The Otago DailyTimes.

" No. 50&8 OTAGO, (DUNEDIN: SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1878.) NEW ZEALAND. PRICE, THREEPENCE.

ip. HENDERSONand CO.'SLINE OF SHIPSTO OTAGO

Despatched Monthlyfrom ■, " GLASGOW snd LONDON.

' JS^v npHIS Line fully maintains■ jSPc®!^ tho high character for spoed,

>' faMft'JiSiiua coir.fort to assengsrs, and punctual; <ospatch stadvertliiod dates, by whichIt hasformany. oara boon dhtinguichod, and U served by the fol-

' owingsplendidtfoot 0/ships —, . Tom. Tons.: .famedK. Floznlnir .. 092 William Davio 810~Peter Denny

_997 Otajjo -.. 902

Oity of Dunodln .... TOBS Wld Door 1016"■Canterbury 1246 Dunedln 12«. Wellington 1247 Invercarglll 1240

" Anokland 1245 Nolson 1247: Onmaru 1308 Timaru_

1806

" Jerclo Rsadmen .... 902 JoseloOsbomo......1057Marlborongh(new).. 1160 Taranaki(now) ....1160

Glui^w—P.HENDERSONand CO.

Aanma

r (E,)ndon—CtALBRAITH, STRINGER, PEMBROKE,\ nnd CO.

Pnneiln—oAJ.3LLLS,GIBBS, and Co., and: TUB NATIONAL MORTGAGE AMD

AGENCY CO,OF N.Z. (Limited).'lavorcarglll—OAßSlLLS, GIBBS, and CO.'Slmaru — THE NATIONAL MORTGAGE AND: AOENOY CO, OF N.Z.(Limited).

ALBION SIIIPPIN3 COMPANY'S: WOOL SHIPS FOE LONDON.

rfniTfi! following well-known PacketJL Bhiin of tliiiabove Lino will bo despatchedfrom'■-PORT CHALMjSKS by tho undersigned, with punc-tuality,viz.:-

Ton-Sbl;'. m(jo. Master. To oail

■ "Oamara .. 1310 Stuart .. May 11th

Wellington .. 1247 Cowan .. May25th

I Blectra .. .. 6G3 Thomson.. Tofolow

'Wild Doer .. 1010 Kilgour .. To follow

' 'Otago .. .. 902 Peebles .. To follow

' The above havoalisplendidaccommodation for cabin- end gtcorage riasreiiKorfi, and will carrywool, grain,Sallow, or other products at lowestcurrentratea.

For freight or ti.utsr.ioapply to. i.'ARGILLH, GIBBS, and Co.,J. M. HITCHIE. forN.M. & A. Co:

DALGETY, NICHOLS, and CO.,Aeenta.

1 ■i6lo«sr« M'MECKAN,BLAOKWOOD, & Co.'s Steamers<" '■ will bo despatchedfromPort Chalmersas follows:—

ARAWATA, for MELBOURNE, viaBLUFF, onMONDAY, the6th May. Shipping

orders now being issued..,Passengers by 2.30p.m,train.

~ JK>INGAEOOMA, for LYTTELTON,

' JOj WELLINGTON, and NELSON, enor abouti TUESDAY, the 7fch -May. Shipping ordors now... bcit'g issued. Passengers by2.30 p.m. train.

' "OINGAROOMA, for MELBOURNE,

' : jLt; via BLUFF, onorabout WEDNESDAY, tho, : ,16thMay.r A LHAMBRA, for LYTTELTONY,._3- and WELLINGTON, onor about WEDNES-. , DAY, Iho 15thHay. . . :1 A LHAMBRA, forMELBOURNE, via''■J3c BLUFF, onoraboutWEDNESDAY, tho 22nd-, . ■May. ■ , __ .'-rfIARARUA,for LYTTELTON, WEL-■ J- LINGTON, NELSON, "WESTPORT, GREY-

MOUTH, lIOKITIKA, and MELBOURNE, onor," ■ about WEDNESDAY, the 22nd May.

DALGETY,NICHOLS, and CO.,. I Agonta.

.' <J?BNINSULARAND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.

." ONE of tho OomPany'B

5 Will leave Melbourne forKINOGEORGE'SSOUNDand POINT DX GALLE,

' On TUESDAY,the UthMay.

" Passengers por ARAWATA,MONDAY,6th May.

' - Fer plant0! Cabinand other Information,PP

DALGETY, NICHOLS,and CO.,Blag ■ -- Agents.

' fee-ST>N— tJNIONBTEAM BmP COMPANY1;-iIKfeiS^i Oip NEW ZEALAND,LIMITED.

i BiJ above Company will dospatch

U Steamers asunder '.—

" -ITIORTIMARU—BEAUTIFULSTAR,iSC on SUNDAY, sth May. Passengers per 2.30

" pa. train. Fares: Salocn, 20s; stoorago, IBs.nrriOß akaroa. — taupo, s.s.,

"■: Jj onSATURDAY,4thMay.

' HTIOR LYTTELTON and WELLING-

" JJ TON.-TAUPO,S.S.,THIS DAY, SATURDAY,■.4thMay(taking passengers and cargo for Picton,. tobetranshippedat Wellington). Passongers per■ 2.30 p.m. train.

■So bo followed by TAIAROA,Bth; WANAKA, 11thMay.

ITIOR NELSON, TARANAKI, and.JC MANUKATJ.—TAIAUOA,s.s., on WEDNES-

DAY,Bth Miy(taking cargo and passengers for'-.'.:. Wost Coast, to bo transhipped at Wellington).

Passongers per 12.15 p.m..train. Cargo till 4p.m.Tuesday.

*Tobe followed by TARANAKI,s.s., on WEDNES-DAY, 16thMay.

FOR NAPIER, POVERTY BAY,TAURANGA, and AUCKLAND.— TAUPO,.- "" ■ s.s., THIS DAY. SATURDAY,4thMay. Passen-

gers by 2.50 p.m. train... <Eo be followed by WANAKA, 8.5., on 3ATURDAY,,' . 'HthMay.

FOR SYDNEY, via LYTTELTON,and WELLINGTON. — WAKATIPU,s.s., on

TUESDAY, 14thMay(taking cargo and passen-gers for all Queensland ports). Passengers per

.12.16 p.m. train.

' rCo bo followed by tho ROTORUA,s.s., on THURS-- DAY, 23rdMay.: UjIOR WESTPORT, HOKITIKA, and

" mJ GREYMOUTH, JACKSON'Sand MARTIN'S■ BAYS, viaLYTTELTON and NELSON.—MAORI,5.3,on THURSDAY, Oth May. Passengers per

" 12.15 p.m. train. Cargo atRattraysheet Wharf■ -. till 4p.m. Wednesday.

FOR PIOTON andNELSON.—WEL-LINGTON, s.s., from Wellington each MON-

DAY and WEDNESDAY.Offices:-

Union Buildings, corner of Liverpooland Bond stre* t

_F"^~" ORIENT LINE OF STEAMERS.IN40 DAYS.

STEAM TO LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL.

'' JTK^ THE Magnificent Full-

' SMffilCre*"^ J- poweredSteamship■ TwraSffiS^l' chimborazo,

" JHeililHsn 3840 Tons, 8000 horse-power,; Will bo despatolicd from Melbourne onWEDNESDAY,: s6th June, carrying First-class, Second-class, andSteeragePagnangsrs. Canal(lues payable by passen-gers, eight shillings each.

Passongura booking hero will be forwarded from.' New Zealand to either Sydney or Melbourne at

Bhtp's Expanse.

' . To bofolbirod by the CUZCO inJuly.For Phs!, Circulars,and othor information, apply

■UNIONSTDAM SHIP COMPANYof N.Z.,LIMITED.Offlcis: UulonBuildings, Bond street,

Dunodin. 19

" ~J^^ JTfcUNEDIN & OAMARU■ STEAM SERVICE.

;' ' FROMDUREDIN:.- IcraaDat ...... " WAITaIU" 7.0 a.m. am!WKDSE3DAY.... "SAMSON" 0.0 P.M. „. Priday "WAITAKI" 7.0 A.v. „Odnday "SAMSON" 9.30 a.m. „

:" Cargorccoi'tcl atRattroy street Wharfon Mondaysand Thuiulnyi till 4 P-m.' and on ,W«dnoßdays and■ -Saturdaystill! p.m.

FROM OAMARU

' Monday " SAMSON" 5.30 r.M. train.- "WBMKSDAt ... "■WAITAKI" 10.30 a.m. „■ SmiHSDAT "SAMSON" 5.30 p.m. „, {Utukca ■ " WAITAKI" 10.30 A.M. „. ■ """silicon,203; itecraßO, 16a j not includingmeals.Qggicm : tnion Buildings,Bund street. 1

" REGULARCOMMUNICATIONBY SAILINGVESSELS BETWEEN DUNEDIN AND WAI-

? KOUAITI, LANDING CARGOAT GOVERN-MENT BHE>.

Freightpayable by shippers.

FUR INVBROARGILL. — KetchPAL3IEUSTON. Loading at Jetty street Jetty.

fTIOR OAMARU.—Ketch GLIMPSE.J*-' Loailiißitt Jettystreet Jetty.

FOR OWAKE RIVER. — KetchALPHA,loadiDg atRattray street Jetty, will

; sailTHIS DAY.

HENRY GUTHRIE,■ Harbour Chamber?.

SHIPPING.

JlpliWil "TCpW ZEALAND

r^-Mf'l SHIPPINGCOMPANYmCgg^GHEV , LIMITED.

Hbad OmcE: Chrlstchurch,Now Zoaland.LondonBranch: AtBlshopsgato street Within.

Tho Company's Fleot conslats of —Tons. Tons.The nurunul.. ..1054 ThoWaikato.. ..1063„ Mataura .. .. 893 „ Waimate.. ..1167„ Opawa .. .. 1136 „ Walmoa .. - 871„ Orari .. .. 1064 „ Walpn .. .. 1064„ Otaki .. .. 1065 „ Walroa .. .. 1067„ Parcora .. .. 879 „ Waltangi.. - 1101„ Piako .. .. 1136 „ Waltara .. .. 833„ Rakaia .. -. 1067 Wangauui .. 1138„ Rnngitilcei .. 1225

Tho above magnlflconthigh class Clippers (speciallybuilt for tho Company), supplementedby chaitorodships,arekept constantlyintho direct trado to andfrom London—Bhipsleaving London for each principalport inthe Colony every month, and vessels alwaysloading Homowards.

The accommodationand dietary scalofor passongersof allcl?.i.-cs aro unsurpassed.

Froight and Passage arrangements enn be made atthe HeadOffice, Christchurch,or atany-of theBranchesin New Zoaland.

Apply, inDunedin, toTHE NE ZEALANDSHIPPINGCO. LIMITED,

1 Corner of Crawford and Waterstreets.THE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY,

LIMITED.

WOOLSEASON, 1877-8.

<&Jtji; npHEfollowing magnificent?' si^SrSrif iron-clippor ships will bedcs

&£|fe!|J|B' patchedby the Companyfrom PORT(SSSIeSsIIsB CHALMERS intho order named :—

Ships. Tons. Class. Mastr Sailed.

Parcora.. ~ 870 *AAI Power Dec 27Walpa .. .. 1013 100Al Oorn Jan 19Otakl .. .. 1014 100Al Dcvitt Fob 16Piako .. .. 1136 100Al Boyd March 23

To sail.Fornglen . .. 818 100Al Frazor May 4

And otherfirst-class ships.

For freight, &c, apply toTHE NEWZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY,

LIMITED,8 Crawford andWater streets, Dunedin.

SHIP FERNGLEN, FOR LONDON.

THE above Vessel will SailforLondononWEDNESDAY MORNING.

Intending passengers will plcnso embark by tho5.15 p.m. trainon Tuesday, tho 7th inst.

THENEW ZEALAND SHIPPING CO.,Agents.

Crawford street,4th May, 1878. . . 4my

SOUTHI.AND STEAMERS SAIL EVERYWEDNESDAY and SATDRDAY.

ORETI, s.b., for INYEROARGILLWHARF, THIS DAY, SATURDAY. Cargo

received till2pm. Passengers byG.15p.m. train.Cargo for Inland Districts forwurdon uy rail at

Consianocs' risk and exnonso. Reduced Faces —First-class; 30s;Second 20s. Rktctrn, 60s, availablefor two months.

H. HOUamWT »nd CO.'Manne dtraet.OUNEDIK CUSTOM HOUSE,COMMISSION, AND

GENERAL SHIPPING AGENCY, JETTYSTREET.

CJTEAM TO PORT" MOLYNEUX and£3 KAITANOATA.-TIIOINO will Slil THIS DAY,

POR RIVERTON Direct. — TheELIZA M'PHEE,now loading, will sail THIS

DAY, SATURDAY. Cargo received till noon.

STEAM TO OAMARU, and WANGA-NUI.-TheST. IULDA will sail onTUESDAY,the.7thinßtant.

FOR GREYMOUTH, via OAMARU.The WANGANUI, will be loading: on MON-

PAY.For freight, apply to

KETCH RAMSAY,Acfent.

STEAM^O WANGANUI,VIA OAMARu!1 "k'Sk I>HE~S.S. ST. KILDA,&m£*tc%s. J- J. Flowerday, Master,Mtt^Will be despatched for the above

Ij|£esiaaEsg§S' Ports on Tuesday, the 7th inst.Cargoreceived till2 p.m. Passengers from Wharf at

6 p.m.For freightor passngo,apply to

2my KEITH RAMSAY,Agent.

FOR ADELAIDEDIRECT.

/ki FTnHE fine Al Brigantino|3_>_>|\ JL EXONIA,—V^>^\ nowloading at the 'Rattray street£JS3r<iffl§i Jetty,will Sailabout WEDNESDAY,«SE&ES3«iig5» theBth inst..Passengers takenat reducedrates.

KEITH RAMSAY,4my * - Agent.

"-aafrV "JVfESSRS MONEY WIG-XtJL RAM and SONS'(of Blackwa

4jgj£33_33iv -Yard)LINEof STEAMand SAILINGPACKETS,will be dispatched

From the Sandridge Railway Pier, Melbourne,For LONDONDirect,

As follows:—Ship. ' " | Commander.| jTo Sail.

S.S.DURHAM(via SuezCanal) F.Anderson May!

B.S. NORTHUMBER-LAND(viaSuez Canal Jno, Cumming Juno 19

S.S.KENT (via SuezCanal) .. '.. .. O. F. Gibbs Aug. 3Their accommodationfor all classes ot passengers is

unsurpassed, and they will each carryanexperiencedSurgeon. The SALOON CABINS are fitted withthonecessary fixed CABIN FURNITURE.

PASSAGE ORDERS are issued topersons desirousof sending for thoir frionds from Home. PassageMoney, £16, and upwards. A liberal allowance tofamilies. Return ticketsare granted at reduced rates.

Passongers booking In New Zealand are allowed aportion oftheirpassage-money toMelbourne.

For all particulars,apply toNEILL ndCO. Bond street.

OVERLANDROUTE TO EUROPE.TIASAN FRAN-CISCOAND NEW YORK.

IhoAustralasian Pacific MailSteamship Company,. under Contract with tho New South Walesand New^ZealandGovernments for the Con-voyancool HerMajesty'sMails.

tTtsA. F|!HE Magnificent ScrewSwsaKpliS^v JL Steamship*H||||§|i3KVJJ> CITY OF NEW iORK,

Will leave AUCKLANDfor SAN FRANCISCO,Via Honolulu,

On TUESDAY,28th MAY,1878.For passage, apply to

HENRY DRIVER,Bond street,. Agent.

itks^. nPHENETHERLANDS-S*§§CPlP^V -B- INDIA STEAM NAVIGA-Xilllii«\V^TlON COMPANY (und«r contract■jffiagaasMcl Wlth theDutch andSouth AustralianGovernments, will DESPATCH oneof theirsplendidMAIL STEAMERS from SYDNEY to BATAVIA,calling at Cooktown, Thursday Island, Port Darwin,Sourabaya.and Singapore, on February 13th,April27th, July Oth, September 20th, and December 2nd,1878.

For freightand passage, apply^ DMVER>Bond street;Or, to ' ELDRED & CO.,

20> Sydney.CHEAPFARES.

EASBY, b.b., for~SYDNEY, via LYT-TELTON,WELLINGTON,and NEWCASTLE,

will be despatchedfrom Port Chalmers on oraboutWEDNESDAY, 22nd May.

FRANCIS FULTON,Agent,

awford Btreet, Dunedin.

O R S3 A L E~TTho Barquo AMATEUR, as sho now [lies inUpper

Harbour,with allihorSails, Rigging,&c, complete.Applyto

MR DAVIDPROUDFOOT.

WANTED.IOSTANTED, a Master for the DistrictSchool of Pukcuri, five milos from Oamaru. Therearo a good residence and five acres of gltbe attachedto the School. Applications to bo lodged withmebefore FRIDAY,the 10th instant,

P. 3. PRYDE,3my Interim SecretaryEducation Board.

WANTED, by aLady, just arrived, asituation in tho country aa Governess.—Address "XD. A.,"Times Off cc.

"ANTED, goodBookbinder.—ApplyHeraldOllke.Auckland. Bmy

WANTED, a competent WorkingManagerfor formingthe Pelorus Railway.—

Apply W. E. Dive, Havelock, with references andsalary required,

WANTED.

TIT'ANTED, a duly qualided MedicalPractitioner toattend tho roombors o! Court Unity"AncientOrder of Foresters, Havolock, MarlboroughFull particularsonho obtained onapplicationto

JOHN THOMAS,Permanent Socrctary.

Datod, 11thdayof April, IS7B. lOap

WANTED, a duly-qualified MedicalPractitioner for tho Loyal Mount Wendon

Lodge of Oddfellows at SwHzera. The district israplaly improving,and presents a good openingforanenergetic professional gentleman.

For particulars, apply to the Secretary of thoLodgo,

WILLIAM MORRIS,20ap_ Secretary.

WAITED, by a young Lady accus-tomed to teaching,a situation as Governofs.

English, Music, and French. References given. "J.E.,"Post Office, Mornington.

WANTED, Six first-class Men imme-diately, to erect post and rail fencing.

ApplyMr David Robortson, Blueskln Railway works.26ap

WANTED, for a largo Drapery Es-tablitihmcnt in the City, young Lady compe-

tent to undertake Management of Millinery nndUnderclothing Departments. Adrlroes, statin?ex-perienco, toF. O. 8.,Diily TimesOfllce, Dunedin.

WANTED, a Book-keeper; expe-rie'ced ; retail business. Butch6- preferred.

Liberal snlary.^-Appiy Monday noon, A. Dornwell(late Macklcy).

WANTED, a Girl, about 15, to assistinhousowork.—Applyat once, to Mrs Moss,

next toOilmourBros., Walker street.

WANTED, a good General Servant.Anolv Oriental Hotel,Princesstreet.

TS7ANTED, a Lad for general work ;V T one whocan drive—Bunks, Barron, and Co.

WANTED, Boy for the plumbertrafc—Apply J.Couston, Walker street.

WANTED Known — Skene's La-bour Exchango affordsevery facility for

masters and mistressos engaging raaio and femalesorvants, and tradesmen in alldepartments.

PARTNER. — Wanted, an energeticMnn,wilh £2000 or more,to jointheadvertiser

in an established wholesale Wino, Spirit, and GroceryBusiness. None but principals need apply. Splendidopportunity as business isgrowine.—Apply "Trader,"olllce of this paper. Of

WANTED, SUBSCRIBERS to theAUSTRALASIAN ; Gs por quartor, or 24s

per year. P. Mitchell, Arcade. 28ipATS'TEDKNOWN—A quantity of

Hoop-ironmay bo had for removal.—Applyat this offlco.

WANTED KNOWN—Wasto Paperfur sale—Apply to thePublisher.

WANTED, best dairy-fed Pork andVeal for 12months, delivered dressed—Dorn-

vcll, John Macldoy's, Georgo street.

ANTED TO SELL, an old-estab-lished Pawnbroker and Jewoller Business

in Dunedin, doing a large and profitable trado—Apply to P. Hayman & Co., Merchants,Rattraystreet. ' ■ ; 30m

WANTED, Travellers, Families, andothers to INSPECT extensive portion (now

completed) of tho Occidental Hotol, Mansoand Highstreets. Accommodation unequalled. Night porterinattendance. On Sale—Billiard materials.

"ANTEDKNOWN.—Removal of O.E. Falkner, and Co. from thoir old shop to

moro centrally situited premises farther up Georgestreet, next theEuropean Hotel.

ANTED KNOWN.—That O. E.Falkner and Co, have removed near the

Octagon, next theEuropeanHotel. . ;WANTED KNOWN.—Just received,

the latestfashion in Headdresses from Lon-don and Paris, by C. E. Falkner and Co., Georgotreet, near theOctagon.

WANTED KNOWN.—C. E. Falknerand Co.'s new Ladies'Privato Hairdressing

Rooms, near theOctagon, George street.

WANTED KNOWN.—O. E. Falknerand Co. respectfully invite thoattontionof

thoLadies lo their new Stock of Ornamental Hair.Combings and Tangled Hair worked into any style.George street, near theOctagon, Dnnedin.

ANTED KNOWN,MISSALLAN'SREGISTRYOFFICE,

GEORGE STREET.(Established 1864.)

Wanted, all classes of servants toapply.

'ANTEDKNOWN.—Watson's NewLadies' Dining Room. This elegant room

Is nowOpenfor Ladies and Gentlemen accompanyingLadies. Bedrooms. Night Porter. Travellers calledforearly trainsand coaches. 28d

'ANTED KNOWN.—Great Reduc-tioninPrioo.—Drain PipesoJ alldescriptions

Flower Pots, Vases, Chimney Tops, Butter Crocks,Flooring Tiles, Bricks, &c Lambert's, N. E. V,Pottery Worhß.

SPECTACLES! BPKUTAULES SPECTACLES

WANTED, the Weak-righted toknowthat they can havo Spectaclea proporl}

adapted to salt their lights, at PEHCrVAL'B, Optlolanand Spectacle-maker to the Donodin Hospital,No. 1, Georgeitreet. PureBrazilian Pebbles, highlyrecommended for defective visions. Also on sale,Sykes'nHydrometers, Glass do, SaccharoraetorS,Thermometere, Aneroid Barometers, Sextanta, Quadrants,Ships' Compasses, S&linometers,Lactometers, Mathe-matical Instruments,Field Glassoa, Telescopes.&c.

N.B.—Allktndi o Opticaland MathematicalInutra.mnt«bought.

WANTED TO SELLBy A. SOLOMON, PAWNBROKER,

Georgestreet, Dunedin.AUrge numberof newand second-hand single and

double-barrelled Guns,byvarious well-known makers,atfrom £2 upwards. 'A few double-barrelled brooch loadingguns, atfrom£6 upwards.

Several double-barrelled breech loaders of superiorfinish,thenewest style—top snap action, and robound-ing locks—complete incases, with appliancesof latestconstruction.

A very superiorbreach-loader, by the celobratcdmaker,Purdy, of London, in case complete.

' Breech loadingand muzzle loading revolvers—cheap.Afew verysuperior lightrifles.

A, SOLOMON,PAWNBROKER,Georgestreet. Dnnedin.

MOHFg.rpO LEND, SUMS OF MONEYA From £10 up to £5000, on lauded securiiy.

Transfers prepared. Leases prepared.WM. DALftYMPLE,

Exchange Chambers,Princes street.

jtytONEY TO LEND, on FreeholdSecurity, Insums of£100 and upwards,at 8 percent,

GILLIES, STREET, and HISLOP.

MONEY TO LEND, on FreeholdSecurity,onfavourable terms, Insums tosuit

borrowers. Lowest currentrates of interest charged.Apply

CONNELLand MOODIE.

MONEY, InBums of £20 and upwards,LENT,iorshort or lose periods, at Lo«reit

Rates,ohFreehold and Leasehold Properties, tho doposit of Deeds, Bill* of Lading,Shares, &c, &c.

BILLS DISCOUNTED.

D. NASHELSKI,HONEYAND DISCOUNT OFFICE,

Boyso,Stead, and Co.'s now butldiag, llattraystreetnpHE SCOTTISH AND NEW ZEA-J* LAND INVESTMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

Capital .. .. £500,000. "The above Company is prepared to mako advance

tofarmers and others onfreeholdor leasehold properties, at the lowest currentrates of interest, and toarrangeforrepayments by instalmentsif desired.

Forms and particularsmaybe obtained at the Com-pany's headoffice, Esk street, Invercargill, or by ap-plication to tho undersigned,

REID and DUNCANS,Agents, Dunedin.

JEWELLERS

fi ana T. YOUNGHiTO just roceivod

1cases of Now Goods, ex James Nicol Fleming.And toarrive

2 Now Goods, exDunodin, from London,and8 casea low Goods, exMarlborough, from Glasgow

Daily exported.Consisting of—

WATCHES,CLOCKS, JEWELLERY, and ELECTROPLATED GOODS.

O, AND T. YOUNG,Importers,

WATCHMAKERSAND JEWELLERSPrinces street, Dunedin.

BUTCHERS. ■ ■;- ." ■' ' 'i,?''■''" -■ '''iV. - .rFIHE Undersigned, in thanking; hisnumerouscustomers and the publicgonorally for pas^favours, takes this opportunity to inform them thatho has disposed of his business inDunedin toMr A.

Dornwolt, of Auckland, whom ho can confidently

recommend,and solicits, onhis behalf, a continuanceof thatconflicncoand support so liberally bestowedonhimself.

JOHN MACKLEY.Dunedin,MayIst, 1878.

TO THE INHABITANTS OP DUNEDIN ANDi'

SUBURBS.

T THE UNDERSIGNED, have muchpleasure in announcing that I have purchased the

Oldest Eslablishcd

BUTCHERING BUSINESSin Dunedin,known aa tho

"SMITHFIELD MARKET COMPANY,"from

MR JOHN MACKLEY,and trust that bykeepingnothing but the very Best

Qnality in the shapoof

OX BEEF,TPETHER MUTTOS,

DAIRY-FED PORK AND VBAI,combinod with reasonable prices, civility, and cloaiv

liness,to maintainits well-known reputation,and to lecoivo thatcharo of pitronago so

liberally bestowed onmypredecessor.

TheSMALL GOOD3EEPARTMENT

will bo a virietyand quality hitherto unknownintho South. .

Orders will be received withcivilityand attention

at the Customers' Residences, or at the shop by

" A. DORNWELL.,Dunedin,May Ist, 187S.

Agent forJ. GEARS'SCELEBRATED PRESERVED.MEATS,

SOUPS, TONGUE3, &c., &c.Also for

GREEN'S CELEBRATED HAMS AND BACON.

LEGAL NOTICES.

IN BANKRUPTCY.TKTOTIOE.—The Otego Daily Times la

I.N duly appointedGAZETTE for all noticesunderthaDehtors and Creditors Acts.

EDUCATIONAL.UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO.

POPULAR COURSEOF LECTURES ONCHEMISTRY..

PROFESSOR BL4.CK will, during thoSession, doliver a Course of Lectures on Inor-

ganicChemistry,onFRIDAYEVENINGS,at8 o'clock.Hewill also conducta Class for Practical Chemical

Analysis in theLaboratory on the same ovenings, at7 o'clock.

The opening lecture will bo delivered intho Cho-mistryLecture Room, on Friday, tho 10thof May,at 8 p.m.

Feo for each course one guinea, orfor both coursesone guineaanda-half.

Applicationtobo undo toW.;H. MANSFORD,

toy . Registrar.

CALEDONIAN SOCIETY'S EVENING OLASSES_

THESE Glasses will be re-opened inthe Normal School on TUESDAY, 7th May,

at 7.30 p.m., underthe superintendence of Mr J. L.Ferguson, Head Master of the Albany street School,when intending scholars will bo entered.

Mathematics .. .. .. .. MrKyloHigher Arithmetic and Elementary Al-

gebra .. .. ~ .. Mr LindsayArithmetic and Engineering(Text Book,

Avensloy'sMarinoEngineer's Manual) MrMurray.

Classes will bo taught by Mossrs Knoen, Menzios,and others.

Arrangements will bo made anent formationofChemistry Class. Particulars in future advertise-ment.

English, Writing, and Book-keeping will also botaught to those desiring same-

Fees for Junior Classes, Ss;Senior Classes, 7s fid;Advanced Classes (Mathematics and Chemistry), 10s,for thoentire course;

No scholar under 12 years of agewill beadmittedunleßS satisfactoryreasons for non-attendanceat a dayschool be given. None will be enrolled after thefirstmonth unless Bufßelent cause be shown. The superin-tendent is authorised toexemptfrom paymentof feesincases of inability.

GEORGE WATSON,29ap Secretary.

DUNEDIN ACADEMY.

THE Principal wishes to intimate tointending pupilsthat they will do well cither

to entor withoutdelay, or to waituntil tho 27th Maywhen tho half-quirtor begins.

Tho following additional books have been adopted—PREPARATORY.

Goikie'flPrimer of Physical GeographyRoyal Series GeographyIlerner's First Lessons inHealth.

MIDUIiF.SCHOOL.Morris'sPrimer of theEnglish GrammarGrove's Primer of GeographyFoster's Primer of Physiology.

TOPER,KCDOOb.Stopford Brooke's Primer of English Literature.

An advanced Text-book of Physiography willshortlybs introduced.

Tho fees are ot present at therate o!two, three, andfourguineas quarterly.

For allinformation apply to thoPrincipal, citherinwriting, or personally at St. Paul's Church School-rooms between 3.3)and i p.m.lmjr W. F. HOWLETT.

OROKONUICOLLEGE,JJLUESKIN.

mHE Rev. R. L. Stanford will receivepupilson tho Ist October, IS7B.

Terms onapplication to Rev. R. L. Stanford, Dan-edin. 3£ap

ISS HUIE'S Private Classea,"forEnglish, French, and German, at h»3toom

inthe Athemtmm. 1m

A LADY gives Private Logons inFrench. For terms, &c, addv«3S " U.H.,"

Poht OfficekkmovallT"

A L P. S 8,FAINT3R, GLAZIER, _,ysT3 ISiFORTBB,

Begs to intirjatathathohasfiSMOVED TO EIS jffSW BUILWH<S',

Nearly o^poeito hteformer premte;CSSSSGEBTRHESI

DUKkDIN,

', DBAPESY.

'"O E R ■ MAIL; STEA MER,

■ ' MAY 2nd, 1878.

REAL SEALSKIN .JACKETS-SILK SHA.WL-'WRiPSSILK BUAWLETTES

INDIANBROCADE TIES

FLORAL TIES

FEAIHEREDGETIES

COLOURED SILKS

BLACK SILKS

BLACK EPINGLES

BLACKSILK VELVETS

COLOURED SILK VELVETS'

LONG SILK GLOVE 3

LONG SILK MItT 3

EVENING COLOURSLOSG KID GLOVES, Light and Dftris Colours jFEATHER RIBBONS

FEATHER-EDOE RISBON&

SCARF RIBBON 3SASH EIBBON3

REAL LACKS

IMITATION LACES

COLLARS

CUFFS

TRIMMINGS .FRINGES

BUTTONS.

BIT DISTINCT NOVELTIES SELECTED FOR

i__a SUEZ MAIL. -E& *""'

HERBERT, HAYNES, and CO.

T> SAUNDERS & CO.,*ALBERT BUILDINGS,PRINCESST.,

Havenow opened up largo shipments of New Goodsforall Departments, towhich they respectfully invitethe attention of thepublic.

DRESS DEPARTMENT.ILadies visiting thisdepartmentwill find a beautifulassortmentof all the newest materials, includingtheArmuri, Victoria, Plevna, Cordula, and Camels-hairCloths, withmany other rich and durable materialsfor tho season. -SILKDEPARTMENT.Intli's departmentwillbe foundall thon9wost shadss.in Plain Gro Grams,Foulard's Brazilian,Fancy Sill's,and real Irish Poplins; also a magnificent stock ofRich Black Silksfrom the best makers.

Notb.—A nrst-cbss dressmaker, from one of thc-loadlng Londonhouses.

MANTLESAND COSTUMES.Thi3 deparmontcontains someof tho richest goods yetprcsonted tothe publicof Dunedin inRichKoal Seal-Bkin, Imitation Seal, Dogskin, Beaver, Carnals-hair,Silk Velvet, Matalaßso, and Diagonals, Jackets andPaletota. . . ■ ■

Our Costume Department will bo found to containthe Most Novelties^ortho Season .fromEnglish andForoignmarkets.

FANCYDEPARTMENT.Noveltioßin Silk Scarfs and Squares, Lace Collars,Ladies'and Children'sLinon Sets, Ruffing, &c. (Thelarge shaped Collar in Houiton, Maltese, Torchon,Linen, &c, as nowworn).

Plain, Fancy, and Fringed-edged Gibbons ingreatvariety.

A largo and beautifulassortment of Umbrellas inthebest makes.

FUR DEPARTMENT.Inthis departmentwe havesorao of the richest goods,procurablein the Home markcto inReal Sable Tail,Chinchilla,Sable, Grebe,Ermiae, Real Seal, Imitattoa,Seal, Mock Fur, Racoon, &c,, in Muffs, Boas, Col-,larettes, Ticsand Sets complete.

Arich and varidstock of Barand SwandownTrjan--mings toselectfrom.

MHiItJNERY.The Show-room is nov;,3Bplotewiththelatest colours

and styles in Feathery Birds, Feather Trimsungs,Flowers, Bonnet Ornaments, with every requisite forMillinerypurposes. Om stock of French MillineryBonnets and Trimmci Hata tohandare unsurpaesablofor styleand beauty..

UNDERCLOTHINGAND BABY-LINSN.The best Selectjoa in the city ofLadles", Maids'; an-'J

Children's Undovfileihing, plain and ric-hly. trimmed.Ladies' and Maids'"Corsets in all tho newestshape3alargoand varied assortment. Infants'Morino Cloa'sSquares,and Pollbsos, quiltedand hand-braided. Also,a largo Stockoißuby-Linen.

HOBJERYAND HABERDASHERY.Animreenso Stockof Ladies' ana Children'sPlain,Striped, Sjbbcii, Embroidered, Moujno,Cashtsere, and

Lambsw^o'iHose for the season. Sorao very specialgoods ie-Tcuamings, Fringes, Buttons, Braids, &c.

MANCHESTER AND FURNISHINGS.I&ttiisdepartmentwe aro showing the best value

bithprto offered in Bunedin in Flanaels, Blankots,Ciliooco, Sheetings, &c., &c Some very handsomo de-signs,inBrussels, Tapestry, and Kldilar Carpets, justlanded. HearthRugs, Door Mats&̂&, witheveryre-quisitefor householdfurnishimr,

I CLOTHING.i Mc:i's, Youths,andSoys' Knrjl'shand ColonialT»\wd: Suits, Ulsters, and Walking Coats, W.P. Tweed 3nd

Macintosli Ovcrcoita. A choico Stock of Eaaiiph,Scotch, nndMosgkijTweails toSelectfrom.

MSN'SMERCERY.Men's, YoiaWis'-, and Boy's Hosiery, Hai3, Sbirls,

Scarfs, Ties, Waliing and Drivi.ig Gloveo,portman-teaus, Glaiii?aQ Bags, Brief Bags, &c, tis,

K. SAUNDEKS & 0 0.,ALBERT BU3W)INGS,

PriwussUKt,

DEAPBRY.

¥>ROWN,fiEWING,][& OO.'S

WINTER ANNOUNCEMENT.

8., E., and Co., in drawing attention to the exten-sive and thoroußhly-assorted Stock in each departmentof their establishment, feel confident that even acursnry inspection will provo thnt fsr variety ofmaterials, speciality of designs, range of prices, andundoubted value, theirreputationwill be increased.

In makingthis Winter'sannouncement, theywouldcall particularattention to thofact of theirshipmentsbeing largely in excess of previous seasons, mainlycaused by therequirements of a continuallyIncreasingtrade,aided by aknowledgo of tho particular class ofGoods, both as regards style and prices, suitableforthis Colony. As beforo announced, Mr Brown hadbeen induced toexceed our estimated requirements inconsequence ofhoivystocks being oSoredhim to clearat anunusuallylargo disuount, funds being immedi-ately wanted by tho manufacturers. Thus it Is that,whilst relying on tho continued favoura and recom-mendation of our long-stanilinif supporters, wo arcbound specially lo invite lnspecllon of our Stock bytl.oso Ladies withwhom wo luvo nothitherto had thopleasureof doing business.

A choico soloclion of theLatest ParisianMillinery,Trimmed and UiHrimmed Hats, Flowers, Feathers,Ladies' Underclothing, B*hy Linon, Sealskin Jackets,Cloth Paletots in groit varioty, Rich Black Silks(special make). Allthe newest tints in Coloured Silksfor evening wear, Silk UmbrollB»,Sable-tail Muffs andCollarottos, Furs in endless variety.

Costumes in all tho latest fabrics of Snowfhkc,Cnmils' Hair, Serge?, Reps, &c. These aro obtainablein all the now shades and stylos. QuiltedSilkand FeltSkirts, Mosgiel Dress Tweeds, Winceys, &c, &c.

Ribbons, Scarves, Ties, Frilling, Ruchlngs, KidGli.vfs (oneto six buttons),Ribbon Velvets, fringes.Floral and MoonlightGalloons, Ladles'and Children'sStriped and Fa; cy Hosiery,Real'nnd ImitationLaces,Handkerchiefs, Ladies Hand Hugs, Pcrfumciy, andovoiy conceivable article appertaining to theFancyDepartment.

Man's and Boys' Clothing and Mercery Stock isroplcte. Suitt", Coats,T/ouscrs,.and Vests, in West ofEngland, Mofgiel, Geelomr,and other Tweeds; stylefaultless. Cardigan Jackets, i-nnibswool Pants,Fannel Undershirts, Crimoau Shirts, Wnito DressShirts, Ties, Scarves.

Calico, FJannol, and Blanket Buyers will do wellto pay us a visit. Our Stockis larae, and containschoip lines in Bleached and Unbleached Calicoes,Shootings, Hollands,Diapers-; English, Ayrshire, andMosglel Blankets, white, scarlet, and blue;; Cottonand Wove Shirtingsinnew pattorns and colours, Lace,Muslin, and Leno Curtains, Antimacassars, CurtainReps, Diiuasks,Cretonnes, Chintz.

Just Received,.ex Western Monarch.Brassols Carpets, Tapestry. Carpots, Kidderminster

Carpets, Rugs to match, Sheep and Goatskin Mats,IndiarubbcrMats,. StairCarpet) in Brussels, Tapestry,and Venetian;Cocoa Mattings,Floorcloths, frera 18inches to 18 feet wide, varietyof patternsand colour-ings ;Linoleum, so much warmer than floorcloth,and very suitablefor offices, in plain ground* 01 withpattern.

BROWN,. EWING, aasl 00.

CLOSEAT 6- P.M. OB SATTjaBAYS.

fTHHE GUTTING WA&EEFOUSEISKEPLETB WlTtf'A

MAGNIFICENTSTOCKOF REAL NOVELTIESIN

P-ASHI.ONAB.LE. GOODS.

DEPARTMENTSHEAVILY STOCKED.

BIBELAY GHOICE.. VAMTE ITNEXOELLED.

Tho NEW LONG.JiAGHETSfor Ladies and Maidsare- the acme of excellence, ace shown in all the NewMaterials, and arecommanding aLarge Sale.

iNSSSOIIOS IHYIISS.

NOVELTIES!:NOVELTIES!!: at, : ' ' LADIESULSTERS,'■Of.Now Materials,and themost becomingshapoa that1 haveever been introduced intoDunedin..

CHOICE DRESS GOODS,In new textoroa-Matallasse,Cords, Figures, Mosaics,Camel HairvTweed and Plain Goods—forming such au,extensivevariety that thamoat fastidious, cannot SJLtosuiithemsolves.

3?or CHOICE MILLINERYThis.Establishment MaintainsitsPj.e-ominsac;..

BLANKETS,SUPERIORVALUE,.BARGESIZES. HEAVY WEIGETg,

BEST MERINO WOOL.Never, hasbutter value in Blankets been, passed. oy(SthaRetail Counter thin is now ■offered surcustomersinthe various, qualitiescomprise,d intho-prescntstosk.Bifteen, HundredPairs of whatwe conCUwitly.osserlan: unequalledvalue aro at the service ofencbustomess.

;! BARGAINSIN WINDOWSJJRTAINS."j&B'ECI Ali PURCHASEBOJMiH% C2SEAP| SELLINGPRICESFXCEP3IONALLYLOWJ . ■ And; ALL PffiFEOTgpODS.: .! THE OLCiTHING,DEPARTMENTjNEVER WA.S BETTER SUPPLIED.;Gentlemen'sPof/et,Galatea, University, and Sao:" Csats;Geolong, Victoria], Scotch, and English Tweed;Trousers and Vests j'i«wed Troufßrs for Dress or

V^oritinImroenso variety.

PEnFECKM*IN BOYS' CLOTHING.. ■ ]REALLY CHOICE KNICKER SUITS.

E^SBiLLUJG BESPOKE GOODS.

MEN'S.SATS,YOUTHS'HATS,BOYS'nA.'J?,In Large Variety.

CHOICEUNDERCLOTHINGAnd

GENTLEMEN'S MERCERY^

THOMSON, STEANG, & CO.CUTTING,PRINCESSTREET,

DUNEDIN.

THE TEMPLE OF FASHION,

By appointmenttoH.R.H.thoDuko cJ Edinburgh.

FBEISSELL, Ladioa and Gentle-«> men's Hairdresser, Wigraaker,and Perfumer

Princes f.treot. Thefiuost assortmentof hair-workofovcry description, ornumentofor daj- and ovenbgwear, perfuDicr)- (only ol tho best makers). Hairjewellerymade to order from your own hair. Theatcst fashions by every mail. For the growth of hair-Beisßol'BCantharideaFluid.

FOUBPENCE a YAED given forRocky or Clayey Material dopositcd on Re-

clamationSections, Eattraystreet.Apply to

D. PROUDFOOT

PRAPEBY.

JJINTSTO INVESTORS AT THE jPRESENTTIME, ;

And duringtheRebuilding ofthoPremises of

KIRKPATRICK, GLENDINING, & CO..

A saving can bo effected of from 25 to 50 per cent,l'y investing yourMoney in Drapory, Sil Morcery,Men's Clothing, Household Furnishing, &c, at thoFavourito Establishment ofKirrpathick, Qlexdikiko,AND CO.

Large quantitiesof Now AutumnandWinter Goodarriving daily, which they aro prepare! to sell atGroatlyReduced Prices until the Now Buildings arefinished. Tbo Clearance Prices quoted for the OldStock onhindwill surprisealland sundry.

Various NoveltiesinMlilinorynow to hand. Firstarrivals of Hats and Bonnets, Flowors,Feathers,Ornamonts,&c.

An immenso choice of New Jackets,M .ltles,Ulotora, Wool Shawls,Frenchand EnglishCos!,ainc3,

'Tis well known that rich, beautiful, durable, andinexpensiveBlack Silks and Coloured Silks can b« hadat X., G-, «Ce.'s. NowStock tohand.

CheaparDress Materials—plain, fancy,and black—thancan be obtained in any other House iv Town.

A Golden Opportunity at Present of laying inastock of very superior Flannels, Blankets,Shuctmgs,&c.,far below ordinaryprices.

No end to the extent and variety of Scarfs, Ties,.Bows, Laces, Ruffles, Frills, Sleeves, Collars, Cuffs,Handkerchiefs,Ribbons, Gloves, Trimmings, Buttons,Hosiery, Haberdaßhory, arid Fancy Woollen Hosiery,Crossovers, &c,&c.

At Prices lower than over thoy havo been sold—Brussels Carpots, Tapo3try, Kidderminster,HearthBugs, Door Mats, and Floorcloths.

Cheaper than at Homo—Boys'Ready-made Cloth-ing, Men's Ready-made Clothing, every descriptionofTweed Suits, Trousers, Vests,Tweeds, Cloths, WhiteShirts,Unrter-sliiits, Pants,Drawers, Socks, Scarfs,Hats, Caps, &c.

SUITS MADE TO ORDER,By thoirwell-knownCutter,atReduced Prices.

■ Note—Drapery at the OLD SHOP,Men's Morcery Clothing, at tho new CITY

BUILDINOS(next Queen'sTheatre), Princosstreet. . .. '

KIRKPATRIOK, GLENDINING, & CO.

"_ p_A'jfy PAIRS of Superior QualitiesJLt^VrHy Merino Blankets, Bummer fiDishod,largo sizes, and heavywoights.

THOMSON,STRANG, & CO.

ONE & SIXPENCE. —Remarkabls.lot of real Aberdeen Wincsys, secured under

exceptionalcircumstances, aro now going freelyat Is6d a yard. The goodsaro well worth2s.

' THOMSON,STRANG,& CO,-

SILK UMBRELLAS par excell<>m&—-The CuttingWarehouse is the favourito Empo-

riumfor really goodUmbrellas at msderate cost.,THOMSON, STRANG, &.J3O.

LONG JACKETS.—For New... Rich;Choica Goods, see the stockinthe Cutting.

THOMSON,STRANG,.4ic6.mROU&ERS AND VESTS.—Q&lonialGoods—aiOneGuinea,is thelowest price ysS^untedinDuneflfc?v

THOMSON, STRAJja,,&.CO.

ROYAL MAIIT "

CJOBB & CO.'S TELEGE&PjH LINE/ OF ROYaL MAIL COAO3E3.

Leaves Blueskin on the arrival of, the 7.46 a.m.iTjainfor'-, Waikouaiti ITwby

Palmerston E'.nstatono Hill1 Moeraki Slacks; Oauiru Clyde.

| CROMWELL, (JU33NSTOWN.

jAll Passengers and Parcel,for thoabove Stations,,(must be Booked at the Gi/sapany's office, Manso'street, Dunedin.\ ■ JQHN.OHAPLIN & CO.,

Proprietors.

CO B B and Oj O ,TELEGRAPH LINE

orROYAL Mr.A IL COACHES

Leave Lawrence onThKßilay,Thursday, and Saturdayat 1p.m.,for

Beaumont ClydeTeviot CromwallAlexandra Arrowiown

andQueenstownReaching Tevicl.tho same day, and Qasenstownthefollowing ever4?ff.Returning to Lararence. intimefor the 4.30pjj). train on Monday, Wednesday,andFriday.

PassengersSor Queemtownand inisirmediate placesleaveDunedja by the 7 a.m, train 03Tuesday, Thurs-day, and Saturday.

Booking Offico for parcels :Parcel Bcc&ng Offlco, RailwayDeaartment, Dunedin.H. ORAJQv& CO, Proprietor:

HoadOfflco:Peel Btreet, Lawrence.

COBB & CO.'S ROYAUMAIL COACHES.DTINEDIN TO INVEROiRGUiIN TWELVE

HOBRSEARES—First-cUiss, ils 9d; Second-class, 32a.

RETURN FARKS—Firat-class, £3. 3a Ud; Second-class,£2 99 3d,availablefor six.dtjj'S.

ON and after Ist APRIL, Pasaengeraleaving Dunodjn and Invercargill by 7.30 a.m.

trainswill arrive atDunedin 7.16 p.m., and Invorcar-Igill7.19 p.m.

Through Tickoi3by Coach and Rail can bo obtainedatanyRailwayStation en route.

Parcols prepaid at anyRailwayStation will bafor-warded at greatlyreduced rates.

Simmonds' .Line of Coache3 will leavo Tapanui7.30 a.m. daily, and Waipahi at 3.30 p.m. daily, inconjunctionwith' throughcoaohes and trains.810 R. B. WILLIAMS& CO.

lloydlThailway line of coaches,

dunedin to invercarqill in twelveHOURS.

CHEAP FARES! CHEAP FARE3] ;rjHHE above LINEof Comfortablefour-JL horso COACHES ia now running between

Balcluthaaud Clinton.Travellers Southwardsare requested not to take

Coach Tickets at any of tho Railway Stations, or ofany touturs on tho way, as they can got theirTickets at Balclutha or Clinton upon arrival of thoTrainfor one-half tho money charged by Cobb and Co.

Booking Offlco—C. Findlayßon, Temperance Hotol,Clinton; and W. Lloyd, Farmejs' Arms Hotol,Balclutha.

W. LLOTD,Proprietor.Note—Support this Line,and Becuro cheap wi

coinfortablotravelling. §lf

TOIXPRESS LINE OF COAQHESLeave Bluesdin DAILY for

WAIKOUAITI,PALMERSTON,a»iOAMARU.

Faro to Moeraki Juvolion,JOs.Passongors from Dunodlc i^er7.45a.m. traintoBlue-

skin. Through ticketstots had at theRailwayStation.Parcelsmust bo sent toEuropeanHotel.rT, M. SMITHft CO,

AMUSEMENTS. - --QU'E^.-N-'S TH E ATBJS.

Loteee and Manager .. .. John L. HallLASV NIGHT OF ThFdRAMATICSEASON

Immense Attraction. , ; 'GRAND DISTKIBUTIO.Y OP250.-"» GIFIS 2EO2fiO VALUABLE*^ 250260 > . GIFTS 250 .;

To-NightCOMEDY!'DRAYIAII: OLIO I!! 'Grand Operatic Selection. .

THIS EVENINO—Doom op'nat 7.20. Overtureit7.85.One Touchof Nature, .. .. 8 o'clock.O'lo S.OOo'clock.Woodcock* I ittle Gamo .. 9.30 o'clock.Gift iistiibutiou .. .. 10.30 o'clock, i

N.D—Tho Management beg most respectfully tointiinatoto th« Publio thatthey have Let thoTheatrefor a thort potio'lfor ssrvices of ill"

BeVy Dr. SOMBnvaLE,And at the termination of tho above, thattheywillReopen with

NEW PACES, NEW PIECES, &c, &c.Drets Circlo, 3%;StaUs, 2j Ctl;Pit, Is.

E. E. WISEMAN, Bu»ino;a Manager.

DUNEDIN GLEE CLUB'S CON-CERT.—Temperance Hull,

FRIDAY,24th MAY (Queer's Birthday). 24ap

MEETING %YORKSHIRE AND LANCASHIRE 3LOB.

HpRE MONTHLYiIEETfiS'G ofMem-& btra will bo held in tli;! Club Room, EmpireHotol, on .MONDAY EVENING,tho Och hst. . Thisbeiug tho 1st regular mcotliisfprior to tho InauguralSoiree, every member la retpectfu !y requested tobepresent at 8 p.m. sharp. iimh.eßi important. TheCommitted also ro peotfnlly iuvitutheirYorkshireandLancashire follow eolouiita- not yu having becomemembers tovisit tho Club on lloiduy cvoning.i:ay THUS. 11Y. WO-JUUiCK, Hon. Sec.

GO-DBS GATE GOLDJIIVING COMPANY(LIMITED).,

AN Extraordinary, Meeting of theShareholders in the alinvi-wunud Company will

ho lield nt the ollioa of Mr P. J. Wilsun, solicitor,Sundertand street, Clydo, on Saturday, tho 25th dayof May,IS7B, at 3 run. J3usine»n ■:. l- leclion of Direc-tors and Le.'al Manager, also to make ruloj for themanagementof tho Company.IImy. DAVID i£!fEN'AN, Mansgor.

