PORT OF AUCKLAND.

AEBIVALS.

Tawoni, schooner, S3 ions, ft-ei neay, irom i ovenj *Jameij Paterson, s.s., 887 tons, E. Saimders, from Sydney. Tho schooner Tawera, Captain Kennedy, arrived-from Poverty Bay, yesterday, with 5 passengers and the fallowing cargo :—57 bales 'wool, Owen and Graham ; 14 bales ditto jSuthan ; 50 bules ditto, Must and Co. ; 15 ditto, L. D. Nathan. —J. 8. Macfarlane and Co., agents. The p. 3. William p, iv command of Captain Wall, will leurp for Sydney this evening. She will call a* Russell for coals. The fiae powerful steamer, James Paterson, in command of C. E. Saunders, Esq., nrrived in harbour yesterday afternoon, after v capital passage of*s days 23 hours, from Sydney, bringing a full general cargo and several pas sengers. She left Sydney at 5.30 p.m. on Saturday, the 17th instant, and passed the Three Kings at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 22nd infant, arriving alongside the wharf at 5 p.m yesterday. She experienced light N. and N.N.W. winds to the North Cape, and light S.W. winds and fine weather on the coast. Mr. Woods, chief officer, has come down as mate this trip, and to this gentleman we arc indebted for later Sydney and Melbourne pa pers. Passengers—Saloon : Mrs. McElwaine and servant, Miss Day, Mrs. Wilson, Lieut.- Colonel Weston, Captain Wall, Messrs. H. U. Jerris, E. Galbraith Wilson, P. Galbraith Wilson, F. A. Soloman, Hawes, Metealf, Coo per, Jackson, Dews, Hume, H. Clayton, and nino in the steerage.

Aunk Brown.—The s.s. James Paterson passed the schooner Anne Brown, 48 days from Mauritius, bound to Auckland, with a cargo of sugar, off the Three Kings, at 2 p.m. on Lhi> 22nd inst. SLe may be expected in harbour to-morrow.

POLICE COURT.

The following is the rota for attendance of Magistrates at the Police Court for the "week ending Saiurday, December 31. Saturday, December 24.—Messrs. Ck M. Mit ford and H. Morrow. Monday, December 26.—N0 Court. Tuesday. December 27. —Petty Sessions. Wednesday, December 2S.—Messrs. J. Naughton and L. T>. Nathau. Thursdiiy, December 29.—Mossrs.J. Newman and J. O'Neill. Friday, December 30.—Messrs. Gh B. Owen and a. P. Piwce. Saturday, December 31. -Messrs. E. F. Porter mul T. Ritchie.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

Mails will close as under :— For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to morrow at 7.30 a.m., 1 p.m , and 5.30 p.m. For Wangarei, &0., per Samson, this day, at 3 p.m. For Warkworfch, Mahurangi, Craigeburne, per p.s. Lady Bowen, to-moirow, at 7-30 a.m. For Gisborne, per Muriwai, to-morrow, al 3 p.m. For Tauranga and Opotiki, per p.s. Samson, on Tuesday, 27th inst., at 11.30 a.m. For Tauvanga, Opotiti, Napier, and the South ern pi'orinces, per Lord Ashley, on Tnesday, 27th in3t., at 5 p.m. For Mongonui, per Ivanhoe, on Thursday, 29th inst., at 11.30 a.m. Notice. —The mails for Otahuhu, Woodsidc, Papakura, and Drury, dispatched hitherto from this office on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at 8 a m., will on and after Monday next, sth instant, be closed on the previous evening, at 7.30 o'clock, and on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, the mails for the above places will be closed at 1 a.m. S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

DEATHS.

Bekjasiin—On Friday, !)th inst., at Sunnyside, 8 George-street, East Melbourne, of disease of the heart, Elias lienjamin, aged 35 years, of the firm of E. Cohen and Co., and son-in-law of D.ivid Nathan, Esq., of this city. Wood.—On 23rd December, George Herbert, son of Noah Wood, aged 14 months.

