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New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6564, 30 November 1882, Page 4

Our cable messages to-day contain so.no important and interesting news. The st.\te of Ireland is once more most unsatisfactory, a fresh outbreak of savage crime huviug t.'iken place, and great alarm prevailing in t'>e cuuntry. One of the jurymen in the Walsh murder trial lias been assassinated in Dublin, and his murderers are still at large. Iu consequence of these daring outrages great uneasiness prevails in Dublin, ami tiie curfew clause of the Coercion Act has been brought into force. Tiie Madagascar question is assuming a somewhat threatening aspect, and there seems a prospect of the high-handed action of France in the matter leading to strained relations with England. The native envoys are said to have lied from Paris cu their way to Loudon. Tiie overflowing of the Khine has caused great Hoods end enormous damage. M. Gambttta is recovering. Tiie Boers a:e to send envoys to England in connection with the Transvaal settlement. Lord Dufferin iias advised that the charges against .-.rabi in respect of the massacres at Alexandria and the burning of that city should not be proceeded with. In accordance with the prevailing custom, this being St. Andrew's Day will be ob- | served as a holiday at the public offices, and will be pretty generally so observed thro"..;ii- ; out tiie town, all the principal warthi.ifvs I and aiiop-! closing during the litt-.-r par: of I the day. iiy a typographical error* which crept into the .-'nnuuneement which appeared in our eo'umns yesterday, t:.e time these latter places of business was stated to lie 10 o'clock this morning instead of 1 o'clock this afternoon. -St. Andrew was tiie sou 01 Jonas, a fisherman at L'-jthsMda in Galilee, and was the brother of Simon P"ter. He was one of the two disciples of John the Kaptist, to whom the latter exclaimed, a; he saw Jesus pass by, "'Behold the L,r.m i o: God !" On hearing these words, we are informed that the two individuals in question followed Jesus, and having accosted Him, were invited by the Saviour to remaii! with Him tor that day. Thereafter, Andrew went in quest of his brother rinn a: Peter, and brought him to Christ, a circunistanetwliicii has invested the former Apostle with a, special pre-eminence. After the Ascension, according to the accepted legend, St. Andrew travelled as a missionary through Asiatic and European Scythia ; he afterwards passed through Thrace. Macedonia, and Epirus into Achaia ; and at the city of Patra, ia the last-named region, he suffered martyrdom about 70 a.d. The Koman* pro-consul, it is said, caused him to be tirst scourged and then crucified. This latter punishment he underwent in a peculiar manner, being fastened by cords instead of nails to the cross, to produce a lingering death by hunger and thirst; whilst the instrument itself, instead of being T-shaped, was in the form of an X, or what is termed a cross decussate. It is said that his relics, some three hundred years afterwards, were conveyed by a pious Greek monk, named Regulus, to Scotland, ind there deposited on the Eastern Coast of Fife, where now stand the renowned city and cathedral of St. Andrew's. Whatever credit may be given to this legend (says the authority from which we quote), it is certain that Si. Andrew has been regarded from time immemorial as the patron saint of Scotland, and his day, the 30th of November, is a favourite occasion of social and national reunion among Scotchmen residing in England and other places abroad. The commencement of the ecclesiastical year is regulated by the feast of St. Andrew, the nearest Sunday to which, whether before or after, constitutes the first Sunday in Advent, or the period of four weeks, which heralds the approach of Christmas. St. Andrew's day is thus sometimes the first and sometimes the ' last festival in the Christian year. I His Worship the Mayor has received a i communication from the Hon. T. Dick, | Colonial Secretary, acknowledging receipt of I the resolutions passed at the late public I meeting respecting the management of the I hospital and kindred institutions. He thanks I the Mayor, and through him the gentlemen ! wiio acted as u preliminary committee, for j the way in which they bad responded to his I application, but said further as to j the future. The committee regarded this I letter as rather indefinite, and the .Mayor j telegraphed to the Colonial Secretary to ascertain whether the Govern' .ent was prepared to appoint Governors of the hospital and the adjacent institutions on the terms specified in the resolutions previously forwarded. To this telegram no reply has as yet been received. The attention of the Kemuera ratepayers is called to the poll to be taken to-day under the Licensing Act, at the old school-room, near Archdeacon Pritt's residence, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. We understand that the laud at St. Helier's Bay is being purchased in considerable quantities. One Auckland merchant bought a piece for £1000, and two smaller purchases were made by gentlemen from the South. The first cricket match between members of Parliament and the Press of New South Wales was played last week, and proved (says a Sydney contemporary) such a pleasant and successful meeting, that it ivill probably become an annual institution.

