SHIPPING.

POET OF AUCKLAND

ARRIVAL.

Lord Ashley, s.s., 296 tons, H. Andrew, from Napior and Southern ports.

CLEARANCE.

Aurora, schooner, 52 tons, J. Brain, "for Levnka.

IMPORTS.

Per s.s. Lord Ashley, from Dunedin (under bond)— 100 boxes candles, Batger; 19 qr. oasks, J. S. Macfarlane; 5 ditto, Samson, Fraser and Co.; 1 ditto, J. S. Macfarlane ; 2' ditto, Must and Co. Free goods : 4 cases,, order ; 10 hind's, ale, Must; 2 cases, J. A. Phillips; 3 ditto, Kempthorne, Prosser and Co.; 1 ditto, Stone Brothers ; 12 ditto, order; 2 boxes, Simpson ; 2 ditto, Lawson ; 1 ditto, Nathan ; 1 parcel,' Brown ; 1 ditto, Wilkin son. From Lyttelton —1 piano, Genera Government. Agent; 200 sacks oats, 100 ditto wheat, order ; 10 quarter-sacks, grass seed, Jakins ; 48 sacks of chip wheat, 160 sacks malt, 124 sacks oats, 50 sacks barley, 109 sacks wheat, order ; 1 crate plants, I). Hay ; 23 sacks oatmeal, 70 ba<*' flour, Jakins ; 100 bags oats, Belcher ; 10 cases, Sibbiu ; 1 ca3e, Bank of New Zealand ; 18 cases cheese, order ; 15 case 3 cheese, 15 kegs butter", 7 cases cheese, G. W. Binney. From Wellington : 1 parcel, addressed ; 11 kegs butter, Turrell; 2 cases, Union Bank Australia ; 14 kegs butter, 1 case, 2 boxes, Bank New Ze.aland ; 6 packages, Q. A. Wood. —Henderson and Macfarlane, agents.

EXPORTS.

Per 8.8. Rangatira : For Wanganui—l roll leather, Ireland Brothers ; 1 par cel, Herald office. For Taranaki —1 truss, Posseneskie. For Wellington—l case tobacco, Lewis Brothers. —Combes and Daldy, agents. Per schooner Aurora: For Levuka —1 box tobacco (under bond), J. Brain ; 3,609 pieces timber, J.S. Macfarlane ; 3 cases drapery, G. Green; 1 case furniture, 1 ditto plants, 1 bundle plants, Horton. For Rorotonga—l case drapery (under bond), R. Lusk ; 21 cases sundries, R. Lusk.—S. W. Hill, agent.

As we go to press, a barque is signalled outside of Tiri-tiri, supposed to be from Liver pool. The ship Halcoine from London arrived at Wellington on the 28th inst. The 5.3. Keera, Capt. Bain, left Auckland at midnight ou Thursday, and rounded the East Capo at midnight on Friday. On Saturday night, in consequence of strong S.E. gale, came to anchor in Wangawehi. Resumed her voyage yesterday morning, and arrived here at 5 o'clock last evening.—The Keera will leave for Auckland direct to-morrow evening with a cargo of stock. — Eawlce's Bay Times, August 29. The schooner Aurora will sail this afternoon for Levuka, Fiji's, and Eorotonga, with general cargo and the following passengers: —Messrs. J. Ross, D. McCol, 0. Work, Walter Hender son, G. Green, Mrs. Green and family (5), Mr. Horton, Mr. Irvine.

The Circular Saw barque Kate is announced to sail for Gladstone direct, on Wednesday next, the 7th prox., carrying passengers for the new rush at Queensland. The barque Thomas Daniels has been taken off the berth, and will sail for Newcastle on Friday next.

DEPARTURE OF THE RANGATIRA.

The s.s. Rangatira, Captain Renner, left the Manukau at 2 o'clock tins afternoon. PAS3ENG-EBS. —Mrs. Manson, Mr. and Mrs. Murphy and three children, Messrs. Hillicar, Weston, and 18 others.

