ODDS AND ENDS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 108, 5 March 1870, Page 3

ODDS AND ENDS.

A first-class Chinese wife in San Francisco is valued at (500 dols. The American Statistical Committee of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers and Planters state the total production of f niton for 3 868-69 2,BC.fi AG7 bales. A party, numbering about 100 men, toot by force from the Eiehmond Kentucky Jail a man named Snarey, who was guilty of five murders, and hanged him in the Court-house yard. — " New York Times." A communication from Louisville, Kentucky, states that while funeral services were going on on the 21st ult., in the Second Coloured Baptist Church, before a very large congregation, the floor gave way, and live or six persons were killed and 150 wounded. They were all coloured. The steamer City of Brussels has made the voyage from New York to the Mersey in 7 days, 23 hours. On the 9th, with a south-west wind, she steamed 371 nautical miles, and on the following day she logged 365 miles. We read in the organ of the Spiritualists, " that good physical media are nmch wanted in Glasgow." By " good physical media " is understood persons in whose vicinity the spirits are numerous, communicative, many-sictal, and brisk. Your inferior five shilling medium has only a limited stock cf '•'• phenomena "at its back. The ghosts may rap for him, may even trace lines upon his bare arms, and jog the dining-table a little, but this is the most you can expect ; whereas the good physical medium (such as are now required for the Scotch in Glasgow) can send the upholstery into fits, and in a dark room cause the spirits to manifest themselves by thumping some of the company on the head. — " Daily News." M. Easpail, having been elected honorary president of the Lyons Society of Free-thinkers, wrote the following letter to the secretary : — " My dear Eellow Citizens, — I am proud to be thought worthy of the title which your society has conferred upon me. The faith you profess has long been mine. I have practised it since the age of nineteen. I therefore accept this honour with enthusiasm ; but allow me to make one condition — namely, that the members of this society should set an example to free thinking by adopting this motto : — ' Be born without a priest, marry without a priest, and die without a priest/ Honour and conscience — this is the only religion which nature has engraved on all our hearts. — Eeceive, &c, " F: V. Easpail. " Arcueil-Cachan, Dec. 2." The following account of the ages of living authors and statesmen will not be without its interest for our readers : — Matthew Arnold, 47 ; C. Kingsley, 51 ; J. Euskin, 52 ; J. A. Froude, 52 ; A. Helps, 52 ; G-. H. Lewis, 53 ; Tom Taylor, 53; B. Darwin, 54; A. Trollope, 55 ; John Forster, 56 ; E. Browning, 58 ; C. Dickens, 58 ; A. W. Kinglake, 50 ; A. Tennyson, 60 ; C. Lever, 63 ; J. Stuart "Mill, 63 ; Lord Lytton, 65 ; Eobert Chambers, 68 ; "Win. Chambers, 70 ; Barry Cornwall, 80 ; J. E. Planche, 74 ; T. Carlyle, 75; "W. Howitt, 75; George Grote, 76 ; Charles Knight, 80 ; Earl Eussell, 77 ; Earl Clarendon, 70 ; Earl Grey, 68; Earl Granville, 54; Duke of Argyll, 47 ; TV. E. Gladstone, 59 ; B. Disraeli, 65 ; Sir G. Grey, 71 ; J. Bright, 59 ; E. Lowe, 59 ; Earl of Derby, 43 ; the Marquis of Salisbury, 40. Extinct Families. — Robert Stephenson leaves no family behind him. His wife died many years ago, and he remained a widower, so that the direct line from George Stephenson, the eminent English engineei*, has died out. James Watt the noted British inventor, left no descendants. It appears ..that the men noted for mechanical genius, like many of those famous in literature, science, and government in Great Britain, leave no children to perpetuate their names. Shakspeare, Milton, Bacon, Newton, Harvey, Pope, Mansfield, Pitt, Fox, Gray, Cowper, Collins, Thompson, Goldsmith, Congreve, Hume, Bishop, Butler, Locke, Hobbs, Adam Smith, Bentham, Davy, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Sir Thomas Laurence, Byron, Lord Clyde, and others well known to fame in British annals, have no lineal representatives now living. A Novel Bill of Fare. — The following d' esprit was recently placed before the guests of a railway dinner as the menu, or bill of fare : — Festive Board Meeting. — Table of Fares. Soupe a la Male a Road c. — Fish Traffic Returns. — Flat Fish dressed Shareholders' fashion.Entries. Shareholders' Tongues. — Sauce Piquante. General Meeting Stew, with Bouilli. Secretary's Cold Cheek — Cooked Accounts Bermves. Roasted Chairman, with Melted Batter. Botis. Land Rails done in the Permanent Way. Guinea Pig a la Director. —Larks a la Booking Clerk. — Hot Axles, with Grease a la Dickens. Asparagus Points and Crossings. — Mashed Turnips and Broken Marrow Bones h la Excursion Train. — Salary of the Staff. JSweeti. Great Western Broad Gage Preserved. — Audit Ale. — Strong-headed i Porter and Sack. — Board-room Sherry,

