The Evening Star.

Voi. lI—No. 340.]

AUCKLAND, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1871.

[Price One Penny.



NOETH SHORE FEEEY. mIME TABLE OF TH E P.S. X «LAL_A ROOKH.' From From North Shore, From Auckland. North Shore, Old Wharf. . * Nmv Wharf, 7 0 a.m. 7-30 a.m. { Fop Auckland 8.30 „ 9.0 „" 9-20 a.m. 990 „ 10.0 „ 11-30 „ 10.30 „ 11.0 4-50 p.m. 11.40 ~ 12.0 noon. : 6.0 ~'■ 12.40 p.m. 1-0 p.m. 1.30 „ 2.0 „ 2.30 „ 3.0 „ From Auckland 3.30 „ 4.10 ~ 11.0 a.m. 5.0 „ 5.30 „ 410 p.m. 6.0 „ 6.30 „ 5.30 „ At low spring tides the Old W hurt' only. On Sunday, the first boat from North Shore is at 9.30 a.m. : from Auckland, at-10.a.m. HOLMES, BROS. FOR GRAHA3£STJWxN AND TARARU. mEE p.s. I «GOLDSV CROWN* will leavo tJ p Queenrstreet "Whnvf, Auckland, EVERY IviORNING, at 10.30 . o'clock sharp (Sundays excepted), and will leave the Thames at 4 o'clock, AFTERNOON, for Auckland. Pares: —Cabin, 7s. 6d. j Steerage, 4s. Return tickets (Cabin),: 12a. ...J. S. MACFARLANE, Agent. QTBAM TO THE THAMES. THB p.s. 'ROYAL ALFRED. TIME TABLE. FHOH AUCKLAND TO GBAHAMSTOWN 1 Friday, Febtuary 10, 4 30 o'clock afternoon Saturday, February 11, 5.30 o'clock afternoon raOM GBAHAMSTOWN TO AUCKLAND : Friday, February 10, 10 o'clock morning Saturday, February 11, 11.30 o'clock morning S. HAGUE SMITH. F 0 E IT J I. A USTRALASIAN STEAM NAVIGA iI TION COMPANY'S LINE OF STEAMERS. The B.s. 'JAMES PATERSON' Trill leave Auckland for Fiji on or about -U_BD_Y, the 14th inst. Eor Freight or Passage, apply to H. M. JERVIS, Agent. ( ; j IlpOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, •"■anshipping to any port in the Australian, Colonies, by the A. S. N. Co.'s Line oi Steamships. The California, New Zealand, and Australian Mail Steamship •CITY OF MELBOURNE,' H. Gbaingub, Eiq., Commander, I ttpsoted here on the 11th February, and will I «»Te SIX HOURS AFTER ARRIVAL. tor Freight or Passage apply to : -— . H. M. JERYIS, Agent. I^OB SYDNEY. CIRCULAR SAW LINE. The Favorite Regular Trader 'NOVELTY' {J «ail f or the ab6ve p fc T o-MORROW *nda y), 10th inst. * "eight or passage apply to HENDERSON & MACFARLANE.



