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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 6697, 4 October 1882, Page 2

The annual general meeting of the Star Boating Clnb will bo held to-morrow evening at the Pier Hotel

At the ordinary general meeting of the Lady Gordon Goldmining Company on Monday, Messrs T. G. McCarthy, J. S. M. Thompson, J. W. Stevenson, B. Bruce Wallace, and M. Byrne were elected directors, and Messrs D. T. Stuart and U.Kember were appointed auditors. Rather a ludicrous printer’s error occurred in tbe Rockhampton Argus (Queensland) recently. The editor, iu his leading article, speaking of the forensic honors gained by a local judge, wrote that “ the greenest of bays will fade,’’ but be was .made to say in print that “ the greenest of baize will fade.” ’ Our readers will be glad to hear that Captain Fairchild, who has been suffering from a, badly ulcerated sore throat, and has hence been delayed at the Bluff for some days past, has so far recovered that he had arranged yesterday to continue the trip of the Stella to tbe West Coast of tbe South' Island.

Miss Carry Nelson, an old Australian favorite, is announced to open in Auckland with a strong dramatic company at the close of the Bland Holt season. This, however, is subject to arrangement of “date*.” The new company may commence their New Zealand tour at the other end of the colony. The famous Garden Gully United Mins, Sandhurst, baa declared its two hundredth dividend. The total profits distributed by this company reach the large sum of £780,000. The product of this mine for the last twelve years is twelve tons of gold, and its prospects are still flourishing. It is understood that Sir James Prendergast has kindly consented to be present at the opening cricket match of the season, which will be played on the Basin Beserve on Saturday next. His Excellency and Suite, will also honor the cricketers by their presence at luncheon on that day. Mr George Thomas had a very large attendance at his sale of-Webley’s’estate yesterday, and fair prices were realised. The balance of the stuck will be sold to-day, commencing at noon, without the slightest reserve, and the auctioneer invites those who 'were prevented by the weather from attending yesterday’s sale to be present to-day., Attention is called to the detailed advertisement '

The following are the names- of the team selected to represent the City J&fles in the forthcoming rifle match with the D. Battery .'oh. Saturday next Captain Crowe, Sub-Lieut. Ballinger, Color-Sergt, Ballinger, §ergts. Bowie and Hale, Volunteers Ballinger, Chuck, Croucber, Boss, and Randall; emergencies, Sergts. Fraser and Henn. As we mentioned as" probable yesterday, Dr. G.G. Gil!on,.resideut surgeon at the We lington Hospital,has placedhis resignation in the hands of the Town Clerk. Dr. Grace has also resigned his position as honorary surgeon, and the watchman baa taken his departure. It iat understood that Dr. Collins, who- resigned his post as honorary physician, will be willing to act on the honorary surgical stag. .

During the severe gale yesterday, the windows of the Resident Magistrate's Court were rattling to such an extent that the noise was almost deafening, and at times it was impossible to hear a word uttered by Magistrate, counsel,'or witnesses. A very small 'expenditure ;would remove the cause of this annoyance, and it is to be hoped it will not be allowed to continue. - - ■

The Rising Star Juvenile Temple held its weekly session on. Moiiday evening, in No. 9 room, Athenaeum, when Bio. W. Toomath occupied the chair. The superintendent having read and explained a portion of scripture, stated that he intended to introduce Dr. Richardson’s- temperance lessons, and hoped that the juveniles would attain proficiency in them. A number of the youngsters gave songs, readings, and recitations. We are informed that the Loyal Britannia Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.U., met for installation and other business on Monday evening, and that the following officers were installed by P.P.G.M. Bro. J. H. Marriott N.G., Bro. C. Bath ; V.G., Bro, T. Kershaw ; Elective Secretary, Bro. C. Jacobs ; Supporters to the N.G., Bros. A. O. Aitken and C. Beaumont; for the Y.G., Bros W., Sellars and G. Leslie. Four candidates were proposed for initiation. Tire Sick arid Funeral Fund for the quarter ending September last shows a credit balance of £7361 8s Id.

