SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS. Alarm, cutter, 30 tons, Seymour, from Mangawai, with produce.

DEPARTURES.

Nautilus, cutter, 30 tons, Stephens, for Mercury Bay and Tauranga, with 50,000 shingles. Ruby, cutter, 24 tons, Catchpole, for Thames, with 36 tons coals. Galilee, brig, 247 tons, W. Wood, for Sydney.

EMIGRATION FROM SAN FRANCISCO.

The Washington, a barque of about 400 tons register, sailed from San Francisco for this port on the Ist February. She was full of passengers for Auckland, and nay be expected here at any hour.—Messrs. Hender son & Macfarlane are agents for the vessel.

The brig Galilee, with her cargo of bread stuffs, has gone to Sydney for orders. The p.s. Duke of Edinburgh will leave for the Thames at 10 o'clock this evening, and the Lady Bowen will also leave this evening, call ing at Grahamstown and Shortland with cargo. The s.s. Star of the South will take her de parture to-morrow at 5 p.m for Napier.. The barque Eucalyptus is expected here during Dext week with a cargo of produce from Hobart Town.

COMMERCIAL.

EVENING STAR OFFICE, Tuesday Afternoon. Messrs. S. Cochrane and Son sold by auction at their mart, to-day : Walnut pianoforte, for £25 ; a double-barrelled gun brought £18 10s. At the sale of new English furniture there was a large attendance, and prices obtained were satisfactory. Messrs. Lewis Brothers held a sale of sugar this morning. The following prices were obtained :87 gunnies J. C. sugar, 3|d ; 196 mats yellow crystals, 2|d; 78 mats light counter, 4_d.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

SHORT! A ND -STREET. Maiis will close as under :— For Shortland, and Coromandel this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow, at 12 (noon,) and 5.30 p.m. For Tauranga, per s.s. Tauranga, to morrow, 30th inst., at 3.30 p.m. * For Sydney and the Australian Colonies, per s.s. Hero, to-morrow, 30th inst., at 2 p.m. Late letters till 2.30 p.m. Mails per s.s. Wonga Woga will close on Saturday, 3rd of April, as under : — For Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, West Indies, South America, &c, at 12.30 p.m. For the United Kingdom, via San Francisco, at 1 p.m. For Money Orders, Registered JJettej.-, and Newspapers, at 11 a.m. Late Letters for the United Kingdom (bear ing a fee of 6d. in addition to the postage) will be received till 1.30 p.m.

Note.—The rates of postage chargrable on letters sent via San Francisco are the same as those on letters scut via Suez. S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

DEATHS.

DEANS. —At the Provincial Hospital, March 29, John Walter Deans. Aged 39 years. The funeral will leave the hospital at half past 3 o'clock to-morrow, 30th inst. Friends please accept this invitation. McAltster. —At Achenhew, Island of Arran, Buteshire, on the 3rd January, Captain Donald McAlister, of the ship Staffa, and late Df Auckland. Aged 47 years.

The Evening Star. TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1870.

Whiie we give our hearty approval to the movement now being made on behalf of neglected and destitute children, we cannot help thinking that some little misapprehension prevails with reference to the actual condition of many of the juvenile population. That there is abun dant sphere for the exercise of a wise phil anthropy in behalf of our City Arabs is iißtdisput-ble; but to suppose that there is t ffijjifc destitution among them which ia the basis of the Ragged School system else— where is a.mistake. There is at least one branch of employment which affords not