•jß*^_™^Se _k_S_> THE UNITED STATES, NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALASIAN STEAM PACKET LINE. THE NORTH PACIFIC TRANSPOR TATION COMPANY of San Francisco having entered into a contract with the Honorable the Postmaster-General of New Zealand for tbe conveyance of Mails between San Francisco, Honolulu, Fiji, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers, and vice versa, the dates bf sailing will be from Port Chalmers on the Ist and from Auckland on the 7th of every month, to com mence, from Port Chalmers on the Ist of April next. rvhr -.i"-Ye will be performed by the Powerful Side-wheel Steamers the • NEBRASK A,' .2143 Tons Register, < N E V A I) A,' 2143 Tons Register, j*. P A X 0 T A, 1 of 2153 Tons Register, all built in 1865, under official supervision, and classed extra Al at American Lloyds. For Passenger accommodation these vessels are unsurpassed by any afloat. Perfect ar rangements have been made to connect with the Pacific Railway, and with the magnificent lines of steamers running between New York and England. Passengers will be booked right through. First-class fare, from all ports in New Zealand to England, including the use of the. celebrated Silver Palace Cars over the American Continent, will not exceed £85. Second and third-class passengers will bo taken at proportionately low rates. Return tickets at a reduced rate will be issued, and passengers will be allowed to remain over at any and ah ports and stations called at. Tbe contract time between San Francisco and Auckland, and vice versa, is 24 days. Passen gers who may desire lo proceed right through will reach England within 40 days from Auck land. Every exertion will be made to make this the popular passenger route. Arrangements will be made to connect in New Zealand with the intercolonial steamers, so that Australasian passengers may be con veyed right through at a slight increase upon New Zealand rates. Fuller particulars will be given in a future advertisement. CRUICKSHANK, SMART & Co., Agents-in-Chief for New Zealand at Auck land, for the United States, New Zea land and Australasian Steam Packet Line; DRIVER, STEWART & CO., Agents for Otago., JOHNSTON & CO., Agents for Wellington; MILES & CO., Agents for Lyttelton. November 26, 1870. Tjl O R TAURA NG A . The Cutter 'MARY ELIZA,' D. Sellabs, Maßter, will sail THIS DAY (Friday), at noon. M. NICCOL, Agent. TTIO.R TAURANGA DIRECT. The regular trader •TAURANGA,' 0. Mo___-EB, Master, will leave as above THIS AFTERNOON. For freight or passage apply on board. TnOB TARANAKI, NELSON, PICTON, Jj WELLINGTON, OIAGO, LYTTEL TON, AJND BLUFF. CIRCULAR SAW LINE. The s.s. ' AIREDALE,' Will leave Onehunga SIX HOURS after the arrival of the Mail Steamer from Honolulu. For Freight or Passage apply to HENDERSON & MACFARLANE, Queen-street, Auckland, or, to LEDGER & FRANCIS, Grahamstown, Thames.



CHRISTMAS PRESENTS ! SPEC-A.- NOTICE. HEINRICH KOHN Ji-WELL_K, &c, QTTiEJIEir-T-S0? ____!__._?. T>EGS to draw the attention of'the public to a quantity of CfIEISTMAS PRESENTS! (received ex mail), specially selected for this season of the year. These Goods will be four.d unsurpassed in beauty, design, and workmanship. To meet the times, and to place it within the reach of everyone desirous of making presents, H.K. has determined to dispose of these goods at the smallest possible margin for profit. . NOTE THE ADDRESS— - HEINRICH KOHN, QUEEN-STREET. ! TO BE LET, ON LEASE, THAT PIRST-CLASS HOUSE, in Napier, Hawke's Bay, known as the " EMPIBE HOTEL;" splendid Billiard Room, Sample Rooms, and every convenience for carrying on a first-rate Hotel business. Tho present Pro prietor is retiring from the business. The Hotel does the largest business in the Province. For particulars, apply to the Proprietor, G. H. SWAN, Napier; or, to E. Sc H. ISAACS, Port-street..



6'#. SAME. OACWT'. SPLIT PEAS •100 half-chests Tea, oxtra choice season 1870-71, ex * Eliza Firth ' •14 cwt. Brown & Poison's Corn Flour 5 cases Candied Peel 10 pases Peacock's Jams 80 cases White and Blue Starch 15 cases Morton's Salmon If oases Morton's Pickles IS cases Morton's Salad Oil 5 cases Day and Martin's Paste • Blacking 6 cases light and dark Blue 15 kegs Carbonate Soda 2 cases Tartaric Acid 10 cases Bottled Fruits : 10 cases Vestas 5 cases Cocoa (Taylor's) 20 cases Chicory 6 cases L. & P. Sauce SO boxes Candles 5 tons Company's Sugar 12 tierces Prime Mess Beef Otago Oatmeal, Pearl Bailey, Paper, White, Grey, and Brown'- Paper Bags Groats Stockholm Tar Eed Lead Soft Soap Oil, Colza, Neatsfoot, Castor and Linseed Cotton Waste Tin Plates Flooring Brads Unbleached Ginger Gingerheor Bottles Lemonade Bottles Lemonade Corks Cochineal Ess. Lemon, Tin Foil Bottling Wire* &c, &c, (fee. i—: TO AEEIVE PEE • QUEEN BEE/ Marmalade Jams and Jellies i - ■ Price's Candles Oakum Muntz Metal, 14,16,18 ozs. Sheathing Nails, and |ths H. B. MORTON, , CUSTOM HOUSE-STREET. December 21,1870.



