THE SCHOOL OF DESIGN SITE.

Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 67, 21 March 1890, Page 2

THE SCHOOL OF DESIGN SITE.

The City Council have mot the Education Board in a fair and reasonable spirit in regard to the propose! exchange of sites for the Board's offleea aid School of Design. The position on tho reclaimed land is a "a'ioh more suitable one for the purpose than that in Maginnity-street, and what with the Free Library. School of Design, and other offices, a really handsome and substantial pile of public buildings should bo erected on what is an exceedingly central Bite. The assent of Parliament will of course be required to effect tho proposed exchange, but there is no reason to Buppose that any difficulty will bo experienced in obtaining this.

r Ah article embodying tho discussion on harbour charges, which took place at the raoeting of the Harbour Board last evening, reports of yesterday's meeting of the City Council, and of tho annual meeting of the Athletic Football Club, together with telegrams and letters to tho Editor, appear on our fourth page to-day. Several letters to the Editor aro hell ovpr. Our Saturday pupplement to-morrow will contain the following :—": — " An Experience with a Highwayman," " Temperance," " Items for Ladies," " Tit Bits," " A Joke Coming Homo," " My First Earthquake," " The Evolution of Famous Sayiugf," "News in Brief," "Troubles of Austrian Royalty," " Extraordinary Tragedy in France," " Wit and Humour," &c, &c. Russian influenza, or La Grippe, hag already appeared in Wellington, and several oases are reported. Tho disease, as at Homo, h%a alao attacked a number of horses in tho city. Wanganui on Tueßday last had only 18 days' water cupply left. Profiting by thoir experience of the activity of tho opponents of the tollbars, the Halt County Council has decided to take special precautions for tho protection of tho gates when they are re-erected. Tho ■work will be delayed until the day bofore the collection of tolls is to begin, and policemen will be placed in charge, to watch tho precious structures until the first tollpaying horseman or driver comes along. During the month of February tho number of arrivals in the colony was 1537, and the number of departures 1600. Of the arrivals 21-9 wero fiom the United Kingdom, 587 from New South AVales, 581 from Victoria, and 64 from Tasmania. Of the departures, 128 wore for tho United Kingdom, 780 for Now South Wales, 593 for Victoria, and 29 for Tasmania. Mr. William Adair, of Gieborne, has resigned tho Commission of the Peace. Mr. A. S. B. Forstor is gazetted Dopntybheriff for Hawke's Bay and Deputy-Jtfegis-t-ar of tho Supromo Court, as well as Clerk of the Magistrate's Court and Licensing Committees. Messra. Alexander 8011, William 8011, Hngh Crabb, Ethan Even's, and R. Linton, J.P., are appointed a Licensing Committee for tho Halcombe district. Tho section of land on tho To Aro reclamation which the City Council ha 3 agreed to appropriate to tho purposes of the Education Board offices and School of Dosi?n, in exchange for the site near the Drilishcd, is situateJ near tho western end of the nearly triangular block, reserved for the Municipal Buildings and Public Library. It is of irregular shapa, presenting a frontage of 100 foot to Mercer-street aud 118 to Victoriastreet, and on tho othor sides it is bounded by portions of the Council's own roserve. Mr. John Thompson, solicitor, is gazetted Town Clerk of tho Borough of Onslow, and Returning Officer for tho election of Mayor and Councillors. There are to be six Coun. cillors, who aro to bo elected on Saturday, 12th April. Tho Council is to hold its first meeting at Mosßrs. Hazelden and Thomson's offices in Wellington, at noon, on Saturday, 19th April. Mr. H. S. M'Kellar is appointed a membor of the GovornmentG o vornment Officers' Guarantee Board . Sir. C. J. Norton i 3 appointed Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages at Castlepoint, and Vaccination Inspector. Dr. Christie ia appointed Pnblio Vaccinator for the Woodvillo and Danevirko districts. Wo regret to learn that Mr. James M'Dowell, of Oriental Bay, has sustained a serious accidont involving the loss of the first joint of the forofingor of his right hand. Mr. M'Dowell was chopping wood, when ho managed to out off the top of the finger. Ho at once Bought Dr. Gillon's aid, and it was decmod necessary to amputalo tho injured membor at tho top joint. Councillors A. W. Brown and Harcourt and tbo Town Clerk wore encaged yesterday in ontortaining Mr. FitzGibbon, tho Melbourne Town Ulerk, whom they drove out to the Wainni o-mata Waterworks, in company with Mrs. FitzGibbon and the two Masters FitzGibbon. For onco the party experienced tho unwonted luxury of driving along the Hutt-road without being called upon to pay toll. A