincial Yards.

DRAUGHTand LIGHT-HARNESSHORSES.'

WEIGHT, STEPHENSON, & CO.are instructed to sell by auction,at the

above time and place,q light-harnesshorses■t draught do.

THIS DAY,. SATURDAY,18th FEBRUARY,At 11o'clock.

At the ProvincialYardi.

SADDLEAND LIGHT-HARNESSHORSES.

WRIGHT, BTEPHENSON,& CO"are instructed to sell by auction,at th»

above time and place,g saddle and light-harne3Shorses1 waggonette, 1 dray and harness.

THIS DAY,SATURDAY,18th FEBRUARY,

At 11o'clock.

At the Provincial Yards.

WEIGHT, STEPHENSON,& CO.havereceived instructions to sell byauction,

at the above timeand place,a HeavyDraught Colts

"1 Light-harness Horse.

WEDNESDAY,22nd FEBRUARY,1882,At 3 o'clock.

DESIRABLEESTATEFORSALE.

WEIGHT, STEPHENSON,& 00.(in conjunction With MACLEAN& CO.),

Dunedin,are instructed by the New Zealand andAustralian Land ■Company (Limited), to sell by auc-tion,at their Wool Stores,High street, Dunedin,

TheMERRIE CREEKESTATE,containing

■■' . - 2370ACRE^ ". .This property is situated within a mile ofClinton,is fencedandsubdivided,wel 1watered and sheltered;

the whole havinganorthern exposure.

Thereate 330 acres inEnglish grassand 49 acresofbush,and a considerableportionofthe native poaturois suitable forploughing.

TheBhepherd at the homestead will pointout theland.

For furthorparticulars apply to the Vendors,11Bond street, Dunedin;or to13ja THE AUCTIONEERS.

THURSDAY,2nd MARCH,At 12o'clock.AT WY.NDHAM TOWNSHIP,

Three miles fromEdendale RailwayStation.IMPORTANTSALE

ofCATTLE ASD HORSES.

WRIGHT, STEPHENSON,& CO.(in conjunctionwith Carewell,White, and

Co.,of Invercargill)have received instructions fromJohn Anderson,Esq., to sell by auction,at Wynd"ham Township, three miles from Edendale Railway. Station,on Thursday,2nd March,at 12o'clock,

KA choice breeding cows (shorthorns), by"w Acme,Ethiopian, andBismarckc0shorthorn heifers, one and two yearsold,°v by Butterflyand Ethiopian

i . q selected bulls,by Acme,Ethiopian,Butter-" fly, and Bismarck

1 A Qhead prime fatbullockag qhead primefat spayedcowa

' AHA keac*mixed cattle,consisting ot bullocksH:\jyj amj cowa1 thoroughbred entire horso,Young Bar-

i x biore, by Bay Camden,out of St. Bar-biere

t on thoroughbred broodmares, c A thoroughbredcolts and fillies,broken andvv unbroken *l o station hacks| O superior draught horses,and

a saddleand light-harneaahorse?. 'Both cattle and horses will be foundon inspection

to fully bear out Mr Anderson's reputation as abreeder,the formerhavingbeen carefullyBred fromstock originallypurchasedfrom Mrs Deans,of Riccar-ton, Mr Joshua Pago (a noted judgeof shorthorns),. the lato Mr John JSimmo,and Mr Robertson,ofVic-toria.

Mr Anderson'shorses are well and favourablyknownia this market,so that no comment about them isnecessary.

Catalogueson application to Carswell,White, andCo.,Invercargill; Ford and Newton,Chriatchurch;

<r andM. R. Miller,Napier. 171

!' G. T. Clarke & Co.

't SATURDAY,4th MARCH,At 2 o'clock.

jl At Watson's Hotel,High street.COMFORTABLEFIVE-ROOMEDHOUSE ANE

SCULLERY,WITH TWO SECTIONS,WELIFENCED,

i. At the Cornerof Argyloand Broughton streets,SOUTHDUNEDIN.

To Persona In search of a Cbinfortablo Homo,Investors, and Othora.I..... fi T. CLARKE- A CO.<1 VJTt havo been favouredwith instructions fron;o Mr Stewartto sell the Property as abovo.

This "property is situate within call of tho tramlo cars, and in close proximity to the Gasworks,Potm tery, and brickfields;also tho GovernmentWork

"shops. The owner has studied every comfortin therection ofthe houso. Tho buildinghas flvo roomsBcullery, hall, bow-window,verandah,and venetiaiblinds; the groundbeingwell laid out in a fruit am

pt floworgarden; with stable and workshop.Title perfect.—Terms liberal.

Further particulars to be obtained from the Auctioneerß,Exchange Court,Princos stroet. 18

Or SATURDAY,4th MARCH,At 2 o'clock.

At Watson's Hotel,Highstreet.FOUR-ROOMEDCOTTAGE,with BOW WINDOW

(newly built),Waverley stroet, SouthDunedin,

Immediatelyopposite CaledonianSociety's Grounds.

Gt; olaTrke ■"& co" havobeen favouredwith instructions to Be"" aa above.

..' This property is very convenient to the Gasworkiworkshop*, &c, and within 15 niinutCß'walk of th- Post-office.The houeo ia perfectly new and in boßt<order.

Terms:—Deposit£50,balance as pefarrangemont.G.T. CLARKE& CO.,Auctioneer!,&c,18f Exchange Court.„ SATURDAY,4th MARCH,

" At2 o'clock.j At Watson's Hotel,Highstreet.

FULL QUARTER-ACRE SECTION, "Cuttcnroad,SouthDunedin.By Orderofthe Trustee in the Estate of F. Bennett,Bankrupt.

GT. 0 L A~R X E & C C" havo boon favouredwith instructions frothe Trustee to sell

!"■" Section10, block VIII, townshipof Forbury.Without reserve. Liberal terma.

Also,At tho same timo and place,Clearing SaleofFive Allotments in Macandre

road,close to Donaghy'aRopeworks.Terms: £10deposit; balance in threo years.

0. T. CLARKE& CO.,;_ 181 Auctioneers,ExchangeCourt.

Stuart and Ce.

STUART -<fc COAUCTIONEERS,

STOCK,STATION,and LAND AGENTS,and SHAREBIIOKERS,

~>p Are now prepared to give prompt attontion to aiJC business which maybe placed intheir hands.;eeaSALESof STOCXwillbo hold at tho Burnside Yar

[Ip EVERY WEDNESDAY.Veriodical SalesofWool,Grain,and othor Statii

and Farm Produce will bs dulyadvertised.Land sold by auction or privately,as maybo moicks convenient.

jwn Liberal CashAdvances made,and account eal".S romptlyrendereda.^, Address: Zealandia Chambors,_ Dowlingstreet, Dunedin.l)Q yti-M-LJJ"'"IWTni i-i i < i" ■■ la i imiiniiiiin «inii » i lIHI'IIPIM

IRON WATER and GAS PIPES alsoIndiarabber Hose for gardens, at

31 ANDERSN & MORIUSON'S,Moray p nee

Salesby Auction.BoKaid Stronaoh.

TUESDAY,21st FEBRUAEY,At 8 o'clock.

Ota.o Wool Stores.

WOO L. WOOL,

DONALD STRONAOS(on behalfoftho New Zealand Loan and Mer-

dntile Agency Company,Limited) will hold hiaFifthale at the Company's Wool Warehouses, corner oflastle andRattray streeta, on Tuesday, the 21st Feb-uary at 3 o'clock,when he willofferabout

500 biles washed,scoured,and greasywool. 17f. TUE-.DAY,28th FEBRUARY,At 2 o'clock.At Watson's Hotel,Duuedin.

RUN AND STOCKIN SOUTHLAND.

DONALD~STEOKAOH(on behalf of the Now Zealand Loan and iler-antile Agency Company,Limited), has received in-itructionß from the Proprietor to offer by auction, atiVatson's Hotel,High street, on Tuesday, 28th inst.,it 2 o'clock,THECENTBEHILL ESTATE,SOUTHLAND,

Consistingofqq i on acres leasehold,expiring 16th January00,1 O V lg8S) an(i beingRun ISsyoA acres freehold

WithG000 B^ceP> chteflyyoungewesand wethers

np. horses, large proportion being good

"° draughtshead mixed cattle.

The freeholdis subdivided into five paddocks,sur-rounding the homo station,and about 200 acres arounderEnglish grass,turnips, and stubble.

The improvements on the property consist of adwelling-house, containing six rooms, and a men'shut adjoining, containing kitchen,dining-room,andthree bedrooms ; seven-stalled stable with loft andchaff-house,cowhouse,cowshed,and yard. Also,large and complete woolshed (withscrew-proes) for 16shearers, and large shearers' hut and kitchen for 20men. lof

TUESDAY,28th FEBRUARY,At 2 o'clock.

At Watson's Hotel,Highstreet.

VALUABLE STATIONSAND SHEEPIN SOUTHCANTERBURY.

DONALD ST R O NAO H(on behalf of the New ZealandLoan and Mer-

cantile Agency Company,Limited) has received in-structions from W. Snunder3,Ksq., to offer for sale,at Watson's Hotel, on Tuesday,2St_ February, at 2o'clock,in onolot orseparately,

THE WOLDS, MARY'S RANGE,and

PATERSON'SSTATIONS.

72 000 acres leaS9a°i(l

2 100aoreß freoholdWith

30,000 Bheep-TheseRuns are well bounded,and easily worked.The sheep aro well bred,and havebeen kept carefully

culled fora series of years.

" The improvements are very complete, includingseveral subdivisions of runs, paddocks,&c, substan-tial houses,Stabling, sheds,yards, _c.

If not sold in one lot, will be offeredseparately intwo or more blocks,viz.:—

(1). THE WOLDSAND MARY'SRANGE,_S,OOO acres leasehold

2050 acros freeholdWith

20,000sheep.This lot can bo sold in two separate blocks if re-

quired.

(2.) PATERSOJVSSTATION.24,015 acres leasehold

50 acres freeholdWith

8,000sheop.

For furthorparticulars apply to v

THE NEW ZEALAND LOANAND MERCANTILEAGENCYCOMPANY(LIMITED),

At Dunedin Invereargill,Oaraaru,Timoru,and Christ-church. 2Sja

TUESDAY,2SthFEBRUARY,At 2 o'clock.,

VALUABLE STATIONPROPERTY,IN OTAGO.

DONALD STRO NA.OH(on behalfof tho New Zealand Loan and Mer-

cantilo Agency Company, Limited), is instructed bythe Proprietors (owing to a dissolution of partner-ship), to submit topublicauction,in the Long-room olWatson's Hotel,Dunedin,onTuesday,28th Februaryat 2 o'clock,

That valuable Sheop and Cattlo Stationknown as

0 L I P D E N,Bituatcd on tho we3t bank of the WaianRiver,in the Province of Otago, comprisingKuns 172a, 172b,and 402,containing inall somo

23,000 ACRES-together with about2000 ACRESFREEHOLD.

ThoFreehold (whichis the pickof the district), ammoat of the Leasehold Land is Bown with Englislgrass and clover, the whole being splendidly-grassecand well-watered country, having a frontago of ovci15 milos to the Waiau River.

THE STOCKconsists of about

"J O flflO well-bred young shoop, principalll")uw crosßbreds

jea head cattle, being carefully bredw quiet,and one of the best herds iiOtago

23k°r3o8> includingthoroughbredentin1 /? working bullocks,with gear comxv pletc.

" The improvementsconsist ol comfortabledwellinghouso of seven rooms, with well-stocked gardenamorchard,men's huts, stable,cowhouse,woolshed foeightshearers,dip, drafting yards, boats,and completestation plant,tho wholo being in thoroughworting order.

The above Runs (the leases of which expire IMarch, 1S87), are well sheltered,and noted for theicarrying capabilities and fattening qualities —th

1 lambingbeing invariablygood, averaging over 80 pccent. The wool from tho station haa realised thhighest prices in the London market,as can be geebyreference to the sale catalogues. The greasy sol

'. ia last Septembersales averaged Is ljdper lb.!

For furtherparticulars apply to the various Offlc(of the New Zealand Loan and Hercantilo AgencCompany (Limited) throughout Now Zealand,and iMelbourne _nd Sydney.

P.S.Investors would do well to inspecttho abo^propertyand judgefor themselves. 10.

OTAGO WOOL STORESRATIRAY AND CASTLESTREETS,

Dunedin.

THE, NEW ZEALAND LOAN A_?D MBICANTILE AGEEnOY COMPANY

(LIMITED) ...j Desire to call tho attontion of

WOOLGROWERS,FARMERS,AND OTHERSTo the facilitieswhich theycan offer for tho disposl' of Stock,Produce,&c, in thoDunediu Markot

'" by theirc REGULARAUCTIONSAT!, EXTENSIVESTORAGEACCOMMODATION,d And *CONVENIENT SHIPPINGARRANGEMENTS.3- FAT STOCK!I Is sold by auction at tho Burnsido Yards,nc

Dunedin,on WEDNESDAYS,from 10._6a.m.STORESTOCK.

Salesprivately, or by auction,as maybo arrangodWOOL,SHEEPSKINS,RABBITSKINS,HIDES,j TALLOW,_c.

aro disp*scd of by auction at their' Wa:houso on MONDAYS,at 2.1G p.m., and W(during tho Season on special days, tho Bales beipreviously on show on a well-lightedwool-lloor,wiample convenience forproper inspection by buyers.

'. GRAlN.—PeriodicalSalesarc holdat the Compim11 Storeshi addition to transactions by private c(

tract."LAND.—Arrangements caii bo made for Pub

s, Auction at any time to suit Vendor, and Buyoie convenience.of

In all oagos tho Produco ia carefullyinapoctod avalued by the Company's Kcprcsontativon, and onendeavour made to protect Constituents'intoreaIn the eventof Wool not bolug sold when olferec!can be shipped to tho London Markot at an cxpei- for warehouse chargo ot only ONE SHILLINGiBale. The position of tho Company as tho largiImporters of Wool to the Home Markot,and tho psonal attontion given to every consignment,isulliciont guarantees that Shippors' Intorosta istudiodand will notbo sacrificed.

«. LIBERAL CASHADVANCESia aro made to Consignors, and every despatch iserved in making up Account-sales and remittiproceeds. Advances avo made also on Stationsn). Farm Properties, and on Growing Clips of Woolam GrainCrops.

MEMORANDUMFOR GUIDANCEOF COUNT]CONSTITUENTS.

FAT STOCK for sale at Burnsido- should bo c<signed to that Stationto tho order of tho Company.

WOOL,SKINS,GRAIN,&c.to be offered in 1Dunedin Market shauld bo consignod to tho Copany'sSiding,Dunedin.(A railwaysiding,running through tho Storo its

tire length,gives unexcelled facilitiesforunload:and loadingtrucks,with complotoprotection fri

■■ the weather.)WOOL and OTHER PRODUCEnot to bo offo

in tho Local Market, but for Shipmont to Lond~ should bo consigned to Pert Chalmersto tho Cci, pany's order.

In every coso it Is strongly recommonded tlAdvico,with full particulars, be sent by Post toCompany, Dunedin,before oralong with tho Goodd

ay order that no delayor error mayoccur in takinglivery.

da Printed Waybill., Consignment Notes,or SamBags will be sent 'ly roturn post on application.

WOOLPACKSand OORNSAOKSsupplied>ro Lowest Jlarkot Rates.

lea The Now Zealand Loan mid Mercantile Agency Cipany (Limited) act as Agents for MALDKN ISLA.GUANO—universally acknowledged to bo a n:Valuable Fertiliser.

Anyfurthorparticulars will bo furnishedbyDONALDS'fRONACH,

Manager, Dunedii■s Offices: Bond street, DuneUin,

Sales by Auction.Maclean & Co.

THIS DAY,SATURDAY,18th FEBRUARY,

At 11o'clook.

At Dunedin TattersaU's,ifacfagjan street.

MACLEAN & 0 0." will Bell »t above time and place,

-^ QHoary Draught Maro» andQeidiifijfS

2 Lighk-harneg3Horses.

FEIDAY,24th FEBRUARY,At 11 o'clock.

IMPORTANTSALEOf

BTATIQK PROPERTY.

THE BEN OHOUSTATION,Wftitaki.

MACLEAN & CO.are instructed to submit to stile byauction,onthe above date,at Watson's Rooms, Highstreet,

THE BEN OHOU STATION,Waitaki,

Consistingof58 000 ACRES(more or less)LEASEHOLD,

comprised in variousRuns,the leases of which expirein May, 1890.

250 ACRESFREEHOLD,And with stock,consistingof

20 800 well"bre(l mßrino abeeP

£ head growncattle

25 calveß

■^ l saddleand draughthorsoa

And all necessary station implements.

The improvementsarcthoseusual upon piopertiesofthe description, aud compriso good dwelling-house,with neatlylaid-outgrounds, fencing,stabling, shgpp-yards, wool-shed (with screw press), &c, of all ofwhich full particulars will be furnishedon applica-tion,

Terms: One-third cash ; balance as maybe arranged,at 0 per centper annum.

MACLEAN& CO.,28Ja Auctioneers.

Donald Reid & Co.

TDESDAY,2SthFEBRUARY,At 1 o'clock.

IMPORTANTUNDESERVED CLEARING SALEOF

FAT STOCK,DAIRY COWS,YOUNGCATTLE,FARM IMPLEMENTS,DAIRY UTENSILS,

&c, &c, &«.

At Mr Win. Marshall's Farm,MosgielBush,nearMosglel Township.

DONALD REID & COhave received instructions from Mr WmMarshMl to sell by auction,on the Premises,iv

above,o!} primefat bullocksn o well-bred quiet dairy cows, in splendiix ° condition1 n quiet,well-bred stears and hel/srs, IiL v splendid conditionn rv quiet well-bred calves,in splendid condi"v tion "■ rpure shorthorn bull

2 do youngbulls0 fatdairy and grain-fedpigs

Farm implements,dairyutensils,&c, &c.1 first-rateRansomos and Sims'hooee h»jrake (nearlynew)

And sundries too numerous to particularise,

' Also,On account of MrJamei Harrison,East Taieri,

I draught colt,3 yearsold, unbrokea,b"*■ Squiro■i draught filly, 3 yearsold, unbroken,b■*■ Squire■j ridinghack,3 yearsold,"byPrince Alfrcc

~ ■*■ broken to saddle.'The Auctioneers ha%-emuch pleasure in drawln, attention to this genuineclearingsale. MrMarshall, stock are wellknown as the best in tho district,an. as his lease has expired the whole must be sold.

No reserve.Terms at sale. v 1!

James Campbell

J TUESDAY,21st FEBRUARY,| At 1o'clock sharp.At the Lowor Junction Hotel,North-East Valley.Notice toFarmers and Stockholders.James campbel:

has received instructions from the Vendor 1sell by publicauction,at the "Lower Junction Hotcon Tuesday,21st February, at 1 o'olock,

I A head Prime Fat Cattle1 on hettcl StoreCattle; asd ai Number ofDairy Cows, &c.I Any parties wishing to enter cattle,&c. for tlsale maydo so before12o'clock on tho same day.

J.C.Intends holding fortnightlysalea everyothTuesday,at the aboveplaco, of horses,cattlo,shee&c.; and having over 30 years'* experience in tstock and station business,vendors may rely upiV having their cattle,&c.sold to the best advantasPrompt settlements immediatelyafterthe sale. j

a ; i 'Andw. Campbell.0 — .—.—_ ____»__

MONDAY,20th FEBRUARY,At 2 o'clock.

; SALEOFVALUABLE FURNITURE.d ,

'r Ontho Premises,King street (nearlyopposite Noic. Dunedin Presbyterian Churoh).

AN D R/E W O AM.PBELhas received instructions from GustavHirsi

ir Esq. (who is leaving Dunedin),to sell by auction,ie the Premises,Great King Btreet,on Monday, 2(3r February, at 2 p.m.,10;n The whole of his valuable Furniture,comprising-ld A magnificent piano (by London makers),h£

cloth suite, mahogany sideboard (7:mahogany cheffouier,bookcase (6ft),gs tending dining table (fift 6in), carpe:y tables,chairs,whatnot,curtaia-poles, fIn . ders and fire-iron3, oilcloth, mahoga

bedstead,chests of drawers,washstandressing-glasses,dinnerware,broakfastwiand dessert servioe,kitchen furniturei. culinary utensils,&c, &c, &c.ja- Onview on Saturdayand morningof sale.

3, —«M«iW"»**.i»JffliiimiiiiiiiiM>WH"«tnTii mi iihimh

F. H. Daniel and Co. .TUESDAY,21st FEBRUARY,

At 12o'clock sharp.

MESSRS P. B. DANIEL & Cwill soil by public auction,on tho grouon Tuesday, 21st February, at 12 o'clock sharp (ifpreviously disposed of privately), that valuablo i

jjj pcrtykuownasLAKE HAVES FARM,

tho proporty of W. T. Marshall,Esq.

The Estate comprises about060 acresof first-eland,and divided into 12 paddocks,300 acrosof wlis verysuperior low-lj ing land,tho remainder btrich,undulating,and nearly all ploughahlo. Somthe best crops in tho diatrictfaavo beeu grown on

;af farm—from50 to 00 bimholßof whont. That iknownas tho OldPoat Swamp la famodfor its icrops.

Tho wholo of this valuablo property Is situated1 . tho bordomoftho most bountifullako in tiio Wakaldistrict,havinga frontago of about throo mlloa.

ro- ,°°\ Tho homostead compilfleßa flvo-roomcdShoneBP.h denco,barna, stable, woolauedß,cowshed,-na ovortthing icqalrcd for curryhg on farmlnif op

tloiw.

A woll-atocked Orchard.)llc

irs" With or without tho abovu will bo cold the unmontioncd Slock,Implameiits,Sen.:—nd 'iOO mixcil "lioop, 160 lambs,20 milch cows

' , v»vv i, oiforß all(i M(,oo,a> 12 calvoi), 1 shortlitj hull, 0 working liorsCH,6 youuj; dratIj» and uaddlo liotfios,pi^s, poultry,&c,nao rows, ploughs (double and single), roi:IK!r fee.,spring-cart and harucsa,good boalLi. bags sood wheat, outs (stack), house]lor. turuituro,eundrioß,&c.uroaro This proporty,sihiatod as It Is on tho bordot

Lako Hayes, and cummandlngthe llncat trout-fialhi Otago, combined with tho advantage to sportswith tho gun in tho slutpo of any sort of wildfol). &c, offers inducomonts not only to tho farmer,bi

ing a»y porson socking to obtain a quiet couutrymd donco that cannot bo surpassed In any other p«]iuj tho Colony.

Terms voryliboral.KY _1

on. Norcsorvo.

tho Forfurthor particularsapply toW. T. MARSHALL ;on- or

m^ F. 11. DANIEL &CO 'Auctioneers,Quoctißtowred ' 'on,jm- Tlio only reason for disposing of tho abovo

portyis thattho owner wishes to Join hln frlond,t Ainefica.

iin D. Powoll and Co.do-

SATURDAY,4th MARCn,,plrf At 12 o'clock.

DP O¥EL L & C« have roceived instructions fromKxecutors in thoEstato of the late Miohael Hogsaoll by auction,at the Princo of Wales Hotel,Iiom- cargill,on the dth of March, nt 12 o'cl:ck, SecticND and Bof -look IV, Wrcy's Bush, containing onelost (more or Iobs), togetherwithbuildiugs erected ther

consisting of a Dwelling-house of four roonißStore,now doing a flourishing business. Tho aproperty is about IS miles frum Winton and 10rfrom tho Nightcaps coiltiolds.—For furtherpartlciapply to tho Auctioneers,or to Thomas Murphya. tho ground This property is for positivesale,vi

260 dinposcd of by privatetreaty beforetit. ftbo^edftto

S&ies t>y Auction.Stephenaonand Co.

THISDAY,SATURDAY,18th FEBRUARY,

At 1 o'-lock.

STEPHEKSON & 00.have been favouredivith instructions from the

Mortgagee to sell byauction,at theirRooms, 39 Bondstreet, Dunodia,on Saturday, 18th last.,ftt 2 p.m.,

That desirable Fret hold Property situated atLook-outPoint,knownas"MountPleasant,"at present occupiedby Mr JosephMackay.

The propertyhasan areaofaboutslx&cies, ofwhichnearly two acres are covered wifca rnagnifloeiit nativebush.

Tho building,consist of an excellent dwellingatseven rooms and offices, in thoroughrepair, with largecellar&go and dairy (substantially built of Americantimber), togetherwith stable, coachhouse,and byre.

There is a never-failing stream of water runningthrough the property, bwidos a concrete well.

The grounds have been laid out in the mostapprovedmanner,and pla tod with fruit and forestttoos, shrubs, _c; there is also a capital kitchengarden—thowhole being systematicallydiained in acompleteway,with covered drains.

The house is well sheltered by native bush,andoommandg the finestview of any in oraround Dun-edin.

The propertyis easy of access, theMorningtoncabrunning within fiveminutes' on the one hand,andtrains andomnibus viaCavershamrunningwithin 10minute.' en theother.

Particular and conditions of aa'.e maybe seenat theAuctioneer's;or at theofficesof

MESSRSDICK& STUART,ISf Solicitors,Eldon Chamber.,Dunedin,

aiIPHIJSOH & CO.,AUCTIONEERS,

STOCKSTATION,and GENERALCOMMISSION.

AGENTS,

8.9 BOJTOSTKEST, DWE-LS. 'StoGk, Station, &c.

OHEEPFOR SALE.CEOSSBREDS:—

2000 "hiefly elßh*"t°°th eweai nearDunedin

1500 aWe9> mo9tly elSht-tooth,Duntrooß.

MERINOS: -4000 'u^"mout*let'ewes and wetbers,Duntroon

Of!Aft full-mouthedwethers,Just fouryearsold,AVVO Mount Pisa500 *wo'tooth ewe9i Mount Pisa

KflfiO ewes, mixed ages,mostlyfull-mouth,Ard-"vuu gour1 Oftft ft full-mouthedewes and wethers,Moxven. J.UUUU Hlllß2000 full"XßoUthe<l ewe8> near Waipfthl

1000 faU'nwrt&eilewes, near Waltahuna.

Forfurtherparticulars applytoWRIGHT,STEPHENSOH,& CO.,

' W Dnnedin.rjVHE NEW ZEALAND LOAN ANDJL MERCANTILEAGENCYCOMPANY

(LIMITED)Hate Fob Salb :BAREWOOD-

-4000 MerlnoWethers,full and brokenHAKATERAMEA—

' JgQQ Merino Wethers,full-mouth

3 200 0 MerlnoEwes> 'ull and brokenLINBURN-

-350 ermo Ewe9> maiden

1500 Merino Mothers,full-mouthGALLOWAY—

g 5Q.Merino Ewes,doubtfulIDA VALLEY -OFjOft Me''no Ewea,6 and 8 tooth (notOUU cuiis)KYEBURN—

2000 Ha'£bre<iEwe3and Wethers,6-toothSHAGVALLEY—

j. fjQQ Ewes,two and fourtooth.

" 500 Cro*sbredEwe3i two-toothMerino Wethers,two-tooth

OHNTON-y 800 Gr9SsbreilEww< f<"« »n(1 six-tooth.,y ;1( Properties for Sale. c

,„ |j1 O R ' S A L E,<% 12 THS ELGIN ESTATE,,4 three and a-half miles from railway-station, Ash-

burton,Canterbury,containing 348 acres, thoroughlyfenced,well watered,subdivided into 9 paddockß,the whole in Englishgrass excepting70 acres now Inturnips; substantial Dwelling-house, seven good lofty

gj rooms; also,cottageand farmbuildings.—Forfurtherm particularsapply to

GEO.S. BRODRICK,18f 123 Princes street South.

FABMB UPON DEFERRED PAY-MENTS

In CANTERBURY,OTAGO,and SOUTHLAND,to .nit ftll classes of Pturchassre.

~ Plans and all informationcan a _d by applyiogso ia ihe!l> HXW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIANLAHDCOMPANY(LimiSed),

Bond street Dnnedin

T> E I D AND DUFOANS.he JL\) 63 Princes street, have FOR SALE:—

HINDS—Ull acres good land,fencedHAKATERAMfiA—.OOOacres, sale or lease forterm

er SEACLIFFE-38acres, best-grassed term in districtV, BLUESKIN—MrJohn Morris' farm,70acreshe WAIHOBA—3BOOacres, good improvements, sale oion leasere. MaTAUßA—lmproved farm, 305 acresLBf WYNDHAM—lmproved farm,208 acres_

BRIGHTON—I6O-aerepartly-improved farm, to leicheap

Also,farmsot all sizes in various localities,citypro.~~ peirties, and numerous suburban cottage-proper-ties.MONEYto Lend on good freeholdsecurities.PROPERTIESmanaged. "RENTScollected.

Havinghad over aquarter of a century's experienin Otago, our advice mayoccasionallybe of service fc<new arrivals,and wo will at all times have pleasure Itaffording it.

;h REID * DUNCANS,on Land Agents Money and Sharebrokers,and Authorised

rised Surveyors and Civil Engineers,63 Princes street, Dunedin. 6ji

7,. TOPURCHASERSOFLAND

«. mHE EMIGRANT and COLONISTSits, JL AID CORPORATION(LIMITED) has 40,00en- acres of land open for selection in sections varyinimy from 50 to 500 acres.8' The land formspart of the block known as th

md "FeildingSettlement,"situated in the heart of thManawatu county. Alargeportionot tho sectionshayfrontage ort good metalled roads in close proximity t._, a main railwayline. The quality of the soil is vsr,rich. Itis bueh land,andmuch of it hasspecial valu■_ for saw-millingpurposes. What is not thus heaviltimbered canbe cleared at a cost of 30s per acre.— The price ofthe land is £2 10s per acre cash,or £per acre ondeferredpayment, on the followingtermfviz. :£1 to be paidon selection and the balance,viz,£2,at the end of fiveyears,meantimobearing interssatsixper cent.

