SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS

Taurangn, s.s., 67 tons, Eolger, from Bay of Islands. Aquila, cutter, from Bay of Islands, with coals. .Agnes, cutter, from Bay of Islands, with coals. Margaret, cutter, 24 tons, from Bay of Islands, with coals. Alarm, cutter, 30 tons, Seymour, from Mangawai.

DEPARTURES.

Auckland, s.b., 850 tons, B. Paddle, for Sydney. * Flirt, brigantine, 130 tons, McKenzie, for Lyttelton via Kennedy* Bay.

PROJECT DEPARTURES.

Fob London.—Mallard, May 23 ; Inflexible early. Newcastle.—Margaret Campbell, early. Fiji. — Fiery Cross, to-day; Dancing Ware, Saturday. Taeanaki, Waxsantji, and Welling ton. —Ahuriri, s.a., Thursday.

Wanganui and Wibt Coast. —John Perm, Thursday.

Aibedale.—The s.s. Airedale took her departure from the Manukau for Southern Ports this afternoon, with passangers and general cargo. The barque Janet Dalgleish entered out at the Customs to-day for Newcastle. The schooner Leonidas has cleared »ut at tha Customs for Russell, and ■will sail to night. The schooner Fiery Cross ig wind bound, and will sail for the Fijis with the first chance. She takes a full cargo, and about 20 passen gers. The English ship Mary Shepherd may be expected in havbour at any hour. She left London on the 2nd February, and is now 105 clays at sea. The barque Hau9quina, from Liverpool, is also due, being now 109 days at sea.

The cutter Hero left Ruisell for this port on Sunday last. On the same day the Mariner and Rose sailed for the Thames, and on Monday the Miranda left for the Thames. The schooner Kauri left Russell for this port with a cargo of coals on Tuesday evening. The fine barque Ismay hauled alongside the •wharf this morning, and will commence to discharge to-morrow. The cutter Three Sisters is engaged convey ing flax from Kirikiri to Russell, Bay of Islands.

ArcKtAND. —The s.s. Auckland will take her departure for Sydney to-day, -with a small quantity of general cargo, 10,000 sovereigns, shipped by the Bank of Austral asia, and the following passengers :—Captain Sherlock, Mr. and Mrs Cowan, Rot. Mr. Berry, and ten in the steerage. 'lhe s.s. Ahuriri leaves the Mamikau for Taranaki, Wanganui, and Wellington to morrow at 2 p.m. The schooner Flirt toak her departure for Kennedy's Bay last evening. She will load timber for Lyttelton. The barque Bella Mary may be expected in harbor in a f«w days, from Hobart Town. The s.s. Keera is expected in the Manukau to-day, from Wanganui. Th • ss. John Perm has been detained till Thursday next.

ARRIVAL OF THE TAURANGA.

The s.s. Tauranga, Captain E. Bolger, left Eussell at six o'clock on Tuesday evening, and arrived in harbour to-day at nine a.m. Passengers : —Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Scotter, Miss Kemp, Messrs. Kemp, C. J. Stone, W. Howe, Goff, Hiekton, R«id, and eight others. Cargo : —54 bales flax, 10 bundles skins, Buckland 5 1 ton gum, Brown, Campbell and Co. Passed the schooner Huntress bound for Eussell.

WHALERS' REPORTS.

Tue following whaling ships were lying at Kussell on Tuesday last:—Cleone, Captain Lucas ; Melton, Captain Wilson ; Petrel, Captain Worth ; Horsemanby, Captain Wil liam ; Icona, Searanger, Europea, and another. Th j Petrel is filling up from other vessels, amd will shortly sail for New Bedford.

COMMERCIAL.

Evkking Stab Office, Wednesday afternoon

Mr. B. Tonks held an extensive sale of boots at his mart to-day. The was a large attendance of the trade, and good prices were obtained.

