SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

AEKIVALS

Star of the South, 8.3., 161 tons, W. Ben dall, from Napier and Wellington. Tauranga, s.s. 67 tons, Cellem from Tau-

ranga. Kate Grant, schooner, 43 tons, Davies, from Wangavei.

DEPARTURE.

Seatoller, barque, 590 tons, Brown, tor London.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Fob London.—Anne Main, 28th mst,; Mal lard, May 23 ; Inflexible, early.; Sydney.—Constance and Auckland, early. Napibh.—Airedale, s.s., early.

IMPORTS.

Per s.s. Star of the South, from Napier : 140 head cattle, 100 sheep, Carey, Gilles,Hinv ter and Co.—J. S. Macfarlane, agents.

The smart biigantine Annie Brown will take her departure for Newcastle, to-morrow. The s.s. Keera left the Manukau for Baglan and Tarnnaki shortly after 3 o'clock to-day. THE Seatoi/lek. —This fine vessel took her departure for London at 11 o'clock this morn ing. As she sailed clown harbour with all sail set, she presented a very pretty sight. She is in capital trim and has every chance of making a rapid run home. Capt. Boyd is amongst the passengers by this vessel. # The fine barque Alice from London is turn ing out asplended cargo. She will shortly take her' departure for China. We observe by advertisement that the p.s. Williams will leave the wharf for the Thames at nine o'clock to-morrow morning, mstead of ten o'clock as previously advertised. A cargo of coals is expected shortly to ar rive for the Gas Company by the brig Deva, from Newcastle. ■ The p.s. Duke of Edinburgh will leave for the Thames at six o'clock this evening, and the Enterprise at 5 p.m. The Eoyal Alfred leaves to-morrow at nine o'clock.

ARRIVAL OF THE STAR OF THE SOUTH.

Tlie s.s. Star of the South, Capt. Bendall, arrived in harbour this morning from Napier with a cargo of cattle and slieep for Messrs. Carey, Gilles, Hunt or and Co. She loft here Sunday, the 10th instant, at 6 a.m., and ar rived off Opotil.i at daylight on Monday. At 3 p.m. same day, the Government steamer Sturt came off, having on board Major Kemp, the chief Topia, and about 370 Wanganui natives, and 31 Maori prisoners, the worst of the lot taken. They were all transhipped to the Star, which immediately left for Welling ton. Experienced moderate head winds to Cape Turnagain, which was passed at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, the 13th, when the wind in creased to a strong gale, with nasty thick ■weather, necessitating her taking shelter at Castle Point, at which place she anchored at 3 p.m. on Thursday, the 14th, when, the wind having moderated, she proceeded on her Toyage, and arrived at Wellington at 12 noon last Friday. Left that port at 4 p.m. next day, Saturday, and experienced strong head ■winds and heavy seas to Cape Palliser, which ■was rounded at 1 a.m. on Sunday. Thence to Cape Kidnappers had strong easterly •winds, with heavy sea and thick weather, ar riving off the Capo at 7 p.m. on Sunday, where she hove to, awaiting daylight to enter the Iron Pot, which she did at 8 a.m. on the 18th. She then took in a cargo of cattle, and left for' Auckland on Tuesday last at midnight Oapt. Bendall reports fresh head winds throughout. The Star arrived in harbour at 8 a.m., and discharged her cargo at the Tamaki. Passeng-ebs.—Archdeacon Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Smith.

ARRIVAL OF THE TAURANGA.

The s.s. Tauranga, Capt. Cellem, left Tau ranga at 6.40 p.m. on Thursday, and arrived in harbour at 10.30 o'clock this morning. Passengers :—His Honor the Superinten dent, Mrs. Gillies, Mrs. Cassely, Captain Hale, and 5 others. Cargo :—8 bags wheat, Thornton, Smith, and Eirth ; 4 tons flour, R. Douglas 3 ; 14 baga maize, W. J. Hursfc and Co. The Tauranga leaves for the Bay of Islands to-morrow.

SUMMARY OF CARGO PER SEA TOLLER, FOR LOJSDON. Article Quantity. Value. £ s. d. Kauri gum 1,944 cases 1 ~ g*g q q „ 364 sacks } ' Wool ... 157 bales ... 2,795 7 6 Horns ... 1,470 ... 20 0 0 Tallow ... 39 casks ... 180 0 0 Max ... 671 bales ... 1,753 0 0 Cotton ... 73 bales ... 5,550 0 0 CottonSeed 80 tons ... 400 0 o G-old ... 4 boxes ... 9,950 0 o Total 32,323 7 6

BIRTH.