„ Titlo under theLand TransferAct.

n(j* For plansand furtherparticulars applynot THE AGENTE. _C. AID CORPORATION,)ro- FelldiueFeilding, Ist July, 1881.

FREEHOLDPROPERTIESFORSALS./"I ON N E LlT~& MOODI]

f9h have forSftle~line DUNEDIN -Nino-roomed House InLelth Btroot,nei<£ Dundas street; house just finishod;everycoithis vonionco;cheap. Villa on westsido Royal te„_. face; suitablo gentleman's rosidence,with furoot quartor-acro. Half section, Edon street, wit

brick cottage. Nino-roomed House,Georgestreoicapltnlordor. Sovon-roomodHouso,Cuinberlanstreet ; full qunrter-acro. Two Houses, Londolon streot, with full secHon. Quartor-acre Sectioitlpu Queon street; Una buildingsito. Seven-roomtHouse,Grantstreet; ground tastefully laid ouioyory convouionco. * Six-roomedHouse,Ore:

tesi- Btroet; comfortablodwolling; sploiand d'^ s'to for shops and workmen's 'cottagetira. Section63,block XXXVII, Dunedin,with livroomed Dwolllng-houso. Sovonroousod Hous

cornor Fernhill and Loos streets (44). Ton Acrnear Botanical Gardonß(49).PORT CHALMEIIS-Scction366.QLENDKKIIID.—Eight Acres of Land,specially suldor- * ablo assite for manufactory. Easy rallway-Bidini

frontago to Bay. OneTon-roomed Houso,ateither Half-acraor Two Acroa Ground.'i-v splendid order;" ovoryconvonionco. SubstantiI0"' DwelHng-houso, oight rooms, brick and couien

mr rwith Thrco-qu»rtcrßof anAcre,Inbest positionn»r- NEWINGTON.- Villa ftwo-storey), aud Throlore, quartor-acro ofLand,boautifullylaid out. Eve?" ', convouionco.

"Old ROSLYN.—Ton-roomodHousa andOno Acre Qroui(80). Four-roomed House and Quarter-aoro,neTram torminus.

■s of PALMERSTON.—SovoraISectionsforsale.|,i,,K OAMAUU.-Section2,Block XXXVI; good site,mon RAVENSBOUllNE.—Thremroomod House and sevoiowl, soparato Sitoe.!t to SITESin St. Kilda,SouthDunedin,Grant'sBraifosi- Rockysido, St.Loonarde.ct of VAHXHALL.—A magnlllcontSito for a gentlemai

villa, suvoral ucros in extont. Also,Dwollithouao and Grounds.WYNDHAM.—SoctionB7,Block VI, 8J Acros ; che

(69).TOKOMAIRIRO.-vory BUp Orior Houso of ciproomp, plastered throughout, with 2 acros

land,übout three-quarters of an aero in orchnand garden ;bolt foresttrcos. Prico,£050.£Jmayremain on mortgngo, 7per cent.

NORTHlIAHIiOUUAND BLUESKIN.-Soctionsand 73,block VIISHAGVALLISY.—SovoraI first-classFarms,fromto600 acres.

OLUTIIADISTRICT.—I3Iacres unimproved Lan'ti ohoap.

OTAQO I'KNINSULA.—Fifty Acres,with flrat-cliDwollliig-houso (eight r.ooms), Stable,and O:buildings.

Is in POMAUAKADlSTßlCT.—Sections33, 34,86, 30, a37, Block VIII, price £4 per aero, near railwi___station; also,a large block.

WAITAHUNA.—I43 Acres, soctions 23,34,and :block VII, Waitahuna East district; close to toof Havclock.HILLEND DISTRICT.—Farm,231 acros, all 1proved; dwolling,stablo,cattlo-ahed, barn.HOKONUIDISTRICT(SOUTHLAND).—292 acr

In adjoining Kivorsdalc. First-clasßifavming lai'V' chcaotho :

iver- PRIME MEADOWHAY.>nnGaeroeon. TTI O JR SAL:and JJbovo A STACK(from 30 to 40 tons) primeliars HAY ; last year's crop; in splen conditr,on —"iloss -Applyja onco to8, 9f 24ja DONALDKEID & CO.

Properties for Sale.

) CAPITALISTS,SPECULATOR3, MERCHANTS, "1HOLDERSOF TRUST-MONEYS,HOTEL- JKEEPERS,AXD OTHERS.

HHE Undersigned, being desirous of t:L retiring from activs business,will SELL,byrivfttecontract, that valuable and centrally-situated j£roperty, portion of which ig suitable for wholeeale

"retail business,and known a« the OCCIDENTALUILDINGS,withshops frontingManse street.Thebad is leased from the Churchat a low rental,nd contains 105feat frontage to Manse by £5 toHigh:reet, directly opposite that popular thoroughfarenown asFarley's Arcade.Terms may be arranged for almost an Indefinitecriod,thereby giving the purchaser an opportunity ;d mako paymentsout ef proflta.a HENRY J. WALTER. .Cl O R SALE.800 ACRE 3ofvery superior LAND, lately sown

lown in English grogs, subdivided into eight pad-locks,in the immediate vicinity of Sore.A compactFARM of 400 ACRESnear Clinton—l2o

■cres splendid crop ofoats, 150 acres turnipsandrape,talance Englishgrassand tussock.

1000ACRES,ring-fenced, within one mile ofLoreU's?latRailway-station.

Prices reasonable,interest low,and veryeasyterms)fpayment.—Applyto

A. DORNWELL.

FOR SALE,SEVERALSECTIONSin Reid and Russell streets, near the GovernmentWorkshops and OceanBeach Tram-line—£soto £100each,£5 deposit; the balance on bills for three yeareat 7 per cent. Good streets and drainage.

Plans and full particulars at

MOLONEY'SHOTEL,WJa SouthDunedin

FOR SALE,one of the beat positionsin Ghri9tchurch.—TheLease,havingabout nineyears to run, of those brick premises corner ofCasheland Durham streets: OneLarge SHOP,withDwelling-rooms-above, fronting Cashsistreet; andTwo SHOPS on-Durham street.The Stock,Glassware,and Fancy @oods may betaken at Valuation.Applyto J. T. BELL,

Uf * Cathedralsquare.

For Sale, Sco.

/GEORGE BLYTH,\JT HARBOURCHAMBERS,Cbawvoebsibebt, DoNncia,

Importer ofHOPS—TasmanlanNew Season'sSUGARS—Queensland and MauritiusBARK—Hobart and Adelaide-groundBONEDUST,inlowt and 2cwt BacksMACHINERY—PortabIeEngines ' .SteamHoists and Cranes

Reaping Machines,Logan undJKldertTIMBER—Kauri,In logs or flifeheej

Hardwoodand BiackwoodPosts and RallaPalingsand StivesWhite Pine,roughand dressed.

Indents executed,and advances made on Wool,Produce,Leather,orHides, for Bhipment toEnglandGEORGE B YTH,DUNEBIN.

Oata, Wheat, Barley, and Potatoes purchwed »orrent market rates. Step

GIBBS, BRIGHT, & CO.,'BONDSTREET,DUNEDIN,HAVE ONSALE:—

Safesand Boxes,Milner's doPrintingPapers, Printing InkaBranson's Cofiee ExtractSauces,Brown's CornFlourPaints,Driers,and Varnishes ; BrushwareWhiskies —Lochgilphead, bulk; Glondarrock,bulk and case; and otherWhiskeyßPig Stout—EdmonQ'3newbottling, to arriveChampaene Vineyards Brandy—in bulk,flasks

and half-flasks—andother BrandiesClarets—A.de L'jze " St.Eatephe"Lager Beer, pintsand quartsAle—Drybrough's, pintsandquartsTubing (black); galvanisedto arriveBlasting and SportingPowdorBrandon CandlesBlue—Reckitt's Thumb. Cocoaand Milk, &c.Cementand Whiting. CalcuttaCornsacks.

INDENTSfor all descriptionsof Goodsexecuted onthe most favourable terms.

O N~

A L E'YERGNIAUD CLARETS.

Trade \g B Mark.

VergniaudNo. o—Maorgaux (quarts and pints)VergniaadNo. I—HautBrion (quarts and pints)VergniaudNo. 2—Haut St. Emilion (quarts andpints)VergniaudNo. 3—LaRose (quartsand pints)VergniaudNo. 4—St. Julien(quarts)St. Julien—Berthaud and St.Julien,J.H.

Also,- Sauterne'sMarcobrunner Hock,Steinwein,andBurgundy, Hunt's Ports, and Gonzalez'Sherries,&c, &c.

NEILL fc^CO.,190 Bond street, Agents.

ON " S A L EBy NEILL BROTHERS,Highstreet IAle—Johnson's Canterbury,Burkes Bulldog, John

Bull,&c, qts and pts.Alum, Saltpetre, Tartaric Acid,Creamot Tartar,, SodaCrystals, &c.Blacking—Dayand Martin's Paste and Jar ; Nixey"6

Black Lead,Knife Polish,&c.Brandy — Hennessy's, Martell's,Albert, bulk and

case.Whisky—Old Highland, Slater Rogers' ThistU

Blend,Tochineal,Mitchell's,Glenlivat,and others.Geneva—Land C,JDKZ,2 2i-32 (20v.p.).Key, and, others. 'Old Tom—Burnett's and Heddle'a.Rice—Patnaand dressed Jav'tt,Cornsacks—Calcuttafull-weights,all sizes.Woolpacks—Calcutta full-weights, 27 x64.CoarseCastorOil,casesand halves,ditto.Kerosene—Devoe's andDiamond.GalvanisedIron—GospelOakand Horse Brands.Fencing-wire— Hill's 6, 7, 8, 10, and 12, and

gteel; also, Barb, 4-prong.. Teas—ln boxes, caddies,and half-chests, 63Killarney, Bowen,and Hungarian; also,Indian, iihalf-chestsand boxes.Fruits—NewSultanas,Currants,Elemes,ValenoiasHops—NewKents,Goldings,and others.

LAK6E & THONEMAJSHAVE ONHANDand TOARRIVE—

WHISKY.—PlanetOld Highland, quarters amoctaves

D Rob Roy Old Highland, quarters anij octaves

Campbellton OldHighland, quarters amoctaves. 'BRANDY.—Tricoche,bulkand casei- Exshaw, N03.1 and t.

WlNEß.—GrantandCarlo'sPort 3ft GomezSherriesClaret--Mavgaux andPontet CanetDeinhard's Hock.

TEAS.-Halt-chests andboxes. 1]

i TJ "S. SPARROW & COc -*-*'" Havetho following

c ■ MACHINERYFORSALE:"j Onepair 30-horse power (nominal) horizontal con° pound engines, the high and low-pressure cylindei° being 15 inches and 26 inches,with aBtrpke of 3

' inches i suitablefor flourmill,sawmill,woollen factor]~ or other largeworks where economyin fuel is a coi" Bideration.One18-horsepowor (nominal) horizontal high-prei8 Bure engine, 14-inch cylinder, with a Btroko of £i, inches. .

;" Onopair coupled 8-inch cylinder engines, 16-incil stroke.One 4-horso powerhorizontalhigh-pro33uro engineOne20-horae power tubular boiler.One 10-ton steam overhead traveller,suitable f<lifting logs or other heavy weights.Ono sandpaperingmachine,for a timber factory.Two morticingmachines,made byJohnstone.Onoself-acting scrow cutting lathe, second-ham

15J-feetbed,IOJ-inch centres.OnaAmerican spoke-throating machine.

B Onepatent door-cramping machine,suitable fortimber factory.lr Onesmall boiling-downplant, consisting of boiln. and digester,with acapacity ofabout 50 sheepper dar- Twenty high-sided 4-ton railwaywaggons, in go<ill order,lately runningon tho Governmentlines.jh Seven sets waggon-wheels and axles (steel tyres»J withspringsand axle-boxes.tdina, All the foregoing to bo sold cheap.!d Dunodiu Ironworks,Ist February, 1882; -*I ff\O CONTRACTORS,QUARRYMEia. JL MINERS,AND OTHERS.o-c, Encourage ColonialIndustry by asking speciales for

JOHNMACKLEY'SBLASTINGPOWDER:it is givingperfect satisfaction,

it-Kj Au immense block of Port Chalmersgranite, esju mated to coniain fully 500 tons ol stono, was thein oughlydislodged at Jlcssrß Peters and Co.'squart»i Port Ctmlmerij, yesterday,by a charge of blastint; powdor weighing somo 301b. In addition to t'" inunonse mass of solid stone torn from the rock>«■ tho blast,there was fully30 tons of6mall pieces. TT powder used was manufacturedby at Mr J. Macklb'

OwakoMilts. The blast was a great success, aad speaks well for tho qualityof this locally-manufiiar turedarticle.

The Powder is now obtainablo from the und'montioncd firms :—ta ARTHUR BRISCOE& CO.,Ironmongers,Dunedi

MEW ZEALANDHARDWARE CO.,Dunedinea. GUTIIRIE& LARNACH'SN.Z. WOODWAUEODunedin ;ib THOMSONBROS.,Merchants,Port Chalmers.Quotations ar.dsamples on application.aY

Noticb to Importers.—The manufacture ofI'l kiuds of Sporting Powder is now beingstarted.5.; Communicationwith the Mills either by post[00 telegraph. . .72. Q N S A, L IiO Cantrell and 'Cochrane'sMontserrat or Lii

Juico Champagne, a delicious,sparklhd ; non-alcoholic, healthydrink

a3B Schweppo's Soda,Potass and SoltzerWaiuj. Lemonade and Ginger Alo, Prcller'B " Globe" brandClarets,whichtook tlargest number of prizos at Molbour*}'" Exhibition

35, Champagno, Sparkling and Still Hocks,aiwn other lightand Colonial Winea

m

_Lager Beor.

Also,c?' Tea,Sugar, Beor,Wines, Spirits, Provisioi1U> Groceries,si'id other GoneraiMerchandii— W. & G.TURHBULL & CO.

cccmbcr,1831. 2

E "OUMPS—LIFT and FOKOE,EN(' JT LISIT, AMERICAN, and OWN MAKE-

suit Hipurpoßoa.ft T. BgRT

pASALIERS and BRACKETS.—A\JK eortment fromfivebeßtEnglishManufacturerANDERSON * MORRISON'S,Moray plac<

For Sale,&o, :OROOTOBB, JONES, & CO..

Boot STBiarf, Ddedsk,HAVE ON SALE!

SABOf all kinds,Including Coogou, Gunoowder.OransePakoa,Caper, &nd Assam,Seahons Tkas,sx s.s. Bowks,Jost Aswved )

UGARS—Maurittuo,Queensland,and Company's.Also,

E,Ve;y deeorlption ol GROCERStad OILMEN8STORES.

GRAIN,TIMBER,So,,hi.Agents for

QUEENSLAND SUGARS(from the celebrated plantations of Wa. S!oas4'and Co.); and

SWINBORIWSISINGLASSAND GELATINE5TH

Tenders.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.SLEEPERS.

GeneralManager's Office,(Railway Department),

Wellington,Bth February, 1882.mENDERS will be received at thisX Officeup to Noon of MONDAY,the 27thMarch,ISS2, for theSupplyand Delivery, atanySta-tion on the Hurunui-BluffRailway, of SawnRailwaySleepers. Specifications and formsof tendermay beobtained at theRailway otfice3 at Christchurch, Lyt-telton, Oxford, Waimate,Dunedin,Tapanui, liiver-cargill,and Riverton. Tenderstobe addressed to theGeneralManager,New ZealandRuilways.. Wellington,and tobe marked outside " Tenderfor Sleepers." Thelowsst or anytendar will not necessarily be accepted.l

J. P. MAXWELL,18f GeneralManager. ,TO TANNERS,FELLMONGERS,AND OTHERS.

OHRISTCHURCH,CANTERBURY,NEW *ZEALAND.

TENDE R~S~ WANTEDTo LEASEor PURCHASE

A First-class TANNERY,doing a lucrative busi-ness, in full working order,withMachinery,Pits,and all necessary Buildings, &c, &c.,with Dwelling-house of nine rooms inthorough repair, with Stabling and Gardenwell laidoutwith fruit and ornamental trees—the whole contained In Six Acres Laud(freehold) situate on the Main Ferry tfoad,about two and a-half miles from Christ-church. ' ■>'

The Tannery was established about 1872,andcarried on by the late Mr SamuelStuckeyup to thetime ol his death,and the Executor nowplaces thesamebeforethe publicfor disposal.

Tendersopen until IstMarch,1882. Anytender notnecessarily accepted.

Full particularson applicationtoMESSRSC. B. TAYLOR& CO.,

j9f^ Cashalstreet, Christchurch,N.Z.NOTICE.

BY ORDEROFTHEMORTGAGEE.

mENDERS ARE INVITEDJL FORPURCHASE.' of the

LEASEOFTHEPREMISESknown as

C A S H B L HOUSE,havingabout 10 YEARSTORUN,together with thsGOODWILLof the BUSINESS lately carriedon therein,FIXTURES,STOCK-IN-TRADE,&c.

Separate tenders may be offeredfor the Leaseor the Stock-in-Trade,&c.

Stock-listsare in course ofpreparation, and will b<ready for inspection on and after the 16thinst.,otthe premises. . " - "Sealedtenders will be received bythe Undersignecup to 12 o'clock noon of the 20th inst. Eachtonde:to enclose chequefor £50as guarantee ofgood faith.

In referenceto tho above,the time for sending irtenders is EXTENDED to February 27th. Stockeheeta will be ready on the 20th Instead of the 16th.■ W. STRINGER,Uf CashelHouse.-

TOFARMERS,GRAZIERS,&o.

rrVBLE Undersigned havebeen instructedJL bythe Attorney for the Executors and Trustees of the late MrRobt. Gray toinvite TENDERS foLEASING,for a term ranging from 7 to 14 years, cthat valuable property known as BUSHYPARKSituateabout 10 miles fromMataura Bridge, whiclcomprises 11,400acres of the original estate, 100acres known as "Kelvin Grove,"and 600 acreformerly belonging to the New Zealand and Auatralian Laud Company, forming one compact block c12,900 acres, all fencedand subdivided,and nowi;good workingorder as a Sheep-station.

, This property is so well known that any commenon its grazingcapabilities or adaptabilityfor agricritural purposes is unnecessaryhere.

Particulars and conditions ofthe Loase,and alsofctakingover the Stockand Agricultural Implement!canbe inspected atour office,or at the officeof Messij Murray, Roberts,and Co, Dunedin. "

Tendersmustbe lodged with us, or at thesaid offlcof Messrs Murray, Roberta, and Co.,Dunedin,oncbeforethe 10thdayof MARCH, and tho highestoanytender notnecessarily accepted.1 MURRAY,DALGLIESH,& CO., <It Invercargill.

BOROUGHOFSOUTHDUSEDIN., WATER SUPPLY.

I mENDERS will be received at tlJL Officesof the Council,SouthDunedin,nnii noon ofMONDAY,the 27th inpt.,. For the Supply, Laying, andFittingof all Pipe

Irregulars,Valves,Firecocks,&c.for theSouthDunedin Waterworks.

Plan and specification maybe seen and copies 0tamed at thoEngineer's Office.

ROBERTHAY,Borough Engineer,

I . * MoraV place.OUTRAMROADBOARD.

mENDERS will be received by tlJL Secretary Outram Road Board until noiof SATURDAY,the 25th inst., for Formation- ROAD-LINE.

' Plans and specification maybe seenat ouroffice.j " REID & DUNCANS,

18f Engineers.

1 .mENDERS invited for the ERE<a X TIONof SHOPand DWELLiNG-HOUSESt. Clair,Forbury, tobe lodgedwith the Undersignon or beforethe 22nd inst.,at 4p.m. ~~~R. A. LAWSON,'1« Architect,

rpENDERS are invited till noon, 21JL inst., for ErectingOFFICES,&c.,inBrick a~ Concrete,at Vulcan Foundry, for Messrs KincaM'Queen,and Co. *T. B. CAMERON,'" « Architect

mENDERS are invited till noonJL Ist March for ERECTINGTwo-storey Brlj. PREMISESin Duko street.. TheSlating, Plasteriir3 andPaintingto be let each branch separately.16 T. B. CAMERON,C, 18' * Architect

RENDERS wanted till Wednesdag. A. 22nd inst.',for ERECTIONof32 chains one-w!0 three-rail (manuka)broadleaf-postFENCEat Evak dale.—Particulars fromJ. Langmuir,Caversham.A

tender not necessarily accepted.

TENDERS invited for theEREOTIOof RESIDENCEat Bellknowes,Roslyn. To

lodged with the Undersigned on or beforethe 2!inst.,at noon.15t JR. A. LAWSON,Archltoct

*' mENDERS are invited, for ErecliX three-storey BRICKWAREHOUSEin Craw*a street.—H. F. Hardy, Architect.

er Jewellers.y- ■'

3d AWARDED FIRSTPRIZE FOR WATCHESACLOCKS,NEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION,1861>>■ (*i AND T. YOUN

VJTe IMPORTERS,: PRACTICALWATCHMAKERSAND JEWELLBSOPRINCESSTREET,DUNEDIN,

have much pleasure in informing their numer- Customersand tho public generally that theirt GeorgeYounir has justreturned from England,ihas brought witn him a very large Stock ofnewest andmoat fashionableGoodstobo obtaineithe British and Continentalmarkets,anearly iuat■v tion ofwhich is respectfullyinvited.

As G.andT. Young importall their goods from1Manufacturersdirect, and buy for cash, theyenabled to land them at the"lowest possible cPurchasers maythereforerely that anythingbouti- at anyof their establishments will be the very t)r- value to be obtained,as all goods are sold byy, and T. Y. at the lowest remunerative prices.ig- Note tho addresses: 80 Princes street, Dunedho Great North road, Timaru; and Thames strby Oamaru. ■"

r's ~~ ~nd Business 2?otioes,WV ' ' ■■

IF W A T 8 0er- SJ? c boga Jo give notice tha b.6 has REHOVKIHIGH STREET,Dnnedin,and utUl carrlea onv; business as

IMPORTERAND COMMISSIONAGENT.""» AgonS for Wm. Tcschor and Sonß' Glasgowcbrstad OldWhiskies) Cejder md Oo.'BAneira!

Wteea.Indents executed in the Home lUrkel foi toy

soiiptlcnof goods or snachinsry. Town »nd Conn„ Properties for t&lo. Shnaa bought and laid oncft" mission

or mURKISH BATHS ESTABLIS- JL MENT,and TEPID SWIMMINGBATHS,l . . . MORAYPLAOB, NKAE OOTAOON,

ue Hairdresslng Saloonon Premises,ig, . —

Baths of all kinds open daily from6 a.m. to 10 ptor The most private and comfortableHot and C

Shower Baths,at the Turkish Baths,near Octa"G.HYATT,

h —-_ac Turkish Batho speciallyforLadies on MondayE\

ings, and Wednesdays all day. Private Warm ind ShowerBaths open forLadies everyday.

The Turkish and. Russian Baths are highlycommendedbytho Medical Press for thctrcatmenRheumatism,Sciatica,Gout, Dropsy, Neural)

18, Coldsin the Head and Chest,Liver Complaints,ibo. tho Kidneys in particular. ■■'.

; "I^JEW ZEALAND BAPK and Debtf_ JlI turcß,SouthernCrossPetroleum, Victoi

Debentures;Bank,InsuranceSharesBought.WILLDER & GRIFFITHS,

itt Melh.oufn<- "OLACK and GALVANISED WATI.3 A> and GASPIPESFITTINGS,INDIARUBBs» HOSE,fee ' 'j " A. fcT. BUR!

.- Btusinesß Notices. - —T?HE OTAGO FOUNDRY,

DB.tßCiaakd Poet Chauuuui(Established 1859).

DAYIDSON& CONY EH 8,Sngineers, Boilermakers,IronandBrass Founder*. b».

Flour-mill,Quartz-crushing,Hoisting, Dredging,and Saw-millMachinery made and repaired.

Makers of high-class Stationary andLocomotive Engine*.

Light orHeavy Forgings Made

All kinds of MultttubuUr and Lancashire Bollerf,Tramway and Railway Machinery and ApplianceMade and Repaired. __..'. iqj^

CUTTEN &■ OOMPANT,ENGINEERS,

IB.ONFOUNDE3,BOILERMAKERS,ANDSHIPBUILDERS., .

Builders' Material,CastandWrought Iron Column*,Girders,Iron Doors,Railings, Ranges, &c, &c.Estimates given,and orders promptlyand carefully

executed. ',''■'Works,Castlestreet, Dunedin.

XT I N '■"- S AN T E,-SPARKLING,DELICIOUS,INVIGORATING,

NERVE AND BRAIN SUSTAINING,NON-ALCOHOLIC.

This favouriteBeverage is considered one of thftBeet,Cheapest, and most Refreshing of the Drink*that are nowused in England andAustralia.

75 CASESCHAMPAGNEPINTS,r Each SixDozen,

Now Landing ex Hurunui and mail steamer, from. ■ London, :InCases,six dozen pints .. 4Ssper CaseFive Cases .. ..45a „

The Undersigned are appointedAgents for the V£n-Sinte' andNon-Alcoholic Beverage Company,and willrecaive a regular supplyof this article.

A ROYALBEVERAGE.At the Conversazioneheld at St. Bartholomew's

Hospital, London,on the evening of the 27th Maylast, thePrince of Wales tasted andapproved of Yin-Santo',and offeredsome to the Princess. It was ob-served that this was the only refreshmentthat theRoyal personagespartookof during their stay in th»public reception-rooms, and theywere both pleasedto express their approvalof the delicacy of theflavourofVin-Sante. : . : ; . -

P.S.— Vin-Sante'was.the only Aerated Beveragethat received aPrize-medal atthe InternationalFood -Exhibition held in London in18S0. .. ■■■.:■

: STAVELY,AUSTIN,& CO., .- Cunedia.Retail Agent,

W. D. SUTHERLAND,27ja George itreet.

KITCHEN RANGES,all size.,SPECIALLY.DESIGNEDiot burning New

Zealand Coal,both portable and for buildingIn, filledwith either highor low pressure boilers.REGISTERGRATES, and achoice'assortment ol

VERANDAH and BALCONYwork tnd Qtheibulldeia' requisitea alwaysin stock.I H. K. BHACKLOCK,

GeneralInnand Bra Foundry,. Crawfordatraet, Dunedin.

BAKNIKGHAM & CO.,Hsnutftctureraof REGISTERGRATESand'. .■:'■' allklndaol .

OBNAHENTALCASTINGSFor Balconies and Verandahs. *

Also, the -Paieni Cooking Range " ZEALANDIA.1 " Requires no buildingin,and will bum anyr .■■-■■-■ kind of fno!. . .VICTORIAFOUNDRY, GP.EATKING BTB.SM

l - (Opposite the Hospital, Dunodln).

PLUMBERS \ and ENGINEERS'BRASSFOUNDRY—Largest and best-selected— StockJnthe'Coloniea..-.-■; A. *T BURTj, T A ME S " 0 O.U 8 TO N,

tj LTJHEfiB GAS7.ITIE,Zma-WOKM,'■■ Walkei aJrefit!f . Orderspnactrwllyattended

0 T AN D W. G A G E3 V « Estate And CommissionAgent*,Share-k' : ■'" brokers,He.,'lf 10 RATTRAYSTREET,DUNEDIN.Q LICENSED BROKERSUNDER THE LAND

TRANSFERACTProperties for Salein Town and Suburbs.■ Bank, Insurance,and MiningSharesBought andSoli

!» * *teUweat market prices.

PROTECTIONFROMFIRE.

>r '» rriKE NATIONAL INSURANCECOMPANYOFNEW ZEALAND *

:e ." .)r Issues POLICIESagainst FIRE and MARINE Risks

of every descriptionatLowest Rates of Premium,

_ Offices; Custom-housesquaro,Dunedin. lod

IV/TAUIIIOE TONDUT, Temple Oham-LYJL bers, 99PrinGeastreet, Dunedin,FinancialandGener Agent, Hotel Valuator. Money to Lend on

'" Freehold or Personal Security; repayable by instal-ments. Private communications Box S4O. SOal ..

' .."YTEW- ZEALAND HEMATITE OO.'SXV PAINT. . '*>■ MANUFACTORY,PARA PARA,NELSON.Medal and Certificate.. .. Sydney Exhibition.First Orderof Merit .. .." DunedinExhibition.

~ The cheapest, best,and purest of all paints foteverydescriptionof Iron and Wood-work. MrRobertTatlock,'the BritishAnalyst, in furnishingReport om «.. the Paint,says:—"This i;l an .excellentPaint bothforWood and Iron,but particularly for the latter. It

°* doesnotalter by atmqsphericinfluence,and is01 adhesive. Ithas also the advantageofbeingquite freefrom any poisonousor noxious ingredient."Supplies, with copy Analysis, and Testimonial* 'fromEngineers, Ironfounders,Painters,and often,canbe Obtainedfrom

~~ ...- W. &G. TURNBULL * CO33- Dunedin,16th September,1881. 17at: :Od (Ti ASALIEES.— GOLD MEDAL MEL-\JT BOURNEEXHIBITION. 200 designs. Eastvalue nNewZealand.— A. * T. BTJRT.at —: : : :—■■——,nd ■ PUBLICNOTICE,id,

"Z 0 E D 0 N E."

