SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

AREIVALS. Woodstock, cutter, 30 tons, Baker, from Opotiki.

DEPARTURES.

Luna, p.s., Fairchild, for Bay of Islands. Jane, schooner, 37 tons, Moller, for Tauranga. Nautilus, cutter, Stephens, for Tairua.

The p.s. Duke of Edinburgh will; leave for the Thames at 12 o'clock to-night. ', The s.s. Star of the South -is expeoted in harbour to-morrow from Napier. \ - Tlie s s. Keera, which has been detained with heavy easterly gales at Taranaki. is ex pected to arrive in tlie Manukau on Thurs- The ketch Eagle, Capt. Loverock, entered outwards at the Customs to-day, for Roro tonga. She will sail in a few days. Woodstock. —The cutter Woodstock arrived in harbour this morning, having left Opotiki on Sunday evening. She brings :—IOO bags potatoes, J. S. Macfarlane; 10 bogs wheat, order. Boat Race. — Hickey v. Rush. — This event, which for some time past has. been creating quite a stir in the aquatic world, was decided on Saturday m favour of the cham pion. Rush was quite unknown in Sydney until Anniversary-day Regatta, when, with Coulon, he won the double scull race, against Lyons and Connor ; he also won the amateur race on the same day. Subsequently, he and Coulon beat the Tricke.tts, with double sculls in lio-ht skiffs, in a private match on the Parra matta River. His pulling on both those occa sions -was much admired, and he found a large number of friends, -who took 2 to 1 that he would beat Hickey. The pulling of our cham pion is too well-known to need much comment; suffice it to say that he will be a good man that is able to beat him in any boat. The backers of Rush, however, are still confident that had he trained properly, Hickey would have had all his work to do to carry off the stakes. Tho race on Saturday was pulled in heavy water men's skiffs, Hickey laying £200 to £150; he also staked £60 tp £40 that he would beat Rush by fifty yar Is. The following steamers, well-freighted v..';b passengers, proceeded to the scene of the race, which was over the usual course |on the Parramatta Biver : — Agnes Irving, Kembla, Breadalbane, Herald, Vesta, Cobra, Pelican, Premier, Courier, and Fairy. The river was also thickly 3tudded with boats of.all sorts' and. sizes—the bay where the flag boat was-moored presenting quite an animated and picturesque sight—a ; marked contrast to its nsuaily, r serene and placid appearance. At half-past four o'clock the men pulled up to the bathing-house, from off which the start was ;to. take place, and were loudly cheered by their respective friends. Both men looked admirable, stripped, and Hickey's pinched up face proved fj that his training had not been neglected. Shortly before five o'clock the anxious spectators on board the various steamers. screamed out "They're off," and such was. the case, both boats coming along at a smart pace, with Rush leading. This fact caused a good deal of consternation amongst the friends of the champion, who; expected he would nev6r be : headed throughout the race. Off Kissing Point Rush had increased his lead to two'boats'lengths, rowing much quicker than his opponent, who pulled a-long-sweeping stroke, which he never altered from the start. The'-t-me distance separated the boats until the'first .half of the' cour9e was pull<_d, when the backers of Rush were beginning to. fancy that, as their man had headed Hickey for a mile and three quarters, that, barring accidents, it was his race ; but alas for the frailty of human hopes. Rush at this portion of the race dropped his head and began to. show signs that his exertions to keep a head had pumped all his steam out, leaving none to fidish the race with. Hickey, maintaining the same long, steady,felling.stroke, gradually drew alongside; and was loudly cheered as his sculls were seen to dip ahead of Rush, who. rolled oh .-iiii seat, rallied again, and pulled a couple of wild strikes, and "then dropped the sculls, leaving Hickey to row tlie remainder of the ouirse at his leisure. The stakes were duly'paid over 'oil Saturday ni^ht, when another matrh was made between Richard Hickey and Rush, the former laying £300 to £200, to be pulled in heavy boats on the Parramatta river, on Saturday, May 21.— Sydney Herald.'

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

Shoetland-stbeet.

