SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARBIVAL.

Duke of Krtrnbnrgh, barque, 4,0 tons, xxnim, lvom Newcastle.

DEPARTURE.

Mary Eliza, cutler, Sellars, for Tauranga.

IMPORTS

Per barque Duke of Edinburgh, from New castle : 574 tons coals, order.—Master, agent.

The new steamer Napier will leave for Na pier to-morrow evening. The s a. Tarannlsi mny be expected in the Mnnuknn tn-morrow from Southern ports.

Tho schooner Colonist will leave for Na pier and Poverty Buy to-morrow. The pnfiCKmV Taiiranga will sail for Tau rangathis nfternoon. The f».9. City of Melbourne, with the Eng lish mail, may be expected at any hour.

ARRIVAL OF THE DUKE OF EDIN BURGH.

The barque Du'<e of Edinburgh, Captain Smith, arrived in harbour this morning from Newonstle, after a capital passage of ten days. She left Newcastle on the 4th instant., nnd experienced W. and N."W. winds across, making-the Three Kings on Sunday morning. Since then moderate W.anrt S.S.W. winds pre vailed. The Duke of Edir.buegh bring 3 a cargo of coals to order.

POLICE COURT.

The following is the rota for attendance of Magistrates at the Police Court for the week enrlW Saturday, December 17. Wednesday, December 14. —Messrs. Q-. W. Wynyard and J. Baber. Thursday, December loth.—Messrs. Albert Bee-tham and A. Clark. Friday, December 16.—Messrs. Daldy and

Daigavillp. Saturday, December 17.—Messrs J. Dil worth and J. A. Gilfillan.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

Mails will close as under : — For Tli-mies. this day, at. 5 30 p.m., and to-

morrow, at 1 p.m and 5.30. p.m. For G-isbbrae, per Colonist, to-morrow, at 11

a.m. ;; .. For Mongpnui, per Ivauhoe, to-morrow, at

11.30 a.m. For Russell and TCawakawa, per Go-Ahead, on Thnraday, 15th iustv., at 3 30 p.m., airl -mi Fridaj,l6tli inst., per Comercng, at 1.30 p.m. For Trirannki and the Southern provinces, per ' Ahvriale, immediately alter arrival of City of Melbourne, from Honolulu. Mai's for'the undermentioned plares will close at this office, per Ci y of Melbourne, six ' hours after her arrival from Honolulu : — For India, China, Mauritius, Mediterranean Ports, and Continent of Kurope. Australian colonies. United Kingd m, 'ia Suez ami Southampton (for letters specially >o d tlm'lv United Kingdom, via Marseilles and Brindisi. . Koti. e.—T ie mails for Otahuhu, Wood side. Paj.a urn, anil Urury, dispatched hitherto from this office on Mondays, Wednesdays. and Fridays, flit 8 a.m., will <m nnd alter Moadny next, sth ins'ant, be closed on th> previous evening, at 730 o'clock, and on Tuesdays, Tliur-»)ays, and Saturdays, the mails ior the above places will be closed at 7 a.m. S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

The Evening Star. TUESDA Y, DECEMBER 13, 1870.

The rumo,ars current to-day as to im pending difficulties to be thrown in the way of the; Provincial Executive, Ayhich has just taken office, are not calculated to very much exalt our ideas of the character of Provincialism. The advantages derivable from that system of government are sufficiently open to question ; but when the Ministerial crisis on which the policy, mayhap the .fate of nations, depends, ia burlesqued on our liitie stage, the humbug istpp patent; and any rem nant of feelings in favor of this form of local-self government is rudely shaken. The late administration