— \\Z"E have entered into an Agreementf II with the ZOEDONE COMPANY(Limited)"£. of Wrexham,for the Sole Agency, and supply ofICK this article for New Zealand,and are now readyto38i supplyorders. : .

"Z 0 ED O N. E,"— Onaccountofthe vastsuccessof this highlypopular_" non-alcoholic" beverage, and its high credon-'J'» tials from themedical profession, manyattemptshavolre been made to imitate it. We hold power ofattorney

ns. from the Company, and shall take prompt actionnv against anyperson or persons using 'the word "ZOE-"/ DONE,"or anycolourable imitation thereof.lof -— KgMPTHORNE, PROSSEB,& CO.>N (LIMITED). 8be ' : '■ ] : ; ; *sth Medical.~ "TOIOB THE BLOOD IS THELIFB."ord "^ ° L A:R X K'S" WOKLD-FAMEDiii BIiOOD MIITPK B.— THEGREATBLOODPURIFIER AND RSSTOBffcHAS THE LARGESTSALEOF ANT MEDICINE

IN THE WORLD. 'Forcleansing andclearingthe blood from ill its lm»ND purities, it cannot be too highlyrecoaimended.i. For Scrofula,Scurvy,SkinDiseases,ud eorei ci allp kinds,it la a never-failingand permanentcuie."> ItCuresOldSores.'

CuresUlcerated Soreson the Neck.Kb CuresUlcerated SoreLega.CuresBlackheads,orPimpleson (tic Fact

ous CuresScurvySorea.Mr Cures Cancerous Ulcers. - " .and Cures E!ood and SkinDiseases,the CuresGlandularSwellings1in Clearsthe Blood fromall Impuremtitn.jec From whatever cause arising. ■

As this mixture Is pleasant to the taste, «nd war-the* ranted free from anything in«urioua to thamost d»l!----are cate constitution of either Bex, the Proprietors Mlloltost. euOerers to give it a trial to test its value.ght . Thousands ofTestimonials fromallParti,jest Soldin Bottles,2s 6d each,and In cases, containln..0. six times the quantity, lls each—sufficientto eQsot »permauontcure In the greatmajorityof long-et»ndl»»lin ; cases—by all Chemistsand Patent Medicine Veadoneet, throughoutthe world.26 SoleProprietors,:_ THE LINCOLNAND MIDLAND COUNTIE3 DRUG;

LINCOLN, ENGLAND.TradeMark—" BLOODMIXTURE."_, Export Agents—All theLondon I>rholesaao'Hoa»el.a. Agentsfor NewZealandI

)ta SEMPTHORNE,PROSSER,aad 00Wi Wholesale Drugglßts. *'DUNEDIN and AVCKLANIX:sli - ~ " ~ ' ~lies THE REMEDY FORCURINGto (CONSUMPTION, COUGHS, GOLDS,iSrj \y " , ASTHMA,CROUP,iam All Diseases of tho Throat,Lungs,and Pulmonary—i. Organs.

By its FaithfulUs 4CONSUMPTION HAS BEEN CURED

When otherremedies andphysicians have failedtoeffectacure. :i.m. Keqommendedl by' Physicians, Ministers, »ndlold Nurses—in factby everybody who hae-givenit» good

IT.NEVER FAILSTOBRINGRELIEF.Ron-and pothers will Endit a safeand sureremedy torivetheir children whon afflictedwith Croup -Itis harmless to the most delicate childre-

{ .Itcontains no Opium in anyform."

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I BhS^^S«uSer^LSAM ' 1—. As an Expectorant it has no equal. . 'm. i «3"Forsale byoil MedicineDealers. )ian : ■'■'"■ BATES,SISE,& CO.,229 . . Agentß,Dunsdlß. i

— Printed for the OtagoDaily Times and Witness New*SR E?Pel? Company (Llmltedl by Charlsb Prabbr,ofiER aornlngton,and publishedbyKeBKRTNoB&BADiJtt,ol KuBBeU streef,at the registered offlcaof tha. " Company,-Dpwlimr, High, and Macandrcw rtwett"" Dunedin, this 18th dayotFebruary, 1882;

REVIEWS.The Great Romance. By The Inhabitant.

Vols. i. find 11. Dunedin: Printed at theDaily Times Office.This is evidently the work of a young and

unpractised writer. It is full of crudities ofstyleand matter which layit open to criticismonalmost everypage;but there ia something1about it a little out of the commonway. Itexhibits anexuberant fancy, and an adroicnessin avoidingobvious difficulties, that redeem itfrom absolute inanity, though the absurditiesof its plan and the impossibilities of its detailsrender it a fair mark for ridicule. The two"volumes" are, in reality, only pamphlets;and, as there is yet more to come, we can onlyfaintly guesswhat thewhole will be. The in-terest is well sustained so far, and lovers ofJules Verne's delightfulvoyagesof discoveryinto the unknown will find amusement for anhour or two in "The GreatRomance," even asfar as it has gone. The writer, who takes thenameof J. R. Hope, goesto sleep in 1950 undertlits influence.of a chemical sleeping-draughtof wondrous potency,and wakes up in 2143 inanother state of existence. Finding his oldfriendsand his ladylove greatly sublimed andglorified,he is naturallyanxious to rise to thesame level. He determines to start off withhis friends, Weir andMoxton, in anaerial boatwhich he finds ready to hand; does so, andarrivesat the planet Venus, where he is leftby his frionds, and is beginning his ex-plorations when the second part closes. TheJc.«criptions of tha voyage are ingenious,thougi; we cannot say that the writerhas the wonderful art possessed by JulesVerne of makicj* everything appear quitenatural. Here is a, weirdlike description ofan incident of the voyage,which is the onlyone we havespace to extract, and, absurd as itis,, there is a certain degree of power ofimagination about itwhich mightbe turnedtobetter account:—

This was the thirtieth day of our journey.So far everything had prospered—all ,ourmachinery worked beautifully. An even tem-perature, which did not vary, except at ourpleasure; oursupply of air equal to that of anew country (sic), and our speed, as wefound from observations, had not slackedsince the second day we left the earth,or sinoe we had been entirely free fromits attraction. We had met no meteor,no aerolite had dashed across our way ;

both our offensive and defensive iastrii-ments were as when we parted from ourlast friends, and .ill our munitions ofwar were as yet in full stock. But thisday, asI looked out of ourwatch-tower, I saw,rightahead of us, an increase in the darkness—anaerial fogbauk—aMagellan Cloud; and as wegot nearer it stretched away farther thantheeye could see on every side. We thenthrewforward the intensest light of our electriclamp—its rays.seemedto touch it and stop, yetwe knew from avarietyof tests, it (the Magel-lan Cloud) had no substance—not the leastattractive power, and-though earlier we couldhave avoided this huge dcvil—Moxtoncalledit. And as we afterwards found it—cankerin the universe— this death of matter—asdeath here is the death of life. Thisunutterable thing, which dissolved all things—everything—not into their original atoms, butinto itself, into vacuity—nothingness. Wecould have avoided it—but before we' hadmade up our minds, the iatense speed of ournoble boat carried us into its midst, no ray oflight pierced it—a sense of unnerving fearsweptoverus and vibratedfrom soul to soul aswe found ourselves in this unknown thing.

"Moxton was the first to recover himself.He quickly took our instrument provided forthepurpose of testing the exterior air, whichcould be thrust out as you push out a tele-scope, then opened, enclosed asmall sample ofthe atmosphere and could be withdrawn.This Moxton did, anddetaching it, placed it ina glas3 vacuum chamber, and opened it. Butwhat was our surprise and horror to see asmall black patch float out into tho receiver.It was then Aioxton gaveit thename—'It's abit of that old-fashioned thing,' he said,—.' the devil.' But his eyeswere not, as ours, onthe curious little black cloud,but on the out-side of theinstrument in which he had caughtit. His strongthought dragged oureyestheretoo;—although it had been exposedbut a fewseconds to this infernalgloom,itwas cankered,its polished surface dulled androughened. Wedrew down part of our signal staff, which wasalso of polished steel. Intoit also this infernalatmosphere was marauding, and we compre-hended in an instant ourawful danger, for thewhole exterior of ourbeautiful boat must be inthe same manner disintegrating. This unrealblackness must be feeding amongall her deli-cate wings, weakening each minute herglorious frame. Quickerthan any wordcould be spoken we all knew ouri>est course—our only hope—Moxton openedthe box in which lay the springs ofour defensive powers. ""Hold on," he said,then laid his hands on the springs of ourdefensive organs—though prepared for theeffect, the rebound that in this thin air woulddrive us go fiercely onward, and griping waswithin ourreach—both Weir andIwere thrownwell nigh the length of the cabin. The con-Btant and enduringrecoil of tho perpetualdis-charge trebly accelerated the Star Climber'sspeed, and although she weighed,say a hun-dred tons, there was absolutelynothing to stopher. For 10 minutes did the smokingsteam offire andnoise bellow through, and fight in this.horrible space—then Moxton again touched;the handles, and the voice of our deliverer"ceased. Thespeed we had attained must befrightful, yet the hideous darkness was yet

us—the minutes seemed hours, for we.knew we were going faster than a shot from a■gnit, then at the same second the samethought penetrated us., I sprangto our look-out tower, dosing down the outer casement,made hasteto disconnect one of the glasses-while Moxton turiied to our stores for anewone—but Weir, thoujjh later in thought, wasquicker in action—with a turn of a handle,which was close to us, lie sent the electriccurrent through our outsuie signal-lamp,and2us the light came back, bhirred and faintthrough ourroughened; half-depayedwindows,we knew that we were out o^that horriblegloom, for as we entered it Weir^qad tried thissame lamp,but then not one of tluose gloriousvibrations hadcomeback, allhadbeen( quenchedby that enemyof nature and life. \" We adjusted thenew glass, threw hack theouter casement, and there, behind us lay thehorror we had passed through—a black fog-bank stretching away on either side farthervthan the eye could reach, and in height and■depth it filled from zenith to nadir the purpleheaVb.us."

It is useless to argue about probabilities■when thevi'hole plan of the romance is founded"on impossibilities, else we should saythe writerhad avery crude idea of the Magellan Glouds,and of the possibility of life outside an atmos-phere, and bo on. Tv?,"Coming Race" anda recent New Zealand work — " Erchome-non"—have.familiarised ti>e minds of mostreaders of this sort of literature to thepossibilities of speculation, with«>]ectricity anc^the flying-machine for materials. These bookshave, however, a foundation of philosophy,and the great defect of the little work beforeus is that at present it seems to have little butjvildfancy to commend it, andnosubstratum■<of philosophical idea3on which to build its"shadowy superstructure. But, as we havesaid, there is more to come, and wehave nodesire to be hypercritical.The Two Lawyers. By. W. M. Southan,

Dußedin: Printed by JohnMackay.This is another effortof local industry. The

principle that no prophet is without honourGave in his owncountry, applies doubtless in ameasureto theauthorship of novels and otherworksof local manufacture. We donot look formuch from a Colonial writer, and the stan-dard of writing which is considered high enoughi;o entitle a man to publish in the Colonyis not very exalted. Everything, however,

" must haveabeginning, and we arealways un-willing to discourage crude effortsif they haveiiny of the right stuff in them. The book"before us is crude enough, but it is above theaverage .of Colonial stories. The plot is laid.partly in Timaru andChristehurch,andpartlyin Tasmania. There is an honest lawyer'in-.the case, who confides in a dishonest one—the-.villain of thepiece,—and makes him his part-ner. There is the ,usual amount of love-iinaking; and a wronged, but high-mindedyoung woman, who is the best and strongest(character of the book. We give one or i)yospecimons-of the style. The following- is cer-tainly a fair specimen of bathos, considering■fchatthe Maud who speaks is supposed to be a

pattern of all thevirtues}"=-

---i.'Mfciid, my dear," said IVlrs Pretyman,c-1 aii_-i.snre I do not know whai jp;e shall dowithout jwrpoor dea?father[just dead], J feelIsnan n^ longsurvivehis loss."" You n."UJ3'; k^P UP> motQer dear; you

"know we mc^'^F sooner or later, and wohave this sola «e> *»* dear father was agood man when' t

alive, *.n.dhas/thank God,lejlhis family KcJ I*ovitedfor,'

This certainly r^mmis .us;eoWwhat of theAmerican story of .vhe widows Megram an-nouncing her husbands death, and \nndiflgupwith the remark, "Loser MJy covered :by in-surance." The story of ' The Two Lawyersis fairly well worked out, through a -tern.-;porarily successfulcareer of villainy? to »e&t#s4trophe in which the villain meets' his deserts.The struggles of Clara, one of the victims ofdeceit, to which she is herself made ail unwill-|ingparty, areportrayedwith some skill. The'old convict, her father,—a victim to a falseaccusation, for which he has been transported,but whose character is eventually cleared,—isalso a good character. The following extractwill give anidea of the writer's best style :—

"They had no sooner than Claradropped again into her penri\;e mood. ' Ah,how I long tobe myself, and yet laow^can I? Ifeel Iam*n imposition, forIknow J. notwhat people Jhink me. How gladly would Ibe honest, if i .only dared ! Iknow what the:result would be,biifc I feel inclined to confessall to Frank Perrym&K, and then he wouldtfcorn me as I deserve. Yet, ifmy poor fatherstill lives, he would suffer, and ho alone; as■Jor me, it does not matter much. SometimesI .am ajmost inclined to risk all. He_ isgenerous. liobart owes his present position

" tto Jiim. And how was it obtained but by my;fa'kenes3,or perhaps I may say my want of

to follow a/a honestcourse. Oh,jlO

,"> I hate myself! and yet I did it not for

■~nZ e^-1(^ °^ m¥ own> wo.uld giajdly change?j&i ,a4|L, % -«th the lowest menial in this tGwn topossess U.^Peace of B?ndAlhi^\ n?ver llav&'andperhar^ »ever will. Oh God, do,Ipvaythee,extend S>" for it mayberebellious of i.^°> 1 feel Ido fotReserve allthis ;' and, sinWii-'.'? ou .a couch, Glarfe wept,bitterly, andsome ton-minutes later so Hobart

" found her." , ."<.,. Of his worst thefollCN"?5s & specimen, and*"ia decidedlyweak and slipshod:—

"Louie found MaudfasVasleep for she hadno troubles. She loved hei1 brother, mother,andalso Louie—in fact, she uYW ageneralhker,and with everybody she was a &'reat favourite;

but she had no love trouble. Many of theyoung men who visited their house tried tocourt her, but she met all their advancesin her;usual lively way—infact, she treatedit all as a

'matter of fun, and she hadnever sofar thoughtseriously enough of anybody to think them inflove, or to wander in that .direction herself.;;boshe was doublybleat; forwho is there of themillions of this world's populationwho can sotake the best part W this world's gifts andenjoy them, and leave the unpleasant parts farothers? But such is life—we. are all the victimsof circumstances and our disposition, whichhas more to do with our joys in this trouble-some world thanaught else."The book is very well printed, and is quiteinteresting enough to while away an hour ortwo in arailway train. Of thehigher qualitiesof art, originality, and force and skill in thedelineation of character it is almost entirelydestitute. With patience thewriter may im-prove, but his chief recommendation at presentis that he works out his plotfairly well with-out any startling improbabilities ; but the in-tellectual and moral level of his principalcharacters is by no means high, and there isalmost a totalabsence of humour in all of them.

STATISTICS FOR 1880.

Generally, when the term "Bluebook" isused,any Governmentpublication issued iinderauthority of Parliament is considered as beingreferred to, and this is quite correct: but thereis one portionof statisticsconsidered by wayofeminence "The Biuebook," and which refers'o- the governmental department of the Con-

stitution. Accordingly, part lof thestatisticsis devoted exclusively, under the title of

Bluebook". to Gov*nors, Parliaments,Ministers, Members of both Houses, andforeign consuls. From this part it is foundthat since the Constitution Act came into forcem 1853, there have been in and over NewZealand, governing, eight nominees of theBritish Crown, Sir George Grey holdingofficebwice, and for the longest period; Sir Jamesi ergusson, thr laird of Kilkerran, holdingforthe shortest. Inaddition to theßeeight, therewere-Qlso, during- the same period, severalAd-ministrators, who only acted in absence of theactual authority for governing.

The first session of the first Pasllament ofthe Colony opened at Auckland in May, 1854,and in the course of time since then elapsedthere have been seven Parliaments, embracing128 sessions. During the years 1557 and 1559therewere no meetings of the House, and in1879 there were two meetings. It will beremembered that until 1879 the Parliamentswere quinquennial,andnow they are triennial.The Ministries presiding over the destinies ofthe Colony for the sameperiod numbered 19,andif thefirst experiment at self-governmentis excepted, when thecity of Auckland, if notthe whole Colony, was amused bythreechangesof Ministries within one month, the Hon.MrStafford held'office as Premier for both thelongest and the shortest period—to wit, first,from' June, ISSG, till November, 1860 (fouryearsand nine months); and again,from 10thSeptember till 11th October,1872(a period ofone month)

The names of theLegislative Councillors arealso given, from which it appears that at thetime the compilationwas made only two of theoriginal appointeeswere members of the Coun-cil, the others having either resigned or diedout; and certainly a period of 27 years,from1853 till ISSO, of supreme authority withoutresponsibility to constituencies or the countryat large, is enough to satisfy the longings of themost aristocratic in a young community.Passing, on,nowto the part treatingof tradeand interchange, the firstportion is devotedtoshippingreturns, which are of great interest.The positionDunedin occupies as a shipown-ing port comes out thus: Aucklandpossesses216 sailing vessels, of a gross tonnage of14,477;Lyctelton,66 vessels,registering 20,047;Dunedin, 78 vesselsregistering 7695; Welling-ton, 37 vessels,registering Gs7B—Lytteltonshowing the heaviest tonnage, and Aucklandthe greatest number. Of steam vessels Auck-land o*ned50,registering 2551 tons; Welling-ton, 17 vessels, of 1884 tons; Lyttelton, 8vessels, of 330 tons; Dunedin, 34, of 9606 tons—the Union Steam Ship Company's fleetgivingDunedin agreat advantage.

As. the country with which New" Zealandtransacts the largest amount of business, asmight be expected, Britain stands a long wayto the front, the exports thereto being£4,767,068; and the imports therefrom,£3,479,217—showing a credit balance of£1,287,851. Next in importance come theAustralian Colonies, our largest transactionsbeingwith Victoria, and showing in the grossexport thereto £1,325,230, and imports there-from £I,93o,4oß—showing a debit balance of£605,178. How thisarises it wouldbe of con-siderable moment to ascertain,as undoubtedly,with the 'exception- of timber, New Zealandmust be paying a heavyhandicap on goods re-ceived therefrom, as not one of the otherColoniescan raise articles which cannot be aswell and as profitably done here. In fact,there is scarcely an item that can beintroduced by us from the Coloniesof Australia which is not imported bythemselves—not their own production. Theislands of tho Pacific are good customersboth in demand and supply, the values ofwhich are vepy nearly equal. Europeancountries, India," China, and the Mauritiuslay us under heavy obligations for their pro-duce, while theCape Colony is a customer for£35,017. Our connection with the UnitedjStatesof America does not bulk v.crylargely,caused in a large degree by the prohibitiveduties that country imposes on our staple ofwool—the total transactions for the yearamounting, viz., for imports to .*!235,011; ox-ports, £105,147—showing a balance in favourof the States of £132,864.

CRICKET.TO THE EDITOR. .;.-" «

Sib,—Would you be kind enough to informme throughyour columns what was the resultof theIntercolonial cricket match Melbournev. Sydney last year I—Iam.&c,

G- SFebruary 15th.[Two matches are played every yeav. In

December, 1880, Victoria won by one innin»sand 96 runs ; in February, 18S1, Victoria alsowon by30 runs; fci December, 1881,Victoriawon by two wickets and two runs.—EdO. D. T.] ■

DREDGING.TO THE EDITOR,

Sir,—Those are times in which not one dropof-ink should be wasted,or one moment of aneditor's time occuxsiedwithfrivolous correspon-dence.I havemarked,noted, and digested thecon-

tents of letters appearing in your columns,emanating from " Observer," "Argus," and'Anglo-American." Iendorse to the full, andglory in, the challenge of " Anglo-American."I totally deny the assertion of " Argits" .tliatourworthy Harbourmasterknows anything ofharbour improvements. He knows what heshould know—the depth of water in thevarious channels,and his duties—but by nomeanswould he assert himself as a scientificseaman or a marine engineer. We are alsoreferred by "Argus" to Mr Elder, a chemistof Port Chalmers, for hisredoubtable ovidenceand opinion.

In the first instance I mightas well consultand avail myself of Jack and his beanstalkto get to heaven, or, in the secend, carrya caseof lockjaw to Mr R. Stout. These excellentgentlemen are, like your humble servant, verygoodat their business.

We who are watchingandwaiting thoroughlycomprehend that thismonstrous misconceptionwill come to naught, or remain only as a last-ing monument of the most egregious errorever perpetrated in the shapeof harbour im-provements. It can be demonstrated as plainas the sun at noonday that it means com-inereial ruin to Dunedin, and financial disasterto all concerned.

And ere you, Dunedin, can accomplish thisvainchimera of your brain, your entire energieswill be aroused to qualify your port for thevast extension of jrnmigration and commercethat will Bpeedily, in all human probability,Iseek to enter your harbour.

The true path of wisdom is, at this theeleventh hour, to nourish, embellish, andbeatitify your available, and already splendid,harbour of Port Chalmers, aud the city ofDunedin will drink deep of its prosperity.—lam, &c,

» SOBUB.Port Chalmors, February lGth.

MR DENTON'S LECTURES.TO THE EDITOR.

SIE,-=rlnyour yesterday's issue MrBruntonagain maji^s quotations which' only serve topoint out his lin'uicslknowledge of tho subjectupon which he writes^ His quotation from thoMelbourne journal merely gjves theopinion ofone person. This Mr Wnitely',{l nresumo it tobe the same) wrote many lettors to the'publicPress at the time of the discovery of imple-ments jn the valley of the Axe, now some fouryearsago. Iwell remember the whole of thecircumstances attending the case, and further,visited the locality, securing about two dozenofitie implements, wLich I still have in mycollection. Notwithstanding Mr Whitely'sassertions', these implements jiro 4oclared bythe most competent authorities who haveexamined them to be the handiwork'ofrnr»n.■The leading archieologfets of Europe aridAmerica have pronounced upo# fch'em,.and theonly authorities who have differed fion) themare' those who have not made tho subject aspecialstudy. Amongthese latter Mr'Whitelynumbers,and I think I am correct in statingthat up to the Axe discovery ho hadpaid nospecial attention to stone implements. Ob-1seryjiig what he siipposed to be similar objectsamong .8, quantity of broken road-metal(crushed by "maci/owy), he selected a few fasnearly a« possible resenjbling those describedas thework of man ; he produced them along-side the valley-gravel implement's, ftud at-tempted to overturn theconclusions drawn by;i-fcrghoeologists. In this attempt ho failocl,and

;-bis p&ijevß weroregarded as exhibiting a weak-ness of argument in evory point, while hisselected specimens ,cf road-metal wore quickly■separated from the pui^olithic implementsiwithout difficulty.

Perhaps when I tell Mt- Brunton tjjafc Ipossess one of these palaeolithic implomonts,,which was found, together with several flintflakes, buried with a skeleton in the west ofSuffolk, as ajsp. several from thewell-known" Grimes1'Griives in tho same locality, hisdoubts as to whether man realty used thesej.tooJsmaybo partially removed.{ Tho' hi;man jaw from the valley of theiSomne wasaiv/^ys regarded with doubt, and,by referring to the Anthropological Review,!IMrBrunton may easily learn ilie whole of thojfacts connected vyith its discovery, as also theinquiries heldipon thosubject, tfhoThaying-en

Cave finds never made any general impressionupon the scientificworld, as theyworepalpableforgeries. Therelies fromthe Miocene beds ofSwitzerlandbore no direct evidenceof thepre-sence of man; they were simply what wasthought to be rough basket-work and aroughly-pointed branch of a tree. Regardingthe Brixham Cave, I would bo glad to learnwhere this evidence has been stamped out.Should MrBrunton desire to gain a more in-timate acquaintance with this subject, I wouldrefer him to "Evans' Stone Implements ofGreat Britain," "Lubbock's PrehistoricTimes," "Nilson's Scandinavian StoneAge," "Dawson's Cave Hunting," &c—1 am, &c,

J. G. S.Dunedin, February lGth,

MISCELLANEOUS VICTORIANNOTES.

(by a recent visitor.)NoChingstruck n>o so much on visiting Mel-

bourne, after mi absence of nearly 18 years,asthe great growthof beautiful shrubs in all thesuburbs. Formerly tho greater part of thesuburban districts on tho left branch of thoYarra, stretching for many mires southward,was asandy desert, with many pretty gardenswhere houses stood, but with few trees. Theendless plantations in public grounds andprivate gardens have done more to beautifyMelbourne and its suburbs than the vastly im-proved houses which everywhere cover thecountry; moreover, theyhavegreatly improvedthe climate by moderating thewind and check-ing theflight of dust.

Among the many changes in the habits ofthepeople is the comparative disuse into whichsea-bathing has fallen. -In olden times vastnumbers of men rushed from their officesto thesea as soon as the heat of the daywasover. The building of superior .houses'withbaths has, in a measure, superseded this habit.Protection v. Froetrnde is no longer aquestion which agitates the popular mind in\ ictoria or New South Wales. In the formerProtection, in the latter Preotrade, is thesettled policy of the country. It is true thatthe powerful voice of. the Argus cries outunceasingly against Protection, and that alarge minority of the people of Victoria areFreetraders ; but the Argus is often as un-reasonable in its arguments against Protectionas if it were a religious paper opposing somerival creed. Fallacious reasoning sometimesbrings a good cause into contempt, and thissometimes happens with the advocacy of theArgus. TheAge is almost as unreasoning onthe other side—perliaps, on thewhole, more so ;but Benyism mad» the Age a great news-paper, and I often heard commercial men inMelbourne, who hate both the paper and itspolitics, boar testimony to its improved com-mercial columns.

Talking of Pressmatters, theArgushas issueda halfpenny evening journal. It is doubtfulwhether a colonist, cares to save a halfpennyunder any circumstances, but the result isthatwhen the boy presents himself at a rail-way-carriage window a manwho has a pennybuys two papers forthe inmates.

No one who visits Victoria can help beingstruck with the fact that Melbourne literallyswallows up all minorlocalities. In New Zea-land we have, say, ten ports receiving Euro-pean ships. In Victoria they have but two.Thewhole policy of thecountryhas for yearstended to make Melbourne great at tho ex-pense of places which should have beenfostered.

Without a doubt Protection has helped thismischievous tendency.. Ithas posteredmanu-factures.- in Melbourne, causing population tocentra there, with disastrous effect upon outlying centres. When I saw Melbourne withall its glories I was inclined to imitatethat Maori chief who, many yeara ago,in

_the savage" days of New Zealand,visited Sydney. He fairly broke down at the

sight of arope-walk, wherehis nativeflax waatwisted intoropes. He buried his face in hishands, wept bitter toara, and said,"New Zealand no good." When I visitedPortland I drew a long breath, reserved mytearsfor a real cause of grief, and felt happythat in New Zealand therewas aDunedin, anOamaru—even aNew Plymouth still.Imust saya few words aboutPortland. Itwas aknown locality and contained a thriving

settlement on a small soale beforeMelbournesoil, had felt the prick of a tent-peg.There, is not exactly a harbour there,but there is a fine anchorage in awell-sheltered roadstead. Even lighters liethere at anchor with a heavy sea running, andseldom cometo grief. Themaking of a secureharbour there would be child's play comparedwith what Oamaru has been. It is a prettyplace, with a healthyclimate andfine sea-bath-ing. Many yearsago, sometimes a dozenEng-Ilisa ships discharged there. Twenty-threeago I saw the English ship or barque Fledadischarging there—thiswas the last. Others,I think, have occasionally loaded wool there,but the place is dead. This is duoto the ex-clusive attention paid to Melbourne. Oncethe Parliament was induced to commence atramway to tap the fine interior country—forthat immediately surrounding the place ispoor—but tho project was given up. Now.auseless railwayruns to Ararat, and thence thetrafficgoeson to Melbourneor Qeelong. Thedistance is 240 miles. Commonsense dictatedtheencouragement of an outlying shipping port,which would have taken a good deal of theSouth Australian trade, but as it is, the SouthAustralians have taken some Victorian trade.Portland revived slightlywhen the bark tradewas in full" swing, but Melbournewouldnotstand this. During the Berry reign anexport duty, was imposed on the barkbecause its export did not suit theMelbourne tanners. This was a ruinous,blow to Portland, and although the duty hasbeen removed, the export is subject torestric-tions which press heavily upon Portland. Thoplace is now nearly as I last saw it, morethan 20 years ago. Many houses are in aruinous state; several stone onesstand with-out windows. I could not but repeat thelines:

In(1« noden FenatorhOlenWohnt das granen.

