SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

DEPART I RES

Duke of Edinburgh, baique, 470 tons, G. 'li'niiih, for Newcastle. Cami'ie, brigantiue, White, for Newcastle. A-Ufora, b hooner, 52 tons, Brain, for the -Tbumes, with 75 tons coal. Saucy Lass, schooner, 38 tons, McGregor, for Wau^aroa vitl Wangaroa.

EXPORTS.

Per s. s. Auckland, for Sydney : 1 case musical instruments, officer commanding 18th Regiment ; 3 cases stationery, paymaster 18th Regiment ; 1 bale paper, Coppock; 1 case clothing, Martin ; 1 case plants, J. Haig ; 1 box, Mint and Co. ; 68 bides flax, Laurie ; 4 ca'ks oatmeal, J. Buchanan ; 1 case, Dr. Young ; 49 boles flax, Must and Go. ; 1 parcel, Union Bank of Australia; 2 boxes merchandise, E. Taylor , 6 quarter-casks whiskey, Combes and Daldr ; 1 case paper, Atkin; 10 quarter-casks sherry, 3 octaves •hem, 10 quarter-casks brandy, 5 quarter ca>ks' port, H, Gilf.llan ; 2 boxes gold (2,761 ozs. 12 dwts. 6 grs.) Bank of i\^ew Zealand ; 1 box, J. S. Maefarlane ; 1 case boots, J. W. Houre. —H. M. Jervis, agent.

The s.s. Rangatira has been detained til to-morrow at 12 o'clock. The barque Constance will tale her depar ture for Sydney to-morrow evening. The s.s. Airedale will leave the Alauukau at 12 o'clock tomorrow. 'I he brigaiitine Camilla cleared at the Customs this morning for Lyttelton via the. Coast, and will probably sail to-night.

THE SHIP INFLEXIBLE.

This magnificent ship completed her loading this morring, and will clear at the Customs and sail for London to-morrow. The Index ible will carry the largest cargo of any vessel which hus left our port during the present year, the great r part of it bring the produce of this province. She will also be the bearer o( a quantity of gold from the Thames, and al together will leave our shores a most valuable ship.

The Inflexible takes leave of us at the very best time of the year for making . a rapid passnge home, and we feel confident that her esteemed commander, Captain Lyell, will do his best to make a run. Captain Lyell has a noble ship under his feet—a vessel that he may bo proud of- and we not only wish biin a pleasant'and speedy passage home, but hope to see him and his vessel again m this port.

CLEARANCE OF THE AUCKLAND EXPORT OF GOLD.

The A.S.N. Company's s.s Auckland, Copt. Bhck, cleared at the Customs this afternoon for Sydney. She takes a good number of passengers and a quantity of general cargo as per exports. She is also the bearer of 2761 ozs. of gold from the tiunk of New Zealand. rlh*» Auckland will leave the wharf at four o'clock.

Passengers:—Captain Young, Air. Wal ton, M»'. Robert on, Rev. Mr. Bai.ey, Air. and Mi a. Bennett, Mr. Moore, Mr. Cleveland, Mm.ri lUd-rord Ban-all, John Carter, Air.-. Williams and three children, Mtsars. John Howe, R. Olivier, Logan, Eastwood, Parry O'Neil, Dodd, Sutton, Hall, Murphy, Mulli gan, Rus-ell. Power, Bride, Forester, I'eattie, and ten in th* steerage

COMMERCIAL

Evening Star Office,

Friday afternoon. We regret to learn that one of our princi pal merchants in Queen-street has this day suspended payments, with liabilities to the am->unt of £30,000

Messis. Samuel Cochrane and Son sold by auction, this day, at their rooms 3, Fort-street, the Davenport Assembly Hall, North Shore, together with the freehold allotment upon which it is erected, £330 cash, the purchaser being David Burn, E.-q. The same firm also disposed of a quantity of household furniture, &.c, at satisfactory prices. Air. S. Jjnes sold by auction at his mart, this morn ng the undermentioned goods at the following prices:—Belmont candles, lUd ; kerosene, 3s 9d ; white crystal sugar, (J. 8.) 4£d; cheese (ex Auckland), 8d ; Auckland •oap, 21m; mottled soap, 325; rice, 3£d; oatmeal, 3d ; pickles, 6s 6d ; jams, 6s 3d ; •Lea and Perrin'a sauce, 13s.