The value of a good character from the police was shown in the case of James Henry. Wallace Dunlop Sibbald, who was tried for robbery from the person yesterday and acquitted. Among the witnesses he called were Sergeant Anderson and Chief Detective Browne, who both : deposed that they had known the prisoner for fourteen or fifteen years, and had never heard' anything against his character. Sergeant Anderson took occasion to remark that the prisoner’s name was not Sibbald, though he did hot thick he had adopted an alias with any felonious intent. The “ Sydney Morning Herald ” has a letter from Norfolk Island, dated August 17. The following is an .extract :—** Mr A. Lister-Kaye, a member of the Melanesian Mission, who has just returned from Santa Cruz, says that daring his stay of six weeks there he coasted nearly all round the leeward side of the island in his boat, and although it appeared to be ticklish work sometimes, he was, on the whole, kindly received by the Natives. At the place where Commodore Goodenpngh received his death wound, he was presented with the boathook dropped or taken from the Commodore’s boat. It is understood that Bishop, Selwyn will remain on Norfolk Island for the present- The weather, is bitterly cold, and the bleak westerly winds that prevail prevent the growth of vegetation, so that everything, beasts and herbage, have a very dismal aspect. The health of the island is good.” ; . ' A recent telegram from London stated that publication of " the Well-known '“Fraser’s Magazine ’’ had ceased. It bad been published for upwards of fifty-two years, the fir.-t number having been issued in February, 1830. Among its early contributors were Dr, Maginn, Barry Cornwall, Coleridge, Hogg, Galt, Dunlop, Jerdan, Edward Irving, Mahoney (Father Front), Gleig, ' Carlyle, Allan‘Canningham, Count D’Orsay, Moir (Delta), Sir David Brewster, Lockhart, Theodore Hook, Southey, Gillies, broker, Banks, Colonel Mitchell (Bombafdino), Lady Bulwer, Lady Mary Shepherd, and Scott. These carried all before them in the wide range of themes at their command. Of late years, as the old “ Fraserians” one by one died out, the - character and influence of the magazine changed, and not for the best, though Kingsley and J. Stuart Mill contributed, and some of White-Melville’s best works appeared in its columns. Principal Tulloch, who took charge in 1879, thought to bring about a revivification by identifying “ Fraser’s ” with the Liberal party. "But he failed in this, and his subsequent retirement has brought about no better results ; its waning vitality was never renewed, and it bos now sank into oblivion.

We thank Messrs Kohn and Co. tor copies of their monthly diaries for October, the handiest little pocket companions extant. The many friends of Mr Howard Vernon, the opera bouffe artist, will be gratified to learn that he has been admitted into partnership with Messrs J, O. Williamson, Garner, and Mns grove.

The trial of James Jonathan Adams and Genevieve Elizabeth Adams, for conspiracy in connection with Looghurst’s oiae, will commence at the Supreme Court at 10 o’clock this morning. The case will, in all probability, last two days. The sitting of the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday lasted until after 5 o’clock. A large number of oases, in which the defendants were charged with breaches of the city by-laws, were heard, and in mos: instances fines were inflicted. -

There is the usual doubt prevailing as to who wilt be a candidate for the Mayorship of Ma terton during the coming term of office. Messrs Biah and Caselberg are both spoken of in favoring terms, but neither of them have given any decided indication of their intentions.

A new time-table came into force on the Foxton line on Monday last, and the “ Manawatu Times ” remarks that from the number of people who appeared to be travelling by the different trains the new service is likely to give satisfaction.

