The Evening Star.

Vol. I.—No. 197.]

AUCKLAND, FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1870.

[Price One Penny.



—i __ QITEAM between AUCK siM>g||v O LAND and THAMES.— Em—J^w^^ The Steamer ,_ll =Sa__-___- WILLIAMS' wiU leave punctually at the advertised time, as follows :— Auckland • Saturday, 27th August, for Tararu, 10.30 a.m. Tararu : Saturday, 27th August, from Tararu, 3.30 p.m. Return tickets issued for one week at re duced rates. The steamer ' Clyde' will tender the ' Williams.'—H. M JERVIS, Agent. -i QTEAM to the THAMES. OF EDINBURGH.' TIME TABLE. From Auckland: Friday, 26th August, 3 o'clock afternoon Saturday, 27th August, 4 o'clock afternoon From Grahamstown : Saturday, 27th August, 9.30 o'clock morning -V_ 2*_. CI TEAM TO THE HOT gJL^^Sv k5 SPRINGS and MAHU *PIM\£> RANGE-The p.s. ■_________B < LADY BOWEN,' Captain Adams, will leave Queen-street Wharf at 11 o'clock, on SATURDAY, the 27th, re maining at Mahurangi on Sunday, leaving Mahurangi at 4.30 p.m. on Monday, for Auck land.—J. CASEY.' ._, . QTEAM TO WANGAREI. g^^^^Ss^ J^_The fast and favorite s.b. ' GO-AHEAD' JBa____E_Ei c a p ta j n a. Farquahab, will leave as under : Fbom Auckland — THIS DAY (Friday), at 11 o'clock a.m. Thursday, Ist September, 5 o'clock evening Thursday, Bth September, 5 o'clock evening From Whangarei— Saturday, 27th August, Friday, 2nd September, 10 o'clock evening Friday, 9th i= eptember, 6 o'clock evening. —For freight or passage apply to 8. HAGUE SMITH, Auckland; D. COLE, Mangapai; J. MONRO, Junr., Marsden ; J. S. RUST, Whangarei. .-W Jt^ C. TEAM TO THE BAY OF SMfe^gPN. O ISLANDS (instead of the lM«^^ s. b. ' Tauranga') —The s s. JM_-__--_- , GO-AHEAD' Captain A. Farquahar, will leave the Queen street Wharf on Monday next, the 29th instant, at 2 p.m. Shippers are respectfully solicited to send all goods ordered per 'Tauranga,' by this oppor tunity.—W. J. HURST & CO., Agents, Auckland ; A. VILCOQ, Agent, Russell. FOR KAIPARA, (Calling at all the Stations). \^ nnHE Regular Trader / \Jk J_ )ommt «TWILIGHT,' will sail as above on SATURDAY NEXT, August 27th. M. NICCOL, Agent. Customhouse-street, August 24, 1870. FOR TAURANGA DIREOT. rpHE Clipper Schooner J&&s^ ' T AURAN GA,' Captain Moller, will sail as above on THIS (THURSDAY) evening, 25th instant. For freight or passage apply to the Master, on board. i~W_A^ .TIIRCULAR SAW LINE gMgg§|N v V>' OFSIEAMERS.—FOR TTOKJgS^ TAURANGA, NAPIER, *********** WELLI NGTON, LYTTEL TON, AND OTAGO.—The s.s. 'LORD ASHLEY' from Queen-street Wharf on THURSDAY, September 1. For Freight or Passage apply to HEN DERSON & MACFARLANE. /.S. ' PHCEBE,' FOR SOUTHERN PORTS ■«v a. TTAVING been detained ' lisii-KcSi^Nv ** ky the weather, will *" tMsa^K^A>'leave the Manukau THIS "■^^^& DAY (Friday), at 2.30 p.m. Ship's boats will be at the wharf from 9 a.m. HENDERSON & MACFARLANE, Agents. SYDNEY EXHIBITION. CIRCULAR SAW LINE. <gfa± TT ETURN TICKETS, available JSPfi*\* -Lv for two months, by any of SGSS&JS^. tlle csse'B °f the above line, are <was___r now being issued at Reduced Rales. ' Constanco,' Captain Gibbon, sails on MONDAY, 29th instant . Apply to HENDERSON & MACFARLANE.