At Q-. Sibbin's sale to-day the attendance was not large, but very good prices were obtained :—Muize, ss; apples, 5d to s|d ; butter, lOd to Is ; potatoes, £2 15s per ton ; flour, 13s; oats, 3s 9d ; fine box tea, 25g; half-chest, 21s.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

Shobtlawd-stbeet. Mails will cleae as under : — For Thames, and Coromandel, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow, at 1 p.m., and

5.30 p.m. For Wanganui and the West Coast, per s.s. John Perm, this day, at 5 p.m.- For Taranaki, Wanganui, and Wellington, per s.s. Ahuriri, to-morrow, at 12 noon. Late letters and telegrams for transmission from the Wungauui station will be received at this office till 12.30 a.m., and at Onehunga till 1.30 a.m. For Wangarei, &c, per rs. Samson, on Fri day, 20th inst., at 11.30 a.m. For Poverty Bay, per Tawara, on Friday, the 20th inst., at 4 p.m.

Note.—Mails which have usually been made up at this office at 9 a.m. every Monday for Lucas' Creek, "Wade, Orewa, Waiwera, Mata liana, dkc, will in future close at 730 a.m. every Monday. 8. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

BIK.TH. Youhg.—-At Papakura, on the 16t'a May, the wife of Mr. J. B. Young, of a daughter.

MARRIAGE.

Dixon —Bbadfieio—On May 10th, by the Re*. Dr. "Wallis, Mr. John Dixon, formerly of Northallerton, Yorkshire, England, to Clara, daughter of the late Mr. Robert Bradfield. Sydney.

POLICE COURT.

The following is the rota of attendance of magistrates at the Police Court: — Thursday, May 19—Messrs. G. P. Pierce, H. F. Porter. Friday, May 20—Messrs. Thomas Bit chie, A. K. Taylor. J. Cunningham, Clerk of Court.

The Evening Star. WEDNESDA Y, MA Y 18, 1870.

That the members of the City Board should evince solicitude as to the pro posed constitution of the city is com* mendable; and that its details, espe cially with reference to the future revenues of the Corporation, should be carefully scanned by them as the acknowledged conservators of city in terests, is expected by the people of Auckland. But, we think, that in their laudable desire to conserve city inter ests, they have shown a disposition unnecessarily to stand on their civic dignity, and to take offence where none was intended. That the Super intendent should decline to receive the City Board of Commissioners in globo, may seem an indignity to the Commissioners ; but it is a mistake on their part to suppose that it will be so viewed by the public outside the civic Council Chambers. Nay, we may see in it the highest tribute rendered to the civic powers, and we can easily understand how a plain unsophisti cated man like Mr. Gillies should fear to be enveloped in the full effulgence of civic glory, in receiving the whole body of those whom Auckland loves to honor, in Council constituted, fresh^ from the solemn deliberations of their" chamber, and in the panoply of civic dignity. Like the nymph who longed to receive in her ams the mighty Jove as he appeared in Olympus, the Superintendent might be consumed in the blaze of glory.

It is really not a question as to whether Mr. G-eorge or Mr. GKllies is the greater man, nor whether the Superintendent, if weighed in the balance with Mr. Macready, would not be found wanting ; but whether for the ends to be attained, it were not preferable that the head of the pro vince should have a rational and quiet discussion with the chief man of the city, on points that require grave and sensible consideration. If the chair man of the City Board had chanced to be a man of inferior intelligence, or wanting in the confidence of his brother commissioners, the desire and the annoyance of the Board would be intelligible; but Mr. Phillips is a clear headed intelligent man, acquainted with the points ab issue, fully aware of the views of the Board, acknowledged even by those that try to stir up the civic authorities to good works, to be keenly alive to the in terests of the citizens, and his position as Chairman bears testimony to the confidence reposed in him by his brother Commissioners. We would ask which is likely to be most pro ductive of results for good—a meeting between two sensible gentlemen, each representing an acknowledged power, where the subject can be calmly talked over without being pestered by re porters, the present crying pest of public movements; or a warm, and possibly acrimonious, wrangling be tween a body of Commissioners and one man, who, in self-defence, will " reserve the points for further con " si deration." Petition is the cherished prerogative of Englishmen, but 11 deputationising " — the modern ex crescence on the good old systera-^-is becoming a nuisance, and, if carefully analysed, is generally found to be mainly the growth of self-conceit. To the Board of Commissioners, in their threatened public meeting, we would say beware! The citizens will see no slight put upon their civic represen tatives, but they will not sympathise with a needless assumption of dignity, and a taking of offence where none was intended.