DEATH.

STEBL.—On the 29th June, John Steel, age. i4_ years.

The funeral will leave his late residence, Jermyn street, this day (Friday), at 2 o'clock! Friends wi.l please -accept this invitation.

POLICE COURT.

The following is the rota for attendance of Alagiatrates at the Police Court for the week ending July 9, 1870:— ■Saturday, July 2—Afessrs. A. K. Taylor and D. B. Thornton. Monday, July 4—Alessrs. H. H. Turtonand G-. Wynyard. Tuesday, July 5-Messrs. W. Young and J Buber. Wednesday, July 6—Messrs. A. Beetham and W. T. Buckknd. Thursday, July 7—:\ieasr_. W. C. Daldy nnd J. Al. Dargnville. Friday, July B—Messrs. C. Davis and J Dilworth. Saturday, July 9—J. A. Glfillan and J. A Wilson.

We lolTii that a strong representation has hem s-e.it to ihe ."resident of fu ll ard of Tr.de on the impolicy of Great Bntmri allowing the Auckland lies t, remain uncolOnised, as a matter itfeotiiii* tho. interests ot the uritish Mercantile Marine From a Colonial point, of vie* the settlement of these outlying island-.' would be only the addition of a small am; U.ndy population who would draw their uxuue, from the larger islands, a„d give rear XCi I",f ge,tl,eß,irP,US they mfght Sthat JlVi\ SUtenor rf^^ptions^o ffl iniA Would. be ™"ZM in abundance in UtitS. eDUOt their Southern

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

Shortland-street. Mails will close as under :— For Thames, Coronandel, and Kapanga, thi* day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow, at 8.30 a.m., 12 noon, and 5.30 p.m. For Wanganui, &o, per s.s. Rangatira, to , morrow, at 10 a.m. Late letters and telegrams for transmission from the Wan ganui station will be received at this office till 10.30 a.m. and at Onehunga till 11.30 a.m. For Taranaki and the Southern Provinces of New Zealand, Victoria, South Austra lia and Tasmania, per s.s. Airedale, to morrow, the 2nd inst., at 10 a.m. Late letters and telegrams for transmission from the Nelson station will be received at this office till 10.30 a.m., and at Onehunga till 11.30 a.m. For Wanganui and Wellington, per s.s. Keera, to-morrow, at 1 p.m. Late letters and telegrams for transmission from the Wanganui station will be received al this office till 1.30 p.m., and at Onehunga till 2.30 p.m. For Sydney and Brisbane, per Constance, to-morrow, 2nd inst., at 1 p.m. For Wangarei, &c., per p.s. Samson, to morrow, at 4 p.m. For Russell and Kawakawa, per 5.3. Tau ranga, to-morrow, 2nd inst., at 4.30 p.m. For Cororaandel and Kapanga, on Ai'onday, 4th inst., at 11.30 a.m. Mails for the undermentioned '"'aces, per s.s. City of Alelbourne, will close at this office, on Thursday, the 7th inst., as follows:— For Sandwich Islands, British Columbia, Urited States of America, British, Cen tral, and South America, British and Foreign West Indies, Continent of Ei.rope, &c, at 12.30 p.m. For United Kingdom, via San Francisco, at lp.m. Aloney Orders, Registered Letters, and Newspap rs, at 11 a.m. Late Letters for United States of America, and United Kingdom, bearing a fee ol sixpence in addition to the postage, wil, be receive i at this officj till 1.30 p.m., and by the Mail Ageut on board the .teamei up to time of sailing. S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster..

The Evening Star. FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1870.