We understand that Auckland of the Mutnal Life AasocS « Sydney yesterday concluded the °I a fine section of land in Queen-street \? • ingthe Metropolitan Hotel, at per foot trontage. The nron.rtv hJ Z to Mr. J. Mar,ha!l, am? Powell's dining-r0c,,,. UeMutaatfire £** trance, and other offices. Ti,o fr n7 , t 1. ings are old, and of wood only.'but'"«„ !?u' expiration of the present 1-3='s th'- U " Lire Association will erect a Who m! iul omhhngs upon the land. The total pVice patu for tan section was £7000 The ■, - tion has. through the energy of m"w'** Bell, its general agent in Ne-.v Ziiland" V succe.s-atin .Kiiring a large share of ness in this colony, an-! the Baard in s-v have therefore very wisely resolve.! some of their surplus funds here. ' " ' aVM: Business in the. stoek ami yesterday was ag?.m very ,-j.iiet, a-, 1 ..,.. lew salei are reported. P. moe Impo,-:,".'' ■.vinca open,,: at -1S S v.ere oiitte 1a- .. ' and the market elo-- ; d at three in -'• •• "■,:!'*' noon with sellers, 4~h ■ buyer- ! V-* "{)**' Levels: Sales were erf.-etc TV; M-'ol », P Gd, the market closing with buyers :?<'!? Sj'lthern Croj; : Sales, •' ,O ; - c'o<- • "n*"" 2M; buyers f»s. In o;':er" aii'k ~p--' Were unchanged. ''""-^ The first general meeting of shareholder or tne Lii-.on Oil, Soap, and Can 11.. c, . piny (Limited) was held yesterday afternoon.—M:. C. J. Stone in "t:ie L-pir 'p' report aud balance-sheet were adopted the lotirmg directors were re-elected ', rr i Messrs. J. James and T. L. W; ; i t l' appointed auditors. A report of th- m-.--.'* will be found elsewhere. ° An accident occurred yesterday af-e—r in Q , ie?ii-<,treet, which was forum, sy'-,' attended with serious * n 0 * of Mr. Craig's drays wis coming i::,'o ni .** street, laden with a number of dm-'■<*- r h -.-hen the back chain c-" the -ha'- l" -" ' loose, andstrucktue hor,-'.ei't:e.'l .."*£ animal .it once made :. 1,-!-. and thi- :llr m .A the lender, which also una- off. The,'-;-,.' la his endeavor to recover comnrm 1 of the horses was oriv save,! bv the in—-.--- ■'.'-> , • -",11 ,- - ■ ■ • ' -ance !:om being pitched h.eao tor.ip".-.; ,-,;,- ~.- ,v, dray ir. tront of the lert whe-1. }).._ ever, stuck manfully to the reins. Ti.'e cab« and other vehicles gave the runaway ,'irav wide berth, and after a vain att-nip- l,y a man to stop it at _the foot of \\ \ u'aiiam-strec-t, Mr. John Reid, the eah-lriv.";, jntht most plucky manner, seize! hvli of the leader opposite Mr. Pond's prenv.. s a i rounded t.he animals up, sprainiii- In. a r:ll ; n so doing. Under the Law Practitioners ;:. >n=;sed tluring the last session of " t [j e articled clerks wiio do :;j: p.,.s t::-.:r 'linal examisation as solicitors ;■ March ::_xt will nave no right to be ad.-u.:t?.i a, hirriittra without passing cwoaJahtioiial ex i:ni:.^;;,, as one in law and one in general kuo.vl-,! -e' An examination in law iias M •re fore appointed for the tirst Monday in "as well as iu March next. Tne examination in takes the place of the or.linarv .scptembcr oue. The object is to give eaii'hhtes a further opportunity of being a hr.itted before the provisions containe 1 in -.etijaß subsection -, of the Law Practitioners -»et 1652, shall take effect. Tiie examination in general kuowdedge will take phue on the third Monday in September, as usual. At the Shortland Wesleyau Chiirch, last Sunday, before the commencement of the sermon, the Rev. Mr. Ball Vnk occasion to refer to a repreheusible practice ot some of the churchgoers, lie said a p ;n:r hvl hrtn handed to liim complaiuiu; or tlu practice of parties coming a quarter of an hoar ,r twenty minutes before tins time o; ;e:vi>\ an I loitering and talking in Iron!; of th • cn-.rch p Teh —some even went so fa, - as to ::, i;;f-e in smoking. He would sui/gest t i so.a- that a library ;s available, and to those w;i , -••n-,ke, [ a walk away for ten minutes or so -.veuld he pre-erabie. A meeting of the Catholic congregation at the Thames was held in St. schoolroom alter vespers on Sunday last, t , appoint a committee to take steps to give IT- Loniship Dr. Luck, the new Bishop, n\. , ~oatemplates visiting the Tliames on tlu :l:h of December, a suitable reception. Tne Rev. Father O'Mahoney Convene 1 the in. t-ting. A sub-committee was appointed ta prepare an address for presentation to the ihiiiop. It will be recollected that several Itata, gentlemen practising in Resident Magistrates Court represented to His Worship that it would be a b">ou to the profession, and in accordance with former praetiee, if .St. Andrew's Day should be observed as a holiday. There was no pressing Lmsinei.