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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4816, 29 August 1876, Page 3

“Dryasdust” writes the Daily News, under date June 20 :—“ As Queen Victoria to-day begins the fortieth year of her reign, it may interest some of your readers to be reminded that she has now attained a very high rank on the roll of our Kings for length of reign ; having lately passed Henry VIII. and Henry VL., she now stands fifth in order, being still junior or inferior only to Elizabeth, and the three long Thirds, Edwards, Henry, and George. Of our early English, or ante-Norman Kings, no other reigned so long as Ethelred the Unready, but his 38 years are already exceeded by our present Sovereign’s 39 years. Elizabeth’s reign, from the death of Mary, Nov. 17, 1558, to her own death, March 24, 1603, lasted 44yeirs and 126 days, so that Victoria has to reign 5 years and 126 days beyond to-day before she will equal her great forerunner. There will remain ahead only Edward 111., 50 years and nearly 5 months ; Henry 111., 56 years and 19 days; George 111., 59 years and 3 months. But of course even thesejlong reigns look short by the aide of the 72 years of Louis XIV. of France. Probably no two successive kings of any country reigned over so long a space of time as Louis XIV. and Louis XV., who from 1643 to 1774 made up together 131 years, *or an average of rather more than 65 years per reign. How long will it be before France enjoys or suffers 131 consecutive years of rule under two persons, or even under two forms of government ?” i Strangers paying a visit to ‘Wellington, and country settlers arriving in town, are very often at a loss to know which is the best house or cheapest general drapery establishment to visit for buying drapery and clothing. J. McDowell and Co. offer special advantages that can be met with nowhere else in the city. They keep at all times the largest and best assorted stock of every class of goods, imported direct from the leading manufacturers of Great Britain and Ireland, which, being bought on the moat advantageous terms, enables them to offer goods of sterling qualities at prices that cannot be Improved on by any house in the trade. Every article is marked at a fixed price that cannot bo deviated from, for ready money, from which there is no deviation ; so that inexperienced people are as well served as the best judges; the terms being net cash, without rebate or abatement of any kind. A full description of stock can be obtained from our catalogues and advertisement. Note the address—Opposite the Bank of Now Zealand, corner of Lambton-quay and WilUs-stroet, Wellington.— Advt, „ “Mark Twain on Bad Musicians." The musical public and general readers are cautioned not to purchase Weston's Wizard Oil and Magie Pills without carefully examining the outside wrapper, and be sure that the words, “None Genuine without the Signature or the Proprietor—Frank We a ton, Sydney, N.S.W,”—are engraven thereon. Any other no called preparations of mine are unauthorised by me, and calculated to mislead the public.— Signed, Frank Weston. Solo Agents—Kompthorne, Prosser, and Co., Dunedin. Price—Half-a-crown.