New Advertisements. I TO STATIONERS, HEADS OF SCHOOLS, "j AND OTHERS. MR. H. E. ALPORT will sell by public auction, at his Rooms, Market place, Christchurch, on FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 31 reams note paper 5 dozen Mayor's spelling books 14 dozen clasped memorandum hooks 7 dozen Phelps' reciter 1 dozen song books ; 3 dozen slave girl 4 dozen life of Garibaldi 7 dozen treatise on falsehood 4 dozen messenger, reporter, and church 20 dozen purses, portmonnaies, Ac, Ac. The sale of the day commences at 12 o'clock, i Terms at sale. 1-10 | FOR SALE, A FIRST-RATE DOG CART, with or _. \_ without a set of harness. Also, A splendid trap hone, one of the best in Canterbury. Apply to No. 112 1-10 Luck & Clabk. HALF-BRED RAM LAMBS FOR SALE, by pure-bred Romney Marsh rams, out of picked merino ewes. 1-10 Deßotjbbel & Co. TO FARMERS AND OTHERS. CORN SACKS FOR SALE, in any quantity. 1-10 Deßottbbel & Co. CIGARS. VERY SUPERIOR HAVANNAH CIGARS, just imported from England. 1-10 Dbßoubbel & Co. ART UNION OF LONDON. SUBSCRIBERS are informed that the Prints are now Ready for Distribution. SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR 1866 Will be forwarded by January Mail, to arrive in time for the Annual General Meeting. J. M. HsrwooD, 1-10 Colombo street. IND, COOPE & CO.'S ALES. * NOW LANDING—Ex Blue Jacket, Glenmark and Mermaid :-rInd, Coope and Co.'s bottled ales, in quarts and pints Ind, Coope and Co.'s bottled ales, in bulk. 1-10 J. M. Hbtwood & Co. AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY. LANDING, EX MERMAID:— 3 Burgess and Keys' screw, delivery reaping machines, with extra knives, Ac 3 Burgess and Keys' plain bed reaping machines, extra knives, Ac Barrett, Ex all and Andrew's, and Plenty and Plain's four-horse power threshing machines . Hornsby's spike-roller winnowers Croskili's horse rakes Richmond and Chandlers' horse-powers and chaff-cutters, , Ac, Ac, Ac. J. M. Hetwood & Co., 1-10 Colombo street. LANDING, EX GLENMARK AND MERMAID .— 100 casks Guinness' stout, in quarts. SPIRITS. Hennessey's pale brandy, in cask and case Martell's dark brandy, in bulk Menzies' whiskey, in case and cask Kirkliston whiskey, in case and cask Boord, Son, and Beckwith's old torn, in cask and case J. D. K. Z., anchor brand, red and green case geneva W. I. rum, 30 0.p., in barrels Negrohead tobacco Manilla, cheroots. J. M. Heywood k Co., 1.10 Colombo street. CHBISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. A POLL for the Election of Four Members to serve in the City Council for two years, will be taken at the Coumil Chamber, Christchurch, between the hours of ten a.m. and four p.m., TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY), JAN. 10. The following gentlemen are the candidates: — Mr J. St. Quentin Mr H. E. Alport Mr W. D. Barnard Mr A. Duncan Mr J. Or. Ruddenklau I The poll will he declared at a quarter-past four o'clock. Only those persons who have paid their ' rates will be entitled to vote. > NJJ.—The Rate Collector will be in attend- > ance to receive payment, of rates until the > closing of the poll, i Isaac Luck, Chairman of the City Council. Christchurch, January 9,1865 1-10 HOUSE AND LAND FOR SALE. I A QUARTER-ACRE OF LAND (free- - j\ hold), with a substantial two-roomed - house, well finished, for sale. The property is . situated on the North-east Town Belt, and 1 has a double frontage on an accommodation , road. Full particulars as to price, Ac, may B be obtained of Mr. H. F. Skageb, Oxford ~ terrace. 1-10 I. TJS7 ANTED — Immediately, an Assistant , V f-, Waiter. Must know his work. Apply I at Roxal Hotel. 1-10 ]