deemed it right, to make a ministerial question of what might have been arranged in detail. Defeat was self elected; and the dignity with which a Cabinet stakes existence on a principle was aped respecting Esti mates, every item of which in any case must pass under the discusßion of the Council in detail. If the present Executive, which owes its position to the folly of its predecessor, perpetrates a repetition of that folly in seeking to discover a principle in the Estimates on which it can stake its existence, and die with dignity, it will show that it was wholly unfitted for the position in which it has been placed. If the members of the late Opposition, or any of them, are disposed to make fools of themselves, that is no reason why the province should be befooled ; and befooled the public will undoubt edly be if the present Executive wantonly throws up the reins. Tfc is intolerable that because certain persons who joined in the late opposition, with the expectation of being raised to power, now find themselves left out in the cold, they should call on gods and men to wit ness their efforts in ousting their more fortunate fellows, as efforts made in behalf of their country. To-night's debate will show who have been tl c disappointed men ; and after the whole of the late Opposition having united in selecting an Executive, the pro vince should take a note of the " rats." The present Executive has, doubtless, to many eyes perpetrated an unpardonable offence in cutting down Executive salaries; and all aspirants to office, however re mote, may feel an interest in prevent ing the evil. But we believe that in Hie estimation of all honest men in this office-ridden country the new Ex- Houtive has deserved universal grati tude for the manly attempt to exalt the claims of the public service over i-hp claims nfoffiee. The Provincial Serre tarymayhaveerreditioverestimatingthe revenue, but a proportionate reduction throughout the estimate? is a simple remedy, and easily applied to the Council. While the delays and em barassment in the public service caused at this season of the year by another Ministerial crisis will be a sorry re compense to the province for the gratification of the hungry waiters on Providence.

We have to acknowledse the receipt of n very beautiful and comprehensive sheet, or p >ther card almanac, from Mr. Woyte. It ir neatly and tasteful1; executed, aud wv presume is the precursor of the excellent almanac ol a more complete description which annual); makes it iippearancp about this time. We beg to call attention to a vory im portant sale of American goods, to be held by Mr. Tonka >n Friday. As this is t'e first shipment of such goods for some four or five years, it should attract much attention, not only from the Irade, but the general public. The p.s. Duke of Edinburgh will leavo the wharf for Grahamstown, at 3 o'clock to morrow afternoon. Most peope sauntering in the neighbour hood of the wharf will have enquired the cause of the display of bunting on various ships fchf-re lying. To gratify curiosity we br-p to say that it is in honor of the marriage to day J celebrated of Miss Phoebe Dennett step-daughter of Mr. Macready, to Mr Charles Overton. We are not acquainted with nautical signalling, but sve believe the signals ai c appropriate to the occasion. It affords us much gratification to learn that Mr. Lewis-on has, in the exercise of charitable feelings that do him credit, kindly arrange^ to present a bullock to the poor of Auckland, to provide a good dinner for all who could not easily otherwise obtain it for Christmas Day We also learn that Mr. Barr, the butcher, has kindly offered to cut up and dispense the gifi for Mr. Lewisson. We understand that Madame Halle will not give a second concert in Aucklund. A meeting of the landowners of I'arnell was held on Monday evening at the Parnell Hall, lor the purpose of taking into consideration the proposed road from flic Brtakwatertc Parnell.

SUPREME COURT. —Criminal Sittings.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 12.

[Before Hia Honor Sir Gr. A. Avney, Knight,

Chief Justice.]

His Honor took his seat on the bench at ten o'clock.

AsgAtri/r AND Robbery.— Charles Harris was arraigned upon an indictment charging him with having, on the 7th November, 1870, at Wuikomiti, violently assaulted, one Wil liam Chambers, and stolen from his person a sum of £31, the property of tho said Wm. Chambers.—Prisoner pleaded not guilty.—A jury was enpanelled, of which Mr. Kobert Mavtin was chosen foreman. —Mr. Brook field stated the case to the jury, and called the following witnesses: — William Chambers, who deposed to the robbery ; James Popple ton, proprietor of the Waikomiti Hotel, gave corroborative evidence ; Detective Ternahan deposed to the arrest of tlie prisoner.—The prisoner addressed the jury.—His Honor sum med up. — The jury returned ii verdict of guilty.—Prisoner thun pleaded guilty to hav ing been convicted of felony at the Supreme Court, Auckland, on the Ist of March, 1869. —His Honor, in passing sentence upon tho prisoner, reminded him that his previous offence was one of a similar nature —garrotting a man named Egan, in company with two con federates, for the purpose of robbing him, for whii h he was sentenced to two years' penal servitu to, accompanied with fogging. As ' there was no a tempt to choke in this case, ' Hia Honor would not inflict corporeal punish j ment, but would sentence him to be kept in I penal servitude for a period of three years.