There is something in the mind that prompts people to sympathy with one that is figntiug against heavy odds, and this principle cannot but be moved in relation to the phormium tenax. Ii has had a heavy battle to fight, but as sure as there is strength in its fibre si sure will it drive its competitors fron. thefield. In its own valuable ingrediente fcaa been Us greatest difficulty, and tlk very tenacity with which its gum holds he place which nature gave it, whilt cieai.ng difficulties in our first rela tions, and resisting our skill and. effort to subdue it i the strongest prooi of its value when we find somi simple key to the secret of ii _. enacity. Had the qualities of the fibre aud the qualities of the gum been such as to admit of easy sepa ration, it would have given us no such evidence of the inherent goodness of each ; and we may rest assured that the Creator never gave such stamina to phormium tenax without intending chat that plant should yet be applied to useful practical purposes.' There is at present a cloud over the prospecte of New Zealand flax growers ; but it its not a cloud without a silver lining ; and though the market value of the fibre has been suddenly depressed, every day and every mail are bringing something fresh to dispel the fears, and give us brighter hopes of the speedy triumph of our noble fibre. It is charged against it that it has failed for shipping purposes. In a southern papt-.r we find correspondence from a ship master stating that he hao thoroughly tested it in lengthened and trying voyages, and subjected Manilla rope to similar and simultaneous trial. " In the wet weather " he says, " going 'Around the Horn we found the New ■ " Zealand flax rope much more pliable "than the Manilla j in fact when the " Manilla rope was quite hard and > " wiry, the -flax rope was as pliable as " the Europe hemp rope;" and he addß " So far as my own experience goes, 1 > " should use it for running gear in " preference to Manilla rope" Ihe New Zealand flax again has bean j mixed with ManiLa fibre and twisted into cordage and has been found to fail. The secret in this has also come | to light. It is acknowledged that the 1 flax is liable to stretch at first, and [j that to an unusual extent; so. thai I when" mixed with the Manilla, the strain is divided; wholly thrown al ] first on the banana fibre, and then ] when it has snapped subjecting * the fibre of the Phormiuut ■ -fe_a_ to a trial for which it was not intended j That any thing else, should have reg* suited was not to be expected. Tht|f New Zealand fl x has quail ties, peculiali to itself, and by those qualities r >mts nature gave tliem it is prepacked to stand or fall itself. But while there is no doubt that diffi culties have been encountered x|n.

utilising the New Zealand flax, we think that the heaviest trial it has had is tha Unfair treatment that it has ex perienced in home commercial circles. A combination against it is no longer hinted at, but broadly stated ; and we see nothing unreasonable, but wholly to the contrary, in the supposition, j Commercial relations have been es fcablished in Oriental trade, and the! rupture of these relations would neces sarily be attended with inconvenience, if not loss. Everyone knows how intricate are the involvements of commercial exchanges, and what losses would result in the sud den depreciation of the value of any commodity, for example tea. If any leaf, ;easily procurable, was sud denly found to have all the properties of tea, taste, flavour and effects, and all in a higher degree, and more agree able, if possible, to the palate, so much so as to present the prospect of supplanting the Chinese article, it would be looked on as the blackest of disasters to Oriental merchants; and we have no doubt that every effort that commercial ingenuity could invent, would be set in motion to avert the coming ruin, or to give at least suffi cient time for stocks to be cleared off, and new commercial rela tions to be formed. .New Zealand flax has that in it which will put banana fibre to rout; and not all the calumny and villainy that commercial trickery can devise will avail. And while it is a duty which the people of New Zealand should feel and act upon, to thoroughly and honestly try our fibre in its application to local manufacture, we see more than a ray of hope in the fact that hundreds of tons of the fibre are being bought up in the youth by agents, for exportation to America, vvhere our future staple will have the honest • test of Yanltee, downright, straightforward, practical clear-sigh 1> jdiiess.

