SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS.

Isabella, ketcli, 52 tons. Bowers, from P.ussell. Eagle, Icetcli, 41 tons, Mills, from P.ussell. Success, schooner, Stnrt. from Mercury Bay. Kenilworth, schooner, MeKenzie, from Mercury Bay? Twilight, schooner, 55 tons, Meiklejohn, from Kai para. Ivanhoe, schooner, 72 tons, McGregor, from Mon gonni. Comerang, p.s., Gimp, from Bay of Islands. The ketch Isabella brings GS tons coals for J. S. Macfarlane. The schooner Kenilworth, from Kennedy's Bay, brings 45,000 feet timber and 23,000 shingles. The Ivanhoe, from Mongonui, brings 2 tons gum, 20 pockets, 2 sheep, 6 ts unks drapery. The Eagle brings a cargo of 50 tons of coals. The Success brings 20,000 feet timber. The s.s.^ Wainui was advertised to leave Levuka for New Hebrides on the 10th inst. The p.s. Comerang will leave for the Bay of Islands to-morrow, at noon. The p.s. Luna is expected from the South on Wednesday next. The schooner Twilight, Captain Meikle john, arrived in harbour on Saturday last, from Kaipara, which place she left on Tues day last. Captain Meiklejohn reports thick dirty weather throughout the passage. The following is her cargo: 206 bags 70 cases gum, 4 empty jars, Must and Co; 22 bags gum, Stone Brothers ; 23 bags gum, J. Coup land ; 37 bags gum, Searrott j 2 cases bacon, Coupland . 6 packages baggage, J. Martin; 18 bags flax, Nicholson ; 50 mats sugar, Brown, Campbell and Co. Whaler's Report.—The ship Minisota, Captain Pcavce, arrived at Russell on Friday, with 300 barrels since leaving the Bay.

DEPARTURE OF THE S.S. HERO.

The s.s. Hero takes her departure for Syd ney and Melbourne this afternoon with the following passengers : —Saloon : Mr. and Mrs. Wigram, Dr. Oilman, Miss Brown, Mr. W. Buchanan. Steerage : Messrs. Page, Shef field, Cuttress, Wilson, Daniels, Thomson, Jamieson, Marks, McGregor, McDonald, Fitzgibboa, Whitelaw, Lawlor, Jcrrold, Beck, Coleman, Corlett, Lewis, Coney, Young, Turner, Smith, Brown, Kerr, Fitzjames, Trip man, Jones, Smith, Robertson, Murray, Mrs. Bailey and two dhildren, Mr. and Mrs. Cut tress, Miss Clothesworth.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

Mails will close as under :— For Thames, thi-Fday, at 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., and to-morrow, at 8.30 a.m. and 4 p.m. For Tauranga, via Thames, this day, at 4 p.m. For "Wangarei Heads, &c, per Duke of Edinburgh, on Wednesday, Ist March, at 3 p.m. For Mongonui, per Ivanhoe, on Wednesday, Ist March, at 1.30 p.m. For Kapanga, &c., per Lalla Rookh, on Thurs day, 2nd March, at 9.30 a.m. Mails for the undermentioned places, per s.s. City of Melbourne, will close at this office, on. Tuesday, 7th March, as follows : — For Sandwich Islands, British Columbia, United States of America, British, Cen tral, and South America, British and Foreign West Indies, and Continent of Europe, via England, at 1 p.m. For 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 received 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.

POLICE COURT.

The following is the rota for attendance of Magistrates at the Police Court for the week ending Saturday, March 4, 1871: — Tuesday, February 28 : Petty Sessions. Wednesday, March 1 : H. M. Jervis and S. Kempthorne. Thursday, March 2 : T. B. Kenderdine and J. S. Macfarlane. Friday, March 3 : J. May and E. Isaacs. Saturday, March 4 : G. M. Mitford and n. Morrow.

The Evening Star. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25,1871.

In consequence of the arrival of the English Telegrams, via Tauranga and the Thames, we publish to-day at an unusually early hour. In order to give as much as possible of the Euro pean intelligence, we withhold remarks on the news, also items of local and general interest.

