SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND

ARRIVAL.

C4o-Ahead, S.S., Favquhar, from Wangarei.

IMPORTS .

Per s.s. St. Kilda, from Wanganui : —24 head cattle, 350 sheep, 45 pigs, A. Buckland ; I horse, Ewen ; 1 box tea, 2 bags sugar, 1 box soap, 1 ditto candles, Mrs. Reid.—A. Buckland, agent. Per s.s. Airedale, from Dunedin : —SO cases geneva, 20 ditto whiskey*(under bond), J. 5-. Macfarlane; 3c plates iron, Morrin ; 2 cases ale, C. Williams ; 1$ hhd. ale, T. B. Gillies ; lease, Bank i f New Zea and. From Lyttel ton : 40 sac':s oats, La vers ; 1 parcel, Mutson ; II bales bacon, G. W. Binnney ; 109 bags oats, 200 sacks whe it, order; 2 horses, R. Balance. From Wellington :13 qr.-casks oil, Gittos. Fr-ni Neison: 23 packages butter, L. D Nathan &Co ; 1 box, F. acherff. From Taranaki: 1 bale flax, L. D. Nathan & Co.; 7 cases butter, Veale ; 5 do eggs, Hood ; 4 do cheese, Jones. —Henderson & Macfarlane, agents.

The schooner Flirt cleared at Lyttelton, for this port, on ihe 21st, with the folio ing cargo :—829 sacks whe it, 433 ditto oats, 23 tons potatoes. 1 ton fiour, Master. 'the steamer James Paterson is expected here to day from Sydney. The s.s. ftorm Bird took her departure for Wanganui and the West Coast yesterday. Passengers—Mis- Burns, Mess.s. Mo tt, Freeth, uoray, Bishop, Waiker, Fogariy, Longhurst, Bainey, Haswill, Hay ton, and eight boys. We understand that the Coquette was in sured in the New Zealand Insurance Com pany's offi c for the sum of £800. The following vessels were lying at Apia, Navi gator Islands, on Sept. B:—Milton, whaler, of New Bedford j San Fran isco, barque, of Hamburg; Alfred, brig, of Hamburg ; Saphie, barque, of Hamburg ; John Williams, Mis sionary birque; Kcnilvvorth, schooner, of Auckland; Susannah Booth, schooner, of Sydney.

ARRIVAL OF THE ST. KILDA.

The fine cattle steamer St. Kilda, Capt. Fainhild, arrived in the Manukau from Wanganui this morning, bringing a cargo of cattle aixl sheep, for Mr. Buckland. Passengeus :—Mrs. Ewen, Mr. Lomax.

WRECK OF THE P.S. STURT.

Yesterday's telegrams informed us of the loss of the piddle steamer _iurt, the property of Me-sr.. Bel her aud Fairweather, of Kaia poi, and which is, no doubt a very serious affair fwr the port. The Sturt was by no me ns a new vessel, bus. still, suited in every way to what was re-

quired of her, and a pretty fair sea going boat. She was brought from England for the trade on tue Australian coast, from

whence she came to New Z- aland, having been purchased by a JNeison Company, who sold her to the General Government. For some time she was used in opi rations against the natives, and on the cessation of the war waa soli in April last to her present owners, and from her lightness of draught proved to be adapted to the river trade. Since her arrival she plied to and from Lyttelton, up to the day. of the accident. An insurance had been effected on her for £1,000 in the Australasian Company, which amount is perhaps under her value, though purchased from the Government for £900. The cargo at the time of the accident was fully in sured with the Pacific Company f-r £850. Captain Dyason thus details the accident :— " Left the wharf, Kaiapoi, at 12.30 p.m.; pro ceeded clown river with the ketch Margaret