Thb Rev. Mr. Berry waa a passenger by the s.s. Auckland for Sydney to-day. A splendid collection of South Sea curios will be sold to-morrow by S. Cochrane and Son. The articles are many and curious, and will well repay inspection. Thb Grahamstown Evening Star, com menting on the departure of Mr. and Mra. Boberts from the Thames, says :— "Mr. and Mrs. Roberts have been on the Thames now nearly a year, during which time they have alwnys maintained a high place in public favor. They brought with them no mean reputation as accom plished artistes, and they may assure themselves that it has in no way suffered during their professional career on the

Thames. They carry away with them the good wishes of all who have witnessed their clever impersonations, and of those who have had the good fortune to become acquainted with them in private life. We sincerely trust that in the place to which they are going they will be more prosperous than they have been on the Thames, where,' offing to the long-con tinued depression, theatrical business has been at a low ebb. Their departure from amongst us will cause a gap in the pro fession on the Thames not easily to be filled." We cordially agree with the expressions of our contemporary, and trust that, ere Mr. and Mrs. IKnberts depart from Auckland, we may again hare the opportunity of seeing them in some of their principal pieces^ Mr. 'Jioberts as an Irish comedian stands unrivalled; while Polly Leake (Mrs; Boberts), as a burlesque or other actress stands high in her profession. Wherever they go we wish them every success and prosperity. In the City Hall last night the Diorama of the Apocalypse was exhibited to a crowded house, which manifested by repeated and vigorous applause how thoroughly this beautiful series of pictures has taken with our citizens. The hesi tancy shown by ladies and others ie garding a visit to this entertainment at its first presentation has entirely passed away, and our fair friends mustered in great force. A single visit to the Diorama has not only sufficed to dissipate from every mind the silly prejudice with which the advent of these pictures was received, but has fixed the conviction on many a mind originally prejudiced, that the tendency of the Diorama is to pro duce the most elevated, solemnised, and hallowed feelings. We have no patience with those who object to the Diorama without having seen it; and would strongly urge every Sabbath school teacher in Auckland to go and judge, and then not permit such a beautiful and instructive series of scriptural illusirations to pass away from Auckland without arrange ment being made to have it visited by all our Sunday-school children. The judicial power was of unusual strength to-day in the Police Court, no less then four of ourunpaidmagist.ratesappear ing to dispense justice, Mr. Otway subse quently retiring on finding his services not required. The fact is in the highest degree creditable to our justices, and we are glad to see that the gentlemen holding Her Majesty's commission, in the district, feel that there are duties and responsi bilities, as well as honor, attached to the commission. There was but a small attendance at the drunkard's levee, only a solitary representative appearing to show the potency of drink. The poor fellow who appeared yesterday to answer the charge of violent language was adjudged a lunatic, and forwarded to the Lunatic Asylum ; and two old goal birds, one of them of very forbidding aspect, were sent back to Mount Eden, for misplacing fingers in another man's pocket to bis pe cuniary loss, and thereafter knocking the poor old fellow down for expressing a natural objection to the proceeding.

Mbs. W. H. Newton's benefit last night drew, as we anticipated, an excel lent house, and the performance gave great satisfaction to every one present. The comedy of " A Silver Lining" is one of the most beautiful modern comedies we have ever witnessed, abounding in excel lent language aud fine situations. Mrs. W. H. Newton, as the dashing widow, Mrs. Dorrington, had a part well waited to her. She was most enthusiastically re ceived, and was greeted with a shower of boquets; she was also honoured with a similar tribute before the curtain at the close of the piece. Her spirited acting gave life to the comedy, and fully stamped her reputation as a comedienne. Mrs. Walter Hill was most successful as Helen Maltravers, both as the loring girl or the neglected wife, and was much applauded. Mr. Clifford, who re-appeared as Frank Fairleivjh, played excellently ; and Miss Raymond made a sprightly Dora Merri valo. Mr. Eyan did not make as much of Arthur Merrivale as we anticipated, and we should have thought a change of costume necessary where the action of a piece extends over a period of years. The comedy on the whole was, how ever, a great success, and we hope to see it repeated. Mr. O'Brien sang "The Death of Nelson," and there was an excellent tableau at its close. The farce of "The Captain's . Not Amiss," concluded a most enjoyable entertain mont. Gold fbom Tapu.—Yesterday Mr. JBuckland lodged in the Union Bank, Thames, 106 ozs. melted goli, from the Tapu Gold Mining Company. The p.s. Williams brought up last night 4,148 ozs. gold for the Bank of New Zealand. The p.s. Samson will make an excursion trip to the Hot Springs on the Queen's Birthday. A dividend of 2s 6d per share will be paid to-morrow to the creditors in the estate of S. Lipstine. Supreme Cottet. — His Honor was occupied yesterday with the argument by Mr. Whitaker, in reply to Mr. MacCor mick, in support of a motion for a rule absolute for a writ of prohibition directed to the Judges of the Native Lands Court to restrain them in proceeding to issue a Crown Grant to Mr. ft. Graham and an other. It is notified that the following persons ! have become insolvent:—Alexander Gillan, George Smale, William James Casely. Meetings are advertised to be held in the estates of the following bank rupts : —Henry Bush, 25th instant; James .Russell Anderson,-25th instant; David Orme, 25th instant; Frances vStuart Igoe, 24th instant; and .Ralph Wylde Brown, 25th inst.

