SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARPIVAL. '.Eliza, cutter, 30 tons, Sellars, from Tauranga.

DEPARTURES.

Wonga Wonga, s.s., 1000 tons, J. Steuart, for Honolulu.

EXPORTS.

Per s.s. Wonga Wonga, fdy Hbrioljttlu: — From Auckland, 11 cases gu-X Crjliickshank, Smart, & Co.; 1 cask ale, Henderson & Mac farlane ; 4 cases plants, C. Wren> 1 box spe cie, Henderson & Macfaritoe ;. ,1 .'box ditto, Cruickshank, Smart, & Got; also a quantity of general cargo from Sydney. — Cruickshank, jgjgfigt^, Co.,_,agents. v^.,; ._

DEPARTURE OF THE WONGA WONGA.

_ r ,. r The„*A,N-Z. i -and A.R.M, Company's s.s. Wonga Wonga, Captain J. Steuart, left the wharf at two o'clock to-day with the Englisb mails, several tons of general cargo from Sydney, 1 box containing 8,500 dollars, and the following passsngers : —From Auckland. — Saloon: Mr. H-nry Wharton, Mrs. William Noble and child, Madame Cara i.lini, Misses Rosina, Fannie, Isabella, and Lizzie Caran dini. Mr. W. Sherwin, Mr. J. Small, Mr. Arthur Neill. Second class: Mr. E. A. Hawley, Mr. W. Burn, Mr. -. A. Wood. Steerage E.,M., Davis, W. Licey, P. Daley, Catherine Daleylsand^Eve children. Mr. and Mrs^Bijiler, M-j-Tlnnagan. Joseph Faulkner, John Quinlan, J". B. Hewitt, John Dinnie, Duncan McNicol, A. Bully, J. B. Chatain, and forty from Sydney.

CLEARANCE OF THE ARGYLESHIRE FOR LONDON.

The powerful clipper Arglyeshire, Captain Tod, will qlear^at tlje Customs, for London to morrow,-arid will probably sail during the afternoon. The following is a manifest of the caigo : —226 cases, 19 hogsheads, 37 bags, 882 bags gum, 10 casks hams, 55 cases wine, Brown, Campbell and Co. ; 574 cases gum, J. S. Macfarlane ; lfiO cases, 129 sacks, 55 cases, 29 sacks gum, John Lamb ; 20 cases ditto. Must & Co. ; 61 ditto, C. Hawkeswood ; 43 bales wool, 4 dftto skins, 145 cases, 19 pack ges, 16 casks, i 8 packages tallow, 8 ranks oil, 72 bales wool, 21 bales sheepskins, 13 ditto, tow, 116 ditto flax, Watt Bros. ; 71 bales cotton, 172 tons cotton seed, in bulk, O^en & Graham; 65 bales wo d, 28 bales' leather, 37 casks tallow, 3 bales hide cuttings, 471 ox hides, 4800 horns, Ireland Bros. ; 21 bales wool, B. dittos ; 5 packages curiosities, Clark & Son ; 212 cases gum, 117 pieces timber. Combes & Daldy ; 17 packages gum, Bucholz & Co.; 11 casks tallow, 61 bales flax, Owen & Graham ; 8 bags sand, Wilson; 3 boxes gold, 50000z*., 6990z5. silver, 5 casks sand, Bank of New Zealand ; 1 case, Earle ; 1 ditto, St. Clair ; 14 cases gum, G. Thome; 8 ditto gum, E. & H. Isaacs ; 502 ditto, Owen & Graham.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Stab Office, /. v . j | Friday afternoon

Mr. S. Sibbin sold by auction, at his mart to-day, on account of whom it may concern, eight tons of potatoes at from £2 5s to £2 10s per ton.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

Mails will* close as under :—

For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to morrow, at 10.30 a.m. and 230 and 5.30 ~,p.m. '-_ g!, ■-. ..-.,,;..■ . ' ' . For Rorotong.t and Mangaia, per Moa, this

day, at 4.30 p.m. For Mahurangi, Mahurangi Heads, and Cen tral Mahurangi, per Lady Bow6n, to morrow, at 9 am.