in tow. Nearing the bar the signalman had the ' bad bar' signal hoisted. Let go the ketch with the intention to Jet go my anchor, and in the act of letting go saw the signalman waving his hat. I took no notice till he L^hoisted the ' bar safe' signal. I then pro ceeded on, and found when on the bar there - wa3^-iot water enough to take the boat over. ]fi_Cy intention then was to try and back her /off, when the engineer informed me that the starting bar was broken, so that I was quite left to the mercy of the sea and tide. I pro ceeded at once to Kaiapoi to give notice to the owners, and called on two masters of vessels to hold a survey, and give me a report of whut should be done for the benefit of all parties." Captains Whitby and Brown held the survey. Ihe vessel has been abandoned to the underwriters. On Thursday morning she had filled with water, and towards noon had settled so that her back broke, as well as the bed of the engine. The cargo is nearly all damaged, and all will probably be sold by An enquiry into tie wreck, fiefore the Customs Collector, will probably take JXtJlcfi to-morrow, at Kaiapoi. At present the i 'spa v\ washing, at high water, clear over the V/TesjeP, andTof course, she must sink to some /^^xtent intlie sand. It is of course not quite '. certain whether the machinery is intact or ) r-Afe; the engine was half worn, and the boilers >-fear done. — L-jttelton Eras, Sep. 22.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS.

Airedale, s.s., 286 tons, F. Hohaes, from Southern Ports.

St. Kilda, s.s., 01 tons, J. Flowerday, from Wanga nui. Luna, p.s., Fairchild, from Wellington.

ARRIVAL OF THE AIREDALE

The C. S. Company's ss. Airedale, F. Holmes, Esq., commander, left Bluff Harbour at 5 p.m. on 19th ; encountered strong north east winds and sea ; arrived at Port Chalmers at. 830 a.m. on 2uth; sailed t at 4.30 p.m. on 22nd ; had light winds and fine weather till arrival at Lyttelton ; made fast alongside Peacock's Wharf at 11.45 a.m. of 23rd ; sailed aga nat 6.15 p.m. of 24tn ; experienced strong north-east winds and sea tilldaylig ht; arrived at Wellington at noon, - unday; proceeded from thence with the three-masted schooner Lady Bird in tow, at 2 p.m. ol 26 h ; sighted H.M.S. Blanche at 4 p.m.; at 6.30 p.m. reached Picton ; left again at 11 same night; arrived at Nt-lscn on 27th, at 830 a.m ; Bailed at 10 p.m.; at 10 a.mi., 23th, passed tlie s.s. Taranaki; anchored off New Plymouth at noon ; li^ht winds, smooth water, and fine weather from Wellington; 6 p.m. proceeded to sua ; eased the engines at 10 p.m.; at 7.15 a.m., 29th, stopped off the Manukau for the tide 5 9 a.m. crossed the bar.

We are indebted to Mr. R. B. Pringle, purser, for late files.

PassengeeS :—Saloon. —Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Dale and child, Miss Perry, Mrs. Bishop, Mrs. Ross, Mrs. Roddie and child, Messrs. Wright Alexanders, Rundle.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening- Stab Office, Thursday afternoon

Mr. S. Jones sold by auct on this morning, the paddle steamer Maori Chief to the Bay of Islands Coal Company for the sum of £150. The Royal Alfred was withdrawn, the highest ffer being 11,525.

BIRTH.

Someetille. -On 27tli September, at the North Shore, Mrs Robert bomerville, of a

Chapman.—On the 10th inst., at am residence ol Mrs. Cobbdd, Wairoa, haipara, the wife of Captain G. P. Chapman, Harbour Master, Eaipara, of a son.

MARRIAGE.

Johnston —Tt.Br. —On the 27th inst., at St. Andrew's Chinch, i uckland, by the Rev. __lr. router, Mr. Cornelius Joh-Ston, third son of the late Mr. Thomas Johnson, .Sew Mills, Auckland, to Miss Elizabeth, second daughter of Mr. F. Tuby, Auckland.

DEATHS.

Bitsh.—On September 2S. at the Provincial Ho-pi al, after a painful illness, Sarah Bush, aged 62 year . The funeral will lea^e the residence of Mr. G. Purchase, Symonds-stivet, at 3 30 p m. to morrow (Friday), 30th inst. Friends will please accept this invitation.

Home papers please copy.

