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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 5872, 27 January 1880, Page 2

At Rl, Mary’s Roman Catholic Cathedral, Hill-street, on Sunday, nearly £l2O was collected towards relieving the distress existing in Ireland, and at St. Mary of tho Angels,'Boul-cott-street, nearly £BO was collected. The lists will be open for the remainder of the week,’and we trust that a considerable addition ■will bo made to them.

The Hinemoa returned to Port Chalmers on Saturday, having been down to the Soares to ascertain whether there" were - any traces of the ship Knowsley Hall. Nothing, however, was seen of the missing vessel. We have been informed that about the time this unfortunate ship left London a steamer ; reported running down a large sailing vessel in the Channel, with a lot of passengers on board. The steamer remained about the scene of the disaster for some time, but nothing was picked up. It is thought that the missing ship Knowsley Hall answers to the description given by the crew of the steamer. A number of cases against landowners, for the recovery of sums due for land tax, were on the list at the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday, bub they did not come on for hearing. Mr. Shaw, the Assistant Crown Law Officer, "who represented the Government, asked Mr. Mansford to fix a time for taking them, and 2 pm. to-day was agreed to. Ifc was stated by Mr. Shaw that nearly all those who had been summoned had paid, and it is probable that the rest—not more than half a dozen—will follow their example. ' Proceedings had been taken agamat about twenty people, none of whom were prevented from paying by any scarcity of cash ; but they appear to have been neglectful, despite the numerous warnings and reminders that have been given. It may be mentioned that four solicitors were among those summoned, but each discharged his liability, and this can fairly be taken as strong proof that no legal objection can be raised against the tax. Those landowners who hare postponed, paying, in the. vain hope of something turning up, should remember that last session the Land Tax Collection Act was passed for the express purpose of setting any doubts at rest. The costs in these cases are necessarily heavy, as the fee to be paid on the issue of a summons for amounts between £lO and £2O is 155., and between £2O and £SO, £1 10s, These charges, without the payment of witnesses, make a serious addition to the tax. Obviously it would be unfair to those who have paid if defaulters were allowed any more grace. We learn that another and a much larger batch of summonses will be taken out immediately.

A large meeting of the Regatta Committee took place last night at the Pier Hotel, the chair being occupied by Mr, Geo. Allen. It was decided that the Second and Third-class Yacht Races, and the Man-ot-War Cutters Race, should come off on Saturday next ; the Second-class Yacht Race to start punctually at 2 p.m., and the Third-class Yacht Race immediately afterwards. Captains Rose and Halliday, and Messrs. Allen and Brown, were appointed a sub-committee to lay off the course, and Mr. Williams was entrusted with the collection of outstanding subscriptions. Two protests were entered against the winner of the Model Yacht Race, but as they were not lodged at the proper time, it was decided that they should not be entertained. Another Model Yacht Baca will be included _in Saturday's programme, the committee having subscribed amongst themselves for a cup to be given as a prize. It was resolved that the prizes should be distributed to-morrow evening, at eight o'clock. The secretary was instructed to write to Mr. Seager, thanking him for the use of his steam-launch ; to Captain Watson, for having placed the Western Monarch at the disposal of the committee as a flagship ; and to Captain Frestdn, of the Opawa, for the use of the greasy pole. A meeting of the Wellington Small Farm Association was. held at the Athenaeum last evening, the Hon." Randall Johnson being in the chair. There were also present—Messrs. W. H. Levin, M.H.R., W. Hutchison, M.H.8., F. A. Krull, T. Whitehouse, E. H. Crease, H. B. Jury, O. O. Heiden, A. Orr, W. VVylie, and J. Young. A progress report was read and approved of, and it was resolved that a deputation, consisting of all the office-bearers of the Association, should wait upon the Government at an early date, with the view of definitely arranging for the acquisition of the necessary block of land required by the Association.