We regret to announce the death of a well known and respected settler, Mr. Wilson, of the firm of Messrs. Wilson, Hamilton and Co., Vuna Point, Tavinui. The deceased gentleman left here per Coquette, for Vuna, on Sunday, 29th January, which was not reached until Wednesday, on account of the bad weather. He was suffering from diarrhoea, and died on Friday morning. On the same aftemoou he was committed to the earth. The sad part of it is that he has ouly been married a few months. — Fiji Times, February 8. Tenders arc required by the Paruell High- j way Board for the supply of broken metal and scoria ash. A soiree, concert, and dance, will take place at the Otahuhu Public Hall to-morrow even ing. The anniversary services in connection with the Primitive Methodist Chapel, Edwar*des street, were held yesterday. In the morning the Bey. J. Berry preached ; iv the after noon the Rev. R. MacNiccol delivered an address ; and the Rev. C. Waiters preached the evening sermon. The attendance was very good at each service, and collections were made in aid of the chapel funds. The Thames Cold Mining Company will paid a dividend of _61 per scrip at noon to-day. This will amount to £0,000 —there being 6,000 shares. A meeting of gentlemen interested in the formation of a Mining Exchange at the Thames, convened by advertisement, was held last evening at the Pacific hotel. There were present —Messrs. Skene (in the choir), O'Keeffe, Poingdcstre, Percival, Philp, and Hunter. It was decided to inaugurate a Mining Exchange, and Mr. David Philp was appointed secretary pro. tern. Further consideration of details, &c, was postponed until a fuller meeting, which the secretary was instructed to adver tise for Wednesday next. — Advertiser.

POLICE COURT.—MONDAY.

[Before J. 11. Home and T. Henderson, Esqs., Justices.] Drunkenness.—J. Fisher, T. Falkner, J. Malone, and H. Hopkinson, were each fined ss. and costs, or in default the usual alterna tive. Mary, an aboriginal, was imprisoned for seveu days for a third offence; and John Woods, for a fourth offence, and for habitual drunkenness, was sent to gaol for three months as a vagrant. Larceny. — John Clarkson, charged by Daniel Spenee with having stolen a watch, was remanded to the Thames, to appear there on Friday. Faxse Pretences. — W. H. Percival, charged by Edward Shepherd with obtaining money by false pretences, was remanded till | Wednesday.

PRIZE FIRING.

The firing for the district prizes, first set of the second district, came off on Saturday. The weather was unfavourable, and the day far from convenient. Only fifteen competitors attended. Major Tisdall was on the ground, and Lieutenants Somerville and Morrow acted alternately at the butts, assisted by Sergeants- Major Haslam and Broughton. The first prize, of £10, was won by Volunteer Provo ; the second, of £8, by Volunteer Hyett; the third, of £6, by Lieutenant Somerville : the fourth, of £5, by Volunteer Bell; and the fifth, of £i, by Lieutenant Morrow. The sixth prize, of £3, was lost, as the prescribed number of thirty points was not obtained. The following is the score :—

THE THREATENING ATTITUDE OF THE NGATIMARU.

The Thames Advertiser's Ohinemuri Corres pondent writes as follows, on the 22nd : — The Ngatimaru seem to bo setting their " house in order" against the time the Court will decide who is to get the Aroha. They mean to have men enough on the ground to look after their interest. A number of the tribe, with old Riwai in command, arrived on the disputed block last Sunday, and I am informed, talk large and in a threatening manner as to what they mean to do with the Ngatihaua. They say they will take possession of all settlements, destroy crops, kill pigs, and take all horses found on the land ; also, should they find any man surveying, they will give him threo warnings to desist, and should he persist in prosecuting his work in defiance of said warnings, they say they will shoot him. They (the Ngatimaru) keep three men con stantly on the look-out for surveyors. The portion of the Ngatihaua who have been residing at the Aroha have left for Maunga tautari to have a consultation with, and, if found necessary, bring down tho whole of the tribe, as, from the menacing conduct of the Ngatimaru, they are afraid of personal violence. In the event of the Ngatihaua getting the block, Tana, chief of the tribe, has made arrangements with tho Hon. the Native Ministsr to hand it over to the Government as a goldfiold, they being anxious to have it thrown open to tho pakeha without delay. I am afraid, should the opening of the Aroha be at all likely to cause a row amongst tho natives, the Nativo Minister will not bo the man to expedite arrangements whilst there _3 the shadow of a rupture in prospective ; ho is more likely to try and please both parties of natives, even at tho expense of the poor pi-kihs, !

THE ENGLISH MAIL.