AUSTRALASIAN STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S LINE OF STEAMERS. SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. Transhipping to any Port in the Australasian Colonies. -Li rT.UE A. S. N. Company's e*|kft^|itSN< JL Steamship MmmWE-f AUCKLAND,' 850 tons, 150 horse power, Charles Blick, Commander, expected here on or about 20th August, and will leave four days after arrival. Return Tickets during the Metropolitan Show —to be opened on the 30th insta-nt, at Sydney - available for one month, will be issued at one fare and a-half. Freights.—All certified unsold exhibits conveyed to the Metropolitan Show will be returned freight free. For Freight or Passage apply to H. M. JERVIS, Agent. T7.OR LEVUKA, PUIS.— /"fJ^IV JD The Clipper Schooner JRjg^ ' AURORA,' tksSßs!***- 52 tons register, Joseph Brain, Master, will sail as above on or about SATURDAY, the 27th instant. Has supe rior accommodation for passengers. For Passage only apply to SHIRLEY W. HILL, Lower Queen-street. August 20, 1870. FOR NEW YORK DIRECT. Tjsvk rp H E Magnificent Clipper 4 S ANTON,' J. G. Moore, Commander, 511 tons register, AA 1 at Lloyd's, wiU sail for New York early in September. This vessel has excellent accommodation for Cabin and Steerage passengers. For freight or passage apply to MUST and CO., Agents outwards. Gr. WILLIAMSON, Wholesale _ RetaU TOBACCONIST, 120, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND, HAS ON SALE THE UNDERMEN TIONED GOODS :— 10 boxes Mayflower, 10s, Cavendish 10 boxes Lord Nelson, 10s 7 boxes McAvoy's, 10s 3 boxes St. Leonard's, 10s 5 boxes Venus, 10s 8 boxes St. Elmo, _-lb 10 boxes Cloth of Gold, light-pressed 6 boxes Congress, light-pressed 8 boxes Sublett's Aromatic, pounds 15 boxes Sunny South, 6in. gold bar 5 boxes Raglan's Pocket-pieces 4 boxes Pankcake Pocket-pieces Navy Aromatic, 4s 6 boxes Navy Aromatic, 6s 8 boxes Navy Aromatic, lib Cable Twist Negrohead and Genuine Barrett's Twist CUT TOBACCOS. Cigarette, Aromatic Brunswick Mixture, and Barrett's CIGARS. A large assortment, from 10s 6d per box Manilla Cigar 3 and Cheroots, very choice Ormond Swiss Havannahsin great variety and in first rate condition THE WAY TO OBTAIN SOUND HEALTH. Ist.—Cleanse the Stomach from all offensive accumulations, which so usuaUy produce fun ctional derangement, vitiating the food. 2nd. Purify the blood from acrid and cor rupt humors, and you will remove the causes of the greatest mass of the diseases which afflict so many of the human famUy. A REMEDY, proved by thirty years' ex perience, capable of effecting such a desirable and important purpose, is stiU before the public in WHELPTON'S VEGETABLE PURIFYING PILLS. This famous Medicine has proved its value in Diseases of the Head, Chest, Bowls, liver, and Digestive Organs, Kidneys, &c.; also, in Rheumatism, Ulcers, Sores, and Skin Diseases, it beina; a direct Purifier of the Blood and other fluids of the human body. See handbills given away by agents. Prepared and sold wholesale and retail in boxes, Is, Is 6d, 2s 9d, and 3s 6d each, by G. W-H-LFJL'ON & SON, 3, Crane Court, Fleet street, London; and may be had of all Chemists and Medicine Vendors in the Colony of New Zealand.