The cross actions of Richardson v. the Bank of New South Wales were set down for hearing at the Supreme Court yesterday, but in consequence of the illness of the plaintiff, on the application of Mr. Saudilands, the case was adjourned until the April sitting of the Court.

trader the Property Assessment Act pawnbrokers may be expected to do a good trade. We put the following case, which appears in an Auckland journal -.—“ Sir George Grey has long contemplated bequeathing his valuable library to New, Zealand,, to form the nucleus of a great public library ; but under the Property Assessment Act of last - session every cue of these books, M.S., and works of art will be liable to taxation, and a valuer appointed by the Government may at any time enter Sir George Grey’s house for the purpose of assessino- their value. . Now, one of these M.S. aloue is worth £BOO, so that he would be called upon to pay a very large, sum for literary matter which does not form a legitimate source of taxation, and it is probable that if he is subjected to the indignity of a tax-collector forcing his way into the house the whole of these invaluable books and M.S. will be sent Home, and thus be lest to the colony for ever.” We take it that Sir George Grey need only take his M.S.’s to his “uncle,” and pledge the same as nearly up to their full value as that accommodating gentleman will allow him to do. While in the pawnbroker’s hands the goods would certainly be practically exempt from the tax. The old knight would be unable to assess the M.S.’s as part of his taxable property because he would have to redeem the articles pledged before they be fairly considered as his property. His just debts would have increased, and his taxable property diminished by the transaction. The amount of property tax which he would have to pay, would be considerably lessened by the adoption of the above simple process.

A large sale of furniture is advertised for Thursday next, at Messrs. T. tv. Macdonald and Co.’s auction rooms. The goods will be on view this evening, and also to-morrow evening. The showrooms will be lit up for the purpose of affording intending purchasers opportunity of inspecting the goods. The balance of Carl Peters’s furniture will also be offered for sale on Thursday by Messrs. T. K. Macdonald and Go.

Two notifications published incur advertising columns will interest lovers of music. Mr. Angelo Forrest, the talented organist of St. Peter’s Church, will give a pianoforte recital at the Athenosum on Friday evening, and will be assisted by Mrs. George Ootterell and some of the best amateur talent in the city. On Monday, the 9th February,^Tester's_ Opera Company will commence their season in Wellington. ; A tramway accident happened on the Quay, near the Government Buildings, at seven o’clock last night. An elderly man:_named George Anderson, >a storeman in Levin and Co.’s warehouse, was standing on the steps of a tramcar, when .the engine made a sudden movement onward, throwing Mr. Anderson heavily to the ground/ The shock was a most severe one, Mr. Anderson being a stout, heavy man, and he was unable to rise. Assistance arriving, he was placed in a cab and taken to his home in Bolton-atreet, where he was promptly attended by Dr. Diver. That gentleman, on examination, found the injuries limited to several contusions and the general shock, which had caused Mr. Anderson to faint. He will, in a few days, be able to resume work.

A concert is to be given in Palmerston on Wednesday, the 4th February, in aid of the sufferers by the’lrish famine. The concert ■will be exclusively confined to gems from Irish song-writers. - •,' , ; . m , Captain Bendali, who went to Palliser Bay to inspect the wreck of the brigantine Progres,■ returned, te tswn -yesterday. Hebetates that; the vessel is a total wreck. Captain Hyno will remain near the brigantine, and endeavor to save as much cs possible from the wreck.

Mrs. Hall, formerly owner of the Duke of Edinburgh Hotel, has purchased Mr. MeGlelland’a interest in the Caledonian Hotel, near the Basin Reserve. The price paid is stated to be £1350. . . .

At a public, meeting in Masterton; it was : decided that a Charitable, Aid Society should be formed, to be called the North Wairarapa Benevolent Society. It was resolved a committee be appointed to conduct the affairs of the Society, with power to add ;to their number. The committee to consist of Mesdames McKee, Hacker, Collins, Hoskinsr, and Gappor,-and Messrs. McKee, Dellow, Payton, Brown, and Teakle. It was also decided, after a little debate, that the Mayor of Masterton should ex officio bo chairman of the Committee, but that ho would not be expected to attend all the ordinary meetings of- the Society. .; I A man named Walsh, a resident at Awahuri, jmet with a broken leg by his horse rushing up against a break owned by Mr. Pock, as both were returning from the sports. The poor fellow was conveyed to the Clarendon Hotel, Palmertton. .