Tbeveneb. —On 31st March, Mrs. W. Trevener, Crown Hotel, Grey-street, of a daugbter.

MARRIAGES.

Bbadshaw—Boi/tox.—On April 20, at St. Paul's Church, Auckland, by the Rev; B. T. Dudley, James Benn Bradshaigh Bradshaw, Esq, M.G.A., third son of the late Joseph Bradshaw, Esq., H.E.1.C.5., of Barton Blount, to Harrietta Clementina, youngest daughter of the late Captain R. TS. Bolton, 84th Regiment, Adamstown, County Meath.

Henderson —Shuitz.—On the 19th Feb., at St. Fraracis of Sales', by the Rev. P. O'Reilly, John Gardiner, only son of the late James Henderson, to Maria M., eldest daughter of Robert Shultz, of Auckland.

Pieboe—Cornell. —On the 20th instant, at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, by the Rev. B. T. Dudley, Q-eorge Patrick Pierce, Esq., J.P., eldest son of the late Q-eorge Pierce, Esq., Captain Royal Navy, to Eleanor, third daughter of the late William Connell, Esq., Glenfera, Auckland.

Wih-oughby—Boi/roN.—On April 20, at St. Paul's Church, Auckland, by the Eev. B. T. Dudley, Samuel Willoughby, Esq., of Hamilton, Waikato, eldest son of Alfred T. ■VVillougliby, Esq., of Turnford, Herts, Eng land, to Fanny, fourth daughter of the late Captain R. N. I3olton, 84th Regiment, Adams Town, County Meath.

The Evening Star. FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1870.

Before the City Board at its last meeting and the Chamber of Commerce j^esterday, a subject was introduced, which, if properly considered, would cause no small apprehension in the city. In the Albert Barracks, in the immediate neighbourhood of our most crowded thoroughfare, and in the centre of a city of twenty thousand people, there is a magazine containing as many tons of gunpowder as would be sufficient by explosion to lay this city in ruins. Without one solitary guard to shield it from recklessness cr accident, this volcano has been slumbering in our midst; while it is well known that even where the utmost precautions that human foresight can devise have been taken, magazines and arsenals have disappeared without leaving one to tell the cause of the explosion. To some it may appear that the blowing up of the magazine in the Albert Barracks would be limited in its effects to its immediate neighborhood ; but the record of such accidents in England and America is conclusive, that if such catastrophe occurred, both from the direct effect of the explosion, and, mainly, from the rebound of the atmosphere, the greater portion of our buildings would in evitably be laid in ruins. That such a state of things should have continued for a day shows a culpable indifference to the lives of citizens, and i& a scandal to the administration. When men assume the public rule, they must accept the consequent responsibilities ; and had such catastrophe occurred, the Defence Minister would have found it hard to wash his hands from the blood of citizens.

But the mere placing of a sei'geant's guard over the magazine does not re move the peril. All such stores are guarded, and yet ignition occurs ; and the citizens have reason to hearbily endorse, and to await with anxiety, the result of the request made by his Honor the Superintendent to the Defence Minister. He says: —" I " would further ask you seriously to " consider whether a magazine of gun " powder should be permitted to exist " in the heart of a populous city like " Auckland. In my opinion it should " not, and prompt measures should " be taken for the removal of the pow " der now stored there, which is suffi " cient, through a moment's careless " ness or accident, to lay the wbole " city in ruins."

The thanks of the people are due to our vigilaut Superintendent, and also to the City Board for their action in this matter ; and we trust that pres sure from neither one nor the other will cease till this engine of death ia taken away from our midst. Where our powder magazines should be situa ted, is, perhaps, a difficult question; they are undesirable neighbours any where j but certainly neither in the centre of the city, nor yet within the precincts of a crowded gaol should their existence be tolerated. Explo sives in bulk should never be al