Jl very uniatiifactory sort of bread— The Roll of Fame.

THE EttG-LISH BUE2 MAIL. We shall iv all probability receive tlie next English 'mail via Suez by the s.s. Hero, which may be expected here abqut the Ist proximo. The barque Novelty was to leave Sydney on the 16th instant (Monday last), aud she may therefore be expected here about next Tuesday, bringing the English telegrams. It is possible she may be detained in order to bring on the mail.

THE ROBBERY AT GRAHAMS TOWN.

The preliminary examination of the prisoners for the robbery at Mr. Warmoll's store, G-rahamstown, was closed yesterday morning, and the prisoners committed to take their trial at the next session of the Supreme Court. Great credit is due to Mr. Sub-Inspector Bullen and the con stables under his charge for the clever manner in which they have got up the case.

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

A Pbovinciali Government Gazette was published to-day, of which the following is a synopsis:—G. McCabo is appointed Mining Registrar for Coromandelj Mr. Richard Laishley is gazetted Highway Trustee for the Kaueranga District. Leases, as follow, will be granted, unless valid objection be shown : — G. W. Jones, for the Shooting Star; Wm. Rowe, for the North Devon. The following applications for leases have been abandoned, and the ground opened for occupation, so far as not occupied by miners' rights : —T. Booth and John Farrell, for the Diadem; N. W. Masjey, for the Pearl of the Waiotahi; W. Champion, lor the Last Hit; J. Williams, for the Pride of the Valley; J. D. Fitzgerald, for the Sir Isaac Newton ; W. H. Long, for 15 acres; J. W. Pearse, for the Great Eastern ; Lowther Broad, for the True Briton; R. Davidson, for the Working Miners ; G-. Embleton and A. Lundmark, for the Montezuraa; J. Heagerty, for the Mary Jane; F. Woods and others, for 15 acres on Puriri; T. Q.uinn and others, for the Per severance ; J. Leater, for 15 acres on Karaka ; D. B. Wallace and others, for 15 acres on Tararu; Henry Creswick, for the Golden Quarry; G. R. Morpeth, for 16 acres in Tinker's Gully; R. G. Macdonald, for the G-olden Harp; P. J. Dalton, for the Crown Prince; B. C. Dornwell, for the Rose of England ; W. H. Smith and party, for 16 acres on Puriri; J. Calder, for the Gladiator ; W. Finnimore, for the Never-Say-Die; G. R. Alexander, for 16 acres on Coxla-bone; J. Calder, for the Hercules ; C. J. Stone, for the Mayflower; C. Findlay and others, for 10 acres on Karaka; C. W. Middleton, for the Washington; H. E. Campbell, for the Tubal Cain ; A. and N. Walker, for the Yuba; N. W. Mussey, for the Prince of Wales ; Peter Clark and "party, for the Hawke's Bay; D. J. O'Keeffe, for the Excelsior; M. H. Frost, for the London and North Western; Leases have been refused to the following:— J. Hart, for sixteen acres adjoining the Golden Phoenix ; Wm. Hill, for the Sir Wm. Don ; J. W. Pearse, for the Crcesus; J. Farmer, for fifteen acres at Tararu, comprising Farmer's machine site ; J. H. Jackson, for the Moun« tain Flower ; Wm. Laird, for two and hah 0 acres Hauraki machine site ; and George Jones for the Shooting Star. The following leases have been cancelled on account of non execution : —Great Reliance, Lord Palmerston, Oriental, Hand-in-Hand, Scotchman's United, Golden Point at Tapu, Derwentwater, Fiery Cross, and Queen of the East. The following Coromandel leases have been cancelled for similar reasons:—Maurice O'Connor, twelve acres, between Pukewhau and Matawai, Lord Ashley, Golden Crater, Queen of the Ranges, Dauntless, Long Drive, Rangatira, Rangatira Extended, and Kaikoura, Bank of England, and Bank of Ireland. The bye-laws of the Kaueranga Highway Board are published; an additional list of licenses to kill game ; a list of auctioneers' licenses ; additional wholesale and publican's bush licenses. A Native Land* Court will be held at Hararu, Wahangi, Bay of Islands, the 6th July ; and at Onoko, Hokianga, on the 10th August.