FiUKNDLY SO3IGTIKS' J-TALL COMPANY■. (L.Mim>)., . ....-;

WOTICB IS HEREBY. GIVSN, thati-N a Special General iketinj;of ths Shareholdersinthis Company will ba held atthe Offljo o( the Com-pany, Uniuu Chambers, rdnces-alroet, Danedin,onTHURSDAY,SOth day of May next, ot 8 o'clock in'hecvtuing.to cjußrintliofollowbig. resolution pisaeiat an a ijourned special geaorali meeting held oaThurediy, the 25th d»y of April lust:— .

"That advantage Blnll bi Ukon by this Com-panyot tho p-ovlsions.of the Joint StockCompanies.Act Amendment Act, 1869."

Dated at Dimedin, this twenty-six'.h diy ol April,1878. - "Hi,W.. HAWKINS,Imy ' Secretary.

HE^ QUARTERLY, LICENSINGCoURT forthe Town of Port uhalmcrs District

will ba held attho Resident Ua^istnte'sCourt, PortChalmers, at noon, "on TUEiDAX, the fourth June,IS7S, tohearand determine appjicuionafor Liceneos,Transfers, .Renewals, or Kemovite, under the provi-sions of thaXicenbing Acts.

Allnotices of applicitionsmUEt bo iodged in depli-cato with th^Clerk of tho Licensing Court twenty-onedaysatloast before th^Baid.meeting.

TIIQS. HINCHfILIFFE,Clerk of tbo Licensing Court.

Port Chalmers;April 29itij,1878. " imy

GHTHRIBAND LAESACH'SiBNEWZEALANDTIMBERAND WOODV^AREFACTORIESCOH-

' PANY (LIMITED).,

THE First. General. Meeting of theCompany,will be held attho Company'sOffices.

Princes Street South, Dpncdin,,onWednesday, thoBth day of Maynext, at 3 jo'olockp.m.

Business:To receive tio. Directors''Report and Ba'ance-

shcet for period(onding 30th March, 1878,and toe'oct Directors' and Auditors.. WALTER GTJTHRIE,

ManagingDirector.

Dunedin, Ist May,IS7B. 2my

RELIGIOUS

T7"NJr.Ij).,EVANGELISTICV..' services. ;

PRINCESsTSHEATRE.RETJi DKiSOMEEVILLEWill PREACHon,

SUNDAJAFTERNOON, MAY Bth, at3 o'clock,And wilU,deliver an ADBRES3 to Ministers and

Christla.n Workers onMONDAY EVENING,at 7.30,

intheQUEEN'STHEATRE. " . , ■Admission by ticket (|reo), to bo obtained fromthe

Miniatbrs,and attheBooksellers. -AJfoondayPrayer Meetingwill be held dallyfrom.12 to1 o'clock. Dr Qgraervillo will preside.

Children in.arms not admitted. !"ir,W. D..Somorvi!le, assisted by thechoir,will,

duct thoService of Song.

q T:. PAUL'S CHURCH.2KD SUNDAY AFTEREASTER.

j HARVESTTHANKSGIVING' SERVICES,Full Choral Service atllo'clock a.m. "' :Anthem—" Ti*[>n Vlsitest tho Eanh."—Greene.

Full Chpral Servico at0 30 p.m.Anthem—"l wall swg of 'J hypower."—SalliTOn.

Tho ofler.torieawili be inaid of tho: Church ChoirFund. ■!/\PENUJQ SERVICES will be held\J (D.^),^the New Presbyterian Church,GreenIsland, onSAJSBATHfirst, 6th May.

Rev. William Will wi!l preachat 3 a.m.;Rov;DrStuart, to tho Young, at S p.m. ; aud Eev. Profcsao 1

athalf-past (i p.m.Allaiecordially invited toattend.Collea.tipaia aid oJ Church BuildingFund.

' Also,. SWB^Eon. TUESDAYEVENING, at 6 o'clock.Several ministers and others are expected toaddress

: thampeting.Special Train, to convey vUitors into Town, at

;M,3f1,8.m. MICHAELWATT.

LECTURES.JBBIHOUSS THEAIfiK! TOJIORROW (SUNDAY) EVENING.

! MR CHAB.I.ES BRIGHTi WillLecture oni EMOIIOXAI,IXTOXICATION V. RELIOIOIf,. Qowraonco at 750 p.m.

Admission-Circlo, Is ; Stalls, *c, Od.

SPOETINOFORBURY PARKRACES, S4thMAY.

QUEEN'SBIRTUDAY HANDICAP.

■m/TR ALFRED A. CAMERON willhold a special Consultationon tho above event,

amountingto £500.Limited to 800 members. Fee, £1. Consultation

willclose onSiturday, 18^hMay.ALFRED A. CAMERON,

EoxA231, Post Offlco, DurWta:

HOTELS. .CRESCENT HOTEL.V/ MaksiqkdBat, Port Cimlmkks.

ThHcharminglyeituatfid Hotel is n'jw readyfor thorecoption of Families and Gentlemen It ia repletewithevery convenience, and isfitted withwarm, cold,and ehovNrbaths. Attached to tbe houseis alargoand wellarranged garden. It polemics greatfacilitiesfor pKsons deeirouß of passing tho Summer seasonwitlv.3 an easy distance of Duuedin. Thoneighbour-hoc;! possesses many natural bouutieß, boating andflirtingcanalwaysbe obtained; wUUo excellentvonicleaaro inreadiness at all times to convoy Visitors alongtko chinningshoros of the bay. Thecuisine attachod

' to the Hotel is under the charge of an experiencedartisto, and the wino.i and spirits aro the hestimported

JERUSALEM COFEEE HOUSE,** FAMILY ANDCOMMERCIAI.HOTEL,MonutBirect, Pert Chalmers. This now mid commodiousHoußeisnowopon for the reception of Families andTravellers. It is within a mimite'B;walkof both RailwayStations, and inroßlpto with every convenience.Hot, Cold, and Shower Baths, Coffoo, Reading,andBilliar Booms. PasHonsers by steamersarriviHglateat nig canalways b.3oppommodiitod; A.nightporternatf dane?,

SHIPPINGPORT CHALMERS.

' May 3 — Wind: N.K Weather, dull. 8".in.—Barometer, 80 14 ; thermometer, 62. Noon-San>m«ter, SO.PO; thtrmometor, 64. 5 p.m.—Bn.ro-motor, 30 0; thermometer,60. High water on tho4th May—At lh» Iljad3,-;4.1; Poti Chalmers,-4:41;at Duaodin, 5 31.

ARRIVALS.Stella, 0.0.8., 165 tnni,M'liemio, from thaSouth.Hope, kctuii, 26'toin, Jutlur, from Wnikouaiti.

Itlaßtor, ogottt.fluon Dollo, Vetch, ii tons, from Kskanal. 11.

Outhrio, agent.Franklyn VeVe, ketch, 33 tons, 8.-adshaw,from

Oaroaru.11, o'Xhrio, agent.Otago, ship,OOi tons, Peebles,from IGiusgow. Rus-

sell, Wtchie, ami Co, ntrents. ■ Vumpngen: Saloon-Mrsi Peebles, Mf»:a Tuylor, Miller, Wuodsido. Secondcabin—M'Keniiio, Common, M'l'liTaon, M'Kcchniu,Honderson, Muiray,Harvy, Sl'Cllve.

l)KrAIlTt'U!'.3.Waltakl, 8.1., 22S tons, Eilic, for Oamaru. J.

"Uil^B.agree t.Funny,kelcli, 2S tons, Owens, for Cutlin'a Rlvor.

"tSSffi^v*. Wing, for Mo,raki and Sh«Point F. Ij. Clarke,aceut.

Isabella, ketch, 52 loiw, l'urdio,for Catlln's T.iver.H. Guthrlc,«gen\

CUSTOMS ENTUIKS! . is:vaki>s.

Anne, 29 tons, Haswoll, from C'tlin'sKiver, withBotro. K. Fainsiy,aueut.

Dunediu, (i(i loim, Uonnor, from Ticton, with cargo.K. Ramsay, ngont.

Alpha. 24 tons, Tyson, from CiUliu's River, withcargo. II Cutl.rlu, ajjent.

SophiaR, Luh.i-8, COl tnim, 'oir*y, for Wellington,withcargo. Unlj-oty,Xichois, ami Cv ,ajrctita.

IMPOUT3,Per niton Boi:*, fro:» Kakunui: 7 bales wool, 435

■bage Bruin, ihip Ounmu.Per nopo,fci.m '"■"'a.ikoimit;:292 (rips grain, order.For Olasjo, (r.in. Olonfow: 1p»olta,'u, Thism&ai ;50

do, L^Mla; 1 il<>. Ui'Ck ; 1570 do. oiMit; Oil., KciilnndUuncw; vHft do, W and (1 Turnhulland Co ;WSdo, Kussoll. Kit.h'f, and Co ; 1d», t.lilnyr<tun; 1 do,Allan; Odo, s?i-vw.ijl.t and t-tout; 1tin. Brown ; 1do WhiuU---1 n 1iV; IS do, Wcckcrras and Hf.7.U>tt;234 dv, llttilit.s.n! t-.io'.ho-a ; 3i a<>, Kcll and Co ;IB do, Hoiili.<v Dmi.Uton. and Co; 13 do. Uw,Sotnnor,and On : 1 do, Gunn: 1 dv, Mirtinon ; liado, Edmoml, Ko^jth,arid JfNei' ; I il■>, Tnmi:^o;IBS do, 0.-ilt-iV, Nluhol*, and Co ; 100 do, M'Phorson

'and Co; Hf.o (I■, IL-in Aiirhtiirdf Public Work a; 2do, Gtny, 'i <:">. .-iufoM; 1 do, Jl'Urcn; 'J tlo. M'--clair ; 1 do, .Ml.ciralm.i&.M-Cv i.-g; 1 do. iquips; 100do, Fogo ; hid ■,>'"al :ou ; I do. rrtmdfuot is Wilson ;186 do, C-u.t.iti ; d) do, Si:on>r; 3 dv, J!llis, Dtok,and Co; IS -.in. M Hrnily,Th m«,-, .wl Nlvun ; 30do, Itnttmy; 13 dc, suhlm lirutheia ; 2 do. liltchiu ;1do, Cowtu ; (is;i.!", I'iia irnd t!i»y ; 1!) do, Saruood.Son, and Vxe.v. : i-2 <!<■, Hromi, Kwuij, ami Co ;i do,Hoes and Cltndinlif ; 1 dn. lierlwrt ilaw.et, ftiidCo;1do,'Sr.uisdirs nti-.C.;il)do, Ihklls; 1 tlo, Forgussonand Ullche'i ; (it<l". nntl Iron, Gii'liroand Lv iinch ;2pkgß, Oill ea ; 106dn. Olivo.-ai.d U:ph ; 10d'>, Gunnand llo>»; i.O d■",It Wilson and Co ;SO do, Cargilla,Gibbj, and <.'o ;li do, I'ainl; 18 do. llutter-.voitli i-.roj;3721 do, H'i-xuu a-11 Co; tSU tlo, Hurt; 1 do, Yonn;r;1do, Cuii.beit; 1 do, i.ot au ; and a uuuiierof pKa^tor other puttie.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.OAiiAnv, J'"J' 3rJ.

Anived: Wiiitnki, from Duncdin, M 1.30 pm.Sailed : Iinqtsci. tineVixan, ror Now plrnrmth.

J.ytikltok,M*y 3nl.Arrived : Tcr*i akl, from Port Ch.lmiiß, nt 10.-15

a.m. Ara» ativ frum Port Chalmers, et 11 45 a.m.tailed : St. X id., for Port Chuln-.ers, t-.t 480 p.m.

WEtiMKciTos, Mny3rdSailed : Talnp.u, forLyttoitouami Uuiß-din, at 2.30

pm. Piis->ijijf.-r- M.a-rsEwlni', Graham, K. John-ston, M'Qro^or(5:), bed,Kpijr and f.imHv, Mrs Muir.

AfOKLi.vo,May -'ird.Arrived: Ulmd li'y,fromChnthhnu;KatoM'Gra-

gor, f.-om Lyitot-na; Woody le, !rom Kuwcastle;ilinemot,fn.in i^cbi'fj mouth.Sailed: Hin>, for t-ydnty. with 3-1 passorircrs;

Minehaha,for ly.to-toujAtlanra,forFoxton.; Owako,forQreym'.u'.h : i-.lveileth Couway,f-.r Noumea; s.e.Wannlta, for tlio .south, via tho Jsaat Coast, Hon. MrFisher is a p .s.,iiii(jjr, ITho Golden Soil, with -oopcr and Bailcj'u circus,will sail to-mo.rctt-.

MELBOcax",M y 3rd.!* Tho Barrabool spoko tho «.s. Alliam'j.a off C.ipoPaterson, ninedays cutam] shoit of ccal.

S.YDSEI', May3rd.Sailed :Wakafp i. .

TELEGRAPHIC WEATHERREPORT.Fbdait, 3kd Mat.

MAJfUKAU.—Wind, S.F., brctz<>; bar., 20.48;ther., 62; blue sky ; burgood.

Auckland.—t-'ulm ; bar., 30.37 ; thor., 65 ;b?uo *kyThauiO.—Wind, S.E., broize; b,ir., 30.37; thur.,

ES; bluesky.Waikato,- Cambridge (altitude 200 feet).—Wind,

S., light; bar., 30.15 ; ther., 52; blue sky.Tauranca.-Calm ;bar., 30.33 ; ther., EO ; bluosky;

sea calm.Taupo (altitu-lo 1070 feet).—Calm; bar., £9 03;

ther., 49; bluo sky.NArißit-Cdm;bar., 30.43;thor., 50;drizzling

rain; sea ca!m.Taranaki—Wind,S.E.,light; bar., 30,23; ther.,

61; overcast,cloudy.WAKOAfHii.-Calm;bur., 33 SC ; ther., Si; b'uo sky.Wbllinoton.—Oa m ; bar., 30.31; thor., 07; bluo

sky.JBtiNllEta.—d:m ; bar., 303!; ther., 50;b!uesky.Kxiisos.—Wind, E., light; bar., 30 28;ther.. Da;Wae sky, cloudy.Westport.- Wind, S.E., light;bar., 30.20; ther.,46; bluo sky; bar good.Grbyuoutii.—Wind, K.E., light; bar., 30.30;

blue sky, cloudy ; ssa moderateHoKHUtA.-iVlml,S.S.E., light;bar., 30.31; ther.,4fi ; blue sky, c'oudy ; sea smooth.BBAI.KY (altitude 2HO feet).- Wind, N., li^ht;

b»r.t 30.03 ; ther., JO; cloudy; rivers low.

LvmsiiTON.—Wind,N,, brcezo; bar., 30.22;ther., 63; overcast.

CnßisTcrii/RCH Wind, N.E., breeza;bar.,30.20;tber.,66 ; bluesky, cloudy.

Timaru.—Oalni; bar., 30.15; thcr., 40; blue eky,cloudy ; sensmooth.

OAiiAiur.—C vim; bar., 30.10 ; ther., si: bluo sky,cloudy; Eea smooth.

Fort G'UAiMEns.—Wind, N.N.E., fresh broezs;:bar., 30.13; ther., 54; bluo sky, cloudy.

Dbneois. Wind, N.E., light; bar., 30.25; ther.,thor., 67 ; frne sky.

CIYBB (altitude 600 feet).-Calm; bar., 30 42;ther., 60 ; blue sky ; river steady.QOKKNBTOWN (aUitudo 1070 foot).—Wind, N.W.,light; bar., 20.00; ther., 40; blueelsy.BticLimiA,—Calm; bar., 30.02; ther., 49; blue

sky; river risins.'.Invhrcahoili..—Calm;bar., 30.01; ther., 62 ;bluo

sky.Bldm1—Culm; bar., 30.18 ; thor., 49; Uuo sky.

Theobservations aroall taken at 9 a.m.

ARRIVAL OF THE OTAQO.Tho Albioi) Company* ship Otauoarrived oil the

Heads lit 7 30 a.m. yeaierday, and signalledfor a tug.Tho p.B.Koputai pruceedelout tolior, and on tho tideserving, towed her up to tho anchorage ofi tho.Rail-way Fior. Tho Ot'go is.still under the command otour old friend Captain Peebles, and brings 12 pas-sengers, *600 tan of general c irgo,mid 700 tonsotdead weiaut car;o from Glasgow, which port sho lefton the Ist February, and has consequentlyoccupiedSIdays onthe pissage out. Tho length of thepassageis tobe accountedfor bythofact thatshe encounteredaprevalenceof adversewinds throughoutthe voyage, andinaddition to mo^tingthe usualspellofdoldrutnweathernorthof the Equator, sho1 had buta very shortspellof westerlio3 while crossing tho SouthernOcean. Shecomes into pert in capital order, and reflectsgreatcreditonCaptain Peebles nnd his oflicora. CaptainPeebles reports leaving; the Tail ofthe Bank onFobru-aryIst, with Unlitnortherlywinds down the Channel;took his departure from Xuscar on thefo'lnwing day,and thenco exnerfor.ced N.and N.E. winds till the sth,when the wind har.led round to the southward and8.W., and held in that quarter till the Oth, blowingheavilyoccasionallyand compelling the vessel toheivotofor 12hours onthe Bth under herlower topsails; asuccession of southerly and S S.W. windsfollowed,untilshe reached latitude SB IN., longitude 18\V., onFebruary 18th, thenceit backed to the northward andeastward, graduallycarrying herinto the N.E. Trades,whichwere taken up in latitude 28 N., on Febmary21st; modorato Trades were experienced, and somogood day's logging done during the continuanco of thoTrades, whichgiveout in latitudeS N.,onFebruaiy27th,and wore fallowed by aflveda>s'spell of lightdoldrumweather. Sl.eipicked up the first of the S.E.TradesonMaieh 4th. in latitude2H., nnd crossed theEquator on the following day, in lonqilude28 W., 83dajß out; moderate S K. Trades were experiencedandcarried to latitude 21 S. onHarch 12th, and wore fol-lowedby variablewinds from N.E. to N.W. for thonextthreo da.) a, and on tha 17th March the windbroke toS.E., vcoririg nilround tho corap.isj duringite ensuing thr.o duvs. A coujle of d»ya' easterlyweather followed,and on the 2ind she experienced alltfhtN.W.wind, whichhoW In thatquarter till tho26'h. Tho meridian of Greenwich was ciossed on thofollowing day, in latitude 40 S., with a ligtit N.E.bieoze, which backei round to tho westward onthe 27ib. Tho Caps of Good Bopo wasrounded "on March SOth, in latitu-Jo 41 8,, andthence she experienced t. fow days' spell of westerly.winds, which, however, gave outonApril 7ih, andwere succeeded ty light and variablewinds, remainingIn that quarter till she reached latitude 45 S, onApril Mth, when another spell of southerly wndswasexperienced from S. to S.S.E., Betting her up tothemeridianof Capo Leuwin onApril 20th In latitude43 S. ; theoco sau exoerionced varhblewinds fromN.E. to N.N.W., with low baromctical indicationsand very heavy ruins, which continued till she madeherfirst land of all at 8 a.m. on the Ist inst.—thoSouth Cope ol Stewart's Island being sighted ; afreshW.S.W. breeze was cirried along the coast till 10p.m.ssmo day, when it fell calm, and lift her off theNuggets ; at 3 p.m. <m tho 2nd sho experienced a.lightN.K. breeze, which allowed her towork up thocoast; the Oce»n Beach was passed at 10 p.m. on thosame day,and Otarjo Heads at 7.30 a.m. yesterday.The easting was run down in the parallel of 45.30 S.latitude. No vesiels wero spoken, nor was thereeitherland or ice sighted throughoutthe passage.

The a.s. Waltalii sailed yesterday morning, withcargo and passoogors for Oamaru.

The ketch HuonBelle arrived atPort Ch&imersyes-tordaymorning, witha cargo of wool and grainfromKaknuui, and hauled alongside the ehlp Oamaruto tranship htr cargo; She left Kakanui on themorning of the 2nd Inst., and cxperieneod lightvari-able wind.) to arrival. Tho master rcporta the s.a.Ino loa<lint' at Kxkinuifor Dunedin.

Tho ColonialGovernment steamer Stella arrived atPort Chalmers yesterday morning, from a visit otinspection to tho lighthouses at (ho South.

Tho s.s. Shag silled yesterday morning for ShagPoint and Mneraki.

The ketch Hepsarrived at Port Chalrara yesterdayforenoon, witha car/;o of grainfrom AVaikouaiti.

The ketcnoa Isabella and Fanny sailed yesterdayforenoon fur Catlin'3Kivor.

Thes.B. Starof the South was taken intoLaw andCo'a Floating Dock at ilansford Bay, yesterday fore-noon.

The Union Company's a.s. Taupo lcarog PortChalmers thi3 afternoon for Auckland via thoEastCoast.

Houfjhton and Co'a s.s. Oretl sails thiseveningwithpassengers and c;irgo for Invercnrgill.Tho itetehfranklinBolle arrived at Port Chalmers

yesterday evening withetirgofrom Oamarn.The rahooner Milel Janosailed up to Dunedinyes-

terdayafternoon tocomplete loading.

COMMERCIAL.Daily Times Offlco,Friday oreuiug.

Tho amountet CujtomoBovennorocoived to-day ci.gmi» enured for conmimptlonwm aiiol'owa :—

S. h. d. £ ». d.Brandy ~ ~ 139 19 S Tobacco ~ 83 12 6{Whisky! .. .. 214 0 i Tea .. .. S3 H 8Bum .. .. 3S 5 7 Sugar .. 77 2 8Geneva .. .. GS 17 3 Drapery ..■23 2 3■Wine ~ .. £8 19 8 Sundries..379 12 6

Total ~ .. .. £116615 7

»Mr HoitAcnBa»tino» disposedof the following P'o-porties onSaturtluv l*t iv tho estnto of K. B. Field,deceased. Tho first lot submitted was knocked donato Mrs'J. Paarson at thernto of £9 por aero ; area, 17acres. Thosecond lot, comprising 8 acres, aujolnmsMVUplno and BoberUou'« properties, Waltahuoaroatl/was purchasedby Wr JohnTiwton, tit tho mtoof £13-Bi pof a', ro. Tlio third lot wns a qiwrter-acro,situated in vVhltoluivon street. Tlio purchaserwua Jlr William Kayce, for tho lorgo sum of £7110a. The'fourth mid last lot, liehis: 4 quartur-acrosections near ttiorailway tormlrtui", was then oltared.Tun first b:d was £200,and thetocoml nnd last was*300. Jlr B.istlngs sttted ho conld nottlispoioof itfor thatsum. Tbo bidding f«r thafirst ttirr o lots wasspirited, and compctitluii vo..' kuoc Tlio £300 bidfor tho four sectionsnear tho teimlnua wss consideredto bo uh much as they aro w*rth. Jlr Dn.ings nnb-mittea on Wednesday, May Ist, tho property itt thoe<tato of Jlr M. Hay—two ecctlons, having00feetfrontaßOto Itoas place,and two sections partly front-lug the roadway at tho roar and Di'ivvoutHtreot;alio,a paddock, containing noarly 12 acres, in block L.'Jho property, which was subject to a mo; ts»go of£601, «=h knocked down to Mr Jonas Ilgrrop for£ti2o. Fntir Bcctlons in block XXX Mr Coplandbought at £5 Ba each noction : and a lea ehold insamo block, having 19 yoars torun, realieed £4 frcmthosamobuyor.

COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS.Eydsev, Hay3rd.

Brandy, kerosene, nnd rico unchanged. Ko'.v Zcx-imi'J wheat, 5j3d ; No* Zeilando»ts. 43 to 43 Oil;to-bacco, linrrott's twist, la Cd to la OJd; sugar andcandles unchanged.

Adklaidb, May3rd.Wheat, Ds Od; flour, £1210ito £13.

Auckland. May3rd.JlrBuclilaiid reports beef 2i per cwi. higher than

laitweek ; sheep, marketfully nustaimd.ill- Biunoy utiatea flour, £14 ;oats, is Od ; peirl

Varley. £21; whwit, Us Oil; hams nud bacon, Sd;butlrr, Brt; pot-itocs, £2 103;and onime>!, £20.

Wi:i.unct3N, May 3rd.Adel'Ho flour, £1S per (on ;Colonial.£12 Its, £13

Mi; oats, 4< 8d ;bran, Is 1(1(in «ood domand); who.it,"H(stocks ampin); hums,SJd;bacon, 8il; chucso 74-ifnuiktt full); pollard, Ji7 |Jer tin; maizo, Cj tij[.oi-bushel (market ban-);potatoes, £3 10d, £3 16s;butter, Is, In 3dpur Hi.

Oamarit, May3rd.Tlio {train market at t'-e proi»n» limo is inactive.

Piimu iiill-in(t wheat, 4<i; oa' \3sto 3a 3il; maUiiic;barley, -is (id to 4i 0J : potatoes, £t lii; flour, £11 to£11 id.i (f.0.b.): bran, £-1; pylbrd, £5 10i; oatmeal,£18; pe>rl barley, £-.O.

POST OFFICE NOTICEMAILS CLOSE.

Tins Day (Saturday), May 4tit.For Akiu-oa and NorthernPuitj of Now Zealand,

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(Signed) ARCH. BABE,ChiefPostmaster.

Chief Post Offlco,Duneilin,May4th, IS7B.

ABSTiIACT OF SALES BY AUCTION.Tina bat.

M'LAXEr.KSS, HKruuitN, asd Co, at Room", ManssBtrcet -Llbjary,freehold, house, &o.

D. M. Sfbsdimo, at Koom , Princes Btreet—Sewingmuchinca, clothing, ho.rcho'.d furniture, &c.

M. PVM, atRooms, High street-Sections, township,freehold farms, &c.

U. DaiVEtt, at Palnierstnn-CoHsand (IHiw.\V. JiAßNurr asd Co., at P.ooms, I'iincej street—

Household furnltme._^__

DEATHS.On tho lat May, at her residenco. Queen street,

llary,beloved wife cf John L. Gillies.On Friday, the 3rd May, at hia reßidenco, Brook-

land?,Tokomairiro, JohnSeed, agei 78 years.

The Otago Daily Times.WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THEOTAGO GUARDIAN.

SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1878.

It has been the custom of those con-cerned in educational matters in Otagoto plume themselves not a little on thesuccess that has attended their efforts.Although there have been those whowere inclined to despise thesystem, andthe work done under it, there has beenan unmistakeable feeling on thepart ofthe general public that Otago was farbefore the rest of the Colony. It iswith very great satisfaction that wepoint our readersto the proof containedin a telegram on Thursday, that thework done in our local University issuperior to that of any other institu-tion in the Colony. Some little timesince wo expressed ourselves to theeffect that when the results of thedegree examinations, then proceeding',were made known, they would provevery satisfactory to our amour propre.The facts recorded in the telegram willbe better understood when we remindour readers that the standard of thedegree examination has been appreci-ably raised during the last few years,and that it is now considerably higherthan that of manyof the old celebrateduniversities at Home, and at least,ashigh as that of Melbourne. Notwith-standing the vigorous attempts niado toget thestandard lowered,attempts whichwere especially zealous on the part ofone teacher of a Northern GrammarSchool, who had his school afliliated,and wanted some chance for his pupils,the high standard was adhered to,owing in the main to the efforts of ourown Professors, headed by ProfessorShand. And now the result is madeknown. Five students are telegraphedas having passed under the old stau-dard—the comparatively easy standai'dwhich used to prevail. Six are re-corded as having passed under the newand more difficult standard. Of these

six no less than five are sent up by theUniversity of Otago, and orio; comesfrom Christchurch. When we say thatOtago only sent up live and that theyhave all passed,whilo Christchurch sentup more than fivo, ono alone passing,and that tho rest of the Colony, all theother affiliatedbodies in the North andSouth Islands, have not succeeded inpassing one single student, wo thinkwo are justified in crowing somewhatloudly.

This, be it understood,is tho first,the very first, examination conductedby independent examiners. This is,moreover, tho first examination underthe now and high standard, and theresult is, that Otago is an easyfirst andall the rest are nowhere. Wo wish tomake apoint of this fact for severalreasons. It has beon too much, thehabit to suppose that because the pro-fessors of our local University did notmake a great fuss, and were not foundmaking a great deal of their work, theyhad, therefore, an easy timo of it, andso forth. A good deal of un-merited abuse has been showered,down on them and tho Institutionof wbicb theyare officersby those whoought to have had tho patience to waitand judgeby results, but who bad notgot that patience. Thoresults to whichwe point tell us that in teachingpower,in tho training of students, wo have gotiv tho University of Otago tho oneonly good machinery of tho wholeColony. As the fact becomes morewidely known, it will result in all theclever students of New Zealand coininghero for their education. To havepassed all tho five scut n\> while all thorest of the Colony has not got moretlmn one student is a something wes.\y of which tin; Professors of theUniversity of Ocugo may be justlyproud.

Local jealousy, we regret to say wecannot ascribe it to any other cause,seems to have been at work in the dis-tribution of the scholarships. Theseare given undur theAct to those whopass the degree examination with es-pecialcredit. In thepublishedlistwefindthat scholarshipshave been given to oneOtago man who has passed, to the onesolitary passed-mau sent upfor exami-nation by theintellectual city ofChrist-church, and that scholarships, in de-fiance of the plain letter of the law, havebeen given to two students who arenotamong those who succeeded in satis-fying the independent examinersfor tho degree—examination. Whenwe understand that the degree—ex-amination papers are submitted toexaminers on the other side, but thatthe scholarships are allotted here, orrather in Chrisxhurch, it will be seenthat we are justified in suggesting foulplay. We repeat that whether theOtago mon get these scholarships ornot, it is simply illegal to give them toany one who has not passed his degreeexamination. Mr Tancred, the Chan-cellor of the New Zealand University,is the executive officer of that institu-tion, andon him the blame must fall.We understand that prompt steps areabout to be taken to enquire into thematter, and, if necessary, to test thejustice of what he has done in the lawcourts.

We are not prepared to say thatanyoftheOtago studentsbeside MrFarnie,to whom one scholarship has beenawarded, deserved to have scholarships),but we are prepared to say that sinceMessrs Hay and Herbert did not.suc-ceed in passing their examination in thejudgment of the examiners in Mel-bourne and Sydney, they ought not tohave scholarships awarded to them bythe- authorities of the New ZealandUniversity, in defiance of the independ-entevidenceagainst their deserts,and indefianceof the plain letter of the law.Soflagrant a piece of favouritism willnot ofcoursebe allowed to pass with-out challenge. We shall wait withmuch curiosity to see what reasons aregiven in^ explanation of an act whichon the face of it bears evidence of animpudent and indefensible breach oftrust. Whatever palliation may bediscovered for this misappropriation ofthe public money, this attemptedfavouritism, it will not in the leastdisturb our self-satisfaction in Otagowith the good work done in our Uni-versity. The truth is, theschools thatgot themselves affiliated to tho NewZealandUniversity cannot do theworkjhave not got the machinery for doingthe woi'k, or preparing students fordegrees. No sooner is the examinationconducted by independant men thanthis is seen at once. As we havebefore said the colonial students aresure, in the long run, to frequent theCollege where they can get the bestteaching, and that is now seen tobe inDunedin.

A perusal of tho report of any benevo-lent institution in these Colonies bringsto light the fact of a very largo propor-tionof destitution arising from criminaldesertion on the part of the natural pro-tectors of wives, children, and others.Indeed, if all mankind and womankindwere moved bynatural affections and bytheclaims of kinship there would appar-ently be little if any need for such institu-tions, or at all events such,institutionswould notj'become, as they too oftenare,a burden on thecommunity at large. Thefacilities; afforded in the migratory, cha-racter ofourpopulation for men desertingthose dependent on them, and thedifficulties in tracing the whereaboutsof the absconders, whero so large aportion of the population are "on themove" are tending greatly to the in-crease of this class of claims on publiccharity, and the want of some readymeans of making men recognise theirre-sponsibilities fnr their kith and kin isbadly felc. From tho last report of theCommittee of Management of the Mel-bourne Benevolent Institution, we findthat the Victorians are in this aa in manythings taking the initiative in legislation,the benefitsof which, ifreciprocity is es-Itablished, will be felt throughout thewhole group, to the great relief of thebenevolent, and to the discomfiture ofmany a scoundrel without bowels ofcompassion. A deputation from thevarious co-operating charitable institu-tions of that Colony elicited a promisefrom the Government to favourably con-sider the introduction into Parliament oftwo measures, with the object of pinningunfeelingrelatives to theirresponsibilities.Ono of these ia aBill to compel parentsand sons who are of age,and ablo to doso, to support their children or parents,as the case may be, when such relations,from age, infirmity, sickness, &c, areunable to support themselves ; and thesecond is aReciprocity Bill, by which thepolice will be enabled to arrest in anypart of Australia husbands who havedeserted their wives and children.With tho second of these proposals,we aremore immediately concerned ; andit is desirable iv the highest degree thatour Government should either initiatesuch a measure in our own Legislature,or cordially accept proposals for recipro-city in this class of co-operation shouldsuch be transmitted from tho sister Co-lony. We find that in our local institu-tion the cases of wifo desertion whichhavebeen relieved during tho past yearhave been somewhat fewer than in tho

year prccoding, amounting to 32 womenand 116 children, aB against 44 womenand 116 children the year previous.But evon that 32 deserted wivesin ourcomparatively small district shouldbo thrown on public charity through thoheartless dosortion of thoso who hadsworn to loveand protectthorn till doath,is as disgraceful to our legal machinery nsit is a blur on our common humanity■,and it is high timo that the Coloniesshould look a littlo outside of thoselfish pursuit of their several ob-jects, and should ceaso to offeranylum to each other's fugitives fromtheclaims of helpless dependents. Timewill be, no doubt, when tho group ofColonies confederated will have a com-mon code ofpenal law, and when throughuniformity in police administration, jus-tice, by no meams "lame footed," willfollow a man with lightning speedwhithersoever he flees, from Swan Riverto Poverty Bay, from the Bluff to CapoYork; and that time is hastened by at-tention to everyclaim for co-operation asit arises. Andhere we havea case mostclamantly demanding the co-operation ofall the Governments, for no Colonycan possibly rogard as a gain aresident who has shown his disregard forsocial and civil obligations by rupturingthe dearest, strongest tio that bindssociety together. Wo haveno hesitationin saying that there is not a Governmentin these South Seasbut will cheerfullyco-operate with Victoria in crushing thisgrowing offonce, and will willingly com-bine in constructing some effectivemachinery for catching runaway hus-bands.

Being aware of tho exceeding interestwhich many feel in tho advent of the dis-tinguished divine who has now reachedthis city in his evangelistic mission to allEnglish-speaking communities throughouttho world, wefurnish in ourothor columnsavery lengthy account of the proceedingsat his starting from Glasgow. A verynoteworthy feature in thoso proceedingswas the entire sinking of tho points ofdifferoncobetween tho various evangelicalChurches, and tho unity with which theysent the vonerablo evangelist forth to re-present them all—tho feeling being, aselsewhere expressed, to send him forth" not as from onesection of tho ohri;4iancommunity only, but as the accreditedmessengerof tho Church of Ciieist inour land." This character has investedthe whole of tho proceedings in whichDrSojibbvil/IB has been engaged, andEpis-copal, Wesleyan, Congregational, Baptist,and all other Proteatant denominationsequally with Presbyterians, have at alltimes swelled Dr Someuvulk's crowdedaudiences, and surrounded him on theplatform. Referring to this special fea-ture in his work, Dr Somekville on onepublic occasion thus graphically describedhis mission :—"A mission like mineshould resemble a river, may I not saylike tho Rhine, which, in its beneficentcourse through the lands, drains a basinof 80,000 square miles. The channel ofthis river receives into it the tribute ofthe almost incredible number of 12,000feeders—somany affluents at leant, larijeand small, are said to have besn coanted.1 should like my mission to carry withit the force and tho flow of 12,000 in-tercessions ! Were such a mission asmy own supported after such a fashionlike this, what might not one, though,like myself, but a 'reed shaken by thewind,' ba enabled to accomplish 1"

Oursupplement today conta'm a long re-portof the proceedings of the Glasgow FreeChurchPresbytery, on the sending of thoRev. Dr Sonierville onhis mission, a num-ber of letters to theeditor, letters from ourCromwell, Wetherstones, Fortrose, andJapan Homo Gossip, by

"Atfei," and other interesting matter.The annual examination in connection

with the Otago University was held yester-day. Fourteen students, of whom throo arecompetitors for the Scott Scholarship, pre-sented themeelves for matriculation. Therewere two candidates for preliminary ex-amination as medical students; and onestudent,who,havingpassed hia examinationat ChristCollege, Canterbury,has come downto jointhe medicalschool here. Theexamina-tion was conducted by ProfessorsSale,Shand, jMacgregor, and Black,and the re-result will probably be made known in afew days.

Therehave been no declarations ofinsolvencyduringthe past week.

Mr Justice WiUiams sat in Chambersyestorday, and the Banco business was, byarrangement, allowed to stand over.

TheNew Zealand Churchman says:—' 'TheCommitteeof theEosljn Parochial Districtare justnow busycollecting subscriptions toerect a buildiDg which for a few more yearsis to serve the purpose of a church,andeventually to become the school-house of theparish when the church proper is built. St.Paul's School-houseis to serve as a model,and it is intended to proceed with, thebuilding as soon as the sum £1000is eithersubscribed,or the Committeesees its waythereto. Alreadyabout£CSOhas been sub-scribed towards the building fund, Thopiece of land which has been secured con-sists of an acre and a half, adjoining thoproperty of A. Hill Jack,Esq., at a cost of£1100. We wish the Committeecompletesuccess in their undertaking,and have nodoubt whatever that if tho people continueas much ia concord and as energetic as atpresent, theywill attain it.

The general quarterly meeting of tho Ayi"shire Association was held last evening afcthe Douglas Hotel, the President (Mr'Cald-well)iv the chair. Theminutes of the pre-vious meeting having beea read and con-firmed, the Secretary said ho had been

requested bythe Vice-President to apologisefor his absence on account of illness. Healso had toreport with referenceto the twochildren whose education the Associationwas paying for at Mosgiel, that inconse-quence ofthe newEducation Act havingcomeinto forcethe Association would be relievedof this expense. At the same time he had tostato that it had been reported to him thatthemother of the children was in poor cir-cumstances, and it was suggestedthat as theAssociation wasrelieved of tho one expenseitmight do something to assist the mother toobtain % livelihood. Itwas decided that thematter should be left in the hands ofMr An-drews to do as ho thought best. Mr Campbellstated that he hadreceived a letter from thehon. treasurer of the Burns (Kitmarnock)memorial fundacknowledgingthe receipt of.£lO, subscriptions from Otago towards thefunds,which ho said had reached £2000. Itwas decided toremit the balance of subscrip-tions in hand by the outgoing mail. ThoSecretary reported on behalf of the Re-union Committeethat tho now Oddfellows'Hal), Rattray Btreet,had beon secured forthe concert and ball tobe held on tho 23rdinst. Those present then resolved them-selves into committeo to considor arrange-monts regarding tho coming reunion.

Tho Dunedin Bootmakeis' Society cele-brated its first anniversary last eveningby aconcert and ball in tho Temperance Hall, atwhich about 200 persons wero present. Theprogrammeof the concert was varied andadmirably arranged,and the performors—allamateuro, either belonging to the Society, ortho wives and sisters of members—Bhowedcouoiderable talent and training. The songswere well rendered. Wo may mention par-ticularly, " Tappingat tho garden gate," byMiss Wood,and the duet, "My ownGipsyMaid,"by two ladies whoao nanies were noton the programme.Songs and dances,comicreadings, tho Highland Fling (by Mr D.Buchanan) and Irish jig (byMr Tyrell), anda concertina solo by Mr Oaten,made apleasing variety in the ovening'a entertain-ment. Xhs programmohavingbeen disposedof, tho hall was cleared for dancing, whichwas kept up with spirit to tho small hours

Mr Weiss acted aspianist, regirdtotho Society's doings, we. understand thatithas at length succeeded in gaining its mainobject, namely, the adoption in the trade ofa regular scale of wages,which is nowadhered to in all the workshops in Dun.edin.

Tho intorost taken in municipal matters inEoßljn appears to be very small, evenamongst those who wero elected to theCouncil. Frequently eineo tho establish-mont of tho Borough Council there groatdifficulty has beon experiencedin gottingto.gother a quorum of members. A fact thatde3orves mention is that/nearlyalways thoBamo five members put in an appearance,and these grumblewith justice at the. con-duct of theothers. Themeetingwhich shouldhave beon held last evening had tobo ad-journedfor the above reason, the memberspresent being tbo Mayor, Messrs Ross,Ohisiholm,Sheriff, Jackson,andFountain. MrChis-holmnotifiedthat howould move the followingresolution at the noxt mooting—"That theClerk be asked to lay upon the. table-are-port showing tho number of meotings thathave been adjourned from tho absence ofCouncillors; also tho attendance of Conncil-lora at everyfixed night of mcet:ng siucotheir election to office."

Severalinfluentialresidents of the town-ship of Milton invited Mr J. M. Perrier to asocial gathering at tho Whito Horso Hotel,Milton, for tho purpoao of giving him ahearty we'.conio back to his old poßi aseditor of tho Bruco Herald. There vrerotho usual toistrj and spsoeho?. Everyonespoko highly of Mr Perrier,and wero gl.'.dto bob him back. They also expressed thehopo that he wnuld not lewo tbe districtagain. Ml- Peirbr said that he waa sur-prised to sco tho township so much iacroas^dsince ho had been away. He was very fondof tho place; he had always said that Toko-mairiro should soo him again, and he hopedthat he would never leave.

At tho mid-dayprayermeetiugheldnt theV.M.C.A. rooms yrstcrclay, the Eev. MrGovvpresided, and tho Rev. Dr Stuart andothers took part. At the clo3e of the meet,ing it was stated that a mooting of tho Com-mittee,and of ChristianfHerdsinterested inDr Somorville'awork, would bo held onSaturday afternoonat 3 o'clock,at which hewill ba present. Ho Mill preach in thePiiueecs Theatreon Sunday afternoon. OnMonday evenir^-,in the Queen's Theatre,ho will deliver an addrc-.s to Christianworkers. Admission will be byticket, whichwill bo distributed by tho lniuistera of thotown and suburbs,and others.

At Iho Police Court yesterdey, Mr I.K.Watt presiding, the only cases for hearingwere a chargeof assault and oneof breakingwindows. In tho former, Calverly v.M'Docald,plaintiff and defendantflatly con-tradicted each other about tho circum-s'?.nces,thera were do witnesses,and HisWorship dißm:3sed the case. The lattercitd, in which Mrs Billet and Miss Longfordwere the parties, ths dispute aroe out oE anerjkbears'quarrelover fowls,and upon thorequest of the plaintiff and defendaut,through their counsel, Messrs Cook andBithgate, the Magistrate allowed proceed-ingsto bo withdrawn.

Theweekly meeting of tho Guiding StarLodge, 1.0.G.T., wai held on Thursdayevening. After the repoits of tho variousofficersfor tho past quarler had been read,D.D.G.W.O.T.Bro. Price, installed the fol-lowingofficers forthe new quarter:—W.O.T.,Bro. K. Short; W.V.T., Bro. J. Hislop;W.S., Bro. Bowden; W.F.S., Bro. Orr;W.T., Bro. Simmonds;W.0., Bro. Stirling!;W.M., Bro. JohnShort; W.1.G.,Bro. JohnHunter; W.0.G., Bro. A. P. Hunter;W.D.M., Sister J. Hislop; W.A.S., Bro.W. Brookes; W.R.H.S., Sister M.David.Eon ; W.L.H.S., SisterA. Davidso.".

A Eittrng of tho Sapremo Court?a Bank-ruptcy will be held beforeMr Justice Wil-liams on Mondaynext. The list of thebusi-ness is publishedin another colr.m \

Ourtravellingreporter, writing from Bal-elutha,says:—Harvestwork being over,thereis no longer any difficulty in obtainrighandsfor the completion of the railway betweenClinton and Balclutha. Over200 men arenow employed, and the contractors are lay-ing about a milo ofrails weekly. It is statedon good authority that the line will be inrunning order as far as Kaihiku by the endof July; aud as this would save travellingover the worat of the main road, theprobability ia that Governmentwill openthispartof the lino, There would then be onlyeleven miles of coaching. All the bridgesare built, but there are some cuttings yet tobe made, one of the heaviest being atWaiwera,where work will be commenced onthe 6th inst., and cratinued day and nightby relays of men. All hands applying forwork on the contract are taken on, Bonobeing turned awaybut those incapable ofwork. If weather holds good, it is antici-pated that verylittle will remain to be doneafter the 31st oi July, the contract time jbut tho work would bo greatly expeditediftho four-mile section in the hands of thoGovernmentimmediately beyond Olutha,aud being worked by day labour and piece-work,were hurried on, so that the contrac-tors on themain section could ballast fromthe north as well as from the south end.This small section, is in rather a backwardstate.

Wo give a right cordial welcome to thelatest addition to New Zealand journalismin the Now Zealauder,which made its debutat Wellington on Monday last,and the firstcopy of which is just to hand. The NowZealander is of tho full size of the OtagoDaily Time3, is ably written, well printed,and altogether well got up for a first issue.and last, not least, is well filled with sub.stantial advertisements. Thenew candidatefor popular favour is true-blue. Liberal, anddoes not heaitate to sayso :—"ln politicswe shall give no uncertain sound. —To theadvocacy of a Liberal policy wo shall devoteourearnest attention. Theprinciples whichhavebeen placed before the couutry by thepresent administration are broad and pro-,gressive. They aro calculated to promotothe prosperity of tho couutryand the happi-ness of its inhabitants. While the membersof tho present Governmentcontinue to actoa those principles we will accord them ourwarmest support. It has been saidthat thereare neither parties (in the pioper politicalsenseof the word) in this Colony,noryet thogroundwork on which tobuild them up. Wedo not beliovo this. There are clearlytwo parties in the Colony—a partyof pro-gfess and a party of retrogression—for in ayoungcommunity thero is no standing still.There is a partywhich desires to direct thelegislation and administration for the benefitand aggrandisement of the few :and there is.a party which maintains that tho happinessand prosperity of the manyis what bothGovernmentand Legislature should aimat. There is aparty which would monopolisethe land, and there is a party which wishesto see the real settlement of the country.Our sympathies are entirely with the latterparty, and our support will be giventoit."There is no uncertainty in that sound.We shall make neither contrasts nor com-parisons nor referenceto the conduct ofother journals in the metropolis; but therehave been few observant persons who havenot for several yearspast felt that the ad-vent of a morning journal suoh as tho NewZealander,was inevitable. Wo wish ouryoungcontemporary a long and happy andprosperous career.

The Eiverton correspondent of tho South.land Newswrites .—"Tho'yellowfever' hasnow assumed the character ofaplague;nearlyeveryquarterof the town is infected,whilstat the corners of tho streets people enquirefromeveryparsing stranger, 'Hays you got

a claim?" At one tims tho rumour ia that;Pat Hayes has only struck a leader and not;the reef; then, again, others assort that thereef has been struck by another company.Each daybrings fresh and uncertain news.OnWednesday nighttho Wallace ProspectingCompany held & meeting, when it was doter-znined to do all that was possible ingettingthe access to tho Longwood mado more easyfor prospectors. A committee was appointedto wait uponProfessor Ulrich, and tho sharelist of tho Company closed at 70. All theshares have been since then taken up. MrHenry is building a small steamer to ply upand downtho river, through the Narrow**and as near as possible to the workings ofthe Longwood. It is reported that some200 miners are on their way'from Queens-town. Mr Smith has put on" hi» newwaggon—driver, Mr Irwln—to run fromhere three times a week to InvercargilLHe left on his first trip at 9 o'clock thismorning(April 30th). Mr Daniel hai tele-graphed to Mr J. 0. Brown to come over.Tho railway is feeling the effects of thodiscovery of the reef in an unpleasant man-ner. They say that ono man ia leftat pre-sent on the workings up near here, Ourroad contractor has lost all his men."

A gentleman in this district who takescoDsiderablo interest in agricultural matters(aays tho Tapanui Chronicle) is advocatingtho imiwrtation of a first-clas3steam ploughfor tho use of the district,—a companytoba formed to purchase tho plough andnecessaryplant, for which about £5000wouldbo required. Wo believe tho sug^uotion tobe a good one, and will worthy of the aup.port of tho largo farmers in and aroundTapauui.

The Governmenthava entered into no2o>tiatious with a Clyde shipping companyfortlio establishing of direct steam commuuic.vtion 'with the Colony, and tticro ia goodreason for suppo-lng the proposal submittedwill bo favourably entertained. Tho Hon.Mr Macaudrew (says tho New Zealander)has for many yearsadvocated the project,and zn Minister for Immigration,is engagedin promoting it, with, all hia energy. It iahardly necessaryto say that a monthlysteam service with the United Kingdomwould completelyrevolutionise the presentBystem of things, and bo tho means ofimpartingfreshlife and vigourtotho Colony.The passengertraffic alone might be calcu-lated to goa longway towards rewarding &companyfor its enterprise. Altogether, wehave heard of no measure more likely topromote the prosperity of tho Colony, aiidwo shall await the i'sjuo of the negotiationswith th?deepest interest.

volunteers were not a little surprised atthe statementbeing made in a certain quarterthat it was "in contemplation to hold amonster Volunteer demoasbration at Inver-cargill duringthe next Christmasand NewYear Holidays (says the Southland Times).How the conclusion was arrived at it is im-possible tosay,this much beingcertain, thatnothingof the kind has been contemplated

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farless agreedon bythe officersin commaadhere. Tho fine programmeoutlined of soarranging the "manoeuvres as to extend overaboutawcek,"and not " clash with thetime-honoured Caledoniansports of Invereargilland Dunodiu" is all an" airynothing," aud,what is more, it ia well, in the true interestsof Volunteering, that it should be so. No-thing whatever that is really usefulcould begained by following this "understanding"said to be come to, while came mischiefmightfollow. Ifthere be a desire to mass alargenumber together in this district, by allmeans let it be done,bat awayfromanytown ; at such adist:noo as would enablethe men toreally learn something withoutbeing liable to the disturbing influencesin-separable from the variousattractions foundin centres ofpopulation. Let the wish, ifit exiat on the part of the Volunteers,take a practical form by going into camp,with all its attendant drill and duty,some distance from the town. Either, theOceanBeach, behind tho GreenHills, or theplains of Edendale,would suit admirablyforthepurpose, providing the requisite numberof tents could be obtained. A step in thisdirection would require no subscription listsbeingputin circulation,the men would reapgreat benefit,physically and professionally,and all within theradius of a day's journeyby rail could join in it—"tho more themerrier." :

The CromwellArgus records amoat das.tardly act of sacrilege committed at theChurchof England, QueenstpWD, lost week.Itappears that on the night of Friday themiscreant entered the church and smashedtherails in front of tho communion-table aswell as several valuable ;vase 3 ;besmearedtho furniture and books with blood andfilth; and carrying away the altar-cloth,deposited it in a neighbouring yard. Natu-rally there is great excitement and indigna-tion felt over the dastardly act, and thepolice are active in their endeavours to securetheperson orpersons who have so far forgotcommon decency. Happilysuch occurrencesare rare, and it is to be hoped the guiltyparty in this case will receive the punish'ment sorichly deserved.

