LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11, 26 May 1868, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tiuo Ahhlmy.— Tho Afl!)loy wub oteadlly fiuliHldliiK during (ho whole of yofltordny, ' Fi.tian OuntOAirtKß.— A, vory good collect (ion of FlJluii (mrU)nhUm,brouuhthy the Mary Ann Christina, will bo dloponod of at I'oncooli'n vrlinrf to-iiioiTOw, , ' (Jokioh'b (UiiDHNa,— Tho Hportu n$ thoad Gnnl(!i)H, and tho promenado ball, woro not vory largoly nttoixlod yoatorday, ovriiift in a gr<wfc moiwuro, to tho vory uiiftvvoumblo «(Rto of the wmtliar. , Kaui'oi (human HoirooL.—Hfinkln and Groijj'n tender for iho cnliirgcmont of this nohool wim nrxoptcd. Tho lunount ie <&6<i 16s] vrhiuh in within (h« ivmount oC flubsortjptlonfi <l<)ll<!<Jt«l. ! TmweaK \larxi.-~ Toiu Taylor'* I)oauUCu{ eomody " Mn»k» nml Ifnoos/' wa» capitally performed at tho Thoatro Hoynl Inat ovehintf, nml n» I'cjr Wojllnjjton Mr» Ilolr rooolvcJ vory well (Io8«rvo<l i\i\'l froquont uppliwflo; Tho flutuo [ile<!o will ha rano/itad Uil« ov<iiildg, CoMoitßT.— Tho LytU'lton Ghornl Sooloty will f?lvo tho flrnt of a sorton of noncorto tow morrow uvoninßin tho Coio»l»t»' Ilnll, TJio progmramo In carefully nml jmUolounly 1 8«l(!0t<M.I, MUI ff<MH tIW «<W«W<J <Ut<sU<litlg t|t<J W}lK>Afwl«,- Die Gimtwn o»g)u to )>a « re«j}y gflO/1 flllO. , j/Tonio Soi^Fx AnaoouTioif. —• A aoirco, Oufclor tho auaplooit of tliu i 'antorhury. 'i'oniu ■^01-Frt AflflocliiUon, 1 wiv« hold in tho Wtorttry; liiHtlUito, ttifll ul|;lit at 0 o'clock, Ujiwut'drt of I /JO perooiifl o/it down to tea. When tho t/ililcM woro romovod, a niuuhor of clionmcH wt-ro flung by tho AHBoolailon umlor tlioj lofulonihlp of Mr J. li, 'Mtnnmill. Tho Mosflrn! JoncH ami Loo oontrlbutod much to tho musical )>nrt o£ tho jiroKriimniC', In tin* Lilif/u'y tho liiiiKjcy wan In oporutloiir an<\ tlio ovunlnp'fl ontort/ilnmont guvo ontiro; H'llinfnctinn to ovory ono pro»ont/ Mr»' OJnrJtD praMwl ivt<h« plivno, , . ; TuMuiM—llld Honor Mf Ju«U<i«' ; GM««<in! s<at In OlmmliGM at olavoii o'«l</ak Mito iiuirn-' iii^, Lowilrt v. H}rtnlii|{httm~Oft tho appll*' ouiloi) of Mr Onrriolt nn onJor wa» mao ilirooUng nn inquiry into tho ncumints, lie WilHwn HtvvHl, (Icuenwl— Mr \Vy«n Wlllliumh apjillod for luitoiH of lulmlnlHtrailou to 1 1 ui widow. IIIh Honor mado tho ordor an prayed -—In Banco. Twontymnn y, Walton' aiiti another, 'I hln cano had proviounly boon l)»;iloro tlio (^ourji «» tho motion' to dlHflolvo tin- Injunction «miiu<l <m tho apiiiioadoti oi tlio |))/(liullt to ivdt nil n iho dufondantn from dcalinß wlih tho mlnto of Thomas Tonmmti a l)anl(rnpt> J'rlor to tho petition for adjudication Toutmnt oxcoutod a dv.cd of im\QH\ nuMit oil the wholo of hU property to tho (hifdudiiiitH for a debt duo to Momirn Walton and WarniT and 10. U. Binliop, and tho plaintiff, an tnjHtoD 'in . „Tcj)»nni'» wttlatui nppSlcii to hnvu tho (lv\;d oumivllftd ( on Uui Kround that U wax frtiudiitotit., <l4f<i(t<liuitrt knowing tliat 'remain whu \nuulvoni at tlid llmo of itn ovoiiiillnii, and lluil iliu propurty lin.'liidod in tho duorl nliould pnnn to, ami bu vi<»ioii in l)lm nn trnn^m, fur distribution nim)»js tJjw gfittjjrist h >dy <>f <'.r<:<l !(<>?