- set down for hearing. His Worship said lie would offer no objection. The Resident Magistrate's Court will therefore not fit today, and the cases stand adjourned to the 7th prjximo. The seven persons con;:rne.l in the jewel ac 1 watch robbery from the s.s. Wellington were committed ye-sterlay at the Police Court to take their trial at the next criminal Sittings of the Circuit Conrc. Tiiotuas and Arthur Dewsou, father and son, were charged with beinv; concerned in stealing a ■[uantity o! lead aud a closet pan from the house of Walter Stevens, Wynyard-stivet. The prisouers we:";; remanded to Friday. In the case of Wiiiiam Pulford, charged with fowl stealing, the charge was withdrawn. A musical and literary entertainment -.nil be given this evening." in the Cnora hall, on beh df of the Wellesley-street Baptist Church building f-.nl. The pro ramme appears in our advertising columns, and is of a varied and attractive character, consisting of choice selections of vocal au.l in--".rumc-atal music, recitations, realm;/-;. &e. Tne choir (under tne cmidue: ■•rshTp of Mr. Theo. Cooper, senr.) wiii emprise over 100 voices, a number of th-; leading singers of the surroundincr church choirs having kindly given their services for the occa-ioa. Kcuitations will be given by the Revs. R- HDewsbury and Thomss Spurgeon, in,i a reading by Mr. Theo Cooper. One of the series of lectures in connection with St. Thomas' Church, will he given this evening, in St. Thomas' school-room, by MrJohn Blackman, on '" Persona! Recollections of Captain Marryatt, of the Royal >V.y." Some illustrative sea songs will be rendered by gentlemen amateurs during the evemngA shark between six and seven feet long was caught in the harbour, near the waterman's stairs, yesterday morning, by M. Keane, one of the watermen. The fish was left on view on the reclamation during yesterday, but will be removed to-day. The cricket match New Zealand v. World will be plaved to-day, commencing at half-past ten sharp. The following are the players:—New Zeahnd: Beale (2).' Butler, Buttle. Coxon, Cheescmaa, Gould, Kisslins;, Jervis, Reid, and Webster. World : Adam", Beale, Bind™. B , Cameron, Gregson, Leader, Mac"J omicriu , and Reid. Messrs. Upton and Co. had on view, yesterday, a very pretty mode! oi the nul of au SSO ton ship, on quarter-ii!c:i scale. The model is from the hands of Mr. J. «»?- mouth, junr., yacht and boat buil'ier, Customhouse-street West, and it ret-H'ts very great credit on him. Some »■"- planking amidships has been lett o::, so to allow the manner in which a sa ; p 3 frame is built, to be seen. The model nas been made to the order of the Xf,v ,; " Insurance Company, to be 'T=ed for retere-i.-at any time by the official.-! of the cci I'any, and also that the company's inspector ruav be the better able to explain any miscap that may be met with by vessels at M 0 time. We have been desired to cad tn^a :t «" tion of our readers to the Bible Fb»«Mission to the hospital now heme carrif on. More workers are wanted, as the work is growing, and it is hoped, prospering. Especially are more texts abou--110 being used en.m week. On rruU), December 1, a me--tmg of workers ior IM flower mission will be held iu the ioiuig Wjmen's Institute, after the Lady Associates' meeting, at 3.:>C p.m. It is earnestl) hoped that all interested in this good wore., especially young ladies, will attend. The Thames Star says that correspondence has been passing between the Government and the Warden relative to the proposed mines on the foreshore. What is the best course to pursue is not very clear at present, but the matter will probably resolve itseh into granting the claimholders leave to prospect, with the promise of a lease if payable gold is struck. At a meeting of painters held at the Working Men's Club last evening (Mj Dysart in the chair) Messrs. Gough anil Thomas Hammond were unanimously elected delegates to represent the painters in the sight hours' demonstration. Mr. H. Hammond was elected secretary. One of the punts belonging to the Hatbour Board sank in the harbour last night.