IfI were a Melbourne man seeking1 aseasideretreat, Iwould far soonergo to Portland thanto one of the snobbish fashionable watering-places nearer the metropolis.There is agreat charm to a New Zealandorinpassing through Victoria in thospring. Idonot saythe sceneryis vetyremarkable, but it istotally differentfrom ours. "In place of densebush, bare, brown tussock hills and plains,and tremendous gorges,one sees miles—hun-dreds of miles, of beautifully-grassed country,everywhere green,scattered over like a parkwith rather picturesque trees. In some dis-tricts the trees are ugly, and whereverscrub is

seen it is very scrubby ; but as arule thecoun-try is pretty and park-like—so open, indeed,that the first explorers of a large part of theWestern district drove, I believe, m a buggymost of theway to Adelaide. Thepicturesquemagpies add not a little to the charms of thoscene. These curious and inquisitive birds are3een in pairs or small groupsall over the coun-try, in the bush and~ near the farmhouses.They generally seem bent on something im-portant, andare often seenapparentlyamusin^themselves. They add quite a feature to thecountry.

A warm subjectofcontroversy in Melbournelately_was the hattrade. ATariff Commissionis sitting to inquire into certain alleged ano-malies. It turns out that men's hats, whetherfor workingmenor swells,pay Is 6d duty each.A hatter offered me tennis hats of fantasticcolours for 3s or 3s Cdeach. Similarhats are IsGdeach inDunedin. Tennis racquets areclassedas woodware, aud pay a protective duty equalto 27i per cent, on the invoiced price. It isdifficult to seewho is "protected," as none areproduced in Victoria. Cricket bats have topay a specific duty ; toys are exempt,but toybats have to pay asbats.

The_ Exhibition seems to have exercised agreat influence. Everywhere one sees beauti-tul imported goods which arc spoken of as"Exhibition goods." They arc not very choap.The Continentals seem suddenly to havemadethe discovery thata greatempire exists in thoseseas, and have recognised Melbourne as itscentre. It is certainly a city which, from itssize and its display of woalth and energy, iscalculated to surprise Eitropcan visitors*- TheGermans propose to start a lino of steamers,and all these Colonies will probably share in-directly iv the 'benefitsof the Exhibition.

In some respects Melb6unie"-is singularlybackward. The same disgusting open drainswhich have excited the iro of travellers formore than 30 years, are used,and no attompthasbeen made to lay down sowors. Someonehas answorod, "Itcannot ho done ; partof thetown is too low, and the floods in theYarrawill not permit it." Nobody seems to knowthe author of this sagedictum, but it is thegutter-gospel of Melbourne. Beggars are al-waystobe seen in the Btroets of Melbourne ;veal professionals, who wouldnot disgracoLon-don, are there in." good times and bad. I toldmyfriends there that in no town in New Zea-land witli which I was acquainted would sucha thing be tolerated for a day. "We knowthat,"was the answor, "We have tho samelaws here, but it is not the fashion to enforcethemin this town." It is purely amatter offashion:'l hoard nothjng of beggars in etherVictorian towns. 'Sandhurst is one of thagroatcentresof in-dustryand energy;indeed, it is aplace deserv-ing of anote in the world's history. Theminingoperations there are onan enormous scale ;butone may fairly speculate on thoir growingvastly greater, for great as they are, it is evi-dent thatQijlyasmall areaofcountry is touchodcompared with tlje total area of Silurian sandfl.nd slate. The town is prettilyplanted, andyill with its .fine'buildings be a, really hand-some city. JTorbeauty donot loolc beyond thetown. Outside, wl)en you dp notsee^enormouspiles of pink and blue slata andsandstone, orgiantheapa.of tailings finer than flour, 'Yousee a pitiless, scorched desertof i\ed, shabby-looking earth peeled of its [surface soij wherethere wasa suspicion of gold, anil elsovvherecovered with hungry, scrubby gum-trees. Theextent of these piles of stone from the mines isesormr>u,9, IPov miles you see them, andamoijff 1/bem long rows °^ skeleton towersmarking the sites of minas, standing in lineswhich srqw tljecourse'of 'the roeft. Thore is afine Exchangehi the ix/v/n,an ar.cade,fiui tijebrokers, jobbers, and speculators per'sjst'culilystand outsido it on the footpath "under thoverandah," and whon there is any excitement£hecvi)\yd extends far outinto the street.

Amid all tlfipturmoil science is notneglected.A Sahool of jNimW e7iergeticiifly conductedaffordsa vaviodcourseof instruction,andmetallurgy being theleading subjects. Ata distance from the town aro tho works of tlipPyrites Company, where the highest chemicalmoeoHses are applied to the extraction of goldL trofn pyj.it^a- In the domain, in the centre of11tho town, lVii.pjre.iiLy fernery, forming a sort of>■lovers' walk. Mining operatjojjs/irocarried onsunderneath parta of tho towii^-somc of tl-.oi'mines are of prodigious depth. I didnot go

downmore that a thousand feet, and Ithinka hundred would hare suited my purpose aswell. WhenI did go,Ifound nice dry white-walled drives of various widths. Hero andthereIwas shown glittering goldin the walk,and the singular feature oftho saddle-shapedreefs, which lie 0210 above another, wasexplained. Much of the work is done bymeans of compressed air working powerfuldrills. For prospecting purposes the diamond-drill is in great favour, and will doubtless addenormously to the wealth of Victoria. Itrenders prospecting practicable on a scalewhich would never have been thought ofwhen sinking a mine was tho only mode oftesting ground. Tho people of Sandhurst arefull of enthusiasm onthe subjectof their future,and well they may be. Thtt data are as yetinsufficient to determine whether therichnessof reefsincreases or decreases tho deeper theyHo. There is as yet no real evidence eitherway

_Afierce share mania and a still fiereor squat

ting mania rage in Melbourne. Tho lattertakestheplace ofheavyspeculation in Queens-land runs. Large areas of country on distantQueensland rivers and in remote parts oftho Northern Territory havo been taken up,and thosewho havehad the pluck to take themare now reaping the results, as this vacantterritory is acquiring a market value. Hugeareas which were onco condemned as desertwero occupied by sanguine .squatters, who losttheir all in them through drought. Later oc-cupants found means of savingwater so as totideover years of drought. Whoever couldaccomplish this was amade man, and some ofthose who havepatiently stocked their countryare now rolling in wealth, while others whostaked fair fortunes on such ventures arepenniless. There are confessedfailures andevergreensamong men. The former, whenthey fail, spendthe short residue of their livesabout the Melbourne bars, or at best settle]into something small and respectable in theway of a billet. The latter pegaway)' persis-tently

_wrestling with fortune until fortune

gives in and crowns them. A man in Aus-tralia who never gives in may at length inspireothers with a belief in the soundness of bisjudgment,and get another chance. Manyhave done this, and after many vicissitudesare rich again. After all, we Bee tho sametlu'ng- onasmaller scale in this country.

A TRIP TO THE NORTH.

No. I.CHRISTCHTJKCH,

Having afew days to spare while everybodyelse wasenjoying himself, in companywith afriend Iresolved to spend ft brief' holiday inexamining some of thoCanterbury collieries, inthe hops that, boside3 tho pleasure, some newhints relative to the working of a coal-minemight be picked up, which would be of valueto us in the future, and trusting that itmay beof some little interest to some, at least,of thereaders of the Witness, I havebeen induced topen thefollowing account of the trip.

Leaving our homes on the afternoon of thelast day of theyear,or Hogmanay as wo Scotchcall it, we arrived inDunedin just in tirno tosecure seats in tho excursion train advertisedto leave for Christchurch at 8 p.m. There wasa greatcrowd of people at the station, so thatit wasdifficult to elbow one's way along theplatform, but everything got itselfsettled atlast, and we started on our long journoy abouta dozen minutes behind time. There" was afurther delay of nearly half au hour at Glender-mid, waiting for the train from the North,whichpassed laden withpleasure-seekers boundfor Dunedin to spend their holidays amid thepleasures and dissipations to bo found there.A considerable amount of grumbling was heardamongst tho passengersby our train at thiadelay, as also at the frequent stoppages enroute, but the train, like Time, crept alongheedless of the grumblers, and wo reachedOamaruthree-quarters of an hour late. Aftera short stoppage to allow of our engine beingsuppliedwith water, and thirsty travellerswithmorepotentliquors, tho whistle again sounded," theiron horse moved his steel-rimmed hoof,and the train resumed its journey far.' Andnow wo began to malso up. for losttime, running along tho level tracts -of thegreat Canterbury plain at a good speed, - butthe moon haying set behind the hill, nothingcould bo seen of the surroundingcountry, andso we settled ourselves on the cushions to getover thetime as we bast could. ".For my part Ilookupon anight journeyon ourNew Zealandrailways aa thereverse of pleasant: the speednotbeing exceasivoly great, a long time is re-quiredto make a comparatively shoi-t journey,and, from the d.i'ri religious light suppliedbythe department, it is very difficult toread, andthe joltingmotion of the carriage makes itim-possible to sleep :so that unless your fellow-travellers be particularly entertaining, it isdreary in the extreme—at least I found it so,and won't repeat the experiment for a while.However, our jourjiey,like everything human,came to an end at last, and a few minutes past7 we arrived at the City of thePlains, gladthat themost tediouspart ofour travelling wasover. Having the whole day at our disposal,and notbeing able to devote any more time tothepurpose, wo resolved to seewhat sort of aplace Christchurch was, oven though it wasSunday; and so, havingfoundwhatwe thoughtasuitable hotel, and the necessaryablutionsbeing performedand the craviags of the innerman satisfied, we sallied out to observewhatcould be observed of the city amidst thocalmand quiet of the first Sunday of the-NewYear.What must of necessity first catch theeye of atraveller entering Christchurch by rail is therailway-station,, a commodious building ofbrick, much more handsome and convenientthan the building which sorves thesame pur-pose inDuupdiur Walking through' ye streets,tho visitor who has seen Duuea..^ cannotfail to observe the striking difference whichChristchurch presents to that city in nearlyevery respect. Wending our way along thealmost deserted streets we could see—perhapsall the better from theabsence of that stir andbustle which gives a town a more' lively andcheerfulappearance duringweek-days, andthatglareand glitter which tends to conceal its de-fects and enhance its attractions by night—that Dunedin was much' ahead of it, both inthonumber and quality of its publicbuildings.The shops and warehouses are generally low,unsightly edificesof wood, there being compa-ratively speaking very few stono or brickbuildings in tho town. Some of the mainstreets are rather narrow; but a pleasingfeature of nearly all is that they are veryclean. In many of thema constant stream ofclear water, running along the gutters, sweepsaway all impurities, and so prevents any unpleasant smells arising. Continuing ourwalkalong one of the principal streets wo cameto a-handsome ironbridge, beneath which flowstheAvon, a prettylittle stream which they havedignified with the name of '■'river," thewaterof which is clear as crystal and swarms withtrout. On theleft extensive baths have beenerected,which must prove of great benefit tothe dwellers in the city. A little farther onwe orossed a wide street planted on one sidewith a double row of trees, which will someday be agreat ornament to the town, as wella* affording avery pleasant promenade; and",posing- through aneat gate, found ourselves iiithe Botanic Gardens,where wo spent a plea:sant hour or two wandering along thotrim, well-kept walks and carriage-drives,boneath the grateful shade of overarch-ing trees,. admiring the charming effectsproduced b}' industry and art, directed bytaste and skill. What specially attracted ourattention was tho general appearance of neat-ness and order which the whole place pre-sented. There aro many skilfully-devisedflower-beds scattered about, filled with raroand choice varieties of flowers, many of whichbeing in bloom,made abeautiful picture, theirrich and varied colours showing finely in thesunshine. Tho grass-plots might sorve forbowling-greens, so smooth and velvety is theturf ; and interspersed all over the groundsthere aro numerous specimens of shrubs andforest trees collected from many lands, amongstwhich it is pleasing to notice that thomanybeautiful specimens indigenous, to New Zea-land occupy a highposition. Sea's aro distri-buted around the grounds in considerablenumbers,and being mostly placed under thelarger trees, tho visitor canrest himself or her-selfscreened from thorays of tho sun and ad-mire tho beauties around. Tho Avon, whichis rually a prettylittle river, flowsthrough thegrounds, enhancing thebeauty of the scene toagreatoxtent. It has been planted on bothbanks for several miles with willows, whichhavo attained a great height, and whosebranches, drooping: gracefully, dip into thewaters which glide along smooth and trans-parent as asheet of glass. I can' imagine fewthings more enjoyable than, in tho cool of asummer's evening, topropel a boat along thobosom of thin pellucid Btyoara, between theselivingwalk of ever-varying grcon.tho watersbeneath gliding smoothly on with scarcely amurmur, tho" leafy fringe on either sideswaying and rustling in every bronze, whiloall around tho vesper song of praiso from thothroats of the numorous feathered warblerswould form a pleasant accompaniment to thedipand ssplash of tho oars. 1 havo no doubtbut it is this which contributes tokeep Christ-church in thehigh position which she holds intherowing world of Now Zealand. Crossingtho river by a light wooden bridgo thrownacross here, wo had ocular demonstration ofthe success of the attemptto acclimatise troutin it; shoals of them, many of large size, beingseen .darting hither and thither, or creepingslowly along the bottom, every object, even inthe deopestpart, being clearly Been, so, pinp is

■the water. The bridgo passed, we came into,anew scene, the grounds presenting loss thoappearance of a garden, and more of a planta-tion. Here one might imagine he was in aforest in thatold land \vo love to think of asHome. It seemed like meeting with oldfriends to see tho different trees, whosofoliage, varying as it does in shape andhuo, presents so pleasing an aspect, andrenders a forest scene ,*}£ Homo so much more"attractive ,lhan'the more sober and sombrebush iif N-ew Zealand','beautiful though tfy-vtmay b.c. Of course tijo trees are small ye'jtj;still, considering theshort time tl;ey"havebeenplanted, thoy have mudo wonderful progrcsa,In this part of the grounds they liave placec}'what wo thought the breeding-ponds; ftfc a]levents there arc a series of nicely-contrivedponds hero, all communicating with onojMjother, and with the river, and full of fish ofall s'iies, fjtojca acouple of inches up to soveralpmmds \yeigh_};. "liejce, also, js an extensiveaviary, in which, 'besides' gjjjrfp; of jsho /lues.:specimens of tho domestic fowfs aiiy o^'oiii-party had ever seen, wo observed' soveralof tho more ornamental and rarer birds.Koro, also, wo saw a couple of doer,which, I jjndevstiind, |iad not long boonlanded from the ship which 'brought tj'feiu ouj.They aro but young yet, the antlers of tliistaff boitipr but a few inchesin length. Hp jijof the fawn colour comma]; to the trjb.e, while'the doe is of a beautiful glossy black, jioti}seemed very tame, munching their provondor,and looking at us from thoir large, lustrous,gontle eyesin a manner which seemed to say

stroke us if you please. There are manyother objects of beauty and interest which wewould have liked to have observed, but timepretsed ;wo coidd only spare this one day forthe whole city,and so, with many regrets, andresolving to return when an opportunity pre-sented itself, we left the' placa perfectly satis-fied that if Cliristchurch possessed otherattractions, her parks and garden are alonewoitthy of a visit, mid would well re-pay the trouble and expense, sven ironsft greater distance- than LJunedin. Itis indeed a beautiful scene of rural beauty,and onlyrequires to be soen to be admired—once seen, it will not easily be forgot. Icould have spent days in it with pleasureandprofit, but—well, well, I shall see it againsoon I hope, when I shall'be able to dc-votomore time to it. Anyone paying a visit toOhnstehurch should not come away withoutgoing through her Botanic GardaiisandPublicParks, otherwise they shall hay-» misaed hp-i y o „ _o-mg what ia in my opinion the moat beautifuland attractive place she can boast of. Shortlyafter leaving these grounds, thebells begantocall the good people of Christchurch to publicworship, so we directed our steps to St. Paul's,a large, handsome church—one of'thefew pub-lic buildings worthy of the namethe city canboast of. This church, being iv connectionwith the. austere Peresbyterian body, isnot so highly ornamented as churchesin connection with other bodies often arebut it is finished in a pleasing.and highlysatisfactory manner, considering the purposefor which it is intended. A large gallery, ata considerable elevation above the main floor,runs round three sides, the other being occu-pied by anelegant pulpit, and avery handsomeorgan,placed directly above and behind thepulpit. The building, when full, must containa large congregation, and seems to be well ven-tilated—it is certainly well lighted, tho win-dows being large and numerous. The Servicewas the same as is usually gone through inPresbyterian churches, tho sermon bifing avery eloquent one. The effect of theorganonthe music was a pleasing surprise to me, neverhavingheard oneused beforein aPresbyterianchurch. Assuredly it is an improvement onthe precentor, especially if the choir be a well-traiued ono, which it is iv tliis instauco. Nowthat I have heard it, should there evor arise acontest iv our village between the "mild lichtsan' tho new" anent tbo leading of the psal-mody, I shall certainly support the intvodue-tiou of the "kist o' wbustles."

TheMuseum, which is usually open, on Sun-days, was closed on this particular onewhen,of all tho Sundays in the year, it would havebeen desirable to havekept it open, because oftho number of visitors in the city-for the holi-days, who would, at least many of themwould,take advantage of the opportunity to visit theinstitution, which haa the reputation of beingthe best one in tho Colony. Ueing deprived ofwhat we had looked forward to i«i apleasurewe spent an hour or Wo of the afternoon atLyttelton, which is a clean, tidy little townnestling close to the hillside, and looking downinto the bay, and the harbour crowded withshipping. We looked at-the great dock theyare ■ constructing, and which is nearly fin-ished, went aboard several of the Home-going ships laying along-side the wharves,amongst which was the Lady Jocelyn;looked oyer the immense grain-shods now incourse of erection, and, kaving seen prettymuch (ill there there was to see, wereback inChviatehurch in time for tea. Lyttelton isdestined to be oue of the most important sea-ports in the Colony, but I don't expect it willever be a populous town. It will, iv all likoj;hood, bo a busy sceneof bustling activity, butthe workers will have their homes beyond thekills which separate it from thelevel plain onwhich Christchurch and the numerous suburbssurrounding it stand, going through the tunnelby which tho hill is jiierced, to their labour inthe morning, and returning in the evening.The reason is obvious. The hills which sur-round the bay are too steep to admit of a largetown being built on them, aa they yeachclose down to the water's edge, with but avery small area of comparatively flat ground,and none at all perfectly level but what hasbeen reclaimed from the waves, so that thereislittle chance of a large town being built there.Tho Gladstone pier is a work of considerablemagnitude, very substantial, and seems toanswer the purpose it is meant for. It is abroad bank, composedof loose rocks and stones*all of which havo been taken" from the highcliff, at whoso base it begins. Sweeping roundiv a wide semicircle till it is opposite asimilarbank comingfrom' theopposite'sShore, and leav-ing awide entrance, it encloses avery oorißider-able spaco, and acta as a breakwator, behindwhich the largest ships are perfectlysafein allweathers. .Wharves have been constructedaround it for the greater part of the distance,and at the .end a small lighthouse hasbeen erected to point out tho entrance tovessels entering by night. There are severalother wharves and jetties along theforeshore,'along which the railway lines run, and all arefurnished with steam cranes to facilitate thework of loadingand unloading vessels,so thatthe harbour equipments are very complete, butwhen

_tho new dock is finished, and thedredging and other improvements now goingon are carried out, it will be a, harbour

second to few, and Dunedin folks willhave to look, sharp if they aro not to beleft behind in tho race for first place.Though Lyttelton is not a beautiful place,the hills surrounding and rising above' itbeing too, bare and bleak, still it is ft piejjturosque little town, and will always attractvisitors irrespective of its merits as a seaportmost people, and especially dwellers in towns, jlikingto obtain an occasional glimpse of thoboundless ocean, whether lashed into foam-crested waves bystormywinds,or sleeping calmand peacefulunder thenoonday sun. There wasquite a large number of people in the littletown, and on tho wharves andaround the bay,who'filledthe longtrain bywhich we returnedto thecity, evidently pleased andfreshened bytheir short glimpse of the dancingwaves andthe breath of the caller air. lam led to be-lieve that it is quite thecustom for numbers ofChristchurch people to go down to the Porton Sundays when the weather is fine. TheCathedral next claimed our attention. Itwould have been unpardonable to have beenin Christchurch on a Sunday and not havowitnessed the 'magnificent sorvices conductedthere, and so we helped to swell the very largecongregation which assembled at the eveningservice ; and ij wasa largo congregation, every|partof the immense building beingcrammed.Thebuilding itself is asight, especially to one!who had never seen acathedral. It is built ofstone in the usual cathedral style, as I haveseen it in paintings, and presents agrandmassivc appearance, which is perhaps heightenedby the great square towers rising from oneend, andwhich, I was informed, is the highestspire in the Colony. Within the appearanceis byfar more strikjug than the externalview,filtering by the grand entrance beside thetower avast hall is seen, divided into threeparts by two long rows of great columns,which serve to support the roOf,and whichgive one the idea of immensity. At one end,of the building is the oratory,,,l think it iscalled, which is occupied' by tho choir andthoso engaged in conducting tho services, thispart being finely decorated with pictures andother things is very pleasing' to the eye.The organ, which is a powerful instrumont, stands on. ono side, directly infront of the audionco, and rather close, Ishould think; however, so a gentlemanman wo spoke with said, it is only used tem-porarily until the1ono designed for permanentuse is fixed in position. A particularly neatand handy form of seat is used. These are intheform of capo chairs, each row being boundtogether by a lightwoodenbar running'benoaththem, and not beingfixtures the}'can be movedover thesmooth tesselated floor as if it were asheot of ice. Thewhole buildingwasbrilliantlylighted up by innumerable jots of gas, verypleasing to one used to lamps or candies.Sitting there listening to the solemn chants,tho sweet.music, the humble, pious prayers'and the eloquent lessons, the great templefilled with a volume of sweet sound as thewhite-robed choristers raise their voices, allattuned in melodious concert, recalling to themind what is said of that white-robed seraph-band around tho thronoof theMost High, thedo.'p, full tones of tho organ swelling thechorus rolling around tho lofty pillaredrlomo, until the very atones seem-to joinin thesongof praise ; a flood of soft light streamingover the sea of eager, upturned faces hushedmtoaolornnailencc,their stillness onlybrokenbya deep murmur as they breathe out tho re-sponses, and watching tho pious worshippersdevoutlykneeling as thoy pour out their poti-tions to their God, the 'magnificence of thescone dazzles,and it's deepsolemnity awakensft foaling of reverential awo, rises in tho heartof oven tho most sceptical, and a somethingBeemstosay 'AGod! aGodt thoro in nGodVinsuch ascene, in such aplace, ono easily un-derstands tho feeling which inspired Miltonatom Puritan thoughhowas, to-pen theseboautiful verses :—I ' Rut !ot my duofoot never failTo walk the studious cloister 1.-; pale,

And lovo tho bijjUembower'd roof,With antique p liars marryproof,And stoiied windows richlydight,Oratingft (lip)religious ligh,t. rTherelet ihgpealirig'prgfaii'lilowTo the full voiood oh >ir belowIn scrvicehijjli,uml anthem*olea?,Asmay.with sweetness, through mine carDissolve me into e?ct:is-iea,"- ■ : 'And bringall Heaven beforemineeyes.1

And it is only in such a seene1and place thattheir full fireand forco, their surpassing sweet-ness andbeauty, and tho sincere piety broath-?ng m everyline is apparent. So absorbed did■L_beeinnG th^t I \y.as scarcely aware f,f the ser-vice being over, until tho lioisd of tho peopleleaving tho sacred edifice recalled me to lny-uelf, and wo loft tho buildingamongst tho greatthrongof worshippers, many of whom,Icouldboo, were not of the regularcongregation,

A nowFrench translation of tho Eibb hafappeared, which, like some of the early Ei-^lfgbtasnslatioiiß, is largely the work of o^e r'iligsniThe translator is DrLou'.b' Segoiuii -vhobaa given 16yearsof diligentlabour to theyork, It \\) deigned for tbausq of M>p Pro"oatant ehnrph.o3. ' The tr'^riEiatjoh Sa f.-mrMeo\m tne c?ostmodern teij-.U of tho grpafcschol sw.

According to the !i>e*wn Oourfor,of Berlina grand Imperial Palace \a cboui;tobe'buUt otbjrashwg. The lilmperor has often expressedhimself diajaiisfiid with tf:e Bccommodn'l n"*bich haa been at the disposal of the Court"luring tbo Imperialviiita to that city ; brideswb eh tbo HofceuzoUern family onoider itJOp fptur" Remrotuins that tbo"..orman Empcro^ 'fell nn t*.-iviaa{) with »<oi!-&bl-.>reMd;ncoin tha cnroaerul r>rovlaca:s.M lV.il li^-i has been experimenting at t.h-uJardtn ds Piantfß oiau-cii.iff r-om on tW-f'ftji'iftf.iy orgiiyfl of Wmo C)n-Q-iJ^ tyhic

wurt. r(!(H.-,'.i|y- K6n't {iSift & % m'PM.tt. LT-p i->-a-t-bsir f(3<(i t,-, fcoina of tMo >;«yaiita itiil,-menaKori". recomaupriiiK thorn lo pool:na<] oat|«i:- \a-y did no, and ffon;iu that scocodilsjflsab la tender, ridicVo, sppsiiafj-g, and likeMen eaimon arit] lobster. It has, however,aBligat tatloof musk,' '

OUR AUSTRALIAN LETTER(SKOM OUK OWN CORRESPONDENT)

Melbourne,February Bth.The Victorian TariffCommissieu are demon-strating the absurdities and inconsistencies ofour fiscal system as completely as any free-trader could desire The Protectionist wit-nessesaro proving their opponents'case. Manyot them, who are called with the obvious objectot bolsteringup the present system, innocentlymake admissions of the most damaging charac-ter. A few instances will illustrate this. Someyears a^o, relying upon a promise made byalessrs x>erry and Longmore that jutemanu-facturers should be protected to the extent of-o per cent., two linns commenced themauuracture of woolsacks and cornsackaIB Melbourne. Notwithstanding- the heavynandicapontheir firm, ono manufactory—thatoeioiigingto a renegadeFreetrader—faileddis-astrously some time ago,and the proprietor ofthe other has informed the Tariff Commissionthat he cannot make the manufacture of jutearticles pay in consequence of tha competitionOi Ins unprotected Asiatic rivals. Accordingto him, theIndianmanufacturers are annuallysendingto Victoria a million and a-half morecornsacks than are required, and aro sel!in<*them at ruinously cheap rates. Though lieadmits that toe consumers benefit by thismM.no exhibition of generosity, yet, in theinterests of Mr James Milter, the solitaryVic-torian producer of cornsacks and gunny-bassie"i°M°Ud? tha\ importsshould be stopped, and Victorian farmersandsquatters compelled topay a price whichwould?hordy_ enable the Colonial rem-esentative ofindustrial enterprise to retire lipon acomfort-able and easily-aeqnired competency -Vmaker ot surgical appliances, who employs oneperson in

_his manufactory, coolly requeststhe Commission to recommend a heavy in-crease in. the duty on surgicalstockings, andhe thinks that if the sufferers from varieos"veins were compelled to pay an additional-? ": tlle Pound fop every pair of silksackings thoy purchased, he might soonpc üble to increase his staff of operatorsfrom one to 20. Anotherwitness, whoLsWbeguiled into the manufacture of woollenhosiery hftß admitted that tha Colonialproduction will not soil within 100 percent of the English article, the ezist-

mg. duty notwithstanding;. . He could notget rid of his Colonial liosiery at coat price.Ihe Melbourne warehousemen's committeehave Deen consulted relative to thoalterationsthat would be beneficial to their trade Theyhave made a number of guarded suggestionswhich probably express .what in their sanguinemoments tney hops to obtain rather than allthey desire m the direction of the removal ofthe trammels of trade. The Commission areconstantly enlarging their sphere of inquiry[and mayperhaps complete their labours abouttwo yearshence.. Ihe political world still supplies a few sub-jects or gossip. The temporary acceptance ofthe Agent-generalship for-Victoria by MrMurray Smith, the leader of the ConservativeCPVi n°,d^!3t produce important po"tioal resuLs "but they aro too remote for more,than speculationat present. The lead of theparty will most probably devolve esclus velvupon Mr Francis, who for some time has been-ajsomted with Mr Smith in the managementLih°vVT%° the Co»s«'vatives. At pre-sent lir Smith's acceptance of office is con-iderod to betoken a longer term of power forthe OLogUen Ministry. This however, willcertainly uot bo acquiesced in with-out a struggle and unless the Governmentadopt a highly conciliatory tone, they\vill_ scarcely weather the storms of nextsession. There are, however, months ofplain sailing, so they don't trouble them-selves much onthat score ; indeed, thePremierthinks he has made a good move by knockingaway his chief prop. A very general feeling9f satisfaction exists at MrMurray Smith's ac-ceptance of oflice It is felt that on experi-enced financier will be in London to representthe Colony durmg-thofloating ofour£4,Coo 000loan, and whon steps have to bo taken for'theconversion of the £5,000,000 debentures,whichfefrt n° ln -^S3- IaQ^enslaadttoloader of the Opposition has been makin^ aprogressthrough the North, but his receptionwas

_not marked by the cordiality OI ,

thusiasm which characterised MrM'llwraith'stour—lhe opinion is. growing that thegreat transcontinentalrailwayprojapt, bywhich,IWandPointParker weretobeunitediarourfi■the mstftmientahty of aLondon syndicate has|if not coUapsed, r.t any rate retrograded inIMinisterial favour. General lading's p«.posals arereported to havebeoa unsatisfactoryto the Government both in respect to theamount of land claimed and in regard to thedemand that the Colony ehould guarantee thenuerost on a portion of the moneyborrowedfor the construction of the line. The otherland-grantrailway scheme, which is to connectthe> extreme western railways of Queenslandwith toe systems of SouthAustralia and NewSouthWales,wstillsaid tobelively'.-Thecoolielabour question attracts a good deal of atten-tion m Queensland The election for Brisbane,tor theseat vacated by Sir A. H. Palmer on.1113 acceptance of the Presidentship of the.Legislative Council, was fought upon this'question,and resulted in the Government oan-dida.e, the popular Mayor of Brisbane, beinsrignommiously defeated by Mr W. Brookes atradesman who for years has fanatically op-posed all coloured labour. Inspite of this de-featit is feared that thoGovernmentare takino-tho preliminary steps to obtain a supply ofcoolie labour from India. The Governmentofboutu Australia are avowedly doing so, and Itcnml\ 11V m»y De. Bafely predicted that we shallfind this description of "cheap labour" anecessity-mcertain parts and for certain pur-suits on'this Continent.