We regret to state that Mr. Lipman Levy died at an early hour this morning. The deceased geutlemaii'will.he' mourned by a large circle of and friends.Mr. W. L. Rees" will to-day make an application in Banco for a new trial in the case of Anderson v. Kirkbride.;

v\Ve were very glad last evening to see such a large attendance at St. George’s Hall, on the occasion of the benefit to the widow of the late Mr, Donald, who was accidentally shot at Kaiwarra a few days ago. The performers were the “ Steel Lining Troupe,” from H.M.S, Cormorant, and the programme which they presented to the public was a really first-class one, and was highly appreciated. A ball followed the performance. ; McLean's ‘Juvenile Troubadours made their re-appearance in Wellington last evening at the Academy of Music, There was a very large attendance. The programme consisted of one act of “ Conrad and Lizette” and the sketch entitled “Patchwork.” All the members of the troupe were warmly received, and'the entertainment, taken altogether, was the most enjoyable which this little company has yet given. The same programme will be repeated this evening. A prisoner, named Edward Clarkson, convicted at the last July session of the Supreme Court sittings at Christchurch, on a charge of robbery with violence, and sentenced to ten years' penal servitude, attempted to escape a few days ago. He was out with a gang, numbering twenty-five, at work at the Lyttelton - Orphapago, under the guardianship of four warders, at the time of the attempt, and was at work in the front yard of the premises. Principal Warder Ryan and Warder Kidd were at their stations, within a few yards of the spot whence the prisoner made a start for the road. Clarkson’s first spring was out of the yard over a low hedge. He was no sooner there than Warder Ryan 'challenged him to the same time giving the order “ Fall in ” ‘to the other prisoners, Clarkson, who is a powerfully-framed man, quite ; six feet in height, disregarded the challenge, and Warders Kidd and Willmot went in pursuit of him. Warder Ryan, in the meantime, had called loudly for assistance, to which the residents in the neighborhood and the workmen at the graving dock responded immediately, the master of the orphanage being amongst the foremost in the chase. One, two, three shots were fired after the prisoner, by this time up on the slope of the hill above Bribtain-terrace. After the report of the third fire he fell, throwing up his hands as he came to the ground upon his face. For the moment, those in pursuit supposed the shot had struck him, an opinion which was a second later disproved, as Clarkson sprang up and started along the Yoelas-road, When at the junction near to the late Mr. Dcansfield’a house a fourth shot was fired, the effect being that he stopped short, though not struck by the ball, and was captured, and returned to the gang, aud thence to the Lyttelton prison. The sum of £640,695 10s. 4d. was paid in the United Kingdom iu the year ended the 31st of March last as excise duty on sugar used in brewing. It is the fate of many of us (observes the “Loafer in the Street” in the Press) to bo ever wasting our fragrance on the desert air. Lots of square men remain ever blushing unseen in round holes in this world. There’s a cuss of this description writing leaders for a newspaper in this island. Read the fallowing : “ They are getting cognisant of the fact that there is nothing got by abuse j but it is hard to give way, or to admit that you were wrong or mistaken. This is probably one of the greatest cariosities in existence, even to a man with a well-balanced mind. The pill is a bitter one to swallow, and not being interested, and to observe it from a collected and rational point of view, how much easier it is to submit at once, instead of keeping up a constant battle of argument to convince others against their pwn conviction. But such is done every day, and the losses, time, trouble, aud agonies self-inflicted, cost human beings a large percentage of their natural existence ; but when such a mania runs in the masses, such as in religion, or at times of elections, then it is like a wild fire, a tremendous flood, or avalanche, which gives way to nothing, and has no time to reason. Every rivulet, spark, or turn gives more power to the impending destruction ; but such is man in excitement.” How is it for high ? Have you any boys can sling ink like the above ? Can any one, after reading it, deny that our present educational system is producing immense results. The New Zealand Herald . presents the following as a true copy of the mdnu laid on the table of a leading hotel in Auckland :—Snips : Scotch broth, kidney and gravy. Entries : Stued lam, G.P., ditto stake. Joints : Rost beef, ditto mutton, ditto pork, ditto lam, green pees ; cold corn’d beef, ditto pork, ox tung. Sweets : Rubub pie, jam tart, plum puding, tabica (? tapioca), chees, tea, & cet.” A trout weighing 10£ lbs, was taken in the Avon last week by. a Mr. Fountain. M. Victor Hugo, at the supper recently given to celebrate the 100th representation of “Notre Dame de Paris,” said, rather picturesquely:—“lt is . literature that makes nations great. It is by .the Homer and HQschylus that Athena exists ; it is by Tacitus and Juvenal that Rome dominates ; it is by Rabelais, Moliere and 'Voltaire that France reigns. Three cities only in history deserve the name of urbs, which seems to sum up at a given moment the whole of humor and intelligence. Those three cities are Athena, Rome, and Paris. The whole of Italy is expressed in the word Dante ; the whole of England in the word Shakapere.” , . Representatives of the Temperance organisations of Dunedin waited upon the Presbyterian Synod iu Dunedin, and presented a memorial pointing out that the social drinking in the Old Country induces a direct annual expenditure of nearly £150,000,000 sterling* aud which in this colony leads to an annual outlay of £2,000,000 sterling—offering “ in return for this almost fabulous expenditure—nothing which is necessary .to man’s health of body, his soundness of mind, his' capacity for labor, his true happiness, or his intelligent enjoyment of the blessings of social life.” In a paper read at the Social Science Congress in 1878, Dr. NormanS. Kerr computed the number directly and indirectly slain by strong drink in the United Kingdom every year as 200,000.. The Southern Cross Mentions that a party of members and ministers of the Methodist Episcopal Church in America are contemplating a “ revival” tour round the~ world. It includes the Revs. J. S. Inskip, W. Macdonald, J. A, Wood (with their wives), and William Taylor, the last of whom has twice visited these colonies as an evangelist. They will start early in the summer of 1880 for Europe, and will proceed thence to India and Australia, returning to America by San Francisco. ' A recent number of Le Sport, a Paris paper, presents to the notice of its readers a Hanoverian chemist who possesses the secret of changing the color of the eyes with the same facility that he would that of a tress of hair or a piece of silk. “ This wonderful man,” says he “in order to demonstrate the truth f his assertion, goes about the'world accompanied by a cat, a dog, a monkey, aud a brace of negroes, male and female, who are all living witnesses to the , accuracy of his statement. Thus the cat has one green eye, the other red ; the dog’s optics are both of the brightest pink, the monkey, rejoicing in a couple of eyes brilliantly yellow. With regard to the negro and his dusky female companion they offer even, more interest, as specimen’s of the Hanoverian doctor’s art. One of the man’s eyes is as black as ebony, its fellow of the tenderest blue that ever.maideu sighed to possess. The negress, .emulating Balzac’s famous heroine, ‘la fille aux yeux d’or,’ rejoices in a right eye resembling silver, her left one being of a golden hue. Thearticle concludes by saying that, as the doctor purposes visiting Paris, we will probably hear more of him ; meanwhile the curses of the tribe of detectives must be loud and deep.