Mails will close as under :— For1 Thames and Coromandel, this day, at ' ' :5 p.mi, and to-morrow, tho 20th instant, at 9-30 a.m. and 1 and 5 30 p.m. For Taranaki and'the Southern Provinces bf New Zealand, per s.s. Lord Ashley, to morrow, 20th inst., at 10 a.m. Late letters and telegrams for .transmission from the j Nelson Station will be received at this office till 10.30.. a.m., and at Onehunga '~ till 11 a.m.. ~ ,r, ', _\ ,]; For Tauranga, per s.s. Tauranga, to-morrow, „ 20th instant, at 3 30 p.m. For Coromandel, per, Xallah Eookh, on Thursday, the 21st instant, at 12-30 p.m. JFor Napier, per p.s. Coomerang, on Thurs day, the 21st instant; at 3 30. p.m. For Whitirangi, per Mary Ellen, on Thurs day, 21st instant, 3 30 pm. For Rorotanga, per Eagle, to-morrow, 20th , insant, atß-30a.m. ..:..- S. B. Bisa, ..... .., Chief Postmaster.

BIRTHS.

Sinclair.—At Randolph-street, Newton, on the 18th inst., the wife of Mr. James Leask Sinclair, of a son. ' '

Pattebsps.—At Seafield View, on the 16th inst., the wife of James M. Patterson, of a daughter;:; y r\ , i / ■ Brett.—At her residence, Jermyn- street, on April 19th, tha wife.of Miv H. Brett, of a daughter.

MARRIAGE.

Mr____iK aros— Riohabdson.—O ri Thursday, 31st Marchyby the Rev. H. W. Cottle, at the residence of the bride's father, Edward Mil-

lington, sonj-of the late George ,Millington, Esq., of Elm Villa, Laytonstone, Essex, to Sarah Elizabeth, tho eldest daughter of John I. Richardson, Esq., of Castle Hill, Wangarei.

DEATHS.

Sinclair. —At Randolph-street, Newtou, on the 18th inst., the infant son of Mr. James Le.isk Sinclair.

G-i.d"dis. —On April the 16th, at Drake treet, Henry, youngest son of John Geddis, ged 11 months. .

The Evening Star. TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1870.

His Honor the Superintendent left for Tauranga at an early hour this morning in the p.s. Sturt.

Among the various industries springing into existence in the district deserving notice is the fellmongery belonging to Messrs. S. Cochrane and J. G-oodall, finished on Wednesday the 13th inst. It is situated at Russell's Waterfall about a mile from the Whau Bridge. There are three buildings erected on thepremises, one is 45 x 20 and 12 feet high intended for packiDg wool, &c, the second is for drying;, and the third forms a covering for three brick steam pits 8 feet square. This building is 27 x 18 feet and 11 feet high. Also, there is a never failing dam on the premises. The contractor for the buildings was Mr. William Price, and for the brickwork Mr. J. Keane, who have done tbeir work in a manner that needs no comment. The owners purpose en larging the premises when sufficient in ducement offers. We wish them every success in their undertaking.

Condition op Affairs at the Gulf of Carpentaeia — The state of Norman's Town is thus described in a letter to the Brisbane Courier :—" The town is a fur nace, and in most places the thermo meter reaches 104 ° , 105 °, and 106 °_ in the shade, but I have never noticed mine over 101 ° in the shade, and that in a build ino- very high and well ventilated. There is nothing here but ' barber,' public-house, and bed ; bad cheques, calabashes, and starvation. It is almost pleasing to think there are no ladies here, for some autho rity says 'that no word falls from the lips without an influence for good or bad.' Our pets andheroeshereare bullock-drivers —they, like the mountain, won't corns to Mahomet, so we, like Mahomet, have to knuckle down to them. By the last im port ship lots of liquors, from fighting rum to Bass's beer, arrived, and of course a jollification was the result. From that time forward for a month seven faces in God's image were all that could be counted, although we numbered about 100 fighting men ; all the rest had black eyes, broken noses, and all that flesh is heir to when it comes in contact with knuckles, hobnailed boots, or mother earth's backbone (for we live on a hard gravel ridge). . . . At this moment starvation is staring: us in the face. To live upon, we have no flour, rice, biscuit, potatoes, garden stuff, barley—no nothing, except sardines, salmon, patent groats, arrowroot, hogs, bullocks, and sheep—nothing to drink but sodawater, lemonade, and ginger beer (all bad), and the lagoon water thoroughly impregnated with the rotten lotus and lilly. I have, however, a filter here, and am pesterd with thirsty souls."