There are still complaints being madeabout the unsatisfactorinessof the arrange,ments for carrying the mails between theBluff and Stewart'sIsland (says the South-land Times). Only last week the mail didnot reach the island until it wa fivedaysbehind time, and there seemed very pro-bability that a week would b droppedaltogether out of the reckoning n connec-tion with the service. Residents on theisland appear to have very just cause oJcomplaint in this matter. They are per-fectly willingto make every allowance fordetentions by stress of weather,but whenthey know ,that this is not, the cause ofdelay, they are,' vary naturally, much an-noyed. There is a little obscurity aa to theoxact terms of the present contract. Thowhole affair< seems to be the result of aprivate understanding with, the late Provin-cial Governmentof Otago, and the questionnow arises as to -whether it would not bepossible to make a more favourablearrange-ment by throwing the service open totender.

Over600 Natives,it is said,have placedtheir namc3 on tho electoral roll of the Gis-borne district, Poverty Bay. They willentirely command any election.

TheLytteltonTimes says:—"A case haslately occurred in which a schoolmasterleaving a public school in Canterbury hasconsidered theregisters tobo his privatepro-perty, and haa taken them awaywith him.Of course the result is that his successor isfor a time thrown into confusion,and put toinconvenience. In the case specially inpoint the SchoolCommittee had actuallypaidfor tho stationery in which the entrieswere made. We understand that if thebooks are not returned in this particularcase, proceedings will bo taken by theEducation Board,and that proceedings willbe taken in anysimilar case that mayoccurin future."

AlthoughMr Saudersdelivered an addressof marked moderation to tho Kaikouraelectors of the Cheviot district (cays theNew Zealander), it is said tho squatters aregreally alarmed at his candidature,and aretrying to introduce to the olectorata souie"reliable" man, whose chances of successwill be greater than those of Sir CraeroftWilson. Cheviothas always been considereda close district, a pocket borough of one ortwo loading landowners ; and it is ratherperplexing to them to find an old Radicalwociug, with apparent success, the votes ofthe electors. Cheviotappears to havebeengreatly misunderstood. Themajority oftheelectors arc small farmersresiding in theKail;oura part o£the district, whose opinionup to tho presenthavefound no local organ

inthojPrjbss to represent thorn. Vory dfe-.cided opinions,however,exist, and havefoundexpression on the occasion of Mr Saunder'avisit. We hope Cheviotwill soon bo hotterknown by returning a member capable ofdoing justico to its Liberal continents, an<3Emaking its name respected amongthe elec-toratesof the Colony.x, I (6ays the New Zealander) thatMr Smythies, the celebrated suppliant for>-re-admission to tho roll of barristers, hasdemandedof the Governmentan inquiry intothe conduct of the Judges in relation to aperjury case lately heard at Danodin; anolthat tho Government havereplied that MrSmythies'g proper course, if he has a griev-anceagainst the Judges, is to petition Par*liament. .■■".■-

TheNew Zealand Herald givesparticulars,of the sudden deathof Mr J. S. Aitken atAuckland recently. It appears that MrAitken was walking along tho street onoeveningwhen he was observed to fall sud-denly. Several gentlemen went to hiaassistance, and he was found to be breathingheavily, but this indication of life soonceased, and ho expired shortly aftermedical'aid had been called. Tho cause of deathwas apoplexy. Mr Aitkenhad beon study-ing law for five yearswith. Messrs Hesketltand Richmond, He lwd completed hi*articles, had passsd his preliminary txaminations with great credit,and was about toundergo nis final examination for admissionas a barrister. Mr Aitkea was a mo3t ex-emplary youngman, an earnest; student,andtono who displayed marked ability in theprofession he had chosen. The deceasedgentleman has relatives in this city, andlother metnben of his family resided in Dun-ediu for a considerable time.

Vv'e hoar (says the Southland Times) thatorders have been issued bythe Governmentinresponse to an application made by thasecretary of the Waiau aud Kightcapa Rail-way Company, to get tho earthwork andbridgeo oa the Riverfcon-Otautau railwaypushed on without furtherdelay, prepara-tory to tho work of plate-laying and comple-tion of the lino.

Thesub committee appointed to carryintoeffectthe proposed Industrial and Fine AriaExhibition in connection with ourBenevolentSociety (aays the Southland Times) seemdetermined to spare no pains to make it asuccess. We understand theyhavesecureda number of reallyexcellent pictures, and aseveryattention is to be paid to hanging andposition, no doubt they will be seen to thebeat effect. It is intended to varythe Exhi..bition with curiosities, including workingmodels of steam engines, etc. Several con-tributions are coming from Melbourne,"Dunedin, and Christchurch. We wouldremind those of our readers who arepossessedof anyinteresting articles,no matterof what description, that the loan of-themwill bo thankfully acknowledged by theCommittee. A sale b£ such articles as thodonorsmaywish to dispose of for thebenefitof the Institutewill take place the last even-ingof the Exhibition,

We have this week torecord with regrettho departure from Otago of awell-knowaenterprising grazier and breeder (saya thoCluthaLeader). Mr John Anderson, junior,Wyndham, leaves Port Chalmersto-morrowfor Hawke Bay, which will be Hb futureresidence. We understand he ha3enteredinto partnership in a fine large propertythere—some 21,0C3acres freehold,wo bo-lieve—and has taken along with him 6CQchoice merino ewes from Wyndham; akohis favouriteriding horse. As tothe quality,of Mr Anderson's stock, we may mentionthst when he used to exhibit at the Cluthaand other shows someyearsagohe invariablysecured first prizes in both the sheep andcattle classes. Mr Anderson, who has beena resident of Wyndham for 21 years,is wellknown aa a first-class judgeof stock,ondhrgservices in this capacity have invariablybeenasked and freely given in connection with;numerous stock shows. A general regretwill be felt at Mr Anderson's departure, butthere is this consolation that there are stfllAndersons in Wyndham, who, like thogentleman now left, follow in the footstep3of their father, and who are fully able tomaintain and extend the position the faav'lj;has already secured. :

Several sales of property will tjltoplace to-day.1ITLandress, Hepburn, and Co. will offer ct theirrooms, MaiiEO street, at 2 p.m , fraeh)ld sections iathe townshipsof Morton, NorthEast Vnl.'ey,and ShielHill, Anderson Bay. Mr Montagu Pym will offer athis looms, Bi^h street, at 2o'clock, a section at Dar-ley, Caver&ham; a number of sections in Manafordtownship,Port Chalmers ;sevoral (arms inthe Ata-tore district; afirm at Horseshoe Bush. r - ■

Huvcet thanksgiving services will bo held at.St.Pom's Church to-morrow morningand evening. .;Professor Black's popular courm of lectures■onchsmistryinconnection withtho University ofOt»z»will commenceonFriday next ;

Specialarrangementshave been madeby theRailwayDepartmentfor the convenience of country residentswishingto attend the Key. Dr Soniorriile's leclurssdurinjrtho week- Particulars will be found inouradveril ing columns.

The titloof MrCharles Brlght's lectureat thePrin-cess Theatre to-morrow oveninp, Is "Euotioncl

Intoxication v. Religion."

SPORTING.METROPOLITAN" COURSING CLUB Off1

OTAGO.[Br Telegbaph.]

(MOM OUB SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) 'Pamterston,May 3rd.The inauguralmeetingof the above Clubwas

held atPalraerston to-day at Bushy Park,thapropertyof MrRich. Tha cnmbei-ofentrieswas large;2Gin :the AlUAged Stakes,and 39-

---in the Puppy Stakes.To. day's coursing wasscarcely assatisfactory as might be wished for,owing,in a great measure, to the lack of sys-tem in the managementof the beatingandinthe placing of the field. The meet was atthaRailwaycrossing ashort distanceout ofPalmer-ston. At 9a.m. we tried someturnipfieldsonthaflat,but failedto get a slip; thence we pro-ceeded down the Shag Valley, and although,hares were pretty numerous,wo were unfortu- ,<?%,nate, onlygettingtwo slips,oneresultingin an $$4undecideacourse,andtheotheriua"no course.1"' jf&:.":'W,'{We then movedon toBushyPark,the property"\ .;'; r Iof Mr IT. D. Rich, and the chief strong- /.';■;--vMhold of tho Club,where we managed to get '].'. '■'■'■'■■;''■ yMthroughthe firstround of the All-aged,but ill- \'':}^rluck seemed to followus everywhere,, for when j -\fTheta and Lord Palmerston were puWnfe^-vrslips for the second time the hareran straight^for the sea, and within COyards of whereChimney Sweep and Pharisee met with suchanuntimelyend at the first meetinglast year.The same cad programmewas gone throughto day, both of the dogs and tbe. haragoing over the cliff and being killed in-stantly. The training form shown this yeanwas undoubtedlysuperior to last seasjn, but-still there is room for improvement AbouS--300 persons were present, amongtbsm a good!springing of the fair sex. The greyhoundsthat distinguishedthemselves most were Violet,Walk,Bella (tho winner at the firstmeeting-last year), and St. Bees. The two latter meetto-morrow in the ties,whena gallant strugglamaybe anticipated. Appendedis theresult:—Am-Aged Stakes—For 32 Gro.vhourxhat £3 each,'

with£10 added by the Club. Wmicr (oreceive-£so; second dog, £20; two dogs. £10 each, and(our do;^,£4 each.

FIRST HOUND.Mr Mason's brand w d MechanicbertMr U Diivor'a-y<l Flying Send.MrO'lvmu'a b Highland Mary br.i Mr Jl'Gowan'B:blk b Cumberland lass.Mr Mason's r d Lo Boujo boat Mr Sears'a £ d

Cuckoo.Mr Jla"lcan'3 l and wb Violet bout Mr Dunlan'sbrdAlmond Water.lit Jl'Laren's brand w b Walk be* &fr McDonald's

blkand w d Ben.Mr W O Smith'sI d Soiolcevbeat li Jluir's £ and vr

d Spring.Mr Dovina'a blk b Ophelia beat Mifc'tephcnsoifsbit.

b Fly.Sir Taggart's Shclaand Mr IlowitS Lord Palmerston

wero both killed.Mr.Kotts's t b Bella beat Mr Stoith'a b and wb

Bu?yhody.Mr M'Gavin'sb andf d St Boos ieatMr M'Aulcy'a

f (1 Hamlet.Mr A Campboll's t d Trooperbat Mr Smith's f 4

Son^stor. 'Mr Xonnyne's ( and w b CamoliabestMr M'Laron'ar and wdHector.

THEAUCKLAND DISQUALIFICATIONCASE.

[By Telegraph,]Auckland,May 3rd.

The JockeyClub to-rlay confirmedtheir de-cision as to tho disqualification of M'Gee'sFalcon afterhearing his open stitemeut. Headmitted having-instructed the jockeyto pulltho horse and not to win by inora than aneck,so as to prevent Mem being over-weighted, like Elsa,iv futureraws. He deniedhavingwon bets on the race, or beingin collu- -♦.flionwith the bookmakers,

The case_ against Perfume\ia3 dropped oaaccountof insufficientevidence.

OTAGO DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1878.2

FUNERAL NOTICE.

mHB frionds of Mr J. L. Gilliesare re--^ quested to atlond the funcr.il of his Wifo to

tha Northern Cemetery on SATURDAY, the 4lh

instant,at1 p.m. punctually.DAVID TAYLOE,

3rny Undertaker,Hope street.FUNERAL NOTICE.

THE Friends of Mr Sylvester Whittyare rcspootrully invited to attend the funeral

of his Wife, which will leave h's residence, CargillHond, South Duncdin, for the Catholic CemeterySouth, TO-MORROW (Sunday), the sth instant, at

P'm' GOUEIiEY & LEWIS,Undertakers,

Ooorgo and Maclagganstreets.

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(LIMITED).

NominalCapital £40,000(In4000 Shares of £10 each)

Of witchit is proposed tocall up £7 10aper Share,payable na follows :-One pound on .application,onepound on allotment, two pounds three months, twopoundß six months, and ono pound tenshillings ninemonthsafter allotment. ■.

Provisio.vaii Djbectors :TheHen: W. H.EISYNOLDS, M.L.O.The.Hon. 11. S: CHAPMAN.Tho Hon. Sir JOHNh.C. RICHARDSON,M.L.O.ThoHon. ROliliftTBTOUT, M.H.B.Tho Hon.ROBEUT CAMPI3ELL, M.L.C.The Hon. CAPTAIN FfUSEB, M.L.C.JOHNREID, Esq.'(Reid and Duncans).T. M. HOUKISN,Jisq.R. JI. LEAKY, l^q.JAMES MAT SHALL, Esq.WALTER GUTHEIE,Etq.B. HALLENSTEItf,Esq.GEORGE FENWICK, Ksq.11.BASTINGS, Esq., M.H.B.HENRY F. HARDY, Eaq.

Solicitors :MessrsSiovwrifrhtand Stout.

Baxkbrs:TheBank cf Mow Zealand.

Interim Secretary :Richard H. Lcary, Esq.

Broker:J. B. Bradshiw, Esq.

This Company Is formed for thopurpose of acquiringfrom Messrs Reed and Fenwiclc thoso influentialando'd cetabliihed newspaper properties—The OtagoDaily'limes and Otago Witness, together with theincorporatedcopyright of 'ihe Otago GuardianandSouthern Mercury; theirvaluable freehold landandbuildings: and the book debts of thofirm.

Tho ProvisionalDirectors have arrangedfor the pur-chase of this valuable property on most satisfactoryterms, the present proprietors agreeing to take up 700shares. Tho ProvisionalDirectors have also arrangedfor tho services of Mr Heed asEditor and Mr Fenwickas ManagingDirector for-a period of two years.

The greatprosperity whichhasattended these valu-able newspapers during ths many years they havobeen established, ami the very largorevenuowhichthey ontinuo to produce, as Bhown by Messrs Reedand Feivvick's audited balance-sheetfor the half yearended 31st January last, prove them tobo thomostlucrativenewspaper properties inthe Colony.

For ihe two months succeeding the date of the lasthjlf-ycarly bn'anee the advertising and publishingrevenuehas been, unprecedentedly high, the. presentcirculationof thoDaily. Tim<?a being; much larger thanever it was whilo un;cr tho Company which formerlyowned tho propsrty; while the circulation of tho"Witness, as a result of tho incorporation of theSouthern .Mercury with.that journal,has nearlydoubled, bow rendering ;this Javourito familynewspaper a most valuable and /lucrative property.It has been arranged to take over the business asfrcmtho 31st of January last, allowing Messrs Heed andFenwick interest attho tato of 10 percent, per annumupon tho amount of their capitaluntildate of pay-ment. The Company will thus have the benefit cf thocurrenthalf-yeai's profi.Es.

Tho profits mado during tho six months ended31st January last (as verified by the auditors, afterdeducting interest upon a loan of £12,000, thoamountdrawn by the proprietors as salary, and makinir pro-vision for bad and doubtful debts and depreciationin plant) amounted totho sumof £2098 lls Id, beingequal to eighteenper cent,perannum(uearly)on thosumof £30,000, the capital proposed tobe called up.

Thofollowing is a pro formastatement of Revenueand Expenditure for the currenthalf-year based uponthat ofthe previoussix months :—

REVE.VUE.Advertising, Printing,and Publishing £12,913 «*fllKent of Oilices.. .. .. 62 10 0

£13,005 18 11

EXPENDITURE.Paper and Matorial, Salaries', and

Wages, Wire Charges and GeneralExpenses .. .. .. £0,554 610

Deprecint'on in Plant .. .. 110 0 0Bad and Doubtful Debts .. .. 103 1 0Sixmonths' interest on £12,000 loan 480 0 0Balance, being net profit.. .. 2,608 11 1

£13,005 18 11

About hah" the number ofshares to be allotted hav-ng- already bosn subscribed for by the Provisional

Directors, it is proposed to allot the shares veryshortly, so that it will bo necessary for intendingshareholders to make early application.

RICHARD H. LE *RY,Interim Secretary,

Eattray street.Dunedin, 23th April, 1878. 20ap

K&ROSENELAMPWAEE.

JUST ofjened out aMagnificent Stock,comprising Silber Light, Englieh, American,

and Foreign liurnerUmpa.GAS FIXTURES

Laldn's PalentDryslido Chandeliers;alsoBrackets,HallPendants, aud fortable Table LampPillars, withTaylor's Flexiblo Tubing, of a quality and designnever displayed inthis marketbefore.

a. de beFr & co.,Princes street,

Wfefeile Establishment,Staffordstreet,

"OETRIE'S NEW ZEALAND GEO-CIRAPIIV-.

13NOW IN STOCK.

11. WISE AND CO.,Trincua streot. 2my

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THE COLONIAL INSURANCECOMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND.

CAPITAL,TWO MILLIONSSTERLING,In 200,000Shares of £10 each, 10a per sharo payablo

li -at ißsue 100,000 Shares.Cliiof Offices: Wellington.

Referring to previous preliminarynotico by tele-graph, tho Articles of Association ara inpreparation.The detailed proposal will shortly bo advel tii.od, andarrangementsmade to reccivo applications for &harosIn Otago.

Wolllng-ton, April 20th.Tho Company lias been registered. Copica of tho

aitic'es And forma of applicationwill bo forwardedtbroii'jhout the Colony n3 soon as printed, to thovrtlons branches of tbo link of Now Zntaid, thisday appointed tho bankers of tho Company.

For theDirectors,(Signed) F. E. A. CIRAIIASI,

19ap Secretary.

nnHE OTAGO DAILY TIMESJS Has been rc-sppointcd tho

GAZETTE FOR THE PROVINCIAL DI3TRICT OFOTASO,

For tlio publication of i>.U Qovornmcnt Land SoloNotifications and Auounccnionts whichwoioformerly published in theProvincial

Government Gazette.

TSTERTHEIM'S SEWINGVV MACHINES.

Patented in 1802.Looso Winding-wheel. Numerousaccessories.

Strong, liandeomo,durable.

TAILORING.JS. Juat Heccirod, ex Wellington and Wild Deer

ELEVEN CASKS OF FBW WINTER GOODS.I. MA It TIN,

CriterionEuildlnta. Princes street.OnlyManufacturersinOtago

TD> U B B E R STAMPSJtfU AXEJfIBOUSSOS AND IT I TCIIK I. L,

MERCANTILK {iTATIUNIiRy,MANUKACTOKEKU OF ACtOIJ.NT 1390]!?,

ISOOKMXDKRS, t'AI'KK. IIUI.KUS,ENQRAVEKS,LITIIOGP.APILEKS, JtsD PRINTERS,

Princes btreet, Duncdin.Allthe Newest Novo'tiesin Stationery kept instock

PUBLIC NOTICE.

"VMyTE Beg to Give Notice to oui-

Customers and thoPublic generally, that ourEstablish

mont for tho future.willCLOSE on SATURDAY

EVENINGS at 0 o'clock.M'CLENAHAN& M'CUAIO,

MerchantTailors,Cap Princes street.

SPECIAL NOTICE.f\ N SALE.

ChoicePrize Akaroa Cheeso;(old>mr.rich)A largo shipmentof splendidDairy-fed Hamsand

Bacon justto hand—finest quality(in side androll)

Spiced Beef, boiledand unboiledPort Wino (guaranteedgonuino and old)for In-

validsSuperior Old Glenury Whisky, 42*3 perdozen, or

3aOi per bottleExtra Choice New Season's Teas, of kinds never

before Imported intoDuncdin.

A. & J. M'FARLANS,Mactnggiinstreet,

MANILLA ROPE! Manilla Rope!A regular supply of all sizes constantly on

hand.S. Db BEER and CO., Stafford street

Importers of China Glass, Earthenand Lampwaro, &c

i\ i li T t b," Princes street North,nextBegg and Co.,OAKVER, GILDER, AND PICTURE I\RAME

MAKER.Picture3cleaned and renewed. Paintings boughtand

sold oncommission.

TmX HELEN DENNY4 cases Cricketing Materials2 do Fishing-Tackle1 do Lawn Tennis1 do Badminton1 do Jacques'sCroquet1 do Bagatelle Boards

And Large AssortmentofBILLIAKD MATERIALS.

S. JA~O B S,

Got Dbpot,Opposite Post Office,

Prkcbs strict.

QT^ANDARD INSURANCECOMPANY

Hkad Ovficb : Piumcks Stp.sbi Duhedis

FIHE . MARINE, AND FIDELITY GEABANTEERISKS TAKEN AT LOWEST CURRENT

BATES

' CHAHLES REID, answer.

AN Experimental Consignment of aPURE MALT WHISKY, of peculiar excel

lencoand age, has justreached us from the.agents oftheInvernottioDistillery, In Scotland. We arerack-ing it off at 26s per gallon, full-bonded over-proofstrength. Those whodo not object to therather highpricecannot possiblyfind any other objection to it, asit is imi perfect. As we do not intr*'. withthisparticularWhisky in any way, either by reducing orblending-, we offer it for sale only in jarsor casks, andnot by the bottle.

BANKS, BARRON, and CO.,Rattray street.

Port Wino for Invalids, aa approved and recommended bythe leading medical mmi in Otago—yellowseal—6o3 perdozen.| BANES, BARUON, and CO.

CABLEGRAMS.{REUTERS SPECIAL.)

INTERCOLONIAL.Melbourne, May 3rd,

List nightRoberts played Shortora gameat Villianls, 1000 np. Shorterwas conceded250 points, but faUodtj maintain his lead,the cliMnpiou evoutually winning by 92poiuts

Sydney, May 3rd,ThoCouncilhave rojeotod tho Bill sent np

from tho Assemblyproposing to increase thonumber of mombors of the Assemblyto 115.

(Received at 2.40 a.m.)Sydney, May 3rd.

Tho Now Zaaland bull, Duko of Cam-bridge, was sold for 420 guineas. Duke ofNewcastle was reserved at 2000 guineas.

TELEGRAMS.Auckland, May 3rd.

TheGovernorand Lady Normanby visitedH.M.S.Wolverine today.

Hundreds of friendly natives havo gone toHikurangi. They aro well supplied with food,and the majoritybought now clothing fortheoccasion. „ , . ".

"iTlie naval officersof tho Wolverine wentBito Grantand Morton's auction mart to-day,and warned them that in flying the ensignthoywereliable to n. fineof 1.500,as only nr.vy androyalyachts could legally ilysuch flags, i-heysaid if tho flag woa not removed,they wouldsend a fileof marines ashoro to twee it down.Mr Morton iinmoJi'itely removed tho ilag, butwas told by tho officerhe mightuso the ilag.ifit was slightlyaltered.

The Nympheand Wolverine boats racod for125asido. TheNympho won.

Three hundred people attended tho ballRivenlast evouiug by the Northern Clubto theGovotnor.

Hikueanoi,May 3rd.8 a.m.—Tbero is an immense assemblage of

Natives here. All tho houses are full up, andtentshave boon erected on every available spot,buttho -whole place ia very bleak. There wasfrosthero last night. The onlyconversation is»9 to when Sir Georgo Gray is likelyto come.Poodis scarce, as thu main store of provisionsis not tobe broached pendingtho arrivalof theGovernmentparty. A number will leaveto-day for Alexandra to moot tho Governmentparty aud escort thorn up. To Kooti, aftorleaving, wont to Alexandra,and,afterbeingrefreslied,returnod to TeKuiti, determinednotto putin an appearance at tho meeting.

New Plymouth, May 3rd.Sir John Coode,with the Chairmanand

Engineerof tho HarbourBoard,and others,in-spected tho stato of the harbour this afternoon.He wasrowed round Moturoa,Barrett's reef,and alongwhero tho proposed breakwater ia tobe placed,and then to tho shore. Ho will go toWaitara to-morrow,and will probably proceedsouthwards byTuesday's coach. ,

CuKiSTCiiunon,May 3rd.At a sale of land to-day, a number of sec-

tions at Papanui, nearly three miles fromChristchuroh,sold at tho rate of LIOOOper

The net assessment of ratoablo property inChristchurchia L170.424.

During 1877 1037criminal offenceswere com-mitted in Christchuroh, and 1627 arrests weremade. Of these only 130 ofthe prisoners worodischarged, the remainder being summarilyconvicted or sent to trial. 962 of the caseswere for drunkenness.

Kumaka,May 3rd.A firebroke out at three o'clock this morn-

ing,at Bulstrode's Club Hotel, which wa3entirelyconsumed. The premises ofMurphy,bootmaker;Leys, butcher; Robinson,con-fectioner; Mulligan,draper ; M'Ler.n,grocer;and abuildingformerly occupiedby the Bankof Australasia, were also destroyed. Theeffortsofthe local brigade prevented furtherdestruction,Spleader's CrownHotel was onlysaved bythe exertions of volunteers. The fol-lowing aro the insurances :—Mulligan,LI2OOin SouthBritish, L2OOin Victoria; M'Lean,lisoo in New Zealand;Bulstrode,LSOOinSouthBritish, and L3OOinPhoenix. MurphyandFoley were uninsured.

Oasuro, May 3rd.Afatal accident occurred at Incholme,Kaka-

nui,to day. A mannamed Alex. Macardrewwaa in the act ofgettingona threshingmachinewhile it was being removed,when his footslippedand ho fell to tho ground. Oneof thewheeh of the machine passed over his body,DrWebster was sentfor, but beforehe arrivedMacandrew was dead. Tho deceased was asingleman, 35 yearsof age,and owned a farm,in conjunctionwith his brother, at Portobello.

Rivebton,May 3rd.ProfessorUlrich and Mr Pearson (Chief

Commissioner forWaste Lands)left forLong-woodto day.

Mr Warden Wood,who arrived> today, isbusysigningleases and grantingvariousrights.Itwill be some time beforeanythingdefiniteisknown,as the reefruns through a dense bush,and it will take capital and time to develop it.The ground is being pegged off for mile3ineverydirection,and stores, shanties,&c, arebeing erected. It is generally believed theground ib limited,and men should be cautiousnot to come here without capital.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.(fkoji our own correspondents.)

Auckland,May 3rd,A GoodTemplar entertainment was given

last night to the Templar seamenof tho war-ships in port. It wai highlysuccessful,andeighty Beamon nnd maiines attended,under anon-commissioned officer. Onreturning to theahip the men chorused a newwar Bong, and at-tracted crowds,

At tho inaugural meeting for winter lecturesof the Young Men's AssociPit'on to-night theGovernorpresided and deliveredan address.

Wellington,May 3rd.The Governmenthave authorised_ Mr Rees,

acting for the Attorney-General, to issue out awrit of scire facias to test the validityof MrWhitaker's Crowngrants for the Piako Swampand the Popepo coalfields.

Sir John Coodewill visit Wellington on hbway fromWauganuito Napier.

DEFENCE OF THE COLONY.[By Telegraph.]

(feom ocb own cohkesposdent.)Wellington,May 3rd

An importanttelegramwasreceived by theGovernorfrom the Secretaryof State for theColonießon the subjectof the defenceof NewZealand in tho eventof GreatBritain becom-inginvolved in war. Unfortunately the word-ing of the message,owing to errors in trana-tniaaion,is in several respects so obscure thatthe Govemment.bavetelegraphedback tohavethe me.sago repeated, and uuluckily the linehas broken down juat at this very criticalperiod. Thismuch,howevor, is clearly learnedfromSir ivlichael Hicks-Beach'a telegram. The

Government, on the first symptoms"ibat war wag imminent,instructed a BpecialCommitteeof military and engineering officersto report on tho beat means of defendingtheBritiah Coloniesin the evont of Eng-land being, compelled to gt> to war.This . Committee has reported with re-

Tfa»BCd to New Zealand that, upon'careful-Consideration,they have cams to the conclusiouthat a defenceof the Colony bysea is.utterlyimpracticable, and should not bo attempted.Onthe other hand,they recommend a systemof land batteries at the four principal ports ofNew Zealand—viz., "Wellington, Auckland,lyttelton,and Port Chalmers,bywhich theyconsider those ports practicallycould be de-fendedagainstany class of vessels at all likelyto bo despatched by a foreignpower to theseseas. They further estimate that 22 guns—viz., 11 seven-ton guns and 11 64-poundera,of tho same pattern as used on board HerMajesty'sships of war—would be sufficienttoprovide an adequate armament tor the bat-teries above mentioned. They state (so far aacanbe gathered fromthe obscure wording ofthe telegramin this part) that the total co3t ofthese 22 guns, iaoludingtheir transport to NewZealand,the contraction of the batteries,andthe mounting if tho gunsin the batteries,would be at the rate of about L2OOOpergun, or L44,(00 in all. This is prac-tically the Btmo course as that whichthe Governmeithad decided to adoptin the event & war being declared,and asthe present aspeit of affairsinEastern Europeis most menacinj, Miuibtera have resolved totelegraph instanily to have the 22 guns for-warded to New Zealand by the earliestopportunity. Stould the present strenuousefiortso£ the Brtish Governmentto preservepeace prove futile,and. war become inevitable,the earliest possibls intimation of this will betelegraphed to tto Governorsof tho various

Co'onias. It is the intention of the NewZealand Governnent,should sucn a de-plorable event , occur, immediately onthe receipt of inwelcome news to tele-graph to ColonelSjratchley requestinghim tocome over and advise the Govcrornentasto thedistribution of the gunsamong the fourportsindicated,their niosteft'ectifodisposal, and thebest plan of mounting them, locating thebatteries,&c. It is intended furtherto manthe Latteries with a body oi local artillerymentobe trained for the purposs. No time will belost in carrying out this plan.

FOOTBALL

TheDunodiii Football Ciub'a tfano to-day will be in

alphabetical ono-A. to My. Mao. n Z. Players aroreqneS toattondat 2.30 p.m. sh:.p, and it ia hopedthat many of tnoso whohivq hilhrto been conspic-uousby thslrabsence will put in anBpsirance.

Tho Union Club Mil plsy a matcluacoleh V. Enz-Jish-eomrooacing on tlio Northernground d*2.80p.m.

THE NORTHERN RAILWAY.Th« Waikouaiti section of the Northern line

of railwaywill within a fewdays bo openedfortraffic. The effectof this will be to decreasethe time occupied in travelling from DunedmtoOamarubytwo hours. It is the intentionofthe Public Works Department to push for-ward the completion of the connectinglink ofthe line as rapidly as possible. Within afort-night it ia expectedtho Pukeivitaisection willbo finished,and then thero will remain only the.Flag Swamp section tobe constructed in orderto complete tho main line from Dunedin toChristehuroh. The first through train toChristchurch,it is expocted, will be run to-wards the end of next month. To-daya trainwill run over tho Blueskiu and Waikouamsection,and if the inspection prove satisfactorythe contract will be passed and ;tholine placedunderthe control oftheRailwaydepartment,tobe opened for traffic, wo understand,onTuesday next. The arrangements forrunning tho trains to meet the coaches)will be as follows:—The first train willleave Hawksbury at 7 a.m., reaching townat 9. The up train will leaveat 9.30 instead of7.40 as now, reaching Waikouaiti at 11.30,whero Oobb'scoaches will be in readiness totake on passengers.A second train will leaveWaikouaiti at about 2.30 p.m., reaching townat 4.30; and the last train will leave town atabout 3 p.m., reaching Waikouaiti at 5.

Tho inspection of the Waitati-Waikouaitisection,by Mr Grant, GeneralManager, andUssher,Resident Engineer, which is to takoplace to-day—the train starting at 2 o'clock—will, we [Understand, not bo of a

_public cha-

racter, a more formal oponing being likelytotake place,perhaps, onMonday orTuesday.

CROWN LANDS SALE AT LAW-RENCE.

Wo publishedyesterday areport of a sale ofCrownlamii held at Lawrence,on the Istinstant. We have prepared the followingBummary showing about the total amountsrealised by tho sale :—

KWRAIi LAND AND LAND OF SPECIAL VALUE.T..Wo Hill Oistriot .. .. £000Crookstr.n District .. .. 4,!i00Otimkenlch .. .. "" 00°WaitahunnEast .. .. 101TuapclM.K«»t and TmpckaWest .. G,OOOS!opedo.vn .. .. .. S°°

ToW ... .. £11,000DKFKIIRED PAYMENT LAXD IS

Olonlcenich. Crook.iton, Chatton, nndTunpoknWoJt .. .. £3,000

Grand total .. .. £10,000

j Out of this amount Volunteer scrip was ex-cised to tho amountof nearly£2000,principallyinvestod in the Table Hill and Tuapcka Westdistricts.

ARRIVAL OF THE REV. DRSOMERVILLE.

TheRev. Dr Somervillearrived last eveningshortlyafterseven o'clock,and put up at theCity Hotel,where rooms had previously beenengaged for him. Ho h accompanied by hi3Bon, MrW. F. Somerville.It was expectedfiat he would have arrived by the afternoontrain fromBlueskin,and it wasintended to havemade a gathering of Christianfriendsat theRailway Stationto givehim welcome,but thisintention had to be foregone in consequenceofhis missing the morning train at Oamaru,inti-mation of which was forwarded to Dunedinby telegram. At Blueskin,however,havingtravelled by>oad fromOamaruthe rev. evan-gelist was met by a few Dunedm gentlemen,who accompanied him to tho city_. At thehotel severalmembers of the committee whichhas had the preliminaryarrangements of hisvisit in charge wore waiting,and gavehim ahearty welcome to Dnnedin. Among thesogentlemen were the Revs. L. Mackio,Gow,Ryley, Clarke,Blake,and Mr A. Barr.

The first meeting Dr Somervillewill holdw'll be this afternoon,at 3 o'clock,in the Tem-perance Hall, when the main business will pro-bably be the sketching of the programme^ofaction he thinks it advisable to adoptduringhi3mission here.

Last evening tfcomembers of the YoungMen's ChristianAssociation Choirwere calledtogether, and held a practice under the con-ductoMhip of Mr W. F. Somerville,for thepurpose of becoming acquainted with thehymnswhich are used in the services. A'verysatisfactory practice was enjoyed,and arrange-ments were made for tbe further continuanceof such meetings.

On Sunday afternoon,as intimated in ouradvertisment columns,Dr Somervillawill holdhis firstmeeting for mission work proper in thePrincess Theatre,at3 o'clock.

OUR VOLUNTEERS.BRUCE V. OAMAKU.

The scores made by the Bruce team in thematch against the OamaruRifleshave beenforwardedtoCaptainSumpter. Itwill be.seenby the subjoined scores th»t the matchwas wonbyOamaruby31 points, tho OamaruCompany'stotal having been4GS.The follow-ing aro the figures for theBruceteam:—200 400 500 Tl.

Sub-LieutReid ..14 17 18-49Private A MKechnio ..14 17 17-48PrivateT M'Latchie .. It 16 16-40CaptainE Pettit ..13 17 15-45LlmitcnantJ'Scott... 11 iO 14-44Private JGrant ..13 18 13-14SanjeantHMnrryatt ..12 16 15-43Private W Mathescm ..12 17 14—43Private T SutTord ..13 10 0-38Private WJloon . .. 12 10 , 0-37

Total .. .. 437

MRS HALL'S BENEFIT.Tho widespread and woll-merited popularity In

whichMrs J. L. Hull is held ta »n aetresß was conclu-sively demonstrated by tho highly-appreciativeaudionce that assembled in the Queen's Theatre onthe occasion of her benefit Itst evening. The dross-circlti was well .filled, »nd the stalls and pit werecrammed. The bill presented was varied »nd enter-taining. 'Webster'a ciutrminfrlittle drama " OneTouch of Nature " introduced the pitformance. MrJ. L. Ha 1. R8 the hero, infused v large amount ofpathos and expression into his part, Mrs Ball'srepresentation of the heroino was charminglyrealistic, aud Mr Oily Deering, as BeaumontFletcher, afforded ono of his happiest portraits.Tho minorcharacters wero clevorly represented by JfrR. Love and Mr Herberte. On the fallof the curtainthecompany h dan enthusiasticcall. Tho entertain-mentwas variod by some operatic selectionsofunusualexcellence- executed by the orchestra, which was aufr-mento.l by some of the leading members of our mual-nal circles, including Ifoisrs West and Towaey.Amongtho pieces, performed with singular ta-teand bril-liancy, woro the overture of "Trois Olorc*," andRoßSinis overture of "'William Tell." Undoubtedlythe £Teattroat of the evening was Mrs J. LHall's recitation, " The I/lttle Hen." Her renditiondisplayed elocutionary ability, and the verses, whichwern full of tender mejuiinp;,held the audience spellbound. The silence maintained during tin recital,and tho riofrincrcheers that followed, amply testifiedthe favourable impression created. Mr Hall's c raicrecitation and sontf, " The Mountebank," were soablyrendered ai to evoke an impo'ativorecall, and he re-spo>:do:l by redtiiij* "The Mermaid." Two icones

from Byron's racy burlesque of "Aladdin" woreeOfectivoly produced Mr Norm to, as Widow T»anky,W)s moit amusing, aivl Mr Baker, as thoMagician, wai a'to successful. Mrs J. L. Hall'sAladdin was just iha character required topive piqu'incyto iho burlesque, and stood instriking;outrantotho part played byher inthe drann. Tlicim'JS'cl mola'ire, in which Mr Love and Jlisi AlicoJohns sang selections from son'imental ard charactersoncs, provoUort repeated applause and » call at It<conclusion. Mr Love also sanif, with good effect, themotto-ballad ''All is not gold that glitters." Thshorizontal bir performance by Professor Lorn; andpupils, and Onzalo'd aerial flight, were astoundingfeats, ami wire, irreatlvadmired. 'Thii'evening thelast entertainment of the season will bo given, whentho drama— 'One: Touc- of Nature," nnd the spark-lingburlesque "TheTempo of the Sun,"will be pre-sontcd, ami should draw afull house.

DDNEDIN SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

The ordinary monthlymeeting,of the Dun-edin SchoolCommitteewas held last evening.There were present:—Messrs Ramsay (in thechaii), Fiah,Sherwin,Nathan,Bell, Robin,and ProfessorMacgregor.

The minutes of tho previous meeting wereread and confirmed.

PHYSICS.An application byMrBarratt,of the Middle

District School, to be given Iho apparatusnecessary to teach the science ofphysics in hia|school,was considered.

Someof the members expressed an opinionthat as a general scheme for the teachingofscience in schools was under consideration ofthe Educational Institute,it would be advisabletodeferanyapproval of Mr Barratt's application until the conclusion of the Institute waaknown,and a motion by ProfessorMacgregorwas carriedto the effectthat consideration ofthe requestbe deferred.

RESIGNATIONS.Oneor two resignations of teachers trans

ferred,were accepted. In the room of MissPope, of the Albany street School,it wasagreed to recommend that a male teacher beappointedin the placeof Miss Pope.

ALBANY STREET SCHOOL.The Secrf.tahyread the following letter fromtho EducationBoard :—Educitlon Office,

Dunodin, 2Gth April, 1878.Sir—l havo the honour to inform you that yo.ir

letter of the 15th inst., Intimitinir that tho DunedinSchool t'nmmltt olvd agreed torecommend Mr 11. I).Demhira :ia sesond master of the Albany street >choolwas con>Vcttd at ameeting of tho Education Boardheld yesterday.

There w s considered at the same time a letterfromMrF.-r-rmon, the head master, Btatit'g that ho hadrecommended for tlic appointment MrJ. H. Fortcr.Afcer consideration, it was resolved thatthe ques-tion of tho ftppointn-ont of a second master to thiAlbany "treets-chool be referred back to the DunedinSchool Committtefor reconsideration, with arequestthatthn Committee, if they decide toadhere to tlifirformer decision, inform th'i Board of ary reason theym<yli'iv** fur notadopting therecommendation of theheid master of tho school.—l am, &,-..,

P. G T'KYDB,Interim SecretaryEducation iS.-ard,

Sydney Jinie", Esq., Dunedin.It win proposed that this matter should be

discussed in corumitteo,l)ut tlio proposalwaanegatived ona vote byfourto thr-se.

Mr Fish moved—" That tba formeraction ofthe GWmittce bo confhmed,and that inreply-to the request for a ronson, the Board be in-formedthat Mr Densham wb-s chosen as ho was

about losing a formersituation,while MrFos-terwas-already occupying a good situation.In speakingto the motion,he said the Commit-tee were aware that MrDenaham,inadditionto hnving very good testimonials,had beenhighly recommended by Mr Nome, and hethought the Committeoweroperfectlyjustiueil,from what they had heard of him,in recom-mending his appointinont. Cut, bosides thequestion regarding the individual, there wasoiio of a more comprehensive nature in thematter which the Oominitteoshould deal with.If the Committeewere to take—willy-willy—the rjcommendatiousof head mristiis as tounder-toachers,and were not to exercise anyopinion about their appointment, where wasthe use in the Committeebeingconsulted atall.He regretted the Board'saction in this matteraslikely to raise a differencebetween the twobodies. As regarded Mr Ferguson's action, hethoughtit was most injudicious. Certainlyhisrecommendation was asked,but it wras not tobe supposedthe Committeeshould not exercisetheir discretion iv .the appointment. A casolike this mighthappen: Two equally good ap-plicants might offer, of whom one might bebetter known to the head master, nnd-thia oneno doubt would be recommended. .But theCommitteehad other things to consider,as torinstance in the present case, ono applicantwasin a good situation, while the other,oi ap-patently equalcapabilities, was on the pointoflosing one. Itwas not tobo allowed that MrFerguson, because he could not get his ownway, should brow-beat the Committeebyasking the Board to interfere. Ho might statethat he had seen Mr Green(Chairmanof thoEducation Board) in referenceto the matter.That gontleman had understood thatMr .B er-guson'urecommendation had never been beforetho Cominitteo,and had lioknown othorwwe,he said ho would havebeen favourableto ro-ferring tho appointment back to tho Com-mittee. 'Mr SfIEBWINseconded Mr I1ish'a motion.

ProfessorMacgreoor thought Mr Jerguson's action had certainly been injudicious,buttho importance of retaining unanimity in theschool should be considered beforerefusing toadopt the head-master's recommendation.

_Mr Nathan thoughtSir Ferguson's action

also extremely injudicious. The Coinmittcohad ohosen to ask MrFerguson to look throughthe testimonials,but the Committeeheld thodecision iv their hands. If theywere to followthe dictum of hcad-mastera, then considerationby the Committeewas useless,and ho_ for onewould have to refuseto give anyopinionuponsuch matters in future. Mr Norrio had givenhim high testimonyt > Mr Denskun'd qualifi-cations.

MrRobin movod as an amendment— lliatthe matter of the appointment of a secondmaster to the Albanystreet Schoolbo recon-sidered." Ho thought they should carryoutthe recommendation of tho head master, whowas responsible for the good governmentof theschool,nnd tho Committeein interfering in

such a matter an this wero takingupon them-selves aresponsibilityho for onewas unwillingthey should take, lie disapproved of Mr Fer-guson'saction. No manhad been treated moreconsiderately by the Committee, and the veryfirst time ho considered himself illusad ho hadattempted to set the Board and Committeebytho ems.

Mr Bell seconded the amendment. HothoughtMr Fergusonwas ina position toknow,better than the Committee to judge, of thosuitabilityofthe differentapplicants.

_Mr SllEßWltfspoke warmlyregarding mem-

bers net present at the meeting when Mr Den-eham's recommendation was made now attend-ing to overturn, the action of the Committeoon that occasion. Mr Ferguson was not at thebottom ofthis matter. It was MrPetrie. [MrFish : Hear,hear.J Mr Ferguson's letter hadbeen requested bymembers of tho Board,andhe referredin warm terms to the injusticeofsuch a procedure onthe partof those members.

After some further discussion,Mr Fishmade referenceto tho fact thaton thisoccisi'w,as onmanyothers,apparentlya block votewasgoing to be given.

ProfessorMacgregor requested the chair-man to call Mr Fish toorder. Insinuationsabout ablock vote should not be allowed,andcertainlywore not justified as far aa ho wasconcerned.

Mr Fish want on to saythat he could notBee how the Buceeis of aschool,or its unani-mity, was to he jeopardised by the fact that ahead-master did notget his "pet" appointed.Surelya hoad-master would not be bo weak-minded and wanting in rijjht principle as tomake it unpleasant for a man of the Com-mittee's choice. Yet this was what the argu*meat they hadheard amounted to. Ifanyofthemembers-oftbefioardhadrequestedMrFergusonto write them his letter, then ho could onlysay theyhad done avoryunjustifiablethins.—(Professor Macgbegob : Hear,hear.) MrFer-guson had actedin the most vacillatingmannerthroughout. When a formerrecommendationof his had not been acted upon he had refusedto take anyaction whatever in tho appointmento£the second master, and it was only uponthorepresentation of an officerof the Board in ahigher positionthan himselfthat he hadrecon-Bidered that determination vor the purpose ofrendering the applicant palatable. _By thoCommitteerefusing to confirmtheir choiceofMr Densham,they would be turning thatgentlemanout upon the world in the most un-fairmanner, and ho commented warmlyon thowant of manliness and courageon tho partofcertain membera who apparently had somefault to find with Mr Densham,but wereafraidto speak it out.

ProfessorMAOonEGOBand Mr Bell wouldwalk out ofthe room if such insinuations werenllowep,and the Chairmancalled Mr Fish toorder.

MrFish said the proposedaction,if carriedout, would be a slur upon the abilities of MrDenßham.He then proceeded again toreferto the fact that a block vote was to be givenon thismatter, as on nearly every other of im-portance since the election of the nowCom-mittee.

ProfessorMacgregor rose and walked to thedoor,declaring that he would not allow thisstatement tobo again madein his hearing. Hohad already dunied it, and thoughtthat shouldhavebeen sufficient, Ho stated that he waspleased to know oneeffectof the new Act wasthe tailing of power out of the hands of com-mittees such as this.

Mr Robin advised ProfessorMacgregor tohave the courageof his convictions,and comeback to givehis vote.

ProfessorMacgregorsaid he had forgottenthat,and took his seat again.

Mr Fish said that despite ProfessorMae-gregor's high literary attainments,he was ofopinionthat other members of the Committeewere quiteequal to that gontlemau asregardedthe consideration ofbusiness. 'Tho Chairjun would give his votefor theamendment,as he believed Mr Ferguson wasright in his recommendation.

Ontho votebeingtaken the amendment wbbcarried,there voting—For, the Chairman,Mr Robin,and ProfessorMacgregor ; against,Messrs Nathan,Fish,and Sherwin.

Mr Nathan drew attention to the fact thatMr Foster,whom Mr Ferguson recommended,was the only applicantrecommended by In-spector Petrie,and he thoughtMr Pelrie wasgoingRomewhat out of his way in tho matter.

Mr Bei,l said_it was the first he had heardofInspector Petrie in connection with the ap-pointment.

Mr Sherwin thought Mr Habens was re-quired in connection with Education Boardaffairs.

Mr Robin was almost sorry he had to pro-pose the amendment. It was quite evidentthat there was a " ring" in connection with theBoard which would managethings their ownway. .

After some furtherremarks,Mr "Robin moved—" That the. recommenda-

tion of Mr Ferguson for the appoiutmentofMrFoster be forwardedto the Education Board.

This was seconded by ProfessorMacgbegor.:Mr Fish said it was evident-ablock votewould rule this matter also,and proceeded toleave the room.

Messrs Sherwinand Nathan deprecated theallusion to block voting, and the latter gentle-man moved—" That the Committeetake nofurtheraction,but referthe whole ofthe appli-cations to the Education Board.

Mr Siierwin would second this amendment.Mr Fish profes3ed his intention to followthe

exampleof ProfessorMacgregor,andretook hisseat.

Mr Robin's motion was carried aftersomefurtherdiscussion,the voting being the sameas previously.

Mt Fish then left the room, sayinsthat theremainder of the business could be left to thefourblock voters.

NEW SCHOOL AT NORTH DCNEDIN.The followingletter wasread from the Secre-

taryof the Education Board :—Education Ofllct,

Dunodin, 20th April, IS7B.Sir-I have the honour to inform you tuiuyour

letter of thoBth infant. forwardii>|? ihe tommutoesrccommcndiition with reference to tho erection or anew school in Dunedin, wu considered ata. meeting01tbaEducation Board held yesterday. 1he Board decdedbefuro giving its sanction l> tho recommfndatioiiiofthe Oo*>niitio« to invite their consideration of theopi. ion of the Board, that :t new tchool near theWater-of-Leith would better meet therequirementsofthe district thinthe proposal mu'lo. -I have, &c,

P. G. I'nvDInterim SecretaiyEducation Bo:«d.

Mr Robin moved—" Thatan answer be re-turned staling the Committee'swillingness toagree to the opinionof tho Board,providedthat body canfinda cite,"

Themotion was carried unanimously.RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.

Tho Secretaryread the following letter :—NorthDunedin Man?o,

]Blh April, 1b73.To the Fccretary of theDunedin Suliool Commitle ".

Sir I tea tnrequest tho permission of the Com-mittee to use the Albany street School on Saturdays,from 10 to Ua.in., ioi tho purple of givingreligiousl.istruotion totho Prestytormn childrenattending naid

60y'our favourablereply will obHgo.-I ", *c.,James Co.lakj.

"puiicdin. 22nd '.pril, 1375.The Chairman of. thoDnncdn Smlkol Commiltoo.

day 'm 10i.Z fi^ho'l^lrurtlon"^ChriSKoTUsdRC <.f ouch children as their p:iror.ts or «uMclian»wiil allow toattend, I h vo to request thatyonr Com-mittee w'll i'ive me tfce use of a coupleof -orjma in theNorth Duncdin School. I will, of course, see tnatyourschool bui:d(.:gs receive no damagefrom our cccupa-tlOD.-UlB.iC. D.M. STUART.

Tho CiiAinßiAN:I suppose there can bo noobjectionto these requests I i

Mr Bell: I do not know.

_Have these

geutlemen no rooms in connection with theirchurches ?

The Chairman: No; I believe not.Mr Nathan moved—" Toutconsideration or.

tho requests be daferrodtill next meeting.He did not wish it to be understood that hewas opposed to the granting of tho request, butbe thought it was a matter requiring graveconsideration. Other: denominations;wouldapply for the same privilege,and would havoanequal right to consideration. ThoCommit-teeshould pause beforeallowing tho thin endof the wedgoto be inserted. :

Mr Bell seconded the motion. .Mr Sheuwindrew attention to tho fact that

tho use of tho schools was asked forduringthehours in which tho work of cleaning them outwas done, . " .

Mr Robin was of a strong opinionthese ap-plications should not be granted. Ail. thodifferentseota wouldmake similarapplications.There was no sayingwhere the thingwould

ProfessorMacoreoor thoughtthe.onlythingto be fearedwas that such applications wouldbo made by too few, not bytoo many.

Themotion was carried.MAOIO LANTERN.

An application by a Mr Gilmourto beallowed to exhibit a magic lantern to theschool children at threepence a head wasrefused. ,

This was tho wholo of the business,andtheCommitteoadjourned.

TAIERI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Tho usual meeting of the Truer! CountyCounciltook placeyesterday at Outram. Pro-sent : Tho Chairman(Mr J. Fulton), Messr3

Roberts,Allan, Samson,Charteris,and Find-lay.