SUPREME COURT.—In Banco.

THIS DAY.

(Before His Honor Sir Q-. A. Araey, Knt., Chief Justice.)

His Honer took his seat on the Bench at eleven o'clock.

CADBMi V. O'KBEFFB

Mr. Hesketh appeared for the defendant in this case. A rule nisi had been obtained for a nozasuit. Mr. J. B. Russell appeared for the defendant in the progress of the cause, but owing to certain circumstances which did not transpire, he withdrew from the conduct of the defence. Mr. Hesketh was subsequently consulted by the defendant. He said that the motion was for a rule absolute, but since the last Court day certain basis of arrangement had been come to, and he appeared to announce that fact to the Court. He would, therefore, consent to the rule being dis charged. Rule discharged accordingly. IN THE MATThB OF ROBERT GRAHAM V. JOHN LTTNDON AND F. A. WHITAKER. — PROHIBITION.

Mr. Whitakei' was lieavd to-day in his argument in support of a rule for a writ of prohibition directed to the Native Lauds Court to restrain the Judges from proceed ing to authorise the issue of a" Crown grant to certain native owners, of the land known as Kaueranga 14. Mr. Whitaker reviewed the heads of his arguments of the preceding day. He said that the whole of the Native Lands Act provided certain relaxation in the strict principle of the Constitution Act. So far as they created an estate, they were also peremptory in setting out certain preliminary proceedings.

His Honor thought that the 47th section gave power to the Governor to give a. grant to the purchase of any land from the native after the certificate of title had been given to such native owner. Query—does a purchaser in such cas3 hold an English title, oi* can he be said to hold under .native usage.

Mr. Whitaker : Your Honor will perceive by the next section—

His Honor: There the effect is to make such

purchase as valid as if a Crown grant. But the position of persons holding under leases from native usage appeal's to be exceedingly strange. The grant given to native owners appears to

contemplate something else to be done before individual right can be ascertained. _It is given to several parties, so that if individual rights were to be made out, a process some thing like our writ of partition. The Supreme Court could not go into questions of Maori usage. It might perhaps send the case back to be tried by the learned Judge of the. Native Lands Court.

Mr. Whitaker : In the next session your Honor will perceive that where a certificate of title is given to several perspns, they hold as tenants in common.

His Honor : It may be, for anything appears to the contrary, a tenant in communism Mr. Whitaker: We say that whatever inte rest had been acquired by Messrs. Lundon and Whitaker, that they have a right to. The Act clearly recognises leases. It was not necessary to say what was the particular sights of Lundon anil Whitakor; but what ever rights they had acquired reniuined to them. But the decision of the Native Lands Court was a misconstruction of the language of the several Acts. The Chief Judge treated the question as if no deah'ng whatever would be lawful with a native until after the issue of the Crown grant. His Honor: But the difficulty appearsj;© me to be that when the certificate of title is given to Maori owners to hold in common that may still be land held by natives accord ing to Maori usage. The Constitution Act declares that it shall be illegal to purchase from natives who hold as individual of com munities, but when the rights of each indivi dual shall have been ascertained, then the Act of the Assembly gave certain powers. Mr. Whitaker : The argument is that by these various Acts a marketable property is created, that in most cases, the dealing in such property implies several incidents, and the nature of the tenure subject to these inci dents is described. But the decision of the Native Lands Court is to the effect that these several Acts have no effect. We say that under these enactments certain rights may be acquired ; that such rights have been acquired, and whatever they may be, they are entitled to the consideration of the Judges of the Native Lands Court, to the extent of not doing anything which would sacrifice the eat ate and interests in them held by the per sons claiming. But there were conditions precedent to granting any order which should be complied with before the Court had power to make an order. If such preliminaries were not complied with, then there would be an ex cess of jurisdiction. (Left speaking.)