I'airor day for an outing has seldom beon known, and the visitois onjoyod themselves hugely. Mr. FitzGibbon expressed his delight with tho scenery, and was of opinion that the schemo of watorworks reflected the highest credit on the pluck and enterprise of the citizens. On the roturn trip the party called at M'Nab's Gardens, tho beautips of which were duly admired, and its refreshments and fruit supplies sampled. At the mooting of tho Harbour Board yesterday afternoon a letter was read from Mr. D. P. Fishor, Seorotary of tho Trades and Labour Conncil, enclosing a full list of employers, and asking the Board to onoournge t h orn as much as possible. He explained that the Council took this step in justice to those firms who did not employ an undue proportion of juveniles and who did not indulge in notorious sweating practices. The Chairman did not think that the Board, aa a public body, could consider the matter, and on his motion the letter was acknowledged. The Articles of Association of tho Wellington Bowling Club wero further considered at the adjourned specia 1 meeting which was held at tho Exchange Buildings last evening, and were ultimately agreed to after several amendmontß had boen made. The effect of tho amendment was to increase the nominal capital of the club from £900 to £1050, and the number of sharps from 300 to 350. Mr. W. M. Maskell sought to amend clause 21, making it provide that any eeotiou of shareholders of the club desirous of hiving off should bo entitled to tho full amount paid up on their shares. Mr. G. S. Cooper supported this alteration, but on being put to the mooting it was lost. The present clause speoifies that on a shareholder rotiring ho shall bo entitled to a refund of ono half the amount paid on his share. The number of directors of tho club was increased from five to seven, and the following gentlemen wore returned : — Messrs. C. D. Barraud, W. N. Blair, J. Blundoll, T. W. Gale, J. Lockio, T. K. Maodonald, and A. Scoullar. Mr. K. Wilson was elected Treasurer and Mr. A. Barron, Secretary. The directors were instructor! to sign and register tho Articles of Association. Vote 3 of thanks wore passed to tho retiring Committoe, President, and other officers, and also the Chairman. The meeting then adjourned. A petition in bankruptcy was filed yesterday by Goorge Fishonden Richardson, polisher, and the creditors in tho estate meet at 11 o'clock next Thursday. Tho bankrupt's statement of assets and liabilities has been filed, from which it appears that tho debts— all beinp- unsecured— amount to £63 63 6d, whilst the assets, conßisiing of furniture, are set down at £12. The following are the principal creditors over £s:—Miller,5 :— Miller, Booth & Co., £15 ; C. Green, Nelson, accountant, £15 ; F. H. Cooke, Nelson, solicitor, £10; W. Beck, Wellington, timber merchant, £6. The first meeting of creditors in the estate is fixed for 11 a.m. on Thursday next. Wo have to thank tho Secretary of the Harbour Board for a copy of the statement of accounts, annual reports, and other statistics of the Harbour Board for the year 1890. The following cablegram, from an Australian papor, did not apparently reaoh New Zealand :— " The case of Darbishire v. DarbUhire and Baird carao on bofore Mr. Justice Butt and a common jury in the Divoroe Division of tho High Court of Justice to-day, 'lhe petitioner, Mr. Francis Darbishire, the woll-known gentleman cricketer, applied for a divorce from his wifo on tho ground of her adultery with Mr. Georgo Baird. and claimed £10 000 damages. Tho respondent was the widow of Mr. Lytton Edward Sothern, tho wellknown actor, and is now herself acting under ths name of Mis 3 Agnes Hewitt. The co-respondent, Mr. George Baird. IB a partner in the famous Gartsueme Ironworks, and under his racing name, " Mr. Abington," has recently been very prominent before tho public in connection witb the blavin-Smith fight at tho Pelican Clnb. The jury found for the potitionor, and aeaessed the damages at £500." Large batches of tenders for services and supplies were recoived by tha City Council last evening. They were reserved for consideration in Committee at the conclusion of the ordinary business, and on the Council resuming it was announced that the following had beon accepted: — Scavenging and watering the streets, J. Saunders; collecting and oarting refuse to and working the Destructor, C. Lambsrg; supply and delivery of sand and gravel, C. Latnberg ; making and laying- concrete flags, Norbury & Trevor; shoeing horses, M. Bohan ; quarrying and delivering metal from Ellice-street, T. Pudney; do from Polhill Gully, T. Haye3; do from Geoige-stroet, T. Hayes; leaso of 183 acres at Pabiatua, G. Gregory ; lease of 98 aores at Pahiatna, P. M&nson. The teniers for general supplies were referred to a sub-committee.