ARRIVAL OF THE LORD ASHLEY.

The fine s.s. Lord Ashley,'Capt. Andrew, ar sived in harbour early this morning, from Southern ports, bringing a large cargo, and reveral passengers. The following is the re port of her passage :— Tuesday, August 23rd, 4.40 p.m., left Port Chalmers for Lyttelton, strong breezes from north-east; arrived at Lyttelton Wednesday, 24th, at 1.30 p.m., wind south-west, accom panied with heavy rain, filled up with grain and produce, was unable to leave until 2.10, on Friday, 26th ; arrived in Wellington Sa turday 27th, 6.30 a.m. ; left Wellington for Napier on Sunday-28th, at 10.10 a.m., wind at north-west, fine weather ; arrived at Napier Monday 29th, at 7.30 a.m. ; left again for Auckland the same day, 2.10 p.m., strong breeze from south-east, heavy sea; rounded Portland Island at 8 p.m, same evening; East Cape, Tuesday 80th, at 7 a.m., fine weather wind from westward; passed White Island at 3 p.m.; Hole in the Wall at 11 a.m.; Cape Colville, at 3 a.m. Wednesday 31st ; Tiri Tiri, at 5.10 am.; arrived at Auckland wharf at 7 o'clock this morning. Passeno-ers : Saloon—Mr. and Mrs. Harding, Miss Burnes, Miss Sidcole, Miss Isaacs, Miss Engcl, Miss Binney, Capt. Moulen, Capt. Hall, Mr. W. C. Kensington, and four in the steerage.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening- Stak Office, Wednesday afternoon

Messrs. L. D. Nathan & Co. sold on Mon day last, by order of the trustee in Kirk wood's estate, the whole of the plant and stock of the Domain Brewery. There was a very large attendance, and specially • created more than usual competition. The following is a list of the prices :—Malt, per bushel, 2s 6d to 4s ; hops, 4d to Is ; sugars —Mauritius, 2Jd; crystals, 4(d ; English ale, hhd., 18s ; empty hhds., from 12s to 14s; casks, 10s bottling machine, 30s ; isinglass, 2s 6d per lb. j corks, Is Bd. Four drays fetched re spectively £14, £8 2s 6d, and £7 ss. Horse, £15 10s ; weighing machine, £2 18s ; maize, 3s lid j oats, 3s 4d; tanks, 20s.

Mr. Or. W. Binney sold by auction, at his sale-rooms, Queen-street, this morning, Lyt telton butter at lOd per lb.; provincial bacon, 7d ; maize, 4s lOd ; seed oats, 3s 9d ; Port Cooper cheese, Bid ; Otago oatmeal, 19s ; apples, 3d to 34d. The teas offered were with drawn.

DEATH.

OoiaAN.—On August 30, Richard Joseph, aged 20 years, youngest son of James Oolgan, Esq., Mayfield, County Kildare.

The funeral will leave the reside ace of Mr. Bailey, Mount Eden Eoad, at 3 p.m., this day. Friends mil please accept this invita tknit

POLICE COURT.

Tiie following is the rota for attendance of Magistrates at the Police Court^for the week ending September 3,1870 :— Thursday, Septemb3r 1: Messrs. S. Or. Gra ham and J. W. Home. Friday, September 2 : Messrs. H. M. Jervis and J. S. Macfarlane. Saturday, September 3 : Messrs. J. May and &. M. Mitford.

THE MAILS.