Hospital reform 13 a "burningquestion" inVictoria at the present. Tho city coroner forMelbournerecently startled the communitybyasserting that the chief metropolitan hospitalwas saturated with erysipelas, and ought tobe pulled down. The medical faculty areengaged m a wordy battle as to the truth orfalsehoodot tins assertion,but tho balance oftestimony certainly shows that thecoronerhadconsiderable justification for his remark Theinspector of charities has made a sories of re-ports upon the management of the charitableinstitutionsof thoColony, and ho has not con-cealed his opinion that the Stato bounty islamentablyabused. Many of the institutionsreceive far more than they know how to applylegitimately. One countrycommittee thoughtthemselves justified in appropriating their sur-plus in laying out a pleasure-garden for thorecreation of the residents of their borough.Anotherbuilt a handsome residence for fclfeirsuperintendent, and allowed him and- hislarge family the free,usoof the- asylum storesThere are 30 hospitals in Victoria, when it isbehoved that 10would be sufficient if properlyplaced. In connection with hospital reformattention has boon drawn to the lamentablefact that tho mortality in "childbirth is nearlytwice as high in this Oniony as in England. \chief remedy is said to lie in the train-ing of a greater number of skilled mid-wives and monthly nurses. The smallpox-scare is passing away,but hundreds of peoplearesubmitting tobo vaccinated direct from thecalf. The-passengers by the Orient steamerGaronnehaveall been released, and they con-demn tho quarantino regulations of the Coloiiies as barbarous. That Colonial authoritiesaro disposed to regard sufferers from infectiousdiseases of a dangerous character too 'much, inthe lightof criminals may be admitted, but itmustalso be allowed thatno mortal could hopeto satisfy a number of infuriated passen^e^swho aro clamouring to bo released from "theannoyingconfinementof a protracted quaran-tine. The passengersby the mail steamerMirzadore aro still "in limbo," and likely toremain therefor some time longer, as severalfresh cases of disease have recently been dis-covered. Sydneyprofesses to haveonce moregot tho outbreak well under, but rumours of.suspicious cases are of frequent occurrencestill._ Thelav/ requiring the compulsory noti-fication of all fresh eases works well andshould havebeen imposed months earlier!Politicians appear to think thomselvesheavon-giftod men. Their selection as repre-sentatives upon thebasis of universal suffrageis supposed to qualify them at a bound toreport upon anything andeverything, whetherft lias come within tho sphore of their previousobservation or not. In comparisonwith theirhastily-formed .opinions the judgment of thotrained officials in'tha service qj" the State isbut little regarded, and many amuddle is theresult. The Australasian has pointed out thatone curious phase of responsible governmentjsits porambulatory habita, and cites Mr Bentou* Minister of Railways, as tho greatestexemplar Victoria, has yot produced of thisimproved method of administration. Thßfollowing amusing sketch of thia mode* ofprocedure is' searcoly sq - exaggeration .-—Mr Bent's idea of ealisfying himself as to tholocal wants of aparticularlocality is to rushthoro m an oxpress train at cometary speed\vith_ a mvmbor of momborg of Parliamentforming his tail, and to engageat oncein a ban-quet, with its attendant laudatory speeches andhip, hip, hurrah !—tljo result of which pro-cfiQdings. is tq fully -enlighten that giftedMinister as to tho requirements and themorjof the district, Hiit this. per;vmbu]atoryactivity sinks into insignificance beside thatdisplayedbyMr Parsons, the Minister of Edu-cation in South Australia, and the Ministorresponsible for the Northern Territory. Beinggifted with a highly-imaginative temperament,he somo months since gavea glowin* sketch oftho good results which would follow frpm aParliamentary visit ic. the' Ticmtqry and atup tqTara, if undertake,!!in the recess^' andpresumably at the expense of tho StateHis eloquence was so convincing that at onetime it seemed probable that a gigantic Par-liamentary pjnnic would !iQ undertaken, buttho caustic gritioisms of the Adelaide Pressreduced theproject to diminutive proportionsNothing daunted by ridicule, Mr Parsons andfour bold companions have started on theircareer of adventure. They purpose afu- -hasty inspection of v- Territory;toadd one more to tho numerous plans for thodevelopmentot that part of the provinco, andL;hc,n theywill proceed to .Tava4ou business, ofJflurso; that business being to roporfc upon;thosystem of coolie labour enforced by the

if -i -i l}' Piu'amis hlul kottnr enjoy him-;sejt while ho can, for lie is likely to pass!several unpleasant half-hours before his bril-liantly-conceived plan for enjoying tho recessis allowed to pass into oblivion. While it isthe policy of the State in somo of thosouthern Coloniesto discourage the formationof hu^o estates, it is noticeable that in tho FariNorth wealthy cap.itiilista nro obtaining controlof enormous tracts of country. It 13 said forinstance, that Messrs C. 15. Fisher (a rich Vio-torian squatter) and M. Lyons hold 10,000Hijuarovnjloa of grazing country, ail contiguousaiUl almost surrounding Pahnerston, In thenorth-west of Australia, too, immense runs arobeing taken up along thoFltzroy River ; and itis expected that the country will be stocked byovovlanding from tho north of South Australiaand tho wost of Queensland.

The -proposal recently made on economical

grounds,to exclude from the Victorian State!schools all children under theageof six or over15 years of age has not been received withiavonrby either the general publicor thepro-fessional or scholastic section. In Australiathe State compelsattendance at school betweenthe agesof Gand 15, in Victoria ; 6 to 1-1,ini o°V li.°,ut'l Wal<JS ;7 to14,in Tasmania; 7to10,in South Australia ; and 7 to 13 in NewZealand; but a practice has very generallygrown up, no doubt chiefly in the interests ofparents,of sending mare infants to school. Itis estimated thatwere the scholarsrigorously cou-hned to the specified schoolages,theattendanceHVjK lct.oria would be diminished by 40,000.While it is admitted bythose opposed to thisscheme that its adoption would considerablyreduce the present cost of administering theAct, it is denied that tho economywould beanything like in proportion to the ill effectstnat would be producedupon those constitut-ing one-fifth of the existing school roll. Aconference of State school-inspectors has beensitting in Melbourne to inquire into the schoolagesquestion. Theypropose that tho Ministerot Jbducation should allow allchildren under ihat present in attendance, to continue at school'but to promulgate a .new rule, fixing theminimum at 4A for futurepupils. -This recom-mendation will probably be accepted, and willno doubt commend itself to the public.The teetotallers of Sydney are organisingtheir forces for thepurpose of straining everynerve to give early effect to the local optionprovisions of the nov,- Licensing Act. Meet-ings are being held to awaken theratepayersto aproper sense of tho important privilegesthey have acquired. There are certainambiguities in the Act which the publicansare apparentlyrelying on. They aro dissatis-ued with the restrictions placed on their busi-ness, but donot thinkthe time favourableforexerting political influence to obtain redressforthen- grievances.

Sir Henry Parkes very wisely determinedthat the interests of New South Wales shouldnot suffer on his travels. He accordinglyarmed himself with the very latest statistics ofprogressavailable, and had the interestingin-formation thus obtained thrown into a well-written little pamphlet. This work, Ibelievedocs not suppress the existence of otherColonies belonging to the Australian group "but the statistics are so intelligently massed'and so artistically displayed, that New SouthWales appears to have no dangerous com-petitor on the Continent. Sir John Robert-son's "cabbage garden" certainly does noteclipse tho glories of the Mother Colony.-Iso ono particularly blames the astute Premierfor this natural exhibition of "patriotism,"but all the other Colonies recognise that inSir Henry there exists a capacity for " blow-ing which even Anthony Trollope failed todetect. When we hear that ono firm of auc-tioneers in Sydney last year had transactionshi real property, chiefly city freeholds, to theextentof £1,7(54,580, we in Victoria canonlyadmit, with humility, that "dead-alive Syd-ney " has at last awoke, and is unquestionablygoing ahead.

1rofessor Popper, of ghostly repute, has setup as aprofessional rain-maker in Queensland.Ho has developed a plan for bringingthe wea-ther under control, and for tho consoquentannihilation of droughts. His Australian ex-perience has shown him that clouds in thispartof the world appear ia tho sky withrea-sonableregularity, but have aprovoking habitof disappearing again without having disgorgedtheir contents. Science ia to be brought tobear upon them, with the viewof producing abetter state of things. The professor, it issaid, proposes to extract tho electricity fromthe cloud by means of a huge kite brist-ling with needles and connected with theearth by an iron wire. Then he willutilise any heavy artillery the Colonial Govern-ment may possess to shell the cloud until it:falls in rain. The onthusiastic rain-maker:poohpoohs the idea of danger from the useof'explosives. He considers that the chances aro'1000 to 1 against any bit of iron striking ahuman being. In consequence of thogeneraldearth of population in largo squatting orsugar districts, no satisfactory trial of thisnovel schemo haa yet been made, and theclergy of Brisbano, with their customary iu-toleranco of all scientific truth, still prefer toassemble for united prayer when rain is badlywanted : but notwithstanding this discourage-ment, the professoF may yet floatacompanyto teat his plan, for if it proved successfulhecould aafely promise the./ shareholders gooddividends.

The suggestion has been thrown out thatstep3shouldbo token to introduce the herring!into Australian waters. IS is affirmedthat the!fish would thriveas well in these waters as offthocoast of Scotland. MrDavid Rodger, whofirat threwout tho hint in tho columns of theArgus, states " that the tomperature of PortPhillip Bay in midwinter is only about twodegrees higher than that to which the■herringis accustomed in Scotland," and that there isconsequently little doubt that the spawn couldbe as readilyhatched here as there. Pilchardsoccasionally visit our shores in immense shoals,and encouragement is drawn from this fact!The Victorian Zoological and AcclimatisationSociety havo pointed out that tho experimentis

_beyond their means, as the herring spawnmight haveto bo deposited in the sea bydivers.It is estimated that it would cost probably

£5000 to make theexperimenton a sufficientlylarge scale, and under these circumstances,unless some of our wealthycolonists come for-ward like SirSamuel Wilson in respect to thesalmon, recourse must be had to the Govern-ment. It has been suggested that thewholeof the SouthernColonies,including New Zea-land, might very well unite in giving thescheme a thorough trial.

Tho larrikin element in Sj'dney appears togive theauthorities almost as much troubleasin Melbourne. The outrageous insolence ofmany of the dissolute youths constituting thisclass threatens, it is said, to make the publicpicnic -grounds places of abomination. Onholidays theseyouths with their female com-panions take,mutual possession ofnome of themost attractive pleasure-grounds on the shoresof the harbour, and their orgies wembut littleexaggeratedin the now historical report of theSydneyBulletin. To put astop to thiastateof things the Inspector of Police on arecentholiday chartered a launch and steamed aboutfrom bay to bay, prepared to concentrate astrong force of constables wherever the needfor their servicos appearedto bo greatest. Itisdiseourapfingtolearnthatmanyoftheworstmernbars of the larrikin class belong to respectableartisan families, are in good work, and earninghigh wages. If compulsory education fails asa deterrent to excesses which almost invariablylead to crime, nothing remains but for th»State to haverecourse to the lash. , 'Inthis speculative agoagood many curiouscompanies aro formed, but the Victoria .Mar-riage Insurance Company (Limited) bids fair,to eclipse most others in point of novelty.The shareholders will not exceed 1000, andthey must pay an admittance fee of 10sjeach, and be prepared to contribute 5s eachwheneverone of their, number becomes abene-dict, tho objectof thesociety being to presenteach member on his "marriage, or. within GOdays of its celebration, with £200. Marriage,of course, terminates a shareholders liability.'To attract non-marrying men the rules pro-mise that all unmarried members of.six years'standing will receive a bonus of £100. Theinvesting publicaro reported te fight shy ofthis temptingmethod of encouragingmarriagesamongst the poo.rqr classes, notwithstandingthat ''lr,dy" qanva,ssers are employed todemonstrate its advantages.

OUR AMERICAN LETTERSan Francisco, JanuaryICth.

Tho Guiteau trial is drawing to a clqsq, ]has been remarkable in very many respect;but in nonomore thaninbringing out in stronrelief theloading traits of American characteiAt tho outsetravening cries for blood went ur.and tho chances appeared to be about evethat theregular process of law would be rerdered inoperative by reason of an act of assassiuation. This phase of the proceedings cortinned up tg a lateperiod of the trial,but I aisatisfied it does not now exist in any appnciablo degree. . The latest exhibition of it woan anonymous latter addressed to Guiteaitelling him that four men, of whom thewritewas one, had solemnly sworn to be itho courtliouso on o> given- day, anat a signal firo at and kill him, Tillanguage of tho note was as vila as the aeutincut wasatrocious; and tho prisoner, onreacing it, coolly remarked that it doubtless camfrom a " crank" who should bo in tho lunatiasylum. Of courao nothing camo of thithreat, but itcertainly did not bear thecraftcar-mark. On tho contrary, it \vas a'fafr-"siprossion of thosotitimenta of-a very numeroxbody qf m.Gn\yh,o consider thomsolvoa vespoisiblecitizens, butwho areupttoindulgo inrulgnbraggadocio in doaling with ordinaryruattoiof business or politics. ThoUnited Stateshamany of such characters on its great reglstor, and it need only bo added that, theso' armen who givoan exaggerated toue'of Violencto the discussion q{ nearly every1public question. They'are "blways noisy, demonstrativeand obtrusive, and" styAngors. usually fontheir estimate ofAmericans from them, Thiia amistake ; but it is a natural one neverthclees. That Guiteauwould have been torn tpiece 3by awell-dressed mob wlien the triaDOgan, if lie could have been gotat, is boyon.<question; but I think he was justified iisaying, as he did, when Judge, Gox'brijore'liis removal to the dock frtynpesfdo his oouneal,owing lo'his persisto^t interruption of tliproceeding^}, that ha could walk unmolesteithrough all the large cities of tho country if I}(wore discharged from custody.

Whilst the strong feeling o.f detestation awthirst for yiiiiguftnotj abated as the trial procoecled,a feeling of admiration for tho assassiibegan gradually to take hold upon thepopulamind ;and wJien Guifceaufcho other day Aolarod that tens of thousands nnn,,7'ltevod hhn the greater:nau in c^onlyf.n«

itO ulo truti, mmy jncigmont. tie ioverwhelmed with congratulatory arid sympathetic lottors-^sqvoraUmndreds in a day-wQineii viniiigwith each"other in.paying courtqthis'man, whoso' life has been vile and miprincipledthro\ighout. ■'-What matter? He inotorious; and that suffices for Americaiwomen of wealth and" culture as much afor women of a lower grade. Men alsiminister to his vanity and conceit. LasSaturday he announced in court that he haireceived cheques representing a large gum omoney,and his business sensemay be guessoifrom his remarks. He said:. "Ireceived 3cheques yesterday, representing about 15,00dollars. Some qf them are worthless, ammany of them aro no doubt good. I don'want anyoneto send ;ne worthless cheques,domy own banking business, and any chequeshouldbe made out to my order. Anyonewli.desires to send mo money can do so, butdon'twant any worthless cheques." Ho ha<made an appeal to the American people fomoney,and no doubt he has received a verconsiderable sum. In court ho has beeikopt busy writing his autograph, and hiportrait is in increasing demand. A wrote]*<i> vile that men and flsuuty wornoi

spat

_when they named him, is now ahero in their eyes,and the crime for which he

Js on trial is almost entirely lost sight of.rhis revulsion in public sentiment is so com-pleteaa to bo remarkable, if not, indeed phe-nomenal. But I think that those who haveloLoivedmy American letters will have littlediaidulty in understanding this apparentanomaly. Love of notoriety, and admirationtor teat which i 3notorious, are the governingsentiments in American social life. Added tothis is a love of the horrible, in which, to betrictly just, I must say the womankindexcel. A man has only to commit someabnormal atrocity to surround himselfwith a crowd of lady servitors, who keephis cell fragrantwith the perfume of flowers,and whorender his physical existence in prisoninfinitelypreferabla to his condition in astateor freedom. In thisway, crime lias come to00 ennobled,so to speak. It is countenancedby matronsand maids, who wouldlet an honestman or woman starve or go to Tophet withoutliftingafinger to assist them, unless theyshoulddistinguish themselves among the outlaws ofsociety Guiteau has it all his own way justnow. Ihave no doubt, were he acquitted, thatIk- would drawas well as Ingersoll or Beeclie,mthe lecture-field; and if hebe convicted, which1 exceedingly doubt, his pathway to the gal-lows will be strewn with flowers. It is notthat the people are fickle go much asthai, tney have lost their moral gripsomehow. Religion lacks vitality; virtue.wears rags and goes barefoot; honestydoes all the drudgery; and—well, the millen-nium has not come, although sometimes Ialmost fancy that it i« about time, seeing thatconventional Christianity and the creels areplayed out, and that we want a religion of the.futurewhich will be a restrainingpower andnot an organisedhypocrisy to make merchan-dise oi men's souls,putgyves upon their intel-lect and understanding, and enslave and-degrade their bodios. There aro men andwomen patiently waiting the newAvatar; butuntil that time arrives Guiteau, and such ashe, together with the moral phenomena hehas educed, will fill thepubliceye with specta-cular sensations, andraise the questionwhethercivilisation, after the lapse of nineteen centu-ries of grace,is one whit better than it was be-fore theChristian erabegan. lam inclined tothink if we had all the facts beforeus for com-parison that ourboasted civilisation wouldnotcarry off thehonours. Be thisas it inav, how-ever, Guiteau will- be the central figure inAmerican affairsfor at least the present week.A conclusion cannot be reached beforeFriday"unless something unlooked-for happens. Ien-close for publication in the Daily Times Gui-oeau.a Christmas address to theAmerican peo-ple, and his address to the jury, which Jud^eCox -aril] notallow him to deliver. These are aiairpresentation of himselfand his case *

THE TAKIFF IN COSGKKBS.Congress resumed business after the holi-days, and agreat deal of business isbefore itrariff revision is pressing for a solution, butthe1 interests, of capital, manufacturers andimporters are so conflicting that I fail to seehow they can be reconciled. Of course theinterests of consumersare not thought of " and1 regret to say that to avery large extent th»economic heresy of Protection finds favourwiththe majority of American mechanics andlabourers,on the assumptionthat itkeeps wamjshigh. Really,however, this is amistake. Thewagesof Lowell or Fall Riverfactory hands areabout 10 per cent, higher than the wa^esof a similar class class of labour in Manchesteror Blackburn, but this apparent advantagedisappears when it is further stated that thepurchasing power of the English mill opera-tive'spay is 30per cent, ivexcess of that of theAmericans. These facts have been demon-strated in Boston, Now York, and othereastern cities, tind they werebroadly stated inCongress. In course of time American opera-tives and farmerswill perceive the fraud thatisput upon them in the interest of protected"capital. At present, however, they are onlybeginning to see the light. For . example,although America imported about40 por cent!of its wool last year, thewoolgroweracannot beconvinced that they are not benefited by thelimport duty, forgetting that the world'sdemandregulates theprice, and that as London is thecentre of thewool trade of theworld, Londonregulates the price of wool in Boston find NewYorkprecisely as Liverpool regulatesthe priceof wheat in San Francisco, Chicago, andSt. Louis. The only result of the tariffon wool is to increase the cost of woollengoods to consumers, and farmers thereforeare compelled to sell at London rates, and topay more for blankets, clothing, &c. than theywould do were the'Vool duty remitted. Inother words, they ara forced, by law, to selltheir wool products in the cheapest and buytheir wpollen goods in tho dearestmarket. Thebeneficiaries are the public officials, middle-men, andmanufacturers. "Protection" is aswindle upon labour in the interest of pettymonopolieswhich can secure bank credits andtake advantage of partial legislation in theirown favour, Thefight on thetariff is a keenone,but it is only beginning. It will growfrom now until the Presidential campaign, andmay result in a reconstruction o*f partiesGeorgia, and other Southern States, whichhavesteppodintotheline ofmanufacturing com-munities, are talking Protection, althoughthey raise the raw material and have abun-dance of cheap labour; but the Westwhen it is once arousad, will veryspeedily put an end to this business. Thetruth is that, the tariff is out ■of allproportion to therevenue needs of thecountryThe Protectionists understand this thoroughlyand seek to have tho internal rovenue tax onspirits,tobacco, &c.remitted. Thiswouldwipecut nearlyhalf the grossreceipts, and make ahigii tariff a revenue necessity. Tho Presidentand leading Republicans take this view" butit is so manifestly unjustto the peoplethat itcannot be embodied in legislation. I regretthjittheRepublican partyshouldba committedtoProtection." Tn all "other respects it ia the[progressive party of the country.

REVIEW OF THE PAST YEAR.The past yearhas been a period of unexam-pled prosperity. Altho.ujrhthedroughthaddimi-nished the yield of breadstufEs in theEasternand lVorth-Western States, thehigh price com-pensated for the shorter.yield. The cottonbeltsufferedmost seriously, however, and this sea-son's crop is very short. The internal trade oftho country increased enormously. About!8000 miles of railroad were built, making overBiin. open and °P. orated at the close ofIbbl. ltailroad building is going onapace, andincludingMexico, nextyear will show as lareean addition to the mileage of the'Americanrailroad system as the past year. did. ' This isouildmgup. towns rvnd cities as local pointsofdistribution, increasing production, and "de-velopingmines, agriculture, and manufacturesThe country 1 fast extinguishing, its'publicdebt, another call for 20 millions of extended^per cents, being made by the Secretary of theIreasmy. Th.esocalls are now made monthlyIn addition, the Secretary is empoweredto' iii-vestacertain proportionof thosurplusrevenuemonthly m thepurch^e o| bonds on sinlrino-fund account, and. "the financial' operation "olthis law 15 tfi be taken into account when'con-sidering the process of paying off thenationaldebt now m operation. Last year over 20millions sterling were winedout " this year "much larger sum will disappear, the revenue*having the advantage of ra.pidly-dooreasin<»interest payments., a.nd the savingbetween 3%i^ifv13 pw,o,eilt' 011 the extended bondsTVVhatbeuweencallsonthesebond3andpurchasesof 4hper cents on sinking fund account, theUmtedStatesTreasurywill soonhavethepublicdebt with a very smallbalance left, unless in-deed, we getsome outside diversionwhichroavcall foranational skirmishing fund.' 'This isliardly likely, however, during the lifetimeofmen who remember- the Civil War, That wasa surfeit of goreand glory, and no mistake.l^li «,,. M wuiomuui.uiß uivu war. That was >It a surfeit of goreand glory, and no mistake d3, CALIFORNIAAS A J[ODEX STATE 1ig The public accounts of California havebeen vr- SSSIB^ J°r financial yeai. ended JunePl fwm. au souroe3 /

in G,360,608d01,which included a balance fromtt- 1380 of 1,075,305d01. The pollta! sacred Ss- schoolpurposes, yielded31G.SG9dol nronertvti-i- 3,630OOSdol, the balance being made fromm miscellaneous sources. The two Main'sources 1--- of revenue are aproperty,and. poll tax " The vnS 01' balancev, of 950,489d0lin. the Treasury, " Last year there *er wow. two ' sessions' of the Legislature,m » regular and a special one, and thet^St ?rP^-, So?ata and Assembly,(le was 106,013d01, or about £33,000 Our 1;i- Legislature is not numerically as z\vomiiS the ad- Ne-.v Zealand Parliament, neither do^ve pay vw mombere as liberally aaf^toHi and Assembly,ie men receive aghtdqllavsper diem' and actual t» toifpW chaira. Tho pay each session isv-ik limited to GO days; if the Legislature sitsx- loijaop, m it usuallydoee, themombe*. arenotrjm paid. How does thispareirncuy of "the jrolden 1a- State contrastxvith thaMi?, of Nffixv land? I think the advantage is on tho side of "is Oakfonua, lako thedepartments {separatelyris a-au contrast them Ishall givethe California Is- expenditure m dollars, and "the Daily Times nremaynlliu the New Zealand.items in poundst:o 'sterlingrf it pleases. Thus:— ' {:t _aiUF0KHA,iß3<wn. z*SZL,I." " 1851-2.* Judicial Department . gfe -^« *0 Governor'sOffice %?■<£? '°''?J fc'0 Secretary of State's O&£ ~ ' s'ooo5'000 qW (ColonialSecretary) .. ij.nsi ~»»d Controller'sGffioe . jfi^ |?00instate Treasurer'sOffice ... 10,023 yjno a>i At'oruoy-general'a OlDco Clsn /included in1- ' i Jud!eial* Surveyor-general's (Land).. 21,052 -f0 Superintendentof Public In- *»».«<o

stirucllon (Education) .. 9101 _j SfataLibrary .. .. ig'o33

StatePrintinn-oQice .'. 11i'733 onToc.N'n StateHoard of Health .. $fiM -.^Iir State 'Board ofEqualisation lf-,558j poni^n"*'" aJ"

T „ ( office o~ Insm-'neo Oa.minisßioiier.. 7,ioe „:', Hank Commissiono.rs .. 13,514 ".H Railroad Onnnnissionera .. 22,940 " nlb State Capital Buildings and " p1- Grounds .. ~ 42.063

_O- AgriculturalSociotiea .. 17,000 n

:t Orphans and 'Abandoned -r.!_ Children .. .. 135 SO2 ifi nnnDeaf, Dumb,and Blind Instj- 16>00°wN tutlon .. .. 05,000

_ «IS S'at.SPriSOll3 .. .. B-,9 m 0 tVrXn. Siio State Normal Schools \ o??'?^ nit State Unhvrsit.r.. 138244 1 ?'Md Supportof CommonSchools l,ih',i\2f reserve ?'f. Stationery, fuel, lijrhts, &c '■°4-/- leseneß wd offiee

LBeKißlatUr° Md Stat9 ,n included with*'Wstab-JSngiaoertDapttrtmeni 83 510

prinU"BtlODrainapc .. .. S6:J ;BQO |.

CJ .JihUrypurposes .. 7ji7.u _j^7 Jhpt^bC/OrC!ived*fr>lrf the foreSoingthatt1 ho State departmental oxponditure is very lifa 1-ght, while education and social institutions'p'? ar°, supported. Take the Governor^I audthoOhiof Executive Officers. Their tormiad of ofhee is four years. Section 19,article V'tI of theConstitution proscribes their dutiesanrl 15y salaries. The Governor,who is ConinSS Cn chief and 13 myested: with all tHo functions ois appertaining to Wfl'jugh"afiSce in\ sovevog? vh State receives (KtOOdof^ year.; tho Seoretan'o■ftos State,ConkoUev, Ttwwww, Attorney- ft

general,and Surveyor-general, 3000dol respec-tively;

_siicli compensation to be in full forall services by them respectively rendered in'any official capacity or employment whatso-ever during their respective terms of office "Une would think this was drawing tho linorather tight, but tho Constitution is evenworse in its contemplated treatmentof office-holders in the future. Section 19, article V,continues :— 'Irpvided, however, that the Legislature,mp?,H CXpiratiOn of the t6rm hereinbeforementioned, may by law diminish the compen-

ca c shl'if7 Vll SUchofficers 5 bllt "> "ahmJ II tlhcp,ower t0 the samet£T N« TIS h?r^yfiXod by thisConstitu-Urn. IS,o salary shall be authorised by law forclencal service m any office provided for inthis article exceeding IGOOdol per annum forl?ach clerk employed. TheLegislature may, iniits discretion, abolish the office of Surveyor-general ; and none of theofficers hereinbeforenamed shallreceive for their own use any feesor perquisites for the performanceof any offi-cial duty." *These provisions of theorganic law of Cali-fornia speak for themselves. They show ajealous regard for the public purse. Whatwould the Governor of JNTew Zealand or Vic-toria thinkof being compelledto providetheirown residence, and sustain the dignity of theirposition, on a paltry £1200 a year? YetAmerican citizens of fortune and standingeagerly contest for the gubernatorial honour!at eachrecurring election. And doirt let any-one run away with the notion that thereis lessstate or hospitality by the Governor of Cali-fornia, for example, than by any'Colonial(.Tovernor, with his large income, residence,andhousehold free. To do so wouldbe to fallinto aserious error. The occasions which callfor hospitality and official and military di«-p.ay in California are far more numerousandexacting than iv the Colonies,where tables ofprecedence economise gubernatorial expendi-

%% ft ver.yappreciable extent.