lowed to enter the city, and the passage of dray-loads of gunpowder up Quecn-strcpt, /an 'route to any magazine, ; however far _ re moved frora-the city wpuld be perilous in the extreme. The proper site is such that vessels bearing gunpowder could discharge either directly or by boats ; so that a magazine should either be afloat in a sheltered position of our waters, or built on. the beach, under some of our overhanging cliffs. In such position, selected in the direc tion of Parnell or Dedwood, provision would be made against danger in the extension of settlement; but, of all positions, the best would be under the cliffs of the North Shore. Easily approached from the shipping, not too far from the city, with the overhanging cliffs behind as a protection to popula tion, however near or dense, a site might be selected for a magazine of gunpowder and other explosives, for mercantile purposes, available for all time to come. It is true that, in a military sense, the situation across water would be inadvisable; but military stores should not be housed with merchandise; and in all the country round no situation in every sense so suitable for an arsenal could be found as the crater of Mount Eden. So near the city, and capable of being made really a place of strength, Mount Eden will yet be an Acropolis to our Southern Corinth; while at the present moment the bottom of its crater affords a position of perfect security for a magazine of military stores, if required. It is not for want of other more suitable localities that this deadly mine is in our midst, and now that military rule haa ceased, and the voice of the citizens is omnipotent, we- trust that pressure will not cease until the magazines have been removed to a place of safety.

The Hon. J. Vogel was a passenger by the Royal Alfred to tlie Thames this morning. The Thame3 Volunteers returned to the Thames on Thursday evening, from Tauranga, by the p.s. Return of the Superintendent.— His Honor the Superintendent, T. B. G-illies, Esq., returned from his ivsifc to Tauranga by the steamer Tauranga this morning. The Star of the South will leave for Napier on Monday evening. We have learned that Lieutenant- Colonel Lyon has not left to-day for the Waikato, and will be present at the parade of the Auokland Jtifle Volunteer Battalion to-morrow evening, at five o'clock. It is hoped and expected that there will be a full muster of members. The long succession of bright, sunny days has been et length broken, and a regular downpour during last night, and continuing intermittently to-day, seems the commencemeat of a steady rain. Pity that such delicious weather as we have had should ever require change ; but to housekeepers looking disconsolate at empty tanks, and settlers at their thirsty lauds, the change has been a very wel come one. There is no sign of the s.s. Auckland, from Sydney, as we go to press. She may be looked for either this evening or to-morrow. The Police Court to-day was singularly void of interest. After delivery of judgment in the Matakana Highway case, which had fallen to the ground from the penny-wise principle of not employing counsel, and the disposal of a small drunkards' list, the ease against Mr. Mackenzie, in the matter of a promissory note, being compromised, was dismissed. An accident of a novel and alarming kind occurred yesterday afternoon on the Queen-street Wharf. A horso and cart loaded with two tons of flour, and belong ing to Messrs. Thornton, Smith and Firth, backed right over the side and on to the cutter Catheriue. The boom and bul warks were smashed, and the horse, sus pended for a time by the harness ever the side of the vessel, was at length lowered to the beach uninjured. That no serious injury to anything or anybody should have resulted, is the most remarkable feature in the occurrence. It is astonishing how difficult it is to remove the " bad name" when once given to a dcg. The phormium tenax, iv its in fancy as a merchandize, was branded as liable to spontaneous combustion. Re peated trials have shown it less liable to tire than most fibres; but it is all the same. The Claud Hamilton, on a recent trip to Melbourne with wool and flax, was on fire whilst going up the Bay : of course it was the flax, and only the flax; and in current conversation yet in Melbourne, the fire is attributed to the flax; and yet careful investigation has shown that the wool was damp and greasy, and some, when landed, was "nearly red hot, while the flax was only burned a little outside."

The theatres were better attended last evening than the night previous. At the . Prince of Wales " A Bird in the H and" was produced, and played well, followed by the burlesque of " Camaralzaman," and through the good burlesque acting of Mrs. -Ryan, passed off as successfully as before, although there were many hitches which ought not to have been last night. At the Duke of Edinburgh an act from " liamlet" was attempted, Mrs. E. Hol loway appearing as the Prince, when, judging from the applause she received, the impersonation must have pleased her audience1 fc'ome of the members ot this company might with advantage study their parts a little more, many of them