MINUTES.Tho minutes of the la3t meeting were read

andconfirmed.INSPECTORSBEPOKT.

I bog to furnish ray reportfor tho monthonding tho30;h.

From Caversham to East Tuieri Bridge.—On thiaImo of rond three surfacemen havo boon employed lorthe past month. Tho protection fenco at Sunnysidoand SaddU> Hill has been repaired. The suifacemonexecuted tho repairs. The new protectionfenco atthu bridge, no;ir llr Palmer's, O'aku, has beenerected. Cost, £5. The landslipon tho road lino atSaddio HilS, mentioned in my last roport, io not yetfinished, but wi.l bo in afew days.

Saddle Hill and West Taiori roa'l.—On this lino onosurfaceman has been employed for the past monthfrom tho junction, N';rth Taiori, to Harvey's Flat.Tho two now culverta—ono near Mr Thomson's farm,and ononear Wyliu'a crossing—aro nearflni.'.hcd, andthii portion of thoroad willagain be openedfir trafficIn afew il-iyn. The top planking of tho bridge hasbeen repiirod, anil likewise tho opproacli has beenmxdo up to itsgrade. I suggest thattondors bo calledas soon as convenient to supply 3000 cubic yardiofmaintenancegravelfor thatportion rf tho road fromthe NorthTaieri junctionto tho West Taiori Church.

Halfway Buflh and Taieri (toad.—On this lino ofroad there lms been no surfaceman employedfor the1 <st ttiroo months. Very littlework hasbeen dono bythe contractor towards the erection of the now hiidgoacross me Silverdtrfam as yet,

lioek and Pillar Road. ■ On this lino fivo surfacemanhave i>eon employed fur th^ past month, four betweenthe Dcepstream and tho Leo, and ono near tho junc-tion of iho Waip-iri roail, repairing tlio cu'.tings,building unall cvverts, and makingdra'no to let offthe water.

Tho roport was adopted.engineer's befom1.

East Taieri Bridge.—l understand thct tho toll-kcopcr of thoEast TaioriEriJgo is tobo removed, anda-i lie has been in tho habitof repairing thobridgo atfrequent intorvals, I would suggest thatseme mea-sures be taken in order that accidents may notoccuronaccountof the bridge being left withoutIho con-ttant supervisionitrequires.

West Taieri Bridge.—This bridgoalso requires beingplaced in a thorough state of repair, as italso is asource of constantattention.

Silvunlreamand MillCioek Bridgos.—The contractfor orectton oi thesebridges has been signed,and workwill be commencedroxt week.

Kaikoral Bridge, Green Island.—This bridgo is in, avery dilapidatedstate, tho parapet being almost des-troyed,anu a largo holo has been scooped out betweentho abutments, endangering tho foundation. Thewaterway of the bridgo iatoo small to cirry effectivelythoflood waters, and theaction ofthotourhas causedthobottom tobo clearedaway between theabutmonts.Estimated cost of pitching tho bottom of the etreamand ronowlngtin paiapet, £50. Tho roadway of thoprosentbriilge is too narrow, and tho drays ar» con-stantlybreaking away the parapets. A new bridgo,withstonoabutments and timber top, couldbs orectedforabout £300.

The report was adopted.EOAU METAL.

Tho Chairmanreportsd that two tenders formetal had heen received,and ha would recom-mend that that of MrMurdoch bo accepted.

Mr E. Chaktemsmoved,and Mr Findlayseconded—"ThatMr Murdoch's tender for 800yards ofmetal at CalOdbe accepted."

Carried.KAIKOIiAI BEIDGE,

The nextmatterunder consideration was therepairs of the Kaikorai Bridgo.

Mr Samsonmoved,and Mr Roberts se-conded—"That the GreenMand MunicipalCouncilbe requested to agrea torepairs to theKaikorai Bridge as suggested by tbo Engineerat a cost not exceeding£50."—Carried.

ADVERTISING.TheChairmansaid that the advertisingfor

the Councilwas done by tender. The presentcontract had nearly run out, and he wishedthe Councilto decide whether tenders shouldagain be invited for advertisingfor tho next 12months. Itwas of course important that theCouncil'sadvertisements should appear in thepaper havingthe largest circulation.

Mr Roberts suggested that the EveningStarhad the largestcirculation.

Tho Chairmansaid it had previously beendecided that the advertisements should appearin onemorningpaper.

Mr Charteris said everyonein the countytook the Otago Daily Times.It was decided that the Clerkshould invite

tenders forthe coming twelve months.GRAVEL.

Mr Charteris moved,and Mr Findlayseconded—" That tenders be called for 3000yards of gravel, as suggestedin tho Inspector'sreport.—Carried.

NEW BRIDGE AT EAST TAIERI.Mr Findlay moved, and Mr Samson

seconded—" That tho Chairmanof the BruceCounty Councilba referredto Mr Hay's re-pott of 28th February, 1877,andbe requestedto bring beforehis Conncilthe question ofthe construction ofa newbridgeatEastTaieri."—Carried.

LAND FUND.The CnAIRMANsad he had written to the

GeneralGovernmentasking that the Councilshould be paid 20 per cent, of the Land Fund,but hadreceived noanswer.

SHEEP AND FENCING ORDINANCES.MrRoberts said he hoped tobo able tolay

beforethe Councilat its next meeting sugges-tions as to amendments in the newActs re-ferring to the Sheep Ordinanceand FencingOrdinance.

NEW COUNTIES ACT.The Chairmansaid he had written to tho

GeneralGovernment,askingthat, if it was in- jtended to introduce next session of Parliamenta now County Act, a draftof such Act shouldbe sent to the Councilfor consideration,andfor tho suggestion of any ainaadments that ex-perience might have taughtthem would bo de-sirable.

ACCOUMS.Accounts to the amount of about L390 were

passed for payment.SPECIAL MEETING.

TheChairmansaid a special meetfng of theCouncilhad been convened for that day for thepurpose of confirming the new Bye-laws.

TheBye-laws having been taken as read,MrRoberts moved,and Mr Allan seconded

—"That the Bye laws with referenceto ped-lar?,hawkers,andslaughterhouses, as read,beconiirined."

BANKRUPTCY LIST.

The following ia tho list of cases put downfor hearing beforeMr Justice Williams onMonday:—

Robert Greenfield.—Adjourned motionfor order o!

l>oterKCa!dor.—M-tion for orderof discharge.Ho J«ncs Miller, Robort Halliday,»nd Campbell

Gavin U'KrJcht.—Kxamination of debtors.Bqlli-«um Cairns Burt, and John Wells.-Motton

for declaration of completeexecution of deed.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.Friday, May 3kd.

(Before J. Bathgate, Esq.,R.M.)In the following cases judgmentwas given

for the plaintiffs by default,with costs:—W.and E. Dowiies v. Edward Poolo,Lll 11s2d;Samev. Joel Bourton,L3OUs Gd; Temperance Times Companyv. J. W. Parkinson,LlB15s;Patrick Cantwellv.Ellen Tnompson, 18a4d ; Samev. Jumes Bradley,LI 03 Gd; Sr,mev. Andrew Millar,L2 143 ; Adam Anderson v.Adam Gordon,LlO.

William Burnett v. Alfred Burns.—Claim13s,for meatsupplied.—Judgmentfor plaintifffor GsGd,with costs.

{For rest ofnews see Supplement.)

In, be Jofoh'b Light-Brows Cod Liver. Oil.—ItsUukqiulledJSpficacv in C> -nsomition—Dr SinclairCoghill, Physician to tho Roysl National Hospitalfor Coiisuiiii'tior. and diseases of the Chest,Vo.itnor, wiitcs: —"For many years I have, inpriv.ite practice, exclusively proscribed the CodLiver Oil of Dr do Jongli, from a large andintimate experience of Us BUfioiiority a.i a rem':-di»l a"3ni in:.ppropiiatc cases toother Cod LiverOils,iuiiorantly laudod on account of their comparativetiste'cssness and lightness cf colour. More recently Ihave had, in the llnyM National Hospitil fur Con-sumptionhere, an opportunityof imlitutini; a moreextensiveand systematic comparison,and I hiiro con-yincedmyselfthiit inTubercularand the variousformaof strnmnu*Diseas",Dr de Jongh's Lliiht-BrownCodLiver Oil possesses creater therapeutic efficacy thanany other l.'od L'.vcr Oil withwhich I am acquainted.It was oipcclallynoted, ina large numberoi cases inwhichthe patientsprotested they had never been ableto retain or digest other Col Liver Oil, that Dr de■Todl'li's Oil was notonly tolerated, but taken readily,and withmarkedbenefit. Dr do Jonah's Oil is nowtho only Cod Liver Oil used in the lloyal NationalHos.pitr.l for Consumption and Diseases of tho Chest."Dr doJonah a Lijrut-Brown Cod Liver Oil is sold onlyin capsuled imperialhalf-pints, pints,and quarts, byall chemists and druggists. Eolo consignees, Ansar,Harford,and Co., 77, strand, London.

CanadaV. Nnw ZKAbANn.—SacredBiography andHistory, containing; descriptions of Palcstlnn, anclontand modern;lives of thoPatriarchs, Christ and theApostles,; most eminent Kctormors, Luthor, Kiiox,Calvin, Mclancthon ; and sketches of the rulna ofcelebrated cities, I'almyra, Nineveh, Jerusalem,andothers raontioned in tho Hacrcd Writings. Kaitod byOsmond Tiffany,D.D. To which Is added a clearandconclso account of tho lato explorations anddiscoveries In Jerusalem and tho Holy Land,by ltov. J. \V. Harding, D.I). Tho wliolosplendidly embellished with beautiful Win-trations from designs furnished by artists andtruvoilera ia theregions to which they relate. Pub-lished by J. W. Lyon and Co., Ouelph, Canada. Ifes^reBallantyno anil Campbell, Dunedln,avo tho agentsforNow Zoalind.—"1 have looked through 'SacredBiography and History,1published|by J. W. Lyon andCo., Guelph, Ontario, Canada, and havo pleasureInsaying thatitU brim-full of valuableinformation. 1find it difficult in a fow lines to describo a voluraowhich, busidca containing tho livoi of thopatriarchs,kingß and prophots, Christ and tho Apostles,and cml-ment Kefurniers, and ekotches ofthoruinsof Palmyra,Nineveh, Jerusalem, &c., and also acloarand inter-esting account of tho lato explorations and dlaco-vorlcß in Jorusalcmand tho Holy Land. Th«book isplcatautlywritten,and gotup in first-class style. Mycopy is bound inmorocco, and besides enriching m«by its varied lore, it do ights me by its vsry superiorand numerousillustrations and maps. To tho curiousin irncred history in town and country I hoartlly re-commend the valurne. Messrs Ballantyno and C'arup-boll are tho Now Zealandagents of thin firm. D. M.Stoart, D.D., Pastor Knox Church. Dunodin, April30,1878."—"! lnvo looked Into 'Sacred Biography andHistory,"publishedby J. W. Lyon and Co., Guelph,Ontario, Caned-*, andfind it tobo agreatly variedandrloli trtaiuryof importantand interesting informationon tho many subjects of which ittreats. I can safo'yrecommend it, and would advißO Christian familieswhocan spare tho moansto buy tho volume. Jt fur-niaheia vast amountof very interestingand instruc-tivereading. Yours truly, John Gow, PreßbyteranMinister. St Andrew's Afamo, Duuodin, April 30,1875." "Tho 'SacredBiography and History,1 pub-lished by J. W. Lyon and Co., containsan admira-ble compendium of such bllilical ai-d historic-d knovr-leilg« ns every bubbath-school teacher, and indeedevery intelligentperson, should possess. Tuosccuuntt(brought up to tho Ulo<t dales) of tho discoveriesmvdo ia Egypt, Pab'stino, aad Assyria, whichthiowj light on llio events roftrred t'> intho Bible, will bo read by an with intor-eit. There ia no single work adapted for popularsac, so far us I k>ln\v, that pre-.onts bo full andinteresting a digo4of tho many suhjwtsit embmcea.Thostylo of tho book is mo;,tattractive inbinding,type,and finoly-executed engrav'ugs, and I licutilywish that it Ditty|ttnd a placo in every homo. JaiiusCorLAND,M.A., US,. PhD., Presbyterian Minister.Nortli Dunedin Manao, Mth April, 1878."—"I havelooked through 'Sacred Biographyand History.1. Thobook appears to bo written in a dev»ut and truth-lovinjspirit. IU notlcM of lending Rofoimorn aro,considering thoir brevity, eicellont. Their chiefmerit lies in theirbeing not indiscriminatelyeulogis-tic, but fair. Tho interest of tho book, however,centres in the history of recont explorationsin Palei-tine. The account, asfar as I havo looked into it, i«accurate, and withthoaid of the engravingsought toho intelbgiblo even to heleast Joamod readers. Her.Thomas I'.oskbv, D.D., Congregational Minister. ]iun-odin, April 29, 1875."-LAdvt.]

UoiiliOWAT'B Oisthbnt AND Pills.- It U admittedby overy ono whohas personally trier! these iiobloremedies for any eruptions,sores, ulcers,bad legs,&c ,or who have witnessed their purifying and healingeffects on others suffering from Bueh maladies, thatthese medicaments possess cvory property whiS[\ thoinvalid could dusirc. The Ointmont rolaxfs theswol'cn musles, diminishes ii.(lamination,assuagespain,and alwaysalleviates dangerous maladies whichmny lnvo lasted for months, or even years. llollo-way's cxeollent preparations aro effective eiiigiy,re-sistless in combination,and havo been recommendedbygratcf-il patient3to be resorted to as alternativeswhenali other meansof regaining health havo failed.Thoir action Is temperate, not violent or rcdudag.—Advt.]

Professor Andkiison used t-> perform some astound-iug tricks. Wo havo, for instance, scan him pourseveral kinds of wine—apparently out of tho samobottlo. But wo know of far more wonderful bot'lesthan the Profcssors's. There is tho most positivetestimony to provo that disorders of tho utomach,kidnejs and respiratory organs, fevers of an inter-mittentand remittent typa,and all diseases requiringinvigor.itivo treatment, aro cured by the ajreeablocontentsof tho bottlei whichhold Udolpho Wolfe'sSchiedam Aromatic Sciinaitb

The oreat CKKrKNKiAi. Exhibition in Phila-delphia has been a decided success. The awards ofthojurieshave justbeen published, and wo find thatMr l'oter MSller hai again taken the First Prize foihis justly celebrated "Jlolbr's Cod Liver Oil."Already thia Oil lms been exhibited in 12 InternationaiExhibitions in differoi.t countries, and takon 12First Class Prize Medals;new we find thaiin thestronghold of NewfoundlandCod Liver Oil, where thomanufacturers infull force exhibited their very bestproductions, " ilb'ller's Cod Liver Oil is declared to bothe purest, tlio sweotcst, the most excellent, and thomost valuablo as a therapeuticagent: The Brown andother inferior oils havo long slnco ceased to appoar atthoExhibitions, and as only the very finest brandscontondfor tho prizo, its award to tho manufacturerof "Holler's Cod Liver Oil" is an incontcstiblc proofof its greatsuperiority over all otheiß. Tho publicthould steadfastlyavoid tlio L'rown and NewfoundlandOils when tho bestis within easy reach, and sco thatHoller's namo, trade mark, and capsule are on eachbottlo. Head Offices-Christiania. Manufactories—Lofoden Islands, Norway. London Offices—62l, Ox-ford street. Sold byall chemists and drug stores.

FiiOWiiiNE!—Foa tubTektu and Breath.—A Itwdrops of tho liqu'd "Flonline." sprinkled on a wettooth brush produces a pleasant lather, whichthoroughlycleanses the teoth from all parasites orimpurities, hardens tho gums, prevents tartar, stopsdecay, gives to thoteeth a peculiar pearly whiteness,and a delightfulfrugranco to the breath. It removesall unpleosant odour arising from decayed teoth ortobacco smoke. "The Fragrant Florilino," beingcomposed in part of honeyand sweet herbs,Is delicious to the tr.sto, andtho greatest toilet discovery oftho a;re. Trice 2s Od, of all Chemists and Perfumers

Never too late tomend" is one of tho truisms oftho world; reader talto tbo hint. If you unfoiiu-natclyhappen tobo Bick and ailing, don't ttifb withyoußolfany longor. but rasolutoly set to work andeavoyourselfby the useof "Giiollah's Gbeat IndianCures." They are tho most marvellous restorativesevor yet discovered—completely curingKhedmatissi,Gout, Livkb complaints,&c. You cm got them ofany ihemist, where you can also got copies of mostextraordinarytestlmo.,ia's.—[Advt,l

sS6TAcib ThKVLY-&m!'-%^MM!,r^M^V^^-visVa. 3

PUBLIC NOTIONS.

£100REWARD.

WHEREAS, some evil-disposed per-sonor personadid wilfullydamage two llail-

IwayCarriages, whilststanding intheDunedin .StationYivrd, on the night of 24th, or moruing of the 25thApril, bycutting thelinings, cushions,windowstraps,and leather hinges; This istoflivo Notice thattheabovo Reward will bo paid to anyono who shall giveouch informationas shall lead to the conviction of thooffender or offender!. WII.CONSER3,

Commissionerof Hallways.Commissioner's Office,

.Christchurch, Ist May, 1878. 2my

TTNION BANK OF AUSTRALASIA.Established 1837.

Paid-up Capital .. '. £1,250,000Ebsbkvb Funds 400,0Q0

Branches in Western Au3trr.lia.. Branchei of this Bank are now open for the trans-action of general Banking business at Perth and

Y°rlC' JOHN F. M'MULLEN,Inspectorand General Manager.

Inspectorand General Manager'sOffice, UnioaBankof Australia.

Molbourne, 10th Apri!, 1878. _4myREV. DHSOMERVILLE'SMEETINGS.

QANKEY'S HYMNS to be used at

Dr Somcrvllle'd Services, to bo had at tho Tract

Depflt, George Btrect. 2my

UNIONFIRE AND iIAHIME INSURANCECOM-PANY OF NEW ZEALAND.

SHAREHOLDERS are hereby re-minded that, ivaccordance with term3ofArti-

cles of Association, a CALLof TWO SHILLINGSAND SIXPENCE per Share on shares standing intheirnntnoin this Company on this day's date, will bodue on Ist June next,payablo at the Union Bankof Australia,Duuodin.

AH overdue Calls will bo chargod interest at thorate of 15percent, perannum untilsuch time aa they

are pan.W. DEVENISE MEARE?,

' General Manager.Christchurch.Ist May. 1878. 2_my

mHE PEOPLE'S COAL!Thursday's Sales .. .. 28 tons 18 cwt

THE GBEEN ISLAND COALCO.

BIRDS and Animals Stuffed andMounted inhighest style. Bird iskins for eal».

-CaledonianHotel. \Yalker street.

MACETOWN QUARTZ-CRUSHING COMPANY(LIMITED).

A CALL of (£1) OnePound per sharein tho above Company will beduo and payable

at the office of tlio Company, Arrowtown,on Wednes-day, MayBth, 1878.

JOHN O. M'ARDELL,Manager.

"RCTOTICK—ForSale, several thousandsi_l of tho undermentioned Vlants, for cash :_i

Forest Trees, Ornameutal do, Shrubs, &c—Apply totho CuratorDunedin Botanical Gardens.

HAVING Sold my Dunedin BusinesstoMr A.Dornwoll, I respectfully requestthatall

Accounts dv« me bo paid at the shop to Mr D.PanUburst, my late Manager,or to Mr Pexley, my

2myCC°^ JOHN MACKLEY.

/GEORGE CHRISTIE, Commission;VX A"cnt Outram, West Taieri, SUPPLIED allGOODS, withoutexception,atDunedin prices. Termscash. 2>ny

PUBLIC NOTICE.T BEG TO GIVE NOTICE that I willJL CLOSE my place of business at C o'clock onSATURDAY EVENING. I. JIARrIJf,12ap MerchantTailor and Importer.

BILLIARDS AND BEER.—Fifty upfor Cdintho Daytime, Bd by night.—Pruvin-

cinl Yards.

BOWLING.—The Old Original Bowl-ing Alley (Provincial Hotel Yards)Reduced to

Gd per Game.

t £* WORDS FOR ONE SHILLING.JB. \3 —Situations Wanted, Houses to Letorforalo, 4c. ara cbarsod at this rate,for cash only

government notifications.PROVINCIALGAZETTE.

mHE OTAGO DAILY TIMESAPPOINTKD BY HIS EXCELLENCYTHE

GOVERNORThe Nowepapor in wliich all Public Notifications ;which havo hlthorto appearod in the I

OTAGO ritOVINOIAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTEShall henceforth be published.

Notigu.—TheProvincial Government Gazettewill no lougor bo Issued.

CROWN LANDS.

4000 ACREsTIURAL LAND. .BY Auction, at the Court-house, Pal-

morsion, on THURSDAY,tho 16thMay,1878,at 2 o'clock p.m., followingthe salo of tho duplicatedDeferred Payment Land; in Hlghlay and WaihemoDistricts,HIGHLAY DISTRICT-Scctlonß 2, 4, 9, 12, and 13,

" block III; upset price, 203 anacre;WAIHBMO MSTRIuT-Sections 2, 8, 4, 6, 6, 7, 8,

and », block VIII; upset prico, 20s an ncro. Sec-tion 1,block VIII, 170aßr 4p; upsot price, 40s ana:ro.

Note.—Tho sections It, block 111, Hiffhlay,and blockVIII, Waihemo Districts, contain from 200 to 300 acreseach.

TOWN ALLOTMENTS.Salo ot sections inthe townshipsof Naseby,Macraes,

Blair-Taieri, Hyde, Hamilton, Ilampden, Herbert,and Wailcoualti, will follow the rural land Bales.Further particulars of sections and blocks will appearinfuluro advertisement,

GOAL MINING LEASE INMOERAKIDISTRICT.

By auction, lease for 21 yoars, of part of section 57,block 111, Moeriki District, containing 05 aero, moreor less; unset price, Is Cd per aero per annum,pay-ablo in advance); also subject to a royaltyof Gd purton for all lignite raised, provided that when thoamount of royalty exceeds tbo sum paid asrout thorent charge shall coj.so. Tho bidder of tho highest pre-mium cr bonusshall be declared tho lessee.

N.B.—Tho maximum prico to t)o chargedfor tholitnitoat Uio pit'smouth 10sper ton.

J. P. MAITLAND,Commissionerof CrownLands.

CrownLands Ofllco,Duncdin, 13thApril, 1878. . , 16«p

4970 ACRES LAND OPEN FOR AGRICULTURALLEASING.

A PPLICATIONiTto be made at theJT3L Warden's Office, Lawrence, on FRIDAY, thoSlst May, 1878.

CROOKSTON MSTRICT-SccHom 1,2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8,0,12, 13,and 14,block XVI; 8. 9,10,11, 12,13,14,16,10,17, and 18,block XVII.

COO ACRES LAND UNDER DEFERRED PAY-MENT.

£3 per acre.Open for application at anyLand OfHco withintho

Otago Land District, on FRIDAY,31st May, 1878.

CROOKSTONDISTRIOT-Sections1, 2, 3, blockXVII.

J. P. MAITLAND, !Commiaaionor of CrownLands.

Crown LandaOffice,Dunediu; Ist May, 1878. . 2my

THE following Town and SuburbanSections will be SOLD by AUCTION, at the

Land Office, Invercargill, at Noon on MONDAY, tho27th day of Mayproximo:—

Town. Section. Block. Upsetprice-Gore .. .. 2 XIV £8 0 °Do .. ..3 „ 8 0°Do .. -.4 ' „ 8 0 0Do ' ..5 „ 8 0 0Do .... 0 „ 8 0 0Do .... 8 „ 8 0 0Do .... 0 „ 8 0 0Do .. ..10 „ 8 0 0Do . ..11 „ 8 0 0Do .. ..12 „ 8 0 0Do .. ..13 „ 8 0 0Do .. .. 13 XVI 60 0 0Do .. .. 16 „ 50 0 0Do .. .. 4G „ 45 15 0Do .. .. 52 „ £0 0 0Do .. .. 03 „ 77 0 0Do .. .. 68 „ 21 0 0Do' .. .. 69 „ 21 0 0Do .. .. 70 „ 21 0 0Dipton .. ..1 IX 30 0 0Do .. ..2 „ 30 0 0Do .. ..3 „ 30 0 0Do .. ..1 X 30 0 0Do .. ..2 ~ 30 0 0Wallace Town ..11 VII 7 10 0Do .. .. 12 „ 7 10 0Do .. .. 13 „ 7 10 0Do », .. 17 „ 7 10 0Mataura .. ..4 VII 34 10 0Do .. ..8 „ 47 0 0Do .. .. 21 „ 31 5 0SeawardBush ..25 I 3 10 0Do .. . .. 48 „ 14 17 0Do .. .. 65 „ 25 0 0Athol .. .. 1 HI 10 0 0Do .. ..3 „ 10 0 0Do .. ..4 „ 10 0 0Do .. ..5 ~ 10 0 0Do .. .. 1 VIII 26 16 0Do .. .. 2 ~ 25 0 0Do .. ..1 IX 6 2 6Do .. ..2 ~950Do .... 1 X 30 10 0Do .. ..1 XV 15 0 0Do .. ..2 „ 43 15 OMakarewa.. ..2 I 19 14 0Do ..' .. 12 ~ 16 8 0

Hundred. Block. Section. Area. Upsetprice.Invercorgih .. XV 39 2 1 10 5 0 0Do .. „ 40 2 1 10 5 0 0

WALTERH. PEARSON,Commissioner of CrownLands.

CrownLands OfHco,Invcrcargill, 25thApril, 1878. : 27»p

TVAKATI? DEPASTURINGDISTRICT.

Salo of Seven Years' Licenses of Runa 20 and 21, underclause H, " Gold Fields Act, I860."

THE Sale by Auction of Licenses ofthe abovo Runa will take pluca at the Land

Office, Queenstown, on Wednesday, the sth dayof Junenext, at noon.

Particularsand conditions of sale miy be son atthe CrownLands Office, Dunedin, and at tho Warden'sOffice, Queenstown. J. P. MAITLAND, 'Commissioner of Crown Lands

(holding delegatedpowers).Crown Lands Office, : " ■'' ■

Dunodiu, 4th May, 3878. . . 4my

TEHDERS.HOKITIKA. HARBOUR BOARD.

RIVER AND HARBOUR WORKS.

TENDERS will bo received at thisOffice up to NOON on FRIDAY, 24th MAY

next, for the Construction of tho TrainingWall andBreakwater Contract of thoabove-namedWorks.

They mustbe marked " Tender for HarbourWorks"onoutside of euvclopo,and must boaddressed to thoChairman.

Plars and specificationsmay boseen at this Office, atthe Offices of tho HarbourBoard, Dunedin, atAuck-land, and Lyttelton, and at the City Council Office,Wellington.

Each Tender must bo Bent in withproperlyfilled inschedule onprinted forms, whichwill be suppliedonapplication.

A deposit of 1£per cent, on the total amouneither in cash or marked cheque,must accompanyeach tender.

The lowest or any tondor will notnecessarily bo ecCOpt°d' P. CLAYTON,

Secretary.Harbour BoardOffico,

Ilokitika, April 16tl),1378. 20ap

UPPER WAITAKI BRIDGE.

fTIENDERS are invited for the CON-J STWCTIONof. a BRIDGE, across the Upper

Waitaki River. . . . .Plans and specifications may be seen at tho office o!

Mr M'Gto-or, C.E., Dunedin ; at tbo County Coun-cil offices,"'O.muru,until FRIDAY, tho 10th May;and at tho County Council offices, YVaimato, after the10th May. ' 'Tendersto be addressed totho WaitakiBridgo Com-missioners, marked outside "Tender for Upper Wai-taki Bridge," and delivered at tho office of JohnM'Greifor, C.E., Duncdin, onor before12 o'clock onMONDAY, lljy20.

Tho Commissionersdo not bind thtmselves to ac-cept tholowest orany tender.

JOHNM'GREGOR,30ap For theWaitakiBiidgo Commissioners.

nn E N D E X S WANTED.To brcal: up 1000acres of land in WestTa'criTo plou-h second timo 600 acres of land,West

Taieri.Stablingand horse feed provided.

Specifications and particulars by applying to MrJames Shand, WestTaieri, or Mr W. 11. Cox, Out-am,rJ *horn tenders will be received uptonoon ofSatur--I*7,tho 4thMay. 29ap

WANGANUI HARBOUR AND RIVER CON-SERVATORS BOARD.

QEALKD TENDERS for Nos. 1, 2, andK5 3 CONTRACTS of tho WAJ.GANUI RIVERIMPROVEMENTS will bo received by tho Chairmanup toNOON on THURSDAY,tho 16thofMay.

Tnlegrrplrc tenders will also bo received on con-ditions named in the specifications..

Plans and specifications can bo seenat the offices ofthePublic Works Department,Wellington, tho HarbourBoards ai Auckland and Lytic! ton, Messrs Barr andOliver, Duuediu, and at thatof thoBoard, at Wan-

The lowest orany tender not necessarily accepted.EDWARD CHURTON,

Secretary.March29th, 1878. 3ap

FRESH TENDERS will be receivedtill noon ofMONDAY, Cth May,for the crcc'ion

and completionof the ScandinavianHotel, Maciagganstreet.

MASON>WALES, & STEVENSON,26ap Architects.

TENDERS invited for erection ofAdditions to Residence at Waliari to bo re-

ceived by unJcraigned on or befoto the 11thof May,at 2 p.m.Imy R. A. H.WSON.Architect

rjHENDERS are invited till Saturday,JL 11th May, toerect a Shop and Dwellingfor Mr

William Nicol, watchmaker, Balclutha. Plans, &<:.,may be seen at Mr Nicol'3 shop,and at our office,Dunodin.—Mason, Wales, and Stevenson, Architects.

■'TENDERS.

NEW ZEALANDRAILWAYS.SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF STATIONERY.

RailwayDepartment,

' ■" . Wellington, 12thApril. 1873.!WRITTEN TENDERS will be re-

ceived at this office up toNOONon SATUR-DAY, 11thMay, 1878,for the supply and deliveryof"Printed Railway Stationery." They must bo ad-dressed to tho Hon. tho Ministerfor Public Works,Wellington, and marked outside "TenJor for thoSupplyof RailwayStationery."Specifications,patterno,and forms of tondor oaD be soon at tho office if Rail-way Managers, Auckland, Wellington, Cbrlatchurch,Dunedin, and Invercargill. Each tender must bomade ontho printedform, and must bo accompaniedby a price list, and a cheque marked by a bankeras good for 21 days, and to bo .made payable inWellington; In favour of tho Receiver " General'sDeposit Account,and not to bearer or ordor.The lowest or aDy tender will not necessarily boacooptcd.

By command:CHARLES PLAYTER,

2©ip ■ Acting Stores Manager.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.

SEPARATE WRITTEN TENDERSwill bo received at this offloo nntil NOON of

FRIDAY, tho 10thday of Maynext,addressed to thoCommissioner of Railways (Middle Island), for thoa.'pply of Timber, Manllepleces, Turnery-work, &c.,fruin the Ist of Juno, 1878, to30th Juno 1879,for thoChristchurcb,Dunodln, ami Invercargi 1 tectiona ofconstructed railways. Tenders must bo marked out-Bido "Tender for Supply of Timber, Mnntleplecei,Tmnerywork, &c " Specifications may bo seen, md

forms ef tendor obtained at the offices of ihoResidentEngineers Chrhtchurch, Dunedin, and Invcrcargill.Each tender mustbe accompaniedby amarked chcqregood for twonty-onodays, and to bo ia favour of thoEeoeiver-General's Depo-it Account, nnd notto beareror ordor. Tho tendor for the Cluistchurch eoctionwill include delivery of Timber,Ice, at Oaraaru. Tholowest orany tendor will not necessarily bo accepted.

Wil. CON'YEKS,Commissioner of Railways.

Commissionerof Railways Offloo,Chriatchurch, April 10th, 1878. ICap

PORT CONTRACT-NELSON TO FOXHILLRAILWAY'

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.PublicWorks Office,

Wellington, 30th April, 1878.rfiHE time for the completion of thejL Port'contract is extended from SIX toNINEmonths.

JOHN CAIUUJTHERS,2my Engi/icer-in-Chief.

CITY OF DUNEDIN.TO PRINTERS.

npENDERS will bereceived at tho TownJL Clerk's Office, Manso street, onor bolore TUE8-DAY, Moy 7th inßtunt, at 5 p.m.,for PRINTING tho"BURGEE BOLL "for the City, year 1878 0.

760 Copies.Further particulars on application to tho under-

signed.J. M. IIASSEY,

Town Clerk.MnyIst, 1878. lmy

CITYOF DUNEDIN.

JTHENDERS will be received at theJL Town Clerk's Office, Manse street, on or before

TUESDAY,7th May instant, at5 o'clock p.m..For forming and metalling Forth streot from

Unionstreet toDundas street.Plana and specifications at tho City Surveyor's

OfflcoTho lowest orany tendci not necessarily accepted.N.B.—The attention of tenderers is specially

directed to clause 25 of.the General ConditionsofContract, which clause provides that all chequeslodged as deposits on tenders shallbe marked.

J. M. MASSKY,Town Clork.

Dunedin, Ist May,IS7B. 2my

CHRISTCHURCHCITY COUNCIL.

mENDERS are invited for LEASINGJL the CORPORATION EESERYE of 2000 acresIn theGeraldlne District, Canterbury.

Tenders tobo sentto the Town Clerk onor beforeNoon ofthe 27th MAY NBXT,endorsed " Tender forReserve."

Particulars can be seenat tho Town dork's Office,Ohristchurch, Dunedin, Timaru, Oaiuaru, and J. S.Brace,Esq., Ashburton.

By order.F. T. HASKINS,

Town Clerk.City Council office,

Christehurch, 25tU April, 1878. lmy~ EXTENSIONOF TIME.

WESTPORT COLLIERY CO. (LIMITED.)

TENDERS wanted, for constructingRailway,Tramway, and Self-acting Inclines, ac-

cording to plans and specifications tobo Bern attheoffice of Mesßrs Young Bros., CE.F Grcymouth ; andBankof New Zealand,Wostport ;or on applicationtoA. J. Burns, Esq., Dunedin.

Sealod tenders addressed to the GeneralManager,Westport Colliery Company, care of tho Bank of NewZealand,Westport; or Allan Holmes, Esq., solicitor,Dunedin, tobo lodgednot later than tho 17th May,1878. A. J.BURNS,Dap General ManagerWestport Colliery Co

npENDERS invited for a seven-yearsJL lease of two Farms, situate in the West Taicr

District,and late inthe occupationof P. and D. Grant,containingrespectively 188 acres and C4O acres.

Separate tenders will bo received tillMonday,6thMaynext, by the undersigned, from whom conditionsof lease,planof land,andall other particularsmay beobtained.

T. BURTON,12ap StandardOffices, Princes street.1npENDERS will bereceived up to NoonJL of SATURDAY, the 11th instant, for the

Erection of a five-roomedCOTrAGEinLeith street.W. T. WINCHESTER,Architect,

4my ■ ' Leith street.

TENDERS wanted, to Trench a fewAcres of Land. Offors will be takon up to tho

11th May.—Apply to T. Henderson,Camp, Penin-snla. ■ ■ ' ' 4my

~KAILWAYS.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.

DUNEDIN &ECHON.

DR. SOMERVILLE'S LECTURES,CommencingonMonday,Cth,and untilSaturday, 11th.

"O ETURN TICKETS at Single Fare*$\l will bo issued atall Stationsby the CO p.m.

train from Port Chalmers; by the 425 p.m. trainfrom Balclutha, snd from Outram, on tho Bth

and 11thinstant by the 5.20 p.m. train,available toreturn same diy only.

Special Trains will run each day during thoaboveperiod to Port Chalmers, leaving Dunedin at 10.30p.m., Saturday at11pm. Special trains will run toOutram in connection with 11 p.m. south trainonWednesday,Bth, and Saturday, 11thinstant.

A. GRANT,Goneral Manager.

Gonoral Manager'sOfttco,Dunedin,'.3rdMay, 1878. 4my

TO LET.mo LET or SELL,; 10 acres of-*- valuableimproved land, with water, frontage,

on tho cist sids of the' Harbour;together withcom-fortable fi ve-roouicd house. Very suitablefor marketgardener. . Immediate possession can be glvon. For

further"particulars'address "Land," Box 178, PostOffice. ■

KOTHESAY, WEST HARBOUR.

TO LET. —Premises suitable for aHouspBuilder ;' stock of useful material tobo

takon over on easy terms.—Apply, between 0 and 8p.m, toS. J. Jackman, Rothesay. 24:ip

TO LET, Offices in Queen'sBuildings,Princes stroet,Three Chambers on first floor,

with strong room (together or separate). M. W.Hawkins, UnionChambers, Princos street.

TO LET, Union Chambers,Princesstreet,Singlo orDouble Offices,or several com-

modious Otlices ensuite, withevery eonvon'enco. M.W. Hawkins, UnionChambers,Princes street.

TO LET, Two Officeson ground floor,latelyoccupiedby the PhoenixInsurauee Com-

pany. M. W. Hawkins, Union Chambers, Princesstreet.

TO LET, Premises,Rattray street.Suit.blo for wholesale or retail business. Apply

T.Burton, Standard Office. __"

SUITES OF OFFICES to be LET inTemple Chnmbera—Apply National Bank. 12m

TO LET.—Large Store, Stuart street.M. \V. Hawkins,Agent, Princes street.

TO LET.—Milton Hall, Stuart street,for Factoryor Workroom. 11. W. Hawkins,

Agent, Stuari street.

TO LET.—Tenders for occupation ofSection 15, Block XV, Cumberland streot, in

two parcels, invitedbyM. W. Hawkins,Agent, Princesstreet. 18'

~~0 L E T~,those conveniently-situated OFFICES in the

Universal Bond, latolv occupiedby Mr G. It. Turton.

22jaAPPI> t0 " FENWICK & KENNEDT.

nnO LET, Suite of Officesin MorayJ! place, with immodiato possession. Very coa-venient for doctor or other profeisional gentleman.Apply Thomas Cullender, Commercial BuildingSecicty'a Oflioo, Morayplace. 22n

PERSONAL.

%/fISSING FRIENDS. —If CharlesJ.SJL MuthewWells, lato of Newport, Monmouth-shire, will apply to tho undersigned, he will hear ofsomething to bis advantage. Any information ro-pmiing him will bo thankfully received.—MathesonBros, and Co., Bond street. imy

PARTNERSHIP NOTICE.F. A.Cctten, C.K. E.Hu_bHaj«

WE have This Day entered into part-nership as Engineers, Licensed Surveyors,

Land, Estate, and General CommissionAgents, underthe style orfirm of CUITBitfand HART.

We are prepared to undertake Civil EngineeringSurveying, Land, Estate, and General CoiniuSisßlOßAgency, inall theirbranches.

Dated 20th October,1877. ■ "-F. A. CUTTEN,.E. H.HART

Offices: Princes street, noxtQueen'sTheatre .PARTNERSHIP NOTICE.

WE have this day entered into Part-nershipas Auctioneers,Land, Estate, Share,

and Comrtisiion Agents, uudor the style orfirm olCargilUndCo.

A. F. CARGILL,G. W. MINTER.

MayIst.Rooms in premises latoly occupied by Jlostoga

Pym, Esq.. Manse street. liny

NOTICE.

rEIHE Partnership formerly subsisting-8. botweon the undersigned aa Blacksmitns andWheelwrights inDuncdin,under thestylo ol "Watsonand Gow," lia3 been DISSOLVED by mutualconsent,U9from the Drat ofApril lust.

Mr Win, Brown, Accountant,is authorised to collectall debts dae io, and pay all debts duo by the latefirm.

Dated this Ist day of May, 1378.ANDREW G. WAT3OH.'GEORGE GOW, "my

EOASB AITO BESmJENOB."OESPECTABLE LODGINGS, withjL\j every afloistanco and cor.venience for thestudy of photography.—Address, "Photography Al,"DunodinP.O.

BUSINESS NOTICES.PUBLIC NOTICE

mHE LONDON~~LOAN AND DIS-JL COUNT SOCIETY,

MarshStreet,Dust.mn, Next,wain's Hotel.To Artisans, Shopkeeper,?, Farmors, Governraont

Officials, and Traders gracr.Oly, this Society pantsLoans on the moetreasonable terms in New /inland.

Moneyadvanced on Personal and other security, at10per cent, interest, ropnyn'olo asfollows :--

If a person borrows .to, hareceives £110s rash, io-payable bytwenty weeklypaymentsof 6s.

If a person borrows £10. he receives £9 cash, repayable by20 weekly payments of 10s. .

If a person borrowß £ID, he receives £13 10 cab,'repayable by 20 weeklypaymentsof 15s. . -If a person borrows £20, ho soceives £18 cash, r»«.payablo by 20 weeklypaymentsof 20s.. Aicd so on up to£500.

All kinds of Insurance, 13*n1c, Building Societies,'and other Shares purchased for Cash, or full amountadvanced onlliem;

Bills discounted withoutdelay.Money lent on Furniture and Cattlo(withoutpos-

session), Growing Crops, Denost't of Deeds, Bills olLading, Life Policies, Leasehold, Rural, and FreeholdLand.'

Weekly, Monthly,or QuarterlyRepayments,Ofßco Hum*: tt.S'J c.ci. til! 6.litf p.m.; Moflctny CTCa>

ing, till8,80 i Sutitrdsja, till 2 o'clock. .THE LONDON LOAN AND DISCOUNT SOCIETY«-

ManßO street (lato National Insurance Com-pany's Offices.

HKNKY BENJAMIN,Sfanaser'

j. i I l iT,AUTHORISED SURVEYOR,

Coiokial Bank Buumnea. 20ia

WHERE CAN I GET A GOOD HAT?The Best suemade by

YALMAO AND CO.,O Princes street, nextQueen'sTheatre,Dunedln.

Everydescriptionof Ilatamade to order.

TB. 0 A M E R O H" Architect,

Moray Place (opposite Criterion Hotel).Plans and Estimates for all descriptions ol boM:

ng«. gj»

TOBUILDERSANDCONTRACTORS.

THE undersigned have ON SALElarge stockof American Clear PineDoora, lro»'

6ft. 61n. x2ft. flin. to-7ft, x3, 1J, I}, IJ, and 2 inches.Also, American Shelving Lumhor, Clear Pine, SpreesDeals, Scotch Flooring, and Baltic Deals.

ColonialTimber of every description.Q. O'DRISCOLLand CO.,

Cumberlandstreet.

Band S. M A S S E V,4 Opeushaw, Manchester,

ManufacturersofPATENT STEAMHAMMERSAND STAMPS,

CIRCULARSAWS FOR HOT IRON,&O.Illustrated Catalogues, Prices and all other particn«

lars can bo had on application to our Now ZealandAgents,

d bbk^ rjunoCß.Justlanding,oxElizabeth Graham:

1ljcwt.Steam Hammer1 CircularSawfor Hot Iron.

(HUTTEN AND COMPANY,V^ ENGINEERS, IKONWORKEES,

.AndSHIPBUILDERS.

Allkinds of Machineryand IronworkManufacturedand Repaired. I

Works: Cagtlo Btreet, Dnnedin.

THOMSON AND CO..MARBLEAND STONE WORKS,

MORAY PLAOB(Opposite First Church).

" " ■ - ■' IHPOIIIKRa OPMarbleand GraniteMonuments, Arbroathand Caitn«

ness Hoarthstcnes, OamaruStone (superiorquality), Limo, Cement, l'laster

Paris, &0.,&c. " . ;Desiens and Prico Li?ts forwarded, on application,"to.

any part of tho Colony. ■ .HENEY J. WALTEPv, Hotel Agent,

Valuator, &c, Manse Btreet.—Cash adrancelmado on bonded cortincr.tcs :ind ottior. BecurtieiJN.B.—Principalsonlytreated with.

LAUNDRY.—The Otago Steam.Laun-dry, North-East Valley, 11.B. Clark end Co.

Proprietors, havinpr completedadditions to theirPro-mises,'are prepared to talio a Rrfiaternumber ofhotel andfamily washingsthan hitherto. Tho aboveLaundry wai thefirst inNewZealand.isnowemployedby the principal hotels, &c, and will be found uponenquiry tohave given general aatisfMtion. Ailordergto the aboveaddress will receive prompt attention,toy

ENCOURAGELOCAL INDUSTRIES,. Theleading one of which 13

mHE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHINGFACTORY,

Which Employsbetween 300 and hsaidatoWjrf: their

WATER-POW'EK MAOHn-TSEY,

Capableof 'PKODUCIKG7000 GARMENTS "^ EKLY

DUNEDIN RETAIL BUA il!

CORNEROF PRINCES STT.EES AND OCTASCN,'Under tho ilioagomont o!

Mr F. LAWRENSOK.

Brwohcs] Opened it Chiii'.chuxoh, lOamara,Tirnara,'and WeHiajton.

KEN'S, YOUTHS', A>i» BOYS' CLOTUIHG iASinglo Garmcii at Wholecalo Price.

HATS, SHIRTS, HOSIERY, XJMBBETjIiAS, 3LAN-EETS,HUGS,&c, &c._

ASingle GarmentatWholosaloJPriW.

AU Goods are raartpJ :o Plain rigur&Sjf.-o-.a wiichnoabatement Ci'inbo m3tle.

Just opened another, shipment of tho WerthsimSewing Machines, whicii for Durability, Blog«nca olAppearance,and Variety of Work, is UnßurpasEed.

Not* theAddress :—Tho Daneain Rotail Branch, is ct tha Csmor0

Princes street and Octagon.

A SINGLEGARMENT AT WHOLESALE' PRICE.'

TO MERCHANTSANDIMPORTERS.

nnHE Undersigned is preparedto actaaB AGENTfornnyOtJfOFirm desirousoE establish,

ngnnAgency in thisTown, orfor any patentedmanji-f ..btnrcs. This would obviate tho necessity of periodi-cal visitß of TRAVELLi:K3 and its consequentattend"ant expenses. -GoodShow Eooni for Simiplcj.

AH'IHuR S. FAITHFUL,GoneislAgent.

Office, Broughamstreet, .NewPlymouth, Dccembfr19. S7d

Printed nnd Wished for the Proprietors, EiUan» Fekwik, by John Gideon I&asbk, at tlioOfßco ol tb Ota^oDaily Titnw. K»ttr»y etrpsV.Bunodin tts <Ui day ol May, IS7S-

■QTAGO 7PAILYT SAT.p^jQAY, f &&Y t #y; ~lß^4SALES BY AUCTION.

THIS DAY,SATURDAY, 4th MAY,At 2 o'clock.

.' FREEHOLD SECTIONSTOWNSHIPOP MOKTON*NORTH-EASTVALLEY,

SHIELHILL, ANDERSON'SBAY.

M'LANDRESS,HEPBURN, andCO.,aro instructed to sell by auction,,»t their

Bcoms, Manso street, on Satin-day, ilh U»J, »t 2

- °CoC2sseotloiwlnthe Townshipol Morton, North-Eait Valloy. being wettornlß,lo.20,21, 22,23, 33, 30, 30. 37, 33. 3W, 40, 41, 42, 13, 45,- Tlwje are'tho choicest selections in this popular

township.

IS sections In Shiel Hlfl. Anderson'.! Bay. bolnrTcKs 10. 50. 21. 22. 23, 24. fl2, 03, 0-1, 65,CO, 67, OS,71, 72, 73, 74, and 75.

- Sections In irorton, I, 4, 6, corner fronting thoninlnroad.

Torms very liberal. 30ap

Tina day.SATURDAY.4th MAY,

At 2 o'c'ock.

VALUABLE LIBRARY.Tho Property ot Wm. Norrlo,Eiq., and Others.

M<LANDE.ESS,~HEPBURN, and 00.aro inßtmct»rt to soil by auction at their

fiooma, Uanso streot, on Saturday, 4th May, at 2°'CIOC

A largo collection nf popular books, In alldeWtmonts of Htoraturo, comprisingworks by eminent authors, such asChalmers, Dickons. Carlylo, Thackory,Wilson, Mnciuilny, Shikespero, D Aubigno,Darwin, Byron, Tennyson, and a number oiothers.

Catalogues now ready.

Books onview onSaturday morning. In)}

' MONDAY, Oth MAY,A» ?. o'clock.

VALUABLE FREEHOuTiTnd DWELLINO.-HOU3E.Koslyn.)

M'landrb>s,"hepburn-, & oaaro instructed by Mr Davidson, to sell bj■ auction, at tlioir Rooms, Manso strcot, on Monday,

1 OthHay,at2 o'clock.Ilia desirable freehold proporty,

' ' Being part of section C, block IV, frontingHalt strcot. Koslyn, and adjoining tho re-sidonco of Mr Boss, together with the five-loomed vorand»hcottage erected thereon.

Tho propriotor has spared nocxponso in improvinp

' tho abovo proportv, tlio groundsare tastefully laicnUUsafraitandflower Burden, all securely fenced.Anyone in search ot a feimblo suburbanresidoncc~ould do well to Inspect ths above.

Terras atsale. 27bj

' MONDAY, Oth MAY,At 2 o'clock.

VALUABLE LEASEHOLDand RESIDENCES,Ca«t!o streot,

Opposite thorcsitlence of Dr Richardson.

M'LANDRESS, HEPBURN, & CO,aro instructed by Mr Russell to sell bj■ auction, nt tlmir Roi.uD, Manse street, on Monday.

Cth Hay,at 2 o'clock,Fourteen years' Icaso from tho Ist April, 1872

of that vnlHiblo proporty, being section 13block XXXIV, Castle street, Duncdin, containinc full quart*r-acro, togothor withth<two fnur-roomedcottagos, sheds,and Btabhthereon. tiiUi

! Groundrent, £10 per anhmn. 20aj

MONDAY, Oth MAY, j. ' At 2 o'clock.

FREEHOLD, ST. KILDA

1 Being Allotment 4, Block XXV, containingabontpoles, IS situated the comer of Cargiland Millsstreet?.

: Plan at Rooms.

MIANDRESS,HEPBURN, andCO,lmj

TUESDAY, 7th' MAY,At 12o'clock.

FOUETHand FINAL CLEARISO-OUT SALE;

BALANCE OF STOCK-IN-TRADE< At Messrs Weir and Samson's, Princes street... In consequence of Dissolution of Partnership.

Consisting of—EARTHENWARE, LAMPWARE, 'LAMP FIXINGS

CRYSTAL, EWERS ANDBASINS,CHAMBERS,

And a large qaantityof sundries.

Terms at sale.

M'LANDRESSjTePBURN, and CO.■4mj

SATURDAY, 11thMAY,At 2 o'clock.