In consequence of reports made to him about the sudden and inexplicable death of a number of the cattle on the Plains (says the Hawke's Bay Herald) Mr. Pierce Power proceeded to Meanoe on Thursday to inquire into the matter, in order that he might report to the Government. Mr. ' Power found that seventeen head, belonging to the Mission Station, had died, and seven owned by Mr. Marshall, as well as a number of others. They all died very suddenly, without ariy apparent cause. In one instance a girl had just finished milking a cow when it fell dead. Mr. Power yras-quite i unable to account with certainty for the cause of the mortality. It was suggested that it might be the result of over but’ inost of the animals which have died were not very fat, and this hypothesis is hardly tenable. Mr. Cook, veterinary surgeon, made a post-mortem examination of one Cowr and found a mass of congested blood on the brain, all the- other organa being healthy. Mr. Power thinks that the deaths must be due to a sort of apoplexy, and this appears to be the moat probable explanation, .though why the disease should be so rife at this particular season is not very easily explained. ■ 1 ' -

Our advertisement columns contain the preliminary announcement of the Lyster Company's opera season, which will commence at the Theatre Royal on 9th February next. Full particulars will be advertised iu the course of a day or two. Mr, Mansford sat at the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday from 10.30 a.m. till 2 p.m., and disposed of a very long list of cases, among which the two of most interest was the action to recover damages for the late circus accident, and the decision iu the Punch case Several judgments of some importance were delivered, and will be found in the report in another column.