For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m. and to-

morrow, at 3.30 and 5.30 p.m. For Napier and the Southern Provinces of New Zealand, per s.s. Lord Ashley, on Fri day, 2nd September, at 2 p.m. Late letters and telegrams for transmission from the Napier station will be received at this office till 2.30 p.m. Mails for the undermentioned places, per s.s City of- Melbourne, will close afs this office on "Wednesday, 7th September prox :— For Saudwich Islands. British Columbia United States of America, British, Central, and South America, British and Foreign West Indies, Continent of Europe, &c, at 12.30 p.m. For the United Kingdom via San Francisco,

at 1 p.m. For money orders, registered letters, and

newspapers, at 11 a.m. Late letters for the United States of America, and United Kingdom, bearing a late fee of 6d., in addition to the postage, will be re ceived at this office till 1.30 p.m., and by the mail agent on board the steamer up to time of sailing. S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

FRANCIS J. SHORTT.

In calling the attention of Gentlemen to the above, would state that he has purchased the Premises lately occupied by Professor G. H. Evans, opposite Daeby's Thistle Hotel and the Market Place, and having fitted it up at great cost, can affirm that his Establishment is one of the most finished and comfortable in New Zealand.

Gentlemen may rely on extreme cleanliness combined with civil ty and attention.

The Evening Star.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31,1870. f

A deputation headed by Mr. Nolan yeater day waited on the Provincial Secretary, on beHalf of the Waiotalii Tramway Company. The plans of the proposed extension as drawn in the Provincial Engineers office were sub mitted to the deputation, who expressed themselves as not being justified in undertaking the extension, owing to the expense.

There was a very good attendance at the Prince of Wales theatre last night, " Leah" being successfully repeated. To-night Miss Bowring appears in " Narcisse, or the Broken Heart," supported by Mr. Steele and Mrs. Jackson.

J. C. Young, Esq., Clerk (o the Besident Magistrate's Court at the Thames, has de clined a requisition signed by 228 electors, asking him to stand for the seat in the Pro vincial Council vacated by J. Mackay, Esq., resigned. From a recent notice in the " New Zealand Government Gazette," repealing the procla mation of Coromandel Court-house as a poll ing place for the Thames an impression wa3 abroad that Coromandel had been disfran chised. The motion was simply preliminary to the appointment of the Court-house as a booth for the Coromandel district itself.

It is exceedingly gratifying to learn that Mr. Withew is turning out excellent chimneys for lamps at his glass manufactory in Free man's Bay. As he can produce them cheaper than those imported, it will be unnecessary to urge the wisdom of encouraging this very desirable local industry.

We are happy to state that orders hare been yesterday given for the immediate com pletion of the plans, already all but perfected, of the Kaipara and Waikato railways. As these works wiil be at once commenced, we anticipate that very shortly there will be plenty of work for all in want of such, to the great benefit of the trade of the city and district.

The p.s. Williams brought up from the Thames last evening 1530 ounces of gold for the Bank of New South Wales.

POLICE COURT.—Wednesday.

(Before Gh S. Graham and J. Newman, Esqrs., Justices.) DBtJHKEKNESS.

J. Cosbley, D. Brown, and J. Eoberts were each fined five shiliings and costs, or to be im prisoned for twenty-four hours, with hard la bour. J. Tindell forfeited bail. GOAT CASES. J. Brown and J. Ritchie were each fined five shillings tod costs for allowing goats to wander in the public streets. ASSAUXT. Thomas Macky . was charged by James C. Brown with having attempted to throw down a ladder on which prosecutor was standing. Mr. Wynn for tho prosecution. Mr. Joy for the defence. J. C. Brown deposed : I reside in and keep a hotel in Hob son-street. On Sunday evening last, between five and six o'clock, I was light ing the lamp over my door, being on the top of the ladder, fourteen feet from the ground. Defendant several times rushed at the ladder, and knocked it from the perpendicular. I held by the lamp-iron, and prevented the ladder from falling. I had on former occasions refused to give him drink.

To Mr. Joy : I held on to the ladder and lamp, and he could not throw it down. Wit ness was cross-examined at some length by Mr. Joy, who addressed the Bench to show the trivial nature of the offence.

Fined five shillings and costs.

LATEST FROM THE EAST COAST.