«, l)<if<ni<l(UUh <l'(mifr^l to tlio jiluinlifE'H dcolnration on thrco proiind*— Dial St wnn bad in un»» ! Hlntwo \ itont lho dowi wa» f o^oontoii vnJmibio con»imiTntion, nmi' wuts pevfto^y Yniid j •ivmltfmt innemuv-li rtn th<{ JKitU^irfO* 1 , (vlj<«ll<-,<Ul<t(( <H<l not, jt(<««<i<l (ijiotuiha ox^ou-; li/ut of tlio deed a« an not of Dankrnnioy, tho tlilo whloli Dio tiUMton now ulnlmod to tho property could not rulatu b ok t» tho oxppu-; (ioirof tlio'dodd no an net \d '\)lin}if\\\tyyl Attev hiring Mv <3rt.rr{«k "pv 'ihmMMu ml ))V Ihwov In rtply,; hln .'Minor said ho would, rwrva lifs.deolelon. In Bankruptcy, Ho, William, j'lilii^jr-^On. Hid npplluntiou of Dr tlAmtor, for Mr hin jlJonor mado nn Iwnlor 1 . «l ndjudicftlniiii «r«iHtor» to nt«ot on 1 tha : Bipd June, wt <)l(iv«u o'clocle, ;

Inqwhht.— An UiqiioflC wu« hpUl ut a o'clock thin aftornoqn/iit' ilio J'robblcton Store, on , tho body of ii child of Mr* ilnlnou, Bhuud'n Truck, which died on Saturday last, while Its mother wfl« carrying: It homo in lier armß. Aftor hearing ovidbiio'o, tho jury roturnud n verdict of " IMod from' Natural Ciu«c«." Ham, at Kaiavm.— -/V bull took pluco la<u night at Ihu Kulloiliiiil lloU>l, lUlupol, in honour of her Majetfty'fl'blrthdny. Tlio company wiih not quill) so lnrtfo us antiiipatod, novortholeaa thono prcisont made up for tho doflolonoy in numbera by tho Hplrlt with which they entered iu<o tho dauelnff, and kopt it up Ml the ttmall lumen thin morning. An excellent *u(>por was provided by Mr [ 11/irri». i JiMMDDMmrvMT Mothomst CmmoH. — A. ! »ocii\l gathering snvrt held lust evcultitf at the !«Uw«U itt T«««t «(««<, )«>)«««}«(? to lh)» \<\Qiiam\natUm. Tho mooiinm w »» organised l»i or/lor to pivo n irenfc id lbo children »U«ndi»p ti>o Bnndivy »ohool ivUw-liud to tta'. oUuiv.li. A eonflWwmWo u«uili«c, tu^othee with their tciwhorfl wild frlc'iuk, w«« (ircaonfc. A capital ton h«d hison provided, after which tho Xov J. Tyorman, tlio pautor of tho church, guvc 11 HliorD nddrosn. Tlio euliolurn recited wiiihi pioiios very correctly, and a mitgio lantern wan exhibited, with which tho «ltll<lr«i» up\wavoA highly plt'iiswl. It i« Iniciulc/l to duvoto t))0 procoo/lH of tlio onioriuinmont to tho fornmiion of a. nuhool librnry, J^oiDtsTicns 1 ])iMMifiiii— Ycakrdny tv dinner wan given ut the Tiptoe, in Lyitclton, ut which tho Chrlatfihuroh brethren <UtoH<lod l>y lnvltutlon. About 80 porsonn woro projionr, nml iho chair was occupiod by D. 0< It. brotlior Allwrlglit, supported on tho right by I\ (i, It, brother Button, <m tho left hyO. H, brother Thomnon, Tho vicafllmlc Wft« oooujilod hy D. 0. T. brotlior Crooks, flijnported by P. 0. It. brother Woy» burno, and P. J). 0. H. brotl)or Willoox Aftor an oxcollont vlinnor, tho loyal toftnta— tho Qucon, nnd l. J rlno«, cvml Prl<we«<} of Wivlcb wore nlveii with »u<«hIo«1 lwnouw, 'V)m Jtollowl tho Qonn Sup of Crtiuopbnpy, coupled with t)io nnma of 0. Jl. brothor JJu/)flon, t))0 IlJpb Court, tbo J>i»triDt Court, and tbo Wldow» and ornim»» J?wnd, 'I'Jw Oddffiilowo'toiwtwufl dvuiuc w{Ui the«o tluw« throe, and In tho evening tlio moinborfl of tho Oddfellows' Lodtfo (nKHspted an Invitation, and a moHt pleasant evening wiih spont. jsVLnuno-VmtvimoiiiA. — Tho In«pootor» 'under tho Dlflcaood Cnttlo Aot aro now employed in Iho destruction of tho whole of tho mob belonging to Mr Grifig, originally affected with thin diwaflo. Flfteon of tho mob; woro shot yofitordny, which is ns many na utin bo buried In.