The Evening Star. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1870.

Fuoir a -question and ansvror in the Provincial Council, it would appen. that enquiry is about" to be made re specting the feasibility of connecting the Waikato river with the Manukau. This public ,work ia clearly in the womb of the future, and no time is more fitting than the present for in stituting such enquiry. An extensive scheme of public works is about to be inaugurated; and, though railways constitute the main feature of the system,- the peculiar circumstances of the province of Aiickland in the possession of such an extensive means of water communication, should prompt enquiry as. to whether we would not most benefit by completing these lines of communication. It is true it seems like retrogression to advocate canals before railways, but it cannot be denied that in our circum stances as a young country it is cheap ness with regularity of communication that is the great object to be attained, and that rapidity of transit can be dispensed with, as one of the luxuries of a higher stage of advancement. In the matter of cheap ness, water traffic must compare fa vorably with transit by rail ; and when we take into account the serious ex pense and injury resulting from every transhipment, the advantages are ap parent that would result from taking cargo on board in the Upper Wai kato, and with the same barges or steam - boats coming alongside the wharves or vessels in the Manukau or TVaitemata. If an easy passage can be effeated from the Waikato to the Ma nukau, and ultimately from the latter to the Waitemata, more would bo done for the development of the mag nificent valley of the Waikato, than would be effected by any amount of railway communication. And it'that waterway can be effected without the aid of locking, giving uninterrupted and inexpensive passage to barges, and enabling in the case of the Wai kato at least, by the rush of waters to keep that passage open, and possibly even enlarge it, a public work will have been effected second in its results to none that is likely to be undertaken under the colonization scheme of the General Government. It is true, such a proposal is not con templated in the scheme of the Gene ral Government, but tho enquiry pro mised by the Provincial Government may place the matter in such a light as may ultimately lead to such a modification of the scheme as will be more adapted to the peculiar circum stances of the Province of Auckland.

We have s°en a letter from His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, to Herr Bandman, fixing Monday evening as " grand command night," and intimating his inteutio:i of being present on the occasion. Wo have no doubt;! that princely and viceregal patronage (for Ilia Excellency and Lady Bowen will also be present), will have the effect of causing a muster of the haul lon at the Theatre Royal. Mirny* of our thirsty and panting citizens will be glad to hear that host Perkins of the Occidental has got that luxury of hot weather, ice, and i 9 dispensing it (for the customary consideration) to all comers at the bar. The p.s. Enterprise No. 2 will make trips to and from Oreinorno throughout Boxing Day. Persons desirous of contributing to the stalls of All Saints' Bazaar are requested to forward their contributions not later than the 27th inst. to any of the committee. The Rev. H. Redstone, of the United Metho dist Free Church, who ha 3 just arrived from England, will preach to-morrow in the Wel lesley-street chapel in the morning, and in the Edwiirdes-street chapel in the evening. Wo learn that the A..S.N. Co.'s p.s. Wil liams and b.9. James Puterson, both sailing hence for Sydney next week, are to call at the Bay of Islands on their way for their supplies f coal. o The Rev. J. S. Snialley will preach in t: c Pitt-street Wcsleyan Church to morrow (Sun day) morning and evening. I The Eifle Volunteer Band will perform before Grovernment House, at 5 p.m. to-day. The programme is a** follows : —March, " Her Bright Smile," Quinn, 18th Regiment; quad rille, "Edinburgh," D' Albert; polka, " Avington ;" waltz, " Flower Grirl ;" polka mazurka, "Egmont," G-lassner, 50th Regi ment ; galop, " Happy Days," G-lassner, 50th Regiment; " God Save the Queen." One thousand and ten yards of felt carpet ing, or drugett, at Is. Gd. per yard (invoiced in England at 2s. pur yard) ; also, good white calicos at sd. per yard, and a superior shirting calico (for family use) at 6d per yard, much under value ; also, a choice new lot of arti ficial flowers ; field flowers, such as daisies, poppies, &c.; alao, ladies' aud girls', boys' and men's straw hats, quite new, at very low prices.—R. Hobbs, Queen and Wakefield streets.—[Adyt.]