j Pbovincial Hospital—Return of sick treated during the week ending Saturday, April 13.h, 1870. Remained last return, 71; admitted siace, 9 ; discharged, 8 ; died, 2; remaining, 70; males, 61; females, 9. Classification: Fever (typhoid), 3 ; syphilis, 5 ; erysipelas, 1 ; cancer, 1 ; rheumatism, 7 ; phthisis pulmonalis, 10; epilepsy, 2 ; chorea, 1; paralysis, 9; amaurosis, 1; neuralgia, 1 ; bronchitis, 1 ; cataract,: 1 ; uterine, 1; whitlow, 1 ; abscess and ulcer, 8 ; wouuds and con tusions, 5 ; fractures, 4 ; cutaneous, 1; debility 6. Two men died during the week—one of paralysis of many years' standing, and the result of disease of the brain; and tho other of acute phthisis. The sum of £1 Is was handed over by the Commissioner of Police to the credit of the hospital.

. As some of the members ofthe Auck land Troop R.. C. V. were returning from Penrose last evening in a buggy, and when between the two graveyards in Symonds-street, thehorses took fright,and dashed away at a furious pace ; nor could they be stopped until brought up with a jerk again .t the coping ot the wall, doing serious injury to the shafts and other parts ofthe vehicle, but fortunately with out anj danger to the occupants, who were four in number.

The members of the A.R.V. Battalion will parade for company drill at the Albert Barrack Square every Tuesday and Friday morning, and every Wednes day and Saturday afternoon.

DEPARTURE OF HIS EXCEL LENCY THE GOVERNOR.

The Government p.s. Luna, Captain Pair child, was to leave the harbour at three o'clock this afternoon, for the Bay of .Islands with his Excellency the Governor, the Hon. D. McLean, Captain Young, and Captain Pitt.

AMUSEMENTS.

DUKE OF EDINBURGH THEATRE. ! Tae re-opening of this pTace of amusement, with new faces, was deserving of better public patronage than it received last night. The paucity of numbers, especially in the dress circle,.is, perhaps, to an extent, accounted for by the lateness of the hour of the return ofthe excursion boats, and the re-action from the dissipation of the day. " Milky White" and "Bachelors' Buttons" were well presented and favourably received, but we think that certain expressions of double entendre could, with ad vantage to the performance, be fairly omitted. We trust the hint, " kindly meant will be ■ kindly taken" by the new regime. The re j opening of this little theatre is a plucky ven [ ture, and we wish it every success.

ARRIVAL OF THE 'WOODSTOCK,' FROM THE EAST COAST.

TE KOOTI WITH 20 MEN AT

OPOTIKI,

STJEEENDER OE TWO

HAUHATJS,

The cutter Woodstock has jtisfc arrived in harbour, bringing later news from the East Coast. She left Opotiki on Sunday last, and Captain Baker informs us that on Saturday last two ofTe Kooti's men came in to the camp and surrendered to the Government. They stated that Te Kooti was still in the Waikawera Gorge, having only twenty men with him, and that it was his intention to remain in that district unless disturbed by our people. A party were to go out on Monday in search of Te Kooti.

LATEST THAMES NEWS.

THE MINING BOARD.

We are indebted to Mr. Cochrane, who has just arrived from the Thames for a copy of last night's JSvening Mail, from which we make the following extracts . —

The paddle steamer Lady Bowen made an excursion to Ohinemuri to-day, leaving the Grahamstown wharf at half-past 8 o'clock. The weal her proving favourable, a large num ber availed themselves of the opportunity of paying the beautiful district of the Upper Thames a visit.

MINING NEWS.