coming before an audience'not knowing what they are going to]say. or do. Xo night:the same programmes are an nounced. . Compensation Coxtet.—A rather singu lar inquiry was opened to-day by_Mr. Commissioner Beckharn. The Com missioner had awarded at a former sitting the sum of £700 to Boberfc William Bmg, a Taranaki settler (since deceased-), whose house was burnt down by the rebels m March, 1861. To this award there have arisen up three claimants, viz., one Llew ellan Nash, by virtue of a first mortgage, which, he alleged (by his attorney), he held over the said house and premises; Dr. Jacob Samuels, D.D.L.L.D., as as signee of a mortgage on the said house for £334, at 15 per cent., and now amounting to £1024; and a Mr. Broad more, as surviving trustee under the will of one George Patteson, who, it was alleged, purchased the house from Nash, who had become possessed. The parties having put in their respective claims, it was agreed that Nash, who is in England, should be communicated with, and the inquiry was adjourned to the 11th of January, 1871. The Queensland Express, just to hand, thus speaks of the new " Thompson Eoad Steamer" lately imported, and to which we referred in a leader a few weeks ago. We may state that in the course traversed there are streets and " pinches" steeper than our Wyndnam-street:—•" On Wed nesday afternoon a trial trip was made, through some of the streets of Brisbane, of the traction engine "Pioneer" (lately imported from Scotland by Mr. Dal rymple), the result being most satisfactary, and proving that the engine is fully capable of discharging the work for whiojh it is specially intended. The engine started from the front of Messrs. J. and G. Harris's store, and ascended the steep gradient with ease ; rounding William street, it shortly diverged into Alice street, and proceeded to the wharf at half-speed, three miles or three miles and a halt per hour. Upon returning, the Pioneer passed the Parliament houses, and proceeded to the Government Do main, where she was inspected by his Excellency. The engine subsequently steamed down to the end of William street, returning to her point of depar ture. The time occupied in coming from the intersection of Edward-street with Alice-street to George-street was three minutes. The steel clips which are attached to the tires at first sight would appear to be but temporarily put on as a protection to the india-rubber. This is not so, the clips being the latest invention to enable the engine to ascend heavy gradients. The steering-gear, although apparently hard to work, is most effective, inasmuch as the engine can be turned in a circle, the diameter of which would not exceed its own length, which is about 13 feet 6 inches. There are three wheels, consisting of two large driving-wheels, weighing about 18 cwt. each, and a steer ing wheel, much smaller, the tires on each being 18 inches wide. The furnace iS adapted for wood or coal, and the water tank contains sufficient to keep the engine going for ten hours. The whole has been fitted by Mr. James Stone, the superin tendent engineer for Messrs. Harris' firm, and he states that it is perfectly under control. The weight of the engine is about seven tons, and it has a capability of drawing a load of at least 20 tons up any of the gradients passed through in the trial trip of to-day. We understand that the Provincial Grand Master of the I.C. intends opening the Masonic " Lodge of Light,'' at Gra hamstown, on Wednesday next, the 27th instant, at high noon. A choral service is to be held in the afternoon, at St. George's Church, at which the Key. Kobt. Kidd, L.L.8., will preach. A banquet will be held in the New Lodge lioom in the evening, presided over by the W.M. of the Lodge. It is expected that his Honor the Su perintendent will arrive at the Thames to-day on board the Sturt. Some of the Thames Volunteers will also be brought up by the same vessel. Notice is given by the Secretary of the Northern Land Association that unless all claims, owing by the Association, are lodged with him before noon on tbe 25th instant, they will not be recognised. Notice is e;iven that Thomas Macfar lane, Esquire, Provisional Trustee in Bankruptcy, has become trustee in the estates of Hobert Hagan, of Onehunga, and Louis Rich, of Gruharnstown, bank rupts. The annual general meeting of the members of the Auckland Club will take place on Tuesday next at two o'clock. A meeting of shareholders in the Vale of Avoca Company was held at the Q.C. E. Hotel yesterday. The rules of the company were revised, and the ap pointment of directors confirmed. The mining manager's report was read, by which it appeared that 100 tons would shortly be ready for crushing, and 100 tons per month crushed regularly ; also, a quantity of forty tons from another reef in the company's ground, which has averaged about 18 dwts. per ton. The balance-sheet was highly satisfactory, showing a balance of £140, after payment of all working expenses and two divi dends of 6d. and Is. each. An entertainment in connection with the Pitt-street Mutual Improvement Class will take place this evening. The Eev. J. Berry, president of the society, will take part in the proceedings. Da. Nicholson, Provincial Secretary, proceeded to tbe Thames last evening, on business in connection with the Provincial Government. Concebnjng the virtues of the herb pennyroyal or menthapuleqium, a corres pondent (of the Queensland JSxpress) sends the following information, which will no doubt prove valuable to residents in the bush or elsewhere: —Having been