- ono Any, Wo un» dorfltftnd tlint Mr Gripcg Into conecntod t» allow tho nniiniilu tokfllefltvoycdjthoGoYcrnmont having promised to uoo their Influoncfl wltli tho Provincial Council to get thorn to ri ward him X5 per head compensation. Many of tho mob aro splendid bullocks, and at pre« aont apparently healthy. Wo rogrot to Ihvyo toatutothatMr Hill found ItnccoflHiiry to bring In and nhoot iv Canterbury-bred cow, <b<>arln'K Mr Q, 11, I.oe'H br/uwl, from off tho Maori run, Ou opunhi^ tl.h) animal, tho usual sigiiH of Uio hJsojiso wuro vory apparontj tho lungu woro Jtoarfully iliscnacd. '■ > NonTiiMjm Voi<uNtJi»u Emcami'MKNc Com-, I'ktition,— Yvflkrdiiy, ■■ about W o£ <hu, Northoi'iv Voluuteet'n asacmblad at tlio Saltwater Crook run go to lira for tlio prize*? ofTcruft at tbo rlflo contest in coi)ncction will) tho lato ecampmont at Woodcndi Only fly« men of tho Kainpoi company wore pttfleut, nnd , they wore placed ftt «. flreat <ll«---advaatago, owing to fleliifj for the lint timo on a fltr/aigo ra/igo. Mirny ot tlioir flhoifl p»B»ed ovor tl)O tarflor, oo))BcquDntly tho wholo of tlio prizcß wcro oarrivd of by men, of tho Loithflold company, Tho No^therit; Ohfttnplon Cup, tho l>««t Jtelsto o£ the oiootliifjf, was won by Privato Btownrt, ; who made 47 polnto. Tlio Acoond class liDirlcsnmn'u prize wan carried on" by i'riyato Hood; Owing to tho approach of night, tho AllComern and OonwiUtlou \\vW.m woro amalga-; mated, and flred for with three flhotH at each mugo of 300 and 400 yards. L'rlvato Stewart' wan again tho formnalo mnn,witb '20 pointH,; and Iwout. I'omborton second wiih 17 point»> )J)0 third prize fivlll»B to Hood with 15 point*,; Tho day wa» cold, dwerUwfl, <ui<l wUu\y } » mH u<it hy my maum conducive to good flliootlng, QnomuvnY ov Nrnv 'AnAhXTtn. >— Mr Howiion, in»j>cotor of »choi>i» for tbo province of SV«lli»fl<on, in iv wnnll svork entitled " <Vn Inlrodu«t|ou to iho Gcogfrttihy of N^w 5 Zealand," has partially auppllea a want which tcacherH in this colony muflt have f ol t— a good mnnual of Nctt Zealand geography, Mr Jlowdon dotH not uxpuct his volnmo <o bo r<w<>Knlit*<l m t\ o.<tn\|)f<it4 work on thofluttjoel. Miujli, ho flayw, has boon intentionally omlttod, both from tlio text and tho nmp», it buing liJm opinion that it i» alike nnwiso to over«crowii thu ntind of a child und tho Burfaeft of a map, In UiiH, wo fully ngreo wlih Mr Uowdon. Tho book is divided into Bchtions of a oultablo length 1 for Icflionn, and a nut of carefully preparod qucHtlona la appended to oucli! Tho necond part of the work, vfhitth will rlv<s rt <l<)tall«d <l«««rl(»ll«ni Of tliowoftfttpliy o£ eacli province, will ho publlflhod flhflrtfy. In tho meantime, wo thank Mr Dowdcn for what ho linn givon tin, In aiiiliiion to a cnrcfully propnrvd Index, giving tho Mnorl nnmw of \>Uw<i*, UvU UUI« Work fslv<;« a U«i of tho principal nainon to 'lofiAlitioA, &0., by tlio colonists. Tho iaitor informn nn by whom tbo namoa wore flivon,' nmi.undcr what clronmfitancoß, nnd 'is eupcttirtlly intorrntfntfi Mkkjwhwc Vtwi Ctnn«3u,—X M)rU> } to miohuia t)w tiomlna «f Dio Rev Mailnow Baxter, w«H bold in Uio MoinoiiiuD Kieo! Cliurch, Bt Anaph ntreot, last ovoning, Tciv wan on tiio tivblo at flvo o'clock, nnd nearly MO 'pvruon* «iU down, AUdt ton, a public mcolliV< wu« hold, prt'dlded over by iho Hoy T, H, Fisher. Tho othor clorgymon on iho platform woro tho Hoth Matthuvr Unx'ten C. Ifnwor; W,,l Itnbvnn, \Y, I), Buddie, nndG, Grant, A hymn having 1 ken mm, prayuw w«ro offered by Uw U«v W, D. Buddlo. Tho chairman said ho felt in a vory peculiar pouition— tho antiona of tho past ana nntlci*