The Long Drive.—Last week the Long Drive Company crushed a lot of stuff at the Thames Crushing Company's machine, but the amalgam obtained I as not yet been re torted, there were altogether 60 tons of gene ral crushing stuff put through, and out of this at the cleaning up 250 ozs. of hard amalgam were obtained. The amalgam is rich, and is calculated to yield, at least, one-third gold. The crushing at the Kuranui battery continues to show up well, and we have no doubt but there will be a good yield when the retorting takes place on Saturday next. The Deep Lead.—On Saturday a clean ing up took placo at the Deep Lead Com pany's battery, and the result obtained gave an average little over half an ounce to the ton in the quantity put through. The stuff going through this morning is showing up much better, and we have no doubt but that an in creased yield will be the result of the next retorting. The reef is improving downwards. TnK Flying Cloud. —The crushing of stone at Souter's battery for the I'lying Cloud Gold Mining Company has just been com pleted, and the result is 112 ounces retorted gold from 20 tons stone.

The Inverness —The Inverness Comuany took out a splendid lot of specimen stone from their old low level working on Saturday, weighing about 301bs. One of tlie pieces was about as rich a specimen as wo have seen from any claim on the field—being of a large size, and nearly one-half gold throughout. The fact that stone of this rich character is taken from the old working speaks volumes for the future prosperity of the conqiany, which has already paid very handsome dividends to the shareholders.

MINING BOARD.

The first meeting of tho Mining Board was held at 10 o'clock to-day, in the new C ,urt room, Queen-street, Grahamstown. There were present all the members of the Board, viz. .—Messrs. D. Grove, M.P.C, Alexander Hays, E. H. Power, A. D. McTavish, W. S. Greenville, W. B. Henderson, P. Nolan. Mr. Grove was unanimously elocted Chair man, and Mr. Power was elected Secretary.

CHINESE. AND JAPANESE CURIOS.

The choice aud valuable collection of Chinese Japanese curiosities, - recently imported by Messrs. Cruickshank, Smart and Co., were sold by auction this morning, by Mr. Jones, in the New City Hall, where the various ar ticles had been on view for several days. The sale was largely attended by the principal mer chants and a large number of ladies, and the prices obtained for most of the articles were satisfactory.

The following prices were realised for the articles enumerated -. —Red and white mat ting, B£d, 9d, and lOd ; chessmen, large, 29s ; ditto, small, 20s ; ivory card baskets, 445, 21s, 20s, 15s, and lis ; hand screens, 9s and 10s ; cribbage boards, 12s 6d and 8s 6d; cigar cases, Is; tea caddies, 14s to 345; work boxes, £3 to £3 17s 66.; blue china jars and stands, 255; curio vases and stands, 455; 8 pieces silk handkerchiefs —white, 12 each, 225; 4 pieces plain, ditto,.crimson, 10 each, 34s ; 8 pieces figured ditto, white, 10 each, 235; 4 pieces crimson silk ditto, 10 each, 235; sofas, 32s 6d, 335, and 42s 6d; 12 pieces silk dresses, 30s to 35s ; 1 magnificent silk shawl, £5 10s j 3 pieces imitation pine silk, 26s|each ; Japanese screenery, 25s to 28s.

The California '• Moderation Society" pledges its members to drink only wine, beer, and cider, except when they are discouraged, and then whisky is allowed.

" Why do you not admire my daughter ? " said a proud mother to a gentleman. "Be cause," he replied, " I am no judge of paint ings." "But surely," replied the lady, not in the least disconcerted by this rude reflec tion, " you never saw an angel that was not painted."

ANNUAL LICENSING MEETING.

Before T. Beckham, Esq., R.M., and "Captains Young and East, Messrs. Lusk, Morrow, O'Neill, and Home, J.P.'s. Mr. Beckham, in opening the Court, stated that there had been no objections made to the renewal of any ofthe old licenses, and that the only difficulty would be in the case of those holding two or more licenses, and the Bench had resolved to not grant two licenses to any one person. - Mr Wynn, acting as amicus-, curies, stated, that the Bench was not competent to refuse such licenses unless objection had been made ; but the Court expressed determination to grant no double license, and instructed the clerk accordingly. The following licenses were accordingly granted, except in the case of a second or third hotel held by the same proprietor, the consideration of which was adjourned. NEW APPLICATIONS. Henry Bedell made application for a license for the Wynyard Pier Hotel. Mr. Beveridge and Mr. Hesketh appeared for objectors; Mr. Joy appeared for the applicant. Two peti tions were presented against the issuing of the license from inhabitants in Official Bay and neighbourhood, urging that there were two hotels already there within 200 yards, viz., Roval and Railway terminus.