In the Police Court to day .there was natliirra.l_f much interest deternrned on •y the bench. Three drunkards wore punched in the usual form ; the irregular proceedings of cattle in the public streets j vere unid fAr ; and a charge of stealing, a I butcber*?i block, of all things in the world, I ras acjourned till Monday, as were also the the charges preferred of stealing and embezzling cargo from the Island City. Mb. VVA G. Cabev, the well-known ictor, returns by the Auckland to his native city this afternoon. During the ength of lime which this gentleman has been amongst us, he has earned for him e!f a wide-spnad reputation as a careful md pleading actor, and we wish him very success in his profession. By the s.s. ,u«kland, which will sail for Sydney this afternoon, Air. Henry Bastwood and Air. Logan are passengers. riie*e gentleman tike with them the liotamas of I he " Apwca'ypse" and " Pa radise Ljst," their destination being Queensland, when, afrer a tour of about wo months, they will return (o Auclc litid, when, it. is expected, Mr. Bacheider iill have arrived from America, with a diorama of the "Trip to E >gland from Sydey", via San Francisco." Web.ope •lessrs. Eastwood and Logan will be suc cessiul in Queensland, for they both have ii/ne their utmost for the amusement oi the Auckland public. There was a very small attendance at the Theatre Boval last night, for the occasion of Air. F. Tower's benefit. No doubt the weather was the cause of the poor attendance. The members of the tradesman's Garrick Club went through very fairly, the drama of " Writing on die Wail," the acting of Air. E..rf. Percy teing excellent, in fact, he played more like a professional. We hope the Club *i!l play this piece again, and be moie fortunate in the weather. Mr. Howe sang two songs very well, aud the farce of **The Ghost Alive," concluded the performance. We did not have the announced local, Luudon v Graham, and perhaps it was as well. The Customs Revenue for the month fug June 3Clh amounted to £12,595 3d. We must ag-iin remind our readers that Mr. and Mrs. MeG-ow.-in take their first benefit at the Prince of Wales .theatre to-night. We hope tho wea ther may continue fine, and that these •lever artistes will be rewarded by a bumper house. The programme alone ought to draw a large house. Mr. Baury OA'vEiLis a passenger by the steamer Auckland, this evening. We are glad to learn that the dispute which has kept the Theatre' Royal closed for the past week has at length been arranged, and that the keys of the house were yesterday handed over to the uroprietors by the bailiff in charge.— Thames Advertiser, 30th ult. Edward Plumley and William Hume have become iusoiveut. A meeting of . the creditors of Alexander Brown will be { held on the l7th inst. John Williamson Esq, Curator of Intestate Kstates, has become adminis trator of the e-tate of the late JNathaniel William Massey. The members of the A.P.V. will parade at the Drill shed, Princes-street, n v-omiay evening next, with amis and accoutrements. Every member is re quested to be present. 4,4 • Notice is given 1 -y the secretary oi the Cny liO'ii'd that cab proprietors', carters', md lodging hou>e keepers' liceuses ex pired this day, July Ist. We observe ihat the patronage of Lady Bowen has been promised to the opening Carandini Concert on Monday evening.

WRECK OF THE COTTER SPEY.

NARROW ESCAPE OF THE CREW".

Information was received in town this morn-, j ing by Alessrs. Archard and Brown, o* MeeAi/iics' Bay, that one of their cutters, ih n Ay- had gone ashore just the A' - »-.'.. of the Sandspit. The master in* • ' the owners that the cutter went on • ■__ a. very heavy gale of wind, ..." ..as blowing on Wednesday nib" and while the vessel was on he; -',-y . from Auckland to the Thau.-3. Every exertion was made to haul her to a lee shore but without avad,.the gale was too strong for her to claw off, and not withstanding every effort made by the master, she was dashed upon the rocks with great violence, doing considerable injury to her sides and bottom. The master and other persons on board saved themselves with great diffi culty, and on getting ashore they very wisely proceeded to make themselves comfortable, for the night, after securing the vessel to the best of their ability. On receipt of the intelligence the owners of the Spey imme diately sent off several hands to the spot, with the necessary machinery to try and get, her off. Although considerably injured, it is thought that she may be get off, after being repaired where she now lies.

THE OCCIDENTAL HOTEL.