The ever-sparkling George Augustus Sala is getting up a Journalists’ Club iu Loudon. It is intended to make the club particularly exclusive, no outside contributor to rank as journalist. Merely “connected with the Dress ” will not be recognised as a credential. Consignments of wool, tbe new season’s clip, are now arriving in port, much to the satisfaction of deep-sea skippers, who are fretting at delay for cargoes. The s.s. Kiwi brought seventy bales on her last trip from Castle Point, and is likely to be kept bmy with the same kind of freight for some time to come. Another of the never-ending doubtful readings of the Licensing Act occurred a few days ago at the Invercargill B.M. Court, The question raised was whether an Inspector of Police can prosecute in a case in which the information is not laid by the police. It is still an open question, for neither Bench nor bar seemed clear about it.

Lovers of horticulture will have an opportunity of securing a number of choice plants which are to be sold tbis afternoon at two o'clock by Messrs T. Kennedy Macdonald and Co. The plants are from Messrs Shepherd and Co.’s Darling Nurseries, Sydney, and comprise camellias, magnolias, bulbs, dahlias, Ac., particulars of which are advertised. A young man named Louis Catz, who has bieu living in Wellington for a considerable time, was . arrested at Napier on Monday, charged with having obtained money by means of false pretences from Mr Orr, of tbe City Buffet, Lambton-quay. The accused left here by the s.s. Te Anau on Friday. He has been remanded to appear at Wellington, and will arrive here by the next steamer. . It turns out that “ The People’s William” was the M.H.K. to whom we made reference the other day, and whose privileges as a member of tbe Honse.of Representatives, enabled; him to graze bis cow on the public thoroughfares without fear of the police or civic authorities. Ac the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday, Mr Hutchison admitted that he had allowed his cow to wander on the 4th of June, and ex* pressed surprise at tbe delay that had taken place in tbe prosecution, aa he was hot aware that bis privileges as a member protected him. He was fined 5s and costs.

The criminal sittings of the Suprama Court ware continued yesterday before bis Honor Mr Justice Bichmond. William Noakes, charged with a breach of the Arms Act, iu having sold a gun without possessing a license to do so, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to one day’s hard labor. As all sentences date from the commencement of the sittings of the Court the prisoner was immediately given his liberty. James Henry Wallace Dunlop Sibbald; charged with robbery from the person, was acquitted and discharged, ' The loss of a large sum of money under singular circumstances was recently reported to the Melbourne police. Mr McGregor, a bntcher, tent bis son, a young mati, with money and cheques amounting to £BO 16s Id to deposit in the Commercial Bank. When the youth had got within a few yards of the Bank be was met by a man who asked him if. he was Mr McGregor’s son. He said “Yes.” The man then said, “Ob, you had better give me the money and book, '■ as •Mr Ococfc, the manager, is very ill and unable to taka. it from you now, and he has told me to call at your father's shop for the money.” The young man gave up the money and book, and went home and told bis father. On inquiries being made at the.-Bank, it was, of course, found that no money liad been paid in, . 'and'that the Bank officials knew nothing about it.

The “ Wairarapa Daily ’’ relates [that, on Monday last a Maori warrior—a buxom dame of some forty summers—took the Native Court by storm with that most formidable weapon, her tongue. At last the Judge, finding himself unable to get in a word,.ordered Constable Leahy to forcibly eject her., ; This constable is about the strongest man in the force, but iu this particular instance he bad a heavy; contract. The Amazon resisted and clutched him by the beard, and the officer had to apply a little gentle pressure tohisassailant’s windpipe to release himself from a somewhat ludicrous position. He then lifted the warrior out of Court, and gently laid her down in the passage. She made a second attempt to get at the constable, and in doing this fractured a 'glass pane in the entrance door. For this the ! Juage fined her which’terminated the scene. One old chief, however, submitted that to make things pleasant all round, the Court should make the policeman pay another pound At a public meeting held on Saturday afternoon last at Palmerston North to consider the advisability of requesting the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company to-give facilities on their bridge across the Manawatu river for dray .traffic, resolutions were passed affirming that such concession would be of the greatest importance to the whole of the district; that such facilities would enhance the value of land on the south side of the river fully 30 per cent.; and “ that as settlers in Fitzherbert know from past experience the difficulties connected with the settlement of lands where there is no bridge or road connection, they trust that the company will see the necessity for protecting those settlers who.buy their lands, instead of leaving them to their fate, as the Government did with those who purchased originally from them. The only plan to avoid years of misery is to provide for dray traffic oyer this bridge, as requested.’’ Another resolution was proposed conveying the warmest thanks of .the community to the company, tor the energy \shown in connection with the commencement of the railway works" at the Palmerston end. Mr Linton, the' local director, 1 was deputed to urge the above proposals' upon- his' co-directors at the next meeting in Welling ton, and to do all it his power to get such wishes carried into effect. ' ' ‘