POLICE COURT.

The following is the rota for attendance of Magistrates at the Police Court for the week ending Saturday, October 1. Friday, September 30: Messrs. Pierce and Porter. Saturday, October 1 : Messrs. Ritchie and A. IL Taylor.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

Mails will close as under :— Mads for the undermentioned places, per s.s. Auckland, will close at this office CB Friday, 3'th inst., as under:—For Inch. , China, Mauritius, Mediterranean Ports. Continent of Europe &v., at 10.30 a.m. For Australian Colonies, at 3 p.m. For United Kingdom, via Suez and Southamp ton (for letters specially so addressed), at 3 p.m. For United Kingdom, via Mar seilles and Brindisi, at 3.30 p.m. For registered letters, money oiders, and news papers, at 2 p.m. Late letters for Sydney and the Unit ed Kingdom, via Southampton, bearing a fee of 3 1., and 6d in addition to " the postage, will be received tilt 3.30 p.m. Mails for the undermentioned places, per s.s. Wonga Wonga, will close at this office on Friday, 7th October, as follows : —For Sandwich Islands, British Columbia, United States of America, British, Central, and South America, British and Foreign West Indies. Continent of Europe, via England, at 12.30 p.m. For United Kingdom, via San Francisco, at 1 p.m. For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at 11 a.m. Late letters for the United States nf A i erica and United Kingdom, bearing n late fee of 6d. in addition to the postage, will be received at this office till 1.30 p.m., and by the Mail Agent on board the steamer up to time of sailing. For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to morrow, at 4.30 an'! 5.30 p m. For Tahiti, per Kita, this . , at 4 p.m. For Valparaiso, per U.S. s.s. Resaca, on Saturday, Ist Oct< let', r.l 9 a.m. For Tauranga and Opotiki, per Tauranga, on Saturday, Ist October, at 9.30 a.m. Tor Taranaki and Southern Provinces, per s.s. Airedale, on Saturday, Ist October, at 10 a.m. Late letters and telegrams for trans mission from the Nelson station, will be received at this office, till 10.30 a.m., and at Onehunga till 11.30 am. For Fiji, per Emma, on Saturday, Ist Oct., at 4 p.m. For Wangarei, &c, per p.s. Samson, on Satur day, Ist October, at 4.30 p.m. The mails for Post-offices in the Kaipara district will close at this office in future every Monday, imtead of Saturday, as heretofore. The return mails will arrive in Auckland every Saturday, at 3 p.m. S. B. Bias, Chief Postmaster.

The Evening Star. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1870.

A meeting of the electors of Newton Jwillbe held this evening.at the Newton '.Academy ,to discuss the merits of the respective candi dates. A meeting of German residents was held last evening at the Auckland hotel, when an address, to be sent to the King of Prussia, was unanimously adopted, and various amounts which have been collected were handed in to the treasurer. Other business in connection with the object in view was transacted, but was of no public interest.

ARRIVAL OF THE GOVERNOR.

The Government p.s. Luna arrived in the Manukau this morning from Wellington and Taranaki, bringing hi_ Excellency the Go vernor and Colonel Pitt. Sir George landeu at Taranaki, and remained about 12 hours.

ORPHAN HOME PARNELL.

An entertainment is to be given this evening at the Symonds-street Music Hall, in aid of the lunds of the above most deserving institu tion, the entertainment is to be under the patronage and in the presence of her Excellency Lady Bowen, and the officers of the American mau-o'-war Resaca. and promises to be a great success. Besides several gentlemen who will give readings, the Auckland Ethiopian Troupe have given their services, and will appear in lwo parts —the first to be a musical bouquet a la Christy, the second a musical, comical, and terpsichorean melange. We trust to see the house crowded in every part, and a very substantial addition to the funds of the Orphan Home.

POLICE COURT— Thursday.

j_Before J. O'Neill and G. B. Owen, Esqrs., Justices.]