HERE BANDMANN.

To-night, as our readers will bear in mind, this distinguished actor, who, id company with Mrs. Bandmann, has created a furore in the sister colonies, will appear at the Theatre itoyal. We need not say that a splendid piece of impersonation may be contemplated.

THE JAPANESK TROUPE. We strongly recommend a visit to the Japanese performances at the City Hall. It'is one of the most wonderful that has ever appeared in the city. Last night there was a good attendance, and there was a general expression of wondering delight at the astonishing character of the performances. Another very succpss!ul d.'.yliobt perforrnauee is proceeding as we gu to pivss.

CHRISTMAS.

Whatevek may be the complaints as to limes being bad, there is no I'aek of pre paration for making the Christmas season a merry one; and we have no doubt that there will be a ready response from the public. Foremost among the means of enjoyment provided, come the exclusions, of which there are the usual number and variety. On Boxing l-'ay the Lord Ash ley will convey excursionists to Waiwera, Hot Springs, and Kawau ; and the Royal Alfred and Duke of Edinburgh will make hourly trips to the Lake Takapuna, at which place the Odd Fellows and Forest ers will be holding high festival.

To-day and to-morrow the Enterprise and Lalla Hookh will convey visitors to the Galatea. The .Enterprise will, ou Monday, run tfo Cremorne Gardens, where all kinds of E,nglish games are in preparation. The Gemini will make a trip to Kiverhoad on Boxing Day, allow ing excursionists four hours at Jiiver head to observe the scene of approaching railway operations. Ssame day the Pun mure races will, doubtless, attract the lovers of hoi^e flesh, and the Domain and North Shore will present their several attractions to those who do not desire lo roam far from home, while at the Whau there will be a variety of gymnastic sports of a very exciting and attractive kind. For the evenings, Herr Bandmann and company will be appearing nightly at the Theatre Eoyal, while at the I'rince of Wales the juveniles, and many an adult too, will take delight in the time-honored pantomime. And then those strange Orientals, whose bodies contain no bones apparently, and whose feats of legerde main savour of the black art, go through their wonderful performances every night at the City Kali. Altogether there will be no want of means of enjoyment for those who desire to make a merry Christ mas; and we heartily wish to our friends and fellow citizeus, enjoyments to their heart's content.

THAMES.

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CHUSHINGS FROM CLAIMS

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G-it.vu.orsTOwy, 3 p.m. The following have been reported: — Ladybird—-Fortnigntly yield, 50 o/.h Golden Crown—s33 ozs. from 170 tons "Waitemata—Fortnightly yield, 07 ozs. Onehiingf"—" 10 ozs. Una—loo ozs. Golden Spur—29 ozs. Tweodside —IS ozs. Moanatairi —Fortnighsly yield, 95 ! ozs. Jamaica —;j1 ozs. from 10 ions. Four Georges —10 nzs. Gap of Dunloe —(3 ozs. New May Moou —110 ozs. from 60 tons Multum in Parvo—-12 ozs., making the total from 90 tons 1.(52 ozs.

POLICK COUFlT.—Patukua y.