The “Economist” thinks the, Alexandria victory shows that a great increase has recently occurred in British readiness for war, and that since 1815 Great Britain- has never .been so well equipped, with so little strain npoh her resources, as she is now. The fleet, which has destroyed fortresses defended by 1000 wellserved heavy guns, was less than - a month fitting out, while no draft was made on the Asiatic or other remote squadrons. Moreover, a reserve squadron is quite ready as a reinforcement if necessary, while many large ships of great strength are ref dy for commissioning. For the army, a garrison of 35,000 men has to be kept in Ireland, but a complete corps .d’armee of 25,000 men was ready on July 15 to be shipped to Egypt. Another of the same strength was ready in four days, and iu two weeks a third could be prepared. On an emergency a fourth corps could be got ready also; but, omitting this, there is a force of 75,000 men ready if required, and not counting an Indian army corps of 10,000 men. It is not often, says the Melbourne “Telegraph," that Mr Pond makes a mistake, but accidents, will happen in the best regulated establishments. Some lime ago, during one of his rounds through one of the many-palatial hotels conducted by Spiers and Pond, Mr Pond entered a room suddenly, and discovered a window-cleaner leisurely engaged reading a newspaper. Being very active himself, he had no use for a lazy man, or a man who slights hie work. He discharged the cleaner on the spot, and ordered him to go to the office for his pay. The man obeyed, got his money, went to his room on the upper floor, arrayed himself in his Sunday suit, packed up his dads, and decended to the servants’ - appartments to take leave of his former associates. About this time Mr Pond entered, but did not recognise his quondam employ J in his different’ clothes, “ Here, my man, you look as though there was good work in yon ; do you want a job ?’’ The ex-cleaner admitted that he stood in need of one. “ Can you clean windows ?’’ The man allowed that he could. “ Well,’’ said Mr Pond, “I’ve just discharged a man who has been doing that sort of work. I paid him a pound a week, bat if you take his place and go B‘raight to work I will pay yon a guinea.” The proposition was quietly accepted, and in half an hour the discharged emploji was cleaning away in the same old room.

Mr J. L. Hall has decided to prolong his present season in Christchurch np to the end of the current month. He is married, and woold spend the honeymoon quietly. . The " Wanganui Chronicle” remarks that one of the most prominent features in the new wool store now being erected on Taupo-qu iy, for the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, is a strong room, a spacious brick structure lined with concrete and fitted with a massive iron door and looks .of Chubb’s patent. Wanganui contains but one other strong room equal to it—that attached to the premises of the Bank of Australasia*.

The northerly gale which had been predicted by the Meteorological Department swept over the city and its neighborhood with tremendous force yesterday. Immense clouds of dust were driven before it during the morning, but towards noon rain commenced to fall in torrents. The gale continued with unabated violence until 9 p.m., when it suddenly chopped round to the S.W., beiog heralded by a thunderstorm. Heavy rain continued to fall till a late hour. The barometer, which had fallen to 29'65, at noon, commenced to rise, and registered 2977 at midnight. The first half-yearly meeting of the Wellington Fire and Salvage Brigade was held at the Fire Brigade Station last night. Captain Shannon in the chair. There was a full attendance of members of Nos. 1 and 2 divisons. The honorarium to working members of the corps, which was agreed upon at the time the re-organisation took place, was paid over. . Afterwards a meeting of the Committee and several members of No. 2 division, including. Messrs Shannon (Captain), Wilson (Treasurer), Bishop (Secretary), Howard (Second Lieutenant), J. McDowell, Ancill, Steele, White, Coogan, Kerby, Ballinger, Gamble, Connelly, and others was held. If. was decided that the rules which were adopted six months ago should be printed, and a copy supplied to each member, as some of them appeared to unaware that fines can be enforced for non-attendance at practices as well as at fires.