BANKRUPTCY.

BE DAVID KING CIARKSON.

Mr. Whitaker applied, on behalf of a credi tor, for a vesting order —the estate to vest in Mr. Macffarlane, as trustee.

POLICE COURT.— Wednesday.

(Before J. O'Neill, Esq., T. Ritchie, Esq.,C. &. Otway, Esq., ami A, Beetham, Esq., J.P.s. DBTXNKENNESS. T. Sutton, charged with this offence, was fined ss. and costs, or to be imprisoned 24 hours. INSULTING I4NGUAGKE. D. Atkinson, charged with using insulting language by H. Harris, being called, did not appear. Service of summons, in due form, left with his sister, over fourteen years of age, was proved by Constable Halloran, and a war rant was ordered to issue for his arrest. EOBBEBY ntOM THE PEBSON. Thomas Kane and James Herbert we.ro charged by James Heriot with having, on the 17th May, at the Oddfellows' Arms Hotel, Chancery-street, feloniously stolen and taken away from his person one purse, containing 15 shillings. James Heriot deposed: lam a leaman. Was yesterday evening in Chaucery-street, beside the bar of the Oddfellowi' Arms; saw Tom Kane, one of the prisoners there. He put his hand in my pocket, and I muzzled him. He was too strong for me, and put me down. He took out my purse, which contained from 15s. to £1 in silver. The purse produced is the one taken, and is nay property. Pri soner robbed me of it.

To prisoner : To my knowledge did not ask you to toss for drinks. I did not throw my purse on the counter. John Grribble deposed : I am a shipwright, residing in Barrack-street. Was in Mr. Bacon's public-house yesterday on the occasion referred to. Saw last witness there, and also the two men at the bar. Saw Kane put his hand into prosecutor's pocket, and take his purse out; he then handed it behind his back to Herbert, who broke the string and took money out of it, then handed the purse again to Kane. The prosecutor caught hold of Kane, who flung the purse on the counter, threw down Heriot, and ran out. I took the purse, and gave it to the detective. To prisoner : Prosecutor did not ask you to toss for drinks. You threw the purse on the counter. There were two or three drunk knocking about. The purse produced is the one taken from prosecutor. Detective Ternahan, deposed; I ai-rested the prisoners yesterday on the charge of steal ing some money and the purse produced. I found on Kane Is. lid., and on Herbert 7s lOd. The purse was identified at once by the prosecutor. Know the prisoners, they have been often in this Court; Herbert has been here for vagrancy, and Kane is a constant companion of thieves and prostitutes.

Sentenced to be imprisoned for three months with hard labour, the money found on their persons to be given over to prose cutor. ITTNACY. Thomas Wormall, remanded from yesterday, was on the medical evidence of Doctors Bayntim and Stookwell, ordered to be sent to the Lunatic Asylum. The Court then rose.

In describing a new organ, a country editor says —" The swell died away in delicious suffocation like one singing a sweet song under the bedclothes."

Somebody says, in allusion to corporal punishment,' that the pnpil most to be pitied is the pupil of the eye, because it is always under the lash.

It is claimed that the philosopher Thales was a milkman, because he believed water to be the first principle of all things. Fokce OF Habit.—A tax-gatherer was ob served the other evening all alone in the cor ner moody, meditative, and frowning. His work was over for the day, but from force of habit (coming from being always in the re ceipt of cugbom) he was collecting himself.— '■ funcJi."

MASONIC PRESENTATION.