For Russell and Kawa Kawa, per s.s. Go- Ahead, on Monday the 10th inst., at 1.30 p.m. For. faranaki and the Southern provinces, c jAcf B.s. Pbcebe, immlediately after the' ar rival of s.s. City of Melbourne, from Hono lulu.

For the Australian colonies, per s.s. City of Melbourne, six hours after the arrival of that steamer.

S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

POLICE COURT.

The following is the rota for attendance of Magistrates'at tbePolicfe Court for the week ending Saturday, October 8. Saturday, October 8 : Messrs. W. T. Buckland and Arch. Clark.

TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS

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We beg to intimate to residents at the Whau, and along the line of road leading to that district, that by arrangement with Mr. Pbipps, the Evening- Stab will be forwarded daily to subscribers by his 'bus leaving the city at 4 p.m. Mr. Phipps has also been appointed agent for the Stae, and will re ceive advertisements and subscriptions for this paper.

The Evening Star. FRIDA Y, OCTOBER 7, 1870.

His Excellency the Governor and his Honor the Superintendent returned from their trip to Waiuku on Wednesday evening. Loyal addresses were presented to the Q-overnor, and a requisition to Mr. Gillies, asking him to stand for the representation of the district in Parliament at the next election. We sin cerely trust that the City of Aucklrnd will secure Mr. Gillies in preference to his repre senting an outlying district.

The very sensible suggestion of Mr. Grillies, that the Auckland Institute and Mechanics' Institute should combine their interests and efforts, is deserving of consideration from the managers of both institutions. The idea has been entertained on both sides for some time, and we hope it may be developed into action. The report about the so-called " Polytechnic Society" being a party in the union was a

canard.

The City Hall last night was crowned to its utmost capacity, a large number having turned away unable to obtain admittance. The at traction was the debut of the Misses Isabella and Lizzie Carandini and the farewell concert given by that most popular family before de parture by the Wonga Wonga. The concert was one of the most delightful of the series, and the pleasant evenings spent in listening to the charming music of the Carandinis will long be remembered in Auckland. Madame and the Misses Carandini, Mr. Sherwin, and Mr. Small have left to-day for San Francisco, per the Wonga Wonga.

We learn that a return match between the Brighton and Grafton Roai Cricket Clubs will be played in the Domain to-morrow after noon, at 1.30 p.m. Play to commence sharp to the hour.

We are informed that the well-known jeweller and tobacconist of Queen street is about retiring from the tobbaco trade, and has made up his mind to pay his whole atten tion to the manufacture of colonial jewellery. The whole of his extensive stock of tabaccoes, cigars, &c, will be sold by Mr. B. Tonks on the 19th instant. We refer our readers to the advertisement which appears in another column. The Rodgers troupe, en route to California, had a gaod reception at the Theatre Royal last night. There was a good house, and the performances of Mr. Braham and Miss Hodman especially, gave much satisfaction. The charges of breash of the: Customs Re gulations, brought by the Collector of Cus toms against E. Nolan, of the Peri, will be heard in the Police Court to-morrow. We learn that Motley, the new comic journal, rising phcenix-like from the ashes of the Tomahawk, will appear on to-morrow week. The rlimate is not healthy for fun, but we hope for the Motley a longer lease of life than has fallen to his predecessors.

The Hon. Mr. Gisborne has been gazetted as Acting Minister of Public Works.

It will interest many to learn that Dr. Moran, the popular Roman Catholic. Bishop of South Africa, is appointed to New Zealand.

The deputation to the Superintendent on the main sewer nuisance received a reply yes terday. His Honor promise* the co-operation of the Provincial Government with the City Board in obviating the evils complained of; and will move the Provincial Council on the subject in the ensuing session.

Mr. W. L. Rees lectures to-night, at the Young-Men's Christian Association Rooms, on " A few Elements of Greatness."