The Bench refused the license. Andrew Fernandez made application for a license for the Railway Terminus Hotel, in Official Bay, which had already had a license within the past five years. Mr. Beveridge appeared for applicant. Granted. George Gt-iles applied for license for the Stag's Head, Upper Queen-street. Mr. Beve ridge appeared for applicant. License refused.

William Head applied for license for the Swan of Avon, at corner of Abercrombie and Wakefield streets. Mr. Beveridge applied for applicant. Application refused on grounds of insufficient accommodation.

John Lockwood applied for license for the Robert Burns Hotel in Union-street, Free man's Bay. Mr. Hesketh, for applicant, showed that from a change in ownership the license formerly held had lapsed. Granted. Edward Perkins applied for license for a new hotel and restaurant in Vulcan Lane. Mr. "Wynn appeared for applicant; Mr. Joy for objectors. A plan of the house, as in tended to be completed, was submitted, and a petition influentially signed ; and it was re solved that if the house was completed accord ing to the plan, no objection would be raised by the Bench. Henry Bipley applied for license for the York Hotel, in East-street, Newton. Mr. Beveridge, for applicant, showed the pre mises to have been originally used for the same purpose, and removed from any other Hotel. Granted.

Edward Sharp applied for a license for the Flying Squadron Hotel, Karangahape road Mr. James Russell applied for applicant. Granted.

George Tavlor applied for a license for his Restaurant in Lower Queen-street. Mr. Joy for applicant ; Mr. Wynn for objectors. Mr. Wynn objected, on the grounds of personal character, to Mr. Taylor having a license, and called on Mr. Commissioner Naughton, who stated that applicant had been living in adul tery with women in his own house, and would not deny it himself; that he had recently come to complain of his last woman having run away from him. Application refused.

The following applications were granted : —H. N. Abbot. Waitemata Hotel; H. H. Adams, Queen's Head Hotel ; G. Akcrs, Red Lion Hotel; G. A. Avcy, Masonic Hotel ; W. Bacon, Oddfellows' Arms ; W. B. Baldwin, Waverley Hotel; J. Beck, Royal Oak Hotel; J. T. Bedford, llibemia Hotel ; J. C. Brown, Albion Inn ; R. Campion, City Club Hotel; J. Chapman, Clanricarde Hotel ; W. A. Clarke, Eoyal Hotel ; H. Clark, Shake speare Hotel ; J. J. Conway, Crown Hotel ; J. Copeland, Thames Hotel ; M. Corcoran, Greyhound Hotel; C. Cunning ham, Newmarket Hotel: J. Darby, Commercial Hotel ; P. Daaby, Thistle Hotel ; W. Dudley, Prince Arthur Hotel; W. Edgecomb, Northern Hotel; C. B. Edwards, Army and Navy Hotel; S. Evinson, New Caledonia Hotel ; J. G. Freer, Q.C.E. Hotel; H. Fuller, Edinburgh Hotel; W. Galbraith, Eden Vine Hotel ; P. Gorman, Alexandra ; J. H. Gra than, Victoria Hotel ; J. Guilding, Custom House Hotel; R. Gwynne, Junction Hotel; P. 11. Harkett, Market Hotel; W. Hall, Ex change Hotel ; T. Hancock, Captain, Coo l ;J. Hanson, Tattersall Hotel; A. J. Han-is, Pe.ith aud Dundee (Empire) Hotel; W. Hanley, Wynyard Hotel; R. Haywood, Auckland Hotel ; Ditto, ditto ; (one of these refused) ; J. Higgins, Wellington Hotel ;J. J. Holmes, Flagstaff Hotel ; C. Holloway, British Hotel, North Shore ; J. Jack-nan, S nlors' Home Hotel; S. Jagger, Freeman's Bay Hotel; L. R. James, Q.C.E., Alexander James, Masonic Hotel ; Alexander James, Victoria Hotel (one of these refused); W. Jeffrey, Cottage of Content Hotel ;F. Johnson, Windsor Castle Hotel; J. Kane, Rob Roy Hotel ; E. Lawless, Newton Hotel: J. Lockwood, Prince of Wales Hotel; T. Mac ready, Star Hotel; T. Macready, Marlborough Hotel (one refused) ; D. Markham, Naval Hotel; T. Martin, Carpenters' Hotel; P. McArthur, Mechanics' House of Call; F. McMahon, Nottingham Castle Hotel ; J. Menzies, Victorik Hotel; W. Hill, Brick layers' Arms Hotel; W. B. Montgomery, Swan Inn ; J. Moulds, Star Hotel; W. Nicol, Exchange Hotel; J. Nicholson, General Came ron B otel; E. Norman, United Service Hotel; A. Oliver, Queen's Hotel; A. Orr, Alexandra Hotel; J. Paterson, Fitzroy Hotel; J. G. Percy, Globe Hotel; J. H. Pike, Scotia Hotel; A. Pilkington, Suffolk Hotel; J. Robertson, Queen's Ferry Hotel; L. Robert son, Eagle Inn Hotel; J. Rose, Queen's Hotel; J. Ryrie, Metropolitan Hotel; J. Sreats, British Hotel; A. Scott, Criterion Hotel; J. Senior, Forresters' Arms Hotel; D. Sheehan, Governor Brown Hotel; W. Smith, Old House at Home Hotel; H. Stackpole, Charlemont Hotel; H. W. Steb bing, Coach and Horses Hotel; J. Stewart, Belfast Hotel; M. Sullivan,' Aurora Tavern ; J. K. Tatum, Wheat Sheaf Inn; E.Thornton; Whau Hotel; W. H. Trevina, Crown Hotel; H.J. Wadham, Coachmaker's Arms Hot 1; H. Warne, Royal George Hotel; F. Williams, Anchor Hotel.