MONTHLY AUCTION SALES AT CLUTHA EEEEY ON f IRST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH. WE beg to intimate that, in order to suit the convenience of the Stockpwners in the Clutha and neighbouring districts, we have arranged to hold our Monthly Sales at Clutha Ferry on the first Friday of each month during 1870, ! the first of which will take place on Friday, 4th of March next. A large quantity of stock of all descriptions will then be offered. DRIVER, MACLEAN & CO. DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. TATLOE AND PEEES, WHEBLWRiaHTS & BLACKSMITHS, TAPANUI. ALL parties indebted to the above firm are requested to pay their accounts to Messrs. Kirkland and Copland, Tapanui,' on or before the Ist March ; and all accounts due by the late firm must be rendered to Messrs. Kirkland and Copland on or before that date, ptherwise they will not be acknowledged. (Signed) JOHN TAYLOR. BENJAMIN PEERS. Tapanui, 9th February, 1870. DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Partnership between the undersigned Samuel Hales and August Haintz, in the business of retail butchers and slaughtermen, at the Blue Spur, Tuapeka, was DISSOLVED by mutual consent, as the business is being wound All parties indebted to the late firm are requested to settle their accounts without delay. (Signed) SAMUEL HALES. AUGUST HAINTZ. Blue Spur, March 4th, 1870. TUAPEKA GOLDFIELD. Application for an Agricultural Lease. T HEREBY Give Notice that I have this J_ day applied to the Warden for a lease pf land for agricultural purposes, situate opposite section 12, block VI., Table Hill District, and numbered section 18, comprising 55 acres, or thereabout ; and that the said application will be heard at 1 the Warden's Office, Lawrence, on Wednesday, the 9th day of March, 1870. Persons objecting to the granting of such lease must lodge the same with the Warden within twenty-four hours of the day of hearing. DONALD GUNN POLSON. ONE POUND REWARD. QTRAYED from Waitahuna, a black Mare, branded TF on near shoulder; has a white star on forehead, and one of hind fetlocks enlarged. The above Reward will be paid to any person returning the same or giving such information as will lead to its recovery. R. COGHILL, Bridge Hotel, Waitahuna. TWO POUNDS REWARD. HTRAYED from Waitahuna, a piebald Mare, with no visible brand. Last seen about Christmas time, at Waipori. The above Reward will be paid tq any person returning the same or giving such information as will lead to its recovery. R. COGHILL, Bridge Hotel, Waitahuna. pQBB AN^D O Q.s Telegraph Lines of ROYAL MAIL COACHES. John Chaplin and Co., Eroprietora. Leave the Booking Office, corner of High and Princes Streets for all parts of the Province. CARRIAGES. J. O. and Co. have always on hand the newest designs in Broughams, Barouches, Phaetons, Waggonettes and Amerioan Buggies pf every description. CARRIAGES BUILT TO ORDER. All timber used in our Manufactory has been carefully selected and imported direct from America, and seasoned for years before forking. Repairs done in a superior manner, with all possible dispatch, and at the lowest charges. MA3SWiCTO,RY AND REPOSITORY, STAFFORD-STREET . Superior carriage and buggy pairs, saddle horses and hacks^ always qn hand for s,aie or exchange. - Horees broken to, saddle or hargesa.