We understand it is the intention of the owners of the p.s. William and Duke of Edin burgh to have a daily fixed time of leaving Auckland and the Thames from Tararu, one boat leaving each end at the same time.

A Pennsylvania farmer states that he cured his daughter of the Grecian bend by pouring water on her,, and holding her out in the sun until she warped back again.

DEPARTURE OF THb_ WONGA. The departure of the trans Pacific mail seems tj have lost none of its interest in the city, if we judee from the number of people that at tended to witness the departure of the Wonga Wonga from the wharf to-day, nor do°s the interest in the new route on the part of tra vellers begin to wane, judging from the crowd of passengers that continue to select it when " homeward bound," while the immense pile of letter bags committed this afternoon to the care of the " carrier pigeon" evinces at once the confidence the line has already won for itself among our fellow-colonists in the South, and the strong ties by which we are still bound to the lands of our birth. We have every reason to sincerely rejoice at the success, in every way, that has hitherto at tended the trans-Pacific mail route.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. FRIDAY.

[Before His Honor Judge Beckham.] Undefemied Cases. Judgment fob Plaintiffs.—Rattray V. Simmington, £12 16s. ; Marshall v. Lamburn, £4 155.; Morrin v. Pardoe, £3 3s. 6d. ; same v. Trevana, £7 14s. ; Angus and Campbell v. Kelly, £16 14s. 7d. Cases Adjourned.—Porter and Co. v Goiden Harp Grold Mining Company, £9 15s. ; same v. Montezuma Cold Mining Company, £5 145.; same v. Mt rmaid Grold Mining Com pany, £5 7s. 3d. Nonsuits.—Parsons v. Wallnutt, £3 12s. Defended Cases. D. Dalton v. F. Toyvees.—Claim £5 damages.—Mr. Wynn for the plaintiff.—The plaintiff and defendant were rival 'bus drivers, and the action arose out of a collision sjid to have taken place through the defendant's npgligence. Evidence of a very contradictory character having been heard, the Court gave judgment for the plaintiff with costs. Inglls t. SHhPHEED.—CIaim £2 6s. 4d., for work done and goods supplied.—After hearing evidence, a nonsuit was recorded. Skinneb v. Wokfoik.—Claim £1 lis. 6d. Evidence having been given, judgment was recorded for the plaintiff.

This was all the business.

POLICE COURT.—FRIDAY.

(Before James Bab^r, Esq., J.P.) Dbtjnkenness.—Eliza Rnightall pleaded guilty to this offence, and entered into ex planations, and was discharged with a caution. Destitute Pc sons' 1-elijf Act. — __ charge against John Smith, for an offence against the provisions of this Act was, by request of counsel, adjourned till iionday. Assault.—Kate Kyan was charged with a violent assault on Mary Kerr. Owing to the continued illuess of tae prosecutrix the case was remanded till Monday. Obtaining Money bs" False Pbetences.— A charge against William Arthurwick, of the above offence, was -tated by Mr. Inspector Broliaoi to be of a trumpery character, and was di.-missed. The Court then rose.

SPECIAL TELEGRAM

THIS DAY. * RICH FIND IN THE MIDDLE STAR. TIID UNION CRUSHING. Gbahasistown, 3 p.m. [feoji oub own cobbespondent.] The Union cleaned up this morning, with the following result: —31 ounces from 39 tons of stone. Tho Mid die Star have taken out some very rich specimens this morning.

LAY OF THE CITY SEWER.