THE OCCIDENTAL HOTEL. The battle has been fought and lost. We drew attention to what we considered irregu larity iv procedure relative to the application for license to this new hotel, and had we been disposed to have taken up the contest earlier, we think we should have won. How ever, we have been beaten, and we bear defeat with equanimity. Our contest was not with the granting ot the license, but with what we thought was foul pLy. In writing on the su 'jec*; we used strong terms ; we stated the new hotel might be a '• gambling hell," and we tay so still; and so might any new hotel coming to a district, w,th character unknown, but if it has been supposed that we had any ground for supposing tha the " Occidental" should assume this chaacter, we distin tly state""\?&* have never had such. Bo far as we know there is nothing either in the proprietor or the house to prevent its beco'u.ing one of the best con ducted estiblAhinents in Auckland; and we really believe that such will be the character of the " Occidental." We are opposed to the granting of any new licence when we have Buch a number of hotels in Auck'aud 5 and we intend to* use our efforts, however weak, in resisting every new application for the future; but in the present case it was the appearance of foul play that drew our attention to the " Occidental." We do not know to what n.otives our so writing will be attributed by the proprietor of the new hotel, and we do lot care. We simply think that it is due to him to sta'e that it was from no feeling of antagonism to himself or disrespect to the character of his e-tablishment that we rushed into the fight. We are told that the " Occi dental" opens to-morrow, and sincerely be lieving that it will be weil conducted, we heartily wish the proprietor complete success.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Friday. (Before Thomas Beckhum, Esq., R.M.) The usual weekly sitting was held to-day, when his Worship disposed of the following ■business :— GOLDEN CROWN EXTENDED G.M.C. V. SHOVE. THE SAME V. MF.LTON. Mr. Lusk accepted a nonsuit in these cases. SCOTT V. CONNELEY. Claim £3 2s 6d. This was a claim for board and lodging. The defendant did not appear, and judgment went by default. king v. lml'mahox. Claim, 10s. This was a claim for carting two loads of furniture. Judgment for plaintiff. KENNEDY V. WATKINS. Mr. Wilson said that in this case the sum mons had not been served. The defendant had become bankrupt. The learned gentle man complained that tie Clerk of the Court did not fill up the summons. He did not think it the duty of attorneys to fill up sum ' 'nouses. Air. Lodge referred the Resident Magistrate •to the Act. It was not the duty of the clerk ; to fill up summonses. M'CASr.IN V. EEATON. Claim, £9 15s. Air. Wyi.n appeared for the plaintiff, i The debt was incurred for carting, i The defendant is a brickmaker, and was employed by Bernard Kane, from whom he , received £15 to ,620 a fortnight. His Worship: Why do you not pay this poor man his money ? I will imprison you if you do not. Air. Wynn on bbhalf of the plaintiff, said he would consent to take £1 a week, untd his debt was paid off Ordered to pay £1 a week. KEERIDGE V. GREY. Mr. Joy ap; eared for the plaintiff, Air. Wilson for the defendant, who pleaded not ! indebted. The plaintiff was engaged by the defendant as an assistant cook at the Northern Club on the 17th of February. The secretary of the club knew nothing of the engagement be i tween the plaintiff and pefendant. The quos • tion was whether the c gagement was made by defendant on behalf of the club. The , plaintiff remained in the service of the club ■' after de endiint left. The defendant swore that the plaintiff was engaged on behalf of tho club; that he had a'dhority to engage the servants under him. Never said anything to plaintiff to make him believe otherwise than that he was tho servant of the club. Judgment was given for plaintiff for £3. LEE V. ROLFE. Claim, £5 2s 6d. Mr. J y for plaintiff; Mr. Sheehan for the - defendant. This was a matter of account. The particu lars were defective, aiid his Worship ordered that they should be amended, and the case was adjourned to next Court day. BACON V. YOUNG. Claim, £t Is. 3d. Mr. Wynn for the plaintiff; Mr. Joy for the defendant. \ Two pounds fifteen shillings had been paid .into Court.

The defence was that a greater amount was charged than was clue. Judgment for plaintiff. JUDGMENTS FOR PLAINTIFFS. Scott v. Donnelly, £3 2s. Id. ; Dennison v. Atkinson, £5 18s!; Tararu Battery v. Long, £2 10s.; the same v. Kene, £5 ; Bucklaud v. .Stretch, £17 165.; Red Queen v. Walker, £15, calls; Wiseman v. Vivian, £12 14s. 6d. ; Ellison v. Bell, £6 17s. Bd.; Rattray v. Ham lin, £4 13s. 7d.; Rattray v. Coates, £4 lis. 3d.; Shamrock Gold Mining Com pany v. Daniel, and Carlzon, £10, calls; Jackson v. Gomez, £4 10s. 4d. Mr. Wynn applied for a speedy summons against the master of the ship Inflexible, at the suit of Owen and Graham. The claim was for £5 odd, incurred by short delivery. The summons was granted, to be heard at half-past 10 o'clock Saturday morning.

POLICE COURT.— Friday.