pat ona of the future crowded upon him, and almost unfitted Jilm for t»«o part which their kindness liad reijueflted him to discharge. But if ho were unable to conduct tho proceedings in iho manner which thoy should desire, they must only Hwccjtt the will 'for'tho way. Ho did not ki\aw how ton inectinga 'origi anted. Whovover begun them: must cither lmvo boon n very ahlo and f r seeing or i\ very fortunato num. Ten / meetings evidently supplied a most important want. At one time ho was very much adverse to thorn, but ho wan now convinced tlmt they wero fruitful of good results. Their forefathers had got along without them, but with the past I experience* everyone mtmt admit tluvt they vroiiUl have progressed a &&& <1«aI better It <li«y had had ton mtwllngs, for they were a means of bringing people together, and so \cii to »» 5ntO)»))ft»KO oi' friendly Joto and rvgnrd, Che ro»«\ who thought of " tlw wj> wUU-Ii elw«M out dot incur-mba" /k><ervc<l tho thanks oi «)), anil for bfo own \inrt, he would bo most witling 10 subscribe his quota towards tho erection of iv monument to his memory, i( hu could bo discovered, H« was vevy ghtd (o m<i «<> Ittf^o ft number pr<!«<>nt, to join iti llw cxjirosfllon of ploasuro at tho arrival amongdt them of their n>-vf pastor, tho Key Mr Baxter, and his kind and amiablo family. Ho believed thoy were all thankful to Qod that they hud reached llivlr iunr Iwhw«, «<>t only with <lidr lives, but in perfout health. In olden time, it was (•uitomary for tlio people to assemblo together to cclebrnto occasions of tho present kind} and in II ho manner tho Methodists had sent invitations to ilwir udgUlio<tr4 U) join Uitm in welcoming tlioir jia*tor, Add it U'iw an tigrocablo fact that their invitations had boon accoptod, for tho ministers on the platform, although not very largo in number. wn» a fact euifluicnt in itself to shew that thoy were heartily rwdy to wekonte Another wvffc)? id Qod'fl vineyard' and Uio niamberi belonging to otlicr ohurclius wlio wcro present oonvfiyeil a doublo nasuraneo of Us truth. Tho past had boon a melancholy history in respect to this Church. Tlicro was not one connected with H who would «<»t almwt wish Umt a (jecat deal that had occurred could be torn from hid Church nml effaced from his inemorj. Ho had every reanon to bcliove, however, that thoy would profit by what had occurred, and that geatcr prosperity would follow. Ho was thankful that such a worker us tho Her Mr ttuxtcr hud come out, And trusted that ho would find himself coinfortablo in every respect in his new sphere of ministration. Tho ltov G. Grant itnid that tho coming of a minister Amongst them was something worthy of being celebrated by the comki'<!