ADAPTED. I silently crawl through a populous city. Where thousands of victims my odours inhale, I've small space to travel in, oh ! 'tis a pity I cannot spread more of my balm to the gale. Drown'd puppies and dead cats my bosom delighteth, For o'eflowin? cesspools I ne'er sigh in vain ; Yet daily my terrors nobody affrighteth, And still I flow on, I'm the Queen-street Wharf Drain. Thames water I know the best porter produces In places where filthiest sewers run out; But a brewer's behaviour most certainly loose is Who vends to the public such villanous stout. I suppose there's a reason why brewers befriend me, They highly esteem my assistance 'tis plain ; For they brew on my brink, and they never offend me, They know their best friend is the Queen-street Wharf Drain. The Chinamen relish a savoury mouthful, A thousand dead cats are but fish in their net; Tho' their habits I know are decidedly doubtful, With butcher or baker they ne'er run in debt. When the city at midnight is wrapped in deep slumber My stenches they valiantly brave and disdain, From my bed they drag putrified rats beyond number, Cornucopia to John is the Queen-street Wharf Drain. My greatest delight is to stifle wayfarers When peacefully wending their way thro' this town; No mercy I e'er show to petticoat wearers, I send out my fumes, and they must knuckle down. Even horses I startle, whene'er they come near me; And passengers choke in the drizzling rain; Ere long I will make the Commissioners fear me— I'll let them all know I'm the Queen-street Wharf Drain.

My jubilee time —the hot summer—is coming Oh, how I'll enjoy myself then every day! When flowers are in bloom, and the bees softly humming, And nature's face, smiling, looks verdant and gay; My steam will arise, and tho' none may perceive it, :. Hell poison I'll scatter through alley and lane, I'll breed plague and fever, and tho' few believe it, There's death for a host in the Queen-street Wharf Drain.

j The grave-digger Walker will have work, oh ! yes I • plenty; Many coffins I'll fill and send off in a van ; ■ Off your loving ones daily I'll kill at least twenty— ! The threat is not idle, for do it I can. Your hearths will be vacant, your streets all deserted, The mourner may weep for her lost ones in vain— YEach home to a charnel house will be converted, Thro' shameful neglect of the Queen-street Wharf i : Drain.

Oh! you who who have wives, have sons, and fair daughters, Bestir ye, good citizens, c'en while ye may, Purify,.if you can, my pestiferous waters ; Or—better far —rapidly sweep them away ! ;A nuisance like me should be quickly abated, j Men who let it continue are surely insane. Take this warning, or soon you'll be asphyxiated ; ; To the death I'm your servant, —The Queen-street Wharf Drain.

Carbolic Acid,

THE WAR.

THE SECOND BATTLE OF SAAR

BRUCE

The following graphic description of one of the contests is given by the special corres pondent of the Times, and is the only one from the French quarter, as correspondents were forbidden afterwards to accompany the army.

Pabi6, August 8.

