SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS

Colonist, schooner, 43 tons, Lewis, from Poverty Bay via East Coast. __, , . _ Jane Anderson, schooner, 99 tons, Falconer, from Ma™ Ellen, schooner, 30 tons ,50 tons, Bawling-, from Mercury Bay. At Manukau. ; Taranaki, s.s., 299 tons, E. Wheeler, from Taranaki and South.

IMPORTS.

Per schooner Jane Anderson, from Timaru. 1300 bags (4550 bushels) wheat, A. Buck land. —Master, agent. Per s.s. Taranaki, from Dunedin :—5 hhds. ale, Ereer; 13 hhds. ale. A. Fraser; 15 cases, order ; 3. cases drugs, Kempthorne & Co.; 1 bag, order. ' From Lyttelton—24o bags pota toes,, order. From Wellington—3 pockets hopsj''Biicholz "_' Co. ; 6 casks coffee, order. From Taranaki —2 cases, 5 bales bacon, S. Jones ; 14 cases, A. Barnes. —Combes and Daldy.

The s.s. Taranaki will leave for Southern ports on Friday next.

ARRIVAL OF THE TARANAKI.

The s.s. Taranaki, E. Wheeler, Commander, arrived in the Manukau early this morning. She- left Port Chalmers at 1.30 p.m., 11th November, Arrived at Lyttelton at 9 a.m., on 12th j's-left Lyttelton at 3 p.m. on 13th. Arrived at 1 p.m. on 14th ; left Wellington at 2.30 p.m. on 15th. Arrived at Picton at 9 p.m. on loth ; left Picton at 4 a.m. on 16th. Arrived at Nelson at 1 p.m on 16th; left Nelson at 3.30 p.m. on 17th. Arrived at Taranaki at 8 am. on 18th; left Taranaki at 3 p.m. on 18th. . Arrived at One hunga at 6 a.m. on 19th. Having experienced fine weather with light winds throughout the pas_age. Towed the three-masted schooner Lady Bird to sea from Wellington. Passengebs.—Saloon—Mr. and Miss Mat son, Mr. and Mrs. Burne, Mr. and Mrs. Bur gess, Mrs. Wheeler, Mrs. Stephenson, Mrs. Watson, Mi>. and Mrs. Smith ; Messrs. Kohn, Jones, McKenzie, 'Forbach, Wilson, Palmer, Crombie, Donald, A. Strange, Ellis, Green, Crump, Nasmith, Davis, Capt. Stack, and 13 in the steerage.

ARRIVAL OF THE JANE ANDERSON.

The topsai^ schooner Jane Anderson, Cap tain Falcon,;4_T_rived in harbour this morning, from Timlin;'after'a passage of fifteen days. She briugs a cargo of wheat for Mr. A. Buck land.

ARRIVAL OF THE COLONIST.

The schooner Colonist, Captain Lewis, ar rived in harbour this morning, from Poverty Bay and East Coast, with,the following cargo : 300 bags maize, 8 tale's'wool, 75 bags wool, 23 pigs, 1 cask pork.—S. W. Hill, agent.

DEPARTURE OF THE EXCELSIOR.

The Excelsior cleared at the Customs this morning, and will in all probability leave the harbour this evening for London. She has a very valuable cargo, particulars of which we give below:" Passengebs : Mr. Robert Wilcox, Mr. and Mr?. Maddisbn. George and Francis Maddison, Mr. F- W. Ruck. Thefollowingaretheparticularsof thecargo: —120 cases gum, Rolph, Sterry and Co.; 782 cases gum, 93 .b*ags_'gum, 18 tons gum (in bulk), Walker; 258 cases, J. S. Macfarlane; 51 cases, J. Scarrott; 409 cases, J. Lamb ; 154 cases, Must and Co ; 200 cases, L. D. Nathan and Co.; 159 cases, Lindsay; 271 cases, L. D. Nathan and Co. ; 47 cases, E. and H. Isaacs ; 89 cases, Thomson; 9 casks tallow, J. S. Macfarlane ; 4 casks tallow, L. D. Nathan <S_ Co.-; 7 bales wool, T. Russell; 8 ditto ditto, W. Good fellow ; 59 ditto ditto, L. D. Nathan & Co. ; 46 ditto ditto, S. Cochrane; 14 ditto ditto, D. Nathan ; 106 ditto ditto, L. D. Nathan and Co.; 22 ditto ditto, New Zealand Loan Company ; 103 ditto flax, J. S. Macfarlane ; 182 ditto ditto, R. Walker ; 116 ditto ditto, Combes & Duldy; 508 ditto ditto, L. D: Nathan & Co.; 103 ditto ditto, D. Hutchin son ; 137 ditto ditto, L. D. Nathan & Co. ; 2 cases, J. Roberton & Co. ; 75 bags cotton seed, 160 bags cobra, 10 tanks oil, 7 bales cotton, Combes & Daldy; 1 case cheese, F. Andrews ; 6020 ounces gold, 3000 ounces silver, Bank of New Zealand.—L. D. Nathan and Co., agents.