.tohn Rogers Herbert, whose death is announced in our cable messages to-day, was the English painter of religions pictures, best known by hia frescoes on the walla of the Houses cf Parliament at Westminster, He was born in 1810, at Maiden, Essex, and in 1820 became c r.tudeft of tho Eoyal Acfde^y. ltis earliest exhibited pictnreg Wero portraits. He then employed his pencil upon small poetical subjects, acd from 1839 to 18 11 painted chiefly from scenes of romance and chivalry. In 1842 he painted the first of his regions pictures, "The First Introduction of Christianity into Britain." He afterwards produced "Christ and the Woman of Samaria" (1843); "Sir Thomas Moore and his Daughtor witneseirg Four Monks going to Execution " (now in the Vernon Gallery) ; Saint Gregory Teaching ths Koman Boys the Chant " (1845), and "Our Saviour snt>jeot to His rarcnta at Nazareth" (1847). In 1546 he wa3 elected R.A., and in 184S he was invited to assist in decorating tho Hou3cs of Parliament. His fresco in the Peers' robing-roora, entitled " Illustrations of Justice on tho Karth and its Development in Law and Judgment," were completed in 1861. For this Parliament granted him a handsome sum in addition to the stipulated price. Another of his frescoe=, " Moses Descending from tho Mount with the Tables of the Law," is in the principal eommittoe-room of the House of Loi'ds. His oil picture, "The Judgment of Dnniel," painted for the House of Lords, was exhibited in 1881. In 1869 Mr. Herbert was elected a foreign correspondent member of the French Academic doa Beaux Arts. "Wo have received from Brisbane a copy of tho first issue of a well got-up paper, named Tho Worker, which describes iteclr as tho monthly journal of the associated workers of Queensland. The Worker is strictly and entirely co-operative,, the property of tho Unions, who own the pbint, elect the trustees, plebiscite on the editor, and pay a. per capita subscription, which gives tho journal to each member without farther charge. It is non-profit making. This new development of tho labour movement should meet with euocoss. An alarm of fi.ro was rnng out about halfpast G last evening in cousequence of someone haying noticed a la-ge quantity of smoke issuing from the kitchen of Mr. Peter Hutson's residence in Taßtnan-street. Tho Brigade lost no time in proceeding to the spot, but on arriving there they found that their ssrvices were not required. Mr. Hutson had boen burning somo rubbish, and this_ produced a large volume of smoke. Tho residence was never iv danger, and it is to be regretted that tho person who gavo the alarm did not take the trouble to first ascertain tbe exact position of things in the house. Tho Thorndon detachment of tho Brigade in tho meantimo went to Waterlooquay, a glare of firo in that vicinity attracting thr.ii- attention. This also proved to he nothing more than a pile of burning rnbbish. Tho following tenders have boen received for tho right to collect tolls at tha Manawatu Gorge Bridge from Ist April, 1890, to 31st March, 1891 :— James Edwards (accepted), JE625 Is ; Jones and Hunter, £110 : Andrew Peters, w£365 10a. Mr. Robinson, E.M,, reserved judgment yesterday afternoon in a civil notion which came before him in which William Strachan claimed from Mark Kxton .£l2, being tho value and damagoa for tho dotention of a certain baymaro and light spring cart which the defendant was said to have converted to hia own uso, and had thereforo wrongfully deprived the plaintiff of tho use and posses(■ion thereof. Somo rather intricate points were raised by tho counsel in the cans, and his Worship decided to withhold his decision until tho 21th instant. Mi-. Travers was for the plaintiff, and Mr. Jackson, Petone, for the defendant. We have the authority of the Grey River Argiiß for Btating tliat Captain Hill, who was in command of the Koranui when she sank in tho French Pasa, is now chief officer of Messrs. Howard Smith and Co.'s Leura, a fiuo vessel trading in the passenger line between Melbourne and Sydney. Captain Cummins has, on tho ground of ill-health, resigned command of tho Wanganui Fire Brigade, which he has held for many years. A public recognition of hia Bervice3 is proposed. Tho season for Bhooting native gumo throughout the colony, oxcepfc in certain specified places (none of which aro in the Wellington district), has boen proclaimed by the Government to commonoe on the Ist of May and extend to tho 3lBt July The following rangers under the Animals Protection Act have been appointed for the Wellington distriot :— J. O. Bidwill, W. E. Bidwill, C. B. Bidwill, D. M'Dougall, A. Matthews, J. Cundy, H. H. Jackson, F. Liseington, J. Moysmor, A. J. Ruthorfurd, and