KOPATA'S MOVEMENTS

A SETTLER DROWNED IN A WELL,

We have been courteously shown a private letter, dated Gisborne, August 18, from which we extract the following : —

We have got no news of Ropata's where abouts, which convinces me that he haj taken another direction to avoid our people. Our expedition is still at Waikohu, but is now re duced to fifty men. We have had much rain here, so that it is almost impossible to move far in that direction yet.

We have had a most melancholy occur rence here. A man named David Morri son, late in the employ of Mr. Blair, has been'missing for some time, and was yes terday discovered at the bottom of Blair's well, in a state of decomposition, and they had been using the water up to the time of the discovery. The verdict at the inquisition was that he had destroyed himself while in a fit of temporary insanity. The poor fellow was undoubtedly mad, which- the evidence at the inquest shows. We have at last succeeded in getting a respectable medical man at Gisborne. It is the late Besident Magistrate at Maketu, Dr. Nesbitt. He seems to be just the sort of man we want.

There is no more news. Everything is going on quietly here. Reed is*going to start a paper. Bousefield is to be editor.— Haivke's Bay Herald, August 27.

ARRIVAL OF THE 'GALATEA' & 'CLIO' AT WELLINGTON.

[PBOJI THE -WELLINGTON " EVENING POST," AUGUST 27.]

H.M.S. Clio, 18 guns, Commodore Stirling, arrived in harbour this afternoon from the Cape of Good Hope, having sailed from that port on the 14th July. She experienced rough weather nearly all the passage, sighted an iceberg, and lost a man overboard. The Galatea sailed from the Cape in company, but the vessels parted, meeting again at the second rendezvous off the Snares. They re mained together until this morning, at which time they were off Cape Palliser. It was blowing fresh, with a heavo sea, at the time, and the Galatea stood out to sea, as was imagined, through having incurred some injury to her engines, the Clio coming on into the harbour. The Clio is a sister ship to the Challenger, and at a distance it would be hard to tell the one from the other. She looks re markably smart after her voyage, and in fact seems as if she had come in from Canterbury or Dunedin". Subjoined is a list of her officers :—

Captain F ; H. Stirling; Commander H. S. Sandys ; Lieutenants, T. W. P. Nesham, T. H. W. Beddoes, J. H. Lee, Count F. C. Me taxa ; Navigating Lieutenant Gibbons ; Staff Surgeon T.'Leccomte; Paymaster F. C. Flen ley; Chaplain, R. C. Incledon; Lieutenant of Marines, N. Stevens; Chief Engineer, J. Downs ; Assistant Surgeon, J. B. Saunder son; Sub-Lieutenants, F. L. Partridge, E. C. Moore, J. D. Aubertin, W. D. Walker, H. D. Mackenzie, R. S. Rolleston ; Assistant- Paymaster, T. W. Kail; Naval Cadets, Ed ward R. Connor, A. E. Stanley, C. Milne, H. Chamberlain, R. Cumming, R. Ommanney, C. Fenwick, F. Rayer, N. Leigh,_ A. White house ; Clerks, W. Carr, C. Maxwell; Assist ant Clerk, C. Byron ; Engineers, T. Hill, W. Glaysher, and E. Balcombe.

The Galatea, with His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, arrived at Wellington on the same evening.

An inquiry was held yesterday afternoon, at the Metropolitan Hotel, Queen - street, before Coroner Philson, into the cause of the late fire at Messrs. Watson and Scanlan's. After a good deal of evidence had been given, the jury- returned an open verdict. .A public meeting was held last evening, at the Hall of the Young Men!s Christian Asso ciation, for the purpose of advocating the cause of temperance. There was a very good attendance. Mr. Neill, of Epsom, occupied the chair, and the meeting was addressed by Captain Peek, Messrs. Wilkes, Hayter, O. Lewis, and others, all of whom dwelt at length upon tbe evils attending drinking customs, and the good i\ suits that followed the Total Abstinence movement. Recitations and singing filled up the intervals between the various speeches very pleasantly. At the conclusiou of the meeting, votes of thanks were passed to the chairman and Captain Peek, and the proceedings terminated with tho tem perance national anthem.