WELLINGTON.

The ship Ualcione, Captain Bishop, is rapid ly filling up, and will sail to her advertised date. She has now on board 1,600 bales wool, 33 bales flax, 160 tons tallow, and a large quantity of other produce. About 1,600 bales wool and flax will complete her cargo. The ship Electra will finish discharging her inward cargo this.week, and after cleaning and painting she will be ready to take cargo on board for London. The Melita is out 69 days, having sailed from London on the 7th September. The ship Star of the South. Captain Smith, was towed from the Queen's Wharf into the fairway, by the s.s. Wanganui, and sailed on Sunday morning last for London direct, with a favorable breeze. She had twelve passengers and a full cargo of colo.iial produce, of the estimated value of £16,783. The ship Wild Duck has been taken off the Wellington berth, and been laid on for Nelson and Timaru.

The ship Firth of Clyde hauled off from the wharf yesterday morning, and dropped into tlie fairway, preparatory to clearing out for Port Underwood. In the afternoon the Lord Ashley took her in tow, and steamed out of harbour with her. — Independent, Nov 15.

POLICE COURT.

The following is the rota for attendance of Magistrates at the Police Court for the week ending Saturday, November 26 : Monday, November 21.—Messrs. James Wil-

liamsoa and R. G. Wood. Tuesday, November 22nd (Petty Sessions).— Messrs. W. T. Bnckland, A.. Clark, Daldy, Dargaville, C. Davis, J. Dilworth. J. A. Gilfillan, H. Gilfillan, T. Hender

son. Home, Jervis. Wednesday, November 23. —Messrs. R. G. "Wynyard and J. Baker. Thursday, November 24.—Messrs. A. Bee tham and A. Clark.

Friday, >ovember 25.—Messrs. W.C. Daldy and J. M. Dargaville. . " ■ ' Saturday, November 26—Messrs. J, Dilworth and J. A. Gilfillan,

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

Mails will close as under : — For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m.; and on Monday, 21st inst., at 11.30 a.m. and

5.30 p.m. For Kapanga and Driving Creek per Lalla Rookh, on Monday, 21st instant, at 8.30 a.m. For Russell and Kawakawa, per s.s. Go- Ahead, on Monday, 21st inst., at 2.30 p.m. For Tauranga and Opotiki, per Samson, on Monday, 21st instant, at 3.30 p.m. For Whitiangi, per Mary Ellen, on Monday, 21st inst.,. at 3.30 p.m. For Taranaki and the Southern Provinces per s.s. Taranaki, on Friday, 25th inst., at 9 am. Late letters and telegrams for trans mission from the Nelson Station will be re ceived at this office till 9.30, and at One hunga till 10.30 a.m. S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

The Evening Star. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19,1870.