Forbach is, I should think, between forty and fifty miles from Metz, but the journey took us fully four hours, owing to a continu ancs of the interruptions which had impeded our progress during the night. It was ten o'clock when we left the train and went into the town to see if it might be possible to get any means of conveyance to Saarlouis, where it was rumoured that an engagement was likely to come off that day. I found, however, that there was no sort of transport to be got, and, moreover, that to attempt to cross the frontier was strictly prohibited. I started off along the road leading from For bach to Saarbruck. The distance _ between these two towns is, I should imagine, some six or seven miles. Forbach lies at the end of a valley which runs for about eight or nine miles in a north-easterly direction—a fertile, very level valley, varying from one and a-half or two to four miles in width, and bounded on either side by densely wooded slopes and heights, which are, however, of no great alti tude in the neighborhood of the plain. Pro ceeding a'ong the road in the direction of .Saarbruck, we began to pick up some infor mation as to the actual state of things, and I found to my great surprise that the French Division, which had occupied the heights overlooking Saarbruck, on the Forbach side, had voluntarily aban doned that position on the previous evening, and retired within their own frontier, being at this time disposed about Forback, but how and where I could not then precisely ascertain. At about two kilometres from the town, in the direction of Saar bruck, the long valley narrows itself slightly. Here the road turns at a sharp angle to the left, and with the trees which are planted beside it and the village of Styren- Wendel (consisting mainly of the buildings connected with a large factory) divides the valley, as it were, into two sections. In front of this quasi-barrier —that is to say in the outer section of this valley—we came upon a regi ment of infantry and a battery of artill ry. which were the furthest advanced troops we could see at this time. The arms of the in fantry regiment were piled, the men were lounging abou in e:isy deshabille, some of them lying in their tentes d'abris, some cooking, some cleaning their accoutrements; the same symptoms were observable among the gun ners ; nothing betokened any expectation of trouble or disturbance from the enemy. We had scarcely made these observations when of a sudden the roar of a cannon was heard,, sounding quite close to us, and, on looking through my field-glass, I saw that a Prussian battery, posted on the external slope of the heights which the French had abandoned the night before, and in front of a large farm-house (to which, for convenience, and because of its red roof, we gave during the day the name of the " Maisou Rouge ") had opened fire on some French troops at the farther extremity of the valley which were then invisible to us, but which afterwards re presented in the battle the French right. Immediately all was hurry and bustle. Order lies and aidas-de-camp began to tear back and forward along the road to Forbach. The battery of artillery was got into position facing up the valleys, the arms of the infantry were unpiled, their tents were struck, and, as quick as lightning, a working party were hard at work throwing up an intrenchment in front of their position. At this time we were ordered back, and we turned off the road and clambered up the wooded heights on the right of the valley, in the hope of seeing to advan tage all that passed. When we first reached the summit we found our selves behind the French right-centre ; on the right their artillery was replying with considerable vigour to the Prussian guns which were firing at them across the valley from a plateau in front of the " Maison Rouge." The Prussians seemed to be very strong in artillery, and every now and then a new battery was brought into action, moving for the most part (at this time) along their own left, and thus forcing the French to ex tend their right in a way which, considering the manifest inferiority of their numbers, must have made their position, I should imagine, a very critical one at this part of the; day. A little later fresh Prussian batteries began to descend straght into the plain from; the direction of the " Maison liouge," and the French right and right-centre appeared to me to begin to fall hick. .Regiment after regi ment, indeed, descended in skirmishing order into the plain, and, fighting like heroes, did their best to check the forward movement of the Prussians, but they were always obliged to recoil before the superior numbers of the latter, and to withdraw up the heights on their own side of the valley.' At this time also— that is to say, some two hours after the com mencement of the action, or about 1.30 p.m., I believe the French light ihu=t have been reinforced, aud particularly in artillery, for one could see by the line of smoke from the French guns that the backward movement was not continued. On taking up our position be hind the French left, we found that the woods on the opposite side of the plaiiiYwete by this time filled with Prussian infantry, who were keeping up a murderous fire on the French infantry in the open, and on some artillery which was replying to certain Prussian guns now in position in the plain below the "Maison Rouge," and tiring up the valley in the dir_e tion of Forbach.

It was here where the heaviest losses of the French must have been sustained. Obviously they fought at a tremendous disadvantage; and the effect produced by the fire of^heir tii ailleurs upon the enemy, who kept them selves carefully concealed, must have been infinitely less than of that which was directed against them from the dense cover of the woods. It would be impossible to over rate the dash aud valour of the French infantry at this point, or to pay too high a tribute to their endurance under such trying circumstances. A hundred times they advanced close up to the wood with a despe rate impetuosity, but although they did all that could be expected of mortal men, they, were always obliged to retire, and from our position we could see them dropping in scores at each successive advance or retreat 1—