a few of those youngsters a capital chance of earning a living, and that is "running" and delivering newspapers. The " runner" belongs to a special order of the street boy genus. He is sharp as a needle and agile as a harlequin. He has a shrill, yet powerful voice, which ho uses to good purposean his vocation, and he possesses an amount of " cheek" wbich is positively overwhelming. His age varies from eight to sixteen, and at the latter period, finding himself too big for " running," he usually contrives to instal himself into a better paid and more permanent " billet." The Auckland runners have become au insti tution. Their business is to hawk evening papers, and it is astonishing what tact and energy they show in the work. Neither rebuff nor rude rejoinder abates their per severance or damps their ardour. Their : chief end in life is to sell their penny papers, and they accomplish it. They are paid a liberal commission on the sales effected, and an average smart boy will probably sell about six dozen a night. Some boys do more than this, selling from ten to fifteen dozen papers in the course of a single evening. Their earnings aye rage eight shillings a week; some, how ever, make as much as ten, or even fifteen shillings. The evening runner, however, may be fortunate enough to find work in. delivering a morning paper as well, in which case he usually receives wages to the amount of ten shillings a week in ad dition. The Auckland evening papers probably employ about forty boys as runners, while a similar number are engaged in delivering the morning papers. There is sometimes a certain amount of difficulty experienced in obtain ing a sufficient number of boys for this work, for every boy will not make a good runner, and unless special aptitude is evinced for the work, a l?d won't make much at it. The runner is usually a merry devil may-care urchin; his clothes may be ragged and feet shoeless, but his stomach is not often empty and he now and then can indulge in luxuries. He is fond of highly spiced sausages, has a precious liking for tobacco, and will be made supremely happy l>y a lialftimo pans tioliot to the theatre. His amusements partake of the boisterous character, and when a paper is late of publication he will while away the time with " ring-taw," an occasional sham pugilistic encounter with his mates, and an incessant indulgence in " chaff" at which he is an adept, liis language is not choice, and often verges on the profane, while his morals are of a dubious character but to his employers he is usually strictly honest. Such is the runner" of whom the reader may see abundant specimens any afternoon in the vicinity of Vulcan Lane and Lower Queen-

street. It will be seen that this is a very ap preciable element in city Arab life, and as it obtrudes itself more prominently than any other on the notice of passers by, it has no doubt been viewed as about to afford the main supply of material for the projected Ragged School. It is well, however, that the difficulties of the case should be appreciated. These boys may be sma)l in body but they are giants in will, with a keen insight into human nature, and wholly unsusceptible to the wiles of cajoling. Plausible and persua sive they may seem in urging the sale of their papers, but to be known they should be seen in a moment of fancied wrong. If advantages are to be gained, they will listen to the proposals of the Ragged School Association, but it must be "re membered that their liberty is as dear to them as to the wild gazelle, and that it will require heavy odds to weigh with them against the enjoyments of following the bent of " their own sweet will."

We wonder who is the inspector of noises, to whom could plaint be made, or could any one tell us any way in which any one could bring any pressure to bear on any body so as to silence that incessant noi3e from passing drays that so disturbs the administration of justice in the Police Court. It may be at the moment when Mr. Joy is rejoicing in having posed an awkard witness, or Mr. Wynn is winning the truth from a reluctant victim, or Mr. Naugh ton has raised himself erect, his countenance suffused with that expression of satisfaction which betokens that at length- he has caught his fish in the meshes of the law, when presto ! there is a shaking and a rumbling, the magis terial brow is wrinkled, and the judicial nose is curled, and prosecutor, advocates, reporter, and people betray simulteneous evidence, each ac cording to his manner, of impressible irrita tion ; the rites of Themis are interrupted, aud her temple hushed in the silence of terrific noise. Is there no remedy for this ? Would

anybody be trenching on any other body's prerogatives, if somebody would direct that the biggest stones in the street should be pounded down with a sledge hammer, and that a few cart loads of bark should be thrown to deaden the sound of passing drays ? It might convey the idea to the uninformed that Justice was sick within, nevertheless would it contribute mightily to the healthy administra tion of Justice by preserving the serenity of the Magistirial temper.

There are some of our city Arab 3 who really would bo benefitted by being made a little acquainted with the law in the embodied form of a policeman. Last night as a gentle man was passing at the lower end of Queen street, two or three boys were amusing them selves flinging various substances at one an other. On his remonstrating with them, he had scarcely turned his back when he was saluted by a large lump of dirt striking him on the back of the neck. The boys had cleared off before the bystanders had time to inflict that chastisment which wa3 so richly deserved.

In the Police Court to-day there was no business, save the usual levee, held for the for manpresentation of those who had been paying undue devotion to Bacchus overnight. Some six or eight made their bow to the representa tive of authority and paid the usual tribute to the claims of sobriety and good order.

A native policeman named Rower arrived this morning from Raglan in charge of a man named W. B. Caulson, committed for six weeks to Mount Eden Gaol from that district for larceny.