It seems probable that efficient steps will not be taken for improving the sanatory condition of Auckland by suppressing the pestiferous nuisances that are all over the City, until at tention is arrested by some terrible disaster- It may be well however to utter another note of warning from an incident that has occurred. This morning a death took place in Hobson street in a house among its back slums, and where the effluvium from cesspoob is vile ; and the malady ,had present every symptom of Asiatic cholera. That miasmatic poisoning is slowly undermining the physical stamina of citizens must be a conviction in the mind of every one that has breathed here, aud in other cities. But that this poisoning should suddenly reach a crisis, in an outbreak of cholera is a possibility for which our minds are not per haps generally prepared. Immunity from this pestilence is often hoped for, JVom the distance of the colonies from the villages in India, where this form of plague is endemic ; and we have recently seen it even stated that cholera has never crossed the Line, in total obliviousness of the fact that in Mauritius it has secured seemingly a permanent home, and that Port Louis has been repeatedly and fear fully ravaged. We do not desire to be alarmists, but it is folly to close our eye§ to the fact, that if cholera appeared in our midst, with our nuisances in then; present abomin able state, our population would be decimated-

In the Aukland Provincial Government Gazette, published to-day, there are notified the reservation of endowment for wharf and harbour purposes at Raglan ; and of a parade ground in the Waiuku district; the intention of granting two gold-mining leases ; the can cellation of three leases, rented by the lessor on land previously leased for gold-mining pur poses ; the surrender of twelve mining leases ; the amendment of the boundaries of the Tau ranga Highway District ; the first meeting of electors in the Whangaparoa Highway Dis trict ; the election of highway trustees for Mount Eden and Tauranga ; the reception of the assessment lists of thirteen Highway Dis tricts : the appointment of collectors in six Highway Districts ; and notice of sale, under writ from the Supreme Court; and a list of deeds awaiting delivery to the grantees, at the office of the Kegistrar of Deeds. There are also published, in a Supplement, a further list of deeds awaiting delivery ; and a copy of the "Sale for Non-payment of Rates Act, of 1870."

We had thought that negrophobia was at end, but we found that we were mistaken, a., notwithstanding the failure of more than one company of Blackfaces, another troupe, called the Orpheus Minstrels, is about to make its first appearance before the public on Wednes day next. The object is a good one, however, and if the Orpheus succeed in pLeing a sum to the credit of the Hospital, their labors will not have been in vain. The patronage of His Excellency the Governor, Lady Bowen, and his Honor the Superintendent have been secured for this occasion ; so that we trust the aspirants for favour will succeed in making a good impression.

POLICE COURT.—SATURDAY.

(Before H. H. Turtcn, H. M. Jervis, and J * O'Neill, Esqs. Justices.). Drunkenness. —John Ward was fined 10s and costs, or to be imprisoned 48 hours with hard labor. John Mithis forfeited bail. Labcent, 40s.—Mary Ann Curtis, a young girl of about 13 years, was charged with having stolen two one-pound notes, the pro perty of Mrs. Anne Foster, residing in Chancery-street.—Mr. McGregor for the prosecution, Mr. Joy for the defence.—The prosecutrix did not desire to press the charge, and after a warning from the Bench the prisoner was discharged.

PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.

In- 'the Provincial Jouncil yesterday, besides questions asked, and various matters of less importance, a long debate occurred respecting the fixing a salary for a permanent Chairman of Committee, which, after a series of hot scenes, resulted in nothing;. On the second reading of the Education Bill, a debate ensued. The bill was read a seoond time, committed, progress reported, and leave given to sit again on Tuesday.

TRANSFER OF LICENSES.

A meeting- of Justices for the transfer of < Publicans' Licenses will'be held in the Police Court at noon, on the 6th of December ; and it should be noted by all interested in the subject that the last day on which applications can be received for the transfer of Bush Licenses will be Tuesday next, the 22nd of November; and the last day on which appli cations for the transfer of Town Licenses can be received will be Tuesday week, the 29th November.

EXPORT OF GOLD.

The ship Excelsior will take her departure for London this afternoon. She takes _ four boxes of gold containing 6321 ounces, shipped by the Bank of New Zealand, and valued at £25,350. She has also three bars silver, from the same bank, valued at £800.

THE NEW ZEALAND LEAGUE.

As we go to press the first meeting of the members of the League formed recently for the purpose of fostering our home industries is being held. It is to be hoped, in the interests of the country, that a general interest will be shown in the objects of the League, and that no indifference without will tend to discour age those who would strive to raise New Zealand to her proper position among the colonies.

YOUNG- MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.