In a township close at hand (writes a correspondentof HimllangitikeiAdvocate), theitinerant towu-crier was engaged to herald the fact that Divino service would be held in the Town Hall, and acquitted himself thus :—“ The Rev. Mr. will preach in the Town Hall to-raorrow hevenin ; doors hopeu at arf past seven, performance to begin at hate.” Isaac’s idea of a performance was rather liberal, and he could not understand why he caused bo much merriment,

At a public meeting convened by the Mayor of South Dunedin, in reference to the distress existing in Ireland, the following letter was read from Mr. Barron, M.H.R.: —“I am glad to see that you have called a meeting for the purpose of aiding the Irish Relief-Fund, and feel certain your efforts will meet with much sympathy. Be so kind as to add the enclosed (ten guineas) to your list. A friend of mine, iu conversation on Saturday, made a suggestion which perhaps you may think worth bringing under the notice of the committee, if no similar plan has been mentioned already. He pointed out that as the harvest throughout New Zealand has this year been exceedingly abundant, and as prices of grain, especially of oats, are so low as to leave little if any margin for sending to market, farmers and others would no doubt be willing to give liberal contributions of that kind if facilities for transit were given. He suggested that Government should bo asked to receive, convey by rail, and store at the port for shipment, free of charge, such contributions. Liberal arrangements for freight to Ireland could no doubt be made by the committee, and it might also be worth their consideration whether farmers should be supplied with cornsacks. The Government steamers could probably be obtained for such coastal transit as might bo required. Should you consider auy aelion in the direction indicated advisable, I will bo glad to join other members of the House of Representatives in bringing the matter under the notice of the Government, There can be no doubt, however, that under the pressing circumstances of the case money is the best form in which to get assistance. The amounts collected can reach the sufferers in a few days by telegraph, while four or five mouths at least would necessarily elapse before grain could be distributed. It would be a pity therefore if any such suggestion should tend to lessen the immediate relief that can be afforded by the collection of contributions of corn.”

The depth of water in the gorge below the Niagara Falls has just been measured for the first time. The swiftness of the stream lias baffled all previous efforts, but a corps of Government engineers accomplished the feat. They embarked in a small boat not far below the falls. An old guide accompanied the party. With great difficulty they app. cached within a short distance of the American falls, which darted great jets of water on them. The roar was so terrible that no voice nor sound could be heard. The leadsmen cast the lead, which rapidly went down to 83ft. This was near the shore. Passing out of the friendly eddy which had enabled them to get so near the falls, they shot rapidly down stream. The next cast of the lead told off 100 ft., deepening to 192 ft. a little further down. The average depth to the Swift Drift, where the river suddenly becomes narrow with a velocity too great to be measured, is 153 ft. Just under the lower bridge the whirlpool rapids set in, and so violently are the waters moved that they rise like ocean waves to the height of 20ft. At this point they computed the depth at 210 ft.

We have just passed through a scare of rather an alarming kind (writes the Adelaide correspondent of the Melbourne Argus), A quiet unostentatious man, named Johnson, died suddenly, and two doctors, named Bollen and Cave, agreed that it was a case of Asiatic cholera, whereby the people became considerably frightened, knowing that it was a most deadly plague. Mr. Cave was afterwards afraid that they had made a mistake,, hut Mr. ' Bollen (a homoeopath) held pretty firmly to his original view, and contended that such a disease might exist without its being of an epidemic character. The discussion waxed warm, and the Register states that, for the sake of satisfying the question raised, a proper investigation should be made. Accordingly, Dr. Allan Campbell and Dr. Veroo were appointed to make the necessary inquiries, and they report that the case was one of severe summer diarrhoea, or English cholera, of which there is a good deal about just now, though not of such a serious type as that from which Johnson died. Mr. Eramus Wilson has intimated to the directors of the Margate Sea Bathing Infirmary (for scrofula) his desire to erect at his own cost , a new wing containing wards for nearly. 70 patients, a tepid sea-water swimming bath, and a chapel containing seats for 300 people. At a meeting of the directors, a resolution accepting, with the warmest cordiality and gratitude, this “ large hearted ” act of benevolence, the cost of which will probably exceed £20,000, was unanimously passed. Mr. Joseph Arch has received the following letter in reply to a communication sent by him to the Bight Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., on the small farm system, in which Mr. Arch is a strong believer ;—“ In replying to your latter I must disclaim all pretensions to authority in matters of agricultural practice and arrangement. Under this reservation I am one of those who like to see, what I am glad to say we have here, a great variety in the size of holdings, and especially a liberal proportion of small or moderate holdings. I must not claim any merit in professing this opinion, for in this neighborhood large farms, unless when in the hands of first-rate tenants, give us most trouble. But quite apart from this,.! have always regretted the tendency, in some cases almost a mania, for absorbing small holdings by consolidation. _ During the present period of pressure I find in the reports from a variety of quarters that the difficulty is felt most with the large farms ; and I trust the distress may produce, among other good fruits, a return to n better-balanced judgment about the size of farms, and may check all measures to a contrary effect. I hope it will also tend to strengthen the current of feeling favorable to such legislation as shall set the land free from present restraints. Nor can I abandon the hope of an era when we shall see a great extension of fruit, vegetable, and even flower culture as part of our agricultural system, with an increased demand for rural labor.”