SUICIDE AT GREAT BARRIER.

The following communication has been re ceived this morn:-_g by the Conmrssioner of Police from Tryphena, Great Barrier :—

" Mr. Samuel Ba^'ey, late a labourer at the Gas-works, Auckland, arrived about three months ago, just recovering from a ft of insanity, and continued perfectly well till March 17, when he began to show symptoms of wandering again, and on Sunday, March 20th, he went iuto the bush, and although he was followed witlr _ half an hour, he could not be found. On fiad'ng that he was

not to be seen, four people went ' . search of him, but did not succeed in finding him till March 24th, when he was found by his brother, Mr. Robert Bailey, and Mr. Benja min Sanderson, ly:"ig on his back with a razor in his hand, with which he appeared to have committed suicide by cutting his throat. He was left untouched till seen by six wit nesses, whose names are appended, and by whom his remains were carried to an out house, and subsequently interred on the 25th." Mr. Commissioner Naughton is send, ing down a constable by the return boat, in order to inquire fuioher into this matter.

THE GOLDFIELDS.

(From to-day's Advertiser.)

THE INVERNESS.

A crushing of 47 tons of stone from the Inverness claim was finished yesterday at Goodall's battery, and turned out a heavy lot of ama.gam. There are 70 lbs. or 80 lbs. of specimens to be crushed yet, and the retorting is to take place to-day. Judging by the heavy lot of amalgam, the returns cannot be less than from four ounces to six ounces to the ton. The gold in this parcel was particu larly coarse and heavy, and the lot of amalgam found in the boxes was something remarkable. The new leader continues to turn out occa sional specimens, and is of a very promising character. It is found to vary from six inches to a foot in thickness, and it is now being driven on from the main level in which it was first met with.

THE ALL NATIONS.

The All Nations' crushing at the Kuranui battery continues to show up well, and the general clearing-up will take place in a few days. The stone taken from the mine also looks well, and about 201bs. of good specimens were taken out at the 100 ft. level yesterday morning. The specimens on hand will be crushed in the single stamper batte.y and re torted with the general strff.

THE MARINER'S REEF.

Yesterday a very fine lot of specimens were brought to grass from the Mariner's . Reef low level. During the day about 501b. weight were taken out, and there are now about 1201b. of rich stone on hand for crushing. This mine occupies one battery and one of the patent concentrators at the Waiotahi mill, where the stone is showing up well for a pro fitable return. This mine is rapidly assaming a leading position, and the fine reef that has been opened in it proves itself richer and richer as it is followed downwards. The pre sent lot of specimens were taken out at water level.

THE CURE.

The manager of the. Cure is following the reef down in a winze from the level from which the last lot crushed was taken out. Yesterday, a parcel of about 201b. of specimens were taken out from this winze.

THE LONG DRIVE.

About 40lb. weight of specimens were yes terday taken out of the famous Long Drive mine, and this, taken in connection with the improved yield obtained from the last fort' night's crushing, show 3 that tnere is another improvement in the quality of the stone taken out of the mine.

THE EUREKA.

The Eureka, after great labour, have just j succeeded in reaching a turning point in opening the mine. In their own shaft another ten feet should bring them upon gold similar S to that formerly obtained.

THE PEEP O'DAY.

A trial parcel from a new leader in the Peep o' Day was sent to the Criterion battery yes terday. The stone appears to be of a promising chacacter.

OHINEMURI.

AREIVAL OF A MESSAGE FROM THE KING.

THE KING REPORTED TO BE FAVOUR.

ABLE TO THE OPENING,

(FEOM OUR OWN CORESPONDENT.) March 24. The Waikato natives, with Tana te Waharoa and Hunia, the King's messenger, arrived here again last night. This morning the flag is flying, notifying a ruanga is to be held to day. The subject for consideration is reported to be a message from the King, which is whispered to bo somewhat favourable to the opening. The letter published in a late newspaper, signed Na Tana te Waharoa, has been talked about between the Maories he re. They say he had no authority to write such a letter, and if he did write to Mr. Puckey it should not have been published. They say how could he open it himself, being a stranger and a non-owner in Ohineinu-i.