Mr Labouchera writes in “Truth—“l see no objection to the rules which have been laid down with respect to correspondents at the seat of war, except this—the Staff Officer who is to supervise all Press matters may, should be deem the intelligence which they desire to transmit dangerous, either stop it or alter it. I do not like the latter word. Stopping is one thing, altering is quite another. In the latter case, the correspondent might be made to say precisely the reverse of what he had intended. This is going a step too far in the right direction. Were a Commander-in Chief to forbid ail correspondence,!should not blame him. Secrecy is the very essence of warlike operations. What may seem perfectly harmless to an outsider, may give an enemy a clue of what is contemplated. The Russians picked up a good deal of useful information from the war correspondents with the Turks." The Alexandria correspondent of the “ Times ’ ’ gives the following incident that came under bis notice while examining the smouldering ruins :—“As I walked, bounding from side to side to avoid the falls of masonry, an offensive odor would cause me to look through the smoke. At last we distinguished two moving figures. We went to them, aud I acted as interpreter, while they told us a story which <reminded one, of Dante’s Inferno. I have no time to enter into the* descriptions of all they recounted, for I am writing this in a rolling ship, which is , hurrying- off with my despatch ; but the perfect calmness, the utter absence of excitement with which they told thetale of horrors, the business-like accuracy with which they showed us where to go to find persons in distress, and the quiet manner in which, after giving us all the information we required, they left us to return to their work of danger and charity as quietly as if there was nothing extraordinary in their position, was proof of al sort of heroism which won the admiration of all, and compels me to give their names. They were Pere Guillaume, a Belgian Franciscan; and Frere Mivielle, a French Lazariat.’ From the Rev. Mr W. S. Green’s account of his ascent of Mount Cook, published in the “ Alpine Journal” for August, we take the following extract;—-We spent- some time sounding crevasses ; into one moulin I lowered a stone with 320 ft of cord, but as the cord was found to have tangled the observation could not be relied on. We then timed the fail of large stone-, and on several occasions measured live seconds by my watch before the first crash was heard, giving a depth of 300 ft; and then a series of bangs followed for as long again; these crevassesmust at the lowest computation be 500 ft deep. The glacier, which I have named thei Ball glacier, after John Ball, M.R.1.A., one of- the founders of the Alpine exploration, close to j our camp, had some' points of special interest. Flowing from" the S.W, it met the current of the main glacier coming from the north, and, failing to stem it, was pushed aside down the valley, its lower portion thus making an acute angle with its former course; - As our tent was in this angle I had abundant opportunity for watching its great slabs of ice, which stood up high above the 'moraine, 1 and by observation I found the ice moved past at the rate of one foot per day. At one point the pressure bad been.soffioient to push down the moraine, as a great wall might have been 1 tumbled over ; while immediately in front of our camp the glacier was building up the rampart by a constant dropping of angular stones. Even in the stillness of night the sounds evidenced its icy life ; and one night we beard a bang as of a cannon shot when somenev crevasses sprang into existence.