ARRIVAL OF THE 'LORD ASHLEY.'

IMPOETANT NEWS FEOM THE

SOUTH.

LATEST

PARLIAMENTARY NEWS.

[A poetion of the following appeared in an "Extra," issued by us this

morning.]

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

NAPIER, Aug. 24.

A large m ooden house belonging to Poai-a Toru Torou, at Wakatu, has been burnt down. The cause is unknown. It is intended to issue the Herald as an evening paper three times a week. Another paper is starting, tinder the desig nation of the Evening Telegraph, by a company, with two hundred shares at £5 each.

A policeman named Hebberly has been found guilty of stealing a saddle. He is sentenced to six months' hard labor.

The Native Lands Court was notified to meet on the 22nd inst. A number of natives and Europeans attended, but there was no appearance of the Judge. Great dissatisfac tion is expressed with respect to the matter, which will be reported to the Native Minister. I learn that four more Urewera3 have sur rendered, and ten more have died from ex-

posure. Te Kowhai, a leading chief is not expected to live.

A rascal named Tepiki is amongst the dead Anaru Matene and thirty followers have re turned to Waikaremoana, and are anxious to surrender.

Te Makarini, the chief who surrendered at Waikaremoana to the force under Mr. Hamlin, has now returned to see the Uriwera to induce them all to come in and give themselves up. Later advices have been received from Poverty Bay, which state that nothing had been heard of Kopata's expedition since he left Tologa Bay in quest of Te Koofci, and it is fully believed he is following him to his stronghold at Waioekji

August 28 The Keera has arrived from Auckland. WELLINGTON, August 25

To-morrow Mr. Vogel is to give a definite explanation as to the intentions of the Govern ment -with regard to railways in the Northern Island. He has promised, in compliance with a de mand to that effect, to put a sum on the esti mates for the erection of a lighthouse on Port land Island—to be expended if, after the erection of the one in Tory Channel, there will be, as is anticipated, any available balance. Last night, in the House of Representatives, tlie Eepresentation Bill passed through com mittee without substantial alteration.

Numerous amendments were proposed, but were negatived by large majorities. One, to leave the City of Wellington tbree members, instead of reducing it to two, was negatived by 44 rotes to 13. One, to take a member from the City of Auckland and give it to the Thames, was lost by 37 votes to 21. There were equally large majorities against Mr. Armstrong's proposal to leave Christ church with only one member, and to give the second one to Heathcote; also against Mr. Bradshaw's proposal to leave the goldfield towns intact.

Considerable opposition to the Bill is ex pected on the third reading. Mr. Macandrew asked if the Government would consolidate the bonds under the Otago Dock Board Ordinance, 1865. Mr. Yogel replied that the Government wore not pre pared to consolidate them, but Mr. Macandrew could repurchase those bonds at 105, and so effect a saving of £1200 yearly to the province. The Government would probably place a sum of £52,500 in the schedule of the defence loan for the repurchase, thus reducing the interest from 8 to 5£ per cent. GREYMOUTH, August 25.

At 5.30 p.m. yesterday, the ketch Constance, from Charleston, Pastfoe, master, attempted to sail in over the bar at dead low tide. A roller struck her on the broadside while tacking, and she capsized in a moment, and rolleft over in the surf. A boat from the p.s. Despatch, manned by a volunteer crew, put off, and went through the surf at great risk, reaching the wreck twenty minutes after the accident. The harbor master, Captain Allardyco, threw a line which was caught by Cap'.ain Pascoei who was holding on to the bobstay, and he was saved. The crew, Peter Shields and James Carr, of Charleston, were drowned. The bodies have not yet been found. HOKETIKA, August 24.

A crowded public meeting was held last night in the Town Hall, re the annexation of Westland and Otago. The Mayor waa in the chair, who after loudly abusing the County Council, said that he kad not made up his mind as to the advantage of joining Otago.