MESSRS. G. NASH & CO., DRAPERS AND CLOTHIEES, tt AYE ON HAND A WELL-ASSORTED] STOCK OF :d:r,_a.:f>:e:r/y~, MSILLINERY, AND CLOTHINIG, The whole of which they are now Selling at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. SBLLTUG OIFIE 1. SELLING OFF!!! SELLING OFF!!! IN comequence of the extraordinary pressure of the times, and to meet the unusual depres sion in business, K,1013:J--R3D bbce, JEWELLER AND WATCHMAKER, Has determined to CLEAR OUT his Stock at COST PRICES. The Stock in hand consisting of Watches, Bracelets, Earrings, Rings, Clocks, and every description of useful and ornamental Jewellery, to the value of several thonsands of pounds, is, therefore, offered to ths public at COST PRICES. An early visit is invited. The Newest Patterns in Brooches, &c, expressly manufactured to the order of the advertiser for the Auckland Market. i BROOCHES, EARRINGS, WEDDING RING?, LADIES' RINGS, SIGNET RINGS, JET JEWELLERY, CLOCKS, WATCHES, SCARF PINS, BRACELETS, STUDS, CHARMS, GREENSTONE ORNAMENTS, &c, &c DIAMOND RINGS, DIAMOND BROOCHES, DIAAIOND PINS, DIAAIOND BRACELETS, DIAMOND SCARF RINGS, DIAMOND NECKLETS, LOOSE DIAMONDS. RICHARD BECK, JEWELLER, QUEEN-STEEET. THE SALVAGE GOODS OF PATTERSON, RAY, PALMEfI, & CO., OF MELBOURNE, DAMAGED DURING THE LATE FIRE AT WATSON, SCANLAN, & CO.'S STORE, will be offered for sale at J. COSGRAVE & CO., DRAPERS, QUEEN STREET, ON TOMORROW, FRIDAY, AUGUST 26. NO OFFER REFUSED, AS THE GOODS MUST BE SOLD. NEIL CAMPBELL, TAILOR AND CLOTHIER QUEEN STREET, OPPOSITE THE MARKET RESERVE. tYEGS to return thanks for past favors, and also to intimate to his friends and the public that he has added a large assortment of Winter Goods to his Stock, and can execute aU orders entrusted to him at prices that will defy competition.



UNITED SERVICE WHOLESALE & RETAIL WINE AND SPIRIT STORE, QUEEN- STREET, TWO DOORS FROM WELLESLEY-STREET. A MONTILLADO SHERRY, first Quality OLD TAWNY PORT, Vintage 1361 BOOTH'S LONDON UNSWEETENED GIN JAMIESON'S PURE AIALT DUBLIN WHISKY DUNVILLE'S BELFAST WHISKY GREENLESS & CALDWELL'S CAMP BELTON WHISKY POMERANZEN GERAIAN BITTERS A large and most varied Stock of WINES and SPIRITS of the Best Brands. BASS' BURTON ALE ALWAYS ON DRAUGHT. G. HOLDSHIP & CO.'.S __-__ bTEAM <S ■*. MILL, CUSTOM-HOUSE STREET, AUCKLAND. GH. & CO. having completed the erec , tion of their Machinery, can with confidence invite the attention of intending purchasers to the following articles, viz., Timber of various qualities, lengths and sizes, from 6s. per 100 ft. upwards Half-inch Lining, Ceiling and Boat Boards Matched Flooring, Lining and Ceiling Rusticated Weatherboards • Moulded Architraves and Skirtings Mouldings of various sizes Sashes, Doors, Shop Fronts, Shutters, &c. AU kinds of Joiner's work made to order House Blocks, Shingles, Palings, &c. Materials complete, supplied for Houses to any given dimensions for country settlers, shipment, or otherwise. Cash Purchasers will be liberally dealt with. HOBSON'S BRIDGE BREWERY LYELL BROTHERS pAN now supply their SUPERIOR BEER in any quantity to Hotels and Private Families. Orders left at the Brewery, or their OFFICE, DURHAM-STREET Will be promptly attended to BAZAAR OMNIBUSES—AuckIand and Onehunga —Onehunga and Auckland Station. Time Table. Leave Auckland for Onehunga—B a.m., 9 a.m., 10 a.m., (Return Ticket), 12, 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 5 p.m. On Sundays, at 10 a.m., and 4 p.m. Leave Onehunga for Auckland—B a.m , 10 a.m., (Return Ticket), 12, 2 p.m, 5 p.m. On Sundays, 10 a.m., and 4 p.m. A 'bus wiU leave Auckland for Onehunga every Sunday at 8.30 p.m. Howick for Auckland, 8 a.m. Auckland for Howiek, 3 p. m. Livery and Bait Stables. Horses Bought and Sold on Commission. For the accommodation of passengers arriving late at night from the Gold Fields, and others desirous of visiting the different places of amusement, a Night Omnibus will leave Onehunga at 7 p.m., and return at 11 o'clock the same night. Return Tickets from Onehunga. N.B. Special Omnibuses wUI be always ready at the Onehunga Wharf for the accommo dation of passengers arriving by the different steamers and other vessels.