An entertainment of a most successful kind took place last night at the rooms of the Young Men's Christian"Association in* Welles ley-st. The' Rev. Mr. Bree occupied the chair. The programme was of a miscellaneous kind, the readings and recitations being ably rendered by Messrs. Fleming, Battley, and Mann. The fantasia, " Canary birds," played by Madame Moller and one of her pupils, gave much satisfaction, and had to be repeated; and the duet, " When a little farm we keep," was charmingly sung by Madame Moller and Mr. Howden, and rapturously encored; the glees, by Messrs. Henderson, Bartley, Howden, and Skinner, were much admired, and received great applause. Altogether the entertainment was an eminent success, and promises well for the series of which it was the first.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

THSS DAY. « THE GOLDEN CROWN, AL BUENIA, UNA. AND WAITE MATA CEUSHINGrS. (eeom OUR own correspondent.) GrAH AMSTOWN, 3 p.m. Swedish Ckowf. —13 tons, 84 ozs. Alburnio —150 tons gave 109 ozs. Una—l 22 ozs. for eight days.' Onehunga—The fcributers have ob tained 26 ozs. from their last crushing. Golden Crown—244 ozs. Woitemata —80 ozs.

ARRIVAL OF THE 'TARANAKI.'

The s.s. Taranaki, Captain Wheeler, airived from Southern ports to-day. We hare to thank Mr. Moss, purser, for complete flits : — CHRISTCHURCH.

November 14. —The annual sale of race horses and pure bred short-horned cows took place at- Tattersall's on Sa turday. —Lady Bird with foal at foot, was bought by Redwood for 100 guineas. M Miner was'sold at £36; Wideawake, at £50; Thor nie, £29 ; Backbiter, £95 ; Sir Tatton, _90 ; Flying Fish, £105; Swindle, £95 Several others sold at prices .ranging from £30 t» £50. Only £140 was bid for Laeenfeed, while £500 was bid for Peeress, but both were withdrawn. —Mrs. Dean's short-horned cows sold at prices ranging from £30 to £40 a head. Two short horned heifers, owned by Nosworthy, were knocked down for £87 ; a three months' bull calf by Barnard's. Comet, was sold for £2? * j a white yearling for £26.—Twenty-five en*"* 8 j have been received for the Derby for .18.2. including five by Redwood.—T^^ uesfcon the Lyttelton fire bogsnr at 12.30. The police have no suspicions. The verdict returned was that the fire originated in the Queen s Hotel at Lyttelton ; but how there was no reason DO Show.—Wheat, 3* to 3s-3d; oats, 2s 6d ; bar ley, unchanged; butter, good supply at 7±d to 72-d ;. cheese, 6id to 6id ; hams and bacon range from 7d to 7fd, assorted parcels.

NAPIER.

November 12—The rifle match, Wellington versus Napier, came off to-day. Napier scored a total of 647, the average being 54 per man. Wellington scored 586, average 49. Last pear Wellington beat Napier by 60.—Two men who were working at Harrison's flax mill had each an arm torn off near the shoulder. Jot.i died immediately after.—John Hammondhas been sentenced to six years' penal servitule.

WELLINGTON.

November 14.—Dr. Featherston has_ ent out a proclamation calling the Provicial Council together on Nov. 25.—An absurdre port was circulated in town to-day abot a fire having been discovered on board he Electra yesterday. The real facts of the ise are as follows:—Mr. Ames, when wal.ai_r along the outer T of the wharf _ yester morning, observed a fire smouldering urier the end of one of the loose planks which tv so common on the wharf. It appeared asif icaused by a match having been careledy

dropped so as to ignite . the rubbish accumu lated between the planking. The burnine plank was about midway between the berths occupied by the Electra and the Tararua, and with a pannikin full of water obtained from the latter vessel, Mi\ Ames very "quickly ex tinguished the fire.--The following! persons have been appointed to act as interpreters under " The Native Lands Act, 1856," and " The Native Lands Aco, 1867 ;" the certifi cates to bear date the Ist day of August. 1870:— E. S. Maun sell, of Wairarapa ; C. De Thierry, of Auckland ; G-. W. Woon, of Auckland ; A. Warbriek, of Tauranga ; J. H. Greenway, of Russell; H. E. Williams, of Auckland ; H. W Brabant, of Raglan. With regard to interpreters' fees, an erratum is pointed out in the Gazette of the 11th Octo ber, No. 56, p. 512. The first line of the scale should read—lnterpreters' fees (per diem), £2 2s. ■

IMPORTANT AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

DREADFUL FLOODS.—PEOPLE DRIVEN FROM THE HOUSES.

SUPPLK'S TEIAL,

THE RACES

THE SHIP MALATOA ON" FIRE. By the arrival of the Taranaki we have re ceived later Australian telegrams : — BLUFF. November 12th.—The s.s. Alhambra, Capt. Underwood, arrived here at noon, having left Melbourne at 3 p.m. on the 7th instant. Pas sengers : —For Dunedin : Mr. and Mrs. Wood, Miss A. Flexman, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Haw don ; Mrs. Hudson, Mrs., Master, and Miss Wheeler and servant; Mrs. Sales, Mr. Moodie. For Wellington : Messrs. Gifford and Shaw, Captain Corfield.

MELBOURNE

November 6th.— The Executive have re solved to hang Steery for the Crooked River murder next Monday. —W. Elton's case is postponed for further "medical inquiry.—Ter rible floods all over the colony until last Saturday. The Murray continued to rise at Echuca until almost the entire township was submerged. The people were driven from their houses, and the Government sent tents a»d boats by rail to save life and property. Over two hundred tents were pitched on the high grounds to give the inhabitants slielter in. The water is now receding, and it is be lieved the worst is over. —Bills have been in troduced for the Wine, Beer, and Spirit Statute, for the regulation and inspection of mines, and also an amended Borough Statute. An amended Real Property Act has also been introduced.—ln the Council a bill ias been introduced to amend the insolvent--/ law.— The great horse exposition commences this day. —The Victorian Racing Club's Spring Meet ing commenced on Saturday, the stii instant. The Duke of Edinburgh, the Govrnor, and family were present, and there wai a middling attendance. The weather in tie morning was dull, cloudy, and sultry, but before the Derby was run heavy rain set in, which continued till evening. During the day the following races were run : — Melbourne Stakes: Tim WKfller won very easily.—Hotham Handicap: Nimble Foot. Course was heavy and slippery during this race .—The Derby : Mr. Taif declared to win with Phyrrhus.. Florance came away from the rest, and at the back of the course the'boy was unable to hold her. _he won hard held. Phyrrhus second, and it is doubtful which was third. There was g.-'at cheering at the finish.—Essendon Stakes* Trump Card.— Footscray Plate: The Dane.—The racing throughout was good. Trump Card and Tim Whiffler have improved in the betting for the cup. Little doing hovever.—At a meeting of the National Bank an amendment was rendered unnecessarvby the directors at once resigning. The meting was adjourned till the 9th December, vhen the new board will be elected. —An advertisement appears in the A rents calling for a>plicat.ions for the chair of the Professor of B&tural Science in the Otago University fix hundred I persons at tended the ball 'v ail of the Prince Alfred LTos pital which wa.& great financial success.—The Duke returns to Sydney to-morrow, his leave expiring en tlie 9th inst. — In a case of hreach of promise of marriage, Humphrey versus Hell, a verdict "vas given for plaintiff: damages £1000.—^up]..e's trial is fixed for the 15th. —The banks have reduced exchanges ii —Sixty days, two per cent.; thirty days, two and a-balf. —Bread suffs firm. Flour, £!__ 10s. to £12 13s. Wheifc scarce, at 5s 6d to"ss 9d. Oats a. present d\\\ t at 3s 5d to 3 S ga.—At the oyening of the W ool sales this week there was a goo 1 attendance, and biddings were fai-ly animated. Greasy brought 5d to °7§d; hand washed, 941 to lOJd; scoured, Is to 1? 3?d ; fleeces, 11. to Is l_-d. —Sugars : Brth primer sorts have realise an advance on previous sabs. . SYDNEY.

November sth. —The reports of t_e insu rance polities on the steamer Waiin&,, run down by tin Avoca, do no", cover collision.— The United Service Company pays no dividend. —barker has beei._ elected "br Kiima. —Th Government decided to engage the unempl^ eel to construct a military roa^ to Botany ; hd also authorised the formation of two additional batteries for the volunteer artillery.—F<*rs are entertained fo* the safety of the lashing Wave, from Foo Cji_, w . —Public meltings have been held ag* lU i against the proposed tariff—The Treasure. has introduce a new scale of measurement duties, and staled that the Government would not accept al defeat on the Budget as a Ministerial depat.—Wool sales are heavy ; a great portion d that offered being withdrawn. —The electiori committee unseated Baker for acting as I member of the Goldfieids Commission. — iinost the entire cargo of susars by the St Mark were sold by auction : Yellow counter] realised from £33 12s to £38; five yellov crystals, _537 5s to £3S ; fifteen white, £_0 to £42 10s.—The Malta takes a number of French officers fro_i Noumea for Europe.—The Ingleberth's tea has been offered by auction; only one line being sold.—Tie Germans have sent £600 more to the pitriotic fund'at Berlin.—The William Diithi. reports fighting the ship Malatoa, of Greenock, on fire on the 23rd September.' No men or belts were visible.— Postage on letters to Tsmania has been reduced to threepence.—Jreadstuffs quiet;— Sales of brandies at 7s 3d./ - '

ADELAIDE. November s.—Two lots of the northern terri tory bonds were taken up by the Savings Bank —ten thousand payable in 1900 and five at £7 12s 6d premium, and ten thousand in 1900, and ten at £8 Is premium.— Fresh accounts have been received of great damage by the floods in various parts. — The land Bill has passed its third reading. — The news about the crops is not so un favourable as we anticipated.—The Assembly has been asked to appoint a select committee to investigate the charge that Hughes, whilst Treasurer," 3 favoured the National Bank in the matter of certain bonds.—A motion to reduce the civil servants' salaries five per cent all round was negatived. —Little doing in breadstuffs—wheat quoted at 5s 8d ; flour, at £13 to £14 10s.—An offer has been received from English capitalists to construct the Port Augusta railway. A five feet three inch guage at £4000, and a three feet six inch guage £3750 per mile ; Government guaran • tee six per cent—Todd Ross, Port Darwin Telegraph surveyor is at Stranway Springs.— Ross had been to 23£ degrees of latitude, and reports favourably, of the country. HOB ART TOWN,

November s.—Arrived —Chanticleer, from Oamaru. —Derwent Hunter, whaling barque, entered Recherche Bay to try out ten tuns oil. The Government and Captain Coote agreed to terms for the construction of a mail line of railway by an English Company— The Launceston Executive have commuted the sentence of death on Connelly for murder on account of extreme old age.

AN EXCITING RACE, WITH A VERY CLEVER, FINISH.

We take the following interesting account from the Nelson Evening Mail: — A smartly contestedra_e for the honor of being the first to delvsr the English tele grams in "Nelson, jto.k place between the steamers Phoebe and Airedale,, the starting point being Manukau h&rbor, and the winning post the telegraph office at Nelson. The race was a close one throughou1, and was only won by superior jockeyship 01 the part of the Airedale. The two boats Sarted from Manu kau on Saturday, thePhabe at 11.30 a.m., and the Airedale at 12.30 pm„ and then the running commenced in eariest. After a short delay at Taranaki, the Phooe left at 1.45 and the Airedale at 3.5 yesteriay morning, the two, after steaming their hrdest, arriving off the lighthouse together at 4.40 p.m. Now came the question of communicating with the shore. Captain Kennedy lad his orders to land the telegrams first if pssible, and when he has made up his mind to a thing, he is a bad one to beat, so, while tie Phoebe rattled away down towards the entance of the har bor, the Airedale, which was seen to be unusually near the bank, filled up by the lighthouse, a boat was at rnce lowered and then the object of the manceivre was at once seen. As soon as the boal approached the boulder bank Mr. Pring!e th) purser, and the second officer jumped out, dashed across to the lighthouse, launched the lighthouse keeper s boat, and puled across the harbor to the wharf. Here a crowl was collected to hear the news, but no; a wo.-d was to be got out of the. imperturbable Pringle, for his duty was not completed uriil his despatches were safely lodged at the tdegraph office, so getting into a cab hi started for town, and the race commenced by steam was concluded by horse power, and by 5 o'clock the war news was fljiug through New Zealand. Mean while'the Phcebe's bat had landed her men on the rocks, but vith such a start as the Airedale had obtaired it was useless to con test the race any firther. They do a smart thing in Yankee Lnd now and then in the shape of obtaining .nd circulating news, but after yesterday's eperience we are inclined to think that Cptain Kennedy and Mr. Purser Pringle ha\. not much to learn from even our cute cousns.

EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF LOID BYE ON.

Under the headiig, " The True Story of Lord Byron Out at Lat," a Correspondent of the Madras Mail, wio signs himself QCdipus," make the folloving extraordinary state-

ment :—

" The true stoif of Lord Byron's separation from his wife is very simple, through very curious. My fatier had it from one of his Lordship's most htimate friends, and I pro pose to give it in a succinct form exactly as it was told to me bj my father, or as nearly as I' can recollect it,,jist fifteen years ago. On his wedding day, as all the worlds knows very well, Lord Byron tvas in an unnaturally excited state of mind, andhis bride's somewhat prudish behaviour towards him tended to increase his perturbation. "When the pair started, together for the place where they had resolved to pass the honejmoon, Ihey had an altercation which did notlaugur w*ll for their future happiness, and after receiving some slight provocation, Lord Byron was betrayed into one of his un governable fits of] passion, in the course of which he foolish!;}, not to say wickedly, told his wife that •' sht had been idiotic enough to marry a devil instead of a man, and before long she woidd find it out.' These startling words, a_» might be expected, frightened very much for the raomentthe young and not over brave girl to whom they were addressed; but the impression pioduosd by them, was wiped out shortly afterwards by a kind and judicious speech, and nothing farther occurred lon that, memorable day. But after the honey! --! mouu had come to an end, one of Lady Byron's nearest relations learnt from he) the fact that j the-commencement of her weided life had j been productive of much miserjt, both to her and to her husband ; and that, iyen so soon, «ere -was too much reason t( fear lest'a sepu-at on should become necesary.' For Lorn Boon's minatory words hat it appears, contaiLed * f ay . greater proportion* of truth than could h^e been supposed possible by any person wlr, -^ al . c i them whil^ gazing on the noble head at* features and firm of the speaker. A3 he am angrily decked, Lady Byron was, in a sens., a devil. libredible as the thing may seem to the thougftless, the i handsomest man in Engird had a tall tail, a I pair of rudimentary horns, and shirt, squab ■ feet, difided forwards from the ifstep into j two parts instead of being finished Vith toes. : Before 1» was born his mother had bW once : greatly tenfaed --w in 4 very I delicate ; state of Kealth, I by *A brated picture ot bath,? Sn „J ■,„ . the gallery at La Haye: iMf* » had been the fashioning tf h&^JTO i some extent after the monstrous formi., I sight which caused her alarm, am ofwhicfc, £°

continuous recollection could not be effacedbv any means known to her physicians. At the time of herconfinement it was at last Suggested that the monstrosity should not be suftWd to live ; but the child's body as a whole, v^is so perfectly Bhaped, and his face so wondrous]-* beautiful, that the suggestion was forthwith put aside, and England was not deprived of what was to become iv due time one of its chief ornaments. Poor Laly Byron never recovered wholly from the shock caused by the discovery of what her husbana re»Hy was and partly' through excess of imagination partly in consequence of bad advice from per sons who shall be nameless, she felt it to bp her duty to insist upon her husband subjecting himself to certain painful operations. But this Lord Byron obstinately refused to do. He urged, and with considerable force, that the peculiar manner in which he wore his abundant curls effectually hid from view the rudimentary horns ; and that he had never appeared in public without his boots and trousers, none would ever suspect the existenco of his other defects, with the exception of hU valet, in whom he placed implicit confidence. And it must be remembered, i" justice to his memory, that the art of producing local anaesthesia had not at that time been dis covered. Lord Byron was firm, and unhappy Lady Byron would not give way; and so it came to pass, after a year or more of tears, entreaties, and remonstrances, that the un fortunate wdman made up her mind to quit her home for ever. This, I am absolutely certain, is the true story of Lord Byron's separation from his wife, and as I have already explained, I feel it to be my duty to publish it. Many besides myself knew it; but for reasons which I am at a loss to conceive, and which cannot but be inadequate, they have hitherto preserved a most unsuitable silence."