POLICE COURT.—Tuesday.

([tefore Header Q-. Wood and John William son, Eaqs., Justices.) Assault. —Lewis Turrell was charged by j Eliza Ann Turrell. with having violently as suiited her on lllh I December. Mr. Jcy for the defence. Mr. Wynn volunteered to con duct the case for complainant.—Complainant deposed : On Sunday last my husband struck mo violently at my residence ; this is his habi tual conduct. lam afraid for my children and myself. —To Mr. Joy : When he is not in drink there is not a better man. I would not be afraid to return home if it was not for drink I have borne it so long that I can bear it no longer. —Ordered to give security himself in £25, and two sureties of £12 10s each to keep the peace for 3 months. Merchant Shipping- Act. —Peter J. Allen was charged by R. Mill witl^ wilful disobedi ence on board the City of Auckland.. Mr. Beveridge for the prosecuuon. —R. Mill deposed : I am chief officer on bourd the City of Auckland. On 17th November he refused my orders to make sinnet. < hree or iour times I told him ; he sat and laughed at me. He then said he was not well. I told him to go aft and see the captain, but he would not go. He said be had pains in his legs and thighs. He told me subsequently if I did not look out he would make short work of me, and that I would come to an untimely end before reaching Auckland. He then refused to go to his duty. He was then ordered by Captain Ashby into the second mate's watch. He refused again repeatedly during the night to turn out.— Thomas Davis, second officer on board the City of Auckland, deposed : When the captain ordered him to come into my watch, he replied no, I will have nothing to do with that fellow at all. Witness detailed repeated cases of disobedience.—Dr. E. Gr. Tennent, medical officer, deposed iv corroboration of the state ments of the previous witnesses, especially the threats of the 17th November, and prisoner admitting that nothing was wrong with him. — The evidence of Captain Ashby was tendered, but considered unnecessai-y by the Bench. — Sentenced to be imprisoned for 14 days with hard labour. City Rates.—Gr. Nash was charged with not having paid city rales. Mr. Wynn for prosecution. Mr. Joy appeared for the de fence, and pleaded bankruptcy. A-long de bate between counsel ensued, Mr. Wynn arguing that whatever use might be made of the order of adjudication did not remove the jurisdiction of the Court us to the giving an orc l er .—Judgment for plaintiff with costs. Vagrancy.—Charles Brown alias Robson and J. Talbot were charged with being in Chancery-street with intent to commit a felony.—Detective Ternahan deposed to hav ing on Saturday night seen the two men knock down a drunken man and feel his pockets.— W. Southwell and J. Itobinson corroborated the previous evidence, and prisoners were sen tenced to two months' imprisonment with hard

labor. Larceny.—W. Wilson and J. J. Clark -were charged with having stolen two watches the property of J. Arn>-ill, value £3 ss. They were also charged with stealing three coals, a cloak, and tools from TVodore Tiune, value ti 15s. —Wilson pleaded guilty in each ease, and was sentenced for each offence to three ■ months' imprisonment with hard labor —J. Arniell deposed, tliat yesterday, about one p.m., I left my shop in Albert-street for a few minutes ; on returning; I found the tilings disarranged, and two watches gone. 1 identify thoso produced as mine stolen.—L. Shappere deposed : Prisoner came to me yesterday be tween one and two o'clock ; Btated that he had come from the Thames, and that the watch was his own. When preparing the tickets Detective Ternaban came in and ar rested prisoner.—Detective Ternahan deposed : I went to the different pawn-offices to warn them, and found prisoner. Left him in charge of another constable, and seeing Wilson down the street, I arrested him also and found ihe other watcli produced on him. —Prisoner i explained that lie had received the watcli • from Wilson, who had owed him money, and that when pawning it by Wil son's request lie had been arre-ted. The second charge against prisaner, of robbing I Fraser and Tinne, was then proceeded with. ■ —James Doweil, night watchman to Fraser and Tinne, deposed : On Sunday evening I found prisoner on the premises ; he said he ! was looking about him. After he had left 1 I missed the little cloak produced.— Theodore Tinne deposed : I was in the oflice on Sunday morning la9t. The cloak produced was then in the office. Later in the cUy it. was missing. , —Detective Ternahan deposed to having been giren the cloak by Mr. Shappare, with whom it had been pledged by prisoner Wilson.— The Beach held that the cases were very suspicious, but acquitted the prisoner on both i charges. Tubeatening Language.—Ellen Nairn, sen., was charged by Ellen Nairn, her daugh > ter, with continued threatening language — Mr. Wynn for the prosecution ; Mr. Joy for the defence. —From the evidence of com plainant it appeared that the girl, who is under 15 years, was reluctant co live with her mother, but stating that she was not actually afraid, the case whs dismissed.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We are not responsible for our Correspondents' opinions.

THE WARDENSHIP AT THE THAMES.

To the Editor of the Evening- Star,

SIE, —In your issue of yesterday I observe reference made to me as having presented a deputation sent from the Thames with a peti tion against stationing Major Jackson Ked dell a3 Warden of that field. As one of the members for the Thames, it is my duty to pre sent any deputation that may apply to me to do so; and I owe no duty to my colleagues in the Executive that is superior to what I owe to my constituents. Aside from that, however, I object to Major Kuddell being again stationed at the Thames as Warden, and I repeat now what I said to Mr. Vogol six weeks ago, namely, that I hope Major Zeddell will not be sen to the Thames, as it would tend to greatly disturb the confidence of every man on the field in thejust and impartial adminis tion of justice. Theallegationtliut Major Keddel is a gentleman ia not denied. I say i hat, owing to what is notorious on the Thames, Mnjor Keddell can only be sent there in utter de fiance of public feeling and public opinion.—l have, &c., Chabmss P. Mitchell. Auckland, December 13, 1870.

ARRIVAL OF THE 'DUKE OF EDINBURGH.'

LATER AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

B? the barque Duke of Edinburgh, we have received Newcastle papers to the 3rd instant, from which we take the following : — Sydney, December 2.

The fire at the Australasian Steam Naviga tion Company's works has proved very cie structive, a number of valuable things being burnt. . . Henry Keddall has been sent to the Asylum. The new tariff is still under discussion. The Hoods have not yet subside i. Two boys have been found drowued in the river at Kempsey, others are missing. The damage to prop.rty is enormous. A barque is iv ported to be on shore at Rich mond river, supposed to be the Mariposa.

Markets unaltered.

YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.

The second and last musical and literary entertainment for the season, in aid of the library fund of the above institution, took place last evening—W. L. Rees, Esq., in the chair. The musical portion of the proceedings received due justice at the hands of Ma<lame Moller, Miss Edger, and Messrs. Brett, How den, and Henderson. Where all did so well it is unnecessary to particularise. Several encores were demanded, and gracefully responded to. The literary portion of the entertainment was us 'follows :—" A Tale of the Li"ht Brigade," Mr. T. L. White; "Cut ting Weather," Mr. "P. a. Ewington; "The! Victim of Misplaced Confidence," Mr. White ; and, in response to an encore, " Pastor MeKnock's Address ;" and " The Wonderfu' Wean," Mr. Gr. M. Main. There was a good attendance on the oeca-<ion ; and, if one may judge from the hearty applause evinced by the audience, the several performers had succeeded in their enbris to afford amuse 'menfc and pleasure. Vpi.es of thanks having been given to the choir, &c, and the chairman, the evening's proceed, ngs were brought to vl close by siting tlio National Anthem. The proceeds of these entertain ments will enable the Committee of the Young Men's Christian Association to phice a much needed contribution of literature on the nhelves of the library. Much still is needed to be done in that line; the Com mittee, however, are determined to avoid get ting into debt, aivl while desirous of meeting the° public demands, will only go so fur as public patronage will justify them.

CENTRAL BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Ihe Board met yesterday for the usual monthly meeling. Present.: Mr. Lusk (Pro vincial Secretary) in the chair, Mr. Sheehan and Mr. Swans'on. The minutes of the last meeting were ivad and signed by the Chair man. The consideration of some new appli cations for aid to schools proposed to be established, was postponed. It was decided to make n grant of books, etc., to the value of £5, to the Kaurihohori school. The Inspector, Mr. O'Sullivun rea t reports of the result of his visit, to various schools, which were ordered to be transmitted to the several school committee. Application for the office of Inspector of Schools, which will be vacant at the end of the year, were received from Mr. Worthington, Papakura, and from Mr. Stevens. These ounsiderationa were post poned. After signing some cheques the Board adjourned. _____ a _______

CONCERNING SLEEP.

Titem: nre thousands of busy people who die every year for want of sleep. It may be that too much sleep injures some; but in an excitable people, and in our intense business habits, there is far more mischief for want of sleep that from too much of it. Sleeplessness becomes a disease. It is the precursor of insanity. When it does not reach that sad result, it is still full of peril, as well as of suffering. Thousands of men have been indebted for bad bargains, for lack of courage for ineffectiveness, to loss of sleep.

It is curious that all the popular represen tations of sleeping and waking are the reverse of the truth. We speak of sleep as the image of death, and of our waking hours as the image of life. But the activity is the result of some form of decomposition in the body. Every thought, still more every motion, any volition wastes some pai-t of the nervous substance, precisely as flame is producer! by wasting the fuel. It is the death of some part of the physical substance that produces the phenomena of intelligent and voluntary life On the <,ther hand, sleep is not like death ; for it is the period in which the waste of the system ceases or is reduced to its minimum Sleep repairs the wastes wi.ich waking hours have made. It rebuilds the system. The night is the repair-shop of the body. Every part of the body is silently overhauled, and all the organs, tissues, and substance, are reple ished. Waking consumes, sleep replaces; waUing exhausts, sleep repairs ; waking in death, sleep is life. Ibo man who sleeps little repairs little ; if he sleeps poorly, he repairs poorly. It'he uses up in a day less blnm he accumulates at night he will gain in health and vigour. If houses up all he gains at night lie will just hold his own. If lie uses more by day than he gathers at night ho will lose. And if this last process be long continued, he must succumb. A man who wotild be a good worker must see to it that he is a good sleeper. Human life is like a mill; souietiniea the stream is so copious that one needs care but little about his supply. Now, often, the stream that turns the mill needs to be econo mised. A dam is built to hold a large supply. The mill runs the pond pretty low through the day, but by shutting down the gate, the nioht refills the pond, and the wheels go merrily round again the next day. Once iv a while, when spring rains are copious and freshets overflow, the mill may rim night and day: but tins is rare. Ordinal ily the mill should run by day and the pond ill! up by

night. A man lists as much force in him as ho has provided for by sleep. The quality of action especially mental activity, depends upon the quality of sleep. If day-time is the loom in •which men weave their purposes, night ia the

time when the threads are laid in and the filling prepared Men need on an average eight hours or sleep a-day, or one-third of their whole tirae. A man of lymphatic temperament may require nine. A nervous temperament may require hut seven, or six, and instances have been known in which four hours have been known to be completely sufficient. The reason is very plain. A lymphatic man is sluggish in alibis fdnetions. He moves slowly, thinks slowly, e-its slowly, digests slowly, and sleeps slowly, that is, all the restorative acts of his system go on slowly, in analogy with his temperament. Bnt a nervous man acts quickly in everything, -by night or by day. When awake, he does more in an hour than a sWvgish man in two hours ; and so in his sleep? He sleeps faster, and his system nimbly repairs in six hours what it would take another one eight hours to perform. Every man must sleep according to his temperament. Bat eight hours is th- average. If oue requires a little more or a little less, he will find it out for himself. Whoever by work, pleasure, sorrow, or by any other cause, is regularly diminishing his sleep, is destroy ing his life. A man may hold out for a time, but Nature keeps close accounts, and no man can dodge her settlement. We have seen an impoverished railroad that could not keep the track in order, nor spare the engines to be thoroughly repaired. Every year track and equipment deteriorated. By-and.by comes a crash, and the road is in a heap of confusion and destruction. So it is with men. They cannot spare time to sleep enough. They slowly run behind. Premature wrinkles, weak eyes, depression of spirits, failure of digestion, feebleness in the morning and overwhelming melancholy—these and I other signs show a general dilapidation. If, now, sudden calamity causes an extra ordinary pressure, they go down under it. They have no resources to draw upon. They have been living up to the verge of their whole vitality every day. There is a grent deal of intemperance be sick-3 that of tobacco, opium, or brandy. Men arc dissipated who over-tax their system all day and under sleep every night. Some men arc dissipated by physical stimulant, and some by social, and some by professional mid com mercial. But a man who dies of delirium ircmens is no more a drunkard and a suicide than the lawyer, the minister, or the merchant that works excessively all day and sleeps but little all night. — Rev. H. Ward Beechcr.

THAMES.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

THIS DAY.

THE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.

NOMINATION OF CANDI-

DATES.

At the Police Court this morning a boy was ordered to be whipped for lat-cenv.

la the interpleader case, Bank of New Zealand v. Millet, judgment was given for the defendant. The Tokatea claim has completed a good crushing, the result being 82 ounces. Morning Star—32s ounces from 100 tons. The following gentlemen were nomi nal ed for the vacant seat in the Pro vincial Council — Messrs. Mackay, Nolan, Sutherland, and Bees.

The Eeturning Officer declared Mr Bees disqualified.

The show of hands was in favor of Mr. Nolan.

MUSIC HALL.

A farewell concert was given on Monday last at the above hall, by the friends of GL J. Farrow, Esq, prior to his leaving for Eng land, assisted by the members of the Choral So ciety rind the band of 11.M.5. G-alatea, wluVh was in attendance by the kind permission of H.R.11. the Duke of Edinburgh. We were exceedingly sorry, and greatly surprised, to see such a very small attendance, not more than about a hundred persons being pre sent, which, considering the manner in which Mr. Farrow has come forward on all occasions where Ilia services have been re quested, was but a poor requital. The per formance was nevertheless very successful, and was deserving, under any circumstances, of a much larger audience than that which, patronised it. The magnificent hand of the Galatea was in attendance, and during the evening discoursed most excellent music. The opening overture by the band of the Chora) Society was rendered in firs-} class style, and elicited prolong d applause. The best, thing of the first part was the song " I'll follow thee," by Mrs. Mitchell, which was a real treat, the lady being possessod of a beautiful voice, of which she has complete control. She was loudly applauded at its close, and hud to submit to an encore. The ballad " My Pretty Jane," by Mr. Austin, was very nicely sun>r, and also elicited an encore. Tlu duat " Wilt thou begone Love ?" by a lady amateur, was very prettily sung, although one of the ladies appeared to be nervous. I" the second part Mr. Farrow, who was in magnificent voice, sang " The Lighthouse," an i in answer to a unanimous encore, substituted " As we sat by the river," which w-is received with marked favour. " Avid Eobin Gray," by Mrs. Mitchell, " And should avid acquaintance," by Miss Shauaghan, deservedly received con siderable applau3e. The whole concert was very successful, and only required a larger audience to have been still more so.

The London correspondent of the Sydney Morning Herald writes :—I said some rtonths ago that the appearance of half-penny ' B6Ws< papers amongst us had altered our unit of cur. reucy from a penny to a half-penny ; formerly nothing could be bought for a sou—it re . inained in the pocket for days, and was scarcely worth keeping. The Post-office has clinched the same change. On the Ist of this month was issued halfpenny post cards, and news paper stamps of the ssme value. The former are most useful. The address is written oa the side displaying the stamp, upon the other the brief communication ; the card is then dropped as it is into the nearest collecting box To show the public appreciation of this con cession it is enough to say that upon the first day 235,000 were posted in the city alone. One good effect of the new system will be to teach the sparing use of words. Formerly when le.ters cost sixpence or a shilling, tbere was a caeoethes scribendi; when the penny stamps came into use we wore restrained to'a couple of sheets, now we are moved to be .as. laconic as Mr. Pickwick with his " oliops and tomato sauce." Crcsar might have written his veni vidi via on a halfpenny card.

Considerable amusement was created last evening by the Prince's elephant, whioli, under the guidance of a marine, took a stroll through the town, visiting a number of public houses and other places in the course of his rambles, to the intense delight of a large crowd of people. We strongly suspect, from the character of the establishments which he visited, that Mr. Elephant would not be hi favor of the Permissive Bill.

Thomas Snell, of Coromandel, has filed a declaration of his inability to meet his engage merits with his creditors.