Dhttnke_._.esß. —D. Davis, J. Jones, T. Pearson, for first offences, were each fined 5s and co.ts, or to be imprisoned sJ4 hours with hard labour. J. Wil iiams, for a second offence, was fined 10s and costs, or to be imprisoned 48 hours.

VaGkanct. —W. JJoinsley, a discharged soldier from the 18th, was charged with hav ing been illegally on the premises of G. li. Edwards, of the Army and _S avy Hotel, on ih« ms;ht of the 28th instant.—Prosecutor ■ teposecl to having discovered, prisoner at midnight under a bed above stairs, an i ad joining those room 3in which ladies were sleep ing. He had no authority to be there.—Con stable Price deposed to having arrested pri soner, who ha 1 been drinking for some time. —Sentenced to two month's imprisonment with hard labour. —Bridget Hawkey was charged tv.th using obscene language in Chan cery-street. —Constable Jeffery deposed to the .acts, aud prisoner, who had oeeu already 19 times convicted in futir years, was sentenced to a fine of 40s and costs, or to be imprisoned lor one inenth with hard labour.

Siu__.i> Ad.—John Lynch was charged by F. C. Lewis, Inspector of .-beep, with having on 22n i .September, permitted scabby sheep to go v , property not his own.—Mr. Lewis ex-plait, d extenuating circumstance* that this was the iirstcase brought before the Court, that there h ..1 been general disregard' of the regu lation , nd th_t he desired merely to draw public: ul tuntion to the matter, as the law wouiil hi future be put in force. On his re quest ;!:j case was withrawn. T . ' ourt then rose.

THE WAR.

The Victorian Government have taken steps to obtain the fullest and most reliable informa tion respecting the French land and sea forces stationed at New Caledonia; but they appear to regard the communication as a privileged one, and for the present have no desire to make it. public. The Governor of South Australia, at the request of the Parliament of that colony, has premised to take steps to ob tain similar information.

The Aiistraliscke Deutsche Zeitung, in an article entitled " Our position in the colonies during the Franco-German war,'' intimates that the Queensland press h _ deprecated Gor man meetings, aud that the other colonies are inclined to take the same view. It also says that amongst the Irish exist an unfiien ly Spirit towards Germany ; ttiat in some churches Prussia has been preached against ; that prayers have been oilered up for the victory of the French ; and thai one Catholic priest has denounced the war as one of reli gion, undertaken by Protestanism against the Catholic Church. ThcDeit/sc/uZcilung counsels Germans stroi gly to refrain from untoward demonstration, but calls upon them quietly aud strenuously to use every endeavour to continue remitting home substantial tokens of love for their country. If interfered with, our German contemporary states, all that remains for.'them to do is to point out that the English authorities in Victoria and Sydney have done less towards maintaining a strict neutrality, inasmuch as they have permitted Fren"h men-of-war to take in coal, " and who knows what besides," in Australian ports. — Melbourne Daily Telegraph, Sept. 17.

SPECIAL TELEGRAM

THIS DAY

THE ELi CTION

COIIOMANDEL CRUSHING !

2.30 p.m. The polling for the Pr. vincial Council ehction is proceeding evenly and quietly. Mitchell and Grove are about the same. The City of Puneclin leader has been struck in the low level.

The Harbour View, Coromandel, have clcaned-up, and. have obtained the mag nificent return of 140 ozs. from fourteen tons.

The Tower of London have crushed 120 ozs, from fifty-two tons.

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

FRENCH MAN-OF-WAR AT MEL BOURNE.

THE DUKE OF FDINBUEGH AT THE SIDNEY FXHIBITION.

GENREAL TOM THUMB TO VISIT

AUCKLAND

SUPPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH

WHECK OF THE BEW7H4.—FOU PA.-ohJNGEE- DROWNED.

We have Australian nesvs via the South to the 17th inst.: — MELBOURNE, September 17. The French Gunboat Surcouf, bound for New Caledonia from Galle, put in for co*l and provisions on Sunday ; some excitement was caused before h> r dates were known, as she » ight have brought later war news. She, however, left Galle on the 111 August. She took sufficient coals and provisions to carry her to the port of her destination. The cap tain is reported as having stated his intention to take any Prussian vessels he may meet with.