several months encamped in the bush on a ridge where there was a great number of native bears, opossums, bandicoots, and native rats, when the weather had become warm, that the whole of the dry ridge had become swarming with fleas. I found that the native bears, opossums, as well as the rats, carried each a different variety of this troublesome insect. Latterly, I found that all these varieties found their way into my sleeping bunk, and not only into my bunk, but if I sat or stood on any of the dry sandy parts of the ridge, thetl would see tbe fleas leaping on my pants from the ground. These fleas were at least of three different species, and three different sizes—one a very large brown flea, three times the size of the smaller kinds; the two smaller Kinds were jet black, the one kind having much smaller limbs than the others. I found that either kind were equally troublesome, so troublesome that I could not spare time and means to rid myself of them. I was, however, unsuccessful till I met a gentle man who asked me if I knew the herb called penny royal; he said that he read in a book that no fleas would come near the penny royal. lat once took the hint and gathered some of the penny royal, which I dried up, rubbed into a powder like snuff and sprinkled over my blankets and bunk, as well as over the sandy floor of my humpy ; the result was that, after a few applications, there were no fleas to trouble me. The Australian native penny royal is a small herb with a very small whitish flower ; it grows in detached patches on dry ridgy ground, aud it is very often to be found in the close proxi mity of cattle camps—like the sida retusa and the couch grass; sheep and cattle carry the seed and drop it about their camps. The native penny-royal has a very pleasant and strong aromatic flavour, and tastes nearly as hot as ginger.

ARRIVAL OF THE TAURANGI'

21 NATIVES DROWNED

AT ROTARTJA.

Thb s.s. Tauranga arrived in harbour this morning from Tauranga, having left there on the previous evening. ~ There is no further native news. Te Kooti is reported to be still at Opotiki. A report had reached Tauranga that a boat had been capsized at Kotarua Lake, and that an influential chief and 23 natives were drowned. ..'■■

ARRIVAL OF THE 'STAR, OF THE SOUTH.'

LATEST FROM NAPIEE.

LATEST SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

SAFETY OF THE ' WILD DLCK.'

The steamer Star of the South, which arrived in harbour this morning, brings Napier papers to the 19th instant, con taining later news. We extract the fol lowing : — WELLINGTON, April 18. The Wanganui contingent had a grand war dance to-day. They go home to-morrow per St. Kilda and Storni Bird. Mr. Collie is recovering. He will probably meet the merchants on Wednesday. NAPIER, April 19. The St. Eilda leaves Wellington to-day for Wanganui, with Kemp, Topia, and the Wa nganui natives. On her return to Wellington she will proceed to Napier, to be at the dis posal of the Government Agent. The s.s. Wellington will leave for Auckland on Friday, the 22nd inst. The weather continues showery, with occa sional heavy falls of rain, from Wednesday last till yesterday morning, making the rivers pretty full, and reducing some of the roads to a fright ful condition. The rainfall, as recorded in Napier during the last five days, was close upon three inches, but it is supposed that much more fell up the country, the rain having been more continuous there.

Capt. Renner reports the ketch Wild Duck, of Auckland, ■which has been on the rocks at Turanganui, is now off, and will soon be ready for sea. Her destination is Napier.

POLICE COURT.—THIS DAY.

(Before T. Beckbarn, Esq., R.M.)

HIGHWAY BATES CASE. The Resident Magistrate delivered judgment in the case of Bowen v. Johnson, in which the defendant was charged with, refusal to pay highway rates to the Matakana Highway Board. His Worship stated that in his opi nion the plaintiff liad not made out his case, which was accordingly dismissed, with 4s. costs of Court. Mr. Beckham. then left the bench.

(Before W. C. Daldy, Esq., and J. M. Darga ville, Esq., J.P.s. DRUNKENNESS. John Hill, charged with this offence, was sentenced to a fine of ss. and costs, or to be imprisoned for 24 hours' Avith bard labour. Thomas Brown, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was fined 20s. and costs, or to be imprisoned 48 hours' with hard labour. ' Thomas Brown was further charged witli using obscene language in a public place in Freeman's Bay, and pleaded guilty.