The union of Ponsonby Highway District ■with the city has brought out, very speedily, the obligations of lam 5 -- 1 proprietors in cutting up their properties, to form the atreets'that may be laid out through them, v-hen dedicating thorn to the use of the public. Mr. Samuel Coombcs lately put up to auction his property at Ponsonby, in some forty allotments, which were intersected by streets. A portion of the property was sold, and the remain;:-}; allotments withdrawn. When the deeds of the purchased allotments were put through, the City Council authorities iiiteq-.Tcd, we understand, ami demanded that Mr. Coombcs should give security for the- formation of the streets. That gentleman proll'ei'cd his as- ' surauce that the streets Mio-ild, in due time, I be formed, but in lace of the fact that his J interest in tile land might cease, as well as j the further fact that the City Council was j already full up of the assurance of the I Ponscnhy Highway P.-.ard, that it would I pa\ iu i-hare oi liie reclamations, at tile toot 1 oM'ranklin-rn.d. uad never .11.1 so, the city authorities in- ii:i"-! t! at guarantee. The upshot was, that Mr. On-imbcs, yc-.terd.iy, | paid over £I>7 to the City Council in satis- I faction of the el: hi. to prevent flllt!!<r| trouble. It is ton-, what tn :t t li-mg to be ' thus mulcted uditn across the city boundary I landed proprii t'-rs are cutting up their pro- | perfies in any am! evi ry style, wilm-nt let or j hindrance, ami uii.hu-.it iin-urrinL' any obli<*atiou to the public as regards the formation of street.-, i-: - ] --ualty f-r its i:oii-fi:l!iiine!it. A mar. nam. 1 Algernon O >dy surrender.-,! himself at the police station la.st night, in order to secure tin- protection of the police. He was under the immes.-aMi that a certain hotelke-per desir- d to drug l.im and make away with iiini. Not unnaturally he wanted ;i chance for ins life, and did not want to be "■swamped out of vxUiencc. " Dddy a few wee',.; l'ack ■ am-- into Auckland from the bush, w.-.s hi ei-ht up at th; Police Court suffer:::-.- fi\-:-i ■>>;,■;.<■;, t ■■• :•■'„<, remanded for tre,"tmc::t. and sm-se M ;i.-ntly disc-urged. Last ni-ht lie appeared so ; .er, nink.-insw, red all ,i::-s;:o!is but ui.d.-r the s :: w.-.s thtau_'lit better to I.ikc him iut . eust.at; tor the lll.alt. nectel witii the death of Hugh -Vitk.-u Hamilton, or -ia-t-st;,--:. XewtouT who was killed i.v falling against, an iron bedstead iu iii-i own : ed-iv-oni. was held, yesterday in the York Hotel, before I >r. I'nil.-jii, coroner, aii-1 ivv.iir.cd in a vei.ni of accidental death. '- v e :v.-:ct to learn that Mr. Hamilton leav.-s a wife and family wholly unprovided for. Mrs. Hamilton i's in very delicate health ; her inf.nt child was hardly expected to live over \\:-t> ivav. ami the two other children are "ijuitc unwell. It is, we believe, intended to make an appeal to the public for aid for the hereaved family. The Auckland Timber Company's Sawmill, which has been in c-'Uisc el construction at Mang'-nui during the past :- w mouths, is now in full working order, and turning out a lar.-e .[iiantitv <if timber weekly. The picture by Mr. Ciiarl.-s lilomlieid of •'The North Shore Kc-itta and the War Canec R.-u-.