Oir Monday evening last, a handsome testi. monial was pi-esented to Dr. C. F. G-oldsbro' at the meeting of Lodge Waitemata, 689, BJ.O* The presentation was in the form of a beau* tiful specimen of ornamental penwork (old English) on parchment, neatlj and substanti. ally mounted,_enclosed in a gilt frame, and containing the following address:—

"To Charles Field Goldsbro', Esq., M.D. • "Dear Sir and Brother, —We, the Maiter Wardens and Brethren of Lodge Waitemafc No. 689, under the constitution of the Grand Lodge of England, desire to express our ap. probation of the manner in which you hate discharged the different offices held by you j n the Lodge—viz., Secretary in the years 18R1 and 1862 ; Senior Warden 1862 and 1863 • Worshipful Master 1863 and 1864; and Treasurer from 1864 to this date. In the various offices you have "won the fraternal re gard of the brethren, and we iihcerely praY the great Architect of the Universe to blew you with health, prosperity, and length of days; and, finally, we hope to meet you in that Grand Lodge above, wher» the great Architect lives and reigns for ever and ever. "Presented in open Lodge in Auckland New Zealand, this 21st day of February, 1870, and in the year of Masonry 5870. " Andbew J. McMath, W.M;, " g-eoikje q-ledhill, s.w., " Wm. Kobebt Heywood, LW. x " Henbt Or. Wadb, Secretary."

[PBOM THE " THAMES ADVEHTIiEE."]

ME EVENING STAK, MAY 18, 1870.



WANTED— Two smart LADS to i»U Muffins.—Apply to B. & H. Pebov, High-street. ALL NATIONS GOLD MINING- COM PANY (KEG-ISTEEED.) THE TRANSFER BOOKS -will be closed ■ from Twelve o'clock noon THIS DAY (Wednesday), until Twelve o'clock noon on THURSDAY, May 19th, when a dividend of Six Shillings per share will be payable at the Company's office, Shortland-street. CHARLE3 TOTHILL, Legal Manager. Auckland, May 18th, 1870. TARARU TRAMWAY. TENDERS WANTING- FOR EXTENSION. j» ND WORKING. Superintendent's Office, Auckland, 17th May, 1870. IT is hereby notified that TENDERS in writing will be received at this office un il lone o'clock p.m. of MONDAY, the3oth instant, from persons desirous to execute the EXTENSION of the TARARU TRAM. WAY up Tinker's Gully, receiving in return a Lease of the present Lines on Tararu Creek and Tinker's Gu'ly. Tenders to state the number of year* Imw required, and the maximum rates .of carriage proposed to be charged. • h Tenders also to state the terms on which the present wooden rails would be replaced with light iron ones. Tenders to be sealed and endorsed " Tern* ders for the Extension of Tarai-u Tramway. THOMAS B. GILLIES, Saperintendent. BARQUE 'ISMAY,' FROM LONDON. -—-* - nnHIS vessel, having reported V^wiik _|_ at the Custom House, M ?Jr J^>* Consignees are requested to peel jiSffll^p entries, pay freight, and take delivery of cargo. All bills of lading consigned to order to be presented at the office of the undersigned. OWEN & GRAHAM, Agents. YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSO CIATION, Wellesley-stbeet. A NNUAL COURSE OF LECTURES. May 20—Rev. Dr. Mattnsbli: "Genesis and Geology." June 10— T.B. Gillies, Esq., M.G A., Su perintendent : " Public Spirit. " 17—Dr. Hectob: "Some Branchei of Geological Science, illuitrated with diagrams. July B—Rev. D. Jonbs : (To be advertued) •• 15—W. L. Rees, Esq.: "A few Ele ments of Greatness." Aug. 12—Rev. E. N. Bbee, M.A.: "Popular Education, Religious and Secu lar." ' Sept. 9—Rev. J. Btoxeb: "Our Young Men." Oct. 7—H. H. LtrsK, Esq.: "Ancient Co lonization." The tiokets for the course (price 35.,) to admit bearer and lady, may be obtained from Messrs. J. Wayte, J. and H. Upton, R. **■ Shalders, Queen-street; at the Rooms of the Association, or from the Members of the Committee. \ SINGLEJLECTURE, ... L 6d. WINTER FASHJONsJi-; THE MISSES MILN&. BEG to announce that they have OPjmED their WINTER STOCK of MIEtIN ERY, consisting of Millinery and Straw Bonnets, Trimmed and Untrimined Hate, in felt, velvet, and straw, of the Latest Styles, Ladies' Dress Caps and Head-dresses, a choice lot of Flowers, Feathers, Ornaments, for tbe hair, &c. ; Ladies' and Children's Jackets, in ■ velvet, velveteen, sealskin cloth, and waterproof tweed, all sizes; Furs, in grebe, sable, and ermine, and a general assortment of Drapery and Hosiery. 37, Wyndham-street, April 29.