The bush licenses were granted in rjlobo. Wednesday, 29th June, was fixed for hear ing the adjourned cases, and the Court rose at ten minutes past two.

A sentimental chap intends to petition Congress for a grant to improve the channels of affection, so that henceforth the course of true love may run smooth.

POLICE COURT.— Tuesday.

(Before T. Beckham, Esq., R-M.) DEUNKENESS. , William Crow and Thomas Green being charged with the above offence, were fined lUs. and costs, or to be imprisoned 48 hours with hard labor. „ „„_ William McGregor for the same offence was fined ss. and costs or to be imprisoned 48 hours with hard labor. ~__.• Anne Barnett, charged for the third time with drunkness, was ordered to pay a fine ot 20s. and costs or to be imprisoned for 48 hours with 7 days additional. HIGHWAY HATES. Thomas Jhonston, was charged by William Bowen, with having.neglected to pay the rates due by him to the Matakana Highway Board to the amount of £1. 19s. 9d. Defendant ex plained that there was no road or any means of approaching his property but by water. Mr. McCormick appeared for defendent and pleaded not guilty. . William Bowen deposed : I am collector ot rates for the Matakana district. Called on Mr. Johnston for his rates and he refused to pay ; produced the Assestment roll, objected to by Mr. McCormick as not being in accordance with terms of the Act. Mr. McCormick urged that there was no proof that the rates bad been demanded, that this was the Assesment List, that it was posted in some conspicuous place, that it had been signed by the chairman, or contained the de scription specified in the Act. His worship expressed himself desirous ot giving these matters more lengenthened con sideration than time would offord on annual licensing day, and accordingly deferred judg ment. PALSE PRETENCES. The charge made against P. S. MacKenzie, by Andrew Booney, for obtaining signature to a promissory note by false representation, was further postponed till Friday. The Court then rose.

SUDDEN DEATH IN PONSONBY ROAD.