GREYHOUND HOTE r, CORNER of QUEEN AND VICTORIA-STREETS. AUCKLAND. MICIIAELMROORA*, PROPRIETOR, IN returning thanks to his friends, visitors, and the public generally for their past sup port, begs leave to draw attention to the extensive IMPROVEMENTS recently effected in the pro .rises by the hands of the most experienced designers and decorators in Auckland, which have rendered this well-known Hotel FAR SUPERIOR to any other in this city, and equal to the best of the far-famed Hotels of Melbourne and Ballarat. TII E BaR Has been fitted up in a gorgeous manner, and in size and convenience is unrivalled; and visitors balling there will find themselves, as heretofore, waited upon with the utmost civility and attention, and will be supplied with articles of the very best and choicest qualities and descriptions. N.B.—Hot Water always in Readiness. TilK, PARLOURS AND BEDROOMS Require only to *"f v.sited to be appreciated; and M. C. can appeal with confidence to the testimony of previous visitors, who will bear him out in asserting that the arrangements cannot be excelled. THE BILLIARD-ROOM AND THE ADJACENT BAR Are fitted up with the best Tables and the most approved appliances, and are under skilful management, which has always afforded satisfaction. M. C. trusts by a continuance of attention and civility, combined with care in supplying none but First-class Goods, to merit an in crease in the favours hitherto liberally bestfjwed on him, and hopes that the GREYHOUND HOTEL May be recognised as THE FIRST HOUSE IN AUCKLAND To which pre-eminence it shall be his en deavour to raise it. MOURNING. J. M. M CLACHLAN 214, QUEEN-STREET, (Near Theatre Royal), HAS now-FOR SALE at PRICES MUCH'- BELOW the regular figure, for CASH, a Splendid Assortment of jWoxmttng (©oolisi. BOUGHT CHEAP AT AUCTION. Black Silk, 3s. lid., worth ss. Black French Merino, 2s. 6d., worth 4s. Black Crape Cloth, 25., worth 3s. Black Coburg, Is., worth Is. 6d. Black Alpaca Lustre, Is., worth Is. 6d. Black Crape, an assortment "} - Black Crape Trimmings, ditto { fc» g Black Crape Bonnets, ditto \ t* o Black Crape Falls, ditto J " Black Josephine Kid Gloves, 3s. 6d. Colored Kid ditto, stitched, Is. ll|d. And every other article necessary for » complete Mourning Outfit. N.B. —Mourning orders made up on the Premises, at the shortest notice. J. HOWDEN, WATCHMAKER, &c, • QUEEN-STREET, HAS just received per s.s ' Hero' a magnifi cent assortment of WATCHES AND JEWELLERY of every description and make. The Advertiser specially draws attention to the New VISIBLE ESCAPEMENT WATCH, requiring no key to either wind up or set the hands : price, £4 10s. A fine selection of Silver Watches, suitable for Youths, from 50s. upwards. The latest designs in Brooches Earrings, and Nick-Nacks. Every description of Watches, Jewellery, and small Machinery Repaired on the Premises. J . HOWDEN, JEWELLER, &c., i 86, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND.