The Evening Star.

Vol. I.— No. 83.]

AUCKLAND, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1870.

[Price One Penny.^l



NEW CALEDONIA WHOLESALE AND EETAIL WINE AND SPIRIT STORE, COBNJ3H OF 9TMONDS STBEET AKD KAEANGAHAPE BOAD. Private Entrance : Symonds-street. ; LIST OE PRICES: MARTELL'S AND HENNESSEY'S PALE BRANDY, 4s per bottle ■ Martell's and Henneasey'B Dark Brandy, 4s Greenless and^olville's Campbleton Whiskey, 4s 6d per bottle . , Greenless and Colville's Campbleton Whukey, (2nd quality) 3s 6d per bottle Jaroieson's Dublin Whiskey, 4a 6d per bottle Jamieson'9 Dublin Whiskey, (2nd quality) 3s 6d pev bottle Dunville's Whiskey, 3s 6d per bottle Kurn, 3s per bottle '.',.. . i Old Jamaica Bum, 4s per bottle Sherry Wine, (best) 4s per bottle Sherry Wine, (2nd quality) 3s per bottle Port Wine, (best) 4s per bottle Port Wine, (2nd quality) 3s per bottle Amontillado Sherry, 4s 6d per bottle The above bottled on the premises. In Case i Genuine Beands. Hennessey's and Martell's. Pale■ Brandy, 5s ,perbottle . ~: Geneva JDKZ, 5s per bottle . Geneva JDKS, (small,) 3s per bottle Old Tom, 4s per bottle Dunville's Whiskey, 4s per bottle Champagne, (No. 2 best) 6s per bottle Champagne, (No. 2 best) small, 3s per bottle. Claret, (best quality,) 4s per bottle Claret, (2nd quality,) 3s per bottle Australian Wines, from 3s 6d to 5s per bottle Aleiand Porter, (best brands) la 3d per bottle. Reductions made by taking a dozen of the above. Tebms Strictly Cash. SAMUEL EVINSQN, PROPRIETOR. SCOTIA HCVTE^I HOB SON-STREET. JH. PIKE, lace of the Mauku, begs to iit •. form his friends and the public that he' has taken the above Hotel, and trusts that bfv keeping the best of liquors, &c, to merit a fair share of their support. " Travellers arriving by steamers can be ac commodated with either single or double beds. Moderate charge. " , H pi^E> ! Proprietor. January 8,-1870. aIOM NTJNN'S CELEBRATED . COCKTAILS, To be had at JAMES^QUEEN YICTGEIA HoT£l<, ". Coeneb dp "West Qtteen-street. ' i ALEXAN BEE JAMES (late Stewart of the N.Z.S.N. Company), Proprietor. Wines and Spirits of the best brands. Jl-- i k ——— — A. J. begs to inform the public that he has first-class bed and sitting-rooms. iIDEN^VINE HOTEL~ UPPER SYMONDS-STREET, ADJOINING THE TOLL BAR. ¥ILLIAM GALBRAITH most respect fully returns thanks to his friends and the public generally for their past favours, and beesTto inform them that he has seduced the teioe OP wines and spibits, without reduc ing the quality, for which he ha? hitherto been famous, and they may now rely that there i* none to be bad cheaper in the city for the best brands of case Brandy, Gin, Cordials, &c., and also his Whiskey, which has hitherto spoken tor itself, wilUnot be found wanting on the present occasion. , " t ..' i•■ ■.. •' , ~^ iPort anfl SbertyWine from2 B 6d per bottle, to'Brown^fftmpben and Co.'s full flavoured, smstciWi years' old Port 6s per bottle ; abo Blood, W«H&, and Byass' Porter, and Bass Alo, Is Z^per bottle, 3 bottles for 3s 6d. w*~ ■• __ FAIR MEDIUM ENGLISH ALE Is PER BOTTLE. Tebms : Cash. Auckland, January Bth, 1870. ANCHOR HOTEL, QUEEN-STREET, JUNCTION of Wakefield-street, Upper *J Queen-street.gand Grey-street. F. WILLIAMS, Proprietor.



UNITED SERVICE WHOLESALE AND EETAIL WINE & SPIRIT STORE, ' QUEEN-STREET, TWO DOOBS TEOM . WELLESLEY-STEEET. TXTINES AND SPIRITS of the first quality, by the single bottle, or in any quantity that may be required, BASS'S NEW BREW ON DRAUGHT. VICTORIA HOTEL, Victoria-street, TTHE Undersigned, have much pleasure , in informing my friends and the public at large, that I have taken the above Hotel, in Victoria-street. JOHN MENZIES, Proprietor, Late of City Club Hotel, Shortland-street. S. BROWN & CO., (Opposite the Old Court Hous3, Queen-street), WHOLESALE WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS/AND FAMILY GROCERS, BEG to call the attention of Hotel-keepers, Country °tbrekeepers, and Families to the great CLEARING-OUT SALE at a large reduction :— 200 dozen English Bottjia^ S^oufe^diiFererit brands), 10s. 6d. per ctozen . 100 dozen Colonial XXX Stout (best quality, warranted), Bs. 6d. per dozen 100 dozen English Bottled Ale (best brands), from Us* to 12s. per'dozen Martell's Pale and Dark Brandies, 48s. per dozen , . ; , Hennessy's Pale. Brandy, 48s. per dozen Jaoiaica Rum, 30s<iper dozen Dunville's li-ishVyhiskey, 365. per dozen Scotch Whiskey, 365. per dozen Old Tom (best brands), 335. per dozen Holland Gin, key brand (full size), 535. per case of 15 bottles Half-cases Geneva, key brand, 295. per case Champagne, 48s. per dozen Good Port. 265. per dozen Superior Old Port, 30s. per dozen . . Good Pale Sherry, 265. per dozen Superior Quality, 30s. per dozen Bernard's English Ginger Wine, 265. per dozen Bitters of Great Variety, 18s. per dozen Claret, 245. per dozen. BULK : Hennessy's Pale Brandy, 21s. per gallon Martell's Pale and Dark Brandies, 21s. per gallon Dunville's Irish Whiskey, 19s. per gallon Scotch Whiskey, 19j. per gallon Jamaica Rum (best quality), 18s. per gallon Fine Old Port, 12s. per gallon Pale Sherry, fine flavoured, 123. per gallon. gg§° Families supplied with all kinds of groceries of the best quality, and at a reduced price. CITY CLUB HOTEL, SHORTLAND-CRESCENT. Peopeietoe — Roland - Campion. HPHE proprietor of this establishment begs to notify to his many patrons and the public generally, that having removed. from his late premises, he has NO LONGER ANY CONNECTION "WITH THE EXCHANGE HOTEL. He has fitted up, at very great expense, a splendid upstairs COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT, which has. been acknowledged by one and all who hove seen it, UNRIVALLED FOR TASTE AND ELEGANCE. His brands of Wines and Spirits need no comment.



IN consequence of Hie Proprietors having decided not to inak% any alterations in the Premises occupied by Messrs. G. NASH & Co., they beg to infciir. their Friends and the Public that they have now ready their First Shipment of Fashionable WINTER GOODS. According to the latest Silk Velvet Jackets at 395., Parisian Fashions, Velvets . which is very little more are everywhere la mode. In MESSRS. than the prices that are order to meet' the demand being paid for Cotton or for this, the Richest of all Q # NASH & CO., Velveteen Jackets- In ad' Materials, G. NASH & ' dition to the stock of Jackets Co. have imported, direct, QUEEN . STR EET, and MaUtleß on haud ' "* Velvets that will enable " ' style will be made up on the them to defy competition. NexttheNew City Mn sic Hall. Premises' and Ladie3 As a proof, they respectfully select the quality of invite inspection of their Velvet thoy may prefer. New Millinery, New Dresses, New Clothing, New General Drapery. An early call is respectfully invited by Messrs. G. NASH & Co., 330, Queen street, next the City nail. COOMBES & JOHNSTON, HAVING BOUGHT THE BA-NKKUPT STOCK ;; OF HYMAN JOSEPH FOR CASH, ARE NOW SELLING THE SAME AT Prices never before heard of in Auckland. THE SALE HAS NOW COMMENCED.* FOURTEEN DAIS ONLY. COOMBES & JOHNSTON, clothing, 62, QUEEN STEEET, NEXT CHAPMAU'S. 3ST. O^IMI^IB-EilLilj, TAILOft, QUEEN-STEEET, DEGS to intimate to his Mends and the public that he has REMOVED from Wellesley- Sect to Q.UEEN-STRET, opposite the Market Reserve 3 and also, that he has added largely to his Stock of TWEED CLOTHS, &c, and is now prepared to execute all orders entrusted to him at prices that will defy competition.



ALEXANDEA HOTEL, Corner of Chapel and Durham-streets. ',-. . . ; .:..':' 'ill f iO WffO ! to! ADAM OR R, Proteietoe (Late European Hotel, Castlereagh-stveetj ; Sydney). First-class Accommodation at Moderate Charges. COLD LUNCHE ON S SIXPEXOE. IHE LUNCHEON BARS of the AUCJE LAND HOTEL are now OPEN. ' Chop Steak Plate Cold Meat Pork Sausage Pork Pie Fried Fish Sausage Roll Ham or Beef Sandwhich Mince Pie With Potatoes or Bread, and Glass of Ale at any time during the day. Note the Address! AUCKLAND HOTEL, Queen and High-streets. E. HAYWOOD, Propkietoe. January, 1870. Resturant open as usual from 12 to 3. NEW ZEALAND DISTILLERY WHISKEY, Axso, SPIRITS of WINE and GENEVA, Kegular Shipments to follow. : • N.8.-r-The duty on the above is only 6s per gallon. First Shipment Just Landed, 50 TONS FIRST-CLASS FLOUR. TEA. 200 half-chests Finest Kaisou Congou. MARSHALL AND COPELAND'S DUNEDIN ALE. In hhds., barrels, and kilderkins. ..-»ry^"'' — 'SANDIMAN'S PORT AND MISA'S SHERRY. A Choice selection of these Celebrated Wines in stock. BRAND V. —MarteU's, Hennessy's and Otards's, in case and bulk , WHISKF.Y.—IsIay, Campbellton, Sacel Kirk liston, and Dunville's RUM.—Lownde's and Hooper's 30 to 40 o.p GENEVA, Old Tom, Liqueurs, Ginger Wine, Sarasparilla, and Raspberry Balm WINES —Ports, Sherries, Champagne, Mo selle, Hock, Clarat, Cawarra STOUT.—Blood's and Bothwick's ALE.—Jeffrey's, Ari-ol's Sacel Brewery Paper Bags, Tea Paper, Moit.i Hops, Castor Oil, in bulk, Soap Powder, Mustard, Tar taric Acid, Blue, Sago, Crosse and Black well's Sauce, Holloway's Ointment, Pick les, Porter Corks, Arrowroot, Salad Oil, Keillor's Jams, Vestas, Baking Powder, Carbonate Soda, quarter-Sardines, Soda Crysials, Soda Water, Bottles, Smith and Willsfood's Stoves, Galvanised Nails. To arrive, per A lice from London, 100 i barrels Hall's blasting powder i 20 do. boxes do. sporting ditto SAMSON, FRASER & CO. Auckland, 14th January, 1870. VENETIAN BLINDS CAW BE HAD AT THE AUCKLAND VENETIAN BLIND FACTORY, Shobtland-stheet, Of any dimensions, in any number from one to a hundred, within a given time, of the Best Quality and Reasonable Pbioes, And sent to all parts of New Zealand. MH. BUSBY, Sole Proprietor, practical • Blind Maker, and Wire Worker, many years established at City Road, London, niauu \ facturer of .every description of Window Blinds, and ornamental Wire Work. Old blinds cleaned, altered, repaired and painted. VENETIAN HOUSE j Shoetland-steeet, Auckland. *' ]