" \u iudio¥ expenditure doesnot all appearm the foregoing schedule. The Chief Justiceand six associate justicesare paid by the State,and half the salaries of the Superior CourtJudges of whom there are 12 for San Fran-cisco, two for several of the larger couutfoand one for each of the remaining count c"'save two which constitute one d£net The counties pay a moiet fthe salaries -of their superior judgesthose of thefirst class receiving 4000dol andthose of thesecond class 3000dol per annumor £800 and £GOO respectively, f think thojudges pay is too low, and only younglawyersstood for election for superior judgesin thiscity. The late Chief Justice of the State \VWallace, now practises in the Superior'andSupreme Courts,although he wasChief Justicetor 13 years. Such is our judicial systemThe counties,bylocal taxes, raise moneyforail otherbranches of local government, main-taining police, gaols, courts, sheriffs and de-puties/ assessors, treasurers, tax collccto-aschools,hospitals, &c.;also providing for theerection andrepair of public buildings, openingand maintaining roads,building bridges, andthe like. Our system of local self-governmentis as perfect as it well can be, and I amw"lH* lfl\Yere by the Coloniesitwould save them very large sums annually.It is impossible that cny.central authority caneftcetuaUy control local expenditures ; and it5equally true that wasteful local expenditure£inevitable when all the money dbEddoranot come out of local taxes, direct taxatfonis theverybest economise!- of public expendH?' Jntedv *? conclusion, let meaddifa" *

appropriation forpublic schoolsis amere bagatelle compared with the amountraised by local taxation. San Francisco aloneraises three-quarters of amillion dollars yearlyfor common schools, plus the State contribu-tion Ihe interest on California State bondslast fiscalyear was 314,745d01, or £G2949-nota heavy permanent charge to stagger undpr 'm, * , EXPORTS OP CALIFORNIA.The total export3of California W sea last?f/i«a Unit6d t0 5¥3?>190d0l Xof which34,418, (OOdol represented wheatWflour 4%square-rigged ships and steamships sailed outofthsGoiaenGatewithbrcadstulfaand 13 fromWilmmgton and SanDiego, during1881;Sat theclose oftheyear thereremained for exportabout 800,000 tons of wheat. These figuresalmost stagger onefrom, their vastness. whenifcis considered that 30yearaagono onO believedthis country would grow grain. That wasthree years after the discovery of gold whenas yet Yerba Buena, as San FraLsco waßthen called consisted of a cluster of adobehu,S aroundMission Dolores, and. tents and afew shanties on.the beach' below TelegraphBUI and along the shore-line of what ilnowZ^yVStret' s?od half-milefrom tid6water. The value of the food product of theState maybe estimated by the forogoin-.state*nwafc. But theexporta byrail to tile Eaat and«(°.af\r^ efmlly remarkable, aiid demon-strate the development of our domestic tradenfUri«"TtlQ exp^B ¥st yearexceeded thoseof 18S0by over SO million pounds. I shallme!4i.feThus^Pr°dUCtS t0 iUuSfcrate

CALIFORNIARAILROADSHIPMENTS,T^Sl.BarW ■ ii7rl!A'o t. Pounds.SnnidfruU" Isfts Sfruit" W"Cannedsoods 10,310382 Saitaon o^JfS"Mustard seed £S#o&et ii ' "&"&

10.000.000d0l j»,theNevada and otherwild-catmines }« working charges only. 101G7 545pcunas of flax-seed, 345400 pounds of petlast year. Hops are extensively crownHoney was a short crop. Cotton iVsueWfully cnlUvtVted, and a cotton-miVi wM »ro-

will -be planted, in grape-vines this spring mCalifornia and lty-go orchards arebeingsatoSm vanons parts of tho State. tSS \' 'probability of a dry season, ho^vlr in theSouthern counties and San Joaquin Vallnvout one can hard.lj? medicate upon aDoe-vrthe bou.th and there was excellent slei^hWlefit^T^ ?">?s of San Bernardino!fnrn l " »Vftoft to an inch thick vw 'so one shwkl not. Bay after aU that they wiUhave % dryseasou. South. Meanwhile? liveJ.OUEjs-suffermg very severely, and unlessE»?h"^soon them\viil be greatmortalityampng. the flocks aa4her4s. The pastoral in-terests oi^ California;are important, 43,000,000jpoundsor woolfeeing clipped last season.

QUD3 ANnjESDS. """----i think the arrangement for tb-i-ifnion Tn

it is only a reasonable requirement. Whatpossible guarantee, other than a coin depositpanrrulclll^ Zeakud^:Sj Duld. l^y feeavy losses? There »reotly improve the status of the New ZealandIs n"!;°M!hen,thTc (acfcof their casll dsPositEnrK' lhf"gh Jdo not suPP°se""*in-tended for that purpose. The Standard with-drawal and the; sudden curtailment of the.a m 1 ComPany's business. }«ddecidedlybad effectupon the othe; ;\VvZeari frrieß doLng busil^SS \iere, but thUwl t" ?m on abetter f-W.«Eg- than ever,

" \\ hat is to.prevenj; ope of. "yourbanks open-ing an agency hmi There is raonoyin it IZealand wNational has nottn<Wg.at pf it long ago. Banking in this,■T^S: ».a different affair altogether Wra * " but th! p^Sts »U■"w ?%STe> ?n.dIP^u^the^reholdera«mild not object to increased dividendsby anextension'-of business. If the'Colonial tradowith tins country is fcbe developed, itmusttotaken hi hand aColonial bank.banb^XiOhcoisat present visited hy Mossra-OOcumor and Healey, two of t^a Irish LanS-Lieague members of Parlisinent. They wiltaddress public meetings ia this city and else-where,and stiiny4r,i*the already. stronjjfeeW111 favour of. Irish national independence mJus community. I understand the Governorwill presideat one of their meetings.In theEast thefreight --vai- continues, to thfedisgust of Btopkholders in the competiop-Hues. Business is eeriously disturbed, bv'thvi.ecalpiag process. ■■ J-

California- flour millers are, .&>«bling their-millingcapacity to take hoJ4 of the Southernmarket opened by the. yo»£o to New Orleans1heycan sell afeuportof flour at lowerrates it-the Southern States than the Miuueapolia w>bt. Louis mißers canafford to d». OrcUwa foi-Ca^fornia,flour have beenreceived f;-omEns-land tobe shipped by this route.Within amonth, Port Yab^/at.tlieheod ofthe navigation of tho G^J of California,willbe connected with Sw Francisco by railroad'Thecityof Me^eo wrJl.be united within a yearCharlesBright lectured last night to a W-andappreciative audience. He was weUTe-ceived,and Ins health is improving.

JAeOB:TEBB\VBISHOP SELWYN'S MONUMENT.nSK°f Dartmp^jw"aed thamonu

p «°Pi *"*«" December in"nr! i pMhednk it is a recumbent figureiarvedout of a. beautifulblock of Derbyshirei abaster, andis certainly amarvellouaiiLS>f the. well-known, features of tJie great mis-louarybIS honv The wholcfigureis adinli*blyendered. The hands are placedtogether"as&waver and the; pastoral staff rests%y the side->, the figure, which itselfrepQ»es. most .appro-nuately on a beautifuUy-caryed New Zealand;nat. ■ Tho little chr,rAber itself is enrichedvith frescoes and coloured tiloa. The westvail is decorated with, a series" of shieldstiTJ-ngod after the fashio» of a " Jesse l!:?f tlf'-rvT0- »Wfont_tho successive births^)t the New Zeafesd Church from the parent-item whQi-e is^to bo seen a shield coutaia.-:ug the late Bishop's arms impaled with,she arms ofthe original diocese. Oil thewallacmgthe spectator from the Lady Chapdaw;wo pictures the one westward, representing;he light of the Gospel thiVLaoris, and the otlW eastwards; indicating-;ho same light blessing the. Staffordshire eof.iprs. On the eastom wall are interesting-?ictov\airepi-csentations of thetwo mis3ionary-."esseLs,the Undin^" and tho Southern Cross-ilso of a'Aew Zealander in his savageeoudi-aon, and of the same man after having been,jrought wider tho influence of tho GospsLi.tlier l-epresentationsmaybe seen illustrative)f thelife of Bishop Selwyn and his great andloble work. Selwyn College, thesecond partr>f the memoriaJ to the late Bishop, is now"apidly rising at Cambridge.

OTAGO DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, FEBKUARY. 18, 1882SUPPLEMENT

PASSING NOTES."OsUiiif! "[■"■ -;. *--T» 'i ' ";. li'lllVl ilifflillO VI fft

We.-ahell SnLAw«M«fe7eJ;ftksi%V-fp& *.Bnd;-I':'ofie)*i(my.liCtmd«leamktQimiylv;fa;mij3g:;i)eHindJ^'The're lis^uoWev^uhdowbte'dly^a'i &

6ttf(iln>ymigut JiavA-ibtea-j3y^.eßi-/jti¥iiSnY4s'^ ftpo^Wi'kif&la'tiilaigVs ela-thififthsme-;with;mueh th

ccnipwl3(snii*ithi"rEMflai'iOth«>rVat-. Milton puts h-Ibls!ieve'i3B:dt'lb§ pi&nYo tens :—

"' ' 'Xiiii in fee lowest deep, flower deep |V|■'v: ■Stiir'thrcatsns to devourrile, opening wide, "'6"' Towhich the hell I sailer seems a heaven. j£.

But if we cjuldoi.ly get rid of this dppreten- by

'sion of Eomovjh3ug worse to come, and thank our "c

stars that (.ur lot is rot -ivorse than it ie,Hf< V■would bo tolerable. InNew Zealand the lot arof the farmer, tbasks to the small birds, Acitnngc&bio weather, low prices, and genersi wiuujscmsiosuy, mfty ncn bo a happy ose, bui ifarmeis in Australia Eesni to be a precioue '<adeal v/orae «ff. Take this from arccontnum "-!be* of thoLeader fcr instance :— k<

While the O'Loghien Governmentfire proposingto P.tempt the unwaryto select the little land'leftivon ,ourfrontiers, those who have already invested their u-all inselection are being ruined every week. Num- -itbers of hard-workingSonffifide cultivators have been rplaced in the hands of the money-lendersby the badSeasons.Scoresare ready to give up their selections atauiWhe fruit of their labour to thofirst purchaser who ql"jvill return them thesavings theyhave spent Ina vain l

Attemptto Jive upon tho soil. From tho Loddon and mthe Avoca districts'rightround the Wiramera we hear Qatorie3 of selectors who have to drivetheir cattlefromten to twentymiles to water, and that often brackish '*'and impure, and whose crop3have been whollylost tcbecause o! the aridityofthe last two or three months, ,-j,Similar teßlivnocy oomes from Nsw South f,Wales, With a thermometer up to 175 deg.in the bud, grassall burnt up, and stock dying ;rIn hundreds forwant of water, lifa is not an jcearthly paradiae there, In Euglanrl and Scot #land for several years past soddeu harvest a.fields, and in many cases ruin to it c fanners, tihas baea the ordsr of the day. New Zealandcan hardly be said ever to experience a"'Jotal failure of crops, and I suppose whataaa happened this year is that in two cases N

put of Jhrea the crops are fair oma ..fad ia some exceptional ca?es the farmtrewill hf>ve a veyy good yield. If it is drjin oa'e place, it ia moist in another. Things toughtto bo better, but then they xhighi; be sproas worse. We haya not yet come to w$he state of civilisation in which those who trhaveplsmitul'crops will divide with those who .h&yalightones—that is a refinement which the t,progress ofenlightenment ia still tobring about.Js'.»t if somo unfortunates lose their year'slabour others will do very well, and tho inequality of their lots will 'give scope for the 'philosophy Ibaye bsen preaching. Philosophy, ~"adversity's sweptmilk," is au easisr *thing with full pockets than with enipiy once,but than the man with the empty pockoisneeds itmca!v Ie ia certaiuly a comfort for a j,man to think that if hs has a bad harvest thisyear thera are good harvests yet to come, rarid in thia happy clime more good ones thantbad can be aafsly counted on,

A bit of information supplied by Mi Dentou pin c-te cf hi 3?cicnce Jecture3 has aot attracted athe nolica that it deserves. Ooluur dif- "ftrencsß in the human race, sajs Jur D., are jdue to the differentkinds of earth out of which t,Hen are made. "Whence came the dark, the "yellow, the white, the brown peopla who live fion the faca of the globe?" The common ginotion is that they all were originallyof one wtint, and that the existing variety of com- aiplejcions ia due to the iLflctencesof climate. %\Not bo, Bays MrD. "He saw thesame dif- nferencca of colour in theearth from v.'hichman ahad corns. Along the agesmen had brought nwith them differences of colour of tho ajnatersalfrom which they had Btarted." This f,account of the matter, if Idon'tmistake, will abe new to anthropologists, and its simplicity is hequal to Hb originality. Moreover, it 13 hard fto deny acertain jirimafaciereasonableness iv (J&j: Denton'a theory. Men are made from rday, andwe find in this human pottery well- {marked diSerences ofquality and colour. Somerspecimens arefine, some coarse; some are rod, sBotna white, some yelloW, somq brown, some tblack. What more natural than the suppo- feition that thesa differencesrepresent originaldifferenceii in theclay itself ? The Chinaman isyellow—erfjo, hesprang from a region rich in Iochre. The "Yellow Sea," which waehea the tChinese coast, affords corroborative evidence,iThe Arab ia a finebrick red,—colour no doubt sof the sands in his nativa desert. " IJsd Sea"calao close at hand. Similarly the great "Red tEiver" of"North America indicatea thepre-cvailicg tint of the soil which has yielded tho\Jted Indian. The Negro may be referred to fthe rich black ooze of swamps in Equatorial ;Africa—the "Dark Continent" as StanleyIhas aptly called it. On the otherband, palefaces like ournelvts belong to thechalk forma- <fcions (compare Albion, Lat; albus, white), find ithelimestoneregionsofNorthernEurope. Being ]formed of finer clay than other races, we aro, jof course, the very porcelain of humanity. I jinvito Mr Danton to work his theory out, and jgive usfuller information. .. j

Similes maybe more forcible than refined.Apreacher of whom I oncoheard, descantingon the blessings of the G-ospal, declared that itw&3 like afound of leef: "for," said he, "you 'may cut, and cut, andcomoagain." I perceivemy friend Mr Denfcon,in defending tho idea 'that religion is s».n outgrowth of the human 'boul, used a bjldillustration of asimilar char .neter, for he went ontoremark :'■ Somepeoplepaid that Ihs priests invented religion in orderto make saooeyovitof thepeople. TheymightIts well tell'him tntt butchers invented hunger 'in order .to make moneyby telling beqf.f Theargument is sound enough,but the comparison \between religion and beef, and priests andjatcherr,is certainly grotesque. ,No doubt the .ecthrer intended it so to bs.' The human soul, \J^e'tHeu'uman body,according toMr Denton'a j

i d'ea, has certain needs,and as there is a de-mand for the material to supply these nceis, one jman supplies you with beef and anotherwith 'Bible. Whether the appetite increases with .that which it doth feed on may be an>bpenquestion, but the greatpoint is that both ap-Detitea do exist. They may not always exist,

mpy cometo a time when we can do with-out either beef or Bibla. There are those whotell us wa should eat nothing but vegetables,and thereare those who would have U3 derivebur religious culture from Lyceum Guides, bu!for the,presentMr Dentoa is satisfiedthat religion of some kind is necessary,aa he believes tbeef ia necessary, Ths unfortunatepartof thecmattes ia that what ia ona man's meat is 1another man's poison', hence the demand for\yarielies of diet; ■■■"■. :

The Melbourne Age reports a decidedly<novel and curiou3 development of the|. ilutual Assurance principle. A Victorian\Carriage Insurance Company (L'mited) has \formed, with the design, to quote ihe i

prospeptGH, " of encouraging mairiages by <sifor.dins to Pcor people oppcrtunilies and 'inducements for joiningin the bonda of wed- 'Jock with gain to themselyeti, andwithout fear jcf succumbing, to thoEe pecuniary difficultie iwhich btand in the wayof would-be benedi3tslof iimitod jneana." The offices of jhecompanyare at No. 5 Eastern Arcade, and wsre, whenA reporter from the Age offico called, "incharge of. ap'.eaaant-looking gentleman with adaik beerd, who, fn tho absenco of themanager,expressed himself prepared to rSordall infonaation." The Age thus surematises- the Oompany'd plan of operations :—

According to the document which is beforeus, thenumber ofmembers 13 tobe limited to 1000. A sub-scription fee of 10s, as alreadystated,willbe requiredfromeach of these,and upon the occasion of anyrtiGmber'Bmarriago a call of 53 will be made uponeach unmarried member,in orderto meet the pay-mo-.tof£200accruing,due to tho particular memberwho has had the temerity to enter tho matrimonialState. A cerliiicstpof marriage is to be forwardedtothe managercf the company within seven daysaftertho c«rembny; and within CO days after proof of thetame tho married member will receivo his £200. Amember afterhismarriage is relieved fromall furtherliability, but untilhe is married he 13 required to paya call of 53 on the occasion 0! every marriage of hisfello* members. So the .game goes on, withtheadditional inducement, in order, wo suspect, toattract non-marryingsubjects, that members of s>isyears' standing, au<J unmarried,will receive £100 onapplicationto the managerat hia olS.ce.Supposing the scheme not a oi6ra attempt toobtain money under false pretences (whichtheAge IkuoceriUy considers an open question)and supposingit gels itself launched, the firstitem in the Company's ledger will stand thus :

1000 Subscriptionsat 10s =£500,—*bich sum will of Course goto Iho pleasantlooking gentleman with daik beard at No. 5,Eastern Arcade, aa empfnaatkn for preliuainary expenses. Nsxt, when the fits!; mairwgebonoa is to be paid :

COBcalls afss = £'2io153 MSnrplas — for the geuil^mau wi'.h the darkbsard — £19 153. Tha surplus wiil decreaseby 5r with each successive marriage till the200-h, when theaccount will stand thus—

800 calls at 63. = £2000a Cd—exactly tiho sum to be pair]. At which cri-i?in the affairs of ths.Comp&ry the dirk-bsardedgentleman, having rated in -between two andthroe thousand pounds, wiil consiJer it expsdient to Bhave asd clear for parts unknown. The scheme will hardly get Ihi.ilength, however. Toe Babfcribens— 40 ofwhom oh alreitJy enr>llel, szy* th6Age—will bo ohiifly meiiibsrs of tie iaors con

n}lifig.oM-x.-1o:Tk!yljV7iil Lbs tdor.6!.icb,i:womevwhoßeimarriageihop^j.'-ate 46'vSr!kfe(I>-2w)ij)I<itlHnkto-ia'dni^the^'b^^gniSD^^fdAyf'oT^Otf;,J^^^ffioieg^^^^^n^l^Jpai.';tykji)sli&faw&&3ihe ,'jiviiileman'jrKith th,i!eaTd,JwiU:to:iiiquu-i-d!jforain:.».va)u, sorl No. 5liaßietßiArcadei:wai-bfit(tc(>!et; The "Victors;--I*j-*.r«|age'Jnßnrsn^a'lGonipany (Limited)" is >■.fingptSrl^traiiSiiareasfraud, but itbases itselfftf'.'.Ail&iHM deep insight into human cafmre—that is, feminine human nature.

Tho New Zsalaud Wealeyaa for thismoathhia the following :—

Onoof the examiners in Churchhistory reportshavinggiven the question, " What was the nature ofthe Pragmatic SanctionV and having received thecomprehensive reply, "Tho Lord known." The exa-miner does n'A dispute the statement of the examinee,but fancioithe youiiu gent'eman will know butternext time.Was it the candidate's pioly that it-spired theanswer "The Lord knows"—cr hia Srjnpisty ?As lie appears to be a theological stuJent-, ou<would hr:ps the formsr. Or was ho hintinghat probably the exauniier bim,-eU did n.I

know the answer to Lia question ? Certiuuly".here araa score or two of Pragmatic SMiclisisslknown to history, and the iVjoou3 AustrianPj-agmaiio, which the examiner most likelybsd in view, was only one in a long strictHating from Justinian, a thousand yearsearlier.[ amnot so sure tha';I'Tho Lord knots''i^aot lha only trua and proper answer to &question bo vagua as " Wha.t was the Pr&gmalic Sanction?" Inotice that theInspector jGeneralhas not iavoEred thopublic thisyearj.vith any entertaimeg extracts frcm pupil-teachers' examination papers. Has ha abandoned his vac victis policy ? Failing srippließfrom that source, I give a collection of cpecimans reported from a scholarship cornpethioi'in the London Board Schools, The examiner,in giving them to the public, remarked thatthere wa3 always a good reason for a wronganswer, end invited the cutious to pv-zzle outthe reasons for the following:—

The climate of Englanddetermines to be rather un-healthy on account of its having 00many smells and3tinks, suchas Tanners,and many othera.

The Old World naturallywas Europe,and,nowtheNew World is Europe, A-ia, &c.

Buenos is in Germany; Ajm is in France,The historypapers contain Btalsuienta ofaslilimore startlingchuracter:—

Miltonwrote a sensible poem, called " CanterburyTales."

HenryII gotdrinking intoxicatingliquorsuntil hewas commonly called drunk.

MagnaChartawasso thatpeopleshould notworshipthe pla c where Mo=Cd died.

Jlagna Charta was ordered by the king to be be-headed. He fled to Italy,but was eiptured aud exe-cuted.

Free trade means not connected with any otherestablishmentand charging- no discount.Oae boy described Hearj IIaa doingpenanc-.for hia share inBeckat'a deatbby walking bare-foot, and recalvia;; ".waeks with a batch.'I'ise " good reason" for most of these cuiiou*answers h eurely tbat the poor little examinceereally didn'tknow auy better. Theirmemorywas crammed with names and factswhich theyhad never learned to sort ini;o their connecrtiuns. Tue blundorf, it you consider well, artrather theshame of tho teachers than of thetaught.

"It is absolutely untrue," says an Englishpaper, " tha', under tolerably fair conditions,a woman is (if wernayrepsati the crude phrase)"played out' when she has seen forty-fire.Ifall goes welJ,or even not very ill, a womantakes a new departure ot about fifty." The"n6W departure" which a woman takes atfifty, cr thereabouts, is, I should have said,grandmotherhood, but that is not what thewriter inean3. "It is the mistake of giddyadolescence,or Band-blind conceit," he con

tinuea," to suppose that awoman of fifty can-not be exquisitely beautiful, cannot commanda man throughout the whole range of hienature ; cannot take up all the gladness of life,and beautifully radiate it again, for him anofor others." Well it ia acommon mistake,atanyrate. Thata woman maybe " exquisitelybeautiful" at fifty is a proposition hard torefute, beauty being purely aquestion of taste.Clearly, however, the beauty that has bestripening for half a century is not the beautythat men hankerafter. As a reverend gen'.leman recently remaiked at a tea-meeting, ir>stead of one woman of 50 they would prefertwo of 25. There have been,it is true, phenomc-nal esses of longrlivedcharms:—

Somenever grow.Ugly; witneS3Ninon doLsuclos.

inon bad loveraat 90, but then the point is>at she didn't look 90. In thecompetition forale admiiation, awoman of* 50 who looks her;o wouldordinarily bereckoned altogether outilherunning. Yet it-isprecisely then, it seem?,L&fceha may take a "new departure" andline out aa " exquisitely beautiful!" Rahel,ife of Varnhagenyon Bnse, is quoted as anEfttople. Kahel at 43 mtimed aman twelveears her junior, and made herself tenderly)cloved by him. She waa neverbeautiful, Bhe■as always ill, yet she was ad.red byall malefeaturesas the Queenof Berlin Society. "Atfly, she wrote tuat she felt in moa'c particu-irs justas she did at fourteen or fifteen ; tbatac had, on the whole,the same opinions andlolinationg as at, thirty, only that the backround of her lifewas richer with gathered exerience and W6ll connected thought" Iwuld like to know whether this is acommon)it of case. Do all women of fifty retain thepinions and inclinations of thirty ? I fancyot. If they did, men would be more willing3 find them beautiful. Women superannuatebemaelvesby thinking juvenilityessential tottraclivoneaa. They write themselves downplayed out" juat at the time whan Nature,y releasing them from the pains" and perihf maternity, invites them to growhandsomernd brighter, more intelligent, and more agree-ble companions for men than over. My fairsadsrs "will' take a iibte of this. They can'tlwajsremain bo pretty that men. won't mindieir'being fools. Life isn't done when thatiageis over. Beauty—even physical beauty—1chidly of the mind; which fact if they per-end, and remember that handsome is that

thinks, they nead never fear thesnsus-paper. They mayreach and pass theiralf-century in companywith brightnes?, iailiigence, and good-temper, and aDy gooddry will tell them that these, after all, arele beet gifts iv hn basket.

Civis.

ENGLISH NOTES.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) *London, December 29fch. cYou will doubtless have already heard *through the telegraph that Lefroy, the mur- *derer of MrGold on theBrighton railway, has ]

paid the last penalty of the law. ITor some tdays previous to theexecution England was in 'a1state of thegreatest excitement, and specula- ations as towhether his strenuous endeavours.to >escape the scaffoldwould be successfulbecame >the all-absorbing topicof conversation. Mem- ]bers of Parliament were making out-of-ses- :sion speeches that filled columns in thetdailies'; a French Ministry had fallen ]under most unusual and romantic cir- (cumstances; storms and shipwrecks werecbeing reported from everyquarterof the globe ;and yet, when the latest sayings and doings iof theconvict had been conned over, all the jrest was left unread. As a last effort, Lefroy imade acleyerattempt to rankhimself as oneoffc1those homicidal maniacs who are retained in tdurance vile " at her Majesty's, pleasure," and sby way of escaping onecrime lie cbnfessed'to 8another, the murder of Lieutenant Roper, 'which occurred some few months back at bChathamBarracks, and hinted at sometwo orthree others. When these confessions reached tthepublio ear a perfect howl of indignation iresounded from onoend of the country to theother, and loudly wero the wishes expressed Jthat the wretch should not escape his =idoom The authorities at the Home OfEce, i.however, were too wide awake to bo taken"in |

'■by thisruse, and "saw no reasonfor interfering i'with thecourseof the law," and accordinglythe<[execution took place. Happily, too,before his i'.death Lefroy fully confessed his crime, ac- !Iknowlcdged the justice of his sentence, and iiaddedhis regret that he should havebeen in-

'duced to confessother crimes,of which lie!knew nothing, with a view to hoodwink;justice.

Some timeback a rumour wasprevalent that iiMrs Langtry was about to appear as a profes* ,:sional actress on the London boards. That1rumour, though not unfounded, was prema-■ture. After showing her pretty face in'those inanimate imitations of tho .realdrama that are known as "tableaux vi-

'vanls," Mrs Langtry determined to lot3 the public know that she is somethingmore than a doll, and that her charms are

j.more than skin-deep. Accordingly she took

_part in a play brought out by the "Windsor

' Strollers," a celebrated and old-establishedamateur dramatic club; and bo well did she, perform her part that she has since appearedat the Haymarket Theatre in "She Stoops to

' Conquer," under the Bancroft management.Tho step from an amateur performance to ac professional engagement is a long one; andaiLondon pit—the real critics who make ordamn a play — care not for prettyface 3or aristocratic connections ; they1 only look for acting. At the Haymarket,c however,there is no" pit, all the floor of tl)6c housebeing covered with stalls, but tho fro-quenters of the pit doubtless find room in someother part of ths theatre. Tho Bancrofts'Theatre has long been known tobo freo from,thestains of most such places, and the pre-r jsence on those boards of Mrs Langtry will be

'aguarantee to others more timid of breakingthofirst ice. The opinions expressed ao to the'■meritu of her performance are as varied as theyi can possibly be. The Times gave her three-, quarters of a column of praise, but the profes-,sional papers were one and all "downonher."|Punch can scarcely be said to bo polite in his

'"critique, and yet Mr Bancroft, who musti "assuredlybe a judge, has engaged her to play

Dora, the.'principal part in "Diplomacy"—t.he:.'greatost-uomedy of the century. Sometime-|oack there werereports circulating aboutthe' country that a divorce was imminentbetween Mrs Langtry and her husband,in consequence of a faux pas on thelady's part. I am happy to be able entirelyto contradict theso scandals. Mrs Lang-try is endeavouring to adopt the stage as aprofession, in order to repair the ravagesthatthree or four years of a life "in the highestcircles " havemade in a fortune thatwas nevergigantic.

Professor Thompson, in a lecture that helately delivered before the Society of Arts,referred to the importance of the storage ofelectricity as a method whereby great powercan bo produced at a cost scarcely worthmentioning iv comparison to the work thatcanbegot out of it. Bymoans of it the intermit-tent action of the tides canbe utilised to givebirth to a continual supply of electricity. Hesaid : "A tenthpart of the tidal energyin thegorgeof tho Avon would light Bristol, and atenth part of the tidal energyin the channel ofthe Severn would light every city and turneveryloom,spindle, and axle in GreatBritain!"There can be little doubt but that human in-genuity will before long devise a method ofemployingthe immeasurable force that is con-stantlyrunning to waste in our river bods andestuaries. With her narrowgorgesand moun-tain torrents, New Zealand should not bebehind the rest of theworld in anj' scheme forsaving coal and—butIsuppose Imust not add—labour.

When one has a journeyto take byrail inEngland, one seldom thinksof the dangorat-tendant on that proceeding, and yet somehowaccidents are ■" frequent and painful" if not" free." A catastrophe of amost unusual andinexplicable character occurred the other dayqn tno North London line. It appears thatthe trains belonging to more than one com-pany pass throughashort tunnelat Canonbury,at each end of which there is a signal-bosworking the line on the block system. Thissystem, I need hardly explain, divides a givenlengthof line up into blocks,and notrain isIallowed'to leave one block until the next issignalled "clear." This tunnel, as Ihavesaid,constituted a "block," anda train wasbroughtup just within the southern end of it, by thesignals at the mouth showing that the nextline was blocked. Now, whilst this waitingtrain was in the tunnel block no other trainshould have been admitted on to it, but thedriver of thefirst train suddenly became awarethat another train was following him on thesame line; he, therefore, quickly got steam onto his engine, and by moving his trainforward reduced the collision between hishindermost carriage and the following engineto nil; both trains ■ then brought up, butscarcely had they done so when a third traindashedinto therear of the second, which wasstillwithin the tunnel,smashingupthecamajyes,andkilling andwoundingthepassengera, andin the midst of the horrid, scene that ensuedstill afourth train came up at full speed anddashed into thewreck of the other two. Theloss of life and property was terrible, anddoubtless it all resulted from the carelessnessor inattention of some official, and not.fromany defectin the mechanical arrangementsofthe signallingapparatus. It is, however,pre-mature to offer any opinion onthis point,'as n.Full investigation of all the circumstances at-tending this most deplorable accident has gottq be made.