+ ARRIVAL OP VIA TAXTKANGA AND THE THAME?. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.! —* t [GKEVILLE a TELEGKAAI COMPANY, UEUTER's AGENTS.] THE WAE. THE BOMBARDMENT OF PARIS STILL GOING ON. VIGOROUS SORTIES FROM PARIS —NO IDEA OF CAPITULATION". SORTIE FROM FORT VALERIAN. ON THE 14th JANUAKY TROCHU ISSUED A PROCLAMATION STATING THAT PARIS WOULD NEVE R CAPITULATE. MORE TOWNS BURNT BY THE PiiUSSIANS. THE FRENCH PEASANTRY REPORTED STARVING. SIX ENGLISH VES3KLS PLUN DERED AND SCUTTLED BY THE PRUSSIANS. PROPOSED SCHEME FOR FORTI FYING LONDON. FIGHT NEAR AMIENS. RESIGNATION OF MR. CHILDERS SIR WM. DENISON X.C.8., DEAD. SERIOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT. MAJOR HAMLEY DEPUTY-COMP TROLLER OF DUBLIN. DON CARLOS ISSUES A PROTEST TO THE SPANISH PEOPLE. Hokitika, February 23. The s.s. Rangitoto arrived in the road stead at 7.30 a.m., and she brings the Suez mail. 70 tons of cargo and 20 pas sengers for Hokitika and Groymouth. By Pigeon express.—The branch mail steamer <Rangatira, with the English mail, was sighted off Glenelg on the lGth, at twenty minutes past six, and the news was telegraphed from Adelaide in the course of the evening. — The Geelong steamer with the Melbourno mails arrived in Hobson's Bay on the 17th. London, December 30.—The French army commanded by Faidherbe was attacked on the 23rd of December by General ManteufTell to the north-east of Amiens. Both sides claim the victory, night putting an end to the struggle. The trial of the directors of the Monarch Marine Insurance Company has terminated in a verdict of not guilty. It is stated that the Queen intends to open the Parliament in person. The Fenian convicts have been released conditionally upon leaving the kingdom. The foundation stone of a new general post-office has been laid by the Hon. M. Aystown. A scheme for the fortification of London is said to be under consideration. Lord Lawrence has been elected Pre" sident of the London School Board. A serious railway accident occurred on the 6th December, between Sunderland and Newcastle, in which Fred. Young, the actor, was killed. The Roman Catholic Bishop of Bris bane made a speech at the meeting held at St. James' Hall on the 9th December, expressive of his sympathy with the Pope. The postal rates of letters between England and Australia is reduced to 9d. per half ounce.

J. O. Hamley, from New Zealand, has been appointed Deputy-Comptroller of Dublin. General Robert C. Schenck has accepted the post of American Minister to London. A new Cabinet has been formed in Gi'eece. King Amodeus has embarked for Spain. A protest has been issued by Don Carlos addressed to the Spanish people. At the half-yearly meeting of the Lon don Chartered Bank of Australia, held on December 9, a dividend of 4 per cent, for the half-year was declared. On the 30th Dec. the Prussians seized six English vessels at Duclar-on-the-Sea, which they scuttled and sank to im pede the navigation. The Prussians fired upon the crews and robbed the vessels, because they had landed coals without Prussian permit. It was stated that they were taken in ballast. H. M. s. ' Psyche,'which was sent out to watch the solar eclipse, struck on a sunken rock near Catania, and was lost, but the crew were all saved. The French camp of Bondy has been broken up, and the batteries there silenced. It is stated that the capture of Avron has caused great discouragement in Paris. It is also reported that the sufferings of the population in Paris are excessive, but before the bombardment of the forts little damage has been done which cannot easily be repaired. The official journals of Paris declared that the Government reject all idea of capitulation. The bombardment of the whole of the Paris forts continues lively on all sides. Forts Noisy, Nogent, Vanvres, Issy, Mont Rouge and Ivry are silenced. Paris was on fire in several places on the night of the 10th, and very severe weather has set in for the last week. All the ponds in the parks in the neighbour hood of London are frozen over. A serious accident occurred in which a son of Mr. Walton, of the Times news paper was drowned. It is reported that 10,000 incendiary shells were fired into the city on the 15th. It is stated that a protestation, signed by all the members of the Government, was issued against the bombardment without notice to allow the women and children to leave the city. On the 18fch December a deputation from the Reichratz presented an address to King William, offering him the Imperial crown of Germany. The King replied that it was only obedience to the unani mous wish of the German nation, through its representatives that he could recognise his call, -which he regarded as dictated by Providence. On the 4th January, the Germans officially announced that tho country people around Orleans and Artcnaise were staiwing, and were being fed by the German Coramissariet. On the 20th, an attempt was made to assasinate General Prim at Madrid, while proceeding in a carriage from the Cortes. The Minister of War was also in the carriage which was fired into. The Marshall and Adjutant were both wounded, but not dangerously. General Prim was wounded by eight bullets in the shoulder, and a finger of his right hand has been amputated. Befort is being vigorously besieged by the German army. The defenders are acting on the defensive till the end of the siege of Paris. Gambetta left Bordeaux for General Chancy's head-quarters at Vendome. The towns of Behrogine and Bochaue were burned on the 8 th. Recroy capitulated. The Germans captured 70 guns and 300 prisoners. General Ferbeveherdes claims a victory at Bechannie, though the Germans assert that they prevented his attack on Paris. The German batteries have reached the bridge of St. Michael across the Seine. The French have another additional bat tery on the south side of Paris. The Germans attacked Bichon in great force on the 22nd, but the French main tained their position. The German bat teries have been brought within 300 yards of Paris. The King of Prussia has accepted the Imperial Crown by proclamation. A great sortie took place on the 20th, from the forts of Mont Valerian. It was repulsed.