UNITED SERVICE WHOLESALE & RETAIL WINE AND SPIRIT STORE, QUEEN-STREET, TWO DOUBS EBOM WELLESLEY-STItEET. SPIRITS BOTTLED ON THE PRE MISES :—London and Plymouth Un sweetened Gin, Booth's Old Tom, Old Jamaica Rum, Jamieson's Pure Malt Dublin Whiskey, Dunville's Old Irish Whiskey, Greenless & Caldwell's Campbellton Whiskey, Martell's Pale or Dark Brandy. The above at 4s per bottle, or 42s per dozen, assorted; half-bottles, 2s. Martell's or Hennessey's case . Brandy ... 5 6|J Dunville's case Whiskey ... ... 4*6 ' _ Bernard's case Old Tom ... ... 4'6(W Gin, JDKZ 5 OS Ditto (small) 3 OJ « Wineb— Per bottle. Per dozen, s. d. s. d. Amontillado Sherry ... 5 0 ... 60 0 Old Tawny Port Vintage 1861 5 0 ... 60 0 2nd quality, Port & Sherry 4 0 ... 42 0 Pint bottles, 2nd quality, Port and Sherry ... 2 O No. 2 Champngne... ... 6.0 No. 2 Olnivr-igne (small) 3 0 Clarit ..." .. ... 4 0 case 36 0 Ginger Wine 3 0- ' "> AUCoi.Lials 1 - .:'.■ ... Town-..nd's Sarsaparilla .... 5 0 Bico i & Dawson's Sfout* ... 13 ... ■14 0 T. aiant's & Bass's Alei ... 13 ... ;;14 -0 ,1 . ffrey's Edinburgh Ale,putsl ,0 ... 11, 0 B A S S.» S ALE ALWAYS ON DRAUGHT. 7 NEW CALEDONIA WHOLESALE & RETAIL ' \ WINE & SPIRIT STO-ESv-hJ, COENEE OF SYMOND-STEEET AND KAEANGAHAPE EOAD. PEIVATE ENTEANCE : SYMOND STEEET. ' .'7 '::' r;':':" LIST OF PRICES. Spibits and Wines Bottled on the Premises. H/rARTELL & HENNESSEY'S PALE jyj. BEANDY, ■ 4s. per bottle; small bottle, 2s. Mar tell and Hennessey's Dark Brandy, 4s. per bottle ; small bottle, 2s. Greenless and CalduelTs Campbelton Whiskey, 4s. and 4s. 6d. per bottle;, small bottle, 2s. Dunville's Whiskey, 4s. per bottle ; small bottle, 2s. Jameson's Dublin Whiskey, 4s. and 4s. 6d. per bottle; small bottle, 2i. Bum, 3s. per bottle '; small bottles, Is. {Sd. Old Jamaica Rum, 4s. per bottle. . Amontillado Sherrv,'ss..per bottle ; 60s. per dozen. Sherry Wine (vory superior), 4s. per bot^ tiej 445. per dozen; small bottles, -2s. Old Tawny Port, sa. per*bottle,;. 58s per, dozen. , r| - Port Wine (very superior), 4s. per bot tle j 445. per dozen ; small bottUs, 2s. •- ■* ■ ■■■ :: Port and Sherry Wine, 3s. per bottle ; 345. per dozan. ..--..'. ■ ,*' In Case—Genuinh Bbands. Hennessey's, Martell's, and Hine & Co.'s ss. Od. per bottle. '' Three* Dagger Associated Vineyard Brandy, ss. per;bottle.' Geaeva, J.D.K.Z., 4s. 6J. per bottle. Geneva, J.D.K..Z. (small), 8s per bottle. Old Tom, 4s. Od. per bottle. Dunville's Whiskey, 4s. Od. per bottle. Champagne (No. 2),-6s. per bottle. Champagne (No. 2, small) 3s. per bottle. Claret, 4s. per bottle ; 36s..per dozen. English Ginger Wine, 3a. per bottle 30s. per dozen. Townsend's aar.aparilla, ss. per bottle. Australian Wine, 3s. 6d. and 4s. pe bottle (8 different brands). Ale and Porter, London, and Dublii. bottled, Is. 3d. per bottle j. 14s.pt dozen. "'■'.' •. . riBMS:— Steictly C.ash.—No /Exception SAMUEL EYINS ON PROPRIETOR, !Vl •