THE POLLING FOR THE MINING BOARD.

The polling for'the election of seven members to form the Mining Bbai'd commenced yester day morning at nine.," at the Court-houses, Shortland and Grahamstown. At the former, the election was conducted by Mi-. Warden Davey and Mr. Burgess, and at the latter by Mr. Warden Eeddell and Mr. J. C. Young. On entering the room, the voter handed his miner's right to the Warden, who, having ex amined it, passed it to the clerk to be marked and recorded. The Warden then handed to the voter a numbered paper, containing the name 3of all the candidates. The voter then went alone into a part of the Court room screened off, marked out the names which he did not intend to vote for, and then, folding up his paper, dropped it into the ballot-box. The process was exceedingly simple. Tne following are the returns completed for Grahamstov.a and Shortland :—

Only five persons recorded their votes in Auckland on the election of a Mining Board. The Deputy Returning Officer could not de clare the state of the poll at the close, as there were not two electors present, nor were they to be procured on seeking for them.

SUPREME COURT.—SITTING IN BANKRUPTCY.

TOT.SDA~¥7~^A__uir~_-,r~ (Before His Honor Sir G. A, Arney, Knight* Chief Justice.) Native Lakds Court. —Kaueeanga 24. writ oe prohibition. Mr. Whitaker aud Mr. Eees r )pe£.J.ficl in support of the issue of a writ of pi'ohibition. This was an application for a writ of pro hibition directed to the Judge of the Native Lands Court, prohibiting him from issuing a certificate under the Native Lands Act, in pursuance of an order made by that Court on the 9th of February last.

The circumstances out of which the pro ceeding arose are the following : —lt appeared that in the early part of 1868, Mr. Robert Graham negotiated with certain natives at the Thames for the lease of certain lands. These lands had not at that time been the subject of any proceedings in the Native Lands Court. On the 23rd of June, 1869, the Nativo Lands Court sat, and made an order for a certificate to the native owners. On the 9tb. of July following, Mr. Robert Graham obtained a lease from the natives. Subsequently, in Oc tober, a certificate of title was given to the natives, is pursuance of the order made on the 29th of Juno. The present proceeding w-as taken under the Bth section of the Native Lands Act, Amendment Act, 1869. Subse quen tly, Messrs. Lundon and Whitaker ob tained a lease of the same land from the the natives, and the rights of the parties were contested in the Native Lands Court during its last sitting. The question involved is, whelher Mr. Robert Graham or the objectors have the better title to the vesting of the iegal estate under the authority of the Court (Left sitting.)

DISTRICT COURT.—Tuesday. ! (Before T. Beckham, Esq., District Judge.) Defended Cases Continued. FOLEY V. M4.IR. This was a case which was heard yes terduy, judgment being reserved. His Honor gave judgment for plaint?ff for £20. The question of costs was referred to Tau ranga. Mr. Wynn applied that this question might be settled at once, because otherwise it would be merely referring it to the defendant himself, the Resident Magistrate for that district. His Honor was under the impression that Mr. Clarke sat for Tauranga. Mr. Wynn replied, and defendant was then sworn and examined in ths matter. He said Mr. Clarke does sit at Tauranga, but when ever Mr. Clarke is unable to attend witness sat. Mr. Wynn, holding that the case was a proper one for trial in the District Court, consequently costs ought to be allowed. Mr. Brookfield, on the contrary, contended that plaintiff's evidence showed that the case was not one of damages, but rather one of personal pique, in order to increase the costs. There was nothing to prevent the case being tried at Tauranga. Mr. Wynn donied this. Neither pique nor damage had anything to do with the case. The real question at issue was, how was the law to be administered at Tauranga ? , The Court was of opinion that the case was one which might have been heard at Tau ranga. , •