The bombardment continues with good results. Lavalle and Tours have been occupied by the German forces. LoDgi has been burnt. The German army occupied Beamont, Allencon, and Bole. London, 23rd January. — General Bourbaki's army are in full retreat, being victoriously pursued by General Werder's Army of the North. They were beaten before Quentin, after several hours fight ing. 4000 prisoners and 20 cannon were captured. The Hon. Mr. Childers has resigned his position of First Lord of the Admiralty in consequence of ill health. General Sir William Denison, X.C.8., late Governor of New South Wales, is dead. The Germans reported that General Werder repulsed every attack made hj Bourbaki on the Ist along the whole line. The battle lasted 9 hours. General Faidherbe has occupied A Ibort, and is now advancing from the south. Vigorous sorties were made on the 12th twards Bourbes, Donchery, Meudon, and Clamart. They were everywhere repulsed. News by balloon post states that the bombardment was very violent. 2,000 shells fell in Paris on the night of the 10th, reaching the Pantheon, the Gour bone, and St. Sepulchre's ; also several private houses. The conduct of the popu lation is admirable, and they are more than ever determined not to surrender. The barracks at Mont Eoguee and Vaures, it is said, are burning, and shells have fallen in the garden of the Luxem bourg. The siege of Alangres has been raised. General Bourbaki and Garibaldi are mar ching on Nancy and Belfort. General Bourbaki's headquarters are at Dijon. The Germans announce that General Werder has stormed and taken Vadliers with. 600 prisoners. The French at tempted to retake, but were repulsed. They, however, claim tne victory. General Manteuffel has been appointed to the army againts Bourbaki. Garibaldi has surrendered with 3000 prisoners. The French report the complete repulse of the Germans on the 30th, and the cap ture of their position before Vendome. The German accounts of the same affair state that the French attack was repulsed. The German evacuated Bondy on the 31st, after a short engagement with the Franc-tireurs, and they are falling back on Gien. The King of Prussia made a speech thanking the army for their exertions. He said their task was not finished, they must complete the fight to bring about a permanent and honorable peace. On the 14th General Troehu issued a proclamation declaring that Paris will never capitulate. A French redoubt at Clamart has been occupied by the Prussians, and their guns mounted. Their fire has been turned against Paris. A conspiracy has been discovered be tween the French prisoners detained at Mayence, Coblontz, and Cologne, 50,000 in number, their object being to fight their way back to France. The scheme, however, was frustrated on the 30th Dec. Mcssieres has capitulated. The Ger mans captured in this place large stores of provisions, 116 guns, and 2,000 prison ers. Severe fighting occurred between Erras and Bcchaune on the 2nd and 3rd Jan. The French claim a complete victory. The Saxons have occupied Mont Avron, capturing great quantities of artillery and ammunition, and two 24-pounders. Vitry has been destroyed. The Ger mans have evacuated Dijon. The French state that General Ray has captured the Prussian position on the height of Labonalle.

LATEST AUSTRALIAN.

Melboubne, February 17. —Flour, town brands, £14 to £14 55.; Adelaide, country brands, same range of quotations ; Adelaide wheat, 6s. to 6s. Id.; difficult sale. Adelaide, February 17th.—Wheat, 4s 9d to 4s 9|d. Private telegram from London quotes 58 quarter New Zealand wheat.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[from: our own correspondent.]

THE THAMES.

THIS DAY,

THE NONPAREIL CRUSHING.