a truly lamentable sight. This sort of fight ing appeared to me to go steadily on for a, couple of hours, the artillery being engaged incessently on the right, and the contest be tween the French in the open and the Prus sians in the wood never flagging for an in stant. At about the end of this time; a con test which had been going on. at intervals between the Prussian battery firing up the plain from below the " Maison Rouge" and the French battery (or its successor), which I mentioned as being in position at the end of the plain at the. beginning of the day, was sus pended for a time by the explosion Of a caisson in the rear of the French battery. The effect was tremendous, the battery was put entirely hors de combat • everything was a wreck 5 remarkably enough, ail that re mained of the battery was one poor horse, which by some singular chance remained alive and erect, standing pathetically motionless among the debris. Another French battery was brought up, I think, but the Prussians did not seem to push their advantage. Their tirailleurs in the wood, However, seerhed to redouble their efforts, aad for the first time in the day ventured out of cover, threatening to advance from the corner of the wood and effect a lodg ment about the factory buildings in Styreri- Wendel. A battalion of Chasseurs de Vin cennes, who occupied this position, very effectually clucked the proposed movement, dashing on' -cross the open with immense .to., with iii-d bayonets, it is said, charging the enemy, who at once gave way before the vigorous onslaught, and made a hasty and un dignified retreat to their friendly woods. I am told that on this occasion the mitrailleuse was also used, but no part of the day ■ was I" able to see the effect produced by it. I am told the French are disappointed with the new weapon, which was relied upon with an almost superstitious faith ; but, after all, if it was only tested upon troops protected by thick cover, it is scarcely fair to condemn it from this one trial. From this time, which was, I should say, about five o'clock, the battle languished all along the line, and, in fact, died out altogether for a little, so much so that we considered the affair at an end, aud began slowly to return through the wood towards the town. By the time we had reached a height just overhanging the town, and from which we had an open though dis tant view of the field, a tremendous cannon ade had recommenced, principally in the .-.aarbruck direction, and large reinforcements —four or five regiments of Chasseurs and Dragoons, and several regiments of infantry— arrived about the same time for the French, from the Sarreguemines direction. The cay dry pushed rapi ly up the inner section of the valley, and I lost sight of them for a time behind the road and the trees; in the direction of Styren-W'endel, but I believe they took up their' position somewhere thereabout, and were not advanced into the outer plain. The infantry, on the other hand, were thrown at on.!e into the woods on the right, through which we had just passed, and were, I presume, advauced to reinforce the French line all along its extent. The battle now raged with redoubled vigour, but the efforts of the Prussians were apparently directed for the time chiefly against the French right. The Prussians were also at this time strongly reinforced, and I saw an immense column of their infantry descending into the plain, in the distance, from the tiaarbruck direction. Their cannon ade then became more and more vigorous, and I could see by the line of the smoke that the whole French line was gradually giving way. At this critical juncture we were startled by a sudden cannonade in a totally new direction and quite close to us. The Prussians had suddenly descended from the heights, and shown themselves in force opposite the French left, which their fire, directed across the rail way and high road, was threatening to turn and cut off from their communication with Metz. The French reply was as feeble as p ssible, and already along the road ouiinous symptoms of retreat began to be visible. The Prussians had evidently been strongly reinforced simultaneously at either extremity of their line,whereas the French reinforcements must have been sent away to their right and right centre, and there was nothing to meet the Prussian attack when it fell thus unex pectedly on their left. The battle was clearly lost, and it became seriously necessary for us who were spectators to " consider our situa tion." We did not stay to find out, but fled with the rest, and I know I performed prodi gies of velocity in the way of up-hill running, of which I could not have believed myself capable.-

If, as Fredrick the Great said, Providence fights upon the side of the heaviest battalions, it becomes important to acei-tain the relative strength and resources of the two great military powers now engaged in deadly conflict. The French army, when placed upon a war footing, numbers 1,02 ,9^2 men, of whom 64,500 are in Algeria and 5,000 in Rome. That of North Germany 900,000, but this is capable of being increased; to the extent of 210,000 by South German contingents ; while the sedulous atten tion which Prussia has paid to the provision of her troops with the deadliest arms of precision which science could invent and perfect, and the prestige of victory which she acquired in hei-seven weeks war with Austria, give her some advantages over her rival. In point of population, France and North and South Germany are pretty equally balanced, the pre pond eiance, if any, being on the side of the latter. France enters upon the war with a national debt of £435,000,000 sterling, while her annual taxa tion is equivalent to 52f. 37c. per head of her population. The national debt of Prussia does not exceed £6i,000,000 sterling, and the incidence of taxation only amounts to 34f. 96c. per head of her. population. Her capacity to sastain-a costly war is greater, therefore, than that of France ; while, as regards the drain of human life which such calamities en tail, it is important to remember that the population .of Prussia doubles itself in 42 years, while that of France only doubles itself in 160 years. So slow, indeed, has been the growth of the latter country in this respect that, while .the ;allied powers which were ar rayed against France in 1815 numbered 140 millions to her 30, thos • same powers at the present -moment represent 200 millions as against her 38 millions.