Mr. Naughton stated that prisoner «». greatly addicted to this offence, and tHe ben* ordered a fine of 40s. and costs, or seren da*' imprisonment, to commence on completion of the previous term. ' lALSK PBETBNOES. Peter B>. Mackenzie appeared to answer ti charge of obtaining a signature to a promis gor ! note by means of false representations. Mr. MacCormick appeared for the proaeou tion ; Mr. Keafcley for the defendant. The counsel for the prosecution stated that the matter had been arranged between the parties, and the charge would be withdrawn No evidence being adduced, the defendant was discharged. The Court then adjourned. LUNACY.. On the Court resuming, Joseph Gh-a nBW was brought up for lunacy, and on the nwdi. cal evidence of Dr. Lee and Dr. G-oldßbro1" was committed to the Lunatic Asylum, :■;'.. Thomas Riley, for lunacy, was also com« mitted to the Asylum, on the medical testf. mony of Dr. Pierce and Dr. Groldsbro'.

COMPENSATION COURT.

This Day. , ; (Before Thomas Beckham, Esq.)

IN BE DR. SAMTTELS.

The case of Dr. Samuels, which has been heard almost ad nauseam again, came under consideration this morning, and the arguments were proceeding when our reporter left.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

SHOBTIiAITD-STBEET,

MaiiS will close as under :—

For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m. and ' to-morrow, at 9.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Wangarei, &c, per Kate Grant, to morrow, at 1.30 p.m. For Taranaki, Nelson, Picton, Wellington Canterbury and Otago, per A huriri, to morrow, at 12 noon. Late letters and telegrams for transmission from the TSt\ son station will be received at this .office, till 12.30 p.m., and at Onehunga till 1,30 p.m. For Russell and Kawa Kawa, per s.s. Tau» ranga, to-morrow, the 23rd instant, at 4.30 p.m." For Opotiki, per Woodstock, on Monday, the 25th instant, at 11.30 a.m. Mails for Sandwich Islands, United States, Canada, West Indies, South America, and United Kingdom, will be made ,up at this office on Wednesday, the 4th May. Note. —The postage on letters for' all place* sent via San Francisco, is the Bame at. that for places sent via Suez and South* ampton. S. B.Biss, Chief Postmaster, .'

THE EVENING STAR, APRIL 22, 1870.



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THE NORTHERN" LAND ASSOCIATION, "VTOTICE is hereby given that unless ALIj J_Aj CLAIMS owing by the abore Associa tion be lodged with the undersigned on or before noon of MONDAY FIRST, the 85ft; instant, they will not be recognised. ROBT. SOMMERVTLLE, Secretary. Shortland-street, Auckland, A *&*■ 21st April, 1870. -' IN THE ESTATE OF JAMES OLBHAK, i LAST NOTICE. MR. JAMES OLDHAM is authoriied 1 to COLLECT the Balance of Unpaid' ACCOUNTS in the above Estate. H. ISAACS, I nwi-i''f ■ JNO. BATGER, ) Trast9eß' <t ACCOUNTS NOT PAID by THUBS DAY next, the 28th instant, will :i» HANDED over to the SOLICITOR of the Estate for RECOVERY. No further time can be given. April 21, 1870. PF THE LORD WILL" is proper in this-, X day of sorrow— For Q-od only knows what shall be on the . morrow— Take heed, little girls; pay attention, my boys, When sweet Sunday comes rest your marblei ■ and toys; Come down to the Wharf at a quarter to, j three, With Father and Mother—if willing—and free Tickets for Buns, after Preaching the G-ospel, Will be given in hundreds, provided by ROSZELL. CITY CLUB HOTEL, SHORTLAND-CRESOENT. Pbofbietob—Roland Campion. ; , 'TPHE proprietor of this establishment begs to notify to his many patrons and the public generally, that having removed from his W* premises, he has . . NO LONGER ANY CONNECTION WITH THE EXCHANGE HOTEL. He has fitted up, at very great expense, a splendid upstairs ) COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT, which has been acknowledged by oneW »U who have seen it, UNKIVALLED FOR TASTE AND ELEGANCE. His brands of Wines aud Spirits need no comment. NOTICE. TAYLOR'S WHARF DINING- EOOMS.3