-The Melbourne “ Argus,” in commenting upon the Rev. Joseph Cook's “ Question-box Lectures,” which he is delivering throughout Australia, says.:—“ Like Lord Bacon, Mr Cook has taken all branches and departments of learning to be his province, and is as much at home deciding the question whether * phrenology has any foundation ,in facts,’ or replying to the question of * What is your opinion of the flood ? ’ as in explaining how Moses gave an account of his own death -and burial,’ or deciding whether * the fruitful seasons or otherwise are the result of fixed natural laws,' or, as the inquirer sagaciously puts it, ‘if not, what then ? ’ Some of the questions range very high, as, for example, ‘ At what point do you think it becomes impossible for God to save a man ? ’ Some deal with the profundities of philosophy, as ‘lf the human mind, as, according to Herbert Spencer it is, is limited to. the knowledge of , the finite, has Spencer any logical right to affirm the existence of the absolute ? ’ Some descend to the level of common-place everyday life ; as, for instance, ‘ How would you treat in daily life a mass of moral corruption to whom you had been introduced, the said mass known to the public as a gentleman and member of Parliament 1 ’ Some, again, put a personal point, as where an inquisitive writer asks, ‘ Why did you not meet Colonel Ingersoll or Mr Walker, of Melbourne, for a popular discussion, as requested by them ?’ But of whatever kind or style the questions may be, to the imperturbable lecturer it is all the same. He takes them one after the other, answers them wi;h certainty and lofty confidence, at the rate of about two a minute, either profoundly, or eloquently, or jocularly, as may be, and the audience sit wondering how one head, small, or even large, can contain all that he knows.”

Referring to the proposed Thames-To Aroha Railway, the “ Thames Advertiser of the 27tb ulttimo published the following telegrams :—“To Town Clerk.—-This afternoon had a satisfactory interview with the Premier and Public Works Minister, who both expressed themselves in favor of proposals. I write officially to-day, and will receive reply to-morrow, the substance of which I will telegraph you on receipt. Have telegraphed to English agent, and will be able to let you know their time for visiting the Thames before 1 leave. Will be here till Friday. I hope the Thames people will take up the project heartily.—J. Sheehan.” “Wrote Public Works Minister; the following is the principal paragraph ;—-Shall be glad to hear in reply that the Government will regard the proposal made favorably, and that u-.oa satisfactory evidence of the ioaa jides of the proposers, and their ability to carry, out the work, you will use your endeavors to obtain for any provisional agreement between the proposers and the Government the necessary Parliamentary sanction. Hon. Mr Johnston will reply to-day.—John Sheehan.” The Wellington correspondent of the “Thames Star ” also telegraphed “ The negotiations between Mr Sheehan and the Government regarding the construction of tbs Thames Valley; Railway under the Railway Gonstrnction Act are proceeding quickly and favorably. Yesterday, Mr Sheehan wrote a formal application, and fully- expects receiving a favorable reply to-day. He also asked for and received copies of plans, specification, estimates of cost, Ac., as prepared by the Public Works Department some time ago, which he proposes handing over to the local bodies. There will be no difficulty as to the land required by way of concession. The land acquired by and under negotiation’ by the Crown in the Thames district amounts to nearly 700,0’0 acres. . Allowing for negotiations which may be abandoned (150,000 acres), there still remains over half-a-million acres ont of which the necessary concession to the promoters can be made without toothing any of the aorileroua country at aU.”

Tha usual weekly meeting o£ the Benevolent Institution was held yesterday afternoon, the business transacted being purely formal.

The movements of the Australian Eleven after their return have been definitely determined. Three matches are to be played, and in each the Eleven will confront the Hon. Ivo Bligh's new English team. The members will virtually disband—playing with their respective clubs or colonies ; bat in Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney they will unite as the existing Australian Eleven. William Rattray, the Government clerk, who had been committed for trial on two charges of embezz'ement, did not appear when called upon to -surrender to hfl bail at the criminal sittings of the Supreme Court yesterday. He is supposed to have got away to America. He had been admitted to bail in his own surety of £IOO, and two others of £SO each, on each charge, and his recognisances were ordered to be estreated.