THE EVENING STAR, NOVEMBER 19,1870.



NEW LINE OF 'BUSES. F. PHIPPS HAS made arragements for Running a 'Bus DAILY between the WHAU and . UCKLAND—leaving the Whau at 8 a. m. and 2 p.m.; and from Union Bank, Auckland, at 10.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Parcels carried. Mr. F. Phipps ha 3 been appointed Agent for the Sale of the Evenktg Stab at the Whau. November 4, 1870.



J. Cosgrave and Co. beg to inform tlie public that there is an entire revolution ki dress, also in the prices of goods. It is neces-. sary it shoidd be so, as Auckland is not in the flourishing position it was twelve months ago ; it is like all goldfield cities, suffering under a recovery, the working classes are more nu merous and money less plentiful. Therefore, the prices of drapery and clothing must come down to suit the times. The population must have clothing suitable for an almost tropical summer. J. Cosgrave and Co. have met the . crisis, they have broken down the monopoly > of large profits that have reigned lierefor years past. They are determined the people sliall be clad and that cheaply j a great chance was offered lately, the stock of a large importer of 'drapery was in the market, a discount off English cost was given, and J. Cosgrave and Co. became the purchasers, hence our extensive and valuable sale of drapery takes place This Day. — \_Advt._



WANTED,— ONE THOUSAND PUR CHASERS of HERBERT H. SMITH'S PATENT PORTABLE SMOKE CONSUMING OVENS.—Note the Address: HiG-H-ST-iEjrT, Top of Same Yabd as Beown AND BaEBET'S. *&: N.B.—All kinds of Ovens Made and Ec« paired. Gas-fitting ipd Spouting Fixed, and Machinery Repaired^



WANTED— The Public to know that Hobbs, the Draper, has summoned me to appear next Tuesday because I spoke to him and told him the truthdn the street. I want the public to come and hear the case, for I dare say some villany, rascality, and persecution without a cause, will come out. He don't like to hear the truth ; I do. Pray do not bring rotten esrgs ! HENRY SPARROW. EMPIRE HOTEL, VICTORIA-STREET. SECOOMBE'S and BEDDEL'S COLO NIAL ALES 4d. per pint, 2d. per glass at the Bar. Just added, a new Billiard Bagatelle Table. W. MiLnEB, proprietor, late of the City Baths, Queen- street. A good Quoit Ground and Quoits complete, adjoining the hotel. BILLIARDS. TO SUIT THE TIMES. GO to MILLER'S EMPIRE HOTEL? Victoria-street, for. a quiet game of Bil liards ;no charge for the table. Drinks, 6d. Cheap Drinks. riTEFE "THAMES ADVERTISES" May be obtained at the OFFICE OF THE " EVENING STAR,' Queen-street, (Next to the Bank of New Zealand), Immediately on the arrival of the Steamer from the Thames. Reed & Brett, Agents for Auckland.. THE EAT-KILLEE! ! THE RAT KILLEE ! ! THE only sure REMEDY for destroying RATS in Auckland is WHITLAWS AMERICAN RAT DESTROYER. This Paste is Poison to Rats and Mice ■without i?ail. One trial will satisfy anyone who is troubled with such vermin. . To be had ONES' at my Establishment, Pitt-street. The Poisons imported from Home are "use less on account of the sea voyage: My BAX* DESTROYER does NOT contain any PHOS PHOROUS. ' f*sfll Manufactured at my Laboratory, Pitt-£tbee*J*, Aua___s_. gggr Note the Address — THE RED GLOBE LIGHT. Sold in boxes at 6d., Is., Is. 6d., 2s. 6d. Sold wholesale at the above prices less 25 per cent, for cash.