GOr.DEX GATE GOT- MINING CO--?ANT. The application for an order to wind up this company, supported by Mr. Weston and opposed by Mr. Recs, was then heard. The Court decided that unless cause to the contrary were shown on the next regular sit ting day of the Court, the order would be made absolute. OWEN & GP-HAM V. VEALE. Claim £ _ ; Mr. Weslon for plaintiff; Mr. Rees and Mr. Sheehan for defendants. This case was adjourned yesterday for the purpose of filing an immediate defence. Mr. Rees, it appears, had omitted to furnish plaintiff's solicitor with a copy of the defence filed until just before the sitting the Court. He said : Would his friend Mr. Weston be content with the plea not to furnish ? It was simply a plea of general denial. Mr. Weston ; Must decline to accept the course proposed. He was utterly unable to go on with the case ; he could not possibly get the evidence he required to prove his case. Mr. Rees said the question was one of sea worthine9_J; of a vessel undera charter party, which plaintiffs claimed to have had repaired, owing to her not bern? as represented in the charter party. This' defendant entirely denied. A lengthy argument ensued. His Honor decided that the case should be heard, and defendant and his witnesses should be examined, on payment of yesterday's costs. The course should not be taken as a precedent, but he would be no party to any injustice being done, and he saw that such might be the result of refusing to take the case. Other wise the hearing would have to be adjourned to the next sitting day of the Court. Mr. Lodge, the Clerk of the Court, pointed out that the defence had not been filed. His Honor said that this materially altered the matter, and the case must go on. The defendants could not be heard. (Left sitting.)

POLICE OQURT.-Tuesday. (Before L. D. Nathan, Esq., J.P.) DRUNKENNESS. Nelson, Ireland, Walter Baird, Catherine Regan, Martin Shollin, William BcUingham, and George Jones were charged with drun kenness, and pleading guilty, were fined each ss. with costs, or the alternative of 24 hours imprisonment. George Collins, charged with the same, it being his third offence, was fined 20s. with costs, or 48 hours imprisonment with seven days additional The Court then rose.

AMUSEMENTS.

PRIISTCE of wiles theatre. The highly sensational dramafounded onVictor Hugo's tale Les Miserables was produced last evening, with Mr. Stuart O'Brien as Jean Valjean, Mr. Ryan as Javert, and Mrs. New ton as Fantine and Cossette. The play was well placed on the stage, and for its first appearance in Auckland, the parts were well got up. Mr. O'Brian sustained well the double part of the unhappy exconvict, hunted

public-minded citizen and beliefactor oi '~£E*-fr?- ' The struggles between the calls of duty, whe ther to retain the power of dispensing good, or by tin-owing it away to save an unfortunate being from unjust death, Avas well pourtrayed. The interviews with Fantine, the flight with Cossette, the scaling of the convent walls, and various other incidents in the plot, were pieces of really effective acting. Mr. Ryan's Javert was good, but this actor's forte is in the thorough, unmitigated scoundrel, which he acts to perfection. Any betrayal of kindness or sympathy with good, as in the inspector Javert, rather detract from Mr. Ryan's special powers of deliniation ; but his interview with the good Mayor, in which he denounced him self, demanded his own dismissal, and wrung the withers of the exforsat by allusions to the past, gave the opportunity for an admirable display of bis peculiar cynicism. Mr. Musgrave was excellent as the simple-hearted, unworldly Cure., and his saving the robber from the gensd'armes,'and redemption of him from his own bad heart, were well and feelingly acted. The versatility of Mrs. Newton was well shown in sustaining the characters of the heartbroken outcast mother, and the happy, simple, lively daughter ; and she seemed equally at home in expressing the pathos of the wretched mother parting from her child for ever, and the abandon of the thoughtless girl, lovely and beloved. The various other characters were well sustained; the scenery was admirably presented, some of the pictures being really delusive, and giving a lifelike character to the representation. There has evidently been no sparing of expense in put ting Les Mtecrables on the stage, and we were pleased to see that an excellent house rewarded the efforts of the Lessee.

GOLDFIELDS REWARD COMMIS SION.—Monday.