(»(iUou in tho uroicnt manner. When thov remembered tho trials tho congregation had gone through, they had all tho more reason to bo thankful to God for his kindncHß in sending Mr Baxter amongst them. Tholr now pastor whb in every respect qualified to discharge tho function* of a Christian mluitttor, Tho congregation, it struck him, was commencing a new era of existeneo under very favoumblo auspices, and ho wished both it ami tho rev. gentleman God-apccd, The Xcv, W, J, Ikljens considered that toymen ought to be more torgely j ro|ir<«ctu<!d oti the platforms at too. meetings < than was the custom in Chriatehurch. With regard to tho Immediate object of tho mooting,! ho would bbv that tho Kov, Mr Baxter's reputation had come b?forohim,(\nd he heartily joined in giving -Win welcome to hU new ephcro ot duty, Although, in Christohurch, there wore a great many division*, ho did not believo that thoro existed any jealousies or ] bittor rivalriea, nnd thoro was n« reftoon for tiioir oxistonce, Ko hoi>ed tfwt in hie ivAwf career, their noW'pMlor would Md hlaii^ld happily eleounifltttiieod, and that Ood would blcflfl his labours and tho congregation over which ho presided. Tho Kov. W. 1). Buddlo agreed with tho last speaker, that laymen should bo on the platform on occasions of thin kind, A» to the origin of tea meeting* which, by-theby eunio very closo upon each other in tho South— ho thought they had originated with tho ladies. Tea m-)otinfiß wore coming moro into fashion t the l'ro»byierian» did not at first like them, but there sviw hutdlymia tiow ac which they dlda't «<e Mr VtAMt and ivlr Grant on tho platform. ! The Church of England, too, wns adopting them. With regard to tno liWisionß which | exJiMil, iio would »ay that ho bvlleved tho day.; would Boon come when tho Mothodfat urmy'' would h<J united, for what wa« taking place in KttgUuid «nd America gavo testimony of such v hoppy consummation, He 'cord lull jr

welcomed the Her. Mr iJnxtor todhristchurch, iinri trusted that Ills ministration would rccclvo tho blcs*ing* of God. A hymn was then fluiifl, after which llio Rev. C. Friuer addressed tho meeting. Ho agreed with whnt had ))i'on naid by former spankcro, that lay" men thouid Imro something to my »t theso mc«MngH, 110 thoroughly sympathised in the ri'tnurki made by Mr Huddlo ngninat proaely* Hiring, nml trusted tlmt »uch a »y»tcin would novcr 1)0 rcflortcd to in Canterbury or else* whoro In tho colony, Tlio Oliairnmn then formally introduced tho lt«y, Mauliq* HrtKtflP to tlie coaß«?Krtiion. Mr Boxlct miUl tlmt tho »>coii»g wns ono of DupcoSni intorcHt to liini, Tiiitt ohnpcl was itmall in comparison to tlio o\w which \\t imd ktt ni home, «rt<l-ftmAll«jP *t»l to the <ma which hl« congregation wura buihliug fop him. lie hnd been pri'sldi'nt of their annual nsscmbly or confercnci'i wns editor of _ their mugnzino, nml hud cvvry kin^l «f honour «onfcrrwl on liiirt vhfch U w<w ca^aMQ tor the M<!t!«xlUt htuly la. cantor on ha mlnhtora. | Rut ho bad been urge) id abandon, t»p»D and comooDt to fuWi a duty in n coiony which ! wna dcßtinoii to brooms; »» hnporivvni nn «mIpiro bo any wiiniry l« <'•« Nor^ra h«mJrfplwrti iUi<Hi« luijied Ui/it hU 1/ibuupi would be hlusßCd with good reaulti. Tho toy. gon« tlehinn donounco I . proadytixing, and urged union of Btrongthno tho uitimato march to BUCCOBB, It wn» t un{on Qf strength which overthrew tlto mlliury d<.vpoU«ii of Boiiaj)Af(e, And deeldcd tho victory of Trafalgar. No, lll£owi«o,'would it bo with religion. Some hymns woro niter wurda sung, and tho meek* ing broke up.