' FREEHOLD SECTIONSIntho immediate vicinityof the followingStationson

the Great NorthernRailway:—OSBORNE

BLUESKIN ■ ■-

EVANSDALEWAIKOUAITI

GOODWOODAND

PALMERSTON,,

M'LANDRESS.Ii'EPBURN, andCO.are instructed by the Proprietors tosell by

auction, at their Rooms, Manse street, onSaturday,

' Uth May, at2 o'clock, " ■ 'Thefew Sections nowremaining unsold in thofol-lowtogfavourito andrising Townships,viz. :—

IB sections In the Townshipof Osborno

' 10 sections in the Township of Saratoga, front-ing the MainNorthRoad, and two minutes'walk from tho Blueakin Railway Stationand Saratoga Hotel

10sections inthe Township of EvansdaleC sections immediately infront ofthe Waikou-

aitl Kailway Station on the. Main NorthEoad

20 sections in the Townshipof Goodwood, and, . immediately adjoining the .Kailway St»----c tion . '.

25 sections in the immediate vicinity of thoPalmerston RailwayStation; ■ ,

Plans toboseen, andfull particulars to be obtained,at theRooms of tho Auctioneers.

Torms liberal. 30ap" MONDAY, 13th MAY,

At 2 o'clock.

By Ordor of the Mortgagees.

VALUABLE CITY LEASEHOLDand BRICKBUILDINGS,

At the Cornerof Stuart and Castic atreet3, Duncdin.

M'LANDRESS,IfEPBURN, and CO.are instructed by tho Mortgagees to sell by

auction, at theirRooms, Manse street, on Monday,13thMay, at2 o'clock,

Tho leasefor 10years ol all that parcel of landsituate at tho orner of Stuwt streot andCastle street, and heing pirt of sections 76and 77, block XVI., together with thebuildings thereon, in the occupation olMessrs Findlayand Co.

For termsand particularsof titleapply to

' THE AUCTIONEERS;Or to,

Messrs HOWORTH & HODQKINS,Solicitors,Stafford Chambers,

4my Pricces street. Dunedin.

MONDAY, 13thMAY,At 2o'clock.

By order of tho Trustee in Bankruptcy.

FREEHOLD PROPERTY AND BUILDINGS.North-EastValley.

M'LANDRESS, HEPBURN, & CO.are instructed bythe Trustee in Bankruptcy

tosell by auction at their Uoouis, Manse street, onMonday, 13thMay,at 2 o'clock,

Thofollowing [ repcrty in the estate of F. Krutzo,biower,Being part cf flection 40, North-East Valley

District, containing 2 roods and 7 0 poles,together witli the brfck and stone brewery,and other buildings erected thereon.

Terms at sale. Imy. '. SATURDAY,U-h MAY, -* s'j'. At 2 o'clock.. ' TITIPUA VALLEY EiTATE.

FINAL CLEARING SALE.The last chance of buying freehold farms on easy

tcrmi,and at prices to befixed by tho bidding oftho purchasers,

M'LANDRESS,HEPBURN, and CO.ftro i'lstructed by A. li. Hay, Esq., to sell by

auction at theirRooms, Macco streot, on Saturday,Iltli May, (ii2 o'clock,

' Tho unsold sections in tho■IITIPUA VALLEY E3TATE.

Inproof of tho value of tho abovo" estate tho Auc-tioneers lnve only to call attention to tho fact thatseveral purchasers at tho b:i!o have been offered and

' refused very Urgo advaucus ontheirpurchases.

— Plans showingwhatsections are still unsoid can be. hadfrom tho Auctionee-s. ■ 4niy

Tm O B, S A LE,Tho Freehold ofthoRoyal Hotel, Waikouaitl,con-- taining 21 Rooms, a Sevontoon-slalledStable, Cottige- withfiverooms, and other Buildings, and withSix

(Jaartor-acrcSections. Tho above property is admir-ably situated, being aboutone minute's walkfrom thesido RailwayStation, and flvo minutes' walkfrom thoSoaBeach, For furthorparticularsand terraaapply to

MAURICE JOEL,Ba6p . Red Lton Brewery.

SALES BY AT7OTIOW.SATURDAY,11th MAT,

At 2 o'clock.

FREEHOLDS.Intho StanlorEstate, adjoining[the Halfway Bush

M'LANDRESS, HEPBURN, & 00.are Instructed by tho Proprietor to aoll by

auction, attheir Rooms, Manso street, on Saturday,lltli Hay,at 2 oclook,

Xha unsold portion of 1110 above estate, beingStibdivlon of sections 28, 20, and 30, blockV, Dunediu ami East Toieri district, sub-divided into

FARMSfrom 4 to20 ACRES.For positive and unreserved sale, on deferredpsy-

mont9.

Lithographß nowready. 20jp

THIS DAY,SATURDAY, MAY 4th,

At 2 o'clock.

By order ofJ. O. Morris,'Esq., Trmteo.

TTk M. SP~EDDINGaj» is instructed tosoilby auction, at Ills Rooms,

Tills Day, at 2 o'c'ook,8 tailors' sowing machines, clothing, twoeds,

and tailors' trimmings; and a small quan-tity of household turnituro removed fromOutrem.

Also,In tho Estate of J. Cunningham,

A quantity of drapery, underclothing, flannola,boots, dro'ses, sheeting, etc., otc; and aquantityof carpenter's tools.

Withoutrcsorve.

PRELIMINARY NOTICE.

STOCKOF FANCY GOODS,ETC.

On the premises of U. Barnos, Georgo street.

DM. SPEDDING« is Instructed by tho Trustee to soil by

auction, on tho premises, Ocorgo street,Tho whole stockof fancy goods, toya, etc., otc,

intho osta'.o of Roland Barnes.

Full particulars and date of ealo will shortly boadvertised.

Information may bo obtained fromMESSRS STREET & MORRIS ;

jmy Or TUB AUCTIONEER. __TUESDAY, 7th MAY,

At 2 o'clock.

FREEHOLDSECTION-, with frontage to Arthurstreet, withFIVE-ROOIIED HOUSE,

111the Township of Calton, N.E. Valloy.

WH ITE LA W and 00.are instructed to sell byauction, at their

Roonm, Rattray street, on Tuesday, 7th May, at 2o'clock,

Section 15, Calton, N.E. Valley, with Fivc-roomed house,workshop, and out-buildinga,and 400 gallon tank.

Title underthe transferAct.Full particulars from tho Auctioneers.

Termsat salf ■ Sray

TUESDAY, 7tb MAY,At 2 o'clock.

FREEHOLD SECTIONS IN GKEEN ISLAND,MUSSELBURaiI, ABBOTS HILL, PINE HILL,AND PORTO BELLO DISTRICTS.

WHITELAW and 00.aro instructed to sell by auction, at their

Rooms, Eattray street, on Tuesday, 7th M.«y, at 2o'clock,

Sections 3, 4, 5, 0, and 7, block I, Green Island„ G4 „ HI „» 60 „ IK „„ 43 and 50 „ 111

~ 7 anl 8 „ X Hussclburgh„ Si. 35, 50, 64, and 42, Abbotshlll '10 acres, Pino Hill, Section 34, block XI10 „ „ „ 28 „10 „ „ „ 26 „Sections3, 4, 5, and G, block I, Portobello, con-

taining39 acres 0 roodo,0 pcrche?,

Full particulars from the Auctioneers.

Terms at sale. 3myTHI3 DAY,

SATURDAY,4th MAY,At 2 o'clock.

VALUABLE FARM, HORSE-SHOEBUSH,Adjoining the ClarendonRailwayStation.

MONTAGU PY3VIhas recoived instructions from Mr James

Campbell.to sell byauction,athis Rooms, Highstreet,On Saturday, 4th May,at 2 o'clock,

One of the choicest Freeholds on tho Taieri.

It consists of between 89 and 00 acres, and issituated on the MainSouth Line of Railway,aboutTffO MINUTESfrom the ClarendonRailwayStation.The land hasall been ploughed (with the exceptionofeight acres), and is now underEnglish grass. It hasall been fenced ani subdivided. Thero is a substantialfour-roomed house erected on the property,togetherwithstable, cow-shed, and tho usual farm out-build-ings. Thsreiialso between three and four hundredtonsof straw instacks, which will be included inthopurchase. 'This landis bounded on three sidesby the propertypurchased from the estate of the late W. T. Cumino,Esq., by J. F. Hitching,Esq,of MoaFlat.

Intendingpurchasers are particularly requested toinspect thisproperty, as in every point it is unexcep-tionable-

Terms atsale.25ap

Plans canboseen at tho office of the Auctioneers.THIS DAY,

SATURDAY,4th MAY,At 2 o'clock. ■

MANSFORDTOWNSHIP,PORT CHALMERS.

MONTAGU PYMwill sell by auction,at hisRooms, Higlißtreot,

onSaturday, 4thHay,Sections 70,71,72, 78,74,halfof 75,58,and part

69, Mansford Township,adjoining the pro-perty of Mr Henry Dench, containing 41■ acres, fonced, with Beven-roomed woodverandah house,cowshed,and other out-houses.

This is areallyvaluableproperty, and the attentionof investorsis speciallydirected to it.. Terms at sale.1 " , 30»p~ . ' THIS DAY, ~ ~SATURDAY,-4th MAY,■ At 2o'clock.

Absolutely withoutreserve.FREEHOLD FARM3, AKATORE DISTRICT.

MONTAGUPYMhas received instructions from Mr JamesCampbell, to sell by auction,at his Rooms, Highstreot, on Saturday, 4thMay,at 2 o'clock,Eleven valuableFarms, situated block VIII, Akatore.

Lot 1contains 171a2r 32p„ 2 „ 101 a„ 3 „ 198a0rS3p„ i „ 155a2r4p~6 „. ' 208a2r3cp~ 0 „ 226a0rS9p~7 „ 188a0r23p„■ 8 „ 112a2r4p„ 9 „ 12la8r 12p„10 „ 135alr 27p„11 „ 173alr 24p

Theso farms areadmirably adaptedfor any personadesirous of acquiring really good properties withineasy distance of townby railway. The landat presentis unimproved, but when it is borne inmind thatitwill be sold ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT RESERVEitrests withthe public whether they takeadvantage ofacquiring afreehold of dally increasing value.

Terms at sale.Plans incourse of preparation.

Further particularsobtainable at tho office o! theAuctioneer. 26apTHIS DAY,*SATURDAY, 4th MAY,

At 2 o'clock.SECTION, DARLEY, CAVERBHAM.

MO N T A~G U PYMis instructed tosell, as above,

Section23, Darley.. It is a corner allotment-and has frontages tothe St. Kilda. DistrictRoad and Edwin-street. 3my

BEUTOWNSHIP OF BURKES BREWERY,Nowbeing survoyod,

TO BE SOLD BY AUCTIONAt anear'y date,due notice ofwhich will be given.

Splendid SitesVnd ConvenientLots forVILLA SITES.

SUBURBAN RESIDENCES,AndWORKING MEN'S HOME .

npHE Township is charmingly situatedJL a short distancefrom town, and iseasily acce-si-blo by road or rail, beinjr only ten minutes' ride byrail, and n pleasant drive of four miles byrotid. Avisit will demonstrate that It possesses a very largeextent of levol land, the ground runningwitha gontloriso to a con-idcrable distance from the watorsidofrontage Its commanding position and splendidsrtnery stamp it tho most lovelyspot on tho shore ofthe Harbour, embracingan uninterruptedview of thePeninsula, tho Islands, and tho Heads, whilst it Isuniversally acknowledged to be tho healthiest sub-urban localitynearDunedin.

A permanent stream of pure sweet water runsthrough tho Township,from which a copious supplyia obtainable, which at a very small outlay could bolaidon toany of the sections. An unlimited supplyof timborfor Qrowood is available atalmost tho costof cutting.

TheLand for SuburbanResidences without doubtstands unrivalled,and should command the attentionof capitalistsoranyone seekinga desirable investmentof daily increasing value. ...

Extraordinary liberal terms, viz.:—Doposit,£5 perSection;balance by quarterly payments, extondingover threeyears,with 6 per cont. interest added. 11l

SALES BY AUCTION.THIS DAY,SATURDAY, 4th MAY,At 12o'clock.

At Rooms, Princes street.Unrosorvod Salo of

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,Drapery, Ilohiery, lien's and Youtlis' Cothing,Etc,

Terms cash.TXT BAEMETT and 00.

WAIT FOR KELVIN GROVE.

PRELIMINARYANNOUNCEMENT.

TownolKelvin Drove

fTIHIS beautifully-situated Estate, cora-JL prising 114 acros, will shortly bo surveyed into

building sites, in areas suitable (or all chases ol pur-chasers.

Innojrlyall townshipslatolyofforing, owing to tliooxtrome rapaclousnosaof the vondore (who are desir-ous of Increasing tho numberof sectionstobo placedin the marltot), wo find that, lnstoad of liylngoilproperand adequategtrcot linos, tho parties offoringtho properties for sale only malto provisionfor thointersectionof tho tevoral blocks by means of Bundrycourts, lanes, and alleys, varyingin widthfrom 20ftto40ft, and wlrithhavo tho effectof thoroughly andirretrievably ruiningund destroyinga property.

KELVIN GROVE, howevor, will ho laid off withstreet lints through it at least 60ft(one chain) wide,equal, in fact, to tho leading strocts of tho city, and,in conseqnenco of this method of laying off tho pro-porty, Kolvih Grove is bound to tako tho first placeamongstour suburban townships.

I Tho soil onevory partof tho townIs of Iho rlehosldescription, and a beautifulstream of water availablefor allruns throughthe property.

It hasbeen decided by tho Corporation of the NorthEast Valloy to erect their Town Hall immediatelyfronting this property, on tho Ascot Vale Estate.

Throughout tho Township thcroaro to bo foundthemost plcturesquositos for residences In tho neighbourhood of Dunodin.

This estate is onoof tho NowZealandCompany's llrsiselections, and is universallypronouncedby thooldesiresidents in tho vicinity to bo beyond tho shadovofa doubt, the" Gem of tho Valley."

Intending freeholdersand houaeowners should visiother suburban townships around Dunodin,and afte:observing tho sennt frontages appertaining to tbibuilding sites and Iho meagro widthof tho so-callecstreets, they will onoand all resolvo to wait for tinsalo of this Township.

Thetermswill bo unprocodentedlyliberal. 20a]

THURSDAY, 23rd MA\,At 2 o'clock.

At Wool Stores, High street, Dunedin,

VALUABLE FREEHOLD FARMS FOR SALE.

WRIGHT, STEPHENSON, and CO,have received instructions to soil at abovi

timo and placo,Tho Warepa Estate, situated on tho Waiwen

River, subdivided into 15 conveniont-sizoifarms, rangingfrom 87 up to 285 acres; amas tho who'o are for positivesalo, tho upseprice of each is marked on thoplan.

It is almostuseless torefertothcqmlityof the landas thisEstate is so wellknown throughout tho lenstland breadth of tho ClnthaDistrict;but for tho informationof intending buyo-s from other quarters, thiAuctioneers would state thattho whole of it isfit fotlio plough,and as itadjoins, and is a continuation otherich Hats of Iho Ku'iwno freehold of Mr Proudfoot, with tho incalculable advantage of tho MaliSouthern Trunk Railwayrunning through tho properly,and tho central station between ftunedin amInvercargill, situated between farms Nos. 3 and 4bringing every allotment withinafew hundred yardof the station, it will render them the most lucrativand easily-worked (properties In Otngo, and caiEcarecly be surpassed by tho famed Taieri forqualit;of soil.

The terms are of such a'liberal character that the;arefar moreadvantageous to the buyer thantho Government deforrcd-payment system, viz.: Ten pccent, at Iho timo of sale, 10 per cent, in two monthsand tho balance at sevenyearsat 7 percont.

As the whole of thoEstnta is enclosed withafivefoot sod wall, covered witha gorse hedjro, most of tilfarms are moreor lessfenced (as per plan).

Tho Waiwera Flour Mil! is barely two miles distantand iho property notonly has tho bene.Hlof fine watefrontage to tho famed Waiwera River well stoekeiwith trout; but in tlio survey care has beon take)thateachfarm is well watered.-

For furtherrnrtlcularsand plansapply toTHE AUCTIONEERS;

OrMrGEORGEWILSON,

George street,2my "■ Dunedin.

WAIWEMA TOWNSHIP.

'.. WAREPA.ESTATE, ..WRIGHT, STEPHENSON, <fc CO

havoreceived instructions to offer for aalimmediatelyafter tho sale of the farms; tho WaiwenTownship,being a portion of the Warepa Estate, cortaininff05 soctions from 1acre up to J aero each.Froritsposition,being laid off on two gentle eloping toiraces, adjoining the Watwrora Station, sevenmiles fronClintonand 14from Balclutha, and being inthe raidsof a healthyand agriculturalneighbourhood, the tow:mustof necessity becomo one ofthe most prosperouIn the district of Otago, beside3.being the centrastationon the Sonthorn TrunkRailway.

Terms arc of thosamo liboral natureas those for thfarms, viz :—£s cash, and balance at 7 years at'percent.

For further particulars and plans apply to Auctidneera;or Mr G. Wilson, Dunedin. 2m;

PRELIMINARY NOTICE.

SALE OF TOWNBHIP OF CRANSTON,Anderson's Bay.

WRIGHT, STEPHENSON, and COhave received instructions from Adan

egg, Esq., to sell byauction, at their Wool StoresHighstreet,Dunedin, onan early day, of which dmnotice will bogiven,

THE TOWNSHIPOF CRANSTON.This township,situated directly opposite theRailwayStation at Anderson's Bay, and intho Immcdiati

neighbourhood of theresidences of the Hon. MathevHolmes,John.Maclean,Esq., -Adam Begg, Esq., amothers, cannotbe surpassedfor healthinessand boautjof position byanyspots in the vicinity of DunedinBeing all high land, its drainage is perfect, and incommanda a magnificent view of tho panorami presonteibyDunedin and its environs.

.....' Torms vory liboral.Plans incourse of preparation. 4m;

THURSDAY,Oth MAY.

IMPORTANT SALE OF MINING PROPERTY ANIPLANT.

By Order of tho Liquidators of theParaPara Irorand Coal Company(Limited).

AUCTION ON THURSDAY, Oth MAY,At 12o'clock,

On the Company's Property, Collingwood.

THE WHOLE OF THE PROPERTYand PLANT,viz.:—

Lot 1.

' Lease from thoCrown of all tho coal in020 acro3 o'land,for 21 years,from Istday ofJanuary, 1370, at troyaltyof 2 percent., whichshall not bo less than £1(a-year. This is the Company's coalmine,andthe seamshave been driven into In several places. Ihere areover 800ft of iron tramway in thedrives, and fronethence there is an iron tramwayabout twomiles lonfto the wharf. Part of the land over which this goesIs tho Company's freehold;the rest liasbeen rielcunder a lease at a peppercorn rent. Also, 2} acre:and 13eections of the T' wnshipof Ferntown, all free-hold, on which are six cottoges, manager's house,stables, storehouses,a Pooley's 5-ton weighbridge,with house, and tho wharf, with '.coal bunkers. Thlflot will include all the planton the abovedescribedsections, which is everything necessaryfor workingthe coalmine....... -.lot 2. .. ' ..

150 acres freehold, situated about a milefrom thewharfabovo mentioned On it are two cottages andsheds, brick .kiln, about 80,000 bricks, wharf, and o

■quantityofplant.Lot 3.

Two40-ton barges and ono 10-ton punt, lying ncaithe Company's wharf. They were built in Nelson,Bnelhivo beon but littleused, and will bo soldseparately.

Conditions of sale, and catalogues containingfulleiparticulars, can be hadfrom thoLiquidators, or fromthe Managerof the Mine, who will show tho propertjtoany intending purchaser.

For the convenience of intending purchasers, thesteamerLady Barklywill leave Nelson on tho evecin;of May 6th, arriving at Collingwood nextmorning,and returningonMay 11th,thus giving two clear day!forexamining tho various lots before the salo. 'JOIIN R. MABIV,

Auctioneer.Nelaon,March 18th, 1878. Star

THURSDAY, 9lh MAY,At Noon.

At his Stores, HarbourBtreel, Oamaru.A H. M A U D I

i-3L» has received instructions from tho Hon.Robert Campbell to soil by public auction,at above1time and place,

Thatvaluable freehold property at tho corneiof Tyno and Wansbeok streets,being Section1, Block 111, OamaruTown, ,

The Auctioneer would desire to draw particulartter.tlon to this magnificentbuilding tl c.

For ahotel or wholesale firm this siliial ion stindsunrivallod, being exactly opposite to the RailwaySta-tion, and convenientlycontiguous to the Banks andprincipal placesol business.

A. H. JIAUDF,3my Auctioneer.

SPECIAL.Now Ready forDistribution, Free,

LITHOGRAPHED PLANSof tho

FREEHOLD FARM3, SUEKWOOB-MAKUvIHI.

TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION,FRIDAY, 10th MAY,

At

MESSRS MILES, ARCHER, & CO.'SStoics, Timaru,

JULES, ARCHER, & CO..Timarn;4my MILES,HASSAL,& CO.,Christchurch.

SALES BY AUCTION.MAY 28Ui, 29th, 30t\and 31st.

Extensive and unprecedented sale ofDr JAMES GEORGE BEANEY'S

Largo, varied, well (elected stock of Surgical Instru-ment.1;and Surgical Appliances,Medicil and Sur-

gical Library,stocked withallthe mostmodemillustrated and other works on Hodicino, . .Surgery, Anatomy,.Pathology,and.

thekindred sciences.Also, tho whole o( his Household Furnitureand

Efforts—Plato, cutlery,cryttal, dining, dessert, and other

services, oil paintings, by Melby, Glondining,Cooper, nmlCormlchacl;proof and other

CDgrnviugs, pianos by tho boitmakers, selectedby wellknown

artist*.To Physicians, OperatingSurgeons, Hospital Com-

mittoes, Conuoissours of thoFine Arts,Judgeso£valuable furniture.

Mr J. O. Beanoy, F.R.C.S.E., Senior HonorarySurgeon to tho Melbourne Iloipital, having beengranted ten months' leavo of absence by the com-mlttco of theabovo institution toenable himtovisitEurope, hasInstructed

"OALPH N. HENNINGHAMJL\J tosoli by publicauction on abovo dates, .Iho whole of bin extensive and valuable collec-tion of surgical instruments and books, aswell ushis household furniture and effects,plato, pictures, pianos,carriages, horses, &c.Without reßorve. -Cataloguesonapplicationat ollico ofthispaper. 2my

SEE ADVERTISEMENT OF SALE BY AUCTIONOf

MR JAMES GEORGE BEANEY'S(F.R.C.H.E., Senior Sui-goon to thoMolbourno

Hospital) magnificentami unique collection of Books,Instruments,&c. P. F. BAILLIKRE, Publisher andImporlor of Medicaland Surgical Books, Instruments,&c,is prepared to purchaseon commission,atabovosale, upon recoiptof instructions, marked catalogue,and draft na guarauteo, Collins street Eart, Mel-bourne. 2 my

STOCK, STATION, &o.Tnia day.

SATURDAY,4th MAY,Al 1 o'clock sharp.

At James's Yards,PALMKRSTON.

TO FARMERS,CONTRACTORS,CARRIERS, AN!OTHERS.

DRAUGHT COLTSAND FILLIES.

" From MoaFlat.

HENRY DRIVERhna bcon instructed by Messrs Littlo Brother!to tell by public auction, atJames's Yards, Palmer-stou, onSaturday, 4thMay, 1878,at 1 o'clock slurp,170 lIEAD DRAUGHT COLTS AND" v FILLIES,

Threoand Four Years Old.

The Auctioneer has ploisuro in directing spociaattention to tho abovo, as it la thofirst time that s<large a number of really first class DraughtStockha:been brought to the hammorat ona sale.

50~U~EADOf tho above Colts and Fillies were purchased by

Messrs Littlo Brothers fromMR J. F. KITCHING'S CKLEBUATED JIOA FLAT

STUD,And arc the pick of his Throo and FonrYearOlds,

Being got by thoImported HorsesIVAN-HOB AND SIR COLIN,

I From Hares selected in Tasmaniaand Victoria atacast offrom £100 to £250 oach.

Thcs3 Colts am! Filllos are all perfectly sound,"andinfine condition,and cannotbe nurpassod for Btrongtland activity, while tho colours are perfect, beicfpairs of darkbrowns, red and bluo roanc, and darkgroys.

Loverß of really true Clydesdale Stock should no(loso the opportunityof inspecting this magnificont 10lof hordes,as it may bo safely statad thatthoir likthis neverbeforebeen brought together in Now Zea-land.

For tho informationof thupnblicproceoillng to tlusale, notice is drawnthata train lesvos Duncdin foiBlue3kin at 7.15am, catohing tho coach for Palmer-aton intimefor the sale, and on Saturday, tho 4thMay a specialtrain will leavoBluoskm for Dunedin al0.60 p.m., thus enabling buyerstoreturn to town,

The Messrs LITTLE purchased to sell again,Aud

WILL SELLOn

LIBERAL TERMS. 18aiWEEKLY SALES BY AUCTION

OPSTORE CATTLE, DAIRY COWS,AND

OTHER STOCK,ATBurnsido Yards, Green Island,

ON THURSDAYS,ATHALF-PAST 11 O'CLOCK.

WRIGHT, STEPHENSON, and CO,beg to intlmata that inresponse toa wide

sproad desire thoy have decidod to hold Weekly Sale!by auction of Storo Cattle, Dairy Cows,Pigs, andother Stock, at tho Burnsido Yards, Green Islandevery Thursdayforenoon, at half-past 11o'clock.

ThoFIRST SALE will tako place onTHURSDAY2nd MAY. . 29a|FRIDAY, 10thMAY,

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At 12 o'clock übarp.

OnthoPremises,Forbury.

IMPORTANTCLEARINO-OUr SALE OF PUREBKED COWS, HORSES,IMPLEMENTS, DAIRIUTENSILS, &c.

WRIGHT, STEPHENSON/and CO,have received instructionsfrom Mr RoberJackson to soilby auction, at his premises,ForbnryonFriday, 10thMay,at 12o'clock slurp,

OK noarly pure-bred Ayrshire cows, jusi. °" calved and atthe calving0 draught and spring-cart horses—one tw<" yearold, byForotop■J haymaro, five years old, one grey horsi"*" three years old; both' broken tosaddh

and harness-j pure Ayrshire bull, bred by P. C. Neill■*" Esq., basnever been beaton atany shown pureAyrshire yearlingbulls

I X do, do, do, and 2-year-olc■*■" heifers

1 breeding sow, 10 pair ducks, farmingim-*" piementa,&c, includingo drays, two sets shafts,and one set leading'" harnessn spring-carta and harness, two saddles and*" bridles■1 plough, 1 set harrows, plough harness, 1* roller, 1 turnip-sower, 1 2-horse power

and 1 chaff-cutter, by Richmond andChandler, 1 turnip-pulper, 200-gallonboiler .

r pump and12feet pipe, 15-gallonboiler, 1x vat,and 4 tubs1 double choeso press, curd-cutter,andA cheeßO vats , -ftO cow chains, churn,dairy utensils,&c.

Several wooden buildings for immediate re-moval, a. quantity of growing turnips, and afewtonsprimooaten hay.

Tlio above dairy is of manyyears' standing,andbears a highreputation for thoexcellence of its Btock,it being wellknownthatthe proprietor.has spared noexpense insecuring the very best cattlo thatciuld beobtained. Many of them are of Mr Jackson's ownbreeding from pure Ayrshires, boughtfrom MessriKennedyand P. C. Neill's celebratedherds. Bap

FRIDAY, 14th JUNE, ~At 3 o'clock.

At tho WoolStores, HighStreet, Dunedin.To Rimholdors, Capitalists, and others.

SPLENDID STATION PROPERTYIn tho Waitaki District.

For Absolute Sale, in consequence of Dissolution ofPartnership.

TK7RIGHT, STEPHENSON, and CO.TT havereceived inatructionsfrom Messrsßortonand M'Mastcr, inconsequence of their impendingdis-solutionof partnership, to sellby auction, at the WoolStores, High street, Dunedin, on Friday, the 14thJune,at3 o'clock,

Allthat Splondid Station Propertyinthe WaltaktDistrict, comprising Runs Nos. 02, 20GB, 300,and 301, in theProvincial District of Otago,containing

62,000 AflMߣsgS£g£fs PABTORALdivided byfencing and naturalboundaries into5 largo paddocks. Also. 434J acres freeholdbeing sections1, 2, aud 11, block 11,KyeburnDlsirict, and 11acres freehold adjoiningtheTownship of Livingstone; together with

20 900 slieep> consis"D!> ofWETHERS.

8000 8-iooth merinos2600 0-tooth merinos2600 4-tooth merinos2000 -J-tooth half-breds1600 2-toothmerinos1000 merinolambs

13,400 EWES;900 C-tooth merinos

3000 4-toothmerinos1600 2-tcothmerinos2000 lambs

7400RAMS.

20Qmixed ages

g packli9rEcs.

The improvementsconsist ofabout2omllesofstindardand wire fencing,3 sets ofsheep yards, house and out-housesatKyeburn, thephertls'hut, &c.

In placing this property before the notice ofcapitalist and others the Auctioneers wish tostatothat tho sheep have been regularlyculled every sea-Bon for tho last 17years, and are bred from rams pur-chased from C. B. Fislicr, Esq., of Fouth Australia,who took tho first prizo for wool at GuulJsbrough'sintercolonal exhibiton, hold inMelbourne thisyea*.

Theloases expiresth Marcli, 18S3, and there will,therefore, hofive shearings.

Terms: Ono-third cash, balance at one and twoyears, withinterestat 8 per cent.

For plansand further particularsapply to thoAuc-tioneers. 24ap

SHEEP STATION FOE SALE.

gjlOR private SALEby thoundersigned,afirst-class sheep station inCanterbury; 74,000acres,25,000 merino sheep.

Apply,MACLEAN BROTHERS,Dunedin.

Sop D..and L. MACLEAN,Timaru,

BTOOK, STATIONS.W "

THURSDAY,Bth MAY,At 12 o'clock.

IMPORTANTDISPLBNISniNQ SALE- ' ' ' : of ...."-

-CAITLE,HORSES, FARM IMPLEMENTS,GRAIN," "■ "' ".!■ /Etb.;' ■_ - ■;■ ~!

: At Watt'a Farm, Inch Olutha..jl/fA 0L E A-N- " BROTHERS,»■*" Ilavo "flved instructions from Mr Johnwatt, to soil byauction at his farm, Inch Olutha, onThursday, flth May, at12 o'clock,Tho wholo of hla superior stock, farming implo-

laonts, eto-,comprising—.O Ahead prlmofat cattle

pure brod shorthorncows/! dairy cows ■ ,

JQsteers and helfors,2 and 8 years old :....," Q brood mares, prizetakora :

" -....- A draughtmarcsand goldingso colts and fillies

j thoroughbredcolt,2 years old :. £ flllies.byTa|orf tad2fonie, by TaloriLad

150bags mci a"d ra,""DBwheat,oats, otc.Singlo and doublt-furrowploughs, roapingmachine, roller, harrowß, drnya, funnors.

harness,weighingmachine,etc., otc.ThoAuctioneers bepr tocall special attention to theabove sale as Mr Watt; havingleased his farm, every-thingwill bo Bold withoutresorvo.

Terms at salo. Luncheon provided.MACLEANBROTHERB,

Duncdln.GEO.TODD,t"y Agent,Balclutha.

FORSALE.CHOICE MERINORAMS.

THE undersigned has received in-structionsfrom the breeders tooffer forprivatesale a fow very superiorCombing Wool RAMS from

ho following well-knownflocks of MessrsGEORGE L. SISE, (puro Amorlcan)HUflllM'INTYRE . '. JOHNANDERSON

(late W. A. TOLMIE.)For prices and further particulars

Apply to___„ HENRY DRIVER,

£»p!S3II

_Bond street.

T7ALUABLE Station for 5a1e.—1735V acres freehold land In tho Wairarapa, un-

surpassed byany ivthatrising district for qua'ityandposltsm; together withtho stock thereon, consistingoi about SOOO purc-broiRomnoy Marchsheep, 20 lumdof cuttle, 20 well-bred horses (draught, carriage, antsaddlo), piss, poultry. Ice, brakes, carts, ploughsharrows, rollora, and other implements,withall nocosisaryRccompanimonls in tho shapeof harness. Thebuilding!, whicharo allin flrst-ciuas order, consist ol11-roomed house, largo bam, grnnary and potntchousos, eranary with stables below, coach-housesstable and hay rooms, dairy, workshops, slaughterhouses with yards, woolshcd,sheep and cattle y»rds&c, &c. . ' 'This reallygood property isthoroughlyfenced, andtho proprietor being about to leave the Colonyis thirole reason Jot his desiring to put with tho earno,When tho Wellington and Mastertonrailwayis complotod, which will bo inthe'eourse of aboutslx monthsthis eatato will be considerably enhanced invaluo. .Further particulars regarding this desirable investmont can bo obtained on application to tho undorsigned.

CHAS. S. ELLABY,Land and Estate Agent,"■ Grey street, Wellington.

FENWIOK& KENNEDY,"hP ' Dunedin.

PROPERTIES FOR SAL'S

JJIOR SALE OR LEASE,That OLD-ESTABLTSHEDBUSINESS01

DRAPER, GROCER,IRONMONGER,and BAKERIN THE TOWNSHIPof HAMPDEN,With every conveniencefor carrying onan extensivi

trado.

Early possession can be given,and stock reduced tisuitpurchaser.TERMS EASY.

Furtherparticulars on applying toMessrs B. WILSON&Co.,. Bond street, Dunedin ;

Or thoProprietor,J. R. BREMNER,""a ■ ■ Storekeeper, Hampden.

~W 0 R S A L E-"- an old-established and lncrative ImportinganMercantileAgencyBusiness in Dunedln. Favourabliopportunityfor gentlemon of moderatemeans. Sickness in family solo reason for disposing. None buprincipalswill bo treated with.

For further particulars, applytoREID & DUNCANS.■*3m. . ; Dunedin.

A SPLENDID INVESTMENT.

STEAMSAWAND PLANINGMILLS,Inconjunction with

FLOURANDOATMEAL MILLS,In thoTownship of Balclutha.

npHIS Property has been pretty fullj■*- described in the Daily Tlmea1 Advertisementfrom 15th March to the ,28th, and also In the Witness of 16thand succeedingIsaues,to which publlcationo intending purchasers are referred for particulars, and any further informationrequired willUBuppllcdby. NIMMO& BLAIS,Princes street South,4ap Dunedin.

jp O R _S A L E .DUNEDIN—SmaII storo and several cottages, free-hold ; cheap. " - ■ "WAIKOUAITI—II6acressuperior land:2 paddocks,cottaeo, &a, 1Jmilefrom railwaystation.CAVEESHAM—Storeand dwelling,&c, established

business; cheap; immediate possession. ,SOUTH CLUTHA—2I7acresalluvialland.DUNEDlN—Valuable' site and cottage in Dowling

street . "DUNEDlN—Building lease,Cumberland street south.HAWKSBURY TOWN—CornerSection to let on

buildinglease, nearRailwayStation.DUNEDlN—Valuable baihiinjr loaso Moray place,opposite Macandrewstreet.HAMI'DEN-Blacksmith's shop, plant, cottage, and

land; cheap.GLEN—One acrewell laid out, orchard and garden,

comfortable residence of6rooms.PropertiesmanagedandRents collectod.MONEYtoLendon Freehold orLeasehold properties,

from £100 to £10,000.REID and DUNCANS,

LAND AGENTS AND SURVEYORS,MorayPlace,Dunedin.TO PROPRIETORS OF QUARTZ REEFS, SPECU-

LATORS, ANDOTHERS.

JJI O R SALE,A POWERFUL CRUSHINGMACHINE,with, Battery of tenhead of Stampors, scwt each;

Together withLARGEWATERWHEEIi

Adaptedfur workingtho samo.

All parts of the machinery are infirstrato orderand are handy for shipment to any part of NewZealand.

Price extremely moderate.

Apply toJ. S. WEBB,

COMMISSIONAGENT,Ilian STRKET,

Cj AM U E L VA I LE,LAND, HOUSE, AND ESTATE AGENT,

Shortland street, Auckland.(?O 153 per aero, FARM cf 5J3 acres, 200 acres*J". ARTIFICIAL GRASS,plenty of rough feed,

good orchard, 100 acres bush, good flve-roomed housewith stable, theds, &c. 31 miles by rail south ofAuckland.

1 R A(\(\ Acrea for Sale-—VALUABLE RUN,iD)*uu OiOO acres freehold, allfenced in; and10,000 leaseholdfor 21 years, £15 perannum. STONEHOUSE of 20 rooms, and numerous other buildings.Will carryin its present state JOO head of cattle and2000sheep. Price, withstock, &a, £6500. Terms,half cash, balanco atsix per cent.

pi l[[\(\—For Salo, 20miles from AUCKLAND,X/IOVU FARM of 850 acres, the greater partfenced in, and about 80 acres under cultivation.Comfortablehouse of sevenrooms, stable, cowhouso,&c. Price, £1500. Terms, one-thirdcash.

S"7{\ri—For Sale, with or without lease, a£,1 UU TAILORING BUSINESS, mak'nga largoannual prvflt. Sold on account of tho Proprietorhaving to Icuvofor Europe. Capital required, about£700.

Further particularsonapplication.S. VAILE,

ap Land Agent, Auckland.

p or" s a l c!WEBLEY'3 CLOTH FACTORY, NELSON,

Driven bya 2i)h.p. aWni engine, and comprising allthe Machinoryof a complete Cloth-weavingandKnit*tinj Factory.

Tho machinery ismostly now, and inperfectworkingorder. Inspectioninvited.There aro three Dwelling-houses on tho property,

which is freehold, and is centrallysituated near thoGovernmentBuildings, Nelson.

In consequence of tho bankruptcy of the MessrsWobley, tho whole oonccrn isnowofferedforSALE by(heir Mortgagee for £2600, being about one-half of itsoricinfclcost.

For further particularsapply toADAMS& KINGDON,

lO.ip Solicitors, Nelson.

PROPERTIES FOB BALE.

fH O R SAL E ,m.1 atPort Moernkl,amost desirable FREEHOLD

PROPERTY, consisting o£ anaero of ground,withtwo first-olas!housed. It Is within ton minutes' walkof tho'llillgroyoRailway Station, and is especiallysuitable for a.feca-sido rosidonco.—Fnr farther'par-ticulars,, apply to Messrs Howorth and Hodgklm,Stafford Chambers,Princes streot, Dunedln; or to thoproprietor,

THOMAS CHALMERS,12»P ■ Port Mooraki

JT. ROBERTS offersfor S.ale :—o-' - '101 Acres of Land,fronting the Bay, Otogo Penin-

sula ■50 Acresdo do ' '11J Acres, near Hooper's Inlet10 to80 Aero lots, Po'rtobello District.

378 Acres, NorthHarbourand Blue»kin, six mileßfrom Dunedln, MainNorth Road

i-Acro section,!with tor.-roomed House, centreof thocity. ■ "■""■■<

J-Acro section,with two good Cottages, Forth;. . 660 acresagricultural farm,duthaDistrict.' ' :60 acresDunedtn and East TalorlDistrict. ' ;'

"_

BuildingSectionsand Properties Inall parts of.'thocityand suburbs. ,

J. T. ROBERTS,Landand Estate Agent,

2'aP Mtntcstreet.

FOR SALE, Superior Five-roomedCottflge, withScullciy und Outhouse,and nearly

quarter-aero Suction, fenced and cultivated,situatedon tho Andorsin'a Bay Road, within ono minute'swalkof Macandrew Road Railway Station. Pricemoderate. Terms easy.

STREET & MORRIS,30ap Liverpool street.

FO"R SALE—Farm of 404 acre?, sec-tions 0 and 10, block V, Kiiriwao District,

four miles from Clinton Railway Station, fenced and| subdivided into convenient paddocks; 80 acres inI ttubble,and fallowed ready for cropping; 2 acresgrass-seeds; three-roomed ho«6o, stockyard; Btible,sheep pens, cowshed, etc. Well watered and shel-tered. Terms easy,

Apply, Mr Hector M'Kcnzie on the premises; or,BATHGATE & BUCHANAN,Solicitorstoy Princes strict.

FOR SALE, about 1000 Ewes; twefour, six, and cteht tooth. Also, somo oldeiEwes and some Rams. — Apply Manager HawkdurStntiou, by post, lllackstone Hill; Telegraph StBa.hans. 22ai"TOWN OF MUSSELBTJRGH.

The mot cnßily approachedTown in tho Suburbsnnrtrapidlybecoming a portion of tho City ef Dunedin.

Onlythree and a-half minutes by rail from tho Central RailwayStation, and fifteen minutes' walk by isplenjidroad.

Hitherto ownersof townshipsof 2 acres and upwanhave boen borapacious of making all they poo'iblcould out of their land, that tho street lines show)on their plans luvo been nothing more than laneor alleys, which simply create hot beds of filth amdisease.

Tho proprietorin layingoff tho street lines in thTown of Musselbureh made them all 66 and 60 feewido, equal to the streots of the city; whlUt thQueen's Drive, in Mussolburgh, is superior to anstreet yet constructed inDunedin.

The railwayruns throughthe ontiro lencth of Hussolburgh, and there aro three railway stations wlthiiit1;boundaries, every section boing within onoor twiminutes' walkof arailways ation. Fifteen trainspcdayrun toand from this Town.

Frr.o Railway.Pass toevery Purchaser,and BuildinjMaterialscarried byRailwayFree.

Outof 329 Sections in the Town of Musßollmrglonly 22 nowremain unsold. Tho advantages offcreinthis important Snburb aroaltogether unparallcleiiand intending purchasers thould make no delay i;availing themselves of this opportunity,but apply aonce to the Auctioneers,

MESSRS M'LANDRESS,HEPBURN, & CO.,Or theProprietor,

MR DAVID PROUDFOOT. 27aJjl O Hi S A L E

FREEHOLDS in Otajro, in blockfl of 4000, 6001and 10,001) acres; also 14 improved Farm;from 40 to 1000 acres, within easy distance (Dunedin, and near railway.

Freeholds in Canterbury, in blocks of 10012000. 6000, and 10,000 acres ; also sovoriStations, on oisy terms

ANDERSON'S BA!f.—9 acres, Bplendid buildinBitca

KAIKORAI.-40 acres with house,also 39, 4and 64 acresrich land

TOKOMAIRIRO DISTRICT.-Threeorfour fareTAIERI.—IBO acresand 25 acros, near Mosglol,84 aerea nearPort Chalmers, goodinvestment.4}acres with 7-roomcdhouse,six minutes from

RailwayStation.SOOO to 4000 acres good agricultural land nciDunedin.Nearly half-aerowithgood houso InWalkerstrei17quarter-aero sections,goodsites, Glen.

Sharesbought andsold daily.BLACK, QTHGK,& Co.,

Union Chambers.Princes street. 13i

FOR SALE.

ON ' S A L 1By thoUndersigned.

NEWZEALANDFLAX ROPE AND CLOTHES. . LINES,As under:—

}inch to 1Jinch F]axRope, £38 perton1}inch to2j iuoh 80, £34 pertOD.

Also,C-ply 40feot Clothes Linos, 6s 6dper doz.3-plyOOfeet Do, Ss6dperdoz.

M'LANDRESS, HEPBURN, & CO.,Zflap , Manse street.

BRIGHT BROTHERS & CO.BOND STREET, DUNEDIN,HAVE ON SALE:—Brandy—Hennessy and Champagne Vineyardi

inbulk,case, andflaskClarets—A.de Luze, St. Gervals, MaisonBlanchPorts and SherriesBottled Stout—Pig brandFencing Wire, Wire NailsGalvanisedIronBlastingPowderLlmeed OilsWhite LeadMllner'sSafes and Deed Boxes,&o, &c.PrintingPaper, PrintingInk.

INDENTSfor nil description ofgoods executed oithe most favourableterms. 29a]TO TIMBER MERCHANTS,ARCHITECTS,COI

TRACTORS,ANDBUILDERS.

FOR SALE.—In lots to suit purchasers.—4oo,ooo super feetfirst qualityOregoitimber,from 12x6 up to20 x20,and inlengths up t<100 feet. The above is tho best specification amqualityof Oregon ever landed here.

PROUDFOOT ANDM*KAY, "lja Offices, Rattray street, Dunedln.

"TCTEILLand CO. have on SALE—X" Otard'aBrandy,qr-casks and caseaA.C.V.Brandy,qr-casks and casesBernard's Whisky, octaves,quarters, and casesLoiigjohn's „ „ „ „Dunville's „ quartersand caßesJDKZ Geneva,labelled and capsuledVerginiaud Clarets, pintsand quartsChildrey'a Tobaccos, 10s, pkt. pcs., and twistShelland's Twist, qr-tiorces and casesWhite cross and J. O. Hill'sFencing WireShoobridge's and PrimeKent HopsPortable and Stationary Engines, Lathe Bods,Drilling and Planing Machines, Steam

Hammers, and other Machinery by Morton,I Chaplin, Pollock, M'Nab,nnd all the known

makers.General Groceries and Stores of all descriptions.

"OENSHAW, DENNISTON, and CO.,JL*> Bond btrkkt, Dunedin havefor Sale,instock,landing, and to arrivo, Woolpacks, Cornsacks, Gal-vanised Iron, Fencing Wire, Station Stores, Grocerios,Wines and Spirits, Oils, Paints, and other Mcrchandisc.

Indents executed In the Horns or other marketson the most favourable termsfor every descriptionof goods, through their friends, James MorrisonandCo., London,

Liberal cash advances made against Wool, Tal-low,and other produco placed iv their handseither for sale in Dunedin, or for consignment toMessrs R. Goldsbrough and Co., Melbourne; orMessrs ames Morrison and Co., London. 2f>j

ABBOT'S Buggies and CarriagesON SALE.

Abbot's Top Slngloand DoubloBuggiesdo FarmiWaggonado Waggonettesdo No Top, Singlo andDouble Buggioa.

Thocarriages from this manufactory,for durability,Bsfcty and lightdraught,ore excelledby none.

BATES, SISE, and CO.,Agents,

21s Bond utreot, Dunedin.GOUNDRY'S COMPRESSED OR CONSOLIDATED

TEA.

ANOTHER Shipment of this Cele-bratedTea hasjustarrived.

Sub-agents wantedall over the Colony.Apply to

H.W. SMYTHIES and CO.,Rattraystreet,

Soleagentsfor New Zealand.Agents for Dunedin:

R.K. MURRAY AND SON, Rattray streot,G. BKRM.ER, Chemist, Priucea streot,ThoRAILWAY BOOK STALLS,

kc^ to^ &C;

THE Celebrated IVER'S Buggies andLight Carriages

ON SALE.

Ivor's Singlo and Doublo Buggies,Waggonettes, &o.

Moderatein price, easyand durable.BATES, SISE, and CO.,

Agents,21b Bond streot, Dunedln.

AVID BAXTER AND CO.,IMPORTERS and GENERALMERCHANTS,

Princos streot,HaveonSALE-

Old Vattcd Highland WIIISKY, 11yearsoldM'Dougal's ArrlbeglslayWHISKYM'Murcliio-KMston'sCanipbeltowndittoThorn and Cameron's ditto dittoM. B. Foster and Son'sbottled ALE—firstquality

qua<sand pintsDJood, Wolfe, and Co.'sSTOUT—quarts and pints

Influecondition,.

RAILWAYS.

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Loavo Kaitangata .. 10.20am. 2.15p.m. 4.5 p.mArnvoStirling .. 10.40 2.35 4.25Loave Stlrliug .. 10.60 2« 4.40ArriveKaitaugata .. 11.19 3.5 5.0

On Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, a traincaves Stirlingat 12.0,arrivingat Kaitangata at 1220.

NORTHERN LINES.DUNEDIN AND BUJESKIN.

North Tiuds. Wbkk Days.1 3

Miles a.m. p.an.from Dunedin.. ~ ~ ~ 7.45 20

1 Peitchetßay .. . .. 7.50 2 57 Glendermul .. ~ .. 8.10 2.258 Port Chalmers (Uppc? Station) .. 8.15 2.3017 Wnitati(Blueskin) .. nrr.. ao 3.10

South Thainb. WkckDats.2 4

Miles " o.m. p.m.from WaiMl(Blucstin) .. leava.. 0.60 3.18

10 Poit Chalmers(Upper Station .. 10.35 36810 Glendotmid 10.40 4.8IB PoUch.it Bay 11.0 4.2317 Dunedin arr.. 11.6 4.2S

A special trainwillleave Punedin for Elueskin onSaturdays at 5 p.m.,lotuniiug therefromat6.D0p.m

RAILWAYS,

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iLUJL -ILAJLJ3P P P PPP BSgg frßA trainwill leave Oamarufor Moeraki ami interndlate Statlonievery Saturday,at 0.30 p.m., return!from lattsi plaeoat 8.16 p.m. "

WAIAREKA BRANCH.. . fOut. a.m. p.m. Iw, a," „

Oamarudep 7.16 4.15 Njtaparadap 8.46 &WalarckaJn. 7.25 4.25 Windsor ..95 8Woston .. 7.33 4.33 Elderslio .. 9.20 8Teanerakt .. 7.61 4.51 TcanerakiJn. 9.31 flEldoralle .. 85 E. 6 Wcston .. 9.52 6Windsor .. 8.20 5.20" Walareka, Jn. 10.0 7Ngapara arr 8.40 6.40 | Oaniaru arr 10.10 7

Bkeakwatkr Like.—Passenger Trains run wlrequired ts suit thearrival and departureof stoame«S,HeturnorPeriodical Ticketswillnothe avsiMfor Special orExcursion Trains,txceptwhentho 01nary Time Table is suspended. Return Tickets iavaialblo withindistances of 60 miles on tho day

issue only ; above 60 miles,and within 100 miles urthe end of the nextdayafter issue ; abovo 100 mi]until the next day but oneafter issuing. OrdinsSingloTickets, Issued on Saturdaysand Sundays iavailable asRstum Ticketsuntiltho end of thefolioing Monday. AllReturn Tickets used for return lathan the day ofissue must be presented at the TiciWindow, andre-datod beforethoPasengerenters t

WMu CONYEBB," ' '' SuperintendingEngineer.

POB SALE. ".-"""TO" and G. TURNBULL ana 01

Haveon Sale—WHISKY-Glenlivet,Glenury,Ardbeg,Thorn aCameron's,andKed DoorBRANDY—BisquitDuboucho,Hennessy's, Palclpation, Imperial, Texicr GerardWINES-Offley's, Forrester's,Cozens's,and MirSTOUT-Pig, Blood's, BullDog, Guinness's,a

OILMEN'SSTORES of every dcacrlptionVARNISHES-Noble and Hoaro'a,and Price's

SEED—Bed and White Clover, Cowgraas, Coc! . foot, &c.I PRINTER'S INKS and VARNISHESI OlLS—Colza,Boiled and Raw Linscod, Kerose:

Castor,and Cod LiverEARTHENWARE—Assorted Invoices, Chins IMILNER'S SAFES, Cash, Deed, and P&por Bo]MILLING MACHINERY,SwissSilk, Mill Stoni CORNBACKS, Woolpackß, Canvas: '. ""VINEGAR—HiII Ev&ns' and Sloo Sleo ;

I PILLS and OlNTMENT—Bolloway'sand CocklI . TINPLATE Wire Nails,Shovels,Axes/to;, &WHITELEAD-Genuine,1cwt and 2 cwtkew■ ROOTING Bud SHEATHING FELTS■'■" ■WATERPROOFCLOTHIIirG ■ '■,)" ■

aOHWEPP'S LEMONADE,Soda, SoltseraPo.tas3 WaterPLOUGUb-Miirray'sSingle and Double-Etonand Subsoilers , ■ ■ ■"SARSAPARILLA—DrTownsend'aPERFUMERY-Rlmmell's,Priceand GosnaD'*FLOUR OF SULPHUH,Koek Salt, Linseed.SEWINGMACHINES^Howc's *,■■COCOA and CHOCOLATE—TayIor's and JfrrtiTOBACCO, Cigars,and CigarettesBATTS'S Pickles and Sauces.FELT Rooflns; and ShoathlnifPENFOLD'S ADELAIDE WINES.