The Caledonian Games will tal;e place at Newmarket on the 2nd and 3rdgof January. The following snake story from the Bendigo Advertiser has at least the advantage of novel ty .—As several men were taking their lunch at the summerset; reef, Big Hill, one of them felt something nioviug up the leg of his trousers near his thigh, and at the same instant, to his horror, saw the tail of a black snake sticking out of his trousers leg. He instantly caught hold of the reptile at his thigh, and called for a knife to cut open his trousers, but none of the party had a knife, and one of them had to run to the Perfect Cure Company's shaft, a distance of a quarter of a mile, to get one. He was only a few minutes away, but to the terri fied Bnakeholder it was an age, and he declared that he could not have held on much longer. The snake, finding himself in the grasp of despair, wriggled about tremendously, but he could not wriggle himself out, and when the trousers were cut he was dashed to the earth, and speedily dispatched. It measured 2 feet 7 inches in length. /. Gosgrave and Co. beg to inform the public that there is an entire revolution in dress, also in the prices of goods. It is neces sary it should be so, as Auckland it not in the flourishing position it wav twelve months ago ; it is like all goldjield cities, suffering under a recovery, the working classes are more nu merous and money less plentiful. Therefore, the priceb of drapery and clothing must coma down to suit the times. The population must have clothing suitable for an almost tropical summer. J. Oosgrave and Co. have met the crisis, they have broken down the monopoly of large profits that have reigned here for years past. They are determined the. people shall be clad and that cheaply ; 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.']

THE SVENING i-TAB., DECEMBER 13, 1870.



•NEW LINE OF 'JjU^ES). F. PHIPPS HAS made amißPments for Running a 'Bas DAILY bctw.-en the WfTAU and AUCKLAND —lenvinE; the Whan t8 a.m., and from 'Union Bank Auckland, at 5 p.m. Parcels carried. Mr. F. Phipps lia3 bern appointed Agent for the .Sale of the Evening Stab at the Whan. November 4, 187Q



NOTICE OF REMOVAL. "VYTE'ncg'to announce to onr advertising friends and subscribers that on and after SATURDAY, the 17th instant, the PUB LISH IN<| OFFICE of the "EVENING STAE,":ViII be NEXT DOOR to MR. SIBBIN'k -AUCTION MART, Corner of Qneen-st.ppet. mirt "Wynrlhani-strect. iiA .'< .' " BERT) AND BEETT.



WANTED NOTICED.—The DEEP MYSTERY, during many years, re garding Mr. Samson Kempthorne's ecclesiastical policy and proceedings, is fairly opened and fully explained in the Christian Times of December, just out. _— WANTED,— A BOY.—Apply to Mr. Pollock, Butcher, Queen-street. "\T7" ANTED at the Criterion Diniag Rooms, 101 Queen-street— 600 CUSTOMERS to visit and test the quality cf the viand supplied. All meals Is. each.—A. H. HoTOH TON, Proprietor. WANTED— An Experienced NURSE GIRL.— Apply at Montagues, Fancy Bazaar, Queen-street. WANTED— A Four-roomed COTrAQ-E, within twenty minutes' walk of the Union Bank.—Apply " CD.," Stab Office. WANTED —The public to know that PRINTING- of every description is executed at the Evening- Stab Office, with^ neatness and despatch. WANTED,— ONE THOUSAND PUfr CHASERS of HERBERT E. SMITH'S PATENT PORTABLE SMOKE CONSUMING- OVENS.—Note the Address: Hran-STKBKTjTop op SameYabd as BaoW and Basket's. _ JST.I3. —All kinds of Ovchs Made and Ke paired. Gas-fitting and Spouting Fixed, and Machinery Repaired. _ A PUBLIC SERVICE will be held at Pitt-street Wesleyan Church, TO MORROW (Wednesday) EVENING-, to commence at 7.3), when thanks will be ren dered to God for the safe arrival here oi to|F young Ministers, all of whom are expected to give Addresses. __ CALEDONIAN SOCIETY OF AUCK LAND. ANNUAL GATHERING. rnHE! Games in connection with tho above JL Society will take place at Newmarket, on the 2nd and 3rd January, 1871. J. C. LOGGIE, Secretary.