INQUEST.—THIS DAY,

We have to chronicle another of those sudden deaths, the prevalence of which have been so remarkable of late. In the present instance wo are unable to give the name of the de ceased, but probably the full particulars will come out at the inquest, which is being held as we go to press, at the Suffolk Hotel, College street. It appears that Mr. Michael Doyle and a lad named John Molloy —the latter in the employ of Mr. Slater, butcher, of Free man's Bay-—were passing along the College road about ten o'clock yesterday morning, when they observed a man lying on the foot path, apparently suffering from a very serious illness. They at once removed him from the heat of the sun to the shade of the palings which bound the ground known as St. Mary's, and close to a house owned by Mr. Darby. In a very few minutes afterwards the man crouched upon his hands and knees, and was so found by two ladiei.—in the absence of the man an d the boy before-mentioned, who, thinking that he was perhaps faint and weary from the heat, had gone to obtain some assistance. The ladies, nttracted by tli9 peculiar position of the man went over to him, when they at once saw that he was to all appearance dying. They imme diatelvsent for Mr. Bree, the minister who lives close by, and that gentleman was soon in attendance, together with Dr. Baynton; but before they had arrived the man had expired. The police were then communicated with, and Sergeant McCafferty proceeded to the spot, with Constable Clarke, and had the body re moved. A search of the pockets of deceased did not lead to his identity. He was, to all appearance, about fifty-six years of age, and appeared as though he had been used to a seafaring life. It is thought that he be longed to one of the whalers which occasion ally call at Mongonui, that he was probably-a deserter, and that the journey from the By of Islands may have exhausted him, and so led to his sudden death. The inquest commenced at two o'clock, and will not be concluded in time for this day's issue.

INTERESTING LOVE-LETTER.

My Dear E : —By the relentless inter vention of the invisible hand of Providence, I have been prevented from precipating myself at your feet for the entire absolution of the collectancous calumny which has been so slanderously conglomerated upon the unblotted and unsophisticated face of my stainless reputation, and with which I have been so maliciously circumvalleted, that I apprehend the most mountainous, colossal, herculanean diffieultiey in perfectly discareerating myself from the criminous machination in which I have been so unmercifully immured, that I was fearfully apprehensive that I was most inextricably involved. But ah! most super human fair one, I have been so unutterably bedazzelled by the luminous emanation and sunlike effulgence of your charms, that net withstanding the acrimonious criminations which have been superinduced upon my character, I am again induced to obtrude myself into your presence. Do not for a moment doubt the moveless stability and fathomless profundity of my love : for the f_ammi_erous monocular autocrat of day shall cease to irradiate the umbrageous recesses of the forest, the translucent queen of night shall cease to perambulate the diaphanous and stelliferous concavity of the cerulean heavens, the horisonous boabion of Heaven's horrific artillery shall cease to bellow forth its terrifßo peals, the forky corruscation of Heaven shall discontinue to blaze forth its sulphurous igneous fulgor from the ignivimous clouds, before my love shall be extinguished. Could the manifestation of the keenest remorse, or the exhibition of the most compunctious pangs of conscience, elevate me one millionth of an inch in your favour, I would immediately commence Pouring forth tears at such a lavished rate, That were the world on fire they might drown The wrath of Heaven and quench the mighty ruin. J Ever your adoring Squiggs.

Horticultural.—An old song makes mention of a garden of delights, under the name of" Cupid's Garden." In Cupid's garden, choose single flowers; and beware of widow's weeds.

Employment oe Women.—A young lady is articled to a solicitor, and set to engross a deed. , She fills both sides of the parchment with writing, and then crosses it.

THE SOUTH.

WELLINGTON.

The capital is bestirring itself just now Provisional directors have been appointed to enrol subscribers to a new Steam Navigation Company, to take the place of the expiring N.Z. Company. A meeting has also been hell to confer with Mr. Collie touching his pro. posed new line of steamers to San Francisco. An able paper on the superior qualification, of Wellington as the port of call, drawn up by Mr. Wakefield, was read at the meeting ana elicited much commendation.

The Hon. Mr. Fox, accompanied by Mr. Brown, Private Secretary, has left Wellington in the Airedale, on a visit to the provinces of the Middle Island.

NELSON.

On the 10th of April, Messrs. Cresswell and Norgate, whose farm is situate below the race-course, lost a barn and some stacks of hay by fire. The origin of the fire is unknown, nor can it reasonably be attributed to incendi arism, as there could be no motive for such an act.

The general entries for the forthcoming races havebeen made. The Grand Stand has been ehlaijed, a reduction is about to be made in the price of admission, and no doubt it will be patronised accordingly. The Turf Club offers lifeadmissions on advantageous terms to the stand and to all parts of the ground. The race ball is fixed for Thursday evening fo'lowingthe races.

We observe by. advertisement that the Carandini company propose to give the first of their series of concerts in Nelson on the 25th.