Landingox Soabird,from Batavia— '■'.'"Elcc, Sutfar,Coffee.PopperSpices, Sago, TaptoManillaand CoirRopo.&c.&c.W. and G.TUENBULL and CO.,'Hion Stbhsi.. O.UTHRIE AND LARNAOHVfT NEW ZEALAND TIMBER AND WOODWARE FACTORIESCOMPANY(LIMITED)HaveLaudingand to arrivo,Ex followingYeaaiviz.:Calypso, SarahBell,Canterbury, Auckland,D»D|, Towor, Oamaru,County of Peebles, Piako, FerngUWellington, Ravenscraig, and Western Monarci--480 casesgalvanised corrugated Iron '3! do painted do94 tons barand plate iron' ' 70 do staniiardiron " ■ '140 do fencing wireand staples: 10rolls galvanisedwire netting

15 tonssheet load

" 275 keys wiranails'- 85 do wroughtnails"-' ",'"'.

42 do galvanisedroofingnails and scrbi498 packages goneralironmongery18 tonswhiteand red lead,udpaints'j 557 drums eils, turpentine,and vamlihes160 qr-barrols Hall's blasting powder

j 12bottles quicksilver ■ " ,1 10,000fire bricks andfire tiles

20,000 countesßslates ".■..■4,370 caskaPortland andKeen'B cement60balescornsacka. . .- ;■:.".:""107 boxes Chance'sglass , ,

Sl9 do Belgium do s ■15casesfurnitnre18"bides carpets, various qualities. 16casesfloorcloths, . 44baleß paperhanginifs and scrim,■- 58,000feetBaltic deals '.'. 4,600 do hickory

12,420 do white oak. . "! .'.. ~ .. WALTER GUTHETB, ;■.■ ; ...:... ManagingDirector.■gASKET PHAETONS, Dole's STA

HONand FAMILY WAGONS for Sale",poAugustFroidrich, from New York,

IROB1N&CO., :"■"

OOAOHBDIIiDBRB, "'' .y,\

i fi/.>.n.nnaa() gtuartstreet. "";■;

"DATES, SISE, & 00.,-*-7 Bond Steext, Duhmuh, . . .." HAVE ON S AIB-U

Shovels, axes, nails, tacks, eluiee forks,Fairbank'iweighing machines, Douglas pumps, stove?,andAmerican hardwareof every description]axe and pick handles, tubs, pails, clothespins,and brooms; American chairsand furni-ture, kerosene oil, Noonday »nd Downer'smineralsperm oil, lamps and chimneys, car-riages," express waggons, and harness,oars,shipblocks, and cotton duck;canned fruits,dried apples, condensed milk, crushed loaf. sugar, oystors, lobsters,Klngsford's maizena,&c.,&c.; PaulKillerand Allen'sLungBalsam:tobaccos. . , .: . " O«

T.. RAT T R A.J and ;O O MI * Bond Strbst, Dmnrora,

MERCHANTS AND COMMISSIONrAGKNTS,Have oi; Salo—

Woolpacks, Fencing Wire, Tobacco,Tea,Sogsr,Brandy, Geneva, Whisky, Caudles, Hirmslado;Currants, Oilmen's Stores, &a, &c //

Indentsexecuted inthe Home and.'Amerlcanmarkets >Cashadvances made on liberal tercn npon stations')

upon crowing clips of wool, and upon w«sshippedtotheirLondonAgent, Mr A.L. JUta^ZJiQN SALE by the UNDERSIGNED :—BRANDY—Honnossy's, Martcl's, Champagne Vino-yards, SouthernVineyards,and othersRUJI—R.W.P., and Jamaica .WHISKY-Jno.Ross, Thorn and Cameron lonirJohn, Glenlivet, Jamieson'.-!,Kinahan'sGENEVA—JDKZ,and Prize MedalGlN—SirRobert Burnett'sWlNES—Graham's one to six diamond, Y.O.PCrown Excelllsamo, &c.;Bon Retiro, oldvinbwcs-also, other brands,ordinaryt^ fair; Garvey andCo.'s Bherries in all qualities; SI.M. ArenasMarinez,Nunez Lara,golden and brown sherries" ■Mazanilla, Montilla, Vino de Pasto, Madeira"Poinhardt and Co.'a No. 2 Moselle, sparkling andstillHock, Louis Bosdcrcr Cliampairno. Clianot.Moetand Shandon,Ueidsieck.CLARET—St. Julicn,In Rose, Ado Luze LoovillSaintGcrvais,ChateauMargaiK.

BLIGH & HAEBOTHiB, 'ilelbourne. i 'Champagne Viseyabb I'Roriupoßs' Co.'s Coonao.—The uodorsiifnod,solo ogents for this Company'sBrandies,have a largestock inhotheads and quartei-jasks, paleanddark.

BLIGH& HARBCTTLK,Melbourne.

"EpOR SALE.—4O,6OOBlack Pine andTotara sawn fencing Posts,

to PROTOFOOT &M'KAT.

ANDERSON AND MORRISON,PLUMBERS. COPfERSMITHS,BRASSFINISHBRS,TINSMITHS, GASFMTKKS,ZINCWORKHftS,&c,

Haveon Sale, sheet conper, lrasß tube, !rba gas pipe,black and galvanized jawbo>os,gasalicjrs, stoam, gaaaandwater fittinjes. We are mauufactoors of everydescription of copper, brass, and load goods, stesracoils,refrigerators, twnperators, patoat tnabhcrs.steamjackettedpans, bot'ors, and allkinjs of broworyanfboilinßplant. Every descriptionof homo andshipplumberworkdon6tn the nowost principles: copperstoam pipes, pumni.hiiinacles,allkinds ox shiplamps,and galley utomili mudo. Baths, hotwater, circols*.ting apparatusfoi Uundrlos,cburchea and publicln»itltutiona, Pateitwater ctaiis,sluicingnowlcs, Sus.Su!. All kinds if brass citings dono oh the sliortoainotice. All wak guajiiutoed nnd charges varymoderate. Duiedin Knmbcr, Copper and BracaWorks, MorayE»ce, nearlyoppositeFirst Chareh.

13m

THE CIVIL SERVICE.

No. 18.TKR OOVHRNMENT WtINTtNO OVFICK

This in one of tho most overgrownandexpensive iSepartmcms of tho Guvonnmut.It maynot bo strictly correct to npcnk of itas forming part(if the CivilServico,althoughits head would probably be offendedif as-signed any lower position than that of a

" Civil Servant,but thopurposeofthese articleswould certainly not be Bervod if wo pa«stdby unnotioed. a department which absorbssome £11,000a year of publio moneyinsalarios alone. The head of the ollico is MrBeorge Didsbnry, who boars the title of Go-vernment Printer. Mr Didsbury commencedhis apprenticeship at Mr Wilson's ofßco—the New Zealand Horald—in Auckland,webelieve,and he either serveda partof histime under th« then Governmentprinter, orcame into tho officevery soon after he be-came frto of the craft. He was au activepushing young man of good address,andhaving some good friends he managed toattain hm present appointment at a time■when tho Government printing establish,rnout was a very v odest ono, ami lie wascontent with a very modest salary. Ho hadthen probably very little idea of ever de-veloping into the head of a department at£40Ua year, and was not abovo doing a

■ little at ''case" himselfwhen occasion do-it. Now things are verydifferent,

>and ,\ir Diitebury nas( °" u'a energies fullytasked insupervising a depaitment thnt hitsdeyeloped into a magnitude out of all pro-portion to the growth of the Colony.

The GovernmentPrinter has good com-petent tradesmen under him,in the personsof the overßeer andsub-overseers. Theover-seer, Mr J. Costoll,is a thoroughgoodman,although rather fond of a yarn whenhe can button-hole a good listener.He, however,understands his work, anddoes it, and he requires others todo theirs. In Mr Burns, the sub-overseer,the Governmenthave a man of superior at'tainments,both as a tradesman and in otherways—aman who has seen a good deal ofthe world, and profited bywhat he has seen.The Governmentprinting-office would bomuch worse than it is if Mr Burns were notthere. The other sub-ovorseer,Mr Gamble,is a good workman also. The overseer re-ceives £262 a year, and the sub overseers£225 and £200 respectively. There arethen two readers,at £200and £190respec-tively, abookkeeper and publishing clerk,at£200, and a whole host of pressmen andcompositors atordinarysalaries. Deducting£1000for type and machinery, the voto onthe present estimates for the printing officeproper for this year is £8363. The bindingbranch of the department is under an over-seerat £210per annum, and casts £1900 ayearin all for salaries. Then there is thestamp printing branch, with a foremanat£275,and a total salary listof £992;andthenthere is a stereotype department, under astereotypor and eleotrolyper, who only gets£200,and has an assistant at £30.

The lithographicandphotographicbranchesused to be attached to the general print-ing offico,but they have within tho lastyear been removed to the control ofthe Public Works Department, a ohangeof doubtfulutility. In the present articlewe miy as weli, however, treat themas part of the printing establishment,and in like manner treat also the sepa-rate photo - lithographic and lithographicbranches,whichthe Surveyor Generalinsistson maintaining in connection with his de-partment. In our Publio Works article * creferredbriefly to the photographer, MrDeverill,as a thoroughartist. His salary is£400,and he has anassistant at £120. Thelithographer, Mr Earl, is a capital trades-man, and receives £285. The remainingofficersof tho department absorb £782perannum. The Surveyor General's photolithographer, Mr A. M 'Coll, is well knownin Otago. There might not be much objec-tion to the Surveyor-Generalhaving a photo-lithographer of his own at £350, if onlyhe would consent to the work being ■done in a suitable place. Mr Thomson,however,has placed his lithographic officoin 'the top storey of tho buildings, and theretons ontons of Stones are stored,and heavypresses aro worked,to the great injury of the ,building and the alarm of those who haveto work in the rooms immediately below.The GovernmentBuildings wore never con-struoted to bear such a weight and strain onthe upper fioor,and already there aro cvi Ident signs that serious deflectionis going on. :Somethingworse will certainly result if thißofficeis notremoved tn its proper position, jwhich should be in the basement,if it in ;necessarythat it should be in thebuildings tat all. A better arrangement however,cwould bo to have all the printing, whetherlithographic) or not, done in the oneofficeand 'under one bead. j

The amount of work whioh ia done in theGovernmentPrinting Officeis very large— Jmanypeople think unnecessarily bo, as much jmatter is now printed whioh might well ,be left alone. As a rule the work is ;well done, but on a very extrava tgant scale. Ingenious returns have oo- »oasionally been prepared, showing the cost cof the work, but these have deceivedno onewho knows the trade. To outsiders they !jmake it appear that the work is done mosteconomically, while thereverse isreally thecase. Lots of items which necessarily enter \into the cost of runningaprinting officeareoverlooked altogether, and soboth ends are amade to meet- where it is desired theyshould <tmeet. Someyearsagothere was a kind ofinquiry into the working of the office,and 2certain things were recommended. Someof tthose havebeen done,but on the whole thesystora is unchanged, although the officeis Teveryyearassuming larger proportions. It Jjib in ihe trade a perfectly well-known fact vthat if ths Governmentprinting were left torbe tendered for by private enterprise, it \,could be done far more cheaply (even while agivingthe tetderer a handsome profit) than cit now o iats ; and in saying this we do not bknow that anyreflection need thereby be tcaßton the head of the department. It isquite impossible for work to be done in an festablishment like this as cheaply as it |could be exeouted at a private office. In fmore ways than one, also, the main- jtenance of this huge establishment is un- fifair to private employers in Wellington, vand throughout the Colony, Itdeprivesthem £of that le^icimate encouragementwhich they «might reasonably expect from the Govern- riment, and it subjects them almost hope- °lessly to the tyrannyof trade associations.1 'Thestr'ongholdof thsTypographicalSociety a-is the Governmentprinting offioe,and from"this terms are absolutely dictated to nearly teveryemployerof compositors inthe Colony. vOnly the other day a proposalwas under dii- jcushion to form a printers' imion ,for thewhole Colony, and to establish a general

""^strike fund. This attempt to coercehas been temporarily ebandoned,]

however. No man who is notaSooiety man.^canobtain work in. the GovernmentprintingIptftSice, and hence there is really maintained

at tho public expense an offioe which notonly prevents master printers getting 'any Government work, but subjects Ithem to the dictation of a Trados Unicn. iOccasionally, when the Governmentprinter iis hard pressed, he has to invoke thehelp ofthe ordinarypi inting officesto aid him in 'printing Acts,&o. In such cases, however,'it is only th« machine work which is usuallyrequired, the formesbeing set up in the 1GovernmentOfficeand sent to the private iestablishments tobe machined. Within thelast two or three years the Governmenthas idone its own bookbinding andruling. This iwork was formtrly done by contract, and Iwe have no doubt that if returns were asked ■for it would be shown in figures that it is "tow done more cheaply. Aa a matter of jfact, however,it is utterly impossible, that" 1Buch a return could be true. The book- ibinders who had the contract used always ito do a large private business as well as 'the Government.'work, and yet so soon ias ever the bookbinding branch was estab- ilished in the GovernmentOffice, it -Baa <found necessaryto employ a larger Btaffithan the contractors had previously eiri- ■ployed altogether, and in manyinstanoea 'higher wageshad tobo given to induce the 1workpeople to leavetheirordinaryemployers, i

A great o ml thorough reformmight wellbemade in this printing department. We havelittle hesitation in saying that thousandsofpounds are annually wasted in it, even with-out taking the Hansard printinginto accountwhich we havenot done. This is ofcoursea very heavy item, being no less than £2600for printing and binding alone. It is nodoubt necessarythattho Governmentshouldhavea printing officeof its own, Theraateoccasional documents of a confidentialnature to be printed which could not beallowed out of the control of some re-sponsible office. A small officowith abouta dozen hands at the outside would,.however,do all this kind of work, andtho rost of the Government printing imight, we are convinced,bo more econ-omically and in everyway better done if ■left to piivate enterprise. The stamps ;Stinting branoh, ia one wbioh the i"ovornment should necessarily retain in its i

own hands. It is not an exponsivoitem,however,and tho taatu and sliill displayedby tho Now Zealandstomp printersaro highlyoieditablo to them. This and one or twootherbrandies of tho establishment arc nowlocated in what used to be tho Public Wi.rksolficea,adjoining tho wrotehud old buildingon Thorndmi Quay, which was tho originalprinting oflico,and hi which all tho letter,press is still curried on, A morn miserable,unsuitable, and uncomfortableplace wasneverused,eveu for a printing ollice,and itwould be well, if such a largo establishmentis tobo maintained at all, to pull down thopresent building and erect a proper ofliao.As amatter of economythis wouM bo desir-able ; bnt it would bo better still to makn ftclean sweep of tho oflicein a differenttensealtogether.

A SPIRITUALISTIC SEANCE.TO THE EDITOR.

Sin—lnyourissue of this morning there ap-pears a letter signed by "O.N. and 13.A."I3.A."whioh purports to givea true account of aSpiritualistic Seancehold lately by a nuniborof so-called "staunch advocates" of Spiritu-alism,in which the latter were completelyhoaxed. There are really so many misstate-meuts in this letter that perhaps youwillallowmo,aa oneof those present, to correct the falseimpression it would convoy to anyonewho didnot know the true factsof the case.

In the first place the meetingwas not held"somewhere about midnight," nor was it the

result cf a suggestion on the sp".ir of themoment; on the contrary, it was quitea pre-arranged affair, intended as a test of table-turningorBpirit rapping,and the hour of com-mencement was 10.20 p.m. precisely. Wecertainly did not tryand persuade "0.N." and"P.A." to join us; by their own coufessiondays beforethey were fartoo frightenedtohaveanything whatover to do with it. We did hearthe rapping thatthey saytheywereauthors of,and it was veryloud and distinct too ; but itwas not the only rapping audible to us, foreach oneof the eight of us in the circlewasconscious of a tapping of a faintercharacterupon the top ofthe table,at intervals,as well.And thislatter tapping occurred on four separate occasions,on asmanydifferentnights,andunder circumstances that put the idea ofdecep-tion quite out of the question,whilst wo had asmuch proof of the abilityof the table toassumepositions foreign to tho law of gravityas wecould wish for..Thatwe allfelt an indescribablethrill run through us at the firstknock,andthat one of us really faintedwith terror, arepure fictionsofthe writers' brains,and that wosuddenly called out for lights,lights, lights,is.equallyincorrect. "O. N."and "P. A."mustsurely have been dreaming, for we sat at the(table fully half an hour afterthe " indescrib-able thrill" was supposed to have passedthroughus, and if theyhad listened theymighthave heard more than one joke at the expenseofthe spirit that couldn't answersuch asimplequestion as how canyof us there were in thecircle.

Now, Mr Editor, I may tell you confi-dentially that "O. N." and "P. A.," fromwhat I know and hive heard of them,napponboth to be individuals who would rival anyexcitable,half-grown school girl in timidity,and in the capacity for imaginingallkinds ofmysteries from the most commonplace andeveryday occurrences. For instance,Ido.itBuppose for a momentthat either " O.N." or"P. A." would dare to be guiltyof such anindeacretion as stirring five yards about thehouse after everybody else had gone tobed,or of raising their heads above the bedclotheßifthey happened to hear a poor harmless^ ratscutteringacross the floorofthe room at night.

We congratulatethem on the resolution theyshowed in so far conqueringtheir dreadof thesupernatural as to venture beneath the houseat all. It shows that theymußthave a littlelatent couragehidden awpy insome odd cornerof their systems, even thoughthere were twoof them and theyhad a lampat full blaze withthorn all the time aswell. However,there is noknowingwhat men, orrather boys, cando wheutheytry, so all honourto" O.N.andP.A." Iftheyfindanyamusement in grovelling amongstdust andrubbish on their hands and knees forhali-an-hour or so ata time, we most cordiallyinvite them tooccupy the same place when wehold ournext seance. Finally,I maysayit iscontemplated tobestow upon each of them theconventional leather medal,in consideration ofthe deep sagacity they displayed in lending^themselves to the wilful palmingoffof a decep-tion upon those who had met together in allsincerity to make a trial of what they were notstaunch advocates of,but which theywere atleast unprejudiced enough not to condemnwithout first puttingto the test.—l am, &c,Gtmnotus...

May 2nd.

THE COST OF RAILWAY TRAVEL-LING.

TO THE EDITOR.Sin—lam surprisedthat your leaderupon the

subject of the cost of railwaytravelling, pub-lished afewdays since,has notmet with someresponse froiu the mercantile community.

Thesubject is one of pressing importance, asthe absurd,and monstrous rates nowprevailingare antagonistic to tho mainobjectwith whichtheeatablishmentofrailwaycommunication wassanctioned in this country.

Havingtravelledovermoat ofthe well-knownContinentallines,I can, I think,supplya fewdata in support of the position contended forby yourarticle,fromwhich yourreaders maydraw their own conclusions. The followingmaybe relied on as tolerablyaccurate. It isimpossible to get them perfectlycorrect, as itwould be necessaryto .york out small fractions,and calculate minute differencesin the valuesof foreign coinages. I have;however,for .the,sake of argument in each instance,made thecost appear more tban it really is.

Belgium: Brussels to Courtrai,54 miles;speed, 20 miles per hour. Fares—First class,ljd; second claas,Id; third class,Jd.Brussels to Liege, 61 miles; speed, 31 milesp« hour. First class,ljd; second class,Id;'third class,§d.

_ . ■Germany: Berlin to Dantzig, 311 miles;speed, 39 miles per hour. First class,113d;second class,1 l-8d ; third class,§d.

France: Paris to Lyons, 316 miles; speed,29 miles. First class,2d; second class,l^d ;third class,Id. -■■'■■.

Now it is important to bear in mind thatwhen thereal differencecomes to be still fur-ther tested it only_ appears wider,because—lst.The coat of workingand maintaining therail-waysis vastlygreater, as they ate necessarilymore solid,they are made through privatalands purchased at great cost, and theyrequireaveryexpensive staff. 2nd. The second-classcarriage in each of the enumerated instances isbetter than the first-classcarriage here,thoughthis will not as a rule hold goodof England...The factsI have mentioned are few andsimple. I might mention many other con-trasts, all showing greater comfort on theEuropean lines and greater coat here,but ourjourneysare short,and we are not fastidious.All that tha travelling public ask is that thefirst principle upon which our railway systemwas foundedshould be kept in view,and ifthis be doneI am surethat it will be foundanunsound policy to charge the highest knownrates for the poorest accommodation in thewayof speed. - .. ■ . "Iventure to think that you have opened up

asubject of great importance to the commu-nity,and I can only express a hope that thosemost interested in this Bubjectwill constitutethemselves advocates for the whole communitywith a view to putting the railwayfateson amore satisfactory footing,—l am, &c,Traveller.

Dunedin,May 3rd.

EVANGELISTIC MISSION OF REV.DR SOMERVILLE.

From a pamphlet published under theauspices of the " Glasgow United Evan-gelistic Union,". we republish the followingaccount ol the proceedings at tho FreoChnrchPresbytery of Glasgow, on the oo-casion of Dr Somervillebeing invited to goforth on his Evangelistio missionary tour.

Wednesday, Bih February, 1877,will longbe remembered as aremarkable day in thaannals of theFree Presbytery of Glasgow.

The unwonted spectacle of ministers andmembers of almost all the Evangelicaldenominations in our city — EstablishedOhurch, United Presbyterian, Congrega-tional, Baptist, Methodist, EvangelicalUnion, (o).—sinking all thoso differences,jwhicb,--'thounhnot maintained to be vital,aro'fatiil deemedso importantas to justifythemaintaining of separateEcclesiastical organi-sation; and coming together as brethrt-n,with one accord,to crave fromasister ohnrcha boon on which their hearts were earnestlyset, was in itselfremarkable. Still more so,when the nature of tho boon,so earnestlyBought, was taken into account. For,whatwas it that moved those men' so deeply? Itwas the desire that that wavo of spiritualblessingwhich had recently bathed ourownshores should sweep round the globe, so thatour countrymen in far distant lands mightcorns under Us influence. And, recognisingin an honouredminister of a sister Church,thona gifts ahd'gra'itts which,bythe blessingof tho great Head ot the Church,seemedfitted to secure that oud,theywere there toask that he ehould be sent forth as theirmessenger,bearing to thoso distant shoiesthe "gladtidings of great joy"—that "old,old story " which they knew co well to bestill the "power of Godunto salvation."

The proceedings of that .memorable daycarried eveiy one back inspirit to Apostolictime?. And,as the venerable and ReverendJohn M'Dermid,a worthy rfprenentative ofthe old Covenanters, invoked God'sguidanceand b!e_Es:ng, on the decision that was aboutto bo given by the Presbytery, everyheartwas moved and melted,uuder thorealisedpretonoe of the Holy Spirit, and the feelingof allin that meeting was, " Surely God isia this plnoe—this h noao other than the

Houso of God, and thin is tho Gate ofHeavon."

Tho depuration which assembled at theBar of tho Freo Presbytery comprised thofollowing :—Tho Revs. James Black,D.D.,Alexander Wallace,D.D., Fergus Ferguson,D.D., Andrew A. Bonar, D.D., WilliamHoyil, M.A., D^vid Russell,Gcorgo Stewart,Andrew Keay, James Jeffrey, HarveyPhillips, 8.A., James J. G. Scott, JohnTorranco,Gilbert Lawrio, R. Niven, andMessrs James White,of Overtoun.J. 11. N.Graham,John S. Uatfield, John Galloway,llughßarnott,A. S. D. Colquhor.n, GeorgoMacfarlano,J. Campbell White, A. H.M'Li-an,James S. Napier, Jamos R. Paton,Alexander Mackeith,James Scott,WilliamSloan,AlexanderSloan,John Steel,Thomas11. Watson,and John R. Miller. Letters ofapology were sent by the following genlle-mon, expressing hearty sympathy in theobject, and rogrettingthat they wero unablepersonally to formpart of the deputation:—Keys. J. Marshall Lang, D.D., Robert Blair,M.A., Thomas Somerville,John Bennett,M.A..G. L. Caratairs,Robert Howie, andMoasra George Martin, AlexandorAllan,andWilliam Quatrier.On this deputation being formally intro-duced to the Presbytery, and called upon bytho Moderator (the Rev. George Keith) tostatothoir object—

Mr JohnR. Millee, oneof the Secretairesof tho United Evangelistic Association,said:Moderator—ln the unavoidable absence ofMr Alexander Allan, tlio President of ourAssociation,who has been suddenlycalledawayby the deathof a relative,I have beendeputed to state the object of our appearinghere to-day, whioh Ishall best do by read-ing tho invitation given by our Associationsome weeks ago to the Boy. Mr Somer-ville :—

2 SomersetPlace,Glasgow,letDecember,1876.Rev. A. N. Somerville.

Eev. and Dear Sii^-At a meetingofthe Di-rectors oftho GlasgowUnitedßvangelisticAsso-ciation,held in the side-room of EwingPlaceChurch, on Monday, 13thNovember,at whichwere present the Keys. Andrew Keay, GeorgeStewart,Robert Blair, M.A., William'Boyd,James GriersonScott,and Gilbert Lawrie,M.A., ministers j and MessrsAlexander Allan,John S. Hatfield,William Sloan,AlexanderSloan,John Galloway, AlexanderH. M'Lean,James Scott, James R. Paton,George Mao-farlane,John H. N. Graham,James S.Napier,Alexander M'Keith, and John Ritchie Miller—AlexanderAllan,Esq., President of the As-sociation,presiding-it was moved by Alex-ander Sloan,Eiq., seconded by tho Rev.GeorgeStuart,of Ewing Place CongregationalOhurch,and heartilyagreed to, " Thatthe Rev.A. N. Someryille, of Free Anderston Ohurch,Glasgow, ba invited to give up his ministerialcharge (though not his connection with theFree Church),and,for the future,devote hislife *othe furtheranceof the Gospel at Homeand abroad,but especially among tho English-speakingpeople in foreign lands,and,as far asin his power, amongthe non-Christiannativeuofthese countries."

In laying this bxtract from, our minutesbeforeyou, and askingyou to complywith ourrequest, we are aware that we are talcing asomewhat bold step. You are already a veteranin the Master's service,and mightwell be ex-cused,if you felt inclined to retire fromthe ar-duous work of the ministry, in orderto enjoythe reßt and luiaure to which you are so fullyentitled. Instead ofthat,however,we ask youto increase your labours,to leave the land ofyourfathers,nlarge and deeply attached con-gregation, even home itself,with all its com-fortsand endearingties,and to iro throughouttho world,thus toencounter manifoldperilsbyland and sea.. The great awakening which it .pleased theLord to give to our beloved land during theserecent years has led verymanyin ourown andother cities to ponder more deeplythe com-mand of our risen and exaltedRedeemer,to" go into all the world and preach the Go3pelto everyersature." This and other weightyreaao.lß, three onlyofwhich we shall mention,induced us to take this decided step :—

1. The object contemplated is so good, sogreat, and so thoroughly in harmony withApostolic teaching and action. You are in-tfed, as far as it maybe in yourpower, to gowhereVer"th&-E2g!ißhlanguageis spoken, bear-inga message.of love and gosdwill toall whoin everyplace lore the name ofour"Lord" andSaviour,and to do your utmost to promote thediffusionof the Gospel'amongthe natious "ofthe earth. We trust and pr^ythat by youreffortsthe love ofChristiansmaybe deepened,theirfaith increased,their zeal stimulated,andthat amongall the residents in the placesvisited a deeper concernmaybe awakened re-gardingspiritual things. We believefewknow-better than yourself the urgent need there isfor such a mission. :.,..■■

2. We aßkyou,to go, because we believe youto be specially qualified by the Head of theOhurchfor the work indicated. Yonr well-known lErge-heartedness and sympathy witheverywork undertaken byany section of the.Church- which has.foeits.aim the.advancamantof the Redeemer's cause, your love to the1'brethren and enthusiasm in whatever you un;.dertake,your Apostolic fervourin advocating,the claims of Christand His Gospel, and,es-pecially, the fact that the Lord Himselfhasbeen pleased to useyou very signally already;'while proeeoutingsimilarwork in India,BritishAmerica,Spain,and other places, leads us toconclude that youare in.a veryspecial mannerprepared and adaptedfor the accomplishmentofthe end in view. ; ';

3. We believe that if you make thesacrificewe ask of you,the whole Churchof Christinour land may be stimulated.to take a morehearty and practical interest in their brethrenin distant lands,and especially that youngministers of Christ maybe provoked therebyto show greater readiness to leave home andgivo themselves more heartily to the- greatwork ofevangelisingthe world at large,

In the event of your complying,with ourrequest, we agree that you should be left un-fetteredas towhen,where,and /lorayou shouldwork. We,aa a united association,representing all the evangelical denominations in ourcity, promise you in all yourwork.our cordialand prayerfulsympathy, and to do ourutmostto secure the same from other evangelisticassociations throughoutGreatBritain and Ire-land. 'Ofcourse, a work of this nature will neces-sarily involve avery considerable outlay. 'We,as an association,do not charge ourselves withthe moneyarrangements; but, in.regard tothis and other matters, youare referredto thefollowinggentlemen, whom webave appointedan administrative and consulting council,viz.,Rev. Andrew A. Bonar, D.D., Messrs JohnCampbell White, Alexander Sloan,A. S.D.Colquhoun, James Scott,who will gladly assistyouinarrangement ofmeetings, plan of work,correspondence, &c, in so far as it lies in theirpower so to do. . . '..' ':Trusting and praying that youmaybo guidedto »' right decision in this very importantmatter—We are, Rev. dear Sir, yours verytruly,

JOHSR. MIIXEH,Alex.Maoleith,'

Joint Secretaries,GlasgowUnited EvangelisticAssociationImayexplainthat,previous to tho invitationbeing givtn, it wasresolved that a guaranteefund of upwards of £2000should be raised,which fundhas accordingly been subscribedby a few gentlemen in and outside theAssociation,who are deeply interestedin the schemo. And, on puttingtho invitation into Mr Somerville'shands,the committee indicated their desire that,besides travelling expenses, he should drawat the rate of £500per annum by.wayofsalary,so that his position, in a pecuniarypoint of view,should net be inferiorto thathe occupied a; pastor of Free AnderstonChurch, On 20th January, Mr Sumervil'emet with tho directors of the Association,and intimated hia willingness to accept theirinvitation,but on the express condition thathe should rec.-ive nothing whatever by wayofsalary, and that only hia travelling ex-.peu3esbe defray* d, and those of a compan-ion who should accompanyhim and take,charge of all bus'nsaa arrangoments, correspondtnee, and other ueces'ary details. Fromthis resolution the directo.'Sfound it im-possible to .movehim. Tothat extent aloneare they to be allowed to act the paitto MrSomervillethat "the brethren from Mace-donia" did towards the great Apostls of theGentiles. Mr Somer>ille desires toba spedon his way only by the earnest, continuous,beliovingprayersand heartfelt sympathyofall who love the Lord Jesus Christ,and whohave at heart the spread of His cause andkingdomon the earth. Tho direutura rojoico to kuow that there is a prospectofMr William Somprvillo, wto aecomptniidand so ably assisted bis fatter du.ii.ng'hisIndian tour, beiiig his companion again onthismission,and thouldyosrvem/iab'e Courtnow give this arrangement j cur solemnsanction and hearty "God-speerl," which wocannot but believe it will unanimouslydo,ii.has fceondecided tha|iMrSorni-rvillewill pro-ceed first to Australia, breaking grouud' atMelbourne,which city ho liupcs to reachabout tho 22nd June.I have nowto orave permi-sion for one or

two members oftho deputaticuto be allowedto speak in support of this invitation,and Iwould first of all ask that Mr White, ofOvertoun,be heard,

Mr James White, of Overtoun,said iModerator,I must atk the indulgecca ofPresbytery ia the few remarks I have tooffer in support of the invitation ■p-hich,under tie circumstances juetexplained, hssbeon givento thoRev. A. N. Soicervili»,

Iv the outset I may explain that, thoughnot a member of the Uiiited EvangelisticAssociation,I hive teen named as a Oommis-sioner by them to support this call, and Ivery gladly accede to their request. The call

is r very unusual ono, alike fromtho partymaltingit, and tho partyto whom it is made.Tomy mind-this givenit additional intoioat.md Hignilicance. and Iam siuo that this factwill call forth inoro than usual considerationon tho partof tho members of tho Presby-tery in oouv'ngto a decision.

Tho invitation comes from partitathoroughly competent to judge not onlyofMr Komervillo's zeal and eurnestnisi in hisMaster's work,bufofhis expericnoo and suit-ableness for tho sphere of labour to which itis proposed ho should now be set apart. Hisqualifications, his great spirituality, and un-tiringenergy,aro so well known to everymember of this Court, that it will be out o!plnco formo to urgethese as a ground forIjiaremoval fromhis pastorate, in which ho hassuccessfully laboured for 40 years. Thesevory qualifications maybo regarded by sorioas areason for declining tho call; but as MrSomervillehimselfis understood to regard itfavourably, Ifeol assured that the Presby-tery will give full weight to tho peculiarqualifications which MrSomervillepossesses,for satisfactorily undertaking and dis-charging tho work of an Evangelistto foreign lands. At the same timeI cannot but regard Mr Soinerville'sgoingaway as a vory serious inroad npontho Christian influenceof this city, andas a great loss to everyevangelical effort.I believe, howovcr,that if tho petition isgranted, tho result will be vory beneficial toother lands,and especiallyto their Englishspeaking population. I feelwo have beansadly neglectful,in times past, of Australiaaud Africa; and it wifl be well if we canget such a, man as Mr Somervilleto go for-ward in this work. IfM* Somerville'strans-lation,unusual and extraordinaryas it mayappear, is agreed to, that!gentlemanwill un-doubtedly prove himself worthy of thatvocation to which he is called.Icannot, however,disguise tho fact, that

Iurgothe acceptance of this invitation withsomo hesitation,and if I were to express mypersonal desiro in the matter—especiallyhavingregard to Mr Somerville'sage,andthe great sacrifice which he is naked tomak'o,in leaving an attached flock, as well as thecomfortsand endearmentd'of■.hpmo,';tp&ynothing of tho separation fromwife, family,and kindred—l would say, keep him ,_athorn?. But, looking at the matter in all itsbearings, I feel assured that, if spared, MrSomerviltawill,- by the blessing of God,domuch forthe evangelisation ofAustralia,whereitisintehdedhe Bhould in thefirst instance go.The experiencealreadygained in his recentvisits to India and America—where his ser-vices bavo been attended with much blesß-irjg—as well as his warmhearted earnestness,are the best guarantee, so far as instrumen-tality is concerned,for a like success in thefuture. ■ '-'■-I feel assured that if the invitation is

given effect to, the heartfelt sympathy andearnest prayersof the Church,indeed of allinterested in the evangelisation of the world;will follow,Mr Somerville,and that increas-ing interest will be felt in the great andgoodcause to which, at much self-sacrifioe,he has resolved to devotehimself..

The Rev. Dr Black, of Wellington streetUnited Presbyterian Church,next address-ing-theCourt, said—Moderator,theoircum-stances in which we appear beforeyoutodayare in the highest degree peculiar. We arethe directors of a Christian Association'which is conducting—and, under the Divineblessing, with no small measureof success-various branches of Evangelistic workthroughout bur city. At the first,1 somemight have the fear that the operations'ofthis Association,moving along Bomewhatdifferent lines, would not be in harmonywith those of the Church; but all must,now be satisfiedthat, so far from le'Dg'ntany pointantagonistic, it is a most valuableauxiliary to all the Churches. And the-names of its offloe-bearers should be a suffi-cient guaranteethat itwill not act differently,,in the future fromwhat it has done in the "past, while its philanthropic and unsectaiianaims ought to secure for it tho warm sym-pathy and liberal aid of a11,4neverydeno-mination,who are interested in the so:iilSlid,religiouswelfareof thoir fellow^citizehs.'

As anassociation! then,we haverequestedMr Somerville—bue'ot Wl3- oldest- and most":hi<{hly honouredmembers of your?fcSbytery.:—to terminate his pastoral connection wrtil'.his congregation in Anderston,thet he mayhenceforthdevote himself to evangelistic,work in the Coloniesand other parts of theworld, A statement of the originand historyofthis Callhas justbeen given byMr Miller,and reasons havo been urged in support:ofbyMr White, We know that your time isvaluable,and how improper it would be forus to trespass undnlyupon it. The onlyapology ;.weiave to offer;for - asking-youtogrant us a hearing for a fewminutes longer,is the profound interest and.importancewe attach to the cause which we have nowtho honour of pleading beforeyou ; for Iventure to affirm that the like of it hasnever previously boon presented in any'Church.Court; ■: ■ ■ :.

OurAssociation ia composed of ministersand laymen who represent the EvangelicalChurch9sof tho: city. We are certain youwill not be disposed to question the wisdomof this Call which has,been givin to MrSomerville,when you aro informed that thematter has been thoughtfullyand prayerfullyconsidered,in all its aspects, by so large a;number.ofChristianmen, and that in ittheircombined judgment is embodied;.-'And;'further,' we'may bo allowed to express thehopa that this Presbytery will be highlygra-tified it the unqualified confidenceijpdesteem which so large, so catholic,and soinfluentialan Association hits thus expressedtowards oneof yourmembers..," .. "Now,our object in the proposal we havemado to Mr Somerviiloia one which we feelmust have.the approval and sympathy o£your entire Court. That object chiefly 13,through him, to induce the churches in dis-tant parts of the world; and iv remotedistricts of our owncountry, to undertakeand carryoa in a inure vigorous spirit, andon a much larger scale,Evangelistic workamongthe outlyingmasses. The necessityfor such effortsbeing made everywhere maynot bo dwelt upon. Thu present seems afavourabletime for these being made ; andwhat 13 required to organise and set agoingthe proper machinery is very specially thepresence and stirring addresses of one who isthoroughly qualifiedtoinstruct the Churchesin their dsty to tho careless.and uugedlfaround,to draw them more closely together,and to show them how they' may employtheir united strength andresources most suc-cessfully for that end." The life' which is soaotivo hi'the centres would thus be commu-nicated to the circumference. A happy con-sequence would be, that those distantChurcheswonld themselves do the missionaryworkwhich in many cases they ask us toassist them in doing, and thus et'joy moveofthe invigorating iufluenca and refreshingblessing which would flowback to themfromsuah work—life in t .c Churchesbeing thespring of activityin their members,and thetruo motive power in all reaily aggressiveChristianwork.

But whyshould this Association! particu-larly charge itself with mch a misa'on?We nre deeplypersuaded that it is urgentlyneeded;tile knowledge wo have acquiredthrough the memorable visit of the AmericanEvangelists to our own country, aa alsothrough Mr Somcrvillfl'svißit to India aridCanada,has taughtus what an incalculableblessing would be conferredby it on otherlands, and we aro willing to assume tlieresponsibilties connected with it—that,Terybriefly would be our acßwer to this question.

Upon Mr Sonierville the choice o£ ourAssociation has unanimously fallen,becausehe is in our judgment the man in all ro>epect" best fitted to undertake this Paul-likemi&tiou. Somemightperhaps tako excep-tion to his age,but in our view, this ib one(-f !:w chiefrecommendations Even yetheh^amore mental and phytical vigour thanmany of hb have who are much younger.Beinga man of yearc,and,beside,so wellknown over Ihe Christian world, thjs willprocure for him that '-sady nooesa to the eon>h'denee of Ministers' and people whereverbeg«>8, wl.iuh ti'ey nvght reasonably dftnyto youngera'iid less known nitii, but wlichis so indispensable to.iiianediato and cordialco operation. Hie qualification!) as a thoo7lonian, and as a niiaister and Evr.ugelitt oflong end large (jspcnouco, ■■"' aro un-doubtedly of a mro oujor.' "'hen, furthir,'ho is a. juiiipf euuh catliolii.ityof: spirit, i-fsucii uusallisbuees,of such prudence, of such,untiling energy,of such Kliijsli-Hka anlourand courage,ih^t ha will not only rea/Ulydraw Rrouud him miuißter&and layman ofttp different dencmiu-itioi s, but a!so iufusninto th<m the sameholy lire of outbu i^ifmin the Redeemer's wcrk that buipalilij) anever-increasing tlamp within his own eoul,"

With goqJ reannn lnigUfc Mr Snmervillohave now crayed rq'iif from minist-.riullabour altogether, an', bad be done co,douhtlfFShis request would havebeen mostcheerfullygranted. But instesd ofthis, hebuckkß on his armour afreshfor the battle,and g;rds himselfwith newstrength for »*"')'more arduous and fatiguing exertion. Now,f)is is true Christian heroism—such heroismas was fennel in tho days of tho Ar.patlc<; otKnox, Whitfield, and Yhshy, .aiil' aahaabeen so nobly i^luairsted'byLivingstone and

other modern missionaries. Ifeelpersuadedthat tho inlliienco of this sublime act ofChristianphilanthropy, of now and enlargedconsecration to Iho Saviour's cause, willmake itself f«lt throughout tho length andbreadth of Christendom. I'or all tbeao ma-sons, then, 1 cannot doubt that.Mr Simier-ville's congregation and this PresVytory, in-stead of throwing any obstacle in tho wayof our Call being aowptcil, und atonco acted upon, will most heartily join ourAssociation in saying to him, " G>,reveredfather,on the mission to which tho Mastersummons you,aud we shall follow you withoursympathies and prayers,that so congre-gation nnd Presbytery alike may shuro withour Association tho honour of inauguratinga movement and agonoybywhich tho wholeOhurehof Christshall be made stronger forher great work of evangelising tho world.

Mr Miller then said that there weroBoveral momljors of tho deputation who de-sired to speak on tho subject; but as thetime of thoPresbytery was so valuable,andtho day was wearing on apace, he wouldonly furthor ask that tho Hey. Mr Russellmight bo heard.

Tho Rev. David Russf.ix, Minister ofBglinton street Congregational Church,said :Moderator—We are quite couscioua thut inappealing hero to-day wo have no legalstanding, and that wo are indebted to theOourt for granting us tho opportunity ofsupporting the invitation we have ten-dered to Mr Somervillo. Our proceed-ings aro exceptional, and owe theirorigin to circumstances equally so.I havo been nearly as long a minister inGlasgow as Mr Somervillo,and during, allthat time, tho thought of presenting a re-quest to a minister to give up a charge anddevote himsolfto Evangelistic work in dif-forentparts of tho world neveroccurred toany ono till now. When Messrs Moodie andSankey camo toEngland, it was felt by someChristianmen in Glasgow that the time hadoouio for inviting them to it. A general feel-ing of expectancy prevailed that an unusualout-pouring of the HolySpirit;was approach-ing, and the results of their visit haveshown how solid the grounds were for onter-taining auch a hope. Men ofall Evangelicaldenominations were greatly quickened, andwere movedby a common impulsetoembarkin enterprises of various kinds to seek andto save tho lost. Correspondence began tolet us know that ourwork had enlisted thespiritual sympathy of Christiansin manylands,and,gradually,we whispered to eachother,canwo do anything for thosobrethrenfar awayfromus ? We had ono man amongus, around whom quiet thoughtand speechconceutrated themselves— aman equal to theemergency,whosD whola Ministry had beena training for aworld-wide Evangelist, whoßemanly bearing, deep toned piety, and powerto bring Christiansinto a blersed harmony,and whose rich and mature experience allassuredus that ho was the man for the posi-tion. Wo ask a great deal from the Court,more from the congregation, and still morefromthe family ofour beloved brother ; andwe do so because we have no other man toask,either in Glasgow or elsewhere. Ourideas of tho qualifications aro high, and webelieve we havo them realised in him. Muchis being written and spoken in our day aboutsolf-denialand self-sacrificej and it is a joyto us toknow that MrSomervilleis preparedto giveanexample of these principles whichwill exercise a commanding influence. Ifeelthat it is anhonour to the Free Churchthatsuoh a man belongsto it, and I deem it apersonalhonour to formone of a deputationto roloase him from his charge in ourcitythat ha maybrcomo an Evangelist tomanyin distant couutrio3. It will .help to raise inpublic estimation the officeofan Evangelist,aud mako. our movement the precursor of anera in which some of our most esteemed andaccomplished ministers will bo led to treadthe footprints of Mr Somerville.

The" Moderator then called for theMinule3 of Session,Deacons' Court, andCongregational Meeting of Free AuderstonChurch,which were produced- and.read.(These will be foundin Appendix.)

Thereafterthe Rev. A. N. Sojierville,?being called on, said:—Moderator,1 amanxious to save tho time of thePresbytery,and mayat once saythat, with the expressedacquiescence ofmykind and considerate con-gregation, I now accept of therinvitationgiven tB-Blo_by_the ABSociatioa whose direc-tors have addressed .yon, providedI can re-tain my nominal mjmstsrial conqpotion withtha congregation, aud my positionas a mem-ber of PresFytery; In ooming to this,deci-sion I maystate :— " :

I. With relation to my congregation: thatno financialreason onits part has influencedme, my ministerial emoluments havingbeenactiially.greatGTlaat-year-tbnn'ever beforel;nor is it that difficulties lying ahead haveaffectedme, for, if the locality of my pre-sent church bo considered unfavourable,thecongregation has tho immediate prospect ofthe ereotion of a handsome edifice,which Ihope will bo freo of debt, the site.of whichforbeauty it will be hard to find surpassed.There does not exist, nor has iliero everexisted, any lack of harmony betweenpastor and people jnor has the fountain ofutterance in my own case, run dry. Itioenoughto state that 1 have betu minister ofthat congregation for forty years, a fewmonths excopted. It is no disparagement toone's ministry to say, that after such alengthened period of laborious service, achange of voice and method of address wouldba advantageous for the congregation. Itwould"bb beneficialto the people even intheir nowedificethat another should be setover them,—not certainly to preach a newgnspol, but to declare the old truth with avariety of thought, and with freshnessofstyle. ';■"..

11. With regard to the Association :Iadmit.t'jat it has certain attractions far me.'Ilike itbecause it reprefents in a pleasantunity the various sectioußof EvangelicalPro'estantiem; it does not .usurp thefuuetionaof a church ;it disowns what maybe called prosclytiam ;it lnys itself out veryspeoiolly for tho benefitof the destitute nthomo and abroad;and it has for its aim thestrengthening ofall thfl Churches, Myhope,however,is, that in complying with itsrequest Ishall net merely have the benefit-of its sympathy and prayers, but of thonealso ofkindred Associationsin ether parts ofthe kJDgdoro.

111. As to tho mission I am invited tofulfil: I may say that though the presentrequest came to me unexpectedly, the ideaof fiich a mission has not been unfamiliar.Thogreat world ['outside is clamant fur aidfrom such favouredcountries sq our ova.We havea multitude of, labourers at home ;the time seems at hand when more ot thesemust ba spared to spread the Saviour'sgloryin other lands, It is but very little whichan individual can do ; yetexperience show3that even a short residence of an evangelistin one place may stimulate anil cheor anisolated companyof professing Ohir>tiatis,and prompt them to do moro by their lifeand Jr.boiir for the ignorant around them.I have already found the advantage of anuudonomirational ministry iv India. Mygreat business for tha future,I need not say,will bo to win souls to Christ,and,if I caii,to help all Churches.

Mychurch connection will be si guaranteefor my soundness in tho faith. AUubiou hasbeen made to myage; it is justsixiy four.Ihave to thank Godfor the physical energywhich I have hitherto enjoyed. I f«arlamnot quite co vigorous since my laßt distantcampaiguin Canadaaud tho United States;and must lay my account with abating force.Still, ageis a talent in itself. The exampleofah old minister going forth to such workmayprove useful j and myyears inuy londto secure respeeiftil regard amongthose withwhom I come in con taut abroad. I will go,feeling I can bear with mo to tho friendsafsroffthe salutation oE all tho ChurolcsatHflmCi 'IV, With respect tothe financial aspect ofthis matter : 1 JjopisI shall be forgiven if I:Say, firat,with rega'ctto thoresignation of myrpastorale, that I am anxious that the minis-ter who thall bo appointed should be left in jthe entire und unfettered clnrgo of tho con-!grcgatioii, and that there should bo no cm-barra'Bmenb as to the aHrquatemaintenancecf my eiic.-essor. I therefore formedthoresolutionof reuounciDg all my emolumentsfrom ths congregation. This resolniion Ihave annoiincil more than once to tho KirkS- s.iiou .lii'l Deivons' Cov,r«,and no latertl-an tiiis v.'i't'k hivo intimated to t'no con-grewntiou. 1 reiterate tho annouueowoutnow. i

been supplied by a few friendsin Glasgowand London.V. I do not require to allude in the Pres-

bytery to the strain which this enterprisewill occasion to domestic affection. What-over there lie ofsacrificein it is shared bymywifeami children. lam happy to thinkthatthere is ,1 possibleprospect of my youngestson, who so materially aided me in India andAmeiica, being with mo as my ijompnnion,though it lie at tho coat oftemporary inter-ruption of his studies at tho University.Lot me conclude by saying that one ad-vantageof not tailing salary in connection-with tho Association is this: that I feelIcan proceed no tho missionary of manypnrtios. As, nominally, minister still of myoougregation, Ishall consider myselfas beingsentas its missionary, Ihope, Modorator,that you will allow mo to reckon myßolf asyours. It is not too much,Itrust, to expectthat I shall have not meroly tho goodwillpfmy ownchurch,but that of all the churches.Indeed,I will bo thankful to bo regardedthe missionary of all people who willgive mo tho benefitof thoir sympathy andpiayors.I soe it is tho genoralopinion thatAustra-lia, moot distant,should bo the firstplace to

ho visited ; and thither I intend,Godwill-ing, in the first instance to proceed.

And now, Moderator, permitmo to add—what I have al eajy aaid to tho Association—thatmy mind in this whole matter is ex-pressed in those words of the Psalm : " Iwill goin the strength of tho Lord God; 1will make mention of" thy righteousness,even ot thine only. OhGod, Thou haßttaught me from my youth: and hithertohave Ideolared thy wondrous works. Nowalso,when 1 am old and greyheaded,OhGod,forsaku mo not; until I have showedthy strength unto this generation, and thypower to erery one that is to come," (Ps.lxxi. 16-18.) . ; 'The Members of Sessionand Deacons'Courthavingbeen then called upon,Mr D. M'Piierson said: Moderator,Ifeelit would be imprudent in me to detainthis Court. Theminuteßof Session,Deacons'Court,and Congregational meeting, nowreadin your hearing, givo such a clear ai)A fullexpression of our views, that very little isleft for me to say. Ifc is with verypainfulfeelingswe appeir beforeyou to-day, calledupon as wo are to acquiesce in a stepwhich, though not altogether, happily, yetto a large extent, separates us fromone whohas for Buoh a length of time exercised theministry of the gospelamongus. A pastorateof forty yearscannot be brought toa closewithout somo veryBtrong ties being broken,and without, in some instances,a wrenchbeing experienced too great to express. Tosuch as myself, who have neverknown whatit ia tosit under another ministry, and whohave thebest and highest of all reasons tobless God that they have been so highlyfavoured,it is not an easymatttr to re-oonoile ourselves to the changes contain-platod.