Colottb —A woman purchasing some cups and saucers, was asked wh«t colour she would hate. —" Why, .1 a'int particular ; any colour that won't show-the dirt."

A meetirig of the shareholders of the City of jGlasgow Gold Mining Company was ad vertised for yesterday, but it lapsed for want of a quorum; •■■

The Cloche tells a singular history of a« English adventurer now in prison at Brussels which I reccommend to the fertile ingenuit* of the modern romance writer in SeifcH df a subject. He is an old man of )Beventy:f 0 M winters, and is said by your PMs coatetn; porary to be "a natural son of the Dtike o"f Wellington." His principal crime appears to have been swindling and forgery, and the characters in which he gained most success are those of an ambassador, a Government mes senger, a civil engineer, and a professor. Ifc e first time he was condemned was at Brussels in 1828, when he was sentenced to ten jean penal servitude, and to be branded under tlie name of A.mos Deane. In 1841 he appeared before the Assizes of the Seine under the alias of Horace Balmac, and was sent to penal servitude for life. By some means or other not explained, he got his sentence remitted and his next appearance (again for forgeryf was before the 4_Ssizeß Brabant, w"heh _ e ' W a» once more sentenced to id years impri*o_ithenl.i and to be branded under the aristocratic name of Villiers. At this last trial it was discovered thdt he had been branded tltSaintOirierta 1810; he then called himself John Keen. Having most miraculously survived all these pains and penalties, we now find him in custody at Brussels, on the double charge of swindling and forgery, under the name of Conway Seymour. Considering his age, it is not likely we shall hear of him again The Cloche says that he used to deface the marks of the branding '! by the application of salted herring I"— Paris Letter.

. Of Mr. G. M. Stephen's " patent gold ttoj diamond cradle amalgamator" the Mas er of the Sydney Mint says : —" The finest blanket caught' reef gold' (only visible under, a double lens) was repeatedly put through the machine, after being weighed, with tons and,half-tons of wash dirt, sometimes with,' and often without any mercury, in the Sydney trials and experiments, and not a grain wasjlost during seven weeks."

THE EVENING STAR, OCTOBER 7, 1870.



TO THE HEAPS OF AUCKLAND, ONE of the most complete Establish ments in New Zealand, where you can kave your HAIR CUT, CURLED, DRESSED, or,. SHAMPOOED In all the Newest Fashions of the day. Hair Cut, and Brushed by Machinery, 6d. SHAVING ...Ai . ... 6d. SHAMPOOING ... ... Is. FRANCIS J. SHORTT, In calling the attention of Gentlemen to the above, would state that he has purchased the Premises lately occupi-d by Prolessor G. H. JiYANd, opposite Dabbt's Thistle Hotel and Hie Market Plage, and having fitted it up at great cost, can affirm that his Establishment M one of the most finished and comfortable in New Zealand. Gentlemen may rely on extreme cleanliness combined with civil ty and attention. ggr Note tbe Address — FRANCIS J. SHORTT,. . HAIRDRESSER AND PERFUMER, Opposite the Market Place, 178, Qtjeen-btbeet, Auckland. ~~ (^.SYDNEY. j _»n _—._— •■ NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. BILLS OF LADING for Goods consigned to order must be presented at r pur Office, for Endorsement. . * ' '; * ' HENDERSON & MACFARLANE.



AUCTION! ATTCT.ON! AUCTION! RETIRING from the Cigar and Tobacco Trade, finding it impossible to continue both branches of Business. I have deter mined to clear out my entire stock of Tobacco, Cigars, Pipes, Pouches, Tobacco fixings, &c, &c, &a, on "Wednesday, October 19. Goods are now being prepared for Catalogues. To bacco Cutting Machine, Scales, &c. Further particulars in a few days. F. H. LEWISSON. To be sold by Mr. Tonks, at his auction Mart, Queon-streer, on Wednesdays October 19, 1870.