The Waverley correspondent of the Paiea Mail -writes :—“The farmers are busy with itheir hay and corn, but I believe that some of tho wheat crops are likely to turn out bad, as some of .it appears to ripen too soon, and dies off, while the. other remains green—the why and. the wherefore at present being a mystery. Some say its a grub that gets at the roots—but not being -an agriculturist myself, I cannot say.”

I ’ Speaking of the weather and the crops in ‘the Taranaki district, the Budget says “ During the early part of the week heavy rain fell, flooding the rivers and rendering outdoor work impossible. A change for the better took place on Thursday, and since then we have had light breezes and abundance of sunshine. Most of the early wheat is cut and placed in shocks. Some of the late wheat has been laid by the heavy rain, but the present weather will lift most of it. Oats look healthy and promising, and grass everywhere is abundant.”

“Ouida’s” name is Rosa de la Rama, and she is the daughter of a Frenchman. More information than this the most indefatigable interviewer has not been able to got from the authoress. She lives in a lovely villa about two miles from Florence, where she is surrounded by books, pictures, and, what she prizes more than both of these, dogs. She has a burying-plaoe on her place for her dogs, where they are laid away with a tenderness that is not always bestowed on the human race., Ouida was an unknown writer, glad to earn £1 a page for her magazine stories, when her novel of “ Granville de Vigne”,made her reputation, and now every novel she writes finds a ready market at £7OOO.

! The business at the Lyceum since the production of “ The Merchant of Venice” has i -i if a character altogether unprecedented.

v night appears to be a kind of Boxing Ajght, with hundreds turned away for laofc of room. It is gratifying to know that Mr. Henry Irving’s conscientious endeavors tor the promotion of his art are thus meeting enthuiastie appreciation.

A felicitous paragraphic observes that “ a Continental Cocker has been recently calculating the daily income of the reigning sovereigns of Europe, and if he is correct the mo leva theory that certain private persons are richer than raonarchs falls to the ground. Even a little king like the King of the Bel* •flans has £328 per diem, or £120,000 a year. The King of Italy has thrice as much. The Emperor of Germany has £I6OO a day; the blmperor of Austria, £2OOO ; the Sultan of Turkey, £3600 ; and the Czar of Russia no less than £SOOO per diem, or £1,825,000 per year, which is a very tolerable income. And yet it is whispered that one or two of these people are not happy. This, however, is only what reflecting people would expect of such human trash as the majority of modern kings and kaisers are.**

Mr. Joseph Finnamore, Dublin, has sent the following remedy for diphtheria to the Freeman's Journal :—“ I beg to state that I have in my possession a recipe of an eminent physician which is an infallible and neverfailing remedy for the cure of diphtheria, it being a matter of fact that in the latter end of last month there was an outbreak of diphtheria at Princess Mary’s Cottage Homes in London, and fifty of the inmates caught the epidemic, all of whom were cured by implicitly acting according to the instructions contained in the recipe referred to. Recipe : Put a teaspoouful of sulphur into a wine-glass of water, and stir it with a finger instead of a spoon, ai the sulphur does not readily amalgamate with the water. When the sulphur is well mixed it is to be given to the patient to gargle, and after gargling to swallow it, and in ten minutes the patient will be out of danger. When the fungus is too nearly closing to allow the gargling, the flour of brimstone should be blown through a quill into the throat, and after the fungus has shrunk to allow of it, then the gargling. If the patient cannot gargle, take a live coal and sprinkle a teaspoonful of flour of brimstone on it, let the sufferer inhale it by holding the head over the shovel, and the fungus will die. Brimstone kills every species of fungus in man, beast, and plant, in a few minutes.”

Mr. Francis Skley will sell, at 2 p ra. to-day, at the residence of Air. W. Smith, Vivian-street, the whole of that gentleman’s furniture and household effects.

The brigantine Progress, 210 tons register, as she now lies stranded at Moko-Moko, Palliser Ray, will be offered for sale, at 2 p.m. to-day, by Messrs. J. n. Bethuue and Co.