J. Hay oa. Mr. Hutclnnson, elref refrigerating engineer of tho B.s. Tainui, yesterday sustained a severe laceratod wound of one of his hands, owing to its being caught in the machinery. Ho wns attended to by Dr. Gillon. It was to be expected, seeing that somauy boardinghouees aro already existent in tho city with rooms of somewhat limited size, that objection would bq taken by their keepora to tho somewhat rigorous provisions of the Lqdginghouse By-law lately drawn up by tho City Solicitor. The feelin? of thoso engaged in tho business was voiced lost night by a deputation which waited upon the Council, consisting of Messrs Jas. Williams and Philip Barron, both of Willie-street. Tho clauses of the by-law with which they ohiefly found fault were these .—l. Fixintr tho minimum space for each lodger at 800 cubic foet (the present average being stated to be 400f<; ) 2. Requiring that tho sexes should be separated, except in the cases of young children and married couples. As to the latter, they pointed out that if a couplo presented thomselves and professed to be married, tho landlords had no means of teating tho statcmonfc. Even marriago lines were usoleas, seeing that so many divorced people were about now a days, and still held their certificates. (Laughter). In any case, tho deputation claimed that none of the Wellington houses could be properly classed as common lodginghotuos. That term was usually applied at Home and olsorchoro to places where beda only were let by tho night or wcok, whereas here meals also wero supplied. If these by-laws wero insisted upon, all the present honsos would havo to be shut up. Councillors pointed out that tbote was no actual penalty for harbouring unmarried couplea, but in order to take lime to considor the objections raised, they doforrpdtho final adoption of the by-law for a fortnight. A oivil case, Stewart & Co., sawmillorn, v. Joshua. Goodfellow, in which the plaintiffs claimed .£9l 19a 8d for goods and timber supplied, occupied tho attention, of tho Magistrate's Court the whole of yosterday afternoon, and was not then concluded. Tho caso will be ro3umed on Monday next at 2 o'olock. Mr. Hutohen was for the plaintiffs, aud Mr. Gray defended. Tho monthly mooting of the Harbour Board, which was held yosterday afternoon, was attended by Captain Rose (Chairman), Messrß J. H. Heaton, D. Speedy, J. Jack, W. Booth, E. Pearce, J. H. Cock, W. F. Wheelor, J. Pethorick, and the Mayor. The Chairman reported that the crodit balance was £4728 7s Sd, the amount on fixed deposit still remaining at .£35,000. Accounts amounting to .£3130 153 2d were passed for paymont. On the recommendation of the Wharvos and Accounts Committee it was resolved to rosoind the rosolntion passed at last meeting relative to the proposed step 3 to bo taken in reforenco to tho determination of the leaso and oooupanoy of land on Waterloo-quay by Mr. J. Burns, that matters bo allowed to remain as before his application, and that the Board withhold its consent to any transfer. Tr.o Board also adoptod another recommendation of the committee thut specifications bo drawn up for tho supply of tho hydraulic piping, valves, &c , required for the extension of tho wool jotty, and for tha Jervois-quay staging, and that tenders should be called, closing at Buch a time as will enable correspondence to and from Great Britain. Tho committee appointed to deal with tho question of insnring the Board's employed recommended that tha seal of tho Board should be affixed to four forms of agreomont with tho omployds, thus bringing into effeot tho proposal in regard to tho insurance of employed already approved by the Board. Plans and specifications for raising part of shed " J " were laid on the tablo, and authority was given to tho Secretary to call for tenders. A crowd of a thousand or two people witnossod the porformanco of the Australian Blondiu last night. Mr. Alexander went through a number of difficult feats on tho high wire, and entertainod the assemblage for upwards of an hour. Mr. W. G. Jackson, of Brandon-street, the New Zealand agent for Messrs. John Walker and Co., pnbhshera, of London, has forwardod us a oopy of thoir " Century Atlas and Gazetteer of the World," edited by J. O. Bartholomew, F.R.G.S., F.R.S E., &v. The Atlas contains 52 large maps, admirably drawn and coloured, and the Gazetteer contains the names of 35,000 places. The work is strongly bound in cloth, and it is published at tho extraordinarily low price of 3s Gd. It is a perfect marvel how a. work of this kind —perfect in its way and