POTATOE ONIONS! POTATOE QNIQNS ! ! A small lot fqr Sale. J. H. PRESSLY. ON SALE by the undersigned, the undermentioned Ghinese Goods : - Silks," prepared opium, oil, chow phow, wet and dry ginger, kin quots, Tv Hing Tea, nankeen, I Chinese silks, &c. WILLIAM SLY, | Stafford-street, Dunedin. j FOR SALE, HBLOXHAM, having purchased the . house and business of Mrs. Haase, Blue Spur, is desirous of disposing of his | place of business in Gabriels Gully, which would be a good investment for storekeepers and others. Apply early to H BLQXHAM. FOR SALE. YXTINTER Cabbage, Brocoli and Savoy W Plants, Scotch, English, and American Hoes. J. H. PRESSLY. FOR SALE. r\NE-SEVENTH SHARE in Qampbell and Co.'s C.Jaim, Blue Spur. For further particulars, apply to JAS. M'KINLAY. F~O~~R S A LE . mHAT Valuable Freehold Property, J- known as, VJE.W POINT FARM, situated between Lawrence and Wetherstones, and consisting of 57 acres. There is a good Dwelling House on the Farm, with Outhouses, and everything complete for a comfortable home. The whole to be disposed of for cash. Also, For Sale, on the same terms, MOUNT PLEASANT FARM, Lately the property of Mr. Lancaster, Consisting pf }0 acres, more or less, also freehold. Cash purchasers will find these properties good investments. For further particulars, apply to the proprietor, JOHN PEARSON. FOR THREE DATS ONLY ! CHE, AP SALE OF JEWELLERY. Important to All. To Watchmakers, Jewellers, and the Public. Ilf R. N. SALOMON (of Dunedin) will -"■*- visit Lawrence on WEDNESDAY, 9th MARCH, With a most extensive stock of first-class JEWEL.LERY, Consisting of a raagnifipent assortment of ladies' and gentlemen's Gold and Silver English and Geneva Watches of the best manufacture; a splendid assortment of ladies' and gentlemen's Colonial Chains ; a large and choice assortment of English and Colonial Jewellery ; and the largest and most magnificent stock of Diamonds in the colonies ; also, Field Glasses aid Silver Goods in great variety. N. Salomon would remind the public that he took a Certificate for superior Jewellery at the New Zealand Exhibition of 1863. The Stock will be on view at BASTINGS' COMMERCIAL HOTEL, from 10 a.m. till 9 p.m. each day. lo the Estate of John M'Coll, ) late of Lawrence, a bankrupt. J mENDERS for the Book Debts in this Estate are invited. All particulars to be obtained from the undersigned, at his Oflice, Teqdeys to close qn Tuesday, 15th March, 1870. JOHN L. SHAD WELL KEEN, Acting for the Trustee. IN THE INSOLVENT ESTATE OP W. &. EUCHAN". FOR SALE BY TENDER* LEASE of Sections 79, 104, 105, Block L, Tuageka, West. mHE above Sections are easy of access J- from a main road, and are well and centrally situated near to {she Tuaj>eka Mouth Steam Saw. Mills.. Tq give intending purchasers an idea of their yalue, W. G. Buchan filed an affidavit to the effect that they were worth (£200) two hundred pounds sterling. For further particulars, apply- to E. HERBERT, Trustee, Stafford-street, punedin, To whom all tenders are to, b,e sent on, or before the 15th instant. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. TO LET. mHE CAMP HOTEL, fitted with Baga1 telle and Billiard Tables,' TeDtalled Stable, &c. Apply to M. HAY, Auctioneer,, Lawrence.

BIRD, BLOW and WILLS' riREAT AMERICAN fffRCUS ! Will Perform in Lawrence On MONDAY AND TUESDAY, 7th and B,th March, j Admission — Dress Circle, 55. ; Pit, 3a. Doors open at half-past 7 ; to commence at eight o'clock, church of England! mHE REV. E. H. GRANGER, J- (of am. saints, dunedin), Will perform Divine Service TO-MORROW (SUNDAY) 6th Maech, as under : — Blue Spur (Schoolhouse) 11 a.m. Lawrence (Schoolhouse) half -past 7p.m. JOHN BENNETT, IJon. Secretary. CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. mHE REV. J. MENZIES will Preach JL in the Wetherstones Schoolroom ToMorrow, at eleven o'clock in the morning; Blue Spur Schoolroom at 3 p.m. ; and Lawrence Athenaeum at 7 p.m. mENDERS for Pulpit and Seats for new JL Wesleyan Chapel, Blue Spur, will be repeived by the Committee up to Friday, Hth instant. Plans to be seen on Wednesday, at the Secretary's residence. A. B. MATTHEWS, Secretary tq the Building Committee. NOTICE. ALL Accounts due to the undersigned must be paid on or before the 10th instant ; and all accounts due by the same must be lodged on the above date. JOEL BOULTON. Government Annuities, Office, Wellington, 22nd February, 1870. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the following Offices will be opened as Government Life Insurance and Annuity Offipes, on an 4 after Ist Qf March next. Forms of application, and any information, can be obtained by the public on application to the several Postmasters. Chief Post Office ... Auckland „ ... New Plymouth „ ... Wellington „ ... Napier „ ... Nelson „ ... Blenheim „ ... Christchurch „ ... Dunedin „ ... Invercargill Post Office ... Hokitika „ ... Greymouth } , ... Westport „ ... Charleston W. GISBORNE, Commissioner. mOWN Land Auction Sales qf certain JL unsold Sections in the undermentioned Towns, will be held on the dates and at the places set opposite each respectively :—: — 7th March, Lawrence, at noon, at the Courthouse there Bth March, Wetherstones, at noon, on the ground 9th March, Beaumont, at noon, qq the ground 11th March, Havelqck, at noon, on the ground 12th March, Dalhousie, at noon, p,n the ground 16th March, Waipori, at noon, on the ground. 21st March, Waikaia (Switgers), at noon, on the ground 23rd March, Tapanui, at noon, on the ground