The fl.ods have subsided except at Echuca, where again the river is rising and the whole township th re ate i cd. The Supreme Court upheld Cohen's convic tion for selling drink on Sundays, holding that travellers are not entitled to be supplied on Sundays. Supples conviction is unanimously upheld, and he is sentenced to death. Ho made a speech alleging that he was the victim of slander, and did a meritorious deed in trying to shoot his slanderer. The Chief Justice told him if his principles were carried out, there would be an end to all society, law, and order. Mr. Rawlings, the lion, treasurer of the Royal Society, has been dismissed. He has recovered from the effects of poison taken accidentally.

George Hughes, lately alderman of the city, died suddenly.

St. Enoch's Church has been converted into a Presbyterian Assembly Hall, and it was for mally opened with a tea meeting. Sir James McCulloch presiding.

Fulton & Co. have completed the first sugar mill made in the colony for Mr. Ewan, of Port Macquarie.

The dramatic season at the Royal has been commenced by Coppin, with a round of cha racters and full houses. Mrs. Gladstone has gone to Sydney. Bandman is again here on a short stay. Matthews is drawing crowded houses at Adelaide. The Tom Thumb troupe is at Beech worth en route for Sydney, thence to New Zealand.

Commercial —Considerable sales of flour have taken place during the week, at £12 10a to £12 12s 6d ; and trade lots at £13. Wheat is scarce at 5s 6d to os Bd. There is very little animation. Oats continue dull at 3s sd. Maize is a shade better at 3s 9d. Honolulu sugars sold readily at current rates. A cargo of leas, from Hankow, sold freely ; but there is no material change in either sugars or teas. Basting powder has reached Bd, and quick silver, 3s.

Shipping—The Nightingale sailed on Mon day for Wellington via Dunedin, taking 2000 cases kerosene, 500 cases geneva, for Dunedin. The James Paterson, steamer, sails for Auck land on Monday via Sydney. The Rangitoto will call at Picton, aud the Tararua will in future call at Oamaru and Timaru. The schooner Bertha of Launceston was wreked on Cape Llptrap beach. Captain Quinn, two sailors, and four passengers were lost. A man named Luke Cullen was the sole survivor.

THE MELBOURNE CUP.

The Australasian of September 17th, gives tho following state of the betting for the Melbourne Cup, on the preceding Wednes day : — 8 to 1 against Croydon 10—1 „ Tim Whifller 10—1 „ Warior 10—1 „ Little Dick 10—1 „ Glencoe 12—1 „ Duke of Montrose 12-1 „ Sir William 15—1 „ Trump Card 17 —1 ,i Manuka 17—1 „ Sir John 20—1 „ Milesian 25 —1 „ -he Monk 25—1 „ Nimble Foot Vo —1 „ Strop 33 —1 „ The Earl, Palmerston, Flying Dutchman, Pray, or, Moselle, Bar barian, the Pearl, Barbclle, and Detec tive. 100 to 1 and 2 against the others, SYDNEY, September 16. Messrs. Thame and Walker's stock of groceries, &c. (valued at £14,000), have been confiscated by the Government owing to the seizure of an illicit slill on their premises, by the Excise authorities. The man who was working the still was fined £100. Sixteen thousand children visited the Exhi bit ion on this date.

Mr. Winch's horse Little Dick has been scratched for the Melbourne Cup.

At the Randwick Meeting Do Mestre's b h Tim Whifller won the Plate of 200 sevs. ; Town's b f Amethyst, the Tradesmen's Plate of 40 soys. ; L. Uhde's b c Argyle, the Grand Stand Plate of 90 soys. ; G. Adam's eh h Trump Card, the Waverley Handicap ; L. Uhcic's gr h Kaizer, the Forced Handicap.

Lyttelton wheat sold by auction at 43. sd. per bushel.

The Galatea arrived on the loth. The Prince visited the Governor, drove through the city, and visited the Exhibition. There was no demonstration. The Clio arrived yes terday.