-." and the one bv Mr. Kein.etli Watkins. of "A War C.moe Kac-„:i' Cape lirett." have been photographed, the object being to trar. anit the photographs to the Linden G-iv.phie for il■ u- trail.'e purposes. There were three prisoners in the lock up last evenin.t—namely, one man en a charge. of drunkenness. Michael Heath (an warrant). Win. Carroll ifor asking alms and vagrancy), and a man named '.' lay, who was put m for safe custody. The Auckland lock-up keeper, C-m-taMe MeCdp, Ins been promoted to the charge of the Hay of Islam's police s'ntiou. vice Con- / stable McCoveru. resigned. 1 luring bis seven vears' service at the Auckland station, j Con-ti•■':-.■ Mc'iiip has fulriiied tlie duties oi his .e.-.ci-i-a ■ -..osi-.ion with prudeiiee and 1 fjr.nn-.-;, an 1 -, a- to secure tile approval of his commanding otiicer. Mr. --'upenuteudent Thom.-oii. an I aNo tiio goodwill of his comrades. Const.o/ic Mitchell, who has lately been employe,! m clerical -..liiee work in the Police Department, succeeds Constable MeCdp. He iias had considerable experience as a police otiicer, having served m other parts of the eo'i my before arriving in Auckland, where he .has been stationed for sometime. The complimentary return ball, by the sous of old colonists to old colonists, took place last nub: in the Choral Halt. The hall w.-s decorated with flags for the occasion. There were over 100 couples among whom were a goodly sprinkling of the "old identities." The programme consisted of "20 dances-, the dance music being provided bv Haiv.ikt.-iCs string band. The M. C.'s were- Messrs. Connolly. Craic, Duff, and Tudehopc. and they elficiently l>crfonned their duties. During the evening Miss TV.it and Messrs. Tait, Meozie3, and Rrookes sang seme choice songs, which ..lied gre.-.tiy to the general enjoyment. Taea-e was iu forma! sapper, but 'refreshments o! all kinds were laid out iu the ante-rooms, to which, the dancers eould adjourn when they chose in the intervals of the dunces. Mr. Caunin_' was caterer —which was a guarantee that the refreshment department was efiiciontly attended to. 'i.e.- daneilliX was kept up to an early hour this incoming, the ball being iu every respect a great success, (jreat credit is due to the committee, and the secretary (Mr. J. J. Craier). for the completeness of their arrangements for the comfort of the •uests. A room was set apart for those who desired to ;,Uy a quiet game o! whist during the cvt i.,::g. The ota -r day, two la-Is, named (.. Murphv am', i'-. Smith, were arrested on a charge of stcim.; a pair of boots from the door of Mr. .Sa-vkins. isiue:: then Detectives Brciman and .i-'nes have been investigating the matter, are' circumstances have led to the disco- -. : .at the youths are implicated in something bite wholesale shoplifting. Jn addition to ta-ir pieser.toffcnee.soineei-.hr; additional will be preferred against them, of I . yoi various articles of iioaseaold useA special rnie ""ay performanee of " H.M.S. Pinafore." by the juvenile troupe of operatic artists, v, i'.! he given on Saturday aft-air on. Special a'.::.actions are announced fortius evening. On Saturday next, a diorama of the Kgyptiatl w;>r will'b' opened at Mes-r.s. Uilley an.i :•: . .-s Am- ::ean Novelty Depr.t, I'ueeu"- ' street. The various stirring and inip-u-tant scenes of the campaign will be represented, ami each visitor will r&ecive a present. ■ lein Mace, r-.-tired chamjiion pugilist, assist-d by Siade, the champion wrestler of New /.