WANTED— A Blacksmith. — Apply to , M. and Geo. Leahy, Etna Forge, West;Q,ueen-street. ~ '~'~ . MONEY. WANTED— For Investment upon Real Security, large or small SUMS of MONEY. —Apply to Geubge RoDdEEg, Solicitor, High*street, Auckland. .._ A j fit . J. '■;"' FOR SALE, ' .<".- M Q H . A R '^[k ~,;.,&, . Bank of Nov. Zealand, new issue ... Shotover , . .^ Caledonian Company Y-.: MARTIN SHOLLJ:!; WELCOME NEWS! WELCOME NEWS! FOR IWO WIDEKS, CERTAIN: -^'4 MR. W. MESSENGE B | BEGS to announce that, having negociated •with a Gentlemau for a large supply' of . SHEEP, he intends REDUCING the"' PRICE this day to the old 2id. PER LB. Market Square, September 22nd. NOTICE. ;I SELLING OJ?F! SELLING OFF! __i. gOff fob Foubteen Days at neabiv. - Cost Pbice to Meet the times. H. WATTS, GENERAL DBALBK, MARKET PLACE, QUEEN-ST., Has on Sale, OAA DOZEN LARGE PLATES, 3s. per *"" dozen; Small ditto, -2s. 6d. ,"1 Cups& Saucers sd. each, or 4s. 6d. per domjf 100 dozen Tumblers, 3d. each, or 25.6d.p.d0?./ Wine Glasses, 3d. each, 2s. 6d. per dozen 100 Basins, 2s. 6d. per dozen Glass Butter Coolers, Is each, or 10s,; 6d. W dozen. Large ditto ditto, Is. 9d. each --t Meat Dishes, from 9d. to 2s. 6d. each White and Gold China Cups and Saucers, li ner dozen il» j.i Good Family Soap, 7d., Bd., and lOd. per bar Large Cakes of Scented Soap, 3d. pnr cakpj i; j k Salad Oil, Bd. . ' Large Tins Blacking, 2d. each, or ls.Bdper . dozen _ ~.,-, St-^ffi Preserved Bananas, 9d. per lb. j j. Steel Pens, sd. per box, or 4s. per 12 gross i£l a , 12 gross Bead Necklaces, 3d. each ; ; _ |J . l[) , / . ( m Cabbage-Tree Hats, 9d. each '.'',., , >„yl. Oranges, Is. per dozen V :,-, irift 100 Tin Boxes Matches, lfd. each, Is. M-V*}. || dozen «Wi White Chambers, from Is. 2d. to Is. 6d. <*e_ Pocket Knives, sd. each—4s. per dozen Men's Braces, Bd. per pair Marking Ink, 3d. each ; Painkiller, Is. per bottle Looking-glasses, 6d. to 3s. 6d. each , t ;l Table Knives and Forks, sd. iSil«iPi Carpenters' Small Brads, 6d. per lb., or Id. *fA. } I Salt Butter, 4|'d.", by the keg ; lib. tins Ber wick's Baking Powder, 9d. W* Small Padlocks, Id. each; Knights 4 &m' Bd. and 9d. Good Salt Butt.T, 6d. nnd Bd.perlb. y - Sperm Caudles, lid. and Hid.; Nutnieg* 2s. 9d. per lb. . ;/ .;;;'!' English hair Brooms, 2s. : • ' ' . t , Sou-wester Hats, Is. '" ('h Fancy Mixed Biscuits, 6d. per lb. -,\ rA U Y, |§| Clothes-lines, sd. each. .' WjQM Epsom Salts, sd. per doz. , ; ~...■■,:- :'i-;f^m Black Ink, 9d. per dozen. Notice.—This is a Genuine Sale;-br Fo»f m teen days, from, this date, 21st September.