Thoministry of Mr Somervillein Glasgowhas not only been longbut eminently euc-cessful. He has never himselfparaded thospiritual results of his labours,nor would Iseok to do co now; but I think Idonot ex-aggerate when Isay,that fewi&.tnis city inhis dayhave had so many seals of a faithfulministry given them. ." " 'I need not sayto this Presbytery that MrSomervillehas a large heart j his effortsout-side of his own congregation for tho advance-ment of Christ'scause and kingdom, both athome and abroad,are well known. Indeed,I have a fear that his intense zeal andearnestness may,in the work he is now toengagein, load him to undertake more thanis prudent for a man of his years. '\Vo part with our minister with muchsorrow ; wo acquiese in his decision, notbecause we donot appreciate him as a man,and as aminister of Christ, but because hehas explicitly told us he sees it tobe hisduty to go. It was a bold step to nßka

,peisonof his yoarsarid of his position, togive up his charge, and devotehimself to thiswork; but, sir, it-is a bolder step still inMr Somervilleaccepting the invitation, andwhile doing bo relinquishing all claims toemoluments he was justly entitled to. Itrust, this rare spirit of magnanimity aniaelf-sacrifloewill not be lost, not only uponthe Freo Church,but upon the Ctiarch ofChristin general.

That Mr SoHterville is eminently qualifiedfor the.work to which he is oMled is unquestionablf—onemore so it would ber difficult-tofind. It is our sarnest den're andprayer,'that he maylong be spared in heahh andstrength to prosecute this great and noblework, and that he may be abundantlyblessed,not onlyin the conversion of souls,,but in themore'closely uniting together, inbonds of lovo and -affection,the differentbranches of Christ'sChurch.

We, with regret; ooncur; in Mr Somer-vill's decision,but ws sorrownot as those dowho,in parting with onebelayed, expectnotto Bee his faceagain. We trust to see hisface amongus, and hear his well-knownvoice declare, as it has so oftenand so fullydona in days past, theinfinite love ofGodinChrist.to the chief of sinners.' We, aa acongregation,are placed in verypeculiarandtrying circumstances,and will require thekind consideration and helpof thePresby-tery ; this, I doubt not, will be readilygranted. . ;.

Mr Gallowaysaid : Moderator, ;t ;s noj;to be wondered at that. Free Andertton:congregation should be willing to lose theirbeloved minister,who has been with themnearly40 years,during which he has beenvery much beloved and esteemed,and hisministry richly blessed. While we do notiuterpofc anyobstacle iv the way of M3ac-cepting tbe Call given to him by the United.Evangelistic Association,should he see it'to'be his dutyto agreeto it.we will,hops and.pray that he maybj the mepns of furtheringthe Kingdomof Christ very greatlyathomeand abroad. .And will you permit me,Moderator,to. express my own feelings inthis painful matto^ bysaying, that it is tomo a great lo3Sto ba deprived of the ministratiojis of such a beloved minister,afterhavingbeon associated as an elder with himthroughout his whole ministry, and havingwitnessed muoh of theLord's blessing withit in the ingathering of sinners, and thequickening of believers. This is now thefourth ministry under which I have sat inFree Anderston congregation. Fi.rst, thatof tho eminent Dr Love ; then that of DrDuncan Farlane ; then oißr OharlesBrown;and then of tb.e A. N. Somerville. Butthe losa nowwill be the greatest trial of all.And it is my earnest hope and desire thatthepresence of his glorious Master may ac-companyMrSomervillewhereverho maybocalled to declare His glorious goapel.

Mr AlexanderMim&AX- said : Moderator, I BhalJ not detain thePresbytery morethan a mioute ; but, as] representing theDeacons' Courtof Anderston,I wish to saythatvery t-.trongoppositionindeedwould havebeen offeredto this translation but that wehud no ordinary man to deal wiih. Thefactis, Mr Somerville'3movements for some timeback bsvo cotbeen regulatedby anyknownlaw whatever. He has been compaiod toElijah. Well, we have felt much is Obadiah did whtn Elijth bade him goaud tellAhab that he was there—" And it shallcomo to pass," said he,"as soona9I amgonefrom thee that the Spiritofthe Lordshall carry thee whither Iknow noi;.">Inthese circumstances, we felt we werefight-ing an unequal battle, and, thinking discre-tion the beUar part ofvalour,we gavein.Andnow our prayeris, that thoLord GodofElijah maygo with this evangelist mission-ary, aud that he may bring firo down fromHeavfn,.not to cousumo but kindle thechurches. Ar.d when the final translationcomes md lie 43 taken up in'a fiery chaijot,may there Bp maiiy Elishas to receive hismantle.

At this stage of the proceedings, theModerator called upon thoRev. Mr fil'Dermid to ofForprayor. It is a matter of muohregret tint it is impossible to reproduce thatprajfcr.l3 fromits comprobensivoneaa, iID af-fectioaatortforenceta all the pnints in thoense, andita childlike simplicity aud fer-vour, it v onld,if recorded,have imparted anoticeable feature to this rooo^d,as itsensiblydid to the proceedings oftho day.

Rev. Dv A.UA.M moved as follov/s:—"ThePreabytory, havingheard all parties to this lapplioation, reccyniao with gratitude to C4orttho great and s<-lf-tUmyirjg intenst iv thocause of C'hr:»tIhraughont tho world,whiohhas promptedtho geuorouspromoters of thisevangelisticenterprise to umUa tho proposal

Theminutes of Deacons' Court anil <rtt- | now submitted,aud to provide tho means ofgwg.itional meeting,read torday, fhowwhat carryingit into effect,and recognise not leanthe people havp considered to be proper in the devoted spirit which has induced Mrthe ciriumstanc.1o for thomselveu to arrange. Sotuervillotoentertain the proposal, and thatIdo not sayIwill dcolice their ttensrosity, in a waypeculiarly generous. Consider1but I persona!)? will not hold them bound tho greatness and necessity of tb-1 v".j|by any promiseor engagesent made to mo. which Mr Somervillois rea^- . J",,,,, n nciThen secondly, with regard to the Asbo- tho acquioscenco of /' ofica.bearm' andwatioD,afterwhat has been said by its secro- coDgregation 0? Aude,.stou Ohurehiu'hiatary, it is unnecea.-a^ for ffio to occupy ""''.Clva^lugit, tho Preßbytory Bn.ini.n.w:lytime. Ho ha? showi. z,ie.t 1 havefelt to ;,?\ c,:mb to " recommend to the GeneralCWeu"4'1.,, on various accounts to tlccUie on ; As=c/i)bly that Mr Somervillcbe allowed tobut though Itake no fnlary u;oui tiio Aaso-' re tiro fromtho duties of his present (iharga,eiation,tho neoc^aary expansesoftho under- with a viivw to devotinghimself to Kvsiigo-trvkhijj will bo Wry considerable,aud will lislio wort, wlnloretaiuing his full ministeriallargely draw on thoresources which with co status as a member of this l'mcbytery. Theymuch Bpontanoous Ckriatiaa munificence,resolve to trantniit to tho GeneralAsaemblycreditable to these times of bleqßJug) har? tho application of tho Auderßlou. eougrcga-

tion for leave to call a colleague and suc-cessor, vory cordially recommendingthat theapplication bo granted." In supporting thisniulion, Er Adam said—The circumstancesin winch tin.' Presbytery aro now called toflelibereto and decide,are in the highestdegree peculiar and impressive. They arowell fitted to carry us back to Apostolictimi s. There is not a litfcloin tho state ofthe Church.uidtlie world at the present daywhich ia da;Ie and depressing, but wo Beetint the spirit of tho primitive agehas not yer,died out. There is atill sucha tiling as Christian heroism, and thatof the highest order. The scene pre-sented in specially interesting from tho factthat the Call nddressed to Mr Somorvilloisso catholic in its character. Whila we areall anxious to preserve the rights and privi-leges of thePresbytery, Ifor one would havehudless pleasure,and beenless deeplymoved,had all tliogentlemen at thebar belonged toour own communion, instead of to so manydifferentChurches, Itwell becomes iia torecognise tho spirit actuating the promotersof this high and holyenterprise. They haveevinced a deep concern about the spiritualgood of ourbrethren farand near; theyhaveliberally provided the moans for givingeffectto their purpose ; and theyhave done honourto ourChurchand ourPresbytery by select-ingMr SomervUle to goforth on sucti a mis-sion. And, certainly, wo are not IeBScalledto recognise his deyotednoss in respondingtothis application, in being ready, notwith-standing his time of life and hie strongtics to home, to leave country and i con-gregation and family, not indeed, perma-nently,but still for a lengthened period,and exercise his ministry in. other lands.The only drawback in any o£ourmindsis tho fear that Mr Somerville maysufferin health; that giving himself up Iwithhia well-known energyand ardour to thiswork, he may overdo his Btrength, andbreak down under the heavy pressure.; Wesincerely hope that it maybe otherwise,thatho may be long spared and enabled to doextensive service; but .even if, in themysterious providence of God,he should fallin this field, could a minister of Christ ;wishto fall in a nobler way—oneworthier ofhisMaster and his office?' An exampleof 'aithand courageis here being givi-n which .cannotfail to tell powerfully on the world And, Icannot but notice in paßßing thepeculiarlygenerousspirit in which Mr Somerville isacting, in that he refusesto accept the pro-vision so readily and liberallymade for hissupport, and is to take only his travellingexpenses. I may boldly say that thoughMr Somerville had availed himself of thetemporalprovision offered,and thoughit hadbeen double in aununt what is it, therewould have been few, if any, in the greatcommunity where ho is best known,whow(uld ever have thought of casting on himthe slightestcharge ofbeingactuated by mer-cenarymotives. But he has acted in a wayentirely like, and worthy of, himself.

Wo cannotbut express oursympathywithAnderston congregation onthis occasion. Ithas conducted itself in a most becomingand creditable manner, and shown that MrSomervillohas not laboured bo long in itwithout leaving hia mark. Its insisting, onmaking some provisionfor him, in thefaceofhis declared wish that nothing of the kindshould bo done, is honourable to all theparties. I can aesure them that they mayconfidently calculate on all the assistance thePresbytery can render duringtheimpendingvacancy. If not intruding into too sacred acircle, we would express our sympathy withMrs Somervilleand the family, under thetrial of having in prospect frequent andlengthy seaeons of separation.' Our prayeris, that they mayhave the want made upbyan abundant measure of the Lord's owngracious presence and favour. The Presby-tery will themselves suffer; but theyhopeoften to Bee their fatheramongthem again,and be cheered and stimulated by the ac-counts which he will bring back from timetotimeofhis distant labours and theirfruits.I mast, in closing, advertto the business

aspect ofthe oase, tor it necessarily has suchan aspect. ThePresbytery oannot.give fulland finaleffeobto the application ; only theGeneralAssembly can dothat. Bat we areprepared, as I have no doubt, to lend ourvery warmest approval and support. Andthere need be no apprehension as to theresult; for while there is always some rickin calculatingon what is in the future, this,in the present case, ia so small ;tnat MrSomerviile-may formbis plans and make hispreparationson the supposition that therewill be no: difficulty- on the part of theAssembly in gianting'the application.; 'Rev Uobekt C-Uui/r, in seconding BrAdam's.motion,said :Moderator—lt is withveryconsiderable reluctunce I have cpnie tothe conclusion to second t.bio motion ; and itis only afterhealing Mr Somerville'sdecidedstatement of his views and reasons I havebeen led. to see that it ia our duty'to loosehim fromhis charge. : For twenty-fiveyearsI have enjoyed most pleasant .intercoursewith Mr Somervillein private, and. in thedischarge.of publicduties,and I .shall fe»l;verymuch in being separated from him. Atthe same time,it is appropriate that this CallBhonld come from the Evangelistic Union.It was Mr Somoyviile who had originated, in1858,in Free Auderston Ohurch,the noon-day meeting, at the time of the AmericanRevival. Afterwards,this was held daily,and the present movement was the culmina-tion of theother. ■ I. trust that Mr Somer--villa's mission, will be. productive of vastspiritual results id Australia,,and otherplaces he maybe privileged to visit j andthat, in his case, ths promiseof the Psalmistmay be abundautly;realised, where it is saidof therighteous,; "They shall bring forthfruit in old agej they shall be fat andflourishing," and that, through his instmmentality, relatives and friends in: far-off.Jauds,v^honiwe cannot direptly reaob,mayobtainblessings which ,wjlLendure through-out eternity. ; : ;, .:■..'■,■" ■■'. Key, Robert. Bremnkb said : Moderator—It is now upwards of tbree and thirtyyearsBince I had the pleasure, of being as-sociated with my.. beloved brother, MrSomerville,as acu presbyter. From thefirst dayof myacquaintance with Mr Somer-ville I have esteemed aiyj loved bini aa-amost devoted servantof Christ,and one ofthekindest tmd moat genialof friends. FormanyyearsIenjoyed the privilegeof being,along with other esteemed brethren, asso-ciated with Mr Soinervillo,in prayer-meet-ings, statedly held in the vestry' of FreeAnderston Church, and. I ever found thesemeetings—and very much through thepresence of Mr,Somerville, and the part hetook in the exercises—exceedingly pleasantand profitable.

In thePresbytery Mr Somerville'scounseland co-operation have always been mostvaluable,and. ever greatly prized by hisbrethren, Of late, in consequence of theremoval by death of so manyexperiencedfathorsand brethren,his couusel and helphave been morethan ever needed and valued.In these circumstances,; I cannot thinkofMr Somerville'swithdrawnientfromhia placeIamongub without very mingledfee.Uugs. Atthe same time,I and my brethren have ilwsatisfaction of feeling assured that our losawill, by the Divine. bjeasing upon ourbrother's,labours,b.o unspeakable g»in tom»v>y. others. Looking at the matter fromthis, point of view, there can, Ithink, bebat ona opinion as to the visdoni of thechoieo which the directors of the UnitedEvangelistic Association hava made inselecting Mr Somerville for the world-widemission to ul\ioh ho; desires to consecratetho remainder of his daye. One betterqualified for. the work it. will be., difficult,if not impossible, to find. And hereI cannot refrain from saying thatit has betm to myself a very great gratifica-tion tr> see so many esteemed brethren ofsister Churches present with them on suchan errand. i feel it to,be. a great privilegeto have had thepleasure of listening to thevery admirable statements of our respectedfriends,Dr Black and Mr Ruesel), and to theequally appr/opriato remarks,of Mr White,than whom"uo man is better known or morehighlyrespected ?mongatthem as one.of (hoablest and most liberal friendsof flic FreeChurch. Ido cot know how others fm-1,but, for myself, I cannot help wishing thattha proceedings of this day may be anearutst ofstill greater and better, things, andthat the time paynut bo far distant whenwe shall all be one—cot in spirit oply, aa \^oare already, but also ecclesiastically, .

Tho Rev. Dmw SJkszies '-a*l i Modera-tor, I uanuot dony..myseJ£v-,to tfrarilicut:on ofsiymg a wordßbi-, t cy kuowluilgo of Mrbomerville. O.{lHO today prrseut of th.iuifmbe-a f.} j.j16 pre!i byteiy has been bo ioni;insooVt'ed as co-presbyter;-.with him as Iha\e been. :Nearly-.-ni^hi; and-thirty years 1Jjavc iiitiniate'y liiwivukiiu-ii< tl-.afcpio^oautrelation. IVorii wliii!; I soou,'and always,found liuti to be, tuo s:-ght of Mm Baa al-w«y» lefrcsliing to .niyhparfc ! Wb'it pro-fitublo to think of 'liivi, for my mieil couldnevorbriiig biro boforoit without realising,tliero ia a man unusually distingui hed asenabled to lMintaiu a close and holy walkwi'h God, and whose ]jertoa- aecmodnmiiiciitly a living temulo of tho SpiritofGod. )t is matter for grateful thanksgivingto Godthat hia hQ^rt is go beat on foreignminion wotk, that bin houlo is tho wide

world, his brotherhood the people of allnations,and the measure of apostolic giftand grace,in liis case, bo enterprising, in-tenso, and enlarged, as to secure him, inGods ordinary wayofblessing, moansofnot-able efficiency in his ministry of "the wordsofeternal life, for enlightening and winning tothe Lord the aoula of tho people of thenations,wherever the Lord, by His Spirit,maylead him, . ,

The Rev. It. (i. Balfoub, ofEdinburgh,said—Moderator—As you have done me thehonour to associate me with your Presby-tery, perhaps youwill allow me to saya fewwords onthis deeply interesting and solemnoccasion. Indeed, Mr Somerville hasexpressed a wish that, as Convenerof theColonialCommittee of ourChurch, 1shouldtake some part in the proceedings of thisday. Let me, therefore,indicate ml a fewwords therelation in which our .Committeestands lo the Mission which Mr; Somervilleis about to undertake ; '" 'Itis justnine months sinoo I appeared be-fore youin support of arequest inado byMrSomerville forleave of "absence for three orfour months that he might goas a deputyfrom.the Fiee Church to the PresbyterianChuroh in Canada. The ColonialCommitteefelt that it would be a becoming-thing tosend a minister of ourChurchto express ourlively satisfactionwith the recently accom-plished union of the Presbyterianisni':of theColony, and to be present at thefirst(GeneralAssembly of the United Church.' .At thesame time, it wss felt that ;the..deputythus sent forth should be a man,,of■ spiritualpower and of well,known preaching'gifts,whose presence would be welcomed/in thepulpits of the brethren in Canada,and whomight, by.the blessing of God,'pommuni-cate some spiritual impulse wherever hewent. Afterthe remarkable aucqesVtnat hadattended Mr Somerville's evangelistic tourthrough India,, it was natural that 'pur eyesshould be turned to him. >We felt that wecould not find a man who, would; moreworthily represent our. ' Churoh in theSupreme Court of the siaterr Church inCanada,and who would,at the1same time,Btir the heatts of men-more deeply byhisfsrvid-evangelical appeals. Mr Somerville,as yonknow, undertook that Work';and wehave had testimonyfrom all- quarters,to theadmirable way in .which hie performed it.The spiritual results of hia . zealous andabundant labours " the day," .alone,will"declare.", ~,. " .... ~.

The ColonialCommittee have.for.yearsdesired to send a similar deputation to thePresbyterian Churches in-'our'SouthernColoniesof Australia- and' New "'Zealand,This desire they indicated in their* annualreport, andby statements made in the Gen-eral Assembly from year to:year.,.,But thedifficulty was to find a inau.:o'f^sufficientBtanding in the church at Home—sufficientlyknown and honoured by our brethren in theColonies—whowas prepared.to.leare hisown congregation for a periodso lengthenedas such a work would require. ■ At last As-sembly, I was authorised by an Australiangentlemanin this country,'whodid not wishhis name to be mentioned,to state that ifMr Wilson of the Barclay; Churchwould goas a deputy to Australia, lie would be re-sponsible for the expense of Ms/passage,;JMr VVilson,however,didnot see ;hia way toentertain the proposal. The,gentleman towhom I have referredthen^askedme if Ithought Mr Somervillewould go. :I saidthat I had not the faceto ask him. He hadbeen absent from his congregationfor abodtsix months in India,and shortly after thatfor about four months in Canada, and hecould not be expected togo as" far as Aus-tralia, unless he were to resign his pastoratealtogether. Hearing subsequently, of theinvitation made to Mr: Somerville by theEvangelistic Association, in this oity,rI men-tioned^the -circumstance to my friend."Hosaid that his going in that capacity, and inresponse to such an invitation,would quitemeet the object he had in view; and that ifhe were to begin his work in Australia, hewould be glad to contribute £200,towardsthe fund to be raised for the purpdae of themißßion. ■ . ,-. . V 'Thestatement I have nowmadewill ex-plain to you the way in which the ColonialCommittee standsrelatedl to the proceedingsof thia day, and the reason of my presencewith you. I have not beon appointed bythe Committeeto appear on their behalf—there has been no opportunity .of."makingsuoh an appointment—Taut I .am.sure theywill approveof my eaying that we view thiamission of Mr Stimeryille's to the SouthernColonies,withcordial and unmingled satis-faction.- Consideiiug his age,his standingin the Church, and the manystrongties that V,bind.him to thia.couatey,-it i». aryaiyfleblfl**ant on his part,and donVinacharacteristic-ally generousand unselti>h' way." f hopethat youngermenwill bo provoked tb' emu-late his example, andthatthis 'step will in-augurate anewera in the historyof missions.I know that Mr Somerville'a visit to Aus-tralia will be hailed by many: Christiansthere as an answer to theirprayers j and Itrust that manyof bur fellow-countrymeain theseColonies,who are atpi-tsent care-less or undecided, mayhave" cauae.to blessGodfor having put it into theheart of Bisservantat his advanced periodof life to seekthese distant; shores. Mr.,Somervilledoesnot go to represent the EreeChuvch alonein those Churches of the South,'*but on awider,more catholic,and therefore,tohim,a more congenialmission. : But i'fesl ittobeabi'jh honoar putupon our Church^' as I amsureyou feel itto be a highKbnour to youas aPresbytery,,that when thi* EvangelisticAssociation,composed of Christians of:manydifferentdenominations,.,looked'(round, forthefittest mau .to Bend on: suph anilerrand,theyshould have made choice,©fiour dearfriend and lather, Mr Somerville, oneofour-:BelveS.: -■ ■ ■~'■■: ■ I."--; ,:'. ",-.;,■,,/.■.;..The motion of' Dr Adam having'boen putto the Presbytery, and unanimously, agreed.to,' ■ ' "■. ■'"' ' '■ ' -"' '■"■ ":.■"■' . inrr:.-..'..*

Mr Miller, on behalf of the Directorsand friendsof the United Evangelistic; Abbo-ciatioD, thanked the Moderat,or.,andPresby-tery for their courteous reception;, and thedeputation withdrew.. " .-:■ , , ..

WETHERSTONES.

(FROM OUK OWN OORIiESI'OKDEKT.)The 'Wetheratones. ceinerit,,is.causing con-

siderable attention through the energydis-played by Messrs D, o.'Brown aiid G. K.Gascoigue in prospectingthe mininglease takenup by these gentlemen .a few..weeks.since.Theyare determined to ascertain the.valueofthe groundbeforeerecting machinery,and thedifferenttrials they have made prove con-clusively the existence of payable gold dis-tributed all through the cement they haveprospected. Prom awashingup on Saturdaylast,a finesampleof heavy goldwas obtained,and this and other prospects which havebeenwashed in various'partsof the claim have givengreat hopes that a; large area of payablecement exists along the spurs and gulliesatWetherstones. Sometwelve years ago thedeep shaft at Wetherstones was sunk to adepth of over 600 feet, and is said to havepassed through many seaina of'; payablecement. .In those days crushing .was notthought of,the object being to find;apayablewash on the bed rock. Opinion incliaes tobelieve that the whole of the cement then.passed through will now, under the presentmethodofcru6hing,affordprofitableemplo.ymentfor capital^ and labour. SinceMessrs Brownand Gascoigne have commenced.testing theirground,,five other applications for.leases o£ten acres each have been appliedfor. MessrsHarrop and Co.'sground immediately'acijoinsBrown and Gascoigne's lease. '..OnPost officeHill, Squires and Co'sis taken ■up oh PovertyHill on a run of cement, fromwhich severaltrials ofa pnyablu character have been'takenin fact,every prospect washed shows more orless gold. The cement in appearance is verysimilar to the Blue Spur,and in manyinstancesequalprospects are got. Messrs Mprrison andCo.and Hayes and Co. have each applied for alease,and should Messrs Brownand Gascbigne's-prospects continue payable, machinerywill berequired, ;ar.d old Wetheretones will resumesome of its formerprosperity;'- The presentmode ofcrushing by stampers is considered tooslow, and an effortwill "be made to obtainimproved machinery by which .V muchllargerquantityof oemeiit in a given time canbe putthrough^ tha catteries than at present. Thecement is. not particularly hard,and it is. wortht«e Attention of the Bunedin machinists toieyiae other means' of operatingonIt..' 'JHhh,beiu'g successful,would result in a largo'mim-l>er of 'machines, being erected. There aromillions of tons ofecinentwitligo'.ddistributed

| ;i!l llirough, and ouly rGiiuiriusr effectiveioa-! chin.-iy toenable it all tobe protitcbly.worked.Tho threeroigniug wits arid beauties in

Parisian society, at present,' aro Mme.Tolstoi, the JJuohease do Chaulnesj andMme. Mohtobello. 'Th« new King of Italy has opened hisadministration auspiciously, and.'so farthings look promising for the stability ofhis Govornmont. ■.

ThoRev. Father Gallway, who is lectur-ing in London on Ritiialismj says' thatalthough in spiritual matters tho Rimlists look to the Church of Rome'?: stillthey are bringing judgment, oji; theirheads by looking for temporal things tothe Ohuveh ofEngland. ' ■

bOPPLEMEIT, OTAGO DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1878.

FORTROSE.

(mow oon own oorkespondbnt.)Very unsettled weather still prevails in thio

district, and aquantityof corn h»a still to be

The prompt action ot the police authoritiesin the late caseof indecencyhas oreatedla verygeneral feeling of satisfaction in thisdistrict.Tha officerwho was despatched from head-quarterß forthe purpose of inquiring into thomatter, and arresting the parties if necessary,certainly deserves credit for the energyandability he displayed in the case.It is hightime Borne moreefficientmannerof

administering the law existed in the district.Aaat the present time Ibwb,rules,and regula-

" tlons relating to stock and Crownlands areOtterly ignoredor disregarded. Cattle,brandedor unbranded,no matter who the owners, arebeing either shot down or driven awaywithothers more quiet, and sold subject to beingclaimed if the ownerBhould ever happentohearthathia beasts have beon sold,subjecting himlikewise to a charge for driving, paddocking,and grass. A case ofthis kind has come tomypersonal knowledgewithin the past fewdays.It is quite time the perpotrators of suoh netswere taughtthat the laws relating to stockcan-not be broken with impunity,and that suchthingsaa pounds «ist, althoughnot within thisimmediate district. . .Itis quite apparent that the local adminis-

trationof hundreds regulations is and hasbeennotoriously bad for a considerable time past,and stock of various description andIn considerable numbers have mysteriouslydisappeared fromthis district and neverbeenhoard of again. OtherCrownLands Regula-tions likewiae require more effectual super-Tiaion, which canonlybe done tffeotivoly by aperson of integrityand abilitybeingepnonjtedbythe Governmentwith asalary sumoienttomaintain him independant of personal in-

There fa a differenceof opinion in respect tothe existence of a road board in this diatnot.Tho majoritythink it a doubtfulmatter and IHivo you faotethat youmayjudge. iheKe-turntaeOfficorcalled a meeting forthe electionof sevenratepayers resident within the districtto act as aroad board. The boundaries of theroad district were unknown at the time,butthearea-woa stated to be (as it hasi been sinceprsved) shout douWe the areaofwhat it reallyfa. The boundary waß also wronglydescribed in

tho Gazette,consequently the whole of theße»evensoreturned were elected not for the loiTolaRoad Boird District proper, but for,as Ibeforesaid,an areaofabout double the extent.Consequently, manyof the votes given mightpossibfy be challenged as having been recordedbyoutsiders. Moreover,when the boundarywas properly understood,it was foundthatonemember had been elected who did not evenresidewlthia thediatiiotboundary. Thisfurthernullifiestha eleotion,as six,and not seven,members were eleoted,as requiredby the Act.Sufficient time has elapßed to entble legalopinion to be obtained on the subject, butnothinghai yet been done.

OurJetty is in embryo, notwithstandingthatether votes passed at the same time are beingactively employed. For instance, the LISOOToted tor the improvement of the road fromWvndhara toFortrose is beingpretty well ex-pended between Wyudham and Oaklands.There ia a wicked|rumor down here to to theeffectthat the thousand pounds voted for im-proving the main road inland from1 ortrose isconstrued bythe Counciltomean fromFortrose

;'■ to Wyndham, a« "inland" canbe construed ortniaconstrued either way. Itjustremains withthe honour of the persons in power whetherthis sum is expended (as evidently iutondod)for the benefitof the main road,which hithertoban been entirely negleoted. I refer to theroad inland from here to Waikawa.Certainly one contract in that direction hasbeen let at the outlet of the township,but thecontract pricebaa not transpired. It»highlyneoewarythat this road should have the fullamount voted (L1000) laid out upon it, as thehill at Totatnia requires considerable cutting;and tho stream, which is verysubjectto flood-ing, and highly dangerous at Bucn times,Hreatly requires bridging- This improvementBhould also enhance the value of.and facilitategettlement upon, that splendid portion of

'cotmtryknown as Otara,and which is expectedtobe openedshortlyfor settlement. ItwouUulso be verybeneficialto theminingcommunitylocated upon the coast-line fromWaipapapa toWaikawa, These men have several timesbaen compelled to clear a track through thebush to enable them to reach this township toobtain the common necessaries of life, lhetrack baing so bad. as not to enable them tobringahorse,theyhave oftenbeen under thenecessity of carrying their provisions upon theirbaoka the whole distanceof28 miles. Thebalancethereforeofthe LIOOO,afterthe completion ofthe two above-mentioned contracts, opuld bevery judiciously spent upon improvingthetrack fromTokamia to Waikawa,whioh is un-doubtedlythe line for the main roadbetweenthe two townshipsof Fortroßeand Waikawa,

CROMWELL.

(?BOM ODR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) '—Tflfrr^BSStef-iralidays hare, comparativelyspeaking, cleared Cromwell of its holiday-makers,as the QueenstownVolunteerBemonetration.bssidoaattractinga considerable num.ber ofVolunteerf,induced anumber ofbusine-gpeople to visit the City of the Lake, and ageneralexpressionofpleasure at the outinghasresulted, The demonstration was a splendidsuccess, and the oldest inhabitant cannot ro-member seeing the town more thickly popu-latsd than during the holidays. As a ipecula-tion for the attraction of the outer worldnothing has givenBooh satisfactionto Queens-town, and I believe I am correct in"tatingthat the horse-racingmania has givenwayto the Volunteer movement.

After innumerable interruptionsthe County.Councilhas accepted the tender of Grant andJdackellar,for the construction of a trafficjbridgeacross the Manuherikia,at Alexandra.

For the officeof rate-collector,ranger,andvrfuer, combined,there were 13 applicants,when Mr Diokie,of Drybread, was the suc-cessful candidate. .

A re-division of the Vincent County intonine riding) has been adopted,to take effectAfter,orrather at, the nextelections.

Considerable- dissatisfaction ia expressedamongdisappointed tenderers for Countyworksat the successof the Chinesein competition,and althoughno'complaints have reached theCouncil regarding the manner in which theCelestialsperform their work,it is thoughtthatpressure will be brought to bear on theCouncillors to induce themto decline toreceiveOhinentenders.

The Banks here are changing their junior1officersso frequently that onescarcely expectsto findthesameofficiala second week behindthe counter. Last week all three institutionsintroduced new officials to the notice of theircustomers. ; ■'"

No sign has yetbeen discovered ofthe miss-Ing man Henderson,and search parties havegivennp the hopeof findinghis body, I learnthat»fewdays beforehe was lost he receivedtidingsfrom his home that he was left someconsiderable property.

Our Hospital is straitened financially,throughthe continuedretention of the subsidybythe Government, It is ft pity that moneyproperly dua should be withheld without anyreason. Locally the institution is highlyvalued,And subscriptions are offering moreItalythan forsome time.

JAPAN.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)I am sorryto hear,s!?ce Ilast; wrote, that

the war (steamer which I had hoped wouldtoy-yon avisit in New Zealand ia not toextend her voyage this time beyond Aug.

tr»lia. Depend onit. however,thatnow theJap's have begun to make themselvesknown,and have learnt how much there istobo seen in the Colonies,they will not re-main as secluded fromyou aa hitherto. Bythe purchase of tho American line ofsteamers, the Government has largelyaugmented its fleet, which now consists of36 large and powerful steam vessels. ThisIncludes tho Nevada, and similar vessels thatare well known in your waters. There is acompeting line which will probably be beatenoutof the field by the Government vessels.But think of the advance whioh theJapanese must bave_ made,'whenthey arecompetent to organise and carryout suc-cessfully all the mechanical and com-mercial arrangements for the workingof a powerful steam fleet. It is notlong Dinco they were at the mercy ofEuropeans and Americans. The jealousyAndrivalry between the officersin the em-ploy o2these foreigncompanies led to mutualSetraotion,and the Japanese soon sawthroughthe affair. They resolved to employooufl butqualified men, and to fit their owneeopWlor the futurocommand of their ships.So they established a Japanese Lloyd's,modelled atrictly after the English institu-tion. They have now duly qualified »ndcertificated masters for their ships, bothEnropean and Japanese, and have alsoJapanese so well qualified for engine6rs **)»*their vessels are sometimes manned withfthemalone.

The coaling for the steamers is largely■doao ak Nagawko, where 600 Japanese■miners are at work. Thfse coal mines mustv-ue day he vi great importance, but there is

* great dealatfllto lie done for their proper.development. We have taught them theJwnefitßof steam, and they are thoroughly-alive to the valne-ofooal,ao that the minesrwill not be allowed,toremain Jong in theirpresent imperfeotly- worked cqnditibii,

Nor are theyidle in copyingand adopting"othermancfactures of all kinds. They arerendered-more eagerin this byan apparently■ strong desire to assert,their national mde-jj.ead.enoe, wi -to rot»l»to .for.tbo excep.

tional treaty made with them when ignorantof theirrights as n nation. Tho clauses inthis treaty, whioh repudiate their LawCourts and intorfore with their power ofraising Customsrevenue, are, to them,highly objeutionablo and humiliating. Theyare not strong enough to rectify this withthe stronghand,but Iam told it iB produc-ing a rapid return of the old jealousspiritof exoluaivonesa,taking the form of buyingaslittle fromthe outside world, and dealingwith it as little aspossiblo. Many of theWestern merchants are feeling thoeffect of this, and are closing theirbusiness. Consignments have been sell-! ing at less than the cost prices. In short,if theygo on as they are doing, it will re.solve itself into their making pretty welleverything for themaelvca,pursuinga policyof jealous monopoly and exclusion,anddoingwithout muoh foreign importation orserviceof anykind.

Theinstitutions of theso people are pecu-liar, but seem admirably adapted to theirsurroundings, their climate, country, andproductions. Travelling in the interior isstill a work of difficulty, and in some partseven of daDger. Besides the natural diffi-oulties,obstaoles are thrown in the way ofgettingpassports, and dissuasion of all kindsis used to discourage travelling. If thi-irnational pride and susceptibilitieswere notaffected,it is likely that all this would passaway; but I confess,knowing somewhat ofthe Japanesecharacter and persistency, to afearthat unless this cause be removed theirpolicy of exclusion will become confirmedThis would be a great pity, for their re-sources are enormous andbut little known.Gold-washings exist, and nearly all theuseful metals are tobe obtained. The ap-pliances to do this are rude, and there wouldbe an excellentfieldforwestern enterpriseandcapital if thebarrier could be broken. Inagriculture we can help them but little, astheir system of terraces and irrigation is ad-mirably suited to their hilly country, andour machinery could bo of comparativelysmall use. Not that they are idle in agricultural matters, having established a modelfarm,with Professor Olark as its Presidentand Direotor. The first annual report ofthe Farm has been issued. The Farm andCollege are in the oity of Tapporo, situatedon a fertile plain in the valley of thefsohkaririver. This plain is at the foot oflofty mountains,fromwhich many beautifulstreams flow. From therq the Collegeis sup-plied with abundant motive power for raa-ohinery, and abundant supplies for irriga-tion. The Professor,being American,theCollege is conducted on the American systern, and the variedproducts of the UnitedStates,as well as its machinery, are thoseupon which experiments are made. Thebuildings cover about 15 acres, with the nur-series attached,and theFarm is of 200acres.There ara COpupils, who undergo a regulartraining in the art of cultivating the groundon tha American model, who are regularlytaught botany and agricultural ohemistry,and who will be able,intheir turn, to spreada knowledge of these arts and sciences amongtheir felJowcountrymen. The best breedsof cattle, horsrs,and shrop aro introduced,and the catsle most in favourarc, by-thebye,the Ayrshire. Grasses of all kiuda arocultivated, and the administration of thecollege and farmare both eminentlypractical.To my mind a surprising part is the cost,there being only a little over £3000 appro-priated for the support of fatm and collegefor the year. More surprising still, theProfosaorBpeaks of this sum in hiareport asa liberal provision, and he ought certainly tsbe thebest witness on the question.

Thenature of tho JapanesePostal Servicemay bo judgedby the aUtistics of the office,which has 16L savings banks ia connectionwith. it. The depjtits at the end of theyear in these baoka amounted to ove>*£12,000. There were 4856 depositors, audthe averageamount to the credit of eachdepositor wjS about 50*. The Lumber oEemployes was 6273,of whom only 11 wero"foreign." The "Marine Board" isattached to thePost Office. Ihu new rulesand regula'ions only came into effeot inOctober,1876,and at the end of the firstyear336 certificateswere issued. IU6of thesewere to pertons of foreignbirth. Theotherswere to Japanese, of whom S7 passed aamasters, 11 as b'rsfcmates, 13 as secondmates, 99 aafirst engineer*, and 20 assecondengineers. The number who failed to passexaminations was 90, of whom 49 wereJapanese and 41 foreigners. Thero were 62students on the Marine SchoolRoll. Ten ofthese,being of theadvancedclass,havebeensines sent to England ; nine are studyingpractioal navigation in the Inland Sea, and43 are at theschool,

HOME GOSSIP.

(By Atlas in theWorld)With a view to allaying scepticism, M.

Benedetti, the sword " swallower,gave aprivate eeance on Saturday iast to somemembers of the medical profession in hisroam at the Westminster Aquarium, Sincethirteen years of age, it seems, this gentle-man hasbeen fighting Nature with the swordnntil he has pushed the stomach down intothegroin, thus elongating the cesophagus toan unnatural extent. As a rule he preferstakingfood before the exhibition begins, asit makes theinternal sheath more agreeableto thereception of cold steel, and protectsthe coats of the stomach frombeing pieroedwith the sword's point. A physician whowag present told me he distinctly felt thesword recede as it was withdrawn from thestomach lying quite in the groin. TheM. D.b present foundhis throat a good dealinflamed,and gave him a gargle, FrankBuokland,who was instrumental in bringingabout the private interview, intends pub-lishing an artiole on the subject, from ananatomical point of view, in next week'sLand and Water.

There is grave dissatisfaction just now inmilitary circles,and I think with reason.The croakers, as Sir Garnet would callthem, object to the best soldiers ofregiments now at Home being carriedoff - and scattered amongst the firkt18 regiments for foraign service,in order

that the latter may bs brought up to theirfull strength, the result being that aregi-ment thus robbed has nothing left in it butband,bad characters,and a mob of recruits,

" I hear from Bsrlin jibatPrince Bianurckand his Imperial and Royal Master donotquite hit it off oa the Eastern Question.Kaiser Wilhelm is completely absorbed byhis attachment to the fimperor of AH theRussiaa,for whom he has just testified hisaffectionin avery practioal shape, by makinghim apresentof a hundred Krupp guns,atriflein the wayofsurplus artillery whioh hehappened to have on his hands. As for cheGermanChancellor,be is England's verygood friend; but he has been heard to remarkthat the Turk is dead in Europe, and thatihe future ofBulgaria will provea hard nutto crack.

Mr Gladstone'sdetermination not to standagaiu for Greenwichwas no surprise to me.I had heard some time ago that he haddecided to stand for the Universities ofGlasgow and Aberdeen against the LordAdvocate. The latter decision has probablybeen modifiedj but he is looking for a seat,and does not intend io retire from theHouse.

A fact. A larga wholesale ironmongerfrom Sheffield was at Buxton a short tuneago, and walkingover the fields onSundayafternoonwith his little boy the followingconversation took jslace j—Son; ' How bigis hell, father—asbig as this field ?' Father :'Yes, I am afraid bigger than this field.'Son: ' Is it asbig as the*e two fields tcgether,father?' Father : 'Yes, dear, as bigss these two fields,and I am afraidas bigas all these three' (pointing to another).Son: ' I say,father,would you not like theorder for thefender?'I hear—but cannot be!i_Bve—that a little

gentleman who,much to his own advantage,doubles theparts of doctor and.dimier-giver,has made a charge of 3000 guineas forattendance on a recent case of typhoid in aroyal household.Ide3ire to rercue from oblivion the fol-

lowing astoundirg paragraph, which ap-peared a few days ago in the columns of asporting newspaper. The writer, speakingofsome French thoroughbred horses,Baid,"A greatly belaude4 sire of late,that wasalco nred in France,has been for some yearsafflictedwith bone spavin, as large as thesucculent root from which Peut-eire takeshis name." This in very wonderful, .but it isstrictly t>ue.

Theyoungmen of the Royal IrishLancersare favouritesof matrimonial fortune. lamreminded of their goodluck bythorecentmarriage of Captain Alfred Harvey and Sur-geonMajor Atkinson, who captured twosisters with £50 000 each. Last yearMajorVandaleur led a wealthy widow—the Hon.Mra Lucius Carey, daughter-in-law of Vis-count Falkland—to 'tia altar. A sister ofthe Duko of Marlborough marrie.d anotherman of the Koyal Irish, and althojj^h acountess became the bride of an untitledcaptajn. TheDuke of Beaufort's grand-daughterfoamed one of the majors of theRoyal Irish, and another alliance of oneoftho juniors of tho regimoot with a lady of

almllar lineal position is on the tapis, andtalked of in the regiment. In this casoblood,brains,and beauty, no well aamoney,are to be tho rewards of the lucky lover." T suppose ore longwo shall haveRoths-

ohild created Duke of Jerusalem and sittingin the House of Lords; and who knowswhether a Moses,Solomon,or Montefioremay not bo created Lord ChancellorandKeeper of Queen Victoria's ooniicieiica ? "Sowrote a sonof George 111.in 1849,withregard, to the removal of Jewish disabilities.Itwould bo curious to know what this KoyalHighnesswould saytoday, were he still inthe flesh,about our popular Premior,forinstance,or the ranich Lord Roseberry isgoing to make,or the proprietorship of nomeof our papers. Aud it is almost Bafotoimagine him writinga rntborungrammatioalletter of condolence to the crazyclergymanwho ahot at the Hebrew Master of theRolls.

The Duko of Teok ha-1 a narrow escape ofmaltreatment on Sunday afternoonin HydePark. Mistaken, it is supposed, for CountSehouvaloff,H.S.H. was walking »lone,when a large moi> utarted in pursuit of him.He was reoognised by Captain Daßhwood,late of the 92nd,who immediately joinedthe Duko and wound hia arm in his. Thetwo proceeded together amidst howls andmissiles until Captain Dnshwood managrd toattraot the attention of fourprivates of theGrenadiers,who,like gallant fellows,at oncejoined tha fugitives, two falling in beforeand two behind them. Themob increasedin numbors and fury, clods of turf werethrown at them and worse thingsthreatened,until they wore descried byasergeant ofpolice, who broughtup a small detatchmentof his men and managed to surround themuntil theywere fairly run out at the AlbertGate. Itwas a very narrow squeak for theDuke, and ought to to*oh him and othergentlemen to abstain from countenancing,even aa a looker-on,anyfuture gatheringsofthe mob in thePark. .

When theCardinaloomes home,he intendsto make up for his astonishingsilence,andthedeath of Pio Nono,and the choice of his sue'cessor, Leo XIII, byan eloborate pastoral totheEnglish Roman Catholics,which will bethe bugle-note of a new religious orueade.Failing the chanoe of his being made PopeEdward I, his friends had a hope that hemight be given some high officeat the V&ti-can; but Leo XIII thinks he can do betteras a priuoe-nrissionary of the faith in Eng-land than as a functionary in Rome.

That was not a very prettysight in theDivorce Court the othor day,when a ladyplaintiff, seeking for a divorce on account ofthe iufidelity of her lord,conducted her ownoaße, examined witnesses in detail toproveher husband's immoralities, addressed theCourt on his adulterous enormities,and, totheconsternation of the barristers,won thecase. Only a few weeks ago,a woman ad-dicted to public lecturing esßayed the samefeat, and failed; but now that an injuredwife has actually donowithout the lawyers,we mayhave a few more piquant, but notatall edifyiugdisplays of the same kind. Ofooarao they will be p ipular, and applausewill be the usual greetingto the pleaders inpetticoats, as it was the other day.

Throe ladies vnxe rejnarkablo at theDrawing room last Thursday. Mrs Caven-dish Bentinck wore a sort of sandals inlaidwith gold) Mrs Tom Brnssey had a gor-geoustrain,resembling pomewhat apeacock'stail, th*t floatedfrom her shoulders—nother waist; and Lilly Margaret Beaumontcarried in her hand a bouquet worth aking'sransom. Of the marriedwomen,Lady Wnarn-cliffe carried off the palm as to beauty ;andsave in the case of ona youngthing vuth atrain of bwamdowii,there vtaa -v woeful ab-Bence of that fatal gift amongst the dtbutanks.

The "GrandLodge of England" is amongthe richest of the Masonio bodies,and thefact that its treasurer for tho last thirty yeara—who may be re-ebcfrd to-day, tnu HrstWednesday of Maroli—has goneinto liquida-tion is not unlikely to create alarm. v Yet,though the treasurer of " GrandLodge" is amember of thesuspended firm of Willis, Per-cival, and 00., the funds ot the EuglishFnetnasons are p.-rf'o'ly safe,neverhavingbeen usiid in the g<ner»l business of thefi.in. The firm, pud not the grand trea-Hurer, having been the b inkers of severalMasor-io charities, seme little apprebonsionis felt for the fateof thtir funds. But eyeuin this direction Mamipry is not likely tosuffer appreciably in thepecuniary sense,- Stuator Cameron the elder,of the United

Stat'8, once regarded as akind of President-maker,is in trouble, through having pro-mised marriage to a pretty widow and failedto keep his word. The widow has givenaninterviewer to understand that shs means" fight." Shehag meant business all along;this is one of her letters to the old man'seon: "Mr, Don Cameron,your dear papapromised to make me his wife ; but nowtheinfluence of. Miss —— has turned his heartfrom me. ' If you would make yourfathermarry me I would getyoua positionin theCabinet.—Yoursrespectfully, M. E. Oliver.""Mrs Oliver," addsthe interviewer, "'saysshe is thirty-eight years old, and that shehas been married twice. From the firsthußbacd she separated by mutual consent.Thesecond husband leftherand wentSouth,but never returned. Shethinks he is dead,but is notcertain of it."

In answer to a recent application to theIndia Office,made w.th much pertinacityand audacity by a gillant maJDr who re-ceived the V.(J, for his daring ride inAshantee,Lord Salisbury recorded thefol-lowing trenchant memo.: "If there is aVictoria Cross for impudence, this manshouldhave it."

Combe's *' Constitution of Man" isonly second in popularity to Bunyan's"Pilgrim'sProgress," over 100,000 copieshavingbeen sold inEngland.

A traotate of eighty-eight pageahasbeen published inEdinburgh, byauthorityof the Colonial Committee of the treeChurch of Scotland, giving a glowing de-scriptionofthe Colonies as afieldforminis-terial labour.

Mr Henry Morley saya, in the Nino-teenth Century, that few volumes of thelyric poetry ofthe days of Elizabeth con-tain more of the music ofa life than thecollection ofsongs by William Allingham.

The Scotsman says the country wantspeace, and Lord Beacousfieldinsists onwar; it is impossible to have anyfartherconfidence or pretence of confidencein aMinistry which, is under his malign in-fluence.

The Catholic Times Bays that a LowMass is of precisely the same spiritualvalue as a High Mass; the only differ-ence being that a Low Mass is not de-monstrative.

The Melbourne Presbyterian Reviewrefers to Dr Begg and l)r John Ken-nedy asredoubtablea who are " in searchof a road leading back to the Establish-ment—their profession being possibly inthe Tooley-street tailor style.'

The .Key. Mr Chalmers says that theclimate of New Guinea is most unhealthy.All foreigners residing there for even afew days get the fever, which layß themup for weeks.

The stipendiary magistrate, RhonddaValley, in South Wales, declares thatone family, whose case his committeehave investigated, lived for two days onswedes.

Printed and publishod for tho Proprietors, Rkrd » fand Fbswiok, by John Oiijbon Krasek, at tlioOfficeoi tho ot»(to Daily Tiioos, Ustvpiy streetPunodlii, tills Jthfl»y of May, 1878, "

OTAGO DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY MAY 4, 18782

irUBLli- i;uMPANIBS.

XOTICE.

THE TRANSATLANTIC FIRE !N-SirRANoE COMPANY OF HAMBUKG having

withdrawn from the Association, Is now prepared Meffect all kinds of Fire Risks at the lowest xcinunera-tiveß rates.

Losses promptly and liber illysettled on tho epot.H.J. BOUMAN

(Of Eouman,Macandrow,and Co.)270> Ajt'ont,Bond stroot, Duneilin.

HAMBPRG -MAGDEBURGFIREINSURANCE00. OB" HAMBURG.

CAPITAL (fullypaid up) .. 2,600,000 marks

THEMAGDEBDRG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,THEMAGDEBUEGKE-INSURANCE CO.,

THE MAGDEBURG GENERAL INSURANCE CO.,(withCapitaland Reserve Fund amountingto

overThirty Millionof Marks)Are Interested in every Rislc underwritten.

These enormous tnean», and tho co-operation of theabove-inehtio'tiod Associations, euable the Hamburg-MaedeburgFire Insurance Company to accept largorisks, thus offering greatinrtuocments tothe public.

This Company Is prepa'ed to talio risk!) iwainstloss or damagebyfiro onevery d'e'scrjpliotiof incurableproperty attho Lowest Kates. 'The Company Isnot connected withany Tariff Ab 'sociation.

Special.—Gentlemen's private residences in Dun-edin aiid suburbs may bo insured for a period ofthree yearson paymentof twoyears' premium.

ALL LOSSES will be promptly paid in the Colonyv mio;i as claims areadjusted.

& THONEMAN,Genoral Agents for New Zealand

t Bead klrce't, Suutdln,

PUBLIC COMPANIES.[VICTORIA INSURANCE COMPANY.

Ebtaiilisiiiiij1819.Local DiBEcroRH:

J. T. WRIGHT, Esq.(Messrs Wright,Btcplionson,and C».)

lIONOIIAUUB 11. S. CHAPMANJ. F; WATSON, Esq.

TPIIS Olcl-OBtabfishod and wealthyColonial Company offers unquestionable Be-

ourity.nnd accept*PIKE AND MARINE

rieka of evory descriptiontittheLOWEST HATES

Eemusriativk to tiis Company, and, Consequently,Comi'atiiilhwrrn Safetyto tub Insurkd.