At this season of the year.thero is a dearthentirely of political news ; everybody, evenCabinetMinisters, bursts out into what merri-ment ispossible in the midst of gales, rain, fog,and sleet, which are now composing the wholemenu of onr weather. " Christmas comes butonce ayear—thank God," is the exclamation ofeveryone. Christinas meansindigestion causedby violent dancingafter a heavy dinner, coldsin the head, rheumatisms,chilblains, and neu-ralgias.

SPORTING.RACINGFIXTURES.

1882.February 21,22.—Poverty Bay Annual.February 23,24,25. -Dunedin Summer.March 1; 2.-Hawke'gBay R. 0. Autumn.Ma' eh 9,10.—Wancanui Autumn.March 10.—Maniototo(Otaijo)Autumn.March 17.—WalUcft(Otago^AnmiKU-'-March 17.—Waverley.-Waitota'ra Autumn,March 18,17.—Hawke'Sßay'J. o.'-Autumn,vtarch10,17.—Oamaru(Otago) Autumn;"March 17, 18.—GreymouthAutumn. "March 17,18.—Reetton Autumn.-March 30, 31.—TaranakiAutumn.April10,20.—Ashburton Autumn.April 20,21.—Timaru Annual.1 'May 24.—Grand National Steeplechases (Ashburton).

NOTES BY BEACON,getting on the Cup 'has been tolerably

brisk of iae, s.irae haU-dozea horass beini;stronglysupported^ Liballer and Tise Dauphinatill head the Hat at 3 to 1 about either, any-ihiog over that amount being readily taken up.Chancellor, Mafcaka,ami Lady Emma are alsoiv.constant demand; <vhilo Tasnian has a de-cided comingaspect, 600 to42having been taktn.ibouth'ai inonewager,and the inker wantiiig to?o en at tbo price-. King Quail, Hilda, audt'ho Poet are aUo occasionally askad for. T;:efollowing are the latest quotations:—

3 to 1agsfc Libeller3—l TheDauphin6 — 1 Mataku0 — 1 ChancellorG — 1 LadyEmma

100 —11 —- Hilda100 —10 --— The Foot100 10 King Quail100— 9 Tasman100 — 8 Nonpareil100 — 7 tiseutorius100 — 5 Adamant100— 6 SirGcorgo100 — i—- anyother. .

Gorton web scratched cm tee 13th insfc. forull engagements at the Dunedin meeting

At the meeting of the Committee cf theWallace County Jockey Club held onTuesday,Messrs Hayes, Clode, and Siieilde were ap-pointeda ct>mmitteß to select the mo3t suitableof several pieces of ground tffered in thevicinity ofthe town on which to hold theraces.Ie wasreported that subscriptions were coir.-ing in freely, and that thera was everyprobability that the priz9 liat would be such asto attract a largenumber of entries,

Mr Botior'a acceptance with Amazon iri theOhauopagna Stakes must be cancelled,'as thsBUy was not entered for that race. Mr Webbfmttred her for the City Stakes, tutnot for theChampagne,

"SirLancelot" is pleased to Lear that MrAllan M'Lean, of Tuke Tuke, near Napiar,purposes entering the racing areaa, and hasengaged the services of Cnaafe, who used tol;raio.frMr J. 3?. Kitcuing, and before com-ing to New Zealand was a wt 11 known trainerin Australia.

"Society" learns that room 3 have beensecured by the Canterbury Jocksy Olub andTatterealPs Ciub in Liwh and Gould's newbuildingopposite the Post-oSice.. The Ashburton. Autumn raco programmeincludes aCup Handicap of 100 rov.i ; Publi-cans' Handicapof 60 soya ; Hurdle Handicapof 50 sovß ; and Maiden Plate of 30 soys.

The LIOOmatch between tho 6-.vo-yoar oldsRally and Maid of Ecckston has bsea declared"ff by the respective ownersoftho youngsters.

When the history of the doing* of the earlyWellington settlers is written (says tb.9 Wei1 ngt?n Times'of the Ist iost.), the chsp ersbout horse-racing will be by no means theleast interesting in the book. Verymany ofthose who took an active part ivanch pastimein tho early days have pa^ed away, and thenames of Sir W. Fiizaerbert, Mr Hickson, andMr Bromly are the only or.e3 left of trio^e -.vhoappear en the present programme. Old set'lsrs*.o this d&y are Bometimeti haard speaking oithe good racing on To Aro Flat, as v, was c-hoa.flailed, on AnniversaryDays, yearafter year.From that couibb thoold Jcohey Clubremovedtheir pt-rfovmances to the than. N<*wBumuamWater Course, and tc-mr.-rc.jwk the anniver-sary of tho firat racc-meesi&g hold there, thocnurßO being first ue«d on Feliru«,ry 2 :<J,184S,M.r St. Hill's good hor<ie Hanibogtny, iid'i»-n'■y H. Winteringham, winning tho HurdleRace,andMr W. Dorset.? ZSUn^hiyß>y, riddsn"ty Vi'. Bromly, thu fiist fl.it racu ; Kmuoow,riddf-n by J. MDouaeli, won tho L^tlias'Purse, for which latter race there was iv Uicsedajs no difficulty in findiag plecty of gentlemen jockeys..A Wellington paper Kf»ya that under the

most favourable circucostincea fvlocsghan, tbejockey who waa hurt en the ove of cbe Weilingt.on rsc^s, will not bg able to ridi fortwelve monthß. Hia injuries coDfiist ofa cosn-aiiuute'l f tacture of both boues of the isg belowthe knee joint, iojary to tho joint itet-if, andsevere cjntueiuns—in fact, a dreadful bma=h.There is justapossibilitythat tbe leg m».yhiBayed without ampuiation of the lower joint;.

Tha amount of money tha1; paased thronghthe totalisator at the Wellington mooting was£3550.

"Spur" sayathat a gwitleimnwho invest9fl£1 on Ililda for the Cupin the outside tot&li3ator is probablyrepenting at leisures baaiyaction. He had anr.mbsr of old tickets ia hispocket,and thinkiogthey were ivelesijdsßtroyndohsm. When he found thai £21 stood to Imoredii throughtho performance of his favourite,'oe diacovsred that among thopapers which hehad torn up was the one which horeceived onaccount'ef thepup race.

An attempt is being m&clo to get up race? atMarton For EaßterMonday,iv lieu ot tea usr.a!i'-hl»tio Bporlß, Itis proposed to fjfF.-r oui>a forprizes,and to havenouo but gentlemeniidcr»compete. Theraces would bo held o;s thosimelinu.'BOas the steeplechaeo meetingof test yetrCheproj ct has every chance of boing a yreatmccesa.

In c. case at tbo G-isboma Raaidoni;M»gw'ratn's Couvtforwagesandservices na a jockey,■*n if.etn recurred for "riding Tho Cow." HiitWorship r.-marked that thia wab a moss extra-irdinary cluiu, and»a*ked tho piaintiif if he-?&s In the habit of riding cows as wf 11 asnor3iia. The iluntiff explained tho "TheOow" was the name of a horse. Bis Worship-aid he ihoug'it the plaintiff migbt have soilißtingui^hed it ia his bill of coats. There was aconsiderable anfußimontin tho Courtwhen the.tvicltsnco wasbeingcommeated on.

Takspuna Autumn recea will be held oaa|April 15ib, anda little over £200 will ba givena'in stakes—including the Autumn Handicap of>r50 aoTS and tba Steeplechase of 50 bovs.y The Hawka'tfBay Jockey Club Las enrtorsidy tho diequalificatiou of Muitagh by ths R&ciugt, Olub. A heat'd correopondocce by iheprinio clpals in the i ff.iir, for which Leonard and3- Barrows were di. qualified, ia appearing in thele columns of tho Herald.s! Tne O.iinaru J. C. havo appointed Messrsn Pa ersopi, M bf, and SuUcn handijipjo s f r3- U;e autumn mieticg, reaulviug ab t.ha>c iims lhat !be thanka of tho club bo tenderedig -o Mr M. Sberwin for hia past Hvrvieoa bhig hundicapiicr, with an exproaiioacf roaret that>y c :c!-.mßiau( eashoull havo roudnrod it (.aco-rary2- '""rhim to ietiro temporirily frum tho poaitions- ie \\m so longs.itiafftctoti'y tilel.

Iha programme of the Eldernlio Produceis rita'kes sm<\tha Sica's ProJuco Si»k«!B f>r 1835st iicd 18S6 and for SheDistrict Champsgueiy Stakes 188-1, wero settl.d at a meetingvt iho

0\mntn .TockoyCh-.bh Id onTuesdayeveninga id ordered tobe published.

ANCIENT TIDES AND GEOLOGICALPERIODS.

The following from a lecture deliveredat theMidland Institute, Birmingham, by Professor■Robert S. Ball, LL.D., JT.R.S., is publishedin Nature. If the theory propounded be de-fensible it affords a new ground for doubtingthe higher calculations of geologists withregard to the age of the world, and will beread with interest in-the light of recent dis-cussions arisingout of Mr Denton's lectures:—I suppose the most-read book thathas ever

been written on geology is Sir CharlesLyell's"Principles." The featurewhich characterisesLyell's work is expressed, in the title,'pt'thobook, "Modern Changes of the Earth and itsInhabitants considered as Illustrative ofGeology." Lyell shows how the changes nowgoing onin the earth have in eourso of timeproduced greateffects. Ho points out trium-phantly that there is no need of supposingmighty deluges and frightful earthquakes toaccount for the main facts of geology. Thereis, however, one great natural agent of whichLyell does not take adequate account. Hedoes not attach enough importance to thetides. No doubt he admits that the tides dosome geological work. He oven thinks theycan doa great deal of work. Tho sea battersthe cliffs on the coasts, and woars them intosand and pebbles. The glaciers grind downtho mountains, the rains and frosts wear theland into mud, and rivers carry thatmud into tho sea. In the calm depthsof ocean this mud subsides to the bottom;it becomes consolidated into rocks; *in thecourse of time theserocks againbecome raisod,to form the dry land with which wo are ac-quainted. Tho tides, saysLyell, help in thiswork. Tidal currents aid in carrying themudout to sea ; they aid to a considerable ex-tent in the actnal work of degradation, andthus contribute their quotato tho manufactureof stratified rocks. Such is tho modest rolewhich Lyell has assigned to tho tides, and nodoubt the majority of geologists have ac-quiesced in this doctrine ; nor can there beany doubt that this is a justyjowof tidal actionat present. That it is a just view of tidalaction in past times is what I now deny. Lyelldid notknow—Lyell could not have known—that our tides aro but the feeble survivingripples of mighty tides with which our oceansonce pulsated. Introduce these mighty tidesamong our geological agents, and see howwavesand storms, rivers and glaciers, will hidetheir diminished heads. I must attempt toillustrate this viewof tidal importance in an-cient geological times. Let mo try by the aidof the tides to explain tho great difficultywhich everyone must have felt in re-gard to Lyoll's theory. I allude to thestupendous thickness of tho Palaeozoicrocks. Look back through tho corridors oftime in the manner in which theyare presentedto us in the successive epochs of geology. Wepass rapidly ove" the brief career of prehistoricman; then through the long agesof Tertiaryrocks,when tho greatmammals were developed;back again to the much earlier period whencolossal reptiles and birds were tho chief in-habitants of the earth; back again to those stilloarliei'ageswhenthe luxuriantforests flourishedthat have given birth to tho coalfields; backonce more to the_ag6 of fishes; back finally tothose earliest periods when the lowest forms oflife began to dawn in the Pajicozoic era; Aswe dateremote agesastronomically by the dis-tance of the moon, so we date remote agesgeologicallyby tho prevailing organic life. Itis a great desideratum to harmonise these twochronological systems, and to find out, if po#nsible, what lunar distancecorresponds to eachgeological epoch. In the whole field of naturalscience there is nomore noblo problem. Take,for example), that earliest and most interestingopocli when lifeperhaps commenced ontheoarth,and when stratified rocks wore deposited fiveor ton miles thick,which seem to have con-tained no livingforms higherthan the humbleI'jozoon, if even that were an organised being.Let us ask what the distance of the moon wasat the time when those stupendous beds ofsediment were deposited in the priinicvalocnan. Wo have in this comparison everyclement of uncertainty except one, The ex-ception is, however, all-impartaiit. We knowthat tho moon must have been nearer to theearth than it is at present. Thereare manyvery weighty reasons for supposing that the'

moon must have been very much nearer thanit is now.' Itis is not at all unlikelythat themoon may then have been situated at only asmall fraction of its present distance. Myargument is only modified, but not destroyed,whatever friction wo may take. We musttake someestimate for the purpose of illustra-tion. I have had considerable doubts whatestimate to adopt. lam desirous of makingmy argument strong enough,but I do notwantto make it seem exaggerated. At present themoon is 240,000miles away; but therewas atime when themoonwas only one-sixth part ofthis, or say 40,000miles, away. That timemust have corresponded to some geologicalepoch. It may have been earlier than thetime when the Eozoon lived. It is more likelyto have been later. I want to point out thatwhen the moon was only 40,000 milesaway wo had in it a geological engine oftranscendent power. On the primitive oceansthe moon raised tides as it does at present;but the 40,000-mile moan was a far moreefficient tide-producer than our 240,000-milemoon. Thenearer the moon the greater thetide. To express the relation accurately wesay that the efficiency of the moon in pro-ducing tides varies inverselyas the cube of itsdistance. Here, then, we have the moans ofcalculating the tidal efficiency for any moondistance. The 40,000-milemoon being at adistanceof only one-sixthof ourpresent moon'sdistance, its tidal efficiency wouldbe increased6 x Gx 6 fold. In other words, when ourmoonwas only 40,000 miles away it was 21Gtimes as gooda tide-producer as it is at pre-sent^ The height to which the tides rise andfall is so profoundly modified by the coastsand by the depth of thesea, that at presentwe ..find at different localities tides of only afew inches and tides of GOor 70ft. In ancienttimes there were no doubt also great varietiesin the tidal heights, owing to local circum-stances. To continue ourcalculation we musttake some present tide. Let us discard theextremes just indicated and take a moderatetide of three-feetrise and three-feet fall as atype of our present tides. On this supposi-tion, what is tobe a typical exampleof a tideraised by the 40,000-mile moon? If thepresent tides be three feet, and if theearly tides be 216 times their pre-sent amount, then it is plain that theancient tides must havebeen G4B feet. Therecanbeno doubtthat in ancient times tides of thisamount and even tides very much largermusthave occurred. I ask the geologists to takeaccount of these facts, and to consider theeffect—atidal rise and fall of 648 feet twiceeveryday. Dwell for onemoment on thesub-lime spectacle of a tide ,"648feet high, andseewhatan agent it would be forthe performanceof geological work ! We are now standing Isuppose, some 500 feet above the level of "thesea. Thesea is agood many miles from Bir-mingham,yet'-if the rise and fall at the coastswere GoS feet, Birminghammightbe as great aseaport as Liverpool. Three-quarters tidewould bring the sea into the streets of Bir-mingham. At high tide there wouldbe about150feet of blue water overour heads. Everyhouse would be covered, and the topsof a few chimneys would alone indi-cate the site of the town. In a fewhours more the whole of this flood wouldhavoretreated. Not only would it leave Englandhigh and dry, but probably tl\e Straits ofDover would be drained and perhaps ovenIreland would in a literal sense become a mem-ber of the United Kingdom. A few hourspass, and the whole of England is again inun-dated,but only againto be abandoned. Thesemighty tides are the gift which astronomershave now.made to the working machinery ofthe geologist. They constitute an engine ofterrific power to aid in the great; work ofgeology. What would the. puny efforts ofwater in.otherwaysaccomplish when comparedwith these majestictides and the greatcurrentsthey produce? In the great primteval tideswill probablybe found theexplanationof whathas longbeen a reproach to geology. The earlyiaUeozoic rocks form a stupendous mass ofoceau-mado,beds which, according to Pro-fessor Williamson, aro 20 miles thick upto the. top of the Silurian beds. Ithas long, been a difficulty to, conceivehowsuch agigantic quantity of material couldhave been ground up and deposited at thebottom of thesea. The geologists said "Therivers and other agents of the present daywilldo it if you give them time enough. "Butunfortunately the mathematicians and thenatural philosophers would not give themtime enough arid they ordered the geolo-gists to 'hurry up their phenomena."lhe mathematicians had other reasons forbelieving that, the earth could not havebeen so old as the geologists demanded Nowhowever,the mathematicians have discoveredwVi^Y- atuPendous tidal grinding-engine.With this powerful aid the geologists can getthrough their work in a reasonable period oftime, and the geologists and the mathemati-ciansmaybe reconciled. '

THENEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENTAND THE MESSRS BROGDEN.(Manchester Courier.)

Acontention arising mainly out of the im-portant contracts for railway construction"undertaken by the well-known firm of MessrsIJohn Brogden and Sons, in Now Zealand, hasinvolved those gentlemen and the New Zea-land Government in a lawsuit which presentscurious as well as instructive features Inaddition to Messrs Brogden's claim on theGovernment for the unpaidbalance on therailway 'works.which they state at overa quarter of a million sterling after thededuction of some £21,000 for items uponwhich they are prepared to give way, there isor was a claim made for compensation onaccount of losses sustained on a large emigra-tion project undertaken at theurgent instanceof the Colonial authorities. But this part ofMessrs Brogden's claim has already been ad-versely decided upon by the House of Repre-sentatives, and however much they may beentitled to sympathy on the subject, it can-not be denied that, looking in at the matterfrom that purely legal standpoint whichalone could be well adopted, the decisionarrived at was theonly one possible, notwith-standing the moral hardship undoubtedly in-flicted. But the dispute in respect to thebalance due on the 10 railway contractsstands on an altogether different footingThe history of the matter is shortly asfollows :—Under the authority of theColonialLegislature Messrs Brogden undertook 10different railway contracts, of which the£j& esSm,a>te of ,c<?st was c*ose upob!£800 000. But, as usual m such undertakingsby deviations from the originally - intendedroutes, .and the substitution of superior forinferior construction and material, by the timethe work was finished the addition for extrashadswelled the totalamount to £1,223,721. Ofthis sum thecontractors havereceived £9?9000and some £21,000was also charged to theminconnection-with theemigration scheme alreadymentioned. This brings the payments madeto close on £900,000, and the balance in disputeis actually £252,749. It maybe observed thatno objection appears to have been made as tothe character of the work done, and the attempt of Messrs Brogden and Sons to discoveron what grounds their claim is disputed hasnot been successful. Payments were madefrom time to time until at length no furtherpaymentscould bo had, and so far as the pub-lished correspondence throws light upon thematter the New Zealand Government refuseMessrsBrogden and Sons the information theyrequired, in the first instance, because itwouldcause agreat deal of labour to their officials■and next, because if Messrs Brogden and Sons'contemplated litigation, itwould be impolitic.Neither of these grounds seems either dignifiedor satisfactory.

The public interest in the matter ariseshowever, from another source than the merefact, however important to the parties con-cerned,of therebeing a, serious dispute betweenthem. It,is the peculiarpolicy pursued by theGovernment, and the position they have takeniip, which oiler very legitimate material forcriticism, whilst the case maybo studied withadvantageby all who are or may become in-terested in similar undertakings either in NewZealand or elsewhere.

Tho negotiations with Messrs Brogden andSonswero closed in Juno, 1572, when the in-tended works were duly commenced. Shortlyafter this period an Act, called the Govern-ment Contractors Act, was passed, whichamongst other provisions,enacted substantiallythat noclaim. against the Government shouldbo entertained unless it was made within sixmonths from tho dato of any dispute whichhad arisen, or might arise. It appoars thatthe solicitor of the Messrs Brogden had hisattention called to thisrather summary speciesof legislation, but wasreassured on the subjectand loft quiteunprepared for its ex post factoapplication to his clients. Andtho unreason-ableness of such a limitation as six monthswhen the contracting parties to an agreementarc virtually separated by 12,000miles of saltwater is certainly striking. ThisAofc,however,has been set up as a defenceagainst thoclaim ofMessrs Brogdenand Sons for the balance duoto them. The Governmentroplywas in effect,"Youare too late ; your claim is barred by thoContractorsAct." Under this awkward con-ditionMessrs Brogden and Sonsavailed them*selves of the only resourco remaining to them.They applied to the Governor, who gave hisassent to a petition of right. .Without thisMessrs Brogden and Sons could not sue thoGovernment, and under the provisions of alater Act than the ""Contractors," butone arising out of it, even this wouldbo debarred to them. But armed by itthey a.ro now seeking to recover some £19,000due on the " Invercargill contract," whichforms one of. the lines undertaken. Itis the course adopted by the Govern-ment of Now Zealand in meeting this claimwhich is a fitting matter forcomment and re-flection. They donot saythat thomoney is notdue to the claimants, they do not admit apartand dispute thoremainder. Thoir ono'ploa isthat tho Contractors Act, an Act passedafter tho engagements with Brogdon and Sonswere entered into, an Act not supposed toapply to them, and with the provisions ofwhich it was impossible for them, with theirchief partnors in London, to comply, is asufficientbar £o thoir relief, and to all appear-anco, on this very peculiar statute of limita-tions they intend to rely. TheSupremo Courthas therefore to decide whether the eoursopursued is or is not legal; about its justiconothing can bo said. If the decision is adverseto MessrsBrogden and Sons they have onlythe Privy Council to look to for redress if itcan be afforded. Should the Supreme Courtdecide that thoNow Zealand Government can-not use the Contractors Aot as a means ofavoiding payment for tho railways it ordered jto be mado,then the claim now made will be'argued upon its merits, and there is no reason'to suppose that Messrs Brogden hope or wish!for anything bettor.It is certainly a mistaken polioy for anyGovernment to allow the notion to becomo

general that its good faith or its strict justioe

cannot be relied onwhen it deals with thosewho claim to be its creditors. Capital is nowleaving Ireland, because it cannot be safelyemployed there, and it certainly .will not go toNew Zealand_ if the Governmentallows so un-fortunate an impression to arise as that itwillnot honourably recognise and discharge itsjustliabilities.

MELBOURNE TURF NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN.

(VKOM OUK SPIiCJAL CORRESPONDENT "WaE-nioß."

Melbourne,February Bth.One of themost outrageous attacks that has

ever beenrecorded was made on 20 gentlemenon the Geelong racecourse on Thursday, 26thult. It appearsthatAirFranck cameover fromSydney with the express purpose of testing thelegality of the totalisator in Victoria, and forthat purpose purchased or rented-a piece ofland from the stewards of the club, so that liemight erect several machines thereon. Theparaphernalia remained intact until after therunning of theprincipal event,when an escortof police rushed the ground, smashed the in-strument, dragged all those that were in theenclosure off the course to cabs, which werewaiting to cart the poor sufferers (and reallythey were) off to limbo. Mr Purvis, who ap-peared at the Geelong Court during the week,for the defendants, stigmatised the*conduct ofthe police as fiendish. Gentlemen occupyingsome of the best positionsin the Colony weretreated so disgracefully that their clothes inmany instances woro torn off their backs as ifthey hadcommitteda murder. And whatfor ? Itwas proved that these gentlemen wore there,not for thepurpose of playing,but looking onto seehow MrEranckcould work themachine.He didn't go with the intention of takingmoney,but simply to prove that it would beimpossible for the instrument or the man incharge to commit aswindle. The magistrates,like sensible men, dismissed the case, much tothe annoyance of the "white-chokers" andtheir beloved friends the bookmakers. ThePress of Victoria has never been so unanimous 1as they have in this instance in crying downthe would-be tyranny of the conduct of .thepolice authorities on Thursday week.

Jim Mace, late proprietor of the V.R.C.Hotel, Bourke street, has levanted from Mel-bourne, leavingbehind him several unfortunatecreditors. Jim has been going to the dogs oflate.

MrLong, the gentleman who won so muchmoney with Grand Flanevr, proceeded, toEngland last week; This, I believe, is. his firstvisit to the Old Country, Mr Long being anative ofNew South Wales.

MrAdye Douglas, who has been connectedwith racing in Tasmania for the past fortyyears, is not expected to live. Mr Douglashas occupied themayoral chair of Launcestonmany times, and has been a member of theTasmanian House of Assembly for 30 years.The Hon. Thomas White has docided toscratch the MaribyrnongPlate winner (Segen-hoe) for all his two-year-old engagements, sothat he maybe thoroughlyprepared for nextseason's campaign.

The settling over the late Geelong races wasvery satisfactory. Mr DeMestre received thehighest stakes,£1133; Mr Branch, £320; SirThomas Elder, £240.

The latest betting is as follows :—AUSTRALIAN CUP.

100 to 10 agst Saunterer]00 — 4 Coriolanus.

NEWMARKHT HANDICAP.100 to S as;st Aspsn100 — G Verdure100 — fl — Somerset100 — 0 Cremorne100 - 0 Surrey100 — B — Tumult100 — 5 Sir Joseph100 — 5 ltoyalMaid100 — 3 Duciies3.

At the Memington training-ground theDerby winner looks very well, but appears tohave lost that dash of move he so froqiientlytreated the touts to during his dailyexercisebefore the Cup. Unless the son of Lurlinegreatly improves we won't hear very muchmore of him for sometime to Come.' As Ire-marked in the Witness a little time back,speaking of Cook's training of A B O, there is'such a thing as a man training a horse toomuch. Galloping thelegs off a horse morningafter morning don't suit every'constitution,and I think, or I amvery much mistaken, MrDakin will find it out when it is too late. '

"Tout Cela" writes:—" Secundus has' been

'whitewashed'— that is to say, the A.J.C.Committee have decided that his purchase,after the Mayo fiasco, was a straightforward;transaction,and his nomination for the coming■Sydney vG.6ld. Cup, is therefore accepted. Asmentioned by me last week, his weight hadbeen duly apportioned by Mr Scarr, but waskept under seal until the vexed question hadbeen settled ; and it is now announced that thehandicap allowance has been fixed at Bst 41b."A serious accident occurred at Dubboraceslast month. Pive horses wore running in arace, when a drunkenman galloped into them.Two jockeys and their horses were violentlythrown, as was also theman and his horse, oneof the riders,. Fanning, being killed on thespot. Fighting and rowdyism predominatedin spite of the presenceof thepolice.The Leader of the 4th inst. says that Vic-toria, South Australia, and Tasmania havenow their Turf Register, but New SouthWales, Queensland, and New Zealand have-not. That paper makes a great mistake so faias New Zealand is concerned, for Mr Elliotthas supplied that want.

The following are theacceptances for theracotobe run on March 9th for theAUSTRALIANCUP.

St.Ib. at.lb.Wellington « ~ Sl2 SantaClaus .. 7 4Courtenay .. S 10 Crystal.. ~7 4First Water. ..8 8 Koh-i-noor 7 oHesperian ~8 4 He-alliance ..7 0Guinea ..8 3 Chuekster ~7 0Belladrum ..82 BlueRibbon .. C 12Suwarrow .. SO Attache G l'>OddTrick .. 713 SweetWilliam .. 010Waterloo . .. Tl2 Gloucester 6 6Bosworth - .. 712 Ween . C 5Diamond .. 7 11 Pollio .. 0 5ThoCzar .. 712 Nar.abri ..6 4NapperTandy ..7 8 Westbury ..6 4Falmouth ..7 8 Elsinore .. C aCorio'anus .. 7 8 Prima Donna ..6 2Sauntorer ..76 Queen .. .60Somerset ..7 6 Jlaraeluke ..8 0Royal Maid ..7 4 Duchess ..6 0Inotice that Billingsgate has accepted fortheNewmarket Handicap, but Ishould hardlythink that Mr Walters will send him over so

near theend of th.c season, and with no otherengagementson theother side.The Victoria Racing purpose having aninnerring where only the members of properlyrecognised-betting clubs will be permitted tomake b00k3," for which privilege they will pro-bably be asked to pay about£50 per annum.It hasbeen suggested to the Victoria AmateurTurf Club to follow suit, so that no morewelshing be heard of on the metropolitancourses.

THE STORAGE OF ELECTRICITY.