fulfilling all that can be desired in a school and home atlas — can be produced at suoh a price. The Century Atlas is by far tho cheapest and best publication of the kind we havo ever met with, and an enoroions demand is Bure to arise for it. Every school child should have a copy. Consignments of New Zealand produce which havo beon forward od to South America by Messrs. Laory and Co., of Wellington, havo met with a ready sale, and the firm are satisfied that, if better arrangements could bo made for transit, a very good trade could bo opened up between Wellington and Rio. At the present time the only direct way in which goods uro sent to South America is by placing thorn on board ono of the Now Zoaland shipping Company's steamers, but the Bpaco available so far has never been large enough, and cargo is shut out every trip. Tho steamers of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company also call at Rio, but on account of the difficulty in landing goods the management do not care to accept froight for that port. A few months ago Messrs. Laery and Co. forwarded a trial parcel of corned beef to South America, and so satisfied were the consignees at the quality and price of the meat that they at once ordered another shipment of 15 casks. The second consignment was sent by the Raapehu yesterday, and doubtless other orders will follow. Subscribers to the Wellington Harmonic Society are reminded that the first concert of their second season ia to be given in the Opera House to-night. The programme will oonsist of Barnett'a " Ancient Mariner," X iton Faning'B " Miller's Wooing," and miscellaneous items, including Mendelssohn's overture to "A Midsummer Night's Dream." The stalls and circles ore reserved for subscribers and their friends, and the pit will be appropriated to the general public A female named Frances Blakey, alias Curry, who had misconducted herself iv Cuba-street lato last night while under the influence of liquor, was brought before Mi. Robinson, R.M., this morning, and in consideration of her having been in custody all night, the moderate fine of ss, with the alternative of six honrs' imprisonment, was imposed. (

The Public Works Department has received from the Commissioners of the Melbonrne Exhibition the bronze medals awarded to the New Zealand exhibitors in their various claßseß. "Better late than never." Mr. Allan Maguire's timo for the completion of his Te Aro reclamaticn contract expired yesterday, but an additional fortnight's extension has hoen grantod by the City Council. Only the small works of street metalling and surface levelling remain to be done. In the course of a disenssion at the adjourned annual meeting of the Harbonr Board yesterday afternoon, Mr. J. H. Heaton tcok excepton to a remark made by the Secretary, in his report on the year's operations, that the concession of one night's free btorago was undoubtedly an advantage to business people, but as it was causing a stagnation in the movement of goods it had added materially to the cost of handling them. Llr. Heaton said that tho concession was not the only cause of a stagnation in the sheds, a block being frequently caueed by tho rush of Roods from the steamers, some of which had four batches discharging ot tho same time. Mr. J. Petherick said he had hoard a great many complaints about tho cono ssion which the Board had made, and ho thought that if Mr. Heaton was candid that gentleman would admit that it had not been a success. Be (Mr. Pothetick) felt perfectly satisfied at tho way things were being worked by the officers of the Board. From the first be thought that the concession would lead to a block, and in a short timo he won'd probably feel it his duty to bring forward a roßolution to rescind the motion by which the concession had been granted. He congratulated the Engineer upon the efficient manner in which ho was oarrying out the business occasioned by tho concession, and ha felt that in Mr. Ferguson tho Board had the best executive officer in any local body in tho colony. Ho was thoroughly pleased with tbo way Mr. For Kuson was doing hi<i duty, but it seemod to 1)0 a moral impossibility to please Mr. Heaton. Mr. W. F. Wheeler endorsed the remarks of the last speaker. He said ho had gono through the report, and considered it a most able one, and he congratulated Mr. Ferguson upon it. Tho Chairman (Captain Rose) said he thought from tho first that there would bo a. difficulty about tho concession. Tho system, however, had not yet bad a proper trial, and he urged on tho Board that no change should be mado just at present. Tho subject then dropped. A meeting of the Federated Trades Union Counoil was held last ovening in Baker Broi.' room, the President (Mr. J. Graham) in the chair. A large amount of correspondonco was read, including (1) letter from the Westpoit Labour Union, enclosing .