Lyitelton wheat fetched 4s. sd. The steamer Thetis returned from Howe's Island, bringing the remainder of the crew of the barque Aurifera, which foundered some time ago on the passage from Newcastle to Auckland.

Californian flour is quoted at £13. 1 he Savings Bank Amendment Bill passed its second reading.

The Exhibition is a great success. Go vernor Belmore attends daily. Yesterday, the members of the Juvenile Temperance Society attended, and sang " God save (he Queen."

ADELAIDE, Sept. 16. The Assembly is passing a Protective Ta riff.

The last of the overland telegraph party left Adelaide yesterday. They expect to complete the line in twelve months. The intended Tweed Factory Company is a failure, only a few shares being subscribed.

HOBART TOWN, Sept. 16,

The Assembly has taken the initiative 'in the payment of members. The Treasurer has introduced a new tariff, of a protective cha racter.

ARRIVAL OF THE 'A IR E DA LE.

WRECK OF THE < STURT.'

THE NATIVE MEETING AT

TARANAKI. The s.s. Airedale arrived in the Manukau this morning from the Southern ports. We take the following from files to hand : — WANGANUI, Sept. 26. Last evening at quarter past eight o'clock a sharp shock of earthquake was felt throughout the town. It was of very short duration, not lasting above ten seconds, and the direction appeared to be from .W. to N.E. The shock had the effect of causing a perceptible vibra tion in the houses throughout, the town, and people having supper, heard their glasses and tumblers rat tie most melodiously. WELLINGTON, September 22. It is said that the Government intond to avoid re assembling Parliament, by instruct ing tbe registration officers to prepare the rolls for the districts as intended, not as de scribed in the Act. The dwelling house of Thomas Hawk, farmer, Greytown, was burnt last night. September 23. The Evening Post directs attention to another curious blunder in last session's legis lation. The Gold Duties Act Amendment Act repeals the previous Act from the Ist of October, but docs not itself come into opera tion until the Ist of January. It is doubtful if any gold duty can be collected in the in terim. September 25. The Luna, which returned to-day from Taranaki, brought back Inspector Brannigan and 24 Armed Constabulary. The great meeting at Parakaio is over, and all is quiet. The Blanche left Taranaki yesterday, and returned here. CHRISTCHURCH, September 23. Mr. Moorhouse, member for Christchurch, has been appointed Chief Registrar of Titles under the Land Transfer Act. The boating season commences to-morrow with a grand procession. A stack of wheat at Moeraki Downs was burnt yesterday. It is supposed to have been ' the work of an incendiary. The ship Ramsay sailed yesterday for Lon don with a cargo valued at £32,923. The paddle steamer Sturt was wrecked at Kaiapoi bar yesterday, and has totally broken up. The vessel was insured for £1,000 and the cargo for £850. The plant of the Timaru landing service was sold yesterday by auction. One Jackson was brought up yesterday charged with obtaining money under false pretences. The information was laid by Wakefield. After hearing evidence, the case was dismissed. I he Tararua is advertised in the Melbourne pipers to call at Timaru aud Oamaru on the downward trip. TIMARU, Sept. 22. The plant of the Timaru Landing and Shipping Company was sold by auction to day, and realised £975. Captain Cain was the purchaser. Tbe Beautiful Star arrived yesterday after noon, and sails for Lyttelton nt 4 p.m. The Superintendent leaves in her. HOKITIKA, September 22. In entering the river last night, the Martha and Lavinia, from Hobarton, struck on the North Spit, and sustained no damage. She was towed off this morniug. Sailed, 8 a.m.—Sarah and Mary, for Mel bourne. This vessel was detained several days, the tug Lioness being stuck on a shingle bank in the river. The Bank increases rapidly. The Lioness was released this morning, towed , out the Sarah and Mary, and proceeded to Westport. September 24. The prisoner John Vincent, a coloured man, who was sentenced to 21 years' imprisonment in May, 1807, for attempted murder, escaped from custody yt-lerday. He was with the hard labor gang, and suddenly disappeared in the bush. The police are in pursuit, but he is not yet re-captured.