During the 30 years tho Company lias been Inoperation tho claimsalready paid exceed £3 000,000.

J. \V. BRINDL V,Resident Socretary.

Punodin Ofllcca: Highstreet, <n>y

FIDELITY AND ACCIDENT GUA-RANTY COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND.

CAPITAL .. ." .. .. £100,060.Unlimited Liability,

LeoAL Dmrotors, Otaoo.lion.W. 11. Kovnoids, M.H.R., Chairman

0. S. Reeves, Esq. Robert Wilson,J. Mitchell, Esq. RichardOliver, EThis Company, composed ontlroly of ColonialPro-

prietors, is proparod to Issue Policies guaranteeingtheFidelity ofBank and MercantileOlorks,and otherper-aons employed in situations of trustand responsibility,on moderate terms.

The Company isalso prepared to take up risks thathave been In oxistenco with similarinstitutionsa yearor moro, attho reduced rates whichinsurers would beliabletopay toothor companiesof a like natureafterprobation. Private Sureties Reinsured.

Terms of Proposal, and all other informationas torates of Premium, &c, may be obtained at theCon*pany'a Office, Princes etroot, Dunadln.

M. W. HAWKINS.Agentfor Otapro.

HE EQUITABLEINVESTMENTCOMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND

(LIMITED).

CAPITA!, £100,000.

DIRECTORS :Hon.W. H. Reynolds (Chairman), Goo.TurnbuL,

Esq., J.P, Daniel Campbell, Esq., James Hazlatt,Esq.,J.P., James Robin, Esq., J.P.,K. Ramsay, Esq., J.P,,and JamesHogg, Esq.

MONEYADVANCED UPON—1. Building Society Mortgages2. Mortgages of real estate, as may be arranged3. Wool, Bond Warrants, Share Certificates, and

other Securities4. Bills and Promissory Notesfor Discount6. Reversionary Interests.

MONEY EROEIVED—1. For Investmentunder Building SoolctlesEuloj '2. On Deposit at Call, onfavourable terms.Investors have the guarantee of an infiucrtial pro-

prietary, and anabsolute freedom fromliability.

Offlcos:Liverpool street, Dunedln (abova SouthBritish InsuranceBuildings),

Wit. PARKER STREET,Manager

CjOUTfi BRITISH INSURANCEK3 company.

CAPITA! £1,000,000.(With unlimited liability of Shareholders.)

LOCAL BOARD OF DIRHCTORB :JonNDavis, Esq. (M'Londress, Hepburn, and Co.)Jambs Rattrat, Esq. (J. Rattruy and Co.)OborqbTiirnbull, Esq. (W. and O. Turnbull and Co.)

The popularityof the South British among the in-suring public is best shown bythe largeand steadyIncrease in its business.FIRST YEAR'SPREMIUM RECEIPTS..£84,08$SECONDDa Do ..69,04]THIRD Do Do .. B6,18«FOURTHDo Do .. 107,228

Evory description of Fire and Marine tnauranwbusiness undertaken.

The liboralltyml promptness n settlement whlonhave been impoi taut features in securing theaboverapidprogress still characterise the South British.

Every fnformaclonsuppliedbyCHARLES MORRISON,Agent,

Olfkißi:Liverpool atroat. la

UNION INSURANCE COMPANY01' NEW ZEALAND.

OaNTAIi £2,000,000FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCESEFFECTED

On Every Description of Property atLOWEST CURRENTRATKS.

AND LO3SKS SETTLED PROMPTLY ANDLIBERALLY.

Horses, Cattle,Throching Machines, Farm Imple-monts, Stooks, Stacks, and risks of Threshing

Insured for any period.Dunodln OSlco, Highstreet,

20m W. C. KIRKOALDY, Manager.

\\TOol, tallowjTand pboduoe.

Parties hitherto effeotln* INSURANCEin Englandcanmake ARRANGEMENTSnnequal term? tocoverInterest at any of this Company's offices In New'Zealand- __._-

Wlrilo in Shed-orFastoriK,tf fall, dray, lighter,or other conveyance,and - ship,till deliveredinLondon.

From ports in New Zealand to London direct,ortranshippingat poets here or InAustralia,From stationsor 'aotories, to terminate atDunodln

or ooabtal port, if need be.ClaimspayableinLondon.

NATIONALINSURANCE COMPANY.A. HILLJACK,

18ap QenoralManager.

THE UNITED INSURANCECOMPANY,FIRE ANDMARINE,Establishes aj>., 1862.

OAHTAi .. .. .. ,- £600,000.With unlimited liabilityof Shareholders.Hbad Opficb: Oeergo street, SYDNEY.Local Trubteb : JOHNEDMOND, Esq..

Ofthe firm of Edmond,Forsyth,and M'NeilLThe undersigned having boon appointed Agenta

for OTAOOfor above Company,beg toannounce thatthey are prepared to undertakeevery descriptionofFire aud Marine business at the lowest currentratos.

All losses settled promptlyou thespot.BnbAßeritsRoqutrod.

RENSHAW, DENNIBTON. and CO.,7Jy HighBtreet, Dunodln.

/TIHE AUSTRALIAN . ALLIANCEASSUIiANOE COMPANY.

Empowered by Spoclal Aot of Parliament.PI RE AND MArTnE INSURANCE

GUARANTEE FOR FIDELITY.LIFE ASBURANOE.

Fire and Marine business of every description under-taken, and the utmost liberalityand promptitude

in settlement ofclaims.Capital.... £250,009Reserved Fund,-..., £180,000

Prospectusesand every informationbee enapplica-tion to theAgont for Otago,

R. H.LEARY,Accountant,Lakd and Ebtatb Agent, and

Brokkr,Rattray street,Dwiedln.

TKTORTH BRITISH AND MEROAN-i.I TILE INSURANCECOMPANY,LONDON ANDEDINBURGH.Estab lshod 1809.

Incorporated byRoyal Charter and Special Acts ofParliament.

Subscribed Capital .. £2,000,000 sterling.Fire Reserve Funds (1876) .. £1,082,708.

The undersigned have been appointed the Com-pany's agents, and ire authorised to insure againstBre at lowestcurrentrates.

Losses settled with promptitudeand liberality onthe spot.

MURRAY,ROBERTS, and CO.,Head Agents, for Otago,

Stafford street, Dunodln.BLACK, QUICK,and CO, Sub-ngent»,

Prlniwa otront, Dnnortin.

BOSINfSSS NOTiOE:OTAOO COPPER, BRASS, AND LEAD PIPE

WORKS,DUNEDIN and PORT CHALMERS.Works: Warehouse:

Cumberlandand Castle Stuartand Cumberlandttreots. streets.

(established I88i)

A & T. B U R T,Plumbers, Coppersmiths, Qasflttera, Bell-

hangors; Oas, Hydraulic,and Brewers'Engineers, and Wholesale Bra's

Founders.A. and T. B. have much pleasuro in announcingto

tho Trodo, and tho publicgenerally, that they haveremoved to their larg« and commodious New Ware-house and Show Rooms, and are nowable*o displayto advantago thoir extensive stock of Plumbert* andEngineers'Briss-work.Baths, Water Closet*.Urinals,&3, and thoLargest Stock of Gssflttings inthe Colony—over 200 different pattorns t« choose from. Beingdirect Importers and Manufacturers,the Goods aremarked at tho very lowest remunerative prices.

Illustrationsand prices tont onapplication.Aliberal discount allowedto the Trade.Machineryof every description indented onthe most

favourableterms.Sole Agenta inNew Zealand forB. and S. Masjey'a

Steam Hammersand Hot Iron Saws. 23m

TAMES WALLSft WHOLESALE AUD RKTAHiFURNISHINGANDGENERAL IRONMONGER,

Desires to call attention to hisLARGE ANBVARIED STOOK OF lORNMONOERY

Consisting of--Marble and Slate MantelpiecesElectro-plated and BritanniaMetal goods, of ill

descriptions,from the best English makersBlock Tin,and Wire Dish CoversFancy Bird Cages, CoalVases, LookingGlassesAmerican Timepieces, Chums,Tuba, HayRake*

and ForksFlavcl's, RadclyflVs, and Watson ai.d Gow'a

Ranges, Heatingand Cooking StovesRegister Grates, Fenders and Fire IronsYoung's Checso Prosees and Curd MillsCarpenters' and Joiners' Tools—alarge assortment

from the best English makersHowe Sewing Machines, Fairbanks and At ory*>

WeiuhinpTMachinesMuzzle and Breech-loading Guns, Revolvers, and

Pistols; Gamo and Cartridge Bags: PowderFlasks, Shot. Pouches, and Bolts

Sporting Ammunitionof all kindsTable and Pocket Cutlery,a greatMordan'sPen and Pencil casesDictz's Table and HallLamps and ChanUbuersRowat's patent AnucapnicLampi, latest design!Iron Bedsteads, Hip and Sponge BathsFencing Wiro, Nos. 0, 7, 8, 9, and 10English Corrugated Iron, 5,8,7, 8, and 9feat",jnseed, colza, olive, caßtoj, neatsfoot, and kern-

eon) plls'Vitncas gtioat south, J7J»

BUSINESS NOTICES.

T/y HITELAW & CO.Beg leave to intimato that thoy are CashBuyore ofSuburban and Rural L&nds..They have ospeelalfaellitlos to odor holders of such properties, andthey will be prepared to rnako liberal Cobli Advances

onPropertiesplaced In theirhandsfor aale. lOap

JAMES C. MARSHALL,Commission Aoiwtand Bkoksa,

PRINOKS BTREKT,Next Door Messrs Burton's.

"OARR, OLIVER, and PAULIN,CIVIL ENGINEERS,

SURVEYORS,LAND AND ESTATE AGENTS.CivilEngineering, Surveying, Land and FinancUt

Agency undertakenin ailtheirbranches.DOWLING BTREiET,

PPHHDIK.

DATES, SISE, and 00.,COMMISSIONMERCHANTS,

SB

AGENTSFOR AMERICANMANUFACTURERSBOND STREET,

D V N DIN

JjiENWIOK & KENNEDY,OENERAL BROKERS and CUSTOM-HOUSE

AGENTS

Offices,: UniversalBond,Cornerof Liverpooland Crawfordstreets.

RAILWAY ADVERTISING.

OTAGORAILWAYS.

THE Cheapest, Largest, and MoatExtensive Advertising Medium in New Zea-

land.NearlyOne Millionpersonsarriving, departing, »nd

visitingannually.US Advertisements in Carriages, £10 per annum.76 „ „ £7 „ „

Show Cards at 6PrincipalStations, £8 10s „ShowCardsat 12Stations, £12 „ „

ROBERT BARE,Leenci.

Offices, Dowllng Btreet. 6m

HENDERSON AND FERGUSGEOROX STREET,DIUfEDIN.

BUILDERS AND CONTRA RS:IMPORTERS 07

MARBLE and SLATE MANTLEPIEOES,YORK,CAITHNESS, OASTLEMAIN,and MA&MfrBURY FLAGGING,

MARBLE, GRANITE!, and OAMARU STONEMONUMENTS.

Alarge supply of Building Materials alwaysonbandEstimates g'venand communications punctually

attended to.Designssent toarparts of the Colony onapplication

MINTON'S PAVING. %

T\UNEDIN IRON WORKS.E. 8. SPARROW and CO.,

Engineers, Boilermakers, and Iron Founder).

Manufacturersof Flour Mill Machinery, Wato -wheeto, Centrifugal Pumps,Quartz Crushing,PumnIng,and Winding Machinery, Iron Fluinlng, to-, forgoldmulingpurposes.Builders' Material, Cast and Wrought Iron Colam

Girders,Iron Doors, Rollings, &o.AIBO,

Castings exeouted inBrass and Iron. Engines, Boilerand Wool Presses alwaysonhand.

Repairspromptlyexecuted, and experiencedworkraflltent toall parts of the Province.

Willis street, D unedin. B)»

STREET AND MORRIS,LANDAND ESTATE AGENTS,

BHAREBROKERS, ARBITRATORS,Accountants,asp Vai.oatojib.Money to lend at currentrates.

BOUTHBRITISH INSURANCE BUILDINGS,Liverpool Strkbt, Dpkkdih

VENETIAN BLIND OF THEPERIOD, .- -REVOLVINGSHUTTSEg'OF'WOOD AND IRON.. OLTNDS always oa hand. Fitted uj>' O inDunedin at le 4d por Bviperflclal loot,

Orderssent toanypartof New Zealand.WILLIA&fwiLSON,SouthamptonBuildings, Georgestreet.

aMUNRO'S MONUMENTAL" wcrks,Comer ofKing etrot mi MorayPlace

DUNEDIN,Plans furnlehod and executed lor »U kinds olMont

men!«,Tombstones, &c, in insrblo,granite, orKakenuiatone. ■ Tomb Railings,&0., »ny doaign. ;.: ;.: ..

G.M. Is also prepared to supply In any quantityfrom his Quarries in Kakanul,the beat quality o!OamaruStone.Importer of Marble,Granite,and Arbroath Haarthatoues.—Deßignaforwarded to »11 rart»ol 'h Coloav on anplication. <>«l

SOUTHENDFOUNDRY,ORAWifORDSTREET.

HE. S H~A O RL'O-0 X,O IRONand BRASSFOUNDER

And ■KITOHENRANGEMAKER,

Stockof firet-clssaKITCHEN RANGESalwayjhand. ■ \ ■

GeneralCASTINGSand REPAIRSattended to.

CRAWFORDBTREET,DP KDIW.

ri RA I G and GIL LIB SGEORGE STREET,DUNEDIN, ■

CABINETMAKERSAND UPHOLSTERERSIMPORTERSof BRITISHand AMERICAN

" " : . FURNITURE.[EsTABLISHBB 1805.]

Are Just OPENING OUT aLARGE ASSORTMENTolNew and ElegantFURNITUREfrom th

Home Markets, whichwill boSOLDtho LOWESTREMUNERATIVE

PRICES. 'INSPECTIONINVITED.

Countryorders punctuallyattended to, and carotollypacked.

CRAIGand GILLIES.

S. FISH and SON," PAINTSRS,PLUMBERB, GLAZIERS,

ANDGENERAL HOUSE DECORATORS

Tendersgiven forgeneral repairs.Experienced workmensent toallparts ofthe country

Importers ofPaperhaneinge, While Lead, Window Glass,

Oils, Colours, Varnishes, Brushwaro, and all Palntenreaulsites.

PRINCES STREETSOUTH.DUNEDIN.

JAMES O O U S T O N,Plumber, Gasphteb, Zino-Worebr,

Walker street.

Orders punctuallyattended to.

TfrfM. DALRYMPLE'S new Scale ofMONTHLYREPAYMENTS, including interest, Uad7ances of sums 26 on landed security :—

For 1 yea. £2 4s6d por monthFor —£1 8s Od per monthFor 8yoars—£o 17s Odper monthFor i years—£o 13s6d per mo thFor 6 years—£olls0d por month

Andlarger sums inproportion. ■ 18)

MR JNO. CLARK HOYTE,ARTIST.

Studio: Right-of-way, behind Mr Hardy's,HIGH STREET.DUNEDIN. Hm

I. H A N IS O Ncan be CONSULTEDas usualat Mr Lublen-

ski's Dispensary, Octagon, from 10 to 12 a.m., andfrom 7 to9 p.m.

Advice, Is Od. Medlcino Is Odduringtheabovehours only. Half-a-guineaduring all other hours,

Midwiferyin Duncdln, 80s.

PROPERTIES FOR SALE

Building Sectionsin GLENBuilding Sectionsin WESTDUNEDIN10 Acres NORTH-EASTVALLEYCoitage and Section(with Stable) SOUTH

DUNEDINBuilding Section KAIKOR »IThree Acres Township of SADDLEHILLThree Sections lIELENSBURGHFivo-rooraed Homo, RO3LYNThree Acies noar town.

MONEYto Lend inany sums.Shares bought and sold;and every description of

General Agoncy business transacted.

T. CHALMERS RE I]D,TcsiriE Chambers,

lap Princes strcot.

HE OTAGO FOUNDRY.Cumberlandatreet, Dunedln;

J. DAVIDSON nnd CO.,Late Wm. Wilson,

Engineers, BoilerMakers,and Iron Founder;.

Machineryof allkinds mado toorder.

Also Engtnos, Bollere, and ovary d&'crlptlcnBras», Wrought lios, and Ojst Iron Work.

BUSINESS NOTICES.

W& A. GILBBTSWINES AND SPIRITS.

Penthoon,Oxfordstreet, London.To meet a constantly increasing demand W. and A

Gilbey Imvo further extendedtheirAGENCIES abroad,by the appointment of Messrs NiSILL & BOYD ajtheirAgentsin Otago.

W. and A. Gilboy'a system of affording tho greate»tconvenience to consumers in obtaining Winen antSpirits of Ruarantoed qualityand purity,at modoraifprices, will moot a want loni; felt in Wow Zealand. Tmoxiont towhioii it has been anprrciated in Knidknd i'shown by thoirsales, wliloli, In 1870,amounted to nj.wards of 18,000 dozona wnekly, representing (via.Govorninontreturns of Duty pnymonts) one-twcntietipart of tho entirewine trade of the UnitedKingdom

NEILL& BOYD, having always oil handaBtock «lW. and A. Gllbey'o loading varieties of wines anrspirits, will be happytosupply them Inany quaßtiV

from one caseand upwards—Tbrms.—Prompt Cash;

PORT.Castle lA—iyoars In woodCastleA—6 years inwoodCastle . B—B yoara In woodCMtlo O—ll yearsinwood,fruityCastle E—ls yearsin wood,fruityCastlo F—l6years in wood,fruityCaetlo H—2syears Inwood, dry.

SHERRYCastlelA—Byoars old, paleCastlo A—4 years old, paleCastle AA—i years old, goldCastle C~6 yoareold, palCattle F—B yoars oldCastle G—B years old,AmontilladoCastle I—ll years old, Amontillado.CastleJ—ll yoarsold; brown East IndUOaßtle P—lß years old. brownEast IndiaCastle One—4 years old, ManzanlllaCastlo M—7 years old, ManzanlllaCastle VP—Marsala, paleCastle A—Marsala,pale.

MADEIRAS.CastleA—old Castlo B—old Ca

CLARETS.Gastle A—lyoarInbottloOaetle B—l yearinbottleCastleo—l year in bottleCastle D 1year inbottloCat.Ho F—old inbottloCastlo G—old InbottleCastle'H—old inbottle.

HOOKS.Castlo A Castle O Oastfo

CHAMPAGNESCastleI—QuartsFints

Castle2—QuartsPints

Castle3A—Quarts } -oastl66A-tt}Very dryCastleSaumur-Quarts) SUvermCastla Saumur-Quarts Loldfollr mtS )SaumurChampagne is highly recommended br the

MedicalProfession.SACRAMENTAL WINE.

Castle SacraTent.BRANDIES. 'Ca6tle F—Cognac, proof

Casllo FO—Cognac, proof, very oldLOr Extrait dv Yin—proof.WHISKIES.

Castle Proof-Scotch, proofCastle SO—Scotoh proof, very oldCastle PF—lrish,proofCastloDO—lrish,proof, very old.

GIN.CastleOE—Unsweetened, 17under proo!Castlo Proof—Unsweetened, proof.

RUM.Castla PF—Jamaica, proofCastle JO—Jamaica, proof.QUALITY is GUARANTEED by W. and A. UUb«)

and isevcrywhore alikoSixBottles contain One Imperial Gallon.

Strength of Spirits stated on each bottle.Catalogues, giving full particulars, will be forwudei

'■" onapplicationtothe \gents,MESSRSNEILL AND BOYD,

High street and Macandrcw street, Dunedin.NEILL& BOYD are proparod toreceive application*

from those desirous of being appomtad SUB-AGENTSor thesilo o( theabove Winen «nd Spirits.

IMPERIALSCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS.

A PURE AROMATIC SPIRIT,Distilled and Prepared In

HOLLANDFrom an OriginalRecipe, and possessing rare medlcl

nal qualitiesin all diseases of theKidneys, Bladder,andUrinaryOrgans. As a

Tonic,Diuretic, and Anti-DyspepticCORDIAL,

It has therecommendation of the Leading Continents-■

Puyeteiiiis, and Is now_ackno*!9dged as the Latestand Valuable Remedy for Gravel, Gout,

""" "" 'and ChronicRheumatism.DR HASSELL'S REPORT.

The Analyticaland Sanitary Institution,64, Holborn Viaduct,E.0.,

London, 9th May, 1877.Reportona sampleof Fmporlal SchiedamKchnapps: received from Mr H. J. Hart.We have subjected a sample of the abovenamed

article toa very careful chemical analysis and exami-nation.

Tho results'of the analysis, which are set forth In aseparate report, chow that this spirit is of goodstrength, practically free from acidity, and that itcontains but traces of solid mattor fa solutlo, Itpossesses a delicate and agreeable aroma,and a pureand mild taste. Mr Hart's SchiedamSchnapps Is avery Superior Article of its class, is well purified, andquitegenuine.■:<"■ (81gned) ARTHUR H.HASIAUi.MD.,Author of " Food and ltaAdulteration."

OTTOHEHNER,F.0.8.,.-.:..: . Public Analylst.: WM. JOHNSTON'SREPORT.

Government AnalyticalLaboratory,. ' Melbourne, 23rd July, 1877.Henri J. Hart,E«q. ■: Sir—l h ye the honour toreport foryour informa-tion that the unmplo of ImperialSchiedamSchnappsforwardedby. you to me haa been submitted to..»■searching chemical analysis and criticalexamination,theresult ofwheh enables me to state thatit is theFinest Samplecf Schnappsthathas as yet come undermy notice. ';' ' : : '/ . ' '■ It has a1purefragrant odour, and is absolutely freefromany trace of fusiloil or otherinjurious impurity,»" d has evidently been distilled from superior ryegrain, alwaysused Instead of malt inthe productionof the choicest qualitfts of Schnapps, it is verysmooth to the palate;end in this rfspect comparesfavourably with other samplesofferedfor sale. It maybe advised asequallysuitable for medical or economicpurposes. "■"■■:: : .' ■Ihave the honour to bo. &c,

(Signed) WM. JOHNSON,AnalyticalChemist to the Government oiVictoria.This Pure Medical Spl-It—Superior to any in the

Market, and Lo» erin Price—ls offered to the Publicunier the full conviction that it will luperseda allothers cow inuse. ;

A TRIAL ISEARNESTLYSOLICITED.B. WILSON & CO.,

Bond Btreet, Dunedin,Agents for Otago,

IN consequence of spurious imitationsel LEA and PERRINS*SAUCE,which are calcu-

lated to deceive the Public, Lea amd Perrins haveadopteda NewLabel, bearing theirsignature, Lea andPerrins, whichis placed on every bottle of Worcesterehlre Sauce, and withoutwhichnoneIs genaino. Askfor Lea and ('errinj' Sauce, and see Name on Wrapper,Labo', Bottle, and Stopper. Wholesale and for Ex-port by;thoProprietors, Wcrcestor;Crosse and Back-woll, London,&c, &c; and byGrocers and Oilmonthroughouttho World.Im~p~p s" s cocoa.

GRATEFUL AND COMFORTING."By a thoroughknowledge of tho naturallawswhich

govern tho operationsof digestion nnd nutrition, andby a careful application ofthe fine properties ofwellselected cocoa, Mr Epps has provided our breakfasttables witha delicitelyflavoured boverasce whichmiysave us many he&vi doctors' bills. It is bythe Judi-cious use of such articles of diet than constitutionmay be gradually built up until strong enough torosist every tondoncy to disease. Hundreds of subtlemiladies arofloating around u<ready toattack whor-ever there is a weak point Wo maycscipo many afatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified withpure blood and a properly nourished frame,"—CivilSarvicfi Gazette. Sold in packo s and tins, Jib. andlib., labelled, Jasies Errs and Co, HomoeopathicChemists, 48 Tliroadneedlo street, and 170 Picadilly,London.—[Anvi.lTTUDSON'S EXTRACT OF SOAP-"" IS THE BEST THING KNOWNFor Washing, Cloansiiig, and Scouring everything,

Aud has, by its excellence, gained theGRAND QOLD.MEDAL,. PAKIS.

HUDSON'SEXTRACT OF SOAP

Lathers Freely, Softens Water. Always use itFor Washing Clothes, Linen,Dirty Hands,&c.For Washing Glasses, Plates, Dishes, ic.For Scouring Floor.!, Greasy Woodwork, 40.For CleaningPaint, MarbleWork,Plate, &c.

AndFor Evory Purpose sf Washingand Cleansing.

Novor Wash Fleeces Without liaison's 'Extract ofSoap, as it leaves tho wool nice aud soft afteruslDg.

ManufacturedonlybyR. S. HUDSON,

WE3T BROMWICH, LIVERPOOL, ANDS3, WORSHIPSTREET,LONDON.

And SoldRetail Iv Packets, Mb., J-lb.,J-lb. eachby all Storekeepers.

Can bo obtained through all Shippersand ExportHouses. 81Jy

/CLAYTON aud SHUTTLEWORTH'SNEW CATALOGUE, No. 77,

Wrni Revised List of Prices orPORTABLE ENGINES AND THRASHING

MACHINES.With or without

Patont Combined Guardand FeederTractionEngines

StrawElevators and StackersHorizontalFixed EnginesCircularSawaCorn Mills,&c, &c.

Can bo obtained, po3tfree, byapplicationto

CLAYTON and SHUTTLEWORTH, LINCOLN,78 Lombard street, London,and Sfl and 37 Tarloto

Street, Liverpool.

Further particulars may bo had ofRBIi) and GRAY, DUKEpiK. *

EUSINES3 NOTICES.

CROSSE AND BLAOKWELL'SCKLKBKATKD

OILMEN'S STOIIES.NinoPrize Medals, I'atis,Vicuna,and Philadelphia,

Pickles Jim! Sauces,Jamaanil Jellies,

Oranijo Jliumaliulo,TartKruiui, liexsert Fruit,

Pure- Haliuloil,Mustard, Vinegar,

Potted Meatsami Fixh,Friish rtolraon and Herrings,

Iff rrli«B a la Sardine,Ynrniuiiihliluatois,

BlBCkwal! Whitebait,Prrp'.ral Sours, in Tins,Preserved Vegetables,

Hamsand B icon, In 'Hub,Preserved Cheese,

Oxford and Cambridgo Sausages,Bologna Sausages,YorkshireGame and Pork Pies,

Tongue*, Oamo, Poultry,Plum Puddings,

Lea and Pemns'a Worcestershire Sauce,Fresh rapplios of tha above and numnrous (other

table delicacies may be hadfrom most storekeepers.

CAUTION.To prevontthofraud of rc-fllllmr tho bottles or Jars

they bliouM invariablybo destroyed when empty.Goods shouldalways bo examined upon delivery, to

dotoctany attemptatsubstitution of article*of inferiorbrands.

All genuine Roods hear tho names of Crosce andBlackwoll on tho labels, corks,and capsules of thobottles, jars,and tins.

CEOSSE and BLAOKWELL,Purveyors to tho Queen,

Bono Square, London.ROCK BORINGS.

T> G. FORD'S" Improved PatentJL\)t Machine forworkingin tunnels, sub-marinedrilling,driving levels, stoning,Binking shafis, boringin quarriesand in open rock cuttingfor railways, winponetrate the hardest rock six inches perminute.

Ford's Patent Air-compressor gives a greater pres-sure of air withoutheat thancan bo obtained by anyoilier moans.

Ford's Patent MineExhauster for drawingfoul airfrom shafta, levels,and tunnels.

ApplytoEDWABD WATERS,

Sole Agent,lm. 87 Bourke streot, West Melbourne.

DAVID GLEN, Highland BagpipeMaker (Son and Successor to the UteAlex-

andor Glen,formerly of St AndrewBquro), 8, Green-Bide Place, Edinburgh, Scotland. Price Lists onapplication

TUDSON'S DYES. — Sixpence pertf Bdttln.. Magenta, mauve, violet,puce, purple,canary, maroon, buff, cerlee, fcarlet,orange, blue,jd-k, green,.ciaret, ruby, crimson, brown, black,lavender,slate, gray,ponceau, lilac. Soldby Chemistsand Stationers Testimonial — Sir Your "BimplaDyes for the People" only require a trlaltobedulyappreciated. I have used them for some length cftime,and recommended them to many friends, whowith myself, find in them on item of tho hichesteconomy. Having been successful with the smallerarticles, I triedtho larger, and now dye allat home-viz.,Curtains,Table Covers,Dresses,&c—with themost satisfactory reßu ts.

Man*Iflth.ISfn. A.W.B.

MEDIOA.U

ONEBOX ofCLARKE'S B 41PILLfciswarrantod to cure all dischan.es fron th

Urinary Organs acquired or constitutional,Graveland Painsin the Buck. Sold in boxes, 4sfld ea h, bjall ChemistK and Patent Medicine Vo- dors.

Sole proprietor—F. J. CLAKhE,Apothecaries' Hall, Lincoln, Ei glrnfl

Export Agents—All tho London Wholesale HousiAgentsfor New Zealand—

KEMPTHORNE, PEOSSEK, antf 00.,Wholesale Drugglstß,

Dunedln and Auckland. UJiG H 0 LL A H'S

pREAT INDIAN CURES.These invaluabloModloines ore becoming bo goner illy

used for tho cure <fRHEUMA'IISM, GOUi'. N-URAIGU, NERVOUB

COIIS'LAINTi,DI OhDßiiS0!STOM*UFf, BOWai-i,

AndLIVER COMPLAINTS,

And so thoroughly anpreclited'by the publicof NtwZeal&ud,thatihey h-ve.bnim pronounced

by gratefulpeople, whoh»vobeenrestored t»hea'ih by th.-ir. " ' ' use, to bn '

" . ' ■- "■ : THE wc.iNDEROfto

NlNi;T>'EN TH CENTURY.

Thetwo following tostun'ralalsaro given by wiyofexample of tho many cm:s amly ue n^received by theProprietors, and need co comment ...

A DISCEKNING PUBLIC: ■ .Can appreciate ■ 'IBOIU tnd FACTS,

Testimonial received from Mr Alex. Macintosh, ofMacintosh Biy, Peninsula, Canterbury, a well-knownold Colonist, 78 years of ago at time of cure:—

"Lyttelton,Oth August,1877,"Sir—l wish to give my testimony to tho valueof

your Indian Medicines. Ihid been suffoiinufor ovor14yearswith very ssvero rheumatism,and hearing a

good report of your Melicinos, I bouxht two bottlesof the Rheumatism Mixturefrom your ateots hore,Mesrs Bayfljld and Parfon*, and got completelycared. I can slroogly roeotnuioud your Modicinoa tomy fellow ola Colonists, or anyone sufferi'g from

rheumatism orrheumatic tout.—> oursvery truly,"Alexander Macintosh"

Testimonial from CharlosH. Russell,Esq., Pro-ftssor of Music;—. ■ : .... . "'Dunodir.,Bth April, 1878.

" Sir—Having sufferedvery latoly from aBeverorheumaticattack in myfoot atid atiklo, : accompaniedwithmuch pain about the backand shoulders, I, wasinduce by a friendto try your Rheumatism Mixture,and feol bound tostate tlas aftor having token theMixturefor a short timo,theswclllc g inmyfoot nndaikle disappeared, tho palnn left mo,and I was ablo towalk again in myacsußtoiiiod m-nner. I shall con-tinue tlio usoof your Indian Medicines,, and caure-commend them to the me ciotnera —Yours, 4c,■ " ' . ' : "OllAS; H.:RpsSEMi,: ■ .-■'■■■ ; "Professor of Music,"...,\* These ■meritorious Medic'no3, consisting of the

Aperient, Hheumatl=x,and Gout Mlxtu-cs,arebM'byall Chemists throughoutNow Zealand. ... . , ■ .■ Askfor '■

GHOLLAH'sHDUNOURKS. 2my

WESTON'S WIZARD: OlL.—Price,', Half-a-crown. The Greit American Remedy

forRheumatism, Nouraliria, Gout, Sciatica,Headache,and all nervousand inflammatoryaches and pains.

Worton's Wizard Oil'was first introduced to theAustralianPub id in 1861.and the wonderful and mys-terious influenceit exhibited in stopping the;mostexcruciating Pains, Aches, and Infirmities in afewminutesafter Its use is well known. Its miraculouspowerin raising the bedridden, crippled, rheumatic,neuralgic, divesting tho system from all suffering,from pain, iufUmmatlon, and weakness, curing In alow daysthesickness and disease of months and years;giving instantaneousease and comfort In all ordnarypains and aches, either internal or external; allcramps, ppaßms, congestums; infact, it fully verifiesthoyerdict givenby themillions thathave used it.

If you are suffering from Rhoumitism, trya dose ofWe4cn'B Wizard Oil internallytwice aday,and batheexternally over the part tflected. It will not onlycure the pain, but will remove the c.use of thedisease.

II you are afflicted with Neuraliria, Headache, orToothache, appy Weston's Wizard OH to tho partsaffected,.as per the directions enclosed withouchbottle." . ■

If you have D'arrhosa,Want of Tone, or RelaxedSta'oof the Bowels, tuke a faw doses of Weston'sWizard oil, and you will soon bn restored.

If you have a Uurn, koep tho part covered withcottoi. satur.tcd wi h Wtston'a Wizard Oil; thiswill, in a short time,draw out the fire, and oure thopain. IIf j'ou have a piin in tho Breast, Sidt,Back, orKidneys, bathe tho parts nffectod nightand morning,with Weston'a Wizaid Oil, and take two or three dusosinternally.

WESTON'3MAGIC PILLS (sugar-ccatod)..'Thisgreat medicine may bo used according to natvros re-quirements.—Prlcon.>lf-a-crown.

Anold physicianonce said that nearly »1 diseasesoriginate from ndiseased o mdition of tho liver; andthlsetatomsntis true, athuuzh it mayatfirst seemline anexaggeration. When the liver ■'*out of ordertho wbolo systomand every org;an n"d function sufferjnoroorlessincoiiKHiucnco. In thf incipient stagraof tho disoaso a mm does not I«<>w wh»tails him.He is moody, restloES, and despondent, and thatIs thotimo to tilio »ulniplonmedr tU*fwlllrestore him t.)hoaliliiuaßa)gle Jay, anU prevrnt a wbolu trainofdlsoase that'mayfollow.

WEiTON'S M*GICPILLS cure torridity of thoLiver, givo tone to the stoinwh, clonuses tlies.vs1 cm of ,Ble, drives out ftruiiie infections, strengthen thowholosystem. ' ,

Solo Proprieior-FKANKWESTON. .Wholesale and General Agonts-

ELLIOTTBUOTHKIIs Sydney and Brisbane.Alien's intSow Ze»l»n<l—

KKMI'IHORNIC. PROS3KR, & CO. Om

EATING'S COUGH LOZENGES,,COUGHS,ASrEIMA.

BHONCHinS,ACCUMULATIONOF PHLEGM,

Composed of tho purest,articles. These Lozensreicontain noopiumnorany deleterious druj: thereforetho most delicate can take thorn withperfect confi-dence. Their benfllcial eff ot is speedy and certain.Tho old unfailingfamily remedy is dailyrecommended

by the mosteminentPhysicians.

MEDICAL"TESTIMONY.July25th, 1»77,

22, cold HarbourLane, London.Sir—Your Lozenges are excellent, and their beno-

ficia! effects most reliable. I strongly recommendthem In cases of Cough and Asthma. You aro atliborty tostale this as my opinion, formed from manyvoars' experience.

J.BIUNGLOE, M.U.C.S.L.,L.S.A., LM.Indian Medical Service.

Mr T.Keating.IkarSir-Hivingtrlodyour Lozenjrcs in India, I

havo much pleasuro In testifiing to their benoflcHleffect incaws of IncipientConsumption, Asthma, andBrov.chM Affections. I have proscribedthorn largely,withthe belt results.

W. B. G , Apothecary,H.M.S.ICEATINQ'S COUGHLOZESGE3

Are sold by all Chemists,in tins, each havingthewords "Keating's Cough Lozenge 3" engraven on thoGovernment stamp.

HEATING'S BON niNS~bn WORM TABLETS,A PurelyVkobtaulb Sweetmeat,

Both in cp.i'eaianoonn ■ taste, furnishingirrostagreeable miitlmd of administering tho only certainremedy(or Intestinal or Thread Woims. It is a porfeotly safeand mild preparation,and is especiallyadapted tatChildren. Sold in tins byall Chemists.

Proprietor, THOMASKRATING, London,ExpoH Clicmiot tmi BnijgUt, fap

MEDICAI,., S:M:

" S^OR THE BLOOD fS THE LIFE.' M1? o l a h k k "s r;>

WORIiD-KAMI!!) ' ["■■'"';■13 L O 0 « il 1 X T 11 P. E. h ".,;'■

Trade Stark " Tlw cl Mixiur.'." X->-;\.TUB GRKAT BLOOD PtJRIFIKU ANI; Ri.S'I'ORKR, I,".";!■:F..r clc.jiiingand clearing the hlo'id from »p| its ira- i-:-::i:purities,cannothe tio hii'h'iyrct'onmiwiili d. « - .F(.r Scrofula.Scurvy, M>in Uif«:i*:». andKorea of al V-'Vkinds,it ia * nuvtr fiiiliiii; and ponaariciitcure. -I ■■"":

ItfhirMol.|rt,,re,. I-",'-Cnns U'csratal Sors on tho Neck. t,; 'Curi* yipemic-d Sore Uss I';':Cur« i81-kJ[!^v.lb,or I'imp.'et on tha Faco. f,:'-60nn:» S.iiTi"-HIM--S " E' ■'■Gurus <:unoiroui UlonM. 1 iCures Blood -ikii) Di-c,«e! %':'-■Cures Glandular HB-i-llln" | »Clßft-s the Klooil from ijliiujmroiniittar, f.,1'From whateverUftnso nriHitig. ' .'.'XI

As this mix ure is plwusmit to lha tia>c, and war- -' ■' :ranted free from anything injurious to the miwtdi-ll- Icato constitutionof either hex, lh« Proprietor «olicits ' ■■suffererii to giv» it a trkl to te»t ilsvalue J .Thousands of T. stiinoiilalK from nil parts. !i 'Sold inBottles, 2s Cd each, and in Cases, containing 1six times tho quantity, Ils each—suliioient to effect a "*:-■■"■'■permanentcurein tho groittmajiwiyof loiw-Btandlng \ '.'■■'cases, by all (Jhembtuand Patunt Modieiue Vendors r-':throughouttho world. : v

Solo Proprietor, p. J CLABItK,ChemistApothucarios'ilall, - ,LI NCOLN, ENGLAN D. [ '■'.:'■■Export Agents—All theLondon Wholesale Hou?os. f: :;::

Agentfl for New Zoila.d: "■.'■'KEMPIIIOKNE,PRtiSsER, and CO., '' '.-Wlmlesilo Druiri.'is.t'j. f:'.'"['

DUNEDIff and AUOJCI.AND. '^:::''ITAYE'S : WORSDELL'S . PILLS Jj^.

THE GOOD OLD ENGLISH KBMEDY FQSrf^lPSi :. , AI.L DIsKASKS. JT j '"■■'

ESTABLISHEDOVER FIFTY YEARS "KNOWN ALL OVEE THEWORLD.*- '}.-,For upwardi of half a century KATE'S WORS- ..-":';

DELL'S PILLS have beon esteemed as the bestrcmody i" 'for tho prevention and euro of di«vuo..". Tholr use "*'" . :rendoratho doctor U"nooessaryIn the family. :!v;;Actingon tho blood, they purifyIt from allhumours,; ■-.■■■rendering tho life-giving fluid healthyIn its action, / , 'and consequentlyrestoring and establishing tho health ' i'■■'-.-.' 'ofthelnvald . , . ;, ;, -, 11.:|:;,■!:liieso Pills are" Invaluable to Emig-ants,.being a ft: 'v'!certain remedy for alldiseases of the H-omach, Lungs, *' -■:■'

Hver.&'i.Are equally adapted forall ngn,'r<ndeither '■'"-'sex. Persons reßiding in the ColouieM, who cannot ' '.'havo recourse to medical advice, will therefore find '-."■'■'■■:thorn indispensable. .. . ,

■■ ;-;-"::The Proprietor has in his pofscaaion thousandsof ■'' :-

testimonials bearing wltnoss tothe wondorlu! cfildcy ' ■-.'■of this invaluable moaiclno, a selection ot which ac- ! -:companieseach box. ,'V,

Sold byall Chomlstsand other Dealers in Patent ";;Mod cines throughoutthe world,at Is lid,2s 9d,and ' ':4s fid per box. /; : . /r-i.DR J. 0 'LLIS BROWNE'S CHLO-

RODYNE.-Vlcc-ChancellorSir W. Pasto Wood ■ ■stated publicly inCourt thatDr J. Colhs Browuo was ' :■;-'undoubtedly tho inventor of Chlorodyno:, that the -j:'.-':.whole etoty of thedefendantFrtemin wa* deliberately : vuntrue, and ho regretted tiaayhad been sworn to.—See theTimes;July 13,1884 ' . ;.'

Dr J. Collis Browne's Chlorodyne.—ThoRight Hon. '■'}'Earl Russell communicatedto thoCollo^oof Physicians , ,'.'■'an i J. T. Davonport thathe hadreceived information .'.-.;;,tothe effect that the onlyremedy of any service in ■;■'■'■cholera was Ohlorodyno.—See Lancet, December 31, I'1;'--IBoi. ■ . ■ I ,r

Dr J. ColilsBrowne's Chlorolyno.—Extract from '. i;-V':Medical Times, January 12,180(1:—"Is proscribe by ■ f ■tcores of orthodox praetitionors. Of course itwould v'"'not bo thus singularly popular did it not supply a "■:'"■■■wantand fill a plate." " ' ■ .-

Dr J Collis Browne's Ch'orodyno is Iho.bost and --f ':mast cortaiu romi-dyfor coughs, co'ik, asthma, con- fe-sumution,neuralgia,dysenterj',diarrhoea, col.c, ka. h ■■■:ir J. Collis Browned ChloroJyoo.—Caution—Nono ' \getmino without the worc'i.: '■ Or.J. Collis B-ovvne's {:■■■:■'

Chlonidyne" on the Government swinp. The public ■ I !aref'irtiior cautioned—a forgery of the Gorernmont y■■■','Bt imp havingcome to thekuowludgo of the Beard o! llulnnd Revenue. , Sols mnufacsurer:'J. T. Daven- fV.'-.:port, S3 Great Russell stroet, liloomsbury, London. : ■.-!

Soldinbottles, Is IJd,2s Od, 4s Od, and Ils. '"/■'"■Wholesale Agents for New Zealand: Messrs Kemp-

thorne Proaser, and Co., Duncdin. , , limy ■'.■'!■:

gOOTTISEL niGHLAND OIL. ;;;For'human use. Curing all kinds -of Wounds, j ':"■'.Bruises, Blows, orEruptions of the Klein 'nall parts ' "-ot thoBody, Heid,Hands,orK. ot,and removes V*\irts j

and Etcrescences; applied to the Hands and Face 'during"Summer, it will Keep a\vayFlies, Sln-quitos, 4-V. ■nnd VenomousSpiders, &c, and miy bo casi'/vviwhe' ':off in tho morning.i Posses-es an agreeable aromi. ' :Scottish Highland Oli removes Lumbago, Rneu- (reat'-m, Neuralgia, Stiff Joints,:Sprains, Enlirged ■'"''.:Glands, Swollen Loks and F-"-t. Cl)ill)l*ilis,:Kimions, ' ' .Wurts, and Exer««encee. Preve-its the consequences tof exp"«urein Digirers. .Shopl^rds.-i-aiViorji, .-md such ; ..a^ must enciiunttru«mp3 But It*'mostastonishing "re-ul'., Jtiii thatwhkh di-tiniruMi'sit, is itsi power t» , ;preventa.recurreuueof ibo diseum it euros." f

J. POPTIEVeterlncry Siireeon to the Government of N.S.W.

203 Elizabeth street, Sydney. :,ScottishHighland. Oilsare unquestionably ! ■■ .groat remedial'agent of this ngo: No remedy ye* '■','■

known possesses the power of curing 30.-nanydi<ea«esJ :and It has received tlw patron-,igo of tlio highestfatnt, it~"lies in Australia. It has removed dtaisei of ./ears ~';;:standing, afior the unhappy Huffurei-s nave undeigone ■"'"''amartjrdomof stifler'.nK, and ofion, I may add, of .;";.;strongremedia. treatmentalso. Now the success of {■;::-this remedy has been demonstrated evot-ywhere—from ; ■'-'/.thepalico to tho shepherd* hut, from the lady of K-.'.v----nobleand philanlhroplc life to the pow and decrepit II ■cripple. Its praises are sung in warty overy homo [in Australia,and it is beingst-rt to suff:riair friends ~'in America, Asia, the Continent of Europe, and 13ri- , *"'■'■"tain. Diseases of 6, 8, 10, 10, 20, 23, :rad 20 years' ' ,:,,;btandlnc yield to its power, so thatmen givonup as »,incurable havo roturnod to theirduties indaily life, / .',and areTestorod to the boson, of theirfamilies. After ' -,such success, wo asii those wh >aro suffering to givo itafair trial, and those who havo usod it, nnd aro not .'',.;cured,topersevere intts use, theonly way toeffecta , ■permanent cureinlorn; standing cases of illsease. ■■

A gentleman has Informed mothat pure-bredanl- ,',■:'mals whichhavo to race und dofcwt workare grontljr .' /benefitedby the daily use of Pottib's Scotihii Hiou-I.AKD Oili on their joints. , , " V.: , Special Agents for Dunbdin: ' '" "I1;! MESSRSWILKINSONand AS'NIJTG. 22ja |';

OXYGEN "I S LI FE. " I,Althoughtho modemMaterla Medlca includuamany §i:valuableremedies for humm afflictions; it is a nutter I ■of certainty thitin allcases where, theanimal vitality >is falling,' Phosphorus ia decidedly superior toevery S

other remedy at presentknown. It will workeffects '"■■■such as nothing else will produce, and it possesses the I'gieat advantage of notcausiuir, when itsuse is relin Iqulshed, the slightestreaotion or dopression,.., - is

'"'■■" The question naturally presents itself,." Why is so Ivaluable aneleinont solittle regarded and 60'seldom :|firoscribod?" The only answer.which can be given, $'.s:— Ihata certaindifficulty has oeonfound tn.soprei i ipwlng it that its action maybe kept umlor perfect > i', control. Hitherto it has boon used inalmond 'and Solive oils, iv eulphurio ether, in raotiSed.aleoht!, in |:chlorofoini, and inBoveral other su-jatanoes; but how- »ever valuable it'has been found in\UUohitherto |knawn methods of itspreparation, corUin irreirular I;resultß havo been oxper enced, wliicb hove led physj- 3;dans to neJect itfor goneral purposes, and employ it |.only in citiemo cases, and after cory other roinedy Rhasfailed. But a chemical prooo^ has now boeu dis- 8.covered, bywhichIts Invaluablesction oa tho human f,system may borealised without any of tboso draw- ».backs which previous modes admiiiistratiou have |invariablyproduced. . ' I

i^-OATJTION—PHOSPHORUS is somoiimcs sold Iin. tho form of Pills an<? Lozenges; it should be $generallyknown thatevnyform wherosomd particles %of Phosphorusare In cnnbitiatton isdangerous It i stherefore necossary th»t tho puUicshould bB cautioned aagainst thouse of any preparation of Ph.-sphorus noa >" Jperfectly soluble inwater. .-....,. \

Protected bn Royal Letters Prtmt, }Dated October .lltu, 1871). |, UnderDistinguished Patronage. ' 11

.'DR EBIRHT'SPHOSPHODYNE.■ ■ S(OZONICOXYWEN.) ]

ThrNowCuritiveAgont, and oulv Kelkblo Hemcdjr :J',/ for Nervousanil Liver Complaints. \Muwitudiis OF Pk' PM are hopslcssly Mifipnnirfrom \

Debility, Nervous and LiverCoaipkliiti. Duiiression »of Spiiits, Qi'pochoiidria, Timidity, ludnjestlon,Paihirf of Hfiirinsr,Slglit, and Memory, LassitudeWant of Power, &v., wlioie casesaunitof upcnnaiieutcure by the new ronifdy P/I <sPiiOpYNE (nzonloOxj-gon), which at oncealiaysall Iriitatiou ;ind excite f ■'ment, imparts new energy and life to the on(AiiE*Vi I'--"constitution, and rapWly euros otvr}- st«» ufjthoee"^ JM.^hithertoincurableand distressing .aaladies. fl^\.

DR BRIGUT'SPnOSPHODYNE /-v jIs cold onlyin Casksat 10a I'd by all ChemMMg^ " tPatent Hediclno VenJo; s throughoutthowaßit*^ i

Pull Directions for' use in theEnglish, French, Gorman, 1

" Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Ruasiau,Dinbh, Turkish, Poisian, UludusUiiL lladrasse,Bengalco, uhiuese,and JapaneseLanguages,accom ::pauy each case. .iarCAUTION-Tlielarge and increasing demiud-

for Dr Briifbt's Phosptiodyiic has lod o several imita-tions underxlmiluruum^s;purchasers of '.his mcdi :inoshould t.horofort! bi) careful t<> observe th-itth» words" Dr Bright's Photohodyr.e" are l)lowuintho bottle, {and that tho direction jfor u«uaro priuloiViu'all the i'laDguagAt as abovo, .nthout which none can possibly |'bo genuine. Every Caep bears the Trade MarkandSignature of Patentee . ' j'Important Caution— ;> ;

4STBowareof Piracy and a Spurious Imitation. ,'. WIIOLKSAIEAOBXTS I !.For Now Zealand., ..Kemfth'-rne,Prosske, & Co.,

Duuedin nnd Ancklund. ■For Victoiia.... Fbltok, Ghimwadc, & Co.,

Melbourne. '.-■■.For South Australia..F. H. FAUiraxa & Cs.i 11.

Adelaide.For New SouthWales..Elliott Bros, Sydney.For Queensland BBRKLiir& Taylor,Bnsbano

TOWNSEND'SSABSAPAKILLA. iHHHE public aro Cautioned that severalJL iPU.'UOas IUirATIOSS of this justlycelo.bratod preparation have lately boon introduced intothis Market a;:d sold as genuine. None mogenuine |unless tlio wrappor'of each botttlo bears tho signature |■of 8. P. TOWNSEUD,and tho cerlhtato ofJamesK. jChilton, M.D., onagreen label. , 8jaf W. & G. TOliSTitfUA 'D.Vroa {~ ~ CAUTION . J-'VpHE popularity of PERRY DAVIS I

JL »nd SOS'S PAIKKILLER for thermt 30 odd | ■years has Induced efforta from timeto timo to imitate |it. Therefoie, p«rchasers ehouM vi! caremi tlu>t they |lget the Goi.uinePainkiller made by Purry Darta and pSon, and »ot allow worthless imitations to be palmod |.U]son them byunprincipled dealers. Sco Unitevery ;|bottle hasa finelyengravedlabel onBtool, beuringthe jnamo of Perry Davis. j

BATES, SISE, and CO., *Dunedln,N.Z., S

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