Mr. Button, barrister, moved the first resolution —' That this meeting considers it advisable that Westland seek annexation to Otago, in the event of the Grey annexation to Nelson becoming a fact, and the Q-eneral Government refusing such assistance as \yill enable Westlaud to carry on the functions of Government." He made a long speech, im pressing upon the meeting that his desire for annexation was contingent on the eventualities referred to in the resolution. He compared county and provincial institutions favorably to the former, which, he said, had not had a fair trial, and which the Ministry were detei mined it should not hare. ' His main argument was that, by annexation, powerful frieuds would be secured, who would not allow the Government further to plunder Westland.

Telegrams that, had parsed between the League an 1 Mr. Macandrew and others, at Welling ton, were then read. One from Mr. Bonar, saying that he had always beeninfuvor of a nominee chairman, excited surprise and hisses. The people do not remember him to have an nounced that view publicly. Mr. Macandrew's telegrams express his belief that annexation

would be mutually beneficial. Mr. Barff r< commends the utmost caution.

Mr. Cassius seconded Mr. Button's motion

Mr. Hard, barrister, in an argumentative speech, deprecated annexation, and urged the meeting to cling to the boon of local sell government. Mr. Macfarlane followed on the same side.

An amendment was then proposed, de ferring the consideration of the question for one week." On being put to the meeting, the amendment was declared to be lost, and the original motion carried. A petition to the House of Representatives was submitted and adopted. ■ It-sets forth that, owing to losses by the capitation scheme, Westland is unable to carry on local governmtnt, and that she should bo released from her portion of the Canterbury debt; that the Government promise to take over the maintenance of the Christehurch roads is coupled with a condition most dis tasteful to the petitioners, namely, the nomi nation of a County Chairman. It prays to be released from debts, or annexed to Christ churchi

DUNEDIN, August 26,

Heavy floods throughout the country. At Oamaru, the flat part nearly submerged ; per sons had to leave their houses. The landing stage was washed away. A shepherd named M'Bride lost his life in attempting to cross at Gilligan's old f«> I. Palmerston. M'Lennon has L<.e:i further remanded. He tried to dash his brains out in" his cell j has since been confined in chains.

The Provincial Q-overnment intend to establish a registry labor office at each tele graph office in the province, so that the state of the labor market throughout the province, may be learned in Dunedin at a moment's notice.

It advises employment for any number of men, in road-making, at five shillings per day.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

THIS DAY.

LATEST FROM

THE THAMES.

FATAL ACCIDENT.—A BOY

KILLED

VALE OF AVOCA. AND WANDER-

ING STAE CEUSHINGS

Geaiiamstown, 3 p.m.

[FBOM OtTlt OWN COEEESPONDXT.]

A fatal accident occurred this morning by which a boy of eight years, a son of James Clarke, was killed.

The unfortunate boy was staying at tbe Donegal Arms Hotel, and was killed by the falling of a stack of timber, disturbed by the vibration of a cart pnssing.

Vale of Avoca have cleaned up, and have obtained 121 ozs. from 70 tons of

stone.

The "Wandering Star have obtained 56 ozs. from 40 tons.

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

NEWS TO AUGUST 20th.

MELBOUBNE, Aug. 18th,

The new sheep-wash has been tried suc cessfully ; it cleans wool in two minutes, without rubbing. 19th. Judge Forbes has decided that a certificate ed insolvent cannot sue f6r damages sustained prior to getting his certificate. The Agamemnon has arrived from London in 71 days ; the doctor died the i revious day to arrival; his body was brought on for in quest. 20th. The Gothenburg arrived yesterday. The military from Adelaide, Hobart Town, and Victoria, have embarked on board the Corona, which sailed forthwith. Edwin Sleight, son of Mr. Sleight, under taker, has been killed by horse bolting.