The Commissioners met at ten o'clock this morning. CLAIM OF WILLIAM! HAZLITT. Claimant attended and made a lengthened statement to the Commie sioners of having prospected at the Thames district and the Upper Thames since 1853, in which year he found alluyial gold in considerable quantities in the Upper Thames. He detailed the inter views he had with the authorities with the view of having the country thrown open for gold-mining. The claimant called George Clarke and John Reed as witnesses in support of his claim. CLAIM OF JAMES CRAWFORD. Claimant attended, and made a statement to the effect that he had been working at the Karaka and Waiotahi Creeks before the field was thrown open. He called Charles Craw ■ ford to give evidence, but his testimony by no means tended to substantiate the claimant's case. The following cases were arranged to be heard on the days mentioned : — Charles and Frederick Hing, Tuesday, sth, April. " Joseph Cook, Wednesday, 6th April. Jerome Cadrnan, Thursday, 7th April. James Sim, Thursday,. 7th April. A. 13. Jacob, Thursday, 7Mi April. John Cash,. Thursday, 7th April. Lawrence Murphy, Thursday, 7'h April. William McGregor, Thursday, 7th April. The Commissioners adjourned shortly before live o'clock until ten this morning.

ENGLISH MAIL.

We make the following extracts from the 1 Europe m Mail and Home Neivs of Jan 28:—. The Suez Canal.—Mr. John Pender Chairman of the British India Submarine £ Telegraph Company, has written as follows to a contemporary: —"Although the cost of I transit to India via the canal is considerably 1 more than that by sailing vessels round ths • Cape, yet, taking into consideration the advan< 1 tages likely to accrue to the merchant by g enabling him to transact at least double the 1 amount of business with the same investment of capital, the important difference in the i charges is to a considerable extent modified by the additional profit on the transactions ; say i —Taking a shipment to India of £20,000 per steamer via the canal, the return for which being made in produce, and realising, say, £24,000; cost, £20,000 ; freight to India, say, 200 tons, 1 80s. aud 10 per cent., £880; insurance, F.P, A., £24,000 at 30s. per cent. £362 ; freight 1 and insurance on produce from India, £1,300 j interest, 4£ months at 5 per cent., £398. Coat with all charges, £22,940; profit, £1,060. Say two voyages for one of sailing ship , £2,120. Sailing vessel via Cape, returns in produce realise, say, £24,000; cost, £20,000; freight to India, say 200 ions, 255. and 5 per cent., £263 ; insurance, F.P.A., £23,000 at 255,, £290 ; freight and insurance on produce from India, £570 ; interest, nine months at 5 per cent., £792. Cost, with all charges, £21,915; profit, £2,085. If a Bteamer could make three voyages to one of a sailing vessel, the advan> tage would be about 5 per cent. Taking a shipment to India of £20,000 per steamer, via the canal, and presuming that returns come home in bank bills for, say, £24,000; cost, £20,000 ; freight to India, say, 200 tons, 80s. and 10 per cent., £880 ; insurance F.P.A., on £24,000, 30s. per cent., £362 ; interest three months at 5 per cent", £265. Cost, with all charges, £21,507 ; profit, £2,493. Say threo voyages for two of a sailing ship, £7,479. Sailing vessel, via Cape, returns in bank bills for, say, £24,000; cost, £20,000; freight to India, say, 290 tons, 255. and 5 per cent., £263. ; insurance F.P.A. on £23,000 at 255, £290 ; interest 4£ months at 5 per cent., £355. Cost with all charges, £20,938 ; pro', fit, £3,062. Say two voyages for three of "steamer, £6,124. The rate of freight to Bombay, aia the canal, is now quoted at 70s per ton from Manchester." Several of the Liverpool shipowners are availing themselves of the new route. The Merchant's Trading Copipany were tho first to dispatch steamers via the canal, and they have had the satisfaction of hearing of two of their large steamers arriving safe at Bombay. Mr. Holt has already sent one steamer (the Cleator) through the canal, and, we believe, anticipates that his China line will shortly have to adopt this route. Messrs. Stoddart Brothers adver tise a steamer (the Waverly) to leave in a few days for Madras and Calcutta, and Messrs. Thomas and John Harrison have sent one of their steamers (the Fire Queen) to Bombay, j and announce a line of steamers for Calcutta, calling at Colombo and Madras to land cargo at these ports en route. We hear that other 1 shipowners contemplate sending steamers to Eastern ports through the canal.

A New Kind of Robbery.—We hear feat a_young lady has had -hp~»&;?,k-_-_fciM? Grove, one of'the __b_-"crowded streets in London. The theft was so cleverly per formed that she was quite unconscious of it until her return home, although her bonnet string was cut through and her net divided into three pieces. It is said that the practice is becoming common, more especially in omni buses.