SPECIMENS FROM THE

JUNCTION

2.30 p.m. The Nonpareil are crushing specimens at the I_ura_ui battery ; looking well. Good specimens from the Junction. The All Nations have 816 ozs. melted gold. The President Lincoln crushed 28 lbs. stone which yielded 14. ozs. Yankee Doodle —188 ozs.

COROMANDEL.

[from our own correspondent.] February 25. During, the whole of this week the rain has pounred down almost without intermission, and work at the mines and mills has been at a standstill. At the Whakaroa battery a lai-ge lot of stuff from the Tokatea will be crushed as soon as the weather per mits. It is to be carted to the machine site, and a good return may be confidently ex pected. , The rain has, of course, all but stopped public works, as well as private ones ; and as yet the long promised tramway has not been commenced. The opinion I expressed _\\[ recent letter, as to the wisdom of experiment alising here, where a tram is so urgently needed, seems to be very generally entertained. The new plan may, or may not, succeed, but why the authorities could not make this, our only tramway, in the ordinary way, and expe rimentalise at the Thames, or elsewhere, seems hard to say. A whale paid a visit to Kikowkakarere har bour this week, and was captured by the natives, who expect to make a good thing of it, as they doubtless will do; and "waipero" will be plentiful for a day or two in the neigh bourhood.

Our new Warden, Major Keddell, arrived on Wednesday, but has not yet taken hi» seat on the Bench. It has been expected for the past fortnight that the Superintendent would pay an official visit to Coromandel, but His Honor has not as yet made his appear ance.

The Perseverance Battery, at the Tiki, which has been at a standstill lately, is, I hear, likely to resume working very shortly. This battery is a general convenience to all claims on or near the Pukewau, and its per manent stoppage or removal elsewhere would have been a great loss to the district.

BAY OF ISLANDS.

[from our own correspondent.] Friday, February 24 The Sea Gull arrived here on the 18th February after a capital run of eight days, having left Levuka on the 10th February. Experienced light _T.E. winds for two days after leaving Levuka, when the wind freshened to the N.E. On the 15th the wind chopped ! round to the south, with thick weather, and ! from the 16th to the 18th had the wind S.E., increasing to a very strong breeze, with a heavy sea on the 18th. She will load coals for Auckland. The Kauri left Levuka for Auckland on the Bth February, and the Magellan Cloud left there for Clarence River on the 9th. The Wainui was lying in Levuka when the Sea Gull left. The Young Australian sailed for Sydney on the 3rd, loaded with oil, cotton, and cotton seed.

The following sketch |has appeared in one of the American papers:—" The three notable women of the time in the aristocracy of Bag" land are Countess Waldegrave, Lady Moles worth, and the Marchioness of Salisbury, yet neither were of patrician birth. Lady Walde graYe was tho daughter of Braham the singer. Her first husband was Mr. Waldegrave i Mr second, his brother, the Earl; her third, Mr. Harcourt; her fourth and present, Mr. Oin- Chester Fortescue, who graduated at °f™. f with the highest honors, and is now UW Secretary for Ireland—a brilliant man. «» last marriage was a love match. Lady W. ever so rich ; owns Strawberry Hill, winch De longed to Horace Walpole, and other tone mansions, and entertains superbly. A*°J Molesworth was a Miss Carstairß, md IW bred for a professional singer. Like _wy Waldegrave, she has the good sense M*farw ignore the comparative humility of her ongi • She has rare mental endowments, is a _c. har™ ing conversationist, and as for her dinners, bless you ! old Apicius would have raw OT% them. There is a good story her entertainments, at which four danf »" present. Tho dinner was so good ana* dukes were so- dull that during two course none of them spoke. The Marchioness » Salisbury inherited, no doubt, some oU» abilities from Baron Alderson, who wasi a sem wrangler and afterwards an eminent juusp She married Lord Robert Cecil, W%JgB poor, wrote for the papers. She bad^ggj| sb c wrote too. They were regular contoouw to the Saturday Review. When Lord J*oo eldest brother Lord Cranborne, who was o but cultured and accomplished, OTJ.^ Robert succeeded him, and his w°r^ me sessions were materially enlarged, n .ft Secretary of State for India, aß\™7° %_&y high degree of administrative abnuy.. Salisbury.like the two ladies named V*°™rfr t0 possesses all the tact and talent W^j make the home of a statesman attrao socially and politically."

THE EVENING STAR, FEBETXAUY 27, 1871.



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