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and his trembling hands now and then grasped and then dropped the useless steel, as bis courage rose and fell. Meanwhile his wife and daughters stood almost breathless, at the outside of the door, counting the tickings of the cookou clock. At length, at the first sound of the expected hour, a deep groan was heurd in the room, and a noise which, to their affrighted ears, seemed to resemble the fall of a thunderbolt. The poor labourer had dropped down powerless on the floor. His imagination had overpowered him, and at the first stroke of the cluck, he had tumbled on the grouud a sense, less lump. All his vital powers were suspended for a long time; and, after their revival, ihe poor feilow was deprived for a considerable period of the exercise of his understanding, and, if ii bad not been for the humanity ol William Johnson, father of the celebrated architect, of Dublin, he would hiive perished a wretched viciiin to the tricks of Moran, the ventriloquist. OTAGO, NEW ZEALAND. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. « Grand Sale of First-jlasi Town Properties, CITY OF DUNEDIN. On THURSDAY, the 18th DECEMBER NEXT, At 12 o'clock. 140 FREEHOLD SECTIONS WITH £10,000 WOBTH OF BUIIDINSS AND IMKROVBMEKTB ON VARIOUS POBTIONB. THE PROPEBTY o» JOHN HYDE HARRIS, ESQ. T DANIELS & CO. are honored with inetruc- • tions from John Hyde Harris, Esq., to ailuounce the sale oy public competition of the whole of bis truly valuable town property in the City of Dunedin, to take place on Thursday, the 18th Dec. | uext. The Property Is known as tha GRANvSE ESTATE and comprises over U0 FREEHOLD TOWN SECTIONS in the very best part of the City, within twenty minute* walk of the POST OFFICE. On some portions are erected j £10,000 WORTH OF SUBSTANTIAL BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS. It is situated in the most healthy part of the Province, between the public PARK RESERVES which are enclosed and are now being ornamentally laid out for BOTANIC GARDENS. It is in close proximity to PELICHET BAY and the Albany-street NEW JETTY, combining the unusual advantages of % RURAL AND MARINE RETREAT. It commands, on one side, a view of the HARBOR AND SHIPPING, and the Magnificent Scenery of the OPPOSITE SHORES. Ob the other side is the panoramic) and delightful picturesque HILL SCENERY. The Estate is now being surveyed and subdivided into BUILDING SITES. In placing the above valuable property before the public, the Auctioneers are permitted to state thnt the proprietor is instigated to meet the requirements of a large increasing population ; and they feel tbat thpy would wot be doing justice to it with mere ordinary passing comment. To the capitalist it presents an opportunity for investment rarely met with, for the certainty of a lurge and speedy return, upon his outlay, which cannot by any possibility again occur in this Province. To merchants, shopkeepers, aud private citizens, it affords suitable building sites either for BUSINESS PURPOSES OB FAMILY RESIDENCES. The property contains upwards of THREE MILES OF STREET FRONTAGES. And possesses the further advantage of being FREEHOLD. The Auctioners could enumerate many more advantages conuected with this TRULY MAGNIFICENT PROPERTY, but considering it is already so well known to every one resident in Otago, they deem any further remarks unnecessary. The Sale will take place UPON THE GROUND. CHAMPAGKB LUNCHEON PROVIDED. TITLE GUARANTEED. Terms, exceedingly easy ; will be declared at the time of sale. On THURSDAY, the 18th DECEMBER NEXT, At 12 o'clock. Luncheon at 11 o'clock. Nov. 19, 1862. TO STOCK OWNERS, SHIPPERS OF CATTLE, &c, PRINTED Lists of Prices of Dairy Cows, Stere and Fat Cattle, Sheep, &c, sold at the Auokland Markets, posted weekly to subscribers, by which they would be enabled to know the rise and fall of the markets, and hence to ship stock with certainty and profit. Subscription two guineas per auaum. Cattle and 3heep received from board ships and kept in paddocks till sold. F. ,C. DEAN, ; Commission Agent, Aucklaud. _„ Noy. 12,. 1865J, , _ % ............... . . ■ . ./ ■.; ■