(Before T. Ritchie, Esq., and R. F. Porter, Esq., J.P.s ) DRUNKENNESS. W. Knox, T. C. Clark, and J. Irwin were each fined ss. and costs, or to be imprisoned 24 hours with hard labour. municipal police act. Elizabeth Ryan was charged with a breach of this Act in allowing one pig to stray in Symonds-street on the 26th inst. Defendant did not appear, and Constable Jeffrey having proved service of summons and the commission of the offence, and several previous convictions for similar offences, defendant was fined 10s. and costs. James McGrath was charged with allowing two goats to stray in Union-street on the 26th ult., and was fined ss. and costs, and William C'ostello, for permitting one cow to stray in a public place off Pamell Road, on the 28ih June, was fined ss. and costs. The Court then adjourned from 10.45 to noon. The Court resumed. LARCEKY. David Thompson was charged that he did in the beginning of June steal and carry away a butcher's block, from Shortland-street, the property of A. Dornwell, value £5. On the application of Mr. Rees the case was adjourned till Monday, the defendant, entering into his own security in £5 to appear. ._ ALLEGED STEALING F,.011 ISLAND Cr__. Stephen Ellis wtfs charged by Capt^jjA Johnson wit'i having, on the 9th Alay,«fo* en *fe«m the I ague Lland City a quantity 01 nides to tlie>alue of £5. MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT. . The same defendant was charged with a breach of the above Act in having, on the 9ih of Alay, having embezzled certain cargo, to wit, 28 lbs. tobacco, value £9; tea and sugar, value £3 ; three bags of fat and corned beet, value £10 ; and one keg of white lead, value £20. On the application of Captain Jom.-.tn, who stated that material witnesses were absent', and his counsel, Air. Joy, could not attecd, the case was adjourned till Monday, on payment of costs by Captain Johnson. LUNACY. On the medical evidence of Dr. Goldsbro' and Dr. Lee, a person of unsound mind was sent to the Lunatic Asylum. The Cou t then rose.

MR. FRANK TOWERS' BENEFIT.

To the Editor of the Evening Star,

Sir, -In reference to the above occasion on last evening, we wish to give the public some explanation of the perforn ance. When Mr. Towers solicited the services of the Tradesmen's Garrick Club, they expressed their willingness to assist for his benefit con ditionally, viz., that Air. Towers, wou d take upon himself the whole management of the pieces, &c., connected, to be played. In this he, Mr. Towers, signally failed to do ; viz., in supplying.'" professional ladies of the drama," who were not up in their parts, and thus throwing the whole affair into con fusion. In the next place there were several new scenes required, which would have ma terially tended to the success of the piece., which were entirely neglected ; also to supply properties which were not forthcoming, and the scene-shifting was entirely left to the management of a lad about fifteen years of age ; also the office of prompter Mr. Towers took upon himseif, which he very much ne glectel, by attending more to the personal com forts of his friends than to his duties as prompter. In such a predicament it would be impossible for any amateur club to do justice to the pieces played. Li reference to the farce, the members of the Club were well up in their parts, but through one of the ladies absenting herself, through a cause which we refrain from mentioning, it was impossible to conclude ; and when the aud ence called upon Mr. Towers for his local song, said gentleman was nm est from the conclusion of the interlude. Hoping we have not trespassed too much upon your valuable space, Mr. Editor, allow us to remain, yours respectfully, E. H. Percy, Manager T.G.C. J. Beck, Secretary T.G.C. Auckland, N. Z., July Ist, 1870.

The second quarterly term of the Grammar school, was brought to a close on Wednesday. A very able and interest ing lecture .n Eclipses, was delivered on the occasion, by the Assistant-master, Air. W. C. Clark, P.A., Cantab, which was listened to throughout with marked atention, and which was supplementary to a lecture lesson on the same subject, given by the Head-master on the pre ceding day. 'ihe pupils were also addressed by the Second-master, Mr. Flower, who annouueed the respective places in the classes, as determined by the marks of tho past half-year. Captain Mitchell, the Drill instructor, took the opportunity of addressing the pupils, and reiirred to the desirability of a cadet corps being formed. It was announced that the buMness of the school will be re sumed on Monday week, the llth inst.

THE EVENING STAB, JULY 1,1870.



WANTED, by a Married Couple—TWO ROOMS," Furnished.—Address " M," Ofiice of this Paper. WANTED,— A YOUNG LADY to assist in a School. Apply between 9 a.m. and noon, to Mrs. GLOVER, Upper Symonds street.