£lO, and intimating that a levy had been struck in favour of thoso locked out at the woollen mill ; (2) letter from Coachmakorp,' Union, applying to be affiliated (the application was atjroed to) ; (3) letter from Federated Wharf Labourers' Union, intimating that £10 was cent for the Petono hands and more was to follow ; (4) letter from Seamen's Union, enclosing .£25 for tho Fctone hands, and statin-; more was to follow ; (5) telegram from the Donniston miners, intimating that they had struck a levy in support of lockedouts, which would bo continued whilst tho difficulty lasted ; (6) telegram from Cooks' and Stewards' Union, stating thot -C 25 for the mill hands had bpen sent ; (7) telegram from Maritime Council, re woollun mill difficulty ; (<i) letter from boilermakers, Christcburch, enclosing £2 to mill hands. The half-yearly report and balanco-shoet wcro read. Tho former phowod that a vast amount of business had been transacted, and tho latter that tho Council was in a prosperous state. Mossrs. Lauchlan and Hurlston woro appontod auditors. An amount of routine businoss was tran&aoted. Tenders for tho annual supplios required by tho Harbour Board were opened yesterday, and roferred to a oommittoe. The duties portaining to tho combined offices of Harbour Board Engineer and S°cretary have inorcased to such an extent that it has been decided to lighten Mr. Ferguson's labours byappointingan assistant possessing a knowledge of aocounts, drawing, and correspondence. The flalary is to be jg3oo per annum. Applications are to bo invited for the position, and the Chairman and tho Secretary have been instructed to open them and report to next meeting. By Sydney filoß whioh reached hero last night, intelligence has been received of tho death of Mr. H. C. Sidney, tho aotor, who succumbed to an illness extending over a prolonged period, at Sydney, on tho 9th mat. Tho deceased gentleman, who was well known in tho transpontine theatres in London as a olevor exponent principally of nautical stago heroes, arrivod in Australia early in 1887, and opened at tho fioyal Standard Thoatro, Sydnoy, in "Tho Two Orphans," on the 16th May of that year. Mr. Sidney some two years ago paid a professional visit to this city, under tho management of Mr. Goo. Leitch, opening at the Opera House in tho " Harbour Lights," with hia wife, Miss Alice Norton. Tho deceased during his last illness was attended by Mrs. Sidney, who proved herself to bo a devoted wife and nurßO. Tho remains of the " poor playor" wore interred in tho Wavorley Cemetery, and wcro followed thore by a lar/e number of follow aotors, including Mr. and Mrs. George Eignold. A warrant has beon issued fer the arrest of J. Keston, the absconding clerk of tho Petono Borough Counoil. It chargeß him with having on tho Bth of Ootobar, 1889, embezzled .£lO 11s 8d of the Corporation f uDds. It is believed that Kebton is now in South America. Mr. Robert Buckeridge, late of tho Royal Tigor Hotel of this city, has purchased Mr. Joseph L. Kimbell's interest in tho Criterion Hotel, Bulls. Messrs. Dwan Bros, valued on behalf of Mr. Buckeridge, who has already onterod into possession of tho hotel. Although the autumn lenson has bnrely commenced, Warnock, Kelly, & Adkiu iuform us they nvo oversrowded irith orders for dresses to bo made, and are taking the absolutely necessary step of opening another dressmaking room, under the control of Miss Hourigan, lato of Sandhurst, Victoria. Tor details wo refer our readers to their advertisement on our first page. C. Smith, tlio CnsU Draper, Cuba-street, requests us to say that ho has just opened, ex Taimti, one of tho finest selections of ulsters, jackets and mantles over shown iv Wellington, £1500 worth having been received in this deportment alone. In our auction columns A. W. Brown advertises a sale of iroehold and leasehold cottage property, in various parts of the city, for Thursday next, 27 th instaut. Cuningham, Badham & Co. will sell to-morrow, at the rear of the New Zealander Hotel, horses, drays, harness, &c. Noble Campbell & Co. will sell to-morrow, fruit, produce,' horses, &c. Francis eidey & Co. will Hell to-morrow, on the premises, Manners-street, stock-in-trade of W. H. Ingrram ; at their looms, furniture. &o. Goorsco Thomas & Co. will sell to-morrow, fruit, &c. Laery & Co. will sell to-morrow, fruit, &c. Townaond & Paul will sell to-morrow, fruit, &c.