[Before H. Morrow, and J. M. Mitford, Esqs , Justices.] Drunkenness. —A Chaplin, -J. Smith, and J. Foster, were fined each ss. and cotts. O. Johnston, for a second offence, and Anno Young, for being drunk and disorderly, were fined 10s. and costs. J. Brown, for a third offence, was fined 20s. and to be imprisoned seven days. Vagrancy.—A chai-ge of habitual drunk enness against Alex. Chaplin was, in mercy to a large family dependant on him, withdrawn. —Letitia Hughes was charged with using indecent language and gestures in Queen street yesterday afternoon. Sentenced to a fine of £10, or three months' imprisonment. LAECEKY. —George Culjan, a little boy of 10 years okl, wa3 charged with having stolen a siher watch from on board the Susan, the property of Joseph llobson. The case was withdrawn in rncrcy to the c/iild's age, and he was cautioned and discharged. Stealing- trom a Dweduko. — James Dunn was charged with having stolen from the house of R. WilliamSj in Ifobson-street, a quantity of jewellery, value £20, on the 201 h December; and also, with having stolen jewellery to similar value from W. Nettleship, on 24th December. Both cases were re maucli-tl till Wedreslay. Municipal Police Act.—John McLean was charged with having deposited a large quantity of night s< il on apace abutting on Napier-street, and within a few feet of the of the roadway.—Sergeant Jeffrey and Joseph Serth deposed to the facts of the nuisance, and to having traead the trucks of (he wheels up to the water-caoset of defendant. —Fined 40s and costs. — John Codd pleaded guilty to having injured property by driving into the cab of E. Trevena on the morning of the 22nd December. Fined 40s. and costs, or to be imprisoned 14 days. Assault. —Crowley v. Crowley. —This ease was dismissed from non-appearance of parties. ' City/ Kates. —A charge against Peter M'Arthur of refusal to pay city rates, £1 16s, was adjourned i 111 Thursday.—Mr. McGregor for the defence.

Merchant Siiiiting- Act.—o. Brown was charged with disobedience on board the Lord Ashley on /3 rd hist.—Mr. Joy for the defence, —T. Taton chief officer on board, deposed to his having absented himself from the ship with out permission, but in cross-examiuation ad mitted that he had told him to pack up his goods, and told the cook there would be one less for dinner.—Case dismissed with costs.

CLKVEII CAPTUKE. An exceedingly clever capture, and one re flee tin" the greatest credit on the police, was |efiFeoto3 at tin early hour this morning in Wyndham-street. About one o'clock a Mr. JN Tcttle,hip, residing in Albert-street, was under the necessity of going from his house for a medical man. Having left his door vinlockecl, his wife, about a quarter of an hour after, observed a man going out, and ou ex amination, it was found that about £20 worth of jewellrry had been stolen. On the re!urn of Mr. Netfcleship, information was given to the police, and the only clue afforded was] that he was "a tall dark man. An active search was at once made in the various haunts of thieves, bat without effect. About two hours after the robbery, Sergeant Jeffrey observed a man nnswvring the des cription in Wyi'dham-sfcreefc, and suspecting him, proceeded to search him, when the man suddenly bolted. The Sergeant, at once gave chase and coming up wilh the man, knockod him down, when the man produced a revolver. Aided by Constable Donovan, who was speedily to the a:d of his brother-officer, the man was hand-cuffed and searched, when the whole of Mr. Nettleship'a jewellery was found on him, together with a great quantity of other jewellery, worth about £20, and quite a pile of pawn tickets. It is believed that a clue is found to various robberies, and that the " fill dark man" will be found to have had a relation to the mysterious disappearance of goods at the Thames some little time ago. The man who is named James Dunn , is a legacy to U3 from the Imperial Authorities, a deserter from the 18th. The vigilance and promptitude ofSerg. ant Jeffery and Constable Donovan, have evidently caged no ordinary bird ; and they are deserving of sincere com mendation.

Alleged attempted Suicide of the Emperor Napoleon.

The Presae, published at Vienna, gives the following extraordinary piece of correspon dence from Cassel :—The Prussian Goyern meub has issued the sternest prohibition against tlio receipt, at the telegraph office of a report of the circumstances which I shall now relate to 3-011 from authentic sources, in spite of all attempts at concealment. Yesterday, the news spread here like wildfire that Napo leon hud, on the 18th, made an attempt at suicide. The details of the affair, as commu nicated by thu officer on guard, are as fol lowa :—ftnpoleon for t-ro days exhibited a strange elevation of spirit.-", which up _ to, this hail not been perceptible in him. He received during the hist few days several despachea and letters from Paris and Hast ing.*, snake extremely little, and for Ihe two dayß lit his room only once. This was ab-> t five o'clock in the evening. He had given orders that all despaches which arrived should be brought to him immediately, where ever he wus. Two which had just come from Hastings and Brussels were accordingly taken to him in the park. He read them and grew visibly pale. He then returned to the castle, and shut himself up in his room, after which they had seen or heard nothing of him for two hours. His immediate attendants beg'iu to bo ularmed. .About half-past nine they re.*olv< d, on the pretext of having something important to communicate, to a>k for admis sion into his room. Priaeo Mural undertook the task, but to his repeated knocks and calls ■ 0 answer was returned. After half an hour 1 hey broke open the door, and found Napoleon lying on the sofa in tt deep faint. Two phy sicians were immediately fetched, and they succeeded, aft.tr the lapse of an hour, in bring ill" Fapoleon to himself. Evcryth ng here points to an at tempted suicide, to which, of cijur.se, tiie officials will not agree. The Go vernor of Ousscl made his appearance, at a &ti!.'. later hour, in the castle, which was in a stale of the greatest confusion. The Governor xlicl not leave till morning,, and lias sent a long account of the matter to head quarters. The whole population of Cassel went out to-day to Wiltielmhohe to see Na poleon. He, however, of severe illness, kept his room. The Prcsse evidently, and it would appear with reason, disbelieves the whole story. It remarks that after Sedan there is scarcely any bad news which could affect the Emperor so severely.— Glasgaw Wtddy Mail.

A MAN BURNED TO DEATH.

An inquest was held yesterday at Comeo Flat, near Riverhead, before Henry Richmond b'ayce, Esq., J.P., arid v. jury of fourteen, upon the body of Denis MeManus. It appears that the deceased was a gum-digger, who worked near Eiverhead. He resided in a small whare upon Comeo Flat, and on Wednesday night he retired lo bed, it is supposed, leaving the candle burning. After fulling asleep, the candle must have caught some part of the whare, which Vas in the morning found to be burnt down, and the body of MoManua was found to have been much burned and charred. After hearing the evidence, the jury re turned the following verdict : — " That tho said Dennis MeManus, on the night of the 21st of December, being asleep in a whare near the dwelling bnown as Jackson's Store, it so happened that, in consequence of a caudle having been left burning after he retired to rest, tho whare accidently took fire, by means of which the deceased was suffocated and burned to death. The deceased was a single man, and belonged to Panmure, where his parents resided. On receipt of the news in town, Sergeant Egan was dispatched to tho scene, for the purpose of seeing that an in quest was held ; and it is to the police that we aro indebted for the above particulars.

THE "MESSIAH."

There was a crowded house last night at the JVJiisic Hall, and a great success at tended tlie performance of the ".Mes siah." The presence of tf.fi. H. the Duke of -kdinburgh, as one ot the por formers, had doubtless an effect in drawing such an excellent attendance. There were 120 performers in all, aud the choruses were excellently rendered : the recitatives by Mrs. Mitchell from the Thames, wei*e admirable ; her " JLvejoiee greatly" bein/v undoubtedly the gem of the evening.

THE EVENING iTAR, DECEMBER 24, 1870.