SUPREME COURT.—In Bankruptcy.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29. (Before Lis Honor Sir G. A. Arney, Knight, Chief Justice.)

His Honor took his seat on the bench at 11 o'clock, and disposed of the following busines :

The following bankrupts were unopposed, mcl received their discharge : —Frank Towers, comedian. John Gwynncth, engineer ; lia bilities, £1,440 13s 9d, incurred principally in mining speculations ; assets, £(iOO 63 6d. Henry Abbot Mail*; this was an adjourned case held over from the last sitting.

James Mackey, June. —Personal liabilities, £4,593 19s Bd. Partnership liabilities, £9,7-3 4s 7d; personal assets, £8,432 lis lOd . made up of book debts, £593 b's 10J ; household and ollice furniture, £55 5s ; freehold land at Tararu wharf, dwelling-house and land at Shortland, land at Collingwood (1090 acres). The land at Tararu and Short land is mortgaged to the Bank of Australasia ; that at JXelson to the Loan Company. The pa. inership liabili ties were set down at £5,965 9s 6d ; made up book debts, £548 4s 6d; freehold land at Korokoro, Huikaretu, Taukitirahi, and Short land, valued at £1,601) ; lease of block at Ohinemuri, valued at £2,500. These assets were mortgaged to the Bank of Australasia. Ollice of Mackey, Taipaii, and Co , valued at £500; olliue furniture, valued at £45 ; Waiwakarun*a Forest, value £450; purchases of land complete, £1000; mining interest, £1822; interest, in Hauraki Saw Mill, £500 ; total assets, £17,30_ Is 4t_ ; apparent surplus, £2990 17s Id. The report of the Trustee stated that in the present state of the mining interests, there was not much to be expected from the realisation of such items, or from the endeavour to collect the book debts.

THE EVENING STAB, SEPTEMBER 29,1870.



TO THE HEADS OP AUCKLAND. ONE of the most complete Establish ments in New Zealand, where you can have your HAIR CUT, CURLED, DRESSED, or SHAMPOOED In all the Newest Fashions of the day. Hair Cut, and Brushed by Machinery, 6d. SHAVING ... ... 6d. SHAMPOOING ... ... Is. FRANCIS J. SHORTT, In calling the attention of Gentlemen to the above, would state that he has purchased the Premises lately occupied by Prolessor Q-. H. EVAN3, opposite Daebx's Thistle Hotel and the Market Place, and having fitted it up at great cost, can affirm that his Establishment is one of the most finished and comfortable in New Zealand. Gentlemen may rely on extreme cleanliness combined with civil ty and attention. S_^g" Note the Address — FRANCIS J. SHORTT, HAIRDRESSER AND PERFUMER, Opposite the Market Place, 176, Queen- stkeet, Auckland. JTJ-T ARRIVED, AT the CASH PALACE, O£A ROLLS SPICE MUTTON AND BEEF, AT 3d. PER LB.