OBITEBION HOTEL, Cobneb oe Hobson and Cook-stbeem. DANIEL PAGE : (Late oe the N.Z.S.N. Company,) ttAS much pleasure in announcing to hit friends and the public of Auckland that he has taken the above favorite Hotel. FIBST-CLASS ACCOMMODATION FOB BOARDERS. PRIVATE APARTMENTS FOB FAMI LIES. N.B. —The Bottling Department in con? nection with the above establishment is no* open. BRANDS— Al. NOTTCE, THE blue post DINING VICTORIA-STREET EAST. A LL MEALS, AT ONE SHILLING, C. DUNNINGrHAM, Late Steward of the Governor Browne Hotel. j j ■. ■ ..j-.; * I I FEUIT! iFBUIT!! FEUIT!I|; THE Undersigned has for Sale, ex ' James Paterson,' from Sydney, 95=CASES-GHOIGE APPLES * PEARS Also, ' 1 First-class POTATOES on hand, at the, lowest market prices. 7- N.B.—AU Goods delivered free of charge. ! I Tebms : Cash. h. c a"Fh AM/ " HIOH-STBEET. ; ' ' •'.'..' ' '"; .'., .',.'*-_ v : MUNN'S MAIZENA,Oi:-V|r> j ~ ~,- ;■- fy—'i -'■; -..■■■ j' ,' r.j \*f '•£ rpHE finest preparation of CORN FLOURf. manufactured. Far superior to any English make, which it has entirely euperiededfit Australia. ;..... ':...-. . ■■: 7 < ■nT.TT Fresh Shipments just landed. .of f •■■' • •7'; -. " ■'■'. ■ -•. ,-,■<,!'-: B. TONKS k CO,_. :.--". V7_J Sol* Wholesale. Age_ti.JT 'y_h- in/Hi THE EAT __IL_.EE!! Tfls?SW KILLEBi.-!'.. .veeJß |b iii.!s. THE only sure REMEDY for, destroying* RATS in Auckland is WHITLAW'B AMERICAN RAT DESTROYER. OHTTT ; This Paste is Poison to Rats and Mice IwiTBtOUT eaiii. One trial will -satisfy-any©-*'< who is troubled with such vermin. ■'■ bar. a wop 4 To be hadONLV at my Establishment, Pitt-street. The Poisons unported from Home are use less on, account of.the sm'voyage. - : : .My;RAT*. DiiSTkOXEßaoes NOT contain any PHOS PHOROUS. - ;: L;' ■ )''_ - .' .'. "T"-.; , 'i'jjp** Manufactured at my Laboratory, PjTI-BXBEET, AUCKLAND. •JSP" Ncte the Address— THE EED GLOBE iilO^T. Sold in;boxes at 6d.; Is., Is. *«*. 2s ' (ft. Sold wholesale at the .above prices less 28. per cent, for cash. «.] [.--. *.;-.a WATSON'S BOOT & SHOE FAOTpRZ n (TOP OF BHOBTLAND-STBEKT). • * . fft * -.. , ■ - . t EVERY description of Ladies' and Gent's ■■ Boots." '■■ ■ ; " '.'.: '"-7 'p". Repairs promptly executed. y-R. T. R. OILMAN, Chemiit, One»' ; -unga, has been appointed AGENT for the Side of. this Paper. '"..-•' ".. : , . Hcvember 5,18/0.