int,' ANTED—A situation as BARMAID by It " " a lady lately anived from Melbourne —Address A.'M;, Evening Stab Office. VTT ANTED—A PAPER-BAG MAKER to VV r , r call»t the Evinffciw Siab Office. ' p-m-l : r ;vf »l<ov^ f .. '-'\^ '"trtnr- ■~.■ WANTED— The. AdSnirerir of the Fine 'VArts to inspect Montague's Stock of Firsf-'cjafte PRINTS, from some of the most celebrated' Paintings. : . ! f : WANTED— Everyone who cares for his or her personal'appearance to call and buy1 Montague's JLarge '.'Assortment of LOOKING-GLASSES, of all sizes.. ■ ■■ WANTED —>10jOOO Persons : who* have : -had their .Likenesses taken to call and inspect ■ Mo^tagWe's' Splendid i Collection of PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS. '■" ; WANTED '— 10,000.Persons who have Photographs of their Friends, to call and inspect Monta»jje's Splendid Collection of PHOTOGRAPHED ALBUMS. WANTED— The', Public to 'know .that Montague has on sale at: his Fancy Bazaar, Queen-streefe -250 ORNAMENTAL vases ; . . ': ~.. • ~;..,","! WANTED KtfOWN-^Mra Eyes, Milliner and Dressmaker, Shortland street, is prepared to-"execute all orders en trustedto her. N.B;^-Beacly-made Dresses always on hand. t ■ ' ~:''"' WANTED— The Lovers of Music to know that 500 First,olass CONCERTINAS can "be obtained at ' Montague's Fancy Bazaar, Queen-street, Cheap. WANTED— /The, Ladies of Auckland to • oome and purchase, at-, Montague's Fancy v.aaar, 5,000 Choice TOILET ORNAMENTS. WANTED— The Ladies of Auckland to .call and inspect Montague's Splendid Assortment of Mqdern' WORK-BOXES. WANTED--50,06Q Children' to purchase the. Stock"' of' TOYS ' 'at; Montague's Fancy Bazaar. .. ; , , ,';".',',' WANTED— 50,000 Children tp! p]f^chase ' - «ie"^t6ck J of DOLLS atf Montague's Fancy Bazaar.. ;' , WA NT E D—Purchasers for 50 , GILT . MIRRORS at Montague' 3 Fancy Bazaar, Queen-street; ; , j.' WANTED it to be Known—That the Public can be supplied with"iIOS 000 ELECTRO-PLATED FORKS and SPOONS, at Moderate Prices. WANTED to SELL, Cheap -10ft.: Sheets of Corrugated Iron, Galvanised1 -Iron • Water Tanks, from 100 to 500 gallons. Also, O.G. and half-round Spouting, Ridge Caps, &c, at A. Smart's Galvanised Iron1 Works, Victoria-street (opposite the Greyhound).! WANTED KNOWN—J. Benstead, (late of Tatteraal's Hotel,) CLARENCE DINING-ROOMS, 133, Queen-street (next door Union Bank). Hot Suppers ofj all kinds. Fowls, Ham, Eggs, Oysters, &c.,,&c. WANTED KNOWN—Just Received, a Fresh Shipment' of Marrion's OLD ENGLISH ALE, per 'Kate,' and now on draught at the British Hotel, Queen-street, Auckland, .and Saracen's Head, Pollen street (near the Junction,) Shortland. The Wines and Spirits need, no puff. Whitson's and Bedell's celebrated Colonial. A.es at both Houses. John Sceats.Proprietor. N.B.—The Accommodation for visitors from Auckland and elsewhere is unrivalled at the Saracen's Head. , ', ■ • ONE HUN a A. V MR. H.. H. WRIGHT, Grocer, Princes street, Onehunga, has been appointed Agent for the : Evening Stab.^ —Advertise- ments forwarded through him will be imme diately attended to. N E W M A B K;B!j?j« MR, A. CUNNIN GHAM.M .^Newmarket Hotel, has been appointed Agent for this Paper. . .. ~ r mi' NOTICE. TAYLOR'S WHARP DINING 800-BIS/ NO MONOPOLY. T. DAL T Q Ni, IN returning thanks for the•■■liberal support of the inhabitants of Onehunga, also thanks Mr. H. Hardington for his kindnew in trying to run him off the road. > But it' can't be done at the price. It would take six Pablos before lhe vrilsucoeed. J '__ BE SAMUEL STUART'S ESTATE. PERSONS indebted to this estate are re quested to PAY their ACCOUNTS to me within seven days from this date, orlhey will positively be SUED for the amount. F. G. EWINGTON, Trustee, April 6,1870.