STMONDS - STREET ENTF_> TAINMENT. XhSi- For the BENEFIT of the ORPHAN HOME, PARNELL. Under the Patronage and in the P«&»__>_.'__« LADY BOWENT 0f And the OFFICERS of the U.S. FrigateVR ES . THIS (THURSDAY) EVENING, Sept. 29. PROGRAMME. PART I. Fantasia, " Norma" .. .. Mrs. Woollev fading Mr. G. P. / ler „ Song Gentleman Am»L Reading Mr. Ryan ateur INTERVAL. PART 11. AUCKLAND ETHIOPIAN TROUPE (Consisting of Twelve Performers). Manager Mr. D. T. Fox Overture Company Opening Chorus, "Strike, boys, Strike" Company Song, "Oh ! Gently breathe the tender Sigh" Mr. E. Foster Song, " Julietta Bell" .. .. Mr. G. Camerm, Song, " Ring the Bell, Watchman" Mr. R. Gitland Song, " Fire down below".. .. Mr. R. S. WinL Song, " Farewell, Kitty, dear" .. Mr. 0. D BeU Song, " Choppy d' Chop" .. .. Mr. G. Cameron Blacksmiths' Chorus, from "II ron Trovatore" Company Interval of 10 minutes. PART 111. Solo Extraordinary .. .. Mr. R. Winter Quartette, "Come where my) Ji, ce ss,s, rs; r Foster, Love lies Dreaming" .. f 1 acu> Manfred, . X and Gatland " Talent let Loose" .. .. \ Messrs. Winfet. t and Fox ( Messrs. Foster Song and Chorus, " Log Hut".. J. Bell, Manfred ' ( and Gatland.' " Curious Nerves" J Messrs. Winter (. and Cameron. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN ! Prices of Admission : — Front Seats, 25.; Back ' Seats, Is. Doors open at 7.30, performance com mences at 8 o'clock. WAT.THD. iA-ACRE LAND ORDERS. VICKERS & ORCHARD, 61, Queen-street. LOST — From Karangabape Road, near Upper Queen-street, Yesterday, 2 Small Boar PIGS, black and white. The finder will be rewarded.- -Geo. Henderson. A GENTLEMAN can be accommodated with a BEDROOM, with partial BOARD, in the Alten Road.—For address apply to Mr. Philipson, Chemist, Princes street. CDE L'EAU, Shirttviaker, Mount-street . seven doors from E. S. Hill's, Globe Hotel, Waliefield-sti-et. Shirts made on order and measure, in the newest fashions, from 3s. fid. to 18s. each. 1* mHAMES GOLDFIELES. -.*ss&* JL The following well-known !&#& Cutters continue to TRADE ~«._»-£*#. re g U i ar ]y between AUCKLAND and the THAMES, conveying cargo at cur rent rates :—' Glance,' c Lee,' . Severn,' ' Harriet,' ' Cornstalk,' ' Maid of the Mill.'— M. NICCOL, agent, Custom-house-street, -."kxk T^OEWANQ-ANUI «s_aa«4r^^ JJ direct. 'ST. KLLDA.' will leave the Wharf, Onehunga, for Wanganui direct on SATURDAY, October 1, at 9 a.m. For Freight or Passage apply to ALFRED BUCKLAND, Auckland ; Or, ALFRED BARNES, • Onehunga. T O. O. F., M. C, A. D. DISPENSARY. T. FISH, CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST, (For five years I ispenser to Drs. Stratford and Wright, Parnell), opposite the Masonio Hotel, PRINCES-STREET, Auckland. Dr. Stkatfoed in attendance for consulta tion from 10 to 11 a.m. Dr. Wbight, from 11 to 12 a.m. TELEGRAPHIC 1 NEWS PEOM THB CUSTOMHOUSE HOTEL, FORT-STREET. FAMILIES will find this Establishment: 1 the Cheapest and Best in Auckland. - • Jamaica Rum, good quality, Is Gd to 2s 6d best quality, 3s per bottle. Old Port, Is 6d to 2s 6d, best quality, 3a per bottle. Fine Flavored Sherry, Is 6d to 2s 6d; best quality, 3s per bottle. English Ginger Wine, 2s 6d per bottle. English Orange Wine, ditto ditto. Red Australian Wine, highly recommended for invalids, 3s per bottle. Best Claret, 2s per bottle. . Cherry Brandy, and Cherry Cordial, 3s 6 per bottle. . Raspberry and Lemon Syrups, Is per bottle. Holland Square Gin, 2s 6d do do. Holland Full-size, 4s do do. Old Tom, best brands 3s Gd do do. Scotch Whisky and Dunville's Irish Whisky, 3s 6d do do. Heunessy's and Martell's Pale Braf dies, 48 per bottle. '-<•* . j V; Best Sparkling Champagne, 5s per bottle. English Bottled Stout, Is per bottle. English Bottled Ale, Is per bottle. A liberal discount allowed to wholesali purcha'seis. The proprietor begs to assure his customers tiat all the goods are of the best quality, ana if not approved of, the money returned.