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Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 157, 4 July 1888, Page 8

A patientat the AvondaleLunatic Asylum named Charles Smith died at 1.30 o'clock to-day. An inquest will be held to-morrow.

There was no business done on the Exchange to-day. The following are the quotations :—Bank of New Zealand sellers, £11 7s 6d; New Zealand Insurance sellers, 81s; South British buyers, 425; National Insurance buyers, 17s 3d; Standard Insurance buyers, 255; Auckland Gas sellers, lis; Thames Gaa sellers, 40s; Land Mortgage sellers, 20a ex div.; Loan and Mercantile sellers, 783 6d, ex div. ; Northern Steam sellers, 4s; Taupiri Coal sellers, 48s. Mining: Cambria sellers, 7s ; Saxon sellers, 4s 3d; Old Caledonians sellers, ss; Manukau sellers, 23, buyers Is lOd; Alburnia sellers, Is 6d; Paroquet, 2s ; Gem, lOd ; Goldwater buyers, 9d, sellers Is ; Crown sellers, 2s 8d ; Woodstock buyers, 2s 4d; Kenilworth buyers, 3s 3d ; Colonist sellers, 4s. "Pacific East and West" will be the subject of a lecture by Rev. Geo. Brown ait the V.M.C.A. on Friday evening next. Mr Brown has very kindly consented- to give this lecture on short notice instead of the lecture by the Rev. Mr Tefcbs, advertised for that evening. Mr Tebbs will deliver his lecture later on. Course tickets will be available, so that the fortunate holders of such tickets will have extra benefit of hearing a lecture from Rev. Mr Brown on a deeply interesting subject, with which he is well acquainted. The lecture will be illustrated by some limelight views, which Mr Brown has with him. Rev. J. S, Hill will manipulate the lantern.