(Times, November 24th.)This was the subject of the lecture lastevening at the Society of Arts, the lecturerbeing ProfessorSylvanus Thompson, of Bris-toL Professor Adams presided, and tho room,which was crowded, was lighted during the

ecture by two groups of suspended Edisonlamps connected with 40 Faure cells broughtto the building ready charged. Profes-sor Thompson began by saying that sciencehadof late made two advances, tho ultimateimportance of which it would be difficulttooverestimate. One was that the Grammemachine is reversible, and tho other that avoltaic battery is reversible. The latterwas the counterpart and complement of theformer, for while the one had solved theproblem of the electric transmission of power,the other had solved the problem of the elec-tric storage of energy. The electric storage ofenergymust not be mistaken for the storageof electricity itself. In electric accumulatorsthe kind, of work done was as much chemicalas electrical. Before dealing with thevarioussystems of electric storage that have beensuggested, he laid downtwo important o-eneralprinciples in the following terms :—"First,that no kind of storage of energy, mechanicalor electrical, is possible except by doing workin overcoming.some force which itself opposesthe process. Secondly, that the action inwhich the work is thus done must be onelat is reversible—that is to say, to whichthere is an equal and opposite reaction."He then explained electrical action andreaction. As understood in the light ofmodem dynamics, any action in which energyis spent and work done is found to have itscorrespondingreaction in the possibility of theenergy thus stored being' at some later timeset free. Apound of ironraised at a certainheight may, by its fall,raise anotherpound tcthe same height. In electricity and magnet-ism the same fundamental principle holdsgood. A heavyweight descending overapulleycausing the disc of aHoltz's machine to rotatewould expend energy in moving electricityagainst those electric foroes which are con-tinually urging it to run downto thedeadleve]of equality; and the supply of electricity thusprovidedcan be allowed to run down and giveout theenergy expendedupon it. Thereactionwould be equal to the action but for thefriction and dissipation of the charges.Another illustration was afforded by the're-versibility of dynamo-electric machines whidicould be used as generators or as motors. Elec-tric currents could be set to drive a Grammemachine,and by means of a pulley it mi^htgradually wind up a heavy weight. Then iile weightwere allowed to descend and drive;ne Gramme, machine, electric currents wouldbe generated. In the ordinary voltaic cellscurrents are produced by the consumption oi

zincand of acid, copper being deposited. Re-verse the process, drivecurrents back throughthe cell, and copper will be dissolved and zincdeposited. The. voltaic battery was a realreversible engine, and it was possibleto pumrback the,electric currents into the cell, and tcjumpinto its metallic state the zinc which had)eon consumed as fuel. While currents werebeingused to separate thezincfrom its solution,that was all the while tendingtore-unite Thi<tendency was known as polarisation, whichmeant the electric reaction at the poles of acell. It was m overcoming this polarisatior

force that the work bf storage was done.Without reaction, storage of energy would beimpossible. In treating of thelaws of polarisa-tion, he said thework done in separatinggaseswasequal to the work they would do by rush-ing together. It was possible to calculate theamount of force that wouldhave to be appliedto tear away any substance from its combina-tion with oxygen,and a table was given whichshowed the valueof the forcewhich measurecelectrically the chemical affinity of certaiielements for oxygen. It showed the order othe oxidisability of metils and the order itwhich they stood in their power to replace onianother Sofar, oxygen hasbeen takenas tinstandard electro- negative;but peroxides, whetcombined with a metal such as zinc, woulcgive out a largeramount of heat than zinc diewith oxygen, and therefore there wasa greatestore ofenergyin theperoxides. Cellsshoule.be charged with only justsufficient electromotive force to overcome their reaction, otherwise partof the work dons would be wasted iilocal heat,and heat diminishes the forceof thicells thatare being charged. If thecurrent biweak and theelectrodes large, the polarisatioinever reaches its maximum. The state of thisurface of the electrodes has much to do iidetermining the state in which the gasesanliberated and the resulting polarisation forceAfter describing and comparing theaccumulators of Plante, De Meritens, and Faure thilecturer said that Faure'a cells had done goocwork in providing an efficient means of working incandescent lamps ; and the lamps obwann, Maxim, and Edison, lighted by thesemeans, were referred to in illustration. Arhistorical summary of the various stages in theinvention and perfection of the accumulatorsor storage batteries, was followed by someanticipations of possibleuse! First, in regardto lighting,secondary batteries would serve fo;portable supplies of electricity, for accumu-lated supplies, and for equalisers of electriccurrents. The value of accumulation wasevident m the ease of a theatre whiolmight by accident be plunged in (foi-kness, if dependent on external souTcesA possiblo application was tho firing otorpedoes and blasts in mines. Another wa=the perfection of thetelephoneinincreasingthepower of the transmitter by employingamultiple microphone. A hundred microphonesunited wouldproduce loudaad distinct speech.By far tho most importantof all the possi-bilities opened out by thestorage battery wasthe utilisation of wmd and. water power.Differing feomSir W;Thompson in hisaddressto the British Association, he believed therewere caseswhere no great expensewould be in-curred illi utilising tidal areas as basins. TheAvonatBristol requiredbut afewyardsof em-bankment to. be turned into such an area, Atenth part of the tidal energyin thegorgeoftheAvonwould light Bristol. A tenthpart of thetidal energy in the channel of the Severnwould light every city and turn every loom,spindle, and axle in Great Britain. Thepower would have to be not only transformedand transmitted, but also stored, and thereforeaccumulators were necessary to utilise tho in-termittent forces of the tides. Accumulatorsthemselves mightstill be greatly improved andthe limits of their application enlarged; butevennow there were immense possibilities instore. Electrical railways and electricaltramways are now existing facts. Manymonths will not elapse—or it will be an eternaldisgrace to the first city in the world—beforethe foetid and poisonous atmosphere of theMetropolitan railway is replaced by a plea-sant and salubrious air, rich in. fragrantozone; and the like revolution will notbe longdelayed in many quarters where reform is farless imperative. In all these changes the ac-cumulator wiU have its part to pTay. A re-vival of electrical energy stored, till wantedwill be a necessary part of aB systems forelectric distribution,whether, for the purposeot lightingor for motive power." The inven-tion of the accumulate* bad arisen out of thestudy of an obscure, an* unpromisingdetail,the so-called polarisation of light, and theremight be other details which would equallyrepay investigation. Several questions wereasked,and in reply to one of themProfessorlhompson expressed the opinionthat thecostof uhe electric lights in theroom was loss thanthe cost of gaswould ba for a mansion whichhad to provide its own apparatus for themaking of gas.

ITALY AND AUSTRIA.

(Vienna Correspondent of Standard. CtLDecember.): I am enabled to place atyour disposalwineimportant informationwhich, At ih opresent moment, possesses great interestAbout- four weeks before tb c famousDanizig interviewa war betv,eonRussiaand Austria was something .tooro tha-i apossibility. Although few people were atthe time aware of the focfc> Btill fewerknew what lam about ',*>state, and uponthe authenticity of >y{uch your rea dersmay rely, m spite of all tfomalswhich, forState purposes, it maybe deemed neces-sary togive it. Some time, back overtureswore made by Russia to. Italy, in whichjoint action fcgainat Austria was con-templated. The proposals were favour-ably received by the Italian Govern-ment, and preparations were actuallybeauu to repoat tho events o"f1866, with thia exception, that Russiawas now to play the part which was thenperformed by Prussia According to thisproject Russia was to commence opera-tions, and Italy was to followher lead assoon aa her preparations wore completeAs I have said, the proposal waa acceptediv principle by the Italian Government,and so little concealment was employedthat the scheme became known notonlyto ihe Austrian ambassador, but to theambassador of Germany, both of: whomwere able to report to their respectiveGovernments what waa going forward.As soon as Prince Bismarck was informedof tho facts he took characteristic action.He did not think it worth while to offergood advice at Rome, but at once ar-ranged the Dantzig interview. Whentho Italians perceived this, and becameaware that the Austro-German alli-ance was able to withstand the ordeal:of even an Austro-Russiau conflict,theyresolved, with the shrewdness peculiar,to Italian statesmen, immediately to exe-cute avolte-face,in order to attain theirends with the help of Austria,Boeing thattheycould not be accomplished in oppo-sition tothat Power. The leading Italianstatesmen entertained the belief thatAustria,backed up by Germany, cherishesimportant desigua in the east of Europe,and would willingly consent; even to thetransfer of the Trontino and some otherpart of the "Italia Irredenta" in order|not to bo disturbed ia the East; just asItaly, in her infancy, ceded Savoy and.

Nice to France, so that she might obtainLombardy and Venice. With these ob-jects in view, the Italian Ambassador at'Vienna wna instructed to broach the subject of au interviewbetween theEaiperorand tha King a3 a preliminary to thecontemplated alliance between the twocountries, which the Italian statesmenflattered themselves they would be ableto make the condition of their arrange-ment being carried out when a suitableopportunity arrived. Count Robilantaccordingly made the desired 'overturesboth to the Austriau Government andthe Emperor, but ho carefully guardedhimself against any allusion i.o the planswhich wore ripening in the minds of hisGovernment. The King and QueenofItalycame to Vienna, and, as you know,met with an unexpectedly enthusiasticreception. They wero accompanied bythe Italian Ministers, who had severalconferences with Herr voq Kallay,at that time the actual Chief of tlmForeign Office,and also with CountAndra3sy, who, they .thought, wouldagain become Foreign Minister. Toboththese statesmen they communicated, in afrankand quiet business like manner, thenature of the scheme they had prepared.So frank,indeed,were they that they didnot use the slightest diplomatic dis-guiao, but openly suggested the cesssionof the Trentino as a set-off againstAustrian acquisitions in tho E«st.Count Andrassy and Herr yon Kal-tay were struck dumb with astonish-ment at the bold nature of the proposal.Neither of them uttered a word in reply,hearing in mind, as they did, that KingHumbert and his Queenwere still \heEmperor's guests. But from this timeforward Italy was alluded to, both inCourt and Government circles, in thecoldest possible manner. Thancame thenowcelebrated sitting of theCommitteeofthe Hungarian Delegation. Herr YonKallay replied to tho questions put tohim in regard to the relations subsistingbetween the Dual Empire and Italy insuch a formal .manner that it was'appa-renfc to everyone thai, his language hadbeen carefully studiscf. When he said,"We neither expest nor fear any-thing from Italy, and she doea not ex-pect anything from us," he intendedhis words as a useful liinfc to the ItalianMinisters, to whom they would certainlyberepeated,and whowould clearlyunder-stand theirmeaning. Itdidnotappeartobehis intention to infurm thewholeworld, oreven the members of the Delegation, ofwhat had taken place, his object, as '".have said, being simply to convey deci-sive information to tlie Italian Govern-ment. Count Andrassy,however, occupy-ing a less responsible position, consideredhimself at liberty to.be more outspokenthan Herr Yon Kallay, and to prove byhis language, in a quarter whero it wouldbe duly appreciated, that he, too., had theintegrity of theAustro-fiungariata[Empireat heart. His speech, asyou may lemeui-ber, producedquite a sensation aiuoagthedelegates. It is well known, what fol-lowed. Explanations had te> be offeredby the Emperor's 'special command, whowould not permit offence to b© «iven tohis royal guests". The whofe matter thusappeared to be amicably arranged, butthe very day after tha departure of theKing and Queen,Fii tld-marshal Beck,tha Emperor's First Adjutant and Com-mander of the General Staff, went, as Iinformed you at the -time,to inspect theAuatriau fortresses o;& the Italianfrontier.Since the events abo^ve described, nothingfnrther hasbeen hi a'ted at by the ItalianMinisters re*pectir,g the cession of thoTrenlino. The bargain they intended tomake was "lost; biv.t, on the other hand,Italy has secured a- friendly uuderstaud-ing with Austria., which ought to beuseful to. her for- other purposes thanthose they had in. Tie w. The negotiationswhich have taken pilace betweenPrinceBismarck and thePopa, whether seriouslymeant or not, should teach the ItalianGovernment -that the good-will of Germany is to be obtajiiwd only throughAustria. The German. 'Chancellorprefershaving nothing to do—at all events forthe present—with sl-atcanien who werequite willing to ally themselves withliussia against an ally of Germany, butwho were yet keen enough to turn roundand otter the same ally a bargain:whe()they thought their ends. could be morespeedily gained iv this direction. Thtfr'.endly arrangement now subsisting be-tween Italy and Austria may beenduiing,but Signor Mancini and Signor Depresshave for ever forfeited the confidence ofPrince Bismarck. -LARRIKINISM IN THE HOLIDAYS

The Melbourne correspondent of theSydney Morning; Herald gives thefollow-ing graphic recnial of the Christmas andNewYear list of offences and crimes ;—

We have beon making holiday after ourseveral ways, and in so free a countryas this every man, apparently, en-tertains hamself according to hia ta3te.Thus, at Brunswick, on BoxingDay, oneCondron,because he could not easily gethis hat from one playfully stabbedhim three orfour times in the chest. InBourke Btreet on the same night, MartinScobbie beat his wife into a condition ofdoubtful identity ; and the constablewhoremonatrated with Scobbie was, by oneof fc'cobbie's friends,knocked downwitha brick, from the effects of whichhe is not likely bo recover. Onhe same date, at SaruSridge, a boldseaman named Myers, having had anargument with liis mate Fisher, andbeingworsted in the argument, stabbed Fisherin his neck, his thorax, and his abdomen,whereby Fiaher, afc thi3 moment, is un-derstood to be dyit'.g. A valiantcitizennamedGray, desiring liquor without pay-ment the other day, beat apublican andhis wife about the head with a knobbedstick, by way of convincing them it wastheir duty to give him unlimited beer. Aband of enterprising young gentlemenranged themselves at the entrance doorsof St. Patrick's i Cathedral,and besmirchedthe worshippers as they came out fromtheir devotions- Another baud treatedthemselves to a. ride «pon the Richmondrailway, &&& b.-asfelad aud generally terri-fied sonictji.elpi'ess young womenwho werein the, same carriage a3 themselves.Seveisvk other chivalrous youths brokeinta.'tho- cottage of a lone woman, audaiVer- eorcaaittiug nameless crimes, flun»,'ner into the street, and kicked her untilaha- was insensible. A well-organisedcompany of high-spirited yoin.g men tookpossession of the Ea'sterrt Market on Box-ing JSight, and, having provided them-selves with thistles aud the stems of arti-chokes, scratched the arms and faces c' j.women and children with these weapor lSand appearedto bo greatly diverted rthe pain they occasioned and the, 'oloodthey drew. Chinaman have furaighedexcellent sport to these lij|h.t. -boys, several Chinamen havir a beenpunched, kicked, and. rollcv? In thegutter.

Thievery of all kinds has "been illus-trated by many examples. Jpov whjiesomo people went to picnics, ..otherpeoplewent to the houses of the picnickers andmade selections from theic portable'pro-perty, la tki"3 way a good deal of jewel-lery has changed hands. A good deal ofmoney lias also changed hands, the reci-pients being townspeople, and theviotimscountry people who had failed to perceivethe xndißoretionof carrying much liquorand much coin at the same time.Where neither homicide nor thieving

baa boon in the minds of the "holiday-makers, their exce3s of vital energyhasexpressed itself in attempts at suicide ;and in each instance, the aspirants forthis kind of distinction have been women!Thus Mrs Loo, for no reason that cau beassigned other than to spite her husband,who, it is said, limited her supplies ofstimulants, walked into the bay at Sand-ridge with her child in her arms. MrsOrr,of St. Kilda, cut her throat with arazor, and performed—with the sameinstrument—phlebotomyon the veins ofiher arm. A young person with the|interesting appellationof Stella Melroseswallowed a solution ofthe extractof bel-ladonna, which she had ordinarily usedfor brightening her eyes; and a matronliving at Williamatown, owning to the lessromantic name of Dooly, and disregard*ing the caution on the outside of abottle of aconite liniment, "for outwarduso only," insisted npt.n taking it as acordial, and so subjected herself to theunpleasantness of the stomach-pump.

Among the miscellaneous incidents in-dicative of an active condition of mindduring the holiday week just,passed,havebuen infanticide,child-dropping, incen-diarism, commercial defaultiagf'and female swindling, and it will bo interesting

to note how conspicuous the femaleelement has been iv all this activity ofcrime. And the zecord of accidents haskept tolerably oven pace with thecategoryof offences. One casualty is to be speciallynoted—namely, a cuse of choking; andwhen it is slated that the entrance to thewindpipe was found blocked up by apiece of beef eiyht inches long, it will begenerally admitted that such a voraciousbolter well deserved his asphyxia.

ARCTIC EXPLORATION.

Another sacrifice has been offered up tothe cruel Moloch who goes by thehonoured name of ArcticDiscovery. Itis; however, some consolaiion to knowthat in this instance a portion of thoenterprising party are in safety, and wemay hopeto Boon hear thatan additionalnumber have been recovered. No faultlies with those who promoted the ill-fated expedition. The Jeannette wassupplied with everyknown applianceforsecuring the objectssought by Mr GordonBennett, who spared no expense toensure the safety of those who were tocarry out his behests. But all the carein the world will not prevent accidents inthe terrible Arctic Seas,aud one ofthese befell the Jeannette when shewas "nipped" in the ice and hadher sides crushed in. So far as can bojudged, her captain appears to have beenexploring in a northerly direction afterleaving Wrangel Land. After searchingabout there for Professor Nordenskjold'svessel, the now famou3 Vega, he allowedthe temptation of Polar discoveryto drawhim away from the coast, and gallantlysailed forth into unknown seas. As yetwe know not whether any valuable dis-'coveries were made : it does not appearprobable, inasmuch as the Jeannette hadQot advanced farther than.77 deg. northlatitude when she mether fate. On thisjdisaster happening those on board took tothe boat3, and one of these is now in

[safety at Jakutsk,;while a second is re-ported to have reached the northernmouth of the Lena. In the latterinstance the survivors are repre-sented' as being in a state of crueldistress ; but now that their whereabouts13 known the Russian authorities willhave no difficulty in sending them help.This news from the frozen North, deplor-able as it is, will have a redeemingfeature if it influences the English Go-vernment to despatch an expedition nextsummer in search of Mr Leigh Smith.He has been missing forsome time ; and,ashis yacht only carried, it is said, sumeietit provisions to last until nextautumn, he will not be able to. agaiuwinter in the Arctic Seas. Perhaps theEira, like the Jeannette,may have beenuipped in the ice, leaving those on boardto make the be3t fight they could againstNature in her sternest and cruellestmood. ; .

HEATING TOWNSBYSTEAM.

The Holly system of heating towns andvillages by steam'; which was the subjectof a lecture recently delivered before theSociety of Arts, cannot be said to havereceived that amount of encouragementhere which it enjoya in America. Thesystem has been brought into operationin Borne 30 American towns, and is nowin process of introduction on a large'scalein New York. The company which islaying large mains in many of the princi-pal thoroughfares of the lower part o:that city haveplaced 64 boilers, haviman aggregate of ] 5,000-horso power, in j

large central boiler-house. After dryingthe steam, theyconvey it through larg<pipes coated with asbestos and a woodeijacket to the houses, taking the condensecwaterback to the boiler-houseby a smalle:return-pipe, similarly protected againsthe radiation of heat. The American!consider thenew method as a proper ate]in the direction of a more economicalmore healthy, and less dangerousmodeowarming houses, and as bucli welcome itadvent. We do notbeliovo that it is tinbest and most promising effort, becauaithe probabilities in the future of the distribution of a heating and fuel gas ancertainly great. At the same time, it hbetter to substitute steam taken fronmains for that from boilers hidden awajin cellars under the pavements, whictconstitute a standing menace to safety olife and property, and which are especially dangerous because they are rareljin charge ofcompetent persons.—lron.

OTAQO DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, FEBKUABY 18, 1882.

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-o £l 200,000,000. So foreign missions cmheronly one thousandth of one per cent, of fatiincome'

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Daily evidence is affordedof the permanentresusci-tating action of this remedy-so that all who suffersnoum at oneomake a trial of its eminent properties.

TheEUCALYPTUSSYRUPismoderate in price, and .within the reach of all who need it. It is a pharma- '-eutical combination of tonic alkaloids with hypo-phosphites, and nosa secret nostrum.

Registered and gazetted under The Trade*MarkRegistration Act, by GravesAickin, The Pharmacy PAuckland." .

Wholesale Agents: .THB NEW ZEALAND DRUGCOMPANY,DOKEDEf.

" Business Uotioa. :

i MONARCHOF AERATED BpIVEBAGE3. 'ZO " E -~D 0 N E.From the Lancet,October,1878.

"Zoedoxe contains the ISolublePhosphates ofLime, Iron,Soda, and Potash in medicinal quantities. '"zokdosh is a veryefficient and pleasant vehicle for "the administration of the but little soluble phosphate 'of iron." . %

/A Sparkuso Effervescing Tosio asdI LIFB HKSTORKR. " "Jls non-alcoholic,i.utmore exhilaratingI than the finestchampagne. "/OEDONE^ Maybetaken alone,or mixed with'wine\ orbeer in equalpropoi ttons.I Strengthensthe Brainand Nerve Tissue,

I and should bo taken in every case of\ Nervou3Disorder.Produces sound and refreshing sleepduring hot nights, with an unfmred

i tongue, and a keen appetite for bieak-fast nextmorning.

13 a delicious drink for daily use, en-ZOEDONE^ tirelyobviating the need o£ anyotherliquor. . , ,

Must,asa naturalconsequence, take theplace of the various Mineral Waters,, which weaken the system, ruin digea- '; \ tion,and lower thevital tone.

Weekly ncreasingsales nowequalTen MillionBottles Yearly. .

Supplied by Chemists,Wine Merchants,Grocers,and Hotelkeepers.

Patented all over the World. -"""'Patentee—David Johnson,F.C.S.

Manufacturers—TheZoedoue Company(Limited),Wrexham. "-"""

Wholesale Ageßidfor NewZealand,KEMPJHORNE^EOSSES,& CO.(LIMITED).

p^EMTTEOKNE, FBOSSEK,& GO.Obtainedat the Sydney International Exhibition- ' 1879,a MedalandCertificatesof Merit fox

; CORDIALS,CHEMICALS,AND KNIFE-POLISH.. TheFirst Orderof Merit was awarded by the Dun-l edin Industrial Exhibition in 1831 to MessrßKemp-'. thorne,Prosser,and Co.'sNewZealandDrug Company

1 for the following Manufactures,viz.:—

L CHEMICAL,PHARMACEUTICAL,AND MANU-FACTOREDPRODUCTSAND PERFUMERY,

' Conglgtingof—

I PEBFCMERTiI Essenco of Rondeletla CzarViolet Powder

Kiss-Me-Quick JockeyClubPatchouli 'FrangipannlWood Violet TonquinMusk

; Spring Flowers Moss Rose. Opoponax Ess. BouquetHomer'B Lime Juico and Homer's Toilet Vinegar« Glycerine ColdCream. Alexandra Cherry Tooth Hair Oil, ruby and iroldcnPaste . . Senior'sFuller's Earth.> Kruse'a Fluid Magnesia Kruse's Inscet PowderThe Rajah CurriePcwdei Senior'sWashingPowdort Popper, whito Pepper, blackPepper, Cayenne Greenfield'sLiquid' An-j Volkncr's Ess. of Rennet nattop, Zealandia Knife Polish Mirror Blacking

Essences,flavouring Guest'sTable VinegaiIISenior's MarkingInk Essences,cookingi LiquidGum , Senior'sRat Pastei Rlectric Furniture Polish Poisoned Wheat'

'Universal Diamond Cc- GlobeDiamond Ceineni1 ment Lemon Kali or SherbetSeidlitzPowders GingerbeerPowdera.Lemonade Powders

5 Thepublicehonld SNCOOKABBbytheir LIBSBALt SUPPORTthe Manufactureof COLONIALPKO-Q OCCTIOKS,and thua reader ennecegsuyprohibitive

protective duties. .c_ . _____^_^^__ —___^

e^iALTEET'S GARB OLIOPREPABATIONS

c havebeen t«3ted,and with what resultsis . : '[. "To MessrsKempthorne, Prosser,and Co.',j New Zealand Drug Company( Limited).

"Gentlemen,—lhave,in the presence of anotheig inedieal man, carefully tested the relative merits ota Calvert'sCarbolicPowder and Hunter's Patent Disiu-fectant. I have found dilator's Powder to be a tjood 'b deodorant,but that CalverfsPowder as such 's0 decidedly superior, while it has the additional advan-_ tage of beingbeyond all comparison the best general" dismfcctent. .

(Signed) rtj. GILLIES,M.D.,

' " 'kit* Medical Officer of Health for tha

* "JulyBth. 1881." " Clt>-°'D-^-1P :1, W. CKOOKES,Esq.,F.R.S.,Editor of tU Chemical:,f News,says:-"Fresh, strong-smelling-nightsoil ct=. .covered with Calvert'sCarbolicPowder;the edouf-'■B almost immediatelydisappeared,and could not subse--e quentlybe detected. It la pre-eminentlyadapted towgeneral useD ■1" . ' - —~ . . -.

_c M. DUMAS,of the French Academy of Sciences'says:-"The acUon of CarbolicAcid Is twofolds avertsthedecomposicionoforganicalbumcnoidmatteraQ and furtherpossesses the power of killingthe .'srmswhose developmentengenders or propagates eiademio7 diseases CarbolicAcid rapour destro?B the mSS«ti and morbid germs ina vitiated atmosphere."

" iQ??e,^Ltor Medical Timea and Gazette,Octobery 19th 1878,says:-" Carbolic.Acid ■ has probablysaved,and Is saving everyday, more hunSn live-opining SB< eXCBpt' porhaP3' quinineVai'* " Wholesale Agentsj-';. KEMPTHORNE,PROSSER,* CO :'-

" : -^—^ " ,'■ K^FTO FLTiED MAGNESIA,!e \fZv~ J' y "-VPravei and prescribed by the-.

rf& I'l irritation and acidity -of-the stomach,bihoua headache,gout, gravel aacEU.o ebnle oomplainW. For invalids children,&®atiLn .eaaalos,and the. sickness of pregnancy,it is. a/safe t

!; aroun(l^|tbot«ePiniOaS "* ***«»** »c. bills",

WILLIAMS' AUSTRALIAN Y&»83&: ORBASINSPQWOS& *-**>*">■' taTtaS&T1 'ith *"**3*t!s!so-!oBi0>°"ar^im:

Itmato Ilghi wholesoae bread without r «4 «n^ibSsenlte,cakea,and ail kinds oJ pastry with- f 'Jt

ZE AL ANDIA Vi i?r i=risMKNIFE-POL ■ waLll'iSKiiaWaairA,rwi, JHIHQ pOWDEaproauceo a billliar' 3

, „ „■. ■ ~ateol work new "and lasttn2 poliah aponkaWca nf-acratohln-'or ' » nice edge cpon the knives w'.thout-issod wita ' unnecessarily wearing Shusame; canbe-1■ Wai otV -nykind of fenifeboardor mtchlue. Ou6"ajoji r ala moat effectivePowddi ehoold convince th&J

> .osptiea IteBupsrlgrlSyover ail oShe^a.

de DENIOS'S WASHING ::.'POWD2&kJ docs not Injure the most dellcata fabric,whitenslShe articles washed, 13 coiapo=6d of concentrated in-"

and thereforegoesfurtherthan most otherwashing orsoap powderswhich Inapj-iSKiace are mcie1bulky,has only tobo tried to ba appreciated, Iffhighlyrccommssded as aEsie and 6CC>ucmlc&!tlzsa,Bcapr and;isfcou?Bavo?.

MI R S 0-B BLACKING'iisabeen niqai cursfnllyp;e::ara3 Sosuit lift?Colony 05Kcw Zealand,gives a aiosr, dujafcle asi jef-

sides poli3h. lv Its manufactureparticu!&» csr« JSsssiicea taken feo pravsnS Ua tcjuTing Shsloathei,vhlclf!J 30-teas. 1%13 ifeos3OsJtsoaoajlcal in ase.

I?" RUSE'S. IKSBJQTIGIDEPeraiiua Ingeat-D^strcytng Powder.?blapowderle mmvailed in destroying Boos,bagi,»ats, flies, oockroauhes,.- beetles,gaata, moequlwea,aiot'cs (in hite,Sc), and every otherapecios of Insect laall stages o! mGtaincrphcsis, whilst it nag uo c-ialStissdeleterloußto human beings, »ad la quite harcileas in

It3a?pUc3tlou io dogs, cats, poultry,*c. Ws ask bujone ttlsl for this powder So secure confidencej cootherbrana wiii be wanted heraaiter.

CR CHCRCH^L'SGYBUPS -(HYPOPHOSPHITE. o^'KJ LIME OR SODA) FOROOKSUifFriON

These SYBUPS,which hsve the confidencs of sit;~ medical men, are especially racomaiecdsd incases oV!Consumption, ChronicCough, and GeneralDoblllSv..Tfcoy couwln twool SheprlnclpslIngredientsnecessary", (or buildingap the hnman" frame,and whichare coa- -i. sldered u3Uclant In the abovo complnlntß, viz., phot- -)l phoruaand lime. They arealso admirablyadapted forrchildren of»west snd d;i!cats hxb'S.5 DS OHURCHILZ/'SCOMPOUAT) SrKUPJi of EypophosphitesIs a compound of tho Eypophtfa"r phitea of lilme, Iron, Soda, Potash,fee, »ad »g a, general tonic cannotbe toohighly estimated,c Tho above are prepared only by 3WANN,Chemlaß* 12, JSuaCaatlglioaa Parb.—Bach botUe boura nai CHCBCHiLMSignatee. "»» Daaia US

f AGESTSIKSKPTEORSS,PSO3SSB, & CO.

! D 3BUOEA^OONOTWTBATJBD.o". » KITRAOTOFSASSAPABILtA

respectable hotel baj, and to those wba ra'.ce heal*get DrBuchan'a Sarsapsjilb,.

rgIHE TRADE SUPPLIED WlTff—JL Drugs, Chemicals,Di-ugslbtB1 Sundries, Station'cry, Account EookßPerfumery, Fancy Goods. Store*keepers' Sundries,Cordialmakers'Material^,Corks-fc?^^0a,saaa^«SSidjn', and Bi^sby's Varnishes,Calvert'sCwboUcSb^p

jg^EMPTHOBNB, PROSSER, & QQ gHSW ZEALAND DRUG W iPAf(Y

(LIMItCB). . ' .OOHBDEB OHBjisiOBOBaF. mffiMKOTOH and

W^AND