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NOTICE, V ARMY AND NAVY OUT-PENSIONtftoc V IN THE AUCKLAND DISTBIOX. rpHE PAYMENT of the above Pen***. JL for the ensuing Quarter will be made n! ! follows :— DUB ' Aucra«i>-THURSDAT,6Ui Januw» from .•n ffl -.t02p. m ., at'tbeSfciS I Onehtt.v&a—FßlDAY, 6.h Januarys at 11 a.m., at t]rt Prince Albert Hotel; ' Otaiitihu—TUESDAY, 10th January at 8 a.m., at the Criterion Hotel. ; Djiuhy— TUESDAY, 10th January, at ifl a.m., at Uie Farmer's Hotel. Panjiujie—THUßSDAY, 12th January, at • 9 a.m., at the Punmuvo Hotel. ' Hov/ick—THURSDAY, 12th January at noon, at Mr. Crew's Hotel. "' Any Pensioners who may be Unavoidably \ absent on the above (lavs, must a ply on or I before the 20th Jan vary, 1871, otherwise no I payment will lie made to them until the /blow ing quvter. Army, Navy, and East India Company's 1 Half-pny, Irish Constabulary, and Civil £' er . vice Pensions will not be paid on any of the above dates. '. HENRY C. LEWIS, A.O.G. Control Office, Auckland, December 21, 1870. UNITED SERVICE LODGE, NO. 4211.0, THE Regular Monthly MEETING of this Lodge will be held nt the Lodge Room, Masonic Hotel, Princes--treet, on TUESDAY (St. John's Day) EVENING-, 27th insfc. Hour of meeting—half-past seven o'clock. JAMES C. DOULL, Worshipful Master. mENDEES FOR REPAIRING \ X THE CITY PUMPS. City Board of Commissioners' Office, Axickland, December 23,1870. ' TENDERS for REPAIRING the City Pumps, in terms of specification to be seen at this office, will be received until SATURDAY, the 31st instant, By order of the Board. P. A. PHILIPS, Chairman. LAKE! LAKE! LAKE! SHOAL Bay Ferry Boats will leave the ;: Watermen's Steps at half-past 8 a.m. anil 10 a.m., returning at 6 and 7 p.m. on BOX- ■ ING- DAY. Return tickets, 2s. A LBERT-STREET CONQ-REGA- \ jCl_ TIONAIi CHURCH. SUNDAY EVENING, DECEMBER2S. • Topic :"A Review of the Year 1570." Minister; Rev. Warlow Davies. Service to commence at half-past 6. m HE A T R E ROYAL. GRAND RE-OPENING, DECEMBER 24. First appearance of those eminent and renowned artistes HERB, ATSD MRS. BANDMANN", Who will appear for positively six nights only, un der the distinguished patronage of H.R.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH. THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING, Dec. 24, The performance will commence' with the popular play, expressly written for Herr and Mrs. Bandmsnn, and performed by them over 300 n'jhts, entitled NARCI S S F. Narcisse .. Herr Bandmann, Doris Grimault .. .. Mrs. Bandmann. To be followed by the Comedy of THE HAPPY PAIR, Mr. and Mrs, Honeyton.. ..Mr. and Mrs. Bandmann. Herr and Mrs. Handmann will be supported by those favorite artistes Mrs. Walter Hill, Miss Melville, Messrs. Ryan, Hesford, South, O'Brien, Thorp, Williams, and others. I ADMISSION, MILLION PRICES: 35., 25.; Pit, Is. Doors open at 7.30 ; performance commences at 8 o'clock. In Preparation—HAMLET. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO MARINERS. ROLL UP, and see your old frienj JAMES, at No. 2 West Q^'JjfjfS who has commenced business as jTAimJJI BUTCHER. , Families and shipping supplied on the mo reasonable terms by J. JAMES, late Harboui- Master at Kaipara. Give your old friend a trial. Note the address ; — JOHN JAMES, Lower Queen-streeb. ICE! ICE!! lOBIM AT THE " OCCIDENTAL" HOTEL NOTICE OF REMOVAL. V HERBERTS H. SMITH. Patent Portable. Smoke-consuming Oven Maker, REMOVED to those more convenient; p miscs at the back of Mr. J. O. Mohb&b Grocer, and opposite Mr. J-*f T?XI Persons applying at Mr. J. C.Momns^ be shown through. , re . N.B.—All kinds of Ovens made ana paired. Gas-fitting and Spouting btea, Machinery repaired.