Wild Kowi. in Knoland.— A recent number of Land and Water says:— During the winter months our lakes and estuaries are visited by innumerable quantities of ducks and g<jese, which «ro driven by stress of weather from their fo»din>! places in Norway, Sweden, and tho north of Knrope, and are im hided by the unscieutino sportsmen under the goncral denomination of water fowl, many hundreds of which Arc every year taken in decoys, or slaughtered by the discharge of a pound of shot from a swivel gun by an individual uniting himself a sportsman. Among tho vn»t quantities tli'ia taken, it U highly probable that ninny of the raror species paw mttiotUiv*) along with the general mass, This suggestion is further strengthened by the frequency with which Lvadenhall, or other of our largo game markets, is given nt the .locnlity from which the majority of the wwc bfUttikn <\l our water fowl urn obtoiu&l, not ;mi frequently minus the head, or some other jimpormni organ i it being the genera! custom !of our >jnmo dealers, whenever ihey meet with Inn individual presenting any peculiarities la | shape of plumage, which prevent its being olnns&i under tho ht'a<lt)f» l t<>al"or"niallard," to removu the nhnorma) part, and they consider themselves fortunato if they succeed in disposing of it to sonic inexperiencd purchaser. WMi iishmonHCrs the reverse U the ease; whenever <i rare or ciuioiu lookiug Qnh is received, itimuudiately oeeupiej a commanding position on tho marble slab, probably for the combined purpose of nurnctin:* tho attention of Mr Pmnk Bticklwnd, or aoms «th«r n«t«r--uIU <>? <v|>l<}i»r<f, lU.v-"Ct.iVONIi)U. — Tho Tiuui Borilneorroj)|)ondcnr, writing recently, mys •— • The mcana employed at rit Petersburg for foment* ing tho L'im'Scliwonio agitation nro many and mnnifold, To the pcu-ants they speak of livnd j to the more «ducatt>d th« «oa<ung(ii(iUy of race «nd nfflnity of idioms ara hold up us motives for reunion. Appeals to the ranity of whole tribes arc- varied with benefits conferred upon individuals. One Kuosininn professor nnd two Czrchitm civil \)flleli»lo, j«4t <]«i><>^ !>y «»4 Au«tf{a« Qoverninent for tht-ir Selavonian leanings, have hcoa appointed to profitable situation! in ilussin. A committee is established at St Petersburg for rcgultting the "scientific" intercourse between the various tribes of tic'im; origin ; and v stntement thnt M, Katkoff, the fuinoiw e<Htor of the Moscow Gastlle, hitfl memorialised the Kmperor on tho necessity of annexing all Sduvonian countries is allowed to remain uncontradicted. No wonder then that the hopes of tho dissatisfied O.cchiftiia, Croatian*, &c, are rising In proportion to the eneonrAgemont clven. In a recent issue of the liumoristicht Xiify— the Praguo PuncA-»thcro is a small sketch, representing a Hungarian and a German dancinx with all their might for joy at having been nclccted as privileged nationalities in the Intent rearrangement, of Austria, But the ground on which the TornsMiorean performance takes ptaco is undermined. la tha cavity beneath arc secreted casks, bearing tht inscription " Pftu-Scluvonlnn powder. Close to them Htanda a Czechian peasant with lighted mutch, coolly asking himself—" Shall I, or uliall I not ? " Businkss and Wkalth ix New Yohk — » Tlic Times Philadelphia correspondent sup» plies tho following statistics ;— Somo interesting reports of business and wealth in Now York h>W6 recently Ik<h made, During (ho last three years the sale of goods mode by the loading New York business kouso, A- T. Stewart and Co., have amounted to 203,0 0,000 doh. The second house ( 11, B. Cnffln nnd Co.), during the m\\* period have «0M \QQfiQQ,QOOdaIa, Fat municipal purjww« tho tax )Qvy in New York for 1188 amounts to 21, 889,056, on ineroaso of nearly five millions over last year. This is to bo paid by 150,000 property owners, whose aggregate property is assessed i\t 600,000,000 dol*. The municipal tax rate Is 2 dols 67 cents on each 100 of tho assessed valuation. The chief taxpayer is William B. Astor, who pays 400,000 dols for municipal purpoßCß nlone, without counting the enormous sums drawn from him for the State and National Government*. The total valuation ofhis property is nearly 16,000,000 dols, of which 2.000.000 dols arc pcrsonnl property. Aloxnnder T. ritowart pays 250,000 dob tax, part being on 2,000 000 dols personal, Cornelius I\uwl«cMU nays on 1,200,000 dols personal , and hi* tax approximates to 200,000 dol». Peter Goelet pays tax on 400,000 dob; 0. Godfrey Gunlher, ex-Mayor, on 100,000 dols; Jonathnn Thorne, on 450.000 dols; Alexander Htuart, sugar refiner, on 300,050 doto ; Hohort L. Stuart, same business, on 220,000 dols; Jonathan Sturgis, 200,000 dols; Robert Hoc of priminß-prcas fame, 75,000 doh i the Apptctona, book publisher*, pay on HO.Ono doJs i the Harper* au 170,000 40!3 j and Paran Sierens, hotel proprietor, on 1 1215,000 dols.