-calami, will give two farewell performances at the Theatre laoyal, on Satuiday and Momlav mxt, ,-i-or to their departure for America. e>lade v ill wrestle on Saturday niciit with a Maori, iu Maori style, and prr/ev will be given r.w.iy to every amateur co-iipetiug in bolting and wrestling. A me-aiiv- of del, gates in connection v, ith the ei r ht li mis a jui'.-nstrat.on will be held to-morrow evening. | On '■.-" ':-i..-:d:-.v neat Messrs. K. Tonka and C). wiii all !l,e r .-.-ri.--.ii-.- an,l sa-au-'-nn farms of Tawhar-. Tiiii. i-, a a-.v ;<,-.vi:shi;p laid ~rT (,n the Walka-.u Land A- .-ii.li'.i's i-r-i.e-ri v. li-.nleii:--,' ,-n theol.l ~,;• • ha- efw.tr times. The 1.-cal i, nf rich .-Uiiiiv. --i,t of the -.hoomclhy .irained •jround wlii-o . - nil ■ 1 tlie pr.jpertv liL-loin-in? to thr e.i-1 1-; .a-- a ch'tie'l. It "i favaaratd-. .-i-.ua-te-ll>-.f»--'-!i tl:r- ..r f.-.ur r-.il. s f.-.m r.vi li-,fi of riilw*y- ■•!'■ ixt-.-a.-: -n to C i-iil.i-i.l-e and lie; '.in,; oa to Mi.r.-!ll = -.-'-le-. His •li.-la.it fr.-sn II miltr,r a,inu ;-.a 'i- l-:-.. n mil,-, .and a line Crae.a; from Tawharc M •'•l.e.. hat., on t!.» Wdi,,-L weed intersect llaiailt-,:.. Ti.c pr,,;;eUy wlii.-l. has l-een air-veve-i s il.n-.lert i'-tn 14'.'lr,v. u I, is, marly eaeh ~f which is u (planer ,f an a-r.- in e\t-n'. Litlmci.i-.h plans have tn-en -.-aar.d. i:d fr.ei> t li.-so it -.vill tin ssenthit thn fitre,:l< ;:r': all .vale (n-.t less than (Ml feet) and strait-lit. Sur.-enr.linc the to .vn-lji-,, ~-t e|,t atone point, arc- <": -;a-:r1,., : farin-i, r.-ingo g in .size from i to 7J c.— -. 'ii, ■ I -.ml .has hee.l in it as.---inii clover far soai.- lira-.- p-'.sa, and has pr,,va 1 ta lx excellent grii:.'..„ .r<,nn,l. Over the blcck now prepared fur -.:.- -rr 7. d la.-t winter a lar,-e herd Of cattle, a:. ! durin-r the jTe-ent tan.; a *-ery uiuch larger Liunb-r c nbe f-,1. i»rains .have been made where i. an-sary. j.h-1 m-uiy of tii- <!d windintr creeks iiave lieen cut .-.traiclil, so that there ii now less obstrueti'-n to the (lew of water than in former times. Tlir > :ch the projierfr prsii s tlu niid from Cam bridge to the I'iako. 'lac pr-eery is nearly liilf-w-iv ii-c-en tli-i tawnsiiip of -Morri-.-s. ville and t;an-.t-rid_... A school res-.-v,- ef nearle an acre and three ,fi..r»rs has been ri.a-ie, a-i.l it is expected that a limt'-p -f accnin i(l.,:i'iii f,,r travellers will Mie-n be es:a. iehc i. .Ne-,v tiiat eheese and butter mukir-r upan a system lin b, en suecessfully cstablishc-.1. and arrangements ln-iiij m-nlc for tho freezing of meat f-ir shipni-.-nt, the cenvenient sli-d aliotmnnts into winch th.-.-e suburlian farms have been divide! sheuld enable =»? c! our settlers to fo-an i conifer; able homes wh.-re fe-i for their stock already exists. Scltliu--unler such clrcaaist.inces is i-uitj anotlitr thin;; to ■ eitlic-; upon fern and tea-tree ranges, or in a district «o\eroil with dense and heavy forest. A eli.-tji excursion and picnic to rural plac-.sof this kind would be a ve-y popular way of makinj them well known. To-day, Mr. R. Arthur will sell by public fiction at the stores of Messrs. Potter and Co., V ur a»aistreet. a largo consignment of yoods |,v the i.oca n»et and Lo h L"rr. The Roods consist of useful »a orniimenu.l articfes, such as ironuion-rerv. cutlery, and earthenware, bmshwaro, uiotures.'boots and . r**- " on safes, dressing casesj carrigae lamps, i ' * ccor dions, concertinas, rings, brooches, » 4c. The salo is well worthy of attention.