WANTED TO RENT,-in or neafc^ a three or four roomed COTI&.GE. plainly furnished. Address, stating terms, to "Rent," office of this paper. A WANTED TO RENT-A Small 4-roomed COTTAGE, Furnished or Unfurnished, with small Garden preferred, no! more ihatt 1 mile from General Post Office.—Apply "___ » Evening Star Office. ' ' WANTED— Purchasers for 7 feet Posts, 5 and 6 feet Hobart Town P;;lings_. Hobart Town Rails, Ti-tree Rails, Brielcs' Lime, and Sand; Coula—New Zealand and Newcastle; aud Firewood. Alton aiid and Brown's Coal and Firewood Depot, Mecha nics' Bay. WANTED KNOWN—Just Received, a Fresh Shipment of Alarriou's OLD ENGLISH ALE, per 'Kate,' and now on draught at the British Hotel, Queen- stree Auckland, and Saracen's Head, Pollen stree (near the Junction,) Shortland. The Wines and Spirits need no puff. Whitson's and Bedell's celebrated Colonial Aies at both Houses. John Sceats Proprietor. N.B.—The Accommodation for visitors from Auckland and elsewhere is unrivalled at the Saracen's Head. PRIVATE BOARD and RESIDENCE for one or two Gentlemen in a Family with no Children. Terms moderate.— For address, apply Office of this Paper. AUCKLAND BATTALION RIFLE VOLUNTEERS. THE Battalion will PARADE in the Dbiil Shed, Princes-street, on MONDAY EVENING next, 4th July, at f o'clock, for the Monthly Inspection of Arms and Accou trements. Every member must be present. JAS. DERROM, Captain Commanding. June 30, 1870. AUCKLAND ARTILLERY AND NAVAL VOLUNTEERS. THE MONTHLY INSPECTION of the above Corps will take place at Fort Britomart, on TUESDAY EVENING next, at 7.30 p m. The Band to attend. THOS. E. GUILDING, Commandant Naval Brigade. TENDERS FOR THE ERECTION OF A BRIDGE OVER THE KARAPIRAD CREEK, CAMBRIDGE. Superintendent's Office, Auckland, 13th June, 1870. TENDERS will be received at this Office until noon of AIONDAY, the 4th July I next, from persons willing to contract for tho ERECTION of a BRIDGE over the Kara pirau Creek, and CUTTING aud FORMING the APPROACHES. Plans, specifications, and form of tender may be »een, and further particulars ohtained, at ths Public Works Office, Emily Place, Auckland, and at the Guard Room of the Armed Constabulary at Cambridge. Tenders to be endorsed " Tender for Kara pirau Bridge." JOSEPH MAY, Deputy Superintendent. TENDERS FOR THE ERECTION OF A J BRIDGE OVER THE WAIKATO I RIVER AT CAMBRIDGE. Superintendent's Office, f Autkland, 13 th June, 1870. TENDERS will be received at this Office until noon 0: MONDAY, the 4th of I July next, from pa-sons wdling to contMfit ' for the ERECTIO- of a BRIDGE over the * Waikato River at Cambridge. Plans, specificaton, and form of tender 1 t may be seen, and firther particulars obtained, I , at the Public Wrks Office, Emily Place, I Auckland, and at the Guard Room of the I Armed Constubulay, Cambridge. I Tender to be enOrsed " Tender for Bridge | over Waikato." § i - JOSEPH MAY, Deputy Superintendent. 1 ' A- r9k A_^J ; .isk /JSP p&ifl LODGIARA, 348,1.0. I 1 _ 1 * mHE Regular Mnthly Meeting of the abore | 7 X Lodge will bjheld in the Lodge-room, I » Masonic Hotel, Piices street, on MONDA? ■ EVENING, 4th it., at 7.30 p.m. 1 1 Visiting Brethnare invited to attend. •i By order of the 7. M. ■' c GEJGEH. LASERS, j j Sectfeto-7^ 0 ROLL UP, A!) GET VALUIS FOR j 1 . YCR MONEY. 2 | t ™* * p*OME and inict E. GEORGE'S Sb. ' \J bef.re you ke your purchase!. -Df not forget the pri ~ Mutton, by the s 3d. per | ) ~ Legs 3j.d. ~ " „ Loins 3d. »■ Boiling !e f, 2.d. to 3£d- Joini qually cheap. l.[ The old, Addrei • FOOT OF "V KEFIELD-STREET.