By theTarai-ua, Mr. Dodson aud family re turned to Nelson from their visit to England. Mr.and Mrs. Sewell were also passengers by the same steamer, but Judge Chapman, who was likerise a passenger by the Somersetshire, remained in Melbourne, to proceed by the next steuner to Otago by the Southern route.

The Secretary of the Nelson Acclimatization Society has made an arrangement to obtain from Melbourne twenty brace of hares. The short voyage of a week between the two ports, via the ST est Coast will warrant the expecta tion that the animals, with ordinary care, will arrive safely ; and, with such a number ' o breed from, the whole province may very quickly be stocked. Father Charevre, who has lately returned overland from the Buller, has exhibited several specimens of auriferous stoiie obtained by him at the Lyell. It is unlike gold bearing Btone, resembling serpentine, with veins of quartz running through it. A lease of sixteen acres of ground and twelve heads of water have been secured by Zala and party, consisting of four Swedes and the same num> ber of Italians. The reef is situate above Irishman's Creek, at a considerable height on the side of the mountain, and the lessees have followed the leaders, seven in number, in a drive of upwards of 300 feet, and these are now found to be increasing in thickness and converging to a point, so the lessees are' in hopes of soon reaching the main reef. The stone is thickly impregnated with very bright gold, resembling that obtained by alluvial washing in the Lyell, and the famous nuggets procured in the same district.

GREYMOUTH.

it is stated that low fevers among adults, and dysentery among children, are vory pre valent in Greymouth. The City of Adelaide arrived on the -3rd instant,.and the racehorses have been safely auded. j Barbarian is : a shade better, and Detective is also advancing. Tim Whiffler is backed for the Cup at 7 to 1. We learn from our Charleston contempo rary that the rainfall of the 9th inflicted serious damage in that district. The Maori Chief Company, who had recently completed a magnificent plant on the Back Lead, alone suffered damage estimated at £400. The dams belonging to Mitchell and party, Par sons, Saanlau, Harle, Anderson,; and the Queen's Own Company, broke away, in flicting very serious damage to the' owners of mining plants ou the lower ground, and par ties working tailings in the creeks.' Nearly all the races in the district have met with some mishap. The largo race belonging to the Nile Company has broken away, as also the race of the Cosmopolitan Company. Both claims are idle inconsequence, besides the Excelsior and Enterprise Companies, who were supplied by the races mentioned. A number of gentlemen who, it is stated1, gauged the rainfall with tolerable accuracy, give as the result seven to nine inches during an interval of four hours. The Grey River Argus says :—A falling barometer on Saturday betokened that a change of the weather was about to take place. During the afternoon the appearance of the weather showed that rain was inevitable, and before night it came down in torrents. As the night advanced, in addition to the rain, the wind gradually increased from fitful gusts until it culminated in a heavy gale, the downpour of rain being incessant during the Avhole pf the night. As a natural consequence, the following morning showed the river to be in a high state of flood, and as the flood tide made the water which poured into the river from the various culverts and drains was backed up, and the streets near the wharf be came flooded and impassable. Among the streets which wore in thi3 state yesterday morning was, as usual, Tancred-street, the water reaching in many instances full twelve inches above the flooring. Hamilton and Weld-streets were also flooded, and during the greater part of the day impassable for pedestrians. On the Railway Reserve, in the neighbourhood of Hanipden-street, the resi dents were in a state of blockade during the whole of the early part of the day. The only means they had of leaving their hpuses being paddling across to the traniwaj/ on rafts. Such was the pressure of water pouring through the culvert running paraljel with the Government House, that the to^avermg of it was in some places raised fullyTnine niches.

WANGANUI.

The Chronicle of the 16th has the follow ing : "The Independent says that the settlers of the Patea, and he might have added of the Wairoa, do not join in the cry which has been got up by those'in the Waitotara. This is not quite correct, they have all joined in the cry, but the cry of those referred to has been mado humbly and with hated brealh, and the reason is very obvious. These settlers are nearly all in Government pay and under mi'itarv rule, and must comport themselves accordingly. But the Government never made a greater mistake than to suppose that they acquiesce, in even the slightest degree, in the proposed

THE EVENING STAK, APRIL 19, 1870