Jamss Stephens, the Fenian.—Sub scriptions have been collected in America for the relief of the once famous Fenian leader, James Stephens, who is said to be sick and in great poverty in Paris. Bonnets are worn in 'the theatres, with the exception of the French and Italian Opera j but these, it is true, are now scarcely more than coiffures. Those of white lace are most fashionab c, and are merely, as it^we.e, a long fulling of lace, in the midst of which nestles a flower or a bow of ribbon. A very pretty one lately attracted our notice, The fulling was of old English point lace. In the centre of this was placed a knot of blue gros grain, and at the back two blue feathers fell over the hair; the barbe, also of old point, was tied in the centre with a blue bow. Jewels are much worn on these lace bonnets. In the heart of a rose, for instanca, a small diamond, may be placed, or a lightly formed bee or fly in pre cious stones; square buckles of diamonds or turquoises take the place, on these evening bonnets, of those in gilt or jet worn in- the morning. A black bonnet may be made very dressy by twisting round the tiny crown of it a gros grain ribbon, whiph may be either blue, mauve, or pink ; it should be tied or knotted at the back, and with long ends falling over the hair. The brides must be of the same colour as the ribbon.

Proposed Atlantic Yacht Race.—The long-pending match between Mr. Ashbury's yacht, the Cambria, and Mr. J. &. Bennett's yacht, the Dauntless, is at last really to come off. At the instance of Mr. Bennett- the starling point has been altered to the Old Head of Kinsale, and the race is now fixed to commence on July 14 next. Mr. Ashbury states that on his arrival in New York he will endeavour to regain the Cowcs cup, which was carried off by the America in 1851, and from the excellence of his famous craft, his success is by 110 means improbable.

Yachting Challenge. —Mr. Douglas, the owner of the yacht Sappho, has challenged any schoouer yacht in Great Britain or Ireland to Bail against the Sappho from Cape Clear to Sandy Hook, to start, if possible, on July 14, the day on which Mr. Ashbury and Mr. Bennett are to sail; the race to be for a cup of the value of 50 to 250 guineas. Mr. Douglas is also willing to sail any schooner yacht in Great Britain or Ireland from the Nab Light to Cherbourg Breakwater and back, any day during the first week in June, for a enpjffi the value of 50 guineas ; this contest to be Voided either by one or three races over the-iaamO course. 4 \| The Maequis op Bute asd the 3?f)iri3H CuTTEon.—The statement that the Marquis of Bute has left the Church of i.ome turns out to have no foundation whatever. A student, writing from Borne on Christmas Eve, says: — " To-night we have midnight mass in the college! church. It is not usual for us, as the students are accustomed to go to another church on this festival ; but this year Lord Bute asked to be allowed to receive communion to-night in our church, and in this way keeps the anniversary of his reception. Bishop

THE EVENING STAR, MARCH 29, 1870.



Grahamstown. Sliortland. Daniel Grove 150 143 W. B. Henderson 114 111 P. Nolan 111 1C3 E. H. Power 85 91 A 1 ex. Hays 71 72 W. S. Greenville 69 70 Chantrey Harris 52 57 John Pearson 37 67 A. D. McTavish 59 44 R. McDonald Scott 58 42 J. Sutherland 37 34 Wm. Simpson 36 32 W. H. Oldrey 37 29 Wm. Hawkes 25 37

Total. 302 225 211 176 148 139 109 104 103 100 71 68 66 62



-EXCURSION TO THE ISLAND OF KAW" AU. ffHE p.s. Jf^fK. ~ ' WILLIAMS,' - i&^n->.f*S-_ss' 827 tons, will leave Queen-street Wharf (weather permitting), for the above, On THURSDAY MORNING, the 31st inst., at 9 o'clock. RETURN TICKETS—FIVE SHILLINGS. H. M. JERVIS, Agent. GOWMANDEL ARGUS. SUBSCRIPTIONS AND ADVERTISE MENTS for the CO-ROM A NDEL ARGUS will be received by Messrs. Reed, Ferbar & Co., Eyening Star Office, Vulcan Lane. 'Single copies, 3d each.