M'Meckan, Blackwood, and Co. have de spatched the Omeo to Adelaide, thence to Port Darwin; the Alhambra proceeds to Fiji on Tuesday, well filled. Commercial. —No change scarcely during the week. Flour, £12 5s to £12 15s; wheat, 5s 7d to 5s 9d ; oats, a trifle, easier, but appear more in request at 3s 5d to 3b 7d.

ACCIDENT TO THE SHOTOVER MACHINERY.

This morning the connecting rod of the en gine having become broken,* the engine had of course to be stopped for the necessary repairs, and the steam was accordingly blown off. The engineer then discovered that the boiler was damnged to a very dangerous ex tent, being frightfully corroded and honey combed, the result being more similar to the effects of nitric ncid than to the action of any water. Up to about a week ago the engineer had boon in the habit of using the mine water in the boiler, but since then had constructed a tank, to obtain a supply from the creek, au d this water has since been constantly used.- Before turning on the creek water, the boiler was carefully examined, and found quite perfect, so that the damage must have since been caused by the creek water, which is to all appearance guile clear, and ap parently free from corrosive matter. But if the creek water has damaged Ihe boiler, the mine water has very materially damnged the pumps and plungers, and in many instances the bolts are quite eaten through. Singular to say, the mine water has had an effect on the

brass work as well as on the ir on for the cocks of the stop-valves, and other parts of the machinery ■ ar6 very much corroded. In fact, the whole of the damages more resemble the effects of nitric acid than anything which it was hitherto supposed possible for any water to effect. Xhe damage to (lie boiler alone will take some lime to repair.— Thames Evening j[f fl ;/ August 30. '

THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE.

It is milly astonishing what very slight foundations su(lice some of our legislators for the erection of elaborate structures. On Thurs lay evening, during the discussion on Mr. Hall's amendment to Messrs.Macandrew and Vogcl's proposal for the increase of the subsidy.to the fc-'nn rrancisco staani service it was suggested by sou.o hon. members that a branch service t Fiji, connecting therewith a main line which they expected wou'd be shortly established between California and; Australia would bo sufficient for our requirements, and could be procured at the cost of a fractional portion of the £40,000. Of course, this idea did not chime iv with the views of Auckland and the Auckland men oppos d it. Mr' Creighton, by way of settling the queition at once, anounced that such a branch was use less, as he was in possession of Jin formation that in a short time steam communication would be astablished between Fiji and Auck land without any subsidy at all. Now, the " information" which the hon. member made go much of is known to all the Colony, and it sruiply amounts to this—that a rumour found its way into the Auckland papers, to th« effect that the question of forming a company for the purpose of establishing ateam communi cation with Auckland had been mooted at Fiji, Steam companies who can purchase steamen and run them are not so easily formed j we hare seen several such attempts among our selves fail, and no one supposes that money ii more plentiful in Fiji than in New Zealand. Even were the subject seriously thought of, (of which we are by no means sure) it •will infallibly take a 1 ng time to bring the mattw to a practical resuit in such a young struggling and exceptionally circumstanced place. If we wait until Fiji comes to help us.we shall find that the tide of progress has swept by, leaving ua behind. And even granting that the Fiji ans did establish steam communication with Auckland, it would only be by means of small boats, intended for cai'rying cargo and a few passengers, and utterly unsuited for connecting: us with what we expect will be our main line of communication with Europe. Mr. Creigbton makes many attempts at special pleading, Jbufc his dodges are generally too transparent; he evidently wants a few lessons from his chief.— Evening Post, Aug.|27.

OPOTIKI.

By the arrival of the schooner Opotild, we have received a letter ffrom our correspondßnt, which contains no item of interest save the fact of the surrender of twentj of the Uri weras at Whakatane. It is believed that others will come in shortly and give themselves up. Mr. Kelly's store has been robbed at Opotiki, 9 and the men (two natives) have been brought up to Auckland for punishment.

THE EVENING STAB, AUGUST 31,1870.



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