The numerous entries for the forthcoming Poultry, Pigeon, Canary, and Dog Show give promise that the affair will be a decided success. There are 44 entries in the poultry cla:-s, 19 for pigeons, 34 for canaries, and 125 for dogs, besides 5 entries “for exhibition only.” Some of the competing exhibits are of rare breed and value, and the show is likely to agreeably disappoint those who at first thought the movement premature. A largely attended meeting of the Committee was held last evening at the Central Hotel, Mr M. C. Hickey in the chair. The details in connection with the management of the show were arranged. The Secretary announced that the Railway Department had consented to issue return tickets at single fares—available from Thursday to Monday. It was decided that his Excellency the Acting-Governor be asked to open the show, and that the presentation of prizes by the President take place on Friday evening at eight o’clock. The hour of meeting for the J udges was fixed for ten o’clock on Thursday morning.

Have you seen it '! The Mantle Department at Te Aro House is quite an Exhibition in its way. There are hundreds of Viait-s, Dolmans, and Jackets to select from,, in all sizes, every prevailing shape, and in quite a plethora of materials. Ladies’ Cashmere Jackets, trimmed with Chenille fringe, Spanish lace, and jet passementerie, from 13s 6d to 67s 6d. Handsome Visites in Broohe silk, trimmed with lace and jet passementerie, from 29s 6d to L 4 4s. Broche silk Dolmans, richly trimmed with Chenille lace and passementerie, from 67s 6d to L 7 7s, A bewildering profusion of Ladies’ Capes in Broehe satin, aicilienne; and the new brocaded grenadine, from 7s 6d to 755. In the Costume Department, are thefashionable Nun’s veiling, in pretty wool beiges, in lovely shades of plain satteens, in zephyr cloths, in choice pompadour satteens, in black grenadines, in Madras muslins, and Madras lace. Inspect without delay the Exhib tion at Te Abo House.—(Ad vt. Improved Sheep Shears. —As an article of the seasonable kind for the approaching ahearing time, we draw particular attention to Marshall’s Patent Double-Bow Sheep Shears. These patent elastic Sheep Shears are manufactured from the bast cast steel, and by new and special machinery, which secures the important advantage of working steel at a lower heat, and dispensing with the uncertain process of welding. The blades being hammered and tempered in a superior manner, are warranted to carry an edge equal to the best made razors. The bows are double - and firmly ri vetted, thereby combining the greatest strength with the greatest elasticity,; They are lighter, stronger, more compact and easier ■ in the grip than any shear hitherto invented. They we*e two seasons ago introduced into Australia, and many thousands of dozens have already been placed without a single complaint about their quality. As many as 3000 sheep have been shorn on the Darling with one pair of these shears, and it is quite a common thing for 1500 to 2000 sheep to ba turned off a single pair. Mr Scott, of Bathurst, who took the first prize at the Sydney International Exhibition, gives his opinion of the Marshall’s Shears as follows :—“ I find them second to none ; I would advise all shearers to use them, as I can shear 120 a-day with these shears |with more ease than I can 100 with most shears. I have had eighteen years’ experience, and can recommend them as really good, the grip small and lively.” To meet the requirements ’of all classes of shearers, each hall-dozen parcels contain shears of at least three different strengths of bows. To those who have not yet used these shears, we would suggest that they write to Messrs Robert Gardner and Co., Wholesale and Retail Ironmongers, Lamb tun-quay, Wellington, who are agents for the makers, and they will cheerfully supply, post free, particulars of prices and numbers.— [ADVTi The excellence op ah article is generally conceded when it enlists a host of spurious imitators. The very fact that it is firmly entrenched in popular esteem invites others to counterfeit it. Hence, the number of impostors who have pirated even the trade-marks by which Udolpho WoLpe’s Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps is distinguished, and endeavored to palm off on the public a deleterious compound in the place Of the genuine invigorant.— [Advt.] 3 Thames Street Industries, by Percy Russell. — L’his Illustrated Pamphlet on Perfumery, &0., published at 6d., may be had gratis from any Chemist in the world, or JohnGosnell and Co.,' London.— [Advt.]